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Wednesday, May 09, 2012
When the Right Is Right
My new piece for the Daily Banter is up and it deals with Bill O'Reilly's latest bit of faux-indignant theater.
But my take on it doesn't necessarily go where you'd think it might.
Here's the opening shot:
"Every once in a while I apparently like to see to it that my progressive street cred takes a huge hit and, well, I guess it's that time again. The line to angrily show me the error of my ways forms to the left — just, please, not the face, eh?
In case you haven't been watching Bill O'Reilly's show on Fox recently — and I can't in good conscience suggest that you do — his latest indignant crusade involves the search for answers in the beating of a pair of Virginia newspaper reporters by an angry mob a few weeks back. The two reporters were white; the people who attacked them, throwing rocks at their car and eventually sending both of them to the hospital, were reportedly all black."
Read the Rest Here
6 comments:
- TheReaperD said...
This is one of the big reasons I keep coming back to this site. This can basically be summed up as saying that you think that Bill O'Riley is a one sided, zero ethics, rabble-rousing 'news' hack that loves to bring race into every issue... and in this one case, is rightly doing so. I would find it hard to see O'Riley, for example, giving credit to John Stewart or Republicans giving credit to Obama. The willingness to give credit to those you despise and have zero respect for says a lot about your character.
- CNNfan said...
I've been watching The Factor,
the #1 cable news program 12 years running,
and I learned that Bill O'Reilly
only has three Emmy Awards, which is
just one more than our very own host Chez Pazienza.
I will preface this by saying I live and work in Norfolk, VA and have spent 27 of my 31 years living in the Hampton Roads area. I drive through that intersection and sit at that light almost every day.
The incident happened in front of Norfolk State University, a predominately African American school, located one block from the entrance ramp to the interstate and a light rail stop. At 5 pm on a weekday it is bumper to bumper traffic. White dudes driving Mercedes type traffic. I do not know what happened that day, but I am honestly shocked...floored even that it did. We have some racial issues, but it's no "powder keg."
That particular neighborhood could be described as rough, compared to other Norfolk cities. I wouldn't want to walk alone at night, but I have personally never had a problem. Those reporters would not have driven through if they feared they were going to be attacked. There are plenty of other ways to get on the interstate that close to downtown Norfolk.
The Pilot held on to the story, yes they did. They would not have if this was some kind of pattern. It shows temperance and responsibility on their part. I would not have wanted to be a black person living here or in any other city where they would report a fluke incident like that. Not to mention the Pilot has a long and rich history in support of anti-racism: see the 1929 Pulitzer Prize winning anti-lynching editorial written by Louis Jaffe.
The Pilot's reporting area is all of southeastern Virginia and parts of NC. We are equivalent in population to the northern VA/DC metro area. We had a fighter jet crash in Virginia Beach a week earlier, local elections taking place in Norfolk and school board budgets that are tens of millions in the hole. Lots of people get beat up here every day just like every other city, so why incite fear and possible retribution for a non-story?
- Claude Weaver said...
IIRC, didn't the victims pretty much ask for it not to be reported?
Not to say your point isn't valid (it certainly is), but I just wouldn't castigate the news outlet so much when the reporters that worked for said outlet didn't want it in their paper like that.
But more on topic, I do agree with you. Shuffling away stories like this does nobody any favors. I cannot tell you the number of people commenting on the Martin case with "well, (horrible crime with supposed racial component happened) and nobody is reporting on it!" Even in the case of these claims being true, it smacked of opportunistic redirection. These folks didn't want justice for all, they just wanted to devalue one case by using another, and try to end up forgetting about both.
All horrendous crimes should be reported on. And as you said, it should be dispassionate and objective, as much as possible. Cherrypicking for ratings does more damage than anything, and it reinforces the utterly stupid idea that we cannot care about more than one "cause" at a time.
I hope all that made sense. It just came pouring out.
- Chez said...
Good points and a welcome perspective, Anon.
My argument isn't necessarily that this particular story is worthy of being shouted from the rooftops, only that O'Reilly and Goldberg are right when they say that there's a certain amount of hypocrisy at play in the coverage of potentially race-related crimes. If indeed, as I said, the races had been reversed in this case, it would've been a massive deal and would've been carried by just about every news outlet in the country. We wouldn't even be having this conversation.
However, because it went down the way it did, we have the luxury of parsing whether it is in fact a racially motivated attack and the victims have, as Claude points out, the ability to say that they don't want to make a big deal out of it and have the whole thing just kind of go away.
Again, the double-standard is absolutely there.
Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

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If there's one buzzword we've all heard a million times this year, it's "Web Services." But as many times as I've heard that phrase, I've also heard the question, "What exactly is a Web Service?" So this month we decided to take a look at Linux, Open Source, and emerging standards and technologies and provide you with some answers.
A couple of years ago, I remember hearing people talk about selling software as a "service", rather than a "product". I wasn't really sure what that meant at the time (and I'm not sure if the people pitching it knew either), but I recall hearing a lot of ideas that made little sense: how people would "rent" access to Microsoft Word or Excel, rather than purchasing the applications outright; and that applications would be delivered to us through our browsers, of course, rather than living on our hard drives.
So, here I am thinking about it two years later, and I think software as a service has a lot less to do with "renting" applications through a browser, and a lot more to do with the way in which software will be used to provide services to both users and other computers.
If you think about it, we already use software that provides us with all kinds of services every day. When you use Amazon.com, or Travelocity, or the Wall Street Journal's Web site, you are interacting with very powerful applications running on someone else's server. Those applications merely serve as interfaces to the services or information you are buying or using. Beyond those high-profile sites, thousands of smaller businesses have developed Web sites in the past seven or eight years, many of which are simply conduits to the goods and services offered by a traditional "bricks and mortar" company.
"Web Services" are going to take all of this to the next level — allowing Websites to share services with each other, as well as offering them to human beings. That may sound like a simple idea, but enabling Web sites to interact and conduct transactions with each other requires a whole slew of infrastructure that's only now maturing and being widely deployed. Check out our articles on pages and 22 and 30 to see what I'm talking about.
Linux, Apache, and the rest of the usual Open Source suspects (Perl, Python, PHP, etc.) are key to insuring that the standards around Web Services remain open. However, they're certainly not going to be building this future on their own. No, pretty much every big software company wants to be in on the party, and each one is creating products that will enable customers to more easily build and deploy Web Services. Of course, Microsoft with their .NET effort, and Sun with their Java initiatives, represent the two major competing schools of thought and sources of tools.
Speaking of Java — we were incredibly fortunate this month to be able to talk to Scott McNealy, the CEO of Sun Microsystems, and get his perspective on how Sun, Java, Linux, and Open Source might play together in this future world. I'd like to thank Scott for taking the time to do the interview.
And I'll wrap up by asking a question: are you currently building any Web Services using Linux, Apache, and friends? Are you thinking about it? Linux Magazine would love to know more about your plans for this stuff, and as always, we'd love to have your comments and feedback. Please drop us a note at email@example.com.
See you next month,
Adam M. Goodman
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Or maybe it's spray tan.
Or a real tan.
Or maybe he's trying to compete with Obama to a ridiculous extreme.
Whatever it is, kids on the boards are calling it "brown face."
Mitt, next time give your overly rich face color a tax break.
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A day in the life of a library addict
Since returning to Guernsey at the beginning of the month, I've been to
the Guille-Allès Public Library almost every day.
On Friday morning I returned three books :
An 880-page tome on Windows XP Pro which didn't solve my problem
Jane Green's Bookends, probably great if you're under 35, but not if you're not
Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, far too long with a disappointing hero
A writer friend, Liz Fielding, with whom I discussed the Brown book, wrote, "I didn't enjoy Da Vinci, either. The writing style reminded me of Dennis Wheatley's satanist books. Something I out-grew with my teens."
I had forgotten about Wheatley, but I think Liz, who, by the way, recently won the RNA Romance Award for her book A Family Of His Own, is right. There is a resemblance between Brown's book and Wheatley's books.
Friday's library borrowings were
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Sapphire's Grave by Hilda Gurley-Highgate
Sole Survivor by Derek Hansen
It was the title Sapphire's Grave that caught my eye on the paperback fiction shelves, and the shoutline on Sole Survivor – "a fabulous novel of determination, ingenuity and love of life" sounded good and was backed up by an intriguing first line – "Red O'Hara woke at first light convinced that he should be dead and ashamed that he wasn't."
Using the library's online catalogue to check if they had the Twain title in stock, I typed in Huckleberry Finn which brought up a not recognised message. Then I had one of those maddening memory-blackouts, couldn't remember the name of the author and had to ask the duty librarian.
The copy I borrowed is the Everyman edition, first published in 1943 and reissued 1991, with a painting by George Caleb Bingham, from the Saint Louis City Art Museum, of bargemen playing cards on the cover.
There's an introduction by Christopher Morley in which he writes –
The reader with a natural faculty for enjoyment will scarcely need the author's warning notice against looking for a motive, a moral, a plot. He will see, of course, that the author includes many subtle indignations against human cruelty and stupidity. But what will concern and delight him most is that here is a panorama of happy memory. It goes back to what Mark Twain remembered from his youth; what he noticed as a child mostly made him happy, whereas what he noticed as a man made him furiously angry. One is almost grateful he died when he did, in 1910. If in his older years he would fond of alluding hopelessly to 'the damned human race,' it is hard to guess what he might have said if he had seen us now.
Windows XP Annoyances
Walking home from the library, I paused to read a notice on the window of an Internet café in St Peter Port's Old Quarter and, perhaps thinking I was a potential customer, the owner of the café came out and started chatting. His advice on my Win XP Pro problem was to install Service Pack 2.
I've also had some helpful advice from someone you've met here before, Lisa L Spangenberg a k a the Digital Mediaevalist. [See June 12 blog]. Lisa wrote -
"You might find the book and Web site Windows XP Annoyances helpful--I use it quite often to help users on campus. Of course, as a devout adherent to the Macintosh, I am required to suggest that you think about buying a Macintosh next time. It's aesthetically more appealing, and, there are no virueses for the current Mac operating system, and less than forty for the previous version."
Trying a new-to-me genre, fantasy fiction
Quote : "When she told her editor at Earthlight, Darren Nash, that Wild Magic was "Lord of the Rings meets Bridget Jones", he looked a little thunderstruck, she says."
Although my husband and son enjoyed Tolkien's books when they were first published, I never got past page five of LOTR, and was bored by Bridget Jones. So why, earlier this week, did I add Sorcery Rising, the first book in a fantasy fiction trilogy by Jude Fisher, quoted above, to my library list?
When I bounced out of bed last Tuesday morning, the name Jude Fisher was unknown to me. After an hour on the web, I joined my husband for breakfast. While he did a crossword, I went through ten back issues of The Bookseller, tearing out pages I wanted to keep. [The object of the exercise being to reduce the clutter in my workroom.]
One of the keeper pages was p 25 of the 9 May 2003 issue. What caught my eye was a picture of a woman climbing a rock face. Superimposed on the photo is the jacket of Wild Magic by Jude Fisher.
The surrounding article is headed "A world of her own" with the shoutline "Writing as Jude Fisher, Voyager publisher Jane Johnson creates fantasy novels which feature a powerful, rock-climbing heroine."
As I may have mentioned before, all my nearest and dearest are rock climbers so I understand the enthusiasm even though I don't share it. In an interview with Benedicte Page, The Bookseller's book news editor, Jude Fisher/Jane Johnson said, "My heroine is a rock climber, as I am, although she is a much better one than me. She feels a connection to the rocks she climbs, and connection is what we all want and need. If you spend all your time in an urban environment, you lose your perspective and problems like office politics and late books seem massive. When you are climbing a sea cliff three hundred feet up, the only thing that matters is your next hold. With the sun on your back, and the sea crashing away beneath you, you really do feel a genuine connection with the world."
As Sorcery Rising was out on loan from the Guille-Allès, I borrowed Wild Magic. It's well-written, but somehow this imaginary world didn't grab me any more than Tolkien's did.
Jane Johnson's day job is being publishing director of HarperCollins' SF imprint, Voyager. With M John Harrison, she has also co-authored four novels under pseudonym Gabriel King.
More fantasy
On Friday, doing some more sorting out, I read this – "25 years ago, there was only one fantasy series that ousted Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings".
It was written in bronze lettering on the gold front cover of The Bookseller dated 4 June 2004.
Turning to the inside cover, I was surprised to learn that "Between 1977 and 1983, Stephen Donaldson wrote six volumes of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. All six books were instant Sunday Times No 1 bestsellers. This ground-breaking series went on to sell a phenomenal 10 million copies worldwide. More than 3.5 million copies have been sold in the UK alone."
I must have noticed this striking advertisement for The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the first time I saw it last summer. But because I'm not a fantasy reader it had minimal impact, and I shouldn't have added it to my stack of tear sheets this week if I hadn't been writing about Jude Fisher.
At his website I learned that
"Born in 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio, Stephen R. Donaldson lived in India (where his father was a medical missionary) until 1963. He graduated from the College of Wooster (Ohio) in 1968, served two years as a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War, doing hospital work in Akron, then attended Kent State University, where he received his M.A. in English in 1971.
After dropping out of his Ph.D. program and moving to New Jersey in order to write fiction, Donaldson made his publishing debut with the first "Covenant" trilogy in 1977. That enabled him to move to a healthier climate. He now lives in New Mexico.
The novels for which he is best known have received a number of awards. However, the achievements of which he is most proud are the ones that seemed the most unlikely. In 1993 he received a Doctor of Literature degree from the College of Wooster, and in 1994 he gained a black belt in Shotokan karate from Sensei Mike Heister and Anshin Personal Defense."
Whether Donaldson will convert me to fantasy where Tolkien and Jude Fisher have failed, I'll discover when I've worked through the current book stack.
The excitement of the first comment
It's an exciting moment for a new blogger when they find that someone has made a comment.
The first person to click on the comment button here was Jozef Imrich Esq who posted a snapshot of himself with a black dog and wrote
Well deserved attention ...
C.S. Lewis wrote in the last chapter of "An Experiment in Criticism:'
'Literary experience heals the wound, without undermining the privilege, of individuality. There are mass emotions which heal the wound; but they destroy the privilege. In them our separate selves are pooled and we sink back into sub-individuality. But in reading great literature I become a thousand men and yet remain myself. Like a night sky in the Greek poem, I see with a myriad eyes, but it is still I who see. Here, as in worship, in love, in moral action, and in knowing, I transcend myself; and am never more myself than when I do.'
Quite how that relates to last Sunday's blog I'm not sure.
Newsletters : one of the best
How many newsletters do you subscribe to?
At the moment I'm subscribed to five, one of them being A Common Reader which this week gave details of a title missing from my Nancy Mitford collection.
The Bookshop at 10 Curzon Street: Letters Between Nancy Mitford and Heywood Hill, 1952-1973, described in the newsletter thus -
On my first pilgrimage to G. Heywood Hill, the legendary London bookshop, I nearly bypassed the discreet storefront, until my attention was caught by a blue English Heritage plaque proclaiming, "Nancy Mitford, Writer, worked here 1942-1945." During those years, in fact, she effectively ran the enterprise while Heywood Hill himself served as a soldier. After the war, Mitford resided in France, where she composed the best of her comic novels as well as her extraordinarily engaging biographies of Madame de Pompadour, Louis XIV, and Voltaire. Yet her abiding interest in the bookshop at 10 Curzon Street -- both in its stock and its customers -- is evidenced by her delicious correspondence with her former employer. Animated by wit, learning, and the highest class of gossip, the letters collected here, edited by John Saumarez
Smith, the shop's current manager, offer irresistible literary entertainment.
Bravery in Blue John Canyon
My second book buy this month [the first was Susie Vereker's Pond Lane and Paris] is Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston, the courageous young American climber who was forced to amputate his right hand while trapped in the Blue John Canyon in Utah in May 2003.
So that's £16 sterling [US$29, Aus $37] spent on new books in June. Nothing spent, so far, on used books, although I've browsed in the Oxfam shop and the second hand books stall in the old market building. Not an impressive outlay, but better than nothing. After months in the back of beyond, not spending anything much, it takes me a while to get back into my shopping stride.
Aron Ralston's website, designed by Soulkool, takes forever to download on my 52 kps dial-up connection. I sat gazing at the black splash screen for several minutes before anything interesting came up. What's the betting that the guys who run Soulkool are all in their twenties, have broadband and don't realise that millions of web-users are in their parents' and grandparents' age groups and prefer sites to load in the old-fashioned kind of flash, not the kind invented by Macromedia.
I'll write them a note to suggest they ginger things up.
As usual I'm overruning and must hold over my reaction to Madame Bovary until next time.


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Greetings Warriors!
Some of you may have noticed in the latest images for our crossover episodes that our cast have received a change in appearance. One of the things we try to hold steady to is a grounding to Star Trek Online, the MMO universe where our show is based. In the years since the game was launched and our show was created, many new uniforms and outfits have been introduced, many many more than what was available for the KDF faction in the year after launch. Now that there are more options available the, decision was made to update our characters to reflect this diversity as well as adding unique details to our characters.
In the following days, we will be uploading custom character artwork commissioned for each character. We begin with the heart of our cast, the wise miser, Korrath. A former agent of the Imperial Revenue Service, Korrath is a wizard with finances. His skills are a rival for any savvy Ferengi and equal only to his skill with a D'tag. In this image we see him in his new armor based on the Korath temporal uniform from the game. He holds a pocket padd monitoring his recent investments as he inspects a small energy credit chip.
Artwork by Nyuunzi (Caution, some content may be NSFW)


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Hello hello!
New to my etsy shop are these Happy Scrappy Cushions. You can purchase one of these or commission your own.
I can make one in whatever colour/pattern combination you fancy or I can use fabrics that have meaning for you. Perhaps scraps of those cherished first baby clothes or toddler frocks that you've been hanging onto but don't know what to do with.
Happy shopping!


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***End of Liveblogging*** (10:30) Plumber Joe's last name is Wurzelbacher, which in German means something like "root-creek." Once again, you're welcome.
(10:28) McCain talks of mortgaging our children's futures as if it were a bad thing--but can't the government then buy them up and sell them later for a profit?
(10:27) McCain actually snorted as he chortled at his own stupid comment.
(10:25) Obama & McCain to D.C. Schools: You suck!
(10:15) I'd like the candidates to name something that's not an issue of national security.
(10:08) Both candidates would refuse to apply a litmus test to Supreme Court nominees, ignoring the deep social impact of landmark cases like Acid v Alkaline.
(10:05) Ten bucks says every news agency is scrambling to track down Plumber Joe right now and see what he thinks of all this.
(10:01) It says something that even as one of America's millions of uninsured I am remarkably bored by this portion of the debate. Maybe I should get my head checked....OH WAIT!
(9:59) Plumber Joe is invoked yet again. I begin to wonder what else is on...
(9:52) Obama's never been south of the border, says McCain. Cindy McCain shudders visibly.
(9:47) McCain says that nuclear energy works for naval ships, so why not for domestic homes? I like his logic here, because I've long thought homes would benefit from breech-loading 16 inch Mark 7 naval guns and a poop deck.
(9:44) Obama damns Palin by calling her a capable politician.
(9:39) Barack Obama associates with Bill Ayers, an old domestic terrorist. But as I recall, John McCain spent over five years fraternizing with communists in the 60s and 70s--talk about calling the kettle black!
(9:37) Obama channels General McAuliffe: "ACORN? Nuts!"
(9:33) McCain refuses to mention how inappropriate some of Obama's supporters' T-shirts have been at rallies. He also is staunch in his refusal not to point out Obama has a stupid fat face.
(9:30) Comrade Commissar--both candidates have red stars clearly visible on the backdrop behind them! Something tells me this is Hank Paulson's doing.
(9:23) McCain has scars to prove how he handles disagreement. Cindy McCain shudders visibly .
(9:19) Do we need hatchets or scalpels? I say sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads! Also I'm slowing descending into madness...
(9:15) Obama just promised that the toxic assets the US government is about to buy from distressed banks will actually yield a profit in the long-term. Let us hope that fortune does indeed favor the bold.
(9:07) McCain proves decisively that he, unlike Obama, cares for plumbers named Joe.
(9:03) McCain deigns to use his opening remark for alerting us once again to the malady of some well-known person.
(8:56) I've just noticed that the setup for tonight's debate has the two candidates sitting, as if co-anchors, across a desk from one another. I hope the candidates take time to reflect on the potential political payoffs in leaping across the divide at some appropriate point in the debate and attempting to throttle the other person while splayed across the desk. Or, if they are not considering it for political payoff, to consider doing it for me, who would enjoy seeing this particular manifestation of my imagination occur very much.
(8:38) And Frank Fahrenkopf, who is the Co-Chairman of the Commission of Presidential Debates and is speaking right now on CSPAN, has a surname that means "driving-head" in German. These two etymological facts will, by the way, represent the greatest increase in your knowledge this entire evening, and you're welcome.
(8:32) Tonight's moderator is veteran newsman Bob Schieffer, whose last name in German means "shale" or "slate."


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Monday, July 23, 2012
Whistle While You Work
Hi Knitters,
Instead of whistling while I work on editing my book pages, I take small breaks here and there to knit. I don't have time to put in all of the links today with this quick share of projects. However, I will be back soon to update you with the details.
In the photo above, I was recently reminded about the gorgeous Kristin Nicholas Garden Affects Regia sock yarn (Farbe 03306, Partie 11312) I had sitting on my shelf. Plus, I was reminded from the video podcast, snappystitches.com, about the always popular Monkey Socks (pattern on Knitty.com) by Cookie A. I had always wanted to knit myself a pair of these lacy socks so I finally decided to jump in and start a pair. I'm a little late to the game, but better late than never.
I have found that this is the perfect pairing of yarn and pattern. I am crazy over this sock. More to come later on my super fun Monkey socks project....
Have any of you knit Monkey socks? I'd love to know.
I took this long forgotten watermelon striping sock with me to a dive meet last weekend. Strangely, all I had left was the toe and it has been sitting untouched for months. It took only minutes to finish the sock as I quickly finished knitting the toe at the meet and then grafted it together when I got home.
Now I am in love with this single watermelon sock. This wool is not for the weak of heart. It is rustic in feel and has what I call hay bits and pieces scattered throughout. You have to pick out hay as you knit. For some reason this doesn't bother me at all and I kind of get a kick out of it. The yarn is a thick, rough single-ply that I not so easily knit up on US size 1 dpns.
I truly love this warm, fun, comfy sock. The winters will be a better place if I can get the second sock done in time. The sweet watermelon sock is right at the top of my favorite sock list, that is, if there was a list. There really should be a list.
The hard to get your hands on yarn is from freshislefibers.com. It is the best if you can get it!
Lastly, I have a bunch of baby knits of all sorts and kinds on the needles for a collection I am working on. I couldn't be more excited about this one.
This tiny green sneak peek is all I can share at this time. More information on this will come later for sure.
What are you working on this week? Knitting or otherwise, I'd love to hear about it.
Have a super Monday and as always, a great start to your week, Knitters.
best, susie
38 comments:
Oh no! Now I need to knit a pair of Monkeys and some Watermelon socks too! Severe startitis. I did begin a pair of gray Monkeys once a long while back and got sidetracked. I remember that I liked knitting them, the few inches I did knit. :) Maybe it's time to make a pair.
- July 23, 2012
Oh no! Now I need to knit a pair of Monkeys and some Watermelon socks too! Severe startitis. I did begin a pair of gray Monkeys once a long while back and got sidetracked. I remember that I liked knitting them, the few inches I did knit. :) Maybe it's time to make a pair.
- July 23, 2012
- dandelionpicker said...
I love that Garden Affects colorway! Do you know which one it is? Thanks!
- July 23, 2012
- Lorna's Laces said...
I've always loved my Monkeys. A great knit and pretty to wear.
- July 23, 2012
- Lorna's Laces said...
Have always loved my Monkeys! Great pattern and they make yarn sing!
- July 23, 2012
- Savannagal said...
I love the buttons on the child's cardigan. So cute. Where did you get them?
- July 23, 2012
The buttons for the baby sweater are super cute! Right now I'm working on a couple of projects, the one currently in my lap (a few stitches between working, sounds familiar?) is a colorwork hat for a coming collection :)
- July 23, 2012
- Kristin said...
Once again, you inspire me, Susan. Can't wait to see the green project. I am working on two projects, a sweet white cardi for my two year old granddaughter and the Pleiades shawl. I will be on the airplane to go see that little granddaugter on Wednesday. Good time to knit on the way!
- July 23, 2012
- Melissa Martinez said...
I don't know that I whistle while I work/knit either but...I have been known to knit or read in the fishing boat! While on our family vacation this past week I knit up a Kimono Style Cardi for a sweet little January expecation! Little bitty knits are so quick & adorable!
- July 23, 2012
- Rhonda said...
I love those buttons! They remind me of some I bought on Etsy. I have found the cutest buttons on Etsy and it has now turned into my only source when I need buttons.
Right now I am plugging away on my Bayside Pullover from Coastal Knits. I'm using the suggested yarn, Quince & Co. Sparrow. I'm very anxious to finish so I can start on Hannah's Effortless Cardigan in Madelinetosh DK.
- July 23, 2012
- Kepanie said...
I have! I used the yarn (Limited Ed. Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock) I had bought at Vogue Knitting Live, L.A. Mine are a teeny bit roomy so when using Shepherd Sock again (Breaking Dawn, Limited Ed.), I went down a needle size. The first sock fits more closely.
I'm working on a charity beanie, a snood, and the second BD sock.
- July 23, 2012
I have knit a pair too - so much fun! It was BMFA Pepe Le Plume but sadly it was no match for the NYC laundromats! I need to knit myself a new pair - they show off variegated yarn so well and you can still see the pattern.
- July 23, 2012
I'm challenging myself and making a shawl(Bitterroot) using laceweight and charts for the first time. Also working on my Circles and Stripes Jacket.
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- July 23, 2012
I love the Watermelon socks! I just might have to look for the yarn. I am kntting a pair of socks for my granddaughter who is turning four in August. The yarn is Shibui/sock, 100% superwash merino. It is soft and dyed so many bright vibrant colors. I am using your sock pattern for kids. It is a very easy pattern to follow, I love it!
Have a nice evening.
- July 23, 2012
- DebrafromMD said...
I'm knitting the border on a Stacy shawl. I hope to finish it tomorrow so I can get it blocked. I want to take it with me on my trip to Alaska. That baby knit looks darling. I want to knit up a bunch of baby things to have on hand for all of the little ones that have been popping up lately.
- July 23, 2012
- Laura said...
I just finished a knitting project - worsted weight socks for my mum - so now I'm ready to look through my stash for the next project! Fun!
- July 23, 2012
- Lucy Chen said...
I'm knitting Chloe the Marshmallow Bonnet from Itty Bitty Hats right now, as we're going to Sydney next month, where it's very cold!
- July 23, 2012
I just finished a long day at work (not much whistling) and now to knit!
I just saw that your toy knitting class at VKL Chicago is sold out. So glad I signed up when I did.
- July 23, 2012
- Rachelle said...
I've not done Monkey socks yet, they will get made at some point, just not sure when yet.
- July 23, 2012
Susan you continue to inspire me! I applied the idea of taking "knitting breaks". I am currently knitting shawl collared cowl by Alana Dakos, using Misty Alpaca chunky in a dark purple. I love your blog!
- July 24, 2012
Susan you continue to inspire me! I applied the idea of taking "knitting breaks". I am currently knitting shawl collared cowl by Alana Dakos, using Misty Alpaca chunky in a dark purple. I love your blog!
- July 24, 2012
- Kelly said...
Your Monkey socks look so squishy and cozy! Will have to look up that pattern. I'm working on your reversible lion/elephant toy. It's coming out so cute!
- July 24, 2012
- freshisle said...
Thank you.
- July 24, 2012
- cpeezers said...
The Monkey sock is on my list too to knit! Beautiful. I love that watermelon sock as well. I kind of really enjoy picking out pieces of hay and grass as I knit! I feel like I am knitting with Real yarn! :)
- July 24, 2012
that little green sweater is so adorable!
- July 24, 2012
- Brandi Schoch said...
I love the watermelon socks seeds and all.
- July 24, 2012
I have knit 3 pair of Monkey socks. It is such a great pattern, I can imagine knitting it again.
- July 24, 2012
- Patti said...
Love my Monkey Socks! They are my most comfortable socks - I keep knitting other sock patterns, but the Monkey is the best! Pattern is what got me hooked on Cookie A patterns.
- July 24, 2012
I'm new to the sock world (knitting them, not wearing them) and altho I am an average knitter, I think I have actually had better results with socks than with other much simpler projects. Want to make a pair of Red Sox red socks for my adult son for Christmas. Any ideas on what weight and type of yarn to use???
- July 24, 2012
- Enid said...
I knit a pair of Monkey socks from Lorna's Laces yarn. They were fun. They're a tad tight, though.
- July 24, 2012
- Unknown said...
Yippee! More baby knits coming from you! Can't wait.
- July 24, 2012
Hi Susan!
Do you have any idea when you will be able to sell your bunny and hat pattern to the general public? I see WEB has it but the hat is sold out. I have the yarn already to go.
Thanks! email@example.com
- July 24, 2012
- Susan B. Anderson said...
The Opal Bunny and Hat will be available in my pattern shop on ravelry and craftsy on Jan. 1st, 2013.
Thanks for asking.
- July 24, 2012
- Mim said...
My very first handknit socks were monkey socks. I did the Los Monos Locos-toe up monkeys. I also did them two at a time on 2 circs. Crazy, I was. It took me quite a while to get them done. But once they were finished I knew I could do it again!
- July 25, 2012
The Monkey Socks were the first sock pattern that I knit, they got me hooked on sock knitting something bad :p! Actually I'm wearing my Monkey's today :D
- July 26, 2012
- Bekah said...
I, like you, was late to the Monkey sock party and have a pair on the needles at the moment! They are fun to knit, but unfortunately I think I am suffering from second sock syndrome... I should really do something to fix that - they are so pretty! :)
- July 29, 2012
- melosa said...
I am in love with the buttons! Where did you get them? If you don't mind my asking.
- August 08, 2012
- Susan B. Anderson said...
The buttons are from The Sow's Ear in Verona, WI
- August 08, 2012


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So I've officially discovered the easiest and most delicious breakfast sandwich ever. It's a strawberry and creamcheese sandwich and in addition to being simple, filling, and yummy, it's also apparently pretty healthy! (Always nice when that happens, isn't it!)
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A Budding Romance
Cassie exchanges texts with Sam at the shop, where she lets him know she can't wait to meet up. Before she takes off, she runs into Grace and her friend and two have a pleasant exchange. Meanwhile, Sam is getting ready to head off to meet Cassie when he runs into Martha, who needs to see a physician. He reluctantly agrees to do a quick exam on Martha's arm.
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Following code shows that one has the interface definition and other class implements the interface. Below is the source code "IInterface" is the interface and "ClsDosomething" implements the "IInterface". This sample just displays a simple message box.
Public Interface IInterFace
Sub Do Something ()
End Interface
Public Class ClsDoSomething
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MsgBox ("Interface implemented")
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Internet Safety: Difference Between http and https
Have you seen this email being floated around the net?
If you haven't, then
read on. It could save you a lot of headaches in the future.
It basically states that you need to be aware of where you are using your credit card online.
If the web address or url starts with http:// (hyper text transfer protocol) instead of https; //, then don't enter your personal information (like a debit, credit card or bank account info, social security numbers, PINs, or other sensitive information).
The "s" in https:// stand for "SECURE". If the web address only has the http:// vs. https:// don't trust it. That address is not secured with encrypted layers that keep your information safe.
Wise Geek says, "there are two common types of encryption layers: Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), both of which encode the data records being exchanged.
Ok, but just because the website says its secure or even boasts of the title;
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You really don't need to know what it all stands for; the important thing is the letter S which makes the difference between HTTP and HTTPS. The S (big surprise) stands for "Secure". You probably didn't need me to tell you that, because you already knew it had something to do with security.
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Today's Sweet Sunday post is going to be about many people. A whole lot of people. Who you may ask?
I started this blog in 2011 and began to follow a ton of other bloggers. I read every post when I can and it's always so inspiring for myself so that I can create graphics or make my own blog posts and perhaps to even do events and dress a certain way i.e. Loli.
And now with the new year beginning, I feel I can do a lot more with myself. I can wear more things I never thought I would be wearing. Like Victorian, Loli, Steampunk or anything! I have a new job so I can try to travel a lot more. I will have my store opening up sometime this year too!
And none of this would have been possible, had I not decided to start blogging and following you guys. Thank you so much. I truly appreciate you all for lending me your inspiration and helping me become the person I want to be.
Cuddles & Kisses,
~ Kieli ~


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Staff | a team with heart
Our Mission
Provide an atmosphere like no other, and service that allows those who come to actually experience the memories being made.
Many times we hear someone say, "As soon as I entered the property, I felt this peace come over me and all my senses alerted." This seems to reflect the owner's goal upon creation of his vision which was to...awaken all of one's senses.
Sight - Filtered light during day and suspended candles by night.
Sound - Nature's voices by day and reflected acoustics for dancing by night.
Smell - You can't beat the country...fresh air and raw smells of every season!
Taste - With the owner's discriminating palate in cuisine, selection of our house catererers was not by chance.
Touch - No doubt your soul will be soothed with an experience here.
Lorin Humphrey (Owner)
It is not uncommon to find Lorin Humphrey, visionary and owner of The Enchanted Barn, working alongside the incredible staff and paying attention to the details that make your day the best it can be.
It all started with a vision, and then a search for an old barn that fit the vision. Then came creation of the space and business that has now become the quaint and charming … Enchanted Barn. Lorin welcomes you to ask him or any of the staff about the history as well as future of the barn.


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How to Dye Eggs with Food Coloring
Dye Different Colored Chicken Eggs This Easter for Beautiful Results
As I grew up, we always bought our white eggs from the store and used a PAAS Easter egg kit to make beautiful Easter creations. It's not that my mom didn't know how to dye eggs with food coloring; I just think my sister and I loved buying our cool egg kits so much that she didn't deny us the pleasure.
Fast forward to today, and at Easter, my egg customers have a definite preference for the white eggs laid by my two Brown Leghorn chickens. They see all the kits in the store and fall for the myth that white eggs dye so much prettier than other colors. Nothing, in my opinion, can be farther from the truth. In my family, we prefer to dye the brown and green eggs laid by the rest of my flock. I love the deep, rich tones that the brown and green eggs provide when they're dyed. And frankly, we don't need a kit from the store. We use the food dye from our pantry and find that it's so versatile that we can make tons of interesting combinations.
If you're wondering which chickens lay brown eggs? In my flock, that would be our Orpington chicken, Kate, and our New Hampshire chicken, Big Red. But there are other chicken breeds that lay brown eggs such as Marans chickens, Barred Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds. These breeds can all be found commonly through hatcheries in the United States. For green eggs, we have two Ameraucanas, Big Muff and Hedwig.
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For a plain dyed egg without anything fancy, you need to start with clean hard-boiled eggs. There are so many methods for hard-boiling eggs. I use my grandmother's recipe. I start with cold eggs covered in cold water. I bring everything to a boil for 10 minutes and then let the eggs sit in the water until it's cool. Quick Tip: Save the water from your boiled eggs and use it to water your houseplants. They'll love the extra nutrients in the water.
I'm a pro at this now, so I normally just eyeball my ingredients, but to be exact, you can use the recipe on the back of the food coloring box which calls for a half cup of hot tap water mixed with one teaspoon of vinegar. You add a teaspoon of food coloring, either liquid or gel form. But, for the gel type, you have to let it dissolve for about five minutes before submerging your egg. You can vary the amounts of coloring for your preference – smaller amounts of color give a lighter effect and mixing colors can give you a custom look.
Once your egg is submerged, the recipe box calls for it to remain in the color bath for about four minutes. This is not a hard and fast rule. Play around with this a little. You'll find the longer the soaking time, the deeper the color. Once you've got a color you like, pull your eggs out of the color bath and let them dry on a rack.
Creative Twist for Marbled Eggs
To step up plain coloring a notch, add some olive or canola oil to your water, vinegar, and food coloring base. You have to be quick, but stir the mixture together then drop the egg in and immediately remove it from the water bath. (I find dark colors work best for this because they make an impact quickly.) Dry the egg with a paper towel and you'll see a marbling effect just like in the expensive store kits.
Creative Twist for Tie-Dye Eggs
For a tie-dye effect, thoroughly rinse your plain hard boiled egg with vinegar. Then drop a few drops of food coloring on the egg while it's sitting in a colander. Jiggle the egg around for maximum coverage. Then add another color and jiggle the egg around again. (I find it's best to use your lightest color first then move on to darker colors.) Let the egg sit for about a minute so the color can fully set. Rinse your egg in water, then pat dry with a paper towel. You can use as many colors as you want and the result looks much like a tie-dye t-shirt.
Feel free to experiment a bit. But don't forget to refrigerate your finished eggs until it's time for the big event. That's what's great about raising chickens for eggs; there are usually eggs aplenty. It's fun to see how the different chicken egg colors take the same dye bath. Use two dyes on one egg. The only rule here is to have fun and be thankful for the wonderful eggs your chickens have provided!
Do you know how to dye eggs with food coloring? What do you prefer about the process vs. the store-bought kit?
Originally published in 2014 and regularly vetted for accuracy.


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This is because the phone reports the storage that way. If you intend to do a factory reset on the phone, please make sure you save/email a copy of the backup outside the phone before doing the reset.
Key Features:-
- Automatic scheduled backups
- View backup contents
- Backups created in XML format on the SD card
- Option to backup selected conversations only
- MMS not supported yet
- Switched to a light theme. Added option yo switch theme in preferences
- Added feature to print conversation on Android 4.4+ devices
- Bug fixes
SMS Backup & Restore Pro v7.21 Apk


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Business / Agriculture / Forward Market: This refers to informal (non-exchange) trading of commodities to be delivered at a future date. Contracts for forward delivery are 'personalized' (i.e., delivery time and amount are determined between seller and customer).
Search Google for Forward Market:
Forward Adjective Synonyms: (well-)advanced, (well-)developed, progressive, precocious, forward-looking
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Forward Noun Synonyms: advance, leading, foremost, front, head, first
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Market Noun Synonyms: demand, customer base, call
Business / Finance / Marketable Title: A clear, reasonably incontestable title to a piece of real estate that is good for transaction purposes. MORE
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The Denver Center at Lowry is also home to the Center for Urban Education. The faculty and staff of the "Urban Ed" programs work mostly in Denver. You will find the Center for Urban Education academic offerings on the Extended Campus programs and courses lists, but you can also visit their site below to learn more about their impact in the community.
Lowry is a residential/higher education area which is the site of the former Lowry Field and Air Force Base in Denver with nearby access to:
Be sure to explore the area using the "Search nearby" function at the Google map link above.
Email: Kara Murray
Call: 970-351-3797
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Denver Center
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The new American International Motorcycle Expo (October 16-20, 2013) intends to become the single most important show of its type in the North American market. Its purpose is to serve as the catalyst to bring together industry, press, dealers and consumers in a single arena that creates a grand stage for motorcycling in the U.S. and North America, and to deliver an efficient and energetic market-timed expo platform for both motorcycle B2B (Business to Business) and B2C (Business To Consumers.) The chosen host city is Orlando. AIME.
16 Responses to "American International Motorcycle Expo Reveals Orlando As Its Host City."
May 13th, 2012 at 10:25 am
Great choice, better than Cincy or Indy
May 13th, 2012 at 1:40 pm
Agree with Rodent. AIME understands what the V-Twin Expo in Cincinnati and Dealer Expo in Indianapolis refused to understand. Orlando is the right host city for pleasant weather in winter and low airline and hotel rates, both B2B and B2C to make the show profitable for all vendors. In addition, October is the right month: manufacturers releasing new bike models and Daytona Biketoberfest close by at the same period. Good bye Easyriders in Cinci & Advanstar in Indy.
May 14th, 2012 at 5:42 am
Industry, retailers, consumers together in October under the sun. Everything is said. Where do you prefer to go?
May 14th, 2012 at 6:25 am
I hated Cincinnati after they let Pete Rose egt run over by the Bus and then tey put the Bus in Reverse. The top 5 greatest Baseball Players of all times. There are no memories of Pete anywhere in Cincinnati ! That City is a SH _T Town.
May 14th, 2012 at 9:39 am
Wonder if this will be open to the public or just a dealer type show. Also,if they have it at the convention center,which is a great place,prepare for premium priced parking.
May 14th, 2012 at 9:42 am
Open to the public, it seems the second day.
May 14th, 2012 at 10:29 am
I believe this idea is way past due! Cincinnati in the winter has always been a royal pain in the %$@. I can do Thunder Beach Fall Rally one weekend, AIM Expo the next and then head to Daytona for Biketoberfest. That makes economic sence to me.
Over & Out,
May 14th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
Looks like a great venue. I agree with Jeff, the weather is always a factor. Orlando is a great choice!
May 14th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
Fyi, the show will be 2 days trade followed by 3 days of consumer. Similar to EICMA in Milan with press/trade creating the excitement that the consumer can come see in a couple days.
May 15th, 2012 at 9:54 am
Isn't this the same week as Biketoberfest 2013?
If so, it will be interesting to see how manufacturers, distributors and vendors will handle staffing, should they decide a presence is needed in both places. Could have been better thought out if this is the case. Sort of the same dilemma facing manufacturers, distributors and dealers that have to choose between Cincy and Indy.
A new venue should take past mistakes into account before trying to force the participants to double their costs for vendor space, staffing, housing, etc.
Mr. Little, what are you guys thinking? Looks like a new set of egos at work (again)…….
May 15th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
Cant wait!
May 15th, 2012 at 1:42 pm
Just do'nt go out after dark……………………..
May 15th, 2012 at 7:49 pm
Yes, this venue will have weather on its side
But what about where you can get the most work / buisness done
I still think that's Cincinnati (& Indy)
May 16th, 2012 at 10:01 am
If we go back to the archives and look at the comments about moving these trade shows to more user friendly (and cheaper) venues, one might get the impression that the AIM Expo stole our ideas. Orlando and Vegas are by far the cheapest and easiest convention/expo cities.
Piggybacking on Biketoberfest makes it easy and economically efficient for vendors to attend. Far cheaper than traveling twice. October 16 is a Tuesday. Biketoberfest starts Thursday. First two days of the expo are for industry only anyway. Come in to town, get some business done, then head to Biketoberfest for the retail sales. I look forward to it.
May 16th, 2012 at 10:06 am
I think that the industry is fed up with the arrogance of the organizers of the dealer shows in Ciny & Indy and will move to Orlando. It will be much bigger, with both dealers then consumers in attendance. Exactly the venue vendors wanted since a long time.
Aug 6th, 2012 at 10:41 am
Dates are not planned well for the 'consumer' days. Central Florida is empty of bikers on the weekend of Biketoberfest so unless they are putting chocolate pudding wrestling and a bunch of bars in the middle of the Orlando convention center they will not get many local consumers. not that I think that should be the goal of an industry show (it just reinforces all of the direct manufacturer to consumer selling that is disenfranchising the motorcycle dealer network today), but if that is the goal, this timing will not suit the goal.


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I'm dragging this "old" hat out of the closet for Easter this year. I also wanted to share it here. This has got to be one of the easiest hat patterns to follow. It is found in a book (Saturday Night Hats) that I found in the library a few years ago. I have only worn it in public once because it doesn't really fit with my current wardrobe..... but that is all about to change.
front view
You can see that this hat is fully lined and the same material was used for the accent "bow". I'd also like to get a pin or something to spice it up.
back view
After making this hat, back in the day, I also started on a long skirt, in the same fabric. My plan is to finish the skirt and also make a cowl neck blouse from the butterscotch silk (bottom of the post here). Keep your fingers crossed that I actually stay on track with this!
What's your favorite hat or hat pattern?


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Michael Kors to be Honored with 2013 Couture Council Award, benefits Museum at FIT
Michael Kors is to be honored with a 2013 Couture Council Award this coming September 4, 2013. Tickets for the Noon Luncheon and Award Ceremony are currently being offered with benefits going towards the Museum at FIT.
The Couture Council of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology will honor Michael Kors with its 2013 Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion this September at a benefit luncheon at the David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, New York City. As has become the tradition, this luncheon heralds the arrival of Fall Fashion Week.
"We are thrilled that Michael Kors is this year's recipient of the Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion," said FIT President Joyce F. Brown. "With his extraordinary talent, Michael – who got his start at FIT – has built an international brand that embodies the very essence of contemporary American design. This is a well-deserved recognition of his accomplishments."
Dr. Valerie Steele, director of The Museum at FIT, said, "Michael Kors has been nominated repeatedly by members of the Couture Council Advisory Committee. The committee's mandate is to not only look at the previous year's accomplishments, but at a lifetime of contributions to fashion." The committee consists of a prestigious international group of journalists, retailers, and curators, including Glenda Bailey, Hamish Bowles, Ken Downing, Linda Fargo, Nicole Fischelis, Akiko Fukai, Pamela Golbin, and Suzy Menkes.
In the museum's new book, Fashion Designers, A-Z: The Collection of The Museum at FIT, published by Taschen, Michael Kors states, "I think to be empathetic is the greatest gift you can have as a designer. Hopefully, people will look at me and say, 'He really loved women.'" To this, Dr. Steele adds, "Certainly, women really love Michael."
Michael Kors, who attended FIT, recently endowed the Michael Kors Scholarship at FIT with a $1,000,000 gift to establish a major award for a Fashion Design student. The scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who demonstrates exceptional talent in Fashion Design but whose educational endeavors are limited by financial constraints. All costs associated with a bachelor's degree program at FIT, including tuition, housing, and books, will be covered. The scholarship also provides mentorship and the opportunity to intern at Michael Kors.
"This wonderful endowment reflects Michael's characteristic thoughtfulness, sense of purpose, and spirit of generosity," said Dr. Brown. "He is creating an incomparable opportunity for the talented students who come to the college—as he did—to fulfill their dreams. We are deeply grateful."
"I attended FIT in the late 1970s, and the school provided a totally comprehensive curriculum for fashion design that is unparalleled," said Kors. "Since my days there, it has evolved and become even stronger. It makes me so excited to see the potential talent that has been helped by this school, and I look forward to seeing that continue."
Michael Kors is a world-renowned, award-winning designer of luxury accessories and ready-to-wear. His namesake company, established in 1981, produces a range of products through his Michael Kors, KORS Michael Kors, and MICHAEL Michael Kors labels, including accessories, footwear, watches, jewelry, men's and women's ready-to-wear, and a full line of fragrance products. Michael Kors stores are operated, either directly or through licensing partners, around the world, including New York, Beverly Hills, Chicago, London, Milan, Paris, Munich, Istanbul, Dubai, Seoul, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.
The Couture Council Luncheon will begin with cocktails on the David H. Koch Theater terrace, which overlooks the Fashion Week tents. Guests will then be ushered into the theater's promenade for a three-course luncheon. Past recipients of the Couture Council Award are Oscar de la Renta (2012), Valentino (2011), Karl Lagerfeld (2010), Dries Van Noten (2009), Isabel Toledo( 2008), Alber Elbaz (2007), and Ralph Rucci (2006). In 2008, Giorgio Armani received a special award for Global Fashion Leadership.
Tickets for The Couture Council luncheon honoring Michael Kors are priced as follows:
Fashion Icon Table at $50,000, Top seating for table of ten and listing in the invitation as Philanthropist.
Haute Couture Table at $25,000, Premium seating for table of ten and listing in the invitation as Benefactor.
Couture Table at $15,000, Superior seating for table of ten and listing in the invitation as Patron.
Fashionista Table at $10,000, One table of ten and listing in the invitation as Vice Chair.
Haute Couture Ticket at $2,500
Listing in the invitation as Luncheon Committee, Couture Ticket at $1,500
To purchase luncheon tickets, please contact Vicki Guranowski at 212 217.4105, fax 212 594.9206, or email Victoria_Guranowski [at] fitnyc.edu
If you are new to The Couture Council of The Museum at FIT, it was created in 2004, is a membership group dedicated to supporting The Museum at FIT, a specialized museum of fashion. The Couture Council helps make it possible for the museum to mount world-class exhibitions of fashion, to acquire important objects for its permanent collection, and to organize public programs, such as the annual fashion symposium. The Couture Council accomplishes these goals through membership dues and by organizing fundraising events such as the annual Couture Council Awards Luncheon, which presents a chosen designer with the Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion.
Members of the Couture Council receive invitations to at least five special events a year, including behind-the-scenes tours of the museum's collection and exhibitions, opening receptions, and visits to the ateliers of fashion designers in New York. Couture Council members are also the first to receive notice of the annual Couture Council Artistry of Fashion Award luncheon.
In addition, Couture Council members receive complimentary admittance to all museum educational programs, as well as to the annual fashion symposium, acknowledgments in FIT's annual report, in the exhibition galleries and brochures, and on the FIT website and exclusive opportunities to meet other patrons of the fashion arts.
The Couture Council of The Museum at FIT's board of directors includes Yaz Hernàndez (chair), Alexandra Lebenthal (president), Joele Frank (secretary), Laura Lofaro Freeman (treasurer),
Ann Goldrach, Carole Divet Harting, Celia Hegyi, Chiu-Ti Jansen, Eleanora Kennedy, Michèle Gerber Klein, Carole Kamie Lightburn, Julie Macklowe, Barbara Malone, Elizabeth Musmanno,
Elizabeth T. Peek, Nancy Raquet, Darcy Rigas, Valerie Salembier, Peter G. Scotese, Jean Shafiroff, Michelle Smith, Jieun Wax, and Sarah G. Wolfe.
Couture Council annual membership is $1,000 per individual or couple, or $350 for Young Associates (under the age of 35). Membership is tax deductible to the extent provided by law. Please make checks payable to the FIT Foundation. Mail checks to The Museum at FIT, attention: Couture Council, 227 West 27th Street, Director's Office, Room E304, New York, NY 10001-5992.
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Survey of Medical Terminology, Self Paced
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This course offers a primer on common medical terminology for individuals new to the health care industry, providing a survey of medical terminology, symbols and abbreviations, and the application of this new language in the field of health care.
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InDiMedia — Research Centre for Interactive Digital Media — and Peter Kofoed at Aalborg University begun by describing the focus of Plan B, the research project on user-generated video and tv (user-generated content) that started back in 2005 and is finishing now. This was the context of Friday's conference.
The next speaker, Tove Arendt Rasmussen, provided us with information about their framework, Plan B, and the introduction of broadband in neighbouring Aalestrup in cooperation with the local electricity company HEF, where they have studied whether the users change their habits in a more interactive direction. Her colleague, Bettina Bertelsen, went into more detail about their survey, in which they had interviewed 33 families, and showed us how the users actually were using their computers more interactively. However, she concluded that the families are still primarily consumers of information techonology and broadband mediated content, they are not content producers.
Aalborg University's Lars Holmgaard Christensen opens his presentation by showing the audience a YouTube clip of a Norwegian sketch about the monk Ansgar having trouble opening and using a book. It is of course a parallel to more current concerns about computer use. He then continues by showing Hans Magnus Enzensberger's model from 1970, who identified what we today would label Web 1.0 (repressive media use) and Web 2.0 (emancipatiory media use). Holmgaard Christensen's timeline (above) starting in 1960 is very illuminating, beginning from an idea about media as centrally distributing content from an authoritative perspective developing into a distributed, interactive user-perspective. He then shows some examples of different genres: vlogs: Rasmus Rasmussen (Aalborg). Discussion sites: 3forum. Chicagocrime.org using Google Maps. Holmgaard Christensen ends his presentation with the idea of the Open Source human: if you can't be found on Google, you aren't credible or don't even "exist."
Jesper Hauerslev then talks about user-generated content at BBC in London, where he has spent a year. He shows what is happening in their children's progam department at the moment. First example: SMart — an art show for children where children send in their own drawings and are taught, encouraged and also evaluated by the design and art educated hosts. Second example: Bamzooki where children can create 3D "zooks" and put them in different contexts. One of the most popular zook to create is an R2-D2 one. The zooks can then be customized by other users online, and it is this feature that scares a lot of people from the BBC side. Will the users leave the TV platform entirely? Third example: me and my movie, a BBC collaboration with Bafta. In a YouTube like fashion, children can upload their own movies and view them at an online "cinema." So.... what is about to happen: 3D game, Adventure Rock, that has been under development since January 2006, with "creative studios," for instance a music studio and a drawing studio, where the children can create their own music and art, which then can be sent in to BBC and broadcasted within minutes. The augmented reality element will be developed further by realtime television broadcasts into Adventure Rock.
Kjeld Jensen, Concept and Product Manager at HEF Bredbånd A/S, talks about HEF's experiences when building their broadband network. He begins by outlining a common family situation when it comes to electricity, tv, phone, Internet access etc — his own — in which his household has five tv:s, several computers and a number of different providers. What HEF is trying to do is to gather all that and offer it to households in the Aalborg area as one package. Jensen shows the results of a customer satisfaction study, and, depending on delays etc, customer satisfaction is very polarised. The content — the Internet, television and phone — is well used, and the Internet is the most popular product. The initial problems are now over and they are expanding, finding new products and services to offer the customers.
Niels Jørgen N. Skov from FastTV with offices in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Using satellite technology, they offer media portal with TV, video on demand, e-mail, Internet and EPG. The Internet and e-mail functions have been disabled in Denmark, however, since these features are not considered fast enough. Triple Play. IPTV, VOIP, fiber broadband. Skov is stressing "freedom of choice" and interactivity. GoBeyond. "A la Carte TV" Joost, Bablegum, Sputnik. Convergance between different platforms, but content is crucial.
Anton Gammelgaard from Danish TV gives a background to viewer participation in television: The crew when creating a piece of news 30 years ago: a photographer, his assistant, a sound guy, a journalist, a producer, a production assistant, a lighting guy. The handycam revolutionized news production, as well as programs like "America's Funniest Home Videos," which showed that users could create content that would draw attention. It also provided the first examples of "reality tv." Gammelgaard says: "Af alle tilstande foretrækker jeg virkeligheden," Danish for "of all modes I prefer reality." Reality, voyeurism, is something that suddenly became an important feature. Gammelgaard shows examples from the Danish contingent of the UN peace keeping forces in Tuzla in former Jugoslawia. Another example is the show "Vi stiller om," which features 15 "reporters" all around Denmark. This people are ordinary people who responds to, gives their viewpoint on a current issue, and this becomes controversial when these people express views that are not in line with the "official line" in Denmark. Anton Gammelgaard claims that public service will be back in a position where selection (someone decides what is important and what is to be aired), perspective, quality and free press will gain an increasing importance. Sees it as a problem that young people choose YouTube as a medium and predicts that they will "come back" to public service when they want quality.
Claus Klok at NovaMedia, TV/Midt-Vest, discusses media democracy and begins by showing a series of short movies captured with a mobile phone, featuring everyday actions. He describes their project (which is a collaboration with Plan B) where user-generated content is in focus. To the Aalborg University/HEF project in Aalestrup, an user-generated content aspect was added. People in Aalestrup, who were interested in doing that kind of work, were invited by TV/Midt-Vest to attend courses, to learn how to make TV. The quality wasn't of utmost importance, they were even allowed to use mobile phones (even if the didn't consider this an "appropriate" medium for television). He shows a few clips from that course: a couple of teenage girls showing their weekend jobs, teenage boys showing their fantasy role-play, and a couple of other teenage boys doing "jackass" stunts. Yet another example is from a group of older (all were retired) movie makers. They tell the story of two plane crashes during WWII, one with an British crew and one with a Polish one. A ring, owned by one in the British crew, was found 50 years later. Storytelling became the most important feature for the older group. (Video Aalestrup).
The last one of today's talks is my own: "Possibilities and Boundaries for User-Generated Content in Second Life." I mainly talk about different ways to create content in SL and show some of the content that actually has been created by the residents. I also focus on the tools Linden Lab has chosen to make available and the last few year's development in this regard.
Monday, December 03, 2007
Aalborg University — Project Plan B
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Q: How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb?
A1: 'How many can you afford?'
A2: It only takes one to change your bulb...to his.
A3: Two. One to change it and one to keep interrupting by standing up and shouting 'Objection!'
A4: Three. One to do it and two to sue him for malpractice.
A5: Three. One to turn the bulb, one to shake him off the ladder, and the third to sue the ladder company.
A6: Three. One to sue the power company for insufficiently supplying power, or negligent failure to prevent the surge that made the bulb burn out in the first place, one to sue the electrician who wired the house, and one to sue the bulb manufacturers.
A7: Fifty four. Eight to argue, one to get a continuance, one to object, one to demur, two to research precedents, one to dictate a letter, one to stipulate, five to turn in their time cards, one to depose, one to write interrogatories, two to settle, one to order a secretary to change the bulb, and twenty-eight to bill for professional services.