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The Mediterranean has seen a resurgence this year with excellent value. Greece;Italy and Spain have been highlighted as the best destinations to make your money go further.
Mediterranean idylls
Love the sun, gentle in winter and scorching in summer? Come to the Mediterranean! Gorgeous beaches and rugged interiors of scrubland, vineyards, olive orchards, and pine groves typify Mediterranean country. The coastal areas range from family-friendly flat sand beaches to jagged cliffs, some quite barren and others lush with forest. What to do but soak it all up and catch a sunset on the blue horizon?
A jewel set alongside the Cote d'Azur, the Principality of Monaco is to many the epitome of Mediterranean élan; where else would expect James Bond to play roulette if not at the Monte Carlo Casino? Monaco is filled to the brim with things to see; diverse museums, handsome monuments, and a range of gardens, including a serene Japanese one and another featuring succulents. The cultural scene is well-supported and lively all year long, and the extremely elegant shopping can feel like a retail museum, but happily, you're meant to take the beautiful items home with you.
is renowned for its miles of Mediterranean beaches. The Costa Brava is rocky and mysterious; this is, after all, the land of the surrealist painter Dali and visionary architect Gaudi, who left his mark on enchanting Barcelona. Visit historic Cartagena before hitting the white sand heaven of the Costa Blanca or the bustling Costa del Sol, a stone's throw from Africa. Off the coast, the Balearic Islands offer both magnificent backcountry and cultural attractions. Ibiza, known for a lively social scene, also has protected habitats and natural aspects just as impressive as the glitter of the clubs.
Towns steeped in crusader history lie among scrubland and cliffs plunging into crystal clear, turquoise water on the three islands of Malta. Valetta begs to be wandered, up and down its steep streets with glimpses of the sea between geranium-festooned balconies. Travel around the islands to see the ancient monolithic sites, shop for island handcrafts, and chill out at the beach with local and tourists alike in the glimmering Mediterranean light.
There's no place like Rome. The city looks like a movie set and its ancient ruins, , beautiful fountains, sculpture and art and the Vatican City will astound you. There's also shopping and people watching to die for. Go north or south and you'll be equally charmed by rugged coastline and unforgettable views, whether it's the Amalfi Drive near fascinating Pompeii or the Cinque Terre on the Italian Riviera. In Sicily, the Mediterranean's largest island, the lure of the beach fights with the pull of archeological sites. In Syracuse stand in a Roman amphitheater facing the sea, with Mount Etna in the background adding its own drama to the scene.
On thousands of islands and the mainland, Greece brings you face-to-face with history. Athens is a must, to see the Acropolis with your own eyes. On Crete visit the ruins of the palace of Minos, surrounded by pine glades, olive orchards, and cypress. At Santorini, stand amidst the blindingly white walls and bright blue domes of the villages, imagining the legendary city of Atlantis lying below the waves. Greece offers all kinds of outdoor adventures, too, it's not always about history – this is where the Olympics began! Climb, dive, sail, hike, or visit protected biopsheres. Top off your days enjoying real Mediterranean cuisine in a friendly seaside tavern, sure to be some of your favorite take-home memories.
Cyprus entices with its archeological sites and head-turning beauty. On this compact island you can see ancient settlements, Roman ruins and Byzantine monasteries, and sample perfect beaches, one of which, mind you, was the birthplace of Aphrodite! Search the waves; perhaps the goddess will deign to appear to you in the sea foam at the shoreline? Be gastronomically inquisitive in Cyprus, because its cuisine is a unique blend of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern, and keep an eye on the calendar of events; performers love to have a reason to come to Cyprus, too.
History in Turkey is rich beyond imagining; at Ephesus walk the ruins of the Temple of Artemis, later home to the Virgin Mary and St. John. Stop in Antalya, birthplace of St. Nicholas (you may know him as Santa Claus). Delve into Istanbul's jaw-dropping sites - think Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace to start with. Imagine sailing along the Turquoise Coast on a gulette, a uniquely Turkish craft, peering at ancient ruins on the sea floor. Run river rapids, go trekking, put on your skis, shop 'til you drop and eat like a king; all easy to manage in Turkey!


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A lot of party people prefer to celebrate their special occasion here. A taproom is commonly known as a room in which alcoholic drinks, especially beer, are available on tap; a bar in a hotel or inn.
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Bar Food
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HMS Bounty
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Yard House
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The Escondite
Blue Palms Brewhouse
Shatto 39 Lanes
38 Degree Ale House & Grill
City Tavern Culver City
Yokoso Sushi Bar
El Bar
Congregation Ale House Pasadena
Vertical Wine Bistro
The Langham Huntington, Pasadena, Los Angeles
Lordsburg Taphouse & Grill
Congregation Ale House Long Beach Chapter
September's Taproom and Eatery
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A sip of a drink with a little mix of alcohol is not that bad afterall, as long as you don't drink too much that you would already forget your limits. Having fun is normal. Being drunk or who habitually drinks to excess is not normal.

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"I'm straight outta Compton," Queen Latifah cheerfully exclaims in an introductory scene from the action-comedy "22 Jump Street."
Pointing at Ice Cube — who plays her glowering spouse (a police boss whose primary function seems to be ridiculing and shouting down the movie's stars, Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, in every scene) — the MC-turned-actress adds almost apologetically: "He's from Northridge."
It's one of a number of sly, inside jokes in "22 Jump Street" — the sequel to Hill and Tatum's hit 2012 adaptation of the cultishly popular Fox TV series "21 Jump Street" — that directly reference Ice Cube's ancillary career. That is, as the guy who set the sonic template for gangsta rap as chief lyricist for the firebrand Compton rap crew N.W.A, the group responsible for the song "Straight Outta Compton."
Before portraying a snarling authority figure with a cadre of undercover operatives and the mother of all bad attitudes in "Jump Street," Ice Cube (government name: O'Shea Jackson) in reality was cautioned by the FBI in 1988 for penning the song "F— tha Police."
"They like to play off my real-life persona. They're always jabbing," he said with a small laugh of directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who were responsible for "21 Jump Street" and this year's animated hit "The Lego Movie." "The thing about Capt. Dickson, you want him to be wicked, prickly, thorny, abrasive. I'm trying to push that in every scene. I want to be the best, stereotypical mean captain that has ever been on screen."
While "21 Jump Street" follows Tatum and Hill's characters as they go deep undercover as high school students to bust up a designer drug ring, the sequel makes certain allowances for the passage of time.
Since that film came out, Hill has gone on to become a two-time Oscar nominee (most recently seen in "The Wolf of Wall Street") and Tatum a mini-mogul with a string of hits across genres, including the male stripper romp "Magic Mike" and the romantic drama "The Vow."
Ergo, the two can now be found undercover as college students to crack a fraternity crime ring in "22 Jump Street" (opening June 13). But even with the A-list co-stars installed as producers on the film, Capt. Dickson remains an invective-spewing thorn in their sides.
"I was in their ass from day one," Cube said with evident pride. "I think the crew gets a big kick out of it. Jonah and Channing — they tell everyone else what to do in the making of the movie. I get to come in and get on them and say things the crew might want to say."
He hasn't forsworn his musical career and has an album called "Everythang's Corrupt" that gets back to his gangsta rap roots due out in May.
In further testament to the authority Cube commands on screen, "22 Jump Street" marks the third movie franchise in which he continues to prominently feature — more than any other American actor working today with the possible exception of Marvel Studios' go-to guy, Samuel L. Jackson.
Earlier this year, the rapper-turned-actor's buddy cop comedy, "Ride Along" (in which he stars opposite Kevin Hart), shocked Hollywood by taking in $134 million domestically and immediately spawning a sequel. Moreover, that film's robust box-office performance also resulted in another long-stalled, Cube-starring project getting the green light: a third installment of the 2002 ensemble "Barbershop."
But that goodwill toward the hip-hop star did not extend as far as one of his most cherished projects — a fourth installment of the 1995 stoner farce "Friday" that he co-wrote and in which he stars (in addition to serving as a producer on the two most recent two sequels). It's a franchise that launched the careers of a constellation of movie wise guys while establishing Ice Cube's bona fides as one of the most enduring straight men since George Burns.
"For some reason, New Line and Time Warner just won't step to the plate and treat the movie like it should be treated," said Cube of "Friday." "I want to bring everybody back: Chris Tucker, Katt Williams, John Witherspoon, Mike Epps. That's going to cost some money.
"I thought with the success of 'Ride Along,' that would be a no-brainer. But I guess it's more than a no-brainer. This ain't 1994, you know what I'm saying? You can't get a 2014 movie for a 1994 price."


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But that's what he did. I've been talking with Paul about this for years, and he and I were two of the first authors to becom
e involved in the Amazon Shorts program (now defunct). When KDP came around, Paul got his backlist up, and I collaborated with him, Jeff Strand, and Blake Crouch on the ebook horror novel DRACULAS.
So along comes Kindle Fire, being released today, and Paul is right there to take advantage of this new color technology with his beautifully illustrated (by Alan M. Clark) children's ebook, THE CHRISTMAS THINGY.
How did THE CHRISTMAS THINGY come about?
FPW: We have to go way back to the 70s when I wrote it for my two daughters. I would read it to them every Christmas season. I'd change my voice for all three characters—do a British accent for Mrs. Murgatroyd and hold my nose for Thingy's voice (he has no nose, after all). Kids always love that one the best. As the girls got older and learned to read, they'd take over the voices of Jessica and Thingy. It's been a great family tradition.
JAK: Never a thought to publishing it?
FPW: Well, sure. But it needed illustrations and I'm no artist. But sometime in the 80s, as I was admiring Jill Bauman's paintings at a NECon art show—she has a wonderful sense of whimsy—it occurred to me that she'd be perfect to do a few illustrations. Jill was game. The studies she did came out so well—just line drawings but she'd added a sweetness to Thingy—that I sent the package around to a few publishers. No one in the strange world of children's books would give us the time of day.
JAK: Hard to believe.
FPW: I was informed by someone in the field that having a white middle-class protagonist is quite a handicap in that world. Jump to June of 2000. The girls were off to college and THINGY moldered in a file cabinet. I'd just handed in the final Sims novella to Cemetery Dance when Rich Chizmar asked me if I had any fiction lying about. I told him my trunk stories were long gone except for this children's Christmas story from way-back that he wouldn't be interested in. He said to email it to him. He fell in love with it and within 36 hours he had Alan Clark signed up to do the artwork. I don't think Cemetery Dance has ever produced a book so quickly. It was released in hardcover December 1, a little late for the Christmas season, but I loved it.
JAK: Hard to believe.
FPW: I was informed by someone in the field that having a white middle-class protagonist is quite a handicap in that world. Jump to June of 2000. The girls were off to college and THINGY moldered in a file cabinet. I'd just handed in the final Sims novella to Cemetery Dance when Rich Chizmar asked me if I had any fiction lying about. I told him my trunk stories were long gone except for this children's Christmas story from way-back that he wouldn't be interested in. He said to email it to him. He fell in love with it and within 36 hours he had Alan Clark signed up to do the artwork. I don't think Cemetery Dance has ever produced a book so quickly. It was released in hardcover December 1, a little late for the Christmas season, but I loved it.
JAK: Alan, how did you come to be involved?
AMC: I've known Paul for quite a while and I remember talking with him about the children's book and knew he was excited about it. I thought it was a delightful story and was thrilled to take on the task of adding imagery to it. I've always loved children's books and felt fortunate to have the opportunity to explore the medium and process.
JAK: What was it like working with Alan? How was the collaborative process?
FPW: Christ, what a nightmare. The guy's an egomaniacal sonofabitch.
No seriously, it was a joy. Alan has done his share of fiction writing and so has great respect for the written word. But in his genome he's an artist, and he thinks in images and colors. As we'd talk on the phone—we're on different coasts—he'd keep asking me about backgrounds and bleeds and color schemes, and what was I okay with. Finally I had to say to him, "You're the artist. I did the words, you do the pictures. Really, I'm not qualified on the graphic side. And I trust you." As you can see, he came up with a beautiful book.
JAK: Your turn, Alan. How was the collaborative process?
AMC: Paul is easy to talk with and quite willing to discuss ideas. I made only one suggestion for the text. The story originally opened with dialogue, and I asked if he could add to it some visual element that would give me something to focus on for the first illustration. He added description of Mrs. Murgatroyd bending to pick up the broken pieces of a plate she'd dropped, having been startled by something Jessica said just prior to the opening of the story. Mrs. Murgatroyd is simultaneously asking Jessica to repeat what she's said so that we then know what it was. This allowed me to have an illustration facing the opening text that shows Mrs. Murgatroyd dropping the plate.
FPW: That's right! Completely forgot about that.
JAK: What made you decide to go digital?
FPW: We went digital now because we can. Cemetery Dance did a hardcover first, and that sold out. Then they did a paperback—same trim as the hardcover—and that's gone. The rights reverted and a few months ago Alan called and asked what I thought about an ebook of THINGY. I said if we can do justice to your art, then absolutely.
For me it's a matter of wanting all my work available in every existing format. I write to be read, so I'll jump on any platform that puts my work before readers. All my books are available as ebooks, include the backlist titles I've self-published. Listen, if someone comes up with a way of synching a book with brain waves, I'm there.
AMC: My publishing company, IFD Publishing, released the e-book of THE CHRISTMAS THINGY with the help of my partners, Eric Witchey and Elizabeth Engstrom.
As an illustrator, writer and publisher, I've benefited from this exciting evolution in books. Let me give you a brief history lesson. As a small press publisher, I know the cost of adding color images to a traditional book. The expense of hiring an illustrator aside, it's very costly to print full-color illustrations. That's why, until recently, publishers on a budget have largely restricted color work to what's necessary to sell a book—the cover and advertising.
As an illustrator who does primarily full-color work, when I was first starting out in the 1980s, I was frustrated by the fact that the jobs that helped a rookie get in the door in freelance illustration were mostly black and white illustrations for magazines and, rarely, for books. I'm talking about the pre-digital days of paste-up, when even continuous tone, now known as grayscale, was too expensive for low budget publications. This work was primarily line art. I was not practiced at pen and ink and so my line work did not represent my skills well. I was a painter.
In the 1990s, publications began printing from digital files, and suddenly black and white illustration, whether line art or grayscale, cost nothing extra in the printing phase. When this occurred, I started IFD Publishing and put out several lavishly illustrated books. Still, color was expensive and so color content was minimized.
When the iPad came out, and I saw how popular it became as an e-reader, and how it rendered full-color in high resolution, I realized it cost nothing now to add full-color art to a book—an ebook, that is. The physical, or traditional color books, such as the hardcover and the paperback of THE CHRISTMAS THINGY, were very expensive to produce. I saw the opportunities for IFD Publishing with e-publishing and here we are. Paul liked the idea and so we now have THE CHRISTMAS THINGY available for all e-reader formats.
JAK: What were the trials of mixing text and full-color illustrations?
AMC: Because we want the files for the book to function properly on all the different readers, we faced restrictions in layout. In the traditional or physical book you can do fun things with the text, like having it interact with the images on the page. Not so in an ebook because the user can resize the text, altering the layout. We had to keep the illustrations independent from the text. On the other hand, the advantage of the ebook version is that you can blow up the images and explore them in detail.
FPW: Whatever you did, Alan, the result is stunning.
JAK: Agreed. THE CHRISTMAS THINGY turned out beautifully in ebook form. Are either of you planning to do any projects specifically as ebooks?
AMC: Thank you for the compliment. We do not at this time have a project to work on together, but I'd be pleased to work with Paul anytime.
FPW: Tom Monteleone and I are collaborating on a series of YA books that was temporarily derailed by looming deadlines on a number of previously contracted projects. But the decks are cleared now and we'll be back to full speed ahead this week. We plan to launch it as an ebook exclusive and move to paper later.
JAK: Many readers of this blog (me included) believe that paper will someday soon be a subsidiary right. Print books will never disappear, but they may become a niche market, like vinyl records. You both have been in this biz for a while. Your thoughts on this?
AMC: I agree with your prediction. There are many who love books so much, I don't think traditional books will stop being made, but I believe it will be limited to those most in demand. There are e-publishers now who make their books available in a POD (print on demand) edition alongside their digital edition.
FPW: I published QUICK FIXES – Tales of Repairman Jack as an ebook and planned to leave it that way. But so many readers pleaded for a paper edition to put on the shelf with the rest of the series that I had to make a trade paperback available.
That's a good example of why paper books, though they'll fade in importance, will never go away. They're physical objects to which we can attach memories and reference times in our lives. I have books that have sentimental value, that trigger memories when I see them on the shelf. I'll never read them again but the physical package itself has value for me. That is, until I move and have to pack them up. Then I kind of hate them.
JAK: If we do transition to mostly digital, what are the plusses and minuses for artists and writers?
AMC: Because e-publishing costs next to nothing, publishers have the ability to pay the writer a higher percentage of each sale and still make a profit. But because it costs next to nothing and because there are little or no filters in the way of editors--anyone can decide they are a publisher, start an account with an ebook distributor and publish books--everyone who believes they are a writer can put a book on the market. There's a lot of vanity publishing going on, and much of it gets equal billing through the distribution points.
If we look at it like a river of publishing and the readers as fishermen, all the vanity books muddy the waters and make it difficult to distinguish a nice trout from a mealy carp. What IFD Publishing has done is to create a collective of writers/artists with good reputations who support each other's efforts and work to publish books of high quality. We believe that if we are consistent with this our reputation for good quality will allow our books to rise closer to the surface where they can be recognized.
FPW: I think we all know the plusses for writers—rapid transition to publication, lower cost of putting work before public, lower cost for the reader, higher royalty for the writer, etc. I do see limitations for artists, however, especially because choices of media are narrowed. Alan's art for THE CHRISTMAS THINGY was designed for high-gloss paper and so it looks great on a high-gloss screen. But other art might be designed for a matte surface, and so you aren't going to fully appreciate it on a Nook or iPad.
As for me, I'm delighted that people can store THE CHRISTMAS THINGY in their e-readers and tablets and computers and even their smartphones. They can call it up and see Alan's art and read my words to their kids, or their kids can read it to each other, year after year. Christmas isn't going away, and neither is THE CHRISTMAS THINGY, now that it's an ebook. It will remain available to future generations. Because ebooks never go out of print. As someone likes to say, ebooks are forever.
Joe sez: Thanks, Paul and Alan.
I'm getting my Kindle Fire today, and I'll give my review after I've played with it for a bit. But for those who have one, or an iPad (or any other tablet reader with a Kindle app), THE CHRISTMAS THINGY is a must buy. It also looks damn good in black and white.
One of the things I find interesting about the ebook revolution is how quickly ebooks are being embraced by the public. At the same time, paper books aren't disappearing any time soon (in fact, I am working on a deal to release limited edition, signed and numbered hardcovers of ORIGIN, TRAPPED, and ENDURANCE.)
I get a lot of emails and comments about YA and children's ebooks, and if they'll become as popular as adult novels. Yes, they will. It might take another season or two, but Nook Color and Kindle Fire are steps in the right direction. I can easily predict a whole generation of parents and grandparents reading THE CHRISTMAS THINGY to their children and grandchildren on ereaders.
And they won't have to pay $100.00 for a rare, out-of-print hardcover.


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Released: 8-12-17
Amended: 8-12-17
Wow! I think this is the quickest update we've ever released. This is another quick-fixer like 1.27.06, so here's the outline of what's changed:
- Collared/captured animals will now receive the benefits of Scarecrow (thanks to Astrozavr for pointing this out)
- Molotov cocktail has been rewritten in vJASS
- Molotov cocktail now does 90 damage instantly and 90 damage over time
- This is functionally a buff despite the damage reduction, because the damage over time was previously not working (thanks to Astrozavr for pointing this
- This is functionally a buff despite the damage reduction, because the damage over time was previously not working (thanks to Astrozavr for pointing this
- Maximum HP is capped at 3860. This is the maximum health of the Werewolf.
- Note: health bonuses and brewing will receive some updates starting next patch
- Trees being chopped can no longer be seen in fog FOR REAL THIS TIME
- Stumps will no longer turn into living trees during seasonal changes
After playing a 3 hour game, I noticed a pretty game changing bug and some major design flaws. We've released a quick patch on the same day to begin a positive change towards shorter, more strategic gameplay rather than long, drawn out running. Since this patch-to-a-patch is being released on the same day, we're maintaining version 1.27.07
- Jasmine Tea now has a cooldown (previously did not)
- Cheese has been removed from the castle store
- Owl Sisters have been removed - I will rework them into the game eventually, but the associated items are removed indefinitely
- Minions will no longer turn into victims (corpses with paws) if they have already been killed
- The werewolf will not benefit from the Scarecrow's healing aura, but will still receive the armor bonus
Please report any oddities in the Bugs/Errors forum! We're committed to maintaining a bug-free game, so thank you to everyone who has reported in the past, and please continue to do so!
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The SeNuke software is one of the many SEO programs out right now that offers to make an internet marketer's life a tad bit easier. But of course, it has its own set of pros and cons. With the release of the new SeNuke software, more users are expressing their opinions on what's good and what's not on the reboot of this three-year-old automation tool.
As a better way to fully understand the SeNuke software, I've listed down its top advantages and disadvantages. Let's start with the cons.
If you would like a full overview of the entire SeNuke X software program, please check out my SeNuke X Review.
Cons of the SeNuke software
I've observed two major cons with the SeNuke software. It used to be three things because of the not-so-user-friendly interface but the recent upgrade of the SeNuke software fixed that.
Now, to some, these may be quite minimal, and maybe some internet marketers can do away with it. But if these items were fixed, it sure would make the SeNuke software even better.
1. Exporting Specific Projects to a Different PC
The biggest disadvantage to the SeNuke software is that you can't really save or export a specific project or group of projects to another computer. Sure, you can copy and send information to another computer, BUT it has to be the entire database.
Many internet marketers outsource or delegate projects and it would really help if you have the option to export just one or two projects to another computer. Besides, if you have multiple PCs, this would become a big problem.
2. Exporting URLs
The SeNuke software is really helpful in link building and campaign URLs. But if you want to export the list of URLs you have submitted, you can't really do so with ease.
Areeb Bajwa, the developer of the SeNuke software, created an option though to export a link to as CSV file when you open a URL list. But you still have to do it manually. Having it done automatically for you by the SeNuke software could help save a lot of time.
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Aside from the SeNuke software, I've tried other SEO programs in the past too. And in comparison to those, here's a list of the advantages of choosing the SeNuke software.
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Internet marketing involves a lot of tedious, and let's face it, boring tasks. With the SeNuke software, you can schedule content submissions on different sites in advance. Most of the features of the SeNuke software are accessible with a click of the mouse, which is really great: web 2.0 site creation, article submission, site submission to social bookmark sites, and RSS feeds submission to various directories and much more. In addition to that, the upgraded SeNuke X software can now run fully in the background.
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One of the most helpful features in the SeNuke software is the niche research module. As an internet marketer, doing extensive research before choosing your next niche is a pre-requisite to success. And the SeNuke software has a pretty decent niche research tool.
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The latest version 2.0 of the SeNuke X software has released with it an article spinner (in addition to the integrated thebestspinner software). Like most spinning software, all you have to do is use some syntax and you will get multiple versions of your article.
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Amanuensis Monday – Death of Sgt. Robert Wimp
transcribed by Sherry Stocking Kline
Monday, May 31, 2010
Some time ago at a yard sale (it's that time of year again!) I picked up a box of photographs and other memorabilia, and I spent quite a bit of time then and a few times since, figuring out the family names, finding out what names were on the photos and also learning what cities and towns the photographs were taken in. Tucked in with the photos was the following clipping.
This tiny news article contains heartbreaking news…
On the Paper:
Deaths and Services
Sgt. Robert Wimp
Mrs. Fred Newland received news of the death of her brother, Sgt. Robert Wimp, in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam, on Thursday, Feb 20.
Sgt. Wimp had just returned last week after an emergencey leave when he was called home by the death of his father.
Sgt. Wimp would have completed his second tour of duty this year.
What a heartbreaking news is contained in this tiny little note. Mrs. Fred Newland and her brother had just buried their father, and then Sgt. Wimp had returned to South Vietnam to finish his tour of duty when he was killed, leaving Mrs. Newland to mourn the loss of her father and her brother.
Is the "69" Part of the Newspaper's Date?
This piece of the paper does not have a date on it, for sure, but I think perhaps the little "69" shown in the upper left hand corner next to the "Deaths and Services" Title might be part of the newspaper's date.
This short article doesn't say, but it certainly leads you to wonder if Sgt. Wimp's loss played a role in his death in some way.
Hopefully, after our KCGS Conference date is past, I will have time to research this box of "orphan treasures" and get them to a good home.
And if someone reading this is part of Sgt. Wimp's family, please leave me a note!
Additional info: Ah, I love genealogy friends! What you don't know, or know how to do, they kindly step in and provide! Carol Yates Wilkerson, of http://ipentimento.com, family history and genealogy, looked it up on the Vietnam Wall site and said that he did die in 1969. http://thewall-usa.com/info.asp?recid=56872 Now, to find some living family members!


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I came across these floral dresses and thought they'd be perfect to wear to a summer wedding. While they're all similar in color, each can fit a variety of personal styles. Plus, they can easily be styled with a bright yellow or metallic silver sandal. Can't decide which I like the most!
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Photo 3: The Big Duck, Suffolk County, New York.
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1. Why is this building an example of literalism in advertising?
2. Do you think the building's design enticed people to purchase poultry here? Why or why not?
3. Do you think the Big Duck should continue to be preserved? Why or why not?
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Bollywood stars who journeyed from ramp to reel, successfully
They are hot, dashing and could kill with their looks, but acting...? From Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to Anushka Sharma, all these models were first questioned on their foray into Bollywood and their acting skills (or the lack of them) but today, no Bollywood A-list is complete without these names.bollywood Updated: Mar 23, 2013 09:47 IST
They are hot, dashing and could kill with their looks, but acting...? Against all odds and raised eyebrows, these models came, fought (competition) and conquered Bollywood!
From Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to Anushka Sharma, all these models were first questioned on their foray into Bollywood and their acting skills (or the lack of them) but today, no Bollywood A-list is complete without these names.
As former Gladrags winner John Abraham talks about the challenges he faced as a model who entered an actors' territory, we take a look at other such successful model-turned-actor stories.
Past: Aishwarya Rai won several modelling projects in the 1990's including one that brought her straight to the American edition of Vogue. After losing out to Sushmita Sen in the Femina Miss India beauty pageant, Aishwarya went on to become Miss World in 1994 and there seemed no stopping thereafter. In 1997, she made her foray into films, first Mani Ratnam's Tamil multi-starrer Iruvar and then the Hindi film Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya opposite Bobby Deol. The latter saw Rai as a sissy spoilt girl and didn't appeal to many.
Turning Point: After some more flops and criticism, came Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Ash won her first Best Actress award, effectively shutting up all wagging tongues. And since then, there's been no looking back.
Present: Today, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is not just regarded for her looks and acting but has also been credited for bringing India on the international showbiz map to an extent.PRIYANKA CHOPRA
Past: PC entered a few beauty pageants here and there before her mother entered her name for the Femina Miss India contest, following which she went on to become the fifth Indian-origin Miss World winner. This major win got her film offers and she made her debut in the Tamil film Thamizhan (2002). However, Chopra's character was seen as lacking in depth and in fact, she was written off in Rediff's review, which claimed she showed 'no promise'.
Turning Point: In 2003, Priyanka appeared as second female lead in some films like The Hero: Love Story of a Spy and Andaaz, which brought her both critical acclaim and awards along with commercial success. She went on to deliver several hits like Fashion, Dostana, Kaminey and Agneepath and of course Barfi!
Present: Today, Priyanka has played (and won an award for) a wily seductress, an ambitious model, a husband-murdering widow and even an autistic girl. 'Nuff said.
Her take: Priyanka talks to Sonia Singh of NDTV, "...I didn't know who I was. When I started I was trying to be what I needed to be, I was trying to be Miss India, I was trying to be Miss World, I was trying to be an actress. I think just about over the last 3 years or so is when I've kind of started finding myself, and becoming okay with my mistakes, or my decisions, or being okay with the fact that you can't please everyone, and it's important to be able to be content with yourself.
And I've realised that just over the last few years. I had to grow up so soon or at least fake that I grew up, that I never went through the process of metamorphosis that you go through after adolescence and going into college, and you know doing all of those things. I didn't have that, so I think that's happened, I regressed over the last few years and kind of reached that point.BIPASHA BASU
Past: Bipasha was advised to enter a modelling pageant by Mehr Jessia Rampal, which she won and eventually led her into modelling assignments abroad. After doing some famous ads like the controversial one for Calida and some famous indie pop songs like Sonu Nigam's Tuuu, Bipasha made her debut in the thriller Ajnabee opposite Akshay Kumar. And unlike the others, Bipasha seemed to fit the bill in the first go itself when she won the Best Female Debut. Bips went to win more critical acclaim for her performances in Raaz and Jism, both of which were called 'show-stealers'.
Present: She has and continues to helm several female-centric performances.
Her take: On being what she thought about the cliche that models can't act, Bipasha told Sukanya Verma of Rediff, "Models are themselves responsible for creating this cliche. For most of them, looking good is very important. Acting is secondary to most. There are so many human expressions and emotions for which you have to contort your face. For instance, when you're crying, you cannot be bothered about the amount of pancake on your face. As for myself, I know I have done well in my first film and intend to do better."JOHN ABRAHAM
Past: John Abraham won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest in India and finished second overall in the pageant, following which he appeared in several ads and music videos. All this while, Abraham was trying to improve his acting skills and even joined an acting laboratory for it. But after his debut in Jism opposite Bipasha Basu, John's many films like Saaya, Aetbaar and Lakeer failed at the box office
Turning Point: John Abraham played the villain in the first franchise of Dhoom, which went on to become a huge hit. He did more films like Water (an internationally acclaimed film) and Dostana, which became hugely popular and he was on the success map.
Present: Today, John Abraham is a successful model, actor, villain and now even a producer!
His take: John opens up to HT City: (When I started out) I was constantly told that models couldn't act, reminded of people who'd tried before me — Deepak (Malhotra), Dino (Morea), Milind (Soman) — and I carried that baggage around for years. What carried him through? "A strong sense of self. It's particularly hard to hold on to yourself when you become an actor. Of course, If I wasn't a model, no one would have known of me. John Abraham would've meant nothing."KATRINA KAIF
Past: Katrina Kaif had modelled for many brands and fashion housese in many countries before she came to India when she was offered a role in London-based filmmaker Kaizad Gustad's Boom, which unfortunately bombed (instead of booming) at the box office. After that, every filmmaker was hesitant to cast Katrina, not just because her acting skills were nothing great but also because she hardly knew Hindi.
Turning Point: However, Katrina managed to bag some roles in films like Sarkar, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya and Humko Deewana Kar Gaye, most of which she got positive reviews for. But it was really in 2007 that things changed for Kat, when all the four films she acted in became box office hits. These included Namastey London, Apne, Partner and Welcome. And the rest is history.
Present: Today, Katrina Kaif has a fairly decent command on the language, has done everything from desi item numbers, to bubbly and vivacious roles, not to mention that she has several blockbusters to her credit.ARJUN RAMPAL
Past: Arjun Rampal is one of the hottest models of Bollywood but acting was something was not really considered his forte. Despite winning some acclaim for his debut film Pyaar, Ishq Aur Mohabbat (2001), Rampal received a lot of criticism for his early films (most of which were flops), with many critics calling him 'wooden'.
Turning Point: In fact, it wasn't until 2007 that a film in which Rampal got a meaty enough role became a hit. This was Om Shanti Om, in which Rampal played the villain and won praise for it. He even won both critical and commercial success for her performance in Rock On!!
Today: Arjun Rampal can play a villain, a corporate employee, an actor and even a politician, with equal ease.CHITRANGDA SINGH
Past: This sultry siren did some advertisements and modelling assignments before she was spotted for the film Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, in which she packed a powerful performance. Although none of her films have fared particularly well at the box office, Chitrangda has held her own in each of them.
Today: Chitrangda Singh is not just known for her arty roles but also for her mainstream performances.DEEPIKA PADUKONE
Past: Deepika Padukone had won several ramp competitions and featured in advertisements before she bagged a page on the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar. She got a huge launchpad in the form of Farah Khan's film Om Shanti Om opposite Shah Rukh Khan, for which she won awards and acclaim alike. But her successive performances in films like Bachna Ae Haseeno and Chandni Chowk To China failed to impress critics.
Turning Point: Deepika's performances in Love Aaj Kal, Karthik Calling Karthik and even Lafangey Parindey were received well.
Present: Just six years into the industry and Deepika Padukone already has over 20 roles to her credit and more to come, each varying from the other.ANUSHKA SHARMA
Past: Anushka Sharma walked the ramp for designers and featured in advertisments before she was selected for her debut. Like Deepika, Anushka too, got a huge launchpad as she starred opposite SRK in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. She executed her role well and won praise for it but her next film Badmaash Company didn't do wonders.
Turning Point: It was Maneesh Sharma's huge hit Band Baaja Baraat that Anushka Sharma shot into the limelight with her spirited performance in the film, which even won her some Best Actress awards.
Present: Anushka is one of the most-highly demanded actresses who ventures in high profile films.
Well, today their work really speaks for them, and John Abraham sums it up just right when he says, "No one can now dare to say that models can't act."
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The Lessons of Civilisation
In our recent off-topic post about The Romantic Spirit--the finest television treatment ever given to European Romanticism--we noted the series' specificity of focus and commented that if one wished to supplement it with a broad survey of the history of Western culture (from a noble though not particularly Romantic point of view), one could turn to Kenneth Clark's magisterial BBC documentary, Civilisation.
While we were reminiscing about Civilisation, we recollected a passage from the seventh episode in Lord Clark's series, one that is highly relevant to the topic of this forum.
The following video shows the excerpt in question, followed by the text of Clark's narration. The clip is only two and a half minutes long, so we encourage our readers to view it, as the host's delivery is quite compelling.
The episode as a whole deals with the Counter-Reformation: the Catholic Church's organized effort to overcome the challenge of Protestantism in the 16th century. Although, in this particular clip, Clark voices the Catholic position, the Judgment of Paris venerates both traditions. Each served Western culture very well, with Protestantism suiting the austere character of Northern Europe as much as Catholicism befitted the voluptuous character of the South. We highlight this passage not for any religious purpose, but because it has an applicability to our core themes (as we will presently discuss).
Here is the transcript of Lord Clark's commentary:
The latter point that Lord Clark makes, contrasting the pagan/Catholic celebration of the flesh with the Protestant repression of the body, gives credence to the long-held view that one of the reasons why the androgynous, emaciated aesthetic took hold over the United States was due to America's puritanical origins, which were marked by an "over-zealous condemnation of the sins of the flesh" (as Clark puts it).
Keep in mind that the Classical ideal originated in the pagan world of Ancient Greece. As Clark observes--using the work of Titian as an example--Catholicism harmoniously absorbed this pagan aesthetic tradition, while the Protestant North condemned it on theological grounds.
The work that Lord Clark cites, incidentally, is Titian's Bacchanal on Andros (152326),
which the video shows dissolving into Rubens's free copy, from the following century:
Given that the United States originated as a colony of Protestant England, America may indeed have retained in its cultural outlook the mother country's puritanical tendency to be "afraid of the human body"--or at least the generously indulged female form.
However, in the above video, Clark makes an even more significant point, which is the following:
Rather than making self-defeating concessions to the anti-plus aesthetic of straight-size fashion--which, after all, has as its goal the elimination of any trace of the female gender (consider the source!)--the plus-fashion industry should more resolutely, boldly, and enthusiastically champion the very qualities that visibly distinguish full-figured femininity, the very attributes that identify a girl as a plus-size model.
This uncompromising approach enabled the Catholic Church to defend itself against the ideological and cultural challenge of Protestantism (which sought its destruction), and this approach would also enable plus-size modelling to more resolutely establish itself as an alternative to the minus-size industry, giving full-figured women the sense that they have an aesthetic of their own, an aesthetic that is just as valid as (in fact, more valid than) anorexia-inducing androgyny, a timeless ideal that has the sanction of three millennia of Western history behind it.
Rather than whittling down the size of its models to paltry faux-plus proportions, the plus-size fashion industry should feature models in sumptuous sizes 16, 18, 20, 22, and so forth, who are everything that the starving, androgynous models are not: full-figured, fleshy, and feminine; soft, natural, and beautiful.
A culture only dies when it loses its foundations. It never declines when it is too traditional; rather, it declines when it is not traditional enough. Timeless beauty was displaced by the alien aesthetic because it lost confidence in itself and became easy prey to the destructive forces of modernism, which were united in their resentment-driven desire to topple noble, Old-World culture in all of its manifestations.
Now is the time for the Classical ideal to reaffirm its own identity, to reassert its own distinct qualities. Far from aping the minus-size standard (which creates so much misery among women worldwide), plus-size fashion should glory in the fact that it runs counter to this inhuman death aesthetic and celebrate the fact that it is a visual expression of the robust enjoyment of life.
This is the most important lesson of Civilisation.
The sumptuous beauty of Shannon Marie, still today the most gorgeous plus-size model of all time, a goddess whom Titian or Rubens would have clamoured to immortalize in their canvasses, if she had lived during the Renaissance or Baroque:
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And of course, Protestantism also created works of sumptuous magnificence, such as the Frauenkirche in Dresden (which has been mentioned here many times), or the mighty Berliner Dom, which was conceived as a kind of Protestant answer to St. Peter's. Protestantism was still part of the glory of the West. It wasn't until the 20th century and the blight of modernism that European culture was assaulted by an alien repudiation of the beauty tradition.
At any rate, the Civilisation video in the above post (which really is worth watching) and the ensuing commentary reminded me of an article on beauty that I read a while back. I didn't post it here at the time, because it has a religious aspect. But I think it's worth considering from a purely aesthetic perspective, irrespective of its religious component, just like the Counter-Reformation itself.
The title sets out the theme, which is to associate beauty with generous indulgence in food, and to associate the deprivation of beauty (i.e. modern minimalism) with the deprivation of food (i.e., diet-starvation).
The analogy works well. It points to the overall "aesthetics of guilt" that this site has talked about time and again. The modern insistence on exclusively depicting women in the media who look undernourished, and who have minimal beauty, is part of the same impulse that results in all modern buildings looking bare, bleak, flat and angular -- just like today's fashion models. Minimalism in female aesthetics is an aspect of minimalism's cultural dominance in general.
But who wants to live in this kind of dreary, deprived, dessicated world? Just as women's bodies crave food to blossom into the full, voluptuous proportions nature meant them to possess, so do we all desire beauty to feel imaginatively fulfilled.
It is time for the restoration of an opulent aesthetic in femininity, in fashion, and in the world that we create all around us.
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As 2011 draws to an end, this year's discussion threads will soon be closed. Before this happens, however, we though it worth coming back to this commentary on Kenneth Clark's landmark TV series, Civilisation.
We mentioned, in our original post, that Lord Clark's series provides a supplement for the television program The Romantic Spirit, covering all of the eras of Western culture which the Romanticism-specific series does not address. One could turn this premise around, of course, and state that The Romantic Spirit is a supplement to Civilisation, filling a lacuna in Clark's series, given that Clark was himself not a Romantic and that his coverage of the Romantic movement lacks the necessary brio.
Nevertheless, in at least one sense, Clark's treatment of Romanticism is spot on, and that is in his singling out of Ludwig van Beethoven and Lord Byron as "the two archetypal Romantic heroes." That he venerates these two figures speaks well of his scholarly insight, for Clark himself was anything but Byronic in temperament. Furthermore, the kind of Promethean Romanticism that both Byron and Beethoven represent was always more congenial to the continental Faustian disposition than to the more muted character of the English.
Lord Clark's introduction to Romanticism also effectively delineate its difference from its immediate aesthetic predecessor, Neoclassicism. Furthermore, Civilisation predates The Romantic Spirit by 13 years, so the latter program's memorable arch-Romantic visuals of rocky coastlines and pounding surf may well have been influenced by the similar, if less epic footage in Clark's series.
Here, then, for the benefit of those who have found this year's Romanticism-related discussions interesting, is a second excerpt from Civilisation, this one presenting Clark's commentary on the two greatest arch-Romantics, Beethoven and Lord Byron. Note in particular the host's substantial remarks on the Sublime, from 10:50 onwards.
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"The Best Experience of Your Life You Never Want to do Again!"by Wade Coggeshall • July 5, 2006 Share:
What started as an excuse to go out with a girl instead became a hands-on learning experience when three Wabash College students canoed Indiana's length of the Wabash River.
Homer Twigg, Clayton Craig and Zach Webb spent 15 days during their summer break paddling 340 miles to study the history, biology and aesthetics of the Wabash River. They started on the Mississinewa River south of the Huntington Dam and ended where the Wabash empties into the Ohio River in northwest Kentucky.
The trip was made in conjunction with Present Indiana, a program funded by the Lilly Endowment where students study the cultural and natural wonders of the state. Eight other projects were done under the same umbrella this year, including studies on Hoosier author Kurt Vonnegut and Indiana's historic covered bridges.
Twigg originally wanted to take a canoe trip with his girlfriend. After finding out he could get paid to do it through Present Indiana, he brought on Craig and Webb to study the biology and history of the river, respectively.
That began a "long and arduous process" of outlines, meetings, paperwork and project layouts before they ever got in the water.
Craig studied agriculture and its affects on the Wabash. Specifically he studied erosion and what happens when farmers clear their land right up to the river's banks. He also took water measurements, like how much oxygen the river contains.
"It was pretty elementary, but still good stuff to get an idea of the health of the river," he said.
Most of Webb's research was done before the trip started. Along the way they stopped at historical markers along the water's edge, like Forts Quiatenon in Lafayette and Sackville in Vincennes. Much of his study focused on the 17th century, when French voyagers first met the Native Americans in the area and established crucial trade.
"Reading about (historical sites) and then getting to see them is the most important part in presenting it," Webb said.
Twigg wrote a narrative of the experience, "trying to give a glimpse of what we went through, both positive and negative." The trio gives its first presentation Aug. 15 to the international students and new faculty members at Wabash College. After that they expect to split up and give talks to 4-H and local elementary schools and civic organizations over the course of the next school year.
They brag they're the first to canoe the new river trail established by the Wabash River Heritage Corridor Commission. It would seem so, because they never saw another paddler on the trip. "It's very lonely out there," Webb said.
The camping was good, as they found sand bars farther south they could use — referred to as a "poor man's beach" by two guys they met along the way. But it was also "campers beware." They had 15 feet of sand between their tent and the river when they went to bed one night. It was down to 3 when they woke in the morning. Unbeknownst to them it rained up north, sending more water their way.
They might've known had they more communication channels other than the country, oldies and static stations playing "the latest static hits" they picked up on their crappy radio, which unfortunately didn't survive the journey. That left ample time for chatting, which they did when they weren't too tired or grumpy to talk. Or too preoccupied watching mud dry in the bottom of the canoe.
And the wind, oh the wind. The three were up against it a lot.
"I think it's worse than the cold," Twigg said. "Because the cold you can make go away by paddling harder. But the wind, you just hate more because you're going harder against it when you paddle. I hate wind, unless it's going my way."
That's not to say the adventure wasn't worth it. All three say it was a fun and educational way to spend part of their summer. But "I don't know if I'd ever want to repeat it again," Craig said.
"It was like (fraternity) pledge ship," Twigg summed up. "It's the best experience in your life that you never want to do again."
Coggeshall is a reporter for the Crawfordsville Journal Review.


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