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You know that feeling you get when you discover a truly magical place? A whole new universe of awesomeness opens up to you and you wonder, "how, HOW, did I get by without knowing this place existed? What else am I completely unaware of? What am I doing with my life? I should really go back to school and become a marine biologist." It happened to me.
I was leaving the Korean spa (which, if you're into being publicly relieved of your outermost layer of skin by a tiny woman with spiky gloves, is your magical place), when I saw it. I turned to my friend D. "What," I said, "is this H Mart"?
She told me.
We had to stop, I decided. We had to stop and we had to shop.
And shop we did. H Mart, as it turns out, is an Asian grocery store, and is massive. A full half of the store is brimming with fresh produce, ranging from exotic to completely standard, at prices that may prompt you to reevaluate your life decisions up to this point, including, but not limited to, your overall level of common sense, financial responsibility, and every purchase you've ever made. Yes, I'll begrudgingly admit that you get what you pay for, and that yes, some of the fruits and vegetables are, according to our western sensibilities, either slightly past their prime, smaller than in other stores, or both. So, note to self, be prepared to spend more time de-seeding, peeling, and skinning, and only buy what you'll use within a few days. Easy enough.
Before we move on to the point of this story, let me just say a quick word about the fish. Beautiful. The variety blew me away. There are rows and rows of ice buckets filled with fresh and salt water varieties, their glassy eyes beckoning "coooook meeee, eat meeeee". Oh right, did I mention most of these little guys come whole? Not to worry though, there is a disassembly crew behind the counter that will happily deconstruct any fish according to your specific wishes.
Thus begins the tale of my haul: I got Lychees (think tasty grapes in a rough, furry skin) Thai shiitakes, which are slightly meatier and less pungent than the regular variety, sweet chili sauce, piles of noodles, green beans, blueberries, black sesame oil, dumplings, and so much more.
Unpacking my bags and feeling thoroughly relaxed from soaking, steaming, and a good public skinning, I decided to go for some vegetarian noodles. Asian noodles are a great option when you want something quick, clean, delicious, and easy. And they make killer leftovers.
Inspiration: H Mart
Vibe: Calm, clean, and well exfoliated
Time commitment: You'll still be able to catch Mad Men
What you'll need:
- 8 oz of rice noodles, flat or thin
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil (olive, peanut, or canola according to preference)
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon shredded ginger (I like the jar kind because it's always there and stays good for a long time)
- Fresh vegetables – enough to fill the bottom of a large sauté pan when sliced. I recommend peppers, mushrooms, green beans, broccoli, onions, and carrots
- Half a lime
- 2 large cloves of garlic
- Salt and chili pepper to taste
Optional toppings: toasted almonds, toasted sesame seeds, chives.
Optional meatification: Two thin pork chops sliced into 1/2″ X 2″ strips.
Equipment: Chopping knife, cutting board, large sauté pan with sides, medium sauce pan, colander, mixing bowl
Getting started:
- Chop your vegetables into bite sized pieces and lay in the bottom of cool sauté pan
- Begin boiling water for noodles in medium sized sauce pan
- Slice both cloves of garlic thinly and add to the vegetables
- Toss vegetables with 1 tbs of cooking oil and 1 tbs sesame oil
- Add remaining oil to mixing bowl, squeeze in lime, add soy sauce, and rice wine vinegar and set aside
Turning up the heat:
- Place your noodles in the boiling water and cook for 5 minutes
- Strain noodles, rinse with cool water, and set aside
- Place vegetable pan over medium heat and stir each minute for 5 minutes
- When vegetables begin to sweat, add ginger (now is also the time for optional meatification)
- Cook 3 more minutes and add noodles to pan
- Stir in noodles and pour lime/soy/vinegar mixture over the top
- Allow liquid to absorb (appx. 5 minutes) and add chili pepper if desired
- Turn off heat, dress with optional toppings, and serve!


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Chain link fencing is extremely popular for several good reasons: they're easy to build, last a long time with little maintenance, and the materials needed to make them are readily available and very affordable.
Generally, they're preferred for applications in which an unobstructed view is desirable, or when cost is the most important consideration. Chain link fences are among the least expensive options on the market (unlike wrought iron fences, which can be quite expensive). They're a fixture at baseball diamonds, in parks and around school grounds and athletic facilities, but for homeowners, they're most commonly chosen when it's necessary for a parent or pet owner to keep an eye on their charges from a distance.
If you want the affordability of chain link fencing with enhanced privacy, chain link fence aluminum privacy slats may be the answer. These privacy slats are simply inserted into the chain link meshing, shading the fence's transparency. Chain link fence aluminum privacy slats are also quite affordable and won't raise your bottom-line cost very much.
To deter animals from trying to dig their way beneath the fence, chain link dog fences add a secure wire along the bottom. These make it virtually impossible for dogs to dig a hole deep enough to climb underneath or push their way through the bottom of the fence.
You can also add coils of barbed wire along the top of the fencing if you want the utmost in protection. However, this will also have the effect of making your home somewhat uninviting, so you have to weigh this against the added protection you'll get.
You can erect your own chain link fencing within the space of a day or two, depending on the complexity of the design and how you choose to set the fence posts. The first step is to mark the outline of the fence on the ground, using strings, and determine the positions of the posts. The posts should be spaced evenly and positioned so that any necessary turns can be executed at a perfect 90-degree angle.
You'll also need to mark your end posts by driving stakes into the ground at the positions they'll occupy. Once you've done this and established your right-angled corners, you'll dig the holes for the posts and set them. After a day or two, once the concrete used to set the posts has had a chance to dry, you'll add the top rails, stretch the chain link fencing into place, fasten it to the top rails, and install any gates you've left room for.
In case you want something with a different look than the standard silver finish, you can usually buy chain link fencing supplies in glossy or matte black, or you can customize the color by painting it yourself. Either way, you'll get a secure perimeter barrier for an affordable price.


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Local deals and promotional offers we've confirmed so far, in alphabetical order:
- Halo Desserts: Free coffee with purchase of any cupcake (located in Kema's Bookstore in Downtown Gray)
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The history of the Dominican Bar Association (DBA) begins with the large migration of people from the Dominican Republic to the City of New York that occurred in the 1960's and 1970's. As the number of Dominican lawyers in the city grew, the need to establish their own formal organization became apparent. The first organization of Dominican lawyers formally incorporated in the State of New York was the Dominican American Lawyers Association (DALA) in 1982. In 1996 the organization was renamed the "Dominican Bar Association, Inc." to more accurately reflect its membership, identity and purpose.
Since its creation, the Dominican Bar Association has demonstrated a commitment to furthering the legal interests of all Latinos and Dominicans in all facets of the community. DBA's efforts have consisted of providing pro bono legal clinics for members of the public, assisting law students by providing scholarships and mentoring, facilitating communication between the bar and the judiciary and actively participating in judicial screening panels to name just a few activities.
DBA aims:
- To increase professional opportunities for Dominican-American, native Dominican and Latino attorneys in the U.S. legal profession;
- To assist native Dominican lawyers and attorneys of other nationalities in meeting the requirements for the practice of law in the U.S., including assisting foreign attorneys in obtaining the foreign legal consultant license issued by the Court of Appeals of the State of New York and its counterpart in other U.S. states;
- To assist in the recruitment and retention of Dominicans and Latinos in U.S. law schools and provide students with mentoring, scholarships and other assistance;
- To partner with other bar associations, governmental agencies and community groups to foster greater participation in the U.S. legal system by the Dominican and Latino communities; To address issues of concern to the Dominican and Latino communities in the U.S.;
- To safeguard the civil rights of the Dominican and Latino communities and to empower said communities to fully participate in American society through public education and outreach; and
- To ensure fairness and diversity in Judicial appointments by serving on various judicial screening panels and committees.
Members of DBA gets opportunity to attend DBA sponsored CLE courses at no cost or reduced rate.
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Dell EMC Canada conducts World Ocean Day promotion
Cloud computing company Dell EMC Canada conducted an out-of-home promotion in Toronto this weekend intended to raise awareness of the issue of plastic pollution in oceans. The promotion took the form of a large artwork by Toronto-based Anya Mielniczek, located in the city's Harbourfront region. It was unveiling to coincide with World Ocean Day on June 8 and remained on display until June 10. The piece was made from recycled and recyclable materials.


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I've signed up for newsletters at these sites and appreciate the information that is emailed to me.
Writer's Relief
Writer's Digest - has a great article titled 10 Simple Steps to Handselling Your Book which explains how an unknown author gets the attention of buyers at a book signing so they buy her book.
Some of these sites list agents looking for clients, publishers, and magazines looking for stories. There are grammar lessons like when to use who or whom. Also, helpful tips about using the internet to sell your books.
Publetariat is a website that is filled with articles and blogs about how to publish your book, self publishing, and the publishing industry. I blog on that site and sometimes I wind up on the front page as a contributor.
Book Marketing Network is made up of groups looking to discuss many subjects about writing and publishing. You can advertise an upcoming book, book event or give other authors useful tips and read about their tips. There are blogs. One of them is mine.
Authonomy is a website you can put chapters of your book on and get reviews from other authors. In return you will be asked to read other authors works and send them a review. This is a competitive site where each contributor tries to get to the top of the heap so Harper Collins Publishers will look at their work. I enjoyed the site and loved the responses to my work but found the return reading time consuming. Agents watch this site. I know because I had one contact me after reading five chapters of each of my Amish books.
Now for the fun stuff. I've been gone on a vacation to Northern Arkansas to visit my husband's relatives. I went with my husband's sister. We had the most enjoyable time. The countryside from Iowa to Arkansas is so beautiful this time of year. We'd drive between rock ledges up to the top of a hill and look down at rolling, timbered hills, shrouded in blue mist and see the winding pavement twist through the valleys. The views were breath taking.
Northern Arkansas country roads are tree lined, narrow, natural rocked clay that twist and turn, seemingly going no where but up and down like a roller coaster ride. For someone used to perfect formed mile intersections with street signs, those roads are not to be traversed alone if you weren't born in that area. If you do, I suggest taking a survival kit. That way if you run out of gas, you can survive until you find your way out.
The sun was hot. The atmosphere was humid so thank goodness for air conditioning. We enjoyed the back yard view from inside, watching for deer from the relatives kitchen window. After we went to bed, in the cool dark of evening, we listened to whippoorwills call and mockingbirds mocking the crows. The dog, Zoe, waited until she was right under our bedroom window to protest the armadillos that came to root up the lawn under cover of darkness. Each time, Zoe disconcertingly startled us out of our drowsy doze.
My writing repetition preceded me to Arkansas. Uncle proudly introduced me as the niece that writes books. I'd get a nod and hear, "You're the one."
As usual I brought back some plant starts and clay for my mother-in-law and me. I saw old fashion climbing roses in pink and pale pink hidden in high grass in the corner of Aunt's yard. She offered to let me add some of her bright pink climbing rose on the trellis by the carport. I confess here that I got snip happy and came home with a couple twigs off her pink crepe myrtle while I was at it. I always like adding flowers to my outdoor heritage collection. When I give my flower tour if the roses and the crepe myrtle make it, I'll be able to say those belonged to Aunt Gladys.
My mother-in-law, the authority in all things green thumbed, told me roses can't be started without putting a ball of wet clay on the stem. Tear off the green leaves near the bottom, cover the stem with a clay ball for a ways up the stem and bury the stem in dirt in a pot. Put a jar over the plant and keep moist. The jar acts as a green house. If the plant is going to live, old leaves will fall off and new leaves will grow on the stem. Making a clay ball is harder than it sounds. First time, I added too much water to the clay and had to add more clay until I had the mud the right consistency. The wet clay stuck to my hands, the knife and scissors but wouldn't hang on the stem. I finally got the hang of it with some practice.
As usual I gave my mother-in-law some of the plant clippings with an ulterior motive. She has such a knack for growing plants I always think I can get another start from her if mine all die.
Arkansas gardens are about a month ahead of Iowa. We were treated to fried catfish and new potatoes from the garden. Strawberry shortcake was dessert. When we left Sunday morning, we took with us ham and cheese sandwiches and strawberry shortcake for lunch. A roadside park was right where we needed it at noon. It was time to get out of the van, stretch our legs and get a breath of fresh air while we enjoyed the picnic.
We left Iowa when it was raining and came back to rain. Looks like more rain all this week. Our hay is still waiting for three dry days in a row to be cut, dried and baled. We're waiting, too.


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Certified U.S. Mail to: John Roberts, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, and Stephen Breyer June 11, 2018 at 6:30 am - Delivered - WASHINGTON, DC 20543
Certified U.S. Mail to: Chief Judge Rodney W. Sippel c/o Clerk of Court – G. J. Linhares U.S. District Court for the Eastern Districtof Missouri, MOED delivered to an agent at 11:56 am on June 6, 2018 in SAINT LOUIS, MO 63102.
Tracking Number: 70170190000030070449
Certified U.S. Mail to: Chief Judge Lavenski R. Smith c/o Clerkof Court - Michael E. Gans Eighth CircuitCourt of Appeals, CA8 delivered to an agent at 11:52 am on June 6, 2018 in SAINT LOUIS, MO 63102.Tracking Number: 70170190000030070456
John Roberts, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan,
Sonia Sotomayor, and Stephen Breyer
Supreme Court of the United States
One First Street N.E.
Washington, DC 20543-0001
Chief Judge Rodney W. Sippel
c/o Clerk of Court – G. J. Linhares
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, MOED
111 South 10th Street
St. Louis, MO 63102
Chief Judge Lavenski R. Smith
c/o Clerk of Court - Michael E. Gans
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, CA8
Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse
111 South 10th Street
St. Louis, MO. 63102
Re: 17-3681 (CA8) 4:17-cv-02690-AGF (MOED) David Jeep v. Govt. United States of America and SEVEN prior Petitions for Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of the United States of America 15-8884, 14-10088, 14- 5551, 13-7030, 13-5193, 11-8211 and 07-11115
Dear People,
Again, you are all criminals. [1] I know it, you know it and EVERYONE will soon recognize your 44 year RICO[2] #METOO[3] conspiracy against rights! To quote a recently oft quoted precedent "nemo iudex in causa sua"[4] - MOST DEFINTIELY no one has the right to create, binding for all others, a precedent for "absolutum sui ipsius dono fuerunt."
With my Friday, May 25, 2018 letter I made a clerical error - I sent you two "Case: 4:07-cv-01116-CEJ Doc. #: 1-2 Filed: 06/07/07 Page: 3 of 4 Page ID #: 10" as pages 5 and 7 of 8. I am now correcting that ERROR, see everybody makes them and if you catch them right away there is little or no issue.
I here with include a new replacement page "Case: 4:07-cv-01116-CEJ Doc. #: 1-2 Filed: 06/07/07 Page: 1 of 4 Page ID #: 8" to replace my page 5 of 8 from my Friday, May 25, 2018 letter. This could easily be confirmed with a direct look at the filing on PACER.
The criminally forced conspiratorial timing of this letter and the Friday, May 25, 2018 letter goes to further prove that there is a criminal conspiracy against rights stemming from the District Courts to the Supreme Court. The 8th Circuit's efforts of delay are revealed by their refusals to even consider the issue, submitted Thursday, December 21, 2017, for nearly six months, until Wednesday May 30, 2018, when they got wind that I had called them out as CRIMINALS, as stated above. The conspirator's plan is to delay everything into the Supreme Court's summer session so they can hide their corruption with the indiscriminate trash dump of the Supreme Court's first or second TRASH DUMP order of the year[5] in October.
Furthermore for all you Domestic Relations EXCEPTION fans in the 8th Circuit - "Parents and children have a well-elaborated constitutional right to live together without governmental interference"[6] subject to the XIV Amendment's protection i.e., "nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws" thus a very much a FEDERAL issue (28 U.S. Code § 1443) has always existed. But especially so since the FEDERAL funding of "The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act" (CAPTA) in 1974 thru to the recent reauthorization of ''Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005," 44 years to 2018. This FEDERALLY funded WITCH-HUNT has produced the Jane Crow horrific injustice Fathers are now forced to endure.
In the Jane Crow era Fathers/men UNCONSTITUTIONALLY have no rights to the equal protection of life, liberty, or property, with due process of law. This is just like the Supreme Court's CRIMINAL[7] African America Jim Crow victims with Blyew (mass murder),[8] Cruikshank (pogrom),[9] and the Civil Rights Cases, 109 U.S. 3 (1883). While not as lethal as Jim Crow lynching Jane Crow's[10] proverbial lynching is every bit as destructive to the America Family. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."[11]
Pro se pleadings are always to be construed liberally and expansively, affording them all opportunity in obtaining substance of justice, over technicality of form. Maty v. Grasselli Chemical Co., 303 U.S. 197 (1938); Picking v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co., 151 F.2d 240 (3rd Cir. 1945); Jenkins v. McKeithen, 395 U.S. 411, 421 (1959); Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520-21, 92 S.Ct. 594, 596, 30 L.Ed.2d 652 (1972); Cruz v. Beto, 405 U.S. 319, 322, 92 S.Ct. 1079, 1081, 31 L.Ed.2d 263 (1972); Puckett v. Cox, 456 F. 2d 233 (6th Cir. 1972); and, etc., etc., etc., practically ad infinitum.
If the court can reasonably read the submissions, it should do so despite failure to cite proper legal authority, confusion of legal theories, poor syntax or sentence construction, or a litigant's unfamiliarity with particular rule requirements. Boag v. MacDougall, 454 U.S. 364, 102 S.Ct. 700, 70 L.Ed.2d 551 (1982); Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 106, 97 S.Ct. 285, 50 L.Ed.2d 251 (1976) (quoting Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41, 45-46, 78 S.Ct. 99, 2 L.Ed.2d 80 (1957)); Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 92 S.Ct. 594, 30 L.Ed.2d 652 (1972); McDowell v. Delaware State Police, 88 F.3d 188, 189 (3rd Cir. 1996); United States v. Day, 969 F.2d 39, 42 (3rd Cir. 1992); Then v. I.N.S., 58 F.Supp.2d 422, 429 (D.N.J. 1999); and, etc., along with numerous similar rulings.
When interpreting pro se papers, this Court is required to use its own common sense to determine what relief that party either desires, or is otherwise entitled to. S.E.C. v. Elliott, 953 F.2d 1560, 1582 (11th Cir. 1992). See also, United States v. Miller, 197 F.3d 644, 648 (3rd Cir. 1999) (court has a special obligation to construe pro selitigants' pleadings liberally); Poling v. K. Hovnanian Enterprises, 99 F.Supp.2d 502, 506-07 (D.N.J. 2000); and, etc.
Indeed, the courts will even go to particular pains to protect pro se litigants against consequences of technical errors if injustice would otherwise result. U.S. v. Sanchez, 88 F.3d 1243 (D.C.Cir. 1996). Moreover, "the court is under a duty to examine the complaint to determine if the allegations provide for relief on ANY possible theory." (emphasis added) See, e.g., Bonner v. Circuit Court of St. Louis, 526 F.2d 1331, 1334 (8th Cir. 1975), Bramlet v. Wilson, 495 F.2d 714, 716 (8th Cir. 1974), Thomas W. Garland, Inc. v. City of St. Louis, 596 F.2d 784, 787 (8th Cir. 1979), Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S. 186, 201-02, 106 S.Ct. 2841, 92 L.Ed.2d 140 (1986), Brooks v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Fla., Inc., 116 F.3d 1364, 1369 (11th Cir. 1997), O'Boyle v. Jiffy Lube International Inc., 866 F.2d 88 (3rd Cir. 1989), and etc., etc., etc.
Thank you in advance.
David G. Jeep
David G. Jeep
enclosure ("Case: 4:07-cv-01116-CEJ Doc. #: 1-2 Filed: 06/07/07 Page: 1 of 4 Page ID #: 8" to replace my page 5 of 8 from my Friday, May 25, 2018 letter)
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[2] The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly referred to as the RICO Act or simply RICO, is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization.
[3] How many lives/families are to be ruined by sensationalized assertions, without due process of law.
[4] "Under the fundamental rule that no one may be a judge in his own case, the President cannot pardon himself," – DOJ Office of Legal Counsel, 4 days before Nixon resigned. I know you have attention span problems, but it's the first sentence: https://www.justice.gov/file/20856/download …(Senator Ed Markey @SenMarkey)
[5] Laster year's first Monday in October, Monday, October 2, 2017 order had 62 pages of line items "CERTIORARI DENIED" without further consideration or explanation.
[6] Wallis v. Spencer, 202 F.3d 1126, 1136 (9th Cir. 2000)
[10] "Jane Crow" is REAL! With the birth rate down by 48% since 1960 and teen pregnancy down by 65% just since 1990 -- single motherhood is UP by 700% since 1960. 40% of all births in the United States of America were to single mothers in 2015 v 1960's 5%. Why? In the "Jane Crow" era "MEN ARE DISFAVORED BY AMERICAN DOMESTIC RELATION LAW."
"Agere sequitur esse" ('action follows being')
David G. Jeep,
Federal Inmate #36072-044 (formerly)
Mobile (314) 514-5228
David G. Jeep
David G. Jeep
Saint Louis, MO 63155-9999


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Lass Name Meaning
North German variant of Laas 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): unexplained. English: nickname from Middle English lesse, lasse 'smaller' (from Old English l?ssa 'less'), perhaps also used in the sense 'younger'.
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Andy's House: Hold the Phone: Bedroom
- Roundup Card 12 - Cattle
- Roundup Card 9 - Vulture
- Roundup Card 15 - River Rescue
- Roundup Card 14 - Gunless Law
- Roundup Card 18 - Lasso Law
You're tasked with nabbing the cellular phone that's on a shelf up above, but there's a few other things you can do first. Begin with an about-turn, and (on the desk's left side) find a light orange trash bin with a tipi design. Hop inside, and you'll snag Roundup Card 12 - Cattle. Leap back out, and saunter on over to the right side of the desk. Beside some cardboard boxes, you should see an overturned red plastic bin. It shines occasionally, hinting at its specialness; it's hiding Roundup Card 9 - Vulture, so move the bin out of your way by pushing against it.
Using the boxes stacked up nearby, double-jump your way to the top of the desk. Travel to its left side, and leap on over to the cardboard crates pushed up against the wall. There, you'll find a Hint Capsule, and it'll inform you of the Ground Pound. You may have performed this while in Woody's Roundup, but you hadn't, here's how to do it now: stand on the pale box, jump, and wiggle the Wii Remote while you're in the air. Woody will crash through the weak and mostly empty crate, unveiling Roundup Card 15 - River Rescue.
Tap the Hint Capsule at your side, and a transparent Woody will show you how to climb parallel walls. Mimic the demonstration by jumping against one wall, then pull the B Trigger to bound off to the other, and repeatedly use B to scale all the way to the top. From there, continue circling the room in a counter-clockwise fashion until you've crossed the bed and are standing on top of another tall, pale box (marked by another Hint Capsule). Ground Pound through it, and you'll be treated to Roundup Card 14 - Gunless Law.
Climb back up, and stand next to the door. Use the - Button to switch off to Buzz Lightyear. His controls are similar to Woody's, and you'll want to give the sheriff a boost, so go to and jump-climb the cardboard box he recently broke. When you're next to Woody, pick him up with the B Trigger, and face the white chest of drawers across the way. Throw him over there by using B again, then use - to switch to the spindly lawman. Carefully drop down to the third row of drawers to collect Roundup Card 18 - Lasso Law.
At long last, you're ready to grab the cell phone. There's three ways to reach it, and two require scaling the bookcase. The first method requires Jessica "Jessie" Jane. Using Buzz, throw her over to the white drawers, and look for the shimmering orange wall darts. Carefully hop along them—leaping and using the B Trigger to securely land on each one—to reach the phone. If you'd like to get there with Woody instead, you can push the red bin over to the bookshelves, stomp on it until it's turned on its short side, and then use it to double-jump to the top. Alternatively, you can put Woody and Buzz on the desk, and toss Woody over onto the shelves.
If you do use Woody to reach the top, you'll ultimately leap from the bookcase to the blue corner shelf, and tap the Hint Capsule nearby to learn about Woody's Pull String swing. Perform it by facing the wall pegs, leaping straight up, and pressing the B Trigger. You'll land on the same blue wooden shelf as the phone itself. Pick it up with B, and you'll complete the bedroom segment.


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A Cambridge nurse is anxiously awaiting news of family members caught up in Typhoon Haiyan.
Edgardo "Jojo" Velayo, who works for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, has not heard from his uncle since the typhoon struck the Philippines a week ago.
Philippines-born Jojo right), who has worked for CPFT since 2002, said: "My parents live in the north and they are safe, but no one has heard anything from my uncle, Jun.
"He lives in the south, in the city of Iligan, and has a wife and three children and we are hoping and praying they are ok and that the only reason we haven't heard from them is because all the communication lines are down at the moment.
"It's very difficult because it's been a few days now. We are the other side of the world and feel that we can't do anything. I never imagined anything like this would happen. The Philippines is used to typhoons, but this was so bad."
JoJo, who works on Willow ward for older people at Fulbourn Hospital, said he had been touched by the amount of money which had been raised for the Philippines relief effort.
He said: "I have spoken to many friends in Cambridge and we have already made contributions to the disaster funds.
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"We know that British people are very helpful and their hearts are really open to this kind of thing.
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English Setter Breeders, Breed Clubs and History
The English Setter of the show ring is a long way from the working dog in the field; he is a very glamorous dog with a coat that requires expert care if it is to resemble those of the top show dogs. The working dog, which is quite an unusual sight now is smaller and racier than his showring cousin In the United States there are three distinct sub-divisions of the English Setter – the Ryman, Laverack and Llewellin – the Laverack being the show type.
The English Setter was developed as a bird dog some four hundred years ago and known as the Setting Spaniel. His job was to find upland birds and "sett" them, and the hunters would throw a net over bird and dog. The English Setter developed into the breed we recognise today during the mid 1800s, principally through the efforts of Edward Laverack, and was shown at the first dog show, Newcastle, in 1859.
He is a medium to large dog, at up to 68cm but not heavily built. He has an elegant outline and a very striking coat; the colouring is known as "belton", meaning flecking of colour onto a white background, which with the growth of the long silky coat blends into the white. Thus the colours are Blue Belton (black on white), Orange Belton, Lemon Belton, Liver Belton or Tricolour Belton, which is tan with either liver or black.
He has a lovely temperament, very friendly and good-natured and so makes a first class family dog but as you would expect from a dog of this size plenty of exercise is a must or he will become bored and unhappy.
Breed Clubs
- English Setter Association Mr R E Evans 01594 544190
- English Setter Club Mr C W Sorenson 01588 680240
- English Setter Society of Scotland Mrs C Normansell 01685 722279
- Midland English Setter Society Mrs F Mitchell 01386 462681
- Southern English Setter Society Mr D Lewis 020 8959 2476
Rescue and Rehoming
English Setter Rescue Association
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Hoppers Could probably Save Two Remaining Kids
But they'll have to work hard to wipe clean the karma slate
The heir to a property empire was burned to death, after he crashed his plane, which then burst into flames on Friday.
Stacey Hopper, 27, was flying a Yak-52, when the single-engine plane clipped a van and crashed at 3.55pm yesterday at the Marsden Cove Marina in One Tree Point, at a private air-strip about 40 kilometers southeast of Whangarei.
"As Gray Hopper ran toward the wreckage, he had just enough time to call their father Leigh and say: 'Stace has had a bad crash. His plane has gone down.' He then saw fuel leaking from a broken line and the plane was engulfed in flames."
Mr Shanahan said the crash had devastated the Hopper family.
"Especially for Gray. To have to watch your older brother perish in such a way is horrifying. You would feel an overwhelming sense of futility," he said.
Stacey Hopper was a project manager with Hopper Developments responsible for development of the Marsden Cove residential marina. He was being groomed to become head of the family business empire. Photo: Report
Mr Hopper's brother Gray, 24, and two others who were traveling in a Volkswagen van, suffered only minor injuries after the vehicle rolled as a result of the impact.
"Family friend and spokesman Paul Shanahan said the Hopper family had no idea what caused the crash that killed the eldest of their three children." A report said.
The Hopper family own Hopper Developments, New Zealand's largest coastal land development company, involved in major developments at Pauanui and Whitianga in Coromandel. The family also owns Hopper Construction, a civil engineering company.
Well, Mr Shanahan, APA the Maori seer has news for you. He says tell your friends that it was "collective bad karma" that killed their son.
"Their other son Gray was spared just this once," He says. "Tell them also that the only way to save the two kids would be by giving […] giving away everything they have taken […] and leave it at that."
APA says the next "karma wave" could claim one of the two kids of a "truly evil politician" in this country.
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Damien Hirst
Veil of Love Everlasting, 2017
A veil is a barrier, a curtain between two things, something that you can look at and pass through, it's solid yet invisible and reveals and yet obscures the truth, the thing that we are searching for.—Damien Hirst
Gagosian will present Damien Hirst's latest series, "The Veil Paintings" as the 2018 Oscars show, a much-anticipated annual fixture in the Los Angeles cultural calendar. Hirst's last exhibition in Los Angeles was "The Complete Spot Paintings" in 2012.
Following "Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable," his highly ambitious sculpture exhibition at the Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana in Venice last year, Hirst was drawn towards the immediacy of painting and a return to the studio. This new series takes the Visual Candy paintings of the 1990s as a point of departure and embraces color and gestural painting on a large scale. Referencing both Impressionism and Abstract Expressionism, "The Veil Paintings" layer brushstrokes and bright dabs of heavy impasto, enveloping the viewer in vast fields of color.
Inspired partly by the Pointillist innovations of Georges Seurat and the post-Impressionist paintings of Pierre Bonnard, Hirst continues his examination of color and its effect on the eye in "The Veil Paintings." While in the Spot Paintings and Medicine Cabinet series, his use of color was contained within the formality of the grid and the minimalist pharmaceutical packaging, here it is given free reign, with joyous results.
"The Veil Paintings" coincides with "Colour Space," a solo exhibition of new paintings from 2016 and sculptures at Houghton Hall in Norfolk, England (March 25–July 15, 2018).
Damien Hirst was born in 1965 in Bristol, England, and lives and works in London and Devon. Collections include The Broad, Los Angeles; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museo Jumex, Mexico City; Tate, London; Museum für Moderne Kunst (MMK), Frankfurt am Main; Museum Brandhorst, Munich; Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Donna Regina (MADRE), Naples; Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo (CA2M), Madrid; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kunst, Oslo; Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), Glasgow; Israel Museum, Jerusalem; National Centre for Contemporary Arts (NCCA), Moscow; and 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan. Institutional exhibitions include "For the Love of God," Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (2008, traveled to the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence in 2010); "No Love Lost," Wallace Collection, London (2009); "Requiem," PinchukArtCenter, Kiev (2009); "Cornucopia," Oceanographic Museum of Monaco (2010); Tate Modern, London (2012); "Relics," Qatar Museums Authority, Al Riwaq, Qatar (2013); "Signification (Hope, Immortality and Death in Paris, Now and Then)," Deyrolle, Paris (2014); Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo (2015); "Damien Hirst: New Religion," Museum of Contemporary Art of Republika of Srpska, Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina (2016, traveled to Museum of Contemporary Art Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia); "Damien Hirst: The Last Supper," National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (2016); and "Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable," Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana, François Pinault Foundation, Venice (2017). Hirst received the Turner Prize in 1995.


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Probably she can't recall when the thought came.
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an agony. Making the order, the whole school new and hers.
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Today's prompt: Ten things that make you really happy
There are the really, super obvious things that make me happy, like Jesus, my husband, my parents, my brother, and the couple of friends I still have (ha), but there are other (sometimes weirder) things that I don't talk about as much that my adoring fans deserve to know about, so in no particular order, they are:
1. When writing is easy: Sometimes I want to blog or do book reviews or whatever, but it's tough. I can't think of the words I want to say, I get easily distracted, I get frustrated, I give up. But, other times, things are good. Better than good. My fingers are magically connected to the keyboard, and I'm on fie-ah (that's how a Southern girl spells a word in a Northern accent). Those are the days when you sit at the computer for hours before you realize it.
2. The end of the workday, especially before a weekend or any other break from returning the next day: I'm fortunate to have a job but some days, you just don't wanna be there. Am I right or am I right?
3. Winning things: For a while, I was on a hot winning streak. I won concert tickets, event tickets, items, etc. I can't even remember what all I won because it was a season of plenty. Alas, the golden days of winning-hood are over.
4. Brownies: Especially now that I'm back in weight loss mode. They're a rare treat in my world.
5. Changing out of sweaty clothes after a really good workout: Or should I say unsticking them from yourself? Ick.
6. When my husband is silly: I know, I know. This still kind of counts as talking about him, but I'm putting it on here anyway. I'm definitely the more goofy one of the two of us, so when he does silly things that he knows are going to make me laugh (particularly when I don't wanna laugh and I'm making the "pouty face"), I just melt…okay, no more gushy stuff…
7. Tiny things that look like bigger things: Like dollhouse furniture, miniature food, or baby clothes. Seeing shrunken versions of things that are supposed to be big makes me giggle.
8. Getting to go "potty" (#1 or #2…I'm not nitpicking here) after you've had to hold it a long time: Don't even act like you've never experienced that.
9. Really green grass: One of our neighbors has the most beautiful yard I've ever seen. It even won "yard of the month" once in our subdivision (yes, we live in a subdivision that gives out a "yard of the month" award. Sigh). I don't know what they put on their grass to make it so green, but it's true that the grass really is greener on that side of the fence. Ha.
10. Making unintentional jokes: Inspired by the last sentence of #9. Boo-yah.


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Tsang Kwai Ping
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|Yeung Mo Sheung, Ann
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|Hau Hei Man, Sonya
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The government has set up an expert technical group headed by Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) Chairman C. Rangarajan to review the Tendulkar Committee methodology for estimating poverty and overhaul the norms in keeping with the present-day prices.
The move follows all-round criticism of the Planning Commission's estimates on poverty released recently. The State-wise poverty lines and poverty ratio for 2009-10 computed by Tendulkar methodology showed that the poverty ratio in the country has come down from 37.2% in 2004-05 to 29.8% in 2009-10. As a result, the number of poor persons in the country has reduced from 40.7 crore in 2004-05 to 35.5 crore in 2009-10.
The Terms of Reference of the Expert Technical Group have been finalized as under:
1. The panel has been asked to comprehensively review the existing methodology of poverty estimation and examine whether the poverty line should be fixed solely in terms of a consumption basket or whether other criteria are also relevant. If so, it should suggest if they can be effectively combined to evolve a basis for estimation of poverty in rural and urban areas and also recommend how its estimates of poverty should be linked to eligibility and entitlements for the Central government's schemes and programmes.
2. To examine the issue of divergence between consumption estimates based on the NSSO methodology and those emerging from the National Accounts aggregates; and to suggest a methodology for updating consumption poverty lines using the new consumer price indices launched by the CSO for rural and urban areas state-wise.
3. To review alternative methods of estimation of poverty which may be in use in other countries, including their procedural aspects; and indicate whether on this basis, a particular method can be evolved for empirical estimation of poverty in India, including procedures for updating it over time and across states.


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Kitty litter has a bad rap when it comes to pregnant women, but you don't have to panic if your furry feline needs her box cleaned out. While parasites that can infect your cat's digestive tract may be in her litter box, you're probably safe if she's an indoor cat.
While few diseases pass between cats and humans, one that does is toxoplasmosis, passed by Toxoplasma gondii. In most people, toxoplasmosis doesn't cause symptoms at all. However, a pregnant woman can pass the disease to her unborn child, which can result in birth defects or miscarriage. Cats typically get toxoplasmosis by eating or chewing on a contaminated rodent or other raw meat, so indoors-only cats fed commercial dry or canned food shouldn't catch it.
Kitty Litter
Kitty litter is a potential route by which humans catch toxoplasmosis because the parasite is found only in a cat's feces, not on her fur or in her saliva. Because the only way a person can get toxoplasmosis is for the parasite to get into her mouth and digestive tract, it's a risk only if you touch contaminated litter and then touch your mouth without washing your hands first. Even then, there may be little risk if the litter has been completely changed every day, because the parasite takes one to five days to incubate in the stool before becoming infectious. If your kitty has never been exposed to the parasite, there is no way for her litter to become infected.
Other Concerns
Kitty litter isn't the only place where you might encounter the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis. Raw or undercooked meat can harbor the parasite. In fact, the Center for Disease Control says that you are more likely to get toxoplasmosis from undercooked food than from your feline companion. Another potential source of toxoplasmosis is contaminated soil -- so if you garden, be careful not to touch your mouth with unwashed hands. Even if your hands look clean, you might have accidentally picked up some microscopic parasites.
Just because handling your cat's litter could be risky doesn't mean you need to give up your pet while you're pregnant. Have someone else in your household handle the kitty litter while you're pregnant, to eliminate the risk completely. You should also keep your cat indoors to prevent her from contracting the parasite, and avoid handling stray cats.
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By Joann Muller
A lot of companies boast about their military hiring initiatives, but when it comes right down to it, few companies really do a good job of it. Despite their good intentions, companies often find that military experience isn't easily translated into civilian jobs so they skip over them in favor of someone with the formal degree or certification on their resume. That's why unemployment rates for military veterans remain higher than for the civilian population.


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Relationship building is actually caring about others with no hidden agenda.
We are always asked, but I don't know what to say.
Well the easiest way to communicate with others is to "listen". Yes, listen.
We get so caught up in making everything about ourselves and making ourselves feel significant, that we don't hear what others are saying.
As an exercise, watch two people and see if they are listening to each other. It will be rare that "listening" will take place.
Most people are waiting (and some interrupt) to share, how they feel on the subject.
Because we are our favorite subject.
No way, that is arrogant (we can hear some of you saying).
Call it what you want, but it is true.
There is nothing wrong with feeling significant, but when you are in a conversation with someone, allow them to be significant.
You are already significant and know that (if you have been following the teachings in Simplified University).
Become a great lister and you will watch all your relationships build.


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Belize 2001; Required Gear.By Al Campbell
Reels and fly lines
Other Tackle
Other Important Gear and Information
I carry hand lotion in my gear bag. It's a great way to prevent and/or treat chapped hands. I can't remember any day when I handled multiple fish when that bottle of hand lotion wasn't a handy item. A small flashlight is a good idea too.
For anyone carrying cameras, check your cameras when you get to your destination. Those of us who went through the security check at the Dallas airport had a problem we didn't discover until it was too late. The ISO settings on our cameras were moved from the DX setting to another setting. One of my cameras (the one I used the most) was moved to ISO 400 (a speed I never use), and I had it loaded with ISO 50 film. Eleven rolls of slide film and some priceless images were lost to that oversight on my part. The other camera was set to ISO 80; but that didn't hurt much since I had it loaded with ISO 100 film. I set all the settings on my cameras before I left home, and I made sure the ISO settings were on DX so the camera would sense film speed automatically. I knew I had pre-set everything, so I didn't think to re-check the settings when I got to Belize. It cost me dearly, but it'll never happen to me again. I'm not the only one who learned that lesson. If the security guys at the airport handle your cameras, check all the settings before you use them at your destination. Actually, it's a good idea to check everything again just to be safe. You never know what may have been bumped enough to change something critical to good photography.
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In Blackball pool there are 15 colored balls (7 red, 7 yellow and 1 black). The goal is to pocket all balls of your color group and then the black ball. Player who pots the black too early loses the game.
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I love them all!
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Well, I went to doctor on Wednesday for a 2 week check up on my knee.
He looked at it and assumed that the tumor had grown back, so he scheduled me for surgery on Friday (yesterday).
After he got in my knee and looked around he couldn't find a tumor, so the popping worked. Then he found a burr, got rid of it and cut off some cartilage that was torn on my meniscus.
Here is what it looks like now.
It was numb until about 2 hours ago.
Now it hurts, I thought I had better get this post done before the pain killers kick in because they knock me out.
Big Ran and Shafer are taking good care of me.
On the brighter side, I am not going back to work until the 27th! YAY!!
Not that it is going to take me that long to heal, we are headed out on a cruise on the 16th.
I have been doing some online shopping for the cruise, since I won't be getting around much until the cruise.
Here are a few things that I have ordered from Kohl's.
Suite 7 Floral Halter Shift Dress
ELLE™ Tiered Georgette Skirt
ELLE™ Cuffed Jacquard Shorts
Apt. 9® Pleated Chiffon Tank
Now I just have to hope and pray that this stuff fits and gets here in time!!!
More on that later.
Getting drowsy, so I had better go.
More later……………….Sally
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5 Unique YouTube Cooking Channels Worth Watching
Cooking is a skill that you can expand greatly by watching a variety of chefs to gain new ideas. Because of this, YouTube lends itself well to content based around preparing food.
In this article, we highlight some of the most interesting cooking channels on YouTube. Skip the boring tutorials and spice it up with far more interesting cuisine-based content.
1. Cooking With Dog
This channel isn't what you first think about when you hear the name; there's no chowing down on dogs here. Instead, this one revolves around a Japanese chef (known only as "Chef") and her dog Francis. While Chef cooks and occasionally speaks in Japanese, Francis "narrates" the cooking instructions in English.
Many of the dishes prepared are Japanese cuisine, but some videos cover food from other regions. Unfortunately, Francis died in 2016, and the channel's content has slowed down since then. Newer videos use a toy dog in place of the real Francis, but they're still enjoyable.
This video is the newest one at the time of writing. It shows the preparation of Tai Kobujime, a fish and seaweed-based dish. Make sure to check the link in the description to get step-by-step instructions if you need more help after watching the video.
While this next highlighted video is older, you of course have to check out one that features Francis. Watch in amazement how he manages to narrate the process even when he's sleeping.
2. Binging With Babish
Our next highlighted channel serves an interesting combination of food and entertainment. Binging with Babish is all about creating foods from movies and TV shows. Since a lot of these dishes are outlandish, the results are quite enjoyable.
Babish's high-quality videos and calming demeanor make this an excellent channel in all regards. Unfortunately, you'll have to recreate the dishes yourself if you want to taste them.
In the above clip, Babish makes one of his most-requested foods: spaghetti tacos from the Nickelodeon show iCarly. It's a zany mix that actually turns out pretty well. As you'll notice, each episode of the show includes a brief clip of the source material so you can see where the food originated.
If you like the style of his videos but don't care much about seeing movie/TV foods, check out the Basics with Babish series. This runs alongside the main videos and teaches simple lessons for kitchen newbies Cooking for Beginners: 5 Essential Sites for Newbies in the Kitchen These sites and guides should help any newbie in the kitchen feel more confident. From techniques to recipes, you will get a bit of everything. Read More .
3. Epic Meal Time
Looking for some foods that are a little less… normal? Epic Meal Time is all about creating completely ridiculous mega-foods loaded with calories and other unhealthy goodness. You'll find foods that have been fried dozens of times, meals that weigh a hundred pounds, and much more.
It can be a bit gross, and you'd have to be crazy to follow any of these videos and make these foods on your own. But for a bit of wild fun with food, you can't beat it.
Do you like granola bars? You'll be blown away by how big they can make one in this video.
It's no surprise to see McDonald's, Burger King, and other fast foods shown across the channel. In the above video, the guys create a giant burrito consisting of hundreds of McDonald's burgers, fries, and more. Watch in awe as the calorie counter climbs in real-time.
4. English Heritage
Here's a channel that's dedicated to the history of England. Not all of its videos are related to cooking, but we've included it for its series of videos called The Victorian Way.
In this series, you get to enjoy a historical impersonator playing a Mrs. Crocombe, who walks you through the preparation of traditional British dishes from the Victorian era. Not only are the dishes right out of the period, but most of the utensils and the kitchen itself fit the time perfectly. It's a great mix of history and cooking.
The newest video at the time of writing walks through the baking of custard pudding. We think you'll agree that the end result is quite pleasing to the eyes.
Not interested in dessert? Check out the above video preparing turbot, a dish popular among the wealthy of the era.
5. America's Test Kitchen
Our last channel offers something a little different. Instead of straightforward cooking videos, America's Test Kitchen features all sorts of different looks at cooking. You'll find videos on the science of different preparation methods, product recommendations for kitchen utensils, blind taste test comparing various brands, and more.
If you're interested in some of the "behind the scenes" aspects of cooking like these, you'll have some fun here.
Here's an example of a topic you might not have considered before, but which definitely makes a difference when preparing seafood. It's a glance into the science behind cooking, which not every channel talks about.
For something a little more fun, have a look at this taste-testing of various whipped cream brands. Maybe it will help you decide which one to use in your own baking.
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These channels all bring something unique to the art of cooking. Whether you want to see unbelievable foods from your favorite TV shows brought to life or learn how to cook like it's 1850, you'll find plenty to enjoy here.
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The Tale of the Unhappy Customer
It's not necessarily the best idea in the world to tell your prospective customers about that time that you screwed up. But there's a moral to the story so stay with me! Like most photographers I am a one man band. This suits me to a tee and I love it, but it does means there's no one else to take the heat when something goes wrong. It's all on you. I've messed up before in other jobs. Who doesn't make the occasional mistake? I used to work in a call centre so I've dealt with more than my fair share of unhappy customers. But when you're working for someone else, for a company or an organisation, it's not quite the same. It's so much more personal when it's your own business. I knew, in the back of my mind, that there would come a time when I would have an unhappy customer. I dreaded that day coming of course. And then it came. And it was horrible. And I cried A LOT and felt very guilty. But I eventually learnt such a lot from it and it shaped how I run my business and that's why I decided to share it with you.
A year after starting my business I was sat around the bbq on my family holiday, enjoying a glass of wine and much deserved break following a busy few weeks. The phone rang, it was one of my recent brides to tell me that she'd received her photographs from her wedding and she wasn't happy. Not only was she not happy, she was in fact "devastated". Cue stunned silence from me. Devasted? What!!! I think most people know when they've messed up. I certainly do. So in those situations I would have been expecting such a phone call. This wasn't such a situation. I had been so happy with their images. It had been a great day, the couple were relaxed and happy, they had a long list of group shots that they wanted and we got through them all. We'd also had time to get some really great documentary shots of their drinks reception, speeches and evening reception. I'd delivered well over the average number of images. I had no reason at all to anticipate that they would be unhappy. WRONG!
After the initial shock, I started to ask what specifically they were unhappy with and the answers really stumped me. This particular couple had no interest in those lovely documentary style images which I'd delivered with such pride – which I felt really told the story of their day. They felt very strongly that there wasn't enough formal images of the two of them as a couple and they were also unhappy with some of my artistic decisions in pictures. When I explained to the bride that their images very much reflected my style of photography she said something that has stuck with me
"I thought wedding photography was just wedding photography."
There were other complaints too – the photo where I cut the head off the groom (it was a close up of the buttonhole), that we'd included a photo of the groom and the bestman messing around in the morning which was unprofessional (?) I felt defeated. I knew that there was nothing I could do to make it better. They requested a partial refund and I gave it. Because I wanted the situation to go away. And I didn't really know how to handle it differently. And of course I felt such guilt for making them unhappy.
Then for a few months I went into denial mode. This wasn't my fault. It was their fault for not knowing the different styles of wedding photography. How ridiculous to complain that your hand looks big in that image! How is it my fault that out of your 75 guests there was that one person who didn't look at the camera during the whole group shot despite the fact that I was stood on a stepladder shouting for everyone's attention. Some people are never happy. This totally WAS NOT MY FAULT.
Months later I started getting serious about marketing my business and attracting customers and the same thing comes up again and again. You have to target your IDEAL customer. Your ideal customer isn't just anyone who is willing to pay your prices. Your ideal customer gets you. They get your style. They get your personality. The invest in you as part of their wedding day. Yes of course, it's my customer's responsbility to make sure that I'm the right wedding photographer for them because wedding photography is not just wedding photography. But it's also my responsibility to make sure I am attracting my ideal customer, that I am making it clear what my style of photography is, what my customers can expect to receive, what type of things I do and don't do.
And that's when I realise I'd gone wrong with The Unhappy Couple. I'd totally and completely failed to ensure that we were right for each other. It was very easy for me to blame them and dismiss their complaints as outrageous but actually I had never taken the time to ensure that they were a good fit for me and more importantly, I was a good fit for them. I was a newly established business, I was eager for bookings and they were willing to pay me actual money to photograph their wedding. I didn't take the time to explain my style of photography, I assumed they would look at my website and understand it (they didn't – they'd never even looked on the website), I assumed they would appreciate something a little more artistic and less traditional (they didn't). I assumed all wrong. You know what they say about assumptions.
I know now that I should have been clearer with this couple from our very first point of contact about what they could expect from me as their photographer. When we met I should have picked up on the fact that they were asking for lots and lots of group shots and realised that they were perhaps looking for more traditional coverage. I should have managed their expectations. I know now that they would have been happier with a different, more traditional photographer. I know that if I'd had taken the time to make sure I was the right photographer for them we could have avoided all the upset and even though I still remain satisfied with the standard of photographs they received from their day, I also still remain sad that one of my customers went away unhappy.
So now I know. And now I do. Because never again do I want to have a phone call like that. Most of my customers 'meet' me for the first time through my website. I've worked hard on making it very me. I want you to get to know a little about me and a lot about my style of photography. But more than that, when we make contact, either by email, on the phone or in person, I'll talk about the style of photography you're looking for and I'll ask questions about your wedding day and you as a couple so I can get an idea of whether we'll be a good match for each other. I'll probably even check you've had a look at the website and you are looking for my style of photography. Luckily I don't need to chase after every single booking now. If a customer comes along and I just know that I'm not the right photographer for them I will happily point recommend someone more suitable.
So that's the end of my tale. I'll probably never be ok with the fact that I have an unhappy customer out there. The grammar school girl in me still yearns for 100% but in a way, I'm also kind of glad it happened. It's taught me a lot. Learn from your mistakes and all that.
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American Girl fans from Kindergarten-6th grade met on May 15 to discuss the American Girl of the month, Kirsten Larson. We talked about what it was like growing up on the American frontier, tried blueberry muffins, and created some fun crafts.
Kirsten Larson migrates to the American frontier from Sweden to the United States at age nine. In the book "Happy Birthday, Kirsten!" Kirsten's friends sew a quilt for her birthday gift. This was a fun pastime for children in the 1800's and quilts held special meanings for both the receiver and the quilter. With that in mind the first craft was for each girl to decorate their own quilt square.
The girls working hard on their quilt squares.
The finished product!
Next we made our very own American Girl necklaces using a Scrabble tile kit with epoxy stickers and small jewelry bails. The girls traced and cut out their American Girl printed images, attached the image to the tile with an epoxy sticker, and fastened the bailer to the back of the tile with a small glue dot. Then we put our new pendants on a chain necklace and proudly wore them home.
An example of the American Girl necklaces we made.
We are so proud of our crafts!
We all had a wonderful time during our American Girl Kirsten book club and all of the girls worked really hard on their craft projects. Be sure to stop by the Mooresville Public Library's Youth Services department to see the quilt that the girls made together!
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Could we possibly see some latex couture?
In the previous teasers and posted snapped shots from the production of the upcoming Ocean's 8 movie, we have seen so much fashion. Not simply cinema wardrobe but the band of merry (all women) thieves in this movie are fashionably appointed and the plot is set right in the middle of the fashion universe; the ladies manage their main heist at the Met Gala. As reported so far, the haute couture cameos in this movie are plenty. Kim Kardashian was spotted on set wearing a sheer white Givenchy, her sister Kendall Jenner in Elie Saab, Kylie Jenner in a velour tracksuit, and Alexander Wang, Tommy Hilfiger and Anna Wintour make appearances as well.
Viewing the full Ocean's 8 trailer (see it here) that dropped this week, one notices the main stars sporting just as much high fashion as the real fashion world guests. Sandra Bullock, who plays "Debbie Ocean" (she's the sister of "Danny," played by George Clooney in those three other modern Ocean films) grabs for a white mink in the clip. We catch sight of Rihanna in as stunning red gown, Mindy Kaling in shining gold and Care Blanchett in green…and that's just in the Gala scenes. There is even a quick shot of the ladies taking in a fashion show with a runway model sporting a classic stewardess ensemble.
Then there is the accessory to beat all accessories, the 150-million-dollar diamond necklace the women are gunning for, worn by Anne Hathaway, who plays super celeb "Daphne Kluger." And to make sure we all are fully aware that this Ocean's movie features ladies this time around, in the trailer the only male to make an appearance (and a small one at that) is James Corden and an updated version of "These Boots Were Made For Walking'" serves as the soundtrack to the clip.
Fashion, feminism and a good time surely; Ocean's 8 opens on June 8th.


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Before entering into the details of recent events in Iran, it's good to review some anti-Iranian statements, including the statements of various Zionist officials amid Benjamin Netanyahu topping the list.
It either is not bad to review some anti-Iranian statements, including US President Donald Trump's remarks on nuclear deal and JCPOA in late 2017.
In this regard, the statements of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman about bringing war to the cities of the Islamic Republic of Iran should also be taken into consideration.
But in the meantime the numerous statements by various officials amid Benjamin Netanyahu's statements on the top list.
But first, let's discuss with Zionist philosopher Bernard Levy's views about the referendum held on the separation of the Kurdistan from Iraq through Barzani: "The independent state of Kurdistan, will be the second democratic government in the region." Or in other words shall we say, Kurdish autonomous authority will be the second cancerous tumor of the region.
Bernard adds: The current situation in the Kurdistan region reminds me of the Jews condition before 1948, when seven million Jews were under the siege of 160 million enemies. Iran, as far as I know, is still an undemocratic country, and Turkey due to Erdogan's presence is getting further away from democracy day by day…"
Pondering on these statements, what is the relation of his words with the recent riots in Iran?!
I would like to emphasize an important point here, the relationship between America's military presence in Iraq and the recent events in the streets of Iran.
It is good to mention here the key role of Iran in failure of the referendum on the separation of Kurdistan from Iraq. In this regard, the other positive effects of the Iranian presence in confronting terrorism and destroying it in the region should not be forgotten either. Therefore, Iran has always fought with any move to divide Iraq, which is one of the main US plans in the region.
As per the mentioned points:
– The recent riots in Iran were not unpredictable.
– One who follows the political and military news of the region knows well that US-based forces in Iraq were able to set fire to Iraq and Syria by creating groups known as Syrian opponents and this way, they created a safe route for these terrorists. Looking at these records of US troops, Why the training of forces to create chaos in the streets of the Islamic Republic of Iran should be strange and unexpected?
– We all know that the terrorist groups of ISIL, al-Nusra, and so on are created by the United States and its Zionist friend, and their efforts to transfer these terrorists to Iran are still going on.
– With respect to the current circumstances, the best way to face the ominous American plans is to strengthen the Iraqi Resistance Forces to deal with the terrorists.
– However, the Iranian strategy to combat these plans should not be limited to the support of political parties and religious groups, rather, it must communicate with other parties as well and win their trust.
So now, more than ever, we need a new strategy to confront the American influence in the region to give the ultimate blow to their terrorist puppets so that we can achieve all our recent victories.
As per the saying of the Supreme Leader of Iran about using all the facilities and equipment to disrupt peace in the Islamic Republic of Iran, all capabilities and abilities should be used to successfully defeat the plots and strategies of the enemy.


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Java 8 will go GA in March 2014. The first proposed final draft of Java 8 JSR 337 was released early this week. One of the main components of this JSR is Lambda Expressions for the language (JSR 337). This brings the functional constructs to the language, which will undeniably make Java a top contender among other functional peers (Scala, Groovy, Clojure) on the JVM for Java developers. Conciseness is only part of the story, check out how Java 8 programs start to look with Lambda expressions. While being concise for a casual reader, it clearly makes a case why thinking functional may benefit to Java developers in terms of the powerful constructs it offers. The conciseness does not take away readability of the Java program, instead it makes Java developers feel home and enables functional programming with ease, taking away the heavy lifting usually required for moving away from OO paradigm.
I stole the name "Java.next" from Neal Ford's excellent series of articles about functional languages on the JVM. The latest installment of the series was "Java.next: Functional coding styles". While, the article takes on legacy Java, adding Java 8 to the mix would not hurt. So, let us take his example where you are given a list of names, some of which consist of a single character. You are asked to return the names in a comma-delimited string that contains no single-letter names, with each name capitalized. Here are the various flavors of the implementation taken from the article, while Scala, Groovy and Clojure has its functional version, Java's implementation is imperative and old school.
Java version:
Scala version:
Groovy version:
Clojure version:
Java 8 version of functional processing
With Java 8, functional interfaces makes this possible with Lambda expressions and Streams make you even more fun when working with Collections in Java 8. Here is the functional version in Java 8.
Switch it to parallelStream() for parallel processing, as simple as that to kick the tires of your cores.
My original intent was to compare with the Java.next languages as perceived by Neal Ford in his article. It is unfair to leave behind some of the cool languages on the JVM. Thanks Luke for bringing this up. I strongly believe top-notch IDE support (Eclipse or Intellij) is a win-win situation for users and language implementors. With that context, I updated my list to include Fantom, Gosu, Xtend, Kotlin, Ceylon in order of their age (oldest first).
Fantom version:
Gosu version
Xtend version:
Kotlin version:
Ceylon version:
Personally, I feel Java 8 and Groovy has better success rate in making developers stay in their comfort zone and still enjoy functional prowess. While, I agree Clojure and Scala versions make their case to different set of developers, I believe maintaining a larger code base will be a challenge, when time to develop and market is ever shrinking, and bringing someone up-to-speed with these language tricks will not be easy. If it looks good, eat it, does not play well when it comes to programming in general. While coming to the newer JVM languages, parallelism is one factor that makes Java 8 easy peasy to deal with. These new breed of languages bring ton of cool features (topic for another blog post!) and attracts developers to the JVM, not just Java developers, which is good for the platform. It remains to be seen in the coming years how well these languages get adopted in mainstream development.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!
Update (12/29/2013) : Updated the Java.next languages comparison to include newer JVM languages: Fantom, Gosu, Xtend, Kotlin, Ceylon.