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You ever have that feeling that someone is watching you? Watching and waiting for the right moment to strike? Yeah, I have that feeling. It started three years ago when the shit hit the fan. It started out with a simple fever in some and then progressed. We still don't know what caused it, all we do know is the result. Once you die now, you don't die. You turn, like something from some twisted variation of a Stoker novel. I could handle Vampires, least I would know what I was dealing with then. Least the world would still be running, even if we were only cattle. We would have stood a chance. Hell, least then we all would have neat ninja skills. You know, like every vampire that was ever created by Joss Whedon? Yeah, Angel and Spike and the rest. Suddenly when you were bit you had this need for blood and to pull that psycho Bruce Lee shit. It was dope. This world? Not so much.
This world is nothing like anything we had ever imagined. Well maybe some of us did; some of us are that twisted. Me, I just wanted to live. Now I survive. Apparently you have as well. Congratulations. You are three years old, well maybe not really but in my book we all are three. Birthdays, anniversaries and the like are only measured these days by how many years you have survived since the outbreak. For those of still around, that is three years. Three long hellish years. We are in that special level of hell; you know the level, the one reserved for child molesters and people who talk in the theater. Fuck those people. I'm not saying I was perfect before the outbreak but I sure as hell didn't do anything to deserve this type of life. I doubt any of us did. Okay, well maybe some of us. Some of us are that twisted.
I don't know how many of us there are left, all I know is about those around me. Maybe we are the last but I have to hold out hope that there are others places like this. Places of safety; well relative safety. We have walls, we have food, we have each other. I guess that is all we can strive for these days. We are far too outnumbered right now to make a full fledged assault on the Walkers. We have enough problems just dealing with surviving in this era of our own personal Dark Ages. But Walkers in truth aren't my biggest concern. Walkers want one thing, to eat. It's the other survivors that worry me, people like me and you; people further gone than me or you. They are the real virus. Good people are hard to come by these days, good people aren't built for this world. Maybe that is why I am here. Maybe the good do die young. Young here was under a year old by new accounts of age. I'm three, I'm old. We're all old here. Welcome to Newnan.
"Listen, we had three walkers breach the walls last night and that is completely unacceptable. I don't know who was doing what but what I do know is that we need more people around here. Trust me, I am not wanting to have more mouths to feed but we need more people on the wall. We have sections down from last months hoard that came through, we need it repaired. I know it is partially done and with the crops going into the ground we have been stretched thin but until we get more people I want more shifts pulled on the outer wall rebuild. We were lucky nothing have broached the inner wall in the last six months but we have been lucky. Now, get out there, get this done and find warm bodies."
Lt. Commander Leann McCormick stood in the middle of town, outside what used to be the court house for the city of Newnan in Central West Ga before the world fell apart. The entire town was there, nearly sixty people. That used to be a small number, now it was considered a bustling metropolis. For over the last year she had been running things. There were some in town originally born there but most of them were transplants from other places. They just seemed to come together even though they all had been going their own way. Leann took charge, had the wall put up with the help of a select few that were her core group. Things ran as smoothly as one could hope these days.
Leann ran things with an Iron Fist fitting of the old Russian World. There was no prison terms anymore. If you fucked up, you paid and paid dearly. She would execute you in the street if someone else didn't get to you first. Little was tolerated and people understood that. Maybe in a civilized society it wouldn't have been tolerated but they were anything but civil these days. Life was hard but in the end Leann was fair even if she was a little over zealous. She knew she could push the boundaries; that is why she had Ash and others. They knew her; knew when to tow the line and when to step back. Even though it was rough, it wasn't bad. Life outside the walls was bad. Here, like was a veritable paradise. They had food, walls, even electricity thanks to the solar panels dotting the roofs of each building within the inner walls. It could be worse, they could be outside the walls.
"Yeah, all I need is more bodies to have to patch up," Dr. Vivian Ormerod muttered under her breath. As far as the Doc was concerned they had more than enough people and truthfully in her eyes, they had too many. Some needed to be culled and she had a list of them in the back of her mind who needed to go. Some for personal reasons, some because they were just worthless, some because why the hell not?
The group was dismissed, the leads instructed to stay behind. There weren't many of them but there were enough. They had their bases covered; supplies, security, education, medical, food, and more. They were lucky, luckier than most.
"Ash, James, Caesar - I need you to get together groups for runs. We are short on some supplies that we need filled pretty quickly. We also need more bodies, like I said before. Ash and Caesar, form squads for long distance runs. We can hit Carrolton to the north and perhaps Franklin to the south west. Franklin I am hoping is a bit further off the beaten path that there won't be too many Walker issues. Carrolton will be a little more problematic; closer to I-20 and heavier population but maybe the college and prison still have somethings you know? We've pretty much tapped out everything around here. James, you will have the more dangerous route. I want you to head to LaGrange. Take the back routes, stay off 85, we know that is just asking for trouble. Everyone is to look for supplies and people; right now we need both equally," Leann spouted off as she marked out routes on the map for each of the three groups that would be heading out.
"I'll go with Papi," Alicia piped in and Leann shook her head. It always came to this. A run would need to be done and immediately Taco Belle would say she was going with the former Federale. She was never allowed to, that was the rule. Everyone knew that if she did she would throw any one of them under the bus to save him. Leann couldn't blame her for that outlook, that was her father but she could be reckless when he was around just because of that fact. She had a one track mind when he was present, it wasn't a risk.
"No, you will go with James," Leann quickly set straight. She would have sent Alicia with Ash before they came to Newnan but those two had grown a bit too close and she had to wonder if now a days if she would do the same in a group with Ash as she would in a group with Caesar; throw someone under the bus, like Vivian.
"I'll get a list of medical supplies together," Vivian said before slipping off. She wasn't about to hang around. She couldn't stand Alicia and Alicia couldn't stand her. The fact she might bite the big one while out on this run though gave the Doc a bit of pep in her step.
"Bitch," Alicia said as she sneezed.
"Enough," Leanna barked before turning her attention back to the matter at hand. "Any questions?"
Hoganville was a little crap town of just under 3,000 when the outbreak occurred and like most in small towns, most hightailed it out of there when everything went to pot. Some went to Atlanta, some went to Macon, most tried for Fort Benning in Columbus. Still some stayed behind but they were quickly overtaken over the time between the beginning of the outbreak and now. Some always stay behind but this was a city of no survivors. Those that had stayed behind fell and turned, in turn turning more and more. Most of the hoard that was the current population of the city was there but something had caused about twenty to break off and head into the woods and travel north.
Off Ralls Rd, just between Hwy 29 and Hwy 100 there is a home with a rather large clearing surrounding it and a big swimming pool. Maybe the people that used to live here were farmers or came from old money. Who knows, who cares. All we know is that the place is clear now thanks to a small group of living folk that cleared out the two remaining Walkers from within the home the night before. Good job.
There were still some supplies; food and bottle water. You figured, why the hell not. Might as well set up camp here for a little while. It's the first bed you have found to sleep in in weeks. You're the new lords of the manor. Problem is though, even with the clear line of sight you know a problem when you see one. A small hoard of Walkers is headed right towards you out of the woods to the south. Did you fire you gun? Yell at each other? Maybe one of you fired up the gas stove to cook and they just know a good meal when they smell it.
At any rate, you're screwed. There are twenty of them and three of you. Sure you have the walls of this large home but hey, most of the outer walls have large windows - Fucking richies. You know that glass is going to break soon. Only real thing you have going for you is the stairs that lead to the second and third stories of the home. Maybe you can hold them off until help arrives? Wait.... what help? Yeah, you're fucked.
It has been days since you had a rest but at least following the local creeks have given you fresh water so that is a plus. That is probably the only good thing that has happened to you over the last couple of weeks. There have been walkers a plenty and well, you're tired. Aren't we all? Do you want a nap, me to tuck you in, read you a story? I have one for you - RUN YOU SON'S OF BITCHES!!!! RUN!!!!
Yeah, it is two of you, in dense woods off of Hwy 34 just north of Franklin, Ga. You opted to try to stay away from town. Sure you needed supplies but towns mean walkers and well, we hate walkers don't we? We'll they love you and it seems they are looking for love in all the right places since they found you two cuties out in the woods. You swear you hear someone playing Dueling Banjo's from somewhere. When in Ga, that is worse than hearing Taps. Granted at this point, you might wish it were a couple of good ol' boys instead of a mini hoard of 10 zombies coming in at you from just south east. They are nearly on top of you and you have no time to shave your legs girls.
Do you run for the highway where it is open and you can climb over run down cars? Do you stand and fight? Whatever you do, you better do it fast because they are nearly there. Three... your shit is on the ground from taking a break and filling up water bottles. Two... you hear the twigs snap and the sound of hungry walkers. One... Fuck me, wait... no. Fuck you, THERE HEEEERRRREEEE..... Someone shut that Poltergeist bitch up!!!
Aren't you two just a lovely couple. All covered in dirt and sweat and blood. Is it your blood? Your loves? The Walkers? Yes. An all of the above option will works wonders right now. You were desperate, out of supplies, out of water, out of nearly everything. You might survive another day or two if you are lucky but hell, you have the luck of the Irish right now. Their real luck. You know, that luck that gives them potato famines and makes people hate them just because of their sweet accent. Top of the morning to ya Mi'Nizzles it is game show time.
Behind door number 1 was a small hoard - they're fucked. Behind door number 2 was a mini hoard - they're fucked. Let me show you what is behind door number 3 - of you are so fuckingly fucked it's not even fucking funny. You are just west of a little shop called "Touch of Paradise" - I literally L-O-Led when I saw that shit. The hoard is large. What do I mean by large? Well let me break it down for you. Mini hoard is ten, small hoard is 20, medium hoard is 35, large hoard is 50+. The dice gods decided to give you the large hoard. (Funny, other options included a single zombie, 2, a rattle snake, a wanderer and more. You got the shittiest of the shittiest.)
Well, anyways, you are just off of Hwy 27 outside of Whitesburg. You are running through a cemetery now trying to save your collective asses and wishing Scotty would beam you up right now. Captain Picard, please make it so. Yup, not going to happen. You better think quick, you are running out of time and steam. You know how I told the girls to run? You better turn into Usain Bolt cause they are coming for you and no Eye of the Tiger Montage is going to save your butts. Perhaps it is fitting you are in a cemetery. Hey, see any tombstones with your names on them? That would serendipitous.


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Police sharpshooters are set to use fire-fighting water cannons as their latest weapons in the fight against crime.
The hand-held device uses compressed air to blast out a one-litre ball of water - capable of knocking over a man - every two seconds.
It has already been bought as a fire-fighting tool by a string of manufacturers around the country, including Nissan at Sunderland.
West Yorkshire Police used them during city centre riots last summer and Britain's Prison Service has had them for some time.
Now Durham Constabulary officers are showing an interest and are looking at the possibility at buying in the water guns.
Chief Supt John Guest said: "We are certainly interested in seeing for ourselves what the Impulse Gun is capable of and welcome the opportunity of evaluating its possible worth, particularly to firearms teams."
Although only specialist officers carry firearms, a number of other weapons are used on the front line.
Police are currently armed with CS sprays and holsters, body armour, side handled batons and quick cuffs.
However, in 2000 Northumbria Police dropped the use of the extendible, metal-tipped Asp baton because officers favoured the traditional, long truncheon, although Durham Police continued to use it.
Northumbria and Durham police are among forces presently looking at stun guns such as The Taser.
It fires a two pronged dart into the victim, overriding the central nervous system and causing uncontrollable muscle contraction. The victim curls up into a foetal position.
There is also the futuristic looking A3P3 gun, the A3 standing for Aerosol Arresting Agent and the P3 for Pulse Projected Plume.
It gives out electric shocks, can cover criminals in blinding pepper spray and can take their picture for use in court.
UK distributor of the mini water-cannon, Peter McCloskey, said the £4,000 German-made stainless steal Impulse Gun had been in use with fire services around the world for more than six years.
But its consideration for use in police firearms incidents had been brought to the fore following recent shootings tragedies in Liverpool and London.
Mr McCloskey said: "
Although it sounds like a shotgun when it's fired, a target hit at less than 10 metres is left winded, wet, possibly bruised and very reluctant to come back for more.
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Hi I am a newbie for programming the PLC. I have a queries about the program that I made. I program the basic start/stop from the RSLogix500.
1st Rung: XIC I:0.0/0 BST XIC I:0.0/1 NXB XIC B3:0/0 BND OTE B3:0/0
2nd Rung: XIC B3:0/0 OTE O:0.0/0
When I am in RUN Mode I press the start PB (I:0.0/1) the OTE (B3:0/0) doesnt energize and OTE O:0/0.
What can be the problem?
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Glenn Beck walked out of an interview with CNN's Brian Stelter Sunday morning after he was questioned about the future of his conservative media company, TheBlaze.
Glenn Beck, conservative commentator and CEO of TheBlaze, walked out of a CNN interview Sunday morning after he was questioned about the future of his company.
In the interview with "Reliable Sources" host Brian Stelter, which focused mainly on recent family separations at the border, Beck was asked to respond to a Daily Beast report which said his conservative media company "imploded" after it underwent another round of layoffs.
"Wow, Brian. Thanks a lot. I think that's the most ridiculous question I've ever heard," Beck told Stelter. "I'm sitting here getting ready to talk to you about the detaining of children and parents, and trying to break families apart."
"We want to stop it and you want to play those games? Have a nice day," Beck said, before removing his mic and walking off camera.
After Beck's abrupt departure, the media host asked, "What game did I just play?"
Stelter mentioned the Daily Beast article and claimed Beck had attempted to sell TheBlaze, but "talk about a deal with The Daily Wire" reportedly "fell through."
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"Frankly, I thought Glenn deserved a chance to address those reports," Stelter told his viewers. "I hope he'll come back and talk about it."
Earlier in the interview, Beck, a former Fox News host, criticized CNN, claiming it was dividing the nation by making decisions over immigration coverage based on ratings.
Beck suggested that CNN staffers were saying, "It's all about ratings, this is all about ratings." He continued, "This isn't about ratings. This is about saving our country, bringing us together. Stop dividing us."
Stelter responded: "You think I'm dividing the country for ratings by booking you?"
"Stop, Brian, look what you're doing," Beck shot back. "When did this become about you? This is about the media and the administration, that's what you guys make it into."
After his appearance on CNN, Beck took to Twitter to defend himself, writing that that recent news reports criticizing the Trump adminstration could have been written about the Obama administration, as well.
1."border patrol agent injured by anti-obama mobs." "Obama's daughters threatens with Rape, kidnapping and murder by right wing 'star'";'gop activist arrested for threatening to rape and kill Dem congressman's children."All headlines that would have been written…con't #Border
— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) June 24, 2018
"The media is so blind," Beck tweeted. "I couldn't take anymore of it on #cnn and #ReliableSources."
2. Had the exact same events that occurred this week happened under Obama. The media is so blind. I couldn't take anymore of it on #cnn and #ReliableSources. But I will lay the problem and solutions out for you on radio tomorrow. Other than solutions: "I don't care. Do U?"
— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) June 24, 2018
EDITOR'S NOTE: A previous version of this article stated that Glenn Beck walked out of the interview after Brian Stelter asked why Beck's company was "imploding." Stelter said "imploding," referencing another media company's headline, after Beck had already left.
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Good Morning and welcome to our Boardroom. I am Debbie Hersman, and it is my privilege to serve as Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. Joining me are my fellow Board members, Vice Chairman Chris Hart, Member Robert Sumwalt, Member Mark Rosekind and Member Earl Weener. This morning we convene a forum on Child Passenger Safety in the Air and in Automobiles. This kicks off a year-long effort at the Safety Board to promote child safety across all modes of transportation.
Before we begin, I'd like to recognize the accident survivors and family members who might be watching via webcast. Many of you, like Jan Brown who is in the audience, have been directly involved in accidents where children were killed or injured. You have been some of the strongest advocates for improved transportation safety for our youngest passengers, and we are grateful for your continuous support.
Also in our audience is Mr. Martin Sperber, who, for many years, has been a leading advocate for the use of child restraints in Europe. Mr. Sperber attended our forum on child restraints in aviation in 1999, and we welcome him back.
As many of you know, the Safety Board investigates the causes of major transportation accidents and issues recommendations to make travel safer. But we also examine safety issues by bringing together leading experts to identify safety risks and solve problems even when they are not tied to a specific accident.
We gather at a time when our roads and skies are safer for all travelers, including our smallest passengers.
Thirty-five years ago, when I was a child, nearly 1,400 children age 12 and younger died as car occupants. Last year, as my children are growing up, that number had fallen to 750 children – a decrease of nearly 50% in a generation.
These gains have been achieved in large part because individuals and organizations around the nation – including some represented here today – worked diligently to change the culture of child passenger safety. And the culture around child protection has changed. We can all recall an environment that looked very different.
I remember riding in my family's station wagon a generation ago where my little sister's favorite spot was the arm rest in the front seat. She was not secured by a car seat or even a safety belt, but she could see better from her perch. Today, parents install their first car seat before their child is born, and children often are the ones reminding the adults to buckle up; they have never known any other way to ride in a car.
These anecdotal examples of the cultural shift in highway safety are reflected in several concrete policy changes as well. For example:
Yet, even with this progress, vehicle crashes are still the number one cause of death for children in the U.S. Of the 750 children killed in car crashes last year, more than 40% were not using a child seat or seatbelt, so many of these deaths were preventable. We can – and must – do better for our children.
The Safety Board has long advocated for child safety in automobiles. The Board has issued more than 20 highway recommendations addressing child passenger safety, and 12 of those recommendations have been on our Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements.
The Board has seen the benefits of child safety seats in its accident investigations as recently as last March, when a 15-passenger van was hit by a tractor trailer in Munfordville, Kentucky. Although the van experienced very severe crash forces with significant intrusion into the passenger compartment, the only two survivors were children in safety seats, who sustained only minor injuries.
Our work is not limited to highway safety. The Safety Board has issued 14 recommendations on child safety in aviation. Among them is a recommendation for the FAA to require restraint use for all occupants of airplanes, including infants and small children.
While the FAA's official guidance notes that a child younger than age 2 is safer in a restraint system than on an adult's lap, this information, unfortunately, is only a suggestion and not a requirement.
And yet, we see it regularly when we travel: parents putting their children in child seats on the drive to the airport, checking the car seat as luggage, and then holding the child on their lap during the flight, even when everyone else on the plane is buckled in. Once at their destination, that child is once again secured in the car seat for the car ride from the airport.
The laws of physics don't change, whether you're on an airplane or in an automobile. And we know that no parent would intentionally place their child in a less-safe position than they place themselves. If we are so careful to strap our children into car seats when we drive to the airport, then why are we not as diligent in securing them in a seat of their own on the aircraft? How many times have we seen the car seats on the baggage carousel?
Our recommendations to the FAA regarding restraint use date back to the 1970s. However, our purpose today is not to engage in a statistical stalemate about diversion. Rather, we are here to inform and educate those who travel with children about the safest way to transport their most precious cargo. Children can not make decisions themselves, so they are relying on adults to know what is best and do what is right.
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 7:01 am
Post subject: The Importance of Character Names
BWFoster78 wrote:
Not to hijack the thread or anything, but this question seemed to fit.
How important are character names?
I've thought about writing a book for some time, and my biggest stumbling block (besides just sitting down and doing the actual writing, of course :) ) is coming up with character names.
I know that Mr Foster doesn't have the tenure needed to post on the the workshop's board, but I think that this is a great question to explore. Please feel free to add your 2 cents to BWFoster78's query
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 3:07 pm
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Ok, I'm a little behind the times (this topic has been sitting idle for what, 5 months?) but my interest has been piqued.
Character names can be variably important or irrelevant. It all depends on the mood of the piece and how big of a issue the author wishes to make. I say "Frodo" we all see something familiar but what if Tolkien had named him "Yvertheg"? The rest of the story, the character, the motivation, all of that remains the same but the protagonist's name changes. Then we hear "Frodo" and it seems plain silly. We hear Yvertheg and we see an epic journey to a fiery mountain, giant spiders, dark figures, hairy feet and an overweight gardener. In Tolkien's work--as with most fantasy--the name is relatively meaningless, save the for the meaning imparted on the name by the author, the story, and the reader(s).
Or for another example, imagine "James Wright and the Sorcerer's Stone"...
On the other hand an author can use the
of a name to imply certain characteristics of the character. So called "harsh" sounds are common in the more villainous characters as they have some quality to them that causes people who hear those sounds together feel naturally uneasy. Think of these names and their commonalities: Iuz, Vecna, Strahd, Zhengyi, Sauron, Lex, Rumpelstiltskin, Voldemort, Slytherin, Snape (use of this one was brilliant...I'll talk about that in bit), Xerxes (might be cheating with his one, since he was historical)...the list goes on. The softest names there are probably Sauron and Strahd, but both begin with the slightly creepy voiceless alveolar fricative (s) reminiscent of reptilian hissing or scales sliding against eachother. The others all have sibilant variations or other sharp fricative sounds (v, z, s, x) or dorsal plosives (k, g, etc).
Regarding "Snape":
Here, is a good example of an author using a name to prey on the reader's preconceptions and attempt to have the reader draw certain conclusions before much of anything is revealed about the character. In book one of the series, Harry (and most readers) are utterly convinced Snape is a "bad guy" and this notion is made easier and more believable by the sound of the name and its similarities to "snake." If the character had been named something more gentle, say "Hamomil", it would have been marginally more difficult to convince the reader that he was a bad guy from the start.
Another way to make a character name important in to look at the literal meaning of the name (or add a meaning to the name). This way you can impart part of the character's personality or purpose to the name itself. The name Trenner, for example, may be a hint that this character will teach something to others (trenner = trainer). The name "Eric" can be a hint that the character is, or will be, a king (E+ric = Ever/Eternal + King). Tolkien combined this method with the phonological method (described above...and not surprising as J.R.R. Tolkien was a phonologist by trade) throughout much of the LotR series and his histories/mythologies of Middle Earth. He would create a name that
right for the character and figure out how to make it fit a meaning that describes the character.
Then we have cases where the name is so irrelevant that the character doesn't have one. The Amnesiac Hero from the game "Torent" is such as example. Another is The Doctor from "Doctor Who". Although, in the later case, one could argue that "The Doctor" is name enough and describes much about the character being "The Doctor of Everything".
In any case, the name is as important as you want it to be. :-)
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Kheltan, thanks for the advice you have listed here. I know this is an old post, but i felt i should thank you. I am writing myself and this has been a problem for me. Names are very difficult to think of. I have very big problems with names of towns and cities. I seem to use road names and mixtures of road names. weird i know but it's all i have at the mo.
well thanks again.
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Again this post has been Idle for several months... but im new so I will add my input. When I am reading a book, I like the names to roll off of my tounge, if names are too far fetched, while I am reading I find my self contemplating exactly how weird names are pronounced every single time I read the name, maybe thats just OCD, but I find it distracting
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Naming characters has been equally hard for me. I tend to like Gaelic and Latin sounding names, so to make it easier I borrowed a lot from them. To me a characters name is imortant because it has to mean something to me...something about who they are. It helps me to keep track of their motivations and personalities. I still cannot find a name that I like for my main character. Have tried on several that didn't seem to fit.
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Some people say that wierd, hard to pronounce names don't belong in stories. I say foo! The odder, the better. I also am a big fan of the name of the character having a specific purpose. Perhaps it is to describe what they are like, or perhaps the description is a contradiction to their essence. Or maybe their names are so odd that it's cause for childhood bullying. Any way you flip the coin, names matter. Poorly named characters offend my delicate raveny senses.
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
pinterest tells your first and last name
13 comments:
- Allison said...
Thank you thank you thank you Andie! I have worked hard to keep my last name separate from my blog. I appreciate this info.
- May 9, 2012 at 12:48 AM
- Joyce said...
Great tutorial! I'm glad you are spreading the word. This is important to a LOT of people!
- May 9, 2012 at 1:27 AM
- Amanda said...
Ohhhh sneaky! Thanks for sharing!
- May 9, 2012 at 2:06 AM
- Sheri said...
Thank you so much for that information Andie. I think that I have my full name on Pinterest anyway, but with a last name like Peterson, it isn't quite as big of a deal. I would still prefer to have it turned off. You are a doll!
- May 9, 2012 at 6:32 AM
- Gina said...
Oh thanks so much for this Andie Jaye! I'm going to check mine out now.
- May 9, 2012 at 7:10 AM
- Beth (www.livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com) said...
Thank you!!! I don't like it when they sneak those things in =-)
- May 9, 2012 at 8:29 AM
- Jode said...
Great post Andie...i found this a little while back and turned mine off...after reading your post i went to check again and it was back to on! Perhaps we need to recheck this every few weeks i am thinking!!
- May 9, 2012 at 6:42 PM
Great to know this!
- May 9, 2012 at 8:15 PM
- Growing a Jeweled Rose said...
Oh wow! I had no idea. Thanks for sharing this here, and making fixing it so easy to understand.
- May 9, 2012 at 10:46 PM
- Jen said...
Thanks for sharing!
I'm a new follower. :)
- May 9, 2012 at 11:22 PM
- Gina said...
Thanks for the easy explanation! :) Tried and fixed my Pinterest account!
- May 10, 2012 at 11:02 AM
- Motivated Mommy of two said...
Thank you so much for posting this I had no idea this was happening. Stopping by from the live laugh link party
- May 11, 2012 at 4:26 PM
- Mary Sullivan Frasier said...
So many apps out there are "quietly" sharing more personal info than we would think. It's definitely a good idea to check out the settings before using a new one. Great post!
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July 17, 2014
Hi loves!
|EN: So, here is my MBFWA report, finally! I've been working so hard finishing the bed room! The boyfriend had a day off yesterday, so it was the perfect day to put our big new closet together! Big highlight of course, haha! Today I'm going to put all my clothes in there! I will probably have to iron about 75% of all my clothes, but it will all be worth it! Well, off to the topic of this post; FashionWeek Amsterdam! In total, I went to three shows this fashion week: SIS by Spijkers & Spijkers, Dorhout Mees and David Laport. I actually cannot really tell which show I liked best. They all contained items I really wanted to have! In this post I'm telling you how these three designers got inspired for their collections, what elements of the shows I expect to see in next year's spring and summer fashion and I'm showing you my favorite looks and items! I hope you'll like it!
SIS by Spijkers & Spijkers
|EN: The collection by Spijkers & Spijkers is inspired by Josephine Baker, a famous American-French singer from the 30s. This translated into cheetahs printed on tops and dresses (Josephine owned a cheetah) and banana prints (because of the famous banana skirt which she wore). Also, the signature style of the Spijkers ladies was evident in the collection. My favorite item was the white baseball jacket. Normally, baseball jackets are not really my cup of tea, but this white specimen looks so chique! I can already imagine combining it with a rock 'n roll circle dress and derby's! Also, I'm always a fan of the feminine skirts and dresses by Spijkers & Spijkers! Elements I expect will be presented in the spring/summer 2015 trends are the skirt lengths (midi isn't going anywhere just yet!), showing off that mid riff, fun prints (always good in summer!) and gold!
Dorhout Mees
|EN: Dorhout Mees got inspired by the ability of water crystals to transform under the influence of their invironment. When tears of happiness and sadness were observed under a microscope, it appeared that the tears of happiness existed of beautifully balanced crystals and the crystals of the tears of sadness showed unbalanced, almost broken, shapes. Dorhout Mees found this so fascinating that she translated it into a collection with geometric shapes which change under influence of the wearer. The 5th look of the above collage is my absolute favorite of this show. The skirt with the extra layers on the sides is beautiful and the top is also really my thing! Also, I'm a huge fan of the shapes, ruffles and colours in this collection. From this collection I think ruffle tops, skirts with ruffles on top (sort of enhanced version of peplum), sheer garments and layered skirts might become part of the 2015 summer fashion!
David Laport
|EN: David Laport was inspired by his fascination for insects. This can be seen in the materials and shapes he used in the collection. My favorite wearable items from the collection are the cobalt blue top and the three dresses in which the sheer fish scale-like fabric is used. I would love to wear them on a night out! And wow, that last look definitely stands out for me! It's not wearable at all, but what a gorgeous masterpiece of art it is! Parts from this collection that might become or stay trends next summer could be the midi lenghts, sheer fabric, leather and maybe even the feather skirts, I'm hoping!
So, which are your favorite looks and/or pieces from these shows? Did you visit Amsterdam Fashion Week yourself? And which was your favorite show? I would love to know!
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Thursday July 17th, 2014
Begint het al te kriebelen? En een kledingkast is zeker een hoogtepunt! Kan niet wachten tot ik zo'n mooie zelf ingerichte PAK kast heb! Er zaten bij Spijkers en Spijker echt leuke dingen tussen! Dorhout Mees had ik ook graag bij willen zijn! Haar shows en collecties zijn prachtig! En David Laport zijn collectie ziet er ook goed uit! xNotice: Undefined variable: args in /customers/2/9/1/sonjavogel.com/httpd.www/blog/wp-content/themes/retrosonjablog/comments.php on line 29
Thursday July 17th, 2014
Het waren echt prachtige shows. Vooral die van Dorhout Mees en Tony Cohen. Helaas net de twee waar ik niet bij kon zijn. Mooi verslag meid. Ik ben er ook mee bezig. Ik maak er denk ik een fashion weekend van op de blog ;) xx
Thursday July 17th, 2014
Wauw, de show van David Laport ziet er super uit!
En de kleding van Spijkers en Spijkers was natuurlijk ook mooi :)
Thursday July 17th, 2014
Heel cool om een keer te zien. :DNotice: Undefined variable: args in /customers/2/9/1/sonjavogel.com/httpd.www/blog/wp-content/themes/retrosonjablog/comments.php on line 29
Thursday July 17th, 2014
Aw je kast mop spannend ik kan zelf niet wachten om Een eigen kamer te hebben met alleen mijn kast en al mijn kleding en schoenen ik vond Dorhout mees en David laport geweldig mooie post babe.
Thursday July 17th, 2014
Ik ben verliefd op de collectie van David Laport! Mooi verslag.
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Gaaf dat je daar heen mocht! Laport's collectie is echt prachtig! <3Notice: Undefined variable: args in /customers/2/9/1/sonjavogel.com/httpd.www/blog/wp-content/themes/retrosonjablog/comments.php on line 29
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Ever since Google Wallet was first released, Google has been tweaking it to have features that distinguish it as a service. From integration with MasterCard PayPass system, to integration with Visa's PayWave system, to the introduction of the Google Wallet Card, Google is working hard to make Wallet more appealing. I know from personal experience that the program is pretty on point for money handling. The minute I make a purchase, an automated receipt is sent to my gmail and I get monthly statements as well.
But, it doesn't stop there. Wallet can also manage your loyalty cards. I have everything from my Best Buy Rewards points my Library card all saved to the app so I no longer have to keep tons of little tags on my key chain. This really makes the app worth it and the service quite valuable. I have found this little feature to be one of the main reasons why I recommend the use of Google Wallet.
So, down to the reason for the latest update. Google and their Google Wallet developers, have now implemented a tracker for anything that you order online as long as the receipt comes to your Gmail. You can now go into the Google Wallet app where they invite you to try the service and you can simply click on order. From there you can see the receipt and follow along with tracking information. If your item winds up delivered, you can simply click that you have received your item so that you can let Google Wallet know.
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The failure to reach agreement on Capitol Hill raised a specter of financial collapse for
After Senate Republicans balked at supporting a
The failure in Congress to provide a financial lifeline for
"It's over with," the Senate majority leader,
Mr. Reid added: "This is going to be a very, very bad Christmas for a lot of people as a result of what takes place here tonight."
The Republican leader, Senator
Mr. McConnell added: "The administration negotiated in good faith with the Democratic majority a proposal that was simply unacceptable to the vast majority of our side because we thought it frankly wouldn't work."
Moments later, the Senate failed to win the 60 votes need to bring up the auto rescue plan for consideration. The Senate voted 52 to 35 with 10 Republicans joining 40 Democrats and 2 independents in favor.The White House issued said it would consider alternatives but offered no assurances.
"It's disappointing that Congress failed to act tonight," Tony Fratto, the deputy press secretary, said. "We think the legislation we negotiated provided an opportunity to use funds already appropriated for automakers, and presented the best chance to avoid a disorderly bankruptcy while ensuring taxpayer funds only go to firms whose stakeholders were prepared to make difficult decisions to become viable. We will evaluate our options in light of the breakdown in Congress."
Immediately after the vote, the administration was already coming under pressure to act on its own to prop up G.M. and Chrysler, an idea that administration officials have resisted for weeks.
House Speaker
Democrats also immediately sought to blame Republicans for the failure to aid
"Senate Republicans' refusal to support the bipartisan legislation passed by the House and negotiated in good faith with the White House, the Senate and the automakers is irresponsible, especially at a time of economic hardship," Ms. Pelosi said in a statement.
"The consequences of the Senate Republican' failure to act could be devastating to our economy, detrimental to workers, and destructive to the American automobile industry unless the President immediately directs Secretary Paulson to explore other short-term financial assistance options."So far, the
The rescue plan approved by the House on Wednesday by a vote of 237 to 170 would have extended $14 billion in loans to the troubled automakers and required them to submit to broad government oversight directed by a car czar to be named by Mr. Bush.
But even before the House vote, Senate Republicans voiced strong opposition to the plan, which was negotiated by Democrats and the White House. At a luncheon with White House chief of staff,
On Thursday morning, Mr. McConnell dealt a death blow to the House-passed bill, giving a speech on the Senate floor in which he said that Republican senators would not support it largely because it was not tough enough.
"In the end it's greatest single flaw is that it promises taxpayer money today for reforms that may or may not come tomorrow," Mr. McConnell said.
But Mr. McConnell also held out slim hope for a compromise suggesting that Republicans could rally around a set of proposals by Senator Bob Corker of
Mr. Obama, whose
"I believe our government should provide short-term assistance to the auto industry to avoid a collapse while holding the companies accountable and protecting taxpayer interests," he said. "The legislation in Congress right now is an important step in that direction, and I'm hopeful that a final agreement can be reached this week."
But in Washington, there was little appetite among Senate Republicans for yet another multibillion-dollar bailout of private companies. Still, with the Democrats and the White House eager to reach a deal, Mr. Corker's proposal became the subject of intense negotiations well into the evening.
Under his plan, the automakers would have been required by March 31 to slash their debt obligations by two-thirds — an enormous sum given that G.M. alone has more than $60 billion in outstanding debt.
The automakers would also have been required to cut wages and benefits to match the average hourly wage and benefits of
It was over this proposal that the talks ultimately deadlocked with Republicans demanding that the automakers meet that goal by a certain date in 2009 and Democrats and the union urging that the deadline wait until 2011 when the U.A.W. contract expires.
G.M., Chrysler and industry experts have said that the two companies would likely not survive until the end of this month without government aid, and the companies had already agreed to carry out sweeping reorganization plans in exchange for the help.
The negotiations over Mr. Corker's proposals broke up about 8 p.m. and Mr. Corker left to meet with Republican senators to brief them on the developments. The Republicans emerged from their meeting an hour later having decided they would not agree to a deal. Several of them blamed the autoworkers union.
"It sounds like the U.A.W. blew it up," said Senator
The last-ditch negotiations made for a dramatic scene on the first floor of the Capitol, where high-level lobbyists for G.M. and
A Democratic aide said that there were no lobbyists present who represented Chrysler.
At times, various participants huddled in corners of the cavernous hallway outside the conference room, shielding their documents and whispering into their cellphones, as a throng of reporters and photographers waited nearby. Some of the lobbyists and banking committee staff members huddled by two towering windows, looking out on a frigid rain that had been falling all day.
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Demopolis in Marengo County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Vine And Olive Colony
Colonists founded Demopolis in 1817 and villages of Aigleville and Arcola soon thereafter.
Attempt to cultivate grapes and olives failed. After a few years the settlements were practically abandoned by the French refugees.
Erected 1967 by Alabama Historical Association.
Location. 32° 30.177′ N, 87° 48.237′ W. Marker is in Demopolis, Alabama, in Marengo County. Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 80 and Old Springhill Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 80. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Demopolis AL 36732, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Gaineswood (approx. 1.9 miles away); Whitfield Canal (approx. 2 miles away); Demopolis Methodist Church (approx. 2 miles away); The Demopolis Theater District (approx. 2.1 miles away); St. Leo's Catholic Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); First Presbyterian Church The Demopolis Opera House / Lillian Hellman And (approx. 2.2 miles away); Alabama Cattlemen's Association (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Demopolis.
Also see . . . Vine and Olive Colony from Encyclopedia Alabama. (Submitted on November 18, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama.)
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More. Search the internet for Vine And Olive Colony.
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Crip 101
Last year staffing cuts at the University of Waikato included the dismissal of senior staff in the Disability and Inclusion Studies Programme, which focuses on research into our inclusion in the education system. The reasons cited were predictable — low student numbers (read: money).
Disability is neither lucrative nor pretty. But cuts to a programme like this sends the message that disabled people are not worth including. That our education, our potential contribution to our communities and our selves (our bodies and personhood) are less valuable to society than that of our able-bodied counterparts. As far as study goes, we are left to our own devices here, unless we are lucky enough to have lecturers who include this content.
My response to these cuts was to think of all the reading and viewing I have done as a sociology student and Token Cripple, the texts in which disability is not only included but embraced. Here are just a few things that challenged my thinking on physical disability. Let's start there. One step at a time, so to speak.
My recommended resource list for Crip 101:
- Accidents of Nature, Harriet McBryde Johnson (coming of age, crip fiction)
- "Gaping, Gawking Staring", Eli Clare (essay on queerness, disability, and being looked at)
- Feminist, Queer, Crip, Alison Kafer (book, self-explanatory title)
- Stella Young on inspiration porn (TED Talk, Australian, disability humour)
- "I got 99 problems… palsy is just one", Maysoon Zayid (TED Talk also)
- Margarita with a Straw (film, omg multiple people with disabilities in the same movie!)
- Youth and Disability: A Challenge to Mr Reasonable, Jenny Slater (part-academia, part-open letter/rant)
- "The Body Remembers: Tua-Back", Pelenakeke Brown (essay, exploration of disability, womanhood, race)
- Philip Patston on supported autonomy (blog entry)


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Had to recut the tail.
Two vertabrae more taken off.
Surgery seemed to go well.
Wacky, innovative cap on her tail to protect it.
We are doping her up to the "nth degree", keeping her in the crate as much as possible.
Follow-up went really well, seems to be healing clean.
Go back on Monday to check it all out.
Fingers crossed – cautiously optimistic.


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Bars of chocolate graced the luncheon tables at the Wayne Economic Development Corporation (WEDCO)'s Innovator of the Year program, November 17.
HAWLEY - Bars of chocolate graced the luncheon tables at the Wayne Economic Development Corporation (WEDCO)'s Innovator of the Year program, November 17. Complementing the meal served at The Settlers Inn, the chocolates were the product of Moka Origins, a bean to bar chocolate manufacturer operating in Wayne County.
Moka Origins was the 2017 recipient of the Innovator of the Year award. Accepting the award were the co-founders, Jeff Abella and Ishan Tigunait.
Located at the Himalayan Institute north of Honesdale, Moka Origins was started only three years ago. They grow their cacao beans at a farm in Cameroon, West Africa. Seven people are employed at the business in Wayne County, Pa., USA, and about 25 at the West African site, Abella explained. They also produce coffee from beans they raise.
He said that public tours are available at the plant at 2 p.m. on Saturdays. He invited anyone interested to come for some free samples and see how the chocolate is made. "Bring your kids," he said.
At the Himalayan Institute, the cacao and coffee beans are sorted, roasted, winnowed and ground. To make chocolate, the product is tempered so that it may be molded. Chocolate and coffee are produced in small batches for better quality and flavor control. In all, there is a 20-step process to produce their chocolate bars, Abella said.
Moka Origins was selected for the award for being innovative in their production process, and employing a sustainable agri-business model that has a positive social impact.
Many companies around the world use chocolate with other ingredients to make delicious confections. Far fewer make their chocolate from the raw cacao bean. Moka Origins is one of only 10 companies is the nation that actually owns the farm that grows the cacao crop for their chocolate products.
"We are delighted that Moka Origins is WEDCO's Innovator of the Year", said executive director Mary Beth Wood, in a prepared release "We found their sustainable business model, which has developed a cash crop and created an entire agricultural ecosystem that is supporting a local economy, both impressive and forward-thinking."
Digital forensics
WEDCO's keynote luncheon speaker was Dennis G. Cheng, Principal and Founder of Twobytwo Solutions, located in Jessup and The Stourbridge Incubator, 646 Park Street, Honesdale.
The Cherry Ridge, Wayne County resident, shared his expertise in digital forensics. He cautioned the audience about data security and the growing threat of cyberattacks. The consulting company assists other firms to address these concerns.
A major issue rising in 2017 is "ransom ware" which is a malicious attack on a computer server, locking data and requiring payment of ransom before the data can be released.
In the first three quarters of 2017, Cheng said, they have seen a doubling in the rate of attacks. "I think it was every 20 seconds, now its every 10 seconds that an individual is attacked. Every two minutes a business is attacked by a ransom ware attack." The average ransom demanded is $1,000. About a year ago, Twobytwo Solutions had a client who was received a ransom demand of $10,000. About 71% of ransom ware attacks are effective. The average damage cost was $5 billion, globally.
For more information
Information about Twobytwo Solutions is found at www.twobytwosolutions.com.
To learn more about Moka Origins, visit mokaorigins.com.
For more information about WEDCO, visit wedcorp.org.


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14 October 2011
Friday 20:00
Simon Denzler
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Zürich – pictures
This video presents the 1st of 6 introductions of people from the creative industry. Industrial and Product designer Linn Kandel shares her love for lemon juice, books about colours, that she goes everywhere by bike and want to improve her workshop environment. She talks about her personal life and her work in a 15 min presentation. The "SWITZERLAND" edition gives an insight into the national market. We invited people from Basel and other parts of Switzerland to present themselves and to exhibit their own work during this weekend at DEPOT BASEL. DEPOT BASEL wants to become a regular podium space. The focus is on design, craftsmanship, architecture and people, who at first glance may not seem that creative, but have a special talent.


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There's a lot more to Cusco than being the nearest air-linked city to Machu Picchu. This city is the ancient capital of the Incas, and you don't have to stray far from your accommodation to appreciate the impressive ruins of their civilisation. The Sacred Valley and surrounds have more ancient archaeological treasures to explore. That's on top of the wonders of Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca.
Machu Picchu tops the list of reasons many people visit Peru. You can get to it via train, taking only a couple of days out of any South American adventure, trek in to it over the Andes on the Inca Trail, or even arrive by helicopter.
People visit Machu Picchu to be awed by the history and achievements of the great Inca civilisation, but rushing through Cusco and the rest of the Sacred Valley is like seeing only the golden façade of Incan wealth. Taking ten days and exploring the ancient city and some of the valley's other archaeological treasures, then finishing off by seeing the remains of some of the old ways of life on Lake Titicaca, will give you a far better understanding of what you see at Machu Picchu.
Visitors come for the Incan ruins more than the Spanish colonial remains, so it's lucky for the city's tourist board that these archaeological treasures were so well designed. And visitors do come in their thousands: tourism is one of the city's main incomes, and each historic building lining the Plaza de Armas, built on top of Incan foundations, is surrounded by its own hostels, bars and internet cafes.
Cusco is an almost essential stop on route to Machu Picchu. It's the starting point for the Hiram Bingham train to Augas Calientes, the closest settlement to the site, and where most people spend a couple of days acclimatising to the altitude. But it should be thought of as far more than a waiting area.
On your first day in town it's a good idea to take it easy, doing some light wandering around town to help you acclimatise. Chewing coco leaves is supposed to help.
The Plaza de Armas is the centre of town, was the exact centre of the Inca Empire and is the central point for a few important sites. The Church of Santo Domingo was built on the site of the Incan Coricancha, which was the main Inca temple and observatory. There's a museum telling the story of the Coricancha in underground galleries under the church.
The first Spanish to enter the city told stories of the temple being covered in huge sheets of gold and ceremonies taking place here round the clock – they raided the gold quickly and re-clad the temple in their own style so it's an interesting visual meeting of cultures.
For proof of Incan architectural prowess visitors need go no further than Hatunrumiyoc Street, lined by an Incan wall with the famous '12-angled-stone' in it: a fantastic example of the Incan building method of using stone of all shapes and sizes designed to slot perfectly together. This street also has an art museum and the Archbishop's palace on it.
Sacsayhuamán's most striking features are its walls – some of them up to 400m long and six metres tall - which some archaeologists think were used as fortification and some think are supposed to be looked at from above, where they trace the outline of a puma's head, the body of which extends around the whole city. Whatever the reason for their placement, their very construction is impressive - some of the largest blocks probably weigh more than 100 tonnes each and you can't even fit a piece of paper between the stone blocks they're so perfectly fitted together.
Within the Sacsayhuamán Archaeological Park are two more Inca sites: Puca Pucara, a fairly basic looking fort or storage facility sitting on top of a hill and offering spectacular views of the Sacred Valley, and Q'enko, just north of Cusco on the top of Socorro Hill. Much of interest at Q'enko is on and around the 'Great Rock' at the centre of the site, which has carvings all over it, and stairs hewn into it, going up to the top of the rock and down into caverns and galleries underneath.
Water and washing were important facets of Incan life and many of the archaeological sites in Peru's Sacred Valley have baths and aqueducts as prominent features.
Here waterfalls and thermal springs have been redirected to run between the terraces into two aqueducts carved into the rocks, then along canals and into decoratively carved baths - the really impressive thing is that Tambomachay's baths are still full of clean water all year round – and no one is quite sure where the water is coming from. This question definitely deserves half a days consideration.
As well as the larger Incan treasures littered around Cusco, especially around the old town, visitors may want to admire some smaller, more glittery Incan treasures in the Museo Inka, also known as the Archaeological Museum of Cusco, and the Pre-Columbian Art Museum. The Incas were supposed to love the bling, and there's some silver and gold pieces in these collections to shame the most dazzling of rappers.
Your four day minimum stay in Cusco has to include a Tuesday, Thursday or a Sunday - those are the days to take the bus out to Pisac. Buses leave about every 15mins and take an hour to deliver you to the pretty main square lined with shops selling local handicrafts.
As well as shopping, Pisac also has its own ruin: a citadel with a great defensive view over the Inca Trail snaking along the valley floor below it. The citadel's terraces and aqueducts have survived - cut out of solid rock - and though the temple hasn't fared so well, there are burial chambers in the caves above it that weren't discovered and plundered by the Spanish; if the non-shoppers in your party need something to keep them occupied.
Ollantaytambo is built on a New York style grid system, on top of a system of aqueducts and irrigated terraces built in the 15th Century. The main plaza, originally laid using that impressive Incan multi-sized stone tiling process, was built over in colonial times, but the living town has taken over both Spanish and Incan ruins so there are buildings from both periods still in use today.
The main religious centre, and the Sun Temple, presides over all at the settlement's highest point and most of the interesting sites are nearby. The aqueducts you can see in the valley floor and heading upwards were used to flood the valley and protect Ollantaytambo from the Spanish and there are walking tracks along them to get a closer look.
To get to Ollantaytambo from Cusco visitors have to travel though the Sacred Valley, which is supposed to be a very nice drive passing a few of the valley's other main points of interest. The thousands of ancient salt pit terraces of the Salinas de Maras come first on the road, followed by the Moray Ruins which was the grand experimental farm of the Incas: agricultural terraces cut into the earth in rings, where the best conditions to grow various crops in was tested.
From Ollantaytambo catch the train to Aguas Calientes so that you can be up the hill in Machu Picchu first thing in the morning.
In the main complex the first building visitors note is usually the Temple of the Sun near the city's highest point. The other temples lining the Sacred Plaza are the Temple of the Three Windows, the design of which includes several pieces of stone weighing around three tons and was thought to be the royal quarters, and the Temple of the Condor, which has a sanitised version of its story suitable for the tour groups, but was probably where some nasty sacrificing took place. The huge stone mass in the centre of the Sacred Plaza is called the Intihuatana: 'The hitching post of the sun', and is perfectly positioned to show the dates of the two equinoxes.
If you have time after examining the main temples, the walk up Waynpicchu, the second mountain peak in the background of many photos, is short, steep and supposedly worth the effort. You have to be on this little track by 1pm otherwise you're not allowed to walk it.
Guides are available if you want to pay for a deeper insight into this ancient city and its workings. As of March 2009 the entrance fee to visit Machu Picchu is 124.00 soles. You're not allowed to bring large backpacks into the site, but day-packs are allowed and there's luggage storage available. Tickets say you're not supposed to bring food or water with you but if you're going to be there all day it's worth attempting to break the rules, the tourist concession stands are expensive and not very good– just don't litter.
If you want more time alone with Machu Picchu stay after the last Hiram Bingham to Cusco leaves and stay another night in Augas Calientes, otherwise the train is a classic experience in itself.
The reed islands were originally built this way for defensive purposes - they're portable to a certain extent. 'Proper' land islands are used for farming and rearing animals. These are the islands on which visitors can stay; there aren't any hotels, but some local families have a room which the rent out to guests through tour operators. Evening performance of traditional dance and music are held each evening for the benefit of visitors.
The lake is very significant in Incan mythology, and some of the oldest Incan remains have have been found along the shore, so as well as time on the islands visitors should walk as much of the shoreline as they can manage.
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Monday, August 29, 2011
Alexa Chung for Madewell
dying..... LOVE THIS. The boots........ WANT WANT WANT.
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Labels: Alexa Chung, Collections, Fall 2011, Madewell
Friday, August 26, 2011
Don't hate...
her cause she's beautiful and has better style than you. That denim dress is killing me. Cute x 10000. Okay, I'll stop.
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Labels: Alexa Chung, Street Style
Orla Kiely Fall 2011
Orla Kiely consistently gives a nod to the 1960s with its colors, garment shapes and darling prints. I have yet to come across a boutique that carries her clothing here in the US. I see her stationery and home goods at places like paper source and even anthropologie which makes me sad. No one gets to see these beautiful garments. If I ever make it back to london, I want to visit her store and pretend I am in a 1960s french noir film. I mean no one can execute the 60s like her! I can totally see Mia Farrow wearing some of her dresses back then. Don't ya think?
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Labels: Collections, Fall 2011, Orla Kiely
Thursday, August 25, 2011
I CAN'T WAIT. It looks so much more "me" than her last collection. And I almost bought everything from her last collection so, this is going to be a REAL problem. dang it....haha. I love the elements of vintage play with the spirit of rock n roll and a spice of school girl chic in there. What do you think?
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Labels: Alexa Chung, Collections, Fall 2011, Madewell
32, whatchu got for me?
It's that time of year again... time to realize how quickly time passes and how lucky I am to have such a wonderful life. I usually get really depressed around my birthday because I have such high demands for my life. What I think I should be doing with my life, why I haven't gotten there... too much high expectations on myself and it drives me crazy because then its this forever shadow of stress. Its so stupid. I stress myself out for nothing.
So far, I've had my heart broken a dozen times, survived 2 drug overdoses, played in 3 bands, traveled to 12 different countries, lost a lot of friends, gained a lot more, overcame my fear of heights, lost my tooth to the rivers in sweden, met the love of my life.
32, whatchu got for me?
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Labels: Birthdays, Gift Guide, shopping, Style, Wish List
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Rodarte x Opening Ceremony Fall 2011
When a great designers team up with talented photographers, the result is pure genius.
This new Fall 2011 Rodarte for Opening Ceremony collection is nothing short of amazing. I especially want that crochet dress in both blue and cream, please.
Look book shoots all taken by Autumn de Wilde
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Labels: Autum De Wilde, Fall 2011, Opening Ceremony, Photography, Rodarte
Kate Bosworth for Vanessa Bruno
I met Kate on the set of Blue Crush and she was amazingly sweet to me. It's no surprise to me that Vanessa Bruno recruited her for this collection. Kate's style is effortless and entails all that is truly Vanessa Bruno. The scenery really makes me crave to be in the wilderness.
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Labels: Collections, Fall 2011, Kate Bosworth, Vanessa Bruno
Monday, August 15, 2011
absence makes the heart grow fonder...
Sometimes for reasons beyond our control, we get weary. We get tired. We get discouraged and think our creativity has gone.
I've been on hiatus for a while from this blog because I felt burnt out. I have been busting my ass for the last 2 years of my life on internships that I thought would take me to places that I thought I wanted to be. All of them continually feeding me glimpses of hope that perhaps maybe they had an ounce of integrity. Don't get me wrong. I am not pointing anyone out. I have done over a handful of internships and this is a collective response on internships in general.
I have learned a ton and I am grateful for the experiences but one thing that I am disappointed is the lack of honesty and the way most people handle interns. Let's just be honest for one second here. I am not dumb nor naive. I know that everyone hires an intern for the free labor but everyone covers it up by saying, "you will learn the ropes of the industry". While that might be true, you are also providing FREE services in hopes that they train you and one day get hired. If I didn't think that employment was the direction of these internships, why would anyone bother? So, with that said, I have been patient yet I don't understand how these companies repeatedly treat their interns like shit only for them to say, "sorry, can't hire you", after you spent months slaving away for them.
My favorite excuse is, "the economy is bad and I can't afford you" meanwhile, she's off on vacation every other weekend, tweeting about her new Chloe bag. Get my point?
My favorite excuse is, "the economy is bad and I can't afford you" meanwhile, she's off on vacation every other weekend, tweeting about her new Chloe bag. Get my point?
I am going to be off enjoying my life and not too be concerned about cyber space to clear my mind. I will never stop creating and I will never stop loving fashion. This is not a good bye. Just a break for however long it takes. We've all been there so I'd appreciate your support! :)
Come find me documenting my amazing life and friends on my photography tumblr.
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