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This week's topic for me to contribute to the collective bibliography that we are creating for us Social Media fellows is about how we can compose music in a collaborative, easy and non-musical-knowledgeable way. I think this post is interesting for us because it links perfectly with what we are learning on the Sound Synthesis module with Paul Sayer about the synthesized sound process.
Sometimes, when I get the necessary courage, I read papers like this one by Niklas Klügel, Marc René Frieß, Georg Groh and Florian Echtler at the University of Munich. It centers on the way that tabletop devices have been crucial for a way of creating music that is not centered only on oneself, but in the face-to-face interaction of individuals between them AND with a tactile electronic device.
This can only be possible with a device like the ReacTable, which has been almost 8 years in the making. The reactable is a tactile electronic synthesizer, with all the capabilities found in an analog or digital one and that we've been taught about in Sound Synthesis. Its use can be either very simple and intuitive or very complicated if the user already knows the basics of synthesized sound production.
As they explain in their paper, the ReacTable is
"a multi-user instrument portraying a modular synthesizer where the signal processing can be altered by gestural and physical interaction using tangibles. The signal flow is represented by the topological relationship between artifacts."
Basically, it works with four object types with cube forms: Generators, Effects and Filters, Controllers and Global Controllers. Each one of them can take different roles. Moreover, these objects that can be placed and moved in the tactile table can be connected via audio connection or control connections. It's pretty straightforward after browsing a bit the tutorials that show its use, very well explained and simple.
Instead of explaining with words how it works, I prefer to offer a link to a Youtube video where you can see it in action and how it can produce real music:
This great invention started as an Electronic Music research project for the Music Technology Group in Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona (Spain) in 2003, one of the leading research laboratories in music technologies. It was presented publicly in 2005 and in 2006, Björk (always with an eye on new technologies) decided to train artist Damien Taylor to use it and take it on a big tour around the world. Since then, it has received some awards on its originality and well researched, robust performance… but overall, it has jumped to the public with thousands of demonstrations since 2006 in every single music fair around the world.
What the paper stresses about the ReacTable is that now the user does not interact alone with a computer or a machine in a non-natural way, having to learn a common language. Instead, it uses gestures and tactile control which is way more intuitive and natural for us human beings that typing on a keyboard or using the mouse.
This invention also overcomes the need for a common notational system to express the notes we are playing or how much do they last. As Klügel, Frieß, Groh and Echtler express in their paper,
"the control over the perceptual dimensions such as timbre is part of the notation and thereby the composition".
This allows users to improvise and compose together in a multi-user interface which is easy to use as they can sketch their musical ideas in real-time with a multi-touch sequencer.
It would be great to have one of those at MediaCity, wouldn't it?
Klügel,N., Frieß,M.R., Groh,G., and Echtler,F., 2011. An Approach to Collaborative Music Composition. Germany.


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The Forbidden City is the former Imperial Palace which was home to 24 Chinese Emperors over 491 years between 1420 and 1911 presided over by the Emperor. The Forbidden City is now known as the Palace Museum.The Palace is surrounded by a moat 3,800 meters long and 750 meters wide. There are 5 entrances at the main gate with the centre reserved for the Emperor.
The Meridian Gate
Built in 1420, it is 37.95 meters high and is the main gate of The Forbidden City.The bells and drums in the gate tower were sounded to accompany important ceremonies presided over by the Emperor.
This is the gate between the Meridian Gate and The Gate of Supreme Harmony, just ahead. Guards of Honour would line up in this square(the largest in the Palace complex) before important ceremonies.
The Hall of Supreme Harmony also known as the throne is 35 metres high, the highest of the halls in the Forbidden City. It was used for important ceremonies, like the enthronement of the Crown Prince, the Emperor's birthday celebrations and the initiation of military expeditions.
The Hall of Medium Harmony is where the Emperors rested before major ceremonies or receiving officials.
The Hall of Protective Harmony
The White Dagoba is a Tibetan style temple that was built in honour of the Dali Lama in the 17th century, It is located in Beihai Park, in the centre of Beijing, China.
"Donghua Gate and the area just outside of The Forbidden City including the Moat that surrounds it."
Gardens of the Forbidden City
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I just woke up from a dream and I had to share it....
It was a typical sunny May afternoon in Times Square, New York City.
Impatient taxi cab drivers were shouting from their windows and honking their horns. Street vendors were selling their t-shirts and roasted nuts, and a long haired cowboy in underwear was strumming his guitar, without getting much attention from the crowd.
Tourists from all over the world were crowding the sidewalks along Broadway, gazing up at the latest risqué Calvin Klein billboard, moving like a giant machine with many opposing parts, yet in harmony - each part focused on its own specific task without taking notice of the others.
A classic New York City scene, and then, as if upon command, the crowd stopped and parted, and from within, a small but boisterous group emerged, unaware of their surroundings.
Each member was wielding at least one camera - some had two or three. Most were packing small handheld video cameras and they were snapping pictures and taking movies like Japanese tourists at the Grand Canyon.
Stunned by the small cluster's complete and total oblivion, the crowd fell silent and watched in confusion as screams of joy and surprise bounced off the soaring structures and neon lit signs above.
There did not appear to be a connected conversion between anyone in the animated group, and the onlookers stood stupefied watching the sidewalk circus.
Sunglass hawkers and book vendors that line the edge of the side walk stood on tiptoes to get a glimpse and small children tugged at their parents' pant legs to get attention and were promptly placed on adult shoulders.
Among the bemused mass of observers was a man of considerable age - grayed, wrinkled and slightly stooped. Like the rest of the audience, he watched the unfolding walkway assemblage for what seemed liked minutes, but was more like seconds.
"Not your typical Midwest tourists visiting New York," he thought, "are they street performance artists?"
He observed their brightly colored t-shirts – vivid shades of yellow and green, as well as some light blues, heather reds and grays. Several shirts were adorned with slogans - PEACE, LOVE, and RBloggers4Peace, and some were wearing unsightly, vibrant pink sandals on their feet.
If not street performers, he thought, perhaps anti-war demonstrators, but he wasn't convinced because he had never heard of camera sporting demonstrators, and they most certainly were not hammy enough – they did not notice the crowd had frozen around them.
The shouting within the group continued out of control – getting louder and louder and there was some unintentional pushing and shoving as each member vied for the best shot.
It was virtually impossible to concentrate on what any one person was saying and much to the surprise of the elderly man; he noticed not a single camera was pointed up at the marquees and signs overhead. Every camera was aimed within the group.
Finally, feeling fearless, and curious to learn more about the disruptive troupe, the elderly gentleman took a step closer toward the chaos.
He found it nearly impossible to decode a single word there were saying with all the shouts and squeals, but he stayed focused. Concentrating all his energy, slowly, individual voices become more distinct and clear.
"Niecey, come do a vlog with me." Sounding almost pornographic the aged eavesdropper nearly stepped back into the fold of the crowd, but curiosity got the better of him.
"Bobby, turn this way. Kelly, look into the camera." The old man looked in their direction and thought maybe it was a group of Broadway actors – they surely had the looks.
"Michele, will you please get out of the way. I'm trying to shoot Liz. No, No Liz, look at me." He peered at who he believed to be Liz and Michele. He could not take his eyes from Liz's statuesque exquisiteness and Michele's beautifully shy smile. Certainly they are stars, he thought to himself.
"Tammy, stop slobbering all over Gpawilli – you too Meli." Feeling a little envious of the good-looking bald man, he briefly considered what it would be like to have those two lovely ladies ravishing him in the same manner.
"M, move your glass of Jack. I can't see your face. Kim, will you please tell M to move that glass." The observer was entranced. Who was this mysterious M and what powers did Kim have over her? Another fleeting thought was, is that Jack Daniels in that huge glass, and is it legal to drink on the corner of Broadway and 45th St? .
"Gia, come stand by me." He noticed many people yelling for Gia and he could understand why, her entire body appeared to be silhouetted by a halo of yellow.
"Are you talking Kelly G or Kelly W?" He overheard someone ask. There seemed to be some confusion among the group - they acted like they know each other, but possibly did not. Someone quickly gestured for both Kellys to make their presence known and he noted their different, but shared beauty.
"Karen, move your head a bit this way?' The interloper recognized Karen to be a striking woman who possessed both warmth and understanding – another crowd favorite.
"Gary, where is Patty?" Believing he had a fuller understanding of this roving band of misguided misfits, the man concluded that Gary must be some sort of organizer, and he also wondered about Patty, and what wonderful gifts she must bring to the group.
"Kari…Kat, grab your Flips and let's go in there." Bobby was pointing directly in front of him - to the one remaining adult oriented establishment in Times Square. The two ladies, deep in a frenetic conversation, stopped for a moment to see where he was pointing, and quickly returned to their voluble discussion. With a thunderous laugh Bobby continued, "but we can buy Jakie a gag gift or something he can hang in his new place, besides think of the Vlogging possibilities." This was the second time the old guy had heard someone saying the word vlog. He didn't know what it meant but it knew the word sounded vulgar to him.
"Tammy, I told you and Meli to leave poor Gpawilli alone." Oh, to be that lucky Gpawilli fellow, the man thought.
Leaning too far in, the man lost his balance and fell into the theatrical throng of tourists, breaking the invisible wall between the watchers and the watched, and he was instantly overtaken by the masses.
"Mister, will you please take a picture of me and my friends," yelled Liz?
Before the brave stranger could utter a response, M gently, but firmly grabbed him by the hand, without spilling a drop of Jack, led him to the side, and directed him. The crowd parted and each member assembled, reconfigured, reassembled and posed for the photo.
The hi-jacked makeshift photographer took one picture and was descended upon like a lame wildebeest in the company of hungry lions. Hands, arms and cameras were flying everywhere. Ten, twenty, thirty camera wielding hands were wildly thrust in the daring outsider's direction.
"Mine too please."
"Over here Mister."
"Will you please take one with my camera too, sir?"
Shouts, requests and orders were thrown at the commandeered man like he was a short order cook.
The group came together again and more photos were taken. They grouped and regrouped, arranged and rearranged and the photographer patiently snapped pictures until every individual had all the shots they wanted.
Another sidewalk spectator was recruited for the final shot which included the old man surrounded by all the beautiful ladies, with the men standing in the rear.
After numerous enthusiastic kisses on the cheek, firm handshakes and hugs, air kisses and shouts of thank you and goodbye, the group started moving north on Broadway.
The enraptured crowd stood around nervously, unsure if they should applaud, eventually disengaged from the action and enveloped the loud group who disappeared as fast as they appeared.
In their dust stood the benevolent widower, with a knowing smile on his face, pondering what he had just experienced, until, like a sledgehammer to the head it hit him that he had failed to ask who they were, where they came from or what they were doing in the city.
It didn't matter.
Wrapped in the warmth of their joyfulness and noticeable appreciation, he too stepped into the crowd and made his journey home.
Several hours later, as he was sitting in his favorite chair, absentmindedly watching as Larry King butchered another interview on CNN, and assessing his day, he realized that he had not stopped smiling since his encounter with the crazy group of strangers. It had filled him with more pleasure than he would ever be able to convey to his friends when he later retold the story, but deep down he was still disappointed that he failed to inquire about their mission in the city.
Just then his companion Sam, a 13 year old beagle, walked over to his chair with his leash in his mouth. It was time for their late night walk.
It was well past midnight and the crowds on the street had thinned considerably as the tourists and Broadway audiences moved on to their homes, hotels, or other parts of the city.
Rounding the corner by the New York City Center he was astounded to see a large crowd was still gathered. Had a tour bus forgotten to pick up its passengers, he thought.
The closer he approached he started to hear loud enthusiastic voices and with each step the voices became familiar, as did the faces.
He instantly recognized Gary, and Bobby, as well as Michele, Liz, Karen, Niecey, Gia, Kat and Kari, and the Kellys. M and Kim were there and M had replaced her glass of Jack with Kim's hand, and there was Tammy and Meli, with Gpawilli stuck in between.
There was one other face in the crowd that looked very familiar, but he could not get a good look because she was being swarmed by the masses so he continued to walk closer.
When he was within a few feet of the group, they turned in unison and he was met with shouts and screams of recognition. Each of the girls kissed him on the cheek again, and the men hugged him like he was family.
Liz and one of the Kellys excitedly yelled, "We were just telling…"but they were cut off. From within the group stepped the unfamiliar, yet very familiar face.
Extending her hand, she said, "You must be the wonderful man that I was just hearing about. You helped make the Rblogger's day one they will never forget. You are very kind. Thank you, sir. What is your name?"
"No need to thank me Rosie," he said, "My name is Edward and I must thank them. They made an old man very happy today."
"Well Edward, these are the RBloggers. They are a ragtag group of strangers-friends from around the country who came together over the past year and annoy their families and friends by spending far too much time visiting my website and talking to each other online. They carry Flip video recorders everywhere they go and spontaneously record themselves doing almost anything, and they all traveled here tonight to see me in No No Nanette, and you helped make their visit very memorable."
With a full heart, he nodded his head and said, "Rosie, congratulation on the show, and you and your adoring RBloggers are very welcome."
Edward then turned and slowly walked into the night with his old friend Sam, leaving the enthusiastic crowd behind.
He continued to hear their enthusiastic sounds of happiness, appreciation, adoration and joy - not just while he walked away – they rang in his heart the rest of his life.
The above was unknowingly inspired by Meli... Thank you
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Two years ago, during my brief residence in Fort Lauderdale, I went to Key West with my friend Antonio for the Easter weekend. We drove down on Friday and returned home on Sunday.
That Saturday was memorable because we were invited (and acepted) to visit Antonio's friends, Daniel and Tais, on their 153 foot luxury yacht, "Big Aron," which was anchored several hundred feet of the shore.
Antonio is Brazilian and knows Daniel and Tais from Rio de Janero, and his hometown of Port Alegre, Brazil.
I spent the entire glorious day chain smoking cigarettes, guzzling dom perignon (my guess is we went through at least two cases for maybe six people), grazing on delicious food, and trying to understand my new friends' Portuguese conversation.
For most of the day we were on the top deck - talking, laughing, eating and drinking, and then after a full tour of the yacht, we went down below to one of the lower level aft decks for lunch.
Lunch consisted of a green salad which was followed by a mouth watering lobster and shrimp, grilled to perfection.
Along with Daniel and Tais, there were two other couples on the yacht, including Adriana, a big Brazilian movie star who wore a barely there string bikini. There was also a staff of 10: the captain, Daniel's personal chef, four deck hands and 4 others who constantly circulated around us, refilling drinks, emptying ashtrays and bringing us food.
Antonio was helpful translating the conversation, and Tais, who spoke some English, graciously tried to include me in the conversation, which centered on the topic of sex, penis size, and more sex.
Oh the rich.....
The above pictures are some that I found on the internet because my pictures of that day, and I have many, are being held hostage in my old laptop which has died. One of these days I will retrieve them an make a real movie of that amazing day.
.... and this year I think I will be spending it at the ballpark.
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
Simple and to the point.
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
First there was the De Wallen (The Red Light District)and then the "Coffeeshops." Now uber-liberal Amsterdam has decriminalize consensual sex in it's most popular park - Vondelpark.
In the world of bizarre, but real news, I found the following article on Telegraph.co.uk:
Dutch council officials will permit gay sex in public areas but fine dog owners who let their pets off the leash in Amsterdam's Vondelpark.
Paul van Grieken, an Alderman in the Oud-Zuid district of the city, has startled many Amsterdammers, despite their famously liberal attitudes, with plans to allow public sex as part of this summer's new rules of conduct for the country's best-known park.
"Why should we try to impose something that is actually impossible to impose, which also causes little bother for others and for a certain group actually means much pleasure?", he said.
Amsterdam's beautiful Vondelpark in the centre of city draws hordes of summer visitors, families, skaters and joggers.
But the park's rose garden has become famous as a trysting spot for gay men looking for uncomplicated sexual encounters.
Mr van Grieken stresses that tolerance to "cruising" gays, aimed at protecting homosexuals from violence, will have "strict rules attached".
"Thus, condoms must always be cleared away, it must never take place in the neighbourhood of children's playgrounds and the sex must be restricted to the evening and night-time," he said.
The new park rules have the blessing of the Dutch police, who have urged all Dutch parks to follow Amsterdam's lead.
But Amsterdam's dog owners are less impressed. The new park code of conduct will set out stiff fines for dogs that are allowed to run around the Vondelpark off the leash.
"Research showed that many people find this disturbing," said Mr van Grieken.
But Amsterdam's dog owners are less impressed. The new park code of conduct will set out stiff fines for dogs that are allowed to run around the Vondelpark off the leash.
"Research showed that many people find this disturbing," said Mr van Grieken.
One dog owner protested: "As long as the park has existed, we've been allowed to let our dogs run freely. It's outrageous that we will be punished from now on but public sex won't. If they can drop their trousers, why can't I let my dog loose?"
Screw your brains out, clean up after yourself but don't let your dog off the leash.
After reading the last paragraph I got a mental image of a man holding his leash-free dachshund in his arms while talking to the reporter. In the blurred background are a couple of guys going at it.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
The RBloggers, in conjunction with a several celebrity types, wish Rosie O'Donnell a Happy 46th Birthday. How Kelly W, et al, pulled this together, I will never know.
The most preciousness happens at 6:25 in the video with Miss Noelle.
Happy Birthday Rosie
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
It is late and I am tired, but I had to post this clip...
Oklahoma State Rep. Sally Kern (email@example.com) was tape recorded at a republican meeting ranting against the homosexual lifestyle. Unaware that she was being recorded she claimed the homosexual threat is more dangerous than terrorism.
People like this have no place in government. Do you think her words would have been different had she been aware that she was being recorded - of course!
Another closet bigot exposed, but we shouldn't be surprised. There are hundreds and thousands of people just like this small-hearted bible-beater who usually say these things only in the confines of their own homes, or within a group of like-minded hypocrites.
I was able to catch an interview on a Tulsa station where she did not deny making the remarks but contends the tape was manipulated to misrepresent what she said.
I think Ms. Kern, the wife of a Baptist minister, is now trying to manipulate the truth.
I hope this education advocate is not trying to teach our children to lie when caught!
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Sunday, March 9, 2008
My favorite series last year was The Riches on FX and the new season premieres March 18th.
The show is about living the American Dream, or more accurately, stealing the American Dream. In the vein of the 2002 movie "Catch Me If you Can" starting Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, The Riches is a show about a family of grifters ("Travelers") who are involved in a deadly accident and decide to take over the lives of the deceased accident victims.
The characters are original and 3 dimensional, the writing refreshing and quirky, and the cast headed by Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver is brilliant.
Rent the first season now to be caught up in time for the March 18th premiere episode.
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Sunday, March 2, 2008
Ellen DeGeneres is one funny lady. I've always enjoyed her but unlike my pal Rosie O'Donnell she is rarely political, and at times that has bothered me.
When bad things happen to good people, or any people, it is often easier to ignore it, but it is rarely, if ever, the right thing to do. I believe it is the responsibility of those with a voice to defend those that are voiceless and often faceless.
Recently Ellen did just that and did the right thing. She gave a voice to a murdered 15 year old boy named Larry from Oxnard, CA. In doing so she also gave a voice to the thousands of other gay youth around the country who are spat upon, beaten-up, and verbally abused by their peers and others.
Ellen encouraged her viewers to find out the candidates' beliefs on gays and reconsider their votes when the candidates to not respect and value the contributions of all people.
Thank you to my dear friend, actually, my oldest friend, Ronda, who brough this clip to my attention.
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Just Another Sunday Afternoon
For the past few weeks I have had several requests for the the rodeo video I promised from the AGRA rodeo held the weekend of January 19th and 20th, however, the problem is I never put it together. That charged today. This afternoon I took the time to go through the 1 1/2 hours worth of video, most of which was poorly shot or just plain horrible, and came up with this video.
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Beware - The following post contains material that may be offensive to some readers
Last night Fettit and I went to see Comedy's Lovable Queen of Mean, the Insult Comic, Lisa Lampanelli at the Celebity Theater here in Phoenix.
We started the evening with a couple of cocktails at Josh and Steven's house and were joined by Ray and Mark, and then we all rode together in one vehicle.
As we entered the building, about an hour before the show's scheduled start time, we were told Lisa was in the theater doing a meet and greet and signing autographs. So we got in line and ordered drinks prior to going into the theater.
After recovering from the cocktail sticker shock(the drinks were something like $425), we headed into the theater to find our seats, and to possibly get a glimpse of the Lisa...who wasn't difficult to find. She was sitting at a table at the end of a "buy my crap" line. On the wall above her there were baseball caps, girly t-shirts and g-strings. People were taking pictures and talking with her as they filed past.
We made our way over to her and stood observing about 5 feet from her. After a few minutes, and cocktail emboldened, I decided to approach, but the "buy my crap line" was too long and I didn't want to stand in it. A second later, I realized that there was no one near her, so I made my move. Instead of going to the end of the line I just walked straight up to her and as I was approaching she immediately started with the "here come the queers lines."
I introduced myself and told her how much I enjoyed her and she started spouting off the "queer this and big girl that" comments.
I told her that we play her video at parties and get-togethers to which she mentioned something about the homos loving her and then I told her that I went online some months back and requested she come to Phoenix. To this she snidely yelled, "So it's your fault I am here in Phoenix."
I told her the weather is perfect today and she smiled and agreed about the weather, and called me a fucking homo. I then asked her if she was staying for the weekend and she barked, "Are you fucking kiddin me... I'm outta here is three hours."
Sensing my time was limited, I thanked her for coming, kissed her on the cheek and walked away. Well actually, I would have stayed and talked to her longer, but her security guard thought I was stalking her and he escorted me away from her.
It wasn't like there was anyone immediately behind me waiting for an autograph or anything.
Afterwards I regretted not taking a photograph with her to post here (just like I forgot to do when I met Rosie O'Donnell). My friends encouraged me to go back and get one, but the moment had passed - it didn't feel organic. Instead I stewed about it until I got my second $375 cocktail.
The show started 30 minutes late and there were two female comics who opened the show. They weren't very memorable so I can't tell you either of their names.
The first one did a couple of funny Home Depot/Black and Decker/softball/lesbian jokes.
All I remember about the second one was her ugly dress.
Then Lisa came out and started with her familiar humor. Through the evening she maligned the Mexicans and berated the blacks. She bashed the old bastards, criticized the cripples, and enflamed the faggots (rattling off an endless list of gay monikers). Leaving no stone unturned, or ethnic, religious, or sexual abomination untouched, she harassed the Hebes, carped about cunts and assaulted Asians and Arabs. No one was off-limits and no subject taboo.
She slammed television-titan Oprah, telling the crowd it was time she just "licked Gail." She also ranted about the oral sex, uncircumsized penises, sex with black men, and the celebrity roasts for Pamela Anderson and Flavor Flav.
At one point she was in the audience talking to a "white devil" when some guy behind her tried lifting up her dress. Staying in control, she soundly beat the guy with her microphone and continued on like nothing had happened.
She did not disappoint - she was offensive and loud and just what the crowd came to see. I'd go see her again and again.
I will end now with one of her jokes…
A little boy is in the bathtub with his little sister and he asks his father, "What is that between her legs?" To which the father replies, "That is where the angel split her with the golden ax."
Astonished, the little boy says, "Wow... he must have perfect aim because he hit her right in the cunt."
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Saturday, March 1, 2008
Tonight a group of us are going to see "The Insult Comic" Lisa Lampanelli at the Celebrity Theater here is Phoenix. This woman is too damn funny. Watch this short video of her if you are not easily offended and can take a funny joke or two.
I previously mentioned Lisa Lampanelli back on September 10th, 2007. She cracks me up and we watch the DVD of her show everytime someone comes over who hasn't seen it, hell, we've taken it to Josh and Steven's twice so they could show it to people.
That is how funny she is!
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January 20, 2017
Opportunity may be knocking for many would-be college students in Independence County.
A new grant offers to open the door for those who are seeking careers that require a higher education, but don't require four years of college. For those who fear education debt, it could offer them lives that aren't burdened with years paying back tuition and fees.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the creation of Arkansas Future Grant on Jan. 8 in a press release. Nicknamed ArFuture, the grant provides two years of tuition and fees in the state's community and technical colleges on a first come, first serve basis. The grants will be available to those who enroll in high demand fields of study like "computer science or welding," according to a news release from the governor's office.
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We just put in a new radiator in my 2003 neon sxt and I barely have any heat the blower
works but its only blowing Luke warm air which only does that when driving the car on
the road other than that the car runs fine with the new radiator and its not overheating
any more we also put in a new thermostat and new hoses
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Did you get all the air out of the cooling system after replacing the radiator? If not you might not have proper coolant circulation thru the heater core.
Check fluid in radiator.......if good take the hoses of the Heater core from motor and flush with garden hose..I have done this and found gunk in the core..hope this works for you too..
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Posted by chdot on November 27, 2007
Central Scotland's mass participation ride will be ten years old in 2008 (14th of September). If you book a place before the end of January it will cost a tenner – includes free food, (return transport extra).
It began as an Edinburgh to Glasgow event, but the prevailing wind prevailed and now the route is reversed. There is still no control over the weather. This year it was, er, a bit, er wet….
Still – around 4000 riders set off and most managed to finish – and have a good time (?)
Cycling Scotland is an umbrella organisation whose responsibilities include PFS, perhaps it needs more umbrellas…


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In as few clothes as possible.
And there's only one way to spend your Independence Day when it's bloody hot enough to cook eggs on the sidewalk.
Our favorite Sunday hang out was frequented by many more the occasional rollerblader or biker passing by. The beaches of Lake Michigan aren't Coney Island quite yet, but they're one step closer.
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Delightful, delicious, and so little work. My mouth hurt after chewing on hard veggies and chips so I switched to a liquid diet.
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Why is it new people ask "call my mlm leads"? I have been involved with MLM since 1992 and in the MLM Leads industry since 2003 when I set up Apache Leads.
Through years of experience working with people new to Network Marketing I can tell you, without a doubt, the hardest challenge for new people is making calls.
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Jimmy Kimmel isn't done yet.
The talk show host on Wednesday doubled down on his criticism of GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, the sponsor of the new bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act – also known as Obamacare.
"Oh, I get it. I don't understand because I'm a talk show host, right? Then help me out. What part don't I understand?" Kimmel, 49, said during his opening monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
"Is it the part where you cut $243 billion from federal health care assistance? Or could it be, Senator Cassidy, that the problem is that I do understand and you got caught with your G-O-Penis out?"
The comments came after Cassidy appeared on CNN, saying that Kimmel "doesn't understand" the proposed bill – which Kimmel called " 'the all comedians are dummies' card."
Kimmel has been a a fierce opponent of Republicans' latest attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Kimmel's 4-month-old son, Billy, needed open heart surgery three days after his birth in April due to a congenital heart defect.
In the wake of the operation, he made an impassioned plea for continued health care for all, including those with pre-existing conditions.
Shortly after, Cassidy appeared on Kimmel's show, where he pledged his support for a health care bill that would cover all infants, regardless of their family's ability to pay — a benchmark the senator called "the Jimmy Kimmel test."
"He did a total about-face, which means either he doesn't understand his own bill or he lied to me," Kimmel said on Wednesday.
Donald Trump defended Cassidy in a Wednesday tweet, writing, "Senator (Doctor) Bill Cassidy is a class act who really cares about people and their Health(care), he doesn't lie-just wants to help people!"
Jimmy Kimmel Gives Health Update on His Son and Says He Needs Two More Surgeries
Earlier this week, Kimmel called the health care plan a "scam," noting on Tuesday that the bill does not include any of the things Cassidy promised, such us "coverage for all, no discrimination based on pre-existing conditions, lower premiums for middle class families and no lifetime caps."
"Not only did Bill Cassidy fail the Jimmy Kimmel test, he failed the Bill Cassidy test. He failed his own test," Kimmel said.
"My family has health insurance we don't have to worry about this, but other people do," he continued. "So, you can shove your disgusting comments where your doctor won't be giving you a prostate exam once they take your health care benefits away."


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I was doing the Chelsea art crawl last weekend, and I saw a piece where this guy had drawn the covers of various magazines over the course of a year -- but the thing was, the year was 1986. And Time and Newsweek had cover stories about "Terror Fronts" and they could've had today's date on them and you wouldn't have looked twice. And I couldn't help think about how media makes us forget about the past -- and selectively remembers it for us when they have to begrudgingly roll back the tapes -- The Gulf War was like this, the 80s were like that. And the only things we're allowed to remember are TV shows and toys and bad videos thanks to VH1 and her templated, time-capsule programming.Posted by elia at March 22, 2004 03:09 PM
See also: Walter Benjamin (German Marxist), "History deceptively transfigures the present."Posted by: Kio on March 23, 2004 02:55 PM
Whoa. OK. Is that some comments in the age of mechanical reproduction, or did you just hit the submit button about 4 times?Posted by: tmonkey on March 23, 2004 03:42 PM
MT does that sometimes. Nothing to see here. Move along.Posted by: dbrown on March 23, 2004 04:16 PM


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The mass killings began on this day, April 4, 1940–excerpts from an excellent CIA historical piece (note the use of captured Luftwaffe aerial reconnaissance photos):
The Katyn Controversy: Stalin's Killing Field
One of the earliest–and certainly the most infamous–mass shootings of prisoners of war during World War II did not occur in the heat of battle but was a cold-blooded act of political murder. The victims were Polish officers, soldiers, and civilians captured by the Red Army after it invaded eastern Poland in September 1939 [see also: "Bad Vlad: 1939, or, Just Screw the Poles and Balts"]…
The considerable logistic effort required to handle the prisoners coincided with the USSR's disastrous 105-day war against Finland. The Finns inflicted 200,000 casualties on the Red Army and destroyed tons of materiel–and much of Russia's military reputation. That war, like the assault on Poland, was a direct result of Stalin's nonaggression pact with Hitler…
Stalin was anxious to settle with Finland so he could turn his attention to Poland and the Baltic countries, which the Red Army would soon occupy and the NKVD would "pacify" using terror, deportations, and executions. Militarily, the war was over by late February, though a peace agreement was not signed until March. NKVD interrogations were completed about the same time. The Poles were encouraged to believe they would be released, but the interviews were in effect a selection process to determine who would live and who would die. On 5 March 1940, Stalin signed their death warrant–an NKVD order condemning 21,857 prisoners to "the supreme penalty: shooting." They had been condemned as "hardened and uncompromising enemies of Soviet authority." 6
The Killing Field
During April-May 1940, the Polish prisoners were moved from their internment camps and taken to three execution sites. The place most identified with the Soviet atrocity is Katyn Forest, located 12 miles west of Smolensk, Russia [the other two were Tver and Kharkov].
Memorandum on NKVD letterhead from L. Beria to "Comrade Stalin" proposing to execute captured Polish officers, soldiers, and other prisoners by shooting. Stalin's handwritten signature appears on top, followed by signatures of Politburo members K. Voroshilov, V. Molotov, and A. Mikoyan. Signatures in left margin are M. Kalinin and L. Kaganovich, both favoring execution.
For 50 years, the Soviet Union concealed the truth…
In early 1989, three top Soviet officials sent Gorbachev a memorandum warning him that the issue was becoming "more acute" and that "time is not our ally [Poland now being free again]." 15 Some form of official admission, even a partial one, would have to be made. At a Kremlin ceremony on 13 October 1990, Gorbachev handed Jaruzelski a folder of documents that left no doubt about Soviet guilt. He did not, however, make a full and complete disclosure. Missing from the folder was the March 1940 NKVD execution order. Gorbachev laid all blame on Stalin's secret police chief, Lavrenty Beria, and his deputy. (This was a safe move, because Beria and his deputy had been branded criminals and summarily shot by Stalin's successors.) Gorbachev also failed to mention that the actual number of victims was 21,857–more than the usually cited figure of 15,000. By shaving the truth, Gorbachev had shielded the Soviet Government and the Communist Party, making Katyn look like a rogue secret police action rather than an official act of mass murder.
New Evidence From an Old Source
The next major discovery turned up in an unexpected place–the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. While conducting research on Katyn at the Archives in spring 1990, a Polish-American art and antiques expert named Waclaw Godziemba-Maliszewski was given a copy of an article entitled "The Katyn Enigma: New Evidence in a 40-Year Riddle" that had appeared in the Spring 1981 issue of Studies in Intelligence [text here]. It was written by CIA officer and NPIC analyst Robert G. Poirier, who used imagery from Luftwaffe aerial photoreconnaissance during World War II to uncover evidence of the original crime and a Soviet coverup during 1943-1944. 16 The imagery, selected from 17 sorties flown between 1941 and 1944 and spanning a period before, during, and after the German occupation of the Smolensk area, was important evidence. Among other things, it showed that the area where the mass graves were located had not been altered during the German occupation and that the same area displayed physical changes that predated the Germans' arrival. It also captured the NKVD on film bulldozing some of the Polish graves and removing bodies. Poirier speculated that the corpses had been removed and reburied at another site.
Largest of seven mass graves. Five layers of 500 murdered Polish officers buried here by the Soviets.
At the National Archives, Godziemba-Maliszewski located the same imagery that Poirier had used. He also found additional shots of Katyn and the other two execution sites at Mednoye and near Kharkov. He discovered much additional imagery, new collateral evidence, and eyewitness testimony, resulting in important new conclusions about what actually happened at Katyn.
After completing further research, in January 1991 Godziemba-Maliszewski turned over copies of the imagery and Poirier's article to scientists at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow. They in turn passed the information to the Polish Ministry of Justice. The Ministry had to be convinced that the article and photographic evidence were bona fide and that Godziemba-Maliszewski was not, as some suspected, a CIA agent! Stefan Sniezko, Poland's deputy general prosecutor, then gave an interview to the German newspaper Tagesspiegel [Daily Mirror], published on 12 May 1991. This was the first public disclosure of the Luftwaffe imagery and its utility for identifying burial sites in the USSR…
The new evidence put additional pressure on the Soviet Union and later the Russian Federation to reveal the full truth. In 1992, Moscow suddenly "discovered" the original 1940 execution ordered signed by Stalin and five other Politburo members– in Gorbachev's private archive… 17
The horror. The horror. Very relevant:
Staline ou pas d'ennemis à gauche
Ukraine: Secret service publishes Stalin files
Nasty old world.
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When something goes wrong and an accident results in fatalities, a wrongful death lawsuit may be filed against the ones allegedly responsible. This can range from an organization to a person. Wrongful death lawsuits can follow criminal trials like what happened with O.J. Simpson. He may not have been found guilty by the court, but the lowered standards of a wrongful death lawsuit made him liable for the deaths of two people.
Wrongful death lawsuits can involve everything from car accidents to medical malpractice; however, not just anyone can file one. To be able to file, the person must represent the survivors of the deceased who suffered long-term trauma. Here are a few examples.
- Immediate Family Members. As a spouse or parent, you can rightfully file a wrongful death claim because of your close connection to the deceased.
- Life Partners. Life partners are different from spouses; they don't have a legal connection to the deceased.
- Financial Dependents. Some states like California often allow those who are financially dependent on a person to claim damages.
- Distant Family Members. More distant family members like brothers, sisters, and grandparents are also allowed to file a case in some states.
If you are one of these people and feel that your loved one would have survived, contact a lawyer to file a wrongful death suit.


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Knit one, Purl One… Gratitude (via Operation Gratitude Blog) December 14, 2010Posted by Stella☆LunaC in A Stitch in Time | Discussions.
Tags: Fiber art, knitting, Knitting and Crochet, Operation Gratitude
I LOVE JOAN, you gotta see her!
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98-year-old woman knits scarves for troops
by Guest Blogger Karen Francis. Needles clicked, yarn spun, and discussions about patterns flowed, but in a store surrounded by the jewel tones of silk, bright worsted wool and imaginative color combinations in alpaca and cashmere, the dull tones of black and brown and grey pure wool stood out. A group of women met on a glorious summer day in Old Town Alexandria, a day that the humidity was down and a cool breeze blew across the Potomac, but the … Read More
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Wirefly helps you save on cell phones and plans by offering innovative comparison tools so consumers can make educated choices. Start saving today with Wirefly!
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AT&T's unlimited options include the Unlimited Plus, a high end plan that comes with a price of $90, and Unlimited Choice, a more affordable plan at $60 (but with connection speeds limited to 3 mbps and video content streamed at 480p standard def). These options are not bad, but in the ongoing unlimited data wars, no deal ever remains the same for long, because one's rivals will always try to one up the latest offer. While it is true that AT&T sits at a very comfortable spot just behind industry leader Verizon Wireless, it is still a good idea to not sit idly by while its competitors are launching new promos here and there.
So to liven things up, AT&T has decided to offer a $10 DirecTV subscription as an inclusion in its Unlimited Choice option. Of course, this has the effect of bringing the plan's pricing up to $70 (after a $25 video credit -- more on this later). Note that the $10 DirecTV offer was only made available to subscribers of the wireless carrier's Unlimited Plus option before. As for the $25 video credit -- according the official press release from AT&T, the $25 video credit, and hence the $10 DirecTV subscription, will be applied after three billing cycles.
The decision to include the DirecTV feature on its Unlimited Choice plan is an interesting move for AT&T in more ways than one. The major US mobile operator's rivals seem to be content with introducing new special offers that include updated pricing or extra add on features. But AT&T, on the other, appears to be more focused on adding more video related perks. All things considered, this focus on video does seem consistent with its plan to be more than just a wireless carrier, and turn itself into a media powerhouse, as evidenced by its acquisition of DirecTV as well as its pending buy out of Time Warner.
The recent weeks and months have seen AT&T get busy when it comes to unlimited. Back in February early this year, the company provided unrestricted wireless data to subscribers of its Unlimited Choice option. And then the following month, it decided to give free HBO to its Unlimited Plus customers. And now, Unlimited Choice customers now get a chance to enjoy 60 TV channels along with their unlimited data plan. To explore more deals, start comparing other plans and phones from AT&T at Wirefly now.
Wirefly offers great deals on a large selection of smartphones, cell phones, tablets, mobile hotspots, and other wireless devices for the nation's most popular carriers. Use Wirefly's innovative cell phone and plan comparison tools to ensure you are getting the best deal on the market. Shop with confidence knowing that Wirefly wants to help you find the best prices on cell phones, cell phone plans, TV, and Internet service.


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Global or Local?: Trends in Shopping and Globalization
Living in Austin has a lot of benefits. One is the culture of "Keep Austin Weird," which among other things, advocates supporting local business. From Whole Foods to Austin Java, local business in Austin offers the consumer a diverse, unique, and often of high quality shopping experience. We've bought into the ethos; it's great to eat, shop, and frolic locally.
According to the Globalist, going local is a rising trend that may clip globalization. Stephen Roach points out that globalization has led to a higher standard of living in third world countries, while producing more consumers. India and China's standards of living have doubled and quadrupled over the past 15 years. However, richer countries like the U.S. aren't benefiting from increased consumers and globalization, as imagined.
Roach writes: "With labor costs easily accounting for the largest portion of business expenses, this has proved to be a veritable bonanza for the return to capital — pushing the profits share of national income in the major countries of the industrial world to historical highs of 15.6%." In other words, "An era of localization will have some very different characteristics from recent trends: Wages could go up, and corporate profits could come under pressure."
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This is not ideal. There's a guy swearing at his wife and the staff and the team is so rushed its very impersonal. I just want to cry.
Your stripped of all your dignity, clothes and any scrap of hope you had left. It's real, too real after a night of pain and bleeding.
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As mentioned in previous blogs, Top Tier Learning has been developing a web portal which will improve our students' experience. It combines together scheduling, payment, communication, goal tracking, and appointment notifications. We conducted a beta test with some of our loyal clients in the South Naperville branch over the last few weeks.
From our test, we decided to tweak our lesson package system: data will now be automatically stored in accounts so clients do not have to remember a separate package code. New clients that do not choose a specific tutor will be automatically paired with the branch manager, who will then immediately arrange the best fit for a tutor. This allows new clients to quickly discover who their match is and be confident he/she is the right fit.


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With 40 inches of new snow in last week, slopes are anything but spring-like.
We asked you to send us your best photos of spring skiing—and you delivered. Here are our favorite shots submitted by our readers showing spring skiing at its finest. Tell us which shots are your favorite in the comments section below.
We've compiled 22 powder shots, along with a bunch of powder-related tips into a gallery for your viewing pleasure.
Our short spring corn mission was just enough to make us want more.
Sitting in your office this Thursday? Waiting out the warm spell and evening your goggle tan in Tahoe? Not to make you jealous, but Colorado and Wyoming have been getting pounded with snow, including a 26 inch banger at Breckenridge. We've got proof.
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Rather than post a new blog for each video, I figured I would hold off and offer up a recap of my most recent videos covering a variety of games. Covered below are Citizens of Earth, The Deer God, Halo 5 Guardians' MP Beta, Rive, and Trials Fusion.
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BBQ and Champion Homebrew Celebration @ Nakameguro Taproom (Nov. 28, Tokyo)
You can try the champion homebrew pale ale and real spare ribs (both in US and JP type)!
From a news mail from Baird——————–
*BBQ and Champion Homebrew Celebration @ Nakameguro Taproom (Sunday, Nov. 28, noon start):
The Wan Cup is the premier homebrew competition held annually in Japan. The past two years Baird Beer has sponsored one style category in this competition and offered the winner the chance to brew his/her champion beer at our Numazu brewery for public debut at our Nakameguro Taproom. This year we sponsored the Pale Ale category in which two champion beers were selected. One of the champion beers is Mr. Hitoshi Tanaka's GIN's #76 Pale Aleand Tanaka-san will be on hand to pour the maiden pint of his wonderfully citrusy Pale Ale at noon sharp on Sunday, November 28. Tanaka-san, together with Baird Beer brewers, will be on hand to talk about all things brewing. We encourage homebrewers and beer enthusiasts of all levels to join in the fun and partake of the education.
People can't live on beer alone, however. As a special culinary treat, the pitmaster of our soon-to-be Bashamichi Taproom will be on hand serving up all kinds of wonderful and authentic American barbecue dishes (beef brisket, pulled pork, ribs, and sundry side dishes). Come learn about the culture and tradition of real American barbecue, and taste the glory of it! This will be the final Tokyo sneak preview of Bashamichi Taproom BBQ — so if you can't wait until mid-January, this is your chance.


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Today as I was changing for run, I was on phone whining about how much I missed my Garmin to Scott-lifted on thing on my desk, WTF theres my 305!!! SO happy to have it back! YIPPEE!! My mom says that's 'the little blue people!'
|Not sure she means the smurfs....?
Took it out for the first time in nearly a week. EH run. SOOOOO HOT, HUMID-plus I had a crappy day, so 11km done today which took me 1:07:xx
I walked ALOT today. Boo on me! RAIN PLEASE!!
Side note: Can I log the runs up and down the stairs to my waking infant?? That has to be 1 or 2 extra miles a day!
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451133744659084735.post6015614134411276728..comments2013-10-23T13:52:45.403-07:00Comments on MYTHING LYNX: THE ISLAND OF NOTHING TO SPEAK OFmythopolishttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451133744659084735.post-36913039385812080242012-02-15T18:02:55.686-08:002012-02-15T18:02:55.686-08:00Thanks Robert. Studying the evolution of consciou...Thanks Robert. Studying the evolution of consciousness and language is a bit of a hobby for me. Some of that is getting played out as I write The Dream Year lately.mythopolishttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451133744659084735.post-10600432044882087452012-02-15T17:37:36.222-08:002012-02-15T17:37:36.222-08:00this is quite an amazing piece Dan, with your com...this is quite an amazing piece Dan,
with your comment is a poem in itself.temporal roomshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451133744659084735.post-22263819063533161072012-01-26T14:45:59.908-08:002012-01-26T14:45:59.908-08:00Hmmm...I presume you refer to existentialists mayb...Hmmm...I presume you refer to existentialists maybe? I think our relationship to language is pretty complicated. Language and metaphor really were the building blocks from which consciousness itself emerged. Out minds are an analog stage re-contruction of the world outside that is made of words. If we evolved from the sea, it was the sea of words. I think understanding and knowledge is rather wordless...but we have evolved language as a way of conveying these to others. We struggle to say words and sentences that match or somehow equate with the wordless feelings. When conventional language or word configurations fall short, poetry emerges. Art emerges in general as another way to convey that 'beyond-words' inner sense of our life or being.mythopolishttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451133744659084735.post-9249175360829863202012-01-26T13:52:57.871-08:002012-01-26T13:52:57.871-08:00excellent, and so powerful. many writers describe ...excellent, and so powerful. many writers describe this state of 'emptiness' or silence as the real origin of poetic speech, especially the french school.

i adore this: "The seaweed of ennui seemed to wrap itself around me."Roxanahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451133744659084735.post-13294041397357899232012-01-26T03:41:08.044-08:002012-01-26T03:41:08.044-08:00This is very creative . . .This is very creative . . .Dee Newmanhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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I remember a lot of good times we had at the family reunions. I also remember all the times that she visited my mom. Mom really enjoyed her weekly visits. You have my sympathy. I am sorry I didn't make it the viewing.
Love Jerry Coil
Posted by Jerry Coil - Fort Wayne, IN - Cousin December 13, 2014
My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. Although we miss them, two friends are together again.
Posted by Susan Holdcraft - Bucyrus, OH - Daughter of Doris Sites December 11, 2014
Tracy , Caroline and families....
Very sorry for your loss. I won't be able to be there for you guys, but I'll sure be thinking about all of you.
Love, Sandy
Posted by Sandy Monbeck - Celina, OH - Friend December 11, 2014
Very sorry to hear of Eleanor's passing. Condolences to her family.
Posted by Sandra (Monroe) Kuhn - Greenville, MI December 11, 2014
Lots of beautiful memories of this beautiful woman. Lots of laughs and fun visits. She'll be greatly missed. Good times with her and Gene won't be forgotten.
All my love, Cousins Brenda and Hank
Posted by Brenda Walker - Fort Wayne, IN - cousin December 11, 2014
Tracy and Jeff
Thinking of you during this time of loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Posted by Tony and Tammy - Van Wert, OH - Friend of Tracy's December 11, 2014
Our deepest sympathy to Eleanor's entire family. We were so privileged to spend time with Eleanor as she shared a wonderful friendship with mom. We will always remember her as a very special lady, so beautiful in every way! Treasure your memories. Thinking of you and keeping you in our thoughts and prayers, Shirley and Kevin Kirkendall
Posted by Shirley Kirkendall - Lucas, OH - Daughter of Doris Sites December 11, 2014
Our deepest sympathy at your loss.
Yvonne Adams & family
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I had to venture out for bottled water today in 98º heat.
My hair melted and fused to my head like a Ken doll.
I got a tan walking from the parking lot to the store.
It was so hot, I started hallucinating Sorrento's
Once inside the store, the heat turned me into a tar baby, attracting:
-people running their carts into mine
-people running into me
-children, not getting out of my way
-people, expecting me to move out of their way
Near the lunch meat aisle, there was one of those little 5'0" mini bulldykes, you know, with the little chopped off haircut and the neat and tidy khaki shorts with the sharp crease, the leather belt and the tucked in, ironed T-shirt and the tiny little combat boots?
She looked kind of like that icky doll boy Timmy on "Passions," but she was swaggering around like Sgt. Carter on "Gomer Pyle, USMC."
Anyway, I purposely walked by her cart really close, ahem-ed and let her watch me effortlessly heft a 24-pack of 16 ounce water bottles into my cart. Ha.
Heat makes me slightly aggressive, I think.
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Food trucks assisting Hurricane Harvey victims
Photo courtesy of iStock.
Food truck operator Emily Garcia feels incredibly lucky that her three food trucks and warehouse escaped the effects of Hurricane Harvey, and she and her five employees have spent the last few days serving food to people who were less fortunate.
"We were very lucky," Garcia told Food Truck Operator. "We've been able to work, but we're not making any money."
In just the last day alone, Garcia's mobile restaurants — Churrasco — gave 200 free meals to people at a police station, servings which normally would have cost $10 each.
Although the hurricane's full devastation hasn't been determined, at last count 44 people had lost their lives and thousands of homes and businesses had been destroyed.
Garcia is just one of many food truck operators who didn't hesitate to provide free food to displaced residents.
LaCole Jackson, the truck manager for Houston-based Miss Patty Wagons, has also spent most of the week donating food and clothing to flood victims in Houston. She and Garcia both hope to be back to work after Labor Day weekend.
James Canter, who operates the Guerilla Gourmet food truck and catering operation in Victoria, Texas, has galvanized thousands of volunteers in a relief effort that began a week prior to the hurricane's arrival on Sunday.
"Me and my wife got word that the storm was heading our way, so we started squirreling away resources," Canter told Food Truck Operator.
When the hurricane struck, Guerilla Gourmet's kitchen was one of the only buildings with operating electricity and water in the seven-county area, Canter said. Displaced residents were immediately drawn to the light.
He cooked a big pot of smoked kimchee chicken stew, began serving it and hasn't yet stopped. He has already served about 11,000 people.
"We were literally a beacon," he said. "No one else had lights on in the entire city."
Fortunately, the building also housed a local newspaper, The Advocate, which helped spread the word about Canter's relief operation.
"The next morning, people had heard we were accepting donations, so people started bringing by stuff," he said.
Without electricity, people realized it made sense to bring their perishable food to a place that could make use of it.
"What they couldn't cook themselves, they brought the goods to us," he said.
Chef Cooperative, a San Antonio non-profit, has also been helping Canter churn out meals. The organization sent 20 chefs who have been taking turns cooking, but according to some who were on hand, Canter didn't take any time to rest, supervising between 300 and 400 volunteers throughout the week.
Canter exhausted his food supplies in one day, which he tags at about $10,000, but he has been continuously replenished by hundreds of donors who learned about the relief operation via word of mouth and social media.
His wife, Maureen, launched a GoFundMe fundraising campaign to support the effort. In four days, the campaign more than doubled its $10,000 goal from 326 donors, for a total of $20,240 at the time of this report. The campaign got 1,800 Facebook shares.
"We're doing our best to feed everybody," Canter said. "We were hit pretty hard, but we're just starting to get back to normal."
Steve Paprocki, president of Chef Cooperative, regards Canter as a hero and didn't hesitate to lend a hand when the call for help came in.
"It's mind blowing what we accomplished in four days," said Paprocki, who is also the CEO of San Antonio based Texas Black Gold Garlic, a producer of fermented garlic. Paprocki is mystified that Canter's catering facility, which can seat about 24 people, has been able to process donations by the thousands.
Expecting to return to San Antonio once he delivered his supplies, Paprocki instead chose to stay and help cook for 22 hours despite not having a change of clothes or a comfortable place to sleep.
The commitment of helping the cause drove Paprocki and others to deliver food and supplies throughout the region, oftentimes having to detour along back roads on account of flooding.
"It's the most mind blowing experience I've ever been in in my life," he said.
The desire to support the relief effort was widespread throughout the nation, based on random calls to food truck operators.
The Chow Train, a San Antonio-based food truck that has assisted in other disaster relief initiatives, is on the ground in Rockport, Texas and Aransas Pass, Texas, for example, and Sackett Street BBQ, an Asheville, North Carolina-based food truck, donated the proceeds from the sale of all its burgers and tacos Wednesday to a fund set up by the mayor of Houston to help hurricane victims, according to WLOS-TV. The truck also set up a donation jar at the serving window for those who wanted to contribute to the cause.
Organizations leading support efforts include the Louisiana Restaurant Association, The Commander's Family of Restaurants and the Greater New Orleans Foundation, all of which have joined forces to launch the Hurricane Harvey Hospitality Employee Relief fund, a community foundation that manages many different charitable funds.
As bad as the experience has been for many, those who rose to the occasion undoubtedly share Paprocki's feeling that the experience of helping others has given them a renewed sense of hope.
Topics: Customer Service / Experience, Food & Beverage, Independent Operators, Social Responsibility
Elliot Maras Elliot Maras is the editor of KioskMarketplace.com and FoodTruckOperator.com.
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Pictures: Here is a shot of the bushes that were blooming and a Black-throated Sparrow.
Bush blooming, these are about done booming.
Black-throated Sparrow that would not let me get too close, so this is a pretty heavy crop.
Exercise: I walked two miles yesterday and took today off, the knee is fussing a bit.
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Today's Feature Friday is a bit unique in that we are not actually featuring a small business, rather we have chosen to highlight an often overlooked means of inviting guests to your event: with an online invitation. Using online invitations can save you a significant amount of your event budget while still setting the tone for your party. Then there is the obvious benefit (which we LOVE at Pear Tree) of being environmentally friendly!
Most people are familiar with Evite, which offers a collaborative website to users that has a design unique to their event. Evite's services are also free, which is helpful in questionable economic times. Guests can write notes and RSVP directly on the site. Evite designs tend to be on the cheesy side (although they have made improvements, check out these designs by another Pear Tree fav, Sarah and Abraham) so there are a couple of other option we wanted to share.
Pingg is similar to Evite however they have a wider selection of "designer" invitations and provide the option to have announcements sent directly to your Facebook or Twitter accounts. Pingg has quite a variety of beautiful wedding invitations that are worthy of even the biggest budget wedding. Most Pingg invitations are free but you can purchase "Premium Plus+" invitations for $10.
Lastly (but couldn't be farther from least) is Paperless Post (pictured up top.) While this service isn't free, it is so cheap you can't help but spend entire lunch-hours designing the perfect invitation-- we know from experience! "Stamps" on Paperless Post are $5 for 60 (we said they were cheap) and you get credits for inviting friends. Sign up today, but don't forget to eat your lunch.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Feature Friday: Paperless Invitation Providers
Posted by Pear Tree Events at 7:25 AM
Labels: cheap, Evite, Feature Friday, free, invitations, Paperless Post, Pingg, Sarah and Abraham, stationary, wedding
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