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I've come across a few interesting stats on e-commerce this week, so I've decided to gather them together in one handy post.
I've come across a few interesting stats on e-commerce this week, so I've decided to gather them together in one handy post.
I've also added a selection of e-commerce stats from our most recent Internet Statistics Compendium...
Online shopping habits (eCommera)
- 42.6% of UK consumers buy something online at least once a week, and the average online spend per shopper is £71 per month.
- Price was the most important factor in choosing to shop online for 60% of respondents, followed by convenience of having items delivered (51%).
- Recommendations from friends or family is the single most important factor in the choice of website to buy from, with 71% giving this reason. 46% said knowledge of the retailer from their high street presence was a key factor.
- Our Site Search report found that, on average just 50% of site searches were successful, and 40% of responding companies were not even aware of the success rates.
- 57% of firms are planning to increase their investment in this area as they appreciate the value and benefits of effective site search.
- UK online shoppers spent an estimated £4.4bn during June; this compares to an estimated £3.7bn spent online in the same month last year.
- Online sales for the whole of 2010 are predicted to reach £56bn.
- UK consumers spent £250bn between 2000 and 2010.
- In 2001 UK e-commerce sales were just £1.8bn with just six million Britons shopping online.
- IMRG and Capgemini predict that the UK online retail market will grow by 110% in the next decade, reaching £123bn by 2020.
- According to this forecast, growth will slow down to 6% year on year as the market matures.
- Online retail sales in Europe are set to jump 20% during 2010 and be worth €172bn ($241bn). E-commerce will account for 5.5% of all retail sales within Europe.
- E-commerce growth is being seen fastest in Poland, France, and Spain.
- Through 2009, European online shoppers spent an average €871 each, with Britons topping the table with an average spend of €1,240 and Poland at the bottom of the countries surveyed on €362.
- When shopping for something which can be bought both online and in store, 34% of UK shoppers would prefer to buy online, with 55% opting for the high street.
- Free shipping was the most popular motivation for 82% of UK consumers, followed by price guarantees (72%), alternative payments (60%), and ratings and reviews (59%).
- Respondents were asked how much their most recent online purchase cost. Nearly half (46%) of surveyed consumers spent between £0-£100, with the largest proportions (29%) being between £25- £100.
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Have no doubt that further boom times are ahead for the ecommerce sector
You have done a great job in the article.By 2009, statistical information about the growth of the Internet and e-commerce has become a very large concern and there are thousands of sources.One of the most important things to understand about statistics associated witht he internet, internet use and internet marketing is the speed with which things change.what ever product or service you are thinking about selling now - will have statistics of use that cannot even be calculated in advance since the growth of use will incorporate variables you literally cannot imagine.

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
1st Friday with Russ Kennedy - 11/1!
It's almost November! Charge up your batteries before the holiday season gets into full swing with singer-songwriter Russ Kennedy.
Back by popular demand, Russ has been entertaining for over 30 years, playing to audiences in many pubs, restaurants and country clubs in the Capital District and beyond. Russ's rich vocals and strong guitar playing make up his trademark sound.
Russ has performed alongside "The Wanderer" Dion Dimucci, Don McLean, Aztec Two Step and Mick Avory of the Kinks. He brings his own style and sound to many of your favorite songs.
Since March, 2009, on the first Friday of the month, the University Club has been pleased to celebrate the arts and culture in Albany by serving as a 1st Friday venue, with free live music from 8 - 10 p.m. One need not be a member to enjoy music, dinner and dancing in the Grille Room, dress is casual, and cash and major credit cards are accepted. Call 518-463-1151 to reserve a table for dinner, served until 9 p.m.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
An Evening with NYT Bestselling Author Steve Berry - Fri. 10/25
Steve Berry, a master of thrillers with a historic twist, will discuss his latest book, The King's Deception (Random House LLC, June 11, 2013), at a reception to benefit the University Club of Albany Foundation. The reception is slated for Friday, October 25 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the University Club of Albany, 141 Washington Avenue. One need not be a member of the University Club to attend.
Berry is an author and philanthropist whose foundation, History Matters, raises funds for a wide variety of historic preservation projects around the world. He is a fixture on the New York Times bestseller lists with 15 million books in print in 40 languages in 51 countries.
Kirkus Reviews writes of The King's Deception, "Berry mixes Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, and terrorists into Cotton Malone's eighth adventure… A Dan Brown-ian secular conspiracy about The Virgin Queen driving nonstop international intrigue." Barnes & Noble Reviews calls it "A suspenseful novel that begs to be a movie."
The evening will include a Meet the Author reception at 6:00 p.m. with open bar and hors d'oeuvres followed by a talk featuring Berry's well-known wit and historical insight at 7:00 p.m. Books will be available for signing courtesy of The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza. Tickets are $75 per person for the Meet the Author reception, or $30 for the talk followed by book signing and cash bar. A limited number of Honorary Committee tickets are still available for $100 per person, which include both of the above plus an exclusive chat and sparkling wine toast with Steve and Liz Berry at 5:30 p.m. Reservations may be made by calling the University Club at 518-463-1151. Tickets - and books - may also be reserved online with a PayPal account or a credit or bank card.
The event marks the start of the public phase of a bold and historic effort: the "Raise the Roof" capital campaign to repair and preserve the National Register-listed University Club. The goal of the campaign is $150,000.
"The U. Club is making great strides with a small but enthusiastic membership roster, and has already secured contributions of more than $50,000 to the University Club Foundation since the quiet phase of the campaign was launched in July," said Colleen Ryan, the Club's president. "We are so grateful that Steve Berry, through History Matters, is leveraging the popularity of his books, and his obvious love of history, to foster support for our historic preservation project."
The University Club is one of the four component buildings of one of Albany's most architecturally compatible and imposing intersections. The red brick building in the Colonial Revival style was the last major commission of prolific Albany architect Albert Fuller, and was built in 1924-25. The main interior spaces on the first floor are large, formal and elegant, and largely unchanged from the date of construction. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in May, 2009.
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I don't know if most people know this, but despite what we have been taught in schools and by the media, running on a treadmill does not make your heart stronger and prevent diseases like heart disease. Studies show that this simply is not true, even though it's what we have been taught.
In fact, the only reason that you would get on a treadmill -- and they're doing this out in California -- is to run the power to the gym itself. Otherwise it's wasted energy. The only adaptation occurs in your muscles not your heart.
Now, I know this is going to be hard to swallow for some people, but this is what the evidence shows. According to CBS News:
"Going for runs on a regular basis has been linked to a multitude of health benefits in countless research studies, but recent research suggests that too much running is tied to a shorter life span."So, according to modern evidence, too much running is the antithesis of a healthy heart and a long life.
But, look, this is not a new idea. The subject was discussed on this blog before, and when I find it I will put a link here. But this is not a new idea.
Anyway, I saw a chart back in a book I read in about losing weight that showed that those who were sedentary had the shortest lifespan, those who ran a lot had the second shortest lifespan, and those who ran moderately had the longest lifespan. Actually, this updated study discusses those same results.
The experts say they don't know why this is, but I do. It comes down to something my mom said my grandpa always said, "Anything in moderation is good for you." The people who exercise moderately are those who live the longest.
Studies show the advantages of exercising, of running, are abounding. It makes you healthier all the way around. If you are too sedentary, you are an an increased risk of unhappiness. On the other hand, of those studies, those who ran over 20 miles a day, plus those who ran 20 miles a day and took various painkillers and prescription medicine for pain associated with "too much wear and tear", increased their risk factors for diabetes, high blood pressure, and family history of chronic illness.
The experts suggest a 'sweet spot' for running is a slow to moderate pace for a total of about 2.5 hours each week.
So, this idea is not new. While some athletes think that lifting a ton of weights and running fast, long distances every day might help them become better athletes, it actually results in a greater risk for injuries and a shorter lifespan.


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Thankfully I borrowed a headlamp when I went into the park bathrooms before we started the run. I would not have seen this little guy and his friend in the sink. Eeek!
The sun was just barely coming up when we started to run, so we stopped 1 mile in for a group photo. Fiona is missing in this pic because she was the photographer.
Shannon took a nasty fall with about 1.5 miles left in our loop. I was right behind her. We all stopped to help her clean her wounds (both knees and palms, one of which was awful) with water and baby wipes. We got back to the car and used some more proper supplies from Lesley's first aid kit. I've been teased on blogs and Facebook for my bandaging skills. Apparently my run-worthy bandage (because she planned to keep running and I didn't figure a band-aid would stick with sweat) made Shannon look like she was burned in a forest fire, not missing some skin on her palm.


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Was Marquis the worst of the starting 5 the Cubs rolled out last year? Definitely. Do I subscribe to the Al Yellon view that you can't say Marquis was bad because he was good compared to other "5th starters" as though rotation spots were a government pay grade and set in stone? Not at all. Do I enjoy the style of writing in which one does nothing but answer his own questions? You bet. But was Jason Marquis a truly "bad" player? I would have to disagree.
Consider certain players who have returned to Wrigley and been booed. LaTroy Hawkins is one of the first that comes to mind for me, given that he not only sucked in the most crucial of positions for Cub fans, but his absurd "you can't do what I do" defense and his playing of the race card merited a fairly unpleasant welcome. Had Todd Hundley ever returned I'm sure he would have been stoned, though I suppose the treatment he received throughout much of his tenure as a Cub was deserved, mostly because he was an asshat who flipped off the fans and was more or less a disgrace to his father's legacy. Dusty Baker was booed at just about Reds-Cubs game last year, and given the back alley abortion he performed on this team and his constant refusal to accept any of the blame even after two years away from the situation pretty much leads us to despise him. But Marquis?
Sure, there was his complaint early last spring that he should be starting. Lou got pissed that Jason seemed to think he had earned the right to start, but it didn't affect his decision to run Jason out there every fifth day. I can't say that I wouldn't have felt the same way in Jason's position. I may not have said it publicly as he did, but I too would have felt that I deserved to start over Jon Lieber's corpse.
In the end it was Jason's role to end up being the focal point for rage on a 97 win team. For much of the regular season there really wasn't that much to be that pissed about, unless you frequent this place. I'm not going to lie, I frequently advocated starting Sean Marshall over Marquis. But I never hated the guy. If you take a look at his numbers
Nothing truly God Awful stands out, especially when compared to some of the other more memorable "5th starters" in Cubs history:
Shawn Estes, 2003: 29 G, 28 GS, 8-11, 5.73 ERA, 152.1 IP, 1.74 WHIP
Jason Bere, 2002: 16 G, 16 GS, 1-10, 5.67 ERA, 85.2 IP, 1.47 WHIP
Ruben Quevedo, 2000: 21 G, 15 GS, 3-10, 7.47 ERA, 88.0 IP, 1.705 WHIP
Terry Mulholland, 1999: 26 G, 16 GS, 6-6, 5.15 ERA, 110.0 IP, 1.536 WHIP
G(J)eremi Gonzalez, 1998: 20 G, 20 GS, 7-7, 5.32 ERA, 110.0 IP, 1.500 WHIP
So really it becomes obvious from looking at numbers like those that Marquis was somewhere far short of horrendous, and that his greatest misfortune was playing for a really f*&king good team. What a shame. Seriously, my fellow Cub fans, grow up and boo for an ex-Cub that deserves it. Jason has to pitch in Colorado. He is serving his time. You need not boo him any more.
However, for the Cubs sake, and Jason's I do hope they light him up tomorrow. Certainly there's a precedent for Cubs "fifth starters" who return as members of the Colorado Rockies. I know watching the Cubs destroy him alleviated most of my rage toward Estes. Maybe a Marquis flop against the Cubs will soothe the undeserved hate aimed at him by the masses.
(Update: Way to go Jason. I offered you sage advice, telling you that if you'd only let the Cubs bend you over the table for about 9 runs, the fans would love you. But noooooo... Thanks alot, Asshole.)


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Flicka is another version of the stereotypical coming of age horse movie. It features Country singer Tim McGraw as the father of a family who struggles to raise quarter horses on a Wyoming ranch. When a wild mustang, eventually named Flicka appears on the scene, the family's life becomes even more jumbled and challenging. Much of the plot gets devoted to the teenage daughter and her relationship with her father, this mustang, and how they are at odds with each other at times, and how she is also mirrors her father. This film also explores the issue of the financial difficulties of running a family run ranch given that the land is worth considerably more to real estate developers than what it is worth through livestock or agriculture production. A final theme of Flicka is how the children are needed to run the ranch, but if the next generation really is willing to embrace this as their livelihood, when a less rural lifestyle beckons so strongly.
Visually, Flicka is quite appealing. I'm not sure if this was filmed in Wyoming, the movie's setting, or somewhere else (many modern day Westerns, like Open Range, are made in Canada to find enough open space), but the background landscape is stunningly beautiful. It made me think about a trip to Wyoming, a state I have not previously visited. If owning a horse ranch in Wyoming is so pretty, you can count me in!
While there really isn't anything too new or groundbreaking here, what results is a timeless tale that is appropriate for the entire family. If you've enjoyed a film like Dreamer, or to a lesser extent Seabiscuit, than I'm sure that you'd enjoy Flicka as well. Those looking for "theater of the absurd" or avant garde type of fare should venture elsewhere.
Overall Grade: B+
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I, {insert name here}, do solemnly swear, (or affirm), that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
The following are the Nuremburg Principles concerning the waging of war:
Article 6.
The Tribunal established by the Agreement referred to m Article 1 hereof for the trial and punishment of the major war criminals of the European Axis countries shall have the power to try and punish persons who, acting in the interests of the European Axis countries, whether as individuals or as members of organizations, committed any of the following crimes.
The following acts, or any of them, are crimes coming within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal for which there shall be individual responsibility:
(a) CRIMES AGAINST PEACE: namely, planning, preparation, initiation or waging of a war of aggression, or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances, or participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of any of the foregoing;
(b) WAR CRIMES: namely, violations of the laws or customs of war. Such violations shall include, but not be limited to, murder, ill-treatment or deportation to slave labor or for any other purpose of civilian population of or in occupied territory, murder or ill-treatment of prisoners of war or persons on the seas, killing of hostages, plunder of public or private property, wanton destruction of cities, towns or villages, or devastation not justified by military necessity;
(c)CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY: namely, murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation, and other inhumane acts committed against any civilian population, before or during the war; or persecutions on political, racial or religious grounds in execution of or in connection with any crime within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal, whether or not in violation of the domestic law of the country where perpetrated.Leaders, organizers, instigators and accomplices participating in the formulation or execution of a common plan or conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing crimes are responsible for all acts performed by any persons in execution of such plan.
The war the United States waged on Iraq and the ensuing occupation IS a Crime Against the Peace, A War Crime, and a Crime Against Humanity. Ehren Watada has risked years of his own life in prison not only refusing to deploy, but also speaking WIDELY and PUBLICALLY in this matter. You can find numerous videos on his website, you can link to other support groups and you CAN and SHOULD get involved because it is a matter of MORALITY, pure and simple.
No American of any conscience should be able to sit idly by enjoying their lives knowing that OUR military is responsible for 655,000 Iraqi deaths because WE invaded and occupied.
Under the letter from my Senator, is my response to her.
Mr. Robin XXXXXXX
Dear Mr. XXXXXXX (I'm NOT a Mr. Senator Feinstein, I am a MRS.)
Thank you for contacting me regarding U.S. Army First
Lieutenant Ehren Watada. I appreciate hearing from you and
welcome the opportunity to respond.
Lt. Watada refused to deploy to Iraq with the rest of his
Fort Lewis, Washington-based brigade on June 22, 2006, due to
objections over the legality of the Iraq War. The Army
subsequently charged Lt. Watada with conduct unbecoming an
officer, missing movement, and contempt toward officials. On
February 7, 2007, a military judge announced a mistrial and a new
court date has been set for March 19th. Please be assured that I
understand your concerns pertaining to this issue and will continue
to closely monitor the situation.
Once again, thank you for writing. I hope you will
continue to keep me informed on issues of importance to you. If
you have any additional questions or concerns, please do not
hesitate to contact my Washington, D.C. office at (202) 224-3841
or visit my website at http://feinstein.senate.gov. Best regards.
Sincerely yours,
Dianne Feinstein
United States Senator
Dear Senator Feinstein,
Thank you for your response to me concerning my email to you about First Lieutenant Ehren Watada. I realize you receive probably thousands of emails daily and the particular email which was sent was a "mass email" generated from Ehren's support site. Your response to me, I HOPE by the language of it, is merely a mass email of your own when you have received the same email numerous times. In that vein, I would like to at this time address you in a more personal manner as your constituent and a volunteer for Ehren's support campaign if I may.
I appreciate the fact that you say to me that you are continuing to monitor the situation in Ehren's case. I attended the court marshall myself Senator with other support members and I can assure you, if you read the transcripts of his trial, you will see that Judge Head conducted a kangaroo court. Not only did he disallow Ehren's last witness, (Professor Solis), and then relent but refuse the cost of that witness. He then allowed a prosecution witness to testify who was the REBUTTAL witness (Professor Swane) to Professor Solis who the defense had only been notified of four days before the trial date WITHOUT proper notification or disclosure to the defense. Ehren was only allowed to call a character witness, which in the end did not testify because the trial was cut short.
The mistrial which ensued was fought against by the defense. Please do not let anyone tell you that it was the defense's fault the trial ended in this manner. The problem over Ehren's stipulation to fact of refusing to deploy NOT being an admission of guilt was clear to the prosecution from the beginning. Ehren ALWAYS admitted and then stipulated to non-movement, but he also ALWAYS plead not guilty. That is because Senator, Ehren HAS a defense but the military did everything to strip him of it. On the day the mistrial occured, it was Judge Head who asked for the mistrial first, threatening the defense if they did not open questioning again and also asking Ehren to withdraw his stipulation to non-movement which he refused to do. After several recesses, the prosecution returned and asked for the mistrial AFTER they had rested their case. This is clearly a case of double jeopardy not that a new trial has been scheduled. Eric Seitz is appealing the new trial on this basis and as many attorneys have publically stated, Ehren should NOT be retried because it is double jeopardy.
But I would like to explain more to you Senator. If you are not already aware, Ehren refused to deploy on grounds the war in unconstitional and a war crime per the Nuremburg Principles. Ehren is not the first to declare this fact Senator, but he is the first who is facing years in prison for the brave stance he took as an officer. Since I first became involved in the support campaign for Ehren, I have had the supreme honor of working closely with members of NCRR (Nikkei Civil Rights and Redress) here in LA (I am not Asian, but it is NCRR who has spearheaded his campaign locally)
I cannot speak FOR them Senator, but I can speak OF them. As you probably know, they are the group who fought for and won financial redress for the Japanese interred during WWII. They know first hand what discrimination and crimes being perpetrated on them by our own government is like because it is they and their parents who experienced it. It is the Japanese community who has stood with Arabs/Muslims shoulder to shoulder since 911 because they know what false accusations can lead to. The members of NCRR are your constituents Senator, and I know that members in San Fransisco and LA have contacted you concerning Ehren and the war in Iraq. You know their stance Senator, and you know there are MANY more who oppose this war who are trying their best to get your attention. I am also a member of the Whittier Area Peace Coalition and Mark Twain Club (Democrats) who hosted and sponsored an event in October at which Bob Watada spoke. Both of these fine organizations support Ehren 100% also Senator.
Senator Feinstein, Ehren is facing prison time for what he has done WILLINGLY and COURAGEOSLY. You should not ONLY be monitoring his case, you should be listening to his MESSAGE because he speaks for all of us who so vehemently oppose this illegal war and occupation. We are not unpatriotic Americans Senator, we are Americans working long hours trying to get our Senators and Representatives to listen to us. There are only 436 people in this country Senator who have the power to do something about this, and you are one of them. As an American of conscience yourself, you MUST be concerned with the 655,000 innocent Iraqi lives which have been lost since this ill-begotten war was undertaken. It is not only about our own military losses Senator, it is ALSO about our military being stationed in a country where we should have NEVER gone. Everyone makes mistakes Senator, you voted for the authorization for the President, and I am SURE in retrospect you regret that vote. Like you, Ehren made a mistake and enlisted in the military believing the lies we were told. He has rectified his mistake Senator and stood up, now it is time for you and others who represent this great country of ours to STAND UP. I sincerely request you do not vote to refund this war because that will only prolong this travesty. I sincerely ask you to stand up Senator, listen to the voice of First Lieutenant Ehren Watada, support him by writing your own letter of support of him, and support his message by demanding our troops come home immediately.
Also Senator, Ehren's trial is NOT set for March 19th, that was what the judge requested at the end of the mistrial. . His pretrial hearing in May 20-21 and the court marshall is scheduled to begin July 16th. This gives you ample time Senator to look into this matter seriously and to contact the campaign itself to find out more. You can contact them on his website at Thankyoult.org.
Thank you sincerely for your time in this matter Senator Feinstein.
Robin XXXXXXX


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Hi everyone, I hope you're enjoying your Valentine's weekend. While I was organizing my new purchases from winter CHA and re-organizing some older products I came across a stash of small colorful bags. Somehow these little goodies have been overlooked...so I thought I would pull them out and create something. I paired them with tags from my stash or patterned paper I used to make tags also from my stash.
These little bags will make a great addition to any scrapbook layout for journaling, pocket page albums or you can use them as gift giving tags for any occasion. Just customize them with your favorite embellishments to fit your needs.
Bags & Tags by Tena Ellison. Supplies - Bags: Michaels (Party Supplies); Stamps: Teresa Collins, Stampabilities, Technique Tuesday; Embellishments: Teresa Collins, Recollections, Heidi Swapp, Jillibean Soup, My Mind's Eye, Prima; Ink: Ranger (Tim Holtz), Color Box.
Here's to all the forgotten treasures just waiting to be found.
Happy Crafting!
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Bag it & Tag it!
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Great use of your stash..love theseReplyDelete
Great idea, like what you did with your bags and tags; tfs!ReplyDelete
Don't you love finding treasures in your stash that have been long forgotten? These are fun little bags!ReplyDelete
WOW... I love the way those turned out! You're right... they will make a nice addition to a scrapbook page or even a card. This is the reason I am trying to stay out of the stores and shop in my stash. Never know what you might find and the creative possibilities are endless!ReplyDelete
I need all of these bags for my layouts , LOL!! I love to use bags in my layouts..these look awesome!ReplyDelete
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If you have followed my blog over the last 6 months you will have noticed that I have taken up dancing ~ well it is called Ceroc ~ ( a mix of modern jive, and latin), well my friend and I have come across some unusual dancers in this time.
There are some and .........
though I will avoid this type of dancer at all cost (i'm just not ready lol)
My birthday is looming up fast and my girls have clubbed together to send me off to a dance weekend full to the brim of workshops on modern jive, salsa, tango, pole dancing
;-) oh yes
Yes it can keep you fit, but boy you need to be fit just to get a hold of the pole while you slowly slither to a heap on the floor.
note how I keep trying to justify pole dancing hmmm cough cough . Should I have trained for this maybe???
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Our lips say "I LOVE YOU" and the words return to us as if they rebounded off some invisible barrier.
I watch your facial expressions as your Mother speaks words, which it seems, you would rather not hear.
I imagine I hear unseen fingers, drumming out a bored rhythm in my brain as I watch your eyes stare blankly off into the space somewhere over her head.
Your actions say "My God! It's another one of their lectures" and you just tolerate the words long enough to appease our need to say them.
Today, as I gave thought to the present situation, guilt crept in and pointed an accusing finger at me.
It said something was missing in our attempts at showing our love for you through our deeds, or else, we would have no need to say them; you would know without them being said.
I know pain in my heart at your defiant attitude and you can't hear the sound of it breaking over the volume of your sharp replies to what you perceive as unjust criticism of your recent behavior.
I paused and called upon some of my most cherished memories to act as a soothing balm for the pain I was feeling at that moment.
You were but a toddler, dressed only in thin curls of hair and soggy training pants. Standing at my feet with out-stretched arms, which said in our own special language, "Pick me up Daddy!" I complied, ignoring the cold, dampness on my supporting forearm, because I felt that the reward of holding you close was a reward worthy of any sacrifice.
I was not disappointed, as your chubby arms encircled my neck, and nose tip to nose tip, you said "I love you Daddy."
I never doubted it for a moment, but to hear it expressed in your own childish tongue, touched my parents heart as only a child can.
The years have brought so much change. Your natural beauty has grown, right along with the new, adult attitude I see in you now.
I understand the turmoil that seethes within. It calls you, urging you to be free and independent from all our rules and boundaries, the limitations we impose, and Yes! To feed the desires which scream at you from within.
Please! Do not hate us for loving you enough to be overly protective.
If our words seem harsh, please try to understand where they come from. They are born out of fear, knowing what the world can do to a young, inexperienced adult. We are confused, feeling that we do not deserve the reaction we have witnessed of late.
We do not understand how you can so readily accept an "I Love You" from some strange, young man, bearing flowers, and just shrug off and forget all the ways your Mother and I have demonstrated our love for you, each and everyday.
We want to share our lives with you, as unexciting and dull as they seem to you right now and we want you to share what little time remains for you as a resident part of our home with us.
Don't shut us out now. You will have plenty of opportunity to do that when you are trying to cope with your own home and family later on.
If you will allow us to, we will continue to love, worry and fret, shelter, feed and clothe you. We will gladly supply every need we possibly can until the day you leave us and begin your new life out in the world. And after that; whether you want us to or not; we will still go on loving you.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Parental Pause
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Sunday, February 3, 2013
A few more Monster High things
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can you tell me exactly how you did the polish one please. I am going to do this for my little girl's party but I am a little confuse on how to do itReplyDelete
Sure, no problem. First off I used large marshmallows, and mini tootsie rolls. I simply poked a hole with a sucker stick about half way into the marshmallow so that it had an opening. Then I inserted the tootsie rolls about half way down. Once this is done, I made a glaze recipe with powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. I put enough milk to make it a very thin consistency. I then colored the glaze with Neon food coloring...don't remember how many drops, but enough to have a vibrant color. I put this in a bowl that was deep enough to just dip the marshmallow in up to the tootsie rolls, on the side in two other bowls, I had sugar sprinkles in pink and blue. Once I dipped the marshmallows, I kinda shake off the excess and rolled them immediately in the sugar crystals and then put them on a sheet of wax paper to dry. Hope this helps you.ReplyDelete


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Monday, August 19, 2013
Share House Tales
4 years ago, 4 Norwegian girls came and set up a system where every room had a duty day when we empty the thrash, also we had a common fund ($1 each month) to buy thrash bags, dish washer detergent etc. After they left, it was a period of chaos (somewhat). Now the 4 Indians in my house set up a common fund as well (35ct each month).
I reckon it's social fairness in their cultural perspective of communal living. They don't get paid for organising everything, it's just a form of social leadership.
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No, Kailyn Lowry, a 6-year-old should not be the man of the house
More: Catelynn Lowell discusses her post-baby body in inspiring way
This week on Teen Mom 2, Javi's long-awaited time to deploy overseas arrived, and Kail, Isaac and Lincoln sent him off. Isaac made the whole world cry when he pleaded with Javi not to leave, and Lincoln... well, Lincoln is 2. He doesn't know what's going on, so while everyone was sad, he drove a shopping cart around the house, as you do. Kail's on her own now, more or less, to take care of the house and numerous animals while going to school and effectively being a single parent. Oh, but don't worry! Before Javi left, he and Kail dubbed Isaac the "man of the house."
Look, I get that Isaac was/is upset about Javi leaving and this was an attempt to make him feel better by giving him something else to focus on. "Man of the house," though, is one of those things people say and don't consider the hugely problematic implications. "Man of the house" should not even be a thing. It implies that there needs to be a man in a house in order for that house to be healthy and normal. It implies that Isaac's job is to take care of his mother and his brother because Javi isn't around to do it, which is just so unfair to Isaac. He's 6 and it's not his job to do anything but be 6. It doesn't matter if Kail and Javi actually expect that from Isaac, it's setting up the expectation that creates the problem, especially when Isaac is super attached to Javi and really upset about him leaving.
More: Teen Mom stars have actually defied the odds
What bothers me the most about this whole "man of the house" business is that it's another example of Javi being crappy at feminism. He's been creepy and possessive of Kail, reading her text messages and complaining when she goes out with her friends. There's the matter of Kail wanting to finish school and Javi being baby crazy, not actually taking into consideration what it would mean for her to have three small children and a husband who's off in another country. And then there was that whole miscarriage thing, when he lashed out at Kail for miscarrying and said to her, "You know how much I wanted that baby." My point is, Javi's more than a little obsessed with models of traditional masculinity (not that Kail isn't — she's just like everyone else on this show in that sense) and so the idea of Isaac being the "man of house" seems extra toxic. Let's hope he can see Kail as a strong female role model and that she won't let him buy into that other stuff.
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Half oz. flour, 6 ozs raisins, 6 ozs currants, 4 ozs suet, 4 ozs brown sugar, 4 ozs mashed carrot, 4 ozs mashed potatoes, 1 tablespoon treacle, 1 oz. lemon peel, 1 oz. citron peel. Boil as usual for a pudding of this size.
Source: contributed by Mrs. J. S. Pearce, Kapunda in The Barossa Cookery Book: 1000 Selected Recipes from a District Celebrated Throughout Australia for the Excellence of its Cookery. Every Recipe of Proved Merit and Signed as such by the Donors (33rd edition, 2006), p.42.


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One Year Bible Readings
November 28 - December 4
28 Daniel 5:1-31: "Belshazzar's Feast," "The Writing on the Wall Explained," and "Belshazzar's Fall."
"Then the fingers of the hand were sent from Him, and this writing was written. And this is the inscription that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. 'This is the interpretation of each word. MENE: God has numbered your kingdom, and finished it; TEKEL: You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting; PERES: Your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians." (Daniel 5: 24-28 NKJV)
2 Peter 2:1-22: "Destructive Doctrines," "Doom of False Teachers," "Depravity of False Teachers," and "Deceptions of False Teachers."
Psalm 119:113-128: "Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God—Samek and Ayin."
"It is time for You to act, O Lord, for they have regarded Your law as void."
(Psalm 119: 126 NKJV)
Proverbs 28:19-20: "Further Wise Sayings of Solomon."
29 Daniel 6:1-28: "The Plot Against Daniel," "Daniel in the Lion's Den," "Daniel Saved from the Lions," and "Darius Honors God."
"I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For He is the living God, and steadfast forever; His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed, and His dominion shall endure to the end." (Daniel 6: 26 NKJV)
2 Peter 3:1-18: "God's Promise Is Not Slack," "The Day of the Lord," and "Be Steadfast."
"But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day." (2 Peter 3: 8 NKJV)
Psalm 119:129-152: "Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God — Pe, Tsadde and Qoph."
"My eyes are awake through the night watches, that I may meditate on Your word." (Psalm 119: 148 NKJV)
Proverbs 28:21-22: "Further Wise Sayings of Solomon."
30 Daniel 7:1-28: "Vision of the Four Beasts," "Vision of the Ancient of Days," and
"Daniel's Visions Interpreted."
"Then the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him."
(Daniel 7: 27 NKJV)
1 John 1:1-10: "What Was Heard, Seen and Touched," & "Fellowship with Him and One Another."
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1: 9 NKJV)
Psalm 119:153-176: "Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God—Resh, Shin and Tau ."
"Great peace have those who love Your law, and nothing causes them to stumble." (Psalm 119: 165 NKJV)
Proverbs 28:23-24: "Further Wise Sayings of Solomon."
1 Daniel 8:1-27: "Vision of a Ram and a Goat," and "Gabriel Interprets the Vision."
"Through his cunning he shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule, and he shall exalt himself in his heart. He shall destroy many in their prosperity. He shall even rise against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without human means." (Daniel 8: 25 NKJV)
One Year Bible Readings – Sunday, November, 28th - Saturday, December 4th
December 1st continued…
1 John 2:1-17: "Fellowship with Him and One Another," "The Test of Knowing Him," "Their Spiritual State," and "Do Not Love the World."
"And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever." (1 John 2: 17 NKJV)
Psalm 120:1-7: "Plea for Relief from Bitter Foes." A Song of Ascents.
"In my distress I cried to the Lord, and He heard me." (Psalm 120: 1 NKJV)
Proverbs 28:25-26: "Further Wise Sayings of Solomon."
2 Daniel 9:1-11:1: "Daniel's Prayer for the People," "The Seventy Weeks Prophecy," "Vision of the Glorious Man," and "Prophecies Concerning Persia and Greece."
"Then he said to me, 'Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia.'" (Daniel 10: 12-13 NKJV)
1 John 2:18-3:6: "Deceptions of the Last Hour," "Let Truth Abide in You," "The Children of God," and "Sin and the Child of God."
"And this is the promise that He has promised us--eternal life."(1 John 2:25 NKJV)
Psalm 121:1-8: "God the Help of Those Who Seek Him." A Song of Ascents
"I will lift up my eyes to the hills—from whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth." (Psalm 121: 1-2 NKJV
Proverbs 28:27-28: "Further Wise Sayings of Solomon."
3 Daniel 11:2-35: "Prophecies Concerning Persia and Greece," "Warring Kings of North and South," and "The Northern King's Blasphemies."
1 John 3:7-24: "Sin and the Child of God," "The Imperative of Love," "The Outworking of Love,"
and "The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error."
"Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you." (1 John 3: 13 NKJV)
Psalm 122:1-9: "The Joy of Going to the House of the Lord." A Song of Ascents. Of David.
"I was glad when they said to me, 'Let us go into the house of the Lord.'"
(Psalm 122: 1 NKJV)
Proverbs 29:1: "Further Wise Sayings of Solomon."
4 Daniel 11:36-12:13: "The Northern King's Blasphemies," "The Northern King's Conquests," and "Prophecy at the End Time."
"Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever."
(Daniel 12: 3 NKJV)
1 John 4:1-21: "The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error," "Knowing God Through Love,"
"Seeing God Through Love," "The Consummation of Love," and
"Obedience by Faith."
"You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world." (1 John 4: 4 NKJV)
Psalm 123:1-4: "Prayer for Relief from Contempt." A Song of Ascents.
Proverbs 29:2-4: "Further Wise Sayings of Solomon."
"When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when a wicked man rules, the people groan." (Proverbs 29: 2 NKJV)


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Some new jugs and bowls that have come in and they are made in Australia which seems to be a rare occurance these days.
I love the scalloped one.They retail for $95.Very pretty.
Looking forward to next week when we are expecting lots of new goodies for Christmas.
We are off to the business awards on Friday night.One of our customers nominated us for excellent customer service.It was such a nice surprise.I am looking forward to getting all dressed up(its black tie).I really dont expect to win anything as we have only been open a bit over 6 months.
I am having Saturday off work and working Sunday this week as my mother-in -law cant work this Sunday,so will do Sat instead.Nice for a change.
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Join us for an evening with the brilliant authors Sarah Ward and Chris Whitaker where we'll be hearing their latest crime and noir fiction.
Sarah Ward is the author of In Bitter Chill, which was published in 2015 to critical acclaim. Her new novel is A Patient Fury which is the next book in the DC Childs series. On her blog, Crimepieces (www.crimepieces.com), she reviews the best of current crime fiction published around the world, and she has also reviewed for Euro Crime and CrimeSquad. She is a judge for the Petrona Award for Scandinavian translated crime novels. She lives in Derbyshire.
Chris Whitaker was born in London and spent ten years working as a financial trader in the city. His debut novel, Tall Oaks, was published to critical acclaim in 2016 by Bonnier Zaffre. Tall Oaks was a Guardian crime book of the month as well as featuring in Crime Time's top 100 books of 2016 and BuzzFeed's incredible summer reads. His second novel is All The Wicked Girls.
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Here are two projects I have accomplished since I've been on break:
Finally finished putting all the decorative bits on this little guy. Only started him last spring or so. I got the pattern to crochet him from edafedd on Etsy.
Now he's all ready for wrapping!
And this grow-it-yourself herb kit that Nancy gave me for my birthday:
Can't wait to see how they do. Hopefully I'll be cooking with herbs in no time.
Oh, yes, there was one more thing I did--I put new rope on Noah's scratchy post so now it's more than just the bare wood again. Exciting stuff happening over here, let me tell you...


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Monday, August 31, 2009
interesting display /126
An interesting display took by MadeByGirl.
Ahah fun illustrations found on sadmascot - this winter's Flickr.
giclee print
Can you recognize what that proster show? They are a project by Rafa Jenn, you can buy the posters form the blog.
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
i <3 U
A Love Letter For You is a concept by Overbrook native Stephen Powers /03
Saturday, August 29, 2009
interesting display /125
Beautiful little kitchen.
source Apartment Therapy
animal kingdom
The animal kingdom comes alive in these whimsical scarves from designer Amy Bahrt. Choose from (left to right): monkey, giraffe, elephant, rabbit, and dog. Hand-made of merino wool. You can buy them on Takashinnaya NY.
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pantone rainbow
An 8 meter rainbow made using 5000 Pantone chips, it has been designed by Bates 141. You can see more photos at the flickr set.
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Friday, August 28, 2009
polaroid of the day /67
(polaroid by Aaltra)
londoner tattoo
This is a gorgeous tattoo by Valerie Vargas. Her works are so femminee and colorful that make me want to get one straight away.
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cake with care
c+c workshop is a Hong Kong-based design studio who designed Cake With Care, a product of Baking Warehouse Ltd. The concept is based on the handle with care instructions on packaging and consumer goods. A playful interpretation defines the look for Cake With Care, which features hand-drawn illustrations and a touch of humor. Their site is also cool.
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
That project is called Clicking, has been created by the portoguese designer Anderson Horta and is sold on Bazaar Design. Make me smile, or better laughing!
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nice dream
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
home sweet home /51
Got another gorgeous home to share with you. These is the sweet apartment of a Melbourne illustrator Kat Macleod, and her partner Cam Teys (he's the drummer in Gaslight Radio).
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steer minds
The about you'll find on his site says "Master of pens, Mr Bingo is the Shoreditch beat buskerteer, here to steer minds with drawings, riddles and rhymes in two thousand and nines". Great Illustrations is what I say.
Mixko just launched is the Here Comes The Sun Necklace (are you hearing the beatles in your head?) a "7 layers of ribbon rainbow and the last drop of rain on your back. Silver plated findings and chain, czech crystal bead, polyester ribbons, plastic dove object." Check also their etsy store.
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
lomo of the day /55
(lomo by Yuyawen*Masako)
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if you
A Love Letter For You is a concept by Overbrook native Stephen Powers /01
Monday, August 24, 2009
interesting display /124
Eclectic flair.
source Apartment Therapy.
Principessa ia a daybed consisting of many thin mattress layers referencing the Hans Christian Anderson tale of Princess and the Pea. Designed for Moroso by Doshi Levien and presented during Salone '08 in Milan.
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Plush is a sparkling new children's clothing & accessories brand. It's handmade and somewhat rock'n'roll!
Every t-shirt is colourful high-class finished with felt up-prints. Every part of the production plan: the choice of material of the tshirts, the colours and form of the upprints is decided togheter with childrens. Thanks to Tim & Pascale.
Every t-shirt is colourful high-class finished with felt up-prints. Every part of the production plan: the choice of material of the tshirts, the colours and form of the upprints is decided togheter with childrens. Thanks to Tim & Pascale.
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
fallen leaves
To celebrate that they are turning 110 Swedish KF is releasing a series of limited cups, napkins, and coffee covered with a classic pattern called Falling leaves by the Swedish designer Stig Lindberg.
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Saturday, August 22, 2009
interesting display /123
Poetic clash.
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Karö is a graphic designer based in Montreal, she drawes beautiful illustrations on her sketchbook.
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Since I have written about this regime in PA online before, particularly its reactionary adventurer president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his high profile association with European neo-Nazis as a sponsor of "Holocaust denial" anti-Jewish racist propaganda , let me say that Ahmadinejad is really not the point here.
He, as U.S. media, and I confess myself in my own PA writings, have either ignored or not made clear, is not the central figure in the regime. He is more of a prime minister for the religious "supreme leader," Ayatollah Khamenei, successor in that post to the founder of the clerical state, Ayatollah Khomeini, out of the 1978 revolution. It is Khamenei who holds both the juridical and through his leadership in the clerical power structure, real power.
It is important that the left generally and the Communist movement particularly condemn both these actions and the regime in a principled way, without fear that this will help the Bush administration and its allies, who are using this heightened repression against Iranian people to increase their war preparations against Iran, just as Khamenei and the clerical regime is using those preparations to arrest tens of thousands of people and engage in grotesque public humiliations of people caught in public violating their religious code of personal conduct in the name of "national unity" and "national security."
This is not about "West and "East," about different "cultures." Civil liberties, as defined in principle under the United Nations Charter of Human Rights after the Second World War (which the U.S government resisted because of its fear that this would interfere with segregation) here are universal standards which, while they have to be adopted to specific circumstances to be effective, must be defended by the left and especially by the Communist movement.
First, we should make it clear that the "Islamic Republic" has continued many of the brutal repressive policies and institutions that it inherited from the Shah's U.S. supported twenty-five year dictatorship. Just as the weapons it received were U.S., even its "National Security Council" takes its name from its former U.S. master.
Its propaganda of national security and national unity, even of conservative culural religious "purity", mimics in important ways both European fascist movements and regimes and for that matter the U.S. "McCarthyism" whose Internal Security Act, political and cultural blacklists, and very small by the Islamic Republic of Iran's standards, were used to suppress the leading forces of the left and advance the cold war.
Some on the left are confused by Ahmadinejad. particularly, who meets with Hugo Chavez and other anti-imperialist world leaders whom the Bush administration targets one week, and then aids and abets Hitler fascists and other enemies of humanity the next.
We should really see this for what it is, the political maneuvering of a brutal reactionary regime which, in its largely defensive conflict against a globally brutal U.S. imperialism, undertakes such action in its own interests. In essence, the regime is far closer in its relationship to its own people and what it represents globally to Ahmadenijad's European fascist friends than it is in any way to Hugo a socialist oriented anti-imperialist, like Hugo Chavez, except of course having at this moment a common enemy.
Just as no one on left supported or remained silent about the domestic and global crimes Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger in the 1970s because they ended U.S. opposition to seating the People's Republic of China, signing a Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty with the Soviet Union, and advancing a concept of détente, all of which were positive steps and all of which they undertook to advance both U.S. imperialism and their own power in the U.S. as they saw it, no one on the left should remain silent about the intensified repression in Iran today.
The ruling classes of the capitalist world have no interest in either the rights or the social welfare of the Iranian people. How could they, given their role in overthrowing the last secular parliamentary regime that Iran had because its elected leaders nationalized Iranian oil and largely creating, supporting, and profiting from the Shah's brutal twenty-five year dictatorship.
Even the press accounts concerning these events highlight the three American citizens who have been arrested and are being held in preventive detention, not the tens of thousands of Iranians whom the regime is boasting that it has "detained" in its mass arrests.
The broad left's support for the democratic, secular, and working class forces in and outside of Iran should be unequivocal. Communists and all friends and allies of Communists particularly should focus their support of and solidarity with the Tudeh Party of Iran, remembering that the Tudeh Party since its inception has been the most advanced for in Iran fighting for a secular democratic and socialist state and society and still is.
We should also make the point that the Shah's regime, the present clerical regime, and the CIA from Truman to Bush have all sought to destroy the Tudeh Party inside and outside Iran, with the CIA playing an open role in that regard under the Shah's regime, and, according to analysts of the early history of the clerical regime, supplying the clerical regime with lists of names of Tudeh Party members and supporters to aid in their repression.
We should also trust in our ability to explain such matters to working people and in the ability of working people to act in their own interest to extend the fight for peace and democracy, which capitalists and their media twist into a policy that justifies war to control the world's natural resources and labor.
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And What To My Wondering Eyes Should Appear?
After a great Thanksgiving, with an almost perfect meal, at which we forgot to serve the home made cranberry sauce, as the evening had reached its zenith and was begging to ebb, me and Trooper, my ever loving and protective companion, left the house for our daily walk.
Every evening, we wonder the streets of Brooklyn. We've made some incredible discoveries in the middle of the night. The swans in the bay, the local make out spot, the strip ping-pong tournaments, the local drunks, the couples who fight late into the evening, the teen agers sneaking a cigarette on the stoop, the awful karaoke bar and the patrons of the local Russian baths. Yes, we've discovered a whole new world as we wander.
But last night held a surprise for us that hit close to home. Last night, parked across the street from our home, rested our trusty car. It has served us well this week as we prepared for the holiday feasts. But last night, someone violated our little red transport. Damn. I'm beginning to think that this car is cursed.
I'm only showing you the front, but the entire driver's side of the car is damaged, along with the front and rear wrap around bumpers. It looks like the Grinch visited us early this holiday season.


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Our Firm's lawyers continue to hear from individuals who allegedly developed pancreatic cancer and other serious injuries due to use of Januvia and Byetta.
New York, NY (PRWEB) August 15, 2014
Healthcare regulators in British Columbia have stopped patient coverage of a diabetes drug now involved in hundreds of Byetta lawsuits (http://www.byettalawsuit.com/) as well as several other medications, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports.
According to a notice posted earlier this month on Merck Canada's website, the British Columbia Medical Beneficiary and Pharmaceutical Services Division advised the company that patients taking their drug, Januvia, would no longer be covered as of February 5, 2015. The decision to delist this medication was effective on August 5th, the article indicates.*
In the U.S., hundreds of cases filed against the manufacturers of Byetta, Januvia and similar treatments are now pending in a federal multidistrict litigation underway in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Lawsuits in this proceeding similarly allege pancreatic cancer, pancreatitis and other serious side effects caused by incretin mimetics, court records indicate. (In Re: Incretins Products Liability, Sales and Marketing Litigation, MDL 2452)
"We are not surprised by British Columbia's recent decision to discontinue coverage of incretin mimetics from their prescription drug program, as our Firm's lawyers continue to hear from individuals who allegedly developed pancreatic cancer and other serious injuries due to use of Januvia and Byetta," says Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing victims of defective medical devices and drugs. The Firm is currently offering free and confidential case reviews of Byetta and Januvia lawsuits to patients who may have been injured by either of the medications.
Byetta Lawsuits
As the British Columbia PharmaCare Benefits Program ceases coverage of Januvia, Janumet and other DPP-4 inhibitor diabetes drugs including Byetta, the federal litigation involving these products continues to mount. A Case List updated on July 15th indicates that 463 claims have been filed in the Southern District of California on behalf of individuals who allegedly developed pancreatic cancer and other side effects they and their doctors were inadequately warned about by manufacturers.
According to court records, numerous Byetta lawsuits have also been centralized in a consolidated litigation currently underway in California Superior Court. (In re: Byetta Cases, JCCP No. 4574)
Concerns surrounding Byetta and other incretin mimetics have continued to grow since March 2013, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted the public that it was investigating possible risks associated with the medications. According to the warning, a previously unpublished study discovered cellular changes in the pancreas called pancreatic duct metaplasia, a condition that often precedes cancer. The FDA said at the time that no confirmed link had been determined, but that its review was ongoing.
In April 2013, the safety of Byetta was further questioned when the Institute for Safe Medicine Practices published data from the FDA that revealed 263 reports of pancreatitis, as well as 71 pancreatic cancer cases and 14 instances of thyroid cancer in Byetta users over a 12-month period. Incretin mimetics were most commonly associated with pancreatic cancer compared to other classes of diabetes medications, the review also found.
Individuals who took Byetta or Januvia and was later diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, pancreatitis or thyroid cancer may be eligible to receive compensation for lost wages, medical bills and other damages. Learn more about the possible link between Byetta and pancreatic cancer by visiting Bernstein Liebhard LLP's website. For a free legal review, please call 800-511-5092.
*merck.ca/Assets/News/Sitagliptin%20Delisting%20Press%20Release%20V%20Aug%2042014%20FINAL2_EN.pdf, Merck Canada, August 5, 2014.
*ismp.org/quarterwatch/pdfs/2012Q3.pdf, ISMP, April 2013
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Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Day 113 - Symbolic
This one was a "dog with two tails" word for me.. my favourite symbolic thing is my wedding band.. but you all already know about that! My next favourite symbol is my national flag and the german eagle, but ive already used that as well! so, some serious soul searching was in order and i was soon rewarded with inspiration when i glanced in the mirror. Ddaughter bought me this crucifix for christmas, because the one i had had since my first communion was also left behind. In a way this means even more to me than my original one.. it symbolizes so many things now, new beginnings, my faith, my trust in God that He knows where he is guiding us, that He will keep us all safe from harm and the ever looming evil that still haunts us.
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It is often difficult to understand the thought processes behind the authors of the world's greatest collection of letters since Samuel Johnson started a career in correspondence with a thank you note to his Gran for her Christmas gift of a jigsaw puzzle picturing a bear fight, 1111 Letters for Every Occasion. As I have said many times before, this most impressive volume comes to us by grace of the commercial acumen of New Light Publishers of Delhi.
As promised last week, today's extract covers that most difficult of fields, diplomatic correspondence and we are all lucky that 1111 Letters' author, the remarkable K. Malik, pursued a career in letters rather than diplomacy, otherwise his efforts to ensure the Pakistan issue was well managed would have doubtless have resulted in New Delhi being a radioactive hole by now.
Rather than omit advice that might be of help to those entrusted with preserving world peace and the brotherhood of man, I have reproduced the entire section.
A historical note here: it should be possible to date the original MSS of 1111 Letters from the reference below to the UAR, which was a union of Egypt and Syria under Nasser that lasted until 1961 – the name was subsequently kept by Nasser and was used until 1971, just after his death. The Shimla, or Simla, summit took place in 1972. The first Gulf War, between Iraq and Iran, broke out in 1980 – the Yom Kippur War of 1973 might be an explanation for the reference to 'the Gulf war'. Alternatively, I might just be wasting my time because K. Malik is clearly in a different place to most of us and it is possible that this book comes to us from a parallel universe, in which case all these dates and references are subject to change.
Diplomatic Correspondence
Diplomatic correspondence between one country and another, one ambassador and another, is a rather tricky affair. All embarrassing commitments are made in vague words.
Should we now presume that the UAR is going anti-Russian?
Reply to Above
It is best to presume nothing.
Will the President of Pakistan go against the spirit of Shimla Summit?
Reply to Above
Ask the President himself!
Has Israel attacked Egypt after the Gulf war?
Reply to Above
Israel has never attacked Egypt. It is Egypt which has always attacked Israel.
Is the UAR now anti-Russian?
Reply to Above
The UAR is not anti-anything.
How long will USA bar Yugoslavia from the United Nations?
Reply to Above
I do not know.
Next week: Seeking Compensation...


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When I see code like this, an example I pulled from YUI, I simply want to cry. Things need not be so ugly. I don't mean to callout Yahoo here, it's just an example I found. Most of the non-trivial 'package-ized' JavaScript I see is like this.
Everyone of these files is a single anonymous top-level function that is invoked to execute it at the bottom of the file. Icky. Why do we need this?
This is done because the method of compositing function into your application is done by including the source of that function into the big, single namespace known as your JavaScript environment. To keep from having source you are compositing into your app not "infect" it with additional global variables, you use the trick of putting all your code in a function body and executing it. The function can be (and should be) anonymous. No infection, or controlled infection, as long as you use var on all your variables (argh), as the variables at the top level of the function are local to the function, and not the "environment" (basically, globals).
We have functions defined in functions defined in functions here, two levels of which are asynchronous callbacks.
I don't have a big beef with nested functions, except when it gets silly. Like, in this case. One of the big offenders is definition of the loader function, whose purpose is to load the code, pre-reqs, etc, defined as callbacks presumably because the loading of such files isn't necessarily provided as a synchronous capability from the browser.
I bet the folks that wrote this had editor macros set for the text YAHOO.example.app
Frankly, there's no defense for this; the code should probably be using "shortcut" variables for the "package names", and even just some of the functions, like YAHOO.log.
I assume there is some kind of taboo over using shortcut variables here; or are people depending on fully qualified function names for code completion or other source analysis tools? Yikes.
How can we make this nicer looking?
I think we need a better way of packaging up the pieces of our composite applications.
Packages. Modules. Bundles. Whatever.
Google Gears WorkerPools, again
I've previously blogged about using Google Gears Worker Pools to build service frameworks. For certain types of functionality, this makes a lot of sense. It certainly has the characteristic of compositing function into your application in a clean, infection-free manner. But it also has the following characteristics:
All message sense are asynchronous. While this sort of programming style might be comfortable to some people, and in fact might be the best way to program in the end, it's not terribly friendly for most programmers who have been using mostly/only synchronous function calls their entire programming life.
Out of the box, you're always going to be 'sending messages' instead of 'calling functions'.There's technically not much of a distinction between sending a message and a function invocation, you might say, besides the invocation style of the two. But again, for most programmers, function invocation is the norm. And probably requires less syntax per invocation. Shorter programs == good.
So while I don't have any problem with WorkerPools per se, and in fact, I think they are a great pattern for handling asynchronous, parallel work, they also aren't really going to provide the best pattern for modularity.
But I really love the cleanliness aspect.
So here is what I want
And here's the thing. I think we can add support for this fairly unobtrusively.
The basic idea is to define a new function, say loadModule() which is used to 'reference' another module by passing it's name as a parameter (URI to the name, prolly). A module is just a JavaScript file. Only instead of working the way <script src=""> does, it actually defines a new separate, empty namespace and loads the JavaScript into that namespace (just like the way Google Gears WorkPools does). The process of running loadModule() on a module the first time is that the JavaScript source is executed. The object returned is a 'module' object, whose propertes include all the global variables in the module's private namespace. For loadModule() calls with the same module beyond the first, the code is not executed again, but the same 'module' object is returned.
Or other varieties thereof. It's fairly simple to play with this kind of stuff from with Rhino, though your brain will be hurting after getting all the prototype and context linkages set up right. I assume you can do this sort of multi-environment stuff in other JavaScript implementations.
I want it in the browser.
What changes
This makes individual JavaScript files a little cleaner by:
- Not requiring the anonymous function wrapper.
- Letting you get away with making your namespace a mess without worrying about infecting someone else's namespace.
- Letting you use shorter names, because imports beyond the first are crazy cheap, so every module would probably just import everything they needed as one-level modules.
Sure would be nice if we could make that loadModule() function synchronous, otherwise loadModule() would really have to be a function which took the URI to the module and a callback, and invoked the callback after the module load. Back into some ickys-ville. Is <script src=""> synchronous?
It's not a lot. But it's a start.
Additional advantages
It's easy to imagine that the process of reloading a module which has changed (you just edited it while you were debugging) would be a little more straight-forward; largely only the module itself is affected, though presumably there are some imported object references that would also need to be fixed up (using short-cut variables causes issues here - is that one of the reason the Yahoo example used fully-qualified names?). Some lower-level VM help could get even those references fixed up, I'm thinking.
Better than eval(). Yeah, you could code something up to do this using eval(), I suppose. Or get close. The problem with eval() is the code becomes disassociated from it's source location. This makes it difficult/impossible to debug. Or save, after I make my changes in the debugger (some day). With an import story, the original location of the source can be associated with the code, just like all the files <script src="">'d into your page get associated with their source location.
You could imagine the keeping byte- or machine-code versions of those modules, in their pre-executed state, cached in memory for future interpreter invocations that imported the module. And cached on disk.
As a simple function, you can imagine have embellished versions that handled things like version numbering, pre-reqs, etc.
I coded up an implementation of loadModule() for Rhino tonight, along with a simple example that uses four modules:
print("loading module: " + __FILE__)
abc = loadModule("abc.js")
def = loadModule("def.js")
print("loading module: " + __FILE__)
sayer = loadModule("sayer.js")
function sayHello() {
print("loading module: " + __FILE__)
sayer = loadModule("sayer.js")
function sayHello() {
print("loading module: " + __FILE__)
function say(message) {
Each module prints a line indicating it's being loaded; the environment I set up defines the __FILE__ variable containing the module source file name (my C roots are showing), and a print() function which prints a line to stdout.
main.js loads two modules, abc.js and def.js. It then calls the sayHello() function in the abc module, followed by the sayHello() function in the def module.
abc.js and def.js are identical, except for the message printed from the sayHello() function at the bottom of the file. Both modules load the sayer.js module. They also both define a function with the same name - sayHello() - but that's ok because they live in separate namespaces and can be accessed separately by code that imports them, like main.js does above.
sayer.js defines a say() function prints a string (my REXX roots are showing).
Here's the output of running the main.js module:
loading module: main.js loading module: abc.js loading module: sayer.js loading module: def.js hello world
The output shows that the code in sayer.js is only executed once, like with Python modules; subsequent imports just return the module reference which was built during the first import.
The source for the Java code to run this is available here: http://muellerware.org/hg/org.muellerware.jsml/; it's an Eclipse project stored in an hg repository.
There are really only two Java files used for this, if you just want to peek at the code: Main.java and ModuleLoader.java.
Why don't we have something like this in the browser?
Frankly, after spending a very small amount of time implementing the basic functionality, I have to wonder why we don't have something like this in the web browsers today? We have XMLHttpRequest to programmatically fetch data, why don't we have a way of programmatically fetching and executing code? <script src=""> is a sorry excuse of a version of this. Let me code it, dammit!


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The Canal Winchester Board of Education took the first step Monday, Dec. 16, to place a school levy on the May 6, 2014 ballot.
The Canal Winchester Board of Education took the first step Monday, Dec. 16, to place a school levy on the May 6, 2014 ballot.
The board unanimously voted to send to three resolutions of necessity to the Franklin County Auditor's Office for a $5.83-million substitute emergency renewal levy.
The current $5.83-million emergency levy will expire on Dec. 31, 2014.
While the three resolutions are seeking the same dollar amount, the levies would be in effect for either five years, seven years or for a continuing period of time.
The board will decide which one of these resolutions, if any, to place on the ballot at its Jan. 13 meeting.
"This is just saying that this is a necessity," Superintendent Jim Sotlar said. "We're going to give it to the auditor and they are going to give us the millage rate and then we'll come back in January to make the official decision if we're going to do five, seven, or continuing."
The district's five-year financial forecast indicates that without a renewal of the emergency levy, Canal Winchester schools face a $5.3-million deficit by June 30, 2017 and a $13.9-million deficit by June 30, 2018.
In addition, Treasurer Joyce Boyrer has said if the current emergency levy expires without being renewed or if a substitute levy is not approved, the district would no longer have the ability to renew the levy and take advantage of the state continuing to pay a 12.5-percent rollback.
As a result, Boyer said taxpayers would have to pay the full $5.83 million instead of the approximate $5,101,250 that they are currently paying.
Boyer told board members that if they want to put a levy on the May ballot, they will need to decide in January which option they want so the district can get the necessary paperwork with the Franklin County Board of Elections filed by the Feb. 5 deadline.
In other business Dec. 16, the board heard recommendations about replacing three aging buses but took no action.
According to information from the district, the buses will require an estimated $90,000 in maintenance costs over the next three years if they are not replaced.
Each new bus is estimated to cost approximately $78,000, and financing options are being reviewed to determine the "most cost-effective" approach.
At the end of the meeting, board President Brian Niceswanger thanked outgoing member Debra Waites, who was not re-elected in November. Waites served 12 years on the board.
"I am most thankful to Deb for her mentorship to me and her tireless devotion to the students of this district," he said. "Her mantra during all discussions related to district finances and programs has always been, 'what is best for the kids?'
"It has been her guiding principle and she has never wavered in her dedication to the students and staff of this district."


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'High demand' for specialist accountants and finance professionals
Salary guide presents an optimistic outlook for specialist accountants and finance professionals seeking employment.
Accounting professionals with specialist skills are increasingly sought after in the job market, according to recruitment consultants Morgan McKinley.
Its recently published UK Salary Guide 2016 showed that while accounting and finance generalists saw limited growth in new openings last year – with recruitment focused on backfills and replacement hires – those who chose a specialisation such as regulatory reporting, product control and valuation or treasury were in high demand.
Roles within practice and commerce and industry saw an increase in job volumes due to improvements in the market and general economic confidence.
There is a heavy demand for qualified accountants coming out of practice and into commerce, Morgan McKinley said.
There was also a rise in permanent salaries at the mid-career level (newly qualified and above) in the region of 7–10%.
The accounting and finance recruitment market has rebalanced to where it was before the crash, with qualified accountants coming out of practice and into commerce heavily in demand.
Other highlights from the guide include a 180% increase on 2014 in the volume of vacancies at big to medium accountancy practices, and a growth in roles available within the environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) and sustainable fund sectors.
These new opportunities also aren't exclusively London-based. With a number of financial services firms relocating to the West Country, there is a need for accountancy and finance professionals in cities such as Bristol and Swindon.
Jon Carey, operations director at Morgan McKinley, commented: "The accounting and finance recruitment market has rebalanced to where it was before the crash, with qualified accountants coming out of practice and into commerce heavily in demand.
"During the recession, demand was focused on individuals who could pick up tasks quickly, whereas now both large and mid-sized companies are looking to hire candidates with future potential, with the ability to step into mid and senior-level management roles and will now offer towards the top of the salary bracket for this talent.
"It's a candidate-driven market where it will not be unusual for jobseekers to receive several job offers. We have seen practices put forward conditional offers to candidates upon completion of exams, some almost six months in advance."
Source: Morgan McKinley UK Salary Guide 2016


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Sunday, October 31, 2010
The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest
The original Swedish "Millennium Trilogy" films have reached their conclusion. What started out in "Dragon Tattoo" as a enthralling mystery, continued in "Played with Fire" as an action thriller, now concludes with "Hornet's Nest" as a "talking head" thriller designed to wrap up all the loose ends.
The screenplay once again trims much of the book down to the central story, eliminating sub-plots and details. There is also some tweaking of story elements as cinematic timesavers. Reduced to the basic plot, it still provides closure for the fans and star Noomi Rapace never falters in her perfect performance as Lisbeth Salander.
If you haven't read the books or seen the first two films, "Hornet's Nest" will hold no interest for you even though there is much exposition to bring the audience up to speed. The political tone of the book tries to be replicated but everything about "The Section" is sliced thin to save time. What does remain, is the regrettable first half that find Lisbeth confined to a hospital bed, switching much of the story to Blomkvist and his quest to clear her name and expose "The Section". This read well in the book but slows things to a crawl in the film. The action picks up in the final act during Lisbeth's trial and even just sitting in the courtroom, Ms. Rapace lets her minimal facial expressions do all her necessary acting.
It will be interesting to see how David Fincher will reinterpret the story in his English versions which are filming now with Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara. But for those fans who can't wait, the original Swedish films are now complete and it will be hard to imagine anyone else as perfect as Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist than Noomi Rapace and Michael Nyqvist.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
A smart marketing campaign tells you this film is "from the mind of M. Night Shyamalan" so of course you are mildly interested since he has done good work in the past. However, while he wrote the story, he neither wrote the screenplay or directed the film. You would think in the hands of others, his material (which always starts out strong) would not fall apart at the end. "Devil" is a silly premise that is well executed and while it doesn't completely fall apart, the ending could have been stronger.
The story concerns five people trapped in the elevator of a high-rise office building and the various people trying to get them out. We learn early on that one of them is the devil in disguise. What works best here is the lack of superstar casting. You will recognize most of the cast but they are not your typical "A" actors and for that reason alone, the film will keep you guessing as the bodies begin to pile up.
The camerawork is very well done and has some unique perspectives. In particular, the opening credits disorient you right from the start. Keeping most of the action within the tight confines of the elevator, the camera keeps things fresh as we view everything from different angles and monitors.
In the end, this is just an extended "Twilight Zone" episode with all it's morality. A more exciting ending would have taken it to another level.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Not a documentary about an music distribution company (although that would probably make a fun film), but rather a silly, over the top but very enjoyable action comedy. "RED" is based on a graphic novel, and it's enjoyment is based on watching four very capable actors come out of CIA retirement to find out who is targeting them for assassination. "The Expendables" employed a similar idea earlier this year, taking action heroes of the '80's and dropping them into one last warzone. "Red" is filled with explosions and gunfire but the pedigree cast adds humor and class to all the noise around them.
Who can resist Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, and Helen Mirren bringing down the police departments of multiple states as well as corrupt CIA agents? Throw in Brian Cox as a sly Russian agent and Mary Louise Parker as Mr. Willis's reluctant girlfriend, dragged into the chaos and you have a dream cast that is obviously having as much fun on screen as we are watching them. And it's good to see Richard Dreyfuss and especially Ernest Borgnine back on screen.
We've seen this plot before but it moves at a rapid pace and is never dull. The action is completely unbelievable and yet, with these pros at work, it's still a lot of fun.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Michael Douglas reprises his role as Gordon Gekko in this entertaining sequel. While his name is above the credits, his role is secondary to that of Shia LaBeouf, who steals the movie as Jacob, a hungry young financial "player" who tries to balance his financial lust with his love for Gekko's daughter, Winnie, played by Cary Mulligan.
Oliver Stone once again directs but while fun, the film doesn't have the impact of his earlier work. There are far too many tracking shots of Manhattan trying to emphasize how the city is the center of the financial world. The acting for the most part is good, although Cary Mulligan is miscast as Winnie. Josh Brolin makes a very good villain and Frank Langella is impactful in a small role.
What really shines is the script. Even if you are not a financial "wiz", the story is easy to follow and laced with terrific dialog. However, I did have a problem with two plot points. When we first see Gekko, he is being released from prison. The film then jumps 8 years to 2008. That makes sense as the story is set during the worst financial collapse since 1929. However, we never understand how Gekko climbs back and learns to navigate in the new digital financial world. My other problem is understanding why Winnie would be attracted to Jacob in the first place, since she abhors everything about her father's world.
"Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" is a decent investment of your time. And yes that was a bad pun but it's also a key theme of the film.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Let Me In
A Hollywood remake that actually gets it right and is as good or possibly even better than the original, "Let The Right One In". This is a atmospheric, creepy and at times, horrific vampire movie that sets itself apart from any other vampire/horror film coming out of the Hollywood machine today.
As lonely 12 year old Owen befriends the mysterious Abby, brutal killings begin to occur. Writer/director Matt Reeves, known for "Cloverfield", does an terrific job, first adapting the screenplay and then slowly building the suspense, driving excellent performances from his young actors. Kodi Smit-McPhee plays Owen and he acts way beyond his years with heartbreaking conviction. Chole Grace Moretz (the breakout star of "Kick-Ass") plays Abby, with a winning seduction of both Owen and the audience. One of the creepiest character actors working today, Elias Koteas, plays the fairly normal role of the policeman investigating the killings. And the wonderful Richard Jenkins also stars in a very pivotal role which I will not reveal.
Mr. Reeves sets up wonderful camera angles, unusual points of view, and makes great use of both the light and the dark. While much of the film is a slow build of dread, there are enough flashes of horror to jolt the viewer through to its inevitable conclusion. I can't imagine this film doing great box office as today's horror audiences want quick shock value. "Let Me In" will reward a patient audience and may haunt you long after it's over.
Saturday, October 02, 2010
The Social Network
Timely and relevant, "The Social Network" really does define a generation. Director David Fincher and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin have created an remarkable film based on the creation of Facebook. Mr. Sorkin's source material was "The Accidental Billionaires" by Ben Mizrich and using his talent for intelligent, rapid fire dialogue, and sharp wit, he, along with Mr. Fincher, have brought the story to life in a very smart and entertaining film.
Mr. Fincher's direction is crisp and economical. Nothing is wasted and every scene sparkles with great dialogue and terrific acting. He continues to astound us with remarkable digital work, creating the important characters of identical twins by overlapping one actor's face and voice over the body of another. It's a seamless digital trick that is incredibly realistic. But his work with the other actors is just as strong. Jesse Eisenberg stars as Mark Zuckerberg, the computer genius but socially inept creator of Facebook. Mr. Eisenberg is perfectly cast and this takes his signature style to another level. The film also stars Justin Timberlake as Napster creator, Sean Parker and Mr. Timberlake continues to grow as an actor with a real star quality. Armie Hammer co-stars as the aforementioned identical Winklevoss twins who sued Mr. Zuckerberg over the idea of Facebook. And another star in the making is Andrew Garfield as Eduardo Saverin, Mr. Zuckerberg's partner who also ends up suing him.
The action moves back and forth between the past and the two lawsuits as we watch Mr. Zuckerberg bring Facebook to life while ironically alienating everyone else around him. He is brilliant but totally lacking in social skills, as we painfully discover in the opening scene. A scene in which we are also introduced to Roony Mara, the young actress Mr. Fincher cast as Lisbeth Salander in the upcoming American version of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo". Skeptical at first of this casting decision, after watch her in this film, I look forward to her portrayal of Ms. Salander.
The film works on so many levels. How much of it is actually true will be left to debate but as a source of entertainment, it is outstanding. Expect a "Best Picture" nomination and see it before you read all about it on Facebook.
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