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Kitchen. Thursday , May 23rd , 2019 - 01:27:27 AM
Some people might scoff at the idea of a chair being a work of art but contemporary kitchen chairs are often exactly that. The sign of the modern kitchen chair is that it does not have to serve any real purpose for people to appreciate it on an artistic level. Are your hairs artistic enough to fulfill that requirement? Could you sit one of your chairs in the living room, not put anything on it and still have people admire it for its artistic merits? If so, then you have modern kitchen chairs!
If you choose to take a modern technology approach to your design, modern kitchen designers will search out the to-the-minute appliances and technological kitchen advances. The kitchen will feature a computerized refrigerator, stove, oven and other appliances. It is highly likely that this kitchen will feature a kitchen computer and a console in which portable devices can be charged. It is also likely that there will be a computerized central device that will alert family members to scheduled activities, messages and other plans or notes.
Modern houses have actually also gone through lots of changes to give you the ideal modern cooking area. Right here are simply a few of the crucial facets of contemporary kitchens.
If the chairs in your kitchen can serve many purposes while still being chairs they are modern chairs. If the chairs can be used as works of art, they are modern/contemporary chairs.
Kitchens can enhance the interior of your home and add personality to the space, no matter what style they are. If you prefer modern spaces and want to get cozy in a contemporary kitchen but aren't sure where to start, there are some considerations to keep in mind.
When you take a modern-art centric approach, you will want to focus on clean lines. Clean lines are incredibly important to the modern art design. Kitchen designers will tell you that, if you want a modern arty 'feel' to your kitchen, you will want clean and straight lines. You want clean counters and clean walls. In this design, modern kitchen will be free of knick knacks or other decorations. Any counter top appliances, like a toaster, a coffee maker or a microwave, will match the kitchen's color scheme and either blend in to the walls and counter surrounding them or stand out starkly in contrast. These kitchens, according to modern designers, are free of wall decorations, flowers or other superfluous elements.
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Bell Mobility acquires full ownership of Virgin Mobile Canada
Acquisition supports Bell's strategic imperative to Accelerate Wireless
Quebec, May 7 2009 -- Bell today announced the $142-million acquisition
by Bell Mobility of the 50% stake in Virgin Mobile Canada not already owned by
Bell, along with an exclusive, long-term licensing agreement with the Virgin
Group for continued use of the Virgin Mobile brand in Canada.
"Bell Mobility's acquisition of Virgin Mobile Canada supports our
strategic imperative to Accelerate Wireless, a core component in Bell's
overall strategy to achieve our goal: To be recognized by customers as
Canada's leading communications company," said George Cope, President and CEO
of Bell and BCE. "This initiative will allow Bell Mobility to be uniquely
flexible in the competitive wireless marketplace, maximizing network, handset,
distribution and global roaming efficiencies, and enhancing the growth of the
No. 1 youth brand in Canadian wireless."
Sir Richard Branson, Chairman of The Virgin Group, said: "Bell has been
an ideal partner for Virgin since 2004. I believe the acquisition of Virgin
Mobile Canada and continuing licence of the Virgin Mobile brand to Bell will
help to expand the Mobile business more quickly and allow even more Canadians
to enjoy the unique wireless service and product experience Virgin created. We
look forward to supporting Bell's expansion through our ongoing efforts to
build the Virgin brand in Canada with entertainment businesses such as Virgin
Festival and Virgin Radio."
While Virgin Mobile Canada will continue to operate independently with
distinct branding and its own distribution channels, both Virgin Mobile Canada
and Bell Mobility will realize enhanced operational efficiencies from shared
network infrastructure, handset acquisition and common distribution in
high-traffic retail locations such as The Source.
"Today's announcement is an excellent complement to Bell's pending
acquisition of national consumer electronics retailer The Source and the
rollout of our new third-generation (3G) HSPA wireless network, which will be
completed by early 2010 and offer new handset options and extensive global
roaming for Bell Mobility clients and Virgin Mobile customers here and around
the world," said Wade Oosterman, President of Bell Mobility and Chief Brand
Officer for Bell.
On a per subscriber basis, the all-cash $142 million purchase price
represents a lower cost of acquisition (COA) per subscriber than Bell
Mobility's current COA average. The acquisition will have limited impact on
Bell Wireless financials in 2009.
Under the terms of the licensing agreement, Bell Mobility retains
long-term rights to the Virgin Mobile brand and the benefits associated with
such a relationship with the Virgin Group. Virgin Mobile Canada was formed in
2004 as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) jointly owned by Bell
Mobility and the Virgin Group. As the No. 1 mobile youth network, Virgin
Mobile Canada offers both prepaid and postpaid wireless service options and
has been awarded the highest customer satisfaction ratings by J.D. Power and
Associates for four years in a row. For more information on Virgin Mobile
Canada, please visit virginmobile.ca
Bell is Canada's largest communications company, providing consumers with
solutions to all their communications needs including Bell Mobility and Solo
Mobile wireless, high-speed Bell Internet, Bell TV direct-to-home satellite
and VDSL television, Home Phone local and long distance, and IP-broadband and
information and communications technology (ICT) services. Bell is proud to be
a Premier National Partner and the exclusive Telecommunications Partner to the
Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Bell is wholly owned by
BCE Inc. For information on Bell's products and services, please visit
www.bell.ca. For corporate information on BCE, please visit
Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements relating to the
proposed acquisition by a subsidiary of Bell Canada of the 50 per cent stake
in Virgin Mobile Canada not already owned, strategic benefits, operational and
competitive and cost efficiencies expected to result from the transaction and
other statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking
statements are subject to important risks, uncertainties and assumptions and
the results or events predicted in these forward-looking statements may differ
materially from actual results or events. As a result, we cannot guarantee
that any forward-looking statement will materialize and you are cautioned not
to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
The timing and completion of this proposed acquisition is subject to
customary closing conditions and other risks and uncertainties including,
without limitation, any required regulatory approvals or expiry of any
required regulatory waiting periods. Accordingly, there can be no assurance
that any transaction between a subsidiary of Bell Canada and Virgin Mobile
Canada will occur, or that it will occur on the timetable contemplated in this
news release. There can also be no assurance that the strategic benefits and
competitive, operational and cost efficiencies expected to result from the
transaction will be fully realized.
The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as
of the date of this release and, accordingly, are subject to change after such
date. Except as may be required by Canadian securities laws, we do not
undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements
contained in this news release, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
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BSE in goats can be mistaken for scrapie
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy in goats could be misdiagnosed as scrapie in the absence of appropriate discriminatory tests, and such misidentification occurred at least once before such tests were developed, according to a report released in December.
The article, "Isolation of prion with BSE properties from farmed goat" (Emerging Infectious Diseases 2011;17:2253-2261), indicates BSE can affect small ruminants under natural conditions and that the condition can be misdiagnosed. The agent that causes scrapie is not known to infect humans, but consumption of beef contaminated with the prions that cause BSE is connected with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a neurodegenerative disorder in humans.
The report calls for continued extensive surveillance and breeding plans to prevent BSE outbreaks among small ruminants. Such outbreaks could harm public health.
The authors stated in the text that the misdiagnosis occurred in 1990 in the United Kingdom. The case had been identified as suspected BSE in 2006 because differential immunohistochemical analysis of fixed brain tissue produced a signature indistinguishable from BSE. The authors of the recent report used a bioassay to confirm the BSE diagnosis.
The sample collected in 1990 was among 26 historic samples collected from 1984-2002, the report states.
The report indicates the U.K. goat and a goat in France found to have BSE in 2005 both likely became infected through contaminated food supplements.
While BSE lesions are contained mainly within nervous tissue in cattle, the report states "in small ruminants the BSE agent is widely distributed in peripheral tissues and can be transmitted horizontally." Feed ban measures alone would be insufficient for controlling a BSE outbreak in small ruminants, according to the report.
"Also, it would be impossible to prevent BSE from entering the human food chain through consumption of food products derived from small ruminants," the report states.


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And now, an NBC Bay Area Editorial...
For 60 years, the Silicon Valley has been the innovation capital of the world. But our leadership is at risk.
I'm Suzanne Shaw, NBC Bay Area Editorial Director
When San Jose International's huge solar contract went to Canada, that was a wake up call. When fewer than half of Silicon Valley's high school graduates are college ready, that is a wake up call. So let's wake up! Let's do everthing we can to level the playing field for Silicon Valley companies.
The next big thing in innovation is "clean tech" and the competition is fierce. When SB-71 passed last month, we finally joined 47 other states with no sales tax on clean tech manufacturing equipment. That was a good start. Bottom line, we need to aggressively reevaluate policies that discourage innovation in Silicon Valley.
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ISO 27001 is an internationally recognised accreditation based on the British Standard for Information Security Management Systems, BS 7799. Data Integration first achieved BS 7799 in May 2005. Eventually all BS 7799 accredited companies will have to transition to the new ISO standard.
The main differences between the old BS 7799 standard and the new ISO 27001 standard relate to way the Information Security Management System (ISMS) is developed and managed. ISO 27001 demands greater precision in scoping and risk assessment, as well as strengthening the requirement for effective measurement in the monitoring and reviewing components.
Operating an ISO 27001 compliant ISMS not only ensures that Data Integration's own assets are appropriately secured, it also builds credibility, trust and confidence for the company's customers whose IT needs are serviced by Data Integration.


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No matter how good a person is, in the work he does, if he is new, his work will always be double-checked. Similarly, when someone opts to buy paintings online or offline of a novice artist, he or she would be dubious about the same. Why? Because no one would want to invest their money in a painting of an artist which they or anyone else has not heard of. This is the reason why every artist, when new in the field of art needs to burn their midnight's oil in order to attain a high stature. The phrase becomes all the more true when one talks of painters who make modern art, especially abstract paintings. It is so because abstract paintings are difficult to decipher for a person who is a layman in terms of art. Nevertheless, it is said that real talent never goes unnoticed. Hence, the artists who utilize their artistic brilliance and creativity optimally, don't find selling paintings a bane of their life.
However, before becoming a known face in the world of art, every artist has to go through lot of inquisitions whenever someone is buying his work. Thus, in this blog post we will tell all the new artists the most common questions that a potential buyer generally asks before purchasing the artwork. Take a look!
- How long have you been painting? Where have you studied?
This question is the one that a buyers asks to kick start a conversation. He asks this for making you comfortable. However, this is not the sole intent of potential buyer. He also asks generic question like these to get an understanding of your background. With the questions that seem to be the simplest and naïve, he wants to get an idea of who you are, how your family is. Nonetheless, the most important thing that a person who wishes to buy the art of an artist would want to know is how passionate you are for painting. Since how long you have been doing this and whether you have studied art as a subject will prove to be crucial in making him buy your painting or leaving it.
Hence, while selling a painting you should answer these questions honestly. However, if you feel that the truth might take your buyer away then you should definitely sugarcoat your answer.
- Have you exhibited your artworks anywhere before? Have you received any awards?
A buyer asks this question to know if you have received any award and to know how proactive you are when it comes to exhibiting the artworks you have. Thus, if you have got awards you must mention them and should let the potential buyer know about all the exhibitions, shows and fairs you have been a part of.
On the other hand, if you have not exhibited or received any awards yet then you should tell the onlooker about the qualitative things like the admiration you have received from renowned persons etc. moreover, you should be highly confident about all that you will boast about yourself.
- Where can I see your previous works?
A person asks this because he wants to know, whether you sale your paintings through authentic and known online galleries or on your own through your social media handles, websites or your own shop. If the buyer is seeking monetary gains from your painting by reselling it in the forthcoming years then he will buy your painting only if you will be selling you paintings through galleries or if some known person would have had bought your artwork. He would do so as the chances of an artist becoming famous increases if he is selling his artworks through galleries.
Hence, you should give the answer of this question after ascertaining the motive of the buyer of buying the painting.
- Can you please tell me more about the painting?
You know this question is coming from every onlooker if he makes abstract paintings. Clearly, if you will answer this question nicely, any buyer would get swayed away by the emotion behind you painting. Moreover, if you will succeed in making the person feel connected to the emotion, he will keep all the other concerns aside and will buy your painting straight up.
In brief, no matter how strange it seems, the field of art is such in which the artists are always judged by non-artists and the onlookers. Therefore, if one makes artistic abstract paintings or paintings of any other genre, not just because he is passionate about it but also because he wants to earn from it then he should learn the art of pleasing people not just by his paintings but also by his words. Thus, one should know a very smart and impressive answer, at least to the questions that have been told in this blog.


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Aug 23, 2012
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Ha ha! Love this answer! I'd often wondered what these books were like! Glad you enjoyed them and sorry about the mismatchedness! I hate that too!ReplyDelete
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I'm not a fan of covers being redesigned, especially if it isn't an improvement.ReplyDelete
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I've seen publishers do this a few times and most of the time the re-designs aren't that great :'( Thanks for stopping by!Delete
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I dislike when the release a book with a new cover. Part of me wonders if they do it to rip people off- or in the hopes they can rip people off. I've unintentionally bought a book because of a new cover- didn't realize I had read the book until I got home. Yes, I know I didn't have to buy it. But it happens more when I go to the used book store because if you don't buy the book, it's usually not there when you go back.ReplyDelete
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I can see what you mean- publishers changing the look of covers is possibly a way they can get committed readers to buy the book again :(Delete
I also get upset when a book cover is redesigned midway through a series and then you have a mismatched set. I think that the old Elixir cover was better, too.ReplyDelete
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I don't know why publishers are constantly redoing covers. If it works, stick with it! Thanks for sharing and for stopping by! Old Follower via GFC ^__^ReplyDelete
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Yeah I wasn't impressed with that cover change. Girl looks a little like Hilary. Nothing wrong with that, but it's just kind of dull.ReplyDelete
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I get it,they shouldn't redesign covers until the whole series comes out.I hate it when my covers don't match.ReplyDelete
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I like the old cover a lot more. I hate when pubs change covers in mid series. It drives me bananas!ReplyDeleteReplies
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The new one for Elixir isn't too bad...but the cover for the second and third look so different from each other that they don't mesh well at all. Thanks for the follow!Delete
The old cover for this book looks much nicer and stands out more, they shouldn't have changed it:PReplyDelete
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Oh my, the new cover is horrible! The old one is gorgeous though. Thanks for stopping by my FF and following. I'm following you back via GFC :)ReplyDeleteReplies
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Hi, Caitlin, thanks for stopping by my blog. Never read this book but the old cover is sort of ugly.ReplyDelete
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I don't know why they change so much, but I don't hate the new one. I think it's still quite pretty.ReplyDelete
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Thanks for stopping by. The second one is definitely worse, but I have to say, I don't like the first that much either.ReplyDeleteReplies
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I do hate re-designs... It's a shame they did it to that series. The old cover is beautiful! New GFC follower. I'd love to see you stop by! My FFReplyDeleteReplies
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Lol, I hate covers with blonde women, I think it is so clicheeeeee >_<". But the first is amazing! But I doubt she wrote that book, frankly... ._.ReplyDelete
She co-writes it with an other author- seems like a lot of celebrities are doing this now. Now following you! :)Delete
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It's a pretty enough cover, but there are SO many just like it. >.<ReplyDeleteReplies
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The first cover is SO PRETTY!<3 And then the second one is okay. I'm like you, I DO judge a book by its cover! x_x we're so bad. :PReplyDelete
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Ew! Sometimes I think authors/publishers should just leave book covers alone! That's how I feel about the Uglies series... I loved the old covers and I feel like the new ones just aren't the same! (Except the Pretties cover... I like that new one better.)ReplyDelete
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A petition drive failed to gather enough signatures to force City Council to overturn its approval of a 220-home development.
The group Friends of Discovery needed to collect 4,017 registered voters' signatures to force a referendum on the project by Brookfield Residential Properties, which would re-zone about 23 acres near the southwest corner of Twin Oaks Valley Road and Village Drive — just south of Cal State San Marcos — from commercial to residential to pave the way for the new homes.
Friends of Discovery had more than 66 volunteers circulating petitions. A group spokeswoman said the group isn't opposed to growth, they just want it to be well planned.
They submitted 4,880 signatures, but the Registrar of Voters invalidated 1,006 of them, leaving the group with 3,874 valid signatures, short of the number needed to force a referendum.
Groups only have 30 days after projects are approved to contest them, so the failure of the signature drive means the Brookfield project can move forward, city officials said.
"The window has passed for that particular legislative act," City Clerk Phil Scollick said.
Mayor Jim Desmond, who voted for the project, said that he felt that residents who pursued the signature drive echoed the anti-development sentiment he said he sees countywide.
"It's frustrating because nobody wants growth near them," Desmond said. "We are in a tough spot because we are being forced by the state to build housing, and if we don't (approve it) they are going to allow it."
Desmond said that cities have a duty to make sure that growth is regulated, which he believes San Marcos is doing.
The Coast News has reached out to Friends of Discovery for comment on the failed petition effort and will update the story when comment is received.


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First off, Welcome to our country Kitchen! Janelle and I are committed to provide the 4 corners with a family style restaurant with good food, timely service, and reasonable prices in a clean and positive atmosphere.
Our entrees are homemade with an emphasis on freshness, simplicity and regionality of the south and the southwest. We also feature a number of dishes that are gluten free, we welcome you to be our guest! Your comments are of great value to us and always welcome.
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According to our partner, HubSpot, Inbound Marketing focuses on creating quality content that pulls people toward your company and product, where they naturally want to be.
The backbone of your Inbound Marketing investment must be to create a plan that will Attract, Convert, Close and Delight people who are considering your products and services. Today, I would like to discuss the first stage of Inbound Marketing, the Attract Stage.
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Buster Lakes Hiking Trail
The bluest lake in the world? A local secret for many years!
Essential info
- Season: June-October
- Difficulty: Demanding
- Distance: 13.6 kilometers (loop)
- Elevation Gain: 1,210 meters
- Duration: 5-9 hours
About Buster Lakes
There are many adventures in the Canadian Rockies and Purcell Mountains which rank high natural beauty, but this place is magical! It may be the most vibrant blue lake in mountains, perhaps in all of Canada, perhaps in the world? Upon setting eyes on it, the quote uttered was "it's like a highlighter exploded in the water!"
There are actually two lakes in this immediate area. Names are unofficial and so is the trail. It seems like this has been a local secret for many years and as such, these names may vary depending on who you talk to. Buster Lake seems to be the most common and it seems to be used for the upper lake. The lakes as a whole may be referred to by the locals as Azure Lakes.
The vibrant colour may be caused by leaching minerals and the amount of leaching occurring seems to change from year to year, and from lake to lake! If the upper lake is not as vibrant, make sure to visit the lower one.
This adventure is especially recommended when the larch trees change colour during the autumn season. The contrast of the blue against the yellow and orange of the larch needles will leave the adventurer with a sore camera trigger finger.
If more time is available, make sure to gain the surrounding ridge. There are no trails, but some easy scrambling will allow access and some amazing views of the area.
Getting there
Getting there is not easy, and perhaps that's a good thing. The driving distance from major cities and the logging roads will mean fewer people. The logging road conditions should be checked before setting out. A high clearance or 4x4 vehicle is recommended. A map and a gps unit as well!
From Radium, take Foresters Landing Rd for about 2.3 km to Horsethief Creek Road (left at the fork). Follow Horsethief Creek Road for roughly 6 km and turn right on Westside Road. Follow Westside road for 26 km to Leadqueen Frances Road (this is a loop road, keep left). Leadqueen leads to Frances Creek Road, which you will follow to its end. The road ends at remnants of a bridge. Parking is on the right.
Trail description
The trail, at the time these photos were taken, was faint and marked with a bucket holding skiing poles. If you are facing the river, look for this marker on your left. Within seconds you will be crossing the river via makeshift bridge. In just over a kilometer after crossing the bridge, you will reach a creek bed and lose elevation.
The trail continues south, paralleling the creek for 500 meters before gaining elevation and leaving the creek bed. As you climb up a hill, you'll see more and more larch trees before finally seeing the upper lake.
The surrounding ridges can be scrambled and offer fantastic views of the nearby peaks. Thunderwater lake and numerous glaciers can also be seen from the top. If the water at the upper lake is not the vibrant blue seen in these photos, venture down to the lower lake by following the shoreline to your left (west), then the drain from the upper lake.
- High clearance or 4x4 vehicle recommended on the logging roads
- Logging road conditions can change with seasons and logging traffic, check conditions prior to going
- Leave extra time for exploring the area and returning
- Note that the peak that serves as the backdrop of Buster Lake is very unstable especially when saturated with rainfall. Rockslides are not unusual so make sure to be cautious.
Where to stay
Questions or comments? Let us know.
By Marko Stavric
Marko has been on numerous adventures in the Canadian Rockies and all across the world, always bringing his camera along with him.
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Brexit clouds form over Gibraltar
We always knew that Brexit would be a major problem for airlines in 2017 and beyond but this is beginning to solidify as Spain begins to prepare for a show-down over Gibraltar. Spain has indicated that it would be willing to test the UK and the rest of the EU by blocking any UK/EU air access deal unless terms exclude Gibraltar airport. Madrid has signalled that it will veto UK access to the EU's single aviation market unless a deal excludes Gibraltar airport. This is very strong stuff – Spain is prepared to risk crushing its own tourist industry and housing market by toying with UK access to the EU open skies in a manner that it knows full well the UK will never agree to. So is a UK/EU open skies agreement post-Brexit impossible? On these terms the answer has to be yes.
So what is the problem for Spain and does it have a sound argument? "Any EU agreement with the UK on aviation cannot apply to the airport of Gibraltar," said one Spanish diplomat quoted in the Financial Times newspaper. "A deal that is applicable to the airport of Gibraltar would imply recognition of the legal right of the UK to the territory." In fact this argument is already delaying EU aviation regulation updates and has been for some time. The EU Passenger Rights Agreement, for example, has been delayed for over three years, so this problem is not new. Spain argues that Gibraltar airport is illegally located on Spanish land. It says the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, which ceded the town, castle and port of Gibraltar to Britain, did not include the rights to the isthmus on which the airport is built.
The problem for British Airways, easyjet, Monarch, Jet2 and other UK airlines such as Flybe, is that only UK membership of the European Common Aviation Area, which spans the EU as well as some non-EU countries, would continue to provide unrestricted access to all EU destinations. Easyjet has opened an EU base to circumvent any regulatory changes post Brexit, but it will fail on EU ownership regulations at present once the UK leaves. 2017 will tell us if Brexit really is going to be a very nasty affair or if all this positioning is nothing more than scaremongering and bluster. UK-based airlines will have to prove soon, maybe now, that they are Brexit-proof, but moreover we have to all consider this very stark warning: Ryanair, easyjet, IAG and many other European airlines have moved aircraft from North African and Turkish routes – those routes affected by terrorist activity – onto routes into holiday destinations going into Spanish territories; are we to see passenger traffic fall away for transits to Spain too? If we do then there will be huge overcapacity in the European market for summer 2017 – Maybe it is a good year to own a hotel in Malta?
It is not just airlines of course: MROs in the UK need to have EASA oversight continue after Brexit or else no work will be recognised by EU authorities since there will be no official standard. There can be no doubt that the UK will have everything in hand to ringfence aviation over the coming months from Brexit talks, but this news about Spain using its veto will scupper any such deal. As such the UK might have to resort to its own war of words against Spain in the press to ensure that the value of UK tourism and UK citizen home ownership in Spain is brought into the fight, which will affect transits between the UK and Spain in 2017.


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I'm not sure how I feel anymore – about anything to be honest.
I don't feel educated, qualified or able to do anything. I can't believe I'll be coming out with a very high degree soon, and yet, I don't feel like I can own that title…
Why? I mean, I feel stupid to be honest. I feel like I can't actually perform the types of jobs that I am supposedly qualified for… I don't feel like I have enough experience and I don't know what to do…
I feel lost.
I feel like I want to run away.
I want to run.
Run to somewhere far away.
Although that used to be something that excited me, it's now something that scares me.
I think for the first time ever, I'm scared. Like generally nervous. I feel like a chapter in my life is about to end, and I'm not sure I'm ready.


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Our family has decided to learn Italian. We purchased the Rosetta Stone Italian because it can keep track of multiple users on multiple computers. We liked the setup of the lessons, the progress reports and the variety of exercises used in teaching a language. We knew that learning a foreign language is probably beyond Monica's ability, but she understood the family had a new goal and project. She wanted to participate, but there was no way she could navigate the software since they jump right into Italian.
Then Tim had a great idea. He purchased the Rosetta Stone English for Monica. We thought that if she could figure out how the software worked, how to go from screen to screen, etc., that maybe then she could start the Italian. We wanted to capitalize on her interest and enthusiasm.
It is very challenging for her, but she does it. She independently signs on, hooks up the headphones and microphone, and gets right to the day's lesson. We had no idea how great it would be as a speech therapy tool!
We have always taken Monica to private speech therapy in addition to what she had at school because we know communication is such an important life issue. The schools are always limited in what they can provide and we felt as long as we could find a way to do it, that it would help her in life. There are several different aspects of speech therapy. They may be working on sound production, actually making a 'b' sound like a 'b', or there is also language development, working on saying 'I went to the store' instead of 'I go store'. There is also communication work, having a conversation, listening and taking turns, understanding the difference between a question and a statement. When a person has hearing difficulties, it affects all these. If you never heard the 's' sound at the end of words, it would be hard to pick up on the differences between singular/plural and possessives.
We had no idea that the Rosetta Stone language system would support all these aspects in such a challenging and motivating way for Monica.
There are many different games for the Ipad and flashcards, games and worksheets that supported Monica's speech development. Many of these are very kid-friendly and fun. When Monica sat down to do the Rosetta Stone, somehow she knew it was for adults and she liked that. It stretches her for listening skills, pronunciation, sentence building and vocabulary. She struggles sometimes when she has to repeat a word or phrase many times before it will let her go on. But she perseveres.
We no longer really think about getting her to move on to Italian, but we are thrilled at how Rosetta Stone has turned into a speech therapy tool for Monica.


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Hi guys and happy Leap Day! I'm here with my wrap-up for February! 🙂
I don't know about you guys, but I can't believe tomorrow is the first of March! ^.^ This year seems to be going by really fast, especially since I'm in high school! I thought that made everything slow. XD But I guess not!
Moving on. This post will be split into three parts — books, blog, and life. I'm not including a haul, because that was yesterday's post. (Although today I got my first order of bookmarks from Happy Hello on Etsy. Pictures on my Instagram.) 🙂
So without further
rambling ado, here's my wrap-up!
I read a total of 15 books this month! o.o I'm really surprised by that, but happy with it nonetheless. 😀 My ratings were very mixed:
1. Opposition by Jennifer L. Armentrout — 5 out of 5 stars
2. Kat and Daemon Wedding by Jennifer L. Armentrout — no review
3. Kat and Daemon Shop for a Halloween Costume by Jennifer L. Armentrout — no review
4. Kat and Daemon Baby by Jennifer L. Armentrout — no review
5. Shadows by Jennifer L. Armentrout — 5 out of 5 stars
6. Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor — 4¼ out of 5 stars
7. Stars Above by Marissa Meyer — 4½ out of 5 stars
8. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater — DNF — 1½ out of 5 stars
9. The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima — DNF — 1¾ out of 5 stars
10. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa — 3¾ out of 5 stars
11. Never Mind My Thigh Gap by Sarah Newton & Bronte Huskinson — 3 out of 5 stars
12. The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson — 3 out of 5 stars
13. The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton — 2¼ out of 5 stars
14. The Selection by Kiera Cass — 4 out of 5 stars
15. Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella — 5 out of 5 stars
That puts me at 16% for my Goodreads challenge, or 21 out of 130 books. 🙂
I posted 27 things this month (this post included). I'm really happy I've been able to keep up with my blog and school. 😀 I would link all my posts here, but I'm
lazy hungry and I want to keep reading An Ember In The Ashes. I finally started that. Go me! 😛
One big thing happened this month regarding this blog — I upgraded to my own domain! (meaning it's heirofglitter.com rather than heirofglitter.wordpress.com) I did it on February 13th, the six month anniversary of starting it, although I didn't realize until later that day. It's a huge thing for me and I'm still so excited about it. 😀 If you'd like to know more about my experience upgrading, I wrote a post about it.
I haven't gotten sick again, so that's awesome. 😀
Last weekend I went shopping with my family, and on Saturday we went to the zoo. It's been in the sixties and sunny, so we took advantage of the warm weather. 😀 It's supposed to snow this week, although I'm seriously hoping it doesn't. I'M SICK OF WINTER. GO AWAY. RAWR.
Moving on… I'm not going to the Chloe Neill signing tomorrow night because I decided I'd rather watch the new Shadowhunters. But I am going to meet Cassandra Clare next weekend (the 13th) still. 😉 And there's a good chance I'll be going off with a couple of my non-bookish friends that same weekend, so that's cool. Socializing and meeting a favorite author? Best weekend ever! 😀 (Except BookCon weekend in May, which we purchased tickets for.)
I don't want to bore you guys, so I'll stop here. Haha.
And that's all I have for now!
How many books did you read this month? How did blogging go? Did you do anything fun in real life? I'd love to know! 🙂
My March TBR should be up tomorrow. 😉
Until next time…


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I want to go over to Gawker media, and hug Max Read, and Stephen Totilo, and the rest of that weird bro-cadre that resides in their dimly lit New York office. Why? Because they allow their journalists (and I use that term loosely) to write inflammatory stories that have almost no journalistic credibility other than their own opinion. Opinion pieces are wonderful things that can add some value and perspective to a traditional outlet of news, but it seems like it's far too often that Kotaku blurs the line between objectivity and objective. When they just outright trample this line, they write wonderfully stupid things that often make me smile because I then get to call them out on it. So what did I mean by objectivity VS objective?
Well their objective is page views of course; and if I were to hazard a guess, I would say that articles with headlines like "The Gay Joke In Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. Harmless. Or Is It?" definitely get more views than something like "Why I Think the Gay Joke In Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Isn't Harmless." The reasons are pretty simple here too. Controversy sells, and it's the readers that consume it and regurgitate it. By and large Gawker media has made this their chief operating principle across the spread of their network. Without diluting this too much, it is this writers opinion that their contributions to the ecology of their respective fields are often absurd, and sometimes poisonous. In this case Patricia Hernandez is attempting to take Dean Evans to task for the inclusion of an offensive one liner in a video game; an Xbox Live Arcade release at that.
More puzzling is that Hernandez is at odds with her own assertions or values in even opening this box of silliness. In a previous piece for Kotaku Hernandez wrote
"Have you noticed just how damned serious so many shooting games are nowadays?"
That's as clear an indictment you could write, honestly. A condemnation like that implies that she has a desire for modern shooter games to be less about the grim and dark tone so prevalent in modern FPS design in exchange for some good ole' fashioned all American light hearted fun. Her own playing habits even seem to support this as she name-drops Bulletstorm in a previous article.
Patricia…did you play the same Bulletstorm I did? It is a game that my gaming clan affectionately refers to as "Dick Joke: The Game." and it is exceptionally offensive. The game is full of racial slurs, misogynistic dialogue that is disparaging to women and homosexuals, and to top it off, it's just not very good. Yet, it is a game that she cites for another article decrying the banality and tedium of videogame challenges. As if that were the most important aspect of Bulletstorm that needed to be taken to task.
Patricia, and Kotaku at large, are missing the forest for the trees by running sensationalist things like this. At best, it's a short term shot in the arm for their traffic, and shows that they have an ability to be edgy and on the pulse. At worst, however, as time marches on there will continue to be more and more examples of conflicting hypocrisy born and bred by the site's own writers and community. There is seemingly no concern on their part to correct the trend anytime soon; but this gaming journalist can't help but wonder how long Kotaku's goodwill can hold out in the face of lazy journalism.


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Elden Street Players/Theatre for Young Audiences Something Different 2011By Laura & Mike Clark • Apr 6th, 2011 • Category: Reviews
Elden Street Players/Theatre for Young Audiences
Industrial Strength Theater, Herndon, VA
Through April 17th
Reviewed April 2nd, 2011
Something Different is an original work by Holly Harrington. It tells four different stories in under an hour. Both educational and lively, these stories will entertain children and adults of all ages. Something Different is a new collection of stories each year.
All four tales were delivered by a group of enthusiastic people with lots of energy and spunk. They talked slow enough to be understood and loud enough to be heard throughout the audience. Each story was told with bright costumes and big, bold hand motions and exaggerated expressions. The longest story, which was told in several parts, was the story of "The Gingerbread Man." Other stories included "The Cracked Pot" (which few people we've spoken with were familiar with), "The Pied Piper of Hamlin" and others.
Besides a few small props, the main set piece was a huge book. It had a door and a small window used by the actors for entrances and exits. The side of the "book" was also used. There were also several large blocks of various sizes which were quickly rearranged for each story. The actor's entrances were always grand and the exits were equally so. The actors all seemed to enjoy what they were doing and put all their heart and soul into entertaining the children and the parents. The performance the Pied Piper featured snippets of songs from Broadway and popular culture.
Something Different did run just over an hour so there was no intermission. The cast even hung around afterwards to give autographs, which was exciting for the children in attendance. This original family friendly group of stories will delight and entertain the young folks and may even educate the older patrons who attended. Either way, it was a fun show not to be missed.
- Erin Gallalee
- Matt Takane
- Anne Kight Lloyd
- Rachel Kennedy
- Vnessa Moir
- Alex Turner
- Marie Turner
Production Team
- Director: Holly Harrington
- Stage Manager: Mary Ann Hall
- Costumer: Kathy Dunlap
- Box Office: Sandy Sullivan
- Set: Marty Sullivan
- Graphics: Ginger Kohles
- Postcard: Ginger Kohles
- Advertising: Rich Klare
Disclaimer: Elden Street Players/Theatre for Young Audiences provided two complimentary media tickets to ShowBizRadio for this review.
This article can be linked to as: http://washingtondc.showbizradio.com/goto/6390.
Laura & Mike Clark started ShowBizRadio in August 2005 because they love live theater. They each have both performed in and worked behind the scenes in DC area productions, as well as earned a Career Studies Certificate in Theater from Northern Virginia Community College. Mike & Laura are each members of the American Theatre Critics Association, and Mike is a member of the Online News Association.


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Once the party's over, are you leaving customers out in the cold?
Thank you pages typically don't receive much design or marketing attention. After all, by the time a site visitor sees a Thank You page the chase is over, right? The visitor purchased a widget, filled out the signup form, or downloaded a white paper – in other words, the web site has won, and another conversion stat has been chalked up in the company's analytics package. Success! Check out our positive ROI!
It's understandable, really. Most companies have much larger issues to worry about – such as growing their sales and trying to read Google's mind – than the design and messaging of their Thank You pages. As a result, most Thank You pages are utilitarian afterthoughts that leave customers cold. They become merely a convenient way to track conversions and deliver boring stuff like receipts and download links to the customer. Oh, and maybe some unemotional boilerplate from the company's "Team" thanking the customer for their transaction. If you're lucky.
Thinking outside the conversion
As the web matures, however, more organizations are mastering the basics of doing business online. Their shopping carts work. Their landing pages are motivating. Their site content rocks. And everything's on an iterative testing schedule to squeeze out incremental conversion gains.
With the basics out of the way, and companies looking to solidify their brand, maintain their credibility, and generate those highly valuable long-term customer relationships, more are paying attention to the smaller touch points. They're making sure that every interaction, even those not directly related to gaining a sale or conversion, receives close scrutiny and marketing optimization efforts.
From this perspective, no touch point is insignificant. Each represents an opportunity.
A quick example of touch points
I'll use my recent clothes-shopping trip to Nordstrom as a quick example. Notice the sheer variety and number of touch points involved in my purchase. Each had some effect on my perception of the brand and willingness to interact further with Nordstrom.
|Legacy score
|My current brand perception of Nordstrom, based on past interactions.
|Web site
|Checked Nordstrom.com for sales and specials, and right on the home page saw a promo for an upcoming in-store sale – 20% off!
|Brick-and-mortar store parking
|Drove to the mall on the appointed Sale day. Struggled with parking outside Nordstrom, cursed the parking lot design while repeatedly seeing the Nordstrom sign on the building.
|In the store
|Store's interior design is classy and clean, not too crowded, clothes neatly displayed. (Observed to self in totally unrelated aside that men must not be willing to trundle up to the 2nd floor to shop, since their department is always on the ground floor, right by the door. Women, on the other hand, are evidently shopping masochists).
|In the Women's Department
|Emerged into a confusing array of choices (-2) but was approached very politely by a helpful sales clerk who guided me to the Sale area (+2) and then (this is important to me) left me alone (+3).
|Caught between sales clerks
|Gathered items to try on, then (ironically) couldn't find the sales clerk I'd been so happy to dispense with earlier. Found another to let me into the locked changing stall. When I emerged with my selections, my original sales clerk approached me, and a turf war ensued between her and the second clerk while I stood by and became increasingly irritated.
|At the purchase counter
|Once sparring clerks worked out their sales commission split, the purchase went smoothly and professionally. I needed one blouse in a smaller size, and the clerk ordered it for me from another branch store, promising it'd be delivered to me within a few days.
|Purchase completion
|My clerk thanked me with a brilliant smile and called me by name. I received my items neatly folded into branded tissue paper and carefully placed in a sturdy, attractive carry-bag (also branded). Ever felt a Nordstrom receipt? No skimping on paper there. It's rich, thicker than the average receipt paper, and conveys a tactile reminder of quality.
|Shipped item arrival
|Received my smaller blouse a mere two days later, in a padded envelope shipped via UPS. The outer package wasn't branded, which gave me a moment's pause. But the blouse was folded and wrapped in branded tissue, and arrived promptly and with a minimum of wrinkles. This is two days after I completed the purchase, and yet I'm being reminded of the brand in a way consistent with my in-store experience.
|Overall, my recent interactions with the company were positive, which improved my perception of the brand. Given the funds, I'll probably buy from Nordstrom again in the future.
What do your visitors see after they click Submit?
An online Thank You page is basically the equivalent of the Nordstrom "Purchase completion" touch point I listed in the above example. Should it be the first area on a site to optimize? Of course not. But once you have the basics working, there's opportunity here for cross-selling, brand reinforcement, clarifying the next steps in a larger transaction, and what my colleague Lance Loveday calls "goodwill enhancement".
In other words, ignoring your Thank You pages is a missed opportunity.
Two good Thank You page examples
#1: CrazyEgg
CrazyEgg's a pretty cool click density visualization tool we're trying out as an alternative to a company whose name will go unmentioned due to poor customer service (touch points, again – only they ended up with a negative score). This screenshot is of the Thank You page seen immediately after signing up for a basic account.
Positive things to notice here:
- Clear branding
- Clear, very legible statement telling me what just happened.
- A minimum of text. I can skim & understand the page quickly.
- Clear statement telling me what will happen next (an email will be sent)
- What I see is identified ("Your account details are displayed to the right") – although arguably that should be self-evident.
- An obvious action for me to take next (click the "back to dashboard" button)
A couple of minor negatives:
- No actual "thank you" – jeez, I just gave them 9 whole U.S. dollars, you'd think they could at least say thanks.
- No personalization. By now CrazyEgg knows my name, but chose not to use it here.
- The account summary titled "Basic" could have a clearer heading.
- The "Back to Dashboard" button is slightly un-intuitive for a first-time visitor. What IS the dashboard? Was I ever AT it before? Couldn't say.
#2: Musician's Friend
Musician's Friend is, well, exactly that. This screenshot was taken right after I purchased a lovely electric-acoustic guitar and mini-amp to try out.
Positive things to notice here:
- Clear branding
- Clear, highly visible statement telling me what's happened (Your order is complete).
- My name. It's reassuring, and despite knowing exactly how it's done behind the scenes, I still feel special.
- A thank you!
- Clear statement of what happens next (a copy will be sent to my email address)
- An order reference #
- Clear contact info – phone # and live chat button
- Security reassurances – a brief statement in the top area, a detailed Secure Shopping Guarantee at the bottom, and the Verisign logo
- Clear call to action – "Continue Shopping…"
- Cross-promotions – Clear, categorized links invite me back into the site. I can't be positive whether my guitar purchase triggered the Guitar category displaying at the top, but that'd be very appropriate.
A couple small nits:
- The page could be better optimized for cross-sales, using the current order data. I was offered complementary items such as guitar picks and stands while I shopped, but this is another opportunity to make a gentle offer. In this case, I'd actually forgotten a necessary amp cable and some extra strings. I would've appreciated seeing some order-specific offers.
- There's no receipt! I'm used to printing a receipt after a purchase, even though I expect a receipt copy via email. While I appreciate the clean page layout, I'd still like a link to print a record of the purchased items, price, etc.
Thank You Page Optimization Guidelines
An optimized Thank You page contains answers. Answers to typical questions such as:
|Is this the right place?
|This is where consistent design and branding come in. The Thank You page should be consistent with the look and feel of the checkout process.
|Am I done yet?
|Provide some indication that the process – or at least this portion of it – is complete. For example, "Payment has been received," "Your inquiry has been sent," etc.
|Remind me – what did I just do?
|For some transactions, a record of what just took place is very helpful. For purchases, a receipt. After a long or complex registration form, it doesn't hurt to be specific in the process completion statement – i.e. "Your CAR LOAN application has been submitted." Remember, you may not have 100% of your visitor's attention.
|Are you grateful for my business?
|The words "Thank you" are such a minor thing, but so humanizing.
|What happens next (if anything)?
|Be specific about what will happen next. For example, an email will be sent (to what address?), or someone will call them (who? when? why?). For transactions with a significant offline component, such as loan applications, provide a clear, informative list of steps the applicant should expect to happen next.
|Is there anything I SHOULD do right now?
|Be specific about any immediate actions your visitor should take. For example, "Wait! You're not quite done! Click the DOWNLOAD link to complete your purchase." or "Check your email for a confirmation link. You must click this link in order to activate your account."
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- pastrami
- cornfeef (funny typo so I'm keeping it)
- canolis
- pizza by the slice
- bagels
- pizza by the slice
- and pizza by the slice.
Turns out with everyone's busy schedules, planning around the kids naps, and cooking out back of cousin Nate's place, there was not much time to explore and eat.
I didn't bring my fishing gear with me. Though I found out there is an urban fishery in the park just a few blocks away. I had planned on going over there too and scoping that out. Never happened.
Here are the mobile uploads.
Of course, these are not in order.
We got lunch at Zitos.
Pastrami sandwich.
Fried ravioli.
Then we took a stroll along 7th ave. I stopped into a booze shop to see if they carried Xante. They didn't, but a French dude asked me if I wanted to sample some wine. French wine. I said sure. And we got warmed up for the evening.
This is out on the patio at dinner. Marinated and rubbed skirt steak, grilled asparagus, grilled yams. Sailor Jerry & coke, red wine.
This is the gift basket we got Nate.
As were were eating Nate shouts 'huge cat on the power lines' its no cat, its a raccoon. Look at its eye below lit up.
Here it is again.
I managed to get a few slices. Good but not great. The worst NY pizza is still better than the best you can get down here.
Me being a derp in Nate's back yard
We clean up good?
As it was a wedding between two women, the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck showed up.
The wife under the lights. BTW, a cement dance floor sucks.
Self portrait. I had a couple of Buffalo Trace and a splash of coke. Rocking the 3 piece suit. One really should not eat and drink as much as I did when wearing a fitted suit. I had no room. I had about an anvil's weight in steak, roasted veg (Brussel sprouts, carrots, onions, peppers, squash) for dinner.
This is the ice cream truck lady. The deal was you could order WHAT EVER you wanted and AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I got the 'salty pimp' and then had it covered in sprinkles and salty crushed peanuts. This was after full appetizers and dinner(s)
My version of the salty pimp.
Smoke on the dance floor. Too bad the DJ didn't have any Ricki-Lee
The cone varieties.
I love old trucks. this one was parked out front.
Fall flowers
Table seating
Some sort of plates that I never saw used
The drink of champions of the night. You will want to click on the link and make them. I thought they were virgin drinks but the bartender assured me there was loads of hooch in them. I bring you the Il Sorpasso
I really liked these rustic tables and chairs.
Here is my bourbon and a splash of cola. To Bill Brasky
The brides' shoes. No the other bride. She broke her heels crushing the wine glass.
Cool light show from the DJ
The apps were the best. I was that annoying guy who took a pic of all the apps.
The apps included:
- mini pecan waffles with fried chicken chunk
- mini mac n cheese squares
- some sort of tuna, what evs
- tomato soup shot with herb toast point
- fig spread and blue cheese on toast point
- mini sliders with pickle (I ate about a pound of these)
- some kind of shrimps on a nacho chip, what evs
The calm before the storm
Jessie, the bride-no the other bride, and the wife
Here is the Il Sorpasso again in a different cup.
Each person got an entire Burrata. When I was a cheese monger, we sold each one of these for $16. I also love arugula.
The line for the truck before the storm. Then the storm started. I have a fear of umbrellas so I stood out in the rain.
There was this photo booth that printed some pics. This is one of me, yes I have eyebrows, doing my Elvis thing
Check out the wife's arms. Booya
Camera dude on Big Gay Ice Cream Truck roof
That's it. Back to DC for fishing this weekend and some filming. Then off to the Hudson River Valley next weekend for another wedding. I'm going to go fishing in my tux. Stay tuned.


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Knowing what day it is is important. This info can set our mood in the morning, decide what we do at work, and determine what we watch on TV at night. The days of the week are also pop-culture touchstones, especially when it comes to music. The Beatles famously forgot how many days were in a week with their smash hit "8 Days a Week" in which Lennon and McCartney declared their constant love for somebody. Later, Jermaine Dupri used the days of the week as a way to detail his profligate schedule of drinking and carousing in "Welcome to Atlanta." But perhaps the most applicable tune for our purpose comes from the world of Happy Days. Who can forget the cloyingly optimistic theme song which burst forth at the start of each episode, reminding viewers that, in fact, every day is a happy day.
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Monday, February 15, 2010
And Today I Shall Pretend I'm a Full-time Writer
I've been watching a bit of the Olympics - recording it and just watching my favorite bits. Watching the pairs figure skating has been a tad hard for me, and I know watching the women's events next week will be even harder. Skating used to be such a huge part of my life, and I haven't been on the ice in probably 3 years. Of course, my mind tells me I can just go right out there and pick up where I left off, but my legs aren't what they used to be (the knee problem is, in fact, skating's fault to begin with), but I can't help thinking that if I could just GET ON THE ICE, I could have my axel back in a few weeks. My brain is that dumb. lol. And it's not even really the jumping I miss, it's the gliding, the spins, the ice dancing... (Now, I didn't get to be some great competitive queen - I was only just working on doubles when I moved off to school and there was no ice rink in town.) When I watch skating now, it zips me back to my life ten years ago, and I am just in shock at how quickly it has gone. How much everything has changed. I just... don't understand when it happened.
Anyway! Today is not a day for packing up the skates and driving 40 minutes to the old rink (though maybe next week???). It's a day for writing! I am armed with my movie scores (I have to listen to instrumentals beacuse if I hear songs with words, I will sing and do nothing else - music was my first love, you see), and I'm READY!
Does anyone else listen to movie musical scores while writing? My current favorites are Pride and Prejudice by Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by Nicholas Hooper, and Twilight by Carter Burwell. Which ones are your favorites? I'm always up for adding more to the list!
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That seems like such hard work.ReplyDelete
Kristin, I absolutely love the soundtrack to Braveheart. It takes my mind to distant cliffs!ReplyDelete
That's a great idea... I never thought to do just movie scores, I could see how you could be more attentive to your writing!ReplyDelete
I'm with you, today is a day of writing, though its already noon and I still haven't accomplished much. Laundry and cleaning have gotten in the way!
Amy - I just checked out the Braveheart soundtrack on iTunes, just listening to it, you can tell it's James Horner. Reminds me a lot of Titanic. He's quite good. It's funny the composers you can always recognize. Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Danny Elfman... each score a stand out on its own, but there is always that hint, that trademark that's in each one of their pieces.ReplyDelete
Jen - Movie scores are great to set the tone of what you're writing also... If I want to convey the emotion of a particular favorite scene in a movie, that piece of the soundtrack usually helps get me in that mood - and I'm not at risk of copying the words, because I can't hear the dialogue! lol.
It's a shame it's already noon I've gotten just a little revising done (just got in a very helpful critique, that i'll probably incorporate now), made a pot of chili, practiced the piano a bit... now I must write for at LEAST a solid hour before sitting in the sun. I MUST!
Also just downloaded the soundtrack to Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End by Hans Zimmer. So far so good. (The movie depressed the crap out of me though.) Can't wait for Pirates 4!
I agree with Jen on the Pirates soundtrack. I also LOVE The Lord of the Rings--Return of the King, and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron.ReplyDelete
Catherine - I also have the Return of the King in my Instrumentals playlist on iTunes. It's pretty good.ReplyDelete
I cannot stop listening to Pirates 3... it's SO good, but I'm a little worried I'm going to kill all my characters off in sword fights and wars. haha.
I don't listen to musical scores while I write but maybe I should!ReplyDelete
I really think you should get out on the ice! I had no idea you were that talented of an ice-skater...what other secrets are you hiding from us? That is just too cool!
Ha! Kristi, I wouldn't say I'm a talented ice skater anymore. I didn't start until I was 13, and stopped around 20 - those last two years were spent mostly coaching. I jacked up my knee doing a double toe loop (I think), and it's never been the same! Then I r-injured it this past fall training for a 5k... totally ate it. Never finished the training. :( And I've let myself get out of shape... hence the personal trainer!!! lol.ReplyDelete
I should try skating though... just to see what I can still do. sigh.
it's funny how skating is that emotional a thing to leave. my mom forced me to stop at grade six level b/c i had to have a pro and pay for private lessons and that was just too expensive...and i refused to return to the ice again...so many years later, i await the interest in my daughter to start her own love affair with the sport -- and maybe then I will return to the sport. and maybe my Axel will come back? not likely!ReplyDelete
SB - it might come back! My mom skated when she was young (taught herself from watching Dorothy Hamill on TV), and when I started taking classes, she did too. It was such a fun thing for us to do together. I'll always look back on that time fondly.ReplyDelete
I love listening to movie scores while I work. It's so... relaxing and inspiring. Great minds think alike.ReplyDelete
Okay, now get back to work Missy! ; )
I listen to a lot of movie scores too. Some of my favorites are The Red Violin, Pan's Labyrinth, all the LOTR and Harry Potters, Jurassic Park, and The Dark Knight. I really liked the music in Sherlock Holmes--I might buy that one here soon.ReplyDelete
Kimberly - Yes ma'am!!ReplyDelete
Summer - Thanks for the suggestions. I have been listening to the snippets of the Sherlock Holmes score for about a month, and I'm torn. I like it, but I wonder if it will distract me too much. I just keep picturing Robert Downey Jr. strumming that violin... might not be a terrible distraction, come to think of it.
I usually write in silence, because I read aloud a lot. But I can definitely see musical scores creating a good "mood" to write in. :)ReplyDelete
I can get very inspired by music, but like Jennifer, I need to write in silence. :)ReplyDelete
You were a skater?!? Thats so cool.ReplyDelete
I listen to instrumental music when I write, and a great deal of it is from movie soundtracks. Two of my favorites are THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER and LEGENDS OF THE FALL.
Last of the Mohicans. I'm old school. I watched that movie constantly in high school and still have the soundtrack.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2010 at 11:19 PM
I love the 1994 score for Little Women.ReplyDelete
Also many of the others listed above. ;)
Yay 'Day of Writing'!!
from the desk of a writer
These are all great ideas. I will look into them! (Especially Little Women! I love that movie - and recently bought the book! Can't believe I've never read it!)ReplyDelete


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Roberta G. Pineda, Lauren C. Reynolds, Kristin Seefeldt, Claudia L. Hilton, Cynthia E. Rogers, Terrie E. Inder; Head Lag in Infancy: What Is It Telling Us?. Am J Occup Ther 2015;70(1):7001220010. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2016.017558
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OBJECTIVE. To investigate changes in head lag across postmenstrual age and define associations between head lag and (1) perinatal exposures and (2) neurodevelopment.
METHOD. Sixty-four infants born ≤30 wk gestation had head lag assessed before and at term-equivalent age. Neurobehavior was assessed at term age. At 2 yr, neurodevelopmental testing was conducted.
RESULTS. Head lag decreased with advancing postmenstrual age, but 58% (n = 37) of infants continued to demonstrate head lag at term. Head lag was associated with longer stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (p = .009), inotrope use (p = .04), sepsis (p = .02), longer endotracheal intubation (p = .01), and cerebral injury (p = .006). Head lag was related to alterations in early neurobehavior (p < .03), but no associations with neurodevelopment were found at 2 yr.
CONCLUSION. Head lag was related to medical factors and early neurobehavior, but it may not be a good predictor of outcome when used in isolation.
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