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The Maryland Court of Appeals, earlier this week, overturned the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, finding that the Judge erred by failing to instruct the jury on the issue of Assumption of Risk in a personal injury trial.
Our Annapolis Maryland Injury Attorneys have years of experience representing those who have been injured by the negligence of others.
In S&S Oil v. Jackson, the Plaintiff sought personal injury damages as a result of injuries she claimed she sustained while stepping on an uneven flooring surface in a gasoline service station undergoing renovation. The service station's defense was based in part of the allegation that the Plaintiff was contributorily negligent and that the Plaintiff assumed the risk of injuries.
At trial, the station owner testified that there was orange or red caution tape across part of the construction area and a "Watch Your Step" sign somewhere in the immediate vicinity. The Plaintiff testified that she did not see either the caution tape or the warning sign and that she assumed the floor surface was level.
Traditionally, at the close of evidence, the jury is read jury instruction, including an instruction on the issue of Assumption of Risk, if the trial testimony has generated the issue. The most recent jury instruction for Assumption of Risk, as published in the Maryland Civil Pattern Jury Instructions, Fourth Edition, reads as follows:
A Plaintiff cannot recover if the plaintiff has assumed the risk of injury. A person assumes the risk of an injury if that person knows and understands the risk of an existing danger or reasonably should have known and understood the risk of an existing danger, and voluntarily chooses to encounter the risk.
In light of two 2011 Court of Appeals decisions, Poole v. Coakley & Williams Construction, 423 Md. 91 (2011) and Thomas v. Panco Mgmt. of Maryland, LLC, 423 Md. 387 (2011), however, the Maryland Pattern Jury Instructions likely needs revision. Both of these cases make clear that a Plaintiff assumes the risk of injury if the Plaintiff knew, or must have understood the danger. While at first blush the difference between "should have" or "must have" understood the danger may seem insignificant, the latter requires proof that "a person of normal intelligence in the position of the plaintiff must have understood the danger."
In the Jackson case, the Court held that an instruction for assumption of risk should have been juxtaposed with an instruction for contributory negligence. Contributory negligence requires proof that the plaintiff's negligence is a cause of plaintiff's injury. Any proof that the Plaintiff's negligence caused or contributed to her injury is an absolute bar to recovery.
While there is undoubtedly an overlap between contributory negligence and assumption of risk, the Court of Appeals found the judge erred in finding the concepts synonymous and only submitting the question of contributory negligence to the jury. In doing so, the Court found that Defendant was prejudiced in that it was denied the right to present the defense to the jury.
The Court highlighted the differences between the two theories: … [T]he facts may warrant conflicting results under the theories, for example, a plaintiff who proceeds reasonably, and with caution, after voluntarily accepting a risk, not unreasonable in itself, may not be guilty of contributory negligence, but may have assumed the risk." See Thomas, 423 Md. at 418-419.
While the jury found that the Plaintiff was not contributorily negligent, the Court found that the Defendant properly generated the defense of assumption of risk, and by failing to place the assumption of risk issue on the verdict sheet the Defendant was prejudiced.
The Case will now be remanded to the Court of Special Appeals with instruction to remand the case to the Circuit Court for Prince George's County for a New Trial.
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Dundee United manager Alex Smith has shown the door to foreign signings Stephane Leoni and Alphonse Tchami.
French defender Leoni and Cameroon international striker Tchami have failed to make much of an impact as United continue to struggle at the foot of the Scottish Premier League.
Leoni made only five appearances during his three-month spell while Tchami, who signed a two-year contract in August, failed to live up to expectations.
Smith said: "Stephane did all right during his spell at Tannadice, but we have plenty of cover in his position.
Big reputation
"As for Alphonse, he arrived with a big reputation and worked hard on his fitness, but his style of play did not suit Scottish football."
Leoni, 24, came to Tannadice after spells with Metz and Bristol Rovers, but has returned to France to look for a club.
Tchami, capped 57 times, had played with Boca Juniors in Argentina and Hertha Berlin in Germany, but could not come to terms with Scottish football.
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MIDLAND - Unemployment in the Midland Metropolitan Statistical Area was 3.4 percent in January, up from 2.9 percent in December but below the 3.9 percent reported last January, according to Texas Workforce Commission.
The increase was attributed to college students home for the holiday break took seasonal jobs.
Midland continued to report the state's lowest rate, followed by Odessa at 4.1 percent, up from 3.7 percent in December.
Midland's lowest rate remains 2.4 percent, reported in 2008.
"The news is spectacular," said Karr Ingham, the Amarillo economist who analyzes the oil and gas industry.
Ingham said not only did Midland and Odessa have the lowest unemployment in the state but the highest rates of job growth at 9 percent and 8.2 percent, respectively. The next closest MSA was Houston at 4.5 percent job growth.
In the area's dominant industrial sector — mining, natural resources and construction — growth was similarly revised upward.
The commission originally estimated Midland employment in that sector, which includes oil and gas, at 19,800 jobs at the end of 2012. That number has been revised to 23,100 jobs, a gain of 3,300 jobs, sending the rate of job creation in that sector from the original 3.7 percent to 16.1 percent.
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Commonly known as parasitic worms, soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections affect the poorest communities and are transmitted to humans by faecally-contaminated soil. The eggs, passed in faeces, can be ingested in different ways: when vegetables are not carefully cooked or washed, from contaminated water sources or by children who play in the contaminated soil, putting their hands in their mouths without buy cymbalta online washing them. Furthermore, hookworm eggs hatch in soil and can penetrate the skin of people walking barefoot on the contaminated soil.
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If you need to be sure that you are able to learnable that you can about some things that will benefit your life, you will be in a good position to do so when you embrace the teachings of the Kabbalah. The Kabbalah is a set of ancient teachings that are rooted in interpretations of the Old Testament. When you need to be sure that you are in a good position to take your life to the next level and to gain some understandings that can carry over into all facets of your life, read on and learn all that you can about these benefits.
#1: Meditation is a key focus
There are a lot of things that you need to do to live a sound spiritual and mental life. Meditation is a key concept in the Kabbalah due to the fact that it allows you to center yourself and become one with the present moment. This is a main reason why meditation is so centric to all of the teachings found in this realm of spirituality.
#2: Life is a journey and an adventure
It is very important to embrace the teachings of life as they come across your path. In the Kabbalah, you learn all about the beauty and benefits of living in the moment and making the most out of every thing that happens to you. It is through this level of journey and adventure that you learn all about God and about your life as a whole.
#3: We all have gifts from God
It is important to remember that we all are endowed with gifts from our Creator which help people to not only benefit themselves, but to also be a gift to others. It is in this way that people honor their God and the life that they were given. This spiritual teaching will show you how to unlock your own gifts which were given to you by God.
By taking advantage of these points of view, you will be able to enhance your life both mentally and spiritually. A lot of people embrace the teachings of the Kabbalah for this reason. You will be in a great position to upgrade your life and also learn more about your creator at the same time. To learn more about this, visit the Kabbalah Centre in your area.


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My miche take for the family
This 2+ kg miche is for an upcoming family gathering. Eighteen of us - most of 3 generations - will be getting together at the Central California beach town where my generation vacationed with our parents in the 1960's and '70's. There are lot's of wonderful memories of those Summers.
The formula for the miche is from the SFBI Artisan II workshop I took last December. I have described the formula and methods here: This miche is a hit! Since then, many TFL members have made this bread and seem to have enjoyed it as much as I. That includes brother Glenn, who has promised to bring along a matching miche.
The only modification of the original formula for this bake was to use half WFM Organic AP flour and half CM Organic Type 85 flour.
The crust has lots of lovely crackles.
No crumb photos, since I'm taking it intact to the gathering.
I also baked a couple 1 pound loaves of the San Francisco Sourdough from AB&P today. The formula can be found here: Crackly Crust & Shiny Crumb: San Francisco Sourdough from AB&P
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Way back in 2010, I bought a length of pre-assembled patchwork fabric from my friend Lorah at an auction. You can see the piece about halfway down the post here. I did make one thing (a bag) from some of the fabric, but otherwise, it sat in my closet, waiting to decide what it wanted to be. Fast forward to this January when I found out that Lorah was going to be a Grandma for the first time. The fabric spoke, and it told me it wanted to go back to Lorah, as a Grandma's House quilt (to stay there, for all grandchildren).
So, I cut a hunk of the patchwork (there is a LOT of it- it's commercially made, but actual patchwork. A total mystery) 18 x 18 squares in size (324 squares), and started quilting. In each square, I used an air-erase marker and drew a design, whatever occurred to me on that given day. I did representational designs and whimsical doodles. Outside of the border squares, and one mirror image feather, and two similar (though not identical) birdies, all of the designs are unique. I tried to quilt 6 squares a day, and yesterday I finished it.
The quilt contains many many motifs, including the entire alphabet and the numbers 1-9. I loved doing every stitch, and I cannot wait to give it to Lorah (well, I can wait until after next Friday, because I want to show it off at my Knitter's Group)(baby isn't due until May, so I'm good on the timeline).
Anyway, here are the designs, and the finished quilt:
I wanted to have a solid color binding but could not find the right shade of yellow, so I went with the dots, because the white echoes the white stitches. I'm glad I did.
My hi-tech method for drawing the border arcs!
I love it!
Some of the squares amused me greatly- none more than the tiny TARDIS!
I have more of the patchwork fabric, but I will not be making another one of these... heh.


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The Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) is recognized as a world-class platform for thought-provoking films from some of the best known and emerging independent voices. Although we are one of nearly 850 film festivals in North America, we continually rank in the top ten percent. Your membership with SFF is an easy, affordable way to help us stay at the forefront and support independent filmmaking year-round. Your support will help us celebrate international artists, storytellers and enrich Sarasota's cultural landscape.
"Having just wrapped its 20th year, Sarasota Film Festival is a standout in the regional festival game, luring celebrities and locals alike to its home turf south of Tampa. With panels covering topics as diverse as "Sports in Cinema," "Women's Comedic Voices," and "Redefining Manhood," SFF takes on the issues facing moviemakers today, unafraid to dive into the nitty gritty and hyper-specific. And if "wisdom is with the aged"—as some ancient proverb surely must go—then moviemakers should delight that "older audiences turn out in droves," notes a panelist."
Our 2018 festival was successful because of our wonderful community. Thanks to SCF students who put together this lovely recap of our 2018 festival season! See if you can find yourself!
TravelPulse named Sarasota Film Festival one of the "5 Festivals You Must See This Year"! We are honored to make this list along with our friends at the Tribeca and Austin Film Festivals. Our staff is hard at work preparing for another ten-day celebration of independent cinema in the beachy paradise that is Sarasota, Florida. Join us! March 31 - April 9, 2017.
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The 19th Annual Sarasota Film Festival presents a conversation with actor Rosanna Arquette.
This community conversation with film legend Rory Kennedy took place at the Sarasota Yacht Club on Friday, March 31st. The event was a part of the 19th Annual Sarasota Film Festival.
This video was made to honor our dedicated and generous volunteers, and capture the action that goes into producing our Festival. There is no way to overstate the passion and efforts of the people who bring SFF to life each year. Volunteers - THANK YOU! We are humbled each year by the time you donate to our mission! We hope you enjoy this video which can only partially highlight all the fun we had in 2016.


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By Angela Wills
The internet and social media sites are filled with viral posts on a daily basis. Many of these are simply too good or down right too awful to be true or even shared. However on occasion, there is a moment that tugs at the heart strings and is definitely worth sharing.
This is what happened in a photo that took over the internet recently. We all need a shoulder to lean on at times and that's exactly what a team of employees from a Washington coffee show were on this viral photo, a much needed shoulder.
Reports from KPTV indicate that Evan Freeman and Pierce Dunn from the Dutch Bros. coffee shop in Vancouver, WA were photographed praying with a grieving customer who had just lost her husband the day before. Freeman says the customer is a regular, and she'd pulled up to the drive-thru in tears. The employees offered her a free drink, but didn't stop there. They also took her hand and prayed for her and her family during the loss of her husband and this difficult time.
A customer witnessed this taking place and snapped the photo of the special moment and posted it on Facebook. The post has been shared more than 100,000 times.
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"She's like, 'She's just having a really bad day. Her husband passed.' And as soon as she said that, I was like, 'There's nothing more you need to say. We got this. We're going to do what we do every time we get someone who's in pain or hurt. We're going to give them our love,'" said Freeman.
Freeman and Dunn say the woman was so grateful to them for taking her hand and taking the time. They had no intention of this moment going viral but say maybe it will inspire someone else.
"If every single person did an act of kindness or just had smile on their face, the world would be a completely different place," said Dunn.
Jessica Chudek, owner of Dutch Bros. coffee shop in Vancouver, WA said that she was moved by the viral photo before she even became aware that it was of her employees. Dunn and Freeman say they connect with customers all the time and will more than likely continue to do so, long after the likes and shares are no longer being discussed.


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t's been almost three years since we last wandered the dark, murky halls of the dystopian city of Rapture. Now, finally, 2K has called us back to experience a new story, from a new perspective. In Rapture's timeline, it's been 10 years since Jack's impact on its history, and the power vacuum left by Andrew Ryan's death has now been filled by former psychiatrist Sofia Lamb.
In "BioShock 2," you play as one of the original Big Daddies before Jack's arrival, who has his little sister taken from him by Sofia and forced to kill himself in front of her. When you awake, you find Rapture very different since you last saw it, and you wander the battered and collapsing corridors in search of your little sister. While it may seem strange and new for the character, it's all too familiar for everyone who played the first one. They have implemented some minor changes here and there to help remind you that you're not still playing the first one, though. Some of these are some very welcome changes, too, so huzzah for that.
First off, you no longer have to swap between plasmids or weapons – they can both be up, making the combat feel a hell of a lot smoother than the first game's. "BioShock 2" also changes the pipe minigame so that it's all now handled in real time. You pretty much get the same plasmids as the first one, but now you can upgrade them and your weapons in all new (and, in some cases, pretty awesome) ways – that double-barreled shotgun is one of my favorites. Oh, and you can also perform a melee action with all the weapons. It would have been nice to see even more depth put into the overall combat experience, but it's still an improvement. There are a few new types of enemies, but outside of the plasmid/weapon-using Big Sister, there isn't really anything worth noting.
The story is really where the game shines, and this time around, it places a greater emphasis on the relationship between big daddies and little sisters. You still have the option to harvest the little demon kids, but added backstory and character changes gives it a greater impact. You will often find yourself protecting them while they extract Adam from the dead, fighting off hordes of spliced enemies only to either harvest the little one or adopt her. You could, of course, harvest them before the whole bodyguard part, but you miss out on a ton of Adam that way, so sack up and fight.
"BioShock 2" really has one of my favorite "find and collect" items with the audio tapes that are placed throughout the game, because while they don't give you power, they do help provide depth to the story. And if you're too stupid to grasp the concept of a great story and you're only here to kill, then just go pick up "Turok" because anything of value is just wasted on you.
It's sad to say, but slightly obvious, that the overwhelming fear of ruining a fantastic franchise (and possibly a desire to quiet everyone's fears) may have forced 2K Marin to play this one a bit safe. While great additions were made, the game's overall lack of "freshness" – something the first "BioShock" provided to a genre filled with lackluster stories – is felt throughout the entire game.
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Variant types and pattern matching in HLVM
The HLVM distribution now includes a third example compiler and provides variant types and pattern matching. The resulting compiler can run quite sophisticated programs:
HLVM on the ray tracer language comparison
The first working serial version of our ray tracer written in HLVM already provides blistering performance and excellent memory consumption:
High-performance parallelism with HLVM
The first-working version of parallelism in HLVM was very inefficient due to repeated fetching of thread-local data via pthreads. The latest update passes thread-local data to every function in an auxiliary argument and achieves production-level performance: 2× faster than OCaml on average over non-list benchmarks.
Parallel programming in HLVM
HLVM now supports threads and allows them to run in parallel using a simple stop-the-world mark+sweep GC, making it possible to do parallel programming in HLVM for the first time!
New HLVM GC and LLVM 2.6 support
HLVM has been updated to work with the new LLVM 2.6 release and with a new GC that stores mark state in the heap rather than in a hash table.
New HLVM examples
We've added two new example compilers using HLVM: a calculator and a REPL for a tiny programming language with tuples.
HLVM beta 0.4 release
A tarball of the latest source release with reliability and performance improvements is now available. See:
Optimizations in HLVM
HLVM now includes a simple term rewriter designed to support local optimization passes as well as a loop unrolling optimization pass.
Front-end for HLVM
Now that HLVM is maturing we have begun a sub-project to develop an example front-end. The current implementation is a simple calculator that evaluates expressions using JIT compilation.
HLVM documentation
The docs.sh script in HLVM now generates HTML documentation for the entire VM in the /docs directory.


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Video has been a popular topic as of late. With the rise of streaming video, it seems like you can't avoid the topic.
Amy Schmittauer knows video and runs Savvy Sexy Social with the goal of empowering brands to embrace their personality and share it with the world!
Her insights on branding, marketing and social media caught my attention following an episode of #MCEOTalk.
Get to know Amy as we discuss the challenges of running an event, creating a great video and memes!
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Of course, you're also invited to subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio if you'd like to get updates when the latest episode is live. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter at @WhyISocial.
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a quick post between my (too) hectic days.
pardon me for not posting anything for too long :(
me, shella, and talent of VASH, anesstesia ayu on VASH daydream collection photoshoot,
me wearing: top (unbranded), jeans (cheap monday), bowler hat (LN for hardware)
don't you miss guessing things from people you know, or people you love, or your adorable role model?
for me, I don't really like an open box. it makes me lose my interest, my curiosity.
I would rather adore a close box or a half closed box, with a tempting appearance, because it makes me curious. it makes me have a big intention to know more, to think about it, to explore it more, to know what lies inside the box.
nowdays, some people share too much of their stories until I lose my interest.
for me, I'd like to keep some things only for me, instead of share them all in social network. nobody willing to play a solved puzzle.
"be the riddle instead of the answer, so you're worth thinking" - valonia irene


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The Bella Buzz November 2014 Newsletter is available today, and you can download it HERE. If you would like to sign up to receive each issue in your inbox, you can do so HERE.
I am super excited to be featured in this month's issue. We were challenged to create a layout using feathers, crochet hearts, and designer tape. Here is what I came up with...
Supply List
Hello Autumn: Daydream, Perfect Pick, Borders, Falling into Fall, Treasures&Text, Trinkets, Paper Pieces; Amorie Chipboard Alphas: Amorie Brownie; Feathers: Surf n' Turf Feathers, Pony Feathers; Crochet Hearts: Saltwater Hearts; Designer Tape: Navy Dot
I chose to use two feathers, and actually punched two holes into the orange background paper to secure them down. I wove the feathers between the two holes, and used the empty space on top for an embellishment cluster including one crochet heart. I incorporated one color of designer tape to help mat my photo.
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Minnesota Wild winger Thomas Vanek appeared voluntarily in a federal courthouse in upstate New York on Monday as part of an ongoing gambling investigation he is reportedly tied to, according to News 10 NBC in Rochester.
A law enforcement source told News 10 that the former Buffalo Sabres star is connected to the federal investigation involving Marina Restaurant and Bar in Charlotte. The owners of the restaurant and bar are facing 23 counts of illegal gambling, News 10 reports, but Vanek has not been charged with a crime.
He is reportedly not under any suspicion, and according to his agent Steve Bartlett, he appeared in court to serve as a witness in the case.
"Representatives of the U.S. Federal Government have asked for my cooperation in an investigation," Vanek said in a statement issued by Bartlett. "I am not the subject of any investigation or prosecution. I will fully cooperate with the U.S. Federal authorities in their investigation or in any proceedings arising out of it."
Vanek played one season for the AHL's Rochester Americans in 2004-05 before playing eight seasons with Buffalo, located just an hour away. The 30-year-old was traded to the New York Islanders in the 2013-14 season before closing out the year with the Montreal Canadiens.
Vanek recently signed a three-year, $19.5 million contract with the Wild on July 1.
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In lessons 3 and 4 we dealt with back stitch, double back stitch, whipped back stitch, detached chain variation, roman stitch. See our motif is taking shape rite….
detached chain and whipped back stitch
Roman stitch,
I was unaware that the chikan embroidery is doing with single color thread. I did different stitches with different colors just to distinguish the stitches in single glance ( in future ).
Those who are interested in chikan work, please enroll for the second phase SAL by sending an email to Anita.


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This unique camp brings together young people between the ages of 7 and 14 who have experienced the death of a parent to celebrate the healing power of creative play. Through the exploration and creation of theatre, music, and dance, Hearts to Art encourages communication and collaboration, fosters emotional growth, and provides the consolation of friendship and compassion. Through interaction with young people who have experienced a similar loss, campers understand they are not alone.
Camp Registrar
The Camp Registrar is essential to the organization of campers and families. The position includes frequent contact with families, creation of our camp database and camper files, and transportation set-up. The camp registrar starts working in the office in the spring to help prepare for the camp season again and keeps working after the final week of camp to wrap up the program. During camp, the Registrar facilitates the check-in and check-out of campers and is also the liaison between caregivers and staff on a daily basis. Exceptional organizational skills and an attention to detail are necessary. The ideal candidate has experience working with young people as well as working in an office environment. They are an independent worker, with an ability to learn on the job and display flexibility. They preferably also have experience working with or training and understanding of populations dealing with loss and trauma as well as knowledge or passion for the arts.


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|Toon Category: Holiday Toon
Homestar and pals star in another series of short shorts, this time holiday-related.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, The Cheat, Homestar Runner, Strong Sad, Bubs, Pom Pom, Coach Z, The King of Town, Strong Mad, The Homestar Runner, Rumble Red, Old-Timey Marzipan, one of Pom Pom's girls
Places: The Brick Wall, The Stick, Strong Bad's Basement, The Office, The Decemberween Tree, The Old-Timey Field, Coach Z's Locker Room, The Classroom, The Field, Club Technochocolate (dance floor)
Date: December 18, 2006
Running Time: 6:05
Page Title: The Short Shorts are BACK! And Holiday Scented!
{A pair of red shorts with white fur lining and a gold belt buckle appears, on which is superimposed the title: "DECEMBERWEEN Short Shorts". Snowflakes fall and synthesized music plays.}
{The scene changes to The Brick Wall, on which Strong Bad is writing on a piece of paper. As he writes, the words appear on a note at the top of the screen.}
STRONG BAD: Dear Tube Socks, It's me again. I hope you had a good year. Free of athletes' feet and toe jams.
{Zoom in close on Strong Bad}
STRONG BAD: Lemme cut to the chase. On Decemberween morning, when I open you guys up, you're going to hear...things. Hurtful things. Unforgivable things. Things like,
{Cut to Strong Bad opening tube socks with The Cheat at a decorated The Stick.}
STRONG BAD: Uhhh...
{A black transition screen with the word "and" appears}
STRONG BAD: and
{Cut to Strong Bad opening tube socks on The Couch}
STRONG BAD: Oh, man!
{The black transition screen with the word "and" reappears}
STRONG BAD: and
{Cut to Strong Bad opening tube socks in his cubicle with Homestar and a Decemberween tree made out of pushpins and a flyer on the wall that reads, "D'screetret Santa Today!"}
STRONG BAD: This present of tube socks totally sucks and I hate it!
{Cut back to Strong Bad writing his note at The Brick Wall}
STRONG BAD: Don't you believe a word of it, Tube Socks. I love you guys. I don't know what I'd do without my yearly pair.
{Zoom out to a silhouette of the scene}
STRONG BAD: But a guy's gotta keep up appearances, right? if peoples found out I have a soft spot for tube socks, it'd be all over. {a pair of tube socks appears, and the stripes rotate between several colors.} it took me years to live down that Martina Navratilova poster,
{Cut to a poster of Martina Navratilova playing tennis on the wall of The Basement}
STRONG BAD: ...and I will not go down that road again.
{Cut back to Strong Bad writing his note at The Brick Wall.}
STRONG BAD: We can be secret friends. Like that hunchback kid at school. In closing, please disregard any and all negative comments or negative burning you may hear or experience on Decemberween. Stealthily Yours, Strong Bad.
{Strong Bad draws a picture of his head with bat wings, a heart with an apostrophe and the letter "s", and a pair of tube socks.
{Cut to the title screen shot of the Decemberween shorts and accompanying music.}
{The scene changes to a Decemberween tree with ornaments representing the following characters: Strong Sad, Bubs, Homestar Runner, Pom Pom, Strong Bad, Coach Z, and The King of Town.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER ORNAMENT: Ooh, man. I feel de-licious!
{Zoom in on the Homestar Runner ornament, which is an iced gingerbread cookie}
HOMESTAR RUNNER ORNAMENT: Does anybody here know if it is either illegal or unethical to wanna eat yourself?
{Zoom back out}
THE KING OF TOWN ORNAMENT: I sure hope not!
STRONG BAD ORNAMENT: Eww — shut up, king... or I'll stuff you full of coal!
{Zoom in on the King of Town ornament.}
THE KING OF TOWN ORNAMENT: That wouldn't be so bad! A little onion salt,
{A picture of "The King of Town's Last Three Items in the Pantry Special!" descends}
THE KING OF TOWN ORNAMENT: ...some hot sauce... wouldn't be the first time!
{Zoom back out to the rest of the ornaments.}
BUBS ORNAMENT: Hey, Coach Z! Don'tcha think it's about time you updated that photograph?
{Zoom in on the Coach Z ornament.}
COACH Z ORNAMENT: Heck no! The 74s was the prime of my dating year! In those days ladies would go out with anything that had a mustache.
{Zoom back out to the rest of the ornaments.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER ORNAMENT: Hey, Strong Bad, I really like your rhinestone cowboy costume.
STRONG BAD ORNAMENT: Uh, you got the wrong 'ween, Homestar. This is Decemberween. Not the Hallow- one.
HOMESTAR RUNNER ORNAMENT: Oh... right, right. Trick-or-treat!
{Zoom in on the Strong Bad ornament.}
STRONG BAD ORNAMENT: Does anybody know where Strong Sad is?
{Pan to the Strong Sad ornament.}
STRONG SAD ORNAMENT: Uh, hello. I'm right here!
{Zoom back out to the rest of the ornaments.}
STRONG BAD ORNAMENT: Whoa, I can hardly see you! You're like the Predator up there.
{Zoom in on the Strong Sad ornament.}
STRONG SAD ORNAMENT: No, I'm like the most expensive ornament on this tree by about forty-five dollars!
{Zoom back out to the rest of the ornaments.}
STRONG BAD ORNAMENT: Oh yeah? Well my four point five cents of plastic sequins and styrofoam are about to bedazzle you right offa this tree! {sparkles and shines while warbling}
HOMESTAR RUNNER, COACH Z, AND THE KING OF TOWN ORNAMENTS: {in amazement} Ooh!
{The Strong Sad ornament shakes, falls, and shatters on the ground. The camera pans down to his broken remains next to a Decemberween present with an "M" on it at the base of the tree.}
{Cut to the title screen shot of the Decemberween shorts and accompanying music.}
{The scene changes to The Homestar Runner in the snow-covered Old-Timey Field, wearing a winter cap and holding a dead rat in front of a decorated pile of other dead rats. Music plays in the background.}
THE HOMESTAR RUNNER: This here's gonna be the biggest Decemberween rat pile in town.
RUMBLE RED: Eh, rumble {superimposed several times upon itself as he appears}
THE HOMESTAR RUNNER: {scowls at Rumble Red} Aw, phooey. And after that, phooey. Not you again.
RUMBLE RED: Earthling, explain to me this pile of rotten rodentia...rumble.
{Zoom in on The Homestar Runner}
THE HOMESTAR RUNNER: It's Decemberween, Rumble Red. {holds up a dead rat} The most sanitary time of year. {Zoom out} When everyone piles up all the dead rats they've a-cooma-lated throughout the year.
{Zoom in on Rumble Red}
RUMBLE RED: We don't have any Decemberweens on my planeeeeet, trumble.
{Zoom in on The Homestar Runner}
THE HOMESTAR RUNNER: {angrily} Well, whaddaya know? {Zoom out} What do they have on your planet?
RUMBLE RED: Oh, not much. Long lines. Expensive bread. Rumble-doo.
{Marzipan walks in with a bundle of dynamite with a ticking timer.}
MARZIPAN: Happy Decemberween, Rumble Red. {hands him the dynamite}
RUMBLE RED: Cosmic joy! {Zoom in} I think this buffalo has showed me the true meaning of December-rumble-ween!
{The ticking grows quicker, the top of the dynamite pops open, revealing a large pistol, out of which a cement mixer emerges and drops a bear trap around Rumble Red. The bear trap closes and decapitates him. Music plays and his body dances.}
THE HOMESTAR RUNNER: Haw, Haw, Haw.
MARZIPAN: {simultaneously} Hee, Hee, Hee.
{A black screen saying THE END covers everything except for a circle around The Homestar Runner's face}
THE HOMESTAR RUNNER: A Decemberween tradition! {the circle closes to black}
{Cut to the title screen shot of the Decemberween shorts and accompanying music.}
{The scene changes to The Brick Wall, on which Strong Sad is writing on a piece of paper. As he writes, the words appear on a note at the top of the screen.}
STRONG SAD: Dear Argyle Socks,
{Cut to the title screen shot of the Decemberween shorts and accompanying music.}
{Homestar Runner is in the locker room wearing a hardhat with a football facemask. He puts the hardhat in an open locker and then puts a rolled up towel around his neck}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Wow, {locker slams shut} what a great season, Coach Z.
COACH Z: You said it, crumb bum. We was undeforted!
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Maybe you were. Well, have a good holiday. You doing anything special?
COACH Z: Aww, totally. I'm havin' all kinds of real people over to my house for a coupla real people parties. Don't you worry about me. I am nat a loser.
HOMESTAR RUNNER: That's great, Coach Z! Well I... {Coach Z is no longer in sight} Coach Z? Coach Z? Ohh, Coach Zeeee.
{Coach Z is laying upside down in an open locker with empty Listerine bottles and stubble on his face}
COACH Z: I've hit rack battom.
{Zoom out to Homestar Runner, as music begins to play.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing and dancing} A-listen to me now, cheer up Coach Z. It doesn't have to be creepy and depressing all the time.
{Zoom in on Coach Z}
COACH Z: For real?
{Homestar appears in The Classroom in front of a blackboard with the words "NOTE TO SELF:" written on it.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} If you learn to say words right,
{The words "SAY WOUDS WIDE!" are written on the blackboard as Homestar says "say words right".}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} You'll find out people might
{Coach Z appears in the snowy Field sitting on a soapbox with a puke pail and a sign that reads, "CHAT WITH ME ON SPEC!"}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing offscreen} ...not throw up so much when they talk to you!
COACH Z: Oh, that'd be nice!
{Homestar Runner appears against a yellow background of Coach Z's logo, wiggling horizontally.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} Now listen to me. It's almost Decemberween,
{Homestar Runner returns to the locker scene, hanging from the top of the screen}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing offscreen} ...and there's not a single present beneath your tree.
{Pan to a pile of green towels decorated with an ornament, Blue Star ointment, underwear, and a sign reading: "THIS SPACE FOR RENT (ON SPEC!)"}
{Homestar Runner appears in front of "FIGURE 1-A", a diagram of Coach Z and Bubs, with a question mark in a word balloon coming from the latter's head.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} When someone asks you, "What's up?"
{A word balloon with a picture of Coach Z's butt comes from Coach Z's head}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} ...don't tell him about your butt, {a "no" symbol appears on top of Coach Z's word balloon}
{Cut back to the locker room scene}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} or any embarrassing physical problems you might have.
COACH Z: I collect those!
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} And when you're talking to a pretty girl...
{"FIGURE 1-B" appears, Coach Z standing on a dance floor. One of Pom Pom's girls descends from the top of the screen in front of Coach Z.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing offscreen} On second thought, don't talk to any pretty girls.
{The girl is yanked offscreen by a cane and Coach Z hangs his head.}
{The scene returns to Homestar in front of the Coach Z background, this time wiggling vertically.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} and you'll find yourself invited,
{Cut to a wanted poster of Coach Z on a brick wall which reads, "FOR CREEPY STYLES AND CREEPIER HABITS"}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing offscreen} and probably way less indicted. {the poster is torn down the middle}
{Return to the locker room scene, in which Homestar is now standing with the hardhat on his head.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} And you won't have to spend Decemberween alone! {Homestar takes off his hardhat and shakes it on the last word.}
{Coach Z climbs out of the locker as the Listerine bottles fall to the ground.}
COACH Z: Hey, thanks for the advice, Homestar! I'd love to come to your house for Decemberween!
HOMESTAR RUNNER: What? No, no-ho-ho! No, no, no. No, Coach Z, no. No. No, you can't. {glares}
{The scene ends and a modified title screen appears, with the Decemberween shorts, falling snowflakes, music, and the word "End."}
Fun Facts
- Argyle is a pattern containing diamonds in a diagonal checkerboard arrangement.
- On Spec refers to doing work without the assurance of income.
- "D'screetret Santa" is a play on the Christmas gift-exchange practice of "Secret Santa".
- Coach Z's clipboard reads:
-the runaround
-the picket fence
-the stanislaw
-the local gentry
-cake und pie
-eyeball eyeball
- Strong Bad inconsistently uses uppercase "I"s in his letter, when usually they are lowercase. The Ahnberg Hand font used for Strong Bad's handwriting does not normally have an uppercase "I".
- In Strong Bad's letter, he remarks about how much he secretly likes tube socks, yet the picture he draws at the bottom shows socks that have a distinct heel.
- The way Homestar has a towel around his neck gives the impression that he has shoulders.
- In the locker room short, the ends of Homestar Runner's towel are rolled in contradictory directions.
- In the song Homestar sings to Coach Z, the word "say" on the chalkboard moves when the word "word" comes up.
Inside References
- This collection of Decemberween shorts is based on Summer Short Shorts.
- The 1974 Coach Z ornament was first used in what i want.
- The Puke Pail next to Coach Z is the same one as in Sick Day, but now says 'PUKE PAIL FOR WHOEV!' instead of 'PUKE PAIL FOR HIM!'.
- The Blue Star Ointment at the top of Coach Z's tree was first seen in Halloween Fairstival.
- Strong Bad was seen modeling for tube socks in the email modeling.
- Coach Z was also seen drinking Listerine in The Best Decemberween Ever and senior prom.
- This is another appearance of "What are you supposed to be?".
- Coach Z sits on the Soapbox.
- Coach Z's clipboard mentions pie.
- Rumble Red was first seen in 4 branches.
- "D'screetret" is a
portmanteauportmantraction of "D'ween", "discreet" and "secret".
Real-World References
- The Navratilova poster refers to tennis player Martina Navratilova. Strong Bad is likely to have wound up seeing his fascination with her as a mistake, since she gained fame and notoriety in the later years of her career, having come out as a lesbian.
- The Predator is a fictional alien hunter from the movie series of the same name.
- Strong Bad and Strong Sad writing letters on a wall is a reference to the Peanuts Christmas Specials, where the characters write letters to Santa in the same position.
- The "Picket Fence" is a basketball play from the film Hoosiers, specifically the one used by tiny Hickory High School to win the Indiana state title.
- What Rumble Red does have on his planet (long lines, expensive bread) is a reference to the state of affairs in the Soviet Union prior to its collapse, when the Soviets had to stand in extremely long lines to receive their rations, and when staple foods like bread were scarce, and therefore expensive to procure. This relates to The Homestar Runner calling Rumble Red a "Communist fool" in four branches.
External Links
- watch "Decemberween Short Shorts"
- view the Flash file for "Decemberween Short Shorts"
- forum thread re: Decemberween Short Shorts


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Thursday, October 11, 2012
A WANTED MAN Audio Edition
Admitting my bias up front - for these ears Dick Hill is certainly one of the most capable voice performers working today. In fact, while they'll not be named in my opinion he has narrated some novels I'd consider pretty ordinary but his narration alone lifted them up several notches. Somehow, he tends to totally capture the characters with both sound and nuance. In this case when I heard him read A Wanted Man my first thought was ah, this is exactly what I thought Jack Reacher would sound like.
Not mentioning Hill's numerous awards this voice performance is one of the best.
And speaking of the best, after 17 books featuring the popular contemporary knight in shining armor who wants to make things right in the world and will risk all to do so, author Child is not only at the top of his game but also at the top of bestseller lists. A Wanted Man delivers not only the heart stopping suspense fans have come to expect but also insights into Jack Reacher's heart and mind revealed through both words and action. He's up against insurmountable odds, seemingly signing his own death warrant when he singlehandedly challenges powerful enemies.
He's offered a chance to save his life, "If you come back with me, you're guaranteed to survive the night." Reacher replies, "No. If I come back with you, I'm guaranteed to die of shame." That's who Reacher is and why readers stand in line for his next book.
Following on the heels of Worth Dying For (2010), picking up where it left off Reacher is hitchhiking, trying to reach a woman in Virginia, hoping to catch a ride out of the Midwest and due east. But it's tough hitching a ride nowadays, and he looks more than scruffy with a broken nose. Unaware that near an unnamed Nebraska town an eyewitness just saw three men go into a concrete bunker and only two come out, Reacher just wants to get out of the freezing cold and on his way. At last, a car stops for him.
Inside the car are a trio who appear to be business people - Alan King, Don McQueen and Karen Delfuenso. In brief chapters Child alternates between the county sheriff and FBI agent Julia Sorenson who are trying to identify the man found stabbed to death in the bunker and those in the car carrying Reacher, who is trying to figure out not only who they are but what their relationship is to one another.
It's soon clear to him that the two men know each other better than they know Delfuenso. (A give-away when he's sent for coffee at a stop and the men don't know how Delfuenso takes hers.) Further, much of what the men are revealing about themselves simply is not true. Why?
However, this wondering comes to a halt when after a surprising shot missed at an Iowa motel Reacher seems to be on his own until Sorenson arrests him. Shortly the two hook up in an attempt to locate Delfuenso and her daughter.
who has recently gone missing. More surprises and chills follow as before long they find themselves confronted by the realization of how deeply and significantly our enemies have invaded the heart of America.
A Wanted Man is a superbly narrated topnotch story with a socko finish.
- Gail Cooke
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The TV MegaSite's Friday 11/4/05 Short Recaps
AMC Recap Written by JennDi goes to see Tad and tells him that she knows he has feelings for her and he cannot deny it. He tells her he wants her out of his life. JR is drunk and making threats to Babe. She knows he's in no condition to drive home. She tries to take his keys and then gets in the car with him. She's failed to lock up the bar. Kendall and Greenlee notice the bar is still open and they come in. Meanwhile, Jonathan has escaped from the Pine Cone and Ryan and Erin cannot find him. And upstairs in the bar, "somebody" has started a fire, unknown to Kendall and Greenlee. Livia goes to talk to Jonathan the night before his trial. But he's gone. Erin tells Livia that Jonathan is sleeping. Livia tells her that it is very important that she talks to Jonathan and seems to know that Erin is hiding something. When JR is driving drunk, he accidentally hits Amanda. Greenlee goes upstairs in the bar and discovers there is a fire.
ATWT Recap Written by EvaJennifer once again rejects Dusty and refuses to believe that Paul is trying to control her life. Jennifer's rejection makes Dusty get even closer to Meg. Carly plays matchmaker for Will and Gwen. Carly also tells Iris she wont control her life or Gwen's anymore. Luke's condition gets worse and Keith uses the situation to his advantage. Keith finds a kidney for Luke but he tells Lily that in exchange for saving her son's life she must marry him. Jennifer and Will decide to focus on something positive in their lives by taking a road trip to look at colleges for Will.
B&B Recap Written by Beth
Days Recap Written by DanielleJennifer thinks that Jack was buying books on alternative healing methods to appease her and Jack goes along with the idea even though Frankie is skeptical. Shawn rouses Mimi. His attempts to comfort her and assure her that she is someone he is glad to be dating are lost when Mimi dreams that her devilish alter ego tells her that Shawn will dump her in favor of having a biological family. John has Father Jansen talk to Marlena about her wedding vows after a memory flash makes Marlena avoid drinking the tea Alex drugged for her. John has the ISA deliver a high power telescope with built in listening device and listens in as Marlena proclaims to Alex that she wants to rescind the divorce and stay married to John.
GH Recap Written by AmandaPeople struggle to find one another following the train crash. Robin is pinned under some wreckage. Jason refuses surgery. When he gets the news about the trains, he takes off to go to the rescue. Luke and Lulu argue about his parenting responsibilities. Lucky is badly injured and bleeding. Carly is trapped on the wrecked train and disoriented. Alexis' labor begins. Jason and Luke team up to try to rescue as many as they can. As Jason tries to dig, the tunnel collapses on him. Lucky and Alexis both seem convinced they will die.
GL Recap Written by JennieCassie and Josh have a nice talk during the blackout after she is surprised to find that it is he knocking on her car window. They discuss Hope and Reva and Josh convinces her that she still can be a part of Hopes life. Reva and Buzz discuss how Reva still doesnt feel as if things are okay with her and Josh and how she doesnt want to settle. Jonathan tells Tammy to pretend he is Sandy and practice her vows on him, she does and then he says his vows to her. She stops him and asks him to leave but he picks her up and carries her out with him. Cassie later comes to the dress shop looking for Tammy but Edmund is waiting outside. Michelle and Marina discuss Danny while in the elevator and Michelle lets Marina know she doesnt plan on giving up on Danny. When the lights come back on and Marina goes to work, Michelle goes back to Dannys apartment and kisses him. Marina is almost run down by a car, when the driver gets out to see if she is okay, she puts him under arrest. Harley and Dinah discuss the past while they are stuck on the stairwell at Spaulding together, after the lights come back on Harley offers Dinah a job. Edmund and Alan meet to discuss their plan but Edmund says that his part of getting Cassie alone didnt work. Alan convinces him that things will work out for both of them. When the lights come back on Frank finds Alan still in his cell.
OLTL Recap Written by MarySpencer is alone with Blair when Bo arrives, and gives them the news that Todd had rented a car, and he shows her a new sketch of Todds new face. Ginger comes to visit, much to the dismay of Blair .Ginger is going to take care of Margarets burial, but she doesnt know what to do with the baby. Kelly is still upset over the death of the baby. Dr. Jamison hypnotizes Jessica, and Tess emerges as usual. Tess first yells for Nash, and then she asks to talk to Niki Smith.
Todd has hallucinations of a baby, crying, and also Blair. The car will not start, and Todd is out with the hood up when he is arrested. Bo calls Blair, and tells her the news that they have found Todds car.
Passions Recap Written by ShirleyKay and Fox have a nice time at the dinner set up for them by Alistair. Endora provides some added interest by whipping up a jewelry box in Fox's pocket. The sight of it scares Ivy, who is snooping from the table she and Sam are at, and she scurries over to nix the idea. Endora averts trouble by making it a bracelet, however. Tabitha isn't happy that her little witchling is a goody-goody. Ivy and Fox have a heart-to-heart, and he forgives her for being a rotten mother to him. He is upset by the news about Ethan, but decides to wait until morning to visit. Ivy corners Kay, threatens her about hurting her son, but covers nicely when Sam walks up. Jessica is being beaten by her john as Simone and Paloma, discovered by Spike and locked into a storage room, try to break out and get to her. When they get there, she has washed her bloody hands, but they find blood on the door and ask where the john is. Jessica babbles about wanting him dead, then remembers washing her hands and says she's the killer.
Sheridan gets a call from a woman with the FBI who is looking for Chris. The woman realizes Sheridan knows Chris' secret and tells her a mob assassin is in town, gunning for Chris and James. Sheridan drops the phone and runs out of the hospital. She tries to call Chris, who has boarded a train after being followed there by a man with a gun in the passenger seat. As Chris, James, and the FBI agent settle into their cubicle, the phone rings, as Sheridan continued to call him. She tries to tell him he is in danger and has to get off the train, but the connection is bad. Once it clears up she tells him again, then hears the "pop pop pop" of gunfire as the assassin shoots through the window of the train at Chris.
Y&R Recap Written By Glynis **One Day AheadDaniel is at his computer smiling as he stares at a computer monitor. His mother comes running over. Oh I see that you are interested in Shakespeares verses. That is wonderful honey. After a while of discussion with him she realizes that he is trying to pull the wool over her eyes and that he has been using the poetic website to talk to Lily in private. She orders Daniel to tell Lily that he will not be talking to her anymore. Daniel types what she tells him to and turns off the computer. He is angry but Daniel doesnt care. Lily will be 18 soon and then her parents will not be able to tell her what to do anymore. Ashley is in a pickle. She went to get her cell phone out of Toms coat and he has caught her trying to get it. He panics and grabs her demanding to know what she was about to do just now. She uses a commanding voice and orders him to let her go. He does and then realizes that he really screwed up. He apologizes and asks her to stay with him. She agrees to, but says that she doesn't like the way that he acts sometimes and that is probably why he keeps getting in trouble. He says that she is right and she agrees to stay. I do have to call Gina though and cancel our reservation. Ashley calls Paul and pretends that she is talking to Gina. He tries to find out where she is but she hangs up quickly. That is okay. Paul and Michael have a tracking device on her cell phone and they can find her. Ashley then continues the date, but keeps Tom at a distance without offending him further. After a few minutes, Tom tries to get a kiss from Ashley but she tells him that she isnt ready for all that. She pushes him away. Paul comes tearing out of the bushes and pretends to be angry with Ashley. What are you doing with him? He is a drug dealer for heavens sake!" Ashley says that she can do what she wants. Paul says that she is in trouble, but she assures him that she can take care of herself. Paul looks at Tom with contempt and walks off to Michael who is waiting hidden in the bushes. When Tom feels that they are alone again he turns to Ashley in awe. No one has ever stood up to anyone for me like that before," he says. Nick comes into the office waving an olive branch. Victoria is skeptical that he really means to work as a team with her. He assures her that he does. He knows that she is concerned that he is going to come in and take over her campaign and the credit for it if it works out. He assures her that he will let her take all the credit for this campaign as she will deserve it. He tells her that even if she fails, they are family and he will support her in making things right again. Victoria softens to him now. Victor arrives and says that he is glad to see that his children were working things out between themselves. Nick says that Victoria has been working her fingers to the bone to get them to this point. Victoria smiles at her father but then the smiles quickly leaves her face when Victor then turns his compliments to Nick. Now Nick. You know that you were the one that came up with this idea in the first place. Dont be modest my boy. You deserve credit for this as well. Victoria is not pleased. She says to her father that she would like to thank him for acknowledging all the hard work that she did for the campaign. Scott is at home relaxing alone and looking over his notes for his book when someone comes knocking at the door. Scott opens the door and meets Mr. Wiley from a publishing house. I hope that you dont mind. I have come by unannounced as you didnt leave your number on your manuscript when you submitted it. Scott is surprised. You came all the way over here to get my telephone number," Scott asks. The man tells him no. I am here actually because were are prepared to publish your book!" Sheila is fit to be tied when she realizes exactly what it was that Scott has done. Why would you do that to me Scott?" He says that she was being a liar and he is upset as he thought that she trusted him. Really Brenda. How do you expect to write a book with me when you cant even trust me?" She says she didnt mean to lie. She was just confused, she says. I worked a lot of places. They were all like Genoa City. I forgot okay?" Scott will accept that, but he has anther question. Why is it that there is no record of a Brenda Harris having ever worked at Genoa City Hospital?" Sheila faces turns white. She is furious now. What did you do Scott? Never mind. Just give me back my picture," she demands. He tells her that he cant do that. I gave it to a nurse at the hospital. She will show it to a friend and tell me about it. Sheila orders him out of there. Once alone, Sheila is so mad that she nearly pulls the curtains right out of the drywall. Okay, she says I will just have to get the picture back. She gets her Jennifer get-up on and heads to the hospital. She has to be careful as years ago she used to work there. She sees that old bat Jean that she used to know so many years ago and she hides her face from the woman so that she will not be accidentally recognized. She overhears a younger nurse asking Jean to look at a picture to see if she recognizes the people in it. Jean cant do that right now. I am going on a coffee break. When she returns, before she can look at the picture, an emergency alarm goes off in a patients room. All the nurses hurry to the room, Jean included. Sheila rushes into action and searches the nurses station until she finds the picture. She stuffs it into her pocket and rushes out of the area. When the nurses return, they remark that it is funny that a woman that hasnt moved in such a long time managed to get her own ventilator unhooked. Oh well, no worries, she is fine now.
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Wow, where to begin? It's been a while, that's for sure. To make a long story short, about a month ago I was laid off from my job. Don't feel bad for me - this was a very good thing. So now I'm happily unemployed for a spell, and keeping busy by traveling and planning my wedding. However, I haven't really been crafting. I'm not sure why... and so, a few days ago I decided I needed a mojo project. Something fun and simple and hard to screw up. Pajamas!
The pattern is Butterick 6474, which I bought about seven years ago. In fact, I bought it to take a sewing class through the school board so I could learn to read patterns! (Until that time I was more of a wing-it, self-draft-it kind of girl. But then again, I mostly made hair ties and aprons and whatnot in my youth.) It's not specifically a pajama pattern, but it does the job fine.
The only thing I'd say about it, which someone on Pattern Review also mentioned, is that the crotch curve is all out of whack. For my preference, it's too long in the front and too short in the back. (In fact, they're practically the same length.) Additionally, the rise is crazy high, which I didn't realize until after I'd already finished the waist. Oops. So, after unpicking, rather than monkeying with the depth of the curve, I simply lowered the waist further in the front than the back. (I took it down 2" in the back and 3" in the front.) Although I wish the curve was deeper, it worked out fine this way.
The fabric is some beautiful damask-y flannel I bought at Fabricland back in December. I love it.
To keep it interesting, I decided to use this project as an excuse to try out french seaming. And all I can say is: I'm in love. Such a clean finish, without having to drag out the serger? Yes, please. I think I did a bit of a sloppy job, and didn't really account for the cloth allowance... but hey, they're pajamas.
When I went to do the crotch seam, it seemed a shame to serge, so I just did a little clipping and created a faux french seam as an afterthought. Despite the strong curve it worked out fine. I love flannel, it's so forgiving.
When I make pajamas I always do a line of stitching at the fold of the hem and the waistband. I find it just looks so much cleaner this way.
The hem, however, marked the first time this year I've been annoyed by my machine's lack of a free arm. If I ever change machines in the future, I think I'd like to have this option.
Anyway, it's nice to complete a project in less than 4 hours, without a muslin, and happy with the end result. I have a whole bunch of sewing on the horizon and I'm hoping my mojo sticks around long enough (and I stay in one place long enough!) to get some things accomplished this month!
Also: flannel is a cat-magnet. At least in this house it is.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Mojo Pajamas
Posted by ms. modiste at 6:54 PM
Labels: assistants, finished, patterns, yay
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I am feeling very happy for you that you have time to restore and plan your wedding (kind of at odds with restoring, but you know what I mean). Beautiful work on the pants. And thanks for your feedback on the knitting - I think that's just what I did. I'm glad to know I'm not insane.ReplyDelete
@K.Line - thank you! Oddly enough, the wedding is somehow restoring. I think that my job had me feeling so stagnant for so long that it's kind of refreshing to be making plans and anticipating changes and whatnot. (We're also planning on moving to Toronto in the fall! Talk about changes!)ReplyDelete
OMG - amazing. Email if you want to talk about living here, neighbourhoods, renting vs. owning etc...ReplyDelete
I definitely will!ReplyDelete
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Rolex and Cortina Watch, leading watch retailer and distributor in Asia, present an exclusive exhibition in Singapore to mark the opening of a new Rolex Boutique at Marina Square mall.
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One on my favourite area has got to be The World of Rolex area, which features video screenings of Rolex's partnerships in the lounge area, with a bar in bronzed mirror finish and aqua wall.
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Taking Attendance
Never miss a teaching opportunity when teaching in a Grade One classroom! Incorporate playing with numbers into your Language Arts program.
Most classroom teachers mark attendance at least once a day. This provides an excellent opportunity for interactive questions and answers, making observations and using the conventions of discussion and conversation e.g. taking turns, listening politely to others.Language arts for grade one comes in many different forms.
After the attendance has been taken ask simple questions: How many students are away today? How many students do we have in our classroom when everyone is here? How many students do you think are here today? After eliciting a number of answers have students stand and, as they are counted, sit down.
When everyone is comfortable answering these questions - it may take a few weeks- move on to the question of whether the total number of students present is an odd or even number. To prove it ask the students to stand. Ask them to touch one other person's hand and then sit down immediately with that person. If there is a student left standing, without a partner, then it is an odd number. If everyone is sitting down then it is an even number. This is a wonderful opportunity for language development.
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Add a New Twist
After another week or so ask the students to tell something else about the number of students present e.g. What number comes before or after it? Is it a one-digit number or a two-digit number? Are both digits even or odd? How many tens, how many ones? If you add the digits together what is the total?
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On a piece of paper invite the students to write any two-digit number and then 'tell' about it. For example the number 49 may initiate these kinds of responses : It is an odd number. 48 comes before it and 50 comes after it. There are four tens and nine ones. Four plus nine equals thirteen. 4 is an even number. 9 is an odd number. 4 is less than 9.
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Language Arts is Part of Everything
Language is incorporated into everything that we do. It is not necessary to divide subjects into compartments .
By subscibing to this philosophy the "Show and Tell" time each day can become a meaningful experience and not just a time filler at an odd moment. Students love this activity and it is an important part of the Oral and Visual Communications curriculum.
At the beginning of the year establish routines and rules. It could be a named group of students each day so that each child knows their 'day' in advance. Of course there will be exceptions if someone has had a very special event e.g. a new brother or sister, or they have won a special prize or trophy.
After a couple of weeks establish some guidelines e.g. the student gives three clues about the object they are going to show and the class has three guesses. Everyone listens to the clues, everyone takes turns.
Post the categories for each week.
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In conclusion
Use these two activities in your input session each day and you will see the students enjoy and learn at the same time.
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Gather different people to think!
Recently I facilited two innovation sessions with a customer, held consecutive days. The customer had specified a business and product development task for the innovation. The task was exactly the same for both groups. The participants were selected very differently in those groups: 1st group consisted of top of the line experts of the customer. The very best expertise and insight of that particular field was present, especially from R&D. The other group, on the other hand, consisted of a wide rainbow of different people, experience and backrounds: procurement, design, R&D, sales, junior professionals etc.
Take a guess which group resulted in better results in the ideation?
Yep. The second group produced, not only more innovative, but - maybe somewhat surprisingly - also more practical and feasible ideas. The experts in 1st group started immediately to engineer the details of their current products and businesses, whereas the variety group ideated more freely.
What this means? According to countless studies, diversity of participants is the key for better results especially when something new is targeted. It is notable, that also within "strict" and traditional engineering areas of expertise, variety of views, backgrounds and experiences is helpful in the search of new solutions.
What kind of experience do you have in working with teams of different level of diversity? Please comment!
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Team diversity is one of the most important things to ensure when creating and developing great ideas!
Steen, thank you for your comment! I have also seen it many times. The dilemma of course is, that team managers often (unconsciously) surround themselves of self-clones when building their teams. Educated managers, however, deliberately build their teams on diversity.
cross functional, diverse, multy lateral thinkers is a prerequisit. Feedng the known with the unknown and putting the right resources around this, is also key, we have found
Not surprising at all. Cross-functional teams that bring together diverse perspectives will always outperform the groupthink of "experts." At my company, Creative Realities Inc., we even go so far as to bring in what we call "naive creatives" - people with seemingly no relevance to the given industry or task. You would be surprised how often these people provide the key insight.
One thing one needs to remember is to have enough knowledge of the actual area at hand. Diversity, but also deep knowledge on the topic. I once had a session about service business with n
o service business knowledge. The ideas were often too obvious and things that had been already thought of. But the diversity is needed to get the ideas flying enough wide. Usually the wildest and craziest ideas turn out to be the best. Best innovations have one thing in common: scarcity. That needs to be the target and diversity is the enabler.
Thank you for your comments Dariush and Chris. You make the need of the diverisity of people in innovation sound so elementary.... Which is basically true for us innovation specialists. However, it is amazing how little the power of diversity is utilized in companies, as innovation groups still are being gathered most often among the "experts" alone. So what should we do to bring up the need of diversity (in addition to delivering the outsanding results as you well put it Chris)?
Chris, it was interesting to read of your experience of the "naive creatives"; in Innotiimi, we actually also have successfully used the innovation power of our own people, as providers of fresh thinking (= read: the official grazy guys:) among the ideation groups of the customer "experts"... :)
Juhani, a needed amount of substance expertise is indeed needed to keep the ideation on the right direction (without limiting it too much). But how to find the right balance of optimum mix of expertise and diversity?
Nice post Juha - very consistent with my experiences as well.
Terrific experience, Juha!
Mine is similar. That's the difference between an innovation team and an incremental one!
Diversity is indeed important - but so is the way how the task is defined. I have found out that even "less divergent" teams produce surprising ideas if
a) the time to respond is short enough (no time to filter ideas)
b) there are a few practice rounds about topics that do not directly relate to the matter @hand
Regardless of the above, more divergent teams tend to "cross-pollinate" better i.e. the initial ideas generate even more ideas when shared with the group.
You are quite right. This is fundamental to what we do as innovationists, yet it's astonishing because it seems every new company I walk into is not doing it! The idea of demonstrating the different effect of the two groups to the client is an intriguing idea. Perhaps that would drive home the need to always have a diverse group tackling a given task.
We too will often leverage our own "grey-haired" "Wild Cards" (read: our partners - note: they describe themselves as such, so I will not be in trouble for saying this), who have little knowledge of the industry but bring in good behavior like building on each other's ideas.
Clay (from Creative Realities)
Hi Juha;-) great post!...you`ve definitely proved the challenges of making cross cultural collaboration work to your customer!...We - here @nosco, have introduced "innovation dating" within our Idea management system, as a mean to encourage not only ideation, but also to create cross cultural "teams" to virtually back up ideas all ready in the front end of innovation. This feature has given very positive and interesting results, when large corporations are pursuing this vital element of successful innovation.
Hi Juha, nice post. I have similar experiences and I have taken account this very seriously. Even though, this is not enough... A couple months ago, I had 40 persons from same company divided into 2 groups (and 8 teams). In each teams and groups have people from different units and we carefully selected different types to each teams.
Result: The group 2 perform better and our conclusion was that there was two persons that raise the level of acitivity of the whole group (20 persons) and in the first group there was a persons that decrease the level of activity of others. Thus, the difference was significant.
Sari, that was good point to use practice rounds in ideation; A short ideation training from a simple subject (like what else would you do with ping pong balls) before the actual ideation efficiently opens the minds of people. Also I usually ask the participants to produce a few ideas before the actual ideation (they come in their brains running) to the
Clay, I liked the idea of the "wild cards" :)
Michael, your concept of Innovation Dating seems very interesting. Especially in Front End of Innovation, the end utilisation, or "final owner" of new ideas is not necessarily seen directly. Therefore, I can see it can be very useful to have more viewpoints in the beginning to look at the "baby" ideas.
Jukka, I have also seen that an example of maybe 1-2 people can be crucial to the success of an ideation workshop - to the better of worse... Especially at the beginning of a workshop, if people see "Oh you can say THAT CRAZY ideas here...", it can relieve the peer pressure immediately....
Chris you are absolutely right about "Cross-functional teams that bring together diverse perspectives will always outperform the groupthink of "experts."
It's about to have a team that are able to come all the way around the task/problem/product/concept they are so-pose to solve or work on.
Case: I established in 2003 and was leading such a team in Nokia Mobile Phones R&D Center Copenhagen until 2006, responsible of creating all new mobile phone concepts / pre studies and technology input to road mapping.
The team created at that time, the concepts to some of the best product successes in Nokia ever, and by e.g. we did a technology solution to the "unbreakable keyboard" this was later implemented into the majority of all new Nokia mobiles, saving them 65000 Euro a day in 2010!
Steen Koldsø
That's an interesting post.
Though the result doesn't seem to be too surprising to me. Basically, it depends on the particular problem how to line up the team to propoerly approach and solve it. However, when it comes to solutions, people in general, and experts in particular, are biased towards existing regimes. This may hinder innovation if more than improvent of the current portfolio is required. In this case, diverging perspectives are conducive to get "out of the box". Or as it is put nicely in the following post: "...when people become expert, they ask questions they already know the answer to when what they should be doing is asking questions that they dont know the answer to."
Have a look at the following post. It might be of interest for you as it's quite related to this issue:
Regards, Ralph
As a firm believer in the power of intersections, where unrelated experiences and talents meet and create great opportunities and stimulate new thinking, I very much support your findings. Experts are often stuck in their very focused and deep experiences and specific knowledge. A mixed group of people with a broad background however, can inspire each other and of come up with fresh and unexpected ideas and concepts.
Good points, Dieter! Expertise is often seen as a synonym for Experience; J. Paul Getty said "In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy"...
Thanks for the thought provoking blog Juha. I would very much agree that particularly at ideation phase diversity is critical. Diversity of expertise is also very important in judging ideas and which ones to take forward and invest more time and resources in developing. I would tend to support ideas that have most volatility in terms of expert assessment (rather than norming to mean)
Indeed, a variety in team members helps, especially when you have a couple of wild geese in your brainstorming session. I have good experience with a team of half own people (from different disciplines) & half external people (who have nothing to do with your business). What also works is to put the newly hired people around the table & brainstorm on what could be improved to your product as they are still unspoiled with your product experience & might still see opportunities hidden in plain sight
Fascinating experience. And rare. The yeah sayers almost exclusively reach the management team. Alternate opinions are said to be welcome but most often result in the one who speaks up being made redundant.
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