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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
'Frank' Carter of Mars
3 months is a long time...
sinfully long to keep anybody from following but I still get comments...thanks guys!!
Im in for some big things at work..
and big things keep me busy...
But never too late to pay homage to one of the greatest artist that this planet has ever seen..
Frank ...
you're works have always kept me going...
it still will..
and you will live on forever!!
A Tribute in B/W.
22 comments:
- David chung said...
awesome as always , missed your updates :)
- July 20, 2010 at 11:38 AM
- TJ Lubrano said...
Very very cool!! I neglected my blog for quite some time too, will get back to it asap!
Take care!
- July 20, 2010 at 3:27 PM
- shamil said...
nice wrk manoj g..i like d ch attitudes well ...
- July 20, 2010 at 11:53 PM
- Jason Crawford. said...
I love your gestural marks, and also the use of spot blacks.
What inspiration did you have for this piece?
- July 21, 2010 at 3:05 AM
- Abhilash.N said...
Thats the Manoj I know...!!
- July 21, 2010 at 10:44 AM
- kArthIk said...
And the princess is called...Dejah Vu??? This is pretty good
- July 21, 2010 at 11:35 PM
- ratheeshk said...
excellent work manoj..
- July 23, 2010 at 10:20 PM
- Dilanka S said...
Manoj! wow, love your animated style. Would love to see more of your work.
Thanks for the kind words. :)
- July 25, 2010 at 3:13 PM
- Manoj a menon said...
thanks a lot for the kind words everybody.
David: Yes ...that was awfully long absence.Thanks for reminding me.
TJ: Pls do post more...you've got a great style with the colors.
Shamil: Thanks buddy.BTW I the 'mahabharatham' trailer...cool stuff done neatly...how many did you say your team is? Im closely watching your blog.I will be commenting in detail once I get some time off...very inspiring.
Jason:A great question.I've never been a fan of conan...or none of those 'beefed up' guys'.Im more of a storyman...but somehow the spacepunk genre had always influenced me...flash gordon and ofcourse john carter....
there's nothing'super' about these guys ( batman too) which makes them so vulnerable and 'real'.
It was quite recently that i came to know of JC of Mars although I had seen a lot of those great artworks from Frazetta.
You know what these paintings make me feel? its not just the awesome artworks but they make you think 'Holy...what happened next?' cause there's always this demonoid/monster/alien who is supersized and powerful waiting to pounce upon this cool guy and the 'damsel in distress'....
again...very vulnerable.
i hate to show monsters in their full spree at times....
you may just need to show a bit of it and leave the rest to the imagination of the viewers...
and one more thing...i tried to match the portrait of frazetta with john carter ...sad nobody noticed..
great question ..well asked...i hope this answers your question...
have a great time mate.
Abhilash: Look who is here...son of a gun.thanks chakkare.
Karthik: Thanks buddy.yes the princess is Dejah vu ..:)
Ratheesh: and look 'who's ' here AS WELL!!
Dilanka: Thanks for the kind words.Your blog sure kicks some cool ass man...and I felt pissed off cause the industry should have already taken you..yes!! I mean it!!
- July 27, 2010 at 8:15 PM
- Andy Bialk said...
Nice sketch! Keep it loose! Love the tiger, too!
- August 5, 2010 at 10:40 AM
- Sami said...
great to have stumbled on to your blog. great works here :)
- August 16, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- Ken said...
whoa I havent been by in AGES! Missed your blog man. Lovely piece. Please keep them coming :D
- December 17, 2010 at 9:56 AM
- jazzlamb said...
HEY! I've seen this blog so many times, only now it occurred to me that we've met :D I'm glad you liked the work! Thanks a lot! Means a lot coming from someone your calibre!
- March 18, 2011 at 11:19 PM
- Sami said...
Waiting for more updates :)
- March 21, 2011 at 8:11 AM
- jazzlamb said...
Hi Manoj! Awesome stuff, as always! Keep it up! :D
- May 8, 2011 at 1:36 AM
- raviswami said...
Nice work !...good to know us Pallakads are keeping the end up...:)
Ravi Swami
- July 16, 2011 at 3:36 AM
- Francisco said...
awesome, great works
- April 11, 2012 at 12:40 AM
- Manoj Singh said...
Three very beautiful landscapes.
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- April 24, 2012 at 1:11 AM
- Piyush said...
You know what these paintings make me feel? its not just the awesome artworks but they make you think 'Holy...what happened next?' cause there's always this demonoid/monster/alien who is supersized and powerful waiting to pounce upon this cool guy and the 'damsel in distress'....
- April 27, 2012 at 4:53 AM
- partha giri said...
As always, viewing your paintings is so much fun! This made my day :) thx
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- August 27, 2012 at 2:37 AM
- Manoj Singh said...
Beautiful landscapes.
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Tagore would have been immensely pleased with the way he was remembered in Buenos Aires on 10 December. There was Rabindra Sangeet by Sreyashi Mishra from Kolkatta, talk on Tagore- Victoria Ocampo by Axel Maimone, the Argentine scholar and recitation of Gitanjali poems by Gustavo of Hastinapur Foundation, Argentina. The setting for the celebration was perfect. It was in the garden of Vila Ocampo, the historic residence of Victoria Ocampo, where Tagore had met her and stayed as her guest for two months in 1924. The magnificent mansion with its beautiful garden, majestic trees and exotic flowers was shining in the golden rays of the evening sun. Even the the birds and insects in the garden joined in the celebration with their excited chirpings and singing.
Gustavo reciting Gitanjali...
In my speech I quoted this Tagore's poem,
Exotic blossom
I whispered again in your ear
what is your language dear
you smiled and shook your head
and the leaves murmurred instead
The audience had the opportunity to listen to the murmurrings of the leaves of the garden to the music of Rabindra Sangeet and the poems of Gitanjali. This splendid house and the fantastic garden filled with flowers had inspired Tagore to write his Purabi poems. The Exotic Blossom which had inspired and rejuvenated Tagore was Victoria herself.
Axel Maimone talking about the romance between Tagore and Ocampo
Victoria had inspired Tagore not only to write the Purabi poems but had also encouraged him to paint. She organised the first exihibition of Tagore's paintings in Paris in 1930 using her own funds and contacts.
Rabindra Sangeet by Sreyashi Mishra.
After the visit in 1924, Tagore and Victoria had exchanged a number of letters. Tagore had addressed Victoria as Vijaya and called her as ¨my bhaloabasa¨. Victoria started her letters with ¨Dear Gurudev¨ and ended with ¨your Vijaya¨. The easy chair which she gifted to Tagore is still in the Shantiniketan museum.
The Tagore- Victoria encounter was not just personal between the great poet and his admirer. It was the beginning of the literary and cultural encounter between India and Latin America. .
More on Tagore and Victoria in my blogs
Ketaki Kushari Dyson has written a book ¨In your blossoming flower garden¨ describing in detail the Tagore- Victoria relationship and reproduced their correspondence.
The Tagore celebration was part of the IV Festival of India 3-13 december, organised by the Embassy of India in Buenos Aires.
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These things were not enough for me to disassociate myself from the group. Like I said, they were a great bunch. I would roll my eyes and complain to E about it. But overall, it was a fun group...
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A lot of us quit (of course). And then the drama began. Some people wanted to announce it on our channel. To me, this made sense - if I have been light-weight advertising for the group, mentioning it in a lot of videos, wouldn't it make sense that I tell people who watched those videos that I left the group and why?
Well, this was against the newly-enforced "rules".
So, some of the people who mentioned it were cyber-bullied. Bullying (cyber or not) is one of my pet-peeves. Actually, pet-peeve is too light a word. I abhor bullying. So, I wrote a pretty harsh blog-post about the whole thing and did a vlog pointing to it. Of course there was backlash. I expected it. But, it DID stop the bullying.
Although, I was warned (by the "founder" of course) that I would lose subscribers, I actually gained quite a few by doing that (although that was NOT my intention!)...
Anyway, that was the end of my youtube "drama". It was kinda exciting, but I would not welcome too much of it!
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(On Dracula) "In playing the picture I found that there was a great deal that I had to unlearn. In the theater I was playing not only to those spectators in the front row but also to those in the last row of the gallery, and there was some exaggeration in everything I did, not only in the tonal pitch of my voice but in the changes of facial expression which accompanied various lines or situations, as was necessary. But for the screen, in which the actor's distance from every member of the audience is equal only to his distance from the lens of the camera, I have found that a great deal of repression was absolutely necessary."(1930 Hollywood Filmograph interview)
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The night before all of New York City went dark, I accepted a blind date from a guy who owned a motorcycle. I was excited, but careful not to tell my overprotective father. He found out, and as I was applying black eyeliner and red lipstick, the "full metal jacket" of color and shadow, his fierce moonface suddenly appeared next to mine in the mirror.
"I see you're dolled up with enough paint to join the circus."
Then Mother stuck her head in: "Is it wise to go on a motorcycle blind date on a work night?"
I was 18, working my first full-time job in Manhattan and enjoying what was quickly becoming my born-to-be-wild status, but my business was always the tribe's business. A decade had passed since I had polio and recovered, but to them I was still breakable.
"Cover up better or you don't go out," my father said.
"How 'bout I wear mittens and a baby bonnet?" I shot back.
If the Great Blackout of '65 hadn't occurred the very next day, I might never have recalled this particular date. But one incident that night left its mark: When my date stopped for a light, and I rested my leg against the exhaust pipe, I burned my ankle so badly it practically sizzled.
"You OK back there?"
I would never admit I didn't know about motorcycle exhausts, plus I was in denial about having balance problems. At the time, I felt I could do anything, go anywhere, keep up with anyone. To me, denial was far more preferable than despair.
The next morning my back ached in a way it never had, my ankle was swollen and puffy, and the burn had turned dark red and was beginning to ooze. Mother flipped when she saw it.
"Idiot! I knew it — ga-head, miss work, get yourself fired!"
"Is that your motherly concern voice?"
She insisted I see the family doctor right away, but I hated doctors, vowed never to go near a hospital unless they took me unconscious, by ambulance.
Ignoring the pain, I somehow got dressed, took a couple of aspirin and made it to the subway. But as I boarded the train into Manhattan an uneasy feeling came over me. My entire family, thanks to my fortune-telling grandmother, for whom I was named, thrived on superstition and premonition, and I wondered if the burn injury wasn't a sign to stay home from work that day.
I would have crossed to the opposite platform and gone home, but I didn't want to give Mother the satisfaction. I'd show her I could show up!
I was all about competition, fortitude and toughing it out. I never gave in, never gave up, and never admitted fear or pain, for which my threshold was high. I taught myself to dance, utilizing every muscle group I had, despite destroyed quads in my left leg, and vowed to get better at it. If there was something I absolutely could not do, like run or skate, I still hung out with the runners and skaters. And, like many polio survivors, I truly believed that with each passing year I'd only become stronger. The condition known as post-polio syndrome, losing the precious strength I so arduously built up with practice, over the years, was still an unknown.
At work the day dragged, and my ankle throbbed worse with each hour that passed. It slowed me down, too, as it caused me to favor my bad leg. Finally, Joan, the senior secretary, noticed.
"Are you limping? What happened to your leg?"
"Oh, I went on a wild motorcycle ride last night."
Her eyes widened. "I see."
Apparently, she had not noticed, although I worked there seven months, that I walked off-kilter. This wasn't unusual; I sometimes got the question from people I'd known for months, and it delighted me that with barely a limp I passed for "normal."
I didn't realize what a toll, mentally and emotionally, that charade took.
Decades later, when I had to use a power chair for distance, it was a huge relief to admit I was exhausted.
It was Friday, Nov. 9, 1965, the time of year when it gets darker earlier and earlier until right before Thanksgiving, when night falls at 4:30. The hour arrived and a gloom settled over me that I couldn't shake. I still had an hour before I could clock out.
To kill time I unclasped the locket my boyfriend, Joe, had given me for my birthday, and attempted to fit another guy's picture into the small heart-shaped space inside. I was far from ready to get serious, but if it were up to my parents I would have been married already, or at least engaged. They hovered, especially my father, who made no secret of wanting me to meet someone who would take care of me for the rest of my life. When I argued that I wished to be independent, a look of terror came over their faces. I believed I was capable of taking care of myself, but apparently that was not an option.
I had my coat on, waiting for the moment I could leave. Joan had spoken to me about "running off" at 5:25, when I should have waited until 5:30. I counted the minutes; that's how I know that at 5:27 the lights went out.
I was plunged into blindness. All typewriters, Xerox machines, anything that made office sounds stopped dead, as if a giant plug had been pulled.
"What's going on?"
"Don't know," Joan said. "This has never happened."
Later, I was grateful for her watchfulness; had she let me get away with leaving five or 10 minutes early, I would have surely been caught underground in a stalled train.
"I wonder if it's just our floor," she said. I heard her chair squeak as she pushed away from her desk.
"How long, do you think, before they fix it?"
My voice sounded a little shaky to me, but I would not admit, even to myself, that I was scared.
"I haven't the faintest idea," she said.
From his office nearby, Mr. McMurray, our boss, shouted, "Joan!" He, too, sounded anxious. Another voice called out for a flashlight. Nobody had one but everybody smoked, so there were plenty of matches to strike and lighters to click. And then we all waited. And waited. No lights came back on; no one came into our office in the dark to tell us what happened. All the phone lines were dead. It appeared as if Macy's, the world's largest department store, had lost all power and they weren't fixing it soon.
When you can't see, you lose track of time, so I guess it was a half hour later when someone announced that we should all form a line and try to find the stairs. Just the mention of stairs made my heart race; stairs were not my forte. No one knew where they were, either, but at last, amidst lots of toe-stubbing, bumping into chairs, and joking around, we found the exit. Only I wasn't laughing; I was getting more and more anxious. It hit me that we were 13 floors up, and I was going to have to walk down every one of those flights if I wanted to leave the store.
"I don't know if I can do this," I whispered.
"Of course you can," Joan said, grabbing my arm. "Besides, you can't stay up here by yourself; it could be hours before they fix it. Get behind me and stick close."
And just like that, my sham was over. After we walked down three flights, I confessed my big secret:
"I have to go up stairs one at a time, and I'm not much faster going down." I resisted the bizarre urge to add that it was because of a skiing accident. "So you don't have to wait for me, just run on ahead when you want."
"Nonsense. Why would I run?"
Joan was like that, not a particularly friendly girl, but sensible, reliable. Even though I figured she was just being polite, I never liked her more than at that moment.
"Well, I might have to rest."
"Fine. We'll rest."
The very word, "rest," was hateful, and, I felt, the worst form of weakness. Resting was for old ladies and the infirm. At 18, there was no way I wanted to admit I sometimes needed to rest. I said nothing and kept on.
I clung tight to the banisters so I wouldn't fall. Every so often, without apology, someone from a higher floor panicked and bolted past, nearly knocking us over. Other than that, it was a pretty orderly descent.
I surprised myself by keeping up. Every polio survivor develops their own strategies for getting around, and no one can define what those need to be except us. For me, the banister had to be on the left-hand side in order for me to go faster, and I had taught myself to go down stairs after locking my left knee, which tended to buckle, and before stepping down with my stronger right leg. This lock-step rhythm worked great most of the time, but the burn injury on my good leg
distracted me. Each time I touched the banister on the next landing was a victory.
"You OK so far?" Joan positioned herself in front of me, floor after floor.
"Yes, but I have to stop pretty soon to — rest. So if you have to run ahead …"
"I have no intention of running."
An elderly woman with white hair brushed past me. She was breathing hard, but not struggling to go down, and she kept moving. I wondered how I'd be at her age. It was not something I wanted to think about. But as surely as if I were a clairvoyant, I saw the future: it would be harder for me, physically, than for others. I knew that day I was at my optimum best.
By floor three, my good leg ached from doing all the work, and my bad leg threatened to buckle at any moment. I was terrified of stopping and being trampled; it had happened to me once, years before on the subway, going to school.
"I need to stop and rest, like, almost immediately."
"We're just about at the main floor," she said. "You'll make it. You're doing fine!"
And strangely enough, that was the last of Joan. We simply lost each other in the crowd; one minute she was egging me on, and the next, gone.
She was right, though. I did make it out. Someone had pushed open the exit door and yelled, "Main floor!" I was almost safe.
Before I made my way across the main floor, I stopped at the first counter I came to, leaned across it and embraced it, as if it were a person. When my hands touched soft things, I figured I had found Scarves and Gloves, and had the thought to take something, a little token of my adventure. I resisted, in case somebody spotted me. I simply rested until my left knee stopped being uncontrollably wobbly.
When I finally made it outside, to 34th Street, I was shocked to see my city blacked out. By then, rather than fearful, I was exhilarated; no matter what was going on, I had made it down 13 flights of stairs without toppling!
There were no traffic lights, store lights, or street lights, only headlights from hundreds of cars, and a massive traffic jam. I felt as if I'd stepped off a plane in a foreign city, because nothing looked familiar. But I wasn't caught in the subway tunnel, which was good. I began to walk uptown, finally breathing normally.
Somehow, a couple blocks later, I met up with a girl from accounting and her friend, and by some miracle the three of us managed to get a ride uptown. I remember this good Samaritan's car when he stopped for us — a Town Car or a Cadillac — because it was big, but I never knew his name. He drove each one of us to our door.
"She's here, Rose, she's home!"
I heard the relief in my father's shout when I passed our windows. And it turned out my boyfriend did drive downtown in his Volkswagen Beetle, but couldn't find me. My brother found this hilarious.
"He went all the way to Macy's and he missed you!"
My father snorted. "Told you he was a schmuck."
The Great Northeast Blackout of '65, which began at the height of rush hour on Friday, Nov. 9th, trapped 800,000 people in New York City's subways, stranded thousands in office buildings, elevators and trains, and affected not only New York State, but portions of seven neighboring states, including parts of Canada. The National Guard was called out, as well as scores of off-duty police, to prevent looting. Some commuters spent the long night in those dark subway cars, while others were escorted out, through rat-infested tunnels, by firemen, after which they had to climb their way up to the street.
We eventually learned that somehow a 230-kilovolt line near Ontario was tripped, causing a "cascade" through the Northeastern network, and "a surge of power that overwhelmed transmission lines." By noon the next day, all power was restored to New York City, and it was as if the blackout had never happened.
I was grateful I got home OK and didn't fall down the stairs, but not so happy to have my cover blown in the office. Now, I could no longer pass as nondisabled; I'd have to own up to my limitations — at least to Joan and my boss. Still, I was a girl who tried, who was not afraid to be afraid. I walked down 13 flights of stairs on the assumption that I could, and I made it; plus, I got myself home without anyone "saving" me.
I felt a little stronger than the day before, and ready for more challenges. I could travel. I could meet life head-on. But I wasn't fooled. I knew that one day it would be otherwise.


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The 2013 Marketing Forum USA (@MKTForum) was held 20 October – 22 October at The Four Seasons in Scottsdale Arizona and hosted some of marketing's top movers and shakers. The invite-only event featured keynote addresses by Evan Greene, the CMO for The Recording Academy (the Grammy Awards), Rohit Bhargava (Author of Likeonomics and Personality Not Included) as well as presentations by Suzanne Fanning, President of the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA), Douglas Spencer, head of Brand Management for Thomson, Reuters, Bev Thorne, CMO for Century 21 Real Estate and Marc Jenkins, the VP Digital Media for NASCAR. What follows are excerpts from three of these presentations.
Evan Greene (@hopeandchange) , CMO of The Recording Academy/The GRAMMY Awards, "Transformative Marketing: Building Trust and Credibility"
It is more challenging than ever to authentically connect with today's consumer, and accordingly, trust is at an all-time premium. Whether in the B2B, B2C or D2C space, today's marketers must be engaged in a consistent, respectful two-way dialogue with their target audience. Make no mistake, the customer and fan experience has evolved into one driven by engagement and "share-ability." Evan's presentation focused on the transformation of the GRAMMY brand experience from a once-per-year TV awards show to music's biggest brand. What makes the transformation so interesting is that the Recording Academy isn't a traditional product or service, but rather a company for whom marketing doesn't neatly fit into the core function of the company. The mission of The Recording Academy is to drive advocacy, philanthropy, and membership, and as such, the focus isn't on "selling" anything. So what is the role of marketing? The goal has been to increase relevance and resonance.
To build relevance, Evan and his team focused on activities that reinforce integrity and trust by moving from a one-day-a-year TV event to a 365-day brand engaged in a meaningful dialogue with music fans all year. To accomplish this, they developed meaningful, strategic partnerships that reinforced key brand messages, established year-round activation events that connected the Grammy brand with fans at both the national and local levels (e.g., GRAMMY concerts), created year-round social content and invested in innovative, leading-edge digital programming. The results: the 55thGRAMMYs in 2013 became the largest social event in TV history.
Rohit Bhargava (@rohitbhargava), Author of Likeonomics and Personality Not Included, "10 Marketing Trends that Will Change Your Business"
For each of the past four years, best selling author Rohit Bhargava has curated a list of new business trends to watch in the coming year. The following is a sneak peak at a couple of "hot" trends that will impact marketers in 2014. To find out more, check out Rohit's website: 15Trends.com
#1: Branded Utility. Companies are starting to create content that incorporates meaningful solutions for consumers, essentially combining marketing and operations activities to increase consumer engagement. An example Rohit used to demonstrate this is a new Charmin app called "sit or squat" which directs consumers to the cleanest bathrooms when they are away from home. While there isn't any effort designed to specifically educate the consumer about Charmin, the app provides consumers with valuable and helpful information and in so doing, creates a positive association with the brand. This trend has been popularized by two recent best-selling books – Youtility by Jay Baer and CTL ALT DELETEby Mitch Joel.
#2: Non-Digital Connoisseurs. Truly enthusiastic consumers are desiring the original experience and paying top-dollar to get it. An example of this are the consumers who are choosing to buy vinyl records, despite imperfections, over the digitally engineered alternative. This desire to have original products has been around for a long time in certain categories (e.g., people who buy old cars) but the interest is expanding into other categories and into younger demographic groups.
Suzanne Fanning (@SuzanneWOMMA), President of WOMMA, "The Shifting Marketing Landscape"
As the President of the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA), Suzanne discussed how important WOM is, how it differs from social media, the characteristics of a good WOM program, and how to measure WOM. She indicated that Nielsen research suggests 92% of consumers trust recommendations from friends and family more than any other form of advertising. Additionally, according to a recent CMO study, CMOs will spend nearly 20% of their budgets on social engagement within the next 3 years, which is 3 times the amount they currently spend.
While all areas of social are important, Suzanne distinguishes between WOM and most digital-only forms of social engagement because WOM transcends all vehicles. According to Keller Fay research, only 10% of consumer conversations occur online with the other 90% occurring elsewhere, making WOM engagement broader than digital engagement.
The key characteristics that strong WOM programs have: 1) credibility, 2) social component (an inherent hook that motivates consumers to share), 3) repeatability (one hit wonders without lasting power fizzle too fast), 4) measurability, and 5) respectful (e.g., privacy). She also talked about the role that a good content strategy plays in the success of all types of social engagement. An example of an effective campaign-based WOM program was the "Baconbarter" effort whereby Oscar Meyer sent comedian Josh Senkey across country to travel America using only bacon as his currency.
While CMO conferences today are often replete with session after session talking about digital / social media, this conference had a nice blend between the tactical and the strategic side of marketing. As a bonus, it was held at one of the top resorts in the southwest.
Join the discussion @kimwhitler
The Marketing Forum conferences are invite-only events, designed to create unique, one-of-a-kind executive exchanges that facilitate discussion and debate among a select group of executive marketers.


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Impressive Ballet Dance Photographs
Ballet is a type of stage art, performance, the content of which is embodied in the musical and choreographic images. By history Ballet originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century and after that it developed into a concert dance form in Russia and France. The main types of dance in the ballet is a classical dance and character dance . The important role played pantomime , with which the actors convey a sense of the characters, their "talk" to each other, the essence of what is happening. In today's widely used by other ballet dance technique, as well as elements of gymnastics, acrobatics, martial arts, etc. Today, we come up with 30 absolutely impressive ballet dance photographs. Take a joyful look and spread the happiness.
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4. Kristy
5. The dancer
9. Sarah Biernat #9 Contemporary Dancer
10. Wild Roses
11. Salut to Ballet
12. Desert flower
13. Lion in the Dark
14. the dancer
15. Emily
16. Ballet Dance
17. Viola
18. Paula
20. Eszter Ledan, Vienna State Ballet
21. Ballet
22. Dance anywhere
23. Jump with grace
24. An Angel
25. Erika
27. ALYSSA MAKSYM - Dancer - Choreographer
28. Ballet Dance
29. Dancer
30. A Joyous Finish
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We thought it was time for our edchatNZ community to unite and use our network to raise money for a good cause whilst having some fun at this stressful time of year in schools. In demonstrating our digital citizenship to support Movember, we will also share photos, laughs and possibly a few badges or awards over the month.
At the start of Movember, guys take action by signing up with a clean-shaven face and for the 30 days of November commit to growing a moustache. These selfless and generous men are known as Mo Bros and groom, trim and wax their way into the annals of fine moustachery. Mo Bros are supported by the women in their lives, affectionately known as, Mo Sistas - together, our Mo Community raise money and awareness to change the face of men's health.
With the sprouting of a new moustache, Mo Bros effectively become walking, talking billboards for the month, and like a run or walk for charity they use their hairy ribbon to spark conversations around the often ignored issue of men's health and seek funds to support the work of the Movember Foundation.
Sign up here: https://www.movember.com/nz/register/ and choose to join the edchatnz team
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A bullfinch:
A dunnock flying with the bullfinch:
A female Goosander:
And last a 'funny looking' cormorant. I could see that it was a cormorant but it still puzzled me so I sought the advice of experts. Arfon said that it was a 'photograph of continental race of Cormorant (sinensis). The clinching id feature is the gular angle - the shape of skin behind the bill. This race has become increasingly common in recent years and there are now a large number of inland breeding colonies in the UK.' I assume it is of a male in breeding plumage:
All taken with my Canon 500mm lens with 1.4 converter ISO1000 f8 at between 1/1250 and 1/2500sec.


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First shipment from Our Lagacy AW 13 in store now (online soon). We have also got new styles from the New Balance 'Made in USA' collection and some really dope pieces from Kenzo including caps, logo sweats, knits, pants and more! And don't forget - still bargains to be made in our Final Sale Selection, both instore and online HERE
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This trip is open to all Cadets!
Highest finisher at Tar Heel State Classic qualify.
Cadet National Duals
Spokane, WA
June 12-16 2018
Team NC will compete in both Freestyle and Greco-Roman Dual matches against other teams from across the US.
Open to first 17 starters and 3 alternate wrestlers.
$50 Deposit due at Tar Heel State Classic to hold spot on Cadet Duals Team.
The total cost of the trip is $1000 and the balance is due by June 1st
Refund policy on NT invoices?
Beginning 9/11/17: Any deposit placed on a national team invoice will be nonrefundable. Withdrawal from the trip 1 month or longer prior to camp will be eligible for a 75% refund of any additional monies paid, 3 weeks = 50%, 2 weeks = 25% and 1 week or less is nonrefundable
Invoice deadlines
All dual invoices will be due by 6/1 and any invoice for Fargo will be due by 7/1.
There will be a $25 late fee added to any invoice not paid by the due date.
Cadet National Duals Head Coach
Information for 2018 NCUSA National Team Members
Completed forms due June 1, 2018
NCUSA Cadet National Duals Team Package
Camp Location & Information:
Camp Dates June 6-8 2018
Darkhorse Wrestling Academy
2941 Interstate Street
Charlotte, NC 28208
Camp Hotel:
Quality Inn and Suites Airport
Queen City Dr
Charlotte, NC
Arrive for Camp: 9:00 a.m. Wednesday June 6, 2018
Depart for Event: 8:00 a.m. Monday June 11, 2018
Event Location: June 12-16
Spokane Convention Center
334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
Spokane, WA 99201
Team Hotel:
901 W 1st Ave
Spokane, WA 99201
Coaching Staff:
Matthew Linker (336-657-0691 for questions about the trip)
Timmy McCall
Matt Powers
Trip Cost: $1000
***Includes Training Camp, Gear, Airfair, Lodging, Ground Transportation, East Coast Duals Entry Fee and National Dual Tournament Entry Fee***
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The Serie A champions surprised many by dumping Real Madrid out at the semi-final stage in 2014-15, before losing to Barcelona in the final.
Coming up against a rampant Bayern side in the knockout stages is not what Allegri would have wanted, but he intends to go at Pep Guardiola's side over the two legs.
"Will we park the bus? No, it will be beautiful game," he told the Corriere della Sera. "We have to prepare well to go to the quarter-finals, and come out stronger to face the sprint in the league.
"The European showcase is important. After the final in Berlin [last season], the international popularity of Juve changed.
"The league counts, and you have to win it, but the Champions League is seen all over the world and we always have to get to at least the last 16."
Juve have recovered well from their early season slump in Serie A – when they won once in the opening six matches – and headed into the mid-season break with seven successive wins.
Allegri wants more from his squad, though, as they look to claim a five league titles in a row.
He added: "We have room for improvement, [but] we can have a great season. We started with 10 new players, and with some uncertainty having lost some guarantees.
"After the [Supercoppa Italia] success in Shanghai we started disastrously. Now the team is consistent.
"We have to continue like this, the team is growing and we mustn't stop. Maintaining our position does not exist."


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Blues for Mister Charlie, tragedy in three acts by James Baldwin, produced and published in 1964. A denunciation of racial bigotry and hatred, the play was based on a murder trial that took place in Mississippi in 1955. "Mister Charlie" is a slang term for a white man.
The story concerns Richard Henry, a black man who returns to the Southern town of his birth to begin a new life and recover from drug addiction. Lyle Britten, a white bigot who kills him for "not knowing his place," is acquitted by an all-white jury. Racism scars both black and white members of the community who attempt to intervene.


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Consumers in Asia often get to sample new technology on their devices before we do here in the West — things like mobile payments, NFC, and integrated TV tuners, for example. We're slowly catching up though, as NFC has become nearly ubiquitous on smartphones and Google Wallet continues to pop up in retail stores around the U.S. As for mobile TV, there's good news on that front, too.
Dyle Mobile TV and MetroPCS have announced a deal with Mobile Content Venture — a collective made up of companies like Fox, NBC Universal, and ION Media Networks — that will bring on-the-go, over-the-air television viewing to customers in the very near future. Best of all, you'll be able to enjoy Dyle even on phones that don't ship with an integrated tuner. Just pick up an antenna accessory and install the app (which will be available for both Android and iOS), and you're good to go.
According to The Verge, reception wasn't perfect — but anyone who's used a TV with a set of rabbit ears is probably familiar with that limitation. Reception issues aside, the picture and audio were nice and clear on the Samsung demo device.
Best of all, unlike all the streaming video we're watching on our phones and tablets right now, content viewed using Dyle won't put a dent in your mobile data allowance. Sure, you'll have to endure commercials, but that's a small price to pay for truly all-you-can-watch video on your device.
What do you say? Would you be willing to shell out a few bucks on a Dyle Mobile TV setup if it meant you could watch network sports, sitcoms, and news on your devices without running up data charges?
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This program uses the Work Queue system to distributed tasks among processors. After starting sand_align_master, you must start a number of work_queue_worker(1) processes on remote machines. The workers will then connect back to the master process and begin executing tasks. The actual alignments are performed by sand_align_kernel(1) on each machine.
|-p <port>
|Port number for work queue master to listen on. (default: 9123)
|-n <number>
|Maximum number of candidates per task. (default is 10000)
|-e <args>
|Extra arguments to pass to the alignment program.
|-d <subsystem>
|Enable debugging for this subsystem. (Try -d all to start.)
|-F <mult>
|Work Queue fast abort multiplier.(default is 10.)
|-Z <file>
|Select port at random and write it out to this file.
|-o <file>
|Send debugging to this file.
|Show version string.
|Show help text.
% work_queue_worker localhost 9123 & % sand_align_master sand_align_kernel mydata.cand mydata.cfa mydata.ovlTo speed up the process, run more work_queue_worker() processes on other machines, or use condor_submit_workers(1) or sge_submit_workers(1) to start hundreds of workers in your local batch system.


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Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Terraria Eye of Cthulhu
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Where did you get your chocolate eyeballs? My son also want terraria and I know nothing about the game but want to decorate. I have grass skirts and table cloths for grass, blue laterns for the sky, a brown table to simulate sand, and red pool noddles to make tnt. drinks I will figure out and cake that's another story:) love these ideas but need ready made:)ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi, the chocolate eyeballs were Halloween chocolate, but I think you can order from Amazon.com.Delete
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First of all, the 2013 World Table Tennis Championship was held in Paris, France, in May 2013. The biggest news is perhaps that Zhang Jike repeated as the world champion in men's single. In mere 3 years, he has won two world championships, one world cup, and one Olympic Gold, equaling Waldner's major hauls. It seems silly to ask if Zhang is as good as Waldner, but this is not so inconceivable. A big praise for Waldner is his longevity, but one can argue that Zhang's star burns brighter, because he wins so many so quickly.
On closer inspections, though, Zhang may owe his titles to more luck
than Waldner. What would you think if Waldner had won all the big ones
by beating the same Jean-Philippe Gatien in the finals four times? In Zhang's case,
it did happen with Wang Hao instead.
Zhang's playing style can be summed up as control with power/spin, same
as Wang Hao's. For comparisons, Waldner and Ma Lin's style is control
with variations, Wang Liqin's power with control, while Ma Long's motto
is faster and faster. A big advantage of Zhang over Wang Hao is that
Wang Hao's peak is in 2006-2009, so beating a slowly declining Wang Hao
is not easy but still not the biggest deal. Wang Hao tried hard in
Paris, 2013, but at this stage, his movement is only slightly better
than Ma Lin's, which is, sadly, like a flag pole. Zhang won the final
(and previous encounters) by getting to better forehand
positions faster.
Yet, if Wang Hao is so "weak", how come he was in the final, not others, like Ma Long?
In Zhang Jike's four majors, Ma Long played in only the two world
championships due to quotas, and he lost both times to Wang Hao in the semis.
Ma Long historically has had problem with Wang Hao, owing to their
playing styles. Ma Long has balanced forehand and backhand, but he looks to win points faster, so he uses and trusts his forehand more. In the old days (<2010), Wang Hao would initiate attacks with
his penhold backhand over the table, pin down Ma Long at his backhand
corner, then out-rally Ma Long with forehands when Ma Long was younger
with less power. Zhang Jike can't win like this because both he and Ma
use shakehand, Ma Long can go toe-to-toe in backhand, and Ma Long's
forehand is faster and less predictable than Zhang's. Zhang can beat
nowadays' Wang Hao because when it comes to finishing points with a
forehand, Wang Hao simply can't get to as many balls as Zhang Jike.
But how about Ma Long vs a now-weaker Wang Hao, especially, why didn't Ma
Long win the semi-finals in 2011 and 2013? The explanation is that, in
2011, perhaps just a coin toss, in 2013, Timo Boll.
In 2011, the semi between Wang and Ma was close. Ma Long was leading
2:1, and it was not apparent who would win until the end. But in 2013,
it was clear from the very beginning that Wang played much better. Ma long
made a ton of mistakes, and more tellingly, when Wang Hao attacked his
forehand down the line, Ma Long didn't even move. Wang raced to a 3:0
lead before Ma Long responding bravely with two sets and then running out of
gas in the sixth set.
What happened in the semis, including the other semi that Zhang Jike beat Xu Xin even more badly? Well, much can be attributed to the fact they played two matches on the same day.
Wang Hao beat a teammate, a less stressful situation, Zhang Jike beat
the weakest opponent of all, Baum, but Xu Xin and Ma Long used most of their
energy beating their earlier opponents. Thus, Xu and Ma can be excused
for being both physically and mentally drained in the semis. This is a
reason I wrote this post, as I found few people had pointed out this
obvious, at least in the print media.
Anyone who watched Xu Xin beating MATSUDAIRA truly appreciated how much running
and energy Xu spent. The 4:2 score does not tell the full story. How
many times did Xu Xin run around his backhand to play forehand loops to
win just a point? Xu Xin always has a hard time against Zhang Jike
attacking his backhand, but Xu Xin's performance at the semi was way
below his usual.
Ma Long played Timo Boll, no doubt the biggest non-Chinese challenge in men's
singles. The match is arguably of the highest quality
in the whole event, with numerous fast attacks and counterattacks. Both
players gave their best. A number of times I was impressed with Boll
even bothering a long run to cover his wide forehand in a hopeless cause. Ma Long played
fast and furious out of the box and managed to maintain the high gear
through six sets, the last five in close contests. The focus of Ma
long, likely of the Chinese team as well, was to stop Boll. Once he
achieved that, Ma Long was just out of focus, out of goal, and out of gas.
To illustrate the point, this scenario can happen to everybody.
Remember Zhang Jike in 2012, fresh off his London singles' Gold, lost to
Boll in the teams? It is not that Zhang can't lose to Boll, but in that
match, Boll completely dominated the latter half of the match. And
that was already quite a few days after the singles.
In other words, Wang Hao won the semi against a tired Ma Long. Zhang
Jike was lucky in a sense that he has never played Ma Long for his
four major titles. It is not a given Ma Long would beat Zhang, of
course, because Zhang Jike seems to play better and better into the
events. But it is always a regret in sports fans' mind to not see
arguably the best two players meeting in the majors. And as Ma Long
gets older, one wonders how long he can still maintain his quickness.
For Zhang Jike, his style is more geared up for longevity.
Now turn to the 2013 French Open tennis.
Nadal won his 8th title (see post "2012 French Open men's final"), with an epic, semi-final win over Djokovic.
Nadal is returning from an injury and long absence, has been winning a
few tournaments already, but not without question marks, since he had to come
back a number of times, including in Paris, in early rounds. But he
started to play better in later rounds. In the meantime, Djokovic
looked eager for the title, 3:0 beating Dimitrov and Haas, who beat him
earlier in the year. Dimitrov basically forgot how to play tennis in Paris. Haas missed a few put-away forehands, but
Djokovic ran hard and retrieved a lot of balls to overcome Haas.
Nadal was in a winning situation for most of the semi-final. He went
ahead first in the second set, and ahead, twice, in the fourth set, but
lost both sets. Nadal did come back from the fifth set, when Djokovic got
tired at the end. One has to wonder if his tired legs had anything to do with his failing to stop during the famous net play at a crucial time. Sort of surprising, since their 2012 AO final was an hour
longer, in favor of Djokovic. Watching the match, Nadal's backhand stood
its ground better than before, and this allowed him to cover his
forehand, with many straight forehand down the line winners (for more analysis see post "Sports news before 2012 Olympics"). But Nadal's serves
were poor, and fell apart when he got ahead in the second and fourth
sets. How many second, 90 mph serves did he do in those games? If he
wants to have any chance in All-England, Nadal needs to improve his first
serve percentage.
Serena Williams won her 16th GS titles. She is by far the strongest,
and smartest woman player right now (see "Sports news before 2012 Olympics"). Next stop is 18 GS
titles, then she has a chance at Graf's record of 22 titles. An earnest question is, is she the greatest ever?
In the objective criterion department (see post "Is Lin Dan the best badminton player ever?"), forgetting the GS titles
for a moment, Serena has a winning H:H record against everybody, and
has dominated the upcoming generation(s) of players for sure. But
there are caveats.
One is that Serena didn't really dominate the older generation, most of
who just faded away. That is, the overlap was too brief to be a
guide. Her sister, Venus, may be counted as one. Venus may be better
than Serena on grass at their peak, but Venus hasn't been a factor in
years. The same generation, the closest rival is Henin, with Serena
leading by a close 8:6. Hingis was also close, but Hingis is long gone.
Serena has an even bigger advantage against her younger, major rivals, so one also has to wonder about the quality of the younger female players,
so dominated by Serana at an "old" age. Since 2012, at over 30,
Serena seems to have a second (or third) spring in her career. It is
almost like Federer dominating his generation and tennis, but Federer did that in his mid-20s.
In short, it is hard to judge at this point. Serena faces fewer rivals.
Maybe she is just too good (like Federer, but at an older age). Is this natural, or a sign that her
younger opponents are just too weak?


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whether or not they had restored that scene with O'Donnell in Bailey's study, it was absolutely necessary for that 229MV to show the scene of O'Donnell in 1968 on the tv in Fat Moe's. That tv report is the first indication (and I believe the only indication, until Noodles mentions it to Deborah in her dressing room at the end) that Noodles's return has something to do with this probe into Bailey and the union-pension-fund scandal. (This is especially true in the 229MV, which cut out the scene of the elderly Noodles seeing the car at the cemetery and then seeing the same car blow up at Bailey's mansion). If they hadn't shown that tv report, then I believe there would be no mention of Bailey until Noodles talks to Deborah in her dressing room at the end. That would - in my humble, respectful, polite opinion - make zero sense.
There were other options to mention Bailey without showing O'Donnel. This is the usual problem of making films shorter than intended. One missing scene hurts other scenes or creates other problems for the ongoing film.
The half-soldier dialogue in English is indeed confusing. As DJ says, it was looped in there to explain about the cash box since another scene explaining that was later cut (not sure if it was ever filmed).
Not sure that Half-soldier's dialogue is confusing...
Yes, it's hardly confusing. The scene gives some information so that the film can go on. Fits the purpose perfectly.
I agree. In fact, the only scene in any of Leone's movies that I find confusing is the Aschenbach scene in Duck You Sucker.
So, is this new cut worth buying?OUATIA is my favourite film of all time, so on that level I feel obliged to
So, is this new cut worth buying?OUATIA is my favourite film of all time, so on that level I feel obliged to buy it...On the other hand there seem to be criticisms of the print quality...?


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November 2012 by Omnific Publishing
384 pages
Amazon + Good Reads
"The first night after Caroline moves into her fantastic new San Francisco apartment, she realizes she's gaining an intimate knowledge of her new neighbor's nocturnal adventures. Thanks to paper-thin walls and the guy's athletic prowess, she can hear not just his bed banging against the wall but the ecstatic response of what seems (as loud night after loud night goes by) like an endless parade of women. And since Caroline is currently on a self-imposed dating hiatus, and her neighbor is clearly lethally attractive to women, she finds her fantasies keep her awake even longer than the noise. So when the wallbanging threatens to literally bounce her out of bed, Caroline, clad in sexual frustration and a pink baby-doll nightie, confronts Simon Parker, her heard-but-never-seen neighbor. The tension between them is as thick as the walls are thin, and the results just as mixed. Suddenly, Caroline is finding she may have discovered a whole new definition of neighborly...
In a delicious mix of silly and steamy, Alice Clayton dishes out a hot and hilarious tale of exasperation at first sight..."
-Good Reads
It is quickly becoming a trend to choose already released books for my Wishlist Wednesdays. I can't help it - there are so many books that are already out and I just want so many of them. Oh, Wallbanger. How you have tormented me. I have consistently heard how great this book is and how hilarious it is. Given the title and the cover, it is clearly a sexual read but I've come to understand that the comedic element of the story is what sets it apart from the thousands of eroticas on the market. It doesn't take itself too seriously and can actually make its reader crack a smile. I want this book so badly but I am just so damn cheap. Someday, maybe.
Wishlist Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Pen to Paper.


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|They don't look boring
Was it not just a few months ago when Pep Guardiola declared he was to leave Barcelona, a team he built which was uttered in the same breath as Ajax under Michels, Sacchi's Milan and Puska's Madrid. Was it not in the last four or so years where Barcelona's football was the pinnacle of football, where their football was the most sophisticated, technical and most seductive form of football in the world. Was it not every nations dream to cultivate players who could reproduce their type of football and use it to strengthen their national team. They say imitation is the best form of flattery. Perhaps the biggest compliment and ultimate form of respect that Barcelona could recieve is that they have impacted the way the world thinks about football. No longer is it acceptable to play negative football, not least in the top leagues. To support my point, I give you the example of the criticism Chelsea received when they won the champions League. Even Roberto di Matteo was second choice to Guardiola for the position of manager. So what do Barcelona have to do with Spain. If you haven't figured it out yet, Barcelona and Spain are very similar to each other and that gives us a direct comparison to evaluate. If the two teams play similar football, why is it that Spain are boring and Barcelona are entertaining. It doesn't make sense. Keep in mind that Barcelona have been the most successful club team in the past four years and Spain are the most successful national team in the past four years. So why is their a distinction between these two different (but similar) teams?
|Sacchi talking with his players
It is a symptom that Spain have created for themselves. It is a bit like a catch-22 situation where Spain have become so good at what they do, that they simply are better than everyone they play. They have become so good at passing the ball and keeping it that they have gone beyond the point of using it as a style of play which suits them. It has become precious to them, a philosophy, a way of thinking, a way of living even. The two entities, the players and the system, have ceased to exist as two autonomous entities. Instead, they have morphed into one body, they have entangled between each other and are engrained so tightly that it may never be able to be separated. Like a woman and her baby, the bond is universally strong. The system does not change with the players and the players do not change with the system. The players are the system that they play and the system are the players that play within it. It's the same way we associate Neil Armstong with the Moon. We associate possession tiki-taka with Spain and no other team. Spain have become the sole rightful holders of their way of football and no-one can take it away from them. It has become almost a secondary goal of any match they play, where they want to keep their soleful right of their way of football. If they don't, they lose their identity, and many of the worlds conflicts are the direct consequence of people fighting for their identity. As in life, people tend to stick with what's worked in the past, and for Spain, possesing the ball has won them two major trophies in two years and they are in the final for a third in a few hours time. Spain's football is not boring and has never been boring. It just so happens that some people find watching Spain playing matches in a constant fear of losing their identity boring.
I've heard the phrase familiarity breeds contempt. I would like to change it to familiarity breeds boredom. Perhaps this simple phrase can explain how people who hailed Spain as the brilliant modern version of football can now claim to be bored by the very same football. Trust me, Spain are not boring and I certainly don't find them boring. Instead, I find their passing football brilliant and I urge you to enjoy it until their generation of brilliant footballers end and we are left to lament that they are gone. I am bored of people saying that Spain are boring because they are just not.
Prandelli doesn't think Spain is boring-http://www.goal.com/en/news/2898/euro-2012/2012/06/30/3211321/prandelli-expects-spain-to-try-and-suffocate-italy-insists


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What the heck am I talking about, you ask? Delta has been pretty good to me on upgrades as both a Silver, and now Gold Medallion. Usually, I fly Delta for work, and almost always on a K fare, with a few Y fares here and there. With Delta, fare paid can trump status. In other words, if you're a Silver Medallion on a Y fare you will get upgraded before a Gold Medallion on a T fare. I guess I get what they're trying to do, reward those who pay the most, but it can seem a little convoluted compared to the way other airlines do it. In any event, I think Delta's system is why I've had such good luck with Medallion upgrades. Even as a Silver Medallion, I cleared 67 percent of the time in 2010. I think that's pretty snazzy. The last time I cleared to First Class when flying Delta on a personal trip was 2008. 🙂 You get the drift…… fare matters at Delta.
On to the story. I was actually curious to see if Gold Medallion might make just enough of a difference when traveling on a T fare. Today I'm flying BWI-ATL-RDU (yeah, I know…it's the segments). I haven't cleared on either segment, and last time I looked, I was number 13 of 29 for 6 available First Class seats at the gate. Yeah, that won't be happening today. For my return on Sunday, I'm one level up from T….traveling on a U fare. Both segments cleared at the window. I wasn't surprised that I cleared on a 757 at 8:30am Sunday morning, but I was a little surprised that my MD80 connection cleared on Sunday afternoon. Oh well, no complaints.
Up until yesterday, there were a handful of empty seats in First on each flight. In fact, coach on my 757 from BWI this morning was all but empty. That is, until the snow storm canceled hundreds of flights out of the DC area on Wednesday and Thursday. My flight this morning was packed to the gills, and so is my connection. I might've had a shot of clearing at the gate on either flight, but not now.
Well, I just felt like sharing. My grand experiment is giving me a 50 percent success rate at upgrading on a cheap fare with Delta. I guess that's not so bad.


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Covering the assistance needs and resources aimed at certain collectives, such as elderly citizens, dependent people, disabled people and children aged up until the age of three, including services such as care for the elderly; managing playschools and collective restoration.
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Include the necessary services for ensuring the optimal operation of any property, such as maintenance, energy efficiency, cleaning, security, logistics and auxiliary services.
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Encompassing all activities aimed at preserving and caring for public spaces such as managing public lighting which includes investing in changing light fittings, environmental services and airport services.


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At last, Ubisoft has finally admitted that Blood Dragon is a thing and has released the downloadable game's first official trailer. It's enough to bring tears to the eyes of my long-lost, inner '80s child. The trailer encapsulates everything that made '80s TV programs and shoddy VHS recordings so wonderfully B-grade. A VHS, for those of you who are too young to remember Bionic Six, is what we old people used before DVDs became a thing. A DVD, for those of you who are too young to know which program Monica, Chandler and Joey belong to, is like a Blu-ray disc, only crappier.
What, you're still here? You haven't hit the jump to watch the trailer yet? That's very polite of you. Here's more information: you play as Sergeant Rex Colt, a Mark IV Cyber Commando. It's up to you stop a horde of cyborg bad guys (and what looks like a cyborg T-rex towards the end of the trailer) from messing up the already messed up planet. The planet is messed up because it's the year 2007 and "the apocalypse has had an apocalypse".
Also, there are mutant cassowaries and some NSFW language in the trailer.
Ubisoft, I forgive you for everything: the DRM, that Assassin's Creed III bollocks, everything. I love you again.
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"Sesame Street Fever" is the first song on the album of the same name, and it sets the tone for the whole album. Guest star Robin Gibb sings about how disco fever has taken over the entire country, even here on Sesame Street. During the song, various cast members talk about the disco phenomenon, including the Count, Big Bird, and Ernie.
- While the single's picture sleeve gives the title as "Fever!", the actual 45 label says "Sesame Street Fever".
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Fox Debate, you decide!
Tonight in Florida, Fox held a second Republican Presidential debate. Fox does a fairly decent job of supplying a good atmosphere and forum, supplying much more direct and pertinent questioning than MSNBC, at least in my opinion.
After tonights debate, I am still confident in our choice, Duncan Hunter, however, its appearing more and more likely that he's gaining support at a slower rate than is required, unfortunately. A great deal of this has to do with the media's insistence that the "top-tier" candidates, Giuliani, Romney and McCain, (with Thompson being added sometimes) should be given most of the attention. Obviously, I don't agree with this, but it will be up to the other candidates to be more aggressive in getting their message out to the people. Meaning, they are going to have to find creative ways to ensure the people hear their positions on the issues.
So here are my thoughts on each of the candidates:
Giuliani - He will not gain my support for the primaries. I hope and pray that Conservatives can see that he is not the candidate to forward the Conservative ideas and agenda. His stance on abortion, of course, is appalling, as is his stance on gay marriage. I cannot, with good conscience, support a candidate that accepts either of these. I will, however, admit that he has a great sense of humor and is very charismatic. He had some excellent responses tonight, but again, I will not be voting for him in the primaries.
I was again impressed with Mike Huckabee. I liked that he was so quick with his responses and in particular in his defense of life. I believe he has a good presence and seems to be well versed on all the issues. One of the quotes of the night also has to go to him: "I just want to remind everybody when all the old hippies find out that they get free drugs, just wait until what that's going to cost out there."
Duncan Hunter - of course, I admire greatly and his understanding of the need for a strong defense well surpasses that of any other candidate. Again, excellent quote from the night: "A Democrat president with an aircraft carrier sitting a few miles offshore said we will not help the freedom fighters. And a thousand miles away from there is El Salvador, where a Republican president, Ronald Reagan, hung tough, brought freedom to El Salvador. And you know something? Today, they are fighting side by side with our guys in Iraq."
Mitt Romney – of the "top-tier" candidates, I am most apt to vote for Romney. Ideally, I would love to see a Romney/Hunter ticket...but obviously, that is a bit off yet. For now, Romney tends to look and sound the most presidential and again, seems well versed on the issues. I would prefer if he was a bit more assertive and if he appeared to have a bit less of "canned" answers approach, but overall I tend to believe him and trust him based on his past business successes. If nothing else, I believe he is strong fiscally.
Senator John McCain – I have to say I respect him. I don't believe he will be able to make it through the primaries though. For one, his age is a concern, for two, he's disappointed Conservatives far too many times as Senator. I completely love his conviction on the war on terror and I believe he is a man of integrity and courage. But he's not the man I want to see in the White House. On all other issues, besides the war, he has yet to offer a significant proposal and has not impressed upon me that he has any solutions.
Rep. Tom Tancredo – "You know, (filmmaker) Michael Moore went to Cuba not too long ago, and wrote this documentary about the greatness of the system, how wonderful it was to be in Cuba and have a socialized medical system. You notice, however, that Michael Moore came back to the United States!" I have to say I completely agreed with Tancredo and his comments regarding healthcare insurance...the Federal government has NO BUSINESS getting involved at all! It should be up to the individual consumer and the providers, period. A free and open market, where consumers can purchase across state lines (as Hunter stated) will dramatically bring down healthcare insurance costs. Ironically, Tancredo was the ONLY candidate to state as such!
Fred Thompson - Although he had some good one liners...I am just not impressed. Honestly, I think most of the time he sounds as if he has cotton balls in his mouth. He's not real articulate and frankly, I find him not be real sincere. He also just doesn't look real well...maybe he needs his Hollywood makeup crew?? He appears to be very tired and just not up to the challenge in my opinion. He completely failed to leave an impression with me regarding his stance on any one issue. Although, I do remember what he stated about himself when asked if he is "lazy." Great, but really, it's not all about "him!" Frankly, it was a ridiculous question. I want to hear what his thoughts are on the war on terror, what he thinks about abortion, gay marriage, education, business, taxes, etc. All that other stuff about his past accomplishments is fine and dandy, I doubt he's simply "lazy", but I do not believe he has the needed fire and desire to lead our party; especially when he can't fully articulate ONE impressive answer to the basic issues we are currently facing.
Of course, there was one candidate missing, Alan Keyes. For some reason, the Republican Party seems to be keeping Ambassador Keyes out of the debates. Why...I am not really certain, other than perhaps they believe he's just too late to join the party.
Oh...and in case you are wondering, I don't actually give Ron Paul any comments, simply because he's so out of touch with reality that he's not worth the time!! Besides, he's a Libertarian, not a Republican!!
Wrapping it up, I look forward to continuing to hear more from both Duncan Hunter and Mike Huckabee, but if forced to choose one of the "top-tier" candidates, Romney has my vote.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
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Friday, February 19, 2010
Imagine All The People
Posted by Anushka at 8:35 PM
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- Riddhi G.D said...
Ooh, I get to be the first =D I LOVE this one. Sometimes your hand nearly Itches to write about real life, and the tons of writable experience material you come across-but then you have all the hundreds of considerations, and ethics and sensibilites to think of. And of course, then there's yourself. I triple heart this one =)
- February 19, 2010 at 8:53 PM
- joey said...
Very Much.
- February 20, 2010 at 1:05 AM
- Ketan said...
Simply amazing!
I have written a few pieces of fiction, and sequentially my thrust has moved from plot to thought processes.
But I will end up doing injustice to the depth of your ideas in this "story" if I view it only as your commentary on the predicament faced by fiction writers with regard to how true to their experiences they "ought" to get. In fact, everyone is able to view others' thoughts and actions only by comparing them with their own thoughts and actions. Even when we learn to recognize a feeling as simplistic as anger in others, we do so by thinking "how would I have felt in similar situation".
But I guess, this is not what wanted to discuss. :) I just wanted to point out this paradox that even when we write about others, we're basically writing about ourselves 'cuz I believe we are incapable of conveying that which we ourselves would have never felt. We just project our native experiences on others to interpret them. And when we truly try to 'invent' feelings without ever having felt them ourselves, it is merely a gamble with this knowledge that even the reader is going to project some of his or her experiences so as to be able to relate to the sketched characters. :) Convenient, unspoken understanding between the reader and writer. ;)
The choice between romanticism and sensationalism v/s plain speaking of facts is a difficult one. The strongest determinant behind the choice is the motive for writing - catharsis or wanting to be appreciated! If not for slight glorification, true insignificance of human life is unbearable otherwise. Most pople live their lives only to escape the realization of this insignificance. Right from wanting to dominate to wanting to believe in afterlife. ;) Successful writers give what readers want - a meaning to their lives, a cloak to cover up the insignificance.
- February 20, 2010 at 1:42 AM
- Ketan said...
Oh, and if 'Anushka' was a mere adolescent fantasy, is 'Neha' an "adult" fantasy? ;) Or is it not a fantasy and your real name? :P
- February 20, 2010 at 1:47 AM
- Ketan said...
How embarrassing! *Nisha.
- February 20, 2010 at 1:52 AM
- Anushka said...
@Ketan-Anushka Is my real name. The 'mere adolescent fantasy' comment you're referring to was about my older username, Death on Two Legs. As you can see, both my username and me about me has changed since then.
@RGD- I'm still tripping on your writings.
@Joey- Thanks :) I take that as a Real compliment.
- February 20, 2010 at 6:10 AM
- Safdar said...
the Interesting part is, Maybe this is the landmark point where you turn honest.
- February 20, 2010 at 11:22 AM
- The Orange Cat said...
Perhaps there's an entirely different way of looking at this.
Perhaps imagination is the best way to look at life. Realism doesn't necessarily have to be based upon our neighbors.
- February 20, 2010 at 1:11 PM
- Anushka said...
@Safdar- Perhaps :)
@Rohan- Sure. This is only an individual case. SHE wanted to write about people she knew. Maybe she was just a closet bitch XD
- February 20, 2010 at 8:32 PM
- soin said...
i dont think its courage to mould your character on people around you.it takes courage to show them the story after its written.but the courage you speak of is different from the courage you speak of.either way this is well written.free
- February 20, 2010 at 9:28 PM
- Prince of Mirkwood said...
I can't tell you how glad I am that you finally changed your nick from 'Death on two legs'. To tell you the truth, I always thought that when you did change it, you'd make it 'Death grows a third leg' or something:P
I like this post. *clicks on Facebook like button*
- February 21, 2010 at 12:21 AM
- Somewhere Circus said...
I love you.
So honest.
The last paragraph made me give a 70-year-old-ish grin.
- February 21, 2010 at 6:02 AM
- blinknmiss said...
But is this just a coolpost post or are you going to do something about it?
Would like to see either way. Tantalising this was.
- February 21, 2010 at 7:35 AM
- Velocitygirl said...
So yeah, this post scares me a little bit.
I kid.
*clicks on Like button* (Hey, if PoM found it, I can too.)
- February 26, 2010 at 8:56 PM
- Sarbajaya said...
This reminded me a little of a Roald Dahl story.
- March 1, 2010 at 6:43 AM
- Anushka said...
@PoM- What an idea. But it would be esoteric for new readers. Always consider the new readers, bless them :P
@Sahana- I'm flattered :D
@Soumasree- Love from the loved. Doesn't get better :D
@Dulki- Roald Dahl! My hero only.
@Shalmi- I don't know! It was intended to be just a coolpost but it got me thinking.
- March 3, 2010 at 7:59 AM


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FORGET Paul Scholes, Cristiano Ronaldo or even Wayne Rooney.
Rio Ferdinand is Manchester United's most important player, according to Gary Neville.
Sir Alex Ferguson's United skipper should know and he has seen enough class acts during his 11 trophy-laden years for the Reds at right-back.
Neville claims his England colleague Ferdinand holds the team together with his quiet authority and great positional sense.
"We've had some outstanding performers this season, but for me Rio is still the one single most important member of our team," he said.
"He offers that calmness and experience.
His positional sense is great and nothing fazes him."
Thanks to Ferdinand, United have the meanest defence - along with title rivals Chelsea - in the Premiership and they have conceded just nine goals.
This is a huge turnaround from last season when they shipped 34 goals while finishing well out of the title race, and Neville said: "The manager said last season that he wanted to create a solid foundation at the back and we're seeing that this season.
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The long-awaited Surf Race to Victory SUPCross Championships is finally here. On Saturday, September 15, the 5-event Surf Race to Victory SUPCross Series will culminate in Huntington Beach, Calif. before a beach full of competitors and spectators.
After competing in the first four events of the series, paddlers will once again race in heats on a V-shaped buoy course that takes them in and out through the surf multiple times. The previous events held in Southern California and Utah featured similar buoy courses that tested competitors' strength and skills in difficult conditions, and competitors should expect nothing less in Surf City, as last year's inaugural event saw lots of excitement and carnage throughout the day.
In the Huntington Beach Championship event, racers will have to fight their way to the final heat and cash prizes in the knockout format. Racers that don't finish in the top places will be given a second chance at making the final in a repechage heat. Double points will be awarded throughout the day and the final awards ceremony will be held at Surfers' Walk of Fame on Main Street. After the awards, the event continues at Duke's restaurant with a Hinano fashion show and after party. – SC
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Recap: Sharks 2, Blackhawks 1 (SO)
Sharks 2, Blackhawks 1 (SO): Joe Pavelski, Patrick Marleau and captain Joe Thornton all converted in the shootout as host San Jose snapped its three-game losing streak.
Pavelski scored while short-handed in regulation for the Sharks, who have recorded a total of two goals in their last four contests. Antti Niemi turned aside 29 shots.
Brandon Saad netted a power-play goal for the Blackhawks, who are 1-0-2 on their seven-game road trip. Corey Crawford finished with 38 saves but was unable to make any in the shootout.
Pavelski began the bonus format by getting Crawford to bite on his backhand deke and firing the puck inside the right post. Chicago captain Jonathan Toews answered with a backhander, but Marleau put a shot between Crawford's pads for what proved to be the decisive tally and Thornton sealed the win by dragging the puck past a poke-check attempt and sliding it across the goal line.
San Jose held a 22-21 edge in shots over the first 40 minutes, but neither team was able to get on the scoreboard. The Sharks finally broke through just over six minutes into the third, taking a 1-0 lead with their second goal in 12 periods.
While killing off Brad Stuart's hooking penalty, fellow defenseman Scott Hannan made a long pass from his own zone to Pavelski, who knocked the puck out of the air at the Chicago blue line. With inside position on Duncan Keith, Pavelski raced down the slot and beat Crawford while fighting off the defenseman for his team-leading 29th goal.
The lead lasted only 63 seconds as Chicago answered during the same power-play opportunity. Kris Versteeg threaded a cross-slot pass between two defenders to Saad, who beat Niemi from alone in the right faceoff circle at 7:13 for his third tally in two games.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Blackhawks D Michal Rozsival nearly snapped the 1-1 tie with 7:20 remaining in the third period, but his shot rang off the post. ... Chicago earned four of a possible six points against San Jose this season, posting a victory while dropping two shootout decisions. ... The Blackhawks have won only one of their last five contests but have earned points in 12 of 15 (5-3-7). ... San Jose has scored fewer than three goals in regulation nine times in its last 13 games.


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BAGHDAD Iraqi forces have retaken a cluster of northern villages from Islamic State militants, the government said on Tuesday, pushing closer to an air base that could serve as a springboard for an offensive to retake Mosul, the biggest city held by IS.
Backed by air strikes from a U.S.-led coalition, government troops launched their thrust up the eastern side of the Tigris river from the Makhmour military base in March, but tough IS resistance and rough terrain have slowed their advance.
Government forces have now seized all villages in the Haj Ali area and reached the eastern bank of the Tigris, around 60 km (40 miles) south of Mosul, the Defence Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
An army brigadier involved in the operations to retake Qayara air base on the Tigris's western side said Iraqi forces had dislodged militants from seven Haj Ali villages on Monday evening after Islamic State fled in boats or by swimming away.
"Our sources inside the villages told us Daesh fighters started to flee the villages in large numbers on Monday," the officer said, using an Arabic acronym for Islamic State."The troops' objective now is to hold their positions on the river bank and wait for other forces advancing from the south to close in on Daesh fighters and take control of Qayara air base."
Elite counter-terrorism forces and two army divisions, also bolstered by U.S.-led air strikes, advanced last month from a northern refinery town towards the Qayara airfield, seen as key for a move to recapture Mosul, Iraq's second largest city.
Two years since IS seized wide swathes of northern and western Iraq in a stunning offensive, the tide has begun to turn as an array of forces lined up against the militants have made inroads into their proclaimed "caliphate". Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has pledged to retake Mosul by the end of this year.
The military's recapture of Falluja, an hour's drive west of the capital Baghdad, last month lent fresh momentum to the campaign to recover Mosul, the largest urban centre in Iraq or neighbouring Syria under Islamic State control.
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Underdog team Tanoa Samoa Manono took out the Marist Nines Rugby League Tournament trophy last Saturday evening.
Leading young boxer Tupuola Seua'i Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali leaves for China on Saturday to begin four months of intensive training ahead of the Pacific Games in July.
Super it wasn't — until the drive that won New England its record-tying sixth Super Bowl.
Kiwi FC had their first session back at training yesterday having returned from a successful trip to the Cook Islands for the OFC Champions League qualifying tournament.
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Twilight star Kellan Lutz showed off his ripped torso in the September issue of GQ Style Australia. The 26-year old, who will be featured on the cover shot by Robbie Fimmano, spilled his secrets to staying fit.
"I get bored working out inside, so the beach has been my place lately," he explained. "I run, I swim, I play paddleball, basketball, do some mixed martial arts. I like mixing this up."
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BaliOn fully embraces the responsibility as an environmental conscious company and believes in developing sustainable practices as a leader in the villa rental and management industry in Bali. At BaliOn we are committed to our green policy and the implementation of pro active measurements to help protect and sustain the environment of Bali for future generations.
We recognize the impact of villa-operations on the environment and aim to be as green as possible but maintain the quality of service & facilities expected by our guests.
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NB Liquor Products Support Salmon Restoration
FREDERICTON (GNB) – NB Liquor and the Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation today launched the fourth year of their Protect Our Rivers campaign. Purchasing a participating product at any NB Liquor store between Aug. 24 and Sept. 27 will help raise funds for New Brunswick rivers.
"New Brunswicker's identify strongly with our rivers and with our salmon fishery," said Ron Lindala, chair of the board of directors. "Whether it is boating, fishing or swimming, enjoying our rivers and streams is part of our culture. We are proud to continue to help raise funds to support these excellent river conservation projects."
The program applies to products identified by Protect Our Rivers signage in stores. For every unit sold, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation. There are 43 stores participating in the campaign.
The Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation is a registered non-profit organization with the mandate to promote the conservation of New Brunswick Rivers and streams.
"River conservation efforts are a responsibility of every New Brunswicker, "said Stephen Chase, executive director of the foundation. "This terrific partnership benefits rivers by providing funds for local conservation projects in the province. One hundred percent of the funds raised contribute directly to community groups and is used to protect and restore New Brunswick streams and rivers."
To date, NB Liquor has helped raise more than $250,000 for salmon conservation.
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Desert of Shadows (DoS) is a Live Action Roleplaying game
located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is based on
the Mind's Eye Theater game system.
A Las Vegas based Live Action Roleplaying Organization.
In DoS, you play the part of a supernatural being living within White Wolf's World of Darkness using the rules published by By Night Studios.
As this is a game, your character is represented by your character sheet. Your character sheet is a representation of your characters physical, social and mental capabilities, skill sets and unique supernatural powers. It also determines your ability to interact with the world and with other players.
from By Night Studios
Vampire: The Masquerade is a very socio-political game, where the supernaturals of the city gather and broker deals, vie for power within the city, and defend their domain from external threats.
There is no actual physical contact in games. Some LARP's are known for use of foam weaponry and actual physical contact to resolve game challenges. This is not the case in DoS. Large or dangerous props are not allowed at games. Overall, the game is more like improvisational theater, where you become your characters persona, and create your own story via creative costuming, and social interactions with other players.
Our game is run open book and not for profit.
We firmly believe that if a game is going to cost money to play, then 100% of that money should go back into creating a better game experience. As a result you can expect name brand drinks, superior settings, the best game locations, and useful technology to support the players and storytelling staff.
We endeavor to stick as closely to the settings and rules as printed. If a need ever arises to make an adjustment or modification, it will be published in the FAQ section of our webpage. Characters are expected to adhere to the genre, so players should keep this in mind when putting together character concepts.
You can find more information on what a LARP (or Live Action Roleplaying) game is on wikipedia.org.