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Module: Change Set Development Model -Salesforce Answers

Module: Change Set Development Model -Salesforce Answers

In this article, we will see the solutions of Module: Change Set Development Model -Salesforce Answers #1.Plan for Changes to Your Org Q1)Why is it important to track changes made during development?I)To identify what should go in a change setII)To generate a metadata coverage reportIII)To eliminate the need for manual deploymentsIV)To know which components are supported in Metadata APIQ2)What…

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Do you have headcanons or thoughts on Marty's relationship with his family in the original timeline? We only get that quick glimpse of them at dinner, & it doesn't look like there's much warmth there, but do you think he had any sort of close connection with them? Or do you hc that it was basically always dysfunctional?

Thanks for the question! I tend to go back and forth about this a lot. Sometimes, I feel like they all do love each other very much and have a lot in common, and just suck at expressing it, but sometimes I do feel that there’s a lot of dysfunction and maybe even genuine resentment between them. We’ll see lol (I’m also writing this in like 15 mins before my rehearsal, so I didn’t proofread. Enjoy deciphering my typos)

Side note: Did George even like Lorraine? Or did Lorraine just obsess over him like she did Calvin Klein and George just kinda went along with it because she’s cute and popular and saying no would involve confrontation? We know he was infatuated with her, but I hardly believe that infatuation and the Florence nightingale effect are enough to base a marriage on. Anyway,

George

George makes absolutely zero effort to reach out to anyone in his family. It’s not that he doesn’t like them, it’s just that he doesn’t know how. He doesn’t understand how to connect with his wife or be a dad to his kids

When the kids were little, especially Dave, George was pretty good with the kids. They’re cute and they’re babies, and he gets flustered when they cry and they stress him out a bit, but all in all, it’s good. But by the time the babies start turning into actual people, and god forbid, teenagers, George is so stressed and afraid, he’s like “oh no better not get involved”

By the time Marty comes around, his marriage is already falling apart, he’s like “oh no, this parenting thing is really difficult,” I should probably just not, and so they just kinda leave Marty to his own devices

He’s severely preoccupied with his work and that always takes priority over family which upsets Lorraine to no end

Just the fact that George let’s Biff hang around and works for him after what he did to Lorraine makes her really uncomfortable and hurt

Speaking of Biff, Biff tends to be a jerk to the kids as well. We see him poking fun at Marty and Marty look very physically uncomfy when it happens. If he’s really drunk, he has gotten physical with them too. We know, Biff can become a cold blooded murderer at the slightest provocation, so I feel like him shoving around a few teenagers just to be like “haha George look what I’m doing to your kids. Are you gonna do anything about it?” Or just out of resentment bc those are George kids with Lorraine is not out of character. George still won’t say anything

On a more positive note, though, he’s very close with Dave. They both have similar interests and Dave was his first kid, after all.

He recognizes how similar Marty and him are, but instead of taking that as a “oh this kid just needs a push of encouragement, and a confidence boost,” George’s mentality is to just protect Marty from any situation where he will face rejection or disappointment. It’s his way of showing love, but it really just hurts Marty more than anything.

This whole combination of George not standing up for Marty when he’s pushed around by Biff or yelled at by his mom and telling Marty “oh you won’t be successful anyway, just don’t try” really makes Marty feel . . . I hesitate to use the word worthless because that’s such a strong word, but for lack of a better term, his dad insinuating the idea that Marty deserves to be pushed around and that he won’t ever have success so he should just give up makes him feel really worthless and bad about himself

Marty sees this, and decides that he will never be like that and he will never let anyone else be treated the way Marty was. So whenever someone’s in trouble or being mistreated or spoken badly about, Marty will step in. And this whole fear of ending up like his dad and that idea of “I feel weak and powerless and worthless right now, but If I don’t let anybody else even think I’m those things, if I can prove them wrong and they validate me, I’ll feel better about myself” just feeds into Marty’s chicken complex.

With George, I don’t even think he makes an effort to make a change. He doesn’t seem like he would take initiative and fix his relationship with his wife and kids. So George just kinda decides “this is my life now, and it sucks, but what can I do” and sinks into this depressed state, making him even more afraid and withdrawn and perpetuating the cycle more

Lorraine

Lorraine is absolutely miserable. She’s lonely, she feels unloved, she’s in a home where someone she is very uncomfortable with pushes her husband around regularly and she knows if it came down to it, George would not tell Biff to leave her alone

She, unlike George, tries to get her family to do normal suburban family things, but they always fall apart. She’s usually drunk and moody and she and George are incapable of setting things up in a way that’ll make them work, but she’ll get mad when things don’t go how they’re supposed to (which they rarely do) and it’ll usually end in George stuttering in fear, Dave escaping to get to ‘work,’ Linda getting out of there, Marty booking it to Doc’s, and Lorraine being absolutely over it

She’s an alcoholic and she’s barely functional enough to do what’s needed of her, but somehow getting along. A lot of drinking means a lot of hangovers, and a good 60% of the time, she’s either drinking, or pretty out of it.

When she’s drunk, she usually retreats away, but if she ends up in a situation with one of her kids when she’s drunk and just wants to be left alone, she can be very mean and critical. Marty is a sensitive person, and we know he really lets criticism get to him, so this is not the greatest environment for him.

Also Lorraine is probably totally over the guitar thing. I speak from my poor parents experience when I say that dealing with a musician in the early stages is not easy. It involves a lot of hearing them practice the same bar over and over and over and over and over and it can drive you absolutely insane. So when Lorraine is hungover or whatever, she just wants Marty to shut up which makes Marty all the more insecure about his music

She’s also very critical in general. She’s hard on Marty, and will pretty much ignore him unless she’s giving some kind of criticism or yelling at him for something or the other. Marty knows at this point not to argue back because he’ll just get his feelings badly hurt. I mean, when Lorraine shits on Jennifer at dinner, Marty just sits silently, looking supremely uncomfortable, which is nothing like how the Marty we know would react when his loved ones are insulted.

I feel like Marty’s desperation for validation comes from this. The way he keeps trying to wrap his arm around Jennifer, the way he’s so latched on to Doc, people who validate him, it’s clear that Marty has not been told that he’s good enough very often, and he’s very eager to prove he is to others and himself. That also explains why he values other’s opinions of him so much, too.

Anyway, back to Lorraine, Lorraine is so despondent at the state of her life that she just sinks further into her alcoholism and depression, once again making their family situation that much worse. She does try to make things work and do normal family things, but it just doesn’t work out

Money must’ve been tight too. I mean, 5 people on one average at best income living in California can’t have been comfortable, which would’ve probably just added more tension

But yeah, those are some of my thoughts on the matter lol. This family is a hot mess, and I’m so glad Marty has doc to reverse all that trauma lol

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Faking, Falling > Part 10

Harrison Osterfield x Reader (Fake dating! Unrequited love switcheroo!)

Word count: ~2.85 k words

Warning: None.

Summary: A real date, what say?

<< PART 9 [ MASTERLIST ] PART 11 >>

You were moving some of your daily use stuff from your suitcase to the cupboard when you heard Harrison groaning behind you. You turned to face him. He was shifting in the bed. He kicked the covers off his body with his feet while his eyes were still closed. He groggily smashed the pillow over his head to cover his ears. He must have been bothered by the mild screeching sounds that the cupboard door was making. You giggled at the sight.

He heard your giggles. He shifted in the bed again and threw the pillow to the other side. He sat up with a little pout on his face just like a child who was forcefully been woken up from his sleep to go to school. He lazily rubbed his eyes with the back of his hands. You were still standing there watching him from the corner. And slowly you realised maybe his appearance was not exactly cute... Sandy blonde curls scattered all over his forehead and in all other directions. His face was a bit flushed and his chiselled naked torso was shining because of the scorching rays of the sun that had made their way inside your room. His trousers were hanging low on his waist and you could read Calvin---

"What time is it?" You heard him say. His voice was hoarse and you could feel the vibrations reverberating in your stomach as if his appearance wasn't enough. Your cheeks and ears felt like burning. You cleared your throat looking at him, he was stretching his arms over his head, yawning.

"Around half-past one, I guess," You said and he jerked up his head at your words, arms paused in mid-air.

"What??!!" He almost shouted in shock. His hands haphazardly searched for his phone on the side table (almost dropping it in the process). He checked the time himself.

01:26 pm

"Fuck!" He muttered under his breath. "Why didn't you wake me up?" He seemed offended.

"You had a rough night. It didn't seem right to wake you up early." You answered honestly.

"Oh god. What will your parents think of me?!" He complained, throwing his head backwards.

"That you were tired."

You could sense him thinking for a few seconds.

"Do you feel better now?" You asked making him look back at you.

"Mmm," He nodded.

"Can you pass me a shirt from my suitcase?" He asked politely making his eyes to land on the suitcase that was sitting on the opposite corner of the room.

"Sure," You nodded looking down and walking towards his luggage. It's better if he covers himself.

"What's the lock code?" You asked him as you attempted to open the suitcase.

"0-0-7."

Of course. You clicked open the suitcase.

"Hey, pass my razor too." He said still sitting on the bed.

"Why don't you get up and get things yourself. This suitcase is a mess. And anyway don't you have to get up and pee or shit?" You scolded him while searching for a t-shirt in the messed up the pile of everything he decided to fit inside the little box.

"Please."

Shamelessly lazy.

"Also, you don't have any beard." You said swivelling your head to glare at him mischievously.

"I have," He said tilting his head back and tracing a finger through his jawline.

"Nah. I can't see," You said fishing out the first t-shirt that you found.

"Get my razor please, you just can't see them because my stubble is blonde."

You ignored his plead and re-locked the suitcase and walked back to the closet. Before he could say anything, you threw the t-shirt at him. It smacked right across his face. You turned to face the inside of the cupboard and continued to arrange stuff from the point you left.

You still loved teasing Harrison Osterfield.

"Get your lazy ass up. Just minutes before you were yelling about not waking you up earlier. And see now---"

"I asked for my trimmer!"

A small smirk formed on your face hearing him groan behind you, imagining his annoyed face.

"You don't have much stuff to shave, mister." You said mindfully playful, pretending to be mindlessly serious. He shuffled behind your back. Then you heard his footsteps. And then his hands were wrapped around your waist, his head on your shoulder, chest pressed against your back. And then he swiped his jaw across your right cheek. The hot embarrassment that was floating through your veins turned to innocent whines accompanied by occasional fits of laughter.

"Ou. Ou. Ouch." You whined in between fits of laughter as his pointy stubble rubbed against the soft skin of your cheeks. He chuckled as you struggled to get out of his grip.

"Stop," You laughed, "Harrison," You laughed hysterically.

"Why? Isn't my clean-shaven-fresh-buttery skin soft enough?" He teased. You could hear him smile through the words.

"Fuck you," You managed to utter.

"Metamorphically or literally?!" His voice sounded satirical.

Until.

Until his lips pecked the corner of your jaw. You froze in his arms. He quickly unwrapped his arms from your body.

No. You didn't freeze because you felt uncomfortable but because of how badly your heart fluttered. You liked how innocent, friendly and warm his little kiss was. His lips had barely touched your skin. Yet your stomach fluttered like a hundred butterflies were set free in a small chamber.

"I-I should stop procrastinating and head for the shower." He said, maintaining the distance between you both. You looked at him. He had already worn that t-shirt and his hands were tucked in his sweatpants' pockets. And again, his eyes were everywhere except on you. For one moment he's cheerful and full of smiles and laughs. And the other moment he's nervous. Anxious. The Harrison you knew from your workplace was cocky and snobby. You clenched your fists, feeling bold.

"Harrison look at me." You weren't sure if he listened.

You repeated, but this time your fingers grazed his jaw and he turned his head to look at you, "Look at me, Harrison." It was a whisper this time, quieter than the previous call but you were sure that he listened. His eyes met yours.

What has happened to you? You wanted to say. Although you were sure you were not missing his old cockiness. But you ended up saying— "Mum and Dad went out at nine in the morning. You don't need to think about getting up late."

"Oh."

There was a pause for a few seconds before he spoke again— "You don't need to follow the contract when your parents aren't around." His voice was quiet and sad. And again, that crumbling feeling in your heart returned. What has happened to you, Osterfield?

"I am not being nice to you because of the contract," You replied removing your hand.

"Then why?"

"You are scaring me," You whispered looking down.

"What?" His voice was a mixture of surprise and terror. You lifted your head to look at him again.

"One moment you're happy and cheerful and the other moment you're nervous and anxious. You weren't like this previously. What's wrong with you?" Your eyes narrowed down to contemplation as your thoughts finally took the form of speech.

"I don't think you're missing that asshole Harrison." He said.

"Neither I am fond of seeing someone in some kind of untold agony." You replied. He chuckled at your choice of words. You ignored his lame reaction to such a serious topic and walked across him, making yourself sit on the edge of the bed.

"Come on tell me about you. That was a part of the contract." You said continuing with your previous question. He chuckled again. More like an irritated chuckled.

"Everything you are doing is because of the contract Y/n. You just talk like a politician doing stuff for votes but just don't accept." He said and dragged a chair to sit across you. You already sensed his attempt to change the topic. You were already getting used to his 'attempts'.

"It's---"

"Why are you being nice to me?" He asked his hands holding his chin while his gaze was fixed on your face. You won't let him slip on this topic. You mentally made a note.

"I asked you about your changed behaviour first. Why are you suddenly so---" You couldn't complete your sentence again, he had already interrupted you—

"You don't have to feel pity for me. I have done nothing to make you worry about me. Stop being so nice Y/n, it's not gonna help you."

"What the hell are you saying? What does that even mean?" Your voice easily showcased how annoyed you were feeling because of his claims. What non-sense was he puking? He stood up again. The pushing of the chair made a slight scratching noise.

"Would you like to go on a date with me?"

"What the fuck?" You meant to speak this in your head though. He tittered, brushing his nose tip with the back of his hand and then coughed. He stuffed his hands in the pocket of his sweatpants again and almost towered over your figure. His facial muscles were tensed in seriousness, while your face was scrunched up in confusion.

He spoke in a low voice. A low voice that screamed of confidence— "If we are actually doing this 'being nice to each other' thing, I don't want you to be nice to me because of pity or a stupid trope you fished out of romance novels that you call 'contract'... I want you to be nice to me because of real reasons. Not pity or sympathy."

"You aided me in making that contract." Your voice came out quiet as a toddler confronting his parents about the stolen chocolates. He groaned throwing his head back and then sighed.

"I am not asking you to burn that... for fucksake, I hate that word!" He groaned again and mumbled something under his breath, probably another cuss word.

He started all over again— "I am not asking you to burn that 'mutual agreement of consensual fake dating'," he spoke in a single breath; "I am just asking you-- us to be honest. All the rules in that agreement are completely valid. But we should be honest with what we are doing."

"And how will a real date help in that?" You asked shifting to sit more on the edge of the bed.

"It will give me a 'real' chance to prove that I am not an asshole. I first believed this fake dating will do that but if you are being nice to me just for the sake of the rules we established I don't exactly have any chance to get out of your bad books. And moreover, one of those rules talks about making you trust me. So... Basically, I am following rules. Also it's not a romantic date, just a friendly meeting," He completed puffing out a breath.

"Why does it matter so much to you?" That was the only question you could ask under his deep stare.

"It's not about if it matters to me but that it doesn't matter to you at all." He said turning away. "So, it's a no?"

You saw him shook his head and sighing again. And then he was walking towards the bathroom without even giving you a single glance. He opened the door.

"You can't assume I said no."

He turned at your words.

Maybe he'll tell about himself on that date or friendly meeting of his.

"If I say yes, where will you take me to our... friendly meeting?" You asked and instantly his face showcased a faint smile.

"Where do you want to go?" He asked and leaned against the door frame.

"There's this restaurant called Binkey's near the airport. Their rainbow dessert cake is very famous, last time when I came here, they had run out of it---"

"I'll make sure they won't run out of it this time." He smirked.

"I must tell you, I am a hard to please girl," You challenged him with an even bigger smirk.

"We'll see that, princess. See you there at seven then." He said pretending to cock a pistol and blowing off the smoke holding his fingers near his lips.

"Take your razor inside," you said trying not to laugh when he was about to shut the door. He made a dramatic pout and fished out the necessary stuff and walked back to the bathroom. Before shutting the door, he looked at you—

"And Y/n... Be real."

* * *

After his shower and morning routine that he completed in the afternoon, he simply left. He ate the left-over lunch, borrowed a small bag from you, inserted a pair of clothes and told you that he'll pick you up from here formally.

'Can't spoil our first date' if you put it in his exact words.

First date? Our first date? It was the bullshitiest thing you had heard (even though bullshitiest as a word isn't been coined yet).

For him, those moments were maybe just the part of an awful prank but for you, they were real and lovely. You hated how he talked to you in between scenes. You hated how he brought those shitty cookies to work and shared it with you, telling that he made them. They didn't taste good at all. You just blatantly lied, they were too sweet and raw. But you lied to see him smile, to see his eyes crinkle. He took you to the roller skates alley, you laughed even when you fell, you smiled when he seemed worried. You assumed it was a date when he invited you to the party. You thought that the prank was a reverse prank. Whatever those were but you counted them as dates.

It wasn't the first time you were doing this.

But still, you were sitting here wearing something much fancier for sitting inside a house. You had tried to cover all the blemishes, spots and uneven skin tone in your face with makeup. You had wore some fancy jewelry, some fancy eye-shadow and a bold lipstick shade, all for this date or friendly meeting bullshit. You can still say no. Why would you care about his feelings? Did he care about yours ever? He even spoiled your date with Simon. Was it smart to willingly feel heartbreak again?

He only suggested the rule to be complete strangers after this fake relationship is over. What if he acts like an absolutely lovely guy again. He is already doing it though. And you start to like him again. And then boom, the deal is over and he'll be laughing at you again. Maybe that's his hobby—heartbreaking. He had a reputation of being a fuckboy back then. You didn't want to hear the doorbell anymore. But you heard it. No. It wasn't the doorbell, it was your phone ringing. It was Harrison's call, strangely. You picked it up.

"Hello."

"Oh Y/n, sorry we need to change plans," He said on the other side of the call. You didn't know what exactly you were feeling about this reply.

"Ah, why?" You asked tucking those curled up hair strands behind your ears.

"There's some sand storm warnings here so the traffic is been diverted. I can't come to pick you up and you can't come here, so I am just waiting in this grocery store I found, till everything's calm. I am really sorry." He sighed. You didn't understand why he was apologizing. It was his plan, although you really were thinking about that rainbow cake now. But his voice was the one disappointed. You felt bad for him. He had planned it after all. Why can't you just settle on either feeling something or nothing for him?!

"Hmm. No problem. We can go any other day. Even tomorrow." You replied with a tight-lipped smile even if it wasn't visible to him.

"Mmh. Yeah."

"So... Any idea when you'll come back?" You asked playing with those curls you have untucked again, rolling them between your fingers. You heard him thinking on the other side, humming as he did.

"I don't think anywhere before twelve."

You paused for a minute before replying, "Oh-- okay. Take care."

"Yeah, you too... Bye."

"Bye." You sighed cutting the call. Now you have to make dinner.

You didn't make dinner, just munched on some chips and other snack items. You changed back into your pyjamas, removed the makeup and accessories and watched a bunch of stupid comedy shows. Mum and dad also won't be back tonight, so you were all by yourself. You checked the time. It was not even ten. Time wasn't passing fast. That's when you realised you were actually looking forward for that date.

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The broken showers/neighbor is amazing. Could you make at least a part two :) I love your writing, it's so intriguing

Ummmm, yeah why not. First part is here.

The city was alive tonight. People littered the streets andside walk, some swaying drunkenly to their unheard music, some loudlyproclaiming their own opinions, and others just off in their own world. Either waythis was not somewhere Eddie would usually find himself. He was unfamiliar withthis side of town, usually staying away from the bar scene as much as he couldbut here he was, being led by the hottest guy he had ever met, jumping overpiles of vomit and trash.

“Oh you’re going to love this place. It’s a total hole inthe wall set up.” Richie proudly proclaimed, pushing someone out of their wayas they headed down the sidewalk. “My friend owns it, I think you two are goingto get along great.”

Eddie didn’t answer because honestly what could he say? Ifthis guy asked him to jump he would ask how high, if he told him to leap off abridge he wouldn’t even second guess it. His infatuation may be clouding hisjudgment but hell if there was anything that could stop him now.

They eventually make it to a small restaurant, the neon sign reading“Hanlon Diner” and Eddie couldn’t help but raise his eyebrow at theestablishment. When Richie had told him it was a hole in the wall, he didn’texpect him to actually mean a literal hole in the wall. The place was so tiny, itlooked like it would only able to hold about twenty guests at once. Richiejumped in front of him, holding the door open and bowing his head dramatically.“My lady.” He jeered, smirking up to his neighbor.

“My anatomy isn’t exactly lady like.” He replied, rollinghis eyes.

“Thank god.” Richie retorted, without missing a beat. Eddiecould feel his face fluster, but he choked down the lump in his throat andwalked through the threshold anyway.

“Well shoot me where I stand.” A voice boomed from the back,“Is that Richie Tozier?”

“Heya Mikey!” Richie cheerfully replied, walking up to thecounter.

The man from the back came forward, looking over to Eddiewith a curious gaze. He looked back to Richie, then back to Eddie, then back toRichie. “Is this a date?” The rather handsome man asked, whipping his hands offon his apron. He extended his hand out to Eddie, offering a toothy grin. “MikeHanlon at your service.”

“Uh. Eddie. Eddie Kaspbrak.” The shook hands, Mike’s firmgrip nearly swallowing Eddie’s wimpy one.

“How do you know this kid over here?” He asked, motioning toRichie. “Don’t tell me you’re that dumb ass Calvin Klein model he was supposedto take out tonight.”

“No. I’m his neighbor.” Eddie replied, shrugging of the twisthe felt his stomach at the mention of Richie’s supposed-to-be date. “He used myshower? After that it’s all kind of a blur.”

Mike laughed at the joke, his chuckles were deep andpowerful. Richie smiled over to Eddie, winking at him. This only made Eddiefluster, “Yeah, you’re cool Eddie.” Mike managed between his dying spurts oflaughter, “The usual then?”

“That’d be great.” Richie replied quickly, offering not timefor Eddie to ask what his usual was. With the way Richie looked, Eddie figuredthat he would only be eating wheat grass and rice for dinner, although hewouldn’t complain even if he did.  

They moved to a table in the middle, sitting across from oneanother. Richie adjusted his black shirt, exposing more of his neck line with eachpull. Eddie could feel his body shiver with each tug. “So you do bring all yourdates here?” He found himself asking, unable to watch his sexy ass neighbor practicallytease him. “Or just the ones who listen to your crazy alien theories?”

“Hey those theories are valid. You’re friend apparentlyagrees with me.”

“Yeah well Bill’s be hit in the head one too many times. Ican only imagine what happened to you.” Eddie joked, a smirk curling at the cornerof his lips. It all seemed so simple. Talking to Richie was something that heonly dreamed of, and even in them it wasn’t anything like this. Although intimidatinglyhot, Richie had a certain aura around him that set Eddie at ease.

Richie’s gaze flickered up and he let out an exasperatedgroan. Before Eddie could even ask what was wrong, the door to the restaurantopened and in walked two equally attractive people. One was a tall, slim girlwith fire for hair. She wore fashionable clothes, ones that Eddie had only seenin magazines. The other was a rather lanky man, his clothes primped and pristine,his curly hair fell onto his face like feathers and it seemed that his legswent on for days.

“What the fuck are you two doing here?” Riche hissed as thetwo drew closer to the table.

The female smiled, her face lightening up with the brillianceshe carried. “Awe, I thought you would be happy to see us Rich, we are yourfriends.” She cooed, glancing over to Eddie. “I’m Beverly Marsh by the way.” Herhand extended and Eddie nervously accepted it, her skin soft to the touch.

“Eddie Kaspbrak.”

“Well it’s nice to meet you Eddie. This is Stan Uris.” Shemotioned to the man beside her, who only nodded in his direction. Eddie feltlike he was going to melt into his chair from embarrassment.

“Why are you here?” Richie bit, narrowing his eyes at them.

“We were in the neighborhood when Mike texted and said youbrought a date to the diner.” Stan replied, an evil smirk playing on his lips. “Wejust had to meet him. It’s not every day Richie Tozier brings someone over tomeet the family.”

“I feel so lost right now.” Eddie confessed, shamefaced byall of the people that surrounded him. He looked over to Richie and frowned,feeling something brew in his stomach. “Do you just hang around beautifulpeople or something, are you like a model?” Richie raised aneyebrow, his mouth gapping slightly opened.

It was Stan who replied, his voice losing the coldness itonce held as he giggled. “Oh, I like him.” He cooed, nudging Beverly in thearm. “I like him a lot.”

“Easy there Stanley.” Beverly whispered, pulling up a chairbeside Eddie. Lightly she adjusted herself so that she was half facing him,half facing Richie. Stan grumbled something under his breath before mirroringher on the other side. “So Eddie, what do you do for a living?”  

“Beverly don’t grill him.” Richie warned, shooting daggersin her direction that she merely waved away.

“I’m a nursing student. I work up at the hospital.”

“Oh, someone with an actual job. That’s a change.” Stanchuckled, and Eddie’s face lit up. “I like him even more!”

 Beverly smirked, “Andyour friends? What are they like?”

Richie groaned, “Why does that even matter?”

“Well.” Eddie hummed, thinking the question over carefully. “There’sBill, he works at a publishing company, although all he seems to publish is hisown books and Ben who is an architect.” There was a shrug from him as headmitted, “I don’t have a lot of friends. I guess you can consider me a loser.”Eddie couldn’t even look at Richie, but he could feel his gaze burning hisskin.

“That’s no way to speak of yourself.” She replied softly, “Youmust be pretty amazing for Richie to bring you here to meet Mike. That makesyou like something of an oddity to us.”

“Why?” Eddie asked, “I bet he gets tons of dates. Look athim.” It had slipped, honestly it did. He could feel himself cringe at his ownwords as they hung in the air between them. Richie only gaped at him, apparentlyat a loss for words.

 “Well, honey, he maydate a lot but there has never been someone special enough to meet us.” Beverlywhispered, patting him on the shoulder. “Although we can see why. You’re prettyawesome Eddie.”

“Hot plates coming through!” Mike’s voice warned as heleaned in to serve Richie and Eddie his food. What was presented to them wasnot wheat grass, but rather a greasy cheeseburger with a side of waffle frieswhich smelled heavenly. “Bev and Stan, yours will be up in a minute.”

“Thanks Mike.” Richie replied in a sarcastic tone. “Thanksfor everything.”

“Anything for you Rich!” He cheerfully said, whistling as heheaded back to the kitchen. His laughter echoed around them.

“Oh fuck you.” Richie groaned, stuffing his face with fries.“I’m sorry about this Eds. I didn’t mean-“

“It’s fine.” He muttered, brushing off the awkward feelingunder his skin and smiling. “I like your friends.”

Richie snorted, “Yeah for now.”

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The Sin of Bibliolatry

In her excellent book Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted A Faith and Fractured A Nation, Calvin University professor Dr. Kristin Kobes Du Mez writes the following:  

To be an "evangelical" according to the National Association of Evangelicals, is (among other things) to uphold the Bible as one's ultimate authority...

At this point some of you might be saying, "But Leon, why do so many self-described evangelical Christians, who claim the Bible as their ultimate authority choose to ignore so much of what the Bible sets forth as basic benchmarks for faithful Christian discipleship?"

That's a valid question.  It does seem as though far too many Christians in America gloss over Jesus' teachings about how we should treat the poor, the marginalized and the outcast.  

Or they ignore the simple fact that Jesus valued women's leadership, and Paul followed that example as well in the early churches he planted.  

The question we should be asking when someone claims that the Bible is the ultimate authority of their life is simply this:  "Which parts of the Bible?"  

Because in truth, most people who call themselves Christians prioritize some parts of the Bible over others.  In fact, if someone claims they value every verse in the Bible the same, and that each one has equal import... they are being disingenuous not only to others, but to themselves.  

The late Baptist theologian Dallas Willard once wrote:

Nearly every faction in Christendom claims the Bible as its basis but then goes on to disagree as to what the Bible says.  An exalted view of the Bible does not free us from the responsibility of learning to talk with God and to hear [God] in the many ways [God] speaks to humankind.

The truth of the matter is that most of the divisive issues we are facing right now in  America can be traced back to Christians getting this wrong.  They claim the Bible as an authority, but only as it is viewed through the lens of their own biases, and their own world view.  

And they do this with the assumption that whatever they see there is the final word---as if God were somehow trapped on the pages of the text, and not living, moving, transforming, resurrecting and breathing new life into the world and into us.  

When I was growing up, I was taught to respect and to value Holy Scripture.  I grew to love the stories found in the Bible, and memorized hundreds of verses over the course of my childhood.  

But what I came to understand over time was that love and respect can all-too-quickly become obsession if it isn't tempered by wisdom and knowledge.  What we engaged in back then was nothing short of the the sin of bibliolatry.  We worshipped the text, over the One the text pointed us to.

I still love the Bible, and I spend almost all of my time studying it, thinking about it, preaching and teaching from it... but I also have come to understand that the God it speaks of is not trapped in its pages.  

God is still speaking, still teaching both within and without the text, and there is so much for us to learn.  

If those of us who call ourselves followers of Jesus (regardless of the particular lane within which we travel) would begin to figure this out, we would soon find a way to heal some of the brokenness in  our world instead of continuing to add to it.

Look around you, the Gospel is alive in the world because Jesus is alive and present and still leading us... if we are willing to see, and to follow.  Listen, the voice of God is still speaking---audibly at times---urging us to follow Jesus more fully and completely.  

Be awakened to God's still speaking voice, and Christ's ever present Spirit at work.  Be awakened and be changed.  And may the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you now and always. Amen.  

[janiedean]

Hi Lavi! Could you please do a philosophy101 for anyone who want to read Alchemy Wars and doesn't remember much of high school classes? Take your time and thank you for being the enlighted empress of this hellsite! ♡

HELLO ANON SORRY FOR THE LATENESS HERE I AM :D first of all thanks I’ll try to stay enlightened <3

other than that: TO READ ALCHEMY WARS YOU NEED TWO BASIC THINGS: CALVINISM, SPINOZA AND DESCARTES, plus basics of catholicism doctrine. now:

I once went and explained at length how calvinism functions and the basics behind it plus the basic differences with catholicism, so I’m referring you to this post here which should have you covered re the basic issue that alchemy wars has which is predestination vs free will, which does get explored through the clakkers vs humans ordeal (basically: if they have free will they have a soul so they’re not mere robots, if they don’t then they’re just machines and are predestined to work for humans same as humans are predestined for whatever is their destiny, nvm that the success of the dutch empire in AW is all justified on predestination which shows that god chose them to be world leaders when they built the clakkers and so on). 

now, DESCARTES BASICS:

other than being famous for naming the cartesian plane to my horror because I hate cartesian geometry, descartes is fundamental/famous for a few basic things that changed modern philosophy

first is the conception of I think therefore I am, as in, when you have to decide at least ONE thing that you can be sure of in the world when concerning the existence of things, then thinking means you exist

his main book is the discourse on method, which advocates using reason to investigate all science and every problem you have in life

the method in question is thinking that everything you can doubt is false (except for mathematics in theory, but you can’t be sure that the devil might not be leading you on YEAH I KNOW I KNOW), first of all your perception of what you sense

but one thing that’s certain is your thoughts which prove you have reasons

therefore if you think you are

the method can then be adapted to anyone as long as you use the doubt system and you have to build it on the concept that your thoughts are the one valid point you can move forward, and of course your method of choice when learning things is deduction since it’s not a thing you baese on your senses

the other thing you need to know is the soul/body question, as in: soul and body for descartes are one thing only and they’re mixed up, there’s no soul commanding the body and so on but you can distinguish some things that only the soul is in charge of and things the body is in charge of, which are knowledge and sensation respectively, and the body basically tells the soul how to keep it alive and the soul has to translate its needs and so on, and of course if you make mistakes it’s all your body’s fault and, thinks that you might need to read AA, he compared the body to a clock where sickness is like a machine getting broken

also, thinking is something only humans can do, humans who have a body that works like a machine (animals have no reasoning or knowledge and feel no pain)

also the proof of god’s existence is that the reasoning we produce that understands the truth has to necessarily come from god ie an absolute perfect being that inspires it to us

last thing you should know: that he thought the soul resided in the pineal gland. I KNOW, IT’S TOTALLY RANDOM THAT’S WHY DESCARTES MAKES ME KIND OF LOL MOST TIMES BUT ANYWAY THAT’S VITAL FOR ALCHEMY WARS REMEMBER THAT

other than that, SPINOZA:

not philosophy related: the guy spent his life working as a lens maker/optician rather than accept to teach his philosophy and good thing for him he worked in the netherlands or publishing his stuff would have been complicated

he was famous for being a cartesian student and having written commentaries about descartes, 

he came from a jewish family that was forced to convert so he had an idea of how religious oppression felt like

he got excommunicated over his books when concerning god/religion which people interpreted as *atheism* when instead he was pantheist but that’s... how... groundbreaking he was in that sense

 anyway tldr re spinoza’s pantheism: he thought god was in all things and inherent to them which means you don’t have the god-who-looks-like-a-man-and-controls-everything but that everything has something godly in them so the world can’t exist without god and god can’t exist without the world

his philosophy’s target was finding a way to reach an eternal goodness that went beyond what was on earth or seemed to get momentary happiness, so eternal happiness thanks to an eternal goodness

he took from descartes the point of reasoning being the only instrument to find the greater good and so evidence = truth

except that for spinoza the truth is not I think therefore I am, but the immanent god inside all things

tldr: to spinoza you can understand everything about reality and nothing is unknowable but men don’t have innate knowledge so you have to use reason to find out what’s the true vision of reality in which god is innate as we said before, and reason is a limited instrument so you also have to use intuition, which is what permits you to go outside the material world

intuitive science therefore teaches you the essence of things which then can be geometrically studied

so basically tldr god is the world and the world is god and god is nature and nature is god

but spinoza’s god is impersonal and makes everything exist because tied to him, he’s not a personal entity that can be distinguished from things and has its separated will and intellect

also since this obv clashes with the ���how did god create the universe’ deal, his solution is that god has an autonomy made of freedom and necessity, as in, he follows a law that he gave to himself and so he makes himself reality while obeying his own orders (same as for a triangle the sum of its angles is 180° - if it wasn’t for it, the triangle wouldn’t be a triangle)

therefore he also criticizes the idea that god acts for good or bad - he acts to exist and that’s it, the problem is that men assume that god is like them when he’s not and human freedom in the world is apparent because we all follow the mechanism god set for us and work within that mechanism

and that’s about everything you need to know, but count that when it came to politics spinoza was for tolerance for every religion or belief, that states had to be monarchies but monarchs should not be tyrants and should instead work for the common good without censoring its citizens, and religion shouldn’t meddle with authority and the state has to be secular

if you know all of this you’re set for reading alchemy wars ;) but it’s all very well explained in within text so ;) have fun and LET ME KNOW IF YOU LIKE IT :D

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THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAY: WEEKEND ROUNDUP FOR OCTOBER 18, 2019

We are halfway through October and going strong with our focus on worship, creativity, and art! Don’t forget we are giving away bundles of books recommended in SOLA Book Recommendations for College Students (and Beyond), so follow us on Facebook and Instagram to find out how you can add a few of these to your collection.

Our upcoming SOLA Leaders’ Dialogue seeks to equip pastors and church leaders to thrive and aims to address various aspects of becoming healthy leaders. Tim St. John (Lighthouse Community Church) will speak on cultivating emotional health. Michael Lee (All Nations Community Church) will speak on cultivating organizational health. And Harold Kim (Christ Central Southern California) will speak on cultivating relational health. Mark your calendars for Thursday, October 24th from 9:30AM - 12:00PM at Living Hope Community Church in Brea, California. Register for free and RSVP on our Facebook event page.

Subscribe today to get our next installment of our monthly newsletter, which will be sent out next Friday. We will share our most popular articles and some behind-the-scenes details. If you have any links or recommendations to share, please tweet me @musicgoon or email me at aaron@musicgoon.com.

LINK ROUNDUP

1. Ed Stetzer: Why Minority Churches Matter in the Multiethnic Church Discussion

Writing for Chrisitanity Today, Ed Stetzer openly asks people like himself in majority culture to consider majority/minority dynamics, language churches, and minority culture.

2. Mike Ives and Lam Yik Fei: At Hong Kong Protests, Art That Imitates Life

“Instagram-ready works of art and graphic design — sometimes whimsical, mostly anonymous — are defining features of the city’s antigovernment demonstrations.”

3. Charlene Hao: 5 Prayers for My Best Friend

When different colleges separate high school best friends, FCBC Walnut member Charlene Hao points us to the power of prayer and showing long-distance love.

4. J. Ryan Lister: 5 Myths about Teaching Theology to Youth

As a high school Sunday School teacher, I encourage us all to not look down on our youth because they are young, but exhort them to set an example for all believers.

5. Jonathan Hayashi: How to Evaluate Your Worship Service

A look at how the participation of congregational singing should be a key factor in the success of a Sunday morning worship set.

6. Hannah Chao: God and Gravity

SOLA editor Hannah Chao writes in her newsletter about the glory of God.

WEEKEND RECOMMENDATIONS

1. The Gospel Coalition: Discipling Asian American Millennials

“Michael Lee, Steve Bang Lee, and Alex Choi talk about complexities of Asian-American ministry and how it shapes their explanation of Christian spirituality, practices of community, and approaches to discipleship.”

2. Albert Mohler: The Showdown Between the NBA and China: Why Are American Corporations Abandoning Conscience When It Comes to China?

“China is considered to be the coming thing economically and North America, the going thing. Central to the claims of the Chinese Communist Party is that it represents the wave of the future. All of those global companies that are now practicing the art of capitulation are actually helping the Chinese Communist Party to make that very point.” For further reading: LeBron James Missed His Shot When He Entered the Controversy Between the NBA and China: The Moral Perils of Economic Involvement.

3. Aaron Lee: Book Reviews

This week I reviewed The Joy Project by Tony Reinke.

FROM SOLA

1. Angela Hom: 5 Ways to Handle the Transition to College

“It’s been a few weeks since school has started. The exciting last days of summer have now faded into papers, midterms, and late-night studying binges. But despite having lived at your new home for a few weeks, you still feel out of place. You don’t have friends to sit with during lunch, but everyone else looks like they’re so comfortable. You ask yourself, ‘Is there something wrong with me?’”

2. Moses Y. Lee: What John Calvin Taught (Me) About Refugees

“This question set me on a journey to rediscovering John Calvin, an endeavor that’s produced a newfound appreciation for the great reformer and his pastoral heart for “the other.” As an immigrant myself, it’s difficult to describe the validation I experienced as I read Calvin, the most respected theologian of the Reformation, defend the newly arrived Protestant refugees and immigrants flooding into the city of Geneva against xenophobic, native Genevans and their elite. Consequently, what Calvin has to say about refugees and immigrants is more relevant than ever for Christians in America today.”

3. Aaron Lee: 6 Special Challenges for Asian American Worship Teams

“We know that God has given church leaders the authority and responsibility to shepherd our sheep. For those of us in Asian American contexts, we must think critically about how our cultural history and practices affect what we do and why we do them. For worship leaders in Asian American churches, that means being knowledgeable about the musicians on our teams and the congregation we lead in praise. Here are 6 challenges that I have observed leading music in an Asian American church, and I hope it will help you to lead your people well.”

4. Jason Chao: What To Do if You Didn’t Like Sunday’s Sermon

“Yes, a preacher’s job is to correctly interpret the Word of God and proclaim the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. His sermon should be moderately prepared, organized, and easy to follow. He also should avoid eisegesis and passage isolationism. But what does it say about us when we hear the Gospel faithfully proclaimed and we find it unmoving and unenjoyable?”

5. Thank God It’s Friday: Weekend Roundup

In case you missed it, here are some headlines from last week: The 20 best Asian American films of the last 20 years, Screens Are Changing the Way We Read Scripture, The Missing Backdrop to the NBA and China, and Why Are There So Many Filipino Nurses in California?

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Exciting Careers in Fashion

Besides the four fashion capitals of the world namely; Paris, Milan, London, and New York, I'm sure there is a local version of fashion week in your place where you can get a huge amount of fashion style inspirations. Quickly check online for the scheduled date of this tremendously exciting affair for fashion aficionados and take a pick among which Men suit style inspirations you would get from the various collections of different fashion designers flaunting their work on the runway.

2. Be a mall rat

If fashion weeks seem to be far-fetched, you can always go to your dependable local mall. Malls usually have shops that sell the trends. Which top sells the hottest or which clothing brands are worn by celebrities and models alike. Clothing brands usually get famous celebrities to be fashion style inspirations and you'll surely find out how you can keep up with the latest fashion trends & tips.

3. Love media!

Print, television, and film are powerful sources of great style inspirations you can check. Posh magazines are still on the list of references where you can see what's hot and what's not. Magazines are also leather jackets beneficial because you can just cut-out your favourite outfit, post it on your wall and explore your closet to have the same look! Allure, Cosmopolitan, Elle and Vogue are just some of the many fashion magazines you can rely on. Fashion style inspirations are also found on TV and film where you can just see what style celebrities are wearing.

4. Embrace the online fashion frenzy

You will definitely agree when I say that technology has made everything conveniently operated by the touch of a finger. All you have to do is research, browse, and pin pictures of your fashion style inspirations so you can have them on-standby when you need a glance of the latest fashion trends & tips. You can also subscribe to fashion websites to get a daily dose of fashion freshness or follow fashion designers and posh clothing brands on social media.

5. Go out and scout

Call up your friends and hit the bar, a concert, or a party and play observe. The best fashion style inspirations are sometimes the random people you see around. Chances are if it's trendy enough, then sherwani  90% of the people are wearing it. Spot the fashionistas with your friends and don't forget to take down notes on the latest fashion trends & tips.Indian fashion has changed with each passing era. The Indian fashion industry is rising by leaps and bounds, and every month one witnesses some new trend or the other. India's economic growth also had a major impact on fashion trends. The ever increasing purchasing power of the middle class has brought fashion within easy reach of the commoner. Evolving work standards have also increased the scope of fashion in the country as there is a striking need for comfortable clothing during long working hours.

Indian Fashion Trends down the line

To understand how Indian fashion has changed over the years, let us go back to the last century. In the 50s and 60s, the fashion scenario in the country, though not colorless, was exciting, stylish and pretty graceful. Designers, models and fashion design labels were relatively unknown. Back then, the value of a garment was judged by the quality  cool leather jackets of its fabric and not by who made it.

In the 60s, ladies preferred wearing tight kurtas, high coiffures and churidars. Coated polyester fabric was in vogue during those days. The 70s saw bold colors and bell-bottoms adoring one's wardrobe. Bell-bottoms were popularized by the leading actors of the generation like Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna. By the end of 70s, the disco culture also started affecting Indian fashion.

The opening of the first fashion store Ravissant in Mumbai in the early 80s marked the dawn of a new era in fashion. The Indian population started identifying themselves with designers like Calvin Klein. More designer store options gave Indians a wide variety of choice.

In the 90s, one witnessed the evolution of models and fashion designers who came up with new designs every other day. Garments became more affordable and Indian fashion began to spread its wings biker leather jackets  globally. With leading ladies like Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai winning international beauty contests, Indian fashion was all set for a huge leap.

Since the last few years, international fashion brands have started tapping the huge potential of the Indian fashion market. Companies like Nike and Reebok have made a mark through their retail store chains in shopping malls. Shows such as Lakme India Fashion Week and Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week have provided a great platform to new designers to showcase their talent. In these two events, leading Indian fashion designers such as Manish Malhotra, Ritu Beri, Rohit Khosla and others charm the audience with their designs and introduce them to new trends in fashion for the upcoming season.

The west also influenced the evolution of fashion in India. Today, a teenager and an elderly can both be seen wearing a pair of denims. Designers returning after obtaining fashion degrees from abroad have brought a global perspective to the country's fashion circle. They have plus size leather jackets  also helped to introduce Indian fashion to the west. Indian designer labels are increasingly becoming popular among the global audience. At this rate of growth, the Indian fashion market will be a force to reckon with, on par with the fashion world in Paris if not more.Creating your own fashion blog can be the easiest and at the same time, the toughest of all writing assignments. The task can be both intimidating at times and exciting too. There is probably no other subject on earth that makes you as jittery as the subject of fashion when you start creating a blog dedicated solely to the aspects of looking great.

Do Not Focus Solely on Earning Money: Like most of the other bloggers, fashion bloggers are also allowed to make money through proper marketing of their blogs. But, earning money should not be the sole purpose of the blog. A number of fashion blogs these days are interested in generating revenue through advertisements of different fashion brands. This makes it way too difficult to build a heart to heart connection business suits for men  with the readers.

Invite The Reader to Your Fashion World: People do not visit a fashion blog just to check out what clothes the bloggers are wearing. They want to have a complete fashionable experience by receiving knowledge about what they should wear and why. Moreover, the visitors would like to get into the complete runway fashion experience or would love to imagine themselves to be in the part of the world that a particular trend of fashion belongs to. This is the best way to gift the ordinary blog readers with a nice "almost" fashion show like experience without intimidating their taste for fashion. In fact, that is what most of them turn to a fashion blog for.

Engage The Readers with Excellent Write-ups: It is true that the nice and catchy photographs are prerequisite to bringing more traffic to your fashion blog. That does not mean you can forget keeping an eye on the quality of posts on your blog. Remarks interwoven with witty and intelligent fun keeps the readers hooked and makes most of them coming  blue suits for men back, again and again. No matter how beautiful the images are and how much your knowledge and sense of fashion helps the visitors, you cannot expect them to wait for a few minutes before leaving, until the information in black and white does not seem to be enlightening and appealing enough.

Reach Out to Readers by Imparting Confidence: Fashion blogs are a tad different from the usual fashion magazines and the lifestyle channels on television. Writing for fashion blogs is beyond mere advising about what to wear and what not to. But, the readers love to see in the fashion blogs how ordinary people actually dress. Unlike, popular fashion magazines and TV channels, such blogs tell its target readers how to wear whatever they want to, confidently. Some widely popular fashion magazines cannot impart the same confidence that the wearer needs to carry along with the dress.

Do Not Suggest Buying Expensive Products: The dream of buying expensive clothes, accessories, bags and shoes from big fashion labels often pursue people to end up adding them to their stock. Still, a large number of people cannot afford such brands. Does that mean, those people black men in suits  cannot really reach out for what is called fashion in true sense? Fashion bloggers can bridge the gap by relying equally on low-budget products as they do on expensive brands.

Image is The Heart of Fashion Blogs: High quality photographs are a must for the success of a fashion blog. Fashion is one subject, blogs on which requires to cater to the ocular sensory nerves a lot. So, it becomes very important for the blogger to look for the right kind of pictures to validate the subjects of blog-posts. The readers will definitely like to have a look at what they are being suggested to wear. It is very important to put up very clear and professionally taken photographs that will also help them visualizing themselves in such clothes. It is very important for the blogs to become fashion inspirations for the readers. Otherwise, they will not come back to the blog again.Fashion has a rippling effect on people from different walks of life. It gradually gains popularity among different strata of society. To help fashion wedding sherwani  reach out to the consumers, a large number of professionals are needed. Apart from fashion designing, you can find a number of exciting jobs related to fashion.

If you are not into designing but still want to remain connected with fashion, you can perform other job duties such as Fashion marketing/ merchandising/buying and forecasting in context of every kind of wear be it the sophisticated haute-couture, ready-to-wear or for the mass market and street wear.

Basically, the fashion and the retail industry at large works as team where fashion advisors, buyers, forecasters, merchandisers and marketers, fashion designers play their part well and keep the industry going. If you love fashion and want to be related to this field professionally, you can take up jobs such as that of marketing/ merchandising/buying and forecasting in this field. These jobs enable you to execute functions that help designers to sell their collections. As a buyer you have to perform  SEO Training a number of functions such as that of a fashion buying. You'll be entrusted with the job of buying raw material/accessories for fashion houses, buying houses, export houses and retail line. For this you need to have a superior knowledge about the new trends that are likely to hit the market and probably which will fetch a large number of consumers. Fashion Marketing is basically concerned with making fashion reach out to maximum number of consumers and assisting fashion designers, retail stores to make fashion accessible to the target customers. You have to work with fashion designers, suppliers and also at the manufacturing level in order to even the process that precedes fashion designing.

You can also be highly involved in fashion by running a retail store. If you have knowledge about fashion and how the industry operates, you can open a retail store. Alternatively, if you are not too keen on entrepreneurship you can take up jobs as retail managers/executives in SEO training course fashion houses and retail stores.

Fashion Forecasting is another area where you can exhibit your love for fashion and work in the industry. As the name suggests, the job includes predicting fashion trends, the colours which will be popular in a particular a season or a year and the styles that are likely to become rage over a particular period of time. The designer takes cue from the trends predicted by forecasters and then decides upon the styles, fabrics, colours for the clothes line they want to launch and the clothes they want to design for creating a collection pertaining to a particular season. Analysing and evaluating new trends is necessary and designers/ retail houses depend a lot on extensive market research which forecasters make. The job Seo training certification may require you to travel extensively to get a peek into different markets in different geographical areas. You have to forecast the new colours which will become trend in the upcoming season, the new styles and trends that will become popular.

[theworstbob]

yellin’ at songs: 4.1.2017, 3.31.2007

the songs that debuted on the billboard chart this week and ten years ago this week.

3.31.2007

42) "With Love," Hilary Duff

This was thoroughly unpleasant. Hold up, before I check Wikipedia, I'ma guess Kara DioGuardi was in on this one? I think I've listened to enough 2007 at this point that I can recognize Kara DioGuardi's trademark blechery in here. /checks the credits/ OH MY FUCKING GOD WHY IS SHE SO TRASH. Kara DioGuardi has written plenty of bad songs, including the two most disappointing songs I've heard as part of this project. She's given a credit on "Be Good to Me," which you'll recall was a travesty, and she's given a credit here, on this bad imitation of a Timbaland song. I won't do a Worst 10 or anything like that, because why would I think about things I don't like any longer than I have to, but I guarantee, there’d be multiple Kara DioGuardi joints on a Worst 10. I'm not going to look at her Wikipedia page, for the same reason other people find it difficult to watch Hannibal, but also to keep life full of surprises.

68) "Survivalism," Nine Inch Nails

a fun thing about listening to political songs from 2007 is how quaint they seem now. remember when the problems we have today were still problems but like 1% as bad as they are now? say what you will about dubya, he never flew into a rage on a saturday morning and accused bill clinton of wiretapping the texas rangers. there was some shit being pulled in 2007, like f’rinstance remember that one time the president suspended habeas corpus for undocumented immigrants? that was pretty unchill. but at least he wasn't gleefully racist. at least he didn't propose we spend billions of dollars to build a monument to racism.

76) "Get It Shawty," Lloyd

I didn't hate this! This song is incredibly 2007, but it's 2007 in a way that's somewhat timeless, if that makes any sense. Like, in 2014, I wrote about Nico & Vinz's "Am I Wrong?" that, yeah, there's a few things in there that will mark it as being from 2014, but if you wrote this song in any era, it could have blended in with that era's trends and styles with aplomb, and we would have loved it all the same. There's a lot here that's very 2007, but at its core, this song is kind of perfect, could have been released today and sound like a hit from today and still occupy the same space in my heart. It's like "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)," or Amerie's "One Thing," just a solid song which'll make you go "Oh yeah! This! I loved this!" when it comes on.

90) "You Know I'm No Good," Amy Winehouse ft./Ghostface Killah 91) "Rehab," Amy Winehouse

It is uncouth to speak ill of the dead. It is also uncouth to write that sentence in this context, prolly, but let us be known for what we are. I hope she's doing better. (That bass on "You Know I'm No Good," tho.)

94) "Beautiful Liar," Beyonce & Shakira

Listen, team, we need to talk about restraint for a second, because there are a thousand ways this project could have gone wrong. You get two superstars on the track together, there's absolutely the risk of putting something completely overcooked on the market, some showy vocal battle, but everything here is so understated. The Middle Eastern-y sound could have been laid on too thick, but it's doled out in this tiny, almost imperceptible dose, and that sets the tone for the rest of the track. No one belts anything, because it's understood that there's nothing to belt about, just a dumb boy that isn't worth the effort, and Beyonce and Shakira are compelling singers who don't NEED to be belting all the time to get the point across. This is such a fascinating song! You would expect a song from two titans to attempt to set fire to the world, but this merely simmers, doesn't even boil, just simmers, and it's an agreeable choice.

96) "Like This," Kelly Rowland ft./Eve

The synth track on this song kind of, kind of sounds like the main menu theme of Yoshi's Island, at least sounds close enough to Yoshi's Island that I can completely fuck with this, even if I think the drum track is kind of illogical. (Bob! you should be making jokes, what is this music criticism thing.) UGH FINE oh wow kelly rowland follow beyonce much. you know how like you two used to be in destiny's child but beyonce had a much more successful solo career. hey where's the michelle williams one. um, michelle williams much? that's a person also who was in destiny's child as well, also. she's very less successful! how about that! having fun living a full life and hopefully retiring early after having made smart investments with the money you made from your time in a popular music group? what a putz!

2007 Top 20 In Progress, Except Not Really, Because 2007 Is Kinda Over if You Haven’t Noticed? But I’m Still Ranking These Songs as I Go Because I Don’t Know What Else to Do. 20) "Outside Looking In," by Jordan Pruitt (2.24.2007) 19) "Like a Boy," by Ciara (3.17.2007) 18) "Grace Kelly," by MIKA (2.17.2007) 17) "Get it Shawty," by Lloyd (3.31.2007) 16) "Break 'Em Off," by Paul Wall ft./Lil' KeKe (3.10.2007) 15) "My Oh My," by The Wreckers (1.27.2007) 14) "Mr. Jones," by Mike Jones (1.27.2007) 13) "Settlin'," by Sugarland (2.17.2007) 12) "Movin' On," by Elliott Yamin (3.17.2007) 11) "U + Ur Hand," by P!nk (1.13.2007) 10) "Doe Boy Fresh," by Three 6 Mafia ft./Chamillionaire (1.20.2007) 9) "Beautiful Liar," by Beyonce & Shakira (3.31.2007) 8) "Cupid's Chokehold," by Gym Class Heroes ft./Patrick Stump (1.13.2007) 7) "The River," by Good Charlotte ft./M. Shadows & Synyster Gates (2.10.2007) 6) "Say OK," by Vanessa Hudgens (2.17.2007) 5) "Alyssa Lies," by Jason Michael Carroll (1.13.2007) 4) "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," by Jennifer Hudson (1.13.2007) 3) "Candyman," by Christina Aguilera (1.13.2007) 2) "Because of You," by Ne-Yo (3.17.2007) 1) "Dashboard," by Modest Mouse (2.17.2007) Jordan Pruitt, hanging on for one more week! Can she keep the miracle run near the bottom of the chart going? TUNE IN NEXT WEEK TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH I ENJOY “WHO KNEW.”

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14) "No Frauds," by Nicki Minaj, Drake, & Lil Wayne

This was a very boring song, most of which concerns a topic in which I'm not particularly invested? Like I guess it's kind of interesting to drop a diss track where you sound completely disinterested in the beef, the response is perfunctory and you're only responding because your opponent's name carries some weight and people'll give you shit if you completely ignore it. I’m down for a diss track where the participant is hella bored by this nonsense, but that probably wasn't the intended interpretation. I dunno. If there's one thing I learned from digging through just three months' worth of 2007 hits, it's that there are songs meant to be forgotten, and I have a feeling, if there is a 2027 and we're all still free, there's gonna be another obsessive white dude who's made poor life choices and poorer facial hair choices digging through the 2017 vaults, coming across this song, and realizing sometimes things are forgotten because they're forgettable.

61) "Regret in Your Tears," by Nicki Minaj

I'm of two minds on this. The first one doesn't think we put Nicki Minaj on this earth to make Drake songs. But also, I had a good time! It sounded inspiring, and the idea of a Nicki Minaj break-up song is so inherently interesting to me that I'd almost put it in the "down for this no matter what" category. I just think it could've been a touch more creative than "here's Nicki doing a sad song."

71) "Changed It," by Nicki Minaj & Lil' Wayne

That thing Nicki does at 1:45, "I am Billie Jean and the bitch is my SON," that's why we never stop believing. That's why we listen to this nonsense with entirely too much modern-day Lil' Wayne, because Nicki Minaj will ocassionally do things like that with her voice.

72) "Chanel," by Frank Ocean ft./A$AP Rocky

I DON'T KNOW WHY FRANK DECIDED TO START BEING BREEZY AND MAKE SONGS THAT ARE FUN TO LISTEN TO BUT I APPRECIATE THAT HE'S ZAGGIN' ON 'EM. It feels shitty to give this song a couple of spins and then form a loud all-capsable opinion about it, because that feels like giving the intricacy and depth of Frank Ocean's songs short shrift. But it's his own damn fault for making this song so breezy! It's not necessarily lighthearted, it's not like Frank Ocean is ever gonna take us to his happy place, but it's airy and soft (you know, soft, like air sometimes is), it feels good to just let these sounds envelop you, and I haven't quite yet figured out how to express what I love about the transition to Rocky's verse, but trust that I loved it. (Maybe this doesn't need to go up the date the chart drops?) nah, we’re good

78) "Liability," by Lorde

This feels like a song that's probably going to be really dope in the context of the album, where it can play the supporting role it is clearly meant to play, but as a standalone track, I dunno. It's definitely more interesting than the average piano-'n-strings song, you can really hear that Fun. sound clear as day. It's just not particularly substantive on its own. Though, I suppose if it's being released as a teaser, it performs the job admirably, giving just a hint of what the album could sound like. I'm stoked.

95) "Prblms," by 6LACK

sadness is not the only valid emotion. darkness cannot exist without light. fucking christ, you people won't listen to "Run Up," but you'll listen to a parade of fucking dudes bleat about how shitty their relationships are. i don't get it.

The 2017 Top 20, Which Actually Is in Progress! 20) "Regret in Your Tears," by Nicki Minaj (4.1) 19) "Way Down We Go," by Kaleo (1.14) 18) "Everyday," by Ariana Grande ft./Future (3.4) 17) "Light," by Big Sean ft./Jeremih (2.25) 16) "Draco," by Future (3.11) 15) "Guys My Age," by Hey Violet (2.11) 14) "Good Drank," by 2 Chainz ft./Gucci Mane & Quavo (2.11) 13) "Yeah Boy," Kelsea Ballerini (3.4) 12) "Selfish," by Future ft./Rihanna (3.18) 11) "Slide," by Calvin Harris ft./Frank Ocean & Migos (3.18) 10) "It Ain't Me," by Kygo x Selena Gomez (3.4) 9) "Now & Later," by Sage the Gemini (2.25) 8) "Shape of You," by Ed Sheeran (1.28) 7) "That's What I Like," by Bruno Mars (3.4) 6) "Chanel," by Frank Ocean ft./A$AP Rocky (4.1) 5) "Green Light," by Lorde (3.18) 4) "Run Up," by Major Lazer ft./PARTYNEXTDOOR & Nicki Minaj (2.18) 3) "Despacito," by Luis Fonsi ft./Daddy Yankee (2.4) 2) "Issues," by Julia Michaels (2.11) 1) "iSpy," by KYLE ft./Lil Yachty (1.14) “iSpy” is a freshly-minted Top 10 hit, and I’m so excited for that. Light the way forward, KYLE. Show the world it’s okay to be happy and make fun songs.

Who won the week?

Frank Ocean had the best individual song, and that is to be commended, but oh my stars does 2007 ever take it. “With Love” would sink weaker ships, but we had “Beautiful Liar” and “Get it Shawty” on this one, along with the Yoshi’s Island sounds and the bass line in an Amy Winehouse song. “Chanel” took to the seas with one pretty cool Nicki song, two bleh Nicki songs, fucking 6LACK, and a Lorde song not meant to live on its own. It falls to the bottom of the ocean, and future underwater anthropologists (prolly a thing?) will find it in the wreckage and ask how..

Official Standings 2007: 1 2017: 0 (it kinda won last week, but I’m not counting that as a win, because honestly that was more scouting report than battle.)

Rough week for 2017, but hey: Drake made a new thing! If nothing else, at least this week wasn’t that.