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With a house full of dogs, you would think I would know little about cats, their habits and their kitty litter issues. But you might be surprised! While a cat would probably not feel quite at home at my house, I do have plenty of relatives that have them. Then again, more than likely a cat at my house would have all my brave dogs cowering in the corner. Since, I don't want them to feel less than dog-ly, I am sparing them the trauma. Ha!
Anyway, after a recent cat/dog sitting week at my daughter's house while she was on vacation, I discovered that taking care of a cat was not nearly as difficult as I thought. Well, other than that creepy cat eyeball look that he was inclined to send my way…
So in honor of all those creepy cats out there, I found some great Cat Halloween Craft Tutorials and recipes for you to enjoy!
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The holidays are a time of joy…a time of togetherness…a time of celebration and tradition…and a time of unparalleled consumerism.
Whatever one's personal take on the latter, there's no denying the fact of it.
But marketing during the holidays is a tricky task. Sure, it's easy to put out a carpet bombing of radio and television commercials and post billboards and mailings, but do those things build your brand? Do those things create brand fanatics? Of course not. That's where experiential marketing has the chance to shine.
But what type of activation should a brand do during the season of giving? What can you do that walks the line of warmth, joy, goodwill, schmaltziness, nostalgia, wonder, and product awareness without crossing over into some sort of predatory practices? There are always activations that take place over the holidays, and the folks over at Decibel Management have put together a collection of activations that hit the mark.
Of course, one of the big winners is Coca-Cola. they've been delivering Christmas on a shiny red platter for the better part of a century. Check out their 2014 activation in Singapore:
What's your brand doing to show consumers what you're all about during the holidays?


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"By the time you're 35…" Young Clergy Women Edition
Post Author: YCWI Members
Recently a MarketWatch Report quoted Fidelity Investments' statement that by age 35, individuals should have at least twice their annual salary saved for retirement. The meme-verse responded with a host of "By age 35…" vignettes, and members of Young Clergy Women International joined in with our own list of milestones.
If you're anywhere around age 35, you've probably heard by now that you should have twice your annual salary saved for retirement. You've likely also enjoyed the many responses to that sage advice, including the despair shared by a generation facing widespread financial uncertainty and a rapidly changing employment landscape. Young clergy women came up with our own list. Enjoy!
– By the time you're 35, you should have had at least ten well-meaning people stop you and say something derogatory about your age. "I'm not calling you 'mother,' I have granddaughters your age." "Thank you for your little talk [sermon] this morning!"
– By the time you're 35, you should have at least 50 years of church experience.
– By the time you're 35, you will have accrued more ordained experience than most male cardinal rectors, to your shock.
– By the time you're 35, don't worry. You'll still be "a young person" for another 15 years.
– By the time you're 35, you'll still be told you "look like a teenager," and are "too young to be a pastor," but also hear "why you didn't ever get married and/or have kids?" because obviously, you are too ancient to do that now.
– By the time you're 35, you will have lived more years on this earth than Jesus Christ. Congratulations!
– By the time you're 35, you should have published at least one book.
– By the time you're 35, still no one will care what you say because you're still a woman.
– By the time you're 35, you should know at least five local male colleagues your age with your same level of experience who have larger, better-paying, or more prestigious calls than you…or are going to get another degree … who all are married, with three kids under the age of 6…. and who are writing a book.
– By the time you're 35, you'll see just how many of those male colleagues, especially ones who consider themselves to be feminists or allies with clergy women, don't see a problem with the discrepancies between their careers and those of their female colleagues, or don't think that the patriarchy benefitted has them in their careers.
– By the time you're 35 you will have been ordained, had three pastoral positions, earned your PhD & written a book and people will still have problems with addressing you as 'Rev' and 'Dr.'
– By the time you're 35, you will not yet be old enough for congregation members to take you seriously, yet you will also be too old for denominational authorities to count you as one of those elusive and highly desired "young people."
– By the time you're 35 you should have moved eight times in your adult life.
– By the time you're 35, you'll have more books than nearly any non-clergy person you know.
– By the time you're 35, you'll have given up on the church/ministry at least three times and, yet, somehow, still love it.
– By the time you're 35, you'll know just how critical and unique Young Clergy Women International is for your own support and sustainability in this sometimes maddening, and yet rich and beautiful, calling.
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Town's 'dismay' at being 'poor relation' of Suffolk
PUBLISHED: 20:11 19 November 2018 | UPDATED: 20:11 19 November 2018
Frustrated leaders have vented their anger at a council for scotching their hopes for a new relief road, saying it makes their town the "poor relation of Suffolk".
Residents in Sudbury have long campaigned for a bypass to alleviate traffic woes in the area.
But Suffolk County Council (SCC) has announced that the option of building a bypass will not be taken forward at this time, despite providing "a lot of benefits to the town".
SCC said the cost – at between £50million and £70million – is "prohibitively high, resulting in a low benefit-cost ratio".
That caused huge upset in Sudbury, with Jack Owen - county councillor and Labour spokesman for transport and rural affairs - arguing the decision "means that the residents and visitors to our great town will be left with another 40 years of traffic misery".
Mary Evans, SCC cabinet member for highways, transport and rural issues, said that instead the "most feasible option for us now is to improve existing infrastructure rather than building a new road", adding: "That is what we are now focusing our attention and resources on."
Instead, the council will look to make improvements at a series of junctions.
But now Sudbury Town Council has sent a letter to SCC leader Matthew Hicks over its "utter dismay of reading about such a decision in the local news".
In the letter, town clerk Jacqueline Howells and Mr Owen added: "Councillors are extremely disappointed that they were not consulted on this decision and that the county council did not consider advising town councillors or even Suffolk County councillors representing Sudbury before the announcement was made.
"Sudbury is so often a poor relation and appears to have lost out to other major road schemes planned for Ipswich and Lowestoft."
Ms Howells and Mr Owen added that the town council has supported visions for housing growth in the area - but that was done "on the understanding that a relief road would be constructed in order to mitigate the increased traffic in our already saturated town centre".
Ms Howells and Mr Owen went on to say: "Residents and councillors alike feel that they have been badly let down by Suffolk County Council and are appalled at the decision to scrap the relief road proposal."
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Listen, you crazy Goombaladoink. When I say "dance with me" you better bring your macaroni milkshake to the yard. Canolioli?
Trust me, after 15 years of stripping I'm like a human postal scale. Plop it down and I'll tell you how much it weighs.
Now I never judge, but that little Goombalahooter could use some hand sanitizer and a trip to the car wash.
I don't need to change, honey. Crazy eyes and funny faces always worked just fine for Mr. Potato Head.
No. Seriously. How does that bitch's head not hit the table wearing those things? They're like freakin' weapons.
Is there a Learning Annex class on Mob Wives: Chicago?
Does anyone know?
Just a one nighter or something that could break down exactly what it is some of these women are saying? Maybe something that could dumb it down for those of us who will never get any closer to Chi-Town than the 5 Minute Lunch at Uno's?
Now don't get me wrong. I love me them Mob Wives. Obsessive love. Almost to the point of a restraining order love.
But between the Candy Land-ish ramblings of Nora and those made-up words that probably sounded way better in her head, to my newly crowned TV girlfriend #2 Leah tossing out every other word in Deep Dish Italiano (…sorry, LD. I'm still saving myself for Big Ang, but call me…) I feel like I might be missing some good stuff.
Realistically, I don't have high hopes of ever completely understanding what the F*** Nora is trying to say, but it would be nice to not need my Flash Gordon decoder ring everytime Leah talks with her hands.
She's my girl, but I still haven't figured out what a Gob is and why I don't want it Biffed…and that was over a week ago.
This week was all about Leah trying to keep her one shouldered outfits in place while working to keep the peace between all the Wives. A little time had passed since the hair pulling throw down between Pia and Christina but nobody had yet managed to coordinate a group hug.
This looked like a job for Leah.
Because Leah doesn't do drama. No, thank you.
She also doesn't do a subtly blended smokey eye or tastefully delicate earrings.
No, thank you. Again.
But she does keep the peace in the 'hood. Or at least try.
Leah met up with Christina in the first of many restaurant tours this week. Between Chicago and Staten Island, it's pretty clear that no one will ever accuse the Mob Wives of not getting enough to eat. Those girls know how to nosh when they gossip.
Leah wanted to get all the deets on what had gone down between Christina and Pia, and how it all related to crazy eyed Nora. As Leah doodled the whole timeline on her napkin spreadsheet, it was definitely starting to look as though everyone had been getting along really well…that is, until Nora packed her bonker bags and moved back up from Florida.
Before the time even clicked over on my DVR, Leah had already called Pia another Learning Annex name and proudly proclaimed that she would wipe her a** with Nora.
Let's not hold back now, Leah.
You can just tell that is totally her go-to catch phrase anytime anyone, or anything, rubs her the wrong way.
If the cable guy doesn't show up during the promised window, somebody's gonna be a butt wipe…and you know she'll get free HBO installed while he's down there.
Even the way she chomps food off her fork looks like she is F***ing somebody up. I wonder how many utensils go back to the kitchen missing a prong.
Love. Her.
Meanwhile, since higher elevations and thinner oxygen are no doubt some of Nora's best friends, she and Pia were perched on a random Chicago roof top lounge discussing pretty much the same issues that Leah had just used to wipe her a**.
Beyond the bar fight, there was also the brewing tension between Pia and Renee.
Though they do not know each other very well, Renee had already made it clear early on that she did not approve of Pia's decision to work at a strip club. According to Renee, taking your clothes off for horny Chicago sports fans every time a game is rained out is just low class, even if it guarantees that your rent is mailed in on time and you can finally fix your kid's overbite. Stripping is bad…mmmKay?
Since Pia did not approve of another Mom telling her how to raise her kid or straddle a chair, she decided to drop by Renee's place of business later in the day, bringing along her own daughter Bella as a human shield.
So Mom and Daughter headed to Eye Candy Optics, the Pearl Vision knock-off joint co-owned by Renee and her boyfriend Dave Giangrande, who I believe was named after that Starbucks drink that costs something ridiculous like $7 or more.
Dave, chewing his gum and barely looking up at Renee (…"I thought I told you to buy more lens cleaner, woman?"…) was text book Goomba if you want to look it up. You know when he is out on the street he's one of those big Joe Giudice gym guys who wear that stupid blinking Bluetooth earpiece even when they forget their phone at home.
Now, Pia. I'm thinking that if you are trying to mend fences, you should probably not show up at someone's place of business with your kid, your dog and your potty mouth and then unleash all three at the same time while customers are wandering around looking for those trendy geek glasses that Justin Bieber wears all the time.
I actually thought it was Nora sitting in Pia's lap at first glance, because that little rat dog had the same googly eyes and flopping tongue that Nora has when she gets going. But it was just a puppy.
As Pia dropped F bombs around the place like she was trying to drive Bin Laden out of the optician's office, Renee grew increasingly more uncomfortable with Pia's presence in the store. Her annoyance level was maxxed out by the time Dave MochaLatteGrande came over and gave Pia a big Chicago Bears hug.
Say wha–?!
Dat's rite. They knew each other already, which pushed all of Renee's Barbie buttons and she quickly put 2 and 2 together.
Remember those math problems from school?
If a train leaves Cleveland full of Dbag guys wearing wife beaters and carrying $400 in singles and heads to a Chicago strip club at 75 miles per hour, and a truck leaves Chicago going in the opposite direction carrying 8 bushels of oranges and is going 64 miles per hour…
The answer is: Pia's a ho bag.
This one isn't going to end well, I can tell already.
Moving on, we had another snack with Renee and Christina. This was their chance to rehash the Pearl Vision fiasco, get some insight into whether anyone else thought that Dave may have slipped some cash into Pia's ATM slot and for Renee to finally meet Leah, who entered the diner like she was a long lost Carrington.
Alexis would have been proud. Except for the hot pink feather earrings, maybe. But otherwise proud, dahling.
Leah didn't join in and bash Pia for any of her life choices. She supported her for doing what she had to do to keep the internet on, though she did manage to avoid the discussion on why Pia hasn't been able to set up a Monster.com account in 15 years.
Judge the book, not the cover. You go, girl.
Between the three of them, they couldn't come to a majority decision on whether Dave VenteVenteGrande had tapped into any of Pia's resources, so to speak, though I did pick up another Learning Annex synonym for giving a zaddabazing to someone.
Bow chicka goombow wow.
Since that meal didn't seem to fill her up enough, Renee next had a date night with her Starbucks boyfriend. Looking something like a suburban Kim Zolciak, all blonde and spritzed and squeezed into yet another skinny black number, Renee waited for Dave to show up at the restaurant like a panther about to pounce on some poor little unsuspecting gopher.
As soon as Dave sat down, Renee was on him with one of those velcro paddles you use at the beach, whacking his tennis balls over and over until he 'fessed up on how he knew Pia so well.
Seeings as how Renee's voice tends to bring back memories of playing a song one octave too high on your wind-up toy piano, she never really comes across as a very intimidating screamer. No matter how many times he denied any wrong doing Renee wasn't buying it, so between the (bleeps) and the (bleeps) and the slow service at the restaurant, Dave basically flipped her off and hailed a cab.
Run while you still have legs, little gopher. Run like the wind.
I'm not sure why Renee even has a kitchen, because next thing you knew she was headed to yet another restaurant. This time it was for Nora's makeshift memorial dinner in honor of her MIA father Frank "The German" Schweihs.
We only got two things out of this whole meal. One was a Sky7 traffic report on the apparent expressway back up that was responsible for Renee being so disrespectfully late for the seance. Second was learning that instead of returning clothes that she has borrowed, Nora tends to regift them to visiting out of town BFFs…and Renee wanted her sweater back, bitch.
The Chicago restaurant tour continued with Pia and Renee sitting down, albeit very briefly, to try and rehash the whole Pearl Vision thing again. Between Renee's angry Disney soundtrack voice and Pia's absolute denial over ever having taken even one sip of Dave's Starbucks blend, it didn't go very well at all.
Pia questioned Renee's "prekinoshens" about her, whatever that meant and then bolted out of the restaurant. (Do you see now why I need that Learning Annex class?)
Finally Renee went home to digest some of this food, and left the booth open for Pia and Leah to chow down.
Leah really wanted everyone to get along, and really hoped that Pia and Christina could "rekindle their differences (?)"
Despite the fact that she's a Noodle, Pia really likes Nora for some odd reason. She explained that…well…Nora is Nora. To which Leah responded "My Fat A**."
She's a keeper. Girlfriend is definitely proud of that badonkadonk. If she ain't wiping it with somebody's face, she's pointing it out to passing waiters and anyone in the cheap seats. Love. Her.
Figuring that this drama would never end unless they got everyone together, Leah set up one more buffet date for the Wives to all sit down and marvel at her earrings.
…and try and work things out, I mean.
I know, right?
Did you see those things? How in the–? I mean…seriously…
Pardon me while I drop by the Public Library archives and see if I can locate a daVinci sketch that might give a better understanding as to how the human anatomy can actually support earrings of that stature.
At first I just thought they were Pier 1 Import window clingers without the suction cup part. And then I got all excited when I thought they were Girl Scout Samoa cookies painted silver, because the combination of Leah and those tasty, over priced snacks in one room would be like a dream come true for me.
But they were just ginormous earrings.
With her hair slicked back in one direction and the earrings tugging her down in the other direction, Leah was pretty much tight enough to sneak back into her own Sweet Sixteen party. It was like she had somehow accidentally walked into a Time Machine at the Mall on her way out of H&M.
You could barely see the wrinkles in her forehead as she tried to deal with Nora's excuses for not wanting to dance with her back on that fateful Italian Fest Day.
Nora doesn't dance with strangers. And she doesn't need to change, honey.
Everything after that was a blur.
I think everyone kinda sorta made up even after Pia and Christina growled at each other, but I was having a flashback to the last time anyone called anyone else "Honey" on Reality TV and all I could see was Teresa Giudice flipping a table.
You just don't say that to someone. That's like Reality Rule #1.
Don't call me Honey.
Ok…is GoombalaBitch better?
Oh snap.


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"In this financially and socially competitive world where others are doing things to look younger, individuals cannot be dismissive of personal appearance and how they are being perceived," says Dr. Sue Decotiis, a New York-based internist. It's not surprising people can spend upwards of thousands of dollars a year on beauty and health products only to be disappointed with the results.
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Looking for a more creative direction for this weeks theme Marketing/Automobile on ThePatch I had to look no further than my grandson. He loves lego, the lego movie and everything is awesome, within seconds of suggesting we make a short movie he was designing and assembling a suitable awesome car from scratch and worked out a little sequence before I had my camera ready. We had fun shooting the circling Awesome-Mobile, although you can glimpse his enthusiastic hands in a couple of frames. To keep within the everything awesome theme I had planned to let google+ autoawesome create the *Motion gif for me. Alas it only used a couple of the 25 photos we had created (see the google+ efforts below) so I went back to an on-line service called imgflip to create the GIF file (above left).
Since all of this was fun but probably not serious enough to enter on the patch so I have returned to a still photo of the wonderful little Awesome-Mobile itself but decided what the heck to go with the Gif (or is that Jif?)!


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I am a first generation college student. When I was in college, I didn't know this. I had no concept of what first generation or "first-gen" even meant. Later, as a student affairs professional, I learned quite a bit about first generation college students…and how many of us there are.
Colleges and universities sometimes define "first generation" differently. Generally, if neither of your parents or guardians attended or completed college, you would be considered first-gen, meaning you are within the first generation of your family to attend college. According to the U.S. Department of Education, 33% of college students are first gen. Within that population of students, there is a tremendous amount of diversity: race, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, etc. Higher education professionals pay a lot of attention to first generation students because their rates of persistence to graduation is fairly lower than students who've had a parent or guardian complete college. In a very fundamental way, this makes logical sense.
Growing up, my father knew how to play cards. We played all the time. If he hadn't shown me, sitting down at a card table for the first time, I would have been very confused. I may be able to learn some basics about how to shuffle and deal cards, or how to make the best of five random cards, but I wouldn't understand the nuances of how to win or the complexity of betting. Being a first generation college student is the same thing. I have some general idea about how college works – I have to pay some money to go to school, I may not be able to go to the school I want to go to but don't really understand why I can't go there, I go to class (do I have to go to class if I don't want to since I paid for the class?), maybe I live there….like a private boarding school (??), I graduate, and I get a job. That's basically how this works, right?? If I had a parent or guardian who'd already done this, I would know A LOT more about college. I would know what to ask. I would know the difference between a loan, grant, and scholarship. I would know that it was ok to see my professor during office hours. I would know what a professor is. I would know that I have to apply for financial aid every year. I would know that it's okay to ask for extra help in a class, and that there is a probably an office on campus whose function is to provide extra help.
Recently, Wentworth participated in a national day to celebrate first gen students. Many of our faculty and staff were first generation students in college; Dean Wenner and Dean Kosses are with me in the First Gen club. During the celebration, organized by the Center for Student Engagement and the Center for Diversity and Social Justice Programs, we collected advice for our current first generation students. Here is what folks offered:
- Dream Big and never give up!
- Do the research for getting scholarships and student loans. Don't take out EVERY penny they offer.
- Find a mentor. Build a relationship with your peers and professors!
- It's most likely going to be hard but it'll 100% be worth it.
- You are the start of a legacy! Remember that & don't give up.
- Ask questions. Help can be found in all kinds of places.
- Ask all the questions! You never know who is wondering the same thing.
- Make the most out of this experience and privilege; take this time to allow yourself to grow, and make a difference by guiding others by the same road.
- You are amazing + will do great things!
- Get involved!
- Trata tu major ("Do your Best" in Spanish 😊)
- You belong here. It may not feel like it but you do! Make friends. Find mentors. Enjoy!
- Don't set any limitations for yourself because you are you and you are AWESOME!
- Find a home here, find a family here, so you can have an easier time paving your future towards a home and family of your own.
- Your family supports you! Share your appreciation. Love them!
- You're doing amazing things. Keep it up & make the people you love proud!
First generation students have an opportunity to write an amazing story. We can't wait to read all about it!!


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There are some people who have really supported me over the years.
One of these people is my good friend Pierros Stevolemos, Marketing Director of De'Longhi Kenwood Hellas. Ever since I completed Master Chef he has provided me with any kitchen appliances I needed to equip Kitchen Lab, for my videos and to test my recipes without questions and with much love, always…
For 6 years now, the name Kenwood is synonymous with exceptional products that have never given me any trouble as well as a caring and love that still leaves me speechless.
This year, the company is celebrating its 70th year and I thought it would be nice to make a small presentation for you..
First of all, it really blew me away to learn that the name Kenwood is actually the name of the founder of the company… Ken Wood (Kenneth Wood) was born in London in 1916. His grandfather was a mega pastry chef and the company that had taken England and Canada by storm, all began in his home kitchen. Ken went to the navy at 14, then, attended night school to learn accounting (like me) and then went on to learn electrical engineering.
He was a man with a vision and a business mind. He created a company whose first product was a toaster. The uniqueness of this product was that it could toast both sides of the bread without any help from the user. It was quite revolutionary for its time!
More and more products were created that were a real help for women to prepare their food daily. The timing was perfect because it was just after the Second World War when women had entered the work field and their time was valuable.
In 1950 Kenwood made another revolutionary creation with the Chef kitchen appliance, which made its first appearance at the Ideal Homes Trade Show in London. Harrods sold out of this appliance in just 1 week!
Ken Wood left the company in 1968 but his interest in it remained up until his passing in 1997, at age 81; leaving behind him a company synonymous to quality and innovation. In 2001, Kenwood became a part of the De'Longhi Group, where it is still continuing its successful course by building high quality, innovative, durable products for the preparation of food.
You can find the company Facebook page to see all the older product ads and so much more that will give you a little glimpse of the past.. something I always enjoy doing…. I will keep looking and someday I will find that toaster.. the A100! I will put it in a special place at home so I can remember this man's amazing story!


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Publyk House reduces costs and saves energy with energy retrofit
Bennington, VT – Many of the qualities that make the Publyk House Restaurant "the most beautiful restaurant in Vermont" are the ones that made the establishment an energy nightmare. The old horse barn, repurposed as a restaurant, was largely uninsulated. It presented all the challenges one might imagine come with converting a horse barn to a modern, fine-dining venue; from lighting, to ventilation, to insulation, heat, and hot water. Steven and Lauren Bryant, husband-and-wife proprietors of several local establishments, were up to the challenge. When Marcus Jones from Efficiency Vermont approached the Bryants about participating in Efficiency Vermont's Deep Energy Retrofit program, the business savvy couple were hopeful an energy retrofit would make the restaurant more profitable and sustainable.
"Publyk House is a fixture of the community in Bennington," said Steven Bryant. "We serve over 70,000 people a year and have community members who come through here two to three times a week even. We felt like we had an opportunity to demonstrate for the community that we could run a successful business and cut our carbon footprint – but it had to be cost effective in a tough business environment."
The Bryants worked with Efficiency Vermont through its Deep Energy Retrofit program, which helps businesses cut energy use by at least 50%, to add insulation, heat pumps, and new high efficiency propane furnaces to heat the building for less money and with less energy. New LED lighting maintained the sense of warmth and aesthetics of the old decorative incandescent lighting, but with far lower wattages. High efficiency evaporating fan motors were placed in the walk-in refrigerator units to make the refrigeration more efficient and cost-effective.
Finally, the old and unreliable water heating system was replaced with two new heat pump water heaters. The heat pumps use the natural refrigerant CO2 instead of more common hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants. Natural refrigerants significantly reduce the greenhouse gas impact of leaks. The new heaters were installed in the kitchen, which allowed the cooling fans, taking in heat from the kitchen to heat water and pushing out "waste" cold air, to act as year-round AC on the cook line. This new system is far more reliable and uses 70% less propane.
"These heaters actually use the heat we're generating on the cookline to heat our water, then turn around and blow cool air on us," said Frank Stone, Head Chef for the Publyk House. "On hot summer days over a hot stove, that makes a huge difference in the quality of work in this kitchen."
Business has been booming at Publyk House. But thanks to the retrofit, their energy bill is not. In the period of time since the retrofit was completed the restaurant now serves 42% more meals, while the energy used to serve each meal is 52% less than what it was. "Our focus and expertise is in creating a great dining experience. We wouldn't have had the resources, the time, or the knowledge to complete this project without Marcus and the team from Efficiency Vermont," said Bryant. "But this project has proved that you actually can do it all; reduce your carbon footprint, save money and energy, and have a successful business." After the Deep Energy Retrofit was completed and their total energy demand was reduced, the Bryants took the building to the next level and added solar panels on the roof, so they're generating the majority of the electricity they need on site. In the future, they're excited to add storage to reduce demand on the grid at peak times and increase the benefit of their solar system.
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GHG Emissions: 96,000 lbs/year
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This week we were forced to sign up for garbage pick-up. In the past we would go into New Paris to Tudor's and buy special trash bags for $2.50 each and would put our trash into those when we needed to and put them out for collection. For over 10 years this system has worked well for us.
You see, a part of our being sustainable is creating as little trash for the landfill as possible. So we recycle, we compost, we burn things that are not too toxic (no tires, plastics, combustible liquids etc.. mainly paper and trash wood). Our household garbage collection might be considered insane by those of us who do not care about sustainability.
There is an ad on TeeVee that shows a woman saving her zip lock bags and cleaning them after each use and she is called crazy, crazy like a fox, as she is saving both money and resources (along with time she does not spend driving and shopping to get more plastic bags). I do the same thing and have found I can get 10+ uses out of the old style zip lock bags but only about 3 uses out of the zipper lock bags (which I do not like for a variety of reasons). I save money, I save resources and I do not see what is crazy about doing so.
But I digress... This is an entry about signing up for trash pick-up.
Okay, when we moved here back in September we brought along our special trash bags we bought in New Paris and loaded them up with trash about every other week and put them out by the road Sunday night and early monday morning a Rumpke garbage truck would come by, stop and take the bags. This stopped 3 weeks ago. Eugene would put out the bags and they would still be there monday morning. This happened for 3 weeks and finally Eugene called Rumpke and see what was going on. It seems that as of Jan. 1 Rumpke stopped the individual trash bag service and now requires everyone to sign up for monthly curbside pick-up at $15.50 per month. Not that Rumpke told anyone (like us) about this major change
So we signed up and than realized that at $15.50 a month we will have to come up with a lot more trash to put in the landfill to make this service worth it to us. In the past we generally put out 2 bags a month because that is all the landfillable trash we generate in a month since we recycle, compost and burn most of it. And buying trash bags for $2.50 each to be used when we needed to landfill garbage was perfect for us.
But we do not want to put any more trash into the landfills than is absolutely necessary and over the past 10+ years we have done a pretty good job at keeping material from being landfilled. But by using the Rumpke (or any) curbside service we are being encouraged to throw out as much trash as we can (up to 6 bags a week!).
I believe what we will have to do is cancel curb-side service and pay the dump $10 every time we take trash to the Preble County Sanitary Landfill, which is about 9 miles due south of us (and we can recycle many things including hazardous items such as batteries and paint). This way we do not have to come up with a weekly bag of trash to feed the garbage mountain. I don't think we will be able to come up with that much garbage in a week. We simply do not consume enough, unless we quit our crazy sustainable ways with garbage and that ain't gonna happen folks... ain't gonna happen.


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Gross-out, bodily function, body-shaming humor, the objectifying of women, violence, bloodshed, the glorification of guns and money – when I think of the kinds of films and TV shows that have been successful the past quarter-century, it becomes obvious that Hollywood is no less guilty than Fox News for cultivating the soil that would give birth to the biggest and most dangerous dumb-dick ever to strut and fret its way across the world's stage – I'm talkin bout Donald J. Trump. When I wake up every day, the first thing I do is check my iPod to see the latest happenings with his administration. Then it's onto YouTube, and Twitter, and the BBC, and the German newspapers. I don't like it, but in another way, I love it. It's like cigarettes. I think about quitting every day. But then I think if I quit, I'll miss the most important part of the reality show, that which everything's been building up to since that famous and symbolic footage of Trump on the down escalator with his vapid rent-a-wife to announce he would be seeking position as leader of the free world.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.
By now, even Trump knows the down escalator was apropos and that he made a massive mistake, but his bloodpride and child's mind won't let him do anything about it. Besides Humpty Dumpty, he calls to my mind Phaeton of Greek mythology, who without any skill, experience or know-how, borrowed his father Helios' magnificent sun chariot and lost control of it,
Again, the culm and smouldering smoke did wrap him round
The pitchy darkness of the which so wholly had him hent
As that he wist not where he was nor yet which way he went.
~ (Ovid, Metamorphosis – Golding translation)
burning up everything on earth, and was himself destroyed by a thunderbolt.
The day I quit paying attention to politics, I tell myself, is the day the thunderbolt bound for the flame-colored Trumpian fleece will first appear – hopefully by that time he won't have already burnt up everything on earth to save his own hide. Mal schauen (we'll see), as the Germans say.
Anaway, after I am done with my dose of politics in the morning, I turn on classical music and the chattering of the pundits leaves my head. Angels of peace fill the room. I can almost feel my spirit expanding. It's art my spirit craves, not politics, not news that's already old news when it's a day old. I seek the eternal. The story of man, of the earth, of man's wholeness on earth and the imagination. That which is unchanging under any form of government – democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy. The truth of mere being, the language and impulses of the human heart, genuine feeling, man's harmony with nature, anything that forgets to get dated and is so true and soul-satisfying that no one ever talks about it – that's the real news of the day.


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Sunday, August 12, 2012
Meeting people
I got a late start one morning not long ago as I left Bend, Oregon and headed towards Sisters where I thought I could get a quick meal but I was wrong and the mistake may have been to continue on my way without substanence. That's the problem when you are riding alone and make the wrong choices. I knew there would be no place to eat until after I finished Hwy 242 and back onto Hwy 126 so I did stop to buy some granola bars and a sports drink, just in case
Lava fields at the Dee Wright Observatory (notice I am parked alone)
I wrote about my day --> HERE <---
I spent a lot of time here just absorbing the scene, walking about and taking photos. I was not in a hurry and had no place to be . I had a relaxing time with my camera. As I was on top of the observatory looking down at my bike I noticed that someone had parked very close, next to me so naturally I headed down the stone stairs to see a most beautiful Honda Goldwing
Meet Don & Beth from Dublin, CA. He just happens to be the Historian and Editor of CA2Q GWRRA ( ca2q-gwrra.org ) Tri Valley Wings and they were recently voted "Couple of the year 2012).
I may have the story wrong but he started his ride SOLO and had just come back from Yellowstone NP and his wife flew in and now they are riding 2-up for the next week heading down the Coast towards home. We went back to the Observatory and poked around a bit more and we also chatted a bit about this and that. It's amazing how friendly people can be when they are on vacation.
It was very hard to take photos due to the harsh sun angles and extreme shadows but we managed to get a shot of the three of us. Don had ridden here before and he told me to be more cautious on my way down as the road was more twisty on the downhill section so I did take things a bit slower and managed to record some video of the switchbacks.
That's how it is on the road. You meet new friends but soon you have to part and be on your way and you wonder if your paths will ever cross again. If I had a Goldwing and I lived near Dublin I would certainly attend their club meetings which are on the 3rd Saturday of each month at Coco's in Dublin, CA
Here they are ready for take-off
Again I am alone to ponder my day and which direction I should go. Actually my plan was to continue West to Highway 126 but by the time I reached the Junction to snap this photo I was starving and my stomach was starting to hurt
I pulled my bike over to the side and as I snapped this photo of the signs, I noticed two bikes pass very quickly heading West. I thought nothing of it but in a flash they were gone. I made my left turn and on a long straight stretch I pulled over to the shoulder to consult my maps and ponder my next move. Not far would be the turnoff for the Aufderheide and I wanted to ride south and snap a photo of the box canyon sign then turn around. I was hungry but made the decision to just eat my granola bars later when I found a place to stop.
As I was heading west I was scanning for places to get food, stores cafes, anything. Then I saw it, nearly too late to stop. I pulled on the binders and slowed enough to pull into the parking lot of this cafe
As I pulled into the lot I noticed two bikes so I gave them a bit more room and parked farther to the right. I was to find out later that these were the two bikes that passed me earlier as I was busy snapping photos
I couldn't help but walk over to the bikes on my way into the cafe and saw the Ontario license plates. You know how it is, you see bikes parked outside of an eatery and when you walk inside you are scanning to see if you can determine who owns them. There was also another Yamaha there with a solo rider and I think I spotted him too
I was hungry and after I ordered I noticed that they were closing around 2:30p so I just made it in time. When you have no one to talk to as you are waiting for your meal you tend to play with your camera, so I snapped one inside
I also noticed a table for 4 over to my right and I was just trying to find a way to meet them and then an opportunity came up as one of them was trying to snap a photo of 3 of them, and I voiced up that I would snap a photo of the 4 of them.
Meet Phil & Gini from Sault St Marie, Ontario. We all got along like long lost friends. It turns out that Phil had just retired the week before and he wanted to take a long ride on his Yamaha FJR as a celebration of his retirement. Of course it felt more like a vacation and only when he returns home and not have to go to work will the feelings of retirement kick in. His friend Gini wanted to take this trip too, so on short notice he purchased a brand new Motoguzzi Norge for this trip. He also order a top box but it came late so they had to delay departure for a day so he could get it installed.
my meal with soup
We got a lot of chatting done before our food came along then it was time to eat. After our meals we headed outside for our final good-byes. Both are riding two up
Gini & Lena on their Motoguzzi Norge
Phil & Ada on their Yamaha FJR
I don't know why but they wanted a photo of the 3 of us beside my V-strom
Phil, Bob & Gini
I mentioned to them that I had just finished riding Hwy 242 and that it was a great road so they were interested to try it on. I told them they wouldn't regret it but they could turn around somewhere if they were pressed for time. They had reservations near Portland for the night
getting geared up to leave
I wished we had more time to talk. That's always how it is. A quick stop, a short visit, and then you have to leave. Time to move on and wonder IF you will ever meet again
They have many miles to go. From Portland they plan to ride hwy 101 down the coast all the way to San Diego. From there head East eventually ending back home to Sault St Marie, Ontario. No definite timetable but Phil mentioned he had to be back by the Labour Day weekend in September
and then they were gone . . .
I hope they have a safe journey and make it home with lots of memories
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Riders are a family like no other. It seems to me that all are welcome to this diverse group and the love of riding is our common bond. I have met so many wonderful people since learning to ride. Look how we met, blogging about motorcycles and scooters. It was so cool to meet you in January and then again for our scooter ride. I hope that at some point soon that I can introduce you to my hub and meet up with Sonja and Roland too.
Today Kirk and I went for a lovely afternoon ride up to Cowichan Bay and as we were trudging around in our gear having a look at our old hometown and marvelling at home much it had changed other riders passed by us and gave us the 'nod' or the wave as they went by, and we were walking.
One day on my way to work my bike stalled and I ended up pulling over to the side of the road and a fellow coming in the opposite direction pulled over and came over to see if I needed help,. I asked him what he rode, I knew immediately he was another motorcyclists because he stopped. There is a kinship in riding and it is a beautiful thing.Replies
Meeting you was good for me too. I remember the first post I saw where you were in the parade and riding your new scooter. Seems like such a long time ago. They way you write, your bubbly personality . . . I just knew we had to cross paths, then at the First Rally all the guys in our group met you but I missed the early ride by mere minutes, then you never showed up again.
I WAS CRUSHED, but all is okay now. I like Cowichan bay. I have stayed at the Wessex Inn several times now. Did you have an ice cream at the Udder Guy' ?
sorry to hear your baby is stalling. I hope you get it fixed, can't have it doing that in traffic.
another nice ride is Shawnigan Lake Road, but the whole loop around the lake on the West side too. Most people only stay on the East side.
You're just going to have to have "Bobskoot, Riding the Wet Coast" business cards made up to promote your blog and so those you meet on the road can check in and keep in touch.ReplyDeleteReplies
Excellent idea!Delete
I do have cards but they are my photography hobby cards. I did manage to give some away on this trip. I have email addresses of all those I met and I owe them all photos, which I forgot to send. For some reason I have been busy since we got back from the iMBC2012. Have to play while the weather is good.
Your Tiger in the wheat fields is stunning ! That would look good on a "Troubadour: on a Triumph" card
I agree with Dar, there is a comaraderie amongst bikers. I think when we see a bike parked outside a place, we enter and search for those tell tale signs. Nice photos from your day. I always enjoy hwy 242.ReplyDeleteReplies
I think common interests bring people together. When I notice someone with a classic camera I usually try to speak with them as I used to collect cameras. Same with classic cars as I used to have one too. There has to be a common bond to get things started. It is easier to identify people with a motorcycle as you wear gear, and have a helmet, or wear riding boots.
I mean you don't see people in Kias waving at each other as they pass, but on bikes it's different. It's a higher risk activity which makes you feel alive and for some reason that gives us a stronger bond
Hwy 242 isn't bad but those roads around John Day are superb. I only regret we didn't stop to take photos in Hardman
I would have liked some photos of our bikes in front of those crumbling buildings
I was wondering whether that meal was worth stopping for what with the de- kitting and kitting - up. But then again the social company was good!
N all the way from over here.
One of the best parts of riding for me has to be meeting other riders, it doesnt matter if they are on a bike at the time or not, if I am they will inevitablely stop and chat with us. Our last trip we had a bloke stop at the petrol station behind us and ask if we were alright, we'd been pulled over about 30km back up the road and he wanted to know if there was anything he could do to help, how sweet, Terry assured him it was OK, it was just his silly wife wanting to take pics in the most awkward place she could find :)ReplyDeleteReplies
I think most bikers would stop and chat however I have run across some that are just too conceited to even glance my direction or don't reply. I remember 2 Ducati's at a viewpoint, and also some H-D Riders. But last year we met the friendliest pair with H-D's and we had a great time chatting for a while before we parted ways.
I try to stop when I can but I am not a mechanic. All I could do is give moral support and a cellphone call.
Bob - you are so right on, riding a bike seems to make you a bit of an anomaly and people just gravitate to you. Meeting lots of new folks - that's a wonderful thing.ReplyDelete
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You couldn't be more right. I have to smile sometimes as I meet loads of
non-bikers on my travels who are attracted by a UK index plate, and I
wonder if they would stop to chat if I parked up in their home town?
Our plates don't really say what county/state you are from in the country
but a guy once walked parked in Gibraltar and said "You're a long way from
Stoke", as he recognised the last two letters of the plate as Stoke deven
though I live 200 miles away, but it was the bike's birthplace....
I always have time to chat
Darn typos....
I was just saying that being on a motorcycle can be a great conversation
starter, whether it's with other bikers or "norms" that happen by.Replies
There is something magical about being far away from home on a bike, and you notice someone else far away from home. It is an instant bond wondering where you came from and where you are going to. Sometimes you can share a meal and talk for a while, perhaps you are both going the same direction. You just never know. You may even meet someone from your home town.
wow, dublin neighbors! i'll have to check out coco's one AM :) hugs!ReplyDeleteReplies
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It just happens that this coming Saturday is the 3rd Saturday. You should go and meet them. They are so nice and you have to have something to eat anyway, Right ?
I'm guessing it is this place:
I have Don & Beth's email addresses and phone numbers if you need them
It is amazing to think how many of us there are out there on two wheel s at any given time.ReplyDeleteReplies
I think bikers tour more than drivers. I also seem to notice more bikes these days but right now the weather is on our side. Hotels up here are becoming more bike friendly, some offer preferred parking close to the front door. In Penticton, the Lakeside Resort charges for parking, but motorcycles are FREE in dedicated spots up front.
I have found other riders to be very open and friendly especially if neither is part of a large group. On my trip, at every campground, many stopped to talk and visit especially if they were older. This even included RV types and bicyclists. Younger riders seemed to keep to themselves.ReplyDeleteReplies
I think the very nature of camping brings people together. If you wanted privacy you would be going to a Hotel and lock yourself in your room. In Camp, your 'room' is the outdoors. In Waldport, next to me was a latino family. They were very friendly and we did chat a bit. They had a pickup truck, two tents, coolers, and enough food for an army.
I like the "meeting people" thing too while on the road. On our just completed Montana trip, we had the best time just sitting around talking to the attendant at a gas station in Albert Lea, Minnesota. It was 2am and we were the only customers, putting on our warm clothes. It was 52 degrees !!!ReplyDelete
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I'll admit, I've been intrigued by Crossfit for a while, but I wrote it off as too expensive. And, please, don't give me the usual arguments about why it's worth it — now that I've been doing some Crossfit workouts, I know why it's worth it, but regardless of how worth it it may be, I cannot afford to shell out $150/month for anything.
At any rate, when the YMCA started offering Crossfit inspired classes, I couldn't wait to join up.
I jumped in for the first week of classes and I was instantly hooked. Now, again, this isn't traditional Crossfit in that we are somewhat limited to what we can do. We only have a limited amount of equipment (which is why the classes can only have 10 people/class), and one coach per class. But, we're doing the same workouts as every other box is, and we're learning the lifts together. My friend Sarah went a few times and decided to join the traditional Crossfit box in our area, and that's great for her. If I could afford it, you know I'd be there too, but for now this is fine, and it's included in my gym membership, which is a third of the cost of a monthly membership at the local Crossfit box.
So, recently, when the Crossfit Open began, I was interested in watching the WOD's. When I watched Crossfit Games Open 13.2, I knew I had to suggest that we do it in class, because we had learned all the skills needed to do it:
10 minutes AMRAP (as many reps as possible)
5 shoulders to overhead (we did push press, since that is a skill we've been working on)
10 deadlifts
15 box jumps
My coach, Noah, mentioned that we'd be doing it soon, but I wasn't sure when. Well, this morning was my lucky day! After not getting a ton of sleep (little Frank woke me up every few hours to go outside — what a good puppy), I was not looking forward to class this morning! However, once Noah said we were doing 13.2, I got really excited. I couldn't wait to see how I fared.
Now, if I worked out at a traditional box, I'd probably have my own box to use for box jumps and my own bar to use for the lifts, but we have to share, so that slowed me down a bit. Sometimes you have to take unplanned breaks to wait for a bar or a box to open up, but I was happy to just try it out. I did the prescribed weight (75 lbs) and tried to stick to the 20′ box for the jumps. I ended up doing 142 reps. As a comparison, Annie Thorisdottir (the current Fittest Woman on Earth as dubbed by the Reebok Crossfit Games) did 361. I'm happy with that performance. I'd like to do it again soon to see how much better I can get!
Puppy training update!
Like mother like son, Frank is not a fan of this cold weather. However, he's been pretty good about only going outside to use the potty. He doesn't "tell us" when he wants to go, we are just watching for signs right now, but he does seem to be holding it when he's in his kennel. When I take him outside to go, he immediately does this pitiful little whine and snuggles up to my neck. Too cute. Luckily for Frank (and me!) the weather is supposed to warm up later this week.
I love to watch him play. A little puppy bounding from one place to the next may be one of the cutest things ever. Right now, we're working on the following training issues:
- Potty training, obviously
- Crate training. He's not a fan of the crate just yet, but we're working on making it a place he looks forward to being in. I got him a Kong toy and each night I fill it with peanut butter and freeze it for him to work on during the day. He doesn't get the Kong unless he is in the kennel, so it's a special treat. However, I think the Kong may lose it's appeal after our lunchtime potty/lunch break so this morning I picked him up a bone stuffed with chicken for an afternoon treat. Hopefully by alternating these two special treats, he won't get so lonely in his crate during the day. Some other things we do to make it appealing is feed him his morning and evening meals in there, and give him treats in there. So far, Frank is motivated by food (again, just like his mother).
- Bite inhibition. He's a puppy, and he loves to chew, which sometimes includes our hands, feet, clothing and other things he shouldn't be chewing on. So, in order to fix that behavior issue, we redirect his biting to a toy he's allowed to chew. If he does it again, we again redirect him. After a third time, however, we pin him down on his side and hold him there until he doesn't struggle. This doesn't hurt him, but it's something that is meant to mimic how dogs in packs 'teach' each other. We are teaching Frank that we are the pack leaders and he has to listen to us. He is really good about listening to the word "No!" so far, as well. If he hears us say it, he stops what he's doing so I think that's a good sign.
What we need to work on:
- Leash training. Frank doesn't "get" the leash. He will follow me all day long like a little shadow, but the second I put him in a harness or collar and a leash, he freezes and will. not. move. I'm picking my battles for now, and as of now he's so little that we're able to keep close watch on him when he's outside anyway.
- Sit/Stay/Come. Right now, I'm so focused on everything else this overwhelms me. But I think we have some time.
My friend Jessica said to me, "I promise, there will be a time when you regret getting a dog." I hate to say it, but that is totally true. I love Frank with my whole heart and he's a sweetheart, but I'm pretty much feeling guilty 100% of the time right now. I don't like having to leave him all day while we're at work, I worry that he's barking and disturbing the neighbors, I worry that he gets lonely/sad/bored. I also worry that I'm not giving my cats as much attention as I should, so sometimes I wonder if us taking Frank in was the best thing to do. But, he's ours now so I'm just going to try to make him the best dog I can!
Question of the Day:
Tell me about your pets!
If you do Crossfit, have you tried any of the Open workouts? How did you do?


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In this short reflection on the study of television fictions, I endorse and qualify the recognition by several commentators in recent years that the boundaries between cinema and television have become blurred and require a re-visiting of key concepts. Reviewing 'the Place of Television Studies' in 2005, Lynn Spigel noted that 'television scholarship is changing because TV itself is so different from what it was in the past' and that 'much of the literature … now seems out of sync with the objects it aims to describe' (2005: 83). It is certainly the case that, in the 1980s and early 90s, television studies was somewhat hi-jacked by a strong media studies disposition towards audience studies and 'readings'. This approach involved a mix of poststructuralist awareness of the multiple accents of signification, and a seemingly democratic disposition amongst ethnographers to valorise the individually-situated reading. Whilst this period of research yielded some valuable insights into television viewing, it militated against emphasis upon textual analysis. It is not necessary, however, to re-instate a textual fixity based on authorial intentions to make it worthwhile to undertake textual analysis in television.
Spigel notes the need for attention to be paid to textual matters in context, namely the 'under-explored issues of television genre, narrative, aesthetics and program forms/schedules' (2005: 84). Christine Geraghty has also remarked with concern that 'in much teaching of television in higher education questions of aesthetics are being neglected' (2003: 26). Indeed, a new, more "cinematic" mode of television fictions warrants the kind of analytic attention to principles of composition which has typically been the stuff of film studies (see Nelson, 2007). Geraghty explicitly proposes 'making connections between film and television rather than defining them against each other' (2003: 29). This is a helpful shift away from the binary distinction marked (and questioned) in Noel Carroll's seminal summary (see 2003: 270). The density and depth of contemporary TV drama imagery and sound invites the kind of visual and soundtrack analysis which has hitherto been largely confined to film.
But we need to avoid simply assuming that there is no difference between film and television, and treating television as film when it is of high quality with high production values. It is ironic, for example, that when The Sopranos (HBO, 1999-2007) is celebrated, it is often spoken of as a film with David Chase as its auteur. This disposition unhappily reinforces the notion that the medium of television is inherently low grade and, if product is good, it must be film. Accordingly, I suggest attention needs to be paid to some of the developing specificities of television in respect of genre hybridity and long-form narratives alongside attention to that increased visual style and density of image which is leading television scholars to speak of the 'cinematic'.
Though, with time-shifting devices and DVDs, HDTV and digital surround-sound, the experience of watching television increasingly approaches that of cinema for some viewers, the media continue to differ as cultural forms, particularly in respect of narrative structure. The television industry requires narratives to be sustained over several series of between six, 13 and 22 episodes, if not the endlessly continuing serial narratives of soaps. The Sopranos runs for some 80 hours when contemporary film runs typically 80-120 minutes. This has implications for TV fiction aesthetics, understood to denote the qualities and attributes of the specific artistic form in its totality. Indeed, the distinctive achievement of 'high-end' TV fictions today is a capacity to sustain, and develop, visual style and narrative complexity over significant spans of time. Differences also remain between film and television in the qualities of the image and, for most people, the viewing experience, but a key difference is narrative form. Film is short; contemporary TV fiction is long – and television programmes now also have endurance across various platforms such that scholars can, and should, take time to analyse the specificities of distinctive products.


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WATCH: The Script "No Good In Goodbye" Music Video
Today, Irish pop-rock band The Script released the music video for "No Good In Goodbye." This song is the second single off of their fourth album, No Sound Without Silence. The video takes apart the album's cover art, messing with the colors and using light animation to enhance their performance. Watch this elegant video after the jump! The band is also about to embark on their world tour in support of the new album. The presale code for the American leg of the tour can be found here. You can purchase tickets or…Read More


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There's certainly a gap in the market for good, tactical heist games. They've seen a bit of a resurgence in recent years, kickstarted by the success of the Payday franchise, but not everyone likes FPS gameplay. Enter The Masterplan, a top-down, 2D Prison Architect inspired heist game all about planning and strategy.
The Setting
Set in 1970s America, the story revolves around an unfortunate character called Joey, who's just lost his job and is forced to make a living through less kosher means. That living gets harder when bent cops decide to shoot him and leave him for dead. After recovering, Joey has his sights set on revenge, and it's up to you to help him get it.
The first thing that comes to mind when playing The Masterplan is that it looks a lot like Prison Architect. There's nothing wrong with that, and I can only assume that Shark Punch have Introversion Software's blessing to use near identical assets – but I certainly can't complain about how easy it is on the eye and how quickly the art style allows the eyes to become familiar with the level design and important NPCs and their movements.
Starting out Small-Time
The first job involves Joey and a new friend, and that's it. You're holding up a simple convenience store for a relatively small amount of cash. Already though, you have a choice. Do you go in, beat the crap out of the poor clerk and leave him lying on the floor? You certainly can do, although this carries risks – if a member of the public hears you or spots you, they'll run off to call the police from the nearest payphone.
Perhaps then stealth is the better option. There's certainly less chance of you attracting anyone's attention, but there are then other problems. Often you'll have to break into a secure room to get to the bigger piles of cash and valuables, and these rooms need a key. To acquire the key, you can threaten staff members with a gun and steal it from them, or you can take the violent approach and loot it from their unconscious body.
In the first mission, I decided I'd play a bit dangerous and resort to physical violence. What I didn't expect was just how sneaky The Masterplan allows you to be. Continuing the game, I found myself having to raid an establishment that had a security guard and a couple of employees. After knocking out the key-carrying staff member, I dumped his body in a room behind a locked door. But I'd made a mistake. I'd made too much noise, and the security guard was rushing toward me. I let him in and hid behind the door. I sneaked out and locked the guard in the room. I was hooked...
Release Date: 04/06/2015
Available on: Windows, PC Download
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Build Your Team
As you progress through the story, you'll have the opportunity to hire new members with different skills. Some will be proficient at sneaking around, otherwise will be violent thugs capable of taking on two hapless NPCs at once. Whichever way you decide to go through the game, you can find weapons and team members to suit.
The good thing is, there's absolutely no requirement for you to pick one method and stick with it. Some levels are simply easier to finish by taking a more violent route. Leave one team member near the payphone, send a couple inside to knock anyone out. If someone escapes, your guy at the phone has you covered.
When things get hairy, there's a time-slowing mechanic that allows you more thinking time. It's not limited but it doesn't completely pause time either – slowing movement speed down to around 10 percent of normal. As you get further into the game you may well find yourself using this more and more often.
Short, Simple Levels
This is no Thief II. The levels aren't sprawling masterpieces of game design. However, that does not mean that they're boring or overly simple. Usually your heist is taking place within one building, but within each building there will be separate rooms, alarm systems, lighting systems, breakable windows and NPCs with patrol paths. The scale is one that allows you to oversee everything that's going on while retaining enough complexity to make the game a challenge, especially in the latter stages.
There is No Perfect Crime
The Masterplan isn't without its issues, though. For example, while it does allow you to choose stealth or violence, it's one of those games that decides to punish you for violence, in this case by imposing a 50 percent 'clean up fee' on your takings should things get messy. Obviously this is done to encourage people to play more strategically, which is clearly the game's strength, but to me it feels like the developers are being too heavy-handed with their control of the player.
The gunplay is awkward. You have to right click on your character and drag the cursor toward where you want to aim. Getting into a firefight is incredibly fiddly as a result and it's not something that you're likely to win unless you're 100 percent prepared for it. The biggest problem though is that this mechanic also slows down general gameplay when you want to hold someone up. It's just a frustrating way to control a character and it's not something I'd be keen on seeing in future games.
Wrapping Up
The Masterplan has been a wonderful surprise for me. I'd not heard much about it, when I first started it I thought it was relying too much on Prison Architect's design and I wasn't convinced. It changed my mind within an hour and I've played through the game twice now, taking different approaches different crews. The soundtrack is amazing, and the game will steal your free time. It's available on Steam for £14.99 or £18.99 with the soundtrack.
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Friday, March 20, 2009
Columbus Underground - Future of Bicycle Parking in Columbus
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Link broken? cant seem to find the story. Maybe this is where you wanted to direct us?
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Vocal Point-Sidney Powell
Sidney Powell is a former federal prosecutor. She has written a book about the deep state corruption we've been hearing about. This book has become a best-seller lately. It's called Licensed to Lie: Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice. Powell serves as a senior policy advisor for America First. Many Americans are now beginning to wonder: Can we trust our government? Should we trust our government? Sidney Powell joins Jerry Newcombe on Vocal Point to discuss this whole mess. www.sidneypowell.com


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When we think about motivating consumers to make a purchase, we think about using the right mailing list, creating the right offer, and having a compelling call to action. Whether creating a direct mail piece, a sales letter, or a magazine advertisement, those elements are critical. But the reasons people buy can also be more complex.
Particularly in the B2C environment, emotional factors are often at play. For example, if you are selling exotic vacations, you aren't just selling a cost-effective hotel with great food and a seafront view.
Tapping into these deep emotional wells can help you sell more. Instead of mailing a postcard with the headline, "Get 25% off plane tickets today!" Try, "Don't you wish the office were a Thousand Miles Away?" Or, "Isn't It Time that Someone Pampered YOU?"
Think about a parent dreaming of excitement beyond the children's homework, playing shuttle for soccer practice, and meetings for the PTA. A trip offering whitewater rafting, bungee jumping, and skydiving might tap deep emotional needs for adventure. Try a postcard with an image of the face of a skydiver, wide-eyed and exhilarated—cheeks flapping in the wind—that says, "You, too, can FLY!"
Whether you are developing direct mailers, sales letters, or magazine ads . . .
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Photocopier quality can be very important to consider when looking at and comparing prices of copiers for sale.
The sharpness, clarity and level of detail that a photocopier needs to deliver should be based on the needs of your business.
In order to determine the level of quality you need from a photocopier, you should consider its resolution. It is measured in the number of dots per inch which can be placed in a line with the span of an inch.
The photocopiers that have a higher resolution produce better images. Commercial photocopiers can have a resolution of about 600 to 2400 dots per inch depending on the nature of the task.
A resolution of 600 DPI is ideal for daily professional copying. A resolution of 1200 DPI is ideal for enterprises that want high quality, coloured marketing or promotional materials and reports.
2400 DPI is necessary for photographers and graphic designers who want to copy documents at an extremely high quality. High-quality photocopiers cost more.
Selecting a photocopier that meets your needs will enable you to benefit the most from your investment. It is essential to compare copy machines and their prices in order to find the best one.
Here are some ways quality compares to the prices of photocopiers:
On all machines the better the quality the more ink or toner is applied to the page to print the same information and thus will increase the number of toners you need to purchase. This then increases the cost. Unless you have a CPC (Cost per Copy/Print) contract where it's only if they have a fair use policy, will this then not increase costs.
Again unless you have a CPC copy contract without a fair use policy, how much ink or toner spread across the page will increase the cost.
This is because it will use more ink and toner and you will then need to replace them more often.
This applies the thickness of ink and toner applied to paper per pixel. Some manufacturers use less ink or toner, but this can give it a washed out look.
If you have ever used draft mode, you will see the colours are not as bright and vibrant.
So be aware that when purchasing a photocopier or printer what the real world every use and picture quality will be and if you must increase the settings will it increase the costs.
All machines waste toner and ink. With photocopiers, they have a waste toner bottle, this stores the excess and is then later decarded or recycled.
With ink, the machine uses the ink to clean the heads and in calibration.
You also get evaporation with the ink, I once knew a company which opened all the foil packets and then stored the ink.
When they came to use it, they were dry.
Photocopier machines vary in how economical they are.
Ranging from only using a few watts in standby to very expensive at full running using up hundreds of watts.
It's good to check on how frugal your machines are when at full running and standby to determine the best machine for you.
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15 Photos of DIY For Spring Crafts For Adults
Hello there, Now we bring you several impressive photos that we've gathered special for you, today we will take notice about DIY for Spring Crafts for Adults.
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Cupid's Arrow
Oh yeah sure a 50 year old Cupid walking around Walmart isn't weird. Just a heads up though, if he shoots you with one of his arrows go directly to the hospital, don't look for love, just get to a hospital.
Who's To Blame?
Take a moment and just think of all the irresponsible people who could have stopped this from happening. The inventor, the manufacturer, the distributor, the person who orders inventory, the sales clerk, the cashier, friends/family/strangers, a mirror, common sense. If any one of these simply spoke up to correct a wrong, we would all have been better off. So remember this lesson.
The Diaper Bandit
Hey, hey, look me in the eyes and tell me the truth; I won't judge. Did you use an oversize diaper bag as an actual diaper? You did? Well I lied, I am judging quite a bit.
Kist By The Sun
Not sure if your new hairstyle is working? Well here is another bad sign for your hair: It blends in with Sunkist packages…


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Paige O'Hara
Donna Paige Helmintoller was born on May 10, 1956 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and attended Nova High School in Davie, Florida and Parkway Middle School of The Arts which is also in Florida. She performed in shows with the Fort Lauderdale Children's Theatre. O'Hara began acting at the age of four, attending acting classes in her home state of Florida. It wasn't until she was 12-years-old that she developed an interest in singing and enrolled in a performing arts high school. O'Hara cites American actress and singer Judy Garland as one of her idols.
A longtime fan of Walt Disney Pictures, O'Hara auditioned for Beauty and the Beast at the age of 30 after reading about the film in The New York Times. O'Hara also starred as Venus in the BBC's recorded broadcast of the live presentation of Kurt Weill's "One Touch of Venus" and in tribute to her Belle character from Beauty and the Beast, she portrayed Angela, a character in a fictional soap opera, for the Disney live action/traditional 2-D animated movie Enchanted. For her work as Belle, O'Hara was honored with a Disney Legend Award on August 19, 2011. As of 2011, O'Hara was replaced as the voice of Belle due to her voice changing significantly over the course of twenty years. However, she still paints Belle for Disney Fine Art and continues to do promotional appearances for Disney. O'Hara now lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, with her husband Michael Piontek.
Belle of the Ball by Paige O'Hara
Belle's in Love by Paige O'Hara
Daydreams by Paige O'Hara
Enchanted Rose by Paige O'hara
Far Off Places by Paige O'Hara
First Dance by Paige O'hara
First Date by Paige O'Hara
Little Town by Paige O'Hara
Treasures on Canvas: Enchanted Rose by Paige O'hara
Treasures on Canvas: First Dance by Paige O'hara
Treasures on Canvas: Our Story by Paige O'Hara
Treasures on Canvas: Something Sweet by Paige O'Hara