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Sharon Maguire got to know Helen Fielding back in the late 1980's when they were both at a crossroads, in their careers and their personal lives. Ms. Maguire had been making documentaries for the BBC, and a long-term relationship had just fallen apart. Both she and Ms. Fielding found themselves surrounded by friends who had been or were about to be married, something that they and their remaining single friends had a strangely ambivalent attitude about.
''We wanted to and we didn't want to,'' Ms. Maguire said.
Ms. Fielding responded with a series of newspaper columns about a fictional single London woman in her 30's battling weight problems, drinking problems and men problems. ''Bridget Jones's Diary'' became a huge hit, both in the newspaper and when subsequently published as a book in Britain and later in the United States. Though Bridget's smart-aleck attitude and general ambivalence were drawn from their own lives, the book struck a chord with a significant portion of an entire generation of young women.
So perhaps it is not so surprising, a decade later, to find that when a film was to be made of ''Bridget Jones's Diary,'' Ms. Fielding recommended Ms. Maguire to the producers.
''Nepotism works,'' said Ms. Maguire, the director.
The film, which opens Friday (review, Page 14), drew some controversy early in its production when an American actress, Renée Zellweger, was chosen to play the title character. Does Britain suddenly have a shortage of young actresses?
For Ms. Maguire, though, the issue was not British versus American, but how best to create a character on the screen who fits the mental picture that so many readers have already formed -- especially difficult in a character like Bridget, designed to seduce female readers into seeing a part of themselves in her.Continue reading the main story
''It kind of feels like a responsibility because so many people have so many preconceptions about who Bridget is,'' Ms. Maguire said. ''People would come up to Helen all the time and say, 'I've read your Bridget Jones pieces and that is me; that is my life.' We know that you can't please all of them, so you just have to take what you think is the essence of the character and get it on the screen.''
For Ms. Maguire the essence of Bridget Jones is that she is rooted in realism -- she is an everywoman with real weight problems and real insecurity -- but is also at her core genuinely decent. That was what the filmmakers found in Ms. Zellweger.
''She got that,'' Ms. Maguire said. ''She's deeply liked. It just shines through on the screen, that sense of goodness. You can't buy that. You can't train people.''
Racing a Strike Threat
The producer Mace Neufeld is up in Montreal, one in the army of filmmakers racing to finish their movies before potential strikes this summer by the industry's writers and actors may force them to close up shop. Mr. Neufeld is making ''Sum of All Fears,'' based on the Tom Clancy thriller about terrorists trying to blow up the Super Bowl.
''It's a big, big movie, in the spirit of the other Clancy films,'' Mr. Neufeld said. And it will definitely be finished in June, he added.
Mr. Clancy's hero, Jack Ryan, has been played by Alec Baldwin (''The Hunt for Red October'' in 1990) and Harrison Ford (''Patriot Games'' in 1992 and ''Clear and Present Danger'' in 1994), but this time the filmmakers have opted to go younger. Mr. Ryan is being played by Ben Affleck, and not as a veteran operative but as a young intelligence analyst early in his career. Indeed, Mr. Clancy is said to be so taken with Mr. Affleck's performance that he intends to write more stories featuring a younger Jack Ryan.
As much as Mr. Neufeld is eager to talk about ''Sum of All Fears,'' though, he is excited about ''Asylum,'' a film he hopes to make this year starring Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson, based on a Patrick McGrath novel about the relationship between a doctor and an inmate at a mental institution.
''Right after optioning it, I got a call from Liam and Natasha, who wanted to option it themselves,'' Mr. Neufeld said. ''Their excitement level was so great, I said, 'Hey, why don't we all get together and try to get it done?' ''
Then, while Ms. Richardson was performing in New York in Patrick Marber's play ''Closer,'' Mr. Marber took a stab at the ''Asylum'' screenplay. At the same time, the director Jonathan Demme saw the play and expressed interest in working with Ms. Richardson. Soon he was part of the ''Asylum'' team.
In the strangest twist of all, a few months ago, when the screenplay was not quite where the filmmakers wanted it, Mr. Demme suggested sending it to the best-selling novelist Stephen King. He was widely considered a long shot, as Mr. King has never written a screenplay based on anything but his own books.
''So it was sent to him, and much to everyone's surprise and joy he turned out to really like the piece, and we all got together in New York and he said he'd love to take a crack at it,'' Mr. Neufeld said. ''It's kind of stunning, really.''
Now, Mr. Neufeld said, the team is just waiting for the green light to begin production, perhaps as early as summer, if the strikes don't materialize.
''We don't even talk about the strike,'' he said.
In a Synthetic Somalia
Eric Bana slouched forward over a plate of breakfast one recent morning, a little tired, a little nervous about the prospect of filming Ridley Scott's new war adventure, ''Black Hawk Down,'' in a makeshift version of Somalia along the Tunisian coast. ''I feel like I'm getting the flu,'' he said. ''That is just what I need the week before I go to basic training at Fort Bragg.''
Mr. Bana, 32, is the latest hot young actor to emerge from Australia, although technically he is an actor only by default. He started as a stand-up comic, making the rounds of Australia's comedy club scene, which he described as not all that extensive. That led to a stint on a television sketch program called ''Full Frontal,'' and then to the decision to try acting.
''I got real lucky,'' Mr. Bana said. ''I got the first thing I went to audition for.''
The film was ''Chopper,'' which opened on Wednesday, based on the true story of a particularly brutal and somewhat unbalanced young thug who covered himself with tattoos and eventually cut off his own ears in a twisted bid for criminal immortality. You may have seen photos of Mr. Bana in the role. He is bloated and glowering, nothing whatsoever like the thin, muscular man leaning over a plate of melon.
''I was getting a little tired of the comedy and wanted to do some drama,'' Mr. Bana said. ''That was it, really. I never expected to get the first thing I went out for, and then to end up in a big Ridley Scott film!'' Indeed, Mr. Bana's role in ''Black Hawk Down,'' as a particularly tough member of the Delta Force team that tries to capture a rebel warlord in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, is one of the central ones in the ensemble cast.
Now he's off in North Africa filming his scenes. Mr. Scott, too, is chasing the writers' and actors' strike deadlines, something Mr. Bana finds oddly comforting.
''It means that I'll be home by July,'' he said.Continue reading the main story


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Friday, April 24, 2009
Book Review: "Swords of Talera" by Charles A. Gramlich
As per my usual habit, I'd spent about a week or so lurking around his blog RAZORED ZEN, trying to get a decent read on what he was all about, before venturing forth to make an actual comment. This is something I do whenever I come across a blog that peaks my curiosity. Every blog is different and the last thing I would want to do, was to make a comment that isn't in the same spirit of the blog. Sometimes it takes me a couple of weeks, sometimes it takes me a couple of months.
Anyways, I got a good enough read on Charles and his blog, to stick around and become a regular visitor to his blog.
Among the many interesting things I'd found on his blog, were links to five books that he'd written. Suffice to say, four of the five I found to my liking. Unfortunately, because of my self inflicted credit card purge, I would have an extremely difficult time in purchasing said books.
Luckily for me, in late March of this year, Charles stated that he had acquired more volumes to sell through his blog, and being the non-typical customer, I purchased the three volume set of "The Talera Cycle".
Now, I like the fantasy genre, although I haven't read anything in the genre since giving up on "The Wheels of Time" series some five years ago. Tyring to work my way through the 11 volume series wound up being an exercise in futility. Nothing worse than trying to read a series where the break is about two years per volume and having to go back to the previous volume to figure out what was going on.
That being said, today's book review will be about the first volume in the series, which is called "Swords of Talera".
1} A quick read. At 27 chapters totalling 202 pages, this book was a quick read for me. Now, I'm something of an anomaly in that I can down a book in about three days, no matter what the size. This is due to an important component.
2} It grabbed me. This book grabbed me from the get go. The intro was just long enough to set the tone for the book without turning me off. The rest of it kept my interest throughout and I basically read the book cover to cover at work, in about one week. That week (before the day and during breaks) was the equivalent of two and a half days at home. Another important component was that...
3} It didn't talk down to me. Charles did an excellent job of explaining the world without either slowing down the pace nor treating the reader like an idiot. The footnoting was very minimal and the non-footnoted remarks were kept brief and completely natural, like if you were having a casual conversation with somebody.
4} Even though the plot sounded basic enough (two brothers explore an island in which the get separated when an explosion hurls them through a portal), I did find myself really feeling for he main character Ruenn Maclang as he set off in search for his missing brother. Usually when I read a book of fiction, I don't particular care about the characters in any particular way. However, this was much different, which was probably because I can sympathize about having a sibling that I care very much about. If mine had gotten lost like that, I would probably go off in search for him in much the same way.
5} A good read. Now a quick read isn't quite the same as a good read, but it's rare when the book both. In my world, a book can be a quick read but a bad read, which means that a good chunk of the book sucks, and I'd skip about two hundred (or more depending on the size) pages to get to the last twenty pages of the book. Sometimes, if the ending is good, I'll start reading backwards to see what I'd missed. By the same token, it can be a good read, but due to either the size or time constraints, it will take me longer to read. In this particular instance, the book was both a quick and a good read.
Overall, this book was a very enjoyable read. It kept my interest, it didn't drag, it didn't insult my intelligence, and most importantly, it made me look forward to reading the next volume in the series.
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I too read and enjoyed the Swords of Talera. Charles is a very talented writerReplyDelete
Exceptionally so.ReplyDelete
I just started the second volume yesterday (4/22) and was pleasantly surprised by the early swerve.
This is a great review! I will have to write a book so you can review it. :>)ReplyDelete
Good to see you...hope you have been doing well. Been so busy writing I haven't had much time to visit my favorite bloggers.
Thanks for stopping by today. I'm glad to hear that you're doing well with your writing.ReplyDelete
ooo- I love good books, n really miss reading time since I've been at my night job.ReplyDelete
I don't have any credit cards to run up either. It does drastically slow down purchasing activities.
Also, I love sci-fi, n this story sounds right up my alley- I'm a sucker for series.
Thanks for the thumbs up.
You're more than welcome.ReplyDelete
I'm always careful about inflicting my personal reading preferences on other people, but this is one that I highly recommend, especially if you like fantasy.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. And I really appreciate you posting about it. The Taleran series was really a labor of love for me. I love that kind of genre very much. And no Wheel of time here!ReplyDelete
You're very welcome.ReplyDelete
The Wheel of Time series was something of a love/hate affair for me.
I originally found the first six volumes in my library, and read them with glee. But as the years progressed, the gap between between each new volume drove me so me absolutely mad that to this day I can't even touch a volume of prose by Robert Jordan without wanting to destroy it.
With that being said, I look forward to writing a review about the second volume (which I've started reading this past week).
Because quite frankly, you have a new fan of your writing.
Hi Georgie, I saw your comment about my White Mountain shots. It was really beautiful. The sun was shining on the snow on the mountaintops. Everywhere we drove we could see the snow. It was about 60 degrees out but there was all that snow up there! Only the really high mountains were still covered. There's no leaves or anything that far north yet but it was nice!ReplyDelete
I see you've been very busy writing. Do you send any of your writing to magazines or anything?
Charles is an extraordinary writer whether he's writing a novel, blogging, short story or simply leaving a comment. "Whiskey, Guns, and Sin" at BEAT to a PULP remains one of our most talked about stories and continues to be clicked on like we published it this week. Gifted writer.ReplyDelete
Btw Charles I hope you have a Halloween offering in you for BTAP.
J-Marie: About the only thing I've sent out so far, was a 60 page story to Leapfrog press, for a fiction contest they're sponsoring.ReplyDelete
Beyond that, most of my short stories have been posted either on this blog or on my other one.
David: He is at that. I did enjoy that story of his that you published on BTAP, as well as a few other shorts he was kind enough to pass on to me with the book order.
I have caught a few of his comments elsewhere, and have picked up a thing or two from them.
Thank you for sharing this honest review about what sounds like an interesting book. I agree with you that I respect an author who doesn't insult our intelligence as readers when venturing into a story's unfamiliar world. I'm always a fan of finding new writers. Off I go to Charles blog!!ReplyDelete
You're more than welcome.ReplyDelete
Hope you find his blog to your liking.
David, I'm planning on doing that very thing!ReplyDelete
Go on, give me your best shot. I can take it. If I couldn't, I wouldn't have created this wonderful little blog that you decided to grace with your presence today.
About that comment moderation thingy: While yes, it does say up above I can take it, I only use it to prevent the occasional miscreant from leaving thoughtless and/or clueless comments.
So remember, all of your comments are greatly appreciated and all answers will be given that personal touch that you come to expect and enjoy.
G. B. Miller


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thanksgiving is it's all happening's favorite holiday... since, well... we are in the business of giving thanks as much as we possibly can.
i don't want this looooong weekend to end. not just yet.
the sheer exhaustion has set in. words are escaping me. i'll leave you with photos instead.
just a few things {among many} to be thankful for these past five days.
precious baby cousins. sissies napping. first-time six a.m. black friday shopping adventures. best friend visitors. christmastime in union square. life-size justin beiber.
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My spin: The Washington Post forgot to pay the bill to renew one of its domain names. Guess what happened – one of the Washington Post's domain names, used for email, was not renewed and allowed to expire. This shut down email for several hours until the domain was renewed.
Lesson learned? When you get your renewal notice for your domain name – pay it real fast.
Washington Post: E-mail communication to and from The Washington Post was disrupted yesterday after its washpost.com Internet address was shut down because the company failed to renew its $35 annual registration.
The outage did not affect the ability of readers around the world to read the Post's news Web site, which resides at a separate "domain," washingtonpost.com. But the newspaper's journalists and other employees, who rely on e-mail for communication with sources, advertisers and other clients, were without it for part of the day after washpost.com was shut down.
Frustrated employees, who also lost some other internal Internet-based functions, were told that renewal notices from Herndon-based Network Solutions Inc., which registers domain names, went to a "drop box" that was not monitored.
But allowing domains to expire poses greater risks for some who let them slip. Entrepreneurs are constantly trolling for unused or soon-to-expire domains that they try to snap up, often to sell to other businesses that might want them.
Software packages are available to automate the process for do-it-yourselfers. Network Solutions contracts with a company that performs the service. A domain cannot be transferred until 45 days after it expires, and prospective owners must be sure that their use of the domain name would not violate another firm's trademarks. (full story)
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Niels Houtepen, Creative Director of Just Media Group: "I'd Love To Hear Al Gore's Opinion About Donald Trump"
On October 4th, Inspiration360 takes place at Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Possibly the most inspiring event of the year, Inspiration360 will welcome dedicated, experienced and passionate guest speakers who will captivate through sharing knowledge and experience. Guest speakers include serial entrepreneur Richard Branson, survival expert Bear Grylls, and former Vice President of the United States Al Gore.
RocketHub spoke with Niels Houtepen, Creative Director of Just Media Group, a full-service media company which produces, creates and distributes content through print, broadcast television, radio, the internet, and more. Just Media Group did not only create the concept of Inspiration360, they are also producing the event: "I would love to here Al Gore's opinions about the possibility of Donald Trump becoming the next President of the USA..."
If you could pass on a message to RocketHub members about Inspiration360, what would it be?
"Our dream is to create a completely new way of consuming inspirational content. Inspiration360 will be an entertaining night out with information as most important driver, but it will be presented like a pop concert. Every part of the event is there to give the story of our speakers the stage that it deserves. This is the next level."
Inspiration360 is hosted by AFAS Software. What role does Just Media Group have in all this?
"Partner of Inspiration360 is AFAS Software, which aims to inspire entrepreneurs. Together with Quality Bookings, Just Media Group created the concept and we are producing the event."
You are the Creative Director of Just Media Group. What do your responsibilities entail?
"As Creative Director, I focus on developing new content for Just Media Group. I create new cross-over entertainment concepts and I build bridges between consumers and brands."
How much time goes into organizing a big event like Inspiration360?
"It takes a lot of time, effort, and good project management skills to plan and organize a big event like Inspiration360. For the company and other stakeholders, it's a running production for at least nine months. It's hard work, but I'm confident it will all be worth it."
What is the biggest challenge you have faced so far regarding to Inspiration360?
"First, it was to convince the speakers. Of course, Branson, Grylls, and Gore all have lots of experience speaking in front of a crowd. But for them, this "inspirational night out" is a new concept as well, so it took some convincing to get them onboard. The second biggest challenge was to get people excited to attend Inspiration360. As the new kid in town, it took some time to connect and get our message out there."
Inspiration360 will welcome Richard Branson, Bear Grylls, and Al Gore. Who are you most excited to see/listen to, and why?
"We have a fourth key-note speaker, Anita Elberse from The Netherlands. Elberse is a Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. She is a leading expert on the entertainment, media and sports sectors. She will give a speech about the secret of success of big brands in the entertainment industry. I am looking forward to hearing her story, but also I'm very excited to hear Richard Branson. In my opinion, he is a living legend."
If you could ask this guest speaker one single question. What would you ask, and why?
"I would love to hear Al Gore's opinions and thoughts about who will be the next president of the USA."
For many, Richard Branson is the ultimate entrepreneur. Which entrepreneurs do you admire, and why?
"John de Mol Jr., he is the founder of Talpa Media Group and heads the creative process within the organization. During his career, which spans more than 35 years, De Mol has received many Dutch and international media awards, including the 2004 Golden Rose for lifetime achievement at the Lucerne Festival and in 2013 a primetime Emmy Award for The Voice. He reshaped the world of television more than once and he has conquered the world with his TV formats."
"I am also intrigued by Tony Robbins, an American motivational speaker, personal finance instructor, and self-help author. He inspired so many people around the world an he single-handedly made himself into a brand while becoming exponentially more successful."
The guest speakers are all linked to Dutch top hosts. What can visitors expect of these hosts?
"I believe a great interview is like a great sports game. You won't let a football player play three different matches on the same night. That is why we will welcome several hosts during this evening. They don't need to host the whole show, they will focus on just one interview each. We will have not just one, but three top notch well-known TV presenters to host the evening."
Inspiration360 will focus on adaptability; economies are changing, profit models are transformed and the climate is changing. Companies can't just make a profit, individuals are looking for meaning and instead of just taking we must start giving back to the planet. How are you making a difference?
"Inspiration360 is collaborating with The WakaWaka Foundation (wakawaka means "shine bright" in Swahili), an internationally operating non-profit organization based in The Netherlands. They do great work all over the world, especially for families in crisis areas including Haiti, Syria, West-Africa, The Philippines and Nepal."
Creative Director at Just Media Group
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The good news? It appears that with the Republicans no longer in control of Congress, someone reminded George Bush that he could veto a spending bill:
President Bush, under pressure from fiscal conservatives in the Republican Party to take a firm hand in erasing the red ink in the budget, is threatening to veto nine of the 12 appropriations bills approved by the House. The White House said a number of the bills called for "irresponsible and excessive" spending.
The bad news? It did nothing to alleviate the spendthrifts in the Executive:
Bush has proposed expenditures of $933 billion, a 6.8% increase from this year's spending levels. That amount does not include direct expenses for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The House bills, by the White House's estimate, exceed the president's level by $22 billion.
So, $60 billion in increased spending is ok, but $82 billion is extravagant? After 7 years of increased discretionary spending and expansion of entitlements, $60 billion is extravagant.
It leads me to wonder if the simple expedient of an across the board spending freeze wouldn't send the budget into surplus sometime around the middle of January, given the consistent underestimates of tax receipts since the Bush tax cuts. I suspect it might. One of the "third tier" candidates for the GOP nomination suggested in 1988 that there be a freeze on federal hiring, allowing the federal bureaucracy to wither by the attrition of retirements and voluntary resignations. Throw that in for good measure and how long would it be before the record federal revenues of the last couple of years paid off the debt entirely? With the deficit at a relatively low percent of GDP, this might be a good time to consider a lot less than a 6% increase in federal spending, if not an outright cut.
And, I know I mentioned it the other day, but some tax cuts would be nice, too.
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("why does she call it that?" You ask? I'll tell you at the bottom :) )
-two teams - boys against girls works well BUT YOU NEED EVEN NUMBERS! If you don't have them, then you must play too!
-each student must write 6 words (NOUNS are easiest) on a scrap piece of paper such as:
just as examples. Tell your students to choose words that they know and understand, that they think are (a bit) challenging.
-Then, take the boys' pieces of paper and give each of them a girl's paper and vice versa = each girl should have a piece of paper with a boy's six words and each boy should have a piece of paper with a girl's six words!
-No one should show anyone their paper at any time!!!
-You can check the words to make sure they are not too difficult or hard to decipher - allow a minute for the students to look over their words and make sure they understand them (i sometimes change them and write my own in)
The game begins!
-A girl comes to the front of the room and has 2 minutes to describe her words and the girls on her team shout out guesses! She is not allowed to say any part of the word ie. snowman - cannot say "snow" or "man"
-for every word her team gets, you put a point on the board.
-as it gets more stressful to explain the last words and time is running out, the points increase in value as they get closer to running out of time! THUS i use the PYRAMID shape to have the bottom three points worth 100, middle two worth 200, and the top, last point worth 300! TOTAL of 1000 points if they guess them all!!!
-if they do not guess all the words, have either the same student continue to describe the missed words to the other team (or do it yourself) who only have 1 minute (or less) to get the final words. Each word they guess gets them 100 points.
The kids LOVE this game and can play it again and again because THEY MAKE THE WORDS and they love the excitement and the guessing and the clock ticking...!!! PLUS, they speak like you've never hear them speak before! They go nuts thinking of ways to describe an apple and it forces them to really dig into their vocabulary, using adjectives and describing how to use things - it is so impressive! Try it and let me know how it goes!
ONE more suggestion is that the team cannot get the point for the guessed word until they also make a sentence with this word - good idea for higher levels AND give them more time in this case - 3 mins?
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
For this card I used 8.5" x 4.25" piece of kraft cardstock for the card base. Using the cricut cartridge Sweet Treats I cut out 4 lavender 2.5" flowers and 3 baby pink 2.5" flowers. To make the flowers I used my mini mister full of water and dampened the flowers and crumpled them up and let them dry. After the cardstock flowers were dry I unfolded them and layered them on top of each other. I used 3 plastic pearl beads for the centers. Using the cricut cartridge Designer's Calender I cut out the flourishes on green cardstock and I also cut out the Easter in baby pink cardstock and handwritten the "Happy". I then used a border punch by Stampin Up and adhered a 4.25" x 4.25" piece of lavender cardstock behind the front cover so you could see it "peeking" through the back of the border. After everything was done I glimmer misted the front with Dazzling Diamonds.
Hope you enjoyed.
Posted by OScrappyDayz at 11:54 AM 1 comments
Monday, March 29, 2010
Injoystampin with Robyn
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
This "cute as a button" card was made for the Paper Cutz Challenge #33 (1 ribbon and 3 buttons) and Crafty Creations Challenge # 60 (babies).
For the background I used that "poka-dotted" paper from the previous project. I then stamped the baby with black stazon on clear vellum. I used a medium large circle die (spellbinders) to cut off set on the baby blue cardstock and then taped the vellum to the back so the image could be seen. I then cut a strip of marigold orange cardstock to the blue and stamped "cute as a button". I thought with keeping to the theme I would use the buttons along the outside of the circle and use some faux stitching. To top it off and make it complete I used a shimmery orange piece of ribbon and made a bow.
Posted by OScrappyDayz at 5:53 PM 1 comments
This week I was inspired by Samantha (youtube: pinkaboo6691) to make these cute little organizers.
The first one is a phone number pal for my sister. I embossed the front (purple marble cardstock) with spellbinders impressiblities ocean template before adhering it to some medium weight chipboard (which i used for both front and back covers). I also used some dark purple cardstock for the inside of the covers as well as the divider tabs. On the front I embellished with a starfish charm and some lace ribbon which I glimmer misted with: Caribbean blue, dewberry, deep plum and black gold to compliment the cover. To hold the pages together I used my Zutter's Bind-it-all with a 1" coil.
Posted by OScrappyDayz at 5:31 PM 0 comments
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Challenge Card
This week's challenge card for Cricut Cardz Challenge #17 (child's birthday) and Crafty Creations Challenge #59 (Spots and Dots) is a Boy Baby's first birthday.
I used Accent Essentials cartridges to make the top-note (baby blue) and top-note frame (light brown). I also embossed the baby blue top-note with "Spots and Dots" cuddlebug embossing folder and used light blue eyelets to hold up the string of green one-zees.
Hope you enjoyed.
Posted by OScrappyDayz at 11:05 PM 0 comments
I got my Prima winnings FINALLY! I never did a video since I tore into it immedately after recieving it from the mail man and put it to some really good use. I used some of the flowers in my art journal I made last weekend. I am so excited with what Prima sent me that I am totally going to be hooked on the products. I just have to be able to find a retailer close to me since I never see them at Michaels which is about 2.5 hours from my house. I live in the middle of nowhere. lol
Hope you're hooked too.
Posted by OScrappyDayz at 10:56 PM 0 comments
Monday, March 15, 2010
Challenge Card
Good Morning Everyone!
This week I made a long card representing Spring time for Cricut Cardz Challenge #16, Paper Cutz Challenge #32 and Crafty Creations Challenges # 58. The only challenge request were from Cricut Cardz to use flowers, birds, butterflies to represent up coming spring and Crafty Creations to make hand made flowers. On my card I made accordion flowers using 12x0.5 strips in both orange cardstock and brown designer cardstock. I then cut a strip 12x1.5 of forest green cardstock and snipped the top with scissors to fray the edge to look like grass. I used a light green cardstock to make the stem and leaves of the flowers. I used both the Wild Card and Designer's Calender cartridges to make the "hello" and "Spring". For the middle of the flowers I put one ivory pearl to give it a little shine.
I hope you liked what I created.
Posted by OScrappyDayz at 8:58 AM 3 comments
Friday, March 12, 2010
Prima Art Journal
Hey Everyone!
I hope you all are doing really good.
Last night (Thursday, March 11) I watched the Prima show with Marion Smith (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/primaflower) and I was INSPIRED! Inspired to make my own art journal mini. So this morning I headed to one of my local scrapbook stores and bought a whole bunch of Prima Paintables 12x12 sheets (which were on sale for $0.50 each. WOW!). Lets say I went a little crazy. I also picked up 4 glimmer mists I didn't have.
The material I used for this project:3 different 12x12 prima paintables cut to 12x6 length, 6 total (inner pages)
2 6x6 prima paintables (front/back cover)
6 12x12 vanilla cream cardstock cut to 12x6 length, 12 total (2 pieces per 1 prima paintable)
2 6x6 medium weight chipboard1 6x1.5 medium weight chipboard
Black acrylic paint
~3 yards of binging material (I used black jewelry hemp)
The chipboard is to keep the mini protection for the inner pages. Before assembling the mini I painted the chipboard pieces with black acrylic paint (both sides for just the 6x1.5 piece). Then I adhered the 6x6 paintables to the non-painted chipboard pieces. I used Elmers spray adhesive to stick the pieces together. After adhering I used my crocodile to punch small holes along one side of the 6x6 pieces (as many as you think) and then 6 holes on the top and bottom of the 6x1.5 piece and then the same amount of holes used for the sides of the piece as I used for both 6x6 pieces. I then used the hemp string to lace the 6x6 pieces to the 6x1.5 piece. For the inner pages I put 2 12x6 vanilla cream cardstock inside one of the 12x6 prima paintables until all card stock was used up. I then laced the signature pieces to the back binding using the top 6 holes on the 6x1.5 piece.
So that's it. You're done. You just have to customize it to yourself.
I used a watercolour technique that Marion showed using glimmer mist to colour in the paintables. The glimmer mists that I used are as follows:
Wild CurrentPeach Delight
Hula Hoop
Black Gold
Candy Apple Red
Winter Pine
Meadow Green
Snow Angel
Lemon Grass
Sorry the description is fast and vague but if you have any questions just drop me a line and I can try to walk you through it or go to the ustream link and it will take you right to it.
Hope you all enjoyed
Posted by OScrappyDayz at 6:10 PM 0 comments
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Cricut Cardz Challenge #15
Hello Everyone!
Here is my Cricut Cardz Challenge #15 entry for this week. This weeks challenge was a gate fold card of any style.
This weeks card I made a "Thinking of you". This card uses the "Wild Cards" cartridge to make the frame and bird branch image. I also did some blocking using different cuttlebug embossing folders. The cuttlebug embossing folders I used are: Fleur de Lis, Spots and Dots and a floral one (can't remember the name). On the frame I did some faux stitching to make it "pop".
In the inside of the card I just stayed with the theme and stamped 2 birds and a branch with jet black stazon ink.
Thanks for viewing,
Posted by OScrappyDayz at 4:21 PM 1 comments
Friday, March 5, 2010
Hey Everyone!
I am so excited that I'm not quite sure what to do.. Jump for Joy or scream at the top of my lungs "WAHOO!"
I'm sure you are all wondering "why?" and I will tell you. Most Tuesdays and Thursdays I watch the ustream shows with Marion Smith. She is my inspiration in scrapbooking and I love her to bits. But last night in her Prima show I won one of the 3 Prizes and I am SO EXCITED! I can't believe it. I'm not very lucky but I try to be with buying Max Million tickets when the draw gets over 50 Million (which isn't very often). LOL. I am not sure what I won but I will be sure to post everything I got. Maybe even do a little video, but I am very camera shy so we will see. Check back now and then so you can be part of the huge surprise.
Prima Marketing w/ Marion Smith (Thursdays 630pm PST): http://www.ustream.tv/channel/primaflower
APieceOfCraft w/ Marion Smith (Tuesdays 630pm PST): http://www.ustream.tv/channel/a-piece-of-craft
Also, this morning I stalked the Purolator truck waiting for my Stampin' Up package and he finally gave it to me! YAY! Below is the items in my package. I suppose you could call it a mini haul.
Stampin' Up Items:
1. Cutter Kit (#106958)
-Mini Rotary Scorer
-Mini Rotary Cutter
-Mini Rotary Perforator
-Paper Distresser
2. Bella Toile Large Stamp (#111598)
3. Photo Corners Punch (#109042)
4. Vintage Labels Stamp Set (#118392) <-- This item was free since I purchased over a required amount
Thanks for viewing and I hope to see you back.
Posted by OScrappyDayz at 9:39 AM 0 comments
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Prima has a secret coming up pretty soon and there are some pretty GREAT looking giveaways. Here is a link to their site. http://prima.typepad.com/ So please go check it out and Good luck to everyone!!!!
Posted by OScrappyDayz at 6:56 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Rider's Puppy album
Hey Everyone!
We have a new member of our family! YAY!
His name is Rider and he sure is a cute little guy. He is a pure German Shephard and he is going to be 10 weeks this coming Friday. He is starting to grow so fast. Right now, he is about 22lbs and he is still so little then what he will be.
But, I thought I would welcome him to the family with his own puppy album. I can't remember everything I used, but I'll describe a little after every picture
I did make it look dirty around the edges since all puppies love to play and get in to mischief. And I used a lot of various dog papers, as well as a word album (puppy) kit I found at our local scrapbook store.
Around most edges I did a tearing technique and then used various browns and copper Versa Color inks to make it look grungy. On the binding rings I used to hold the album together I put different coloured ribbons that coordinated with the papers used throughout the album and a sticker charm that says "good dog" on the first page "P" . Also you can see paw prints, which were from a sticker pack I found on clearance.
On the first official ("second page"), I kept it simple with a glitter dog bone sticker and a place to put a picture. The "U" has a corner taken off and roughly filed to make it look like it was bitten at (I thought it looked pretty cute that way).
On the third page I just made a placement for a larger picture (picture of my mom and Rider) and more paw print stickers.
On the fourth page I used a dimensional sticker "WOOF" and a place for a photo. On the back of the third page I made a pocket for journaling tickets. On the pocket I used a rub-on "puppy love" and a large paw print stamp and I used my cricut to cut out Rider's name. The tickets were made out of the dog papers used throughout the album and I used a brad to hold on the different coloured ribbons.
On the fifth and final page of the album I made a placement for a large photo (myself and Rider) and I used a glitter fire hydrant and paw print stickers. On the back of the fourth page I did another pocket for journaling tags.
Hope you all enjoyed viewing. Sorry about not going into major detail, forgive me.
Take care all,
Posted by OScrappyDayz at 3:53 PM 0 comments
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
This week I have made 2 different cards for the challenges I am entering this week with Cricut Cardz #14 and Paper Cutz #30.
The first card is for the Cricut Cardz Challenge #14. The card is a 5" x5" center open St. Patty's day card where I used the Designer's Calender cartridge to make the leprechaun hat and clover, as well as the saying " St. Patrick's Day". On the light green background I used a "happy saint patrick's day" clover stamp with timber brown stazon ink.
My second card is for the Paper Cutz Challenge #30. This week's challenge was for a feminine birthday using a digital or handstamped image of a fairy, pixie, butterfly or bird, and using only the colors pink, green, white, and lavendar or blue.
The card I made is 4.25" x 5.5" on white cardstock. To make this card I downloaded a butterfly image off the internet and used my sketch copic markers to colour it in. I then used my fiskar border punch on the one side and adhered a lavender piece of cardstock to the inside of the card. I used my Accent Essentials Cricut cartridge to cut out the flower and I adhered it to the corner with a stitched button for the center. The "Happy Birthday" stamp was one that I had in my huge collection of stamps, that I stamped with jet black stazon.
Thanks for viewing.
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Well, we got what we wanted: Earl Hickey is a free man. This is good news because the writers never took full advantage of his situation behind bars and as a result, the season up to this point has been very uneven. Hopefully it will finally get back on track. It's fitting that in an episode focused on finding holes in prison walls, the writing had just as many.
After Earl abruptly learns that the warden shredded his early release certificates, he refuses to help the warden again, earning two months in solitary as punishment. Once he's released from solitary, he makes up his mind to break out of prison. Using Randy's full prison access, Earl finds a blueprint to help plan his escape. As Joy and Darnell create a diversion posing as a singing nun/preacher combo, Earl, Randy, Frank and Paco are free to make as much noise as needed to crawl through the air ducts on their way to freedom. Unfortunately, the ducts can't support the weight and Earl and Randy fall right into the warden's office, causing a confrontation. Eventually, the conflict is resolved and the warden allows Earl to go free.
In most episodes of My Name is Earl, Joy and Darnell are relegated to the less funny "B" plot. Not so in this episode. Their turn as energetic nun and preacher imposters was pitch perfect because of the silliness and imagination of their songs. It makes perfect sense that their spirituals would be a combination of football cheers and 80's tunes reworded to include religious content. "Oh Jesus, you're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind, hey Jesus!" It seemed as though both actors were having a ball filming the scene because it was the funniest part of the episode.
Unfortunately, the entire episode wasn't as strong. There were some funny moments, including Earl's slow dissent into lunacy while stuck in solitary. But overall, there were several lapses in logic that caused it to seem a little off. I will forgive the fact that the Hickey brothers are allowed to spend so much time together and that Randy could so blatantly help with the prison escape. Randy and Earl are the main characters in the show – they need to be on screen together.
But what about the circumstances as to why Earl wasn't released from prison in the first place and why he was ultimately set free? We know the warden is stupid and incompetent, but who could justify revoking Earl's freedom and expect any more help in return? And who is dumb enough to think a two-month stint in solitary would change his mind? Why wouldn't the warden just hire Earl as a consultant once he was out of prison? Earl could help prisoners get their lives back on track and the warden could look competent. It's a win-win.
As for Earl's eventual release due to the warden's risqué past, doesn't it seem convenient that Darnell is the only person to recognize the warden from his previous job as an adult film star? You mean that in all his public appearances in front of TV cameras and reporters as the husband of the governor, no one else recognized him? The internet doesn't exist in Camden County? The technicality seemed a bit too easy.
The entire show hinged on these two huge flawed premises, and as a result, it suffered. Obviously, without these stretches of imagination, there wouldn't be conflict between characters and thus, no reason for a show. And it's good news to have Earl finally out of prison, even if he's not completely happy about it. But still, it's difficult to give this episode a high grade with so many holes.


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The 12 Days of Gifting: Stella Dallas
We're kicking off the 12 Days of Gifting on the D Home blog today. Haven't you ever wondered what it would be like to hire a personal shopper to help you with the overwhelming-but-always-fun task of shopping for the holidays? Well, consider us just that. Disclaimer: If you shop with us, you'll need to learn to love Bravo, singing competition television shows, Pinot Noir, and Coors Light (if you don't already do, of course). Every day through December 21 we're asking a local shop owner to recommend a fabulous gift. No matter which gifting holiday you celebrate, you're sure to find the perfect item for everyone on your list. (Not to mention the gorgeous gift guide we've got going on in the November/December issue of the magazine.) First up we've got Amber Frazee from Stella Dallas.
Amber Frazee, owner of stelladallas
Gift recommendation: Husky throw in Pink from Missoni Home
Price: $435 (But, if your readers mention they saw us on your blog, they'll receive a 10% discount!)
Why do you recommend this gift? I love all of Missoni Home's colorful throws, but this one is especially gorgeous. The colors are rich and beautifully textured, without being overpowering to a room's color palette—very important when you are buying for someone else! The way the Husky throw is woven, it almost has a tartan effect, which is always a classic. Lastly, even though it is made of 100 percent wool, it has a very light, airy feel that is perfect for Texas' mild winter. Don't tell anyone, but I already bought this one as an early Christmas present to myself!
Who should I buy this for? This gift is great for anyone who loves to spend a little quality time at home, curled up on the sofa with a good movie and cup of hot cocoa, or just taking a nap on a lazy Sunday. The Husky throw has a permanent spot on our sofa for such occasions!


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LONDON -- Britain yesterday began drafting military reservists for service in the Persian Gulf after too few responded to a call for volunteers.
The move provoked immediate protests from some reservists, who said they enrolled in the part-time military service to defend Britain from external attack, not to fight in a foreign country.
In a protest broadcast on the BBC, one reservists asked: "Why should I put my life on the line to defend one dictatorship from another?"


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Newcastle usually refers to either:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, a city in Tyne and Wear, England
- Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area in Australia
Newcastle, New Castle or New Cassel may also refer to:
- 1 People
- 2 Places
- 3 Arts and entertainment
- 4 Buildings and facilities
- 5 Sport
- 6 Transportation
- 7 Other uses
- 8 See also
- Duke of Newcastle, a title in the UK
- City of Newcastle, a local government area in New South Wales
- Division of Newcastle, a federal electoral division in New South Wales
- Electoral district of Newcastle, an electoral district of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- County of Newcastle (South Australia), a cadastral unit in South Australia.
- Electoral district of Newcastle (South Australia) 1884–1902, 1915–1956 in the South Australian House of Assembly
- Newcastle Waters, a small settlement on the Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory
- Toodyay, Western Australia, known as Newcastle until 1910
- Newcastle (electoral district), a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia
- Newcastle, Alberta, a former village now within the Town of Drumheller
- Newcastle, New Brunswick, a Canadian urban neighbourhood in the City of Miramichi
- Newcastle, Ontario, a community in the Municipality of Clarington in Durham Region
- Newcastle District, a historic district in Upper Canada which existed until 1849
Republic of Ireland[edit]
- Newcastle, Clonfad, a townland in Clonfad civil parish, barony of Fartullagh, County Westmeath
- Newcastle, County Tipperary
- Newcastle, County Wicklow
- Newcastle, Kilcleagh, a townland in Kilcleagh civil parish, barony of Clonlonan, County Westmeath
- Newcastle, Lickbla, a townland in Lickbla civil parish, barony of Fore, County Westmeath
- Newcastle, South Dublin
- Newcastle West, County Limerick
Saint Kitts and Nevis[edit]
South Africa[edit]
- Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
United Kingdom[edit]
- Newcastle, Shropshire (Newcastle on Clun), a village (and parish) in south Shropshire
- Newcastle-under-Lyme, the principal town of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
- Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire
- Newcastle-under-Lyme (UK Parliament constituency), a constituency represented in the House of Commons
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Rural District, a rural district in the county of Staffordshire
- Newcastle upon Tyne, a city in Tyne and Wear
- Newcastle City Centre, the central business district of Newcastle upon Tyne
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central (UK Parliament constituency), a constituency represented in the House of Commons
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK Parliament constituency), a former borough constituency in the county of Northumberland
Northern Ireland[edit]
- Newcastle, County Down, a small town in County Down
- Newcastle, Glenrothes, an area in the west of Glenrothes, Fife
- Newcastle, Monmouthshire, Wales
- Newcastle Castle, Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales
- Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales
United States[edit]
- Newcastle, California, an unincorporated town in Placer County
- New Castle, Colorado, a Home Rule Municipality in Garfield County
- New Castle, Delaware, a city in New Castle County
- New Castle County, Delaware, the northernmost of the three counties
- New Castle Hundred, an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware
- New Castle, Indiana, a city in Henry County
- Webster City, Iowa, formerly Newcastle, county seat of Hamilton County
- New Castle, Kentucky, a city in Henry County
- Newcastle, Maine, a town in Lincoln County
- Newcastle, Nebraska, a village in Dixon County
- Newcastle Township, Dixon County, Nebraska, a township in Dixon County
- New Castle, New Hampshire, a town in Rockingham County
- New Cassel, New York, an unincorporated place in Nassau County
- New Castle, New York, a town in Westchester County
- New Castle, Ohio, an unincorporated community in Belmont County
- Newcastle, Ohio, an unincorporated community in Coshocton County
- Newcastle Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County
- Newcastle, Oklahoma, the largest city in McClain County
- New Castle, Pennsylvania, a city in Lawrence County
- New Castle Northwest, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place in Lawrence County
- New Castle Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, a township in Schuylkill County
- South New Castle, Pennsylvania, a borough in Lawrence County
- Newcastle, Texas, a city in Young County
- Newcastle, Utah, an unincorporated community in southwestern Iron County
- New Castle, Virginia, the only town in Craig County
- Newcastle, Washington, a city in King County
- New Cassel, Wisconsin, a former village in Fond du Lac County
- Newcastle, Wyoming, a city located in Weston County
Arts and entertainment[edit]
- Newcastle (film), a 2008 Australian film
- Newcastle Publishing Company, a Southern California-based small trade paperback publisher
Buildings and facilities[edit]
- New Castle Correctional Facility, a prison located in New Castle, Indiana
- New Castle School of Trades, a technical trades school in Pulaski, Pennsylvania
- New Palace (Stuttgart) (Das Neues Schloss, sometimes translated as the "New Castle"), a palace in Stuttgart, Germany
- Newcastle Eagles, the most successful team in the history of the British Basketball League (BBL)
- Newcastle Falcons, an English rugby union club in Newcastle upon Tyne
- Newcastle International Sports Centre, a stadium in Newcastle, NSW
- Newcastle Jets FC, an Australian association football club in Newcastle, NSW
- Newcastle Knights, an Australian rugby league team in Newcastle, NSW
- Newcastle United F.C., an English association football club in Newcastle upon Tyne
- HMAS Newcastle, an Adelaide class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy
- HMS Newcastle, a name given to eight ships of the British Royal Navy
- Newcastle (clipper), 1857 English ship
- Newcastle Airport, airport of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
- New Castle Airport, a public airport located in an unincorporated part of New Castle County, Delaware, United States
- New Castle District, a railroad line owned and operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway in Ohio and Indiana, United States
- Newcastle railway line, New South Wales, Australia, running from Broadmeadow
Other uses[edit]
- Newcastle Brown Ale, a brand of beer produced by Scottish & Newcastle
- Newcastle disease, a highly contagious bird disease
- Newcastle, an Athlon 64 computer processor core revision
See also[edit]
- Akhaltsikhe ("new castle"), Georgia
- Castelnuovo (disambiguation)
- Herceg Novi, Montenegro (formerly Italian Castelnuovo)
- Kaštel Novi, Croatia
- Kota Bharu ("new castle"), Malaysia
- Neuburg (disambiguation), places in German-speaking areas
- Neuchâtel (disambiguation)
- Newport, Wales (Welsh Casnewydd-ar-Wysg)
- Nové Zámky, Slovakia
- Nowy Zamek, Poland (formerly German Neuschloß)
- Nyborg ("new castle"), Denmark
- Qaleh Now (disambiguation), places in Persian-speaking areas
- Tazeh Qaleh (disambiguation), places in Azeri- and Turkmen-speaking areas
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|Cascade hops
To form a "fresh hopped beer", or "wet hopped beer" the hops have to be harvested and added to the boil within 12 hours for optimum flavor. This is Pisgah Brewing's 3rd year of producing this beer, called "Burnettes Fresh Hop Beer", from my hops and, in the past two years a couple of other Western North Carolina hop growers have added to it.
Last year Blue Ridge Hops added their organic hops to the brew and it was a smashing success as Pisgah where they increased the addition of 5 more pounds of fresh hops. This year, OB Joyful added their flavor of Chinooks to the boil.
|Nugget hops
Our annual Hop Harvest tour is tentatively scheduled for July 21 at 1pm. Here you will be able to sample the beer from Pisgah and learn about growing hops. Later, I will direct you to Pisgah Brewing Company to sample more of their products.
We are putting in another batch of fresh hops in about two weeks. I will be adding Blue Ridge Hops and hops from the NCSU Experimental Research Station in Arden to Pisgah to put in their next batch of "Burnettes Fresh Hop Beer".
Be sure to keep up with all of the upcoming local hops additions to our vibrant Western North Carolina beer industry!


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In January 2014, the Court of Appeal ruled that the purported mirror wills made by Mr and Mrs Rawlings were to be executed as per their wishes.
The court case began in 2006 when it was established that both Mr and Mrs Rawlings had signed the incorrect will, they had signed each other's will, leaving both wills invalid. The mirror wills had sought to exclude the Rawlings' own two sons and to benefit Mr Marley, who they treated as their adopted son.
Mrs Rawlings died in 2003, but it was only after Mr Rawlings died in 2006 that the mistake was noticed. The Rawlings' two sons contested the wills and the estate was locked up in a legal battle for eight years.
The ruling has now allowed justice to prevail; the testator's wishes can be followed. However, given that the mistake was only identified in 2006, after the death of the second spouse, and the Supreme Court ruled in 2014, this case shows the importance of following formalities to ensure that your will is valid.
In 1947, a British man living in Belgium made a will in which he stated that he only wanted this will to cover his Belgium assets. In 1949, he made another will in the UK and this will used a "standard clause" which states, "I revoke all previous wills". However, the 1949 will also specifies that it is only intended to deal with the UK assets.
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When to Take the Plunge and Commit to New Learning Technology
By Caleb Johnson, Director of Strategic Accounts, Expertus
In recent years, we've seen a fundamental shift in how professionals view enterprise learning. It's no longer considered synonymous with a series of training events. Instead, it's now widely embraced as a learner-centered process.
In keeping with this evolving mindset, L&D leaders are re-envisioning all aspects of their organizational development strategies – including their LMS platforms. It's wise to consider new technologies that can better align with evolving business needs. But these days, the task can be daunting.
Navigating a Sea of Confusion
Learning decision makers shouldn't have to be overwhelmed or frustrated by the selection process. But unfortunately, too often, they are. The complexity and perceived risks can paralyze even the most motivated organizations. Contributing factors arise from within the enterprise, as well as from external sources. For example:
- Weak IT standards
- An uncertain infrastructure roadmap
- Miscommunication with technical staff or disagreement about business requirements
- The rapid pace of industry change and technology innovation
- Inability to track or evaluate the vast selection of available platforms and tools
- Confusing or conflicting messages from various vendors about features and functionality
Raising the Stakes in a Brave New Enterprise World
One very visible challenge is the ongoing industry debate about the relevance of LMS platforms in an era of cloud computing, the social enterprise and an increasingly mobile workforce. Late last year, we hosted a Think Tank about this issue, featuring key trends from Bersin & Associates and reactions from top learning executives. (Download "Talent Management Trends and Best Practices of High-Impact Learning Organizations.")
This year, the discussion moved into high-gear, after several large-scale talent management suite vendors acquired LMS platform providers. Analysts continue to weigh-in on the implications for learning management systems in the talent management mix. For example, former Gartner Group learning technology expert, Jim Lundy, recently suggested that "resistance is futile" and standalone LMS offerings "will be absorbed."
Other observers seem eager to declare the demise of LMS platforms. However, as I explained in a recent post, this would be a mistake.
Learning industry advisor, Craig Weiss, agrees. Recently he debunked the "LMS is dead" myth in deep detail. While outlining the capabilities of 500+ learning management systems he tracks, Craig offered this summary:
"The LMS is not dead. It's not dying. It is not requiring an extensive set of variables in order for it to grow. It is not requiring talent/performance management to be an essential feature. It is not becoming a human capital management system. It is becoming something people need and want. And that is a fact…"
Waiting For an LMS Safe Bet?
All these varying opinions beg the question: Is it wise to commit to technology that seems at risk of becoming obsolete?
The truth is – waiting to choose a next-generation LMS is probably your riskiest move. Technology decisions are naturally complicated, and the context surrounding innovation is inherently complex. Therefore, in a world where workforce skills, knowledge sharing and performance improvement often lead to competitive advantage, delaying a learning platform decision can be more costly than moving forward with the best fit among today's strongest contenders.
A smart way to get started is to learn more about how next-generation platforms are transforming learning in real-world environments. For example, to find out about the benefits of dynamic, cloud-based platforms like the ExpertusONE LMS, I recommend you download the Bersin research bulletin "The Convergence of Formal and Informal Learning — the Dawn of the Continuous Learning Management System."
Or to learn about continuous learning in action, read case studies like this: Software Giant Lowers Training Costs and Improves Readiness of Global Tech Team with Virtual Learning.
And of course, whenever you're ready to discuss your needs with learning technology experts, we're happy to help you consider available options.
Whatever you do – I recommend you get started now. A whole new world of learning lies ahead.
Note from Caleb: To see how a next-generation platform like the ExpertusONE cloud LMS can support continuous learning at your organization, learn more at our website or contact us to request a personalized demo.
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Lord Mayor visits Kazakhstan
Lord Mayor Fiona Woolf visits Almaty & Astana 3-5 September to forge closer UK-Kazakhstan business links.
The elected head of the global business 'City', Lord Mayor Fiona Woolf, visits Almaty and Astana from 3-5 Sept to strengthen business relations between the UK and Kazakhstan.
Accompanied by a British business delegation including representatives from the UK private and public sectors, leading lawyer Lord Mayor Woolf will take part in two major International Conferences: the 'Kazakhstan Islamic Finance Conference 2014' (Almaty) and the international conference 'Kazakhstan's role in a Globalising World: Trade and Investments' (Astana).
The Lord Mayor will also officially open two seminars organised by the British Embassy Kazakhstan, the British-Kazakh Law Association and the Law Society under the GREAT campaign. During these seminars invited UK and local Kazakh experts will share with Kazakh lawyers the best worldwide practice in corporate governance. Recent political developments, sanctions, and their effect on business and the economy will also be discussed. Lord Mayor will conduct a series of high-level meetings with a wide range of key governmental officials and business representatives. The Lord Mayor's visit highlights the increasing levels of co-operation in various commercial sectors between the UK and Kazakhstan.
Lord Mayor Woolf said of her visit:
The UK and Kazakhstan have a good working relationship which we both want to deepen as both our countries face the challenges and opportunities that the 21st century is bringing.
The UK's financial and professional services sector is a global leader and I will be glad to share the City of London's expertise with Kazakhstani counterparts and interlocutors. I look forward to participation in the two international conferences and the launch of another GREAT project in Kazakhstan. I'm sure, too, that the upcoming meetings with Kazakhstani colleagues will contribute to further development of fruitful business links between Kazakhstan and the UK.
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Keith Weikum, a set builder and special effects operator for theater productions at Umpqua Community College, already had a skeptical expression when he opened his front door.
The reporter standing outside asked him whether he knew a particular student who had signed up to be a production assistant on a play with Weikum.
Weikum scowled. He did know that student. Not well. But he had seen the student's face splashed all over the TV news. Weikum shook his head as he spoke slowly and directly.
"I don't know that name. I don't use that name," said Weikum, who had a specific suggestion instead. "Say: 'the shooter.'"
To the bewildered and angered residents of Roseburg, the shooter who gunned down nine people at the community college on Thursday is a man with no name. The gunman, a newcomer to Oregon, forged an almost totally anonymous life in a town, population 21,968, where it can be hard to keep secrets.
"For us, he was another guy who worked on a set," said Weikum's wife, Wendy Weikum, a local actress and a college trustee, who — following a community campaign to avoid focusing on the shooter — challenged a reporter to write a story that didn't mention the gunman's name.
So, here's that story: The man's neighbors at his tan apartment building rarely saw him, and some had to be shown his photo for identification. Downstairs neighbor Eli Loomas just remembered the shooter as a guy with baggy pants who walked goofy.
Few students knew the gunman, and those who did said he was low-key. For a survivor who had been in the classroom next door to where the man opened fire, junior Kendra Godon, it wasn't just that she had never seen the shooter before: She couldn't even remember whether she had seen him before.
Jane Ortiz, who met the gunman when he attended the Switzer Learning Center in Torrance, recalled him as an awkward boy who was slow to respond when someone said hello. The center teaches students with special needs, learning disabilities and emotional issues.
"He really didn't have a personality that was memorable," she said.
Not much is known about what the shooter had been doing in Oregon since he moved from the Los Angeles area with his mother in 2013, and that's fine with many Roseburg residents. They don't know him, and they don't want to know him.
"Let's heal and move forward, and not focus on this guy," said Keith Weikum.
In recent years, several communities and officials around the country have called for similar restraint on using mass shooters' names in public.
The argument holds that focusing on the gunmen takes attention from the victims and could encourage other people to commit massacres in hopes of elevating their lives out of anonymity.
After a gunman killed two Virginia journalists on live television in August, a person who used the email associated with the Oregon attacker wrote in an online post: "I have noticed that so many people like him are all alone and unknown, yet when they spill a little blood, the whole world knows who they are.
"A man who was known by no one, is now known by everyone. His face splashed across every screen, his name across the lips of every person on the planet, all in the course of one day."
The Oregon gunman apparently got his wish after the worst school shooting in the state's history.
The Roseburg News-Review published his name and a 1-inch photo of his face on Friday's front page, below a large photo of the community at a vigil and the headline "UNITED IN GRIEF."
News outlets across the nation also featured the gunman. But the News-Review met a furious backlash on the newspaper's Facebook page.
"Way to slap your community in the face!" wrote a Facebook user, Val Kammeyer. "Our own local newspaper can't even back us up and respect our wishes!"
Another user, Josh McDonald, added, "Since the news review decided to post the pic and the name we should refrain from buying their paper." His comment got 33 "likes."
The next day, the News-Review resumed its coverage, but the shooter's name appeared nowhere in the paper. The front page featured the photos of the nine victims and their names in large font, as well as brief stories about their lives.
Roseburg's anonymity campaign — appearing in hashtags like #dontsayhisname — has been driven in part by Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin, who told reporters, "You will never hear me say his name."
That drew a rebuke from the editorial board for the state's largest newspaper, the Portland-based Oregonian, which pointed out that public identification served an essential purpose in criminal investigations, including Hanlin's.
"Hanlin has been encouraging anyone who might have tips relating to the shootings to call 1-800-CALL-FBI," the editorial board wrote. But as a practical matter, the paper wrote, how can they pass along tips about the gunman "if they never know that he was the shooter?"
That stand on the shooter's name aside, the Oregonian's story editors have felt the public pressure. The paper said Saturday it would limit use of the gunman's name and only use it "where it was needed for context."
As it happened, according to the News-Review's publisher, Jeff Ackerman, his paper's omission of the shooter's name was unintentional. It will use the name in the future, he said.
"Not sure how we follow the story without a name," Ackerman wrote in an email. "Evil has a name and a face. Hitler, Pol Pot, Charles Manson, etc. What do we call him when researching his 13 weapons, mental health issues, etc? 'Shooter Number Two'?"
Umpqua Community College student Dylan Knapp knew and had gone to middle school and high school with slain students Lucero Alcaraz and Lucas Eibel, and had played basketball against another victim, Treven Taylor Anspach.
When the News-Review printed the shooter's picture on the front page, Knapp tweeted a photo of the newspaper with the gunman's name and picture torn out. "Don't [expletive] say his name," Knapp wrote, getting retweeted by several students.
"I don't really want to know anything about him at all," Knapp said in a private message to The Times. "I know that all that stuff is gonna come out and that people will have their theories on why he did it, but I myself have no desire to know anything about him. I want to know more about the victims."
But Knapp also acknowledged that there was a gap between the public campaign against naming the gunman and the private conversations rippling through town, in cafes and among students, away from the out-of-town reporters and the cameras.
Still, Knapp said, he knew plenty of students who said they didn't know the shooter, and "they didn't want to know him, either."
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DARTMOUTH — For one, it was a career choice born in childhood; for the other, the path proved more winding.
DARTMOUTH — For one, it was a career choice born in childhood; for the other, the path proved more winding.
But in the end, for both Dr. Robert Baarsvik and his associate Dr. Jauna Souza, the decision to pursue their professional dreams in their SouthCoast home was the right thing to do.
"My childhood made me who I am today. This was an incredible community to grow up in," said Robert Baarsvik, a Dartmouth-based orthodontist who grew up in New Bedford and now lives in Fairhaven. "I have so many great memories. As far as life and work go, this area has it all."
A 1974 New Bedford High School graduate, Baarsvik initially received a degree in nursing from Boston University before turning his sights toward dentistry, eventually specializing in orthodontics.
"I started out wanting to be a medical doctor, so nursing made sense because it was a way for me to earn a living and help support my family while I was earning my degree," said Baarsvik. He said he was drawn to dentistry during one of his clinical rotations while studying at the University of San Francisco.
Upon graduation Baarsvik came back East, earning a Certificate in Orthodontics from Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry in 1989.
"I loved the West Coast, but this has always been my home," said the father of two whose practice was initially in downtown New Bedford before relocating to Tucker Road in Dartmouth.
In fact, his opening day for his new location took place on Sept. 11, 2001.
"Needless to say, we don't do a lot of celebrating on that day," said Baarsvik.
Growing up, one of three sons raised by a single mother, Baarsvik quickly learned the value of hard work and it's something he shares with fellow orthodontist Dr. Jauna Souza.
Souza, a 1999 New Bedford High School graduate, received a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. A doctorate in dental medicine from Tufts University followed four years later and Souza returned to New Bedford to practice general dentistry.
"I enjoyed what I was doing, but just didn't feel like it was entirely right for me," she said. So she continued her education, earning a Certificate in Orthodontics from Montefiore Medical Center in New York and graduating as chief resident in 2012.
Baarsvik had been something of a mentor to Souza throughout her schooling, so when she decided to pursue orthodontics, he decided to offer her a position in his practice.
"I was at the point where I really needed some additional help and she is a great fit," he said. "She has a tremendous energy and really connects with the patients. That's so important in what we do."
The funny thing is, braces weren't even a consideration for either Baarsvik or Souza while they were growing up.
"My mom was a single parent raising three sons," said Baarsvik.
"She did a phenomenal job," he said of his mother, now 94. "But let's just say braces weren't something that made it into the budget."
Souza recalls similar circumstances.
"My family did a lot to push me to where I am today, but we certainly weren't well off growing up," said Souza, whose parents divorced when she and her sister were teens.
But "there wasn't a day that went by that my mother didn't remind how important education is."
Baarsvik and Souza pointed out that today, orthodontics offers a variety of treatment and payment plans to make the costs more affordable for families.
And, at the Dartmouth practice — on the site of what once was the North Dartmouth post office — is an open, comfortable environment. It comes complete with the latest gaming systems for the young patients and fresh baked cookies and coffee for mom and dad to make visits much less stressful for all involved, they said.
"You can tell when a patient is nervous and there are so many things you can do to put them at ease," said Souza.
"Sometimes they just come running in and jump in the chair and you have to slow them down," joked Baarsvik. "I take that as a really good sign."
Baarsvik and Souza recommend seven as a good age for an initial orthodontic exam as many issues can be treated more effectively in younger patients.
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