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House of Cards meets Homeland in this powerful and unputdownable thriller tracing a riot from its inception through to its impact one year on...
Gillian Slovo's Ten Days started life as a play that explored the London riots of 2011. The play itself was based on a series of interviews and transcripts. The novel follows the outline of these events but ficitionalises them, which gives Slovo a broader scope than that original piece and some licence with her exploration of character and motivation. But it still centres around a week of intense heat in which the disaffected and disenfranchised went on a rampage in London, in a wave of violence that spread across the country.
Ten Days opens ominously. An early morning discussion between single mother Cathy and the man who has spent the night in her tower block apartment is photographed by a passing police helicopter. Slovo litters the narrative with redacted extracts from the inevitable investigation into the events she depicts, giving the personal view of the events and emotionless and stilted counterpoint. The Lovelace Estate, Cathy's home, is slated for demolition and already the estate is riddled with empty, boarded up flats. A heatwave is driving people onto the streets at all hours and the police, expecting trouble from this part of London, are already in a heightened state of alert, putting them on a collision course with the public. The situation is not helped by political machinations of the Minister of State as he manoeuvres for support of the party, using the police force as a political football.
Using multiple points of view, Slovo puts the reader into the middle of the riots as they kick off. She explores how the response of the police is partly informed by political expediency and partly by poor training and a deep misunderstanding of the population they are supposed to serve. There is also plenty of opportunism on behalf of the rioters, many of whom use the events as a way of expressing their racism or just as an opportunity for theft.
But there is no doubt who's side Slovo is on here. The politicians are all venal and self serving, many of the senior police too, are playing the political game. While the people at street level (at least those we meet) are, on the whole, just trying to live their lives and protect their community. The only main character who even takes part in the actual riot has a change of heart before he can get up to no good but still gets arrested. So while the narrative might have been based on actual interviews and transcripts, many of the characters, particularly the politicians and those around them, end up being symbols or archetypes of the conflict. Given its theatrical origins, Ten Days would lend itself to a television adaptation where English thespians might be able to breathe more subtlety into some of these characters than comes across on the page.
Despite any shortcomings, Ten Days is still an instructive exploration of the drivers of the unrest that shook Britain in 2011. Slovo dissects the various levels of power and powerlessness that drive these incidents, showing how the tyranny of small decisions can snowball into disaster. Poor training and resourcing and the need for deep cultural change in the police force is shown as part of the cause. But it is also clear that the force has also been put in an invidious position of protecting the public and protecting the city while answering to their political masters. The circumstances that gave rise to the 2011 riots have not all gone away and Ten Days is, if nothing else, a timely reminder of the fragility of the social contract that underpins our day to day existence.
Detective Gabi Versado has hunted down many monsters during her eight years in Homicide. But she's never seen anything like this.
He is a broken man. The ambitions which once drove him are dead. Now he has new dreams – of flesh and bone made disturbingly, beautifully real.
Detroit is the decaying corpse of the American Dream. Motor-city. Murder-city.
And home to a killer opening doors into the dark heart of humanity.
A killer who wants to make you whole again…
Many frequent readers of crime fiction (and I count myself in both these numbers) are over the mad serial killer sub-genre. This could make the opening monologue of BROKEN MONSTERS something that makes you put down the book and step away. Whilst the subject matter remains confrontational, often times surreal and vaguely supernatural, there are other aspects worth considering.
We all know the story of the rise and decline of Detroit – from economic power-house to basket-case in a very short period of time. The resulting population decline left decaying buildings and a society going the same way. That community turning to artistic and counter-culture movements as a way of invigorating the place makes enormous sense and the sense of reality and immediacy with which Beukes brings that setting, and those people into this storyline is strong, and utterly believable.
The depravity of the killer's actions, and the sheer madness of his reasoning and behaviour is somehow reflected by the environment. Society goes mad and loses it's compass along with some of the more vulnerable individuals in it. Not to say that there's any apology for Clayton Broom, this reads more as an exploration of breakdown, damage, extremities.
Needless to say it makes for uncomfortable and confrontational reading. The violence is explicit, the methods of killing shocking, and the ramp up of tension palpable. Written with no holds barred, Beukes manages to avoid glorifying any of it, whilst portraying the weirdness.
That sense of damage and struggle is evident in just about everybody in this book. No-one has had an easy path to their present circumstances in Detroit, and whilst there are some good people – each of them has baggage. A situation they are dealing with. Something they are trying to make the best of. As a central character, Detective Gabi Versado, amongst a lot of other heavy lifting is single mother to a teenage daughter. Despite a pretty good relationship, albeit one that's fraught with the difficulties of mothers and teenage daughters, teenagers will be teenagers. Which these days, has online implications. The portrayals of daughter Layla and her friend Caz are strong, and the idea that two young girls would set out to "catfish" some lowlifes on the internet particularly poignant to be reading about in October 2014. Especially when revelations about Caz's own cyber-bullying experience come to light.
All of this is delivered with the extra component of "ruin porn" and an alternative view of the online world, in the character of Jonno. Attempting to leverage an online presence into an influential journalistic voice, Jonno and his girlfriend lose their way, their perspective and a lot more to boot.
Taking on the mad, extreme serial killer motif and placing that in a society that is struggling doesn't excuse the behaviour, but it does attempt to provide some context, and some reasons. Weaving in some salient points about the perils of online presence, BROKEN MONSTERS might not be the easiest read in the world, but it is less of a serial killer exposé and a lot more about about damage and society on the extremes.
Girls are disappearing in Botswana. The rumor is they're being harvested for muti, a witch doctor's potion traditionally derived from plants and animals—and which, some believe, can be made more potent by adding human remains. Detective David "Kubu" Bengu joins the investigation with the police force's newest detective—and only woman—Samantha Khama, for whom the case is personal.
Some of the very best crime fiction explores issues that are relevant to the society in which it is set. Michael Stanley's Kubu series, set in Botswana seems to have really hit its straps in that department in the last couple of books, with DEADLY HARVEST reaching a particular high. The fourth book in the Detective Kubu series, here the author(s) are exploring the disappearance of a number of young girls. The suspicion is that these girls are the victims of a powerful, unknown witchdoctor, looking for victims to incorporate in his muti, or traditional African healing, potions.
This is, needless to say a rather confrontational storyline. Built as it is into questions of the powerful and powerless in society, and the ravages of AIDS and HIV within families throughout Botswana.
The confrontational is handled well though. The style of these stories is slightly mannered (for want of a better description), there's a tone in the writing that fits with the style and personality of Detective Kubu. Measured, careful, considered and slightly formal, Kubu is an interesting man with a balanced life. The storytelling itself is also nicely balanced with time in the personal and family life, which doesn't pull focus from the main investigation line. In DEADLY HARVEST the authors have also introduced a new, female investigator in Detective Samantha Khama. A serious foil to Kubu's measured nature, Khama is more driven, impulsive, emotional if you like. Mind you, that doesn't come across as a male versus female thing, rather the senior more experienced policeman and the young gun with things to prove, and a few things to learn.
I must admit I love this series, and DEADLY HARVEST as much as I loved the last book. It's current day, it's got that educational look into real life in a developing nation. It is measured and polite, and somehow feels very very African. If you've not read any of the Kubu series then there's no time like the present. Each book would work on its own if you need to dive in, but as is always the case with these series, if you can start at the beginning of Kubu's journey and work through it with him, then so much the better.
When a Kalahari ranger is found dead in a dry ravine, his corpse surrounded by three Bushmen, the local police arrest the nomads. Botswana's Detective 'Kubu' Bengu investigates the case and is reunited with his old school friend Khumanego, a Bushman and advocate for his people. Khumanego claims the nomads are innocent and the arrests motivated by racist antagonism. The Bushmen are released but, soon after, another man is murdered in similar circumstances. Are the Bushmen to blame, or is it a copycat murder?
DEATH OF THE MANTIS is the third book in the Detective David 'Kubu' Bengu series from writing duo Stanley Trollip and Michael Sears, under the pen name of Michael Stanley. (For those that haven't read this series 'Kubu' means hippopotamus which is a commentary on Bengu's size.) I remember, before this book was completed, the authors explaining the life and plight of the Bushman, a race of people who come from the Kalahari Desert, who traditionally live a nomadic, simple existence with their own sacred places, rituals and beliefs - not unlike our own Aboriginal races lifestyle and plight. This aspect was part of the reason I've been greatly looking forward to this book, and I was not at all disappointed. The glimpse into Bushman culture was fascinating, and the other aspects of this series - the humour, the personalities, the mystery were solid.
Bengu and Khumanego were unlikely friends at school just taking their comparative physical attributes into account, but their friendship was based on their joint status as outsiders. Khumanego calls on Bengu after many years of no contact to seek his help when two Bushman hunters are arrested for the murder of a park ranger - an anathema to basic Bushman belief on the sanctity of all life. Meanwhile tribal elder Gobiwasi is revisiting the memories and places of his youth - preparing for his own death in the time-honoured tradition of Bushman culture.
At home things have changed for Bengu and his much loved wife Joy - who are now parents to daughter, Tumi. Tumi's arrival has undoubtedly caused disruption in Kubu's happy home life, and somewhat unexpectedly, Kubu seems to be a little distant, disinterested even in the turmoil his beloved Joy is feeling. This is, perhaps, the only area of these books that may cause a little disquiet in some fans of the series - it does seem that Kubu is being just a tad old-fashioned about this child raising business - absenting himself to follow the case, perhaps not as sensitive to Joy's difficulties as you'd have expected. Other than this slightly odd personal characteristic, Kubu is still Kubu. Implacable, inclined towards the cerebral end of detecting, Kubu is patient, careful and painstaking. But in DEATH OF THE MANTIS he also does something unexpected, something dangerously close to a major mistake,
As befits a continent the size of Africa, the range of crime fiction coming out there is widening, it seems, every day. DEATH OF THE MANTIS is a police procedural, with a distinct African feeling to the action, and whilst there are plenty of deaths and mayhem they aren't extremely violent, nor could you ever say they are on the cosier side. Perhaps the better definition is personality driven, police procedurals, with a real feeling of life in Botswana and highlighting of real, and important issues. Hence I found the window into the life of the Bushmen most rewarding. The similarities between much of their culture and our own local Aboriginal cultures was enlightening, and it was saddening to see the same sorts of insensibility and disregard in the other cultures of both countries.
Delivered with a touch of gentle wit and a personality that seems to fit perfectly in a hippopotamus of a man, Bengu feels intrinsically part of the landscape. The crimes that the authors work into their books come from that landscape, as do the investigations and the solutions. Botswana is as much a part of these stories, as is Bengu's family, his friends, colleagues and in the case of DEATH OF THE MANTIS the Bushmen, the victim's, and the motivation for these crimes which all seem to just be perfectly of the place that they come from. It will be interesting to see how fans of the series react to this book, but it would be even better to see new readers immerse themselves in Bengu's Botswana.
(All the books come with a glossary and a pronunciation guide for readers who like to know the details of what they are reading about).
When a beautiful young woman is found murdered on Cape Town's Seapoint promenade, police profiler Dr Clare Hart is drawn into the web of a brutal serial killer. As more bodies are discovered, Clare is forced to revisit memories of the horrific rape of her twin sister and the gang ties that bind the city's crime rings. Are the murders really linked to human trafficking, or is the killer just playing sick games with her?
Margie Orford lists, among many other activities, that she does Advocacy work for a Rape Crisis group in South Africa, so it's not very surprising LIKE CLOCKWORK looks very closely at the horrific consequences of rape and extreme violence against women. Because of that there's nothing particularly easy about reading this book, but it definitely fulfils one of my major preferences in crime fiction - which is to inform the reader. No matter how uncomfortable that information can sometimes be.
Dr Clare Hart is a police profiler who lives on Cape Town's Seapoint promenade, so the discovery of a young girl's body at that location has a very close, discomforting feel for her. There's something very brutal about the way that this girl died, and something oddly ritualistic about the way that the body was disposed of. The discovery of more young girls - all very similar in appearance - make for the sobering realisation that there is a serial sex killer in Cape Town. A city that's not unused to violence and, in particular sexual violence, as Clare and her twin sister are all too aware.
One of LIKE CLOCKWORK's strengths is the glimpse that the reader is given of the living victim - in this case Clare's sister and a young victim of gang rape and violence that Clare steps in to save. The other strength is the strong characters. Clare Hart is an interesting woman - dour, somewhat humourless, more than a little obsessive, she's working on a documentary set in Africa, but she also freelances as a police profiler (although there's not a lot of detail as to how she got that job or what her background is). The main police character - Riedwaan Faizal has enough twists on the standard scruffy, lone wolf policeman to make him just that little bit unexpected. He's a Muslim, alcoholic, dissolute, and a loner. Clare and Riedwaan share a good working relationship (which seems to be about the only one that they each have), as well as a somewhat uninspiring sexual relationship. As unappealing as they both would seem, they were both great characters - real, imperfect and quite human. There is, however, some sort of backstory between these two which was hinted at, but not really fleshed out in this book. But it is Clare and Riedwaan who carry the interest in the book, supported well by a cast of supporting characters including the state pathologist; the nasty brother of one of the victim's and the refugee chef's assistant in a sushi restaurant. As does the glimpses of Cape Town. A beautiful place, with seafront views and a comfortable lifestyle, where a dangerous killer is disposing of his victims. A modern city entertainment area, full of trendy bars and partying people, side by side with sexual exploitation and sleaze.
The weaker side of the book is the plot, which is a little disjointed. Perhaps the author has understandably tried to build in as many examples of the violence and exploitation experienced by women in particular. There's absolutely no doubt that these women's stories (including that of Clare's sister) are told gently and respectfully - there's no voyeuristic or sensationalist descriptions of appalling violence here, but, whilst that is happening the focus (and tension) of a serial killer stalking young women dissipates. Which leads to a final flurry of activity to expose him and save a young girl before it's too late.
Despite those plot inconsistencies, LIKE CLOCKWORK really gives the reader a feeling for Clare and Riedwaan's Cape Town - from it's physical beauty through to the gang violence that plagues the society. It also gives the reader glimpses into the diverse society that exists in South Africa. It certainly tempted me enough to order other books by this author.
After two years' absence, Detective Harry Mason has rejoined the South African Police Service, but is now moved to the Serious and Violent Crimes unit.
DEAD-END ROAD is third novel Detective Harry Mason novel from South African author Richard Kunzmann - the earlier books are BLOODY HARVESTS and SALAMANDER COTTON. It was the first of this series that I've read, and I'm not sure that was necessarily a wise move.
It's been a couple of years since Harry's last outing and since then he has joined the elite Serious and Violent Crimes unit. They have been assigned to the investigation of the slaying of a minor politician and his family in a township west of Johannesburg. Unsolvable, until a tip sends the unit in pursuit of a vigilante group known as the Guardians headed by two notoriously violent brothers. Things get personally bad for Harry when he is shot during a dawn raid on a remote village in pursuit of the gang.
Part of the reason I picked up this book out of order was for a group read on a discussion list, and one of the participants in that discussion had read the earlier books - which was just as well, as this book didn't seem to work as a stand-alone. Harry, I'm told is a great central character, but as he was shot very early on in this book and didn't really make much of a return appearance he was very hard to assess. Perhaps it was this act that made the book seem to lack purpose or a single focus, but for much of the action I had absolutely and utterly no idea what was going on, who was who and what the whole point was. I actually had to read the blurb to remind myself what this investigation was supposedly all about as cameo appearances from a range of characters who appeared to have no context whatsoever kept coming and going and my grip on the whole thing got fuzzier and fuzzier.
Luckily I've now got the 2 earlier books in the series so I'll pick them up when I get a chance and see if the problem was just this book (which I suspect may have been the case). And the problem with this book could very well have been me - perhaps I wasn't working hard enough, having said that, I'm not sure I want to raise a sweat just to read a book.
How can a man die twice? That's the question facing Detective 'Kubu' Bengu when a mutilated body is found at a tourist camp in northern Botswana. The corpse of Goodluck Tinubu displays the classic signs of a revenge killing. But when his fingerprints are analysed Kubu makes a shocking discovery: Tinubu is already dead. He was slain in the Rhodesian war thirty years ago.
There's something in the water (or maybe it's in the dust) in Africa at the moment. Whilst there has been a slowly increasing number of crime or mystery books set in Africa, there's now an increasing number written by African authors appearing for our enjoyment. Michael Stanley (the South African duo of long-time friends Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip), have now released their second book - A DEADLY TRADE (aka The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu), follow up to the very well received debut book - A CARRION DEATH.
Wrapped up in the well devised plot of a solid police procedural, A DEADLY TRADE is very much a novel of Africa. The setting for the crime obviously helps - a tourist bush camp, made up of tents, set on the banks of crocodile and hippo infested waters. The characters fit so well into that setting - Detective 'Kubu' Bengu the central investigator (Kubu means hippopotamus in Setswana) and Detective Sergeant Joseph 'Tatwa' Mooka (Tatwa - Giraffe in the same language) are the main investigation team, working to solve the disappearance of one man and the killing of two others at the camp. The brutal death of Tinubu is the most baffling of the killings - despite having been declared dead many years ago during the Rhodesian war, he seems to have subsequently lead a blameless and quiet life as a much respected teacher in Botswana. The other two elements that firmly set this book in Africa are the terminology, and a quintessential use of pacing. Whilst the general pace of the book is rapidfire, and the investigation moves constantly forward, there is a wonderful feeling of slowing, of consideration, of reflection whenever Kubu appears in the narrative. There's something about the writing of this character that imparts a feeling of consideration, intelligence and thoughtfulness, a large man physically, Kubu doesn't rush around no matter how hectic an investigation gets. He thinks, he ponders, he eats (very well). Connections have to be drawn between Kubu and Hercule Poroit in the way that they both approach an investigation, Montalbano in the way that they both approach the next meal. Kubu has a family though, and when his beloved wife Joy and sister-in-law Patience are threatened as a result of this investigation, the reader sees a little more than his size as a link to his nickname. Kubu enraged must be a sobering sight!
There is another level to A DEADLY TRADE and that is the glimpses into the ongoing effects of the Rhodesian War, the current day problems in Zimbabwe and the complicated relationship between that country, and the surrounding nations. There are also touches of the problems that beset all nations - drugs, violence and organised crime. The fallout from the Rhodesian War is something that greatly impacts on A DEADLY TRADE, and in the way of all very good story tellers, the implications of that are spelt out in the book without it being a lesson, rather it's a revelation.
A DEADLY TRADE (as with the first book A CARRION DEATH) is just simply good crime fiction. The crime occurs within a social situation and in a social reality that impacts on the actions of everyone. Small events in the past don't necessarily go unforgotten, and brutality often engenders brutality. Adding an African situation to that scenario adds a new twist to the events, at the same time that it shows that human reactions are human reactions, the world over.
Incidentally - there is a cast of characters at the front of the book to help if the unfamiliar names are phasing the reader, and a Glossary at the back which can help with understanding of some of the terminology. As part two in a series of books, it's often best if you've read the earlier book - so that you have a background to all the characters. Having said that, it would be possible to pick up A DEADLY TRADE and start - but that's no reason why you shouldn't also seek out A CARRION DEATH.


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Do you think every children's book illustrator need to be computer-literate nowadays? If yes, what basics should they know in today's market?
Melanie Hope Greenberg: By the way, both the owner and a chef at Superfine appear in the above image (#6). Superfine is the award winning restaurant, gallery and performance space in the DUMBO neighborhood, in Brooklyn. The Superfine Dinettes star in my book.
Interview with owner, Tanya Rynd (the blue mermaid):
Julia Zaychenko: ^_^!!!!!! Super awesome, Melanie!!!! Lovely to be of inspiration to you, and cheers to many more amazing projects integrating life and art to come! xo!
Melanie Hope Greenberg: @ Julia: Thanks forever!
@ Everyone: It's vital to have email. It's an important online tool. Many job offers come in emails and I also get phone calls. I have a website that is a static billboard for my books, art, author visits. The website also connects to my blog. I really enjoy the blog format. I can control the context, and blogs are fluid and in real time. I can keep everyone up to date.
However, art directors are swamped with images. I believe an illustration printed on a postcard can be tacked onto an art director's wall. It's a reminder that you are looking for work. Digital files go by so fast. Using both channels doubles the chances.
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My website: http://www.melaniehopegreenberg.com/
My Blog is called Mermaids on Parade: http://mermaidsonparade.blogspot.com/
Erin Taylor: I remember the conference in Omaha a few years back that you were at and your editor Tim Travaglini (hope I spelled that right) told all the illustrators that they needed a website, because if he liked our work he wanted to be able to look at more right away instead of mailing back a request and then waiting another few weeks.
I don't know if all editors work that way but it made a lot of sense to me and I ran home and found someone to put together a simple site. I never send samples via email either, though — I think it shows I made a personal effort, to get a nicely printed postcard that I put a stamp on and hand-addressed, and I didn't just send out a mass email to every editor and art director in the business.
MHG: Erin, so that is how we met, in Omaha! I loved that conference! I send both emails and snail mail postcards. However, email images are sent only after I have met that editor/AD in person and have gotten their permission to send.
This is not a one size fits all business. Each editor/ AD has their own personal preference. It's always better to ask for what they want, make notes and follow through.
Erin Taylor: Yes, that was fun! I have only attended two of the SCBWI-NE conferences because they usually don't have anything for illustrators. I get the Children's Writer's/Illustrators Market book every year and use a highlighter and a pen for notes next to the guidelines for publishers I'm interested in and also check their websites.
I did send an email w/ art attached to an agent because they requested it that way, but most of them want some other form of contact initially. How often do you update your website? Do you do that yourself of have a web design person do it for you?
MHG: I do not change the website often because I need to pay a webmaster. However, I use my blog as an extension of the website so that I can control it on my own anytime I wish and it's free.
Erin Taylor: I had my old website taken down last year and hired someone new to make a new one. He did a horrible job, found out he was not really a professional web designer and was using a program from 1996. I was referred to another person in Arizona who said what I was wanting was simple and he could do it for me easily. I gave up after multiple times calling/emailing to get it finished. Now I have been waiting for another designer, a woman I knew in Atlanta, and it's been two months. I've had addressed postcards with my site name sitting in my studio for several months and no site. That's why I was wondering if you learned to do some of it yourself or had someone to do it for you.
MHG: I suggest this politely 😉 Dump the website idea and do a blog where you can feature your art and all your info. Stop waiting. Get a Google ID and use their Blogger template. I am a techno-peasant but intuitive enough to design Blogger on my own. You'll be great:) Send people to your blog every time you post 😉
Erin Taylor: I do have a blog, so when I give my card to people I tell them that they can view my newest art on there. The thing with the blogspot is if I want to show an editor/AD my best pieces they have to scroll through everything, there's no way to do a portfolio with that site.
I have a lot invested in business cards/postcards/etc. with the name of a website that isn't there. So I'll have to toss all of it and start over- but I am frustrated enough with designers that aren't following through that I want to do it myself. I will check out Google ID and their blogger template. Glad you say it's easy enough to figure out because I am also a "techno-peasant." 🙂 Thanks!
MHG: On my blog I've created links on the sidebar to take me to the postings that I want others to see. Tag all your art postings together, then announce it with a link on the sidebar and send that link to your art directors. Best of Luck.
Erin Taylor: Oh, great idea! 🙂
Joan Hansen: Another idea might be to take a web design class at a junior college. I did that and learned Dreamweaver, so when I need to update my website, I don't have to hire someone to do it.
Erin Taylor: That's a good idea. I actually have been trying to find a class like that. The community college in my town does not offer anything to non full-time students. The same thing in Omaha (nearest big city.) It would be nice if I could find a designer to come to my home and give me a few classes one on one.
Joy Chu: @ Erin: You might approach your community college teachers and see if they offer private tutoring. One of my former students — she teaches Photoshop, Illustrator, and Indesign at two colleges here in San Diego — teaches at an hourly rate (two hour minimum; 3 hour minimum if more than 25 miles away).
If you have your questions ready alongside a real project, it's probably the optimal way to learn. And it would be on YOUR computer!
Erin Taylor: Hi Joy, That is a very good idea, thank you! 🙂 I have created all the pieces for my website myself in Photoshop, I just don't understand how the coding works and putting it all together. I think it would be a good investment to learn these things so that in the future I could make all changes and updates myself and not have to rely on a designer.
Joy Chu: Take plenty of notes as your tutor demos the steps you need to execute. There will be a sequence, and you must echo them. It will seem oh so easy when you watch. But you'll forget it all after the tutor leaves your place, if you don't practice, practice, practice. It's like piano lessons! If you don't use it, you'll lose it. . . . FAST.
Carmina Caballes: Look into MAT 125 at MiraCosta College, this beginning web design class is offered online so you can take it from afar. http://www.miracosta.edu/ Register early because the online classes fill up. Next semester starts in January.
Photoshop will make a web gallery for you. If you could figure out how to place it into a public folder available on the web, then you'll have at least a gallery you can link to from your blog. In Photoshop, view File> Automate> Web Photo Gallery. I think in the newest version of Photoshop, you have to do it through the Bridge application. Just look up "Automate" in the help section.
Joy Chu: Carmina shared a terrific tip! The Web Photo Gallery feature within Photoshop will generate an instant portfolio website for you. Simply fill one folder with your images — they should all be sharp & bright jpegs, RGB format, aprox 80 kb maximum file size (the smaller the better) for best results. Then go to the 'Automate' feature of Photoshop, and follow the prompts that request filling in all your contact information for your prospective customers.
JC: @ Erin: If you have a friend who has Photoshop, perhaps you can swap favors. @ Carmina: Hi! Were your ears burning? 🙂 Great tip about Miracosta's on-line classes too. I've taken a few of them, and they are excellent.
JC : @ Erin: Reread earlier posts. If you already have Photoshop, I'd try out Carmina's suggestion.
Denise Hilton Campbell: Wish I'd been in on this from the beginning. It doesn't take much to learn how to do your own web page. There are more and more do-it-yourself web design sites out there that are featuring more sophisticated templates. It's a good place to start, in my opinion, until you learn the ropes.
There are also some free online tutorials to learn code and designing web pages. It does take a little time but it's worth it. You can also change it or keep refining it as you go. It's kind of addictive, actually. I agree with Carmina and Joy that Photoshop is the best place to start if you have a newer version. I'm developing a blog too and I'm finding I almost like it better than a website.
Erin Taylor: Thank you everyone for all of the great ideas on how I can get a simple site up for my portfolio! I checked on my Photoshop, and saw the web gallery option in the drop down list. My version of the program is about five years old (ancient in computer years!) so hopefully it would still work okay. And I will definitely check out those online classes, this is something I have wanted to learn to do for a while now.
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First Lady Michelle Obama stole the spotlight at the inaugural festivities this week as a sartorial knockout. Sporting a sleek new hairstyle, she proved with every outfit she is as much a style icon as her notably fashionable predecessors Jacqueline Kennedy and Nancy Reagan.
At the Commander in Chief ball, Obama danced the night away in a red velvet chiffon halter gown by Jason Wu, who also designed the feathery white creation she wore during her husband's first inauguration.
For the formal swearing-in ceremony, Obama wore a navy jacquard coat by Thom Browne with a jeweled J. Crew belt, black Reed Krakoff boots and purple gloves. The look was simple yet refined, with just the right punches of color and texture.
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SW developers that run test automation and monitoring on their applications
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Here is the first screen after you insert your dates.
Wow! $368.60 one way. Looks good, right?
Oh, but what's this (arrow)? The total price is $901.60? They apparently did not have a smaller font for the total price figure.
So you click on that number and here's what you see.
Whoop-de-damn-do, the base fare includes US tax. But what on earth are all the other charges? The "International Surcharge" is a mere $470.00. In medicine, this is called "unbundling."
I wish doctors could charge like this. Of course, we can't because our fees are heavily regulated and discounted by the government and other third party payers while expenses steadily rise.
But I can dream. Here is a sample bill.
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"I wish him the best and I'm honored he wants to wear No. 42," said Chilton, whose 42 is the only retired number in ETSU's program history. "I hope he always considers that the number doesn't make the player, but the player makes the number. A lot of hard work and effort went into that number during my time there, but ETSU gave a lot back to me and I wouldn't be where I am today without that university, so I'm happy to allow the number to be worn again."
ETSU head coach Murry Bartow said he was appreciative Chilton would allow the number to come out of retirement, and he reiterated that the number will go back into retirement two years from now.
"Tom Chilton was one of the finest players to ever wear an ETSU uniform, and his willingness to allow Kevin to wear the number shows he is still proud to be a part of our program's tradition," Bartow said. "It's our expectation that Kevin understand the importance of the number and the responsibility that goes with wearing it."
Tiggs, the 2007 National Junior College Division II Player of the Year, said he certainly understood the history behind the number.
"Mr. Chilton was and is a legend here, so wearing his number comes with a great deal of responsibility," Tiggs said. "I just want to play in a way that would make him proud."
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Flying Around The Curve
LJ Corliss 11/29/2003 2:10:45 AMOh wild, love the light trails and exposure. Nice one Ron :) #77738
Ronald Balthazor 11/29/2003 3:54:22 AMThanks, LJ. I appreciate the feedback. #282818
Joy Brown 11/29/2003 4:07:25 AMAwesome job, Ron! I agree with LJ, the light trails and lighting are great! #282826
GARY L. ROHRBAUGH 11/29/2003 4:47:51 AMGreat capture Ron! #282850
Ronald Balthazor 11/29/2003 5:32:42 AMThank you very much, Joy and Gary. #282873
David H. Clukey 11/29/2003 10:01:54 AMThe lighting is great, Ron, but what I really like is the composition. Has great movement and perspective. Nice job! #283244
Carol Brill 11/29/2003 12:51:39 PMVery cool image, Ron, terrific exposure and deep colors combined with a great sense of motion! #283372
Ronald Balthazor 11/29/2003 6:11:00 PMThank you very much, David and Carol. #283555
Kathleen Clemons 12/19/2003 3:05:06 PMCongrats on all of your fine finalist wins, Ron! :) #299073
Ronald Balthazor 12/19/2003 4:31:06 PMThanks, Kathleen, and congratulations to you as well. #299468
Lori Ditlefsen 12/19/2003 5:35:39 PMCongrats Ron! #299610
Ronald Balthazor 12/19/2003 5:49:19 PMThanks, Lori. #299657
Carol Brill 12/19/2003 8:12:25 PMRon, congratulations on getting to finals with this 'racy' image, best of luck to you! #299858
Evy Johansen 12/19/2003 9:42:30 PMWow - what a beautiful image, Ron! Many congratulations! #300036
Ronald Balthazor 12/20/2003 1:51:01 AMThank you very much, Carol and Evy. #300383
Colette M. Metcalf 12/20/2003 4:29:21 AMCongrats to you, Ron!! #300492
GARY L. ROHRBAUGH 12/20/2003 4:30:39 AMCongrats Ron! #300497
Donna J. Eaton 12/20/2003 4:50:04 AMExecellent shot. The exposure is perfect as well as your perspective! Many congrats to you! #300534
Sherrie H. Penny 12/20/2003 6:20:20 AMRon, nice capture...Happy Holidays #300769
Sharon E. Lowe 12/20/2003 6:37:13 AMCongrats Ron! Happy Holidays to you as well! #300837
Cathy Barrows 12/20/2003 7:42:04 AMCongrats...cool shot #301055
Patrick Campbell 12/20/2003 8:13:54 AMCongrats Ronald! Excellent. Looks like a Southwest U.S. desert scene. Has kind of an X Files feel to it! Happy Holidays! #301164
Ronald Balthazor 12/20/2003 8:37:44 AMThank you very much, Colette, Gary, Donna, Sherry, Sharon, Cathy and Patrick.
Adam T. Cowart 12/20/2003 12:19:01 PMI agree with all...congrats! Hope you took some great shots of the aliens too. #301740
Brenda W. LaFleur 12/20/2003 12:43:44 PMRon, I missed this one first time around. It's a beauty! Congrat on this and your other winning images! Way to go!! #301771
Ronald Balthazor 12/20/2003 1:29:18 PMThank you very much, Brenda and Adam. Adam, all of my shots are alien. #301838
Jean Papo 12/20/2003 5:12:34 PMCongratulations, Ronald! Great shot! #301942
Patrick Campbell 12/20/2003 7:03:31 PMRonald, I always thought Las Vegas attracted a lot of wierd people! Guess I had no idea! :-) #302002
Ronald Balthazor 12/21/2003 3:40:02 AMPatrick, your assumptions are correct. Of course, I'll keep your comments from my wife and mother-in-law. #302412
Julie L. Curiel 12/21/2003 6:40:20 AMWonderful image Ron. Love the movement. Congrats! #302600
Patrick Campbell 12/21/2003 7:11:23 AMSure Ron, mum's the word! :-) #302722
Ronald Balthazor 12/21/2003 5:06:05 PMThanks very much, Julie. Good luck in the finals.
Patrick Campbell 12/21/2003 10:14:29 PMRon, how 'bout, "trust me, I'm a doctor!" Nah. I wouldn't either. Good decision. Actually I am a doctor, but I also just happened to be born on March 17th. :-) #303369
Tamera S. Phillips 6/23/2006 5:48:50 PMHave you thought about re-entering this shot in for this month's theme? I think it's a wonderful shot of motion! #2942442
Rodney Singzon 7/29/2008 6:50:12 PMRonald this is very nice!! simple lines makes it a powerful picture.. #6247139
Ronald Balthazor 7/30/2008 1:47:49 AMThanks for the kind words, Rodney. #6248119
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It's late October and I'm having a tough time giving up my warm weather habits… I'm resisting the impending cold weather as long as I can. Even if it is a bone chilling 32 degrees outside, I still prefer to order my latte over ice early in the morning on my way to work. I know that once I start to order it piping hot, I'm going to be drinking it that way until the warm weather arrives again in the spring. I look at it this way, we still have at least another week of glorious warm weather here in Southern Oregon and I am going to take advantage of it. That means getting outdoors and enjoying the bright sunshine while it is still here.
While preparing my Smoked Salmon Dip for an appetizer for a dinner party later this evening, I spied some cedar waxwings in one of the trees outside my kitchen window. I immediately stopped what I was doing and grabbed my camera. Cedar waxwings are sleek crested medium sized birds that frequent my neighborhood in the fall of the year. They arrive in large noisy flocks to eat the fruit off of the flowering crab apple tree in the back of the yard. Cedar waxwings are distinctive for they look like little bandits with dark black masks streaked across their faces.
Another way of identifying a cedar waxwing is by the glossy dark grey wing feathers and bright yellow tip on its tail. Cedar waxwings are similar to Bohemian waxwings but are smaller in size.
A pair of cedar waxwings deciding on which juicy berry they are going to pick first. The one on top of the photo is a juvenile. You can tell by the lightly mottled brown feathers on its breast and back. By next spring its plumage will look like the mature adult perched on the branch below.
Cedar waxwings are without a doubt, greedy little birds. They are in the trees as soon as the sun comes up in the morning, and they stay throughout the day, gobbling up as much fruit as they can fit into their bellies. It's amazing to see how many berries one single bird will gulp down. Within a few short weeks all of the fruit will be stripped from the trees. Regardless of what the calendar says, that in my mind, officially marks the end of the warm summer months…
After snapping a few photos of the cedar waxwings, I resumed preparing my Smoked Salmon Dip. My Smoked Salmon Dip is light, flavorful and easy to make. It's made with good quality smoked Oregon Chinook salmon, fluffy cream cheese, light sour cream, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, fresh squeezed lemon juice, hot sauce, salt and pepper. My Smoked Salmon Dip tastes amazing on crackers, toasts, chips and even fresh vegetables. Enjoy! Tessa
- 6 ounces smoked salmon
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 cup light sour cream
- 1 tsp horseradish
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- a few dashes hot sauce (optional)
- salt to taste
- garnish with bits of smoked salmon or fresh snipped herbs
Begin by placing the cream cheese, sour cream, horseradish, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper and hot sauce in a medium sized bowl. Using a hand mixer, whip the cream cheese mixture until it is light and fluffy. Be sure to use a spatula to scrape the sides of the bowl to make sure that the mixture is well incorporated. Break apart the smoked salmon into smaller pieces removing the skin or any bones. Add smoked salmon to the cream cheese mixture and blend well. Taste and correct your seasonings. Keep chilled. Place in a dish and serve. Garnish with bits of smoked salmon and herbs. Makes approximately two cups.


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Supple tires with relatively thin tread greatly contribute to the joys of cycling. They roll much faster and are more comfortable. However, they also tend to be more prone to punctures. On the other hand, "flat-resistant" tires are harsh and slow. The more puncture-proof tires get, the less fun they are to ride. Worst are airless tires, which bring us back to the era before pneumatic tires, when the machines were called "boneshakers," and not without a reason.
What if one could have everything: the speed and comfort of supple tires, but without worrying about punctures? That is the promise of tire wipers (often also called "Tire Savers"). The tire wiper's thin wire rubs lightly on the tire, brushing off any debris the tires pick up before sharp objects gets hammered through the tread and puncture the tube. Above you see three different models. In the foreground is a Pelissier model from the 1950s, with a small spring hidden inside the bulge, while the other two are more modern and use surgical tubing as springs that push the wire onto the tire.
In the days when professional racers had to change their own tires rather than receive a new wheel from a support car, their bikes were equipped with tire wipers. You have seen the photos of racers with tubular tires slung around their shoulders… The Rebour drawing above shows Hugo Koblet's bike, on which he won the 1951 Tour de France. Not only does he use tire wipers, he also has a pressurized air "gonfleur" and a pump. Clearly, he did not want to lose the Tour due to spending too much time repairing a flat tire. The only thing worse than a flat would have been to ride on puncture-proof tires…
I raced with tire wipers for years, after flat tires had cost me all hopes of winning in several races. In amateur racing, a puncture usually means that you are off the back – without a strong team, it is almost impossible to chase back up to the peloton even if you get a quick spare from the "neutral support." Once I started using tire wipers, I did not have a single flat in those races, despite using fragile hand-made tubular tires.
To test whether tire wipers truly are effective, I installed one on the rear wheel of my Alex Singer. I left the front tire unprotected to offer a comparison. I used supple Grand Bois Cyprès 700C x 32 mm tires to maximize my chances of getting punctures. Would I get more flat tires on the front than the rear now?
After one year of testing, here are the results:
- Distance: 4482 km (2801 miles)
- Flats front wheel: 0
- Flats rear wheel: 1
I rode this bike close to 3000 miles over the last year, much of it during the winter on gritted roads, and I only had one flat tire. That flat was on the rear. Before we conclude that tire wipers don't make a difference, I realized that the wiper had become dislodged and no longer was wiping on the tire. I also noticed that my tire was getting very thin, and I replaced the tire when I got home. Would the tire wiper have prevented that flat if it had actually been wiping the tire? We'll never know.
The simple truth is that flat tires are too rare and too random to obtain good data, even during a year's worth of riding. While the tire wiper was installed correctly, I had no flats on the rear. I also didn't have any flats on the front, without a tire wiper.
After a year, the tire wiper is almost worn out. The wire, which originally was round, has been ground to a thin sliver. I probably won't replace it: When riding out of the saddle, the rear wheel flexes and the tire wiper makes a slightly annoying sound. I just don't get enough flat tires…
Of course, just last weekend, I did have a flat on my other bike – the first one in more than 3000 km (2000 miles) since I got my new bike. I picked up a long piece of steel wire (from a disintegrated truck tire), probably while riding along the debris-strewn shoulder of a busy highway. Half a mile after leaving the highway, my tire started going soft as the wire was hammered into the tube. This is a puncture that the tire wiper actually might have prevented. As it was, it took me about 4 minutes to change the tube and remove the wire. (Fortunately, it was easy to find.) Then I was back on my way.
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Two players, A and B, are going to play a game. A perfect logician explains the terms:
I have several envelopes containing different amounts of money. I will randomly pick one of them, see the amount that it contains and will give it closed to player A. Then I toss a coin and if I get tails, I will get an empty envelope and put half the amount of player's A envelope, while if I get heads, will put double. I will then give this envelope (closed) to player B.
Then I will invite each of you privately and ask you to decide whether you will swap envelopes or not. If you both agree in swapping, you will do so, otherwise you will keep your initial envelopes.
A and B agree with the procedure and then A asks B to reveal his amount, so that they get an idea on what to propose to the logician. They both see that B has $100. Right afterwards, each of them must meet the logician in private to announce their decision. Which decision ensures the biggest expected gain for players A and B separately? Explain your answer.
Swapping maximizes expected gain for player A and minimizes it for B.
(Left as an exercise for the reader.)
For any amount M that A receives, there's 50%-50% probability that B gets either 2M or M/2, so on average A would gain from swapping and by symmetry B would lose. But what if we apply the same logic starting from B? How does the reference to B's amount ($100) change our reasoning?
Well, B could either lose 25 or gain 50 by swapping, so it would be good for him to swap, too.
I think there is a well known paradox concerning this envrlope bussiness.
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The correct answer is the one that muxdemux submitted but I am not sure about the reasoning for B. Why wouldn't he want to swap?
I think swapping provides mutual benefits to both the users. Hypothetically superposition can also be reached under special conditions. Totoring Services
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Has anyone noticed that the copyright dates on the Looney Tunes DVDs don't match the dates in the filmographies?
This title card says 46, but I always thought it was later.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005062/
When I was watching "You Were Never Duckier" it reminded me of some animation in "Pest in The House". The way Daffy swayed his head back and forth and paused his head in profiles before hitting an accent in the dialogue.
The animator here employs some of the same general punctuation techniques that I posted in "You Were Never Duckier".
When Daffy starts walking, the animator works up a rhythm, making Daffy sway left and right.
The walk doesn't seem to be hitting a consistent beat though, which strikes me as odd.
By the time Daffy's feet are out of frame, the walk gets really erratic. It looks like the animator is just animating totally to the dialogue and putting steps wherever they fit in the rhythm of Mel's acting.
Daffy antics during a pause in the dialogue by turning his head to the side and then...
"Blow!" Hits the accent
A bunch of quick little steps at the end.
Straight Ahead Acting To The Voice Trackhttp://cartoonthrills.org/blog/Jones/47Pest/Daffyact2.mov
This scene had to be influenced by Scribner's animation in "The Great Piggy Bank Robbery".
The animator here goes into a more straight-ahead approach (although there are some inbetweens) and just draws wacky poses and expressions to match the voice track.
He still uses the antic with a profile and swaying back and forth.
When I watch the scene closely I start to think maybe the two approaches are fighting each other. It would be hard to control and continual rhythm of swaying back and forth, while at the same time being inspired to draw something custom for each inflection in Mel's great acting.
I think it works great though.
He hits some of the accents by moving the head down in between the swaying left and right.
It's a loose swaying pattern, but made organic by not following a perfect mechanical timing and posing.
If you follow his cartoons chronologically, it seems that way.His early to mid forties have the loosest animation of his career. Some of his animators drew a lot of their own poses and fitted them between Chuck's layout keys. By 1948, when Jones hit his entertainment stride and was doing his funniest cartoons, the animation was still good but much more tightly controlled to hit Jones' poses.
PHIL MONROEhttp://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2007/12/acting-head-motion-to-punctuate.html
By the way, Greg Duffel solved the mystery for me of who animated the scenes I posted in "Duckier".
Hi John: Sorry I'm so late in getting back to you. I haven't checked this email address in a long time. The animator of that scene (and I'm sure someone has already told you) was Phil Monroe.
I believe that Monroe was first with Tashlin, then Freleng and then with Jones until the early '50's when he took a job with Leo Burnett ad agency and developed the more cartoony Kellogg's animated characters like Tony the Tiger and Snap, Crackle, Pop etc. etc for tv commercials.
He hired lots of Warner Brothers animators and studios to make the commercials.
He came back to Warners in the latter days to direct some of the last Warner cartoons in the 1964 period after they fired Chuck. He did the final Sheepdog and Wolf cartoon as well as a Bugs and Daffy opus set in the far north.
Chuck brought Phil in to direct the Chipmunks TV special in the late '70's after Chuck had redesigned the Chipmunks for Bagdasarian.
Phil served as an animator for Chuck on the "Return of the 24th and a half century" debacle as well as some new Roadrunner material released with it.
I've even seen some footage of Phil talking about animation in a Chuck Jones documentary filmed in the 1979 or so.


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Across the ocean, they refer to televisions as 'tellies', french fries as 'chips', and cell phones as 'mobiles'. Different words for different folks I guess, but it intrigues me that in the third example, we in North America employ a term that describes what the object is while they utilize one that approximates what the device does or is capable of doing. A similar dichotomy exists between my 'workplaces' pictured above; seemingly oceans apart, one represents (for me) a space in which significant attention is paid to the present interaction–the 'experience' we endeavour to create for our customers–while the other looks ahead to the untold lives we diligently equip students to navigate. I've enjoyed tremendous success in the retail environment, but admittedly, it's liberating to finally be mobile–investing energy and passion where I am certain it will have enduring value!
The fact remains, a dozen years is more than a third of my life thus far, and consequently, a period of time worth reviewing as I take this pivotal leap forward.
My career at Rogers Communications Inc. began around the dinner table one evening when my mother mentioned that she was in a Rogers Video store paying her bill that afternoon and had heard a clerk mention that they were 'short-staffed'. I ran down after dinner with a resume and was hired a few days later. A truly unremarkable story, variations of which are likely to be told by many teenagers in search of part-time work. I was 19 years old, halfway through my first year of a B.A. at the University of Waterloo, and it was February of 2000.
Today, I worked my final shift as a 'Sales Associate' for the Rogers Plus chain. On Tuesday morning, I will begin teaching at Galt Collegiate Institute in Cambridge, Ontario. Many of my students will be working tirelessly to earn coveted positions in the university programs of their choosing, and I am determined to give their education my full attention. From where I stand, this transition is definitely a remarkable one, and despite my burgeoning excitement to greet my new students, it seems fitting to mark and reflect upon the end of an era.
As I look back at the 12+ years since my telecommunications career began, I am utterly amazed–not only at the changes in communications technology that I have witnessed and to which I have adapted, but at the life changes that have coincided. I never expected to still be working for the company at age 32, married, with 2 children; I couldn't even envision these days back in 2000, but the way I see it now, there were a few forces at work that fuelled and prolonged what has proven to be an incredibly rewarding working relationship:
When I worked my first shift at Rogers, we stocked about 17 titles on a 'new' format called DVD. (That's 17 more than we stock today!) The other 5,000+ looked like this picture. I remember purchasing a DVD-ROM drive for my computer with some of my initial earnings from Rogers and buying my first DVD, "Eyes Wide Shut". I was (and still am) a HUGE Kubrick fan, and had weirded out my new girlfriend the previous summer by dragging her to the theatre to see it. (She mustn't have been scarred too deeply because she agreed to marry me 7+ years ago!)
Though I spent the majority of my time selling cable television and high-speed internet services at that time, even working in a centre within a video store was a dream come true! Movies were such an influential force in my life, and the thought that I might be paid to discuss them daily with co-workers and strangers was simply too good to be true. (Thankfully, those film discussions/debates didn't end, even as we sold off the last of our Bluray discs this spring.) In many ways, I mourn the death of the video rental business because I think that discussing movies with total strangers, even if they have wildly different tastes than we do, is a ritual that will be sorely missed in our society. How many places can you go where it's appropriate to strike up conversations with random people merely because you saw their hand reaching for a particular product? "You have got to try that yogourt!" probably won't spark the appreciation and follow-up conversation that ensues when you point out a hidden gem to to a fellow patron in search of that perfect popcorn flick on a Friday night. Netflix and iTunes and On-Demand services offer wonderful new ways to consume entertainment choices, but at the cost of treasured social interactions? I hope not.
Without a doubt, I had the best part-time job of any university student I knew because I made commissions and worked for a company that offered lucrative incentives! In truth, despite the many weaknesses that detractors will eagerly point out, Rogers has proven time and again to be quite generous to its employees. I have literally lost count of the cell phones, televisions, iPods, tickets to sporting events, gift cards, cameras, and endless other gadgets that I have collected over the years in addition to a healthy paycheque. I mean not to brag about anything but the company that doled out these goodies. I merely encouraged our customers to try out our new digital cable service (requiring a box with a surface area roughly equivalent to that of a picnic table!) or our blisteringly fast 5mbps hi-speed internet service, and I was repeatedly rewarded handsomely for my efforts. (Check out the heatsink on that modem!) When Rogers shifted its focus toward the sales of cellular products under the 'Rogers AT&T' brand, my addiction to sales took off and I never really looked back!
Most of my friends worked jobs where they knew exactly how much money they would make from a Saturday shift before they even left for work in the morning. They poured coffee, or set up banquet halls, or folded jeans for a pre-determined hourly wage. Conversely, I could push myself to work faster, engage more customers, and present complicated products and services in ways that made them easy to digest, and my paycheque would increase in proportion to the effort I exerted. I jumped at every opportunity thrown my way and took pride in my sales results.
In 2005, upon completion of my grad studies, my then-fiancee and I decided that in the absence of a clear career path, Rogers would be an excellent place to work full-time while we prepared for our upcoming wedding and adjusted to the responsibilities of married life. Blessed with a strict but inspirational manager who joined us at this crucial juncture, I embraced the idea that though a sales position was not my calling–was not what I had sweated through grad school to spend my life doing–I would pursue excellence in my workplace and my attitude and competitive spirit would enable me to push myself (and oftentimes my co-workers!) to new heights. I was reminded of the importance of 'attitude' many times throughout the 5.5 years that followed. I passed up several job opportunities that felt like compromises, and occasionally questioned whether I was moving forward or backward, while I continually reached for the sales crown in our area, our province, our country. Addicted to sales? Not really…but it had certainly become a way of life that was comfortable and afforded a degree of confidence.
My final two years with Rogers have proven to be an exceedingly long exercise in 'letting go'. As I began my year as a Faculty of Education student at the University of Western Ontario, commuting and working long into the night on lesson plans and assignments, I still maintained a position at Rogers. In hindsight, I see that it injected a normalcy into the craziness that characterized that taxing academic year. As I ventured forward into my first year of teaching last fall, getting my feet wet in a profession where job prospects are often difficult to come by, again, I was allowed to continue working for this company. It was as if I was reassured to know I had a 'fallback' if my educational pursuits fell flat.
I mean not to suggest that I stayed with Rogers only because it was convenient or because there was something in it for me. My sentiments lean closer to the original meaning of the term 'familiar', which evokes an intimacy, a friendliness, or a sense of being 'on family-footing'. I was privileged to work alongside one co-worker (who turned out to make a pretty decent manager!) for 12 years. Together, we have weathered many storms loosed on us by the business and everyday circumstances of life. I've been told that I've filled the role of big-brother, confidante, and debate-partner for a host of others. As the perks of the job began to evaporate with my decreasing involvement, one powerful reason to 'stick around' was to continue to dwell among people I genuinely enjoy! I know friendships need not crumble in the face of changes such as these, but as life leads us in different directions, the relationships we have can't help but undergo modification. Hopefully a few of our long-standing traditions will endure.
As my anticipation of the upcoming school year peaks this weekend, it definitely stings a tiny bit to sever a bond that has grown strong over the past 12+ years. I will remember fondly my time with the innovative company that is Rogers Communications. I think our relationship has proven to be mutually beneficial!
There are many unknowns that still plague my venture into the field of education, but of one thing I am certain. When that empty classroom pictured above is filled with inquiring young minds on Tuesday morning, I intend to bring the same dedication and pursuit of excellence to the craft of teaching that has been my practice for the last dozen years. Here's to mobility!
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Southwest (NYSE:LUV) posted a slight decline in September traffic on Friday and said the number of trips flown last month slipped by 4.6%.
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The Dallas-based airline flew 7.8 billion revenue passenger miles (RPM) in September, down 2.1% compared with 7.9 billion in September 2011. Passenger revenue per available seat mile is estimated to have fallen by 2% to 3%.
Available seat miles (ASM) decreased by 1% to 10.1 billion and load factor – a key growth metric that measures how full planes are – slipped to 77% from 77.8%.
Shares of Southwest traded virtually flat Friday morning but were up slightly to $9.12 in recent trade. Its shares have climbed some 6.5% since January.
For the third quarter, Southwest said load factor improved slightly to 82.1% despite a slight drop in RPMs and ASMs.
In July, the airline posted net income of $228 million, which was a 42% increase over the same period in 2011, but said that excluding $45 million of unfavorable charges it would have earned $273 million.


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CAMDEN, N.J. - September 4, 2012 --Authorities have upgraded charges against a South Jersey man accused of assaulting an acquaintance outside a Jimmy Buffett concert in Camden last week. The victim died of his injuries three days after the assault.
The Camden County Prosecutor's Office says 21-year-old Matthew Shields of Westville is now charged with aggravated manslaughter.
He is accused of punching 20-year-old Ryan Coyle of Bellmawr before last Tuesday night's concert at the Susquehanna Bank Center on the shore of the Delaware River.
Authorities say Coyle fell and hit his head on the pavement in the parking lot after being hit from behind. He died Friday night at Cooper Hospital in Camden.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the resignation of White House staff secretary Rob Porter (all times local):
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Spokesman Raj Shah says Trump was not aware of the allegations against former staff secretary Rob Porter until Tuesday.
Shah says Trump was surprised, saddened and disheartened by the news reports and images. Shah says that, "like many of us," Trump "did not see that in Rob Porter."
The spokesman also says members of the White House staff could have done a better job handling the situation over the last few days.
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The White House says former staff secretary Rob Porter was working at the White House under an interim security clearance while his background check was being completed.
Porter is facing allegations of domestic abuse leveled against him by his two ex-wives.
White House spokesman Raj Shah is calling the allegations "upsetting" and "shocking."
Shah says President Donald Trump was not informed about the specifics of Porter's security clearance and has been "saddened" by the whole episode.
Shah says Porter's last day was Wednesday, but Porter came into the office briefly Thursday to clear out his stuff.
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One of President Donald Trump's top White House aides has resigned following allegations of domestic abuse leveled against him by his two ex-wives.
Staff secretary Rob Porter says allegations that became public this week are "outrageous" and "simply false."
Porter's former wives recounted physical, verbal and emotional abuse they say he subjected them to during their marriages.
Porter's first wife, Colbie Holderness, told the DailyMail.com that Porter choked and punched her during the five years they were husband and wife.
Porter's second wife, Jennifer Willoughby, also described for the DailyMail.com how Porter once dragged her naked and wet from the shower to yell at her. She filed a protective order against him.


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Sunday, July 6, 2008
Green Frog
On a hike in Wawayanda State Park, I walked around a vernal puddle in the middle of the path checking for tadpoles only to discover a frog had taken up residence. It did not shy away even though there were many people in the woods. I originally thought it was a Wood Frog, but it did not have the mask, so I have come to the conclusion it is a Green Frog. Look at that ear drum.
There are three things that struck me when I read the description in the field guide. "Males have swollen thumbs." Why thumbs? I guess this one is female, her thumbs look normal. Their voice is like "the twang of a loose banjo string" I have absolutely no idea what that would sound like. Would most people? And, "They seldom scream in alarm when caught." Do other frogs scream in alarm?
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I think the thumbs have something to do with *mating*. As for the screaming...that is possibly one of the strangest sentences ever: "They seldom scream in alarm..." Am I right? I don't know, I've caught many a frog in my day and have NEVER heard one scream in alarm. I'm quite sure that would have ended my frog-catching days permanently. ;)
- July 6, 2008 at 8:54 PM
- Marvin said...
Screaming frogs would certainly be startling.
- July 7, 2008 at 11:30 AM
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Fermented Beancurd Pork Burgers
Got this from my collection.."Hawkers's Fair". Love this sauce and I'll like to share it with you..:)
To prepare the sauce is quite easy. All you got to do is chopped all the ingredients and mix.
Ingredients for sauce:
3 tbsp chopped Garlic
3 tbsp chopped shallots
1 tbsp chopped ginger
5 pcs fermented beancurd, mashed
1-2 tbsps sugar
80-100ml water
4 tbsps cooking oil
~ Heat up oil, saute chooped garlic, shallots and ginger until fragnant.
~ Add in fermented beancurd and stir well.
~ Add in sugar, water and bring to boil.
~ Remove from heat.
** Sauce and be store in refridgerator for 1 month.
Ingredients for the burger:
300g minced pork
5 chopped waterchestnuts
1 small chopped carrot
3-4 tbsps fermented beancurd sauce
1 tbsp cornflour
~ Combine all ingredients together and mix well.
~ Divide into few portions and shape into burgers.
~ Heat up 3-4 tbsps oil, put in burgers and pan-fry until golden brown at medium heat.
~ Dish up and serve with some tomato or chilli sauce.
Hope you like it. Give it a try and let me know..:)
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Can you share the recipe as well Reese? Looks really good!ReplyDelete
Hi Quinn,...ReplyDelete
Here's the recipe..:) Actually I was halfway posting, and something went wrong..:(
Hope you like it!
I will try it, thank you. Just windering roughly how many tablespoon of sauce with the recipe makes? I kinda don't know what to do with leftover... Thank you Reese!ReplyDelete
Wah...very nice! Asian pork patties to go with steam rice. ;) I haven't think up of any dinner dishes since I moved to my IL's place. Thanks for the idea. :)ReplyDelete
Gee Reese, this does sounds very asian and looks good too! I wonder how the taste will be like with the fermented beancurd...I still have a bottle of fermented beancurd which has not been used! Maybe I'll try this recipe. Thanks very much for sharing.ReplyDelete
Reese, this looks good ler, must try one day. I just tried your pancake recently, good one, Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
**Quinn..it makes a small (rice) bowl. Another way to cook is "Lamb Tripes Stew". If you want the recipe I can always email to you..:)ReplyDelete
**Bee Bee..yea its so nice...I ate 2 bowls of rice..OMG! Got to run another 2 rounds..;p
**Jane..the taste of the fermented beancurd is superb with the meat, carrot and watercehstnut. I should have add in more waterchestnut coz it really brings out the sweetness. Give it a try..:)
**Sonia..I think you'll like this! Its really good. So you like the pancake leh...nice hor..;) Going to make the pancake again tis Saturday..hee hee!
They look very nice n gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Hi Aruna, thanks for stopping by..:) Yes, those burgers were superlicious!ReplyDelete
Yucks, sorry but I don't like tripes. Aaron loves it but I'm not gonna cook it for him cuz I don't like tripes. Sorry.... Anyway, I will still make that sauce. Worst come to worst, I will use the remaining sauce as a marinade for my pork ribs and deep fry them. Yummy!!!ReplyDelete
No problem Quinn..:)ReplyDelete
Yeah, you can marinate the pork ribs and deep fry..yum yum! Actually I like it this way too..:)


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Russets down Panthers 41-14
POCATELLO – The Shelley Russets converted a fourth-and-17 for their first score of the game on Friday night. Conversely the Snake River Panthers came up six inches short on a fourth-and-goal from the three on the ensuing possession. Those two series were a microcosm of a game in which the Russets capitalized on nearly all of their opportunities while the Panthers came up short. Shelley knocked off the defending Class 3A state champions, 41-14.
"We thought that we had a good play call there and Shelley did a good job to stuff it," Snake River coach Jeff Dalley said. "Maybe if we score there it's a different game, you never can tell. We just didn't get any breaks and it just wasn't our night."
"Our defense really stepped up in a pressure situation," Shelley coach Travis Hobson said. "I think that if they score there the momentum could have shifted more than we could have happened but it's a good thing that our defense stepped up there because they saved the game there; they really did."
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