World Chefs-Trotter marks milestone by closing restaurant

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Charlie Trotter will mark the 25th anniversary of his Chicago restaurant on Friday by closing its doors permanently so he can pursue a master's degree in philosophy.

Charlie Trotter's has won every major U.S. culinary award for its innovative American cuisine, while its wine program with over 1,800 selections from around the world has garnered equal acclaim.

The 52-year-old Chicago native spoke to Reuters about the current dining scene, his academic future and his last dinner at his restaurant.

Q: Has it been tough to close the restaurant?

A: "The hard part is settling your accounts, your affairs and in our case, (whether on) selling our wine cellar. Once we are closed, I will keep a small staff on hand. Of course, I will miss the interaction with the clients. I've been fortunate that the restaurant is almost like the old-style European salons that helped me introduce people to each other whom otherwise would have never met had they not been on the same night at the restaurant."

Q: Will you open another restaurant after your academic hiatus?

A: "I don't know what am I going to do. I would never say never to the restaurant business. It's in my blood. I'm taking a break now and I'll determine whether I'd come back to the restaurant world in one form or another."

Q: How has the industry changed over the past 25 years?

A: "Now people go out so much more. I remember in those early days, we had to explain every single dish. Now people are so much more informed about food just because of where we've come as a food culture. It probably started with the PBS (public television) food series with Julia Child, Jacques Pepin and some of the others, then you have the Food Network, then you have the shows on A&E (Channel) and the Travel Channel and things like that. People just dine out more. They dine out three to four nights a week. They don't have time to cook at home like they used to."

Q: What are you serving at the restaurant's last dinner?

A: "Our last dinner will the antithesis of what we have been doing the last 25 years, which is ?Casual Charlie' night. We are going to clear all the furniture out of the restaurant. We are going to have food stations, Philly cheese steak pizzas and dishes we are cooking up which have never existed. It's going to be a big party with 200 people, a lot of chefs and friends of the restaurant. We are going to do the opposite of what we have done that's very different from the reputation of the restaurant."

Q: You have inspired a lot of chefs. Who are your culinary inspirations?

A: "There is Fredy Girardet (famed Swiss chef). He actually cooked here for our 15th anniversary. That's only the second time he cooked in America. He is the person who cooks in my style - being in the moment, Miles-Davis-like. There was also Fernand Point (a master French chef who died in 1955). He epitomized what is generosity in cuisine and what running a restaurant is all about."

Q: What is your philosophy on food?

A: "Food is a sensual experience that we have four, five times a day. It's the one thing that brings us around the table, whether it's a family getting together for dinner, whether it's a romantic moment."

RECIPE

Braised Leek Soup with Sauteed Oyster Mushrooms (Serves 4)

2 large leeks (white part and 2 inches of the greens)

5 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock

2 sprigs rosemary

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 shallots, minced

1-1/2 cups oyster mushrooms, cleaned

4 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives

To prepare the soup:

1. Cut each leek in half lengthwise and place in a shallow pan with the stock and the rosemary. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat for 25 minutes, or until the leeks are tender.

2. Remove and discard the rosemary. Remove the leeks and chop into bite-sized pieces.

3. Puree two-thirds of the leeks, all of the stock, and half of the butter until smooth. Cover the soup in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat for 5 minutes, or until warm.

4. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Keep warm. Reserve the remaining leeks for garnish.

To prepare the mushrooms:

1. Sweat the shallot in the remaining butter in a medium saut? pan over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, or until translucent.

2. Add the mushrooms and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until tender. season to taste with salt and pepper.

3. Spoon some of the mushrooms into the center of each bowl and top with the remaining leeks.

4. Ladle the soup into the bowls and drizzle with the olive oil. Sprinkle the chives around the bowl and top with freshly ground black pepper.

(Reporting by Richard Leong)

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ASTD Job Bank: Human Resources jobs, Instructional Design ...

The Learning and Development manager will be responsible for the design, delivery and management of the learning strategy and approach for managers and customer facing roles across ADT in support of the overall business vision, aspiration and strategic goals. This individual will build and accelerate leadership capabilities and development to enhance overall individual, team, and organizational performance. Critical year one success factors include development and institutionalization of leadership competencies; assessment gap analysis; strategic plan for enhanced organizational capabilities for management and customer facing roles, including development of a program framework and career pathing framework.

Key Responsibilities: ?Design a leadership development framework for managers that will support the company?s culture, aspirations, management strategies and philosophy as well as provide value to the customer. ?Partner with CHRAO team and business leaders to implement the framework consistently across ADT in support of overall talent, learning and diversity strategy. ?Assess current state programs and approaches to recommend solutions to improve gaps, opportunities and strengths. ?Develops competency models in support of the overall ADT culture and vision and drive integration into core systems and processes. ?Serves as subject matter expert and consultant to business customers and partners on middle management development and customer facing role development ?Collaborates to identify and manage critical vendor relationships for competency modeling and career pathing ?Develops and delivers leadership development curriculum ( content, logistics, and execution) for customer facing roles, front-line supervisors, and middle managers ?Determines best approaches for delivering cost effective programs (e-learning, blended, experiential, on-the-job, seminars) to accommodate diverse learning styles and business needs ?Partners with and enlists line managers and HR leaders to develop, pilot and implement learning opportunities. ?Facilitates workshops and training sessions. ?Builds and manages strategic partnerships with vendors to design and deliver programs, where needed. ?Manages a repository of best-in-class employee development resources (books, tools, external courses, schools, etc.) to supplement internal resources and programs. ?Establishes key metrics and evaluation to measure the impact of leadership development efforts, including ROI, behavior change, retention/promotion/mobility rates. Reports on them regularly to key stakeholders ?Gathers feedback from stakeholders to ensure program content is business and customer focused, fresh, relevant, impactful and continuously improving ?Builds and maintains external relationships to ensure up-to-date knowledge of best practices, future trends and innovations in the field of learning and development ?Performs other related duties and activities as required.

Skills: ?Outstanding interpersonal, communication and diplomacy skills at all levels of the organization, from front line to executives. ?Ability to effective and efficiently deliver end-to-end responsibilities from strategy development to special project management, consultations and daily execution ?Deep and broad instructional design, learning and development philosophies, frameworks and facilitation expertise ?Ability to lead and influence across enterprise-wide customer base, and able to customize or flex individual style to meet needs of stakeholders ?Creative thinker and problem solver that is not afraid to challenge status quo ?Strong consultative and solution oriented mindset, treating everyone as a preferred customer ?Organizationally savvy, understanding climate, culture, ways of working within an organization; ability to read people well and navigate relationships ?Understands strategic business drivers and importance of ROI in driving learning and development efforts

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Festival des Films du Monde: A rare Quebec feature film focused on ...

MONTREAL - Babek Aliassa has a few things going against him in Quebec.

First, he hasn?t lived here long enough to feel ?chez nous.? (Toronto was home from 1996 to 2010; before that it was Paris, and before that Iran, his birthplace. He now lives temporarily with his in-laws in Belarus.)

Second, ?de souche? Quebecers have trouble with his ?foreign? name. (He?s not alone: In the current Quebec election campaign, Saguenay mayor Jean Tremblay has complained ?we can?t even pronounce? PQ candidate Djemila Benhabib?s name.)

Third, Aliassa is a secular Muslim who has chosen to do his debut feature film ? a family drama called Boucherie Halal (Halal Butcher Shop) ? about Islamist extremism in Montreal. It?s a touchy subject in the Muslim community.

To top it off, his film?s $400,000 budget was funded in Toronto, not here. Quebec?s cultural funding agency, the SODEC, refused to give him a grant.

Despite all this, Boucherie Halal wound up in competition in the first-films category of the 36th annual Festival des films du monde, one of only two Quebec films competing at the fest.

And Aliassa is revelling in the moment, because it gives him a voice.

He strongly feels Quebec needs more filmmakers like him: willing to portray immigrants? lives, to hire immigrant actors, to throw light on new Quebecers the mainstream is aware of mostly through clich?s.

?Everyone knows that Quebec cinema operates in a bubble. (Producers, financiers, directors) are still not open to the real society that?s out there,? the 49-year-old filmmaker said Tuesday.

?One out of four people you run into in Montreal comes from somewhere else. Why shouldn?t filmmakers here reflect that in the movies they make??

Sure, he said, someone like Oscar-nominated director Denis Villeneuve can look to the Middle East for inspiration in Incendies, and An?is Barbeau-Lavalette can premiere her Palestinian drama, Inch?Allah, at next month?s Toronto International Film Festival.

But besides Philippe Falardeau?s Oscar-nominated Monsieur Lazhar, about the lonely life of an Algerian immigrant teaching primary school in white bread francophone Montreal, it?s rare to see a Quebec feature film that focuses on the lives of immigrants.

Aliassa hopes to change that.

Shot in Lasalle and Verdun, Boucherie Halal centres on a young Muslim couple (played by National Theatre School graduates Mani Soleymanlou and Christine Khalifah) whose meat shop on a quiet suburban Montreal street is put under surveillance by police.

The cause is the husband?s father, an imam (Sa?d Benyoucef) who comes to town from abroad and opens a small mosque in the back of the shop, using it as a base to spout fundamentalist sermons to the faithful. When it turns out he might have a terrorist past, the axe falls.

As an inter-generational drama (the son is torn between obeying his father and pleasing his more liberation-minded wife), the movie is by no means perfect. At times it?s as pedestrian as a TV soap opera.

Aliassa knows its failures. If he could do it over, he?d change the opening scenes and get much more quickly to the couple?s central dilemma, which is that they?re trying to have a baby but she can?t conceive.

Chalk it up to the growing pains of a first feature. Besides a couple of documentaries, Aliassa only did a short film before this one: Le Faisan (The Pheasant), about a boy who reluctantly goes hunting with his dad; it was selected for the World Film Fest back in 2004.

The eldest of four children, Aliassan was pushed by his father, an orthopedic surgeon, to go into the medical profession. But he chose storytelling instead. And the father-son theme is never far from his thoughts as he writes (to wit, butcher?s knife = surgeon?s scalpel).

Neither is the role of women in traditional Muslim society. Aliassa grew up in a secular household; his mother, also a doctor, never wore the veil and only a few aunts were ?very pious,? he recalled when I met him at a Plateau Mount Royal bakery.

If his debut film has a message, it?s this: ?Muslim women want to be emancipated within their community. They don?t want to leave it; they want to change people?s mentalities in their own community. The idea is simply to be open-minded to others.

?It?s the message of Canada, to me: Live together.?

Boucherie Halal (Halal Butcher Shop) screens Wednesday at 9:20 p.m. and Friday at 7 p.m. at Quartier Latin. Writer-director Babek Aliassa will be there for both screenings. Tickets: $10. Information: www.ffm-montreal.org, and www.facebook.com/filmboucheriehalal.

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Makeshift Routers, Dull Tweezers, and Restaurant Recipes [From The Tips Box]

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The Right Way to Speak to Yourself [Motivation]

What's your inner dialogue like? If it's usually negative, you're harming your self-esteem, productivity, and outlook on life. It's a tough thing to fix, but if you're persistent, the voice inside your head can become your greatest motivator.

"Who can tell me what holiday is coming up next week?" Dorit* looked around the room at the circle of six year olds, almost all of whom raised, or rather waved, their hands eagerly.

I was with my daughter in her first grade classroom at her Jewish day school and I was mesmerized.

Dorit called on a little boy, who said "Purim." He was off by about a month.

"You're right that Purim is coming up soon," She smiled at the boy who smiled back, "But it's not next week. Who else?" She scanned again, this time calling on a girl.

"Tu Bishvat." the girl said.

"Very good," Dorit smiled again, "and who can tell me what Tu Bishvat celebrates?"

Now the children could hardly contain their enthusiasm. One child blurted out that it was the birthday of the trees. But he hadn't raised his hand and Dorit took no notice as she continued to scan the hands until she called on another little boy who repeated that it was the birthday of the trees.

"Yes, that's right," Dorit said and then continued asking questions for several more minutes. While their energy never waned, nobody spoke again without being called on. When she was done, everyone sang together as they cleaned up the room to prepare for the next activity.

It felt so good to be in that classroom, I didn't want to leave. Eventually though, when it was clearly time to go, I left with a smile on my face that remained long after I had gone.

Sitting in that classroom was a lesson in people management; the positive way Dorit interacted with the children is a great model for how managers should interact with employees.

But, for me, the morning was more profound than a lesson in managing other people. It was a lesson in managing myself.

As I left the classroom I found myself thinking about whether I treat myself the way Dorit treated her students. Am I encouraging? Do I catch myself doing things right as often as doing things wrong? And when I do something wrong, do I simply move on or do I dwell on it, haranguing myself?

In other words, what kind of classroom is going on in your head?

We've all heard the notion that we're our own harshest critic. But shouldn't we treat ourselves with at least the same respect shown by a first grade teacher toward her students? Why don't we?

Possibly it's because we grow up in an academic setting that emphasizes critique over admiration. Perhaps it feels arrogant?unseemly even?to speak to ourselves with the effusive praise and positivity that Dorit spoke to her class. It might even feel dangerous to go easy on ourselves. If we did, maybe we wouldn't accomplish anything at all. Maybe we'd devolve into laziness.

But laziness is not what I saw in that classroom. Those children couldn't have been more motivated to get the right answer. They tried hard. When they got the right answer, they felt good about themselves. When they got a wrong answer, they didn't linger in shame, they simply moved on to the next question (which, as it happens, is probably the number one behavior that leads to success over time). And they were happy.

In other words, it's not simply nice to treat ourselves nicely, it's strategic.

But it's not always easy to do. Certainly, Dorit has to put up with a lot of screaming kids, bad attitudes, and poor behavior. What is her secret?

Watching Dorit engage with the children?and talking with her afterward?it became obvious that what she did with the children was a lagging indicator of how she felt about them. I sensed it immediately. Clearly, the children did too. That feeling?

Love.

Think about it: When you love someone, you don't dwell on their mistakes, you move past them. If they don't know something, you don't make a big deal about it, you find the answer somewhere else. And when they succeed, you feel great about congratulating them. You encourage them when they're struggling, you try to catch them doing things right, and, maybe, if you have the nerve, you sing with them as you go about your day.

Isn't that the classroom you want living in your head? Does the way you talk to yourself reflect your love for yourself? Or does it reflect annoyance, impatience, and frustration?

This is important to talk about even in a work setting?maybe especially in a work setting?where we spend so much time and where our performance matters. When we feel loved, appreciated and cared for, we try harder, take more risks, work more collaboratively, and perform better.

Sure it would be ideal if our managers and leaders treated us with love and respect. But before asking that of others, I think it's important to ask it of ourselves.

The question is how? As one particularly business-focused friend of mine asked me, "how do you operationalize love?" It's surprisingly easier than you might think.

• Start by noticing your voice in your head. What do you hear when you catch yourself thinking about yourself? Do you sound like Dorit? Or do you sound like that manager you once had that you still hate? Just paying attention will begin to change the way you speak to yourself.
• Changing the way you speak to yourself will change the way you feel about yourself. Act the way Dorit did with the children: Don't reward negative behavior with attention by lingering on your failures. Instead, distract yourself by immediately getting busy doing something else.
• When you succeed, on the other hand, is a great time to pay attention. Spend a minute congratulating yourself. Let your good work reflect on you. Think about what you did that led to the success so you have a better chance of repeating it. Laugh with yourself. Enjoy yourself. Notice how cool you are.

At first, it might feel awkward. But feelings follow actions?once you get the hang of it, you'll gain more confidence in yourself. You'll start to take more pleasure in yourself. And if you're not there already, you might just fall in love with yourself.

At that point, what you find won't look like arrogance. Arrogance is thinking you're better than everyone else, which is often a protective mechanism born from insecurity when you don't feel good about yourself. When you love yourself, you won't need to feel better than anyone else, you'll simply feel good about yourself.

Loving yourself won't just influence the way you talk to yourself. Over time, it will influence the way you talk to the people around you. Which will positively impact your colleagues, your department, your organization, and everyone who comes into contact with your organization.

In other words, if you stick with it, this little mental exercise will expand beyond just your head, and the whole world will start to feel?and act?like Dorit's first grade classroom.

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The Right Way to Speak to Yourself | Harvard Business Review

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Riots hit Kenya after Muslim cleric shot dead

MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters smashed cars and torched churches in the Kenyan city of Mombasa on Monday after unknown gunmen shot dead a Muslim cleric accused by the United States of helping Islamist militants in Somalia.

One protester was killed in the riots which erupted after Aboud Rogo Mohammed was shot on Monday, as youths from the port city's large Muslim population took to the streets saying he had been deliberately targeted by police.

"It's an attack on Muslims, and we will not take it lightly," said Suleiman Atham, one of the protesters.

Police denied having any involvement in the shooting which wounded Rogo's wife.

Deputy police chief Robert Kitur said Rogo - who faced terrorism charges over allegations he was recruiting non-Somali Africans for Somalia's al Shabaab militant group - was killed while driving in a private car.

"Unknown gunmen attacked his vehicle ... sprayed it with bullets and killed him on the spot," Kitur said. "They must have been targeting him, and must have been trailing him for a while."

In what police described as an act of impulse rather than a planned strategy to target Christians, protesters tried to burn down two churches, setting furniture on fire before the flames were extinguished. They vandalized at least four other churches, breaking chairs and damaging an altar.

Protesters also set alight a government vehicle, stoned cars along the main highway linking Mombasa to Malindi, both popular tourist destinations, and burned tires to block the road.

Chanting slogans in Arabic, they smashed windscreens and headlamps while others looted shops.

Police fired teargas and rubber bullets in the air to disperse the protesters. One protester was killed after being hit by a stone on his head, Kipkemboi Rop, the Mombasa area police chief, said.

Later many shops were shuttered and streets usually thronging with shoppers and foreign tourists were deserted.

POLICE BLAMED

Police said Rogo had been arrested after they found firearms, ammunition and detonators in his house earlier this year. He was charged with planning acts of terrorism and released on bail during his trial which was still progressing when he was killed.

Washington imposed sanctions on financial transactions by Rogo over his alleged links to al Shabaab, and on five other individuals.

Police counted at least 15 holes on the driver's side of the car where Rogo was seated.

Protesters said they believed police shot him deliberately.

"These are police who have killed our innocent Sheikh. They have shot him dead. They imposed on him terrorism charges, arrested and charged him, now they fear the court will release him, and have decided to end his life," said Athman, one of the protesters.

The Muslim Human Rights Forum (MHRF) called it an "extra-judicial killing" and said another Mombasa-based Muslim preacher, Samir Hashim Khan, together with a blind colleague, Mohamed Bekhit Kassim, were abducted in April. Khan's badly mutilated body was found dumped at a national park near Mombasa and his colleague's whereabouts are unknown, they added.

Prime Minister Raila Odinga called for calm, and promised thorough investigations by the government.

Relations between Christians and Muslims have been relatively good in Kenya, and police chief Rop said he did not believe Monday's rioting would escalate into communal violence.

A Muslim cleric also described the attacks on the churches as "a spontaneous reaction".

"The Muslim youth who attacked those churches must have been thinking that the only person who killed Rogo was a non-Muslim and the immediate non-Muslims to them are the Christians. I see the attack as misplaced revenge," Sheikh Juma Ngao said.

Christian leaders however said the attacks could spark sectarian violence.

"Such attacks might cause sectarian conflicts which is not good for this country," said Bishop Florence Ndinda, a Mombasa Christian preacher at a press briefing after the meeting.

Tourist operators said they feared the violence could hit their business.

"It is too early to tell, but already the demonstrations are not good for us. They send a negative signal," said Mohammed Hersi, who runs the Whitesands Hotel, the largest resort on the coast.

(Writing by James Macharia; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/riots-hit-kenya-muslim-cleric-shot-dead-192846935.html

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Child of the Moon: Someday Soon...

I am not sure how to start this, I was up reading pretty late and when I tried to go to sleep I kept thinking about this blog. I have attempted to start doing posts again, but they have felt forced. I still have many ideas and topics I would love to blog about, but right now I just don't have the energy or words to do it. I was trying to force myself to update, just put anything up to keep things going. However, the results have been lackluster and false. I've had a bunch of posts just sitting unfinished or in progress for months. Putting these up would be a mistake because they are not me, the spark isn't there. To write a good post I have to want to do it. I have been trying to want to because I love hearing from all of you and I love opening up people's eyes and minds to things they have never seen or thought about. The comments I received after my mom died helped me more than you could ever know. They comforted me in ways that no friend or family member was able to do.
People, my friends, family, my mom's friends all told me how strong I am, and I guess I am. I have kept my head above water, I managed graduate from college during the most heartbreaking and stressful time of my short life. But, despite being strong this has been hard. In my family we are all trying to adjust to a life without my mom. Death is so final, it just so fucking final that its hard to process sometimes. My dad has been strong, we are a lot alike in that aspect. He has been keeping busy with work and projects like a garden for my mom and redecorating the house with his passion for French antiques. We got a new puppy, actually it was my dad's idea--so we now have 4 dogs!! Its been good for him though, he has bonded with this new pup. He spends most of the time outside in his blossoming garden and at night we sit there and talk about my mom. We talk about all the things that we could have done differently--"what if she had gotten another transplant?", "what if we stayed with City of Hope instead of going back to treatment in Newport?", etc. Those things drive you crazy but you can't help but replay the last few months or even two years in your head. My siblings, I am sad to say...well we have not grown closer. Not that I expected us to because they both have their own demons to work through.

I organized most of the funeral, my dad and me were the only ones who went to make arrangements. We finalized the plans on a Sunday--Mother's Day. I am not resentful that my sister didn't help me with anything, because I knew she couldn't. She lost her boyfriend, the love of her life four years ago, and death and loss has changed the person she once was. ?I never thought I would be able to pick out her coffin, flowers, church readings, and songs. But, you know what... we are all stronger than we think we are. My worst fear was realized, the thing that scared me more than anything in the world happened--and I am still here. Living, laughing, and trying to move forward.?We have all had our breakdowns, I don't do it in front of anyone. I go visit my mom's crypt a few times a week and I talk to her. I say all the things that I want to say, I cry and I leave there feeling lighter.

But, the thing I can't forget is something that happened the day we found out she was dying. She was being taken to radiation and asked me "the little one" to come with her to the treatment. (by this time the cancer had gone to her brain and she had trouble with words and names. I am the youngest, so I was "the little one"--only she said it in Spanish). My dad and sister both came too because we all needed to feel close to her. Anyway, we were taken to the basement where they do the treatment, my mom was taken in a bed...we were waiting and my dad and sister were around somewhere but me and my mom were alone. She felt uncomfortable and anxious, and suddenly she grabbed my hand and looked at me...right in the eyes and asked me in a broken sob: "am I dying?" I just remember how terrified and sad she looked...it has haunted me. Her face and those words haunt me. I immediately told her no, that everything was in God's hands, that God was going to take care of her. Shortly after telling her that my dad and sister came to her bedside, my dad noticed right away that she was upset and asked her what was wrong, he told her not to be worried about the radiation because it was going to help her feel better. Her face instantly became a mask, she didn't say a word to him about what we had been discussing. She had only trusted me with that question...did I do the right thing? I don't know but I hope I did. No one else knew what had passed between us that day.

We shared an amazing mother-daughter relationship and friendship. On the day she passed there were so many people in her room, there were always people there. She was no longer conscious but would sometimes move her arms or fingers. Anyway I was sitting there, when I noticed that her chest was no longer moving, all the people around us were talking or something, but it startled me...I immediately got up and held her hand and looked at her face, a second or two passed and then she gave one large breath. I relaxed..I figured it was the medication or something that might have slowed her breathing, so I left the room to let the people there have some time with her because it was too crowded. My cousin who is a nurse was there and I was sitting outside the room when she rushed right out and said my mom wasn't breathing...she went to go find help. I immediately rushed in, and my mom was in the same position that I had left her...the nurse came in listened for her heartbeat and the only thing she said was: " I need to go get the doctor to confirm it". My dad had been out getting something to eat with my brother. I was numb. I had felt like I had already cried all the tears I had left. I had seen her last breath and not even known it. Others were sobbing, wailing and I just stood there looking at her. How fragile life is...one second and you are gone. She looked like she was sleeping, beautiful as always. When my dad came (my sister called him and he rushed back) we hugged, the others left the room to give us privacy. He kissed my mom and said "no more pain Liz, no more pain." They loved each other so much...they would hold hands and act like boyfriend and girlfriend. He met her when she was 19 years old, he was 29, and he always said "I am going to live to be 100 and you are going to bury me." It wasn't to be, my mom died at the early age of 54. Her own mother had died less than 3 months before at the age of 93. I am still trying to figure out why things work out like that. How did my grandma live so long, and why did her youngest child die first? I am rambling...but I wanted to be honest and I needed to say these things to someone. I needed to write this down because I couldn't sleep tonight.
My head is sorting out all these images and it will take time.

?I am working for a company we started in January. It is doing well and I am excited for it to continue to grow. I might visit my friend in New York in October, and travel somewhere during December. I think we all need a break, I know I need to get out. My blog will continue to be here but I don't know when I will post again. It might be in a few days, next week, or next month, but I won't post again until I feel like I am not forcing myself to. I need to feel the urge...excitement to put something out there. So thank you all for everything, I have not given up and I will still be around. Email me... if I don't answer right away, I am not ignoring you. I am really not of my generation because I never answer my i-phone or have it attached to me at all times, and I don't check my email everyday. But I will always eventually respond...I promise. I hope everyone has had a wonderful summer, and I will be seeing you.

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Kuwaiti firm: Carlyle Group acted without license

KUWAIT CITY (AP) ? A Kuwaiti company suing the Carlyle Group over a $25 million investment that went bad is now accusing the private equity firm of marketing the deal without a license as it seeks to have its case heard in Kuwaiti courts.

The latest claim by Kuwait's National Industries Group adds a new twist to its more than two-and-a-half year legal challenge to Carlyle, and could complicate the American company's relationships with other wealthy Mideast investors.

NIG's lawsuit focuses on a Carlyle investment fund that was one of the earliest casualties of the financial crisis when it collapsed in 2008. The fund has been the subject of multiple lawsuits against Washington-based Carlyle.

In a motion filed this month with a Delaware court hearing the case, NIG argues that the dispute should be heard in Kuwait because Carlyle lacked the legal basis to pitch the deal there in the first place.

Selling foreign securities or shares in investment funds in Kuwait requires a license from local authorities, according to a declaration by lawyer Ahmed Zakaria Abdel-Magied filed by NIG attorneys. He added that marketing such investments without a license makes the underlying deal invalid.

NIG said Sunday it believes it is entitled to the return of its $25 million investment under Kuwaiti law.

"Carlyle was more than happy to conduct its sales presentations in Kuwait and close its deals in Kuwait," NIG's general manager, Ahmed Hassan, said in a statement. "But now that the moment has come to deal with the ugly aftermath ... Carlyle would prefer to try its luck in Delaware."

Carlyle has tried hard to woo clients in the oil-rich Gulf Arab states. It opened an office in the Mideast financial hub of Dubai in 2006, and its shareholders include Mubadala Development Co., an investment company owned by the United Arab Emirates capital, Abu Dhabi.

The Carlyle fund involved in the Kuwait case, known as Carlyle Capital Corp. Ltd., went bust in March 2008. It used high levels of debt to invest in securities backed by bundles of home mortgages that had been given a seemingly safe AAA rating by credit rating agencies.

Carlyle declined to comment on the case Sunday. It has previously said it will fight NIG's suit.

"We believe these claims are without merit and intend to vigorously contest all such allegations and are currently unable to anticipate what impact they may have on us," Carlyle said in its most recent quarterly report, filed on Aug. 14.

Private equity firms such as Carlyle raise money from big investors and then use that money to invest in companies or other investments. The industry is under close scrutiny because of the U.S. presidential election and presumed Republican nominee Mitt Romney's former role as an executive at another private equity firm, Bain Capital.

Kuwait's NIG started out in the 1960s as a building materials company and later began investing across a range of industries.

It is partly backed by the Kharafi clan, one of Kuwait's most prominent merchant families. A branch of the Kuwaiti government, the Public Institution for Social Security, is a minority investor.

Like many Gulf companies, it has struggled to meet its debt obligations in the wake of the financial crisis. Faced with a looming $475 million loan repayment due earlier this month, it approached its lenders about reworking the terms on the debt so it could repay over a longer period.

Just days before the Aug. 16 repayment deadline came due, NIG announced it was calling off the effort to adjust the repayment terms because it had managed to line up new financing.

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Schreck reported from Baghdad.

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How to Be Assertive (Without Losing Yourself) [Success]

Conventional wisdom says that assertive people get ahead. They tell people what they think, request the resources they need, ask for raises, and don't take no for an answer. So what are non-assertive people supposed to do? If you're shy or reserved, don't fret. You can ask for what you need and get what you want, while still being yourself.

What the Experts Say

Managers need some degree of self-confidence to be effective. "The right amount of assertiveness, respect for others, and intelligence is what makes a great leader," says Lauren Zander, co-founder and chairman of the Handel Group, an executive coaching firm in New York City, and author of "Designing Your Life," a course taught through MIT. Yet, there needs to be a balance. "There's a sweet spot for assertiveness. If you're below the range, you're not going to get your way. If you're above it, you're not getting along with others," says Daniel Ames, a professor of management at Columbia Business School and author of "Pushing Up to a Point: Assertiveness and Effectiveness in Leadership and Interpersonal Dynamics." The good news is, "Being shy is not a permanent condition. Assertiveness can be learned," says Zander. The key is to understand the context, assess your behavior, and then make the appropriate adjustments.

Understand the Context

Assertiveness is not universally understood to be a positive trait. Before you make changes to your behavior, know the context you are working in. Does the culture?national, regional, or organizational?truly value forcefulness? Or do you work in a situation where a persuasive, quiet approach is sometimes more esteemed? Whether your assertiveness will be rewarded also depends on your gender. Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, CEO of 20-first, one of the world's leading gender consulting firms, and author of How Women Mean Business warns that women who ask for what they want are often described as "bitchy and aggressive." Ames agrees: "The range of latitude for women is smaller for what they can get away with," he says. Consider the implications of your behavior before you alter it.

Evaluate Your Level of Assertiveness

You can do this by either assessing your own behavior or asking others for input. Zander suggests you ask yourself: "Are you willing to talk to anyone about what you want?" Most people will answer this question with some qualifications, which indicates the need to overcome fear and express your opinion more often. Ames also suggests you complete "a success inventory" to understand whether your style is effective. Over a defined period of time?a few weeks or a month?before entering a discussion or meeting, ask yourself, "What do I want from this situation?" Then, afterwards, evaluate the results: "Did I get what I wanted?" This will create a track record of your success and indicate whether you need to adjust your style.

Objectively rating your own behavior can be difficult. "The connection between what we think we're doing and what others see is very weak. Often it's not greater than chance," says Ames. Therefore, it might help to get feedback from trusted colleagues or to conduct a 360-degree review.

Set Goals and Stick to Them

If you find in your assessment that you are holding back in situations where you shouldn't, ask yourself what you aren't saying and why you're keeping quiet. Next time you enter a similar situation, rehearse what you are going to say and how you will say it beforehand. Ames and Zander both suggest you challenge yourself with a specific time-bounded behavioral goal. For example, give yourself a week to initiate three difficult conversations with colleagues. Or tell yourself that for the next two weeks, whenever you're in a group discussion, you'll speak up within the first two minutes. "Focused incremental changes add up to real change," Ames says. If you're successful, set another goal and stick to it. If it doesn't work, don't beat yourself up. Try a different one. "Approach it with an attitude of playfulness," he says.

Build Relationships

Often times people hold back because they are uncomfortable in a situation, either because they don't know people or they're afraid of what others might think. "My experience with reserved, shy people is that the relational context matters to them," says Ames. Therefore, it can help to get to know people outside of work. "Connect with work colleagues who are only casual acquaintances. Socialize with colleagues in a way that breaks down barriers," Ames recommends. You may be less cautious about speaking up if you're at ease socially.

Stay True to Yourself

Altering your style to be more assertive can feel inauthentic, but it doesn't have to be. You're not changing your character; you are making deliberate choices about how you behave. "Don't feel you have to muster interpersonal coldness to accompany your assertion. Feel free to be friendly and empathic while asking for your needs to be met," says Ames. Find your own style instead of trying to imitate others. This is especially true for women. "Women need to be aware that becoming more like men is not sustainable," says Cox. Nor do you need to be more assertive in every context every day. "You can bring out your competitive side when it's useful and you can dial back and be accommodating when it's helpful," says Ames.

There's a Line?Know You've Crossed It

Be careful that in your quest, you don't become a bully or a nuisance. Zander warns that being overly assertive is often interpreted as self-promotional or arrogant. Monitor the impact you have on others. "The costs of being overly assertive are not immediately apparent to us. If you yell at a subordinate, she may do what you asked but she may also go home and update her resume," says Ames. Be sure your efforts to push more are well intended. "Assertiveness is most appreciated when it's in the service of the team," says Zander.

Principles to Remember

Do:

• Assess your own degree of assertiveness and ask others for feedback
• Set realistic goals to make small changes in your behavior and stick to them
• Forge relationships with colleagues outside of work so that you feel more comfortable speaking up

Don't:

• Assume that assertiveness is always a good thing?the context you work in and your gender both matter
• Try to imitate someone else's behavior?you can change while still being true to who you are
• Overcompensate and become aggressive?balance assertiveness with consideration of other

Case Study #1: Make Promises and Keep Them

Katie Torpey is a filmmaker and screenwriter. Assertive executives and insistent dealmakers dominate the industry she works in. Katie was successful, making several movies and television episodes, but she often held back in meetings, rarely saying what was on her mind. Instead she said what she thought others wanted to hear. "I was a people pleaser. I didn't want to piss anyone off or hurt anyone's feelings," she says.

When Katie pitched work to producers they often lowballed her. "I was getting work, but I was not getting what I was worth." She blames no one but herself. "I would take what they offered because I was afraid to demand my asking price," she says. She was worried the project would fall through or they'd find another director. It became clear to Katie that this was hindering her career.

To change, she made a promise to herself: if she left a situation without saying what she really wanted, she would have to remedy it within 24 hours. For example, when she walked away from a meeting without telling her boss that a product wasn't actually ready, she forced herself to contact him within 24 hours to fess up. This practice paid off. After cleaning up several of her messes, she realized it was much easier to be assertive from the outset. "Living a life where you speak what you think and feel is so much more freeing than holding everything in," she says.

This has changed her career for the better. "People respect me. I still have the same abilities but I now have more confidence. People know that I won't take a job unless my heart's in it and I'm paid well," she says. And if producers ask her to take a lower price, she stands up for herself, saying, "I will do an excellent job for you, but you have to pay me my asking price."

Case Study #2: Put Yourself Out There

Jigar Parikh was working as an attorney at a New York law firm, and hated his job so he hired a personal coach to help him find a new profession. He soon, however, realized that the problem wasn't his field; it was his firm. His coach encouraged him to build his network and secure enough clients to quit his job and start his own law practice. But Jigar was shy and uncomfortable reaching out to people he didn't know. "I was someone who really held back," he says.

So Jigar started small. He made a commitment to talk about his budding law practice with one or two people each day. This proved to be harder than he thought. "I didn't want my current employer to find out, so I had to be especially careful," he says. And he struggled at the networking events he attended three or four times a week. But he didn't want to fall down on his pledge so he soon found himself talking to strangers on the subway or in a restaurant. "I once talked to a doctor who was an entrepreneur himself and he gave me some great advice," he says. "I had some amazing conversations."

This all gave him the confidence he needed to leave the firm. "When you're not assertive, you settle for things and I had a high tolerance for being in places where I was unhappy," he says. Now he feels like a very different person. "Anyone who knows me now is shocked to find out that I was shy. But it's not always easy. I still have to remind myself to get out there," he says.

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Trouble in Mind | Triangle Arts and Entertainment

TRIAD STAGE OPENS THE 12^TH SEASON WITH?TROUBLE IN MIND

Lincoln Financial Foundation presents Alice Childress?

Comedy-Drama of Character, September 2 ? 23, 2012

Pictured (left to right): Mark H. Dold, Harold Surratt, Cassandra Lowe Williams and Megan Oots. Photo by VanderVeen Photographers

(Greensboro, NC) ? Triad Stage?s 12^th season kicks off with Alice Childress? Trouble in Mind, directed by Preston Lane. 1957. Rehearsals begin on what everyone hopes will be the Great White Way?s next big hit?a topical drama ripped from the headlines. But social norms and prejudices collide as the company of aspiring stars, hard-edged veterans and hopeful dreamers set out to make a play. At the heart of it all is Wiletta Mayer (Cassandra Lowe Williams), a gifted African-American actress with the chance to finally play the lead role in a Broadway show, if she?s willing to compromise her principles. It?s a groundbreaking backstage satire of egos and attitudes and an insightful look at who we are and who we want to be. Trouble in Mind runs September 2 through September 23, 2012. Opening Night is Friday, September 7. The production is sponsored by Lincoln Financial Foundation with support from Chicks, Chat and Change, Bernard Robinson & Company, L.L.P and Graffiti Ads. Trouble in Mind is also part of United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro?s 17 Days art festival.

?We at Triad Stage have always believed that theater can change your life. But in our 12^th season, change isn?t just about what happens in plays. We have never been the kind of people to settle for the way things are, so we?re taking bigger chances, making better theater and daring even more,? says Triad Stage artistic director and director of Trouble in Mind, Preston Lane. ?And there is no better play to begin this season of change than Alice Childress? Trouble in Mind. Childress dared to write about race, about gender, about the making of art, about the business of theater in a fashion that no one else has done as radically or as truthfully.?

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
Alice Childress?was born October 12, 1916 in Charleston, South Carolina. At the age of nine, Childress moved to Harlem, New York where she was raised by her grandmother. Through the 1940?s Childress studied at the American Negro Theatre (ANT), acting and contributing in all aspects of their productions. It was during this time she crafted a name for herself as a skilled actress; making her Broadway debut in the ANT production of Anna Lucasta, for which she earned a Tony? award nomination. In 1949, Childress began her writing career with her first play, a one-act entitled Florence. ?In 1956, her play Trouble in Mind, won the Obie Award for the best off-Broadway play. Childress continued to write plays throughout her career such as Wine in the Wilderness, and Wedding Band: A Love/Hate Story in Black and White. In 1973 Childress won great acclaim for her first novel A Hero Ain?t Nothin? but a Sandwich, which she later adapted into a screenplay and subsequent film. Her novel,?A Short Walk, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1979. For her life?s work Childress was awarded the Paul Robeson Medal of Distinction, the AUDELCO Pioneer Award, and a Lifetime Career Achievement Award from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education.

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION

Making his Triad Stage debut, University of North Carolina School of the Arts professor and scenic designer John Coyne creates the backstage of a classic proscenium Broadway theatre in Triad Stage?s thrust space. ?In placing her play firmly in a theatrical setting, Childress reminds us that all the world is a stage and her stage reflects a world divided and struggling to come together. The story and its character ring as true today as in 1955 and shows how daunting the struggle remains,? says Lane.

Lane has assembled a cast of returning Triad Stage veterans and a few new faces. Returning to Triad Stage is Cassandra Lowe Williams (A Christmas Carol, Ethel Waters: His Eye is on the Sparrow, among others) as Willetta Mayer, New York actor Mark H. Dold (Hedda Gabler, Mirandolina), fresh off a two year run in Freud?s Last Session at New World Stages, as Al Manners and Harold Surratt, last seen at Triad Stage in The Sunset Limited, as Sheldon Forrester. Completing the cast is John Dillon (A Christmas Carol, 2011), prolific regional theater actress Chantal Jean-Pierre (Triad Stage debut), Phillip Lynch (Theatre 232: Fashionistas), UNCG student Megan Oots (Triad Stage debut), Lee Spencer (A Doll House, Oleanna) and veteran New York actor Evan Thompson (Triad Stage debut).

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The creative team includes: scenic designer John Coyne, costume designer Bill Brewer, lighting designer Norman Coates and sound designer David E. Smith. The dramaturg is Christine Woodworth, Christine Morris is the vocal coach, Cindi Rush is the casting director and the stage manager is Emily J. Mails.

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Biographies of the cast and creative team, and more information on the production can be found online at www.triadstage.org.

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PERFORMANCE AND SPECIAL EVENT INFORMATION

Tickets for Preview performances of Trouble in Mind, on September 2, 4, 5 and 6, are all $24 each. From Opening Night, September 7, through the run of the production, single ticket prices range from $10 to $52. Prices vary depending on the day of the week and seat location desired.

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All performances are at Triad Stage at The Pyrle Theater, located at 232 South Elm Street in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina (between Market and Washington Streets).

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Show times for Trouble in Mind are 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings and 8:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings. Sunday matinees are at 2:00 p.m. There are no matinee performances during previews. Pay-What-You-Can performances are Tuesday, September 11, and Wednesday, September 12, at 7:30 p.m. Wine Tasting Friday sponsored by Our State magazine is Friday, September 14, prior to the evening?s 8:00 p.m. performance. A Sign-Interpreted performance is on Tuesday, September 18, at 7:30 p.m., with services provided by the Greensboro Communication Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

Technically Talking, a behind-the-scenes discussion with members of the design team is Tuesday, September 4, immediately following the 7:30 p.m. preview performance. The InSight Series, the free humanities program featuring Dr. La Vinia Delois Jennings, Ph.D, Lindsay Young Professor of English and professor of Twentieth-Century American Literature and Culture, who will be discussing the world of the play and Alice Childress will be held on Sunday, September 9, immediately following the 2:00 p.m. matinee performance. PostScript, a lively, open discussion with the cast, will be held on Thursday, September 13, in The UpStage Cabaret immediately following the 7:30 p.m. performance. The PostScript series is sponsored by Locke T. Clifford and Andrew C. Clifford.

ABOUT TRIAD STAGE

Triad Stage is a professional not-for-profit regional theater company based in Greensboro?s downtown historic district. All Triad Stage productions are created in Greensboro using the best of local and national talent. Triad Stage gratefully acknowledges the support of its Season Sponsors: Blue Zoom, the North Carolina Arts Council and the United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro. The starring sponsor for Trouble in Mind is Lincoln Financial Foundation, with support from Chicks, Chat and Change, Bernard Robinson & Company, L.L.P. and Graffiti Ads.

Triad Stage?s 2012-2013 MainStage Season continues with Donald Margulies? Shipwrecked! (October 14 ? November 4, 2012); Tennessee Williams?s, Kingdom of Earth (February 10 ? March 3, 2013); Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe?s musical adaptation of Pygmalion, My Fair Lady (April 7 ? May 15, 2013) and Preston Lane?s world premiere adaptation, Tennessee Playboy (June 9 ? 30, 2013). The season includes the return of Lane?s adaptation of Charles Dickens? holiday classic, A Christmas Carol (December 2 ? 23, 2012). Season Passes and single tickets for Trouble in Mind, Shipwrecked! and A Christmas Carol are on sale now.

The UpStage Cabaret season begins with a ghost play adapted by Stephen Mallatratt, The Woman in Black (October 4 ? 20, 2012); David Sedaris? The Santaland Diaries (December 4 ? 22, 2012) and Charles Ludlam?s affair of the farce, Reverse Psychology! (March 16 ? 30, 2013). Memberships to The Cabaret Club are on sale now. Tickets to The Woman in Black go on sale to non-members September 4.

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All Triad Stage productions feature the bold acting and breathtaking design that have been nationally recognized by The Wall Street Journal and by the American Theatre Wing, founder of the Tony Awards^?, which named Triad Stage one of the top ten most promising theatres in the country as a recipient of the 2010 National Theatre Company Grant. Triad Stage has also earned accolades including ?Best North Carolina Production of 2010? for The Glass Menagerie by Triangle Arts & Entertainment magazine; ?One of the Best Regional Theatres in America?, New York?s Drama League; ?Best Live Theater?, Go Triad/News & Record and The Rhinoceros Times; and ?Professional Theater of the Year?, North Carolina Theatre Conference.

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To purchase tickets or for performance information on Trouble in Mind, call the Triad Stage Box Office at 336.272.0160 or toll-free at 866.579.TIXX (8499), or visit www.triadstage.org.

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For tickets:

Phone: (336) 272-0160

Toll-free: (866) 579-TIXX (8499)

Box Office hours: Monday ? Friday, 10:00 a.m. ? 6:00 p.m.

Online: www.triadstage.org
Ticket prices: $10 ? $52, depending on performance date and seat location

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Group tickets:

Call (336) 274-0067 ext. 221

Email: groupsales@triadstage.org

Ticket discounts: Groups of 10 ? 49, 25% off; Groups of 50+, 35% off

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Educators? 20% discount tickets:

Current school teachers and professors receive a 20% discount off regular price tickets to all performances. A valid school employee ID or proof of employment must be presented to Box Office when picking up tickets. Subject to availability. Some restrictions apply.

Call: (336) 272-0160 or toll-free (866) 579-TIXX

Monday ? Friday, 10:00 a.m. ? 6:00 p.m.

Ticket prices: $10 ? $41.60, depending on performance date and seat location

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$10 Student Rush tickets:

Current students with valid school ID may purchase tickets for $10. Student Rush tickets are only available at the Triad Stage Box Office one hour before each performance. Subject to availability. Some restrictions apply.

$10 Gallery Seats:

A limited number of $10 general admission gallery seats are available for each performance.

Call: (336) 272-0160 or toll-free (866) 579-TIXX

Monday ? Friday, 10:00 a.m. ? 6:00 p.m.

Also available at the Box Office for walk-up sales.

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Trouble in Mind performance dates:

Sunday, September 2 7:30 p.m. 1^st Preview

Tuesday, September 4 7:30 p.m. Preview/ ?Technically Talking? post-show discussion

Wednesday, September 5 7:30 p.m. Preview

Thursday, September 6 7:30 p.m. Preview

Friday, September 7 8:00 p.m. Opening Night with post-show lobby party

Saturday, September 8 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, September 9 2:00 p.m. ?InSight Series? post-show discussion

Sunday, September 9 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, September 11 7:30 p.m. ?Pay-What-You-Can? performance

Wednesday, September 12 7:30 p.m. ?Pay-What-You-Can? performance

Thursday, September 13 7:30 p.m. ?PostScript? post-show discussion with the cast

Friday, September 14 8:00 p.m. Pre-Show Wine Tasting event

Saturday, September 15 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, September 16 2:00 p.m.

Sunday, September 16 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, September 18 7:30 p.m. Sign Interpreted performance

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Thursday, September 20 7:30 p.m.

Friday, September 21 8:00 p.m.

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Check Out This Week in Gaming Apps Before the Flesh-Hungry ...

One of our writers has been deathly afraid of moles all of his life. He says one of this week's Gaming Apps 'o the Day cured him of that fear. I say no so fast.

One does not simply brush aside a fear for Earth's diamond-clawed tunnel rats. He can find brief solace in Hello Kitty. He can wrap himself in a protective cocoon of felt. He can try going about solving his problem logically. He can even try a little digging himself. Four of this week's five featured apps are here to help.

But the fifth? It's not a cure. It's a Band-Aid brand adhesive strip over a much bigger problem. And is that a mole talon slowly poking through the bandage?

Are you not entertained?

Be afraid of moles, and play some gaming apps.

If you have a suggestion for an app for the iPhone, iPad, Android or Windows Phone 7 that you'd like to see highlighted, let us know.

Here We Go, an App of the Day Made of Felt

I don't think I've ever played an app made from felt. Have I? Hrm, nope! But that's exactly what Brownie: Spirt of the Woods is-an iOS game made from felt. More ?

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Nearly Thirty Years Old and Lode Runner is Still Kicking My Ass

I first played Douglas Smith's classic platformer, Lode Runner, on an Apple II computer in 1983. I wasn't very good, but then I was also only ten. Nearly three decades later Tozai Games has released Lode Runner Classic for Windows Phone 7, with versions coming soon for iOS and Android. The simply running and digging gameplay has aged incredibly well. Me? Not so much. More ?

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This Exuberant Dirt-Racing Game Helped Me Get Over My Childhood Fear Of Moles

Did I ever tell you about how terrified I was of moles when I was a kid? Oh man, I was. I really was. I think I saw a mole once above ground, and according to my parents I spent the day shouting "Mole! Mole!" and running and hiding. Burrowing little MF-er scared the pants off of me. More ?

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Hello Kitty Introduces Kids to the Hellish World of Food Service

Hey kids! If you play your cards rights you might one day be the owner of your own cafe, working tirelessly day in and day out to please demanding customers that can't even go to the bathroom on their own. Sound dreamy? Perhaps Hello Kitty Cafe can help change your mind. More ?

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Only A Truly Devious Villain Would Make You Solve Riddles To Destroy Him

I was the sort of child who always had a bunch of brain-teaser and riddle books lying around in her room, and I grew into the sort of adult who enjoys Professor Layton games. The Curse, for me, is a natural extension of that impulse to solve everything. More ?

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Source: http://kotaku.com/5937732/check-out-this-week-in-gaming-apps-before-the-flesh+hungry-moles-devour-us-all

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Individual Development Plan ? Tips To Build Self-Confidence | The ...

Self-confidence affects every aspect of life, from careers to personal relationships, which is why building self-confidence is crucial when developing personal development goals.? Although it may seem as if some people are born with self-confidence, even the most self-assured CEO sometimes faces feelings of inadequacy.? Here are a few individual development plan tips to build self-confidence.

Believe in Yourself

One of the most basic tips for building self-confidence is often the hardest to do, and that is to believe in yourself.? One individual development plan goals that everyone should have at the top of the list is to believe in his or her accomplishments.? Look at the things you have achieved in your lifetime.? List the ten things you consider your most important achievements, whether it was getting a job at a young age, raising children or purchasing a home.? By seeing those achievements in writing, you will be more likely to believe in yourself and help build your self-confidence level.? Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses.

Know You Will Make Mistakes

No one is perfect, and you will make mistakes along the way.? Another tip for building self-confidence ?is to gather as much information as possible and make decisions based on that information.? If it is the wrong decision, know that you made the decision based on the intelligence you had at the time and learn from that mistake.? Do not let negative thoughts derail your knowledge or belief in your abilities.

Commit to the Decision

Self-confident people commit to their decisions.? They don?t second guess.? By appearing confident, even if you are not, you make others believe in your self-confidence and you actually help your plans succeed.? Make commitment a personal development goal; it will help you develop self-confidence.

TSTN has an on-demand personal development plan training library that contains over 300 online training programs with the legends of the self-improvement industry. View Charlie- Believe In Yourself from our SuccessCast featuring videos on the subject of building self-confidence and personal development goal setting to get a taste of what we offer.? Then, learn more by visiting us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Pinterest.

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Source: https://www.tstn.com/personal-development-plan-examples-tips-forself-confidence/

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Things Important to know while Choosing Credit Counselor | Add ...

If you want to consider help from credit councilor then it is important to ask some important question related to the service to verify it gives positive results in your case or not. Some important questions that should be asked are listed below:

Ask for their services: Find out information on services offered by the organization including debt management classes, savings and budget counseling as well as about the counselors. Acquire for personalized debt help from counselor on your financial situations.

Authorization of organization: Ask whether the organization is legally authorized to provide debt management service in your state. Always consider the state valid to provide financial services in your state and fulfill legal requirements of the state.

Cost for the information: Most of the recognized financial institutions provide information a no cost. You can access debt and financial information online from nonprofit sites. However, you may need to pay service fee upon hiring any service. Be sure that company is not charging any fee for providing information.

Verify the agreement is on paper: If you are hiring any company for financial service then be sure that the agreement is on papers. You should not commit DMP participation on telephone. Take everything writing on papers before signing any agreement with the company.

Find out the qualifications of counselors: Acquire financial service from the organization that has expert debt counselors. Find out the organization which with the counselors is accredited if they are.

Get review of previous customers: Access review of previous customers who have used service from that company. Verify whether they are satisfied with debt management service or not. Always select a company that offer excellent financial service and have good number of satisfied customers.

Get information on fee and other charges: Ask from the company about the fee and associated charges for any financial service. Get information on price quotes in written. Ask for any waiver or reduced fee on services if you cannot afford the demanded one. Compare with other lenders to find affordable service.

These are some important things that you must ask from your service provider. If you are getting positive reply of your queries then go with the organization for financial services. In other situation, move towards other firm.

Robin Smith is an expert debt advisor who offers updated information on debt consolidation and debt management plan problems and alternative solution for the same.

Source: http://www.dir-articles.co.uk/finance/debt-consolidation/things-important-to-know-while-choosing-credit-counselor/

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Former Scottish Sports Minister tasked to boost cycling in Glasgow ahead of 2014 Commonwealth Games

By Tom Degun

August 23 - Glasgow City Council has appointed former Scottish Sports Minister Frank McAveety to boost cycling in the city ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Cycling has enjoyed a huge boost in popularity across the UK following Britain's success at elite level which this year saw Bradley Wiggins win the Tour de France and Team GB take an astonishing 12 medals at the London 2012 Olympics, eight of which were gold.

There is particular interest in Scotland after Sir Chris Hoy (pictured top, leading) won two gold medals at London 2012 to take his overall tally to six golds and a silver, making him Britain's greatest ever Olympian.

Sir Chris is likely to bow out of the sport at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the velodrome that has been named after him and McAveety has been tasked with making the sport popular amongst normal Glaswegians in a similar way Mayor of London Boris Johnson has done with Londoners through initiatives such as his Boris Bike scheme.

McAveety will publish an updated strategy later this year to encourage commuting, racing and leisure cycling.

Former Scottish Sports Minister?Frank McAveety is hoping see everyone get on their bikes in Glasgow

"We realise there are obstacles," said the 50-year-old councillor for Shettleston.

"Commuters face potholes and, often, a lack of consideration from motorists.

"Youngsters who want to take up competitive cycling might struggle to find proper coaching, but these are the things we want to address."

There has been 50 per cent growth in bike riding in Glasgow city centre during the past three years but cycling still only accounts for two per cent of commuter trips.

It is hoped that McAveety will be able to increase this although some will be surprised by his appointment as the former Sports Minister has often been a figure of controversy.

In 2004, he was forced to apologise for misleading Parliament when he turned up late for a question time claiming to have been unavoidably detained on ministerial business.

London Mayor Boris Johnson's Boris Bike scheme is designed to make cycling popular in the captial

It was later discovered that he was actually eating pie, beans and roast potatoes in the Parliament canteen.

The incident was dubbed "pie-gate" and is said to have led then First Minister Jack McConnell to sack him from his Cabinet later that year.

Major controversy struck again in June 2010 when McAveety was forced to resign as Convenor of the Scottish Parliament's Public Petitions Committee after being overheard making comments about a female member of the audience during a break in committee proceedings because he had not switched off his microphone.

With his microphone still on, McAveety said: "There's a very attractive girl in the second row, dark and dusky.

"We'll maybe put a wee word out for her."

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Source: http://www.insidethegames.biz/commonwealth-games/2014/18332-former-scottish-sports-minister-tasked-to-boost-cycling-in-glasgow-ahead-of-2014-commonwealth-games

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