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Meeting new people is not uncommon to me. I've been a social butterfly as long as I can remember; making friends on vacation, at camp, at the park, wherever I go. I enjoy talking to people and learning about how others live and what makes smile, sing, dance, and cry. And when someone opens up and shares these things with me, it's a privilege.
I met this sweetheart for the first time about three years ago.
Claudio had recently taken on two roommates, one being his long time friend named Valeria. I had arrived on a spring morning and settled down to nap while everyone else had gone out for afternoon errands. I heard the door creek open and a voice, familiar to me from Skype, calling out, "Hello?" I have to admit I was a bit nervous to make the first introduction. This was someone whom I had never met before and am I going to make a good impression? Mustering up, I sheepishly made my way out of the bedroom to find this tiny, doe-eyed woman with a bright smile and extended arms. "Ciao, Carrie!" she said walking toward me and embracing me tightly. My first in-person encounter with Valeria was beautiful and set the tone for our new friendship.
Valeria is a special kind of person, a special kind of woman. While her stature is quite
small, her poise and grace gives her a larger presence in a room. Never quick to blurt something out before a moment of pause, she often looks pensive and contemplative when engaging in a conversation of depth, as if she is truly absorbing the words from whomever is speaking. She houses a giant heart inside her chest supported by a warm, welcoming smile. And when she laughs it is a slow, raspy chuckle, which seems suited more for a stereotypical opera singer's physique than her own. She is somehow simultaneously bashful and candid in her interaction, but always genuine and very patient. When I'm visiting, she welcomes me as if I live there and usually by the end of the first evening of my vacation we congregate in the kitchen to prepare dinner while sipping wine or coffee; everyone always laughing and enjoying the moment. One summer Claudio and I met up with her in Catania while they were on summer break from work. Again, never treated like a stranger, Vale introduced me to more people, some whom I later shared an unexpected reunion with in Rome. Of course being the only American with all of these people was intimidating, but low and behold, I was welcome and included in the conversations, the laughs, and the adventures. This is how the Italians operate. The more the merrier!
Over the years we've gotten to know one another and shared moments of, what I consider, universal sisterhood; women seeing the value in one another and taking time to learn what makes her uniquely beautiful. Although neither Valeria nor I have mastered exceptional bilingual talents, the mission to understand and listen to one another is always present and practiced. Professionally, she is a ballet dancer in the same company as Claudio. However, for the last several years while spending her days and evenings in rehearsals and performances, she has also been enrolled in college, fiercely studying, taking exams, and obtaining her Master's degree. Fortunately I was present in Rome on the day she finished her final exam and was alerted that she hand, in fact, completed the necessary course work and will be granted her advanced degree. It was an honor to be present for this moment as the reality of her hard work and the delicate balance between dance and education was celebrated with a great sigh of release and later, a toast to her.
When I return from my trips to Italy, I share all of the stories of all of the adventures, always starting with the descriptions of the people in these tales so they get a sense of the whole scene, including the "characters". And now my family and friends (state side) are starting to recognize the names and faces without the long explanation of how I know him or her; living these beautiful moments with these beautiful people with me.
From the first day I met Valerie to now, I've never felt like a stranger to her. She has always welcomed me back time and time again and always with that big smile and tight hug. It feels as if I have been given some amazing script and told to make it my own and live it out with these people. And all I can say to myself is, "How beautiful, Carrie".


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Earlier this spring, I was flattered when artist, blogger and OCAD University student Tara Bursey asked for my feedback on some career-related questions for a class of hers. The list of questions included some general ones from the class (everyone in the class was doing these sorts of interview requests) and some individual ones.
I thought I'd post my response to the class questions. In a way, they are the questions I was the least capable of answering, so they got me thinking more broadly than I usually might. I'm just posting them here for fun.
Thanks again to Tara for inviting me to participate in this project. Here are the class questions and my responses:
1. What characterizes our current cultural condition?
I'm not in any position to comment on what characterizes our current cultural condition, because I don't study such things. I often feel that when I am commenting on something publicly, it is on my own response to a small set of works, or to a single exhibition, rather than commenting on a wider cultural condition.
I know that subjectively I experience our current cultural moment as overwhelming in terms of the amount of information being generated and distributed through various media.
One Canadian artist I spoke with in the past few months, Kate Armstrong (whose practice addresses media and the Internet) told me that something like 90% of the information in the world has been generated in the past 10 years.
I don't know if that statistic is accurate, but it speaks to the kind of overwhelmed feeling I experience. As much as I love the democratization and wide distribution of media brought about by the Internet and related tools, I personally don't feel capable of digesting the volume of information properly.
2. How does this condition manifest in art and design practices?
Again, I don't presume to know what our current cultural condition is, so I can't really say what kinds of art and design practices that it manifests in.
I can say that I find myself increasingly drawn to sculptural works, particularly ones in textile and ceramic.
And sometimes I attribute that attraction to the fact that I spend much of my work life staring at screens and interacting with computers and images—interacting with virtuality, basically. (That virtuality also includes, in a sense, that wider media I mentioned as being overwhelming to me.)
Of course, I'm a writer, and I studied photography, and I'm happy to acknowledge that words and images are kind of virtual things to begin with. But given the predominance of digital, many of the concrete and embodied aspects of these practices have been done away with. (No more pen to paper, no more hours spent loading and shaking film-development canisters.)
So, given that I now have this subjective attraction to 3-D, nondigital objects, preferably ones in very tactile materials like clay and cloth, and given I attribute this attraction in part to the fact that there is an excess of digital or virtual inputs in my work and leisure time, I do sometimes wonder if there is a romance in our wider culture at the moment with things that are very analog or tactile or embodied in nature.
I guess if I was thinking more broadly, I'd wonder if the return to craft practices by some artists, which has been identified by some critics and curators, also relates to a feeling of wanting to get away from the digital and virtual which so dominate our work and leisure lives nowadays.
I also sometimes wonder how digital/virtual overload in the wider culture might influence fashion and home décor. It's been very interesting for me in recent years to see the resurgence of decayed or worn textiles in fashion. There are many other possible influences for this resurgence – a look back to punk and grunge, say, or a desire for elites to "hide" their wealth in a time of economic recession – but I do wonder whether there's some reassurance to be found in the tactile and the decayed, or maybe even just a desire to be reassured that there is still a part of life which is tactile and vulnerable to age/wear/weather/the basic laws of physics.
But again, just to conclude, I'm well aware that this sense of being overloaded is my subjective experience. It doesn't mean necessarily that others/the wider culture/cultures are experiencing that too. That would require study I haven't undertaken. If you find out, please let me know! : )
(Image of an Anthropologie store, near-irresistible source of tactile, pre-decayed wares, via the Style Spy)

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Celtic have signed former West Brom star Diomansy Kamara on loan from Fulham on what is shaping up to be a busy transfer deadline day at Parkhead.
Kamara has signed until the end of the season with Celtic having an option to buy the forward, who played under manager Tony Mowbray at West Brom.
Celtic have also completed the signing of 18-year-old winger Paul Slane from Motherwell on a four-year


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Ballmer: MS not getting into handset biz
So much for the Zune phone...
Windows Mobile seems to be as far as Microsoft's willing to delve into mobile phones. The firm's CEO, Steve Ballmer, has denied it's planning to start making handsets.
According to a Reuters report, Ballmer said today that he doesn't anticipate the firm developing a phone. "Sorry, we are not going to build one," he said.
Of course, there's nothing to stop Microsoft changing its mind a few years down the line, but Ballmer's comment is clear cut for now.
He added that, for now at least, Microsoft is content developing the Windows Mobile platform, and that it plans to continue charging handset manufacturers licence fees to use the system on their phones.
According to Reuters, analyst Strategy Analytics has estimated that Microsoft charges a fee of between $8 and $15 (£6/€10) per phone.
HTC, for example, is a big fan of Windows Mobile. The firm's Chief Marketing Officer, John Wang, recently said that Windows Mobile-based phones will continue to be HTC's most important post-Android market.


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1. List Three Main Goals
On the macro and the micro. You should have goals for your daily to-do list, as well as goals for the year. I usually have three main priorities for the day (I have a specific writing day each week where I do no promotional work) but also it's important that you list the not-so-important tasks, and file it on a document so that if you have a spare minute, when in the dentist waiting room or on transport, you can easily finish those smaller tasks.
2. Exercise
Hear me out, I was that kid who was always adverse to working out. Even in Physical Education classes, I would ALWAYS find a way to get out of doing sports (I was on my period a little more than normal) but as I got older and wasn't trying to avoid the schoolyard bullies on the rugby field, I learnt that exercise actually does give you an endorphin rush. I'm under the (perhaps naive) belief, that everyone can find at least one sport they get a load of adrenaline from. Whether that is running, skating, tennis, gymnastics, cardio, yoga – whatever it is, find a routine that you can stick to, and never miss the days you need to exercise! If you do it first thing in the morning, you will be fuelled with a ton of energy for the rest of the day.
3. Track your Time
Find out where you are losing and spending most of your time. If a task is one that you are avoiding, bite the bullet, and do it first. That way you don't spend the rest of the day procrastinating over it or trying to avoid it completely. At some point the task will have to be done, so your best bet is to get it out of the way as early as possible and then it's done! And you can reward yourself with a pat on the back, or a healthy dessert option. Find a scheduling habit that works for you: whether it's working by an alarm that goes off on your phone, Pomodoro technique – find what works for you.
4. Get Enough Sleep
I'm here to say fuck you to every entrepreneur that tells you to live off of 4 hours of sleep, or that you need to sacrifice sleep in order to achieve their level of success, or more importantly your idea of success. It's something that Arianna Huffington preaches all the time, that sleep is one of the most important factors to the human body. You work on a circadian rhythm, so make sure you get at least 8 hours of sleep so that you can work at your optimum when you are are awake. It's your choice: you can either work at your optimum when you're awake, or work at less than optimum on less sleep. If you work your ass off when you're awake there's no need to lose sleep.
5. Clean Up your Room
Tidy living space, tidy mind. Wherever it is that you work, have a clean up. And always put everything back where you took it from to avoid more mess at the end of the work day. If you have a system where everything has a place, then you won't be wasting precious minutes every day looking for what you need.
6. Check your Emails Twice Per day
And only twice. Unless you have an ongoing conversation with someone on email, you should only really need to check your email twice per day. I check mine in the afternoon, that way you're not bogged down all morning replying to hundreds of messages and deleting crappy spam emails. The other time is in the evening, just so that any other new emails can be easily deleted, stored, or replied to before checking off for the day. If you prefer to go through emails in the morning, make sure you don't work on it for more than an hour.
7. Have a Healthy Meal Plan
Have you ever mentally (or physically) tracked how you eat when you feel different emotions? Most probably, when you are feeling really optimistic and good about life in general you will be gravitating more towards healthier options like fruits and greenery. When you are feeling any negative emotions, you most likely opt for the junk food – which is doing you no favours. Make sure that you have a solid meal plan in place so that whenever your emotions aren't in line, you will still have your energy levels up with the help of nutritious food. Also, just stop buying so much junk food. If you start the day of healthy, you are much more likely to keep that momentum going throughout the day. Also, DRINK MORE WATER! How many times do you have to read that before you do?
No but seriously, your body on average is 60% water. Read that again: YOUR BODY IS 60% WATER. Treat it as it deserves for all it does for you.
8. Find your Distractions, and Kill Them (with no kindness)
Where do you spend most of your unproductive time? Watching those click-bait YouTube videos that youtube keeps harassing you with until you can't help but have to watch them? Is it that television show you're currently binge watching? Is it spending too much time on your phone when you should be working? Is it going to the pub when you should be making a small sacrifice for a greater good? Is it social media?
Find whatever is distracting you and KNOW that it is a distraction so you can eradicate as soon as possible. Have a browser extension that blocks certain websites you are prone to trawling through, have a sign on your office door that says's DO NOT DISTURB. Whatever the distraction is, find how to kill it. Maybe allocate a certain leisure time for such activities. Just don't watch TV before sleep as it will ruin your sleep quality. I usually like to watch quality YouTuber's in my 10-minute breaks between larger tasks, but with television, you will end up just watching other successful people instead of working towards that same level of success yourself.
9. Be Mindful of How you Start and End the Day
There are two times in a day that really set you up for how productive you are going to be. The first is when you wake up (hopefully in the morning as you're now a productive person who does not sleep in until 3 pm) and the mindset you set for yourself. The hour you wake up is made solely for you. Meditate, yoga, exercise, read an uplifting book, visualise – do whatever it is that makes you feel good and motivated for the day ahead. At the end of your day, prepare yourself for the next day. Find a morning and night routine that is perfect for you and really boosts your energy.
10. Get Rid of Negative People in your Life
The more ambitious, optimistic and go-getters you surround yourself with, the more likely they are to challenge and encourage you. If you are surrounded by bad energy friendships and people who are not looking for you to succeed, here are some friends you're probably familiar with: playing video games all day, gossiping, watching television all day. You don't have to ruthlessly cut them out of your life, just spend more time with people who have the same aims as you and are willing to work hard for it. It really is the best motivation.


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Posted on 14/11/2013
Some of the UK's leading retail, utility and manufacturing companies will be sharing practical advice on improving health and safety at a national congress from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
RoSPA will bring together organisations at the forefront of protecting their staff from workplace hazards at its Occupational Safety and Health Congress in London's Southbank on November 27.
Focusing on real-life case studies, the event will include speakers from Home Retail Group, Tesco Dotcom, Morrison Utility Services and Airbus Operations Ltd UK.
Roger Bibbings, RoSPA's occupational safety adviser, said: "What is so unique about this RoSPA Congress is that it uses real-life examples. Companies with some of the best health and safety records in the country are helping their peers improve by sharing their own experiences and giving practical advice.
"New innovative ideas that improve health and safety standards in one company, can be adopted across all types of industries and make a real difference to saving lives, reducing injuries and helping companies boost their reputation and staff morale."
Abby Miller, health and safety manager for Home Retail Group, the home and general merchandise retailer with Argos and Homebase among its portfolio, will explain how the company tracks health and safety performance across more than 1,000 stores and locations, and how it decided on which method to use.
Addressing road safety risks at work, Andy Kemp from Tesco Dotcom, the home delivery division of the UK's biggest retailer, highlights how the actions of a fleet can hugely affect the reputation of a company's brand. He also reveals the efficiency and cost savings that were made by introducing new technology and improving road safety at Tesco Dotcom, which won RoSPA's Managing Occupational Road Risk (MORR) Trophy for four years in a row.
Delegates will also hear from Paul Kerridge, SHEQ director at Morrison Utility Services, detailing leadership challenges associated with high performance. The company won the Sir George Earle Trophy - the top accolade at RoSPA's Occupational Health and Safety Awards - this year.
Other highlights include Airbus Operations Ltd UK discussing its scheme to improve mental health among the workforce by partnering with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The company now offers quick access to wellbeing services after realising that mental health issues accounted for a quarter of staff absences.
Many of the organisations presenting at the event are RoSPA award winners. RoSPA, a charity that has been at the heart of accident prevention and dedicated to improving workplace safety for nearly 100 years, rewards companies for their overarching health and safety management systems. There were more than 1,800 winners in this year's awards programme, sponsored by NEBOSH (the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health). Entry is now open for the 2014 RoSPA Awards.
A full programme for the congress, which takes place at 15 Hatfields, in London, can be found at www.rospa.com/events/congress/. Places are still available are priced at £339 + VAT for RoSPA members and £399 + VAT for non members. Anyone interested in attending should email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 0121 248 2089.
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Olde Abbeville SCV Camp #39 Home
Company I, 14th Regiment, 1896 Reunion
Reunion held September 2, 1896 at Dr. J.B. Moseley House in Lowndesville, S.C.
Front row, left to right: Marshall Hill, William Campbell, James Blanchet, Charles Loafer, Whit McCurry,
Obe Cann, W.R. White(Captain), Albert Baker, Sam Hall
(Note: three men in hats were said to be veterans, but members of another company.
2nd row, left to right: Hut Loftis, Mat Barnes, Joe Bowen, Press B. Suber, Stewart Cann, Martin Campbell
3rd row, left to right: Jacob Alewine, Gus Sutherland, George Morrow, Tom Stuckel, unidentified veteran, William D. Mann
4th row, left to right: Thomas A. Carter, M.T. Hutchison(Lt.), Bowman Patterson, Sam Christopher, J.B. Moseley(Dr.), J.J. Hardy, Jim Hampton
5th row, left to right: John McCoppin(Cook), I.H.McCalla, Mrs. W.R. White(who presented the unit colors in 1861), E.W. Harper, General T.W. Carwile(speaker for the day), J.E. Brownlee(Sergeant)
This photo and information graciously provided by John Lawrence, Olde Abbeville Camp #39


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Stafford's first, and only burlesque and variety show returns on Friday 28th October with an evening of saucy decadence!
Take your seat in the secluded intimacy of the MET Studio at Stafford Gatehouse Theatre, before sampling the delights that Très Très has to offer. The first act to be announced for the 28th October show is none other than charming, offbeat musical cabaret star, Tricity Vogue!
An exceptional vintage songstress, with a repertoire of surprising tunes and a somewhat colourful history of romantic misadventure, Tricity has cut a swathe through the UK cabaret scene with hit Edinburgh Fringe shows and a host of London cabaret productions under her belt. She was nominated for a London Cabaret Award two years running and regularly appears on variety bills across the UK and Europe, both as a solo artist and with her All Girl Swing Band.
Queen of the Ukulele, Tricity Vogue will bring her own blend of slink and sass to Stafford for the very first time; think Peggy Lee after a few too many cocktails and you're getting close! For the special Performer Friday show later this month, Tres Tres Cabaret organisers are thrilled to announce that tiki queen LOU ON THE ROCKS will also feature on the bill.Tres Tres is often acclaimed for the international calibre of its performers, and Lou is the first ever overseas act heading to the UK to appear at the show! Flying in from Berlin, Lou is a passionate artist coming to tease Stafford audiences with elegance, fun and hippy hippy shakes, at the intersection where rock 'n' roll meets classic burlesque.Her performances are inspired by the late 50s and 60s era Tarantino and Russ Meyer movies, combined with her own quirky touch. Another overseas performer set to appear at the October 28th show: all the way from Minnesota, it's MUSETTE!Musette the "Mistress of Mischief" is part sideshow sweetie – performing on her dainty bed of nails or eating fire – part vintage, vaudeville vixen doing her worst to make a crowd gasp or giggle with her bumping back side wiggle.Musette has performed in hundreds of shows, including on the sparkly streets of NYC and greater Midwest, and aims to slay the unaware as well as the initiated with her bountiful burlesque charms and cheeky humour.Another stateside performer also heading to Stafford this Autumn - it's HAZEL HONEYSUCKLE!Hazel Honeysuckle is a burlesque performer, actress and model based in New York City. She has been playing dress-up all her life, and lives to showcase both her love of classic burlesque as well as being a crazy, stupid nerd. A versatile performer, she can be sweet and innocent yet also bump and grind with the best of 'em. This "Delicate Flower" is one you don't want to miss! She performs on stages all over NYC, the US, and around the world, and can now add good old Stafford to her list!All of this personally selected for your entertainment by resident Tres Tres producer, promoter and performer: STAGE DOOR JOHNNY!A flirtatious, lyrical lothario and seasoned comic raconteur with razor-sharp wit, he'll have audiences grinning, giggling and eating from the palm of his hand - sometimes literally.He can be heard singing everything from Shirley Bassey to Guns 'n' Roses, as well as ridiculous self-penned medleys to surprise and delight you. What's more, he'll be showcasing a brand new song and a new act for your delectation! Do. Not. Miss. It. Book while you still can!


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I'll be hanging out with these three crazy monkeys.
They have been released from
the zoo school for the week
and we plan to live it up.
From the looks of this picture, they are wasting no time!
I'll check in later this week.
I hope you all had a glorious Easter.


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Job Description:
Leidos Life Sciences is currently sourcing for future Life Scientist positions to perform research at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC), Plum Island NY under a contract with the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate. The overall goal of the program is to develop, test, and evaluate methods to decontaminate components of the PIADC facilities. The primary targeted pathogens are Foot-and-mouth disease virus and African swine fever virus. Research may include developing decontamination processes with other animal viruses such as classical swine fever virus, and potentially other pathogenic and nonpathogenic animal viruses and biological indicator organisms.
The position requires daily travel to and from Orient Point, NY or Old Saybrook, CT and Plum Island aboard government-provided marine vessels.
1. BS degree and 2 - 4 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience
2. Preference for at least 2 years of research lab experience.
3. Biosafety level -2 or -3 lab experience is not required, but all lab work will be performed inside BSL-2 and BSL-3 labs. Individuals are required to shower out of the BSL-3 labs at the end of the day after working in bio-containment.
4. Laboratory work will include but is not limited to:
• Viral infection of mammalian cells
• Detection of viruses and bacteria by relevant means, including biological indicator organisms
• Passage of continuous cell lines and preparation of primary cells
• Designing, validating, and testing of viral and bacterial decontamination regimens
• Maintenance of laboratory notebooks
5. Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Only
6. Experience with animal pathogens is not required.
7. Proficiency in using basic word processing and data management software is required. Reports will be written and submitted to DHS scientists and managers, and most likely to regulatory authorities. Manuscripts for publication in scientific journals and presentations at relevant conferences are anticipated.
8. Preference is for highly motivated, dependable, and well-organized scientists who are also good team players.
- Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Able to obtain clearance for entry on duty and access to the BSL-3 space.


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David Lecours
David Lecours
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- TEDx America's Finest City and TEDx SDSU Presenter
- President & Creative Director, LecoursDesign Inc.
- Del Mar Toastmasters Speaker of the Year 2012
- SMPS San Diego Marketer of the Year
- SMPS San Diego Best Website Award
- topics
- Brand You: Unlocking Your Core Brilliance and Building Your Platform a Thought Leader
- Core Brillance Marketing
- Creativity: Becoming a Creative Superhero
- Books and Press
- Video clips
- LA: Positive Space
- Featured in "Logo Design That Works"
Passion is the heart of your brand.
David Lecours is on a mission to help professional services firms fight commoditization to win new business. He believes the antidote to commoditization is a Core Brilliance Culture. As Creative Director at brand strategy firm LecoursDesign, David helps firms attract clients and talent by choosing a narrow focus, sharing expertise, and creating emotional connections.
Lecours earned a degree in International Relations and Marketing from USC. He began his career in International Marketing at Paramount Pictures and worked on the corporate side of marketing for Reebok before attending art school with an emphasis in Graphic Design at UCLA. After working for Bright Strategic Design and The Mednick Group, David launched LecoursDesign in 1995. LecoursDesign is narrowly focused, serving the Architecture / Engineering / Construction (A/E/C) industry. Mr. Lecours has served on the Boards of the Society for Marketing Professional Services and U.S. Green Building Council, San Diego Chapters. David shares his passion for branding and sustainability as a guest speaker at marketing conferences around the globe. When not on the road or designing, David enjoys surfing and practicing yoga in his hometown of Encinitas, California.


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Drs. Howard and Laurie Austrager are chiropractors located in Framingham and have been committed to helping their patients achieve the highest quality health with all natural chiropractic care. The number one comment we here from our patients is that they wish they would have come in sooner. Don't wait, schedule a free consultation today and you can find out how chiropractic care can help you. How many things in life do you know of that spontaneously get fixed by themselves? Your spine is no different. Same day appointments are available and all insurance is accepted. Why not give it a try. We look forward to meeting you.
Dr. Howard has been treating my family for over eight years now. When you know a good thing, you stick with it…or in this case…with him. I select my medical doctors based on a number of criteria and Dr. Howard meets and consistently exceeds my expectations. He has the best beside manner I have EVER encountered in a doctor and there is never a question he won't take the time to answer with patience and forethought. I never feel that I'm just another "number" in his office and the care he has provided for us is second to none. If you want the best of the best….then he is your chiropractor! -Nikki D.


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Hi Ellie! Thank you for the comment in my blog post :-) I'm already loving the blog though I've not seen it all!! xxReplyDelete
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Is anyone wondering what to wear for Valentine's Day?? Don't worry, I have linked 6 of my favorite looks for you. :) If you are going on a fancy date or just doing something more casual, any of these outfits will work!
1) I absolutely loveeeee this light pink dress from Lulu's. This is perfect for a nice dinner with your other half. The great thing about this dress is that you really can dress it up or down. For a fancier look you could do heels, statement earrings, and a clutch. For a more laid back look you could do wedges, gold hoops, and a cross body.
2) As all of you will soon find out, I absolutely love anything made by Show Me Your Mumu (hence the name of my blog) and this dress is no exception. I am obsessed with the back of it!!!! This one can also be dressed up or down. I love how it has a simple look in the front but a party look in the back. You will be sure to turn heads in this mini dress.
3) This dress is a favorite of mine that I have had in my closet for a while now. I bought it last year to wear to my best friend's rehearsal dinner and got so many compliments. I love the lace material and the scalloped edge. The red color makes it absolutely perfect for Valentine's Day. I will most likely be wearing this one to dinner with my husband this VDay!
4) This dark red top is absolutely perfect for a more casual Valentine's Day look. As always, Show Me Your Mumu wins again with this one. Pair this top with your favorite flared jeans and gold hoops and you've got yourself a killer outfit.
5) I love this off the shoulder top from Nordstrom. I have a similar top in a different color and it's one of my favorites. I am obsessed with the off the shoulder look and the tie detail on the sleeves. The pink color makes it perfect for Valentine's Day and you can definitely dress this one up or down. I think it would be so cute worn with white jeans and gray over the knee boots.
6) Y'all, I can't tell you how much I love this red bell sleeved top from Lulu's. This has heart eyes ALL over it. I will definitely be wearing this for some kind of Valentine's event this year. I can't wait to pair it with a good pair of high waisted denim and a pair of statement earrings. You can't go wrong with this look. I can't say how much I love it enough. And look at that back!!!
I hope you all enjoyed the looks and can see yourself wearing some of them! I would love to know what everyone is doing for Valentine's Day. This year my husband and I are just going to do dinner somewhere in Charlotte. He made reservations but won't tell me where we are going. It's a surprise. Anyone who knows me knows that I am very bad with surprises (I always want to know everything) but I am actually going to try and let him surprise me this time. I secretly hope we are going to The Cellar or Good Food on Montford which are two of my FAVORITE restaurants in Charlotte. If you live in Charlotte and haven't been you have to check them out!


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This post was written by Brian Lawrence, one of the industry's foremost authorities on marketing in the wedding industry. Brian has consulted with many wedding professionals and wholesale suppliers at www.brianlawrence.com. Brian also owns Local Traffic Builder, a nationally-known web design, marketing and social media firm serving the wedding and event industry. He is the author of "The Wedding Expert's Guide to Sales and Marketing" and "The Invitation Business Report" and has helped thousands of industry professionals with his marketing insights through personal consultation, books, seminars, blogs and articles, and speaking engagements at leading industry conferences.
Bridal shows are an extremely important part of today's wedding industry. They are the major platform that gets couples off of their computer screens and face to face with wedding professionals. However, many wedding businesses are disillusioned that their mere participation in a bridal show automatically leads to booking weddings. This article will help clear up some misconceptions and include an action plan to getting the best return from bridal show participation.
Misconception #1: "Bigger is not always better"
While the prospect of participating at shows with thousands of attendees is exciting, smaller bridal shows often offer Pros a greater possibility of quality contact with potential clients. It is good practice to be mindful of the show's ratio; a show that has 75 attendees should not have 40 vendors exhibiting. There just are not enough opportunities for vendors if the attendee to vendor ratio is less than 4 to 1.
Here are several alternative formats that give vendors high visibility at a small show for the best bridal show ROI:
- Mock Wedding: Usually organized by an entertainment company, this showcase invites a smaller group to experience what it would like to be a guest at their own wedding. It is a collaboration of wedding professionals who simulate the entire experience but narrate as it is being done. At that type of event there is usually exclusivity among vendors and a well – executed event can create a high percentage of attendees hiring many of the attending vendors.
- Wedding Seminar Event: If you are part a seminar event that educates couples about wedding planning, you are being perceived as an expert while showcasing your services or products. You may have a small attendance but book a high percentage of the attendees.
Misconception #2: "Brides will remember seeing me at the show and contact me when they are ready to book"
Many vendors make that mistake and fail to do the necessary follow-up to maximize the amount of business from show participation. It is important to have a strategy in place.
It starts with deciding how you are going to promote your business in your exhibition space. Do something that stands out and can be referenced in follow-up mailers, phone calls, and emails to the mailing list that you may receive at the show or compiled from registrations at your booth. It is especially important that you know who visited your booth.


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IronPlanet Announces Details and Daily Schedule for Four-Day Florida Cat Auction Services Unreserved Public Auction
|IronPlanet®, a leading online marketplace for selling and buying used equipment and other durable assets, today announced further details and the daily schedule for its upcoming Florida Cat Auction Services Unreserved Public Auction. Following the record-breaking success of its 2016 Florida sale, this year's event will be held over four days in order to meet the needs of the dozens of featured Caterpillar dealers, leading OEMs, dealers, construction companies, rental companies, financial institutions, and other large fleet owners that have consigned equipment. The auction has generated significant early activity on IronPlanet's global platform with participants from 122 countries around the world.
Ring Power Corporation of St. Augustine, Florida, one of the largest Cat dealers in North America, is again hosting the auction this year. IronPlanet's major east coast Unreserved Public Auction will feature a wide range of late-model, low-hour equipment from Caterpillar, Volvo, John Deere, Komatsu, JLG, Genie and more. The event will also include an expanded inventory of items from additional OEMs and sellers that give buyers an improved opportunity to purchase additional equipment.
Further, IronPlanet will feature real-time on-site event management and mobile-enable many aspects of the sale, from registration and attendance reporting to vendor CRM. The event will also feature IronPlanet's recently introduced IronPlanet LiveStream. This unique platform builds on the company's leading online technology with live on-site auction features for buyers who need to stay in the field, on the job, or who prefer the convenience of buying online.
|Monday, February 13 – Thursday, February 16, 2017
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today: At www.ironplanet.com and view inspection reports*.
* See www.ironplanet.com/florida for the most current list; equipment information is most current on the website.
Daily Auction Schedule:
|Mon. Feb. 13
|Tues. Feb. 14
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|Thurs. Feb. 16
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Look for IronPlanet's IronClad Assurance® equipment condition certification on equipment listed on IronPlanet, TruckPlanet®, GovPlanet®, and catauctions.com, which gives buyers the confidence to buy online knowing that they have an accurate representation of equipment condition. Equipment Protection Plans from Cat Financial may be available on qualified Cat® equipment, which will be noted in the auction catalog.
About IronPlanet
IronPlanet is a leading online marketplace for selling and buying used equipment and other durable assets and an innovative participant in the multi-billion dollar used equipment market. Founded in 1999 to transform the global used equipment market, IronPlanet has built a database of more than 1.7 million registered users worldwide. IronPlanet connects buyers and sellers of used equipment with its exclusive IronClad Assurance® equipment condition certification and family of brands, including IronPlanet®, GovPlanet®, TruckPlanet®, Cat Auction Services, Kruse Energy & Equipment AuctioneersSM, allEquip® and Asset Appraisal ServicesSM. IronPlanet is backed by Accel Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Caterpillar and Volvo. For more information, visit www.ironplanet.com.


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Eg, I'd have sections "applications" and "games" so now i can do this: www.site.com/category/applications,games/ and get all from both categories
I can do www.site/com/tags/android,iphone,ipad/ - which would give me all related, but from both categories.
I'd like to keep categories and do something like www.site.com/category/applications&tags/android,iphone,ipad/
That would only display applications avoiding games.
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The attorneys of Flaherty Legal Group welcome you to our blog. Our intention is to provide useful information about our law firm, about topics pertaining to the practice of law, and about the processes of divorce and family law in Connecticut. Attorney James T. Flaherty has been practicing law in Connecticut for 35 years. His partners Sandi Girolamo and Pamela Magnano bring valuable experience, tact and knowledge to the Flaherty Legal Group team. With an effective support staff, the West Hartford law firm provides clients with the guidance needed to navigate the inevitable unknowns that arise in the legal proceedings of divorce and family law. For more information about the firm, please visit our website: www.flgfamilylaw.com .
Please stay tuned - we hope the content soon to be published will be helpful to whomever is interested and curious about divorce and family law in Connecticut.
Thank you,
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All those wedding flowers are absolutely stunning, very beautiful. Hope I can make something like these in wedding.
I have not been this thrilled by a blog post for quite some time! You've got it, whatever that means in blogging. Anyway, You're definitely someone that has something to say that people should hear.florists online
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I love these timers! I've given several as gifts with the message, "Time flies when you're having fun..."
Crazy coming up next...
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What a lovely ans enchanting shoppe.
I tried several times to click on your blog entry from my usual place where I have my favorite blogs stored and it would not click open, as it usually does. I had to copy and paste your blog title and then enter it into my Internet search, to arrive here. I hope it is just a momentary fluke, especially for you and how hard you work at your beautiful blog.
Come visit me as well~
Dear god i am in heaven. :) sure wish we had one in Seattle. Ok who am i fooling , i couldn't afford it anyways. But always inspired by it.
I think you know your readers! Thank you for sharing M-child's. I just love their whimsy. Just the other day watched a tv show four houses. It featured Victoria and showed their new "home" a historic boat! Didn't know they sold their business;( but still going strong. Can't wait to see your next post!
One thought comes to mind, "Fairyland" full of vignettes and inspiration. What pure enchanted fun this must have been to explore. I can't wait to see what came home with you!
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What a fun store, my eyes wouldnt' know where to turn, so much to see, and take in. Looks like you had a lot of of fun.
Yikes--so incredible!! I could have just sat in that elevator while you shopped--I can sit for hours!! Btw--still drooling from your post yesterday!! love my bird tassel you sent and it is proudly hanging on the vitrine key!!! Love, Mom
Simply Magical. Thanks for the peek inside!
Wow! Talk about mood lifting! I'd love to see what treasures you picked up Jan! Lucky girl :)
What an amazing places. Love everything about the store. The rooster table is so cute, not sure where I could put it, but cute non the less.
hi jan,
love your blog! i always peek in, but this is my first time posting because i feel bad that u feel bad about ur post today. i love ur nyc restaurants info. bookmarked the entire post. i'm a long island girl and go into manhattan quite often. i always enjoy hearing about someone elses viewpoints on the city and personal favs. regarding mackenzie-childs...omg! i love it. did you know they use to have a restaurant upstairs that served high tea? soooo amazingly eccentric...over the top!!! i had the pleasure of eating there on three separate occasions. i wish they would bring it back.
keep on doing what ur doing.
anne kelly (aka fanci)
Love your post. Aren't you going to tell us what you bought?
Love your post. Aren't you going to tell us what you bought?
I feel bad that I did not comment on your post yesterday! I bookmarked the post for future reference and will ONE DAY go to NYC....your post will be invaluable!
I've experienced the same thing - posts I've labored over with few comments and ones I threw up in 4 minutes getting the most comments. I grew up near Aurora NY and have some lovely pics of my kids when they were little in the MacKensie gardens there. I also spy a bowl I rec'd as a wedding present back in '88.
Wow! It's almost more than you can take in. My favorite...the black and white stripped rug with floral border. It's beauitful.
Jan - I know what you mean about spending hours on a post and then no one reads it. Oh well, I guess that's the life of a blogger (or any writer, for that matter).
The M-C store is unbelievable! The Courtly Check deer head over the mantel, the elevator...I was in M-C overload and I wasn't even there. Looking forward to seeing what goodies you bought. Great post!
Happy to find your blog today, recommended by a friend here in Portland. Your color palette, by the way, is FABULOUS. This store will be a must-see when I visit NYC. And I just may be ordering some of those kitchen timers.
Ok . . never read your NYC post on restaurants, but there is no place like NYC for food!!! I have made note your your favorites. When I shopped the gift show for my store, I could hardly wait to go to dinner which was always a celebration and a relaxing part of a busy buying day. Have you ever tried RED CAT? Great little restaurant not to be missed. As for Mackenzie, I have been in that store too and it is amazing. Talk about EYE CANDY!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love your posts. Haven't been around for awhile since major surgery at the beginning of summer. So happy to be reconnecting!!
I just found your sight and love it! I am a huge Mackenzie Childs fan and own a lot of it - I purchased most of it at Bergdorf Goodman in NY when they had the line and a lot at their NY store which I LOVE! One time they had fish chairs in the window with water beneath - TRUE STOREY! Thanks for your post on their art! I enjoyed your blog!
Thank you!!! Loved seeing all the MC pictures. Drooling over each room. I've wanted to go there, but California is a wee piece from NYC. Again, thanks for posting bunches of MC pictures.
Thank you!!! Loved seeing all the MC pictures. Drooling over each room. I've wanted to go there, but California is a wee piece from NYC. Again, thanks for posting bunches of MC pictures.


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Concord, NC – 10/17/16 – Starbucks Military Mondays: Cabarrus County
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Starbucks Military Mondays: Cabarrus County
Monday, October 17, 2016
1:00pm - All Ages
Starbucks: Concord, Hwy 29 (map)
1490 US Hwy 29
Concord, NC 28027
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Legal Services of Southern Piedmont will assist veterans, service members and their families in Cabarrus County via free monthly legal clinics at this Starbucks location from 1-3 p.m. The clinics will offer advice and referral information on a variety of civil legal issues impacting local veterans and military families, including disability compensation, survivors benefits, discharge upgrades, consumer law, tax issues and other non-criminal legal matters.
The event runs from 1 pm-3 pm and recurs on the third Monday of every month.
Additional information about the clinics is available at www.lssp.org or by calling 704.808.4144.
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The Visitor Centre is located in Blackburn Market and can be easily found via the main market entrance on Church Street.
It provides a wide range of inforamtion including:
It also sells monthly bus tickets for Lancashire United & can book holidays & day trips for local coach companies.
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When I worked at my corporate job without exception all my colleagues with little kids would fall prey to the flu right around fall. Sometimes even more than once. I assumed that having kids in your life meant they would do a number on your immune system. So I braced myself for the constant sniffles when my son was born .
When that didn't happen I thought it was because he wasn't in daycare yet. Daycare produced a few runny noses for him, but other than that we were great. Interestingly enough, the next fall season we had the same experience. Flu hit once and lasted for 1 day! This is going to be my third fall season with my son and I'm planning on having a flu-free season. I've decoded what we've been doing right and want to share that with you.
If you're taking a multivitamin you might think you've taken enough precautions, but this is the time of the year to do something extra since those kiddo bugs are strong!
So what's the big secret?
We think of our digestive system as the place where food is dealt with. While this is true, your intestines also contain more immune cells than any other part of your body. It's approximated that 70-80% of your immunity resides in your gut. Which makes your gut a pathogen fighting machine. Any dysfunction of your gut will reflect in how susceptible you are to what's going around this coming season.
Gut Bacteria
A lot of variety of different good bacteria in your gut (your microbiota) is essential. You also need the ratio of good to bad bacteria to be in favor of the good ones. This ratio has a direct effect on your health and immune response. Luckily, the largest determinant of this ratio and the diversity of your microbiota is how you use your fork.
What to eat?
I have some daily practices for you to incorporate. Never underestimate the power of the things we eat daily since they have a compounding effect. And you will find yourself craving these easy additions.
1. Power of Fiber
You might have a surprised look on your face, but really fiber! In this case you want to focus on soluble fiber since this is the fiber used to feed the good bacteria in our gut, which will allow them to grow faster. Foods containing inulin or oligofructose are a great source of soluble fiber. How the immune effect works exactly is still being researched, but soluble fiber's beneficial properties are undeniable.
Soluble Fiber Sources
Raw garlic
30 grams (yikes!) provide you with 6 grams of prebiotics. Raw garlic gives your microbiota much needed nourishment. See the explanations below on fire cider for a great way to add more raw garlic to your life. Adding raw garlic daily to a salad or your dinner is a great way to make use of the compounding benefits.
Both raw (70 grams provides 6 grams of prebiotics) and cooked onions (120 grams will do the trick for 6 grams of prebiotics) are a great source of soluble fiber. It doesn't really matter if you choose white, yellow or red onions. Either one will provide you with the needed benefits.
Flax Seeds
Even though flax seeds are richest in insoluble fiber (about two thirds) that will deal with constipation for instance, it is also source of soluble fiber as well (1 gram per tablespoon when broken).
Always buy whole flax seeds and then grind them yourself. Since the broken flax seeds you buy in the store have already gone rancid due to the sensitive nature.
You can add a 1 tot 2 tablespoons to your smoothie or grind it to sprinkle over a salad, breakfast option or side dish.
When increasing your fiber intake, make sure you drink more water to prevent bloating and constipation.
2. Kimchi
Fermented foods are a great budget friendly way to care for your immune system since the lactic acid they contain contribute to that variety of your gut microbiota. Especially kimchi is a powerful and tasty addition to your diet. Beachu Kimchi is the most popular Korean version of this dish containing beachu cabbage, ginger, radish, onion, chili peppers and fermented seafood, but the variations are endless.
Pre- & Probiotics
Kimchi contains probiotics, the good bacteria needed to restore the good-to-bad-ratio of bacteria in your gut. It also contains prebiotics for the good bacteria to be able to survive in your gut as opposed to store bought probiotics . This is therefore a great (budget friendly) substitute for store bought probiotics.
Daily Use
The easiest way to add Kimchi to your diet is to have a tablespoon daily. Sometimes I add a little plate as an appetizer or I'll add some to the salad dressing. Kimchi will help you prevent an infection, but also help you cure a cold or flu quicker.
3. Fire Cider
I love making home medicines and fire cider is a powerful potion that can prevent illness and also help you fight the flu once you have it. Trust me this stuff is amazing! They don't call it poor man's penicillin without a reason.
Easy DIY Medicine
All you need is a few garlic cloves, a few big onions, a large piece of fresh ginger, some horseradish, a few small peppers and unprocessed apple cider vinegar (Braggs is a great brand) to cover it with. You then let the mixture sit for approximately two weeks. If you don't have all the ingredients except for the apple cider vinegar it will still be potent enough to fight an infection.
Daily Use
To prevent getting sick, mix a teaspoon of fire cider daily with some water as a small shot. If you're already sick then take one teaspoon right away in a cup of tea every hour (fermentation can wait). You can add honey or maple syrup if you need to make it easier to drink. Because the taste is strong and the smell is probably stronger, the smell is also great to clear up your sinuses.
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Wedding photographers (and other services) website (catalog) with internal messaging and user registration
Budżet $250-750 USD
What I need is a website that will list various wedding services (focusing on photographers and videographers mostly).
The website will need to offer the possibility for new users to register (providers and also buyers) and see the profiles and portfolios and apply for different services listed.
Providers will be able to update their information and portfolios (images, descriptions and videos) and their prices and services in the system.
Also, the website will need to have an internal messaging option so that the buyer and provider would have all the discussions inside the website, with the possibility to upload files (contracts, for example).
The admin would need to have control over the information and services input by the providers and be able to modify or correct if necessary.
For the moment the website is created in wordpress but it does not have all the functionalities listed here and needs to be upgraded accordingly.
Coder will have to create the platform and implement it in the website to make it work without any other adaptations or actions from me. Coder will have access to cpanel to be able to fulfill the task properly.
The design and functionality will be agreed by me, while we develop the project. It just needs to look nice, simple and be user friendly. Suggestions of similar websites are appreciated :)
The bidding coders will have to be really good in php, javascript, databases and css and use the standard codes in order to make the website small, fast and good looking.
Unexperienced coders, please do not bid.
Some similar website examples:
Note! These are just some examples. The final design and functionality will be designed differently and will be specific for our business' needs and vision.
The website will need to be PC, tablet and mobile phone compatible 100%.
Also, the coder will need to provide bug and functionality support for at least 30 days after the delivery and implementation of the website.
Update: No online payment facility. The contracts between buyer and seller will be kept within the internal messaging system and they will be able to upload files (word, pdf etc.) to share contracts and send them to each-other.
Messaging system should be similar to the one in mywed.com or olx.ro
NOTE THAT: NO minimum bids accepted just to start a conversation over the project and then raise the bids. I need serious coders evaluating the job very well from the beginning.
Also, I need good English speakers and fast communication.
- no wordpress, please, because it is limited in functionality
- Images will be provided for 6 users (sellers/photographers) but the rest will need to be able to create and update their own profiles (Admin will approve them and all changes).
- No payment facilities included in the website
- buyers need to provide some minimum info before requesting an offer from a seller (photographer or videographer)
- website needs to have some sort of functionality to set some contests for services
- also there needs to be a calendar integrated with the available days for the providers
- seller need to be able to: upload images, image profiles, galleries, input services and a predefined offer structure (list a specific structure pre-created)
- and the client (buyer) just logs in or/and introduces personal info (need to be verified) and then clicks "Get offer"
- admin approves all listings and changes
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Friday, April 27, 2007
Cats in Hats
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
On the Duck
(one of our favourite Dewey Diva children's books picks)
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Hotel glee/Hotel lit
The photograph was taken by Sophie Calle, a French photographer/performance artist that I really admire for being the ultimate professional narcissist. In one of her projects she took a job as a chambermaid in a Venice hotel in order to photograph the objects (and the state in which they were left) of the rooms' occupants. She then created these huge installations consisting of a pair of horizontal frames, one hung on top of the other to approximate the shape of a queen sized bed. The top frame was dominated by a colour photograph of the headboard, placed on top of text which described the objects in the room, and which was arranged graphically below into three columns. This resembled a top sheet pulled over the patchwork "quilt" she then created using black and white photographs of the objects in the bottom frame. You can see examples of this exhibition (a room full of these wonderful "made" beds) in a collection of her work called Did You See Me? or read the descriptions of her project more fully in her book, L'Hotel.
I love the intellectual playfulness of her work. In one example, she describes three objects on a bedside table - a copy of Time, an International Herald Tribune and Somerset Maugham's novel The Moon and Sixpence, open to page 198. When one finds a copy of the book and turns to page 198, one gets a description of a woman lying in bed smoking cigarettes. In the accompanying photograph of the bedside table, the newspaper and magazine are there, but instead of the novel is an ashtray full of discarded butts. How fun and cheeky is that? You can read more about her work here.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
On the road in Calgary...
Friday, April 20, 2007
Librarians on the road...
Can your cat do this?
Thursday, April 19, 2007
The Wonderful World of Wharton
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Review: Divisadero - the new Ondaatje novel out today!
The novel begins with an amazingly riveting section as the strong bonds between Anna, her adopted sister Claire, and Coop, a young orphan also adopted into their family, and with whom Anna is having an affair, are completely shattered when Anna's father discovers their relationship and reacts violently. The rest of the novel explores the aftermath of this incident in the lives of Claire, Coop and especially Anna. Coop gets caught up in the dangerous world of professional gambling, and is possibly saved by Claire. Anna moves to France and becomes intrigued both in researching the life of Lucien Segura, a poet who took his own life, and in her relationship with the private and mysterious Rafael.
The writing in this novel is of course everything you'd expect with Ondaatje - poetic, sensual and full of complex images, such as a recurring shard of glass that jolts with its beautifully menacing power and yet also reflects the broken and painful fragmentation of these characters' lives. You'll also recognize some recurring images from The English Patient - Ondaatje loves a good thief, an historical church and a man physically and verbally trapped within his own body. But what really makes this novel intriguing - and has led to some fascinating conversations with my colleagues - is Ondaatje's narrative technique. Throughout the novel, books constantly appear to shed insight on the characters and provide them with inspiration. This, I think is the key to the novel. Anna the writer, learns that, "sometimes we enter art to hide within it." The very title of the novel, Divisadero, is explained as being Spanish for "division" but also deriving from the Spanish word "divisar" - meaning to gaze at something from a distance. And as Anna tells the reader, "I look into the distance for those I have lost, so that I see them everywhere." Is storytelling thus a form of looking "into the distance"? Who really is the narrator of this novel? Do we accept the continual re-appearance of images as just coincidence, or are they a way of rewriting and rethinking the past? (Or hiding within it?) There are enough subtle and intellectual teases in Divisadero to merit multiple readings (and re-readings), which is what makes this such a worthwhile and thoroughly enjoyable read.
Monday, April 16, 2007
Monday Roundup...
Yann Martel, author of the Booker-winning Life of Pi has set up a new website as he tries to entice our Prime Minister to read great books. I can't wait to see if Harper responds and how. Check it out here.
The Guardian has a great weekly feature, giving us a photographic glimpse into some writers' rooms. God, I'm glad some of them have as messy a desk as myself. This week it's Claire Tomalin. You can see the whole series here.
Michael Dirda, one of my favourite literary journalists (he uncannily has my identical reading taste) and author of several great books about reading, has a weekly online chat at the Washington Post website. Last week, he did a special tribute to Kurt Vonnegut. You can read the full transcript here.
The Independent has an interesting piece on why certain books don't get made into movies. And maybe that's a good thing. Read it here.
Books and Dystopias
I don't read a lot of science fiction, but when a book describes a character as being the "bibliophile from hell", then my interest is immediately piqued. The setting is Moscow, two hundred years after a nuclear war, and the remaining people have to live with the "consequences" which are strange physical deformities. There are also Oldeners, whose consequence is never to die from old age. More importantly, they remember what the pre-Blast world was like, when people could read whatever they chose. In the present world, scribes like our main character Benedikt, copy out the writings of their leader Fyodor Kuzmich without really understanding what the poems and stories are all about (since he is passing off pre-Blast literature as his own). As Benedikt gets more curious about books and moves up in social status, the novel shows the flip side of obsessive and possessive reading. It's a strange and often creepy satire, containing equal and paradoxical portions of dark fairytale and humourous nightmare. Recommended also for those who enjoyed Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 or Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake.
Friday, April 13, 2007
Judi, Judi, Judi
And the DVD of Notes on a Scandal comes out next week. If you haven't seen this movie (one of her very, very best roles) or read the book (which has one of the most scary and heartbreakingly sustained narrative voices I have ever read) you are in for a real treat. I much prefer the ending of the book, but totally accept the changes that screenwriter Patrick Marber had to make for the film. He was the perfect choice to tackle the script, having written one of my favourite plays, Closer, which he also adapted for the screen and was a pretty decent movie, although it would have been even better if Cate Blanchett (the original choice) had tackled the role of Anna, instead of Julia Roberts. Many people I know actually hated that film because of the narcissim and general disagreeableness of the characters, but that was the whole point. You aren't expected to LIKE them. Marber is apparently at work now tackling Ian McEwan's Saturday. I wait in deliciously nervous anticipation.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Cyber Karma
And then my friend K, who is a bookseller, e-mails me that she has two passes to see Away From Her that night. God, I love the internet. Obviously good things happen to those who blog!
Apart from a few scenes that I felt moved a little too slowly, I really did enjoy the movie. It's about a couple who have been married for 44 years and have to deal with the wife's onset of Alzheimer's, which brings up past resentments in their relationship. Julie Christie (still stunningly beautiful) and Gordon Pinsent were just wonderful in the lead roles. And how can you tell this is a Canadian movie? The characters read aloud from Alistair MacLeod's No Great Mischief and Michael Ondaatje's The Cinnamon Peeler. The couple dance to Neil Young, while k.d. lang croons over the closing credits. There's a reference to Canadian Tire. But my favourite scene takes place in the rest home where a group of seniors in various stages of Alzheimer's sit around a televison set watching the Leafs get kicked out of playoff contention yet again. If you liked the movie Iris - the story of Iris Murdoch and her battles with Alzheimer's then go and see Away From Her. The disease is not just played for weepy sentiment, but as a catalyst to explore the hidden tensions and secrets in a seemingly loving, long-term relationship. Sarah Polley's script and direction was extremely intelligent and perceptive blending unexpected ironic moments with poignant humour.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Read the book first...upcoming movies
However, there's a nice surprise lurking in the middle of one of my fall catalogues - an insert with a sneak preview of movies based on books of course, that are coming out in the summer and the fall. And some of them look fantastic. So I offer you a little peek to give you time to read the book first!
Atonement by Ian McEwan. This is the one I'm most looking forward to as I absolutely love the book. It will star Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Brenda Blethyn and Vanessa Redgrave and is directed by Joe Wright who did the recent Pride and Prejudice (also starring Knightley). Hmm, will they include the scene in the library? You know, THAT scene!
Lust, Caution by Eileen Chang. I haven't read the particular short story that this movie is based on, although it will be published this fall, along with the screenplay and a preface written by director Ang Lee. However, I have read her earlier collection of stories, Love in a Fallen City (doesn't it have an incredibly striking cover?) and I was completely moved by these stories of women trying to survive in the inter-war years in Hong Kong. Absolutely beautiful writing. So this film has great potential. Love the director. It will star Tony Leung and Joan Chen.
Away From Her, based on the short story The Bear Came Over the Mountain by Alice Munro, which you can find in her collection, Hateship Friendship Courtship Loveship Marriage. This movie got great buzz at the Toronto Film Festival. It's directed by Sarah Polley and stars Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent and Olympia Dukakis.
Evening by Susan Minot. This movie looks to have one of the best ensemble casts since The Hours. Actually a bunch of them were in The Hours. It stars Vanessa Redgrave, Claire Danes, Eileen Atkins, Meryl Streep, Toni Collette, Natasha Richardson, Glenn Close, Hugh Dancy, and Patrick Wilson. Directed by Lajos Koltai.
Jindabyne, based on the short story So Much Water So Close to Home by Raymond Carver. The story can be found in his collection Where I'm Calling From. Stars Laura Linney and Gabriel Byrne and is directed by Ray Lawrence.
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Also looks wonderful. It's directed by Mike Newell who did Four Weddings and a Funeral and stars Javier Bardem, Benjamin Bratt and Fernanda Montenegro.
Silk by Alessandro Baricco. Stars Keira Knightley, Alfred Molina, Michael Pitt and Koji Yakusho and is directed by Francois Girard who did the Red Violin.
The Hottest State by Ethan Hawke. I have to say I did not enjoy this novel beyond the first page, but maybe the movie will work. Hawke is directing himself and the rest of the cast which includes Mark Webber, Jesse Harris, Laura Linney and Michelle Williams. Heck, I'll see anything with Laura Linney in it.
The Feast of Love by Charles Baxter. A modern take on A Midsummer Night's Dream. Stars Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinear, Radha Mitchell, Jane Alexander and Selma Blair. Directed by Robert Benton.
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy. Will probably give this film a miss because I fear it will be far too violent for me. It's McCarthy. It's directed by the Coen brothers. Enough said. But if you're a fan, the movie does have a great cast - Tommy Lee Jones, Woody Harrelson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin and Kelly MacDonald.
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. Sean Penn writes the script and directs. Stars Emile Hirsch.
Reservation Road by Jonathan Burnham Schwartz. Directed by Terry George who did Hotel Rwanda. Stars Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Connolly and Mira Sorvino.
So there you are. Lots of great movies to look forward to and summer reading suggestions. Start your Oscar predictions now!
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
I want to be a kid again.....
Living With Books
Kimbooktue is also on the hunt for the best bookstores in the world - it was from her blog that I first saw photos of this incredible theatre in Buenos Aires that was converted into a bookstore. You can see a photo of it here and here (scroll down a bit to see the photos).
Sunday, April 8, 2007
Canadian Literature on the First World War
Some of Canada's best writers have poignantly and imaginatively explored WWI. Here's a list of some of my recommendations: The Stone Carvers by Jane Urquhart, Broken Ground by Jack Hodgins, The Sojourn by Alan Cumyn and its sequel The Famished Lover, Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden, Deafening by Frances Itani, Generals Die in Bed by Charles Yale Harrison, Maclean by Allan Donaldson and for a particularly female point of view, pick up L.M. Montgomery's Rilla of Ingleside, The Deep by Mary Swan, a beautifully written novella about two sisters who travel to France to nurse the wounded and Aleta Dey by Francis Marion Beynon (a wonderful novel about a pacifist/suffragette, orginally published in 1919 but brought back into print by Broadview Press). Wendy Lill took some of the elements of Beynon's life and her novel and weaved them into her play The Fighting Days. Other Canadian playwrights who have tackled the theatre of WWI include Guy Vanderhaeghe with Dancock's Dance, R.H. Thomson with The Lost Boys and Stephen Massicotte with Mary's Wedding.
A few years ago, McGill-Queen's University Press published the War Diary of Clare Gass, a nurse who spent four years in France. I looked up her entries for April, 1917 and she did nurse many of the wounded after the battle at Vimy and reported of heartbreaking cases of gas and gangrene.
I have no doubt left many books out (including children's books). Please add any you may have read and liked.
Saturday, April 7, 2007
The Future of the Book?
Of course we will always need beautiful places to read books in too. Lanchester describes the miles of stacks underground in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. I once spent three weeks happily reading Jane Austen and Virginia Woolf in the Bodleian. I still tingle when I think of it - it was truly a religious experience. One afternoon I went to retrieve some books I had requested and the librarian apologized for the absence of one of them. "I'm so sorry," she said. "But we had to send the van for that one and it won't be back until later." That tingle again. It felt like such a privilege -almost a guilty one - that someone was going to all this trouble so I could read a physical book. And not even a rare one at that - a pamphlet on Woolf, written by Margaret Drabble, if I recall correctly.
Friday, April 6, 2007
The What-ifs in life...
This is an ambitious 500 page novel that was very reminscient of the movie Sliding Doors, which follows Gwyneth Paltrow's character through two parallel stories depending on whether or not she catches a certain train in London's Underground. Shriver takes a basically happily married woman and tracks how her life would change if she went off with the dishy but selfish snooker player Ramsey, or stayed with her solid but rather dull husband Lawrence. It's not giving anything away to mention that both choices are rife with problems and disappointments. But this novel is not chicklit - it's a very moving reminder of all the minute, daily details of life, crafted into both narratives - the little things one forgets and regrets in the throes of an unexpected passion or a fear that somehow life is passing one by. Irina is a children's book illustrator, and Shriver is particularly clever about envisioning the two different types of children's books she ends up writing in her dual storylines. A highly enjoyable read; in the hundreds of "what-if" possibilites we encounter daily, it's good to have a little fictional re-enforcement about trusting our gut instincts and accepting the outcome of our choices.
This book also reminds me of John Mighton's play Possible Worlds (made into a movie with Tilda Swinton and Tom McCamus) which also depicted a strange love story in parallel narratives. Which reminds me to get cracking on the manuscript of his new book, The End of Ignorance due out in May - it's a look at improving some of current methods of teaching in our schools - more about that later, as well as a review of a BIG Canadian novel that I just finished reading but can't talk about yet…


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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 19, 2012) - Luna Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:LGC)(LMA:LGC) ("Luna" or the "Company") is pleased to announce its gold production update for the Aurizona Gold Mine for the quarter ending December 2011 and for the full year 2011.
Aurizona Gold mine produced a quarterly record in Q4 of 13,620 ounces, completing the year 2011 with a gold production of 41,898 ounces in Luna's first full year of production.
Luna's President & CEO, John Blake, comments, "Luna Gold is pleased with gold production. The company continues to demonstrate consistent productive capacity at Aurizona with Q3 and Q4 achieving Feasibility Study levels of gold production."
|Table of Production for 2011
|Total 2011
|Processed ore - tonnes
|Average grade processed - g/t
|Average recovery rate %
|Gold produced (ounces)
Luna Gold will provide a more detailed analysis in the fourth quarter Management Discussion and Analysis which will be released prior to March 31, 2012. The Company's target production for 2012 is 60,000 ounces of gold from our Aurizona Gold Mine. This production will be achieved with sustainable levels of mined and processed ore tonnes and improvements in Gold recoveries.
About Luna Gold Corp.
Luna is a gold production and exploration company engaged in the operation, exploration and development of gold deposits and advanced stage gold exploration projects in Brazil.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
John Blake - President and CEO
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This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to sell any of the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. persons unless registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.
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A fascinating article from the New York Times' Caitlyn Flanagan on teen girls and romance:
One of the manifold ways our culture fails girls is in its refusal to honor or even acknowledge their deep interest in romance. A girl's world is drenched in romance, and the process by which she negotiates that deep emotional need with the countervailing force of sexuality — with all its power, pleasure and danger — is the great work of female adolescence. But our present moment is terrible for anyone who is thoughtful or private or introspective, and thus terrible for girls. The impossible music, the normalization of hard-core pornography, the explicitly sexual nature of even supposedly "family friendly" entertainment — everything about modern life mocks the romantic impulse.
One of the last places where girls can encounter the romantic stories they crave is in novels, an art form perfect for anyone who wants to spend time alone with her dreams and her imaginings.
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Roberto Cavalli has attracted criticism after releasing a sketch which depicts a severely emaciated version of singer Beyonce.
Roberto Cavalli has come under fire for making Beyonce look too thin in a sketch.
The famed fashion designer touted a dress created exclusively for the singer's 'Mrs. Carter Show' world tour in a press release, but the accompanying conceptual artwork of the design depicts a dramatically emaciated image of the 'Bootylicious' star.
In the sketch, the 31-year-old beauty is seen with an exaggeratedly petite waistline in place of her famous curves and long, spindly arms and legs as she sports the vibrant printed cut-out gown designed for her.
Outraged fans quickly flooded Roberto's Facebook page, where the image was posted, slamming the fashion designer for the unrealistic perception of Beyonce.
One upset fan wrote: ''why would you do such a sketch that clearly doesn't reflect her shape?! I really don't get why brands force women to follow certain kind of body shapes that most people find un attractive. Real Beyonce figure is! (sic)''
Another comment read: ''If this is supposed to be a sketch of BEYONCE why not actually draw BEYONCE instead of some imaginative image which fits the status quo for sickly looking run way models?? She is absolutely gorgeous just the way she is, not as she's represented in that sketch. (sic)''
However, other users quickly pointed out that fashion sketches often feature tall, thin models with elongated limbs.
The incident marks the latest uproar surrounding Beyonce's curvaceous figure, as the 'Grown Woman' singer was reportedly infuriated recently when high street chain H&M appeared to haved slimmed down the star in their latest advertising campaign using Photoshop.