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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
How did television take everything that I really love and turn it into six and a half minutes of something that I really don't?
26 comments:
- GothamTomato said...
What is this, a new reality show?
And BTW, the only person who can say the line, 'so you wanna be a clown', correctly is Frosty.
- 5:35 PM, January 14, 2009
- Pat Cashin said...
It looks like a pitch to make a pilot for a reality series.
I hope this thing never sees the light of day and the PBS series is nothing like this.
Something like this done on Kelly-Miller? Sure. A Shrine show? Absolutely. At Big Apple? I HATE IT!
- 5:43 PM, January 14, 2009
So wrong on so many levels
- 6:29 PM, January 14, 2009
- Matthew said...
I can assure you that the PBS thing is nothing like this.
I have no idea what this is.
- 6:57 PM, January 14, 2009
- Mark Lavender said...
Unfortunately, some people find a venue to express their Point Of View of the world as they see it (from a dim and dreary place, it would seem)... and again, unfortunately, some folks don't get there first and show 'em how it oughtta be.
Pat? Might you conjure up a documentary of sorts?
You know things and stuff.
Collaborate with Ken Burns?
It could be a near-fetched idea! Eh?
- 9:39 PM, January 14, 2009
wrong on so many levels we have enough reality shows but to exploit a true art,what can I say
- 11:53 PM, January 14, 2009
- Mark Lavender said...
Reflecting on my last comment, I wasn't kidding.
Think of it... clowning... circus, as told from the point of view of those who love it.
There'd be lots of willing collaborators out there.
- 12:21 AM, January 15, 2009
As someone who taught stand-up comedy for 3 years at Temple University in Philadelphia, I've got to say that comedy (like magic) looses it's "wonder" when it's taught. It makes people think that anyone can learn it (wrong), that anyone can do it (wrong), that it is a skill and not an art (wrong). It is very usefull in awakening the heart of someone with a yearning, but it is harmfull for the less than interested general public.
It takes away the "wonder".
When a budding magician reads a magic book, they salivate and say "Thaaaat's how to do it!"
and begin to practice and polish.
When the less than interested general public reads a magic book,
they smugly say, "Oh, that's how it's done, that's no big deal" And the art is demeaned.
It's the old story - "When you disect a frog, you learn of it's inner workings, but the frog dies"
If this show leaves the general public with the opinion "These are
a special breed of people, I could never do that" then it's a positive. If it leaves them with an "I bet I could do that" smugness, it's a negative. And especially if it presents a lot of baaaaad rainbow wig/halloween costume clown auditioners (and we know reality shows never do that)
it's a negative as well.
But then there's always the "any publicity is better than no publicity" school of thought (which I have never agreed with).
Pat, I differ to you. If you disagree, please don't post this.
- 8:58 AM, January 15, 2009
- Mike Naughton said...
Everybody thinks that their cousin is in show business because he has an accordion.
I have seen amateurs walk onstage in full makeup, clothed and wigged from head to toe, then later when they walk about with out make-up they are INSTANTLY recognized because their "transformation" into a clown was unsuccessful. They still walked and talked humanlike.
I have seen professional clowns entertain in the ring and later, backstage, when they are back into civilian clothes they are hardly recognizable because their "transformation" into a character was so complete that themselves "disappeared".
For the record: I can play the accordion.
- 1:30 PM, January 15, 2009
- DADAPALOOZA said...
The video is now a "private video" which means that people can't just see it. Apparently somebody noticed you posting it Pat.
- 2:42 PM, January 15, 2009
This well may be a "sample" of an independent film/documentary by brothers,Matt & Mark Weber, who filmed Clownfest in Sept. 2007 and followed up with a video interview on Barry Lubin, December 16, 2007. This is my guess. I have not seen the video but I would have to think that it is meant as a... sampler.
Clown training doesn't necessarily turn out clowns. I dare say that many who attend Clownfest do not grow at all but it does afford many people who have talent and drive the opportunity to learn. Even the late Ringling Clown College did not turn out all super clown gems. If these people who ask for training apply thenselves they do grow.
As for myself, I never had that clown training oportunity in my early days. But I was able to go on and become a featured circus performer and producer. I have over thirty-five circuses under my belt, and more.
I initiated and still produce Clownfest. Clownfest is going into it's twenty-eigth year. Once this video clip is put into context it will be better understood. I also worked with the Weber Brothers to produce a make-up video, "Clown-Faced", with tips on make-up application and design from some seasoned professionals.
If I learn any more about that video clip I hope to report it here. Thank you, Vincent Anthony Pagliano Professional Oaf, ie; "VAPPO"
- 1:01 PM, January 16, 2009
- Mike Naughton said...
If clown training doesn't turn out clowns, then is it true that Medical School turns out bus drivers?
If a bus leaves St. Louis at 3:24 am and a train leaves Brooklyn at 5:54 pm, which passengers will have tuna sandwiches for dinner.
I missed the boat to Logic.
- 2:58 PM, January 16, 2009
- Mark Lavender said...
Mike, there were/are days I still can't decide whether to walk to work or carry my lunch.
And why do doctors "practice" medicine? Didn't they go to med school to get it right? :D
To roughly paraphrase someone: Being in clownface and costume no more makes one a clown than standing in a McDonald's makes one a hamburger.(No offense, Ronald) You either is or you ain't got "it".
- 11:30 PM, January 16, 2009
- Mike Naughton said...
When I attended Clown College in 1974 it was after an audition and lengthy application, plus 4 years of waiting till I was 18 to attend.
Clown College trained enrollees to be "professional circus clowns", it was 100 per cent scholarship, all we were responsible for was our transportation, meals and lodging.
Ringling picked people they thought had "potential". Local clown classes pick people because the prospective student can write a check that doesn't bounce.
Suggesting that all clown schools are similar is the same as comparing a Correspondence Course with Yale University.
My grip is that the "hobby clowns" (including Shrine Clowns) have destroyed the secondary market for the professionals, dates such as the shopping centers, company picnics, Christmas shows, etc.
My grip with the Shrine Clowns is that they have forced out the real pros -- all to accommodate the members of the Shrine who are in the Clown Unit (politics) and to keep the Circus budget low (money).
I am very fortunate that I am still in the business, I know many very talented people who have left because of the above unfortunate issues. Our loss.
-- you did not have to go to RBBB Clown College to be a good clown, it was a huge first step into the business -- the diploma is no guarantee of success.
- 12:53 PM, January 17, 2009
Wanted to click on this video to see what everyone was talking about but when I did the screen went black with the words imbedding disabled by request.
Anyway, I think there are alot of valid comments here. It makes me sick to go to local fairs,etc and see "what" is out there calling themselves a clown.
Mike Naughton: remember the definition of a gentleman, "One who can play the accordion, BUT doesn't. Seriously your other comment was interesting...,I had known Greg Desanto for a number of years when he was on RBBB, but had never seen him out of character. Later on when he was on BAC I was in the backyard and he came over wearing street clothes and said "Hi" His voice of course was a tremendous help, but I think my initial reaction was good grief, so that's what you look like.
Paul G...just a fan
PS Hey ! DeSantos please move back to the Northeast.
- 2:56 PM, January 17, 2009
Mr. Vappo,
Will you please elaborate on the 35 circuses that you have under your belt.
Please name them and tell us the length of each engagement.
Inquiring Minds Want to Know
- 3:01 PM, January 18, 2009
What's with all of the people who feel the need to post their comments, but do not have the ____ to post their names?
It is pretty popular on this site.
- 11:05 AM, January 19, 2009
Earth to Captain Vappo....
Earth to Captain Vappo...
Earth to Captain Vappo...
we have lost contact with Captain Vappo...maybe he is gonna end up in the Hudson with the plane.
- 10:54 PM, January 19, 2009
The balls belong to the person who claims to be in 35 circuses when I can only name about 15-20 in the entire country!
- 12:48 PM, January 20, 2009
Mr. Anonymous,
There was a time, a few years back, when there were a lot more than 15-20 circuses in the country. Also, the U.S. is not the only country that has circuses.
Vince is referring to dates, and shows, that he has worked for over the years.
Since you are being so critical here...the big question is, what shows have you worked that you are such an expert?
If you are going to sling the sh__, have something to back up your posts.
Are you the same anonymous who was knocking the Cole show a month or so ago?
- 4:41 PM, January 20, 2009
Why can't the good Mr. Vappo respond for himself? He must be off doing more circus dates.
Stating that a performer has 35 circuses under his belt IMPLIES that he has worked for 35 circuses; a little dodgey I might say.
Mr. Vappo needs to remember that this blog attracts many seasoned performers who are not so easily impressed with self-glorification, specifically self-written press releases.
I've been around a long time and I never heard of him and I have worked on many circuses, not 35 here or abroad.
I was also here a few years ago and there weren't 35 circuses back then either.
I've seen a tape of Super Circus in Montreal -- yawn, yawn, yawn...Mr. Vappo doesn't just stop the show, he brings it to a screeching halt.
Please spare all of us the dribble and drabble.
- 6:02 PM, January 20, 2009
Well, speaking for myself and myself only, I have been in this country since RIngling was under canvas. I, too, am most curious about the Vappo posting of 35 AND more circuses. It does appear to be intentionally misleading. The blog contributor requested more information, which is of interest to myself and several old-timers. With the exception of the smaller mud shows there was never a large amount of major date producers. Back then the producers were fewer in number but they did have "seasons" of sizable length.
Now there were fair dates and night club dates, but I am talking about circus dates.
Since tv is so disappointing I am waiting for this topic to be fully explored so the few old-timers and I will have something to distract our aches and pains.
- 7:45 PM, January 20, 2009
I appologize, but I still do not get the fact that no one has the nerve to post their names.
If you are so well known, and seasoned, than everyone should know who you are and give you the respect you deserve. With the way that you speak, we ALL should know you. And for those of us who were in the business for a while, should have worked with you.
I know, and have work with, MANY of the people who post on this blog. I consider them friends, and respect their thoughts and opinions. And for some reason, they all post their names with their comments.
I read this site on a daily basis for one reason...because Pat has put togther a REAL site for CIRCUS clowns, and I feel that it is a great way to celebrate the past as well as the present. Both seasoned professionals, and first of mays, talking one language...circus.
I will be the first one to appologize for even responding to any annonymous comments. I have a bad habit of defending what I feel is right, and the people who deserve to be defended. I do not like sitting back, and watching people get bashed for the "enjoyment" of others. So once again, I am sorry for getting involved.
Pat, thank you for the opportunity of being able to voice my feelings on these subjects.
-Dan McCalllum
- 8:34 PM, January 20, 2009
I've been away for a few days...what gives with the Vappo-35 Circus date story?
Heat Merchant
- 9:38 PM, January 20, 2009
I believe I am not the only anonymous blogger regarding this topic.
I have been fortunate to come to America and work around the world, I am not a clown but many good friends are.
I don't see any problem in asking somebody to provide more information about a statement they made and presented to be a fact. I didn't know that the clown in question was so successful that he can afford to hire a press agent.
Retired and waiting but not holding my breath. Good luck to you all.
- 1:43 PM, January 21, 2009
I don't read these blogs. I am busy booking and contracting. but, Pat Cashin suggested that I give an answer, so......
Dear, dear folks and anonymous,
It looks like I woke up a sleeping clown. Why is this about me? Why would I make a statement to a clown blog that I could not prove.
To say I have been on over thirty-five circuses is not an exaggeration. Been there done all of that, and more. Over the years there were many different shows out of all sizes. I was on many tours in the USA, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and Canada. On many of them I stood alone without a back-up alley. Danny McCallum was with me as the Ringmaster on several of the runs.
You might say I've been around, my first stage appearance was at the age of one year and ten days at the Palace Theater in Buffalo, NY.
I've even performed before two kings. Plus, I've even performed twenty-three times in Times Square, NYC! Yes, there is much more but I'm not out to impress anyone. I've been clowning since 1976. Yikes was it before anonymous was born?
Several of the shows I produced myself like the tented "International Ambassador Circus" in Kingston, Jamaica. Yes, it had the top names I the business on that run. Then there were my productions in Singapore, Malaysia, Morocco and more.
I don't have to prove myself to anyone. If you want a copy the list I have it and will mail a copy to anyone... simply leave your "given name" and address.
If you never heard of me, no problem. I didn't do all of the shows to please anyone but my audiences. This wasn't about me in the first place. It was about being exploited by a film company. Now it has turned around to exploitation by my peers, ha!
I came into the circus world with a background in corporate advertising and I know how to get things done. If you really want to get pissed off you should hear how much money I was paid in a day! Ugh!!!! Ha!
By the way if anyone is interested in the '71 Airstream I toured in it is i good condition and it is for sale.
Smiles to all and to all that you do...
Vincent A. Pagliano, Clown, Producer
- 11:44 PM, January 21, 2009


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Don Hertzfeldt is a guy who has a lot on his mind. He is often referred to as a "cult animator" and his short films are popular with severely damaged people, children, males of a certain age, and many, many critics. He can also be referred to as "Academy Award-nominee Don Hertzfeldt," which is exciting. His latest film, "It's such a beautiful day," is the final in a trilogy of animated shorts involving a very sad man named Bill. It is being screened around the country, and Hertzfeldt is traveling with it, making appearances and holding court for Q+As with saucy audience members. Wouldn't you like to be one of them?
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Don subjected himself to a short phone interview with HuffPost Arts, and the results are below.
HuffPost Arts: What has been the most annoying question you've been asked so far on tour?
Don: When you get questions that annoy you the art is answering them differently. If you're bored with it, then everyone will be bored with it. Sometimes it feels like a play every night but the lines or cues are in a different order. It's naturally kind of humiliating and strange to have a microphone; when you're young you just make movies, you don't worry about all the peripheral stuff that comes with it.
Maybe the most annoying questions is: "Where do you see yourself in so many years?" It's a terrifying answer no matter how you think of it. I think I'd be making [films] no matter if I was wealthy or not, but you never know. It takes one to two years sitting in a little dark room all by yourself, and you have 12 ideas at the end of it but you can only choose one. It's been 17 years of constant production with no idea what I'm doing.
HuffPost Arts: What did you think adulthood would be like when you were 10?
Don: Most people's personalities and roles are locked by the time they're nine or 10. I think there's something to that. I still have the same outlook on things that I did 10, 20 years ago. As an animator, there's no career path that you can follow; there's very few people doing this that you can look to and pinpoint the mistakes. It hasn't changed since I was little. You have interests and follow them and strange things happen, organically or not.
HuffPost Arts: What is your biggest complaint about the arts today?
Don: Honestly, I don't know what post-modernism means anymore. I don't know if it's the internet homogenizing things, but to me it means very little. I'd love to start some movements. What I'm tired of is irony, and sarcasm, and music/movies/what have you, not having the guts to mean anything. Maybe it could be called 'sincerity.' It's self-referencing and random humor and it seems more gutsty and rare to have something to say. It's some weird risk now all of a sudden. There's so many people who are afraid and hide under ironic shield.
In an e-mail a few days later Don clarified: You wind up seeing so many things now that are just sort of about nothing; all wishy-washy and timid and defensively self-ironic because it's more of a scary risk to actually have something to say, to commit to the ideas. I guess I just miss people meaning what they do. I've made some really stupid and silly movies, and I'm happy to say i meant every frame of them. I made a cartoon about a baby being pulled out of a guy's face. If you're really going to go there, then go there. It's sort of what we were talking about -- that if what you're writing is coming from an honest place, at the very least you're going to make a really interesting failure.
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Don: Rejection births a lot of that. I don't think "Rejected" would have been funny at all if it didn't have a purpose. If you take that away, it's not funny anymore.
The internet is an easy platform for artists who might not be ready to put themselves out there. I made some terrible things in high school and I hadn't lived enough to put something out. Even if whatever you're making is a failure, if you were creatively honest, it's at least going to be a small success; if it's a committee failure, it's not interesting. It really just comes down to a gut thing. At the very least, it was honest and was an interesting failure.
HuffPost Arts: How have people been reacting to the latest film?
Don: I grew up on Carl Sagan and Oliver Sachs and have been interested in development and memory problems, and this new movie tackles these issues. A lot of people think, "What happened? Were you in a car crash?"
"It's such a beautiful day" doesn't try for as many laughs. In the other two, and this one to a degree, the comedy is the sugar that makes the medicine go down. Without that it would be hard to watch. Hopefully we were invested in the character so I didn't need as many of these comedic moments.
I'm used to hiding in the back of the room [in the theater] and if people are laughing, I know I'm doing well, and if they're quiet, then I'm dying. So it's been strange because it's been quiet. It's like you're making a present for somebody, and you want to see them open it. But this one has been very different. It's been making people cry; and people are bringing very personal things into the Q+A. It recharges the batteries to see how people are connecting to it; it reminds you why you were doing it for so long.
HuffPost Arts: How have you survived for so long as an animator?
Don: I always feel like a live action filmmaker who happens to draw. When I was 18 my first film got distributed and it just sort of grew. It's always been feast or famine with the last film paying for the next one, and I think it's been an unusual one-on-one relationship where theaters -- no distributor or Amazon getting 40% -- and I think that's more attractive than knowing it's going to someone's yacht. I think that's been very unique in this country and kind of cool; people feel like they're supporting something they like.
HuffPost Arts: And so now you're in a position where you're performing in a way. It's "Don Live!"
Don: When I was doing a show with Mike Judge, it was hard to draw a crowd unless Mike was there, unless it became an event. That's part of the reason why I'm touring and also I'm selfish because I want to see the movies play live. I need the feedback and to see the energy of the room. I released one cartoon online ("Wisdom Teeth"), and then you get a phone call and it's online. You think: "Maybe there's a comment!" but that's about it. That's a part of the theatrical tour -- the energy of the room -- it's so much more fun.
"It's such a beautiful day" screens at IFC Center tonight and tomorrow. Check out Hertzfeldt's tour schedule for more dates.


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3 sounds like a fair number. I mean, most people get no company cars, but still, 3 sounds good. Why not 4? Or 2?
At a guess... how many residences does he maintain?I thought he lived in his parents basement.
I thought he lived in his parents basement.
Thing is though Ali, the one for PR events would be specifically the PR one, not his own company car. If Aston Martin needed a pristine car, they would have it on hand, probably with Red Bull painted all over it. The other 2 I can see though.
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A key scientist with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency said Monday he can't find another site in the nation that's been cleaned up the way the federal government is now proposing to clean up a toxic waste dump near Springfield's water supply.
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Mark Allen, of the Ohio EPA, told the Springfield Rotary Club there's no precedent for what the U.S. EPA wants to do at the Clark County site designated a Superfund Alternative Site.
The federal government would, in a sense, use the Tremont City site to establish the precedent, he said.
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Between 1976 and 1979, about 51,500 drums and 300,000 gallons of industrial waste were disposed of within an 8.5-acre section of a closed, unlined Tremont City landfill.
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Speaker of the House John Boehner, who represents Clark County in Congress, this year questioned the new U.S. EPA plan.
That revised plan could cost $28 million, a far cry from the estimated $56 million price tag attached to the original remedy — which itself was exaggerated, according to Allen.
"The remedy the community favors shouldn't cost as much as it is currently being advertised," he said.
Allen, who's twice pitched the state's position of a permanent fix for Tremont City to the U.S. EPA's National Remedy Review Board, cited the cleanup of the much messier Valleycrest Landfill in Dayton, which he portrayed as the Wild West of toxic dumping grounds in the early 1970s.
An EPA Superfund site where drums were dumped and haphazardly thrown in, Valleycrest was finally cleaned up in 2002 for $33 million, he said.
Many of the barrels at Tremont City, which initially were lowered into the ground one by one, have yet to rupture, he said.
"We need to resolve cost issues," Allen said.
While the U.S. EPA has rendered its decision final, work is far from starting and more soil samples were taken this year, according to Welker, suggesting an internal debate at the federal level.
"We are what we drink," she said. "If we're drinking chemicals, we're being polluted."
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Zoosk's First Study Of The Year Reveals The State Of Romance In 2018
- Friday, February 23 2018 @ 10:00 am
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Tick, tick, tick… the countdown to the end of February is almost over, the month with Valentine's Day. Dating services are still in full swing and are still going strong.
Zoosk took the opportunity of the holiday to survey its members about what romance means in 2018. With so many singles now turning to technology to find someone special, dating looks more than a little different than it did in decades past. But are we less romantic as a result? Or is Cupid working his magic just the same as he always has?
After surveying 9,000 members and reviewing data from 750,000 profiles and 200,000 messages, Zoosk has confidently declared that romance is alive and thriving. The study reveals how modern singles express love, which romantic words will get you matches, and which gifts and gestures are sure bets for impressing dates.
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Online daters are old-fashioned but not hopeless.
82% say they prefer 'old-fashioned romance' over 'modern romance' and 79% believe chivalry isn't dead. Those who refer to themselves as a 'hopeless romantic' in their profile can earn up to 38% more incoming messages than average, a number that proves they're not so hopeless after all.
Mention these words in your profile to boost your romantic appeal.
'Old-fashioned' and 'hopeless romantic' both stand to boost your inbound messages (by 16% and 38%, respectively), but the real winner in this contest is Mother Nature. Including the word 'flowers' in your profile increases inbound messages by 52%.
The most romantic dates are surprisingly simple.
No need for grand gestures to make a date swoon. The majority of daters (75%) say 'snuggling in front of the fireplace' is the most romantic date. Other popular suggestions include 'candlelight dinners' (58%) and a 'picnic in the park' (45%), as well as a 'scenic drive' (which was a top date idea for 46% of women) and 'stargazing' (which was a hit with 60% of Millennials).
Gestures don't need to be complicated, either.
While 70% of women said a 'romantic getaway' is the most romantic thing they can imagine, most romance doesn't require nearly so much effort. Sixty-nine percent of women said 'offering support and encouragement' is romantic, while 66% said 'hugs or kisses to say thank you' is an ideal expression of love. For men, the hugs and kisses ranked number one, followed by 'offering support and encouragement' and 'caring for you when you're sick.'
When it's time to gift, these presents are top-notch.
Stick to event tickets and framed photos and you almost can't go wrong. Sixty-one percent of women and 51% of men think 'tickets to an event' are romantic. Fifty-one percent of women and 54% of men say a 'framed photo of the two of you' is a great romantic gift. If neither of those ideas suit your special someone, try flowers for women (54%) or cologne for men (21%).
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* 03 May: EoP MILED Clerk residential internet service down for few days: Telkom Cable work.
» 03 May: 17:14 hrs: Updated: He received a phone call from someone called Sean, about moving furniture
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EoP MILED Clerk internet access down for a few days, as of approximately 12:00 hrs on 03 May 2018, due to Telkom working on internet cables in Heatherpark.
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At approximately 12:00 hrs on 03 May 2018, EoP MILED Clerk's internet was disconnected, while watching: MSNBC: 11th Hour: Giuliani: President Trump Reimbursed Cohen For Stormy Daniels Hush Money.
Lara telephoned the individual who manages Taaibos residential internet service, who is called Benjamin. He said he no longer works for the company providing Taaibos with internet service, and gave the number of a man named Carl. Lara thanked him and asked him if he had informed Clive that he was no longer the contact person. He said yes.
Lara was about to call Carl, then went to speak to Ann, to inform her that the internet was down, in the event that she wanted it to be re-activated. She is currently wheelchair bound due to an operation. Ann said Benjamin no longer works for the company, but that Telkom had telephoned a few days ago, to inform Clive and Ann that the internet would be down for a few days, because the were working on the cables. Clive and Ann forgot to inform Lara.
Lara informed Ann that she would go to the internet cafe to publish a statement to the EoP TRC Negotiations blog, that Lara currently does not have internet access, to follow EoP TRC Negotiations online. Ann asked why Lara doesn't just send an sms. Lara said because the EoP TRC negotiations are not published on SMS, they are published on the blog, and Lara does not know who reads the blog, or what their telephone numbers are.
Ann said 'whatever'.
Lara cycled to town. When Lara arrived at the internet cafe, there was a small fight club occurring between a black security guard and a white man, outside the diner restaurant. As Lara approached the black security guard pushed the white man, who fell off the curb onto the street. He was lying on the street, while the security guard stood over him, for a few seconds. Noticing observers watching hi m the security guard did not engage in any further fighting, and turned to go back to the restaurant. Lara asked the security guard what was the problem. He said the white man was drunk and was making trouble in the restaurant, and that the restaurant managers had asked him to throw the man out. He had asked the white man to leave, and he had objected and so he had forced him to leave. I then asked the white man what the problem was. He called Lara 'auntie' and said that he had a problem. He does odd jobs to pay for his home in the shelter. He is trying to keep sober. He does not have enough money for his shelter tonight. He smelt a little like alcohol, but not allot. He did not seem drunk, he did seem depressed and helpless and hopeless.
Other people noticed the poor homeless man receiving attention, suddenly decided they were concerned. A coloured woman arrived to give him a tissue for his fac e, which was bleeding. A rich white man in a pink shirt and grey pants arrived, as if 'I am the boss of poor white people embarrassing me'. He said he knew the poor white man and that he would drive him to the shelter, to book him into the shelter for tonight. The poor white man drove off with the rich white man.
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* Crimea The Way Home by Andrei Kondrashov: Yanukovich requests Putin support, resigns and proceeds to meeting place with Russian defence officials. While doing so, his communication is shut down / blocked / to other parties. MSNBC: Rachel Maddow: Ukraine Stops Helping Robert Mueller To Avoid Upsetting President Trump: NYT.
* LJ v MWeb: EoP Decoding Int: MWeb Notice of SEACOM & WACS cables failures on 21 Jan 2016: 0400-0700 [PDF]: IG: 16-01-23_eopmwebint-seacommu-teams4cable; 16-01-03_presstv-rudefmin-soylentlowcookies.
* 17-10-25_dejavu-honour-bootfpts: 30 July 2016 Heart of Texas operated Kubicek hot air balloon crash after collision with cable power lines at L-bend on Jolly Rd, near Lockhart Texas.
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Returned home. Dad bought a schwarma from the mall, from a store called 'Laurens'. Before Lauren moved to the mall, I once went to her diner for a job interview. When I go to a job interview, or for a date, or meet someone who wants to be my 'friend'. I provide the person with 100% info to enable them to make a fully informed consenting decision. If they gonna end the relationship, friendship or employment agreement sometime when there is a minor disagreement about some shit; save their time and mine; they may as well end it before it even begins. So I provide a possible employer with fully informed information: i.e. I disclose all possible negative information that may affect their decision making. When I informed Lauren I had been falsely accused of mental disorders and illegally sent to Lentegeur, you could see her eyes glaze over, as if 'I am interviewinig a nutcase'. I did not get the job. Her packaging has an 'L' shape on it.
Internet access re-activated, presumably Telkom finished working on the cables.
A rich white man in a pink shirt and grey pants arrived, as if 'I am the boss of poor white people embarrassing me'. He said he knew the poor white man and that he would drive him to the shelter, to book him into the shelter for tonight. He received a phone call from someone called Sean, about moving furniture. The poor white man drove off with the rich white man.
The only person who supported my honesty, honour and transparent race and sexual relations crew policy suggestions on that ship was the Safety Officer: Shaun Cassidy, a former United States Marine.
» IG: 17-03-03_culturechange-tallshipshonour.
If – I Repeat IF – President Trump's 'remember sailor' reference was psychotronically manipulated; it may be reference to 17-03-03_culturechange-tallshipshonour; ….
» EoP Leg Sub: 30 Apr: Daniel Richman: EoP Re: Comey Ethics, US-RU Moral Equivalence; DJ Trump Fair Arbiter.
Moving Furniture:
Jordan: Israeli Embassy Furniture Delivery Deadline Dispute – Petraeus Jordan EoP Path …. Furniture – Psychiatry – Terrorism – Deaths – John Kelly Furniture – Pacific Sun Storm in New Zealand Furniture – Blind Spot – Peak Oil – Chief of Staff – Psychology Deaths – Preibus Kelly Killing Flies Job – Occult Ritualistic Human Sacrifice McVeigh Execution: Lord of the Flies.
» EoP Leg Sub: 31 Jul: EoP Obs: Putin 755 Diplomats to Depart Russia .. Slapped with the Truth.
He could be harsh on subordinates — sparking resentment when he referred privately to reassigning career lawyers as "moving the furniture." – Los Angeles Times: As he investigates Trump's aides, Robert Mueller's record shows surprising flaws. Radix Channel: CCTV of Pacific Sun Cruise Ship Furniture in Tropical Storm.
» EoP Leg Sub: 21 Jan: Serbia Police: EoP Info Re: Korea Unified Women's Ice-Hockey Team; Oliver Ivanovic Assassination: Notice of EoP Axis Responsible Freedom Legal Licensing.
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Barcelona is one of the food centers of Spain (and of the world in some respects as el Bulli was nearby). So, in planning for this short trip, I wanted to find an appropriate restaurant for dining. There were a few selections that came up, and I selected Comerç24. What made it easy was that I could book online and was able to confirm a table for a Saturday evening (they dine late in Barcelona, so the restaurant opens at 8:30, which was fine as I was due to land at 5:30pm). Fortunately, the confirmation phone call on the date came while I was in between flights. Had I not been able to confirm before 3pm, they would have cancelled my reservation. They also spoke English, which made the overall experience very easy.
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The kids' lego storage is currently a set of cardboard drawers and shelves and frankly when we bought them they were adequate but in less than a year the poor shelves are groaning under the weight and constant use!
And so, for a few months now, I've been planning an upgrade for some of their lego storage needs. I spotted THE most awesome superhero wallpaper in a hardware store (it's THIS wallpaper – and I only needed a sample for the amount I used on the box) and brought a sample of it home, at the time not entirely sure where it was destined for; and I picked up some cool superhero wrapping paper a couple of weeks later at a grocery store. Some of which ended up wrapping the husband's valentines gift (I got some serious wifey points there!) and some comics for the boys, but the rest was saved because by then I knew what I was going to do with it all!
And so, without further ado:
The inside of the main box and all the drawers themselves have been painted in various colours of emulsion paint, using tester pots that we'd bought to test out in the house we're moving into soon. I think I used five different colours in all, in this case various shades of orange, red and brown.
I stuck the paper on by pasting both the reverse of the paper AND the boxes themselves with watered-down PVA, and smoothing the paper on verrrry carefully, smoothing out any air bubbles that had become trapped. The small boxes were pegged together to stop them from twisting as the paper dried. I left up to 5mm excess around all edges to trim off later – better to have excess than to be short!
While the fronts of the boxes were drying it was time to cover the outside of the main box. I used wallpaper for this. I trimmed the paper to size before pasting this as I figured wallpaper was unlikely to stretch, and I made sure that I cut the paper to size along the edges of the cartoon strip borders wherever I could.
Once the wallpaper was on (it required a lot of patience, and pressing down to keep it stuck as it dried, and folding and more pressing… and I still have a few snags to re-stick….) and had all dried I painted on a layer of clear varnish. Still waiting for that to fully cure two days later!!
Looks awesome though. Can't WAIT to let the boys put their lego in it. I'm sure the original cardboard storage will stay in use though too, I'll have to keep my eyes open for some more superhero paper to re-cover it to match!


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On Wednesday 30 January, UTC Swindon Principal, Jon Oliver and students, Ben Perrigo and Ben Rickards (Ben Ayers also received an award, but could not attend), visited St James' Palace in London to commend their achievements as part of the Duke of York Awards for Technical Education.
Joining more than 140 other students from University Technical Colleges (UTCs) across the country, the students were presented with their award by HRH The Duke of York at the prestigious ceremony.
Founded in 2012, The Duke of York Awards recognise the success of students who have pursued highly technical subjects including engineering, health sciences, advanced manufacturing and computer science. It reflects the unique specialist education young people receive at UTCs, institutions that offer academic, technical and practical education.
As well as those receiving Gold awards at St James's Palace, more than 230 UTC students qualified for Silver and Bronze awards.
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Charles Parker, CEO, Baker Dearing Educational Trust, the charity that promotes and sustains UTCs said:
"The Duke of York Award for Technical Education provides a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the achievements of UTC students and the importance of their technical education. These young people have had a flying start because they went to a UTC. They are already making a huge contribution to society because of the relevance of their education to the modern economy and their experience of dealing with adults through the employer led projects, which are a key part of a UTC education."


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Pointless to say, just about everybody has been a goal of gender-bending lately, and we at buzviral determined to take a gander at what some film heroes and heroines would appear like as their reverse gender. Most of them are fairly humorous (and fairly stunning), and the female-to-male swaps are hilarious — test them out for your self!
One in all one of the best issues to come out of Snapchat lately has been the gender-bender filter. It has given us (and just about everybody) hours and hours of belly-aching-laughs with its extremely sensible outcomes. It's been throughout social media and with good cause. In any case, the outcomes are hilarious, and laughs are a reward that ought to unfold worldwide!
1. Gwendoline Christie as Brienne, Game of Thrones
2. Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Aquaman
3. Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Avengers: Age of Ultron
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Abel Tesfaye, otherwise known as 'The Weeknd', and his Starboy Tour touched down at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center on September 17, 2017. The show was honestly one of the best I've ever seen.
The concert had Gucci Mane and Nav formally listed on the line-up but the celebrity appearances did not end there. Belly, a close friend and collaborator of The Weeknd, shocked the crowd by joining in on their hit song 'Might Not'. The floor section of the crowd could have easily been an A-list nightclub. Meek Mill, PnB Rock, Ben Simmons, and even Tesfaye's pop star girlfriend Selena Gomez were dancing and singing along during the whole show.
I've seen The Weeknd perform three separate times in different periods of his career. I can faithfully say that I've never seen the man that stood in front of me for two hours on Saturday night. This man was different: older, a little wiser, and with two new albums under his belt. Standing before us stood a wolf in sheep's clothing. His somehow humble, yet cocky attitude, paired with his iconic vocal range, was the perfect recipe for an engrossing performance that somehow kept the attention of every single person in the packed 20,000 seat arena.
From the second the beat dropped on his opening song, the title track, 'Starboy', I knew we were in store for madness. That feeling lasted until the end of his encore performance, which turned out to be one of his most famous songs, 'The Hills'.
The stage's black, red, and white interchanging visuals and 400-foot automated spacecraft moved and changed in time to the music above the crowd, but he Weeknd himself does absolutely nothing on stage. At other shows this would cause a sleepy, and dull atmosphere where people don't mind taking a bathroom break, updating their snap chats, or watching passively from their seat. That was not the situation at all on Saturday. The feeling inside the Wells Fargo Center was electric, and the excitement was so overwhelming it was hard not to notice. If you dropped a blindfolded person in the center of that crowd during the peak of one of The Weeknd's classic party anthems, they might have thought it was an EDM festival. The lights show, rhythmic beats, and the dancing, it was all there right in front of us.
The Weeknd just has that "it" factor. Maybe it's his always trendy, but somehow utterly timeless clothing choices. Perhaps it's his moody bad boy vibe, troubled past, or the indelicate, at times scandalous, subject matter of his discography. Whatever it is, every single night, a crowd shows up for The Weeknd, and he shows up for the crowd. As smooth as this routine may seem, each performed song, word, guitar riff, drum snare, and high note, was probably practiced hundreds of times before seeing the light of day to ensure this level of quality.
A musician like The Weeknd, who gets compared to Michael Jackson as often as he does, may fold under that pressure and try to put on an extreme and theatrical performance. This could include showy wardrobe changes, every dance move imaginable and every other cheap gimmick in the book. Nevertheless, he does not do any of it. That man just stands there and sings. That is almost a lost art form at this point. No dance moves (beside a few shuffles and spins around the stag)e and the same all-black outfit the whole time, but somehow, he effortlessly puts on a show that I will vividly remember for my entire life.That is talent. That is a stage presence. You can not beg, borrow, or steal that gift from anyone.
This show made me remember how powerful a real performance can be; how authentic music that has been painstakingly crafted and slaved over by a visionary can put a listener into an emotional free fall where you feel the thoughts, feelings, and experiences that were so powerful, they became the solid foundation for some of the most impressive lyrical work out of the oversaturated hip-hop music scene. That kind of pure, holistic experience will captivate and hold a crowd of any size in a state of limbo the way nothing else can. It was beautiful.
I consider myself honored to be able to see the legend that is The Weeknd on tour for his album, Starboy. I liked seeing him before but watching this transformation paired with listening to, in my opinion, one of the best recent albums, was life changing and even motivational. This perfect night left me with only one question: do you want to go again? Girl, I'll go again! Bonus points if you got any of the 5 Weeknd song references I made in this blog.


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Sometimes you forget just who the customer of a system is: We get so buried in the detail of what we are doing (and what we like to play with) that we forget the real world metrics that are applied.
The following is a video released by Yahoo! concerning how to optimise their web site. After the first few minutes it gets really techy (even I tuned it out about half way through) but the salutory point is made early: Traditional optimisation programs focussed on server and back-end performance (Yahoo are a web application after all); however, measurement show that the actual back end performance contributes 8-12% of the total time a user waits for a web page to display.
So performing a dynamite optimisation and halving your server time (which would take loads of effort and money) will result in a 4-6% reduction in the time it takes your web page to display. Or put another way, almost no noticeable reduction whatsoever.
So, the moral of the video: Remember that the system you are building is designed to deliver functionality to the user, not just get information from the back tier of your n-tier application to the n+1 tier.


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Are We On The Verge of War?
Russia has been testing the US defenses since this coronavirus began. US fighter jets intercepted a pair of Russian military aircraft as they entered into the [...]Read More
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It is the holiday season and our house celebrates Christmas. The true Christmas centered around the birth of Christ. Our family also celebrates Christmas with gifts and other worldly traditions (cookies/carols/movies/get-togethers). These celebrations always leave us a bit underwhelmed and a lot overwhelmed all at the same time.
We do a fair job of controlling things for our house and have a 3 gift limit…..two from Santa and one from mom and dad. If 3 gifts were good for Baby Jesus, they certainly should be more than enough for our kids. Now, that being said – Christmas at our house is still CRAZY. Just simple math will demonstrate this……there are 8 kids that get 3 gifts each.
So, MrTB4M and I spend time trying to get something the kids will like, that will be useful, and that will give them something to do. Of course, we also follow a budget. These trips to shop often lead to a few differences of opinion. You see, MrTB4M is great at picking out things the kids would "really like" (such as the newest electronic game system or the largest Lego set) but he is ADVERSE to things the girls really would like (such as new clothes/shoes).
Our kids make lists every year and the older they get, the smaller the lists get. Our older boys really ask for fewer and fewer frivolous things and include things they need or will need that they don't want to have to buy for themselves (clothes/sports equipment). The little boys make lists that are filled with things from their imagination – for example this year J7 has asked for a lawnmower, weed eater, blower, hat, and safety glasses. This of course is for the lawn business he runs to mimic that of the older boys. J6 asked for a multitude of things including a phone (which he won't getJ). Somedays you can start to wonder if they really are so caught up in the commercialism that they don't really understand what Christmas is.
AND then – out of the blue – I am in the middle of a shuttle run for some activity or another and J6 says to me "Mom, do you remember that place we stayed with the really cool bunkbeds?" "No, what are you talking about?" Back and forth it goes, like 20 questions, trying to figure out exactly what J6 is referring to. Finally he says "You know mom. Before the boys went to college we stayed in a hotel – all of us – so we could swim and hang out." Ah ha! First weekend of August we took a little weekend trip – the last weekend everyone would be together for a while and we were doing a little early birthday celebration for J4.
Now this trip was nothing to speak of; a four hour drive, a basic hotel (but, it had a "waterpark") and nothing else planned. It was a great time while we were there – everyone had a lot of fun and we really enjoyed the time away. We returned home and shuttled boys off to college, started school for everyone else, and fell into our normal routines.
Who would have thought that was what J6 would remember? Now that I figured out what he was talking about, I still had to answer him. "Yes, I remember. Why?" "I think we should go back again. I really liked us all going away together and I miss my brothers." Sniff, sniff! "J6 that costs a lot of money, I am not sure we will be able to go back there anytime soon." Then, he says (very quietly) "We don't have to pay to do anything there, can't we just go so we can all stay together in the same room as a family." My sweet (and yet very trying) 7 year old just wants a chance to have us all together in one space doing "nothing".
Maybe the kids are getting that there is more to life than stuff and money and that the important things are the people. Maybe that was a message to us to step back and stop always focusing on what we need in the future and enjoy a little now.
Maybe there is hope for the future that the choices MrTB4M and I make are changing our kids for the better. Maybe the little things really are making big impacts. AND hopefully we will not have to explain to any Grinches in our house that "Maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas – perhaps – means a little bit more." – Dr. Seuss


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The Dodge Caliber has a standard 2.0-liter four cylinder engine that makes 158 horsepower. You can upgrade to a 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine that produces 172 horsepower and 165 pound-feet of torque. The 2.4-liter engine is more powerful, but the automotive press isn't impressed with its performance. They call it underpowered, unrefined, pokey and listless. Despite such negative reviews, automotive writers admit that the Caliber is fine for daily commutes.
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Excellent quality as with all Mizuno irons. Grain flow forged irons are as good as they get.
Excellent Mizuno quality forged irons. Very easy to work the ball, good feedback on contact. Good distance and nice ball flight.If you like the feel of forged irons, these are some of the best available.
Very little in the way of foregiveness. Pretty much the MP-33 blade with a small cut out in the middle of the back of the head. Not enough foregiveness for anyone other then really good iron players.
The MP-67 is pretty much the MP-33 Blade irons, with a small 'cut muscle' cavity in the lower portion of the back of the head. This is NOT a cavity back club, it's a BLADE with a small cut-out in the lower half of the blade. Just a little more foregiving than a full blade, but not enough to notice be anyone other than a good iron player. The MP-67's are only for the really good iron players.


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April 03, 2019
Austin, Texas – Intertek Alchemy, a global leader in innovative solutions that help food and manufacturing companies engage with their workforces to drive productivity and safety, announces the launch of Alchemy Core, a training solution for small- and mid-sized food processors. The new subscription service enables food companies with up to 100 employees with limited training resources to instantly meet employee training needs to:
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How can I view a Twitter feed via RSS?
How can I view a Twitter feed via RSS?
This used to be really, really simple – there was a URL you could use for the job. As of June 2013 it's not so simple, and I cannot possibly begin to outline the process here. I recommend you check out one of the services linked to by one of the above users, because setting things up yourself is a nightmare.
I understand
I believe the best option is creating your own RSS feed from Twitter.
There are also sites offering that service for you but most of them are either overloaded or currently not working.
Pl tell whether they can also create rss from webpages which do not have their own rss
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New York, Part 3: P.S.1, LMCC
March 11, 2009
*click on the images for larger versions, sorry about the quality of these images–they were taken on my camera phone*
–Young Joon
P.S.1, the contemporary art sister-museum to MOMA, is housed in an old school building–it looks like a fortress. I kept imagining the battle in Lord of the Rings, where everyone's trying to hide inside that fortress and fend off the evil ogres…
It was really nice to see some artwork outside of the fairs.
Leandro Erlich: Swimming Pool
This was a really nice work. You can view the pool from above or below. People were really having fun with it–pretending to be swimming, taking pictures; it was a really well-done interactive installation.
The video installations of Yael Bartana were really engaging. The work doesn't require one to sit through the entirety of the video, but rather, one may enjoy the works on one's own terms. Still, I felt compelled to sit and to contemplate the moving images, allowing meaning to unravel slowly in the dark and intimate environment.
Bartana's work brings up associations of human patterns throughout history–of violence, of power struggles, of social divisions and hierarchies.
Tofu on Pedestal in Gallery
Jonathan Horrowitz
Haha; a nice little "fuck you" to the institution.
Kenneth Anger Installation
I've long been a fan of Kenneth Anger–his impact on Queer artistic discourse is great, and his works were at the forefront of avante-garde video. Still, I was wonderfully surprised to experience this installation of his, which was very thoughtfully executed. It has the power to renew and shift considerations of his work. It was a real pleasure.
To see more about the artists and the exhibitions at PS1, click here.
Later on, I met up with friend and artist, Gisela Insuaste, whose work you can check out here.
We headed over to the LMCC (The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council) artist studios for their open-studios. The organization does a lot for artists in New York–offering grants, residencies, and public art programs in Manhattan. Check them out here.
Artwork by Davied Balula, current resident and wierdo.
I'm going to be paying attention to this artist…
I love the variety of common everyday materials he uses; they seemed a little frivolous at first, though that notion is disproved or rather, complicated by a cerebral approach to combining these materials, and the resulting aesthetic of the works–minimal, quiet, fun, whimsical, pleasurable. The work relies on the environment or rather, the environment is an important part of the work–physical space, and the tenets of that reality…wierd! The way he brings everything together is inventive, beautiful, and thought-provoking.


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The Port of Bellingham sold 1.733 acres of Bellingham's downtown waterfront to Harcourt Developments in May this year for the construction of three new condominium complexes. Harcourt is an Ireland-based construction management company that has exclusive development rights to 19 acres of Bellingham's downtown waterfront. Construction is anticipated to be completed by fall 2020. According to the architectural proposal, the structures will include commercial space at the ground level for restaurants, drinking establishments, retail and water-oriented businesses, as well as below-grade parking and storage space. The uppermost residents will enjoy unobstructed views of Bellingham Bay and the San Juan Islands.