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If you're planning a trip to Namibia, it's more than likely that your vacation will begin and end in the capital of Windhoek, home of Hosea Kutako International Airport. For many visitors, Windhoek is simply a point of entry—a place to meet up with your tour guide, or pick up your self-drive rental car. However, if you have the time to spare, it's worth planning an extra night or two in the capital, as it's home to some interesting sights in its own right. Here are five of the top things to do in Windhoek, ranging from historical attractions to unique nature areas.
Namibia Craft Center
Address40 Tal Street, Windhoek, Namibia
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Located near the center of town in the Old Breweries Complex, the Namibia Craft Center is your one-stop shop for authentic souvenirs. Admittedly, the prices are higher than they would be at a roadside stall, and it's not really an appropriate place to practice your haggling skills. However, the covered market is safe, clean and community minded. There are more than 40 independent shops, and together they provide around 4,000 jobs for artists and artisans living in the country's most remote areas.
Amidst the cornucopia of colorful stalls, you'll find traditional Namibian crafts ranging from hand-carved tree roots to jewelry fashioned from copper and ostrich eggshell. There's a bookstore, and a gallery with regularly changing exhibitions by local and international artists. When you've stocked up on mementoes and gifts, stop for refreshments at the Craft Café. Specializing in locally sourced Namibian produce, the café is loved by visitors and residents alike as a vibrant place for breakfast and lunch.
Katutura Township
To the north of Windhoek city center lies Katutura township, whose name translates as "the place where people do not want to live" in native Herero. The district's history is an unhappy one. In the late 1950s, black residents living in the suburb now known as Hochland Park were forcibly relocated to Katutura under apartheid law. Here, they were made to pay high rent for barely habitable homes, and to commute long distances to inner city jobs. Today, 60% of Windhoek's population still lives in Katutura.
Poverty is rife, but the township is also a center of vibrant culture, and a visit to the area is a must for those that want to gain a true insight into the lives of Namibia's urban people. One of the safest and least divisive ways to experience township life is on a bicycle tour with respected company Katu Tours. On the 3.5-hour excursion, you will have the chance to meet Katutura's residents, to purchase local crafts and to taste traditional kapana meat at the township's lively marketplace.
Independence Memorial Museum
AddressIndependence Memorial Museum, Windhuk, Namibia
Phone+264 61 276 800
Learn about the end of apartheid at the Independence Memorial Museum. Here, an impressive range of paintings, artifacts and informative displays tell the story of resistance to the colonial regime and the struggle for racial freedom. In front of the museum, there are two important statues—one of the first President of Namibia, Sam Nujoma; and the Genocide Memorial, which commemorates the atrocities carried out against native Namibians by German troops in the early 20th century.
The museum is free to enter, and remains open seven days a week. If you have the time, consider combining your visit with a tour of the next-door National Museum of Namibia, which includes fascinating displays about Namibia's San rock paintings. These are especially worthwhile if you're planning a trip to sites like Twyfelfontein and Spitzkoppe, where you can see the paintings in situ. The building that houses the National Museum is also of interest—it's an old German fort dating back to 1890.
National Botanic Garden of Namibia
AddressSam Nujoma Dr, Windhoek, Namibia
Located off Sam Nujoma Avenue, the National Botanic Garden of Namibia spans 12 hectares of land and provides a good introduction to the country's natural beauty. It isn't your typical botanic garden; instead of landscaped lawns and exotic flowerbeds, the garden has been left largely in its natural state—both to conserve water, and to showcase Namibia's incredible indigenous flora. As a result, it can seem parched in winter, although there's beauty to be found all year round.
Keep an eye out for desert-adapted species including aloes, succulents, acacias and a beautiful quiver tree forest. Information boards can be found along the garden's self-guided trails, and you can pick up bird and plant lists from reception. This is a worthwhile destination for birders, providing a home for 75 species, many of whom are attracted by the garden's dam. Indigenous wildlife also thrives, including the charismatic rock hyrax or dassie. The garden is open Monday to Friday, and admission is free.
Daan Viljoen Game Reserve
Phone+264 83 323 2444
Those with a full day to spare should pay a visit to the Daan Viljoen Game Reserve. Located 15 miles/25 kilometers from the city center, it can't compare to the sheer size and biodiversity of Namibia's iconic Etosha National Park; yet it also can't be beaten for close-to-the-capital convenience. There are no large predators here, which means that you can safely explore on foot (via two well-marked hiking trails), on a mountain bike or in a vehicle along the park's 4x4 route.
Instead, the park is a haven for ungulate species, including the desert-adapted oryx, steenbok and klipspringer; as well as better known African animals like the giraffe and zebra. It's also a popular birding destination, with over 200 resident species. Scan the trees for endemics like the Rüppell's parrot, and near-endemics like the Monteiro's hornbill. If you feel like extending your stay, check out the Sun Karros lodge with its chalets, restaurants and swimming pools.


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The stance taken by President Tsvangirai is that the constitution making process being undertaken under article 6 of the Global Political Agreement is a parliamentary process in which principals must play a minimalist and largely facilitative role.
This is in line with the crucial doctrine of separation of powers. It is clear from the wording of Article 6 that the drafters of that article and the signatories thereto intended this process to be a parliamentary process.
Further in line with article 6, Copac was appointed and did carry out an outreach program designed to enlist the views of Zimbabweans on what they want included into the constitution. Thereafter, Copac produced a draft constitution that was presented by Copac to the Second All Stakeholders Conference.
In terms of the Global Political Agreement, Copac must submit its draft and report to parliament. Only then can the executive through the Minister for Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs get seized of the document in preparation for the referendum.
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Most of the issues that delegates disagreed on during the Second All Stakeholders Conference were the very issues in respect of which the Management Committee engaged in extensive negotiations. Therefore no useful purpose is served by renegotiating the same issues at whatever level.
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Salvator Mundi Is No Mona Lisa?
Superimposed in the above images are the Leonardo Da Vinci paintings 'Salvator Mundi', and the 'Mona Lisa'. Notice the feminine and masculine attributes that are mirrored here. The sync between these two supposedly unrelated art pieces is astounding. The works are an illustrious match on several key factors, most notably the background, and eyes of the Mundi and Mona Lisa.
At first impression, such shared similarities seem to be no mere chance. The paintings are believed to have been painted around the same timeframe. Given the possibility that the two pieces are synchronistic, is it possible they are companion pieces, or were these changes altered in the modern to mirror both paintings? Synchronicity is a concept, first introduced by analytical psychologist and Illuminati bloodline Carl Jung, which holds that events are "meaningful coincidences" if they occur with no causal relationship yet seem to be meaningfully related. According to theorist, Jung is regarded as a secret member of the post-Bavarian modern Illuminati, claims that arose due to the bloodline of Jung. The Bavarian Illuminati counted amongst their elite at least two members with the last name of Jung. One identified in Hermann Schüttler's Die Mitglieder des Illuminatenordens as Franz Wilhelm Jung (1757-1833) and the other as Johann Sigmund Jung (1745-1824). The latter of the two was the ancestor of Carl Jung, while his grandfather was a Freemason, Jung also claimed to have been a descendant of an original 17th-century Rosicrucian.
Jason Farago of the New York Times wrote an article which states; "That 450 Million Leonardo? It's No Mona Lisa." I couldn't help but notice the striking similarities in the pieces. The artistic figure of the 'Salvator Mundi' appears, at best, feminine and less than Christ-like. Below is commentary from Hidden In The Crag.
"The divine feminine interlaced into the divine masculine. Meet their god Lucifer. Jupiter Serpais and Isis in the form of their Salvator Mundi or Saviour of the World. You have the right hand of the Serapis pose and the left handed crystal ball of the priestess of Isis." – hiddeninthecrag.com
Salvator Mundi Through The Years
The 'Salvator Mundi' (Latin for 'Savior of the World') by artist Leonardo Da Vinci, is a painting of Christ dated around 1500, a similar timeframe for the famous 'Mona Lisa' painting. The 'Mundi' features left to right symbolism, in the right hand is a blessing, while in the left hand is a crystal orb, said to symbolize the cosmos and the Earth. Around twenty other known versions of the work are in existence, with preparatory chalk and ink drawings by Da Vinci held by the so-called British Royals.
A Czech etcher, known in England as Wenceslaus or Wenceslas and in Germany as Wenzel Hollar, made an engraving of the painting, published in Antwerp in 1650 with the inscription Leonardus da Vinci pinxit (Latin for 'Leonardo da Vinci painted it').
Notice the numerous changes to the painting over time. This is due to a number of contributing factors, namely the painting was damaged from previous restoration attempts take on during the late 1800's, and then various liberties were obviously taken to the modern restoration of the piece. For example most telling is the detail of the drapery robes and the cross-section.
Below I have taken the 1650 etching and superimposed the image with the 2017 version of the painting. Notice how the change in the eyes has affected the paintings appearance. The beard and mustache of the Christ were removed, while the shadowing texture on the chest was replaced or altered. With the beard forever removed, the piece takes on a less than masculine appearance, an almost esoteric theme begins to emerge.
Below is the painting of 1912 superimposed with the 2017 version. By 1912 the painting had undergone a number of repairs, alterations, and damages which resulted in an inferior looking piece. Notice that the hands have synched up very nicely between 1912 and 2017 versions. The piece varies widely in detail between 1650 – 2017 due in large to the heavily over painted application produced in the late 1800's, and was once considered a 'sloppy copy', prior to the recent 'restoration'.
The Great Master Da Vinci & The Mirror
Leonardo da Vinci was born on 15 April 1452, in a farmhouse about 3 kilometers from the town of Vinci, near Florence. His full name was "Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci", which means "Leonardo, son of Piero, of Vinci". His name is also an anagram, written as 'O, Draconian devil'. Leonardo Da Vinci spent his last years in France at the home awarded him by Francis I. where he brought three masterpieces: Mona Lisa, The Virgin and Child with St. Anne and St. John the Baptist. His writing and paintings were done so with the technique of mirroring. Amongst theorist Da Vinci is believed to have been a member of the secretive occult, charging that such mirror/backwards applications are done so to reveal hidden meaning of an esoteric secrecy. These thoughts have led to books such as 'The Da Vinci Code". Leonardo's writings are known mostly in mirror-image cursive. While the occult or hidden aspect is possible, other reasons put forward for this may have to do with Da Vinci and dyslexia. Others have stated the reasons may have been more a practical means for a left brain active individual, as Leonardo is thought to have written with his left hand, it is probable that it was easier for him to write from right to left and paint in similar mirror fashion.
Below I have shown an example of the mirror technique with the 2017 version of the Mundi. Notice the left side is striking in detail and technique and splendid in focus. While the right side only half is rather dubious in detail and appears poorly achieved.
German painter Albrecht Dürer, created a self portrait in 1500 which the "Salvator Mundi" likely inspired. Durer was a brilliant painter whose artistic talent was known to the old Italian masters such as Raphael, Bellini, and Da Vinci. Below is the 1500 self portrait by Durer.
Notice the detail in the curls. The eyes and the front facing position of the portrait, so remarkable in style and similarity. Leonardo da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi' may have been painted for Louis XII of France. It was probably commissioned between 1490 and 1500. Durer would return to the 'Salvator Mundi' in 1505 with an unfinished copy of the Leonardo, and again in 1526 with yet another self portrait. Both works would go unfinished. Below are the three "Salvator Mundi" works of the master.
Below I have superimposed 'Salvator Mundi' with the Albrecht Durer portrait.
Was The Shroud Of Turin By Da Vinci?
The Shroud of Turin or Turin Shroud (Italian: Sindone di Torino, Sacra Sindone) is a length of linen cloth bearing the image of a man whom some have alleged to be Jesus Christ. However, the piece of cloth is not the work of painting. In recent years the image of the cloth and the work of Da Vinci have been compared, some theorist have suggested that Leonardo is the creator of both the Shroud and the Mundi. In English Gematria "A da Vinci Shroud" = 888
"The dramatic evidence to link Leonardo da Vinci with the Shroud of Turin can be seen immediately by comparing the face of his painting the Salvator Mundi with (a) the face of the man on the Shroud in photographic negative….. The exact comparison is final proof positive that da Vinci had an intimate knowledge of the Shroud." – Lynn Picknett & Clive Prince, authors of How da Vinci Fooled History: The Turin Shroud
The title of the painting, which is known in English as Mona Lisa, comes from a description by Renaissance art historian Giorgio Vasari. The painting is believed to have been painted in 1503, while mystery still surrounds the piece by Leonardo da Vinci. Below is the original, copy, and the two works combined to showcase the details and difference between them.
Below the original and copy in a combined manner, super imposed upon one another.


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Do you love food? Do you love trying new things? Well I do! I am a serious foodie and would like to share with everyone my experiences. You can check out my "Katastrophic" Life ^_^. Enjoy great pictures of food with a detailed review. I will warn you of the bad restaurants and let you know what you need to check out! ^_-
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Ole Miss vs. Florida State: Concludes College Football's Best Kickoff Weekend Ever with Impressive 5.3 Overnight on ESPN and Sets New ESPN College Football Streaming Record for the Second Time in Consecutive Nights
- ESPN Streaming: Annual Labor Day Night Game Surpasses Record-Setting Notre Dame at Texas Game from Sunday Night
- On ESPN: Network's Highest Overnight of the Weekend and a Top 5 Labor Day Game Ever on ESPN; Second Best Overnight of Kickoff Weekend Across All Networks
- College Football's Kickoff Weekend on ESPN/ABC: Top Six Overnights Across All Nets; Expected to Win the Night Each Night of Labor Day Weekend
ESPN concluded college football's best opening week ever – No. 11 Ole Miss vs. No. 4 Florida State (8 p.m. on ESPN) — by setting new records for ESPN streaming, receiving a 5.3 overnight on ESPN – the network's top overnight of the weekend, the second best overnight among all college football games across all networks and a top 5 overnight for an ESPN Labor Day matchup – and expecting to win the night across all broadcast and cable networks.
ESPN Streaming Sets New Record for Second Consecutive Night
ESPN's streaming audience for the Seminoles' 45-34 victory set new all-time highs for a regular season ESPN college football game with an average minute audience of 231,000 viewers and a total of 854,000 unique viewers viewing 59,700,000 minutes overall. The Rebels-Seminoles' matchup surpassed the previous record holder which occurred just 24 hours earlier: No. 10 Notre Dame at Texas on September 4, 2016 (7:30 p.m. on ABC).
ESPN Streaming: College Football Regular Season Game Records
|Average Minute Audience (Rank)
|Unique Viewers (Rank)
|Total Minutes Viewed (Rank)
|No. 11 Ole Miss vs. No. 4 Florida State
|Sept. 5, 2016
|231,000 viewers (1st)
|854,000 (1st)
|59,700,000 (1st)
|No. 10 Notre Dame at Texas
|Sept. 4, 2016
|194,000 viewers (2nd)
|786,000 (2nd)
|49,900,000 (2nd)
Also this weekend, the No. 5 LSU vs. Wisconsin game stream on September 3, 2016 (3:30 p.m. on ABC) had an average minute audience of 151,000 viewers, ranking as the fifth-best college football streaming audience all-time for ESPN.
Ole Miss vs. Florida State Delivers 5.3 Overnight on ESPN and is a Top 5 Labor Day Game Ever on ESPN; ESPN/ABC Earn Top Six Kickoff Weekend Overnights Across All Networks
On ESPN, the Labor Day Night game delivered an impressive 5.3 overnight rating. As previously mentioned, the overnight is ESPN's highest overnight of the weekend and the second highest overnight for college football's best kickoff weekend across all networks. As a result, ESPN/ABC finished with the top six overnights of the weekend across all networks, with Notre Dame at Texas (7.0 overnight) leading the way, followed by Ole Miss-FSU and then USC-Alabama (4.9), LSU-Wisconsin (4.9), Oklahoma-Houston (4.0), and Clemson-Auburn (2.8).
Additionally, the Ole Miss-Florida State game is a top five overnight for a Labor Day game on ESPN among the 19 college football games the network has televised on the holiday.
Labor Day Weekend: ESPN or ABC Expected to Win the Night Each Night
Propelled by USC vs. Alabama (Saturday, Sept. 3 on ABC), Notre Dame at Texas (Sunday, Sept. 4 on ABC), and Ole Miss vs. Florida State (Monday, Sept. 5 on ESPN), ABC or ESPN is expected to win the night across all broadcasts and cable networks for each night of Labor Day Weekend.


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- ClaudiaKishi
- 5 years ago
Hey bees, I'm curious about something…what is the trend in your social circle in regards to changing your name?
I'm asking because in the past week, I've gotten several rude comments about my choice (which is weird, because before this no one really commented either way, and it's not something I bring up often, so to get a few comments in the span of one week was odd). I had always kind of assumed that it was about a 50-50 split between changing and not changning, or maybe even 60-40 with the slight majority changing their name, but I'm wondering if I'm way off base?
For the record, I'm not changing my name. And when I actually sat down and thought about it, I realized that most of the women I know who are married or will be getting married soon changed their name, with maybe one or two who hyphenated. I'm in my late 20s, and most of my friends are as well, most with some sort of professional career.
What about you? What trends seem to go on in your social circle? How old are you? I always perceived that younger brides (like 20-24) were more likely to change their name but almost everyone I know married around or after age 25 so….maybe not?
Again, this isn't really a post to debate the merits of changing or not, or to call into question anyone's choice- I'm mostly just wondering about the demographics of name changes, I guess. Thoughts?


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Year after year, we have earned awards from local magazines and entities that have experienced the flavor of authentic Peruvian cuisine through the doors of our Hunter's Creek location. Throughout time we have maintained a standard of customer service unlike another, always aiming to provide our guests a dining experience they will remember.
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B-Let Shares His First Song Of 2017, "Flight Ceiling"
Following up to his 2016 remix of Servin's "Gucci Mane", Bret Belletto aka B-Let shared with us "Flight Ceiling" his first Dubstep proposal of the year and collaborative track with Anoctave. Beyond B-Let's ability as a producer, he was also educated in music as a Sound Engineer, eventually, he knows the right tricks to make people dance. Without further ado, prepare your popping dance moves because hypnotic arpeggios, siren-like sounds, and heavy bass drops are part of this mishmash! Listen for yourself below.
Franky Nuts Releases Epic Remix Of Flux Pavilion's Hit!
Starting the new year with a dose of melodic dubstep, Dutch producer Franky Nuts gives a remix to Flux Pavilion's hit track "Somebody Else" ft. GLNNA on the label head's Circus Records. Franky, who has crafted a unique but powerful style by fusing heavy and ariose sounds, delivers his signature style through a cinematic opening that showcases the original track's ethereal vocals, building to a crescendo filled with serrating synths, stabbing percussions and sonorous harmonies. The remix keeps the integrity of the original version while adding a unique flair, making it a tune both Flux and Franky Nuts diehard fans can embrace on the dancefloor and beyond. The remix of "Somebody Else" is Franky Nuts's first release of the year, following a successful 2019 that included releases on Circus and Jauz's Bite This! imprint.
Franky Nuts is a name that the international bass scene only recently became familiar with, but one that seems like it's here to stay. Hailing from the Netherlands, the DJ and producer exploded onto the circuit in 2019 with a unique musical style that merges powerful vocals and harmonies into a deadly combination. His sound resonated with both fans and tastemakers alike, as Franky Nuts signed to Flux Pavillion's Circus Records and quickly reached several million plays on Spotify in the span of the summer months. Renowned artists including The Chainsmokers, NGHTMRE, Zeds Dead, Skrillex, Excision, and more have supported him; Franky has made stage appearances with Jauz to perform his tracks with him at Parookaville and Bootshaus in 2019. Ending 2019 with 11 releases in total on his home base Circus Records as well as guest appearances on Bite This! and remixes for the likes of Doctor P, Delta Heavy, Modestep, among others, Franky Nuts is carving out a niche for himself in the electronic music world. We can't wait to see what this exciting emerging artist comes up with next!
LISTEN NOW: NGHTMRE Releases A VIP Remix Of "CASH COW"
The trap hit "CASH COW" by NGHTMRE and Gunna got enough attention by achieving millions of streams on Spotify. With this in mind, it was necessary to release a VIP remix. For this purpose, DJ Khaled's former producer Blvk Jvck joined forces to the project in order to add a touch of Dubstep to the whole mix. In that regard, these artists speed up the original version with the proper dose of distorted bass and wobbles.
Obviously, once DJs play this remix at the clubs, you and the crowd will go insane immediately. Somehow, it feels heavy and powerful because it is charged with exhilarating energy. I like the way each artist does their bit to blend all their sounds. As a result, here's a banging hybrid you've never heard before… Enjoy it!
Find Out About Protohype's Unique Tribute To The Music Of Agnes Obel
Protohype shares something extremely good before the end of the year. I'm talking about his unique cover of Agnes Obel's 2013 hit, "Run Cried The Crawling". With EDM touches and Dubstep wubs, this is the best rendition to the original. Surprisingly, Obel's "Run Cried The Crawling" has achieved 7 million streams on Spotify to date. The American producer is proud to start off on the right foot as this is the first release of his newly-announced label, Underdog Records. Besides that, he is not afraid to deliver lots of bass on this cover as he prefers to remain true to his signature style. Obviously, all this is complemented by Charmae's seductive vocals. Check this out!
LISTEN NOW: Phocust Shares Bass-Heavy Two-Track EP, 'Space Wonk'
Tyler Shiffer aka Phocust has dropped a new EP in collaboration with producers Dyatic and Nasty Purple. These creative minds approach these tunes with bass-heavy drops and loud Dubstep as you would like them to be. Both cuts "Space Wonk" and "Mind Reader" show their willingness to deliver overwhelming energy that surely pumps through your veins. I know it all depends on your mood, but in my case, this is the type of music that makes me wanna get up and move.
Sonically, it's intense on different levels, the first track is purely instrumental, and the other one uses the power of vocals. Not for nothing, this EP is on high rotation on radio stations and clubs alike. Having performed at important festivals like HeavenFest, Global Dance Festival, and WinterFest, it is fair to say they are receiving a lot of support from the dance music community lately. Listen to the 'Space Wonk' EP below.
LSDREAM & Shlump Give Dubstep Fans Their Best EP — 'UNIVERSAL WUB'
'UNIVERSAL WUB' is a fresh release via WAKAAN that comes packaged with four amazing tracks. In addition to wubs, this EP produced by LSDREAM & Shlump also includes frenetic synths, wonky beats, bass, and sci-fi-influenced sounds. What's more, Dubstep fans will get hooked immediately due to its trippy nature. The cover art looks kinda psychedelic, and it matches the futuristic concept behind this project. Clearly, it revolves around extraterrestrial stuff, and somehow it'll launch you into a new sonic dimension. If I had to pick my favorite, I'd definitely go for "Starchild". It begins pleasantly enough, and there's a good contrast between the complex/dense soundscapes and Sarah Hudson's sexy feminine vocals. Grab your free download here.
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Alex Mill Editions: Natural Dye Sweatshirt in Speckled Botanical Pink Multi
Alex Mill Editions are made in small batches with reclaimed materials. This sweatshirt is reworked from our men's overstock - we gave it new life in collaboration with a New York City-based botanical dye artist. Bundle-dyed (i.e. folded and dyed to achieve that splatter effect) with logwood dye extracted from a tree found in Central America and cochineal, extracted from bugs. (Really!) Exclusively available at AlexMill.com, these pieces vary in depth of color and tone due to the nature of our hand-done process, making each piece unique. Only 8 of these were made, and sizes are limited due to our available stock. Unisex sizing.
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Weed Eater
It started with just one.
I had just finished using this:
and on the way back to the house I saw it:** the weed.**
Now this wasn't any old weed. This was waist high. And I thought, hoo boy am I going to be in big trouble when BW comes back and finds that weed at eye level.
So, I pulled it.
and then another
and another
and another
and before you know it: this happened
Also, this:
Now, to the untrained eye, this doesn't look like much but what you see here is over 3 hours of gardening. **. Now I will ask you to read this last bit again where it says I gardened because the entire plotline of this story hinges on this one fact that I pulled weeds out of the ground and garden. **That's twice now. TWICE, people.
The second photo doesn't look like much and needs some explaining.
Between the fence and our neighbours railway ties is a son of a gun to clean. leaves and other crap gets caught in no mans land between there and I suppose if this were the mccoys vs the hatfields you could spend hours arguing who's mess this was. Technically, I think it's not ours but no matter. Not only do dead leaves get behind here but also other items too. I found:
a metal stake
a chair cushion.
a lawn bag full of leaves.
The problem was how do I get between the rock and the hard place? My leaf blower won't work because if the leaves were able to blow they would have blown away. I can't get my hand in there to reach under the fence unless I start to dig - so what's a guy to do?
I cleaned out the entire length of the backyard with a stir stick for a paint can left over from my painting adventures. I could get the stir stick under the fence enough to fish out the leaves and lawn furniture and other items. There I was down on my knees with a stir sitck trying to pull out weeds and leaves and brances. How I got into this I will never know.
But, it looks a little better now.
Once I got the big stuff out I could clean out the remainder of the gap with the leaf blower and then raked the whole mess out and up and I had to hurry because I had so much fun it was starting to get dark.
Also: I found a great way to weed the garden: You take the leaf blower to it. It blows away all the loose grass clippings and surface dirt and then it's really easy to see the weeds and yank 'em.
Works like a charm. Here's the before:
And every day I think two things:
I have nothing to write about for today.
All the work around the house is done.
Apparently, I'm wrong on both accounts.
Good Night, Moon.


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Should My Resume Include Everything I Have Done?
A potential employer typically spends around 30 seconds initially reviewing a resume. Therefore, it is important to carefully select experiences that emphasize the skills most relevant to your desired position. As you make your choices, remember to stress quality over quantity.
Deciding what goes on your resume:
- Focus on the skills and attributes you can bring to the organization
- Consider the perspective of the potential employer, and what the organization would desire in the ideal candidate for the position
- Reflect upon your specific experiences that demonstrate the skills and credentials listed in the position announcement
Be sure to customize your resume for each application. This demonstrates that you carefully selected the most relevant experiences that portray you as the best choice.
When Should I Write My Resume?
A resume is a work in progress, and students who start early benefit from improving and refining the document over time. It is good to keep your resume updated regularly to reflect new experiences, ensuring that an up-to-date resume is available whenever necessary. You never know when and where your resume will be needed.
Is There Such a Thing as a "Correct" Resume?
Not necessarily. There is no right and wrong when it comes to resume content and format. Each resume is as unique as the individual it represents. It is up to you to select the appropriate content that best highlights your skills for the employment you hope to acquire, and then effectively communicate your qualifications in a format that is clear and easy to read.
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Origami Books
I've just discovered origami books and I must say that I love them! They are really cute and most are pretty easy to make. Most use no glue or very little glue. I've just had a chance to create one tutorial so far, which is linked here. I have at least two more that I will be adding to this area as soon as time permits. Maybe this next week if I don't have jury duty.
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Majority of U.S. Senators back President Obama's ability to Kill American Citizens.
Off Grid Survival.com
March 7, 2013
In case you missed what happened yesterday, because it was not covered by the Mainstream Media, Senator Rand Paul led a 12 hour filibuster of CIA Nominee John Brennan, after the White House refused to say they don't have the authority to kill American Citizens on American Soil.
In what should have had 100% support by every member of the Senate, only managed to garner the support of a handful of senators. In fact this morning, the Senate, led by Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham, took to the Senate floor to denounce Rand Paul's demands. Senator McCain said he was doing a "disservice" to the country.
A disservice to the country?
Since when is standing up for our right to live a disservice to the country? Every last one of these people needs to be voted the hell out of office. The fact that we couldn't even get a majority of the U.S. Senate to agree that the President does not have the authority to Kill American Citizens on American Soil (without a trial), is an absolute travesty of justice. What a sad day it is for America when it's even up for debate.
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In pictures: iiNet issues piracy discussion paper
Aims to encourage legitimate use of online content
Aims to encourage legitimate use of online content
Google Books, the project to digitize the world's printed works, is fair use under US copyright law, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
Australian Greens spokesperson for Trade, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, has written to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull expressing concerns about the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) and its potential changes to intellectual property laws.
Cybercrime laws lag behind the crimes themselves, leaving lawyers faced with creative use of criminal laws that were written before the Internet even existed.
Oracle has expanded the scope of its ongoing copyright battle against Android and accused Google of "destroying" the market for Java.
Amid complaints that the e-commerce company does little to fight fake goods, China's Alibaba Group is giving foreign vendors a direct line to report any counterfeit products spotted on its retail sites.
After almost a decade of litigation, Google scored a victory last week over the Authors Guild, which had sued the company for copyright infringement over its Google Books search engine. But a few important chapters in the legal saga have yet to be written.
We are standing in a parking lot in the city of Malmö, southern Sweden, one of the many places Peter Sunde now calls home. The sky above us is grey, as usual at this time of year. Just as the parking meter spits out our ticket, a young man driving much too fast on a motorcycle roars up behind us. He is followed by a police car, sirens blaring and blue lights flashing.
The US presidential election result leaves President Barack Obama in the White House and maintains the balance of power in Congress. In many longstanding technology debates, policy experts see little movement forward, although lawmakers may look for compromises on a handful of issues.


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I think that phrase may be copywrite protected, but SOPA isn't in effect just yet, and it's also what Keith and I yell every Saturday morning to our 5K Upward basketball team. If we get a rebound, we just SHOOT IT AGAIN!
Upward is fun. Everyone plays, everyone plays the same amount of time, and there is a science to the starting lineup so that everyone starts the same amount of games. It takes the pressure off of winning - which is all 5 year-old baseball was about - and allows the opportunity for all the kids to learn the game, correctly, and participate. We don't hide the players that aren't as good. We don't practice 4 days a week for 2 hours at a time - we have one 1-hour practice a week and a game on Saturday morning. We don't keep score - but that doesn't mean that we don't play hard and try to play good defense. There is, however, only so much that you can cover in one hour of practice.
Jack wasn't interested in playing baseball this spring. He had a really bad coach last year (that would be me), so he wanted to try something different. Trussville has a youth track league in the spring and Jack wants to do that. I'm happy and excited that he wants to give track a try. The track is probably where old hippies like me belong.
See you soon.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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No, really. We can't look away.
The animation above was taken from the video featured below, which appears to shows speaker cone undulating in hypnotizing slow-mo. It was created by photographer drummaboy5189, by playing a 61Hz tone through the speaker and filming it at 60 frames per second and 1/4000s shutter speed on his DSLR. The slight off-set between the speaker's motion and the camera's framerate gives rise to a mesmerizing rolling shutter effect.
We've seen a similar effect achieved with water – but the slow-motion illusion seen here is just delightfully weird and otherworldly.
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Once a month (or so), I share a dozen things that have inspired me to greater personal, professional, and financial success in my life. I hope they bring similar success to your life.
1. An icebreaker in the Arctic Ocean
From the description:
10 hours video of Arctic ambience with frozen ocean, ice cracking, snow falling, icebreaker idling and distant howling wind sound. Natural white noise sounds generated by the wind and snow falling, combined with deep low frequencies with delta waves from the powerful icebreaker idling engines, recorded at 96 kHz – 24 bit and designed for relaxation, meditation, study and sleep.
Please adjust the audio volume to your taste.
I came across this video the other day and decided to play it in the background while I worked. I ended up having one of the most productive, clearest thinking days I've had in a very long time.
I don't know whether it was the audio alone, or whether the audio was one of many factors that came together to make things click. All I know is that things clicked hard and this audio was running in the background the whole time.
I've been playing this video in the background quite a lot ever since then, when writing or reading something or studying. It's been wonderfully conducive to my ability to focus on the task at hand and come up with great ideas and learn new things.
Give it a try. When you need to get some work done or you really need to focus on something, like a book or something you need to study, turn on this video and turn the volume down to a level where you hear it but it's not distracting you, and get to work. See if it helps.
This video is just one in a series of similar videos from the same channel, which you can see here. I think these are going to become a regular part of my workday.
2. Ta-Nehisi Coates on libraries and classrooms
"The classroom was a jail of other people's interests. The library was open, unending, free." – Ta-Nehisi Coates
This quote comes from Coates' wonderful book Between the World and Me, a book where I expected to see differences and instead I saw similarities. I saw a scared kid trying hard to not fall into the traps all around him while growing up. I saw a maturing young man whose mind is suddenly opening to ten thousand new ideas at once and feeling completely topsy-turvy in the flood of new ideas but still wanting to soak up everything. I saw a father uncertain about what to teach his child in an uncertain age.
The world needs more books like this, more portraits of how we are all similar and how we are all different at the same time, and it's when we tie ourselves together with those similarities and learn from those differences that we all become better people.
This quote really stuck out above everything else because it so beautifully expresses how I feel in a big library. There are so many ideas to explore that I feel like a starfish being swept around in a tidal wave. There's more to explore than I'll ever have the time to dig into, but that doesn't mean I don't dream of it.
3. Laura Vanderkam on gaining control of your free time
From the description:
There are 168 hours in each week. How do we find time for what matters most? Time management expert Laura Vanderkam studies how busy people spend their lives, and she's discovered that many of us drastically overestimate our commitments each week, while underestimating the time we have to ourselves. She offers a few practical strategies to help find more time for what matters to us, so we can "build the lives we want in the time we've got."
The most powerful strategy I've ever found in terms of finding time for the things that matter and building the life that I want is that I just drop the things that don't resonate with me. If it doesn't have personal meaning to me, I don't do it. If it's a responsibility, I try very hard to find meaning in it.
So, what does that actually mean? Well, for example, I really don't get much out of watching television. I do enjoy occasional television series and I'll watch them in a "binge" with my wife, but in terms of watching television every day, I just don't do it. It's usually just one episode of something on Netflix late in the evening with my wife until we finish a season, then I don't do it again for a few weeks or a month. I don't get value out of a lot of what's on television, so I just don't give it my time or energy. (That doesn't mean you can't get value out of what's on television, just that I personally do not.)
I don't get value out of having a perfectly neat house, so I do housework that has value for me and don't worry about the things that don't have value. I'll straighten up, but I won't scrub the floor until it bothers me.
Don't give your time and energy to things you don't really care about. Instead, do your absolute best to give it to things that you do care about. You'll never regret it.
4. Confucius on questions
"The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life." ― Confucius
Sometimes, it's hard to swallow our pride a little and ask a question. I know that I often feel dumb when I'm asking a question out of genuine ignorance.
The thing is, that sense of feeling "dumb" passes pretty quickly. Almost always, the person that knows the answer is thrilled to answer your question and then suddenly you know the answer as well. You now have another piece in the wall of your knowledge and you're better off for it.
If you give into that urge to be prideful and not ask the question, you're just begging to be lost regarding everything that follows. You got to hold onto your pride in that one single moment, a moment that everyone will forget three minutes from now, but in exchange, you're missing out on a piece of information that would help you understand life better.
Don't go that route. Ask the question. Swallow a bit of pride. You'll never regret it.
5. My Morning Routine
I'm unabashedly a morning person, and I find that having a strong routine in the morning makes a huge difference when it comes to having a really successful day. If I really nail it in the AM hours, the entire day ends up feeling really productive. I often feel like I need to "keep it up" and thus my sense of having a great day often rests on the back of having a great morning.
Because of that, I obsess a little (well, more than a little, if I'm honest) about my morning routine. I tweak it. I try different approaches. I add things (like mindful meditation) and remove things (like excessive caffeine) to figure out what works and what doesn't.
I'm always on the lookout for new ideas and new things to plug in and try in my morning routine, and that's exactly what My Morning Routine is. It's simply a database of people's morning routines. I love going there and just digging through a dozen (or two) routines, just to see if there's a new angle or idea or approach I haven't thought of that I can try.
My Morning Routine has pushed me to moderate my caffeine in the morning (some is good, a lot is bad) and counterbalance it with green tea to take some of the edge off. It's helped me figure out better ways to order exercising and meditating and doing focused work. It helped me to discover the pure joy of drinking a bunch of water when I first wake up. Plus, the interviews are great.
The site has really inspired me to tinker with myself and improve myself.
6. Epictetus on the primary task of life
"The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control. Where then do I look for good and evil? Not to uncontrollable externals, but within myself to the choices that are my own." – Epictetus, Discourses, 2.5.4-5
The entirety of good and evil in your world resides within you. You can only control the decisions you make, so it's up to you to choose good options or choose evil options. You can only control your own judgments, so it's up to you to decide what's good and what's evil.
Nothing else is under your control. You can't control what other people do. You can only control how you respond to it, and you can only control what you do.
Make sure that your own actions and your own thoughts and your own responses angle toward good, or else it doesn't make any sense for you to yearn for a better world. If you aren't willing to make a better world using the things you can control – your personal thoughts and actions – why should you expect the world to become a better place?
7. Marconi Union – Weightless
A friend of mine recently told me that he falls asleep to the same song in a loop every night. This is that song. It turns out that Weightless by Marconi Union is considered to be the most relaxing song ever produced, to the point where it's suggested that you don't listen to it while driving because it can induce sleep.
This song is undoubtedly relaxing, and it's helped me feel quite relaxed in the evenings before when I need to wind down after an exciting day.
Just this past weekend, I put the kids to bed on Saturday night only to find that my wife had fallen asleep on the couch. I felt like I was wired up to ten and should do something, but I also knew I had to be awake and alert and ready to go in nine hours. So I sat in my chair, put on my headphones, closed my eyes – I was still feeling rather amped up, mind you – and I fell asleep before this song ended. I actually woke up in the chair two hours later and staggered off to bed.
Now, my intent was just to calm myself down, but the effect was a lot stronger than that. I've listened to it in bed twice now when I needed to go to sleep quickly and I wasn't feeling sleepy and it helped every time.
Believe it or not, there exists a ten hour remix of this relaxing song. I wonder if my friend might play that loop all night long.
8. Benjamin Franklin on apologies and excuses
"Never ruin an apology with an excuse." – Benjamin Franklin
If you make a mistake, apologize for it. Point to your own personal faults, because it is those faults that caused you to make that mistake. Don't point to others. Don't point to circumstance. You're apologizing because you made a mistake. Own it.
If you're not willing to authentically apologize for a mistake you made, then you're effectively not admitting to the mistake at all. If you're simply tossing blame to someone else or something else, then you're not admitting to any sort of error, either. You're just passing the buck.
If you want to earn respect in this world, don't pass the buck. You're going to mess up. Own it when you do. Work to fix your own mistakes and improve yourself so that the mistakes don't repeat. You'll earn a lot of respect for doing so and be far better off in the end.
9. Sisonke Msimang on taking action on a story that moves you
Anyone who pays attention to the world will eventually hear some stories that really touch their heart. Stories of survival, of endurance, of courage, of bravery, of love, of tragedy, of struggle. Different people are touched by different things.
The thing is, when a story resonates with you, that means it's coming very close to some values that you hold extremely tightly. Those core values are what really, really matter for you. They're an essential part of your life.
Pay attention when that happens. Think about what exactly in that story is resonating with you so strongly. Then, when you start to figure it out, take action. Let that core truth lead you to a new place in your life.
10. Blaise Pascal on the virtue of man
"The virtue of man ought to be measured, not by his extraordinary exertions, but by his everyday conduct." – Blaise Pascal
Your true character isn't based on what you do at the exceptional moments in your life. Most of us try to step up and be heroic at those exceptional key moments.
No, your true character comes from what you do on normal days. It's not how you treat others in special moments, but in normal moments. It's not how you step up under extraordinary circumstances, but the most ordinary of circumstances.
Your virtue is what you do on a typical Tuesday, not what you do when everything is on the line. Everyone steps up to exceptional behavior when everything is on the line. What matters is what you're like on an average Wednesday.
11. Momentum
Momentum is a really amazing habit tracking tool that's built entirely around the idea of "chaining" together days, an idea I've talked about on The Simple Dollar a lot of times.
The idea is that if you want to build a strong new habit in your life – to create a new "normal" – you need to do it for a lot of days in a row. Many days. Depending on the habit, it might take as many as 180 days to make it normal.
Furthermore, there are some career steps that require you to really stick with it and give daily effort to make it happen. For example, if you want to be a writer, writing every single day is essential.
That's the whole idea behind Momentum. You simply define a particular task you want to do every day and then check it off in this app when you finish it. The app is about as unobtrusive as humanly possible for checking things off, though you can set it to pester you and remind you of the task.
After you start going with it, it starts to show you your lasting progress in the form of long rows of green boxes. It's much like the whiteboard that I normally use in my office for this kind of tracking, in which I look at long rows of Xs. The only difference here is that with Momentum, I can take the whole thing with me.
I love it. It just clicks. It's exactly the kind of daily habit tracking I've been looking for, with that kind of gentle momentum push that I want. The best part? It's free.
12. Joel Zimmerman on popularity
"I was the least popular at my school. The less popular you are, the more time you have to do your own thing as opposed to trying to fit into everyone else's thing." – Joel Zimmerman
Joel Zimmerman is perhaps better known as the DJ and producer deadmau5, who is currently one of the highest paid electronic music producers in the world and has received six Grammy nominations for his work. His success didn't come from trying to fit in with everyone else. His success came from doing his own thing.
I've read this quote to my own children. I'm far more interested in them doing their own thing and figuring out what they care about than trying to fit into everyone else's thing. It's only through doing your own thing that you find out what you're truly good at and what you're truly passionate about, and those are the true tickets to both joy and success in this world.
I wasn't particularly popular either when I was in school. I spent a lot of my time reading and learning about the world. It took a while, but eventually I found a joyous life for myself, one that I would have never found if I spent my life trying to fit into everyone else's thing.
You shouldn't, either. Find your own thing. Then, once you find it, find other people who are into that thing. Start with yourself, though, and you'll always find happiness.
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Utkarsh is my flat mate.recently his parents has visited our house in pune. What I'm impress about his parents visits is his mom's kind nature. Now that I'm old enough to realize how much his mother has done for me and utkarsh even after she just landed in pune after 15 to 16 hours of journey. she's someone i truly look up to. Her hard work throughout the 2 day to support us, taking care of us.
Perhaps, the one thing that is going to took me by surprise and also deeply touched me is the warm hospitality of her. she was our guest and we were suppose to ask any preferences for food or drink but it was totally a different experience thought 2 days. She make us feel like we were the guest at her home.
Here is small incident with me. it was utkarsh birthdays. So they went out side for family lunch and I was stayed at home and was busy in doing my some work. when they were came back, she insisted cook a lunch for me and this is second time she caught my special attention.


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Summer 2014 floats in on a high pressure system that will keep Northwest Oregon mainly dry through the weekend with a familiar pattern of morning clouds and afternoon sun.
The mild weather will continue into next week, the National Weather Service in Portland says.
Friday's temperatures are expected to be the coolest among those in the next few days as clouds hang around longer. The high should hit near 67, with a low overnight of 48.
Summer begins Saturday with the solstice at 3:51 a.m. The day should be mostly sunny, with a high near 73 and an overnight low around 51.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79 and a low around 52.
Looking for a way to celebrate the solstice? Try OMSI's star parties.
And check out the weather highlights for March, April and May in this chart:


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If the Ice Cube reference was lost on you then the post title probably sounds a little juvenile- a bit like what you wrote in your diary at primary school...
Anyway, today was good day.
Here's what I wore.
So why was it such a good day?
It was one of those days where nothing was planned but it was eventful all the same.
I decided pretty spontaneously to get the next tattoo that I've wanted for a while (not that spontaneous at all then) so popped into town to Manchester Ink- would recommend these guys by the way.
I think I mentioned in my last post that I've recently been on a bit of diet. I did a two-week complete detox to kick it off and had been looking forward to a weekend treat for what seemed like forever.
I was therefore more than happy to hear from Barburrito recently who offered to treat me and a guest to meals at one of their outlets!
I wouldn't have actually thought to try them out but I was so impressed with the selection of fillings for their burritos, friendly staff (Manchester Picadilly branch- thanks guys!) and colourful decor. Chris was very pleased that I chose to take him along (he loves American/Mexican food) and made the most of his burrito by having a triple steak version. So greedy haha...
After this, we decided to go to the cinema and watch the new Gosling film, Only God Forgives. Of course Chris got the times wrong (rookie mistake trusting a man with such responsibility; should've known better) so we got there around 25 minutes after it had started.
The next showing was over two hours later and after considering going home and coming back, we instead chose to stay in town and have a few drinks!
It was absolutely pouring down and we got soaked on the way to the pub but it was great to curl up on a big sofa with a few beers for a couple of hours afterwards.
The film was really good (but very violent- be warned!), though not quite as good as Drive (is anything that's come out since?) and we didn't get home until late.
So it was an action-packed day!
I love being out all day and getting into bed absolutely knackered at the end of it, don't you?
Foxy x


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Pub Date: 2015
John Freeman
Freeman's : The Best New Writing on Arrival
by John Freeman (ed)
Featuring Louise Erdrich writing about going home to Turtle Mountain. Signed by Louise.
We live today in constant motion, traveling distances rapidly, small ones daily, arriving in new states. In this inaugural edition of Freeman's, a new biannual of unpublished writing, former Granta editor and NBCC president John Freeman brings together the best new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about that electrifying moment when we arrive.
Strange encounters abound. David Mitchell meets a ghost in Hiroshima Prefecture; Lydia Davis recounts her travels in the exotic territory of the Norwegian language; and in a Dave Eggers story, an elderly gentleman cannot remember why he brought a fork to a wedding. End points often turn out to be new beginnings. Louise Erdrich visits a Native American cemetery that celebrates the next journey, and in a Haruki Murakami story, an aging actor arrives back in his true self after performing a role, discovering he has changed, becoming a new person.
Featuring startling new fiction by Laura van den Berg, Helen Simpson, and Tahmima Anam, as well as stirring essays by Aleksandar Hemon, Barry Lopez, and Garnette Cadogan, who relearned how to walk while being black upon arriving in NYC, Freeman's announces the arrival of an essential map to the best new writing in the world.
"There's an illustrious new literary journal in town . . . [with] fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by new voices and literary heavyweights—Haruki Murakami, Lydia Davis, Louise Erdrich—alike."—Vogue.com
"A terrific anthology . . . Haruki Murakami, David Mitchell and a host of other lively writers let loose their imaginations in editor John Freeman's first outing with a new literary journal that is sure to become a classic in years to come."—San Francisco Chronicle
"[Freeman] wants writers to be seen. He believes in the stories they tell . . . While the roster of writers included in the first issue is impressive—in addition to Mr. Keret, Ms. Carson, Mr. McCann and Mr. Hutchinson, you'll also find the likes of Haruki Murakami and Dave Eggers—and the stories they tell in Freeman's feel like hands reaching out from the ether to save the reader from everyday life, they connect . . . Freeman's is very much like New York, a melting pot where folks can be themselves . . . The world has certainly arrived in the pages of Freeman's."—New York Observer
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"[An] infinitely relatable and beautifully crafted prose and poetry anthology . . . Freeman has assembled a thoughtful and profoundly accessible collection of work that connects our vulnerabilities, our expectations and our hopes."—Newcity Lit
"It can safely be said that [John] Freeman is a guide whom a savvy subset of passionate readers trust. His plan for this new project is simple: Twice a year, he'll present 'a collection of writing grouped loosely around a theme.' This first installment of poems, stories, and narrative nonfiction does not disappoint. There's excellent work by literary luminaries and popular favorites—Lydia Davis and Haruki Murakami, Louise Erdrich and Dave Eggers—as well as work from writers who will be new to many. The geographic range represented here is impressive, with authors from such far-flung locales as Iceland, Sudan, and the West Bank. Freeman's first theme is 'arrival,' and part of the pleasure of exploring this volume is discovering the various ways in which contributors interpret the concept . . . A diverse and diverting anthology for fans of short fiction, verse, and long-form essays."—Kirkus Reviews
"Something new is headed our way in the fall—a new periodical/anthology shaped into form by John Freeman. Here he has assembled and edited a collection of terrific authors who responded to the subject he put forward: Arrival. What a hypnotic set of stories, really linked excursions that have an inexplicable but perfect rightness to their placement within the confines of the cover so that something builds from beginning to end. Open it at page one and just read. An amazing collection of gifted writers. Call it what you will it is simply in its entirety a very good book."—Sheryl Cotleur, Copperfield's Books


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Indiscriminate Button Pressing
I am posting the link to this review one more time, because the reviewer has edited a bit from last night.
This looks less to me, now, than someone who simply didn't like the plot and got a little carried away in demonstrating as much, and more like someone who really has some deep seated issues. Not saying that as a bad thing, not saying she's wrong in her stance on violence, because in my not so humble opinion, she's not.
Once, when I was in college, I wrote a poem. It was called "Eating a Cockroach." It was about my turtle, Squirt, eating a bug. I wrote it, brought it into the workshop, and read it out loud. You wouldn't believe the meaning that poem took on to each student. It was a metaphor for life, for death, for love, for sex.
But sometimes a poem about a turtle eating a cockroach is just a poem about a turtle eating a cockroach.
Aurora Borealis was meant to disturb. It was not meant to educate. It was meant to entertain. For those looking for deep meaning: seriously, go read Crime and Punishment. At one point in the review I was delivering a "significant message".
But sometimes a poem about a turtle eating a cockroach is just a poem about a turtle eating a cockroach.
I like to write with elbow room for the reader. I like the reader to be able to internalize, relate to, and squirm a little with what I write. I sometimes write ambiguously, because I enjoy the "Rorschach Effect". I like that a bunch of different readers get a bunch of different interpretations of things.
I certainly pressed a button here. Especially because Aurora Borealis had, to me, no significant message. To me, it's not really about the murder, it's about all the stuff that happens up to it. It is more about the ride than the destination. She didn't like the ride, and that's fine. Her Rorschach test was a little different than mine.
I guess I sort of resent the whole public service announcement, though.