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The Nail That Sticks Out Shall Be Hammered Down
Tags: Life Lessons, Authenticity, This Happened To Me, Personal Growth, Ideas

People have always found it difficult to pin me down. I just can’t be placed somehow, and to that end I am as confused as the person attempting to “place” me. The fast-paced nature of modern society means that each individual has less time to get to know another; yet in this age of inter-connectivity, not knowing someone in a group setting is almost akin to a crime in manners. I’ve found that most people dealt with this by learning to discern and formulate categories: the hipsters, the finance bros, the artsy Broadway kids, to name a few. For all of my conscious life I have struggled to fit into any of these categories, and have since scratched those definitions from the road-map of my person hood. Funnily enough, it is in college that I once again experienced the barrier to goodwill and meaningful connection because my external appearances contradicted so much with my complex internal world.

Tone down. Tone down. TONE DOWN. Dress in neutrals of black, brown, grey. Don’t talk too much about politics or philosophy (you’ll be a bore). If you say you like hip hop and r&b, people will say “that’s so not like you”. You wonder what’s like “you”? How can you not know what’s like “you” when you are you? Don’t protest and just smile. Dress up. Dress up. DRESS UP. Wear your most stylish pieces, clashing infinite combinations of colors and textures. “Oh I like your purple pants!” You breathe a sigh of relief because finally, someone who gets it. Oh but don’t talk too much about big data or analytics (you’ll be a bore). If you say you like business and quantitative rigor, people will say “that’s so not like you, I thought you would do something creative”. You wonder what’s like “you?” Scramble together a patched-up idea of quitting business eventually to pursue something creative. You have to be “fun”, but you also just like holing up at home with a book sometimes. You have to be “open”, but you find it emotionally difficult to overtly share. Most of the time it’s not either or, it is just I AM THIS BUT I AM ALSO THAT.

I am a quitter. I take the easy way out by letting myself be hammered down, by morphing into a billion performative roles that I choose by assessing the dynamics of my social environment. Yet despite my best efforts, the predator is sharp and my fox tail is bright orange. I am ensnared. My proposition was foolish from the start- by not being true to myself I only lived constantly in fear of being singled out. It takes courage to be authentic, and the first step comes in writing. I want to be a writer, and I am not going to wait to quit my job to do it.
WHY BEING WHO YOU ARE CAN MAKE YOU MORE CONFIDENT
By: Tshering Lhamu
Tags: Love Yourself, Beyourself, Self Help, Authenticity, Self Esteem

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In a famous episode from F.R.I.E.N.D.S, Chandler is trapped in an ATM vestibule with a supermodel during a power failure. While he tries to woo her repeatedly, the voice in his head keeps reprimanding him, telling him how idiotic he is or how he loathes himself.

This is exactly what happens when we feel under-confident. We become extremely self-conscious of ourselves. There is a constant negative commentary going on in our heads about how stupid or reckless or poor or ugly we are.

And what do we do? We buy into every word of it.

The great Indian philosopher, Jiddu Krishnamurti, once said that man, instead of dealing with a fact, always creates a non-fact opposite, and then spends his time trying to attain it. And so in our quest for confidence, instead of trying to deal with the negative commentary, we try to replace it with its opposite.

We talk about having faith in our abilities. Or telling ourselves how great we are doing, when we’re actually not. The whole facade is extremely fragile. And the moment your guard is down or the mind catches hold of a small chink in your armor, your fake confidence comes crashing down.

Real confidence is not substituting a negative commentary with positive commentary in your head and filling it with more noise. It is about being at peace with whatever your mind throws at you and not buying into it. Not fighting it. Not resisting it. Not reacting to it. Real confidence comes from caring more about the intention and the outcomes you want to achieve, rather than about yourself. And having the courage to own up to your weaknesses and be truly authentic in your flaws, instead of trying to project a perfect image of you that is not.
Authenticity
By: Ashley Miller
Tags: Authenticity

Lets talk about authenticity. We live in a very superficial world with ridiculous rules made up from social constructions and bullshit. Social media but more so, this patriarchy created by white men, is the death of true authenticity. I’m mostly speaking here for women and all the things we are supposed to be and not supposed to be, all the impossible standards made to please men, we are living in a world that refuses us our right to be truly authentic.

How is anyone supposed to even know who they really are and what is authentic to them if we’re born ready to fit into a box with a million labels on it. I had to learn who I was by trial and error. I rejected every social norm, every label and every tradition I was taught to have. I just wanted to start from scratch. Some of those labels came back to me naturally or what I see fit, but mostly I came up with my own set of identity labels.

There are so many things about our true selves that shine through us no matter how hard we try to avoid them. One of the things I noticed about myself, was that I was always “weird” and I say that now with pride. The only reason why I would label myself as weird is because I choose to go against the grain. I realized a while back that when I’m authentic, authentic people gravitate towards me or at the very least I create a space that you can be whoever the fuck you want and feel nothing but acceptance.

I wonder often, how different the world would be without social constructions. We’re all born to be unique and so different from one another and that should be valued. Ask yourself, “what kind of fears are holding me back from living the life I truly want?” And an even better question, “Am I living a life that is truly authentic to myself?” We all know deep down inside what we really want and our bodies will remind us of that. Question everything you’ve been taught. Knowledge is power, use the world as your science experiment and view everything as objectively as you can. Always question everything.

I stripped myself from everything I thought it meant to be a woman. I changed my narrative to just be Ashley. I will do whatever I want and put very little thought into it. Some people call that impulsive, but what I see is woman that only takes into consideration of what she wants, nothing else matters. When you're authentic people will hate you, sure, but you end up meeting people who were made for you and love you as you are, don’t waste your time and emotional energy on anything else.

So, the moral of my blog here, and my favorite motto in life, FUCK IT, do what you want.

Happy International Women’s Day!
EVERYONE CAN FEEL IT
By: Michelle Jeovanny
Tags: Power, Be Real, Motivation, Authenticity, Energy

As soon as people open their mouth they reveal who they are, the story and lens of how them see themselves. Their context.

It’s an art to listen through those filters and unravel the programming that keeps on creating what they have.

The first place to start is radical honesty.

When you can be truly honest with yourself and those holding space for you is when the real work begins.

But a lot of times without the proper guidance, people stay on the surface distracted with the mirror.

All fingers pointed to the external and not once do they see or understand that they are the projector and creator of it all.

It’s easy to talk a big game here on social media but let me see you live it behind the book of faces in your real life with the people you actually say fucking matter to you.

How much time will let go by before you actually lead with your heart?

Stop being a hypocrite.

Stop the narcissist tendencies to want to make it all about you.

Greatness comes with great humility and is often pulsing through the power of the unseen.

Stop defending your mediocrity.

Even your victim stance can be insidious and addicting. If all the fingers are pointed elsewhere then wake up babe cause you are creating all of it.

Stop your agendas and be human.

Be real.

We need more people doing the actual internal heavy lifting and less of the ‘look at me’ facades.

I see you. The real you. And I’m in love with that one. The one you hide. The one that comes out when you feel safe.

The one that truly cares. The one that stands naked when the tides entice your vulnerability.

Everyone can feel the inauthenticity even if you think you have won them all over. Everyone can feel the walls.

Energy is energy. And energy pierces right through the bs…

I see you. And I’ll always be here to love you. Even if it means standing for you in ways that rock your ego. I’ll always be here to guide you back into your heart.

Where all the magick of the Universe awaits you.
Are you on brand?
By: Aline Badr
Tags: Leadership Development, Coaching, Authenticity, Leadership Coaching, Coaching And Consulting

I used to love asking “is it on brand?” when developing advertising or marketing campaigns. Because once you go through the rigorous effort of clarifying and defining a business brand, one that is based on values and truth, it becomes easier to be decisive about what to do, when, where and with whom.

Everything in fact becomes easier once you have a guiding system in place.

In a personal context, that guiding system houses our values and purpose. It gets put to the test in our thought process, against self-sabotaging ideas that we believe to be true, when they’re not. It’s important to know that thoughts can both limit and set us free. So imagine we control the choice between limitation or freedom. What type of leadership would we then chose? How would we affect others? How would we contribute to the world?

We all have the capacity to thrive, and inspire others, when we are aligned with our truth. I suppose I can say when we are “on brand.”

I have seen first-hand how powerful it is to lead from a place of clarity. I have also seen the results of some not-so-amazing leadership, both in a professional and personal context. And it really is very simple, it boils down to two important factors: self-awareness and choice. The more you examine your thoughts, the more control you have over them, and the more you know yourself, the better decisions you make.

Aligned leaders move through life with clarity. They become braver, stronger, resilient and more decisive. They create their own freedom. They are truly unstoppable.

For the past ten years I’ve helped leaders develop their leadership brands. To do so effectively, I’ve helped them identify who they are being in all their “doing” and bring their personal stories to the forefront of their leadership. Authenticity, and their acceptance of it, is the pillar that has sustained their reputation. And frankly it is the part I’ve loved the most. Witnessing when people finally tap into their power, and never look back is how I became a coach. Building their personal brands has simply been the cherry on top.

Coaching brings the unconscious to the surface, makes sense of it, puts it into action and doesn’t let you get away with anything less than the joyous fulfilment you’ve always been meant to experience.

Coaching is not consulting. It is not mentoring. It is not therapy, and it is not teaching. Coaching is based on the fundamental truth that you already have everything you need to lead effectively, personally and professionally. Coaching believes you lack nothing. The work is to help you explore deep enough for you to believe that too.

“Your real self is hiding deep within you, when you find it you find your freedom.”
Integrity is Being True to Your Self
By: Michael Feeley
Tags: Truth, Life Coaching, Integrity, Self Improvement, Authenticity

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INTEGRITY IS THE most crucial thing in my life.

When I think of its meaning, I think of persistence — being steady — whole — integrated — living one way in all situations and that the choices I make will not harm another person as I live my life the way I want to live.

Human integrity is about purpose and being true to my self in all I do — always and in all ways.

Recently I was told I do too much, give more than is expected, and that how I show up might make other people feel they do not do enough.

> Why must I reel in my work ethic, skills, spirit, and love for what I do and shine less?

> Why must I turn my self down to be adequate and less than who I am?

That is not integrity to me.

Complete integrity is sustained love for life (with all the flaws in me and the world) without cutting back, dumbing, and dulling down.

Other people make themselves feel less, not me.

It’s how they see the world — the choices they make in how they show up.

I’m not in competition. I am part of a team and an event. I am not looking to beat out or shame others. If you win, I win. We work together.

Champions show up to do their best every single day, whether they win or not. Integrity is a state of mind, heart, and body.

Thanks — Michael
Loving Someone Means Showing Them Your Most Authentic Self
By: Thought Catalog
Tags: Romance, Love, Authenticity, Relationships, Dating

Loving Someone Means Showing Them Your Most Authentic Self

By Holly Riordan

When you love someone, you can’t pick and choose which sides of yourself to show them. You can’t expect them to believe you’re always in a good mood, nothing bothers you, and you never do anything wrong. You can’t hide your flaws forever — and you shouldn’t want to hide them. You should be excited you’ve found someone who wants to know you, completely.

In the beginning of the relationship, you might be able to get away with putting on a show — but you’re eventually going to need to lower your guard. You’re going to need to show them the real, authentic you.

If you want this person to act as your teammate, and to be there through it all, then they’re eventually going to see you at your lowest. They’re going to be there when you’re crying your eyes out, when you’re fuming with anger, when you’re feeling insecure about your body, when you’re afraid, when you’re uncomfortable, when you’re happy and sad and all the emotions in between.

Your person is going to get to know you even better than you know yourself. That might be a scary thought, but if you’re with the right person, they aren’t going to run away when things get messy. They’re going to encourage you to open up to them. They’re going to be relieved you trust them enough to show them the pieces of yourself you hide from the rest of the universe.

Loving someone means showing them your most authentic self, even though you’re used to doing the opposite. You’re used to playing pretend. You’re used to claiming you’re fine even when you’re dying inside. You’re used to shrugging away help because you don’t want to be a bother. You’re used to pretending everything is great in order to protect the people you love the most.

But when you’re in a committed relationship, hiding things from your partner isn’t protecting them. It’s harming them — and harming the beautiful bond you’ve built. You need to be honest with them, even when it’s intimidating, even when the conversation hurts.

Your person needs to know that you aren’t keeping any secrets from them. They need to know you are being completely transparent about your thoughts, feelings, and experiences. They need to know you aren’t lying to them about anything, whether big or small, because once your trust is shattered, the relationship is going to have a hard time recovering.

When you love someone, you need to show them the real, unfiltered you. You need to trust them when they say they love you for exactly who you are. You don’t need to pretend in order to impress them. You don’t need to put on a show in order to keep them in your life.

Loving someone means showing them your most authentic self. It means opening up to them, even though it would be easier to keep your feelings to yourself. It means allowing them into your heart and trusting they won’t let it break.
Heal: to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
By: Renée Sheffield
Tags: Truth, Heal, Love, Authenticity, Free

Heal: to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment. To free from evil; cleanse; purify; to heal the soul.

Empty your self of emotions, good and bad. Crying, screaming, reaching for something or running from everything. Find a new pair of arms, legs, and lips to get wrapped up in. Beg to be respected while disrespecting your own body. She looks good, he’ll do just for tonight. Searching for a pulse, anyone home? She continues to numb her self with drugs and alcohol, and sleeps under a blanket of harrowing emptiness with a pillow of debilitating hope that can barely support her aching head. She’s got another day. She puts on her best f* me face and into the night she goes. Giving away small pieces of her soul until she’s completely empty. Dignity doesn’t exist where she’s from. If he doesn’t want her, why would anyone else? Don’t think — just do. Fake it until it starts to feel halfway real. “ I love you too!” “I had a great time.” “I’ve never felt this way with anyone else.” Why can’t she fall in love again? She doesn’t recognize the intruder in the mirror. She’s shaking herself into an oblivion. She’s forgotten what life feels like. Empty eyes, tight lips, full mind, broken heart. STOP ME FROM DESTRUCTION.

TAKE DEEP BREATHS

Remember… remember

Wake yourself up!

She’s stumbled and tossed and turned night after night but minute by minute it gets better. Light is peeking into her body and she’s letting it in… Reluctantly. “Wait!” The devil says… “I’m not done with you yet! You may think you’re recovering, but I haven’t had my fill.” Dreams, nightmares, flashback. She loses her way.

“Let me help you.”

“You are My child, you are not broken, you will survive this, hold on to Me.”

She lifts her head a little higher, stronger, bolder than yesterday. Fill yourself with hope and a fire that no one can understand. Release. Open. Accept. Restore. Heal.
Good things come to those who dare be themselves
By: Veronique Vallieres
Tags: Social Profiling, Authenticity, Corporate Culture

Good things come to those who dare be themselves

We live in an era in which ‘real’ has become rare.

We find ourselves constantly confronted with moments that never existed beyond the millisecond it took to document them: that perfect breakfast by the infinity pool posted in Instagram that took more time to stage than eat; that glossy Snapchat filter that makes our faces glow by turning our unique human features into faceless plastic; that 200m hike you went on from an elevator to capture that shot of you, arms wide open as you contemplate the horizon before you make way for the 127th person that day to be photographed in the same spot (even Tourism New Zealand has been poking fun at influencers and telling us all to go #dosomethingnew) — we live in an era where profiling often seems to be all that matters.

In a professional context there’s a lot of that, too.

It starts with retweeting business articles we’ve never read. Pre-pandemic, it meant showing up at meetings but discretely reading emails under the table; nowadays, the same behaviour often translates to logging online just to comply with the expected facetime (while browsing in another tab).

And it can get alot bolder than that. At work, I was once bluntly told I needed to do visible work to “raise my profile”.

Truth is, when we’re doing work for work’s sake, we’re not adding value.

We’re keeping busy. We’re distracting ourselves and others from the real work.

When we roll up our sleeves and show up for the right reasons; when we ask the right questions that open up a whole new way of thinking; when we dare be ourselves and do meaningful things—often at the detriment of doing visible things— we touch the very core of who we are and what we’re here to do.

Then, and only then, is when real work happens.
The Houdini of Relationships
By: Allison Frieden
Tags: Authenticity, Life, Transparency, Relationships

Illusion of our authentic selves. This is what I believe people truly want — a magical presence of what they believe to be who you really are instead of who you are at your core.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been interviewing at companies throughout the Boston area. My contract role ended in December and I’m on the hunt for a new (hopefully permanent/salaried) job. As I move from interview to interview, one aspect of the process always tends to haunt me.

How much of my authentic self should I show in interviews?

There are companies that claim they want transparency which seems to encourage a push for showing your authentic self. From my experience, hiring managers say that’s what they want but in reality it’s just not so.

What companies want to hear in the interview process is similar to that of almost every other relationship you encounter in life.

Do people want to hear exactly what you think?

No, people want to hear the socially acceptable answers. They want to feel safe in the assumption that they know who you are in general.

Whether it’s a new job, a first date, or family reunions, people tend to want to hear just enough to trust in your knowledge or experience so they can feel good about their choice to be around you.

Most people are never truly their most authentic selves — at least not 100% of the time — and there’s nothing wrong with that. Those that do show every part of themselves without regard to others tend to be viewed as crazy or just a bit off their wagon. You know who you are… (maybe that’s me?).

So when people say “I want you to be 100% honest” or “I believe in complete transparency,” they don’t really mean it. They want you to give them an answer that shows you know what you’re talking about but walk it back a few steps.

Being your authentic self 100% of the time will inevitably have you fall into a trap or lull in whatever stage of life you’re in — at least that’s my opinion.

Life is all about learning how to play the game of tapping into other people’s signals, knowing when to push forward and understanding what’s the best time to pull back. If you master this skill, you’re all set for being the Houdini of relationships.
#CWC19 Match 12 Review: England Stellar Performance win against Bangladesh.
By: Shivam Sharma
Tags: Bangladesh, London, Cricket, Cwc 2019, England

Shivam Sharma | Mumbai | 9th June

England came back into winning ways and forgetting last match loss.

England sensational win against Bangladesh, thanks to a brutal display of batting which saw them reach their highest ever World Cup total, posting 386/6 off their 50 overs, a record total at the Cardiff Wales Stadium. How the story starts? Let’s see the story of the match.

Story of the match:

Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bowl first at Sophia Garden, Cardiff. England Batter first five overs scored 15/0 and then Johnny Bairstow & Jason Roy added 128 for the first wicket, the highest opening stand for England on this ground, they accelerated to finish with a a run rate of nearly eight an over by the end of their innings.

Jason Roy stand up performance scored 153 Runs off 121 balls.

Jason Roy who made 153 runs (121) balls with 14 Fours and 5 Sixes. Bangladesh Bowler Saifuddin & Mehdy Hasan claim 2 wickets each, thought it’ll be restricted into 350 runs. Jos Buttler also made a half century, finishing with 64 (44) before he was dismissed looking to push on at the death. Some of the runs down the order from Chris Woakes 18 from 8 balls and Liam Plunkett 27 balls from 9 balls helped England pass 350 and set a total that was always out of their opponents reach. England finishes with 386/6 in 50 Overs and Bangladesh Need 387 runs to win.

When Bangladesh came into crease to chase the target, their innings under way they were exposed to some real quick pace from Jofra Archer who took the wicket of Soumya Sarkar with a ball that hit the off stump and flew over the ropes on the full behind the batsman. When Tamim Iqbal dismissed in the 12th over Bangladesh were 63/2 and in danger of crumbling to a very low total. Shakib al Hasan & Mushfiqur Rahim had partnership of 106 runs for 3rd wicket, but wickets falling down other hand.

Shakib Al Hasan scored his 1st WC and 8th ODI Century at Cardiff.

brilliant hundred by Shakib Al Hasan scored 121 runs off just 112 balls. While this was an innings of real class it wasn’t enough to see his team home as they lost be 106 runs. Jofra Archer & Ben Stokes finishes the innings with 3 wickets each. England cruise to the 2nd win at World Cup.

Stats:

England Highest World Cup Score 386/6 at Cardiff.

666 runs at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff – the 5th highest match run aggregate in WC history.

Jason Roy become 2nd England player to reach 150+ runs – 153 runs (Previous Andrew Staruss 155 runs in 2011 WC)

Player of the match: England’s Jason Roy, who scored 153 (121) and powered England to 386 runs.
Mass Hysteria and Murder: the Tale of the Hammersmith Ghost
By: George Dillard
Tags: History, London, Psychology, Law, Ghosts

An engraving of the ghost, 1804 (public domain)

On January 3, 1804, a man named Francis Smith was walking the streets of Hammersmith with his shotgun, keeping an eye out for the ghost. As midnight neared, he saw something — a figure clad all in white. He called out: “damn you, who are you, and what are you? Damn you, I will shoot you!” Smith fired before the ghost could answer.

After what must have been a moment of exultation, Smith realized that he had made a terrible mistake. He had not shot a ghost; instead, he had murdered a man named Thomas Millwood, who was leaving his mother’s house to head home for the night. Millwood was a bricklayer, clad head to toe in white, as was customary for members of his profession. Millwood’s relatives had begged him not to walk around at night dressed in white; he had already had one altercation with someone who thought he was a ghost. He had ignored them.

The trial of Francis Smith posed some vexing legal questions. Smith testified that he truly believed that Millwood was the ghost and that he thought he was defending himself. He hadn’t been attacked; he had simply glimpsed a man dressed in white. Smith had fired his weapon before the bricklayer had a chance to identify himself. The jury in Smith’s trial was sympathetic — at first, it came back with a verdict of manslaughter, but the judge refused to accept this verdict, “as they were not at liberty to find it.”

The jury eventually convicted Smith of murder. He was sentenced to death, although his sentence was later reduced by the crown. His trial did raise an important legal question — does genuinely believing that you are in danger, even if your beliefs are misguided, excuse a crime? It wasn’t until the 1980s that the British court system came to a clear conclusion, finding that defendants like Francis Smith could use their mistaken beliefs as part of their criminal defense.

What about the ghost, you ask? Well, it wasn’t entirely a figment of Londoners’ overactive imaginations. A few days after the killing of Thomas Millwood, a cobbler named John Graham sheepishly came forward and admitted to being the “ghost.” He explained that the apprentices in his shop had been telling his children scary stories, so he decided to get even by frightening the apprentices. He wrapped himself in a white tablecloth and tried to frighten his workers at night on a few occasions. The panicked imaginations of Londoners did the rest.

The tale of the Hammersmith ghost is an excellent example of mass hysteria. People in the neighborhood seem to have become genuinely unnerved by the escalating rumors. Their paranoia led to a tragic death. The people of Hammersmith didn’t entirely learn their lesson from the events of 1804 — people began to report sightings of the Hammersmith ghost again twenty years later… only this time, they claimed he could breathe fire.
HUSBAND’S WORD What did John Legend say about Chrissy Teigen’s ‘bullying scandal — LONDON TIME NEWS
Tags: Marketing, London, News, Blog, Showbiz

HUSBAND’S WORD What did John Legend say about Chrissy Teigen’s ‘bullying scandal — LONDON TIME NEWS Rozymartin Jun 17·2 min read

Fresh accusations emerged in June 2021 from fashion designer Michael Costello causing husband John Legend to step in to defend his wife.

What did John Legend say about Chrissy Teigen’s ‘bullying scandal’?

On June 16, 2021 John insisted his wife is doing “great” as the scandal around her history of bullying grows.

He was spotted outside the couple’s $17.5million Beverly Hills home where they have been holed up since the accusations started to emerge.

When asked how Chrissy was doing, John replied “great” as he got into his car.

The couple got married in Italy in 2013 and are parents to Luna, five, and Miles, three.

What did Chrissy Teigen say in her apology?

On June 14, 2021, Chrissy returned to social media, where she admitted to being a “troll” and an “a**hole” and apologized for her past bullying tweets.

In the self-published blog post on Medium, Chrissy wrote: “I’ve apologized publicly to 1 individual, however there are others — and greater than just some — who I must say I’m sorry to.

“I’m in the process of privately reaching out to the people I insulted.

“…I understand that they may not want to speak to me. I don’t think I’d like to speak to me.

The real truth in all of this is how much I actually cannot take confrontation.) But if they do, I am here and I will listen to what they have to say, while apologizing through sobs.”

You can learn the FULL Medium submit right here.

Chrissy has gone to floor after she was first slammed for cyberbullying mannequin Courtney Stodden telling them to “fall asleep eternally” after they have been simply 16.

Some of the mannequin’s different tweets which have come beneath fireplace, included Lindsay Lohan, Lady Gaga, Teen Mom Farrah Abraham and Mariah Carey.

Has Chrissy Teigen deleted her tweets?

The tweets in query have since been deleted.

Chrissy now reportedly needs to do an interview with Oprah Winfrey ‘to save lots of her repute.’

Sources informed The Naughty But Nice podcast of Chrissy’s technique: “Chrissy is being suggested to enter hiding and lay low. She is being informed that every one this can move if she shuts up and does nothing.
Tips to save money as a student without decreasing their life quality
By: British Uni
Tags: UK, Britishuniofficial, London, Britishuni

Tips to save money as a student without decreasing their life quality

🔰Don’t buy new books

Firstly, use your university library. There will be a huge amount of books for you to research with — just remember to take them out as soon as possible as they might be in high demand. If they’re popular books, you might have to wait a while to read them but you can usually add your name to a reservation list.

Secondly, buy books secondhand. Secondhand bookshops are quite common in cities around the UK, so with a bit of searching, you can usually find something that might help you. Alternatively, both eBay and Amazon have many secondhand books on offer at very cheap prices.

🔰Create an effective budget

It’s incredibly important for students to budget while at university. It’s a great life skill to develop and helps you to handle money more effectively.

You can work out a budget by looking at all the things you spend money on within a month and comparing this to how much money you have coming in, either from a student sponsorship, from your parents or any other source.

🔰Buy a student railcard

Even if you’re not with Santander as a student bank, buying a 16–25 railcard is a great way of saving money on train travel. These cut 30% from off-peak train tickets. They can be bought on the Railcard website for £30 a year or £70 for three years.

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Top Tips For Travelling On A Budget
By: David Jones
Tags: Road Trips, Executive Transfers, London, Airport Transfers, Travelling

Travelling is a great way to broaden your horizons and feel yourself. However, some things can go wrong. Therefore, please plan your trip carefully and be prepared for all possible situations. The travel experience is great. Pack all your luggage the night before the trip.

Make all necessary preparations before flying. Missing a flight is something you don’t want to experience. Be careful of the taxi you take. You need to make sure it is a legal taxi service. Many hotels accept pets and provide facilities for them even when you are out exploring.

Some accommodation has a pet kindergarten. Don’t let this scare you and bring your pet, just ask if you can before booking. Follow the alarm when you log in. Set the alarm clock at a reasonable time or turn it off so you can get a good night’s sleep. Carry essentials with you when you travel. If you are based in London than go for executive airport transfers London for comfortable travelling.

Do not carry bags with zippers, so you can easily access the pockets. When buying a reliable travel bag, follow this advice. A luggage tag hanging on the outside of the luggage. It is easy to be fooled during transportation. Carry a matchbox or business card with you.

This is especially true if you are not proficient in the language. The profit of these small products is not proportional to the space saved. Try to fold clothes in innovative ways to make room and reduce luggage. These minimization techniques will help you pack more content in less space.

If you need a visa to enter the country of travel, it can sometimes take a long time to obtain a visa. Therefore, please allow the host country enough time to process your visa documents. Most people who view travel as part of their life experience know that there is nothing better than anything else in life that can be improved through your research and advance planning.
What are your three main aims for the Degree Show and how do you plan to achieve them?
By: Domonic Bishop, University
Tags: Game Development, London, Games, Design

What are your three main aims for the Degree Show and how do you plan to achieve them? Domonic Bishop (University) Apr 27, 2019·3 min read

My main aim is to have everything I have in mind actually made on time, such as; illustrations, my prototype, and branding materials for the project. I’m aware that I’ve given myself more work than I needed to pass the unit, however, I want to do something that’s meaningful to me. That involves following through with this first aim. Most of the branding materials are done as of writing this and will just need some last tweaks before the show. The illustrations should be done by the 5th of May as it’s all I’ll be working on for that week. There will be 5 large illustrations which will serve the purpose of telling my story in the prototype. The prototype will be the last step as it requires everything else to be done before producing it (Illustrations/branding).

The mood board for my projects logo

Another aim of mine is to finalise my own personal development and understand what kind of designer I’m supposed to be. This will come after completing my main objective of completing the FMP assets. I’ll have to take a step back and examine; what I enjoy, what I can do, and who can pay me for it. Very similar to the “what am I good at task” from the start of the year, but more refined and with objectives. What do I enjoy exactly? What can I actually do? Where can I actually work (if anywhere)?

The last aim is to hopefully meet some industry people who would know what to do with me and my odd skill set and desires from where I work. After going to the Interactive Narratives event at the London Games Festival, I found out about a game developer called Jack Attridge who I plan to invite to the degree show. He spoke about his studio's (Flavorworks) current project called “Erica” in a talk in which he described many of the problems I had with current multiple choice story games, and some of the barriers they have for people who don't really play games. Jack said some interesting stuff and I’d like to get his thoughts on my FMP. Other than Jack, I hope to find some other industry professionals who I think would find my FMP interesting.
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By: Alex Radu
Tags: Diversity In Media, Community, Unconference, London, Conference

During the day, being an unconference, the schedule is really flexible and free form. We had a pitch session in the morning, with over 20 sessions happening in the different rooms and all of them unknown to participants before the day! The food, facilities and sessions were all really good, and there was a very diverse attendee base! The venue worked really well, as with the previous uncodebars at Twitter UK, they had a main common room where we had the joint sessions, then they had separate breakout rooms for the individual ones and discussions and it worked really well!

What is an unconference, you ask? An open space event, its schedule is created from the sessions participants propose to run on the day. Session pitching is done in the morning, after breakfast and coffee, and a schedule of the unconference is created. The awesome codebar community proposed many great sessions, with topics as diverse as: programming languages, failing sharing circle, getting an internship, GitHub pages, unity, unicorns 🎠, git, Italian food 🇮🇹, cryptography, hackathons, designing for users, and more!😁

It all then wrapped up with a series of lightning talks!
Buy and Best Audemars Piguet Watches Online
By: Sell Audemars Piguet Watch
Tags: Audemars, Watches, London, Piguet

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Inexpensive Second Hand Breitling Watch
By: Shane Walter
Tags: Watches, London, Inexpensive

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Cobblestone Pavement
By: Rachel Ho
Tags: Travel, Five Things, London

London. Photo courtesy of the author.

I.

My favourite thing about Europe is the cobblestones, especially in old cities and quarters. The rudimentary nature of throwing down stones to pave the roads and sidewalks is in stark contrast to the uniform asphalt of the modern world.

II.

I often think about the clacking sound horses and carriages would have made rolling over these stones. I think of the streets of Victorian London when lamplighters would travel down the streets, trying to secure a ladder on the uneven ground.

The sounds are what get me, though. There’s a rhythm to each clack and thop from a horse’s steel. I imagine it to be like white noise. When the sun has set and the world is candlelit, the gentle cadence coming from the ground.

It’s romantic.

But then you think of what it probably smelled like. Human sewage, horse manure…stale alcohol probably. But one of the luxuries we have in 2021 is to ignore those details. The consistent clacking on the inconsistent ground. That’s what I’m remembering.

III.

There’s a beauty to the organized chaos of cobblestones. They’re laid down in a sensible way, typically straight across. But time wears them down.

The wind and rain steals micro-sized bits of sand off each stone. Soles from various footwear polishes each slab as its popularity grows. That’s how you know they’re well-loved.

IV.

If you’ve ever tried walking on cobblestone in unreasonable footwear (i.e. high heels), you’ll have cursed the variances. Why can’t each stone wear down in unison?

Modernity has not only gone for practical and safe smooth pavement, but financially speaking it’s far better, too. But then, it’s uniform. It’s grey. It’s dull.

And doesn’t that just say everything about all the progress society has made?

V.

I miss exploration and discovery.

I miss turning round a corner and seeing a beautiful cobblestoned street lined with quirky shops and cafes.

These are the misses of privilege and I’m aware of that. But for all that I am grateful for over this last year and a half, there are inconsequential things of the beforetimes I miss, too.

Travel isn’t just to take a snap and gather the likes. It’s to better yourself in a unique way. Through experiences and strangers.
#Week 5 — Group Chat. Here we are in Week 5 and there is a…
By: Chuka Okoye-Ahaneku
Tags: Coding, London, Software Development, Software Engineering, Codingbootcamp

Here we are in Week 5 of the Makers Academy coding bootcamp and there is a change this week, undergoing our first group engineering project! Specifically, when given a specification, can we as a team create an Airbnb clone that allows you to sign up; log in; book a space and upload a space for a user to book.

This is not just some normal pair session in the afternoon. We, as a group of five, have to create our own user stories based on how we understand the specification, and work as a team to create a somewhat viable project, combining what we have learnt from the previous weeks and having synergy with no walkthrough or assistance.

I really enjoyed the task because it was a great opportunity to connect and learn from my peers, because everyone’s skills and experiences are different. Our group was really good especially because everyone could contribute to the project, whether it was those adding their expertise to make our website look really clean due to their knowledge of HTML/CSS, or myself with my approach to making sure the TDD is in place whenever we want to add a solution.

I’ve mentioned before that I can understand why a lot of people would skip focusing on TDD when you feel that you have a limited deadline to have a product ready, or even a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) ready. Because it can be time-consuming, and sometimes might not seem worth the effort initially, but when you have many different elements working together like multiple databases in the program, it can very helpful in making sure that what you are coding is making sense.

Does your code even exist if it hasn’t gone through the RED, GREEN, REFACTOR process?

The beginning of the task was a bit awkward at first, because it is hard to determine what to begin with and also dividend what everyone would be doing. Are you going solo? Whose responsible for the databases? Who knows how to handle the routing or the HTML/CSS? Which is why communication is very important and having a system to keep track on responsibilities.

We used a Trello board, which is an online interactive board to where you can create and assign tasks to individuals. As you can see from the image above, our tasks was to create user stories, then we’ll choose on which user story to work on for the day to achieve and add to the main program. And with git collaboration, we’ll create new branches to make sure that we’re working our code away from the main branch, then when we have worked out a solution to our user story, request a pull request on GitHub and when there are no conflicts, merge our contribution like a fine symphony!

Please check out our repo to see for yourself each or our contributions and our finished code. Shout out to Frank, Jenny, Fabio and Camilla for the amazing work and support with our first group project!