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Life360 is a family location app for Windows Phone 8 that will map out family members smartphones using GPS tracking technology. The app also has features to locate lost phones, alerts for when family members reach their destination, and more.
Life360 is available for Windows Phone 8, iPhones, Android devices and even non-smartphones can be registered and tracked. The app has plenty of features but does require each smartphone to have the app installed and each family register for membership. While the core Life360 service is free, it takes a little more effort to set-up than, say AT&T's Family Map but may end up saving you a little cash along the way.
Life360's Set-up
When you first launch Life360, you will need to register with the service. The entire process takes a few minutes and when complete, the app will send you to its main pages.
The main page of Life360 has a map view at the upper quarter of the page that will mark your location and your family member's location (if they are nearby). At the very top of the page is a tabbed menu that will give you the option to change your circles (more on this in a second) along with icons to send out an alert or check-in at a location.
Below the map view is a series of pages or sections that includes:
- Member Listing
- Messages
- Places (for location based alerts)
- Premium Services
The Member page will list your particulars (current location) and any other members in your family circle. You can create additional circles such as extended family, caregivers, friends, etc. The default view is for your family circle but you can switch between circles by using the tabbed menu on the main page.
A quick note on the map view is that if you tap on the map section, it will expand full screen where you can move it around or zoom in/out by touch. Circle members will be pinned and if you tap on the map pin, the view will shift to the member's details on the Member page.
To invite a family member to join your circle, just tap the "Add New Member" button tile on Life360's Members section. You can choose members to invite from your Windows Phone address book or enter their contact information manually. When invited an email will be sent to your family member requesting they download the app to their phone, create a membership with Life360 and join your circle.
Once they join your circle, tapping their name will pull up a list of options that includes sending them a message, call them, update their location, generate directions to their location and view their profile. Circle options can be accessed at the bottom of the Members page and include hiding a circle member, edit the name of the circle, delete members of a circle and choose which alerts are used for notifications (email, app notifications or SMS).
Additional Features
While the primary function of Life360 is to track or locate your family members, the app has a few additional features that could come in handy. For example, you can create a place that will allow you to create a location based alert when a family member arrives at that location. This feature can come in handy when a teenage driver is traveling and you need to make sure they reach their destination safely.
Another feature for the basic Life360 app is the ability to pin reported crimes on your map and alert you when crimes are reported in your area. If you aren't sure of the area a family member is traveling to or through, this feature can alert you of potential safety issues.
While Life360 helps you keep tabs on family members, by tracking the phone itself the app can come in handy to locate a lost or stolen phone. It may not pinpoint which room of the house you left your Windows Phone in but it'll get you in the neighborhood.
Premium Service
The basic Life360 is free and includes the location tracking service, the ability to create two places, the messaging feature, crime pins and check-ins. Life360 also offers a Premium Service that will cost $5 per month (annual plan runs $50 with two months free) that will add the following features:
- 24/7 Live Advisor
- Instant Roadside Assistance
- Unlimited Places
- Non-Smartphone Lookups
- Stolen Phone Protection (up to $100)
As far as the accuracy of locating your Windows Phone (or any other smartphone), Life360 is a little bit of a mixed bag. Life360 was able to map locations within about 25 feet of where the phones actually were but there were times when the location was several city blocks off. It appears to be an indoor vs. outdoor issue, which shouldn't be that surprising, with the accuracy being slightly off when you GPS lacks a clear view of the sky. Mapping non-smartphones wasn't as accurate due to the lack of a GPS but close enough to give you a clue if your child is where they are supposed to be or not.
Keep in mind, Life360 isn't a live tracking app and won't track your movements as a navigation app would. It will refresh your member's locations periodically or you can manually refresh a member's location from their member's listing.
Messaging was similar to other messaging services and I liked how the emergency alert has a countdown timer before a family member is notified. This gives you a few seconds to cancel the alert just in case you accidently tap the icon. What I don't like is that the emergency alert will call, text and email everyone in your circle. I would have preferred an option to alert select members of my circle than sending my children a message that I'm in trouble.
Not around your Windows Phone and need to locate a family member? You can go to Life360.com and have online access to your account from a computer. You can message, view your location history and manage your Circles from the web portal.
Better than the alternatives?
Life360 isn't the only game in town for keeping tabs on family member's phones. Microsoft has the My Windows Phone service and wireless providers offer similar family location services. Sprint has the Family Locator service, T-Mobile has the FamilyWhere app (Android only), Verizon has a Family Locator service as well. Personally, I have first-hand experience with AT&T Family Map and have to admit that Life360 comes across as a viable alternative to what the wireless providers offer.
While Microsoft allows you to locate, ring, lock and erase your Windows Phone, the service is limited to your Windows Phone. While the My Windows Phone service from Microsoft is a free service and has a dandy collection of features, it will not let you track family members.
AT&T offers a similar service, AT&T Family Map, which gives you the ability to locate family member's phones. The phones have to be associated with your account and the service comes at a cost ($9.99 a month for up to two phones and up to five phones for $14.99). AT&T Family Map has the ability to call, text and locate phones (smart or otherwise) and does not require an app to be installed. You can set places within the Family Map app but there are no location based alerts. You can access the AT&T Family Map services through a Windows Phone app or web portal.
Is Life360 better than the alternatives? With the ability to track family members, I have to give it the nod to Life360 over Microsoft's service. If you don't have a family to keep up with, the My Windows Phone service will do just fine in locating a lost Windows Phone and does have the added ability to ring, lock or erase your phone.
AT&T does comes at a cost, lacks location based alerts and is limited in the number of phones it can track. On the plus side, AT&T Family Map doesn't require an app installed to track a phone and covers both smartphones and non-smart phones. Life360 does match or surpass AT&T Family Map with regards to features but requires an app and registration to locate a phone. This requirement isn't unreasonable but all a family member has to do to hide from being located by Life360 is delete the app or turn off the location services. Family Map and similar can work off the cellular signal and the only way I know to defeat Family Map is to turn off your phone.
When all is said and done, it's a close call as to which is best. The paid services should have a free trail period and with Life360's basic service being free, there really isn't anything stopping you from trying both and deciding for yourself. Personally, once my youngest child moves to a smartphone this summer (I am told it's not cool for a teenager to have a flip phone), I'll probably be using Life360 full-time and save a little on my wireless bill. While she uses a feature phone, AT&T's Family Map seems to provide the more accurate location between the two.
Overall Impression
I have survived a teenage son learning to drive (who incidentally is headed off to college this Fall) and I am about to have a daughter move into the teenage years (not looking forward to gentlemen callers).
Being able to locate my family members when they do not answer the phone or verify where they are when they do answer the phone is important. Even if you don't have children, these location services can also come in handy to help locate elder family members or help find family members during times of crisis. Life360 can be a small reassurance that everyone in your family is accounted for and where they should be.
Life360 does a good job of locating family member's smartphones and gets you in the neighborhood of where non-smartphones are. The location based alerts are a nice touch and will not only generate a toast notification when a family member reaches a destination but you'll also get an email. The app is laid out in simple, uncomplicated fashion. While I would have preferred to have just registered the telephone number with Life360, requiring the members of your circle to register and download the app helps prevent abuses.
If you are looking for an alternative to a paid service offered by your wireless carrier that locates your family's phones you may want to take a gander at Life360.
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Sunday, December 27, 2009
Sunday Book Review: Scoundrel's Kiss
From the back cover:
Turning his back on his old life as a rogue, Gavriel de Marqueda has joined a monastic order in Spain and taken a vow of chastity. Before he becomes a monk, he must pass one final test: help a woman who has lost her way. But when he lays eyes on Ada of Keyworth, he is tempted beyond measure by her sultry beauty and dangerous curves. . .
Far from her home in England, Ada has been battling inner demons for more than a year. When she discovers that her only friend has abandoned her, she has no choice but to grudgingly accept Gavriel's help. But Ada is not fooled. Though Gavriel wears the robes of a monk, Ada sees that he is a virile man who looks at her with a hunger that matches her own—one that begs to be satisfied again and again. . .
Set in 13th century Spain, Scoundrel's Kiss is a perfect blend of historical fiction and romance. First off, the setting. There aren't many romances set in Medieval Spain and I don't understand why. The fight between the Spanish and the Moors for control of the country would seem to be the perfect backdrop and Scoundrel's Kiss is certainly proof of just how gripping the conflict can be. The sights, the sounds and the smells of Medieval Spain are ably depicted. The reader feels as if they are there. But what makes this book so special are the characters. Ada and Gavriel are both flawed individuals with secrets that torment them. I don't think I've ever seen two characters quite like this beffore. Ada is stubborn, strong, smart, snarky, and compassionate with the ability to use a dagger if necessary. And highly educated at a time, when most men and women were not literate. She's more than a match for Gavriel who is desperate to atone for the sins that he committed in his previous life before he joins the Order. What Lofty does so brilliantly in this book is to bring these two unlikely people together, and slowly have them fall in love, despite their better judgement. Ada and Gavriel earn their happy ending.
Lofty has also with a few deft keystrokes of her computer, created a compelling cast of secondary characters to support Ada and Gavriel. Blanca, Fernan and Jacob, and two memorable villains Pacheco and Joaquin de Silva, add depth to her novel. Just when you think you know who these characters are, Lofty reveals another layer to their characters. It's been a long time since I was sad to see a historical romance end, but I wasn't quite ready to leave the world of Scoundrel's Kiss. I will definitely be seeking out a copy of her first book, What A Scoundrel Wants, and I look forward to reading future historical romances by Carrie Lofty.
For history geeks like me, Lofty also includes an afterword, where she discusses the history behind the book and what liberties she took. She also provides a list of resources on her web-site which is manna for someone like me.
Verdict: Highly Recommended/Very steamy
4 comments:
- KT Grant said...
I really enjoyed Soundrel's Kiss also. Very rich writing from Carrie :D
- December 27, 2009 at 11:20 PM
- Patricia Altner said...
Thanks for this review. The history of Moorish Spain has fascinated me for years.
Another title readers might find of interest is The Lions of al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay. It is shelved in the fantasy section of bookstores and libraries because Kay uses alternate names for the three religions that coexisted at the time - Christian, Moslem, Judiasm. Kay writes an alternate history but a one that is well researched.
I am glad to hear about Scoundrel's Kiss. This is another title to add to my TBR list
- December 28, 2009 at 8:23 AM
- Kit moss said...
Love Scnadalous Women?
Nominate it and any other historical fiction or fact blogs you love at http://historicalnovelblogs.blogspot.com .
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- December 31, 2009 at 2:20 PM
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Each year students at Philip Simmons Elementary work hard on a campus-wide passion project. The goal of the project is to develop a perspective on problems faced in the world. This year, the school turned its focus on the community -- relationships, understanding and engagement.
"We wanted to make sure that our community is cohesive," school librarian Rosie Herold said.
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US considering 'arming drones' against terrorists in Niger
American officials are calling for stronger and more aggressive tactics against Islamist terrorist groups in West Africa, following the recent killing of four Green Berets in Niger (4 October).
There is now a possibility of arming drones in the African region to fight growing terrorism especially Al Qaeda in the Maghreb (AQIM) which has been in operation and active for some years now.
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Just yesterday I was just telling someone something to the effect: "Shipyard fires are usually started when some ignorant jerk leaves a bunch of oil soaked rags in a pile because he never paid attention to the safety brief and never reads reports. The nuclear community is too squared away to ever let something like that happen on one of their boats.
He went to a state room for a cigarette break, saw a bag of rags on the bunk and set them on fire.A $400-million bag of rags? Really?
To make it worse - he was under medication for anxiety attacks.
Really? We have people who suffer from anxiety attacks - on medication nonetheless - who are working in the cramped confines of a submarine.
Great .... now I owe that person more beer - after I check my supply of iodine pills because I think our standards are slipping.
To h311 with the PC police - if you have a diagnosed psychological condition such as anxiety for Pete's sake, I don't care if you are medicated or not, you ain't working on a nuclear submarine.
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Sharing my Journey and my Thoughts …
Ok, ok so it's mid-March and that wonderful streak I had updating my blog last year seems to be shot. What excuse can I make other than the truth – it's been quite busy, but in the best possible way. So many things have happened from then 'til now and I have been enjoying it every step of the way.
The big ones included having my work featured at Miami Art Basel 2015 on South Beach (2nd year in a row), joining the Digital Photography School team, writing "The Adventures of Candice", a children's book that has since been published (so go get your copy on Amazon), interviews with A Big Box of Crayons and BooksGoSocial and just last month getting featured in two local Sunday newspapers (on the same day). Oh and I started back painting … which is a big deal for me personally.
So yeah add my regular 9 to 5 job to that and I am sure you can understand why this blog fell a little by the wayside, though I don't feel too guilty since I have been blogging at DPS. I can't explain how proud I am to be part of such an amazing team of writers and photographers.
In my last post I promised to do a Part 2 to my Road Trippin' article, so I am gonna deliver on that promise by sharing my article: 3 Tips to Maximize Your Road Trip Photos. Back then, I hoped to share thoughts along this line – but this has since been expanded to help with your own photography, so check it out when you can.
Later this week, I head up to New England again and hopefully I can use my many-hour plane times to put some more thoughts on paper. Until then, I leave you with a few of my favourite moments for the times we've been apart …
My 2016 mantra thus far "Every time you subtract negative from your life, you make room for positive"
My first rule of vacation planning is have only the shell of a plan – nothing must be cast in stone, there must be no itinerary or set course of events, simply because go-with-the-flow plans are wayyyyyy more fun and give birth to the best travel stories.
I have been on quite a few road trips in my lifetime, but this one was the first without an actual destination – thus the framework was made up as the journey progressed. Through fifteen states and six thousand, two hundred and ten miles later, it turned out to be the most productive, hassle-free, exhilarating, most fun and best vacation I have ever had!
An early morning start in Rhode Island and a late night return to starting point twelve days later, was packed with adventure, new experiences, great food and beer discoveries, scenic drives through mountains, forests, prairies and desert, cultural backdrops and absolutely breathtaking landscapes along the way.
I have so many things to write, so many things to share, say and re-live, that days later I found myself drenched in a downpour of thoughts and words and just didn't know where to start. Definitely not going to be a chronological recount, even though I took enough travel notes during my trip to be able to add a detailed timeline – hey, the trip had no structure, why should the blog post?
Among the most memorable moments this trip were: overnight camping in Yellowstone National Park where the temperature dropped from a sweltering 102F (39C) at midday to a freezing 28F (-2C) at midnight; seeing my first grizzly bear in Wyoming (saw two in fact); taking in the music of my favourite band Dave Matthews in Colorado (and yes that location is legally significant); watching and capturing a lightning storm over the desert right after sunset in Arches National Park and disturbing the peace in lazy Nebraska with Nirvana (I will have to withhold the details of this shenanigan so that I may not usurp the angelic image you have of me, wink wink).
Out of the fifteen states I touched on during this trip, I must say that Wyoming was by far by favourite. The expansive, scenic prairies, abundant wildlife; outstanding (and environmentally friendly) welcome centre and rest stops; home to America's first National Park (Yellowstone) and lastly the preservation of a timeline and lifestyle. My mother has travelled to Canada but she has never been to the United States and if she went to Wyoming first, it would fulfill her expectations of what she thinks the U.S. to be – like she walked on the studio set of her favourite 70s western show, Bonanza.
The American heartland seemed all very similar to the eyes of this outsider, people living off the land – acres and acres of corn, soy and sunflower; fields of grazing cattle, homes styled with barns and silos dotted miles apart and surrounded by non-obtrusive but definitive farm fencing. Though this scene seemed to repeat itself in several states, it never became monotonous since each place added its own flavour.
Moab in Utah was probably my favourite town – south of Arches National Park, nestled in the heart of sandstone country, not to mention getting there is via a mandatory awe inspiring drive through giant mountainous red rock formations – what's not to love? The town itself is quaint and touristy, but in a more authentic way that many other tourist spots I've visited. The best part of course is that it's only a few miles away from the National Park which allowed this photographer easier access to late evening and early morning light, eliminating daunting long drives back to accommodation after a long day of park exploration.
That just reminded me of another great moment when leaving the park after an amazing sunset and earlier referenced lightning storm – parked on a cliff flanked by a huge wall of sandstone, with silhouettes of magnificent eroded monoliths at Arches, sitting on the floor outside the car, under a moon hanging so low, you felt that if you stood up and stretched a little further you might be able to touch it somehow … the kind of moon that makes you feel safe enough to howl at …uninhibited.
"Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere … and in the middle of nowhere you find yourself …" – Stacy Westfall
In the last week, I have been offline more than on – it started off unintentionally as my Internet Service Provider seemed to have neglected their core duty of providing the Internet service I pay for – seems to be more widespread than isolated. Well I'm not complaining, since other than getting a raw deal there, offline mode seems to work for me at times, as I learned a few months ago.
Back in April, I took a solitary vacation in Tennessee – the intention was to take a break from the daily grind and spend some time grounding myself to nature. Almost every day I was out hiking, nature walking and doing either photography or simply enjoying some view of the Great Smokey Mountains.
Somewhere close to me leaving Tennessee and proceeding to the next leg of my vacation, I decided I would stay in the cabin one day and catch up on email and social media. So I woke up late, made some tea, powered up and … alas no Internet. I tried all my devices before I called the front desk to enquire. Seems that a truck had accidentally pulled down the connection that linked the resort to the rest of the world and they didn't know when it would be resolved. A quick roll of my eyes to the heavens and a sigh, followed by a small reassurance to self that this was a first world country and that service would certainly be restored within the hour, I hung up on a very polite girl named Sue whose accent was so adorable that when she gave me the news, it was easy to withhold the shriek of disbelief.
My first thought "why oh why did I chose today of all days to stay in the cabin … I really should have done something outdoors". So I went down to the restaurant and got lunch, watched whatever there was on the tube since I had no phone to distract me … and then noticed that everyone else there was doing the same … it may seem trivial, but in the last few years with people getting more and more intimate with their phone, it seems like we hardly ever watch anything else, let alone have our focus in a common direction or …each other. Gasp!
I went back to my room, took a nap, followed by a long soak in my jacuzzi (which was simply decorative until this point), did laundry, watched a movie and then realized that in between all that, I had checked if the Internet was back up…oh at least a hundred times … sigh I thought, now I know what "stir-crazy" feels like (thankfully it seems a long way off from "bat-sh*t-crazy) and on realization of this I made a conscious effort to check less often.
"Unplug the World, Ground Yourself and Rewire Your Thoughts" – Nisha Ramroop
I read … I wrote and several cups of tea later I was sitting on my balcony listening to the birds, then to the rain, then to the music I had stored on my iPad, mostly hours of the haunting and beautiful voices of Florence Welsh and Lana Del Rey. By dinner time, the front desk called me to let me know that the service wouldn't be back up until the next day and in that instant I realized that not only I could, but I would survive 24 hours plus with being disconnected. I blissfully started planning the rest of my night, which included more writing and music and it was almost surreal, a powerful reminder that this was how I spent many hours on the weekend growing up and it was nice to be back there in my head. I felt truly happy.
Lots of time to think, to reflect on self and the choices that I made for the year thus far (which has been pretty awesome by the way). I have become a strong advocate for getting rid of the negative energies in your life as quickly as possible – people and things that suck the life force out of you … that detracts more than it adds and makes you feel less than the person you really are at times. In the direct opposite to that, I have started surrounding myself with creative, happy, fun, positive people and I know that I add to their lives as much as they each do to mine.
So many ideas have seen fruition this year, so many more successes to feel proud of and thrilled to have started back drawing and painting and realize that I still have that skill, even though it has been dormant for years.
So yes in that day back in April, I woke up at close to midday and proceeded to have the most boring, uneventful and albeit restful day that I have had in years. And I took a page out of that to reference at will. I was disconnected from the world and all of it's distractions as I reconnected to self … a reminder of an uncomplicated time … a simple feeling I wish for you …
I recently stumbled across a quote that said:
"Artists are people driven by the tension between the desire to communicate and the desire to hide"
Words that resonated deep within.. Most artists I know, especially photographers, have few (if any) photos of themselves. We seem to be in a tug-of-war between our extrovert and introvert halves. I guess it's just how we are… we don't like to be in front of the lens (or do we?). Maybe it's because we are most critical of the end result or just painfully aware that we have only seen ourselves "backwards" (aka mirror image).
Last year I resolved to do one thing that scares me (often) and several months later while testing lights for a conceptual shoot, I had an aha moment which birthed a self-portrait project. As I started storyboarding technique, lighting and outfits, the project quickly took on a life of its own and my fear of being in front of the camera started to slowly dissipate. My remote trigger became a staple as I invested hours of reading and watching videos of successful self-portraits artists, Brooke Shaden at the definite top of my list. I even adopted her "set timer, throw remote and pose" working model (this has since evolved into interval timing which allows me a better work flow).
In this evolution, these "self-sessions" have taught me many lessons since it is definitely not as easy as it looks! And with each shoot I find myself becoming more and more comfortable, but bigger than that, it has helped me with workflow posing of my clients.
I will tell you this much, it is indeed rewarding to put a shoot together and then see it through to the end and at this rate I foresee more elaborate sets and costuming in the works.
Stay tuned as I have lots of fun with this 🙂
I've been traveling for many years and yet this was my first Spring. I usually choose either earlier or later months in the year to vacation, but that might have to be reconsidered after what turned out to be an experience of spiritual renewal which I never anticipated.
Spring sprung late this year … as defined by snow still present in early May; especially at some of the higher elevations (I even had a brilliant idea to photo-record this apparent slow melt process for future reference and jumped in a knee-deep pile … can you feel the wet socks? Such fun …!)
This trip wasn't planned in any detail (if at all) … it was an opportunity that presented itself in the form of a paid-for, lonely, log cabin resort and I said what the heck…might as well make the most of it.
My whirlwind trip started in Tennessee in said amazing resort, with several treks to The Great Smoky Mountains – one that I ventured on by myself and two others that I did with a guided group – all filled with breathtaking vistas and that feeling of rebirth and awakening in the air. I was absolutely awestruck by the Smokies, but a few days later I ventured a few states away and managed to fall in love with The White Mountains of New Hampshire.
I drove and hiked in The Smokies to its highest elevations (over 6600 feet) and I must report that the ever changing flora, the random sightings of black bears in the wild (even next to my own cabin), the history and preserved remnants of the early settlers and the sheer beauty and magnitude of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was a lot to inhale … and the only word that I can honestly come up with to describe it all is "awesome" … and breathtakingly so…
The White Mountains – a whole other scenery – the mountains themselves were vastly varied; from snow capped peaks that reflected the sun in beautiful and blinding proportions to others covered with naked trees still recovering from this year's bitter winter, onto those of green mountains dotted with blossoms of white and purple and then to huge bare-faced rock walls flanking some areas like armoured Roman bodyguards.
The route itself was also more spectacular in its own way – while The Smokies had changing tree types and magnificent ridges, The White Mountains were lined with stony rivers, cascading waterfalls and the scenic changing of green and coloured roads to snow lined ones as I undertook each ascent and descent.
In between Tennessee and New Hampshire though lay a transition and the best part of my trip … my discovery of Forsythias in Rhode Island and in reflection, what Spring has come to mean to me. I saw these flowering shrubs as soon as I landed in that airport and then to my amazement realized they were planted in almost every home … all over the state in their magnificent golden yellow glory adding laughter to a landscape that was also recovering from a record breaking New England winter gone by … It spoke to me on a deeper level, a previously unadorned tree waking up to the changing weather, blossoming in the most splendiferous way, signaling the other trees to wake up and perhaps burst into own their glory (most of them seem to still be in disbelief that the cold was actually gone) with these yellow sunshiny "can't-help-but-look-at-me" happy blooms urging them on …
If springtime is about renewal and rebirth and all things anew; if it's about discovery and overcoming struggle to shine brilliantly among ice wrecked stark bareness and if it's about the annual rejuvenation of nature's hibernating soul … then that is what the Forsythia now means to me … the embellishment of a previously austere landscape and its resurgence to joyous beginnings …
Whether it was on the chilly mountain top of Clingman's Cove in Smoky Tennessee, the picturesque town of North Conway nestled in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, or the simple truth of a four-lobed golden flower in Rhode Island, my take away from this Spring vacation has amounted to a quote by Rumi: "If your eyes are opened, you will see the things worth seeing…"
"I told you to hide your heart once. You should have listened." – Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen
Quite a lot has happened this month photography wise… but I decided to take a step into the past and recognise a shoot I did back in early 2013 (my "Red Queen" series) with one of my favourite girls, local model – Adele.
As a landscape photographer, my scenes are usually devoid of people…the way I have always preferred it. However when most of my photographer friends look at my photos, their first comment usually seems to start "If we put a model right there…"
*insert heavy sigh here*So a few years ago I decided heck why not, let me give it a go – let me attempt to share my beautiful landscapes with another subject of beauty … thus commenced the turning of the creative cogs to make it happen; there were lots of ideas, but I found myself less attracted to images where the model dominated the scene and what actually spoke to me were those that used people as "props" … yeah that probably doesn't sound too politically correct, but hear me out … people as props; meaning they became a part of the scenery, showcasing and enhancing the environment as much as the reverse was true … my right-brain found this a more harmonious and pleasing take.
"Words can lie. See beyond them." – Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen
I took a few ideas to my storyboard and what emerged was a series whose protagonist was a lonesome girl, who found her peace and hope in the bosom of the natural world. The wardrobe I had in mind was way more than I could afford at the time and instead of letting that further delay my project (which I was now excited about) I decided I would make the dresses – ambitious I know but I think these are the moments that it feels amazing to be a creative … those times when you feel driven enough that everything feels possible and doable… moments that I look forward to in each project.
Below are two of my favourites from "Red Queen", the latter of two projects [from The Lonely Girl Series] done to date. Adele (my model for both sets) is an awesome girl to work with and in this shoot she spent over an hour in the freezing water so that we could get the desired shots, with plenty conversations on thinking warm thoughts to stop her teeth from chattering … she was an absolute sport and we managed to have lots of fun (and quite a few beers after too 🙂 )
Maybe later on I will do a throwback to the first set where she wore white…
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All photos copyrighted ©Niko Photo; http://www.nikophotography.com
So guess which landscape photographer you know and love discovered birding while on one of her trips? If you told me that would be me a few months ago, I would said "nahhhh…", with no good reason whatsoever.
My dad was a bird lover, I won't categorize him as birder … you know those guys (and gals) that can name and distinguish birds on sight, study field guides and rattle off interesting facts in a heartbeat … my dad was only a bit of the latter but his love for birds led to him participating in many conservation efforts over my growing up years. In fact, we still have two parrots he saved from the forest twenty years ago – he wrestled with the idea of having caged birds because it was against his beliefs (that they should be left in the wild), but he grew so attached to them that they were sleeping by his head or on his shoulder most days and roaming around the house like they owned it – left plenty for me to clean up, but like I said they are with me 20 years now and definitely part of the family.
I have always been a great admirer of bird photographers and over the years developed a profound respect for them (after having tried it myself); the craft certainly requires additional patience, in synergy with the usual timing and skill.
While in the U.S. earlier this year, I had the good fortune of having a bird feeder outside my bedroom window and I felt myself sitting there a number of times just looking at the birds come by … I never imagined something so simple to be such a fascinating thing. Naturally the next step was to grab my camera … I mean how hard could it be, they were within range, not going anywhere and in abundance a few feet away and even better they were not spooked by me being so close … sufficed to say I had to ante up cause it was not as easy as it looked even with these conditions… birds move fast … hardly a lightbulb moment I know, but definitely made me stop and think.
Today, I went on a small expedition with some birding photographer friends of mine to a remote part of Trinidad called Biche, a place where I haven't been since I was 13/14 years old. My dad used to frequent Biche, it was where we spent many weekends camping and being back there today was rather nostalgic and almost emotive for me. And yup there were birds … hundreds of birds, different species …everywhere … more in the earlier hours of this morning (did I mention I got up at 4:30 am?).
At one point when we were driving through the forested areas, with the car windows down, all you could hear were birds whistling their carefree tunes. At the end of the day I saw and learned more than I actually shot … and I grew an even deeper respect for my birding photographer friends, who had me in awe with not only their captures but with their incredible knowledge … I might not be one of them yet, but I was and always will be a bird lover like my dad …


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A mass jailbreak has occurred near Benghazi, Libya, with more than 1,000 detainees held for "serious charges" escaping, AP reports.
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- Cut off body of shirt from one armpit seam to other armpit seam
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This is adorable and so is that little baby!!! You are a clever mother to think of making this!!!!
I think your idea is wonderful, and the baby is adorable..
VERY interesting idea!
REALLY cute, and a VERY good idea!
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1. Car distribution organization : strategic issues in four configurationsUniversity dissertation from Linköping : Linköping University Electronic Press
Abstract : This study is concerned with car distribution organization, a context characterized by overcapacity, intense competition, and manufacturers heavily focusing on brands. In the study, different distribution solutions are investigated through applying a framework of four strategic issues. READ MORE
2. Distribution and Differences Stratification and the System of Reproduction in a Swedish Peasant Community 1620-1820University dissertation from Uppsala : Universitetsbiblioteket
Abstract : This dissertation examines the character, conditions and change of peasant stratification in early modern Sweden. Wherever and whenever one looks, one finds that resources were unevenly spread among peasant households. In the literature, there are different, and conflicting, views compatible with this finding. READ MORE
3. Just Distribution : Rawlsian Liberalism and the Politics of Basic IncomeUniversity dissertation from Stockholm : Statsvetenskapliga institutionen
Abstract : Should liberal egalitarians endorse the idea of an unconditional basic income for all? This thesis defends a politics of unconditional universalism, offering a liberty-respecting and non-perfectionist basis for maximin-guided policies. The argument starts off from a Rawlsian justification of basic income in the context of institutional ideal theory. READ MORE
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There are only two things that come out of the space program:
1. Screensavers
2. Bragging rights.
We evolved on this planet. This is our home. Most of these space explorers woudn't dream of living in a germy trailer, but they will subject themselves to even worse conditions just for space.
The cool multicolor images were INFRARED CAMERAS. In reality, all you see are stars. Your sense of balance also suffers in space. It is very unhealthy to go into space.
The Curiosity rover cost the US 2.5 billion. That money could:
1. Provide 5 million computers for schools across the nation.
2. Provide everyone with a month of food.
Think of all the water, oxygen, metal, and gold sent up to space for no purpose except national pride.
As less people can find jobs, it is time the government sets up a welfare system, and the space program getss in the way.
Space exploration seemed important in the 1960s when we were in a "space race." But what was discovered by visiting the moon wasn't much, and the other discoveries about planetary objects are interesting but aren't necessary. In fact, we're seeing that companies are now able to do space exploration, so it's possible that it could become a private enterprise in the future, and not require tax dollars. Another concern, though, is the amount of space debris that is being generated in orbit, and could one day be dangerous.
I do think we are wasting taxpayers money if we spend heavily on space exploration. I do think that some money should be spent but not a huge amount. Unless there is an asteroid tumbling to earth that we haven't been told about. I think that we should spend more money on other things.
I would normally say that space is not a waste of time, and we need to explore it. We do need to explore space and expand our knowledge, but right now, it isn't the best time. The world is in a financial crisis, where important nations have huge deficits. Space contributes to these deficits, so we need to balance the books and solve the financial crisis before we focus on space.
It's be like if the Spanish a few hundred years back paid Columbus millions to sail circles around the sea and all he'd bring back would be a few sea shells and plankton he scraped off the bottom of his boat after the voyage.
And also instead of the Americas being thousands of miles away it would be millions of light years.
Here's a revolutionary idea. How about we put that government money toward ending child starvation in the U.S. before sending people to the moon because we think it'd be cool.
I think ending starvation would be a lot cooler, but that's just me.
We shouldn't be borrowing from China to pay for unnecessary programs like space exploration. Sure it would be great if we had the money. It would also be great to end world hunger. But neither of those are possible because our spending is out of control in Washington. Due to too many taxes and regulations, we do not have enough jobs and thus we do not have enough people paying taxes and generating tax revenue.
No, don't try to sail the Atlantic, it's a waste of money!
No, don't bother circumnavigating the globe, it's a waste of time!
Don't you realize that tax money would be better spent on infrastructure and war right here in Portugal and Spain than in trying to explore and discover new parts of the world? Obviously investing money in exploration and innovation is a terrible investment that will never pay off.
You can thank exploration for the strides we made in television. Allowing for an impressive increase in information from 1962 onward with the addition of satellites. Of which wouldn't have ever been possible without space exploration.
You might ask the hundreds of thousands of people who's lives have been saved due to accurate weather forecasting, all thanks to our eyes in space keeping an up-to-date view on hurricanes, droughts, floods and much more.
Or anyone who's ever used GPS.
When scientists needed to come up with light, compact, and incredibly efficient protection, framing, technology, and fuel systems for our astronauts in space, the items would inevitably move into the public realm. Some items include digital cameras, laptops, flexible robotics, non-stick pans, green energy alternatives, scratch resistant lenses, water and air purification systems, cochlear implants, jaws of life, water draining innovations (leading to a ridiculous 85% reduction in accidents), "attention getters" focused on keeping astronauts attention have helped increase the attention span of children with ADHD, and even CAT scans!
By forcing engineers and scientists to work within the constraints of limited space, energy, and durability, NASA has come up with some astounding creations. (Think things like microchips and advanced electronics like cellphones having the ability to shrink in size while becoming exponentially more powerful.)
These are just things that have already come from space travel. Imagine what awaits us if we continue down this path?
Space travel is a necessity. Eventually this planet will die, and if we have no way to escape from our one home, it will become our tomb.
In my humble opinion, if we all understood how desperately dependent we are to this planet, and to one another, our perspective towards one another would be radically different.
This is our planet in 1990 from the space probe Voyager 1
As Carl Sagan so eloquently put it:
"That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there – on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam."
.48% of the national budget is on NASA, over 600 Billion dollars is spent on the Military.
Science over war, maybe humanity can finally hold hands and look at the stars instead of assault rifles, then maybe things will get better.
Remember, it is our children's future. Lets teach them to be curious, not hate.
I do not believe the United States government is wasting taxpayer money when they invest heavily in space exploration. I believe space exploration is very important to the advancement of humanity and everything we learn now will greatly benefit us in the future. I believe this is one of the best programs the United States has.
However space exploration should not stop. For all purposes perhaps we might even find "god" in the cosmos that perhaps it's just an advanced race of aliens that came to be religion. As shown in science fiction.
The argument that the money could have fed more children and so forth. Is a pointless one. Like mentioned before me. Military not just in the US worldwide has the most amount of money pumped into. Why? Do we want to have world wars? Are humans still that backward, that we can never come to live together as a species?
It seems that a lack of technology and knowledge to solve these problems is the cause, which would mean money should get pumped into R&D world wide. Instead of military, meaning to say. People need to pull their sh*t together and learn to live and let live. Which seems impossible. Hence it's the human condition that is the hurdle.
Space exploration has the greater good interest of humanity in the long haul. Also again like mentioned above space exploration which includes satellites. Those things drive the current global system. If it weren't for space exploration we won't have such a globally connected system. So in the short time it seems that is no fruit to it.
However over the long haul breakthroughs will happen as they have happened and just like how satellites have changed way of life.
I do not see using money to fund space programs and to do research is a waste. I think that a lot of technological advances happen because of this type of money. Eventually we are either going to have to expand or we will overpopulate the earth. We need space exploration.
As it is, companies aren't putting enough money into space exploration for the government to stop yet. Once the private sector really gets into spacey things, then the government won't need to worry about it as much. We will eventually need to go into space, so we need to make sure that we focus enough research on being able to effectively do so.
We have evidence to support the multiverse theory, which means that Earth is even smaller in the big picture. How can we say that the Space Program is pointless? It is the future of mankind, the future of everything. We will need to terraform planets eventually, we will almost definitely run into alien life, so why not try and discover the life ourselves? The space program is more important than almost any other program out country has. We cannot deny the future.
If we stay on this globe we call home, eventually, humanity is going to be wiped out. Maybe it will be a planetoid strike, maybe a supervolcano, maybe nuclear war. If we can expand beyond this fragile planet, this ruined biosphere, we need to do so. Aside from the obvious "sci-fi" ad hominem by nickisgod378, we need to expand, so that one global catastrophe doesn't wipe out humanity.
Today NASA spends billions of Dollars to make space equipment. The application of which to real life would be a tremendous boon and would help produce more new products. Now improvements in technology made by space exploration should be used to solve problems here as well as vise versa i.e. improvements made in non space exploration technology must be used for space exploration and earth.
The government should in fact encourage its use.


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An interview with HeroWork volunteer Vance Smith.
By Jasmine Turner
In the summer 2017 issue of TRUSTED magazine, I wrote about the efforts of HeroWork, a nonprofit organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, that has perfected the art of modern-day barn raising.
HeroWork mobilizes businesses and community members to come together to participate in what it calls "Radical Renovations." During these events, dozens of companies donate time, money, equipment, and resources and hundreds of volunteers help to renovate charities' infrastructures for a fraction of the normal cost.
After I finished my article, I followed up with the HeroWork and struck up a conversation with Vance Smith, one of the organization's many dedicated volunteers, about his experience with HeroWork.
Here's an excerpt from our chat:
Turner: Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your career as a Structural Technologist?
Smith: I was born and raised in Sidney, on the lower part of Vancouver Island in British Columbia. I have two adult sons and live with my high school sweetheart. I've been working in the Victoria community for 28 years as a Structural Technologist. I'm the Senior Technologist for RJC Engineers, a Canadian employee-owned company with offices across the country.
Turner: Has your career shaped your volunteer efforts with HeroWork? If so, in what way do you use your expertise to help with projects?
Smith: I've always wanted to give back but didn't know how — until HeroWork came along. HeroWork can use everyone and anyone. I help with planning and preparing drawings and work with project managers to resolve issues before construction. I also have been involved as an area coordinator, taking on specific subprojects and working with skilled trades during the renovations.
Turner: How did you become a volunteer with HeroWork?
Smith: I saw a Facebook post about helping. I initially signed up for a two-hour shift to help move furniture, and after my shift was done, I didn't leave! I ended up spending the next two weeks there after my 8-to-4 job.
Turner: How long have you been volunteering with HeroWork?
Smith: Since 2013 — I'm about to start my fourth project.
Turner: What is the most memorable project you have worked on and why?
Smith: Hard question. Each project is completely different than the next. The Threshold project stands out for its sheer scale of work, quality of finish, and coordination of trades. I think the end product was amazing considering the time frame.
Turner: If you could choose one word to describe HeroWork and the amazing work it does for the community, what would that word be and why?
Smith: Charity — not in the organizational sense but its real meaning, to love and to give of yourself for others. It's something that I see embodied in all the volunteers.
To learn more about HeroWork and how you can help, visit herowork.com.


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Welcome warm and sunny spring! Hopefully it is officially time to pack away the heavy sweaters and embrace the trends of Spring 2014. All of the past, usual suspects—pastels, black and white, floral and tribal—made their appearance again on the runway. But since you already know about them, and your closet probably has these items represented, we picked 5 wearable trends that we are loving.
The White Button Up
Three cheers for this Spring 2014 trend, because we bet you already have a white button up in your closet. If not, we love the quality and fit of Claridge + King button ups, which you'll see in our collage photo momentarily. A white button up can be your workhorse and carry you right into summer, when we love to wear it as a bathing suit coverup.
Wide Leg Pants
Wide leg pants are another trend that has us cheering, because these can be super flattering. Just make sure to pair them with a fitted top so you don't look bulky all over.
We found this lovely lightweight, wide leg, navy pant at Sandpiper. The tan stripe running down the side also touches on the "tuxedo" look, which is also very big this season.
Nautical Navy
The nautical look is in full force this spring! We have spotted stripes and flag shapes on dresses, shorts and pants. And nautical always looks appropriate with one of spring's "it" colors, navy. Use navy as a neutral and pair it with everything from white to pastels to black.
Cut Outs
Similar to lace, but edgier and less sweet. You will see cut outs on dresses, shirts, pants, skirts and accessories.
We fell hard for this white dress with circle cut outs (not to mention the other splurge-worthy elements in the collage below). Throw a blazer on top when there is a chill in the air. Wear flats during the day, and throw on a pair of heels for dinner out. It is very versatile and perfectly on trend.
Geometric Pattern
Pattern and shapes are hot this spring. From bold colors to subtle detail, you will see it on everything. We loved the soft geometric design on this loose fitting top at Hemline in Vinings. The shape of the top looks great when paired with a slimming pant. And the metallic color makes it easy to wear no matter what occasion.
Here's hoping we can soon officially pack away the heavy, all-weather boots and break out the sandals!


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Bareback Riders and CSSC take home first NTS and CTS silverware
By Julia Kang
After a wonderful week of sunshine across the country, temperatures plummeted and heavy grey skies threatened in the East Midlands last Saturday, which meant it must be the start of the NTS/CTS season.
An expanse of open space at Grove Farm, Riverside, was the new venue for the opener in Nottingham, which saw 32 teams descend on the fields, players hungry to put all their months of preparation together as Round 1 of the 2017 series got underway.
The pristine Nottingham University pitches provided the stage for some fantastic Touch as teams battled it out to bag their points to start off their campaigns.
Last year's NTS overall winners Wigan Warriors had a quieter day and were held off the top spot, knocked out of the Cup semi-finals by Cambridge Hornets. Through to the final Cambridge faced a strong opposition, with Bareback Riders building on their impressive semi-final win over London Galaxy to beat the Hornets 5-2 in a gripping final.
The Plate winners were Hot Custard, with Nottingham Hoods winning the Bowl and Oxford the Shield.
Not to be overshadowed by the NTS, the talent on show in the CTS was the highest it's ever been with a spread of experience across all teams and touchdowns coming thick and fast.
The eventual cup winners were CSSC, who beat Nottingham Mavericks 3-1, with Thames Valley Vikings taking home the Plate, Wigan Warriors the Bowl and London Galaxy the Shield.
Check out our Facebook page for more pics of the day!


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We cater to different types of events! If it involves children (young and old), if there is play in between, then you are in the right place.
Basically, what can you do with our facility & amenities?
- 2 Event Rooms
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- & more …
You have some work to do and you have a responsible kid that needs to play?
Come in, have a snack and a beverage at our little cafe, get your books out or your laptop out, connect to wifi and enjoy responsibly… you still have to keep an eye on the kids, but it's not like they are running in the middle of the street!
We have 2 rooms that can be used for conferences, parties, get-together, reunions or any type of meetings. Typically when the doors are closed, the rooms are quiet enough to have a quiet conversation.
The rooms have large glass windows so that if you are inside you can easily see the kids in the play area.


text: Walking home from work today and this track came on my ipod. It comes from an American band called Amen with the track "Price Of Reality". I first got into these guys when I was at school maybe 9 or 10 years ago and to me they still sound as fresh and vital as they did back then. Check them out!


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Your taste of life in Paris and France!
Author Cara Black at Après Midi (Photo ©Meredith Mullins)
Murder in the City of Light
Wednesday, October 11, 2017 • Paris, France
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The sunrise over the Mediterranean as the TGV moved slowly over the tracks along the edge of the water yesterday was a sight for sore eyes. Sure, I hate taking the early train since waking at 5 a.m. is not a normal hour to rise. Especially after a night of revelry with friends in a good Niçois bistrot and the shops that sell packaged lunch fare aren't yet open for business. But there is something to be said about this exceptional morning view from the train.
The train ride was uneventful then, as they say, "all hell broke loose," upon a 1 p.m. arrival at the Gare de Lyon. The buses weren't running "thanks" to the giant "manif" (short for "manifestation" or demonstration) taking place between Place de la République in the direction of Nation passing by Place de la Bastille, Rue de Lyon and avenue Daumesnil to Place de la Nation. That meant circling the station on foot to go to the taxi queue at the front of the station and grabbing a taxi home. There was little time to spare considering that mystery novel author Cara Black would be speaking at Après Midi beginning at 3 p.m. There was much to do in advance of that -- settle in at home, organize for the event and find lunch.
The "manif" was sponsored by the civil servants who are unhappy with the new labor reforms by the new Macron government. They are protesting what they believe will have a strong and negative impact on the purchasing power of more than 5.4 million public officials and weaken the public services provided to users. This is contrary to what Macron claims will be the result of the reforms, as he said to the civil servants: "J'augmenterai votre pouvoir d'achat, comme celui des salariés des entreprises: vous paierez moins de cotisations et votre salaire net sera augmenté d'autant," la hausse de la Csg se traduira au mieux par une simple compensation dans la Fonction publique, c'est à dire sans gain de pouvoir d'achat pour les agentes!
Translation: "I will increase your purchasing power, like that of the employees of companies: you will pay less contributions and your net salary will be increased by as much -- the increase in the CSG (contribution sociale généralisée, general social security contribution) will be best achieved by a simple compensation in public service, i.e. without gaining purchasing power for the agents!"
Trade unions called all workers to strike, protest or gather and mobilize, just when I needed to get across town. The taxi couldn't go far with all the streets closed off and traffic at a virtual standstill. Police and their vehicles were everywhere we turned. Twenty minutes later, not having gone far from the station really, I gave up on the taxi, paid the driver way more than what was on the meter (since he couldn't make change for the 20 euro bill, and began to hoof it home as fast as I could, towing my baggage, thankfully on wheels. The insanity didn't stop there, because once home, I discovered computer/printer technical difficulties that took a technician's advice to fix, in order to be ready for the 3 p.m. event.
At 2:30 p.m. I arrived at the Café de la Mairie in a frenzy, ate a cold lunch plate as quickly as I could because the hordes of Cara Black fans ascended the stairs early to get good seats. By 3 p.m. the room upstairs in the café was filled to the brim. By the time Cara started to talk, we had broken all records with more than 70 people who had come to hear her tales of murder in the City of Light.
Cara Black is the author of 17 murder mysteries set in Paris specifically during the '90s, with the 18th projected to be published in the coming year and another one she's working on now. "Murder in the Marais" was her first of the series, that started not as a series, but as a story she was so compassionate about that she simply had to tell it. It took more than three years to write it and realize. Once told, the rest unfolded, centered around a protagonist named Aimée Leduc -- a young female detective who, as Cara puts it, "does lots of things she'd never have the courage to do." Her newest book takes place in Saint-Germain and the one prior is actually a prequel to her first -- "Murder on the Quai."
Cara is a delightful speaker -- open, honest, and fully accessible to her audience. She is a gifted story-teller and listening to her own accounts of the time she spends in Paris researching her mystery novels is filled with fun and intrigue. She rubs elbows with "les flics" -- the French police -- and finds herself in the craziest of places: down a manhole to investigate the sewers, in a tunnel that leads underground to the Palais de Luxembourg or climbing over the fence at the Square du Temple in the night just to prove it can be done without being seen...and where a body could be hidden)! (I was once with her on a mission to find such a spot, when she was writing "Murder at the Lanterne Rouge.")
Later that evening, Cara and I, along with writer/editor/teacher Janet Hulstrand, high-tailed over to Saint-Germain where Cara did a "repeat performance" to an exclusive group of writers belonging to the Paris Writers Group hosted by Mary Duncan. The writers asked her much of the same questions as the audience at Après Midi, but they had more to do with the craft than the result. We all learned a lot about what it takes to be a great mystery writer: passion for the story, perfecting your skill as a writer and doing the necessary research to authenticate the story.
Cara lives in the Bay Area, but comes to Paris twice a year to dig deeper than the average visitor...so deep, that she likely knows Paris a whole let better than the average resident. She then takes this amazing lore and delicately places it on the page for all of us to enjoy and from which we can learn, too. I haven't had the pleasure of reading all 17 books, but I do have the pleasure of owning them all. Any one can be picked up independently of the others and read for sheer pleasure as each stands alone. "Murder on the Quai" is the book I'm taking with me to Rome this weekend, as I'd like to learn more about how Aimée became a detective in the first place. (Stay tuned for Monday's Parler Paris Nouvellettre® with a travelogue from the Italian capital.)
For more information and photos from yesterday's Après Midi with Cara Black, visit Après Midi.
A la prochaine...
Adrian Leeds
(with Cara Black, photo ©Meredith Mullins)
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