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Mamma Mia!
However I had to give this a go, I mean it's huge isn't it? The stage show is big, the cast for the film is big, and the film did really well in the cinema. So what was I missing, and what is the DVD offering over the show?
The answers will have fans excited, and if you haven't bought it already then you should be nudging your partner right now with the present list.
Sophie Sheridan and her mother Donna have been living on a Greek island, running a guest house and getting on with life together. However Sophie has met Sky and they're in love, he wants to travel the world with her and she wants a big white wedding with all the trimmings, so he concedes and does what she wants, after all he loves her.
However there's something she wants that just can't be found on the island, her father to giver her away. Except she doesn't know who her father is, so she works through her mothers diaries and finds the date she would have been conceived, except her mother has been a little bit of a player and there are three possibilities.
Rather than hedge her bets she sends invites to the wedding to each of the three men who all begin to make their way to the island.
That's pretty much where the film kicks off, and during it, and the plethora of ABBA songs, we find out the individual relationships between her mother and each of the three potential fathers.
Before I go into the review let me say this. Treat Mamma Mia! for what it is, not for what it's not. When reviewing films I find that you have to take it for what it stands for and not compare it to anything else. Mamma Mia! against Citizen Kane or Blade Runner? Stop it. This is a musical feel good film of the highly successful musical show. Let's bear that in mind as we leap into the review.
Since I haven't actually seen the stage show I had no idea how the ABBA songs were going to mix together, frankly I thought it would feel rather forced and difficult to get through, and yet that couldn't have been further from the truth.
What I found was that the music fitted perfectly with the moments, and there was never a feeling of them being pushed in, in fact I was genuinely surprised at just how relevant some of the songs and lyrics were, with perhaps the biggest surprise arriving during the emotional singing of The Winner Takes it All.
Not only did they fit together well, but the plot and the characters pulled out something extra from the songs and I began noticing the lyrics and understanding the meaning a bit more, in the context of this story of course.
The film also brought more drama to the songs to see them performed in this way, and I have to admit that even as I write this review I've begun humming some of them. Not only that but while I was watching the film I caught myself singing in my head and tapping my feet, it's fair to say it had me hooked.
Don't let those more serious paragraphs fool you though, this is a real feel good film with a lot of laughs. There are some genuinely funny moments, the actors are playing it well for the enjoyment, and that comes through the screen and really grabs the viewer and pulls them right in. Of course the superb songs of ABBA help, but there's the story and the actors too.
That leads me to the stars behind the film, and the first mention has to go to Meryl Streep, she is stunning. I first heard her singing on screen in A Prairie Home Companion (Filmstalker review) and I was really surprised at how natural a voice she does, and a great singing voice too. In Mamma Mia! she does something a little different with that voice, she acts through the singing, and boy does she do it well.
She really surprises me as an actress and a person, particularly here. She's full of life and vitality, and really gives the actors and actresses half her age a run for their money. Well more than that, she beats them at their own game.
The strongest moments and the best song of the film go to Streep, her rendition of The Winner Takes it All is very emotional and I was surprised that it managed to touch me so well. That is a testament to the power of her acting through those scenes and the great ability she has to make her acting and singing merge into one.
Amanda Seyfried is blessed with a great voice and she does well alongside Streep, the scene where they sing together as they prepare for the wedding day is another lovely and touching moment. These two actresses are the best singers in the ensemble, and while Julie Walters and Christine Baranski carry off their musical moments with a dash of comedy and flair, the men find it a little tougher.
Colin Firth has a bit more of a voice than Stellan Skarsgård and Pierce Brosnan, and while Brosnan's voice is rather rougher than most, it's not fair that he's received the slating that he did for his singing. Yes he sounds rough, but don't many artists who have sold millions of records? There are many artists out there that he can be compared to, and while he's no natural singer, he adds plenty with the performance he puts in and the character he lends to the film.
One thing that does shine through this is that they really are giving it a go and enjoying it, something that comes out later in the extras of the DVD, and that's worth much more than a polished stage singer for a film like this. The film doesn't lend itself to seasoned, pitch perfect professionals, and the natural charm of the male actors and their performance just adds to a more realistic and achievable tone.
The story itself is good fun, although the slightly more dramatic moments seemed a little rushed through. I think that the film could have had a wider appeal if there had been a bit more drama to it, sure it had its moments, but they lasted as long as a song, if that.
I do feel that there could have been a little more time spent with each of the fathers and we could have explored the relationship between them and Streep's character. However all we get are glimpses into their lives, and a bit more background to them would have given the whole "who's the father" question more dramatic tension.
The individual revelation of Firth's character was also a bit mishandled. The half hearted speech he gave to Skarsgård's character seemed confused and watered down the moment during the wedding when the real character reveal came.
While I loved the confusion of the wedding ceremony, the post ceremony seems to race forward just a little too quickly for the storyline, and seems intent on tying up the lose ends quickly and neatly.
The early parts of the story play out well, and building to the wedding is written and played out really well. One of the things I loved the best about the lead up to the wedding was the three way friendship between the characters played by Streep, Baranski and Walters. They play off each other perfectly, and form such a strong and believable bond on screen. That and they are hilarious together.
Although the ending is somewhat twee and contrived, it's totally forgiveable in a film like this, it's about the feel good factor, after all that's what the music of ABBA boils down to isn't it?
Dolby Digital 5.1
The sound was good throughout the film, but at the start there were some genuine surround sound moments, but they soon faded and began focusing on the musical numbers, so it isn't a great loss.
Some of the backdrops in Greece look fantastic, and with vibrant colours, strong lighting and a great picture all carried through into the studio shots too, the film looks as exciting and bright as the story itself.
Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, Making of: Birth of Mamma Mia!, Making of: The Film-making, Making of: The Cast, Deleted Musical Number, Anatomy of a Musical Number: "Lay All Your Love on Me", Becoming a Singer, A Look Inside Mamma Mia!, Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie Music Video, Björn Ulvaeus Cameo, Audio Commentary with director Phyllida Lloyd, Sing-A-Long
Deleted Scenes
There weren't too many scenes and they weren't well presented either, feeling as though they were tacked on and not adding anything to the presentation. That is until the last two scenes which feel as though they are adding something extra.
There are a few amusing outtakes but nothing hilarious and surprisingly not that many. Considering the material, the job the actors had to do, and the general feel on set that you get from the extras, I would have expected many more and some complete corkers too.
Making of: Birth of Mamma Mia!
The standard Making of extra seems to have been split up into different sections and made into short making of featurettes, and this one is perhaps the shortest. We hear from the creators of the show, the producers, Benny Anderson and Björn Ulvaeus from ABBA, some of the stars and a few behind the scenes moments. There's nothing that exciting or unusual about this and it's all too short.
Making of: The Film-making
We hear a lot from the producers of the film and show as they talk about bringing the whole stage show to the big screen. There's an amazing amount of work and detail to the stage settings, which are basically all the sequences filmed atop the island in the hotel, and filmed in the Pinewood 007 stage. There's plenty of behind the scenes and it follows the production even down to the choreography. I found this featurette very interesting and much better than the previous.
Making of: The Cast
This featurette features a lot more from the cast and crew talking about the film and about the other principal actors, something that is probably the best part out of all the Making of extras. There's loads of behind the scenes footage to watch, and even some rehearsals which provide for some interesting watching, as well as seeing the artists recording their songs. This section provides some great insights into the production and I found to be the most enjoyable.
Deleted Musical Number
"That's the Name of the Game" is the musical number that was deleted from the film and I found myself watching it and wondering why. It lends a lot to the story and adds a lot more to the reveal moment for Stellan Skarsgård's character reveal and his relationship with Sophie. Looking back on this moment in the film I did wonder why the scene was over so quickly and everything resolved without fuss.
Anatomy of a Musical Number: "Lay All Your Love on Me"
This provides a very interesting behind the scenes look at the rehearsing, filming and recording of a single musical number, however it is a bit shallow and short. I could have seen this as a really strong featurette, exploring the work that goes into a number from the beginnings to the very end moment filming.
Becoming a Singer
The two stars of ABBA join the stars of the film to talk about singing and learning the songs as well as seeing some footage of them recording their songs for real. It's rather interesting and there's some good behind the scenes footage, and it gives you the interesting snippet that Streep sang most of her songs live, and barring poor sound on the day, that was the track that was used for the film. Each actor had the songs played back in their ears as they sang, so they had a silent playback to sing along to.
A Look Inside Mamma Mia!
Really this short featurette has nothing that you won't have already seen in the other sections.
Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie Music Video
This is the music video to accompany the release of the soundtrack with Amanda Seyfried performing throughout as well as having sung the track. She seems to be the main focus of the video.
Björn Ulvaeus Cameo
This is a nice moment at the end of the film where Björn from ABBA gets his cameo. I was a bit surprised that we didn't see the Benny Anderson cameo as a compliment to this piece, but this one is the more engaging one.
Audio Commentary with director Phyllida Lloyd
The commentary from Phyllida Lloyd is really good and she talks about everything from the adaptation of the stage show right through to the post production, on the way she discusses the camera work, casting, rehearsals, and has some anecdotes regarding the actors on set and how they took to the singing and dancing. It's quite an insightful commentary for the film and she manages to keep the information coming rather than becoming repetitive or quiet, problems that many commentaries have.
I perhaps had the most hope for this extra feature, after all a sing-a-long of ABBA tracks in a fun ABBA musical sounded just perfect, however the audio mix seems to have been rather poorly handled. The entire film mix is faded down slightly and the music track, minus the vocals, leaps to the fore with full volume whenever a musical number is about to start. This seems rather odd because for all the moments between numbers, which do make the majority of the film, you're straining to hear anything and just waiting for the music to leap up again.
I do wonder if they would have been better keeping the whole film mix higher and when the musical numbers came, toning down the vocals and bringing up the music just a little. This would have made the sing-a-long a much better version, as it is you'll feel you're killing time between songs or hitting the fast-forward continuously.
However when the songs do come on you can get stuck in, with the animated and timed karaoke subtitles what more could you want? Apart from a better audio mix of course.
Against my preconceptions, I actually really enjoyed this film. It's fun, has a huge feel good factor, and the two lead females give great performances and sing superbly well. Meryl Streep steals the show though, and gives a fantastically energetic and heartfelt performance.
Despite the comments in the press, they are ably backed up by the male and female cast, sure there aren't great singers in there, but they are good enough to sing. I'd like to see some of the negative voices get up there and try singing live on a studio set and being recorded.
Above all the music of ABBA just lifts you up and gets you hooked, and the way it's nigh on seamlessly woven into the story is impressive, it does feel as though some of the songs were written just for this film.
Then there are the extras, the DVD is packed with them, and while most of the features are short and cover similar ground, there are one or two which are interesting and engaging, particularly the audio commentary from the director which is one of the more interesting ones I've heard. Finally the sing-a-long adds a repeatable experience to the DVD, although there are flaws with the audio mix, it is a great idea to help bring it back out at parties.
Overall this is a great fun film and a good DVD offering and I can see it filling many a stocking this year. If you like ABBA, fun films and musicals, I can see you enjoying Mamma Mia!
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26 February 2007
While this event may not be big news for all readers of this blog, Rob McEwen's return to Red Lake, Ontario (announced today) is very big news for the Northwest Ontario region where I live.
Who is Rob McEwen? He is the developer of the Goldcorp Red Lake mine, one of the world's richest and most profitable gold mines, if not the richest of them all. He had the combined wisdom and good fortune to guide the company to persevere by engaging in deeper exploration when the existing strike at the Red Lake mine seemed to be playing out.
This serendipitous decision led to the discovery of one of the richest veins of gold in mining history. Following his success in this venture, Mr. McEwen withdrew a substantial portion of his holdings in the company several years ago, and reinvested in the Cortez Trend gold mining region of Nevada.
What has Mr. McEwen done today? Well, you can read all the details here.
Essentially, this is what has occurred, quoting the press release, "McEwen would acquire a major stake in Rubicon through a minimum investment of $10 million. Through wholly-owned Evanachan Limited, McEwen has also agreed to vend-in to Rubicon a 513,000 acre land package in the area of the world-class Pogo gold mine in Alaska in exchange for shares. Rubicon will also acquire a 225,000 acre land position in prospective northeast Nevada, currently held by Lexam Explorations Inc a company in which McEwen is the major shareholder in exchange for shares. McEwen will serve as a strategic advisor to the management of Rubicon for a minimum period of two years."
I have had my eye on Rubicon Minerals Corp. for the past four years, and had recently tripled our position in mid-February, based on my belief in the company's strong fundamentals. In response to the news today, I have tripled our position again.
What are Rubicon's fundamental strengths?
Let me borrow again from the press release:
"Rubicon Minerals currently controls 180,000 acres of prime exploration ground in the heart of the prolific Red Lake gold camp of Ontario, home of Goldcorp's Red Lake Mine which is one of the richest gold mines in the world. During (Mr. McEwen's) tenure at the helm of Goldcorp, that company realized spectacular growth from a market capitalization of $50 million to over $7.0 billion following discovery of the High Grade Zone. Goldcorp has reported that this zone currently has a Proven and Probable reserve of 1.63 million tonnes grading 83.4 g/t gold or 4.37 million ounces of gold as of December 31, 2005 from a total reserve base of 8.34 million tonnes grading 23.75 g/t gold or 6.37 million ounces of gold.
"McEwen said: 'I am excited to be back in Red Lake and to be involved in the creation of a new Rubicon which will have a great combination of properties in the low-risk North American gold districts of Red Lake, Alaska and Nevada. It will also have a strong cash position that will be used to carry out aggressive exploration programs. The new Rubicon represents a personal investment in one of North America's premier exploration companies.'
"The land package being acquired by the new Rubicon includes significant land holdings in Alaska consisting of approximately 513,000 acres around the Pogo Mine of Teck-Cominco/Sumitomo, which is entering commercial production and is expected to produce between 350,000 and 500,000 ounces of gold annually over a 10 year mine life. With this acquisition, the new Rubicon will become the largest land holder in the Pogo district and one of the largest land holders in Alaska. Rubicon has also agreed to acquire from Lexam Explorations Inc. approximately 225,000 acres of its highly prospective gold exploration properties in Elko County, northeastern Nevada.
"David Adamson, President and CEO of Rubicon said: 'We are excited to welcome Rob back to Red Lake and look forward to working with him to create what we think will be the "go-to" North American exploration company. With the Alaska and Nevada assets added to our Red Lake portfolio and through our financial strength, the new Rubicon is aimed at attracting investors looking for exposure to high quality exploration in district-scale, politically stable environments.'"
I recognize that you could read the press release for yourself, and also that the above is intended to be promotional literature.
But let's read between the lines here.
Northwest Ontario has been an economically depressed region since the long-faded 1960's boom in forestry and mining. We have entirely missed out on the dramatic period of North American growth from 1980 through the present. Northwest Ontario is a sleepy little corner of the world.
For the duration of this decade, our primary news in Northwest Ontario has been of the declining forestry industry, as massive new mills have been established in Asia to pursue expanding markets there, and North American mills have been dismantled. Paper mill and saw mill closures and production cuts and reports of the resultant economic damage have been the primary theme of news coverage in this region throughout the new millennium.
The return of Mr. McEwen to Red Lake is a signal that the fortunes of Northwest Ontario are now turning.
Of course, one swallow doesn't make a summer, but Mr. McEwen's return is a signal event with respect to the focus of national and international interest in mining development in the Red Lake region. (In Kenora, we are about 3 hours southwest of Red Lake.)
What are the implications?
Expect increased investment in other mining projects in Red Lake and Northwest Ontario. Along with that, expect a gradual migration of capital investment, and with it, new job opportunities, to our region.
If I am correct that we are at the mere dawning of a new multi-decade bull market in precious metal mining, then expect that the seemingly moribund and long-forgotten Northwest Ontario region might again become a national and international hotspot for capital investment and economic activity generally.
Like it or dislike it (it will bring new problems for sure), think of Northwest Ontario as a soon-to-be booming international destination for the precious metal mining sector.
By the way, here's another consideration.
Due to global instability, which I personally attribute in large part to the accumulating adverse influence of excess monetary liquidity, many regions of our globe are becoming unsafe for investment. In all likelihood, that will not be the case in Northwest Ontario, and that is another advantage for our region.
And a note for the young people: You had better start studying geology, engineering, administration and mechanics, because you will be in demand to fill the new jobs which will be emerging in the Northwest Ontario precious metal mining sector.
A closing thought: In the long run, the value of Rubicon Minerals will hinge on how much gold can be discovered and mined. We don't yet know how much gold that will be. In the field of mining exploration, the odds are almost always against the explorer.
But in mining, as in life, you only discover what you search for. Mr. McEwen's interest will no doubt lead to an acceleration in the pace of exploration in Red Lake. And for the Northwest Ontario economy, that is a good thing.
For now, let's just speculate that accelerated exploration does lead to accelerated gold mining along the Red Lake-Musselwhite trend. In that case, I'll plan to meet you in black tie and tails at the McEwen Centre for the Performing Arts in Red Lake on February 26, 2030 (I'll be a sprightly 81 as of that date!). See you there!

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Andrew Jackson Miner was born in May 1846, at Hexebarger near Kingwood, Somerset County, PA, the son of Henry and Polly (Younkin) Minerd.
Andrew was part of a truly immense family. On his father's side of the family, he had 51 first cousins, while on his mother's side he had 52. Because his parents were related to each other on the Younkin side, he shared strands of Younkin DNA with every single one of these 103 cousins.
As a boy, Andrew moved with his father and disabled, epileptic mother to near Beeler Station, Marshall County, WV. They are shown there in the federal census of 1860. Within a few years, they crossed back into Pennsylvania to near West Finley Township, Washington County, PA. He never knew his exact birthdate because, it's said, his childhood home burned down and destroyed the family Bible and everything else except the shirts on their backs.
When Andrew was age 22, he was admitted to membership of the Enon Baptist Church in West Finley. This occurred on Jan. 13, 1868, at a meeting held by "Bro. M. Tilton," pastor of the church. Andrew's then-unmarried sisters Catherine and Susan likewise had been admitted to membership of this church three years earlier, in 1865. These records were published circa 1990 by the church's Historical Committee in the History & Biographical Record of the Enon Baptist Church.
On May 27, 1875, at Prosperity, Washington County, PA, Andrew married Mary Louise Johnston (1853-1921), the daughter of William "Harrison" and Elizabeth (Owen) Johnston of Jacktown, also known as Wind Ridge, Greene County. At the time, Andrew was age 29 and Mary Louise 22. The only known record of this marriage is in handwritten notes made many years later by Monalea (Ullom) Miner, wife of their grandson Odger Miner.
The rural village of Jacktown was the hub of a prosperous agricultural community, and has held an annual fair for more than one hundred years.
The Miners had four children, born between 1876 and 1888 -- William Allen Miner, Harry Orlan Miner, Ward C. Miner and Emma Elizabeth White.
Andrew worked as a farm laborer in the Waynesburg, PA area. He and Mary Louise and their children lived as tenants on various farms in such rural places as Nineveh, Aleppo and New Freeport, on the outskirts of Waynesburg, Greene County, PA.
In 1888, the Miners moved to the mountainous Rock Camp area near Hundred, Wetzel County, WV. While in Hundred, they were neighbors of James C. and Margaret Ellen (White) Cain, whose daughters Armena and Osta would marry the Miners' sons Harry and Will.
Hundred is seen here in a rare postcard view. (Click here to see other old colorized postcards of Hundred from the early 1900s.) Andrew's niece Ida Ellen (Farabee) Taylor and her family also resided in the Hundred area over the years.
At one time they are believed to have lived along Route 69 between Hundred and Garrison, PA. By 1898, they moved again to Chartiers Township, Washington County, PA, where he was a tenant laborer on the farm of Alexander Gaston. In mid-October 1900, when Andrew was age 54 and Mary Louise 47, they moved to a small house on Broad Street in the county seat of Washington. The Oct. 6, 1900 gossip columns of the Canonsburg Daily Notes reported that "A.J. Miner of North Strabane has purchased property in West Washington, and will move to it in two or three weeks," and the following week's newspaper said that "A.J. Miner will move to Washington Tuesday."
In 1903, their son Ward, a photographer plagued with lung problems, moved to Wyoming and later migrated to Louisville, CO, near Denver, where the air was cleaner for breathing. He never recovered, and died there in 1914.
Circa 1908, upon the death of the husband of his niece Lizzie (Miner) Lindley, Andrew and his brother in law Stephen W. Johnston both signed affidavits, stating that they had known Lizzie since she was a little girl, and that he had never married anyone other than her late husband. That year, Andrew and George O. Jones also witnessed an affidavit signed by B.F. Reeves in the case.
Son Will gave Andrew a Bible as a Christmas gift in 1909. It was inscribed on the flyleaf: "From W.A. Miner to my father, Andrew J. Miner, Christmas .09. John 3-16."
Mary sent a penny postcard in 1913 to son Will, living in Pomona, CA, describing her rheumatism, church activities and the price of food. She wrote: "Pap is not verry well ... he is still going ... he may be allright in a few days." She also said her daughter Emma had visited the previous weekend and that Emma's baby was "pretty as a picture.... It always cried till I couldn't see it." She added: "I hope you will get better soon." Click here to see an image of the entire card.
He and Mary once traveled back to Kingwood to visit brother Ephraim, and the two couples had a studio portrait taken together, seen here. It's said they had a grand time traveling to and from the studio, laughing and joking, though it's not apparent by the expressions on their faces. Andrew and Mary are at bottom and right, with Ephraim and Rosetta at top and left. [This image was the Minerd.com "Photo of the Month" in October 2013.]
In August 1913, Andrew was among 125 who attended the first annual Minerd-Miner Reunion at Ohiopyle, Fayette County PA, with his sister Nancy Farabee and brother Ephraim.
After enduring the deaths of adult sons Ward (in 1914) and Harry (1919), Andrew and Mary Louise aged and were unable to tend to themselves. Son Will settled their affairs and moved them to the home of their daughter Emma and husband Lester Allen White in Upland, IN, where Lester was studying for the ministry.
A story told by a grandson is that while living in Upland, Andrew craved chewing tobacco. Though a loving daughter, Emma was the wife of a seminarian, and had to keep up appearances. So she turned him down. Andrew protested, saying: "But it pleases my mouth so…"
They are seen here with their grandsons Kenneth and Thurman White.
Their stay was short. Andrew had a stroke in August 1920 and died on Jan. 3, 1921. The Washington Observer reported that he had been "a successful farmer and stock raiser,... [and] a member of the West Washington Methodist Episcopal church." Mary then gave her husband's Bible to grandson Odger on his 16th birthday, inscribing it: "Presented to Odger Miner May 21, 1921 from Grandma Miner after Grandpas death."
Mary died in Upland on Christmas Eve 1921. As with her husband, her remains were sent back to Washington via railroad, and her funeral was held in the home of widowed daughter in law Armena Miner.
A grandson once recalled that "For two straight Christmases we had a Christmas tree in one corner of the parlor, and a coffin in the other."
They are buried together at Washington Cemetery, in the old Miner family plot.
Andrew and Mary are mentioned several places, in a lavishly illustrated, 2011 book about his brother Ephraim who was a Civil War veteran -- entitled Well At This Time: the Civil War Diaries and Army Convalescence Saga of Farmboy Ephraim Miner. The book is authored by the founder of this website, and Andrew and Mary's great-great grandson. [More]
~ For Further Reading ~
"150 Years On, Jacktown Fair Endures" - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 14, 2015.
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Last week, I had a new client named Keri say this to me as we were progressing through her puppy's first lesson. Apart from growing up with the family dog, Keri had never had a dog of her own, and most certainly never raised a puppy.
"This actually makes a lot of sense." she said as I was explaining my puppy training protocol. "There are obviously huge differences because dogs are not humans, but approaching the training where you are just guiding the puppy to more rewarding decisions and experiences…it's almost like raising a baby!"
Keri adopted her puppy Coco at eight weeks. The day she picked up Coco was the same day that she called me to set a date for puppy training. We were all very excited to get Coco started on the right foot/paw to solid behavioral training, that would inevitably prepare her for an easier, happier transition into adolescence and adulthood.
Sometimes when I receive initial inquiries about my puppy training program, I am asked if I will help train the dog to eliminate outdoors, or if I will teach the dog his/her's basic commands (ie: Sit, Down, Stay, etc). While these important elements of training are included, I as a trainer try to go beyond teaching simple commands or cutesy tricks.
Training a puppy is all about guidance. The puppy does not know any better and needs to learn what is appropriate behavior and what is not appropriate. Through a reward-based system that I customize and determine after an in-home consultation and assessment, I work on teaching appropriate behaviors and encouraging the puppy to choose these appropriate behaviors on his/her's own volition. Through training, the owner establishes themselves as head of the pack, though not through dominance tactics or a harsh punishment-based regimen, but by leading the puppy toward success and eliminating situations where the puppy is destined for failure. The puppy experiences rewarding situations and then continues to do it, because it ends with praise and comfort, not failure and anxiety.
When I train a puppy, I get any of those typical pesky puppy problems (potty accidents, chewing, nipping, separation anxiety, hyperactivity, etc) out of the way, but I also make sure that with the basic obedience and commands, comes a structure of focus and consistency. That way, everything the puppy learns through his/her's basic training sticks with them as they grow older and face new experiences and challenges.
Going back to Keri and Coco…we have some time until we meet again for their next puppy training session, but I have already been getting steady updates on the positive changes in the house! Coco is learning to trust her owner, but also be a confident dog that is not overly attached to Keri. Accidents are becoming less and less, and Coco is understanding boundaries and happily choosing to respect them, because then she gets her favorite thing – lavish praise from Keri!
If you have any questions about puppy training or need to set something up for your own puppy, do not hesitate to give me a call at 800.649.7297. I am ready to work with you and set your puppy up for a successful life!


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Call of Duty: Black Ops III's third DLC pack, Descent, is now available on PS4. To celebrate the launch of Descent, Activision has released two new trailers for this DLC.
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Stomper Betterbesafe was concerned to see a couple jaywalking despite having two young children and a pram with them in Tiong Bahru on Tuesday (Nov 27).
Betterbesafe said he was at a bus stop opposite the Shell petrol station, located along 603 Tiong Bahru Road, at around 5.50pm when he saw the family.
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ASHBURN, Virginia — A device to prevent airplane fuel tanks from exploding must be installed on certain passenger jets and cargo planes, federal officials said Wednesday, 12 years after such an explosion destroyed the Paris-bound flight TWA Flight 800, killing all 230 people aboard.
The new safety requirement, announced by Transportation Secretary Mary Peters, applies to new passenger and cargo planes that have center wing fuel tanks like TWA 800, a Boeing 747, which exploded over the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island on July 17, 1996, after takeoff from New York's Kennedy Airport.
The rule also requires airlines to retrofit 2,730 existing Airbus and Boeing passenger planes over the next nine years with center wing fuel tanks with the changes. The retrofit schedule is based on the normal aircraft maintenance schedule.
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"We believe this will save lives," said National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark Rosenker, who joined Peters at a press conference at the safety board's training facility here, where TWA Flight 800 has been partially reconstructed from pieces of the aircraft retrieved from the ocean. "This is the big one for us as it relates to important solutions for fuel tank safety."
The change brings to a close a long and troubled chapter in federal aviation safety. The National Transportation Safety Board identified the cause of the explosion — the ignition of oxygen in a partially empty fuel tank that had been sitting for hours in the sun before takeoff — not long after the accident. But the FBI initially thought the explosion was the result of a bomb and it was unclear for a time which agency — the FBI or the NTSB — was in charge of the investigation.
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The Federal Aviation Administration proposed a rule to prevent future explosions in 2005, but the aviation industry balked, saying the cost was too high.
The final rule requires aircraft manufacturers and passenger airlines to install devices that replace oxygen, which is highly explosive, with inert nitrogen in fuel tanks as they empty.
"The airlines will, of course, comply with the rule," said Victoria Day, a spokeswoman for the Air Transport Association of America.
The cost of installing the new technology would range from $92,000 to $311,000 per aircraft, depending upon its size, Peters said. She said the cost could be as little as one-tenth of 1 percent of the cost of a new aircraft.
FAA Acting Administrator Robert Sturgell estimated the cost to industry overall at about $1 billion.
"I recognize that this is a challenging time for commercial aviation," Peters said. "But there is no doubt that another crash like TWA 800 would pose a far greater challenge."
The rule doesn't require that existing cargo planes be retrofitted because of the cost, Peters said.
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I recently took a trip to Aspen, Colorado (which is why my blog was so noticeably bare for a week) and have begun editing the shots. Like every other time I leave my house with my camera, I learned so much on this trip: I fucked up a night shoot pretty badly, but then captured night shots in fun and creative ways on the very next night (admittedly I had help in realizing my error, in order to fix it.) I got shots of a lifetime of a bear, only to realize I hadn't switched the camera to Single Shot Focus on the body of the camera after said night shoot the night before from Manual Focus (thus rendering the bear out of focus KILL ME NOW.) I also was able to get some meaningful (hopefully) shots of a sad boy and his guitar, and of course, several hundred shots of the breathtaking landscape of the Aspen forests in the fall. I also discovered an amazing and beyond impressive landscape photographer renowned worldwide for his work.
A lot of stories and shots coming this week of all of it. I had a blast and am a little sad to have returned to daily life but am looking forward to sharing all of it. So many lessons, again.
The shot here is on my first night in Aspen around 10 pm on the bunny slop of Aspen Mountain (aka Ajax Hill.) I walked up there alone to spend an hour trying to capture the stars and colors at night using the reflection of the light from town below. Such a steep hill, so dark. I didn't capture this shot EXACTLY how I wanted but I am happy with how I was able to edit it. I was closing the aperture instead of opening it (I got confused) for all of the night shots that night. They're grainy but Lightroom is being good to me in post so I'm able to at least share them. Below is the view looking down on the town.
More coming soon. It was such an educational trip from a photography perspective, it's like I can feel the wrinkles forming on my brain. Creepy. And awesome.


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Bhubaneswar: In order to create awareness among people on the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) system, mock polls began in Odisha from today.
The month-long special drive is planned to create awareness among the citizens about the use of the EVMs and VVPATs in the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state.
Under the drive, about 30 vehicles have been deployed in 10 blocks of eight assembly constituencies in Khurda district.
The awareness programme will be carried from 8.30 am to 5 pm in each village till February 10. Two members have been deployed in each vehicle. As many as 17 vehicles have been allocated for Bhubaneswar while 13 vehicles allocated for Khurda district.
The campaign was flagged off by collector Nirmal Chandra Mishra at Bhubaneswar camp office. Additional district collectorate Manoj Kumar Behera, BDO, DIPRO and SDPO were also present.
Notably, VVPAT machines will be used for the first time in all the 147 assembly segments in Odisha in the forthcoming elections.


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In my 23 years it's always been me and my momma. Yeah, there was a bit of time when I was a jerk and thought I didn't need her…I obviously did. So, when I felt the call to move to Washington I thought it would be easy. I've lived on my own, I've had my own apartment, I've even gone without talking with my mother for a little bit(not really my shining moments), but my momma had always been within an hours distance. Now, that's definitely not the case!!!!
To say I'm freaking out is an understatement. I may have been crying myself to sleep every night. It's okay though, it's part of my growing process. I've been pushing myself to be busy as much as possible. To make new friends. To go on adventures. It's been great! On Sunday I went to a new church, I met the youth pastor, and he happened to know my pastor and his family! Plus, a guy I met my first year of being a camp counselor happened to have moved up here a few years ago! It's a crazy small world! After church I went to meet my family's neighbor from Phoenix. He's awesome! Totally welcoming, took me around town, he helped me feel like I wasn't over 20 hours away from my family! It's definitely helped with this transition.
When I was planning my journey I was supposed to stay with a lady for a little bit while interviewing for a handful of nanny positions. Plus, it gave me time to go apartment hunting. Unfortunately, when I was about ten minutes away from the house, the lady called and told me that she thought about it, and that the deal we worked out wasn't going to work for her! That really came as a shock and made me start questioning things (not really a great thing to do after driving several hours). I was upset, sad, and just about to call it quits and start my journey home! But, after speaking with my momma and my aunt, I was encouraged to push forward! One of the nanny jobs was a live-in shift, and I was contacted to do the interview once I got into town. This position seemed great when I was talking with the family. However, when I arrived things seemed to be changed, the little details were all changed, one of which was the living situation. Instead of living with a family, I would be living in a house with just the dad and the 9 year old boy. The hours were extended without anymore money being added. My bedroom had a bed in it(twin size mattress :'() and the bathroom was disgusting(think about the fact that 9 year old boys don't aim or flush 😷😵), but I needed a place to stay. So they offered me the job, and I accepted. My first day was filled with me basically bleaching the entire bathroom and scrubbing the walls in my bedroom with bleach and Lysol. I also tried cleaning the carpet(a lovely brown shag) to no avail. It was gross!! Pretty sure I'll be having nightmares about it for years to come.
Through all that I kept my focus on my future! I'm freaking Kelsey Hayden!! I've got loads of support from friends and family! But the key thing is that I'm a child of God, I'm His princess! I can do this!!! I've continued keeping my focus on Christ. He's the reason I'm up here! So, this morning, after I finished my devotionals, I was praying. I was praying that if this is where I'm supposed to be that the Lord would give me a sense of peace and understanding. I also prayed that if this wasn't the place that I would have a sign. I was still praying when the doorbell rang! So, I ran downstairs(looking gross in yesterday's makeup, my pjs with holes in them, and bed head that is tangled and I'm fairly certain had drool in it :/)
I opened the door, and standing there on the porch was a man that looked as though he were a Greek god! I swear, this guy was tall, tan, muscled, and his face was gorgeous! Oh my word! He was from the power company. He was there to shut off the power for nonpayment…well I did ask for a sign…so after all that I sent the guy a text telling him what was going on, he said he had paid it, and I finished praying. Fast forward to two hours later and the power finally got turned back on!!
After all this I started applying for other jobs. Primarily live-in, since I'm still not used to the area, But I'll be able to check out the places before agreeing to take the jobs. One of the jobs I had interviewed for before was still looking for a nanny, So I got back in touch with that family, hopefully it'll work out! If it does, I'd start at the beginning of October.
Right now the prayer is for continued peace through this transition. Whether I'm supposed to be at this job, or the other one. Even if I get a job and apartment by myself. I still need that peace. God is good, and I'm not stressing any of this. I know He has a purpose for me, and I know I've got people lifting my struggles and fears up to Him. I'm blessed beyond my wildest dreams, and I'm holding onto that. I miss everyone So much and it's hard knowing things are happening that I'm needed for but can't actually be there for! But this is just a new season of life for all of us!!
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Your daily selection of the latest science news!
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People with restless legs syndrome may have changes in a portion of the brain that processes sensory information, according to a study published in the April 25, 2018, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Restless legs syndrome is a disorder that causes uncomfortable sensations in the legs, accompanied by an irresistible urge to move them. It often occurs in the evening and at night, sometimes affecting a person's ability to sleep. In some cases, exercise may reduce symptoms. Iron supplements may also be prescribed if there is an iron deficiency. For more serious cases, there are also medications, but many have serious side effects if taken too long.
"Our study, which we believe is the first to show changes in the sensory system with restless legs syndrome, found evidence of structural changes in the brain's somatosensory cortex, the area where sensations are processed," said study author Byeong-Yeul Lee, Ph.D., of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. "It is likely that symptoms may be related to the pathological changes in this area of the brain."
The brain's somatosensory cortex is part of the body's somatosensory system, which is made up of nerves and pathways that react to changes either inside or outside the body. This system helps a person perceive touch, temperature, pain, movement and position.
The study involved 28 people with severe restless legs symptoms who had the disorder for an average of 13 years. They were compared to 51 people of the same age without the disorder. Each participant had a brain scan with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Researchers found that people with restless legs syndrome had a 7.5 percent decrease in the average thickness of brain tissue in the area of the brain that processes sensations compared to the healthy participants. They also found a substantial decrease in the area of the brain where nerve fibers connect one side of the brain to the other.
Lee said, "These structural changes make it even more convincing that RLS symptoms are stemming from unique changes in the brain and provide a new area of focus to understand the syndrome and possibly develop new therapies."
He said while the study shows a possible link between symptoms and the areas of the brain that process sensory information, it is possible that symptoms may instead be linked to impaired function in other parts of the sensory system.
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I am type 1 diabetic, and have been for 32 years (for the record, I'll be 33 soon). My diabetes has been a part of my daily life since I've been aware of my existence, and for the most part, people haven't had a problem with it. Yes, there have been those who accuse my mother of "giving" me diabetes by feeding me too much candy (yeah, as a 10-month-old) or not taking the right vitamins, but fortunately they've been few and far between. My mom would come to my school and we'd give a talk about it so it removed a lot of the mystery for my classmates.
I was on an insulin pump in college, which let to way more funny conversations than accusing looks. "Is that for your drugs?" "Why does your pager have a cord?" "Your boobs are beeping." (I'd occasionally stuff it in my bra when wearing slim-fitting clothes.)
After 30+ years of living with this disease, my eyes and kidneys are starting to have issues. I'm not bad enough for a seeing eye dog—hopefully that's a long way off— but we've been talking about raising the money for a diabetes service dog.
I wasn't sure this was a great idea because I feel like I'm not that bad, and I don't want to take away from someone worse off than me. However, 32 years is a long time to have diabetes, and at this point I need more help managing my health than I'm willing to admit.
This article scared me. I know it's an isolated event, but sometimes that's all it takes, you know? I made a couple of comments on the article basically saying that my fear of getting a service dog is that people will treat me like shit because my health issues are not immediately visible. I'm in favor of those with emotional issues getting service dogs, too, if they need. It's not a pet—it's a way of dealing with daily life. We all need help in that department, one way or another.
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I received this ARC (advanced reading copy) to review and I really enjoyed how this novel helped me to understand the struggles of a single mom and her daughter in the city of New Orleans. The struggle with poverty and safety seemed authentic and helped me to understand the that poor families need support all around them to be successful.
I think many students in the junior grades would enjoy the real issues that arise in this novel as Tia learns the truth about her Dad and the courage that her Mom has throughout the novel. I think that this would make a great read aloud for Grade 5 or 6. I feel it would help a class to delve into several issues that families must deal with when they have limited financial means. The novel deals with the issues that poor families face in a respectful and thoughtful way.


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We're entering the biggest shopping season of the year. Unfortunately this is also prime season for package thieves. The Columbus Division of Police reminds you as you're making online purchases over the next few weeks, follow these tips to avoid becoming the victim of package theft.
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5. Be a good neighbor! If you see a package on your neighbor's doorstep, reach out and ask if they would like you to hold it until they are home.
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Want to know more of your inner self? Why is it that you keep on attracting the wrong person? Why are you always quarreling with your current partner? What are your relationship patterns? It is about time that you learn more about yourself and how you can effectively communicate with them. The speakers are hypnotherapists Jason Principe and Jov Trinidad. REgister now!


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Polly Powrie, one half of one of the most successful teams in New Zealand sailing history, has decided to retire from Olympic yachting.
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Colorful corals compete for space to grow on a shallow reef in Wakatobi National Park in Southeast Sulawesi. (Shutterstock/File)
The Tourism Ministry is set engage a focus group in mid-May this year to discuss marine tourism in Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi.
The event aims to map the target market for Wakatobi so that all tourism and hospitality operators in the regency can be well informed about the tourists expected to come to Wakatobi.
Read also: Preserving Karia'a tradition in Wakatobi
Wakatobi consists of four islands, namely Wangi-wangi, Kaledupa, Tomia and Binongko. It has the highest number of reef and fish species in the world, as well as the largest barrier reefs in Indonesia, second in the world only to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
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The focus group discussion is part of a string of such events about the marine tourism markets for the government's 10 prioritized tourist destinations. Seven places on the list have been dubbed marine tourist destinations, namely Wakatobi, Tanjung Kelayang, Thousand Islands, Tanjung Lesung, Mandalika Lombok, Labuan Bajo and Morotai.
"We're going to make market projections for 2017 and 2018 on the seven provinces that serve as marine tourist destinations in a quantitative and qualitative way," said the ministry's archipelago tourism marketing development deputy, Esthy Reko Astuti. (kes)
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Aylsham cottages
Aylsham is an attractive, thriving historic market town, sitting squarely between Norwich and the coast of Cromer. The small market square remains the heart and soul of the town and the oldest building around it, is the Black Boys Inn that has stood on the same site since the mid-17th century. There's a twice-weekly market and a farmers market on the first & third Saturday of the month.
Located on the River Bure in the heart of the Norfolk countryside – home to the Bure Valley Steam Railway where you can take a nostalgic trip to the "Capital of the Broads" – Wroxham. Here you can hire a variety of boats to explore the magical waterways and visit the locally described "world's biggest village store" – Roys of Wroxham.
On the edge of the town at Aylsham, you will find Marriotts Way – an excellent off-road path, along a disused railway track running to Norwich, mainly attracting cyclists although you don't need a mountain bike as the surface is pretty smooth.
Just a couple of miles away you can easily spend a whole day exploring one of the county's most well-known National Trust properties. Choose from Felbrigg Hall – often described as a hidden gem, the hall has a real elegant feel and wonderful stained glass windows, plus there are decorative walled gardens, a lake, a park and over 520 acres of woods to discover. Alternatively Blickling Hall is a breath-taking red-brick mansion and a historic park set in the beautiful Bure Meadows.


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How To : make your own bias binding
How to make bias binding or cut and join a crossway strip.
In our first "how-to"on this blog we covered the attachment of bias binding and flippantly stated what a nightmare it is to make your own bias binding… well maybe, maybe not, you can now decide for yourself. Go on have a go
You do need accuracy and patience for good results so be prepared to take a bit of time-this is not a quick fix, but if you want bias binding to match your project or garment fabric it is so worth doing.
You will need;
- 60 cm – 1m of fabric (the more the better)
- Tailors Chalk
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Matching Thread
- Pins
- A Iron
You will need to work diagonally across the grain of the fabric to give the finished bias the most elasticity or stretch. The easiest way to do this is by folding the fabric diagonally and giving it a slight press with your fingers to use as a guide line.
Using a ruler and tailors chalk, begin marking 5cm strips diagonally across the fabric, preferably at 45 degrees to the selvedge.
Once you have enough of the fabric covered cut out the strips.
Trim the ends of the strips at 45 degrees
Pin the right sides of the trimmed ends together, matching raw edges so picture 1 will shortly look like picture 2. Don't worry about any overlap as this will be trimmed off! Repeat until all the strips have been used up.
Sew across each join, using a straight stitch approx 0.5cms from the raw edge
Press each seam open with the point of the iron and press the strips-they are now one continual strip. At this stage, snip off the little excess triangular corners.
Press the strip in half through the centre and then press each raw edge to meet on the centre pressed fold
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My name is Catherine and I'm currently in my second year studying Business Management with Human Resources at Cardiff Met. I can't believe that I'm in my second year and half way through my course.DARLLEN MWY →
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Communication Design Portfolio
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Event Organization
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DES 472: Communication Design Portfolio
Development of a design portfolio that presents the creative, conceptual, strategic and technical abilities of the designer. Independent exploration is expected, as well as consistent and professional written and verbal presentation. Emphasis is placed on professional skills required in the marketplace. Required course for all majors in design.This course requires that students furnish a laptop computer that meets the departmental standards in terms of hardware and software (see departmental website for requirements). Prerequisites: Senior status in the major and DES 321, DES 341, DES 354, and DES 470


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High school students bring books to life for kindy kids in special reading program | Photos
Year 12 students from Halls Head College headed down the road to nearby Halls Head Primary School for a special learning experience on September 5.
Joining Ms Colley's cosy class of four and five year olds, the high school seniors shared some picture books with the young students, bringing them to life outside in the sunshine.
The students read a selection of stories to the kindy kids and helped them to practice both their English and reading skills.
With their listeners deep in concentration and hooked on their every word, the year 12 students found the enthusiasm from the kids contagious.
The kindergarten students were equally as excited to have 'big kid' visitors in their class.
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After the reading session, teachers and students of all ages joined in a game of Duck, Duck, Goose.
Halls Head College year 12 English teacher Ms Richardson said her students appreciated the time spent engaging with young minds.
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Museum gift shop: a smart business tool
Doing smart business through a bookshop is a goal every museum manager should strive to achieve. Addressing different kinds of customers has to offer hints and ideas, encouraging to keep looking for items capable of giving emotions and making the museum visit unforgettable.
That's why working with experts specialized in the museum gifts industry is a must. We look for manufacturers and resellers with a strong know-how, who can provide us with the best possible solutions: this means that we can count on all available tools to shape a bookshop in a winning and consistent way and select the most appropriate items.
Another useful insight can come from the items that didn't have the success we expected. We try to identify the reasons why and we analyze what made the sale of those items less easy, furthermore we try overcome obstacles making changes along the way.
Let's never forget about museum visitors and their behaviors - that's part of the strategy to enhance your business in a smart way. We have to study our customers behaviors and their reaction in front of each product in order to select the best items. Only through attentive reflections we can be certain that the bookshop is introduced in the right context and is closely connected to the market strategies of museum merchandising.
A bookshop with diverse materials
To fit in the right context, we always have to address our museum customer as effectively as possible. We differentiate our merchandise materials in a consistent and responsible way, we think about our target audience and develop customizations for museum products and gifts using different materials, like wood, microfiber, precious and scented objects. It is also very important to think about materials and customized museum gifts connected to technology - a technology that, should always be affordable and user-friendly, e.g. customized USB flash drives, USB pen drives, smartphone covers, calculators and watches.
Eco-friendly bookshops for eco-friendly museums
When it comes to museum store products, another aspect to keep in mind is the environment: arranging an area dedicated to eco-friendly items and gifts made with recycled materials could win a new public portion. Some apparently uninteresting products could turn out to be more successful than others simply because they are made with environmentally-friendly or recycled materials, thus becoming fashionable.