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IGGY pops up in Warwick Uni

Warwick Uni launches IGGY, a social network and online educational hub for gifted young people. IGGY is offering free annual memberships to 13-18 year olds in Coventry and Warwickshire.




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High Pavement steps up in Warwick

A chance encounter between two business entrepreneurs has led to the opening of a stunning new gastro bar and restaurant in Warwick.




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Nineteenth hole opens at West Bromwich golf club

The Lewisham swings into action at Dartmouth golf course.




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When the city of Dublin banned sandwich boards, Irish pubs put out these instead

Without permission to use sandwich boards to attract business, the Irish had to get resourceful.



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Flicks of the Week: Chadwick Boseman Knocks It Out The Park



"42" premieres on Tuesday, July 7 at 6P/5C.



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Twice Bitten



When a rich widow falls victim to a charming young scammer, her suspicions lead her on a search for the truth, but when his desperation for cash reaches a fatal point, she fears she may be too late.



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Snooker: Watford Sports & Warwick Win

The Bermuda Snooker League season resumed with two matches completed. Watford Sports Club 5 – Warwick Workmen’s Club One 0 At the Warwick Workmen’s Club, Watford Sports Club defeated the host 5 – 0. Watford’s Winslow Smith opened the scoring, taking the 1st of 2 games against Warwick’s Pamela Quadroy 43-17. Reigning DeSilva Cup champion, Keino Zuill […]




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Snooker: Spanish Point & Warwick Win

Snooker league action resumed between Spanish Point Boat Club Two and Warwick Workmen’s Club One; Warwick Workmen’s Club Two and Watford Sports Club; and Spanish Point Boat Club One and RAA. Spanish Point Boat Club Two 4 Warwick Workmen’s Club One 1 Spanish Point Boat Club’s Billy Wotton opened the scoring with a 60-47 win […]




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Snooker: Warwick Workmen’s Club Two Wins

Sandys Boat Club needed just one point to be reasonably sure of retaining the league title – the only way for them to potentially lose the title, was for Watford Sports Club to defeat RAA 5-0 in their last match of the season. Warwick captain Steven Bremar got them off to a flying start when […]




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Warwick Win Mike Zimmerman Team Final

Warwick Workmen’s Club Two defeated Spanish Point Boat Club Two 3 – 1 to claim the Mike Zimmerman Team Challenge title. Captain Steven Bremar got Warwick off to a flying start when he defeated Point’s Billy Wotton sinking the pink ball to take the 1st game, 58 – 39. John Orr equalized for Spanish Point […]




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Snooker: Warwick, Sandys & Watford Sports Win

The Bermuda Snooker League Season resumed with three games on tap. Warwick Workmen’s Club Two 4 Spanish Point Boat Club Two 2 The Warwick Workmen’s Club Two defeated the Spanish Point Boat Club Two 4 – 2. Tyler Moniz gave Spanish Point Boat Club an early lead when he defeated Zane Desilva 64-28. Warwick Workmen’s […]




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Warwick Workmen’s II Claim League Title

Warwick Workmen’s Club II – featuring captain Steven Bremar, Scott Barnes and Zane DeSilva – have claimed the Bermuda Snooker Association League title. The trio drew 3-3 with Watford Sports Club I in their final game of the season last week to wrap up the triumph, losing just one game throughout their league campaign. Barnes, […]




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Male Dies After Shooting In Warwick

[Updated: The police confirm the shooting victim has died] There was a shooting in Warwick this evening [Nov 21] and the police have confirmed that a male was shot and was transported to KEMH “for treatment for his injuries which are considered life threatening.” A police spokesperson said, “Around 8:50 p.m. on Tuesday, November 21st, […]




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Video: Nahki Wells Scores Against Norwich City

Nahki Wells scored a superb goal Bristol City’s 2-0 win away to Norwich City in the Sky Bet Championship. With City leading 1-0, the Bermuda striker, who was making his 500th league appearance, wrapped up the victory with a thumping strike in the 63rd minute. It was Wells’s fourth goal in six games and fifth […]




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Cricket: Americas Select Team Win By 7 Wickets

In their first match of the Series, the Americas Select Team defeated the Bermuda Select by 7 wickets at the National Sports Center. Batting first, Bermuda were restricted to 118/7, Allan Douglas Jr. was the top scorer with 61 which came off 34 balls, he hit 2 fours, and 6 sixes, Aarin Nadkarni was the […]




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Netball: Warwick Win BSSF Primary Title

Warwick Academy were crowned the Bermuda School Sports Federation’s Primary School Division One Netball champions at the Bernard Park Netball courts. Warwick Academy edged past Northlands Primary 5 – 4 in a very close encounter. Quin Burgess scored four goals to lead Warwick with Francesca Cressall-Haycock scoring the other. Sofia Odouri led Northlands with three […]




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Barnes Reaches SKUSA Pro Tour Podium Twice

Scott Barnes continued competing on the SKUSA Pro Tour as races in the Spring Nationals at the Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati got underway. Competing in the Master Shifter Sponsored by Fury Motorsport/GP USA Class Qualifiers, Barnes clocked the 5th fastest time of 54.164 which came on his fourth lap. Barnes made the podium in […]




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BUEI Films To Screen ‘Wicked Little Letters’

The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI] is set to feature the 2023 comedy/mystery ‘Wicked Little Letters,’ directed by Thea Sharrock, as part of its ongoing ‘Films at BUEI’ series. A spokesperson said, “‘Films at BUEI’ continues at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI] with the screening of the 2023 Comedy/Mystery, ‘Wicked Little Letters’ on Saturday, […]




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OBA Warwick Town Hall Meeting On Nov 14

One Bermuda Alliance leader Jarion Richardson and Warwick candidates will host a town hall on November 14 to discuss the OBA’s platform and community issues. A spokesperson said, “Join One Bermuda Alliance leader, Jarion Richardson as he and Warwick candidates host a town hall meeting on Thursday, 14 November 2024 at the Warwick Workman’s Club. The […]




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Motorcyclist Injured In Collision In Warwick

A 30-year-old male motorcycle rider was injured in a collision in Warwick this afternoon [Oct 7]. A police spokesperson said, “Around 1:25 pm on Monday, October 7, 2024, police and other first responders attended a serious single vehicle collision involving a motorcycle at the junction of Middle Road and Ten Pin Crescent, Warwick. “Upon arrival, […]




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Police Confirm: Man Injured In Warwick Shooting

A man has been injured in a shooting in the Warwick area this evening [Sept 12] the police have confirmed. A police spokesperson said, “Shortly after 9pm on Thursday, 12 September 2024, police received several 911 calls regarding gunshots being heard in the Quarry Hill Road, Warwick area. “On arrival at the scene, it was […]




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Police Recover Stolen Motorcycles In Warwick

The Bermuda Police Service recovered stolen motorcycles in a Warwick search. A police spokesperson said, “On Wednesday 11th September, 2024, the Bermuda Police Service continued to progress Operation Athlestan. Members of the Serious Crime Unit assisted by the Gang Targeting Unit and Police Support Unit, executed a search warrant at a property located along South […]




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Новое видео RICKY WARWICK

"All I Want For Christmas... Is Christmas!" , новое видео RICKY WARWICK, доступно для просмотра ниже.
#Ricky_Warwick #RickyWarwick
Видео: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPZ-S-BvfnQ




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2 more escaped monkeys recaptured and enjoying peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in South Carolina




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The Healing Process of Remorse and Self-Forgiveness * Wicca-Spirituality.com

 


Although often confused with guilt and shame, remorse is actually a much higher calibrating "emotion." It's the 21st Century alternative to feeling bad about yourself, and making others around you feel bad too.


It not only feels better and helps you move forward in your life, but it is healing for the Earth... and as we ride the 2012 Transition, Mother Earth needs all the help we can give her!


This article explains how it works, and why you are worthy of forgiveness.

 

Remorse is a method to heal yourself, and others, after making a mistake.


After all, anything that brings a feeling of remorse is a mistake -- just a mistake. Did you know that's the origin of the word "sin"? "Sin" was an archery term; it means missing the mark. That leaves a lot more possibility for positive growth, doesn't it!


So you don't need to berate yourself for eternity. There is nothing to berate yourself for if you didn't know any better, or if you did the best you could.


And I believe we always do the best we can, with what we have in the moment.


We're not perfect. Sometimes we do things we're not proud of. But, in the moment, that was undoubtedly the best that we could do.


Maybe you gave in to your meaner impulses. If you could have held yourself to a higher ideal in that moment, you would have done so. What would you have to gain, by not?


Maybe you didn't know how to do better. You can only work with what you know.


God does not expect you to know what you do not yet know!


For whatever reason -- fatigue, stress, anxiety, confusion, distraction, etc -- maybe you didn't do the best you hoped for. Maybe it wasn't as good as you could have done another day.


But you obviously did the best you could in that moment.


Why would anyone do less than that?


God doesn't need you to burn in hell for it, not even the hell of your own harsh thoughts. She only wants you to learn from the process, and to use it to grow. That's what remorse is all about.

 

There are four parts to the process of remorse.


The first part is a pang in your Heart. There is an energy there, call it an emotion if you like, that signals you are not happy with your actions.


From here, many people get derailed into guilt, instead of continuing the process of remorse.


The second part is the most important, the core of remorse...


You accept that you made a mistake. And you make an unemotional, practical assessment of your actions.


When your actions and choices don't live up to your ideals or ethics... you figure out how you could do better, discover what was moving in you (probably subconsciously) that caused that action, and -- here's the critical bit -- resolve to do better next time.

Remorse is calm and determined. Rather than destroying your self-respect, remorse enhances it. It provides you with the opportunity to grow, to live up to your ideals.


It recognises that within you there is a perfect being, capable of the best.


And that there is always another opportunity to try.


Contrast that with shame, which says that you are worthless and hopeless. There's just nowhere good to go, from there!


Remorse doesn't take the mistake personally. It sees an action as wrong, but not you as a person.


Remorse knows that people can't accurately, honestly be judged in terms of "wrong" and "bad."


The next step is always making amends. You must undo the error, to the best of your ability. And apologise, if it won't make things worse.


We must be clear -- this step has nothing to do with being forgiven by another person. Whether they forgive you or not is about them and their process, and is not about you.


To seek someone's forgiveness when they aren't ready to give it can be a further harm.


You fix the mistake if you can. That is the only purpose of this step.


Inherent in this process is self-forgiveness. You see a mistake, you acknowledge it, you figure out what went wrong, you fix it if you can, and you determine to not make that mistake again.


When you've done all that, forgiveness is a lot easier.


You can forgive yourself, because you know you aren't a bad person who intentionally did wrong... and because you are doing your best not to slip up that way in the future.


No one is perfect. No one is expected, by the Divine, not to make mistakes. On the contrary, that's often how we learn and grow.


That's all the Divine wants of you. Not perfection. But learning and growing from your slip-ups.


So you can accept that you did the best you were able to, at the time. And forgive yourself, for being human and humanly fallible.

 

If you get stuck in guilt, look for the underlying shame. Shame is like Velcro to guilt. It tells you that you deserve to feel terrible guilt, that you are not worthy of forgiveness or compassion or kindness.


But shame LIES.


You are worthy of forgiveness, because you are not a flawed person.You are Divinity tasting life as a mortal individual -- nothing else.


It doesn't matter what your family or coworkers or boss thinks of you. It doesn't matter how you've been treated by others -- that's nothing to do with YOU, that's all about the (human) blindness of others.


You are infinitely worthy and loveable!


And when others can't see that it's only because they haven't realised that they are infinitely worthy and loveable. When people get tied down, in their minds, into one little frail animal body and one small human life, all kinds of such misconceptions arise!


But it's not the truth.


The truth is that you are eternal -- learning and growing and polishing yourself on challenge after challenge, life after life.


The soul that is truly you is infinitely worthy and Divine. The body and mind you think of as you are only a costume that put on for a while, and then point aside, to go home for dinner and a bath, a good rest, to get up and come play again.


So how do you as a mere mortal forgive yourself?


The same way you forgive anyone... With compassion for your human frailty: you really are doing our best with what you have. With perspective: understanding that this life is a playground and schoolroom, and not the life-or-death struggle it seems. With determination to not make the same mistake again.


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Book Review: WICKED ABANDONED

Wicked Abandoned A New England Horror Writers Anthology Edited by Rob Smales and Scott T. Goudsward Published by Wicked Creative, LLC  (September 25, 2024) Reviewed by Carson Buckingham All I have to say is that New England sure grows a bunch of great writers! Wicked Abandoned is one of the best anthologies I’ve read in […]

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Writer Notes: The Wicked + the Divine 25

Spoilers, obv. Let’s just dive in, eh? Jamie’s Cover One of the interesting things about comics is the solicitation process. As such, a sub-section of the fandom will be aware of a cover before it comes out (or the month before it comes out if it’s a comic which puts a NEXT MONTH cover in […]




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Out Today: The Wicked + the Divine 26 and Doctor Aphra 4

A big issue, this, both in terms of events and pages – it’s 3 pages longer than normal due to (er) me writing it longer and not realising until it was too late, and then Jamie adding an extra page for extra motorbike. Something for everyone in this, I think. Also HOT NINE PANEL GRIDS. […]




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Writer Notes: The Wicked + the Divine 26

Spoilers, obv. This felt like a big issue to us. I mean, in a literal sense it was a big issue. We normally are 20 pages of art (plus cheats). This is 23 pages of art, due to me completely fucking up and writing a 22 page script extremely early, thinking I’d go back to […]




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Out NowThe Complete Phonogram, The Wicked + the Divine 28, Doctor Aphra 6 and Mercury Heat 12

Cripes. What a big week. For more details, I direct you to my newsletter which is best for this kind of thing, but in Brief… The Complete Phonogram. 504 pages comprising all three volumes (the first coloured for the first time), all the eighty-odd previously uncollected B-sides and all in an oversized hardback format. If […]




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Writer Notes: the Wicked + the Divine 455

Spoilers, obv. The specials have been quite the time, having several ways to stress everyone the hell out. The amount of work that goes into a special is far more than any single script can justify in cold commercial terms. It’s lucky that I’m only choosing periods that I’m interested in researching to death. I […]




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Behind-the-scenes peek into picture book writing & illustration process with Hazel Mitchell (SWEET PEA SUMMER, Candlewick)

Hazel Mitchell has helped create more than twenty children's books, including her award-winning picture book Toby (Candlewick Press). Her illustrations appear in books by Cynthia Lord, JaNay Brown-Wood (Imani's Moon was mentioned on the Stephen Colbert show!), Lynn Parrish Sutton, Liza Gardner Walsh and others. You can find out more about Hazel and her work at HazelMitchell.com, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Synopsis of SWEET PEA SUMMER (Candlewick):

During her mother’s absence, a young girl discovers the joys of gardening—and the rewards of persistence and a sharp eye—in a sweet intergenerational story. With warm, child-friendly illustrations and a simple narration, Hazel Mitchell tells a timeless story about holding on to hope in hard times and finding the strength and determination to see it through. A brief author’s note at the end offers a bit of history and a few details about sweet peas for aspiring gardeners.

Q. What inspired you to write Sweet Pea Summer?

My inspiration for the book were memories I have from staying with my grandparents when I was little (4-6 years old). They lived in a row of mill cottages in a Yorkshire town called Huddersfield. The town was born out of the wool trade and had many factories and tall towers, but was surrounded by beautiful countryside. I started to sketch my memories of staying with them - the cottage, the garden, the countryside with the moors and mill chimneys, the cats that were always scampering around, the long road that stretched away up a sloping hill to the town itself.

My granddad was an excellent gardener. I suspect this came from the war years in Britain when everyone grew their own food as much as possible. In my memory the garden was so, so long with a little greenhouse and was stuffed with veggies and flowers. Of course, my memory exaggerated everything. I was seeing through a small child's eyes. I even googled the road on Google Streetview and the cottage and the garden are still there, just much smaller than I recalled.

I decided there was a story in these sketches and my rememberings. I find that I'm often inspired by childhood memories, places and real life things, like my own dog who is the main character in the book 'Toby', also from Candlewick Press. I've even been known to use my house in books, or feature the landscape of Maine, where I live, and sometimes I draw objects from my home. it gives authenticity I think.

Q. What was the writing and illustration process like?

After some note making, more doodles and musing I decided on the main character of a girl. She's not exactly me. My sister also went to stay with my grandparents when my mother was ill and that was really the nugget that set me rolling. The girl is sad and missing her mother, so Grandpa invites her to help in the garden and, in particular, to look after the sweet peas. (My own grandfather grew chrysanthemums, but I decided children would relate more to sweet peas. Plus it is easier to say!).

The grandparents do not look like my grandparents and even though the child is not really me, I guess she shares some of my personality characteristics and DO I love gardening! (Although I always fail with sweet peas, which is ironic). I found I had all the inspiration I needed to get started on roughing out a story.

Writing and illustrating Sweet Pea Summer was a long process, as most books tend to me. There are a lot of images in the book, which is kind of graphic novelish in a way, with multiple images on some pages that follow a grid layout. Although I did preliminary character and setting sketches, I then spent time writing scene progressions and story boarding before I was ready to do the first full dummy.

I've found this saves me time in the long run, when I finally start to sketch I can be pretty certain I have the rudimentary story arc and length of book down. We had 2-3 edits and rehashes before my editors, art director and myself were all happy to go to finals. Finals are always the very long and arduous stage of the book for me. The first spark of story and hashing it out is the inspirational bit.

I did all the art for Sweet Pea in pencil and watercolor (usually I colour an under painting digitally), but I felt this book needed a traditional watercolour feel. It was a longer process for sure! Along the way I did a good amount of picture research especially on the landscapes and the flowers - plus the process of growing them, which features in the story. The parallel between the illness of the m/c's mom and the flowers failing to open was important to me. didn't want it to be too obvious to the reader.

My editor, Liz Bicknell at Candlewick Press, was very helpful, as always, keeping the story on track. Pam Consolazio was my art director, and her nickname was Sweet Pea as a child! it is lovely when you find unexpected connections. I scan my own artwork, which gives me the luxury of making any tweaks to the final art. I think the whole book took about 2 years, including edits etc.

It's wonderful when your book finally arrives in your mailbox! (Just like any birth, the pain recedes!) It was especially concerning in this time of the pandemic, but everything went well and the books arrived in time for publication.

Q. What advice do you have for young writers and illustrators?

My advice to young writers and illustrators is always work on stories that you love and feel an emotional response to whether, happy, sad, funny or just that you just love and know the subject. It will always show in your work!

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For more insights from book creators, see my Inkygirl interview archives.

 





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With "Wicked," director Jon M. Chu writes his own story

Wicked – the 20-year-old – smash hit on Broadway turns the story of the "Wizard of Oz" on its head.

Now, the story of Elfaba the Wicked Witch of the West, Glinda the Good Witch, and the Wizard himself is making the shift from stage to screen.

The director bringing the Broadway hit to screens across the country is Jon M. Chu, the director of the blockbuster Crazy Rich Asians.

The movie version of Wicked is in many ways the culmination of Chu's own story as a person of color. Chu always wanted to be a filmmaker. Chu says his life experience and career lead him to tell the story of a person of color in a new way.

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McKenna 'so proud' after Ipswich's first Premier League win in 22 years

Kieran McKenna describes Ipswich's 2-1 victory at Tottenham - their first Premier League win in 22 years - as a "massive moment" and validation for the players' hard work.




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A Sandwich, A Wallet, and Elizabeth Taylor's Cousin

Being a Parable for the Edification of Independents Seeking Independence

THE PARABLE

THE OSTENSIBLE CUSTOMER enters a deli and saunters up to the counter. The deli is tended by its rakishly handsome owner, THE SANDWICH GUY.

"Hi," says The Sandwich Guy. "What looks good to you today?"

"Slow down," says The Ostensible Customer, as THE LUNCH RUSH starts trickling in. "Lots of delis want my business, so, first I need to really understand what you can do for me."

"Well," says The Sandwich Guy, "I guess I can try to do what I do for everybody here and make you a customized version of any of the 15 awesome sandwiches you see on my menu. What're you hungry for?"

"Easy, easy, Ricky Roma! Before I make any decisions here I'm going to need to know a lot more about my options. Why are you so obsessed with 'what I want?'"

"Okay, sorry," says The Sandwich Guy, uneasily eyeing the growing queue of The Lunch Rush now piling up behind The Ostensible Customer. "What else can I do to help here?"

"That's better," says The Ostensible Customer. "Let's start by sitting down for a couple hours and going over all the ingredients you have back there."

The Sandwich Guy laughs congenially and hands The Ostensible Customer a menu. "Friend, I can make you whatever you want, but, if it helps, the 15 sandwiches listed here show all the ingredients--right there between the name and the price..."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! The price?!? Already you're reaching for my wallet? Jeez, I barely just arrived."

The Lunch Rush is getting restless and grumbling audibly.

"Well. You know. I do sell sandwiches for a living," says The Sandwich Guy. "Did you have a certain budget in mind for your lunch?"

"Oh, God, no. I'm nowhere near that point yet. I still need to learn a lot more about how you work, and so, obviously, I have no idea what I want to pay. Obviously."

"Okay," says The Sandwich Guy, "but...I can't do much for you here without knowing either what you want to eat or how much money you want to spend. You get that, right?"

The Ostensible Customer is miffed.

"Listen, here. What I 'get,' so-called Sandwich Guy, is that you're not going to rush me into some tricky lifetime sandwich commitment until I understand precisely who I'm working with. And, so far, I do not like what I see. Still. I intend to find out more. So, meet me in Canada tomorrow to talk about this for an hour."

The Lunch Rush begins waving their wallets as they lob their completed order forms at The Sandwich Guy's face.

"Sorry," says The Sandwich Guy. "I can't do that. How about I just make you a Reuben. It's really good, it's our most popular sandwich, and it only costs eight bucks."

"WHAT! EIGHT DOLLARS! 'Dollars' with a 'd?' That's way too much!"

"I thought you didn't have a budget," says The Sandwich Guy.

"Well, I don't. And, besides, I don't really 'need' a sandwich at all. Now, kindly fly to Canada."

"That's not going to happen, sir."

"Also," says The Ostensible Customer, "if I do decide to get a sandwich from you--and it's looking increasingly less likely that I will--I'll absolutely expect your deeply discounted price to reflect the fact that I'm not particularly hungry right now."

The Lunch Rush begins lighting torches and chanting a guttural chant, not unlike the haunting overtone singing of Tuvan herdsmen.

"Look," sighs The Sandwich Guy, "it sounds like you need a little more time. Here's a free Coke and a complimentary bowl of pickles. Please have a seat, take all the time you need, then just come on up whenever you're ready to order, okay?"

"‘READY?!?’ TO...‘ORDER?!?’ Are you out of your mind?"

"Mmmm...apparently."

Presently, The Ostensible Customer turns beet-red.

"This is an outrage! I can't even imagine how you stay in business when you treat your customers like this."

The Lunch Rush grows silent as The Sandwich Guy slowly leans over the counter and smiles--his nose one slice of corned beef from The Ostensible Customer's nose.

"Sir. First off: you aren't my customer yet. Right now, you're just some dude holding a bowl of free pickles."

"Buh?" fumbled The Ostensible Customer.

"And, second, the way I 'stay in business' is by making great sandwiches and having as few conversations like the one we're having as possible," The Sandwich Guy coos.

"Because, the truth is, my real customers are actually all those nice people standing behind you. They're the people who buy my sandwiches with real money over and over again. I really like them, and so I give them almost all of my attention."

The Sandwich Guy waves at The Lunch Rush. The Lunch Rush waves back. The Ostensible Customer looks stunned.

"Sir," says The Sandwich Guy "enjoy your Coke and your pickles with my compliments. But, please step aside. Because right now, there's a whole bunch of hungry people trying to buy sandwiches that won't require me flying to Canada. Next, please!"

The Lunch Rush roars approval. The Ostensible Customer is still stunned. Which is unfortunate.

Because, several men from the back of the line spontaneously rush forward to drag The Ostensible Customer, screaming and grasping, onto the busy sidewalk outside, where they proceed to devour his flesh like those street urchins who eat Elizabeth Taylor's cousin in Suddenly, Last Summer.

Meanwhile, The Sandwich Guy goes back to making sandwiches. And, The Lunch Rush goes back to eating them.

THE MORAL(S)?

  1. The Sandwich Guy can't do much for you until you're hungry enough to really want a sandwich.
  2. Once you're hungry enough, you still have to pay money for the sandwich. This won't not come up.
  3. Few people become "a good customer" without understanding both 1 and 2.
  4. Few companies become "a smart business" without understanding 1, 2, and 3.
  5. Basing his business on an understanding of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 doesn't make The Sandwich Guy a dick; it makes him a smart business.
  6. If you vacation with Elizabeth Taylor? Seriously. Avoid provoking the cannibalistic rent boys.

THE HOPE

Me? I just very much hope it takes you far less than 15 years to see and accept these sorts of things. Both as a customer and as a business.

Guys, avoid working for anyone who's not hungry enough to compensate you for your sandwich. It literally doesn't pay.

THE RESERVE READING

Tell them nicely that your price is a sucky $200K. The key here is to do so candidly, like you’re sitting on their side of the table and have to approve the budget with them. Admit that you’re way over the mark, and essentially apologize for it. I’ve said, “If you want to tell us to get lost, we understand”.

All those variables can change except your worth. That can’t change. It’s an undeniable fact beyond subjectivity and beyond the reality-bending rhetoric of your client-to-be. You are worth what you are worth and unless you’re feeling charitable something else has to give.

Within the first few minutes of contact — in my effort to be as open and detailed on how I work as possible — the client counteracted by lying about not having a budget to clearly having a budget.

Unspoken expectations unmet lead to seething unspoken frustration which ultimately bursts forth in an ugly mess when you’ve run out of budget.

Remember that client who said that we were “pretty expensive” for them? A qualifying question in the first phone call could have saved us many hours of working on this deal. If you decide that the deal is unqualified, you just save it under another bucket: the unqualified deals bucket.

A Sandwich, A Wallet, and Elizabeth Taylor's Cousin” was written by Merlin Mann for 43Folders.com and was originally posted on November 04, 2010. Except as noted, it's ©2010 Merlin Mann and licensed for reuse under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. "Why a footer?"




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An abstract approach to Marcinkiewicz-Zygmund inequalities for approximation and quadrature in modulation spaces

Martin Ehler and Karlheinz Gröchenig
Math. Comp. 93 (), 2885-2919.
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Mattel apologizes for misprint on 'Wicked' doll packaging that links to porn website

Mattel has apologized after inadvertently directing customers of its new line of Wicked dolls to a pornographic website, stating it is taking action to remove the misprinted toys' packaging.




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Mattel apologizes for misprint on 'Wicked' doll packaging that links to porngraphic website

Mattel has apologized after inadvertently directing customers of its new line of Wicked dolls to a pornographic website, stating it is taking action to remove the misprinted toys' packaging.




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N.H. Lawmakers Twice Reject Federal Charter School Money

Legislators in New Hampshire turned down $46 million in federal charter school grants, concerned about continued costs once the money ran out.




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Betsy DeVos Gave a State Charter School Grants. Lawmakers Have Said No Thanks, Twice

It's pretty obvious by now that many Democrats are growing increasingly uncomfortable supporting charter schools. But New Hampshire lawmakers have taken the unusual step of rejecting federal charter school grant money.




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The Renwick Gallery Opens




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Number of confirmed measles cases in New Brunswick rises to 25

There have been 25 confirmed measles cases in New Brunswick since October after the identification of 11 new cases, according to a news release Saturday from Public Health.



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Warm days and fallen leaves: Images of autumn in New Brunswick

Send your best snaps and video from across the province to cbcnb@cbc.ca



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Lest we forget: Stories of New Brunswick war veterans

From bravery on the field of battle to stoicism behind the lines, New Brunswickers of all backgrounds made their marks.



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Volunteers aim to plant 22K trees as part of Bring Back The Maples campaign in Woolwich Township

Bring Back the Maples is a volunteer effort to increase the forest canopy along Woolwich Townships' rural roads.



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University of Warwick simplifies product design for engineering students with SolidWorks Education Edition

Students cut 20 percent out of initial project development time with SolidWorks 3D modeling and COSMOS design analysis software




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Behrend bowling team wins twice against D’Youville

The Penn State Behrend women’s bowling team won two matches against D’Youville on Oct. 26. The Lions lost the Baker-format match, 1-4.




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From Sandwiches To Ice Cream, 5 Creative Croissant Recipes You Must Try

Calling all croissant fans! Check out these incredibly delicious and indulgent recipes you can make at home using croissants.




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Former Fenwick Island Police Chief Pleads Guilty To Official Misconduct, Falsifying Business Records

The former Chief of the Fenwick Island Police Department has pleaded guilty to Official Misconduct and Falsifying Business Records. Boyden was indicted in August after knowingly submitting, between February of 2014 and March of 2020, false reports to the Delaware Council on Police Training indicating that he had been certified in firearms.  Boyden was charged with, and pleaded guilty to, one count of […]



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