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Best Animated Disney Movie Ever
We've all grown up on classic, hand-drawn Disney classics, but will the next generation only know PIXAR as the purveyor of magic? The boys debate what one chunk of childhood Dan should pass on to his baby.
There is a distinct lack of Lion King in that choice.
How could you forget the Lion King?
It's like forgetting the ice-cream in an Ice Cream Sundae
And forgetting about Winnie The Pooh (THE OLD OR NEW ONE) is like forgetting the chocolate sauce.
The Robin Hood one! Why didn't you pick that one? That was always my favorite.
Obviously they couldn't pick the Lion King because that one would win by default
Interesting thing to note: The third movie in the Aladdin series actually went back to the source material. Aladdin itself was based off one of the characters from the Arabian Knights tales...and they went back to it for the third movie by using Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
Now...I would have personally voted for the Black Cauldron myself for best animated Disney movie, but that's just me.
aladdin FTW.
honestly i don't see how it could be anything else.
Lion King is a very close second because i feel it has some pacing problems.
Beauty and the beast ranks in my top ten, but alot of disney movies are better than it. Heck i think The Little Mermaid is better than Beauty and the Beast.
For me it is always a contest between Aladdin and The Lion King and it always ends in a stalemate, because I love them both too much to choose. And they are both better than Beauty and the Beast that, while good, is my least favorite Disney movie. Then again I am English and disliking things associated with the French is a reflex.
Of course Lion King!
It's Hamlet... BUT WITH LIONS. That's like having MacBeth but with robots.
"You mean like a Pixar movie"
I guess Kyle didn't get the final word.
I accept your choice of Aladdin, yet feel odd that the Lion King was not even contesting it.
O, prince Ali, Mighty as he, Ali Ababwa.
I don't remember that much of Beauty and the Beast. Of course, it has been 15 years since I last saw it, and we didn't have a copy of it anywhere in the house...
Aladdin? I remember it. I mostly remember being absolutely terrified of it. Specifically the finale. You've got the carpet getting unraveled, Jasmine suffocating to death in a gigantic hourglass, Jafar transforming into this ENORMOUS COBRA, wrapping Aladdin in his tail... so I tried to avoid watching that movie if I could.
So what did I watch? Robin Hood. By god, I watched that film to death, and I still love it. I love the animation, I love the characters, I love the humor, I love the story, I love the songs... I! Love! Robin Hood!
Man, I need to watch that movie again...
no sword in the stone? and not even a nod to lion king or robin hood
...but I think we can all agree that The Little Mermaid is a terrible, terrible movie that completely destroys any semblance of its source material in order to become a safe, wishy-washy, unorginal movie.
*Hans Christian Anderson hipster*
"Beauty and the Beast was the first animated movie to have computer animation."
Really? Because I seem to remember The Great Mouse Detective having that honour.
Lion King all the way. End of Story.
Great debate!
I don't really like the archetypal Disney movie, or a lot of the more recent things they've done either. Some stuff they have done isn't bad, but generally I really don't like them.
When the last point was being made the first thing on my mind was exactly what the last thing said was. Pixar. The Studio Ghibli films are also ones that fit the bill.
For me it's a tie between Mulan and The Hunchback Of Notre Dame.
Hunchback not only has a great story about frames a love triangle against the persecution of the Gypsies in Catholic France. It also has the single greatest villain of any Disney film ever. Seriously, Frollo beats the crap out of Jafar, Scar, and any other villain you want to throw his way. It's not that his actions are so despicable. It's not even that you can see how he justifies these actions to himself. It's that the justifications he uses are so dark and twisted for a Disney film that it beggars belief. This is a man who has given his life to the service of God, then finds himself lusting after a Gypsy woman. And instead of rationalising that, he becomes convinced that this woman has cast some sort of demonic spell on him, and if he cannot have her, then he will kill her and send her soul to hell, all the while railing against God for making him susceptible to the temptations of the flesh.
Also, he's voiced by the aural velvet that is Tony Jay.
Best. Villain. Song. EVER!
Mulan gets my other vote, simply because it's a Disney film about war, and as far as I'm aware, the only one that directly tackles the subject. And they do properly tackle it, without skimping on the nasty details. The scene where they come across a village burned to the ground by the Huns, only to rise a hill crest and see the scattered bodies of thousands of Imperial soldiers... it still gives me chills to this day. They even manage to work in the implications of the deaths of civilians and the murder of children into the film, which all in all is pretty heavy stuff for a Disney film.
Aside from the theme of war, Mulan is also probably the strongest female protagonist in any Disney film. She's not a princess in love or a damsel in distress. She's a young girl who decides to take her father's place in the Imperial Army in order to save his life, and manages to become more badass than the rest of the army combined. Not only that, but while she has to disguise herself as a man in order to join the army, the finale of the plot is dependant on the main characters disguising themselves as women. Score one for feminism. It's a great way to flip the role-reversal that makes up most of the film, and to avoid having the entire story about a woman trying to succeed as a man.
Also, this is the best song that Disney have ever had in one of their films:
A song so manly, even women can join in...
I'll still take Aladdin. BatB is a good movie, don't get me wrong, but it kinda feels like a bit of a bad message. I know the intended message was "physical appearance isn't all there is to a person and even if people put on a façade of being mean they're nice underneath" but that could very easily be viewed as "He's not abusive! He's just unable to express his feelings!"
Aladdin's at least a bit better there what with his deception at least not coming at the expense of somebody else. Though I do wonder how those people Genie made for the "Prince Ali" song work. Are they homunculi or did he just hire them?
Overthinking the movies. I'm gonna go watch them for some nostalgia.
I could make an essay on how Aladdin is the best Disney movie,but I'll let Troy speak for me instead.
I get the feeling they like pixar.
Man it has been a while since I've seen alot of these things to really decide on anything.
From small child perspective......probably Lion King because animals. Cause animals are awesome.
Now though.......likely Mulan I would say. Similar scene stealer to the Genie in Mushu, but the rest of the movie is rather nice. Still remember the scene near the end when she draws that sword on a rooftop, was pretty rad.
Lion King should've been there...and winning just cause of this. :3
Beauty and The Beast on a good second though. ;)
Off-Topic: Wish I could meet you guys at PAX, better have fun there. =)
Kyle your T-Shirt gave me a great idea for a No Right Answer.
Best Fictional Music Group or Best Music Group from a Movie.
Perhaps you can have The Blues Brothers vs. Tenacious D.
well its obvious isn't it... rescuers 2: down under (or just rescuers down under, titles are different in different places)
Robin Hood thirded. It may not have the pageantry of Beauty and the Kidnapper Who She Grows Attached to Thanks to Stockholm Syndrome; but it's got a lot of heart, a great story and really compelling characters. That would have made an interesting contrast with the Busby Berkeley extravaganza that is Aladdin.
Whaaaat? Beauty and the Beast? Your opinions are wrong!
Personally, I think Beauty and the Beast was one of the weaker movies. Still good, and Lumiere was a stand-out character. And the music was incredible. Uh, point being that overall, it was just a little on the shallow side and felt a little flat. To me, at least.
Aladdin was great though. No complaints here.
I'd call Hercules the best one, though. Mulan and Aladdin up in the top three. Although with that said, I haven't seen the Lion King in a while. I've rewatched all the others mentioned not too long ago.
Mulan is probably my favorite, but they are all good. "Best Pixar movie" next? I'm guessing "Wall-E vs Toy story 3".
Meh, I'll stick with Basil The Great Mouse Detective. But then I might be biased by the fact that a) I watched it a million times when I was a kid and b) I'm a massive Vincent Price fanboy.
Their both wrong... The Black Cauldron is the best AND it was the FIRST Disney movie to incorporate CGI.
I still remember the game
Everyone knows all the best Disney movies are those that feature an exclusively animal cast. I am honestly surprised Lion King was not in the debate. I'd also vote for Lilo and Stitch, that's one of my favourites!
Robin Hood is a personal favourite of mine but I'm not so jaded that I'll blindly believe it's good enough to be considered one of the best. It's got a very odd structure and, probably due to its age, still adheres to stereotypical gender roles; Maid Marion has zero part in the final rebellion and acts purely as a love interest.
The best Animated Disney classic is, without a doubt, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"
Aladdin doesn't stand a chance against an epic gem like Beauty and the beast. Sure it was a great fun movie but that's what it was: fun. It was a funny fun fun movie fun.
lion king ?
sry but Beauty and the Beast blows that out the water.
the opening number alone is better than almost everything in the lion king.
although tbth i may be heavily biased as i like musicals and Beauty and the Beast pretty much has the classic structure of a musical...
...also i'm not gay mmmkay -.-
My favorite kiddie movies are Mary Poppins but it isn't animated and An American Tail but it isn't Disney's.
Nah, it's Aladdin. I mean, Beauty and Beast and Lion King are certainly good (and Lion King probably has the most epic intro scene of all time) but seriously...It's Aladdin. It has a GIANT SNAKE IN IT. Come on.
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The role reversal between parent and child isn't easy.
elicia Gopaul's 79-year-old father had always been careful with money. But when Gopaul heard from a family friend that her father had bought $50,000 in gold from a telemarketer, she knew it was time to help him manage his finances, especially in light of his advancing dementia.
Gopaul's brother took their father to the bank and helped him put the gold into a safe deposit box. They also added him to the National Do Not Call Registry and put expired credit cards in his wallet. "If a telemarketer calls, my dad now gives them a credit card that no longer works," explains Gopaul, who works as a certified financial planner in Bloomfield, N.J. "My father has the belief he is helping the telemarketers, and we no longer get surprised by persistent telemarketers."
"If a telemarketer calls, my dad now gives them a credit card that no longer works," explains Gopaul, who works as a certified financial planner in Bloomfield, N.J. "My father has the belief he is helping the telemarketers, and we no longer get surprised by persistent telemarketers."
Estimates from the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study at Duke University show that 13.9 percent of Americans over age 71 have dementia, so Gopaul is among the millions of caregivers trying to protect parents from financial predators and help them manage their money. Of course, even those who don't have a dementia diagnosis may find it more challenging to paybills or stay on top of finances as they age.
Here are some strategies to get started:
Watch for red flags
Every family situation is different, but when parents stop taking care of themselves or their home, it may be time for their adult children to speak up. For instance, Cindy Lail says while visiting her parents' house, she noticed that her mom had food in the refrigerator that was past its prime. "She would normally take good care of her fridge, so that was something they're not doing that they normally would."
After noticing her parents' lapses, Lail, who works as a moneymanager and certified senior adviser in Atlanta, offered to monitor their finances. A look at her dad's credit card bills revealed that he'd paid to renew his computer's antivirus software 11 times because he didn't understand how to use the activation code in his email. Lail called the software company to resolve the issue.
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A heavy-handed approach could rub parents the wrong way, so tread carefully. Pete D'Arruda, president of Capital Financial Advisory Group in Cary, N.C., and host of the Financial Safari radio program, suggests giving parents a book or audio book about financial matters to show your concern and jumpstart the conversation. "It's about letting the parents know you care without them thinking that you're coming in and trying to take over," he says. "If their eyesight is good, you could highlight chapters in a book."
Adult children might ask their parents' permission to access copies of bank statements or set up online banking and automatic bill pay, especially if parents and children live in different parts of the country, adds D'Arruda.
Lail suggests offering these strategies as a way to help, not take over. "My dad seems relieved now to not have to keep up with things, plus it gives him an excuse to call me," she says. "He'll call just to make sure I'm taking care of things." As parents regress, Lail sees them acting like teenagers at times. "You can't tell a teen what to do," she says. "Sometimes you have to lead them to a place where they will make the right decision. You can't meet them head-on with what you want them to do because then they are going to dig in their heels."
Stay in touch with other people in your parents' life
In Gopaul's case, a concerned friend clued her into her father's gold purchase. After that discovery, Gopaul instructed her father's caretaker to answer the phone for him and only hand over the phone if it was someone who really needs to talk to him.
D'Arruda suggests meeting with parents' financial advisers in person to build trust. "I like them to bring their children with them, as their own personal financial planning team," he says. "Children should be educated on what mom and dad are doing, especially if the mom and dad are in a second or third marriage. The widow is distraught and all of the sudden a smooth-talking guy comes along and takes their money."
Lail visited her parents' local bank branch to introduce herself and keeps in touch with members of their church (which she attended growing up). "They can point out things sometimes," she adds.
Keep other siblings in the loop
Sharing responsibility for aging parents can cause friction amongst siblings, especially if there are concerns over a potential inheritance. Some families choose to delegate financial responsibilities to one person, while others divide tasks according to siblings' skills or proximity or hire a professional instead.
For instance, Lail's brother lives closer to their parents, so he handles in-person tasks like driving to doctors' appointments while she monitors the finances online. "I keep [my brother] involved," she explains. "He knows all the log-ins so he can go look at it. We are both on the bank account, so he could go to the bank if he needed to."
Set up power of attorney
A power of attorney form authorizes an agent to make business or financial decisions on the grantor's behalf, while durable power of attorney means the agent can act even after the grantor dies or becomes incapacitated.
If a parent is willing to sign and notarize a power of attorney form, it could give the adult child greater oversight of the parents' finances. However, the topic can be touchy, especially for parents used to their independence. Lail's father was receptive to giving her power of attorney because "if something happened to him, mom might not be able to handle the things that needed to be done to access the money."


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French President Nicolas Sarkozy doesn't think much of allegations that he helped fund a political campaign with kickbacks from a Pakistani arms deal. During an off-the-record briefing with journalists, he went nuts, calling them "pedophiles." Unsurprisingly, this didn't stay off-the-record.
The Frenchies are all worked up over Sarkozy's role as budget director to and campaign spokesman for former Prime Minister Edouard Balladur, who's accused of taking kickbacks from a submarine deal with Pakistan to fund his failed 1995 presidential campaign. Sarkozy denies any involvement in arranging the kickbacks, but journalists keep asking him about it. Fucking journalists! The only way to deal with them is to make an inappropriately sarcastic rant — but off-the-record, so no one will ever know...
...Unless these personally offended journalists just write about it anyway:
Then, alluding to testimony by a former defence minister, Charles Millon, who said he had an "absolute conviction" there had indeed been kickbacks, Sarkozy turned to one journalist and fumed about what he called the absurdity of the investigation.
He raged: "And you! I've no evidence against you. But it would seem you're a pedophile. Who told me? I have an absolute conviction. I've seen the intelligence reports but I won't tell you which ones; I've seen someone but I won't tell you who, and it was word of mouth. But I have an absolute conviction you're a pedophile ... Can you explain yourself?"
After a 10-minute diatribe against various journalists, during which he kept returning to the pedophile analogy, he walked off declaring: "See you tomorrow, pedophile friends."
That's one helluva presidential exit. Especially en français: Amis pedophiles, a demain! Why can't Barack Obama do this?
CHUCK TODD NBC: Mr. President, do you have a problem "connecting" with Real Americans/business community/Christian white people because of your Leninism?
PREZ OBAMA: Chuck, uhhhhhhhhhhh, look... I have an absolute conviction you're a pedophile.
CHUCK TODD NBC: True, but you're avoiding the ques—
PREZ OBAMA: Amis pedophiles, a demain! [Quits this shit, disappears to tropical island with "Gibbsy."]
That would actually be uncharacteristically rude, if Barack Obama did that. In France, this is a typical "bad hair day"-level outburst from Sarkozy.
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Lance got the attention, but don't overlook Wiens
Gunnison journalist Chris Dickey wrote a beautiful column on Dave Wiens, who finished second to Lance Armstrong recently in the Leadville 100 Mountain Bike race. I wanted to post it for those who missed it.
I share his sentiments. We endurance athletes know it isn't always about winning, that we all are just trying to be the best we can be on the day. This is a cool read.
— jm
Dave's biggest win comes in loss
It takes more than winning to become a champion, and in losing Saturday's Leadville 100 for the first time in seven tries, Dave Wiens notched perhaps the biggest victory of his long and illustrious cycling career. He demonstrated, like he's done time and again, what athletics, at any level, should be about but too often aren't: Being the best isn't what's important; what really matters is that you have the courage and determination to face the big challenges and get the most out of yourself — out of life — as possible.
There were about 1,400 Leadville 100 participants last weekend who got that message reinforced first-hand. The untold thousands who watched and followed the event were touched by what was widely billed as the rematch of Dave vs. Goliath — Goliath, in this case, being the world's most famous cyclist, Lance Armstrong, who has sort of adopted Colorado as his home state and Leadville as his local race; and Dave, being our neighbor and friend who has a huge following outside of this valley not for just being fast, but for the humble, gracious and friendly way in which he goes about his business.
When Dave first lined up at Leadville in 2003, it was an "easy" race — if you can call pedaling yourself up 14,000 feet over the course of 100 miles in some of the highest terrain this mountainous state has to offer easy. But there weren't a lot of expectations. The race was a super low-key affair, made up almost entirely of pretty casual cyclists who use Leadville as a motivator to get themselves in the saddle, to achieve a personal goal or help them overcome some hurdle.
Dave is the first to admit that Leadville has never drawn a deep field, in terms of top-flight, professional-caliber cyclists. But that's not what Leadville is about.
But in November 2006 things changed. That's when Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France champion, announced he had Leadville in his sights. He didn't compete that next year, but fellow Tour de France winner Floyd Landis did. When Dave beat him, a bit of a buzz developed around Leadville. When Armstrong showed up in 2008, that buzz grew into a full-fledged swarm of excitement and interest.
We all know what happened that year. Those two duked it out for about 90 miles, when Lance finally turned to Dave and did something he said he'd never done before or since in his career: He conceded. If Dave can teach Lance Armstrong, probably one of the most competitive individuals ever to walk this earth, that it's OK not to be No. 1, that's saying something.
"You go, I'm done," Lance said in '08, with the finish line practically in sight.
To which, in typical Dave fashion, Wiens replied, "No, no. Come on, let's go."
The rest is, well, you know. … Dave won. Goliath was second. Lance launches his official comeback. Moves to Aspen. Makes the podium at this year's Tour. And really, really, really eyes a fat tire rematch in the Rocky Mountains, making this year's Leadville 100 the biggest cycling event in Colorado since the Red Zingers and Coors Classics of old.
And here Dave, who is 44, thought several years ago that he was more or less retired from competitive racing.
A few days before this year's event, Dave had this to say on his Web site (davidwiens.com): "The 2009 Leadville 100 will be infinitely more competitive and difficult for me than any of the other six that I have been a part of, but that's why I'll be lining up on Saturday. Win or not, I dig a tall challenge. If winning was the most important thing to me, I would have taken my ore cart trophy, gone home and called it quits. That's not why I do it."
Dave, who is a mainstay in the Gunnison cycling scene and very active in the community at large, didn't quit on Saturday en route to his second place finish. He admitted, though, that those thoughts run through the minds of even the highest caliber of athletes during extreme tests — just like they do for a novice out to tackle his or her first 100-mile ride. And there are plenty of those at Leadville.
"That feeling is the same," said Dave, who is always quick to point out that Leadville — and events like it, including his own popular Gunnison Growler race at Hartman Rocks — is more about the people in the back of the pack than it is those elite souls out front. "When you want to quit and you don't, you push through it, that's what's rewarding."
Dave and his wife, Susan DeMattei — who has an amazing cycling resume herself, including an Olympic bronze medal in mountain biking — have been rewarding the Gunnison community with their many contributions, on the bike and off, for years. In them you simply could not have better ambassadors for the sport of cycling. But don't take my word for it; ask any lady who's pedaled along with Susan at a Hartman Rocks "women's ride." Or ask my kids, ages 6 and 7, who had "Coach Dave" this summer for a city parks and rec mountain biking class.
Another reason why we are so fortunate in Gunnison, and why this valley is simply tops if you love cycling, at any and all levels, is that these contributions will continue. Dave's days in the national competitive spotlight, meanwhile, are probably over.
"Yeah, that's it for trying to focus on being as fast as I can for that race, or any race for that matter," he said when asked if this was the last time he enters Leadville to win. He'll enter Leadville and other races again, "but as a participant," he said. Not as the guy who's out there to go tire to tire with the best bikers on the planet.
Why? Mainly, because of family. He and Susan have three young boys and Dave doesn't want to have future experiences with them interrupted by a constant need to train.
"There's nothing, nothing in the world, no accolades, no pile of money, nothing anywhere that I'd trade to have that time and those experiences with my family," he said.
There are great athletes, and then there are champions. The former are really good at being better than the competition. The latter not only bring out the best in themselves, but in those around them too — all the while exemplifying what is truly great about sport.
I think we all know in which camp Dave sits.
(Chris Dickey can be contacted at 970.641.1414 or firstname.lastname@example.com)


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Mobile Technology Helps Find Housing for the HomelessBy Dennis McCafferty | Posted 2010-02-04 Print
The New York City Department of Homeless Services has increased its ability to provide services, thanks to the deployment of a mobile handheld solution for its housing inspectors.
To provide needed services to all residents, governments need to move technology out of the office and take it on the road.
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That's what the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) has done. It has achieved a significant increase in its ability to provide services, thanks to the recent deployment of a mobile handheld solution for its housing inspectors. The inspectors have to move around the city all the time, checking buildings that could serve as suitable housing for the homeless.
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I read an article on Mashable.com a few weeks back where writer Nova Spivack states "welcome to 'Sharepocalypse,' a new era of social network insanity." According to Spivack, Sharepocalypse takes place when "hundreds (if not thousands) of online friends share content with us across various social networks, culminating in massive information overload." It can seem extremely daunting trying to keep up to speed with all these social sharing sites. But as self-published authors looking to market our books, we rely on them. The problem is … as writers, we are busy people. We don't always have the time to just start a new online profile, or a second, or a third, etc …
Chances are, you've heard of The Google+ project – Google's cloud-based tool to help "make sharing on the web more like sharing in real life." If you're like me, you may have received an invite from a friend but your indifference has yet to give way to the societal pressures to join. In reality, you probably just want someone to tell you if it's worth it or not. The good news is … I am here to be that somebody. Let me give you some cliff notes on Google+.
First and foremost, there is not a huge rush to join. Unlike Domain names and Twitter handles where you have the potential for "name squatting," Google+ profiles consist of unique 21 character numbers that then need to be shortened. So unless you crave being an early adopter of these types of things or have a certain affinity to a 21 digit number, there is no need to rush in to secure your spot on Google+.
Currently, I think Google+ is only worth it to Authors that already have GMail accounts and lots of readers in their contacts. Because your Google+ profile is tied to your GMail account, the minute you log-in, you have access to your contacts in ways once only restricted to email. The only caveat is that many of your contacts will not have Google+ accounts, so you'll need to send them invites to join.
Google+ has two features that could be very helpful to Authors: "Circles" and "Hangouts." When you join Google+, you can create customized circles of your contacts. You could easily create one for your readers and provide them with updates, savings coupons, and preview chapters of your book. The second feature that is pretty cool is Hangouts. Hangouts is a video conference tool similar to WebEx or GoToMeeting® — that's free! You are limited to 10 participants and can't use it with mobile devices. With that said, you could easily use the tool for web-based writing workshops, book readings, or just a good old book group. DukeReads has been doing something similar to this for 5 years now which you may want to check out. In short, Google+ Hangouts allows you to do cheap, but small, virtual book clubs.
I intentionally kept the above list very short. We live in an era of information overload and you probably just skimmed over this post anyways, which is fine. When bombarded with information, our time and attention are our most important assets. If you need more information on Google+, check out Chris Brogan's list of 50 points you should know about the tool.
My summary of Google+ is as follows. As self-published authors, we should be promoting our work using as many different free services as possible. Google+ has some tools that can be beneficial to authors with strong followings, but you may want to wait until more people join. For now, there is no immediate need to rush in. Don't feel you need to succumb to the pressures of social sharing. Join Google+ if and when you think you need to.
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The Apotheosis of John F. Kennedy
Young John Kennedy
The Kennedy Wit
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The Kennedy Years
Kennedy Without Tears: The Man Beneath the Wit
The Founding Father: The Story of Joseph P. Kennedy
A Day in the Life of President Kennedy
I have just pushed aside, I confess with mounting distaste, a pile of Kennedyana on which I had been browsing. Graveyard, or memorial, prose is among the least edifying and least pleasing forms of human composition. There is a prevailing flavor of syrupy insincerity, an affectation of wholehearted truthfulness, amounting to the worst kind of deception, which sickens as it surfeits. I can only say with all possible respect that if the late President really was as he is here presented—so dedicated a public servant, so faithful a husband and devoted a father, so witty, learned, and profound an orator, writer, and thinker, so genial a friend, prayerful a Christian, and enlightened a statesman—he is better off in Heaven, where, according to an electoral oration in Ohio by Vice-President-elect Hubert Humphrey, we may now confidently assume him to be.
The Vice-Presidential candidate pointed out (and I refer to the matter only as indicating how someone as normally sensible as Mr. Humphrey can be drawn into this obituary morass of sentimentality and chicanery) that next to his beloved State of Massachusetts the late President cherished the State of Ohio, which had deeply distressed him in the last presidential contest by voting Republican. Now was an opportunity, Mr. Humphrey went on, to make the late President happy in Heaven by reversing this black record and voting Democrat. I must say, speaking for myself, that if, as Mr. Humphrey would seem to envisage, election results are tabulated in Heaven, I have no wish to go there. A glimpse on arrival of Huntley and Brinkley, still more of the portentous Cronkite, would convince me that I had found my way to the other place, and, if so permitted, I should hurriedly make off.
A good deal of this grisly material relating to the late President's life, virtues, and achievements had already been published before the Dallas tragedy, and to a jaundiced eye bears unmistakable signs of external direction. From within the turgid prose, the handouts shine forth with a yellow light, like street lamps in a fog. Thus certain episodes recur, narrated in almost identical words, in a manner which irresistibly suggests the existence of a cyclostyled master-version. For instance, the following from Young John Kennedy by Gene Schoor:
"Big party tonight, Jack. Pretty girls, too," said Torb.
"Everyone will be there," said Ben Smith.
"Sorry," said Jack. "I've got this work to finish before morning…" When Torb and Ben finally got home, there was Jack working away under the lamp on some small-print clipping, some lengthy report by a member of Parliament [sic]….
"It's finished!" announced Jack.
"Finished!" echoed Torb.
"All done," said Jack.
Torb's immediate reaction was to call for a celebration, but the words died in his mouth. This was serious work: Torb knew how serious and what it meant to Jack.
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Beverly Davis
Beverly Davis is an Associate Professor in the department of Technology Leadership & Innovation. She is a member of Purdue University's Center for Advanced Manufacturing, the American Society of Engineering Education, The International Leadership Association, International Institute of Informatics and Systemics, The World Future Society, the International Association of Business Disciplines, and the National Institute for Literacy. Professor Davis's research interest is in technology and human behavior and Workforce Development specifically in the Manufacturing work environment. Her work in Technoism, Technology Privacy and Security, Technology Crisis Management, and Technology and Marketing Cycles has been published in numerous journals, trade magazines, and conference proceedings nationwide and internationally. She has interviewed on the topic of Technoism and Technology Security with numerous NPR shows, regional television broadcasts, and international NPR shows. She is a member of the Manufacturing Education Resource Center (MERC) and National Center for Manufacturing Education (NCME) National Visiting Committee and on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Applied Management and Technology.
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- Ripley, M.L. & Davis, B. (July, 2007). Trickster Fiddles with Information: The Social Impact of Technological Marketing Schemes. 2007 International Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics sponsored by the International Institute of Informatics and Systemics: Orlando, FL. 325-330.
- Davis, B. & Cummings, M. (March, 2007). Advanced Networking Technologies: Reciprocity Lessons for Leaders in Military Operations and Business Ventures. 2007 International Academy of Business Disciplines: Orlando, FL
- Laware, G., Davis, B., & Perusich, K. (Spring, 2006). Systems Thinking: A Paradigm for Professional Development. International Journal of Modern Engineering, V.6, Number 2.
- Laware, G., Davis, B., & Perusich, K. (Spring, 2006). Systems Thinking: A Paradigm for Professional Development. International Journal of Modern Engineering, V.6, Number 2.
- Davis, B. (Spring, 2005). PREPARE: Seeking systemic solutions for technological crisis management (TCM). Journal of Knowledge and Process Management: Wiley Publishers. V. 12, Number 2, pp. 123-131.
- Davis, B. & Jack, H. (Grand Valley State University) (June, 2005). Reinventing Manufacturing Engineering: Refocusing and Exploring Future Opportunities for Students. 2005 ASEE Conference: CD ROM. Portland, OR *Selected for on-line publication by the National Center for Manufacturing Education Resource Center (www.ncmeresource.org).
- Morgan, J. (Princeton University), & Davis, B. (June, 2005). Promoting Engineering Education as a Career: A Generational Approach. 2005 ASEE Conference Proceedings: CD ROM. Portland, OR
- Ripley, M.L. (York University: Toronto), & Davis, B. (October, 2004). Consumer Behavior, Social Class and Marketing: Technoism and Digital Divisions. Emerging Issues in Business and Technology Proceedings: Myrtle Beach, SC.
- Davis, B., & Ripley, L. (York University: Toronto, Canada). (October, 2003). Technology has no conscience of its own: Trickster, Technoism, and technology acquisition life-cycles. 2003 Proceedings of the Emerging Issues in Business and Technology.341-348: Myrtle Beach, SC.


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Mayor Bloomberg's Lies About Racist Stop-And-Frisk Regime
Whites were found to be in possession of guns, drugs and stolen property at twice the rate of Blacks and Latinos; why isn't the NYPD stopping more White people? These charlatans have incredible chutzpah.
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Last Sunday, thousands of New Yorkers engaged in a march down Fifth Avenue to protest the New York Police Department's (NYPD's) Stop-and-Frisk policy—which many minorities say unfairly singles out Blacks and Latinos.
Question: is the Stop-and-Frisk policy anything more than a racial profiling tool being used to criminalize Blacks?
Sunday's march—similar to one organized by Reverent Al Sharpton after Sean Bell was killed when police fired 50 shots at him—was a silent march. N.A.A.C.P. President Benjamin Jealous said the strategy for a silent march came about after this year's commemoration of the 1965 Civil Rights march in Selma Alabama.
Recently, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended the NYPD's Stop-and-Frisk policy at a Black church in Brooklyn. Speaking to the Black congregation at the First Baptist Full Gospel Church of Brownsville, Mayor Bloomberg argued that the Stop-and-Frisk tactic had made New York City much safer. "We are not going to walk away from a strategy that we know saves lives," Mr. Bloomberg said. "At the same time, we owe it to New Yorkers to ensure that stops are properly conducted and carried out in a respectful way."
The mayor also claimed to be sympathetic to the anger many feel toward NYPD officers. "I understand why some people are calling for the stops to be eliminated entirely, but there's no denying that the stops take guns off the streets and save lives. And to borrow a phrase from President Clinton, I believe the practice needs to be 'mended, not ended' to ensure that stops are conducted appropriately with as much courtesy as possible."
In other words: Excuse me Black mine, could you please stop whether you like it or not so that I can frisk you?
In response to the charge that Stop-and-Frisk employs racial profiling tactics, the mayor said "Police officers make stops in Brownsville and East New York not because of race — it is because of crime."
However, this claim is difficult to square by the statistics.
According to the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) in 2006 "Cops found guns, drugs, or stolen property on whites about twice as often as they did on black suspects." However, in that year, NYPD stops of Whites represented a mere 11 percent all those stopped—and has remained virtually the same since then. Blacks and Latinos were stopped at far higher rates—a combined 86 percent of the time.
In 2011, the NYPD made some 685,724 stops. 87 percent of those stopped were either Blacks or Latinos—compared to 11 percent of Whites who were stopped. Blacks and Latinos accounted for 350,743 and 223,740, respectively, of those stops. Whites were stopped 61,805 times.
The NYCLU stated that 88 percent of those stopped "were totally innocent" of any crime. The NYCLU 2011 report found that "Black and Latino New Yorkers were more likely to be frisked than whites and, among those frisked, were less likely to be found with a weapon."
The report also found that, in 2011, "Of those frisked, a weapon was found only 1.9 percent of the time." Moreover, white were "twice as likely to be found with guns." Guns were found on Blacks and Latinos only 1.8 percent of the time. Whites were found with guns 3.8 percent of the time. Whites were also found to be more likely to be in possession of drugs and stolen property.
During the mayor's speech to the Brooklyn parishioners, he said fighting crime by "census numbers" would cause fewer firearms to be recovered and would "allow more violent crimes to take place." He also told the congregation that "I don't need to tell you about Black-on-Black crime."
Indeed, we don't need Mayor Bloomberg to tell us about the systematic orchestration of Black-on-Black crime. And, with all due respect, his patronizing comments show utter disregard for the injustices being perpetrated on innocent Black and Latino New Yorkers by the NYPD. Given these sobering statistics how can he have the temerity to speak such falsehoods to us?
This mayor came into a Black church and told our people an assortment of half-truths and bald-faced lies. And worse of all, he engaged in mendacious fear-mongering aimed at petrifying the most vulnerable elements in our community: women and the elderly. This aspect of his speech went way beyond the pale.
If this mayor is trying to convince us he cares so much about crime in minority communities, why doesn't he tell us what he plans to do to revamp our crumbling schools? And what is he doing to promote job creation—especially as it pertains to the legions of unemployed young Black men? How about affordable housing for minority people Mr. Bloomberg? The truth is: this out-of-touch billionaire doesn't give a damn about our people.
Now, the time has come for every person of color—and others of conscience—to protest the utter nonsense and hypocrisy of these phony "law and order" folks. "Law and Order" for them means: keep Black people powerless and defenseless. And, that is why they legislate "laws" to corral people of color. Isn't it clear that racist police tactics, like Stop-and-Frisk are designed to achieve exact those ends?
If Whites were found to be in possession of guns, drugs and stolen property at twice the rate of Blacks and Latinos—even though Whites were only stopped around 10 percent of the time—then doesn't it beg this question: why isn't the NYPD stopping more White people?
Think of it, when have any of these so-called political leaders ever been accountable to minority communities for the repeated harassment and murders by the police? Yet, there was the mayor, and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, standing before church people asking for help to continue oppressing these communities. These charlatans have incredible chutzpah.
These political con-artists play dastardly tricks on these communities of color. And, we must denounce those people —including flaky Judas preachers—who for 30 pieces of silver sellout people of color. How dare this mayor talk about "mending not ending"? Shouldn't racism be ended?
To end these racist police practices, people of color must attain political self-determination. Police profiling and prejudice, against minorities, won't end until those who police the communities are accountable to people who live there. People with no connections to the communities —and live elsewhere outside the City—must no longer decide policing policy in communities of color?
Panther and Black liberation fighter Dhoruba bin Wahad is correct. A police decentralization movement in Black and Latino communities must be launched if Stop-and-Frisk and all the other oppressive and destructive policies slick politicians like Mayor Bloomberg enact are to stop.
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Coattails? Kaine and Allen hope so
RICHMOND, VA— Some Senate candidates in close races this year are wary of being tied to the presidential ticket.
Not the Virginians. Republican George Allen can't get enough of Mitt Romney — he sees himself as part of the Romney and Paul Ryan ballot. Democrat Tim Kaine is happy to be seen with Barack Obama —and says his own political future is deeply intertwined with Obama for America's ground game.
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So as Romney and Obama bounce around Virginia in the final days, the two candidates in one of the closest Senate races in the country are hopping on the stage with the top of the ticket, embracing the old fashioned notion of presidential coattails.
Kaine appeared with Obama and former President Bill Clinton on Saturday night and will campaign with Vice President Joe Biden on Monday. He spent Saturday with both his own volunteers and then traveling to several OFA field offices around Virginia. His wife, Ann Holton, was with first lady Michelle Obama on Friday.
Likewise, Allen rallied with Romney on Thursday and appeared again on Saturday with Ryan. His wife Susan has appeared at a Romney Fishersville Rally, at the Romney Leesburg Rally, and a Ryan Charlottesville Rally in recent weeks.
"We're running as team," Allen said as he met with tailgaters at a Randolph-Macon football game with Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Saturday. "The Romney-Allen-Cantor team, or the Romney-Allen-[Rep. Frank] Wolf team, or the Romney-Allen-[Rep. Morgan] Griffith team, we're running together."
The symbiotic relationship between the Senate candidates and the presidential campaigns in Virginia isn't being repeated in many other Senate races around the country. In Massachusetts — another high profile Senate race — Republican Scott Brown is creating distance from Romney. In a handful of Midwestern states where Romney is likely to win, the Democratic Senate candidates are touting their independence from Obama.
Ohio may be the only other state where the Senate candidates — Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown and GOP hopeful Josh Mandel — may be as closely tied to the fortunes of the presidential race.
In Virginia, polling has shown Kaine running with a small but consistent lead ahead of Allen, but the race is still very much a toss up, with around 2 percent of voters still undecided heading into the final days. In his closing pep talk to volunteers, Kaine emphasized the Obama campaign's extensive "get out the vote" effort as critical to helping Democrats win the state down ballot.


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131 comments:
- Alex said...
very nice, I do like your style. Your imagination is fantastic. keep up the great work
- 4/26/2011 6:13 pm
- Ces said...
Yes, baby! I will ride on a bike. In fact, I ride a bike to work, on the freeway, with my Harley boots, Vroom Vroom! Wake up! wake up!
Okay, that was when I was 21 years old. Now I ride a minivan with wheelchair access. Sigh.
Now where are my dentures? Dang it! I can't see...
Oh yes, a carousel would be nice. Except I will get dizzy and vomit. Hmn. I did not know I had an apple for lunch!
Good morning beautiful queen. I must toil in the rice fields for yet another day so I can feed my twelve children and five husbands.
Have a good day!
- 4/26/2011 7:03 pm
- Kristyna litten said...
beautiful palette, And so imaginative
- 4/26/2011 7:37 pm
- TJ Lubrano said...
Oooooh Pretty Mita! I love her dress and her fan and the carrousel! I love it all! It's so delicate and the colors are spot on! You are so talented :D. Your imagination amazes me with every piece of art you create!
Hope you're well! The weather is lovely here, I'm working a lot but I try to enjoy the weather as much as I can!
Big hugs to you!! Xoxoxoxo
- 4/26/2011 7:39 pm
- Valerianna said...
Yes, I'm ready to fly away on a carousel! And the drawing from your
Grandewitch is wonderful.... happy day!
- 4/26/2011 8:04 pm
- disco in moscow said...
yes i would! :)
lovely post. x
- 4/26/2011 8:09 pm
- rossichka said...
I didn't learn to ride a bicycle as a child, so I won't miss your proposal now to fly in the sky with the joyful music of the merry-go-round. With you! To leave for a while MY world, in order to discover the World in the past...
Your painting wears the atmosphere of Mary Poppins's books! I like the vintage look of the carousel, the sewn hills, the strange silent faces - everything looks is tempting! I hope your soul feels free, Mita!:)
- 4/26/2011 8:16 pm
- rossichka said...
... everything looks SO tempting...
- 4/26/2011 8:17 pm
- Kristin H said...
Gorgeous. Always a treat to pop by!
- 4/26/2011 8:21 pm
- William Cook said...
I've been riding bikes with you for about three weeks. You've been so good about not bringing up the world. While it diminishes in the distance, it occasionally comes back in a painful instant and rears it's ugly head. And we just laugh [but pedal a little faster].
No apologies necessary.
- 4/26/2011 8:50 pm
- Alandroide said...
Of curse, i could not refuse!!!
Be happy, very happy :)
- 4/26/2011 10:19 pm
- Scott DuBar said...
Beautiful piece. Love the textures and muted colors.
- 4/26/2011 10:20 pm
- laughingwolf said...
i'll ride, but who will pedal the thing? :O lol
- 4/26/2011 10:41 pm
- Krystal said...
i love this..and your last one is so so gorgeous!! welcome back to bloggy land, thanks for your precious note...i missed you!
- 4/26/2011 10:49 pm
- Axel Zapata/ Ilustración said...
Great it's digital? either way is beautiful
- 4/27/2011 12:20 am
- Carolina said...
Love this, and the textures, very pretty! :)
- 4/27/2011 1:04 am
- Mario said...
You have done it again :)
This illustration is perfect to being listened with this song:
- 4/27/2011 1:19 am
- red-handed said...
Carousels are creepy, and often sad.
- 4/27/2011 1:20 am
- audrey said...
while on the bicycle carousel in the sky
as i go round i'm glad it's circling slow
Leaving time for me to scan the land below
looking for my secret love
who's down there looking up for me i know
- 4/27/2011 1:22 am
- Katie said...
So beautiful, how did you create this?
- 4/27/2011 2:12 am
- IwoX said...
Wonderful Lakhsmita:) I love your images more and more, and more... :-)
- 4/27/2011 3:36 am
- Elena said...
Quite lovely as usual
- 4/27/2011 3:43 am
- Zlatica said...
I´m with you, Mita. :)
I love your concept... and that lace is amazing!!!
- 4/27/2011 3:53 am
- Ilaria Benedetti said...
I'd like to take a ride on this beautiful carousel and see time passing by
- 4/27/2011 4:07 am
- Ana said...
of course I'll join the ride :D
Keep one bicycle for me,I just put a pair of sneakers on and I'm ready.
- 4/27/2011 6:48 am
- Isabelle said...
Hey you Miss Wiccan witch!! Love that illustration with the bicycle-carousel!! Such imagination and talent... always a joy to stop by your site and view the poetic words and images, Mita!!!
- 4/27/2011 8:06 am
- audrey said...
Don't be sorry, sweet witch. Everything you do is not wrong... everything you do is filled with love.
- 4/27/2011 9:00 am
- Anthropomorphica said...
Ah, a carousel above the tree tops, yes, I'll ride :)
- 4/27/2011 9:06 am
- martinealison said...
Vous faites tout dans la dentelle!!! Magnifique et magique à la fois... Oui je prends place près de vous et accepte le voyage qui m'entraînerait hors des tumultes de la vie...
Dois-je prendre mon chapeau de paille ? Il va peut-être faire chaud... vous avez pris un éventail...
Je vous fais de gros bisous.
- 4/27/2011 10:05 am
- martinealison said...
Je tenais également à vous remercier pour votre gentil commentaire laissé sur mon blog... je pensais pouvoir vous envoyer un mail en réponse... n'ayant pas votre adresse, je passe par ce biais.
Mes petites femmes ont presque toutes les yeux bleus. J'ai du en peindre 3 ou 4 avec des couleurs différentes seulement. C'est tout simplement parce que chez moi on a tous les yeux bleus!!
Quant à la tristesse que vous y voyez, je me rends compte que dans mes peintures plus récentes, certaines perdent cette pseudo-tristesse. Je ne cherche pas à les faire tristes. Je veux que chacun y trouve une âme plus qu'un regard avec des yeux réels bien peints... Mais comme une toile blanche chez moi est semblable à un fauteuil de psy. Je suppose que je traduis des sentiments profonds qui sont proches d'une vérité insoupçonnée parfois...
Je vous fais de gros bisous ma chère et à bientôt.
- 4/27/2011 10:18 am
- Silke said...
So beautiful - just like you! What are you working on? I love the texture of it and of course the colors you use. So yummy!! Hope you are doing well!! Much love, Silke
- 4/27/2011 5:48 pm
- renilde said...
I can hear soft carousel music looking at this one x
- 4/27/2011 6:04 pm
- Ann Marie DiVecchia said...
The textures and colors are beautiful! I would like to ride it, but maybe when I am less busy!! Though it would do me good right about now...
- 4/27/2011 6:30 pm
- lissa said...
lovely creation. great colors and textures.
have a sweet day.
ps, I guess you are not using your dot com address (http://www.lakhsmitaindira.com/) anymore? I get a 404 area when I go there. guess I will have to change the link.
- 4/27/2011 10:14 pm
- Cécile said...
You're work is amazing!!! I really like the idea to mix paint, lace, etc... it is still great to visit your blog :)
- 4/28/2011 12:21 am
- pop pop portraits said...
Drooling over the vintage lace!
- 4/28/2011 1:43 am
- Ted Blackman said...
I'm glad you stopped by, and even more glad that you're not that obsessed anymore, (if in fact that's the truth).
I remember when I obsessed about my first girlfriend, after she had grown tired of my nonsense and gave me the gate. I had visions of her and her car burned into my retinas for months, because I was always looking for those two things wherever I went. But the strangest thing happened: your body lets you know when it's had enough of obsessing, and I can remember the exact moment when I suddenly didn't care anymore. It was a revelation, and the weight of the world was lifted off my shoulders like a bird taking flight, and I was free again. Falling in love is a biochemical change, and something we have no control over. Only time heals.
Sorry, I'm still funny, just had to tell you that.
- 4/28/2011 1:54 am
- Ted Blackman said...
I told myself months ago that I wouldn't follow you till I was number 475, and now it's done. I like that number.
Shall we follow each other??
- 4/28/2011 4:10 am
- Ces said...
Yes, I saw you outside the window. Did you see me wave at you? I was beckoning you to come in but you said you were in a hurry!!! Tsup!
- 4/28/2011 6:14 am
I will ride with you anywhere. Beautiful piece.
- 4/28/2011 7:28 am
- rolly said...
- 4/28/2011 7:46 am
- Andrew Finnie said...
wow Mita, you are one of the those people who's talent awe's me ! (I would have written 'in awe of' but you know you shouldn't end a sentence in a pr0position err I mean a 'preposition.")
see you glad to see you posting, your work is good, capital 'gee' good. :D
- 4/28/2011 10:44 am
- Shierly Po said...
Yeah I'll join the ride with you right away! It looks fun! :D
- 4/28/2011 1:16 pm
- ti-igra said...
Hello, Hello, my looooove!!!!! How I missed you this days! :-*
So lovely illustration - it inspired me so much! Like a Mary Poppins adventures! Like a kid's dreams! Your illo!!!
Thank you for such marvellous mood! Kissses!
Love&Huuuuuuuuugs! :-))))))))
- 4/28/2011 1:19 pm
- ti-igra said...
Be Happy in these days, dearest! ;-****
Uhuhuuuuuuuuuu!!!! Suuun rays for youuuuu!
- 4/28/2011 1:20 pm
- genie espinosa said...
omg! so beautiful Mita!! i love the color palette!
- 4/28/2011 1:31 pm
- Ces said...
Oh I see Andrew is propositioning? Hahaha!
- 4/28/2011 1:53 pm
- les croquis du loup said...
It is beautiful !
It is painting on fabric?
- 4/28/2011 2:17 pm
- maritaBliss said...
Lace ♥ !
- 4/28/2011 2:36 pm
- maritaBliss said...
Also: RE: Haha, well, I haven't been updating much anyway hun x)
I'm glad to see you again ♥
I've been feeling a bit better actually :) so now I can do so much more than I could just a month ago. Now I just have to remember not to push myself so hard so I don't get so sick again.
- 4/28/2011 2:42 pm
- art is jokken said...
Her face is hidden behind the "kipas" . Has the little queen some secrets?
I love the houses: they look very familiar to me . I have seen them so often in my (past) life…
Color pallet is pleasing my soul...:D take that as a compliment!
- 4/28/2011 4:08 pm
- Leovi said...
Beautiful, charming
- 4/28/2011 5:06 pm
- Rick Forrestal said...
Weather's getting better here now, week of sunshine ahead . . . maybe all this water will go back into the rivers, the ocean. Glad to hear from my beautiful red-head witch from "a faraway place." These drawings are amazing . . .
- 4/28/2011 5:24 pm
- michele said...
Hello! I followed a link from your friend Andrew's site. So glad to drop by! What a beautiful piece you've created in these gorgeous layers!
I'd love to get on a bike and forget the world, too. But first I'd like to look at more of your art, if you don't mind! Thanks for sharing! :o)
- 4/28/2011 9:11 pm
- art is jokken said...
I see, my first comment evaporated......:(
- 4/28/2011 10:59 pm
- Graciela said...
hello I'm back
Lovely illustation Mita!!
these colors are my colors, are always with me!!!!
and yes, obviously I want a ride there with you hehe
kisses ♥♥ and please check your mail
- 4/29/2011 12:24 am
- De Wilde said...
He is not floating, he is riding your carousel, I know you will see if you look again. x
- 4/29/2011 12:33 am
- De Wilde said...
Your comments make my mind go round and round.......I often get stuck on the carousel.
I loved her she burnt me ran off with the postman x
- 4/29/2011 12:42 am
- Evangelina Prieto said...
So beautiful, so exquisite!
Big hugs to you...
- 4/29/2011 3:38 am
- Miss Rosette Brune said...
oh i would love to ride with you witch,
lovely, lovely work
lace looks great,
do you use photoshop,
- 4/29/2011 4:34 am
- Jack Foster said...
Hey Mita! Thanks for saving me a seat :o) I'd love to join you on this magical ride! Wonderful mood and detail my friend! Love this sooooo much!
- 4/29/2011 7:31 am
- Jack Foster said...
Oh, I have that money that I owe you.... but you have to catch me first :o)
- 4/29/2011 7:32 am
- Andrew Finnie said...
What about mine Jack? You know the dime I lent you for that ice-scream in 1967? Hold on. I wasn't born then :)
- 4/29/2011 10:12 am
- Andrew Finnie said...
Hey Mita thanks for my pic. :)
You know, this one is wonderful, the cropping of the houses, the way you have caught a moment in time, the choice of landscape... you got the talent - care to swap? :) I can trade you my gluing skills ;)
- 4/29/2011 10:14 am
- k.h.whitaker said...
Mita this is so beautiful and magical.
- 4/29/2011 8:22 pm
- Shirley said...
Dear Mita, I feel hugged...thank you so much.
- 4/29/2011 11:44 pm
- lasalgasmesientanbien said...
Believe only in yourself!
Not everyone has talent, and you have it.
I've told you so many times.
the intention is what makes what you do is art.
the intention is born in your head, your hand shows us your talent.
I enlarged the image especially to see what you put behind the material, I guess it's a bird, never mind. there is the artistic intensón.
This detail is one that shows your talent. beyond all the work in general. Do You Understand my idea?
Pint. Pint. Pint, more and more ..
If you do not paint, you do not grow.
Beautiful. You should not be tired of doing the right thing.
(I've left comments on all your previous post.)
See you soon.
- 4/30/2011 4:02 am
- Antonio Lorente said...
You have some very interesting insights! I really like your comments. Have you ever told?
I wish you a great weekend!
By the way ... I love the mix of fabric and design, really beautiful
- 5/01/2011 3:06 am
- Rabbit Town Animator said...
I love looking at your work.
- 5/01/2011 6:42 am
- Andrew Finnie said...
No, t'is I who areis honoured :)
Hope your weekendisgood :)
Love that new avatar of the Don!
Argh I must change my own face :)
- 5/01/2011 3:16 pm
- Krystal said...
hiiiii =)
- 5/01/2011 9:07 pm
- Jhordyn Ashley said...
You are such a talented artist my dear, I can't even fathom being so good <3
xx and hugs
- 5/02/2011 1:37 am
- Ces said...
So you are very clever. You managed to hack Mita's blog and are now pretending to be her. What thr
- 5/02/2011 4:25 am
- Aria said...
very nice work, i Like it your illustration :)
- 5/02/2011 3:36 pm
- Cuppykirsten said...
With love, Kirsten
- 5/02/2011 9:30 pm
- Ces said...
Hello, my beautiful young friend. I missed you terribly. I am glad to see you again. I love you dearest one. Welcome back. Tsup!
- 5/05/2011 3:56 am
- Vilt og vakkert said...
Delicate and romantic illustration, wonderful colors, Mita. I like your invitation ;:OD)
- 5/05/2011 3:58 am
- elquesusurranuevamente said...
Really missed you!
- 5/05/2011 4:56 am
- elquesusurranuevamente said...
I lift my glass tonight for your return!
- 5/05/2011 4:58 am
- elquesusurranuevamente said...
(mineral water)
- 5/05/2011 4:59 am
- audrey said...
(Sigh) All is well.
Love you.
- 5/05/2011 5:07 am
- elquesusurranuevamente said...
Why I can not be a follower of this blog?
I like this blog I discovered today. but I can not be a follower ):
- 5/05/2011 5:41 am
- Ces said...
I saw that. Thank you very much. Yes, it is you indeed. I love the photo. Tsup!
- 5/05/2011 6:28 am
- Andrew Finnie said...
hey welcome back! :)
- 5/05/2011 6:51 am
- donny* said...
Hello, again! This is absolutely gorgeous. The pattern, texture, color ... you got it all!
- 5/05/2011 9:54 am
- art is jokken said...
it seems to work again..:)
- 5/05/2011 12:43 pm
- Jose said...
Who am I? The director of a hotel in my brain,called JALP,you may see it in my blog.Rooms still availables.And today there is a free breakfast.Salvador,the secretary can show you the gardens before you come in. You are invited.
The bycicle carrusel is delicate and perfect!
- 5/05/2011 3:08 pm
- elquesusurranuevamente said...
Ah, you've left me many comments. I tell you so many times thanks. thanks. thanks. thanks. thanks.thanks. thanks. thanks. thanks!
You say you do not understand what I wrote. Only you have to choose the option of changing the language (where it says: Translate this page) and you're done. my blog set to English, or another language. Lakhsmita, Do not tell me you did not know that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)
Please go back and test. not so bad that I wrote.
- 5/05/2011 7:08 pm
- elquesusurranuevamente said...
Ah, that dog (I will not name)
When we arrived he was lying on my bed, wearing my gown, my slippers, smoking my cigarettes, a glass of whiskey with ice in hand, watching TV, and ..... Ahem .... a friend crouched at his side!!
Winked at me and said, "I was not expecting you until tomorrow"
That dog does not deserve you ask about your health ): :(
- 5/05/2011 8:35 pm
- Alandroide said...
I´m fine and happy :P
I hope you too
- 5/05/2011 9:09 pm
- Tammie Lee said...
yes, I would~
I love this, every detail.
Did you paint on lace, I love the texture and look!!
- 5/06/2011 1:41 am
- Andrew Finnie said...
hey you just made me laugh thank you :)
well I had more than one so I guess you could say that you made me 'laughs' :)
I've just rung the pet cemetry - they'll take all three on your recommendation :)
good you are back
see you :D
- 5/06/2011 6:15 am
- Andrew Finnie said...
My apologies! Big Brother is from the book 1984 by George Orwell! He watches everything. This we have Big Brother's Toy! Because it watched evrything.
But it was different in 2006
hope your Friday is good. :)
- 5/06/2011 10:58 am
- Andrew Finnie said...
sorry my English is bad today!
- 5/06/2011 10:59 am
- encaracolada said...
AHHH I missed tree posts. I love them all!
- 5/06/2011 4:23 pm
- Andrew Finnie said...
Heh ;D, it's i n the eye of the beholder! Could be painful !
Hey, what's France like this week? Is Paris really gay? :)
- 5/06/2011 4:39 pm
- elquesusurranuevamente said...
Let's see if this is understood?
(I think I will return to write in two languages this is too much work for me)
I was in a cage, trying to remember that sky.
I was not desperate to find him, no, but I would have liked to see both again.
It was so blue. With a cloud very white. Maybe a sky without a cloud is never sky.
I believe that I had seen sometime in the 70 ... Let's see ...? October 1971 ... I can not remember ... May 1970 ...?
I do not care. Now I was in a cage trying to remember that sky. I tried many times to see him again. But those years did not come to my head. The years that passed never return when you're in a cage trying to remember a sky of the 70.
You'll see. You will. There is a day in your life that you try to remember the sky, and you see that escapes into a balloon which was released in a hand.
I'll get used to not matter too much, in your eyes is immense skies.
- 5/06/2011 6:33 pm
- Krystal said...
ithink it might be argentinian blue. haha jk. i didn't know of a prussian blue? either way, i hope your skies are blue :)
- 5/06/2011 10:20 pm
- RAKU. said...
Very beautiful, I love the combination with the lace ... kiss
- 5/08/2011 5:50 am
- Ana said...
I'm very happy you got your blog back :)
I haven't been able to finish the Sabrina illustration so I'm gonna upload it next week.
Thanks so much for the link, that book looks so unbelievably cute ♥
I feel like I need a copy,don't care it's for children XD
- 5/08/2011 8:27 am
- Lily Riani said...
thats such a darling pic!!!!!
- 5/08/2011 10:31 am
- Signe said...
I love this one as well, you such a talented young lady!
Hugs and a happy Sunday to you!
- 5/08/2011 5:15 pm
- Steve E said...
Hello, Mita...
- 5/08/2011 11:43 pm
- Deborah said...
Oh my little beauty, I am riding with you in my dreams. How I have missed visiting your magic. **sigh** School is almost out and I shall return to your enchantment. This is so beautiful and delightful. How do you use fabric, lace, and paper like that? MAGIC! **kisskiss** Deb
- 5/09/2011 12:10 am
- Ces said...
Happy Mother's Day, beautiful.
- 5/09/2011 12:38 am
- elqueacechaenelumbral said...
Why you're so smart and usually you have answers to my questions?
- 5/10/2011 1:54 am
- elqueacechaenelumbral said...
Maybe I should have stayed out there longer. I had my watercolors and I could have painted more moons:)
- 5/10/2011 1:57 am
- Francisco Martins said...
Okay... HOW can you post so often???? lol
Humpf... Now that we're pass my envy issues... lol ... This is so GORGEOUSSS! I'm in awe of the beauty you create, your colour palettes are always so stunning and magical. You know what? I think you're one of my favorite artists!
- 5/11/2011 4:41 pm
Oh, such a lovely blog.
And yes, I'll ride with you.
- 5/11/2011 7:24 pm
- Katie said...
This is super cute. Love the bike and the old fashioned dress :)
- 5/14/2011 3:34 am
- pat said...
- 5/14/2011 11:15 am
- In the Light of the Moon said...
This is really lovely and happy!!Warmest Regards,Cat
- 5/15/2011 10:04 am
- Deborah said...
Hello my beautiful little witchling. Would you ride your bike out to the desert and visit me.
**kisses** Deb
- 5/16/2011 10:17 pm
- Ces said...
Goodnight, beautiful one. Rest your lovely head and wake up to a wonderful tomorrow. Sweet dreams. TSUP!
- 5/17/2011 1:41 am
- ti-igra said...
Hellooo, my love! How are you? :-)))))))
Thank you, dear magic wonderful Witch!
Happy Spring days! Happy tree-flowers-blossom Time!
SUPER Hugs! Kisses!!! :-*
- 5/18/2011 3:29 pm
- Graciela said...
Hi sweet Mita!!!!
I'm not the wing back
Stay calm
not dyed my hair hehe
kisses for you ♥♥♥♥
- 5/18/2011 8:45 pm
- Norman Camaru said...
My blog without your comments, not the same
- 5/18/2011 9:35 pm
yes, i'd love to ride beside you sweet lady : )
life is like a carousel..
i like this alot..those textures are scrumptious.
love to you
sue xx
- 5/19/2011 5:39 am
- Ces said...
Look what I have done!
- 5/19/2011 8:16 am
- Andrew Finnie said...
ahh I will practice being the second letter of the alphabet :)
- 5/19/2011 11:08 am
- Shirley said...
Mita, I have missed you too..I hope all is well. Things are ok here and my little faeries are well too..thank goodness for my gems! I hope to be back to blogging soon. Work has been busy, and my illustrations are calling to me so I will be in touch soon. I hope you are having a lovely day and that things are peaceful and good in your part of this world. I am throwing a hug your way. xoxo
- 5/20/2011 1:35 am
- Rick Forrestal said...
Thanks for your visit. And no, you are not "a stranger" to me. And how could you ever be "a bother", when I think of you, miss you? Your beautiful work and face haunt me. (And that's good.)
Don't YOU be a stranger. Take care.
- 5/20/2011 4:22 pm
- hombre con barba said...
Oh. very observant, talented observer I would say.
The next sun, will be black.
It's a promise.
- 5/20/2011 8:18 pm
- hombre con barba said...
Yours is a strange comment, does not sound like a Lakhsmita's comment
- 5/20/2011 11:09 pm
- Michaele Razi said...
Your blog and words are simply wonderful and lovely. And thanks for the visit, I look forward to seeing and reading more of you work!
- 5/21/2011 5:42 am
- audrey said...
Yes, Mita, at least 100 years. We must meet in the Secret Garden soon.
- 5/21/2011 9:35 am
- Fleur said...
we want more, my love :)
- 5/22/2011 9:59 pm
Hi, greetings from Louise !! I am just fine. Have a nice day! Blaah blaaah
- 5/24/2011 1:14 pm
- Ces said...
You and I picking the same flowers when we were children in separate times and places. How are you dearest Mita? I have been trying to ay my sleep debt from last night. Tsup!
- 5/25/2011 10:23 am
- Tino said...
Thank you, Madam, I know I'm an irresistible boy♥
- 5/25/2011 7:38 pm
- Flara said...
simply magical figure. I wonder what technology was made, it looks like a collage..., something wonderful!!!
- 6/05/2011 5:10 am


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CTC calls on councils to fund cycle facilities through road maintenance programmes
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In the UK, Plymouth City Council is among those who have adopted the idea. CTC now hopes the Government will issue new guidelines encouraging others to follow suit.
The consultation is part of the Government's Highway Maintenance Efficiency Programme (HMEP). CTC represented cycling interests on the HMEP's 'Pothole review group.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has recently agreed funding to improve CTC's 'Fill that Hole' website, where members of the public (whether cyclists, drivers or anyone else) can report potholes and other highway defects to the right person in the right local authority. 'Fill that Hole' enables local authorities to respond to defects reported by the public quickly and efficiently, and has been welcomed by cyclists and local authorities alike.
DfT's funding will allow CTC to upgrade the current 'Fill that Hole' website and iPhone app, as well as developing an Android app. Fill that Hole recently figured in the Sport and Recreation Alliance's top ten apps for sport and fitness – despite being also very much intended for use by day-to-day cyclists and indeed by drivers.


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Sussex prairies
We study the plants to make sure they are attractive to bees. These images from our research.
Many of them were taken at a visit to the fantastic prairie gardens of Sussex Prairie Gardens in Henfield near Brighton. The pictures show a range of bumble bees (and a butterfly)