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"THERE is a small space in which a liberal vision of Pakistan hangs on. It shrank a lot further with the murder on January 4th of a notable progressive politician and critic of religious extremism, Salman Taseer"; The Economist commented on the murder of the governor of Punjab province of Punjab (The Economist Jan 6., 2011). His crime? He spoke against the blaspemy law which is used by extremists to persecute Christians and anyone they don't like. The liberal governor spoke in support of a poor Christian woman who is facing death penalty for alleged blaspemy.
The killer who is the bodyguard of the governor jusifies his action saying, the governors opposition to the blasphemy law amount to blasphemy! The assassin was garlanded by some extremists when he was produced before the court and some extremist groups have warned that those who express condolences at the death of the governor will meet the same fate.
Blasphemy law in Pakistan was introduced by President Zia Ul Haq back in 1980 under pressure from the Islamist groups. More than 600 people were charged with blaspemy law but none of them were hanged so far. More than fifty percent of those who charged are non-Muslims. Though, nobody were hanged on a court order so far, 300 of them were murdered!
What is blasphemy? Blasphemy is, "A contemptuous or profane act, utterance, or writing concerning God or a sacred entity" so goes the dictionary definition. Basically it has to do with the divine!
Blasphemy has been part of human history for quite some time. People have asserted their faith by repudiating the faith of others in the process speaking disrespectfully of their gods and sacred places and writings. No religion can claim innocence!
Christianity has a long history of being the victims and villains at the same time. As early as the first century non-Christians were blaspeming Christ. Alexamenos graffiti as it is known was engraved on the Palatine Hill in Rome by those who opposed Christians in the first century. The graffit portrayed a human like figure with the head of a donkey on a cross. There is also a figure of a young man with his hands in a posture of worship. The caption of the graffiti reads "Alexamenos worships his god". This is a clear example of blasphemy against Christ whom the Christians in Rome worshipped. Resembling Jesus Christ to a donkey-man certainly amounts to blasphemy to Christians of those days. The history repeated many times as people denied Jesus divinity, denied his death and resurrection, made films about his temptations, his marriage and so on! Everyday, especially in the West, they use his name as a swear word!
Now, the villain part. Yes, there are Christians who responded with violence and also framed laws to protect the reputation of Jesus. For example, since 17th century there existed a law in England against blasphemy, particularly applying to the Church of England the state religion. This was used against atheists, Unitarians and the like. However, in 2008, the labour government abolished the law and the former Archbishop of Canterburry, Lord Carey whole-heartedly supported it. Though it took three centuries for the Church of England to realize that Jesus and his Church doesn't need legal protection of their reputation, it did really dawn on them finally.
There are questions for which we have to find answers. If it is the reputation of the divine that is attacked can't the divine take care of it? Does he need the protection of a human blaspemy law? When we tend to protect our gods aren't we stating how weak our gods are to protect themselves?
Friday, January 07, 2011
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Paulson Pulikottil is Professor of Biblical Studies at the Union Biblical Seminary and Pastor of the COMMUNITY OF THE REDEEMED (CORE) Pune, India (www.coreonline.info). I love writing, reading and gardening.
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This approach has also helped the busy mom maintain her sanity. As a mother of one, I can't even begin to imagine how she found the time to write a book while raising six children.В "Trying to control everything that your kids do and make them be exactly who you want them to be is not going to happen," she tells me. "I think this makes for a lot of struggle and sadness, not just as a parent, but as a kid, too."Paley Fairman
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So with two thriving careers (doctor and author) and six beautiful children, how does she find time for her marriage to Black-ish creator, Kenya? "Judging by the number of kids we have, we clearly make some time," she laughs. "That's another dynamic part of my life." So every Friday night, they go to the movies or have a drink somewhere, but as soon as another baby comes along, Edwards-Barris tells me that kind of gets thrown off, and they have to shift their priorities. "Each of us has been at different stages of our lives and our careers over the years, so that has also affected what we can and have been able to put into our relationship," she adds.
Just even recognizing that care and attention are needed for the relationship and for each other has been a learning process for both of them, and it's changed over the years as she has matured too. "If you had asked me that when I was 22, I would have been like, 'He's a grown man. Why do I need to put care into this relationship?'" she says. "So it changes. It really does. But I think the recognition and acknowledgment of caring and putting time into the relationship, which are so vital and so important, has helped make our relationship stronger and helped, I think, me be a better wife and friend as well."Paley Fairman


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Yesterday, my sister and I sold books at Floral Street School's Family Fun Fair! We made 12 book sales in total. Although we've done this event for many years, this year brought some interesting and fun moments! Given that our booth is directly next to a Scholastic book sale and multiple concession stands, we tried holding our books and dancing in front of our booth to draw more traffic to our table. You can find a video of our dancing on my Instagram page (@authordavidlee). Many new and old customers came by to visit, including numerous classmates and even my study hall teacher! Overall, we had a great time at Floral! Stay tuned … we have another book event at Oak Middle School's Winter Farmer and Craft Fair on November 18th!
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I've been lucky to stay in good health. I've always been skinny, even though I carry a little more weight around my belly than I would like. I've never had any major injuries or illnesses. However, at 40-years-old, parts just don't seem to work as well as they used to, and I don't recover quite as quickly.
I received some great advice from Kristy Titus, and with the help of Wilderness Athlete, planned to follow Couch P's plan for Tripod Living. Kristy suggested ways to address healthier eating and a basic plan for exercise. One of her greatest pieces of advice was to get sore now—don't wait until opening day to feel fatigue and exhaustion. Since running is hard on joints, she also recommended crossfit-style workouts and hiking with a backpack. As for Couch P, his Tripod Living mantra involves healthy eating, exercise, and high-quality supplements.
I had some very strong aspirations to get in better shape for this hunt, but I didn't do anywhere near as much as I hoped.I'll start with my successes, and then end with my failings.
I first started eating better. Since I am on the road for at least a few days a week, it's easy to load up on Mickey D's and Wendy's. I especially like Junior Bacon Cheeseburgers and fries! I didn't stop eating out, but I did start choosing menu items with a little less fat and that were a little less fried. When I did get a chance to sit down for a meal, I chose grilled chicken dishes and fish. Because of these changes, I don't feel as sluggish and feel healthier overall. It might just be in my mind, but I definitely empowered myself to make better eating decisions.
Next, I worked on some specific problem areas. On an elk hunt last year I twisted my ankle very badly, and it has hurt nearly every day since. In addition, I have pain from an old wrist injury and some minor back pain. Luckily, my wife is a physical therapist so she set me up with a ton of great stretches and exercises designed to help alleviate specific pains. All three areas are feeling better than ever. There is no doubt that I will continue with these!
Now for my failings…I did not exercise as much as I should have. I am a little worried how my body will react to an eight-day hunt. I didn't do any crossfit training, and didn't hike, bike, or swim like I planned. I did a little, but not a lot. Many days I felt like working out but it was at inconvenient times like when on a plane or driving. By the time I got to the hotel at night, my workout bug had flown off. I will be relying on my general overall health to get through this hunt.
My next failing involved supplements. I started taking probiotics and Wilderness Athlete Multi-Vitamins, and regularly used the Wilderness Athlete Meal Replacement and Protein Plus supplements. I don't usually eat a very big breakfast so the shakes got me through to lunch. However, I didn't do it as consistently as I should have, and since I didn't work out very often, I didn't use the Pre-Workout tablets.
Over time, I will continue to work on improving my health. I know that as I drift further over the hill, everything to do with health and exercise will only get harder. I will continue to focus on making the time, keeping off excess weight, and eating right. I know my family will continue to support me, so hopefully I will do better.
For now, I will probably get tired and sore quicker than I should when my hunt starts. However, I will use my desire to find a big bull to override my lack of preparation. I will rely on the things I have done well—healthier eating and focusing on specific problem areas. In addition, I'll continue to work on exercising more often and using Wilderness Athlete.
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Economic interactions among the high-income developed countries are characterized by high degrees of both intra-industry trade and intra-industry affiliate production and sales. Similar high-income countries both heavily trade with and invest into each other. The purpose of this paper is to show how the theory of direct investment can now be integrated with the theory of international trade in goods, and to show how the two combine to determine the pattern of trade and foreign affiliate production. Empirical estimation gives good support to the predictions of the theory for intra-industry affiliate sales, with somewhat weaker results for intra-industry trade. Results confirm that the intra-industry affiliate sales index rises relative to the intra-industry trade index as countries become richer and more similar in size and in relative endowments.
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I've been following the developments of the B-Team Project and it seems that people are not as excited as they should be. Well, they should be considering the potential this project has for Papua New Guinea (PNG) not only in the film industry but also in tourism.
The last major movie filmed in the country was Robinson Crusoe which starred Pierce Brosnan, but it did not make much of an impact in the box office nor did it do much for tourism. However, it did make, the Late William Takaku, a cult figure in many acting circles. He also became the first Papua New Guinean to co-star in a Hollywood production and a legend among local actors.
The B-Team will create that opportunity for other budding actors like Stanley Nandex and many others who have signed up for the project but the biggest potential for us lies in the tourism industry. If the film uses exotic locations and gets the attention it deserves, then it could boost tourism to greater heights. The star power of this film is also three times more.
The film will star Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Cynthia Rothrock and Michael Jai White. Now as a martial arts action fan, these names are up there with the legendary Bruce Lee and they are all martial artists too – no posers.
Anyway, the point is we have the opportunity to market the country through this film and we don't know when another opportunity like this will come again.
Opportunity is as scarce as oxygen; men fairly breathe it and do not know it – Doc Sane
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Jackie Coogan in The Rag Man (1925)
If charm and a certain preternatural precociousness are the currency of a great child actor, then Jackie Coogan was a very rich little boy in the 1920's. Best known as Charlie Chaplin's sidekick in The Kid. Coogan was a meteoric success in the silent era. As with Shirley Temple a few years later, movie-goers couldn't get enough of that round little face and that street urchin spunk. But alas… child actors have a very short shelf life and as he grew older Coogan fell out of audience favor. Coupled with the usual tragic tales of parental misuse of his wealth, Coogan struggled for acting work post WWII and landed mostly on television. But let's rewind to 1925, when Coogan was still the boy king of the box office and delighting audiences with classic silents like The Rag Man.
In The Rag Man, Jackie Coogan plays Timothy Kelly, an escapee from an orphanage fire in New York's Lower East Side. While trying to get by on the mean streets, Kelly hooks up with Max Ginsberg (Max Davidson), the titular rag man. Max is in a bad way, having been ripped off on a valuable patent years before and now in poor health, and little Kelly is in a bad way too, being an orphan and all. Dazzling narrative innovation The Rag Man does not have. Starting from this familiar and threadbare premise, the plot marches in an efficient and unrelenting straight line right to the logical conclusion. Max resists, Kelly wears him down, the grow increasingly attached, and finally Kelly saves the day and the fortune. We leave our heroes decked out in gold course finery, discussing business on the links.
As predictable and typical as all that sounds, The Rag Man sets itself apart from similar movies of the day by its unwillingness to indulge in treacly Victorian sentiment. While the movie does not go so far as to be "gritty" per se, it does present a fairly unvarnished picture of life for the those living on the edge. Max is in pain and cannot work. Kelly is unloved, unwanted, and uncared for. And Max doesn't love Kelly for his sweet helplessness… rather, he loves Kelly for his brash, take-no-prisoners attitude, his ability to drive a hard bargain, and his willingness to go for what he wants. Rather than wish to coddle and protect Kelly, Max admires him.
But, of course, the real draw in The Rag Man is Jackie Coogan himself. As Timothy Kelly, Coogan effortlessly swings between charming insouciance and streetwise slyness. He can sweet talk a tough old broad into selling him two apples for the price of one, convince a kid to sell him a cellar full of fine wines for mere cents, and charm Max right out of fifty-percent of his own business. Kelly is always driving a bargain, and a hard one at that, but in the most beguiling way possible. The viewer will never fault Timothy Kelly for his gains. It's a dog-eat-dog world, and Kelly has a pocketful of Milkbones. A further bright point is Max Davidson's subtle performance. Coogan is the star of this show, and Davidson possess enough restraint to play the straightman without disappearing entirely.
On a personal note, this movie barely registers as "silent" to me. The pacing of the story is superb and the narrative is so simple that title cards are mostly unnecessary for exposition. In the main, the title cards are limited to witty asides such as, "When Alexander the Great started out to conquer the world he had a great army – Timothy Kelly had four dollars." The emotional punch of this movie is delivered visually, and you can chalk that up to Coogan again. His ability to communicate so much with his face and body is uncanny– for any silent actor, much less a child.
The Rag Man is a bit rare. It has never been released for the home video market, though it is sometimes shown on Turner Classic Movies. If you're interested in seeing The Rag Man, sign up for an email subscription to Pretty Clever Films for updates on screenings.
Further Reading:
- Jackie Coogan bio at Golden Silent
- The Rag Man at IMDB
- The Rag Man reviewed at Ferdy on Films
- The Rag Man reviewed at Silents are Golden
Post script, for both this post and the career of the remarkable Jackie Coogan – I did not know until researching the background for this post that the creepy and cooky Uncle Fester from tv's "The Addams Family" was none other than Jackie Coogan. Do you see the resemblence?
Posted on August 10, 2011, in Comedy, Drama, Genre, My Reviews, Silent Film and tagged Jackie Coogan, Max Davidson, Rag Man, silent film, Turner Classic Movies, Uncle Fester. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.


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I began class by asking each student what they like to study the most and then explained that when you study history, you study about everything. I could see little light bulbs of understanding turning on in their minds as we talked. We also did a Venn Diagram of life then and life now to show that people now are similar to people then, yet some of our resources make our lives seem different.
I will come back later and share some of my ideas on helping kids love history later. Now it is your opportunity to share with us. What creative learning have you had this week?


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Many musicians are constantly connected with fans, just like we are with friends and family, via their various social media accounts (Vine, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, to name a few.) With photos often being a key part of their updates, there are naturally always a few that stand out amongst the rest. Check out what your favorite bands have been up to lately in our weekly TwitPicks feature.
Andy Biersack of Black Veil Brides (@AndyBVB)
Milan Italy http://t.co/G3pXwow6Vj
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Christofer Drew of Never Shout Never (@christoferdrew)
I spread my broken wings and learn to fly. Photo by @phantomstone pic.twitter.com/oR2VsQ5tuO
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Legend of Zelda! pic.twitter.com/w3VMDOQPos
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Making ADTR's #commoncourtesy #FBF. Check the record out! http://t.co/5Ez1OeRsfr
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more rehearsing. http://t.co/A7rTu0CX0I
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text: Danwichmann 589 Report post Posted December 13, 2015 We need to win our next 4 matches and even then after than beyond unlikely scenario, we'll still be in the shit. We are done for. White flag raised here. For those who continue to believe, I respect you, but I can't any more. In the unlikely event that we got 12 points from the next 4 games - I think we would probably be the form team in the league and would probably be within 3 points of being outside of the relegation zone. i,e. we would be right back in the mix. I'm not saying I believe, and I'm not saying we will win the next 4 games, I'm just saying that if we did, we would in form and within touching distance with plenty of games to play. Confidence is a massive factor. And if we sign Messi and Ronaldo in January we'll be better going forward. About as likely as us winning 4 games in a row. I can't see us winning four games in the rest of the season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Drowning In Tweets? How To Use Twitter Lists To Unclutter Your Feed
By default, Twitter shows tweets from everyone you're following in one huge stream. If you follow many accounts — or just several noisy accounts, such as news websites — your Twitter stream will become cluttered and disorganized. For example, tweets from websites you're following may drown out tweets from your friends. Twitter lists can help you solve this problem.
Twitter Lists Explained: Why You Need Them
Instead of "following" someone and having their tweets appear in your stream, you can choose to add them to a list instead. Their tweets won't appear in your stream, but in the list you've added them to.
For example, you could make a "Tech News" list and add your favorite tech websites to it. Then, you could check your Tech News list every time you want to see the latest tweets about what's going on in tech. Your primary Twitter stream would stay reserved for the important people you're actually following, with tech news isolated in its one section. This is how lists allow you to filter your Twitter stream Swim, Don't Drown: Tools To Help You Filter Twitter Twitter presents you with a river of news, status updates, and all sorts of other tweets. Following a lot of accounts on Twitter can be overwhelming, especially if you want to follow your favorite websites... Read More .
You could make multiple lists, too. For example, let's say you have multiple interests — tech stuff, cooking, sports, and whatever else. You could make a separate list for each interest, adding related Twitter accounts to the appropriate lists. You'd then have different lists you can peek into to browse the latest things people are tweeting about, keeping the tweets organized instead of having them drown out each other in your main stream. Twitter lists are practically an alternative to RSS readers Disappointed To See Google Reader Go? Use Twitter Lists Instead With Google Reader on its way out, people have been scrambling to find alternatives to get their RSS fix. We've even come up with a list of solid alternatives to Google Reader to make sure... Read More .
Public vs. Private Lists
Twitter lists can be public or private. When they're private, they're just for you — no one else can see your lists. When they're public, other people can see their name and who's in them from the Lists section on your Twitter profile.
Public lists can function as a sort of recommendation feature. For example, you could add your favorite tech sites and bloggers to a Tech Stuff list. Other people viewing your Twitter profile could look at this list and see who you recommend following when it comes to tech stuff. They can also subscribe to your list. Your list will appear in their lists section, and anyone you add to it will appear on their list as well. For example, we at MakeUseOf maintain a staff list with all our writers' Twitter accounts. You can subscribe to this list to see what we at MakeUseOf are tweeting from our individual accounts.
You can also see what lists a Twitter account is part of. For example, if you look at a MakeUseOf writer's Twitter account page, you'll see that they're on the "staff by MakeUseOf" Twitter list. This provides confirmation that this writer actually works for MakeUseOf, as the official MakeUseOf account has vouched for them. This could be used by other organizations, too. For example, an organization's main account could create an "[Organization Name] Members" list. People would be able to easily locate their members on Twitter, subscribe to the list to stay up to date, and have a form of verification that an individual actually has a position in that organization.
How to Make & Use Lists
Making and using lists is very simple. First, just visit a Twitter profile normally. Instead of clicking the Follow button, click the menu button to its left and select "Add or remove from lists".
Click the checkbox to add a Twitter account to a list you've already created. If you want to create a new list, just click the "Create a list" button.
When creating a new list, you'll have to provide a list name. You can also enter a description to describe the purpose of the list. The list is public by default, but you can also make it private.
To access your lists, just visit your profile page — that's the "Me" tab at the top of the Twitter website — click on Lists, and click the list you want to view. You can also click the gear at the top-right corner of the Twitter page and select Lists.
You'll see tweets from every account on the list and can click through your lists using the options at the left of the page.
To view other people's lists, just visit their profile page and click the Lists option in the same way. Some Twitter clients also provide ways to access your Twitter lists, so you can view them on the go.
For example, to view your lists in Twitter's Android app, go to your profile, scroll down, and tap the Lists option.
It's that simple. Once you know Twitter lists exist and what they do, they're very easy to use. Check out our complete guide to Twitter How to Use Twitter Twitter can be overwhelming at first, but we're here to help you make sense of it. Here's a complete guide to using Twitter and understanding how it works. Read More for more tips and tricks!
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Movie Review: Follow the Prophet
We watched the movie Follow the Prophet the other night. I was expecting a scathing criticism of a fundamentalist sect of Mormonism (and perhaps religious fundamentalism in general). What I didn't expect was to spend over an hour being subjected to the type of high-quality argument you might find in the comments to an article on the Fox News web site.
The story focuses on 15-year-old Avery, the daughter of a bishop of the Fundamentalist Latter-Day Saints. On her 15th birthday, she's told that she is to become a "secret wife" of the Prophet. More horrifying, her father attempts to rape her under the pretense of "preparing her for the Prophet." She escapes and elicits the help of an ex-Delta Force soldier, Jude. The rest of the movie is about how Jude obtains evidence of the Prophet's child abuse so that he can be arrested and charged.
Unfortunately, Jude pretty much ruins the movie. He is a weak man, driven more by his emotions of outrage and grief (the grief is over his daughter, who was killed in the army) than any sense of justice. He plants video cameras in private homes without any apparent concern over the breaking-and-entering and surveillance laws that he's breaking. At the end, Avery goes back to marry the Prophet in order to get a video of child abuse that could convict him. As part of the plan, Jude is to monitor the house to protect her. He prepares by assembling his sniper rifle, promising a couple times that he'll "ventilate" the Prophet if Avery sends the distress signal. She does, and Jude fires, almost accomplishing the murder he very much wants to commit.
The way that Jude does whatever he sees fit without any sense of consequences makes the movie feel surreal–a feeling that is only heightened when agents of the Prophet show up in dark suits, swarm the hotel that Jude was staying at, and shoot Jude with a sniper rifle in broad daylight. It makes it hard to imagine most of the movie actually happening in any part of this country.
The movie then ends by showing some text making the outrageous claim that it has shown the evils of polygamy. Wait, what? Where was the polygamy? All I saw was a movie about child abuse! In theory, the movie was set in a polygamous society, but any depiction of polygamy in the movie was very subtle and played no significant place in the plot development. How does a movie showing the evils of child abuse demonstrate that polygamy is bad? Is child abuse only bad if polygamists do it? (I speak as a fool.) Or do you have to be polygamous to abuse children? Obviously not, since the "zero-gamous" Catholic clergy seem perfectly capable of it.
The text also complains about how there are polygamous societies in several states, living in "violation of the law." But having failed to make a compelling argument that polygamy is bad (I'm being generous by saying the movie failed to make a compelling argument, since it in fact failed to even present an argument), the fact that it may be illegal is anything but motivating. What, just because something's illegal makes it bad? Was forced segregation of blacks and whites right while it was the law then?
Child abuse should be stopped. But if polygamy doesn't necessarily result in child abuse, then that's no argument against polygamy. If two women and a man love each other and want to get married, why is that anyone's business?


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The BBC have reported that nineteen people have been arrested in London under the Computer Misuse Act.
Read the full report here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11431989
Those arrested are suspected of stealing millions of pounds in the past few months. Its encouraging to see high profile arrests for serious cybercriminal activity.
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Tuesday, 28 June 2011
The Edge of Love
It's a tad melodramatic, but Kiera Knightly and Sienna Miller look so beautiful in it. I love their various lodgings, all very run-down, but absolutely charming and cosy - very, very shabby (chic.) I also love their clothes, make-up and some of the lines - (very romantic.)
'No harm will ever come to you. Not from me, not from anyone else. And while I'm here, no word of mine will ever hurt you.'
'I do it, sleep with other women... because I'm a poet, and a poet feeds off life.'
'All my words and every heartbeat, they're all for you.'
I am so, so sorry for my lack of posting.. I have been having trouble getting online.
(All screenshots and many more taken from HERE.)
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
An Audience of Sleepers
I am very intrigued by this new play at The Barbican - Lullaby.
It's a bedtime show, played throughout the night and watched in bed.
Yes, in beds (lovely ones though - Toast is supplying organic bed linen and cushions.) Each evening for the next month, play goers can book either a single, double or triple sized bed, don their pyjamas and listen to a soothing performance of bedtime stories and lullaby's throughout the entire night, all of which are designed to gently lull the audience into a lovely night of slumber.
In the morning the audience are supplied with a hearty breakfast and depart the theatre, ready to continue with their days as normal. It all sounds great, great fun and I am very much hoping to go.
(All photos by Toast.)
Monday, 20 June 2011
Carrie's Apartment
Carrie's apartment may be a little rough around the edges, but it's certainly well lived in - it's probably every single girls dream to live in a flat just like hers.
I love her comfy looking chairs, the tonnes and tonnes of books and magazines and her bed, at the centre of everything. Her little bathroom reminds me of the one I had at university - a little damp but perfect for the job.
I like the episodes when Carrie returns to her wonderful apartment after a hard day / night, and somehow, everything seems infinitely better... I guess everyone feels like that when they get home...
(but wouldn't it be even better to call this home.. a cosy place in the middle of Manhattan with all your stuff in it - and all of your very own.. ahh...)
(Pictures from 'Sex and the City, Kiss and Tell.'
Sunday, 19 June 2011
Sunday Evening Poetry..
A lovely optimistic poem for this evening. Very self explanatory and just the thing required for an evening such as this - gathering strength ahead of another exhausting week.
I will try hard to post lots more this week, I have been very busy and it all looks to continue... Nevertheless;
Not all things go wrong by Fleix Dennis
Not all things go wrong..., and knowing
This, be wary of despair,
As you go through hell - keep going,
Make no brave oasis there.
Through the shadow lands of grieving,
Past the giants, doubt and fear,
Heartsick, stunned and half believing -
Heed no whispher in your ear.
Not all things go wrong - and after
Winters famine comes the spring,
Kindness, beauty, childrens laughter -
Joy is ever on the wing.
(Enjoy your evening, I shall be cleansing my face with Clarins products and drinking lots of herbal tea. Photos are from tumblr.)
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Wilderness Festival..
I was intrigued when a friend mentioned it and after hearing Lauren Lavern talking about it on the radio, I set my heart on it.
It's more of an arts-based festival than a musical one, though Anthony & the Johnsons are playing.. who I would quite like to see. There is a spa area which looks wonderful, a crystal clear lake for swimming in, yoga sessions and great dining opportunities. There are also lots of literary acts and performances, including contemporary dance, which I love!
I am excited about it all - but perhaps the highlight for me is The Last Tuesday Society's midnight masked ball. On the Saturday night the whole festival will be transformed into a giant naughty party full of weird and wonderful entertainments in the middle of the night; and strange goings-on in the woodland. It sounds like a debauched night straight out of a Fitzgerald novel with an eccentric English edge.
(Photos are linked to Wilderness Festival)
Monday, 13 June 2011
A Rather Dull Monday in June..
This picture is from the current edition of Elle UK - I had to share it with you because, like of all of Rob Ryan's work, it's beautiful and sentimental and really, really sweet.
The text accompanying the image reads:
'I love Jonathan Richman's song Everyday Clothes; it's about liking his girlfriend when she's not dressed up. This image of my wife, Lorna, at 18, says just that.' ...
(The scan is from Elle UK, July 2011)
Sunday, 12 June 2011
Sunday Eve, Scottish Poetry Stuff
I heard the song on the radio a few days ago and rejoiced as I probably hadn't listened to it in about seven years, (or something.)
As it is a miserable, rainy Sunday, I thought this was the perfect nostalgia piece. It reminds me of feeling like a schoolgirl; dreaming about being a grown up and wondering about where I might belong in the world.. (I'm still wondering.)
I highly recommend listening to the song..
Scottish Fiction by Edwin Morgan
It isn't in the mirror
It isn't in the castle
(Pictures are linked, via Tumblr. Enjoy your eve. Another busy week is in store for me. 7am wake up call tomorrow.)
Thursday, 9 June 2011
A Nice Blackberry..
I will miss my old phone. It's been there for two years. Two years spent staring at it, waiting for phone calls. Two years smiling at it, like a goof, when receiving a text message from the best person in the world and two years crying hysterically down it, when something goes wrong, to my wonderful, long suffering parents and best friends. Ahh, it's been a good run.
I'm looking forward to feeling all important whilst checking e-mails and my location on GPS. Though, I am a little nervous as it has lots of mod cons which mean that I am likely to be constantly surfing the Internet and doing social networking stuff... which I already do far too much of anyway..
Plus, I hear there is an incredibly daunting feature whereby you can see if someone has read the text you sent them - and therefore know if someone is ignoring you. I think that's technology gone too far.
I am just very worried that I will start to rely on this small piece of machinery to replace my brain. I think I will have to enforce some usage rules for myself....
(Check out this, to find out about the time when I lost my last phone..)
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
100 Acres of Sycamore
Since hearing Fionn Regan's new track on the radio, late on Sunday night, I have been obsessed with it and listening to it at every single chance I get.
What's especially great is that it's available as a free download from Fionn Regan's website.. which is wonderful news for those who, like me, are absolutely desperate to have this song in their lives...
'Rise up from the trappings of flesh and the holdings of skin..' mmm
(All this stuff is from his website.)
Monday, 6 June 2011
Working from Home
I have recently learnt that being a 'freelancer' requires a lot of self motivation. Luckily, after three years of writing essays at University, I have it down!
I find the best thing to do is get up early, as this is the time when my ideas flow and after lunch I read and search.
Now, if only my work space were a little more glamorous, perhaps like some of the following.. Ahhh, one day!
Sofia Coppola's home office:
Kris from Kris Atomic:
Kate Singleton from Art Hound (via SFGbybay)
(All pictures are linked up.)
Sunday, 5 June 2011
Sunday Evening Poetry
In the Beginning by Dylan Thomas
In the beginning was the three-pointed star,
One smile of light across the empty face,
One bough of bone across the rooting air,
The substance forked that marrowed the first sun,
And, burning ciphers on the round of space,
Heaven and hell mixed as they spun.
In the beginning was the pale signature,
Three-syllabled and starry as the smile,
And after came the imprints on the water,
Stamp of the minted face upon the moon;
The blood that touched the crosstree and the grail
Touched the first cloud and left a sign.
In the beginning was the mounting fire
That set alight the weathers from a spark,
A three-eyed, red-eyed spark, blunt as a flower,
Life rose and spouted from the rolling seas,
Burst in the roots, pumped from the earth and rock
The secret oils that drive the grass.
In the beginning was the word, the word
That from the solid bases of the light
Abstracted all the letters of the void;
And from the cloudy bases of the breath
The word flowed up, translating to the heart
First characters of birth and death.
In the beginning was the secret brain.
The brain was celled and soldered in the thought
Before the pitch was forking to a sun;
Before the veins were shaking in their sieve,
Blood shot and scattered to the winds of light
The ribbed original of love.
(I hope for better sleep and more clarity this week, just one night of melancholy before a big week. Photos are linked.)
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
Holiday Thoughts
I suppose that thoughts of holidays should really have been filling my head during the days when I had nothing to do; but now I have lots to do and I all I can think of is spending time sleeping in, taking long showers and reading books.. isn't that always the way...
(Images are scanned from Toast catalogue)


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My Rating: 59% (D+)
Pitchfork Rating: N/A
Rolling Stone Rating: N/A
Metacritic Rating: N/A
Average Rating: 59% (D+)
Tracklist (Standout songs underlined):
- TV Set
- Rock On The Moon
- Garbageman
- I Was A Teenage Werewolf
- Sunglasses After Dark
- The Mad Daddy
- Mystery Plane
- Zombie Dance
- What's Behind The Mask
- Strychnine
- I'm Cramped
- Tear It Up
- Fever
- I Was A Teenage Werewolf (With False Start)
- Mystery Plane
- Twist & Shout
- I'm Cramped
- The Mad Daddy
Favourite Song on Album:
Listen to This Album When You're:
Needing some 80's in your life.
Thoughts on Album Cover:
Hilarious I like it.
Want to Own on Vinyl?:
Not this one.
Final Thoughts:
The Cramps are on a list of 1001 Albums to Listen to Before You Die, and honestly their album Songs The Lord Taught Us didn't do a lot for me. I understand that there might be some influential merit here, but to me it just sounded like a mix between Elvis and Aerosmith and those have never been guys I'm that into. I personally gravitate towards The Clash when it comes to my old school rock, so hearing these guys just sounded watered down or weak. Ultimately The Cramps didn't do a lot for me, I wouldn't have included them on the 1001 list but that's just from preference and not education.


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If a picture is worth a thousand words ...how much is a video worth? These ones are priceless – for educators of post-compulsory students. To call the two videos featured in this post "thought provoking" is an understatement.
Both videos are created by Michael Wesch (pictured) – with a lot of help from students at Kansas State University. The first, "A vision of students today",is widely known and has been circulating around the internet since October of 2007 while the sequel, "Visions of Students Today", was released in June, 2011. Both give a sense of what it is like to be a university level student today. I won't elaborate specifically on the content of the videos – except to suggest that they should be compulsory viewing for all teachers, lecturers and professors.
Expressing concern about the "irrelevance" of education is nothing new. It was already an established theme back when I was a student – not long after the ark found dry land. However, even if we put aside the issue of the appropriateness or otherwise of the curriculum itself and just contemplate the educational experience itself, educators should be asking some serious questions. We know what modern life is like for our students. Why have our schools and universities not kept up? Why do we not use the technology and the equally important associated attitudes available to us? To some extent there will always be a lag period between technological innovation and educational practice – technology evolves faster than institutions do. But, as these videos show, when we use new approaches, or rather when we allow our students to use the technology that is already available to them, significant learning can occur.
So we have the situation where often the curriculum itself can be of little relevance or significance and the process by which students interact with their "education" is disconnected from their daily life with its heavy emphasis on modern technology. Is this really good enough? It begs the question – whose education is it anyway, the student's or "the system's"?
Anyone interested in more background in the creation of "Visions of Students Today" can follow this link to the associated blog pages.
Associated background story http://mediatedcultures.net/ksudigg/?p=303
Visions of Students today link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrXpitAlva0
A vision of students today link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o
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Cristóbal Colón (1966)
Christopher Columbus
Ink on paper
height: 53cm
width: 76cm
Donated by Marcos Curi 1993
Oscar Curtino's Cristobal Colón shows the story of the Genoese seafarer who, with the support of the Spanish crown, led three ships across the Atlantic and unwittingly encountered the Americas. In the form of a satirical storyboard or cartoon Curtino comments on the consequences of the encounter between Columbus and his men and the indigenous inhabitants of the 'New World'. In the top row, from right to left: having contemplated his expedition Columbus reaches his destination and offers the indigenous people a mirror and wristwatches, objects of a kind not seen before in the Americas. He then sails off to new lands, leaving behind him bundles of goods that foreshadow the subsequent economic exploitation of the continent by Europe and the United States.
In the lower part of this drawing Curtino plays on the stereotypical idea of American Indians (so-called because Columbus mistakenly thought that he had reached India) as wild savages by portraying the Spaniards as equally brutal, fighting amongst themselves and slavering over their treasures as they show them to the King of Spain. This brutality is echoed in the orange-red wash of this section that contrasts with the untainted yellow 'sunshine' of the drawing's upper section. The division of the drawing into individual scenes and their ordering from right to left and top to bottom recalls the traditional format and reading order of native Mexican pictorial manuscripts, or codices, perhaps therefore implying that Curtino is showing the moment of European and American contact from an indigenous perspective.
Joanne Harwood, 2008


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The Wright Flyers participate in the AMA Introductory Flight Training program and offers this program to prospective members. This program allows a person interested in learning to fly to participate for 30 days without joining the AMA. Under this program a person may fly under the supervision of a Club instructor using a "buddy box" system for a maximum of 30 days without joining the AMA or the Wright Flyers Club.
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
All I want are my two front teeth
16 comments:
- The Salinas Family said...
SUPER CUTE pictures! See....I knew that you weren't above giving your kids sugar! This is the 2nd photo trip (valentine's day) that included SUGAR!! Love it!
- April 15, 2010 at 1:58 PM
- Ali said...
Ah, look at those brown eyes.... they MAKE ME MELT!!! I'm a sucker for brown eyes. What handsome boys you have! I have to agree that the big one looks a lot like you.
I'm so glad that the bogie will one day have his bottom teeth! In the meantime, they do look pretty cute!
- April 15, 2010 at 2:22 PM
very cute! your fav is my fav too! what are you going to do with it? xoxo
- April 15, 2010 at 4:47 PM
- carissa said...
they are so handsome! that is so very interesting about your lil' guy's teeth. teeth or not, he is too darn cute. awww, and the smile compliment would've melted my heart!
- April 15, 2010 at 4:59 PM
- Cathy said...
I didn't have my 2 front teeth from about the age of 2-7 ;) I remember the day I realized not everyone ate corn on the cob on the side of their mouth like I did! Beautiful boys -- beautiful shots.
PS-- i still need photo enlarging tips!
- April 15, 2010 at 5:51 PM
- Tawny said...
Ahhhh, they are so handsome! And both getting so big!!!
What great shots! Love them both!
I think that some days they are all you and other days all S! Either way, they are so cute!!!
- April 15, 2010 at 8:48 PM
- Seizing My Day said...
Your pictures are always so wonderful! =)
My little man had an extra tooth come in on top and is missing one from the bottom... ?? they "think" he will not grow an extra adult tooth on the top... but is missing one from the bottom ... *sigh* I will have to wait to see how they look until he is older! =)
- April 15, 2010 at 11:14 PM
- Martha said...
I love that picture of them...well all of them...they are so cute...love your header too...it always looks good with the images you choose:)
- April 16, 2010 at 4:43 AM
- Half Gaelic, Half Garlic! said...
They are ADORABLE!! I LOVE the pictures:)
I sent you a barrage of emails yesterday.....hopefully you got them all! If you are still having some trouble, please let me know......I am happy to help:)
Have a wonderful weekend!!
- April 16, 2010 at 5:25 AM
- Nancy said...
So stinkin cute. My favorite look on the Kid was when she lost her top two teeth. Makes me warm and fuzzy. i can't wait for the Nubs to lose them.
- April 16, 2010 at 5:49 AM
- On the Bright Side said...
Those boys are so cute!!
Teeth are weird. when I was a kid, my grown up teeth grew in right behind my kid teeth, but kid teeth didn't fall out. I had to have them pulled. The same happened to my daughter, only her little ones fell out just before the big ones were fully grown.
- April 16, 2010 at 7:28 AM
- Becca @ My Crazy Good Life said...
Awh, they are so sweet.
I love the top picture :)
- April 16, 2010 at 8:10 AM
- Janna said...
I think the bigger one looks EXACTLY like you! You're blessed with 2 extremely handsome boys. Get ready to fight off the girls - they start chasing boys as early as Kindergarten these days.
- April 16, 2010 at 2:53 PM
- Genn said...
I agree, I think when the bigger one smiles he looks exactly like you too!! You've got good looking boys. :)
Cute picture with those two front teeth missing too.
- April 17, 2010 at 8:41 PM
- jen@odbt said...
They are so handsome. It is nice to hear your kids look like you...I hear so and so looks like your husband or brother...What about me?
- April 19, 2010 at 6:01 AM
- patty said...
aw-that's a beautiful compliment she gave... sweet photos. grateful for the teeth!! :)
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U.S. Air Force officials compared Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone to the comic book hero "Captain America" and said he will receive the Airman's Medal and possibly the Purple Heart for helping stop a gunman on a European train.
"What the gunman didn't expect was a confrontation with our very own 'Capt. America' -- and believe it or not, that is what Airman Stone's friends nicknamed him during Air Force technical training," Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said during a press conference Monday at the Pentagon.
Stone was traveling on a high-speed train from Amsterdam to Paris on Friday when he, along with two of his friends and British businessman, subdued a gunman and suspected Islamic extremist who was armed with an AK-47, Luger pistol and box cutter.
Stone's unit has recommended him for the Airman's Medal, the service's highest non-combat award, and he may also receive the Purple Heart for being injured in the ordeal, officials said. He was hospitalized with cuts to his head, face and hand after the gunman attacked him with a box cutter.
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The 23-year-old Stone "leapt into action" with two of his buddies from a California middle school -- National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, 22, and Anthony Sadler, 23 -- as well as 62-year-old British businessman Chris Norman in confronting gunman who had strapped the assault rifle across his bare chest.
"Had it not been for this heroic quartet, I'm quite sure that we'd be discussing a bloodbath" rather than their heroism, James said. "They subdued the gunman and saved lives."
The secretary said that Stone's unit had put him up for the Airman's Medal and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said that he also may be eligible for the Purple Heart.
"We are looking at the potential, to see whether we can award the Purple Heart as well," Welsh said, but it will first have to be determined whether the train incident was an act of terrorism. The 2009 attacks at Fort Hood, Texas, by then-Army Maj. Nidal Hasan were eventually ruled to be terrorism, making victims eligible for the Purple Heart.
The gunman has been identified as 26-year-old Moroccan Ayoub El-Khazzani. He was being held and questioned by French counterterrorism police outside Paris.
French and Spanish authorities have alleged that El-Khazzani is an Islamic extremist who may have spent time in Syria. El-Khazzani's lawyer said on Sunday that he was homeless and trying to rob passengers on the train to feed himself.
Earlier Monday, French President Francois Hollande awarded Stone, Sadler, Skarlatos and Norman the French Legion of Honor, the country's highest award.
In the gilded splendor of the Elysee Palace, Hollande said, "One need only know that Ayoub El Khazzani was in possession of 300 rounds of ammunition and firearms to understand what we narrowly avoided, a tragedy, a massacre."
"Your heroism must be an example for many and a source of inspiration," Hollande said. "Faced with the evil of terrorism, there is a good, that of humanity. You are the incarnation of that."
Stone, whose thumb was severely cut by the gunman, still had his left arm in a sling as well as a bruised eye.
"I kind of just woke up from a deep sleep and my friend Alek was sitting next to me," he recalled of the incident during a press conference at the U.S. embassy in Paris, according to a CNN video. "I turned around and saw he had what looked to be an AK-47 and it looked like it was jammed or it wasn't working and he was trying to charge the weapon.
"Alek just hit me on the shoulder and said, 'Let's go.' And [I] ran down, tackled him. We hit the ground. Alek came up and grabbed the gun out of his hand while I put him in a choke hold."
Not only did he tackle the gunman, Stone is also credited with helping save a passenger who was shot in the neck and squirting blood. He said he "just stuck two of my fingers in his hole and found what I thought to be the artery, pushed down and the bleeding stopped," according to an Associated Press article. He kept the position until paramedics arrived, the article stated.
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Comparing the Top 4 Retargeting CompaniesBlog Post: January 24, 2012
Google's limit is 100 as of last fall, not 500.
If you want to target people a certain time into a funnel you create 2 audiences on the same tag with different durations, for example 15 and 30 days.
Now if you create a combination, call it Recent15, of those in 15 and not in 30 you have a list of people that have only been tagged in the last 15 days. Then create another combination of 30 days and not in Recent15 and you have those people who are 16-30 days from being cookied the first time. Note that if you just did the set math on 30-15 you would remove anyone that visited 16-30 days ago AND in the last 15 days. The set method you choose just depends on what you really wish to do and if its worth it to add the complexity. Clear as mud, right?
Far from being a perfect implementation of time based retargeting, but its a way to get by using Google until they improve their offering.


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Mailbox Monday
Welcome to Mailbox Monday, a meme started by Marcia of To Be Continued, and now hosted on its own blog. This week was a hectic one for me between trying to catch up after BEA and working. My mailbox actually saw more action than this because my BEA books came but I plan to highlight them in another post. Here are the books that showed up in my mailbox last week:
- The Hurricane Sisters by Dorothea Benton Frank came from Harper Collins
- It Comes in Waves by Erika Marks came from Penguin
- The Badger Knight by Kathryn Erskine came from Scholastic
Did you find any goodies in your mailbox last week?
June 9, 2014 7:55 am
I'm seeing The Hurricane Sisters everywhere. Can't wait to see your BEA haul.
June 9, 2014 12:00 pm
I got The Hurricane Sisters, too – already read it. Although it's not my normal reading material, it was just what I needed during a slumpy week, nice and light on the brain. Enjoy!
June 9, 2014 1:01 pm
A lot of folks are going to have the pleasure of reading The Hurricane Sisters.
I don't know the other two books.
ENJOY your reading week.
Silver's Reviews
My It's Monday, What Are You Reading
June 9, 2014 2:49 pm
I just started The Hurricane Sisters and am loving it. The one-liners crack me up!
June 9, 2014 3:31 pm
Hurricane Sisters seems to be a popular choice, enjoy!
June 9, 2014 7:44 pm
I hope you enjoy all the books, Kathy. I keep seeing The Hurricane Sister pop up. I've never read anything by Dorthea Benton Franks before.


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The Court of Appeal has another case to examine in the near future.
Paul Mansfield reckons that after 26 years of marriage the settlement awarded to his ex wife Jane is too much because the land and farms originated from his father Buddy and he therefore should get more than her.
We think that Mr Mansfield will find that what you bring to a marriage you bring to a marriage.
Harris v Harris in 2001 at the Court of Appeal seems to confirm that point.
We await the Judges decision with anticipation.


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The rain that put the kybosh on Rick's normal Tuesday ride also kept most of the commuters off the docklands highway. That meant I had more time to myself, more time to think, more time to get myself to a little cafe in Footscray for a coffee before rolling up to my desk.
D: 26.7km
A: 109m
PMPW: 85kg