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Johns Hopkins All Children's offers a wide range of pediatric surgical procedures, including minimally invasive surgery, for children and teens in Florida and beyond.
The Pediatric General Surgery program at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital offers a wide range of specialty and subspecialty surgical care to children, teenagers and young adults in the Tampa Bay and Gulf Coast regions of Florida. Our board-certified, fellowship-trained pediatric surgeons perform the full spectrum of pediatric surgical procedures, from the common to the complex. Below are some of the surgical procedures we offer at our hospital, along with videos that may help you or your child prepare for surgery.
The surgical removal of the appendix that is performed when a child displays symptoms of appendicitis. An appendectomy used to be a large and complex operation, but minimally invasive surgery now allows the appendix to be removed in pediatric patients through three small incisions. This video shows an appendectomy in a patient who had presented with perforated appendicitis, was treated with antibiotics for a few weeks, and then operated on laparoscopically.
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Some patients with complex medical problems or other conditions suffer from chronic constipation. Rather than subject these children to daily enemas, this procedure provides a way for the parent of caregiver to easily flush the stool out of the colon each day.
A procedure to facilitate chemotherapy and blood sampling. Central venous lines make it possible for a child to be as comfortable as possible while receiving long-term intravenous care by avoiding the need for frequent "needle pricks."
An operation to remove the gallbladder, the organ that stores digestive fluid from the liver. This procedure may be necessary for those who experience pain from gallstones.
Using leading-edge technology, we can now remove the gallbladder through a single incision in the belly button. This results in a scar that is almost invisible.
Surgical removal of some of the foreskin so that the glans (or tip) of the penis becomes visible.
The operation to correct CDH, a rare condition that occurs when the diaphragm (the muscle separating the chest from the abdomen) does not form properly during fetal development.
Procedures that use special viewing devices and instruments to view the esophagus and the trachea (windpipe) to diagnose and treat.
Removal of skin lesions, including lumps, sores, skin cancer and other abnormal areas.
In this surgery, minimally invasive techniques were used to excise a cystic duplication of the intestine (a congenital abnormality of the intestine) in a pediatric patient.
Some pediatric patients suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which is a severe form of "heartburn" that can be life-threatening in some children. Using minimally invasive techniques, surgeons are able to wrap the stomach around the esophagus to help prevent the reflux from occurring.
Procedure used to treat tongue tie (ankyloglossia), a condition that may cause feeding or speech difficulties.
Gastroschisis is a birth defect that causes internal organs to push outside of a baby's body through an opening in the abdominal wall.
Repair of a hydrocele, a condition that causes the scrotum to swell with fluid.
A common procedure to correct inguinal hernia, a hernia that occurs in the groin region. There are many different approaches to the common problem of inguinal hernia in the pediatric age group. The "Eversion Technique," shown in this video, is one of the minimally invasive methods of repair.
Another minimally invasive method of repairing inguinal hernia, called the intracorporeal suturing technique, involves sewing the hernia closed from the inside of the abdomen using 2-mm instruments and a tiny camera.
Biopsy used to diagnose the cause of persistent lymph node enlargement.
Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum, also known as the Nuss procedure. With the Nuss procedure, the sunken chest condition can be corrected by a technique that involves insertion of a bar to splint the chest in a more appropriate position.
Minimally invasive surgery to correct pyloric stenosis, a thickening in the muscle at the end of the stomach called the pylorus. In small babies, this thickening of the pylorus muscle can prevent food from leaving the stomach and cause vomiting. Minimally invasive techniques and very small instruments allow us to open the pylorus enough for babies to enjoy eating again.
Another technique used for performing the operation for pyloric stenosis.
A diaphragmatic hernia is a congenital defect in the diaphragm that allows the abdominal organs to herniate into the chest. In this video, one of these hernias is repaired in a child using a single laparoscopic port in the belly button. This represents the very latest in minimally invasive surgical technology.
Surgery to remove the spleen, an organ located in the upper left side of the abdomen, just behind the bottom of the rib cage.
Splenic cysts can be of many types (for example: simple cysts, post trauma, post infection). Where a splenic cyst excision would have been a major operation in the past, minimally invasive techniques now allow many of these cysts to be addressed through three or four small incisions using the laparoscope.
Wandering spleen is a rare pediatric condition, but if untreated the complications can be devastating. A new laparoscopic surgical technique has been developed to anchor the spleen in a retroperitoneal pocket thereby avoiding an open incision as well as any prosthetic patches, as has been used in the past.
Including operations for inflammatory bowel disease, gastrointestinal bleeding, and short bowel syndrome, a condition in which the body cannot absorb enough nutrients because part of the small intestine is not working properly or missing.
Inflammatory bowel disease is a group of conditions that result in inflammation of the small and large intestines. The two most common types of inflammatory bowel disease in children are Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
Surgery for neck masses, such as enlarged lymph nodes and congenital abnormalities like epidermoid cysts, thyroglossal duct cyst and branchial cleft cyst.
Surgery to remove large cysts and solid masses of the ovaries. Advances in minimally invasive surgery have led to instruments that are only 2 mm in diameter, which allows laparoscopic operations on patients even as small as infants. In this case, a newborn baby with feeding difficulties was found to have a large ovarian cyst, which was removed with laparoscopic surgery.
Biopsy and surgical removal of solid tumors, including lymphoma, neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor, hepatoblastoma and connective tissue sarcomas such as rhabdomyosarcoma, as well as thyroid carcinoma.
Specialized emergency surgery for blunt trauma, penetrating injuries and burns.
Some children are born with or develop cystic lesion in the mediastinum (or central portion of the chest cavity). This video shows the removal of one such lesion a video scope and three small incisions on the chest wall. The lesion turned out to be an esophageal duplication cyst.
Some babies are born with a hole in the diaphragm, which allows contents of the abdomen to move up into the chest. In the past, these babies need to have a large incision in the abdomen or chest to allow the surgeon to repair the hole in the diaphragm. Using minimally invasive techniques, the surgeons at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital can in many cases perform the entire repair through incisions only 3 to 5 mm in size.
In the condition called hyperhidrosis, patients suffer debilitating palm and/or feet sweating. Using minimally invasive techniques, this condition can be treated with sympathectomy.
A portion of the lung may need to be resected for many reasons. Minimally invasive techniques allow us to perform the surgery with three small incisions. In this case, a teenager was found to have a 2cm nodule on the lung.
Some children suffer spontaneous pneumothorax (collapse of the lung). This is often due to a bleb (bubble) on the surface of the lung, which pops and leaks air. Using thoracoscopy, this diseased area of the lung can be removed and steps can be taken (pleurectomy and pleurodesis) to minimize the chance of a dangerous tension pneumothorax from developing in the future.
Surgery to repair umbilical hernia, a hernia that causes a hole under the belly button.
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Marie Dzanis, senior vice president, Northern Trust
Marie Dzanis has been named senior vice president and head of ETF sales and servicing for Northern Trust. She will lead the sales and servicing team for Northern Trust's FlexShares exchange traded funds. She comes to Northern Trust after more than two decades in asset management and financial industry sales, most recently for Blackrock iShares, where she developed and led the Eastern U.S. private client sales division for iShares Exchange Traded Products. Before that, Dzanis was a vice president and regional manager for the Eastern United States at JP Morgan Asset Management. Dzanis has bachelor's degree in political theory with a focus on economics from The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
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My laboratory investigates how cells use nutrients in both normal conditions and disease states. Our overall objective is to determine whether altering cellular nutrient metabolism can prevent or reverse diseases including obesity, cancer, and diabetes.
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If you might be a football fan, you ought to receive a feel in the excitement of football manager games. If you're gaming enthusiast - well, you can't really call who you are a gamer unless you've tried one on the many soccer titles for sale in the market- so if you're both a gamer and soccer-nut, here is your style of reading. For newbie's and pros alike, this post looks at the best with the latest football manager games.
First, this is a little background to the clueless. In a football manager game you think of yourself as a manager of your professional soccer club. Your objective would be to manage your team inside the ultimate way, to win essentially the most quantity of games and championships. Your tasks include buying players for ones team, managing training, developing strategies, and controlling tactics.
Some football games combine the manager mode web site actually control movements after a match, requiring someone to make players run, and tackle, defend and score goals. Other titles are exclusively focused on managing, that you just watch the effects of one's tactics and methods because team plays. But this may be a handful and earn for engrossing entertainment too.
So Here Are The Top 3 Games, Starting From The Bottom.
#3 - Pro Evolution Soccer 2010:
Konami has pleased fans with significant improvements from the latest game from the Pro EVO series. The standard format of picking out a team in one with the leagues is preserved. The addition of Champions League adds authenticity to your game, however it's disappointing that you have still missing many clubs.
The manager mode is quite lackluster with tweaks to your team and player style showing no significant changes during gameplay. PES is a lot more of the online football game using a great community mode for fun LAN parties and internet multiplayer matches. The commentary can be a miserable failure, and animation is mediocre.
#2 - Football Manager 2010:
Undoubtedly, it's probably the most popular title with players whorrrre hardcore managing enthusiasts. Sega has perfected the formula to create managing soccer teams compelling and intensely addictive. Game play is solely about team management. At the same time, in addition, it allows great treatments for they and individual players through the match.
As usual, there is a massive database of real-world footballers to select from. Nothing inside the actual action may be faulted, the sole problems being poor graphics and animation, and unimpressive audio.
#1 - Football Superstars:
Football Superstars is definately an excellent concept, it's incredible nobody more info looked at it earlier. Fortunately, folks from CyberSports did, thereby creating by far the first football MMO game. First off, the bingo is totally free, immediately points in the commercial titles.
As a football RPG, farmville is unparalleled. In addition to creating and managing your player, additionally you reach explore an enormous virtual world. The objective should be to earn fame and success, and another technique of the process is always to play and exercise within the field. Another interesting method, comprises what we do off of the field: buy equipment, exercise, and improve your popularity by socializing at parties or flirting using the media.
The sandbox type environment produces hours of endless entertainment. The game uses not much system resources, considering which, the physics and graphics are perfect. Best of all, as an adventure, developers will constantly improve Football Superstars, so the one way for farmville to travel comes to an end!
FootballSuperstars.com is undoubtedly an online virtual football world for aspirational football player managers and football players looking for your ultimate football manager game. You can visit: .
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Are you the type of individual that absolutely loves experimenting with new recipes? You're not the only one. There are tons of new foods being conjured up on a daily basis and you'll definitely want to experiment with them all. Just remember that throwing together from recipes will be far more difficult than you might like. A lot of people like foods that can be tossed together conveniently and quickly. If you are happy to fit into this category, you'll want to scour through the information below. There, you will find easy recipes that can be made in the comfort of your own home.
Easy Buckeyes
If you're a fan of chocolate and candies, you will absolutely love buckeyes. These delicious candies are a tradition in some parts of the world and they only take about an hour to make. On top of that, you will not need a great deal of ingredients. Just invest in some peanut butter, chocolate coating, confectioner's sugar, butter, and vanilla extract. This recipe can be completed in an hour and twenty minutes. If you follow most directions, you'll make thirty or more buckeyes in a single session. Those delicious buckeyes will leave your mouth watering and your yearning for more.
Easy Garlic Chicken
Are you a fan of chicken? Who isn't? Nothing mixes better with chicken than garlic. With the easy garlic chicken recipe, you'll be able to satisfy the entire family and it'll only require thirty minutes of your time. All you need is chicken breasts, brown sugar, olive oil, garlic cloves, and the right herbs and spices. Again, this recipe can be completed and ready to go in just thirty minutes. Depending on the number of breasts you have, you'll be able to accommodate three, four or even more individuals. Garlic chicken is a good meal for pretty much any portion of the day, including supper and lunch.
Lightning Fast Caramels
Can you microwave it? This is something that many people ask when it comes to caramel candies. Thankfully, the answer is yes. You can easily make a delicious batch of caramel candies using nothing more than your trusty microwave. All you'll need is some butter, white sugar, brown sugar, sweetened condensed milk, and light Karo syrup. With these ingredients and just six minutes of your time, you'll be able to create 12 delicious caramel candies. You can easily increase the ingredients to prepare even more. On average, each candy will continue 182 calories. That isn't bad at all.
Microwavable Lasagna
Finally, you should consider making a delicious lasagna in your microwave. This is a great dish that will be able to satisfy the entire family. All you need is 40 minutes and the right ingredients. On average, a single serving will contain as much as 639 calories, so you can guarantee it will feel you up. On top of that, the lasagna will be very tasty. Just remember to use a towel or gloves to remove the pan from the microwave, because it will be pretty hot! Then, you'll be able to enjoy.


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From the beach or on a boat, you wouldn't have been able to hear Neutrogena's Sea Radio Station—it only plays underwater music.
The unique radio station was set up as a promotion for the sunscreen brand, demonstrating the lasting power of the product during exposure to both sun and water. Before dipping into the water, beach-goers in Puerto Rico got a free spray of the protective Neutrogena product and then were invited to dive near the buoy that was broadcasting the underwater music.
With earbuds specifically to help people tune into music underwater, music players for use in the shower and many waterproof mobile devices, consumers want to be assured that entertainment can be delivered absolutely anywhere they go, without risk of any water damage.
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- Cooperative Wisconsin Research, Education and Extension Service
- Wisconsin Cooperative Development Services
- Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
- Wisconsin Fact Sheet, Economic Research Service, USDA - This specific fact sheet includes current data on population, per capita income, earnings per job, poverty rates, employment, unemployment, farm and farm-related jobs, farm characteristics, farm financial characteristics, top ag commodities, top export commodities and top counties in ag sales.
- Wisconsin Farmers' Markets
- Wisconsin USDA Rural Development
- Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center,
- Other Links
- Center for Cooperatives, University of Wisconsin.
- Food Safety, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
- Midwest Food Processors Association - Offers an online, searchable buyer's guide.
- The Small Business Resource - Designed to help business owners and entrepreneurs solve problems and locate key public and private organizations and individuals. These are business decision makers - businessmen and women looking to expand their operations, relocate companies, and plan a business start-up.
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New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday extended, till August 24, the interim bail granted to Balwan Khokhar, a former Congress councillor, awarded life sentence in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
Khokhar has sought extension of bail till October to arrange funds to pay his lawyers and finalise the sale of his properties.
On July 20, Khokhar was granted interim bail and this was extended later.
In 2013, the trial court had acquitted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the case but Khokhar was convicted along with four others.
Retired naval officer Captain Bhagmal, Girdhari Lal, former MLA Mahender Yadav and Kishan Khokhar were held guilty along with Balwan Khokhar.
The case relates to the murder of five members of a family in Raj Nagar area of Delhi Cantonment on November 1, 1984, after the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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Review by Michael Jaffe
By writing a review of STRANGE WILDERNESS I am doing something that really shouldn't be attempted: intellectualizing this film. And by using the word "film" I am probably overdoing it again. STRANGE WILDERNESS is a collection of scenes filmed with reckless abandon, some of which are hysterical because of their obvious spontaneity and some which make you stare slack jawed at your neighbor as if to ask "is this movie real?" That this is a major release really is a testament to Adam Sandler's power in Hollywood because this is exactly like GRANDMA'S BOY. There are a lot of Sandler cronies floating around, being high and doing ridiculous shit that is just like what any other 20-year-old stoners would do except more extreme.
The basic premise for STRANGE WILDERNESS is that Peter Gaulke (played by Steve Zahn) and Fred Wolf (Allen Covert of GRANDMA'S BOY) make a wilderness show called "Strange Wilderness" except that it sucks and will get cancelled if they can't get something for better ratings. Then an old friend shows up and says for 1000 dollars they can buy a map that takes them to Ecuador and a cave where big foot lives. Hilarity ensues. The plot and the series of events that ensues makes so little sense you will cause yourself sever damage if you try to understand what is transpiring. The characters are all very odd and all the faces involved (Zahn, Covert, Kevin "FARVA!" Heffernan, Justin "HI, I'm a Mac" Long, Jonah "the fat kid from SUPERBAD" Hill and Ernest "I'm 90 and have an Oscar. Why am I in this" Borgnine) are well known and relatively respected comedians who have done much better work in other films and apparently were offered a million dollars each to shoot in Disney land's fake jungle for 2 weeks and smoke a lot of weed with producer Sandler. Justin Long is surprisingly hilarious as a guy who really has smoked himself retarded and isn't giving up his favorite herb anytime soon.
There really is about 60 minutes of real movie here and then just a lot of sidetracked insanity. There is nitrous oxide inhalation, body paint, weird tattoos, lots of weird fake penises, a boob, lots of stupid jokes and actually a few spots where I laughed out loud. I am not sure you should see this movie without any type of substance, but I did and I FELT high when I walked out of the theatre. It truly is an unbelievable feat that this film in its current state was made and released to the public.
I laughed and gaped in astonishment and just about had one of the more enjoyable times at the movies I have had in a while. With terribly low expectations going in, the stupid, lowbrow humor was exactly what I was expecting except more. With such films as NARNIA and NATIONAL TREASURE making hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office, dumbing the masses, I am glad films like STRANGE WILDERNESS still exist where reasonably intelligent youths can go and forget about the horror that is real life and seriousness (fuck you Hillary, I'm voting for Barack). If a viewer can accept that this is a piece of shit film, it really becomes a hilarious, R-rated episode of the live action SIMPSONS with dumber writers and more innuendo. Its nuts. You'll love it. 6/10 sober, 11/10 when fucked up.
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Google's Daydream View is only a year old, but it's already receiving a minor refresh to make one of the best mobile VR headsets even better as Google invests in virtual tourism.
The tweaks on the hardware side are minor, but welcome. Most notably, the new Daydream View includes updated high-performance lenses that promise better visual quality and a wider field of view—though Google didn't delve into hard numbers. The original model had a ho-hum 90 degree FOV. As far the visuals go, it makes sense for Google to stay vague there, as the Daydream View requires a Daydream VR-enabled smartphone like the new Pixel 2 to act as its brains and screen, and display quality varies from device to device.
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The Guptas will probably keep on milking the South African economy and its taxpayers for years to come.
The structures and networks to do that, is coming into place as the ANC government is dragging its feet in setting-up the commission of enquiry into State Capture. Even parliament's teeth are being pulled, preventing it from taking the first step towards preventative and restorative action.
The nature of the of the transactions, suddenly – maybe not so sudden behind the scenes – structured for selling the Gupta's Oakbay Holdings' media and coal mining companies last week, deserve closer scrutiny.
The financing of the deals, via vendor capital, initially captured the most attention. However, more importantly, it implies that the Guptas will be seeking ways to continue doing business in SA, despite not having local bank accounts.
In the process, the Gupta empire can side-step existing domestic regulatory regimes, requiring banks to do their bit in combating money laundering and other questionable business transactions.
And, it is not only President Jacob Zuma's public image that will suffer in the process.
Listening to deputy-president Cyril Ramaphosa tip-toing his way around the issues surrounding the Gupta's, their relationship to president Zuma, and state capture investigations, last week while facing question in parliament, there was a strong sense of the Gupta-contamination spreading.
Words of condemnation, promises of investigations, and 'implied' threats are just not good enough anymore. The people of South Africa are already losing billions. Firm, even drastic, action is what is now called for do damage control – it is already too late to avoid some damage.
Banking sector
Not every private sector institution is an angel by a long shot, but the South African banking sector has done their bit by largely severing their ties with the Gupta conglomerate.
The latest Gupta move – selling their SA businesses to largely shelf companies, via vendor financing – allow them to work their way around this problem.
It also allows them to secure new ways of doing business in the country and shifting the income to themselves, and probably taking it off shore.
And, if former ANC Member of Parliament and original whistle blower on Gupta state capture, Vytjie Mentor, is correct, there is some insult to injury waiting for the South African taxpayers.
According to a Facebook post by Mentor, at least one of these deals is financed by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) – a state owned financial institution.
The need for urgent action
Against this background, former Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, rang alarm bells last week – calling for urgency with state capture probes.
"We should have our urgency fuelled by the successive disposals within 48 hours of South African (Gupta) assets," he said.
Referring to some of the oddities of the deals, he added: "… something strange is going on," he said as parliament's portfolio committee on public enterprises was meeting parliamentary functionaries to seek resources to continue with its probe into deals relating to three state enterprises, Eskom, Transnet and Denel, allegedly caught up in the Gupta state capture net.
It is now on close to a month that the committee's investigation has been delayed because of the alleged lack of resources, like funds for a competent evidence leader.
Besides Mentor's calls, and by Gordhan, ANC alliance partner, the South African Communist Party (SACP) in a statement reaffirmed its call for an independent judicial commission of inquiry into state capture.
The SACP also noted that under the deal structured for the sale of Gupta media entities, ANN7 TV and The New Age newspaper, "will fundamentally remain Gupta controlled."
Bloomberg reported that Darias Jonker, an Africa analyst at risk advisory firm Eurasia Group, said: "I wouldn't be surprised that as these deals progress and we take a closer look, we find that there's been no real transfer of ownership."
The sale of Tegeta Exploration and Resources to a Swiss shell company, reportedly netting Oakbay R870m in a turnaround of less than 24 months, has even more ominous undertones, considering the involvement of first Eskom in the original purchase of the Optimum mine, and now the IDC's rumoured involvement in financing the resale of the company.
In the meantime, in his reaction to the questions to him in parliament, deputy president Ramaphosa on the issue of the Guptas and state capture, again promised an independent commission of enquiry. He, however avoided details, on who will appoint whom, terms of reference, time frames, and the like.
With every week action is postponed, the danger of the South African economy and its taxpayers suffering further losses amounting to billions, are mounting.
International embarrassment
And, in the context of Gupta-gate, as it become known, and the issue of probable money laundering, another major international embarrassment for the country might be waiting just around the corner. The Guptas might for the first time be prosecuted in another country for potential crimes regarding money laundering originating in South Africa.
Historically, while used to cover-up other crimes, money laundering itself was not classified as a crime. By the mid-1980s this, however, changed dramatically. Now, in most countries globally, and under international law, money laundering is recognised as a crime.
Also read: Where the Gupta laundromat comes from?
Now the Democratic Alliance (DA) is planning to send an indictment to the United Kingdom (UK) accusing the family of money laundering. It allegedly happened when R30m, intended for a Free State dairy project, was diverted to pay for the wedding of a Gupta relative at Sun City in 2013.
The leaked #GuptaLeaks by Scorpio and amaBhungane revealed that a UAE registered Gupta company, with bank accounts with the UK's Standard Charted Bank, was used to launder the money.
The UK has jurisdiction to investigate the matter because money laundering is a cross border international offense.
It could become a huge embarrassing situation if the UK should summon some of, or all, the Gupta brothers, who became South African citizens – with the assistance of a sped-up process – to appear in court there. UK authorities might even approach international institutions to assist to see justice is done by their book.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (CBS.MW) - Walt Disney Co., risk-taker extraordinaire?
Well, let's just call it the mouse that ... could raise its voice if it really wanted.
As Disney DIS, +0.47% faces pressure to keep up with AOL Time Warner Inc. AOL the company is saying that it's accumulating cash through cost-cutting measures at a rapid clip.
Company officials also insist they're not afraid to pull the trigger on a deal if necessary. So they're throwing out phrases like "creativity," "risk-taking" and "not being afraid to make mistakes."
Still, that doesn't mean Disney is going to pounce on anything just to make a significant purchase, Disney Chairman Michael Eisner said at an analysts' meeting earlier this week.
"We are not going to make acquisitions to give journalists headlines," Eisner said. "But we may make acquisitions in any event."
Such is life these days at the nation's second-largest entertainment company. It still has its button-down fiscal policies, but is touting its more bravado side. It is a cautious daredevil of sorts.
"This is a management that doesn't like to make mistakes," said Laura Martin, analyst with Credit Suisse First Boston. "They're definitely not as risk-taking as the AOL Time Warner guys."
Whether it has to be bolder remains to be seen. The entertainment empire seems determined to do a better job in everything from running giant theme parks, programming high-rated television shows and touting big studio films down to hawking Mickey Mouse T-shirts and Donald Duck sipper cups.
Content is king for Disney right now, company officials say. They're set on creating more products and hoping the entertainment consuming public will provide vindication - at least until it can find the right partner. The company is happy to point out that it is laying off only 400 people while the newly merger AOL Time Warner plans to cut 2,000 jobs.
So at its analyst conference, Disney trotted out its vast holdings in film and TV, consumer products, cable properties and theme parks. There was much to tout.
The new California Adventure theme park next to Disneyland - the site of its analyst conference - opens Thursday. There's also Disney's third straight year as box office king and its hugely popular "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" show, which is slaying the competition in network television prime time.
Slowing growth
With such vast holdings, though, also comes the potential for trouble. Earnings aren't growing like they used to, economic indicators are troublesome and questions arise over Disney's standing in the industry heap now that AOL and Time Warner officially tied the knot in January. AOL Time Warner's revenue totals $36 billion while Disney has $25 billion.
Disney's first earnings report of 2001 has given it a boost. Its earnings for the first quarter ended Dec. 31 were 16 cents a share, up a penny from estimates and 23 percent above the prior year's figure. The company's revenue increased to 7 percent to $7.3 billion. Disney got a bump Tuesday before closing down 61 cents Wednesday to $31.
That contrasts with a troublesome 2000. Disney President Robert Iger got up at the analysts' conference and showed two pictures of himself, one current and another that was 20 years old. Iger joked that the younger image was only a year old, showing how much his job has aged him.
Shares of the Dow Jones component hovered around the low- to mid-$40 range early last year, but problems brought down the stock to the high-$20-to-low-$30 range.
Troubles began for Disney last year shortly after AOL and Time Warner announced their plans to merge. As Disney urged regulators to open up Time Warner's cable lines with the merger, Time Warner briefly stopped sending signals for seven Disney ABC stations in a dispute over fees.
Buoyed by the success of "Millionaire," Disney then sold advertising based on the prime time game show's stratospheric ratings. Although they remained high, the show's ratings dipped enough to force ABC into a "give back" situation, where it had to compensate clients for not reaching those lofty numbers. There was softness elsewhere in the ad market.
As the AOL Time Warner deal merged an Internet powerhouse with a media giant, Disney's answer to the online world stumbled. Disney was forced to shut down its Go.com portal, and folded its Internet operations back into the company. Disney had its Internet holdings under a separate tracking stock.
"We're not fluent in the Internet vocabulary," Eisner said.
Eisner says Go.com is evidence of Disney's willingness to take calculated risks. The company lost $150 million on the venture - not $1 billion as reported - and still managed to glean something from it, he said. Disney can take solace in the fact it was able to get full control of its ABCNews.com and ESPN.com sites through Go's creation.
"We have never, ever gone into a venture where we bet the farm," Eisner said.
Talk that Disney might purchase Yahoo prompted this response from Eisner: "We may." But he quickly adds that the company's price is too high.
Take the 1995 purchase of Capital Cities/ABC, Eisner said. It was essential to keep the company vital, but it could have bought CBS. Disney chose ABC instead because it had stronger assets and was a better fit at a now-paltry $19 billion sum. While the AOL Time Warner purchase is making enviable headlines, Disney doesn't want to give up too much to make a purchase.
So for now, Disney is in a period of soul-searching and finding opportunity in adversity a la Go.com.
California Adventure serves as another example of Disney learning from its mistakes, Eisner said. The company took pieces from its failed Disney's America park, which it planned to construct in Virginia in 1993. It was supposed to have American historical themes.
The planned park met with objections over environmental concerns and internal qualms about having a facility that had to shut down during winter months. So Disney took the general concept and repackaged it as California Adventure.
"So much of what you see in Disney's California Adventure was from Disney's America," Eisner said.
California Adventure is designed as a mini-Golden State a la Disney, replete with ersatz Hollywood studios, Napa-like vineyards/wineries, a compressed Golden Gate bridge and a simulated hang-gliding ride over images from throughout the state.
Analysts at this week's conference spoke glowingly of the new facility, which adds to Disney's already formidable slate of theme parks. Disney's theme-park business has been its strong suit of late.
"The new park is fantastic," said David Miller, analyst at Sutro & Co.
Disney's plethora of assets is what the company is emphasizing these days. It hopes to squeeze whatever revenue it can from the products it has created, such as heavily promoting the DVD release of its first animated feature, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs."
Unstable ad market
"Very few, if any, companies are able to exploit content as much as we do," Iger said.
But new challenges face Disney. For one, continued softness in the advertising market could further erode "Millionaire's" ratings and harm ABC's ad revenue.
"It is very unstable there now," said Iger. The company is waiting to see if the ad market starts to stabilize in the next few months.
General economic troubles could hurt Disney's shiniest star, its theme parks. The company says it's seeing softness in advance bookings at the hotels that its theme parks but is not concerned. Company officials believe they are prepared for an economic onslaught.
Analyst Miller said the true test for Disney's theme parks, especially California Adventure, should be seen in its hotel bookings. Disney wants California Adventure to transform Disneyland into a resort similar to Disney World in Florida, where visitors stay for several days at a time.
If economic woes hit, they also may set back efforts to revamp Disney's lackluster consumer products group. Sales were down 6 percent and operating income dropped 13 percent. The division's Disney stores have suffered from a lack of direction.
Disney is closing a number of those stores and is planning to revamp its whole consumer products sales system. Disney will cut out the middleman in most cases and go for a direct-to-retail system. It has forged a deal with Kmart Corp. KM to sell clothes.
Andy Mooney, head of Disney's consumer products division, says the company's plan is to tout its goods as part of "the most important brand in the world."
Though it's had its own online troubles, Disney is bent on pushing itself further into the digital age. Unlike other consumer companies, Disney can put much of its merchandise into digital form, such as films and TV programs, and sell it over the Internet.
Peter Murphy, chief strategic officer, said one example is a project to offer films on demand through a device known as a "Movie Box." The set-top contraption allows viewers to pick up a multitude of films at the flick of a switch without visiting the video store.
Analysts are impressed with Disney's plans. Its conference this week went a long way toward settling some concerns over where it's going.
Jessica Reif Cohen, analyst with Merrill Lynch, has been pessimistic about the company's short-term prospects. But she said the company proved it has a clear idea about how to deal with its current shortcomings over the long haul.
"In general, I thought they did an excellent job," Reif Cohen said. "They've got great brands and great products."
"I was pretty impressed with what they were saying," said David Londoner, analyst with ABN Amro Inc. "They've clearly got a plan. The question is can they execute properly."
But Credit Suisse First Boston's Martin said there is one key question remaining.
"I think strategically, they must be bigger," Martin said.


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The beautiful Irish countryside is full of luxurious and historical castles, which draw visitors from all across the globe. Here's a look at some of the popular castles that remain a majestic testimony of the rich history of Ireland.
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Last Updated: Mar 9, 2018
The castles of Ireland give one a glimpse of Ireland's rich history and the grandeur associated with the architecture. The luxurious and glorious castles can truly make you feel like a royal when you enter these structures. It's their sheer brilliance in architecture, which has mainly held our fascination about these buildings.
Antrim Castle
It was built between the years, 1610 to 1666, by Sir John Clotworthy. Sadly, a major portion of this castle caught fire in the year 1922 during a grand ball. This led to the destruction of the castle. Today, the gardens remain to be a very popular tourist destination.
Harry Avery's Castle
The curious construction of this monument is probably what makes people interested in it. The Harry Avery's castle is situated south west of Newtownstewart, County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. It has 2-story rectangular shaped construction, with massive twin towers that are D shaped. It was named after Henry Aimbreidh O' Neil (Harry Avery O' Neil).
Ashford Castle
Set on the Northern shores of Lough Corrib, this one of the many Irish castles that stands as a luxurious hotel since 1939. The Anglo-Norman de Burgos family built it in the 13th century.
Castle Durrow
It is also now a luxurious hotel since 1998, providing the much-needed respite from the city life for the privileged few. This castle was built between the years 1712-1716 by Colonel William Flower.
Castle Coole
This was built during the years 1789 and 1798. Designed by James Wyatt, it is now one of the most treasured castles. The design is neo classical and it has been reopened for the public since the year 2006. It is located in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh.
Castleknock Castle
It lies in the grounds of the Castleknock college in Castleknock which is located in Dublin, Ireland. The castle is almost in ruins and the only remains that remain are a part of the polygonal shaped keep. This castle sadly faced destruction after it was dismantled following the Civil War of 1641.
Blarney Castle
It is the most visited by tourists all throughout the year, and is located near Cork, Ireland. The origins of this castle can be safely said to be before AD 1200. The Stone of Eloquence or the Blarney stone lies on top of the castle, which has many legends to it.
Dublin Castle
Although the Dublin Castle faced destruction due to fire in the late 17th century, it has been restored back in its original glory. It was first founded in the year 1204 upon the orders of King John. Today, this castle remains to be the venue for Ireland's Presidential Inaugurations and other Stately functions.
Ross Castle
It is located on the beautiful shores of the Lough Leane in the Killarney National Park, which is in County Kerry, Ireland. It was built in the mid 1400s. Today, this castle is restored and one can enjoy the beautiful boat rides on the lake in the summer season. There are various legends associated with this castle and the ancestors of this place, the O'Donoghue clan.
Bunratty Castle
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Cahir Castle
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Audley's Castle
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Belfast Castle
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Case Study : Logo Design Inspirations for Giant eCommerce Companies5 Min Read
As should be expected, competition online today is as strong as it's ever been, especially for eCommerce websites. Over the past 5 years, the number of buyers browsing for items online has increased exponentially and much like in the face-to-face retail market, big businesses have started to dominate.
The opportunities that may have been available over the past few years are not necessarily available today. So it makes sense that business owners are now more avidly looking for ways to find a competitive advantage online.
Brand identity is as important a part of this process and having a recognisable logo can both help you attract new business and maintain a strong client base. In the online world, your customer's interaction with your business is almost completely visual, so design aspects of all kinds become very important.
How does colour impact mood in websites?
The psychology of colour is something that website managers need to take seriously. Generally, the colours of the logo will determine the colour scheme of the website; unless it's designed in a very specific way, a website can feel a bit awkward and possibly distracting if this is not the case.
Studies suggest between 60-90% of online shoppers form some kind of a judgement about a brand exclusively based on the colour.
Let's take a look at some of the most popular colour options for websites and what they express.
Red can be an attention-grabbing colour and can draw out strong, intense emotions and passions. It is best used carefully as it can visually and perhaps even mentally overwhelm website visitors unless it is balanced with other colours.
White is present in nearly all websites and it can be used to give visitors a feeling of space and freedom. The experience of visiting a website where white is not used can be restricting and uncomfortable as there is nothing providing clarity. It is also the ideal background colour for text.
Blue promotes feelings of trust and productivity. It's particularly effective when used in the logos and colour schemes for companies that are business or money-orientated. The logo and website of Indian eCommerce giant Flipkart is a good example, where shades of blue above a yellow texture are predominately and vibrantly use.
Green can also represent money, but nowadays it is more readily associated with nature and the environment. It can also promote feelings of harmony and relaxation. TREEHOUSE is an online technology school that has a logo which utilises green to give an aura of ever-evolving fresh knowledge and this also may help customers see them in a certain positive light.
Black is another colour that can be very effective in eCommerce if utilised properly. Black is a popular colour for fashion websites like ASOS (used more particularly for men's clothing stores), black exudes strength and power. But again overdoing it can have the opposite effect and even promote something of a negative sentiment.
Yellow, unsurprisingly, is a bright, playful and lively colour that can be used to draw the potential customer's attention to certain places on the website. Again, because it has such a strong aura and identity, it needs to be used with subtly in most cases. Well, look at SnapChat, right?
What do you want your logo to say about your business?
The above colour outlines provide you with a starting point from which to make decisions about your logo and website. But it is naturally difficult to make generalisations about how people feel when they see certain colours, and there are naturally always exceptions to the rules.
For instance, under the right circumstances, a predominately yellow colour scheme may work perfectly well on a website for those who are looking to tap into that bright, happy sentiment.
That said, when you're starting out, your best bet is to stick with what works in the majority of cases. Think about the subject matter of your business and the kind of brand you want to be. Are you fun and laid back? Serious and professional? Often it depends entirely on the product you're selling.
To tap into this further, let's take a look at some of the world's most widely recognised eCommerce company logos and think about what they communicate to the audience.
Ebay's logo has just recently been changed, but looking at the previous logo tells us something about the company's evolution. Using the same bright, attention-grabbing colours, each letter in the original logo was different in terms of the level of alignment.
This made for a more wacky and goofy design than the current logo. It seemed to represent something of the wide range of weird and wonderful products available on the site and the fact that it wasn't super professional.
While there has been some criticism that the latest logo is too similar to Google's, it looks to express this sentiment in a more modern, focused and conservative way.
Amazon is a comparable brand that offers a similar (although not identical) service. Despite this, the logo is very different in the colours used and also the sentiment.
As discussed, black in this context is powerful and visceral, while the splash of orange comes across as playful and light-hearted, meaning overall the logo remains balanced. The orange arrow also communicates the fact that you can get just about anything on Amazon.
Despite the fierce competition that Alibaba is giving or looking forward to giving to the market giants like Amazon and eBay, it has a logo that might give a budget-fitting, intern-designed vibe.
Apparently, the predictable and dull looking logo has far-reaching implications as the logo embeds a facial silhouette of a smiling contented customer which has also taken a creative form of a lowercase "a", the initial of Alibaba. The orange texture of the logo is designed to represent the same confident creative approach towards brand presentation.
This is also the case with Walmart, who is famous for its brand logo renovation. Since its launch in the year of 1962, it has introduced new brand recognition six times as of 2016.
The new logo which was adopted in 2008 has seen the company take a familiar stride, giving the logo a lighter shade of Tranquil Blue/Azure hue and a more web and mobile responsive font but keeping close enough to the last iteration to be easily identified.
The intended approach to the choice of the logo colour is to give a sense of refreshment and according to the company, a renewed sense of purpose. Previously all-capped logo of WAL-MART has been toned down to a logo using lower case letters and the new inclusion of a yellow sun shape has given the logo a more sparkly, personalized form.
Thinking about the colour schemes and logos of famous brands helps you gain an insight into how to best tackle this for your own business. Professionals can work with designers for months deliberating on these decisions, so don't be concerned if you're still a little lost.
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Term 4 – Week 1: Grammar
Independent clause sentences
- The sun is hot.
- Australian Rules Football has finished its season for 2016.
- Apollo Parkways Primary School is located in Greensborough.
- Our school canteen sells many healthy lunch options.
- Grade 6 students go to Camp Coonawarra in March.
- The cake was burnt.
- There was a hot day timetable on Tuesday.
- The dessert was delicious.
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- I phoned the Police.
- We completed the task.
Dependent clauses start with conjunctions such as until, when, where, since, because, as, after, although and before. These conjunctions may tell about time, place or reason.
Complete the following task in workbooks…
Use one independent clause sentence + conjunction (see above) + create your own dependent clause to expand and create a new sentence.


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Join Peruvian contactee and author Ricardo González for a 3-day retreat in beautiful Crestone, Colorado August 31-September 2, 2018.
The weekend includes lectures, indoor meditations, and outdoor skywatch/meditations. The event will be held in the Colorado College Conference Room on the Baca Campus. Colorado College's campus located at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the San Luis Valley.
Fee is $150 and includes lectures, meditations and a Friday evening buffet. Lodging and all other meals are on your own.
We have increased the the number of participants for this special event to 60 participants, first come, first served.
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Here's a shot I took while waiting for the lightrail in hoboken last night on my way back from the city. I only had a few minutes to wait but I couldn't resist the chance to take a photo of the Freedom Tower. They just reached 1250 ft and have about another 500 to go. It should be a very impressive building once finished.
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Friday, November 8, 2013
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hi- i just posted these same pictures today. found them on pinterest the other day. it's scary how much we are drawn to the same things. have a great weekend!ReplyDelete
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so funny! I found them on pinterest too - it's no surprise we both love them since they are so amazing!! xxDelete
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Our first 3-day student conference - A grand success!
Newman Centre organized Toronto's first Canadian Catholic Students' Association Central Regional Conference - Called to Love, Journeying with the Synod on Marriage and the Family in October 2015. The conference welcomed Catholic student leaders from universities across Quebec and Ontario to learn about marriage and family, to share their thoughts and to exchange ideas.
Renowned Catholic leaders and academics from Regis College, St. Augustine's Seminary and other acclaimed speakers provided students with a deeper understanding of the vocation to marriage and family life and other vocations within the Church.
Thank you to our students, speakers, volunteers, donors and staff for making this a truly blessed event.
More details on the success of our conference will be published in the online blog and in the Newman Bulletin. Enjoy the photos
Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in our Newman Survey Presentation and Q&A held on Sunday, October 4, 2015. The event was held in two sessions after the morning and evening Mass and was a great success. The purpose of the event was to provide an overview of the survey responses from the Newman community and to encourage a spirit of solidarity as we re-imagine the future of Newman together. Members of our community who wish to make further suggestions are welcome to use the suggestion box in the Newman Centre reception. Enjoy the event photos.
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And potentially the greatest Disney villain of all time, and yet she didn't even make my list of Disney villains. Why?
Continue reading A Movie Entry – Disney's Greatest Unsung Villain
And potentially the greatest Disney villain of all time, and yet she didn't even make my list of Disney villains. Why?
Continue reading A Movie Entry – Disney's Greatest Unsung Villain
Metaphorically speaking, anyway. I wrote how, after a long hiatus with comics, I got my hands on a copy of the Squirrel Girl Volume 1 tradeback ("Squirrel Power") and how much I enjoyed it. So I decided to see what else was out there. In fact, I got so many tradebacks my friend D suggested I just get a subscription because it would be cheaper. I countered that a subscription would let Marvel Comics think I wanted to partake of all their offerings, whereas tradebacks show Marvel Comics what I actually want. Sure, it's more expensive, but sometimes the extra expense is worth it. Anyway, I'm on a bit of a female superhero kick lately, so here's what I decided to get:
I had an entry awhile ago about contrived situations writers will often use to create conflict in the story. I only listed four examples, and three were situations, and one was a character type (the drama llama). Inspired by a YouTube video, I got to thinking about other character types who exist only to create some kind of obstacle for the protagonist to overcome and hopefully don't exist in real life. Unlike a trope, these characters exist solely to move the plot forward. Their motivations don't make sense, their characterization is flat, and their appearance in the story is either lazy on the part of the writer or contrived, or sometimes both.
So I recently posted about how Jurassic World put a hole in my soul with its awfulness, mean-spiritedness, and almost insulting disregard of the original movie. Well, a friend of mine took a bit of umbrage with that entry, even though he didn't disagree with my fifteen-minute summary. He said the entry sounded like the reason I disliked the movie so much was because I was in a fandom rage over the departures from the source material. He likened my reaction to those people who said the rebooted Ghostbusters was the worst thing in existence and it ruined their childhoods.
So I figured I'd better set the record straight.
or, "Concerning Top Gear/The Grand Tour"
I've written before about how I would like to share my joy of certain media to other people even though I realize in general such media is not their taste. I wish to share my otaku, as it were, and even if I can't get people to share it, I hope to at least get them to understand why I enjoy my otaku so much. And then I thought about whether or not this is feasible. People like what they like, right? So I decided to figure out if I could come up with an example in my own life in which someone else successfully got me to understand their otaku even if I didn't adopt it. And when the show The Grand Tour debuted, I realized I had my example.
Continue reading A Media/TV Entry – Understanding Another's Otaku
Yeah, I know this came out in 2015, but I've been busy. So, full disclaimer first – when I was a kid, like most kids I thought it would be totally cool to be a paleontologist when I grew up and discover awesome, previously undiscovered dinosaurs. Eventually I figured out most of what I would be doing as a paleontologist would be sweating my butt off doing hard, dirty digging and hauling in the summer in the Badlands working for a pittance of grant money. I decided that wasn't me, but my love for all things prehistoric (about up to the Pleistocene anyway) stuck with me.
Continue reading A Movie Entry – Hole in My Soul: Jurassic World
A lot of critics give a lot of flak to Dreamworks for not being Pixar, or Disney. Well, sometimes Pixar isn't Pixar either. For myself, I find most of the Dreamworks movies to be fair to good, somewhere in the C+ to B range. And frankly, that's fine by me. These are actually movies made for children that adults can enjoy, rather than many of the best Pixar movies which are movies that are made for adults that children can enjoy. So the Dreamworks movies may be simpler. Sometimes simple is great.


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Saturday, May 26, 2007
In redoing this house, I am finding memories crashing thru my mind. We are going to be replacing this bay window in a couple of weeks. I remember this window growing up. The entire room then was Bob's office. His huge desk, the stereo playing blues and jazz. And I remember in the 60's when the center panels opened. The feel of the breeze as it cooled the air during summer. Of course during Bob's lifetime, the window began to leak and he went ahead and sealed the window shut. Again, in a few weeks, the breeze will return. The new windows that will be replacing these will open. Only this time, it will be the side windows that will open. The front window will be stationary.
Also, in doing the new windows, the new glass will protect from the sun and of course be "green". I am not really doing the replacements because of "global warming" or anything like that. The memory of the breezes is the goal. In some respects, sometimes, one does get to "go home" again.
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Sunday, 16 December 2007
A Few Good Men
Reading through many blogs you could be forgiven for getting the impression that spouses tend to be callous, insensitive, unfulfilling bastards and that only lovers are gifted with sexual prowess and the ability to siginificantly dampen a duvet. After reading some authors you are left wondering why they married such an unsexy, joyless git in the first place, and why they remain if life is so fucking awful and red hot lover is so a-MAZ-ing. (Usually it's because despite being an insensitive, sexless destroyer of self esteem, the spouse pays the bills, keeps the roof over their heads and is good with the kids. But will they tie their other half to the bed and jam a sex toy up their arse whilst snarling "you love it, you dirty slut"? Will they fuck. The selfish cunts!)
Anyway, this little post-ette is just to say that I had one of the best evenings I have had in a very long time with......(fanfare).....my husband. It wasn't set in a hotel room, it wasn't illicit, it wasn't risky but it was warm and loving, companionable, sexy and fun. I wouldn't swap it for a room full of dildo-wielding casual fucks. (Actually, that is quite a scary image, and not many people would put a tick in that box).
I have not been drinking.
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Hear Hear!!
Play away from home, by all means. Plenty of people do while still managing to love and respect the one waiting at home. Sometimes, I'm sure, the spouse is even aware that something's going on, and allows it to go ahead with unspoken permission, because the love and respect is mutual, and secure. Who knows.
However, if you using the shortcomings of your spouse to justify a legion of lovers, you should maybe consider why you're remaining married to them in the first place. Using them to pay the bills while you have fun elsewhere isn't an entirely attractive position to hold, really. Sometimes ,it's best to just set everyone free from painful situations, however traumatic it seems in the short term.
But what do I know. Apart from a belief in respect, that is.
- 16 December 2007 at 16:56
- bittersweet me said...
Congratulations, Luka, on the satisfied grin.
Blogs are often the only outlet available for expressing a little discontent - real life family and friends have so much invested in 'your' relationship that it is unrfair to grumble to them.
Perhaps some anonymous whinging is a simple way of letting of steam - particularly if you are NOT the wage earner and perhaps at home looking after said kids with less flexible options that you might wish, in a ideal world.
- 16 December 2007 at 20:22
- Curvaceous Dee said...
This post made me smile, Luka. I, too, love my husband dearly and we have a great life - when we're stay-at-home nanas, out being social, or in bed being intimate (and Cyrano, I play away from home with spoken permission, which in my mind is even better).
Thank you for the reminder that we generally get married for a reason - a good reason - and that it can be worth it!
xx Dee
- 16 December 2007 at 20:52
- Flowering Jasmine said...
Luka, that made me very happy and gave me another little confirmation that i have done the right thing for me. So glad you had one of those special nights xx
- 17 December 2007 at 23:10
- peter said...
I am lucky to be married, and have been for MANY years, to a wonderful, warm, loving woman who means the world to me in every way. How good it is to read of your love for your husband. We do indeed get married for a reason and I wouldn't change a minute of it.
- 18 December 2007 at 00:07
- Marcelle Manhattan said...
I could not agree more. Sometimes, spouses do suck. But other times (and we hope most times!) they're wonderful. Maybe people feel that isn't interesting enough? I don't know, but good for you to say it. I'm glad you're happily married.
- 18 December 2007 at 06:09
- Freddy said...
I believe it was Marx who said "Marriage is an institution, but who wants to live in an institution"
This idea that we can be happily married whilst stealing ourselves away for illicit time with a lover ignores the fact that for a marriage, or indeed any other relationship, to be happy BOTH partners need to be happy.
I don't kid myself about that any more. Nor do I kid myself that I can simply walk away from 30 yrs of companionship without some collateral damage.
That being said, I'm glad that you and Mr Luka had fun and maybe re-discovered something?
- 18 December 2007 at 06:24
- EmmaK said...
Like you I have a spouse who is wonderful in every shape and form. There is a lot to be said for the relaxed sex you have with someone you are truly intimate with and who has known and loved you for years.
- 19 December 2007 at 00:06
- Anonymous Boxer said...
I decided when I started my blog to never discuss The Mister.
Mostly because we've always had an agreement to only talk about the other one when we're both present.
It keeps things simple.
- 19 December 2007 at 06:50
- Jackie Adshead said...
Glad you had a good time with the person you're supposed to. Nice isn't it?
- 20 December 2007 at 15:34
- Luka said...
Cyrano - yes, respect is key I believe.
Bittersweet Me - oh yes, I quite understand the need to vent. I suppose I felt an overwhelming urge to redress the balance and just write a short piece in praise of spouses, for a change.
Curvaceous Dee - I am glad to hear you are also happy with your husband. It is all too easy to take our other halves for granted sometimes. Here's to the thrills of re-discovery!
Flowering Jasmine - thank you, I intend to make more of these special nights occur.
Peter - hello, and welcome to the Boudoir! I am so pleased to hear you have a wonderful wife. It makes such a refreshing change to read about marriages that are working.
Marcelle - indeed. It's very easy to see lovers through rose tinted spectacles, as you don't have the same frustrations and mundane irritations with them as you do with the person you share your home with. Time with a lover is time in a bubble, with no arguments about whose turn it is to take out the rubbish or walk the dog. Lovers have the time and energy to tie you to a bed and shove a dildo up your arse, spouses have the mortgage to worry about. That's not to say they won't tie you to a bed and shove a dildo up your arse, but that they may need the same level of attention and seduction as that you would give to a lover.
Freddy - there is no perfect solution, and each situation needs work and compromise. But, yes, I am very happy to rediscover the joys of Mr Luka.
Emma - absolutely! I love that sensation of comfort and familiarity, feeling you have come home, that you are safe.
Anonymous Boxer - that sounds very sensible to me!
Jackie - yes, it was just what I needed.
- 20 December 2007 at 21:55
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First Italian tour - the gig at Zuni in Ferrara. The last gig of the tour. Lots of people, and a really nice atmosphere. Behind the bar was a beautiful girl, and so the idea of the song called "Pretty Girls make Mojitos" was born. After this gig we drove for hours all through the night. I stayed awake to make the moment last as long as possible (driving in your car).
I wrote the song after returning to Bergen, and some people like it. This version is from the gig at Landmark the summer of 2009.
Pretty girls make mojitos fra landmark by sodafountainrag
A while later the girl in the bar contacted me on myspace. She wanted to know about nice places to visit in Norway because her boyfriend lived in Tønsberg at the time. She said a friend had told her about my song. I hope she's ok with it.
Here are some pictures from that tour. No trip will ever be better.
I'm listening to Loch Ness Mouse's first album right now. And so should you.
PS. Can I tell you about my day at work? In the kindergarden we take care of the kids if they are sick and their parents have an exam (it's a student kindergarden), so I watched "The Little Mermaid" made drawings and talked and laughed and got payed for it. Sometimes I really do love my job.
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