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Conversation, The
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The Movie:
In "The Conversation", Gene Hackman plays Harry Caul, a surveillance expert; he is a master at secretly recording conversations and turning over information to clients. For a man who makes a living inspecting the lives of others, he wants nothing but to be left alone himself. He lives alone, doesn't give out any personal information, and mostly shuts himself off to listen to his latest work. In many ways, he's quite similar to Hackman's character in "Enemy Of The State", and little instances and details in this film are similar, as well.
Although there are certainly some similarities, "The Conversation" is the film that works undeniably better. While "Enemy" brought the paranoia of being watched into the technology age, it lost the tension through its lack of subtlety and predictability. It's not a bad film, but there are just things about this one that prove so much more entertaining. It's hard to predict where the film is about to head next. There's an underlying current of menace throughout the picture that leads the audience to believe that things could go wrong.
Things begin to unravel during his latest case - he was following a couple and believes that they could be in danger if he turns over the tapes. There are also some additional contributions that help out the movie. Bill Butler("Jaws")'s cinematography provides the perfect isolated look to Harry's cold world. David Shire's slight, haunting score adds greatly to the tone of many scnes. And the acting is, of course, excellent. Hackman plays the withdrawn, isolated Harry perfectly; it's definitely one of his best performances. Also included is a young Harrison Ford.
"The Conversation" is not a particularly fast picture, but it moves deliberately and smartly, managing to be wonderfully engaging throughout. The film is a well-written and well-acted, and a great mystery.
The DVD
VIDEO: Produced at director Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope center (as was the recent Paramount Coppola release "Tucker"), "Coversation" looks mostly excellent for a movie that's nearly 30 years old at this point. The only real problem throughout seems to be a little wear here and there; otherwise, I was very pleased with the results.
Sharpness and detail is rather impressive for an older movie; the picture has a smooth, crisp look that's very pleasing. There is a minimal amount of grain in some scenes, but neither grain nor some slight marks that occasionally showed up on the print used were distracting. I didn't find any instances of pixelation or shimmering.
It's not a movie full of bold colors, and usually, the color palette looks subdued. Still, the film looks consistently good here, and probably the best it's looked in quite a while. Presented in the original 1.85:1 aspect ratio, and is anamorphic.
SOUND: Although "The Conversation" is presented in a new Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack here, it really doesn't go very much beyond a dialogue-driven feature. There are a couple of moments where the movie opens up beyond that with the score, but surrounds aren't used terribly often, and when they do come into play, they are used appropriately. The audio is clear and without any problems, but has a bit of a dated feel in terms of quality. Dialogue is easily understood and generallly clean sounding.
MENUS:: The menus are very nicely done with film-themed images that have little pieces of animation going throughout, with the tape machine going in the main menu.
Commentary One: This is a commentary from Director Francis Ford Coppola. As with the commentary for "Tucker", the director goes right into the middle of a discussion; this time, he talks about how he worked on the screenplay for "The Conversation" and the various times he went back to it before being satisfied with it as well as what inspired him to write it. The director is very energetic throughout the commentary and seems to enjoy talking about the movie, giving the audience background and production details, but never simply sitting back and telling us what's going on.
As with the "Tucker" commentary, there are some instances of silence as the director doesn't have anything to say, but they seem shorter here. Hearing the director talk about what inspired him here and what it was like to work with the actors during production is very interesting and informative to listen to. A particularly fascinating section comes in the second half, as the director talks about the hard work that went into some of his earlier films and not always enjoying life during production in comparison to some of his more recent pictures. Definitely a good commentary worth a listen.
Commentary Two: This is a commentary from Editor/Sound Mixer Walter Murch that is very informative. The editor talks about various stories from the set, but often also talks about some of the technical details that went into this film and go into films in general. From the viewpoint of the editor, he really delivers some enjoyable discussions of the story and how decisions were made about how to best proceed with the plot at certain points. There are a couple of noticable pauses of silence throughout the discussion, but I really found Murch's discussion to be very informative and interesting to listen to.
Close Up On The Conversation: A short featurette from the time of release that offers some interviews with cast and crew, along with some behind-the-scenes footage. Runs about 8 1/2 minutes.
Trailer: A slightly worn theatrical trailer, presented in 1.85:1 and mono.
Final Thoughts: A great film from director Francis Ford Coppola, and a fine DVD from Paramount, with two great commentary tracks. Highly Recommended.
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Yes its that time of year again, Halloween is round the corner. Believe me, around this time I always think of an outfit at the last minute and then am scrambling to find everything to complete the look. To help with creating the perfect look this year, here are some predictions for this years trending outfits.
Classic Outfits:
Devils – Such a classic costume and so easy to do, just a horn headband, tail and pitchfork and you have completed the look. Why not add a little fake blood too to make it look as if the devil has just returned from hell.
Skeletons – Just browsing on clothing sites, it seems like skeleton outfits are in this year. With bodysuits, dresses and bandeaus there is a lot to choose from, and may be the winner for me this year.
Vampires – Notorious for Halloween right? Again, another simple look to complete, although you can add extra features as you wish. To complete the look, ensure you have a pale face, fake blood, a cape of some sort and a set of pointy teeth.
Wednesday Addams – She still freaks me out a little bit can't lie. Perfect for Halloween just a black dress and white collared blouse combined with classic pigtail braids will make you look recogniseable a mile away.
Unicorn – I've got to admit, I am sort of in love with the unicorn trend (like a guilty pleasure), there is something so satisfying about pastel colours. This look is great for children and trick or treating if they are not up for looking scary.
Harry and Meghan – Can you believe that the wedding was 5 months ago? This is the perfect couples outfit, with a simple white dress and suit paired with royal face masks to complete the look. This is great for a last minute idea.
Animal Print Outfits – Considering animal print is in, it is no surprise that this is on trend this year. Leopard print jumpsuits are a great option which can be worn all year round, and zebra print skirt brings life to an outfit.
90s Icons – Taking it back to the 90s eh? Well whip out the clothes that have been in the closet for decades because 90's is back in. Mean girls outfits are usually very popular for Halloween, but Baby One More Time Britney and the Spice Girls are predicted to be hot this year.
Tv and Film:
Black Panther – Its no doubt how successful this Marvel movie was, and outfits inspired by this superhero are selling fast. Outfits are on the pricier side, but are readily available from most supermarkets.
The Incredibles – Taking many of us back to our childhood, and popular with youngsters now, The Incredibles is a brilliant ideas for families and groups, especially if you want people to know who you are dressed as.
Mamma Mia – The hype over the sequel to this musical is still going, and many are looking to create the classic boho / retro look this musical has. Honestly a great outfit idea, but may take some time and effort to make the look distinguished enough.
The Nun – As its halloween, it seems right to wear a seasonal outfit. A simple nun outfit and some basic makeup skills (the messier the better) will complete the look.
Wonder Woman – Following the successful film last year, Wonder Woman has become a staple fancy dress outfit once again. This is the perfect outfit when you want to make an effort, but in a quick and easy way.
Fortnite – This game has blown up in the last year, being popular with both adults and children, which explains why outfits for this are selling fast. Similar to the "skins" bought within the game itself, the range of outfits are predominantly found on EBay, and such a bargain!
Harry Potter – Always a great last minute option and so easy to create. The best part of this outfit is that everyone will recognise the outfit. All that is required is a stripy scarf, a pair of glasses and an eyeliner pencil to create the notorious lightning bolt.
Halloween is also the time to experiment with makeup, with special effects makeup being increasingly popular at this time of year. If you would like to know how to create the perfect open wound, check out my laceration post: Halloween Laceration Tutorial
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For her first international solo show, Lyndsay Mann presents an installation of three works held in conspiratorial conversation across a reduced plane of submissive grey walls at FOUR.
In the first room Mann's film 'Twenty Four More Hours of Progress…' shot at Edinburgh's Dean Bridge, a notorious suicide destination since its completion in 1832, documents a banal activity, (rocks being thrown from a bridge), and it's inevitable conclusion (hitting the water), creating a hypnotic momentum through repetition and rhythm. Subtle differences within each sequence indicate some possibility of consequence from the repeated action.
The corridor between the two spaces hosts a speaker voicing intimate, strangulated sounds. Mann's audio work 'Greater Than', comprises individual words recorded, edited and reformed into conversational rhythm just beyond comprehension.
In the second room, a sheet of black glass, which appears as a glossy hole in the wall, comes into view, shifting daylight round the room where the viewer is confronted by the first human-scale realisation of one of Mann's hand-crafted maquettes. The recurring use of black glass in her sculptural installations creates a bond and a tension between the object and it's other self.
The viewer's movement across the space forces an excommunication between the object and it's 'shadow'. At a fixed point the object fills the shiny void, but seen from elsewhere, stands in a state of heightened solitariness.
FOUR is supported by the Arts Council of Ireland and Dublin City Council.
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Family Activities
It's the little things that count at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai. Whether your family is just beginning, all grown-up, or at any stage in-between, Four Seasons Resort Hualalai is a wonderful base for your visit. We go out of our way to give a special aloha to our youngest guests, and our resourceful Concierge is always close at hand – to make reservations for a family dinner, offer suggestions for tomorrow's outing or help arrange a babysitter.
Children's Amenities
- A personalized welcome amenity for our youngest guests
- Welcome milk and cookies on the evening of arrival
- Child-size bathrobes
- Complimentary baby and children's toiletries
- Children's menus in our restaurants and In-Room Dining
- Items to babyproof guest rooms
Upon request and subject to availability:
- Cribs and/or rollaway bed(s), at no extra charge and subject to maximum occupancy
- Infant needs, including complimentary use of high chair, playpen, bottles and toys
- Complimentary use of children's video library and children's beach and pool toys
- "Little swimmers" diapers (required for infants in all pools)
- White noise machine
Nursing pillows
Babysitting Services
With 24 hours' notice, we can arrange reliable babysitting services for your little ones. We will do anything possible to accommodate requests with shorter notice. Please note that there is an hourly fee for this service. For more information, please contact the Concierge.
Plan a new experience with your family, offered by the Alaka'i Nalu team. Meet on the golf course to try a new way to surf – on land. Safety gear will be provided to all guests who try our new fleet of One Wheel boards. You can go as slow or as fast as you like, these boards will make you feel like you're soaring over the fairways. This experience is available to guests aged 12 and older, unless you choose to book a private experience.
Complimentary on-site activities
- Basketball
- Beach games
- Beach walks and marine life demonstrations
- Board games
- Books (many with Hawaiian themes)
- Foosball
- Hawaiian arts, crafts and games
- Lessons in making a flower lei
- Movies
- Ping-pong
- Playground
- Pool
- Puzzles
- Sand sculpting
- Snorkelling
- Swimming in our keiki pool
- Tennis for children
- Treasure hunts
For age specific activities, see our supervised Kids For All Seasons program.
Other activities
Reservations may be required and fees may apply.
- Canoe paddling
- Family dinner on the beach, complete with tiki torches and a private chef (view In-Room Dining for more information)
- Hiking


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Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and for all you mothers, a happy mother's day. My weekend flew by. I had my glucose test on Friday, followed by a busy day at work. I was wiped by the time I got home. Saturday, I read most of the day and worked on some embroidery orders while hubs golfed. Then on Sunday, hubs and I had breakfast at Starbucks, relaxed at home and then my family came over for a mother's day dinner. I spent the rest of the night working on baby shower gifts for this weekend and catching up on my Bravo shows. Now onto a little miscellany Monday…
I started reading The Hunger Games (book 1) on Friday and finished it on Sunday. Now I can see what all the hype it about. I loved it and can't wait to read the second book. Hubs is reading it now too so that we can go see the movie together.
I'm pumped about the TV that is on this week. The Next Food Network Star started last night, The Bachelorette is on tonight, and Pregnant in Heels on Tuesday. Those plus my normal reality shows makes for a very happy girl!
After today, there are only 18 more wakeups for this school year. It's a little stressful because I only have 18 days to pack up my entire classroom. But, I'm ready for the end of the year to be here. This is the perfect class to go out on and I can't wait to be home with my baby girl next year.
Speaking of my class, on Friday they threw me a surprise shower. It was so sweet and my students were so excited. Avery was spoiled rotten, I think her wardrobe doubled this week. It was the perfect end to Teacher Appreciation Week.
Last night, I made Kit Kat Brownies. My favorite candy is Kit Kat. I've seen tons of recipes on Pinterest with candy and brownie mix. So, I decided to give it a try. And the result was….a 10! They were absolutely delicious. I had 3 over 4 hours and am looking forward to having one for dessert this week.
That's about all I have today. I'll be back tomorrow with my weekly bumpdate!0 Did you like this post?


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Will I lose My Teeth While I'm Pregnant Or Breast Feeding?
This is a very important issue for pregnant women to understand. There is a direct connection between proper nutritional intake and your dental health. Many mothers have had thousands of dollars in dental work or have lost teeth due to bone loss and gum disease after pregnancy and/or breastfeeding. When asked if women lose calcium from her teeth during pregnancy, the American Dental Association (ADA) plays with an answer by speaking out both sides of its mouth. The ADA responds by saying this:
"It is a myth that calcium is lost from the mother's teeth during pregnancy. The calcium your baby needs is provided by your diet, not by your teeth. If dietary calcium is inadequate, however, your body will provide this mineral from stores in your bones. An adequate intake of dairy products – the primary source of calcium – or the supplements your obstetrician may recommend will help ensure that you get all the calcium you need during your pregnancy."
Now, I'm no Rocket Scientist or Rhodes Scholar, but it's safe to say that it is not a myth that a woman loses calcium in her teeth during pregnancy. If she is not getting enough dietary calcium then, according to the ADA, the body will take the calcium from your bones-that includes the bones in the teeth!
Why the ADA and our dentists won't be straight with us about this issue is beyond me. It would help a lot of women to know that their dental problems may be due to poor nutrition instead of poor hygiene which is the reason most commonly associated with tooth decay.
The National Institute of Health says that women lose bone mass during pregnancy and breastfeeding. According to the National institute of Health, "Studies have shown that women often lose 3 to 5 percent of their bone mass during breastfeeding, although they recover it rapidly after weaning. This bone loss may be caused by the growing baby's increased need for calcium, which is drawn from the mother's bones."
Each woman is different and your level of tooth and gum problems may very. However, it is directly related to both your diet AS WELL AS the different things that are happening to your body including the fluctuation of your hormone levels. So don't allow anyone to make you think you are crazy because you think your dental problems are somehow associated with your pregnancy. You know your body, you know what changes are happening to your body.
Dr. Weston A. Price, a Cleveland Dentist travelled the world for 10 years and discovered there was a direct connection between dental decay and improper nutrition. He found that people who ate a diet of refined refined foods lacking in fat soluble vitamins, ladened with white flour and white sugar were usually physically deteriorating with poor dental health. Using this knowledge, he was able to get a 250 percent success rate in improving dental decay in his own test.
According to Dr. Price's Research: "The importance of good nutrition for mothers during pregnancy has long been recognized, but Dr. Price's investigation showed that primitives understood and practiced preconception nutritional programs for both parents. Many tribes required a period of premarital nutrition, and children were spaced to permit the mother to maintain her full health and strength, thus assuring subsequent offspring of physical excellence. Special foods were often given to pregnant and lactating women, as well as to the maturing boys and girls in preparation for future parenthood. Dr. Price found these foods to be very rich in fat soluble vitamins A and D nutrients found only in animal fats."
You can get Dr. Price's Book "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration," From Amazon.Credit: Amazon.comCredit: Amazon.com
Using Dr. Price's Research detailed in his book, Ramiel Nagel wrote a book, "Cure For Tooth Decay: Heal and Prevent Cavities with Nutrition," which is also available at Amazon, detailing how you can heal your teeth and prevent tooth decay with the right nutrition. Mr. Nagel used the principles from Dr. Price's research to reverse his one year old daughter's tooth decay. According to Dr. Price's research, dental problems including tooth decay are a result of the imbalance between the calcium-phosphorus ratio that is within the tooth.
It is much easier to read than Dr. Price's work and may be easier to understand for the lay person. However, both books are very important for your library to help you improve yours and your family's dental health.
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So yes, there is a connection between pregnancy and tooth loss and that connection is proper nutrition (Don't just eat anything like most pregnancy women are told its ok to do-eat the best and most nutritious things). No matter how much you floss and brush, if you are not getting the proper dietary nutrition, your body will take it from your bones-including the bones in your teeth. Your body will subsequently degenerate and it could mean tooth decay, tooth and gum irritations, periodontal diseases in different stages including bone loss in the teeth. According to what Dr. Price's research suggests, you should make sure you get the best nourishment before, during and after pregnancy. His research also suggests spacing out your children to give the woman's body time to rebuild.
NOTE: To help remove plaque around you can check with your dentist about using a sonic toothbrush. Sonic technology is really being promoted as one of the best ways to keep plaque which is the leading cause of gum disease other than improper diet, from accumalating along the gumline. Your dentist office might offer them for hundreds of dollars, but you can get a good sonic toothbrush for under $50. It's the difference between 300 brush strokes (with the human hand) and 22,000 to 30,000 brush strokes per minute with the sonic brush. If you are having severe gum issues, talk to your dentist and try adding a sonic toothbrush to your daily regime.
Note: Many people have reported reversal of serious gum infections, tightening of loose teeth and strengthening of gums by using Dr. Schultz tooth and gum formula and daily oral therapy. You can read more about that on Dr. Shultz's website here.
Many, many people have also reported getting good results with most dental problems by using colloidal silver. Silver used to be the preferred antibiotic used in the medical field before the invention of anti-biotics. It is still used in many hospitals as an antibiotic. Silver is said to kill the bad bacteria without harming the good ones. Using silver with a good sonic toothbrush may solve your dental problems. Do your research online and look on Amazon to see what colloidal silver products work best. Talk to your dentist for futher advice.
Other Great Articles To Read
Link Between Diet And Infertility
American Dental Association: Pregnancy and Oral Health
National Institute of Health: Pregnancy, Breastfeeding and Bone Health
Price-Pottenger Nutritional Foundation


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Death Toll in Pakistan Bombing Still on Rise
At least 40 dead in Marriott attack as rescuers at scene describe carnage.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 20, 2008 -- A massive truck bomb destroyed half of Islamabad's best-known hotel Saturday, killing at least 40 people, wounding more than 250 and leaving a crater 25 feet deep.
Locals who arrived on the scene minutes after the bombing said they saw many additional dead bodies lying the rubble, and officials fear the death toll will increase significantly as rescue teams continue work at the scene.
Just after 8 p.m. local time, an apparent suicide bomber blew himself up as his vehicle was being checked at the luxury Marriott Hotel's entrance, only about 50 feet from the lobby.
The bomb was felt as far as 15 miles away. Within 500 feet of the blast, buildings and trees were shredded, cars crushed and the air heavy with acrid smoke. The bomb was estimated to contain at least 800 pounds of explosives, according to Interior Minister Kamal Shah, but late Sunday local and foreign investigators were saying it was likely much bigger.
"I have retrieved at least 35 to 40 bodies," Amjad Ali Khan told ABC News outside the hotel, his clothes stained with blood. "Some people had brains coming out of their heads."
To walk along the front of the hotel 30 minutes after the bomb exploded was to walk through a war zone. Rubble was piled ten feet high, electric wires sparkled against pools of water and gas, mangled iron gates poked out of the mud, warped by the power of one of Islamabad's largest-ever explosions.
Inside the lobby, the reception desk had been crushed by debris, a piano was thrown against a wall, and a fish flopped against the marble, its glass aquarium lying shattered next to it. For one hour after the blast, volunteers and rescue workers ferried a series of bloodied and dead bodies out to waiting ambulances. This reporter saw at least 8 dead bodies lying in the rubble of the lobby.
Shah told ABC News the government had recently deployed army soldiers in Islamabad after receiving a warning of an imminent attack on the city.
"We had no specific information about the Marriott, but we had information that terrorists were planning to strike inside the capital city," he told ABC News.
The Marriott is one of the most popular places to stay for foreigners, diplomats and Pakistani elite, and is one of the few places in Islamabad allowed to serve alcohol. The bomb exploded at the height of dinner time, when Muslims were eating at the hotel's three restaurants to break their Ramadan fasts.
On this night the hotel was also playing host to out-of-town politicians who had come to Islamabad to listen to President Asif Ali Zardari's first address to parliament. The five-star hotel has been the target of three previous car bombs, but none nearly this large.
No one had claimed responsibility for the bombing, but the Taliban and its allies have been vowing to strike in Pakistan's cities since the military launched a major operation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
A tape released on the anniversary of September 11, which had been blocked from release until Friday, called for new attacks on Pakistan because of its role as a "puppet regime" of the United States.
The 90-minute tape, "Results of Seven Years of Crusades," featured a long statement from a senior al Qaeda leader, Mustafa Abu al-Yazidd, who called on sympathizers in Pakistan to act.
"We tell the jealous people of mujahedeen of Pakistan," said al-Yazidd on the tape, which included English subtitles, "that in order for the jihad in Afghanistan to continue and be victorious, you must stand with your brothers the mujahedeen in Afghanistan to fight the puppet regime of Pakistan and its aggressive and tyrannical army and strike the interest of the Crusader allies in Pakistan."
Zardari, the new Pakistani president, delivered a nationally televised address after the bombing, promising to "rid Pakistan of this cancer. The day will come when all these people will bow in front of Pakistan's power."
Hours earlier, Zardari had spoken to a joint session of parliament, urging lawmakers to take a strong stand against the militants who operate from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
"I ask of the government that it should be firm in its resolve to not allow the use of its soil for carrying out terrorist activities against any foreign country," he said.
At least one member of the U.S. military was missing at the scene of the blast and presumed dead, according to a U.S. official in Washington. The official said other U.S. military members eating at one of the hotel's restaurants sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The U.S. embassy in Islamabad declined to comment.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation was monitoring the situation, spokesman Rich Kolko told ABC News.
"FBI teams are waiting to respond to the scene once several issues are coordinated by the State Department and U.S. ambassador in Pakistan," a bureau statement said.
The White House condemned the attack.
"The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attack that took place in Islamabad, Pakistan, today," said National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe. "President Bush offers his sincere condolences to the families of all those lost in today's vicious attack. This is a reminder of the threat we all face. The United States will stand with Pakistan's democratically elected government as they confront this challenge."
Bush was briefed by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley earlier today on the attack, Johndroe said.
More than two hours after the bomb, the hotel of 290 rooms was still on fire.
Mohammad Sultan, a hotel employee, told the Associated Press he was in the lobby when something exploded. He fell down and everything temporarily went dark. "I didn't understand what it was," he said, "but it was like the world is finished."
Brian Ross, Rehad El-Buri, Kirit Radia and Vija Udenans contributed reporting.


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Deep Mann-Director, Surrey, British Columbia
I'm a mom of three wonderful, loving and adventurous boys. After a long year of challenges and several mis-diagnoses by a few different doctors, one of my son's was diagnosed with DDEB and the first person in our family.
Watching him battle thru this pain on a daily basis has inspired me to become his voice and advocate in the community. After realizing how little is known about EB, I decided that I needed to do more to help create awareness on the west coast of Canada. I started out just volunteering and taking small steps to inform people of what my son deals with. I truly got involved in 2013 by helping organize Bella's Ball; DEBRA Canada's first Broomball fundraising and awareness event, which now takes place annually at Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, BC.
Many people are beginning to learn more about this very rare and painful disease, but it's still not enough. I won't stop till everyone knows about it and a cure is found. Please feel free to contact us for more information or to help create awareness.


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Rare opportunity to purchase Aitkin's Historic Opera House. The building sits on a corner location just a block off of Main Street, providing easy access and high traffic counts - both vehicle and pedestrian. Building offers main level retail - currently 3 tenants with additional space available, including shared office space. The upper level houses a beautiful ballroom/special event space - including tables and chairs for seating up to 200 people. Lower level is currently used for storage.
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A week (and a bit) in pictures (12/11/13)
I've been asked recently to write less and take more photos…and I am delighted to comply! Enjoy.
Also, we had a site visit for the contractors interested in building our new water storage tanks this last Friday…about six showed up, and I led them on a visit to the two potential sites for our new tanks. It was encouraging to see their interest, and we hope to start construction soon. We are grateful for the pro bono technical advice and engineering support provided by the companies of Inside Infrastructure and Aurecon in Adelaide, South Australia, without which this project wouldn't be possible.


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End of Life for Web Editor
After December 2020, it will no longer be possible to use Web Editor since Adobe will retire Flash. You can of course still edit and create projects with the RoomSketcher App. The RoomSketcher App gives you access to better usability, new features, and other helpful upgrades. Switch to the app now! Learn how
This article describes the steps using Web Editor. If you are using the RoomSketcher App, see Create a Loft or Raised Area with Stair Access (App).
Create stairs (or a ladder) to access a raised loft, mezzanine, or balcony. This article shows you how.
This article covers the following topics:
Create a Raised Loft
- Open a project in Web Editor.
- Click Walls mode and draw the entire room that will contain the raised area.
- Click the Divider tool and draw a divider line to mark the edge of the loft.
- Click the Select tool, and then click inside the loft area to select it.
- Click Properties. The Properties page appears.
- Click Advanced. Advanced Properties appear.
- In Floor Height, type the height for the loft or raised area. In this example, we will use 1600 mm.
- Close the Properties box.
- When adding a loft, you may want to raise the wall height. With a room selected, click Properties, then click the Level tab and adjust the Wall Height.
- You can use the camera to take a snapshot to view your raised area. Here is an example (wall paint colors added to better show the loft area):
Add Stairs
- Click Windows etc mode.
- Type Stairs in the Search box and then choose a category of stairs. For this example, we chose Straight.
- Choose a stair and drag it into the floor plan, on the lower floor area.
Tip: The red dot indicates the top of the stair, so it should be placed at the line for the loft.
- With the stair selected, click Properties.
- If you see the Floor to Ceiling option, clear it.
- In Height, type the height for the stair. This number should match the height value you set for the raised area. In the example above, our raised area was set to 1600 mm.
- If needed, adjust the width and length.
- For Type, select Above Floor.
- Close the Properties box.
(Optional) Add a Railing for the Loft
If the raised area is high, a railing should be added for safety. If the raised area is low (only a few steps up), you may not need to add a railing.
- Click Walls to switch to Walls mode.
- Click the Divider tool, and then click to draw a small divider line next to the stair (to create an end point for the loft railing). Click to end the small divider line, then click the Select tool.
Tip: When you are done, the short divider line should look like this:
- Click the to select the divider line which will have the railing, and then click Properties. The Properties page appears with the Divider tab displayed.
- Click the arrow to the right of Railing.
- Click a railing to select it and click OK.
- Close the Properties box.
View the Result
- Click and drag the camera into position, then double-click it to take a snapshot of your new stair. To learn how to adjust the color and materials for your stair, see Add and Customize Stairs.
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Interior design from a psychological point of view
Architectural ensembles, sometimes, is like music frozen in space. This statement is far from the truth – the image of the building, its exterior and interior have an impact on the psychological mood of a person, cause him certain feelings, whether it's sadness, melancholy, or, on the contrary, joy, excitement, enthusiasm.
Times when the principles of interior design was based on practical considerations and the feasibility has already been lost in the past. The foolish, the blind pursuit of fashion, the demands of prestige and public opinion are also not fundamental now, behind individual principles of the design space that reflect the character and tastes of people living in it. House or apartment has long ceased to be just a place to live, a convenient but impersonal. Now they become a way of expressing the identity of their owners, their preferences and attitude to life in General. The design of interior spaces aims to create a comfortable and harmonious psychological atmosphere, and even when selecting the individual elements act as a passive therapist.
To transform or reflect?
Approach to design from a psychological point of view is of two basic functions – the function of harmony and incentives.
The harmony function is particularly popular as it defines the situation individual room or the entire house as a whole in accordance with the temperament, habits, beliefs and mentality of the person living in it. The room should create a feeling of harmony and comfort, hence causing unusual and techniques in interior design invalid. Against the owner, the interior should be designed in a passive tone. Carefully selected finishes, interior details and items must fit the psychological portrait of the owner, to be in tune with his inner self, speaking as an extension of his personality.
A function of incentives suggests the opposite effect – the confrontation of the interior character of the owner. Here design takes a proactive stance, highlighting certain qualities, or smoothing of features on which to focus attention. That is, the incentive function is designed to support emotional balance: calm impulsive, choleric temperament, the man, and the melancholic lead to a state of cheerfulness, enthusiasm. That is the function takes the Feng Shui that have won in recent years a wide popularity. The principles of Feng Shui is based on the vast number of methods of stimulating the organization of space. If you listen to the followers of this ancient science, Feng Shui is not only changes a person's mood and his attitude to the events, but also events in his personal and social life.
Based on the foregoing, it can be concluded that the interior had to combine both functions in harmony and stimulating. But in order to organize the space, emphases in the right order, require the assistance of a specialist in the psychology of interior design or masters of Feng Shui. However, armed with the basic rules, planning and housing arrangement can be implemented independently.
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The initial phase of the interior design of the apartment or house stands the layout of the room, dividing the internal space and its structuring. Thus, in the psychological perception that the Foundation for determining next steps. This step creates a model of the proposed pace of life in accordance with the occupations, relationships of family members among themselves, the guests. If you analyze all the options in housing, they can be divided into two types: outdoor and indoor interior. Outdoor decor embodies the concept of openness to others, sociability, ease, democracy. The characteristic features of the open interior activity, enthusiasm, dynamism, predominance of public and business interests over their own. This type of structuring of the apartment or home means the flexibility of the plan, the division of space into zones and sections by using different partitions. Previously, this problem was solved by building a Suite of rooms through open doors or openings, it was possible to embrace the look all the space. Closed interior embodies a privacy, secrecy. His arrangement involves a fixed division of a single space to clearly separate rooms, each of which has its purpose. Living room will never be used as a dining room, a bedroom will not be part-time study. The characteristic features of closed form: a strict division of functionality, distancing, and intimacy.


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Archaeology 103 – Assignment 3
A comparison between Chinese and Greek coins
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This exhibit hosts a number of headdress which vary in style and meaning with the culture they belong to.
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Descriptions, inferences, and proposed further research questions.
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I've learned this lesson on growing before, but I often have to relearn the same lessons.
Does that ever happen to you?
I hate being the only one.
I've been struggling lately with feelings of discouragement, failure and frustration. It's a battle that I have to often fight and sometimes I don't fight very well. The enemy lies and I give agreement and sit in the pit awhile until the fog lifts.
Fortunately, God always finds a way to speak into my life, lift me up and grow me a little. I'm hoping that I can grow up enough to stop fighting this same fight, but we'll see.
Growing came today through an unexpected path: teaching.
Teaching is something that you think someone does when they have stuff all figured out, right?
The expert gets up and teaches us how life works. The one who has walked the path and gained the experience of life shares their lessons on living. It doesn't quite work that way in the Christian world. Hopefully, we do have men and women who teach out of godly character and knowledge of the word and life. However, the reality is that we are all in process all the days of our lives.
The best of the best are still figuring it out and hopefully growing along the way. But, that is where teaching comes in. The process of preparation and teaching is an amazing instructor herself.
Teaching helps grow the teacher.
I have experienced this for many years with my children. Leading family devotions would usually end up with me learning the most of all. Explaining truth to children forces you truly understand your idea because you have to be able to communicate it to young minds. I can't tell you how many times God has blown me away by explaining something that I thought I understood well to my kids.
The same is true for sermons that I've taught and articles that I've written. God uses the process of teaching in growing me up.
He is often pretty sly with it too.
As I've been battling the blues, I had to prepare a message that I am teaching next week on joy and peace.
That's funny, God.
You want the guy with no joy or peace to teach on joy and peace.
Okay. Grow me up, God.
I guess my encouragement this week is to simply teach.
Find someway to teach something about your faith to someone.
Lead a family devotional.
Teach a Sunday School class.
Share something God has been teaching you with a friend or someone at work.
Teach somebody something and let God do the growing.
Hopefully, your student will learn a little, but chances are that you will learn the most.
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After 52 days the CLSA and LCCSA have suspended the action being taken by solicitors who hoped to defeat the most recent cut to Legal Aid fees. Whether this is action suspended or action terminated remains to be seen. The proof of that particular pudding comes when the seat at the table earned by the CLSA and LCCSA either produces results or does not. Direct action which has been suspended would swing back into life. Let us hope we do not have to find out.
Does this represent failure? From a personal point of view, yes it does. In a very specific way I had hoped that concerted effort by Solicitors and the Bar, taken across the board in the CJS could have led to real results. And with a result on the cuts I hoped that we would find a way to defeat Dual Contracts.
Was it inevitable that it would fail? No. Taking action of this nature requires impact and sustainability. It is a delicate balancing exercise between bringing the system to its knees and allowing people to participate for a reasonable length of time. Had the solicitors hit the CJS harder, refusing duty work etc, then the action may have proved successful in a shorter space of time, however firms would have hit financial problems more quickly.
I would have preferred a quicker, more direct approach. Take the momentum produced by the early shows of militancy and step up the pace. Not as sustainable but would have brought the system crashing.
Oh the benefit of hindsight.
That is not to say that everything is a negative. The two representative bodies have now got a seat at the table. Remember when Grayling would not even meet Michael Turner QC? Well the Criminal Bar are now much better served by having the attention of the MoJ. It is much better to have a representative body like the CBA at the table than the monolithic Bar Council. And now the CLSA and LCCSA are in the room and fighting. That is a positive.
One of the reasons they are in the room is because Jon Black, Bill Waddington, Robin Murray and Zoe Gascoyne managed to produce a predicted Impossibility – solicitors taking action. They said it could not be done. They said it would fall apart as soon as it began. Yet these four, and many other committed committee colleagues, welded together competing elements and produced a plan. A plan that produced action and action that they kept going for an admirably long time. Sadly, not long enough.
The CLSA and LCCSA managed so much by managing the consultation with their members so well. They tried to keep everyone informed (it was not perfect, but it was a fine effort), they consulted their membership by surveys (not votes, apparently lawyers don't do votes) and local meetings. Lessons of openness that many could learn from.
The action also, hopefully, heralds an era of better cooperation between the CBA and the other organisations (am getting tired of strings of capital letters every other sentence). The cries of treachery that followed "the deal" were overreactions of epic proportions. Whilst there were good, logical arguments against "the deal", the white heat of anger that followed it did not help one bit. The support given by the Bar to this action should put paid to any solicitor ever referring to "the deal" in a disparaging way. Those that did in the past were wrong to do so then, they have no excuse now.
It is certain that the CBA have to take onboard the concerns expressed by so many of their members about these cuts to fees and the danger of Dual Contracts. The question that lies ahead for Mark Fenhalls QC and Francis Fitzgibbon QC is how to best shape the way forward to address these concerns (a bit of a clue for them, it ain't all about referral fees, or even a little bit about referral fees).
So, whilst my hopes have been dashed and I fear for the future of my professions and for the Criminal Justice System, it is not time for despair. It is time to think again and to come again. Not a backwards step, just not the stride forward we had hoped for.


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This week was an introduction to how piracy really does exist! A fellow tweeter posted that several authors whom she recognized had books on a now defunct site called LendInk. This site advertised ebooks that could be downloaded for free. Totally free, and not through some Kindle Free Day. It was stunning. Going to the site, it appeared to be true. This pirate firm had downloaded hundreds of books and the covers. It was so slickly put together, that it appeared legit, even posting the actual logos from Amazon and Kindle.
Pirating of ebooks has always been a risk in the epub market. It is nothing new. Bloggers, like GalleyCat have posted excellent articles on this same subject in the past. But it is shocking when it happens to you!
Amazon Kindle was contacted and most authors received emails stating that this site LendInk did not have any electronic rights to their books. Amazon, as large as it is, was no help however in shutting the pirate down. Authors were advised it was up to them to file copyright infringement complaints legally.
Like wildfire, via facebook and twitter, as each author found out their book had been pirated, outrage swelled. Texts, tweets, and facebook postings grew to thousands in protest in just hours. The owner of the site was contacted via email and tweets, but of course did not respond. Authors were furious to see that their hard work had been stolen. Their small profits via ebook squashed with this free pirate on the loose.
Luckily, there is indeed strength in numbers. The internet makes running a scam business difficult due to transparency. After the owner ignored the pleas to remove the pirated books, a clever blogger got his personal information from GoDaddy. Thank goodness GoDaddy for recording the ownership information for domains. Lawyers contacted the pirate and within 24 hours, the website and the the facebook site for LendInk was demolished!
Way to go, fellow authors! Kudos and thank you for rescuing my book, FLYING SOLO from absolute copyright pirating. Your power and allegiance to each other whipped forth like lightening. Powerful, momentous, and victorious. So what is the message here? Support your fellow author. Reach out and connect to them. If you promo it forward for them, they will for you, too. Put #sharethelove4authors on your tweets. Connect through facebook. Unite, share and experience the power of numbers with Indie writers, bookstores, and publishers.


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This episode is all about turning jealousy into inspiration.
Many times jealousy can be a negative thing. But when it's used as a tool, it can be a powerful thing.
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Cockfighting is a bloody show where animals are exploited and manipulated to confront each other to death. This hateful activity moves big amounts of money among its followers in the form of rooster sales and bets. In these fights, roosters are used as throwaways for a profit.
During the first moments before the fight, it is a common practice between the "galleros" (fighting rooster breeder) to inoculate amphetamines and steroids to the animals in order to increase their violence and anxiety. In addition, the cockscombs and the beards are removed, and they attach very sharp steel spurs to inflict more damage to the opponents.
Then, both roosters are thrown into a closed ditch from where it is impossible to escape. Brutally trained to fight, these animals face a deadly combat. The metal spurs cause deep vicious injuries: broken bones, wings, and legs, eyes pulled out of their sockets, and severe internal trauma.
In just a few minutes of fighting, both roosters are in a horrible state. They have turned into bloody masses that barely can drag their injured bodies, but they won't be able to rest until they kill their opponent or die trying. It is common for "galleros" to try to resuscitate them in many ways. For example, if a bird suffers a chest injury and his lungs are filled with blood, the owner will draw that blood out by sucking from his beak just to return him to the fight as soon as possible.
Usually, after these brutal fights the defeated rooster ends up dead and the winner seriously hurt. Those animals that have suffered injuries that prevent them from fighting will be murdered, discarded, and replaced by other individuals that will face the same fate.
In cockfighting, animals always lose.
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How to Use the Wheel of Life to Live the Life You Want
It's crazy to think about how busy our lives have become in recent years. In our fast-paced society, it's easy to lose the balance that we crave in life. As a result, it's easy to neglect important areas in our lives that bring us meaning and fulfillment…
This is where the Wheel of Life can help us out.
What Is the Wheel of Life?
The truth is that without learning how to mindfully monitor our daily lives, we can end up focusing all our time and energy on a single area and forget about and neglect other important parts. This is when we need to take a long hard look at our lives in order to bring things back into balance.
This is where the Wheel of Life can serve as a highly useful and informative resource. It helps us to look at each of these different domains in our life and then identify which areas are doing and well and which areas we need to allocate more attention to.
It does this by graphically representing the different areas of our life as they are now, compared to how we would ideally like them to be. Then we can identify gaps between where these different domains of our lives currently are and where we would like them to be. This allows us to visualize which areas of our lives require our attention.
Through understanding this, we can then identify what steps we need to take in order to live a life of happiness and success.
How Does the Wheel of Life Work?
Every "slice" of the Wheel of Life represents a category for a different area of your life. Each of these categories is rated by you on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 representing a poor score and 10 representing an excellent score.
Once you're done rating where you feel each of the different categories are right now, you'll be left with a diagram with a mosaic-like wheel appearance. This will allow you to visualize which areas of your life you're currently lacking in right now.
Here's an example of the Wheel of Life:
Then you can go around the Wheel of Life again and indicate where you would ideally like each of these categories to be. This will then allow you to visualize which areas of your life require the most effort and attention from you at this moment.
Remember, that every aspect of the Wheel of Life has an important influence in some respect over your life. Your goal here should not be to have a perfect wheel. Your goal should be to answer the questions as honestly as possible as you go about establishing your personal Wheel of Life diagram. This will provide you with the most accurate representation and useful information for your current life.
Wheel of Life Categories
Here there is some variation. No life is exactly identical to someone else's. As such, it's possible that different categories of living will be included in the Wheel of Life diagram for different individuals.
What's important is that the categories you choose to include provide an accurate representation of the important areas of your life.
That being said, there are some common ones:
In this category, you aim to rate how physically and mentally healthy you are. So you can ask yourself questions like how do you feel? How regularly are you exercising? What is your diet like? Are there any changes that you'd like to make to live a healthier lifestyle?
In this Wheel of Life category, you are beginning to think about the job you're currently working and rating how satisfied you are with it. Are you happy where you are or would you rather be working a different job potentially in a different field? Does the career path you're currently on bring you happiness? Can it support the lifestyle you desire?
Personal Development
This category looks at how you are investing in your personal growth. Are you pursuing opportunities that open you up to new experiences and opportunities? Are you eager to learn new things? What are you doing to evolve and develop into the person you hope to be one day?
The financial category on the Wheel of Life encourages you to reflect on whether or not your current income supports not only your basic needs but, does it support the lifestyle that you are hoping to live? Are you going to be happy with the progression of your income over the next 5 years or are you going to have to make changes?
Yes, money is not the only thing that influences our happiness, but it's certainly one of the key players.
Life Enjoyment
Here, think about what kind of activities you engage in to bring yourself life satisfaction and a sense of life enjoyment. Whether that's sports, reading, writing, or any other hobby doesn't really matter. What matters is that you are engaging in some things that bring you happiness on a regular basis.
All work and no play makes for a dull day, and eventually a dull and unsatisfactory life.
Societal Contribution
This Wheel of Life category asks you to reflect on what is it that you are giving back to others. How are you giving back to the people around you or the communities that you are a part of? Do you volunteer? Do you help out with local sports or clubs? Are you engaged in political issues to make your community a healthier and safer place for everyone?
Now you're going to evaluate your relationships with other people. As you do this ask yourself whether you feel these relationships are built on a good foundation or not? Do you trust the other person in the relationship? Do you each support one another? Can you build forward from the relationship that is currently established in a positive way? Are these relationships having a positive influence on your daily life?
Now you're going to ask yourself a few questions about a specific relationship, the one you have with your partner. In the Wheel of Life, this is one of our most important relationships.
The most important question that you can ask yourself here is do you have a partner who is committed to you and who you can build an amazing relationship with? Are you supporting each other's growth? Do your values align? Are you able to make each other laugh?
It's very rare to find all these things in another person, so if you find someone who checks a lot of these boxes you've probably found a special someone worth keeping around.
Reflecting on Your Results
Once you've completed your Wheel of Life and accurately and honestly identified the current and ideal scores for each category, you can move forward with these understandings and insights in order to improve your life.
You might ask yourself questions like:
- Why do you currently have a low/high score in a given category?
- Which categories have the largest gaps between their current position and your ideal score?
- What can you do in order to move the category score from it's current position to where you would ideally like it to be?
- Which categories on your Wheel of Life are the most important to you?
- Which categories are currently having the biggest impact on your life?
- Are there categories that you would like to dedicate more attention to?
- Are there categories that you would like to dedicate less attention to?
These are all important questions which you can answer to provide yourself with useful information moving forward as you improve your life.
By taking a look at your entire life like this, you can begin also making connections between different areas. For example, how is your career impacting your personal development, or how are your relationships impacting your finances and life enjoyment? These are all things that the Wheel of Life makes easier to visualize.
Applying the Wheel of Life to Your Life
Remember, we are always capable of change and improvement. So if you aren't satisfied with certain categories on your Wheel of Life or the entire wheel in general, then get motivated to makes changes! These things won't work unless you do!
So start to think about what plans, strategies, and steps you can begin taking in order to get where you what your wheel to be, and where you want your life to be.
Something that I know has helped many people is keeping track of their progress. Through these actions, they can begin to understand what works for them and what doesn't. Then over time, they can tweak how they are pursuing their goals and increase the frequency of their successes.
Create Your Wheel of Life
If this article has been interesting to you and you feel like you would now go and create your own Wheel of Life that you can use in order to improve your own life, then check out this Wheel of Life resource.
This is a free tool that asks you to provide your current and ideal category scores and then creates your Wheel of Life for you. It's free and only takes a few minutes to complete. It's as simple as that!
Final Thoughts
The main take away from this article is that you should do your best to think of your life in terms of the big picture so that you can come to understand how the different aspects of your life reciprocally influence each other, and impact the overall quality of your life.
By understanding the big picture, you can then take action towards bringing the life you've always wanted into reality!
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Ranking: 10/10
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Ranking: 9/10
Very professional, absolutely nice view over the district around Wanaka. A little bit too short staying in the air.
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Ranking: 10/10
The guys talked us through everything from how they were reading the weather to what was happening during the flight. Smooth takeoff, relaxing flight and a requested spiral drop landing. Perfect and well recommended.
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Ranking: 9/10
Perfect flight, Long flight and good services
Martha K
Ranking: 10/10
Spectacular! The guys are all very friendly and made sure we had a good experience. It was very exciting but still felt safe. The views are wonderful, and the length of the flight made it possible to really enjoy them. Very good value.
Ranking: 10/10
Very good all round experience, richard gets involved and chats to you from the moment you are piked up from town, makes you feel very comfortable and safe. Good value for money, long flight + very scenic.
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Ranking: 10/10
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First we went here …
(One of like 227 branches of the Smithsonian)
Cause Katie wanted to see these …
(The actual red ruby slippers, cause there's no place like home …)
And I wanted to see this …
(Lincoln's actual hat. That he actually wore on his actual head. How cool is that?)
Brooke got to see him …
(They were apparently deep in discussion – I assume they were talking about the challenges of being green.)
And this, which she said was Noah's ark, so well, that was cool cause I always wondered what it looked like …
(It's really an old war ship, but I like her story way better)
And then we got to have lunch with them, which was eighty kinds of awesome …
(These fabulous ladies are Sunday, from Extreme Parenthood and Stimey from Stimeyland. And I really, really love them.)
Eighty one if you count Algernon …
(That's Stimey's mouse. He goes everywhere. Long story.)
And then this happened, which wasn't awesome at all, but was sort of hilarious …
And then Luau and Katie decided to follow suit, except not on purpose, they just did, which made it even more hilarious ..
Please note: No actual children were harmed in the making of this post. Sadly, I can't say the same for the popsicle or the snow cone.
(It takes a secure man to be willing to go along with this, people.)
And then we had to say goodbye to them, which wasn't awesome OR hilarious, except that I got a picture of Stimey saying goodbye to Brooke and they had this super cool moment which was kind of awesome after all …
And then we went to another Smithsonian and saw cool stuff like this …
And really big stuff like this …
And really scary stuff like this …
And really creepy stuff like this …
And then a whole bunch of other stuff, but I kinda think I should stop now before I lose the three of you that are still actually reading this.
After a break back at the hotel where we did a whole lot of stimmy, happy, relaxing stuff like this …
(For full effect, chant Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed over and over and over again while viewing)
… it was time to go here …
(Which I hadn't seen from this angle in years and forgot was this beautiful)
But we had to wait at the gate for a little while so we took some pictures …
And then we had to wait some more so we danced for a while. Cause that's what you do when you have to wait, right? No? Well, that's what WE do when we have to wait. I highly recommend it …
And then it was time to go in and check out some really, really cool stuff like the Oval Office, the Cabinet Room, the Roosevelt Room, the Situation Room (where Luau actually made a totally cringe-worthy reference to the Jersey Shore guy), the Navy Mess (where everyone eats), the Rose Garden, the corridor to the residence, the Truman Balcony and some other stuff that I'm sure I'm forgetting. What we didn't see was Bo. The dog. Just ask Katie. And she'll tell you that we didn't see Bo. Because ya know, THAT'S what's interesting at the White House when you're eleven.
Anyway, since you're not allowed to take pictures of any of that stuff, you're just going to have to take my word for the fact that we saw it. And that it was cool.
So to summarize – No Bo; lots of cool stuff. There you have it.
But we did take these pictures outside the inside doors. I know. Just go with it.
(Oh, and as per a reader's suggestion, I did avail myself of the um … facilities in the West Wing. Just to say that I did. So I did. Enough on that. Moving on.)
And then it was time to go (not that kind of 'go', I just told you I 'went', sheesh).
But not before Mama took like a hundred more pictures, which is good cause one of them came out like this …
The next morning, Luau hung out with the girls while I had my amazing meeting with him …
(which you can read all about HERE and HERE and HERE and finally HERE)
And then we went out to see this from here, where it was really big …
And then from here, where it wasn't. (And yeah, these aren't actually in order, but it's way more fun this way, don't you think?) …
And then we got stopped on the mall by this guy, who said, 'Excuse me, are you Brooke's mom?' and then told us how he reads Diary every day and his wife convinced him to go out running because maybe he'd bump into us and well, what the heck were the odds, but there we were.
For the record, the whole experience convinced Katie that we're celebrities. She seems to think that since I'm obviously famous enough to get stopped on the mall in Washington, then I must also be famous enough to know Carrie Underwood. And apparently that means I can get us tickets to her upcoming show. Ya know, now that I write this out, I think I smell a scam. Damn, that kid is good.
Anyway, it was great to meet you, Patrick! And for the record, I'm sorry that for the rest of your life any time that you say, "Honey, I really don't think that's gonna work," your wife will say, "Oh yeah, that's what you said when I told you to go out for a run that day on the mall."
I mean not that *I* would ever do that. Just sayin.
And then we went here, which was amazing …
(I forgot it was so big!)
And then something else happened there that I'll show you tomorrow because for the love of Pete, how many pictures can I honestly put in one post before this just gets stupid? Yeah, I know, too late.
And then it was time to head home. Which was supposed to take this …
(7 hours and 50 minutes)
But then there was an accident and the highway looked like this and the trip took waaaaaaay longer than 7 hours and 50 minutes …
(Like 10 hours and a million minutes)
But we put Godspell on and Katie slept and Brooke's face looked like this as we made our way home …
It was the wee hours of the following morning when we finally pulled into the driveway.
We were completely exhausted.
And overwhelmingly grateful.
Most of all, we were happy.
And full.
And that is the story of our trip to DC.
The end.
And of course, the beginning.


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If you work in marketing, advertising or media in Europe, chances are you'll be on route to dmexco in two weeks time. With over 50,700 visitors, 1,013 exhibitors and over 570 top speakers across 90,000 sqm, you need to get your trip in order and maximise your time to get the most from your investment. Here are 6 things you need to know before you go:
1. Fire up your filofax
Gone are the days where you could attend a conference and see who you bump into. To get the most from dmexco you need to put in some face time and pre-book your meetings. Many of the big players will have their own booths and operate a 30 minute meeting schedule so work out your targets and get in touch.
2. Travel for free
If you're using the local public transportation network VRS in Cologne, they'll drop you to dmexco for free when you show them your printed travel ticket.
3. Take in the talks
Dmexco is a great event for walking the floor and meeting new contacts but you shouldn't solely focus on broadening your network, broaden your horizons too by attending some of the best seminars in Europe. If you're unsure what to attend check out dmexco's conference planner here and plan your sessions.
4. Be the first to hear breaking news
So many big announcements are made at dmexco and on Wednesday 13th September at 10:00am, AdRoll's VP Marketing, Shane Murphy, will share the industry's latest attribution research findings in Seminar Room 5. Attribution is a hot topic and if you're not up to speed with the latest developments you may get left behind. The State of the Marketing Attribution report fully encompasses marketers opinions, tools, resources, platforms, and challenges. Find out how you compare and register for the new report at the session.
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Dmexco is long and you'll be walking and talking a lot. Stop by AdRoll's booth in Hall 7 Booth C061 and take some time out to pick up a free coffee and the team will be on hand to deliver bespoke demos tailored to your business needs. What's even better is If you book your appointment ahead of time, AdRoll will sweeten the deal by offering you a free limited edition Keep Cup! Book your appointment now.
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Some things are worth the wait.
Some things are worth the wait.
Olivia Mancuso's wedding ceremony was truly stunning — a sight to behold in more ways than one. Olivia shared footage of the bizarre twist with her TikTok followers in honor of her one-year anniversary with her husband. Olivia and her husband, Fred, exchange glances — a silent communication that all married couples should master, honestly — and make it perfectly that this is not going according to plan.
Dr. Fauci believes that gradually "you'll be able to do more things that feel like normal as opposed to the constraints we have now."
The two chefs battled it out in the comments section of Instagram, but most people are preoccupied with how weird the sandwich looks.
It's a thought almost anyone who's spent time on a dating app has had before: "Why would you put that in your bio?"
"Travel is still a risky experience, whether people are wearing masks or not. Ask yourself: 'Is this trip essential?'" one expert tells Yahoo Life.
This bride is wondering if she should suck it up and do what her mother-in-law is asking.
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A young couple was able to cut their housing costs in half by building a slightly more nontraditional house.
I recently got a text from a mystery number saying 'hey!' out of the blue.
"I was at all not prepared for the amount of negativity," Rumer Willis said.
Cory Jeanguenat shares intimate moments with his mother who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's eight years ago.
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A woman is going viral on TikTok after flying halfway across the country to prank her sister.
The talk show host suffered a major wardrobe malfunction — and no viewer of The Talk was the wiser.
Adam Messenheimer showed what it's like to barrel roll from the pilot's perspective.
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The former supermodel opens up about changes within the industry and fighting for the causes she's passionate about.
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