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Our next day in Athens started just like most of my days do. You know - just hanging out at the Parthenon.
I got separated from the rest of our group before we reached the top of the Acropolis, where the Parthenon sits. Friday was a hard day for me since Darrel was supposed to get there that night. (And obviously didn't come.) So, I sat a few feet away from the Parthenon, wrote in my journal, and listened to my ipod. When Uzi found me, ...well,....
So we did what we do best. We sang it out. If only I'd thought ahead to bring my blow-up microphones! Click here if you want to know what we were singing. Uzi, you're the best.
Our first group photo on the steps of the Parthenon.
And then we walked like little pioneer children walked and walked and walked up to Lykavittos Hill, the highest point in Athens. Once you walk a few blocks worth of stairs, you take a funicular up to the top or you can walk a few hundred more stairs. Of course we opted to take the funicular since three of us were running a marathon in less than 36 hours.
And at the top of the hill, we found some cool things:
The church of St. George.
Then we went to the marathon expo to pick up our race packets and check out the marathon finish line at the Panathenaic Stadium, which is also known as the Olympic Stadium. Here we are - three pre-race marathoners: Aaron, me, and Brian.
Next up on our adventure, Delphi.


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Famous Actors from Northern Ireland
List of film actors and actresses from Northern Ireland, listed alphabetically with photos when available. Northern Ireland has produced some very talented actors and actresses in the last century, many of who have gone on to star in comedies, dramas, horror movies and more. These Northern Irish actors specialize in film, television or even theater, so they're not all necessarily movie stars. These are some of the best Northern Irish actors the country has ever seen, so if you're a native of Northern Ireland and an aspiring actor/actress then these are people you should look up to.
The list you're viewing is made up of different actors like Jenny Bristow and Aislín McGuckin.
This list answers the questions, "Who are the best Northern Irish actors?" and "Which movies stars are from Northern Ireland?"You can click on the names of these legendary movie stars of Northern Ireland in order to get more information about each one. If you're a film buff use this list of talented Northern Irish film actors to find some new movies you haven't already seen.

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California drivers may be interested in learning that the number of roadside fatalities in the U.S. in 2016 was the highest since 2007. According to estimates released by the National Safety Council, there were more than 40,000 deaths in 2016 due to motor vehicle accidents. They stated that a healthier economy and lower gas prices have led to more drivers, which is responsible for the increase in automobile crash fatalities.
The National Safety Council also released survey findings that reveal other possible causes for the rise in deaths due to car accidents. The results showed that about 47 percent of drivers acknowledged they were comfortable texting and driving. Additionally, 10 percent of motorists also stated they drove while under the influence of alcohol, and about 43 percent of them reported getting into accidents while driving impaired. It was also estimated that car accidents cost more than $430 billion in 2016.
As a response to the findings, the National Safety Council stated support for a total ban on cellphone use while driving, including hands-free systems. The group also called for mandatory ignition interlock devices for those convicted of drunk driving. Finally, a three-tiered driver's license system for new drivers who were under the age of 21 was also recommended.
If a person gets hurt in a car accident caused by a drunk or distracted driver, he or she could potentially seek compensation for his or her injuries and other damages that resulted from the crash. A personal injury attorney may assist with filing the lawsuit and gathering evidence that shows who was at fault for the accident. Attorneys will usually negotiate with the insurance companies involved to recover the appropriate amount of compensation. However, if the other party refuses to settle, the case could end up in court.


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A town situated on the banksof the River Krishna in Bagalkot district, Karnataka, RabkaviBanhatti is the textile business hub amongst the surrounding districts. The town is very famous for its power loomed and hand loomed sarees. Rabkavi-Banhatti has more than 2000 power looms, which is the highest in the state. The town is famous for its spinning mill and ancient temples and is the major supplier of milk in the neighbouring villages.
Places to Stay
Bailhongal has hotels located within a kilometre from the bus stand. Travellers visiting the city can find affordable accommodation at hotels like Sri Ganesh Hotel that offer rooms from Rs.700 onwards.
The annual jatra at the Kadasidheshwara temple held during September or October brings in people from all the surrounding villages and towns
Kannada is the official language here.
Places to visit
The Sri Kadasidhheshwar Temple, Sri Mallikarjun Temple, Hanuman Temple, Veerbhadreshwar Temple, Yallamma Temple, Sri Basaveshwar Temple, Kali Temple and Lakshmi Temple are located within a kilometer of the bus stand.
How to Get There
The nearest airport is the Hubli Airport (141kms)
The nearest railway station is at Bhanapur(49kms).
Banhatti bus stand runs regular bus service to neighbouring towns and villages. There are a great number of bus operators like SRS Travels and VRL Travelsthat offers travellers regular bus services to and from the town. Online bus booking is the easiest way to get your tickets.
Brahmavar is a town in the Udupi district of the South Indian state of Karnataka. Being close to Barkur, the area is considered to be a cultural centre in the region. It is often referred to as lord Brahma's Vara or Ajapura. The district headquarter, Udupi, lies at a distance of 12 km away from the village.
Places to Stay
The nearest accessible place available for lodging is Udupi. Some of the budget hotels worth giving a try are Ayodhya Hotel (Tariff – Rs. 800), Mahima Residency Hotel (tariff – Rs. 700), Metropolis Hotel (tariff – Rs. 900), Swathi Hotel (tariff – Rs. 800) among others.
The official language of the area is Kannada.
The important festivals of the region are Ugadi in March-April, Ganesh Chathurthi in August-September and Diwali in October-November.
Places of Interest
Virtually anywhere you ride on to towards the coast is picturesque and beautiful. Some of the beaches which are worth a visit are Maravanthe Beach (38 km), Padukere Beach (16 km away), the breath-taking estuary-cum-beach called Bengre Kemmannu (16 km away) and Beejadi Beach (21 km away).
How to Get There
Mangalore International Airport is the nearest airport at a distance of 68 km.
The Udupi Railway Station located around 16 km away is the closest major railway station to the town.
Direct buses as well as via buses to the town are available from nearby towns and cities. It is mostly state-transport buses which indirectly cater to the needs of people. Private operators like SRS Travels have also slowly joined the race. Making use of bus ticket offers are the best way to save money while travelling.


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"Of course everyone wants to visit us," I quipped to my husband Patrick. "We live in America's Finest City."
"Fine," he retorted. "But all at once? Old-timers, hipsters, and tweens — it's too much. You figure out what to do with them. I'm going bowling with the guys."
Bingo. Or rather, bowling. Perfect for old-timers, hipsters, and tweens.
It was with the hipsters in mind that I put in a call to East Village Tavern & Bowl (619-677-2695, bowlevt.com) downtown.
"Some people have the impression that we're expensive, but we're not," explained marketing director Jacqueline Delaney. "Our bowling rates are $45 an hour for peak times and $35 for off-peak. Each lane can have up to six people, so the cost per person can be as low as $7.50 per person during peak hours. And we offer free bowling Monday through Thursday from noon until 4 p.m. with a minimum $10 purchase." (Shoe rental is extra: $3.95 per person.) "And walk-on game rates are also available: $4.95 to $5.95 per person per game, depending on the time." (EVT&B hours: 11:30 a.m.–2 a.m. daily.)
What to get with that $10 minimum purchase? "We have a fairly extensive menu — it was created by the Food Dude, who has his own cooking show. Things like Italian-style paninis, steak sliders, burgers, salads, and bar munchies. We even serve breakfast on the weekends. There's a pool table and 50-inch HD flat-screen TVs. We get all the sports here, even the fights, and you can watch them for free. The atmosphere is fun — you can hop up from the bar, bowl, then come back and eat. It's a great alternative to the cover charges and dress codes in the rest of the Gaslamp."
Bill Rossman, manager of Parkway Bowl in El Cajon (619-448-4111, parkwaybowl.com), also boasted of his establishment's atmosphere. "We've got 68 lanes and a great mix of people. In the morning the ladies come in, in the afternoon I've got the seniors; after school I get kids. The adult leagues come in the evenings, and then the younger crowd comes in after 9 p.m." But it's not all segregated. "The entire family can bowl together. We've got the training bumpers for the kids, so the ball doesn't go in the gutter. And we have a special device that allows wheelchair-bound people to bowl without even touching the ball." And besides those 68 lanes, "We've got a full bar, a coffee shop, and a pizzeria. The Boardwalk area has rides and redemption games, and we have laser tag and billiards."
Pricing can be found on Parkway Bowl's website. "Lane rental varies by time of day. Shoe rental is $3. Sundays before noon, we run a family special: all lanes $8.50 an hour. We have another special that the high school and college kids like: from midnight to 3 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays it's only $1.50 per game per person." Parkway Bowl is open 8:30 a.m.–12:30 a.m. Sunday–Thursday and 8:30 a.m.–3 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
Dottie at Kearny Mesa Bowl (858-279-1501, kearnymesabowl.com) told me, "It's fairly easy to get a lane during the day, but weeknights it's full of league play until 9 p.m. After that, we have open play again." Like Parkway Bowl, Kearny Mesa Bowl features a full bar, a snack bar, pool tables, and a game room. "We do karaoke in the bar on Friday and Saturday as well as Rock 'n Bowl, which is bowling with music."
Prices and open-play hours are posted online and range "from $18 per hour during the week to $24 per hour on the weekends. But on Tuesday and Wednesday night it's just $25 a lane from 9:30–midnight. And on Sunday, if you get in before 10 a.m., you can buy two hours for the price of one [$18]." (Shoe rental, $3.50)
Finally, I checked out Aztec Center Bowling & Games at SDSU (619-594-6561). "We're open 9 a.m.–6 p.m., and it's first come, first served," said an employee. "We're open to students, faculty, and the public. We have 12 lanes for bowling [$3.25 per game for the public, with $1.75 shoe rental], pool [$1 a game], and table tennis [$.25 a game]. Oh, and we have a Wii." (I didn't ask about Wii bowling.)
More from SDReader
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- S.D. RV Storage — Aug. 31, 2011
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- San Diego bowlers have dropped from 66,000 to 8,000 — Feb. 22, 2007


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The sensory deprivation, typical of winter season, the lack of nature' scents, the absence of light, all together increase the desire of unusual fragrances, pungent, revitalizing or on the other hand enveloping, reassuring and balsamic. Here some of our proposals:
Lalique' INSOUMIS, is a refined and sophisticated perfume, its bottle is stylized by a fern, hinting to the Famous tourbillons vase form 1926. Lavender, sage, basil, bergamot, rum, patchouli and vetiver recount and reinterpret the basic fougère accord.
Carbon's One of Those, it's a whipping "Wake me up" mix of cardamom, ginger, black pepper, sandalwood and resin signed from Madame Francoise Caron.
The Oud is the foundation of each creations by Fragrance Du Bois, an extract of the Aquilaria tree in Thailand. In the heart of every Oud scents made by the heirs of the Grasse tradition from the seventeenth century, its vigorous connotation dissolves in order to get different expressions, from sweet, to fresh, or spicy, floral or woody, every time declined in enigmatic olfactory poems.
Lastly, Zara Home presents an ambitious project "the perfume collection" signed by two International noses: Alberto Morillias and Jerome Epilette. The line is an invitation to discover six different universes. Solid olfactory notes, unisex inspirations, each of them bring back a memory carved in our subconscious, an instinctive longing for home… wherever it is!
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Photo Ura Taralov
Photo Assistant Maria Olenina
Models Rustam Taralov , Tatyana Kupa, Nadia Ivkova, Vladislava Enina, Taya Anisimo


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Later are the signs that made Poker Chick laugh out loud, by herself, in public. Embarrassing, yes. But funny!
The last sign on this page had Poker Chick sh*tting bricks. It took her a while, but she finally figured out that "vertraag"means "delayed". The "vertraag" ended up being over 25 minutes, which meant yours truly was running like a fiend to make her plane when she finally got to the airport. It might have been easier if they said it was "late" instead. That one would just be "laat".


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Philipp Herder told IG that, although he may play a utility role on the German team at the world championships in Glasgow later this month, he is determined to contribute reliable scores in Germany's quest to qualify for next summer's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
"My focus is on the stability of my routines, because my job is to get safe and useful points for the team," he said.
Herder said Germany will need consistent performances in Glasgow to maintain or better its eighth-place finish at the 2014 worlds in Nanning. The top eight teams in Glasgow will earn automatic berths to the Rio Games; teams nine through 16 will advance to an Olympic test event early next year, from which four additional teams will earn berths to the Games.
"We have to recall what we practice in our training, and not make many mistakes," said Herder, who trains under coach Sebastian Faust at SC Berlin. "We need safe and clean routines. We can't make some experiments with new or untrained elements, because the qualification is too important. We all have to do what we trained."
Herder, who competed on four apparatuses in qualifications in Nanning, said the German team bound for Glasgow is better fortified and stronger than last year's team.
"In Nanning, we were a relatively young team with not so much experience," said Herder, who will turn 23 on October 21, four days before the start of men's qualifications in Glasgow. "Now (2012 Olympic all-around silver medalist) Marcel Nguyen is back from his injury, which gives our team more strength, and we all have gotten more experience in the last year."
Herder has been a steady presence on the German team during the current Olympic cycle. In recent German national all-around championships, he placed 11th in 2013, fourth in 2014 and eighth in 2015. He won the bronze medal on parallel bars at the 2014 Toyota Cup in Japan, and the bronze medal on floor exercise at the 2015 German championships held last month.
"Like I said, I'm not the one who brings the big points for the team," said Herder, who competed on five apparatuses at this spring's European championships in Montpellier. "I have to help the team with solid and safe points in case of mistakes from my teammates, and I am relatively flexible to perform on all the apparatuses."
Although Herder assesses himself as a team player, he understands that reliability in Glasgow could bring him closer to his personal Olympic goal.
"The team's success is the most important thing in Glasgow," he said. "When I can help the team to go to the Olympic Games and when I did a good job, it will increase my chances to go to the Olympic Games next year. So I will perform all my routines well."
International Gymnast magazine's recent features on German gymnasts include:
"Shooting Star" - Tabea Alt profile (May 2015)
"Tough Lesson" - Janine Berger interview (October 2012)
Kim Bui interview (April 2013)
Maike Enderle profile (September 2014)
"Renaissance Man" – Fabian Hambüchen cover story (December 2013)
"New View from the Top" - Lisa Katharina Hill profile (July/August 2013)
"Silver Streak" – Marcel Nguyen interview (November 2012)
"Quick Chat: Pauline Schäfer" (January/February 2015)
"Calm, Clean Style" - Sophie Scheder profile (December 2013)
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Turakina Road Race
Saturday, 28 January 2017
St George's Anglican Church, Turakina (south of Wanganui)
The Turakina Road Race starts and finishes to the sounds of bagpipes in the grounds of the Turakina Highland Games on Saturday, 28 January 2017.
It can be run or walked solo, or as a 2 person or 4 person relay team and is a handicap race, with the slowest teams starting first. Come and join a fun day out with great atmosphere and plenty of spot prizes.
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Today's post will be pretty much to the point. I have already been out and back and have a multitude of tasks that I need to work on today. It is all a great deal of fun though, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Most of you have seen my completed pastel drawing of my dear cat Pancakes:
I have had such a wonderful response to it that I can't express my appreciation for your wonderful support. It really helps me feel as if I am heading in the right direction with my art and my work. Again – I am very grateful to Jason Morgan as well, for sharing his knowledge and love of art with us. I encourage those of you who are looking to learn from an expert to visit Jason's Patreon channel and consider supporting him. You will certainly be glad you did. I have learned more from him in the short time I have subscribed to his channel than I can ever tell you.
With the drawing being complete, I found myself in a bit of a dilemma . . .
What can I do to protect the fragile pastels that I used to create this piece?
Unlike watercolors or paint, pastels don't 'set' or 'dry' and they remain workable and movable on your paper until you fixate them in some way. Even if they are put under glass, they are still exposed to the elements (although to a lesser degree) and susceptible to damage.
Because of their fragile nature, you can't just use anything to 'fix' and seal them. While I was creating the drawing, I had used a high end product that was meant for 'fixing' colored pencils and set the eye, as I had reached a stage when creating it that I thought was good. I wanted to 'freeze' the eye into place so that I wouldn't smudge it or ruin it while completing the drawing. But once I sprayed the product, I noticed that many of the highlights were dulled and knocked out. The entire image appeared to be somewhat darker.
I didn't panic because as I said – I was still in the drawing process. I simply re-applied the highlights as I continued to work. But it left the question in my mind as to how I would protect and fix this drawing while keeping its colors true.
I asked around some of my forums, but didn't find a definitive answer. I realized that it would be up to me to try some things and experiment and I am pleased to let you know that I think I found an acceptable product.
A while back, I invested in Krylon's Gallery Series Fine Art Fixatif.
I say "invested" because I think this 11 oz can cost me over $17. That is about twice the price of the usual Krylon Fixativ that I have used. I had originally bought it to use on my watercolor and colored pencil drawings, but have not used it as of yet.
As you may be able to see, the label states that it provides "Invisible protection of artwork without dissolving whites and lights."
That was good. It was as if they knew exactly what the problem with the other fixativ was. It also said specifically that it "Safeguards pastel, charcoal and pencil from dusting, smudging and fading."
Yay! That meant it that they had pastels in mind when they created this formula. Hopefully, it also meant that they were aware of the above mentioned issues that I had encountered. I saw promise.
In the old days of creating, I would have run right out and given ole' Pancakes a spray with it, hoping for the desired result. But call it age or experience of intelligence, I had learned in the past that things don't always do what they promise. I was using Krylon's Temporary Spray Adhesive for applying my scroll saw patterns and the quality recently had diminished so much that I won't touch the stuff anymore. I had hoped that this wouldn't be the case here (especially since it cost so much!) and I have LEARNED to TEST on a benign piece first. (Ahh – you CAN teach an old girl new tricks after all!)
So here is what I did . . .
I took some white Pastelmat paper (the same type of paper I used on Pancakes – only WHITE) and applied a range of pastel colors. I also applied white over them so I could check for the highlights fading out.
For good measure, I took the end scrap from the same paper I did the Pancakes drawing on. I also put a variety of colors on it.
I then placed a sheet of cardboard over half of the drawings and taped them to a board. I sprayed a good, solid layer of the Krylon Gallery Series Fine Art Fixatif over it:
Below are my result:
I tried my very best to take the photos in the same place in the same light and not adjust them at all. You can see that the Krylon did pretty well.
The division line is barely discernible. I used the red arrows to show where it actually is. There is a very (VERY) faint difference between the two sides, but even side to side, it is hard to see. These were taken in pure, indirect daylight.
Even on the dark paper on the bottom, you can't see any fading to speak of.
I think we have a 'winner'. :)
Now I am sure you are waiting for the photo of the Pancakes picture sprayed, and I must admit that I am still getting my nerve to do it. Even though the tests came out well, I am sure my artist friends can empathize with my reservations about actually spraying it. I am mustering up the courage to do so later today.
I invite anyone else who has had experience with this product to share it with me. Good or bad, I would love to hear from you.
In other things, my pumpkin is in the oven and on its way to being worked on today:
My Merry Christmas is also on my painting table and the first stage of painting is nearly complete. (YES – I WILL have the wood cutout available on my site for those who want it! I have already been asked by several people. :) )
(Sorry the picture isn't the best!)
It will be a busy and creative weekend. I need to shoot a video with some of the techniques that I am using on the pumpkin, too. That is going to be a really fun project.
I wish you all a great Friday today and a wonderful weekend ahead. It is overcast, cold and rainy here in Nova Scotia. I made a large pot of vegetable beef soup and I have some bread to go in the oven (after the pumpkin is out, of course!) and it is a good day to stay in and curl up with my art supplies and kitties. I think I will spend the entire weekend doing so!
Enjoy your weekend as well and do something wonderfully creative! You will be amazed at how uplifting it can be!
Happy Friday!
-- Designer/Artist/Teacher. Owner of Sheila Landry Designs (http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com) Scroll saw, wood working and painting patterns and surfaces. "Knowledge is Power"


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Daily notes 2010-11
Just started: The River Wild
I can only assume this is not The River.
The drama is paper thin and that dopey boy from Jurassic Park is too prominent. I thought I liked Strathairn, now I'm not so sure, and I find I don't give a damn whether Meryl stays or goes.
Currently watching: The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
DeMornay reminds me strongly of Naomi Watts. Or is it the other way around?
Pretty sick film. Intensely painful. This puts Curtin Hanson in an entirely different light. This was a particularly difficult scene to watch.
Followed by a striking payoff.
And the house always wins.
Re-watched: Inception
I got around to rewatching Inception. 2nd viewing: same feelings as first. 3rd viewing: plot finally understood – because I finally put forth the effort – the effort Nolan requires of a viewer. I had to lower my standards, you see, and view the film in the way Nolan wants me to, which is largely "big loud quick cut Hollywood action kitchey dumbness." I'm rather amazed at how little effort Nolan puts into aesthetic crafting (I'm speaking simply of mise-en-scene, frame composition… he's like the ultimate Hollywood director). There's still a tremendous amount of nonsense to endure, mostly in the melodrama and the conflicts with Mal. Dom is a monumentally dull man with nothing in his life but those damn children – the oldest narrative cliche, "Doing it for one's family." With all the effort Nolan fucking puts into the intricacies of his plots, you'd think he could attempt to transcend emotional convention, you know, just a little. And I still think it's downright idiotic that 75% of the film is expositional, there's always a new rub to be described – and in the lamest way, by a secondary character asking the main character to explain it to her. Nolan puts a great deal of energy into his plots but none into the fundamentals. And again, my biggest problem, he just doesn't have any fucking fun. If you're going to ask the audience to put forth so much effort into taking something so seriously, and to deciphering so much, and juggling so many characters, at least have a little fun. Godard knew how to do that. Fun is had when the method of storytelling becomes insouciant, casual, ironic. Nabokov knew it too. Dostoevsky dallied with it once or twice. Oh, and btw – if you want to take yourself seriously and put "fun" in the backseat, you can't do better than to cast Christian Bale and Leonardo DiCaprio.
But here's my real problem. It's called Inception. Inception first occurred when Mal realized "this world is not real" – that was her way out of limbo – and carried that idea into reality with her. In the film, Dom (Dom Cobb, wtf kind of name is that??) is only able to escape limbo by coming to the same realization. He "incepts" himself. It's a cool idea. But – – – he gets back to reality, and thinks it is reality. There is no effort made by the filmmaker to play on the idea that Dom now has that virus that killed Mal. Dom is doomed, for sure. Yet the final moment is witnessing Dom holding his children. In the final seconds, we do see the top begin to topple – not that that makes a fucking difference – and Dom's new life struggle, "this world is not real," is simply forgotten. He hugs his damn kids. What a boring man! What a boring film! And at this moment I like it more than ever.
Watching for 4th time. At this point I understand it all and could actually explain it back to you – a feat I'm confident 90% of viewers could not match.
Just noticed that Nolan's longtime cinematographer, Wally Pfister, started out shooting quite a few softcores… Blockbuster Video drama section fodder. This confirms my theory that we are seeing images put together by a person who does not know how to make a film. And Nolan is glaringly at fault for employing him.
Cillian Murphy rules. Love him. Tom Hardy, also highly impressive. Ellen Page leaves me scratching my head. Obviously Marion Cotillard is very good. And I love Joseph Gordon-Levitt. DiCaprio interests me the least (much to the same effect as Bale). Ken Watanabe isn't exactly wowing (wouldn't be surprised if Saito's name came from Rurouni Kenshin).
It's not an argument worth having, this film. I'm being awfully childish by barking on about it. I know why people like it.
Final consensus: the film's greatest problem is that it feels nothing at all like a dream. I guess when Nolan dreams, he sees action films.
Just started: Marie Antoinette
Never had anything in particular against Sofia Coppola, besides finding Lost in Translation phenomenally overrated. One shot in and I already hate this film.
50 minutes progress. Marie isn't getting any dick.
This does sum it up:
"You're considered superficial and silly if you are interested in fashion, but I think you can be substantial and still be interested in frivolity." -Sofia, on this film.
Currently watching: Heat
At long last.
And it was love at first sight.
It's a really delectable scene. It's as if both actors are carrying their entire career histories along with these characters, and the scene itself is an epitomized cliche that requires heavyweights.
Re-watching: Munich
Papa was a rollin' stone…
My perfect woman: Jeanette, the Dutch assassin.
Ciarán (Edward Parker-Jones!) looking like a clay mask.
Spielberg's best scene?
Very good movie. And then…
Currently watching: Unforgiven
Wow. Liking it quite a lot so far. Clint can be wonderful. We also know what else he can be.
Currently watching: Schindler's List
Do you realize that Spielberg made Schindler's List and Jurassic Park in the same year? It boggles the mind. Do you have any idea how much money he must've made that year? Jurassic Park alone made over $900 MILLION, and cost under $100 mil. I just don't know what to say. He's a brilliant businessman. Brilliant.
God, even the Holocaust becomes another venue for Spielberg's cuteness. Too much schmoozing, though the alternate perspective is not unappreciated.
I'm somewhat amazed at the amount of humor in this film.
Currently watching: A Perfect World
I'm always so terribly happy to see Laura Dern. I wonder if that means I should marry that type of woman? A Laura Dern-type masseuse.
Currently watching: The Witches of Eastwick
Currently watching: A Good Year
Currently watching: The Pelican Brief
For two major stars, this is a pretty forgotten film. That geriatic on the right is Hume Cronyn, 82. Remarkably, he had another dozen appearances before his death in 2003. To me, he'll always be Munsey.
Oh, those early 90's. Hm, another Roberts role in which her character is successful in the law despite being completely unconvincing as a lawyer (though later that was the point).
This isn't bad. Julia just now witnessed her lover decimated in a car bomb, and is too overwhelmed to react.
What's throng with her? Ha, ha, ha.
Scored by James Horner. Soundtrack is near identical to the one for Sneakers, made one year prior.
Currently watching: Virtuosity
Classic 90's disaster, 75% fault of script. The tragedy is the money that made it possible. This sort of thing doesn't happen often. Russell Crowe is trying hard, but what's more painful is Denzel's role in the affair… He has Mo' Better Blues, Malcolm X, The Pelican Brief (next to Julia), Philadelphia… these are major, respectable, artistic projects. I would venture that it's a testament to Denzel's personal taste that he took this project. Crowe, at least, had done very little up to now and needed some serious American coverage. After this he would have a large role in The Quick and the Dead, and then right onto his great performance in L.A. Confidential. The 90's. We were all so confused. Too many idiotic adventures in this new, untrackably evolving technology, too many projects greenlighted simply to play with new digital technology… Johnny Mnemonic, Hackers, Lawnmower Man (also directed by the inimitable Brett Leonard)…
For the record, artistic control (of anything, really) should not be put into the hands of graphic designers.
I just can't help myself.
Re-watching: The Insider
As part of my re-evaluation of Michael Mann. Don't despise him like I used to. So far this has been pretty enjoyable. Some people have problems with Crowe – I find him to be extremely talented. I like him.
Final opinion: The Insider formerly held rank 19 on my fav films of 1999. Now it's number 5.
Currently watching: The Village
Really wish I didn't already know the twist ending – but my discontent is what Night gets for his characteristic gimmickry. Here, Judy Greer (a pretty but iffy specimen) does her best to convey Night's contrived antiquarian dialogue. Phoenix is absorbing it correctly, I venture.
Jude Law was ubiquitous in the 90's (and beyond, really) – Adrien Brody is Aughts Ubiquity. I've been trying to place the resemblance in his features for some time and I just got it – he looks like Vincent Cassel.
I think we're supposed to believe that Bryce's character is blind, but her eyes wander and focus far too often, and her body language is too assured. Do blind people often sprint across uneven terrain?
None of this dialogue is working. Night is trying hard to portray a general level of parochial ignorance, but really, the characters are just talking like children. The fault lies more with Night than these actors.
Night has only done, and can only do, fairy tales – in other words, stories for children. He's certainly gravitated in that direction since his child was born. I had a friend who noted that Night should work on eerie vignettes ala Night Gallery/Outer Limits/Twilight Zone, which I think sounds lovely, except that that's what he already does. I think Night is a capable talent who should not be allowed to pick up a pen. See, lookit that image… that's kinda cool! Of course, within its context, we know how silly it actually is. Hm… perhaps Night should've been a painter or photographer? Good with images, stills, ideas… not so much with extrapolated content.
We love you, Michael Pitt.
Here, for instance, is another example of Bryce's misguided effort: Hurt tells her some hard truths and her unseeing eyes look away from him – a behavior only concerning those who have eye contact to avoid. One could argue that this is a reflex, as her character had not always been blind, but I think we can agree that that is highly unlikely.
Watched: Miami Vice
Has one of the worst soundtracks I've ever heard. Filled with gorgeous digital "photography." The film digresses every ten minutes or so into extended sex[ual] scenes – these moments are when the soundtrack becomes most intolerable. Gong Li, one of those most attractive women out there, is a bit hard to believe… her character's confidence and flip attitude are hard to buy with her broken english. But with thighs like those, who's counting?
Colin Farrell's grumbling is nearly as ridiculous as Christian Bale's. I enjoy watching this, to be honest, as social phenomenon, prettiness… but what frightens me is when I think of this film's actual target audience… those who would love the crime, the drugs, the soundtrack, Farrell's raspy voice, the clubbing, whoring. There isn't an intelligent person in sight and it's pure depravity, hedonism… Frankly so far I'm enjoying it. I think Mann knows what he's doing – but I wonder if I would like spending time with him in person.
I'm amazed, actually, at how much of this film doesn't involve action. The entire thing is about a mood – sex. It's about hot sex in the Caribbean. Sex, drugs, guns, technology, crime. The film itself is largely moody. Many many shots, to music, of attitude. Great deal of attitude. What do attitudes do? They deal. Frequently on phones, standing around having earnest conversations, sizing up, bluffing… Get two buff American sex objects and throw in the minorities that would inhabit Miami. Hot fucking sex! It's actually largely a procedural, and that's the best part. Lots of silly technical talk (with attitude). Hmm. It's interesting.
a quote that I like
"By nature I am no dramatist; I am not even a hack scenarist; but if I had given as much of myself to the stage or the screen as I have to the kind of writing which serves a triumphant life sentence between the covers of a book, I would have advocated and applied a system of total tyranny, directing the play or the picture myself, choosing settings and costumes, terrorizing the actors, mingling with them in the bit part of guest, or ghost, prompting them, and, in a word, pervading the entire show with the will and art of one individual – for there is nothing in the world I loathe more than group activity, that communal bath where the hairy and slippery mix in a multiplication of mediocrity."
-Nabokov, from the introduction to his Lolita screenplay
Currently watching: The Truth About Charlie
Whomever is responsible for this script is too well-read for the people involved. Wahlberg's delivery of "fairly sophisticated surveillance system" was labored, as he would never say "fairly, surely, quite"… like I would! That's DA parlance, a DA script! Wow – – in fact, I now see that Wahlberg actually winces when he utters the word "fairly" – as in, "please forgive my pretension." Everything is communicated whether we like it or not!
Also Thandie's friend conversationally drops the word "nascent" in the following dialogue, and speaking as somebody relatively well-read, I will say I've never once heard that in a statement that was not prepared in advance.
What on earth happened to Thandie Newton? Casting her as the lithe, soft-spoken gal of means wasn't a terrible idea, and fits except for the reputation Hepburn carried with her. Thandie is here seen looking pretty, which is all her role calls for (actresses must be furious that so many roles leave them with so little to do but perpetuate dated gender roles), and Mark, concentrating hard, which his role does not call for – the role was Cary Grant's, for chrissake, how much more insouciant can you get? But I don't dislike Wahlberg, really. He's challenged himself a great deal (relatively speaking) and come very far. So when he falls flat, it's not a huge deal – and this typically happens when he has attempted to overextend himself, when he's cast in some sort of "American Leading Man" role. Like in The Happening. Or Max Payne.
Man. Tim Robbins was on top of the world in 1992. Truth About Charlie is 2002. I've never seen a person age more in a decade. He's always been great at playing an asshole (playing..?), but now he simply looks like The Opposite of Fun.
I also have a hard time believing a single word he says. Again, is it the script? Maybe. But I think its Robbins. He doesn't seem to know what to do with himself anymore. Dying to be taken seriously?
That was surreal. Is that Agnes? Why yes. This is a really wonderful idea for a celebrity cameo – not Agnes, specifically, just the idea that she plays a character that gets stared at, whose very presence is out of sync.
The actors are powerless. Charade was stupid, this is stupid.
Another big cameo, not nearly as surreal as it intended, is Anna Karina – 40 years after the big bang.
Watched: Indiscretion of an American Wife
Very weird and dated chamber musical number preceded the film. But I find this part particularly hilarious: The woman singing the song stands from her piano and stops playing, but the song continues. Then she walks across the room and we realize she's in the middle of Manhattan. THEN she reaches a burning fireplace. So many efforts toward sentiment must surely yield a product.
The film itself, as I've been prepared to expect, is disjointed and Monty Clift doesn't ever seem comfortable in an Italian's skin. But this reminded me that there was really something special about Monty, some potentiality in his gaze, almost nervous, like he's a model American Man on the outside but terribly vulnerable at the same time. Yes, there's a sense of insecurity about him which is out of the ordinary for talent, frankly, as attractive as he was. It's very refreshing! He's real.
Watched: Vinyl
Must say I had no idea it had anything whatsoever to do with A Clockwork Orange until I read about it afterward.
Arrivederci, Dino.
I took part in an interview with Dino in 2007. View it here.
Watched: Mona Lisa
I don't know much about Neil Jordan. Never saw The Crying Game. But based on a few scant pieces of space dust, I will present the basis for a theory: The Good Thief conaints homages to Jordan's own first film, Mona Lisa. In a few ways, anyway. Maybe this type of story is what Jordan does best – and then there's that tranny stuff on the side.
First we have this shot, the first shot of Jordan's professional career. Familiar? Scroll down to this month's entry on The Good Thief and the first picture you'll see will be similar.
Then we have Robbie Coltrane (he and Hoskins are quite young here), the siderunning hatchetman who is bathed in that particular shade of green… which, if you'll look again, is very similar to Emir Kusturica (physically), his role in The Good Thief, and the mise-en-scene.
This pet theory of mine could be complete nonsense, but I've enjoyed myself. Also – – I had no idea Coltrane was a scot. He hides the accent very well these days.
God, so strange. Genesis's "In Too Deep" features prominently into the film at the halfway point. I guess now and then even little indy films lasso superhot pop songs, and it always works… these days the quality of such films and the songs seem are just lower.
This, amazing, is Hoskins delivering a leaping headbutt. He's a cockney Pesci.
Watched: The Killers (1946)
Anybody else sensing a pattern? Jesus Christ, Ava. Tone it down. Hey. HEY! AVA!
Currently watching: The Killers (1964)
Anybody else think Cassavetes looks ridiculous here? And yes, that is Ronald Reagan – the actor.
And here's Lee Marvin doing the best "shot man" I've ever seen.
Currently watching: Hidalgo
Viggo chants/sings American Indian to summon the spirits of his ancestors. See? It borrows extensively from Lawrence of Arabia and Raiders of the Lost Ark, even in the scoring.
Currently watching: Oliver Twist (1948)
Still watching: Playtime
Tati, the master.
Just finished: Drag Me to Hell
Half of this was a cartoon and unendurable, but color me very surprised to see Justin Long do the only real thing in the film in the final shot. He was worse than useless to her.
Currently watching: Playtime
Currently watching: Mo' Better Blues
A step in the right direction, content-wise, for another looong opening.
Ernest Dickerson, Terrence Blanchard.
Just finally clicked – it's all really syrupy American melodrama.
And then he does this. What a freaking boob.
Currently watching: Crooklyn
Anybody else notice how every damn Spike Lee film has a really, really long opening credits sequence (usually to some pop tune?). I mean this just won't end. First time I noticed was Do the Right Thing – gets your adrenaline pumping very appropriately, but its four minutes long. And I can't forget the piece of "world music" that needlessly opens and closes Inside Man. Lee is a little less intelligent and talented than Tarantino.
Sigh. And perhaps Lee's justifiable racism is getting a little tired.
AND he's literally done this "characters-track-identically-with-camera" in every film of his I've yet seen… and I venture all the others, too.
This shot celebrates the 20 minute mark. Much accomplished so far.
Five years after Do the Right Thing and we're back in the neighborhood for some less conceivable reason. Or is this Spike's Amarcord/Small Change?
Done. Yes, I was pretty much spot on: Fellini has Amarcord, Truffaut has Small Change, Spike Lee has Crooklyn. Way too sentimental for me, but that's Spike, dammit.
Currently watching: Troy
Very hard to watch this at all, really. Lots of battle sequences and I don't give a damn about a single moment of any of them. Oh, and in the picture below, this weepy, adorable melancholy thing that Rose Byrne is doing… that's why people hired her in the aughts.
Currently watching: Something Wild
Still more Demme.
Currently watching: Stop Making Sense
More Demme.
Re-watching: Eastern Promises
Have I mentioned how much I adore David Cronenberg? How far he's come!
Currently watching: The Good Thief
Emir Kusturica's visceral cameo.
These two are priceless.
Currently watching: Godsend
More like God-awful? Awful applies to Mark Bomback, the pitiful scripter (whom we can also thank for Live Free or Die Hard), the cinematographer (who thinks he can get away with this film-school shot), and the casting director responsible for that wretched child actor and the other principles.
Oh god. Every moment is pain.
Currently watching: The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
A remake one would have no hope for whatsoever – except that it's directed by Jonathan Demme! 10 minutes in and it's already just downright enjoyable to watch because of him. In fact, Jonathan Demme is probably the kindest, bravest, warmest, most selfless human being I've ever known.
And well well. Some real craziness for a mainstream film.
Oh gosh, it's actually excellent. Demme 4eva!!
Currently watching: Suspect Zero
Strange one, this. All of the details within the story, the production design, are very impressive, intricate, and intellectually stimulating. I imagine this is largely the work of E. Elias Merhige. But the film's execution seems quick, glossy and too conventional – too conventional for the care going into the rest of the production, I mean. Somebody was smart enough to cast Eckhart, and that's good. Also, Eckhart's federal agent counterparts are played by Carrie-Anne Moss and the stand-in for Barack Obama (who incidentally only seems to play bureaucratic roles), both fresh off of their Matrix infamy. Hmm, just lookit this shot. Do you think it's possible that Chris Nolan watched this film just before he wrote The Dark Knight, and thereby decided to cast Eckhart and use this red newspaper scrawl in his own film?
Kinda really liking this…
Currently watching: Secret Window
Haha. It's corny as shit and oh so Stephen King, but I can't help but enjoy this a little.
Hm. Sure got ahead of myself with that one.
Just watched: Dark Blue
Whoa. That's some Day of the Locust-level LA apocalyptic melodrama.
Currently watching: When the Levees Broke
An elegy from Wynton Marsalis. And before this Terrence Blanchard was an interviewee (his score is again excellent).
Once again, Terrence Blanchard and his beautiful and highly characteristic dissonant melancholy.
I think I'm finally coming around and starting to appreciate HBO for all the good programming they provide. At least they're not Showtime, comprised of little more than starfuckers.
Currently watching: Jungle Fever
An earnest conversation about zulu dick in the bush. But seriously. I imagine this movie was very important to black people in 1990. It's also populated with half the Italians who starred in the same year's Goodfellas (including Samuel L. Jackson). I also can't stop thinking about nice it must be for black actors to work on films with black cast & crews. If I were black I wouldn't be able to stand the fucking white world either. It's a great film so far, a luscious jazzy chamber New York… joint. Samuel L. Jackson's blissed out crackhead is wonderful to watch.
Ha. Wow. Snipes has found himself in Crackland – it is NYC in 1990, after all… the peak! This is just another arc to one of the film's ceaseless music video sequences. Lee is the black Scorsese, for real. By which to say I mean there's a great deal of raw talent (the fact that they came from the exact same place at the same time is, I'm sure, coincidental). I guess that's what Scorsese and Lee and most definitely best for… communicating the vibe of a time and place. The artistry only ever goes so far. And I don't think many would deny that they've each aged in a curious fashion.
And loving Terence Blanchard's score!
Currently watching: Red Eye
The plane is about to take off so I check the time – 20 minutes. OK. But next to that it says 1 hr 5 min – the film's remaining time. OK. That's a problem. We should've been on this plane by minute 5. I can't get enough of Cillian Murphy, though I feel I haven't yet seen his greatest potential. Though even he wasn't enough to save Sunshine.
It's also great that Brian Cox was called in to have an entirely ordinary night of falling asleep in front of the television.
a few thoughts on 300
…of all things. Zach Snyder turned out to be not quite as worthless as we would've liked to have believed (doozy sentence). But back when we had 300 and Dawn of the Dead, things didn't look quite so promising. I found 300 to be an embarrassment. My prejudice told me I wouldn't like the film, and I didn't, but it was less intelligent than I had expected. I recently uncovered a page of notes that i wrote when I watched the film…
"Patriotism is the highest virtue. Barbaric warriors are prized above all. Desire/lust is the greatest indication of love/union. Insane, leprous, avaricious monsters dictate destiny. Life is battle. An army of abs! "Duty," "glory" – nationalism. Heavy metal dudes in ultimate battle. Sexy bitch queen. No men – just nations. War is man's greatest expression. A lot like a video game. Pride in being part of a swarming mass. Literally, nothing more than a fantastic, spectacular battle sequence. Perspective: if all is epic, nothing is epic. Spartans are male models, enemies are literally monsters. LOTR on crack. Freak show. LOTR meets Running Scared."
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Walla Walla's Long-Term Commitment to Leadership
Donald and Virginia Sherwood spent most of their lives contributing to make the Walla Walla Valley a better place to live. Their ultimate legacy is the Sherwood Trust, a private, nonprofit foundation whose vision is "for the Walla Walla Valley to reflect the highest, sustainable quality of life for everyone."
To achieve its vision, the Sherwood Trust believes that an economically viable community requires investing in a broad base of resources to form a strong foundation. Investing occurs simultaneously on multiple levels. Each of the levels reflects a layer of the Tupelo Model for community development, one of the foundational models used by RDI and The Ford Family Foundation in the Ford Institute Leadership Program. Sherwood Trust's Jock Edwards believes, "to enjoy economic prosperity, developing community itself is the first step. Further, the community development process begins with the development of people."
Since 2004, RDI has been working with the Sherwood Trust to gather and lead a diverse cohort of people from across the Walla Walla Valley to learn together to build individual and community leadership skills. The Ford Family Foundation has generously allowed Sherwood Trust to use the leadership curriculum developed with RDI. Twelve cohorts of established and emerging leaders have come together to practice skills and work together to improve life in the valley. Including the 2014 cohort, 300 community members from Dayton, Washington to Milton-Freewater, Oregon have participated in the Sherwood Trust Community Leadership Program.
"I have seen this program bring generations, cultures, and different socioeconomic groups together to better our community," Brie Bridgeland, a graduate of the program says. "This program has given members of our community the tools and confidence to continue (even after the project completion) to be champions of change and improvements." Bridgeland is continuing to support the program as a community-based trainer in the current cohort.
Long-time Walla Walla resident Sandi Blackaby has also helped lead the program the past three years as a trainer. "During this time I have found it rewarding to see participants come together and begin to work as an effective group while learning how to apply skills learned in the class to their project, work, and other organizations. It is especially wonderful to see participants take on leadership positions in the community or to advance in the positions they already hold."
A key element of the leadership curriculum is understanding the importance of social capital and how to build it. J. Andrew Rodriguez, the local advisory board chair of the Walla Walla Salvation Army and a leadership program facilitator says, "One of the most rewarding experiences is seeing social capital happen right before my eyes. We cover social capital in the program, but the participants model it almost without trying. It is a real joy to watch people bond over a series of a couple of sessions, and commit to a common purpose, a tangible goal."
In line with the vision of the Sherwood Trust, Rodriguez says, participants "learn from each other, something critical to the vitality of a community. They leave the program feeling proud of themselves, and for good reason. The community recognizes their efforts as leaders, and prizes the class projects. I only wish that this RDI led leadership program could be available to other rural counties and cities in Washington State. The need is enormous; the potential payoff is unlimited.


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Joe Nathan Keeps Playing "Hard To Want" With Tiger Fans [Video]
Tigers closer, Joe Nathan, may have sent a message to Tiger fans that are unhappy with his performance this year, and it wasn't a nice one.
It's been another rough year for Tigers closers, and Joe Nathan is taking the brunt of it so far this season. Fans were excited to get the six-time all star, but the love affair ended early as Nathan struggled.
It's not the struggling that has most fans upset though, it's the way that he has dealt with them. He seems to be very nonchalant about losing, and has even tried to pass the blame onto his teammates.
After Detroit finally ended their losing skid with Nathan on the mound Wednesday night, he gave the crowd a hand gesture. Depending on where you're from, it could easily be thought of as a very vulgar gesture.
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Some of you may have noticed that I have been absent from our blogging world since the end of November. Then again, some may have not noticed at all…) I understand either way…) Unfortunately, sometimes life gets in the way and prevents us from following our normal routines or pleasures. In this case, the reason is breast cancer.
My wife was given the diagnosis in early December, had surgery a few days before Christmas and will begin treatment shortly. The good news is that the tumor was small and we caught it early. The not so good news is that chemo and radiation is ahead of us, but the outlook is very promising.
My purpose in writing this post is not so much for us, though prayers and good wishes are always welcome. My purpose is to let you know that this cancer was caught very early through a yearly mammogram. Because it was so small and deep, it could not be felt through self-examination or by a doctor, only through a mammography.
Her decision to be tested yearly probably saved her life. My hope is that my words here may encourage someone out there to go for a test they may have put off for too long. Whether it's a mammogram, colonoscopy, yearly physical, blood work, dermatologist visit or whatever else you should be checking, please take the time to take care of yourself.
I don't know if anyone dislikes going to a doctor or for tests more than me. It's unnerving, stressful and easy to convince yourself that you're feeling fine and don't need to rock the boat when the waters are calm. But we recognize, in time, that waters don't always stay calm.
I also recognize that some people don't believe in tests as a preventative tool and I'll be the first to admit that not all tests are necessary. So let's get that excuse out-of-the-way and focus instead on those tests that may save your life. You know what they are.
If you don't want to do it for yourself, then do it for those who care about you. Do it so you have no regrets. No what ifs. Do it so you have the joy of living life to its fullest, even if that means a test reveals a detour that takes time away from the things you planned. Do it so you have many more days to make plans. Do it because you understand that while time is a depreciating asset and we can't control everything in life, there are things we can do that just might help us, help ourselves.
I recognize this is not an uplifting post and it's a topic we sometimes shy away from. But I'm hoping these words encourage just one person to make a phone call and do what you've been putting off. Making the appointment is the hardest part. Don't wait.
Do it for those you love.


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The Treshnish Isles have Site of Special Scientific Interest status, classification as a Special Protection Area under the EC Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds, designation as a Special Area of Conservation and are adopted by the European Commission as a Site of Community Importance. There are, however, significant threats to the seabird populations, including the impacts of tourism on nesting seabirds, the introduction of alien species and activities in the local marine environment.
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Aim 1
Maintain the baseline data for the breeding seabird populations in 2017
Activities» Monitor, through ringing and census work, the breeding seabird populations, including the storm petrel, manx shearwater, puffin and corncrake.
» Feed census and ringing data into two national monitoring programmes, the Seabird Colony Register and National Ringing Database.
What success will look like
Success will be conducting a survey of the breeding seabird populations in 2017.
While the populations of most seabird species show quite high levels of inter-annual variability, the long-term trend in the abundance of species is of significance from a conservation point of view. The project will contribute to the continuity of ringing and census data, which have the potential to demonstrate trends, and enable the Trust to make management judgements about threats to the seabird populations.
There is a risk that one or more of the volunteers pulls out of the survey. We have dealt with this by working closely with the group leader and keeping a list of potential volunteer contacts to enable us to replace any drop outs.
Feedback and reporting will be by email leading to the production of the final survey report to be issued in pdf format at the end of the project and made available on the Hebridean Trust website.
Budget - Project Cost: £9,534Loading graph....
Amount Heading Description £2,282 ringing equipment bird rings, Fleyg nets, mist nets etc £480 safety equipment first aid kit, emergency flares £6,285 travel/subsistence minibus hire, ferry fares, RIB hire, subsistence £487 fieldwork/administration polythene sheeting, calor gas, report production, insurance
The Treshnish Isles are an uninhabited archipelago of islands off the coast of Mull. They are formed from 8 principal islands varying in size from less than 4 hectares to 60 hectares. The total land area of the islands above mean high water at spring tides is 128 ha. The archipelago lies, at its closest, 3km west of Mull in the Inner Hebrides on the northwest coast of Scotland and extends along a northwest-southest axis for a distance of 11km.
Seabirds, including the corncrake, storm petrel, Manx shearwater and puffin, ornithologists and visitors to the islands.
Why Us?
Why Us?
We own the Treshnish Isles and are experienced in organising and managing the surveys, which have been running for the last 32 years.
Read more about the Charity running this project.
Robin Ward
Robin is Leader of the survey group and has volunteered on the last 21 annual surveys. He also manages the data and report production.
Tim Dixon
Tim is responsible for logistics and has played an active role, volunteering on the last 11 annual surveys.
"The year-on-year data we collect is essential to the conservation of many bird species on the Treshnish Isles."


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LIBRARY SHELF: Mourning Diary
Barthes, Roland; Howard, Richard, trans. Mourning Diary: October 26, 19977—September 15, 1979; (2010) FIRST LINE: "First wedding night. But first mourning night"? LAST LINE: "Not very happy. It was an inheritance." ICI SHELF: Current Book Project Accession #: ICI-02580 ICI … Continue reading
LIBRARY SHELF: Monster Theory
Cohen, Jeffrey Jerome, ed.; Monster Theory: Reading Culture (1996) FIRST LINE: "We live in a time of monsters." LAST LINE: "The fear of the family is its founding romance: Spielberg rightly protects his children from his incestuous creation." ICI SHELF: … Continue reading
LIBRARY SHELF: The Birth of the Prison
Foucault, Michel (trans. Alan Sheridan); Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison (1977) ICI Shelf: Philosophy Last Line: [on Panopticism] "Is it surprising that prisons resemble factories, schools, barracks, hospitals, which all resemble prisons?" ICI History: Today at the … Continue reading
LIBRARY SHELF: White
Dyer, Richard White (1997) FIRST LINE: "White people are not literally or symbolically white, yet they are called white." LAST LINE: "The combination of extreme whiteness with plain, unwhite whiteness means that white people can both lay claim to the … Continue reading
LIBRARY SHELF: On the Museum's Ruins
Crimp, Douglas (1944-2019) On the Museum's Ruins (1993) FIRST LINE: "From the parochial perspective of the late-1970s art world, photography appeared as a watershed." (From "The Postmodern Museum) "Knowing full well that postmodern architecture is loaded with historical gimmicks, sly … Continue reading
LIBRARY SHELF: The Daughter
Allen, Roberta; The Daughter (1992) ICI Shelf: Fiction First Line: "A group of girls and boys play by the pool; their cries and shouts and laughter echo under the high glass dome." Last Line: "But she is still giddy, dancing, … Continue reading
LIBRARY SHELF: Towards a Lexicon of Usership
Wright, Stephen; Towards a Lexicon of Usership (2013) ICI Shelf: Language First Line: "Art and art related practices that are oriented towards usership rather than spectatorship are characterised more than anything else by their scale of operations: they operate on … Continue reading
LIBRARY SHELF: Image on the Edge
Camille, Micheal; Image on the Edge: The Margins of Medieval Art (1992) ICI Shelf: Books about books First Line: "I could begin, like St Bernard, by asking what do they all mean, those lascivious apes, autophagic dragons, pot-bellied heads, harp-playing … Continue reading
LIBRARY SHELF: Baron Munchausen's Travels
Raspe, Rudolf Erich; Baron Munchausen's Travels: The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1907) ICI Shelf: Trotter First Line: "Why is it that scamps and scoundrels are so often clever and generally interesting, whilst the average human being is … Continue reading
LIBRARY SHELF: In the Company of Educated Women
Solomon, Barbara Miller; In the Company of Educated Women: a history of women and higher education in America (1985) ICI Shelf: Trotter First Line: "Education, over the last two hundred years, has profoundly changed the contours of women's lives in … Continue reading


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BC: To: Mom From: Andrea Vandever-Moore
FC: Rhonda Mom Wife Daughter Sister | By: Andrea Vandever-Moore For your birthday and mothers day
1: Mom you were 34 when you had me. But you still loved me at much as any mother would. Now your turning 47 but you still love me. And I still love you too. As long as you live I will always be your daughter and you will always love me and I will always love you. Andrea Vandever-Moore
2: Andrea Dawn Vandever-Moore November 6, 1998 Mercy Hospital Mondridge, Kansas Rhonda Toews Vandever and Andreas Vandever
3: Nickolaus Wilhelm Vandever-Moore September 15, 2001 Mercy Hospital Mondridge, Kansas Rhonda Toews Vandever and Andreas Vandever
4: Andrea Dawn Vandever-Moore
6: Nickolaus Wilhelm Vandever-Moore
8: Brother and Sister! | Andrea and Nickolaus
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13: David Steven Moore May 5, 1961 Schoitz Hospital Waterloo Iowa Doris and Maurice Moore He has four other siblings: Barb Rod Don Kathy
14: Rhonda Toews Moore June 3, 1964 Mercy Hospital Moundridge Kansas Jane and Harvey Toews 2 other siblings Mark Bruce
15: Rhonda and Dave Moore where married on September 5, 2004. They where married at the Inman Mennonite Church. Andrea Vandever-Moore was the flower girl. John Drewes was the ring bearer. Nickolaus Vandever-Moore was the jr. ring bearer. Rhonda's bride's maids were Amy Warner and Sue Krehbiel.
16: My mom has been to many different places in the world. She has been to Holland Germany Austria Switzerland France Czechoslovakia
17: The Owl Story True Story It was a work day and Rhonda was getting ready to go outside. A owl had been bothering my mom and dad for a few days. This time it wouldn't let her out of the house! She would try to come out the front door but the owl stayed put. She decided to trick the owl and go out the back door. The owl flew to the other door trapping her inside the house. She called her brother Mark. Who is a farmer and he came over and shot it. Now my mom is scared of owls.
18: College Girls! College is a place where you can do anything you pretty much want to do, and you don't have to tell your parents! Well, my mom found a snake on the grounds of Bethel College. She picked it up and brought it back to her mod. She put it in a box and poked air holes in the lid. She left for her next class. When she got back from the class the snake was gone! She started looking for it. She found it in a girls' room who was scared of snakes. She was gone so my mom scooped up the snake and let it go.
19: One of things that my mom did when she was a kid and now Nickolaus and I are doing is 4-H. Andrea: Photography Crafts Buymanship Reading Home improvement Swine Foods Nickolaus: Crafts Swine Woodworking Small Engines | Country Cousins
20: So happy mothers day and birthday!


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Nokia has just announced that a licensing deal will see a new range of Android phones and tablets produced under its name for the next ten years.
Earlier this morning, we found out that Microsoft was selling its feature phone business, branded using Nokia's name, to a Foxconn subsidiary, FIH Mobile. Now, Nokia has explained as part of the deal it's provided FIH with "an exclusive global license to create a full range of Nokia-branded smartphones, tablets, and feature phones for the next decade". The Finnish company explains that the new smartphones and tablets will be based on Android, though there aren't any more details right now.
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WELLESLEY, Mass. - Plymouth State University's women's swimming and diving team placed third out of five teams Saturday afternoon in the annual season-opening Betty Spears Relays, hosted by Wellesley College at Chandler Pool.
The Panthers finished the 15-event meet with 139 points, behind team champion Wellesley (346 points) and runner-up Westfield State (168). Mount Holyoke (92) was fourth and Babson (66) fifth. It was a big improvement over last year for PSU, when it finished fifth with 74 points.
The top performance by Plymouth State was in the diving events. Senior Danielle DeStefano (Centerville, Mass.) took second place in the one-meter diving with a score of 199.35, less than a point behind the winner. She came back to capture first place in the three-meter event, her score of 245.15 more than 20 points ahead of second place.
Wellesley dominated the day, winning 14 of the 15 events. PSU had two runner-up finishes in swimming events, with freshmen Erika Young (Lynnfield, Mass.) and Caitlin Little (Scituate, Mass.), sophomore Trista Garrity (Saco, Maine), and junior Lindsay Osborne (Cedar Falls, Iowa) placing second in the 200 free relay and Osborne, freshman Nicki Ramberg-Pihl (Rumney, N.H.), Young and senior Katie Bouffard (Essex Jct., Vt.) taking second in the 200 butterfly/breaststroke relay.
The meet included several standard events, such as the 200 and 400-yard freestyle relays and the 400-yard medley relay, but also includes non-traditional races such as the 300-yard butterfly, 300-yard backstroke and 300-yard breaststroke relays and the 1500-yard freestyle (three swimmers per team). The Panthers finished third in the 300-yard specialty relays as well as both the 400 and 1500 yard free relays.
The Panthers will return to Wellesley College this Saturday to begin the dual meet portion of the schedule. The first event begins at 1:00 p.m.
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At St. Katharine Drexel, we welcome our youngest members into the Christian faith as a community and celebrate Baptisms during weekend Masses.
Baptism is the first of the seven sacraments, and the "door" that gives access to the other sacraments. Baptism is the first and chief sacrament of forgiveness of sin because it unites us with Christ, who died for our sins and rose for our justification. Baptism is considered a sacrament of initiation by which a believer receives the remission of original and personal sin, begins a new life in Christ and the Holy Spirit, and is incorporated into the Church, the body of Christ.
The rite of baptism consists of pouring water on the head while pronouncing the invocation of the Most Holy Trinity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Catechism of the Catholic Church offers information about baptism in sections 977, 1213, 1275, 1278.
To begin preparations for your child's baptism, call the parish office to set up an informational meeting. Please keep in mind, membership is required for baptism, either at St. Katharine Drexel or another parish. (If a family is from another parish, we must have a recommendation letter from that parish pastor).
Older children and adults interested in Baptism, please see our RCIA page.
Preparing for the Sacrament of Reconciliation is often a child's first memorable experience with the sacraments and a powerful opportunity to understand the healing power of God's forgiveness.
1. Be in second grade or older
2. Attend Generations of Faith with their family.
3. Registered member of St. Katharine Drexel
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5. Attend First Reconciliation classes
Preparation for First Reconciliation is offered once a year in the fall.
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Eucharist is the "source and summit" of our lives as Christians. Each Easter season, our faith community celebrates the children receiving their first Eucharist during our weekend liturgy during the Easter season.
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"In Confirmation, through the Sacramental sign of anointing with sacred chrism, we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit in order to be more closely conformed to Christ, God's "anointed one." We are also strengthened – "confirmed" – in the grace of our Baptism and in our mission of bearing daily witness to Christ and his love. The working of the Holy Spirit in our lives is reflected in the seven spiritual gifts of wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord. " Pope Francis
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The love between two people is truly a gift from God. We welcome engaged couples to prepare for their life together and to celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage at St. Katharine Drexel.
To begin planning your wedding, please note the following:
In the Church's Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, through the ministry of the priest, it is Jesus who touches the sick to heal them from sin – and sometimes even from physical ailment. But even if there is no physical healing, the primary effect of the Sacrament is a spiritual healing by which the sick person receives the Holy Spirit's gift of peace and courage to deal with the difficulties that accompany serious illness or the frailty of old age. The Rite of Anointing tells us there is no need to wait until a person is at the point of death to receive the Sacrament. ~from the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults
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David Ure serves as director of the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, SITLA, which is an independent agency managing the state's 4.5 million acres of surface and mineral estate on behalf of the public education system and other state institutions.
Mr. Ure leads and directs all operations and administrative functions of this independent state agency, including oil and gas, mining, surface, and real estate development projects.
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There's no question that our generation suffers from an authority complex. We see how things could be done differently, done better, and this creates tension in our lives. At times, it feels like the powers that be just don't get it. They can't see what we see. They're not hungry for the change we crave.
This tension isn't necessarily bad. It has positioned each generation to build upon the prior generation's success, to go further than their parents. But this tension, if misunderstood, will fragment generational relationships and keep us from realizing the role authority figures play in our development. It can also keep us from learning from our leaders' failures and leveraging their victories.
It's clear that our generation is marked for signs and wonders. Positioned to be innovators and disruptors. God has anointed us to change the world. But with this powerful mandate comes powerful resistance, and the enemy of our souls is using lies about authority to undermine the call of God on our lives.
That's why we have created the Sons & Daughters Under Cover Course. It's up to us to decide how we will respond to the authority in our lives and when we learn to do it correctly, we will begin to see that fulfillment of our purpose come to pass.
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Book Chook Favourites - Picture Quote Makers
by Susan Stephenson, www.thebookchook.com
Last year I mentioned lots of ways to create posters online in Online Poster Makers. Do take a look at that article, because there's crossover here with some of those editors mentioned that are also useful to make picture quotes. Basically, the biggest difference I see between the two is that poster makers may include quote makers i.e. the poster may only be an image with a quote on it. But a picture quote maker usually doesn't have all the options a good poster maker has.
While I find picture quote makers useful as a blogger, perhaps as a way to highlight certain text and provide a pinnable image, I think they're also useful in an educational setting. We need to encourage our children to look for ways to create images, so as to avoid licensing problems, and picture quotes are a quick and easy way to do that. Particularly if students blog themselves, picture quote makers make yet another way to visually communicate with an audience. Picture quotes are very popular on social media sites, with people collecting them on Pinterest, and publishing them on Facebook, Twitter etc. I love the idea of children thinking about their own values and beliefs and searching for inspirational quotes that resonate with them, or perhaps of creating their own "quotes" for others to share. Below you'll find my favourite ways to produce a visual quote, both online and with an iPad app.
Here are my current favourite ways to make picture quotes online:
Main advantage: free, fast, has bookmarklet. Disadvantage: limited number of backgrounds, no customisation.
Main advantage: free, some customizing. Disadvantage: no way to choose a particular font or colour, takes time.
PicMonkey and Canva
My favourite way to illustrate quotes is via PicMonkey and/or Canva. I mentioned them both in Favourite Online Image Editors (Updated). I really like being able to choose the exact size and shape of my background image.
I used PicMonkey to illustrated the Mary Oliver quote at top. Users can upload an image and fade/reduce transparency, then add the quote as text. Sometimes I use photos I've taken; at others, I source images at a site like Morguefile which doesn't require attribution. It certainly spoils the look of an attractive image to have to add a detailed url to it. It's also easy, instead of starting with your own image or someone else's, to choose a background offered by the sites themselves. The process of visually reproducing a quote is not as simple as using a website like Quozio, with it's handy bookmarklet in your browser, but I think the results are much more elegant. It's enjoyable to create an image and apply a font that matches the theme of your quote too. We should let kids share the fun of creating!
Main advantages; original, very customisable, great way to develop some visual literacy skills. Disadvantage: takes longer.
Here are my current favourite ways to make picture quotes with iPad apps:
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|Over app
|Pizap app
|TypeDrawing app
Book Chook Challenge for Kids:
Find your favourite quote about reading and work out a way to represent it as an image. Consider things like how to best represent what you think the quote means, or why it's important. You could paint a picture, and write the quote over it when it's dry. Or you could use digital tools to create it with. Think about taking a photo that would add to the quote's meaning, or give it context, and then fading that image a little so you can type over it.
Here's my example:
To make a background pic for this quote by Mason Cooley: "Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.", I thought about how reading can take us to other worlds. I imagined a space ship bursting from the pages of a book. I went to Canva and chose a canvas size for my image. Then I looked in icons for a space travel image, a book, and some people shapes. I arranged them the way I liked, changed the people colour to match, and added my quote as text, plus the name of the person who originally said it.
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