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I think it is deeply appropriate that following the Christmas season, Catholics are invited not to step back from the spirit of generosity that defines the time of year, but to refocus that spirit and deepen our reflection and action to encounter poverty in our country. During the month of January, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops invites us to focus on the fact of poverty in our society, and the accompanying fact that its eradication is well within our reach.
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I opened my mail yesterday to find an official ballot for the gubernatorial primary election for Baltimore City, Maryland. On the back, above big political buttons that read "Early" and "Voting" the ballot declares "This election, the first choice you'll make is which day to vote." For the first time in the state of Maryland eligible voters will have the option of voting in person once over the course of an entire week. A really interesting update on a system established 200 years ago.
I take voting seriously. I try to stay informed or at the very least to GET informed before pulling the lever. I looked at the list of candidates and realized that because I recently moved from out-of-state I have NO IDEA who any of these people are, how they feel about pressing local issues or even what the pressing local issues are!! But you can bet that I'll put aside a bit of time to find out! If you are an eligible voter ANYWHERE I hope you take the time to make your voice heard and to make your vote count!
Speaking of making your voice heard…
Last Friday night I received a phone call on my cell phone from a man named Doug. He had the professional demeanor of a telemarketer, but an immediately disarming presence that hit the pause button on my standard "I am on the do-not-call list" line. He proceeded to tell me that I was selected to participate in a Gallup Poll.
Perhaps the Gallup Poll rings a bell… Founded by George Gallup in 1935 as the American Istitute of Public Opinion, today's Gallup Organization provides some of the most quoted national public opinion statistics in the daily news and exit polls.
My first reaction was an audible "No way! I'm going to have to call everyone and tell them." Doug laughed and proceeded to spend the next 14 mintues asking me a series of prepared questions. Some concerning how I felt about the economy right now and whether I thought my financial standing was better or worse than it was this time last year while others were more personal.
Prior to one series of questions, Doug told me that the upcoming questions would all be referring to how I felt the day before. "Oh, it is so unfortunate that you called me today. Yesterday sucked," I warned. Doug chuckled. "No, seriously, Doug. Yesterday was the worst day that I have had in months. Maybe even all year."
Together we came to the conclusion that it didn't matter. It would all even out. Perhaps he secretly knew that one of his upcoming calls was just as likely to catch an underemployed single mother of 4 on the day she had just won the lottery!?
Doug: "Would you say that you felt happy yesterday?"
Me: "No. Decidedly not."
Doug: "Did you experience anger yesterday?"
Me: "Yes."
Doug: "Did you feel worried yesterday?"
Me: "Oh, yeah!"
Doug: "Would you say that you were sad yesterday?"
Me: "Absolutely."
The conversation turned to demographics. 'Are you hispanic, latino or of spanish origin,' 'What is your race?" "What city do you live in?" What is your zip code?"
Doug: "What is your height in feet and inches?"
Me: "I'm 5 foot nine and a half"
Doug: "How much do you weigh?'
Me: "Doug, my husband doesn't even know how much I weigh."
Doug: "Really? Well, he certainly won't find out from me."
Me: "Ok, hold on let me leave the room so he can't hear me"
and although I was well out of earshot I proceeded to whisper anyways…
He took my answers in stride. He listened and most importantly he made me feel like my answers mattered. Several times in my life upon hearing numbers quoted from a Gallup or other national poll and I have rolled my eyes in disbelief and said to myself "no one ever asked ME that! Who are they asking?!"
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Juro. It would be my pleasure! I have informed Bob that we are a group that loves both sides of the battle when it comes to flyfishing. Finding the fish on our own is half the battle and for me and as much fun as actually landing them.
I don't always catch a load of fish when I'm down in the Bahamas but I completely enjoy the fact that I am exploring a new territory that I've never been to. Sure, guides have their place but for me building a rod, tying the flies and hooking a fish
with no assistance is very gratifying. I do plan to use a guide when we go for at least one day to get to the outside.
I have informed Bob of our questions and hope he will chime in again on this Forum.
Please avert your attention to the new thread, Rediculous Clave...Long Island.
I've organized many trips and gatherings over the last 20 years but have been trying to avoid forcing a hand in this to see where the dynamics lead us. So far it has gone well with two options in the southern region, lodging investigation has revealed great options, and the costs have been held in check.
I agree that we need to come to a decision soon, yet with three months to go I would like to avoid being too spontaneous. These things just don't come easy for me $$ nowadays and I want to feel like it was worth 2x the price, and the DIY and adventure aspect are key for me.
We could pay $4k and ride a flats boat all week in Andros, sleep on fresh linens and be waited on - heads and shoulders above any of these options we discussed but that's not what it's all about for me. But I would rather spend $1k (all inclusive) and feel what Columbus felt when he landed on these same islands, personally. I want to win one of these battles with a double digit bone, on my own as they say. I've lost them all so far.
How about if we put up the two options and let people choose which they prefer. We can then decide if we combine the two groups, split up into two smaller groups, or investigate other options.
Bonfishmon -
Please roll up a detailed summary including all costs, airlines, rental cars, etc for Deadmans Cay. For this comparison. I will do same for Acklins / Crooked Island. Then we'll put up a poll to see how the cards fall, make a decision, and go forward.
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Well put "bonefishmon" ... you make a good case for Long Island.....
I think the points regarding the DIY flats being available and the guides to take us to the outside flats are valid.
The flight via MIA / GGT is also a good selling point rather than an overnight in Nassau to save time and money.
The rental car price is fairly reasonable considering some islands charge around $75US / day.
I am with you as far as nailing down the place and dates because once you do and ask people to commit, you will find some folks will not be able to join because of many reasons and it could change the economics etc...
The big question is who is the leader to make that decision....!
Has anyone done any organizing of a trip like this that can take over that function?
I would be happy to assist but I usually travel alone and have no clue about how we would arrange deposits and payments etc. for a group.
"bonefishmon" if we did the LI house can you find out how we would do the deposit and payment etc ? Also if we could arrange for a rental car and put a deposit on it.
The people who have put down a deposit can make flight plans and we could exchange info to see what deals can be made to get the cheapest flight.
Bob. Thanks for the post. You have, however, answered in your thread to an PM email I sent you asking about the guides. I agree wholeheartedly that some of us will want to experience the 'outside' with someone who knows the area well.
Here are my thoughts. Either we #!*+ or get off the pot on our decisions here. Unless someone hosts the Acklins that's been there already, I'm afraid we may waste a lot of time on the unknowns that exist there. I know first hand from someone who has been there many times that it is the perfect place to explore if you can put up with swarms of mosquitos, questionable roads, lack of food and fuel and only a few housing options. It's a BIG place. Like trying to cover the entire Cape in one week! We need a place with three or more large flats near by, learn their nuances like we did Monomy, get intimate and catch some fish. Comfortable housing, and someone who can help us get started that lives there and knows the area well as well as the resources beyond the fishing. I believe we have found just the place! Bob reported to me that he had a great day fishing with his son,' today.'
Yes, Sammy Knowles still guides here hes considered one of the best. Hes pretty busy with, and I think committed to, the smith and wells bonefish camp, but you might give him a try while youre here. Other guides that our friends have enjoyed fishing with are Locksley Cartwright 242 337 7228, Phillip Cartwright 337 1043, and Colin Cartwright 337 6033. Peter Burrows is a great guy to fish with, but is often busy with other things and cant commit much in advance try him while youre here at 357 1105.
Youll want to get a guide to see the beautiful flats out from Deadmans cay, and of course anyone not experienced at bonefishing will want a guide . But there are also any number of flats on the island that you can drive to, park, and fish. Successfully. Also the atlantic side offers coves and rocky heads for fishing you never know what you might catch (but they all eat green and white clousers). You just have to do some explorin and pokin around, just like fishing anywhere.
Cars are $55/day and fuel is no problem.
I havent been to crooked/acklins; I think you know more about it than I do.
So: practice your casting (none of that with the wind stuff either!) and have a great time wherever you go.
Cape Santa Maria / Stella Maris area looks great for DIY (if accessible) to the right of the resort.
Good broad view of things... Andros is the mecca; but Acklins / Crooked combination trip has the intrigue for me I have to admit.
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Hi Bob -
Welcome aboard... your place looks very inviting!
I've spoken w/ some experienced LI bonefishers and they seem to say that most of the island is really not fishable without a boat to get to good flats south of Stella Maris. In your photos there seem to be two areas, one on open water flats (boat in background?) and another along some mangroves where you took that awesome shot of some bones. That would be a tough spot to hook them, or at least land them! I'd try anyway Where are these spots relative to the cottage?
Have you been to Crooked / Acklins and how would the accessibility to flats compare for DIY?
Thanks for the tip on flights to GGT! What a great alternative to Nassau and I know some great spots in the event of a layover in Great Exuma
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Welcome: Bob Houghton!
Welcome to the Flyfishing Forum! Thanks for the early response, most likely with coffee in hand! Thanks also for clearing up any misconceptions as far as the DIY
fishing goes. My appologies for the mixup. I remember reading about Sam Knowles many years ago. How is he doing and would he be available for a day or two? In any case, Bob has experience with the flight plans as he lives there. The plan would be to fly to Georgetown, Exumas instead of Nassau. No Bahamas Air nightmares. From Providence, RI it would run me about $430.00 RT. The flight from Georgetown to L.I. is $550 RT for the five passenger plane and $780 for the nine passanger plane. For me that should run no more than $560.00 based on nine going. Add $225 per person for housing based on nine guests. This is certainly doable. I'm a strict vegan so peas and rice and some occasional conch will keep me very happy. I love conch fritters and Kalik. Three cases of Kalik are on ME! Car rental and fuel?
Bob. Please fill us in on the flats situation. Are we only able to fish the salt pans from shore? Are there other natural flats with mangroves shores and no berms?
Tell me in your honest opinion about the southern area of Long Island for exploration and is there access. I've heard there are spots down there near the point. Thanks in advance.
Hi --
hopefully I can answer your questions more easliy here; i've been corresponding with bonefishmon by private email.
Regarding DIY bonefishing -- yes, there's plenty of it. You can access even morewith a guide, and i always encourage groups to use one for some of the time; the good ones are worth it. But you can also go bonefishing on your own.
Wherever you stay, a car rental is good -- it's a big island, with lots to do
Also, I didn't say don't listen to the bonefish lodges -- just that i've noticed posts on some fishing forums that suggest you can't DIY bonefish here successfully, and I suspect the posters must be touting for bonefish lodges. There are good bonefish lodges here that include meals and good guides everyday.
I'm not sure about the place that offers the van + 70 hp Whaler -- that's a good deal if true. I'll see if I can find out where it is.
What you get here is basically a house on a beautiful beach (which I'm looking at as I type!). lot's of info and pics on my website
OK that's it for now; my son and i are going fishing. I've sent some airfare info to bonefishmon and will put it up here if you like. But later...
I have e-mailed Bob Houghton and informed him of our Forum. Bob, if you are reading this, a hearty and thankful welcome from all of us! Please fill us in on your wonderful place in Turnbull, L.I.. We are all (ears) eyes.
Before I commit to Bob I will need a head count from those interested in the 12th thru the 19th of April on Long Island, Bahamas. This is not a commitment. Simply a head count. A group of nine will fit on the plane from Georgetown. Please reply ASAP.
Juro and all others. I will call Bob and get the details. From what he said via e-mail the connection to L.I. and back to Miami should be less than a Nassau connect.
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Very interesting,
post an accurate roll-up of costs for consideration, and once again thanks!
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This is a nice looking fly, I really like the color combination. For someone who hasn't been tying spey flies very long, it is impressive.
To "thin out the body hackle", simply strip one side of the schlappen feather, which should be tied in by its butt.
To my eye, the tail needs to be just barel;y past the bend in length on a spey fly; therefore, I'd shorten the tail a bit.
I'd also lengthen the mallard wing slightly so that is as long as or a bit longer than the tag.
Small heads are produced by using only the bare minimum number of thread wraps to hold a material in, almost always only 3-5 turns of thread. Don't worry about the seeming lack of durability with so few thread wraps because when used properly, 3-5 turns of thread holds just as securely as 10 turns. And if you put cement on the wing and cheek butts before whip finishing, it reduces the head size quite a bit and cements the materials to each wrap of thread individually creating a very strong and durable fly.
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Evening lads.
As promised here is the fly with a few more changes. as you can tell, I am new to spey flies and havent quite gotten the winging procedure down yet, small head(Doesn't matter to me so dont expect much smaller fellas) and my body hackle may be a little "thick" for some tastes. As a whole, I like this latest look and think the fish may agree....time and a warmer climate will tell the story. Hope you like it guys and suggestions/criticism are welcomed.
Have a good night.
Salmon Chaser
Another thing you can do with the wing is use schlappen. G.P. breast feather, dyed G.P. tippet, dyed Amhearst tippet, or dyed G.P. saddle feather strands instead of hair for the underwing. This way your wing would be composed of the peacock sword, the dyed feather strands, and then the bronze mallard over. This would make for a more mobile and even more attractive wing.
You should post the fly with the changes so that everyone can see what these material and hackle placement changes do to the overall look of the fly and why I asked if you had thought of tying it with those materials.
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Thanks Flytyer.
Hello flytyer, thank you for the kind words. Great forum and very good group of tyers here! I took your advice and added schlappen to the entire body. Also added an extra rib of oval gold so now it is wrapped front and back of flat gold rib. I left my base wing the same, only about 2/3 the original length, and added Mallard as you suggested. The only mallard i have at present is died brown to tie the Thunder and Lightning pattern so that is what i substituted for the squirrel. I like it alot and as always, can tweak it here and there as i see fit. Will post this new version soon. Thanks again
Salmon Chaser
Ever think of going all the way to a true spey conversion by tying the schlappen at the rear of the body and using bronze mallard instead of squirrel for the wing?
I like both of the versions you posted. Nicely tied indeed!
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Playing around and changed a few things. First, front and rear 1/3 of the body was changed from Oval gold to copper and a flat tinsel was added to the rib. Also wound body with schlappen.
Thanks for looking lads.
Salmon Chaser
Looks like a winner! Would do well on a couple of "orange-fly" rivers I fish in NF.
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Hey guys.
Macspeys been putting a few flies up so i thought i would add one of mine.
Its called the APB and was originated for salmon on the West River, PEI Canada as those fish love orange flies. Also had thoughts of Margaree as it was in development and did indeed take its first fish at "Swimming Hole".
To keep it short, APB came about when a salmon moved through a pool at about 15mph and went straight out of sight. A friend said we may have to put an apb out on that salmon. As i was coming up with this fly, that day stayed with me and that is the name i put on the fly.
A few years later i met my future wife, her dad's name was Anthony Patrick Burton! Tony died from cancer three years ago and while the name of the fly remained the same, the meaning of APB was switched to remember my father in law. RIP
Nothing new under the sun, i know, but this is my twist on a standard Atlantic Salmon hairwing. Hope you like it.
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Proper Hunting Attire?
We all see now and again threads branching off to asking what is proper hunting attire. Or some will criticize one organization or another on what is allowed or what is not. Some criticize one group for being too strict and another group for being too lax.
It all boils down to what each person feels is needed to go duck hunting. And then some will even criticize those who never hunted but have nice brand new camo duds for the tests they run, go figure??
I was looking at the snapshots from our opening day up here in Vermont. Wednesday, October 9th from 6:28 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. two friends and me each harvested a limit of ducks. I was able to take 2 wood ducks, 1 Blue wing Teal and 3 Green Wing Teal for my 6 bird limit. It was a oddly warm day with skeeters still buzzing and jackets came off and were put on and it took a bit to get comfy afore the shooting started. Looking back at the photos we took. Look what I ended up having on.
Proper Hunting Attire?
blue jeans, black hoodie, black RTF cap, at least my barn boots are camo!
Hey Chris and Roadkill.
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Short-Seller Chanos: Investors 'Happy' We've Been Short China
Jim Chanos of Kynikos Associates, perhaps the best-known short-selling investor, just aired fresh views on his negative position on China to Bloomberg Television.
Short version: No regrets.
From Bloomberg a short while ago:
On how recent findings in China have confirmed his positions:
"I think that the continued push for investment spending, every time the economy seems to slow down. Infrastructure, real estate. Even in the August data, we saw in the July data people got excited again. China is pulling out of this June credit blip. It was all new products being approved. They don't know how to change this model and we've been talking about it for three years. The problem is it simply the same story. Stick a shovel in the ground, put up another building, another stadium, another railroad…at this point, the returns are minimal. We saw on your newswire yesterday, about 50 new international airports being greenlighted in China. And really there's only room for five or six."
On how hard is it for his team to get real research on China:
"It's a lot easier than you might think. The thing about a real estate bubble and an investment bubble is that it's visible. You can literally go to these cities, and we have, and just travel up and down the boulevards and take photos and compare the ones you did from one year ago to current ones. China does give you decent granularity at the company level. The banks give you a lot of data, they do trade publicly in Hong Kong. There is good disclosure in the Hong Kong market. It's not as difficult to get information as you might think."
On how China is going to have an impact on the global economy:
"Anybody selling raw materials into China. Africa will have a problem. Australia will have a problem. Brazil will have a problem. The amount of Chinese capital going into these projects globally will dry up…it depends when they need to repatriate the capital back to China. all of these things will probably happen, when is a good question, but it's already happening in terms of market prices. The Chinese market has continued to underperform. Every other global market is basically up."
On whether it's difficult to have short positions when in a waiting period:
"The one place my investors are happy we have been short is china. Everything else has been more problematic on the short side than China. It has been a place that the credit cycle is continuing to unfold in slow motion and pressuring equity returns. One fun fact -- the Chinese economy has basically quadrupled in nominal terms over the past 10 years. The Chinese equity market is basically flat over that time. That's an amazing statistic."
It's been a strong few months for Chinese stock indexes. iShares MSCI China Index ETF (MCHI) is ahead more than 14% in the last three months and iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) is up 16%.


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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Wish You Were Here: New York City
• Little Owl. A tiny gem of a restaurant [housed in the building that was used on Friends to show the apartment where Rachel and Monica lived] on one of the quaintest and most charming streets in the West Village.
• Ippudo. If you're there at the right time, you can go downstairs and watch Japanese men make fresh Ramen, right there on the premises!
• Epistrophy. A favorite Nolita spot where the food is simple, but always tasty and nicely priced. The music sets that laid back, cozy, but fun mood I want when hanging out with friends.
• Piadina. I imagine this is what it must be like to delight in a home-cooked, authentic Italian dinner made by the Italian grandmother I never had.
• Bubby's. When you sit down for brunch and they immediately bring a basket of biscuits, you know you're in for a properly carb-heavy, nap-inducing, calorie-packed and decadent meal. Breakfast and brunch are when Bubby's is at its best, but it's also famous for its pie. Double doozie.
• Burger Joint. Mouth-watering burgers served in a hilarious setting. Enter into the all-marble, upscale Le Parker Meridien hotel, walk to the back corner, pass through a velvet curtain, and enter into a blue-collar dive of a burger joint. Score!
• Billy's Bakery. Forget Magnolia, Billy's is where's it's at. The best cupcakes in NYC!
• Cafe Noir. It's a toss up between their Summer Noir or Sangria; both are good enough to be illegal.
• Barrio Chino. While the Mexican food is no joke, it's their drinks that stop me in my tracks. The best margaritas I've found in Manhattan—and this coming from a girl who lives in Texas!
• Macao Trading, Co. If you like coconut, the Drunken Dragon's Milk is a dream and goes down like a light, frothy milk shake.
• Smith & Mills. Dark, tiny and romantic, in that hipster way. Equally ideal for a sophisticated night with the girls or an intimate date.
• Little Branch. Walk down stairs to a sub terrain, low-lit bar and feel like you've walked into the days of prohibition. Bartenders don suspenders and pinstripes and make some of the most cleverly crafted cocktails in Manhattan. Don't know what you want? Name a few of your favorite liquors or tastes, and let the dapper bartenders surprise you with something delicious and—better yet—unexpected!
• 124 Rabbit Club. Through an unmarked door, enter into a cavernous, speakeasy bar that is a dream for any beer enthusiast, with more than 65 imports on the menu.
• Mudhoney. A visit to New York City would not be complete without a haircut by the scissor master himself, Corvette.
• Bronx Botanical Garden. If things are blooming, this garden is downright spectacular and more than worth the subway trek.
• The Hayden Planetarium. Each feature played at the Planetarium [always something about the cosmos, the earth, space, etc. and narrated by a familiar celebrity] are so fascinating, moving, beautiful and humbling that you're sure to shed a tear or two.
• Museum of Arts and Design. The recently opened MAD is an incredible homage to all things design, in one of the more interesting buildings in Manhattan.
• Steven Alan. Preppy + a slight edge = heaven.
• Tracy Feith. I crave his prints and party dresses like most girls crave chocolate.
• Poppy. This shop is the epitome of a well-edited boutique. Owner Leslie McKeown hit the nail on the head!
• Castor & Pollux. I love mini department store-like shops that ooze luxury without being stodgy. And they do it in that swank 1950s sort of way.
• Kiosk. Store meets rotating art exhibit. The owners travel the world to buy for this quirky, fun store.
• John Derian. A New York institution as far as I'm concerned. And it's rare that my husband gets as giddy over a shop as I do!
• BDDW. The most gorgeous wood furniture and home accessories I've ever seen. Not one thing in there I can even begin to remotely afford, but a million things I can dream about.
• Michele Varian. A really special home accessories and jewelry store.
19 comments:
- Jessica said...
Kiosk is one of my favorite places! It reminds me I have to go back soon because I need to find out where region they are in now. Thanks for some tidbits of places to go this weekend!
- March 26, 2009 at 8:22 AM
- tallulahbloom said...
I am off to New York for the first time next month, this info will be fab to take with!!
Thank you
- March 26, 2009 at 9:04 AM
- me melodia said...
Excellent round up!
- March 26, 2009 at 9:11 AM
- jae said...
Bookmarking this for my next trip to the fabulous city. In fact...this is really making me want to be there now.
- March 26, 2009 at 9:23 AM
- little miss said...
Always appreciate that list - I find it quite amusing that we all have totally different "must haves!".
I need to spice up my food/drink repetoire - and you mention margaritas worthy of texan appreciation? Hell yes!
- March 26, 2009 at 9:55 AM
- Sweet Nothings said...
oh I LOVE nyc
- March 26, 2009 at 11:04 AM
- The Lil Bee said...
Girlie, you're so good at this! I love Macao and need to go back soon. Burger Joint is an all-time fave for sentimental reasons. We had Thanksgiving dinner there the night before we got married a few years ago. Burgers, fries, and beers! And would you believe Bubby's is still on my list of places to visit? That's the thing about NYC. You can live there for years and still leave thousands of stones unturned. I love this list!
- March 26, 2009 at 11:05 AM
- Vanessa said...
You are so in-the-know about everything. I'm going to New York next week for 5 days to cat sit for my friend and you've got me hyped up now. I will definitely check out some of your recommendations!
- March 26, 2009 at 11:35 AM
- Kate and Chloe said...
I just got a job there and am beyond thrilled!
- March 26, 2009 at 1:28 PM
- tali said...
Thanks so much for posting this! I'm heading to NYC in a couple weeks and while I've been there many times before but have never had the $$ to do anything fun!
P.S. good luck with your move! i sent your info to my friend Rachel @ PetRelo.com when I saw you were trying to find a way to move your doggie too, so I'm happy all of that worked out!! Sorry I haven't commented till now.
- March 26, 2009 at 3:13 PM
- erika said...
This makes me wish sooooo badly that we had squeezed in our trip to NY that we talked about!!! Maybe when you come back from KL for a visit we can go!? See you tomorrow... I'm so excited I can hardly stand it!!!!!
- March 26, 2009 at 5:58 PM
- Caiti M said...
Great list! The Little Owl is one of my faves too! I used to live on 2nd Street across from John Derian and I always found myself stopping in to browse and get inspired.:-)
- March 26, 2009 at 7:43 PM
- The Lil Bee said...
Missy. A little ode to Courtney over on the Bee today. My parting gift to you:)
- March 27, 2009 at 9:26 AM
- Michelle Parks McCourt said...
Awesome list, some of them are on my fave spots. I will check them out, especially the shopping!
- March 27, 2009 at 10:05 AM
- Chessa! said...
how I've never come across your incredible blog is beyond me! Smith and Mills, Bubby's, Little Branch and Barrio Chino are among my favorite places to eat and drink in NYC. thank you for sharing and best wishes in Malaysia! I'll be following you there...at least on line:)
- March 27, 2009 at 12:40 PM
- ...love Maegan said...
I haven't been in over ten years ...but I do love that city!
- March 28, 2009 at 4:37 PM
- No.35style said...
i am loving all your travel tips! i am going to have to print this out next time i go to nyc..i love magnolia's so i will have to try out billy's!
- March 31, 2009 at 6:12 PM
- citysage said...
Sigh---this makes me miss it so much!My huz was the same way about John Derian. It became our must-stop spot every week after brunch at the clinton street baking company!
- April 1, 2009 at 10:49 PM
- Rebekah said...
Thanks for this list! I try to make it out to NYC as often as possible and always need suggustions.
- April 3, 2009 at 7:37 PM


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One year on from her ultra-violent and blood-drenched encounter with her psychotic brother Michael Myers, and Laurie Strode is still trying to come to terms with the trauma. With her brother's body still missing and All Hallows Eve just around the corner, Laurie soon realises that the terror she experienced the previous year was just the beginning. Like the tagline states, and because slasher villains are just too darn lucrative to kill off: Family is forever. We learn that, unsurprisingly, the supposedly dead Michael Myers has actually been living a hermetic existence in the countryside, and as the anniversary of the massacre approaches, he returns to Haddonfield once more to 'reunite' his dysfunctional family.
With his remake of Halloween, Rob Zombie attempted to explore the man behind the mask - Michael Myers. Delving into Myers' troubled childhood and dysfunctional family Zombie attempted to address the issues that made Myers the relentless killing machine he grew up to be and show how someone could potentially commit such atrocities. This aspect of his remake was perhaps its most original and compelling segment before it eventually plummeted into repetitive, mindless violence and tensionless cliché. With his follow up, Zombie maintains this trajectory and not only probes Myers' mindset again (as he experiences vivid visions of his spectral mother (Sherri Moon Zombie) with a white horse urging him to 'reunite' their family) but also the fragile and damaged psyche of Laurie Strode as she attempts to get her life back on track and cope with the devastating events of the previous Halloween.
As the self-destructive and lost Laurie, Scout Taylor-Compton delivers a nerve-wrecking performance. Unfortunately she is usually reduced to just screaming and crying, but she musters the ability to do this with aplomb. Elsewhere, Malcolm McDowell returns as Dr Loomis, now getting rich off of the sales of his new bestseller – a sensationalist book about Myers and his family. McDowell layers the ham on thick and renders his Loomis a dislikeable hot head who serves no purpose other than to offend people.
Zombie's Halloween II is not a remake of Rick Rosenthal's inept 1981 slasher, though he does explicitly reference it's hospital setting in the opening scenes of this film *spoiler alert* that are later revealed to be one of Laurie's recurring nightmares.
Zombie opts to focus on Laurie as she continues on her downward spiral into depression, reckless abandon and despair. She now lives with her friend Annie (Danielle Harris) – another survivor from the first film, and Annie's father Sheriff Brackett (Brad Dourif) in a modest house on the outskirts of Haddonfield. She works in a café populated by Alice Cooper loving Goths and confides everything in her counsellor Barbara (Margot Kidder).
To say Halloween II is brutally violent doesn't really do it justice. Zombie truly outdoes himself with the gut-churning, sweat-inducing and relentless violence he depicts throughout this twisted tale. Heads are pummelled into the dirt, flesh is eviscerated and blood doesn't so much flow as feverishly erupt from the plethora of broken bodies that lay in the wake of Myers' murderous rampage. The violence eventually has a numbing effect: none of the characters are particularly likeable anyway and each attack has no tension leading up to it – it soon wears thin as Myers shows up, usually out of nowhere, and mindlessly slaughters two dimensional hick-ville stock-types. The special effects and make-up are strikingly realistic though and at first they create an uneasy and powerful impact – however as mentioned, the violence soon begins to throw up a numbing and distancing wall. The plot lurches spasmodically and violently forward as the bodies pile up and Myers closes in on the unsuspecting Laurie.
Where Zombie does undeniably excel though is in his astute ability to create a creepy, dank and memorable atmosphere. The scenes where the hooded Myers converses with his dead mother and his younger self (Chase Vanek), while a little silly, are ethereally lit and exude a dreamlike quality, with Sherri Moon Zombie resplendent in moon-white robes and resembling some Shotgun Wedding Bride of Frankenstein. Moon Zombie delivered a competent and strangely touching performance as Myers' mother in the first film, however she isn't really given a lot to do here except look forlorn and spooky – but it sort of works and goes some way to realise Myers' unhinged outlook on the world and provide the film with some truly striking visuals.
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FULTON – As first-year Itawamba AHS soccer coach Randy Earnest knelt amongst his boys team before last Saturday's match against Tishomingo County, he demanded just one thing from his players: 100 percent effort.
It didn't matter if such effort could only be maintained for 15 minutes before subbing out, he asked each player to give his absolute best and not worry about the outcome.
As the game unfolded, the effort and determination was there, but the skill and experience wasn't. The Indians lost 5-0, following a 3-0 Lady Indian defeat that completed the Tishomingo sweep.
When both games were called, there was no anger that sometimes accompanies being shut out. The players congratulated their opponents and reflected on the contest, knowing that they are but novices in a sport that is brand new to Itawamba County.
They will remember the losses as they improve. The cold, windy December afternoon will serve as motivation on the long path to building a program from the ground up.
"One of the advantages (of building a program) is that you are able to play a bunch of your seventh, eighth and ninth graders," Earnest said after the game. "You're really able to teach them and get them into the system, something that will show in a couple of years."
"We are faced with a lot of kids who haven't played soccer, so you have to take a step back and realize it is a building process," he continued. "Patience is one of the challenges."
The Indians hung tough early as both teams did a good job of keeping the other off balance to begin the first half.
Tishomingo (9-6) broke the stalemate and surged ahead with a goal by senior Andre Remedios in the 13th minute that was quickly followed up two minutes later by another goal, this time by Logan Long.
A Dane Degraw goal off of a header in the 18th minute rounded out the first half scoring for the Braves.
Jamarcus Marion and Kris Billups threatened for the Indians in the second but were unable to score to get their team back into the contest.
Remedios put the finishing touches on the win with two goals in the final 10 minutes of play.
"We are definitely getting better," Earnest said. It's a building process, but we are taking strides in the right direction."
Laying the foundation
With only one player from each the boys' and girls' teams having played competitive soccer before this season, Coach Earnest had to teach the game to complete beginners. It was a challenge that saw even some of the sport's most basic aspects become big obstacles to overcome.
"At the beginning we couldn't make a 10-yard pass," Earnest said. "We couldn't receive a pass and dribbling was a challenge. Overall, we have taken huge strides. Just looking at them, it's hard to imagine that they are the same teams."
With about half of their inaugural season behind them, the Indians and the Lady Indians hope to translate the lessons learned during these early games into wins either this season or next. But before that can happen, there is still a lot of work to do.
"We need to work on communication," Earnest said. "That is one of the biggest things in soccer because there is no time outs and no set plays. They have to coach themselves on the field."
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I'm more a Software architect. Sometimes it's hard to explain what you should do in the enterprise. I work on improve this state of thing.
OpenEmbedded Experience
2006 - 2007 : Paper-book project
Prototype for paper-book
- http://scourge.fr/mathdesc/images/pb/PB-1.JPG
- http://scourge.fr/mathdesc/images/pb/PB-2.JPG
- http://scourge.fr/mathdesc/images/pb/PB-3.JPG
2007 - 2008 : Nao
Soon some information about it.
This section is my wiki for idea i'd like to work to improve my openembedded Some are perhaps really bad ideas ( not enough searsh ), or already exists , let me know.
better logs reports
i missed important error compiling lost of software
- http://opensource.bolloretelecom.eu/projects/oestats/wiki/oestats
- should we use logging python module ?
bugzilla integration
if ( OE_WARN_BUG == 1 ) checkbug(${PN})
bitbake -bugz mozilla
cf :
- seppuku.bbclass
- http://code.google.com/p/pybugz/source/browse/trunk/README?r=28
reduce image size method
Reduce image size using remote lsof session on target to check useless files , packages ( blame useless dependency ) ... diff with $ROOTFS and eventually try them by size.
#REMOTE_METHODE = "ssh 192.168.0.1" REMOTE_METHODE = "tty /dev/USBtty1" bitbake -lsof-session mycustom-image.bb
i should also try some code inspector ( to check code duplication etc to advise programmer where place could be saved ). Some Steiner stuff on fusil could be useful.
- /usr/include , /usr/share/, /usr/src ... .debug directory should be tested first.
report tool
print beautiful documentation on the distro/packages/whatever.
- template design
- baobab ...
perharps reportlab APPS for oestats. Look http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/howto/outputting-pdf/ ( example works pretty well).
netboot images
mkelf-linux kernel-image [ramdiskimage] keywords : initramdisk
some QA ideas
fuzzing our softwares
opkg, bitbake etc
- using fusil ( fuzzing report ) ,
i made the recipe see bug 4495 look success story at http://fusil.hachoir.org/trac/wiki/CrashList
more documentation
bitbake documentation
I started bitbake developer documentation here : Bitbake TODO :
- provide documentations about how to make better code in bitbake
- pydoc , doctest , unittest , pyunit , pylint...
- byte compiling bbclass , what is done by cache ?
- http://lists.idyll.org/listinfo/testing-in-python
- categories for /classes : qa,pkg,build,doc,...
bbclass documentation
- should this features be implemented as a bbclass or in bitbake core library ?
- authors and contact in bbclass ! some of its need to be rewrite due to changes in python => 2.4 , we should detects them
and add to a TODO-featuring tracker.
- force to provide documentation as a policy
test quality of a recipe
- (all ?) field well filled
- SRC_URI tarball contains no P/PV/PN => dangerous
- no SRCREV fixed , PV = "x.y.z+svnr${SRCREV}" :
perharps allow in a pending branch and auto-apply in the stable one. http://projects.linuxtogo.org/pipermail/openembedded-devel/2007-July/002639.html
- are SRC_URI fetchable ? we can fix it automagically changing SRC_URI for our MIRROR
- initscript without INITSCRIPT mecanism ( we need , for each new mecanism, write a recipe test and documentation )
- do_install with cp cmd instead of install
- warns on RPROVIDES
- recipe modification without upgrade the PR
cf : http://handhelds.org/~zecke/bitbake-qa-0.1.tar.bz2
common & easy script encapsulation
OpenEmbedded showcase
We should promote OE projects (not only fic & o-hand.com stuffs)
target web interface
- port Webif to OE
my bug report on this : WIP
- libopkg client support ( via http://packagekit.org/ ? )
- start a new one from scratch ? ( pylons based for example ).
delivery/release class
Produce a report on a delivery. Tool that give good report are often appreciated ( there is something to show ). Managers/customers/developers can keep useful and pretty traces of their projects.
- log/tag revision of each versioned tree ( that are not in distro/src-revs ) ( mtn status / svn info / -> rev-history , delivery-info )
- show software update
- show infos on bugs ( closed/news etc ) as a changelog
- show stats about image and packets ( boabab etc )
- show copyrights , licenses ...
emulator/qemu tasks
some tasks that could be used for tests and debug.
- image is bootable ? ( ca be call in testsuite of task that build the img )
- test first boot
- upgrade not failed ? ( print the guilty )
- broken linkage ? ( can be call in testsuite of sanity.bbclass )
provides some methods
- build image
- launch with adapted parameter according to a qemu-machine conf
- NFS etc
see poky anjuta plugin and poky qemu scripts.
coreboot integration
- some recipes for utils
- use openembedded instead of buildrom ( yes another build system :/ )
Gentoo ebuild compatibility
using script ( crazy ) or common variables ( completely crazy ).
use git facilities
locate bug when upgrading oe
something like :
git bisect start git bisect bad ops = rec_ops(BB_CMD) if [ $? -eq 0 ] git bisect bad undo_ops(ops) else git bisect good fi
- if bug is a non-version fixed package , fix version and continue
- make a report
- cf http://www.miximum.fr/methodes-et-outils/79-debusquer-une-regression-avec-git-bisect ( fr )
IDE integration
- Industrial applications ( automation , robotic ) see http://objects.reprap.org/wiki/User:Ronan
- Quality Assurance
- Gnome Mobile
- buy essay
http://zecke.blogspot.com/2006/10/softwareengineering-and-qa-for-free.html http://projects.linuxtogo.org/pipermail/openembedded-devel/2006-September/000323.html


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Tying the Floating Gummy Minnow
As with the original sinking version, folding or assembling is perhaps a better term than tying when making up floating gummy minnows. Rather than using several layers, the fly is build by folding a piece of Siliskin over a round piece of foam that has been tied down at the hook eye and glued along the shank. Round foam sticks that are usually used for tying trout boobie flies are perfect for this use.
To make the fly look most realistic when seen from underneath, we fold the Siliskin in an upside-down way: By piercing a hole or short slit in the Siliskin with a scalpel prior to assembly it is possible to thread the Siliskin over the point of the hook. This way, the Siliskin is wrapped around the foam from underneath the hook, producing a fly with a nice shiny belly and the seam along its back. This trick usually takes a few tries with Siliskin sticking to everything but the hook - but for picky fish, it does work better!
For the LR anchovy imitation, prismatic silver Siliskin and black stick-on eyes (covered with a thin layer of epoxy for durability) tied on a Tiemco 811S size 4 or similar, have produced the most takes. The total length of the fly is about 6 cm. By using two tubes of foam it is also possible to tie it on a larger hook such as Gamakatsu SL12 for tarpon and other species and still have it float.
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I especially like this part;
"What good is reading the bill if it's a thousand pages and you don't have two days and two lawyers to find out what it means after you read the bill?"
UHHHHH....maybe you should know what you are signing??
This would be funny if it wasn't so sad!!
BTW--Snope it if you want, but there is a video of Conyers speaking.
Tell us what he really meant.
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Town Square
Sheryl Sandberg Urges Women To Lean In
Original post made by Angela Hey, Mountain View Voice Blogger, on May 8, 2013
Eric praised Sheryl for the way she had created a $20B business at Google, building teams and organizing sales operations. He noted she was one of the few people to build two multibillion dollar businesses – first at Google, now at Facebook. In addition, her recent book Lean In is a best seller.
When interviewing with Eric for a position at Google, she found the job did not match her checklist of requirements. The role was not defined and it lacked clear, measurable objectives. Eric told her that some companies take off like rocket ships. "If you're offered a seat on a rocket ship don't ask what seat", Eric advised Sheryl. "The best business advice ever", said Sheryl.
Choice of mate is crucial for women – find one that will support you. Sheryl said she befriended all kinds of men, but when it came to her husband she had to find someone who supported her fully. She noted many female CEOs have very supportive spouses.
Sheryl is concerned that gender stereotypes start early. For example, she sent her 7-year old son to a Stanford iD tech camp. Of the 5 girls in the camp, she had introduced two to the camp – her niece and a friend. Even Silicon Valley's tech-savvy parents are favoring boys over girls when it comes to introducing them to technology.
Call out the stereotypes when they are challenged, advised Sheryl. She asked how many of the men in the audience had been told they were too aggressive. Answer, virtually none. How many women? Many. She mentioned that, in a Google meeting, Eric would ensure everyone had a chance to speak up.
Growing up, Sheryl demonstrated a bias for action. Her parents made her get up and do something, even if she felt under the weather. Her younger siblings felt they were her first employees, as she bossed them around.
Despite the strides that women have made in business, Sheryl's thesis is that you need to play along with the culture. So women need to smile and justify their position when negotiating, much more so than men. In the US, where women make 23% less than men and 30% of children are raised by single mothers, Sheryl feels it is vital that women take more senior positions, both in politics and in business. An effect of her book is that women are Leaning In and asking, and getting raises. She'd like to see Hillary Clinton make a run for the White House in 2016.
The book represents the beginning of the Lean In movement. Circles of women and of fathers with daughters are forming all over the world to empower women. Checkout LeanIn.org and start your own Lean In Circle to help more women lead.
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Ms. Hey, my post was intended to open a conversation, not to stifle one. Being the eternal optimist, I still hope to see real dialog on sexuality and gender roles, two topics that this population appears to be incapable of discussing vigorously and respectfully.
IMO, feminists are right about the problem, but they are wrong about the solution. I invite you to engage me in a conversation in which we focus on what we are likely to agree upon: the problem.
My impression of what has appeared here about Ms. Sandberg is that she is being promoted as a role model for girls and women. What exactly are the ideas that this "Sandberg Role Model for Women" promotes? How would Ms. Sandberg answer, "What is a good, strong woman?"
Alternatively, we could consider the "Sandberg Role Model" outside of the context of gender. What would Ms. Sandberg answer to, "What is a good, strong person?"
I would like very much to have a real conversation here with people who identify with Ms. Sandberg's views. Perhaps Ms. Sandberg would participate in our conversation. In any conversation, I would like to focus on the ideas that we all agree on, so that we can become acquainted with each other and become aware of the full range of what unites us. I suspect that what unites us will turn out to be more important than what might divide us.
What would Ms. Sandberg say is the problem? How would she frame the problem? What group is the focus here? For example, if Ms. Sandberg is interested primarily in raising the self esteem of teenage girls, then the problem is "self esteem" and the group is "teenage girls".
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Hi IdeaFarm,
I saw the book as a way for employed women or job seekers being encouraged to be bold and not afraid of pushing themselves forward. I don't think it applies to every woman, some are content to be happy, relaxed and useful. Some like to be followers, rather than leaders. So given you want to be a leader and are a woman it has good advice.
I would love to discuss this issue in a public forum, as there is much to say.
What is a good strong woman might be very different for ocean rower Roz Savage (see RozSavage,com) than for Sheryl Sandberg, Meg Whitman or Marissa Mayer.
My own background was a girls school where the motto was Age Quod Agis - Do What You Do (meaning do whatever you do well). The headmistress admonished us "Be Ye Perfect", one classroom displayed "Her voice was ever soft, gentle and low, an excellent thing in woman" (William Shakespeare, King Lear (1608), Act V, scene 3, line 272) and with only about 5 school rules one of the worst crimes you could commit was not wearing your hat on the way home from school. Nevertheless, with an excellent physics teacher we outshone the boys school when it came to external exams.
I am about to review on Amazon, where I have a review of LeanIn, a pre-release copy of a book by Alison Wolf which is due out in October called the XX Factor: How the Rise of Working Women Has Created a Far Less Equal World. Alison is a professor at Kings College, London University. Her research and extensive summary of other people's research shows that you can't look at women en masse. That the most highly educated segment of women is very different from some of the others.
On leaving college, I have found from experience and coaching at Bell Labs/AT&T (where by law we had to have a class on affirmative action each year) because women had traditionally been switchboard operators, secretaries or clerks all their lives, while men climbed poles, went down inspection chambers, supervised a group, then went on the management track. The classes were very informative and eye-opening, particularly to some of the men who were twice my age.
Here's what to watch out for:
- in a meeting where people sit round a table, eyes will often look at the tallest white male in the room, tallness tends to be an attribute of CEOs
- when men interrupt nobody notices, when a woman does people think she's rude - so women don't interrupt people enough
- a man's perception of women tends to be based on people he knew when young - mother, sister, grandmother - so he may treat female colleagues like that
This is what I think the problems are:
- women of equal caliber to men are often overlooked for promotion
- women think that to get promoted they must work hard, when a male colleague may think it's fine to be off playing golf and he will get promoted
- women may think that asking for a lower salary will get them the job, when in many cases the one who asks for the higher salary is seen as more valuable (think buying expensive shoes, vs cheap ones) and the job may not necessarily go to the lowest cost labor - so one effect of Sheryl's book is that women are emboldened to ask for more and are getting it
- many women at work feel they are not qualified - a woman might look at a job description and say I don't have that qualification and not apply, whereas a man will go ahead
I admire Sheryl for telephoning Google chairman, Eric Schmidt to ask him for a job. In 1985, I had two interviews with Eric Schmidt for a job when he was a VP at Sun, I didn't push, didn't dare telephone him to follow up, had some concerns about the wisdom of the project and the job went to an internal male candidate. So I missed a big opportunity by not pushing myself as a viable candidate. A big part of her book is about having the nerve to do things - speak up, telephone, get in front of the right people.
As for "What is a good strong person?". If one was brought up in a culture with strong beliefs, it might be someone who adhered and promoted those beliefs. For example, a Christian may think the most important thing is that their children follow Christ, not that their child is creative, brilliant, well-paid or gets top grades. At my girls' school we had an afternoon discussing in detail the question "What is the educated man?". We arrived at the conclusion that the educated man (as in mankind, meaning man or woman) was someone who could converse with anyone, anywhere and make them feel better about themselves. If you separate "good" from "strong".
Good might mean obeying the law, yet in Silicon Valley there's a culture of breaking the rules. I was shocked at our local town movie - Pirates of the Caribbean which has as a theme "rules are just guidelines, it's OK to break them". Do we want to have a nation of scofflaws? One of the key drivers for public education in the 1800s was to stop the people rioting and complaining and create people who would obey their government. On the other hand, good might mean altruistic and generous - helping others, making others feel good. Also good might mean creating happiness, removing sorrow. So there are many ideas about good.
Strong could mean persistent - as is needed for ocean rowing or for attaining expertise in a discipline. Strong might mean not just standing up to criticism, but fighting against it. Strong might mean that others look up to you and respect you.
Sheryl goes into some detail in her book about the gender research, drawing on resources at Stanford. Sometimes they have open seminars there where you can learn more about the latest findings - Web Link.
Why would you want to unite us? Women tend to want to do that more than men. Why wouldn't we want to divide society into people with different views and agree to let people live with them. Think of a musician - there are orchestra players who are united, but with different instruments. There's the conductor who leads. There's the music teacher - some coach individuals, some coach groups. Then there's the listener. Then there are different genres - a rock concert at Shoreline is very different from a recital in Stanford's music department which is again different from a Country and Western band playing at a barbecue. One might dislike a Mick Jagger concert, but love listening to (and watching) Lang Lang. So I don't think it's necessary or desirable that people are united. Even in business, some companies have very different cultures from others - some compete very aggressively and would never unite. Some compete in some areas - Samsung might supply memory to Apple, but a Galaxy competes with an iPhone.
As for teenage girls and their self esteem, much has to do with parenting, school choice, domicile, peers or lack of peers, major life challenges, what they produce, what they consume, family position, where they get their information, who and how they compare themselves with others, as well as their values, beliefs and traits. I didn't see the book as being primarily about teenagers - although there is a serious problem with girls getting turned off science when they are surrounded by boys - I saw this when a niece moved from a girls school to a mixed school for her last 2 years of high school and decided to study geography instead of biotech at university (although she applied for both at her school of first choice). I do think the book is about encouraging the majority of women to have higher self esteem. However, one does come across women who exhibit the Dunning-Kruger effect. Wikipedia says "Dunning and Kruger were awarded the 2000 satirical Ig Nobel Prize in Psychology for their paper, "Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments"
I could go on. If you want more about the book I suggest you look me up on Amazon and see my review.


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On Friday 29 April, Samuel Wuersten, Artistic Director of Holland Dance and Member of the Executive Board of Codarts Rotterdam, University for the Arts, received a knighthood in the order of Orange-Nassau Wuersten was honoured with this knighthood for his exceptional achievements in promoting the development of Dutch dance at home and abroad. The organisations of Holland Dance and Codarts Rotterdam are pleased that so many colleagues in the field have contributed their efforts to make this distinction possible.
Swiss born Samuel Wuersten (Gstaad, 1961) is well known in his home country for his achievements in dance in spite of the fact that he moved to the Netherlands 26 years ago and currently holds the Dutch nationality. From 1998 until 2010 he was the Artistic Co-director of the Steps festival, from 1997 until 2009 he was a member of the Prix de Lausanne's artistic committee and the competition's official teacher for contemporary dance. He has taught in Switzerland at the Ballet du Grand Theatre de Geneve and has also choreographed for Cathy Sharp's dance company in Basle. In addition, Samuel Wuersten has been a regular guest lecturer at the University in Bern. Samuel Wuersten has been recently appointed to develop a new bachelor dance program in Switzerland on behalf of the ZHdK, Zuercher Hochschule der Kuenste and Codarts Rotterdam, University for the Arts.
Since 1994, Samuel Wuersten has been the artistic director of Holland Dance, the organisation behind the biennial festival and according to critics one of the most important dance festivals in the world. Under Wuersten's direction, Holland Dance has grown into key presentation platform for dance. Wuersten continuously contributes to a varied dance landscape in which emerging talents and established names can excel and reach new heights. Because of his artistic, visionary and entrepreneurial qualities, Wuersten has succeeded in bringing Holland Dance to its current high level of recognition: stimulating for dance professionals, challenging and inspiring for audiences. The world's greatest dancers and choreographers came to The Hague under Wuersten's direction.
Holland Dance is constantly on the move and stages various dance events for a broad audience all year round. In addition to a stage for presentation, Holland Dance is also producer, coproducer, and instigator of dance projects. The promotion of the dance, with special attention for amateurs and education is a guiding principal in all of Holland Dance's activities.
Since 2000, Samuel Wuersten has been the Artistic Director of the Rotterdam Dance Academy at Codarts Rotterdam, University for the Arts. In 2009 he joined the Executive Board of this leading educational institution for dancers, musicians and circus artists. During his artistic directorship he positioned the Rotterdam Dance Academy as one of the best programs for aspiring dancers, dance teachers and choreographers. As member of the Executive Board he is now responsible for the artistic vision behind all Codarts programs.


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Ladies and Gentlemen, The Final Promo Package for It's Showtime on March 6th
- Written by Dave Walsh
I feel like we all got to see an amazing work in progress when AFAV released a video of the footage they took of the It's Showtime stars which was to be used for the final video seen below. AFAV released a video a few weeks ago of all of the footage for this Fighting Stars promo, in a way giving us a look behind the curtain for the number two kickboxing promotion in the world's hype package for what will turn out to be the first major kickboxing show of 2011. There have been many note-worthy shows, but for the current atmosphere, if it isn't K-1 or It's Showtime, it just isn't that huge.
Behind the curtain for this video consisted of a few minutes of guys shadowboxing with cool lighting and some text flying around. Honestly, if you were given a behind the curtain look at LiverKick.com you'd see my kitchen table, my laptop and myself shadowboxing (the wine glasses in the cabinet clang against each other when I high kick or feign a flying knee) with words flying all through my mind with Pink Floyd's "The Wall" playing on a near infinite loop to go with my sometimes intentionally lacking grammar. Writing is like music, once you know the rules and master them you can break them and answer to no one but the inner recesses of your mind.
If this video does not excite you for what is gearing up to be an incredible show, I highly recommend you look up the names of some of these fighters on YouTube, as I'm doubting you've seen them fight before. That is how good this is looking.


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By Shuli Ren
Chardan Capital Markets's Jay Srivatsa raised Himax Technologies's (HIMX) price target to $14, saying "we are pushing much of the upside from LCoS Microdisplays to FY:15 and introducing FY:15 revenues and EPS for HIMX at $1.25 billion and $0.93 respectively. Switching fair value metric to 15x FY:15 earnings from 15x FY:14 earnings, our price target goes to $14.00."
Srivatsa re-iterates his stance on Google Glass:
Google (GOOG) Glass launch could be no sooner than Q4:14, in our view. Over the past quarter, HIMX has not extended its LCoS Microdisplay capacity beyond 300K per month although it believes it could get to 2 million pieces per month eventually. This suggests to us that despite the modest proliferation of Google Glass, HIMX has yet to get the "go ahead" from Google to drive LCoS capacity to higher levels of production in anticipation of a formal launch.
we do not believe any of its other LCoS customers are likely to make up the difference in the meantime, although we believe it is possible that Microsoft (MSFT) and Samsung (SSNLF) could launch their glass products in 2H:14 before Google. This leads us back to our view that investors should own HIMX near term for its core business in display drivers and not in the expectation of massive ramp in LCoS Microdisplays.