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Rob Roth is a performer/director who plays a Cocteau-esque wolfman full of woe and longing. Ves Pitts
He was in full costume at the Out NYC gay hotel, where Out There magazine was having a party, and where a room was allotted for the evening's performers (like Rob) to get dressed up in.
Having done so, he was sitting in the courtyard rehearsing his lines when an overanxious security guard came barreling over and treated him like a vagrant.
The guy just couldn't seem to believe Rob was dressed like a wolf for a performance and that he was a legit person who deserved be hanging at the complex.
I guess he thought this is how homeless crashers dress nowadays!
Chalk it up to the magic of theater--or the horror of ineptitude.
Later, during the actual party, Rob barreled around with a bottle, bumping into people en route to the stage--fully in character, mind you.
Again, the guard got nervous and started getting on his case.
He even walkie-talkied for backup!
The crowd started acting a bit uncomfortable, wondering whether this was part of the show or not.
Yes, it is indeed part of the weird show that security has made itself the unexpected costar of.
PS: I just hope that at a gay hotel, they don't get nervous when they see a bear lurking around.
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Jack Straw is heading north to his Blackburn constituency while eating a railway fry-up. This is a rare indulgence. On normal days breakfast is porridge, which he cooks himself. Porridge sounds a very Straw-like dish. Its qualities - safe, solid, but never fairly to be seen as stodgy - are also those that have helped keep the Foreign Secretary at the top of British politics for so long.
So, his critics might say, is an ability to blow with the prevailing wind. Successive tremors rock the Blair government. David Blunkett's second resignation, cabinet infighting over smoking and trouble on terror legislation have provoked suspicions that the Prime Minister is suffering the authority deficit that felled John Major. Naturally, Straw has an alternative explanation.
"It doesn't smell like that to me. The disintegration of the Major government was catastrophic; very different from the turbulence we've faced. OK, it's been a difficult ten days. [Among] Tony's remarkable characteristics are his focus and ability to bounce back. I saw him yesterday morning and I was struck by that again . . . That's not to say these aren't ten days that one could have done without."
Specifically, he is saddened by Blunkett's political demise. "I feel very bad about David going. It's a real Greek tragedy. For sure he made mistakes, but politics is a terrible snake-pit. I feel very sorry for him. It is tragic to see a guy with great talent running into difficulties." In the "snake-pit" of Westminster, Blunkett could be as sinuous as the rest. Among the disobliging comments he made to his biographer was the view that Straw left the Home Office in "a giant mess".
"None of us was desperately happy," he says. "He [Blunkett] knew it was a big mistake to have operated in that way. We're all working under pressure and politics is a strange combination of collaboration, comradeship and competitiveness."
Is Straw competitive? Not, it appears, to the point of wishing for Blair to implode. "Tony is going to stay for as long as he wants in this parliament," he says. "He will go at a time of his own choosing and it won't be soon. He thinks, and I support him, that he's got a great deal more to do, particularly on public service reforms. I'm absolutely clear about that. I think he'll surprise everybody by his determination to see these through."
Was that what Blair told him when they met the day before? "Yes. But I also know the guy pretty well." The improvement in schools and the NHS in Straw's own constituency "would not have happened but for Tony. It's just true. It obviously took Gordon, too, but the evangelical drive to deliver the best for everybody is what makes him a brilliant prime minister, in my view."
This extravagant tribute might seem Janus-faced to those who suspected that Straw was actually hoping for a quick handover to Gordon Brown. Does he think his accession inevitable? "That is not something I'm going to speculate on. There's no vacancy and I don't think there will be for quite a long time. I've got very great admiration for Gordon and, as with Tony, we share a great deal of common ground." I ask whether Straw would rule himself out as a future prime minister. Not entirely, it seems. "In current circumstances, yes. I've often said a politician who claims he doesn't want the top job is probably not being as frank as he should. But . . . it's not something I hanker after."
Wherever Straw's loyalties lie, it does seem Pollyanna-like of him to be so sure, as administrations reach breaking point on both sides of the Atlantic, that all is going swimmingly well. He allows, in the only hint of strife, that he is furious about the leaks on the smoking row in cabinet. "You can't actually run effective government if there is that kind of leaking," he says. Presumably the source was one of his closest colleagues. "Sure. I'm not certain who, but I have an idea. I don't think it's a precursor [of insurrection]. Smoking is an ideological issue, like hunting, where some people have fantastic passions, and some don't. On both issues I am in the latter category."
Straw's own preoccupations include Iran. Shortly before our interview, President Ahmadinejad stepped up the threatening noises over the country's nuclear programme and sacked his liberal ambassadors, the London envoy among them. So what happens now? Straw sounds unusually hesitant. "Um. If you're asking me if there's going to be military action, then there won't be, in my view. I can't say precisely what is going to happen."
But he previously ruled out any attack as "inconceivable". Is that still his position? "I think so," he says, which is much more equivocal. "I understand why people are anxious about this, not least because of what happened in Iraq, but it's not on anyone's agenda. Condi Rice has made that clear."
Can Straw be sure that a beleaguered George Bush will not unleash some limited strike? "It's for the American president to say what is or is not conceivable for them, all right? And it just happens to be a matter of doctrine that no US president ever takes any options formally off the table." So either Straw believes we are closer to military action, or he has read the Downing Street runes and decided to move closer to Blair's more belligerent stance.
On the question of Britain's own nuclear deterrent, he denies that replacing Trident sets a poor example on proliferation. "I also believe disarming could potentially weaken the position of the UK." So he encouraged replacing Trident? "I didn't encourage it. I'm sorry that we live in this world, but I support the replacement of Trident."
We move on to Syria, now the subject of a UN Security Council resolution, passed after suspicions that Damascus was involved in the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri. "I think the Syrians got a shock, particularly when they saw it was a very tough resolution with very clear obligations. They need to shape up, otherwise the Security Council will have to consider . . . sanctions." The "further consequences" that may ensue are not military ones, he stresses.
But this time he declines to call war inconceivable. "I used that word in a specific context, in respect of Iran. With Syria, it's not on the agenda." Is he worried, having watched the build-up to war in Iraq? "Well, of course I worry about that. Given the international trauma of Iraq, people's anxieties are that there will be that inexorable march to war for Iran or Syria."
Will Iraq be peaceful even in ten years' time? He sounds uncertain. "I think so, is the answer. You can't be absolutely confident, but I think so." This sounds a feeble response from such a willing prosecutor of war. Does Straw accept that, knowing how thin the planning for the succession to Saddam Hussein was, he failed to impress enough doubts on Blair? Straw dismisses the charge, subsequently made by Sir Christopher Meyer, the British ambassador in Washington in the lead-up to war, that Britain never exerted the leverage it could have in demanding proper assurances from Bush as a precondition for backing war.
"Well, thank you for making me sound the fount of wisdom. But, wise or not, I fully supported military action. I've recycled [that support] loads and loads of times in my head, as I hope anybody would. I've thought about what I knew then and what I know now. I would have come to the same conclusion. The implementation [of plans] after the military action was not as satisfactory as it should have been. More preparation should have been put in, with the benefit of hindsight. None of us thought the insurgency would be that ruthless, but there we are."
Meyer also accuses Straw of personally blocking publication of the memoir of the former UN ambassador Sir Jeremy Greenstock - a charge that Straw's office later declined to answer, pointing to a formal process for scrutinising texts. He does not deny, as strongly as Blair has done, that there is a link between the war and terror in Britain. "There isn't any doubt that terrorists use Iraq as an excuse, but they would be using something else if Iraq wasn't there . . . And in any event, we've got to defeat it."
But the disastrous recent history of Iraq has not left Straw repentant or troubled. On the contrary, he seems a man with no care in the world. The successful outcome of the Turkish accession talks pleased him, and even the prospect of more arid wrangling over the EU budget appears to suit him better than his previous post.
"Being home secretary is absolutely relentless. It's all about social control. You're dealing with people who won't behave and accept norms. And with all the people who look after the people who won't behave, and some of them won't behave either." Nor does he regret that he now does fewer interviews for the Today programme, for which he is always shaved, suited and (latterly) wearing the powerful bifocal contact lenses that he calls "a liberation". Such preparation, in his own opinion, sharpens him for the fray. Others might think it merely makes him more opaque.
One challenger who did ruffle his composure was Walter Wolfgang, his party conference heckler in Brighton, who was hustled off the premises and cautioned under anti-terror laws. Straw, however, considers him a buddy. "If I'd realised it was old Walter, I'd have invited him to the microphone. I've known him for years. I think I first met him on the Aldermaston marches. Afterwards I was just appalled. I rang him up." What did Wolfgang say? "Er, I said I was really, really sorry. I can't remember exactly what he said in reply." So perhaps the rapport was not as close as Straw imagines. Still, his newer friends have proved less volatile. Colin Powell, the former US secretary of state, became more than just an ally. "We saw the Powells on holiday a couple of times. I had a very close relationship with Colin, and still do."
Recently, Condoleezza Rice, Powell's successor, invited him to see her birthplace, Birmingham, Alabama. Straw, enthralled by their tour, has issued a return invitation, though not to the Essex council flats where he grew up. Instead, she will visit Blackburn, whose large Muslim population offers lessons on belonging. I ask if Straw thinks the French riots could ever happen here, and he says: "You can never say never, but I think we are further ahead in terms of integration and mutual respect."
On Rice, he is an ardent fan. "She is terrific," he says, and I am reminded of the pride with which Robin Cook, as foreign secretary, once spoke of his bond with another female opposite number, Madeleine Albright. I ask whether it has affected Straw to serve in a government shadowed by mortality. Cook died at 59, the same age as Straw. "He was a very close friend, despite our arguments over Iraq. He used to quip that we had a non-aggression pact. But we were very, very careful with each other. He knew that I had not coveted this job, though I was delighted to do it."
The fried breakfast has long since been cleared away but Straw has no inclination to turn to his red box, preferring to talk about political trust, civil liberties and his exhaustive fitness regime ("I never travel without my gym kit"). He does seem almost eerily relaxed given the hellish legacy of the Iraq war and the government's travails. Any self-doubt seems to have slithered off Jack Straw, leaving him curiously confident. "The more you do, the better you get," he says. But I wonder whether Straw has other reasons to be so sanguine. He has put his money on Blair toughing it out. But if he is wrong he has his links to Brown. Heads or tails, Jack Straw may calculate that he will not be the loser.


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New Times: Your bill -- which is about to be passed into law -- criminalizes cross burning. Was cross burning really even a problem?
Leah Landrum-Taylor: Yes. And I've had that comment from people: "What was the point? Why bother?" Well, less than two years ago, we had an incident in Prescott where an African-American family who moved there was greeted with a cross burning in their yard.
NT: And it wasn't left by the Welcome Wagon.
Landrum-Taylor: Right. And when it came time to prosecute, there was [no law] specifically related to cross burning.
NT: So until you stepped in, it was legal for me to burn a cross in my own yard. Or in your yard!
Landrum-Taylor: Actually, you're still welcome to burn a cross in your yard.
NT: Okay.
Landrum-Taylor: Well, not welcome to burn a cross in your yard, but if it's on your property, there would be other things you'd have to deal with: public safety and things like that.
NT: Senator Jack Harper amended your bill to include language that would make flag burning a crime. Was he trying to kill your bill?
Landrum-Taylor: I don't know what he was thinking. I wish I could jump into the minds of individuals. If I could do that, wow! Everything would be all taken care of. I've spoken to Senator Harper, and I know [flag burning] was a passionate issue of his, and he wanted to make sure that when people from the military got back [from Iraq], they wouldn't be intimidated by having a flag burned in their yard.
NT: He's kidding, right? That doesn't even make any sense.
Landrum-Taylor: Well, I've heard from veterans and others who have served our country who say, "How dare someone have the audacity to say we're going to be intimidated by anything?" They all felt that it was a kind of an underhanded thing to do, to throw that in there with an issue like [cross burning], which is purely about hate and intimidation. Flag burning is usually a form of protest, and that's a whole other issue. I said to Senator Harper, "If this was such a burning issue in your heart, why didn't you introduce a bill specifically for flag burning?"
NT: You didn't actually say "burning issue," did you?
Landrum-Taylor: Yes, but I meant it literally. I meant if it was an important issue to him.
NT: I see. So, what's his deal? He can't possibly be trying to protect cross burning, can he?
Landrum-Taylor: Well, I would hope not. After speaking with him, I've determined that he felt that the two issues were sort of similar. But after he amended my bill, he realized that wasn't the case. And I do have to speak for my good friend Jack Harper to say that when it went to [the] conference committee, he did publicly apologize for putting the amendment on this bill.
NT: Do you think he meant it?
Landrum-Taylor: Yes. Who would not want to get rid of something like this? Traditionally it's been Jewish and African-American families, and who would not want to protect them? I thought it would be a slam-dunk. Oh, my goodness. I was surprised that anyone would want to tamper with this particular piece of legislation.
NT: But you eventually stripped his flag-burning language away.
Landrum-Taylor: Yes, it's off there now. He and I went back and forth about it, and even veterans were saying, "Take off that flag burning from the cross-burning bill, for Pete's sake, it's apples and oranges."
NT: Criminalizing flag burning seems unconstitutional. And anyway, what if I have an old flag with a tear in it that I just don't want anymore, but I don't want anyone else to have it?
Landrum-Taylor: That's called proper disposal. I remember growing up hearing that if the flag touched the ground, you had to burn it. I don't condone the idea that a flag can be burned for intimidation or any other reason than proper disposal.
NT: What if I accidentally spill some lighter fluid on my flag, and then someone accidentally flicks their Marlboro Menthol onto it?
Landrum-Taylor: Right. Why would you want to jeopardize something like that, where you had no ill intent, it just accidentally happened, and then you're prosecuted for it?
NT: Doesn't it seem like Senator Harper was being racially insensitive?


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- Sibyl: Google's System for Large Scale Machine Learning (YouTube) — keynote at DSN2014 acting as an intro to Sibyl. (via KD Nuggets)
- Bitrot from 1997 — That's 205 failures, an actual link rot figure of 91%, not 57%. That leaves only 21 URLs as 200 OK and containing effectively the same content.
- What We Do And Don't Know About Software Effort Estimation — nice rundown of research in the field.
- fabric — simple yet powerful ssh library for Python.
"web" entries
Four short links: 1 September 2014
Sibyl, Bitrot, Estimation, and ssh
Four short links: 20 August 2014
Plant Properties, MQ Comparisons, 1915 Vis, and Mobile Web Weaknesses
- Machine Learning for Plant Properties — startup building database of plant genomics, properties, research, etc. for mining. The more familiar you are with your data and its meaning, the better your machine learning will be at suggesting fruitful lines of query … and the more valuable your startup will be.
- Dissecting Message Queues — throughput, latency, and qualitative comparison of different message queues. MQs are to modern distributed architectures what function calls were to historic unibox architectures.
- 1915 Data Visualization Rules — a reminder that data visualization is not new, but research into effectiveness of alternative presentation styles is.
- The Broken Promise of the Mobile Web — it's not just about the UI – it's also about integration with the mobile device.
Four short links: 4 August 2014
Web Spreadsheet, Correlated Novelty, A/B Ethics, and Replicated Data Structures
- EtherCalc — open source web-based spreadsheet.
- Dynamics of Correlated Novelties (Nature) — paper on "the adjacent possible". Here we propose a simple mathematical model that mimics the process of exploring a physical, biological, or conceptual space that enlarges whenever a novelty occurs. The model, a generalization of Polya's urn, predicts statistical laws for the rate at which novelties happen (Heaps' law) and for the probability distribution on the space explored (Zipf's law), as well as signatures of the process by which one novelty sets the stage for another. (via Steven Strogatz)
- On The Media Interview with OKCupid CEO — relevant to the debate on ethics of A/B tests. I preferred this to Tim Carmody's rant.
- CRDTs as Alternative to APIs — when using CRDTs to tie your system together, you don't need to resort to using impoverished representations that simply never come anywhere near the representational power of the data structures you use in your programs at runtime. See also this paper on Convergent and Commutative Replicated Data Types.
Four short links: 30 July 2014
Offline First, Winograd Schemata, Jailbreaking Nest for Privacy, and Decentralised Web Cache
- Offline First is the New Mobile First — Luke Wroblewski's notes from John Allsopp's talk about "Breaking Development" in Nashville. Offline technologies don't just give us sites that work offline, they improve performance, and security by minimizing the need for cookies, http, and file uploads. It also opens up new possibilities for better user experiences.
- Winograd Schemas as Alternative to Turing Test (IEEE) — specially constructed sentences that are surface ambiguous and require deeper knowledge of the world to disambiguate, e.g. "Jim comforted Kevin because he was so upset. Who was upset?". Our WS [Winograd schemas] challenge does not allow a subject to hide behind a smokescreen of verbal tricks, playfulness, or canned responses. Assuming a subject is willing to take a WS test at all, much will be learned quite unambiguously about the subject in a few minutes. (that last from the paper on the subject)
- Reclaiming Your Nest (Forbes) — Like so many connected devices, Nest devices regularly report back to the Nest mothership with usage data. Over a month-long period, the researchers' device sent 32 MB worth of information to Nest, including temperature data, at-rest settings, and self-entered information about the home, such as how big it is and the year it was built. "The Nest doesn't give us an option to turn that off or on. They say they're not going to use that data or share it with Google, but why don't they give the option to turn it off?" says Jin. Jailbreak your Nest (technique to be discussed at Black Hat), and install less chatty software. Loose Lips Sink Thermostats.
- SyncNet — decentralised browser: don't just pull pages from the source, but also fetch from distributed cache (implemented with BitTorrent Sync).
Four short links: 28 July 2014
Secure Server, Angular Style, Recursion History (see Recursion History), Aerospike Open Source
- streisand — sets up a new server running L2TP/IPsec, OpenSSH, OpenVPN, Shadowsocks, Stunnel, and a Tor bridge. It also generates custom configuration instructions for all of these services. At the end of the run you are given an HTML file with instructions that can be shared with friends, family members, and fellow activists.
- Angular.js Style Guide — my opinionated styleguide for syntax, building and structuring Angular applications.
- How Recursion Got into Programming — Committee member F.L. Bauer registered his protest by characterizing the addition of recursion to the language as an "Amsterdam plot".
- aerospike — open source database server and client, with bold claims of performance.
Four short links: 18 July 2014
Design Reviews, Gaudy Palette, Web Components, and Creative Coding
- Questions to Ask when Reviewing a Design (GDS) — GDS made stickers, but I might just put this in poster form on the wall. They missed, "can you make it pop?" though.
- Saturated — wonderfully unsubdued web palette for prototyping. Nobody will ask "can you make it pop?" with this colour scheme.
- Component Kitchen — and customelements are both catalogues of web components.
- Summer Immersive 2014 (GitHub) — curriculum and materials for a ten week program devoted to learning the art of creative coding. (via Shawn Allen)
Four short links: 11 July 2014
Curated Code, Hackable Browser, IoT Should Be Open, and Better Treemaps
- Awesome Awesomeness — list of curated collections of frameworks and libraries in various languages that do not suck. They solve the problem of "so, I'm new to (language) and don't want to kiss a lot of frogs before I find the right tool for a particular task".
- Breach — a hackable, modular web browser.
- The CompuServe of Things (Phil Windley) — How we build the Internet of Things has far-reaching consequences for the humans who will use—or be used by—it. Will we push forward, connecting things using forests of silos that are reminiscent the online services of the 1980's, or will we learn the lessons of the Internet and build a true Internet of Things? (via Cory Doctorow)
- FoamTree — nifty treemap layouts and animations, in Javascript. (via Flowing Data)
Four short links: 1 July 2014
Efficient Representation, Page Rendering, Graph Database, Warning Effectiveness
- word2vec — This tool provides an efficient implementation of the continuous bag-of-words and skip-gram architectures for computing vector representations of words. These representations can be subsequently used in many natural language processing applications and for further research. From Google Research paper Efficient Estimation of Word Representations in Vector Space.
- What Every Frontend Developer Should Know about Page Rendering — Rendering has to be optimized from the very beginning, when the page layout is being defined, as styles and scripts play the crucial role in page rendering. Professionals have to know certain tricks to avoid performance problems. This arcticle does not study the inner browser mechanics in detail, but rather offers some common principles.
- Cayley — an open-source graph inspired by the graph database behind Freebase and Google's Knowledge Graph.
- Alice in Warningland (PDF) — We performed a field study with Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox's telemetry platforms, allowing us to collect data on 25,405,944 warning impressions. We find that browser security warnings can be successful: users clicked through fewer than a quarter of both browser's malware and phishing warnings and third of Mozilla Firefox's SSL warnings. We also find clickthrough rates as high as 70.2% for Google Chrome SSL warnings, indicating that the user experience of a warning can have tremendous impact on user behaviour.
Four short links: 19 June 2014
Interactive Narrative, Robot Economies, 8-Bit Philosophy, and Citizens and Sensors
- odyssey.js — storytelling tool to assemble interactive stories from narrative, pictures, maps.
- Our Work Here is Done: Visions of a Robot Economy (NESTA) — free downloadable ebook containing pieces from a variety of authors covering economics, engineering, history, philosophy and innovation studies. (via Robot Economics)
- 8-Bit Philosophy — learn philosophy with an 8-bit aesthetic. (via EdSurge)
- Sensors and Citizens: Finding Balance in the New Urban Reality (Frog Design) — as the sensor systems themselves become capable of autonomous data collection and information creation, we will begin to encounter closed-loop spatial sensing networks capable not only of taking instructions, but also of taking action. When that happens, nearly every industry and government imaginable—and your daily life—will be deeply affected. This is exciting, scary, and inevitable.
Four short links: 18 June 2014
Browser Crypto, Real Time Consistency, Exploring CS, and CS as Social Movement
- Javascript Cryptography Considered Harmful — tl;dr: "don't". If you don't trust the network to deliver a password, or, worse, don't trust the server not to keep user secrets, you can't trust them to deliver security code. The same attacker who was sniffing passwords or reading diaries before you introduce crypto is simply hijacking crypto code after you do.
- Eventual Consistency in Real Time Apps — answering How do you ensure that your local model is in sync with what's stored on the backend?
- Exploring CS — Both courses are designed to teach the fundamental concepts and big ideas of computing along with coding, and to inspire kids about computer science's creative potential to transform society.
- Why Computer Literacy Is Key To Winning the 21st Century (Mother Jones) — [teaching CS to] middle and high schoolers at the UCLA Community School, an experimental new public K-12 school. "I saw this as a new frontier in the social-justice fight," she says. "I tell my students, 'I don't necessarily want to teach you how to get rich. I want to teach you to be a good citizen.'"


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CD/LP/Track Review
- Some Wonderful Moment by Greg Camphire
Take Five With...
More articles about Jason Steele-
Some Wonderful Moment
ears&eyes Records
Based out of Chicago, a city that has a long tradition of cross-fertilization among many disciplines of music, Steele and his compatriots combine elements of jazz and rock in a way that sidesteps traditional notions of fusion. Some recognizable touchstones in the music recall the eclectic work of fellow Chi-town residents Tortoise, the bucolic vibe of Pat Metheny's Midwest-inspired compositions, and the cinematic instrumentals of noted guitarist/producer Daniel Lanois.
While there is an overall absence of swing (at least in the traditional sense), the straight-eighth-note grooves on Some Wonderful Moment contain a slinky propulsion that evokes the austere sound of many ECM Records releases, as well as the wide-open spaces of roots-rock Americana.
The mellow moods of Steele's compositions often come off as a bit bloodless, but the tasteful musicianship favors a sense of studied detail over kinetic showmanship. The warmly familiar glow of Keith Johnson's Fender Rhodes and the subtle rhythms of drummer Charles Rumback and bassist Matt Ulery maintain an aural cushion that envelops the listener into a relaxed, meditative aura; one that is occasionally interrupted by Josh Sclar's edgy reeds solos that splatter the tunes with welcoming exclamation points, tinged with a slight yet fiery dissonance.
The inclusion of Ron Miles, who contributes his singular cornet as well as the original composition "Since Forever, adds further distinction for fans who may recognize the brass man from his work with Bill Frisell. Miles' burnished tone and thoughtful lines show why he is considered one of the modern masters of his instrument.
Meanwhile, Steele's own presence seems to be subdued in the interest of sculpting a fuller presentation of his music, one in which the leader showcases a more complete vision of his music and supports the ensemble's overall framework, even if it means sacrificing his individual character as a soloist.
In that way, Steele may be pointing out his greatest strength as an emerging voice, embarking on the creation of his own personal sonic world with a team of like-minded collaborators, and embracing a bigger compositional picture as he continues to develop a signature sound.
Track Listing: �i� (solo version I); Unexpected You; No Words; �i�; Proceed to Numb; Horn Interlude; Since Forever; Alphabet Town; �i� (solo version II).
Personnel: Jason Steele: guitar, compositions; Ron Miles: cornet; Thad Franklin: flugelhorn, trumpet; Josh Sclar: tenor saxophone; Tim Sullivan: tenor saxophone, bass clarinet; Keith Johnson: Fender Rhodes; Matt Ulery: bass; Charles Rumback: drums.
Record Label: ears&eyes Records
Style: Modern Jazz
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Sep 30, 2009
Madonna + Balmain = WOW!
Hope you are all doing great? Just wanted to share this with you...... How cool is this dress?? ...and how cool is Madonna in it? GAH!
Linda - Lost in Balmain dreams.......in Switzerland
Sep 29, 2009
Help me out and win: Give-away!
Yes indeed.....
You can win this adorable little "Cupcake package"
1 x Cupcake lipbalm
1 x Cupcake band-aid box
1 x Cupcake shaped scented candle
1 x Box of vanilla flavoured cupcake mints (in a little metal-box)
I have seen this concept lately on a number of blogs that I follow and thought that this would be an excellent way to get some much needed feedback and at the same time thanking my blog-readers (that's YOU!) for reading this much needed little outlet of mine.....
So what do I need from you? All you have to do is answer the below questions by leaving your comment below and be my official blog-follower (register to the right by clicking the "Follow" button. If you are already a follower, just answer the questions ;)).
Which has been your favourite post so far on this blog?
What would you like to see more of on this blog?
What brings you down?
What inspires YOU?
What is your favourite cupcake flavour, existing or just made up? ;)
So who will be the winner? I won't set an official time-limit as I have no idea how this will turn out, so my advice would be to hurry up ;) When time is officially over - I will comment below to let new readers know that the train has already passed...
When you have completed your "tasks" - your name will be written down on a piece of paper and then put in a hat, the traditional way. The name that gets picked will be the winner and I will then contact you for shipping details.......ok? Grrrrrreat!!!
Wish upon a cupcake......and Good luck!
Linda - Lost in Switzerland
Just nature....
I have fallen in love with fall this year..... I especially feel it when walking through the Swiss forests, so magical... Beautiful.... Amazing in the way that it makes me wanna believe in fairytales!
Something that I have learned to love about Switzerland is that when a certain vegetable or fruit is in season, that's what you see
e v e r y w h e r e !
They throw festivals for it, display it in the stores, and sell it in local village street-markets.
Right now, no one here can have possibly missed that it's pumpkin season ;))
Linda - Lost in Switzerland loving the crisp, cooler air and the colours that are starting to emerge and feeling inspired by it all.....aaahh
Sep 28, 2009
Dear diary...
Today has turned out to be such a special
The kind of day where you have tears running down your face of happiness! The kind of day where you want to litterally SCREAM out your happiness to the entire world.......but that audience doesn't even seem big enough!
Some news came my way today and it's the best I've heard in ages
YES! In April and I am so unbelievably happy for my brother Tony and his Josefina!! WHOOOOPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
Allthough I just spoke to my brother, I can't even imagine what they are feeling right now... All I can say is that I am soooooo excited for them and I am already starting to imagine what this little person will look like, become, what his or her favourite food
will be, what the first word will be, what I will get him or her for the birthdays to come, when he or she will take his or her first step, if he or she will like cupcakes and so many other things - too many to mention! Wow..................really....WOW!
Tony, Jossan.....with all my heart;
Linda -Lost in a puddle of happy tears.....and in a bubble of adorable little baby thoughts......in Switzerland but SURELY planning a trip to Sweden in April!!!!!
My obsession with nice smells - Part 2
...nope! My obsession hasn't gotten any better and I honestly don't even want to find a cure for this addiction ;)
Instead, I want to shout out to the world to go on a bath-bubble-perfume-soap-wash shopping spree and make this world smell even nicer!!
Having that said, here are some blissful scents for those who'd like to try ;)
has the most wonderful range of fantastic and sometimes completely appetizing shower-gels, body-lotions and perfumes... These two are my favourite bath-bubbles during fall! Either separately or in combination. Completely delicious!
2. With fall and less light comes the desire for lighting candles in the evening.... As mentioned aswell in a previous post, one of my favourite makers of scented candles are
I can't stand scents that are too heavy and especially for scented candles... These scents are just right (...and the "Santiago Huckleberry" is probably my all-time favourite....)!
Victorias Secret's range of lotions
, shower-gels and body-sprays are also wonderful, allthough I have to say that a few are just too heavy for my taste. My current favourite smells a little bit like fruity candy and the scent is called "Love spell". Yum!!
4. You should never judge a book by it's cover - but this bottle below can surely be judged exactly by that! I adore this fragrance from
and just can't seem to get tired of it. Big plus for the pink colour and the crystal cork ;)))
5. Last but not least.....this is one of my recent favourites from
- Cherry Blossom!
What can't be seen in this image above, are the bath-pepples and the scented candle which is also absolutely amazing! Oohh-ooohhhh and on their website you can also enjoy their beautiful images of Provence...they're heavenly!
Be nice, play nice and smell nice!!
Enjoy ;)
Linda - Lost in Switzerland dreaming of bubble-baths and spa-days...
Sep 27, 2009
Do a good deed....
...and help people in the world who are less fortunate than you and me! People who would never be able to have this luxury of what for us is simply surfing the web, or any other surfing for that matter....people who are struggling every day to get CLEAN DRINKING WATER while we are all wondering what kind of "artificialized water" to choose in our near-by convenient store....
My favourite singer,
the ever so-inspiring Jewel
, founded the non-profit organisation
Project clean water
, in 1997.
Read more on her web-site
and most inportantly
You don't have to be rich to give-a-little! Maybe just skip your Starbucks coffe for a couple of days, have a week free of sweets (this will do your own body good aswell ;)) or maybe skip those beers or glasses of wine you had planned tonight and give a little love to the world instead?
There will be more opportunities for all those more trivial things I'm sure ;)
Donations can be made online here
or by sending it here:
Project Clean Water
c/o Boulevard Management
21731 Ventura Blvd. #300
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Thanks for listening! I hope you'll enjoy to give a little.... I did for sure!
I know I can't save the world on my own - but I can surely help and so can you ;)
Linda - Lost in Switzerland, horrified by the thought of not having clean drinking water and dedicated to give more than just a drop......
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Sep 24, 2009
Empathy Love Life Happiness Wisdom
I have recently had so many feelings of sadness.....not really for myself, but for people I care about.
In my mind,
is one of the most important attributes a person can possess!
Why? Well....because empathy is the ability to feel for others. Sure it can bring you down at times when people around you are sad, hence the sadness I'm feeling right now....
but the fantastic thing is that when they are happy, truly HAPPY - so are you!! Genuinely, without envy....just ridiculously happy for someone else!
THAT is important and it's a truly beautiful thing... This ability to feel for others enables happiness even when it doesn't come from your own fortunes and I don't know about you - but I don't feel like my own fortune grow on trees ;)
Naturally this sadness that surrounds me has also made me wonder, why is it so difficult to find happiness sometimes? Why is it so hard to see beyond misery? Why can't we see the lack of sunshine as the sun just hiding behind those clouds, taking a nap, just resting for a while and instead only see a dark, threatening cloud preventing the sun to shine? Why can't we learn to appreciate what we have instead of feeling sorry for ourselves for what we don't have? Why can't we manage to see the beauty in eachother and instead dwell on the draw-backs?
Sadly, some people are unhappy because they are afraid of who or what they would become if they weren't.... It's like so many other things that makes us feel safe or comforted even though we are clever enough to know they are not necessarily good for us! Like sugar (Amen! I confess!) or drugs (no way!), or that job or that person in your life that makes you feel like shit that you can't seem to let go of believing that you don't really deserve better?
Well you DO deserve better
and when you start to believe that - you can also do good for others and inspire them to see their own unique worth.
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Lately I've had the good fortune to come across so many words of wisdom from some truly great minds out there! You know the difference of a sentence and words of guidance (much needed) when you read them and they really "hit home"...you know, right on the spot!!
...it makes you feel happy, victorious, triumphant but it can also make you feel nervous, sad or full of regret. Either way, those are the words that will help you move on and move up (or move out? ;)) For me - this is so inspiring and so human!!
Let's face it....we are not alone...
many people feel just like YOU
feel and I am so happy some of these people share their life learnings and wisdom. It doesn't have to be known philosophers or poets, it doesn't even have to be deliberate or even good-willed! It can be your collegue, or your teacher or maybe even a stranger on the bus that you are overhearing while he/she has a conversation. Anyway - you will know and when you get that feeling, when it hits that spot - use it! That's an opportunity right there!
Here are some quotes and words of wisdom that recently "hit that spot" for me....hoping they might also make someone else take the learning from them:
"The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do
"Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness"
Fariha Akhlaq
"Life is not a mystery to be solved, but a reality to be experienced"
In my daily Facebook fortune cookie
"Be kind to unkind people - they need it more than anybody else"
"Out of every sorrow, another day will dawn"
Deepak Chopra quotes:
"The known is the prison of past conditioning. We must step into the unknown to be free"
"If you don't have a shadow you are standing in darkness"
"You alone are the judge of your worth, and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks"
I am not ashamed to say that in most situations, I'd rather be seen as naive than cynical....
I believe if we always see the risk of failure instead of chance of success in every opportunity or if we focus on the obstacles instead of looking for ways around them - we miss out on appreciating life!
Why can we never learn that life is precious and that it should never be taken for granted?
Love and regret - these two feelings remind you that you are alive like no other... Which one of these two would you like to be reminded by?
Linda - Lost in her own mind again....in Switzerland
Movie recommendation - Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire
One of my all-time favourite movies!
This is the story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life.
With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?".
But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating asking the question how could a street kid know so much?
Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Each chapter of Jamal's increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show's seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the game show?
When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out. At the heart of its storytelling lies the question of how anyone comes to know the things they know about life and love...
It is rare for me to give a movie the highest rating, which is a 5.......but it would be truly unfair, given the wave of emotions watching this movie brought me, to give it less than 5 stars!
It captures what, for me, movies are all about or at least should be about - an insight into another reality! It sucks you in and inspires....it moved me to laughter and tears!
A movie must really move me in one way or another for it to be interesting and hence, most blockbuster-mainstream-flicks don't stay long in my memory.
This movie was truly amazing!! Danny Boyle (also the director behind Trainspotting & Sunshine) is a true genious....
Don't miss out on this charming, nail-biting, exciting, sad, funny, sweet, romantic, tragic, brilliant, beautiful, wonderful little masterpiece!
Watch the trailer:
....or read more here:
Let me know your thoughts! Enjoy...
Linda - Lost in Switzerland
Sep 22, 2009
Red-carpet-movie-star-palm-tree-sunny-beach: CANNES
o you love shopping, good food, the beach, sun and the sea - all in a 500m radius?
Cannes is the place for you!!
It is a wonderful feeling walking on Boulevard de la Croisette, the 12 km, palm-tree-lined avenue just by the sea, with shopping-bags in one hand and your loved one in the other....stopping at one of the little beach-cafe's for an ice
cream or a drink or having lunch in the sunshine while
watching all kinds of people walking by, people playing boule or kids riding on fairy-tale-character-carousels!
Big plus for sea-food lovers
They have it all and they make it goooood!
I had my best Moules Mariniere EVER and the prices were surprisingly good! In Sweden or Switzerland I am sure I would have payed almost the double... Oooh and that desert I had will stay in my memory (and a +1 size for jeans but oh so worth it ;))) for a long long time! I had a warm chocolate cake, all soft and almost a little runny inside - with a crispy surface served with really delicious vanilla ice cream and vanilla custard.... GAAAAAHHHH!
Another big plus is that the shopping is really great
Beyond my expectation....which was high!
I found most of my favourite brands and stores (a few examples; True religion, Burberry, Sephora, Morgan, Pramod, Gucci, Paul & Joe, 7 for all mankind, Zara, Armani, Mulberry, Accessorize, Ralph Lauren just to mention a few), in less than 30 minutes (just didn't manage to find Betsey Johnson or Alice+Olivia??) and also found some new favourites.
is something I will watch closely going forward for sure ;)) Amazing little creations!! I think if you just check out the front of their home-page, you might instantly find the feeling I had when I entered the little shop: http://www.manoush.com/
"Cannes, of course, is famous the world over for its International Film Festival, which sees the city's population treble overnight. For 12 days in May, Cannes becomes the centre of the cinematic universe. Over 30.000 producers, distributors, directors, publicists, star and hanger-on descend to buy, sell or promote more than 2000 films. As the premier film event of the year, it attracts some 4000 journalists from around the world, guaranteeing a global spotlight to anyone with enough looks or prestige to grab it!"
(source: http://www.platinium-ca.com/SightSeeing/cannes.htm)
I am not really star-struck easily, but must admit I felt a kind of weird excitement walking around in the area around the Grand auditorium, watching the hand-prints and autographs of some of my favourite actors and directors......after all - these people have had a huge influence in my life as I've spent countless hours taking in impressions from things THEY have created or characters THEY have portrayed ;))
Another fantastic thing about the area around Cannes is the
Massif de l'Estérel
, which is basically a range of red-rock volcanic mountains by the sea! Really really beautiful!! Unfortunately the sun was playing a little hide-and-seek the entire afternoon, so I didn't manage to capture it's beauty entirely.....you will just have to trust me, see the pictures below or Google it ;)!
I give Cannes 4/5 palm-trees!!
(if it wasn't for the 3 out of 4 days of rain, it might have gotten a 5 ;))!
If you go or if you've already been there, let me know your thoughts and your tips as I will surely go back!!
Linda - Lost in Switzerland again but previously lost on a make-believe-red-carpet-ride in Cannes.....aaaahhhhh!
You know that feeling!!?
..yeah, you know? That feeling of being connected to yourself, your mind, your heart and your soul? Vivid! Inspired!
Why? Well maybe it was the iron slash vitamin B12 infusion I got at the doctors office this morning, or maybe it is the fact that I've had a very good day at work? Possibly (surely) it has a lot to do with spending some really happy days away from "reality" by being on holiday with my LOVE.... Or maybe (or should I say very likely ;)) it's also knowing that in two weeks time I will be going home HOME
for a week to spend some much needed time with people I love so dearly and miss so intensly ....daily ...constantly!? My friends and my family!!!
Wow! What an incredibly powerful feeling it is when you have been away from the ones who are closest to your heart for 3-12 months and then knowing that you will FINALLY see eachother again! It is completely and utterly overwhelming emotions that simply takes over and spins you around! I can barely fall asleep...it makes me cry those really happy tears!! I have butterflies in my belly!
Anticipation... So much anticipation!!!
There is really no way for me to rank who I miss the most or why... I miss all my friends and everyone in my family, all in diffrent and unique ways
....but this time going home will be a liiiiiiittle extra special... I will see my ex "niece and nephew in law" (Enzo & Nelly
and their mother, my friend Patricia
who I also miss so dearly!! There are truly no words that can describe how much I've missed them! I have known these kids their whole life up until one year ago.......and I haven't seen them since
(only in pictures). I can assure you that not many days have passed without that hurting a little...without that instant feeling of sadness in ones heart when you're missing someone so much that it litterally hurts......if you've ever felt it you will know what I'm talking about....and now I will get to spend 3 days with them! I can't wait!!! I am so excited that
is JUMPING!
Those are the feelings.....inspiration, anticipation, love, happiness and sadness - all wrapped up together in a biiiiiiiig bubble that is my heart....about to burst!! That's how I feel right now..........
I am going home!!
"You may be one person to the world but you may be the whole world to one person"
The ones I love are truly my world!!!
I hope you all know that and if you don't - then I am telling you now and will hopefully soon get a chance to tell you face to face;
You are all unique, I love you
and you mean the whole world to me!
...regardless if you are close to me and I see you almost every day or if you are miles and miles away...
To all of you; Take care of your hearts and your sweethearts!!
You are the whole world to someone just as someone is the whole world to you.
Linda - Lost in Switzerland for another 2 weeks - then home to
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Sep 17, 2009
"Reporting", live from the KLM lounge at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam ;)
Bored (as I've been here already for an hour while my flight leaves in yet another two hours) and tired....but still HAPPY....for a number of reasons actually...
I am happy because I just realised 30 minutes ago that I'm now actually officially
on HOLIDAY
until Tuesday!! YAY! Currently celebrating with a glass of red (alone with my laptop, the wine and a quite heavy back-pack as my sole companions....and a bunch of strangers of course).
I am happy because I will be spending the next 4 days in Cannes with my loved one and even though I know the weather forecast says rain, I will able to relax, be near the ocean and most importantly, spend some quality time with my darling!!!!
I am happy because I have today booked a long weekend in Sweden (!!!!!!!!) in the beginning of October (5-11th)!
....happy because, allthough this is also a little bit scary, it became official last Friday that my manager is leaving and I will be taking over parts of her role (NO I am not replacing her), which means new challenges (...and I thrive on new challenges!)!
Of course, this is also a bit sad because we will be loosing such an amazing chunk of knowledge
and personality in our team, but I know she really needed the new challenge and so I am happy for her ;)
On top of this, I am happy as I'm arranging a Halloween party this year and if you have followed my blog or know me personally, you will know that I LOVE MASQURADES!!! I can't reveal any details of what or who I plan to dress up as.........it will be a "Best dressed competition"!!
I do promise pictures afterwards though ;))
If you "Wikipedia" the word happiness, this is what you will find:
"Happiness is a state of mind or feeling characterized by contentment, love, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy.
A variety of philosophical, religious, psychological and biological approaches have striven to define happiness and identify its sources. Philosophers and religious thinkers often define happiness in terms of living a good life, or flourishing, rather than simply as an emotion".
I really believe life is good right now......and it's not just an emotion....not saying I have nothing to be unhappy about - but
I choose to focus on the good things!
I will not forget about the bad things, but simply choose to leave the more unhappy or less pleasant parts of life to rest for a while. Why? Because
life is too short to dwell on things you can not change
It sucks the life out of you! But the things you CAN change - do your utmost to get out of misery... Life is too precious to waste on wondering why you weren't offered a promotion instead of him or her, or why you weren't born with the perfect body, or why you can't get everybody to like you, or why you never win the lottery.... I will certainly complain at times, this is my right....no one is perfect and this is a big part of humanity!
But what I WON'T do is sit around and wait for HAPPINESS to just land on my lap!
I already know it won't....unless you're one of a lucky few...and we can discuss those mathematical chances or odds for a while if you like, but I wouldn't want to waste my time on that either. I already know that the chances are slim ;)
Go out there and get that, him, her or whatever else!
Kill 'em with a SMILE! Stay positive! Believe in yourself!! Believe that you can do anything! YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH! Aim for the stars!!
Maybe you'll only reach the moon or the clouds - but so what? At least you will never have to spend your older years wondering "what if" or asking yourself "why didn't I"? At least YOU can say "I tried my best". Just remeber to choose your battles ;) Don't waste energy on trivial things.... What is important to YOU? What is on your
"Bucket list"?
Dare to dream....dare to try and fail!
What makes YOU happy?? GO GO GOOOO!
You can get over disappointment....you won't be the first or last ;))
I know I am repeating myself now - but seriously! "Try and fail - but don't fail to try"! We are all human....there is nothing to be ashamed of and we can never know how much time we have.
What are YOU waiting for?
Quoting Deepak Chopra (again...he is great!) :
"In every moment of our existence, we are in that field of all possibilities where we have access to an infinity of choices."
Linda - Currently lost in Amsterdam....Sending you all my best-red-wine-inspirational-wishes!!
Sep 13, 2009
Mint and vintage choices for fall 2009 - Part two: Bags!
Well hello there beautiful people!
How nice of you to drop by
I hope you are having a lovely Sunday so far!!
I have to say my day has been wonderful......kind of the perfect fall Sunday... Slept in 'til around 11, had a lovely strawberry pancake & melon-fruit-salad breakfast with my usual half a pot of coffee. The weather was cool and dull (around 17c), so relaxed and surfed a little while for BAGS (and as you can hopefully see, this session was successful ;))....the weather got better so we went for a walk in the beautiful Swiss forest and had a little photo-shoot (a couple of them are on Twitpic, so you can see them to the right)! So much fun!! Incredible golden light........Was quite freezing though - so when we got back I warmed myself with a BIIIIG cup of chili-spiced-hot-chocolate..... YUM!! Started to watch the movie "Gigantic" but was in a little bit too bouncy kind of mood for such a slow film so decided to listen to some cool music and blog instead (currently hearing the sound of Santogold's "Lights out"! Fab! You can find it in my mixpod player). Oh yes....very happy about this day....
Made a selection of bags for this season....some classics, some vintage, from cheap to ridiculously expensive! My favourites out of these are the Mulberry Bayswater bag (such a classic), the "May the force be with you" shopper by the talented Maddie (you can read her blog by clicking the link on the right-hand-side of my blog and
check out more of her stuff in her Etsy-shop
!) and last but not least;
the CUPCAKE bag
by Judiet Leiber - to die for (buuuut unfortunately in the ridiculously expensive range)!!!!! I hope you enjoy....
...remember that "flawless" is for things - not for people
Peoples flaws are sometimes what makes them so unknowingly beautiful and a big part of what makes them unique
Linda - Lost in Switzerland...fantasizing about being the owner of a Judiet Leiber cupcake....aaaahhhhh...
Brands: Judiet Leiber, Mulberry, Burberry, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Gucci, Alexander McQueen, Accessorize, ASOS, Diesel, French Connection, Chanel, Vintage Diane von Furstenberg, Lulu Guinness, Karen Millen, Max C London, Suzy Smith, See by Chloe, Philosophy Di Alberta Ferretti (if you have a question on where to find one of the bags - drop me a note and I'll guide you....).
Sep 11, 2009
Mint and vintage choices for fall 2009 - Part one: Dresses
Just because the climate gets a little more chilly doesn't mean we can't wear dresses.... I have been spending some hours on the WorldWideWeb, searching for inspiration - and I found it!
Here is my selection for fall 2009 with a wide mix of Vintage pieces, Miu Miu, Sonia Rykiel, Ida Sjostedt, Vera Wang, Leanne Marshall, Marc by Marc Jacobs and many more....
Enjoy and
be inspired!
Linda - Lost and inspired in Switzerland
Ps. The vintage pieces, both in top corners, are from lovely "Dorotheas closet".... AMAZING vintage clothes!
Sep 10, 2009
Words, emotions, impressions, learnings, inspiration and an upcoming trip to Cannes!
The past few weeks of my life have been more than I can describe in a simple blog-post, but here are some words to give you a picture: hectic, fun, horrible, happy, excitement, strange, sweet, nervous, anger, loveliness, opportunity, beautiful, hunger, injustice, worried, l♥ve, misery, moved, disappointment, music, laughter, fear, magic, tired, curious, pain, fantastic, tears, funny, surprising....... If there were enough words in my vocabulary I think I could honestly go on forever!
During the past few weeks I have discovered quite a lot about myself and also about other people....some really new and surprising things - but some just confirming my previous impressions.
Some really great discoveries! ...but also some where I had convinced myself that my "less-good-kind-impression" of something or someone or a situation was just me feeling insecure, or tired, or hormonal or even just bored, just to then turn out to be so disappointingly correct.
...disappointment....oh yes! But you know what?? What I really LOVE about all these weird experiences is that this is really
! This is what it's supposed to be... To feel things and to experience things and trust me, lately I have felt and experienced quite a lot...and I wouldn't want it any other way.
I'm not sure why we keep calling this "such a cliché" when it's so amazingly true
"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger"
Sure....let's not be naive... Some scars never heal completely - but do you honestly have a scar, physical or emotional, that you didn't learn something from? A scar that didn't make you think about or feel about something diffrently?
Right now I am exhausted, physically and emotionally, so now it's time to re-charge those batteries.....
A long weekend trip to Cannes is booked for next weekend and I am
Sandy beaches, palmtrees, my loved one, the ocean, sunsets, sunrises, fine wine and did I mention sunshine? Aaahhhh..... Vive la France! (Oh...yeah...if it's raining - I can use the
"Things to do when it's raining"
blog-post to guide me ;))
In the top of my top-list of things I appreciate most in life comes
"Being inspired"
You can find inspiration everywhere when you are open to it. Deepak Chopra says
"Inspiration is that state in which mind and heart are connected"
Something that really inspired me today was this positive-thinking poem (thanks again Silvio and your friend Nada):
"Little bird in the sky dropping shit into your eye. You don't worry You don't cry You just thank God that cows don't fly"
♥ ♥ ♥
Whenever you feel a little blue - don't forget that after rain comes sunshine......and be inspired by this hilarious little positive thinking poem! Things CAN be worse ;))
..and keep smiling because it makes you beautiful, both inside and outside...
Linda - Lost in Switzerland in a whirlwind of emotions....but soon lost in Cannes and will surely get my share of emotions there aswell....
Sep 8, 2009
Oh my - things I wanna try (and some known recipes)!
...and I mean ASAP! (wo-)MAN these look great!
I'm not really sure why I torture myself like this....surfing around on the internet when I just KNOW I will be finding all these deliciously looking treasures? Aaah well.... Finding these will in real life will be an adventure for sure ;))
To the right is a new-comer from
Ben & Jerry's
"Flipped out"
which is basically fudge ice cream and brownies.....this makes me drewl and wonder WHEN ARE THEY COMING TO SWITZERLAND??
Going slowly into fall and chillier climate naturally makes me think of warmer drinks which for me then naturally makes me think: Starbucks! (STAAARABUX which I willingly admit that I love!
Seriously? Their Caramel soy latte is the BEST!)... How delicious doesn't this sound??
"Enjoy a traditional blend of autumn flavours in our
Pumpkin Spice Latte
Oh yes Starbucks - you have no idea how much I want to!! ...but there is just one tiiiny little problem....
Ok....now to make it a little easier on myself (and on some of you too of course), I started to surf on things I could actually make myself (as I live in a rather small town in Switzerland).
The first thing I think of is CUPCAKES! I really do love cupcakes.........
I found a recipe that I'm dying to try:
Carrot Cupcakes with White Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing
(click the link to get to the recipe).
....and here presenting my breakfast for Saturday morning:
Blueberry pancakes!
(click the link to get to the recipe).
My favourite breakfast....allthough I would surely skip the butter
and maple sirup on top and just go for more bluberries! I also prefer my breakfast to have more fibre, so I'd also switch the normal white flour to whole-grain ;)
I have a problem of eating sweet stuff before lunch.
With this, a cup of coffee and a wonderful fresh fruit smoothie (thank you my dear family for my smoothie-maker! I really use it =))
Melon Smoothie
1 1/2 cups seeded and chopped watermelon
1 1/2 cups seeded and chopped honeydew melon
A handful of fresh strawberries or raspberries
Juice of 2 limes
1 cup vanilla nonfat soy yogurt
1 cup ice cubes
Blend in a drink or smoothie mixer - Voilà!
Im not looking for the perfect ending - but I do want the best possible journey!
Food is GOOD
and not eating makes peoples brains slow and stupid... This is fact people!
Now I'm hungry...
Linda - Hungry (and by the time you read this, probably lost in the flourescent light of her refridgerator) in Switzerland
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That's right - during the past two months, only a suggested retail price of $3,999 (£2,000) has separated you from owning an LG HDTV Refrigerator, an upright unit with side by-side-doors and the capacity of 26 cubic feet. The larger, right-hand door features a 15-in. high-definition LCD screen and FM radio with remote control, a cable connection and a DVD connection.
And on the smaller left-hand door, just above the ice/water dispenser, is an additional 4-in. screen that can display weather forecasts personalised for the owner's location, a recipe bank and various organisational tools and reminders. It will also display family pictures downloaded via a USB port, replacing the hard copy you had probably previously stuck there with low-tech refrigerator magnets.
There's no mention of MP3 functionality -- although there is a vegetable crisper.
"I understand, anecdotally, that TVs are becoming more popular in the kitchen," admitted Scherf, "So it is not too outlandish an idea to install a TV in a refrigerator, since it would save counter space or avoid the trouble of installing a drop-down screen from a cabinet. Small apartments may also be a factor. But I don't foresee a mass market for such a thing."
"They're selling very well at Best Buy, Home Depot and similar places," said Taylor.
At least they haven't added cameras yet -- late-night refrigerator raids would never be the same. But in the meantime, Dair, for one, isn't laughing.
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The Effect of Trial-Judge Experience on Appellate Decisionmaking BehaviorNick Linderaffiliation not provided to SSRN John Nilesaffiliation not provided to SSRN April 25, 2008 Abstract: Appellate judges do not join the bench with tabulae rasae. Their life experiences shape their behavior, but to what extent? This empirical study investigates whether the experience of serving as a trial judge affects federal intermediate appellate judges' likelihood of voting to affirm trial-court rulings. The study analyzes 3,222 appellate votes from criminal sentencing cases that came before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit between 2003 and 2007, and it controls for fifteen factors other than trial-judge experience that might influence appellate decisionmaking behavior. From these data, several conclusions emerge: Prior experience as a state trial judge causes an appellate judge to be more likely to vote to affirm. Prior experience as a federal trial judge, however, has no statistically significant effect. Prior experience from both state and federal trial benches also has no statistically significant effect. Finally, the effect of state trial-judge experience diminishes when lower courts have greater discretion. Number of Pages in PDF File: 34 Keywords: judges, judicial decisionmaking, sentencing, sentences, appeals, appellate behavior, Booker Date posted: April 30, 2008Suggested CitationContact Information
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Duck camp full of wonderful memories
To most, Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks. To others, like Publisher Tim Phillips, it's a time to do that one more thing — head to duck camp in the Delta. Phillips takes a look at special memories through the years from the Mallard Alley Duck Club. (November 23, 2014, Page 4A)
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Cuban Black Beans
These are the only black beans I will eat straight from the can (well, heated up) without adding any additional spices or seasonings. They are delicious on their own, with rice, or in a chili or soup. It's a great blend of spices that is tasty without being too terribly hot.
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November 28, 2007
these are so good, exactly as bee_queen described, im always adding my own spices to black beans but not these, they make a teriffic dish alone or in a soup, i ate some tonight with TJ's chili lime chicken burgers and fresh avocado slices
January 26, 2008
I have a similar recipe that I make for my family quite often, so I wasn't sure that they would enjoy this. However, it was a hit! I served it with with rice and with fried bananas as the can suggested! A nice quick meal!
July 7, 2011
I absolutely love these for making burritos and beans and rice, but would love to see a cilantro type (not cumin); call it Santa Fe Black Beans and they could start a new line.


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Noted filmmaker Pola Rapaport documents her discovery of a half-brother that she never knew existed. A man who endured Gestapo persecution in his native Romania before emigrating to America via Paris, Rapaport's father was a profoundly secretive man; his dying words were reportedly "Be discreet." He never discussed his life in Romania nor was Rapaport's mother inclined to ask questions. This veil of secrecy was eventually breached when...more
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Every party needs a cheese plate, and warm, baked brie makes a comforting cold-weather addition. While some recipes serve up the gooey goodness in puff pastry, this version takes an even simpler approach, with just four ingredients to spread atop accompanying crackers or crostini.
I worried that without a pastry shell, the bake-ahead brie would cool off too quickly, but the maple-pecan-topped wedge stayed warm well after serving. It doesn't hurt that my guests scooped it up faster than anything else on the app table. Learn to make baked brie now.
Baked Brie With Pecans
1 small wheel of Brie or Camembert (about 9 ounces)
1/2 cup pecan pieces
3 tablespoons light brown sugar
3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
Crackers or sliced baguette, for serving
I used a brie wedge rather than a wheel, so I baked it in a small casserole dish.
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Place cheese on a rimmed baking sheet; bake until softened, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a serving plate; cool about 20 minutes.
- While cheese cools, place nuts on a clean baking sheet; bake until toasted and fragrant, 7 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle nuts over cheese.
- In a small saucepan, combine sugar and maple syrup. Bring to a boil over medium heat; simmer until foamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Drizzle warm sauce over slightly cooled cheese and nuts; serve with crackers or baguette slices.
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Barnes, Justin and Kaplinsky, Raphael
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BARNES J. and KAPLINSKY R. (2000) Globalization and the death of the local firm? The automobile components sector in South Africa, Reg. Studies 34 , 797-812. As in the case of many developing countries, South African industry is facing a new competitive environment as trade barriers fall. This involves both the need to enter external markets and to cope with new entrants in the domestic market. In the case of the South African automobile assembly industry, responding to this new global environment has increasingly meant that domestic subsidiaries are being integrated into the global strategic operations of their parent companies. This is increasingly leading them to the foreign sourcing of components, in part because of perverse and unintended consequences of the Motor Industry Development Plan. Where local production of components is involved, there is decreasing space for locally-owned component suppliers and almost no space for component suppliers using local technology. South African component suppliers are thus increasingly being relegated to highly competitive niches in mature technologies in external after-markets, making them vulnerable to exchange rates.
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Keywords: | Globalization; Competition; Ownership; Technology; South; Africa; Automotive |
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Resolution: standard / high Figure 2. Operation rules for the expansion of signaling networks (a) A inhibits B, so two complementary nodes and are introduced as the logical negations of A and B, respectively. The inhibitory
edge from A to B is replaced with an activating edge from A to and an activating edge from to B. (b) The interactions from A and B to C are conditional on each other, so a
composite node AB is introduced. The activation of AB depends on the presence of A
and B. The activation of C depends on AB. (c) The activation of C requires both the
presence of A and the absence of B. The two operations illustrated in (a) and (b)
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