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There is a wall on a building on Highland Ave and someone or somebodies put up art. It changes all the time as the owners of the building tear it down, paint over it and otherwise destroy it. I like to photograph it while there's time. Here are a couple of examples. I hope you love them as much as I do. If you know where the PowerHouse bar is, then you know what I'm talking about. There's a terrible Chinese restaurant there too. MSG WARNING! See? Lots of little useful tidbits here on the Hollyblog! See!
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The Artists' Wall
More adventures on L.A.'s subways
This time it's the Gold Line
The whole thing started when this kid was playing music from his "device" very loudly so that it filled the whole train. I approached him very politely. I said, "Sir," and he tossed me a baleful glance. "Sir," I repeated and then I continued with "could you please turn your music down." I did not react. I got closer to him and said, "I guess you didn't realize I was talking to you. Could you please turn your music down?" Still he ignored me. I reminded him that playing your music loudly will garner you a $250 fine. He responded with, "What are you? The police?" I told him no, but I was a passenger on the train and his behavior was unacceptable. He ignored me. So then I sat down and recorded his handsome mug to share with the rest of you!
If you listen to people on the train, when the camera is down, he wields his plastic three-wheeled skateboard at me like he is going to hit me with it. You can hear and see some of the people on the train react with horror. "Put that away!" One man cries out in a tone that seems to mean business. I'm not the only one who is getting sick of these obnoxious fellow humans. It's hard to conceptualize that the adolescent brain is shrinking, cutting synapses that are redundant, under utilized, what have you. Just like I was the first t.v. generation, these kids are the first X-box generation. They've been exposed to graphic violence, neglected by their parents, etc. It doesn't lessen their responsibility for their behavior! I am radically pissed.
Look at this doofus punk. As soon as I turned off the camera, the doors to the train opened. Like a cowardly punk-ass bitch (as we say at our garden tea parties) he hits me with his plastic contraption. I forget that many other people have been raised by wolves. This S.O.B. drew blood when he hit me. That is unacceptable. Well, watch the video and enjoy! Remember the face. Beware. This kid is dangerous and crazy. Do not approach unless you are an officer of the law.
It baffles the mind how unsafe the subway system is. That would never happen in Washington, D.C. where I come from. Why? Because … I don't know why, honestly. Part of the issue is me. I try to stamp out ASSHOLE-ISM where ever it may be. I'm not afraid of people younger than me, or older than me, or of any race or gender. Asshole-ism crosses every strata of society. I know I have an anger management problem, but it irks me that people sit silently and put up with the asshole-ism of the few. If decent folk stick together, then these arrogant, mean, stupid people won't have the clout that their rotten behavior affords them.
R.I.P. Elizabeth Taylor
It is a sad day indeed here in Hollywood. An icon of epic proportions just died. I am speaking of Elizabeth Taylor. I heard the news on the Washington Post's web site. It appears she left her body some time around 11 a.m. Pacific time. The cause of death is listed as complications of congestive heart failure. She'd been in hospital for a couple of weeks at Cedars Sinai, celebrating her birthday there on February 27. Her four children were with her when she died according to IMDB. As the peons and praises pour in, let my add my weak voice to the chorus. An Oscar laureate two times over, she never really garnered the acclaim as an actress that she deserved. She was accused of dragging down Richard Burton, ruining his career and making him a lap poodle. Let's remember that Sir Richard was an alcoholic of raging proportions, that he remarried her just for the sadistic pleasure of leaving her again.
Why should we care about the passing of Liz Taylor? Because it marks the end of an era. A child actress, she made her fame in Lassie (the movie) and National Velvet. As an adult, her list of credits is endless. She worked hard for the money, yet according to all reports, she was a gracious lady to all comers, hence the Larry Fortensky fiasco. With Ms. Taylor's passing, gone is a woman who turned all heads, world round, not just with her beauty but also her very public private life. She is one of the last of a dying breed- a real actor who put herself into a role without losing herself in that role. An actor who took her work more seriously than public persona. We could use more Liz Taylor's and less Angelina Jolie's in the movie business, that's for sure. Despite her strange proclivities, such as her friendship with Michael Jackson, she did her best to leave the world a better place than when she found it, especially her groundbreaking work on the part of victims of AIDS. She's probably done more single-handedly to humanize the plight of these people, and to encourage research and development of therapies to treat HIV/AIDS. God Bless her. She will be missed by generations of fans.
What are my favorite movies by Liz? You may ask. Here's a short list: Cleopatra, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Butterfield 8 (a campy romp that landed her first Oscar). Virginia Wolfe was Oscar number 2. She did her share of stinkers- remember the Sandpipers? On the whole, her career was lengthy and full of well-deserved plaudits. She was a ground breaker in many ways. Did you know that she was the first actor to be paid a cool million for a role? That was back in 1963. Can you imagine Angelina Jolie condescending to take a role for only one million? Never!
Remember when she became the official vamp/femme fatale when she "stole" Eddie Fisher from poor little Debbie Reynolds? Nothing like that could ever happen again in this jaded world in which we live. The whole Angelina Jolie-Brad Pitt-Jennifer Aniston affair was like a puff of smoke compared to the media explosion caused by the Reynolds-Fisher breakup and Liz's role in it. Liz was a mirror of our society in many ways, from her mixed up marital shenanigans, to her charity and finally in her passing. According to sources, she went gently into that goodnight, to paraphrase a Welsh poet. Good bye, Liz. This is one blogger who will mourn you deeply. Speaking of bloggers, I stumbled across a great blog that has tons of beautiful pictures of the former Queen of Glamour. Please allow me to treat you to a couple.
Below is a more down to earth image of Liz, from the filming of Suddenly Last Summer, another great Taylor vehicle. When she is standing on the catwalk above the "insane" people, her facial expressions are amazing and real. Those smoldering glances and piercing eyes captured my heart when I was a little boy. I'll never stop loving you, Liz! You will live forever in the hearts of your fans and in the body of work that you've left behind.
The Power of Images
Shall I begin with some gossip?
I saw Andy D. on my own lowbrow street about a month ago in the company of a petite young man with a pretty face. Andy and I locked eyes, and he was so, "Where do I know you from?" He's a funny man, but deeply troubled. He's always getting into trouble. I believe he wants to be clean and sober, but the temptations of Hollywood hold him back. If I've heard the story once, I've heard it a thousand times. Good luck, my friend. Or should I say, "Break a leg?" How do I know he was up to no good? Well, the city erected permanent road blocks along my street which is parallel with Hollywood Blvd. Does that answer your question? If you are from L.A. then that should clear everything up.
Russell gets rejected. Tries again.
Well, Beers & Lambert rejected my six submissions, but the images were shabby and poorly edited. Simple things were amiss like cropping. It's embarrassing when I think about it now. But hey! We learn from our mistakes. I'll never enter a contest so late. By the time they've reached the deadline, they've decided which pieces they want, and which pieces they don't want.
But all is not lost, gentle readers! I just submitted 6 new pieces to a show right here in Los Angeles. To be exact, I submitted six pieces to LACDA; that is, the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art. I am crossing my fingers. No! Don't wish me luck! That is bad luck. If all else fails, just tell me to "break a leg." I entered their snap to grid show which is not a competition, but rather a fund raiser. I haven't even picked up my suitable for framing copy of the jpeg that I sent down the pike. C'mon Russell! Here's the image, for your aesthetic appreciation. All Rights Reserved!
I would like to endorse Stephen Box over Tom LaBonge in the upcoming city election. Mr. Box has shown a sincere commitment to "greening" Los Angeles. He is a bicycle activist which is not always a good thing, but he's thinking about the future. Most politicians just think about lining their pockets. Go to Mr. Box's web page and compare it to Lefty Labonge's. You should notice that there is a lack of hucksteria on Mr. Box's pages, while Mr. LaBonge wants to scare everybody into space suits and freeze themselves for a good one hundred years, give or take. I wonder if he includes his daughter in his diabolical scheme? Bwah ha ha ha ha! I'm sick of Tom LaBonge. He's so in the pocket of the developers that it isn't even worth discussing at this point, and how much of the tax payers' money is going into putting out those semi-talented calendars that he sends out to his poor constituents every year. Why not use that money to set up a scholarship fund? That would be a nice gesture, dontcha think?
The before and after pictures of Stephen Box are courtesy of City Hall Insider.
2011- Day Two
It really is scary the way time excellerates as one gets older. I'm at that age where they really start to fly by. Hollywood was in the middle of a multi-billion dollar overhaul when the economy tanked. When I moved to Hollywood, over ten years ago that was. It looked quite different than the picture we now see. High end boutiques and trendy restaurants are elbow to elbow with the old stripper wear boutiques, head shops and tattoo parlors.
There's a W Hotel and Apartments at Hollywood and Vine that nobody can afford. At Sunset and Vine there is a mixed use (apartments, restaurants and shops) structure that takes up an entire long block from Sunset to Selma on the west side of Vine. It's called Sunset+Vine. How imaginative! These units looks very cheap but cost a fortune. Then at my end of Hollywood, in the heart of tourist land, Hollywood & Highland, the high-end residential stampede is finally grinding to a halt. The Jefferson Project and the McCadden Project are done.
Above bears witness to the immense changes that Hollywood has undergone. Across from Sunset+Vine, a Trader Joe's has just opened up.
An Interesting Holdout, Molly's
The Jefferson Project in Pictures
As you can see, the Yucca Corridor has been through a lot of changes, or should I say convulsions over the last few years? The last picture may be from the McCadden Project. It's all ugly and overpriced. Nobody wants to rent it and it's creepy to watch these multimillion dollar projects sit fallow. Poor city planning results in this kind of crap. And it makes me, for one, very angry. Where is the housing for the poor and middle class? We exist too. I guess this is the part where I wish everybody a Happy New Year. I wish it for the poor and the displaced. The horrible divide in wealth in this country will eventually lead to upheaval if it is not corrected.
Suffer the Children of Jesus Freaks
Or children under the control of Jesus Freaks?
Here is a photo of some underage kids "witnessing" for Christ.
Unless someone is old enough to make adult decisions, like voting or getting married, they should not be asked to proselytize for their religion, especially not in Hollywood, for chrissakes! The only place worse would be downtown Los Angeles. There are already enough wackos, tweekers and mentally ill people who need medication in this 'hood that makes it a tricky place to drag your child through. These people are taking kids and planting them in one spot, letting the dregs of Hollywood pass them by.
I've always been appalled at parents who force their children to go abortion clinics and harass the women who need help inside those doors. It is unconscionable on two levels, first, as I mentioned, they put the child at risk, and secondly they are impeding my progress home when they do that stuff in front of my subway stop, or at the corner that I need to cross. People stop and stare. People stop and argue. People stop and join in. The key word is STOP. When people stop, they muck up the sidewalk traffic; thereby, creating a bit of a public hazard. What if a strong earthquake hits, and people are thrown this way and that? I'd be trampled by the mob. For the women at the birth control clinic, they are being hindered from going to see their doctor. The First Amendment does not protect touching people, and blocking them from medical services that they desperately need.
What about this guy?
I'm pretty sure the man in leather was the person in charge of these kids.
That document box on rollers was where I believe he was storing additional pamphlets, maybe a bible or two, or even other teachings.
Talk about an audible shudder! But even in the first picture, there are some adults standing around the children. Maybe some of them looked like minders, or watchers of the boys. Maybe some were their parents? Who knows? These kids are standing in the middle of a busy corner, holding with a ten foot tall sign that reads, in part, "Believe in Jesus and be Saved." But the font is more like BELIEVE IN JESUS AND BE SAVED. Ask yourself, "Is this what the average teenager feels like doing on a warm Saturday afternoon?"
Now what I believe to be the scariest part is that there is a cult in Hollywood (not Scientology, okay) whose leader ran afoul of the law on a variety charges ranging from tax evasion to to child molestation. His cult is famous for leaving newspaper-like tracts under your car's windshield wipers. That's what makes me wonder about these poor kids. That man is dressed appropriately for any gay bar, even though his face would make a train switch to the dirt road and he's built like an ice cream cone, of which I'm sure he's hand more than a few.
What saddens me as well is that these people take advantage of our First Amendment Rights to preach in my face when I want to be left alone. I'm planning on buying a bible. I will get around to it when I can. Purely for reference purposes. My parents gave me one, a King James deluxe, with leather binding and my name embossed on the front. God only knows what happened to it.
Life amongst the ruins
Existence is probably a better noun to use. The word life connotes a certain joy, a spark of hope, a glimpse of a dream, and at least a shred of dignity. But for the people who live in the Concrete Garden, there is only despair. In addition, for the people around them, there are daily confrontations with fear, vulgarity, hatred, dirtiness. The dream of Hollywood is a tiny diamond amongst a whole beach of plain sand. For the majority, some kind of life is put together – acting classes, camaraderie, the occasional part in a play in one of those tiny theaters on Santa Monica Blvd., or even a part in a commercial! Then there's the waiting of tables, or being a barísta at a she-she coffee house. One out of thousands gets a lucky break, most just end up going back to school, others find niches all of their own – after all, actors are creative people and some of them are actually talented, at acting and other things as well. It's a tough life, but as the saying states, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." The people you will meeting in today's post aren't tough. They are idiots.
Some of us Hollywoodlians, I daresay, the majority don't even think about a career in the business, as it is called here in Los Angeles. These people just call Hollywood home. They live in crappy apartments; they live in really nice apartments; a few even live in just okay apartments. I'm a bit of a snob. I like being from Hollywood, despite the reputation that it has of flop-houses and crack heads. Sometimes the reputation is well earned, and tonight was one of those nights when the reality of the dangers of Hollywood hit home, too close to home for comfort.
I call this first video, "The party begins." Earlier in the day, cops came and rousted two young men from the abandoned lot at the northwest corner of Yucca and Las Palmas. The night before a group of six (5 males and 1 girl) slept in the lot. There are mattresses and couches that provide ample sleeping accommodations for the none-too-picky. The two who remained were late sleepers, I guess, but they were told to shove off, and off they went. This is the whole pack returning. They know I'm recording them from up above, so they move their party furniture against the western wall of the lot in hopes of avoiding my camera. Nice try, idiots.
The block of Yucca between Las Palmas and Highland has been squirming under the heal of gentrification for three years now. Potholes that look like they were torn by ice glaciers work in concert with the loud noises of construction, and inconvenience of heavy machinery blocking access to everything, to create an atmosphere of fatalism. When will it be our turn to be forced to pack up and move out? In this next video, our revelers get out of hand. The footage is shocking and I've given it a PG-13 rating. The rating is for violence. At first the video is a bit unclear and shaky, but be patient and stick with it. You won't be disappointed. The woman in the foreground is being restrained by two men and in the background, three men are fighting tooth and nail. The woman apparently wants to come to the assistance of somebody, but the other two men explain to her that it's a "man thing" and she wouldn't understand, and mustn't intervene. Please allow me to clarify one thing. It's not a "man thing." It's an "idiot's thing." You have to be an idiot to understand their behavior. A drunken, violent idiot at that.
Let me end this post with a few brief words. Of course it is the responsibility of the owner of this lot to secure it in a manner that keeps the riff-raff out. It is the duty of the police, on the other hand, to secure peace and the rule of law. How did they respond to this situation? Poorly, as usual. I called the 9-1-1 dispatcher twice about this situation. The first time, the person I spoke with said that there had been other calls and that units were on the way. I waited over ten minutes then called again. The second person said that nobody else but me had called (a lie). I know she was lying because she read me information that I never gave the first dispatcher that I spoke with. She asked me if I wanted to leave my name and number. I said, "NO!" Because of the last incident, when the cops treated me threateningly, but then I said, "I know you have that information already." With a curt, "Fine!" she disconnected our conversation. One measly unit finally showed up. It was pitch dark which necessitated the use of flashlights. It looked to me as if they took the drunkest and/or most beat up of the bunch, set him underneath a tree and called an ambulance for him. Job done! Was anybody arrested for trespassing, assault, public intoxication, or anything at all? To my war weary eyes, the answer seems, "No."


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So, I've owned my car for about three years, right? Somehow, it is still in one piece and running. It has been through a few accidents, gotten stuck in numerous ditches, failed to start, and has gotten almost every part replaced. A couple of years ago when I worked at the Provo Towne Centre Mall, I had just worked an 8 hour shift and was walking out to my car. I had arrived that morning before the mall was open and before the snow plows had the chance to plow the lot. Mall employees are supposed to park behind the blue lines that are at the outer ends of the parking lots --they are probably closer to Egypt then they are to the mall itself. Trying to adhere to this rule, I had parked in an area of employee's cars that was slowly accumulating at the back of the lot. So as I was enjoying my long, cold, winter walk to my car, I noticed a little piece of paper sticking out of the driver's window. Curious, I wondered which handsome guy had left his number for me again. Just kidding.
Anyway, still curious, I picked up the paper and read over the rushed writing. It instructed me to contact Mall Security in regards to my car being involved in a hit-and-run incident.
I immediately began to survey my car. Lo and behold, the right back-end of my car sported a pretty decent-sized dent and a very much cracked brake light. I stepped back and realized my car was sitting pretty crooked in the parking stall as well.
Turns out that a large white pick up truck had backed up into my car, lifting it off of the ground. There happened to be a lady that witnessed the entire thing, and she wrote down the license plate of the truck and immediately notified Mall Security.
I am SO grateful for honest people.
The insurance company sent out a surveyor to estimate the cost of the damage to my car, and it totaled to an amount around $1,000.
Pretty sure I bought my car for almost $4,000.
I like this whole insurance thing.
However, I think there should be more types of auto insurance available.
You know, for the day when I'm married and driving a grain truck to school...when (or if) it starts, the sound of the engine scares the crap out of the squirrel living under the seat and causes all heck to break loose. I would definitely need squirrel insurance.
Then later, when I begin to have a family and have a million and four kids, since there isn't insurance coverage available for incidents due to sliding van doors, I will probably own a Toyota Moon Buggy with spiffy side doors that close at a glacial closing rate. Those regular sliding van doors are dangerous, man.

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The more important a project is to us, the harder it can be to start and continue--and take it all the way to publication. The more we care, the more we fret.
When we attempt to take our writing to the next level with a more ambitious project such as a complete novel or nonfiction book, a change-the-world manifesto, or even essays or stories that are intellectually or emotionally more rigorous--it's easy to get lost in the complexity of all we want to say and accomplish.
What I tell myself over and over is, Just begin!
Here are 7 strategies that can help you get--and keep--your writing sea legs and create work you're proud of.
1. Practice Writing.
Find one pinky fingernail bit of your idea, one corner where you can sit at your screen or with a yellow pad and write out several paragraphs, pages, or a whole thread of an idea. Develop small chunks of writing. Getting even a few pages of a chapter opening, one section of a topic, or a single scene drafted can be a huge boost.
For non-fiction (including memoir) you can develop starter pages with bullet lists of information you want to fill in. For fiction you can plot out a particular bit of action that can be woven into a seamless whole over the course of writing and rewriting process.
When you make your idea concrete, it becomes easier to look at your work as a "project" and not as "you." Believe me, just push forward.


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We are bicycle commuters in the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana. This is our effort to raise awareness of bicycle commuters, encourage more people to get on their bikes, and identify issues pertaining to those of us who use a bicycle for transportation.
My wife worked in that building when the library was temporarily moved there. It's a cool building, and I'm glad to see it is being used again.
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There was once a great drought that lasted 2 years. The realm almost completely collapsed, and was changed forever. The citizens of Fairwind have a week long festival in May to celebrate the rains returning to the realm on the "fair wind". The people are simple farmers, craftsman, artisans, and peasants. (I will be re-drawing my map so everyone can know what the kingdom looks like.) Scattered across the kingdom are smaller towns and several bigger cities. Much of the land is comprised of wilderness and tiny villages.
Fairwind used to be Edwinlund, named for a great king many years ago. After the mysterious 2 year drought the Raynesford family brought stability to the kingdom. They contracted gnomish inventors to create the river feeding aquifers and set up a new system of government.The realm had wells and gnome built pump-fed springs that fed the river to keep it from going dry. Many said it was a sign that the "Rains"ford's come to the realms aid after the great drought, and the family enjoyed great prosperity, also aided greatly by their fair hand, strength, courage, dedication, and down-to-earth-ness. G'Earth Raynesford in several generation decended from the King Merland Raynesford who saved the realm, but he rules following the same precepts and morals set by his ancestors.


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Snail Bob Space
Unity 3D Spel > Unity 3D Logisk > Snail Bob Space
Snail Bob Space is a beautiful game with the well known Snail Bob. In Snail Bob Space, you have to help Snail Bob to cross the space and escape from a planet full with alien monsters. Så, if you like games with Snail Bob, then you should play Snail Bob Space, också.
To play Snail Bob Space, you will use the mouse to guide Snail Bob.


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..This pain in my damn foot is a 9!
I tossed and turned all night cause no matter how I lay, something seemed to be touching my foot.
This morning it is worse than yesterday, and I even took a Voltaren before I went to sleep.
I have taken 2 more just now, but I don't think it's going to cut the mustard.
I can usually take pain pretty well i think. I have this theory that pain is the natural way of healing and sometimes you have to put up with it for a little while to make sure you feel better in the long run.
But this is BULLSHIT.
There is nothing natural about this pain. I was supposed to be better today after keeping off it most of yesterday, but obviously that theory is crap.
I am getting a lift to the Emergency Room shortly so maybe in about 5 hours or so I'll have some answers.
Stayed tuned….


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By now i think that we've made clear thru this blog how much we like the music of the Cast-a-Blast crew.
Those guys have put out some tunes that no one in Greece had ever done before. Plus they keep on playing in clubs and various venues both live and dj sets.
They have 5 releases, and i think it's more than enough, to know what's goin' on with them. I read just yesterday that The Ottawa Bros' "Duck Soup" is sold out, Blend's "Misplaced" is now being pressed for the third time and the rest (i.e. BNC's "The Birth", "The Incredible/The Invisible by Sugahspank! and "Backslam Extravaganza" by Palov & Mishkin) are selling like crazy! If u ask me, i think that's what they deserve..
Anyways, Blend was interviewed by radiobubble.gr and there's a podcast available to download here. (sorry but greek only.. but the music's good)
And just in case u haven't noticed, there are also some downloads on Cast-a-Blast's website.
Enjoy & support!!


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This gorgeous car is the 2012 America's Most Beautiful Roadster (AMBR), winner at Grand National Roadster Show in USA.
The Ford Indy Speedster was built by Bill Lindig and the team at SO-CAL, it's a testament to classic racers. With a titanium and ceramic-coated frame with V8 450bhp engine. Enjoy this pics from HOT ROD magazine.


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Hatfield Forest lies in an almost forgotten corner of Essex, and yet stands not so many miles distant from London Stansted Airport and the M11 motorway.
Hatfield which was once part of the huge Epping Forest, is the last Norman royal hunting forest to survive almost intact, and today is in the care of the National Trust.
It`s present shape and form lies mainly to the work of the the Protestant Huguenots Houblon family who fled from Flanders, moving to England in the 16th century to avoid religious persecution from the Catholics.
Sir John Houblon
Over time the family prospered well in the City of London. Sir John Houblon was possibly the most famous, becoming a Lord of the Admiralty in 1694, and Lord Mayor of London in 1695. He was also the first active Governor of the Bank of England along with three of his brothers on the board.
Sir John was buried in the adjoining church to the bank in 1712. Later the church was destroyed and the ruins were incorporated into a major extension of the Bank of England, so Sir John's grave now lies beneath the bank. A large portrait of him still hangs in the bank chamber.
Jacob Houblon III, as a trustee of the family fortune, was directed to find a suitable estate for the young male heir. The family purchased Hallingbury Estate including Hatfield Forest. Jacob moved into his new country house, Hallingbury Place, on the Hallingbury estate in 1737, after finishing his education at Cambridge. Hallingbury had a park of its own which backed on to the forest and Jacob began to re-landscape this park treating the forest as an extension of the same.
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Shell House and lake
Jacob's first major alteration to the forest was to create a lake on the marshland fed by the Shermore Brook. The brook was straightened and a dam built at the far end. The lake was approximately 8 acres and possibly larger than it is today, being well stocked with fish. The lake was altered later with the introduction of two fashionable curves and the enlargement of the dam. Capability Brown may have influenced this
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Jacob's daughter Laetitia decorated the interior and exterior with exotic and colourful shells, (mostly from the West Indies as they were used as ballast in the holds of slave ships) split flints, blue glass, coral and sands. The designer of the building is unknown, but it was of Italian influence. Similar designs were around at this classical time, for instance The Duchess of Richmond and her daughters built a shell grotto along similar lines at Goodwood in the 1740s.
Haunting History
The forest is reputedly haunted by horsemen, and sometimes the sound of horses in full flight have been heard from the nightly still of the forest. Some believe the rider might be the 18th century `Highwayman` Dick Turpin using the cover of the forest to travel to and from Epping where he committed a series of robberies on stagecoaches.
Others believe them to be the spirits of ancient horsemen from the days of the Royal Hunting Forest.
The Shell House has it`s own ghostly history, and it is rumoured that Laetitia who decorated the building is seen sometimes in and around the property late at night.
Either way, Hatfield Forest has it`s own Halloween Ghost Night Walks, with the possibility that these hauntings might again occur, or indeed any one of other ghostly legends attached to this beautiful forest.


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Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Childbirth
"Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Childbirth" by Zita West
Churchill Livingstone | 272 pages | English | 2008 | ISBN: 0443103712 | File type: PDF | 3,1 mb
Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Childbirth is a concise highly illustrated and practical guide to using acupuncture to treat women throughout their pregnancy and labour. Drawing on an unparalleled wealth of experience as a midwife and an acupuncturist, the author has produced a book accessible to both acupuncture students and practitioners covering physiology related to pregnancy and childbirth, illuminating links between Western knowledge and acupuncture approaches and suggesting points and point combinations for particular stages and actions during pregnancy and labour.
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* Gives practical advice and instruction on the use of acupuncture through the four trimesters of pregnancy and labour
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Time rolls nicely lately and I had a lovely experience when I spent an afternoon together with my daughter to make colorful bracelets for her friends. It was the best introduction to do it yourself spirit for her. Although she watches me doing my crochet projects she isn't really into it. I don't know what all of you dear readers do with your daughters but I could use some advice.
A white neck warmer was never on the top of my list but I had plenty of white yarn so I'm giving it a try. Since it's a simple project I decided to experiment with the star stich which is a simple stich but gives a nice tight weave and it's pleasing to the eye.
You thought I'm done with neck warmers? Think twice cause this is the second one I made this week. Oh! I love how the colors work together and how well this neck warmer suits my favorite denim shirt. I got many compliments on the color combination and my appetite to make more neck warmers is stronger now. After all, it's a great way to give my shirts new looks in little time with very little money. Actually, I haven't been to the shops for months, only to my local store to buy more yarn.
|I finish this post with a couple of photos I took with my camera. Since I'm not going to get a new one soon, it's better if I learn all the possibilities my camera offers.


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I've started this post a few times and each one seemed to become more long-winded than the one prior. Lesson learned is that it's difficult to write about something so close to one's heart, something a girl could feel so passionate about. So I'll keep this v. 18.5 of my manhattan recipe short and sweet.
Without further ado, let me introduce to my three good friends; Martini Rosse, Danfield's Private Reserve Rye Whiskey and Angostura's (brilliant) Bitters.
They are the special ingredients in this favourite cocktail o' mine. Next, meet Mr. Jigger:
I love my jigger almost as much as I love my manhattans. His two parts complete the whole. They're essential to the overall balance.
Okay…here's the recipe:
2 ice cubes
1.5 ounces Danfield's
1 ounce Martini Rosso
6 shakes from the little bottle o' bitters
Served in my favourite manhattan glass; a repurposed bottle of Maria's mole sauce. Dunno what it is but there's something about getting a noseful of manhattany vapours before reaching in to taste it which makes this glass perfect.


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Chuck E Cheese is probably the next best thing to Disneyland as far as Oliver is concerned. I can't believe how much fun both of you had there. Oliver has been asking to go back ever since!
Oliver, we were able to get you some tokens so that you could play games and ride some of the little kiddy rides they had there. You figured out how to put the tokens in all by yourself and the Barney train ended up being your favorite! You probably spent a good half of your tokens on just that one meaning, you probably rode it eighteen times!
You don't look too thrilled in any of the pictures because you were very tired, but you had a blast trust me! :)
You liked riding the horse pretty well too, but after a few rides in a row you were back to the Barney train!
You played a few games but didn't get enough tickets to really get any prizes so we saved them for next time! Maybe after a few visits we'll have enough for something good! :)
You called this ride the "scary one". Don't let that title fool you though, you love "scary" things!
Carter you really enjoyed sitting and climbing all over the little rides! We got one of them going one time and you were really confused as to why it was all of a sudden moving. Your face was priceless! You enjoyed the pizza and soda way more than your brother who was way too focused on getting up and playing instead of eating. Understandable. I think it's safe to say that you equally enjoyed your Chuck E Cheese experience!
This face is just pure joy! I absolutely love your smile little boy!
This face! It wasn't that you were upset, you were just being silly!
And you really enjoyed "playing' the games.
We will definitely be going back soon. It was a great time as a family and we love watching you both enjoy something so much. Since Disneyland is quite a bit more expensive I guess this will do for now. :)
Could you boys be any cuter? I think not...
This was the best we could get as far as a family picture!
Oliver ducked at the last minute and Carter watched him! It was pretty funny how it turned out.
We love you both and can't wait to take you back very, very soon!!


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A Remake Chronicles Extra by Adam-Troy Castro
As we gear up for the next Remake Chronicles essay, we provide this, dedicated to those moments when an actor is all wrong for the part in precisely the right way.
1) James Stewart in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Yes, one of the great performances in one of the great westerns is actually woeful miscasting. If you actually pay attention to the screenplay, Stewart's character is a young, idealistic young lawyer who has just recently passed the bar and who comes west an unformed naif with little experience in the brutal ways of the real world. John Wayne's character regards him with the amusement an older and experienced man would feel for a young whippersnapper who reminds him of his own youth. Stewart was way too old for the part. It didn't, and doesn't matter. Stewart still managed to project the youth and naivete the part demanded.
2) James Stewart, again, in The Spirit Of Saint Louis
Again, it's a matter of age. Charles Lindbergh was in his twenties when he made that fateful flight. Stewart was visibly in his forties when he made the movie. He acknowledged at the time that he was way too old to play the young man of the film. And again, it didn't matter. At this point in his career, Stewart was any age he wanted to be.
3) Gary Cooper in They Came to Cordura
This insanely brilliant but today little-seen film is about a cavalry officer reviled as a coward who must drag a bunch of angry, unwilling soldiers through harsh territory in order for them all to receive their respective Medals of Honor. It seems they all have pressing reasons for not wanting to go, reasons that make killing him a far more attractive alternative…and he shows far more courage dragging them to the unwanted celebration of their heroism, than they did in earning it. The movie is a hidden classic. But Cooper is far too old for the part. The character he plays is making the discoveries about himself that are more appropriate for young man…and Cooper, near the end of his life, looks not only old, but downright tired. Once again, it doesn't matter. He gives one of his best and most uncelebrated performances.
4) Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Among the few people disgusted by the casting of Jack Nicholson in Cuckoo's Nest was Ken Kesey, author of the novel, whose Randall Patrick McMurphy was a towering redhead, a giant in stature as well as personality. Kesey derided Nicholson as a shrimp. And he has a point…but he failed to reckon that, on-screen at least, anybody is as big as his close-up wants him to be, and personality counts for one hell of a lot.
5) Liam Neeson in Schindler's List
Oskar Schindler was a charming pudgy man with an amiable way about him. Liam Neeson is a stern tall man with a physique that makes him an apt choice for action heroes. Gert Frobe, who played Goldfinger in the James Bond movies, would have been a perfect physical choice to play Oskar Schindler. Again, it didn't matter.


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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A local software developer has launched a side project to make it easier for residents to contact their U.S. congress members and senators by mail.
Ryan Epp, 26, says he came up with the idea after he had a difficult time getting in contact with Senator Pat Toomey's office.
"No one was picking up the phone. I called 25 times and I went to write him a letter and was out of stamps. So then I got more frustrated, and I thought there should be something to do this for you and someone else to do this for you."
And so, SnailMailCongress.com came into fruition.
Ryan says a user enters their zip code and the website will determine their senator and local congress member. Then the user can type out their message, submit it, and Snail Mail Congress takes care of the rest.
Ryan says right now it costs $1.28 to get your letter sent.
"I'm doing it myself so far, but I have a fall back in case someone like Ellen DeGeneres tweets about it," he says laughing. "So I have a third party service and the cost is based on what they charge me."
He adds that his website is totally bipartisan, but there are limits on what messages he will mail.
"I made the rule ahead of time to draw the line at death threats, but everything else from Tea Party conservatives all the way to communists."
As for how many letters he's sent so far, he doesn't disclose an exact number but says, "There have been so many that they haven't fit in the mailbox."
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Natalie went with Nana and Papa today for the whole day to Lancaster County. It was a nice respite for me to have the day to myself. Scott and I had lunch at Chili's and then we went to the Apple store. I ran some errands and cleaned up the house before settling in to make a few books.
I think that Natalie had much more fun than I did. My parents wanted to go to Lancaster County, PA today to find some significant places in the Martin family ancestry. (I will tell you more about the adventure into the Martin history in another blog.) Natalie thought they were taking her car, but there wasn't a whole lot of room for Nana and Papa's stuff.
So Natalie decided to just walk...
Ok, so now they are ready to go. Say CHEESE!
Their day included visiting some graveyards were our ancestor who first came to America in 1732 are buried. Natalie helped push the stroller.
She was fascinated by the gravestones (sounds a little morbid, huh?).
And here we have a diaper change in the middle of a graveyard, which is in the middle of a corn field.
They stopped at a little Farmer's Market where Papa bought Natalie a big pumpkin and a little pumpkin.
Natalie is washing her "Pup Pup's" face after dinner.
All in all, they all had a blast! Natalie was so good and Nana and Papa treasured every moment in their hearts. Mommy had a nice day "off" too.


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Week 8Friday, February 15th Valentine's Day had been threatening to hit me like an asteroid from out of space. There was no way I could escape. For a week or two I'd scoured the net, gone even to a couple of travel agents: Miami was out, too expensive; Rome, Paris, Berlin, cutesy, but not me. New York was tempting but, to make it special, required smackeroonies I didn't have. I worked myself into a tizzy over all this; I really didn't know what to do. Thankfully, Sonjs was busy; she had some dental course she was attending, had to study. We spoke on the phone, but something was missing. She had expectations, and either slightly thrilled by the prospect or nervous about it all going wrong, was a little distant, clammy even. It made my mental situation worse. I had to man up. Beat my chest. Be more like my Tony Adams romancing Caprice. But how did that end?! The night before I felt terrible; the onset of flu, again. She phoned. I'm ill! She sighed and didn't know what to say. 'Shall I come over?' I told her that would not be necessary, my mother was Florence Nightingale reborn in a sari. I went to work, couldn't face lying about. Felt better and decided on executing a plan. I had done some groundwork. Clocked off early. Went back home quickly, picked up the car and drove down to Sonia's in Surrey, a huge bunch of tulips and some other gifts keeping me company. She would be at home all moody, no doubt. First shock: she wasn't there. Dr Singhal was delighted to see me and the flowers. No, they weren't for him. 'She is with Tina.' But in my highly agitated state, it sounded like, she is with tuna. I was going delirious. I checked the address, and drove up to Brixton, like Lewis Hamilton at the wheel. Phoned the restaurant. Ignored Sonia's texts and calls - risky but necessary. On the doorstep Tuna, I mean, Tina, stepped forward like some security person. 'What is the meaning of this?' As though she had no idea: flowers clutched to my bosom. Sonia was just behind her. There was no hesitation, she pushed Tina out of the way and jumped on me. Glory and bells and dhols. Thatta my gal! 🙂 Tuna - I rather liked calling her this - stood there in a huff. Just jealous, I reckoned. I whisked Sonia away to the restaurant…where we first met. Yeah, Man. Me not so stoopid. But this shack was no ordinary eating hole. You had to dine in the dark. Sonia couldn't quite believe we were back; had to wait a little, because we were slightly off time. She had a loaded cocktail, looked happy. She was quite overcome. 'You were ill…' she reflected. 'Ill with love…my dear.' A little over a year ago, I'd been twisted into coming by Ben and his then gf. Actually there were a few of us, Suki and a couple of others, male and female. I'd sat at the end, wondering what I was doing with my life and these ragtag people (no offence, colleagues). I was at a loose end. And then, as happens there, you have to share tables. All I could make out was a female voice: tender and sweet. A dentist. Too clever by half for me. But we kinda hit it off. I had visions of her being built like a 10 tonne truck and that would have killed it. Poonam, her best mate, and Poonam's fiancé and another friend were there too, but they faded. They were a few laughs and later when we emerged into the light, initially, I'd confused Sonia for Tuna. Oh Tottenhamcockspur! She wasn't as pretty and well, she looked old. When I realised it was Sonia, it was like the sun had cleared the skies, I remembered all that. Pure magic. At the end of the dinner, I raised myself, Tony Adams Champions League style. I went down on one knee (thinking this could be Shah Rukh Khan) and nobody could see me being a fool. 'Miss Sonia Singhal, will you marry me?' I placed the ring box into her hand. We kissed, I guess that must be a yes :). N.T.Raaj @asiangroom on Twitter
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...That's one of the conclusions from a national survey on gratitude commissioned by the John Templeton Foundation, which also funds the Greater Good Science Center's Expanding Gratitude project. We've stressed the importance of gratitude for years, as more and more research reveals its benefits. But we don't really know: How grateful actually are Americans today?
That's why Templeton's new survey is so significant.
The polling firm Penn Shoen Berland surveyed over 2,000 people in the United States, capturing perspectives from different ages, ethnic groups, income levels, religiosity, and more. Their results provide an unprecedented snapshot of gratefulness in America.
- More than 90 precent of those polled agreed that grateful people are more fulfilled, lead richer lives, and are more likely to have friends.
- More than 95 percent said that it is anywhere from "somewhat" to "very" important for mothers and fathers to teach gratitude.
- 93 percent of those polled agreed that grateful bosses were more likely to be successful, and only 18 percent thought that grateful bosses would be seen as "weak."
- Asked about their own habits and feelings about gratitude, only one percent selected "I think that gratitude is unnecessary."


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We've started this TOTALLY AWESOME Journey of Wonder Advent Calendar, and are seeing the wonderful fruit of it in our children's lives. It only takes maybe 10 minutes each day, and we perform the object lesson included. Sometimes, our conversations go longer just because the kids have questions or want to talk more about a certain topic. I'm enjoying it so much!
In addition to the Advent calendar, we've decided, as a family, to really reach out to others. We've been using ideas from The Grateful Christmas Project, and we're having so much fun. My children have given thank you cards with chocolate bars to the postman, trash collector, taco truck server (no joke), policemen, firemen, ambulance worker, and there's more still to deliver. They feel really good about themselves when they hand a card to someone they appreciate.
We're still adding items to our Gifts We Already Have list on the back of our front door. We do a great job of making Christmas wish lists, but this list is a "count your blessings" activity. We've enjoyed watching our children focus on what God has already blessed them with.
A few other wonderful resources full of ideas for reaching out this holiday season:
- More Than Candy eBook
- Passionate Homemaking's "Practical Ways to Reach Out to Others During the Holidays"


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I don't think so. He mentioned he found a NOS BDP-1. The NOS should put it over the top, literally.http://www.etonline.com/movies/2015/04/24142435/GIF_2_fast_2_furious_nitro_jump.gif
Sound advantage would be the ability to use AES.
Can the BDP-1 play files on an NAS attached to the Ethernet plug?
I might be leaning towards the BDP2 in an attempt to prevent automatic obsolescence. Will keep you all posted.
I'm not sure what he means by that term, but the BDP-1 is a 32bit platform and eventually we will need to switch to a 64bit kernel which is the plan for Nutty Narwhal.Cheers,Chris
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I have been remiss. I love blogging, but have gotten sucked into the Twitter vortex of late, and have be adopting information and retweeting and looking at other people's information more so than postulating and pontificating on personal opinions.
Which is fine.
The thing is…I am so busy at work that I am brain dead when I get home. I've got nuthin' left. In some ways, this is a good thing, but other times, I wish I had more to say on any given evening.
But now it is the weekend, and I have had two good full nights of sleep, so ya know…I am up for the challenge, but you still aren't going to get anything too deep today – the sun is shining and it is Sunday morning, thus any blog post should be a relaxed, casual and laid back affair, I think.
So…we have a lot on the go these days. Hubby is upstairs putting together the bedframe for our bedroom set. EGAD, we will actually have bedside tables!!!! Very exciting, and the last of the pieces to complete the set. Next will be to paint the remaining walls and decorate the room a bit. It's only been, like, 6 years…!
We have also bought the various paints needed to complete our kitchen reno. THAT is exciting too, but I can't get started on that today, as I may have to head out soon to help a friend clean and 'stage' her house for quick sale. I am praying this goes smoothly for her. She and her family need a little smooth sailing, as their lives have been turned upside down lately, due to an accident that left her husband in a wheelchair. I can't even imagine how tough this has been on all of them, and so I will do whatever I can to help them sell their former home and move into the new, accessible home and bring the family together again. Life sure is challenging, isn't it?
So…for the first time in a number of years, we missed the Ottawa Wine & Food Show this year. I couldn't help feeling we are missing out, but hey…there are reasons for everything, you know?
More to come – hope everyone enjoys this last (I presume) warmish day before the cold wind whips into the city and brings with it blankets of white and the xmas spirit.


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Thursday, May 20, 2010
Oh! I forgot to tell that this monday I finally watched Alice!
Well, in fact it wasn't all I tought it would be. Maybe I was with very hight expectations because I love Alice
original story, Tim Burton is awesome and Jonny Depp is really fantastic... But, in the and, I think they could
explore more about the plot, and the 3D effects didn't make the scenes a lot more charming than in the first
It is totally a Disney Movie, what is not good for me! =/
Now, Iron Man 2 (I watched it last week) was fantastic! I'm very excited to the realease of new movies about super heroes. I really enjoy to go to the cinema with my husband... He seems like a small kid after
movies like this! =)
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Drug smugglers trying to get marijuana across the Arizona-Mexico border apparently are trying a new approach — a catapult.
National Guard troops operating a remote video surveillance system at the Naco Border Patrol Station say they observed several people preparing a catapult and launching packages over the International Border fence last Friday evening.
"It looks like a medieval catapult that was used back in the day," Tucson sector Border Patrol spokesman David Jimarez told Reuters.
The first thing that came to mind was that cow coming over the castle wall in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
I say we build a couple thousand of these – you can probably get everything you need at Home Depot for a couple hundred bucks – and use them to fling dead, diseased animal carcasses back over the fence…Hell, we could use it for all of our garbage – charge five bucks a throw. Probably put Disney World out of business as a vacation destination in about a month…


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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Love is in the air - John Paul Young
My memory lane.
SB and I get hitched.
Chapter 1. The Engagement
It was 1989. A balmy night in Edinburgh.
We were sitting on a wall, outside a pub, waiting to go to a Van Morrison concert at Edinburgh Castle.
Why were we on a wall?
The pub was full to capacity, we were overspill.
SB went inside to get us "more" drink, because we really needed more.
He fought through the crowds, arms upraised...didn't spill a drop.
He handed me my beverage and as he swayed ( music playing in his head?) he slurred -
SB - shoow je wannae git married? ( imagine an inebriated Sean Connory voice here)
Me -( Fell off the wall )
Yep there I am! Mouth agape...
He took that as a yes.
His Mantra :
More to follow, if you like?
8 comments:
- lacochran said...
Ha! Kermy has been hitting that rainbow connection a little hard.
"He fought through the crowds, arms upraised...didn't spill a drop."
That's definitely marriage material there.
- February 17, 2009 at 12:14 PM
- fiona said...
LA - I trained him...just saying
- February 17, 2009 at 12:18 PM
- John said...
Now that's true romance.
wv: perspir--what he might have been doing if he hadn't been drunk..perspiring.
- February 17, 2009 at 12:54 PM
- fiona said...
John - He is indeed Roomantic! In an orangutan kinda way...
- February 17, 2009 at 1:14 PM
- Mike said...
I like his mantra.
Wv - berderma - The skin on a bird.
- February 17, 2009 at 2:48 PM
- fiona said...
Mike - Why does this not surprise me?
- February 17, 2009 at 3:24 PM
- Amanda said...
LOL! Yes, we need to know what happens after he realizes you've fallen off the wall.
- February 17, 2009 at 3:44 PM
- Bilbo said...
I used to enjoy the Saturday morning serials, so I'm sure I'll enjoy the coming installments of the fairytale wedding of SB and Fiona. Of course, most episodes of those Saturday morning serials ended with the heroine in some sort of deadly peril not necessarily involving alcohol.
vw - vetabdie: what happens when you don't feed your vetab.
- February 18, 2009 at 1:49 AM


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The Doughboys show at the Opera House last Saturday evening was an inspiring reminder that in the right hands, rock 'n' roll is still alive and flourishing.
While lead singer Mike Scavone occasionally made light of the age of the band members, at the end of the evening the audience marveled at the energy of the Doughboys' set and their mastery of the Sixties rock canon. From catchy originals like "Black Sheep" to pedal-to-the-floor renditions of "Paint It Black" and "Tuesday Afternoon" the band reminded the crowd what a glorious thing a true, all-out rock show is.
Making full use of the Opera House's marvelous acoustics, they played full-throttle though with a volume restraint that made it possible to thoroughly enjoy their performance, and to be reminded what experience brings to a live stage show. The power of the Doughboys' sound was a satisfying thing to hear, and happily missing was the out-of-control adrenaline that some bands feel at a venue where the audience is actually paying attention.
Earlier in the day, The Doughboys visited SoundCheck Records in downtown Jim Thorpe for a CD signing. Patrons milled around happily and a nice, happening vibe permeated the store, which just opened in Jim Thorpe after over 30 years in Lehighton.
Store owner James "Trooper" Pompa was pleased with the turnout, noting that more people attended than for an event years ago that featured the supergroup Asia. "Scenes like this are exactly what I'm hoping for here," Pompa said, adding, "I love it that the band paid attention even to a 13-year-old who came in with 20 bucks to spend – and he left happy."
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I knew I should have been online early today or last night, but since it is the holiday season, we've been giving ourselves some time off (okay, lots of time off), and when that happens, there is that unfortunate chance of almost missing out on great surprises, like this 20-second clip of Descendants of the Sun. And of course, it's one that takes a look at the push-and-pull romance between the leads.
My Gad! The cameras have sure missed Song Joong Ki, and what else can you say about Song Hye Kyo, right? Can't really keep your eyes off her.
Clip Translation (c/o hclover96)
Yoo Shi Jin (Song Joong Ki): About the time when I kissed you without permission …
Kang Mo Yeon (Song Hye Kyo): Before I talk this matter out …
Shi Jin: What should I do then? Apologize or confess?
Sources | Credit to uploader | Soompi, c/o hclover96


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03 December 2013
22 November 2013
Sketchbook post
I've been bad.
I haven't done much with my sketchbook. Well, not the one that I might carry around with me when I go places. I started a larger one to do studies in, but I've mostly neglected this other one. I'm not really halfway through it, and would like to fill it before year's end. might be a lofty goal at this point.
any way, I figured that I should post a few things.
I haven't done much with my sketchbook. Well, not the one that I might carry around with me when I go places. I started a larger one to do studies in, but I've mostly neglected this other one. I'm not really halfway through it, and would like to fill it before year's end. might be a lofty goal at this point.
any way, I figured that I should post a few things.
Just some random portraits and a sidewalk with buildings, which I never draw because, well, perspective.
this started out as an india ink drawing, and then I decided to add acrylic washes to it.
This one also started out as an india ink drawing but I chose watercolors. I would have continued, but 1- I'm not too familiar with watercolors, and 2- the sketchbook pages were beginning to break down because of all the water media I was using. There were some cool things that were happening with it and I learned some things.
19 October 2013
Jack Planted Pumpkins!
I am submitting this for The Third Annual Cult of the Great Pumpkin Art Contest (2013)! I used their font for my witch painting and he emailed me asking if I had considered entering a piece. I decided to sit down today and create a pumpkin themed piece for the contest, just for fun.
I thought a Jack and the Beanstalk parody would be fun.
15 October 2013
Happy Halloween!
I finally forced myself to sit down and finish this up. I really like it for the most part. I wish I were better at typography. SinisterFonts is where I got my font, so thanks for that!
...and also a few other color variations that I played with and mostly liked.
...and also a few other color variations that I played with and mostly liked.
09 September 2013
I'm a mean ol' witch...
Well, it's that time of year again; At least that is what the stores say. I work at Lowe's and we are getting Halloween stuff in already. That's crazy! Anyway, every year I tell myself I will do something for the holiday and most years I don't. Mostly because I have been in school. but this year I don't have an excuse. I still plan on doing a better one, but this one was a 30 minute "sketch" and was a fun exercise.
19 July 2013
I was commissioned to do an illustration for the background of a children's book website. I have started doing the drawings. I am going to put a couple giraffe in there, so I thought I would post some of them up. This is my first paid commission since I graduated in December of last year!
I have done a couple of t-shirt designs for people, but I will have to post those later.
I have done a couple of t-shirt designs for people, but I will have to post those later.
27 April 2013
update bird king process
I received some gracious help from Bill Carman about how to go about adding color to this. He really helped me get moving. This is close to how I envisioned this, but not quite. I'm going to do a few more of these to figure this out. so far there are things I really like that I'm doing, and other things I'm still completely lost on.
anyway, here is this update, for now.
anyway, here is this update, for now.
20 April 2013
better boogar...a sketchbook post
Today's sketchbook topic was "something green". I imagined blue trolls comparing green boogars. I threw some color on this quickly, but I may paint the original piece in my book in acrylic. we will see?
13 April 2013
sketch book post
well, It's been awhile since I drew in my sketchbook. I usually sketch in a sketchbook every sunday during church, but as far as my regular sketchbook goes, I haven't been faithful. for shame.
I was doing a business card design for my father in law that involved cowboy hats. I've only drawn a handful of them before so it was fun. I couldn't help but draw a head under one.
not sure what was going on with me here. the face is weird, but somehow I still like this...
I'm committing to a themed drawing every day, and the first day happened to be a mythical creature. I decided to recreate a gryphon. no wings, but kept the lion body, and used an owl head instead. Hadn't seen one of those yet, although I'm sure it has been done.
21 March 2013
Bird King. again.
Thumbnails are fun. I painted this thumbnail at this size. I really enjoy thumbnails like this because I feel the most creative in this process. For some reason my line-work is making little to no progress. I seem to feel more comfortable with painting shapes. I will keep working at it tho.
I seem to be stuck on this "Bird King" character that I posted earlier. I would like to flesh this out more. right now Adam Ford is one of my most favorite artists. my style isn't like his at all, but he gets me excited about doing art. I guess sometimes we need that.
Update: 30 March
I wanted his legs to be smaller like in the acrylic painting. I messed around with this for 2 hours. doesn't look like 2 hours worth of work, haha.
17 February 2013
Well, I decided to take the time to "finish" this one. He is being a huge fuss-monster right now so getting anything done is a miracle in and of itself. He is usually pretty good...tomorrow he goes to the Doc, and I'm sure it will be the worst experience of his life for years to come.
14 February 2013
Logan WIP
well, 1.5 weeks ago my wife gave birth to our baby boy, Logan! He is a bundle of joy. sometimes he is a Fuss monster, but for the most part he is pretty swell. I haven't had much time, but I've started a painting of him.
It has been fun. I usually try not to paint skin because it is pretty dang tough, but Im learning and thats what is important. I haven't decided if I am just not able to make smooth shiny paintings or if I just really like the impressionistic feel...
It has been fun. I usually try not to paint skin because it is pretty dang tough, but Im learning and thats what is important. I haven't decided if I am just not able to make smooth shiny paintings or if I just really like the impressionistic feel...
21 January 2013
The Bird King
I decided to start my "mobile" sketchbook for 2013. I have one at home that I draw in all the time. The paper in my "mobile" one is better and can take multiple mediums.
Anyway, I continue to study and learn, and drew this guy today and painted it using acrylic washes.
I always see lots of issues once I put it down. I like this a lot, but it isn't polished. I would have to start over. It was really fun to not care and just be really loose.
I started out with a blue-violet ground and carved the figure out in white. then used a yellow-orange mixture and went back and forth. I added red at the end in a few places to bring it to life a bit more.
18 January 2013
Abominable snowman
I found some "traditional" brushes online that I absolutely love. I have tried to make my own, but hadn't been truly happy with them. I decided to try these new ones out.
it is really fun to work with a limited color pallets, and I tried to be hard nosed about not using any layer styles or tweaks, and to paint it as if it were paint. I was successful for the most part, but I did use some desaturation on the background and some layer opacity changes, but not much at all. mostly on the background. I did color pick at times, but it was minimal.
08 January 2013
Foot soldier
This was a lot of fun. I had made a texture brush a long time ago, and I decided to make a painting using only that texture brush. I wanted to try and paint it only in greyscale and then apply color.
This is what I came up with. I also used some dodge tools at the end as well as some color balance tricks. I really like the feeling of this, and may do more.
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Verizon released their sale figures today for the last quarter. The big takeaway? More than 50% of all smartphones that they sold were iPhones. To be exact 55% of all their smartphone sales were iPhones.
Every single Android phone that Verizon sells — dozens of models — combined could not outsell the iPhone last quarter. When you consider that Verizon sells plenty of BlackBerrys (and a few Windows Phones here and there) as well, this is even more incredible.


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As any child knows, an apology doesn't count if you cross your fingers behind your back while making it.
Last week we saw the City version of this approach, when commodities giant Glencore finally gave in to shareholders and admitted it had got it wrong about its balance sheet. Well, sort of.
The company announced a programme to cut its debts by about $10bn, including raising $2.5bn of extra funds – essentially giving in to demands from investors. Still, chief executive Ivan Glasenberg's statement on this enforced U-turn began with the word "notwithstanding", before going to explain why he was right and shareholders were wrong.
The pretence that Glasenberg is still in control of events seems ingrained. His aides talk optimistically of the company spending this week consulting bankers to decide on what "the best structure" for the fundraising might be, though yet again Glasenberg may not get to choose.
If Glencore decides that the best structure involves a rights issue – and shareholders don't want to take up their rights – it may have to opt for a placing. If it can't place the shares, it may then be forced into an even more humiliating debt-for-equity swap. Glencore's bankers will be quietly testing the market's appetite for these options this week. Just don't expect Glasenberg to like any of them.
We're paid more, but still paying the price
In February, David Cameron said that Britain deserved a pay rise. For some, it arrived in July, when MPs got a 10% hike. For others, the increases have been more modest, but the country as a whole has at least been enjoying rising real wages.
That trend is expected to be shown to have been continuing when the Office for National Statistics unveils its latest labour market figures on Wednesday.
The Resolution Foundation thinktank predicts that average weekly earnings will have grown by between 2.7% and 2.8% in the three months to July, broadly in line with the figure of 2.8% recorded in April, May and June and the joint-fastest level of real pay growth in eight years. But we should take care not to spend it all at once.
Matthew Whittaker, Resolution's chief economist, says: "After six years of falling real pay, this period of catch-up growth is very welcome for workers. But it may prove short-lived once inflation picks up.
"Even in the optimistic scenario in which wage growth remains above trend, it will be 2017 before the pre-crisis average pay level is restored."
So, a decade of lost growth then.
Will Haldane make a Twitter of himself?
How succinct can Andy Haldane be? We will find out tomorrow, when the chief economist at the Bank of England answers questions via Twitter on "building real markets for the good of the people".
That sounds like a worthy aim, albeit on a rather unlikely platform.
First, Haldane once gave a speech about the effects of technology on our brains in which he said: "Technological innovation, such as the world wide web, may have caused a permanent neurological rewiring, as did previous technological revolutions such as the printing press and typewriter. Like a transistor radio, our brains may be permanently retuning to a shorter wavelength."
It was all a trifle too long for the City, which quickly distilled his thoughts into the more digestible: "Twitter makes you stupid."
Second, Twitter doesn't always appear to be the most suitable method for relaying some of the Bank's more esoteric messages. On Friday, its website was promoting the publication of a new report called "Staff Working Paper No. 548: A heterogeneous agent model for assessing the effects of capital regulation on the interbank money market under a corridor system". The title comprises 158 characters. Too long to tweet.
This article was written by Simon Goodley, for The Observer on Sunday 13th September 2015 09.00 Europe/London
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The artifacts being reviewed are posted at http://modularspecs.siframework.org/Phase+3+Artifacts+for+Review
The call-in information for this call is below:
Phone: 1-877-218-2835
Participant Code: 6174296
From Rich Elmore, Coordinator, Query Health
I wanted to share with you an update on Query Health – by the numbers.
Transformative concept
Sending questions to the data
Operational documents
1) Data use agreement
2) Operational guidance
Reference Implementations
1) i2b2
2) PopMedNet
3) hQuery
1) Question (HQMF)
2) Data (CEDD)
3) Results (QRDA Cat 2&3)
4) Query Envelope
2) Mini-Sentinel (FDA/BID)
3) CDC BioSense 2
4) Mass DPH
5) CQM (Allscripts)
The Query Health Technical Working Group (TWG) is making fantastic progress on the reference implementations. We've also had recent exciting news with ONC and HL7 working jointly on preparing HQMF and QRDA for ballot, and ONC and NQF working jointly on aligning CEDD with QDM.
The Query Health pilots are poised to ask and answer important questions related to diabetes, hypertension, post-market surveillance, situation awareness and clinical quality measures.
Most importantly, Query Health aligns with the concept of a learning health system, focusing on improving patient and population outcomes.
All of this is the result of the energized, expert, engaged community that have provided shape and direction for distributed population queries. Thank you to all of the Query Health members and support team for your outstanding contributions!
The time I had promised to ONC has gone by so quickly. I am thrilled that Feik (John Feikema) is taking the reins. We've been working together on the transition for the past month and the project will not miss a beat.
The HL7 Standard for CDA® Release 2: Quality Reporting Document Architecture, DSTU Release 2 – US Realm opened for comments Apr 12, 2012 and will be open until May 13, 2012.
Please add your comments to the ballot comment spreadsheet and submit them via the HL7 ballot site.
The Ballot Desktop for voting on candidate standards and documents.
Link to the ballot package: HL7 Standard for CDA® Release 2: Quality Reporting Document Architecture, DSTU Release 2 – US Realm
Ballot Comment Spreadsheet: Ballot comments spreadsheets_2012MAY.zip
Non-Member participation in HL7 ballots is available to any interested parties, although there is a small administrative fee for most of the candidate standards and documents. Any fees for a ballot are detailed on a selection page during the sign-up process. Fees typically run about $50 per pool, with a maximum set for multiple pools in a group.
Non-Members who have already signed up for participation log in
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Circular A – 119 is now open for comment and would welcome input from the S&I Framework community.
Please review and submit your comments here:
From Rich Elmore, Coordinator, Query Health
Harvard School of Population Medicine's Rich Platt and I presented on Distributed Queries and Query Health at an Institute of Medicine meeting on Digital Data Priorities for Continuous Learning. The session focused on the continuous improvement of using large-scale data sets in health care and how Query Health helps to achieve this goal. Rich Platt announced the newest Query Health Pilot: Mini-Sentinel. The Mini-Sentinel project is a distributed network designed to answer FDA's questions related to the safety of medical products. The project includes 17 data partners and currently has over 126 million patients. The idea of the pilot is to understand which questions of interest to the FDA might be asked of a clinical system.
Congratulations to the Concepts to Codes Workgroup who performed an exhaustive environmental scan from experts in the field regarding concepts to codes mapping. These presentations led to the development of consensus-approved concept mapping guidance for distributed queries.
Congratulations to the Operations Workgroup who completed work on the consensus-approved Data Use Agreement template. This provides a framework for collaboration between data requesters and data sources, consistent with the HIT Policy Committee guidance on distributed queries.
Congratulations to the Clinical Workgroup who's Clinical Element data dictionary (CEDD) is in the final stages of consensus and will be completed at the upcoming Face to Face. The CEDD builds on prior S&I work for Consolidated CDA, aligns with QDM and provides a consistent well-specified data target for distributed queries.
Many Query Health artifacts are now wrapped, with six left to go:
Our focus is shifting now to wrapping up these artifacts and executing the pilots to obtain real world feedback on the standards. The New York City and New York State pilot, led by Query Health Clinical Workgroup leader Mike Buck, is actively working on its plans for implementation. They will be focusing on questions related to diabetes and hypertension, asking question of both EHRs and RHIOs.
Thank you for your continued efforts and invaluable contributions to Query Health. I look forward to connecting with many of you at the Face to Face later this week!
Health Data Management featured an interview with Query Health's Clinical Workgroup Lead, Michael Buck, in their April 2012 issue! The article, titled "Born to Query," tells the story of Buck's journey, eventually leading him to New York's Primary Care Information Project. It discusses Buck's contributions to the Query Health initiative and the new Query Health national standard pilot, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene with eClinicalWorks.
Check out the article here.
The Query Health HQMF.NEXT Implementation Guidance is now posted on the Query Health Wiki! Be sure to review it as we will discuss it in-depth at the upcoming Face to Face meeting. You can download and read it here: http://wiki.siframework.org/Query+Health+-+Standards
The Query Health Query Envelope specification Call for Consensus is ongoing, please review the Query Envelope and Cast your vote at the Query Envelope Consensus Page before 4/5/2012 11:59 pm PST.
The Data Use Agreement Template created by the Operations Workgroup is now open for final consensus. Please visit the DUA Consensus Page to cast your vote. Consensus voting will close at noon on Monday, March 19th.
FasterCures – an organization dedicating to accelerating the timeline between medical research and putting the research findings into clinical practice – is hosting a bloggersation series that features 'solution-focused insights from experts and innovators.' This week's topic is better utilization of big data and Query Health's own Rich Elmore is one of the featured respondents. Check out his perspective on how Query Health is the way forward for leveraging big data. The FasterCures bloggersation can be found here.


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"We are in this together." These words are resounding throughout Colorado Springs this month in honor of mental health awareness. Kaiser Permanente is working closely with patients and the community to break the silence about depression, with the national initiative #FindYourWords. Stop by Cottonwood Center for the Arts to see the beautiful mural designed by Mike Fudge displaying an essential reminder to all that no one is ever alone in their struggle with depression and that, indeed, "We are in this together."
About one in five adults experience a mental health condition every year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. This can include depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and personality disorders, to name a few. Sometimes the best place to "find your words," and open up an honest and compassionate dialogue is with a close friend or family member, or even with your doctor.
Jena Reichelt, MD, is a family medicine physician at Kaiser Permanente's Parkside Medical Offices and she works closely with her patients who are experiencing depression or anxiety. She screens patients annually with a depression and anxiety questionnaire, and presents a variety of solutions to restore mental, emotional and physical wellbeing.
She pointed out the following common signs and symptoms of depression for individuals and families to be aware of:
- Feeling sad, blue, tearful, hopeless, guilty, anxious or irritable
- Changes in appetite and/or weight
- Sleeping too much or too little
- Fatigue and low energy
- Problems concentrating, focusing, making decisions or remembering
- Loss of pleasure in activities you usually enjoy
- Feeling life isn't worth living or having thoughts of death or suicide
"Once a patient is diagnosed with depression or anxiety, they will have a follow-up phone visit with a nurse to can check symptoms and see how the patient is responding to medication, if prescribed," said Reichelt. "This can continue for several months and I also routinely check in with those patients pretty closely either every two weeks or every month." In addition, Reichelt refers patients to therapists to learn biofeedback techniques or cognitive behavioral therapy; or even suggests at-home guided meditation programs to help minimize depression symptoms.
"One of our goals is to reduce the stigma of mental health issues," said Reichelt. "Depression can be very isolating for people, and I think it's important to come to together to reduce the incidence of depression and suicide in the community." She shared that a community is only as strong as its weakest person, so it is imperative for everyone to come together as a whole and support each other. Additional resources for individuals or families experiencing depression can be found at FindYourWords.org.
Reichelt became involved with family medicine because she loves to build a relationship with each and every patient. She sees a range of patients, from children, to pregnant woman to seniors entering hospice care. "I like the variety and challenges that my profession presents, and that I never quite know what my day will look like," she said. "I also really like spending time to get to know my patients, because I believe that they are much more than the disease they come in with."
A Pueblo native, Reichelt relocated to Colorado Springs three years ago and has been with Kaiser Permanente for about 2.5 years. "I really like how Kaiser Permanente integrates as much care as possible to make it seamless for both the physician and the patient," she said. "I also love their focus on prevention, and their efforts to try to keep someone from getting a disease that will impact them later in life." She also works with medical students at the Colorado Springs branch of the University of Colorado's School of Medicine. "Imparting knowledge on the medical students I work with brings me a lot of joy, and it's an honor and privilege to watch students' progress from their first year to the time they graduate."
In addition to forging meaningful patient relationships and assisting students locally, Reichelt is a Board Member for the Pikes Peak Children's Museum, which is currently in the process of raising funds and public awareness to make the museum a reality. On her free time, she can be found with her three young kids and husband hiking and exploring this beautiful state.
Jena Reichelt, MD is currently accepting new patients.
- Jena Reichelt, MD, is located at 215 S. Parkside Dr., Colorado Springs and with the state's largest physician group—the Colorado Permanente Medical Group—which serves the 680,000 members of Kaiser Permanente in Colorado. To learn more about how Kaiser Permanente can help your family thrive, visit kp.org or call 1-888-681-7878. For mental health resources, visit FindYourWords.org.