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Police Daily Blotter Weekend Recap (Friday 9/23 through Sunday 9/25)
This report is published every weekday, except county holidays. The information in each report covers significant criminal incidents generally from the day before; reports published on Monday cover the preceding Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Some incidents may appear a day or two after the occurrence.
The report contains selected crimes, including animal-related incidents and property crimes. The information is organized by police district station. Addresses shown indicate blocks and not specific locations. This report is not a comprehensive list of every police event in Fairfax County in the stated time frame.
Note: Information contained in the Daily Blotter is generally based on initial reports made to the police department. Follow-up investigations may reveal different or additional information.
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Police Explorer (Youth) Program: Seeking New Recruits, Registration Only Happens Once a Year: One informational session, called a "First Nighter," was held on Monday, September 19. Nearly two dozen potential candidates attended. Two more sessions are planned in the coming weeks. We look forward to meeting more of our community's youth and share details on becoming a Police Explorer!
Two more First Nighter sessions will be held at 7 p.m. on the following upcoming Mondays:
- TODAY: September 26 at Police Headquarters in Fairfax: 4100 Chain Bridge Road, A-level conference room
- October 3 at West Potomac High School in Alexandria
Fairfax County Crime Solvers Case of the Month: Series of Shots Fired Into Vehicles and Dwelling
Virginia Department of Transportation will be milling and paving on Guinea Road, reducing it to one lane, alternating between Braddock Road and Route 236 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the next few weeks. Stay alert and follow officers' direction. They will be in the work zone for safety.
Dates Covered: Friday, September 23 through Sunday, September 25
Total Calls for Service: 4,821
Total Domestic-Related Calls for Service: 101
Total Mental Health-Related Calls for Service: 59
Total Crash Calls for Service: 316
Several officers in the McLean Police District participated in a DWI checkpoint on Friday, September 23, from 11:15 p.m. to 2:15 a.m. 665 cars were screened, with seven summonses issued, to include one DWI arrest. Additionally, one driver was arrested on an outstanding warrant and another was charged with possession of marijuana. Thanks for driving safely.
On Thursday, September 22, officers from the Sully District Station and members of the Traffic Division conducted alcohol beverage control (ABC) compliance checks at stores in the Sully District. This operation was part of an ongoing alcohol beverage control (ABC) enforcement campaign. Fairfax County Police Department cadets, dressed in plain clothes and under 21 years old, entered ABC licensed stores without identification and attempted to purchase alcoholic beverages. The cadets were instructed ahead of time to provide his true age to any cashier who inquired. If the illegal sale of alcoholic beverages took place, a uniformed officer would place the appropriate charge.
Fourteen stores were checked. Two charges were made at the following locations:
7-Eleven, 14515 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway, in Chantilly
Tio's Market, 14215Q Centreville Square, in Centreville
In addition to the above arrests, a man outside a business in the 14200 block of Centreville Square offered to buy a cadet alcohol after the clerk refused to do so. The man was charged with purchasing alcoholic beverages for a person not entitled to possess.
6200 block of Multiplex Drive, cell phone from residence
6000 block of Union Mill Road, cell phone from residence
None reported
POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY/ARREST: Backlick Road/Richmond Highway, 9/23/16 around 5:52 p.m. Two men were arrested for being in a stolen car after an officer was dispatched to assist a disabled motorist on the roadway. The officer determined the car was stolen from another state, called for backup and took the driver and passenger into custody. Gajuan Carter, 20, of Newark, N.J., and Rashawn Logan, 18, of Irvington, N.J., were taken to jail and charged with possession of stolen property.
COMMERCIAL ROBBERY: 2200 block of Huntington Avenue, 9/24/16 between 9:25 and 9:40 a.m. An investigation determined two men entered the business, one of them displayed a gun and demanded money from the clerk, a 30-year-old woman. The suspect allegedly pushed the victim, took an undisclosed amount of cash from a drawer then both suspects ran out of the store to a car waiting nearby then fled the area. Both suspects were described as black, with their faces covered. One suspect was about 5 feet 11 inches tall and 195 pounds, wearing a black T-shirt and blue jeans; the other was about 5 feet 6 inches tall and 155 to 170 pounds. The vehicle was described as a silver, four-door. The victim did not require medical attention.
3000 block of Furman Lane, cash from residence
2300 block of Huntington Avenue, property from business
7900 block of Janna Lee Avenue, cell phone from residence
5800 block of North Kings Highway, cash from business
6600 block of Richmond Highway, wallet from business
7300 block of Richmond Highway, beer from business
7900 block of Richmond Highway, property from business
7800 block of Ridge Crest Drive, camera from vehicle
8200 block of Russell Road, wine from business
3300 block of Southgate Drive, ring from residence
6500 block of Virginia Hills Avenue, prescription and sunglasses from business
8600 block of Venoy Court, 2011 Toyota Corolla
1900 block of Chain Bridge Road, property from business
7200 block of Evans Mill Road, CDs from residence
6900 block of South Ridge Drive, tools from residence
8100 block of Tysons Corner Center, laptop computer from business
None reported
PREVENT SOMEONE FROM SUMMONING LAW ENFORCEMENT/BURGLARY WITH INTENT TO COMMIT ASSAULT/DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY/ASSAULT/ARREST: 3000 block of Patrick Henry Drive, 9/24/16 around 2:53 a.m. Police responded to an unknown situation at a home. They encountered one man holding down another man on the floor. An investigation determined earlier in the night, a 39-year-old man had gone to the home to talk to a former acquaintance, a 33-year-old woman, who lived there. She refused to speak to him. When he refused to leave, she tried to call police, but the suspect allegedly grabbed and broke her phone. The victim got into her car, and as she was leaving, the suspect broke the window. The victim returned home a short time later. Then, as her husband returned home, he saw the suspect outside and an argument began. The victim heard the commotion and opened the door. The suspect allegedly forced his way into the home; the husband rushed in to stop him and was able to subdue him. Officers arrested Casimiro Gabarrete Gabarrete, of Laurel, Md. He was taken to jail and charged with burglary with the intent to commit assault, prevent another person from summoning law enforcement services and two counts each of destruction of property and assault. The female victim did not require medical attention; the male victim was taken to a local hospital and treated for minor injuries.
ROBBERY: 7800 block of Rectory Lane, 9/24/16 around 8:20 p.m. An investigation determined a 36-year-old man was outside when two men approached. At least one of the suspects displayed a small knife and grabbed the victim's cell phone then ran away. Both suspects were described as black, in their 20s, wearing dark-colored clothing. One suspect was about 6 feet tall and 170 pounds; the other about 5 feet 5 inches tall and 140 pounds. The victim did not require medical attention.
5700 block of Columbia Pike, cash from business
6500 block of Columbia Pike, items from residence
6500 block of Columbia Pike, license plate from vehicle
3600 block of Forest Drive, license plates from vehicle
6200 block of Little River Turnpike, cash from business
6200 block of Little River Turnpike, merchandise from business
7400 block of Little River Turnpike, beer from business
3700 block of Merrimac Trail, cash and wallet from vehicle
5700 block of Seminary Road, cell phone from business
3500 block of South Jefferson Street, property from business
7300 block of Wayne Drive, cash from residence
None reported
ROBBERY: 13200 block of Parcher Avenue, 9/23/16 around 5:25 a.m. An investigation determined a 36-year-old woman was walking when she heard someone call out to her from behind. When she turned around, a man assaulted her and took her wallet, then fled. The suspect was described as black, between 18 and 20 years old, about 6 feet 1 inch tall and 160 pounds. He wore a black hoodie and black pants. The victim did not require medical attention.
12600 block of Fantasia Drive, property from residence
1100 block of Morning Wood Lane, property from residence
None reported
5600 block of Bellington Avenue, property from vehicle
3200 block of Hatcher Street, electronic device from vehicle
6600 block of Loisdale Road, shoes from residence
8200 block of Terminal Road, catalytic converter from vehicle
None reported
8100 block of Willow Dale Court, license plate from vehicle
None reported
12200 block of Fairfield House Drive, wallet from vehicle
13900 block of Metrotech Drive, tablet from residence
None reported


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Lionel and I passed Manor House on the 141 bus rather than on a tram, but other than that its not changed that much since this photo was taken. This is about to change though as work has already started on a massive redevelopment of the area.
From what I have seen they are replacing a lot of old ugly buildings with newer and bigger, ugly buildings. Well that's progress I suppose...
We got off the bus a little earlier than we intended. Which considering the cacophony of gangsta rap played on mobile phones, mad people and screaming children was quite a relief. This also gave me a chance to take this snap of our local landmark.
Lionel told me that the french term for water tower translates as water castle and this is certainly that. Once the main Water Board pumping station. It was designed, by William Chadwell Mylne, to look like a towering Scottish castle.
A little further down is 'The Brownswood Park Tavern' ( a pub I have not ventured into as yet ) This area was just that - Browns Wood - and a popular day-trip destination for Londoners wanting to escape the city for a bit of peace and quiet in the clean air of the countryside.
Brownswood is shown at the bottom right of this map. If any one has a picture of Brownswood Manor I would love to see it.
On into Clissold Park
Clissold Park is not only a lovely park but is full of history as well as Spring bulbs.
Clissold House was built for Joseph Hoare, a Quaker merchant and anti-slavery campaigner, in the 1790s. The park was his garden, and the stretch of water that winds around the house was once part of the New River (the New River is a blog to itself so more on that at a later date, methinks).
The house then went to the Crawshay family, the middle-aged daughter of which was courted by the Reverend Augustus Clissold. Her father was against the match. He was probably right, for as soon as her father died Clissold acquired ownership of the estate and his wife's fortune. He changed the name of the estate to Clissold Place and gave up the church. All of a woman's property and money transferred to the husband on marriage at that time. Not much is known about her. I hope she was happy but somehow I doubt it.
I didn't take a snap of the house as it's going through a major refurb, as a Starbucks and wedding location or something of that ilk I expect. It was covered by netting and cement mixers anyway.
The story after Mr Clissold is actually more interesting - The growth of London and urban development.
On 22 June 1886 Clissold Park was to be sold, the trees felled and the land laid out as building plots.
Stoke Newington was losing its open spaces at an alarming rate. In the previous ten years, from 1776-1866, nearly a third of its 2000 acres had been built over.
Two men headed a London-wide campaign. Mr. Beck and Mr. Runtz pressurised the authorities. The estate was eventually acquired under the Clissold Park (Stoke Newington) Act 1887!
Thank heavens they did you can see in the next map how much was lost:
Booth map1889
(Gold means very-very rich, blue means poor. Black is for the very poor/sub criminal classes.)
Many country estates neighbouring Clissold Park and shown on the maps above were lost to the developers
1875 Newington Hall,
1887 Holly Lodge / Lordship Park
1890 Sale Plan of Willow Lodge:
1888 Sale Plan of Green Lanes Estate:
and Manor House, Stoke Newington (not to be confused with the Tube station):
When the London County Council took over the land as Clissold Park, they inherited a minor Botanical Garden which had been designed in the grounds of a gentleman's residence. It was the last of many.
Thank you, Mr. Beck and Mr. Runtz!
The two ponds in Clissold Park were christened Beckmere and Runtzmere and a memorial drinking fountain erected to commemorate Beck and Runtz's work in securing the park for the public:
After a troll around the park Lionel and I headed of towards the Parish Church of St Mary's:
Now I was confused!
I have seen the church many times from Green Lanes. It creates a wonderful picturesque view seen across the park. It has the tallest spire of any parish church in London.
This was not it!
Stoke Newington has two parish churches next to each other and both with the same dedication. The 'Old' and the 'New' St Marys...
Both are still in use.
From here we walked to Newington Green to catch a bus up to Islington
Newington Green, 1860:
The Newington Green area has always been a little bit posh and a bit alternative. That might be due to Non-Conformists moving there from the city to avoid persecution - or the indeed fact that Hermione Gingold and Barbara Windsor both grew up there, which must have left its mark!
And so to Islington (mainly so that Lionel could do some shopping and I could get a pint in a gay pub with a beer garden).
We did pop into Chapel Street Market for a quick browse:
But we were both felt too hot for the eels, pie and mash that we promised ourselves earlier:
This stall has gone but Manze's is still there:
No eels, no pie, no mash and no liqueur - hey ho, next time!
Lionel went off shopping and I went to sit and relax in the sunshine in the beer garden of the Edward VI.
I love London! This was basically a trip to Sainsbury's but at the turn of a corner one bumps into history, culture, green open spaces, architecture and the legacy of amazing people .
There is so more to talk about in this short stretch of green Lanes me thinks there should be a follow up blog
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* Smile, you're on TV: Makandiwa and wife.
Multi-millionaire self-proclaimed 'prophet' Emmanuel Makandiwa has dumped the impoverished Chitungwiza congregation that brought him fame and fortune and relocated to the leafy northern suburbs, it emerged.
Makandiwa's move came after a string of patently false 'prophecies' which caused many to doubt his powers as a 'prophet' who claimed to hear directly from God.
The prominent televangelist has riled followers by relocating his Zimbabwe headquarters from a dusty Chitungwiza ghetto to the upmarket Mt Hampden property development where he has raked in millions selling residential stands to members of his United Family International Church. Mt Hampden, just north of Harare, is being developed by government into the new Zimbabwean capital. Makandiwa's massive Chitungwiza church building remains an uncompleted shell years after work started on it.
Sources said Makandiwa now lived in South Africa and sometimes flew to Zimbabwe on Sunday mornings for services but this was denied by his spokesman Prime Kufa. The sources said Makandiwa's decision to leave Chitungwiza where his church started was taken after his takings from church offerings dropped due to the collapse of the Zimbabwean economy and the introduction of discredited bearer bonds by the government to replace the US dollar. At the peak of his movement, Makandiwa reportedly raked in at least $250 000 per week in offerings after instructing his tens of thousands of followers to each give him $20 at every service.
Makandiwa, a former pastor at AFM Zimbabwe, started UFIC on a humble note in Chitungwiza, asking his poor followers to donate their cellphones and personal effects to get things going. He lost credibility after some Ghanaian pastors accused him of committing human sacrifice, allegedly killing several people in the hope of boosting his 'spiritual powers'. A fetish priest in the West African country claimed to have performed the sacrificial rituals for Makandiwa and several other pastors in Zimbabwe and southern Africa. The Ghanaian pastors wanted to visit Zimbabwe to 'prove' their claims but were denied visas by the Zanu PF government, which is accused of protecting the discredited clergyman.
Makandiwa also lost followers after making several 'prophetic' claims which did not materialize. He promised to 'walk on water' at Kariba dam, like the Biblical Jesus on the Sea of Galilee but backed down on the appointed date. He later claimed that the Zimbabwean economy would flourish and that diamonds and gold would "rain" on the country but this did not happen. Instead, the country's economy has been on a downward slide since investors fled Zimbabwe with billions of dollars in the wake of the disputed 2013 election which many say was rigged by president Robert Mugabe and his party.
The Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe has warned people to be wary of false prophets who take advantage of the desperate by making false promises. Apparently, many are turning to religion for answers as economic problems deepen.
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Tuesday, April 01, 2014
Private Down Under (James Patterson & Michael White)
The boy is the kidnapped son of one of Australia's richest men - but investigating his death is not their only pressing case. Rock star Micky Stevens is convinced that someone is trying to kill him, and believes that Private are the only ones who can help.
As if that was not enough, someone is murdering the wealthy wives of the Eastern suburbs, in the most brutal way imaginable. And if they do not catch the killer soon, the next victim could be someone close to Private.
Quote: "Then he turned back to the stage, hardly able to believe how the demure shy character he'd met at Private could transform himself into this massive personality, this rock god parading in front of them."
My thoughts on this book: I must confess that I read other reviews before writing my own as to make sure that I was on the right page.
I am not Australian but, as Brits would agree, having grown up in England, I grew up watching Australian soap operas (Neighbours and Home & Away were the two most popular when I was growing up). So, when I picked up this book I was curious about how Australia and Australians would be portrayed and came to the conclusion that they must be very similar to the USA (or not, had Mr. Patterson done his homework). Except for names used, there was no Australia in this book but yet another normal story for the Private series, which I am also beginning to get sick of. How I miss James Patterson's earlier and different work!
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Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Legislation Heads to President's Desk
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House passed the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act to bring accountability to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The legislation will now head to the president's desk. Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) and representatives from Veterans Service Organizations (VSO) released the following statements:
"I've said time and time again that the vast majority of VA's employees are hard-working public servants who are dedicated to providing quality healthcare and benefits for veterans," said Roe. "But, for far too long, the failures of the bad actors have tarnished the good name of all VA employees. Today, the House came together to change that. The Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act will create the culture of accountability at VA that our nation's heroes deserve, while protecting the men and women who blow the whistle on injustices at VA. I thank Senators Isakson, Rubio and Tester for leading the charge on accountability in the Senate, as well as all of my colleagues in the House, particularly Ranking Member Walz, for supporting this legislation that will allow us to bring wholesale reform to VA. I'm also grateful to Secretary Shulkin and the entire Trump Administration for their strong support of accountability from day one, and I look forward to President Trump signing this legislation into law so we can once and for all bring accountability to the Department of Veterans Affairs."
The American Legion
"On behalf of the 2.2M members of The American Legion, we applaud the House of Representatives passing of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017. This legislation, as currently written, will provide the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs the authorities to improve accountability and raise employee performance and morale. We are impressed by the speed by which Congress acted to move this critical legislation forward to the President's desk in a bipartisan manner. We look forward to this bill becoming law." Charles E. Schmidt, National Commander
Concerned Veterans for America
"For years a toxic culture has plagued the Department of Veterans Affairs, but the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act will be a meaningful step toward turning the troubled department around. Finally, Secretary Shulkin will be empowered with the authority to quickly remove those who under-perform, neglect patients, or even engage in criminal activity. We believe this historic piece of legislation will help usher in a new era of integrity and accountability at the department entrusted with caring for our heroes. We thank Chairman Roe, Senator Rubio, and concerned citizens across the country who pushed relentlessly to generate support from both sides of the aisle and make this reform a reality." Dan Caldwell, Policy Director
Disabled American Veterans
"DAV supports enactment of the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017. I applaud the bipartisan effort to ensure greater accountability and strengthened whistleblower protections within VA. We thank Chairman Roe for his leadership to ensure VA is able to enforce accountability standards to attract, hire and retain the brightest and best employees our nation has to offer to care for ill and injured veterans." Garry Augustine, DAV Washington Headquarters Executive Director.
Fleet Reserve Association
"Accountability in the VA, and within the department, should be an authentic and transparent continuum of a prime-mover for the defined core-values, care and benefits for our nation's Veterans and their families. This should be the mainstay, the anchor, and responsible course of action now and forever." Thomas J. Snee, M.Ed, National Executive Director
Got Your 6
"The veteran community has been pushing for three years now to adequately address the need for greater accountability at the VA while also maintaining a workplace that is able to attract and retain high quality professionals. Got Your 6 works to be a collaborative partner of the VA and we strongly support this approach to empower VA leadership with more efficient workforce management options. We applaud the House for quickly taking up this bill after Senate passage and look forward to the President signing it into law." Bill Rausch, Executive Director
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
"This is welcome news to veterans nationwide. Given that the scandal in Phoenix alerted the country to the outrageous state of the VA health care system nearly three years ago, this change is long overdue. IAVA applauds the leadership of Majority Leader McCarthy and Chairman Roe to hold a House vote on the Senate-passed bill that will empower the VA to remove bad-acting employees. IAVA and our members have fought relentlessly to give the VA Secretary the tools needed to address workforce accountability and save veterans' lives, and we are extremely pleased that final passage into law is within reach." IAVA Founder and CEO Paul Rieckhoff
Military Order of the Purple Heart
"The ability to hold bad employees accountable and protect whistleblowers is absolutely critical for VA to accomplish its mission of caring for our nation's veterans. MOPH deeply thanks all members of the House and Senate who voted "yes" on this legislation, and especially Chairmen Roe and Isakson and Ranking Members Walz and Tester for their steadfast, bipartisan leadership on this important issue." Hershel Gober, MOPH National Commander
Paralyzed Veterans of America
"No other large healthcare system rivals VA's competence to deliver specialized services at a national level, such as spinal cord injury and disease and polytrauma care, or synthesizes access to healthcare, benefits, support, and peer mentorship better than VA. But what VA needs most right now is the one 'ability' it presently lacks and can no longer be taken for granted — accountability. Whether that means better protecting whistleblowers, shortening the reprimand process, or recouping ill-gotten bonuses and relocation expenses, achieving a state of being answerable to the public, the Congress, and most importantly, veterans, will be dictated by the worst behavior the VA Secretary has to tolerate. This bill will be a major step toward having to tolerate such behavior no more." Sherman Gillums, Executive Director
Student Veterans of America
"We have witnessed first-hand why it is imperative to have stronger accountability measures for VA employees. This bill gives the Secretary of VA the authority to take necessary action against negligent employees, such as recalling their bonuses and relocation expenses. Accountability is a major challenge for VA and this bill addresses accountability challenges with specific measures." Jared Lyon, President and CEO of Student Veterans of America
United States Army Warrant Officers Association
"This bipartisan legislation will ensure the VA Secretary has crucial, enforceable tools at his disposal to provide more efficient services to our Veterans in need, and enforce greater accountability of the professionals tasked with serving them." CW4 (Ret) Jack Du Teil, Executive Director
Veterans of Foreign Wars
"The VFW wants Secretary Shulkin to have the authority to manage his people in a manner expected of all senior executives, public or private. The VFW wants the secretary to weed out the nonperformers and those whose personal conduct brings doubt and dishonor upon thousands of dedicated employees. And the VFW wants this bill passed into law, because maintaining the status quo doesn't work for those who have borne the battle." VFW National Commander Brian Duffy
Vietnam Veterans of America
"Vietnam Veterans of America has been advocating strongly for much greater accountability from VA management since our founding in 1978. We haves one so in public statements and countless testimonies on Capitol Hill. This statute is a real milestone in that journey; a journey that at times seemed to be a very lonely effort. We are gratified to see this day. The Secretary now has the proper tools. Now it is up to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hold managers accountable at VA." John Rowan, VVA National President
The Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 would:
- Create a new streamlined and efficient process to remove, demote or suspend (for longer than 14 days) any VA employee for poor performance or misconduct with a concrete shortened timeline, while still protecting employees' due process rights, and would provide them with the right to appeal the action.
- Provide expanded protections for whistleblowers and would specifically bar VA from using this removal authority if the employee has an open whistleblower complaint/case with the Office of Special Counsel.
- Provide the Secretary with the authority to reduce an employee's federal pension if they are convicted of a felony that influenced their job at VA; recoup a bonus provided to an employee who engaged in misconduct or poor performance prior to receiving the bonus; and allow the Secretary to recoup any relocation expenses that were authorized for a VA employee only through the employee's ill-gotten means, such as fraud waste or malfeasance.
- Authorize the Secretary to directly appoint individuals to the positions of Medical Center Director and Director of Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) if they have a demonstrated ability in the medical profession, health care administration or health care fiscal management. This will make it easier to fill these critical positions quickly.
The Senate passed this legislation on June 6, 2017. More information on the bill can be found here.
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Two days ago, I signed up for Spotify, a free music-streaming service available in Europe. Spotify effectively provides you an iTunes interface with almost every song imaginable in your library, for free.
Aside:You can try getting access following TC's instructions. The revenue model is free-mium upsell to CD quality streaming
(feeding more fuel to the debate on free; see Anderson, Gladwell, Wilson and Cuban).
But I digress…the more important point to be made in this post is one about the consumer choice pendulum.
The consumer choice continuum described
There are two poles when considering consumer choice: maximum generality, mass produced only in black Model Ts, and maximum choice, bespoke suits.
Looking back over "old" media (TV, radio and print), distribution costs limited the product diversity offered to the consumer. Money was finite and for a while, there were three TV stations.
Then someone figured out you could make money by creating TV stations to appeal to smaller audiences because the costs of distribution had declined. Cable TV was born!
Cable TV on Steriods – Fast forward to digital distribution
Introduce the internet and suddenly the economics of the ecosystem have completely changed. The internet has almost zero marginal distribution cost. Each additional YouTube stream effectively costs nothing. The same is true of virtual goods:
How many pink penguins did QQ sell in 2008 for about $1 each?
At what profit margin?
Take that Beanie-Babies! Each additional pink penguin cost nothing to produce. So creating purple ones and red ones and green ones is pretty easy and quite profitable.
The Consumer Choice Pendulum for Media is at a Global Maximum
Therefore, to maximize profits, QQ should pump out as many different permutations of pink penguins as possible. Wait, that's not right because there's a cost to having consumers decide what to purchase; one that Barry Schwartz very eloquently elaborates in Paradox of Choice. As some point, too many permutations of pink penguins is problematic and actually decreases revenue.
That's where we are today. The choices of virtual goods, blogs to read, and music, like Spotify, are simply enormous. The feeling of having the entire world's commercially published music library (except for the Beatles) at my command makes me giddy. But it also makes finding music I like hard. I just don't know where to start.
A return to valuing filters
With near infinite choice, we're all going to need to rely on individuals who are subject matter experts and whose taste we respect and/or share. Before the web, RollingStone served that need. But having gotten accustomed to all this choice, consumers tastes are much more diverse. A single publication or single writer can't solve the needs of the entire rock loving population.
So they will have to rely on a panel of experts instead of just one.
We need new tools
Today, we use star ratings to do survey the landscape of "experts". But we need additional tools to filter these ratings. I want to find people like me with similar education, similar musical tastes but different enough to find something new, or similar movie penchants. I'm not sure what they will look like but whatever they are, they will be incredibly valuable.
Those systems will inform the purchasing and consumption behaviors of tens of millions of people, if not more.
Rewind and summarize
Distribution costs used to limit diversity of content. The internet enabled an explosion in diversity with free distribution of content. Old ways of filtering through new music, movies and books don't work any more because they don't scale. New ways are needed and those ways will be very valuable.


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A photo (or more) a day from me/from Maine. Because it's both. I took the photo, and I'm in Maine. Although sometimes I leave the state, so the photo might not be from Maine. But it's still from me.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
One photo, four ways
One photo four ways: original, black and white, with texture and vignette, with different texture.
In case anyone wants to hear what the hairy woodpecker in yesterday's post sounds like:
12 comments:
- Britt said...
Love this photo! (: The textures look great together. Thank you so much for answering me about the blog layout. I really appreciate it. I am very satisfied with my blog now. And, I just love your blog. I like how you put a new gorgeous picture(s) on there everyday. It gives me some good photography inspiration each day. Thanks, again.
- June 17, 2009 at 8:36 PM
- Sharon said...
This is fun! I really like the first & third versions.
- June 17, 2009 at 8:48 PM
- pat said...
Love these different versions! I can't even decide--they are all really cool, which means they are all a success. I had so much fun looking at all your previous posts that I missed. I LOVED the birds--the hairy woodpecker, the scarlet tanager--I would've been excited, too!!! I am a total bird dork, so I get it! And--are all those lilacs in that sun flare shot?? I am so jealous! How gorgeous!!!
- June 17, 2009 at 9:41 PM
- Sharon said...
Very cool, seeing all the different ways one picture can be processed, and still look great. Good job.
- June 17, 2009 at 9:57 PM
- Angela2932 said...
I love the whole set of them together! This would look nice framed on a wall. Your woodpecker shots are fantastic! But watch out if he goes after your trees. One did massive damage to one of our trees a few years ago (but we seem to have a love/hate relationship with the birds in our life.) We had to buy protective wrapping to save the tree.
- June 17, 2009 at 11:13 PM
- Amy said...
Very cool! My fave is the last one. We had a nasty woodpecker at our last house...it pecked the house! Little stinker, we used to hit the walls on the inside to try to get rid of it and it would peck back!~ :)
- June 17, 2009 at 11:27 PM
- Steph said...
This would make a cool storyboard.
- June 18, 2009 at 12:20 AM
- Beth said...
That would look great up on the wall! I like them all!
- June 18, 2009 at 12:21 AM
- Reds said...
Love to see a photo edited different ways!! Cool!
- June 18, 2009 at 8:24 AM
- The Japanese Redneck said...
Very interesting. I'm plain jane and don't experiment. We would still be in the stone age if it were up to me.
- June 18, 2009 at 9:39 AM
- Kristen Wagner Penn said...
Those are all so neat, I can't pick a favorite version. I think the first and third?? The black and white is nice too!
- June 18, 2009 at 11:30 AM
- Margaret said...
Love all the plays on this photo. I think my favorite is the third one. The texture makes it look so rich.
- June 18, 2009 at 1:17 PM


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Tuesday Treadmill Treats
Dating today…what a trip
Yesterday I wrote about the do's and don'ts of online dating and as I thought about it I realized how dating has changed since the last time I was single which was many moons ago,yeah like 25 of them.
Years ago you met someone out or your friends introduced you to someone, if you came from a small town like me you knew that person or knew of them. You could easily find out the deal and what that person was like, today living in a big city, not so much.
Now we meet people online,we don't know anything about them except what they write about themselves and most of the time that is bull!
Besides in today's world even the people you thought you knew sometimes turn out to be Mr.Con Artist, so you have to be very careful. I met a guy online recently and we were planning to meet, he actually thought he was coming to my house… really? ?
I told him, look I don't know you, I would never just let a stranger come to my home. I am a New Yorker, I grew up with 5 locks on my doors, my mom saying "don't answer that door, see who it is"
"don't let anyone in, don't trust anyone" so I come from that street smart mentality about watching your back.
He actually gave me aditude about not letting him come by,he asked "don't you trust me?"
Dude I don't know you from adam, I met you online a minute ago and yup I don't trust you" Hello get real!
So here are some safety tips for the newly dating from a real New Yorker.
1-I am not letting anyone where I live.
2- I will meet you in a public place and tell my friends where I will be, with who and what time.
3- I won't be going to your house or anywhere not in public.
4. You won't be meeting my girls unless we have been dating for months and we are getting serious and even then…I not so sure.
5. I will be doing a background check on you after 3 dates, be ready… sorry if you don't like it, then you must have something to hid.
6. If something doesn't feel right, go with you gut, listen and run, Forrest run!
7. If he's rude, creepy or slimy get up and leave, you owe him nothing besides he doesn't know where you live, who cares what he thinks.
8. Do not settle for a man, any man because you are afraid to be alone (more on that one tomorrow )
9. Don't be afraid to speak up or speak your mind, be yourself because trying to keep up trying to be someone else is exhausting.
10. Have fun, look at it as a adventure if anything you will have something to talk about and laugh about with your bestie in the morning.
So today my friends, go out and date but be careful, stay smart and listen to your inner voice,it is never wrong.


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Welcome back to Medieval Monday. Summer break is over, and our expanded group is eager to get back to our fun blog hops, posting each week on colleagues' blogs. The kick-off theme of the new "season" is First Meeting of the Hero and Heroine. Here's how the blog hop works--each author has selected an extensive excerpt from one of her books. The excerpt is divided into installments, which are posted each week. The final installment of each author's excerpt, which will occur on
Week 14, will be hosted on the author's home page.
It's my pleasure to start with the talented Bambi Lynn. Bambi has a terrific Viking novel, Bron, which she will share. So, please, sit back and enjoy this tantalizing taste of Bron.
And don't forget to check each Monday's blog--many authors, including Bambi, are offering a copy of their book to one commenter at the end of the theme hop (First Meeting).
Bron changed his mind. He should never have let Wulf talk him into it, but by the gods—the man could be persuasive. The last thing he needed was a woman underfoot, and now that he had had time to think about it, he recalled the handful of women he had let get close to him over the years. Trouble one and all. It would only be a matter of time before she began to feign headaches, fatigue, her monthly curse.
After escaping the brutal tyrant who holds her under his boot, Leda's newfound hope is shattered
to discover her safe-haven to be nothing more than a den of brutal Norsemen, intent on
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Brondulf Adilson has struck terror into his enemies for as long as he can remember, to include
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But the beauty he finds himself saddle with turns out to be anything but meek and compliant.
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those were my emotions going boom. So much shit is happening!
You prolly already know I'm single again. I've been meaning to post but I have like no time to do so. Lots of shit is happening there and basically I really want him back but I'm waiting because he needs time to think. He was telling me last night that he's really stressed about a lot so I figure the best I can do is just be there for him and wait.
I talked to Anton last night.... didn't go so well. I'm less pissed at him now, and more pissed at myself.
"Okay. So everything has been so messed up for the longest time and this is the last straw i think but it's like he was a huge part of me then he was just gone and I kept blaming him but it's really both of our faults and i don't know if i can fill the part of me that's so empty now and i miss him so much but i don't miss what we are i miss what we were because we were so close but now it's just... Nothing. I hate it! I can't stand letting people go! And i know it might be for the best or whatever but it still hurts like hell... I wish things never changed! ever!"
that's what I said to Elsa last night... I don't know if any of it makes sense, but whatever.
So, that conversation with anton ended up with us still not talking and me crying my eyes out...
Anywho, yesterday afterschool I went to Gala's house with her and Ashleigh and got super fucked up and we ate frosting and made out and watched Road to Eldorado an had a lot of fun.
So my life has pretty much been stress, tears and school lately. woohoo.
Lots of love to all of you!
eat cake!
and fly!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
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my apologies that you cried on account of the likes of me. I still think that our decision not to talk until we are in person is a good for the best. I do not know where things stand with your sister and I. There is no way to go back to how it was for the first 5 years of our friendship, which i am truly sad about, and miss. I dont know if what we have is repairable, but at the very least we will have 5 years of good memories.ReplyDelete
I miss you. I miss you so fucking much. I agree though. I just... I don't want to have only memories left.ReplyDelete
I love you...
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That's right we have been putting out New Product everyday since we came back from our tradeshow. We can't get it out fast enough. We still have tons of boxes in the back to be checked in. Everyday is like Christmas to us right now. I just sent out an email with pictures of some of the "New" that's on the floor.
We picked up many manufacturers that we have never carried before so there are big changes going on! Lots of New Classes are coming up including some great "Home Decor" Projects.
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Visitors might remember the romantic Lake Place set amidst the calm waters of Lake Pichola in Udaipur from the classic Bond movie, Octopussy. Now a luxury hotel it is a must see on every visitors itinerary.
Lake Palace, Udaipur The famous Lake Palace of Udaipur, now a luxury hotel, resonates with the royal grandeur and magnificence that Rajasthan stands for. If visiting Udaipur, the Lake Palace is a must on the itinerary. The Jag Niwas, as the palace was named, was once the architectural muse for the Maharani of Udaipur, served as the summer palace to the Mewar dynasty. The Maharana of Jaipur, along with his devoted affection for Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan also let the friendship reap an inspiration for this palace, from the incomparable architectural prowess buildings in Agra. About the Palace The Lake Palace has a series of courtyards that are aligned with numerous columns, terraces, beautiful fountains and well laid gardens. The east facing palace was made in such a manner that the inhabitants could pray to the Sun God early in the morning. With its vantage position in the middle of the lake, it also served as a cool haven in the summers. Till date, the palace exhibits a grand impression with its exquisite patterns, sculptures, large columns and ornamental roof. The inaccessibility with the vast Lake Pichola spread about it, adds to the charm of the structure. Even though Udaipur is known as the City of Lakes, with five prominent lakes in the city, the Lake Palace has made the Pichola Lake the most famous destination. The other lakes to see are Fateh Sagar Lake, Rangsagar Lake, Swaroopsagar Lake and Dudh Talai Lake. In the beginning of the 19th century, the weathered condition of the Lake Palace and the ardous upkeep began to show. This was true not only for this structure but the other lake based buildings too. This is when the palace went under a restoration process to bring back its former glory. Lake Palace is now a luxury hotel, part of the Taj Hotels chain, consisting of 83 rooms and suites.
Non-guests are able to sometimes experience the magic of the palace during the quieter season when the hotel sometimes accepts outside reservations for lunch and dinner. The best way to get close to appreciate it's glory is with a boat ride on Lake Pichola, a fantastic experience in itself. Boat rides depart hourly from Rameshwar Chat in the City Palace Gardens (adult/child Rs.200/100 or 30 minutues or Rs.300/150 for 1 hour). Please note prices are given as a guide only and are liable to change.
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Udaipur is well connected from the capital city of Delhi by train and flights. The airport is situated about 20 kms outside the city. The city lies on the Golden Quadrilateral National Highway and is well connected by road too. Once you are at the edge of the Lake Pichola, to take a boat to reach Lake Palace in Udaipur.
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Other enticing sites to visit are Jag Mandir, Kumbalgarh Sanctuary, Bagore Ki Haveli, Shilpgram Museum, Ahar Museum, City Palace and Saheliyon Ki Bari.
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Sunday, October 12, 2008
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Google Books now has Gijs Rommelse's book about the Second Anglo-Dutch War as full view in the United States. You can't download it, but you can read it online. Also in the United States, they have Vol.II of William Laird Clowes' book The Royal Navy: A History.... Last night, I finally downloaded Vol.II of Granville Penn's biography of William Penn. I also downloaded quite a few volumes of a Dutch biographical dictionary: Biographisch woordenboek der Nederlanden.


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I'm thinking I'll just keep my old one for posterity.
What the hell are they going to do with a bunch of broken iPods?


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It's a holiday miracle: users of the popular nerd hive Reddit tracked down an adoptee's birth parents in a matter of hours. They also found and skeezed over his biological sister's topless pictures. Awkward.I confess, I don't even know what Reddit is -- I barely get twitter and facebook! But this story is another reminder that technology means that secrecy doesn't exist anymore, so why bother to keep adoptions closed and secret.
Yesterday afternoon, Littleton, Colorado, Reddit user -steezy_wunda_bred- posted his cry for help on the Denver section of the site.
"So I'm looking for my birth family after nearly 24 years," he wrote. "My birthday is coming up this Tuesday and it always reminds me of my past, so I figured I'd do something about it."
He posted an old picture of his birth parents (above) and some basic details, including their first names and the ages they were when he was born. He knew his biological father played in a punk band in Littleton and that his mother Michelle worked at a local restaurant.
Less than five hours later, a user named Syllabelle had used the information and some impressive Google-fu to track down what appears to be Steezy's family. She posted a link to an adoption registry where a Littleton woman whose information matched his mother was looking for a son born on the same date he was. Sweet success.
Reddit Tracks Down Adoptee's Birth Family
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Devaki Pandit is a playback singer from Maharashtra,India. She is also a trained classical singer.Besides Marathi, she has also sung songs in Hindi.She received[2][3] her initial music training from her mother Usha Pandit.In 1986, she recorded her first playback song for the film Ardhangi which went on to win her the Maharashtra State Award for "Best Female Playback Singer".She has not only given performances in India, but has undertaken concert tours all over the world at the invitation of prestigious institutions. She has also sung for various films, with renowned music directors, but her attention remains focussed on Hindustani Classical music. Devaki has developed her own style of singing and has won many hearts through her performances.
Here are some of the compositions of Devaki Pandit:
1) "Daayi Aankh Bole" from the film "Daayra"
2) "Phir bhor bhayee jaaga madhuban" from the film "Saaz"
3) "Raag Baageshri" from her classical album named "Inner Soul"
4) Bhajan "Sai Se Lagan Kathin Hai.." from "Inner Soul"
5) The ghazal "Aankhonse Baatein..." with Hariharan in the album "Halka Nasha"
6) "Krishna Jal Mein.." & "Shyam Ki Ratt Ab Lagi..." from her album Vrindavan, music composed by Shrinivas Khale
7)"Sanwaren Rang raanchi.." & "Bhayee Hun Baawaree.." from her album "Mohane man Harayu".
Apart from this, she has also sung bhajans by Ramdas Swamiji in the album "Shyam Rang"; shlokas in "Upanishad Amrut";along with Shankar Mahadevan (music by Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma). Her other films include "Kabhi Haan, Kabhi Naa" with Jatin-Lalit, "Betaabi" with Vishal Bharadwaj, "Guddu" with Naushadji. She has recently released an Album called "Aradhana Mahakali", the music of which is composed by herself.
She has also sung for "Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia in his album named "Krishna Utsav".. Devaki's talent is also honoured by the prestigious awards bestowed upon her. She is the only recipient of the prestigious Kesarbhai Kerkar Scholarship for two consecutive years.


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"Music is the soundtrack of your life." – Dick Clark, who passed away today at the age of 82
First and foremost, Dick Clark passed away as we all saw. I feel like Seacrest is somewhat of a protege of his so I thought he'd have more to say on the matter but I guess simple and sweet is fine for Idol night. Who knows if those kids under 20 even know who he is really besides that weird guy from the New Years Eve show that they always cut to. For me personally, I never saw Bandstand live (although I did like the show American Dreams, if that counts), so that part of his life never really effected me, but I know he was a magical TV icon. Radio too, obviously. I do remember listening to him a lot of Saturday mornings on the radio for his Top 10. Or maybe it was Top 25? Either way, it's a good memory. I'm sad he's not with us anymore. At least he lived a nice long life.
So as seems to be a bit of a norm now, they released the set list early
…so of course I had to guess who would be singing what. It's super hard this week though. Some of the songs shoot out to me (Fantasia will obviously be sung by Joshua, I mean, for all the times they've referenced Mantasia?), there are others I can't see anyone singing (Usher?? It's not going to be Joshua so I don't have a clue who'll sing that besides knowing it won't be Colton), and then there were a few that I thought could be any number of people singing (that Adele song and either of the Alicia Keys songs). As for the "then" songs, I feel like any of them could sing any of those songs. I just have no clue, at all except for maybe one or two… So my list looks a little like this
And with that lets get to the critiquing.
Hollie – Rolling in the Deep – Wow. I don't know if this is her karaoke song or something but it's like she's been singing this song her whole life. I don't know at this point what her second song will be but if it's anything like this song, she could take the night. I know, those are big words that I could completely regret after the next 6 people go. I'm saying it though. She really rang true to the Adele version and I thought it was amazing. It was like she was a different person compared to when the lights went up. Also, Randy, eat a penis. Pitchy? Not a CHANCE. Haley Reinhart also sang this song (quite well in my opinion) but it put her in the bottom 3. I'm hoping the same won't be true for Hollie.
In my second "I hate Randy moment" (well, second and a half since I also hated on his outfit when I saw him). When Colton sister comes up and Randy complains that she just has to try out next season? Ugh. Come on asshole. Something tells me you weren't the one championing her to stay, in the Vegas rounds.
Colton – Bad Romance – Obviously I didn't think he'd be singing Bad Romance (although he did sing a lady song like I thought he would) and after hearing him sing his first song, I hope the little kids who vote for this him regularly, realize he's nothing compared to what was Hollie's performance. I'm not saying his next performance might be better, but I thought this was utterly TERRIBLE. It's just not Gaga, he's not Adam Lambert. He's not even James Durbin with this song. It did nothing for me in any way shape or form. I just think this was completely the wrong song for him. And in version 3.0 of hating Randy, how could you love that performance? I won't hate on you completely only because the other judges agreed for some bizarre reason. BIZARRE reason. When Steven said he wasn't sure what he loved more – the outfit, the band or the set? Did anyone else notice that he didn't mention he loved the singing? Am I the only one that seems a problem with this???
Elise – No One – Jimmy is so right about Elise. It seems like she just has to fight harder than anyone else, every week. I feel like she has been one of the most consistent performers and yet the judging/voting for her is just so back and forth. This wasn't my most favorite performance of hers but I liked it a lot. It was a little unexpected for her to sing an Alicia Keys song but I'm glad she didn't sing the other Alicia Keys song. After this performance I think she'll still be in the bottom 3. Hopefully with Colton.
Phillip – U Got it Bad – Seems that guessing Phillip would sing Usher wasn't completely wrong after all? I'm not gonna lie, while it was a surprise, it was also QUITE a panty melter. The lyrics, the slow jazz background, the grey, the sexy saxophone lady (back again), it was all right for me. Musically, Hollie was still better, but Phillip… damn Phillip. If this was 8th grad you'd be on the front of my binder with that song in a hot second. Panty.Melter. What's hilarious, is when you google image panty melter, a ton of grey shirts come up? Is that random/hilarious or what? I even screen captured it to prove it. Haha. Also Randy, you have slightly redeemed yourself – you're right, we do have a true artist on the stage in Phillip. I have removed a single hatred point for you tonight (I'll forget that every week you pick a different person to say that about). So far.
I don't know if I said this about Jessica last week, but if I did, sorry, I'm saying it again. I think the only reason that she was in the bottom last week, was because 1. Everyone thought she was safe so no one voted for her, or 2. The magical producers said that they needed more attention for Jessica and the only way to do that was to put her last and have the judges dramatically save her so that people know to vote vote vote for their little golden treasure. Conspiracy theories baby. Ok, now that I've let my cynical out, let me just say that she freaking killed Fallin'. I don't like Jessica, but I can't deny it when I hear a good performance. I'm nothing if not fair. For the record, this is the second song of the evening, that Haley Reinhart did first. Ok, she wasn't the "first" to sing Fallin' but she was better than the two before her so we'll forget that part. And I'm sorry Haley, but Jessica did this better.
Skylar – Born this Way – I know I called this one, and I called it for the same reason Skylar mentioned to Jimmy – there's a country version! Der! I just think she gets really into her songs. I was worried the judges wouldn't like it and tear her apart but I'm glad Jennifer started the judges opinions. She is very boxer like in her singing. I also agree with Steven that she's a crossover, she clearly does country/rock really well. I do have to mention though, that outfit (not Jennifers, I'll talk about that later), is awful.
Joshua – I Believe – Obviously it wasn't a surprise he'd sing Fantasia. I felt a little bad for him talking to Jimmy about how people just didn't like him last week. I can feel me hatred lessening and my sympathy moving in at a rapid pace. I mean, I was one of those people last week, hating on him, but he does have some good weeks, and this one is one of them. I thought he was so so good singing Fantasia. Maybe there's something to the Mantasia mantra because he's 100% into that song. Usually I think it's dumb when Jennifer cries (unless I'm also crying) but this time I got it. I get it… but I wasn't crying.
Let's move onto then now, and that mixed bag of soul train choices. I didn't realize they were soul train songs when I saw the list but I guess that makes the random list, make a little more sense?
Hollie – Son of a Preacher Man – I was pretty sure Skylar would sing this song but I thought Hollie did a pretty good job. It's wasn't Adele but it was good. She's slightly forgettable with this one but I hope people remember Adele. REMEMBER THE ADELE SONG PEOPLE!
Colton – September –I was pretty sure I knew this song and when I heard him singing it, I definitely know it. I have to separate out this song a little bit. I thought the version he sang of this song, was super cool. BUT, I really wasn't a fan of Colton singing it. I feel like the judges were right in their criticism of this one, more right than they were with Bad Romance. Please be in the bottom 3 Colton. Pretty please.
Elise – Let's Get it On – Does anyone remember Matt Giraud from Season 8? He sang this too and I remember being pissed it put him in the bottom. I think Elise did a better job than him though. In fact, I think this is the first of the "then" songs I really like. I don't know if I've ever heard a girl sing this song but the sultry in her voice makes it a perfect choice. Don't even listen to those judges Elise (twitter agrees with me, as you'll see later), they just have to narrow down who they want to go home. It has nothing to do with your actual ability. Randy – I'm giving you back your idiot points. Al Green?? Al Green??? Marvin Gaye sang Let's Get it On! Ugghhhh!!!! UGGHHHHH!
Phillip – In the Midnight Hour – I'm not convinced Phillip is sleeping with the sexy saxophonist, but I'm 80/20 on the odds. Or she wants to sleep with him. It's one or the other. I don't think he sang this song badly by any means, quite the opposite, but it makes me want to hear him sing that song "My Boogie Shoes" by KC and the Sunshine Band. He makes me want to dance, singing this song. I do agree that Jennifer should've got up and danced with Phillip. That would've been fun.
Kris Allen – You're just as dreamy as you were when you were singing Falling Slowly, on your season.
Jessica – Try a Little Tenderness – I cannot even concentrate on what she was singing. That outfit is wrong on 1,000 different levels. The pants, the necklace thing, the earrings? Zack even, who never comments on outfits, used the words "f*cking ridiculous" – and I've got to agree. And from what I did hear of the song, it just felt like she was yelling but mumbling at the same time. I'm back to hating her again. Right back like I forgot she even sang a different song earlier tonight.
Skylar – Heard it Through the Grapevine – I think after her performance, and without yet having seen Joshuas, Skylar wins the night for me. She's just so powerful and energetic. Whether she wins or not, she's got a career ahead of her. She's better than Lauren Alaina. I hope if she can make it to the Top 2, she can pull it out. She's just my overall favorite. A Wild horse refusing to be tamed, indeed, Steven. Indeed (side note – now I want to hear her sing Wild Horses).
Joshua – A Change is Gonna Come – I can't lie. It's officially a Joshua/Skylar tie for the win tonight. I wasn't a big fan of his but unlike Jessica, my hate is not coming back out. It's going into a cave somewhere for the week. I actually really liked him a lot this week. Maybe it was the song? I do love it. Maybe it was my sympathy for him? I loved his performance too though. It was a touch wail-y but it was wail-y in a good way, this time. I think. Are my defenses just cracking? I re-watched Syesha Mercado sing this since it was voted as a top Idol performance (out of 64 so really it wasn't "top" top), and it was damn good. I will say Joshua was better than Adam Lambert's version, but I think with that song, that's expected. If you want a great version, which I found on youtube while looking for Syesha, Lauryn Hill (disregard the Wyclef intrusion). And Seal (although his sounds almost identical to Sam Cooke's version).
Overall, I think I'm about 100% wrong with my "then" song choices, but that's ok. I was closer with the now songs and I'll take that.
Onto something a touch more light hearted – while Randy's pastel purple jacket is atrocious, along with the peace sign pin, it's nothing compared to the gladiator/nude illusion-esque dress takes the cake for creepy/terrible this evening. To quote my friend Jess "Did she lose a fight with a beach chair?" Perfect! Yes! Yes she DID lose a fight with a beach chair! What in the hell is that? Is she just going to be naked at the end of the season? I'm ok with that, she's an attractive lady. I'm sure it would help with the ratings. But back to clothing – Jessica wins worst accessory. Hollie is a close second with her necklace. It's hard to hate on those ladies so much though. Let's get in some more Randy hating 🙂


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Well, if you want to find out you just have to listen to this vlog :-) But the ultrasound went very well on Friday, as did the echocardiogram!
Sorry, no Motivation Monday post today, but I figured a nice Vlog would be just as good, right?
Okay, now I'm off to do some shopping! (ha, just kidding...well, only kind of...)


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One of the reasons the NBA is so popular today is because of these two dominant franchises. Together, they have won the championship 30 times out of 61 seasons. After this year, it will be 31 out of 62, exactly half of the time. The Boston Celtics hold a record 16 championships, while the Lakers are in second with 14. The Lakers have been to the Finals a record 29 times, while the Celtics have won their Conference title a second best 20 times. Many legendary players of the past wore the Celtics Green and the Lakers Gold: George Mikan, Bob Cousy, Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Robert Parish, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kevin McHale... With such talented players meeting in the Finals 10 years, many individual rivalries have begun:
Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain were the most dominant big men of their time, if not of all time. Watching these two go at it in the post must have been quite a treat. Too bad Wilt only played on the Lakers for one year before Bill retired.
The great Magic-Bird rivalry. These two hall-of-famers popularized the NBA and made the Finals a must-watch. Between the two of them, they won 8 chamiponships in 9 years.
Although not so much a rivalry...yet, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett are no doubt the leaders of their teams. They alone have willed their teammates to play their hardest and make it this far. Both have something to prove in this series. Kobe has to show that he can win a ring without Shaq at his side, and Kevin has to prove that he can win a ring at all. The 2008 Finals will be one for the history books, as I'm sure it'll end in an exciting Game 7. I can't wait for Thursday.
As a side note, this is also another chance for Phil Jackson to surpass Red Auerbach as the coach with the most championships. They are currently tied at 9. The good news is that Phil currently holds the record for the best playoff winning percentage, having won over 70% so far.
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Hi.. i like your blog. I'm collecting cards too.
Can we exchange link? Thanks.
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lakers are struggling against the rockets...uh ohh....all the sudden they're weaknesses are being shown for all the world to see.
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Super article! Thanks for giving us your thoughts and insights. We follow your stuff all the time. We have a small site dedicated to card collecting targeting the German and American Friendship communities here in Germany. When you get a chance visit us at www.CardsFX.com we would be happy to join forces in letting everyone know about our great hobby..
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Hi All. So with the basing department hard at work rehearsing for a new play I have bitten the bullet and based a unit myself. No mickey taking please. Write up on the blog.link
Beautiful pieces! Horses could be better.
Really good pieces and interesting unit!
Fire the basing department, you don't need her anymore!Spread your little wings and fly away, fly away, far away,
That made me laugh Truls, if I don't pay the basing department she might end up so destitute she moves back home and becomes a burden on my finances! Perhaps best if I continue to use this as a proxy to slip her a bit of cash and speed up my figure production on balance.
Costanzo, is it the castings or the painting you have an issue with? I am not a fan of the Ebor horses but couldn't wait any longer for Warfare to release theirs.
That is true, Roger she might drink your alcohol and eat your puddings. Best to make sure she doesn't get easy access to pantry!
I actually like the ebor horses (even if they are borderline bulls (very powerful and massive)But yes the warfare horses are better.
I'm unsure if I'm going to paint up those footsore/musketeer cavalry. I have enough for 1 single squadron swedish unit. But they are boring next to the warfare. Not, might paint them as adelfane or something like that.
The poses of the horses may be better, especially the inclination of the heads
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Netballers sweep South Africa
The Australian netball team has wrapped up a 3-0 series win over South Africa after defeating the visitors 66-27 in the final Test in Melbourne.
The Australians led by nine goals at the first break, thanks to some sharp shooting by Catherine Cox.
Sharelle McMahon was equally successful in the goal circle, while some strong defence from Australian trio Liz Ellis, Bianca Chatfield and Natasha Chokljat saw the home side ahead 36-19 at half-time.
Changes by the visitors after the break failed to halt Australia's momentum.
Australian coach Norma Plummer had wanted a 40-goal victory to finish off the series, and she just about got her wish, with the final margin being 39.
Goal attack McMahon finished with a terrific return of 18 from 21 attempts at 86 per cent, while Cox posted 32 from 40 attempts, at 80 per cent.
Cynna Neele contributed 16 from 28 attempts in the second half, at 57 per cent.
McMahon was named player of the match and series.
The South Africans have never beaten the Australians in 28 encounters.
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Junior lies to Julia and Big Jim, Barbie lies to Julia, Norrie lies to Joe, Angie lies to Junior, and Ben tells everyone the truth (although Joe wishes he hadn't). Also, there's a manhunt (as if you couldn't have guessed that one!)....
Well, the deputy who went psycho last week is now dead courtesy of the new sheriff, Linda Esquivel. After she locked him up and (stupidly) fell for his (obviously) fake stomach pain, he locked her up and then ran. Fortunately for then-deputy Esquivel, Big Jim got her out and hunted the deputy down, only to have Esquivel shoot the deputy in order to save Big Jim's life. Congrats, Esquivel.
Lies were the theme of the evening, as noted above. In Barbie's case, it was not an outright lie, but rather a lie of omission (at first anyway). He didn't want to explain what happened with Junior for some reason, and in hiding that has raised Julia's suspicions when he said that he had no connection to anyone in the town. I think that Julia suspects some sort of connection with Junior which would (in her mind) explain why Barbie beat Junior. The only problem is that Junior outright lied to Julia about what happened. He claims that he did nothing, when he actually attacked Barbie previously and then pulled a gun on him. So now Junior has Big Jim keeping an eye on Barbie too.
Speaking of Junior, he is getting everyone (except Angie and Barbie) to underestimate him. Big Jim sees him as a weakling and Julia seems to see him only as Big Jim's son. This is going to be dangerous for people. Junior is obviously dangerous and unbalanced which will make him *VERY* unpredictable at some point. He is also so desperate to get his dad's approval and to get Angie that he was willing to be lost in the tunnels under the town in order to find a way out. Only problem? The dome extends down there too. Which make me wonder if this is a dome or more of a bubble or sphere.
I so wanted to smack those two guys in the diner. Those comments to Carolyn were completely unnecessary, particularly under the circumstances. Thank goodness Rose (I think that is who she is!) was there to help Carolyn out. So I can't say I was entirely unhappy when the deputy shot the one in the leg. And speaking of Carolyn, I was a little surprised that Norrie lied to Joe about her moms. I suspect that she didn't want to reveal that she was going to the reform school and that she didn't want to risk having Joe dislike her or something. So, there was a slightly awkward moment when Carolyn came into Joe's house.
I am assuming that the fact that Joe and Norrie suffered the seizures after they touched hands is not a coincidence. I still want to know why they are having seizures. If it were just Joe, I would suspect that the electrical charge in the dome caused his brain to malfunction. But, unless I am remembering incorrectly, Norrie never touched the dome, so that is pretty much out. Also, other people have touched the dome and not suffered from seizures.
I can't believe the Ben told everyone that Joe had a generator. He had to know that people would crowd Joe's house. While he may have had good intentions, it was still a bad idea. And that Carter is a douche of epic proportions. First making obvious references to having slept with Angie, then trying to drag Norrie off, and then insisting that he was going up to Angie's room. Yeah, real nice guy there.
It looks like Angie is going to try and escape again. While helping patch Junior up, she took a pair of scissors out of the first aid kit, presumably to pick the lock of the handcuffs and escape. Will it work? Hopefully, but somehow I doubt it. I do wonder how she'll get out though.
Until next week!