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Since auditions and Hollywood week, I had my eyes, ears, and heart on David Cook. He was my favorite since day 1 all the way to the finale today, where he won by a landslide 12 million votes, and deserved it more than anyone else! Not only is he mature and versatile in his singing and demeanor, he seems most ready to take on the tough music industry and really record an amazing album. I LOVE how he can turn any song into a rock rendition, and is a total rockstar, inside and out. And when I saw him go from singing Mariah Carey (his rendition of my all time favorite Mariah song "Always Be My Baby" is the ringtone on my cell phone) to The Turtles to Lionel Richie to Michael Jackson to Phantom of the Opera, I knew that his vocal range and diversity in song choice and arrangement made him the best contestant to win Idol. And I just love him since the beginning and have been voting weekly for him to stay in - and now he's won! My favorite thing about him is how he picks songs and bands that aren't the most popular, that not everyone knows, and that he takes risks to sound different and choose an offbeat arrangement. And he has proved to be a superstar each and every time, with every song, and I know he will go on to do fabulous and great things in music...I will definitely be buying his album, seeing him in concert, and following his career! He reminds me of Chris Daughtry - my other Idol fav :-)
"The grown-up rocker triumphed over the smooth-voiced kid as David Cook claimed the American Idol title Wednesday. The former bartender from Blue Springs, Missouri, beat out David Archuleta of Murray, Utah, to win the seventh season of the show. Host Ryan Seacrest says 97.5 million votes were cast, beating the previous record by 23 million votes. Cook won 56 percent of the vote, while Archuleta got 44 percent. Cook beat Archuleta by 12 million votes. Cook was overcome by emotion, bending toward the stage after his name was announced."
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
BFF Priya visits me in NYC!!!
So my best friend Priya visited me in New York a couple weeks ago. We BFF's had SUCH a blast together from walking, shopping, and eating chocolate on 5th Avenue to going to her friend's NYU film screening to eating all the time at all times of the day and night to having coffee at cute cafes to taking the subway to hanging out at fun clubs and lounges and dancing the night away to late night chats with champagne to shopping in Soho to being a tourist in Little Italy and drinking Boba tea as well as more shopping in Chinatown. It was very spontaneous - she booked her flight on Tuesday and flew out Wednesday morning from San Francisco to New York. We had a fabulous 4 days together :-) I've been here less than two months and 3 friends and lots of family have visited me from out of town, including BFF Priya and my parents this past week, and more are coming from Europe and other parts of the US - later this summer, so if you come visit me too, we shall have a blast! They are proof of that :-) This really is the greatest city! woohoo!!
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This project was examined effects on reproductive system of diesel exhaust(DE) and diesel exhaust particles(DEP). Especially, effects on sperm production ability, qualitative changes of sperm and abortion were examined.(1) We found out that daily sperm production in mouse was decreased by exposure to diesel exhaust(DE). By examination of the mechanism, it was made clear that Lydig cells in testis are damaged by chemicals in DE or diesel exhaust particles(DEP), and the synthesis of testosterone and luteinizing hormone(LH) in testis were inhibited.(2) Exhalation of diesel exhaust caused not only quantitative decrease of sperm production but also qualitative decrease of sperm. This was confirmed by birth of mice with reproductive abnormality such as vaginal atresia by mating between DE-exposed male mice and non-treated female mice.(3) To clarify which gaseous and particulate components in diesel exhaust are causative on producing the reproductive abnormality, DEP were injected subcutaneou
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sly to cervical region. Vaginal atresia was induced with high frequency at the low doses such as 0.6mg DEP.(4) The changes of concentration levels of genital hormone in serum and testis of rats exposed to diesel exhaust were examined. The decreasing tendency in rats as well as in mice, although there was no significant difference. The concentration of testosterone in serum and testis of rats were increased. This evidence was different with the result observed in mouse.(5) We examined the effects of DEP on pregnant mice. The pregnant mice were injected DEP extract subcutaneously with cervical region at 8, 10 and 12^<th> day after mating. Total doses of injected-DEP were 0.006 mg, 0.06 mg, 6 mg, and 60 mg per a female mouse. Abortion was observed at the doses of 0.006 mg DEP, and the observed rate was 35.7%, as well as higher doses.(6) From these experiments, it was made clear that DEP can cause several kinds of reproductive abnormality such as the decrease of sperm production ability, the qualitative decrease of sperm and occurrence of abortion.The reproductive health effects of DEP are very strong. The effects should be examined in more detail. Less
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Just a baby sized post……
Well, you might have seen her funky posters around, and also maybe her funky tunes.
She's now officially my 2010 music crush, she has a really sweet but edgy sound and I think she's gonna be big this year. My favourite songs of hers are probably Rollerblades and errrmm Running for Life.
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Published: 2006/01/27
The Grateful Dead Hour: 16 Towards 21
David Gans will celebrate The Grateful Dead Hours twenty-first anniversary on Saturday with a radio marathon from beginning at 9 AM Saturday. The special will feature sixteen hours of Grateful Dead and Dead-related music and will also raise money for the nations first community radio station, the Bay Areas KPFA. In addition, the broadcast will also feature live music by the Papermill Creek Rounders, a bluegrass band featuring frequent Grateful Dead collaborator David Nelson and Banana, a member of The Youngbloods and collaborator with Zero. Although Bob Weir and Ratdog were scheduled to perform live in the studio at the marathon, an injury to keyboardist Jeff Chimenti forced a postponement. As a supplement, the marathon will feature some live Ratdog recordings along with rare music from the Grateful Dead. Bay Area listeners can listen to the program on KPFA 94.1 FM and KFCF 88.1 FM, while Deadheads elsewhere can tune-in online.


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Fairly serious author's warning: if you have no interest in watching horses graze, I would look away now.
The really tragic thing is that I could watch them eat grass for hours. The riveting minuet of herd behaviour is endlessly interesting to me. But at the moment, there is just the sheer joy of seeing them with their heads down to the new growth, after months and months of snow and ice. It is beyond anything.
Autumn the Filly takes the opportunity to have a little roll:
Mr Stanley, sunbathing:
And bird-watching:
And generally inhaling the spring air:
There are some actual FLOWERS in my garden:
Stan has a nice rest whilst I tackle the ground elder:
Hill, from a different angle than usual, over the dry stone wall and through the trees:


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Published in association with the ECPR's flagship journal, the European Journal of Political Research (EJPR), the Political Data Yearbook (PDY) contains comprehensive and authoritative data and analysis of electoral results, national referenda, changes in government, and institutional reforms for a range of countries, within and beyond the EU. The online version PDY:Interactive (PDYi) is a unique, freely available data source which builds on the PDY content. PDYi provides the data in a fully searchable and downloadable format, making it an invaluable tool for those working in this area of the profession. The current editorial team comprises Andreas Bågenholm, University of Gothenburg; Kevin Deegan-Krause, Wayne State University; and Liam Weeks, University College Cork.
Kevin Deegan-Krause was instrumental in establishing PDY:Interactive with the publishers (Wiley), and has led the development of the online version throughout his term. Kevin completes his term in 2017, so the ECPR is seeking a replacement to continue his work. The editor will be responsible for overall management of the PDYi database of electoral, governmental and parliamentary data, including the architecture of the current dataset, the expansion and consolidation of its existing archive, the timely addition of new data resulting from contemporary political changes in the 38 countries currently covered, and the development of outreach to increase the visibility of the dataset. Responsibilities also include work on the PDY print edition related to annual data gathering and presentation.
The core elements of the role include (but would not be limited to):
The term will start on 1 May 2017 and will run for three years, with the option to renew for a further three.
The ECPR seeks an energetic political scientist with strong quantitative and database skills and a wide range of contacts in Europe and the rest of the world. Ideally, candidates should have some experience of the international publishing industry, either as an editor or author, and a high proficiency in written English if it is not their first language.
We welcome applications from all sections of the political science community. The successful applicant will be from an ECPR member or Associate Member, or an institution which is committed to joining the ECPR at least for the duration of the Editorship. ECPR welcomes diversity and encourages people irrespective of their race, gender, marital status, age, disability, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
The successful applicant will receive an annual editorial fee and a fund to cover travel expenses incurred in attending meetings related to the journal.
To apply, please email your CV, along with a covering letter explaining how you would develop the publication under your editorship, to ECPR Communications Manager Rebecca Gethen. The closing date is 20 February 2017. For further information, contact either Rebecca Gethen or the editors – find editors' contact details on the website.
Keywords: Elections, European Politics, Government, Parliaments, Political Leadership, Political Parties, Voting, Party Members, Electoral Behaviour


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The Dutch Tulip Bubble of 1637
Another Gold Shortage? Dutch ABN To Halt Physical Gold Delivery
The 'Other' Parabolic Chart That Has Central Bankers Running Scared
Bitcoin and bank run.
As mad as hell! Fury as judges nix 'no-fault' Wall Street deals
"A growing number of federal judges have had about as much as they can take with Wall Street firms paying hefty fines to settle probes into serious wrongdoing — without admitting any guilt or any executive taking the fall."
"So at least four judges, in New York and Washington, are not going to take it any more."
"The mostly quiet attack by these judges on a long-standing business practice could mushroom into one of the most serious threats to bad corporate culture in many years."
How would they assuage this threat ? Stop the bad corporate culture.
US law says no 'oil' spilled in Arkansas, exempting Exxon from cleanup dues
http://sgtreport.com/2013/04/us-law-says-no-oil-spilled-in-arkansas-exempting-exxon-from-cleanup-dues/ Read More
So 'low-quality Wabasca Heavy crude' for purposes of liability is not oil.
And this isn't a look on my face of 'how stupid do these people think the public is' look.
Is it clear to everyone reading this that the current political class is not fit for purpose ?
Ex-Goldman Prop Trader Who Concealed $8.3 Billion Market Moving E-Mini Position, Turns Himself In To FBI
As if the executives didn't know exactly what this guy was doing ?
Complicity or negligence ?
Russia & China Loot Western Gold While JP Morgan Sells Silver
"The gold market is like a joust. It's like the knights of old, fighting. Yesterday, three banks downgraded gold. This went along with the push to the downside. So, again, the takedown was totally coordinated. Yes, these operations are completely illegal and totally unethical, but that doesn't matter in what has now become our brave new world.""
Obama Care "tax" originated in US Senate – Lawsuit poised to KILL Obama Care on a technicality
Top senator apologizes for 'Monsanto Protection Act' after public outrage
Intelligence insider: Obama administration agenda to "kill U.S Dollar"
http://sgtreport.com/2013/04/intelligence-insider-obama-administration-agenda-to-kill-u-s-dollar/ Read More
"Simply put, the plan by the globalists, or the central bankers and those behind them, is to create this rush to the USD like passengers from sinking ships to lifeboats. Once the lifeboats are filled to capacity, they will be sunk, and the United States Dollar will be completely worthless. As in such a scenario, many will not make it. Many will die from what is coming. The level of evil behind this plan is incomprehensible to the normal human mind."
599 other fiat currencies have died, why should the USD not become the 600th ?
15 year old girl leaves anti-gun politicians speechless
1m55s "On December 14th 2012, the same day of the Sandy Hook shooting, in Central China a man stabbed 22 children and 1 adult. Guns are not needed for mass murder."
Global Elite Preparing New Korean War to Coincide with Economic Implosion?
"Shortages and plunging living standards were masked by a wartime rationing system and greatly lowered expectations. And just as World War II inured us to the economic ravages wrought by our thieving elites, so World War III will provide plenty of cover for a virtual takeover of all industry by the government and the demonization of all political opposition as 'terrorist.'""
Far, far, far too many people know that the debt based pyramid scheme is the culprit of the coming financial collapse.
Whistleblowers: The silenced heroes
"When faced with the overwhelming evidence of the widespread, systemic conspiracies that take place at the very highest levels of government, the general public has been pre-programmed to respond with the all-too-familiar retort: "But someone would have talked.""
"This reasoning is sufficient for most people to return to their day-to-day lives. No matter how much documented information is presented to someone in such a mindset, they can satisfy themselves that there are no whistleblowers who question the official narrative of 9/11, or the actions of the NSA, or the involvement of government agencies in drug running, or any of the other well-documented examples of conspiracies involving the upper echelons of politics and the intelligence apparatus of the government. To these people, the mere uttering of the words themselves are enough to dismiss any mountain of evidence: "But someone would have talked.""
Great News: Introducing the "Whistleblowers Defense League"
"The government has amended the constitution with fear. In response, a nation-wide group of expert criminal defense attorneys have formed the Whistleblower Defense League to defend and encourage those willing to investigate and speak out against the corporate and political forces threatening our democracy."
Silenced: TWA 800 and the Subversion of Justice
"This documentary proves that the U.S. government-?including the FBI and DOJ-?are totally corrupt and involved in serious felony crime and the outrageous cover-?up of truth concerning the mysterious crash of TWA Flight 800 on July 17, 1996. As you will see, Flight 800 was actually destroyed by a surface-?to-?air missile. Every allegation made in this film is backed up with facts-?none more dramatic than those that come from the Federal government itself. You'll learn what the 736 official eyewitnesses actually saw; why aviators reject the CIA "cartoon" explanation; how the Feds criminally suppressed reporting; the critical witness drawings; the rigged NTSB hearings; the damning radar data and documentation; the altered physical evidence; undeniable proof of explosive residue proving a missile strike; the stinging report from the machinist union; and much more!"
Japanese Latin Americans
"The Justice Department had originally sent males to Santa Fe and Kenedy and females to Seagoville."
71st Anniversary: Roosevelt's Concentration Camps
"Most of their homes had been sold, along with their possessions and businesses, at bargain basement auctions in 1942."
Their homes – sold.
Their possessions – sold.
Their businesses – sold.
How the bloody hell could someone sell that which belonged to someone else ?
Soldier: I'm Not Concerned About Armed Civilians
Peace, Freedom and Extremism
"In a world where violence and oppression is the norm, those of us who dare to seek peace and freedom are automatically labeled as dangerous extremists."
"What do people like Gandhi, Martin Luther King and John Lennon all have in common? Well, they were all extremists, extremists who wouldn't hurt a fly."
FBI Wants More Authority to Spy Live on Gmail, Skype, Dropbox and Cloud
For any spook reading this email I would ask: do you know who are working for ?


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May 5:
The ceremony for the Quebec Lieutenant Governor's Awards took place on May 5, 2013 at the Collège Regina Assumpta in Montreal. This year, two FMT students received the Lieutenant-Governor's Youth Medal: Diane Maheu and Mathieu Rouleau. The Youth Medal is awarded annually to students who, demonstrated by their generous actions, serve as a source of inspiration for other youth. Both Diane and Mathieu exercised leadership in their communities. Congratulations!
Diane receives her award on stage from the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (above). (Below): Mathieu Rouleau poses with the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec and his wife, and members of Mathieu's family.
June 3:
Congratulations to the FMT graduating class of 2013!
On Monday, June 3, 2013, 12 FMT graduates attended their convocation held at Macdonald Campus. 23 students received their Diploma in Farm Management and Technology.
Lecturer Serge Lussier, with students Raphaelle Charette and Scott-Lee Brandrick (left). Michael Oeggerli receiving the Farm Credit Canada Academic Gold Medal, Governor General's Collegiate Bronze Medal, and the Médaille d'Or du Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec on stage (photo at right).
The graduates of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences stand for the national anthem.
Sheldon Grant and Michael Oeggerli received the Farm Credit Canada Academic Silver and Gold Medals, respectively, pictured here with FCC representative Nancy Lamothe (photo at left). Rémi Ouellet, standing with Peter Enright, Director of the FMT program. Rémi received his Diploma in Farm Management and Technology in 2010. On June 3, 2013 he received his BSc. in Agricultural Economics, also from McGill (photo at right).
Our graduating class.
June 6-9:
The FMT recruiter and staff attended the 99th Expo Ormstown Fair, where we spoke with prospective students, assisted the 4-H competitions, and saw many of our alumni and current students. Several students competed in the 4-H and open dairy shows and competitions including the 4-H judging competition, dairy fitting competition, and dairy conformation and showmanship classes.
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Here's the latest article published in Toledo Area Parent. It's about a cool little store called Squishy Tushy. They carry all sorts of cloth diapers and accessories. Find it online at Toledo Area Parent or in the September issue.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Cider house rules!
I thought about summer yesterday, but this morning was perfectly autumn. Cool, in the mid-fifties and dewy glistening grass.
So I packed the kids up and headed to the cider mill. We were first in line and first out the door with warm cider and donuts. I feel so much better now. Considering I was up shortly after five with a crying tot, thinking the day was going to suck, that's saying a lot.
Fighting the urge to fall over tired, but filled with yummy apple goodness, I'll do my best to take on the day. Bring. It. On.
Friday, August 17, 2012
What summer?
If there is a pace to summer, a slower-sipping-iced-sun-tea-you-made-yourself kind of pace, we haven't found it. Or if we did, it didn't last long.
I don't normally complain about summer changing to fall, but I'd like to enjoy more of it before the back-to-school, whoops, it's already Thanksgiving, melee begins. So, I decided to fill our schedules with every possible summer fun kind of activity these next couple weeks. With the exception of a (crossing fingers) cider mill visit, we'll be swimming, golfing, playing tennis, chalking, walking, hiking and triking our way around the area. Sounds fun, right?
Well, even if I'm aiming a little high, I hope we can enjoy these last days before school bells and backpacks bursting with homework. What are your end of summer plans?
Sunday, August 12, 2012
London 2012 Closing Ceremony
Here's a link so you can check out highlights of the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, featuring performances by One Direction, Pet Shop Boys, George Michael, Annie Lennox, Jessie J, Taio Cruz, Spice Girls, Liam Gallagher, Muse and more.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Findlay Area Family - Tons of Back to School Tips
My latest articles published in Findlay Area Family offer tips on everything from first day jitters to healthy lunches. Check out the great advice from teachers, dietitians, counselors and moms in Edible Energy and Study Guide. You can find more online at Findlay Area Family or in the August issue available now.
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When I was waiting in a bar where were you ?
When I was buying you a drink where were you ?
When I was crying home in bed where were you ?
When I watched you from a distance did you see me ?
You were standing in a queue did you see me ?
You had yellow hair did you see me ?
I want to talk to you all night do you like me ?
I want to find out about your life do you like me ?
Could you ever be my wife do you love me ?
Friday, November 16, 2007
16 november 2003 - Roeselaere, Belgium
A lightbox by AMVK in an exhibition in Roeselaere.
1548 (-) Theologian and church reformer Caspar Cruciger dies at the age of 44 in Wittenberg, Germany.
1724 (-) Robber and burglar Jack Sheppard aka Gentleman Jack, dies at the age of 22 in Tyburn, United Kingdom.
1849 (x) 28-year-old Writer Fjodor Dostojewski is sentenced to death for anti-government activities in Russia.
His execution was canceled at the last minute.
1869 (+) Serial Killer Joseph Vacher aka L'Eventreur du Sud-Est, is born in Isère, France.
1882 (+) Composer Zoltan Kodaly is born in Kecksemet, Hungary.
1895 (+) Composer Paul Hindemuth is born in Hanau, Germany.
1895 (+) Actor Jack Dougherty is born in Bowling Green, Missouri, USA.
1896 (+) Fascist Leader Oswald Mosley aka The British Führer, is born in Rolleston Hall, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.
1906 (x) 33-year-old Musician Enrico Caruso is charged with indecent behaviour for pinching a woman's bottom in the monkey house of the Central Park Zoo in New York, New York, USA.
1907 (x) Oklahoma is called out as 46th of the United States..
1930 (-) Sven Eriksson is shot dead and thrown in a frozen lake by Sigvard Thurnemann aka The Doctor, in Norway.
1940 (x) First Bomb attack by 37-year-old George Metesky aka The Mad Bomber, in New York, Consolidated Edison Plant, West 64th Street, New York, USA.
The device failed to explode.
1953 (+) RAF 2nd Generation member Monika Helbing is born in Flein, Germany.
1957 (-) Bernice Worden is shot dead, decapitated and dressed out like a deer by Ed Gein aka Psycho, America's Most Bizarre Murderer, at the age of 58 in Plainfield, Wisconsin,
1957 (+) Filmmaker & hairdresser Ross Cannon is born in Tasmania.
1960 (-) Actor Clark Gable dies of a heart attack at the age of 59 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
1966 (x) 43-year-old Murderer Sam Sheppard is found not guilty of the murder of his pregnant wife Marilyn in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
He had been sentenced to life in prison 12 years earlier.
1969 (-) Suzanne Merienne is shot through the head by Marcel Barbeault aka Le Tueur de l'Ombre, at the age of 44 in Nogent-sur-Oise, 106 rue Faidherbe, France.
1971 (-) Actress Edie Sedgwick dies of acute barbiturate intoxication at the age of 28 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
1976 (x) 35-year-old Murderer Gary Gilmore aka The Executioner's Song, attempts to commit suicide in State Prison, Utah, USA.
1982 (x) 30-year-old RAF 2nd Generation member Christian Klar is arrested near the RAF arms cache "Daphne" in the Sachsenwald in Friedrichsruh, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
1984 (x) Baby Fae is the first human being to have a baboon-heart transplanted in the USA.
1984 (x) 31-year-old Serial Killer Bobby Long aka Bound to Die, is arrested in Tampa, Main Street Cinema, Florida, USA.
1989 (x) 29-year-old Serial Killer Richard Ramirez aka The Nightstalker, is transferred from the Los Angeles Central Jail to Death Row in San Quentin, California, USA.
1997 (-) Estelle Magd is raped and stabbed to death by Guy Georges aka Le Tueur de la Bastille, at the age of 25 in Paris, France.
1999 (-) Double murderer Desmond Jennings is executed by lethal injection in Huntsville Prison, Texas, USA.
2005 (-) Double murderer Shannon Thomas is executed by lethal injection at the age of 34 in Huntsville Prison, Texas, USA.
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"Quid est veritas" is the Vulgate's version of the Greek original "Τί ἐστιν ἀλήθεια." In the Gospel According to John, during the questioning of Jesus by Roman Procurator of Judea, Pontius Pilate, one of the most significant, philosophical questions is asked by Pilate to Christ: "What is Truth?" (John 18:38). There has been no small amount of theological, philosophical, and literary analysis of this question, the questioned, and the questioner. Certainly, it passes down to us as a fundamental question of our humanity and how we interact with the world.
However, this is a politics site, not one concerned with existential questions about the nature of the human condition. Consequently, we will relate the famous question to the way in which we, as individuals, are relating to news and information in the 21st Century. While this may seem a tad less important than a discourse on the salvation of mankind, it nonetheless presents an interesting challenge in how we view our political dynamics and what this could mean for future generations.
Here's the concern: around American institutional media sources, there is a growing discontent about what is derisively being called "fake news." This isn't the casual dismissal of conservative-leaning FoxNews as "FauxNews," but rather a deeper concern about the growth of non-industry blogs, websites, and clickbait that undermines the ability of established media sources from creating a narrative.
Now, that characterization may seem unfair to established media. Perhaps it is. See, therein lies the problem. As we've discussed numerous other times on this site, Americans' trust in institutions, especially the media, is at its nadir. This zeitgeist manifests in different ways, but, when we look under the surface, we understand the myriad of interlocking concerns that are driving people towards distrust.
Before we dive deeper, it's important to point out that this isn't a screed against scrutiny of sources or informed-doubt. Distrust of institutions is, more-often-than-not, rooted in some kernel of fact that has diminished the reputation of the establishment. For example, the Roman Catholic Church has faced significant scrutiny in the face of the clerical abuse scandals that rocked the Church in the past two decades. Certainly this has done its part to erode the perception of moral or intellectual authority of the Church in society. This is not merely a Catholic phenomenon, but it is simply a concrete example of how factual situations have shaped declining trust.
Now we turn to the institutional media. Terms are important in this case. What do we mean by the "institutional media?" For the purpose of our discussion, this term will mean "news sources of record." More simply, "big news." Examples of these sources would be the New York Times, Washington Post, and the Baltimore Sun. It would also include CNN, FoxNews, MSNBC, and the "nightly news" programs on NBC, CBS, and ABC.
From nearly every angle of the institutional media, from "Fact Checking" to the Opinion pages, there has been a concerted effort to crack down on Fake News. There are two potential reasons behind this. One is the "veneer" reason. That is, the reason that is being put forward as the rationale. The second is probably the real, though cynical, reason.
The first reason is obvious: journalism wants to protect the facts. Certainly people believing whatever they read online is dangerous. Regardless of your feelings about the institutional media, the reality where someone can post anything on the internet without attribution or research creates an environment where, quite literally, anything can be written. Most people, implicitly, understand this situation. Hence the healthy skepticism most people have about what they read on the internet. Sites like Wikipedia, which have become staples of real research, have taken steps of professionalize and source material that they publish. Fly-by-night websites don't have those resources or capabilities.
As we are also aware, sensationalism sells. People like clicks and retweets. Analytics and making money on the internet are based less on good, insightful writing and more about how many people you can drive to read and share your writing. In the situation where we find ourselves when nearly anyone with a computer can post online, we have the situation where less-than-scrupulous individuals will post sensational stories in order to drive traffic. While this, in itself, isn't dangerous, the problem arises when average folks are unable to discern between the sensationalism and the truth. Sometimes, especially in poorly sourced material, the "truth" the article attempts to convey is a fabrication.
While this "Fake News" phenomenon is certainly growing (just look at your liberal or conservative family members' Facebook and Twitter feeds for examples), it's not new. Print journalism sources like the National Enquirer and other tabloids have been doing the "Fake News" bit for generations. The problem now, however, is that a story written online can be sent around the world and read by tens of thousands of people in a matter of minutes.
Enter the establishment media. Per the "first reason" to crusade against "Fake News," that is, because some stories are notably fabricated, journalists have undertaken to fact check and label articles fake as a "service" to their fellow denizens of the internet. Sure, there's something disturbingly smug and self-righteous about self-declared keepers of the chronicles descending to separate news wheat from fake news chaff, but we can assume that many of the attempts are done in earnest. The problem is, especially given the fact that we have "objective journalists" actively sharing their hot takes (that is, opinions and quips) about the news on social media, the line between news and opinion is frequently blurred.
It's not that we don't want journalists to have opinions. It's foolish to think that people don't have views on important issues. However, even the "veneer" of objectivity is important when we are dealing with sensitive issues. It is certainly justifiable to label articles "fake news" when they can be proven fake. However, what about the situation where you have analysis mixed with fact? For example, is it fake news when Donald Trump exaggerates a number, as he is wont to do when making a point? Most average folks don't really care. We understand that Trump is making a point and that the number he cites isn't that important. Now, would I prefer that he use real figures? Sure. However, labeling it "fake" or, per a fact checker "false" doesn't make a lot of sense.
Recently, the Washington Post had to print a lengthy Editor's Note on a story about fake news in which it admitted that its own coverage was based on false sources (Here). Certainly in an environment where the institutional media claims to have the upper hand, stories like this directly undercut their claim to moral authority.
The second, more cynical, reason for why the press has undertaken to call out "fake news," and to label political opponents as purveyors of the same, is that institutional media sources are desperate to regain market share. Certainly this election showed that the establishment media sources had less power over the shaping of popular opinion than they thought they had. This isn't to assume that there is some "backroom cabal" orchestrating the outcome of elections, but it is to say that, when most every institutional media outlet undertook to delegitimize one candidate for President in its opinion pieces and news coverage, there's a strong indicator of preference. (This was recently confirmed by a Harvard study here: http://shorensteincenter.org/news-coverage-2016-general-election/).
Given declining circulation and the prevalence of alternative media sources online, it's clearly in the business interest of established outlets to question the legitimacy of other sources. Yes, this is a hyper-cynical view of the press, but, let's remember, the major news outlets in the United States are owned by very powerful corporate interests. Again, this isn't a conspiracy, it just makes sense. Successful businessmen are running media outlets and want them to be profitable. That's not a bad thing. They see competition from alternative sources and they are threatened. Just like a thousand other industries, the established brands will do what they can to innovate up to a point, then try to bury the more nimble and growing competition.
In a concrete way, we saw the late Andrew Breitbart's eponymous news site go from being unknown to being on the tongue of every journalist in the span of mere months. Given the background of trust in institutions being at an all-time-low, a candidate who is challenging traditional norms, and a media that is not equipped to provide factual coverage free of editorializing, the situation arose that consumers flocked in droves away from the perceived bias to new sources. This migration was compounded by the social-media spiral of people being able to self-select their sources of information.
Thus, we have reached the existential question where we began: what is truth (in media)? This is the question that major news outlets will have to ask themselves. If the current phase of denial and cursing "Fake News" continues, it will only continue the downward spiral of Americans' perception of institutional news. If, on the other hand, there is a concerted effort to make the clear distinction between news, opinion, and analysis, then perhaps the trust that so many have decided not to place in established sources may be able to return.
However, we know how the Gospel story ended: Pilate gave in to the will of the crowd and failed to see what actually had to be done. Can the media resist the same fate?


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Anyway, touch of the macabre aside, here is the pattern I'll be using to make the dresses:
|Simplicity 8399
|Simplicity 8399
I have this pattern. I think I was going to try to make this dress but never did. Post pics when you finish.ReplyDelete
I love both dresses. The one on the right is exactly the sort of thing that looks good on me.
I'd just call it the Centenary of the Titanic's sinking. ;-)
Very fashionable gowns. I'm trying to visit all the A-Z Challenge Blogs this month.ReplyDelete
As long as I don't have to listen to Celine Dion I am cool with anything vis a vis the Titanic. The ending of that flick was dramatic but blah.
The dresses look cool. I hope you are able to steer clear of imminent icebergs and get your ship headed full speed ahead.
Just keep sewing, just keep sewing! - I love the right hand one!
I really like both those dresses and am in awe that you can just make them...I can sew on buttons but more than that is totally beyond me.
Rhia from Five Minute Piece for Inspiration (about # 787 on A through Z list)
beautiful! wish us regular folk had more occasions to wear beautiful gowns!ReplyDelete
Do post photos when you're finished :)
A to Z http://whenkateblogs.blogspot.com/
I love the dress on the left! Gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Just been looking at this pattern and wondering if it's a good one to invest in.
My costuming skills are at a very early stage, but I've been learning to sew on doublets (jump in the deep end).
Much as those dresses are beautiful, they really only suit a very specific type of person. I had to wear one in a long-ago produciton of The Rivals and looked like a dumpy melting candle.
New follower coming through on the A-Z challenge train :)
Hi, that is a good idea. I really like the one on the left, color and all. I don't wear dresses with belts anymore. They don't suit my "pear shape" . Ha ha. I, too, cannot seem to enjoy celebrating an event that took the lives of so many people. Especially by drowning.... UGH! I am a non-swimmer and so I could not ever bear to go to the movie. I went to see the "Poseidon Adventure" and was almost too wrung out to drive home. Best regards to you, RubyReplyDelete


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How To Make Chilled House TUTORiAL-MATRiX
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Following on from his hugely popular How To Make Deep Tech House course, we welcome back Vince Watson to S.Academy as he delivers a rather stylish Chilled House course. Think poolside party, beach vibes, and sun kissed beats. Vince also delves deeper into the world of chords with a straight ahead look at 7ths, 9ths, Augmented and implication chords with a video that can be used as reference guide. So sit back, relax and enjoy this laid-back groove...
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Homemade Dishwashing Detergent
Mix equal parts of Washing Soda (NOT baking soda) with borax. You may add vinegar for spot less dishes!
Soy Body Scrub
1/4 C sugar
2 T vegetable oil
2 T soy milk
Mix. Apply in circular motions and rinse with warm water.
Coffee Lip Scrub
This scrub is great for people with sensitive skin or maybe don't want the scrub to be as abrasive as plain sugar.
1 teas. Olive oil
1 teas. Coffee (ground up)
*You may want to add a little sugar
Mix and apply in circular motions. Rinse with cool water.
Banana's Hair Conditioner
1/2 ripe banana
1/4 C warm water
2 T honey
1 teas. coconut oil
Blend all until smooth. Leave on for up to 30 mins.
Charcoal Face Mask
This mask is great for oily skin!
2 teas. distilled water (and yes it matters what type of water you use)
2 teas. charcoal (5-6 capsules of activated charcoal will do)
2-3 drops tea tree oil
Mix. Leave on face for 10 mins. Rinse with lukewarm water.
Nighttime Bubble Bath
4 oz. castile soap
4 oz. liquid glycerin
6 drops lavender oil
3 drops patchouli oil
2 drops Chamomile oil
Mix. Pour into container and add to running water to create a wonderfully smelling bubble bath!
Citrus Bubble Bath
4 oz. castile soap
4 oz. liquid glycerin
6 drops orange oil
4 drops grapefruit oil
3 drops lemon oil
Mix. Pour into container and add to running water to create a wonderfully smelling bubble bath!
Moisturizing Body Powder
1/2 rice flour
1/2 C cornstarch
1/2 teas. almond oil
1/2 teas. vanilla extract
Mix. Put into shaker. Use whenever you need to.
Sugar Lip Scrub
EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
There is no precise measurement for this recipe. Basically you put sugar in a container and put enough EVOO to turn it into a paste. Apply to lips. Rub in circular motion for 30 secs. Rinse with cool water. It keeps for around a week but I would suggest just making a new batch unless your going to use this scrub more than once a day or every day.
Cocoa Cuticle Cream
2 T coconut oil
1/2 teas. grated cocoa butter
Microwave until melted. Apply to cuticles. Let sit for 5 mins. Rinse. Follow with moisturizer.
Orange/ Yogurt Mask
1 teas. plain yogurt
1 teas. fresh orange juice
Combine yogurt and juice. Leave on face for 5 mins. Rinse with lukewarm water.
Homemade Toothpaste
2/3 C baking soda
4 teas. fine sea salt (optional)
1-2 teas. peppermint extract
water (add to desired consistency)
Mix. Add to toothbrush just as you would toothpaste in a tube.
Basic Shampoo
1/2 C water
1/2 C liquid soap (baby shampoo, etc.)
1/2 C light vegetable oil (Leave out for oily hair)
Mix and use just like regular shampoo.
Fruit Breakfast Smoothie
1 C orange juice
1 C almond milk
2 carrots (rinsed and diced) leave tops on
2 bananas (peeled and diced)
1 handful baby spinach and/or kale
1 handful (frozen) strawberries
1 handful mixed berries
Blend all together and ENJOY!
Homemade Oven Cleaner
3/4 C baking soda
1/4 C salt
1/4 C water
Mix. Use this mixture to clean oven. Leave mixture to sit in oven overnight.
Anti-Bacterial Mouthwash
A container (mason jar would work perfectly here)
1/2 C water
2 teas. baking soda
2 drops tea tree essential oil (which kills bacterial because of it's antibacterial nature)
2 drops peppermint essential oil (for taste)
Mix. Use just as regular mouthwash. Swish for about a minute them spit out.
DIY Mascara
-Put a lot of aloe vera in a container (this acts as the base)
-Add whatever color eye shadow you want for the color of your mascara Mix Well.
-Use an old, cleaned mascara wand
Just keep adding color until it gets to the color you want it.
Fast way to make Sunscreen
Take a bottle of favorite lotion/cream (without citrus oils) Add 2 T zinc oxide. Mix Well. Use as sunscreen. :)
Hand Scrub
2 T oatmeal
1 1/2 teas. lemon juice
1 teas. olive oil
1/4 C water
Add oatmeal to 1/4 C water. Led stand for 10 mins. (until soft) Add lemon juice and oil. Mix well. Rub and let sit on hands for 1-2 mins. Rinse with cool water.
Get rid of Soap Scum!!
All you need are dryer sheets! You can get super cheap ones from Walmart, Target or even the Dollar Tree! Just use the dryer sheets to get rid of the soap scum. No need to wet it or soak it in anything.
Banana Facial Mask
1 ripe banana
1 T honey
1/2 teas. Jojoba oil
1 T yogurt
1 egg white
1 T Koalin (white) clay
Mix. Leave on for at least 10-15 mins. This mask can be very messy.
Aloe Pimple Potion
2 T (or more) aloe gel
3 oz. grapeseed or almond oil
1 oz. liquid lanolin
2 oz. rosewater
Mix. Apply to pimple at night and by the morning it should be less noticeable!
All Natural Dandruff Treatment
2 T apple cider vinegar or lemon juice (lemon juice tends to lighten hair so I would only use lemon juice if you have blonde hair or if you want your hair lightened)
2 T water
2 teas. light olive oil or EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
Apply to damp hair and Leave in for 20 mins. Shampoo and Condtion
Sunburn Soother "Gel"
I decided to type this sunburn soother up. I know it's almost the end of summer, but better late than never, right?
1/2 C plain Greek yogurt
1 bag (Organic is preferred) Chamomile tea
Few drops of grapeseed or flaxseed
Fix tea. Strain yogurt threw paper towel. Mix the strained yogurt with steeped tea. Apply to sunburnt area. DO NOT RINSE! Let dry for 15 mins. Apply twice a day until the burn fades. Again organic is preferred, but non organic will work to. If you have any further questions please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com
Strawberry-Kiwi Shower Gel
1/2 C unscented shampoo
1/4 C water
1 teas. salt
10 drops strawberry extract (essential oil)
5 drops kiwi extract (eo
Combine first 3 ingredients. Add EO.
Homemade Conditioner
1 egg yolk
1/2 teas. olive oil
3/4 C lukewarm water
Beat egg yolk until thick and white. Add the oil and mix well. Massage into damp hair (that's already been shampooed) and Leave on for 10 mins. Enjoy!
Natural Shampoo Recipe
1 oz. olive oil
1 egg
1 T lemon juice
1 teas. apple cider vinegar
Blend all of these together and there you have it your all natural shampoo. If you want to make it Organic, Just use all organic products (which I recommend)!
Make your own Dry Shampoo!
This is super duper easy and you probably already have it in your pantry. Guess what it is....Cornstarch. That's it! You just sprinkle it in your hair, rub it in and there you go! Cornstarch absorbs the extra oils from your scalp while volumizing your hair. So it works both ways, Volumizes your hair while soaking up the excess oils. This is good because most second to third day hair becomes flat and almost life less. Good Luck!
2 Easy, Cheap Fabric Softeners
Like I said above there are 2 different "recipes" I"ll be sharing. Both are super cheap.
Recipe #1:
Add 1 C vinegar to the rinse cycle of your wash.
Recipe #2: (Duggar Method)
5 gallon bucket
1 bottle of name brand fabric softener
4 cheap sponges (cut in half)
Ok so you take your fabric softener and dump it into the bucket then you fill up your fabric softener bottle 4 times with water. So basically 1 part fabric softener, 4 parts water. Cut sponges in half and throw in bucket. When ready to use, ring out sponge and put it in the dryer as you would a dryer sheet.
Recipe #2 is definatly better if you have a big family like the Duggars :)
Easy Anti-Bacterial Wipes
These are so easy to make. You can use these to disinfect pretty much everything (your car, office, desk, your hands, countertops, etc.) The lotion moisturizes while the alcohol kills all the bacteria.
Cut a paper towel in half and take out the brown roll in the middle. Put the half a roll in a container (any size is pretty much fine) And add 2 equal parts of baby lotion and rubbing alcohol. Make sure that the baby lotion is paraben free, etc. Let the paper towels get saturated for about 5-10 mins. And their ready to use! Super easy and safe!
***If you want to request a certain DIY please let me know and I would be happy to find one that suits your needs!***


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Reynolds Blinds
Reynolds Blinds believe your house should be a reflection of your personality, a place which can be customised to your every need.
Each Reynolds product is made to your exact requirements, allowing you to choose the style, fabrics and accessories to co-ordinate with any room in your home.
Find them:
Kirby House
Windmill Road
Tel: 01865 764731
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Qlikview Developer
- Recruiter
- Capita Resourcing
- Location
London (Greater)London (Greater)
- Salary
- £450 - £500 per day
- Posted
- 11 Apr 2017
- Closes
- 09 May 2017
- Ref
- Contact
- Lydia Denham
- Clearance Level
- None / Undisclosed
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Job Type
- Contract
Qlikview Developer
Contract - London
£450 - £500 p/d
I am looking to bring on a Qlikview developer to join a marketing leading firm based in Central London. Due to a rise in the volume of work which they have on at the moment, this is an urgent requirement for them. As a Qlikview developer you will be required to join the development team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver MI using Qlikview within a reporting framework and set of delivery standards
- Implement solutions on time and on budget which require little or no upkeep post implementation
- Utilise technical and business experience to offer practical guidance, direction and support to junior developers and business users
- Responsible for working in accordance with the Risk Management Framework, and compliance with the UK and corporate policies, including participation in the management of risks
Experience Required:
- Strong Qlikview v11 knowledge, with experience of both scripting and data visualisation/user experience
- Performance optimisation and tuning of Qlikview applications for efficient performance
- Awareness of Qlikview architecture and system administration
- Knowledge of Qlik Sense is an advantage but not a pre-requisite
- Knowledge of NPrinting
- Strong understanding of data warehousing techniques and data modelling, with strong SQL skills
- Experience of the insurance industry. Knowledge of London Market and more detailed insurance broking processes are a benefit
- Understanding of finance and accounting processes
If you believe you have the skills for this role, then please apply below to be considered.
Capita IT Resourcing welcome applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of gender, race, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Capita IT Resourcing is a trading name of Capita Resourcing Ltd. Services offered are those of an Employment Agency and Employment Business. Applicants will be required to register with us.
Transfer of information overseas
Your information may be shared with subsidiaries of Capita plc who are involved in carrying out functions related to the services administration including such subsidiaries which are outside the EEA in countries which do not have similar protections in place regarding the information and its use. We shall ensure that any such subsidiary has put in place proper security measures to ensure at least the same level of protection of the personal data as is required under UK data protection legislation.
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I work for the NHS and we,like the police, are overstretched without this happening
Feel so sorry for those losing their businesses and those who cannot feel safe in their own homes. Lets hope things improve soon.
So. to try and cheer up , spent the evening making another carpet bag, I am pleased with the outside, but the plain bright silk lining does not work, so back to the drawing board.....
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Check out the original article and more photos over at Tianna's blog Big City Tyro.
Tianna Gallinaro
Originally from the sunny suburbs of Florida, I'm currently a college student living in the city Boston. I started my blog almost three years ago to document my adventures as a rookie or "tyro" to big city life. My blog has since become my creative outlet and personal happy place where I share everything from my travels along the Eastern Seaboard to collegiate life in Boston, my love of fashion, and anything else that inspires me along the way! I'm thrilled to be a Schwinn Ambassador this year and can't wait to share the adventures 2016 has ahead!
Follow Tia at:
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geneva.b "Bus Fare"
Written by geneva.b and Ron Allen (SOCAN)
Produced by Ron Allen
Mixed and Mastered by Ron Allen
Toronto-based songstress geneva.b grew up on a steady diet of soft hits and yesterday's classics thanks to dad's radio station of choice, the ubiquitous k-lite FM in Hamilton. From choir girl to teen poet, geneva.b has been honing her songwriting skills for quite some time and has appeared on over a dozen underground releases, the fruits of which have landed her on the stages of various North American cities along the way.
Displaying a healthy respect for a well-crafted slow jam, "Bus Fare" – the first single from geneva.b's debut album – is pensively introspective yet determined as the singer muses about a nagging urge to turn the page on someone who shouldn't be. Ron Allen's lush production and hard drums offset geneva.b's breathy, stripped-down vocals, giving the track a dreamy, atmospheric quality sure to take the chill out of those long winter nights that turn into early Toronto mornings.


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London - Paris, 2nd - 4th May
Get involved and start fundraising for Diabetes UK! Supporting his chosen charity of Diabetes UK, Mark Alexander, NACO President will lead a group of NACO members on the Avenue Verte and UK National Cycle Network from the Tower of London to the Eiffel Tower, Paris.
The NACO team will leave central London on Friday morning, cycling south through the South Downs en route to Brighton for Friday evening. Over the weekend the team will continue south from the port of Dieppe, through the rolling country of Normandy and on to Paris and the team's final destination, the Eiffel Tower!
If you're a keen cyclist looking to support a great cause and take on a personal challenge, why not join Mark and the team on this three day event over the May Bank Holiday?
NACO will provide a support vehicle for this event, allowing regular rest stops and support in case of emergency. As a result we can only accommodate a maximum of 12 riders on a first-come-first-served basis. If you want to join the challenge, please contact NACO and return an application form as soon as you can.
Cycle Challenge: Route Overview
Friday 2nd May: London to Brighton. 58 miles
Saturday 3rd May: Brighton to Gournay-en-Bray. 61 mile
Sunday 4th May: Gournay-en-Bray to Paris. 62 miles
*Your return journey is not included in the deposit for the Cycle Challenge. NACO can offer a number of options at an additional charge (please see Info Pack), or you can make your own arrangements (e.g. if you would like to stay on in Paris or return by air to a regional airport)


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"Creation is actually a big mystery."
Photo by tr1307.
There's a lot of good sense in this story from The Globe and Mail about the creationism debate in France.
"[Evolution is] often taught in a simplistic way," [Hervé Le Guyader, a University of Paris biology professor] said. "We have to give [teachers] the philosophical arguments they need to respond."
Paleontologist Marc Godinot said creationists and their critics draw overblown conclusions from a theory that explains how life developed but not how it was created. The ultimate origin of life is not a question science can answer, he said.
Creationists reject evolution because some scientists say the role of chance in it proves that life has no final meaning.
"We have to decode this, but that's a job for philosophers and theologians," Mr. Godinot said. "Creation is actually a big mystery."
Jacques Arnould, a Catholic priest who works at France's National Centre for Space Research, said Christians in Europe should not look down with bemusement at creationists abroad.
"They are believers, as we are," the Dominican theologian told the meeting of about 100 – mostly Catholic scientists but with a few Muslims as well. "There are Christian, Muslim and Jewish approaches that we have to respect."
Father Arnould said the question of life's purpose arises naturally in biology class but science cannot answer it. Instead of offering simple creationism, he said, theologians should develop views that respect modern science and faith in a divine purpose.
He said Catholic thinkers should update "natural theology," the teachings of Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) that married philosophy and science in a view that dominated European thought until the 18th-century Enlightenment divorced the two fields.
"Natural theology was based on the knowledge of the time," he said. "That knowledge keeps changing, so natural theology has to change too."
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Good Music Will Make Me Bankrupt
Hey there you all! It's been a pretty long time since the last time I wrote a Colin's Collection post. How long, you ask? So long ago that I hadn't even come up with the Colin's Collection series idea yet. Or When Bad Songs Happen To Good Bands, for that matter. Picks Of The Week didn't exist yet either.
Granted, those are all fairly recent additions to this li'l website, but still… just in case you're curious what my recent musical acquisitions have been, here you go!
Intronaut: Prehistoricisms
- Got this after seeing them open for Mastodon in Washington, DC back in May. Kylesa was pretty kick-ass as well.
Pavement: Crooked Rain Crooked Rain (L.A.'s Desert Origins), Terror Twilight
- Fun fact: Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood can be heard playing harmonica on two tracks from Terror Twilight. Is there anything that guy can't play?
Silversun Pickups: Swoon
- My opinion from Picks Of The Week numero uno has not changed. "Panic Switch" still rules.
Thrice: The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV: Air & Earth
- Kudos to the guys from Thrice for their handling of their new album Beggars being leaked online. Some people push back the release date of their albums. Axl Rose sued the guy who leaked Chinese Democracy. Thrice pushed the release date forward, making it available on iTunes as of… right now, actually, and rescheduling the physical release for September 15 with five bonus tracks.
Band Of Horses: Everything All The Time
- These guys get compared to My Morning Jacket a lot. And My Morning Jacket are great, so I don't see anything wrong with that.
Arctic Monkeys: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
- Speaking of the Monkeys… their new album Humbug drops in a couple weeks. My dad's band played "When The Sun Goes Down" at a party I went to recently, which was pretty cool. "He's a scumbag, don'tcha know…"
British Sea Power: Do You Like Rock Music?
- Yes, I do. I especially like "Lights Out For Darker Skies," which was one of my Picks Of The Week last week.
Green Day: 21st Century Breakdown
- Saw these guys in Philly back on July 21. It was a ton of fun, from the mock exorcism during "East Jesus Nowhere" to the fan being brought on stage to play "Jesus Of Suburbia."
Gojira: From Mars To Sirius
- Think of these guys as the French Mastodon. And I love Mastodon.
Cave In: Antenna, Tides Of Tomorrow EP
- Still on the lookout for Jupiter and Perfect Pitch Black at the moment. "Come Into Your Own" was also a recent Pick Of The Week.
Modest Mouse: We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
- They just released a new 8-track EP called No One's First, And You're Next. The songs are all B-sides from their last two albums.
I'm pretty sure that covers all the recent additions to Colin's Collection. So much good music out there, and so little money to spend on it… but I guess that's why people are always on the lookout for free downloads, huh?


text: I went to Houston a few weekends ago and spent some time at a few museums. Houston is a pretty amazing city for the arts on the whole in large part because of the Menil family. I did a few quick (and I mean quick, like 90 second) sketches. This is probably the first time I've done some sketching on the go since 2005 so it's a little (a lot) rough. I'm not ashamed. I'll let you see them.


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The Haynes Family now has a blog. I've been putting it off long enough. Rob and I are not going anywhere for Sunday dinner so we've got some time to finally set one up (yes, I'm computer challenged and need my husbands help for just about everything besides sending an e-mail and sometimes even that).
I guess I'll just do a little re-cap of the last couple of months. Rob and I became parents on January 28, 2008 to the cutest little boy we've ever seen, Nolan Bentley. Being a parent has totally changed my perspective towards my parents and towards my Heavenly Father. It has helped Rob and I appreciate each other in a whole new way. Even though being a mom has been quite an adjustment there's nothing I'd rather do then spend all day with my boy.


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Recently I completed a short animation that was commissioned by a school in Essex which is celebrating its 50th 'birthday.' The short animation is mixed media, using 2D traditional/digital, stop motion, pixelation and motion graphics to convey the construction of the town as well as the school itself.
The film was very successful, being used as the opening piece to 'set the mood' for a much larger show and event celebrating the birthday.
Woodlands 50th 'Birthday'
Posted by Jack Norris at 4:46 am
Labels: After Effects, Animation, Commercial, Projects, Scenery, Stop Motion, Video
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When Samuel L. Jackson says "Tell that bitch to be cool" in Pulp Fiction
and Tim Roth says "Be cool honey bunny", this is what they had in mind.
Two delightful denim baskets full of neat awesomeness.
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oa South African Family Practice - A case of granulomatous rosacea : case study
A 49-year-old housewife had complained of an itchy facial rash for four years. She denied using steroid creams and skin lighteners. On examination, dark grey papules were found on her face, with some coalescing into plaques (see Figures 1 and 2). A skin biopsy revealed many perifollicular non-caseating granulomas (see Figure 3). Periodic Acid-Schiff stains for fungi, Ziehl-Neelson stains for M tuberculosis, and Fite-Ferraco stains for M leprae were negative.
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text: The go-to Orange County plastic surgeon, Dr. Milind Ambe is originally from Montreal, Canada, but moved to Southern California when he was just two years old. Raised in a family full of scientists and musicians, Dr. Ambe grew to love both fields. He followed in the footsteps of his family members, becoming a musician as well as a doctor. Dr. Ambe performed as a concert pianist as a teenager, before studying medicine.


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In software industry , just like any other manufacturing industry the final production of final output step of the whole process of software development is critical as well as expensive. So it became necessary for the different stake holders of the process and the final output to figure out the exact "what" and "how" aspect. To cater these needs new specialties such as "interaction design", "information architecture" emerge. These new disciplines became the part of software development life cycle gradually after 90s and put an impact on production design process in software industry.
Software industry is itself in a speedy evolving process. So the methodologies used in production design also gradually evolved to match the changing needs of the time. For example the competition in the software product market gave rise to the trend of publishing quick and iterative versions to the market and gradually improvement of the product based on the feedback of the users on the versions available in the market. The agile methodology in the software production process helped changing the process related goals for the developers and designers involved. In the designers process concepts like "Lean UX" has emerged to meet the need of the competitive timelines and "quick to production" demands through agile process.
This is high time we need to see how the "ever evolving" change in production design process can be handled by the designers, developers and information architects through bare minimum effort and learning curve. Understanding of UX is after all is a 'must' for those who want a quick fix solution for the changes that happen in the production process and find answers on how to map different UX and IXD concepts to their "ever changing needs" in software production.
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We headed to the beach one afternoon. We parked near a little shopping area that had macaws there. Eliza was in awe.
On to the beach! The wind was blowing rather hard and the water was very cold. Not the greatest day for the beach so we just walked up and down it for a bit. The sand is so packed that you can push a stroller easily on it as well as ride a bike. We saw all kinds of wild life on our short walk too!
There were a few dolphins that got about ten feet from the shore. We heard later that this part of the beach is know for its jellyfish, dolphins and sharks…glad that we didn't go swimming here after all.
We had a great time in Hilton Head and would definitely go back sometime.


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SETUP -- Sunday December 14th
Jessica and I attended mass. We hadn't been in a while and showed up early. An alter server came up and asked if we wanted to bring the gifts up. I started to shake my head no, but this was overshadowed by Jessica's very positive yes. We brought the gifts to the priest, he blessed us and we returned to our seats.
Upon sitting, Jessica elbows me and whispers, "Give you any ideas?"
She20didn't know things were already in the works…
TRAVEL DAY -- Thursday December 18th
Jessica and I fly from Los Angeles to Buffalo. Sounds simple, doesn't it?
We had three options for the stopover as Southwest has no direct flights to Buffalo – Chicago, Phoenix and Las Vegas. We immediately decided to avoid Chicago and their snowy Decembers. And if your choice falls between Phoenix and Vegas… Needless to say, we attempt to fly into Vegas. I say attempt because Vegas experiences its first snowstorm in THIRTY YEARS! Our flight out of Los Angeles is delayed. We make it to Vegas with just enough time to run to our connecting flight. Thanks to hustle and heavy breathing, we make it to the plane. Once onboard, we have to wait thirty minutes as they try to locate the "Holland family" which I assumed was stall code for "we need to get these bags on board." Of course our bags will meet us in Buffalo. These are professionals and they know what they're doing…
…So our bags go missing.
But we're in Buffalo and with my sisters and there's talk of the bags arriving later Thursday or first thing Friday morning.
THE DAY -- Friday December 19th
Not so much.
Calls to Southwest Baggage at Buffalo airport aren't answered. Calls to national aren't helpful. Our clothes, toiletries and numerous Christmas gifts (not to mention irreplaceable Christmas cookie recipes from our mothers) are somewhere in the continental United States… theoretically.
Aimee, my older sister, takes Jessica to Kohl's to pick up a winter outfit for Jess and me that will supposedly be covered by Southwest after 24 hours. Aimee and Kristin (my younger sister) try to get Jessica out of the house because, unknown to her, her brother Tommy and father Tom are on their way to Buffalo to see me propose. Her father also has, in his possession, Jessica's mother's ring for the proposal. Jessica is in a bit of a mood because of our lost luggage and doesn't want to get her nails done, especially since now the snow is really starting to come down outside. After a bit of cajoling, she finally agrees to accompany my sisters to the mall for some last minute shopping. It's about now that I hear from Mr. Gardner that he and Tommy are stuck on an airplane on the tarmac because of the snowstorm happening in Buffalo.
At the mall, Kristin and Aimee convince Jessica to go to Macy's and then trick her into getting her makeup done at the Clinique counter. She is still blissfully unaware of the rapidly derailing plan and just thinks my sisters are trying to comfort her with pampering. Once finished, they exit to the mall to see that Kristin's car is now stuck in the snow. My sisters send Jessica back into the mall with the bags and the excuse that they don't want her to ruin her newly done makeup and proceed to push the car out of the snow drift. In her exuberance, Aimee snaps Kristin's side view mirror completely off the car, but at least they're free. Unfortunately, Kristin's windshield wiper motor now refuses to work so they have to drive relatively blind in the snow. They still somehow manage to pick up pizza and wings. Jessica does notice that there's a hefty amount, but suspects nothing. Her father and brother (the Toms) were supposed to come to Aimee's, witness the proposal and bask in wings and pizza, but it's now six o'clock and they're finally landing in Buffalo. I send them to the hotel and we dig in for some dinner. At six-ten, my phone rings. Twenty-six hours later, our bags have been found. Southwest says they can get the bags to us in "several hours". Having already lost much Buffalo time and desperately needing to get to our destination for the night (Lasertron), my brother-in-law Bill volunteers to drive us to Buffalo Airport in his truck with four-wheel drive.
Excited to get our hands on our bags, we present our receipts to the Southwest Baggage people and they say they can't help us. No apologies. They say it hadn't been 24 hours (it had). Then they want to see the receipts to make sure our purchases were made after the 24 hour mark which is not a stipulation that we were ever told. On top of that, they say they wouldn't be able to do it regardless. I tell20them I will handle it through customer service. Frustrated, we start to leave and one of them calls out after us, "At least you got your bags" snidely. This was the straw that broke the camel's back and sends Jessica into tears. Thirty minutes before I propose and the woman at the Southwest Baggage desk makes Jessica cry.
Bill drives us to Lasertron. Aimee and Kristin stand outside waiting for us. Kristin escorts Jessica into the ladies room. Jessica told me that only afterwards did it feel weird that while Kristin had Jess vent, Kristin also fussed with Jessica's hair, got her out of her sweatpants and into real pants and convinced Jessica that putting on lipstick would make her feel better. While this was taking place, Aimee handed me the ring. I go to the very back room and greet the Toms with a hearty apology for what they've had to go through. I tell them to come out in about two minutes.
I wait for Jessica to come out of the bathroom with my sister and as she approaches, someone tells Jessica she has some special visitors. She sees our friends Brooke and Dan standing next to me and,=2 0thinking it's them, starts to say hi and give hugs. As Jess is mid-hug, the Toms run up behind her. I grab Jessica by the shoulders and turn her so that she sees her father and brother. Barely able to register anything after the 24 hours we'd been through, she hugs her dad who then turns her by her shoulders so that she can see that I'm down on one knee with her mother's ring extended to her.
"You know that I love you. We've been through a lot today, but that just proves that together we can make it through anything. Will you marry me?"
Jessica bursts into a fit of tears and shaking. This goes on for at least five minutes. Still down on one knee, still looking up at her, I merely say, "Well?"
Jessica says, "Yes. Of course yes" and I attempt to put the ring on the wrong finger until she takes over.
Once the congratulations die down a bit she looks at me and says the three words that will be a very important pa rt of our relationship from this day forward, "Really? Lasertron? Really?"
That's the nutshell story. I'm sure there are nuances and minutiae that I've left out, but those are the broad strokes.
Some other things to note:
The Toms and I, during our brief stay in Western New York, in total had to rescue over five cars stuck in the snow.
The Toms and I, during our brief stay in Western New York, in total had to rescue over five cars stuck in the snow.
During our brief visit to Niagara Falls, Mr. G's Hertz rental car refused to start, stranding the Toms, Jessica, Aimee and myself for over an hour. (Numerous Buffalonians offered help, if not better weather).
My nephew came up to me – "Did you know that Jessica's brother's name is Tom and her father's name is Tom and they have a TomTom that sits between them in the car?"


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ENSLER (on Sarah Palin): Well, I just think the idea that she doesn't believe in global warming is bizarre.
BEHAR: Every scientist at every note believes in it but Sarah Palin doesn't believe in it.
ENSLER: And I think we just kind of have to walk around the world at this point and look at what is happening to nature and earthquakes and tsunamis.
BEHAR: Right.
ENSLER: And weather changes to just feel it. But I think that idea that she doesn't believe in global warming and she could actually run for vice president, and we have a country where that is possible, it seems insane.
BEHAR: It's unbelievable. It does seem insane and the fact that she has not negated the possibility of running in 2012.
ENSLER: But we have. We have negated the possibility of her winning.
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Monday, 11 February 2013
Umberto Giannini Bloggers Event
Last week I was invited along to a bloggers event at the Umberto Giannini salon in Selfridges. We were all welcomed by the lovely team who made sure we were well fed with tasty nibbles and never had empty glasses! While we snacked on pretzels, maltesers and personalised cupcakes and sipped on champagne, we were given a presentation by Mark Caswell, the creative director for the salon on all of the hair trends for the current season. I loved the intricate plaited hairstyles and the big, voluminous curls!
After the presentation, the stylists spoke to each of us and asked us what we would like to know regarding our hair and then they let us choose how we wanted our hair to be styled. This was fanastic for me as I'm absolutely useless at anything to do with my hair! I was given some great tips on how to care for my long, dry hair and prevent split ends. I wasn't sure how I wanted to have my hair styled, so I told the stylist Dan to do whatever he wanted to it. He took pieces of hair in different sizes and curled them in all directions before brushing the curls out and pinning my fringe to the side. We were then given goody bags which contained some of the products that had been used on our hair so we can recreate the styles at home, a bag of sweets and a voucher for a cut and blow dry. It was such a brilliant evening and I can't wait to go back!
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We've been a lot of struggles and trials but still we tried to make our relationship stand to its fullest capacity.
I guessed that taking the challenge was really worth fighting for specially
when we know that when we found that someone, whom is the "one",
when we know that when we found that someone, whom is the "one",
I made a doodle (posted above) just the night before our anniversary, I got excited that I immediately posted it in my Facebook Account. I wanted him to see my post by the time he accessed the internet. The following day (the big day), he immediately texted me and greeted , the moment I woke up, it really swoon my heart out made a smile and start the day blissful.
The moment I started checking my account on the internet, my heart started to melt more and more because of what he did. He just started posting and posting and also commenting than his usual.
|FIRST POST: This photo was taken during our last anniversary on August 23, 2013. ♥
"If I were a movie the title would be, If I'm Anjo Villanueva, You're Aldrein Jeini Relova. Happy 2nd Anniversary."
" How the hell did you ever pick me? Honestly, I could sing you a song. But I don't think words can express can express your beauty. ♥"
|THIRD POST: Photo was taken way back August 23, 2011 (The day we got official)
"You bring out the BEAST in me, I fell in love from the moment we kissed and since then we've been history. ♥"
|FOURTH POST: Our official "Holding Hands" on August 23, 2011.
"They say that love is forever, Your forever is all that I need, Please stay as long as you need, Can't promise that things won't be broken, But I swear that I will never leave, Please stay forever ♥ with me. "
|FIFTH POST: Photo taken July 23, 2013 on our 23rd monthsary.
"It goes to show, I hope that you know that you are what my dreams are made of. "
The caption was based on the lyrics of
Sleeping With Sirens - If I'm James Dean, You're Audrey Hepburn.
There was also this post that made me so happy and as well as made my heart melt even more, even my teeth are starting to have cavities because of too much sweetness that I've seen.
I was just so happy that I got more excited to see him already. So I patiently waited for him to fetch me.
Since on our day, I don't have work, I have to wait for him after he is done on his shift.I was patiently waiting for him as I was watching one of my fave cartoon show, The Adventure Time, when he suddenly arrived and surprised me with his ever so charming smile (which he usually gives me whenever he visits or drops by in our house), but what made this day more extraordinary was he surprised me with a bouquet of rose. Yes, I can't help but be speechless and just kept on giggling and smiling until we were able to leave and went on our ride.
|Made me so swoon to his surprise.
- Cafe date.
- A movie date.
- Dinner date.
|Talking about the rules in giving gifts
|Surprisingly and excitedly opening my gift.
|Yobo trying to fit the ring in my finger.
|Infinity Ring as a pendant
It was my turn to give him his gift as well, before I handed mine, I was starting to full him that I don't have anything for him, but just a contract, as he started to fell nervous. But in the end I just can't contain how excited i was to give his gift hat I just added some twists before i he gets a hold of his. So I started to write on my memo notepad and started to remind him that hopefully he'll like it and he should not get so excited over it. He felt more nervous thinking that I would give him a frogs (he just have this phobia on these little fellows) or something. As I wrote on giving him directions on where to find his gift, he just kept smiling and laughs that I kept on giving him suspense, he just want it to be over with. So as he gets hold of his gift, he just kept on smiling and laughing and also felt even more nervous as he slowly unwraps it.
|Unwrapping his gift and getting excited about it.
He as well was not able to contain how happy he was that he manages to give a pose for it. He was just thinking or wanting to have his own Meme Shirt as well, and now he has one, I made a customized shirt for him since I can't find a stall here in our place which sells Meme merchs. He was just so thankful and blissful.
|Yobo sa happy with his Meme Shirt.
MOVIE DATE: We've been planning to watch a movie, and hoping that the one on show will be worth watching, but since our day was on the mid-year, the movies that was in the theaters were not not that exciting. The twist on the movie list was that there was this movie that was still on and also started to be controversial as well, so we had no choice but to choose "The Conjuring". Yes, we watched a horror film for our day, even though we agreed that we won't be watching this one since it might ruin our day in the end , it was almost a nerve cracking and disturbing movie that turned out be two thumbs up as well for the producer and the director, so we just ended up enjoying.
|While waiting for the second screening of "The Conjuring"
The scare factor will really leave you fearful and as well as mind boggling. I was also a fun experience because everyone in the theater shouted at the same time on parts that started to really creep. Yobo and I just can't help but as well started to be intrigued and also be disturbed, but it was all worth the courage and it was indeed worth a penny.
DINNER DATE: After watching a movie, we now proceeded on our dinner. Since I've been talking about the place and as well as wanting to bring him to a new one, we had to celebrate the last part of our day at Balay Cena Una. We had a simple dinner and enjoyed the moment as well, since just like how my parents celebrated their anniversary, we got to have the place for our own too. It was just a near to perfection, since it was also our first fine dining. It was just worth a memory.
|Making faces as we patiently wait for our meal
|Chicken Lollipops <3
|Yobo's dessert. Leche Flan.
|My dessert.
|Couple shot
|Having an awkward pose as a couple whenever other people takes it.
I just thank the Lord that even our relationship still has to face some trials and struggles might still be there to test us, we want to trust in Him that whatever happens He will surely make us stronger and as well pass through it all. We just leave Him our relationship as well.
This is just another day that I will surely treasure being with Yobo. Another day and more years to love him even more. 730 days was worth loving you and another set of days will surely be worth it all as well. ♥
Our love is as simple as " 2 + 2 = 4"
2 years down + 2gether = 4ever ♥


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After a nice long summer and a break from blogging, I'm so excited to share the fun things I've been finding and stockpiling all summer long!
Photo from Matt Gomez
First up, I found a blog post written by Matt Gomez, a teacher on the Technology Tailgate, entitled My Focus for Technology. I thought it was a great way to think about ideas for the upcoming school year, as some of you may have a goal to "use technology more in the classroom". He says we should be thinking about the learning first.
"I love technology and strive to incorporate it in my classroom daily but my goals are never about the technology themselves. When I see a new tool I don't try to incorporate it simply because it is new and cool. It is important that I see an opportunity to encourage, foster or enhance learning with that tool. So I came up with the top reasons I think I use technology in the class."
Check out his blog post, where he also has linked examples for the top reasons he uses technology in the classroom. He has some really great and easy ideas for integrating technology into the classroom!


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Whew! What the hell happened? One minute I was driving home from my last class, having completed my finals and feeling good, and now it's New Year's Eve. 2009 is just about over and I know there was a Christmas in there somewhere. I see remnants around the house: wrapping paper under the couch, half-burned Christmas candles, new stuff lying in piles around the Christmas tree waiting to be put somewhere, six more pounds of body weight on my frame. Six pounds! Yikes.
My muse decided what we needed was to get good and drunk for a few days and goof-off. "You've been working too hard, juggling school, the press, and being a mom. I want you to let loose, drink a lot of Saki, and dance around your living room in your underwear. Howl at the moon. Be silly. Eat a lot of popcorn at the movies. Forget work for a while."
So I did. My daughter went to visit her dad, leaving my hubby and I plenty of time to drink and make merry. We usually just run from task to task, playing tag-team child care while dashing to the next job. The greatest gift I got this year was reconnecting with my funny, sweet, slightly scroogish hubby. By the time our daughter returned, we were feeling hungover and cheerful.
Then my in-laws came for several days. Thankfully I really like them so the visit was great, but in the middle of all the presents and conversations I started to feel that familiar, writing itch. How long had it been since I updated my blogs? Wrote in my journal? Thought about the Punk anthology? Worked on my novel? I longed for two hours of solitude to create.
The family has left but my daughter has several more days of vacation, so I still don't have much time to write. Right now she's watching a movie, so I'm grabbing a few minutes to warm up my typing fingers and writing mind by updating this blog. My head is foggy from too much sugar and alcohol and my pants feel tight around my middle. Two weeks of creative inactivity has made me slow and insecure. Can I still formulate sentences?
You have to start somewhere. Pick up a pen, or open your laptop. Shake off the holiday pixie dust and stretch out those writing muscles. It's a new year, a brand new year to create.
I hear my muse yawn in my bed. She pushes the blankets from over her head, sits up and looks around. "What happened?"
"Christmas," I say.
"Oh right. Wow. That was a lot of fun. Lets do it again next year." She swings her legs around and stands, stretches, then shakes her mane of sleepy snakes until they start to hiss with irritation. Slowly she walks toward me and asks, "What are you working on?"
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Trapped in the Christmas Time Warp
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This is so funny, because I'm doing exactly the same thing; getting my writing fingers ready for when Amy goes back to school next week. My good intentions to continue with my book will hopefully happen. Hopefully...!!
Best wishes for a great year, CJ xx
- Melinda said...
I'm so with you, Terena. Today I am making some writing/blogging goals. I have been off track for too long. And unless I have some goals for myself, I tend to languish.
I'm going to a writing conference in March and I'd like to be able to actually take something to pitch so I need to get moving!
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Skinny Dipper
Make it or Break it
Start The Year Off Right
First and foremost, during these months you don't have many recreational boaters. So the lake is all your except for the occasional extremist bass fisherman like yourself. If you don't find the fish, at least you get a peaceful relaxing day on the water.
I find that electronics come in very handy in the beginning of the year. The fish start to move deeper and really start to school up. I have heard people say that these fish don't eat in the winter months. I find that to be very untrue. Fish will eat all year long, yeah they're cold blooded but that doesn't mean they don't eat. I like to find channels with rock piles, stumps, trees, or anything else for that matter. Most channels can run for quite a ways, so look for irregularities in the channels on your electronics until you find that sweet spot.
As far as the baits I use, its the same ol same ol. I try and search with a crankbait, if no takers, I go straight to the jigs. Usually its a Gary Yamamoto hula grub. These tend to have a small profile in the water and still give good movement. Let that jig sit there for a while, then a while longer, and then a while longer. Sometimes when I find myself fishing to fast ill start to count. I move the jig, count to a certain number, then move the jig a little bit again. If all else fails, pull out old faithful rubber worm. I usually will use a drop shot because of the depths I'm fishing.
So stay dry, stay warm, and good huntin!
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Spro BBZ-1 4" Shad
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Crankbaits: The Perfect Body
Notice the body difference...
I hope this article is help to someone wanting to learn more about crankbaits. Also use the web, there are some great articles out there about selecting cranks but I didn't wanna plagiarize them.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Blade shape can be very vital to the productivity of your spinner bait. There are two types of blades you will see on these baits. One being the willow leaf blade and the other being a Colorado blade. Each of them are equally as important and its important to have both styles in your box. Now these blades vary in size as well.
The willow leaf blades is more sleek and slender. It has a skinny profile that allows it to sink faster and be retrieved faster.
The Colorado blade is more rounded and allows the bait to sink slower. It also allows for more vibration to be put into the water for the bass to feel. They are generally used for slower retrieves.
Hopefully this helps next time your out and want to pick up that spinner bait.
Lure Making
There's just something about catching a fish on a lure that you have made from beginning to end, it's very very rewarding. Ive only made a few lures that were actually successful, most of them jigs. Jigs are probably the easiest to make and as far as time goes. For very little money you can buy some lead, mold, hooks, rubber or silicone, and some powder paint, and be on your way.
I'm currently working on getting more supplies so that I can put some post up with picture of the process and the final results. Stay tuned for that.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
When the Bite Gets Tough
Originally I was fishing fish a Zara Super Spook and had no takers on the top water. Switched to a small baitsmith swim bait that has a slow rate of fall. No taker there either. Next thing I tried was slow rollin a spinner bait near the bottom. No taker again. Now I know this body of water well so I knew the fish where there, I just wast giving them what they needed. By this time I'm very frustrated and ready to call it a day. Well what the heck, I'm gonna tie on a speed trap and just give her hell.
First cast with the speed trap I catch a 3# smallie. Second cast burning that speed trap, another 3# smallie ( thought it was the same fish for a second). I said to myself, "well that was fun, lets do it again". So I cast out to the same spot and for the third cast in a row I get another 3# smallie. I couldn't believe it. After that I found no more fish but it sure made for one heck of an outing.
I thought outside of the box and did something different and I was rewarded for it. Remember when times get tough to go to the polar opposite of whatever it is your doing. More times than not, I think you'll find that it will produce.
Top 4 Rubber Worm Colors For Clear Water
My first color of choice is the Margarita Mutilator 3 (above). I'm not sure what this is supposed to imitate but my guess is a bluegill. This one here is a Robo Worm but the brand does not matter to me. Fish don't know brands, they know color and size. This is a highly effective color.
Next is Aron's Magic. It is mostly green but does have some brown and purple in the belly. Again not sure what is imitates but bluegill and bass would be a logical guess.
Prism shad makes for a great alternative when other colors don't work. The name speaks for what is imitates. Almost every body of water anywhere in the U.S. has some type of shad in it. Think of this when deciding what colors to use.
So my number four color in my box in Oxblood. It tends to have a real earthy tone that fish love. Earth tones work great in clear water.
If your having trouble catching em in clear water, try these colors out. They are all very common and can be fond at any local tackle store including Walmart.
Rigging The Huudleston
Most people like the Huddleston ROF12. In most cases these baits are gonna be swimming pretty close to the bottom in most lakes. Therefore I don't care to have hooks on the bottom of the bait. It doesn't make sense to put hooks where they can get snagged more often.
1. I cut off the stock hook.
(If your want to leave the stock hook I would recommend sharpening it.
2. Then I use 60lbs braid and tie a double clinch knot.
Also glue the knot with sum kind of strong glue.
3. Then I tie a size 4 Gamagatsu treble hook so that when the knot is clinched, it sits right next to the dorsal fin on the bait.
4. Now just rub on your favorite scent, give it any last minute touches and start chuckin that puppy.
The only other recommendation I can give if this doesn't work, repeat the steps twice so that you have two hooks on two separate leaders. Then put one hook on the each side of the bait. This will help when the fish are attacking from the side.
My Favorite Swim Baits
2. My second favorite swim bait is the ever popular Huddleston. This has the perfect size for my local trout. Its 8 inch profile makes for a good meal for a spot of large mouth. These are a little more pricey making me weary of fishing them near cover. These run about 25 dollars now. What I like about these is that there are many way to tweak and tune them to your fishing style. One thing I always do with these baits is cut the gill with a razor blade and color it red. Then you stick a little piece of a toothpick i there to make it stay open. To me this looks more realistic to fish that may be trailing the bait.
3. Finally the last swim bait I use is the basstrix. This little bait can be fished in the thick cover. I love fishing this little guy in the Delta because of the numerous amounts of tulles and thick vegetation. They come in 5 and 6 inches, and about 15 colors. I have also had great success using these baits in shallow flats. I have had more hit on this bait than any other swim bait in my arsenal.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Law Inforcment and Fire Tourney
I'll make a long story short for you. My fishing partner ken and I started out in Soda Bay. I was throwing a 6" osprey and about 20 casts into the day she hit it, an 8.66 lbs giant, the biggest bass I have ever caught. Needless to say the bite turned off after that. Ken was able to put 4 more in the boat that day as I tried to be a hero with the swim bait. I guess it worked out for us. We took 3rd and big fish of the tournament by one tenth of a pound. It made for a good little payout and an even more enjoyable experience.
I will defiantly be at this tournament if it is held again in 2009. Great atmosphere for the whole family, good food, great raffle, and a good time.
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Strugling Economy
My planning before a fishing trip starts long before I even know the day that I wanna go. It starts with saving money everywhere I can in order to keep a little extra change in my pocket. Where I noticed the biggest saving for myself was cutting out coffee and energy drinks. Everyday I go to work I would stop to get a coffee for now and an energy drink for later. So that alone was close to $7.00 I was spending before I ever got to work. For all the mathematically impaired people out there that adds up to $35.00 a week. For me that's half of a tournament entry, or gas for the boat, or a swim bait, or, well you get the picture. Cutting out on things that are not something you absolutely need can go a long way.
Another way I started to keep a little change is eliminating bank fees. Taking money out of the ATM for most people costs about $2-$5 dollars. I was getting money out one time a week so that saves me about $10.00 a month right there. I just go into my bank to get money out now. They don't charge me for that. Figure out how you can get money out of your account without being charged by the bank. It your money, you should have access to it when you want it for free.
I also found that I was getting lazy with my bills. I would wait until my bill was late before I got around to paying it. Not because I didn't have the money but because I was being lazy. For instance my cell phone bill would cost me about $60.00 dollars a month. When I'm late paying it I get charged $10.00 from Verizon. All adds up doesn't it.
So these are just a few ways I start saving for a trip before I even know I want to go. Keep track of that cash your saving so that when you go fishing you know that its with money you have saved. Also it makes the trip more enjoyable knowing that I worked for this chance to catch that donkey bass.
I would love to hear how other people save a little change. If you have any good ideas just post it here, thanks.
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Viewers, like stated earlier, Artyy and I do not always agree on specific things, and in this case, its the new "Spring" template and design. The banner and co. was designed by me and Artyy has expressed his utmost dislike of the colour green. Now, the question is, what do YOU think about the new design? Is it perfect? Improvements? Please let me know, down below (Peter Chao style)!
1 For (1 ∑ Group Member) / 7+ Against (2 ∑ Group Members)
Voting has ended. With a CLEAR majority green is not our color scheme for THIS season.