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LASH is doing really well around the world at the moment.
LASH is a finalist for the 2010 My Queer Career Awards in Sydney and the 2010 Best Australian Queer Short film of the City of Melbourne Award competition. In the same month LASH is also competing in the International competition of Finland's exclusive Tampere Film Festival as the only Australian Film.
Each year the festivals receive larger number of entries and the competition is fierce.
These selections are an indication of Kerkhofs' courage to keep pushing the boundaries and create intriguing and thought provoking films that members of the community and industry respond to.
"What an incredible month for queer films, that's all I can say. To be finalist again at both Sydney and Melbourne and to even break through at Tampere is a lot to digest in one go. I feel truly humbled and honoured that my work has been received so well all over the world."
Kerkhofs was a finalist with her animation film 'Filled With Water' at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival in 2008 and an Award winner at the Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival in 2007. She is no stranger to awards with LASH either, winning The Best 2008 VCA Graduation Film Award and the Unique Aesthetic Film Award at Sydney's Underground Film Festival in 2009.
Asking her if she anticipates another award, she replies
"First of all it's already a reward to be one of only 8 finalists at Sydney and Melbourne and one of only 70 films selected at Tampere from 3000 entries. Secondly the most joy is received by the creation itself, rather then rewards reaped. But if an award spins my way then I gracefully accept and will feel very encouraged to continue making films."
The Winner of the City of Melbourne Award competition for Best Australian Queer Short film receives $2000 cash and the Winner of the My Queer Career competition will automatically be in the running for The International "Iris Prize" worth £25,000, the world's largest prize for gay and lesbian short films.
'LASH' is a film about the persecution of women throughout the ages for their sexual preferences, with a message that religious and cultural punishments cannot kill the power of love.
And while Elka is delighted with the success of 'LASH' she is already back at the drawing board making her next animation film with her colleague Leigh Ryan, in which the boundaries of mainstream cinematic storytelling are being pushed again. However this time it's a very quirky queer comedy, she let us know.
LASH plays on opening night of the Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival on12 of Feb, 7.30pm, Recital Hall, Angel Place.
At the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, ACMI, as part of the OZ shorts program on 20 March and 27 of March.
At Byron Bay Community Hall on the 13 of March as part of the adult animation section.
At Cleveland International Film Festival on the 30 March.
And in Tampere, Finland, on 10 and 12 of March, if you feel like a little trip up North.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Finalist in Sydney and Melbourne Queer Film Festivals and Tampere's Film Festival in Finland
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Friday, September 25, 2009
honoured with the most 'Unique Aesthetic Film Award' at SUFF
Filmmaker, Elka Kerkhofs was honoured with another award for her short animation film 'LASH'.
"It was wonderful to be honoured at this fantastic festival that focuses on the exposure and critical discussion of independent, experimental, artistic, subversive and provocative films. With over 120 films screening it is very encouraging to receive an award for the unique aesthetics of LASH."
The SUFF award recognizes filmmakers who really are pushing the boundaries of filmmaking.
Honoured filmmakers received a SUFF handmade award created by Mark Wotherspoon, a Sydney glass artist, who casts statues from recycled television screens found on the side of the road. Also the filmmakers received a custom made SUFF Crumpler bag and rolls of Kodak 16 mm film.
'LASH' is a five-minute experimental animation film about the persecution of women throughout the ages confirming that religious and cultural persecution cannot kill the power of love.
Kerkhofs attended the Cannes Film Festival with her film LASH earlier this year and also travelled to the Frameline San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival and the Palm Springs International ShortFest in the US.
"It's fantastic that 'LASH' has travelled so far and been so well received by such top festivals. It has encouraged me to pick up my pencils and start animating again. Just last week, I began production on my next animation film 'PVG & me' with my very talented colleague Leigh Ryan and should be finished by January next year"
LASH can next been seen in Sydney as part of the official selection of the WOW Film Festival running from the 14 till the 18 of October. www.wift.org/wow/
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Monday, May 4, 2009
Lash Opens at Oberhausen and Cannes
Last Friday on the 1 of May we had a surprise screening of LASH at the Oberhausen International Shorts Film Festival in the 'Lichtburg' cinema complex. Since early April we where put on a standby waiting list for the open-screening (a new initiative by the festival where the first 29 who register and come and present the film to the public in person are in) since we were the 30st to register. Only the day before on the 30 of April at 3 pm in the afternoon did one of the registered Directors cancel and were we given a screening spot! I rang a couple of friends and on friday afternoon we all drove to Oberhausen (only 2 hours drive from my parents place in Belgium) for a 8 pm start of the screenings. I was very excited and did not care that LASH was scheduled to screen last around midnight. We all had a fun night and even in one evening at the festival met some wonderful people. Unfortunately because of such late notice i had made other plans for the weekend and had to return to Belgium that night. But i had a chance to taste something of this very small and seemingly lovely short film festival. I will keep on submitting with future projects! Right now i am preparing for my trip to Cannes, where LASH is pre-selected (35 films of 1400 submitted) for the Amazon Awards as part of the Short Film Corner! I'll be in Cannes from the 13 of May until the 20 of May. And like a true Australian independent filmmaker I'll be camping in a tent at Cannes! After a small break LASH will continue it's journey in June to NewFest New York and Frameline San Francisco. We will join the film also in San Francisco! In July LASH will have it's Australian Premiere at the Perth International Film Festival. See you at one of the festivals!
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008
BEST FILM at 2008 VCA Film Awards
In photo L to R
Lorraine Jenkinson, Elka Kerkhofs, Karen Maxwell and Jo Simpson
Last night, Elka Kerkhofs won The Victorian College of the Arts Best Masters Animation and the VCA Best 2008 Graduation Film Award with her new animation film 'LASH', announced at the premier night of the VCA Film and TV school (University of Melbourne) graduations screening at ACMI, Melbourne.
The VCA Best 2008 Graduation Film Award is awarded by a panel comprising industry experts and University professionals who viewed the 52 graduating films from the Film and TV school 2008. This award provides the recipient with $5000 and is sponsored by Village Roadshow. The Best Masters Animation Award was $2000 sponsored by the Orloff Family Charitable Trust.
''It makes me especially proud that the judges picked 'LASH' from such a selection of quality films. I'm truly elated having won these awards. These awards will provide the film with a magnificent launching pad, blasting it off into the International Film Festival circuit."
Kerkhofs acknowledges that this year her skills have further developed and have become more sophisticated. 'LASH' carries an extremely dynamic and powerful message that has built upon Elka's many years of artistic endeavor.
"Lash will now be sent around the world to tour to National and International Film Festivals! And I will accompany the film to a couple of Festivals in Europe and America next year, which is very important to find support for the next projects."
Click here to go to Awards and Official Festival Selections
'LASH' can still be viewed as part of the Program-A VCA Graduation screenings at ACMI this week on Thursday the 11 of Dec at 7 PM and on Saturday the 13 of Dec at 9 PM.
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Awards and Festival Screenings
Most Unique Aesthetic Film Award
Sydney Underground Film Festival, Sydney, Sept 09
Best VCA Graduation Film 2008 Award
VCA Premier Awards, ACMI, Melbourne, Dec 08
Best Masters in Animation Film Award
VCA Premier Awards, ACMI, Melbourne, Dec 08
Special Commendation
Best Australian Short Queer Film,
Melbourne Queer Film Festival, March 10
My Queer Career Competition
Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival, Feb 10
Amazon Customer Award
Short Film Corner, Cannes, May 09
EnhanceTV ATOM Awards
Animation and Experimental categories, Melbourne, Oct 09
Outstanding VCA Graduate Student
VCA Premier Awards, ACMI, Melbourne, Dec 08
St Kilda SHORTS Queer film night, May 10
Toulouse feminist video collective, May 10
St Kilda Film Festival, May 10
Bommer (Ukraine) International Independent Film Festival, April 10
San Francisco International Women's Film Festival, April 10
Brisbane Queer Film Festival, April 10
Bendigo Queer Film Festival, April 10
Tampere International Short Film Festival, March 10
Cleveland International Film Festival, March 10
Melbourne Queer Film Festival, March 10
Byron Bay International Film Festival, March 10
Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival, Feb 10
All Byron Bay Shorts, Jan 10
Toronto Female Eye the 5th annual Dec. 6th program, December 09
Montreal Female Eye the 5th annual Dec. 6th program, December 09
Denver Starz Film Festival, November 09
Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival, November 09
Montreal International LGBT Film Festival, October 09
Sydney World Of Women Film Festival, October 09
Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, October 09
Lesvos Greece Sappho Garden of the Arts film night, Sept 09
Fresno California Reel Pride LGBT Film Festival, September 09
Sydney Underground Film Festival, September 09
Perth International Film Festival, July 09
Tucson DinnerWareArtsSpace public presentation, July 09
Palm Springs International Short Fest, June 09
San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, June 09
Genk Belgium De Bib public presentation, June 09
Hasselt Belgium De Madam public presentation, June 09
Cannes, Short Film Corner, May 09
Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, May 09
Melbourne, Opening night, Premier Awards VCA Graduation Screening ACMI, Dec 2008
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market, Feb 10
Palm Springs International Short Film Market, June 09
Toronto CFC Worldwide Short Film Market, June 09
Cannes, Short Film Corner, May 09
Oberhausen International Short Film Market, May 09
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The Making of Lash
Lash was filmed in three geographical places throughout Australia's vast continent. The beach scenes were shot on the beautiful beaches of Northern NSW. The underwater scenes were filmed in the crystal clear waters of the Northern Territory's Bitter Springs (400 km south of Darwin) and the persecution scenes were shot at the VCA's studio in Melbourne, Australia in 2008. The short film is a wonderful mix of hybrid arts practices, combining traditional pixilation techniques, rotoscoping and visual effects, seamlessly blending the live action performance with the more traditional hand drawn backgrounds
The process involved taking digital stills of live action and then each element of each frame was cut out in order to layer different textures onto faces, body parts and backgrounds to achieve a mysterious look. The result is very unusual, the animation taking on an almost other worldly quality and adding a surreal edge to the finish of the film. Lash was shot in five days over three months and the animation took another three months to complete.
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Monday, December 8, 2008
Medium Synopsis & Directors Statement
Celina falls in the water. "What if you live your whole life in one day and that day is today?". A cocoon grows around her and she is born inside an old wooden shack. She meditates and tries to reconnect with her memory. When her mind opens she sees a dead body washed up on the beach. She moves in and hears the body whispering a poetic language, which draws her closer. By her touch she travels on a journey through her green eye and sees into another lifetime where this woman was her lover, but they were persecuted on the cross and burnt at the stake for their love. By her second touch she sees into another lifetime where this woman was her lover again, but now time and place has changed. Again they get punished for their love. While Celina gets hung, Olisa gets stoned to death after which her body sinks away through the soil into the ocean, where she drifts to shore. The green eye drops a lash and tears run out of Celina's hand on the beach. She embraces Olisa's dead body and their energies merge. "One day, until then, ….my love"! They now have a chance to heal the past and find peace.
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Lash is based on the director's experience of being brought up as a Catholic, falling in love with women, discovering Buddhism later in life and observing gay persecutions in conservative religious society. Our story explores the concept of reincarnation and reconnecting with the same group of souls through different lifetimes. The film aims to expose the unjust actions of human ignorance upon the rights of women in a man's world. Elka wanted to symbolize the destruction of love by religion through abstract visual language whilst allowing the viewer to arrive at his or her own interpretation.
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
Movie Review: MUM AND DAD
A couple nights ago I watched a great film from the U.K. called MUM AND DAD. It is a pretty disturbing film with lots of surreal images and situations. The basic plot is a "Mum and Dad" who have two "adopted" kids, Birdie and Elbie, that work at the airport. Apparently, their job is to "recruit" new kids to come join Mum and Dad's happy little family. The newest victim is Lena, she is tricked into going home with Birdie and Elbie one night and once she is in the house, Mum and Dad don't plan on letting her leave. This movie is hard to describe, but it is definitely worth seeing. It is not the typical watered down horror films we get in the U.S. most of the time, this is a gritty, violent, shocking film that you will not forget long after viewing it.
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Thursday, 18 August 2011
Folding T-shirts The Japanese Way
There's another way to fold t-shirts?!!
Yes folks there is, although apparently the most efficient way to pack is to roll everything up – but that's another story entirely.
Although this method of folding can be a little confusing at first, it is quick and efficient once mastered so let me outline it here for you.
This was first shown to me by my good friend Tom, but apparently this is how it's done in Japan. Anyway, onto the instructions:
1. Lay the t-shirt down flat, with the front side up and turn it so that you are looking at it from the side.
2. Imagine a vertical line that cuts the t-shirt across the middle. You want to use the thumb and forefinger of your right hand to grab the t-shirt about three quarters of the way up this line. Lets call this point A.
3. Now with the thumb and forefinger of your left hand, you want to grab a spot parallel to point A at the top end of the t-shirt (so it should be near the collar area but slightly further up). Lets call this point B.
With us so far? Now comes the tricky part…
4. Point B passes over where you are holding point A, all the way over to the bottom end of the t-shirt. We will call this point C. (Note: all three points should be in a straight line).
5. Hold points B and C together and then pull point A through and out from the middle towards you. If done correctly (and with the use of gravity as you hold it out in front of you) the t-shirt should start to resemble a rectangular shape.
6. Lay the shirt down and fold it once in half towards you and you should end up with a perfectly folded t-shirt.
Confused? Well, screw it – just watch this video instead!
As anyone who knows me well can attest, I own a ridiculous and wholly impractical number of t-shirts. I do like to keep them neatly folded so this method has proved very useful to me.
Now, unless you haven't already been fumbling along in an attempt to follow my inept instructions, go try it out now!
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another perfectly good motorcycle ruined..........
another perfectly good motorcycle ruined.......
Monday, 14 February 2011
monday night, dangerous is moaning like an old woman, he's come back from his canary island's holiday with a right stinking cold, he's leaning against the bench and bitching so i decide to press on with the speedo/tacho bracket, he's faining disinterest as i drop a couple of parallel's in the miller vice, i knew it, next thing he's on a mission, reducing the stock from both sides, i measure up the mounting holes in the bottom of the speedo case, 40mm centres and measure the 20mm from the centre mounting hole, drill the two mountings 8.5mm clearance and dig out an end mill to counterbore the top and bottom of the mounting holes to take the rubber grommets that came with the aluminium mounting case, when i dropped the speedo in the mounting case i quickly decided that it didn't look right, there is a gap of around 3mm alll around the edge and it looks like it should really be a snug fit, i discard the case and decide to run it without, [the mounting case is a £35 optional extra anyway, you can run them without it], i used the anodised aluminium buttons that came with the case and bolted up the bracket with a couple of 5mm stainless screws, [all the photo's are of the underneath of the bracket/speedo], i scribed along the edge of the speedo with a sharpie to give a line to mill to and lose some of the straight edges, drop on that tomorrow, quick clean up with a bit of emery and then scribe through the 6mm hole onto the round stock to mount the bracket.
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CustomizeMii is a 100% legal custom Channel creator for the Wii.
It's completely written by myself (some parts are based on other 100% legal codes).
Use legal Base WADs to create your own legal custom Homebrew Channels.
The .NET Framework 2.0 is required to run this application!
- Fixed writing/reading of channel titles, so japanese characters will work now
- Added checkbox (Options tab) to turn security checks off
- Added built-in forwarder creator (Needs the ForwardMii.dll which is separately avaiable)
- You can choose MP3 files as channel sound (Needs lame.exe in application directory)
- Bugfixes
Editing WAD files can result in a brick of your Wii.
Only use this application if you have a bricksafe Wii, meaning either Preloader or BootMii/boot2 is installed, and if you know what you're doing. Editing of the banner can easily cause a banner brick (causes the system menu to crash after the health screen) if you are not careful (although this program should fix any issues with that) which is only fixable but easily so if you have access to Homebrew Channel or BootMii from the launch of your Wii.
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Your love for cheese, trains, and things you shouldn't touch
July 24, 2010
Sam, you know, your middle-of-the-night sickness shenanigans really puts a damper on my plans to sit at the river all weekend. I am so tired, I just want to be sit inside, not frolic or veg or relax or swim or whatever it is people do when they go to the river. And while I'm sitting here, I want to have the kids clean the house, and then make me some brownies, which I'll eat after dim sum. And since they're cleaning the house anyway, they might as well unpack some of these boxes in my office.
You know how each child has his own special style of illness? Yours is to gag on mucous and throw up all night. Honestly, I'd take that any day over a high fever or screaming ear infection. But geezus, the piles of laundry are tiring on the eyes.
Before I forget, I have to mention that you now casually say, "hi" when people pass by. And then you say, "bye-bye" — no longer gye-gye. You say "bye-bye bruchrs" when your brothers leave, and you say "bye-bye dada" when you see him grab his softball attire (before he even puts it on).
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Women love chocolates and there is no shying away from this fact. The good news is, even if you are counting calories to watch your weight, there are smarter ways of indulging in chocolicious treats. The antioxidants in chocolates have multiple benefits while its cocoa butter is a healthy fat that can hydrate the skin, smoothen out wrinkles and make it smooth and supple. Today being World Chocolate Day (July 07, 2015), pamper yourself with chocolate or cocoa infused beauty products and relish the experience, absolutely guilt-free.
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Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk NetEnt Game
It's one of the oldest stories in the book and we'd imagine that just about everyone reading this review will know the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. It has been a firm favourite among players in the NetEnt range for a number of years now and shows no signs of its popularity dying down, so let's take a look at whether this game is one that is trying to sell you a handful of magic beans or if it is indeed the real deal!
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Introduction to Christmas musical decorations and snow.
What?? you are going to play this all the time, and where is the cat with this thing?
dead end path
Rokon said she didn't like this...but the dog smells good..
Ah, this is more like it. A race track for me.
Walking the path around the flag pole, to make sure it connects to the race track...
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Comedian Mike Recine decided to do something sweet for his girlfriend — kind of.
But this is one of the benefits of dating a comedian: shenanigans. Lots of shenanigans.
Other men took a cue from Mike and tried this out on their own unsuspecting girlfriends...
…Who were none the wiser to the little stunt. And for a while, it felt like this could turn into a new smooth way to impress the ladies.
It seemed nobody's girlfriend had seen the hit comedy.
Or at least memorized the theme song enough to recognize it as a love poem. Seems like this charm worked like a… charm?
Or maybe not.
It turns out some women do know how to Google things.
And also, as any dad will teach you, men are garbage.
It didn't take long for all the women who know this to see through the charade.


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1. Quantification of Endogenous Retinoids Maureen A. Kane and Joseph L. Napoli 2. Culture of Highly Differentiated Human Retinal Pigment Epithelium for Analysis of the Polarized Uptake, Processing, and Secretion of Retinoids Jane Hu and Dean Bok 3. Feeder Independent Culture of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells Using Vitamin A/Retinol Jaspal S. Khillan and Liguo Chen 4. In Vitro Assays of Rod and Cone Opsin Activity: Retinoid Analogues as Agonists and Inverse Agonists Masahiro Kono and Rosalie K. Crouch 5. Physiological Studies of the Interaction between Opsin and Chromophore in Rod and Cone Visual Pigments Vladimir J. Kefalov, M. Carter Cornwall, and Gordon L. Fain 6. Measurement of the Mobility of All-Trans Retinol with Two-Photon Fluorescence Recovery after Photobleaching Yiannis Koutalos 7. Microfluorometric Measurement of the Formation of All-Trans Retinol in the Outer Segments of Single Isolated Vertebrate Photoreceptors Yiannis Koutalos and M. Carter Cornwall 8. HPLC/MSN Analysis of Retinoids James E. Evans and Peter McCaffery 9. Binding of Retinoids to ABCA4, the Photoreceptor ABC Transporter Associated with Stargardt Macular Degeneration Ming Zhong and Robert S. Molday 10. Fluorescence-Based Technique for Analyzing Retinoic Acid Leslie J. Donato and Noa Noy 11. The Interaction Between Retinol-Binding Protein and Transthyretin Analyzed by Fluorescence Anisotropy Claudia Folli, Roberto Favilla, and Rodolfo Berni 12. Assay of Retinol Binding Protein-Transthyretin Interaction and Techniques to Identify Competing Ligands Nathan L. Mata, Kim Phan, and Yun Han 13. Molecular Biology and Analytical Chemistry Methods Used to Probe the Retinoid Cycle Marcin Golczak, Grzegorz Bereta, Akiko Maeda, and Krzysztof Palczewski 14. Visualization of Retinoid Storage and Trafficking by Two-Photon Microscopy Yoshikazu Imanishi and Krzysztof Palczewski 15. Reverse-Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Analysis of Retinol and Retinyl Esters in Mouse Serum and Tissues Youn-Kyung Kim and Loredana Quadro 16. Detection of Retinoic Acid Catabolism with Reporter Systems and by In-Situ Hybridization for CYP26 Enzymes Yasuo Sakai and Ursula C. Drager 17. Diet in Vitamin A Research A. Catharine Ross 18. Experimental Approaches to the Study of A2E, a Bisretinoid Lipofuscin Chromophore of Retinal Pigment Epithelium Janet R. Sparrow, So Ra Kim, and Yalin Wu 19. Analysis of the Retinoid Isomerase Activities in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Retina Gabriel H. Travis, Joanna Kaylor, and Quan Yuan 20. Techniques to Study Specific Cell-Surface Receptor-Mediated Cellular Vitamin A Uptake Riki Kawaguchi and Hui Sun
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I walked past Westgate House yesterday on my way back from the station and saw that there had been some developments. The boards that have surrounded the site are almost all gone, the scaffolding is completely gone, and they seem to be piling up loads of soil below the remains of the building. And this sign confirms the date of what a lot of people have been waiting for: the final removal of the damn thing.
There are more pictures in the gallery, including some of the work going on at the back of the building.
Unless something gets in the way, I'll be there at some time on Sunday to see the machines in action. Expect some pictures of that, and more once the site is clear.


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Friday, 29 May 2015
Lanterns for Matariki
We are learning to infer and interpret the text we read.
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Thursday, 28 May 2015
problem solving
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my simiels
Walt: Write simple and complex sentences using figure of speech:
Hi this is my similes. If you like it please leave a comment on my blog. Thank you.
Hi this is my similes. If you like it please leave a comment on my blog. Thank you.
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Wednesday, 27 May 2015
Matariki returns
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Tuesday, 26 May 2015
Matariki returning
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Monday, 25 May 2015
today the kiwi fruits learned about matariki and the two two twin towers that got destroyed in new york.
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Tuesday, 19 May 2015
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Monday, 18 May 2015
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Friday, 15 May 2015
Problem solving
WALT: solve multiplication and division number problems using more than one strategy
This week the integers have been learning about family facts, repeated additions and place values.
1. 24 x 24 = 76 12 x 2 =24
20 x 20 = 40 2 x 12 =24
4 x 4 = 16 24 divided by 2 = 24
40 + 16 = 76 2 divided by 24 =24
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The chocolate game
MMMMMMMM chocolate
"Wow" Guess what Did you know that room 8's literacy class was playing a funny game that involved a dice and of course chocolate, it was amazing. i am going to give you some advice so you know how to play.Let's get started! you got to have 1 clothing for your dress up and a plate, a knife and a fork, lots of people to participate to and chocolate.
If you are cutting a piece of chocolate and someone else rolls a 6 then you have to quickly take everything That you dressed up in. Off and sit back down, the chocolate has to stay in the middle to. Everyone has to sit in a large circle,if you roll a 2, 3, 4 or a 5 it's still the next person's turn.
Did you know that i always got a 6? "man" that was so cool. did you know that Dezare, montel got a piece of chocolate? That was a funny and awesome game.Some people felt bummed about not having a turn and not cutting the chocolate. if you get the game you can play it with some kids and start to play.
the game that we were playing was the best game ever and i had never ever heard of that game Before.did you know that my favorite part was when i Almost cut the chocolate, when i was getting dressed up. I couldn't wait until the dice went round and round. I really enjoyed playing this wonderful game, i am really looking forward to eating chocolate today.
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Monday, 11 May 2015
Manu aute (kite)
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Friday, 8 May 2015
The earthquake in Nepal
Do you watch the news?In Nepal there was a 7.8 earthquake. As the ground started to shake and crack, dirt and dust came out of the ground. Everyone rushed to the middle of the street so that the buildings wouldn't crush them. People were scared and afraid of the Aftershock and people were holding on poles and stuff.Did you know some of them had to sleep on the streets because of the earthquake.People had nowhere else to stay because of the buildings had been demolished.
There was a powerful earthquake that struck Nepal.
Over 5000 people died in Nepal and was injured badly.The last earthquake was in 1934.Did you know that South Asia andNorth India is part of Nepal.The Nepalese were searching through the rubble for survivors. Thousands of people were missing and people really needed help. People were expecting a bigger aftershock.There is a outbreak of disease that's spreading around Nepal.
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Thursday, 7 May 2015
Nepal earthquake
WALT: Orally co-construct a paragraph about the Nepal earthquake.
There was a powerful earthquake that struck the country. The Nepalese were searching through the rubble for survivors. People were expecting a bigger aftershock. Thousands of people were missing people that needed to be rescued. There is a outbreak of disease that's spreading around Nepal.
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Friday, 1 May 2015
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WALT: Infer and interpret hidden messages
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Brian M. Hill, passed away Nov. 21, 2008, son of the late Kevin and Esther Hill; brother of Eileen (James) Murphy and Joseph (Joni) Hill; uncle of Scott Murphy, Christine Murphy (James) Hertz, Kevin and Caitlin Hill.
Per Brian's request no funeral services were held.
In lieu of flowers or cards, mourners may make donations in his name to Joliet Area Community Hospice, 250 Water Stone Circle, Joliet, IL 60431.


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Here's an article I've seen going around Facebook lately. It's a retread from a few years ago from one of my favorite training sites, EliteFTS. I guess people are paying attention to it now. Keep in mind, he's talking about overdoing running, not the weekend warriors that get out there and run on the weekend or every once in a while.
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Monday, May 2, 2011
Where were you last night when you heard?
I was somewhere over Minnesota I think.
I was on the Mariners' charter flying back from Boston. It felt a little eerie considering this worldwide nightmare began on an airplane – several actually, with my dear friends David & Lynn Angell on the first one. On the other hand, there was something very heartening about looking out the window and seeing the vast reach of this great country.
How I got the news: I was watching the ESPN Sunday Night baseball game when they announced it. I'm used to hearing Walter Cronkite deliver major news, not Dan Schulman, Orel Hershiser, and Bobby Valentine. And it really took me by surprise because they cut to them in the booth after an inning (I had just turned it on moments before, having watched two episodes of CALIFORNICATION) and Dan Schulman said, "In case you missed it. There is big news today." So I'm figuring it's something like Albert Pujols hit for two cycles or the Dodgers were just sold to Oprah, and instead it's "Osama bin Laden has been killed and the U.S. has the body".
Like everybody, I then switched to a news channel – quickly skipping Fox, quickly skipping Geraldo. Just an informal survey and a real small sample size but 70% of the folks on the flight watched NBC.
I thought the President's speech was eloquent and powerful. And I thought, how much more gravitas it had than Donald Trump's version if he were president. "Osama bin Laden – you're dead".
After the speech when it was clear there was no more actual news, I turned back to the baseball game. The big crowd in Philadelphia was chanting "USA! USA!" Word of bin Laden's death swept through the stands. Probably every fan in the stadium received a text. But you looked at the faces of the ballplayers and they were clearly confused. Why was everyone chanting, "USA! USA!"? They had no way of knowing the news. Getting texts and tweets during games is highly frowned upon.
Clearly Osama bin Laden is just a symbol. The War on Terrorism is far from over. But I always wondered why if you can read my license plate from outer space you can't find this guy in ten years? Now they have. And in heroic fashion.
Hopefully this will be enough so that Jack Bauer is finally pardoned and can go on and live his life.
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Saturday, September 11, 2010
Solitary Man - DVD Review
Starring Michael Douglas, Mary-Louise Parker, Jenna Fischer, Susan Sarandon, Jesse Eisenberg, Danny DeVito, Imogen Poots, Richard Schiff, David Costabile and Ben Shenkman.
Directed by Brian Koppelman & David Levien.
I don't know what happened to Michael Douglas. He lost his way somewhere back there and found himself having to take forgettable supporting roles in movies like You Me & Dupree, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past and Beyond A Reasonable Doubt. But between this and Wall Street 2 he seems back on the right track.
He plays a total cad here, a man who learns he might be dying and so throws his life away by cheating on his wife and being dishonest at his business. He hits on college girls, thinking he's still debonaire enough that it'll work. Douglas is great at playing scumbags we still kinda hope will get redeemed. It's his best performance (and role) in years.
My only problem was the ambiguous ending. I just hope he's able to recover from throat cancer, that Wall Street 2 is good, and that he can keep working.
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Hello fam!
I have had the craziest week of my entire life. seriously its been hectic!! Some good news... We have an investigator set for BAPTISM!!!!! D D <3 We met here about a month ago and she has been impossible to get in touch with. She has titanium in her back or something crazy like that and is always in severe pain. She has back surgery this next week and I am praying this will help. She can't even sit or get up without having to lay back down the rest of the day. Anyways... she needed a blessing on Saturday so we stayed after the Elders left and talked to her. She pays tithing and she isn't even a member... She reads the book of Mormon daily, she prays. She has a strong testimony of the priesthood. So we basically talked to her about why she hasn't been baptized. She told us how she was expecting a huge answer to come, but we pointed out to her that a lot of time Heavenly Father answers our prayers in ways we don't expect, and that it looks like she got her answer a long time ago. Her son is a member and is 16, and hasn't baptized anyone. She told us how she felt like she should be his first baptism. When she said that the spirit just ATTACKED the room and I was so overwhelmed with happiness. I invited her to be baptized and she looked at me straight in the eyes and said YES. Ahhh I love being a missionary!!! She has some things she needs to get situated before, but we have a date set for May 25. I am praying that it works out!
I have so many stories I want to share with y'all and so little time! Wednesday was the craziest day of my entire life. I guess I'm starting with this... hahah okay so I'll back it up with Tuesday. We were in the area visiting one of our investigators, T. She is moving this week and we were seeing if she needed anything. Anyways. We looked on the list to see if there were any less active members in the area, and we saw the name C P. Something stood out about her name, it she happened to be on the same street we were on so we decided to pay her a visit. We had never met with her before, so we knocked on the door and saw a woman walking up the driveway the same time we had just knocked on the door. That's always awkie. Turns out that was Sister P. She looked weirded out to see us, but we set up a return appointment for the next day. Okay back to Weds.... SOOO we went over to Sister P's at around 10. She was waiting outside for us. We walked into her house, and we were all expecting this to be an awkward visit. She sat down and asked us if anyone from the ward sent us. We told her how we pray every morning for people we need to visit and we felt impressed to visit her. Tears came pouring from her eyes as she told us how she needed God right now. She told us how she just got released from the hospital after a suicide attempt and she was just getting back on her feet. It was so intense and the spirit was so strong as we read scriptures with her and talked to her about how Christs arms are continually outstretched before us, and all we need to do is make those steps to come unto him. We asked her if she would like a blessing, and the elders raced over in the HUMID 90+ degrees to get there. They gave her the most beautiful blessing, and also dedicated the house. It was such a powerful, spiritual experience to feel the spirits lift off everyone in the household. Brother P looked so relieved as he saw his wife get a priesthood blessing. Family, the church is SO TRUE. Daily we receive promptings from the holy ghost, telling us to visit choice spirits. This work is inspired, and is of such great worth. I have seen first hand how God and our Savior Jesus Christ can help us through the hard times. When people come back to Christ, they are happier, kinder, and better people! I can not even express the happiness I feel being a missionary!! Sorry I am so all over the place today! So sister P and her family said that they would be at church this Sunday. Guess what... They were! AND Sister P bore her testimony about how God's hands are always stretched out, reaching for us. She was so happy. God and Christ are healing her wounds. They can do that for all of us. I KNOW IT!
So after this crazy day, we were driving down this rode and we felt impressed to see if one of our potential investigators were there. She wasn't. As we were walking back to the car, L's name popped into my head. I told my companions that we should see if L was home, and as we walked up to her home, she just pulled in. We helped her take in her groceries and then we talked to her about the restoration. She told us she has been looking for a church ever sense she moved here and she would read over the restoration pamphlet with her daughters and pray about it. We are seeing her this Wed, so I'm excited about that! After this awesome lesson with her, we started contacting old potentials in the area. It was the hottest day of the year, sooo humid. I have never been so hot in my entire life and apparently this isn't even the beginning of it... anyways we were walking down the streets of Norfolk and we met the most interesting people. I'll just do a quick sum sum of the rest of the day:
We met a drunk man at 3 in the afternoon with no teeth who called us beautiful, a homeless man carrying a microwave in a wagon who also called us beautiful, we went into an episcopal church and got dissed by a woman pastor, and we also met a man named Joseph Smith with blood underneath his fingernails and in his laugh lines.... also he was wearing a confederate belt buckle with confederate stamps all over the belt.. hahahaah we called him the confederate cannibal catholic. He was really nice though. We told him about the prophet Joseph Smith and he just smiled with all that blood all up in his laugh lines and told us it wasn't him. So yes. A very interesting day.
We also went to a christian band concert to support one of the elders investigators. It was in a church building. Super cool. Virginia is awesome
Remember D? She dropped us on Saturday. She told us she couldn't believe that Joseph Smith was a prophet. We are going to stop by and talk with her this week. Which leads to me K:
We stopped by on Thursday and talked about her feelings. She told us she hasn't been reading the Book of Mormon or praying. We told her that the Book of Mormon is the evidence of Joseph Smith. And that it the way she can know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the true church! So she is still meeting with us. We have been stopping by and reading the Book of Mormon with her. She opened up to us about her family and how she feels alone. And she prayed finally!! It was such a beautiful prayer and the spirit was so so strong. She is finally progressing. She doesn't want to set an official date until she knows for sure that this is the right direction for her.
Family, this church is so true. I love being a missionary. I love all y'all so much, y'all are always in my heart and prayers. Have a blessed day!!!
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Oddly enough, this isn't the first time we've written about human Barbie dolls and we hardly think it will be the last. See, nowadays, plastic surgeons are basically modern day genies — even your most outlandish wish is their command. Take the guy who spent $25,000 to look like David Beckham, as a prime example. Now, we hate to pass judgement, but we think these extreme cases of plastic surgery are about a lot more than just vanity. To be honest, this has addiction written all over it.
18-year-old Gabriela Jirackova from Prague, began her transformational Barbie surgeries at just 16 years old. According to LadBible, she's undergone everything from lip fillers to breast enlargement surgery — taking her from a C cup to a G cup. She also has extensions and semi-permanent makeup to achieve that "flawless" Barbie look. Additionally, Jirackova plans to undergo having rib removal, butt implants and even bigger boob implants.
Say what you will, but Gabriel has definitely achieved her desired look. That said, it doesn't come cheap to look like a human Barbie doll. LadBible reports that she spends roughly $2,000 of her parent's money a month to fulfill her dream. On top of that, it takes her a whopping three and a half hours to get ready every day. Gabriel explains, "Maintaining my image is difficult in all its aspects, financially, physically and mentally too."
Yeah! We bet it's difficult. We can't imagine taking 30 minutes to get ready every day, let alone three plus hours. Despite our reservations, if this is life Gabriel wants for herself, all the more power to her! In fact, that's the exact message she's been spreading during her Barbie journey, "I have been always encouraging others to do what they want to do themselves and what they want to become."
To see more images of Gabriel Jirackova, head on over to her Instagram.
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Who Needs a Television When You've Got the City?
(a soprano is singing an opera aria in her apartment on the 4th floor)
Random man on street (screaming up to the window): Girl, you're not even gonna sing the high note?! Sissy!
Soprano (screaming out the window): Everyone's a freaking critic!
This being New York, you can expect that I edited some of the language. I just thought it was a very comical situation.
Bringing opera to the public isn't as satisfying for the singers after all...
Happy Listening!!! =)
Sunday, October 5, 2008
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Dungy believes in Bucs now and later
IF TAMPA Bay's Tony Dungy is, indeed, a coach on a hot seat, it does not appear to affect him. Nor should it. After all, Dungy, who also happens to be one of the nicest men in the NFL, is the coach who managed to transform the Bucs from joke of the league to one of its strongest teams.
"When you look at the record, you don't look at the last game you played," says Bucs GM Rich McKay, referring to last year's playoff horror against Philadelphia. "You look at what we've done, and Tony's done a truly fabulous job in helping us rebuild what was otherwise a disastrous franchise."
McKay said he was "surprised" when a recent Internet poll -- hardly a scientific measure -- gave Dungy 46.7 percent of the votes as the NFL coach most vulnerable to feeling the heat this year, measured against five other coaches. He says, "There are other coaches in other situations that are (more) precarious."
Yet McKay understands the perception. The Bucs have raised expectations. Over the past four years, their defense has been the most consistently good one in the NFL -- ranking third or better three times, ninth last season. The past two years they retooled their offense.
Now, they are on their third starting quarterback (Brad Johnson) and third offensive coordinator (Clyde Christensen) in three years. Given conventional wisdom that the core of a team can remain intact only for a limited time under the constraints of salary cap/free agency, it's reasonable to wonder if the Bucs can make that final leap upward before their time runs out.
It's called a "window of opportunity."
"If you look at it realistically, ours is a little longer than most because they've done such a good job of re-signing the core players, instead of going outside the organization, and Rich has handled the (salary-cap) situation well, " safety John Lynch said.
"But I think you'd be a fool to not think that these next two years are really our years to make it happen."
Neither Dungy nor McKay subscribes to that theory, however. Dungy is firm in his belief that a team can get good and remain good for a long time, even under today's restrictions.
He says it would be a mistake to believe his team had to win now, or start over.
"If you look at it that way, that we've got three years or two years to get something done, what happens four years from now?" Dungy asked. "You still have to have an organization. You hope that your goal isn't just to win a Super Bowl and then not worry about what happens from there. We could have said our window of opportunity was two years ago, and now it seems we've got better players than we had then."
In fact, the Bucs' turnaround has been little short of a miracle. Everyone used to think of Tampa Bay as the burial ground of the league; after 12 straight seasons with at least 10 defeats, the franchise had to become viable. McKay says the Bucs had to make the fans "get back to liking the team again . .
. and believing that we were an NFL city."
Done. In the Bucs' 20-year history before Dungy arrived, their winning percentage was .307, their record was as good as 10-6 just once, they were in the playoffs three times, and their players had 18 Pro Bowl appearances. In the five years with Dungy, the percentage is .563, they have been 10-6 or better three times, reached the playoffs three times, and had 29 Pro Bowl appearances.
The speculation that Dungy's job is on the line is unfair, and might be fueled by friends of Bill Parcells, who hasn't quit a team and taken a new job for more than a year now and might be getting antsy. Nonetheless, Dungy is unshaken. Nor is he shaking up his philosophy.
Tampa Bay will remain a conservative offensive team that will lean on its defense. Even Warren Sapp admits the defense "slipped" last season "and cost us some ballgames." The Bucs, meanwhile, set a team scoring record, beating their old mark by 53 points, and that's why the "new" offense is, in theory, little changed.
"The perception is that the defense carried the team -- and it should -- but that wasn't always the case last year, and that's something we're going to get fixed," Dungy says. In 2000, the Bucs lost five games when they were tied or ahead in the fourth quarter.
Johnson is a career 61.8 percent passer. Dungy figures that means 50 more completions than the Bucs used to get with Trent Dilfer or last season with Shaun King, and that would make the offense more consistent. It doesn't mean the Bucs will throw more, and Johnson, who passed for more than 4,000 yards with Washington in 1999, acknowledges that.
Tampa Bay also will use Warrick Dunn more as a runner in a two-back set, inspired by Dunn's strong finish a year ago (560 yards, 5.2 a carry) in the final five regular-season games. The offense hasn't been productive so far in preseason, but that doesn't mean much. You only have to go back to last year to find a team (the Giants) that was winless in August and in the Super Bowl in January.


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Amstel is a twitchy race on tight roads with a lot of short climbs. Gerolsteiner have 2 candidates in Schumacher and Rebellin, but I think we may see some young guns come to the fore. Shleck, Ricco, Visconti, Terpesta, or T.Dekker for example.
Will Cunego show some pre-Giro form? Very Italian to have success here in the hillier classics.
You can't count out Rabo with the Spanish armada of Flecha and Friere-they can win it from a break or in a sprint.
Astana have to win every race they can get into and they have a chance with Gusev who is always in the hunt, but most of their team will be focused on the TOG.
I like Ricco, Gilbert, and Freire for the podium. Rounding out the top five with Visconti and a Schelck. I think I might regret not throwing Chavenel in the mix.
Hopefully we will see who is ready for La Fleche and LBL!
Not to mention TOG, Sea Otter, Giro de Trentino, and one of my favorites the Tro-Bro Leon on 04/20.
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I saw this interview on FB and thought it would be fun. Here are Miles' responses:
Q: What is the meaning of life?
A: having breakfast
Q: What makes you happy?
A: airplanes, boats, and up-downs (cranes)
Q:What makes you sad?
A: nothing
Q: When do you feel loved?
A: Momma!
Q: What is the hardest thing in the world?
A: Carrying a wall
Q: What is the easiest thing in the world?
A: Carrying a ball
Q: What makes you feel scared?
A: Dinosaurs & Tigers
Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
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Make sure you do a through deed search on the property you're buying. The land that contains the cemetery may not be included with the property that surrounds it. For example, it may not be a "family" cemetery. A church may have stood there, lo many, many years ago. An acre or two of land may have been given to that church.
Visit the local newspaper offices to check on how far back their archives go. Armed with birth and death dates from some of those stones, research the newspaper articles around those dates. If you're lucky, you may find references to the cemetery in death notices. Birth notices, may give you further information about other family members who were later buried there.
In addition, you may find articles and even pictures relating to your farm. Family reunions, prize winning crops, barn raisings, and corn huskings are some events that may have been newsworthy, at the time.
Talk to owners of other family farms in your area. Especially those that have been held by the same family for a number of generations. Older family members may know that "great uncle Frank" was buried in that cemetery.
Visit local churches and funeral homes. Look for ones that were established within or before the timeframe of the dates you were able to find. Each may have some records that will aid in your search.
Spend some time at the county government offices. If the records haven't been destroyed by fire or other disaster, you may find much of what you need there.
Since you have some names and dates, use the Internet. Today, there are many databases on line with information that can aid in your efforts. Use your favorite search engine and combinations of keywords to focus your search. If you're very lucky, someone may have already done a family tree that contains info on one or more of the people buried in your cemetery. Your county and state may have public records, on-line, as well.
After you find out the 'rules and regulations' that apply to your cemetery, talk to your local newspaper. Explain to them what you are trying to do. A favorable article on your efforts, may bring forth resources that wouldn't be available from any other method. It can help quell some of the potential problems, as mentioned by another poster.
In closing, I'd like to give you a pat on the back for the respect you're giving the people buried there. Good luck with your efforts. And, please do keep us posted on your progress.
What you want to do sounds honorable and is the right thing to do. We cleaned up an abandoned cemetary here as part of a Scout project some years back. It made the local paper--a lot of folks didn't even know there was a cemetary there. Anyway, as a result of what we did, the place was "adopted" by a nearby church and now gets regular attention, and a large monument with the last living member of the old church that had been there attended (she's in her 90s.).
Good luck, and stay in touch!
Have fun with the new place!!!
Kat in NJ
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The Terracotta Warriors have come to Wellington. Or, to be more precise, this is a private collection of life sized models, replicated authentic handmade copies of the originals. We took out SLG friends to see them today at St James Theatre. With nine of us, we were just short of the number needed for a group concession entry price. Robin was sent up to the ticket office to see if we could get the cheaper price anyway. "Get someone off the street", was the suggestion. So we invited the three people behind us in the queue to join us in the ticket purchase. Great, we now qualified for group discount.
As we entered the exhibition our tickets were checked by a young man dressed in authentic period costume. We admired bronze and jade grave goods, including several beautifully carved vases. There were several warriors on display painted in vibrant colours, as they would have looked originally. We are so used to seeing the terracotta warriors in their dusty hues that these bright ones seemed rather garish to us.
We then went through to the main part of the exhibition to see the terracotta warriors all lined up. As the weight of these was more than 10, 000kg the building needed to be tested to ensure it could carry the weight. They all looked so amazingly lifelike. Each warrior is unique in size, shape, uniform and face. There was an exact replica of the Emperors bronze chariot and horses, as well as swords, crossbows and axes.
Every visitor goes into the draw to win a trip to China, so we are hoping that one of our group will be the lucky winner. How wonderful it would be to view the terracotta warriors at the place they were found in China.


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Coming out as a Fan
It's time for me to come out as a member of sci-fi fandom. I love science fiction and fantasy. I've read the books, watched the shows, and seen the movies. I've attended Cons. And yes, I have worn Vulcan ears.
It's time, because my novel, The Speed of Clouds, which is coming out soon from New Door Books, is about a sci-fi fan who lives a good part of her life in the world of sci-fi fandom. She edits a fanzine, is undyingly passionate about her beloved show's universe and characters, and learns life lessons through her fan-world relationships.
I want to come clean, because if anyone wrote a book about fandom without being a fan herself, it would be creepy. Fans have to deal with enough condescension and poking fun as it is.
Looking back, I realize that it started early. As a kid, I fell into A Wrinkle in Time, The Martian Chronicles, and The Lord of the Rings. I watched the original Star Trek when it came out. Later, I married a sci-fi fan who introduced me to Dune, Ringworld, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. Our son watched it with us, and I decided to take him to a local convention. And then another, and another.
I think Ethan enjoyed going to these Cons, but for me they were a revelation. I'm talking about the fans themselves — some declaring their loyalties on T-shirts, but others wearing Federation uniforms, and some even in full costume and makeup as various aliens, androids and cyborgs. I admired the purity of their devotion, allowing them to undertake these transformations into someone out of this space and time. This was the heart of fandom, where you could congregate and become part of the fictional world you loved. You might attract stares and giggles in the lobby, but inside you were safe. Your masquerade might be more or less prime-time worthy, but it meant something.
Then there was the other part — seeing the stars and supporting players, testing out the uncanny space between their own real-life selves and their galaxy-traveling, beaming-aboard characters. That space was thick with the fairy dust of glamour. I believe that in some part of a fan's brain, seeing those working actors is the same as being in a room with the beings they play. And I say that as a fan.
In these two ways — the cosplay and the communion with the inner world of the show — you had to be there. Physically. These two pillars of Con experience made it real, in a way that watching or reading couldn't. They were modern-day rituals of connectivity, bridging the gap between fiction and the non-fictional stuff (dispiriting, difficult or overwhelming) we deal with every day.
I'm not the best fan. I don't write fan fiction, although I've read it. I haven't watched every single episode of every single show, and I can't parse subtleties of canonical history. But I've been touched by what I've seen — intrigued, annoyed sometimes, inspired — and I've wanted to talk about this with other fans. In the end, being a sci-fi fan means acknowledging that our lives on Earth are also situated against the vastness of space, and in the vastness of imagined possibilities that may or may not play out in the future. Stepping into the fan world means you embrace the bigger and wilder perspectives that may help you deal with what's in front of you. The Speed of Clouds is my homage to that world and to the people in it.
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So there is something about the month of January and the years 2003, 2006, and 2009. First in 2003 when Ammon was 14 months old he touched my parents wood burning stove and burned his hand. Then in 2006 when Emily was 16 months old she did the same thing. Now today Ethan touched our gas fireplace. He was lucky enough to have only gotten his fingertips where the other two also burned their palms.
I wasn't home at the time and Michael had put him in the family room with the two younger girls to play. Well when I put him on the floor in there I arrange our three banana chairs around the fire so he can't get to it. Michael thought that since he was on the other side of the room playing that he was fine, so he didn't bother with the chairs. Of course as soon as Michael left the room he crawled over there and touched it. When I got home Michael had put him to bed because he was crying, Michael didn't think he had touched it, so he wasn't too worried about him, but when I checked his hand sure enough there were big ugly white blisters on each fingertip. So I took him to see the doctor and he did just what I expected him to do. He applied silvadene cream, also known as silver sulfadiazine cream, wrapped it in gauze and gave me a prescription for the cream and said to keep it wrapped, changing it twice a day, for two weeks. And to watch when the blisters pop that they don't get infected.
So we're at 50% for burns, thankfully still at 0 for broken bones, and 34% for stitches/staples. I'll keep my fingers crossed that the broken bones stay at 0.