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Monthly Archives: February 2014
The Mulin Blog: another Digital Journalism Blog
Originally posted: Feb 27, 2014
With a ton of helpful topics, you want this blog on your favourites bar:
How to shoot video with your iphone
Drone videography
Mobile journalism production tips
How to host a Twitter chat- and more.
Mobile Reporting Tools for Journalists
What does mobile journalism mean, exactly?
Aren't journalists by nature constantly on the run?
Yes, but in this case we're talking about using mobile devices to gather news, report news, post news, and FIND news.
Wikipedia defines Mobile Reporting as such:
"Mobile Reporting is a trend emerging in the field of news and content generation.[1][2] The term describes the use of a mobile phone as a reporting tool. The user creates text, photo and video that combined produces a multimedia based report. The content is edited on the phone before being uploaded to the internet via mobile network or Internet connection.[3] Usually mobile reporting is used for publishing to the web.[4] This is particularly the case with video as the technology does not yet allow for the production of high end video. However, the low quality is suitable for Internet. Read the rest of this entry
Infographics are stories too…
Originally published: Feb 17, 2014 / Updated Feb 24, 2015
Even if you never build your own infographic, or have two left thumbs when it some to stats, data, and graphic design, you still want to know what people are talking about when it comes up in an editorial meeting. There are quite a few applications to create your own infographics, including: visual.me, visual.ly, kinzaa.com, piktochart.com, and infogr.am.
For an overview as it applies to journalism, check out this project link via the Knight Foundation and Stanford University. Even though this was made four years ago, it sill applies and gives you a good overview of the history.
The videos are split into segments, and about an hour in total. Well worth the time to watch in it's entirely, and each section comes with more links and information to help you get up to speed.
Multimedia stories that will blow your mind
Originally posted: Feb 13, 2014 / Updates: Feb 24, 2015
We're on a roll now, I just found this incredible open Google Doc started by Bobbie Johnson. The document lists hundreds of multimedia stories, such as tThe Dangers of Fracking , The Drug That Never Lets Go, and Glitter In The Dark. Read the rest of this entry
Following trends in digital journalism, some links…
We should all be following a few sites daily to keep up with trends in digital and social media, especially as it pertains to the field of journalism:
Start to form this one good career habit now: spend at least one hour a week reviewing what's new in digital, social and mobile media trends.
Even better, spend 15 minutes everyday.
Here are a few links to get you started. Some have newsletters and alerts that you can sign up for to help get you forming this new habit:
Mashable is a British-American news website, technology and social media blog founded by Pete Cashmore in 2005.
A project of the Nieman Foundation at Harvard, the Nieman Journalism Lab calls itself an -attempt to help journalism figure out its future in an Internet age.
And this article out of the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism has numerous links to numerous multimedia story sites, and many other resources.
This Interactive Narratives blog has some great links to multimedia journalism.
Success stories in digital journalism
These days it' snot hard to become an internet sensation. Case in point, an unknown computer programmer recently had his daily email newsletter bought by Newsweek.
There are a few take-aways from the Neiman Lab article about Rusty Foster, the man behind "Today In Tabs".
First of all, anyone can start their own e-newsletter though a new application called TinyLetter.
Secondly, writing is still in and email is making a comeback.
Finally, community continues to be the buzzword in digital journalism.
Using Polldaddy to create a social media poll
So I tested Pollsnack to day to see if I could embed a poll here.
No luck, but then I realized that this blog has a built-in option to build polls using PollDaddy


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Jalapeno Popper Dip. Need I say more? Didn't think so. I have been perusing this recipe for 4 months now but haven't yet justified making a 4,000 calorie dip and eating it as my lunch...until today. I was foolish in thinking that this dip would be good, it was SPECTACULAR. So spectacular that I could not stop eating it, literally. I found myself digging for more chips as I was putting the dish in the sink, scraping the bowl hoping that the bottom would magically open up, and that there would be more below. I almost couldn't handle the deliciousness, blacking out for a period of time, similar to a state of euphoria. I wasn't the least bit surprised though, can you really go wrong with cream cheese, mayo, jalapenos, cheddar cheese, and parmesan cheese? NO. My one adjustment next time I make this will be to add less jalapenos. I love heat but I think it had a bit too much, taking away from the creamy cheesiness of it. My insides are burning, but it was so worth it.
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Catching up with Dr. Zebrack
We often reference Dr. Brad Zebrack's 2006 study that says young adults identify isolation as the defining element of their cancer experience. Dr. Zebrack was also a young adult cancer survivor who was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma when he was 26.
The ASCO Post has recently caught up with him to learn what young adults with cancer are dealing with these days and how medical professionals can help.
The ASCO Post says, "Although all cancer survivors share some common concerns, studies show that young adults suffer more cancer pain and distress than older patients and experience more sleeping difficulties, sadness, worry, irritability, and sexual issues."
To summarize, here's what Zebrack had to say on three key issues:
- Young adults with cancer don't necessarily know if their experiences are typical, and may not ask about something they are concerned with. It's important for psychosocial professionals to ask direct questions, and for patients to ask any questions they have.
- Young adults like to make their own decisions and don't like to be told what to do. Make sure they are informed about what is available for them, but don't push it unless it's necessary.
- Bringing up issues like infertility might need to happen more than once. When a young person is dealing with cancer, they might only think about getting through the disease and aren't listening clearly when they hear the implications of treatment. Consequently, if your doctor doesn't bring it up, or you're not satisfied with the answer, ask again.
Read the full article at the ASCO Post.
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How To Win Business and Influence Friends
Love Is the Killer App
Leaders can drive customer and employee loyalty by promoting a strong culture based on respect, relationship development and professional generosity. When business is based on love for the individual, it flourishes over time. This keynote reveals the winning recipe to accomplish these objectives.
We produce engagement by sharing our most valuable intangibles with every interaction. They include our knowledge, our network of relationships and our compassion. Over the last fifteen years, Sanders has created a practical system for sharing these elements in every business interaction. In his view, we stand out by multiplying the value of others we do business with.
Key Takeaways:
- The bottom line results from improving business relationships for leaders, managers, service professionals and salespeople.
- Tips on stockpiling useful knowledge through reading and knowledge networking with colleagues and customers.
- How to be an effective mentor by following three steps: Identify, Engage and Empower.
- Best practices for networking others within your company and in the market. What questions to ask, how to follow up and how to scale networking.
- How to approach the customer experience from a design standpoint, where compassion drives the process.
- When to give tough love and how to convey difficult decisions with care.
Based on Sanders' New York Times Bestseller
This talk is based on Tim's New York Times bestseller Love Is the Killer App. He brought the concept of "business love" to the marketplace in 2002, defining it as "the intelligent sharing of one's intangibles to promote success in others." His perspective is that we cannot lead those we don't care enough about to grow and we can't serve those we don't have compassion for."
Ken Blanchard, author of The One Minute Manager, endorsed the book declaring, "Tim's message that compassion in leadership is the key to success couldn't have arrived at a better time in the history American business. This is an invaluable book; every manager should read it, study it, and then pass it along to a colleague he cares about."
If you are interested in having Tim speak at your event, and would like a FREE copy of his book, contact us and we'll rush it to you!
"At a time when our company needed to come together as a new organization, Tim Sanders was the perfect prescription. Not only did his presentations build bridges among individuals in our field organization, his focus on customer service gave our financial associates the skills and tools to build stronger relationships with our members."
Dan Young Thrivent Financial
"Thanks for helping make our events a HUGE success for Microsoft. It was magical how you connected with the audience. The feedback was that you really inspired them and touched them in a way that is more intimate than usual at a business function (especially financial services) helping us to build some great relationships. Selfishly, it was also great to work with you – you understood our needs and were a pleasure to work with – easy going, professional and open."
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Veteran's Day is a day to reflect and remember the sacrifices made by brave men and women to protect and defend the freedoms enjoyed by each of us. I've have always believed Veteran's Day to be one of the most significant federal holidays but this year, it means even more.
With the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, our brave gay and lesbian service members can be honored openly for the first time in history. I am proud to salute you — each of you who have served this country in silence, each of you who have fought for our freedoms while not being allowed to enjoy the precious freedom of your open identity. It is an honor to know that you stood by this country even when it refused to stand by you. Today, the freedom you fought so hard to defend is yours.
I proudly salute every service member on this special day. Thank you for your brave sacrifices.
God Bless America.
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This was part of my devotion reading this morning. Being the father of two adopted children I took a lot of comfort from this verse. It helped to affirm that I was right with God, that my "religion" was "pure and undefiled" because I took care of orphans.
As I read this passage today, however, I recognize that the last half of the verse is often left unsaid. In all the years I used this verse to justify myself or call others to action I only ever quoted the first half which dealt with orphans and widows. The command to keep oneself unstained from the world – to be holy – was somehow lost in the frenzy to do good deeds.
If it is true that the sort of religion God the Father accepts is one that looks after the "least of these" then it is equally true that the only religion God the Father accepts is one that takes seriously a call to holiness – to be set apart from the world. We should look, live, think, and act noticeably different from the world.
I confess it's easier to do the first part. It's easier to busy ourselves with doing good things for others – even adopting an orphan – than it is to divulge ourselves of the things of this world which leave us stained. It's easier to mow my neighbors lawn than it is to turn off the T.V. It's easier to visit someone in the hospital than it is to take inventory of the type of music I listen to and ask whether it glorifies God. It's easier to volunteer to teach Sunday School than it is to set my alarm clock one hour earlier each day so I can get up to pray.
What about you? Is it easier for you to busy yourself with doing good things? Does the last half of James 1:27 get swept to the side? It seems to me that it's so easy to get caught up in one side of this verse or the other. So many churches are so caught up in social activism that they look more like the United Way than they do the church of Jesus Christ. Then there are others who are so caught up in keeping themselves unstained from the world that they forget that Jesus ate with sinners, and calls us to do the same. Far too many pit social activism against personal holiness. The Christian must not do this.
How are you finding balance? Is your religion "pure and undefiled before God the Father" by displaying both social activism and personal holiness? Or is it more one than the other?


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Monday, May 14, 2007
I cannot forget the time when Ric, my cousin, fell through the roof of Mr. Fernando's house. Ric was the son of a rich uncle. The youngest of seven children and born more than ten years after the sixth child he was the apple of the eye of almost everybody in the family. His mother so doted on her "nino bonito" always made sure that when he goes to our house she would pack all his clothes, toothbrush, soap, his vitamins and an ample amount of snack foods even if he was only staying overnight. At home he didn't have anybody his age to be around with and longed for the company of playmates. Every chance he got he would stay with us during weekends and for longer stretches during summer vacations.
One time he spent a few days with us and despite the usual admonitions from his mother to keep himself clean and to be sure to stay away from trouble by always heeding my mom's caution about playing in the streets and god knows where else all these fell on deaf ears. I was sure that my aunt had a special word to my mom about how to look after my cousin.
As to be expected we found ourselves flying kites on the roof of the Fernando house. Mr. Fernando was the owner of a botica along Trabajo Street, right across the public market. It was October, a time when steady breezes flowed the whole afternoon. It was the season for kite flying.
The galvanized iron roof provided us with almost comfortable seats. It was late afternoon and the tin roof was no longer hot as it was a few hours ago. Both of us were flying the simplest of kites that was called "chape-chape". This was a plainly designed kite with a long tail to steady its flight. One didn't have to make this himself as they were sold quite cheaply in the public market. I think it was two for five centavos. The string, of course, was not included. We asked for or sometimes stole threads from my Mom's sewing box and we would wound this up in milk cans so that we could easily let go of the string as the kite soared higher and higher in free flight.
We were really enjoying ourselves and were quite content that our kites were flying safely and steadily, avoiding the other kites that were closing in menacingly in search of a dogfight. A kite dogfight is not a head on confrontation of two kites but a series of skilful maneuvers to entangle the strings of another kite and quickly releasing it so that the string which has been barbed with finely ground glass can scrape against the opponent's string creating a shearing motion ending up with the other kite's string getting cut.
Our enjoyment went on for hours. The sky was a marvelous sight with multi-colored kites of different shapes and sizes dancing and fluttering in the steady breeze of an October afternoon. A dog fight was going on not too far from we were. The lofty duel was between a red kite with a star emblazoned on its body versus a kite with a wide wing span and tri-colored red white and green like the Italian flag. These designs were known as "tabo-tabo". Unlike the "chape-chape" this kind of kite did not have a tail. It had a flat bottom making it look like a water dipper, hence the name "tabo-tabo". Again, unlike the "chape-chape" the "tabo-tabo" does not remain at a stand still in flight. It keeps darting from left to right and soaring up and making sudden dives. It was an exciting kite to fly but it needed some expertise because it was in perpetual motion and one had to be vigilant to keep it from keeling over to the extreme. You could liken the "tabo-tabo" to a hawk and the "chape-chape" to a wimpy helpless dove.
The dogfight was quickly over. The kite with the star design won. With the string of the losing kite cut from its owner it hurtled uncontrollably while the winner, as if in a vainglorious gesture soared majestically announcing its moment of triumph.
The losing kite floated in the air for a while then plunged towards us. We watched interestedly as it settled at the far end of the roof where we were seated. Ric stood up and hurriedly went towards the fallen kite. As if in a struggle to free itself, the fallen kite fluttered wildly, pulling against its string that was snagged in the seams of the roof eaves.
There is some sort of a rule of the skies in kite flying. An "alagwa", a kite that has lost its mooring becomes fair game to anybody who would be first to retrieve it. A finders' keepers sort of thing.
Ric raced towards it. He was a hulk of a boy and as he lumbered towards the eaves where the kite was you could hear the grating crunch on the galvanized iron sheets each time his feet landed on the rusty and fragile thin metal. All of a sudden he was out of sight. The roof caved in and he fell through.
I cautiously walked towards hole in the roof where he disappeared. Although I was a lightweight I still had to be cautious treading on the thin galvanized iron sheets as most of them have been weakened by rust.
I could see Ric from the hole he made in the roof. He was lying unconscious on the cement floor beside a cement sink. I quickly backtracked and went down from where we climbed up earlier. It took me sometime to get down. With shaking knees, I held on to each rough cranny in the crudely cemented hollow block wall that led down to the overhanging branches of a guava tree. With a bit of daring, I pushed away from the wall and grabbed a branch. The branch bended from my weight and slowly laid me down to the ground.
It seemed that somebody had alerted the older folks in the neighborhood about the incident. Mr. Dominguez, our next door neighbor was already at the scene when I got down. Ric was sprawled on the floor hardly moving. He had on an ominous pallor, a slate gray dullness in his face. Mr. Dominguez lifted Ric and hurriedly brought him to the North General Hospital on Espana Street just right across from Carola Street, two eskinitas away from Maria Cristina. Mr. Dominguez was a slight fellow and it was a wonder how he was able to lift Ric and rush him to the hospital at a trot.
My mother followed them to the hospital. I was not allowed to go out of the house. I was really worried sick seeing how deathly pale Ric was and also afraid for myself. Ric's mom and mine would surely blame me to no end for the mishap.
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2 comments:
- HeDoNiSt said...
I've heard of this story a million times. I could imagine how psyched you were when papa fell off that roof. c",)
- wayfarer said...
I know that this story has been retold so many times and almost any ailment that your papa had after this accident always alludedto his having fallen from the roof. With the frequent retelling of this tale it took sometime before I could shrug off the unnecessary guilt that I harbored.
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Hello all of my favorite musical peeps and welcome to those coming by from the A-Z April Blog Challenge. For those of you that are new here, every Monday I am co-host to Monday's Music Moves Me.
This great meme is hosted by Xmas Dolly (who is also doing A-Z), and also co-hosted by my other two music pals, Stacy, and Colette! Give them a shout-out and a follow please!
So, on to the music! This week we have a "freebie" week which means we share what we would like for you all to hear. Now, since it is also A-Z for me, we are on the letter "C". So, all my songs shares will be with that in mind. Let's go!
First up: Yesterday, April 3rd was the 5th anniversary of my Grandma's passing. My Dad passed away 3 months later in June. The song, "Cat's In The Cradle" by Harry Chapin came to mind. Bottom line, never wait.


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The nineteen fifties observed An additional boom in inhabitants, partly due to return of numerous troopers and airmen who had served while in the vicinity throughout the war. Also, the arrival of air conditioning inspired progress, as 12 months-spherical residing in a tropical local weather turned much more acceptable to northerners. West Palm Seashore became the one of the country's fastest escalating metropolitan parts through the 1950s; the town's borders distribute west of Navy Path and south to Lake Clarke Shores.


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The Plastic Filmtastic Debonair from the Film Photography Project
Image Source: http://filmphotographyproject.com/store/fpp-plastic-filmtastic-120-debonair-camera
I've gotten hooked on a podcast from the Film Photography Project (FPP). It's a regular audio podcast put together by a group of friends in Findlay, Ohio. Part comedy, part film photography infocast, these guys keep it light and interesting.
(Click Here) for information on the podcast.
They also have an online store, with great pricing and availability on film. In fact, their Kodak film prices match the big New York warehouses. I like to support FPP.
(Click Here) to go to the FPP store.
While you're looking through the store, you may notice the "Plastic Filmtastic Debonair." An all-plastic medium format (120 film) camera, the Debonair is reminiscent of a Holga. With its fixed "Super lens," which is a 60mm f8 (no f-stop adjustment available), the Debonair shoots vertical (portrait) orientation 6x4.5 cm images. You get 16 images per roll of 120. Shot spacing is accomplished through a red window in the camera back, so you'll need to put some black tape over that if you use high speed film. The shutter speed is fixed somewhere around 1/100 sec on the sunny setting. There's also a cloudy setting that seems to be close to the same, maybe 1/60 sec. The lens has three focus settings - close, medium, far.
This camera allows you (forces you) to put your mind on seeing images, rather than technical settings. Composition becomes king. Sharpness is out the window, of course.
Most importantly, the Debonair costs $19.99. It's worth at least $19.99, maybe even $20.00.
Here are some images from my first roll of film through the Debonair, shot on Konica Centuria 100 print film, which expired in 2006.
Plastic Filmtastic Debonair Images, by Reed A. George
Obviously, I didn't spend any time post-processing these. I did increase the exposure a little after scanning them, but that's it. I think iso 200 film would be better for daylight pictures.
As usual, I used my favorite processing house for these, The Darkroom.
(Click Here) to check out The Darkroom. They process 35mm and 120 film for $10 per roll, including putting scans online for you. I'm a dedicated customer. You can print out a prepaid mailing label, or they'll send you a prepaid envelope if you contact them. I have sent them a lot of film, and always been happy with the results.
So, spend $20 with the good people at FPP and get yourself a Debonair. See what forgetting about f-stops, shutter speeds, and focusing points can do for your creative side!


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I'm not sure I have confided in all of you my love for organizing things.
By "organizing things," I don't mean taking things and organizing them. I loathe that, unless the "things" are pretty and shiny.
By "organizing things," I mean things that are designed to organize other things. I love them. I once went into The Container Store and had a brief out-of-body experience.
I have dozens of shoulder bags for work, church, and school. I haven't yet found "the one." You know, the one that will hold everything I could possibly need in an organized manner, be slim and attractive, and hang on my shoulder without falling off or hurting me.
I have dozens of purses. I haven't yet found "the one." You know, the one that will keep everything neat and organized, hold enough items to get me through an unexpected weekend away, but be small enough and light enough to be cute and feminine.
I have an inappropriate amount of affection for Rubbermaid. I can easily spend four figures in the Rubbermaid aisle at Wal-Mart. Easily.
I absolutely adore luggage. Sven won't really let me walk down that aisle at Wal-Mart, but I bet I could find a lot of stuff I like.
So, naturally, I found a hobby that combines my love for organizing things with my passion for shiny things:
I collect jewelry.
I hasten to clarify: I collect quirky, unusual, or antique pieces. I have nothing truly "valuable" in my jewelry collection.
Years ago, when my accumulated jewelry began to overflow the simple box my parents gave me as a teenager, Sven bought me a pretty red leather jewelry box. I have spent the last 12 years or so filling it:
I love this jewelry box. It had neat hidden compartments, and lots of different places to organize, so I could keep pearl jewelry in one part, silver in another, and gold in the rest. That being said, it did have drawbacks. The clearance for the ring slots was fairly low, so my higher-profile pieces were always in danger of scraping across the top. There were many compartments, but each was fairly small, so big pieces were really squished.
I don't wear a lot of jewelry, as a rule. Generally, I wear a wedding band. The one I wear now is stainless steel, $7.95 from Amazon.com. What I do with my jewelry collection is take it out after the kids are in bed and play with it. I look at the pieces, put some of them on, lay them out, and just enjoy them. That's all.
After one such night last week, I came to a conclusion: I need a new jewelry box. My beloved red leather one was crammed full, and many of the pieces couldn't be seen.
It arrived today.
A train-case style, brown leather jewelry box. Here's the comparison between the old and the new:
Don't pretend you're not impressed.
The kids and I spent a happy hour this afternoon transferring all of my "pretties" to the new "pretty box."
I can already tell you I will spend many, many happy hours playing with my new "pretty box." There is room to spare.
Maybe, one day, there will be need for my little leather one again. Perhaps I will use it for my costume pieces, or my everyday pieces, and store my new bad boy somewhere out of the way. For now, Red Leather goes into the closet to wait.
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I've decided to do 365 days of joy this year (inspired by the wonderful Raquel Kato, author of the Story of a Rose blog). Some posts my be long, some may be only a sentence, but the important thing is finding joy in your everyday life, because there are so many things to be joyful about, and I tend to forget that. I'll be posting one every week, and hopefully, along with joy, I can gain a little consistency in my life. 😉 Now the consistency thing failed due to my week long trip and my procrastination problem, so here we go, week 20, 21 and 22!
*This is my fourth time trying to write this stupid post and every time it hasn't saved, therefore, I'm going to do a big "END OF MAY" post and then call it good. Next week I will get back to doing the dates and go day by day.
The end of May brought so many joyful memories. I got to travel from Munich to Salzburg, Salzburg to Vienna, and Vienna to Prague. It was a long trip, but it was so amazing. It was my longest trip I have ever taken alone, but it really didn't feel like I was by myself. I met amazing people, including a cousin of mine in Munich and his family, and a lady in Vienna who is about to be elected into the Austrian Parliament. Everyone I met and stayed with were so friendly and they made my trip a great experience. It's hard to say which city was my favorite. Munich was full of life and history. Salzburg is full of natural beauty and a "small-town" atmosphere. Vienna is classy and grand. And Prague is Bohemian and magical. Sometimes when you travel all the cities mesh together, but the nice thing about this trip was that each city was so different that they remain separate trips in my memory.
Even though my trip was so amazing, coming back to the Netherlands was so refreshing. I realized how much I'm going to miss these kids when I have to leave them for more than just a week. It will be such a hard goodbye when I have to leave this family in July. But for now, I am going to enjoy this last month and pull as much joy out of it as I can!
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Also, you can check out my Bavarian blog here: https://goingdutchtravels.wordpress.com/2015/05/28/bavaria-baby/
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Merry Christmas
Just a quick note from us to wish all our readers, and fellow players and bloggers a very merry christmas! We hope you all have a fantastic time, and a great new year!
Look forward to playing more LOTRO and more blogging in 2012!
Adam and Emma
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Hopefully, this little blog will be buzzing with our escapades this year. I like blogging, but I LOVE going back and reading my thoughts and looking at the pictures of past posts. Especially since Keira was born. I love going back to remember my time with Kay at this age. I like to compare how we spend our days. I like to compare their features, stats, and expressions.
I love taking pictures and documenting our lives. Since I stopped blogging I haven't taken as many pictures, and I regret it. My sweet Baby Keira is just too cute, and I need to make sure I take as many pictures as I can to capture her beauty before she continues to grow and grow and grow! She is my big girl. I can't wait to dust off my camera and continue exploring my interest in photography.
I have so many things I want to accomplish this year from health and fitness goals to career goals and so much in between. I have so many things I want to enjoy.


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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
IndyMac Crisis Affects Arcadia
The IndyMac crisis rolled through Arcadia with crowds of patrons making their way to the local branch at Santa Anita and Foothill. Since Friday, crowds have increased at the normally quiet branch. IndyMac Federal requested APD presence to assist with crowd control and keeping the peace. Officers have been working with bank officials and the public since Monday. KABC 7 aired a story covering events in Pasadena and Arcadia Monday afternoon. Patrons at the Arcadia branch have been calm and cooperative throughout the long waits.
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Dearborn Street just north of the river was home to factories and warehouses in 1953. The gabled Chicago Varnish Company building is visible down the block at Kinzie Street, while beyond it is the narrow 1870s bridge over the river. And in 1953 Chicagoans were still getting used to one-way streets, as evidenced by the car parked facing the wrong way.
The 1960s brought a new Dearborn Street Bridge, the new Marina City complex, and the beginning of transformation for this area. Most of the old industrial buildings are gone or have been converted to other use—the onetime varnish factory now houses Harry Caray's Steakhouse. Though the neighborhood has definitely improved, I do miss that funky "DO NOT ENTER" sign hanging over the street on the light pole.


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(Assigning grime artists to R&B samples has the delightful effect of making them sound nothing like grime music, which can otherwise sound brassy and quaint if your musical POV is contemporary USA hip-hop.) The dominant innovation, however, is Drake's continuing obsession with dancehall, which inspired not only the album's title but also its most delightful track, "Passionfruit" (and also its silliest, given how much it actually sounds like a Tropicana commercial). It features over twenty tracks with guest appearances by Kanye West, Sampha, Quavo (from Migos), Travis Scott, 2 Chainz, Young Thug and London rapper Giggs who appears on multiple tracks.
Drake - who has repeatedly found success with works he defined as playlists - has described "More Life" as a loose collection of tracks to bridge the gap between major releases.
More Life will be Drake's seventh consecutive No. 1.
For the most part, Drake's new playlist "More Life" is pretty mellow. Why does it matter that they can't access "More Life" for 30 minutes when they're just going to play it on repeat once it finally does drop? Just a few days before More Life released, Spotify had revealed that Drake is the first act to hit 10 billion streams on their platform.
Whether or not Drake stole the sound from XXXTentacion's "Look At Me" is another story, but "KMT" is one of "More Life's" standout tracks.
Drake rhymes, "I could never have a kid, then be out here still kidding around/Boys playing around, where you really wanna take it now?" But on their supposed collaboration Get It Together, J. Lo's vocals are replaced by the rising United Kingdom singer Jorja Smith. (The track uses part of the series' "His World" theme song.) But that's not the only striking sample woven into More Life. Featuring a sample from JLo's "If You Had My Love", "Teenage Fever" finds Drake rapping about a previous relationship and preparing to move to another. "That's why he's trying to call it a playlist because he has a bunch of people in a space, hanging out". Calling More Life a "playlist" instead of a mixtape was a collaboration between Drake and Apple Music's team, and it's expected their relationship - and Drake dropping exclusive content on the service - will continue. While that's up for debate, Drizzy shows a hunger on the song that was missing from "Views".
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World Post Day…is On Strike!
Okay maybe not the whole world, but our area of South Africa is into the 3rd month a renewed postal strike which has apparently been in stages of delivery then protest off and on for…3 years!?!?. The love letters I sent Kurt while I was home in Pennsylvania have been in no-man's land (or destroyed, as I'm told often happens here during a postal strike). I'm also guessing the beautiful and unique, African birthday and anniversary cards I sent have not arrived to anyone in the states. I've been told mail is moving in some areas, but definitely not in our area.
What upsets me most is that so many don't seem to care. Snail mail is passé. The only people really complaining, it seems, are businesses who have a lot of product in transit, expats who haven't received their care packages from home, a few luddites who haven't figured out how to manage their bills electronically, and the lovers of all things handwritten and simmered slowly across a few continents, like me.
Snail mail is beautiful.
Sending a postcard, or a handwritten letter is one of the most beautiful expressions of love for me to give, or to receive. It takes more time, care, thought and money to write and send a letter or card by mail.
It's a dying art—from the calligraphy to the stationery, to the commemorative stamps—and if strikes like these keep happening, it will soon be dead to all but some privatized courier services.
Striking, then, seems to be a nail in the coffin, a shovel in the grave. Don't get me wrong. I believe there are a lot of injustices in worker compensation in multiple sectors of South Africa. But the way the strikes occur don't seem to actually have any effect except to turn the average consumer further against the employees doing the striking. Negotiations don't seem to be handled properly, and there doesn't seem to be an ability to resolve on either side. And when a strike occurs in an already seemingly useless or dying sector (such as postal service in a world of private, fast couriers and digital communication) there's little sympathy and little hope for swift and happy resolution.
So I don't know, friends, if I will get your sweet nothings sent by old-fashioned post, or if you'll receive my international birthday greetings, unless I decide to make a drive to another area where the post is still running.
But until then, I hope you enjoyed this Traveling Marla online postcard wishing you a happy World Post Day. I hope wherever you are, you can take advantage of a working postal service and take a moment to send a longhand note to someone you love.
Love, Marla
P.S. Can you guess what a group of male cheetah is called? (No Googling! I want to see what ideas you create when you guess!)
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Marla, this makes me so sad! I still look forward to going to the mailbox every day to see what's there, even if it's only bills. I think it started when I was in undergrad, and I've always loved getting the mail since.
My mom keeps the USPS afloat singlehandedly. She is always sending envelopes to our family and friends that contain newspaper articles, cartoons, and coupons. I've gotten one every week for forever, but only realized in the last few years that she also sends them to my cousins and pretty much everyone else she knows.
Group of cheetah? "gaggle" keeps coming to mind!


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We started the week by going to the Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas.
watched balls float on air,drove a fire engine,
rode a horse (can you tell he's saying "yee haw" here?),
playing with the water features,
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learned to milk a cow,
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The Penguin Classics debut that inspired a classic film and a current Broadway revivalReginald Rose's landmark American drama was a critically acclaimed teleplay, and went on to become a cinematic masterpiece in 1957 starring Henry Fonda, for which Rose wrote the adaptation. A blistering character study and an examination of the American melting pot and the judicial system that keeps it in check, "Twelve Angry Men" holds at its core a deeply patriotic belief in the U.S. legal system. The story's focal point, known only as Juror Eight, is at first the sole holdout in an 11-1 guilty vote. Eight sets his sights not on proving the other jurors wrong but rather on getting them to look at the situation in a clear-eyed way not affected by their personal biases. Rose deliberately and carefully peels away the layers of artifice from the men and allows a fuller picture of America, at its best and worst, to form.
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Saturday, December 12, 2009
listening to Sigur Rós this morning. this'll be a great day. we'll drink plum wine and take baths together.
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THE War O' Roses match between Rochdale and District and Askern AC was a near run thing.
The Yorkshire outfit came with a much strengthened team to take on the Lancashire boys at Trows and the result was the closest ever in the competition. Perhaps it was fortunate for the Red Rose contingent that the match lodge at Trows is still in poor form and catching anything is proving difficult.
With much nail-biting in the clubhouse as the scores were totalled, the final count-up was re-checked and found Rochdale edging in front with 146 penalty points to Askern's 152, ensuring the trophy remained this side of the Pennines for another year.
Individually, the top four places were shared out between the two teams. Steve Hodgeon led the Rochdale team to take the individual prize, catching 5-5-8 of rudd from peg 17. On peg 34 Pete Dixon of Askern caught rudd, club and roach weighing 4-6-8 for second place. Rochdale's Simon Ashton was third, netting a mixed catch weighing 3-6-8 from peg one. Askern's Steve Stockburn was fourth catching one bream with small silvers at peg 19 to weigh 2-15-8.
Last Friday, Todmorden AS Juniors fished their latest match at Town House.
In the under 12s section, and taking an overall victory, Jamie Nightingale put an even 7-0-0 on the scale. Second in the under 12s was Jo Bleakley, weighing 0-15-0.
The under 16s went to Chanel Conlan who weighed 3-13-0. Second in this section was John Bauld with 1-5-0.
Todmorden's Portsmouth reservoir preserve was in poor shape for the Grand Special Members match. The heavily-stocked water saw Dave Howarth needing just 7-1-0 to win the event. Second placed Pete Clegg put 3-3-0 on the scale. Steve Hall in third place weighed 2-13-0.
The latest Todmorden match saw only 15 rods on the bank and not many fish feeding. Winner Dave Colbran fished the pole with pellet bait to catch bream weighing 6kg 860g. Second placed Paul Lomax also caught bream weighing 5kg 200g on quiver-tipped swimfeeder. Kevin James caught two carp weighing 4kg 630g for third place.
Members of Newhey and District travelled to Baden Hall fishery to fish lodge pool for the J Willie Lees Trophy. It seems everyone had a good day but winner Paul Hurst finished miles ahead of the competition. Hurst caught a mainly carp net with chub and skimmers to weigh 77-13-0. Gordon Parke in second place also had mainly carp weighing 29-14-0. Third placed Darren Newall netted 21-1-0, also mainly carp.
Rochdale and District members had to return to the match lodge on Sunday after the War O'Roses to fish for the J Dene Trophy.
They were not looking forward to this after the poor results on Saturday.
Their fears were well founded when it took just 3-14-8 of small roach and skimmers for John Hooper to take the trophy. Hooper fished unfancied peg 21 in the bay fishing slop and squatt on the pole. In second place Vinny Eyes fished the swingtip from peg 10 catching 2-0-8 of small fish on maggot. Barry Briggs finished third weighing 1-7-8 of small skimmers and roach from peg 24.
Rochdale and District Wednesday summer league was once again on the John Player lodge with a much improved result.
Paul Consterdine won this round, netting one tench of 6-10-0 in his catch of tench and roach weighing 13-8-0.
In second place Frank Hyde had two small tench with roach on caster and weighed 10-12-0. Match organiser Vinny Eyes finished third with a weight of 10-2-0 including the small tench in an otherwise all-roach net on caster.
Castleton members fished the canal at Hopwood Arms for the first time since the banking was repaired and found a slight improvement on recent matches. Match organiser John Hooper won the night, catching small roach, perch and skimmers on squatt and pinkie at peg 51. In second place Tony Holcroft had the same species of small fish on white maggot to weigh 1-9-0. In third place, guest Jason Rostron weighed 1-8-0 of the same on pinkie and red maggot.
Rochdale Walton AS day/night match, Healey Dell. Draw 12noon, fish 1pm-10pm
Rochdale and District AS Rose Bowl, The Delves. Coach leaves 7am, two spaces remaining
Todmorden AS Open, Rochdale Canal. Draw to 8.30pm, fish 10am-3pm. £12 all in. Ring 01706 650954/374689
Newhey and District AS, Old Birds Trophy, Rydings. Draw 7am, fish 8am-12noon
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Jeff is a faculty member at two different colleges, where he teaches advanced AutoCAD courses. He is known for always giving 110 percent in the classroom, as well as for his ability to make complex concepts easy to understand. He provides on-site AutoCAD training for several businesses and schools, and produces training materials to help high school and college instructors teach AutoCAD in their classrooms. Jeff is a regular instructor at the annual Illinois Drafting Educators Association conferences, where he consistently receives high marks for his seminars.
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1 (16 ounce) package OREO Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, divided
1 (8 ounce) package PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
2 (8 ounce) packages BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, melted
Crush 9 of the cookies to fine crumbs in food processor; reserve for later use. (Cookies can also be finely crushed in a resealable plastic bag using a rolling pin.) Crush remaining 36 cookies to fine crumbs; place in medium bowl. Add cream cheese; mix until well blended. Roll cookie mixture into 42 balls, about 1-inch in diameter.
Dip balls in chocolate; place on wax paper-covered baking sheet. (Any leftover chocolate can be stored at room temperature for another use.) Sprinkle with reserved cookie crumbs.
Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Store leftover truffles, covered, in refrigerator.
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United States District Court, W.D. Kentucky, Owensboro Division
February 25, 2014
KARL DOLL Plaintiff,v.CITY OF CENTRAL CITY MUNICIPAL WATER AND SEWER Defendant.
JOSEPH H. McKINLEY, Jr., Chief District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on Defendant City of Central City Municipal Water and Sewer's ("the City") Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment [DN 50]. Fully briefed, this matter is ripe for decision.
This action arises out of the termination of Plaintiff Karl Doll from the Waste Water Treatment Plant for the City of Central City. Prior to his termination, Plaintiff served as the chief supervisor of the Waste Treatment Plant and also worked at the Water Plant in order to obtain a water license. As the supervisor of the Waste Treatment Plant, Doll reported directly to City Administrator David Rhoades, who worked directly under the Mayor of the City, Barry Shaver. Mayor Shaver made the final decision to terminate Doll pursuant to the City's Handbook.
While the City alleges multiple factors motivated its final decision to terminate Plaintiff, the City initially became concerned about Plaintiff following his arrest in Christian County on July 21, 2010 for three counts of wanton endangerment. On the morning of the Plaintiff's arrest, he called in to work in order to ask for a vacation because he had decided to get married that day to Tonya Adams, who he had been dating for about six or seven months. However, while driving with Adams somewhere to get married, the Plaintiff felt led to go to the Pennyrile State Park instead. Additionally, Adams' fourteen-year old son, Adams' seventeen-year old daughter ("JEI"), JEI's seventeen-month old daughter ("HL"), and Plaintiff's eleven-year old son were in the car with Doll and Adams on that day.
While at the park, Plaintiff, Adams, and all of the children except for JEI went out on a paddle boat on the lake. According to the Plaintiff, JEI had decided to stay inside of the car in order to sleep. At some point, JEI came down to the lake and demanded that Adams return HL to her. When everyone returned back to the dock with the paddle boat, Adams and JEI got into an argument about HL. Then, Adams, who still had HL, and Plaintiff retreated towards a bluff in the park. When a police officer finally arrived, he found the Plaintiff "laying [ sic ] in a patch of grass attempting to hide" and Adams "also laying [ sic ] in the thick grass with the 17 month old in her arm." Doll told the police officer that he "thought the world was coming to a [ sic ] end and seen GOD in the clouds." [Ex. 5, DN 50-6, at 3]. The Christian County police officer arrested Plaintiff for three counts of wanton endangerment.
Shortly following Doll's arrest, he met with Mayor Shaver, the City Administrator, the Chief of Police, and the then-Commissioner of the Water Board. During the meeting, Mayor Shaver informed Doll that he would be placed on paid administrative leave. However, due to financial constraints of paying Doll and also paying for a replacement, Mayor Shaver changed Plaintiff's status from paid to unpaid leave on September 11, 2010. Mayor Shaver then informed Plaintiff in writing on September 23, 2010 that he would be permanently dismissed for bringing "discredit upon the government" due to his arrest in Christian County for wanton endangerment. [Ex. 1 to Memo, DN 50-2, at 25]. In Mayor Shaver's deposition in this case, he considered "the testimony of the three counts of wanton endangerment, the safety issue, discrediting the city, the mental evaluation" in coming to the conclusion that the Plaintiff discredited the City. [Barry Shaver Dep., DN 50-8, at 15]. On October 11, 2010, Mayor Shaver also obtained approval for the termination for Plaintiff from the Water Board Commission.
Plaintiff notified the City by letter dated September 30, 2010 that he intended to appeal his termination and requested a hearing be set for October 20, 2010 with the City Council. The Water Board Commission then informed Doll on October 1, 2010 that the City Council meeting had been rescheduled for October 18, 2010. Plaintiff's attorney at the time, Dennis Ritchie, mailed a letter to the City requesting Doll's hearing set for October 18, 2010 be rescheduled for November 10, 2010. Plaintiff never appeared at any future City Council meetings to contest his dismissal.
Before the Court may grant a motion for summary judgment, it must find that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(a). The moving party bears the initial burden of specifying the basis for its motion and identifying that portion of the record that demonstrates the absence of a genuine issue of material fact. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett , 477 U.S. 317, 322 (1986). Once the moving party satisfies this burden, the non-moving party thereafter must produce specific facts demonstrating a genuine issue of fact for trial. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. , 477 U.S. 242, 247-48 (1986).
Although the Court must review the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, the non-moving party must do more than merely show that there is some "metaphysical doubt as to the material facts." Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corp. , 475 U.S. 574, 586 (1986). Instead, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure require the non-moving party to present specific facts showing that a genuine factual issue exists by "citing to particular parts of materials in the record" or by "showing that the materials cited do not establish the absence... of a genuine dispute[.]" Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c)(1). "The mere existence of a scintilla of evidence in support of the [non-moving party's] position will be insufficient; there must be evidence on which the jury could reasonably find for the [non-moving party]." Anderson , 477 U.S. at 252. It is against this standard the Court reviews the following facts.
Plaintiff claims Defendant discriminated against him based on his religion and retaliated against him in violation of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(1), and the Kentucky Civil Rights Act ("KCRA"), KRS § 344.010. Plaintiff's Complaint also indicated that he would pursue a claim based on the City's Handbook; however, he did not respond to any of Defendant's arguments regarding this claim. In response to Plaintiff's claims, Defendant maintains that Plaintiff ...
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Itsy Bitsy Spider by Keith Chapman
Itsy Bitsy Spider, written by Keith Chapman, the creator of Bob the Builder, does not disappoint as an enjoyable rhyming story for preschoolers.
The title of this picture book is a little misleading as one may be expecting a story based on the classic Itsy Bitsy Spider nursery rhyme. What young readers get instead, is a story about a little spider being blown around a farm by a strong gust of wind. He travels across each page, getting tangled up with various farm animals.
The writing style of this book is ideal for preschool children as the author uses rhythmic sounds through nursery rhyme-style verse. The story itself is written so it fits along with and can be sung to the tune of Itsy Bitsy Spider, making it even more enjoyable for preschool readers. Questions, such as "Itsy Bitsy Spider, what's he stuck on now?", are asked throughout the story, actively involving young readers. The book also introduces them to the many barnyard animals noises, providing them with the chance to mimic the sounds made by the pig, goat, cow, and many more.
Illustrated by Jack Tickle, Itsy Bitsy Spider is filled with delightful pictures throughout. Bright and colorful farm animals fill the pages and provide young readers with several opportunities for active reading and interaction with the illustrations. Children will delight in searching for where Itsy Bitsy has landed as he travels through the pages. Preschoolers can practice their colors and numbers as they locate and count the various flowers and bugs among the background images. An extra treat for children is the illustrator's use of silver glitter that outlines Itsy Bitsy's spider web throughout the entire book.
Itsy Bitsy Spider's reading level is ideal for ages 4-8, but will be enjoyed and frequently requested as a favorite bedtime story by younger children as well.


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Phillips McArthur Skipwith
63, passed away on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at his home in Indianapolis. Phillips was born on June 24, 1949 to Jim Skipwith and Queen Esther Skipwith in Columbus, Mississippi. Phillips was the youngest of three children. He gradated from Robert E. Hunt High School in Columbus, Mississippi and attended college at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI).
In 1967, Phillips began his long career in the military where he honorably served his country in the Navy, Navy Reserve, and Army Reserve. He bravely served in the Vietnam War and Desert Shield/Desert Storm. He honorably served his country for 34 years.
Phillips, a much loved husband, father and grandfather is survived by his loving wife of 39 years, Lillie Bell Skipwith; along with two daughters, Angelica F. Were (Samuel O. Were, Sr.) of St. Louis, Missouri and Aurelia Skipwith of Lexington, Kentucky; two grandchildren, Samuel Were, Jr. and Austin Were; and many loving nieces, nephews, relatives, military family and friends.
The funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 23 at 12 p.m. at Lavenia & Summers Home for Funerals , 5811 E. 38th St., Indianapolis, IN 46218. Reverends Ronald Evans and Ronald Dowdell will officiate the service. The family will receive loved ones and friends starting at 10 a.m., prior to the funeral service. Phillips McArthur Skipwith will be buried with full honors at Marion National Cemetery, a cemetery for United States veterans, in Marion, Indiana.
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|Subject: Thailand Tips?
Gerry Crouse expressed a doting and nervous parent's concerns about his
son's future trip to Thailand.
Gerry, as others have already pointed out, I'm sure he'll be fine. He's an experienced traveller and backpacker, and he's already done the research.
As for the language: outside Bangkok, the only English he will find is in the specific tourist industries. However, unlike many other parts of Asia, that's little problem. The people are so incredibly friendly and helpful, as long as he's willing to work with gestures and pantomime, many people there will do the same for him. That willingness to leap into communication with a smile and huge sense of humour is one of the many reasons I love Thailand.
As for getting from Don Muang (the airport) into the backpacker area of Bangkok: depends on what time of day his flight arrives. If it's daytime, he can actually catch a local bus; near the airport, unless it's specifically rush hour, it won't be *too* crowded, and will actually drop him inside one of the backpacker accommodation areas. He can ask at the travellers' information centre in the airport. However, if he arrives late at night, as I always seem to, he'll need to take a taxi. For that, it is *essential* to check with the taxi desk *inside* the airport; arrange the complete ride at the desk. Some of the taxis outside are more than willing to charge like wounded bulls for wide-eyed arrivals, and sometimes they'll even try to change the fare with explanations about taking the expressway, not taking the expressway, going another route, while en route! Just stay calm, smile a lot, and repeat the agreed fare. :-)
And he'll likely meet other travellers arriving at the same time he does, some of them with experience. I know I have, and sharing a taxi with them makes a simple job even easier.
Oh, btw, if he does arrive very late at night, let him know that he should be prepared to pay premium hotel prices, or wander about the budget streets looking for a room, or even grin and look for a park/temple bench until after the dawn.
Lonely Planet is an excellent source of information, as is the Moon Publication about Thailand. Most of the time the prices are outdated, but because of the economic crisis, they're not as badly out of date as usual in the guidebooks.
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I knew I would be hungry but would be unable to eat anything substantial so when I spied the watermelon van, I told my mother I would really like to get a slice for later. Sitting on the passenger side, I thought I would do the needful and motion to the vendor which slice I wanted, and hand over the cash as well. As the guy headed towards me, his eyes opened in fear and horror, and he almost dropped the watermelon slice from the shock.
"Miss, what happen to yuh mouth?"
I thought perhaps he meant the slack jaw or the swelling. But no, when I looked in the mirror, I was freakin' Bride of Dracula/Vampirella, with blood everywhere - on my teeth, my lips, dripping down my chin. lol. I was a hot mess! I could well imagine my own expression had some crazy woman pulled up to my watermelon cart looking like she had just pulled apart pieces of roadkill with her teeth. Needless to say, the guy was more concerned than terrified in the end. I could laugh about the horrible amusement, even through all the pain, but that was a Mastercard "Priceless" moment if ever there was one. I got home and slept for about 12 hours after that - a combo of I think the sedatives and the physical exhaustion from the past couple weeks.
I am much better today, and no, I do not eat small children. I try not to.


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This b and b was in an ideal location, with walkable distance to the shops and restaurants and the fact we had a place to leave the car round the back was really handy. Our room was really comfortable, we had the top floor with...More
"Top room 4 lovely and quiet ,at the back of the house so no trafic noise, and lovely out look on to a park"
"family room was well worth the extra payment. It was like a suite, my mum and I enjoyed our stay so much."
"We had a back room and as long as we shut the bathroom door traffic noise was not a problem."


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This is the second movie in the Trilogy "Trois Couleurs" by Krzysztof Kieslowski, the same director who created Decalogue. White depicts purity. It also depicts Equality…or getting equal, as in this movie. How far would you go to get equal with a wife who humiliates you publicly in a French Courtroom while seeking a divorce? Karol's wife wants a divorce because their marriage hasn't been consummated. Karol still loves her, but being a Polish citizen, his rights in Paris are very limited. After the divorce, he finds himself homeless and on the streets, only with a suitcase for company. How he gets out of France and take revenge is what needs to be seen. Then again, would I really call it revenge? I don't think so.
What follows is a detailed plot to get his wife back to Poland, even though it might mean proving that he is dead and that his wife killed him. He devises his own supposed murder and frames his wife as the murderer, with the help of a fellow countryman, who also helped him get out of France in a suitcase. She is taken into custody and sentenced for life. But before she is convicted, he does meet her for one last night after he sees her crying at his funeral in the morning. He is finally happy to see that his wife does suffer for him.
After she is convicted, Karol comes and sees her, through his binoculars, while she waits at her prison window, both happy…finally realizing that she loves him. You see, staying together in the same city, in Warsaw, Poland, knowing that they love each other even though they can only see each through binoculars is better than staying in two different countries, where one 'thinks' that he hates the other person. Probably one of the most touching scenes in the movie is the last one: Karol stands at the main entrance of the Polish prison and his wife is standing at the prison window. He looks at her through his binoculars. She knows that he's come to look at her. She makes hand movements to tell him that she loves him and is thinking about their wedding day. He looks at her silently, with tears dripping down his cheeks, happy to know that they are in the same city, filled with love in their hearts.
The original movie is in French with English subtitles. This is one of the best movies I have seen so far. I can't wait to watch the last one in the series, called Red.
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Dave-El here and welcome to I'm So Glad My Suffering Amuses You, a blog that is a thing on the internet that you're reading right now.
Below is a panel from a Silver Age Superman story (to which I have amended Superman's thought).
Now Superman, hold on just a minute! How can you expect to find a better comic book to star in when this one is so jam packed with goodness in just one amazing panel.
A tiny flying man is carrying a really large (and pissed off looking) cat...excuse me, a "curious Persian cat". Even bigger than the cat is the large word balloon of exposition our little flying man is balancing over his head. And doesn't it almost look like he's carrying the tail of that word balloon like it's an actual balloon! How cute!
And then there's Lois, explaining stuff that Superman already knows, right? But Superman's a busy guy; I mean, a really, really busy guy. There's all the Superman stuff he does on his own, with Supergirl, with Batman and the Justice League, stuff he does in Metropolis, all over the Earth, out in space, way in the future. And there's also whatever he does in that "secret identity" of his (but Lois just knows, KNOWS has to be that Clark Kent). With ALL of that going on, maybe Superman can't be expected to remember such little details like:
- Kandor was on Krypton
- Kandor was shrunk by Brainiac.
- Brainiac is
a villaina space villain.
- There are tiny men who live in Kandor.
- Kandor is in a bottle.
So Superman, I hope you realize that you cannot be in a better comic than this, with a tiny flying man, a monster Persian cat and a gal pal who helps you remember the little details of life.
You all be good to one another out there, you here?
What is it with me and Thursdays? For the 3rd week in a row, I'm blowing off the Thursday post. Apparently I can only be clever 6 days a week instead of 7.
I will be back on Friday with an ALL NEW edition of Broken News (which shows I can only be clever 5 days out of 7). Then it's another one-two punch Doctor Who Weekend with Love's Labours Won on Saturday (Companions in love! Awwww!) and a review of this weekend's new Doctor Who episode, The Caretaker, which I will post on Sunday.


text: What does the future hold for mining? " From using minerals to colour rocks in Aboriginal art to contributing 9.3 per cent to the annual value of Australia, the mining industry has come a long way.According to PwC's recently released Mine 2016 report, the end of 2015 marked an overall low for the market, with this year hoped to be a turning point towards more sustained growth. But how has the industry become what it is today and how does the current landscape actually look?Australia gained its global reputation for mining during the gold rush of the 1850s.Where does mining come from?As coal was discovered merely 10 years after the first settlement arrived in 1788, Geoscience Australia documents that Australia has seen minerals provide economic growth since its early days. Initially providing fuel for cooking and transport, the discovery of lead and copper around 1841 led to rapid technology developments. This boosted the then-emerging industry to overtake exports of Australian wool and wheat by 1850. The start of the gold rush in the 1850s stepped the game up yet again, earning Australia its reputation in mining and moving the country into new growth areas within machinery development. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports the first discoveries of gold in 1823 led to immense growth of the country's population. Something emphasised by Australia's Mining History Association reporting the country produced a whopping 40 per cent of the world's gold.Further discoveries of metals such as tin, iron ore and zinc in the 1870s helped establish Australia's first major mines in Queensland, New South Wales, Western Australia and South Australia. The continued boom of the industry came to a dramatic slow down when World War I severely affected metal prices. The ABS recorded a drop in exports from $15.3 million to $7.6 million, forcing many mines to close.Only slowly did mining and smelting recommence after the discovery of Mount Isla's lead-zinc-copper deposit, which started to be mined around World War II. Australia's mining industry became famous during the gold rush. What is the current situation?Australia has continued its success story and today, as suggested by Geoscience Australia as well as the ABS, counts as one of the world's top providers for mineral resources with over 400 mines across the nation. PwC's report reflects this dominance within mining, as Australia sits in the top two spots of the industry's 40 biggest players.The report also shows that there is a relatively even split between emerging and traditional companies, with the Chinese starting to take a bigger share of the overall market. However, with less free cash available demand in bulk commodities, expansions and investments are lower. This in effect slowed the shift and growth of the industry and made 2015 not the best of years for mining.On a positive note, overall reduction in absolute debt has entailed a stronger focus on alternative financing and the acceleration of some disposal programs, making 2016 a potential turning point for the industry according to PwC. The future holds a lot of changes for the mining industry. What is in store for the future?Despite the obvious challenges of a slower market PwC suggests a positive long-term outlook for the mining industry, as it is within companies' capabilities to adapt to current shifts.Adding to this, research by Deloitte noted looking at other industries for inspiration regarding structural and cultural shifts. Big players in the market have already started to, and will be required to continue, restructuring their chain of commands and hierarchies to accommodate for changing environments. Accordingly, Deloitte further points towards the importance of communicating the same vision and message across all stakeholders within each company as well as continued investment in new technologies and innovative ideas to bring the industry to new heights in the future.The landscape of the mining industry is bound to shift towards innovation around energy solutions.As the mining industry's attention shifts to more efficient and sustainable long-term solutions along the supply chain, successful productivity will be determined by the collaboration of partners along the supply chain. Leading from this, the optimisation of relationships and technologies can enable companies to utilise data captured to gain knowledge, which can be used to adapt.Undoubtedly, according to Mine 2016, the landscape of the mining industry is bound to shift towards innovation around the energy solutions, opening up new growth opportunities within the industry.From its initial boom through to the crisis surrounding the World Wars, the mining industry has been through ups and downs and overcome many a challenge. Even though the past year might not have been the strongest for growth, there still is a positive outlook for the industry in the long run, as it adapts to environmental shifts.Interconnect Systems has a comprehensive background in aerospace and defence engineering, being an industry leader for more than 20 years. It provides electrical interconnect products and solutions, including cable and wire harness manufacture. 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