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One of my favorite things to do in life is travel. There is something about venturing into a different city, trying new things, taking in all the views and just broadening your horizons that make me feel alive. Travel should be more of a learning process than a break. Honestly if you want to relax, turn off your devices , stock up on your comfort food, run a bath and binge watch whatever show or movie you feel like! When I travel I like to feel more like a local than a typical tourist, I love taking pictures but I prefer to live in the moment more. It's a wonderful feeling and I believe for the most part it helps you to become a better person. Now I'm thinking I might start a travel series ( Travel Thursdays anyone ? ), but to kick it off I wanted to share my travel must haves. Whether I'm boarding a 17 hr flight or a 2 hr one, here is a list of things that I always have in my carry on :
1. Headphones
No need of an explanation here. I always have my headphones with me, no matter where I go. When I travel I prefer the noise cancelling type. The ones I'm currently using are by the brand FRENDS and it is in the yellow gold and white colour.
2. Dry Shampoo
I have a very oily scalp and my hair begins to look greasy after a certain point so this is a life saver. It's a quick and simple way to refresh your look without going through too much trouble. My personal favourite is the Rene Furterer Naturia Dry Shampoo. It works best for me and doesn't leave any white residue.
3. Phone Charger
Make sure to keep your phone turned off or on airplane mode while you are on the flight or else your battery will die out. I usually carry my charger in my purse because many flights these days have power points in your seats so you can charge your device in flight. Another product that I have my eye on is the Juice Cube. It is an ingenious device that can store up to a full battery of charge so when you are running low on power just plug it in and voila ! Your phone will be brought back to life.
4. Travel Size Perfume
Travel size perfumes, body sprays or even just those samples you get in magazines or the department store. Bring one with you, it will instantly refresh you once you land.
5. Tissues and Tylenol
It is extremely easy to catch a cold on whilst traveling. I suffer from chronic sinusitis and in order to stay well during my trip I always have my allergy medicine with me. Personally I also keep Sinex with me because it acts as a sleeping aid during long flights. Tylenol will help you weather jet lag more easily and just do what it does best, relieve pain. Tissues are a necessity because you will never know when you will need it the most.
6. Hand Sanitser and Wet Wipes
You will come in contact all kinds of germs and things just ready to make you fall sick. Don't forget to carry either a sanitiser or wet wipes with you.
7. Neck Pillow
To prevent a neck cramp and just to help you relax because we all know how comfortable traveling really is. It's all about feeling better and enjoying the ride.
8. Magazines
This is mandatory for me, but it doesn't have to be just magazines. Bring a book, newspaper or download a movie or an episode of your favourite show. It helps kill the time and also I'm just obsessed with magazines!
Finally my last tip is something that I read in an article in SEVENTEEN magazine years ago! This acronym is going to make sure you don't leave the most important things (except for your ticket, DO NOT FORGET THAT) behind before you head out, whether you are just leaving your house to run an errand or traveling across the country.
That about sums it up for my first travel related post. I hope this helps, please hit subscribe and happy travels !


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Whenever you install new applications on your system, you have to be sure that they will not bring any harm. According to our research, TVStreamSurfer is a type of application that you would better be off without. This adware program looks like it can provide you with a useful function, but in reality, it exposes you to potentially harmful content that could inadvertently redirect you to dangerous websites. On top of that, this application might have entered your system without you even realizing it, so it would be in your best interest to remove TVStreamSurfer from your browser immediately.
At first sight, you may not notice anything wrong with this application. TVStreamSurfer functions as a Google Chrome browser extension, and it does not work on other browsers. As you can tell from its name, the extension is supposedly there to help you stream TV shows and the like in your browser. However, there are particular aspects of this extension that you may find annoying. For instance, during our tests, we have found that the application has browser hijacker qualities. It can change your default search engine and hijack new tab and the main page. Naturally, that is not something you would expect from a reliable browser extension.
The point is that TVStreamSurfer can be easily downloaded from several places. It is not like the extension is hidden somewhere. You can access the official website via tvstreamsurfer.com, and the extension is also available at the Chrome Web Store. That is one of the main reasons why we cannot indicate adware programs and similar extensions as malicious computer infections. They DO NOT infect your system surreptitiously. Users install such applications themselves, even though most of the time they are not exactly sure what they are doing.
When we open the Chrome Web Store page for this extension, we can see that there is a little bit over a fifteen hundred users who have installed the application, but there is no review, and the extension has a low rating of one star. Normally, if an application is reliable and useful, it garners good reviews, and it does not seem like users are too enthusiastic about TVStreamSurfer. What's more, we also believe that this application could enter your computer bundled with the additional software. That is not something unheard of. Adware applications and freeware programs often employ this method to travel around.
Is there a way to avoid getting swarmed by unwanted applications? Of course, all you have to do is steer clear of third-party websites that distribute freeware. When you download programs from such sites, you have to keep in mind that you usually download a third-party installer that carries several programs within. If you are attentive during the installation process, you may be able to deselect some of the applications you do not need. Unfortunately, practice shows that users quite often just breeze through the setup without even bothering to give it a closer look.
Of course, when such practice is common, it is of no surprise that users end up installing the likes of TVStreamSurfer on their systems. And once the extension is on your browser, it will indulge in third party content promotion. According to the program's privacy policy, the "Third Party Content providers may also use cookies, pixels, beacons, and similar tracking and data collection technologies to collect user information when you use the Extension or Website." Couple that with the fact that the app changes your browser settings, and you have an array of behavioral patterns no one should tolerate.
Luckily, it is not that hard to get rid of this application. All you have to do is remove TVStreamSurfer from the list of Chrome Extensions, and that should be it. However, let us not forget that there might be more unwanted programs on-board. If you do not know how to differentiate between a reliable program and a potential computer security threat, be sure to scan your computer with the SpyHunter free scanner.
You will be able to locate all the unwanted programs immediately. For the most part, freeware applications can be removed via Control Panel. Yet, if you think that it might be too much of a task for you, you can always rely on a licensed antispyware tool that would do the job for you. Finally, do not hesitate to contact us if you have further questions!
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If you do not drop ship the right way, you may quickly find that making substantial amounts of money, if any amount of money at all, will be difficult. The primary reason that most people fail at drop shipping is that they did not approach it in the correct way and failed to properly promote or research their products. However, if you drop ship the right way, you can be almost guaranteed a successful venture into the drop shipping market. Doing so is actually a great deal simpler than you may think.
Pick a Very Specific Niche or Market
Never assume that products that sell well for some people will sell equally well for you. This is almost never the case. When you first begin drop shipping, you are a new player to the game. If you choose a familiar market such as jewelry or electronics, you may find yourself competing with well established providers with a larger customer base. You can counteract this market aspect by picking a specific product with which you are familiar and can provide a market where little or no market is available.
Of great importance is the selection of a product that you enjoy. Search your interests for something that you think will sell well without a great deal of competition. Much of your research can be avoided if you are already very familiar with the product before beginning to sell it for a profit. By choosing a product that you enjoy (or might enjoy) in a market that does not offer a great deal of the product, you can maximize your potential for earning larger profits.
Research Your Drop Ship Product Well
Of utmost importance in learning to drop ship the right way is the willingness to do a great deal of research about the product that you wish to sell. If you have chosen your drop ship source well (we suggest Doba or World Wide Brands) these research tools will already be available. If you chose a free drop ship source, you may have to do the foot work on your own. With such a vast resource as the internet, such research is usually quite easy.
Do not stop with research about how the product works. You must also research marketability and demo graphics. There is usually a high percentage of specific types of people that tend to buy certain products. When you market that product, you will want to gear your advertising towards that demographic more than others. If you do this, you will be targeting the very consumers with which you expect to make the most money.
Build a Website Around that Drop Ship Product
Do not even consider the method of selling on eBay or Amazon.com as being the right way to drop ship. There is just too much competition on these venues to be very successful. Many people that drop ship on eBay make less than a single dollar on each product and have to rely on large sales volumes to turn a profit. With that being the case, you should build a website geared toward the sale of your product and advertise that website on other venues to build a consumer base.
Of most importance to the production of your website is content. Provide information about each product, not just a place to buy that product. With more valuable content, your website will hit higher on search engines and promote more website visits. Even if people only come to your website for information at first, they will likely remember your website when they wish to buy a product in the future, provided that they enjoyed your content.


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Plans to build an alliance to tackle the funding crisis facing public parks took a significant step forward last week as a cross-sector group of parks and allied representatives gathered in London to agree the next steps for the initiative including the creation of a transitional board.
Nearly 40 key sector executives from across the UK discussed the way forward at the second Parks Leadership Round Table, hosted by Horticulture Week.
Prompted by HW's Make Parks a Priority campaign, the round table was formed to provide a shared industry voice amid Government and council cuts as well as a stumbling economy.
On the agenda was the opportunity for working groups set up at the inaugural meeting in February to report back and for the participants to consider three key questions:
- Should a Parks Alliance be officially established as a non-profit organisation?
- What form should it take?
- What should it do?
During the meeting it became clear that there was no need for a discussion of whether to form a group as all agreed on its need. Announcing its existence, facilitator Professor Chris Baines, one of the original CABE Space champions, said: "We already have an alliance, we are already here. What we want people to say in a few years' time is if we didn't have the Parks Alliance, we would have had to invent it."
The group agreed a strategy document for the Parks Alliance prepared by one of the working groups that states the alliance's core mission is "to provide campaigning leadership and put public parks at the heart of the drive for healthy, resilient and sustainable communities" to be achieved through "a broad range of leadership programmes, actions and plans".
Participants agreed to set up a transitional board that will meet before the next round table event. They welcomed an offer of support from the Institute of Groundsmanship, which will host the next round table at its Saltex trade show in September. Chartered Institution of Water & Environmental Management chief executive Nick Reeves also pledged support.
Introducing the discussion on the Parks Alliance structure, Dr Sid Sullivan said: "We need to get the message right, but we need to do it with a voice that shows we are together as a group."
Underlining the significance of the gathering, HW editor Kate Lowe said it was "incredibly exciting to see so many of the absolute linchpins of the parks and allied sectors here today".
After reiterating the urgent need to find a way to more powerfully communicate concerns for the future of parks, she added: "Today we have the opportunity to begin to address these challenges by taking forward the proposal for a Parks Alliance able to represent the sector and the contribution to our society that is made by parks."
Baines said it was fantastic to see so many people "committing to this process". He added: "We are on the brink of a complete step change in the status of parks and the seriousness with which they are taken by governments." He called for "the magic missing ingredient" to help "common sense reach the people who make decisions".
The Parks Alliance - Goals and structure
What it will do:
- Be a single unified voice for the UK's green-space organisations and stakeholders.
- Become the missing champion of public parks across the UK.
- Make the case for parks, seek protection, investment and sustainable funding.
- Seek the endorsement of national and devolved UK governments.
- Seek to involve, inspire and inform.
- Seek to influence the future direction of the green-space sector.
- Press for investment in training and support innovation and skills.
- Promote environmental sustainability.
- Use the word "parks" to mean all public green infrastructure.
- Promote the Green Flag standard as the benchmark for parks.
What it will be:
- A not-for-profit body working for the public benefit established as a limited company in the first instance with an online presence.
- Run by its members and with the attributes of a charity.
- Represented by a ten-member board with voting rights that will meet at least three times each year and be chaired by a member elected for a 12-month term.
- Have a transitional board for the first two years that will submit a funding bid, establish not-for-profit status and secure a partnering arrangement so that grant aid can be securely banked.
Working groups - Reporting back to Parks Leadership Round Table
Lucy Hares of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) reported back on the data working group's investigation. "We have got anecdotal evidence that things are getting worse but getting a clearer picture across the UK is quite difficult," she said.
Parks are often grouped in with other things such as culture and cemeteries. "There are lots of data sets but no one 'census for parks'. If we can provide robust evidence, we would be listened to."
Hares suggested negotiating with parks groups to use their data, layering data sets across each other and feeding in forthcoming HLF and Policy Exchange research. Collecting data should become a habit.
From the communications working groups, specialist Ben Hurley along with parks consultants Peter Neal and Bob Ivison distilled a PR strategy for a campaign into six key questions, the most important of which is asking the group whether they want to create a CBI-style organisation or a Make Poverty History-style campaign.
From the parks trust working group, Nene Park Trust chief executive officer James McCulloch outlined the factors that made the Nene Trust successful and how the model could be replicated. The transformation requires a six-month feasibility study, he said.


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Digging deeper into 802.11 analyzing; I understand a certain amount of retries is to be expected, especially in high-density environments with a lot of noise.
I'm trying to get a better understanding of what indicates a problem, or 'too much' retry rate?
Seems even when not in high-density area's, theirs always at least a client or two with extremely high (>50% retry rate).
I guess my question, to be precise, is: what should I be analyzing to determine if these retry rates are symptoms of an RF issue, or if they are expected behavior? By RF issue, I'm referring to excessive CCI, or similiar...not non-802.11 interference (I've got Chanalyzer for that).
I'm familiar with CCI, data-rates, (what I call 'infrastructure' part of wifi design), but am now starting to dig deeper into packet analytics. My goal is to better understand how I can use packets to determine optimal (or sub-optimal) RF design.


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Manufacturer: VIZIO Inc. (977) 698-4946 www.vizio.com
At the cottage, the only TV broadcasting is via the local Kenora CTV affiliate and a CBC repeater with the Winnipeg signal, both analog stations. At this point, I can't predict whether the signals available next Summer will be analog or digital, so when I started looking for a small TV for the lake, I decided I needed both analog and digital tuners built in. While the Kenora station may well have converted to digital, the CBC repeater probably hasn't because of their exemption for a year because they have so many of these transmitters; and digital transmission, being more of a line-of-sight situation, may be harder to receive in the hills and valleys of Northern Ontario. It's no coincidence that every house, shack, or trailer from Minaki to Kenora has a satellite dish on the roof.
That's what was in my mind as I went online looking for a small TV or tuner for my 12-volt system at the cottage. I didn't want a bigger screen because it would just magnify the imperfections of the picture I'd get, if I did get one at all. The 10″ Sony Blu-ray player was there for higher-resolution sources, and I mostly watch news, anyway.
So I settled on the VIZIO, after a thorough check of new and used options, getting a price of $139.98USD including postage, from a Canadian supplier. The VMB070 is described on the Amazon site thusly: "Watch your favorite digital programs away from home! VIZIO's 7" Edge Lit Razor LED™ LCD Portable TV features a high-resolution picture, touch controls, and built-in antenna—all in a compact package less than 1" thin. Includes remote control, carrying pouch, and adapters for connecting your DVD/Blu-Ray player or game console. VIZIO's 7" Edge Lit Razor LED LCD Portable TV packs a lot of technology into a sleek, 1" thin frame, including a built-in fold-away antenna and Dolby Digital sound. With up to 3.5 hours of battery life, it's perfect for…anyplace you need a brilliant, high-resolution picture. It also doubles as a digital photo frame—just connect a USB drive to share photos with family and friends."
Another criticism of this TV, common to quite a few small portable devices, is the very poor sound quality, with a tiny pair of speakers that would have been better replaced by a single decent reproducer. One could describe the VIZIO's sound as having about half the frequency response of a bad telephone connection. That was remedied by the addition of a pair of tiny Polk speakers designed for personal stereos. Headphones will also serve here.
And turning to that excellent tuner, it brought in more digital stations from my outdoor antenna (the switch to all digital had already happened here in southern Ontario, so no analog signals were available) than my Zenith off-air tuner, and the extra input also proved useful for monitoring my satellite feed when watching off air on the big screen, as well as for monitoring recordings to DVD or hard disc on my LG video recorder. So checking out the VMB070 for analog reception will have to wait until next Summer.
The credit-card remote is quite handy and simple to operate, though one can't expect it to light up. Otherwise, it functions pretty much like a full-sized control, with buttons for INFO and GUIDE (new features of digital TV, the former re the tuned channel, and the latter for it and 2 adjacent channels), numeric selection, Menu, Mute, Volume and Channel up/down, Last, and Input, as well as Power, of course. The sparser array of buttons on the TV itself does light up when you approach them with a finger, being heat sensitive.
Picture quality is excellent, sharp and detailed, offering vivid, accurate colours, with a rated 800 x 400 pixel resolution, plenty for this screen size, a 60 Hz refresh rate, and 500:1 contrast ratio. Out of the small box, it looked overly contrasty, but the Menu offers all the necessary adjustments to customize the picture to taste and ambient light conditions. The picture quality is so good that I've taken to watching the VIZIO for the late news, instead of turning on the Anthem projector's 92″ screen if I haven't already been watching it. The little TV is set up quite close to the watching couch, so it's convenient, and the Anthem has just passed 2000 hours on its bulb, so it is time to conserve my light when possible.
Andrew Marshall
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CLOTH! :) never had a leak and never had blowout! I started using them when our second was 2 months and so glad I did! I don't miss the blowouts and having to change in te middle of the night. So easy, less expensive, and no harmful chemicals :)
We love cloth, too! I discovered the "new generation" of cloth when my oldest was about 9 months old. My only regret is that I didn't know about them to try them sooner!


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Getting Started with Confluence - Official Atlassian Course
In this introductory course, attendees will focus on how to start working successfully with Confluence. They'll learn the basics of Confluence and how to use it most effectively as they build their content and collaborate with co-workers. They'll learn how to navigate within the hierarchical content structure and will gain hands-on experience by performing many of the most common tasks in Confluence.
Attendees will learn how to create and edit documents, known as pages, as well as format these documents. They'll also learn how to organize pages in Confluence's environment. Attendees will learn to add many types of media to their documents and use both basic and complex formatting tools to create robust content. They'll also learn the basics of using blueprints and macros.
Attendees will learn how to use Confluence not just as a repository of content, but also as a collaborative working environment where information is shared through Confluence's social network features. After completing this course, attendees will be able to create various types of content in Confluence. They'll be able to collaborate with co-workers to share knowledge and information in their workplace, increase access to information, and enhance their productivity.
High-level topics
- Navigation
- Spaces
- Pages and blogs
- Blueprints
- Social network features
- Content formatting
- Links
- Macros
After attending this course, attendees should be able to:
- Navigate inside of Confluence's hierarchical environment
- Create, edit and format documents in Confluence
- Create great looking content using formatting tools
- Work collaboratively with co-workers inside of Confluence
- Use Confluence's social network features such as like, share, and comment
- Link documents to content inside and outside of the Confluence environment
- Use macros to create robust content
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Filed under: film review | Tags: adventure, comedy, drama, film, moonrise kingdom, review, wes anderson
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Directed by: Wes Anderson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1748122/
Moonrise Kingdom is a coming of age story that defies traditional approach. It is an honest film that distills the essence of a story down to its core ingredients.
The characters are all driven by linear goals. They have one driving motivation that defines them and no other emotions. Except a slight melancholy that permeates the bones of any Anderson character. Being a scout leader is what defines the scout leader. Being a cop is what defines the cop. The representative of Social Services has no other name than 'Social Services'. The two 'troubled' children just want to be together.
Mr. Bishop (Bill Murray) is the only character that displays any sort of volatility. Every other character moves through the world like a blank mannequin. Character traits pinned to them like scout badges. This seems to be a trait of many Anderson characters. Goals are what drives them. From Dignan in Bottle Rocket, to Francis in the Darjeeling Limited. To Sam in Moonrise Kingdom. Plans are what drives them. Itineraries and Inventories.
Moonrise Kingdom plays like a children's adventure story. Dripping with nostalgia and child-like drive to adventure. But it is also infected with a sadness. In the two main characters, Suzy and Sam, this is a chance for them to break free of the world. If only for ten days. To forge a kingdom of their own to live in. Away from parents and scout masters and arbitrary life. But it's a fleeting escape as they know it is coming to an end. As they grow into adolescence, the real world hunts them down. The whole turbulent ordeal culminating in a storm.
But for that fleeting moment in Moonrise Kingdom, there was hope for the future.
Watch this Kogonada short on Anderson's obsessive symmetry. See how much of the footage pulls from Moonrise Kingdom. It's testament to the intricacy with which he builds and frames every shot of the film. The obsessiveness that defines great directors.
Filed under: film review | Tags: drama, fantasy, film, ingmar bergman, review, the seventh seal
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050976/
The hardest films to review are the ones considered masterpieces. There are a lot of words on the internet; a lot of fevered opinions. Average-Joe-Film-Buff spouting off with authority on a film like The Seventh Seal? There's no real authority there. It's just hollow words wearing a mask of authority. And those words hide behind 'personal opinion'. Because you can't argue against that. ("You can't say that my review is wrong, because it's just my opinion.") But your opinion can be wrong. Your opinion can also carry no weight.
Keep that in consideration going forward.
The Seventh Seal has some of the most striking imagery on film. It tells the story of Antonius Block, a knight returning from the Crusades. He finds his country pervaded by plague. Death appears to take him, but in a plea for respite he convinces Death to play for his soul. The two begin a game of chess that will determine the knight's fate.
The respite affords Block and his companions time to navigate the plague-lands. They encounter people dying of disease, of starvation and of man's fear.
The central theme is direct in questioning the absence of God. It is angry in knowing that every man must face the inevitability of death, with no knowledge of what, if anything, comes after. In the scene of his confession, Block remarks "I want knowledge! Not faith, not assumptions, but knowledge. I want God to stretch out His hand, uncover His face and speak to me." And Death responds "But He remains silent."
For a film of grand philosophy, Bergman punctuates it with detrimental comic relief. There are times when it is witty, or when it is in keeping with the irony of death. And there are times when it is inappropriate to the tone of the film. The spindle ticks back and forth in tonal shift between bleak and comedy. This is the only let down in a film that is otherwise a meaningful exploration of faith.
The film ends with one of the most arresting images of the danse macabre. As Death leads the trail of companions into the unknown. "We must make an idol of our fear, and call it God."
Filed under: film review | Tags: crime, drama, film, jonathan glazer, review, sexy beast
Sexy Beast (2000)
Directed by: Jonathan Glazer
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203119/
Sexy Beast opens with Gal (Winstone) soaking up sun by his villa pool. A boulder rolls down the hill and misses him by an inch, landing in the water. It crushes his heart, laid out in tiles. He was an inch away from death, but it missed him. Death blew past him. An immovable object, buried at the bottom of the pool.
This is the film.
Don Logan (Ben Kingsley) is the boulder. The immovable object. Death. He is spite. He is volatile, ferocious, unflinching hate. He is a trained attack dog. Sits calm, but at any moment he will snap. You see it in his eyes. Any moment. Everyone in the room is overcome by the tension of this monster's presence. It is in the atmosphere.
Gal is retired. He just wants to soak in the sun and drink and eat with his wife and friends. Logan represents a heist-job. The criminal world that Gal left behind. Logan travels to Spain to recruit Gal for one more job. It's not an inspiring premise, but the film is not about the criminal world. It's not even about the heist. It's about Gal and Logan. Driven by the performances of these powerhouse characters and the struggle between them.
As angry and erratic as Logan is, it is with his words that he becomes true terror. He wheedles his way into the mind. He plants manipulative seeds in the roots of the brain. We get the impression that simple things in life, become conflict for Logan. He is a tornado that sweeps up the world, tosses it around and then. The boulder gives a hint to how his story ends.
Sexy Beast is not a flashy film. For a film about gangsters it is sparse of the usual violence and hangs on tense dialogue. Glazer has filled the screen with subtle absurdities that are true of his style. They either bark forth from Kingsley's mouth or wisp in on a dream sequence. The film is tight and concise and Winstone and Kingsley pull it off.
Filed under: film review | Tags: bottle rocket, comedy, crime, drama, film, review, wes anderson
Bottle Rocket (1996)
Directed by: Wes Anderson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115734/
Bottle Rocket is the first film by Wes Anderson. He has come a long way since. Bottle Rocket has none of the signature charm or visual style that came later. The obsessive symmetry is not noticeable here. But the film does serve to show how Anderson has evolved as a writer/director. It does have dysfunctional characters putting themselves into wild situations (or not so wild).
The film opens with Dignan (Wilson) breaking Anthony (Wilson) out of a mental hospital. A volunteer mental hospital where the patients are free to leave. The two then pull off a burglary. A burglary of Anthony's own house. They are the masterminds of unnecessary crime.
Though it isn't all for nothing. The two characters are building up to the big-time. It is all for practice, and all to impress a local crime organisation. The middle third of the film becomes a little confused. The character's go on the run after pulling off a local library heist. The film slacks into a romance. Like most of the film's internal crimes, it is unnecessary. It meanders, but comes together again for the end.
With such a low budget, everything rides on the script. Everything rides on the performances of the Wilson brothers. It rides on dialogue. Bottle Rocket is a great low-budget first film. But it pales in comparison to everything Anderson did after.
Filed under: film review | Tags: animation, drama, film, five stars, grave of the fireflies, review, war
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Directed by: Isao Takahata
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095327/
It is rare to find a film that hurts the heart in as direct a manner as Grave of the Fireflies. There are films that bait emotion. And then there are films that provoke genuine heartbreak. Grave is the latter. It is heartbreaking. I think it is the saddest film I have ever seen. And it is a true story.
Grave of the Fireflies is an animated film that tells the story of two young children. It takes place in Japan at the end of the second world war. After losing their mother to a bombing raid, the two children move in with their Aunt. They stay for a while, but the Aunt fills them with guilt and makes them feel a burden. She sells off the belongings of the children's mother for rice, but keeps most of it for herself. She berates the children for not contributing to the war effort and begrudges feeding them. So they leave, becoming homeless and living in a hillside bomb shelter.
But there is no illusion of hope for the children. The film opens with the death of the oldest child, Seita. Before the opening credits roll, we see his spirit reunited with his younger sister. We know how it ends before it even starts. Yet the film takes it's time to wrap around to this ending. It is lingering on moments of true beauty between these two children. And in these slow lingering shots we watch them succumb to hunger and malnutrition.
There is a beautiful scene where the children collect fireflies and use them to light the cave where they sleep. The next morning Seita finds his sister burying the dead flies. "Why must fireflies die so young?" she asks. We ask the same question.
The most painful of all is the feeling that all the while, this tragedy could be prevented. If the people who surrounded the two children were a little more caring, maybe they would have lived. But it becomes about pride and about self preservation. For Seita, he could never return to his Aunt. An apology to her might have saved them. But pride prevented it. Seita tried to carve out a personal heaven in the hillside cave, but it became a tomb instead.
That being said. You can't begrudge a child their naiveté. But you can begrudge every adult who showed no care for them. To the world, these children are nuisances, thieves, burdens. Even those who show slight compassion do nothing to help. Their inaction condemns these children to death.
Grave of the Fireflies is a war film. But it is not a film about war. It's not about politics. It's not even about soldiers or the military. It is about the impact that war has on innocent people. It is a beautiful, painful, emotional masterpiece.
Filed under: film review | Tags: drama, film, five stars, jonathan glazer, review, sci-fi, thriller, under the skin
Under the Skin (2013)
Directed by: Jonathan Glazer
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441395/
It's finally time to talk about Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin. A science-fiction road trip through Scotland. Told from the perspective of an alien in the skin of a human woman. Laura is a predator, driving a white van around the streets of Scotland. She seduces men by showing only the vaguest interest in them. In return they follow her into a dark nightmare.
Science-fiction. But Under the Skin is a film about real people.
It all hinges first on the girl. Laura. Scarlett Johansson. A Hollywood face in disguise, dropped into the realms of Scottish civilisation. Filmed with hidden cameras. Interacting with real people. True reactions.
Even the opening sequence reflects the dual nature of the film. In the context of the story, we hear Laura practicing her dialogue. She makes vowel sounds and practices the way words form in her mouth. But this is actually a recording of Johansson practicing her dialect for the role. It's a clever idea, reflecting the nature of the film as a form of method acting.
The first half of the film is sparse of exposition. We follow Laura on her road trip, in her interactions, ensnaring men. She lures them back to a derelict house. Inside is only a dark abyss; a haunting abstract plane. The men descend into this darkness. Willing to do so as they are so captivated by this siren. And something invisible in the darkness pulls the meat from under their skin. Leaving only a hollow shell behind.
The film indulges itself in letting this half of the film play out in slow pace. It is slow because we have to witness the length of time that Laura allows humanity to impact upon her. She is not human. This is never more clear than a particular beach scene. It is a gut-wrenching emotional play that she witnesses, and is completely indifferent to. But over time, the effects of humanity do seep in under the skin. There is no galvanising moment of realisation. It is a slow process.
Yet there is a galvanising moment that shifts the focus of the film. We find a narrative in the second half. As Laura finds a twinkling of humanity, the perspective turns. She experiences the world not from the perspective of a predator, but as the prey. She finds herself in an unfamiliar abyss (a deep forest). She experiences the dark, predatory nature of the human in the film's climax.
Under the Skin is bold. It is clever. It is beautiful. It provokes thought. It pulls the viewer out of their comfort zone. Jonathan Glazer has made a film that realises his cinematic vision. A guerrilla documentary on the nature of people. The cinematography and soundtrack are haunting. And Scarlett Johansson is ethereal as Laura.
A personal note: While watching the film I was unsure. It took time to fall into it. But when the closing credits rolled, my mouth was agape and I sat for a while in the dark just to catch my breath. The more I think about and talk about this film, the more it becomes one of my favourites. It's hard to put these kinds of emotions into a review without it becoming too masturbatory. But I wanted to add this short note to say this film had quite a profound effect on me.
Filed under: film review | Tags: badlands, crime, drama, film, five stars, review, terence malick
Badlands (1973)
Directed by: Terence Malick
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069762/
This begins a Terence Malick love affair that will stretch for decades. Badlands is a film of strange personal morality. A beautiful road movie through the waste of America, following the killing spree of two drifting souls. Holly and Kit are creatures of vague motivation. Bored of the tedium of civilisation they break out into the wilderness in a violent spiral towards death. Framed in the macro-beauty of nature. For Holly it is unclear why she is so willing to follow Kit down this path of self-destruction. This is no Mickey and Mallory relationship. It becomes clear these characters hold no true love for each other. Only an interest (or fascination?). But for Kit it is about forging an element of fame or iconography of himself. He leaves a constant trail of 'himself' as they go. A trail of his morality, recording messages to tape for potential child fans who look up to him as an idol. "Listen to your parents and teachers. They got a line on most things, so don't treat em like enemies." he says. This whole ordeal is a quest to find importance. To impart a mark on the world. Kit punctuates each action with strange justification and reasoning that Holly accepts. She doesn't question him, but doesn't understand him either. The two blaze out into this personal heaven, knowing that it is all temporary. Knowing and preparing for the explosive end. Malick as a director has a way of splashing human brutality onto the frame of nature. A film about killing where the takeaway imagery is an aching, fading sun through grass and leaves. Badlands marks the beginning of Malickian cinematography. Film-makers have imitated and emulated this aesthetic style (but never as well) to an extent where it has become pastiche. But it began here. This is a beautiful film about brutal, disconnected people.


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Traveling the world and living abroad gives you some perspective on yourself in the context of community. The American culture, its very fabric, is woven with a strong value for individualism. It's about winning and personal achievement not the greater good and the best for the future of society. That's great for economies and making money but what does that do for our communities? When we put ourselves before the good of others, what does that do to our sense of compassion and gratitude? When we see ourselves greater and more important than everyone around us, we lose site of the fact that "We're all in this together." I put that in quotes because it comes from Conscious Discipline, a methodology I took a class on and subscribe to when it comes to raising my child. Unfortunately, I am not practicing it to its full extent. But when I do, I see my child blossoming and our family growing closer together. A strong idea behind it is that when we teach children the power of compassion and community, we will raise strong and confident children who can change the world. There is a big debate between parents about whether parents should take more time for themselves or judging one another for not putting in enough time with their children.
Here's my proposition: Let's all just stop putting our kids first. Yes, you read that right. There is a fine balance between creating emotionally secure kids and creating entitled kids. Chances are if you are putting your kids and their needs before the needs of others, including yourself, you are doing the latter. Are your kid's events or routine daily needs more important than someone who is sick, tired, and in need of help? Is taking your child on a trip or to an event more important than you tending to an important family matter? Is it more important to do things for your children that they can do themselves despite the fact that it leaves you drained and without time for yourself or others?
As an attachment parent you would think this line of thinking counterintuitive. Most attachment parents take pride in putting their kids first, in understanding that parenting is sacrifice, and investing in them so they grow to be better people. Most of us advocate for parenting that is more attached, more connected, and with more focus on the kids instead of selfish pursuits. We ask other parents to pay attention to their kids, to put the phone or tablet down for more face time, and to be more present in their kids' lives. If you are an attachment parent, and just in case you think we disagree, hear me out for a sec.
Mavi asks: Is your attachment parenting getting a bit out of hand? Are you raising someone others will like to be around? Are your children grateful for what you do and what they have? Do your children have a sense of community? Do they help you out? Let me put it more bluntly. Are they shaping up to be little narcissists? A recent study showed that when we praise our kids too much for any and every little menial action, we are actually creating little narcissists. I must admit, before I ever took my Conscious Discipline class I never realized that too much of a positive thing can also be too much. I was so bombarded with equal parts criticism and excessive compliments as a child, I don't think I knew if I was amazing or a total failure; all or nothing. I am learning (the hard way) that this balance is difficult to achieve. We bring so much into parenting from our old wounds that it's really hard to look at ourselves objectively. But let's try for a moment, shall we? The most important question we could ask right now is…
What path do you want your child to take? What kind of child do I want to raise? Most people just want their children to be happy and healthy. But how can we raise happy children if they are incapable of practicing gratitude? According to many faiths, ideologies, and even some scientific research, to be happy all we need is a sense of gratitude for what we have instead of focusing on what we don't. Basically that "pursuit of happiness" thing was a bunch of crap. It's not about having the best of everything, like our parents thought, or putting dirt on a wound like our grandparents did. There must be a fine balance and a strong focus on mindfulness. When a child asks for something, and it is quickly given, the child learns that addicting concept of instant gratification. They get it and they are on to the next, and the next. And so it goes on forever. I believe that when children's needs are placed above all else, they learn to have an unwavering sense of entitlement. They learn that the parent (and the world) will put their wants before anyone else's. That this is what they deserve and when they don't get it they will be unhappy. If you teach them that they are here to be served and coddled, how will they understand that their needs sometimes need to be put aside to help others, to support family, and to do the right thing? How will they ever learn to take a moment and be grateful for what they have when something newer and shinier is just around the corner? While in Europe I was able to avoid this really well. But once I arrived at the land of dollar stores and goodies, it was downhill from there. He went from loving this ONE toy to getting bored quickly with what he has and throwing tantrums EVERY visit to the store!
Oh no, no, no. This ends right here, right now. It was my undoing, so let's undo it!
Mavi says: Stop living outside your means for them. What kind of personal finance lesson are we teaching them when we buy them things on credit that we can't afford or when we constantly buy things they REALLY don't need? We can justify the choice every time too: "I do it because I love them," "It's a one-time deal," "I never had anyone go out of their way for me when I was a kid." Whatever your excuse, living outside your means just to please them gives them a fake, fabricated sense of reality. Your children can't live better than you can afford; it's that simple! Buy what they need and get them a treat on their birthdays and year-end holidays. And for pete's sake, let's all just stop buying things from China that will break tomorrow! Try giving them time and experiences instead of crap that will end up in a landfill. Teach them to care for what they have and to be thankful. Find ways to repurpose what you already have instead going out to buy new things every time.
"Happy parents make happy children."
Find Time for You: So often parents forget to set limits, to take out time to do things we enjoy, or to simply do NOTHING. What a concept, right? I have a very busy village so I have very little support when it comes to childcare. My husband and I have raised our son with very little babysitting opportunities. No matter what, there is a way to set out some time for yourself, your interests, and your partner. It will require some reflexion and some creative planning, but if you arrange your schedule adequately you can accomplish whatever you put your mind to. For me it was building a business that could give me the freedom to travel and would allow my husband to take some time off of work to enjoy both time with our child and the perks of living in Italy for a few years. It was reconnecting with my music and pursuing other interests that didn't involve family. It was hard; I had to make some tough choices to ensure he was cared for but I found a way to be the mom I wanted to be, giving my son adventures, education, and culture while building the business that would allow us three glorious years abroad. Helping others build their dream is my dream and I was able to live it because I found a way to do that while being a present parent. It is still a struggle; I still have to remind myself to set limits and say no. But it's important to make choices that will keep you motivated and happy. Happy parents make happy children. Now hold on there a second though, don't take this point too far. I am an attachment parent and I do think that just like children shouldn't be put ahead of EVERYONE at EVERY moment, the same goes for the parent. If all you do is what makes you happy to the detriment of your child's welfare or emotional stability, then just stop reading here. This blog is not for you. You probably don't even know I am talking about you anyway, so moving on…
Teach Them to Help Others: If your child never experiences charity and the impact their positive action can have in a changing the world, they will grow in a bubble of selfishness unable to feel compassion for those around them. If you recognize the needs of others before their petty preferences when appropriate, it will teach them to adequately prioritize. It's important to teach children that everyone is equally important, but those whose circumstance is most dire comes first. It's important to prioritize based on need not based on who we are. Instead of taking them to the mall, take them to help a neighbor, friend, or family member. Make sure they do chores around the house before they get to have time with friends or do activities they enjoy. Help them find pleasure in being a family, in doing things around the house, and volunteering outside the home. Few people in the world can avoid the demands of the home and community. If they help you, even when they are really little, they will learn skills they will need in life but it will also help you get things done around the house so you can quickly get back to enjoying them. If you take on everything on your own, not only are you crippling them by giving them no tools for the future but you are also creating a stressful situation for yourself; you will always be exhausted and running on fumes. It's not about telling your kid that they are not important and it's not about neglecting them to be there for everyone else — it's about balance. Remember, this is about parents who put their kids before anything ALL the time, not about parents who are trying to do their job.
Stop doing everything for them. If you do EVERYTHING for them they will never see anything beyond themselves yet with lack of introspection. They will also never learn how to fend for themselves or learn basic skills of life they will need when they are on their own. What's most concerning is that they may just end up bitter against you for it. You may say "I just want them to look back and say 'look what dad did for me, he really loves me.'" Get serious, they'll look back and hate the fact that you never prepared them for life, they will hate that you crippled them mentally and gave them no tools to live. Fact of life: your kids will have to live with other people at one point, roommates, spouses or friends. Fact of life: your kids will have to eat and clean after themselves. Fact of life: your kids will have to get up off the couch and take care of their personal affairs including their finances. Fact of life: few of the people reading this have kids with large trusts that will allow them to pay for maids, chefs, and chauffeurs for life. Are you preparing them for any of this or are you just waiting for that to hit them on the head like a frying pan? Is any of this stuff that you are doing for them really showing the love and support or are you just doing it to gain their affection? Get to teaching them and giving them responsibilities. It will not only prepare them for life but it will give them a great sense of self worth. Feeling useful is an important gift.
What about compassion? The truth is that your kid will not see past their nose if they have lived their whole life in a fabricated bubble where they are princes and princesses of their little kingdom. Sorry, that's just how it is. We all look at your kid and wonder, will they ever wipe their own butt? And sometimes we think this quite literally. You are not their servant, you are not there to make them like you. In a healthy family, everyone respects each other and they support each other because there is a balance of responsibility. Conscious Discipline often uses the term "helpful" to reinforce positive behavior in children. A functional family is built on cooperation. If any one person is over exerted and another is being run dry, odds are the relationship is NOT healthy. What does this have to do with compassion? Well, if your child sees you working yourself beyond your limits, living outside your means, and doing more than you should, they will come to think that it's normal to place that kind of pressure on the people in their lives. They may even begin to believe that their happiness depends on it! What do you think that will do when they take that mentality out into to the world, the workplace or their marriage? Callus, selfish children perhaps?
It's about balance. And it's about justice. When a child is one it's appropriate to feed them, clean them and answer to their every need. If you're still doing that at ten what skills have their learned? What steps forward have they taken in their development? Another thing I learned from Conscious Discipline is that permissiveness is more toxic than some harsh parenting techniques. If your parenting style is so excessively tilted to the pleasure of your child, your credibility with them suffers. They learn to distrust your ability to prepare them for life, to keep them safe, and to stick to what you say. When you say "I love you" or "You are special and amazing," they won't believe it no matter how often you repeat it because your words carry no weight anymore. It's important to be in tune with your child's emotions, to be compassionate of what they are feeling. But it's not healthy to shape your parenting style to simply get them to love you. Your job sounds as simple as it is difficult to actually do. All you need to do is prepare them for the future and keep them safe. The rest is just baggage from your personal past. Can you imagine the pressure and stress these kids will feel when they have to face reality? Don't do that to them!!! Lets not forget that we are not just parents we are children, spouses, employees, members of society and individuals too.
I often say that children were not asked to be brought into the world. The choice of bringing them here was ours; a selfish choice. So they deserve our very best. But let's not confuse our very best with too much. There is such a thing.
A friend of mine recently told me I tend to be preachy when I write. Well, yeah that's kind of true. So here's the disclaimer that I'll add to every post from now on: This is called "Mavi Says." It is simply a compilation of opinions and feelings I get from living the life I live. This is therapy for me. This is the place I write to preach to myself first in hopes others will also learn from my trips and falls in life. I am far from perfect and so are you. I just share what wisdom I pick up along the way and hope you share and discuss too. I will change my mind as I grow older, as I see new far away places, and meet new people. My passion and zest when I express my opinions are a big part of what makes me, me. The only thing that will remain true is that this is simply what Mavi Says, nothing more, nothing less.


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While the weather here in NEPA is ridiculously HOT and HUMID, I'm staying inside nice and cool and stocking up on Christmas cards! I love celebrating Christmas in July. My yearly Christmas card goal is 60, I have 13 done. Not a bad start!
I typically make some Christmas card in July and then get really serious about Christmas/holiday cards in September. What about you? When do you start making holiday cards?
Stamps: Iconic Christmas (Wplus9)
Ink: Old Olive, Versamark (SU!)
Paper: Whisper White (SU!)
Accessories: Iconic Christmas & Seasonal Sentiments Dies (Wplus9). Bakers Twine (SU!), Silver Embossing Powder


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When a person is in their childhood, it would be a dream of them to own their own car. This is a dream that comes into reality in some point in life. While the child that dreams of the car would never stop going on about how well the car would be maintained, when one get the opportunity to have a car of their own in reality, the realization would come about how it is not so easy to maintain a car properly. However, once a person gets a car, they would develop an attachment to the car and would be much happy to see the car in good condition. Therefore when you get your own car, it would be best to take steps to maintain it in a proper manner.
When it comes to maintaining your car there are many things that one should be concerned about. The type of maintenance that your car would have to undergo would depend on the type of your car and how you plan to use it. However, it could be recommended to always follow the instructions that are given to you by the manufacturer when you are maintaining your car. It is natural for any vehicle to eventually come to a point where it would be in need of a repair. In such a case what one would have to do would be to look for a good mechanic and to obtain their service in attending to the possible repairs?
The car mechanic that you choose would play a key role in how well your car would be maintained. If he is a person who knows well about the way that your car is supposed to be, it can be assured that your car would be in a good state throughout its duration. However, it would not only up to the service providers and technicians to take care of your car. It would be your responsibility as well and you would have to do all the things in your capability to ensure that your car would be given proper maintenance in all the possible scenarios.
If you take care of your car in a proper manner and ensure that it is maintained properly, it would be possible for you to gain the maximum performance out of your car. This would give in much less need for repairs and you would be able to save much effort, money and time if you take steps to maintain your car in a proper manner. It is your car, and it would be a reflection of the person who you are, therefore, one should take care of the car in the way that one would take care of oneself.


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DOT to Fine Truckers Who Text
"Our regulations will help prevent unsafe activity within the cab," FMSCA Administrator Anne Ferro said in a statement. "We want to make it crystal clear to operators and their employers that texting while driving is the type of unsafe activity that these regulations are intended to prohibit."
The regulations are intended to cut down on traffic accidents, unsurprisingly. According to the FMCSA, drivers who text while driving are more than 20 times more likely to get in an accident than non-distracted drivers. Drivers who text take their eyes off the road for an average of 4.6 out of every 6 seconds, according to government data.
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A traditional, Danish open-faced sandwich layered with salmon pate, cream cheese, cucumber, greens and has an egg on it. This healthy and easy Scandinavian Smorrebrod recipe makes a perfect Summer lunch. This is the best, open-faced sandwich I have eaten so far, I hope you like it too! Make this for dinner.
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This smørrebrød recipe is adapted from Scandinavian Comfort Food by Trine Hahnemann.
I don't have the type of Danish rye bread that is traditional to smørrebrød nor the smoked herring her recipe calls for but I do have canned salmon and a quick, easy recipe for salmon pate so I problem solved.
Cooking is like that. I think I will put rugbrød, the traditional Danish rye bread on my to-learn-list of all good things. Let me know if you have a recipe:)
This recipe is easily scalable if you are going to feed a lot of people and can easily be assembled for single servings. The pate is simple and has only a few ingredients and rest of the layers are easy.
Just some fresh veggies and a fried or poached egg on top. If you are wondering how to eat smørrebrød, it's with a fork and knife. You can try to pick it up but I would wear a bib if you do, like one with a lobster on it!
As for how to pronounce smørrebrød, the best I could come up with is smorabrote. I'm gonna have to reach out to the audience here for some help on this. Leave a comment if you have a better enunciation of smørrebrød.
Open-faced sandwiches have been around since the middle ages, not a recent invention by far. In England and France, sliced bread was used as plates and stuff was piled on.
The word smørrebrød was first mentioned 200 hundred years later by the Danish playwright Ludwig Holberg, when describing what the gentry ate. It is the un-official national dish of Denmark. I understand you get exposed to it even before leaving the airport when you arrive.
More smørrebrød toppings
roast beef + horseradish + pickles + fried onions
roast beef + remoulade
pork + pickles + red onion slices
liver pate + red beets
pickled herring + cream cheese + cucumber
smoked or cured salmon + cream cheese + pickles + red onion slice
brie + pear + bacon
blue cheese + apple + bacon
any mild cheese + pickled beets
peanut butter + jelly (JK)
pork + swiss + remoulade + olives
charcuterie + cheese + olives + olive oil + red wine vinegar
anything you love + anything you love + topped with anything you love
Leave a comment below if you have your own favorite variations. God Appetit!
Danish Smorrebrod Recipe with Salmon
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 5
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: lunch
- Method: frying
- Cuisine: Danish
A traditional open-faced Danish sandwich with salmon, cream cheese, cucumber, greens and egg.
- 4 large slices of rye bread or 8 small slices
- 1 salmon pate recipe
- 4 oz cream cheese, I prefer whipped for easier spreading
- 1/2 cucumber, sliced
- greens of your choice, such as arugula, spring lettuce mix, spinach, chard
- 4 eggs, poached or fried over easy
- chives and black pepper for garnish
- Toast the bread in a toaster or skillet.
- Layer the sandwich as follows; cream cheese, pate, cucumber, greens, egg, garnish.
- Serve with a knife and fork.
This recipe can be scaled up to feed more people. The bread can be substituted for any bread per your preference but traditionally is served with a dense sourdough rye called rugbrod.
- Serving Size: sandwich
- Calories: 344
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 517 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 22 g
- Cholesterol: 249 mg


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Written by Drew Medve
Last Thursday, 10 members of the Saskatchewan party retired from politics with one of those retiring being longtime representative for the Cypress Hills constituency Wayne Elhard, the first member to ever be elected under the Saskatchewan Party name in 1999.
"I always said to people if I didn't accomplish anything, of any substance, at least I would be a footnote in history being the first elected Sask Party member. I think it brings me an element of pride knowing I was at the right place at the time to carry the party banner in an area I knew well and people knew me. I think the recognition of being elected as the first member provided legitimacy to the Sask Party going forward into the general election which happened a couple months later."
The Saskatchewan Party was formed in 1997 after members of both the Conservative and Liberal parties sought to remove the New Democrats from power. In 1998, Elwin Hermanson took over the leadership of the party and in 1999 the Sask Party claimed 25 seats, reducing NDP to minority government. Elhard was one of the 25 with a new seat in the Legislative Assembly after winning a 1999 by-election and again in the general election the same year.
"I guess I liked the idea of the Saskatchewan Party being formed. It was a group of people from the Conservative and Liberal parties that felt they had more in common than separated them and I realized that coming together would provide effective and real opposition for the NDP. The quality of people that came together to form the Saskatchewan Party really brought with it a determination, skill set and level that was unmatched previously and a determination to provide good opposition and good government."
During his time in office, Elhard served as the first Saskatchewan Party Minister of Highways and Infrastructure, Provincial Secretary and Minister responsible for the Public Service Commission. In his address to the Legislative Assembly last Thursday (video below), Elhard highlighted his time in Highways and Infrastructure and tells SwiftCurrentOnline he very much enjoyed his time in the department.
"I really enjoyed being highways because I had been the critic for a long time prior to the government changing, so I knew what we had to accomplish and knew what we needed to do for the province. The challenge was immense because we had a huge backlog of infrastructure that had fallen into disrepair, so there was no question if we could fix it all at once. The challenge was coming up with a rationale for the roads that needed it the most and I challenged the highway ministry to come up with a mechanism to evaluate roads on the basis of economic performance and achivement. Out of that analysis, we were able to identify the roads that needed to be fixed first. I felt that was important to the overall economic success to the province. We're still working with that concept."
Elhard was elected during a challenging time in southwest Saskatchewan. In his address, the MLA claimed railroads were abandoned, elevators were coming down and schools were closing in half a dozen of the communities he represented. "Forgotten southwest" was often the common feeling according to Elhard and he says since 1999, $136 million has been invested locally.
"I believe its different now. I think the people of southwest Saskatchewan would acknowledge the fact our government has invested heavily in the area, both in terms of highways and health facilities and schools, but above that there are many investments we have made throughout the 25 communities in the southwest that have had an important role in sustaining some of those organizations and small community undertakings. Whether it be the grant for utilities at recreational facilities as there's been lots of communities put money in them for new water treatment facilities or sewer treatments. There's been money invested in so many different smaller projects, the total is amazingly high since our government started investing in southwest Saskatchewan, I believe the number is around $136 million dollars invested into the Cypress Hills constituency."
The MLA comments on his party leader and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, and discusses how he feels the Wall government can be a leading voice for Western Canada.
"Our Premier has a heart for the province, a heart for people. He's a genuine guy, he's moved and concerned by the difficulties individuals face and I think he's carried those concerns in public policy arenas and has made a difference in the lives of so many people disadvantaged," said Elhard. I do see an opportunity for Saskatchewan that hasn't existed as evidently before. I think Saskatchewan is in a position to punch above its weight class even greater than we have done. There's a leadership vaccum in Western Canada right now. The Premier of Manitoba is more or less a lame duck, he is waiting for an election to come and is expecting a loss, the NDP in Alberta seem to be retrenching, BC kind of marches to its own drum. I believe Premier Wall and the Government of Saskatchewan can take a leadership role in Western Canada. Given the volume of trade we have created, given the fact we've moved into the number four position ahead of BC as one of the greatest trading jurisdictions in the country, I think we have some opportunties to be taken much more seriously, and an opportunity we need to capitalize on."
The MLA touches on what he'd like his legacy to be, and shares what he feels makes a great leader and politican.
"This is a bit vain.. it really is, but I want to be remembered as the best MLA we ever had in Cypress Hills. If that becomes the case and I am remembered that way, I will have achieved it not by myself but with very able help of a strong team of people. My constituency assistants have done tremendous service on behalf of the people of Cypress Hills, and they have performed strongly and admirably and consistently. I can't say too much good about the way they've performed on behalf of everyone in Cypress Hills," the MLA said. "I think a great politican is prepared to listen to people, understand what their wants, needs and desires are for the jurisdiction they're representing, or maybe the province, or at the national level. I think it's very important for politicans to listen but great leaders will not be afraid to advance difficult ideas and argue strongly in defense of those ideas. It's not a matter of putting your finger up to the wind and seeing which way its blowing, it's a matter of sometimes facing into a headwind because it's the right thing to do."
Elhard says he and his wife plan to be away on vacation in time for the next provincial election coming up on April 4th 2016.


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On December 21, 2012, employees of Great White Pressure Control filed a lawsuit against the company to seek unpaid overtime for hours they served beyond the normal 40-hour work week.
The pump operators who filed the lawsuit provided numerous oil field well services, including valve drilling, snubbing, coiled tubing, hot tapping, pumping, well control, and engineering. These employees are paid hourly and regularly worked well over the typical 40-hour work week. They were given bi-weekly bonuses and often traveled extensive distances to the job sites.
When the company did dispatch manual laborers and pump operators to its clients' oil fields, Great White Pressure Control provided hotel rooms for the workers because of the distance from the pump operators' homes to the oil fields. While on assignment, but off shift, the employees were required to stay in their hotel rooms to await summons for duty, due to the possibility of labor-intensive contingencies on the work site.
Furthermore, in order to ensure that the employees stayed in their hotel rooms during the trips, they were prohibited from bringing personal vehicles on the job excursions. Although the pump operators were paid for their time spent at the hotel, they were not compensated for the hours that exceed the 40-hour work week while they were forced to stay in their rooms.
Withheld Overtime Pay Is a Clear Violation of FLSA Standards
By not paying its pump operators overtime rates for the time they worked beyond 40 hours, Great White Pressure Control is in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA mandates that any time worked over 40 hours in a week should be compensated at a rate of time and a half. This means that if a person earns $15 an hour, he should receive that same rate, plus half, for every hour worked over 40 in a week. However, the employees claim they only received regular pay, even though they regularly worked more than 40 hours per week.
Additionally, when Great White Pressure Control did pay its employees overtime, it excluded a number of non-discretionary bonuses from its employees' regular rates, thereby deflating the amount to which the time and a half was applied. According to the FLSA mandates, non-discretionary bonuses must be included, in order to calculate the regular rate of pay. By not including the bonuses, Great White Pressure Control artificially deflated the pump operators' true regular rate, and ended up paying substantially less overtime than required by law. This bonus money made up a large portion of the operators' compensation, and since the company neglected to include the bonus amount in the operators' regular pay, it violated the FLSA mandate.
How Kennedy Hodges, LLP, Is Helping
The pump operators who filed the lawsuit are asking Great White Pressure Control for unpaid overtime, attorney's fees, unpaid court costs, and liquidated damages for the three years prior to when the lawsuit began.
Anyone who worked for Great White Pressure Control and faced the same situation is eligible to become a part of this class action lawsuit and can attempt to recover unpaid overtime and minimum wage compensation. However, a federal statute of limitations is in place for this lawsuit, meaning participants in the suit can attempt to collect pay for overtime hours worked within two years of joining the lawsuit. If Kennedy Hodges, LLP, can prove that the company willfully violated the law, the statute may be extended to three years.
How You Can Become Involved in the Lawsuit
If you believe Great White Pressure Control owes you for unpaid overtime, you may be eligible to file for compensation, even if you currently work for the company. The law protects employees from retaliation and if you believe you are being treated unfairly by the company because of your involvement in the suit, Kennedy Hodges, LLP, can help protect you.
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Juan Luis Cebrián: last man standing?
The founder of Spain's leading daily and the head of the country's biggest media group stands down next year. His parting act will be to sack a third of the staff of 'El País'.
By Nick Lyne
In November 2010, Juan Luis Cebrián, the founding editor of El País, and CEO of the Prisa Group, the media empire to which the newspaper belongs, announced the sale of 70 percent of Prisa for €900 million to a New York-based investment group
The reason for the sale was a €4.7-billion debt he had created after an expensive foray into pay-TV was followed by the financial crisis and a downturn in advertising. At the time of the sale, Prisa's debt was more than 12 times its withered stock market value.
The sale spelled the end of Cebrián and the Polanco family's control of Spain's leading media group, which had been founded on the success of El País over more than three decades. "Better 30 percent of something than 70 percent of nothing," said Cebrián at the time, ominously promising "deep change".
Nicolas Berggruen and Martin Franklin, who lead the investment group that now controls El País future, say they have no interest in exercising editorial control over the paper. They have also bought into French daily Le Monde. "We look for high-quality companies that give us the opportunity to invest capital on an opportunistic basis. Great company, bad balance sheet is the motivation," Franklin told The Guardian newspaper in 2010.
The investment group's aim is simple, to increase the share value of Prisa; in short, to make the group profitable and sell it on, as Berggruen did with Media Capital in Portugal, selling it to Prisa in 2005. And one very quick and simple way to make a company profitable is to reduce the workforce and lower the wages of those who remain. The other way is to sell off less profitable divisions: publisher Alfaguara is currently looking for a buyer.
Fast forward to early October of this year, when Cebrián announced that he would be sacking 128 of El País's staff of 464, and sending 21 others into early retirement. The survivors would have to accept a 15-percent pay cut. Thanks to the new labour laws, the cost of shedding one third of the paper's workforce is half what it would have been in 2011.
Cebrián says that the paper, which had made a profit since the get go, has been losing money since August and that revenue is down €200 million since 2007. Sales are expected to fall 10 percent this year to 320,000.
So where is the new, meaner, leaner, El Paísheaded? Journalists have threatened to strike, while Cebrián says that either the paper restructures and finds a new business model, or it's finished.
Perhaps a clue as to that new business model is to be found in El Huffington Post, the Spanish-language edition of the digital daily founded by Arianna Huffington, and in which Prisa has a 50 percent stake.
It has a team of seven journalists, and, like its US-based original, relies on "citizen journalists" and bloggers and other contributors to provide free content. Readers may remember that when Huffington sold the Huffington Post to AOL for $315 million she was accused of exploiting journalists who said that they had contributed to the paper's huge readership and profitability.
In recent years El País has used growing numbers of young journalists that have graduated from its own journalism school to produce copy, particularly for the paper's voracious website, paying them a pittance. But in a country where thousands of journalists have been sacked in recent years, and where newspaper sales have fallen sharply, young hacks will accept such conditions to get their name published.
Interestingly, as a result of this influx of young writers, the paper's writing style has become somewhat more accessible than before, although it is all too often clear that the youngsters do not really know their subject to the same depth as their forebears did. But perhaps that simply reflects the belief on the part of the paper's editorial team that it has to reach out to a younger readership that is less interested in the background or the big picture.
And what of the future of Juan Luis Cebrián after he stands down as CEO? He has been accused of losing his grip over Prisa, perhaps distracted by his frequent trips around the world to comment on the future of the media and his prolific output of novels and essay collections.
For all his "the future is digital" talk, Cebrián is a dyed-in-the-wool newspaper man and still insists he can turn El País round and increase its sales. He may not be wrong. Berggruen and Franklin said at the time of their purchase of 70 percent of Prisa that they believed print media still had a future, albeit in a much smaller market. In Spain, as Abc and El Mundo teeter on the brink, and left-wing rival Público has already gone to the wall, El País could be the last man standing, albeit a shadow of its former self.
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