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Goran Proot On June 1st, Goran Proot became the new Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books at the Folger Shakespeare Library. Now that he's had a chance to settle in a bit, it's time for us to introduce him to Collation readers and—soon—for him to become one of our regular contributors! Goran (born in 1972, the worst-wine year of the century, he points out) has a Master's degree in Language and Literature and a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy, both from Leuven (the oldest university of the Low Countries) and an MA in Information and Library Sciences from Antwerp University, where he also obtained his PhD.… Continue Reading
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Going through a box of early 19th-century playbills recently, I was puzzled to see something paper-clipped to an area of loss on the right-hand edge of a bill, as if someone had attached a little note to it: Playbill for the evening of September 11, 1834, at the Haymarket Theatre, London.… Continue Reading
Sometimes the beauty of our blog is that we can share with you items in our collections: new acquisitions, recently restored works, or long-held pieces worth a closer look. Sometimes its beauty is that it makes it easy to share information with you: details of a new finding aid, tips on using on of our digital resources, or insight into the workings of the Library.… Continue Reading
A cadel initial "L" with anthropomorphic features on leaf 2 of Augustine Vincent's copy of Nomotechnia, by Henry Finch (1607) [click on image to enlarge]This letter L is an example of a cadel initial, or lettre cadeau, with anthropomorphic features; that is, it is a letter created out of knot-work and caricatured or grotesque faces of people (actually, it is zoomorphic as well, with that lovely panting dog).… Continue Reading
The reveal to this month's crocodile mystery isn't much of a reveal; both John Overholt and Philip Allfrey posted the answer in last week's comments. It's the stamp that George Granville Leveson-Gower, the 1st Duke of Sutherland (1758-1833) used in his armorial bindings. … Continue Reading
Man in the moon stamp, STC 20938 Last month Folger Librarian Stephen Enniss announced our public launch of the Folger Bindings Image Collection. Today we introduce Collation readers to the database and describe in a bit more detail some of the available search strategies for those interested in investigating early modern European binding structure and decoration. About the Bindings Image Collection This new database had its earliest incarnation at the Folger nearly twenty years ago in the form of a public exhibition and a now-out-of-print catalog, Fine and Historic Bookbindings from the Folger Shakespeare Library, by Frederick Bearman, Nati Krivatsy, and Frank Mowery.… Continue Reading
Okay, folks, it's time for another crocodile mystery. It's pretty obvious, I think, what genre of thing this is (though do go ahead and identify it anyway), so let's take this to the next level: what specifics can you supply about this particular example? click to embiggen Don't forget that, as always, if you click on the image a larger version will open up in a new window; clicking on that image should enlarge it further, if need be.… Continue Reading


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Fantastic ship! Disappointing honeymoon due to high winds!: Allure of the Seas Cruise Review by rafaelandrezo
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Fantastic ship! Disappointing honeymoon due to high winds!
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
Unfortunately for us, this time we arrived on a VERY windy week on southern Florida, over 30-35mph. However we weren't very concerned at first, as it was the biggest cruise ship ever made and I have heard loads about the on board technology of this ship that prevents it from dangling too much.
The embarkation was a breeze, they really are awesomely organized and everything was very smooth. Entering the ship was absolutely amazing, everything was large, beautiful, just astonishing. Loads of eating venues. We went straight to the Park Cafe and grabbed a made-to-order More delicious salad and a very savory-tasty roast beef sandwich. Amazing food! We then went for our stateroom, a cabin with veranda facing the Central Park. Also amazing, great space, loads of drawers and very smart design for storing our stuff. We were truly dazed... but that lasted until the ship began to move. Due to the winds the ship was swinging an AWFUL LOT! I couldn't believe a ship that size could be swinging so much. You could really se in peoples faces they weren't comfortable with such movement. I myself didn't feel nauseous at all, I was just bored because it was very shaky and it didn't ever stop. But my wife was getting REALLY sick, and it ruined our whole trip unfortunately. We could only enjoy the times when we were docked, as soon as the ship went back on the sea the shakyness continued and she would be always very sick, the third day was a disaster as we spent the whole day sailing, she couldn't even get out of her room. The fourth and fifth days would be fine as we would be docked on St. Thomas and St. Maarten, but the last 3 nights and 2 days would be at sea, so we decided to leave the ship on St. Maarten and catch a plane back to Miami because she wasn't very keen on spending this entire time on the sea, during our honeymoon, feeling so sick and nauseous. It was such a shame, as a great number of other fellow passengers were having the same trouble. On the cupcake decorating class 3 or 4 chairs were empty because people were feeling too sick to enjoy the class, and I overheard many people saying that at least one of their relatives were feeling too sick to step out of the room. Even the staff which usually are used to this kind of things were complaining that they needed to substitute some of their colleagues due to seasickness.
I really don't understand much of the mechanics involved on stabilizing the ship but I really could have never imagine a ship that size could swing so badly. It was really disappointing planning our honeymoon carefully, spending 3 thousand dollars on a stateroom, paying specialty restaurants on advance and then not being able to enjoy any of this. We had a reservation for 150 Central Park and I had to go all by myself, it is very sad to be on your honeymoon and not be able to enjoy it with your spouse. In the end we left the ship with a sour taste in our mouths, as we really wanted to enjoy the ship at its most and we simply couldn't due to the poor weather.
Next time we will be very careful with the time of year we sail and we will avoid having entire days sailing at the sea. Less
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There is something very grown up about wearing a watch as it implies a certain necessity to know what time it is. By just glancing at your watch, it sends a message to others that you have places to go, meetings to rush off to or deadlines to catch.
I remember my first watch: a blue patent leather strap wristwatch with dolphins and rainbows on the face. I had just learned how to read the hands on a clock so I was feeling especially sophisticated. It's funny how as children we are always yearning to be more like adults, and the moment I received my watch was definitely one of them. I would consistently announce the time during family meals as if I had to leave in the middle of dinner for something more important to tend to.
But as well as conveying a degree of maturity, a watch can also completely change the mood of an outfit. While a fancy silver or gold-plated Rolex might push an outfit in a more dressy direction, a watch with a leather band can better match a casual yet trendy outfit like this Fashionisto's. Additionally, it adds something that just makes the combination seem more complete especially when it's paired with a leather belt in the same hue. Without the belt and watch this outfit is nice, but nothing special. Combined with these simple accessories though, this Fashionisto transcends average and really catches your eye.
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Watford have confirmed a third pre-season development friendly for their young professionals and Academy players.
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I don't know about you, but I can't make gravy to save my life. It hasn't really come back to haunt me, that one Thanksgiving I hosted for co-workers at the newspaper aside, especially now that I can let my husband do it. He makes a damn fine gravy, so I've never bothered to learn. Plus, we really don't eat anything that calls for it except on the holidays.
So, while I was perusing my latest ProChef SmartBrief from the Culinary Institute of America, I found a link to a Washington Post article by Robert L. Wolke, a professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh and a former Food section columnist. He delves into the food science behind common holiday food flubs such as why mashed potatoes get gummy and how to avoid lumpy spackle gravy.
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Retired Puerto Rican boxing great Wilfred Benitez has been hospitalized in the U.S. territory after family members worried he might have suffered a stroke. Yvonne Benitez tells The Associated Press that her brother will remain under observation for 72 hours. She said Friday that the family is awaiting medical tests results but that Benitez is doing well and reading newspapers and magazines. Benitez is the youngest fighter to ever win a world title, at 17 years old, but he struggled with traumatic brain injuries later in life. He was previously hospitalized in October 1996 after being found unconscious at home and currently uses a wheelchair. Benitez's record is 53-8-1, with 31 knockouts.
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We are Located 78 Km north of Mazatlan near the small Village of Celestino Gasca in Sinaloa, México rigth on the beach.
Exit the toll Highway to Mazatlan at Km 78 to Celestino. Drive about 1 Km west on paved road through village, turn left right after the railway track and continue about 1.4 Km south to the Rv Park on your right.
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While many of you asked for some fashion posts a few weeks ago, I've thought about it long and hard and decided that's just not for me. I'm a boring, casual, skinnys-cardi-tee type girl that would literally have nothing to show you except for how to wear that combo in different colors. But I can point you to a few good blogs. Unfancy is a pretty sweet blog that is all about minimalist fashion by building a capsule wardrobe. I'm hoping to do this sometime in the future - the blogger is super inspiring, and it's awesome to see the outfits she puts together with just a few pieces.
If you have ever pumped, ever, even just once in your life, you have asked yourself these questions about the breast pump. I'm sure by the time they get a better breast pump design, I'll be long done having kiddos, but seriously, somebody get on it.
A couple weeks ago I shared on Twin Cities Moms Blog about my "lessons learned" from hosting Eli's birthday party outside our home. Most of the tips are great even if you're hosting a party inside your home. Check it out if you have a party in the near future.
My sister-in-law Emily wrote yet another inspiring and challenging post. The Gospel for Moms is a fabulous reminder of what we are freed from in Christ and truly puts perspective on raising children well. It's the true answer to post like this and this when we think about how to raise a child's heart.
These Blue Sky Bran Muffins from Smitten Kitchen are on my must-bake-soon list. The recipe looks far more complicated than it really is, and it looks like you can swap lots of the ingredients for what you have on hand - that's my style of baking!
And finally, I'm partnering with Pedal Minnesota as a "Bike Mom" Ambassador. While I have barely ridden a bike since my purple banana boat bike with pink tassels in elementary, Mike and I actually both got brand new bikes last year with the intention of putting all the bike paths around our house to good use. So when Pedal Minnesota asked me to participate in their program, I jumped at the chance. If you're not local, Minnesota is a HUGE biking state - and the bike paths around here are awesome. If you have time, check out the site, and just for kicks, here's my profile with a short lil' Q&A and here's all the other mom's participating in the program.
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Thanks for the link love, Laura! You are the best <3 Also, I loved reading that first article...so true. There are arguments for or against everything! I subscribed to the Unfancy blog too...I'm loving the idea of a capsule wardrobe and having a minimalist mindset when it comes to clothing.ReplyDelete
Oh I'm so intrigued by that Unfancy blog. I've recently unfollowed a bunch of fashion blogs because they weren't "me". I certainly appreciate all the beautiful clothing and outfits, but a lot of it was just too excessive for me personally and complicated dressing is not my priority at this point in time. SO that being sad, I love the look of all the outfits I saw on Unfancy. I'm going to have to look into it more.ReplyDelete
That's awesome that you have such a bike friendly city. I SO WISH Oklahoma would follow suite.
That's such a good idea to purge fashion (and all!) blogs that are not "you!" I'm doing that this morning just because you said to. You're right, I"m always impressed by how they dress, but it almost leaves me feeling bad - just because I don't have the huge wardrobe or the creative ideas! Thanks for the idea!ReplyDelete
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Here it is, the most dreaded part of a critic's job. Now is the time to pour a cup of tea, settle into the office chair, and cast our minds back to the year's cinematic experiences that left a mark. And by "mark," I mean either a discolored vomit stain, or a deep painful bruise of yellowish indigo. 2012, as it has been observed by many critics, proved to be a rather good year for film; It's always a good sign when you have to whittle a few great films off of your year-end list just to get it down to ten. But every year has its share of stinkers, and amidst legitimately great films like Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty, there were some awful rotten goose eggs littering the landscape just to remind us, as critics, to remain humble.
I've said this before: Great films have a universal quality. If you scour the internet, it's likely you'll find many top ten lists from both critics and from fans, and many common films will appear on them. Bad films, in contrast, have a very personal quality. In a way, they leave a deeper impact, and, as such, will be personally offensive to one person more than they will be universally reviled. To quote an old Irish proverb: A good bell can be heard far; a bad bell, still further.
So here is a list of films that made me squirm in my seat, sneer, and fight back nausea in some cases. Some are obscure, some are well-known. All were films that hurt me personally. A note: I will not include any films that were universally mocked or poorly reviewed just for the sake of it. Many people liked to make fun of films like Dark Shadows or The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 or Battleship, none of which could be included amongst the worst films of the year (indeed, I am one of those critics who will openly defend Dark Shadows). These are not items for the wolf pack. These are just toxic movies. I will count down from the tenth worst, and end with the absolute worst. Starting with…
Hyde Park on Hudson (dir. Roger Michell)
Bill Murray plays FDR, and he's actually just fine. Indeed, his performance is so uncanny, you often forget you're watching Bill Murray, and actually get involved in the drama surrounding FDR. His performance is actually very impressive. The problem with getting involved with Hyde Park on Hudson's drama is that there isn't much to get involved in. Roosevelt begins having an affair with his smitten fifth cousin Daisy (Laura Linney), and she enters into this weird state of blissful complacency, wherein she observes the presidential world around her, meets the King and Queen of England (Samuel West and Elizabeth Colman), and, uh… that's it I guess. In addition to the complete lack of any sort of real palpable drama, we're also treated to a scene where Daisy gives FDR a handjob in a car. That handjob, the film argues, is sort of the romantic crux of the film. Which is kind of disgusting.
Red Dawn (dir. Dan Bradley)
Most remakes, it could be argued, are pretty useless. The most useless remake I've seen in years was probably 2011's The Thing, although it could be argued that this year's Total Recall may also take that award. But a remake that was, in addition to being useless, both stupid and offensive was Dan Bradley's Red Dawn, remade from the 1984 original. Both films involve a Communist takeover of a small town in America, and a small group of young people who fight off invaders. The 1984 original was a chest-thumping relic of the Reagan era, and a clear product of the Cold War. This remake has no political affiliation whatsoever, and indeed, in an earlier cut of the film the bad guys were Chinese, only to be changed to Koreans at the last minute by nervous marketing gurus. It doesn't matter who we're fighting. We're America, and making violence is justified against any Other. Jingoistic, sloppy, dumb, and bad, Red Dawn made Battleship look subtle.
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (dir. John Hyams)
I will say this in favor of the fourth/sixth film in the Universal Soldier franchise: The violence is excellent. Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning has some truly brutal fights, a lot of bullet-induced arterial spray, and an awesome fight scene that takes place inside a sporting goods store. The violence does, however, go a little over the top in many places: a thug guns down a string of half-naked prostitutes in one scene, and Jean-Clause Van Damme shoots a crying woman in her panties, right before murdering a five-year-old. If the ickiness of those scenes don't get to you, the film's dreamy, dumb, impossible-to-follow plot will. It's a plot full of hallucinations, double-backs, and bizarre moments where the lead character has to act opposite himself. I couldn't tell you why there are two of that guy. It's violence is only occasionally fun. Mostly it's just an icky mish-mash of confused plot points.
The Watch (dir. Akiva Schaffer)
I have to constantly remind myself that I even saw The Watch. It was such a bland and forgettable comedy, it barely stuck in my mind. I suppose that's an advantage of certain bad movies; they won't take up space in your memory for too long. The Watch, about a quartet of lame white guys who form a neighborhood crime watch to apprehend malevolent space aliens, is full of limp improv, squirm-inducing sex panic jokes, and horrible plot points; Ben Stiller's character, for instance, has been lying to his child-desiring wife about his potency. When she learns the truth, she just shrugs it off. Shouldn't that be a bigger moment? The funniest person in the film, Billy Crudup, is only in a few scenes. When the alien action begins, it is unremarkable, despite the gallons of green slime. And I usually like any movie with green slime. Also this: to accentuate how HAWD our four lame heroes are, we're treated to at least five shots of the four of them, walking abreast in slow-motion, to the strains of loud gangsta rap. I call a moratorium on this.
The Inbetweeners Movie (dir. Ben Palmer)
Based on a hit TV show, The Inbetweeners Movie plays like a British American Pie knockoff, only missing any of the wit or charm or subtlety of its American counterpart. A quartet of clichéd teen movie types have made the usual pact to get laid when they go on vacation to Malia, only to discover that the hot-to-trot bikini babes of their fantasies are thin on the ground. They do find a quartet of ladies, and the ladies are much more intelligent, charming, and interesting than they are, and I kind of wish the movie had been about them. Instead, we get to see a string of truly mean-spirited abuse scenes, where our loutish and insufferable heroes mistreat, badger, and browbeat these four young ladies, all in the name of comedy. It's a comedy without laughs, and no small amount of misogyny. It shoots for a sweet ending, and lands with a wet plop at your feet.
Freak Dance (dirs. Matt Besser, Neil Mahoney)
I feel bad about bringing this film up, as it's somewhat unfair to single out an obscure and little film only to bat it back down again. I'm going to do it anyway, though, because this film made me feel worse than any critical violation could. Freak Dance is a straight-to-video spoof of '80s dance flicks, as imagined by the comedians at the Upright Citizens Brigade theater. They poke fun at the outfits of the 1980s, the music of the 1980s, and the clichés from '80s movies like Footloose. Few of the jokes are funny, and all smack of desperate mugging and scenery chewing. The bad comedy could be forgiven, had the film actually bothered to climax in a meaningful way and actually bothered to make the dancing impressive and complex, but it does neither. Here's a hint: if you want to make a dance film, be it comedy or drama, make a dance film. Hire dancers. Dance well. Watch Step Up Revolution a few dozen times. Then write your silly screenplay.
Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding (dir. Bruce Beresford)
Ew. Ew. Ew. Choose your preferred term: Touchy-feely, saccharine, treacly, manipulative. Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding is all of those and more. It's a disgrace, and a disservice to three generations of talented actresses. Catherine Keener plays a workaholic mom who was recently dumped by her husband. She bundles up the kids (the college-age daughter is played by Elisabeth Olsen), and goes to live with her ultra-hippie mom, played by Jane Fonda. What proceeds is not a feminist parable of independence and girl-power polemics, but the opposite. All the characters will only be able to overcome their neuroses and personal conflicts once they hook up with hunky, bearded mountain men in flannel shirts (represented by Jeffrey Dean Morgan). And smoke some weed. The entire final third of the movie is a string of teary confessions that is so effing weepy that you'll want to sop the snot off of the screen yourself.
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (dir. Matthew Diamond)
The very poster announced that The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure was no more than a marketing ploy, intended to distract your kids for a scant 75 minutes before they begin demanding more soda. Cheap, bizarre, cloying, abrasive, and strangely watchable, The Oogieloves follows a trio of hydrocephalic alien creatures as they trek across Loveland to retrieve a series of magical balloons for their comatose pillow friend. Each balloon is being held by a different celebrity guest, including Chazz Palmenteri, Jaime Pressley, Cloris Leachman, and Cary Elwes. The Oogieloves eat pancakes, play in a band, and converse with talking windows and vacuum cleaners. To make sure the kiddies are paying attention, captions will appear on the screen periodically entreating them to rise from their seats and dance along. While The Oogieloves is pretty effing terrible, I have to admit that there's a kind of appealing purity to it. Here is a dumb film that has no qualms with its stance as a product. That's more than can be said for most mainstream summer blockbusters. Plus, I enjoyed its hallucinatory elements. This is one of the worst films of the year, yet perhaps I still recommend it.
That's My Boy (dir. Sean Anders)
Not only was That's My Boy not funny, but it takes place is a bizarre parallel universe where all decent values have been inverted. Adam Sandler plays a fortysomething d*ckhead who once enjoyed childhood fame for impregnating his now-imprisoned Jr. High teacher. The progeny of that union was Andy Samberg, now a damaged and neurotic adult, traumatized by a childhood of abuse and neglect at the hands of his immature and alcoholic father. That's My Boy, though, rather than forcing Sandler to grow up and take responsibility for his wholly irresponsible behavior and arrested-in-the-'80s-adolescence, actually posits that Samberg is the weak one who just needs to relax a little and learn to love the beer-swilling white trash monster that barely raised him. This is a universe that rewards heavy-drinking pop-culture-addled ignorami, and takes the piss out of the rich, the kind, the decent, and the sane, not to mention anyone who is a woman or a minority. I needed a few days to recover after this one.
Act of Valor (dirs. Mike McCoy, Scott Waugh)
Set up as a plot-free stunt spectacular for real-life navy SEALS, Act of Valor is jingoistic, racist, morally irresponsible, and worships violence and war with the fervor of a bizarre Saturday Morning cartoon made by General Patton's id. I understand that the film was made with real soldiers demonstrating real battle tactics, and that they used live ammunition for the gunfight scenes, but the action scenes were filmed so badly, any ecstatic truth that may have been conveyed was buried under cheap action movie clichés and dumb dialogue. The bad guys are all nondescript, nation-free brown people with vague plans to take down America for no other reason, I suppose, than they hate our freedom. The heroes are equally nondescript, and aren't even given the decent requisite single character traits to tell them apart. Act of Valor pays an almost sexual homage to violence and war, while intentionally jettisoning any semblance of character or drama, which are, as a result, depicted as signs of weakness. The ultimate message seems to be that erasing your identity and shooting strangers is the ultimate heroic act. I'm not often offended by a movie, but Act of Valor takes the number one spot for that very reason: I was offended.
#0: Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (dirs. Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim)
Lower than low, though, is the despicable comedy Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie, a meta-comedy based on the trashy/absurdist TV program "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!," which is, from what I hear, only funny when you're stoned out of your gourd. The film is a series of intentionally baffling set pieces wherein our heroes, Tim and Eric, commit random acts of bizarre cruelty, and disgusting acts of insensitive cruelty. The film is so busy sending up all manner of comedic conventions, however, that it forgets to actually establish any rules. As such, most of the jokes feel like parodies of parodies. I suppose, from an intellectual standpoint, this film could be seen as an oddball object lesson on comedy conventions, but it would have helped if the film weren't so forthrightly repellant and offensively unfunny. There's a scene wherein Ray Wise entreats a sextet of tunic-clad 10-year-old boys to unleash a stream of liquid fecal matter directly onto Eric Wareheim. I posit the following: there are no circumstances under which that scene could be made funny or tolerable. Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie is an experiment on how off-putting a movie can be. I suppose it succeeded.
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MAKING PICTURES Art Exhibit Opens October 19 at Beck Center
Beck Center for the Arts will present Making Pictures, an exhibition by Olwen O'Herlihy Dowling on display October 19 through November 19 in the Jean Bulicek Galleria at Beck Center. Guests are invited to attend an artist's reception on Friday, October 19 from 6 to 9 pm to meet Ms. Dowling and discuss her work. The reception and exhibit are free and open to the public. For gallery hours, call Beck Center Customer Services at 216.521.2540, ext. 10. Beck Center is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood. Free onsite parking is available.
The Making Pictures exhibit includes works by Dowling in oils, watercolors and intaglio copper etching. The title for the exhibit was inspired by her father Dan O'Herlihy a Hollywood actor who made motion pictures in the 1950s. O'Herlihy was always drawing pictures, primarily in ink and pen, of people and places in Ireland evoking memories of his past. This influenced Dowling to express herself through drawing and painting.
Born in Dublin, Ireland, Dowling immigrated with her family to the United States in 1947. She was raised in Malibu, California and later attendEd Smith College in Massachusetts. Dowling graduated from Smith with a major in Studio Art and a minor in Biology. "This work has allowed me to explore and combine my interest in the natural world with my art." explained Dowling. She now splits her time living and working in the west of Ireland and in North Chester, Massachusetts where she paints landscapes of the Berkshire Mountains and the surrounding rivers and lakes.
Dowling's paintings are in private collections throughout the United States and Europe. In recent years, she has exhibited at The James Joyce Gallery and The Hallward Gallery in Dublin, Ireland; National Arts Club New York with the National Society of Etchers; Springfield Museum, Smith College Alumnae Gallery, Sanford Gallery, Hosmer Gallery, and The Watkins Gallery in Northampton, Massachusetts.
For over two decades, Dowling worked in the professional theater. She has designed scenery for numerous theatrical productions, and has been producer, managing director, production manager, and stage manager for large and small professional theaters, as well as director of The Northampton Center for the Arts.
Dowling has a special Cleveland connection. She worked here in theater and lived on the west side of Cleveland for almost ten years. Her husband, actor and director Vincent Dowling served as Artistic and Producing Director of the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival, now known as Great Lakes Theater, from 1976 to 1984. "This exhibition and the return to Cleveland hold a very special place in my heart," said Dowling "I am truly delighted to be exhibiting at Beck Center where there are so many wonderful memories for me."
For more information about the artist and a calendar of upcoming art exhibits at Beck Center for the Arts, visit beckcenter.org.


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Connecting the unobserved dots : a decomposition analysis of changes in earnings inequality in urban Argentina, 1980-2002
There are several possible explanations for the observed changes in inequality, the returns to education, and the gap between the wages of informal and formal salaried workers in Argentina over the period 1980-2002. Largely due to the lack of evidence for competing explanations, skill-biased technical change is the most likely explanation forthe increases in the returns to education that occurred in the 1990s. Using a semi-parametric re-weighting variance decomposition technique and data from the Permanent Household Survey, the authors show that during the same period there was an increase in the returns to unobserved skill. This finding lends support to the hypothesis that skill-biased technical change has been a main driver of increases in inequality in Argentina. The pattern of changes suggests that the growth in returns to unobserved skill may have been partly responsible for the relative deterioration of informal salaried wages during the 1990s.
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Konnichiwa! Welcome to Just One Cookbook
On the site you will find recipes for many of the most popular Japanese dishes, as well as a number of traditional Japanese recipes that you can explore.
To help you on your Japanese cooking journey, each recipe has a detailed description and step-by-step instructions with pictures. Many recipes also include a video tutorial, so you can watch the entire process before you get started.
How It All Started
Just One Cookbook (JOC) was created by Namiko Chen (Nami) in 2011 as a blog to keep track of her recipes and to share them with her friends who wanted to learn Japanese cooking.
The name Just One Cookbook came from her passion to create just one cookbook of her favorite family recipes, so she could pass them on to her children one day. She always believed having good food on the table brought family closer together.
Nami learned cooking at a young age from her mother who prepared home cooked meals daily. She was in the kitchen with her mom almost every evening, learning how to prepare ingredients and master techniques specific to each dish. As was custom for her generation, Nami's mother cooked from instinct and heart – never writing recipes down. But Nami wanted to share her delicious recipes with family, friends, and everyone curious about Japanese cooking, so she has recreated many of those same dishes here in detail for you to try at home.
Meet Namiko Chen (Nami)
Nami was born and raised in Yokohama, Japan and came to California as a foreign student when she was 20 years old. She loved studying geography and geology, and worked at a digital map company where she met her Taiwanese-American husband (Mr. JOC). Mr. JOC films and edits all of their YouTube videos.
Nami and Mr. JOC reside in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area with their children Enzo (11) and Shiori (9). The family enjoys eating good food, hiking and skiing (our new favorite activity), and traveling to new places in the US and around the world.
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Reese is currently based in Minnesota, but she is originally from Penang – an island in Malaysia with a vibrant, multicultural community that is reflected in its deliciously diverse foods. Having traveled around the world, she is most passionate about the connection between foods and cultures. She shares this curiosity with others in her cooking classes on modern Asian cooking, as well as behind the scenes at JOC.
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K currently resides in the urban jungle that is the Tokyo metropolis, and sustains on a diet of crunchy peanut butter, gelato and anything with matcha.
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Julia is a Los Angeles native, currently residing in the Bay Area. She grew up eating Japanese food and her favorites include korroke, curry rice, and even natto! Her hobbies include traveling to new places with her husband, watching cat videos on YouTube, and hiking.
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Century of Business, Strong Future to be Recognized in St. Cloud [AUDIO]
ST. CLOUD – Central Minnesota businesses 100 years old or more will honored on Thursday.
The Better Business Bureau will host their "Centennial Luncheon" at the Atwood Memorial Center.
Dan Hendrickson is the Communications Coordinator with the Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota. He says they chose to host the event here because the St. Cloud area has been a strong business community in the state for a long time – and continues to thrive.
Hendrickson says the legacy of strong business in St. Cloud has prompted BBB pilot programs like "Social My Way," which connects area companies with college business students to develop social media plans.
Other cities that have hosted Centennial Luncheons include Rochester and Fargo.


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I also purchased it based upon what I could do without rooting. Unless I'm missing something and it is only a matter of time, my NT is still without the update as I checked the version.
Hopefully, you've allowed third party downloads and loaded all the apps you need for now. I've done so and I keep my wifi turned off so they can't download the update. I do sneak downloads now. I turn on wifi AFTER I know exactly what I want to download and then turn on wifi just for that period of time. I expect that the devs at XDA will come up with a very easy fix to the update problem. Right now the one they have is still pretty "iffy".
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It is that time of the year again, where many of us peruse the Internet, research a sale or two, and stand in long lines to save money this Black Friday.
But are you really saving money? Don't let this Black Friday put you in a black hole!
Last year, I shopped for a pair of shoes a few days prior to Black Friday. In hopes of saving money, I put off my purchase until Black Friday. But to my surprise, the shoes actually cost more on what is supposedly the biggest shopping day of the year.
To add insult to injury, the retailer conveniently advertised the shoes as if the price had been reduced.
Do your research
It is important to do your research before you begin holiday shopping. Many times, retailers increase the original retail cost, thus misleading consumers into believing they are getting huge savings. But in reality, the consumer is not. Here are some steps to take before heading out to hit the sales:
- Make a list of items you expect to purchase.
- Compare the costs via the Internet.
- Use shopping smartphone apps, which allow you to find the lowest costs in your area.
- Get an idea of what an item sells for so you are not a victim of the Black Friday traps.
- Stick to your budget.
- Get an idea of the total amount you expect to spend. Also, list the amount you expect to spend for each item as well. This way, once you find the item you desire, you can make a well-informed decision about whether to purchase it.
- Try to stay away from credit cards or other loans when holiday shopping.
Remember, there is life after Christmas. So it may not be a good idea to still be paying for this year's iPad around this time next year!
Kemberley Washington is a certified public accountant and teaches at Dillard University in New Orleans. She writes a personal finance blog at kemberley.com. Follow her on Twitter @KemWashCPA.


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First, Haiti. Now, Chile.
Two earthquakes in two months in our hemisphere.
This latest disaster may test the charitable spirit of Floridians. Still reeling from a sluggish economy, many nonetheless gave willingly only weeks ago when Haiti was devastated by a major quake.
Will compassion fatigue be a problem this time around?
"There are some donors who probably can't give now because they gave to Haiti," American Red Cross spokesman Eric Porterfield told the St. Petersburg Times. "But other people will see that the need is great, and they'll be willing to give."
He recalled other times when one disaster followed another, such as two weeks in May 2008 when a tropical cyclone killed nearly 140,000 in Myanmar and an earthquake killed nearly 70,000 in China. "We still had an outpouring of generosity from the American public," he said.
Relief agencies like the Red Cross, the Salvation Army and Save the Children have just begun to ramp up fundraising for Chile after Saturday's earthquake.
In addition to texting HAITI from your cell phone to chip in $10, you can now text CHILE to various charities.
Still, a few weeks after a huge outpouring of generosity for Haiti, it remains to be seen if images of toppled buildings in Chile will prompt Americans to open their wallets one more time.
Relief experts note that the two disasters — and the two countries — are very different.
Chile's death toll climbed Sunday to more than 700, and the country is struggling with civil order and aftershocks. But it is one of the wealthiest, most stable Latin American nations.
In contrast, the Jan. 12 quake in poverty-stricken Haiti killed roughly 220,000 as flimsy buildings collapsed.
The American Red Cross, which raised more than $250 million for Haitian recovery efforts, has committed an initial $50,000 to Chile relief.
"At this time, we are not soliciting for any donations specifically for Chile," said Janet McGuire, disaster communications officer for the Red Cross' Tampa Bay chapter. "The Chilean Red Cross is assessing what needs they have."
And though Haiti has receded from the headlines, more than a million Haitians are homeless and relief operations there will continue for years.
"It's a desperate situation," McGuire said. "The magnitude of loss in Haiti is overwhelming."
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Raul Castro, A senior U.S. senator met with imprisoned American Alan Gross and discussed the man's case in a long sit-down with Cuban President Raul Castro, but told The Associated Press on Friday that Gross was not likely to be released any time soon.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont, said he saw Gross on Thursday afternoon at a Havana military prison. He and Sen. Richard Shelby, a Republican from Alabama, later met for 2 ½ hours with Castro and offered to take Gross back to the United States on their plane.
"You can imagine how far that went," Leahy said in a phone interview. He added that "we have a long way to go" to win Gross's release.
The Maryland native is serving a 15-year jail term for spiriting satellite and other communications equipment onto the island while on a USAID-funded democracy-building program. Cuba considers the programs an attempt to destabilize the government, and Gross was convicted of crimes against the state, not espionage.
The Gross affair has chilled relations between the U.S. and Cuba and short-circuited any chance of rapprochement since President Barack Obama took office.
Leahy said Castro agreed that Gross "was no spy." Gross spoke virtually no Spanish and traveled to Cuba five times under his own name before his arrest in December 2009.
The talks with Castro and the senators was the first high-level meeting between the Cold War enemies since former President Jimmy Carter dined with Castro during a visit to the island in April 2010. Leahy, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a senator since 1975, said the late-night meeting with Castro was cordial and open.
The senator said Castro brought up the case of five Cuban agents sentenced to long jail terms in the United States, including one who was released last year but has not been allowed to return to Cuba while he serves out three years probation.
Leahy said Castro never explicitly linked Gross' fate with that of the agents, who were jailed in 1998, but "he made it very clear that while we may be concerned for Mr. Gross and have humanitarian reasons to be, they are very concerned about the five (agents) and have humanitarian and family reasons too."
While the agents' case is largely forgotten in the United States, it remains a cause celebre in Cuba, where the government hails the "Cuban Five" as heroes who were only trying to detect and prevent violent attacks against their country by exile groups.
Cuban officials have stopped short of linking the cases, but have said no one should expect the island to free the 62-year-old American in a "unilateral gesture."
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Mexican Lime Jerky
1. Prepare the Marinade In a mini food processor, puree the seeded jalapeño along with 1/4 cup of the lime juice. Transfer the puree to a large bowl. Stir in the beer, soy sauce, the unseeded jalapeño and the remaining 3/4 cup of lime juice.
2. Prepare the Meat Cut the beef into 1/4-inch-thick slices, either with or against the grain.
3. Marinate the Meat Add the beef to the marinade, a few slices at a time, stirring well to coat each slice with the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for 6 to 8 hours.
4. Dry the Meat Preheat the oven to 200°. Set a large wire rack on each of 3 large rimmed baking sheets. Remove the beef from the marinade and pat dry with paper towels. Arrange the beef on the racks, leaving 1/4 inch between slices. Sprinkle with coarse salt. Bake for about 4 hours, until the jerky is firm and almost completely dry, but still chewy. Let cool completely on the racks before serving.


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Keeps skin youthfulI apply this on my face every night and wake up the next morning with my skin glowing and very smooth like a baby's butt. It's a sticky watery texture, but when applied to the face, it absorbs quickly into the skin so it doesn't feel sticky or greasy at all. You only need to use a pea size. Less is more. It's pretty moisturizing for the winter time. But it is pricey to purchase every time I run out. — 4 years, 1 month agosmartSHOP | 9 reviews
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Iran War Threats, Militarization of American Police and Spying on Americans All Started BEFORE 9/11
Many things which we've been told have only happened recently actually started a long time ago.
For example, the mainstream media claims that Iran is close to building a nuclear weapon. But the Christian Science Monitor notes that the U.S. has been claiming for more than 30 years that Iran was on the verge of nuclear capability.
And the decision to threaten to bomb Iran was made before 9/11.
As another example, journalists from across the spectrum have documented the militarization of police forces in the United States, including, CNN, Huffington Post, Forbes, Esquire, The Atlantic, Salon, and theCato Institute.
Indeed, police shooting peaceful "occupy" protesters with rubber bullets, tear gas and other projectiles and brutally beating them has brought this issue to the attention of the American public. See this, thisand this.
But the militarization of police started long before 9/11 … in the 1980s. As Radley Balko testified before the House Subcommittee on Crime:
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"Gumby and Jurassic Park crammed together into a load of baloney."
"It will never work."
Plasticine Rewilding is a project involved with the megafauna of the Plasticine epoch. The idea was started by ex-biologist Steven Irving after getting high. The project aims to resurrect extinct clay animals within 100 years and put them in some sort of park.
edit Recreating a lost clay ecosystem
The Plasticine epoch (15,000 to 1 million years ago) was a dark time when the world was covered with clay and strange prehistoric clay animals ruled the earth. And then the ice age came along, making all the clay freeze and causing the animals to slip and die. When the world got warmer, the clay melted, as did the animals. Eventually, it started to rain, making the remaining animals sink into the clay and die.
The Plasticine Rewilding project is said to help fill ecological niches and make clay seem more important. It is also a clever scheme to make millions of dollars by a tourist-trap safari park.
The first thing the project aims to do is find some designated area and call it Plasticine Park. This area will have its trees, water, and mountainous regions removed, as clay models of these things will take their place. The land will also be cleared of its inhabitants so as to make room for the Plasticine megafauna. Afterward, the land will be covered with tons of Play-Doh (chewing gum and silly putty may also be involved).
Plasticine and most of the animals which lived during this time period were modeled out of clay by a gigantic hand. Thus, scientists are looking to find new technology capable of bringing Play-Doh models to life. Thousands of artists involved with the project are currently involved with modeling Play-Doh creatures which will then be sent to Plasticine Park to live, mate, and die.
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A recent study revealed that artists were being chained up in a factory being forced to create Play-Doh creatures. In other words, clay farming.
The Government should spend more time thinking about the environment, poverty, terrorism, and other important topics and stop donating funds to the Plasticine Rewilding project. Yet they continue to tell us lies and hide the truth: that it is all just a waste of time, money, effort, and Play-Doh. And anyone who sympathizes this project needs serious help.


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— Eli Manning threw for three touchdowns, including the go-ahead score to Victor Cruz in his first game in nearly two years, and the New York Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys 20-19 Sunday.
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THE number of people claiming jobseekers' allowance in Colchester has dropped by more than one thousand in the past year.
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How my blog earned $10,000 this yearKacie
There's a funny phenomenon when it comes to talking about money. I'm a money blogger, and yet, when it comes to my own income I've been quiet about it. The last time I mentioned my income specifics on here was … I can't even find it. I'm digging through my archives and I think I've shared some things along the way, but more likely once this blog started making a little money, I stopped talking about it. I didn't want to come across the wrong way.
Talking about income can be so taboo.
But that's silly. This is a MONEY blog. You are here to read about finances, are you not? More specifically, my money and what I'm doing with it. I'm guessing you read here because you find me somewhat entertaining, but also so you can have some ideas to apply to your own situation.
So I'm going to tell you how much money I've earned with this ol blog. This blog's income helped fund several of our money goals and for that, we are grateful. Totals you see are gross. Meaning, my actual take-home is way less when you count PayPal fees, blog hosting fees, and taxes. Taxes take a good third.
2007: I started this blog but it didn't earn money
2008: $3,494
2009: $4,760
2010: $5,693
2011: $10,044
Lifetime total: $23,991 in blog gross earnings, take-home roughly $16k
That may not be much at all to you, but to me that is nothing to sneeze at! I'm looking at the difference between 2010 and 2011 and I'm scratching my head.
You might be, too. I didn't post a ton. But my blog was older and advertisers found me fairly easily, and continued their advertising relationship. I am hopeful that 2012 will be a good year for me blog-wise, but it's hard telling.
As you can probably tell from looking at my site, most of my revenue comes from sidebar advertisements. An advertiser will pay me a monthly or yearly fee in exchange for me placing their link in my sidebar. I have sold a lot of ads that way, and also via Linkworth* which matches up advertisers with my site. Unfortunately, this business model is not looked kindly upon by the big G search engine, and I'm phasing this out while I look for other ways to monetize.
My lifetime total of affiliate sales from Amazon* is $90.
My Ebates* year-to-date cash back is $92. Most of that this year is from my own purchases, but $20 of that was affiliate revenue. There was awhile back when I earned a lot from affiliate sign-ups on Ebates, but now I think most of you already have accounts (as you should! Totally easy, painless money).
I've earned $30 in Swagbucks* Amazon gift cards this year, and since I don't have many referrals I think it was mostly my own searches and clicks.
Other bloggers might use this model, or they might earn income in other ways. They might be heavier on affiliate sales via Amazon or just any product they link to could net a commission for them if they have it set up right.
They might earn money through Google Adsense. Maybe they're members of blog networks that provide ads and take commissions for their placement (such as Linkworth, or BlogHer). Or maybe they take money for sponsored or guest posts, or links within blog posts.
I don't mind ads within a post if it's marked as sponsored, but I don't like it when bloggers don't mention that a post is sponsored. Ya know?
Some bloggers create their own products — say ebooks, for instance, and sell them and make money that way. Or they make money by selling other people's ebooks as an affiliate.
There are a variety of business models out there and each blogger will have to determine what will work best for him or her. As for me, I think I'm going to see if I can diversify my blogging revenue somewhat.
Since I'm being really open about my blog income, there's one other thing I'll tell you in the interest of being transparent. Recently, I shopped my blog around to see if I could find a buyer. I thought maybe I could find someone to take over all the web work and SEO and ads and…work, and then I could just write posts.
Or, if the price was right, I'd step away entirely. Before you get mad at me and never read this site again, I thought that if I could get the 1-2.5x my annual blogging income as a selling price, then yeah it would be worth it to sell and start another blog some time. I mean seriously, could you fault me if I could get $25k for this site?
Alas. I cannot. This blog is worth more to me than it is to a buyer. It's a personal personal finance blog, and the ad model I have right now isn't sellable.
I've had to think about why I am keeping my blog going. The prospect of another year of $10k gross is hard to ignore. Even a year of $5k gross is a lot of money to me. I could do a lot for my kids' college funds with that.
But there's more.
I do value the creative outlet it provides. Being a SAHM isn't easy, and it can be isolating. I like the friends I have made through this site and I'd miss the interaction. Also, I'm really encouraged when some of you share that a post of mine helped you save some cash, or otherwise inspired you to do something to improve your finances. Further, you all inspire me to stay the course. It's not like I've "arrived" financially or anything.
I'm not staying with my blog for the money, though it is a nice perk.
I hope that what I've written here hasn't turned you off. I'm hoping that you'll stay with me in the coming year.
In that vein, I'd like to perhaps outsource some of the more mundane tasks, such as the advertising and site maintenance stuff. I'm looking into prospects for that so I can stick with the parts that I enjoy most (writing and interacting with you!).
I'll update my 2012 blog revenue next year and we can talk about what went well and what flopped.
Thank you for your readership! Without you, I wouldn't have earned a nickel.
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By Trixie on Dec 29, 2011 | Reply
Congratulations! You should be very proud of the work and effort you have put into your blog. It's nice to see you are being rewarded for your efforts. I know I've certainly enjoyed reading here. Thank you for sharing!
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By Kacie on Dec 29, 2011 | Reply
Thank you, Trixie! I have worked hard over the years and it is rewarding to see a financial benefit out of it. I'm glad to have you as a reader!
By amanda on Dec 29, 2011 | Reply
Awesome Kacie!!!
By Ericka on Dec 29, 2011 | Reply
Great that you keep earning money from your blog. That is great and we are very taboo about money it's great that you share! May 2012 be an even more prosperous year financially!
By sarah p on Dec 30, 2011 | Reply
Thanks for sharing! I've been greatly encouraged following your progress over the years, and appreciate your openness here – great point of reference!
By Jeffrey on Dec 30, 2011 | Reply
That's awesome! Thanks for the resources, I'll definitely have to check these out!
Jeffrey´s last post ..I'm Newly Debt Free! (And Ways You Can Be, Too)
By Jennifer on Dec 30, 2011 | Reply
You have done great! I would like to take my blog to the next level and have a question. How many hours a week do you spend on background stuff? Like ad deals, site updates, etc. Trying to determine if I even have the time to make it a priority.
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By Kacie on Dec 30, 2011 | Reply
Hey Jennifer! My reply was getting long so I emailed you.
By Tammy on Jan 2, 2012 | Reply
I very much enjoy your blog and am very happy for you that it provides your family with a source of income! Good for you! Keep up the good work and I'll definitely keep reading.
By Michael on Jan 3, 2012 | Reply
As a relatively new blogger, I really appreciate these numbers and analysis. It is nice to know the revenue streams and motivations of other personal finance bloggers. I don't think anyone who is truly successful at blogging got into it only for the money and you are no exception. Here's to you in 2012, Kacie!
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By Kacie on Jan 3, 2012 | Reply
Thanks so much! I do enjoy blogging a lot, and the extra money it adds to our household has really been a blessing.
By Miiockm on Mar 25, 2012 | Reply
Congrats on the 2011 income. I'm always very happy to see someone make money off of their blog. So much time goes into everything that people deserve some reward, even if it's relatively small.
By Cathy Daniels on May 17, 2012 | Reply
I'm not really into blogging, but after I've read this article, it motivates me to work more for my blog. Investing a small amount then earning big is the concept of blogging but you must exert a lot of effort to achieved this. Congrats to you!
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An Embsay family fears for the safety of its beloved cats.
Parish councillor Mark Wilson, wife Joanne Lloyd and children Christi, 18, and Thomas, 14, were left reeling after their pet cat, Otto, was shot by a mystery gunman.
And, while Otto survived, three of the family's other cats, Ziggy, Casper and Tigger, have disappeared without trace in the past 18 months.
"We have some kittens and we are frightened about letting them out as we don't know whether they will come back," said 43-year-old Mark, who is a lecturer in Leeds.
"I initially put the disappearances down to a fox, but now I think that they may have been shot and dumped in someone's bin. It is a horrible feeling – to think that someone living nearby is shooting cats."
Otto was shot with an air rifle during the day on Wednesday, November 24.
"The cat was alright when I went to work in the morning, but by 5pm, it was lying in bed. It had blood in its fur and was unable to put its leg down."
A subsequent trip to the vet revealed that an air pellet had travelled through Otto's body and had become lodged under the skin behind its knee cap. It was lucky to survive.
"We have spent £600 on vets' bills and it may be that Otto will have a permanent limp," said Mark.
"It is very upsetting and I would ask people to be vigilant and report anything suspicious to the police."
The shooting is being investigating by PC Andrew Stoyles, of Skipton Police.
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Featured book is The Archaeology of Consumer Culture by Paul Mullins.
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- Commodifying Conception: The Material Culture of Sperm Banks. Paul Mullins.
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TAR ASIA leg #3
November 23th, 2006, on the AXN channel
Teams fly to Bali, Indonesia.
1. Sahil/Prashant (IND)
2. Mardy/Marsio (INA)
3. Howard/Sahran (SRI)
4. Zabrina/Joe Jer (MAL)
5. Sharon/Melody (SIN)
6. Aubrey/Jaq (PHI)
7. Andy/Laura (THA/UK)
8. Andrew/Syeon (MAL/KOR)
9. Sandy/Francesca (HKG)
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Go to the Monkey Forest and find a clue hanging on the trees.
This monkey is passing out a clue. Cool.
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DETOUR #1: elephant riding @ the Elephant Safari Park in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
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ROADBLOCK: digging for a surfboard @ the Kuta beach.
The surfboard is about 4 feet. All they have to do is dig a hole every 4 feet.
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Some teams finish at night.
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There're 13 episodes, 7 are eliminations, the rest are NEL and TBC.
Sharon/Melody, Howard/Sahran, Mario bros, Andy/Laura, Sandy/Francesca, Sahil/Prashant are safe in this leg because they were spotted in Australia.
Zabrina/Joe Jer, Aubrey/Jaq, Andrew/Syeon are in trouble.
"I was ionized, but I'm OK now", Buckaroo Banzai
It's not a separate language - it's just numbers. I flipped the image left-to-right and what comes out is this:Originally Posted by banzai;2144559;
I can't read what's on top, but the bottom line is clearly numbers - 0361-74542. I don't think it means anything in particular, though.
Sandy kind of scares me. His muscles .. are B-I-G, bigger than big.
I still yet to have a favourite for the show, though I guess I'm supporting Andrew & Syeon + Sabrina & Joe Jer - Local Love. <3
im waiting for someone to post a full episode 2 of TAR asia on the site that i watch it........
So the 2 male models are now in the lead. Anyone knows where I can download latest episode ??
I saw the first 2 episodes. I liked it. It has it's flaws but also some things that the American one should think about.
- I liked how there was a 2 minute rule to finish a scary task or loose your turn. I hate when people with fears just keep the rest of the teams waiting. The 2 minute rule made everyone hurry up. Some cried and all but it was more exciting that way.
- The detour with the cart. I LOVED it!. they have to push the cart, sing a song and watch out for a bowl of soy sauce inside (if it spilled they had to do it again.) Made that simple task even more demanding. You could choose to sale some food inside the cart too but if you couldn't you had to eat it to continue.
Sorry about the typos. I just finish watching and wanted to post real quick before I forget.
The Brothers are really impressive for people out of shape coming second/first in the first legs.
Sahil/Prashant (IND)
2. Mardy/Marsio (INA)
3. Howard/Sahran (SRI)
4. Zabrina/Joe Jer (MAL)
5. Sharon/Melody (SIN)
6. Aubrey/Jaq (PHI)
7. Andy/Laura (THA/UK)
8. Andrew/Syeon (MAL/KOR)
9. Sandy/Francesca (HKG)
my impressions of the TAR asia teams.:
sahil & prashant: not very impressive as racers so far, i mean they took half an hour getting a taxi at the very start of the race. they got lucky beating ernie & jeena to the fast forward. i say they will probably make it to the halfway point of the race but be eliminated shortly thereafter.
mardy/marsio: they might turn out to be the drew & kevin of TAR asia, finishing strong in almost every leg and make the final 3. however i think they may make a huge mistake late in the race and allow another, lesser team pass them. i see a final 3 finish and possible win at best, and a top 5 finish at worst. the only thing i see slowing them down is their physical condition, but since they seem to be above average navigators, i think that will offset their percived ungainliness.
howard & sahran: my dark horse pick for a final 3 finish. they might not look like a threat to the other teams, but i think they could be just ruthless enough to edge out the competition, that is as long as sahran, who looks to be the weaker of the 2, stays strong. im really liking these two already, they seem to have gotten their game together in the second leg and im hoping they hang around long enough to make the final 3.
zabrina & joe jer: another very likeable (to me) team who i have high hopes for. started out strong in the first leg, then seemed to loose some ground in the second, as long as they can finish in the top 4 or 5 every leg, i dont see any problems with them making it deep into the race, and just maybe a final 3 finish, though sharon/melody might give them a run for their money.
sharon & melody: already TAR asia has more all female teams racing in its inaugural season than the American TAR 10 and i think all 3 of these all female teams have more potential to finish higher than almost any of the american TAR all female teams ever have. sharon and melody arent quite on my "likeable" scale just yet, but im nowhere close to hating them (or any team on TAR asia for that matter......YET) i think they are strong competitors and will last a while, but i think in the end zabrina & joe jer will edge them out late in the race.
aubrey & jaq: these two are the dustin & kandice of TAR asia (at least thats who id compare them to) beauty queens (in all but name) with a pretty good competitive streak. they did drop a couple spots from 4th to 6th place, but i think theyll rise back up in the top 5 and be serious competitors for a while. id say theyll probably be eliminated midway through the race.
andy & laura: if laura can keep her bitchyness to a minimum, this team will do well, and as i quite like them, i HOPE they do well, but if they start argueing down the line, i think the wheels are gonna come off quick.....
andrew & syeon: i see hints of tension in this team, andrew seems to be a bit of the controlling type and if they start argueing, it will be a short race for them.
sandy & francesca: this is the only TAR asia team that had inspired the most mild dislike from me in leg one, but now after having seen them struggle again and again, i kinda feel sorry for them and hope they can pull themselves out of last place.
I have to say: that was a pretty tough Roadblock. The only tasks I can remember that took anywhere as long was the infamous hay bales or the meat-eating one in Argentina.
On average, it seems to be the tasks for TAR Asia are harder than the US version (excepting that absolutely ridiculous premiere episode).