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Welcome back again for what is the final step in this series. It's the one I've been most excited to share with you. It's the step that brings everything together. It's the step that creates the results you've hung in here for: To find what you want when you want it; to have an organized vacation folder, not chaos.
I want to apologize for the delay in getting this step out to you. I wanted to try a new, more visual way to convey the information to you. As it turns out, I'm not able to do it on this platform at the moment. So I'll have to take you through the steps using screenshots instead.
Going back in time a bit, you created a folder structure in Step 1 for your vacation pictures. We're going to build on that now with filenames. And if you thought you'd have to rename each file one by one or else keep them as they are, a meaningless set of letters and numbers, you're in for a pleasant surprise. You'll have your photos renamed faster than you ever thought possible. Dare I say, it will be a mind-blowing experience!
Renaming your files means you can:
- Have your files super organized in short order
- Find any file you want in a matter of seconds
- Share photos with meaningful filenames for which your friends and family will love you
- Create photo books, photo gifts and collages, as well as select your best photos for getting prints made quickly so you don't miss a fantastic 2-day sale
- Create and share online photo albums and slide shows with ease
- And so much more
So let's get started. We'll begin with some necessary but good practices to follow before we get into renaming your files.
Filename Length Restrictions
To ensure cross-platform compatibility (makes sharing your files with others easier) file names should be less than 244 characters. The allowed amount for both Windows and Mac is 260 characters. However, the actual file name needs to be less because the folder name path is included in that too, as well as drive location (c:\). If the location for a file is deeply nested in subfolders, the actual file name would need to be very short. But the 244-character limit is long enough for your purposes because the key to exceptional organizing is less in the folder structure than in the filenaming.
IMPORTANT: Never use a symbol in the file name. This can cause issues saving and transferring the file to another drive, platform, cloud service, etc.
Folder and Filenaming Conventions
You have your folder system already set up. I'm using a chronological structure as follows:
2016 Photos > 2016-03 Viking River Cruise
All my files will be under this folder. I haven't created subfolders at this point. But as I start renaming the files of my friends' pictures with whom I traveled, additional folders might be necessary. I could create folders by location (e.g., I could do Switzerland, France, Germany and Amsterdam) to break up the photos for easier management. You can do whatever works best for you.
File naming is the SECRET to great search results and easy organizing. The file naming convention most professional organizers use is as follows:
XXXX-XX-XX_WHO_WHAT_WHERE (or some combination of this)
You want to use underscores or dashes, NOT spaces between words. Spaces in filenames cause files to become corrupt and unreadable by different applications and systems. It's difficult to do this all the time with every file you create, but by following my renaming system for photos it will be super easy. Spaces in folder names are usually okay and are much easier to read with them.
Example 1: 2016-03-28_Basel_Switzerland_Downtown
Example 2: 2016-03-28-Basel-Switzerland-Downtown-Church-Sharon
Just a reminder: Always include the full date in the file name, as shown above, even though the date or partial date is in the folder name. Keep in mind that the image file might be separated from the folder one day, such as when you share it with others. It's always good to have enough information in the filename to identify its content apart from the folder name and contains the words you would use to search for it.
For example, if you excluded the date in the filename, as shown in the example below, you'd know that the photo was taken in January 2016 when looking at in the folder structure, but if you moved or shared the file, no one would know what date it was taken.
Example: 2016 > 2016 01 04 > Mary_Birthday (Not ideal. No indication in the filename of the year or even month the picture was taken.)
What if you have no idea when the picture was taken? Always include the XXXX-XX-XX date format, even when you don't have a date. Doing so keeps your files uniform and sorting consistent. You also might eventually come across the date or get it from someone else so you can quickly add it later.
Examples: 2016-03-2x or 2016-03-xx
When creating descriptions for your filenames, think of the words you would use to search for a specific photo and add those to your filename. They can be people, places, objects, events or anything else you come up with. For example, flowers, mountains, ocean, beaches, food, sunsets, colors such as blue, red, green.
So you want to find all the photos that you're in? Add your name to the filename for those photos. Want to find all the photos of a particular object such as churches, castles, mountains, etc.? It's easy. Add it to the filename. Have fun with it.
Bulk (Batch) Renaming Files Using the Operating System's Renaming Tool
Renaming files in bulk is the SECRET to which most photo takers are not privy. Now that you're in on the secret, you hold great power–if you decide to use it!
Many people don't know that Windows and Mac have a bulk renaming tool built into the software. It's super easy to use and it's quick. Here's a good article that explains the steps for a Mac.
Here's a brief overview of the steps for Windows 8.1 (It should be similar for other versions):
- Highlight to select the files you want to rename with the same description.
- Right-click, and select Rename.
- In the opened file name box, type the description you want, then hit Enter.
- The files will all have the same filename with a consecutive number (1), (2), (3), etc., appended to the end.
This is a quick way to get the basic information such as date and person in all the filenames. To add additional information to some of the files simply do another pass by selecting those images and adding the information you want.
Let's See It in Action
1.Select the files you want to rename exactly the same.
2. Right-click on the first image file, and from the drop-down menu select Rename. The filename is highlighted.
3. Type the new filename where the highlighted text is. DO NOT REMOVE ".JPG" FROM THE FILE NAME.
Remember to begin with YEAR-MONTH-DAY, followed by WHO, WHAT and/or WHERE (or any combination of these) and use dashes and/or underscores, not spaces between words.
This is my description: 2016-03-28_Basel_Switzerland
NOTE: For more useful sorting, follow the same naming pattern after the Date for all your files. For example, if you start with DATE_WHO_WHAT_WHERE, then stick with that. I usually use DATE_WHERE_WHAT_WHO and then any other miscellaneous info I want to include. (But honestly, I don't always stick with that. The beauty of naming your files with this information is that you'll find what you need quickly through a search even if your naming order is a little inconsistent.)
Voila! All 60 of the files are renamed in the same amount of time it takes to rename one!! Pretty incredible, huh? You can do the same thing.
Notice that Windows appends a number to the end of each image file. As you know, no two files can be named the same thing so the number makes each file unique.
Adding Additional Info to a Renamed File
After you bulk rename some files, you might want to rename some of them again by adding more information such as names of people in certain photos or a specific place or event. For example, if I wanted to add "Church" to several of the photos I renamed in the above example, it would look like this:
The numbering system for these three files starts over with "1." At the same time, the original numbers for those files no longer exist. You can see this in the new third file (the one with "Church"), which is now appended with (3) and the original number appended (7) no longer exists. So the sequence for the files renamed the first time around would be: 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and so on. And the "Church" files are 1, 2, 3.
When this folder is sorted by "Name," it will begin with the 2016-03-28_Basel_Switzerland (3).jpg file because the original (1) and (2) associated with that image no longer exists.
Windows renaming is limiting in that you can never get a numbering system that stays intact if any files are renamed. If you don't care about the numbering, then Windows' renaming tool will work fine.
If you want more flexibility and options, check out a third-party file renaming application.
Using A Third-Party Application to Bulk Rename Files
If you want more customization options, you can use a third-party application. You can do a search for a bulk or batch file renaming application. There are ones available, free and paid versions, for both Windows and Mac.
For Windows, I use a free one called File Renamer Turbo. I've tried quite a few and this is the easiest one for me to use that has a fair amount of options. If you're interested in trying a third-party application, this might be a good one to try.
I'm not going to explain how to use this application step-by-step, but instead give you a taste of what an application of this type looks like and its versatility.
Overview of File Renamer Turbo
File Renamer Turbo offers basic and advanced options.
To Rename Files
1.Select the files to rename, then right-click on a selected file.
2. From the drop-down menu, select File Renamer Turbo > Rename with File Renamer Turbo.
3. Click Add Basic Filter, then select Insert.
4. In the Insert field, type the new filename. Notice that it placed the text in front of the original filename (see the preview text in red).
5. To remove the original file name, click the check box "Overwrite existing text on that position." The original file name is deleted.
To make each filename unique, I need to append a number to the end.
6. Click Add Basic Filter, then select Counter.
7. In the Prefix box, add "<filename>_". (The "<filename>" displays by default in the Suffix field. I cut and pasted it into the Prefix box so that my filename appears before the number. I added the underscore to stay consistent with my convention.)
8. Options are set as shown below, with Leading Zeros Mode set to Custom. I set mine to denote a "one thousand" range. In the preview (red text) see how the counter is placed at the end to accommodate up to 9,999 photos.
9. Click Rename. Whoo hoo! All 60 files are renamed with a customized counter.
Let's say I want to add "Church" to some of the filenames. This is where a third-party application makes the difference. I would simply go through the same process of selecting the files, opening the app, selecting "Insert" and typing the text and placing it where I want it in the filename.
The image below shows the renamed files. Notice that the numbering system remains intact! You now have a consistent and customized numbering system in place.
This application, unlike Windows', offers the capability to create a new subset of vacation photos with an appended counter that starts where the previous batch left off. So if I wanted to assign a number to each photo that in the end would reflect the total number of my vacation photos, I would start the numbering for my Germany pictures with "61." Always starting my next batch of images where the last batch left off, I should end up with the last photo reflecting somewhere in the 2000s.
If you want to get really crazy, you could write the unique filename number on the back of the photos you got printed so if you wanted to later reprint it or share the digital file with someone, you'd just search by that number in your vacation folder to find it super quick.
Search in Action!
This is what you've been waiting to do. To see the results of your work in action.
So here is my search results for "church." It took about 1 second to find my photos with a church in them.
How long would it have taken to find them with the original filenames? For me, who knows? Probably forever. And I might have missed some.
Which way do you prefer? Fast? Or Forever?!
Regardless of whether you use Windows (or Mac's Finder Renaming tool) or a third-party application, bulk renaming your files means you can create useful filenames QUICKLY that can be used in a Search that will return exactly what you need in seconds…every time!!
A bulk renaming tool will take a little time to explore its options and figure out how to use it. But once you get the hang of it, you'll be renaming your files with ease. You'll even discover it's fun to rename your files because it's so easy and searching becomes a breeze.
As a reminder, you can only rename files in bulk using a computer. There isn't a cloud service such as Google Photos, Flickr or Dropbox that allows for renaming in bulk.
Final Words
Let's recap your successes as you've followed through this series:
- Created clear and meaningul folder names
- Created an organizational folder structure that makes sense to use, is simple to maintain and is easy to apply to other events
- Eliminated picture clutter by deleting unwanted, bad and duplicate photos before renaming them, as well as starting a good habit that will serve you well going forward
- Renamed hundreds, or even thousands, of files super fast using a bulk renaming tool (the "secret tool") so that your filenames mean something to you
- Created a powerful search system to find specific photos instantly so you can have fun doing what you've always wanted to do with them: ENJOY THEM MORE, SHARE THEM, HAVE FUN CREATING LOTS OF THINGS WITH THEM!
Alrighty, now go have fun with this! You'll have your vacation photos renamed and organized in no time. Do some searches for words you used in your filenames and watch how quickly you get back exactly what you want. I guarantee you'll have a big, ole grin on your face when you see the results!!
Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now I've got to get the rest of the vacation photos renamed. I just received a batch of photos from another person with whom I traveled. Gotta go. I have some fun to get to!!
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Dinner Last Night
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Dinner last night was a success thanks to Food Network Chef, Guy Fieri. My mom joined my fiance and I for a dinner of pepita encrusted halibut with cilantro-serrano cream sauce with green chile mashers on the side. I watched this episode of Guy's Big Bite, and was intrigued by the unique play of flavors - pepitas to fish and chiles to mashed potatoes. It sounded delicious so I was excited for an excuse to try these recipes at home. Admittedly, before purchasing the ingredients, I had to google was a "pepita" was. Surprise, surprise, pepita is only a fancy new buzz word for pumpkin seed, which were pretty easy to find at a local organic market. Dinner was splendid! The dishes turned out nicely, the pepitas added a pleasant crunch to the texture of the fish.
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- Diana Mieczan said...
Sounds delicious and it looks really good tooo. Have a great day
Ps: I'm hosting an adorable shoes GIVEAWAY today! Just in time for spring!
- February 16, 2011 at 6:19 AM
- Lauren said...
This sounds delicious! I love any kind of encrusted fish and will have to try this one :)
- February 16, 2011 at 6:44 AM
- Karina Cifuentes said...
Wow, this looks incredible. I went to dinner on Monday for V-Day at this place called Kingswood, here in NY, and had some roasted Cod fish that I've been trying to see how I can re-create. But this is next on my list!
- February 16, 2011 at 7:43 AM
- the chirpy bird said...
I'm such a sucker for Halibut. Halibut anything and your'e pretty much guaranteed to have me as a fan!
xo tash
- February 16, 2011 at 8:26 AM
- Caroline said...
That looks and sounds absolutely delicious!!! MMM MMM!
- February 16, 2011 at 4:54 PM
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The third day! This morning I woke up slightly less sick than I was on Tuesday at the ripe ol' hour of 6:30am to talk about #TweettoEat with The Early Show on CBC radio. Needless to say, coffee this morning was really calling my name.
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Germany to help Iran on producing fuel from residual oil
Baku, Azerbaijan, May 6
By Umid Niayesh - Trend:
Iran's Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with a German company on producing fuel from residual and ultra heavy oil.
The German company will help Iran to develop its domestic technology on producing fuel from heavy oil, Amir Abbas Hosseini, the RIPI's International and Technology Affairs deputy said, Iranian IRNA news agency reported on May 6.
No further details have been released about the details of the memorandum.
Hosseini went on to say that "while the oil reserves in the Iran's fields are changing from light to heavy, it is necessary for the country to have the technology of producing fuel from ultra-heavy oil."
About 80 percent of Iran's active oil fields are in their second half-life and their productivity decreases by 8-13 percent annually, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Iran's total oil output hit 2.9 million barrels per day (bpd) in March, about 65,000 bpd more than in February.
By holding 157 billion barrels of recoverable crude oil reserves, Iran possesses the world's fourth largest reserves of crude oil.
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Currently housed in the Proctor dining hall, the language tables provide a wonderful opportunity for developing language skills over lunch. Beginning and intermediate students enjoy chatting informally there with students who have just returned from abroad or with the German assistant, German faculty members and other native speakers. Waiter service in the language adds to the atmosphere. Guten Appetit!


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Team Fist Bump (#teamfistbump) is on a mission: These journals are being published, then shared by many in an effort to reach others needing help in understanding the obstacles suddenly thrust upon them by the diagnosis of cancer. Join our team today by sharing this journal, saying a prayer for Kathy, or giving her an electronic hug or Fist Bump along with an inspirational message in the comments. To read Our Journal's Previous issues just click the issue you would like to see:
Week 1 (Diagnosis), Week 2 (Biopsy), Week 3 (PET Scan), Week 4 (The Oncologist)
Saturday, December 16 – 8:30 Am, I am at the window of the radiology department to pick up the MRI, CD's in DICOM format showing Kathy's brain. Dr. McFarland, at Sloan read the report created by a radiologist at ORMC, but wants to see the images himself and have a radiologist at Sloan create a second report.
The ladies at the window are getting to know me by sight. They wish me a Merry Christmas and lots of luck to Kathy.
Later that morning, Kathy and I head off to an old stone church up in the mountains to attend a "Celebration of Life" memorial service for Paul, Danielle and Katie's father, and Kathy's ex-husband. We are put in charge of the grand babies and seated in the last pew of this beautiful little church.
We were both nervous about being able to keep the babies from having a nuclear meltdown (with they are fully capable of doing:)), but, as Oma and Pops, we are ready and fairly confident we will succeed. Ten minutes into the service my lap is soaked by the little angel sitting on it. I quickly exchange babies with Kathy, who expertly begins changing the diaper of this little rascal.
Paul's four daughters, brother, Brother-in-Law, and two Son-in-Laws give heart warming eulogies. He had good friends and family that will miss him terribly…but his legacy does live on!
The girls were fantastic. There were some excited screeches as they heard their mom, Danielle, give her eulogy, and waves from their little hands to Aunt Katie as she gave her's. But with expertly timed lap-bounces, tickles, and gold fish crackers, Oma and Pops had a successful day.
Monday, December 18, 2017 – During my break at work I speak to Michael, the guy I had spoken to last Friday on the phone about making Kathy appointments for a consultation and bone biopsy procedure at Memorial Sloan.
He tells me Dr. Alago will be doing the procedure. We have a consultation appointment set for this Wednesday at noon. The bone biopsy procedure will be done this Friday. We will be given the time at a later date.
Tuesday, December 19, 2017 – Early this morning, while sleeping, I am awaken by Kathy's crying in a dream – a dream that sadly, will not vanish when she wakes up. I'm heart broken and can't get back to sleep. I get out of bed and begin my therapy – typing away on this journal.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 – 10:45 AM, Kathy and I arrive at Sloan for our consultation with Dr. Alago. We are taken back to an examination room at 12:20 PM, and soon after, Sandy, one of Dr. Alago's nurses comes in to take vitals and explain what Kathy can and can not do in the hours preceding the procedure. The part that doesn't sit well with Kathy is "no coffee" that morning. She LOVES her coffee!
Dr. Alago comes in. A very friendly and compassionate man that takes Kathy's hands when he senses that she needs human contact. I feel guilty because I can not put down my pen and pad. I can not afford to miss anything. Thank you Dr. Alago for temporarily filling in for me!
He goes on to explain that the biopsy will be performed on the ischium bone, located in the pelvic region. Dr. Alago will biopsy the largest of three locations within the pelvic bone picked up by the PET scan. The largest is about 2 cm, or the size of a peanut (outside the shell). He goes on to say that the results will take 3-5 days. which is fine with us. This means that Dr. McFarland will be able to explain them to us when we see him next week.
On the way out, Kathy stops by the Lab for blood work. When she is done she tells me to wright down Julia's name. It's the lady that drew Kathy's blood and "a fantastic angel fist bumper," as Kathy puts it. "I must remember to always ask for her!"
Thursday, December 21, 2017 – 6:00 AM, I am at work. I will be knocking off early, at 3:30 PM, so me and Kathy can drive to a hotel near Sloan for a nice rest, followed by a short, stress-free drive to Sloan in the morning for Kathy's procedure.
I am a nervous wreck and can not control when my eye balls get wet. Every tool I look at, every form I am filling out, every part I am setting up to be machined, I see the same smile Kathy gives me when she calls me a jerk. These are the best ones for some reason!
At 7:25 AM, I sit on a step at the base of one of the machines I am manning. I open my journal, and for the first time ever at work, begin writing: "At work. Scared. I feel I've been lying to myself because Kathy is feeling so good. Reality check! Kathy has lung cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes and bone marrow of pelvis. I'm scared to death and can't function to good @ work. I want a good cry but must remain Kathy's rock. I'm sooo sorry Baby."
Kathy's day is no better. At 12:15, I go to break and see a text from her that she is leaving work. I call her and she is crying. I tell her I am leaving work now. At 12:20 PM, after letting my boss know, and having him tell me to "go, be where you need to be," I leave.
At home, I call to make the reservation for that night at the Hyatt House. We think it is a beautiful thing they are doing by offering Sloan cancer patients a discount rate. Beware the SPECIAL rates offered by hotels located near Cancer Centers (I so hope the Owner of Hyatt sees this!).
When making the reservation I give them the Special Rate Code Sloan provided us with, and was given a price. Since this is the only hotel that we know of located within blocks of Sloan, I have no choice but to get this room. However, before I make it final, and just for shits-n-giggles, I ask for their regular rate. The regular rate is $20 cheaper than they charge cancer patients that are being told they are getting a special discount! When I voice my disbelief in this, I am told that The Hyatt's prices fluctuate and sometimes fall below the contracted set price with Sloan. Really? Why not adjust the Special Code to be cheaper than whatever price your fluctuating price scale currently list? Memorial Sloan needs to tear that contract up. Sloan advertises the special discounts they've worked out with local hotels. Your only costing the people you claim to care about more money. And most can not afford it!
If anyone reads this that knows how to make them feel the humiliation I felt for all those families that actually paid $20 more under false pretenses, please let me know and I'll be sure to do what I can. There are so many things broken in this country right now and one of the things that gets my goat the most is boardroom executives that sit behind large mahogany desks, devising ways to suck more money from the average Joe, while pretending to be average Joe's themselves! Fluctuating prices my fanny, they know exactly what they're doing! They just assume that we all take their words at face value.
4:30 PM, we are comfortably settled in our room at the the Hyatt House (The picture on top of this Blog is of Kathy in the suite's kitchen), a short 2 minute, back road drive to Sloan. The cost is already forgotten. I am enjoying Kathy's excitement at her first stay in a suite. I can't tell you how many times I heard, "holly shit baby!" as she made her way through the place. It really warmed my heart to know she is so happy and comfortable where we are staying.
I decided then, that no matter the cost, she would unwind in this place, after the insane traffic infested drive, and before any treatment sessions.
Friday, December 22, 2017 – We arrive to Memorial Sloan at 10:30 AM and are taken to the change room at 12:15 PM. Just before we are to go through the doors to the women's change area I am halted. The staff wants me to wait here so no ruckus is caused by me in there:)
Kathy comes out and we are led to a small room with a bed in it where Kathy will be prepped for the biopsy procedure. Tracy, one of Dr. Alago's nurses arrives to insert the IV needle. Kathy, as always, closes her eyes, but I see that the needle appears bigger than the ones I've seen for previous procedures. We learn later that one of the drugs being used is thicker than in the past and requires a larger gauge needle. Once the IV needle is inserted, Kathy opens her eyes and silently says to me, "That hurt." My heart breaks a little more.
A second nurse on Dr. Alago's team, Sedrina, comes in. One of the first things she tells Kathy is, "I'm the nurse that has been known to climb in bed with a patient that is scared." We love her right off the bat and instantly accept her into Team Fist Bump.
The anesthesiologist and Ricardo, the surgical technician come in to check some things and introduce themselves. The time has arrived for Kathy to be taken away for the bone marrow biopsy. I give her a kiss and head for the waiting room. This is such a nightmare.
2:25 PM, I am brought back to Kathy's recovery room. She is groggy, sore at the site of the biopsy, hungry, wanting coffee, and ready to go home – not necessarily in that order! But, most importantly, in good spirits!
Kathy's only stressful point of the procedure was when she heard Ricardo and someone else as they were discussing the insertion point for the biopsy needle. Kathy thought it sounded like they didn't know what they were doing. When she voiced this through tears, Ricardo brought his face right in front of hers and said not to worry in the least, "This is our way of working together." Kathy was calmed and then she slept.
Like all procedures thus-far, she can not speak highly enough of the people involved with helping her. From two days before, at our initial consultation, we learned from Dr. Alago's nurse, Sandy, that the doctor's entire team refer to themselves as "The A-Team." Dr. Alago elaborated on this team even more by telling us how all the members constantly keep each other in check and double check each others work to ensure each procedure is done correctly. That's exactly what we wanted, and needed to hear.
So, for Team-A, our utmost thanks and immense love for you all: Dr. Alago, Nurse Tracy, Nurse Sandy, Nurse Sedrina, the anesthesiologist, Surgical Technician Ricardo, Nellie, and Francea (Cocktail Girl). For anyone not listed please forgive me. I wrote down all I could but may have not heard a name or two as mind wandered, which it is very apt to do.
As we leave, we are able to solve an issue regarding Kathy's FMLA forms that hadn't been faxed to her work place yet. We are told that they have been faxed.
It is time to make the drive home.


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The Billionaire Raj: A Journey Through India's New Gilded Age, By James Crabtree, Tim Duggan. 408 pp. $28
India is shining, rising, thriving and, finally, arriving. In the decades after its economic liberalization in 1991, the narrative of boundless Indian growth became a global mantra. From Davos panels to magazine covers, the technology- and services-fueled boom in the world's largest democracy turned India into capitalism's wildest frontier. In his new book, "The Billionaire Raj," the Financial Times' former Mumbai correspondent James Crabtree provides an unsettling portrait of India's go-go 2000s. Across these pages, there are beachfront mansions, private yachts, imported supermodels and so many spectacular weddings. But instead of a raucous celebration of liberalization, Crabtree offers an exploration of the overnight ascent and dubious finances of India's new billionaire class. Raising cantilevered skyscrapers over slums and building fortunes on graft and kickbacks, the executives profiled in the book operate with the unobstructed swagger of robber barons. Crabtree's Indian story is a cautionary tale of globalization's excesses and the consequences for one of the world's most unequal societies.
"The Billionaire Raj" – referencing the word once used to describe India's colonial masters – is also a portrait of a fragile democracy where the lines between politics and business have blurred to dangerous extremes. The India of today is led by a generation of "Bollygarchs" reveling in the pleasures and possibilities of rampant cronyism, financing campaigns, and even assuming political office. Crabtree's tale opens with a chase scene straight out of the "Fast and Furious" films. An Aston Martin crashes and skids off one of South Mumbai's busiest roadways, with its driver swept up by an accompanying motorcade and rushed behind the gates of Mumbai's most iconic private residence, a skyscraper palace glittering above the slums below. The car at the center of the crash, worth far more than most Mumbaikars would accumulate over several lifetimes, disappears, and the identity of the driver is never resolved. Stories of scams, scandals and erased crimes follow. The Trump administration's alleged excesses pale in comparison with the unchecked power of India's new tycoons, enmeshed in and protected by layers of political and economic influence.
The foreign correspondent's memoir of an adventurous, exotic posting has become a kind of publishing standard. Awed by the drama of modern India, Crabtree joins tycoons on private jets, attends lavish parties and is charmed by the eloquent elites at the forefront of South Asia's gilded age. These chapters sometimes read a bit like repurposed articles and strung-together profiles. While Crabtree's book occasionally suffers from abrupt shifts in focus, it offers an excellent survey of India's economic and political transformation. In crisp language designed for a general reader, "The Billionaire Raj" provides an overview of just how India became the world's most coveted market after its independence from British rule. Gandhi's austere anti-colonial movement to shun materialism gave way to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's socialist, secular vision of a highly regulated market. The decades of stagnation and political crises that followed under Congress party rule opened the doors to the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a pro-business Hindu nationalist party that found a way to combine the electoral power of majoritarian populism with the mantra of red-tape-burning deregulation welcomed by the country's business elite.
For the international reader, whereas the 2000s featured celebratory tomes on the possibility and promise of "India shining," this past decade has inspired a darker library of the reality behind the gloss. Katherine Boo's "Behind the Beautiful Forevers," Rana Dasgupta's "Capital" and, in fiction, Aravind Adiga's Booker Prize-winning novel "The White Tiger" reveal the more pernicious forces of greed at play. In some of Crabtree's strongest reporting, he zooms in on the cultural dimension of that transformation, focusing on how capitalism and communalism were braided together to fuel Prime Minister Narendra Modi's historic victory in 2014 over the establishment Congress party.
To students of President Trump, the cult of personality and social media savvy employed by Modi's supporters should seem eerily familiar. Modi arrived in New Delhi with a promise to clean up the country's rampant corruption, but as Crabtree writes, the results have been mixed at best. The cronyism, nepotism and excesses of India's billionaire class have continued, with newer dynasties joining the ranks of this small and powerful elite. Weak state institutions, crumbling regulations and a highly adaptive strategy for circumventing laws have left many of the government's chronic limitations in place, despite Modi's soaring rhetoric. Instead of extending opportunities across classes, where the BJP has been more successful is in forming a "thick identity" of Hindu supremacy. Anti-Muslim violence and fervent nationalism have boomed under BJP rule and ensured political spoils in a society where religion remains a potent force.
In a book as ambitious as "The Billionaire Raj," there are bound to be omissions. There is too little attention paid to caste, gender and the environmental degradation facing many of India's teeming cities, and the narration is sometimes too narrowly confined to the chandelier-strewn ballrooms of the country's new palaces.
Crabtree suggests that the only solution to the excesses of this gilded age rests in the promise of a progressive era. Despite his reservations about the BJP's Hindu nationalist impulse, Crabtree remains cautiously optimistic for India's future – with a demanding list of caveats: the strengthening of banking and financial regulations, an East Asian model of manufacturing-driven growth, and drastically needed investment in health care and education. Crabtree argues that with the passing of the current gilded age into a Roosevelt-style progressive era, India could take its rightful place in the story of great Asian transformations. Whether this is even remotely possible is dealt with in the classic journalistic exit strategy akin to the elusive "only time will tell." But the author's first-hand journey into the dizzying heights and distressing recesses of Indian capitalism is a worthy addition to modern India's story. It is a coming of age more complex and uncertain than globalization's loudest cheerleaders once suggested. For now, India's current rulers, its native-born billionaire raj, look set to maintain their reign.


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Person Of Interest Was Anti-Prestige TV And Too Smart For Primetime
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First, let me tell you what Person of Interest is. Person of Interest is the inverse of Game of Thrones. For every shock death from the HBO's version of George R.R. Martin's book series, it had Kevin Chapman getting maced by a model and beaten up with a handbag. For every Game of Thrones setpiece that sent 49 bloggers into an ejaculatory frenzy over the ambiguous motives and bloodlines of royals, Person of Interest had a scene where Jim Caviezel kicks seven shades of shit out of the cardboard archetype of a bad person….
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Facts about the death penalty
5 Myths About the Death Penalty
Much of the remaining support for the death penalty is based on faulty information. Here are 5 of the top myths surrounding this costly, failed system.
Myth 1: A death sentence costs less than a life sentence
It seems like common sense that it's cheaper to execute someone than to house, feed and take care of them for the rest of their natural life. But there are a lot of unavoidable costs that make a death sentence far more expensive than a sentence of life without parole.
Most of these costs result from the unique status of the death penalty within the US justice system. Because it's the only truly irreversible form of punishment, the Constitution requires a long and complex judicial process for capital cases, including several levels of mandatory review after a death sentence is issued. The appeals process takes decades to complete.
Studies of the California death penalty system, the largest in the US, have revealed that a death sentence costs at least 18 times as much as a sentence of life without parole would cost.
Myth 2: The death penalty makes us safer
There's no evidence that the death penalty deters murder any more than the threat of other harsh punishments such as life in prison. In fact, many criminologists believe that the death penalty makes us less safe, because it needlessly takes limited resources away from policies that have been proven to reduce crime.
If the death penalty actually deterred crime, then states with the death penalty would be safer than those without. In fact, the opposite is true. Regions with the most executions also have the highest murder rates. What's more, in states that have repealed the death penalty, there has been no subsequent spike in murder rates. In fact, the murder rate has fallen in New York, New Mexico, Illinois, and Connecticut in the years after they repealed the death penalty.
In 2012, the National Research Council reviewed all of the deterrence studies from all sides of the issue and found there was no credible evidence that the death penalty deters murder.
Myth 3: The death penalty is the only way to provide closure to victims' families
Many family members who have lost love ones to murder feel that a death sentence will not heal their wounds nor provide closure. The mandatory appeals process in death penalty cases results in decades of court hearings with no certainty that the sentence will ever be carried out. For these reasons, many survivors of murder victims feel that the death penalty system only prolongs their pain and does not provide the resolution they seek. By contrast, a sentence of life in prison is swift and certain, allowing families to move on knowing that justice is being served.
Nobody speaks for all victims or survivors, but there has been a scientific study of victim family members that compared the impact of a death sentence versus a life sentence for the murderer. The study found higher levels of physical, psychological, and behavioral health for the families, as well as more satisfaction with the criminal justice system, when the sentence was life not death.
Aside from the evidence that the death penalty is not the best way to help the survivors, the huge costs of the death penalty waste money that could be used to help families put their lives back together through counseling, restitution, crime victim hotlines, and other services addressing their needs.
Myth 4: The death penalty is the only way to make sure a convicted murderer is never released from prison
A sentence of life in prison without parole is in fact a sentence of death in prison. No adult sentenced to life without parole (LWOP) anywhere in the US has ever been released on parole. Prisoners sentenced to LWOP actually remain in prison for the rest of their lives and die in prison.
The only ways that someone convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole can be released from prison, are the same as for people sentenced to death: a pardon or commutation from the governor, or by having a court overturn their conviction. If a prisoner is able to prove in a court of law that they were wrongfully convicted—that they are in fact innocent—then the conviction should be overturned and the prisoner set free. The only difference in this respect between a death sentence and a life sentence is that with a life sentence there is no risk of a prisoner being found innocent after they have been executed.
Myth 5: An innocent person has never been executed
The execution of an innocent person is a wrong that can never be put right. Since the 1970s, 161 people have been exonerated from death rows around the US. In many of those cases, the exoneration came after a long legal battle and thanks to the extraordinary efforts of people working outside the system. Any one of the 156 death row exonorees could have just have easily been executed.
Unfortunately, we do not know just how many innocent people have been executed in the United States. It's hard to prove wrongful executions. Death penalty lawyers hardly have enough resources to work on the cases of live clients, much less for those who are no longer living. What's more, once a person has been executed, the formal appeals process also ends.
But in recent years, several cases have come to light where there is compelling evidence of innocence. Two of the clearest cases are those of Cameron Todd Willingham and Carlos DeLuna.
Cameron Todd Willingham was executed for setting fire to his home and killing his three children, but eight different arson experts now say that the forensic testimony used to convict him was based on junk science that has now been debunked. There is no evidence that the fire was set intentionally. So not only is there no evidence that Willingham committed the murder for which he was executed; there is convincing evidence that there was no murder in the first place.
A 2012 report called "The Wrong Carlos" details the case of Carlos DeLuna, who was executed for a crime that was likely committed by a look-alike called Carlos Hernandez. Justice John Paul Stevens, the former US Supreme Court Justice, said that Carlos DeLuna's story, "demonstrated, I think, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that there is a Texas case in which they executed the wrong defendant, and that the person they executed did not in fact commit the crime for which he was punished. And I think it's a sufficient argument against the death penalty...that society should not take the risk that that might happen again, because it's intolerable to think that our government, for really not very powerful reasons, runs the risk of executing innocent people."


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Chris Surdak (founder) and the team at Surdak&Co have worked in the very same business environment that you work in today. We have decades of experience in old-school business approaches such as Lean, Six Sigma, ITIL, Business Process Reengineering, Management By Objectives, and so on. We drank that Kool Aid, too, and we know why you find yourself where you are today:
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Our founder, Christopher Surdak is a technology evangelist, award-winning author, engineer, data scientist, rocket scientist, and global expert in information governance, analytics, privacy policy, social media and eDiscovery. He has worked for global corporations including Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, Accenture, Siemens, Dell and Citibank. Experience has taught him that many of today's "leading" companies are not leading at all. Their technologies, attitudes, and executives remain mired in the 20th century and the Analog Trinity.
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Chef Jaydeep Mukherjee has been cooking since he was a child and now standing proud with more than 20 years of experience in this field, he shares anecdotes and stories with Hungry Forever about his wonderful journey. He also talked to us about his new role at the Smoke House Deli and we're sure you'd be inspired to try the food after this read.
At what age did you begin your culinary journey?
I began cooking around the age of 8 or 9. The intention was more to feed myself and often cousins and friends when the adult world was oblivious to our hunger pangs after having been out playing gully cricket or cycling all over town on chilly winter afternoons. To sneak into the kitchen and make ourselves sandwiches or fried eggs was a huge adventure and something we looked forward to.
Tell us an anecdote from your food experience and one of your first dishes as a chef.
My fondest memories of cooking are from childhood days spent mostly outdoors. I grew up surrounded by hills and woods and a bunch of friends who idolised Tom Sawyer!
I remember stuffing a backpack with eggs, onions, some basic condiments and a weather beaten fry pan and then taking off on the adventure of the day – often on our cycles, at times on foot! We would stop by the woods or the country side, when hungry, light a fire and within minutes have eggs and onions and whatever else we had managed to smuggle out, simmering in the pan! The smell of wood smoke and food cooking over it, takes me back to old times and brings back wonderful nostalgic memories!
As a professional chef or rather a wannabe chef then, the first dish that really had all my senses and curiosity piqued was a Camembert Cheese Soufflé that we served at the restaurant where I boot camped! However hard I tried I simply could not get it right. It came to me eventually and it was all an understanding of science behind the process, but I learnt the virtue or perseverance!
Tell us a little about your experience in the food industry.
I have been part of the food industry for over two decades. The years have flown simply because I have had a wonderful time, surrounded by very creative and passionate people, all with a common passion for great dining and hospitality.
The formative years of my career were in an age when nouvelle cuisine had just come to India. Our kitchen at the Taj over flowed with ingredients imported from Europe and America. White asparagus, Hass avocados, Dutch berries, Maine Lobster, Corn fed Chicken and a few dozen other similar ingredients is what we cooked with. Menus had fancy – in hindsight, ridiculous! – Names and there was immense pride in declaring to friends and peers that we hardly used anything Indian!
Times have changed, so have philosophies about food and today everything exciting in the world of cuisine revolves around fresh and local produce.
How does the new role from a chef to the Brand Manager for Smoke House Deli feel?
Nothing has changed really, and happily so! Even when I donned Chef whites and cooked on a daily basis I kept a sharp eye out on everything from service in the restaurant, to the hygiene of washrooms, maintenance of equipment and also the monthly P&L. I still do a fair bit of cooking, menu planning and all of the above but with a larger focus on the larger vision for the brand and to chart out a very interesting path ahead.
How will your expertise of 20 years now come in use in for your new role?
My expertise is in the business of hospitality. I have been a Chef for almost all my working life and thus have a strong technical know-how of processes and techniques in the kitchen. Alongside this I have also been an entrepreneur and enjoy the actual day to day rigmarole of running a business profitably. It is often easy and tempting to cut corners and compromise quality in order to achieve targets of profitability. I however believe that at the end of the day Product is key. I strive to bring to my guests memorable experiences in my restaurants – great food coupled with great hospitality! This wins the war for me. Every member of my team is obsessed with great produce and this reflects in the food we serve. This balance is key and is what I bring with me.
What vision do you have for Smoke House Deli?
Smoke House Deli is a much loved brand amongst diners and has great fan following in the cities of Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi. The food and beverages on offer are simple, delicious and extremely popular. I plan to do a lot more with food and make each of these restaurants destinations to head to not just for great dining but also to pick up artisanal breads, bakery and patisserie products, a vast range of home-made produce from condiments to ready to cook pastas and pre marinated meats and seafood. I would also like to make the brand easily accessible to time strapped office goers and provide a wide array of delicious and comfortably priced offerings for them.
Could you elaborate on some of the new dishes, techniques and flavours that you've introduced to Smoke House Deli?
My team and I are working actively on this. Techniques and actual dishes will begin to feature soon on SHD menus across the country.
Which are the three must-try dishes at Smoke House Deli
- Boss Style Aglio Olio Pepperoncino Spaghetti
- Smoked Tomato & Mascarpone Risotto
- Chilli Crusted John Dory with Turmeric Risotto, Beans & Citrus Thyme Veloute


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I am building a 9 foot camping trailer for hauling behind my 4 x 4. It will have dual batteries and propane tanks for long term off road usage. The wiring has been run and is kept in a sub floor. I need to hookup properly the propane lines to connect for the cabin heater, the cooktop and refrigerator. I have waited now 5 months for professionals to come and help me with this, nobody has appeared and I realize I must learn how to do this properly, if for no reason other then my own safety.
I was told to mount the propane line inside steel tubing for safety, which I can do. I am told of steel lines and copper which need to be flared, and the tool to do this correctly is costly. I am told about forged steel nuts that won't crack under strain. I also had a reference for flexible lines, but its frustrating when nobody around here seems to have any expertise in this area and the propane dealers are obviously too busy.
I need to run the line, then finish the plywood body, before attaching the vented box up front that will hold the propane tanks, batteries etc.
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CBS's production of the new sci-fi series Star Trek: Discovery is now officially underway. A new teaser trailer goes behind the scenes to tease early looks at the show's ship design, Starfleet badges, and uniforms Star Trek: Discovery promises "a new ship, new characters and new missions, while embracing the same ideology and hope for the future that inspired a generation of dreamers and doers."
That's all well and good, but none of that is on display in this very early trailer, at least not in any meaningful way. The presumed redesign of the U.S.S. Enterprise is glimpsed in set construction montages and a computer blueprint, new characters are only inferred through a brief look at a new Starfleet badge and various costumes, and the stories themselves are anyone's guess at this point. But after the departure of former showrunner Bryan Fuller, the decision to only offer the show behind CBS' paid All Access digital subscription service, and repeated delays to its premiere, it's going to take more than a trailer that's light on substance to get us excited.
Check out the production announcement teaser for Star Trek: Discovery below:
In 1964 Gene Roddenberry wrote three words on a blank page: Star Trek is…" Now, CBS All Access will begin that sentence once again. Production has begun on Star Trek: Discovery. Coming to CBS All Access.
Here's the full press release from CBS:
Star Trek, one of the most iconic and influential global television franchises, returns to television 50 years after it first premiered with STAR TREK: DISCOVERY. The series will feature a new ship, new characters and new missions, while embracing the same ideology and hope for the future that inspired a generation of dreamers and doers. The series will premiere on the CBS Television Network with all subsequent episodes available on CBS All Access, the Network's digital subscription video on demand and live streaming service, and will be distributed concurrently by CBS Studios International on Netflix in 188 countries and in Canada on Bell Media's Space channel and OTT service CraveTV.
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Alex Kurtzman's Secret Hideout, Bryan Fuller's Living Dead Guy Productions and Roddenberry Entertainment. Alex Kurtzman, Bryan Fuller, Heather Kadin, Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts, Akiva Goldsman, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth serve as executive producers.
CBS All Access is the CBS Television Network's digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service. In addition to its upcoming original series, CBS All Access gives CBS fans the ability to watch more than 8,500 episodes on demand – spanning current shows from primetime, daytime and late night, as well as past seasons of select series and classic TV hits. CBS All Access is currently available online at CBS.com, on mobile devices via the CBS App for iOS, Android and Windows 10, and on Roku Players, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Fire TV.


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Haussmann Desk
A freight charge is applied to all items of furniture which require transportation between interstate DOMO stores. DOMO do not transport any Clearance Homewares or Lighting.
Influenced by the simple, elegant style of the Directoire range, the Haussmann collection is a daring retake of the past. In perfect harmony with modern lifestyle and tastes. The elegant and refined lines are enhanced by the stylish black finish. The top central section features three pieces of leather and the frames around the top are solid cherry wood with the structure in solid cherry wood. Made in France.
Limited stock available in Anthracite E740 structure with Noir leather as per gallery images.Additional Information
For 35 years DOMO has been the exclusive Australian distributor of GRANGE Furniture, so it is with great sadness that we bid this iconic French brand adieu, as they permanently cease operations.
Grange furniture has been defined by its heritage, warmth and durability. Established in 1904 in Lyon, France, Grange stayed true to its traditional and time-honoured craftsmanship for more than a century, producing furniture destined to become cherished family heirlooms. As Grange designers reinterpreted period-style furniture, they have breathed new life into timeless designs based on the best of French cabinetmaking. These craftsmen then bring their expertise to all stages of the furniture manufacturing process with each piece finished by hand.
Grange holds the title of being DOMO's keystone brand. In 1984 Francesco Novembre, founder and owner of DOMO, discovered the classic French furniture label during his search for the perfect coffee table. His admiration for Grange was such that after he found the coffee table, he founded Grange Furniture Australia, renamed DOMO – Latin for 'home' – in 2013.
Did you know? The French Government recognised Grange as a "Company of Living Heritage," awarding it an Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant in 2013 for successfully merging tradition and innovation.Dimensions
W 160 x D 75 x H 77 cm
Height below drawer: 62 cm
1 central drawer: Interior dimensions: W. 42 - H. 6 - D. 47 cm
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1. What setting best describes you? A forest with a winding path and tall, tall trees. (Psychoanalyze that!)
2. What was your favorite childhood book? The very first book I can remember is a 7-page Hello Kitty that my grandmother read to me over and over. Considering the amount of times I put my poor grandmother through that torture, it is safe to say it was my favorite book.
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5. If any character from any book could be your best friend, who would it be? Hands down Sam from Lord of the Rings. That is one loyal friend.
6. If you could be invisible for one day, what would you do? Oh I could see this getting me into a lot of trouble so...I plea the fifth!
7. What famous person (dead or alive) do you consider a role model for your own aspirations? Some of the current authors in the urban fantasy and paranormal romance genres are HUGE inspirations for me. Here's three off the top of my head: Gena Showalter, Jeaniene Frost, Patricia Briggs.
9. Would you like to marry a Vulcan? This will be a contradiction from my admiration of intelligence, but I don't think I could marry someone who suppressed their emotions.
11. If you were to reincarnate, what would you like to be? I have faith in reincarnation, so I'd like to put in a bid for the next lifetime...happy and healthy. That's all I'd ask.
Now, onward to the awards! Here's some of my favorite blogging buddies, each deserving of the award. Claim your prize and tell us some interesting facts about you - 7 or 11 - winner's choice!
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About Us
Lauren Goodwin is a Cincinnati, Ohio native, wife, mother of 4 and grandmother of 6 grandchildren; Niko, Madison, Antwane, Mario, Carter and Aubrey. After working as a Technical Specialist at Procter and Gamble for a total of 14 years she retired, followed her entrepreneurial spirit and became a Hamilton County Certified Childcare Provider founding "Nana's Nursery" daycare for the care of her grandchildren, "
Lauren's Love Naturals
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A Well-Rounded Life
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All illustrations for "Soul Butterfly" were created by her children, brothers and sisters: Darren Goodwin, Whitney, Ashley and Frederick T. Suggs IV during their elementary school years all at Springdale Elementary School in the Princeton City School District in Cincinnati, Ohio. Their proud, loving mother saved their artwork and composed poems to accompany each piece. She prepared the "Soul Butterfly" book and is the curator of the "Soul Butterfly Art Collection". Frederick T. Suggs IV A.K.A. "Fred King Benz" produced, mastered and recorded the "Soul Butterfly" Poems CD.
"Soul Butterfly is a book created with love. It is an instrument intended to encourage literacy while cultivating cultural enlightenment, hope and inspiration. I am thankful to be the vessel through which this work of art has come."
Lauren Goodwin 2014
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Friday Special Blend
Friday September 8th, 2017 with Amanda Jetté Knox
Literary events and GCTC and Jan Andrews
|Storyteller and writer Jan Andrews passed away last week at the age of 75. We revisit our conversation with her from April 21, 2017.
|Moon River
Bill Frisell - with Dave Holland and Elvin Jones
|Working for the Government
A Tribe Called Red - single release
|Amanda Earl joins us to talk poetry and Ottawa's poetry scene. You can find a comprehensive literary events calendar at www.bywords.ca, in addition, of course, to original poetry and reviews.
|Desolation Row
Chris Smither - Train Home - High Tone
|Lone Wolf
Jack Pine and the Fire - Lone Wolf
|Barb Gray joins us with news of photography exhibits, film festivals, and many other cultural events.
|In My Arms
Jimmy Tri-tone band - The Long, Lonesome Highway
|Jimmy Tri-tone Band is just one of dozens of acts that will be playing OUTSIDE on front porches all over Hintonburg as part of Ottawa Porchfest 2017. Find out who's playing where at: www.ottawaporchfest.ca


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As per standard TAA lease requirements, all maintenance requests must be received in writing. You can request maintenance by placing a note in the mailbox as stated in your lease. Please include your property address, full contact information for you and your roommates, and all issues that need to be addressed.
For your convenience, we have also provided an online portal where you can submit and track the issue through completion. Please click here to file a Maintenance Request from the Resident Portal. If you have difficulties logging in, please use our Contact Form to contact our office.
For maintenance emergencies ONLY, after you have submitted your online request, please also page Bill @ 979-222-2202. It is important to fill out the online form also so that our office will know to follow-up on the issue. All non-emergency requests must be dispatched, so please do not contact Bill until after the office has processed your request.
Fire Prevention – Please abide by the following requests for your dwelling to ensure the physical health and safety for you and your neighbors
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In our lives we all watched documentaries; some of us love them and other cannot stand them, some find David Attenborough's voice to be absorbing when others just want to pass out of boredom. In the end we have all seen a documentary, but what is a Documentary? You can say a documentary is a film trying to attempt to document a present or pass reality. The scenes we see are not scripted and the chosen footage will speak for itself or at times rely on a voice-over narration to help the viewer understand. Mostly all documentaries have no actors and interviews are taken by real people.
My personal two favourite documentaries both released in 2008 and one of them some may consider not a documentary at all; Ari Folman's "Waltz with Bashir" and Werner Herzog "Encounter at the End of the World" are two documentaries that has changed my view in both film and documentary. Encounter of the End of the World is based on Werner Herzog exploring the Antarctica but not because of global warming or discovering an accent artefact. The documentary focuses on the people who live and work there, capturing striking footage of locations and unreal stories of the people who choose to live "at the End of the World". Ari Folman's Waltz with Bashir is somewhat half animated film and half documentary which is quite odd in a documentary genre. The animated documentary film is based on the 19 year old Ari Folman's memory on the aftermath of the Sabra and Shatila massacre in the 1982 Lebanon War. Personally Waltz with Bashir has a film like linear narrative structure following Ari attempting to regain his lost memory of the war at the same time teaching us what the 1982 Lebanon War was about.
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|Under the End of the World
I just appreciate how both directors use simple ideas and break through the simply conventional idea of how a documentary should be. With Werner using beautiful opera and his mesmeric voice to hypnotise you I just can't wait for more of his documentaries and with Ari taking a structure of what is a film but made it into an animated documentary film and taking 4 years in the making of Waltz with Bashir it's a shame that this film is banned in Lebanon.


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Wouldn't you love a nice cup of tea just about now? We have a beautiful teaset to make a visit with your granddaughters extra-special.
Serving Ware
Silver tea set and china serving pieces to help you set a beautiful table.
Vintage teapots–for your beach house, to use, or to brighten a corner or add to a collection.
Too hot to cook? Our freezer is full with delicious meals from Ladyfingers Catering! Try a new twist on ice tea, too. All of our teas are great hot (that's how they drink them in India!) or cold.
Wedding Toppers
Looking for an unusual wedding topper? Vintage Bride has all sorts of figurines for weddings.
This chocolate set is Giroud, by Limoges. Very rare, and in perfect condition. $250.
We have tea–wonderful new blends!; good hot or cold. Everything you need to brew a cuppa, and even tables and chairs for your balcony or patio. Just the place to sit down after working in the garden and enjoy a cup.
People coming over to watch the game? Unexpected guests? Keep some of our delicious cookies and snack foods on hand and you won't be at a loss.
We have lots of wonderful foods, including a full freezer case with dishes prepared by Ladyfingers Catering. Just heat and serve!
If you made it all the way through the holidays without trying the Cheese Dollars from Busy Bee, you've missed a treat! In the freezer; just slice, bake, and serve.
Affordable Chic will help you keep all your guests happy and well-fed!
Gifts to Finish Your List
Flowered China and Porcelain
China and porcelain tea sets are so pretty. We have a large supply of porcelain and china teacups and saucers, teapots, creamers, iced tea pitchers, and sugar bowls.
Buy them to use, or collect them to display in your china cabinet (we have a few of those, too…).
When you get home from your shopping trip, brew a small pot of tea, sit down, relax, and sip. Tea tastes better in fine china…
Let us know if you're buying for someone else and we'll gift wrap it for you. Affordable Chic–for your holidays, for your friends, and for yourself.


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