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If I have one single piece of career advice to give to anyone, it's this: figure out how to get in the zone and do it as often as possible. If you can do that, everything else really is secondary. You will find success.
What do I mean by "in the zone"? It's something I've talked about on The Simple Dollar a few times in the past, but I've never really defined what it means in so many words.
To put it simply, being "in the zone" means that you're so absorbed by the task at hand that you lose track of time and place. When you get into that state, not only are you as productive as you can possibly be, you're also much more open to what I call "creative bursts" – ideas that float in from somewhere in your subconscious that add even more to your productivity.
For example, on a given day where I'm "in the zone," I'll spend perhaps an hour getting into that flow. During that time, I'm not really very productive at all in an obvious sense – it seems like I'm wasting time. I turn off my internet connection. I turn off my cell phone. I close my office door. I meditate for a bit. Sometimes, I'll stretch. Then, I'll start off by doing a mundane work-related task: I'll make a to-do list for the day and sketch out a few bare bones ideas for each element of that list.
An hour has gone by and I haven't really done anything. What I've done, though, is put my mind in the perfect place to be really productive. Usually, at the point where I'm about to start work on a real task that needs my focus, I get sucked right into it. I cease to notice time passing at all and the words just fly out of my fingers. I finish a first draft of a post, then another, and sometimes another. I'll revise an earlier draft. I'll shoot off some email, all without skipping a beat.
Suddenly, I'll blink and time feels like it catches up to me. I've accomplished a ton of stuff and only an hour and a half has passed. Without getting into that kind of zone, the stuff I had finished would have taken five or six hours. Instead, including the "dawdling" at the start, I've finished it – and usually finished it well – in two and a half hours, half the time in other words.
Every job I've had rewarded me greatly for getting "in the zone." As a writer, a lab assistant, a computer programmer, an IT specialist, and most of the other miscellaneous jobs I've held here and there, I always found benefit from getting "in the zone." Without fail, when I've been able to get into a work-focused mindset where the hours slip away from me, I am amazingly productive and churn out quality work. Often, it is this work that I have been able to hang my hat on, helping me to get promotions and, later, grow The Simple Dollar.
So, how can you make this really work for you?
Getting "Into the Zone"
1. Have an objective
What are you hoping to accomplish today? I find that things go best when I'm focusing in on tasks that I estimate will take one to two hours – writing a first draft of a post for The Simple Dollar, for example, or going through my email inbox, answering the urgent messages, filing some into my "Reader Mailbox" folder, and trashing the spam. What do you hope to do in the zone?
2. Eliminate distractions
Turn off the internet. Turn off your cell phone and/or your desk phone. Close the door. Put on some noise-cancelling headphones. Minimize or eliminate the things that enable you to take your focus away from your work.
3. Create a situation conducive to focus
This varies greatly based on the individual. For me, it involves a bit of meditation, some appropriate music, and a well-lit room. It could be completely different from you. My suggestion is to try to recreate environments where you're sure that you've been able to focus in the past. You should also have all of the materials you'll need for your tasks easily in hand.
Dealing with Interruptions
What do you do when you're interrupted from your flow? I focus on three key things to make sure interruptions don't completely shatter what I'm working on.
1. If it's just a stray thought, I jot it down.
I put that jotting in a place that I know I'll look at later, then I return to the task at hand as quickly as possible. Usually, I don't break my concentration.
2. If it's a minor interruption (like a phone call), I delay.
I tell the person calling that it's a bad time at the moment and that I'll call them back in an hour. I then jot down a note about this and get back to my work.
3. If it's a major interruption, I tell the interruptor to hold for a moment while I record as much of my train of thought as I can.
I'll finish a rough outline of the post I was working on, or save an email draft with notes on the additional things I wish to say. This way, it's easier to pick up right where I left off.
Dealing with Life Changes
For me, getting in the zone and staying there is very routine-oriented. If I change parts of my routine, it becomes more difficult to get into the flow for a while.
A great example is the contrast between when Sarah is on vacation and not on vacation. Over the last several years, the norm for her is to be working, which means the house is quiet during the parts of the day when the children are at preschool or at the nursery. That silence in the rest of the house becomes part of my routine – I'm used to it and it enables me to slip into the flow.
Fast forward to the last several months. Since our third child was born in April, Sarah has been a stay-at-home mom, which means that aside from the periods when the two children are in preschool, all five members of our family are at home. The two older children absolutely love coming into Dad's office and amusing him with the clothes they're wearing for dress-up or a song they made up or a piece of art they've created. I hear their laughter (and occasional crying) from my office and it pulls me away.
This has made it difficult to consistently be in the flow. I have adapted by using noise-cancelling headphones and locking my office door when I really need to focus, with only one way for Sarah to interrupt me (a call via Skype). The problem with this is that I become completely unaware of other household responsibilities – the UPS man (or someone else) at the door, the house telephone ringing, and so on.
When she returns to work later this month (by her own choice – but that's another entire post, isn't it?), the routine will change again. The house will become quiet for swaths of the day. I'll remove my headphones and again be aware of some types of household responsibilities during the day.
That's a change, one that will, whether I like it or not, affect my ability to get into the flow. I'm going to couple that change with another – I intend to completely rearrange my office (mostly to free up the current guest bedroom to become our oldest son's bedroom in the next year or two). This will all be a significant routine change.
Since I know this routine change is coming – and I know it'll drop my productivity for a while – I'm doing what I can right now to work ahead, so that during that week when Sarah is back to work and I've rearranged my office, I can focus on mastering getting into the flow in my new environment.
Environmental change can be a challenge when it comes to getting into the flow. Account for that. If you're about to move or change environments, plan your work accordingly so that you're able to minimize the interference.
Understanding how to get into the zone regularly has dramatically altered my professional and personal productivity and made it possible for me to find my own unique balance of work and personal life. I can now spend more time with my children than I ever believed possible while still accomplishing the things I need to complete.

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Here's my tape for today:
Day 12 Tape
I finally finished week two, here are the previews
corners (dark background only for preview)
journal cards
Here's my photo mask for today:
@Marisa, I love that photo mask!
Day 13 Photomask
Well, a few days late, but I wanted to tweak it a bit, so here are my metals
I am considering making the rivets a little larger before making the kit available, they seem so small, though within the acceptable range.
I also couldn't decide which style I liked best for my star clips, so my husband said to add them both, so I did.
These are my elements for the week.
Here's an example of my photo mask in use.
@Lou Anne: You want to use this "direct" link and paste that into the image spot here
Here's my journal cards for today:
Day 14 Journal Card
I LOVE your photo masks ladies! I want them all
Marisa, that's what I tried to do but for some reason it wouldn't post. I finally tried it on my blog, made sure the link worked, then planned to come back today and fix it. I figured it was a glitch somewhere. I just tried it again and it won't post here for me. AARGH!
When I click on the image link box I get a view of about half of it. I paste in the code and it disappears.
Update: I tried a different browser and Voila! Thank you Google Chrome.
Lou Anne, that happened to me until I realized that I had my page too magnified. My eyes are not too good. lol When I put the page back to default size, everything worked.
Thank you Emerald. I'll try that. I was able to do it with Google Chrome as my browser but not Firefox.
I am running a little behind, busy week with the kids' banquets, concerts, etc.
The tapes were fun, I used the burn and dodge tools for the first time
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Sermon delivered March 9, 2008.
In Minnesota we like to talk about the weather. How cold is it? What's the wind chill? This winter seems to be colder than normal. Some of us have been fortunate to escape the cold and travel south to warmer climates. Part of that vacation trip is spending time near warmer waters — either the ocean, a lake or a pool. When we approach the water, we stick our toe or foot in to test the temperature. Is it warm enough? If it feels cool, we might wade in slowly up to our ankles, then our knees as our body gets used to the temperature. Eventually, we'll dive all the way in and either experience a cool, refreshing swim that wakes us up or experience a warm, relaxing immersion that is very soothing.
Many of us approach Great and Holy Lent, which often begins in the cold climate of the winter season, the same way. We stick our toe in to test the water and see what it's like, cautious that we may be shocked by some unexpected temperature change. What is the water of Lent like? It can be like the Pacific Ocean that is active and cool — uncomfortably cool with it's radically different spirit. Last week was Meatfare, when we started fasting from meat products. Today is Cheesefare Sunday and tomorrow is Clean-Pure Monday (Kathare Deutera) when we add to the fast from meat by also abstaining from dairy products until Pascha, the celebration of Christ's Resurrection on April 27th. Is there any other church or organization that teaches fasting comparable to Orthodox Christianity? Perhaps, some of us are still standing or sitting next to the pool not having even touched the water of fasting yet. The Church understands this testing, gradual immersion process. That's why we did not start the strict fast all at once. She is easing us into it. The Church gives us opportunity for short stints of swimming in the fast on Wednesdays and Fridays and Sunday mornings throughout most of the year.
Why even bother to fast? Is it really that important? Well, if we want to imitate Christ, one of the things He did was fast for 40 days and 40 nights in the wilderness (Mt.4:2). In today's Gospel reading, Christ instructs His disciples about how to fast. He begins by saying, "When you fast ... " (Mathew 6:16). He does not begin by saying, "If you fast ... " So, fasting is an example given by the Lord and a command of God—just like He commanded Adam and Eve to fast in the Garden of Eden. And the LORD God commanded the man, "You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die." (Genesis 1:16-17). "You shall not eat," is a command to fast. What does the tree of knowledge of good and evil represent? It symbolizes the direct experience of the passions and sin. The passions are normal, healthy appetites gone out-of-control. One of our most basic appetites is the hunger for food. We need to eat and drink to live.
With fasting, the Church is not asking us to emaciate or starve ourselves. She is offering us instruction on what foods to abstain from because they tend to arouse other passions like anger, lust and avarice within us. She is also offering guidelines to eat smaller amounts so that we can be hungry as Christ was hungry after He fasted. With the prevalence of obesity in American society, don't we all need the discipline of fasting? This feeling or sensation of hunger can then become a sentinel for us. It will awaken us first to our hunger for our Creator. It makes us aware of our need for God. Then, it awakens us to cunning deceptions of Satan. This is where Adam and Eve failed. They bought into the lie of Satan through the serpent. They thought they did not need God and so they violated His commandment to fast. This resulted in their expulsion from the Garden of Eden, which the Church Fathers call Paradise because it represents communion with God. Today, on Cheesefare Sunday, we commemorate the expulsion, the casting out from Paradise. Why? Because, we too have cast ourselves out of God's presence through our willful disobedience of His commandments.
The casting out, the expulsion is not permanent. God is loving, merciful, compassionate and forgiving. He will accept us back into Paradise if we are sorrowful for our sins, if we want to return, if we are willing to change our sinful habits, and if we actually begin the hard work to live a different, more holy life. That's why Cheesefare Sunday is also called the Sunday of Forgiveness — because God is forgiving. More importantly, it is called such because there is a major condition to God's forgiveness — we must forgive each other. It says so in the first two verses of today's Gospel: "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." This requires a great deal of humility. Regarding fasting, in the verses that follow, Jesus teaches that fasting must be done in secret. In other words, fasting must be done in humility, not to impress other people. It is done to draw us back to, closer to God the Father, who sees our humble efforts in secret and then rewards us openly.
In order to experience the warm, soothing Mediterranean bath of God's forgiveness, we must get in the water of Lent, past our knees and our waist, even past our neck. We must humiliate our bodies by diving in and immersing ourselves in the Fast. Going under the water also includes immersing ourselves in the prayer and worship of Great Lent. Jesus taught us in yesterday's Gospel how to pray (Matthew 6:5-13). One should add to their daily morning and evening prayers, the Lenten Prayer of St. Ephraim. The Jesus Prayer should be said repeatedly throughout the day, each day. One should endeavor to attend the Saturday and Sunday Vespers, the Monday Compline, the Wednesday Pre-Sanctified and the Friday Akathistos worship services. Believe me, there is plenty of room in the pool at these services. Finally, dive into your pocketbook and start splashing your money around to the poor and needy. This is called almsgiving. Jesus will teach us how to give alms in this Tuesday's Gospel (Matthew 6:1-4).
Let me share with you a few of the beautiful and poetic hymns from the Cheesefare Sunday Orthros to underline how we can swim in the waters of Great Lent:
Adam was driven out of Paradise, because in disobedience he had eaten food; but Moses was granted the vision of God, because he had cleansed the eyes of his soul by fasting. If then we long to dwell in Paradise, let us abstain from all needless food; and if we desire to see God, let us like Moses fast for forty days. With sincerity let us persevere in prayer and intercession; let us still the passions of our soul; let us subdue the rebellious instincts of the flesh. With light step let us set out upon the path to heaven, where the choirs of angels with never-silent voice sing the praises of the undivided Trinity; and there we shall behold the surpassing beauty of the Master. O Son of God, Giver of Life, in You we set our hope. Count us worthy of a place there with the angelic hosts at the intercessions of the Mother who bore You, O Christ, of the apostles and the martyrs and of all the saints (see Genesis 24:18).


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- National protests against Morsy set for second anniversary of Egypt's revolution
- Cynthia Schneider: U.S. out of step, underestimates the anti-Morsy sentiment
- She says proponents of secular democracy think the U.S. backs Muslim Brotherhood
- She says massive protests will show U.S. needs to align itself with the popular will
Editor's note: Cynthia Schneider is a professor in the practice of diplomacy at Georgetown University; dean at the School of Diplomacy, Dubrovnik International University; and a senior nonresident fellow at Brookings Institution. She is also a former U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands.
(CNN) -- Protests planned around Egypt -- particularly in Cairo's Tahrir Square -- on the second anniversary of the January 25 revolution are expected to be an explosion of dissent, revealing the deep divisions in the country between President Mohamed Morsy and the Egyptian people.
Opposition to Morsy's authoritarianism is broader than the world recognizes. In making accommodations for Morsy's government, the United States is -- once again -- out of step with the Egyptian people.
Cynthia P. Schneider
Egyptians may not know exactly what they want, but they know what they don't want. Although an effective political opposition has yet to coalesce, Egyptians from all sectors of society are united in their refusal to accept another repressive regime.
Egypt is on a collision course. An ever growing, if periodically discouraged, portion of the population opposes the government and Morsy's Muslim Brotherhood, and supports the revolution's goals of social and economic justice, accountable government, and basic freedoms, including freedom of expression and protection of minorities. Yet the government is moving in exactly the opposite direction, with its authoritarian control over political, social, and religious life.
The government's investigation of the wildly popular "Egyptian Jon Stewart" Bassem Youssef -- charged with insulting Morsy and undermining his command -- and the forced "retirement" of respected journalist Hani Shukrallah, editor of state-owned Al-Ahram's English-language website, are just two very public examples of the vice tightening on freedom of expression.
In fact, the Arab Network for Human Rights says about 24 lawsuits for insulting Morsy have been filed against journalists and activists since his election in June.
The regime is trying to put the revolution genie back in the bottle. But it is clamping down on a population that has discovered its voice. In opposition to this repression, Egyptians at all levels are increasingly engaged in politics.
A Cairo cab driver -- ever the measure of popular sentiment -- recently debated the failings of the Constitution with a passenger. After reaching the destination, the driver leapt out, grabbed a dogeared copy of the Constitution he kept in the front seat, and pointed to a passage to prove his point to his passenger.
The December demonstrations against President Morsy and the Muslim Brotherhood-backed Constitution, which attracted an even broader segment of the population than those who stood in Tahrir Square in 2011, revealed the broadening chasm between the regime and the people in Egypt.
Assembled outside the Presidential Palace were old and young, veiled and unveiled, rich and poor. Whether they arrived in chauffeur-driven cars or whether they marched from Cairo's outlying shantytowns, the hundreds of thousands joined together in their refusal to accept a state that squashed the dreams of the revolution and dictated political, social, and religious behavior.
Many call the second wave of the revolution in the fall of 2012 the "Mothers' Revolution." Parents and grandparents went into the streets to protest the divided loyalties in their families between the Islamists (Brotherhood or Salafis) and those supporting a democratic, secular Egypt. In Egypt, secular means freedom from state control of religion, not nonreligious.
The clash between these two visions of Egypt -- secular with freedom and social justice, or a religious state run by the Brotherhood with its version of Sharia law -- played out inside families and on the streets.
Soldiers protecting the Presidential Palace during the December demonstrations were moved to tears when an Egyptian woman, referring to Morsy, shouted at them, "Why are you protecting this man who is pitting Egyptians against each other?"
Mohamed El Gindy, a successful businessman who opposes Morsy and spent much of December camping in Tahrir with the young revolutionaries, has experienced this division within families firsthand. A relative who had joined the Salafis informed him that the extreme Islamist group had put El Gindy at No. 5 on its "hit list," which is widely believed by Egyptians to exist. The relative was unapologetic until El Gindy told him that he might as well put El Gindy's mother on the list, too, since the octogenarian also had joined the street protests.
Egypt and its families may be divided, but on one subject, all are united -- in the belief that the United States is supporting the Muslim Brotherhood-dominated government.
Visible in the throngs at the December demonstrations were signs opposing Qatar and the United States -- yes, the U.S. and Qatar were lumped together as supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood regime.
"This is such a historic opportunity to restore the image of the U.S., but instead it is putting itself in the same position as Qatar. ... And this from President Obama -- so disappointing," Riham Bahi, a professor at American University in Cairo, said, reflecting views heard repeatedly last December in Egypt.
Opposition leader and blogger Bassem Sabry was even more blunt: "With the Constitution in play, you are subsidizing an Islamist state." Sabry said he was always pro-U.S. "until the revolution."
In addition, the Pentagon plans to proceed with the delivery of 20 F-16 jets to Egypt, a step that looks to Egyptians like a vote of confidence in Morsy. Unchanged since the revolution, U.S. aid policy toward Egypt still makes the military alliance its priority.
Two years after the Egyptian Revolution, the U.S. government finds itself again backing an authoritarian regime against the popular will. As January 25 approaches, with massive protests planned against Morsy's government, this is a precarious position for both the U.S. and Egypt.
In his second term, Obama should adopt a more agile and informed policy toward Egypt, one that matches the words often heard from the White House -- "The United States always has stood with the Egyptian people" -- with action.
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Have you ever watched and really listened to those TV commercials from drug companies that are trying to sell their medicine and encourage you to talk to your doctor to see if Drug X is right for you? I'm sure that you know the ones I'm talking about. The ones with the laundry list of warnings about potential side effects and dangers that make you think "I think I'd rather suffer through whatever ailment than take this drug". Well, Brade and I watch them and make a little game about what side effects each drug is going to have. Death? Thoughts of Suicide? Heart failure? It's sort of like medical bingo, get five right and get a prize!
Until one of them hits close to home.
It wasn't until a couple of nights ago that we were listening to a commercial for an arthritis drug called Celebrex that something clicked. We'd seen the commercial a million times before, because it's heavily advertised, and I'd always thought "thank god I'm not taking that medicine for my hands!". But this is the first time that a light bulb went off in my head as the commercial played. As they started listing off the possible side effects of taking the drug, one stood out to me. Depression.
Now, I've always been a person who wears their heart on their sleeve. I've always been honest and frank about my emotions. And I do have (plenty of) emotions – both highs and lows. I mean, I've certainly had my moments. But for the past few months there have been a lot more lows for me, an uncharacteristic amount that have occurred for prolonged periods of time as of late. Small things that I would have previously shrugged off started to eat at me. Large things that have always been difficult to deal with seemed impossible. Challenges with running the guild and raiding became mountains to climb. Dealing with my family over the holidays had me in tears every day for two weeks leading up to Christmas. Stress at work started to overwhelm me. I simply felt incapable of handling the everyday things in my life that I had been so deft at navigating previously.
As we watched that commercial I started to wonder. I brought my recent emotional state up with Brade and asked him if he felt I'd been more emotional the past few months than normal. I mean, I've always had challenges with my family during the holidays – but they never kept me down and controlled me like they did this year. There have always been challenges with running a raiding guild – but they never pushed me to feel like I was incapable of holding it together. And he agreed, I'd had a lot more lows, for extended periods of time, over the last few months. And so together we started talking back through them to see if we could pinpoint the time when it all started.
After discussing it some, and looking back through my writing here on the blog, the prolonged periods of feeling like the world was throwing more at me than I could bear, lined up fairly cleanly with when I started the medication for my hands. Maybe this was a coincidence, and a giant shit storm landed on my lap about the same time I started new medication. But considering that watching NCIS last night made me burst into tears, or that Brade didn't want me to make fudge on Monday night because I was already upset and he was worried any extra stress (like not timing the mixing of ingredients well when making candy) would have me inconsolable, I don't know that it is coincidence and do wonder if something more is wrong.
And so, like any good geek, I went to the internet.
Because the drugs that I'd been prescribed for my hands were very similar to Celebrex I started to wonder if it was possible that depression was a potential side effect for them as well. I mean, I always read through that list that the pharmacist provides me with the "do not do this while taking this medication" warnings. I always look at the major warnings. But I rarely take the time to do more than just gloss over the small print. And so to the internet I went, in search of all of the potential side effects of the Meloxicam. And there is was, listed in the side effects:
abnormal dreaming, anxiety, appetite increased, confusion, depression, nervousness, somnolence
So naturally my next thought was "coincidence, I'm not depressed! I'm tough and strong and can handle anything". Except as of late that's not even close to the truth. The truth is that not only couldn't I handle anything, I feel like everything overwhelms me. Even the smallest things seem like insurmountable hurdles that keep being placed in front of me to ensure my failure.
So off to the internet I went again.
This time to find out, exactly, what depression is and what the symptoms are. I mean, I've always kind of considered myself a fairly upbeat person and while I had periods of time when I was sad I'd never really considered depression as something I've ever had to deal with. And as I read through the symptoms it was like running through a check list of my life the past few months.
Symptoms of depression can include:
- Agitation, restlessness, and irritability (Yup, I've felt this)
- Dramatic change in appetite, often with weight gain or loss (eating anything not nailed down and putting on 15 pounds in the past 3 months? You bet!)
- Very difficult to concentrate
- Fatigue and lack of energy (Wanting to just "veg" and not deal with things? Did you SEE how much TV I've watched lately?)
- Feelings of hopelessness and helplessness (You've read my blog these last months, right?)
- Feelings of worthlessness, self-hate, and guilt (Just trust me on this one. Ask Brade if you don't want to.)
- Becoming withdrawn or isolated (Check.)
- Loss of interest or pleasure in activities that were once enjoyed (I think this one has been…obvious.)
- Thoughts of death or suicide
- Trouble sleeping or excessive sleeping (And here I thought it was because Brade kept the bedroom like a sauna every night!)
Depression can appear as anger and discouragement, rather than feelings of sadness.
The more I read, the more it seemed like this was truly something that I should be considering and something very real that I could be dealing with. I talked with Brade again about it some more, and he told me "talk to your doctor" – which I'm pretty sure in Brade talk was "I agree, let's get it fixed and get you back". And, honestly, I felt a little bit relieved. That maybe this emotional roller coaster ride I've been on – that I thought was a direct result of Heroic Rag and Guild stress weighing me down and bleeding into my life – may actually be something more real and much more serious.
I saw my Rhuemetologist on Monday, before I'd had this revelation. During the visit she prescribed me new medication, which was a change of treatment as the Meloxicam was assisting with some symptoms but not alleivating all of them. We picked up the new medication and the first thing I did was pull out the small print and specifically look at all of the side effects. Sure enough, there it was in the new medication as well:
Nervous System: anxiety, asthenia, confusion, depression, dream abnormalities, drowsiness, insomnia, malaise, nervousness, paresthesia, somnolence, tremors, vertigo
Now, the information that I read about depression indicated that a chemical change in the brain is one of the things that is a leading cause. So, assuming that the prior medication was, in fact, causing depression, does not mean that the new medication will react with my body the same way. And I am hopeful that is true, but uncertain as it is a similar medication treating a similar malady. However, I am also going to see how I feel over the next month on the new medication, and if there is no change, or I still feel so overwhelmed that I can't deal with even the smallest things, I will absolutely be talking to my doctor and exploring if I am experiencing one of the side effects of the medication.
I've never really felt this way before, or even considered that I may be suffering from depression. Sure I've had off days…but what do you do when you feel off for months? And to be honest, I'm not really sure where to go from here. I do know that talking to my doctor is a good place to start, but I also think that waiting to see if the change in medication has an impact is also important. I guess what I need advice on is what to do in the interim. How do I deal with the almost constant lows? How do I get my feet back under me? How do I even know if this is truly what is wrong and I'm not just having some sort of mid-life crisis deal and should start looking at sports cars?
I'd love to hear thoughts from people who have experienced and lived through depression, or helped a loved one struggling, but I also know that it's a deeply personal subject – so please do not hesitate to email me rather than comment if you'd like to give me your thoughts and feedback, and know that it will be held in the deepest confidence. For now, I'm just going to start the new medicine and try to take things one day at a time, placing one foot in front of the other to see where it takes me. I'm a little bit uncertain and a lot scared, but hopeful that just maybe I've stumbled onto something that's been troubling me for the past few months.


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David Richard Gallery will present Richard Anuszkiewicz, Variations: Evolution of the Artist's Media 1986-2012, the gallery's first solo exhibition for the artist that will feature three-dimensional artwork, including wall reliefs and pedestal sculptures. The exhibition will be presented from May 10-June 15, 2013 at the gallery located on 544 South Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501, phone 505-983-9555 in the Santa Fe Railyard Arts District.
Featuring sculptural works accompanied by drawings and paintings, the exhibition maps the evolution of Richard Anuszkiewicz's art from 1986 through 2012 as he moves out of the purely two-dimensional plane and explores visual perception and three-dimensional space with the greatest economy of means, using only thin strips of wood or metal that are painted with just two or three carefully selected hues. Creating reductive structures, he takes advantage of a well known phenomenon in which the viewer's mind completes the minimal constructs, envisioning a whole from the fragments by filling in the suggested flat surfaces or layers of overlapping planes. These structures are not only more architectural, but much simpler than his paintings, relying less on painting methods to create optical illusions and more on a literal approach aided by pure color.
In the Translumina series, the painted wooden strips on wall reliefs or pedestal sculptures create open structures that read as solid three-dimensional shapes. In the wall reliefs, the distances between the wood strips are graduated, which in combination with alternating hues model the rectangular shapes and create the illusion of rounded columns. Thus, he creates and maintains a tension between painting and sculpture to create the illusion of solid three-dimensional overlapping shapes. Another series of sculptures is still more reductive, whereby Anuszkiewicz uses only thin strips of metal constructed in a two-dimensional plane painted with one to four colors—mostly primary—such that they appear as line drawings. These sculptures are so open and transparent, they seem to float like boxes and cruciform structures in space.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a catalogue with an essay by John Yau of New York.
Richard Anuskiewicz studied at Yale University with Josef Albers and at age 82, his art making still focuses on color and visual perception. His artwork has been featured in over 340 solo and group exhibitions since 1951 and is currently included in the international exhibition, Dynamo: A Century of Light and Motion in Art, 1913 - 2013 at the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, in Paris (France) through July. He was included in seminal exhibitions that ushered in Op Art, such as Vibrations Eleven, Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, January 6 - 31, 1965 and The Responsive Eye, Museum of Modern Art, New York. February 23 - April 25, 1965 and early in his career, he was represented by the important Sidney Janis Gallery of New York. Anuszkiewicz's art is included in the permanent collections of over 70 museums around the world including: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; and Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, among others.
David Richard Gallery specializes in post-war abstract art including Abstract Expressionism, Color Field, geometric and hard-edge painting, Op, Pop, Minimalism, Feminism and conceptualism in a variety of media. Featuring both historic and contemporary artwork, the gallery represents many established artists who were part of important art historical movements and tendencies that occurred during the 1950s through the 1980s on both the east and west coasts. The gallery also represents artist estates, emerging artists and offers secondary market works.


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Certainly no stranger to acting, Self came out after his formal speech dressed in gold and said the phrase "word to your mother." For some also-unknown reason, his assistants played Betty White and Lil' Jon. The fans ate it up. There's really nothing like some good old down-home midwest humor! [Searching For Billy Edelin]


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Creators Pick The Best Comics of 2012
It's the end of the year, and as such, the 'Best Of' lists are rolling out in force. However, instead of proffering my own list of the best books of 2012, which would pretty much be a Transformers-fest due to my ridiculous fervor for those IDW books, I got the bright idea to put the word out to comic book writers and artists themselves to submit their best of 2012 lists. I figured this would be a great way to spread a little love around the industry this holiday season, and that these professionals would definitely tell us about some hidden gems that may have slipped through our radar this year. I was certainly right about that.
The response was great, especially considering how busy these people are and the added demands of the holiday season. So let's get to showing you the selections and recommendations from the swell folks who were gracious enough to participate – and it's worth noting that more would have liked to if they had the time. It's also possible that there will be some late entries coming in, and if/when they do, we'll fold them right into this piece as an update. As it stands, the clear winner right now is Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples.
So, without further ado, we'll start with the wonderfully talented Christos Gage, a gentleman who might need some holiday cheer after seeing his fantastic book Avengers Academy ended in favor of Avengers Arena, wherein one of the characters he lovingly crafted was unceremoniously murdered in the first issue – or maybe that's just me.
Writer: Avengers Academy, Angel & Faith, Absolution, Superior Spider-Man: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Avengers Assemble Annual
In no particular order:
LOCKE & KEY: Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez have brilliantly constructed an elaborate mythology around the Locke family, Keyhouse and its magical keys, all without ever losing sight of the characters that make it all matter. I am devastated that this book is coming to an end soon, but can't wait to see what happens.
DAREDEVIL: Mark Waid and my old pal Chris Samnee (shameless plug: we did a Vertigo graphic novel called AREA 10 together, check it out!) prove every month that you can achieve success by just producing great superhero stories made with love and care and brilliant talent. Which gives me hope for the world.
FATALE: And really, anything Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips do together…CRIMINAL, INCOGNITO, it's all fantastic. Fatale brings together crime noir and Lovecraftian horror, and here again I'm seeing a really cool mythology take shape, but character is always at the heart of it.
ALL-STAR WESTERN: I was thrilled to see this book be one of the successes of DC's New 52, because I am a huge fan of what Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray have been doing (in collaboration with an all-star cast of art luminaries) with Jonah Hex for years now. This series continues their stellar take on the orneriest Western anti-hero of all, now seasoned with intriguing ties to the past of Gotham City and the DC Universe. Regular artist Moritat provides gritty yet pretty art. Check it out, and if you like it, you'll love the JONAH HEX trade paperbacks collecting the earlier series.
HARBINGER: Josh Dysart may be a liberal-elite hipster, but he's mainlining everything that makes superhero comics awesome with this revival of the classic Valiant property. Each character has a strong, distinct personality and voice, with Faith standing out as the lovable everygeek we can all identify with. It doesn't hurt to have the likes of Barry Kitson and Khari Evans drawing it, either.
FURY MAX: Garth Ennis may be the greatest living war comics writer. Turn him loose on the Cold War, as reflected on by an old, haunted Nick Fury, add Goran Parlov following beautifully in the tradition of Alex Toth, remove any restrictions on content and you've got a hard-hitting modern classic.
As for reprint material:
The CREEPY and EERIE ARCHIVES from Dark Horse – along with Dynamite's VAMPIRELLA ARCHIVES – reprint some of the best comics of all time, the Warren Magazine line, in handsome collections I can't get enough of. Richard Corben, Berni Wrightson, Archie Goodwin, John Severin, Russ Heath…it's a murderer's row of talent. The new material in CREEPY COMICS and EERIE COMICS is worth a look, too.
The IDW ARTIST'S EDITIONS are things of beauty. Not many can afford original comic art by acknowledged masters of the form, but these volumes scan the original art in high-definition color and reproduce it as faithfully as possible for an experience that's the next best thing, and a darn sight cheaper than the six figures or more you'd have to pay for entire issues of original pages by Joe Kubert, John Romita, Gil Kane and other giants.
I'm going to leave out IDW's COBRA and AMAZING (now SUPERIOR) SPIDER-MAN, both of which I've co-written with regular writers Mike Costa and Dan Slott, because recommending them would seem like a crass attempt to sell my trade paperbacks, but they're both really good too.
Writer: Batman, Swamp Thing, American Vampire, Man of Steel.
My top comics are totally subjective picks – just ones that I loved and that taught me something about writing.
1. Underwater Welder by my friend Jeff Lemire. A haunting mediation on the influence of the past on the present, and on the power or love.
2. This isn't out yet, but Justice League of America #1. I just read the first issue, and like Justice League #15, it signals the start of a huge, game-changing story. The thing that impresses me most about Geoff' Johns' work – the thing that sent me back to my own script for the third issue of our Superman book to improve it – is how every moment is both a sincere character beat, and an engaging plot beat, loaded with mystery. That double layering is something I want to get better at, and no one does it as well as Geoff. Every moment in JLA #1 has great characterization and great plotting.
3. Batman and Robin by Pete Tomasi and Pat Gleason. An unsung hero of the DC line and a shining example of how a comic can be action packed, smart and deeply deeply personal.
4. Thor by Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic. What I love about this series most is its ambitious scope. Nothing excites me more than when I pick up a comic that starts an arc and I get a sense, right away, that this is going to be a story that matters, something fearless and bold.
5. There are a lot of other series I'd love to mention, from The Walking Dead to Saga to Prophets to Hawkeye, but I'd love to choose a book that caught me off guard for this last slot: Revival by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton. A wonderfully fresh and layered take on the zombie story. Part noir, part family drama, part horror. A great read.


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WELLS, Maine — Jillian McDonough and Daniel Hart were married on August 10, 2012, at Most Holy Trinity Church, Saco, Maine by Monsignor Rene Mathieu. A reception followed at Mariner's Church Banquet Center, Portland, Maine with 160 guests in attendance, along with two special guests, Bernier and Jeannette Mayo of St. Johnsbury, Vt, great uncle and aunt of groom.
Jillian is the daughter of Mark and Susan McDonough. She graduated from St. Joseph's College in Standish, Maine. She is currently employed as a Registered Nurse at Southern Maine Medical Center, Biddeford, Maine.
Daniel is the son of Tom and Meghan Hart. He graduated from University of Maine, Orono, Maine. He is currently employed as an Annuity Specialist at Liberty Mutual Insurance, Dover.
Maid of honor was Monique Bishop of Saco, Maine, friend of the bride. Bridesmaids were Serena Foley of Swampscott, Mass., Sarah Dunphe of Saco, Maine, and Andrea Lapointe of Biddeford, Maine, all friends of the bride.
Best man was Bryan Hart of Dover, brother of the groom. Ushers were Craig McDonough of Saco, Maine, brother of the bride, Matt Peaco of Old Orchard Beach, Maine, friend of the groom, and Joel-Michael Martin of Lewiston, Maine, friend of the groom.
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As regular readers know, I have had a team in the 48 Hour Film Project every year since its beginning in San Diego. This year we came second in the whole competition, competing against a record 64 teams. We also received the audience award for our premiere screening and best sound design. We do not have a professional team; we only do this once a year with friends and family. For example, our festival winning audio was operated by a 12 year old, she was an actress for us in a previous years (thank you, Julianna.) The one exception is Jake Segraves (you may have corresponded with him through CineForm support) who does not quite have amateur status like the rest of us, with some real world production experience. Still, Jake and I shot two camera scenes with our personally owned Canon 7Ds, with a single cheap shootgun mic on a painter's pole (attached with gaffer tape) recording to Zoom H4n I got secondhand off a Twitter friend. The only additional camera for our opening scene is a GoPro time-lapse, shot while we where setting up for the first part of the shoot. This was not a gear fest, fast and light is key for extreme filmmaking within 48 hours.
As this is a CineForm blog, we of course used our own tools and workflow throughout this process. We used four computers, two regular PCs (Jake's and my office desktops,) an i7 laptop, an older MacBook Pro (for end credit.) During the shoot day, whenever we moved location, we would quickly transfer video data, converting directly from compact flash to CineForm AVIs stored on local media storage. That data was immediately cloned onto the other desktop PC using a standard GigE network. Getting two copies fast is so important, we have had a crashed drive during a 48 hour competition before. I used GoPro-CineForm Studio to convert the JPEG photo sequence from the GoPro Hero into a 2.5K CineForm AVI, and used FirstLight to do a crop to 2.35:1 and re-frame it. By 1am Sunday morning we had completed our shoot, ingested and converted all our media. One additional step that saved time for audio sync: I used a tool to batch rename all the flash media to the time and date of the capture, rather than Canon's MVI_0005.MOV or the Zoom H4n's default naming. Now all the imported media is named 11-35-24-2011-08-06.WAV or AVI etc, very fast to find video and audio pairs with the NLE, without properly timecoded sources. Last year we used Dual Eyes to sync the audio with picture, which works great, yet you have to make a secondary intermediate file which takes a little time, we found slating for manual sync and the batch renaming to be a tad faster. This was the first time we tried slating everything, and it was certainly worth it.
Starting at 1am Sunday, the value of FirstLight really kicked in. One of the two Canon 7Ds color temperature was way off, it seems my camera had overheated during 6 hours of operating under the San Diego sun (yet the other camera was fine -- any ideas on this readers?) The color grew worse from take to take, yet was fine at the beginning of each new setup (weird.) I had to color match the two cameras BEFORE the edit began, anything too hard to correct would be removed from edit selection (but I recovered everything.) This is where FirstLight has no competition, I color corrected footage between 1 and 4am, for every take in the movie, without rendering a single frame, without knowing which shots would make the final cut. The correction included the curve conversion for the shooting CineStyle profile to a Rec709 video gamma (Encode curve set to CStyle, Decode curve to Video Gamma 2.2), adjusting the framing for a 2.35:1 mask, images were moved up or down, others were zoomed slightly if needed (boom mic or camera gear in frame, etc) and adding some look/style to each scene. As the footage was already on the two editing desktops, we simply shared a Dropbox folder to carry all our color correction metadata. If you are not already using Dropbox with FirstLight, please learn more here http://vimeo.com/10024749. Through Dropbox the color corrections where instantly on the second desktop PC, Jake's PC, for our primary editing. The correction data for the entire project of 302 clips was only 144,952 bytes -- way less than one frame of compressed HD.
I set up the edit for base clips for the second half of the movie before crashing out for a two hour sleep. Jake arrived refreshed with more like 5-6 hours of sleep to begin the real edit -- I was secondary editor working on some early scenes (several of which didn't make the final cut.) Editing was done in Premiere Pro 5.5 using the CineForm 2D 1920x1080p 23.976 preset. We had some effects elements, so once the edit was locked for a segment, Jake saved the current project and sent that to me, and made a short segment for the effect elements, and did a project trim and sent that new small project and its trimmed media to Ernesto (our awesome lead actor and effects artist) running After Effect on my i7 laptop. The laptop was also sharing the color correct database via Dropbox. I loaded the latest full edit into my PC (relinking media to the local data,) while Ernesto was preparing the effects composition. I could now complete the color correction based on the edit Jake had competed around the effects area. Again we exclusively used FirstLight as those color corrections are automatically populating the AE comp. The trimmed media has the same global IDs as the parent clip -- why this works so well. Once the color parse was done (about 5 minutes is all I had time for with the pending submission deadline) Ernesto was done with the composition, we purged any cached frames so the latest color corrections would be used, then rendered out a new CineForm AVI for adding back to the edit.
This workflow resulted in very little data transfer and hardly any rendering for the entire project, lots of speed without quality compromise. The only other renders were tiny H264 exports emailed to our composer Marie Haddad throughout the day as the edit was locking in, as she was scoring the movie from her home. The final eight minute movie took about seven minutes to export to a thumb drive (I got a fast thumb drive, as they are normally the slowest element.) We sent a film off the finish line with 40 minutes to spare (a 30 minute drive.) We then checked our film to see what we rendered out from a second copy (we render out from both desktops at the same time.) Checking the audio levels - which were fine. If we had any audio changes we would have rendered only the audio to a wave file (only seconds) then using VirtualDub dub to replace the audio (only a 1 minute or so) -- you learn many shortcuts doing this competition for so many years. We sent a second thumb drive to the finish just in case, which was needed as the first car ran out of fuel (of all things?!) The second copy arrived with only 1 minute to spare.
Hope you enjoy our film.


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Hello from Hamilton Ontario Canada where the very first Tim Hortons opened!
Back in 2010 Tim Hortons released a Hamilton Tiger Cat Tim Gift Card. Being a big fan and former cheerleader for the Ti-Cats I was delighted. So I picked up the next two years Hamilton Tiger Cats cards and was content with that!
Until of course... while shopping on line in December of 2012 I stumbled across Stampsource add on ebay! He was selling a complete set of the CFL Cards and of course, I bought them.
That was 5 months ago...
My collection has grown to over 22 cards now and ever growing as Tim Hortons releases new ones and I find old ones.
Funny thing about my nickname.... My "Ex" spitefully called me a Tim Card Geek!!! Not to be undone nor offended I was actually flattered. So after all my searches and hard efforts started to keep records and blogs on everything I could find out about the Tim Cards ... and named the the blog.... TheTimCardGeekBlogspot.com!!!
I get over 1300 hits a month and it's caught on. I've made many marvelous friends and exchange photos, info and updates on new cards and old all the time. The blogs are ever changing... sometimes daily s new info and cards are found or released. It's become a passionate hobby and I enjoy it very much!


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The Deux Chevaux Club of Great Britain – affectionately known to all as '2CVGB' – was founded in 1978 by and for owners and enthusiasts of the Citroën 2CV and the other A-Series vehicles including the Dyane, Ami, Méhari and Bijou, and the commercial variants such as the Fourgonnette, Acadiane, and the H Van (although the latter is not technically an A-Series!).
During the 1990s, when the 2CV was at the height of its popularity in the UK, membership soared to over 3,500. Once production ceased, however, and the vehicles are becoming fewer in number on the roads, membership has levelled off at around 2,700 members worldwide, showing there's still a lot of affection for the 'ugly duck' and its cousins. 2CVs are a life-long passion, and many families are now on their second generation of 2CV owners!
So, why do we exist? Well, apart from bringing the 2CV community together to enjoy our shared passion, the Club does important work in trying to ensure a future for these historic vehicles by sharing technical knowledge and ensuring continued access to increasingly rare spare parts. We keep an extensive archive of 2CV-related documents and we maintain registers to record the UK registered vehicles still in existence. We operate a shop selling Club merchandise and A-Series collectibles. We also offer a point of contact for the press, and are frequently asked to source vehicles for adverts and film appearances.
Local groups are the heart of 2CVGB
2CVGB is the UK National Club, forming an umbrella organisation for over 50 affiliated local groups, all founded and run by enthusiasts throughout the UK. Your local group is an excellent way to find out what we're all about.
Most meet once a month in a pub somewhere, and always enjoy meeting new people for a good chinwag. You do not need to be a member of 2CVGB to go along to your local group. You can find your nearest local group and contact details on our interactive map. It's always a good idea to check with the local contact before heading along, as many groups organise events and convoys on their club nights, and might not always be meeting at their regular venue – especially at Christmas and during the Summer.
2CVing in action!
2CVGB is all about the pleasure of being out-and-about in your A-Series vehicle. There's a really lively social scene, with local clubs organising weekend camps and 'raids' to interesting places. One event that has become a 2CVing tradition is 'Raid Tan Hill', which braves the snowy conditions every January to go for a pint in Britain's highest pub. Whether you're into muddy fun 2CV 4x4 off-roading, long road trips to foreign countries in extreme conditions, or 2CV 24 hour endurance racing, you can find like-minded people amongst our members who have been there and done that – and will be happy to tell the tale over a pint or two!
As well as events organised by the local groups, 2CVGB itself organises two major annual social events: The National Meeting and Registers' Day. 2CVGB also organises an exhibition stand at the Classic Car Show (Birmingham NEC) every Autumn.
The National Meeting
The National Meeting is the biggest social event of the 2CV year. Each year, a different local group volunteers to organise the event, so it is a great way to explore the country and see places you may not otherwise visit. Held over 4 days, there's always lots of entertainment with a licensed bar, bands, trade stands, a big convoy and plenty of A-series fun on offer. Recent years have seen 'Wild West' (Cambridge) and 'Roman-British' (Winchester) themes... but dressing up is entirely optional! We usually have about 400-500 people attending.
Registers' Day
Registers' Day is an entirely more sedate affair. This is the 'shine and show' event, where we encourage you all to get your vehicle looking as good as it can and bring it along to feature in the relevant Register line-up. Everyone votes on their favourite vehicles (with many categories – not just for the concours condition vehicles!) and you could bag yourself a Registers winner's trophy. This event always affords some great photo opportunities. Held on a Sunday in the Summer (this year it will be in North West of England), with camping available on the Friday and Saturday evenings before.
Helping to keep our A-Series vehicles on the road
Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (http://fbhvc.co.uk)
2CVGB is proud to be a member of the 'Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs' (FBHVC). The FBHVC is a grouping of some 350 clubs and museums together with over 1,500 trade and individual supporters. The aim of the Federation is to preserve the right to use old vehicles on the roads without any undue restriction and to support its member organisations in whatever way it can. By your membership of 2CVGB, you are helping to ensure that you can continue to use your classic car on the roads of the UK and Europe with as little modification and legal restriction as possible.
SPOG – for rare spare parts
2CVGB Members' Handbook (exclusively for 2CVGB members)
Fed up with things not actually working they way the manual says they should? So were we, so we developed our 2CVGB Members' Handbook – a valuable addition to your Haynes manual, which includes technical data like paint codes and engine numbers, tips on servicing, common problems and travelling abroad. It is available for 2CVGB members to buy at just £17 (UK), £25 (Europe) and £27 (Rest of The World) - all prices include P&P.
The A-Series Vehicle Registers
Our team of Registrars can help you with vehicle valuations (subject to sight of your vehicle) for insurance purposes, and can possibly provide you with information about the history of your vehicle, if a previous owner has added it to the relevant Register.
A happy band of volunteers...
2CVGB is run entirely by unpaid volunteers. We have a committee of up to 15 members, with a few special advisors reporting to the committee, and a dedicated team of Registrars who keep detailed records of the vehicles still in existence. Please bear this in mind when contacting the Club's officers. We nearly all have day jobs as well, so we might not be able to answer your queries immediately – please be patient!


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Thursday, January 27, 2005
Charlie's Soapbox
Charlie Daniels is one of country music's gems. An amazing talent in vocals, lyrics, and instrumentation. There is one more thing that makes Charlie Daniels such an wonderful role model to everyone. Why do I call him a role model? Daniels stands up for what he believes and isn't ashamed or scared to share his thoughts. In fact, every 3 to 4 days Daniels has something to say right on his website.
It is worth taking a look at Daniel's "soapbox." Whether you believe in what he does or not, it is a wonderful read.
By the way, Daniels has a new album ready for release in March. It is titled "Songs From The Longleaf Pines" and is a gospel/bluegress collection. I have a feeling this will be one special album.


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Transcending language and cultural boundaries, appealing immediately to the eye and the ear, to the literate and illiterate, audiovisual documents have transformed society by becoming a permanent complement to the traditional written record.
Audiovisual documents, such as films, radio and television programmes, audio and video recordings, contain the primary records of the 20th and 21st centuries. They help to maintain the cultural identity of a people but countless documentary treasures have disappeared since the invention of image and sound technologies that permit the peoples of the world to better share their experiences, creativity and knowledge.
All of the world's audiovisual heritage is endangered. No where can it be said to be preserved but through initiatives such as the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage and the Memory of the World Programme, the precious work of preservation professionals is given impetus to manage a range of technical, political, social, financial and other factors that threaten the safeguard of heritage.
The theme for this year's celebration of the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2011 is "Audivisual Heritage: See, Hear, and Learn."
UNESCO encourages everyone, everywhere to join them in celebrating 27 October by showcasing their precious collections as part of a global endeavour to promote the value of audiovisual heritage.
World Day of Audiovisual Heritage: Highlights of UN Audiovisual Archives.
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UN Photo contains a selection of images from the United Nations photo collection, which contains approximately 800,000 photographs dating back to the mid-1940s chronicling the history of the Organization and its work.
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After a month-long delay, Apple finally released iTunes 11 on Thursday, and despite the company taking "a little extra time to get it right," users have been reporting several bugs in the redesigned media player software already.
TAUW's Erica Sadun reports that she was directed to "page not found" on Apple's website when she clicked on the iTunes Tutorials button to watch one of the new video overviews. We were redirected to Apple's ordinary iTunes page.
Other bugs also noted in the report include problems with showing and hiding sidebars and toggling between genres, an issue that causes all content to show up as "new" and "unwatched," strange behaviour occurring on a dual screen Windows 7 PC, some peculiar graphical glitches, and more.
Have you spotted any iTunes 11 bugs yet? If you do come across any, you can inform Apple about it through the iTunes Feedback form so that the company can get to work fixing them.
To find out more about iTunes 11, which has a completely redesigned interface and new iCloud sharing features, check out our review here.
Let us know what you think of the update in our comments section below, or on Twitter.
See also:
Macworld readers reporting iTunes Match problems
AC/DC finally allows its music on iTunes
Apple confirms iTunes 11 delayed for a month
iTunes Match to start automatically renewing subscriptions


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Before Shepley had been in New Orleans very long, he began receiving pleas and requests from city institutions that were suffering because of the war and the occupation, reports about traitors or others who might threaten the Union cause, and requests relating to slaves and their status.
Here, Dr. Thomas Hunt, dean of the Medical Department of the University of Louisiana at New Orleans, wrote a plea that the troops leave his medical school alone.
Hunt had previously written a report to the U.S. forces about the school, as required when Union forces gained control of New Orleans.
He told Shepley Union troops had taken possession of the Medical Department despite the assurance he had received from Major Gen. Butler that such an action would not occur. The forces broke a passage through a wall.
Hunt wrote that the study of anatomy, including dissecting bodies, required privacy and seclusion.
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This is the lovely parking lot (yup it's under there) at Cole's school. You can barely see the Chapel on the Right.
But enough about that, I made it to work just a little behind schedule. I passed out all the cookie trays and people ohh and ahh'd which of course made me feel like a proud momma! I even got some amazing treats to. My favorite is from Jana, we call her Jana Banana. She made the cutest banana bread, check it out:
Double Stick Tape Rocks. No ugly tape lines, yes I know I'm nuts. But the presents are oh so pretty!
Look at those corners aren't they GREAT?
Doesn't the work tree look pretty.
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We're super proud of our friends at BBH London who've produced something very special for Johnnie Walker. "The Man Who Walked Around the World" is a six-minute piece of storytelling that features Robert Carlyle walking through the Scottish Highlands. Carlyle tells the story of the brand's birth, growth and development via some dazzling copywriting from BBH's Justin Moore. This alone is an achievement – to keep the viewer listening intently for six-and-a-half minutes in a world where 140 characters constitutes 'engagement'. Clearly Carlyle plays a huge role here as well.
What's even more impressive, for us, is that this was all achieved in one take, with no editing done afterwards. Apparently there were 40 takes in total, and this was the last, completed at 8pm on the last day of the shoot. When you see how finely timed this is you'll see why we're in awe of the production.
There's a great interview with the Director, Jamie Rafn, on the Shots site which goes into detail about how the piece was shot and some of the considerations that affected how it turned out. Definitely worth checking this out. Rafn took on a challenge many others thought impossible. As Mick Mahoney, BBH London Creative Director of the project told us:
"Every director we spoke to told us that it wasn't possible to do what we wanted. That we would need concealed cuts and so on. Which would still have made a good film, but it's the undertaking, the commitment, of doing it all in one take that makes it. Jamie Rafn was the only director who felt the same. Getting Robert Carlyle to do it then just took it up a gear. He has exactly the screen persona that we wanted. Tough, uncompromising, enigmatic."
The inspiration came straight from the brand. Mahoney talks about the relentless, unstoppable progress, & tough, no-nonsense men that marched the brand forward: "Justin and I decided that the best way to realise it would be a single continuous take. No cuts, no cheats. Just a genuine, bullish progression".
We were curious about what came first, the time frame or the idea, but Mahoney's clear that time length was never an issue. "It just so happens that that was how long it took to tell the story. We were concerned though that it was going to end up too long. But we felt that if the performance was strong enough and the single take mesmerising enough we would be ok."
Although one would expect us to be heavily biased (and yes, we are), we think it's very strong work.
For a start it's one of those pieces of content that you look at and wonder how on earth it was done, so it has that element of magic that's so important for a propagation-based media approach (this was produced originally as a film for internal use, with zero formal media budget behind it).
Second, in a world that feels at times mesmerized by the new, the shiny, the glossy (and we're certainly guilty of swaying in that direction occasionally here at BBH Labs), it's actually delightfully refreshing to watch something that takes that long to watch, that involves relatively little post, and is, in effect, a piece of film that could have been shot decades ago (someone far more expert than us will surely be sharpening their pencil to tell us that this is in fact not the case).
But more than anything, it's a reminder of the awesome power of a story, well-told. At BBH Labs, we're heavily into the role of new forms of narrative from brands that involve audiences in novel ways. We're also into forms of storytelling that use emerging technology platforms to engage people more deeply, particular across platforms, and in a social fashion (see our posts on interactive storytelling & the art of storytelling, for example). "The Man Who Walked Around the World" is, in one sense at least, back to the future. It's long form, it's linear, it's free of special effects. Yet it engages because the story is strong, the delivery is (as far as we can tell) flawless, and the role of the brand – whilst central – is carefully nuanced.
As one of our favorite media thinkers, Griffin Farley, of agency 22squared, rightly points out when discussing the piece on his 'Propagation Planning' blog, it's frequently the case that online video features fly-by-night production and little (if any) talent. That's not to say that this rough & fast approach can't work (it very often does), but when something of tangibly better quality comes onto the radar, it's a reminder of the value that can derive from spending a little more time and money on making the production stand out. Yet it's also a reminder of the power of a well-written story, told exceptionally well.
Watch out for plans to develop & extend the platform. We think this story is just beginning.
Brand: Johnnie Walker whisky
Agency: BBH London
Agency Producer: Ruben Mercadel
Creative Director: Mick Mahoney
Creative: Justin Moore
Planner: Lisa Matchett
Business Director: Jason Cobbold
Business Director: Pablo de Arteaga
Director: Jamie Rafn
Production: HLA
Producer: Stephen Plesniak
Director of Photography: George Richmond
Post Production: Glassworks London
Editor: Kate Owen


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Belfast cancer facility 'will boost research and patient outcomes'
A new Cancer research and treatment facility in Belfast is being tipped to improve outcomes for thousands of people with the disease.
The integrated laboratory, the first of its kind across the UK and Ireland, is based at Queen's University Belfast.
It is the result of a partnership between Queen's Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology and the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
Professor Nic Jones, Cancer Research UK's chief scientist, has welcomed the new facility, saying: "This unique resource provides an example to the world by bringing together scientists, doctors and patients to make targeted treatments available sooner for cancer patients in Northern Ireland."
The Northern Ireland Molecular Pathology Lab (NI-MPL) and Northern Ireland Biobank (NIB) can improve the diagnosis of cancer thanks to the analysis of tumour samples at a molecular level.
It is being hailed as the chance to usher in an exciting era of personalised treatments in Northern Ireland by providing new insight into the unique characteristics of each patient's condition.
Professor Manuel Salto-Tellez, Professor of Molecular Pathology at Queen's and lead researcher within NI-MPL, said testing at a molecular level will identify changes taking place within each cancer's unique genetic make-up.
Professor Joe O'Sullivan, Professor of Radiation Oncology said that his new amount of detail presented to doctors "will improve outcomes for patients" by prompting more individualised therapies.
And the new integrated hub carries a twin benefit, as not only will it enable more individually tailored treatments but it can also help to drive new advances in cancer research.
The creation of the new NIB is key to this, as it enables researchers to more efficiently access human tissue and blood samples within a robust framework.
They will then be able to cascade that knowledge to the benefit of fellow researchers around the world.
High-quality clinical material and pathological information is vital for the production of meaningful research, explained NIB Scientific Director Jackie James: "The NIB provides all of this within a timely and strict ethical framework."
Professor Nic Jones highlighted Cancer Research UK's pivotal role in setting up the NIB.
He said that Cancer Research UK has provided support to the team of scientists "who have expertise in using this essential tissue resource to understand how to classify patients into groups so that they can receive the most effective treatment targeted to the faults in their DNA".
The development also reduces the possibility of patients receiving unnecessary treatment with difficult side effects, he continued.
"We believe that nurturing world-class research in Northern Ireland will accelerate progress in research leading to increased survival from the disease," added Professor Jones.
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Candied Apples:
2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups corn syrup
1/3 cup cinnamon candy
1 cup water
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon cloves
3/4 teaspoon red food colouring
6 medium apples
Remove stems from apples, wash and pat dry. Insert a wooden skewer in each apple, running through the apple from stem end to base without protruding all the way through the bottom end. Combine sugar, corn syrup, cinnamon candies and water in medium-sized saucepan. Cook until candies dissolve, stirring constantly. Be careful not to boil. Add cinnamon, vanilla, cloves and food colouring. Mix thoroughly. Boil mixture to 300 degrees using a candy thermometer without stirring. While mixture is boiling, generously prepare a baking sheet with cooking spray so it's ready ahead of time. As soon as mixture reaches 300 degrees, remove it from heat and quickly dip each apple one-by-one into the mixture until it is thoroughly coated. Set coated apples, standing on their bottoms with skewer pointing up, on baking sheet until mixture hardens. Let apples reach room temperature before eating.


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Applications are invited for one postdoctoral fellow in Graph Theory in
the Department of Mathematics at Ryerson University
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will be led jointly by Drs. Anthony Bonato and Pawel Pralat (Ryerson
University). This position provides an opportunity to engage in research
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talented mathematicians who have recently completed their Ph.D. The
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It is said that in every field there's always that person who's just years ahead of their time. For instance, Paul Morphy (born 1837) is said to have retired from chess because he found no one to match his technique that very much resembles modern chess theory.
So, who were the Paul Morphys of mathematics?