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What Does Birthday Suit Mean?
Maggie Cramer
If someone tells you they're wearing their "birthday suit," don't expect to be impressed by a stylish jacket and trousers. In fact, be ready to avert or cover your eyes! Keep reading for the definition of birthday suit.
Put plainly, birthday suit means "nakedness" or "unclothed/bare skin." When someone says they're wearing their birthday suit, they're speaking comically and ironically, as they're not actually wearing anything at all! The phrase alludes to the fact that when we're born, we enter the world completely naked. You may have also heard the expression naked as the day (one) was born, which again references the fact that newborn babies arrive in the world without a single stitch of clothing on.
Here are some example sentences using the informal and humorous term birthday suit:
My family's cabin is by a pond on 50 acres. Since there's no one around to see, I sometimes go swimming in my birthday suit.
When my brother asked what I was wearing to his wedding, I joked that I planned to show up in my birthday suit!
I didn't realize my roommate was home, and I walked into the kitchen in my birthday suit; I was so embarrassed!
Before the first day of school, I always have a dream that I show up wearing nothing but my birthday suit. Thankfully, that's never actually happened!
When the delivery man came to the door, I was in my room in my birthday suit; I had to scramble to put on a robe so I could sign for my package.
My husband asked what I wanted him to wear for our anniversary, and I cheekily said his birthday suit!
During the pandemic, I've spent a lot of time lounging around in my birthday suit.
The Etymology of Birthday Suit
We don't really know where the phrase came from. According to Merriam-Webster, the term was first used in 1734, although some experts date the first usage a bit later, to the 1750s.
Language historians speculate the term may have originally referred to actual clothing, specifically the fancy garments 18-century male nobility would wear on the king's birthday, including the outfit the king would wear himself, aka "the birthday suit." Royal birthdays were certainly the time to make a special fashion statement.
At some point, however, it came to comically refer to bare skin and the idea that on one's true birthday, they enter the world entirely naked.
Understanding Idioms, Slang, and Euphemisms
Birthday suit can be considered both an idiom, slang term, and a euphemism. Slang is a very informal type of language. Typically, slang words and phrases are more often spoken than written, and they may be more commonly used by a particular group of people or in specific settings. In slang, words with one definition may be arbitrarily assigned a different definition. For example, tea is a slang word for gossip, and dough is a slang term for money.
An idiom is an expression that's intended meaning can't fully be deduced just by looking at the words that comprise it. These words and phrases have a figurative rather than literal meaning. Like slang words, idioms are often conversational and informal. Even if you've never heard the term idiom, you have most likely heard many idiomatic expressions. Here are just a few of the most common idioms used today:
You're in hot water.
His boss gave him the ax.
It's time to face the music.
You've hit the nail on the head.
If you took the first example literally, you'd think it was describing a person standing in a bathtub full of hot water, perhaps. But the expression is actually used to describe a
person who's in trouble. Likewise, rather than literally being handed a tool for chopping
wood, if you get the ax from your boss, it means you're getting fired. It's time to face the music means that it's time to come to terms with the consequences of your actions. And when someone has hit the nail on the head, they've gotten an answer exactly right or done something exactly as it should have been done.
Interpret the phrase birthday suit literally, and you'd probably imagine it meant its purported original definition: a special suit worn on one's birthday. Like other idioms, you simply must know its figurative definition to understand its indented meaning as "complete nudity."
Discover more common idioms here and more slang terms here.
Birthday suit can also be considered a euphemism. A euphemism is an inoffensive word or expression that is substituted for a word or phrase that some may find offensive. While naked isn't thought of as shocking or disagreeable, per se, there may still be times when you wish to use another less obvious word in its place, say around children, for example—just as there are some words to describe nakendess that may be thought of as offensive; see a list of synonyms below.
Synonyms for Birthday Suit
There are many ways to say "nakedness." Below is a list of synonyms, both words and phrases, for birthday suit. Consult a thesaurus for additional choices.
altogether / in the altogether
au naturel (borrowed from French)
bare-assed
bare naked
bareness
buff / in the buff
full frontal (which specifically describes being naked but seen only from the front)
raw / in the raw
unclothed
The Term in Pop Culture
It makes sense that a humorous, ironic phrase would be popular in pop culture. And indeed, many contemporary musicians have recorded songs titled "Birthday Suit," including Sean Paul, The Weekend, and Cosmo Sheldrake.
Considered an idiom and slang term, as well as a euphemism, the phrase birthday suit describes a state of total nakedness. It refers to the fact that on the day we are born, we enter the world completely and utterly nude, as does the similar expression naked as the day (one) is born. Often, people say they are "wearing their birthday suit," which is, of course, ironic, because they aren't in fact wearing a single piece of clothing.
For the past 15 years, I've dedicated my career to words and language, as a writer, editor, and communications specialist and as a language arts educator. I'm excited to explore all things English with you and The Word Counter!
I currently reside in Asheville, North Carolina. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Writing, Literature, and Publishing from Emerson College and a Master of Education (MEd) in Secondary English Education from the University of Florida.
You can find me on LinkedIn, or access my online portfolio here!
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Dear Obama: 6 Things We Think You Should Talk About in the State of the Union Address
Dear President Obama:
The holidays are over but we know better than to put away all the decorations, noise-makers, sparkly hats and champagne. Why? Because the most wonderful night of the year has yet to arrive! The night when you present your State of the Union (SOTU) address. And because this is your final address, the occasion is likely to be even more festive (if possible!) than usual. We're hoping you go out with a mic-drop to end all mic-drops.
Well, admittedly, hope is all we can do. You haven't asked for our help with the speech, which is totally fine, our feelings aren't hurt at all. But just in case you read this in time, here are a few ideas and topics we hope you include in your last SOTU hurrah.
1. Citizens United and our divided country
The Supreme Court issued its controversial Citizens United decision almost five years ago. In fact, the fifth anniversary comes just a few days after this speech. That ruling has led to a political spending free-for-all, now that throwing ungodly amounts of cash at candidates is essentially a First Amendment right. President Obama, we're all for free speech, but Citizens United has made some speech more equal than others. The ultra-rich and the biggest corporations wield a hundred-million-dollar megaphone—how will our voices be heard? Well, imagine what would happen if we all stood up and spoke out together! Mr. President, please call out Citizens United for its catastrophic effect on this country's politics and help us return power to the people.
2. Climate justice
The Paris UN Climate Conference (COP21) ended with a historic agreement to combat climate change and ensure a clean-energy future. You've long made it clear that you believe climate change is a threat to worldwide security, health and prosperity, but with a Congress (neck-deep, by the way, in donations from the fossil-fuel industry) determined to derail every last environmental initiative, activists and scientists and other devotees of facts/reality have to keep the pressure on. No, the agreement isn't perfect, but it works toward a warming limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius, a line that many experts say can't be crossed if we want to avoid the most disastrous impacts of climate change. Let's live up to our COP21 commitment—the world can't wait any longer for us to act.
3. Your recent Christmas vacation in Hawaii
Did you enjoy the Koko Head Crater Stairs? People certainly seemed to enjoy seeing you—those OMG videos and sneaky selfies posted all over the Internet are pretty fun to look at. What else did you do on your vacation? State of the Union addresses, if you don't mind us saying so, tend to start dragging a bit in the middle. How about sharing some vacation stories, just to lighten the mood? Slide show encouraged.
4. Public campaign financing
A 2014 study from Princeton University says that the US is no longer a democracy. Instead, we're an oligarchy—government by the few. The researchers, Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page, reviewed data from more than 1,800 policy initiatives from 1981 to 2002 and found that while ordinary citizens have almost no influence over what the government does, the wealthy and their affiliated interest groups have a great deal of influence. No, this is not at all shocking. And, as you know, things have only gotten worse since 2002, but it needn't be "just the way things are" either. Taking money out of politics by publicly funding campaigns would go a long way toward restoring American democracy.
5. The importance of the Voting Rights Act
So, big money is one big problem with elections. But, Mr. President, there's another problem that needs to be fixed too: national and local challenges to the Voting Rights Act. Citizens United is just one part of an increasingly rigged system. While all that unfettered money shouts down the voices of common people, restrictions on and impediments to voting are keeping people from getting to the ballot box. Why have so many states, for example, passed voter ID laws, claiming to protect against voter fraud, when it's been shown that voter fraud rarely, if ever, happens? It's time to ensure that every voter everywhere can exercise his or her right to vote. We should be encouraging participation in our elections, not restricting it.
6. Jokes!
We get it, this is a somber occasion. There's pomp and circumstance. There's ritual and tradition. Everyone's all dressed up. It's so formal that, for those in attendance, it can sometimes be hard to stay awake. And beyond that, yes, we face many challenges as a nation. You want to get a lot done in your presidency, and there's just not that much time left. Yet we all know that you had some coffee, yada yada yada, with a certain well-known comedian recently, and you've always been pretty pretty good with the one-liners. Sir, this is your last SOTU! Don't hold back. No napping allowed in the crowd this year: Time to bring the funny.

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Vincent Lacoste leads Mikhaël Hers's poignant new feature about trauma and its aftershocks. At first, David (Lacoste) is just beginning to figure out life in his early twenties, helping his sister (Ophélia Kolb) raise her 7-year-old daughter, Amanda (Isaure Multrier), and gently initiating a romance with a pianist (Stacy Martin, Nymphomaniac). This era of placidity is brutally ruptured, and a grief-stricken David must assume new responsibility for Amanda as a potential guardian. With an understated directorial touch, Hers creates a touching story of resilience deepened by delicately nuanced performances. Vincent Lacoste was nominated for a César Award for Best Actor for his breathtaking, astonishingly quiet and introspective performance as David, a sweet, carefree young man who suddenly has the responsibilities of adulthood thrust upon him. Making her screen debut, Isaure Multrier, is nothing short of remarkable as his 7-year-old niece. Nominated for César Awards for Best Actor and Original Score and honored with the Magic Lantern Award in Venice, and both the Best Screenplay Award and the Grand Prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
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Pixia is a freeware raster graphics editor program for Windows, created by Isao Maruoka. It was originally designed for the anime/manga community but has also been used in other branches of art.

Besides the primary Japanese interface, it is also available in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Polish, Korean and German. The program supports multiple layers, transparency effects, standard file formats and a number of RGB file formats including .PSD. The main file extension used by this program is .PXA. The program also has a native support for Wacom tablets, for example the 4.2a version added support for Wacom Bamboo tablets. An advanced version of this software called Phierha with better UI and more functions is also available.

Reception
A CNET Editors' Review in January 2011 called Pixia "one of the most capable and professional Photoshop alternatives we've tried."

See also
Comparison of raster graphics editors

References

External links
 International site

Raster graphics editors
2000 software

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Seeing the big picture in the small details
How to suck at social media customer service
Like it or not, customers have gotten accustomed to reaching out on social media channels when they have a comment, complaint or issue with your company.
And yet, even years after channels like Twitter, Facebook or Whatsapp have become commenplace for customer service, so many companies are still doing it wrong.
If you're a company that REALLY does not like your customers, and your goal is to royally piss them off, here are 6 surefire ways to do that:
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10 more indispensable digital tools for frequent travellers (2017 update)
My status as a travelaholic is no secret to anyone who knows me. Between frequent business travel and maximum personal travel, I'm on the road as much as possible, trying to quench a wanderulust that can never be satisfied.
Like most people, I use a lot of websites and digital tools pretty heavily when I travel. I previously posted a list of some of my favourites. But that post is over seven years old now, so I figured it was time for a refresh.
A few notes about this list: I haven't included some of the self-evident sites like Google Maps, just because they're so well known and I'm assuming everyone is using them already.
Without further adieu, here's my current Top 10 travel list:
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Is TripAdvisor ruining travel?
Cusco, Peru, May 2017. Photo credit: Sari Stein
A couple of months ago, I was travelling in Peru. I'd just completed an absolutely magical trip to Machu Picchu, one of the world's spectacular Great Wonders. It was a life-altering, breathtakingly beautiful, almost spiritual experience.
And the next day back in Cusco, waiting in my inbox was an email from the tour company: "Please, review us on TripAdvisor!"
Increasingly, businesses in the tourism industry live and die by their reviews. The word-of-mouth networks of yesteryear have been increasingly replaced by travellers on their smartphones, Googling a place to eat, sleep or visit in the vicinity.
Large hotel chains can survive on their global brand reputation and marketing. But for small independent restaurants, guesthouses, tour operators or guides, a "recommended by TripAdvisor" sticker on the door can mean the difference between survival and failure.
And do they ever know it.
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Just get moving: Overcoming digital paralysis
I've finally up and moved. Welcome to my new home here at WordPress. And, apologies for being out of touch for so long.
See, when I started this blog back in 2010 over at Typepad, that platform was all kinds of modern and full-featured. But, digital years are like dog years. Seven years later, my non-mobile responsive site on a limited-access platform wasn't looking so new and shiny anymore.
I knew I had to migrate the blog over here. I just never seemed to get around to it. Despite being in the industry for fifteen years, my actual technical skills are fairly limited. I've set up WordPress blogs before, and I knew how easy it was to fall down the rabbit hole of trying to figure out how to do those million things right, from design to functionality to site admin. The actual work involved felt daunting. Because I never felt like I had enough time to finish the task, I never actually started it.
I'd fallen into the classic digital paralysis trap: Because I couldn't do everything, I stopped myself from doing anything. Which is why it's been nearly two years since my last post.
The thing is, plenty of companies suffer from digital paralysis, too. The rate of change in digital is too fast for most corporations to keep up.
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The internet's long memory: Politics in the era of social media
The 2015 Canadian federal election campaign has been marred with a series of embarrassing gaffes and candidate resignations.
The most well-known example is probably #peegate, where Tory candidate Jerry Bance was caught on video urinating in a coffee cup and forced to step down in embarrassment. Another Conservative candidate, Tim Dutaud, was also forced to resign after videos surfaced of him making harassing prank calls.
But it's not only the Tories who've been caught with their pants down — in the case of Bance, literally — here. All the major parties have been caught out in scandals during this campaign, with candidates being forced to step down due to Facebook posts, Twitter tweets and other offhand comments coming to light — some of which were posted years ago. From racism to sexism, from drug references to Nazi comparisons, a casual observer of this election would be forgiven for thinking that the only people running for leadership of this country are the worst of the worst of our citizens.
It begs the question: Have our political candidates gotten worse? Or has the internet's memory simply gotten better?
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It's 2015, but our content laws are stuck in last century.
Happy 2015, everyone! We're now midway through the (twenty-tens? teens?) and I am fully expecting my hoverboard and flying car to arrive any minute now.
But, with this new year comes a flurry of new crackdowns on the entertainment content that I, and millions of others, can access.
Canada's ironically-named Copyright Modernization Law went into effect January 1st. A law so ridiculous that it only could have been written by politicians, the Copyright Modernization Law will require ISPs to send out a warning email to people who download copyrighted content. This email will apparently have no effect other than to clutter up our already-crowded inboxes, though copyright holders could theoretically choose to sue (but they probably won't).
The Pirate Bay, a large and popular torrent file-sharing site, was shut down when its Sweden headquarters raided last month, and its founders were arrested. This prompted everyone to, well, simply move to another torrent site, of which their are dozens. Also, the Pirate Bay is reportedly coming back online under new management in February.
Now, in yet another attempted blow to grey-market content consumers everywhere, Netflix has announced that it is cracking down on VPN and proxy users.
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Flies in the ointment: Will fraudsters kill crowdfunding?
The IndieGoGo campaign looked fantastic. A friend had shared it on her Facebook feed last fall, and I clicked through, intrigued. It was an advance-fund crowdsource model, whereby an entrepreneur raises production capital by accepting pre-orders to ensure a minimum quantity. The product idea sounded brilliant, simple and well thought out. On video, the founder came across as smart, enthusiastic and passionate. I hit "fund" almost immediately.
A year later, and I still haven't received my product. The founder's Facebook page and IndieGoGo campaign site is full of similar angry complaints from other backers demanding refunds. Slow shipping, product delays, poor communication. And so on, and so forth. IndieGoGo won't get involved — it's not their policy to do so. There's a chance I'll still get the product eventually, but I've basically written it off at this point. I took a risk. It didn't pay off. And I'm hardly the only one.
From Kobe Beef Jerky to the GoBe wristband, the media abounds with stories of crowdfunding fraud. Some of these projects are blatant scams, with the intent all along to defraud backers. Others fall into a bit more of a grey area, starting off with good intentions on behalf of the initiators, but turning sour when the project hits a few speedbumps. It's enough to make everyone a little wary of crowdfunding, even — or especially — when a project sounds really, really great.
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Defining success by the right metrics: The case of Bixi
By most accounts, Bixi — Montreal's much-loved bike-sharing service — is a runaway success.
It has thousands of impassioned riders who use it to get around for 7 months a year. It has boosted cycling culture and encouraged more bike lanes and safety measures to be put in place. It has gotten otherwise inactive people exercising more. It frees up road and transit capacity, it's good for our health, it's good for the environment, and — for a time — it was good for our city's image. The bike's designs won awards and were sold and adopted in a dozen other cities around the world. For a time, Bixi was Montreal's darling.
Ah, but here's the rub: It's not making money.
In fact, it was bleeding so much cash and had racked up so much debt that it had to file for bankruptcy and get taken over by the city.
And that is a very, very big problem for Bixi. So big, in fact, that you merely have to mention the word "Bixi" to just about anyone, and the first thing they'll say in response is "they're in financial trouble, aren't they?"
The thing is, those folks aren't wrong. Bixi isn't profitable. But does that mean it's not successful?
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7 useless facts about your personas
Aaahh, personas. Those imaginary people that all planners invent to help inspire our marketing.
At their best, personas are like our childhood imaginary friends – so real that we can almost hear their voices in our heads. At their worst, they're cardboard-cutouts, boring "average" people designed to appease everybody and please nobody, with 2.1 kids and a dog, who haven't existed outside of a Norman Rockwell painting in half a decade.
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5 ways to piss off your web visitors
Companies spend big bucks to bring traffic to their websites and digital campaigns. But what are they doing when they get there?
A poorly thought-out website, ill-advised choices about ads or features, or lack of consideration to user experience can lose your visitors before they even get through the door.
Every day, I'm involved in this kind of thinking in my professional capacity. But sometimes it's helpful to take a step back and think about these things not as a marketer, but as a user. Nothing crystallizes that more for me than when I am helping my non-tech-savvy mother learn how to do something or other online. And it led to my thinking about some of the worst decisions that digital marketers can make, which are sure to lose them some customers.
Here are 5 of my pet peeves, in no particular order:
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Georgia's forests, 1989
This resource bulletin presents the principal findings of the sixth inventory of Georgia's forest resources. Data on the extent, condition, and classification of forest land and associated timber volumes, growth, removals, and mortality are described and interpreted. Whereas data on nontimber commodities associated with forests were also collected, evaluations of...
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Raymond M. Sheffield; Tony G. Johnson
Resour. Bull. SE-133. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 102 p.
Involving the private sector in Georgia's conservation initiatives for neotropical birds
Faced with major financial and manpower restrictions, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Nongame-Endangered Wildlife Program (NGEWP) is aggressively encouraging the private sector to participate in a broad spectrum of innovative neotropical bird-related research, survey, fund raising, management and educational activities. A key element in this...
Terry W. Johnson
Georgia, migratory birds, private sector, research, wildlife conservation, volunteers
In: Finch, Deborah M.; Stangel, Peter W. (eds.). Status and management of neotropical migratory birds: September 21-25, 1992, Estes Park, Colorado. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-229. Fort Collins, Colo.: Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service: 45-46
Seasonal Mast Availability for Wildlife in the Piedmont Region of Georgia
We measured mast production by traditional and buffer species for 2 years on the Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. Our objectives were to determine how these two types varied on a seasonal, annual, and habitat basis. Mast from buffer species was more frequent and diverse than that from traditional mast producers. Our findings suggest that although...
John W. Edwards; David C. Guynn; Susan C. Loeb
Buffer species, oak, Southeast, traditional
Res. Pap. SE-287. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 20 p.
Incidence and impact of damage and mortality trends to Georgia's timber, 1989
Incidence and impact of 22 damage types and mortality trends to the forest resources of Georgia in 1989 are described. Acres affected, volume losses, geographic distribution, and economic impact are discussed. About 329 million cubic feet of timber are lost per year from 1982 to 1989, with an estimated annual dollar loss of $167.8 million.
Elizabeth A. Brantley; Donna Leonard; Noel D. Cost; Clair Redmond; Michael Thompson
insect damage, disease damage, fusiform rust, bark beetles, forest insects, forest diseases
Resour. Bull. SE-134. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 36 p.
The small forest landowner and his woodland
To find out what kinds of individuals are particularly interested in forestry and how they use their forest land, 100 owners were interviewed (fig. 1) and their woodlands examined in each of two study areas, one in the North Carolina Piedmont and the other in the Georgia Coastal Plain. Total acreage of the two areas is about the same. And although total acreage in...
Walter C. Anderson
USDA Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, Old Station Paper SE-114
Time - Temperature Relationships of Test Head Fired and Backfires
Time-temperature relations were measured during the course of a preliminary investigation of the thermal characteristics of forest fires. Observations on 5 head fires and 5 backfires in 8-year-old gallberry-palmetto roughs on the Alapaha Experimental Range near Tifton, Georgia, are the basis for this report.
Lawrence S. Davis; Robert E. Martin
USDA Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, Research Notes No. 148
Comment on Meisner (1990): Effect of climatic warming on the southern margins of the native range of brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis
Meisner (1990) proposed in the Journall that the lower elevational margin of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), in the southern part of their native range is related to the 15 degrees C groundwater isotherm, based on a modelled relationship between minimum elevations at which brook trout occur in this part of the native range and...
Patricia A. Flebbe
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Vol. 50(4): 883 – 884
Effects of subdivision and access restrictions on private land recreation opportunities
Continuing conversion of woodlands, greater restrictions on recreational access, and subdivision are trends seeming to have important implicaitons for future public recreation supply. The nature of these implicaitons has not been adequately explored in previous research, a void that has led to questions about the actual effects these factors have on future recreational...
H. Ken Cordell; Donald B.K. English; Sharon A. Randall
private lands, leasing, subdivision, recreation supply, recreational access, access models
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The first full range of Midea air conditioning products to be launched in the UK will be backed by a 10-year warranty and a refrigerant contribution scheme to ensure all equipment is correctly charged correctly.
The FG Europe UK team, from left, Elena Boga, Office Manager; Rob Mullane, Business Development Manager; Athanasios Fidakis, Commercial Director, FG Europe; Ada Han, Overseas Business Manager, Midea Group; George Feidakis, Chairman, FG Europe; Vasiliki Feidakis, Martin Richards and Steve Robinson
The first full range of Midea air conditioning products to be launched in the UK will be backed by a 10-year warranty and a refrigerant contribution scheme to ensure all equipment is correctly charged correctly.
FG Europe UK was established earlier this year as the exclusive distributor for the Chinese brand in the UK, with Martin Richards, formerly of Fujitsu and Hitachi, as General Manager.
Parent company FG Europe is one of Europe's largest air conditioning distributors and already sells Midea in Greece and the Balkans, and Fuijitsu in Greece, Italy, Turkey, Bulgaria, Albania, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia Herzegovina and Romania.
Midea is the world's biggest air conditioning manufacturer, exporting more than 12 million systems a year. November 2017 saw global sales reach US$28bn, overtaking the US$24bn in the previous financial year. It has automated factories in 12 countries and employs more than 130,000 people worldwide.
Last year, Midea acquired ownership stakes in Clivet (80 per cent), Toshiba Life Style Corporation (80 per cent) and German robotic manufacturer KUKA (95 per cent).
Martin Richards said: "The financial power and drive of the Midea organisation is impossible to ignore and with the support of such a long-established business in FG Europe we have an exclusive opportunity in promoting and supporting a range of equipment that can boast some of the industry's most exceptional products.
"We do not underestimate the challenge and a lot of hard work will be necessary but having witnessed first-hand the build quality and accuracy that state of the art factory automation can provide, I have never been more confident in a product's reliability. Our FG UK team and Midea have worked tirelessly in researching a strategy that we believe will be a winning one for our customers in the UK.
"Out job is to establish the brand to the level it deserves. We know it won't be easy to alter some perceptions but we understand the needs of the market and believe Midea is a genuine competitor for anything out there. The ambition is to grow the business sustainably and make a profit.''
Retail is seen as a key driver for the business, with two significant contracts already in place.
UK offices have been established in central London and Newcastle, with the prospect of more to follow, and the team has spent much of this year building what they feel is a robust support structure. Around £1 million of stock is held in the UK, with spares for every system available.
The company sees building partnerships with installers as a key part of its growth strategy, with National Sales Manager Steve Robinson - also previously at Hitachi - referencing the success of competitors like Daikin and Mitsubishi Electric.
He said: "We are not looking to just win on price, we are looking at long-term partnerships. The businesses that have won have done it through partnerships and we are looking to replicate that in a different way.''
The Mi Partner programme offers a 10-year warranty, giving the original installer the opportunity to offer the same level of care during long-term maintenance as they did during installation. Partners will also be supported with a contribution towards first year service costs. Technical training and CPD courses will be available in London, with hands-on training in Newcastle.
From February, Midea says it will be one of the first manufacturers to offer a full line-up of R32 split and multi split products, at the same cost as its R410a products. FG Europe UK will also be giving its Mi Partners refrigerant contributions of £32/kg on R410a products and £12/kg on R32 products. Contributions will be paid for by FG Europe up to the maximum piping length of every split and multi split air conditioning system sold.
Midea and FG Europe UK will be exhibiting at the HVAC and Refrigeration Show at Excel, January 23-25.
www.mideauk.co.uk


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I've been out of the hardware-purchasing for a while, hence my asking you guys!
To cut a long story short, I've had a flood in my studio and am claiming for some replacement kit.
My studio has a dual-role: programming/production & live performance practice.
Shed loads of outboard - eqs, dynamics and fx.
I use the XP & K2000 with the Mac laptop (running Mainstage) for my live rig.
You consider a Juno Stage with that budget while it's a knocked-down Fantom.
What are those roles you're looking for?
What can't you get out of your current rig (besides minimal space) and what can't you get out of your laptop?
If you don't need the sequencer but like the Motif sounds - they've got S70 XS , S90 XS | Synthesizers | Products | YamahaSynth.com for that.
Thanks for the quick reply - the reason for more romplers is simple.
I produce for a great many artists, and a wide sound palette is reall important.
The XV5050 is used as a studio equivalent of the XP.
The Wavestation is unique - for wave-sequencing and vector-synthesis.
The SY77 is used 99% for FM creation.
The Juno Stage was moreso just because I was going through the manufacturers' websites and it looked intrguing.
Hence something with sample-memory. I have been using the K2000, but it's getting a bit long in the tooth tbh.
Another option without a sequencer would be the Kurzweil PC3x. It even has a virtual analog of sorts built in. In terms of versatility, while the Nord Stage is really nice its set of sounds is restricted (piano, EPs of various kinds, organs) - you're not going to find sampled strings in there, and you probably want those.
I've got the XP30 myself - it's a real workhorse and it's lightweight - and its follow-ups don't feel half as good, IMHO. Its sounds are however also not that fresh anymore.
Do you want to replace both with just one or can one of 'm stay?
Interesting! Another mate mentioned the PC3x!
My only issue with Kurzweil is that their build quality is SHOCKING.
FWIW, both the XP & XV can stay - the XP is a great keyboard live, and the XV sounds are a higher sonic quality than the XP, so work well in a mix.
Another option without a sequencer would be the Kurzweil PC3x. It even has a virtual analog of sorts built in.
FWIW, I love my K2 - even now the synthesis engine is phenomenal.
The build quality is woeful. But I love it. Got even better once I ripped out the floppy drive and stuck in a Zip drive.
The PC just doesn't seem for me. Perhaps it's because I've been burnt by them before. Plus I'm in the UK, and the support ain't brilliant (sorry UK).
Argh, I saw them always praised for their sounds and keyboard quality, and the PC2x didn't have a sequencer in there. Oh well, still perhaps a nice choice to add to the list.
As the "of sorts", that's unfortunately worded - it's as much "of sorts" as the Radias plugin or the AN PLG is.
Used to deal with them many years ago when I was with UB40, but it was refreshing to see that their attitude to customer service hasn't changed - still A1!!
I was in there for nearly 3 hours, with no pressure - just friendly advice and coffee!
Roland Juno Stage - I'm dismissing this as (much to my annoyance with a great amout of Roland kit right now) there's no aftertouch implementation. In both my performance and production, I use aftertouch a lot. So, thanks, but no thanks.
There's also the cold fact that you pay dearly for Nord sound quality, at the expense of versatilty.
The Motif XF was interesting BUT, it is replacing a Yamaha SY77, of which over the years, I'd totally re-programmed with new FM sounds.
I'm dismissing the Kurzweil, as I've already got a K2000, and whilst a good workhorse, I don't know, but I think I'm just board of Kurzweil. I also don't have much faith in the UK support network.
The sounds were very good too. The sequencer aspect, well, kind of pointless when I'm using Logic, but nice to have as a notepad/scratchpad. I really liked the touchscreen too and found it quite intuitive to use.
A thought-process was in my mind - more on this later.
I was then introduced to what I considered a rank outsider (even more than the Juno Stage) - the Fantom G.
The initial impression was "impressive screen"! Then immediate disappointment that it wasn't touch screen. However, once I got the hang of it, I was moving around the OS quite quickly.
Very well laid out. Good collection of useable sounds. For me, a totally excessive sequencer, but it was good to have the option of audio tracks to record to though.
However, the most intriguing aspect was that of the "Live" mode. Currently, I'm using my XP30 for live performances, and I've used up all the memory allocations. And it can be a bit awkward to program. The Fantom was a REVELATION in setting up live performances. Even better with a my Kensington Turbo Mouse I hope.
Soooo....... where does this leave me?
Well, the whole flood thing has also given me chance to take stock if what I'm doing musically/professionally.
The Roland XP30 could also be moved on due to the Fantom taking over Live duties.
Pricewise - a Fantom G6/7 is virtually 1/2 price on Ebay. I've also got a friend @ Roland who can possibly get me discount.
With the sale of the XV, XP & X5dr, I could get myself a V-synth too.
Just need to see what the Insurance company say now.
OK, looks like the insurance will be sorting everything out. The room is on it's way to being restored to its former glory.
So, I'm still looking around. I've sold my Roland XV5050 and Korg X5dr in the meantime.
I've seen a NEW Roland V-synth XT for £700.... which seems too good to miss.
I've been offered a BRAND NEW Roland Fantom G6 for the same price as a used one....... a VERY good price, but would I use it?
Still have the option of an M3ex.
But I'm glad I waited, as the Kronos is very high on my want list.
Like I said, I don't NEED any of this kit, but it's a want-list now.
I like the Motif range VERY MUCH. I think soundwise beats most workstations, you could get a Mo6, great sound palette, no sequencer or sampler, just great motif sounds for a very low price, if you can find one second hand they are around 500-600 euros.
As for the Kronos, well, I think you MUST get this one.
Actually you could just get this one and be over with it.
You seem like the type of guy who is capable of making his own decisions cause you know how you work and what you like. It seems like you decided on the Fantom G. But w 3500 pounds isn't that like 7 grand? Why not buy a Korg too? Roland and Korg tend to have somewhat different sound qualities that compliment each other well... Korg more so in the highs and high mids, Roland down low.
Yeh, it's gonna work out about $7000(USD) ish. Like I said, this is a "want" rather than "need" list, but I'm thinking about the future too, hence really going to town on the choices.
I have got the time to delve and edit. I spend money on toys so infrequently, but when I spend, I buy to last. So the V-synth seems intriguing as it's a hardware synth itch that I can scratch (if you see what I mean).
At $1100, this seems like a good bet - even if I don't like it, I'll be able to move it on without too much of a loss.
Perhaps the same applies to the Fantom - at $2200, again, this seems like a good deal. Not as useful on the editing side, but perhaps as a keyboard for live use, maybe. But it would be a worthy successor to my XV5050 & XP30.
I was set on this with an M3, until the Kronos announcement..... could get one of these (which I'm very interested in) - this gives me more for my money imho.
Perhaps I'm just getting cold feet over this purchase. I want to get it right, that's all.
TBH, I haven't really considered the Motif range - kinda dismissed it as a replacement/successor to my SY77 because of the lack of FM.
read up on the new Korg Kronos.
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An Argument over the Remote ends in a Fatality.
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Can the #Occupy Movement Be a Turning Point?
As the Wall Street occupation continues, Boston residents are sitting in to save their homes—and providing a lesson in how to sustain the powerful spark of the #Occupy movement.
Presley Obasohan is arrested for protesting the foreclosure of his home.
Photo courtesy of MASSUNITING
Doyle Canning posted Oct 03, 2011
Presley Obasohan is fighting foreclosure on his home by Bank of America. Mr. Obasohan lives in Dorchester, Mass.—the most diverse neighborhood in Boston—where building values have sunk to half or less of mortgage loan debt. Presley is trying to save his home for his daughters. He has petitioned; he has pled. He has waited on hold and stood in line. But on Friday, Presely decided enough was enough and he joined the Right to the City Alliance in a mass action of civil disobedience.
Along with 23 other Boston residents, he was proudly arrested for siting in at the Boston headquarters of Bank of America.
"I blocked the doors at Bank of America so that my neighbors, and me, can stay in our homes," Presely told the press. "So many people have been thrown out of their homes or lost their jobs needlessly because of mistakes made by Wall Street banks. Yet it's the banks who are now rewarded with billions in tax refunds. It's time to fight back!"
Why Bank of America?
As of March 2011, Bank of America had more homes in foreclosure than any other bank in Boston, with two-thirds of these in "majority minority" neighborhoods. Sixty-one percent of Bank of America's subprime mortgages were concentrated in these same neighborhoods, revealing a pattern of pushing bad loans on people of color and the poor.
On Friday, Bank of America announced that it would begin charging customers $5 per month to use their debit cards. This comes after receiving a $4.2 billion dollar tax refund and ramping up foreclosures on distressed homeowners in recent weeks, according to new data from the foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac. August 2011 saw the largest monthly increase in foreclosures since August 2007, right after the housing bubble burst.
"Across the country, we are seeing the same story: the mortgage bubble created by Wall Street pushed predatory lending on urban communities, and since the bubble burst the fallout has been catastrophic," said Rachel LaForest, executive director of the Right to the City Alliance, which led the protests. Unemployment and foreclosure have hit communities of color first and worst. But it is urban communities who are at the forefront of the movement to fight back. We are took this direct action to demand payback from Bank of America."
Building an Alliance
This confrontation with B of A came at the end of a raucous march of over 3,000 people carrying colorful banners and banging drums to confront the nation's largest lender over its role in the economic crisis. The march was led by members of City Life/Vida Urbana, who carried signs that told their stories of predatory lending and foreclosure in Boston. As the rowdy procession snaked through downtown, they were joined by members of UNITE/HERE picketing at the Hyatt Hotel, and CWA picketing at Verizon Wireless.
When the march arrived at the Massachusetts headquarters of Bank of America, the crowd chanted "The banks got bailed out, we got sold out" and "Bank of America, Bad for America" as nervous bank employees peered through the glass. The civil disobedience team managed to block the entrances to the building, and to occupy the lobby of the bank itself. As they were arrested one by one, they were led through rows of cheering demonstrators shouting, "We stand with you!"
The Right to the City Alliance is a national movement of urban economic and racial justice organizations, deeply rooted in the neighborhoods that have been hardest hit by the implosion of the economy, and where centuries of economic and racial oppression compound the crisis. Right to the City built an impressive coalition of over 50 organizations including the SEIU-inspired umbrella MASSUNITING, with progressive organized labor, the Green Justice Coalition, the Youth Jobs Coalition, the Immigrant Rights movement, and a diverse array of progressive groups.
Take Back The Block, #Occupy the Hood
On Saturday, Right to the City took their message into the neighborhood. The Four Corners area of Dorchester has been ravaged by foreclosures. Led by the community organizing powerhouse City Life/Vida Urbana, the group staged an occupation of a wrongly foreclosed home, hoping to return it from the hands of Deutsche Bank to its rightful owners—a family that was evicted and has left the area.
The action team cleaned the home, brought in donated furniture, hung art on the walls and a banner off the porch. Hundreds toured the house and cheered from the street, while music played and children danced.
Meanwhile the youth of Roxbury's Alternatives for Community & Environment took over an abandoned lot and created a community garden. They asked people to stand with them for a blessing ceremony of the garden, and asked for food to grow strong and the land and community to heal and be healthy. They told the story of their journey to the 2010 US Social Forum, and how they had toured a community garden created by young people in Detroit, and been inspired to create a similar project in Boston. Right to the City supported their vision and tied it to a movement building action about the banks and the political moment. It was indeed a powerful occupation.
Movement Momentum: Harnessing The Psychic Break
These bold actions in Boston unfolded in concert with the #OccupyWallStreet protests and the launch of #OccupyBoston, an offshoot inspired by the now famous encampment in Zucotti Park in lower Manhattan. The growing popular sentiment against Wall Street was an inspiring backdrop for the action, and indicates a growing frustration with the economic status quo by people from all walks of life.
5 Smart Moves by the Wall St Occupiers
But what was different about this action was that it was organized and led by community-based organizations, led by people of color, and rooted in communities of color. This leadership shaped the message, the coalition building strategy, and the demands on Bank of America and other corporate targets. The march was organized long before the occupation of Wall Street or the hastily planned takeover of Dewey Square next to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. The community organizations that planned it are deeply rooted, with long experience uniting people around similar issues. After this action, they'll continue that work.
So what is the role of community organizers and progressive leaders in this moment of #occupy momentum? After the dramatic mass arrests on the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday, the #occupy meme is spreading like wildfire and progressive forces are rapidly aligning around the protests.
As #OccupyWallStreet enters its third week MoveOn.org, Van Jones and his new organization Rebuild the Dream, organized labor, and community organizations have vowed to march downtown in solidarity with the protests this Wednesday.
On Sunday night, the Greater Boston Labor Council appeared at the General Assembly of #OccupyBoston. They pledged their solidarity and invited the group to meet with them to discuss how to build together.
At smartMeme, we have always been interested in "Psychic Breaks:" moments when the dominant narrative unravels and there is an opening for a new story to take hold on a massive scale. We saw this opportunity come and go in 2008 when the stock market collapsed and $700 billion was given to financial giants. Underprepared and shell-shocked progressives mostly stayed home and kept quiet while the Tea Partiers harnessed common sense opposition to bailing out the rich into a movement that was cynically designed to support the status quo.
But we believe that #OccupyWallStreet is re-opening that window and provoking another such psychic break moment, one that can amplify common sense progressive demands for structural change. At least we hope so.
We have an opportunity to offer a narrative explaining what has happened, how we got here, and how we can move forward together. We are faced with the potential of rooting this insurrectional energy into a strong social movement that can rival the Tea Party and change the story about our economic system—a movement that could unite behind real solutions to the economic and democratic crises we face. The actions by Right to the City this past weekend in Boston offer us an instructive model on the kind of analysis and organizing strategy that is necessary now.
But we must be agile and graceful and bold enough—like the ballerina on the bull of the #OccupyWallStreet poster. We must be visionary and courageous and tenacious enough—like the youth of Roxbury blessing their occupied garden. And we must be brave enough, like Presley Obasohan, to put our bodies on the line and commit civil disobedience against the banks and for the people and planet that we love.
If we can do this, and build in good faith together to harness this moment and channel the momentum towards fundamental, structural change in how our economy and political system function, we just might be witnessing the stirrings of the new world that beats in our hearts. Let us dance to that beat, sing to the beat and march together to the beat, all the way down to Wall Street. #OccupyTogether!
There's a lot of misinformation about the occupation of Wall Street. What's it really about?
They were predicted to be a flash in the pan. So why are the anti-Wall Street occupations growing?
Cheri Honkala promises to be a sheriff who will stand up for families, not banks.
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Youth Movement
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You can probably file this under "old news" but one of the things that has separated SC from other programs is its willingness to use freshman in prominent rolls during the season. Pete Carroll's philosophy of competing for a starting job has brought many talented incoming freshman into this program.
It's a delicate balance as some like to keep the freshmen in reserve and not blow their redshirts but by throwing these kids in there it gives them valuable playing time and experience. That experience serves a purpose. SC's intense practice regimen probably increases our share of non-game injuries so getting those freshman comfortable with their specific roles, particularly on the lines, is critical to keep this team hitting on all cylinders.
Pete Carroll likes to use the Bye week to throw those kids right into the mix.
The focus, as per Pete Carroll's bye-week formula, will be on freshmen.
Offensive linemen Tyron Smith, Khaled Holmes and Matt Kalil are expected to get extensive work with the first-team offense when the Trojans return to practice today.
"We'll see how far they can take it," Carroll said. "I don't have any goal in mind."
For all of the talk about competition and positions being up for grabs on a daily basis at USC, only one offensive lineman has gone from reserve to starter status based on merit during a bye week after an opener.
In 2002, Winston Justice did not play in the opener against Auburn. But he started at right tackle two weeks later at Colorado and remained there the rest of his career.
I would agree that the whole competiton thing might be a bit overblown as it is difficult for a freshman to break into the starting line up but it does get the players to give it their all and you never know when they maybe called on to get into the game.
Carroll offers some specific thoughts on it here:
Unfortunately SC had a bit of setback with Matt Kalil because of an injury.
Pete Carroll was not very happy when he had to note how freshman offensive tackle Matt Kalil had to leave the field Tuesday.
"He hyperextended his knee,'' Carroll said, clearly unhappy at how in this week when the young offensive linemen were going to get the first look in concentrated practice opportunities, Kalil would be set back.
It happens and there isn't much we can do.
But it is safe to say that more often than not SC's freshman get a lot playing time and experience and that always bodes well for the future.


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All things weddings around the Charleston area (Kiawah, Seabrook, Mount Pleasant, IOP and occasionally Litchfield, Pawleys and Savannah). Our couples each have a unique style and story. Wildflowers to roses. Tiered cakes to donuts. Super heroes to James Bond appeal. Sunshine to raindrops. Sacred ceremonies to rocking parties.
Stepping into portraits was an organic evolution as our wedding clients became parents. Our portraits serve individuals as well as big and small families. We lean toward natural, environmental portraits that breathe and play. Our backgrounds range from beach, parks, streets of downtown and horse pastures become our photographic playground. We are happy to offer suggestions or get you input. Hugs are encouraged. Laughter is welcome.
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Let's say the pattern.txt files look somewhat like this.
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Now, I have to find all the occurrences of the above pattern in the input.txt file as per some defined threshold.
Can someone give me some leads how can I do this in Java?
I know of an Open-CV and template matching libraries but they help to process images and not the textual patterns.
Can someone give initial inputs, please?
Thanks

A: Convert the pattern.txt to a matrix with 0 for spaces and 1 for *. Call it patterntMat
Do the same for input.txt. Call it inputMat
Now use template matching with the patternenMat as the template and inputmat as the image.

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The Teen Years Can Be The Best, Really.
When my first child was a baby I would hear people say, "Wait until the terrible twos." At the ripe old age of three people felt the need to now warn me of the "terrible teens." I decided not to live in fear of these stages of life. My decision was not based in my own wisdom but that of my mom and her best friend. I often heard my mom say, "I have enjoyed every stage of my children's lives." My mom's best friend had children a few years older than my brother and I and would encourage my mom by saying, "The teen years are so much fun. I am having the best time with my kids." These women defied the mindset that the mere thought of the teen years should make one cringe. My teen years were not without folly, but mostly I remember the fun. I don't mean the fun of hanging out with friends. While that was a good time, I am speaking to the fun I had with my mom.
Growing up, my mom never fell short of her authority yet she maintained an open and enjoyable atmosphere. She learned to give plenty of grace during the teen years and not take antics seriously. When trouble did occur, she handled it and moved on with our relationship without skipping a beat. A troublesome teen was not going to ruin her relationship with her child.
So what about my dad? My dad did something for me that has impacted my parenting in the best of ways. When this ranting and rambling writer was a teen, she could go on and go with no end in sight. My dad handled this in the most unusual way. He listened. He allowed all my emotions and misguided thinking to come out without taking offense or judging. Maybe he didn't know what to say or he had a master plan all along, but whatever reason, he allowed me to express myself to the point I corrected myself. He would nod in agreement when I made sense and look at me curiously when I didn't. He only interjected when I was ready to hear it. You see there is a sweet spot for getting through to your teen and that is on the downward spiral of a venting session. While he never allowed me to speak disrespectfully, he didn't take offense when I was a bit animated and sounded out of my mind. He must have known that I needed to work through that.
Now that I have my own teens, I learned how to implement my parents' successes. Please don't misunderstand and think I had perfect parents or that I am perfect in any way. No parent or teen is perfect and folly is a part of life. I simply learned to keep love in the foreground and trouble in the background.
We need to always keep present in our mind that being a teen is not easy. Give grace without taking guff.
Love their friends. Teen friendships are held together by duct tape. Take these bonds seriously and learn to love their friends. If you love their friends you are showing your teen love in return. You can show this love by asking how about her friend, giving her friend a ride, or inviting her friend over for dinner or a family night.
Don't push for them to grow up or keep them from growing up. The goal is to teach your teen to be a productive independent adult. To reach that goal we often push them before they are ready. Then there are times when we hold them back due to our own fears. It is my policy that if one of my teens directly asks for help they get it. Now that help doesn't mean coddling. It means working through their fear with them. It's ok to still check for monsters under the bed when it leads to building confidence in your child.
Do the little things for big impact. My daughter knows she can ask me to give her ride, pick her up, or even pick her friend's up. I have been the mom to take a car load of teens to the mall. I give her friends a ride whenever I can. It is one way that I can still help this fully functioning semi-adult who would love to think she no longer needs me. These rides around town make me feel like a taxi driver, but I know the significance. Through this small act, I know her friends. I once dropped some of these lovely people off at the mall to see a movie. I then picked up my younger kids to take them to see a movie that same night. When her friends saw me standing in the theater they came up to me smiling and began to talk. My daughter even invited me to see the same movie as them. Again, don't misunderstand, I am not the world's greatest mom. My daughter and I do not see eye to eye every day. I have to dig deep to remember these moments when things go sideways. However, it encourages me to know a relationship is forged in trust, love, and fun as opposed to troublesome moments.
Don't take their rantings to heart. Your teen doesn't hate you. I know you may have heard it. I know you may have cried over it. Listen to me, I promise you that your teen does not hate you. You need to learn "teen speak". Remember when your child was a toddler and only you knew what she really wanted? Dig deep, mom, you know what some of these hurtful words really mean. Testing boundaries doesn't end at 3 years old. Your teen needs you to listen to what they mean and not what they say. Once things simmer down, go to your teen and say, "Do you remember saying how you didn't want me around? Do you mean that?" When your teen is calm, you will have a better chance of addressing the heart of the issue. Now, I also want to emphasize that you should not put up with disrespectful behavior. Instead of making their misguided words the focus, simply say, "I see this is significant to you. We won't get anywhere if we argue so let's both calm down and talk in about 10 minutes. I want to hear what you really mean and I am sure you do not mean to be so disrespectful." You see your logic and calmness will soften your teen's anger and provide those safe boundaries she needs. Relationships are defined by love and not by mistakes. We all make mistakes and I have yet to meet a person who wants it tattooed on their forehead.
There is a difference between me dressing fierce and trying to relive my teen years. Acknowledge that you will not always understand your teen. You don't need to understand them, you need to be present for them. Since we were teens and we know the endgame, we tend to work from the perspective of the endgame. Sadly, our wisdom is not always appreciated. Once my daughter said, "You don't understand." I retorted with, "I'm the parent. I'm not supposed to understand you. I can't even understand how it became socially acceptable to wear pajama bottoms in public." Since she didn't understand that either so I encouraged her with, "See we agree on some things." Parents and teens need to meet each other halfway. Keep in mind, you don't need to understand your teen to properly parent and for that teen to recognize your love. There are times of disconnect but need not lead to a disconnected relationship.
Don't be afraid to get a point across in humor. Humor does not lessen the impact of a significant statement. My son asked permission for something that would not be allowed. As soon as he asked I said, "Is this a test? Are you serious?" A little humor can diffuse a potential explosion and often cause the other person to rethink what he just said. Yes, there is a line between humor and making fun of your child. Don't do that latter. That latter is bad.
Ask for your teen's opinion on things. Your teen needs to know you value how she sees the world. Instead of lecturing, ask what she thinks. Brace yourself for disagreeing but don't rush to correct. Ask her why she thinks the way she does and what experiences taught her that. Get to know her like you would get to know another person.
Have fun together, share your hobbies and establish traditions. You may be surprised how much fun your teen can have playing board games, going on a hike with you, or playing out in the snow. Involve your teen in your favorite hobby. Sharing these experiences strengthens bonds while showing your child you can still teach her a thing or two. Maintain traditions and create new ones if necessary. One Christmas my son and I made breakfast together. I didn't think much of it, but he called it a new tradition. So now we guard this tradition with full force not even allowing anyone else to even enter the kitchen. I expect this to carry on for years to come. Now, I know establishing new traditions may result is resistance. Your teen may even think you are not cool, but since when has that ever stopped you from parenting?
Love your teens and appreciate the lovely person he or she is becoming. Focus on a long lasting relationship and not the pitfalls along the way.
Richele is a homeschooling mom with on the job training in grading math, teaching phonics, and cleaning up glitter, in between making dinner and folding laundry. Her desire to encourage moms led her to create the blog, Under the Golden Apple Tree. Her dreams of hex color codes and love of fonts led to her to create her design business, Crisp Apple Design.
Thank you for this post. I love having teenagers. I have 2 teenage daughters. When I was a young mom, I overheard someone that I didn't even know, say that 'every age (of her children) was her favorite age'. It impacted me greatly. It changed my mindset. I have never forgotten that and I can say that it has been true for me also.
I love this! I have a friend whose mom refused to ever say anything about the teen years. She never said, "Oh there just teenagers," or "just wait til she's a teen!" And that really impacted my friend. She says that she never felt that her parents were condoning the bad actions of the teen years, and she knew that more was expected of her. Hearing her say that has really changed my way of thinking– and speaking– about the teen years. I have a ways to go before my oldest (at 6) is a teen, but I hope I can go into it focusing on all the positives!
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Old traditional barbershop values and style set apart The Kings Barber and have defined a business that Abilene loves.
Kingslee Allen opened The Kings Barber two years ago after quitting her full time job to attend NeeCee's Barber School and begin a new career. Opening her own shop was her goal from the beginning.
The Kings Barber offers a bespoke service where clients are treated like family. Facebook reviews consistently praise the atmosphere, service, people and the skill of the barbers. Their downtown location is intentional and connects to Allen's desire to contribute to the life of Abilene.


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Lawmakers Seek More Funding for SSA to Help Tackle Backlogs, Wait Times
Categories: SSA, The Insider
Since 2010, the number of Social Security beneficiaries has gone up more than 20%, but the budget for processing social security claims hasn't kept up. In fact, it has gone down 14%, causing backlogs and delays in the Social Security Administration (SSA)'s ability to respond to families and individuals seeking Social Security benefits.
In order to improve customer service and reduce delays, a group of lawmakers are pushing for more funding for the cash-strapped agency next year. The current continuing resolution funds SSA at the current levels until Dec. 16.
"As President Biden has indicated, SSA needs a total increase of $800 million for fiscal year 2023 just to maintain services, and significantly more to make much-needed improvements," said the lawmakers in a letter to House appropriators. "As you work to complete the fiscal year 2023 appropriations process, we urge you to support the highest amount possible for SSA's operating budget, to improve customer service and reduce excessive, harmful delays for Americans trying to access their benefits."
So far, 66 lawmakers have signed on to the letter initiated by Reps. John B. Larson, Danny K. Davis, Susan Wild, Jan Schakowsky, and Doris Matsui.
AFGE supports more funding for SSA and urges members of Congress to fund the agency at the level it needs to support its important work.


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Dan Reynolds, Lead Singer of Imagine Dragons, on the Human Cost of the Mormon Church's Stand Against Gay Marriage
August 05, 2018 by Miles Kimball
Trailer for "Believer"
I highly recommend the HBO documentary "Believer." It shows the best and worst of Mormonism in one package. Dan Reynolds's idealism is familiar to me from all of the Mormons and ex-Mormons I know. I believe that idealism owes a lot to his Mormon background. That is the best of Mormonism.
But also on display in "Believer" is the willingness of Mormon Church leaders put what in their view is essential for the preservation of the institution and their own power—not an entirely distinct concept—ahead of the welfare of gay members of the Mormon Church.
The Mormon Church has a doctrinal view that is very negative about gay marriage. But the harshness of its policy against gay marriage goes well beyond even the harshness of its anti-gay-marriage doctrine. (See my post "The Mormon Church Decides to Treat Gay Marriage as Rebellion on a Par with Polygamy.")
Coming from a Mormon background, my own views about homosexuality and gay marriage evolved over time. If you had talked to me back in 1990, you would not have heard the most enlightened views about homosexuality. But over time, I have come to value "diversity" more and more—not as the codeword it often is, but in a genuine appreciation of what we can all learn from and gain from human beings who are different from us. Indeed, love across chasms of difference is, I believe, the key to making a place for God in our world. And love across chasms of difference soon reduces chasms of difference to the size of cracks in the sidewalk.
John Locke on the Mandate of Heaven
Teleotheism and the Purpose of Life
The Case for Gay Marriage is Made in the Freedom of Religion
That Baby Born in Bethlehem Should Inspire Society to Keep Redeeming Itself
The Mormon Church Decides to Treat Gay Marriage as Rebellion on a Par with Polygamy.
Christian Kimball: Anger [1], Marriage [2], and the Mormon Church [3]
Christian Kimball on the Fallibility of Mormon Leaders and on Gay Marriage
Dan Wotherspoon's Mormon Matters Interview of Ian Thomson and Chris Kimball on Mental and Spiritual Gymnastics
Chris Kimball: Having a Prophet in the Family
New Mormon Prophet Russell Nelson Shakes Things Up
The Message of Mormonism for Atheists Who Want to Stay Atheists
August 05, 2018 /Miles Kimball


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Barclays Capital announces exclusive joint venture arrangement with Solid Solutions Associates for Retail Share Offerings
London - Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, today announces an exclusive joint venture arrangement with Solid Solutions Associates ("SSA"), the UK's only significant consultancy business that manages and implements retail share offerings. Under this arrangement, SSA will advise and assist Barclays Capital on certain project management aspects of any retail tranche on any equity Initial Public Offering (IPO) to be listed in London and where appropriate in other markets.
This is an important addition to Barclays Capital's Equity Capital Markets capability in the UK. Retail investors in the UK have significant wealth and in an environment where interest rates on cash deposits remain close to zero, the demand for alternative investment products including IPOs is high and is expected to remain so for at least the medium term. This large pool of liquidity is very attractive for a number of potential IPO issuers in the UK, in particular those with a strong retail brand.
Investment banks in the UK do not have the logistical in-house expertise to easily manage the logistical aspects of retail tranches of large IPOs and have traditionally outsourced this role. SSA is a leader in this area and worked on all the major UK privatisations, demutualisations and retail share offerings over the last 20 years. These have included the UK Government's sales in BT in 1991 and 1993; the demutualisations of Halifax, Norwich Union, Standard Life and AA; and, the IPOs of 3i Group, Thomson Travel, William Hill, Freeserve and Orange (1 & 2).
"We are delighted to be working with Solid Solutions, which has developed an excellent reputation through its proven track record over the last twenty years," said Jim Renwick, Head UK Equity Capital Markets & Corporate Broking at Barclays Capital. "This agreement will allow Barclays Capital the capability to offer its clients access to another source of investor liquidity in addition to those we already access in the institutional markets."
"We are pleased to be working with Barclays Capital in this new joint venture," said Nigel Morris, Director at Solid Solutions in London. "Barclays Capital has built a very strong institutional equity platform and we will assist it to access retail investors for IPOs via retail stock brokers and other channels. We believe that the joint venture will lead to many more potential IPO issuers being in a position to consider the real merits of involving retail investors. With the now accepted use of the internet for larger value transactions, including online share dealing, there has never been an easier or better time to include retail investors in an IPO."
Jon Laycock +44 207 773 4324 jon.laycock@barcap.com
Simon Eaton +44 203 134 2111 simon.eaton@barcap.com
Nigel Morris +44 207 549 1613 nigel@solid-solutions.co.uk
Graham Webb +44 207 549 1609 graham@solid-solutions.co.uk
About Barclays Capital
Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC. With a distinctive business model, Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients with a full spectrum of solutions to their strategic advisory, financing and risk management needs. Barclays Capital has offices around the world, employs over 23,000 people and has the global reach, advisory services and distribution power to meet the needs of issuers and investors worldwide. In addition, its sister company Barclays Stockbrokers Limited (BSL) is the UK's largest retail stockbroker broker with a market share of 23%
For further information about Barclays Capital, please visit our website www.barclayscapital.com.
About Solid Solutions Associates ("SSA")
SSA are the world's leading experts in the consultancy and project management of retail share offers and corporate transactions that involve large numbers of shareholders, customers, employees or members of the public.. The firm has managed the retail tranche of 90 of the largest corporate transactions in the UK and around the world, including privatisations, demutualisations, share offers, mergers and acquisitions. SSA was instrumental in the development of the privatisation "Share Shops" scheme that was a milestone in the development and growth of the retail stockbroking industry SSA has worked on every large UK privatisation since 1989, such as successful IPOs and secondary share offers of the 10 UK water companies, 12 UK electricity companies, National Power, PowerGen, BT, Scottish Power, Scottish Hydro, British Energy and Railtrack. SSA has worked on the majority of UK demutulisations such as the highly complex IPOs of Norwich Union, Halifax and Standard Life. SSA has worked on most large retails share offers since 1992
For further information about Solid Solutions Associates, please visit their website www.solid-solutions.co.uk


We supply any props that are directly associated with the story, such as wills, maps, fake weapons etc. When guests are playing suspects we can often supply hand props etc that can help with establishing their character. We are also happy to supply themed items such as place cards and menus to dress tables etc if required.
Many of our stories are selected or adapted so that the venue does not need any additional decoration, as fitting out a large venue to suit a particular theme can be a time-consuming undertaking. We have a few smaller items of "set-dressing" which we can supply for some of our themes, but if you require something more elaborate, we can assist in sourcing what you need. For larger props and scenery we usually use Themes of Glastonbury, Somerset, but other suppliers may be preferable in other parts of the country.


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Is It Worth It to Buy the Turbocharged Version of the 2023 Mazda CX-5?
by Dan Mayfield twitter | More Articles: SUVs
We all love a little extra passing power, and a little extra oomph when we need it. Mazda has made extra juice available on its best-selling and highly-rated crossover with the addition of a turbocharger. It boosts the power of the five-seater from 187 horsepower by a not-inconsiderable 69 horsepower. However, is the CX-5 turbo worth $10,000 more?
The CX-5 comes with all-wheel drive standard
2023 Mazda CX-5 interior | Mazda
The base version of the Mazda CX-5 comes well equipped with all-wheel drive, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and several of the creature comforts we all expect in a $26,700 SUV. But for those of us that want the extra power, there's the 2.5 Turbo version. It comes similarly equipped, with the addition of a wireless charger standard. But it does have the SKYACTIV-G 2.5 Dynamic Pressure Turbo engine that puts out 256 horsepower.
The big difference is that the Turbo starts at $36,850, or $10,150 more than a comparable non-turbo version. The CX-50 is related, but it's a taller off-road-focused version of the CX-5.
The CX-5 in either trim offers a healthy 59 cubic feet of storage when you fold the seats, and an impressive 29 cubic feet when they are not folded. It is one of the roomiest five-seat SUVs on the market. It nearly matches the Ford Escape but doesn't quite equal a Toyota RAV4 for space.
Is the Turbo more fun than the non-turbo?
At J.D. Power, which rates driving experience as reported by owners, both the turbo and non-turbo versions of the Mazda CX-5 rate an 82, which is a "great" score. Every other objective score for the two is the same. But, considering you're saving about $10,000 by not buying the turbo, you could have some more fun with the money you're not spending for the turbo.
Sure, 69 more horsepower is nice in any car. But according to Car and Driver the chassis of the CX-5 offers a driving experience that's unparalleled in its class no matter what engine. The difference in quickness, however is pronounced. Most testers report about an 8.5-second blast to 60 mph in the non-turbo version, while the turbo drops about 1.5 seconds off that time. It's a significant difference, and the turbo certainly helps take advantage of the CX-5's sporting characteristics.
When you get the turbo, you also get improved brakes, larger wheels, different gearing in the transmission, and paddle shifters.
Is the Mazda CX-5 a reliable SUV?
2023 Mazda CX-5 | Allison Barfield, MotorBiscuit
The Mazda CX-5 ranks first out of 26 midsize SUVs for reliability at RepairPal. It's 4.5 rating for reliability handily beats the average for the segment. When it does need repairs, they are generally lower, as well. The CX-5's average repair cost is $447, which is $126 lower than the average. RepairPal does not differentiate between turbo or non-turbo CX-5s, however.
At J.D. Power, the quality and reliability scores between the turbo and non-turbo versions are the same. Both earn an 82, which puts them in the "great" category, for Quality and Reliability.
Is Mazda's safety suite different on the Turbo?
The 2022 Mazda CX-5 | Mazda
What are the Differences Between the CX-5 vs. CX-50? They're Not the Same SUV
Most versions of the CX-5 have the same safety features. The Turbo Signature version of the CX-5 gets a significantly different suite of safety mods that the base car doesn't get. Of course, the Turbo Signature costs nearly $40,00 and has a Lexus-like cabin covered in leather and piano black. But it also has a 360-degree camera, front and rear parking sensors, and automatic reverse braking.
The CX-5 is Mazda's best-selling SUV in the U.S. and that's because it's larger and has better driving dynamics than most other SUVs in its class. The turbocharged engine adds some punch to this SUV, but whether it's worth another $10,000 for that engine (and wireless charging) is a tough decision to make.
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