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Inspirational Art Quotes by the American contemporary artist Jim Dine
Born Jim Dine - Ohio, USA - 16th of June, 1935 / Lives - USA
Popular Jim Dine paintings include works depicting everyday objects like paint brushes, bathrobes, and tools, and symbols (most notably the love heart). Dine has also focused a lot of his attention on the art of drawing.
Jim Dine Quotes
- "I appropriate things
and make them mine. I'm a different person when I come back to them
20 years later, but theyre still mine."
Jim Dine
- "I've never had
an easy relationship with critics. I hold a lot of homicide in my
heart. If this was another time, I'd be packing a piece."
Jim Dine
- "My attitude towards
drawing is not necessarily about drawing. It's about making the
best kind of image I can make, it's about talking as clearly as
I can."
Jim Dine
- "I've never been
a reporter. And if I have a romance with the objects that I'm drawing,
it's more important that I have a romance with the mark that I am
Jim Dine
- "This idea of a
talking stick (Pinocchio) becoming a boy, its like a metaphor
for art, and its the ultimate alchemical transformation."
Jim Dine
- "The figure is still
the only thing I have faith in in terms of how much emotion it's
charged with and how much subject matter is there."
Jim Dine
- "I have come to
terms with a lot of things, because, when all's said and done, there's
really very little one can do about a lot of things. You just accept
them. The point is you just have to keep on working and you just
have to keep on living."
Jim Dine
- "I was a bad boy
in school primarily because I couldnt read well, because I'm
dyslexic. And the only thing I could read was poetry till I was
22 and I started to read novels. But you know, poetry kept me in
the world of language."
Jim Dine
- "I really have no
use for the New York Times. I try not to read that stuff, it's too
upsetting for me. Its insulting most of the time, you know?
They hate me. I wouldn't even know who they are. I've never laid
eyes on these people."
Jim Dine
- "I do not think
that obsession is funny or that not being able to stop one's intensity
is funny."
Jim Dine
- "For me, drawing
is everything.. because it informs everything. It even informs my
poetry. Its the way I begin everything."
Jim Dine
- "No idea about the
death of the book. Around my house it's very much alive. I am in
the midst of doing 52 Books that is a book a week for a year."
Jim Dine
- "I'm extremely impatient.
I'm always looking for an ease to get the idea out, and in that
way photography suits me well. The magic of photography is that
you can click it so fast. With photography you can keep clicking,
and you have the record you can reject it, keep it or use
it later. For me it's quite magical."
Jim Dine
- "I'm not a Pop artist.
I'm not part of the movement because I'm too subjective. Pop is
concerned with exteriors. I'm concerned with interiors."
Jim Dine
- "Drawing is not
an exercise. Exercise is sitting on a stationary bicycle and going
nowhere. Drawing is being on a bicycle and taking a journey. For
me to succeed in drawing, I must go fast and arrive somewhere. The
quest is to keep the thing alive."
Jim Dine
- "Pop art is only
one facet of my work. More than popular images I'm interested in
personal images."
Jim Dine
- "I use different
medias for different things. I enjoy carving wood, it's a physical
thing, I enjoy using plaster and clay, to model, its a physical
thing, I enjoy painting in a very physical way, and I enjoy drawing,
because drawing for me informs everything I do; it's a way of seeing
accurately and observing, and I try very hard to make my hand do
with my eye says, and what my heart says. So yes, they are all different
media, but they are still me. You know, it's like a guy who is a
chef; if he cooked hamburgers all the time it would be boring."
Jim Dine
- "The book's future
in the world of art is rather thin since the world of art becomes
more and more commercial and more and more like the stock market.
I am afraid there is no money to be made. I am not aware of a recent
interest in the book as an object any more than there has always
been or not."
Jim Dine
- "When I get a virulent
review, people ask, 'What's the deal? Have they got something personal
against you?' During my career, I have not had much positive criticism.
And I've never played the game, you see. All I want is to be left
alone to work."
Jim Dine
Pages related to the Jim Dine quotations include: Andy Warhol Quotes, Jasper Johns Quotes, Painting Quotes, and Famous American Artists.


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Lavish Launch – photographed by Lester Barnes
Here are some images from the Lavish Launch on Friday night… some travelled nearly 200 miles to be there. Thank you! Lavish Launch in Black and White… Lavish Launch in Colour… All images by the legendary Lester Barnes.Read more
Stories behind the Songs – "Lavish" – COMING SOON –
We are now putting together short articles to tell the "Stories behind the Songs" for each track on the album, "Lavish". These will be published very soon! Just like on the album, "Acoustic Café", you'll be able to scan the QR codes to connect to the story behind each song. To give you a flavour of what […]Read more
Parking and directions for the Pamoja Hall – "Lavish Launch" 21st November 2014
Here's a map to reach the venue for the album launch tonight – parking map below! [wpgmza id="1″] Parking details are below – Sevenoaks School is a big campus and the entrance we will use is the one that is the furthest from Sevenoaks town centre. There are roadworks currently on this entrance making it […]Read more
"Lavish" Album Launch – Friday 21st November '14
Here's the beautiful Pamoja Hall…Read more
Pre-Order "Lavish"
The new album, "Lavish" is released on 21st November 2014! Preorder here for delivery on the release date! £8.49 including first class P&P.Read more
Launch Event for new album: "Lavish" – Welcome!
New Album "Lavish" launch event: FRIDAY 21st November PAMOJA HALL – SEVENOAKS 7:30pm – We would love for you to come! Tickets are available right here. Click here for more detailsRead more
Launch Event for "Lavish" on 21st November – Pamoja Hall
Very excited to announce the release event for the new album "Lavish" – 21st November, 7:30pm at the Pamoja Hall, Sevenoaks… The venue is amazing – we used it to record some videos a while back – and our five-piece band will be playing many of the new songs as well as some classics! Tickets […]Read more
"Lavish" – all artwork at the production house…
"Lavish" is only weeks away from release… all of the artwork is now at the production house and we are now finalising the mastering at "Porcupine Studios". Here's the running order of the album and what the disc will look like! Stay tuned for more info as the release gets closer!Read more
"Lavish" – new studio CD to be released…
Since January I have been in the studio with Lester Barnes recording eleven new songs for "Lavish"… I am excited about this recording! Rich orchestration including choirs, strings and some great soul-sounding horns, this is an ambitious album that I hope will echo with the message of the One whose love is most extreme…Read more
Vocal Studio Day – new CD edges closer…
Another great day in Lester Barnes' W1 studio – developing vocals today. This was my view for much of the day!Read more
Recording a new studio CD with Lester Barnes
It's great to be working on a new CD with Lester Barnes! The plan is that it will be released in June 2013 – we will keep you posted… Eleven newly written songs that echo with the theme of a transcendent love that reaches out… Here's a shot of Lester's studio in W1. With some of his […]Read more
CampFest – Slovakia
What a great event! Organised in the Low Tatra mountains, thousands of people from Slovakia and the surrounding countries get together for a few days of great music, networking and excellent teaching. The journey was an adventure with two planes being cancelled and then a long drive across from Austria. Travelling with rappers "Faith Child", […]Read more

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A seminar this month will tackle the topic of Bank of America short sales.
Title Express of Weston will sponsor the event at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 30 at Total Wines, 15980 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines. Click here to register.
The seminar by Bank of America representatives will help real estate agents navigate the bank's short sale process so that they can put clients in position to qualify.
Bank of America announced in May it was starting a nationwide program that pays homeowners up to $30,000 to complete short sales. The lending giant tested the initiative in Florida last year.
To qualify, a seller must work with Bank of America to obtain a preapproved price prior to submitting an offer from a prospective buyer. The short sale must be started by the end of 2012.


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Turkey is a beautiful place and we can see it from photos! Now imagine when you are actually going there. One of the most famous locations in Turkey is Istanbul; however it is not the capital of Turkey. When deciding the capital of Turkey they chose Ankara, because it is less likely to be under attack if there was any war in the nearby countries; since its located right in the middle of the Turkey. Istanbul is the largest city in turkey and also one of the most famous one. Its location is very important because it is where two continents meet; Asia and Europe.
Things to do in Istanbul
1. Visit Grand Bazaa
The Grand Bazaar is the most local place a traveler can visit. It has many crafts, food, shops and everything else you can imagine. It's the home of over 5,000 different vendors. The hours are very…
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So if you've never heard of the Liebster Award (I didn't either until Friday), it's a really cool way for bloggers and readers to discover new blogs as well as support one another. I was introduced to this movement by Elle when she nominated me and I'd like to thank her for that! And since I am a big fan of paying it forward, I decided to participate.
Click below for rules of the award.
My answers to Elle's 11 questions are as follows:
Describe your blog in two sentences or less.
A fun place to find fitness tips, healthy recipes, and silly stories about my life and health journey ❤ It is definitely a work in progress.
What is your current Netflix binge? Or, favorite TV show?
Orange Is the New Black, hands down. Unfortunately I have to wait until June for Season 3, so Revenge for now. And I hear I need to start watching House of Cards….
I am a lover of life's simple pleasures-what is one of yours?
It's a toss up between watching the sunset & going on nature walks with Joel and the dogs. I love doing both so much.
What is your favorite sweet treat?
Chocolate Shakeology with peanut butter, almond milk, and banana blended with ice. Oh, and gummy bears 😉
What is your favorite book?
The Compound Effect – Darren Hardy. Life. Changer. Seriously you should read it right meow.
Why do you blog?
Blogging is my way of sharing my health and fitness journey. Beachbody has truly changed my life in so many ways and I want to pay it forward (told ya I'm a fan!) by helping others the way my coach & team helped me. I hope that by sharing my stories I can inspire others to make the lifestyle changes they have been wanting to make. I enjoy helping people reach their health and fitness goals, and most of all, love watching my challengers gain more confidence in themselves.
Kittens or puppies? Why?
Puppies. 1. I am allergic to cats and 2. this face
What is your favorite form of fitness or exercise?
21 Day Fix Extreme! and running outside (the treadmill bores me to tears)
What is your favorite magazine?
Glamour ❤
Upload your all-time favorite picture here:
My brother holding his baby sister at the beach ❤
What is your favorite Instagram account and why?
@chrissyteigan because I want to hang out with her and be best friends.
And here are the bloggers I would like to nominate:
- Marisa Zerby – a lovely living
- Kylie Bores – Camp Bores
- Taylor Monitierno – Sweat for Joy
- Katy Ursta – One Fit Fighter
- Jenna Shaffer – Live Healthy: Stay Happy
My 11 questions for you lovely ladies:
- Why did you start your blog?
- What cannot you not go a day without doing?
- If you could take a vacation right now, where would you go?
- What is one thing you really like about yourself?
- What outdoor activities do you like to do?
- What is your favorite meal to cook?
- Chocolate or vanilla?
- If you could have dinner with any person in the world today, who would that be?
- What is your favorite movie?
- Which person in your life do you most admire? Why?
- What would you do in life if you knew you couldn't fail?


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Vision and Core Values
Empowering a new generation
'To provide a dynamic and innovative learning environment that engages and challenges each and every child through targeted, individualised, child-centred activities and partnerships.'
Parkwood Green prides itself with developing the whole student, and central to our school's beliefs we focus on the following concept of Excellence & Opportunity for all student, staff and parents.
We celebrate our updated Whole School Values (as depicted below) and promote the wellbeing of all students.


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When I graduated Dental School, I know very little about Dental implants. I didn't know what Continuing Education to take or which implant systems were good to use. I didn't know how to treatment plan for Dental Implants, what equipment to buy, what's CBCT to use or how to read a CBCT. As I grew in my clinical competency as a general dentist I realized that I had a bunch of patients with old failing root canal, teeth with lots of decay, and people missing teeth where even good traditional dentistry wouldn't be the right choice for these patient's teeth.
These patients needed better care and better options than I was able to provide for them at the time. I found that the traditional referral model with dental specialist was broken. Half of the patients I would refer to a specialist would never go to make an appointment, another half of the patients that would go and not have case acceptance. I would notice this left a huge gap in treatment being recommended that was not getting done. There was a trickle-down effect of patients not getting treatment that they needed or wanted due to a system that was failing them from the top down.
I knew that dental implants were the way the future I just didn't know how to start the journey. I decided to learn implant dentistry and I wanted to learn how to do it right. I learned over the last eight years where to go for a great dental implant education and what implant systems are best for general dentist to place and restore. I've learned how to read cone beam CBT, I know which technologies and systems are best to integrate into a dental private practice and when they needed to be brought it to help and not hinder a practice. My mission that I feel drawn to is to break down the barriers for other general dentists to enter implant dentistry successfully.
I can help general dentists save valuable time and money by avoiding mistakes, speeding up your learning curve, and provide group discounts on Implants, Implant products and CE courses. I can show you which CE to take and direct you to good implant systems. I can help you buy equipment that you need at a good cost, and I can help you integrate technology that will advance your career. Dental Implant practices can help you get connections to the implant leaders and mentors so you can take back the growth and excitement for your career and transition to the thriving office in the future. I want to help general dentist get into implant dentistry successfully and learn to place more implants with less stress.
Dr. Philip Gordon grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, and has lived there most of his life. He received his bachelor's degree in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Missouri in Columbia. His desire to learn about anatomical processes and biological sciences with the exposure to his father's dental office early in life are what influenced his process to attend dental school. He then attended the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Dentistry Dental School where he received his DDS degree. Since then he has received hundreds of hours every year in Implant and Cosmetic Dentistry to stay on the forefront of the latest and greatest dental techniques and advancements. Dr. Philip Gordon enjoys all dental procedures but has particular interests and emphasis in cosmetic smile design, surgical procedures, and implant dentistry.


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See her current Author page and "We All Dream In Gold!"
(Edit wars prompted this site; parody approved by TJ Fisher!)
This filled-to-the-brim site is no longer being updated...check back for a rechannel...whoo-hoo..!
TJ FISHER v. BANK OF AMERICA LITIGATION AND PRESS
Also check-in on TJ's TJFisherpalmbeach.com real estate site!
TJ Fisher in Florida.
TJ Fisher is a Southern author, documentarist and social critic christened "Swamp Empress" for living certifiably boldfacey on Bourbon Street[1] in the Vieux Carré (old square) — the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Anointed by The Advocate (Baton Rouge) as "suitably outrageous and eccentric to represent New Orleans,"[2] Fisher drove a 1959 pink Cadillac convertible named Lulabell.[3] Fisher's finned-tail Caddy appears in her works of fiction and non-fiction.[4]
Fisher owned Photo Doody, one of the three original 1940s Howdy Doody marionettes, a distinctive piece of Americana and pop-culture entertainment memorabilia.[5]
For nearly a decade, Fisher resided part-time in a historic and balconied Louisiana French Créole home built by a French Quarter businesswoman of the era, a gens de couleur.[6] Fisher's Vieux Carré home, a 150-year-old structure which sits on the same block as Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop, features the brick-walled courtyards and secret gardens typical of the French Quarter.[7] Also a longtime colorful citizen of Palm Beach, Florida, Fisher has been profiled for taking puppet Photo Doody around town in a convertible and dining out with him in a high chair at local restaurants.[8]
TJ Fisher
Official Website
Deeply affected and yet galvanized by Hurricane Katrina, the storm's cataclysmic aftermath and life in a disaster-zone city, in late 2005 Fisher broke through a longtime writer's block. Fisher's "breakout voice" gained recognition with the 2007 publication of Orléans Embrace, an emotional narrative about the heart and soul of New Orleans. The work of Roy F. Guste, Jr. and Louis Sahuc appear with Fisher's writings in the commemorative edition Orléans Embrace with The Secret Gardens of the Vieux Carré. The compendium is a narrative and pictorial tribute to the city's ability to triumph over sorrow.[9]
The San Francisco Chronicle, The Advocate (Baton Rouge), Booklist, Philadelphia Inquirer, Gambit Weekly, Daily Advertiser (Lafayette), Times-Picayune, Where Y'At Magazine (New Orleans) and other media quoted Fisher's "passionate" and "poetic" prose about saving, preserving and rebuilding her adopted hometown of New Orleans.[10] Although Fisher was born in Florida, she is considered by those who know her as a native New Orleanian.[11]
Book Awards
Orléans Embrace with The Secret Gardens of the Vieux Carré swept literary double gold at the prestigious PMA Publishers Marketing Association Benjamin Franklin Awards 2007 for "The Best New Voice Nonfiction" (TJ Fisher) and "The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book Nonfiction." The book also garnered gold at the Independent Publisher Book Award IPPYs 2007, the National Best Books Awards 2007 and top honors for the Nautilus Book Awards 2007. Orléans Embrace was named an Eric Hoffer Book Awards notable title for 2008.[12]
The Bourbon Street resident calls New Orleans the "city of magical thinking" and says, "You can take the people out of the city — but you can't take the soul, that remains here."[13]
Fisher's work Hearsay from Heaven and Hades: New Orleans Secrets of Sinners and Saints carved a niche in Deep South Southern literature as a Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance SIBA Book Award Nominee 2009 (Poetry). The work also won the National Best Books Awards 2009 (Poetry).
New Orleans
Fisher's works are called love letters to the French Quarter of New Orleans — a seductive place with its distinctive history, character and architectural style — sending the world a message that we should cherish and preserve what we have. "Within the fabled courtyards of the Vieux Carré, one is never lonely; the company of the past is always within reach ..." writes Fisher. "We love the French Quarter not only because of who she is and what she symbolizes, but because of who we are when we are with her."[14] When it comes to the long-term rebuilding and survival of the Great American City of New Orleans, Fisher declares, "We can decide to buck cruel contretemps or lie down and surrender."[15] Fisher calls her beloved city "a bewitching oasis of culture and civilization sculpted from a hostile swamp."[16]
In book signings and media appearances, the belle of Bourbon Street takes every opportunity to encourage people to come back to the Crescent City and help in its recovery. She asks her readers to help preserve New Orleans and to encourage the country to aid in its revival.[17] Regarding New Orleans' struggles and triumphs since the storm, "Come back and visit us," Fisher is known to implore in post-Katrina speeches, "Please come back. We need tourists."[18]
Hearsay from Heaven and Hades: New Orleans Secrets of Sinners and Saints is Fisher's 512-page book of a Southern eccentric's provocative philosophies, French Quarterisms (aphorisms) based on the premise of "Beyond the Watermark — 40 Days, 40 Nights Down in New Orleans." Fisher's musings of life in New Orleans, from the juxtaposition of good and evil, decline and revival and the balance of catastrophe and beauty[19] — sum up all that is precious about New Orleans and her people, when they are being very, very good and when they are being very, very bad.[20]
Vieux Carré Chic: The Art of Overindulgent Home Décor is a coffee-table book of Fisher's design style. Skip Bolen is the book's photographer. Fisher is a member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and the Interior Design Society (IDS); she holds a general contractor's license.
The Pearly Gates of Purgatory Series (Sam Schaffer Notebooks), Fisher's long-awaited novel series pentalogy and screen adaptation project, is back on track and ongoing now that she has conquered her writing block. The "Flambeau" portion of the five-part series received early recognition as a Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society Faulkner-Wisdom short-list finalist novel [for previous unpublished work].
Writing style
A curious character in eccentric Louisiana, Fisher is a chameleon-like writer of dark humor and diverse works of nonfiction and fiction; her works center on New Orleans. Her advocates and critics say her heavier prose carries intonations of Sylvia Plath's confessional poetry, to which she replies: "So, what's the problem, what's wrong with that?"[21] Beyond personal experience, her first post-Katrina work imprinted a style reminiscent of Lafcadio Hearn;[22] she invokes Hearn's voice that declared of New Orleans: "There are none who can forget her strange charm."[23] Fisher's soulful narratives are said to celebrate and capture the elusive quality that is New Orleans.[24] Emotion and passion pour from the pages[25] of her books.
Personal style
Always one to make quite a fashion statement, Fisher's idiosyncratic and memorable way of dressing is often captured and profiled in the media.[26] She calls her irreverent and edgy "victorianurbanite" design label Vieux Carré 9th Ward Fashions.[27] Fisher, who is rarely seen or photographed without a trademark hat, favors the vintage styles of New Orleans milliner Nicole M. LeBlanc and Fleur de Paris.
A redhead (part-time blonde) of Irish and mixed-heritage ancestry, Fisher is an Irish-American previous Rose of Tralee. She represented the United States at the pageant in Tralee, Ireland. Some years later, New Orleanian Celtic balladeer Danny O'Flaherty wrote and recorded the original song You Will Always Be My Rose of Tralee for Fisher in honor of Fisher's wedding anniversary celebration. O'Flaherty also dedicated three post-Katrina commemorative songs to Fisher's Orléans Embrace work. Historic Sanborn Maps show Fisher's French Quarter property once housed portions of Klotz Bakery associated with Irish-born Louisiana legend Margaret Haughery (1813 - 1882) the "Bread Woman of New Orleans" and "Mother of Orphans."
Fisher helped found the Rufus Fisher Dog Angel Program at Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, a program established in memory of her late yellow Labrador retriever. Merial now sponsors the program.[28] Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach Daily News, the television series Hard Copy and other media have covered her rewards and campaigns to catch animal killers.
TJ Fisher, Di Harris (left) and Robin Radar Beans in Palm Beach, Florida.
Flamboyant and fiery, Fisher admits to being a paradoxical woman of many colors and incarnations, with a penchant for high drama. Never one to shy away from providing plenty of fodder for gossip columnists and society page snippets,[29] her soap operaish life has included a variety of glitzy escapades, public feuds and scandals.[30] Fisher, a longtime Palm Beacher with a passion for towns and people with vivid stories to tell, has also lived in Haiti. A self-proclaimed warrior-poet with a Bohemian soul, Fisher says she has found her true spiritual home in New Orleans.[31]
Fisher, who remains a lightning rod for controversy and gossip, says, "Scandalous people are stirring." Another one of her personal aphorisms is, "Family skeletons that cannot be buried must be made to sing and dance."[32] Noted for her sharp sense of satire, during the BP oil crisis the media captured and aired Fisher's New Orleans-style "drill, baby, drill" Sarah Palin parody. [33]
Fisher has a "cinema vérité" technique (cinema of truth) reality show in development.
Early life and career
The only child of self-willed Southerners (of the American South), Fisher's early years were quixotic and marred by family eccentricities. First labeled as a genius in elementary school, Fisher was a gifted yet fickle student. With intellect and maturity beyond her years, she found solace in her pets more than her peers. A bookish and yet audacious student, she gained early recognition as a young model, actress and beauty queen. While still a teenage college student, she was propelled into the role of It girl and recalcitrant socialite. Exposed to the South Florida Gold Coast "go-go" era, Fisher was swept up into the whirlwind "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" world of international royalty, provocateurs, playboys, polo and jetsetters.[34]
By her mid 20s, Fisher's career had already included stints as a journalist, gossip columnist, documentary filmmaker and ad agency/PR executive. A scene-maker that slips in and out of the public eye, Fisher's creative endeavors and corporate successes have been punctuated by colorful detours, flameouts and long gap periods. She shuns the spotlight despite a high-profile lifestyle and flamboyant public persona. Fisher has been linked to several Forbes 400 moguls and celebrated "bad boy" titans;[35] however, she did not marry until the mid 1990s, when she met the man she calls her "soul-mate."[36]
The Pearly Gates of Purgatory Series Author TJ Fisher in Palm Beach, Florida.
Fisher appears to live life out of sequence, according to her own terms and schedule. She admits the chronological order of her episodic life story is zigzag and madcap, not a straight line. She calls herself an "early-night-and-late-bloomer" rolled into one. Those who know her call her unforgettable. A consummate storyteller with a mysterious backstory as intriguing as the characters she creates, Fisher once told the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, "We writers have a unique ability to rise up again, in a quasi sort of a reincarnation, from the soot of our own flames and ashes, like the Phoenix." A master at self-reinvention and avoiding the clutch of trends, Fisher often signs her books with the personal statement and salute, "Here's to we survivors."[37]
Fisher is a longtime champion of the underdog, those who exhibit an indomitable spirit that inspires others; she is a proponent of human rights and aiding the underprivileged.[38]
Coalition of Immokalee Workers (Fair Food Program) Palm Beach Worth Avenue protest vs. Wendy's Chairman Nelson Peltz, Palm Beach Daily News: Starting at Howard Park in West Palm Beach, the protesters walked about a mile and crossed the Royal Park Bridge to reach the island. There, T.J. Fisher, a 30-year town resident welcomed them with a friendly face. "I can't believe Nelson Peltz," she said. "[Farm workers] are the pillars of our society. Sun-Sentinel: T.J.Fisher, a 30-year-resident of Palm Beach, was at the base of bridge to the island to welcome the protestors and thank them for marching.
Fisher is a member of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), Directors Guild of America (DGA), Producers Guild of America (PGA), Dramatists Guild of America (DG), Authors Guild (AG), National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS), Screen Actors Guild (SAG), Actors' Equity Association (AEA), and other professional guilds and organizations.
Fisher is no stranger to controversy. Fisher is known for her never back down/take no prisoners attitude of not turning the other cheek when confronting bullies; she has a history of splashy run-ins, lawsuits and catfights with neighbors and business associates.
In 2007 ex-NFL Raven football player Michael McCrary added Fisher to a lawsuit aimed at her husband and others for $60 million. The Circuit Court for Baltimore City civil litigation concerned a hurricane-derailed New Orleans real estate venture at the New Orleans landmark (Crescent City Towers) Plaza Tower site. McCrary's case targeted a tangle of Louisiana limited liability companies. The soured real estate and development investment deal netted McCrary and a web of partnerships millions of dollars in post-Katrina profits within a few months. McCrary reaped $2,384,639 in profits and the return of his $3,550,000 capital investment.[39]
McCrary's initial civil-action complaint spawned Fisher/McCrary court-case proceedings in 13 separate, federal and appellate courts in Maryland, Louisiana, Florida and Washington, DC. McCrary's suit was spearheaded by super-litigator William H. "Billy" Murphy, Jr., noted for multimillion- and multibillion-dollar lawsuits and high-stakes litigation. His flamboyant racial discrimination suits and eight-figure settlements garner high-profile publicity. He is a second-generation African-American Baltimore circuit court judge.[40] Murphy is notorious for regularly obtaining $30 million, $50 million and $272 million trial-court award verdicts and settlements in his home court, Baltimore City. Baltimore is known as one of America's most corrupt cities and the site of huge lawsuit judicial jackpot wins.
Fisher dubbed McCrary's lawsuit a total fabrication by McCrary and his lawyers.[41]
During the protracted court battle, a year after Fisher's husband sued McCrary,[42] Fisher served a separate suit on McCrary and his attorney.[43] Afterwards McCrary's attorneys sued two of Fisher's husband's attorneys.[44] Those attorneys then in turn sued Fisher, McCrary and others.[45] In a related claim McCrary filed action against Bank of America.[46]
Post-NFL retirement, McCrary admitted to Percocet, Percodan, OxyContin, oxycodone, psychiatric medicine, methadone and fentanyl patch usage for chronic pain and depression; McCrary, who earned more than $16 million in signing bonuses alone, filed an NFL disability claim seeking $750 to $4000 per month in disability benefits.[47]
In June 2008, a Baltimore courtroom rendered a $33.3-million-dollar default judgment against Fisher and others, in favor of McCrary. Precedent to the award, all defendants and their attorneys were precluded from speaking or participating in the damages hearing inquisition. Legal analysts cited U.S. Constitution and Due Process violations. Fisher's counsel, Richard Winelander, also represents spoon-bending psychic mystifier Uri Geller.[48]
Fisher was unable to post a $33.3-million-dollar supersedeas bond to stay execution of McCrary's default judgment against her during the pendency of the appeal. Nearly a year after the trial court default, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals granted a stay against the judgment without a bond being posted.[49]
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In June 2009 the Maryland intermediate appellate court tossed out McCrary's $33.3-million-dollar default judgment against Fisher and others.[50]
In further McCrary-related litigation proceedings, during his subsequent divorce drama in Baltimore County, Maryland, McCrary's wife, Mary Haley, was granted a protective order against McCrary in March 2010. In domestic violence court pleadings sworn and entered before the judge, she called McCrary "increasingly violent, threatening and abusive" — punching holes in walls, brandishing a loaded pistol and throwing a 45-pound barstool at her. She testified that due to his nightly "cocktail" concoction of a plethora of prescription drugs washed down with alcohol, she lived in terror of McCrary either shooting her in the back, turning the gun on himself or overdosing, with their 6-year-old daughter sleeping nearby. She said her child's nanny also fears McCrary, as he owns and carries three handguns. According to Haley and other media reports, McCrary suffers from depression, anxiety, mental issues, failed rehab, is addicted to painkilling drugs and "smokes marijuana on a regular basis." His multiple business disputes and lawsuits dovetailed in the foreclosure of their marital home, and by Spring 2010 McCrary had accumulated approximately $3 million in bank judgments levied against him, that plus a garnishment of his wages.[51] McCrary's Baltimore attorney "Judge" Murphy, a longtime lawyer of choice for accused drug dealers, previously faced his own domestic assault issues with respect to wife-beating charges,[52] when his wife was reportedly "badly beaten by (Mr. Murphy) and was bleeding."[53]
During extended 2010 Baltimore court proceedings against [defaulted defendants] Fisher and others, McCrary faced his first cross-examination questioning in four years of civil litigation. He failed to remember catastrophic Hurricane Katrina details or New Orleans post-storm devastation. The judge chided McCrary's attorney for repeated attempts to "testify" for him and his "spotty memory" (via leading questions). The ex-NFL player — with a chronic history of drug dependence on mind-altering narcotic compounds, psychiatrist pharmaceuticals and opiates — sat in the courtroom and thumbed through computer and gaming magazines.[54]
The Supreme Court of the United States first took notice of sole-practitioner Winelander's Writ of Certiorari Petition [for Petitioners Fisher, et al] on August 20 of 2010, when the High Court Office of the Clerk William K. Suter handed down a request that Murphy [for Respondees McCrary, et al] file a response in the case.[55]
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Fisher is recognized for the restoration of historic properties. Post-Katrina, Fisher continues to divide her time between the Vieux Carré and South Florida; she remains immersed in the preservation, recovery and rebuilding of her adopted hometown, New Orleans.
Fisher's longtime (now ex) partner in the redevelopment of New Orleans' waterfront, Michael Samuel,[56] notably founded Midtown Miami, a $2.3-billion-dollar self-contained urban community. Originally nicknamed "Buena Vista Yards," the formerly blighted property was purchased from the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC).[57] Fisher — long involved with visionary residential, retail, commercial, hotel and industrial development projects — helped spearhead acquisition of the 52-acre site, which Samuel and partners went on to develop into "Midtown Miami." A signature urban revitalization and redevelopment gem, Midtown is Miami's largest residential real estate development project, a "city within a city." Samuel partnered in the Midtown project with Joseph Cayre; Cayre and Larry Silverstein, who control a vast portfolio of Manhattan properties, obtained a 99-year lease on the World Trade Center complex shortly before the 9/11 terrorist attack.[58]
In a bruising economy where business dealings can erupt into legal battles and expletive-filled shouting matches, outspoken Fisher is known to litigate against rivals in court proceedings via self-representation. The New Orleans Energy Power Plant riverfront Brownsfield site was purchased for redevelopment by Fisher and Samuel, through their respective Market Street Properties entities. The $14-million-dollar acquisition of the environmentally contaminated and blighted 20-acre property (and historically significant 1905 building) occurred in 2007 during New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin's second term in office. Legal entanglements mired the project. New details of a Ray Nagin / Samuel scandal emerged in 2012, centered on power plant redevelopment plans, an SEC-fraud convicted contractor, public official bribery and the Samuel family's public company Green Energy Management Services, or GEM. Ex-New Orleans Mayor Nagin was later found guilty of 20 counts of federal public corruption charges and convicted of receiving bribes from Samuel and GEM in 2014.59
Initial Fisher vs. Samuel discord simmered in 2004 when Fisher retained famed Florida attorney Kendall Coffey to implement legal proceedings. Coffey went on to represent Fisher in separate disputes. Fisher first sued Samuel in 2008, then pursued additional litigation against him and associated entities in 2011 and 2012. Greenberg Taurig and Weil Gotshal & Manges previously represented Fisher. Samuel is linked to the Lucchese crime family.60
In 2010 Fisher and others hosted a guest contingency of representatives associated with the China Metallurgical Group Corp. (one of the world's biggest companies) and GMAC — to New Orleans for a cultural exchange to explore international business relations and global development markets within the private cross-sector economy. Fisher seeks the return of a World Exposition to New Orleans and the renaissance of Louisiana-based foreign embassy consulates.
In earlier Pre-Katrina litigation on eminent domain site expropriation by the New Orleans Morial Convention Center, Fisher retained legendary litigator Johnnie Cochran to represent herself and a partner.[61] On a separate but nearby parcel of property, Fisher turned over her winning-bid auction contract on a multimillion-dollar Mississippi River riverfront ex-casino property to Tulane University, at no profit, for future development of the Riversphere project.[62] The former River Gate Casino tract was previously associated with hotelier/developer/dreamer Christopher Hemmeter and Louisiana ex-governor Edwin Edwards.[63]
In the late 90s, Fisher was one of the original owner/developers of the Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida; Joe Carolla was Miami mayor and the land assemblage won "Best Land Deal" honors.[64] She was also associated with the South Beach and Baltimore Ritz (flag) projects.
On several joint-venture projects Fisher aligned with distinguished Manhattan-based real estate powerhouse and international affairs luminary Philip Pilevsky of Philips International,[65] the on-off financier/partner of hotelier Ian Schrager. The Schrager/Pilevsky pairing began with Studio 54. Later, in conjunction with designer Philippe Starck, they founded original boutique hotels, including NYC's Paramount Hotel and Royalton Hotel, Miami's Delano Hotel and Shore Club, and LA's Mondrian Hotel.[66]
TJ Fisher in Palm Beach, Florida — and St. Edward Church 1920s stained glass windows.
Bank of America
In 2011 Fisher sued BofA with a stunning multi-million-dollar filing against the banking giant. In court papers filed in West Palm Beach, Florida, TJ Fisher alleged banking irregularities and improprieties caused a domino effect that ultimately led Baltimore Ravens' Michael McCrary to file the $60-million Baltimore lawsuit against her in 2007. "I've been silent for too long," swore Fisher, "no more. There's a story to tell that rocks 'conspiracy' theories, litigation and banking practices." She added, "I was never McCrary's partner or associate." Publicist Glenn Selig released news of Fisher's BofA action.[67] News headlines "Author and New Orleans Icon TJ Fisher Sues Bank of America" spread across internet media company, privacy assist log-in and social networking websites. Press coverage about Fisher's $70-million lawsuit against BofA dubbed the Southern writer a "Palm Beach socialite" and "New Orleans chronicler."[68] "Flamboyant writer stuck in own foreclosure tale; Palm Beach socialite sues Bank of America," South Florida's Daily Business Review headlines said.
The giant financial institution waged a three-year battle to deny Fisher the right to a trial by jury. David prevailed over Goliath with the stroke of a judicial pen when a Florida judge affirmed Fisher's right to a six-member Florida jury in her landmark case against BofA. The lawsuit was scheduled for jury trial in August 2014, however Bank of America filed motion to continue the case. Fisher's sole practitioner squarely defeated the banking giant's ill-fated 11th hour Motion for Summary Judgment to silence and end the author's lawsuit, but the case is not yet scheduled back on the jury trial docket.
National banking expert Catherine Ghiglieri will provide key expert witness testimony in Fisher's epic David vs. Goliath battle against Defendant Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC). Former Texas Bank Commissioner Ghiglieri is a nationally known expert witness on unsound banking practices and procedures, bank policies and regulator processes. She has provided prior key testimony in a variety of high-profile cases brought against banking institutions.
Ghiglieri was the Plaintiff Coquina Investors' banking expert in their South Florida court case against TD Bank for financial carnage wrecked by ponzi-schemer Scott Rothstein. The jury returned a $67 million verdict, one of the largest awards in the history of banking litigation. Ghiglieri was also the banking expert witness in the South Florida case filed against North Carolina-based BB & T, when a group of six National Football League veterans sued the bank for $60 million in losses. The bank settled the bifurcated case during the trial, before the jury went to deliberation.
Recent disclosures show Bank of America secretly paid NFLer Michael McCrary $5.7 million to settle a banking transaction conversion claim at the heart of TJ Fisher's litigations.
The face-off between fallen but still feisty ex-socialite Fisher and "Too Big to Fail" Wall Street royalty banks takes place in the 15th Judicial District of Florida, just a short walk across the bridge from the storied island of Palm Beach. Ready, set, go!
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|"The Addiction"
|"The Addiction"
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"Relatively Haunted"
Episode 2: "The Addiction"
In this episode we investigate a location that had previously brunt down in a house fire. The mother fell asleep smoking a cigarette. All her children were killed in the fire. Since then a new home has been put on the foundation of the old. Now the owners report paranormal activity especialy while smoking in the home.
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There is a shitty blog out there -which I will never disclose, but you can try to find yourself- which is my origin at making motorcycles websites out there, and this is probably the best thing I ever published in that one, my Triumph Thunderbird 1600 review, back in April 2010, and I hardly recognise myself without the beard!
Find it exactly as it was first published…
Yes dudes! I have finally got on the new Thunderbird, thanx to the Blue Days that Triumph organizes to lend us the bikes. I know it doesn't sound like a proper review made by a magazine with a stunt rider and a week with the bike but… this is probably the worst blog ever so don't ask for more.
I went to the shop in Malaga and saw all the new bikes in there and the staff receiving the riders and I knew for sure I was going to ride the beast. Before I found quite difficult to get in the schedule as it seemed to be many people wanting to ride the bikes. I saw the bike in person for the first time, it was next to a Rocket III Roadster (what a bike!) and what impressed me most was the size. When you look at it and you know the numbers it does look smaller than expected. However, with a closer look you see the tank, the wheels and everything and they're huge but proportion is a concept they've really used for Triumph bikes.
After a few minutes of admiration of the bike I sat on it. We were in the centre of Malaga with a crowded traffic and many bikes ridden by whoever so it wasn't the safest environment but I couldn't care less. I turn on the engine and the sound was a bit soft for my expectation. I thought that riders who wanted more noise should buy a new pair of silencers… but once you open up the throttle fast everything changes. We rode from the city centre to a twisty road in Los Montes of Malaga and two riders had to go back as they couldn't follow us. The guy from the shop got the Rocket III and I was pulling right behind him (until the close corners) and we made a fast pace actually, I rode the bike with a group of Bonnevilles, SpeedTriples and a Daytona together with the Rocket and the Tiger so I rode it in a sporty way. My impressions were great.
At a first glance and knowing the mileage it can do (which I wasn't lucky enough to check) and the riding position there was no doubt at all that the Thunderbird is an excellent cruiser. It was so well mannered on the tarmac I thought I could overweight it with a lot of luggage and it wouldn't change at all. It handles really swift at low speeds which makes it a great bike for everyday use in cities. Actually, the only place where the bike must be the odd one out is in an off road environment. You feel confortable in the seat, the footpegs and handlebar are in the right place and everything could be found right. The console was a bit out of sight so specially for the tachometer, so you lose the vision of the road when you look at it. Apart from that everything's pretty much well done.
When you open up the throttle the beast changes at all. It sounds and behaves like a power cruiser and I would like to see it in a quarter of a mile race against the Rocket III, the V-Rod and the Suzuki Boulevard M109. Cornering is easy and not phisically demanding at all. I thought it was going to be harder to ride the bike but I can see Triumph has thought of everyone while designing it and no matter how big or small you are, the bike fits. I speed up a bit too much sometimes and I found that on close corners it's difficult to get the bike in properly at a first glance, but the bike would corner amazingly despite how long it is. It's not a sport bike and its size and weight matters but it bends much better than any average cruiser in the market.


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So, the Iraqi government is planning to investigate how Saddam's hanging came to be filmed.
If they don't want this kind of a public mess, wouldn't they be better off, say, investigating why it was such a botched job in the first place? When the executioners are wearing street jackets rather than uniforms, when they taunt the condemned, and when they chant the name of a militia leader - surely that's the problem, rather than the fact that someone filmed it.
If there's one thing that I am coming to hate about politics, it's the way that the politicians seem to have an endless capacity to excuse actions, but not those that bring these actions to our attention. Obviously, this film will inflame the violence in Iraq. But wouldn't it have been much less controversial if those filmed had acted like professionals doing a job rather than thugs killing a rival?
They killed him in the middle of a prayer. Way to make him a martyr, guys. Thanks for that.
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James Maskell:
The Evolution of Medicine
James Maskell:
The Evolution of Medicine
James Maskell is on a mission to evolve healthcare worldwide, designing around the modern epidemics of lifestyle driven chronic disease. With a background in healthcare economics, James moved to America in 2005 and dove into the front lines of health creation.
He is the founder of the "Functional Forum", the world's largest integrative medicine conference, with over 500 worldwide physician meetup groups. His best-selling book and organization of the same name "Evolution of Medicine" prepare physicians for the next era of personalized, participatory medicine.
His latest venture, kNew Health, brings evolved medicine to the people directly by combining a best-in-class digital health record with an army of digital coaches and a worldwide network of functional medicine doctors. kNew Health started as a membership based consumer product but is now serving innovative payers from self-funded employers to sovereign nations.
James has some mega words of wisdom when it comes to business and your mindset. Before this interview was even published, I passed it along to all my friends and clients needing some serious inspiration to kick them back into gear. My hunch is you'll find yourself inspired too! Read on….
Oh, but don't forget to head over to kNew Health to grab Jame's free guide on the Top 10 Ways to Save Money on Healthcare.
- Tell us about your business – what's your mission; your soul's purpose and why you created your wellness business or service?
Our mission is to help mankind evolve beyond chronic disease. My first business, Evolution of Medicine, prepares doctors and other health professionals for the next era of personalized, participatory medicine, through a worldwide community of meetups, products and programs. Our flagship show, the Functional Forum that I host, supports 500 worldwide physician meetups. Our new business, kNew Health, connects combines a personal health record, an army of digital coaches and our functional medicine network.
- Tell us about your journey and your story….what got you to this point today?
12 years ago I had a realization that if problems could truly not be solved with the same consciousness that created them, then the only logical step would be to raise the consciousness of humanity. Based on just that insight and a hunch, I moved to America to work on the front lines of integrative medicine. Since we started the Functional Forum I've just been riding a wave of serendipity that has really accelerated us beyond where I expected us to be.
- How are you changing the face of healthcare and/or the wellness industry? How do you create, innovate or break the rules in healthcare?
Our new project, kNew Health, is brining functional medicine to the masses. We are the first payer solution that makes it easy for innovative payers like insurance companies, employers and even sovereign nations to reap the benefits of functional medicine. We do this by combining a unique digital health portal, an army of digital health coaches and our nationwide provider network.
- What personal and professional legacy or impact do you want to leave on the world?
Create community where none has existed, both for practitioners and regular people. I would like to lead the team that reimagined a primary care that stops chronic disease before it starts, and reverses it when it has set in.
- In your opinion, what is the most significant factor in healing or overall wellness?
Community, the quality and quantity of our social relationships is the most important factor. It's been proved at the cellular genetic level and is clear from areas like the Blue Zones that have strong community as a common factor.
- What do you wish people realized when it comes to their health or about the wellness industry?
Changing behavior to reverse disease can be an intensely isolating experience. I wish more brands created real, offline community around their products and services.
- How long did it take you to reach important milestones in your wellness business?
And, what has really helped you move the needle in making your vision a reality?
The team is everything. My partner and I have held the vision but it's taken us to really learn quickly how to build our execution capacity and what to look for in a team. My partner is incredible at keeping the team facing in the right direction and gelling the communication. Getting the right systems set up has created the structure for facilitating the growth.
- Tell us about the start-up scares: Was there a moment where you ever seriously contemplated giving up?
Not really but its been a pretty wild ride. I've put everything back into the business for 10 years and it's been a great ride. Every time we had to rethink the business and pivot, my wife and I typically took a road trip, did some consulting, reduced the overhead and came up with a new plan.
- Did you ever fail or make a substantial mistake in business or organization? Any serious challenges? How did you overcome and resolve it?
We rented an awesome building in Brooklyn back in 2011, that, in retrospect, was a massive investment without anywhere near a solid enough business to justify it. We had some great parties, and lived in the commercial space for a while, but it wasn't the smartest plan!
- What action has the most impact that you've taken to reach your goal/s?
Being a salesperson as the best training. I made 30 cold calls a day for 5 years at the start of my career, those skills are so useful to this day. To be a successful entrepreneur you have to be able to sell people on your ideas. Customers, your team, investors, all of it.
- What would you tell your younger/earlier self about following your dreams?
You'll never be satisfied with mediocrity and will regret the things you don't do, not the ones you do.
- What's the best piece of business or personal advice YOU'VE ever received?
Ready. Fire. Aim. The best way to learn is to start.
- What's the #1 piece of advice you would give a new Wellness professional who really wants to make an impact in healthcare and people's lives?
See the answer to the above question, you can't really learn any thing about building a business in theory, because the world is changing. Do then learn then iterate.
- What does a typical work day look like for you?
Morning routine, recently started doing qi gong, then take my daughter to school. Meetings and calls and content form 9-3, then I have some ideation time in the afternoon and pick up my daughter at 5 from school.
- Stevie Wonder or The Beatles? (this, I personally must know.) 🙂
When I was 5 years old my two oldest friends and I sat in our room listening to Beatles records for hours on end, so there is a massive nostalgia element. But I'd rather go to a Stevie concert.
(Jen) Fair enough, James….Fair enough!
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Before you read this review and/or see Dreamworks' Real Steel you need to do one thing. Forget every film that is mentioned as having being directed by Shawn Levy in the promotional campaign. Yes that means Cheaper By The Dozen, Night At The Museum and the 2006 remake of The Pink Panther which frankly, was terrible. Real Steel is Levy wanting to create a different machine; one that moves within its own near future universe where robotic pugilists battle it out for titles and prize money in the same structure in which we saw Maximus slice his way from the dustbowls of North Africa to spill blood in the Colosseum and entertain the rich and powerful. The year is 2020 and human boxing has become obsolete due to the rise of more extreme forms of entertainment like Mixed Martial Arts and Muay Thai. Money is taken out of boxing and so promoters have to come up with the next best thing- robots! We are told during the course of the film that initially, creators wanted their fighters to appear as human-like as possible so the crowds could enjoy brutal action without the limitations of health and safety which is a telling comment on today's society. Then as technology progressed, so did the machines and they started to be designed to inflict as much damage to another robot as possible. Kind of like Robot Wars only instead of geeky men hanging about in garages building radio controlled cars with angle grinders welded on, we get stereotypes such as crazy white trash punks, racist Texan thugs and genius Japanese techno wizards (who to be fair, would definitely lead the way in this sport) building mini Transformers that have special skillsets which are perfectly tailored for the inevitable video game adaptation.
In to this world steps Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton- a washed up boxer who was once a contender, now travelling the land in search of a few bucks to tide him over. He lives with his ex-girlfriend Bailey, played by Evangeline Lily, at her father's old boxing gym where they build robots (yes, she's pretty handy with a wrench) to enter in to the underground brawls where sweaty low lives compete for cold, hard cash. Charlie has hit bottom and he's desperate to pay off the massive debts he owes. At this point, he learns that the wife he abandoned has died and he has legal custody of their son, Max played by newbie, Dakota Goyo.
And here's where the problems begin. There's no other way to say this other than Charlie is an absolute bastard. Whereas in previous films such as the X-Men franchise or even Australia, Jackman has honed the gruff, hard as nails leading man character who still manages charm and humour the audience in equal measure, here he is just mean. Really mean. As in the sort of character who abandons his child, sells him, leaves him in the rain on the edge of a cliff and gives him a can of Red Bull for dinner. Childline would have a field day. The thing is, in most films this sort of character would have some redeeming features and would actively want to change they way they are or at least have a reason for being the way they are. Jackman does his best with what he's given and injects a fair amount of comedy in to the role in what can be assumed is an effort to make Charlie likeable. It just about works and Jackman can handle comedy very well but you still won't care if he wins or loses fights. Charlie is not a smart man and he admits this. You get the sense that in this world of emotionless robot fighters, Levy wanted to make the human characters really human. They make mistakes, they aren't always brave and they are greedy. This idea hints at something deeper in the film but the script doesn't allow us in to any of the characters who remain shallow and lacking any purpose other than to move the plot along.
James Rebhorn starts off as a wealthy man who is happy to use his money to keep his wife and Max's aunt, Hope Davis, happy but then after the film sets up the main chunk of the story, both he and Davis are ignored until the end where they are thrown in again to help wrap up Charlie's path through the film. The ever reliable Anthony Mackie as the underworld's fight announcer and bet taker has fun and lends some edge to a film which thinks it's gritty and even though he runs with a slightly sketchy element of society, he displays a fleck of honesty which is lacking in most of the other characters. By contrast, Kevin Durand takes a dual role as two of the aformentioned stereotypes (not the Japanese one obviously) and has a riot with them. As Charlie's rival, Ricky, Durand delivers one of the most despicable characters in a family film this year which is probably why we see Charlie as a good guy. Karl Yune as the aformentioned Japanese genius robot creator dresses like a rock star and frowns his way through the film with a cool ease and arrogance.
The real star of this film is twelve year old Dakota Goyo who you will have probably seen this year playing the young Thor. Whenever he is on screen the film is given life as he holds his own against Jackman's insults, even taking him down a peg or two on more than one occasion. Max is much like the young Anakin Skywalker in attitude and intelligence and he becomes a skilled competitor in the ring although we are never shown how being good at video games (the Japanese ones are the best apparently) means you can instantly possess the knowledge to build a robot. This kid is obviously a huge talent and he swings from enthusiasm to emotion with the blink of an eye. Executive producer Steven Spielberg is someone who can spot a child star with ease and one suspects he had some input in the casting here. Max is funny, driven and extremely confident and as he dances in to the big leagues with the eight foot robot, Atom, shadowing his every move he owns the screen.
You may have noticed that the marketing campaign stresses Real Steel as an action-drama and that unlike Transformers, the mechanical marvels are not the main selling point. Levy himself has said this is a story about family more than anything, but when the script feels like a first draft with very little understanding of the characters you begin not to care and start hoping that at the very least the action scenes hold up. It is perhaps unfortunate that Real Steel arrives on screen after the stunningly eye watering 3D sequences unleashed in Transformers 3. There are moments which are very cool indeed but fights descend in to repetitive slug fests taking place in the corner. The last fight especially is really underwhelming when you consider the opponent. This should have been Rocky vs. Apollo Creed but with microprocessors and pneumatic fists, yet Levy, although well versed in big budget effects, still looks like he's learning how to direct bruising action. Nor do we care about the robots themselves. One of the standout and darkest moments in the film is a fight between men, not machines.
There are legendary fighters in this world with badass sounding names and actually, little touches in the background of the film hint at a universe which has been developed with great detail and loving attention. Max's tee shirt or the adverts for Xbox 720 and the retro cyborg round card girls show us this world has its own fan culture and aim to get us involved too. You get the sense that Levy is really passionate about this film and the story it is trying to tell, and you have to give him credit for trying to create an original film in a year filled with remakes and sequels (although this is loosely based on a short story by Richard Matheson). Real Steel should have been a film about family, corporations, greed and courage. In the end we are left with a film that is more sell than steel; it's rust and muscle replaced by a more family friendly commercial fare which is quite ironic after you hear Max's speech about the little guy. It's not by any means a bad film but it's as if it's control systems have been frazzled by suits who's job it is to recognise a target audience. It is confused by what it wants to say and do, thus failing to capture our hearts in the same way that better, Oscar winning films like Million Dollar Baby have done many times before. This is a respectable new direction for Levy however and it will be interesting to see what he does next…
Real Steel is out in the UK on October 14th
You can visit the official website and watch the trailer here.


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Not least among several exciting partner announcements and demonstrations at Autodesk University 2018 was Chaos Group's much-anticipated unveiling of V-Ray for Unreal, uniting real-time and ray-traced workflows.
It's official! The winners of the first ever Unreal Awards: Experience Design competition have been chosen. Find out which talented entrants have landed the prizes in architecture, manufacturing, and product design.
In this podcast, Vladimir Mastilovic of 3Lateral talks about the company's amazing real-time facial-capture technology, its uses in virtual production, and how he'd like to share it with the world. You'll also hear about how 3Lateral plans to continue their work as part of the Epic Games family.
Get a closer look at Unreal Studio's powerful look-development tools, while exploring effective texturing workflows with Substance and X-Rite in our upcoming webinar!
Unreal Dev Grant recipient and indie studio Bit Dragon explains how they shipped the fast-paced arena brawler Hyper Jam on PC, PS4, and Xbox One with local versus, private online, and cross-platform matchmaking.
Unreal Engine 4.22 will be releasing soon with a number of updates and fixes. You can check out the first Preview which is now available for download on the Epic Games launcher.
Lux Machina, a company that designs virtual production systems for live broadcast events, has worked behind-the-scenes on shows ranging from The Golden Globes to the NFL Honors, the MTV Movie Awards and more.
The deadline for the first ever Unreal Awards: Experience Design competition is up, and judging has begun. Which entrants are in line to win bragging rights and great prizes in AEC, manufacturing, and product design categories? We reveal the shortlist.
Embarking on a development journey for the first time, Unreal Dev Grant recipient RedG Studios learned and leveraged UE4 to deliver a deep psychological thriller.
Epic Games has once again partnered with EGX Rezzed, London's biggest games show, to double Unreal Engine 4 developers' show floor space at no additional cost.
In the third of our series of exciting partner announcements from Autodesk University 2018, we take a look at what's coming soon from Mindesk, makers of the first VR/AR interface for desktop CAD software.
Unreal Circle comes to Kuala Lumpur in February. Don't miss out on exciting and informative talks from industry veterans and experts.
The latest round of monthly free content is now available on the Unreal Engine Marketplace. Add new textures, particles, a 2D framework, modular environments, and more to your library today!
The Winter #ue4jam, the first quarterly Unreal Engine game jam of the year, will kick off on February 14. Get more details and join the jam today!
We are excited to welcome Agog Labs, creators of the powerful SkookumScript, to the Epic family!
World-class creators of digital humans tools, techniques, and content join Epic to advance the state of the art in games and filmmaking
This year's annual European conference brings together game developers, large and small, for two days of inspiration, learning, and networking.


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I wrote this at 2:00 AM, so it might be retarded.
(Cedric walks into the TV room wearing huge pants, a giant shirt, and a hat pulled to the side)
Cedric: Hey homies! Whats up?
Talia: What are you wearing???
Cedric: I'm going to be gangster now. (pulls pants up)
Dax: Thats nice.
Cedric: Don't be haters! I'm gonna be big! A real gangster! Just call me MC Ced. (pulls pants up)
Talia: (rolls eyes)
Cedric: With my rappin' sidekick, Rap Master Jansen!
Jansen: What?!?
Cedric: Hurry up, go get your Gangster clothes on.
Jansen: No thanks, I prefer to be normal.
Cedric: Eh, suit yourself.
(Spud walks in, wearing exactly what Cedric is wearing)
Spud: OMG Cedric! Thats mine outfit! Its like you planned to dress like me! You're like the twin I always wanted!
Dax: (rolls eyes)
Cedric: (looks at his clothes) Maybe this is a bad idea... (walks off to change)
Spud: Wait for me, new twin! (starts to walk away, but his pants fall down) Hehe, lookit, I has ankle warmers now! (waddles away)
Jansen: *sigh* We will never be normal, will we?
Dax and Talia: Nope.
The Gangster Fiasco
I wrote this at 2:00 AM, so it might be retarded.
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Oh... wow... Those people are crazy...
1/13/2009 05:01:44 am
Lol Durithyll.
1/14/2009 08:59:21 pm
If you say so...
1/19/2009 08:20:00 am
Psh, shows how much you know.
1/19/2009 10:27:59 am
Where did you take it at? I want to take it! Then again I might be scared of my results...
1/20/2009 05:54:28 am
I went to a special doctor...
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Do you realize you just said you had to go to a SPECIAL doctor?
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SoccerBible Magazine Issue 2
We saw out a groundbreaking year in the football industry by dropping our second issue of the SoccerBible Magazine. We've spoken exclusively to two World Cup winners, taken a retrospective look at the year of the adidas Predator and assessed every boot from the signature F50 Messi catalogue.
We've stuck our necks on the line to call out our top 20 boots of 2014 throughout the magazine that features 177 pages of stunning product photography and personal insights into the world of football from an alternative angle.


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The released mentioned in the longer last post, the code for a batch of classics like Quarterback and DesignWorks, have now been released under GPL. Find them in our Git-repos, and soon on aminet. Enjoy!
Preserving the catalogue of CCS/New Horizons
The obstacles of saving old source code
The other day a package arrived at my home. It was quite heavy, and inside it was a box of old floppy disks that had been lying in storage for many years. Half of the disks were marked with source, and they were supposed to contain the collected backups of Central Coast Software, New Horizons and finally Wci. By the current copyright owner I had been given the permission to release the code as open source - if I could manage to read the disks and find the source code. [Read More]


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Hi D-lish fans,
Pink and flowers should always go together....
Today I am sharing my latest page that created with one of the new Creative Cuts - Page Cuts available now in store!
My first step was to find some patterned paper and fussy cut this under some of the flowers of the Page Cut. Please don't look too close, some places I messed up the cutting! LOL.
Then I machine stitched the Page cut on some dark pink patterned paper and that on some floral patterned paper. I stacked papers and a paper lace doily behind the photo.
Let's look at some close ups of the D-lish Scraps embellies.
In this cluster, I used a sequin bow with a flair button I got from one of the recent Limited edition mini kits. I also used a leaf, wordfetti and some enamel dots and hearts. As I often do, I tucked some stamen in the cluster too.
In this cluster, there is more of the wordfetti , stamen and enamel dots and hearts. But the key flower is from a pack of Green Tara flowers.
I used a mix of alphas for my title.
I know there is a LOT happening on this page - but I love the colours and all those flowers!
Thanks for looking,


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Personal Growth Posts Categorized:
Social Networking Series: The Facebook Addiction and How to Take Back Control
Living Without a Label: A Documentary on HIV/AIDs
Relationship Advice: How to Cope with Conflict and Stress
Bedroom Messages: What Signs Do You Want to Send?
Single and Ready to Date? How to Get Ready for a Relationship
Break the patterns that hold you back.
If you find yourself in a pattern of unsuccessful relationships, then you may have a relationship dynamic pattern that is familiar to you, but not working. Sometimes this is unconscious and causes us to act out with behavior of which we are unaware. In order to get ready for a relationship, you need to address any self-destructive habits that are holding you back.Read More
Healthy Communication: It's Not What You Said But How You Said It
Communication is absolutely essential
...yet it seems to be the most difficult part of relationships. Couples frequently come into my office saying they want "healthier communication." But what does that really mean? All of these high-functioning, business-oriented, goal-driven couples communicate with one another by expressing how they feel and discussing ongoing issues. They regurgitate their problems over and over, reshape the way they say things, shift their perspective, and constantly try various ways to explain their side. So why isn't it working?Read More
Improve Self-Esteem: Building a More Confident You
How to create a positive self-image
Self-esteem and confidence are the overall opinion you have of yourself and they can impact your daily experiences. Your level of self-esteem affects virtually all areas of your life; the type of people you attract, your career building, and relationships, as well as other important areas.Read More
Stop Critical Thinking: Live Without Beating Yourself Up
Reduce Stress: How to Relieve Pressure Before You POP
Don't Wait to Deflate or Pop!
Stress and anxiety can come in many forms and can be difficult to deal with on a daily basis. You may notice them impacting how you work, the way you parent, or even the way you communicate in your relationship.Read More


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Further evidence of DC being an international/national real estate market
At a City Council hearing maybe 13 or 14 years ago, when people were complaining about property taxes "forcing" legacy businesses out of business, I had a realization that the problem had to do with the nature of the DC commercial real estate market being shaped by extra-normal market forces.
Skansa is a Swedish firm active in constructing, financing, and owning buildings in major US real estate markets.
Foreign firms invest in the DC real estate market for many reasons, not strictly on the basis of direct economic returns. To wit, the market involved international and national developers and financiers, and their business calculations were not made strictly on the basis of local market conditions, but to park capital safely overseas, because economic returns were better than in own-country markets, for diversification, etc.
Significant foreign presence in the Central Business District real estate market reshapes the taxation of all commercial properties. What this did though is reshape the local property tax assessment regime, so that in effect, at least within DC, most commercial real estate, regardless of location, is valued as if it could become a big office building owned by a pension fund or insurance company. This is the case whether or not most neighborhood commercial real estate markets were decidedly local, with local owners and locally-owned businesses.
And large actors trickle down and reshape "local" submarkets serving regional audiences as they expand their reach. Increasingly, what were once "neighborhood" real estate markets like Dupont Circle, Cleveland Park, and Friendship Heights have been "reproduced" because of the presence of national and international firms ("Problematic outcomes as real estate investment trusts buy more "high street" retail real estate," 2015) like Acacia, Federal Realty, and Grosvenor--a British company for whom real estate ownership has made the family the wealthiest in Britain.
Even local submarkets (as opposed to regionally relevant submarkets) are not immune. Plus, as larger regionally active firms run out of properties to develop in larger submarkets, they shift downward to the next ladder on the commercial district/town center scale, in the process reproducing the market conditions in those places. Think Takoma (Rock Creek Property) or Fort Totten (JBG).
The ability to build housing and bigger buildings is another stressor on valuation. This is further exacerbated in the smaller sub markets like Petworth, by the fact that commercially zoned property can be taller (65 feet) and mixed use with housing, so this puts property under pressure too, and because most of the neighborhood districts don't have requirements for first floor retail use, the commercial and retail nature of the districts is threatened with serious change.
Testimonies. I testified about this for a few years running, and in 2007 was quoted in an article by Post writer Paul Schwartzman on the subject, "Feeling the Pinch Of D.C.'s Prosperity," and had a letter to the editor in response to the article, "Tax Policy Hurts D.C.'s Local Businesses."
These entries are representative of the argument:
- "Avoiding the real problem with DC's property tax assessment methodologies," 2007
- "Testimony -- Historic Neighborhood Retail Business Property Tax Relief Act," 2006
- "Forcing Displacement by the disconnection of tax assessment models from public policy goals," 2005
- "Displacement of retail businesses through increasing property tax assessments," 2005
I stopped testifying when I figured out that the City Council/City Government wasn't interested in addressing this in a systematic way, but was more enthralled about helping "legacy businesses" ("Revisiting the issue of neighborhood commercial district property tax methodologies," 2013) and failing to recognize that this was and is a systemic problem equally problematic for new and existing businesses that aren't decades old.
DC real estate promoted at MIPEM international property exhibition. The Capitalize DC real estate promotion organization sent out a press release about how they are promoting the Greater DC real estate market at the world's leading international property marketing exhibition, called MIPEM, in Cannes, France. From the press release:
Capitalize DC, a collaborative regional consortium formed by the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors®, Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors® and District of Columbia Association of Realtors®, will be part of the growing USA pavilion, hosted by the National Association of Realtors®, the United States' largest real estate trade organization. NAR and Capitalize DC will be among the 3,100 exhibiting companies at the 2018 event. ...I guarantee you, the actors that matter already know about the value of and the opportunities within the Greater DC commercial real estate market.
"MIPIM provides a unique opportunity to showcase local property markets on a global scale," continued Mendenhall. "While Class A asset prices in many large markets have surpassed pre-crisis levels, Realtors® in many middle- and smaller-tier markets stand to benefit from the increased interest from foreign commercial property investors. Further, the current interest in industrial and logistics properties due to the growth of online shopping, creates opportunities in markets not traditionally identified as a destination for foreign investment."
The Washington, DC /Northern Virginia/Montgomery County (MD) markets will be featured in the USA pavilion along with Arizona, Illinois, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Rhode Island and Washington State, as well as other metro areas such as Beverly Hills/Greater Los Angeles, Coastal Carolina/Myrtle Beach and San Antonio. Markets participating in the USA "zone."
And as discussed above, increased participation by national and international actors in local markets can have negative consequences, unless a city's planners and taxation officials take forward steps to mitigate them.
One more effect: the cost of property/rents for nonprofits and arts groups. As discussed in a number of entries including "BTMFBA: the best way to ward off artist or retail displacement is to buy the building," in a highly charged real estate market, "nonmarket" actors can't compete/afford property. The solution is community development corporations focused on buying and holding properties for these kinds of uses.
Labels: commercial district revitalization planning, commercial real estate market, cultural planning, Growth Machine, property tax assessment methodologies, real estate development, taxation


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I am often met with the presumption that all we care about in Silicon Valley and on the SCALEit program is ... pitching. I often hear Danish entrepreneurs and founders say something like:
"SCALEit and Silicon Valley, yeah right - it's all about pitching."
Yes, we do care a lot about pitching.
Is it all we care about?
No, absolutely not.
However, the Art of Pitching is an integral part of your success and the ability to articulate what your business is, what problems you are solving and how you're going to make money is absolutely key to navigating the Silicon Valley ecosystem and landscape.
How often do you meet people who ask: So, tell me what you do?
If you are not able to describe (within 10 words or less) what you do - it is because you don't know the basics about pitching. And you'll most likely lose the attention from whoever asked you the question. Honestly, how often have you found yourself searching for the right words, or heard yourself rambling 200 words in 3 minutes with absolutely no clue for anyone to understand what it is you are saying or doing (including yourself?).
The Art of Pitching is a sequence - don't boil the ocean
Pitches come in many shapes and forms. Think of a pitch as a sequence of pitches where each pitch only serves one purpose - to get to the next pitch. You don't have to explain EVERY little detail in your business every time someone asks you what you do. Make it short, sharp and memorable.
(Most Danish startups in Silicon Valley know how to pitch - and are aware that learning the Art of Pitching is continuous. You can always improve.)
Let's start with the handshake pitch. The handshake pitch immediately follows the introduction of yourself and the name of your company.
… I help Danish startups accelerate their business through Silicon Valley (The SCALEit handshake pitch)
… we create spare parts for humans (I actually heard that one time!)
or a world famous product description:
a 1.000 songs in your pocket. (Steve Jobs describing the iPod)
All pitches should trigger the response: "oh… how do you do that?" Or, "Tell me more?"
Within a very short period of time you should be able to answer the following questions. What are you doing? Why are you doing it? What problems do you solve? How will the world be a better place due to what you do? Who is on your team? What is your goal? How are you going to get there?
Let me give you 2 reasons why pitching is super important in Silicon Valley:
1. Limited Attention Spans
People in Silicon Valley (and beyond!) have extremely short attention spans. If you are not able to catch their attention they're not going to listen to you. So make sure you are crisp and sharp in your messaging whenever someone asks you: "So, what do you do?"
Don't give me mumbo-jumbo about how you through an innovative approach and via machine learning and artificial intelligence can optimize business processes and increase revenue from 10-20% within the first year. Yup, it kind of sounded fancy, but you didn't really say anything - and believe me - people will call your bluff!
"If you cannot explain it simply - it's because you don't understand it well enough"
- Albert Einstein
2. Pitching2 (Squared)
If you get that 7-10 word message together in a strong and compelling way you will be much more likely to dive into the magic dust of Silicon Valley.
Everybody is talking about exponentiality. Someone even with an almost religious passion. Well, let's tone it down a notch and just look at how exponential pitching works.
Obviously I meet a lot of startups. If I am able to remember the 7 words that truly describe your business it is very likely that I might bring your business up next week when I (perhaps) meet with someone who is particularly interested in your field. Anything from a potential customer, an investor, VC or angel, with specific interest in your vertical or someone else who could help you accelerate your business.
That, my friend, is where the true magic of Silicon Valley happens.
And that is why pitching is so much more than pitching…
Can you learn?
Would you like to learn more about the Silicon Valley magic dust?
You should consider joining us in August where we will "deep dive" into the art of pitching and much more, (growth hacking, investor meetings, legal stuff, fundraising, meeting other entrepreneurs, inspiration etc.)
And if you think pitching is just about your business - you're wrong. Pitching is what's going on in many aspects of your life. A first date, finding your partner, getting a job, finding your first customer, convincing your better half to make a family, getting a raise etc. - so don't tell yourself that pitching is just pitching - because it is much more.
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4 reasons Danish startups should consider a Silicon Valley investment
Why every Danish startup can learn a lot from Silicon Valley
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This Jalapeño Chicken Casserole will knock your socks off! One online reviewer says, "Absolutely LOVE this recipe."
How to Make It
Step 1
Drain spinach well, pressing between paper towels.
Step 2
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chopped onion, green onions, and jalapeño; sauté until tender. Remove skillet from heat; stir in spinach, soup, sour cream, and ground cumin.
Step 3
Layer half each of tortilla chips, chicken, spinach mixture, and cheese in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Repeat layers, ending with spinach mixture.
Step 4
Bake at 350° for 10 minutes; sprinkle evenly with remaining cheese, and bake 10 more minutes or until cheese is melted. Garnish, if desired.
Step 5
Note: For testing purposes only, we used Nacho Cheese Doritos.