TALK2ME is a communication system that was created by Dr. Dennis O'Grady to promote effective communication in the workplace as well as with couples. The TALK2ME communication system identifies two different types of communication styles that people use. One communicator style is the Empathizer communicator type or E-type. Individuals who are E-type communicators are often criticized by Instigator communicator types or I-types for being too sensitive. Instigator communicator types are often criticized by E-types for being too insensitive and I-types share their opinions while E-types talk using their emotions. I-types are more likely than E-types to be in leadership positions. Neither communicator type is "good" or "bad", they each have their strengths. When individuals know which talk type they use they are better able to avoid breakdowns in communication. TALK TO ME: Communication Moves to Get Along With Anyone was written by Dr. Dennis O'Grady and covers the TALK2ME© communication system in depth. The book received the 2008 Axiom Business Book Award Silver Medal.
Faeids are otherwise known as faerie knowers. This comes from the French "Fae" for "faerie" and the Greek "-id" meaning "to know". The term Faeid was created in a ethnographic article about a sub-community of Neo-Pagans or Otherkin known as "Faeids" by anthropologist Thomas Baurley in 1986. Thomas Baurley took the term "Fae" meaning "Faerie, Good Neighbour, Fairy, or otherworldly being" and the Latin root "-id" meaning "to know" or "idem" meaning "the same"; creating the term "Faeid" to describe individuals he was studying as a "Faery Knower" or "One who is with the Fae".
The terms "Fae", "Fay", and/or "Faerie" are believed to have come from the French as a replacement for the Old English "Elf", representing a otherworldly creature from folklore and mythologies commonly known as "fairies" which was popularized by Spenser and Shakespeare. Written greatly about by the famous artist/writer Brian Froud, the word "Fae" is used interchangeably for the terms "Elfland", "Faerieland", "Elf", and "Faerie". This terminology has also been spelled variously from "fae", "fairy", Fayerye", "fayre", and "faerie" to represent the creatures and/or the world from which they live.
The term "Faeid" represents these creatures as representing "humans", "faeries", and intermingled cross-breeds as individuals who believe themselves to have faerie bloodline, ancestry, or higher than average knowledge about the fae. These individuals, whether real or delusional, believe that part of their life purpose is to assist in bridging the gap of understanding/mis-understanding between the human realm and the faerie realm.
Many "Faeids" believe that there was once a time when the world of the fae and the world of humans were a solitary dimension that was separated into two distinctly, yet overlapping realms, sometime around the discovery and use in weaponry of Iron. The only way to walk between these worlds is through faerie portals, gateways, or doorways that either sporadically appear on the planet, exist within magical leylines or places, or created through magic and ritual. These separated realms and the faerie aversion to Iron have been discussed by many writers and authors. Many of the theories of human and faerie cross-breeding can be found in the works of . Faeids are believed to be individuals who can and do walk between these realms or have been invited by faery to do so.
Faeids commonly wear the "Faery Star" or "Elven Star" as their symbol. This is a seven-pointed symbol they believe was given to humanity by the Fae to represent the connection to the world of Faerie so that each other can recognize each other. It is a every growing popular symbol in the New Age, Neo-Pagan, and occult communities. The Faeid Fellowship, started by Leaf McGowan in 2000, still does some networking and group events.
Since 2000, several fantasy authors have used the term "faeid" to represent the faeries in their novels and writings. A couple individuals have used the character in video games. Some writers have associated "Faeids" to be a part of "Otherkin".
The terms "Fae", "Fay", and/or "Faerie" are believed to have come from the French as a replacement for the Old English "Elf", representing a otherworldly creature from folklore and mythologies commonly known as "fairies" which was popularized by Spenser and Shakespeare. Written greatly about by the famous artist/writer Brian Froud, the word "Fae" is used interchangeably for the terms "Elfland", "Faerieland", "Elf", and "Faerie". This terminology has also been spelled variously from "fae", "fairy", Fayerye", "fayre", and "faerie" to represent the creatures and/or the world from which they live.
The term "Faeid" represents these creatures as representing "humans", "faeries", and intermingled cross-breeds as individuals who believe themselves to have faerie bloodline, ancestry, or higher than average knowledge about the fae. These individuals, whether real or delusional, believe that part of their life purpose is to assist in bridging the gap of understanding/mis-understanding between the human realm and the faerie realm.
Many "Faeids" believe that there was once a time when the world of the fae and the world of humans were a solitary dimension that was separated into two distinctly, yet overlapping realms, sometime around the discovery and use in weaponry of Iron. The only way to walk between these worlds is through faerie portals, gateways, or doorways that either sporadically appear on the planet, exist within magical leylines or places, or created through magic and ritual. These separated realms and the faerie aversion to Iron have been discussed by many writers and authors. Many of the theories of human and faerie cross-breeding can be found in the works of . Faeids are believed to be individuals who can and do walk between these realms or have been invited by faery to do so.
Faeids commonly wear the "Faery Star" or "Elven Star" as their symbol. This is a seven-pointed symbol they believe was given to humanity by the Fae to represent the connection to the world of Faerie so that each other can recognize each other. It is a every growing popular symbol in the New Age, Neo-Pagan, and occult communities. The Faeid Fellowship, started by Leaf McGowan in 2000, still does some networking and group events.
Since 2000, several fantasy authors have used the term "faeid" to represent the faeries in their novels and writings. A couple individuals have used the character in video games. Some writers have associated "Faeids" to be a part of "Otherkin".
Victor Gordon is a South African born Australian artist. Primarily a painter and sculptor, Gordon has exhibited, practiced, and taught art in Australia since 1987.
Initially growing up in Alberton, a satellite township near Johannesburg, Gordon attended Germiston then Parktown Boys High. He was conscripted for military service in the South African Air Force between 1971-1972. He undertook undergraduate studies for the Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Witwatersrand from 1977 to 1980. Thereafter he worked at the University SRC Administration from 1982 to 1987. He immigrated to Australia in 1987 and enrolled in a Graduate Master of Visual Arts (by research) programme at Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney graduating in 1991.
Gordon's work has been described in Sun Shining - Blood Everywhere: The art of Victor Gordon
ISBN 978-0-646-57995-5 144 pages, paperback Published by the Orange Regional Gallery.
Awards and nominations
*Salon Des Refuses 1992— Finalist
*Blake Prize 1996— Finalist
*Sulman Prize in 2007— Finalist
*Calleen Art Award 2010— Finalist
*Gallipoli Art Prize 2011— Finalist
*Bathurst Community portrait prize 2010— Winner. Portrait of Noel Tovey
Initially growing up in Alberton, a satellite township near Johannesburg, Gordon attended Germiston then Parktown Boys High. He was conscripted for military service in the South African Air Force between 1971-1972. He undertook undergraduate studies for the Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Witwatersrand from 1977 to 1980. Thereafter he worked at the University SRC Administration from 1982 to 1987. He immigrated to Australia in 1987 and enrolled in a Graduate Master of Visual Arts (by research) programme at Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney graduating in 1991.
Gordon's work has been described in Sun Shining - Blood Everywhere: The art of Victor Gordon
ISBN 978-0-646-57995-5 144 pages, paperback Published by the Orange Regional Gallery.
Awards and nominations
*Salon Des Refuses 1992— Finalist
*Blake Prize 1996— Finalist
*Sulman Prize in 2007— Finalist
*Calleen Art Award 2010— Finalist
*Gallipoli Art Prize 2011— Finalist
*Bathurst Community portrait prize 2010— Winner. Portrait of Noel Tovey
Managed Testing Service, also known as Software Testing Outsourcing is the process of utilising an independent organisation to take on the responsibility for the entire testing life cycle and end user testing.
A service level agreement (SLA) and key performance indicators (KPIs) are often put in place to reflect specific priorities such as automation, early discovery of defects or the number of critical or serious errors emerging in live use.
Software Testing Outsourcing is usually an offshore operation, whereas a Managed Testing Service is an onshore operation where the independent software testing company typically work in the same building as the organisations software development team.
A service level agreement (SLA) and key performance indicators (KPIs) are often put in place to reflect specific priorities such as automation, early discovery of defects or the number of critical or serious errors emerging in live use.
Software Testing Outsourcing is usually an offshore operation, whereas a Managed Testing Service is an onshore operation where the independent software testing company typically work in the same building as the organisations software development team.