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Do Art Wrong: Grumpy Tuesday
UPDATE: At the bottom of this post, I mention that my Stillman & Birn Delta pocket sketchbook cracked and tore at each signature as soon as I opened it to those pages. It was suggested I contact the company, since apparently there'd been a defective run of sketchbooks, and some stores didn't return their stock when it was recalled. The Sillman & Birn customer service rep sent out a replacement and a Gamma sketchbook to try. I'll try them both over the weekend and report.
And now, back to the old post:
Today is the last of my 5-day reprieve from counting the days of the month for 8-9 hours a day (literally, not figuratively–I'm proofreading calendars. Go ahead, ask me what day of the week Waitangi Day 2018 is and when all the Queen's Birthdays are). I should be being productive today, should mail out bill payments, finish other freelancing. But instead I'm being unproductive. I'm eating dark chocolate with oranges and almonds and playing with art stuff ^_^
Since I spend so many waking hours away from the house, I've been carrying my art supplies with me everywhere. The bare minimum gear is an 11×17 or 11×14 drawing pad for the comic, a notebook to work out plot and dialogue, a metal ruler, and a pen roll like this one or one of these. But also I like to take along a sketchbook for doodles and warmups, a roll of colour pencils, the Hobonichi I'd otherwise forget I have, my Peerless palette, and maybe some Copics. Now that I've been digging out the old-school watercolours too, the bag is getting crowded and heavy and people are giving it the side-eye. And I keep losing my wallet and Metrocard in there and missing the train.
Many days I end up with no time for drawing unless I break out the supplies while commuting. Big palettes are unwieldy when everyone's elbows and knees are poking into everyone else's. At the office where I freelance, it's a little conspicuous to pull out a big metal tin of fancy paints, especially at a company that deals with so many lovely art books and clever craft books (and pretty calendars); it's intimidating and looks weird. I'm not sure I can handle being stared at on the train, but I wanted to find a way to be inconspicuous during lunch break or curled into a corner at the nearest Starbucks. It would also be helpful to have more compact supplies to fit into the art space at Carmine Street Comics.
A lot of people buy or make mini travel palettes for their plein air painting and urban sketchbooking. I have the usual thousand empty Altoid tins lying around in various corners of the house, so I gave it a try:
- Altoids tin that still smells like cinnamon
- adhesive applicator I picked up a couple of years ago for the Hobonichi, to stick the pans in place
- variety of empty half pans scavenged from cheap paint sets acquired to use at children's workshops–plus some sturdy Schmincke pans that turn out to fit better
- Artist Trading Card in a plastic sleeve cut down to fit the lid, as a mixing area; some people add a coat of enamel to the lid but I decided to try to make this kit from only whatever was within arm's reach because of 1. the challenge, and 2. not really a challenge, all my junk is crowded into a small space that I sorta huddle in the middle of, and 3. if the tin rusts I have about 50,000 other empty Altoids tins lying around
- little ceramic water dish from one of those cheap paint sets; I prefer ceramic to mixing on plastic or enamel-metal palettes, which sometimes have to be abraded so the paint doesn't bead up, and often stain
- a silly little bit of sponge and/or folded up kitchen paper towel for cleaning the brush (a square sponge should be just the ticket)
To get the lid to snap closed on each side with the mixing dish inside, I'll have to swap in slightly less tall Schmincke pans like the ones in the top row. For now, I don't mind using a hair tie to make sure it stays closed. That also conveniently holds the water brush.
Although Stillman & Birn sketchbooks were recommended–for good paper and for a reputation for being able to open flat or even bend back without a problem–and the pocket size is just right to go along with a mini-palette, the Delta sketchbook cracked and ripped at the gluing between signatures as soon as I opened to the page, as you can see below. I still have have an unused Stillman & Birn Alpha pocket sketchbook, which I'll at least give a try, but unless the Alpha books are constructed differently, a brand that can't withstand sketching on the couch is a fail for sketching on the go.
Good thing I have three drawers full of blank or nearly blank sketchbooks to try….


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I'm out on Gotham.
I didn't even last two full episodes. I truthfully turned it off midway through the second episode when pre-Catwoman was put on that bus and one of the officers in charge was the crazy lady who had been drugging, kidnapping and selling children. I had had enough.
What I really thought when I shut it off was, "why am I torturing myself with this? What enjoyment am I getting out of this experience?"
The answer was none, and it had nothing to do with the problem I had been worried about after the pilot. After episode one, I pontificated that Gotham may butt up against a rather important point relatively early in its existence, once the cool character reveals came to a close. At some point soon, the show would have to stand on its own, separate from the Batman universe. It would have to be good enough on its own merit or people wouldn't watch.
Well, something I did not foresee, but probably should have, happened instead.
The basic plot of Batman before Batman is simple; it's the back story of the city of Gotham and Commission Gordon as he was coming to be in his current position of power. But really what that means is Gotham is about a city under constant and complete psychosis and destruction so far removed from normal society that a lone man had to take it upon himself to fix up the city, but the city was in such disrepair that he had to hide his identity in the process for fear of being captured and killed. Gotham the place is the most messed up city imaginable, and Gotham the show follows the timeline WHILE ALL THE SHIT IS GETTING INCREDIBLY WORSE.
There is no pending happy ending to Gotham. How could there be? The show ends when Batman arrives, when little Bruce Wayne is all grown up. And you know, logistically, what that point is? When Gotham the city is at the worst it's ever been. That's the finale of this show.
So what am I watching for? The plots are going to get darker and shittier for everyone involved. James Gordon runs into problems every time he tries to do the simplest tasks of his job, like investigating a crime scene. He can't even investigate a crime scene without his crooked partner giving him shit? Why bother?
And the children are getting drugged and sold so the mayor decides to use this opportunity to haul them all off to juvenile halls and jails? Who is redeemable in this show, because it's not anyone of importance?
The FBI detectives are trying to get Gordon hauled off to jail, his partner is trying to get him fired or worse, the mayor is crooked, the town is run by the mafia and these are the good times! This is before any of the super villains can drive a car! So what am I watching and waiting for?
I don't usually mind dreary or dark television. I loved The Wire for example, a show based on the premise that things do not get better. But at least in The Wire, there were people working toward that goal. Outside of the infallible Gordon, whose seeming perfection bothered me to no end on top of everything else, no one in this entire show world is working for any purpose other than to screw up the town so much that Bruce Wayne tries on a bat suit.
I'm not a masochist. I can't imagine gaining any semblance of satisfaction from witnessing that journey.


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I wanted to encourage my friend Mary, so I looked up her name and found it attached to multiple stars of stage, screen, athletics and royalty. Wow, what a legacy!
On the other hand, my name, Brenda is short-listed! It only includes three storms, and three hurricanes. Well at least I make a big noise!
However the name Jesus is a masculine word pronounced JEE-zas. It's the English form Ιησους (Iesous), which is the Greek form of the Aramaic name יֵשׁוּעַ (Yeshu'a), which is a contracted form of Yehoshu'a.
Here is the rest of the information on the Jesus list: Yeshua ben Yoseph, better known as Jesus Christ, was the central figure of the New Testament and the source of the Christian religion.
The four Gospels state that he was the son of God and the Virgin Mary who fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies of the Messiah. He preached for three years before being crucified in Jerusalem.
That's great information, but they forgot to add this one thing.
The fact is that Christ (the Messiah) has been raised from the dead. (1 Corinthians 15:20a, AMP)
Prayer – Lord, we falter in life when we forget this one immense truth. Christ-risen from the dead! Amen!


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NUR-SULTAN – Fifteen countries have joined the Kazakh Green Bridge green economy transition initiative, International Centre for Green Technologies and Investment Projects Management Board Deputy Chairperson Gaukhar Beiseyeva told bnews.kz Sept. 30.
"We already have 15 countries joining the Green Bridge partnership programme. I can even list all of them for you now – – Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Russia, Sweden and Spain," she said. A total of 16 non-governmental organisations also participate as members. The countries joined both to learn from the Kazakh experience and, more importantly, to share that knowledge and experience with other countries. While technologies are generally protected, when it comes to green technologies, the commitment to reducing carbon emissions obliges states to share their technologies, he noted.
"Ultimately, these states have committed to reduce emissions, to reduce the negative impact on the environment; therefore, in accordance with these obligations, it is already important to talk about what is expensive, what is not expensive – this time has already passed. Now, we need to talk about what needs to be invested and to invest enough to maintain the ecological balance in our own country, thereby contributing to maintaining the ecological balance of the planet and fulfilling our obligations undertaken under international conventions and agreements, too," he added.
One of the greatest challenges in transitioning to a green economy is in people's economic and environmental consciousness.
"Yes, this is, first, culture, and second, consciousness, such as the economic consciousness of the population. A person always thinks from his own pocket; that is, a person must learn to count money, to calculate his capabilities. We now have, in general, a slightly different approach for people to [consider] their own pocket – it is very important to have a big SUV with big cubes, and this, as they say, is evidence of status, indicates a standard of living to some kind of degree. This consciousness should gradually change; people should very consciously approach their own expenses, their own capabilities," said Beiseyeva.
She also highlighted energy efficiency and conservation as two pillars for creating the sustainable model of economic development and named the main organisations working on these two aspects.
"We talk about two pillars – energy efficiency and energy conservation – that constitute the basis for creating a sustainable model of economic development. Without these two main pillars, sustainability cannot be achieved… Work in this direction is carried out by the state. I think that we have a company, an organisation called KazEnergy; they are developing this policy and they are developing all these areas. We see our task in attracting technology in this area, searching for investments; we are trying to fulfil our task and we also attract international experience, experts to fulfil these tasks," she added.


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Arielle Charnas is one of the most well-known fashion influencers in the game, with more than 1.2 million Instagram followers, a blog and a subsequently successful fashion line called Something Navy. Her Nordstrom collection debuted last September, raking in a reported $4 million in sales in a single day, which president Pete Nordstrom claimed to be one of the "most successful launches for any brand" at the store. As her partnership with the department store comes to a close, Charnas is moving on to her next project with what is considered to be one of the biggest financial backings secured by an influencer to date.
Silas Chou, an investor in fashion giants such as Tommy Hilfiger and Michael Kors, is joined by Rent the Runway co-founder Jennifer Fleiss and three investment groups in a $10 million funding round to turn Charnas' fashion line into a lifestyle brand. According to AdWeek, the brand will start by selling apparel online and will eventually expand to accessories, home decor, children's clothing and beauty products, with its sights set on opening brick-and-mortar locations in the future.
As we know, social media can be a massive driving force for brands. But Charnas has been able to turn her following into dollar signs, shaping a full career that has no indication of stopping growth anytime soon.
"Social media is everything for me. It's how I made a career. It's how I built my business. It's how I created a brand. I don't know what I would do without it. But it really took off when Instagram launched. The blog was great and it was sustainable, and I think that after a few years, it kind of plateaued where I had my frequent website visitors, but I didn't have as big of a reach as Instagram has allowed me," said Charnas in an interview with Fashionista.
For many people, Charnas' life is one to envy, but it has not come without a well thought out strategy. Below are some tips on how she's built and maintained her loyal following.
Selfies over Supercars: Rather than posting images of extravagant trips, glamorous events or the wealth we know she has achieved over the years, Charnas opts for natural settings like photos in her home taken on her cell phone. Her relatable approach to being an influencer has allowed her to connect more deeply with her audience and establish a sense of comradery that big-spending influencers are not always able to achieve.
Ask for Feedback: Part of her brand's success can be attributed to her ability to crowdsource and include her followers in the design process. Through social listening, Charnas communicates directly with the consumer while developing her pieces and can react accordingly. In addition to more accessible feedback, her Instagram stories have also proven to be viable for selling products, generating waitlists of more than 200 people and same-day sellouts of specific items for brand partner Bandier.
Stay on Top of Trends: Although her brand started as a blog, Charnas has been able to evolve with the ever-changing tides of the social media sphere. By creating an Instagram, she was able to tap into a new market and gain more exposure. In addition to launching her new lifestyle brand, Charnas is launching her own podcast where she looks to zero in on personal stories to reach new audiences and increase engagement. Compared to 2018, the number of people who have listened to at least one podcast in their lives increased by 20 million this year, and an additional 14 million people describe themselves as weekly listeners.
The successes of Arielle Charnas and Something Navy are indicators that influencer marketing is here to stay.


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Qualcomm has just announced the new flagship system on chip at their Tech Summit event in Maui, Hawaii. This is the chip that will power nearly all the flagship phones on the market that don't come from Huawei or Apple.
It also means we now have information on all the main SoCs that will be used in Android phones next year, and we have a basic run down on how each of them stack up against each other, with a summary table at the bottom of the post.
Similar to both Samsung and Huawei/HiSilicon , Qualcomm have shrunk the fabrication process of the new chip down to 7nm and at the heart of this chip is Arm's new Cortex-A76 CPUs similar to the Kirin 980.
Arm A76 CPU layout
This year we have seen a departure from the 4×4 layout of the processors with both Samsung and HiSilicon opting to go for a 2x2x4 approach. Qualcomm have taken a different path and layed out the processors as 1x3x4.
As previously reported this new tri-cluster design uses a single prime core Kryo 485 Gold (A76) running at 2.84GHz with 1x512KB cache then three performance cores Kryo 485 Gold (A76) running at 2.42GHz with 256KB cache each. Lastly the four efficiency cores using the Kryo 485 Silver (A55) running at 1.80GHz each with 128KB cache.
Qualcomm's 2.84GHz clock is 9.2% higher than HiSilicon 2.6GHz frequency but on a single core compared to two.
Qualcomm have actually adapted the A76 design to suit their own needs with the reference design using a 128 instruction buffer, whereas Qualcomm's modified A76 has been increased to an undisclosed size. It is likely Samsung do something similar with their custom CPU built around the A76. How much difference this makes to real world performance will be hard to tell.
Qualcomm claims of up to at 45% increase over the Snapdragon 845 but exactly what that represents is currently unknown.
Adreno 640 GPU
Qualcomm are a little coy about specifics with their new GPU technology each year so there is no direct comparisons to be made with the HiSilicon Kirin 980 or Exynos 9820.
Qualcomm state that there should be a 20% increased performance from the previous generation. Qualcomm did highlight a lot of new graphical features. with the Adreno 640. Here we saw claims that the Adreno 640 graphics in the SD855 will enable true HDR gaming, as well games built around Physically Based Rendering (more on that in a bit). The graphics pipeline will support 10-bit color depth and the Rec 2020 gamut to enable HDR, as well as enabling SD855 devices to support the HDR10+ and Dolby Vision formats, which Qualcomm states is a world's first. With the Adreno 640, along with the display IP, devices can support 120fps gaming as well as smooth 8K 360-degree video playback.
Hexagon 690 DSP
Qualcomm don't use the term NPU but with the new Snapdragon 855 features the Hexagon 690 DSP which acts as the heart of the AI technology. There are a lot of technical terms on how the DSP has been improved but the highlights include:
- Doubles the HVX vector pipelines compared to the Hexagon 680
- New Tenso Xccelerator which could be Qualcomm's first generation dedicated ML inferencing engine (NPU as HiSilicon branded it)
- A new Voice Assistant AI module, designed to accelerate processing for common AI assistants – Qualcomm specifically states Baidu and Google in this case
Spectra 380 ISP
The image signalling processor has been upgraded to the Spectra 380 the specifics of the upgrades are beyond my technical understanding but the end result is :
- 4x power for image object classification, object segmentation, depth sensing (at 60 FPS), augmented reality body tracking, and image stabilisation.
- 4K HDR at 60 FPS with both portrait mode enhancements and depth sensing for live bokeh.
- Power consumption for 4K HDR capture will be 30% lower than the Snapdragon 845.
- HEIF files instead of JPEG offering 50% smaller file size, HDR Support for multiple color spaces, RAW data, Depth Map support and more
The HEIF files sound quite interesting, due to all the extra data it stores you can store a photo from every camera: a telephoto, a wide angle photo, and a super-wide angle photo for example. This allows of post processing such as bokeh adjustment, object segmentation, quality adjustments, and to a certain extent even basic 3D modelling.
This was always going to be a big talking point from Qualcomm, 5G is just about to be launched so the new chip was guaranteed to have support for it. However as was already suspected the SoC doesn't support it out of the box, it needs to be paired with a X50 modem.
Built into the chip is the Snapdragon X24 modem, which offers LTE Category 20 class download speeds good for up to 2 Gbps on supported devices and networks. The increased speeds is achieved by up to 7x carrier aggregation with 4×4 MIMO and 256QAM. On the upload side, the new SoC modem now also for the first time supports 256QAM, able to double the peak upload rate to up to 300Mbps with 3xCA.
The Snapdragon 855 is a platform, and among one of the new platform, capabilities is the support of the new WiFi 6 standard (802.11ax) as well as the new 60GHz "Wi-Gig" 802.11ay standard, enabled by an external WiFi combo chipset.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Exynos 9820
|Snapdragon 855
|Snapdragon 855+
|HiSilicon Kirin 980
|Exynos 9820
|7nm (N7)
|7nm (N7)
|8 nm LPP (Low Power Plus) FinFET
|CPU Cores
|Octa-Core, 64-bit
|Octa-Core, 64-bit
|Octa-Core, 64-bit
|Octa-Core, 64-bit
|1x Kryo 485 Gold (A76 derivative)
@ 2.84GHz 1x512KB pL2
3x Kryo 485 Gold (A76 derivative)
@ 2.42GHz 3x256KB pL2
4x Kryo 485 Silver (A55 derivative)
@ 1.80GHz 4x128KB pL2
2MB sL3
|1x Kryo 485 Gold (A76 derivative)
@ 2.96GHz 1x512KB pL2
3x Kryo 485 Gold (A76 derivative)
@ 2.42GHz 3x256KB pL2
4x Kryo 485 Silver (A55 derivative)
@ 1.80GHz 4x128KB pL2
2MB sL3
|2x Cortex-A76 @ 2.6GHz
2x Cortex-A76 @ 1.92GHz
4x Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz
(4MB shared L3 cache)
|2x Custom CPU
2x Cortex-A75
4x Cortex-A55
|Adreno 640 @ 585MHz
|Adreno 640 @ ~672MHz
|Mali-G76 MP10 - 720 MHz
|ARM Mali G76 MP12
|Yes (Hexagon 690 DSP)
|Dual NPU
|4x 16-bit CH @ 2133MHz
3MB system level cache
|4x 16-bit CH @ 2133MHz
3MB system level cache
|LPDDR4X @ 2133MHz
|Dual 14-bit Spectra 380 ISP
1x 48MP or 2x 22MP
|Dual 14-bit Spectra 380 ISP
1x 48MP or 2x 22MP
|Dual ISP
|Dual ISP
|Video Playback & Codecs
|2160p60 10-bit H.265
|2160p60 10-bit H.265
|4K @ 30fps - capture
4K @ 60fps playback
|2160p60 HEVC & H.264 Decode
2160p30 Encode
|Snapdragon X24 LTE
(Category 20)
DL = 2000Mbps
7x20MHz CA, 256-QAM, 4x4
UL = 316Mbps
3x20MHz CA, 256-QAM
|Snapdragon X24 LTE
(Category 20)
DL = 2000Mbps
7x20MHz CA, 256-QAM, 4x4
UL = 316Mbps
3x20MHz CA, 256-QAM
|LTE Cat 21
1.4Gbps down / 200Mbps up
|LTE-A Cat.20 8CA (2Gbps download)
Cat.20 3CA (316Mbps upload)
|Support for WiFi 6 standard (802.11ax) as well as the new 60GHz "Wi-Gig" 802.11ay, enabled by an external WiFi combo chipset.
|Support for WiFi 6 standard (802.11ax) as well as the new 60GHz "Wi-Gig" 802.11ay, enabled by an external WiFi combo chipset.
|Hi1103 WiFi chip supports 1732Mbps with Wi-Fi and, Multi-gigabit Wi-Fi ac/b/g/n with MU-MIMO
|Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
|Quick Charge 4+ (USB PD Compatible)
|Quick Charge 4+ (USB PD Compatible)
|SuperCharge 4.5V / 5A low-voltage fast charging
|Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge, Fast Wireless Charging (Qi & PMA)
I am a UK tech blogger and have been in the industry for over ten years now, running Mighty Gadget and its sister sites and contributing to other sites around the web. I am passionate about all tech, including computers/networking, mobile, wearables, and smart homes. I am also a fitness fanatic, being both a keen runner and cyclist, so I cover as much fitness tech as possible.


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Paris is one of the world's great cities. Where better to get a business management degree? Here are some of the reasons studying in the City of Light is an ideal choice.
Paris is one of the world's top tourist destinations, famous for its food, art, architecture, and much more. It has provided the setting for millions of stories stretching back centuries, and will surely provide the setting for many more. Shift perspective a little bit, though, and Paris reveals itself to also be an ideal place to learn and conduct business, home to world-leading companies and an influential political class that together shape much of life in Europe and around the world.
Curious about what potential benefits await Bachelor in Management students in Paris? Here's what you need to know.
Paris' Cultural Makeup Offers Great Value to Students at Business School
Paris is a place practically synonymous with French culture, but it's also home to large communities of expats from Africa, Asia, and the rest of the world. The result is a city with both a strong cultural core and ample variety of international experiences for newcomers to enjoy and explore.
With international business the name of the game in today's economy, having the opportunity to learn and grow in this kind of diverse environment can be incredibly valuable for students at a business school.
Learning new languages, exploring the intricacies of intercultural management, and gaining an understanding of the place of business among different elements of a culturally diverse society, are all possible within this kind of context. It's the sort of rich experience that lends itself well to a successful future in the business world.
Business Opportunities of Many Kinds Can Be Found in Paris
Paris has long been a hub for established business, with groups like Chanel, Hachette Publishing, and Lacoste all based in the French capital. In recent years, the city has also been praised for its growing startup population, attracting more tech talent eager for a home in which they can create exciting new products.
For individuals intending to pursue a management degree, this suggests an environment of tremendous possibility. Ambitious students would be in a great position to network with movers and shakers in a variety of interesting business contexts, perhaps leading to great opportunities down the line.
Study in Paris and you can enjoy access to all manner of interesting opportunities for growth
This process can also be greatly facilitated by attending a top-tier business school like ESCP Business School. These institutions often grant access to alumni networks that regularly host events and promote inter-generational connections that can get young professionals off to a great start.
Paris is Home to Some of Europe's Leading Business Schools
As is often the case with the world's great cities, influential schools of higher learning call Paris home. For future business leaders, this makes the city a great place to pursue an education.
Attending ESCP Business School can set students up for lifelong business success
To ensure the best possible experience, it's important to pay close attention to both accreditation and course offerings. ESCP Business School is an example of a school that offers the best of both. One of an elite few institutions worldwide to hold accreditation from the AACSB and EFMD EQUIS organizations, the school's unique Bachelor in Management program incorporates business, liberal arts, and languages courses. The result is an education that is both broad and yet remarkably focused on delivering valuable skills to business students, all in a city that is among the most beautiful and fascinating in the world.
Are you ready to study toward a Bachelor in Management degree in Paris?


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[Photo above shows the youthful JOSE MARI R. REVILLA aka JOMAR, in a serious and pensive mood. JOMAR is one of our Paralegal Assistants at the Law Office. Among the other paralegal assistants in our Law Office JOMAR carries that distinction of having attended the FIRST PARALEGAL ASSISTANT TRAINING held in March 2014 at the UP LAW CENTER. Hopefully, a couple of years or so from now, JOMAR will become a full-fledged lawyer.]
He's a graduate of Legal Management from SAN BEDA,
That's my alma mater – my SCUOLA SECONDARIA1;
He is now pursuing a course in LAW,
He'll surely become an ATTORNEY-AT-LAW2!
He's a diligent student with zing and ZEST,
He would at times talk serious-sometimes with JEST;
But in his Law studies, he's truly so SERIOUS,
He'd memorize legal provisions- uttering words as though DELIRIOUS!
And as a GEMINI person he truly IS,
So caring and kindhearted like MANZANO LUIS3;
He could even pass as a matinee ACTOR,
He'll make himself up with items from MAX FACTOR4!
At the ARELLANO UNIVERSITY5 he's now ENROLLED,
Truly aspiring and desirous to have his FUTURE FORETOLD;
With Law professors who are varied and DIVERSE,
He now cranks up court pleadings—a virtual study in REVERSE6!
He is the youngest son of the LATE ANASTACIO "JUN" REVILLA,
My school mate in UP Law– those olden days FULL of MEMORABILIA;
But now as he ventures to step into the shoes of his DAD,
Am sure that all of his CLAN will be happy and GLAD!
With the training that he's receiving from our LAW FIRM,
I guess JOMAR will someday do heartily AFFIRM;
The Lawyer's OATH and the Lawyer's MANTRA,
"DO THE RIGHT THING"-it's an apt CHATRA7!
JOMAR studying habits is truly so EFFECTIVE,
Staying alone at OFFICE8, that's a nice PERSPECTIVE;
Won't be having any undue DISTRACTION —
That's BIG help for MEMORIZATION!
And JOMAR's apt advantage INDEED,
Are his trips to the COURTs, in times of NEED9;
Though he would be also doing some FILING10,
His FORTE for now, is actually for POSTPONING11!
[The BIRTHDAY CELEBRANT, JOMAR R. REVILLA, at the piano at the HOTEL SOFITEL's lobby taken in September 2016 during a birthday party of a kin.]
[Legend: 1 – SCUOLA SECONDARIA is Italian phrase which means SECONDARY SCHOOL.
2 – Attorney-at-Law is the customary appellation accorded to a lawyer here in the Philippines.
3 – Luis Manzano is a Filipino matinee actor who is the son of VILMA SANTOS and EDU MANZANO.
4 – MAX FACTOR is actually a line of make-up products which started out as the usual make-up line in the movie industry.
5 – ARELLANO UNIVERSITY is the university situated in Pasay City where JOMAR is pursuing a degree in LAW.
6 – STUDY IN REVERSE would refer to the acquisition of knowledge that JOMAR has gone into by working at our Law Firm as usually, in Law School, the last thing that you would learn in your SENIOR YEAR would be the drafting of court pleadings. But in our Law Firm, JOMAR is actually into a fast learning process, on how to write court pleadings.
7 – CHHATRA is a Sanskrit word meaning UMBRELLA; thus, using the MANTRA "DO THE RIGHT THING" is a good motto to keep a lawyer away from harm, so to speak.
8 – JOMAR, in times when he has no classes at ARELLANO LAW would stay behind at the Law Office after office hours as he would savor the quietness and absence of any distraction that would be good for his memorization.
9 – At times, when there is need to postpone a court hearing, JOMAR would be the best bet to send to plead for a resetting/postponement, as he could actually dress up like a young lawyer (but still disclosing that he's actually just a PARALEGAL still taking up Law).
10- JOMAR is, at times when LITO LUTUC (our regular court pleading filer) is overloaded with lots of court filing errands, also assigned to do filing of court pleadings at the Manila and Pasay areas as he could do the filing before entering/attending classes at his Law School at the ARELLANO UNIVERSITY LAW which is located in Pasay City, Metro-Manila.
11- As earlier said, JOMAR's expertise for now is sounding off the Law Office's pleas for cancellation and postponement of court hearings in times when there is indisposition on the part of a handling lawyer, conflict of schedule and the rest of the many reasons that could be trumped up to have a court hearing canceled and reset, most often with a penalty in the form of FINES.]


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Welcome to this edition of Drone Law Pro Radio. Your source of information for everything UAV. We are drone attorneys and we speak drone.
Welcome to Drone Law Pro Radio. We are broadcasting today from Miami, actually South Beach, Florida, where it's sunny and beautiful unlike my home state of Michigan. I am happy to be here and I am happy you are here too.
Today, we are going to be talking about the importance of safety and the importance of compliance to the growth of the UAV market. We hear it all the time in our Facebook post and our Twitter post and the forums we participate; there are a lot of pilots out there that simply do not like the FAA. They don't want to become Part 107 pilots. They don't want to get their remote pilot certificate. They think Part 107 regulations finalized by the FAA this year are inappropriate, are overreaching or beyond the jurisdiction of the FAA. Just fill in the blank. There are pilots out there that simply to not like the UAV regulation. Hey, I get it, a lot of people get it, a lot of people understand that point of view but let me tell you what the better approaches and why. If you are a drone pilot, or a drone company looking to build a drone business, you've got one fundamental choice. You can buck the FAA's rules and Part 107 regulations, you can treat them with disgust and simply ignore them, when it's convenient for you to do so, or you can embrace the Part 107 regulations the FAA's approach and the regulatory framework.
So, which one should you do? Here is what I propose, you need to do what most of the people in the industry are doing and believe me, many of these people, these insiders, these folks who've been part of the Part 107 experience since 2012 when the FAA really buckled down and started to develop regulations, they like it either. But the better course of action is to embrace the regulations, fly within the regulations, educate other pilots on the importance of flying within the rules of Part 107, and go through the process installed by the FAA. If there is an incident involving a manned aircraft and a drone, or someone is seriously injured because of a drone, or a drone crashes into a crowd, that is going to be front page headlines. So, the more tolerance we have for the fly by night pilots or the pilots who simply want to do whenever they want, irrespective of what the FAA or Part 107 have to say about flying over crowds for instance, well the more problems that we're going to have, because guess what? Just as Kevin Morris' from Minneapolis FAASTeam said in his recent webinar, the only thing that is going to get reported on in this new and emerging technology are the problems, are the injuries, are the accidents and a lot of that reporting will be wrong. It will be way off base, but guess what, the press is not willing to report the correct story once it's revealed that, oh by the way there wasn't a close call between a drone and a manned aircraft, or the reason why a particular drone crashed into a structure is because of pilot error. The press is never going to report on that. All of the population, the populist, the legislators, the state legislators, Federal legislators, municipalities, the only thing they are ever going to see is the bad headline; they are never going to see the good headline. And guess what, the FAA and Congress can shut down or increase the regulations for drones anytime.
So you tell me, what's better, embrace the regulations and encourage safety, make sure that other pilots abide by the rules, create conversation that embraces and supports the regulatory framework or simply thumb your nose at the regulations and hope to the best? Those of us who are involved in these every days, who are trying to build the UAV market, knows that there is only one right answer here. Drone pilots and drone companies need to step it up here and embrace the regulatory framework like most are doing. To argue back to those who simply want to do what they want or go on rants against the FAA, saying I'm a great pilot and I don't need to comply, none of that is helpful. We've been doing new and emerging technology regulate technology company representation since 2003 and we have seen this many times before. The new regulatory framework can help grow and create the market because customers needing trusts UAV services and need to trust drones and the FAA's Part 107 regulation provides a foundation for that trust as long as people are complying, supporting, and participating in the regulatory framework. So yes, you can have your opinion and voice your opinion to the FAA. But when you see that Facebook post which essentially amounts to screw the FAA, screw the regulations, you need to comment back, you need to continue to articulate the importance of the regulations and importance of compliance. My name is drone attorney Enrico Schaffer from sunny Miami and we'll see you next time.
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Creating a PowerPoint presentation is an exciting, but often time-consuming experience.
Because of this, it can be tempting to delay it until the last minute, then scramble to finish your latest pitch deck in the final hours before the deadline.
Fortunately, it doesn't need to be like that. You can prevent last-minute panic by following a few simple PowerPoint tips and tricks that will help you deliver your presentations without a hitch.
Master the slide master
The master slide—if you haven't heard about it, your life is about to change.
A master slide (or slide master, used interchangeably) is a place where you can edit fonts, images, headers and footers of all your slides at the same time. Such changes apply to all slides, which means no more slide-by-slide deletions adding an hour to your workday.
The first thing you should do is include footer design and page numbers in the slide master.
Common things you'd want to include in your presentation's footers are time and date, chapter of the presentation, or your logo.
Page numbers are another no brainer—adding them allows for automatic numbering and consistency in formatting across the presentation. It will make your presentation look neat and just a bit more professionally designed.
Both are simple to do—just add the footer on the bottom center and the page number on the bottom right!
You can also use the master slide option to create your own templates.
The process is similar: edit the slide master and your set of slide layouts, then save your presentation as a PowerPoint template, like this:
Once you do that, you can easily reuse it and share it with others.
Save time with the align objects tool
If you've ever tried to align objects in PowerPoint by hand, you understand the pain. But fear not—those days are over with this next tool!
For our quality managers, the Align Objects tool is a go-to tool to ensure presentations are pixel perfect. It gives your presentations a clean, professional look, while saving you time (and as we promised in the title, many a headache as well).
How do you do it?
It's actually super simple:
First, select all the items you want aligned, like the stars below.
Then, under the Arrange tab of the default Quick Access Toolbar, select Align → Align Center and Align Middle.
If you did it right, you will end up with a lovely arrangement of objects. Neat!
Always be on-brand with the pick up style tool (PC only)
Memorable presentations often have a distinct visual style.
But while complimentary colors, just-right proportions and striking visuals are great, it all gets lost unless everything follows the same guidelines.
However, making sure everything does can be a time sink.
That's why we love using the Pick Up and Apply Style tools. It's a quick and easy way to format shapes and text to brand standards and give your whole presentation a unique look.
The Pick Up tool will grab all the characteristics of the selected shape or text box and keep those characteristics until you pick up new ones. Then you can apply those properties to other shapes and text. This is a quick and easy way to format shapes and text to brand standards.
The shortcut for the Pick Up Style tools are worth remembering:
- Pick Up Style: CTRL+SHIFT+C
- Apply Style: CTRL+SHIFT+V
With their use, you can quickly turn two visually different objects…
…into similar ones:
Insert circular images the smart way
Here's a cool trick to impress your coworkers with:
When in need of inserting circular images, insert a circle and then use the image fill options to select the picture you want to use.
Let's say we want to introduce our team, for example. The blue circles will be where we will add the images:
Right-click a circle and click Format Shape.
A new tab will open on the right side of the screen.
Select Picture or texture fill and select the picture you want.
Finally, adjust the transparency, offset, scale and alignment as desired.
The result:
Use gridlines for better alignment
Gridlines are a tool you can use to improve your layout skills.
Let's use the above example:
I want to create a professional layout for my team's introduction.
However, I'm not really sure where to position the objects. So, to help me, I can turn on gridlines.
Now that I see the lines, I can place the object where I want it:
That looks good.
All that's left is duplicating and aligning (don't forget to use tip no. 2!) like so:
And voilà, we have a layout!
Use the PowerPoint video compression option
Using multimedia files or videos in your presentations could result in a very heavy file, so a good trick is to use the Powerpoint video compression option.
To do that, go to File → Info → Compress Media.
Select the quality you want and it's done!
Your file will be reduced significantly – using the 720p option, the initially almost 14 MB file was reduced to just 4,3 MB.
Work faster with the Animation Painter Tool
When animating various objects that use the same actions, it's useful to use the Animation Painter Tool. This will copy the animation from the original object to the new one and save you time so you don't have to animate each one individually.
- Select the object with the animation you wish to copy.
- On the Animations tab of the toolbar click Animation Painter.
- Click on any object you'd like to apply the animation to. Done!
BONUS TIP for Mac users
You didn't think we'd forget you, wonderful Mac users?
While the PC has its own PowerPoint tricks, so does Mac. Here's one:
Use OpenOffice to convert your icons or any Illustrator vector into an editable vector for PowerPoint or Keynote.
This will allow you to save time in the round of changes and have more professional results.
Get designin', get time savin'
PowerPoint is a tool like any other—the more you use it, the better at it you become.
The PowerPoint tips and tricks shown here will go a long way towards making the program a friend, not a foe in your everyday quest for meaningful communication and beautiful presentations.
Save this article in your favorites and keep using the tools we've shared – we promise that they will be second nature in no time!


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Ice cream gifts are always welcome in this house. I like to consider myself an ice cream and gelato connoisseur.
It might be strange since I am always cold, but I like frozen treats more than most foods on the planet. Product was received for review, and this post contains affiliate links. All opinions are my own.
There are people that like ice cream, and then there are people who love ice cream. I have heard people say ridiculous things like "it's too cold for ice cream" or "I am not hungry." Nonsense, I say.
Who the heck needs to be hungry to eat ice cream? I can't relate to these humans. You can find me shivering in a pile stuffed to the max still eating my ice cream treats.
5 Reasons Ice Cream Gifts are a Great Choice
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eCreamery allows you to personalize each pint. How cute is that? Think of clever things to say on each pint to make the ice cream gifts unique. I let eCreamery decide what to put on mine, and I loved each one they came up with.
Custom ice cream flavors are available through eCreamery. You guys, you can create your own flavors. This is serious. Pick a base choosing from sorbet, ice cream, or gelato. Then add your mix-ins to create your personal heaven in the form of a frozen treat.
I don't know about you, but I actually eat less in one sitting when the ice cream is high quality. I have tried to take the low fat, sugar-free, void of flavor route, and end up eating twice as much because it does not satisfy my craving. With rich flavors and legit creaminess, I find myself okay with a normal portion.
Ice cream gifts are totally underrated and under gifted if you ask me. By sending someone some frozen deliciousness you are gaining some serious bonus points in the creativity department. Not to mention, check out the themed gift ideas on eCreamery. Premium I'm Sorry Ice Cream Collection? Um, you're forgiven! So darn cute.
Ice cream delivered. Need I say more?
I enjoyed each and every flavor of gelato and ice cream that I received from eCreamery. Here's my tippy top three flavors:
- Cinnamon Ice Cream – It tastes like snickerdoodle cookie dough and magic. I am horrified that it's only available for a limited time.
- Biscotti Gelato – Italy's cookies and cream. It was so good I didn't even share at all. If I could live off this and only this, I would do so.
- Stracciatella Gelato (Chocolate Chip) – Light, creamy, and just chocolatey enough to be perfect. The small slivers of chocolate add just enough flavor and texture.
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My training includes certification from LaSalle University Interior Decorating, as well as blind, shutters and shades industry workshops. My professional portfolio includes show home, and Lottery Home decor', as well as custom home decorating and renovation. Moreover, I love sharing tips and answering questions for home improvement.
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I was recently approached by some close friends dealing with a common healthcare situation. As a married couple expecting a baby, my friends are preparing for a huge life change and some potentially sky-high healthcare costs. After the baby, the father will be the only worker and is self-employed. In order to help him and everyone using healthcare, I have written about some ways to save on health insurance for the self-employed and also for those receiving insurance from their jobs.
Compare Health Plans to Find a Deal
Initial research by my friend yielded plans costing upward of $1,000 per month, but further research has provided some more acceptable deals. If you want to check out personal insurance, the website eHealthInsurance.com is reputable and easy to use. The site offers great services including instant chat, accessible plans, and a series of questions to help you find the right insurance for those unsure where to start. By being able to compare plans from many companies, I was able to find some options for my friends ranging from $200-$500 depending on the levels of service.
I have also read of other healthcare options available through the following companies/organizations.
Understand Healthcare Terms
Taking time to learn about options can help people in any situation.
Types of Healthcare Plans
- HMO – Requires a Primary Care Physician (PCP) who can refer you on to in-network specialized doctors when necessary. The lack of flexibility is offset by lower costs.
- PPO – Has recommended providers/doctors you can see for lower costs, but allows you to be flexible by not requiring referrals for specialized doctors.
- POS – Similar to an HMO, except the PCP can refer you to out-of-network specialists when necessary. Tends to cost more than an HMO but less than a PPO.
- HSA – A healthcare savings account which allows you to put money in a tax free account that is then used on any healthcare costs. Allows a lot of flexibility and potential savings if you have limited need for healthcare.
Healthcare Coverage Options
- Deductible – The amount of money you must pay in a year on medical costs before your insurance starts kicking in. Some companies will pay a small percentage of your costs before you hit the deductible.
- Coinsurance – The percentage (typically 0%-40%) of costs you must pay after you hit your deductible in a year.
- Cost per Visit – The copay you pay for any visit before and, at times, after you hit your deductible. The copay is usually $10-$35 per visit.
Try to choose levels that you can comfortably live with. As I have cautioned readers on warranties when budgeting, you should not pay for something you can provide for yourself. Try and set the deductible as high as you can cover with a reasonable amount of savings.
Make Healthy Choices to Save on Health Insurance
In addition to doing research on plans, making healthy choices ahead of time can have an impact on the healthcare costs. Alongside age, student status, and members in the family, one of the leading questions asked by insurance companies is if someone has frequently used tobacco in the past 12 months. I decided to test out how much tobacco use impacts the costs and the results are $10-$50 per month or $120-$600 per year. That's a huge cost to consider for those who are tobacco users and a good incentive to find a way to stop now in case you need personal healthcare in the future.
Don't Wait to Sign Up for Healthcare
In my friends case, if they had no prior insurance then the pregnancy would have been a huge wallet shock. Most insurance companies only offer extremely expensive insurance if a couple contacts them when pregnant. There are some services for those who cannot afford insurance, but it may be difficult to qualify. Go ahead and make sure you are covered today before something major (cancer, heart attack, surgery, pregnancy) happens and you don't have any insurance to cover it at all.
Sites With More Information
- Bargaineering – Health Insurance for self-employed
- Coverage for All
- eHealthInsurance
- ChristianPF – Affordable Insurance for Self-Employed
- Health Insurance In Depth
What are your thoughts on Healthcare costs? Have you found any good ways to save? Comment below.
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Josh Gindi
(Now the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth became full of robbery)
Lightning was lashing at the midnight sky outside the Grimnak estate. The rain ceaselessly poured onto the roof and dripped down the side of the mansion, battering the newly-planted daffodils until they were nearly uprooted. It was as though the weather were endowed with divine power; for, during the torrential circumstances, all nature appeared alive. The wind howled as it weaved through the trees, its protracted arms dancing in utter delirium. The rain, as it pelted the roof, made distinct sounds comparable to droning cicadas.
Hester Grimnak loathed the rain. The damage to the flowerbed was tolerable, something which could be fixed quite feasibly, although the noise—that damned noise—was the worst. It was maddening. As she lay in bed, she thought critters were scuttling on her body, whispering their horrifying tunes into her ears. Hester shivered and stood, letting reality back in.
She lit a candle, its warm hue now casting stark silhouettes along the cross-patterned walls. She pursed her cracking lips. Wine. It had been hours since her midnight dose and a bit more would go a long way. Her maroon nightgown swept the hickory-wood floor as she started towards the hallway. The corridor walls were lined with glowing electric flambeaus. The carpet that trailed throughout the hallway had embroidered Oriental designs which she had always deemed a novelty, especially here in New England.
For the most part, Hester felt privileged to be in possession of these aristocratic amenities; however, at times she questioned the true value of her inherited affluence. Her father, who had headed a lucrative coal-selling business, had amassed a vast–and as Hester occasionally mused, overwhelming amount of wealth. She was the only one who took notice of the corrupt and unscrupulous creeds with which the coal company prospered. Hester, the youngest of three, was the only child to discern how abrasive their father was, how exploitive and manipulative he had been to his employees. However, her meek and passive disposition prevented her from taking action. Almost every day she had thought about confronting her family; deep inside she desperately desired to wake her family out of their corrupt stupor. Despite these mental exertions, Hester's will was not sufficiently amenable. She simply sat out the duration of her life, dissembling raging emotions under quiet smiles, while taking part in the rotten life that she considered inextricable.
Though now a woman of 27, the same timid temperament remained with her like the dimples on her cheeks. This was partly the reason for which Hester never made any real efforts for friendships or courtships. She stayed alone in her childhood house, while her two siblings paved ways for their own lives, forging relationships, marrying, giving birth. In fact, she seemed completely apathetic when given word that her father had fallen victim to tuberculosis; this reaction did not change when she found out her brothers contracted the same disease. She did not attend her father's funeral; nor did she make an appearance at those of her brothers.
Hester had been an indolent stone in a rustling river, defying the current of her family's supposedly corrupt lives, while she'd relished in her own passive integrity. Despite being honest with her moral values, there was something wholly unfortunate about her situation. Hester was, in essence, barely living any life at all. She missed out on life's opportunities, justifying her social shortcomings with an internal indignancy towards people's supposed inherently malicious behaviors. In her youth, she vowed to not partake in her family's business, and so she did, however, she was too faint-hearted to pursue her goals. Though she was fond of literature, Hester was never confident in her works, scrapping nearly all of them. Thus, hapless Hester lived alone, so immersed in her own stagnancy that she lived a weak life, if any at all.
Hester felt a loud thump and saw a brief bright white light permeate the black draperies of the hall window. She stepped toward it and pulled back the curtains until everything outdoors was visible. She peered at the water while it was drowning her
(Behold I am bringing the flood, water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which there is the spirit of life)
"When will this damned squall be finished with?", she muttered, her head throbbing at the din of rain pellets. Within only a split-second, she saw a forked lightning and heard the malicious roar that followed, temporarily quaking the earth with a godly power. Hester closed the curtains and resumed walking through the hall until she reached the tea-room.
A miasma of rotting wood hung about the room. The hearth was spitting its final embers upon the onyx-colored brick, intermittently lighting the room with its warm duskiness. Thin wisps of smoke escaped the ashes. Facing the fireplace stood a large inky-black leather armchair, flanked by a low brown table. She dropped herself on the chair and decanted herself a good helping of merlot.
Hester had a propensity for sitting here and musing on various subjects, the topics of which depending on her state of mind. Oftentimes, they entailed ventures into her depressing reality; attempts to unearth the rotten truths that embedded themselves in her so deeply that they escaped her sight. Though various depressing topics flitted through her mind, one was chief above all others. It was the fact that she had been utterly alone, enveloped by sinuous hallways, enclosed by mounting walls, buried by her own inherited wealth. She had no company. If anything, while in the house she felt like she had been the only one ever alive. Except for a couple trips to town for basic provisions, barely any human eyes had met hers.
The house trembled yet again at the presence of thunder and she followed suit. Her sharp face contorted into a grimace. The weather, Hester thought, accentuated her feelings of vulnerability. Regardless of how strongly caulked the walls had been, she felt utterly defenseless.
The rainfall was almost hypnotic, drumming incessantly; as though it were beckoning her to fall deep into some dark recess of her mind, to descend into some abysmal quarter in her brain where her will would be rendered useless to the beat of the rain. And, once she was trapped, she'd only dance with the discordant melodies and play host to the deranged composer. She shuddered. Composer. Something about that word was repelling, however, she knew not why.
She could practically envision the prospect: everything ceasing to exist and only that tune, relentlessly rolling around her ears, undulating in and out of every sinew in her limp body. It would not take long, Hester thought, for her heartbeat to also fall victim to the repulsive yet undeniably seductive beat. Once that happened, nothing could save her.
(and the waters became exceedingly powerful upon the earth, and all the lofty mountains that were under the heavens were covered up)
Though they were undoubtedly fictitious, each time Hester entertained these fantasies, they would sound more plausible. This frightened her. She did know, however–with all the certainty she could conjure–that she would not capitulate in the face of these fancies. Hester would exercise all her efforts to keep these fantasies where they belonged, and though she did not know where that God-forsaken place was, she was sure it was not here.
Outside, the gale weaved through the eaves, whipped the gables, and shrieked its hoarse hymns. The rain–in harmonious complement–streamed down in torrents.
Hester stood and walked over to the fire. She stooped down on all fours, her knees touching the ash-stained hearthstone, and blew into the meager flames.The powder sprang up in all directions, forcing the hidden embers to temporarily reveal their scintillations. She threw a dense chunk of wood into the ashes, producing the same effect, and blew until the corners of the lumber caught fire. She stood. Once back in the armchair, Hester guzzled about half the glass and wiped a drop of burgundy off her pale cheek. She propped her feet atop the leather hassock.
"Good wine, isn't it?" she whispered, half-expecting an answer from one of the inanimate objects around her. As though in reply, the flames in front of her spat embers with a great crack.
The hearth was now fully aflame and flooding the room with light. The bookshelf behind her was visible, its ecru tone now quite luminous. Within it stood multiple leather-bound books, most of which consisting of incunabula, encyclopedias, omnibuses, and other literary relics written centuries previous. After a decade of neglect, these books accumulated a great deal of dust. The beautiful works which she had devoured were now the refuge for spiders and the home of any critters that sought entry. On the second shelf, to the left of an ancient volume of lore, stood a shorter hardcover, its binding's coat of gossamer glistening. It was her very own bible, the one which her loving mother had allotted to her the day she died giving birth.
It was only when one of her brothers, Joseph, was on his deathbed when she was told the true nature of their mother's death. Before then, she was told that Maria had fallen victim to malaria, and being naive as she was, Hester never questioned this lie. She accepted it, unaware that her own birth had been the cause of Maria's untimely death. She never grieved much about the matter for she never knew the woman; the only descriptions Hester received were given to her by her loathsome relatives, information which she knew unreliable. The only true memento she had of Maria was that bible and at times, she considered whether it was a burden or privilege to keep. During her literary phase, she would flip through the creamy pages, careful not to crease anything. It stood to her not only as a symbol of Maria's love but unfortunately of her own part in Maria's death.
Now, as she rested in the armchair, blocking out the racket of rain with all the strength she could muster, Hester fancied someone or something was staring at her from behind the chair. The sensation was entirely uncanny, though, by some strange intuition, she was almost certain that her mind was telling the truth. Hester twisted her torso backward and darted her eyes toward the shelves of books, bemusedly. Something about its lighting was disturbing. There appeared to be some dark obscurity lingering on the shelves, one which was completely black in contrast to the bronze wood. It looked as if it took the shape of a human. It was like how she used to look up at the serene sky in the springtime, letting her mind concoct contrived figures for each cloud. However, this situation was much different indeed, for the shadow did not strike Hester as a figment of her imagination; it seemed to take up a rather tangible existence, as though if she were to outstretch her arm to the shelves, her fingers would be coated with some viscous, murky liquid. Hester did not do this, however; rather, she sat, motionlessly transfixed by the supposed ghost that lay before her.
After a couple moments, the contour of the figure sharpened and the surprise Hester had felt emptied itself, a deluge of fear taking its place. Hester could feel her heart banging at her chest, beating like a triphammer. Her mind tried to formulate words to ward off the beast though they failed her–as if something inside her were impeding their path. All that issued from her lips was a shrill scream, a rather futile call for help when she knew herself that nobody lived within miles of the estate. In the midst of the prolonged shriek, the figure raised its shadowed arms to shoulder-length, its hands–as far as she could tell–open-faced. After a second of utter stillness, it hastily raised its left hand higher and Hester thought–could almost see–its palm leaving the wall and outstretching towards her. She still seemed incapable of moving a muscle, something external or internal holding her back. A couple feet in front of her, it twisted its wrist and the sound of rain subsequently intensified. Hester felt like something were bludgeoning her ears and she bellowed in pain.
"Stop! Please!", she screamed.
As though amused by her pain, it swiveled its fingers with a flourish and bent them. Hester heard a grumble of thunder and a subsequent heavy thud that quaked the entire house. In that instant, a jolt of pain rushed through her and she found herself writhing in her chair. Hester fell to the floor, splay-limbed, her eyes still fixed on that shadow. She twitched convulsively.
Hester felt as if she were a puppet, this malicious shadow a puppeteer fiddling with the chords of her mind, twisting them, wringing out every iota of reason and replacing it with sheer, endless agony.
The shadow quickly careered across to the left wall, standing there near the window for a half a second until it disappeared abruptly, leaving no trace of blackness behind.
She could no longer scream; Hester remained still, merely peering at the walls which had just played host to that awful specter. At that point, reality felt so distant that entertaining any explanation for what just transpired seemed foolish. Not even a couple glasses of wine could drive eyes to behold something so abhorrent and drive the senses to feel something so torturous.
The thrash of rain filled her ears once more. It was unrelenting. Hester felt as if she'd entered a new world that did not belong to mortal beings. In it, there was nothing to see, nothing to touch, but only that raucous noise; just the omnipresent, ever-beating drums that did the biddings of their ruthless master…
"The composer," Hester whispered, her voice tremulous.
Hester extended her arm to the table that stood beside the armchair and felt for her glass. She briefly touched the foot of the cup when it slid from her grip, landing onto the carpet with a clank. Hester looked down and saw the shards atop the red-stained carpet, totally nonplussed. Considering what just happened, if the carpet were to catch fire, Hester's face would not contort into the slightest look of surprise.
Hester shut her eyes. After a minute of trying to fall asleep, an image of a woman suddenly appeared in her mind. The lady's blond hair was carefully coiffed, such that it shimmered against a soft face. She donned a long white chiffon dress which draped over her entire body. All that Hester could think was that this lady bore a great resemblance to her. Hester drew in a deep breath and exhaled. Maria.
"Just go," Maria whispered tenderly, a hint of firmness in her voice.
(Everything that had the breath of the spirit of life in its nostrils, of all that were on the dry land, died)
Hester stood from the armchair and exited the tea-room. She felt dazed as she trudged through the hall. Despite this, she felt resolute and oddly determined to embark on some mission. And although Hester knew not herself the course to take, her feet guided her, as though on their own volition. The hallway in front of her appeared endless, the walls lined with electric fixtures seemingly a pathway into eternity. Her eyes shot from wall to wall, completely disoriented. She stumbled on her feet, swaying from side to side like a drunken housewife. And suddenly, the cloudy figure of her father appeared on her left, walking backward as he faced Hester. His teeth were yellow and snarled. He sang:
"Sit, sit, dear child. Hark! the melodies,
There, Listen close,
Nethermost notes,
The infernal tunes of misery."
He let out a hearty, pirate-esque laughter and Hester covered her ears. She reeled left and right, her mind drifting amok, yet still obstinately moved forward. Everything around her was alive, singing to her, braying from behind her. The rainfall's hoarse tunes permeated through her covered ears, and she could not escape the wild thoughts that flitted through her head. Behind her, she fancied there flew a phalanx of cicadas, singing and stampeding toward her. Hester dismissed the thought and continued on, some piece of strength thrusting her forward. She climbed up a staircase and a stark shadow appeared on the right-hand wall of the landing. She hastily started up the second staircase, and looking down at the stairwell, Hester saw the silhouetted composer saunter up ominously. She quickly bore left and dashed ahead, when it suddenly dawned on her where her feet were directing her. A couple feet in front of her stood the door to her mother's bedroom, ajar. Hester persisted on, staggering, though exerting all her effort to get to that room. Exhausted to the point of nearly fainting, she finally reached it. Hester looked back into the hallway to see the shadow of the composer plastered on the wall, advancing towards her, slowly.
She entered the bedroom and what stood before her made goosebumps emerge in her skin. Hester's eyes were fixated on her mother, whose Chiffon dress was fluttering from the draft that exited the veranda.
It was time.
A look of uttermost conviction and determination mounted on Hester's face. And as she stood there, her life did not flash before her eyes. All that she beheld was that angel, that missionary from heaven looking at her with such tender, glassy eyes, not uttering a syllable but speaking more than Hester had ever heard. It was only Maria carrying that look; one of lament, of sympathy, of understanding, of guidance, of love.
(And Noah did; according to all that God had commanded him, so he did.)
Maria's figure melted into the dawn light. Hester stepped onto the veranda and leaned on the railings, watching the cerulean sky unfold.
She jumped.
Josh Gindi is 16 and lives in New Jersey. He likes to play soccer, watch horror films and hang out with his friends. He also enjoys reading the works of Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft.


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Featured Partner: Simon of Cyrene
Simon of Cyrene has been CBM Philippines' partner since 1983. The organisation aims to empower persons with disabilities for them to improve their quality of life and help them become proactive members of society.
Simon of Cyrene Community Rehabilitation and Development Foundation, Inc (SCCRDFI) is one of CBM Philippines' partners in its Community-based Inclusive Development (CBID) Programme. Based in Daraga, Albay (459 km south of Manila), the organisation aims to empower persons with disabilities to be active members of society through a Community-based Inclusive Development Programme in partnership with various stakeholders.
From a children's home to a foundation
The organisation started in 1982 as a children's home for the rehabilitation of children with orthopedic impairments. The pastoral council of the Catholic Church of Daraga led the initiative in coordination with Lingap Pangkabataan, Inc. (LPI) under the fostership program of Kindernothilfe (KNH) Duisburg, Germany. It operated as a residential home before embracing the family-based approach in order to involve the family in the rehabilitation program.
In 1983, CBM became a project partner and has since then provided steady support. To serve more persons with disabilities, the foundation adopted the Community-Based Rehabilitation Program (CBRP) in 1987. CBM then seconded Karen Heinicke-Motsch to support this move, which paved the way in establishing the CBRP.
The programme reached out to persons with disabilities, their families, and communities. The organisation provided rehabilitation, disability prevention campaign, health and nutrition, formal and non-formal education, and capital and technical assistance in livelihood projects. With the provision of comprehensive services, SIMON OF CYRENE CHILDREN'S REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC. (SCCRDFI) grew from a children's home to a full-fledged foundation in 1990.
Towards an inclusive society
Today, Simon of Cyrene is working hard to be a dynamic and resource institution working with persons with disabilities toward a compassionate, just, and inclusive society. The CBR Programme has given a great impact to the lives of persons with disabilities, their families, and communities. Through its comprehensive programmes, persons with disabilities developed self-confidence, gained higher self-esteem, and acquired skills. The organisation has helped persons with disabilities to become core leaders in the community and to network with local government units and agencies as well.
Meanwhile, families of persons with disabilities are also involved in the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of programmes. Through their participation in meetings, their facilitation skills are also enhanced along the way. Parents are also given educational assistance for children and support for livelihood activities.
The organisation also works closely with the local government units to raise awareness in the implementation of CBR in 33 municipalities in the area. The collaboration has resulted to the local government unit's provision of annual budget allocation, linkage with other agencies, expansion of services for persons with disabilities, support for the People's Organisation's activities, and enhancement of skills of CBR implementers.
Inspired to keep going
Simon of Cyrene's future direction heads toward advocacy, capacity building of Disabled People's Organisations (DPOs), and partnership development. The organisation is inspired to keep moving forward and create changes in the lives of persons with disabilities. What motivates them is their strong partnership with local government units and other line agencies, a desire to empower DPOs (CBR Volunteers, parents, and persons with disabilities), and their committed board of trustees, management and staff. Simon of Cyrene is inspired by the unwavering commitment of their funding partners, the changes in attitudes of the people in the community, and a positive response among the legislators in its advocacy towards an accessible environment.
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December 08 2010
Random Emails + Mystery Link At the End!
To: firstname.lastname@example.com
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 08:57:00 -0600
Subject: overstepping 'fan' boundaries
Been a huge fan of your site for years and years – ever since the beginning, really, but never had an idea to share w/you until now.
If you're ever hurtin' for ideas re: your "What's Happening" series, here's some food for thought: Whatever happened to "The Waterbed"? When I was a kid (born 1969) waterbeds had this 'mystique' and seemed all luxurious. And of course there were at least two kinds that I was aware of — the 'bladder' — which as a kid seems extra cool, but as an adult would probably suck, and the "internal tube" kind which offered the 'benefit' of a waterbed w/out the seasickness.
I dunno – seems like there might be some potential there. Seemed like everyone either had, or wanted to have a waterbed, but now, they are nowhere to be found. I don't even see them advertised on the cheesey furniture store sites anymore!
Take care man, keep up the good work!
Hi Todd,
I've entered the Quark Expeditions, "Blog Your Way to the North Pole" Contest with my entry titled "Santa's Sleigh Needs a Flight Attendant."
It's a writing contest and the chosen entry with the most votes goes on a trip for two to the North Pole. I think it would be a wonderful writing opportunity and a really great Chapter in the book I'm working on. I wonder if you could give me a bit of a shout out at "Oddtodd?"
Here is the link:
It's a trip for two and if I win I have to ask somebody else to go. I've been thinking of who to bring that is a writer or would be able to somehow do something with the experience other than just take photos. I've been turning it over and around in my head and haven't decided yet.
On the list is a friend who won "Biology Teacher of the year" and is going to the White House in a week to accept an award from Obama, another friend who works at the Cincinnati Zoo, or a media person of some sort. And you came to mind. As I said, I haven't decided yet, but would this be something you'd consider?
This trip is not for the faint of heart. It's a pretty rugged trip, but I think I'm up to it and I think you'd be fine. Would you consider it if I won? Just a thought yet, and I haven't won yet, but you never know…
Thanks for any help you could give me, Todd.
Hi Todd,
I'm a huge fan of your website (in fact, years ago you posted one of my guest "strange tales"). And we exchanged a couple of emails but that was 7 years ago. The reason I'm writing now is that my first novel was recently published in North America & I was wondering if you'd like a free copy. My publisher has sent out copies to some high profile bloggers that usually review books, but I'd much rather have a posting from Odd Todd than from some blogger whose site I've never seen.
A little about The Three Fates of Henrik Nordmark — it's a comedy about one man's quest to become unique. There's a chapter in which one of the characters writes an email to his entire company that reads "Dear Heartless Bastards…." It's laugh out loud funny & edgy too…..
It's a super quick read and I think you'd really enjoy it.
Please let me know & I'd be happy to send you a copy.
Christopher Meades
ps. you can read more about it on my site….
To: email@example.com
Subject: only a few more Howard Stern shows left
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 08:04:12 -0500
I know you area devoted listener, so am l.
Should be interesting to see what happens, huh?
Hi Todd,
My brother and I think of you every time we listen to this 80's jam. Thought you might like to use it for one of your future "80's Video of the Week" links.
John and Sarah
It won't let me post on the comment section but, whoever said dental floss is right. Old military trick.
I always replace all the buttons on my pants with dental floss. Never failed. Give it try. Also my mom got a dog that looks like Roscoe a couple weeks ago. He's a spaz.
Weekly 80's Music Video
For next week:
Early In The Morning – The Gap Band
— Renais
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 15:44:05 -0800
Subject: Circus Project INDULGE review
To: email@example.com
Hi there,
Someone told me you did a great review/blog about the Circus Project's benefit show, INDULGE, on December 3, 2010, and I can't seem to find it online anywhere!
Would you be so generous as to please send me a link or copy of the blog?
Thank you so much!!
Jenn Cohen, Artistic/Executive Director
The Circus Project: www.thecircusproject.org
PS. WTF is THIS book– and what does Lambert know about me?
If a missing person sees their picture on a milk carton that offers a reward, would they get the money?
Man, that dog sure is well-endowed
Yuck some tard had to go there, I bet this is the best pic you get. It's the best one I've seen.
I took a dump so big, I turned around to check it out before flushing and there it was: the lame WTF?!?!?!?!? imposter.
Wow that was stupid. I don't need someone like you defending me.
I won't. I'll just have to flush twice.
Your parents have any kids that lived?
Thanks Todd! The bird world thanks you for posting the Quark Blogging contest!
Todd, I think Patricia wants you to give her a good hard porking
It would have to be a "Birding" or a "Quarking" to fit in with the subject of her post.
todd you are famous and apparently, unauthorized biographyworthy! woohoo–no such thing as bad publicity!
WTF is that book? Amazon is selling it for $50! On-demand printing of your material cut-and-pasted from your site? Sue their sorry arse, Todd.
that book thing seems to be legit. this is what i think is going on.
they list the book saying its 'out of stock'.. and that its based on wikipedia articles.
they probably list a ton of different 'books' based on different topics, popular sites, etc, and when you buy it, they print it out and send it to you. since the wikipedia articles are public its not going to be illegal.
its probably a few page pamphlet rather then a book.
Agreed. It's just Wikipedia articles printed into books. How silly.
Everyone's out to make a buck these days….
If you are open to having a guest blog poster please reply and let me know. I will provide you with unique content for your blog, thanks.
This sorta reminds me of back in the early days when Todd went on vacation for a week and the whole Odd community pitched in to entertain each other in the comments.
Waterbed guy, you rock. Vet Tech, no one wants your "unique content" whatever that means, but you're onto something with this guest blog poster thing. I nominate Waterbed Man to kick off the guest blog series.
Challenge to the OddTodders: you can't just write stupid stuff. You have to BE the Todd. Write something you think he'd write.
Together we can do it.
I kinda like that
"you can't just write stupid stuff."
I guess that rules you out.
Make that three flushes.
Hello! dffbefk interesting dffbefk site!
Very nice site!
Todd, you should buy that book on Amazon to see wtf it's about 😀
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Further details for the new Pristina - Paris flights can be found here.
Further details for the new Pristina - Paris flights can be found here.
- Anonymous10:36
Smart move by PRN as now it will start attracting passengers from Macedonia as well who want to fly into the city and not some random village 150 km north of the French capital.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous15:02
Paris to CDG is 45 min. Paris to BVA is 1h30.Delete
Skopje to PRN is min 2h including the border, with potential for much longer.
- Anonymous15:06
Not to mention the difference in fares between Wizz and Germania... Total pax taxes on PRNCDG vs those on SKPBVA must be in the region of 60 vs 30, even without taking into account the underlying CASK advantage Wizz has.Delete
Kosovars are gonna sustain this traffic level as long as they don't mind being ripped off to fly to PRN.
- Anonymous15:51
easyJet failed on this route, Germania will too. It's just the way it is. PRN is desperate to have flights to markets where there is simply no demand.Delete
- Anonymous17:12
haha, has someone of you checked their fares? I dont think BVA is in any way "in danger"Delete
PRN-CDG with JP is also cheaper then Germania
- Anonymous09:41
JP does not offer direct flights between PRN and CDG and startin at almost 500EUR where you can book Germania for little less than 300 EUR:Delete
- Anonymous10:49
Like it or not PRN's catchment area is relatively poor which is why so many airlines keep on adding and suspending flights. Any route can only survive if there is enough diaspora to fill the seats during the summer months.ReplyDelete
Weak economy and high unemployment rates are not a great mix for airlines.Replies
- Anonymous11:08
Well, PRN recorded 1,8 mio pax in 2017, which is more than e.g. LJU where everybody brags how rich they are.Delete
Furthermore, even with gastos PRN is (much) less seasonal than croatian coastal airports
- Anonymous11:28
The main difference is that LJU is sandwiched between a few major airports such as ZAG or VCE. Who does PRN have? SKP? OHD?Delete
Even TIA which is not that far away has limited offer of airlines. There is a reason why more and more people are from around PRN are using INI.
- Anonymous12:40
Actually many Kosovars use SKP-Delete
so, PRN also has a major competitor just 90 km away, and still has more than 1,8 million passengers in a year
- Anonymous12:45
Yes, competition from ONE airport while how many does LJU have? Now that you counted look at the quality of airlines flying from LJU's area and compare them to the one in PRN's zone.Delete
If LJU was in the same situation it would easily handle 2.5 million.
Also LJU will overtake PRN most likely next year.
- Anonymous15:40
what "quality" of airlines are you talking about?Delete
both "areas" have the same mixture of legacy carriers and LCCs.
Most importantly: I stick to reality and not to ifs
if i would use your argumentation, then IF visas are lifted for Kosovars, then PRN pax number would also skyrocket.
- Anonymous15:50
You can't compete the market here with yours. LJU has to fight hard with ZAG, BUD and VCE for its market. All PRN has is SKP with a bunch of subsidized flights. Wow.Delete
Also, look at how many passengers LJU added and then compare that to how many PRN added. Oh and let's not forget that LJU is home to an actual airline.
- Anonymous15:55
LJU will do well in 2018. Not only will JP add six new destinations but Transavia will also add more flights. The market seems to be finally waking up.Delete
- Anonymous15:55
Albanians fly from Kosovo because they avoid to drive through Serbia. Going around is too much hassle.Delete
- Anonymous16:01
Hmm INI said it themselves that around 17% of the traffic came from the region of Kosovo. So I don't think that many of them avoid it.Delete
- Anonymous17:40
Anon 4:01pm really??? Almost one fifth then of the traffic is from Kosova. I wonder if there is any such from Macedonia too? How about western Bulgaria?Delete
- Anonymous19:02
Yes, 17% is from Kosovo and Metohija, 5% from Macedonia and Bulgaria. The airport published these numbers some months ago.Delete
- Anonymous22:05
I have never ever heard that albanians avoid serbia, its rather other way around, they even use belgrade not to mention nisDelete
- Anonymous06:21
Exactly. Just look at how well JU's BEG-TIA is performing. It's one of the few routes that sees minimal seasonal reductions.Delete
- Anonymous13:33
Very good news!! PRN is growing and going forward which adding destinations and introducing services to major airports, this is great!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous17:37
What is interesting is that PRN is served to more primary destinations compared to SKP.ReplyDelete
On the other hand, it will be interesting who will come first in 2018: SKP/LJU/PRN are having almost identical figures.
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