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Early Years Conference - 2nd and 3rd February 2011
'There are always new things to learn - and its was a great opportunity to meet people with similar passions and outlooks' Joanna Bedford, Opera North
'I learnt a more scientific background to explain what I knew about babies /young children's development'
Jacqui Duffield, Quackers Playgroup
'The conference was well structured, friendly and useful. Good networking too!' Julia Partington,The Sage, Gateshead
'Prof Gruhn was fascinating; also really enjoyed the practical resource and song session.Useful to observe others' practice with kids.' Nina Swann,Sound Connections
'There was such a variety of high quality speakers' Molly Newton, York Mini Musicians
'I would definitely recommend the conference to others to re-enforce and develop good practice, to network and to maintain the idea of the importance of live music making.' Chris Batram, York St John University
'The conference was very interesting to consolidate ideas, learn new songs/techniques and network' Emma Calvert, North Yorkshire County Music Services
Music making is a valuable part of all children's physical, social, intellectual and creative development. Are those who go on to reach a high standard, however, naturally 'gifted' or have they had the good fortune to be 'in the right place at the right time', developing a love, enthusiasm and aptitude for music through positive early experiences?
The two-day conference, organised by the National Centre for Early Music and Music4U, took place at the NCEM on 2nd and 3rd February 2011. Entitled 'Everyone a Music Maker: Unlocking Musical Potential in the Very Young' the conference explored ways in which babies and young children learn to make music and considered effective ways of helping children learn musical concepts and develop musical skills.
Below are interviews with some of the delegates and attendees
Professor Wilfred Gruhn
Cathryn Dew
Chris Bartrum
Donna Smith
Heather Moger
Lucinda Geoghegan
Molly Newton
Thea Jacobs
Victoria Rawlins
Keynote Speech: Professor Wilfried Gruhn, 'The development of the musical mind in the very young'
The conference began with keynote address by Professor Wilfried Gruhn, from the Musikalische Hochschule in Freiburg, Germany. Professor Gruhn introduced delegates to his research into the brain development of babies and young children, demonstrating that babies are born with considerable musical awareness (such as a sense of pulse) and skills (such as the ability to imitate the sound of the carer's voice), suggesting that adults do not so much teach children to move in time to the pulse or match a pitch as help them maintain this ability as they grow and develop. If they have limited opportunities to use them, children can lose skills that they are born with.
Professor Gruhn presented results of experiments showing that repetition of musical activities strengthens connections in the developing brain, but that the introduction of novelty in music stimulates interest in babies and young children, advocating musical experiences for young people that balance both these elements. He also demonstrated that there is a strong correlation between physical coordination and musical ability.
Delegates were particularly interested to learn that there is physiological and biological evidence to support many of the techniques used to introduce music making to babies and young children and they were encouraged to learn that these techniques can be scientifically shown to be effective.
Accessible technology in Early Years music making
Andrew Cleaton's presentation reported on All Aboard, a project using music technology in Early Years settings in the Humber Region. He discussed how he and his colleagues had designed and carried out the project, looking at some of the successes and challenges of using music technology in Early Years settings. All Aboard had taken place in 2006. Since then, technology has developed considerably. Mark Hildred of Apollo Creative demonstrated Apollo Ensemble - a range of music technology resources and software that convert movement into sound. Delegates were impressed by the wireless resources, which they could see as greatly expanding the possibilities of music technology in Early Years settings.
Cape UK - a toolkit for creativity in Early Years
Fleur Bremner and Madeleine Irwin from Cape UK gave a short presentation on some of their recent creative projects involving Early Years children. Of particular interest were the projects that involved both Early Years children and older primary school children working together. Their presentation heralded the launch of their forthcoming practical toolkit for creativity in Early Years.
Early Years Musical Resources - Sarah Carling's top ten
Sarah Carling, of Music for Starters, presented an interactive session introducing the ten musical resources she would not be without. These included:
- Giant scrunchie: this is excellent for making circles and for helping children to feel the pulse. There are many singing games that come alive with the aid of a scrunchie.
- Lycra: children are able to hold on around the edges of a large piece of lycra and move it up and down in time to the music. They can hide underneath it, and its stretchiness enables children to bounce toys on it in time to the pulse.
- Inside Music - Early Years: this is a new songbook published by the Voices Foundation. It contains a good number of songs for parents and carers to sing with babies and young children, and contains excellent ideas for group sessions as well.
- Finger puppets: children love holding finger puppets, interacting with them and making them dance.
- Bags: not only do they help keep things tidy, but they add an element of suspense as instruments and puppets 'come out of the bag'.
- Shaker, tapper, scraper: three instruments that explore the different ways we can make percussive sound.
- Large 'talking' puppet: shy children will often sing to a puppet before they will sing to an adult. It is good to have a puppet whose mouth can be moved, such as a bird with a large beak. This aids language development as well as encouraging singing.
- Rhythm sticks: small children have much more success playing rhythm sticks, as they can hold one in each hand and tap them together. They are relatively inexpensive, so it is possible to buy enough for a whole group.
- A really good drum: a drum that makes a good sound is a really useful resource. Sarah demonstrated one with a replaceable head and a good resonant sound.
- 'Floaty' chiffon scarves: children can wave scarves back and forth and let them float to the ground to learn about phrase and musical form. They are great for babies to hide behind for 'peekaboo' songs.
Conference dinner
As well as being treated to a delicious three-course meal and an excellent concert by Elena and Javier Jáuregui, delegates participated in an interactive session with Lucinda Geoghegan, who presented the ethos of the National Youth Choir of Scotland, which runs music groups for Early Years children across Scotland. Many of these children continue singing and become members of NYCoS' highly regarded children's and youth choirs.
Musical Building Blocks: foundations for a musical life
In order to develop as musicians, Early Years children need to build up and maintain a number of musical skills and understand different musical concepts. Cathryn Dew discussed the fact that, like maths and sports, music is a skill-based subject. We need to build one skill and/or concept on our ability and understanding of others. Cathryn explored the way in which these skills and concepts interlink, and looked at those we should endeavour to introduce to young people to give them the best possible musical start in life.
Demonstration session
Delegates were highly privileged to be joined by a group of Early Years children and their carers. Lucinda Geoghegan led a 30-minute music-making session for the children, which delegates watched via a video link. Delegates were able to see Lucinda putting her ideas into practice, and were delighted to watch the responses of the children, who had met Lucinda only for the second time.
Wigmore Hall Chamber Tots session
The children later joined the delegates in the main conference space and participated in a session run by John Webb, Elena Jáuregui and Javier Jáuregui from the Wigmore Hall Chamber Tots programme. Delegates discovered ways in which professional instrumentalists can introduce their music and instruments to Early Years Children, both by performing existing pieces and by improvising. The children had a chance to meet the musicians and look at the instruments after the session.
Early Years Songs: Sue Hollingworth's top ten
'Community Musician of 2010', Sue Hollingworth, introduced her ten 'must have' songs for Early Years. These included:
- Little Johnny dances
- Five little monkeys sitting in a tree
- Doggie, Doggie, where's your bone?
- Naka, naka hoi
- Cross, cross, line, line
- Alice the camel
- Nee, naw, nee, naw (by Ruth McCartney)
- Oh you walk and you walk
- Snail, snail
- Magic Fingers
Sue then led a song-sharing session, during which a number of delegates contributed songs they used in Early Years settings. All the delegates very much enjoyed learning new songs from one another.
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Making the Distribution, Part 1
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Linux and me
For every Linux geek there's a time when Linux becomes more than just a name and reveals itself as something more wonderful, powerful, and intriguing than anything a developer has ever encountered. My revelation came while I was working at the University of New Mexico as a sysadmin. Our NT server was running pretty well and I had some extra time on my hands. So I got Debian set up on a Pentium 166 server box and started learning ... and learning and learning and learning. And then I was hooked.
First I learned the basic ins and outs of Linux: how to get around, perform backups, get Samba running, etc. Then I set up qmail and Apache and learned python and shell programming. I built a departmental Intranet. I got Linux installed at home and began trying different distributions. Finally I settled with Stampede Linux. You know how the progression goes: first you struggle with grasping Linux basics; then, when you have a decent grip, you customize your Linux, learning as you go. Because Linux has nothing to hide, you can explore the technology and tools that make it tick while you grow in Linux fluency.
Linux is about potential
Linux offered something I had never seen before. If I had to put that magical something into words, I'd call it potential: the potential to change, to improve, to fix things, and yes, even to break things. As I upgraded to new kernel versions I saw Linux improve before my eyes and transform itself almost daily. And I was along for the ride! I was a part of the transformation. It was fun.
If you're anything like me, before you were exposed to Linux and open source you looked to those big companies in Redmond and Cupertino to provide a next-generation operating system that finally worked exactly the way you wanted it to. But alas, that dream never became reality. And while we were waiting, Linux came along. And although it had a lot of rough edges, it provided something for us hacker guys and gals that we could improve upon while we waited for the next big thing. Then one day we awoke to find that Linux had become the next big thing. And smiling all the while, we continued to hack away.
Linux is about people
The next thing I learned was that Linux is about people. Isn't that refreshing? Linux isn't just a bunch of source code. It's a community. We rely on this community to get our questions answered, and we become part of the community when we start helping others by contributing our time and expertise.
IRC (Internet relay chat) is a great place to meet people and waste a tremendous amount of time. The #stampede channel on irc.openprojects.net became my official hangout. That's where I'd ask my Linux questions. It's also where I first began to help other people out. #stampede desperately needed experienced Linux users to help out newbies who had just gotten the distribution installed. As is common on IRC, many of the experienced Stampede people had lost their zeal for answering (yet another) newbie question. But I was so excited that I actually knew the answer to newbies' questions, that I couldn't resist helping out! And that's how my involvement with Stampede began. I was just another guy who liked to answer questions. Of course, it wasn't entirely altruistic, because I also helped myself to expert Linux knowledge that the more experienced people on the channel (not to mention the Stampede developers themselves!) had to offer.
Getting involved
When people ask me how to get involved in an open source project, I tell them to find a place where they can be helpful, even if it's just by helping with basic Linux questions. A sincere desire to help others is a great ticket into the Linux community because this sentiment is at the heart of all open source development (including Linux). At least, it should be.
Along the way you'll inevitably run into people who know more than you. And you'll learn from them just as newbies continue to learn from you. It's also likely that as you gain more experience you'll come across opportunities to help in new ways. Maybe some of the project developers you come across will suggest something, or they'll ask for help themselves. They may even invite you to become part of the development team. If you're focused on helping others, they'd be foolish to pass you by. If you're helping a lot of people out, you will definitely be noticed in the community. That's sort of how it happened with Stampede and me.
Gradually I became more and more involved in Stampede development. Before long, I was an official Stampede developer. With the blessing of skibum (Matt Wood, Stampede's head honcho), I began working on a new version of Stampede's primitive .slp packaging format. At the time the .slp package format consisted of a .tar.bz2 archive with a fixed-length footer stuck on the end that contained information about the package author, a description of the contents, the package creator, etc. This approach had two major problems: the fields were a fixed length and the footer really wasn't that big, and there was no extensibility built into the format (there was no way to add any additional fields to the .slp format in the future). Obviously this thing needed a major overhaul.
Working with the senior Stampede developers, I wrote up a proposal of how to deal with the problem. Then I started coding the prototype tools in Python. The new format (codenamed slpv6) was somewhat similar to the IFF file format from the Amiga world. This next-generation .slp format allowed for 2 32 fields, 2 32 categories of fields, and a maximum field data length of 2 32 bytes. Not only was the format very extensible, it was also more compact than plain-text and easy to parse. Both text and binary data could be stored in the format, which allowed for a lot of possibilities for the future. The idea was to stick this next-generation dynamic header on the end of the archive file, thereby producing a next-generation .slp format that would serve Stampede users for years to come and at the same time maintain compatibility with standard UNIX archive formats.
People can get ugly
slpv6 development was going well and all the senior developers were happy with my progress. But unfortunately, two lower-level Stampede developers wanted to control the slpv6 project. They didn't like the direction I was taking, and they spent most of their time insulting the new slpv6 system. Though I spent hours in heated development discussions defending the proposal against their attacks, we weren't able to resolve anything. Eventually it became clear that they were just naturally argumentative and wouldn't be happy until they had their way. Fortunately for me, my project had the approval of the senior Stampede developers. But these discussions began to wear on me and made Stampede development very unpleasant. Ugh!
I couldn't avoid these guys since I had to hang out on #stampede to chat with higher-level developers. And every time I was on the channel they became combative, trying to undermine my work. They'd use devious techniques like calling for development meetings (really just an opportunity to insult my work in front of the senior developers). They'd also try to call for votes, attempting to seize control of Stampede. Of course they'd only call for a vote when they thought they had convinced enough people to agree with them. Throughout all of this I continued my slpv6 development. Needless to say, the senior development loved my work and wanted me to continue (without their support I wouldn't have been able to stick it out).
Understanding the freak
These two guys belong to a category of developer I like to call "the freak". But although they made my development work very unpleasant, I also learned a lot from having to deal with them. At this point I'd like to offer you an exposé of the freak developers, a sort of comprehensive overview: the qualities that make a freak, the freak's modus operandi, and how you, the development project leader, can confront and possibly reform the freak without exerting a lot of effort.
In order to avoid emotional damage, you'll need one prerequisite: a backbone. If you're unable to confront the freak in a respectful but firm manner, there's no hope. The freak's goal is to control as much of your project as possible so that he or she will feel powerful. The freak will use several techniques to make this happen. First they'll start unfairly criticizing or bitterly complaining about a project and/or the developers working on a project. Then they will refrain from offering any constructive solutions. They will also not be willing to help with the project in any other way unless they are promoted to the role of project manager. Their goal is to convince you to give them as much authority as possible so that they can solve problems that only they, with their finely trained freak eyes, can see.
If the criticism and complaining aren't effective, they'll request a developer meeting. This will be their opportunity to try and divide your development team into two factions. When they think that they've gotten enough people on their side, they'll request a vote (knowing they will win). If they don't win the vote or they are overruled, they'll push for another developer meeting next week in which they'll again try to divide your development team. They'll repeat this process endlessly.
If the developer meeting approach doesn't work, freaks will become reformers. By adopting this role they will try to streamline (read: undermine) the oppressive and unfair executive decision-making process by attempting to replace it with something more democratic (read: easily manipulated.) This will often involve convincing you that you should do whatever the majority of your developers want. Freaks love this because then you can't override those developer meeting votes anymore (muhahaha!). If you allow this to happen, you've basically given the freak the keys to your Lexus. You're powerless.
In another approach, freaks will irritate and drive away your productive developers. Then they'll work your entire team into a frenzy as they forcefully try to reform the project's power structure. If their efforts are finally defeated, they'll try to rally as many defectors together as possible and fork from your project. Ouch!
Managing the freak
You can identify these guys pretty easily. They're the ones who aren't writing any code (nor do they have any intention to). Instead they spend their time talking about more important things. You know, those managerial issues. If you're a project leader, it's pretty easy to deal with them. Just tell them that you won't consider any proposal unless they produce working code. Or insist that they constructively help the current project, which includes obeying the current project manager, before giving them the opportunity to offer any (constructive) criticism. If they write some nice code or start being more helpful, great. If not, tell them to go away. They'll either leave the project (if you ignore them long enough), or they'll get their act together and start writing some code and generally become more pleasant.
Unfortunately the senior Stampede developers didn't take on freak management. In other words, they allowed these two guys to pester me (and others) to no end. While the senior developers were always in favor of my development work, they didn't do much to get these guys under control. So one day I decided that it would be easier to create my own distribution rather than have to put up with the two freaks. I resigned from Stampede development and started making plans to produce my own distro.
While I felt a bit weird about leaving a project because of two lower-level developers, the fact that they weren't dealt with really indicated that the project had severe managerial problems. If the higher-level developers weren't able or willing to make sure the Stampede development effort was pleasant and rewarding, then I didn't want to be there.
Starting afresh
Once I left I breathed a big sigh of relief. Wow! Finally, things were calm and quiet. Now it was time to define what my distribution would be about and what it would contribute to the Linux distribution scene. One of the things that attracted me to Stampede was its raw performance (thanks to its use of the experimental Pentium-optimized pgcc compiler). So I decided to focus first on performance. In addition to minimizing CPU utilization, I also wanted to minimize bloat. Too many distributions (especially those popular shrink-wrapped ones) enable so many daemons by default that you barely have any RAM left after opening an xterm. I wanted my distribution to be lean and mean, and focused on maximizing the performance of the hardware that it ran on. I decided to take a holistic approach and tackle the performance problem from all angles.
But I had a serious lack of resources, since I was the only developer for my distribution! How could I possibly create something that was comparable to Caldera or RedHat off the ground on my own? The answer was automation. I had to write scripts to automate everything, so that I would have a minimal amount of time-consuming, repetitive labor. After all, that's what computers do best, right?
I quickly saw that writing simple scripts for the kind of automation I needed wasn't going to be enough. I needed to design a complete system for generating a Linux distribution from scratch. I tentatively called it the ebuild system and got to work. The ebuild system would be able to automatically create all the distribution binaries, automating everything from unpacking and patching the sources to compilation, installation and packaging. After getting a basic ebuild prototype working, I started creating ebuild scripts for the key components of a Linux distribution (like gcc, glibc, binutils, util-linux, and friends). My Stampede development box was gradually turning into my own system, as I redesigned the initialization scripts (basing them on the Stampede initialization scripts that I had previously designed) and testing and installing every new package that I created.
A few months later I had a complete, self-hosted Linux distribution. I named it Enoch and sat back and smiled contentedly. But what became of Enoch, and how did Gentoo Linux evolve? Join me in my next article as I tell the story of how Enoch became Gentoo Linux, and the many new challenges I faced along the way.
- Continue reading my story with Making the Distribution, Part 2 and Part 3.
- Learn more about the Gentoo Linux ebuild system in Daniel's article, Bash by Example, Part 3.
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The ward librarian helps leaders, teachers, and families learn how to use the materials, supplies, and equipment that are available in the library (see Handbook 2, 12.6.1). To do this, consider organizing your efforts around the following ongoing activities.
With the help of the bishopric, auxiliary, and quorum leaders, regularly clean out and discard unused or unauthorized materials. Make sure that you keep the materials in the library organized and accessible. Only books and audiovisual materials produced and distributed by the Church may be stored in and circulated from the meetinghouse library. Commercially produced books and materials, even if authored or created by Church members, are not to be included in the library.
Information about the materials available from the Church for meetinghouse libraries can be found on the Meetinghouse Library Materials list.
Organize the material in the library so that it is easy to find. A list of available materials for individuals and families may be helpful. In larger wards, you may consider calling one or more assistant librarians to help with compiling this list. You should also use a simple system to keep track of materials that have been borrowed by members.
Find appropriate ways to publicize the availability of the materials in the library. Be creative. You could write occasional articles in the ward newsletter or hold regular "open houses" where you invite families or organizations from the ward to visit the library to learn about the resources that are there. A systematic invitation list would soon help every ward member to know what is available to borrow from the library. Where members have access to the Internet, you may want to offer help to teachers and families in learning how to use the wonderful resources available through Church websites.
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LITTLE ROCK — Dennis Milligan, a former chairman of the Republican Party of Arkansas and the current circuit clerk of Saline County said Thursday he plans to run for state treasurer in 2014.
Milligan said he has been thinking about running for several months, long before the recent release of a state audit critical of how current state Treasurer Martha Shoffner has handled finances in the office.
"We were working on this long before the Shoffner thing ever broke. That infrastructure and everything that we've been putting together, we were several, several months ahead of Shoffner. She just actually brought a lot of attention to that office with her gaffes," he said.
The former GOP chairman said he has "lightly" launched his campaign and plans an official announcement early next year.
He served as head of the state Republican Party from May 2007 to the end of 2008. He was elected Saline County circuit clerk in 2010.
An audit of the treasurer's office found Shoffner sold bonds from the treasurer's investment portfolio to selected brokers before the bonds reached maturity and later purchased bonds from the same investment brokers. The audit concluded that if the bonds had been allowed to mature the state would have made an additional $58,172.
At a legislative hearing last month, Autumn Sanson, the treasurer's chief investment officer, testified she had advised Shoffner not to sell bonds before they matured. Shoffner told lawmakers that no one on her staff had spoken about the practice.
Shoffner is expected to answer additional questions at a legislative hearing in November.
A former state legislator, Shoffner is serving her second term as treasurer and will be prevented by term limits from seeking re-election in two years.


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"Andre, a 44-year-old father, helped foster a passion for dancing in his son Jovan, who is now a 24-year-old professional dancer living in Los Angeles. Three years ago, Jovan came out to his parents. Andre has struggled since, believing he has failed Jovan in some way, that Jovan has chosen to be gay and is too 'ashamed' to tell his own father that Jovan is gay. Jovan feels his father's reaction is a rejection of who he is. Before this father and son can heal, Iyanla has a special assignment for Jovan: To create a dance piece expressing who he really is to his father. Watch Jovan's powerful expression and see how it moves his father."
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Coachella Essentials
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How are you my dear friends? Did you enjoy your weekend? I had pretty great weekend enjoyed the sun and I was so happy to feel spring again. It's such a great feeling to feel spring I just love it, the sun is coming back and the weather is not hot but also not cold it is perfect and the flowers I love them in the spring. Anyways since it is spring it means it is Coachella time already another year and still haven't manage to go there. As you might know if you read my last week's Coachella article I really think Coachella is great, but I was never able to go there but I want to go next year. Anyways last week I showed you outfits and inspiration for them and today I will be showing you essentials what you will for sure need in that desert. These are all very useful things you want to have while you are at Coachella so here we go Coachella Essentials
Sun cream: obviously sun cream is one of Coachella Essentials because you will be the entire day outside in the sun you need to protect your skin. Doesn't matter if you are dark tan everyone needs. Just get these either 30 or 50 when you have dark ten you'll only need 30 and you can get these sun creams at drug store for very cheap
Body mist or deodorant: you will be at Coachella the entire day in the sun and also around many people that means you will probably be sweating and not smelling you best. For you not to smell like shit make sure to put in your Coachella bag either body mist or deodorant to spray little bit and then you are fresh and ready to party. You can get amazing body mist at Victoria's Secret for around ten dollars and they smell great.
Sunglasses: of course when the sun is shining bright like a diamond haha very funny but anyways you will need sunglasses it is one of biggest Coachella Essentials to see clearly and also protect your eyes. Get these colourful sunglasses at for example forever21 for very cheap so if they get lost it won't be that bad. Around Coachella time Forver21 sells crazy sunglasses very Coachella suitable so go there and check it out
Backpack: you will probably have a lot of stuff to bring with you from your phone, camera and also all these chargers you will also probably have food and some drinks and other essentials so backpack is a must. First it is easy to wear and also the most practical because you will have space for everything. You can get super cute backpack with pockets from outside so it is easier for you to find stuff this one is from forever21
Flash tattoos: this one is not really essential but it is so great to have. This flash tattoo are great addition to your outfits and jewerly it is looks great and your crazy Coachella outfits are also going to look great
Water: you will be in the sun the entire the there and probably running around and dancing you will be to hydrate yourself for that you will need to drink some water with you. You could bring your own bottle that way you can always refile it and also with these bottle water stays cold a lot longer and of course you can buy water at Coachella but it is way too expensive and let's be honest we need to save so we can shop with the money we saved. This one I would say is in the group survival at Coachella of Coachella Essentials
Snacks: you will be outside the entire time and you will be active and at some point you will get hungry. And I hate when I am at these music festival and I get hungry but I have nothing only the shitty food they sell for so expensive. So it is always good to have in your backpack just small snacks for example like ships or if you are healthy person you can put some fruits doesn't matter but it will so help you out a lot
Hats: you will be needing something you protect your head from the sun and these hats are the best, it really hides your head from the sun. And if you don't feel like wearing it at some point you can always put on your bag just attaching it with that thing in the back.
Something to keep you warm: at Coachella during the day it is so hot and you always make sure to put less layers on but at the night it gets super cold so what you want to do it put either flannel around your waist or some tiny jacket so you can keep yourself warm during the night
Portable phone charger: you will need your phone fully charged for Coachella let's be honest your camera will always be on either filming on cameraroll or snapchat, instagram even now we have whatsapp and facebook stories and beside that you will hopelessly try to access the internet or any wifi but you know that you won't be able because they are way too many people trying to go to internet it is just not possible. So for that you will need portable phone to be always charged and ready for action either get this small once but they don't less so long or big bigger once who last longer but are heavy any is good and useful I would highly suggest to bring it to Coachella
Hand sanitizer: sine you will be in the dust with many people around, your hands will for sure get dirty with a lot of bacterias so you will want to have hand sanitizer to once in a while clean your hands it will feel so good and you will be free from these bacterias. You can get these at nay drug store in like travel size so it is super small and practical to take
Dry & wet tissues: at Coachella toilets are super dirty and most of the time they don't even have toilette paper so for that you will want to bring view dry tissues and also if you even get dirty from food from other people it is nice to have. And one other thing you should also bring is wet tissues this one is good to clean up your face and some other parts of your body to feel fresh and clean also it is good when it is hot to get refreshed. You can get both of them in small sizes so you don't have to carry big packages
These are very useful, but also must have items for Coachella to make your Coachella experience go smoother and way more fun. I mean you don't want to go home because you have been sunburned it is no way especially when you had to pay so much money to go there and tickets and all these stuff so bring these stuff and have an amazing time out there. Wish you fabulous time
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1998 rules wrote:You will see that each of my Civilizations is associated with a certain color, making their units, vehicles, and buildings easy to tell apart on the battlefield. Each one is designed to take advantage of the minifigs and special pieces that have been made in that general color over the course of the last twenty years or so. Under each
Civilization's section, you'll find:
-a basic description of the the Civilization, including its power, politics, and
-a listing of its special units, weapons, vehicles, and abilities
-the types of battles they're likely to get in and their fighting style when
they get there
I think you'll find that fighting as one of these Civilizations, with their sense of identity and purpose, will be a lot more satisfying than when you were just commanding anonymous divisions of SpaceMen.
As an example:
1998 rules wrote:Pantus, the Grey Threat
The Pantus Civilization developed in an unsettling manner in its millenia of isolation from the rest of humankind. They fanatically follow the directives of Lord Pantus, a Blockhead with a strange ability to animate and control large Crawling Stones and Ominous Grey Pairs of Pants.
Lord Pantus rarely engages in battle personally, instead sending a subordinate Pants Lord to control the battle. The controller finds a defensible corner from which to direct his minions to victory. His safety always comes first, and so his Crawling Stones and Ominous Pants are often called upon to block enemy bullets with their bodies. Fortunately, they are nearly indestructible.
The citizens of Pantus are a spooky bunch, mechanistically going about their daily business without conversation or emotion. Their daily business consists mostly of quarrying stone and sewing pants. Pantus Normal People attack outsiders on sight, even if they have no chance of doing any damage whatsoever. The only time they display any emotion is during their yearly production of Lord of the Pants, which always induces wild screaming ovations and dozens of encores. Pantling SpaceTroopers have stony dispositions and like to volunteer for suicide missions. There will only be one or two squads of Pantling SpaceTroopers in any given battle - most of the fighting will be done by Crawling Stones and Ominous Pants. Pantling vehicles are very rare, because Lord Pantus dislikes anything that moves faster than 5" per turn.
the Pants Lord
Move: 5"
Armor: 2d6+2
Skill: 1d6
Ratio: 1 per 10 Stones
or pairs of Pants
Cost: 10 pts.
Pants Lords are the most exalted of Lord Pantus' underlings. He has given them the ability to control legions of Pants and Stones, in addition to their battle training. A Pants Lord is necessary to animate Crawling Stones and Ominous Pants. If all the Pants Lords in a battle are killed, all the Stones and Pants cease animation and become normal stones and pants. They can control as many Stones and Pants as they like, at whatever range.
A Pants Lord is represented by a grey minifig with a clear visor the funny helmet with air tubes. Often, they will stick black or white plumage on one or both sides of their helmet.
the Crawling Stone
Move: 2"
Armor: 2d10+10
Skill: 1d6
Ratio: None(troop)
Cost: 3 pts.
The Pantus Crawling Stones are frightening grey Blox that creep around the battlefield crushing things and animating lesser stones. They are very difficult to destroy, and often stack themselves into walls to defend more important Pantling troopers or installations. They can climb up and down walls and ceilings at normal speed.
Crawling Stones attack by falling off embankments onto their enemies or shoving them for 3d10 damage. Normally, if this beats their AV roll, all this does is push the enemy around, but the Stones try to eventually crush them against walls and rock formations, or other Stones. Whenever a Stone pushes its target into something, roll the 3d10 for damage. Next, roll the Stone's AV, the target's AV, and the AV of whatever the target is getting shoved into (if anything). If all AV rolls are higher than the damage roll, nothing happens. If not, the lowest roll falls victim to the push. This may mean it gets shoved around for 2", or it may be crushed for 3d10 damage. If the Stone is the loser, it means it pushed so hard that it crumbled itself.
Because they move so slowly, Crawling Stones have a hard time catching their enemies. Occasionally an overconfident enemy will try to escape by stepping on a Crawling Stone, but the Stone just adheres itself to them, incurring a -1" Move penalty or stopping them altogether. To catch opponents, Stones usually have to gang up on them. Fortunately, they have the ability to increase their numbers. An original grey Crawling Stone (one that was brought into battle by a Pants Lord) can crawl onto any size normal Brik. After sitting on that Brik for one turn, that Brik is also animated, and has the same stats and abilities as the original Crawling Stone, except that it cannot animate other Brix.
A Crawling Stone is represented by a grey Blok turned on its side or upside-down.
an Ominous Grey
Pair of Pants
Move: 4"
Armor: 1d10+5
Skill: 1d6
Ratio: None(troop)
Cost: 3 pts.
Pantling Ominous Grey Pairs of Pants strike terror in the hearts of all who behold them. Normal People scare their Normal Children with bedtime stories about the Ominous Grey Pants With Nobody Inside Them. These mysterious Pants could only have been forged in the darkest pits of evil. Obsessed with destruction, they stagger around battlefields kicking everything they see. But most terrifyingly, nothing but the will of a Pants Lord can move them. Even if a planetoid crashes into them, killing them, they stand in the same place unmoved.
Ominous Pants march around kicking everything they see: trees, vehicles, mountains, bases, cults, senior citizens, and so on. Their kick does 1d6 damage and has a UR of 2. They are very useful in battle as barricades, because of their powers of immobility. A dead pair of pants is just as immobile and indestructible as a live one. Pantus Prime would be buried in Pants corpses if the Pants Lords hadn't discovered a way to command dead pairs of Pants to detonate in a 2d10 explosion. (don't walk too close to a dead pair of pants!)
Pairs of Pants can also be used to carry things. They have no ability to pick things up or put things down, but they are strong enough to carry anything someone else puts on top of them.
A pair of Ominous Pants is represented by a grey pair of pants with a black or grey 1x2 Brik on top. The Brik is removed when the Pants are killed.
Pantus Combat
The point of most Pantus battles are unclear to non-Pantlings. Not interested in mundane objectives like conquering new lands or destroying enemies, their goals are uncanny and strange. The Massacre of Raupill V came to an abrupt end when the Pantus forces found the frying pan they were looking for. The Pantlings fought the Three Battles of Anteron II in order to kill a certain brown horse. While their objectives are usually fairly innocuous, their methods are deadly. They will destroy anyone and anything that come between them and their target. Once they have achieved their mission, they fall back to protect the commanding Pants Lord's escape.
If you want to see the actual page now, go to http://www.brikwars.com/rules/1998/bwframes.htm
I don't see any reason to modify these rules for BrikWars 2005. Do you?


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Monday, August 17, 2009
Am I the only one NOT using "strict"?
6 comments:
It's your life you're wasting. Anything that strict doesn't let you do is something that you don't *want* to do 99.44% of the time, but is easy to do by accident. Anything that triggers a warning is 100 times more likely to be a bug than to be intentional. If you enjoy spending more time hunting down stupid bugs caused by typos than doing actual coding, then don't use strict or warnings.ReplyDelete
I'll often go without use warnings, but even so I still use strict.ReplyDelete
As long as you let me use strict I'm happy :-)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 1:37 AM
Personally, I like strict.ReplyDelete
I'm a good driver, but I still wear a seatbelt. Sure, it stops me doing really advanced things like taking off my sweater when I'm stopped at traffic lights, but I can always quickly take it off, do what I need to do, and then put it back on again.
And as far as I'm concerned, it *is* the default. Or at least, if I say "use Moose" or "use MooseX::Declare" at the top of my script it's turned on automatically for me...
- AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 2:40 AM
Yes, you are!ReplyDelete
I'm with you up until your last sentence. At this point, I think we'd all be better off if you had to say "no strict" and the rest of us (especially new people) got strictures and warnings by default.ReplyDelete


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Below are instructions on how users can browse the recordings via Mythweb on a Windows machine and with one click, have it play in VideoLan (VLC).
- These instructions will not work through a firewall or over a slow < 5Mbps connection and assumes the computers are on the same LAN.
- It just uses VLC player to view the recordings, not the VLC server to stream the recordings.
- These instructions only work on MythTV 0.21 (or greater). If you want instructions that work on 0.20 or lower, then look at the history of this page.
- These instructions work on Vista as well as XP.
- Assumes Fedora Core
The instructions consist of three parts, first install and configure the necessary Windows applications, share the recordings directory via Samba, then modify a php file.
Time to implement
- 1 to 1-1/2 hour for recordings and ability to setup Samba via command line
Install Required Videolan
First get and install VideoLan on your Windows machine. Videolan is an open source video player that can handle all the MPEG codecs.
Second, you will need to modify your windows registry in order for your favorite browser to understand what to do with "myth:" links. Download the file from here (right click and save as), or place the following code with notepad into a file on your windows box called "myth_shellx_vlc_handler.reg" (filename is arbitrary but has to end in .reg), save the file and run it - "Yes" you want to modify the registry.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\myth] @="URL:MythTV File playback Protocol" "EditFlags"=dword:00000002 "Source Filter"="{2D788796-26AD-4457-8097-EF0846CF8C3A}" "URL Protocol"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\myth\shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\myth\shell\open] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\myth\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\VideoLAN\\VLC\\vlc.exe\" \"%1\""
- Note: Make sure the vlc.exe file is in the directory mentioned on the last line above.
- Note: The registry file is not recognized by Vista and you have to add the update by opening the registry editor (windows key & "r" and run "regedit"), then import the .reg file under File -> Import.
- Note: You can use other media players but VLC has much better seek hotkeys, i.e. try the forward/backward buttons on your mouse, CTRL-right arrow or ALT-right arrow!
Media Player Classic
I was not able to get Media Player Classic to play videos because it does not handle the myth:// URLs which get passed to it. To get around this, I wrote a quick script to modify the URL and open mplayerc.exe. Python is needed to run the script, so install that first.
Second, create the script file, myth-handler.py, in the same directory as mplayerc.exe with the following contents:
import os, sys cmd = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]), 'mplayerc.exe') file = sys.argv[1].replace('myth://', '\\\\') os.execl(cmd, cmd, file)
An alternative is to use windows native scripting. The following script works on Windows XP, other variants should work, such as Windows NT, or Vista. This should be saved to a file that ends in the ".cmd" extension.
set s2=%1 set s1=%s2:myth:=% "c:\Program Files\MPlayer\mplayer" %s1%
Finally, the registry command needs to be changed from what is described above to run the script:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\myth\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Python24\\pythonw.exe\" "\"C:\\Program Files\\MPC\\myth-handler.py\" \"%1\""
On your MythTV backend, we are going to add a Samba share which will allow any Windows machine on the network to see all the recordings in the recordings directory on a read-only basis. First make sure the Samba and Lisa daemons are running and will start automatically on bootup:
# /sbin/chkconfig lisa on # /sbin/service lisa start # /sbin/chkconfig smb on # /sbin/service smb start
Now, you could edit "/etc/exports" file and add a line to it like "/video/recordings/ *(r,async,all_squash)" (and restart samba) but it is easier to use the graphical interface of KDE. From the start menu, go to Control Panel -> Internet & Network -> Samba Configuration. You can then click the "Administrator Mode", enter the Root password, and setup the "Base Settings", i.e. Workgroup, Netbios name (leave as default) and the description. Then click on "File Sharing" above in the sidebar and go into "Administrator Mode" again, and "Add" the directory that contains all the MythTV recordings, for example "/video/recordings". Set the share to "visible" but not "writable" to avoid having recordings deleted. The name of the share is used by windows, you could call it "recordings".
- Note: To restart samba use "service smb restart"
- Note: If you can't see anything under the "Samba Configuration" or "File Sharing", check if the processes are running:
# ps -A | grep lisa # ps -A | grep smb
You should also have set the hostname for the machine at this point by
# hostname MyMythBackend
and replace "MyMythBackend" with whatever you want.
- Note: One of the benefits of having Samba running is that you can now access MythWeb with the hostname, for example http://MyMythBackend/mythweb but make sure the "nmb" service is running.
Now check if your Windows machine can see the recordings directory because there is little point in continuing if it can't. (Give it a few minutes, finding new shares can be slow as it discovers clients, figures out who is the master, etc.) One way to see the share is to enter the following in the Windows Explorer address bar:
replacing the host and share name with yours. Another way is to click on the Start Menu, click Run, and type that into the run command. ie \\192.168.1.123\\recordings\
Modifying Mythweb to View Recordings
The next step is to pass to VLC a URL from Mythweb that it can then use to play the recording off the samba share.
The easiest way is to modify one file and at the prompt, first change to the includes directory, make a backup of the file, then edit it:
# cd /var/www/html/mythweb/includes # cp utils.php utils.php.mybackup # nano utils.php
Then in the video_url function on about line 328, make the following modifications by changing the original code:
if (!$ext && $_SESSION['file_url_override']) { ... // Which protocol should we use for downloads?
to this:
if (!$ext) { $pos1 = stripos($show->filename,"192.168.0.103"); # Change this ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ $video_slave_url = "Mypath\\to\\my\\recordings\\on\\my\\slave\\backend"; # Change this ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ $video_master_url = "Mypath\\to\\my\\recordings\\on\\my\\master\\backend"; # Change this ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ if ($pos1 == "") return 'myth:\\\\'.$video_master_url.str_replace('%2F', '/', rawurlencode(basename($show->filename))); else return 'myth:\\\\'.$video_slave_url.str_replace('%2F', '/', rawurlencode(basename($show->filename))); } // Which protocol should we use for downloads?
Here is how the code works: For each recording, it matches the IP address of your slave machine, in the example above, 192.168.0.103 and then it sets hard coded variables, first the network path to slave backend and then the path to the master. If you look at the HTML of the recordings page, there is a large array at the beginning which this script uses. That array contains the slave and master IP addresses in the .filename attribute.
Depending on if the IP address in the filename matches the back end IP address or not, it modifies the value returned to the calling function.
Of course, change the "video_slave_url" to point to your share you set up in previous steps and make sure to use double slashes.
- This code modifies the direct download icon/link
- This code works for both slave and master backends
- It ignores the file_url_override switch in the database.
- It only works for one slave back end, although it can be expanded easily.
- You don't need to change anything in your database because everything is hardcoded.
Reload the recordings page and if it works, then backup your file:
#cp utils.php utils.php_modified
When the next update overwrites your modified file, diff the files (#diff utils.php utils.php_modified) to make sure no major changes have occurred, then copy your custom file back over the new one.
There are lots of things that can go wrong and the best way to fix it is to track backwards.
- Can you see the samba share on your windows machine?
- Is the directory and file in the place you expect, i.e. \\MyMythbackend\recordings\<etc>
- Can you open that file over the share manually with VLC?
- Is the path being generated by MythWeb correctly?
Modifying MythWeb to View Videos
Other alternatives
MythTv Player - MythTv Player is a free and simple Myth client and player for Windows.
Tapeworm - TapeWorm is a "parasitic" Windows front end for MythTV
Samba VFS - VFS allows samba to generate filesystems from database queries etc. A module could be written to provide folder and file based access to Myth within a folder structure. This would also require setup of vlc or mediaplayer as above.


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Silent Hill The Escape Review
When it comes to the survival horror genre, Konami's Silent Hill series is second only to the Resident Evil games in popularity, especially in Japan. That's why Silent Hill The Escape first appeared on Japanese mobile phones in 2007, and then transitioned to the Japanese App Store earlier this year before winding up on this side of the Pacific. Silent Hill The Escape certainly has the brooding, alien atmosphere of the series down pat, but we expected more than a glorified maze game for $7.99.
For those that don't know, Silent Hill is a town located somewhere in New England that has some rather… unusual inhabitants. At various points in the series mythology, it's been established that Silent Hill was built on an Indian burial ground, is infested by death cultists, and is haunted by beings from other dimensions. That's a triple whammy of weirdness, and it means that something strange is always stalking you from the shadows.
But Silent Hill The Escape doesn't take place in the town proper. Instead, you wake up in a big, labyrinthine building with no idea of how you got there. All you have is a five-shot pistol, a handful of bullets, a flashlight, and an overwhelming desire to leave as soon as possible. This involves finding a key somewhere on each level, and then making it to the exit, which is marked on your map with a green dot. The game's corridors are patrolled by faceless nurses, sentient wheelchairs, and other grotesque hopping and flying creatures that want you to stay a while. Perhaps forever.
Most of these things totter around the levels on set tracks, meaning you will occasionally see them move right past you. A single hit kills you, so you have to blast them before they (ever so slowly) run into you. The controls for this work well. You tilt to aim the crosshairs, and then tap to shoot'"preferably at the enemy's weak spot, which will take them down with a single shot. Moving around is handled with a touch d-pad and finger swipes, and we had no complaints here, either.
We do have a major bone to pick with the game's incredibly dull pacing, though. Assuming that you reload judiciously and keep an eye on the proximity threat meter, you are rarely in any real physical danger. You are far more likely to succumb to a deadly case of boredom as you wander through the increasingly convoluted (but featureless) corridors on a key hunt. We ended up retracing our steps frequently, because everything looks more or less the same.
The game's presentation is suitably spooky. The walls and floors are spattered with gore, and the enemies are nicely modeled as well. The Silent Hill games are known for superb sound design, and Silent Hill The Escape is no exception'"you can listen carefully for faint, directional scrapes and clacks to hone in on an enemy's location.
Unfortunately, the action is so lethargic that none of it really packs a fright. We kept hoping for a puzzle or a challenging fight to break up the monotony, but it never happened. In our opinion, this isn't a very good use of $7.99.


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"Everyone who wants to learn more about how to achieve higher production at less cost will want to attend," says John LaRose, publisher of Mid-America Farm Publications, which sponsors the program, along with partners Cotton Incorporated and the US Rice Producers Association.
"There will be more than 80 specific topic choices over the two-day program," he notes. "Each session will be led by a university researcher and a producer who is using the system on his farm. They will be able to offer sound, practical answers to questions about a wide variety of conservation tillage practices. All the discussions are informative, and questions or comments from the audience are always welcome and often add a new twist to the discussions."
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As serious drought conditions continue to creep across nearly two-thirds of the lower 48 states, USDA officials are fanning out to rural communities across the country to show support to farmers and ranchers affected by a string of extreme weather in 2012. Today, under secretary for farm and foreign agricultural services Michael Scuse tours Indiana, a state now experiencing increasing levels of drought. In the weeks ahead, additional USDA subcabinet leaders will travel to Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and other states to augment ongoing assistance from state-level USDA staff. USDA officials will also provide guidance on the department's existing disaster resources and remind producers to keep thorough records of losses as the department's authority to operate the five disaster assistance programs authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill expired on Sept. 30, 2011.
U.S. agriculture is currently experiencing one of its most productive periods in American history thanks to the productivity, resiliency, and resourcefulness of U.S. producers. A strong farm safety net is important to sustain the success of American agriculture.
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UPDATE: Mezzo soprano Laurie Rubin is back in town for a concert November 6th, and she has a new book called Do You Dream in Color? Insights from a Girl without Sight.
People are weird. Believe it or not, the thing people fixate on when they see Laurie Rubin is that she's blind ... even when they've heard her sing, even when they've seen her in "Sex and the City" evening wear.
Rubin is out with a new album, "Do You Dream in Color," and has two upcoming performances in Los Angeles. Once you hear her sing, you'll forget she's blind:
Rubin was born blind and raised in Los Angeles, but now lives near Honolulu with her partner Jenny. She's been singing since she was a little girl, and was inspired to sing opera after going to a performance of Phantom.
Rubin is a mezzo-soprano, what she describes as "the sopranos with the balls." Her voice has a little more bass than a regular soprano, and fewer roles in the repertoire. But, Rubin says, if mezzos get short-shrift where opera roles are concerned, they do get to sing gender-bending "pants" roles, of young characters who are often, as it happens, in love with the sopranos. Rubin has performed at Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center, has duetted with Frederica Von Stade, and sung lead roles, including Cinderella in Rossini's "La Cenerentola" and Karen in Beeferman's "The Rat Land."
The heart of her new album is the title track, a new composition by Bruce Adolphe, with words by Rubin, who says "Do you dream in color?" is often one of the first things people ask her. The song tells of her encounters with various people: a curious little girl who tells her "red is the color of fire trucks," a condescending man who sees things only in black and white, a jewelry store owner honestly delighted by the way she picks out a necklace.
The album also includes pieces by Gabriel Faure, including a version of "Clair de Lune" you might not have heard, and Joaquin Rodrigo, who Rubin discovered was also blind after years of listening to his work.
Concerts: March 8th, part of USC's Visions and Voices series; and March 10th, at Valley Beth Shalom Synagogue in Encino. Check Web Resources below for tickets to either concert.
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August 20, 2013
Shock Theater, Part Three
Shock Theater Frankenstein
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Labels: Don Post, Pop Culture, Television
3 comments:
- Rick said...
I love all this Shock! stuff, Pierre. I saw only one installment of the original Shock! run (FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN in Feb. '58). I'm pretty sure we had no host, horror or otherwise, just the movie.
When Shock! had its second visit to Louisville in '62, I spent the whole year glued to the set every Saturday night at 11:15. Our host was just a local radio personality in a cheap suit. Almost all my initial looks at the Universal classics date from that experience. It's a treasured memory. Thanks for all the goodness.
- August 20, 2013 at 12:16 PM
Great to see the terrific Norm Saunders Monster peeking over the top corner of your page, Pierre - the Classics Illustrated version of the story is a classic in its own right!
- August 29, 2013 at 9:40 AM
- John McElwee said...
Fantastic research and writing on your part, Pierre. This is the best account I've read so far on the impact of Screen Gems' "Shock!" package. Bravo To You!
- September 21, 2013 at 10:21 AM


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Saturday, January 2, 2010
End of the Saga
10 comments:
- Judy said...
I know that is my doll. Mother's know their own babies anywhere.
- January 2, 2010 at 5:47 PM
- Elizabeth said...
But - which one? There are, after all, two dolls. One is soundly sleeping in the cradle - so how does this answer the question. Besides, look at the skinny braids. How can that end the saga when we are all left hanging?
- January 2, 2010 at 6:39 PM
- Judy said...
Ann pulled all of the hair off her doll. So it doesn't have any skinny braids.
- January 2, 2010 at 6:55 PM
- Ann said...
However, if one looks closely, there are three dolls in this photo, one on the far left, one on "my" lap and Judy's tucked safely in the cradle. I think the tucked down chin may give me away. Skinny braids? Excuse me. The hair fell off my doll - or was cut off, or Steve pulled it off, or the cat chewed it off, or------. Surely it would grow back. Mine always did.
- January 3, 2010 at 8:05 AM
- Ann said...
And the upside down book - I couldn't even read. Or could I. Goodness, history can be what we say it is.
- January 3, 2010 at 8:07 AM
- Elizabeth said...
Ann, you do have sharp eyes. It always pays to enlarge the picture. Definitely you.
- January 3, 2010 at 8:21 AM
- Judy said...
Is Ann reading her current book upside down?
- January 4, 2010 at 12:11 AM
- Ann said...
It worked better that way. I never did like Pinnochio - don't know if I can even spell it. That story created such a phobia for me about being in the water I still hate it. Or not.
- January 4, 2010 at 8:53 AM
- Ann said...
Oops, meaning I hate the water, not the book.
- January 4, 2010 at 10:08 AM
- Elizabeth said...
Ann, Pinnochio was probably the second movie I saw (the first was Wizard of Oz in Lovell in 1939). I was so terrified by the underwater scene that Daddy had to hold me on his lap, and he told me that if I didn't quit crying, he never would take me to another show. I rated Pinocchio right up there with Alice in Wonderland.
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If the Internet is good for anything, aside from hate-filled comments and rage comics, it's good for bringing people together with cars they never though they'd see again. This feel-good story from the awesome Bring a Trailer may restore your faith in our ubiquitous "series of tubes." — Ed.
This story from the seller of the Seller Submission 1963 VW Beetle is pretty amazing.
Hello BaT,
These photos are of Jim (the new owner and son of the original owner) and I (and Casper the Polar Bear), the day he bought the '63 Bug convertible from me two days ago. Jim was with his father the day they drove the car off the showroom floor in 1962, and his dad taught him to drive in this very same car… Jim is now going to teach his 15 year old son to drive in the car.
Suffice it to say, Jim would NEVER have known about the car being for sale, had it not been for his accidental discovery of the BaT listing. He saw the listing photos, remembered having a red VW Beetle convertible in his past, scrolled through those photos and noticed the California original black plates on the car, the alphanumeric sequence he had remembered his entire life, then realized it was his own father's signature on one of the close up photos of one of the many original owner's cards that had remained all these years, with the owner's log of documents.
Although Jim's father had passed away many years ago, Jim had saved one of the original factory keys to the car, all these years, and when he came to look at the car, he pulled that very same key out of his pocket and unlocked the driver's door with it. We shook hands on a gentleman's agreement at that moment, no money exchanged, and Jim came down to pick the car up the following day, for the hour drive home North, coastal route, top down, 75 degree sunny day.
This all occurred on the day of his son's 15th birthday and needless to say, his son is very excited to learn to drive in this car.
Of all the cars I have owned throughout my life, this is the most bittersweet buyer/ seller experience I have ever had and although I am very sad to see the car leave my garage, and experience the privilege to take it out on long drives, top down, I am very pleased it has gone back to the original family from when it was purchased new.
As I had stated in my listing, I will merely parlay the proceeds from the sale, to continue full restoration of my pair of 1957 DKW Schnell Laster Kastenwagens. Google that marque if it doesn't ring a bell… Thank You BaT and Fingers of oldbug.com for making this all happen.
Eric P.
Thanks Eric! You presented that car very well and we're glad the proper buyer found you via our site! The story about the old key is one for the history books. Best of luck with the future restorations. -BaT
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