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A picture is worth a thousand words. That's why hiring a professional photographer for special moments is so important. Whether it is a wedding, an engagement, or honoring the birth of a newborn, the photography of Krista Weber captures all the important, and sometimes overlooked, moments. Krista is a local photographer who feeds off the energy of her sitters. She wouldn't mind photographing Jennifer Lawrence but finds her clients and their families far more interesting. The Frame Shop interviewed Krista to get to know more about her, her photography, and her favorite moments behind the camera.
When did you first become interested in photography?
I never had one of those "ahh ha!" moments when I realized I wanted to be a photographer. I felt like it was always there. I watched my dad collect a ton of old Kodak cameras growing up. Once digital became more popular, I remember wanting to take a darkroom class in high school to see how things used to be done. I kept wanting to learn more and more, and majoring in photography in college seemed like the way to go.
How long have you lived in Chicago?
I was born and raised in the western suburbs. I just recently moved farther south but still very close to the city. I don't think I would be where I am today without having the opportunities Chicago has given me within the art world.
What type of camera do you shoot with?
I shoot with a couple different Nikon cameras. Calm down all you Canon people. They are both good cameras. It's not like the Cubs and the Sox where one is obviously better than the other. But most photographers will tell you, it's all about the lenses. Different lenses allow us to focus in on one itty bitty eyelash on a newborn baby, or the entire skyline of the city.
What are some of your favorite moments during a photography shoot?
I did a wedding once in the late spring that had an outdoor ceremony. We had been fighting the rain all day but it seemed to clear up just in time for the ceremony. We were almost finished and the officiant was 10 seconds away from saying "I now pronounce you…" and it started to pour. Everyone ran inside the reception hall where we finished it up. I was able to capture a silhouette of them kissing. It was a ceremony photo that I never planned on ever getting, but it is one of my favorites.
At another wedding, I was going around taking group shots of everyone. I came up to this one group that was using a selfie stick. They had no interest in me and my big fancy camera. So I just took a picture of them, taking a picture of themselves with the selfie stick.
Where is your favorite place to photograph?
I love going to forest preserves and farms. There's a particular one down in Tinley Park that has so many different photo opportunities that I could spend hours there and never get bored.
What is your favorite age to document children?
Newborns, 9 months, and 3 years old are my favorite times. Newborns are so peaceful when they are sleeping. 9 month olds who are not quite walking yet are adorable. They fall on their butts so often it reminds me of a good lesson in life- Get up and try again. 3 years olds are at the age where everything is an adventure. I like letting their curiosity run wild. Grab a pile of leaves and throw them in the air!
So far, what is the coolest job you've done so far?
I assisted for a photographer friend of mine last year who booked a wedding inside the Willis Tower. We were let inside like special VIPs and didn't have to go through the metal detectors or give them our IDs. The velvet rope was just pushed aside and up we went. It wasn't a huge wedding which made it seem even more glamorous. There were windows on all three sides of the room looking out over the city at night. I couldn't resist taking a selfie. At the end of the night, we got our car from the valet; they helped us in and put out bags in too. We felt like we were the most important photographers in the world!
What inspires your photographic creativity?
Unlike painters, drawers, and sculptors, I cannot pull a photograph out of thin air. My creativity is drawn out of me by the people I photograph. Without their personality, identity, or emotions I feel as though I would have a blank canvas.
If you could photograph anyone famous, who would it be?
I'm glad you asked this question because there really isn't anyone. I enjoy working with average families with kids and brides who have such a special day to remember. I want to give them memories that will hopefully last a life time. However, if I did have to choose someone, it would be Jennifer Lawrence. We would probably not get any decent pictures, with our two personalities we would be joking the entire time. But I would be okay with that.
Are you doing any promotions for the holidays? What are they?
The holiday photo rush is pretty much done for me at this point. Most families use photos for holiday cards that are sent out by this time. But I would happily give out a pack of complimentary prints for anyone who books a session with me in the upcoming winter months if they mention The Frame Shop Blog!


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|Venice Museums by Moonlight - inside Palazzo Ducale
|Venice: Carnival Evening by Ipolitto Caffi (1860)
|Venice: Regatta on the Grand Canal by Ipolitto Caffi (before 1848-49)
Back in the days when wars were actually declared and when peace treaties were actually negotiated to end the bloodshed, the Armistice of Cormons was signed a few weeks later on August 12, 1866 between the Kingdom of Italy and the Austrian Empire.
On October 12, 1866, according to the Treaty of Vienna, the Austrian Empire ceded Venetia to the French Empire, who ceded it to the Kingdom of Italy. So, it is also the 150 year anniversary that Venice has been part of Italy -- less than the United States of America has been a republic -- who, by the way, had built the armored frigate, the Re d'Italia (which means "King of Italy") in New York City for the Italian Royal Navy.
Italy became a republic on June 2, 1946, just 70 years ago, when it voted to abolish the monarchy and elect its head of state.
|Venice: Snow and Fog by Ipollito Caffi (1842)
|Egypt: Caravan in the Desert by Ippolito Caffi (1843)
Ippolito Caffi - 1809 - 1866 - Between Venice to the Orient runs through November 22, 2016.
Ciao from Venezia,
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Venetian Cat - The Venice Blog

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13 Nov What 33 Taught Me
**Editors note: This post was supposed to go live on my birthday but I didn't have time to update with photos. My birthday was 11/09.
It's my birthday!!!
I'll never forget on my 33rd birthday a good friend told me that this year was going to be a special year. She went on to explain that Jesus died at the age of 33. I remember thinking, oh shit… dying doesn't sound fun but then she reminded me that He rose from the dead 3 days later. The message began to fall into place.
This year, I went through so many changes. The theme seemed to be self-discovery. I was determined to be my best self but instead, I found myself depressed and unable to get out of bed most days. On social media it looked like I was living the life! Traveling around the world and working with very successful people. In reality, I was down in the dumps. I isolated myself from all of my friends and committed myself to my bed. I kept thinking about how my friend described your 33rd year of life. She said it would be a year of discovery. Parts of you will die while other parts will be reborn. I got to a point where I realized I couldn't continue living in a state of depression. Day by day I worked on bettering myself. I decided to quit my position at Fashion Bomb Daily because I felt it no longer served me. I made a decision to step out on faith and quit my full-time job (sorry mom… my last day is Dec 13th) because I realized that I have to do fulfill God's purpose for me on this earth. As I allowed parts of me die, I allowed other parts of me to be reborn. It was refreshing.
Today I look back at this crazy year and I thank God for every single situation He put me in. I am thankful for the people who didn't want me to get ahead because they forced me to level up and find my best self. I am thankful for the depression because it showed me where I never want to be. I am thankful for the bad times because it challenged me to see the good in everything. Thirty three was a pivotal year. Had you asked me in January-May what my thoughts were, I would've told you this was the worst year ever. If you ask me now, I'd sing a different song.
As I enter my 34th year on this earth, I am proud to do it with a better understanding of who I am. I'm ready to take over the world! Anyway, enough rambling. Ya'll are really here for the outfit deetz.
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December 2015
Qassem Suleimani is the commander of the Iranian regime's Revolutionary Guards (extraterritorial) Quds Force and his main responsibility is to dispatch IRGC members to countries across the region, such as Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain and …, recruiting mercenary agents from these countries, and providing training, arms and organization for these forces in order to carry out terrorist attacks. Qassem Suleimani has in recent years been very active in his commuting between Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, commanding and organizing the wars in these countries. He is a main element in the Iranian regime's export of terrorism to Middle East countries and is blacklisted in the United States' terrorist list.
On November 25th, 2015 the AFP wired news reports indicated Suleimani had been wounded in clashes south of Aleppo. Other news agencies and various sources also confirmed this report. However, during this period the Iranian regime has always denied reports of him being wounded, and even attempted to publish a fake interview in an IRGC-linked media outlet, along with an old image and have him deny being wounded.
Recently the Iranian regime had gone to the limits in advertising and preparing the stage for Qassem Suleimani to deliver a speech on December 7th to mark Students Day in Iran. They installed numerous images and posters of him across Tehran for this very purpose. However, the very hour when he was scheduled to arrive they said he could not show up and cancelled the speech.
The question is that why does the Iranian regime go to such an extent to cover up the fact that Suleimani was wounded, and even aired much propaganda in this regard? And why did it resort to such an embarrassing move afterwards?
The truth is that the story behind the propaganda for Suleimani's speech at Iran National University may at first seem very hilarious, but is actually a very significant issue to think about and resembles the real truth. It also provides very important lessons to learn from.
First of all, the fact that as the regime had announced from 10 days prior that Qassem Suleimani will be delivering a speech on December 7th, they knew very well and the physicians could have confirmed firmly that any individual who has undergone head and neck surgery cannot recover in 7 to 10 days, and deliver a speech afterwards. To this very day the regime has not been able to publish even an image of him.
However, the question is that when the regime knew quite well that Suleimani would not recover any time soon, why did they advertise to such an extent about his speech at National University? Why did they print posters of him, and over and over again raise the issue about his speech? Did the Iranian regime not think about the consequences, and what they would have to say on the very day? It is quite interesting that even at the beginning of that particular event they said Suleimani would actually show up. This particular scene was specifically shown by the regime's state-run TV. They had even placed a chair for him on the stage. However, when they sought to justify this matter they resorted to various excuses such as Suleimani wanting to prevent any rumors in this regard and cancelled his speech…
Anyhow, the first point is that the wounding of Qassem Suleimani has such an important impact on the regime's forces and led to even more defections that the regime was forced to resort to such an embarrassment. This only proves the fact that the mental and spiritual status of the IRGC forces is very much in ruins.
The second subject is that the Iranian regime has a long history in resorting to such lies. Lies that it knows very well will last less than 24 hours. However, it continues to resort to such lies in order dilapidate the status quo and leave everyone confused. However, this time around its audience were its own forces, and this showed that how the regime even ridicules with the minds of its own forces, how they are fooled, and how they are deviously dispatched to Syria and … leading them to their certain deaths. Another very interesting matter worth noting is how the regime relies on a single individual, and it is thus forced to pay such heavy prices for him.
Finally, after all these embarrassments, two days later, on December 9th the Quds Force-associated news agency cited Khamenei's representative in this force and completely denied the entire matter altogether. He said the news reports regarding Suleimani taking part and arrangements for him to deliver a speech were utter lies and there were no plans for him to deliver speech at all!
Therefore, this entire story, from the beginning to the very end, shows how the crumbling regime in Iran is so utterly weak.


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The Stalker is in the Machine
Controlling outside influences upon our students when they are supposedly in the safety of their public school isn't as straight forward as discussing whether a company's logo should be on the gymnasium wall, or whether soft drinks are being distributed from a machine, because the corporate logo is already in our classroom. It is on our students' computers and it is present on every page of the new textbook that is the Internet, which we provide to our students and demand they use. Corporate logos are placed upon the TV monitors in our classrooms, advertising movies to our students as part of the default function built into Apple TV, --a flagrant sales device designed to be difficult or impossible to remove, constantly reminding the open young minds of our children that the store is always open, that we can consume with the click of a button!-- Advertisements are played out to our students in nearly every transaction they make upon the Internet through adds on Google and Youtube,...Read more


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On average, Americans have only saved a mere 7 percent of the retirement nest egg they were hoping to build, according to Wells Fargo's latest retirement survey that polled 1,500 middle-class Americans. —CNN
LONDON — A new survey by Prudential says people in the UK who want to retire this year are looking forward to traveling the world (36 percent) or enjoying themselves (43 percent). Only 5 percent plan to spend anything on charity.
But the top priority seems to be a prerequisite for their dreams: "Prudential has revealed the results of new research which shows the top priority for people intending to retire this year is saving money to ensure they have enough to live on in retirement. Nearly 6 out of 10 people (57 percent) said saving will be a top priority," the press release said.
"Today's retirees are likely to spend longer in retirement than previous generations," Vince Smith-Hughes, retirement income expert at Prudential, said in the survey press release, "so it is encouraging to see that they understand the importance of saving money to ensure they can live comfortably. Saving shouldn't be regarded as something that suddenly stops once you retire, and the current generation of retirees seems to be more aware of this than ever before."
But for many in the U.S., retirement may just be a pipe dream.
CNN Money featured an article titled "Delaying retirement: 80 is the new 65." About a quarter of middle-class Americans have so little savings that they are planning to delay their retirement until they are at least 80 years old.
Eighty years old is two years longer than average life expectancy — meaning that many people are working to save enough money to die some day.
"It sounds depressing, but for many it's a necessity," the CNN article said. "On average, Americans have only saved a mere 7 percent of the retirement nest egg they were hoping to build, according to Wells Fargo's latest retirement survey that polled 1,500 middle-class Americans."
People had a median savings of about $25,000. Their median goal was $350,000.
Clive Crook, a Bloomberg View columnist, said Americans' problem is not Social Security solvency, but that it won't be enough to retire on. "When they retire, many baby boomers will see a far bigger drop in their standard of living than they had expected," he said. "Many will have to work longer, whether they want to or not."
Joe Udo at U.S.News & World Report admits saving for retirement is difficult. "Why should I save when I can spend my money now?" he said. "I can use the money to buy new clothes, tickets to shows, eat out and many other fun things. There are many practical and emotional reasons why we should opt for delayed gratification and squirrel a portion of our paycheck away in 401(k) and other retirement accounts. If you think saving is tough now, just think how much harder it will be when you're 65 years old."
Choose to Save, a program of the Employee Benefit Research Institute, gives several reasons to save before retirement:
Because you don't want to work forever, and you will ultimately be responsible for paying for your retirement.
Because you want to have enough money saved for a comfortable retirement.
Because you don't know how long you will be able to work.
Because you don't know how long you will live.
For people who are wondering where they might stand on the savings road to retirement, Kiplinger has a retirement savings calculator at Kiplinger.com/tools.
"Saving as much money as possible, from as early an age as possible," said Smith-Hughes at Prudential, "is the best way to ensure you can afford a comfortable lifestyle in retirement."
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A Burst of Funding for Myanmar's Pivotal Moment in Conservation/
For five decades, Myanmar was isolated from the outside world under repressive military rule. As the country emerges amid rapid reform, environmentalists want to see biodiversity prioritized. The Helmsley Charitable Trust is one funder backing work in the country, giving a combined $6 million in the past year.
Since 2011, Myanmar has undergone an incredible transformation as it begins to embrace democracy and human rights reform under its first (mostly) civilian government since 1962. As the country lifts the curtain after decades of isolation by the outside world for human rights abuses, it's playing an incredible game of catch-up. The world is watching the country, and as rules are redrawn and foreign investment comes pouring in, global conservation groups are eager to see its incredible biodiversity documented and protected.
Related - Helmsley Charitable Trust: Grants for Conservation
"We're moving faster than we ever have to bring the lessons we've learned around the world to bear in support of a government that wants to do the right thing at this pivotal moment in its history," WWF President Carter Roberts said in a 2014 feature from the group's magazine.
One of the major backers of such efforts is a relatively new environmental funder, the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, which launched its conservation program in 2010. The foundation has four geographic focuses, and the most recent is Myanmar, with grants to the area starting not quite a year ago. But in that time, the trust has given more than $6 million across only four grants.
Two of the grants are to high-dollar programs at large, global conservation groups. The World Wildlife Fund received a $3 million, three-year commitment starting in October 2013, for its work "meeting urgent conservation needs in Myanmar." The article quoted above goes in-depth on some of the work the WWF is doing to protect biodiversity amid large new infrastructure projects.
Related: Helmsley Charitable Trust: Grants for Marine & Rivers Conservation
A month later, the funder awarded $2.25 million to the Wildlife Conservation Society, which is conducting wildlife research and protection in the Northern Forest Complex of the country, including protecting threatened species from hunting.
Another grantee, Flora & Fauna International is working alongside the WWF, but has also been helping the country develop a responsible ecotourism program.
Finally, Helmsley is backing an unexpected party doing work in Myanmar, the New York Botanical Garden. The Garden is running an initiative to start the process of documenting of the country's plant diversity (pdf). As the country has mostly been kept in the dark, very little is known about the actual diversity of flora, hindering future conservation efforts. The NYBG is working to train botanists from Myanmar and to collect the early information we do have about the region's plants. Helmsley is funding the program with a one-year, $200,000 grant.
Related: The Funders Behind NatGeo's Huge Marine Preserve Plan
Helmsley's strategy for funding in other conservation programs is a mix of the largest global conservation nonprofits in the world, along with organizations based in the communities it's trying to serve. Since this is just the first wave, and funding has only gone toward the former category, it will be interesting to see how this program develops as independent conservation efforts take root on the ground.


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Spring is here, and it's time to get out the lawn mower. With the warmer weather and rainy days, you will begin seeing the grass grow in your yard. In order to keep your yard appealing, it is important that you do lots of grass cutting. Grass cutting is a simple job, but there are things to remember before you turn on the lawn mower and begin mowing your lawn.
Grass cutting causes lots of accidents each year; therefore, it is important that you take your safety into account when you are mowing your lawn. You should be sure to wear safety glasses and boots. Since there may be lots of objects flying, the safety glasses will protect your eyes. The boots will also protect your feet while walking behind the lawn mower. Additionally, you will want to make sure that you use lots of sunscreen and drink plenty of liquids.
A second thing to remember before you begin grass cutting is to keep up the maintenance on your lawn mower and other lawn equipment. It will be extremely frustrating if your equipment is not working when you get ready to mow your yard. Now is the time to have your yard equipment checked to make sure all of it will be working when you begin cutting your grass.
Grass cutting is an enjoyable time. You get the opportunity to be outdoors, and while being outside, you are also ensuring that your yard looks nice. Therefore, before you begin grass cutting, be certain that you remember your safety and have your lawn equipment checked by a professional. By remembering these things, your grass cutting will be a pleasant experience.


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Bill Gross was on Bloomberg Television's "InBusiness with Margaret Brennan" today to discuss the bond market, the U.S. deficit and European debt crisis. The number one we were interested in was whether Bill Gross is short on treasuries or not. Here is what he said:
"We are not. To a certain extent, it may be our fault because we have a category in terms of our monthly release that is called treasury or treasury related securities. It could be Treasuries, it could be agencies, it could be swaps which sophisticated bond investors know are entirely different from Treasuries so the extent that it shows up as a short then it's almost entirely been in the swap category as opposed to the Treasuries. The Total Return Fund has had tens of billions of dollars worth of treasuries, to some extent in short-term Treasuries and bills and and collateralized repo. It has never been a question of Pimco in terms of the Treasury's reputation and its potential to default. It has always been a question of value in terms of interest rates relative to other alternatives."
This is a mind boggling response. We are not sophisticated bond investors, we are just a monkey. Pimco sold swaps which are "entirely different from Treasuries". If they are entirely different from Treasuries, why couldn't Pimco benefit from the 50 basis point rally in the treasury market? We feel like Gross is trying to distance himself from his "short the treasuries" call which was a total fiasco. If treasuries collapsed during past few weeks, we are sure Gross wouldn't claim that "swaps are entirely different from Treasuries".
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I've been fascinated with pilgrimage since my first visit to Conques in 2009. You may remember reading some of my blog posts about Conques and my adventures as a 'pilgrim imposter' there. The Way...called the "Chemin St. Jacques de Compostela" here in the Lot....runs from Figeac to Cajarc on the causse above Cadrieu. Occasionally pilgrims opt for a more scenic route along the river and pass right under my windows.This Way leads from Le Puy-en-Velay to Saint-Juan-Pied-de-Port where it crosses the border into Spain. There it is called the Camino, its final destination Santiago and the Cathedral of St. John. I would love to do the entire walk; in reality, I may have to settle for parts of it. Lots of people do just that...walk different pieces of the pilgrimage as they have time.
The Way," it is the work of Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez. It had limited release in the States (not a Hollywood block-buster full of sex, violence and car chases!), but it is available on DVD, so I ordered it from Amazon. I watched it this weekend and am inspired, once again, to walk The Way. It's the story of an American man (Martin Sheen) who travels to St. Juan to claim his son's body. Daniel (Emilio Estevez) was just beginning his pilgrimage walk when he was caught by a storm in the Pyrenees and killed. His father, Tom, decides to walk pilgrimage in his son's place, and the story proceeds from there. As he walks through Spain, Tom is befriended by three fellow pilgrims, each, like Tom, with his own reasons for walking. I've provided the trailer for you. It's a wonderful movie, well-acted with gorgeous cinematography. If you get a chance, watch "The Way."
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Reading the article though, its clear thats not what Rajendra Pachauri, the head of the IPCC, said.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change chairman Rajendra Pachauri said the general observation that climate change was bringing about an increase in extreme weather events was valid but scientists needed to provide much finer detail.
"What we can say very clearly is the aggregate impact of climate change on all these events, which are taking place at much higher frequency and intensity all over the world.
"On that there is very little doubt; the scientific evidence is very, very strong. But what happens in Queensland or what happens in Russia or for that matter the floods in the Mississippi River right now, whether there is a link between those and climate change is very difficult to establish. So I don't think anyone can make a categorical statement on that."
Again this stuff isn't rocket science, climate change changes the climate. The air and oceans are warmer than they used to be. The atmosphere contains more water vapour. Warmer temperatures mean more heat waves and more moisture in the air provides more fuel for storms.
Or as top climate scientist Dr Kevin Trenberth put it, speaking about the effect of climate change on weather events
"there is a systematic influence on all of these weather events now-a-days because of the fact that there is this extra water vapor lurking around in the atmosphere than there used to be say 30 years ago"
So basically climate change has a hand in all the weather nowadays, the "systematic influence", and can act with a La Nina, or an El Nino to create more and greater extreme events than would have happened otherwise. But did climate change "cause" an single event? Well that's very difficult to answer without a lot of study, although studies are now starting to appear showing human caused climate change can make individual extreme weather events more likely to occur.


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The family of a firefighter killed on 9/11 is hoping for the return of an American flag that disappeared from their yard on Long Island.
Melissa Brengel of Huntington Station tells NBC New York that the September 11th Families Association gave her the flag after it flew over the World Trade Center ruins.
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Las Vegas Journal Entry
MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2015 7:30 am (Las Vegas time): Wake up at a reasonable time, considering this is day 2 of on location photo shoot with fearsome fitness photographer, Terry Goodlad. Have shoot today but must do other work first - create Fitness Commitment Boost program. Still tired, with time change. 8:30 am: Breakfast of salad greens and omelette. Well have coffee too. Is favourite way to start day, even photo shoot day. 9:50 am: Back to room. Must take shower to rinse body and blend spray tan. Pack clothes for shoot. 11:05 am: Elaine Goodlad picks Kelsey and I up from our hotel. Off for a full day of shooting in the suburbs of Las Vegas. 12:12 pm: Arrive on set. After discussing looks, begin to organize outfits, hair and makeup. We decide to go with slicked back hair and a strong look. Like my life - pare it down to the simplest things but stay strong. 1:15 pm: Elaine does amazing work on my face. Eyes are smokey and strong. Beautiful, glowing skin, strong lips, cheeks. Love the face she makes for me. 1:25 pm: First test shots taken. Terry looks in camera, says "It's a wrap!" LOL! Loves the light. Works the angles a bit and we start. Have not been in front of the camera much since Bob passed. Know it's going to be challenging. Camera always searches for deepest, truest parts of self. Must be willing to push past all emotions. Have many emotions. Scared to let go. Terry asks, "What are you thinking?" Say, thinking of last photo shoot with Bob. Miss him. Miss the magic of making pictures with Bob. Trust Terry to do same. Put self in his hands. 2:15 pm: All barriers break down. Tears start. Don't stop. Camera still there. Catching raw moments. Feel is okay to let camera capture this. For me. For strength. For you. My life not perfect but is okay not to be perfect. Better to be example of what is possible no matter how bad. Still have people who care. Who love. Is mission to keep telling story so someone else who has struggles can find better way. 4:23 pm: Have quick snack of raw almonds and apple. Brought almonds in suitcase after ordering from Well.ca. Same with Smooth Move and Night Night Tea. All from Well.ca and have put in suitcase for trip. 6:30 pm: Photo shoot complete. Have many looks but all say same thing - Believe in self. Have faith in you. 6:45 - 7:30 pm: Do radio interview with Ana Tigre and Elaine Goodlad. Is show about fitness but not how to get beautiful biceps. Is about overcoming struggle through fitness to make self strong. Build flexible power so when life becomes challenging you bend not break. Is best way. Is way I have saved self, have overcome all. Show is inspiring. Great women like Elaine and Ana inspire other women. 7:35 pm: Have Thai food for dinner. Sorry Fitness Commitment but have been on set all day. Couldn't prepare meal. Tomorrow back on track. 10:30 pm: Back at hotel and must write this blog. So tired eyes are closing. What a day! Should sleep well tonight. Night all. Life is good. Blessing of being with good people fills heart with light and love. Night, Tosca


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1// my favorite house in Saratoga 2// flowers down the street
3// my new display racks! 4// ready for market Thursday
5// beans at the farmers market 6// us on our anniversary
• prepared for our friends coming to visit from Georgia this weekend
• cooked beef for the first time! (hey...I have been a vegetarian since I was five so it was a big deal)
• set up at my fourth Saratoga Artists and Crafters' Market - best one yet!
• celebrated our anniversary with walking to a Mexican dinner downtown and a movie at home
• corn fritters • oven-baked zucchini • veggie burrito with cactus fries • orange sherbet push-ups • quinoa salad (highly recommend) • here's the beef sauce recipe I made for Douglas (he loved it!) • blueberry muffins
LOVED:• Tying a Bowtie with Bill Nye • this pretty banner • inaluxe prints • episode 3 of season 5 Breaking Bad because Jesse Plemons • a clean apartment • 30 Days of Lists (registered and can't wait for September!)
We're off to New York City for the weekend with our visiting friends. We're seeing Newsies on Broadway. I wish I could just have a few words with my 15-year-old self about this. Have an awesome weekend, everyone!


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Persevere with Pleasure
How fitting for the doorknocker to reverberate and my dog to go wild with barking as I sit down to write this post. Over the past two weeks, we have had continual workmen coming in and out of the house due to water damage from the recent ice storm here in middle Tennessee. The first day, a strip of the hardwood floor was pulled up in our den; the second day, more was removed; the third day the kitchen bar and counter top was disassembled; the next and the next day, the kitchen hardwood and the baseboards disappeared. Today it's part of a wall.
Early on in this venture, I kindly asked a workman where my bread/toaster drawer might be located so that I could make my daughter a quick sandwich. He said, "Oh, I took that drawer down to your basement. It's sitting on the floor behind the couch." At this moment, I decided that I had one of two options in handling this whole ordeal: either laugh or cry. I looked at the workman and smiled; down the stairs I went… hahahahahaha.
Meanwhile, as the workman are ripping apart the kitchen and den, I am trying to write a devotional book. Hahahahahaha. And I'm a stickler for uninterrupted silence when I write. Hahahahaha.
This morning, as I was getting ready for the unfolding of the day, the words persevere with pleasure kept rolling through my mind. I am already learning to live this phrase out through the daily "sweet and happy chaos" that involves the diverse people who currently reside here: Mac and me, our grad-student daughter, our high school daughter, our French exchange student, a PA graduate student, and a an amazing budding artist. (We also have an inside-dog that always wants out, and an outside-cat that always wants in.) This variety is all good, and I love it. However, it's these additional bodies showing up ALL THE TIME with hammers and drills and electric saws who are testing my tolerance level. Right now, I never really know who I'm going to meet in my hallway. Hahahahaha.
So, can I persevere with pleasure, as I feel the Lord is asking me to do? Yes, but only with Him. Only He can give me a joyful attitude. And only He can change my perspective. Through all of this, He is refining me. Crazily, I am actually learning how to "pretend I am alone", drowning out all noice and choas as I write this assigned 365 day devotional book–241 devotional prayers down, 124 to go. Persevere with pleasure. Yes, Lord, I will.
Reader, I am very aware that my current ordeal may be nothing compared to what you may be facing in your world right now. The things happening in my den may accurately represent the turmoil inside your own heart. Life is hard, and deep suffering is not laughable. Your situtation may be worthy of many long blubbering cries. Please weep, but weep with the Lord. He cares for you. Ask Him to come into your midst. Allow Him to fill You with His peace, and yes, even His joy, as you slowly rise up and press on. Know that He is with you right now and that He will see you through to the end. Only He can change your life's perspective, bringing beauty from ashes (Isaiah 61:3). Hear His words:
Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. James 1:2-4
For it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. Phil. 2:13
Persevere with pleasure, my friend. Jesus is faithful to walk with you every step.
Now I have to go….the roofers are here (what?????)….the dog just got out, and the cat just got in….hahahaha.


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Hello people of the internet!!! On today's 'Monday Memos' we have a very cool interview with rising singer/songwriter Meghann Wright. In this y'all will learn a little more about Meghann's music, which artists have influenced her, and what words of advice she has for all of YOU (If you haven't read my first blog about Meghann, then check it out here ). So please enjoy the interview, and remember to purchase Meghann's self-titled EP on ITunes.
Celinda: Hi Meghann, so to start things off, what/who initially sparked your interest in pursuing a career in music?
Meghann: Well, I grew up in a very musical family. My parents were always playing, singing or taking us to concerts. It just seemed like a natural part of life, like eating or sleeping.
Celinda: So was there a specific moment in your career when you knew that you
wanted to pursue music?
Meghann: When my band 'Running With Karma' broke up, I realized I wanted music to be
my career and that if I wanted to get anywhere I would have to pursue it
on my own and establish myself as a serious musician, not just a member of
a band.
Celinda: Numerous artists such as Frank Sinatra, Alicia Keys, and Jay-Z have
described New York as a city of great inspiration and influence in reguard
to their songwriting, how do you feel that living in New York has
influenced your music?
Meghann: I would not have been able to write any of the music I make now without
the experience of living in New York. It can beat you down, but it is also
magical because so many people of all walks of life come to New York to
make something of themselves. It's fascinating and inspiring. It truly is
my adopted home. Whenever I return to NY from being away, the skyline
fills me with love.
Celinda: That is really interesting. So, I really love that your sound is influenced by a variety of genres and artists, however which artist/bands would you say have had the greatest
influence on your music?
Meghann: Tom Petty and Dolly Parton have influenced my songwriting style, but I have
drawn influence from everything from post emo indie rock to jazz.
Celinda: Those are really interesting influences, so who are some other artists/bands that have influenced your music that might surprise your fans?
Meghann: Well, I grew up playing saxophone and I think my melodic approach and vocal
timbre were influenced by that a lot.
Celinda: That is so cool! If you could go on a dream tour with any artists/bands, who would you want to
tour with?
Meghann: I would put together a crazy traveling festival like 'The Good Times With
Bad People' Tour I am currently on, and it would feature all of my friends'
bands regardless of their genre.
Celinda: That sounds like it would be such a tour. So where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Meghann: I hope to have a successful music career either writing, performing or
both. I could also see myself running a small indie label.
Celinda: Thank you so much for taking the time to do this interview Meghann, lastly is there anything else you'd like to add for any of your fans who are reading this interview?
Meghann: Never give up on yourself, no matter what anyone says. You have to be your
own biggest cheerleader, fan, quarterback, and whatever other sports
metaphor you can come up with. People don't believe in you till you
believe in yourself. As my friends the Green Gallows say, "keep your head
held high and stomp the beat."
Hello people of the internet!!! For today's YouTube Wednesday blog, I will be introducing you too another AMAZING band (you may now clap….ok now shall we begin? Great!). I found out about this band after one of their members followed me on Twitter, and I have to say that I have been completely obsessed with their debut cd (which they are giving away for free on their website…I know how amazing is that)! So please allow me a few minute to tell y'all why Rivers Monroe will soon add a permanent spot on your IPod's playlist.
According to their Facebook fan page, Rivers Monroe was founded in Philadelphia when friends Mat Rivers (a pianist/vocalist) and Mike Monroe (a guitarist/vocalist) decided to join forces and begin a band. The two musicians later added a guitarist named Doc, a bassist named Kirby, and a drummer named Dan. Once the lineup was completed, the future of this amazing band was set. Over the years, Rivers Monroe has been able to gather a loyal fanbase, which has led them to perform a national tour, which was sponsored by Coca-Cola, Sunoco, Cerwin-Vega, Motel 6, and other businesses. The band currently has 7,688 likes on Facebook, 23,364 followers on Twitter, 620 followers on Instagram, and 307 subscribers on YouTube. Needless to say, these guys have certainly used social media to spread the word about their music, which shows that they are not only great musicians, but also have a firm grip on the "business" end of the music business.
Rivers Monroe has also had the experience of playing shows with many established bands, such as: Paramore, All Time Low, Fun, Incubus, Phoenix, The Wonder Years, Passion Pit, Allstar Weekend, and numerous others. Just in case you're not familiar with any of these bands (and if you are not, your homework this week is too search all of these bands on YouTube…after you read this blog and check out Rivers Monroe of course), many of these bands have had platinum selling albums, have won Grammys, and have been on the Vans Warped Tour. So needless to say, Rivers Monroe has performed alongside a very impressive group of musicians, this definitely speaks volumes towards the band's talent and fan base. Now if you thought that this band couldn't get any more impressive, prepare to have your mind blown away one more time, Rivers Monroe has also been a fixture on TV. They have been featured on the Verses Network, NASCAR Network, FOX Sports TV, Speed TV, and their music has been featured in the 2011 and 2014 NASCAR video games. I honestly don't know how this band finds the time to be this awesome…but yet they do!
Now that you know enough information about Rivers Monroe to win a trivia contest, allow me to introduce you to the amazing music that this band makes. The overall sound of Rivers Monroe is pop-punk, with definite stylistic influences from amazing alternative rock bands such as Fall-Out Boy and We The Kings. Their music is very high energy, and perfect for spring break/summer road trips, or for just dancing around your house. Although the majority of their music is very high energy and fun, Rivers Monroe also knows how to write very moving ballads. This allows them to tap into another aspect of their musicianship, and the result is a small hint of blue-eyed soul infused rock, that demonstrates that these guys can not only rock, but also know how to write lyrics that will cut deep into your soul. I understand that we have now become a singles centric society (meaning that we have the ability to only buy single tracks off of an album), I personally still love having the ability to buy and enjoy an album in its' entirely. With Rivers Monroe's album, I am able to play the album from beginning to end, and I never have to skip a track due to boredom. Trust me, finding an album that you truly enjoy from beginning to end is rare these days, so when you find a band that can do this, you know that you've truly found a band that will one day completely control the radio airways. I HIGHLY recommend this band for music lovers everywhere, because even if you think that Rivers Monroe's music will not be something you like, you will soon find yourself addicted to their catchy beats and infectious hooks.
Here's how to stay connected with Rivers Monroe:
Website: Rivers Monroe
Facebook: Rivers Monroe | Facebook
Twitter: Rivers Monroe (RiversMonroe) on Twitter
Instagram: Instagram
YouTube: RIVERS MONROE – YouTube
* All photos and information used in this blog belong to Rivers Monroe, Mat Rivers, Mike Monroe, Doc, Kirby, Dan, any and all managers, labels, lawyers, and publicists involved with Rivers Monroe, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, bistroonbridge.com, and all other original owners. I do not own anything in this blog. All opinions expressed in this blog are my own. I wrote this blog for entertainment purposes and no copyright infringement is intended.


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One of the greatest joy in New York is to see Bill Cunningham New York on the big screen. I was there early for 1:30pm monday screening at Film Forum, only to be surrounded by equally early, but much more elegantly dressed people. Most of them are old couples who are impeccably dressed in co-ordinated colour scheme, smiling and sipping coffee on the side. Oh dear tweed suits! I feel so at home.
The documentary itself is incredible - not only because its masterful filming by Richard Press, but because Bill Cunningham is such an enticing character - originally from Boston, he dropped out of Harvard, became hat-maker under the name 'William J.', started writing about fashion and introduced American readers to Jean-Paul Gaultier, started taking pictures on the streets and published by New York Times and many other influential publications, and lived in a tiny studio in Carnegie Hall surrounded by filing cabinets and 5 pieces of clothing - and on top of all these, became the first ever street fashion photographer.
Below is my favourite synopsis of the film (which was displayed in the cinema as a giant poster), by Carina Chocano - you cannot get a better description of this legendary, visionary octogenarian.
A few moments into the film "Bill Cunningham New York," its subject — the legendary street-fashion photographer and society chronicler for The New York Times — is seen darting into the maw of Midtown traffic, unconcerned about the threat of death by taxi. Fast, intensely focused and apparently able to tune out all but the shot he's after, Mr. Cunningham calls to mind a war photographer, which is an unlikely thing for an 82-year-old fashion photographer to call to mind.
Later in the film, however, Kim Hastreiter, the co-editor of Paper magazine and a frequent subject of Mr. Cunningham's, makes the same observation. "He'll do anything for the shot," she says, as he runs into the street to get in front of a young woman in a sequined sheath. "I've been in deep conversations with him where he'll just run from me because he sees someone."
By this point in "Bill Cunningham New York," Richard Press's captivating and moving portrait of a singular man and a passing era, it's possible to view what Mr. Cunningham does as the flip side of war photography, and not entirely unrelated. He seeks out and captures humanity amid the maelstrom of life, looking for what Harold Koda, chief curator at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, describes in the film as "ordinary people going about their lives, dressed in fascinating ways." In these fleeting and otherwise unseen or unremarked moments, Mr. Cunningham finds something creative, life-affirming and free, and preserves it forever.
The film goes about its business just as its subject does — quietly, modestly, almost invisibly. Mr. Press and the cinematographer Tony Cenicola (a staff photographer for The Times) followed Mr. Cunningham around New York for two years, with no crew, tagging along to charity events and runway shows. They visited him in the lost-in-time world of the Carnegie Hall studios, where Mr. Cunningham and the 98-year-old photographer Editta Sherman, the last two residents on their floor, faced eviction after decades. Interspersing lively insights from Mr. Cunningham with affectionate stories from longtime friends and subjects — socialites, editors, models, eccentrics, dandies, avant-gardists, curators and neighbors — Mr. Press has created an intimate portrait that feels more found or captured than it does constructed.
To pay attention to Mr. Cunningham's work, especially since his "On the Street" column became a multimedia slide show featuring his seemingly improvised commentary, is to sense that something sets him apart, that his work is animated not only by a refined eye but also by a worldview. With his raspy Yankee drawl, he sounds like Katharine Hepburn's bon vivant cousin. But in one of the many contradictions that define him, his life is one of monastic solitude and simplicity.
He owns what look to be roughly five articles of clothing. (His signature piece is the same royal blue workman's jacket worn by Parisian street sweepers, which sells for about $20 and comes in a plastic bag.) He favors $3 lunches. Until he moved, when Carnegie Hall reclaimed the artists' residences there for other uses, he lived in a tiny studio with no kitchen and with a bathroom down the hall. He gets around on an old bicycle and sleeps on a cot surrounded by filing cabinets containing every negative of every shot he has ever taken. And yet somehow the patrician image is further burnished by the radical lifestyle. He's an aesthete and an ascetic, a member of the establishment and a bohemian, and among the last of his kind.
In an essay in The New York Review of Books shortly after J. D. Salinger's death, Michael Greenberg described Salinger's characters as being what Tolstoy called "aristocrats of the spirit" whose "quest is for an almost impossible purity that drives them away from the workaday world, toward a dangerous, self-burying seclusion." Mr. Cunningham could easily be the eighth Glass sibling, and the other seven would be glad to have him. He loves taking pictures of people in the rain because they "forget about you," he says. "If they see you, they don't go putting on airs, people are who they are." When France names him a chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters, he spends the time up to when he is about to receive the award snapping photos of the guests in attendance.
If the film suggests that there's something bittersweet about a life dedicated to a single pursuit cultivated with an almost religious fervor, it also stands in awe of its subject's seemingly inexhaustible, self-abnegating capacity to remain attuned to the expression of others.
"I've said many times that we all get dressed for Bill," Anna Wintour, editor in chief of American Vogue, says in the film.
By staying at a distance from the objects of his obsession, Mr. Cunningham has molded himself into the designated noticer and interpreter of the city, a kind of Lorax of New York fashion.
"I don't decide anything," he says. "I let the street speak to me, and in order for the street to speak to you, you've got to stay out there and see what it is."
I entered the theatre anticipating a film full of fun and fashion and frivolity, then came out in awe and admiration for Bill's vision and 'knock-your-socks-off' energy, but also more remarkably, remembering the values he upholds sternly, the way he strives to live painstakingly in solitude, and how he humbly accepts the Order of Arts in Paris, acclaiming that 'he who seeks beauty will find it'.
Bill, thanks for preserving and sharing with us the fleeting beauty you seek.
Further Reading:
Bill Cunningham on Wikipedia
On the Street on the New York Times (curated by Bill Cunningham weekly supplemented with pictures!)
Bill on Bill on New York Times (his autobiographical account)
Capturing the Elusive Bill Cunningham on New York Times
Luther and Cunningham Honored by France on WWDMedia


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Update (March 22, 2016):
When I wrote this blog post a year and a half ago, no information about YouTube's auto-generated videos existed online. As a result, this post was part research and part speculation. Over time, some new information has come to light, but I never revisited the topic. In brief, YouTube obtains these audio tracks from digital music distribution services like CD Baby. When you sign up for CD Baby and similar sites, you're given the opportunity to choose which streaming sites (or which kinds of streaming sites) your music will be sent to. YouTube is now one of the sites where your music might end up.
When I—any many other people, apparently—signed up for these services years ago, YouTube wasn't considered a "streaming music site" like Spotify, and YouTube also wasn't creating its own videos that incorporated other people's music. So when these videos first appeared, a lot of people were surprised and even upset. To me, a site like Spotify that streams audio tracks seems different from a site that streams videos and might elect to embed your audio within a video. But regardless, YouTube has become one of the most popular sites for music listeners. If you check your CD Baby (or whatever) account, you'll see the revenue from the auto-generated YouTube videos alongside the revenue from Spotify, iTunes, etc.
I was surprised recently when I saw that several of my recordings had appeared as music videos on YouTube. All of the videos look the same: Each one, in addition to the audio of a song, includes an image of the album art and some text that provides the artist name and album title. The bare-bones descriptions that accompany the videos provide composer and copyright information and the statement "auto-generated by YouTube." What are these auto-generated music videos on YouTube, I wondered, and how are they created?
A few years ago, YouTube introduced auto-generated channels, which are automatically created collections of videos related to specific topics. Google's support pages say that the auto-generated YouTube channels are created by algorithms that "collect trending and popular videos by topic." As with any other user channels, you can subscribe to the auto-generated channels "and stay updated on new videos" within a topic category.
YouTube has had these auto-generating channels since at least 2011, because WebProNews reported in 2012 that the channels had been around for over a year.
Auto-generated videos take the auto-generated channel concept a step further: Instead of simply compiling existing user-uploaded content by topic, YouTube is now creating the videos themselves—automatically. So far, YouTube has auto-generated videos for four of my recordings, all of which are taken from the 2014 February Records EP Way Last June.
How does YouTube select the content for these auto-generated videos?
The Google support pages say that that the auto-generated channels are "created when YouTube algorithmically identifies a topic to have a significant presence on the site." Presumably, the algorithm for creating the auto-generated videos also might be based on search terms and web traffic patterns, but not necessarily. It appears that all of the music for the auto-generated videos has been taken from Google Play, iTunes, and Amazon.
The channel in which these music videos appear is blandly named "Various Artists – Topic," which doesn't seem like a topic that many viewers would subscribe to, but almost 500 people have subscribed to one of the two auto-generated YouTube channels that has this name. The second, identically named channel has about 50 subscribers as of this writing. The "about" section of the second channel even provides a helpful definition of the term "various artists," in case someone doesn't know what that means.
Although a "subscribe" button appears below the name of the channel (which appears below the video), it didn't work for me. When I clicked on it, I got a message that said, "This channel is not available." I had to perform a Google search to find the landing page for the channel. It's pretty boring. It looks like something that was automatically generated.
There are now approximately a gazillion of these auto-generated videos on YouTube, many of which have received no views. The prospect of an endless proliferation of automically generated videos reminds me of the Jeff Carlson novel Plague Year, in which self-replicating, flesh-eating nanobots spread inexorably and nearly wipe out humankind. Just like these videos might do! If content is king, as Bill Gates said, then the king has become a mindless automaton.
Is it okay for YouTube to do this?
I don't really mind that these videos of my recordings exist, but not everyone will feel the way I do. Artists could have a number of legitimate objections to the videos. For example, if artists had created or intended to create videos of their own, these auto-generated videos would compete with the official videos. Artists might also object to the design aesthetic of the videos or the song selection.
But the biggest potential issues are copyright and compensation. Artists receive no royalties from these videos, and YouTube posts the videos without permission from the copyright owners. It's strange that YouTube—which suspends users' accounts and deletes videos if it detects copyright infringement or receives complaints from copyright holders—now trawls the internet for music and posts it without permission on an increasingly massive scale. Class-action suit, anyone?
To its credit, YouTube has a program called Content ID that reportedly has paid out $1 billion to copyright holders. The Content ID program requires copyright holders to locate infringing content and then file claims in order to delete it or monetize it. It's hard to imagine that people would accept a rights-management model like this one in other areas, such as the publishing industry. What if you could reprint authors' books with impunity until they noticed it and said something?


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The Grenade, by Australian playwright Tony McNamara, has catapulted up the internationally-renowned chart of Fiona's Favourite MTC plays to be equal number one with Grace. Grace made me weep. The Grenade made me have an embarrassing coughing fit because I was laughing so hard. So in the lesser-known but equally lauded chart of Fiona's Favourite MTC Comedies, this is an absolute number one.
Political advisor Busby McTavish comes home to his beloved family one night and finds a live grenade on his lounge room floor. Who would do something like this? When you're in politics, it could be anyone—or perhaps it's an enemy of his teenage daughter Lola, because all teenagers have enemies. Or is it someone closer to home? Could something like this twist your trust in your family? Busby takes charge, turns his house into a fortress, and watches his family's every move. And somehow, it's hilarious.
After all these plays it still takes me a while to warm to seeing people physically in front of me acting and to let myself get involved in the world of theatre after being so used to cinema, where, because it's onscreen with elaborate sets, you can abandon yourself to that "reality" much easier. But happily this didn't take long, distracting me with jokes straight away—and the flawless set helped. A rotating stage held four different scenes, some malleable, all perfect, though most of the play was set in the McTavish's plush lounge room and kitchen. The faultless lighting turned the rooms into night and days so realistic I was almost surprised to find it dark outside when I left. The sound seemed a bit low at the start (or I have been listening to my iPod with the sound up too loud again, a probable alternative), but then became pitch-perfect, with fitting dramatic musical interludes as the set revolved to the next scene. So, top-notch production, meaning that at the end when the actors gesture to the crew of the play I was clapping just as hard.
Garry McDonald surprised me by cutting quite a dashing figure, trim in his nice suits and still looking the same (from the upper level of the Playhouse, anyway) as he did twenty years ago. Busby's wife, ex-nun Sally, is played with beauty and naive humour along with the fraught panic of a new mother by Belinda Bromilow; Neighbours starlet Eloise Mignon shines as the high-pitched Mensa-genius daughter, openly attempting rebellion. Wheat, the oddity love interest of Lola played by Gig Clarke, gives a persuasive and esoteric performance; Jolyon James channels Fabio as open-minded erotic novelist Randy Savage, commissioned along with romance novelist Sally to write a new genre of novel ("erotomance", or "romagasm"), and there to upstage Busby in every possible way and send women into a frenzy with just a touch. Genevieve Picot is Busby's ex-wife Kerry, a woman unafraid of admitting her faults (Busby shouts at her, "You shagged two of my co-workers!" and she says, "You said to mingle!" to which he replies, "I didn't mean juices!"). Rounding out the cast is Mitchell Butel, as Whitman, McTavish's energetic and amoral co-worker.
Busby is occasionally a bit of a prick, and has a job that celebrates such a character trait, but ultimately he is redeemed by the adoration he has for his family. Characters like Wheat, who arrives for his first meeting with Lola's father wearing a balaclava, and Randy, whose heroic acts toe the line of the unlikely, are so bizarre and unrealistic that they veer right back into strangely human. They're an idiosyncratic bunch, frankly, especially six-month-old Michael, Sally and Busby's son, whose astonishing exploits have his family convinced that he is a demon.
Look, it's not as perfect as I'm making it out to be. If there's one thing I never find funny, it's men whining about how women never have enough sex with them, a gag that is as painfully overdone in this play as it is in reality. The actually fairly horrific subplot about Busby's current work situation is handled far too lightly. But on the whole, it was hilarious, and I would completely recommend it. The fact that it's an Australian script doesn't hurt either; you can get all choked up with patriotic pride in our abilities as a nation, too. Nowhere else could a joke about Julia Gillard's tongue ring make any sense.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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Detailed plot synopsis reviews of Agent Cody Banks
Script Analysis of Agent Cody Banks
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Plot & ThemesComedy, primarily - Yes Time/era of movie: - 2000's+ (present) Comedy or Parody about - little boy/girl doing adult adventure/spying How much humor v. drama - Mostly humor, but some serious drama
Main CharacterIdentity: - Male Profession/status: - spy Age: - a teen Ethnicity/Nationality - Hispanic/Latinic
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The Blaugrana are looking to replace Luis Suarez
What's the story?
Atletico Madrid lynchpin Antoine Griezmann has reportedly agreed a deal with Barcelona to join the Blaugrana at the end of the season, according to a report in French news outlet Le10Sports and in multiple Spanish news outlets. The La Liga leaders had were reported previously to have offered Sergi Roberto as part of a player plus cash deal, so as to avoid paying Griezmann's €100 million release clause, with Diego Simeone keen on the midfielder. However, Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde's reluctance to let the versatile midfielder go means that Barca will pay the full amount, while also agreeing personal terms with the French superstar.
In case you didn't know…
Antoine Griezmann joined Basque club Real Sociedad's youth system at the age of 14 in 2005, with the Frenchman impressing in a game against Paris St-Germain's youth team. He spent 4 years in the youth system, before making his first-team debut for his club in 2009, aged 18. Griezmann shone for 5 seasons at Sociedad, making 201 appearances for the club and scoring 52 goals. Thus, Atletico saw it fit to pay the Basque side a fee around Griezmann's release clause of €30 million to bring him to Madrid in 2014.
The heart of the matter
Griezmann was previously heavily linked to Manchester United in the summer, with the French superstar even going on to rate his chances of joining the Red Devils as '6 out of 10' in a television interview. However, Atletico's transfer ban meant that the 26-year-old forward decided to stay with the club. Diego Costa's arrival has freed Griezmann to leave, but the forward would like to see out the season.
With only 3 goals from 13 appearances so far, the Frenchman has yet to hit the heights of seasons before, and this has cooled Manchester United's interest, especially after signing Romelu Lukaku. Barcelona are now in pole position to sign Griezmann, with the €100 million they spend on the Frenchman likely to be offset by the sale of Luis Suarez.
Although the 26-year-old Frenchman has not reached the heights to which he is capable of this season, Griezmann remains one of the best forwards in the world. He is approaching his peak years, and his versatility will offer Ernesto Valverde plenty of options to play him alongside the likes of Leo Messi and Ousmane Dembele.


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By: Michael Schmidt, The New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama plans to nominate James B. Comey, a former hedge fund executive who served as a senior Justice Department official under President George W. Bush, to replace Robert S. Mueller III as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to two people with knowledge of the selection.
By choosing Mr. Comey, a Republican, Mr. Obama made a strong statement about bipartisanship at a time when he faces renewed criticism from Republicans in Congress and has had difficulty winning confirmation of some important nominees. At the same time, Mr. Comey's role in one of the most dramatic episodes of the Bush administration — in which he refused to acquiesce to White House aides and reauthorize a program for eavesdropping without warrants when he was serving as acting attorney general — should make him an acceptable choice to Democrats.
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Affordable Dentures in Saint Clair Shores
Pain and discomfort of your teeth can be a miserable experience, your left with a lot of uncertainty and treatment anxiety. If so, you'll remember how scary it was to find out! Your teeth are a defining part of your appearance; every time you smile, the world sees them. So when you hear that you have to dental restoration or enhanced procedures, it might sound like you're being told you can't smile anymore!
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Straight from the Fashion Week Runway: How to Get Pretty Eyes that Pop
At BCBG Max Azria, Maybelline New York Makeup Artist, Charlotte Willer, gave models pretty eyes that pop - without mascara! Here's how to get the look.
Charlotte described the look as,"barely there, confident and neautral, characterized by soft, neutral tones and no mascara."
Face: Apply Dream Liquid Mousse Foundation all over, like you would a moisturizer, for a poreless and luminous look.
Brows: Charlotte defined brows with Define-A-Brow Eyebrow Pencil. When you leave out the mascara, brows become the focal point of definition in your eye, but should remain soft and easy.
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I know I've been posting too much about cafés recently,
but I just couldn't help it,
and honestly, there's not much to do in Penang island sadly to say.
So sorry if I'm boring most of you readers out there,
but hang in there,
end of the year vacations are coming *grins*
So the other day when Malcolm is back from KL,
we visited A LOT of cafés together with my bestfriend Carmen Layrynn,
one of the many cafés that we went was Talk talk wine bar.
Okay, so it isn't really a café....sort of?
its more like a bar with indoor smoking and they sells cigars and alcohols...
but also normal drinks as well.
when we first reached there,
Carmen was hungry so we headed over to their cuisine which is right next to it to have dinner first.
Concept is really not bad to be honest.
Cranberry juice!
Hi anti social girl :p
Loving the ambience here,
I like how they can keep the cuisine area bright and cozy for dinner,
and also maintain the chill and dimmed light for their bar next door.
From the upstairs view!
my 2nd drink of the night,
Its really a nice place to chill though,
like seriously, and I'm not even paid to say this. hahahah
That's all for now,
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Location: Talk talk wine bar, Penang.


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8th Annual Congress & History Conference, Public Panel/Roundtable 1
The Eighth Annual Congress and History Conference was held at the Miller Center May 20–21, 2009. The latest in this distinguished conference series, which has previously been held at Columbia, MIT, Stanford, Princeton and Yale, featured a public panel moderated by GAGE Faculty Associate Jeff Jenkins.
May 20, 2009
Professor Charles Stewart, III, Professor Ira Katznelson, Professor John Lapinski, Professor Elizabeth Sanders, Professor Jeff Jenkins, Professor Brian Balogh
8th Annual Congress & History Conference, Public Panel/Roundtable 1
The featured public panel, At the Crossroads, looks more closely into the role Congress has played in American Political Development and why the institution has been less thoroughly studied than the presidency, courts and political parties. It features GAGE Chair Brian Balogh, GAGE faculty associate Jeff Jenkins, Elizabeth Sanders (Cornell University), John Lapinski (University of Pennsylvania), Ira Katznelson (Columbia University), and Charles Stewart III (MIT).
May 20, 2009
Richard Bensel, Vesla Weaver, Richard Valelly
Panel 1
Panel 1 includes presentations of "Switchman of American Citizenship: Senate Distinctiveness, Dred Scott, and Ironies of the Citizenship Clause" by Richard Valelly (Swarthmore College) and "Between Reconstructions: Congressional Action on Civil Rights, 1891–1940" by Jeffery Jenkins, Justin Peck, and Vesla Weaver (University of Virginia), followed by discussant Richard Bensel (Cornell University).
May 20, 2009
Kimberley Johnson, McGee Young, Kathleen Frydl
Panel 2
Panel 2 includes presentations of "The Free Trade Movement and the New Deal: Reassessing the Role of Interest Groups in Securing Policy Change" by McGee Young (Marquette University), and "Race, Congress, and the Making of the Agricultural Welfare State" by Kimberley Johnson (Barnard College), followed by discussant Kathleen Frydl (University of California, Berkeley).
May 20, 2009
Charles Finocchiaro, Eric Schikler, Erik Engstrom
Panel 3
Panel 3 includes presentations of "Bicameralism and Personal Vote Seeking in the Modernizing U.S. Congress" by Charles Finocchiaro (University of South Carolina), and "Public Opinion, the Congressional Policy Agenda, and the Limits of New Deal Liberalism, 1935–1945" by Eric Schickler (University of California, Berkeley), followed by discussant Erik Engstrom (University of California, Davis).
May 20, 2009
Jasmine Farrier, Forrest Maltzman, E. Scott Adler
Panel 4
Panel 4 includes presentations of "Congressional Delegation of Power: Efficient Strategy or Existential Tragedy?" by Jasmine Farrier (University of Louisville), and "The Evolution of Policy" by E. Scott Adler (University of Colorado), follwed by discussant Forrest Maltzman (George Washington University).
May 21, 2009
Jason Roberts, Nathan Monroe, Melanie Springer
Panel 5
Panel 5 includes presentations of "The Effect of Ballot Type on Congressional Elections, 1946–2008" by Jason Roberts (University of North Carolina), and "Costly Consideration: Agenda Setting and Majority Party Advantage in the U.S. Senate" by Nathan Monroe (University of California, Merced), followed by discussant Melanie Springer (Washington University in St. Louis).
May 21, 2009
Nolan McCarty, Sidney M. Milkis, Sarah Binder
Roundtable 2
This roundtable discussion focuses on "President Obama's Relationship with Congress, Viewed in Historical Perspective," with participants Sarah Binder (George Washington University), Sidney Milkis (University of Virginia), and Nolan McCarty (Princeton University).


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SHAPE Shares: Free Fitness for the Holidays
To kick off the holiday season, you can donate to a food drive with a sweet and sweaty incentive. Plus, we've got the latest recently published health studies, new information on home DNA tests, and more popular links from around the web. Scroll down to take a look, and then tell us: What health stories did you find interesting this week? Tweet us @Shape_Magazine or let us know in the comments below! 1. Fitness Starts with Food campaign aims to raise a million pounds of health food in exchange for free workouts. If you want to donate to a good cause this season, some local gyms will reward you for giving back. Starting November 29, hundreds of local fitness facilities are participating in a food drive called Fitness Starts with Food. The drive is aiming to raise one million pounds of not-so-typical canned goods. Their suggested donations include almond butter, dried fruit, apple sauce, or anything that's organic and made of whole ingredients. The bonus? Those who donate get to try a class for free! See the list of participating gyms here. 2. A scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles is making cheese out of her own skin. Yes, you read that correctly. Microbiologist Christina Agapakis, along with Michael Pollan and artists Sissel Tolaas and Olafur Eliasson, took swabs of bacteria from her body to the lab to grow in a petri dish. Once grown, she used it to spoil milk into cheese. To be fair, your regular Camembert is made by spoiling milk with the bacteria lactobacillus. The cheese is available to sniff-not eat-at the Trinity College in Dublin. Agapakis swears it smells like a normal cheese. Check out pictures for yourself!3. Want an over-the-counter DNA test? Not so fast. The FDA is trying to halt sales of OTC DNA tests produced by 23andMe, a company that claims its DNA testing can provide health information on everything from diabetes and breast cancer to arthritis and heart disease. The FDA's warning to the company's CEO highlights the risk associated with insubstantial results: that patients could take action on health problems that don't actually exist or, what's worse, ignore those that do. 4. Custom-fit condoms could be the future of safe sex. As we reported back in March, Bill Gates challenged the world to come up with a condom that protects against STIs while maintaining (or even increasing) pleasure. The program's 812 applications could be the future of safe sex. One of the winners created a collagen condom that's said to feel like skin because it's made of the Acchiles tendons of cows! Others include a memory-fit that will conform to shape and Saran Wrap-like clingy condoms. Winners received $100,000 to continue developing their ideas. 5. Could there really be a love potion for men?Well, a natural one at least. A new study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that oxytocin-the infamous cuddle hormone-might be the secret to monogamy. Scientists tested men in serious relationships by showing them photos of both their significant other and equally attractive women. When spritzed men with oxytocin, the men showed a renewed attraction for their partners but not for the other women. What's more, when looking at photos of their loved one, their brains were active in the areas associated with reward and motivation. Rene Hurlemann, a psychiatrist at the University of Bonn in Germany, told the Los Angeles Times that the idea that oxytocin makes men addicted to love isn't far off the mark.