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Saturday evening festivities kicked off at 5:45 p.m. with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Wearing festive Derby attire, from decorative hats to dapper bow ties, guests were outfitted for the exciting event.
Guests cheered on the 20 horses as they watched the Derby live on the big screen in the Town Square. Following the most exciting two minutes in sports, with Always Dreaming crowned victor, guests enjoyed dinner in the Liston Commons. Timothy Hopkins Catering served a robust southern menu featuring Mini Kentucky Hot Browns, Maple Glazed Scallops Wrapped in Bacon, Bourbon Meatball Skewers and Barbecued Baby Back Ribs and other southern favorites.
Andy Luman took the floor and worked his magic during the live auction. And capping off the evening's fun, DJ Allo spun tunes on the dance floor. All proceeds raised, through ticket sales and online and live bidding, benefit the Parents' Association. Thank you to all for giving back to the PA and to Brookwood.

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Things I have learned this weekend…
Posted by Alan on April 10, 2011
- South London has far too many trees
- Both North and South London have some appallingly signed cycle routes.
- Crystal Palace is reasonably hilly, but probably not hilly enough to really count for c2c
- Tandem bicycles are more normal south of the water (saw two in quick succession)
- Epping isn't actually that far away.
- Endomondo and my N96 really don't get on well.
- Always eat before going to a beer festival (especially if you've never been to the venue before and they have live music)…
Ahh… It's been a good weekend. Long may it last.


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Hello Wordless Wednesday Friends. We just arrived home from our two week #bluesummertour, and you can see our little man is happy to be home from the photo above… although we all had a great time together, mostly unplugged. We all need a little time away once in awhile don't we? Here is just a little look at our week in photos from my phone… I'd love to see what you've been up to lately and hope you link up with us below.
The photos in this post were originally taken with my iPhone and most were posted on Instagram. The collage I created in Photoshop for those of you that have asked. If you want to find me, I'm on Instagram as TabithaBlue and would love to "meet" you!


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The U.S. election, and the implications for financial markets, was the big news this week. Now attention turns to the fiscal cliff, and how the solution to it will impact markets. The Wall Street Journal's video team published the above primer on the fiscal cliff today. Here are other stories you may have missed:
Christopher Fix, the Dubai Mercantile Exchange CEO, think it's time for strategy shift on oil and gas finance (The National)
Who are the top 50 financial Twitter influencers? (SAP.com)
US corn exports have diminished (Farm Gate Blog)
Is the yuan displacing the dollar as a key currency? (The Economist)
T. Boone Pickens, a 2009 GFLC keynote speaker, says energy can be part of the solution to the fiscal cliff (CNBC)


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Rival Power: Russia's Influence in Southeast Europe
Yale University Press, 2017 - Balkan Peninsula - 300 pages
A nuanced and comprehensive study of the political dynamics between Russia and key countries in Southeast Europe
Is Russia threatening to disrupt more than two decades' of E.U. and U.S. efforts to promote stability in post-communist Southeast Europe? Politicians and commentators in the West say, "yes." With rising global anxiety over Russia's political policies and objectives, Dimitar Bechev provides the only in-depth look at this volatile region.
Deftly unpacking the nature and extent of Russian influence in the Balkans, Greece, and Turkey, Bechev argues that both sides are driven by pragmatism and opportunism rather than historical loyalties. Russia is seeking to assert its role in Europe's security architecture, establish alternative routes for its gas exports--including the contested Southern Gas Corridor--and score points against the West. Yet, leaders in these areas are allowing Russia to reinsert itself to serve their own goals. This urgently needed guide analyzes the responses of regional NATO members, particularly regarding the annexation of Crimea and the Putin-Erdogan rift over Syria.
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So how was the week? Pretty unremarkable, nonetheless allright.
High late winter waters around here, which I like:
I see plenty of walks along the river in the future.
Anyways, this weekend it would be super to cook the following three-course dinner, I'm thinking maybe on Sunday night, and then collapse on the couch and watch the mystery on TV:
1) a nice green salad
2) chickpea casserole
3) butterscotch pie
Sadly, I won't have the time. I'm guessing we'll be consuming pasta w/ pesto on the couch, trying to keep our eyes open.
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Our Relatives and Friends Without Christ
I once heard a professor say, "Tragedy is anything that happens to an unbeliever." Believers have it better. In fact, all that happens to believers works out for good (Rom 8:28). The unbeliever's supposed good times, the mercies that he receives which ought to lead him to repentance, will bring him pain. Mercies that are sinned against, augment future punishment. They are temporary mercies, but eternal loss.
Among those who have mercy now are some in our own families without Christ. God has been good to them, regardless of the difficulties they have experienced. They wake up every day, they breathe, enjoy food, friends, work, or whatever makes up the list of good things God provides. "He sends the rain on the just and the unjust."
Every day that our unbelieving friends and relatives live, they increase their judgment. Since that old line which says, "All sins are the same" is false and easily disproven by Scripture, we hope that they do not commit the worst of sins. But He will judge even every idle word. There will be a day when they will realize that they have rejected a way to be free from guilt, but for now, they are happy in their lifestyles.
What will you do for them? They don't really want to listen to you. At least it appears to be so. When you have a family gathering, you hope to find that perfect moment to speak to your brother or sister or mom or dad, but it doesn't seem to work out well most of the time.
Beside prayer, a powerful tool, consider just this one idea. Rather than hope for a moment to come your way, come straightforwardly to the unbelieving friend or relative and ask outright if you can be given one time to meet together to discuss what you have learned about life and Christ. Tell them that you just want to be given one opportunity to talk it out as plainly as possible. After that, if he or she doesn't want to talk again, you can respect their desire. This, to me, seems a far better way.
Concerning your relatives and friends, I hope you will not let them die without at least that one serious talk about Christ. It makes no difference if you fumble and struggle to express yourself. God can use your efforts in a way that will either bring them to Christ, prepare them for a future beginning with Christ, or, sadly, be another mercy they will reject bringing grief forever. That's the risk we take.
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19 Jan 2008 00:00 - 00:00
Jan Palach
A talk about life of Jan Palach, a Czech student who set fire to himself on Wenceslaus Square in Prague on 16 January 1969 in protest at the reimposition of censorship and distribution of Moscow-promoted news.
Velehrad is the only place in the UK where there is a memorial to him, unveiled in 1978 by Viscount de l'Isle V.C.
The talk will be in English and there will be photographs and extracts from articles and books on display.
30 Kensington Palace Gardens
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Top Five Reasons to Fall in Love With the Frasier
A top five list of course! With a little help from my Alley Cats, here is my list of Top Five Reasons to Fall in Love with the Frasier...
1: The challenge. You have one scene. One POV. 1500 words (excluding synopsis). Yes, it's a small amount of word count and the one scene rule can be restricting, but what can you do with what you've got? Have you learned to include the story elements that will make your story stand out to the judges? If you have the MBT First Chapter Checklist, pour over it: this is what they are going to be looking for. Take the challenge. You can do it.
2: Depth. Your second reason to fall in love brought to you by Mary: For me my depth of story increased significantly after participating in the Frasier. The feedback is great but it also leads to further investigation about the story question and how to craft the right words to draw the reader into a sensory experience.
3: Experience. Of all the contests I have entered, I would point the newbie contest goer to this contest first and foremost. The other contests I have entered can be more cut throat and geared more toward the "score". One of the things I have loved about the Frasier is that they are geared to teach. From the score sheets to the judges taking a bit more time to make comments on the document, it's all a good learning experience for the value of a contest.
4: Motivation. Sometimes we just need a little bit of a push. A push to either keep writing or change what we need to fix to get that much better. Even if we don't always agree with what the judges have to say, it's feedback. And feedback, is often gold. Yes, it's subjective, yes sometimes we don't understand why judges judge the way they do, but keep that feedback. Keep looking back over those comments and use them as fuel, even if you don't agree with them.
5: Final Round Judges. This is the reason all people enter all contests: the final round judges. And we always look to see who those people are, because knowing what we could end up with is either great motivation of incredibly nerve wracking. ;-) The year I finaled in the Frasier, Rachelle Gardner was a judge. I also happened to have a meeting with her at ACFW where we talked about my story, and I asked her some specific questions about it and she gave me suggestions I've used to change the course of my writing! This year, the final round Frasier judges are: Steve Laube, literary agent. Susan May Warren, best selling author and founder of MBT. And Shannon Marchese, editor for Waterbrook/Multnomah.
So there you have it faithful blog readers! FIVE reasons to fall in love with the Frasier contest on this Valentine's day! Ask any questions you might have in the comments, I'll be more than happy to share from my years of experience entering this contest (three years running now!)
Casey Herringshaw is a homeschool graduate and has been writing since high school. She lives in rural Eastern Oregon in a town more densely populated with cows than people.
7 comments:
- Susan Anne Mason said...
Hi Casey,
I agree with your thoughts on the Frasier. Great feedback from the judges!
Quick question for you: Where did you find the 1st Chapter Checklist? Do you have to a paying member to get this?
Thanks! And Happy Valentines Day!
- February 14, 2013 at 7:50 AM
Casey, great post! My very first contest EVER was the Frasier, two years ago. I learned so much from the feedback. I'm crafting a new story now, and I'm hoping to have it ready for the Frasier! Have fun with it this year. :)
- February 14, 2013 at 9:11 AM
- Beth K. Vogt said...
I entered the first-ever Frasier Contest -- and was so surprised to final.
It also opened the door to connecting with editors who respect My Book Therapy, Susan May Warren, Rachel Hauck ... and all that the MBT writing community stands for.
So, I heartily concur that the Frasier is a wonderful contest!
- February 14, 2013 at 3:49 PM
- Casey said...
Hi Susan!
I thought you had to be and then took a chance and googled and found this link for you!! http://www.mybooktherapy.com/first-chapter-checklist-for-your-frasier-entry/
I think they also had the checklist out in a pamphlet at the year before last ACFW conference. Do you still have the stuff from that year?
- February 14, 2013 at 6:04 PM
- Casey said...
Jeane, it's a GREAT contest to "cut your teeth" on, but also has potential to help the entrant grow in subsequent years.
- February 14, 2013 at 6:05 PM
- Casey said...
You weren't connected with them before the Frasier, Beth? I'm impressed! ;-)
- February 14, 2013 at 6:05 PM
- Joanne Sher said...
Okay - this contest sounds SOOO good! I've never entered, but maybe - just maybe - I will this year. JUST joined MBT ( but have used exactly NONE of it :::r::: - so busy!) - need to get inot that too!
Great post, Casey!
- February 19, 2013 at 7:58 AM


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Lahore (August 4, 2017): A group of students and faculty members from University of Central Punjab (UCP) spent a day out visiting various military units and formations of Pakistan Army at Lahore Garrison on Thursday.
The programme, was specifically organised to enlighten students on routine functioning of Pakistan Army, its organisation and defence capability, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
The day long programme started with wreath laying ceremony at Yadgar-e-Shuhada to pay homage to martyrs of Pak Army. The students visited a field information and had an informal interaction with officers and soldiers. Later, they also witnessed arms and equipment display including small arms fire at the firing ranges.
The programme culminated with flag lowering ceremony at Wahga border. The students applauded the state of morale, commitment and professional competence of Pak Army and expressed their gratitude for being provided a life time experience and opportunity.
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|Candy May Schijf and I composed a haiku during the workshop.
It was the last session of the conference for Day 1. I was on cloud nine to have had my photo taken with haiku master, Emiko Yamashita. In our brief conversation before the start of her workshop, she told me that she is a poet, and that poets are bubbles. She smiled and excused herself as she had to prepare for her workshop. Just like that, she disappeared from my sight like a bubble. Upon entering the workshop venue, we discovered stuff on top of each chair. At close inspection, it was a crocheted bookmark and a one page handout for the writing workshop. The crocheted bookmarks were done by Ms. Yamashita's mother who is over 90 years old.
|With haiku master, Emiko Yamashita. Bubble personified.
As in all art forms, writing must be practiced. It is something done everyday to sharpen one's skill, perceptions and feelings. So, I committed to writing 100 haiku. What I do is to select photos I have taken from my travels or from simple things I see around me. Like what Ms. Yamashita said in the workshop, a haiku is about moments. It is not about the passing of time. I started last April 6, 2015. I am on day eleven now. I post my haiku on Instagram. Check these hastags: #haiku / #humahaiku / #The100DayProject #iaforLibrAsia2015results.


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He joined us as a Corporate Accountant in 2005, and was the financial project lead for the acquisition of Kim Crawford in 2006. In 2007 he was promoted to Finance Manager and was selected for Constellation Brands' global Executive Development Programme the following year. He was later promoted to the role of Vice President of Finance and Business Insights, with responsibility for the Financial Planning and Commercial teams.
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The relatively new Matatiele Museum houses exhibitions of the local pre-history, history and cultures of the town and district from the Stone Age to present day. The museum building was originally a Dutch Reformed Church that is made of sandstone and is now a National Monument, with the exhibits having been kindly donated by the local historical society, which collected artefacts of historical interest. The Matatiele Heroes Acre was built in memory of the many fallen heroes who passed away during the struggle era. Many of the victims' bodies were exhumed from countries like Lesotho and Botswana and buried in South Africa.
The Mariazell Mission was built in 1904 and contains a self-sufficient hydro electrical system. A catholic mission, Mariazell is regarded as one of the best High Schools in the area because of its high pass rate and highly acclaimed politicians such as Patrick Lekota and Albertina Sisulu are alma maters. The institution is like a mecca for many catholic brothers and priests from around the world.


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I met Herbert Sapper last week in Dallas at the Gazelles International Core Values Dinner. Hope you enjoy our conversation!
Herbert's website: hsapper.gt
I met Herbert Sapper last week in Dallas at the Gazelles International Core Values Dinner. Hope you enjoy our conversation!
Herbert's website: hsapper.gt
We turn the tables for this episode and Chris Kenny interviews me about my Why.
I feel most successful when I'm able to have a positive impact on the people I work with and the situations I'm involved with.
How I do that is that I lead with curiosity. I like to get a sense of what the situation is and understand how it came to be as it is. I ask a lot of questions and listen without judgement. I then try to discern what may be holding them back from achieving what they're committed to. I then either tell them what I see or ask more questions so they can make their own assessments. I then explore what actions they can take to improve the situation.
Ultimately what I do is help entrepreneurs maximize their impact.
I kick off the show getting personal about getting stuck. Then we get to the good stuff!
Alando Simpson, Vice President of City of Roses Disposal & Recycling Inc where they assist businesses with reducing their carbon footprint. He told me their purpose is to do our best to exemplify what it looks like to be a 21st century triple bottom line business. Another gem: "In order to rectify issues we've inherited, private sector needs to step up to the place with innovative business models, beyond just bottom line to the whole ecosystem (people, planet, profit).
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After some discussion of what the future may bring, and why it's both hard and vital to think about where humanity is going, I had a great conversation with Ivo Lukas, Founder/CEO of 24Notion, a global creative and lifestyle agency with a special emphasis on giving back to the community. Her purpose? To give back & to show everyone that they can make a difference
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Ericka Dickey-Nelson is the Founder and Principal at Social Enterprises, Inc., a full-service event planning firm specializing in conferences and summits with a sustainability or social impact focus.
In 2008 Ericka co-founded the GoGreen Conference series in Portland. The series has since expanded to Seattle, Phoenix and New York City.
GoGreen Seattle is coming up April 30, 2015.
Social Enterprise's purpose is making a difference through events.
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In today's episode I get a bee in my bonnet about execution and then get to a great conversation with Jon Blumenauer, CEO at The Joinery where they design and build beautiful, high-quality hardwood furniture from sustainably harvested wood. Their purpose is to drive positive change by handcrafting furniture that people absolutely love.
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Four bridges are short-listed for London's 9 Elms pedestrian and cycling bridge competition
Over at MNN, Matt Hickman looks at 10 fanciful and far-out design concepts for London's new pedestrian bridge, picking some of the craziest of the 74 submissions. The proposed bridge connects the huge redevelopment of industrial lands around the famous Battersea Power Station, known as Nine Elms, to the established Pimlico area of Westminster.
Now they have narrowed it down to a short list of four, with six runners-up. I am rather fond of Bystrup's elegant minimalist one here, also known, according to CityMetric, as "The one where it's too misty to see anything," but it may be the Turneresque rendering that sold me. The short listed bridges are not nearly as wild or interesting as some of the ones Matt shows, but they all appear buildable. Unfortunately, the NIMBYs on the north side in Pimlico are having none of it, and have no interest in the nouveaux riche types from the south side walking or cycling onto their turf. According to the Architects' Journal,
Labour and Conservative councillors on Westminster Council have voiced 'cross-party opposition' to the new pedestrian and cycle bridge - a proposal which is being backed by Wandsworth Council south of the Thames. According to a joint statement, both parties hold 'strong concerns' about the crossing's landing site in their borough and the potentially 'damaging impact that the proposed bridge would have on Pimlico's last remaining piece of public open space by the river'.
One might have thought that they would have worked this out before 74 architectural and engineering firms did all this work. It's a good example of what Kriston Capps wrote about in Fast Company in the case against open design competitions.
Personally I love this runner-up by Coffey Architects with Buro Happold, even though it has no visible means of support. See the other runners-up here. Almost all of short list and runners-up are more plausible than the heavy, clunky Garden Bridge being built downstream, and these are proposed for a location where a bridge is actually needed. Shame about the Pimlico NIMBYs though.


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Ratko Mladic delivered a tirade of abuse against officials involved in his capture when he was first brought to court, the Observer has learned. He accused them of "working for the CIA" and later remarked chillingly to one prominent official that he could have had him killed on two occasions.
Mladic, who has refused to recognise the authority of the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague, where he is expected to be extradited to this week on charges of genocide, also denied being a killer, adding that all Serbs bore a shared guilt for voting for President Slobodan Milosevic, architect of the Balkan wars.
How Mladic has behaved since being brought to a Belgrade court was disclosed in the most detailed account yet of the state of mind of the man charged with orchestrating the Srebrenica massacre and the siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian war.
It came as a source close to Serbia's intelligence service, the BIA – or Security Information Agency – said Mladic had been living openly, although "not continuously", in the village of Lazarevo, where he was found, for several years. A BIA team observing the house of Branko Mladic, where Ratko Mladic was found, in one of two addresses he had been using in the area, had watched him going about "everyday activities" including helping his cousin Branko on the farm and attending village celebrations. "Personally speaking," said the source, "I think some officials knew where he was living. It was peculiar, too, that when the house was raided that there were no personal possessions there."
Mladic's behaviour since capture was described by Bruno Vekaric, a deputy prosecutor at the War Crimes Prosecutor's Office, who has met Mladic twice since his arrest in Lazarevo on Thursday. "He was really angry at first. He recognised me from television and said: 'You're in the CIA!' He knew my name and asked me: 'Are you a Serb?' You know, because it is not a common Serbian name. I told him my father was from Dubrovnik [in Croatia]. He felt like a great Serb and was angry at the way he was being treated on that first day."
Vekaric added that examination of Mladic by court-appointed medical experts confirmed that he had suffered at least two minor strokes, perhaps more, but was coherent and fit to stand trial. That was confirmed by his wife, Bosiljka, speaking after visiting Mladic, who said he had suffered a stroke in 2008.
"He was stubborn and resistant. He did not want to co-operate with the judge at all on the first day," said Vekaric. "He spoke about his career. And what was interesting – on that first day – was that he said to me: 'Bruno, I am not a killer. But the people who killed, they should be held responsible'."
Vekaric gave his account in his court office above the cells where Mladic is being held in a block on his own, watched 24 hours by two guards through an open door. He described a vivid psychological profile of the man who spent 16 years on the run. "He's always observed," said Vekaric, "but he's told the guards: 'You don't have to worry. I'm not going to commit suicide'."
Mladic emerges from the account as a man who has a desperate need to explain himself. "He needs to speak. To communicate," said Vekaric. "He was alone for so long he needs to speak."
Although they had never met before, Mladic made clear to Vekaric that he had followed his statements over the years on television. "The first day he was very tired. He was stressed and aggressive. The second time I saw him in court he apologised to me for his outburst."
What has been visible since then is a more familiar Mladic, arrogant and demanding, insisting not only on his own innocence but on the shared guilt of all of the Serbian people. "He said: 'You elected [Slobodan] Milosevic, not me. You are all guilty, not me'."
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Mladic has delivered recriminations, too, over how his family has been treated during the long manhunt. "He asked for his pension [cut off in 2004] to be reinstated. He said: 'You destroyed everything. Because of you my daughter-in-law lost her job. They destroyed the financial connections of my son Darko'," Vekaric said. He added that as well as asking for strawberries and a television, which has been delivered to his cell, Mladic had asked to visit the grave of his daughter, Anna, who committed suicide in 1994, and had also asked if he could see his grandchildren.
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..because it promises to be far warmer than 2007, not just because or rising temperatures, but because of falling electricity supply.
Mumbai's boast of 24x7 power was severely put to the test earlier this year. We managed by borrowing from other states and biding those sweltering summer months (and it gets progressively hotter doesn't it?). Come next summer and get ready for begging and borrowing again. Have a look at the chart below. (Source: Link. Download as excel file: Link).
Yet again, the city will find itself in a bind because there are no new sources of power considering that all three power suppliers (Reliance, BEST and Tata Power) will be increasing output in the next one year. Leave alone development, here we're talking basic amenities in our city. Wonder if the ministers should start praying from now on itself.


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Rocktober Day 5: Oranssi Pazuzu
That was the most disappointing din-din at Arakataka ever.
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Rocktober Day 4: Vollen Odd Size United
Reindeer pizza at Tranen. That may be the best white pizza I've had.
Rocktober Day 3: Sofa Label Night
Food at Xích Lô. The rack of lamb was simply amahzing. You know that fatty thing over those round bit of meat? They had done something to it so that it tasted like a cross between bone marrow and foie de gras, but really charred, and with bright spices. It was like nothing I've tasted before. +1 would eat that again.
Stamped at Sentralen.
Rocktober Day 2: Death in June
Interesting mixture of audience members… I mean, since Death in June are what some people consider to be nazis. Some were punching the air during the "the west is at war" moments while other were looking frantically around with the "WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?!?" expression on their faces.


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Yesterday I spent the whole day at one of my absolute favourite private beaches on the Riviera – Paloma Beach.
Paloma Beach is a private beach club in a small little bay in Cap Ferrat which is surrounded by crystal clear water. The scenery is fantastic!
As for the restaurant, I really love everything they do. You can get some beautiful whole grilled Dorade Royal for two, fresh lobster or other seafood, but also more "plain" but delicious typical beach restaurant food.
We had our lunch just the way I love it by sharing loads of different things: Beignets de fleurs de courgette (my favourite), Fritto Misto, warm goat cheese salad with asparagus and truffle oil and tartare de boeuf. All with a bottle of ice-cold Bandol Rosé.
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Yesterday, the 4th grade classes hosted a Fashion Extravaganza! Outfits were created from some of the most mis-matched pieces of clothing we could find. Then the students worked together to write creative descriptions of the clothing, in order to make it sound like the next greatest fashion trend. Below is a video of our Fashion Show. Our crowd was very enthusiastic, so a few descriptions are difficult to hear, but the students did an awesome job with this project! And, let's face it…they look fabulous!
Are You Ready for Some Football!!??!
This past Wednesday, we had an entire day devoted to one of my favorite sports: football. The students walked in to our classroom in the morning to find it set up like a football stadium.
Our first activity was a football-style review game for an upcoming Math test. The questions were displayed on the SmartBoard, and students answered them on their own dry erase boards. If they got the correct answer, they advanced one yard line. If they did not get the correct answer, they stayed where they were. Any penalties would result in being sent back a yard line. (Thankfully, no flags were thrown in our game!) Questions were timed to keep the game moving.
Students were on two teams, starting in opposite end zones. Once you reach the other end zone, you scored a point for your team, then turned around and worked your way back toward the other end zone.
After our Math review game was finished, we did two sets of football-themed centers activities to round out our day, with roughly 20-22 minutes per station. Students were put into three teams for these, and competed as a team to complete all activities. These centers covered many different topics across various subject areas, some new material, some review. We had centers in English (idioms, types of sentences, onomatopoeia poem/story writing), Reading (fact/opinion, vocabulary matching), Math (measurement in inches and feet), and Social Studies (map skills). For early finishers, there were bonus Math word problems on the wall to solve for bonus points or additional long division practice for our upcoming test. There was no time to be bored during this day, and the time limits kept everyone on their toes!!
This was a fast-paced, high-energy day, full of learning and full of FOOTBALL!! And perfect timing, too, with the NFL playoffs getting into full swing this weekend. 🙂
Are YOU ready for some football??!
Greek Mythology Unit 2015
Right before Christmas break, we wrapped up our study of Greek Mythology. This is always a fun unit, as both 4th grade classes are studying at the same time, and we get to switch classrooms for different weeks of the unit! We learn about Heracles, the Trojan War, and other minor Greek myths. Also during this unit are various projects, both art-based and technology-based. I would like to share with you some photos of the fun we had during this unit. 🙂
Pin the Snake on Medusa…hilarious game to watch and play!! Remember…if you look directly at her, you turn to stone!!
Some pictures from our Greek scenes. Students were put into groups, and each group picked a Greek myth we studied out of a hat. They then had to pick the main scenes from their myth, map out how they wanted to "illustrate" each scene, and then do the illustrations using themselves as the characters. All props, outfits, and accessories were created by the students with their groups. It was a fun (and messy!) project. Once we took pictures of all the illustrations, the next day each member of the group got to write a summary of what was happening in each scene. These summaries and the pictures were then put in order to tell the story of their myth. Summarizing skills, writing…and crazy messy fun! Good times.
2014 Fashion Extravaganza!!
This year, 6th grade and 4th grade teamed up for the first time to hold a Fashion Extravaganza fashion show!!
The idea behind this project was to work on our creative writing skills, specifically working with adjectives and figurative language.
The students were put into groups. The first day's assignment was to choose a model from each group, and create an outfit for that model- using the items we collected at the local thrift store. The more mis-matched the outfit, the better. Then, each student in the group was assigned to write a description of the outfit, making it sound like the most spectacular ensemble you've ever seen.
Bits and pieces of each group mate's writing was put together into one description for the group to use. Then, roles were assigned. Each group had a model, an announcer, a stylist, publicity team, music, paparazzi…everyone had something to work on over the next few weeks as we prepared for the fashion event.
On the day of the Fashion Extravaganza, we converted our gym into a runway and invited other classes to come and see our work in action. The models and announcers did not disappoint, but my personal favorite part were our team of paparazzi, all armed with iPads to take lots of pictures.
Here is a picture of our models, followed by a video of the Fashion Extravaganza. Enjoy! I know I did!!
National Punctuation Day 2014
September 24th is National Punctuation Day. (It's a real day!! I promise!!) What better way to celebrate the day than with an all-English activity day. We learned about the value of the comma, made up sound effects for verbal punctuation, and attended to some sick grammarians who had a bad case of badgrammaritis. 🙂 All in all, it was a fun day!!
Our first activity, Comma People, helped us review the importance of using commas. The students were to give 4 examples of proper comma use, and then create a Comma Person to go along with their examples. While the examples were great, the Comma People creations were even greater. Love the creativity!
Our next activity took more creativity, but this time in the form of acting, reading, and sound effects. We watched a short video of Victor Borge, a comedian, performing his "Phonetic Punctuation" sketch. After watching his inspiration, we created our own versions, using the Elephant and Piggie books by Mo Willems. Here is the video of his sketch, and then the video of our interpretations.
Our afternoon was filled with an activity we called Sentence Surgeons. In this activity, the students dressed as doctors, and attended to sick patients who had a bad case of badgrammaritis. Their job was to repair the damaged grammar using bandaids, and hopefully not lose their patient in the process. We had a ton of fun with this activity.
Tropical Rainforest Study 2014- Week 3!!
So much has happened in our classroom since last week's post! We have been hard at work, continuing our study of the rainforest. This week was full of activities that helped us further explore this amazing ecosystem!!
First up, our collages of rainforest products. Students searched through ads to find medicines, foods, and other products that come from the rainforest. What an amazing array of items we would miss if our rainforests disappeared!!
This week was also our first time trying out the school's iPads. This was a LOT of fun, and the students were way better at using them than I was!! 🙂 We used a program called ChatterPix, where you have a still picture, but give it a "mouth" and record yourself talking. When it plays back, the "mouth" moves with your voice! Super cool. We told about our animals from our rainforest animal projects.
Here's an example:
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My favorite rainforest project is Rainforest Superlatives. We talk about a few examples of rainforest plants and animals that are either extremely large or extremely small. Then, using yardsticks and rulers, the students drew out each creature true to life size.
Finished products:
The Rafflesia Flower: the world's largest lily, measuring up to 3 feet across!
The Harpy Eagle: one of the world's largest eagles, measuring up to 3 feet in height, with a 5 foot wingspan!
The Pygmy Marmoset: the world's smallest primate, measuring only 14-16 cm long with a 15-20 cm tail!
The Goliath Bird-Eater: world's largest spider, measuring an 11-inch legspan!
The Reticulated Python: the world's longest snake, measuring 32 feet, 9 inches in length!
The Goliath Beetle: one of the world's largest beetles, measuring up to 6 inches long!
Our last project for the week involved some practice in letter writing. We wrote letters to our governor, asking him to help us save the rainforest! Each letter was then attached to a rainforest creature of their choice and added to our classroom rainforest display! Lots of great creativity with these!!
Stay tuned for more fun projects coming up next week!!
Tropical Rainforest Study 2014- Weeks 1 & 2
Two weeks ago, 4R began studying the tropical rainforest ecosystem. We have been exploring this topic in Reading and Science, and have even made connections in other subjects as well!! We have barely started in our projects and activities, but I thought that it would be nice to see what we've learned about so far. Here is what we've been up to in class for the last 2 weeks.
Our classroom took on a whole new look with this unit. We walked in last Monday to find that a tree had sprouted right in the middle of our room, and brought with it some vines and other plants. Then there were the animals…it's a jungle in here!!
One of the most important things to learn and understand about the rainforest is that it is divided into 4 distinct layers. Each layer has different plant and animal life, and they are different enough to almost be their own ecosystems! We broke into study groups and researched each of the layers in more detail. Once enough research had been collected, the groups worked together to make large dioramas of the layer they were assigned. These dioramas were combined to make one large classroom display of the 4 layers of the rainforest!!
Forest Floor:
The finished product:
During our second week of study, we took one more opportunity to explore the layers of the rainforest (AND to review what Compare and Contrast means before the ISTEPs!!). Groups selected two different layers of the rainforest and thought of the many ways that they were alike and different. Using sticky notes and hula hoops, they compared the two layers in large Venn diagrams. They were allowed to look for help on the computers, but most of the facts they were able to recall from our layer study last week (we used our research from the diorama project to help with this one, too!).
Other projects that were done/due during our second week of study were "A Day in the Life of a Rainforest Leaf" writing projects…
…and Rainforest Animal Research Projects. For these, students chose an animal that lives in the rainforest, researched their animal to find at least 3 interesting facts, and then drew a picture of their animal (and wrote the facts on the paper) that we added to our 4R Rainforest Wall.
More projects to come in the next few weeks!! What an exciting topic to explore! But be careful…it's a jungle in here…


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Romance, fantasy rule YA genre
Growth in category proves teens read. Here are more choices.
YA, which stands for young adult, is a monster book category in more ways than one. It has grown in sales by more than 20 percent since 1999, indicating that teen-agers are reading. Not surprisingly, fantasy and romance are popular genres within the genre. Me-against-the-world is understandably huge, as are dystopian settings — look at the success of "The Hunger Games" series. And the angel, guardian or not, seems to be the creature
With summer just around the corner, here's a look at some recent books with which middle- and high-schoolers might like to share a shady tree.
Ohio English teacher Ty Burr's debut novel arrives just in time for National Poetry Month in April.
Best-selling Florida author Tammar Stein ("Light Years" was a 2006 American Library Association best book of the year) says her new one,
"Clique" series author Lisi Harrison builds on the success of her "Monster High" debut last year with
While we're trying on fashion, Bianca Turetsky, who runs artist/filmmaker Julian Schnabel's studio, had a brainstorm with
Inspired by author Andrea Davis Pinkney's great-grandfather, a boxing hopeful named Cyclone Williams
With 16 books about the fantasy realm of Tortall under her belt over the past 20 years, Tamora Pierce is one of the big names in YA.
Prolific author Ridley Pearson — he writes adult thrillers as well as the "Peter and the Star Catchers" series with Dave Barry — returns with the fourth book in the "Kingdom Keepers" series.
Fans of "The Hunger Games" might find something equally freaky in Lovecraft, the fictional setting of Caitlin Kittredge's
For those who need a break from the mental rigors of the fantasy genre, let reality bite with
"We love it when a manuscript comes to us that is full and rich and opens up windows into other cultures," says John Byrd of independent El Paso press Cinco Puntos. He's talking about J.L. Powers'
Boys can be tough to read, when it comes to reading. Here are a couple of books that might pry them away from the Game Boy.
Set in the '60s against a backdrop of Vietnam and moon launches, Gary D. Schmidt's 2009 Newberry Honor novel "The Wednesday Wars" introduced us to affable seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood in a powerful coming-of-age tale. The new one
"Dark Hunter" (there are those vampires again) author Sherrilyn Kenyon, who has more than 23 million books in print, introduces a new series, "Chronicles of Nick" with
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Lot 56 at The Blue Note on May 17th, 2012
"As the audience trickled in, the members of LOT 56 quietly prepared for their set in the eighth annual Battle of the Bands at The Blue Note […] The four member band – made up of Aaron Schilb on lead guitar along with Ian Meyer on lead vocals and keyboard, Joel Pruitt on drums and Ben Morgan on bass – started their set for a screaming crowd".
– Ryan Henriksen, Columbia Daily Tribune – May 22nd, 2012
I remember it so vividly. My high school band "LOT 56" arrived at The Blue Note in Columbia, Missouri for our one-year anniversary performance.
The four of us had played live no more than ten times in that first year together. However, each of us being a part of different social groups, we garnered a fan base from each of the schools in which we attended.
I was nervous. But nerves be damned, my excitement and anticipation took control as I prepared to play the biggest show of my life at that point. My friends and (shockingly) family filtered into the venue and waved up to the stage from the floor and I ripped into (what I wanted to be) a scissor kick.
Lights growing a deep forrest green and vague background music came down as I allowed my guitar to feedback into the amp – we always opened our shows with a trashed intro leading into a song I wrote called "OtherSide" (which for you music theory nerds is in 9/8 transitioning into 4/4 and alternating back and forth).
At this point, I'm going to spare you all of the track-by-track breakdown I could do and instead I'll cut to our second to last song.
We closed our set (before the encore) with a song called "The Day Before", the first song I wrote at age 16. Something special happened during that song.
A song about a girl that I had a crush on. How cliché. What's even more of a cliché was that I was too nervous to tell her. Now, what did NOT happen was that girl coming out of the woodworks after hearing my song and immediately falling for me. This night was a dream come true, but not like that.
The Day Before is about getting over yourself because, well, life is weird; it's about embracing the weirdness.
Following the guitar solo, during the last chorus, we dropped all of our instruments and sang the words a cappella in four-part harmony.(What I find impressive now, some 8 years after I wrote my first song, was that I managed to write a melody and subsequent four part harmony utilizing a tritone in each part. I didn't know what that was at the time. But cool for a kid, I guess.),
My life changed forever during that a cappella chorus.
"The thoughts in my brain are scattered like beans, yeah on the floor, yeah on the floor. The words in my dreams are weirder than the day before, weirder than the day before"
"The Day Before" – Lot 56
I can still see the glowing faces of the audience singing along with music that I'd written. I could see the happiness in their eyes. I could feel the palpable joy radiating from them.
I have footage of the moment I decided to be a professional musician.
It was a completely transcendent moment where, looking back now, I can watch myself watching them sing along with music I wrote.
We hadn't even recorded our album at that point. They knew those terrible, horrible, amazingly cheesy lyrics from coming to our shows. It filled me to the brim with happiness knowing that I brought that moment of happiness to those people.
We walked off the stage, hastily loaded our equipment, and for the first time, I truly felt like I was living. I was the happiest I had ever been.
After those brilliant 37 minutes on stage I knew that I had to commit my life to doing that again. I knew I wanted to write better songs. I knew I wanted to play bigger shows. I knew, without a doubt, what I wanted to do with my life.
Since that day, I have fully committed my life to music.
I now live in Nashville, Tennessee, write songs with so many amazing people, perform with killer artists, and more than anything, when people ask what I'm doing these days, I can earnestly say that I am living the dream.
~In Retrospect~
Sometimes I go back and watch the home videos of our shows and can't help but laugh at the ridiculous faces, dances, and stage antics I brought to our audiences. So many times would I get made fun of at school. "Oh my god. Dude you looked like an idiot when your band was playing".
I never let their remarks get to me; I always responded with, "Yeah I do. But you remembered me. And my band. So it worked". Bad press is better than no press, right? After all, these people would come to our shows to make fun of me and I STILL got their $5 door cover, so I was fine with it. I was having fun.
I was a weirdo on stage.
Now, I won't get too sentimental and I wouldn't dare overstate the talent of my band, but some of our material was actually pretty good. (Yeah, yeah, still biased, I hear you.) We were each students of music though; this is what we were good at and I consider myself lucky to have performed with so many talented guys.
*If you are curious as to what I Aaron Schilb was doing musically when he was in high school, the "Lot 56" album is still available on Spotify, Apple Music & iTunes, and most other digital music retailers for streaming and purchase.


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The Future of Computer Crime in America
Sociology Research Paper
Sociology per. #2
Sociology Topics:
Future Society
Social Change
Social and Enviromental Issues
Deviant Behavior
Name: Brandon Robinson
Period: # 2
The proliferation of home computers, and of home computers equipped with
modems, has brought about a major transformation in the way American society
communicates, interacts, and receives information. All of these changes being
popularized by the media and the wide increased personal and private sector use
of the Internet. All of these factors plus the fact of more and more business
and government institutions are jumping to make the use of these services has
put a much wider range of information at the finger tips of those, often select
and few individuals whom know how to access, understand and use these
information sources. Often times today this information is of a very sensitive
and private nature on anything from IRS Tax returns, to Top Secret NASA payload
launch information. Piled on top of that many times the individuals accessing
these information sources are doing so by illegal means and are often motivated
by deviant and illegal means. It is said that at any given time the average
American has his name on an active file in over 550 computer information
databases of which nearly 90% are online, and of the 550 databases the number
comes no where close to how many time your personal information is listed in
some database in an unactive file. The "Average American" could simply sit in
his/her home doing nearly nothing all day long and still have his/her name go
through over 1,000 computers a day.
All of these vast information files all hold the crucial ones and zero's
of data that make up your life as you and all others know it. All of these data
bits, at the hands 100,000's of people. With little or NO central control or
regulatory agency to oversee the safe handling of your precious little ones and
zero's of information. As it would seem Arson Wells was little late with his
title of "1984" . "BIG BROTHER" is INDEED WATCHING, US ALL and as it would seem
our BIG BROTHER is alot bigger then Mr. Wells could have ever imagined. And that
our BIG BROTHER is EVERYWHERE! The 100,000's of people that do have this
information make up our modern BIG BROTHER in the form of government
institutions to private advertising companies, these people are all the
"trusted" ones who use our information everyday for legal and useful purposes
but what about the others who use their skills and and knowledge to gain their
"own" personal and illegal access to these vast depositories of information?
These individuals popularized and demonized by the media are often referred to
as "Hackers" or "One who obtains unauthorized if not illegal, access to computer
data systems and or networks." or the media definition "maladjusted losers
forming "high-tech street gangs that are dangerous to society" (Chicago Tribune,
1989) Which ever one is best fitted they are indeed becoming a very serious
issue and worry to some in our ever and constantly changing American Techno
Society. Because of the serious delection by our elected representatives whom
have valiantly once again failed to keep up with the ever changing times, there
is if any major or clear and easy to understand "CONSTITUTIONAL" (The recent 3
to 1 over turn of the not only controversial but deemed UNconstituional law
culled the Communications Decency Act") laws as to the governing of the vastly
wild and uncharted realms of cyberspace. The flagrant and serious if not
slightly laughable attempts of our technologically illiterate and ignorant
masses of elected officials. Sends a clear S.O.S. message to the future
generations of America to not only LOCK you PHYSICAL DOORS but also LOCK and
double LOCK all or your COMPUTER DOORS as well. In order for this society to
evolve efficiently with our ever changing technology rate. We as the masses are
going to have to keep abreast with the current events that are lurking out in
the depths of cyberspace. Before we, as a result of our inability to adapt and
our arrogance and ignorance, are all products of our own technological over
indulgence. So to avoid the tragic and ending collision of our own self
manufactured technological self-destruction and the break-down of our society,
in every tangible aspect, as we know of it today.
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I believe that in the future we are headed towards you will see our
society divided into Two major parts 1.) Those whom pose the knowledge and
capability to obtain the knowledge/information i.e.. the "LITERATE" and 2.)
Those who don't pose the skills necessary to obtain that crucial
knowledge/information, i.e.. the "ROAD KILL" Because in the future, the power
structure will not be decided by who has the most guns or missiles or weapons
but the powers structure will be made up of little tiny ones and zero's, bits of
data giving to those whom ever poses the power of the knowledge and the power to
manipulate who has that knowledge. The "rich" and "elitist" will be the
knowledge posers and givers and the "poor" will be those with the lack of
knowledge. Knowledge will bring power and wealth and the lack of will
bring…..well the lack of power, wealth and knowledge.
1.Thesis by Gordon R. Meyer "The Social Organization of the Computer
2.2600 Magazine The Hacker Quarterly
3.The Codex Magazine Monthly Security and Technical Update.
4.Secrets of a Super Hacker by the Knightmare
5.Personal Knowledge, Brandon Robinson


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Monthly Archives: February 2007
Oscar Picks 2007
Actor: Forrest Whitaker. It's about time, he's deserved this since Smoke.
Actress: Helen Mirren will get it tho I'm rooting for Penelope Cruz in Volver just cuz I'm an Almodovar fan from waaay back.
Supporting Actor: It's between Eddie Murphy and Mark Wahlberg. Both gave the performances of their lives, but you felt for Eddie's character where you really didn't for Mark's. So the Oscar goes to Eddie, unless of course members of the Academy have seen Norbit.
Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson, hands down. Who's the American Idol now, bitches?
Animated Feature: Happy Feet.
Director: Clint Eastwood, again, it's about time.
Foreign Film: Pan's Labyrinth.
Song: "Listen" from Dreamgirls. Not much choice here this year, but this is the best o' the bunch.
Visual Effects: Superman Returns. The dude of steel saving that plane and shuttle are the only reason to see the flick.
Best Picture: The Departed, only because it's the only one I've seen this year.
Check back later for my thoughts on the winners and the awards show itself.
The Departed – Martin Scorcese is one of the giants, quite possibly our greatest living director. Despite that, and the Oscar noms for this flick, this isn't one of his best. That said, a lousy film by Scorsese is still better than 90% of everything else out there. While not a good flick, it still contains amazing performances. Mark Wahlberg gives the performance of his life. Jack Nicholson is at the top of the game except when he falls into Joker or Jack Torrance mode for a few frightening seconds. Other than that, he's flawless. Leo and Matt are adequate but seem to have spent more time on their Boston accents than their acting chops here. Vera Farmiga is the breakout here, watch for her. All in all, a good flick, just not a great one from Scorsese. Loved the rat theme though.
New Avengers: Illuminati #2 Review
"Bad Idea Theatre," my comic book review of New Avengers: Illuminati #2 is now online at Avengers Forever. You can check it out here. Enjoy!
Also check out my review of New Avengers #27 "Ronin Returns… In More Ways Than One".
If you'd like to discuss these reviews the Avengers Forever website hosts a chat every Thursday evening at 10:00 PM EST in its own chatroom. Or to discuss everything Avengers 24/7, please check out the AF Forum.
Quickies 2-22-2007
Duplex – I'm not a fan of Ben Stiller, or maybe I am. I just don't tend to like the same Ben Stiller stuff everyone else raves over. I loved his long ago Fox TV show for example. I related to his character, a writer, in this dark comedy from 2003, and I've always loved Drew Barrymore. This one has its moments but by no means one of his best and definitely not his most popular. Worth a peek.
Jane White Is Sick and Twisted – This tour de force by actress Kim Little had so much promise as a satire about television. You ever see a movie preview that looks so good you can't wait to see it, and then you do see it and it's like shit on a stick? That's this flick. Despite interesting appearances by David (Squiggy) Lander, Wil Wheaton, Colin Mochrie and Maureen McCormick, this movie is nothing but disappointment.
Mandingo in a Box – At first I thought this was a play on the "Saturday Night Live" skit "Dick in a Box" but it's much better. This twelve-minute flick written and directed by Daheli Hall is a smart and funny commentary on how desperate single black women are for a 'perfect' male counterpart. Genius.
Closing out this obscure set of flicks this time is The Hookers – a retro-erotica selection available from Comcast's Something Weird On Demand channel. We were popping through channels with company over a few weeks back and came across this 1967 mini epic that tells the tale of three girls gone bad. Filmed in black and white by an apparently drunken camera crew, it's so unintentionally funny and inexplicable (many shots of a glass vase full of wheat – what the hell does that mean?) we're still laughing over it. See it at your own risk, and prepare to giggle uncontrollably.
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes II #6 Review
My comic book review of Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes #6 is now online at Avengers Forever. You can check it out here. Enjoy, if you're into this sort of thing.
The Pulp Fiction Curse
I have just recently seen both The Prestige and Hollywoodland. Both had the potential to be great films but blew it because of what I call 'the Pulp Fiction curse.' The curse happens when writers or directors believe they can reproduce the brilliance of Quentin Tarantino by using the mobile time line for their movies that his genius engineered with Pulp Fiction. Now please keep in mind I'm not saying that Quentin is a genius by ant stretch, just that some of his tricks are genius moves – the scenes-out-of-order-to-create-better-flow trick being one of his best. This does not for either of these two films though.
The Prestige re-teams Batman Begins playmates Christian Bale and Michael Caine with director Christopher Nolan in this script by he and his brother Jonathan Nolan, and based on the novel by comic book writer Christopher Priest. Much like The Illusionist, which I thought was the best film of this past year, this is the tale of a turn-of-the-century magician, or more specifically magicians. Bale and Hugh Jackson play rivals so competitive and scornful that their relationship turns to murder.
The movie travels far and wide depicting many of the secrets of the magician's world, much to the dismay of the practitioners of that field I'm sure, and those portions are greatly interesting. We also get a side trip to the real life Nikola Tesla, the mad scientist whose 'discoveries' equaled those of Thomas Edison. Tesla is played with great skill by a black-haired David Bowie.
For that matter everyone involved in this production: Andy Serkis, Scarlet Johansson, Piper Perabo, Ricky Jay and Roger Rees – all turn in amazing performances. This should have been a great film. It's the patchy timelines and misplaced flashbacks that kill it, although the length doesn't help much either. I think if The Prestige had been told in a linear fashion, with no flashbacks, no tricks – it would have been one of the best of the year.
Hollywoodland also suffers from the same curse. Focusing on the supposed murder or suicide of actor George Reeves, TV's first Superman, the film can't decide whether it is about the investigation of the crime or whether it's a George Reeves biopic. The switches from investigation in the present to flashbacks to Reeves' life are so jarring it takes away from any enjoyment of the film.
Much is made in the DVD extra material of how much research Ben Affleck did for his role as Reeves, but I really have to say it doesn't show. Affleck performs well, but he doesn't seem like Reeves at all, either from the Superman show or any interviews I've seen with the man. On the other hand, Adrien Brody gives a near perfect showing.
The flick explores all possibilities of the crime which is a nice change of pace for these types of movies. Usually the writer or director decides for you what the truth is which can be so annoying, especially if you have a grasp of the facts before seeing the work. Hollywoodland is only for folks interested in Reeves' death and folks who want to see another great Brody performance.
Dreamgirls – I'm not fond of Broadway shows. While not my type of entertainment, having married a stage rat I have been exposed to my share of Broadway and musicals of that sort. Sometimes the stuff is pretty good, and sometimes it's worse than an Adam Sandler marathon, a casino production of "Cats" and "Starlight Express" on ice being major lowlights. When these shows become films, bad things happen, A Chorus Line being a major example. I might have liked the flick had I not seen the show. Luckily "Dreamgirls" is something I have not experienced on stage, which is probably why I enjoyed the movie version so much.
Dreamgirls is a strange parallel universe version of Diana Ross and the Supremes and the Motown story. Once you get through the game of who is supposed to be who, it's easy to settle back and enjoy the ride. Be warned, it's a long ride, but you don't notice it.
Jennifer Hudson and Eddie Murphy steal every scene in which they appear. I would say their Oscars are assured. Jamie Foxx is as always a trimuph, but while Beyonce has one of the lead roles and sings and dances up a storm, her acting is at the opposite end of Foxx's. Not to worry as she doesn't do all that much acting, that's left up to the professionals.
A wonderful flick, must see.
Quickies 2-13-2007
You Only Live Twice – A James Bond I had seen decades ago and not since. I was reeled in to watching it again when a glance at the opening credits revealed the screenplay was by Roald Dahl of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" fame. His words have always delighted and impressed me. Armed with the knowledge of his hand, some of the absurdities of this Bond-er stood out. Still, it's a Sean Connery and he can't be beat in the role. Interesting to see Charles Gray in the cast but not as Blofeld. There are some painful dated sexist sequences when it comes to portrayals of Japanese men and especially women, but other than that, a great JB flick.
Un Dia Sin Mexicanos – I came across this supposed satire on HBO while popping through the channels. It's a what-if? that explores the idea that one day California wakes up and its entire Latino population has vanished. Basically a one joke gig however, great concept, bad follow through. It might have been a terrific five minute skit on "MadTV."
The Invincible Iron Man – Something that should be remembered about all comic book properties is that the lure for the audience is folks in spandex (or in this case, armor) fighting bad guys also in spandex. This DVD flick is beautiful rendered and animated, tells a wonderful storyline, but lacked serious (or even silly) superhero action – a no-no for any superhero flick. I just wanted to see Iron Man hit stuff. Guess I'll have to dig out my videos of the 1960s cartoons for that.
Quickies 2-9-2007
Firewall – I have to wonder if Harrison Ford got the memo that no one cares anymore? When was the last time he had a hit movie? It might be time to make a new Indiana Jones or Star Wars flick before it's too late because he's not aging gracefully. Sean Connery is hotter than Ford at this point. Dude is looking old and not able to do the action hero anymore. Not that Firewall, a cutting edge bank heist thriller, has cast him in that role, but he's not even cut out for the passive role he has here. The flick does have its share of suspense and tense moments but Ford doesn't supply many of them. It might also be nice if all the loose ends were tied up at the end.
The Notorious Bettie Page – I've never been a hardcore fan of cheesecake or Bettie Page, but I know my share of the phenomenon from Dave Stevens art and working in a video store with a healthy old school burlesque collection. Gretchen Mol is beautiful and stunning, and her acting is top notch as well. Props to writer/director Mary Harron. Beautiful women and wondrous cinematography.
Oldboy and The Boondock Saints – Both of these flicks came highly recommended by friends. There are elements to them that I really liked but overall I was bored and disappointed. The latter was many levels more engaging than the former until its anticlimactic ending.


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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
books in the post
The first one was a gift from my friend Julie. It is really gorgeous - the title is "An Elizabethan Christmas" by Sheila Marshall. It provides detailed instructions for the creation of Elizabethan Christmas Tree Decorations. I intend to put this one away until the winter. These are the kind of projects to work on when the weather is cool and and house is warm and snug. Thanks so much Julie for thinking of me and sending this book.
The other three are ones I ordered last week. They are "Fabulous Surfaces" by Linda Monk, "Mixed Media: new studio techniques"
by Isobel Hall and Maggie Grey and "Contrasting Elements" by Jan Maries.
I have plenty to read and to inspire me now. I really don't know where to start.
I bought these books here
We are so lucky to have such beautiful books available at reasonable prices.
Thanks also to Linda for helping with including links in my posts.
6 comments:
Oooh Dian they sound scrumptious. I LOVE books. The Elizabethan Christmas sounds wonderful...are you going to show us some pics?
- January 18, 2012 at 10:01 PM
Oh they all sound juicy and you will dive in no doubt. xox Corrine
- January 18, 2012 at 10:28 PM
- Karyn said...
I love getting books in the mail, and yours look fabulous!
Thanks for the link, I am going to have a good browse tomorrow.
Enjoy the books, I am sure they will help to inspire you, not that you lack any inspiration with the wonderful things you make.
- January 18, 2012 at 10:53 PM
Enjoy your new books. I especially like the sound of the christmas one. Might have to google it later and see a bit more about it. Cant wait to see what you make from the other books.
- January 19, 2012 at 7:38 AM
- Linda said...
Isn't it wonderful to get books.........I just LOVE them, can't get enough really, except the bank account puts a curb on the spending at times......LOL.... The Christmas one should be fun too. I hope you get many hours of enjoyment out of all of them. So pleased you are having a bit more fun with Blogger.
- January 19, 2012 at 11:04 AM
- Radka said...
Oh, I love books, there is never enough :) They all sound very good.
I love your header picture, by the way :)
- January 20, 2012 at 5:54 AM