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The loss of net neutrality has many folks fearing that equal access to content will no longer be equal. Where the FCC tried to ensure that all content was treated equally regardless of its size, the recent US Court order has opened Pandora's Box to new concerns including higher costs to access higher speeds and bundling of content online. And ultimately, that consumers will pay more to access content.
Critics of the new ruling believe that now ISP companies, the ones providing broadband service to your home, will charge content companies more to get HOV access and faster speeds. More established and richer content platforms, can afford to pay up, but they might also need to raise their subscription fees to recoup those added costs.
ISPs, like Comcast and Time Warner, could also start charging consumers more usage fees and bundle content to customers that want to receive faster streams. "The cheapest, fastest bundles will probably include the sites that pay
ISPs the most -- most likely the big boys, including Amazon and Netflix.
Another possibility is that ISPs could bundle popular sites with
less-popular ones that are willing to pay. If you pay for a Netflix
bundle, for example, you may be forced to use the Bing search engine." Good for the more established brands, but bad for new platforms and its content trying to get discovered and viewed. It starts to look eerily reminiscent of today's cable packaging plans.
And while the internet is not a utility, it certainly has become useful for utilitarian purposes from communication to information. "Access to unrestricted news will become a luxury reserved only for those who can pay more to their providers." Schools and libraries could become the best meeting places for the less fortunate to access high speed internet.
Of course, all this pontificating doesn't take into account how consumers and the government react to any detrimental shifts. We can be sure that new disruptive technologies will also emerge to quickly change the landscape, from new ideas to reduce file loads to new entrants in the ISP space and new technologies that make the current internet look like a dinosaur. The media landscape continues to evolve at a faster and faster pace and no doubt, the end of net neutrality may simply be the opportunity for new doors to open.


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Mar 27, 2008
This will all begin next week!!! I can hardly wait.
I have an addiction. I am not to be trusted around anything sweet, particularly Girl Scout cookies. Just last week while both Alan and I were running errands, we stumbled across the smiley faces of our annual brown/green-vested cookie friends - the Girl Scouts. Please note that during this occurrence we were not together. So as you can imagine - we both came home with boxes of cookies from separate places. This certainly put smiles on our faces but a few too many cookies in our pantry.
Since last Friday, I have indulged in one full box of Samoas cookies (not to mention a number of Thin Mints). I feel terrible. And not just the mental ramifications of eating that many cookies. Physically, I feel as though I've consumed a lot of waxy, coconuty, fake chocolate pain. My belly is just churning. I realize that these items can be enjoyed in moderation, but my brain knows no moderation when it comes to stuffing my face with desserts.
I mean - honestly - sooner or later the annual Girl Scout cookie sales will be right up there with my dreaded Thanksgiving and Christmas sweet consumption. It might as well be a holiday in and of itself. (only joking obviously)
All that being said - my greetings go out to you - Happy Girl Scout Cookie Consumption Month!!!! Hear hear!!!Read more...
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This is the perfect salad to accompany any dinner or lunch dish in the summertime. Or even on top of a bed of lettuce for a healthy salad with a twist! Here's what's in this refreshing salad…
-4 ears of corn (grilled)
-1 small red onion
-1/2 cup chopped green onion
-4 fresh garlic gloves (minced)
-about 1 cup of sliced cherry or grape tomatoes
-1 whole chopped cucumber
-1/2 orange pepper (chopped)
-1/2 red bell pepper (chopped)
-3 TBSP Olive Oil
-4 TBSP White Vinegar
-1/4 Ground Cayenne Pepper
-1 TBSP Hot Sauce (I like Pepitos 🙂
-1 TSP Sugar (I used a Stevia Plant sweetener and it gives it plenty of sweetness )
-3 Limes squeezed
-Dash of S+P
Start by peeling and cleaning 4 ears of corn. I opted out of grilling outside in the heat and used my Cast Iron 😉 Grill with olive oil and rotate with tongs to get an even cook on all sides…
Collect all the veggies you'll be using then get to chopping! The smaller the chop the better. It's a better consistency with all the ingredients similar size…
Throw in a large mixing bowl as you chop them, then add in your fresh squeezed lime juice, (note-if you're out of limes, lime juice from concentrate works too, Add about 1/4 cup).
Then collect your corn off the grill or skillet once you see these smokey grill marks…
Slice the corn right off the cob. Then add into your salad and lime mixture. Then add in your 3 TBSP Olive Oil, vinegar, cayenne pepper, hot sauce, sweetener of choice, and dash of S+P. Mix all around with serving spoon or spatula and then chill for a minimum of hour.
Enjoy this light, healthy, and zesty summertime salad!


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Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) is a private cultural park situated in Jimbaran on the island of Bali. Local artist I Nyoman Nuarta was commissioned to create a huge statue of Wisnu, the God of Creation, sitting on Garuda, the mythical bird that carries him. The Indonesians wanted to create another Wonder of the World with a final height greater than that of the Statue of Liberty.
One couldn't help but gasp in awe of the monstrous sized sculptures. Currently, the statue of Wisnu is 23 m high.When my hubby stands right next to it, he looks like a Lilliputian. :D
It was a terribly hot day, the 20 or so visitors milling around the 20-hectare cultural park looked like miniatures in comparison to their surroundings.
The original plan was for a 150 m gold-plated Wisnu riding Garuda on top of an 11-storey entertainment complex.
A performance centre with 7,500 seats, an amphitheater, a street theatre, galleries, restaurants and other artistic attractions were also planned.
Made from more than 4000 tons of copper and brass, the torso and hands of Wisnu and the big bird Garuda have to be made separately and placed at 3 different locations of the humongous park..
The cost - US$270 million. Today, only 20 percent of the original project has been completed. It was postponed because of 1997/1998 economic crisis. Money will always be a lingering problem for such a huge project.
The park was built in the rocky and hilly area of Jimbaran, which present logistical problems. Parts of the hills had to be cut flat to create the area required for the statues.
From the top of the hill, we can see Jimbaran Bay where Win's Balinese friends were inviting us to Bali's famous BBQ seafood dinner on the beach.
Isn't that the location where two bombs exploded among diners on the beach in 2005? *gulp*


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Castalon and Cottonwood Campground
Near the Cottonwood Campground is the Castalon Visitor Center and Store. Nearby are several buildings dating back to the early 1900's when the area served as a commercial center for trade and supply between nearby farming and ranching operations, both on the Mexican and US sides of the border. It also served as a military outpost.
This store was called Las Harmonias - a hopeful call for harmony among the many varied peoples who traded there.
Boquillas Del Carmen, Mexico
On the other side of the park, near the Rio Grande Village campground complex, the ties with Mexico are even stronger. A few days a week, there is a border crossing opened for tourists to travel to Boquillas Mexico – an old mining town that you can see from the US side of the river. Near Boquillas Canyon lie some of the foundations to an 'Aerial Tramway' that spanned the Rio Grande from 1915-1919 transporting zinc, silver, and lead ore from mines in Boquillas to the US where it was then trucked to Marathon, Tx to a rail head. The tramway transported 70 tons of ore per hour across the border.
|Boquilas Del Carmen
|Ore Bucket
|One of 4 of the foundation areas for the first tramway support from the river
Borders are really only marks on a map
As you hike along the Rio Grande, you can't help but notice that the land across the river is identical to land where you are walking – same geological features, same desert plants, same birds flying back and forth. Unlike on maps, the ground isn't a different color. As you hike, canoes and small boats are beached on the Mexican side of the river; you can see small palapas or shade-shelters nearby with folks making small wire sculptures, bags, and painted hiking staffs; these hand-crafted souvenirs are placed along the most popular hikes with an 'honor jar'. I met a gentleman selling souvenirs and offering Mexican Songs for sale as I hiked the Boquillas Canyon. I remembered enough Spanish to have a short conversation (Hello, how are you; no, I don't want to buy anything).


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My Secrets Survey
What's in your wallet? - Ten dollars and various club shopping cards
What's under your bed? - A treasure box full of items from my past
What's on that way top shelf or in the very far back of your closet? - My mothers wedding gown
What's in your underwear drawer? - Lots of lace and silk
What's in the trunk of your car? - An emergency roadside kit
What's in your desk or locker? - pens, paper clips...the usual stuff
Do you have a super-secret hiding place and what's in it? - I can't tell you that, it would no longer be a super secret :0)
Do you feel guilty about something right now, if yes what? - nope
What is the most embarassing thing in your room right now? - My plastic grass and jelly bean stash
Have you done something recently you hope no one finds out about? - Hmm, I am not telling
What is your last thought before you fall asleep? - Tomorrow is a new day
How long have those leftovers been in the fridge? - Leftovers?? What is that? I have teenagers in my house :)
If I confiscated your computer and took a look around....what would I find? - Lots of top secret stuff
Do you sleep with anything? - nope
What is your midnight snack weakness? - Toasted peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Have you ever you shop lifted? - no
Have you ever vandalized anything? - no
Ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight? - Yes on many occasions
What do you wait until no one is looking to do? - Dip my finger in the frosting on a cake
Have you told the truth in this survey? - Yes
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Welcome to Featuring You! Our Spotlight of the Week goes to A Thrifty Table for sharing this delicious Blueberry Vanilla Overnight Oatmeal. This would be the perfect way to warm you up during this cold winter! I hope you enjoyed all the wonderful recipes and projects that were shared this week; enjoy the features!
Our features this week are:
Thank you for sharing at Mix it up Monday,
I hope to see you next week too!


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Visible in this photo: 8 hermits, 2 mud snails, 1 bubble shell snail, 1 leafy hornmouth snail, umpteen barnacles. Not visible but certainly there: at least 1 scale worm, several amphipods, a flock of copepods, and a crab (hiding under the double clamshell. And the 9th hermit, in a pinhead shell, somewhere among the barnacles.
Any time I look, the barnacle piles are crowded, mostly with hermits. Unless I've brought them some new fuzzy eelgrass; then they abandon the barnacles and go to work high overhead, cleaning eelgrass.


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We poured into D.B.A., and I had a refreshing Rogue Chocolate Stout with a splash of Framboise. I ask you, does a better dinner exist than a cold stout? The New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars took the stage. For whatever reason, the NOKAS were one of those groups whom I've never been able to see live. Well, this show was worth the seven-year wait. These guys kicked ass, and D.B.A. went nuts. A small bar was suddenly transformed into a hurricane-soaked synagogue, and the NOKAS' infectious blend of klezmer with New Orleans rhythms had whirling dervishes spinning across the room in ecstasy.
In New Orleans a purple woman might jump onstage and begin belly dancing with Ben Ellman.
- Photo by J-R.
A couple had gotten married, and the band wanted to get them up in the chairs with the audience doing the horah. I started summoning men out of the crowd to help me lift the guy, but they were completely clueless and had no idea what to do. Hadn't any of these people been to a Jewish wedding? At the very least, they had to have seen a community theater production of Fiddler On the Roof! Sadly, these guys looked like they probably order their pastrami on white bread, and it was quite possible that the only Jews some of them had ever seen had been hanging from a tree.
The groom was a big guy, and my fellow lifters made the move before everyone was set.
Bad. Very bad.
The chair was off-balance. It flew backwards and smacked me in the mouth. Gentiles! Can they do anything right?
We finally got the guy up in the air, and then it became a marathon test of endurance, as biceps and pectorals began quivering in pain. After we finally let him down, the whole crowd danced a makeshift horah. Even if your cousin Schlomo got married on Halloween in Amsterdam, you couldn't envision a more bizarre scene than this.
(Some have asked how Rich Vogel was recuperating from his serious throat infection that had him sidelined a few weeks ago. Well, judging from the shit-eatin'-grin on his face while he was doing a mean horah, I'm gonna guess and say that he's doing just fine.)
As you can see, no one was having fun at D.B.A.
The brothers Hevron.
The NOKAS finished their set, and I went outside to breathe in the mayhem of Frenchmen Street. I found J-R, Amanda, and Marshall. (Teddy had already been placed in a cab bound for home.) J-R bought a roast beef po'boy, and as people around us passed everything in sight, we made our own circle and passed that po' boy around until there was nothing left. After a long while of watching the craziness around us, we walked up to R bar for a drink. Then it was off to Marshall's car.


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- visit the observatory on open night and look through the giant telescope
- make crystals
- Go see Brave
- hang
This is due to a combination of TLM catching yet another bug, and TLM staying up all night to read instead of going to sleep like a good girl. And it probably doesn't help that I've been a bit insomniac myself recently.
The observatory open night is tomorrow - hopefully the sky will not be completely overcast as it has been lately, otherwise we'll only get to see cloud.
The chrystal-making will depend on whether I can get hold of any copper sulphate, sodium carbonate or borax. I still remember making copper sulphate chrystals at school and how pretty they were.
As for going to see Brave, TLM already went to see that last week during her school holiday programme. Still, she could go see it a second time and not be as scared during it.
Just hanging is pretty cool though.


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In the aftermath of yet another political assassination in Lebanon, analysts say political and sectarian tensions are at the highest point since the end of the civil war more than 15 years ago. But despite what all agree is a potential for the country to slide back into conflict, the current crisis does not appear to be heading in that direction. VOA Correspondent Challiss McDonough has more from Beirut.
With the assassination of Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel last week, Lebanon looked set to explode. He was the sixth anti-Syrian politician to be killed in the last two years, and the son of a prominent Maronite Christian family that has produced two presidents. After his death, the anger on the streets of Christian neighborhoods was palpable.
"If you look at a checklist, a cliché checklist, there is every possibility of a civil strife breaking out again," Goksel says. "But it doesn't."
Long-time U.N .spokesman Timur Goksel is now teaching at the American University in Beirut and is a respected political analyst.
"Certain people, they saw the dangers that was caused by this murder, and they stopped it," Goksel says. "I mean, as you see, Hezbollah backed out, Amal backed out, and all the key parties that would cause mischief, mayhem in this country, they all put the brakes on. If they hadn't, we would have gone straight into free fall interior war here."
Before Gemayel's death, the opposition parties, including the Shiite groups Hezbollah and Amal, had been planning to hold street protests to push for the resignation of the government. They say it is illegitimate after six ministers resigned from the cabinet, including all five of the Shiites, in a dispute over an international tribunal that would prosecute those responsible for the political assassinations.
Ibrahim Mousawi is the editor of Hezbollah's weekly newspaper, Al-Intiqad. He says the planned protests had to be postponed for fear of violence in the wake of Gemayel's death.
"What happened with this assassination of Pierre Gemayel is that they were dealt a blow, a heavy blow, that they need to reconsider all their demonstration policy, or opposition protest policy with all of its constituents and phased schedule," Mousawi says. "And now they are waiting to reassess and see what they want to do."
And so for the last week, all of Beirut has been waiting to see what Hezbollah will do. Now, the group's leaders have announced that the protests will begin Friday afternoon.
Meanwhile, the anger on the streets remains, and Lebanon is more divided than it has been in many years. But the situation is very different than the one that disintegrated into civil war in 1975. Former enemies are allied with each other, and former friends are on opposite sides of the widening ideological chasm.
The day after Gemayel's funeral, university student Elie Geagea joined a march of young Phalange party loyalists marching to Martyr's Square in the center of Beirut, to hang a picture of the slain minister and decorate a famous statue with party flags.
"Yes, I am sure that the government will survive, because the government is supported by the Lebanese people, Christian, Sunni," Geagea says. "I know most of the Shia are with Hezbollah, because Hezbollah has the arms and Hezbollah has the money. When Hezbollah will work for Lebanon, I will say that I will be with Hezbollah, but not with the arms of Hezbollah.":
The opposition group includes both main Shiite parties, Hezbollah and Amal, plus the largest single Christian group in parliament, the Free Patriotic Movement led by General Michel Aoun. That alliance has sparked tensions within the Christian community, where the other major factions are allied with the government.
Earlier this week, a group of Aoun's young supporters clashed with students from other Christian factions. And there have been other incidents, small confrontations between groups of Druze and Shiites, or groups of Shiites and Sunnis. Many media reports, both here and abroad, have raised the specter of a possible return to civil war. But nobody seems to really want that.
Geagea - who is not related to the Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea but is a member of his mainly Christian party - said at a Lebanese Forces lecture on campus recently, he heard a strong anti-war message.
"And he has told us, whatever, whatever the price, we should not go into war. We have seen the war, the war has not given us anything. We should always use the diplomatic way," Geagea says. "The diplomatic way will help us. We will try, we will keep trying."
And according to Ibrahim Mousawi, Hezbollah leaders have also made it clear that their intentions are peaceful.
"The opposition, Hezbollah and the others, they have put it very clearly, that 'we want to do anything and everything democratic, everything peaceful," Mousawi says. "We are going to resort to a peaceful and democratic, constitutional measures. We don't want to have destabilization, we don't want to have any clash in the streets.'"
Although both sides are calling for peace, both sides are also clearly encouraging their supporters to remain angry over the current political crisis, as a way of trying to keep momentum on their side.
And so as gloomy predictions of all-out civil war appear to be fading, the tensions on the streets of Beirut remain high, and are likely to stay that way until the political standoff is resolved.


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Yes....me and Ash headed to Breaux Bridge, LA because that is where we find inspiration!! We rented the cheapest hotel room...put up tables and scrapped all weekend...in between antique and flea market shopping!! It was a blast and a little slice of heaven....to scrap at what ever time we wanted and drink as many cokes and eat as much junk food as I wanted!! Before I left for Breaux Bridge...Ashley let me do a little (oh I mean alot!!) of shopping at her store...I think I bought one of everything that has come in!!
This was my pile at the check out counter!
The inspiration was in the air and me and ash gave ourselves tons of challenges and it really helped us to think outside the box...it was great! I have lots of pics to share with you so I hope you enjoy!!
So, here is the class that I will be teaching at Ashley's store on Sept. 25th @ 6 pm...email Ashley if you are interested in signing up email@example.com .... if you were on my mailing list at Scrapalicious....you will be on hers, so you will be getting an email from the store very soon on all the up coming events at the store!! In case you didn't know Ashley's opens Monday, Sept. 13th!
In this class you will alter an old roof slate...I have managed to get my hands on some awesome slate...an I can't wait for you guys to see them in person! This is a great home decor project and awesome to put up in your home or give to a family or friend as a gift! The quote on the slate is "True Love...is like ghosts, which everybody talks about and few have seen." Of course if you take the class you don't have to use that quote...we will have a quote book at the store with lots of fabulous quotes!!
Hand made flowers that you can learn how to make!!
Here are some layouts that I completed this weekend:
A Golf double page layout that I did of me, jacques, and seth...playing golf on father's day! Title is "Like Father Like Son"
Here is another double page layout that I did of Jacques on the beach in Key West.
Here are some layouts I did of Miss Juliette Marie!! I am trying to not get behind with her, but it is hard to balance scrapbooking two children now!! But, I must say it is soooo much fun to scrapbook a little girl!!
A little handmade flower using some awesome vintage fabric from one of my favorite customers ms. lily!
Ok...so here is a layout that I challenged Ashley to do with me! The challenge was...the layout couldn't be 12x12 in size...so we choose to do a 6x12 layout. We couldn't use paper for layering....only rub ons to create our background! We could use any embellishments, but in moderation! Here is what I made...I used all the colors in Ashley's store...that was my inspiration!
Here is a simple layout I did of me and Juliette at the hospital. It is titled "Our New Life"
Here is another challenge Ashley issued to me over the weekend...no paper, rub ons, buttons, embellishments...around your picture....nothing can touch it!! Wow...you don't realize how hard this is until you try it!! But, I had fun with this challenge!!
Here is an altered project I did for Juliette's bed room...the letter "J"
Hope you enjoy! Be checking back soon...because I will be posting lots of up coming events and classes that will be taking place at Inspire Scrap Boutique!!
XOXO, Vera


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Well, all of you who don't know the famous Aidan Brooks yet are in for a great treat. Trig, as we know him, writes one of the most enthusiastic food blogs going, lives in London and has been very helpful to me in getting my own blog up and running which, I must say, pales in comparison to his. His blog is always interesting to read and he's so passionate about food that it's infectious. He just makes you want to learn as much as you can.
I have no doubt at all that Trig is going to be a world famous chef one day and I am all for discovering the new and exciting before the rest of the world does. So, if this is your first time seeing him then remember you saw him here first. Someday you'll be able to say: "I knew him when..."
The focus here is on chopping an onion while avoiding the age old problem of watery eyes when one does it. I am not going into the science of it but it's fully explained on his blog if you're interested. What I am happy about is that he's agreed to let us carry the video for his demonstration of chopping without tears. We'll all be dicing onions up for our Summer salads so I thought it would be great to see the proper technique. The "magic" is that we already know the onion changes from red to white in mid-vid. The continuity person on the production staff apparently had the day off but no harm done. Someday Trig! You'll have the whole production staff and more...someday.
You can congratulate Aidan "Trig" Brooks on his first professional chef assignment at his blog Aidan Brooks: Trainee Chef. Cheers mate! Enjoy your stint in Catalunya. Believe me, the best is yet to come.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Trig and The Magic Onion
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Thank you William. I'm really touched, although I do think perhaps you've gone a bit over the top. I'm just learning and enjoying myself while I learn.ReplyDelete
I've made a few videos since this one and, thankfully, they are starting to look a bit better. Especially after I had serious words with my continuity manager (aka. my dad) about ensuring adequate stocks of identical props for the number of takes required.
Mind you, I still make some howling gaffs. You can find my outtakes and other clips here, though the Thai kick boxing is nothing to do with me, I'm pleased to say.
Cheers and good luck with the blog.
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text: One thing to know about our book group: We met because we signed up for a book group when we joined Barrington Newcomers and Neighbors Club. We were all strangers, and most of us were new to the area. We are in our seventh year, and although some members have moved and some new women have joined, our core has remained remarkably consistent and faithful. We have also become good friends through the group. We are in different age groups and in very different stages of life. We have working mothers, homemakers, women with newborns, empty-nesters, feminists, traditionalists, Democrats, Republicans. Because we met at a Newcomers club, we have lived all over the country and world. We read a lot of books about women in other cultures, or in poverty, or struggling through other challenges. We socialize before and after our discussion. My son once teased me that our book group must only read comedy, because when the women are over, all he hears is laughing!


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Carla Stockton asked me to participate in this chain gang blog hop.
1)What am I working on?
Novel in progress working title: Eco Terrorist
Natalie Clark retires from MI5 during the Great Drought. Seeking a life far away from her job as an Analytic Soothsayer she buys a ranch in rural Wyoming. Two men will pull her back to her old life. One wants to poison the Ogallaha Aquifer (all the remaining water in the West and Midwest). The other desires to control it all. Can she stop them?
Currently the book is 188998 words. I'm revising. Preparations are underway to send to my editor. Revision for me is on a paper printed copy. I read each word aloud. My goal is to edit ten pages a day.
2) How does my work differ from others of its genre?
I'm a member of International Thriller Writers. The underlying structure of my novels are "thriller"; however they are literary. I ghostwrote a few thrillers for someone else first.
I'm not following the typical format. My hero is heartbroken. There are two villains. Readers may relate to the bad guys. Both are fathers, both have built lives for their families. However the process in which they achieved their goals is dead wrong. The setting is the Midwest /West after climate change has left most with no resources for water. My work has been called "transgressional, dark, poetic, and gothic." This story is written in four different voices. Each has their own version of the story within the tale. Mise en abyne in which the French would look for clues in each voice.
Thriller genre seems at odds with literary fiction and poetic structure. In this novel there are secrets, song bird calls and bits of tornadoes. Someone else may categorize the book as apocalyptic.
3) Why do I write what I do?
I have a million stories to share. I hope to make a reader think. I'm writing about this time from my spot on the planet. My poetry, short stories and novels aren't easy reads but they are true.
I write or I must surrender to the ashes.
4) How does your writing process work?
To write a novel:
I start with drawings, photographs and my moleskin notepad. This year I used instagram as a journal to keep ideas flowing.
First I use a white board. It is four feet by six feet. The story is mapped on the board as a graph.
Next, I write every day. The Chapters are not numbered. They may be shuffled around like cards later. Sometimes I begin with the middle of the narrative. I have a full time job and am a single Mom besides writing.
I am disciplined. Every morning at 5:25 A. M. I'm working on our kitchen table. Weekday evenings I will put in two more hours. I set word count goals. Each day that I achieve the goal I reward myself by going for a hike or working in the garden for an hour.
Once the first draft is completed I print the novel. At this point I will write a short story or poetry to give the draft a rest for a couple weeks.
I am creative in my daily life. Come over for dinner. You will be entertained.
Revisions begin: this part is slow. When I wrote I often will put two or three words to express an idea in a sentence. I'm not doing spell check or grammar check. I read aloud. Muddling over the exact word choice, uncovering the tool that clearly expresses not just the meaning of the sentence but the sound and rhythm I find my way.
Second edit is to take all the handwritten notes on the hard copy and put them back into the computer.
Total process takes a year or more.
I purchased a couple writing programs (Final Draft, Story lit, White smoke, Story book) none make it easy. This is a long process. My editor uses one then I will finish with whatever he is using.
Word does some tricks with auto saving the wrong copy. In long form at this point you better be labeling each copy and dating it. Otherwise you may have to go back and rework. Ugh.
After editor makes his notes I will share with a couple beta readers.
I lost both mine. My mom had a stroke, then open heart surgery. She's no longer up for the task, but I will give her a printed copy this summer to attempt the red pen. Any volunteers? Prizes, vacations and wine promised for certain.
Next up:
Judy Serrano graduated from Texas A and M University, Commerce with a BA in English. She is a member of Romance Writers of America and Dallas Area Romance Authors. She spends her days writing on her laptop and living in her imagination, when she can steal a private moment. She is the author of "Easter's Lilly," "Brother Number Three," "Relatively Close" and "Memoirs of a Mobster."
Judy currently resides in Texas with her husband, four boys and five dogs. She is also a singer/songwriter in her spare time.
Ewa Zwonarz is a Polish-American writer, author of the soon to be released paranormal young adult novel "Moonchild." She is a recipient of several awards in journalism and film production, a published poet and an author of a blog. She graduated Valedictorian with a Bachelor's Degree in Mass Communications and works as a Strategic Analyst for a Silicon Valley start up. When she is not working, Ewa is traveling the world collecting morsels of inspiration for her future projects.
Link : www.dare2begin.com
Was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, David B. Lentz graduated from Bates College and has published six novels: "For the Beauty of the Earth", "Bloomsday: The Bostoniad", "AmericA, Inc.: A Novel in Stream of Voice", "Bourbon Street", "The Day Trader" and "The Silver King." In addition, he has published two stage plays, "Bloomsday" and "AmericA, Inc.", as well as a volume of poetry, "Old Greenwich Odes." He introduced a new model of critical literary theory for reviewing novels in his "Novel Criticism." Selected excerpts from his collection of literary works among his novels, stage plays and poetry are available in "Essential Lentz." He is a member of the Center for Fiction in New York, the Royal Society of Literature in London, the Academy of American Poets, and the Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association. He has served Bates College as an Alumnus-in-Admissions (18 years), Stamford-Greenwich Literacy Volunteers of America, Midnight Run for New York City Homeless, Healing the Children Northeast, Inc. (Board), St. Baldricks Foundation for Children's Cancer Research and as a Volunteer in St. Paul's Chapel at Ground Zero. Lentz has lived in the Garden District of New Orleans, Boston's Back Bay, Houston, Philadelphia's Main Line and Greenwich, Connecticut.
link to his blog: https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/5884341-us-senator-chris-murphy-responds-to-being-and-homelessness-by-john-sib
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1914 T222 Fatima Individual Player Hall of Famers (2)
Starting Bid - $200.00, Sold For - $1,508.00
Pair of Hall of Famers from the T222 Fatima individual player card set issued by the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company in 1914: Roger Bresnahan and Rube Marquard. Each has been graded GOOD 30 by SGC. The thin photographic stock and fragile glossy surface of these unusual real-photo style cards make them especially susceptible to minor surface creases. The individual player Fatima cards are much scarcer than the T200 Fatima team cards. These cards have been graded very harshly, as is the standard for T222s. This is a very bright, clean, attractive pair, downgraded to account for the extremely minor technical flaws which are so common to the issue. Both cards appear Excellent from the front, and have been downgraded due to the lightest hint of surface abrasions on the backs from long ago being mounted in a scrapbook and carefully removed. No creases. While this pair is technically in mid-grade, both clearly display far better than suggested by their assigned grades. Two very attractive examples of these distinctive tobacco cards, which advanced collectors recognize are far rarer than their more widely collected tobacco card cousins, such as T205 and T206. Total 2 cards. Reserve $200. Estimate $400/$600. SOLD FOR $1,508.00
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We are all familiar with Web 2.0 technology and whether we like it or not, it has easily become a part of our daily lives. Web 2.0 not only includes the social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter but also Google, Wikipedia and even this blog site. With the advancement of technology today, companies are using some of the power structures and ideologies embedded in our use of Web 2.0 for oppression or hegemonic practices. For example, do you carry a company cell phone? Is your company email set up on your personal phone? These are just a couple common ways that organizations use technology to gain "control" over employees.
Eisenberg & Goodall state, "Although face to face interaction is still important in todays organizations, advances in communication technology have overcome some of the limits of face to face interaction." (Eisenberg et al, 2010, p. 301) Some examples of this are video conferencing (Skype) or even work IM. These technologies are implemented to improve work processes and employee productive. There are two types of communication technologies used in the workplace: computer assisted communication technology: (fax, email, smartphones, Internet) and computer assisted decision aiding technologies (information retrieval database systems, online management systems). These are used to "enhance the speed of communication and enable people to communication regardless of geographic location" (Eisengberg et al, 2010, p. 301). Could you imagine completing your job without the use of Internet or email? Me either. I see the use of these technologies in the workplace from the utopian view where it serves to equalize power relations at work by bridging time and space. But it should be noted that I am a fan and avid user of technology so that may influence my opinion. Some employees that may see the use of technology like this through a dystopian view, limiting our freedom under corporate surveillance and scrutiny (Eisenberg et al, 2010, p. 303).
I work in a call center where of course "our calls are monitored for quality and assurance purposes." But more than just our calls are monitored for quality assurance. Our computer screens are monitored as well while we are on calls. Don't play a game of solitaire or go on a non work related website while talking on the phone with a customer because executive management can pull any call and listen to it as well as see what's you are doing on the computer screen. Also you may not want to send an email to your fellow coworker about how you dislike the new hire. Most companies monitor emails as well. Is it all a bit much? Maybe, but then again, maybe not. Because you are on the clock and most importantly interacting with a customer on a call, from the company's perspective, your main priority and focus should be on that interaction. Not a shopping website, game or email. So I do understand the company's process with that type of monitoring. However, in call centers one thing that is extremely important and monitored is how you use your paid and unpaid time. Lunches/breaks, vacation/sick time is looked at closely in this environment. If anything is out of adherence to your schedule you run the risk of corrective action or even termination. As we all know, emergencies and unforeseen circumstances do occur, so are they taken into consideration? Depends on your tenure, performance and honestly how well liked you are by management. However if you are supposed to be out on sick leave or on a day of bereavement, don't take a FB photo on a beach! Don't put up a tweet about what a great time you had at last night's event! I have witnessed employees get written up for these situations (which can be justified for dishonest behavior) and it brings up another form of technology surveillance. Having all of your coworkers as Facebook friends may seem like a great idea but if thats the case you want to be aware of what you post. And that is a good thing to keep in mind in general, as employers often look to social media profiles before and after the hiring process. This can pose a problem for some people who may feel that their profiles show personal activities and interests and should not be used as evaluation of their work ethic. "The effects of electronic surveillance on people's right to privacy is a major issue." (Eisenberg et al, 2010, p. 307) This form of monitoring and oppression fits within the six concerns in analysis of communication technology:
1. Humans are agents.
2. Tacit knowledge should be respected.
3. Understanding is partial.
4. Technology is politically ambiguous.
5. Informal communication must be acknowledged.
6. Counterrational decision making must be acknowledged. (Eisenberg et al, 2010, p. 304).
Personally, I don't have a resistance to the technological monitoring in my company because I feel that during my work shift, the tools I am using belong to the company so of course they have the right to monitor everything work related. It's something I have become accustomed to and I follow the rules accordingly. But now that I think about it, I may have been programmed to feel this way. 🙂
Thinking ahead to Web 3.0 and what that will look like, I am thinking it will be a more monitored but more mobile platform. Privacy agreements as well as advertisements on sites such as Facebook or Google may be tailored more toward the user. Occasionally on my Facebook I will see things related to my interests and hobbies (such as the suggestion to "like" the page of an artist who performed at a concert I just attended) and wonder how did Facebook know that? The technology world is moving toward live stream of pictures and videos with the creation of apps such as Vine, Keek and Instagram video. Everyone will basically be the star of their own reality show, which could bring more hegemonic practices and privacy issues because not only is your information public but your live image, location and surroundings are as well. I also see the evolution of electronic personal assistants taking place in Web 3.0. With features such as Siri for iPhone gaining so much popularity and utilization in today's world, this technology can help those of us who cant afford to hire a personal assistant (me) in our busy day-to-day lives. Lastly with Web 3.0, I foresee the availability of GPS tracking for employers (to locate an employee's whereabouts while on the clock ) becoming more widespread. This would undoubtedly cause many privacy issues and dismay to employees. Verizon Wireless actually already offers a tracking program of this sort that they provide as an option to their business customers. Now that is a practice that I would be resistant to.
How is oppression or hegemonic practices used in your workplace? Are you resistant or receptive to these practices?
*Images courtesy of Google Images*
Eisenberg, E.M., Goodall, H.L. & Trethewey. A. (2010) Organizational communication: Balancing creativity and constraint. (6th ed.) Boston: Bedford/St.Martin's.


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"Good communication on Neurology Ward at Royal Hallamshire"
About: Royal Hallamshire Hospital / Neurology Royal Hallamshire Hospital Neurology S10 2JF
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I received very good treatment when I was treated for a blood clot in a vein in my head at the Royal Hallamshire. I stayed on the Neurology Ward, J2. I was frequently monitored and the young doctor was always willing to take the time to explain things to you. The nurses and auxillary staff were all very good.


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Techcrunch reported earlier today that Microsoft's Bing is set to become fully integrated with Facebook and Twitter.
The report said:
The deals will integrate real time updates from users of the services into search results. Google and Bing aren't good at pulling in this real time data today because of the need to constantly index user pages, and the difficulty in knowing when those pages have been updated. Users have turned to Twitter Search and other real time search engines like Topsy and OneRiot to get this information.
It goes on to say that this integration won't take place for "a few weeks" and asks two questions:
First, what will Google's response to the Bing announcements be? And second, is Bing paying for this data?
This isn't a shock as such, Business Insider said:
We've been expecting Microsoft to pipe-in Twitter since Bing began experimenting with the service in July. Word broke earlier this month that Twitter was in talks with Google and Microsoft about licensing its data stream.
What is really interesting for me is that we are seeing the first tentative steps towards a major real-time search engine. Yes we have lots of small independent search engines as the report acknowledges, but we are now seeing a major player in the online world look to take existing technology and use it within existing search results.
Will Microsoft then take this and invest heavily to reduce running costs and develop the technology even further?
There is also the issue of SEO, and how the deal will affect the way that data is presented. Web Pro News said:
The roots of search engine optimization really haven't changed that much. Creating great and fresh content is still your best bet. That's what people will share, and that's what will be considered relevant for searches it pertains to.


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Gary D. Rhodes. Emerald Illusions: The Irish in Early American Cinema. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 2012. 432 pp. $79.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-7165-3143-2.
Reviewed by Catherine M. Burns
Published on H-Albion (December, 2012)
Commissioned by Nicholas M. Wolf (New York University)
Burns on Rhodes, Emerald Illusions
Since the rise of Irish diaspora studies, film scholars have widened the canon of Irish cinema by including representations of the American Irish. Film historian Gary D. Rhodes, however, believes that this has led to the invention of classifications that have little bearing on the actual historical contexts of the motion pictures under study. He questions Kevin Rockett's decision in The Irish Filmography (1996) to include within the category "Irish cinema" films made by Americans in Ireland or in the United States with Irish subjects. Likewise, he doubts Ruth Barton's choice to deem films with Irish American characters or Irish topics part of an "Irish-American cinema."[1]
Rhodes prefers the descriptive term "Irish-themed films" and commenced his study not with ethnic classifications but with an exhaustive analysis of primary sources related to films with Irish roles or concerns produced in the United States or by Americans in Ireland before 1915. In addition to existing moving pictures, he has located and examined magazines, non-Irish-themed films, newspapers, posters, advertisements, and production-company records, as well as sources such as pre-cinema theatrical scripts, vaudeville, and lantern slides. He concludes that Irish-themed films should be understood within the context of early American cinema and in relationship to popular American entertainments of the latter nineteenth century.
Emerald Illusions begins with connections between what nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century American audiences saw on stage or in lantern slides and Irish images presented in moving pictures. Much of this is new research. Rhodes broadens existing studies of depictions of the Irish in American theater from productions on the New York City stage to vaudeville, traveling variety shows, and plays by figures far less famous than Edward Harrigan and Dion Boucicault. Rhodes also makes the very interesting observation that during the early Nickelodeon era the number of Irish-themed lantern slides far exceeded that of Irish-themed films.
Through five case studies, Rhodes contends that Irish-themed shows and characters of the stage were in demand throughout the United States and that many of the same personas, motifs, and questions of authenticity found in the live performances surfaced in moving pictures. Audiences enjoyed Irish melodramas and stage Irish comedies as they did other American melodramas and ethnic farces. Repetition indicates that certain Irish types were especially well liked, such as Irish boxers who took a turn on the stage and Irish "romantic singing comedians." Their ilk also appeared in early films, as did the narrative styles of theatrical Irish-themed melodramas and comedies. The story lines and depictions of the Irish in moving pictures also had antecedents in Boucicault's enormously popular plays.
Lantern slides influenced the narrative structures and visual attributes of Irish-themed moving pictures as well. The scenario of Jewish-Irish romance so common in films originated with lantern slides. (Surprisingly, however, in lantern slides Irish figures more frequently interacted with Native American personalities.) Rhodes does not limit his analysis to works solely of the imagination. Ireland as it was exhibited in slides for travel lectures also influenced the island's portrayal in nonfictional films of the period. Audiences exposed to the "real Ireland" in lantern-slide presentations expected the same images to appear in fictional slides, although most of the models depicting Irish characters were not of Irish descent or origin. The story lines and aesthetic qualities of Irish-themed films grew out of fictional song slides. Irish-themed lantern slides, Rhodes contends, created an "'Irish' visual culture" (p. 129) that constituted "much of the content in early Irish-themed films" (p. 130).
In the third through fifth chapters, Rhodes examines nonfiction, comedy, and melodrama films. Irish-themed nonfictional films made between 1900 and 1915 resembled other true-to-life American moving pictures of the period in that they focused on ethnographic and expeditionary subjects, in addition to current events. Producers combined real images of Ireland with fake ones, and they were keen to advertise a picture's credibility to meet viewers' expectations. This was not to satisfy a clamoring for the ould sod; all sorts of people watched these films, often at venues with features not on Irish topics. Most Irish-themed nonfictional moving pictures of the Nickelodeon era and before focused on Irish, as opposed to Irish American, subjects. Current events films on Ireland predominated at the end of the early cinema period, but films within all of the three categories often blended fiction and nonfiction for the sake of keeping audiences amused. This was also true of non-Irish-themed films in the genre.
Irish-themed comedies drew from existing entertainments and functioned as a subset of comedic American moving pictures. They featured stage Irish characters and Irish names recognizable to fans of vaudeville. Audiences demanded a degree of accuracy in the form of Irish actors playing Irish parts even if the role furthered stereotypes, but they had similar expectations of comedies in general. Even recognizably Irish characters performed physical humor typical of American comedies. During the Nickelodeon period the use of stage Irish make-up declined considerably and continued thereafter, but that was in keeping with production changes across the board as filmmakers used more realistic make-up on actors. Furthermore, moving pictures in the post-Nickelodeon era that eschewed Irish stereotypes often looked very similar to other ethnic comedies. Irish-themed comedies were part and parcel of American cinema as a whole.
The same was true of melodramas. In keeping with larger trends in American moviemaking, Irish-themed melodramas told discrete, believable narratives and, therefore, did not have to rely on viewers' knowledge of stock Irish tropes to tell a story. They began to take shape in 1906 and echoed subjects found more broadly in American melodramas. For example, the 1908 film Caught by Wireless picked up the emphasis on plausibility in melodramas with its immigration story line. The title held the potential to draw viewers keen to see the already sought-after subject of technology and gave no indication that this was a uniquely Irish story. As it happens, Irish-themed melodramas filmed by Americans in Ireland also fulfilled the genre's prescription for realism, a reminder once again that a tighter drawing by scholars of the boundaries of film classifications in this instance helps clarify the intent of these films. Rhodes notes, for example, that Kevin Rockett included in the category "Irish cinema" films shot in Ireland by the Kalen Company, but it created moving pictures in several foreign countries for the sake of achieving verisimilitude in assorted ethnic or nation-specific story lines.
In the final two chapters Rhodes takes a detailed look at five common Irish characters and the composition of audiences. Cops, gangsters, boxers, priests, and "the hero" appeared in pre-cinema performances and made the transition to the screen. They often embodied Irish stereotypes, but sometimes their expressed ethnicity held no bearing on the plot or they were Irish in name only. All five, Rhodes contends, were popular characters of the American cinema with or without Irish coding. Producers were more concerned with authenticity than with telling an Irish story and branded a cop or a priest Irish for the sake of making the character seem realistic to expectant audiences. This begs the question of whether Rhodes can accurately judge how viewers perceived such characters. They might have assumed a priest was Irish just by virtue of his being a priest. Direct comparisons between Irish and Italian gangsters in cinema, for example, or more explicit analysis of films in which these types were not marked Irish would have been useful.
Yet Rhodes's study of audiences also places Irish-themed films squarely in American contexts. Assessing Irish Americans' attitudes is made difficult by a lack of sources, but what evidence exists leads Rhodes to conclude that they seemed most interested in nonfiction films on Irish matters. It is likely that Irish Americans reacted to the moving pictures as individuals rather than an ethnic block and, as true of most Americans, watched a variety of films. Quite tellingly, Irish-themed films were not promoted to an Irish ethnic audience and appeared on the same bill as moving pictures and song slides on myriad topics. Film companies distributed their products all over the country and to as many types of people as possible in hopes of seeing the largest returns on their investments.
Emerald Illusions will be very valuable to scholars of history, film, Irish studies, and visual culture. The illustrations, especially those of the lantern slides, are extensive and handsome. Many of the films and materials from the early cinema period and before have not survived, making Rhodes's ability to find so many sources particularly impressive. The detail is extraordinary but also overwhelming. Too often the thesis gets lost in lists of moving pictures, although film scholars will be grateful to Rhodes for bringing to light forgotten films. Rhodes takes issue with cultural theorists, but gender analysis need not have undermined his claims. Were other types of women also cast as "the hero" and did men in drag portray women who were not Irish? Exploring those contexts or comparing representations of Irish men to those of Jewish or Italian men might have proved fruitful. Nevertheless, Emerald Illusions poses a needed corrective to a tendency within Irish diaspora studies--not just works centered on film--to assume the existence of a common Irishness within and without Ireland.
[1]. Kevin Rockett, The Irish Filmography: Fiction Films 1896-1996 (Dublin: Red Mountain Media, 1996); and Ruth Barton, Screening Irish-American: Representing Irish-America in Film and Television (Dublin: Irish-American Press, 2009).
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Catherine M. Burns. Review of Gary D. Rhodes, Emerald Illusions: The Irish in Early American Cinema.
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December, 2012.
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This weeks' Friday favourites are throws. I love throws - they add colour to a living room or a bedroom, you can change the feel of a room by changing a throw along with some cushions. They are also fantastic for cuddling up on the couch!
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Are You Making More Than Your CEO This Year?
In 2009, 23 percent of consumer CEOs say they're making less than $70,000.
Stories of bloated CEO compensation abound (a recent Newsweek article says that the pay ratio between CEOs and employees of the companies on the Standard & Poor's 500 is now 319 to 1) and a recent FOLIO: blog revealed that Reader's Digest CEO Mary Berner is getting $125,000 per month while RDA is in bankruptcy (and a $2.23 million severance package if her contract is not renewed when the company emerges from bankruptcy).
However, an increasing number of consumer CEOs who also own their own companies are either cutting or foregoing their own salaries to keep their businesses alive.
According to the 2009 FOLIO: Consumer CEO Survey, an astonishing 23 percent of respondents said they are making $70,000 or less in total compensation (including bonuses) this year. In comparison, the mean salary for consumer editorial directors and editors-in-chief is $90,800, according to the 2009 FOLIO: Editorial Survey.
Mean salary for consumer publishing CEOs shrank from $161,000 in 2008 to $150,000 in 2009. "Our biggest challenge right now is simple survival, so if I have to pass on my salary to see us through, that's what I'm going to do," one respondent said.
That may be cold comfort to the worker bees dealing with 10, 15 or even 25 percent salary cuts. But give credit where credit is due; at some publishers, the brass is making serious sacrifices, too.


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I couldn't sleep. Do you know why?
Me either.
So - I went to tinker in my studio. I had some etched copper earring pieces and some resistors I was going to add to the earrings...
...instead I made a bracelet.
"He Couldn't Resistor"
having a giggle at the name - it would probably qualify as a "Dad joke" in this household! Sorry you couldn't sleep but at least you have something lovely to show for it!
love it.
and the bracelet.
and the green polish.
Why couldn't you sleep? Well, you couldn't resist the resistors! ;) I love that bracelet! It's a good thing I don't live too close to you. If I did, I would be poor--but would have beautiful jewelry!


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Howdy rock fans (don't forget to roll), it's 2012 and things have certainly done changed!@#$%!!! The once inspirational MuchMusic is now a tween'd up joke of its former self and from coast-to-coast, the CBC has just dismantled its regional music libraries to clear room for rentable office space. Were the programmers/hosts even tapping into the vast vaults of vinyl and CDs??? Ah, right, no big loss then. In bigger news, social networking has eclipsed traditional print/radio/TV's readership, ratings, and relevance (this Internet contraption is addictive, eh???) and on the local record label front, Triple Crown Audio have made Vancouver-based/Kelowna-bred Ladyhawk an offer they couldn't refuse, quality vinyl distributed right from their hometown.
So what does it all mean senor??? In these diluted days and nights of corporate culture dominance, it's getting harder and harder to find bands who make music for music's sake. Thankfully, Ladyhawk are bringing it back to the essence w/ their latest long player release. No Can Do is the group's third studio album. It's also their most assertive and soul stirring yet, available on CD/LP/Digital via Triple Crown (home to fine recordings by Destroyer along w/ Ladyhawk-affiliated Sports and Duffy & The Doubters). Featuring 10 Duffy Driediger (lead vocals, guitar) penned songs performed in the telekinetic way only Darcy Hancock (lead guitar, vocals), Sean Hawryluk (bass, vocals), and Ryan Peters (drums, vocals) can, No Can Do (*no relation to Hall & Oates, Chromeo or Kiwi chanteuse Ladyhawke while we're at it) rips hard and harder. Recorded at The HIVE Creative Labs w/ Colin Stewart (+ electro-acoustic help from Black Mountain/Lightning Dust's Joshua Wells), mastered by audio guru Jeff Lipton (Bon Iver, Destroyer-Kaputt, Numero Group) w/ the good people at Chicago Mastering Service handling the crucial vinyl lacquer cut, the results are rebel rousing to say the least.
Having watched Ladyhawk evolve from "The Dugout" (Ladyhawk, 2006), "War" (Fight For Anarchy EP, 2007), and "You Ran" (Shots, 2008) to its current perch as grizzled (but always lovable) veterans of the Canadian music landscape, I can guarantee that this album will fuck you up something good. Don't believe me??? Try it for yourself any way you see fit. Stand and be counted at one of their upcoming live shows, listen to No Can Do outside (*equally effective in mother nature as accompaniment for your daily street beat rituals) or even as a soundtrack to your next house party. Whatever shape your support takes, don't forget to dance (even if you end up flat on your ass in a beer-soaked Horseshoe Tavern or deep in a puddle at a soggy interior B.C. baseball diamond)!!! Blessed w/ the ability to lift us high and higher, never loose faith. Ladyhawk will take care of the rest.
- Kevin "Sipreano" Howes (Voluntary In Nature, Light In The Attic)
PS – Oh yeah, what does No Can Do actually sound like??? Choice!!! Potential clues for lazy journalists who won't actually peep the album itself: Duffy posts some mental videos on his the eye of ladyhawk blog, Darcy cooks up dream BBQ (and loves Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, and INXS), Sean also plays in Baptists/Slow Learners, and Ryan has been linked to a certain TIME COOKIE. Keep digging out there peoples... PEACE!@#$%!!!


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These photographs are from 1947. I imagine they were taken as keepsakes of the old homestead prior to it being torn down.
Here's cousin James A. "Bump" Irvine.
|Jim, Virginia and Carrie
This is Virginia again with her friend Carrie Lou LaFon Pentecost, the wife of Cayce Pentecost, and of course little Jim.
I like the double doors to the house. You can see they have the screen door propped open.
|Jim, Jim and Jim.
I like this photo of the three Jim's because you can see the built in seats on either side of them. The screen door is closed in this picture.
|Jim, Bump, and Brud
And the last picture in this series shows three gentlemen with their hats. Even in a "casual" setting the men were in suits and the ladies wore dresses. How the world has changed!


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A few of my favorite young guns just dropped some pretty heavy edits, it's clear they spent a lot of time and effort on these ones and I am beyond hyped for them. Johnathan Ball's Welcome to Bombtrack hits hard with a variety of pegless technical hammers and a few tricks that no else is touching, such as the fakie 360 lawnmower! Stoked.
Next up is young Cole Ruffing dropping the first volume of his new series titled"Cole Clips." Cole keeps it lose and creative with his next level jib game and quick hops. I really like the security camera vibes to this one, great job Cole!
and lastly is the newest from baby boi Justin Schual. Schual has a different approach to riding than most of the other dudes. Evidence of this can be seen at 1:10 with the 180 fakie ice 180..wow!


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Knitting Pearls
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Bertha the Singer 15-91
This is my latest acquisition. She's gorgeous. She works. I'm not sure why I had to have her, but I did. She's quiet and a lot cleaner for her age than I ever thought she'd be. I took the covers off the head and the back and the throat plates, and other than a little felt/lint under the feed dogs, she really looked pretty clean.
Instead of being relegated to the garage with the machines, she rated a place in my office.
I've bid on a newer buttonholer that can make keyhole buttonholes, but this old one came with the machine. So I thought I'd oil her up and give her a try. Now if I can only figure out how to tell where the buttonhole is going to end up on the fabric before I stitch it, I'll be happy.
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Anonymous said...
Bertha is beautiful! nancy
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