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UGH! We had the hugest hail storm yesterday, complete with insane thunder and lightning. Since nobody wants to be in the spooky haunted run-in shed/paddock, I had Buck up in the barn pasture where he'd hang out under a tree or next to the barn doors if he needed a wind break. The other three horses were in the barn. FLASH!!! CLAP!!!! BOOM!!!!! The other horses went running out of their stalls into their paddocks. Buck scooted a little bit but settled right down. The stormy weather actually didn't seem to bother him too much and I think he would have been scared had he been in the barn - it is very loud in there with the metal roof!
So another sign of how sensible he is.
He did figure out that he and Paddy could play bitey-face over the paddock fencing but he didn't get too involved in that that it caused any trouble.
Today the storm is over, although we are still having a cold snap, and Buck is out in the small pasture across the driveway. When Colin went out to fetch him from the barn pasture at lunchtime he came right up to him from across the pasture. I think he likes us ok. :-D
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Welcome home!
Last Thursday I got a special delivery to my doorstep.
Meet "Buck" (a name change may be in order), a 5-year-old BLM mustang. He was adopted as a yearling and given a great start in adapting to a life with people. He has been started under saddle, has been on long trail rides and pack trips, and is now ready to move on to the next phase of his training . . . with me!
Buck came home to much interest from his
soon-to-be friends Tomato and Paddy, but he was not impressed by their antics and glares. We got him into his paddock and took his halter off and he just hung out with us while we talked . . . what else? Horses.
Buck seemed to be doing ok and settling in just fine so we let him be with some hay and water and Pippa as a neighbor. Of course I couldn't help but look out the window every 5 minutes to make sure he was still there! Before he came I was worried that he wouldn't want to be here and that he would jump out of his fencing and try to leave. Where he'd go I don't know, but I was stressed about it all day. Of course I worried needlessly (what else is new!?) because he stuck around and seemed to settle in just fine.
This first post is going to be long because I've been thinking about starting a blog since he showed up last week and have only now have gotten around to doing it. I don't want to forget our first few days so I'm going to put them all down now before I forget.
Day two I didn't have time to do anything with him, as I actually wasn't expecting him to be here, so I just let him be to let him get to know his new friend Pippa and graze in the pasture. I did go out and sit with him, though. Prior to coming here, he was living on 100+ acres with a small herd and wasn't handled on a daily basis, and so was difficult to catch. I wanted him to get used to me and know that I am the bringer of food and rewards and all things good so that he would be easy to catch and work with.
Of all the horses I've had, I've not ever actually sat in the pasture with them before, for fear of something spooking them and them running me over and/or kicking me by accident. Now here I am with this horse I've had for less than 24 hours and I'm sitting on the grass with my camera, watching him graze.
He noticed me and started to come closer . . . and closer . . .
He gave me a snuffle and went back to grazing. Good start.
Saturday rolled around and I decided it might as well be time to ride. I would guess he had not been introduced to cross ties so we started there. At first he didn't want to go into the cross tie area but with positive reinforcement and a couple of tries we walked in there and walked out. We did that a couple of times and then tied up to the trailer, which he is accustomed to, and tacked up.
I thought we'd walk around the neighborhood a little bit but quickly decided that that might not be the best idea with a 5-year-old horse whom I barely know. In short order we came across a neighbor's barking dog, a neighbor doing road work, baying sheep, more barking dogs, cars driving by, etc. Although he didn't act up, I thought it best to not push him on our first ride so we went back home and into the arena where we did a short ride.
Despite his extensive trail experience, Buck is basically green broke and doesn't really know about work in the arena. He definitely knows go and whoa, and he is very polite and stands for mounting, etc., but I can see we have a lot to do on refinement of the aids. At first he wanted to stop every time we passed the gate. Then he wanted to trot realllly fast. He was very wiggly (you cannot imagine how hard it is to walk in a straight line!) and really had no idea of what the expectations were. I tried to focus on keeping my hand steady so that he could find the right contact. After a short ride I decided to end on a good note. Plus, I was in my trail saddle, which I don't find conducive to arena work.
Sunday I brought him into the cross ties and he quickly remembered yesterday's lesson. He walked right in so we stood there for a minute so he could get used to the area. I clipped up one side of the cross ties and let him move his head around so he could get used to the boundaries that the tie set. I held on to his lead rope on the other side just in case he had any problems, but he didn't.
We went back to the trailer to tack up and this time I put on my dressage saddle. I also tried a different bit that I thought he might like better - not that it was really a problem yesterday, but today he was easier to bridle.
We went in the arena and today was better than yesterday. He is wiggly but mostly doesn't know what to do with his head/balance in carrying me - head up? Head down? Head up? Head down? Lean in? Lean out? Go slow? Go fast? Again, I tried to just keep my body and hands still so that he could find his balance. Today was better than yesterday and we worked on mounting/dismounting a few times to end the lesson.
After the ride (keeping them short at about 20 minutes) we worked on trailer loading and after about 20 minutes I got him to easily follow me in. This trailer is a straight load and so I'll need to teach him to self-load, but first things first.
I turned him out in the triangle pasture and put Paddy in the front pasture next to them so they could have their official meet. Everything went fine - no problems, which is great news!
Monday I was interested to see how much he remembered from the previous day's training session. We groomed and tacked up in the cross ties with one tie attached with me holding the lead rope. No problems. No problems again with bridling. Walked out to the arena and got on and had a lovely ride. Kept it short and sweet, again focusing on go and whoa, steering, circles, and steadiness in the bridle - there was definite improvement from the day before. This time, to end the ride I opened the arena gate from his back and we walked back to the cross ties. We untacked with both ties attached to the halter and he stood perfectly quietly. Great progress! We did a brief trailer-loading exercise and turned him back out to the pasture.
This morning was difficult, as it started raining and I had to play musical horses. Last night Paddy and Tomato had been in the barn and Pippa was in the barn pasture so that Buck could see him. When I put Pippa in the stall because of the rain, Buck was worried and calling for him, so I moved Buck to a closer pasture. He was still stressed and started running around so I moved him to the barn pasture. The good news in this scenario is that he let me catch him and didn't act like a crazy man while I was leading him up to the barn pasture. Paddy would have been jumping around at the end of the lead rope and it would have been a scary and potentially dangerous situation - and Paddy is 13 years old!! At 5 years old, Buck was a gentleman and very easy to handle.
So Buck spent the day in the barn pasture area with the other three horses in the barn. He found a wind break when he needed to and when the weather cleared he made his way around the pasture. All seems to be well in his world.
So far I'm very pleased! I wanted a horse who would be a project, who had a good mind, and great feet. I wanted something I could trail ride, but also something I could bring along for other fun activities - camping, dressage, jumping, XC. Looks like he fits all my criteria, and then some!
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A dream of mine came true today: I attended the first day of the Pfizer FRANK Communication workshop!
A little background about FRANK: it's a veterinarian-client communication workshop designed to help practicing veterinarians and their staff communicate better and more effectively with their clients and team members. I first learned about it when our Pfizer Technical Services veterinarian, Dr. Joe Holzhauer, presented several "pieces" of the workshop at our hospital a few years ago. Ever since then I knew I wanted to take the full workshop, taught by Dr. Jane Shaw and colleagues, based in Fort Collins, Colorado, at the Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
It's a 1.5 day workshop, and today was Day 1. Somehow, I missed the advance reading assignment, so I was worried I would feel behind. Fortunately, the Frank presentation Dr. Holzhauer had brought to our hospital had prepared me well, and I'm interested enough in this stuff that I had already read one book (Exam Room Communication for Veterinarians by Dr. Jon Klingborg) and started another (Skills for Communicating with Patients by Silverman, Kurtz & Draper) on the subject of communicating effectively with clients.
We spent the first part of the morning learning some of the science behind improved communication skills. Not surprisingly, veterinarians who take the time to listen to their clients' concerns can enjoy better compliance with their recommendations and achieve better patient care. The clients have an increased sense of satisfaction and have a better understanding of the recommendations being made. Studies in human medicine show that improved communication from the doctor yield improved clinical outcomes and decreases complaints and malpractice litigation.
We also discussed two main approaches to communication: the "shot-put" method and the "Frisbee" approach. As you can imagine, "shot-put" is one-way and can be overwhelming to clients due to the amount of information being dumped on the client. With the "Frisbee" approach, you have a two-way dialog with the client, listening to their needs and concerns, and shaping your recommendations to fit the situation. There has been a paradigm shift in veterinary medicine, getting away from the veterinarian-centered conversation ("I'm the doctor and I know best") and moving towards "relationship-centered" communication where the dialogue is guided by feedback from the client. An important distinction to make: we do not practice consumerism, where the client says, "This is what I want," and is not willing to have a back-and-forth dialogue.
In the afternoon, we practiced the communication skills we learned about in what was basically a wet lab setting! CSU has these exam rooms designed for the sole purpose of improving communication skills. A group of students can sit on one side of a one-way mirror, with headphones on, and listen to the conversation occurring in the exam room on the other side of the wall. Wow, how cool is that? There were six people in our group, and we each took turns interacting with a professional actor who portrayed a client in a pre-determined scenario. After our allotted time of 15 minutes, we all discussed how the interview went (what went well, what would be even better). I have no doubt that we all learned a ton from this!
An added benefit was when Dr. Shaw stopped by our room for a visit. Dr. Shaw is like the guru/goddess of veterinary communication training. Someone asked what are we supposed to do when a client with a sick parvo puppy gets mad at us because she doesn't have the money to pay for treatment? She skillfully took on the role of an angry client, and I watched one of the members of our group struggle with what to say to her as she got angrier and angrier. Then we paused, discussed what could be done differently, and tried again. I watched with amazement as one of our group members skillfully employed empathy statements and long pauses to let the owner vent her frustrations. Eventually the anger gave way to just sadness, and seeing this transition—although it was really just acting—gave me confidence and peace of mind in knowing that it's ok to just agree with a client about the sucky situation and just let them talk. You can't make a bad situation not suck, but you can be there as a human being and listen to them. Sad, but touching. And instead of making the client angry that you didn't help them, they will remember your compassion (and hopefully not write nasty reviews about you on Google!).
Tomorrow, we will do more communication lab work. The actors were fantastic, and the scenarios forced us to not worry so much about the medical/technical side of things so much as focus our attention on our communication skills.
I'm already looking forward to bringing these skills back to work with me, as I know I will be able to employ them immediately!!

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It's been a crazy busy off season... scattered thoughts:
- We're off to Maui tomorrow! Vacation (and maybe a 10K trail run race) for me, and Vacation and Xterra for Drew. Yup... we're on Vacation!
- We did the 24 Hours of Triathlon as part of Team Gu. TOO fun! 3rd place 4 person team and won some sweet new sunglasses...
- We went to Laramie last weekend with the awesome Linda Guerette and rode the Laramie Enduro Course (or as much of it as daylight and bad directions would allow). This race could be a fun one for next year!
- Schedule for next year is slowly coming together as races start to update their websites with dates... One more year as an ultracyclist then it's time to head back to triathlon... Will try to mix in some swimming and running as cross training through 2010 so that it's not such a shock when 2011 rolls around.
- Weight lifting, core strength, and interval training is the mode through November. Leaves me a little time to play, and I'm making the most of it!
And, finally, here's my cool news for October...
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Its Tuesday, its warm out, its on! Old route today, consensus is we switch it up each week to keep it interesting. 6pm on Main St.
Also, coming up next Saturday- Rockesha comes to the masses! Mark it down!
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The blog may have been slackin' but the rides are still going on! New for July we're switchin up the route just a bit- We'll be heading out of town on Northview Rd. and doing the route counter-clockwise. Note a few other tweeks, like the addition of Valley Rd. in Nashotah and turning off of D onto Boettcher, so we'll still finish up on Madison! We'll try this the next 4 weeks for a little variety, then maybe switch it back. Only 2 months of Gun Shows left, can you believe it? Still 6pm on Main & Barstow. Blatz & nightlife after. Get your fast on!
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Thursday, October 7, 2010
There has never been a better time to pick up Darth Vader's line up for Bounty Hunter scum. I think the whole line is on the shelves right now in various packaging series. Bossk here was in the Saga Legends pack, and is absolutely fantastic. The lizard guy in a space suit was my favorite from the 1.5 seconds of air time in The Empire Strikes Back. At least he got the line; "Ssssskkgh."
This figure is top notch all around, with great sculpting, paint and articulation. I need to find him a space ship fast. I believe he's a reissue, probably for the fifth time, as many of these figures won't die off (has C3P-0 been on that wood Ewok chair now for ten years?). With this line though, a game is born. A spiffy dice is included, with a point card. The dice look cooler then the game.
While Bossk sat at my desk today at work, I pondered if he was the same species as the Cantina lizard guy, but it looks like they are not. Maybe close cousins? They both have really similar heads, but their hands have different amount of fingers ...or claws. They do make a nice duo. Now I need to find a ship that fits them both.


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Yes, it's party time! Open house weekend!! Doing my happy dance and getting the studio ready for visitors. This is the one time a year I open my studio and invite my friends, family and customers in. This is the time to order your unique jewelry and see what I've got in backstock ready and waiting to be made into jewelry!
The details:
Address: 59 Ridge View Drive, Leola PA 17540
Phone number: 717-371-3726
Directions: From the PA turnpike - get off at 222 south to 272 east toward Leola. Go about a mile and turn right on Forest Hills Road - Go straight on that windy road until you get to a stop sign and turn left on Quarry road. Make the next right on Fiddlers Green and turn into the driveway on the right.
From Lancaster: East on 23 to Holly Drive - Just past the Dunkin Donuts and the Sharp shopper make a left onto Holly, right onto Ridge View and Left on Fiddler's green. Driveway is on the left.
From New Holland: West on 23 to Holly Drive, Right on to Holly, Right on Ridge View, Left on Fiddler's green.
From the South end of Lancaster: Come up 222 North into Lancaster, then go east on 23 - follow directions above from Lancaster.
Oh my - if you're coming from anywhere else - call me!
I've got my usual cookies - cupcakes from Cakette of Lancaster and hot and cold drinks ready to go. I've also got lots of jewelry and lots of discounts - 25-50% off a select group of jewelry, free earrings with purchase of a select group of necklaces/pendants, and a special selection of earrings that start at just 10$. So come on over and if you can't make it this weekend, I will be open by appointment through Christmas eve because even though I gave my boss a written invitation, he will not come until then.
Hours: Friday Dec 2 4-8 PM, Saturday Dec 3 10 AM-5 PM and Sunday Noon-5 PM.
If you live too far away - I will be posting new jewelry to the web site at www.shophandmade.com/store/WJewelry
Have a wonderful weekend!!


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Saturday, June 24, 2006
Stop-motion fun
A couple of weeks ago a tidying frenzy resulted in the rediscovery of Playmobil castle fun. Playmobil has been enjoyed in many different ways by my kids over the years, but for the past while it's been mostly the figures that have taken on Euwy World personas and served as ballast or characters in K'nex constructions or in stories. But recently, the castle stuff has been big again -- so big, in fact, that the kids decided that they wanted to pool their allowance money and buy an Evil Knight (and his evil steed) and the Rock Castle set.
We ordered it on-line (the kids researching prices, shipping and taxes and finding a good deal) and it arrived this week. They've been up in the under-the-roof-peak space of the loft playing with it for hours.
Now the video-camera has come out and the kids are creating stop-motion video shorts using the frame-by-frame record setting. Most of the vignettes seem to involve beer and drunk & disorderly behaviour (a catapult set purchased years ago came with three or four steins of beer overflowing with froth -- how can three silly kids resist?) and lots of giggling.
Maybe some day they'll come up with something they're happy to share, and I'll figure out how to create MPEG video on-line.
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My kids and I made a Playmobil slideshow a few years ago, that yours might like:ReplyDelete
The King's Breakfast
and a short stop-motion project in Lego:
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sorry man, all out of LSD xD
Thats trippy man, you might like some of my artwork check it out.
I like the colours. Purple and green don't always match, you have to get the right shade.
As always you never fail to give me a headache with these trippy pictures good job lol


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From top left: Reed Krakoff, Rebecca Minkoff, Coach, Michael Kors, Mulberry, Calvin Klein Collection, Lanvin, Prada, Marni, Victoria Beckham, ZAC by Zac Posen, Fendi, Diane von Furstenberg, Nancy Gonzalez, Valentino, Chloé, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Jil Sander, Rag & Bone, Zara | Photo Illustration: The Business of Fashion
Those of you, who are more attentive may have already noticed something that "The Business of Fashion" has brought to my attention once again today: have you noticed the number of "lugagge" inspired bags that showed up on the market the past few months? The modern design of the bag was loved ever since the first time it showed up on the catwalk and other designers could help but to recreate and invent new styles very similar to this one. Thumbs up, Phoebe Philo!


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We recently spent a long weekend away in a caravan. We booked our cheap and cheerful break with Haven and chose to stay at their Mablethorpe site. Our drive to the park took us over the Humber bridge which was nice as the area holds lots of memories for me.
We had anticipated we would need to make a stop during our journey but luckily both Little Mr and Little Miss slept most of the way – bonus! We were given an upgrade when we arrived and were pleasantly surprised with our caravan. We unpacked and then headed out for something to eat.
Unfortunately Little Miss had come down with chicken pox just before our break but only had a couple of spots until our second day when she was covered from head to toe. This meant we had to plan what we could do a little more carefully. On the Saturday we woke super early thanks to Little Mr, had a breakfast and were all out of the door by 9am. We walked to the beach and spent a lovely morning building sandcastles, flying a kite and combing the beach for shells. We found lots of star fish which Little Mr was extremely wary of for some reason. Little Miss slept most of the time and once out it took her ages to want to touch the sand with her feet. We the went back to the caravan for egg sandwiches at Little Mr's request. In the afternoon the hubby took Little Mr swimming whilst I stayed with Little Miss. The joys of chicken pox hey, I am just glad it was quiet so we could go for walks and to the beach.
We had a terrible night with Little Miss on the Saturday, she couldn't settle and was feeling so sorry for herself. As we had had very little sleep we had a much lazier morning and woke for 7am (yep, that's a lie in in our house, or caravan in this case). We had breakfast and then headed out for a drive to take in the scenery and also find a pharmacy that was open on a Sunday! I had planned to take some pictures on my 'proper' camera of the children and us as a family making the most of the scenery however my efforts were mainly focused on Little Miss.
We ended up finding ourselves in Skeggness. Once there we parked up and walked along the seafront. We stumbled across a deserted crazy golf that Little Mr was desperate to have a go of, who didn't love crazy golf as a kid??
By lunchtime Little Miss was flagging so we grabbed a quick bite from MacDonalds and headed back to the caravan. Back at the park Mr H took Little Mr to the amusements and the park whilst I stayed with Little Miss and tempted her with bi-carb baths in a washing up bowl.
On our last morning we packed up ready to head home but not before a quick play in the sand pit park. We had a lovely time even though Little Miss was not 100%.


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Wondering What's On Tap for Next Month?!
Performing random acts of kindness fulfill your days on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, and the more you can do for others, the better you feel about yourself.
You're the picture of poise on the 6th, 7th, and 8th, and people will really have to do something wacky to phase you. You're so calm in the face of crisis that you might want to consider becoming an EMT, 911 operator, hostage negotiator, etc.
You know how to get the best deals around on the 11th and 12th, so why not offer to go along with a friend who's in the market for a new car, or help your mom do online research? Might sound boring to some people, but you get a secret thrill out of getting something below sticker price or for the lowest advertised interest rate!
You're either intensely liked or disliked on the 17th and 18th, and that's fine with you. You're super comfortable in your own skin, which is more than most people can say.
Challenges come in many forms on the 26th, 27th and 28th, but you don't back down from any of them.
You might want to start thinking about what inscription you want on your trophy.
Happy April!
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Mogul steps up plans to charge for all News Corp's web offerings
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Advocacy, language, politics, policy and business by attorney and lobbyist Dan Johnson
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
I hope Ned Lamont ends Joe Lieberman's career
Guess the Joe-mentum ran out of gas......
And the best part about the Lieberman campaign? Neither Barack Obama nor Dick Durbin went to Connecticut to campaign for him! Lots of Dem senators did (Boxer jumps to mind), but I like to think our guys were smart enough to put the need for a muscular, smart Democratic face above their personal friendship with the smarmy, moralizing, holier-than-thou incumbent. Senator Lieberman may be a nice guy, but his politics of rolling over for the Bush Administration on the invasion of Iraq symbolized D.C. squishiness. As Obama said at his kickoff event a few years ago, "Democrats get to Washington and they somehow lose their backbone!" That's why Lieberman has been bad for Democrats, and if he loses tomorrow, expect to see a lot more backbone in DC.
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- respectful said...
Even when I didn't agree with him, I applaud Lieberman's civility and comity, something missing in today's partisan atmosphere.
- 10:04 PM, August 10, 2006
- Bill Baar said...
I'm proud to say I voted for Lieberman for VP.
Look at the demographics of who voted for him.
I know which side I'm on.
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There were distinct differences in the demographics of the Lamont and Lieberman vote, with Lamont doing the best among upscale, high income, highly educated voters. It would be premature to draw any definitive conclusions about the implications of this for either this November's election, or for primaries in 2008. However, it is significant that Lamont did the best among traditionally high-turnout voters. These voters are among the most certain to vote in this November's election, and are more likely than the average voter to participate in the primaries and caucuses in 2008.
Given the intense focus on the Iraq war in this race, it is interesting to note that there was a divergence in how voters connected to the military voted. Areas with highconcentrations of voters currently serving in the armed forces were more likely to support Lieberman, but areas with high concentrations of veterans were more likely to support Lamont.
- 7:32 AM, August 22, 2006
- DT said...
Hi respectful. Civility is missing? Where? From other democratic senators? From Lamont?
Mr Baar. Are you implying that the way to vote is to look up the demographics of a candidates supporters and vote based on how well you like the demographic descriptions? I think you are.
- 2:12 AM, September 07, 2006
- Bill Baar said...
It' Bill, and yes, I try and stick with the Walmart crowd. I'm at home there.
I respect their opinions.
- 8:15 PM, September 09, 2006


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By Tim Johnston in Bangkok
Published: July 26 2009
Asia is no stranger to governments using the courts to muzzle their detractors, but the Cambodian government's current legal attack on its opponents is causing concern in the region.
Hang Chakra, former editor of the Khmer Machas Srok newspaper, is sharing a cell with 50 other convicts in Phnom Penh's notorious Prey Sar prison, serving a one-year sentence for articles that alleged corruption among government officials.
Moeung Sonn, head of the Khmer Cultural Civilisation Foundation, was last month sentenced to two years in jail in absentia for "disinformation" after suggesting that a new lighting system at the Angkor Wat temple complex might damage the 600-year-old buildings.
And on Friday, a court is to hand down its verdict in a case against Mu Sochua, an opposition parliamentarian accused of defamation against Hun Sen, Cambodia's prime minister.
"I'm sure I will be found guilty unless there is some magic in the air, and I don't feel that there is," she said on Sunday.
"The Cambodian government is imposing its most serious crackdown on freedom of expression in recent years," Brad Adams, Asia director for Human Rights Watch, said last week.
The case against Mu Sochua, a former minister for women and veteran's affairs, is based on her allegation that Hun Sen called her "strong leg" – a cutting insult in Khmer culture – in a speech in her constituency in early April. When he declined to apologise, she called a press conference in which she alleged that not just herself, but all Cambodian women had been insulted.
That allegation provoked a counter-suit from Hun Sen. The courts threw out her case but agreed to hear Hun Sen's complaint.
Her lawyer withdrew after he came under pressure, provoking a protest from the office of the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Mu Sochua declined to find a different attorney. "I am not going to put another lawyer through that torture," she said.
If she is found guilty, she will face a fine of about $2,500 (€1,760, £1,520). More importantly, she could lose the right to sit in parliament. Some analysts say that might be Hun Sen's intention.
"The concept of pluralism hasn't got any roots in Cambodia," said David Chandler, a professor of history at Monash University in Australia. "The opposition is almost by definition disloyal."
Son Chhay, another outspoken opposition parliamentarian, says the recent crackdown is a symptom of a government that is trying to address the issues facing the country, such as corruption, land seizures and economic stagnation.
"Like many dictatorial regimes in the region, because they are unable to solve the problems, they resort to measures to control the people and shut them up," he said.
"If he allowed Mu Sochua to challenge him, other people might go down the same path," said Son Chhay.
In the early 1990s, the international community invested some $1.5bn in a UN operation to restore civil government to a country that Hun Sen, a former Khmer Rouge cadre, had run since 1985.
The opposition fears the prime minister is using his parliamentary majority – the CPP won 90 of the 123 seats in parliament in elections last year – to destroy fragile institutions that have taken years to build.
"It is not me on trial, but the judiciary of Cambodia that is on trial," said Mu Sochua.
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American Gods, Neil Gaiman
Shadow, recently released from jail, meets Wednesday, a strange old man who offers him a job running errands and protecting him. As he works his way around the Midwest, he finds that he is working for an old god who is trying to rally other old gods, some forgotten, some unfashionable, to fight for their survival against the new gods of American life. If you don't mind that it's a fantasy, this book is worth a read.


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Will a Longer Pay Freeze Hurt IT Recruiting?
Obama will not grant a 0.5 percent raise until Congress passes a budget.
Federal workers will have an even longer wait before they see an across-the-board boost in their paycheck, according to a letter President Obama sent to lawmakers on Tuesday.
The letter states that Obama will use his authority to give federal employees an across-the-board 0.5 percent pay increase in 2013, but the increase will not take effect until Congress passes a budget.
Lawmakers have said they plan to pass a six-month continuing resolution when they return from the August recess, meaning the government would be funded through the first part of fiscal 2013. That means the earliest federal workers could see an across-the-board pay boost is April.
Federal employees have already been under a freeze to automatic, across-the-board pay increases for the past two years.
Still, the president assured in his letter that the extended pay freeze would not "materially affect the federal government's ability to attract and retain a well-qualified workforce."
William Dougan, president of the National Federation of Federal Employees, noted disappointment with the president's decision. "After two years of frozen pay, retirement cuts and diminished budgets, federal employees are reaching the end of their rope," he said. "Four more months of frozen pay is four months too many. The president said it himself when he asserted that 'a permanent pay freeze is neither sustainable nor desirable.' "
The president has asserted that the pay freeze will not have an effect on recruitment and retention, but will it? What impact could this extended pay freeze, which could very well go on for longer than four months, have on the federal IT workforce?
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The Road to Dictatorship - Malaysia
The writing is on the walls...
First, the concentration of power to one group of people, first UMNO/BN and then the Prime Minister's family.
Then the concentration of wealth and hence power to the powerful and rich, notably UMNO/Barisan cliques.
There has been a series of stupid, discriminating and 'kuku besi' style laws that increase the hold of the powerful over the masses.
And dissent and debate is discouraged and punishable by law.
And now people are not allowed to walk from Dataran Merdeka to Istana Negara to present their signatures to the King.
There are examples from around the world, which I am sure that the 'power that be' are quick to learn.
Fiji, Pakistan, Iraq during Saddam, Algeria, Tunisia...
Today, Saturday 10th November could be the day that changed the written history of our country.
BERSIH wants to hold a rally to present petition to the King, but Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi wants none of it.
What would happen? After all, the police has started mounting roadblocks around KL as reported by Malaysiakini.
Let say that today BERSIH would managed to garner 100,000 people to converge in Dataran Merdeka, let say they all somehow managed to slip pass police roadblock and turn up at Dataran Merdeka.
Would the police and FRU come on hard on their own people?
Let say they do, and a few people lost their lives in the process...
Story from Myanmar is just fresh in our memories just a months ago.
Let say the police changed their stance and join the people instead, march along with the people and present the petition to the King.
Which I secretly hope they would.
That remind me of Georgia less than a year ago.


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Sue, that is such a cute little kitty with its fish. Jodie will be rapt! :)
I've got some upholstery fabric bits here my mother in law gave me. I've got no use for them, and wondering if you are interested? There's an assortment of sizes of fabric. It's large scraps really. No yardage, just bits.


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Grace of Monaco is a forthcoming American-French biography film about the life of Grace Kelly, directed by Olivier Dahan and written by Arash Amel. The film stars Nicole Kidman in the titular role. It also features a supporting cast of Frank Langella, Parker Posey, Derek Jacobi, Paz Vega, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Milo Ventimiglia and Tim Roth.
Grace of Monaco is scheduled for worldwide release starting November 27, 2013.
Grace of Monaco is focused on former Hollywood star Grace Kelly's crisis of marriage and identity, during a dispute between Monaco's Prince Rainier III and France's Charles De Gaulle and a looming French military invasion of the principality in the early 1960s.
The script, written by Arash Amel, was listed in the 2011 Hollywood Black List of the most liked unproduced screenplays written in that year and sold to French-based producer Pierre-Ange Le Pogam in a competitive bid.
Production on the film began in September
2012, in Paris and Menton,
France. In October 2012, the production moved to Italy, first to Grimaldi, the
village near Ventimiglia, which bares the name of the royal house of Monaco,
then in Mortola, near Ventimiglia at Villa Hanbury. The production was granted
permission to close Monaco's main square for 24 hours between October 29–30, 2012,
during this time, the cast were seen filming outside and around the Monte Carlo
Casino. In November 2012, and again in January 2013, the production was in
Genoa, Italy, on the housed set in the Royal Palace in Via Balbi, where the
Hall of Mirrors replicate the residence of the royal court of Monaco
On January 16, 2013, shortly after filming ended, Prince Albert II, his sisters Princess Caroline and Princess Stéphanie (the children of Grace Kelly) criticized the subject matter of the approved script, describing it as "needlessly glamorised and historically inaccurate", and "numerous requests for changes" had been ignored, which "had caused much astonishment". The statement continued, "Therefore, the Royal Family wishes to stress that this film in no way constitutes a biopic. It recounts one rewritten, needlessly glamorised page in the history of Monaco, and its family with both major historical inaccuracies, and a series of purely fictional scenes."
In an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro in December 2012, the star of the film, Nicole Kidman hinted that the movie would be a character study, stating, "This is not a biopic or a fictionalized documentary of Grace Kelly, but only a small part of her life where she reveals her great humanity as well as her fears, and weaknesses."
The production had previously asserted that the movie does not purport to cover Grace Kelly's life, but a specific moment in her existence, and was filmed in Monaco with the support of the principality.
On January 19, 2013, director Olivier Dahan responded to the royal press release by stating "I am not a journalist or historian. I am an artist. I have not made a biopic. I hate biopics in general. I have done, in any subjectivity, a human portrait of a modern woman who wants to reconcile her family, her husband, her career. But who will give up her career and invent another role. And it will be painful." He also stated "I understand their point of view. After all, it is their mother. I do not want to provoke anyone. Only to say that it's cinema."
In 1962, Monaco's refusal to impose a tax on both its residents and international businesses caused problem in relations. However, it was resolved with an agreement that French citizens with less than five years of residence in Monaco and companies doing more than 25 percent of their business outside the country would be taxed at French rates. The crisis also led a new constitution and the restoration of the National Council. Amongst the edicts of the new constitution are the prince's nomination of a Council of Government that consists of a Minister of State who is a French citizen and selected for a three-year term from a group of senior French civil servants selected by the French government. He is the prince's representative and is in charge of foreign relations, directs executive services, the police and the Council of Government. He also chooses three council members: one to take care of the economy and finances; one for Home Affairs; and, one for social affairs. All ministers are accountable to Monaco's prince.
Monaco's legal system is also modeled on the Napoleonic Code and similar to that of France.
Monaco has also agreed to exercise its sovereign rights in conformity with French interests.
Grace of Monaco: Nicole Kidman looks a princess
First official picture is released of the Australian actor as Grace Kelly in Olivier Dahan's forthcoming biopic
Ben Child
theguardian.com, Monday 25 February 2013 / http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/feb/25/grace-monaco-nicole-kidman-looks-part
Monaco's royal family may have denounced it as "pure fiction", but the first official picture of Nicole Kidman as Grace Kelly suggests the Australian actor looks the part in the forthcoming biopic Grace of Monaco.
Directed by La Vie En Rose's Olivier Dahan, the film reportedly tells the story of Grace's intervention between France and Monaco in 1962, when the two states were in dispute over tax laws in the principality and a coup was a genuine possibility. Kidman, 45, plays Kelly in her early 30s, but the princess's children are more concerned about what they perceive as a "pointlessly glamorised" depiction of their mother. Prince Albert, the current ruling monarch of Monaco, issued a joint statement with Princess Caroline and Princess Stephanie last month denouncing the project as historically inaccurate. "We have had absolutely no association with this project, which claims to be about the lives of our parents," the royal trio said.
Kidman, responding at a special screening of her new film Stoker in London last week, said she was determined to present a carefully crafted take on Alfred Hitchcock's best known muse. "I wanted to be respectful of her, her story and her essence so hopefully that will all come through," she said. "It's exciting but at first it was daunting. At the same time I had studied her and felt a kind of tenderness towards her."
Kelly became known as Princess Grace after the star of Dial M for Murder and Rear Window left Hollywood for a new life as the wife of Monaco's Prince Rainier III in 1956. She died in 1982 after suffering a stroke at the wheel of her car.
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Life is Random, and so am I. (Very unoriginal, I know, but I like the sentiment.) I thought this random profile info question was too funny to just let it disappear into oblivion when I got a new question. So here 'tis.
You laughed so hard you can't catch your breath. Stick out your tongue and show us what's funny:
My roommate, Carrie, & I sometimes have growl fests when we're frustrated. It's a good way to relieve stress, and we usually end up on the floor, laughing. So next time you're just sick of everything, strike a pose and growl it out.


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The Lightburn Zeta was an Australian Car conceived by Harold Lightburn, and built by his whitegoods company in Camden Park, Adelaide, between 1963 and 1966.
The origins of the factory (ie making washing machines) were betrayed in the final design, with a fibreglass body, almost-cardboard dashboard and a small two-stroke engine which powered the front wheels. To go in reverse, the engine was turned off, and the ignition key turned in the opposite direction to run the engine the other way. Thus one could easily do sixty miles an hour in reverse, (only 10 miles an hour slower than forwards).
Another notable feature was the front seats, which could be removed and attached to the roof. (Apparently to watch sporting events).
Even with these set-apart features, the looks of a slight-squashed milk carton, and a successful run in the 1964 Ampol Rally, the Zeta only found 363 buyers before being axed in 1966. Despite this small production run there were 3 variants - including a 500cc Roadster 'Sports'.
An early sedan can be seen at the Birdwood Museum, Adelaide.
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The term share capital denotes the amount of capital raised or to be raised by the issue of shares by a company and is used in many expressions. The usual different expressions of share capital found in the capital structure of a company are popularly known as "kinds of share capital."
Kinds of share capital
These kinds are:
1. Authorized capital :
It is the maximum amount of share capital stated in a company's memorandum which the company is, for the time being, authorized to raise. As the memorandum is registered with the Registrar it is also called the 'Registered' capital. Again, as the actual issued capital of the company is usually different (i.e. less) from the authorized capital, it is also known as 'Nominal' capital.
2. Issued capital :
It means the nominal value of that part of the authorized capital which is allotted for cash or for consideration other than cash and includes the shares subscribed by the signatories to the memorandum.
It may be noted that the term 'Issued Capital' is often defined in textbooks as "the nominal value of that part of the authorized capital which is offered for subscription to the public." The phrase 'offered for subscription to the public' has been dropped and other necessary modifications have been made in the customary definition to meet the following objections:
(i) that, the customary definition which connotes only the nominal value of shares offered for subscription to the public does not provide any useful information to an analyser of a company's Balance Sheet. What is important to him is the nominal value of shares actually allotted by the company because it is this amount which can be taken as the ultimate fund out of which the creditors are to be paid, even though the actual paid up capital for the time being may be less than this amount. Moreover, the term Issued Capital literally means that part of share capital which has been actually issued or allotted by the company:
(ii) that, if shares offered for subscription to the public are taken as 'Issued Capital', a private company which cannot make offer to the public can never have 'Issued Capital';
(iii) that, the following types of allotments of shares cannot be treated as shares offered for subscription to the public: –
- shares issued to the: (1) subscribers to the memorandum, (2) friends and relatives of the directors, and (3) vendors for consideration other than cash.
- shares reserved and allotted to the: (i) employees of the company, and, (ii) specialized institutions like Life Insurance Corporation of India, Unit Trust of India and Industrial Finance Corporation of India.
- the 'Rights Issue' and the 'Bonus Issue.'
These allotments, therefore, cannot be included under 'Issued Capital' as traditionally defined.
3. Subscribed capital :
It means the paid up value of that part of the authorized capital which is allotted for cash or for consideration other than cash and includes the shares subscribed by the signatories to the memorandum. Thus, in a company where shares are fully paid up, the 'Subscribed Capital' would be equal to the 'Issued Capital.' The 'Subscribed Capital' sub-heading is of significance only if the shares are partly paid up or certain 'calls' on shares are unpaid or some shares have been forfeited for non-payment of the 'call money'. In any of these situations the 'Issued Capital' denotes the nominal value of shares actually allotted and the 'Subscribed Capital denotes the paid up capital of the company.
It is under the above heads that the Companies Act requires the share capital of a company to be exhibited in its Balance Sheet. However, some other terms relating to share capital are in prevalence, as such it will be proper to deal with them in brief here.
Called up capital is that part of the allotted share capital which has been called up by the company.
Uncalled capital is that part of the allotted share capital which has not been called up by the company.
Paid up capital is equal to called up capital minus calls in arrears.
Reserve capital is that part of uncalled capital which has been reserved by the company to be called in the event of its winding up.
Reserve capital :
The legal provisions about reserve capital may now be seen. Reserve capital can only be created under Section 99 which states that a limited company may, by special resolution, determine that any portion of its uncalled share capital shall not be capable of being called up except in the event of winding up. Such a step is usually taken by a company with the object of affording additional security to the creditors.
Once the company has created reserve capital in this way, it cannot charge it as security for loans unlike the uncalled capital. Moreover, reserve capital cannot be turned into ordinary capital without leave of the court nor can it be cancelled in reduction of capital (Natal Land Company vs Paul in Colliery Syndicate). This type of share capital is also known as the "reserve liability" of the shareholders because it is that portion of the value of each share which cannot be called up except in the case of winding up of the company.


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Monday, December 14, 2009
More Pink, The Sky
I slept through the night last night, awoke early, and was rewarded with a spectacular sky.
Even though sailors take warning from such a scene, I am inspired.
It helps that the pipes did not burst yesterday, that I have running water , and the sun is now shining bright to melt the ice and sparkle the snow.
What will I do with so many gifts so early in the day?
What will you do with your gifts today?
According to facebook, this is the link to view the whole set of pictures.
Labels: i live in a pretty place, photography, random facts, winter
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- m. heart said...
Wow! Well I definitely slept through that sunrise!
- December 14, 2009 at 11:01 PM
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Interview with Author
I don't remember the first time I walked into a library, though I really wish I did. I can only imagine my wide eyed gaze as I looked at stacks upon stacks, row after row of glorious books! To this day, I continue to be amazed at the never ending choices of genre before me each time I walk into a book store or library. I've had many a love affair with certain genres, forsaking all others only to discover that yes, I love the new ones I stumble across, too. Just like the newest conquest in my Kindle!
Now, I went into this novella slightly biased,*I happen to know the author personally and adore her style*
but, let me tell you, she knocked my socks off with this debut! I cannot wait to read her Pine Mountain Series coming out next year.
Michele: Alright, dish! What inspired you to write this novel?
KK: I had some time in between projects, and my agent suggested a novella or two. I was a little (okay, a lot) writer's blocked, so I flipped through an issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, and saw a gorgeous photo of a model in a long purple skirt. She became my heroine in about three seconds flat! And from there, the whole story snowballed onto the page.
Michele: Care to share how you can possibly think, cook and write about food so much yet rock those heels?
KK: Practice! No, at home, I am much more relaxed and mostly barefoot all the time. I cook a lot at home, whether for research, personal enjoyment or with my family. But when I am out, I am a total clothes horse. I'm allllll about the shoes!
Michele: I may or may not have been caught out peeping on your Friday Man Wars on your Facebook page. Might I have stumbled across your inspiration for Noah there?
KK: Yep. Probably a lot! I used actor Taylor Kinney as my brain candy for Noah. I wanted someone a little rough around the edges, with that definite bad-boy air, but who was still a definite hero beneath it all. Taylor was perfect, but I'll admit, trying to work while his picture was on the idea board over my desk was a little giggle-worthy sometimes!
Michele: Any deleted scenes you hated seeing hit the floor?
KK: There always are. I joke with my critique partners that I will write 40,000 words just to end up with a 30,000 word novella (you don't even want to know what my full single-title books look like in-process!) For this one, I wanted to incorporate Noah's brothers a little more than I was able to. I had a scene all mapped out in my head where they came to visit and met Violet. But, sadly, it wasn't meant to be!
KK: There always are. I joke with my critique partners that I will write 40,000 words just to end up with a 30,000 word novella (you don't even want to know what my full single-title books look like in-process!) For this one, I wanted to incorporate Noah's brothers a little more than I was able to. I had a scene all mapped out in my head where they came to visit and met Violet. But, sadly, it wasn't meant to be!
Michele: Last, but definitely not least, remember our class at RWA 2012? Have you managed to work any cocktail experiences into your upcoming novels?
KK: Yep! I'm actually working on expanding my full-length Pine Mountain series, and the next proposed book features a bartender as the heroine.
Michele: Are you sharing any details yet on your next release?
KK: I can't keep that stuff under wraps-- I'm too excited! My next digital release is Jason's story (Violet's brother and Noah's partner). It will be out in late May. His heroine is the feisty owner of Mac's Diner, and they are thrown together in some very unusual circumstances. After that, my first Kensington release will hit shelves in October. The Sugar Cookie Sweetheart Swap is the kickoff to the Pine Mountain series, and it's an anthology with Donna Kauffman and Kate Angell.
Thank you so much Kimberly for stopping by today and the opportunity to chat with you!
Click on Kimberly's picture above to visit her website or follow the links below.
Violet Morgan puts the personal in personal chef, catering to clients who want the full cooking experience rather than a culinary drop-and-dash. But when her brother's police detective partner is injured in the line of duty and needs help during recovery, she makes an exception. Violet lost her father to the job seven years ago, and worries for her brother's safety every day. The last thing she wants is to get up-close with her brother's career-cop partner…again.
For Noah Blackwell, being a detective isn't just a lifestyle, it's a legacy. So when he's forced to take mandatory leave and deal with the trauma amnesia keeping him from identifying his shooter, it's a literal case of adding insult to injury— and now he's got to deal with an unwanted culinary caregiver on top of it. Never mind that he and Violet shared a steamy, secret kiss last New Year's Eve. She rejects everything related to the job, and Noah's not about to be distracted from recovering his memory and getting back to what he does best. No matter how pretty Violet is.
Despite their differences, Violet and Noah share a surprising bond in the kitchen that grows into something neither of them expect. But as Noah heals and their feelings for each other extend from the kitchen to the bedroom, Violet knows she must make an impossible choice. She may wear her heart on her sleeve when it comes to food, but can she risk it all to put love on the line?


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Bryant Charles Gumbel (born September 29, 1948) is an American television journalist and sportscaster. He is best known for his 15 years as co-host of NBC's The Today Show. He is the younger brother of sportscaster Greg Gumbel.
Gumbel was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the son of Rhea Alice (née LeCesne), a city clerk, and Richard Dunbar Gumbel, a judge. He graduated from Bates College in 1970. Gumbel began his television career in October 1972, when he was made a sportscaster for KNBC-TV out of Los Angeles.
Gumbel was hired by NBC Sports in the fall of 1975 as co-host of its National Football League pre-game show GrandStand with Jack Buck. From 1975 until January 1982 (when he left to do The Today Show) Gumbel hosted numerous sporting events for NBC including Major League Baseball, college basketball and the National Football League. Gumbel returned to sportscasting for NBC when he hosted the prime time coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics from Seoul and the PGA Tour in 1990.


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Clothes Made from Soy
An eco-friendly clothing retailer called Of the Earth is marketing a line of soy-based "soy yoga" wear (shirt pictured above). Top fashion designers such as Giorgio Armani have embraced organic cotton, so it's possible that they have their eyes on soy-based fabrics as well.
Source: bookofjoe


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A semi-personal blog that is about me, Entropy, discussing a variety of entertainment mediums, and the news and culture surrounding them.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Dance Fortress 2 - Not much to be said.
Might be a good idea to watch it on youtube itself, youtube vids get a bit of the side cutoff due to the setup of the page. (Just click the video box twice)
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As an Afghan muslim woman displaced when I was a toddler from my native land due to patriarchal and hegemonic wars, writing is more than just an art for consumption.
It is a journey into yourself to peacefully and creatively heal, defend and battle. It is an art that seeks justice from a world that had you eternally lost and cut off from your sacred land and ancestors. It is to thrive spiritually when your homeland has been a war-zone your entire life and its news of tragedies follows you everywhere. It is to write in a world that would rather think for you and assimilate you into blind, ignorant submission of a deeply racist, sexist, perpetually warring and capitalist world. Writing is about taking back your power by telling your own stories. When it comes to American history of social control, enslaved racialized people were not allowed to read or write; they would secretly teach each other literacy.
Writing is tapping into your own memories – the good, the bad and the ugly. As well as tapping into the depths of your soul for that eternal world that society ignored or devalued. It is about finding the essence of who you are before society institutionalized you through schooling for the next 12 years of your life. It is about recovering all the hurt, untold stories or questions within you that you did not have the time or ability to resolve. It is about re-claiming your life, history and identity.
It is the world of imagination and creating something out of nothing. It is thinking not only out of the box but destroying that box to share with the world your own unique message. It is the unwritten words that God inscribed within you through your dreams and visions. It is something that no one can take from you…because its written in the stars. The more you write, the closer you get to God, to yourself, and to the eternal world of your ancestors.
Writing like any art, with a social-justice focus, is a magic of its own – the deeper you get into it, the more battles you'll find and win. Writing is a rebellion against a society that wants you to conform and consume in a econonomic system that is not sustainable for our planet. Writing is a weapon against oppression you live externally and internally – a way to combat the junk beliefs you act on and internalized. Besides a political fight, it is a free and safe therapy, creative outlet or medicine for ones everyday life issues.
Writing is real work that takes time, effort, skill and thought. Writers should be valued like any other respected profession. It is more than sharing information or entertainment but a defence and a shield — it is what makes the world go round through powerful and timeless songs like"One Love by Bob Marley" and "Changes by 2pac"; as well as poems like "Still I Rise from Maya Angelou" and "The Revolution Will Not be Televised by Gil Scott-Heron." This is why art is dangerous and why popular culture is so tightly controlled – it can empower the masses and break down walls. It is an eternal weapon passed on to you that makes your purpose immortal. As 21-year old Fred Hampton said, before being murdered by the FBI and Chicago Police, "you can kill the revolutionary but you can never kill the revolution."
Writing is creating beauty in your life and making a positive difference in a world that needs healing and for the future generations to know the truth of the past. Writer Toni Morrison said "I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it." So as the saying goes: create what you want to see in the world. And that is what I intend to do.
This is my philosophy on writing and why I write.
Therefore, an important question to ask yourself before you start your journey of writing is: what is your philosophy as a writer and why do you write?
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I'm sorry I'm sorry. I was supposed to post this like 2 months ago. But I did ask you to remind me and I only received 2 reminders (one yesterday) so I'm holding you partly accountable. London seems like a long time ago but it was really fun so it seems like last week too! I am/was thinking about returning at the beginning of February but I am not sure I have the cash or if a quick trip would be worth the price of travel.
After arriving on Thursday, exploring on Friday and seeing Jack Whitehall, Friday was a day for theater. First OF COURSE was a full English breakfast:
Not at some small café but at a crypt!
Near the royal gallery I walked down a spiral staircase seemingly in the middle of an alley. But it lead to a café and entrance to a church and of course the church gift shop. Here's a website for the church: http://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/ and from there you can click on café at the crypt
After breakfast it was time for theater. well not right afterwards but close. I moseyed toward Piccadilly circus to try and see The Book of Mormon.
Actually tickets for the matinee were like 85pounds but before each show they raffle off the first row of seats for 10 pounds. I filled out a form and put my card in the drum…..and didn't get a seat. My mom always says Akehurst don't win but I'll give it another try the next time I'm in London.
Since I was in a capital I had to send mom and dad a postcard. I slipped it into this box.
I was worried it may just be a tourist one set up for people to take pictures with but sometime in November my mom said she got it!
Since I didn't get tickets to the play I went to the national Gallery. There's a lot of pictures there and stuff but you're not allowed to take any pictures. Not even of the cool architecture of the building. At least I got yelled at trying to take a picture of the ceiling. But outside was pretty busy. Apparently it was a fan rally for the NFL. Big crowds and quite crowded.
A group was even walking around chanting!
Too busy and a commotion for me so I headed back to the hostel and got ready for my night out! The main reason and event for my trip was to see the first preview (unofficial opening night) of Mojo starring Rupert Grint …. and some other people. This is the Harold Pinter Theater. The show is going until Feb 8th which is why I want to return to London.
I want to go with a friend this time but getting our schedules and funds to line up and add up is tough. Before the show I enjoyed a Gin Fizz made with champagne and sloe gin and other stuff.
I didn't have the best seats and about 3in of leg room but I rented theses handy binoculars!
I even saw Rupert after the show!!! See that blurry poof of red hair! Hopefully I'll get a picture of the two of us next time.
The play was over 2 hours! After fangirl-ing out and snapping a couple of blurry pictures, I then managed the subway back to the hostel and I was nestled all snug in a bunk bed,
While visions of Rupert-plums danced in my head.
Sunday! Sunday was the day I check out of the hostel and explore museums. Did you know there are two Tates? The one closer to my hostel was the British Tate full of British art. It took me a while to realize there weren't going to be an Edward Hopper paintings any where. I arrived just in time for a tour! Doesn't my tour guide look like Linda Hunt! haha well she gave a tour of art depicting theater. We saw portraits of dancers and actors and theater scenes. Definitely gave more interesting information than just walking around reading the labels.
The British Tate is right next to the art school. Not sure if all the trees had a disease or if it was done on purpose. What do you think?
Then it was time for lunch at Tate 2: The Tate Modern. I didn't get a seat by the windows but there was a great view anyways.
The food was pretty fancy but I ordered a meal with black pudding just to try it. I'm not a fan. the texture is a bit off. And then I got some lemon and mango sorbet for dessert.
The Tate Modern is full of modern art, in case you were wondering. I'm not usually a fan of modern art and after going to the Tate, I standby that opinion. Well after that I had to check out some major movie spots. Here's two! The walking bridge was completely safe and had no indication of a Death Eaters attack.
I was a bit disappointed with St Peter's Cathedral. As I was Sunday I couldn't just walk around. But what was really interesting were the stairs! Unfortunately there was no old lady feeding the birds but I could definitely picture it.
The gift shop didn't even have any Mary Poppins paraphernalia.
My last spot to see was the tower bridge. I was too tired and unsure of the distance to walk there but I found a train station with a good view! Another place to visit on my next trip.