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Whether we like it or not, Valentine Day celebration has evolved into a celebration of romantic love that is celebrated by many couples. Let us look at what it takes to build a great relationship.
- Emotional maturity.
Love relationships are not for people who are emotionally immature. For you to build a great love relationship, you need to have emotional maturity. You are emotionally mature when you can control your temper and your words; when you do not blow your top at the least offence. You are emotionally mature when you can choose your battles carefully. Some things are no big deals and you should let them slide. When you make mountains out of molehills, your partner will get to the point when he or she does not take your emotional needs seriously any more.
You are emotionally mature when you don't freak out easily. You are emotionally mature when you don't only think in terms of your needs but of the needs of the other person as well. You are emotionally mature when you can put your partner's needs ahead of your own. You are emotionally mature when you can address issues in the relationship without becoming nasty, insulting or hysterical. You are emotionally mature when you can take criticism.
You are emotionally mature when you are not always criticizing and talking about what is not making you happy in the relationship but you can express gratitude and appreciation for and to your partner. You are emotionally mature when you know how to apologize and say sorry. You are emotionally mature when you can accept your partner for what he or she is and appreciate their strengths and virtues. You are emotionally mature when you learn to get on well with your partner's friends and family. - Positive self-worth.
This is a factor that is often left out when we are talking about building strong and successful relationships, but the fact is, without a positive self-worth, you cannot build any meaningful and successful relationship. Great lovers are those who believe in their self-worth, that they are worth loving.
A person without a positive self-worth does not believe that they are worthy of love and so even when you love them they keep denying that you love them. So, they keep asking you to prove that you love them and no matter what proof you give them, they will still doubt that you love them because they don't believe they are worthy to be loved. This is what makes some people very possessive in love. It is also the reason why some people only find faults in the relationship and never acknowledge the positives.
Relating to a person who does not have a positive self-worth is one of the hellish things any human being can do. Nothing you do is enough. And you always feel like you are on trial for crimes you have not committed and have no intention of committing. You need to believe in your worth for anyone to appreciate and cherish you. - A readiness to start all over if it becomes necessary
This seems like a strange point to make when you are talking about building great relationships but there is truth and wisdom in it. There is an Akan proverb that says that if you are afraid of divorce you never get a good marriage. It seems like a paradox but it is only when you are prepared to start all over when the relationship is not working for you that you can find a relationship that works.
When a girl relates to a boy and gives him the impression that she has nowhere to go, the boy takes her for granted and the relationship becomes one-sided. But when a boy knows that his girl could walk away, that boy treats her with respect. Similarly, if a boy gives the impression to his girl that he cannot live without her, she will give him a raw deal. A boy who brings the best out of a girl is one who lets the girl know he loves her but if it does not work for them, they can, and will move on. They will never have to move on because their partner will give them great treatment.
The fact is, people will give you the behaviour they think you will tolerate. If you give the impression that you will take anything, you will be given anything. But if you make it clear that you will not tolerate certain things, you will receive better treatment. But if you are afraid that if you talk you may lose your partner, then your partner will never treat you right.
And if the relationship is not working for you and you are not fulfilled, don't be afraid to address the issue with your partner and if he or she is not sensitive to your concerns, then don't be afraid to walk out no matter how long you have been courting. Don't prolong your misery with anyone. - Don't offer more than the relationship requires
Love relationships come in all kinds of stages. When you offer what is above the stage you are in, you will be taken for granted by your partner. For instance, when you are dating a boy, you don't go to his house to cook and wash for him. That is for a very advanced stage of the relationship. And when you have not reached there and you offer those services, you paint yourself as a fool and sooner or later, your boy will go looking for someone who will not cook and wash for him at that stage. If the boy really needs you to be cooking and washing for him on a regular basis, then he should hurry up and marry you so you can offer those services. If he is not ready for marriage, then he should find other ways of getting his laundry done.
Similarly, if you are dating a girl, you are not supposed to be giving her regular pocket money. That is for a very advanced stage of relationship. Helping your girl out financially once in a while is cool but taking the responsibility for her financially upon yourself in the early part of the relationship is not advisable.
Again let me say that there are things that do not belong to the early stages of a relationship. Some things don't even belong to the middle stages. And there are things that belong only in marriage. Make the mistake and offer them before marriage and you set yourself up for pain and regret. - Understand the opposite sex
The differences between men and women are huge. If you are a man who has not taken the trouble to understand women, you will have stress in your relationship and find yourself running from one terrible relationship to another. In the same way, if you are girl who does not take the trouble to understand men, you will always have pain and disappointment in your relationships. Men think in a certain way and women think in a certain way. Men have certain expectations in a relationship and women have different expectations in a relationship. Great relationships are built on the firm rock of sound knowledge.


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Recession Romance: Top 10 DVD's to "Get the Party Started"
By Jane Wilcox
What can possibly be more sexy (and more romantic) than a living room picnic eating Chinese food out of those cute little cartons with chopsticks? (unless you take out clothing to this equation....) Add to this mix a magical movie and you've got all the ingredients for Romance Recession style! The following are my top picks for your DVD dinner accompaniment. These are guaranteed Mack Flicks (Man + Chick = MACK) romantic movies that will be appealing to you both and get your party started!
Number 10 - "About a Boy" A wonderful movie that stars Hugh Grant as a carefree bachelor that transcends to responsible man through a pre-teen boy. I mean, HELLO - Hugh Grant? Yum. But, all the gadgetry and his batch pad are irresistible and your dude will love how he plays the role so well of single guy. Why watch it? It will really wake up that "single guy" and show him he can't play forever!
Number 9: "You've Got Mail" - come on, classic romance with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. It's "high tech" for it's day, and two people meet ONLINE and actually ENJOY themselves through the process. It's not all that smultzy, either, with both the main characters being smart business people in a single world. You BOTH can relate! Go retro for the night!
Number 8: "She-Devil" Maybe it's old, and maybe it's one you've never heard of, but Meryl Streep is WAY too funny in this romantic triangle comedy. Ed Begley, Jr. and Roseann Barr round out the cast. If your guy ever even THOUGHT of cheating, this movie will certainly shock him into the realities of Karma! Full of cliches, and full of laughs. It will lighten the mood, and open doors to maybe go where neither of you have gone before!
Number 7: "Peggy Sue Got Married" Ever wonder how far you've come as a couple? This movie is hysterically funny, and Kathleen Turner does a darn good job of time-warping. Your dude will be able to relate because Nicholas Cage is SUCHA DUDE in this movie. It's fun, yet thought-provoking - AND if you've waited for the "where is this going" conversation, then this movie is the ONLY one to play to get him to open up for that conversation!
Number 6: "America's Sweethearts" Two names: Julia & Catherine. As in Roberts & Zeta-Jones. This is a truly fun movie with Billy Crystal and John Cusack rounding out the cast. It's a real "go for what you truly want" movie. Funny, Romantic and just down right hysterical in some parts. Your guy will never look at cactus again without laughing out loud!
Number 5: "Stepmom" Again, one name: Julia Roberts. This movie is all about letting go of the past and moving forward. Susan Sarandon and Ed Harris bring to the screen an "enormously entertaining, and emotionally uplifting" film. The two kids in it are bratty enough that you'll be glad they're not yours, but sweet enough that you wish they were. Does your DUDE need a push? "Stepmom" it is!
Number 4: "Something's Gotta Give" There is SO much right with this movie that it's a for sure romance launcher. Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton are fan-tab-u-lous. Definitely one for the middle-aged and older, proving that what's in front of your eyes is worth every ounce of energy! (Keanu Reeves looks darn good, too).
Number 3: "Say it isn't So" You may have to dig really deep to find this golden oldie starring Heather Graham and Chris Klein but it is SO worth it! If the story line doesn't have you in stitches, Sally Field will!


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THE NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 13
Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the basis of the HBO TV show, and its proprietor Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, and good humor—not to mention help from her loyal assistant, Grace Makutsi, and the occasional cup of tea.
Alexander McCall Smith's beloved, bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series continues as Botswana's best and kindest detective finds her personal and professional lives have become entangled.
Precious Ramotswe is very busy these days. The best apprentice at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors is in trouble with the law and stuck with the worst lawyer in Gaborone. Grace Makutsi and Phuti Radiphuti are building the house of their dreams, but their builder is not completely on the up and up. Most shockingly, Mma Potokwane, the orphan farm's respected matron, has been dismissed from her post. Mma Ramotswe is not about to rest when her friends are mistreated. Help arrives from an unexpected visitor. He is none other than the estimable Mr. Clovis Andersen, author of The Principles of Private Detection, the No. 1 Ladies' prized manual. Together, Mma Ramotswe, Mma Makutsi, and their colleague help right injustices that occur even in their beloved Botswana, and in the process discover something new about being a good detective.
Excerpted from The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection by Alexander McCall Smith. Copyright © 2012 by Alexander McCall Smith. Excerpted by permission of Anchor, a division of Random House LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the beloved, bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, the 44 Scotland Street series, and the Corduroy Mansions series. He is also the author of numerous children's books. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh and has served with many national and international organizations concerned with bioethics. He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and taught law at the University of Botswana. He lives in Scotland. Visit his website at www.alexandermccallsmith.com.
"In Mma Ramotswe, [McCall Smith] minted one of the most memorable heroines in any modern fiction."
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Form of visual communication, usually illegal, involving the unauthorized marking of public space by an individual or group. Technically the term applies to designs scratched through a layer of paint or plaster, but its meaning has been extended to other markings. Graffiti is widely considered a form of antisocial behaviour performed in order to gain attention or simply for thrills. But it also can be understood as an expressive art form. Derived from the Italian word graffio ("scratch"), graffiti ("incised inscriptions," plural but often used as singular) has a long history. It has been found in ancient Roman ruins, in the remains of the Mayan city of Tikal in Central America, on rocks in Spain dating to the 16th century, and in medieval English churches. During the 20th century, graffiti in the U.S. and Europe was closely associated with gangs. Graffiti was particularly prominent in major urban centres throughout the world; common targets were subways, billboards, and walls. In the 1990s there emerged a new form of graffiti, known as "tagging," which entailed the repeated use of a single symbol or series of symbols to mark territory.
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Conspirators Broke into Pharmacies In Northwest and West Coast
TY NELLES, 30, of Marysville, Washington, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle in connection with a scheme to burglarize pharmacies and sell prescription narcotics. NELLES pleaded guilty to the felony offense of pharmacy burglary, punishable by up to twenty years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.
As part of his guilty plea, NELLES admitted joining other Snohomish County men in a scheme to burglarize pharmacies in the State of Washington and California. Specific burglaries in which NELLES participated included the November 20, 2004, burglary of Owens Pharmacy, in Red Bluff, California, and the October 21, 2004, burglary of Save Now Discount Pharmacy, in Lynnwood, Washington.
Court documents indicate that both burglaries were committed during hours when the pharmacies were closed for business. The telephone lines leading to the pharmacy were cut by the burglars prior to entry in order to disable the remote security alarm of the pharmacy. Once inside, the pharmacy's inventories of Schedule II and III controlled substances were located and taken, including the pharmacy's stock of oxycodone, hydrocodone, and morphine, among other powerful narcotics.
The drugs taken during the burglaries were sold to others for profit. NELLES received both drugs and cash as compensation for participating in the burglaries.
As part of his plea agreement, NELLES agreed to pay restitution to each of the pharmacies for the physical damage caused, and for the value of the drugs taken.
Selling the stolen drugs can net a profit in excess of $100,000 per burglary. High strength oxycodone can sell for as much as $80 per pill. These drugs are then consumed by addicts and others, without a valid prescription, posing harm to themselves and society in general. The non-prescribed use of such drugs has resulted in serious medical calamities to individuals in the State of Washington between 2004 and the present.
Thus far, 16 Snohomish County individuals have entered felony guilty pleas in United States District Court for offenses related to this drug distribution scheme. Those who have pleaded guilty to committing pharmacy burglaries include, Michael Hinkle, 39, Ivan Stoutenburg, 31, Jeremy Swanson, 30 , James Phillips, 24, Kenneth Graham, 29, David Palfrey, 30, Dale MacDonald, 24, and Anthony Houser, 28. Those who have pleaded guilty to distributing the drugs or committing related crimes include Lyle Woods, 32, Jennifer Hinkle, 34, Todd Downes, 27, Christopher Johnson, Sr., 55, and Christopher Johnson, Jr., 32.
Investigation is continuing and charges against additional participants in this criminal network are anticipated.
NELLES is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert S. Lasnik on July 27, 2007.
This was an Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation, providing supplemental federal funding to the federal and state agencies involved. The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (NW HIDTA), the Lynnwood Washington Police Department, and the Red Bluff, California Police Department.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ronald J. Friedman.
For additional information please contact Emily Langlie, Public Affairs Officer for the United States Attorney's Office, at (206) 553-4110.


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This is a discussion on Would you disarm to meet a celebrity within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Originally Posted by 357and40 Sixto, You might like this more? Better, but I don't like photoshopped accessories or bolt ons....
The only celebs that I'd like to meet are Uncle Ted, and Tom Sellick. I don't think either one would ask me to disarm. But if they did, No, my house my rules
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Samsung Electronics has announced its high resolution 1.2-megapixel, 1/8.2-inch CMOS image sensor (CIS) system-on-chip (SoC), the S5K8AA. The new S5K8AA expands the company's product line-up of image sensors that support HD video and video telephony with an offering that can be used in camera modules shorter than 3mm for slim mobile device designs.
The new S5K8AA supports 30 frames per second (fps) at HD (720p) video and 60fps at VGA resolution. Low-light sensitivity during real-time video capture is enhanced by Samsung's 1.4 micrometer (um) backside illumination (BSI) pixel technology, the company said.
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Vitamin B-12 (Cyanocobalamin) is a water soluble vitamin necessary for the maintenance of a healthy nervous system and for the metabolic utilization of fats and proteins. Vitamin B-12 is also essential for the synthesis of DNA during cell division and therefore is especially important for rapidly multiplying cells, such as blood cells. In addition, adequate intake of Vitamin B-12, along with Folic Acid and Vitamin B-6, supports healthy serum homocysteine levels already within the normal range, thereby supporting cardiovascular health. TMG works along with Folic Acid, B-6, and B-12 in the metabolism of homocysteine.Supplement Facts Vitamin B-12 Liposomal Spray - 2 oz. | ||
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Vitamin B-6 (as Pyridoxine HCl) | 5mg | 250% |
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StlSluggers wrote:No doubt, you Giant-loving ahole.
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bleach168 wrote:Confirmed. Season 3 has been awesome so far.
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GiantsFan14 wrote:The last episode was kinda lame imo. I find the town storyline pretty boring.
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J35J wrote:GiantsFan14 wrote:The last episode was kinda lame imo. I find the town storyline pretty boring.I was going to say...season 3 has been pretty boring if you ask me. Season 1 and the whole story line of surviving the initial outbreak and understanding what is going on and how to survive is the best part of apocolypse stories...now that most of that has all passed it's not been nearly as entertaining, IMHO. Don't get me wrong, it's still pretty good, I'm just not nearly as into it as I was in the beginning.
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Thursday, December 12, 2013
On this edition of Beyond the Dish, we stop by a restaurant where the owner's passion for art is above the front door. Barocco Grill. As in Baroque Art!
And Beer! It's been in the spotlight lately. There's the recent news of a Hofbrauhaus coming to Playhouse Square; The World Beer Festival recently wrapped up as part of the Fabulous Food Show at the IX Center; and this year, the Great Lakes Brewing Company, Ohio's first "craft" brewery celebrates its 25th Anniversary. Also, as you may know, not long ago Great Lakes released a seasonal favorite, their Christmas Ale. Now, according to the Beer Institute, a leading organization that represents the beer industry, Ohio is the 7th largest exporter of beer in the country. The industry employs some 44,000 people, and has an economic impact of about $3.9 billion. Within our broadcast area, there are dozens of craft brew manufacturers who are part of northeast Ohio's long history of making beer.
And with The Hofbrauhaus, a German institution, coming to the Playhouse Square's theater district in 2014, the future of beer making in Cleveland looks as promising as its past. Recently, ground was broken for the Hofbrauhaus' 1,000 seat Beer Garden, theater, restaurant and brewery - but not everything about the complex will be brand new. The design will wrap around a century old Tudor Mansion, located behind the State Theater, which serves as the clubhouse for the Hermit Club. The Club members have agreed to allow the Hofbrauhaus to incorporate their clubhouse into the design, in exchange for having the building renovated. So who are these crafty Hermits? Some secret group of industrialists, CEO's, civic leaders and deal-makers… not quite.
Juan Vergara, Owner Barroco Grill
Rick Armon, Akron Beacon Journal
Pat Conway, Owner, Great Lakes Brewing Company
Robert . A Musson, M.D., Author of "Brewing Beer in the Buckeye State"
Jim Balaguer, The Hermit Club
Nancy Hancock-Griffith, The Hermit Club
Robert Finley, President, The Hermit Club
Barroco Grill
Rick Armon, Ohio Beer Blog
Great Lakes Brewing Company
Robert . A Musson, M.D., Author, Brewing Beer in the Buckeye State
The Hermit Club
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Inside story | Tinkler and bastardry in business
PUBLISHED: 16 Mar 2013 00:34:55 | UPDATED: 17 Mar 2013 16:33:58PUBLISHED: 16 Mar 2013 PRINT EDITION: 16 Mar 2013Nathan Tinkler at the Supreme Court on Friday. He revealed his family trust had $600 million of debt. He claimed that was against assets of $1.4 billion but admitted many were illiquid and did not provide a valuation methodology. Photo: Sasha Woolley
Hannah Low and Jamie Freed
It was 7pm last September 24 – a Monday evening – and mining baron Nathan Tinkler was incensed.
"Gents," he wrote in an email to a small group of executives at Hong Kong commodities trader Noble Group and little known Queensland coal explorer Blackwood Corporation, "this is just a complete act of bastardry". "Disappointed in all of you, particularly those I have known [f]or a long time. Enjoy the headlines you have created tomorrow, I am sure reading them, you will all feel vindicated."
Tinkler had good reason to be irate. He found out only hours earlier that Blackwood – whose major shareholder is Noble – was moving to wind up one of his private companies over a bungled share placement agreement. The agreement itself was worth about $28 million – a mere drop in the ocean for Tinkler and his vast array of coal assets.
Yet the wind up had the potential to shatter Tinkler's precarious finances. Not only did it threaten to erode the tenuous financial links holding his myriad of companies together, but the subsequent legal action in the NSW Supreme Court this week to understand why Mulsanne Resources never paid the bill also means his closely-held business dealings are the subject of public scrutiny.
Walking a precarious tightrope
Tinkler's financial difficulties have been well documented. In the past year, he has sold off everything from champion thoroughbreds to country property and has lost possession of his private jet. Football players were worried about not being paid and creditors have taken legal action. The future of his largest asset, a 19.4 per cent stake in Whitehaven Coal, is the subject of almost daily scrutiny.
Tinkler's business dealings have often been likened to a house of cards. In his last interview with The Australian Financial Review in October, he responded that it was nobody's else's business.
It is entirely possible the battle over Blackwood – a tiny Brisbane company with a market value of less than $25 million – could be the matter that finally brings the endless speculation to a head.
Nathan Leslie Tinkler has always played it hard and fast, pulling off deal after deal in a remarkable career.
The 37-year-old former electrician may have walked a precarious tightrope. But in a market where coal was a hotly sought-after commodity, he somehow always managed to come out on top.
The entrepreneur was raised in the small country town of Inverell in northern NSW and later proved his industry stripes working on mine sites in the Hunter Valley.
It was humble beginnings. But as Tinkler's wealth ballooned – by 2011 he was BRW's richest man under 40 with an estimated wealth of $1.13 billion – he began to accumulate football clubs, racehorses, flashy cars, a private jet and helicopter and a beach house in Maui. He lived on the edge and was known in the market for his potty mouth, carefree nature and knocking together finance for multimillion-dollar deals at the 11th hour. Somehow he always managed to scrape through.
The Blackwood saga
Then Blackwood happened.
The genesis of his public examination this week began in December 2011 when Tinkler had a Christmas drink with Will Randall, head of hard commodities at Noble. The two men had known each other for five years and frequently did business together.
Tinkler told the court this week that Randall mentioned that Blackwood – majority owned by Noble – was looking for extra capital. Tinkler said he was interested, and the pair discussed an arrangement in which Tinkler would fund a share placement by selling a coal royalty of a similar value to Noble. The mining entrepreneur flew to Perth the following month to meet the Blackwood board for lunch. By April, he had lawyers briefed and a deal drafted. The agreement to place shares with Tinkler was signed on May 6, 2012. The deal meant the former tradesman received a one-third stake in Blackwood alongside Noble. It needed to be approved by shareholders at a meeting to take place in July. Given Noble was Blackwood's largest shareholder and he had a long relationship with the Hong Kong group, Tinkler was confident the outcome would be positive, although he wryly noted on Thursday: "I don't take anything for granted in the Australian market."
But there were other uncertainties. Tinkler had months to cement financing. Yet, as with many of his other lucrative deals, nothing was set in stone.
This appears to have been a pressing concern for Matthew Keen, Tinkler's in-house adviser and a board member of a critical private Tinkler investment company, Mulsanne. Nevertheless, Tinkler was blase – after all, he had done last-minute financing deals plenty of times before.
In November 2006, Tinkler scraped together $1 million for a deposit on the Middlemount coalfield in central Queensland. The remaining $7.5 million was due 30 weeks later – plus the cost of drilling to prove the coal reserves. Broking firm Martin Place Securities invested $6 million to cover development costs. Then in April 2007, Noble agreed to buy into the project for $49 million. The timing was tight. The final $7.5 million due on Middlemount was paid to the vendor at 8pm on the final day.
Three years later, Tinkler went down to the wire to obtain high-cost financing from investment bank Credit Suisse and Raymond Zage, the Singapore-based managing director of hedge fund Noonday Asset Management. The aim was to fund a $480 million purchase of the Maules Creek project in the Gunnedah Basin he had agreed to buy from Rio Tinto. Tinkler then floated the asset, with backing from Noble, as Aston Resources in 2010. By last May, he had sold it to Whitehaven in return for scrip.
By the time Tinkler agreed the Blackwood placement the same month, the coal market was hot. Annual thermal coal contracts with Japanese buyers had settled at a healthy $US115 a tonne and his Whitehaven stake was worth more than $1 billion.
High hopes for Blackwood dashed
It turns out Tinkler had big plans for Blackwood. Ever the entrepreneur, the court heard this week he wanted Noble to turn the tiddler into a major coal producer.
Both parties were considering a $400 million purchase from Brazilian mining giant Vale – understood to be the Integra coalmine in NSW, backed by hedge fund Och-Ziff. A potential merger between Blackwood and Guildford Coal was also being discussed, as was a move on Endocoal.
Tinkler and Zage – a key financier of his loan over Whitehaven – are veterans in stumping up finance at one minute to midnight. Zage, who is described as the "king of the leveraged buyout", has stood by Tinkler so far. But the low-profile trader has a reputation for ruthless deal-making. It is Noonday that is now calling the shots behind the scenes.
In the past, Tinkler has been able to cobble enough money together quickly by flipping and refinancing assets. But a downturn in coal markets last year made this practice more difficult. Even Zage was getting cold feet.
Indeed, it has emerged Tinkler went to Noonday last year to help finance the Blackwood proposal as commodity markets began to wobble. He was rebuffed. "They had a lot on at the time and were cautious on the coal market," he said. "They said they couldn't look at it at the time."
Emails tendered in court this week show three hours after being told Blackwood would attempt to wind up his private company, Mulsanne, Tinkler emailed Zage to keep him in the loop.
"You [k]new to [b]e aware of the below it is going [to] be more good press for me," he wrote. "I have met with Will several times over the last few weeks to extend timing and have been assured it is fine but they have gone ahead and done this." He told Zage he had "ground for defence" but Blackwood "have chosen to be dramatic regardless".
It is easy to see why the deal had gone off the rails. By June, with the spot price of thermal coal down to $US84 a tonne, the value of Tinkler's stake in Whitehaven had fallen to $750 million.
But Tinkler thought the market weakness was an opportunity rather than a threat.
"We were of the view [the coal market] would bounce back by the end of the year," he recalled this week.
Tinkler 'hung out to dry'
It was typical Tinkler, bullish, brash and risky. There are few other entrepreneurs in the world – let alone Australia – who would have begun plotting a $5.25 billion bid for Whitehaven in these circumstances.
But as the coal market remained in the doldrums, lenders became nervous about whether future cash flows from assets such as Whitehaven's mines would be high enough to repay debt. Noble ran into financial difficulties of its own. None of the deals Tinkler and Noble had discussed involving Blackwood eventuated.
Tinkler was hit harder than most by the coal market collapse because he had embarked on risky ventures and mortgaged himself to the hilt. It was not long before things started going pear-shaped.
The Blackwood share purchase agreement was due to be completed on July 19. But as the deadline drew closer, Tinkler had still not found anyone prepared to stump up the money. He had finally run out of luck. There would not be a last-minute backer this time. Indeed, it seems even his long-term allies were having second thoughts.
Photo Louie Douvis
Tinkler told the court this week Noble was interested in buying a royalty that covered $1 per tonne of coal production from the Middlemount mine in Queensland, of which Tinkler held a 75 per cent interest. Randall and Tinkler came to a verbal "arrangement", which Tinkler conceded was not legally binding. But Tinkler told the court he "trusted that relationship", adding he "believed I had a sale to Noble".
He may have been right. But there was another party involved – Tinkler's former business partner, Matthew Higgins. And as times got tougher, it looked increasingly unlikely that Noble would move on the deal.
"I quickly worked out I had been hung out to dry," Tinkler said.
Tinkler's Lax approach comes under fire
Tinkler this week came under fire from the liquidator's lawyers for his lax approach on finance as well as a lack of diary notes, emails and other documentation to prove he was in fact having serious discussions with financiers. Tinkler said that his robust relationship with Randall meant he didn't need to take a page of notes for a 15-minute conversation. But his failure to ask for a letter of comfort from Noble or ensure appropriate legal documentation was in place suggests a certain complacency. And this was not the only behaviour observers in court this week have privately questioned.
Hours before the Blackwood deal was due to be completed, Tinkler went off the grid. No one could get hold of him – not even his lawyers. The board of Blackwood were not impressed. But in the evening, Tinkler sent a casual email to the Blackwood board.
"Gents," he wrote. "How are you? Busy on a few things at the moment and placement is on my mind I just haven't had a chance to speak to will yet. Suggest we call off the dogs," he wrote, referring to the lawyers, and told the board "this is a long-term relationship and that view needs to be taken here".
Even when the Noble royalties deal fell apart Tinkler was confident "several things I was working on" would fall into place.
He had done the rounds with a number of bankers in April and May before the deal was finalised, including UBS, Credit Suisse and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He had offered three residential properties worth more than $15 million as security for a loan to complete the placement. But none of the financiers had taken the bait.
Photo Simon Alekna
backers lose faith
Even after the completion date had passed and Blackwood was becoming agitated, Tinkler was still not panicky.
He went to potential backers again, asking Credit Suisse, Noonday, EIG Global Energy Partners and Jefferies, as well as other longstanding supporters of the Tinkler Group, to keep Mulsanne from going bust last spring. Venture capitalist Mark Carnegie was also approached.
Tinkler worked the potential backers hard. Emails show he tried to convince Credit Suisse's Singaporean team to back the share placement around the same time, even as the bank expressed concerns about negative press coverage over his mounting debts.
"This is an exploration company which is in feasibility stage," Tinkler wrote. "A lot of corporate activity can be bought to play here. I hope you can be involved, [it] will be very lucrative for CS."
Once again, nobody was prepared to put their name to the deal. Behind the scenes, Noble was growing increasingly impatient. In an email to Blackwood chairman Barry Bolitho in September, Randall said he and Tinkler had just "met at kids rugby this morning" (both men lived in Singapore). Tinkler told him he wanted to be involved in Blackwood. "In my short and humble opinion," Mr Randall wrote, "no solution will be forthcoming until full legal due process is fully exhausted".
"Trying to keep it polite," Randall said, but "he [Tinkler] has no solution and talk is cheap. Sorry team." Bolitho replied a couple of hours later, saying: "thanks for this Will. We can only try . . ." It was only days after Randall's blunt email that Blackwood moved to wind up Mulsanne. The coal magnate was livid, and fired off his "complete act of bastardry" email. "What was to be lost by giving me 30 days to announce another deal I am working on and this would fall into place?" he asked. "Now for the first time, this placement is in jeopardy. Thanks for making things even more difficult at what is already a difficult time."
But the board were not perturbed. One commented that, "we have finally got his attention. It is our turn not to respond." Randall himself wrote, "emotion has no room in business and please let it go thru to keeper. Not worth it."
Inner workings of a controversial entrepreneur
For Tinkler, the luxury of letting it go through to the keeper is not an option. His failure to find backing for Blackwood has huge implications. On Friday, he revealed his family trust had $600 million of debt. He claimed that was against assets of $1.4 billion, but admitted many were illiquid and did not provide a valuation methodology.
It has also emerged through court documents that Tinkler's taxable income for the 2011 financial year was a mere $9834 – all of it from interest payments from bank accounts.
Market sources have suggested his creditors could seek to take control of the Whitehaven stake if they fear the shares could be handed over to liquidators. But by now, many think that isn't a bad idea.
Tinkler has been partly responsible a large level of instability at Whitehaven over the past year. First, he failed to obtain financing for a $5.25 billion takeover proposal for Whitehaven shortly after he had signed the Blackwood deal. And then, in November, he lost a very public attempt to spill the board. At the same time, the company has also struggled on an operational basis.
CIMB analyst James Stewart said he thought Whitehaven shares could rise 15 per cent in the space of a day or two if Tinkler's lenders took control of his shares. "I think it would be a fantastic result," he said.
The innermost workings of the controversial entrepreneur have been under an intense spotlight this week. Tinkler has spent the past year in hiding; he moved to Singapore to escape the glare of the Australian media and authorities. But he was dragged home this week after the NSW Supreme Court threatened to have him arrested.
He has always managed to stump up the cash at the last minute in the past. But not this time.
The big question on everyone's lips is, will he survive his unwanted moment in the limelight?
The Australian Financial Review


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The three major manufacturers of self-propelled forage harvesters work to meet the needs of their customers. More-efficient machines, sometimes with higher horsepower and definitely with more creature comforts, appear each year.
This year is no exception.
And another manufacturer has joined the fray. Krone has made its 605- and 780-hp Big X harvesters available in the U.S.
Why should custom operators consider buying more-powerful machines when packing tractors can't keep up with current choppers?
"Customers said the No. 1 priority is the quality of the chop and the crop flow through the machine," explains Jody McRee, Krone marketing manager.
"The presentation of the crop through six precompression rollers to the cylinder offers a consistent cut — and less horsepower and fuel. I said less horsepower, but when you start harvesting 12 rows of corn, you're going to have to have more horsepower."
The Big X's chopping cylinder is 31.2" wide and 25.7" in diameter, adding volume. Length of cut ranges from 4 mm to 22 mm.
"We always have one knife behind the shearbar," McRee adds. "That makes a big difference when you start getting into wear and catastrophic failures, like rocks that bend and wear shearbars out because the knife is bent. It always gives you a proper cut because the knife is behind and doesn't get damaged."
A specially designed corn head comes in 8-, 10- or 12-row models. "The fingers feed the crop across fixed knives, it's very low weight and it picks downed crop off the ground very easily." The corn head also feeds in odd rows with no trouble.
The machine's kernel processor is 9¾" in diameter, he adds.
"We know that the large horsepower market is limited right now, but the demand is growing for larger machines," McRee says.
While Krone has been converting its German harvester to U.S. needs, manufacturers holding the lion's share of the self-propelled market have been perfecting their products.
"The biggest thing we're doing with our machines is putting heavier parts in them so they can run all season," says New Holland's hay and forage product specialist Phil Wright. "We're trying to stop downtime, making blower liners that go for a whole season, and shearbars and knives heavy enough so they last." New Holland's FX Series harvesters range from 386 to 571 hp.
John Deere's 7000 Series harvesters have an improved metal detector, called the Intelliguard. "This has more detecting capabilities," says Tim Meister, the company's marketing manager for forage products. "It's more sensitive and more programmable and has a learning mode."
A dent in a roll, for example, frequently will magnetize and set off older-model metal detectors. That, in turn, will cause machines to shut down frequently. The new metal detector acknowledges the dent but can be programmed to allow for it, reducing downtime.
In light of high fuel costs and future technical improvement, the newest Deere models come with locks on fuel tanks and engine and battery compartments. The 7400 engine's horsepower was increased by 10 hp, to 510, and the entire series features heavy-duty rear axles with 30% increases in torque over standard versions.
Claas of America announces a 17' Model DD 520 direct disc head, says Bob Armstrong, Claas product marketing manager. "They use direct-cut heads a lot in California to harvest their winter forage," he adds.
Jaguar Speedstar choppers, ranging from 321 to 605 hp, have a transport speed of 24 mph and an inoculant tank and pump.
"A lot of times customers would add their own inoculant tanks and pumps to the machine. We have incorporated them into the machine, where they can carry up to 108 gallons, so they don't have to fill up as many times."
Air compressors have been added to all harvester models, Armstrong says. "Harvesters can clean their machines and even power pneumatic tools with them."
Forage Harvesters Aren't Camera Shy
If you buy a self-propelled forage harvester, you can also buy a camera system to save your body wear and tear.
Optional camera equipment can be wired from cabs to chopper spouts, allowing operators to view monitors when loading trucks.
"Harvesters are always trying to look over their shoulders to see whether trucks are full, or if they need to move the spouts to continue filling," says John Deere's Tim Meister.
"The customer is saying, 'A swivel seat will work for me.' But most forage harvester cabs come from combines, and they don't need swivel seats. So we're saying, 'Here's a better solution,'" he adds.
The camera system isn't the newest feature in choppers, but it's coming into its own, says Phil Wright of New Holland.
"The people who grew up on video games want this stuff. If they're 60 years old, they don't want it," Wright says. He is currently testing wireless cameras to offer with his company's harvesters. "The advantage, with a wireless system, is that you can put monitors in both harvesters and trucks and it gives truck drivers the ability to control the filling."
The wireless camera can be found at www.agcam.com.
"When we talked about cameras in focus meetings years ago," says Claas of America's Bob Armstrong, "growers were concerned whether they could keep cameras clean. They're finding they do and that the benefits exceed expectations." Some are talking about adding a wide-angle camera and split-screen monitor so they can see two views.
Although Krone offers a camera kit, Jody McRee, marketing manager, says Big X operators can do without it. The cab is predominately glass and easy to view from, he says.


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Thanks to the Max Planck institute for Informatics, actors may be spared the embarrassment of wearing the ever so flattering lycra body suits when it comes to shooting scenes laden with VFX.
When the pencil is mightier than the pixel - Quietly questioning 'the Croods' production choices...
I haven't yet seen the Croods, but my four year old's pester power means a trip to the cinema is inevitable this Easter. When I saw the first trailer a number of months ago, however I was left a little cold and felt little compulsion to make the effort to see it. It seemed rather predictable, not particularly lovable characters and no real 'hooks' to grab me. I did change my mind completely a few weeks later when Chris Sanders started releasing his story boards for the Croods. They are nothing short of stunning.
Davi Stein meets Davy Jones!
This morning, Escape Relationship Manager Anita Gribble and Head of 2D Davi Stein, took students on a trip to the heart of the West End – to see the newly opened Double Negative facility in Great Portland Street, which opened just 3 months ago! As is always the case with our studio visits, everyone set off early with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and a hunger for adventure.
Project Green Screen!
Most film lovers out there will be well vested in the work of legendary director and writer, Robert Rodriguez, and especially if you're a fan of the grindhouse double bill, then it's fair to assume that you are probably an owner of at least one Rodriguez DVD.
Check out this Stash!
A great mash up of some amazing VFX, motion and animation work collated by the guys at Stash. Titled 'Stash 98: Another 100 minutes of motion brilliance' this one and a half minutes of footage is a showcase collaboration of clips that are tantalising for the eyes.
Getting Wavey!
With my on-going love of all things oceanic and particularly wave related, I really loved this sculpture created by David Bowen, shown in Poland's National Museum. It uses data accrued by a buoy in real time to mimic the ocean surface.
Godzilla finds a home!
Those who are as pumped as we are about the prospect of a rebooted sci-fi tinted Godzilla movie, hold on to your seats, as the latest news on the project is that it's found a home for filming!
Lee's App Of The Week: Zombies and Trains
OK I know I talk a lot about zombies and these days the topic of a zombie apocalypse is fairly meh BUT how could I ignore an app called Zombies And Trains?! This is the latest game app from Norwegian based Dragonhead Games and it is a corker!
A hell of a lot of animals!
Regardless of the controversy surrounding the recent Academy award for Best Visual Effects, given to Life of Pi last month, it is important to remember that R&H was not the only studio to have had creative influence to the film.
Conference on VFX, Animation, Videogames and Digital Architecture seeks work from Animators!
One of the beautiful things about the internet is the ability to translate any language to your own with the click of a button. Meaning we get to find out about more awesome events like this...
More more Jurassic Park 4!
Those who follow our blog will have had their whistle whetted by our recent post about the progress of Jurassic Park 4, as well as last week's 'Lee's App of the Week', which we bet increased your thirst for Dinosaur action by a fair amount!
Snapshots of the Serengeti
After watching my favourite geek show this last weekend, (BBC's 'Click' – If you haven't heard of it, sort it out!) and found myself mesmerised by this wonderful project.
The Queen of Donkey Kong!
Well isn't this just delightful?
A father who often plays video games with his daughter has used his technical skills this week to change an arcade classic and in turn become the best Dad ever…
Heads up!
Front of house was entertained today, as a group of Visual Effects TD students transformed the break out space into a film location for the afternoon. The 'TD' stands for Technical Direction and these guys are currently working on a scene which they have created using our state of the art 3D design technology. They are learning about camera tracking and match moving, (among other things) and today they were filming footage which they will have to place into the scene they have already designed.
Escape Academy Tours, an Open Day for Open Minds…
So it's that time again… time to tempt, entice and hopefully ensnare a fresh batch of enthusiasts to come tame the beast that is VFX, here at Escape Studios. Hosted by recruitment and training team Flora and Nick, today is all about giving our potential Escapees a feel for what life at Escape has to offer, from our accelerated Classroom courses to the oh-so important free tea/coffee and, of course, the after hours bar downstairs!
Kinetica Art Fair - London
London is a bustling hive of culture over the weekends and if you're looking for some activities to do over the weekend, then the Kinetica Art Fair is for you, if you're a fan of moving, interactive art and sculptures then will truly have a whale of a time!


text: I have had increasing success with my patients who have chronic abdominal discomfort. We certainly have to think about the usual suspects such as gastritis, constipation, lactose-intolerance and food allergies that can be confirmed through allergy testing (and rarely crohns). However, I am seeing increasing failures in correct diagnosis and treatment of these conditions. I've started trying more and more of these patients off of the genetically modified wheat that is found in everything. Actually, it is not found in everything, I exaggerate. But it is found in more than you would think. I use Dr. Davis' "Wheat Belly Quick and Dirty" post from his blog to help the patient identify which foods to avoid, the devil is in the details. I hand the patient a copy of this. They generally have been through other tests and treatment methods that have failed and are eager to try it. I recommend a one month trial and a follow up visit with me. The results are wonderful. Particularly with my teenage patients from whom I get a much more accurate history. Once they experience life without daily abdominal discomfort they don't want to go back. It should be emphasized that these are patients who test negative for celiac antibodies, have normal duodenal biopsies with the gastroenterologist, and test negative for wheat allergy. Here is a wonderful study which identifies non-celiac wheat sensitivity via randomized controlled trial (a gold standard study design). Please note the study discusses irritable bowel syndrome. IBS is a diagnosis of exclusion which is used when no other diagnosis can be successfully made for chronic abdominal pain. The study confirms what I am clinically seeing in my office. Therefore, I am starting to use a trial of wheat restriction much sooner in my workup for these patients.


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Ribs Food Feud. Winner
wow..this was so good and the service was excellent. The best BBQ chicken I have ever had and the ribs...talk about fall off the bone! yum! Our server, Lisa L.awesome!
You have all of the details wrong for 17th Street. The address you show and the website you have linked goes to Hotshots bar and Grill. 17th Street is in O'Fallon, IL 62269. 1711 west highway 50. Phone 6186221717. website: http://www.17thstreetbarbecue.com/index.htm
The potato salad has BACON in it and no Miracle Whip or mustard. That said, the ribs are indeed spectacular and if you're in the mood for a HOT sausage (spicy, that is) you're in the right place.
One of my favorite restaurants in southern Illinois - This is the original (and best, imho) location to go to! Great food, great drinks and great service!
Big ups to Cade - Manager took great care of us. Amazing food, should be on your bucket list if it isn't.
Try the 17th Street Amber Ale. Specially brewed for this place, it has a smokey taste with a hint of apple cider, in honor of Murphysboro, the Apple City.
The 17th street amber ale was delicious! And I'm not a fan of beer. My first time there and will definitely go back!
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Foveal crowding exists for short presentation times and reduces after training43.421, Monday, 19-May, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm, Banyan Breezeway Maria Lev1, Oren Yehezkel2,3, Anna Sterkin1,3, Uri Polat1,3; 1Faculty of Medicine, Goldschleger Eye Research Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv University, Israel, 2School of Optometry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, 3Glassesoff, New-York, NY, USA Visual crowding, the inability to recognize objects in clutter, sets a fundamental limit on visual perception and object recognition. It is assumed that, in the normal fovea, crowding does not exist or it only occurs over very small distances. Recently we showed that spatial and temporal crowding are correlated in the amblyopic fovea and normal periphery, suggesting a tradeoff between spatial and temporal processing of crowding. We showed (VSS 2013) that limiting stimulus availability using backward masking results in increased crowding and slower reaction time. Here we tested the crowding effect without backward masking. We used a method originally termed "contour interactions" to measure the surround effect on recognition of a single E letter size and target-flanker spacing of either 1 or 0.4 letter size, which is assumed to be at the border of the critical window of crowding in terms of letter spacing. We measured the crowding effect as a function of presentation time (30-240 msec). We also explored how a training consisting of detecting Gabor stimuli under spatial and temporal masking affects crowding (Polat et al., 2012). The training was carried out on iDevices at a distance of 40 cm (using the GlassesOff application). We found that robust crowding exists in the fovea: participants overcome crowding for long presentation times of 240 msec but exhibit crowding for short presentation times of 30 and 60 msec. After training, the crowding effect is reduced significantly, even for a presentation time of 30 msec. Thus, normal processing of foveal information is efficient for overcoming crowding with presentation times longer than 240 msec. Training improves processing speed, an effect that enables more efficient foveal processing to overcome crowding even for shorter presentation times. Our results suggest that temporal processing is a very important factor in processing of the crowding effect. < Back |


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The four main families in the home page title all were present in the colonies before the American Revolution.The Laughlin line descended from John Laughlin and Jane Matthews who immigrated from Northern Ireland to Pennsylvania around 1740. They followed the classic Scotch-Irish pattern through Lancaster County, PA, then down through the great Virginia Valley to Fincastle, then to Abingdon, VA. From there, they spread through Kentucky and Tennessee. My line came through Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, TN (early 1800's), to Crawford County, Arkansas (around 1830), to Newton County, Missouri (1837-1847), to Ovilla, Ellis County, Texas in 1847. We have been in Texas ever since. Other family names of interest in this line are Duncan, Young, Newton, Witherspoon, and Daniel.The McSpaddens were also Scotch-Irish. Thomas McSpadden (aka McSpedon) came from Northern Ireland through Pennsylvania (we think) to Lexington, VA, no later than 1742. He helped found the Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church there, still in operation and site of Sam Houston's birthplace and the school that became Washington and Lee University. That line continued through Abingdon, VA, also, then on to Tennessee, finally settling in Memphis. Other family names of interest in this line are Edmiston, Scott, Starrett (Starritt), Bayne, and Nuckolls.The Curtis family is English. Thomas Curtis was born in England after 1740 and came to the colonies. His son, Rev. Amos Curtis, was born in Randolph County, NC, in 1782. The line continued through Watson Curtis (Buncombe County, NC) and Columbus Nelson Curtis (Clay County, NC). He migrated to Waco, Texas, and married Minerva Sills, a Texas girl. From Waco, the family spread throughout Texas. Other family names of interest in this line are Bryant, Estes, Sills, and Leonard (Lenard).The Avents descended from Col. Thomas Avent, a French Huguenot born in 1671 who came to the colonies by way of England. He married Margaret Elizabeth Gooch of the Gooch-Claiborne families, one of the most prominent in early Jamestown and the Virginia Tidewater region. The Avents stayed several generations in Virginia, then moved to Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, TN, and Hardeman County, TN. Other family names of interest in this line are Claiborne, Gooch, Ward, McKinnie, and Graves.Please contact me if you have interest in any of these lines. I would be most pleased to exchange information. |
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A suburban family man with an office job, Declan Patrick McManus was somewhat removed from the revolution being staged in late-night clubs in 1977 London by punk-rock pioneers like The Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. "All these bands were playing in the middle of the night," he later recounted "so I couldn't go. I was married with a son." Unlike most of the other wage-earners he rode the tube with, however, Declan McManus was about to become a star himself, though not under his given name. After three years living in London and trying to balance his day job with his musical ambitions, the man now known as Elvis Costello finally made his breakthrough with the release of his debut album, My Aim Is True, on this day in 1977.
Both musically and personally, Costello wasn't really part of the punk scene he came out of, but the anger and attitude that defined Costello's far more sophisticated songwriting definitely reflected his sympathy with the punk movement. "We lived in a block of flats and we couldn't really play music at night," he later recalled, "but I really used to enjoy playing 'God Save The Queen'—loud—because all the little old ladies would be outraged." Costello wrote nearly all of the songs that would make up My Aim Is True during the first half of 1977, while playing live gigs and squeezing in recording sessions with producer Nick Lowe around his day job. From its appropriately titled first track, "Welcome To The Working Week," to the now-classic "Alison," "Less Than Zero" and "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes," My Aim Is True announced the arrival of a truly unique new talent.
Concerned that his music might not reach a wide enough audience, Costello staged the now-famous stunt of performing live on the street outside a meeting of CBS executives in late July 1977 to "protest" the fact that his album, released in the UK on the independent Stiff label, had no distribution in the United States. Within months, he was signed to CBS, and the American release of My Aim Is True followed in the spring of 1978. Less than 12 months later, Elvis Costello had two more full-length albums in release—This Year's Model (1978) and Armed Forces (1979)—and was well on his way toward becoming a superstar.


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Once, I drew a bowl. It was perfectly round and otherwise unremarkable. Just an ordinary cereal or soup bowl.
I drew this ordinary bowl for my then-boyfriend who was an artist, perhaps hoping he'd see how cosmically connected we were, you know, because I could do something he could do.
When I gave him the drawing, his reaction was unremarkable, kind of like the bowl. Then he patted me on the head and left the room to grab a beer. I didn't draw anymore bowls. Sad, I know.
There are several artists in my family. My mother, a step-father, a sister, an uncle or two. Even my dad used to paint and draw quite well until he gave it up for reasons I still don't understand. Growing up, there were artists all around me, drawing and sculpting and painting. I had other talents, but never gave drawing much thought.
Until I talked to Dan Vera, whom I interviewed for this blog last week. In addition to writing, Dan sketches the world around him. He is of the mind that drawing is "a good discipline to try to develop as a writer…because it forces you to slow down" and pay attention to detail. Makes sense, no?
Maybe all writers experience the act of writing in a visual way. When I write, I often feel as though I'm describing what I see in my imagination. The idea that I can improve my memory by exercising the muscle that allows me to see texture and detail in my mind's eye is exciting. So, I've started doodling, sketching, and paying attention to details. The wrinkles in a coat hanging on a chair. The way my dog's hair flows in different directions. The angles on my nightstand.
The other day, I drew a bunch of apples in a bowl. My second bowl ever. And not for a boy or because I think I can actually draw. I just want to see more and write better.