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They make it look so effortless, those suave presenters. They look so relaxed, even when addressing a conference attended by a billion world-renowned experts in their fields. A casual wave of the hand on one occasion, an inspiring stare at another - what is it about these so-called natural presenters that keeps the audience wrapped around their fingers? How do some people manage to capture their audience better than others? What is it that they have that others don't?
If you're the kinds to avoid every opportunity to present, this post is for you. If you think you can't speak in public, and you feel that's a job better left to the 'natural' presenter, this post is for you. If you're 'the reluctant presenter', this post is for you.
Give it time
I'm just going to say it - no one is a 'natural' presenter. Presenting effectively, to a room full of people isn't easy and surely doesn't come without practice. What we see for thirty minutes on a stage, is actually the result of hours in front of the mirror, or several debates and speeches given in college. Some of the best speakers have acted in theatre. All these activities have worked collectively in instilling that confidence in the speaker. Can't really call this 'natural', can we?
So what this means is, all we, the lesser presenters have to do is, catch up on lost time. Don't even think you can leave it all for the last minute and pull it off. Sure, you might manage a decent performance, but will you be living up to your true presenter potential? One word - Nope.
Find conviction
Get busy and start with your homework. Read, read, then read some more. Try to get as many points of view on the subject as you can so that your final content is comprehensive and informative. Don't give up on your content till you are convinced by it. How will you go out there and speak effectively about this product or idea if you are not convinced by it? Question and counter-question. Find all the loop holes so that you are ready to answer any possible questions about the subject of your presentation. It's all in the mind much before it is in front of an audience. Conquer that, and half your battle is won.
Once all your content is in place - wait for it - cut it by two-thirds. Yeah, you read it right. The art of presenting is effective editing. So chop, chop, chop. Delete repetitions, simplify everything, avoid jargon. Become one with the audience. Ask yourself, what would be the simplest way to communicate
to someone who knows nothing about it? Now do that, in thirty seconds.
Become best friends with your presentation software
Now that you know what you'll be presenting, look for a suitable presentation software to help you simplify your presentation further. Don't think you don't need one. No, don't make that mistake. Everyone needs some help, champ! Presentation softwares are like aids - they add the visual impact to your speech (not that you're not gorgeous enough). You'll be surprised how much these tools will help you to edit your presentation further. Just remember that the slides you create are only part of your presentation and not the whole presentation, so no reading off the slides, please. Let the tool you choose become your best friend, be familiar with it and let it help you through your presentation.
Mirror, mirror on the wall
There is no alternative to practice. Rehearse the words you'll say, rehearse the pauses, even rehearse the jokes you plan to say. Notice what your limbs are doing while you talk. Are you hand gestures adding to your presentation or distracting people from it? Did you just put your hand in your pocket? You don't want to seem too casual. Listen to your voice. Listen for the fillers - the umms, the stammering, the overuse of a pet phrase. Do you have a nervous word or phrase like 'you know' or 'like', or 'sort of'? Become aware of these distractions and then consciously do away with them.
A word of caution here: don't over-rehearse. Rehearsing should enhance your confidence and allow you the presentation to flow naturally. Sounds like a contradiction? Strangely, it's not. How do you test whether you've rehearsed just the right amount? I know I'm ready when I start focusing less on what I'm about to say, and am fully aware of what I'm saying in that moment. When I'm in the present and I am aware of what's going on around me. This kind of calmness only comes when you are 100% sure of what you want to say.
Request feedback
Trust your colleagues and friends to give you feedback. Notice I say colleagues and friends and not or, reason being the perspective your colleagues will give you will be a lot more educated in terms of the knowledge of the subject, your friends will tell you what they derived from your presentation from a layman's perspective. This experience will also give you a feel of what it would be like to present in front of an audience.
Use your nervous energy to energise
Nervous energy sounds like a terrible phrase but I have found that it's not a bad thing. If you use it well, it can help you, your presentation and your audience. For instance, movement cuts the excitement and helps your nerves calm whereas standing still, in one place can make you even more nervous. Presentations are even more interactive when the presenter claims the space on the stage, moves around a bit, instead of standing behind a podium like a statue. The audience immediately relates to the presenter more, and is forced to be attentive because of the movement.
Nervous energy can bring a great amount of energy into your presentation. Just visualise your success and let the good times roll. Your hard work and preparation will find a way to calm your nerves. But energy is not the enemy, energy is good, it shows you're interested in talking to the people, it shows you're passionate about the subject and it exudes enthusiasm from you, into the audience. Just get out there and smile your widest smile and let the energy flow.
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Jacques Callot, The Hanging, from The Miseries of War, ca. 1630, etching.
HANG GALLOWS LOOK. A thievish or villainish appearance [The modern hang-dog look]
HANG IN CHAINS. A vile, desperate fellow. Persons guilty of murder, or other atrocious crimes, are frequently, after execution, hanged on a gibbet, to which they are fastened by iron bandages: the gibbet is commonly placed on or near the place where the crime was committed. [Cf. Northumberland, hang-a-balk. EDD.]
HANG IT UP. Score it up; speaking of a reckoning. [Cant, 1725.F.]
HANGMAN'S WAGES. Thirteen pence halfpenny; which, according to the vulgar tradition, was thus allotted: one shilling for the execution, and three halfpence for the rope.—N.B. This refers to former times; the hangmen of the present day having, like other artificers, raised their prices. The true state of this matter is, that a Scottish mark was the fee allowed for an execution, and the value of that piece was settled by a proclamation of James I at thirteen pence halfpenny. [In Shropshire, money was paid beforehand for a piece of work.EDD.]
FROM: Captain Francis Grose, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, Edited with a biographical sketch and critical sketch and an extensive commentary by Eric Partridge, New York, Barnes & Noble, 1963.
Jacques Callot, Les Supplices (The Punishments), before 1630, etching.
NOTE: Ukraine fears prompted this post and stopped my fingers' promenade through Captain Grose's dictionary when I finally reached the "Hanging" section after a long, frustrating morning. Now, when I think about "hanging," I think of the Lorraine genius Jacques Callot (1692-1735). I've loved Callot's work since I was very young and very small. My mother had beautifully bound collection of his complete etchings (along with biographical and critical material) on a lower bookshelf and I pored over it early and earnestly in exactly the same way I did my Superman and Batman comics. It was an easy and natural thing to do because Callot's war reportage and other work told vivid stories and included astonishing amounts of legible detail. Years later in college the best course I ever took was the Master Print Makers seminar taught by Professor Robert Walker. Students worked directly and exclusively with original artworks, including Callot's etchings (and works by every other graphic master you can think of). It was unforgettable and extraordinarily valuable time -- the furthest thing from seeing poor book reproductions or internet images. By paying attention and looking closely and patiently you could "get" the whole thing. I was lucky then. I hope we all get lucky now. Times seem unlucky.
Jacques Callot, Grotesque Dwarf, 1635, etching.


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Delegates to the 92nd annual meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation, meeting in Atlanta, heard the chairman of the Agriculture Department's World Agricultural Outlook Board Gerald Bange say that as much as 10 million more acres could move into crop production this year. His reasoning is that corn, soybean, wheat and cotton prices are at the highest levels in years, which implies there will be more crop acreage in 2011. However, it won't be until June until we know for sure.
Strong prices and strong demand for cotton should mean more acreage will be devoted to that crop. But according to Bange, it is still uncertain what kind of increases are seen for corn and soybeans. High prices and very low stocks for corn should mean more corn acreage in 2011, but Bange said indicators right now are actually pointing to more soybean acres.
Bange says as farmers look to the future, they may be looking to soybeans and that intrigues the WAO a little bit because most are of the opinion that corn would be the favored crop as we move into 2011. The economist added that one factor driving greater prospects for soybeans may be high fertilizer costs associated with corn production as well as greater weather risks for corn production.


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Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns About Sportsmanship: Winning Isn't Everything
I received this book for review and have to say my 5 year old daughter was so excited when we got it, just look at her smile below :) She loves books, even though she cannot read yet. Every time we get one in the mail we have to sit down immediately and read it. So that is what we did.
I read the book through once to her and then asked her what it was about. She was not sure because she usually is just looking at all of the awesome photos in the book. The illustrations in this book were great so that of course caught her attention more than the story. So I read it a second time to her and asked her to pay attention to the what the story was about. After the second time she was able to tell me it was about a guy (Howard) that played soccer. She also told me he did not like losing and that he liked trophies. So, all in all I think she got the point of it. I am sure if we read it a few more times she will get a better grasp of it.
This is a photo of her favorite page. She loved all of the kids happy and helping each other out.
I think this a great read for kids, especially those ages 5-9 when they are learning what sportsmanship is all about. I will definitely bring this book with me into my classroom.
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Cubs Links: Starlin Castro, Matt Garza, and Kosuke Fukudome
|Starlin's been hot. Let's hope he maintains it.
First of all — and this one is actually a few days old, but worth revisiting — my colleague and friend, Steve Slowinski, did what I could not: He gave an unbiased look at the young Starlin Castro.
I've long worried Castro's minor league success has been a product of a high BABIP (i.e. good luck), not necessarily skill. Steve does a great job of cooling that fear:
Castro currently has a 24% line drive rate and a 53% ground ball rate. That's a relatively high line drive rate, which goes to show how much solid contact Castro is making right now. I wouldn't expect him to continue to post a .392 BABIP, but I also wouldn't be surprised if he ends the season with a BABIP in the .350 range.Read the whole thing — it's quality stuff.
Also, Bill Petti looked at Matt Garza's odd season so far. He uses some beautiful and interactive charts to discuss Garza's peculiarities:
After all this I can't say I know what's causing Garza to appear so inconsistent. He's clearly getting guys to miss, but he's also allowing better contact in zones where he should be more dominant. Maybe this is just a function of the small sample (he's only thrown about 155 pitches so far this year and it's clear his BABIP will natural regress), but it's still pretty weird.Lastly, Tim McGinnis of the ever-brilliant Obstructed View Blog presented Kosuke Fukudome his new calendar. Yesterday, Kosuke went 5-for-5, in turn cementing himself in the April Hall of Fame.


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December Holidays 2013 ~ From Eat A Red Apple Day to New Year's Eve, there are lots of reasons to celebrate the entire month of December {including my birthday *wink, wink*}! I hope that this list of December holidays will keep you celebrating the entire month of December!
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When you're the president's pet, who walks you, empties your litter box or scrapes off your perch?
Readers who hunger for information about the nonhumans who've lived at the White House over the years won't learn the answer to those questions, but they will discover that all our chief executives but one, from Washington to Obama, have owned a variety of pets—and, in some cases, been owned by them. In addition to the familiar dogs, cats and birds, some unusual First Animals have included goats, mice, bears, zebras, hyenas, lions, snakes, rats and tigers. Another question that goes unanswered in this book is why the information about presidential pets is conveyed through verse—verse that's not very good and frequently scans poorly at that; how appropriate that the word doggerel already exists, or it would have had to be coined just for this occasion. Brief details about each president's life and term, a "Tell Me More!" feature with tidbits of trivia, and highlights of each president's term in office supplement the pet facts. The two-page spreads include lively, humorous caricatures. The simplistic trivia items are generally interesting and amusing, but there are no sources to verify some of the statements.
Rhymes without reason and no reason for the rhymes. Strictly for browsers and skimmers. (index) (Nonfiction. 8-12)


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Land valuation cases: action where there is no appeal
Unless the taxpayer appeals (IHTM37013) against it within 30 days after the Notice of Determination (NOD) was served, the determination will generally be conclusive, although late appeals may be entertained in accordance with IHTA1984/S223. Any application for a late appeal to be considered must be referred immediately to Litigation.
If no appeal is received by the next review date, you should ask your manager for advice. They will probably tell you to raise a calculation on the value determined.


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Yes this is wood working. Saw a similar toilet paper holder in use at small restaurant the other day during our back country trip. I thought this is so different that you folks would enjoy seeing it. Made this one the last couple days. I had a tub full of antlers given to me by a friend about ten years ago (I don,t throw anything away). I was going to make hunting knife displays from them. The woodwork is the small cedar mounting plaque and the sycamore spindle. You might be surprised at just how hard the antler is. Epoxied two halves together then cut an filed an 1 1/4" tenon on the back of the joint. Drilled a hole and epoxied antler assembly in. Made the spindle on the lathe. I,m sending this one off to a sportsman friend tomorrow. Comments appreciated. Thanks for looking.
-- I,ve had amnesia for as long as I can remember. Vernon
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#1 posted 06-23-2016 12:16 AM
That is flat out cool!
#2 posted 06-23-2016 01:54 AM
-- John C. -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth." George Washington
#3 posted 06-23-2016 02:06 AM
That is surely unique, Vernon!!
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!
#4 posted 06-23-2016 02:17 AM
Absolutely love it. Looks like a claw grabbing the roll.
-- Dave, Downers Grove, Il. -------- When you run out of ideas, start building your dreams.
#5 posted 06-23-2016 09:21 AM
I have a few friends that would kill (pun intended) for something like that. Your imagination has no bounderies, nice job
-- Dick, Malvern Ohio - my biggest fear is that when I die, my wife sells my toys for what I told her I paid for them
#6 posted 06-23-2016 12:30 PM
Pretty cool Vernon.
-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Keep your dust collector fed. email@example.com
#7 posted 06-23-2016 03:52 PM
Great for the cabin!
#8 posted 06-23-2016 07:19 PM
Great job! And I admire your courage for posting such a controversial project – I hope you are prepared to stand your ground and defend yourself from the woodworking purists, the anti-hunting crowd, AND the "should the toilet paper hang over or under?" squad (they scare me the most- LOL). Thanks for sharing Have a great day.
-- Leafherder
#9 posted 06-24-2016 11:31 AM
Again this is not my idea, but a good steal. This one does enclose the roll more than the original. I have been trained for the last forty years how to hang the paper by the same woman. My friend should receive this tomorrow. I can,t wait for the call. Thanks everyone for looking and especially the ones with comments.
-- I,ve had amnesia for as long as I can remember. Vernon
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Plumbing the transparent mysteries and swinging through the whorls of light and water and shadow, trout shadows appear and disappear revealing truths to the fly fisher's lie. One voice in the chorus that is singing in the eddies, coursing through the rock gardens of a thousand tumbled torrents ... of words over throwing these banks. These are only the occasional visitations of my home waters.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The eddy line where everything either gets swept under a low overhang of cedars or gets slammed by the whole of the main run taunted me from the moment I waded into the pool at 5:00 in the morning. I had cast into that magic suspension of currents, using at least three different strategies, for at least a half hour. Before you start accusing me of buggy whipping the hole, I'll say that at 5:00 in the morning its dark enough to cover most of my miscues (if any), and I gave pause enough for any beast to feel secure enough to venture forth.
The previous night I had held the canoe for a client in the press of the run so that he could skate a fly through the eddy line in hopes of moving a least one good fish. This place always holds good fish. However, it hasn't produced anything for a number of seasons—not even a "drive-by," "how-are-you," or "No-I'm-not-interested." I have reasoned over the years that when good spots stop producing, a big fish has taken over chasing out all rivals. This theory has shown some validity when big fish are caught from these previously quiet places. Usually big lake run browns. We worked the fly for a good half hour before we strung up the rod and headed down stream and into the night. So I returned after a few hours sleep to try and reconfirm the theory.
I stood and watched the eddy slowly push the foam up to the top of the eddy and then slowly swing it down along the undercut bank and back down to the end where it met enough of the push from the main current to start it cycling through again. Bemused by the movements of the river, I may have fallen sleep on my feet or somehow had one of those strange experiences where you find yourself loosing any sense of the passage of time. Driving to work comes to mind, where you discover yourself at work, but you're hard pressed remembering the drive. A hot shower can spend time for me. What I thought was a few minutes turns into a cold shower wake-up.
The bump of a canoe hitting a rock at the top of the run brought me out of my trance. Surprised not by the canoe that was yet to make the turn into the final part of the run before the pool, but the sunlight pouring through an opening in the cedar canopy. What had been a dark, shadow-shrouded hole was now fully illuminated by the low angle of the sun reaching the over the top of the valley. Rocks, woody tangle and the sand spout of a bottom spring shown clearly. The shadow of the cedars had moved out into the run with the edge of the shadow hovering over the sweet spot of the eddy: the current break between the main thrust of water and the cycling turn of the eddy. How had I missed the transition from the nether world of the half-light before dawn to this? The canoe bumped another rock. I glanced up the run. As my head turned, I glimpsed, out of the corner of my vision, a large silver shadow dart down the eddy line, flash brightly through the sunspot on the bottom of the eddy and slide under the undercut and dissolve into the mystery of those velvet thoughts that are marked by the revolving question: Did I really see that? Or was that what I wanted to see?
I am pretty certain I said hello to the canoeists as they slipped by and rounded the next turn. The sound of the rapids rushed through my head for the whole of the trip back to the car. The rest of the day was bemused by the movement of water.
Keep a tight line,
Steve Therrien
Posted by Steve Therrien at 9:17 AM
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This section of water looks vaguely familiar. Care to enlighten me? Or is it a super top secret fish hole?ReplyDelete
Thought it was that river. Just up a little bit from the falls there was/is a fallen tree next to a big rock with a deep hole. One of the largest fish I've seen naturally was taken from it. Love the blog and keep up the good work.ReplyDelete
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These are some of the sewing books I own and love.
Love at First Stitch: Demystifying Dressmaking - adorable patterns and great advice on dressmaking for beginners
See my review here.
The Great British Sewing Bee: Fashion with Fabric - the latest Sewing Bee book
The Beginners Guide to Dressmaking: Sewing techniques and patterns to make your own clothes - a useful guide to starting dressmaking
Skirts/Dresses First Time Sewers - a great collection of downloadable patterns
Dressmaking to Flatter Your Shape - easy to understand fitting advice
The Complete Photo Guide to Perfect Fitting - a bit more in depth fitting advice
The Dressmaking Technique Bible: A Complete Guide to Fashion Sewing Techniques - a complete guide to dressmaking, does what it says on the tin
The Sewing Machine Accessory Bible- a guide to use the different feet for your machine
Feel free to add to the list and share your favourite sewing book!
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Castle Theater
1115 Clinton Avenue,
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I still live in Irvington. It's far from the place that you guys have posted. (Can't wait to move) anyways, I've been to "The Castle" maybe 3 or 4 times. I grew up in the late 80's and 90's. I believe they closed "The Castle" around 1995 into 1996. It was around the time the Lowes Theatre opened on Springfield Ave in Newark and had multiple screens. I remember me and my brother bugging our dad to take us to see "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III" in the Spring of 1993. For me it was only a 10 minute wall to the center. The last movie I saw their was maybe a Muppet movie, but the place was fulling apart by then. I remember my dad saying the floor was so damn sticky. (lol)
Today, you wouldn't even think it was a theatre except for the once marquee, that now says Avon. The whole Irvington Center is in need of help. I think I grew up in the last few years good years of Irvington. By 1998 things really went down.
The front looks new – and enlarged. it is now a beauty salon. It's hard to tell about the auditorium – either this is a new building that replaced a long narrow lobby leading back to a large wide non-balconied auditorium or it was a fairly compact auditorium close to the street. I suspect it may have been the former. The old photos show a quite narrow entrance.
I graduated IHS in 1958, and was at the Castle Theater for many Saturday matinees. Unlike some of the other readers, I did not prefer the Sanford – it was a longer walk to get there. I remember seeing "Frankenstein" with my cousin. Afterwards, we drew stitches on our foreheads. I remember choking on popcorn while Esther Williams swam among the coral. In the 1960's I saw "The Graduate" with my mother, and was so embarrassed by the sexually explicit content! It's too bad that the marquee has been removed. All the best to my friends in Irvington! DHJ in Orlando, Florida
I saw Frankenstein there for the first time with my sister in the summer of 1956. We lived on Union Avenue. I was there in 2000 visiting and the marquee had been torn down, but the theatre was still operating apparently. I also went to the Sanford frequently. Saturday matinees were great back in the 50s.
As an aside…anyone here attend Irvington High in the late 50s?
I'd love to see some photos of this theater. Does anyone know of any online, or can post any they have?
- Hi Annette. I have not been on this site in sometime, and I see your 08/2007, posting. My Great-Great-Great-Uncle is JT Castles. His sister Laura, (your Uncle's Grandmother), is also my Great-Great-Grandmother. Laura Castles-Elsman had a daughter, Clara, (my Great-Grandmother), who had a son Louis, (my Grandfather, later changed his name to Ralph), who had a daughter Kathleen, (my mother). I know that there are many Elsman's in the area, which are likely extended family memebers, many of which have the same first names: Ralph, Reginald, Raymond, John, etc…
My uncle is Ralph Elsman. J.T. Castles, is his grandmother Laura's brother and his great-uncle. My uncle has a plaque from the Castles Ice Cream Company, also located in Irvington. James S., please let me know if you are still interested in locating the Elsman family.
Listed as open in the 1944 FDY as a Warner Bros. Theater. Listed in the 1961 FDY as part of Triangle-Liggett Theatre Sercice & in the 1970 FDY as part of Triangle Theatre Service Inc.
I grew up in Irvington and graduated IHS in 1977. My movie theater of choice was always the Sanford Theater. However, I do remember one specific visit to the Castle Theater to see the movie Tommy. There had to be about 600 kids in there, all of us on hallocinogens of one kind or another, tripping in the Castle Theater watching Tommy. I also believe they had a balcony which I was sitting in during this movie! LOL!! I believe at a later time, they were the only theater in Irvington that started doing the Rocky Horror Picture Show as I had some friends that used to go.
I went to the Castle in the 1960s. It was our "other" choice if nothing good was playing at the Sanford. The only pic I recall is
To Sir with Love. And I seem to remember a very long time ago, seeing
The Hound Of The Baskervilles—the old Hammer Films version with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.
As an aside, I remember that my mother had a friend who lived near
Francis Chevrolet. This lady was divorced and had a young son (about my age). I remember asking my mother about the husband and was told that he was an artist and that his works were displayed in the Castle Theater lobby and they could be puchased.
The building my still exist but it's not a theater anymore.
- My great-great Uncle JT Castles owned and operated the business formerly located on the site of the Castles Twin Theatre, thus the name "Castles Theatre", as well as the first main bank in Irvington. If anyone has information concerning concerning the Castles or Elsmann's of Irvington NJ, please let me know…
The Castle is missing! It was there, open and operating as a twin, as late as 1994. I went there over this summer and found what appeared to be an old building with a new "Garden State Stucco" exterior. As for what wasn't destroyed on the inside, I have no idea.
Listed in the 1/17/91 edition of the Star Ledger as the "Castle Twin".
Operated by Joseph Stern as of 1925.
The Castle Theatre seated 1408 people.


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Thursday, August 11, 2011
So I was on Fox News today
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So, after years of silence, you decided to reveal yourself to Fox News?! I'm a little disappointed in you Gawd. Not the first time, though. Don't suppose it'll be the last. :-)ReplyDelete
I don't care what Nicky says, you're damn cute! And I didn't really care what you had to say because I didn't know what you were talking about in the first place, but you looked good when you said it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 10:56 AM
And I missed THIS?ReplyDelete
Where was I?
(munching on popcorn listening to snooki, "I just wanna smush with a gorilla head, is that so wrong?")
- If I were God...August 12, 2011 at 12:50 PM
Oh, Nicky the Quicky,ReplyDelete
is there no pleasing you?
thank you. Now go get glasses, Alice.
Jersey Shore?! For shame, Q, for shame! Don't you know you can get an STD just from watching it?
Did anybody else notice that the first comment was posted by Nicky Magdalene, descendant of Mary, Christ's most beloved disciple? Why isn't this on Fox News?ReplyDelete
I may need my head examined, but I dont' need glasses.ReplyDelete
Um, I think the elevator conversations have already been done for years by overheardinnewyork.com and I'm willing to bet done better. Just sayin'.ReplyDelete
I know, I know! I shouldn't judge, lest I be judged. But in all fairness, God, it was FOX news!ReplyDelete
@Linda - I never said he wasn't cute. He's God. He might smite me for that.
@Mike - Sorry, I'm of the Cucamonga Magdalenes, not the Galilee Magdalenes. Hardly newsworthy.
I was unable to get a good glimpse of who you were! It was blurry. However, the biggest surprise was your voice. I was unaware that your voice was going to be...be so...manly! Rawr!ReplyDelete
- If I were GodAugust 14, 2011 at 12:19 AM
it's because she's a liberal, so Fox won't give her any cred
thanks! Flattery will get you everywhere.
but I've heard from several sources that your head is just fine!
true that, but maybe it drew so much heat because it was a marquee name and brand new it made a splash?
don't you know hangin' with sinners is my thing? Tryin' to save some souls over here, yo.
What were you expecting? Perez Hilton?!
I've just completed a forty-four-year longitudinal study of human speech. Most human conversation can be summed up in two sentences spoken by Pink Floyd's shrieking British school master, "Wrong! Do it again!" I'm pretty sure if the world were to watch me masturbate, ninety-nine percent of people would say I'm doing it wrong. It's hard not to listen, but I try.ReplyDelete
You always give me lots to think about.


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Boots No7 Refine & Rewind Intense Perfecting Serum
11 reviews
72% would repurchase
Package Quality: 3.8
Price: $$$
Package Quality: 3.8
Price: $$$
INGREDIENTSCyclopentasiloxane, Water, Butylene Glycol, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Cyclohexsiloxane, Glycerin, Dimethicone Copolyol, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Polysorbate 20, Magnesium Sulfate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium PCA, Retinyl Palmitate, Methylparaben
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on 10/6/2009 9:59:00 AM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Blue
According to a few articles I read, this seems to be one of the few face creams tested in a published scientific study. The good news is that it worked, the bad news is that it worked for only 1 out of 5 people. But, those odds seemed better than most of the products out there so I bought it. I'm now on my second bottle and I like it. It's light, doesn't make me break out, and seems to help with wrinkles. I'll update if I move on to something else.
on 7/19/2009 1:29:00 PM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm
Hair: Brown, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Hazel
i use serums on occasion, and really like this one; for some reason my Target store had it for about 5 or 6 dollars on the clearance shelf, like they were getting rid of the last bottles ( i love those shelves-bought my Pureology dry style for $5 due to a cracked outer container, and recently got some lovely Starbucks coffee and dark chocolate-76% cocoa chips/discs). i have been using my serum under my sunscreen and BE powder foundation, and my skin is definitely brighter looking! i get comments about my skin alot (not to brag-just never did alot of tanning, never smoked, have good genes and take care of myself), and this makes my complexion even nicer!! mind you i do have the 1 between my eyes- would love to do Restylane- and some broken blood vessels which BE covers nicely, but the RR serum kind of smooths everything out without being too greasy. will definitely continue to use- unless i find something better!!
on 6/7/2009 1:08:00 AM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Let me start with two caveats...
1) I received this product from the UK and they use different names there...mine is called protect and perfect intense but it has the exact same ingredients as the refine and rewind intense serum available in Canada. This review is for either the rewind and refine intense or the protect and perfect intense UK (the key is the term INTENSE somewhere in the title which this one has although it is not written in this product review title).
2) I am not a serum person and I do not have much to compare to
On to the good stuff.
I was worried that a serum would feel heavy, sticky, OTT in combination with sunscreen and moisturizer. This could not be further from the truth. This product is light and pleasant to apply. It is easily absorbed and leaves no scent and feeling at all.
Well, within the first couple of days I developed a couple of volcanic sized pimples (which is extremely rare for me...almost never happens). I was ready to toss the stuff when my friend suggested that the product might be cleansing my skin and removing the deep down dirt in the pores. She suggested I wait a week. I didn't even have to wait that long. After that one initial break-out, I started to notice an almost immediate improvement in my skin. I'm not saying my skin looked 10 years younger, but there was an overall improvement in evenness and brightness. Just generally nicer skin. I found myself using foundation less often and feeling good about it. As for reduction in wrinkles, there may be some minor improvement but it has not been that long. I have used half a bottle (probably about a month or so now?) and so I don't expect miracles. But I have gone out and purchased more (which says quite alot coming from a non-serum-using woman). I will update in future months as to the effectiveness on wrinkles (mild and deep). I would not be surprised to see positive effects as the product contains retinol and other ingredients proven to be effective (but at a much more reasonable price point then most...about $20 US, $25 Canadian).
General Info:
I am 44 years old with early signs of aging with some deep wrinkles (e.g. the 11 between the eyes). Other then this, I only use moisturizer and sunscreen (religiously). Overall my skin is normal.
on 4/28/2009 7:19:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Other, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
I love serums that go underneath my face cream. This one isn't bad but it's not one of my favorites. It prevented breakouts and somewhat firmed up my skin, but not as well as other brands. I just thought it could do a better job than it did.
on 3/14/2008 5:55:00 PM
Age: 56 & Over
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
This is a great product. I bought Restore and Renew also, but love this one. My skin is amazing now, and people have noticed. I'm lucky to have good skin with very few wrinkles especially at my age, but this treatment has really made a difference in the past two months. I will definitely buy it again.
on 1/15/2008 8:55:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Dry, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I bought this after reading about the miracle serum and not being able to find it at my local Target or CVS. I am a little underwhelmed. I have very good skin that is starting to age and after using a few pumps of this every morning for about 6 weeks I really don't notice any difference. I don't think I will try this again. I might try the other serum (the famous one) to see if I notice a difference. Benefits: did not break out or get itchy, absorbs well, does not get oily nor dry, good price point.
on 12/27/2007 7:40:00 PM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
Ok, after reading all the comments on this product, I spent HOURS at my local Target today, trying to decide between this and the other one, Restore and Renew (they were well supplied on both, but they did not have Protect and Perfect). I just could not make up my mind. Finally, I opted for Refine and Rewind because it said something about around-the-eye wrinkles. Also, I read good reviews here by women in my age bracket. Mind you, I checked the ingredients in both boxes, and I saw they pretty much coincided. Anyway, I will try it out starting tonight and I will report back.
UPDATE 01/01/08: Well, wouldn't you know it. This stuff does not work for me. Surprise, effing surprise! (I beg your pardon; I don't mean to be rude, but I'm so frustrated). On the second day I used it, I saw a pimple that was not there before. I persevered and used it again all day and at night, as a primer, before we went out for our New Year dinner. When I came home, there was another little pimple where none had been before. That did it. I put a quick stop to it. I removed my makeup and put on some of my faithful Clean&Clear Dual Action Moisturizer, which I keep at hand for occasions such as this one. As usual, it cleared eveything up (they were little pimples), I'll keep using Boot's serum around the eyes (please don't tell me one can break out there, too :rolleyes: ) just to get some sort of money value, but that's all I'll use it for. I went through bloody hell in my youth due to acne. I have NO intentions of going through that again. What really bummers me is that I was such a chump that I did not keep the receipt and now I can't return it. Oh, well. Today, I went and bought Olay's Total Effects Andti-Aging/Anti-Blemish Moisturizer. It was on sale, so that was good. But I mourn my wasted $20. Especially because I saw so many new goodies on display at Walgreens. As this serum seems to work so well for others, I removed only one lippie, and said I would not buy it again. Looks like it just does not work for me. :(
on 12/12/2007 9:30:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Oily, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
I really like this a lot. I don't have a lot of wrinkles, but I feel like it had an immediate effect, most especially on my crow's feet. My skin feels smoother and looks healthier in general too. No breakouts or irritation either.
on 10/23/2007 6:32:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
Have been using this for the past 2 weeks and my skin is looking good. Have also upped the intensity of my environ c quence gel to 3 so don't know if its that or a combination of the two!
My skin appears very clear and refined and I have no need to wear make up at present. My fine lines seem plumped out and discolouration seems to have faded. No one has made a comment as yet but lets wait and see.
on 9/9/2007 3:31:00 AM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Oily, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
When all the hype about P&P came out after the Horizon prgramme I just had to go down to Boots and get a bottle of this wonder cream. I live in Thailand and was so dissapointed that they didn't stock the miracle potion but they said they had one better called Refine and Rewind so of course so as not to go home empty handed I bought one. On first applying it I felt that it was a bit thick and rich for my oily skin but after a minute or two it completely disappeared into my skin to leave a really smooth fresh feel with no oiliness at all. The thing that swayed me the most was after about 3 weeks of use, on TWO seperate occasions, I bumped into two friends that I hadn't seen for about a year (both male!) and they both commented on my skin and said I looked much younger than before!! Well that did it for me! I have recently changed to P&P only because I find it a little more lighter for my oily skin. However I would have no problem to purchase R&R if stock levels of P&P became a problem again.
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Gadget Review: ION Vcr 2 PC Converter
Back in the early 1980's my mom and pop purchased an expensive video camcorder. This video camera was gnarly at the time because all we had to do was pop in a recordable VHS tape and hit record. My parents managed to capture tons of memorable home movies on VHS.
Unfortunately now, all of those videos are in danger of becoming destroyed due to their age. Many of the videos are close to 20 years old, and clearly we were able to see that mold was beginning to form on the film.
I didn't want to lose these memories. These were like our families holy grail, to lose thee memories would be devastating.
I wanted a simple and effective way to save these videos. I wanted to find some sort of machine that would allow me to convert these VHS tapes on to my computer in order to share the videos online, and to be able to burn the videos to DVD.
I went searching and came across one gadget that looked like it would be the easiest to use.
The ION VCR2PC Converter.
My boyfriend bought it for me for Valentine's Day, but gave it to me earlier this week because he knew I'd have to spend countless hours transferring the videos over to the PC.
The converter is probably the easiest converter to use on the market. It looks just like an old school VCR. A large black box, with full VCR functions (you can hook it up to your TV set and use it just like you would a VCR). The buttons located on the front panel of the converter are all simple, large, and easy to use. You have your standard play/pause button, a stop button, and your fast forward and rewind buttons.
The only difference between the ION VCR2PC Converter is the fact that it comes with a USB port for you to easily install it to your computer.
Set Up:
Seeing the converter up was a bit of a hassle, because the website Hammacher, failed to mention that this unit is only compatible with 32 bit computers. Seeing that my PC is a 64 bit, it refused to install the VCR2PC!
Thankfully I have a 32 bit laptop which installed the converter without any issues. It sucked though that my desktop was too advanced for this equipment. It would have worked much faster, on my desktop.
At any rate, installing the VCR2PC is a cinch, and only requires you to plug the unit into a wall socket, and then the included USB plug into your PC and the converter.
The unit also comes with an installation disc. You will need to install the included software in order for the converter to work. Installing it was a piece of cake, and everything is set up so that there is no guess work. Everything is easy, simple, and honestly if you have any PC smarts in that brain of yours, you can figure everything out without having to consult the installation booklet.
Using the converter was simple. Once I had the software installed, all I had to do was click on the tab that read VCR2PC.
This is your workspace where you simply hit record as soon as you pop in the VHS into the converter. Once the video begins to play, on the computer you hit record, and let the software do the rest.
Once the VHS was done with the footage, I hit stop, and my home movie was saved in an MPG format.
Besides recording and saving video, the software also burns the home movies for you on to DVD. You of course need to have a recordable DVD drive on your PC for this to work.
Burning was simple for me. It showed how much footage I could burn on to one disc, showed how much storage was left on the disc, and made it easy so that I didn't waste any disc space, or use too much disc space.
Any Issues?
Honestly I have never run into a gadget that didn't offer me issues. The VCR2PC is no exception, however the issues the unit has are minor and in no way effect my movies.
The first issue is that when rewinding a film, it will sometimes begin to play the video without me pressing play. The video is also not fully re-wound. To fix that little issue you just have to hit the rewind button again.
Again, not a major issue, but one that I felt necessary to mention seeing that it does happen often.
The second issue is another small issue. Again it happens when the video is rewinding. Instead of fully rewinding, it will sometimes stop and eject the tape.
I pop the tape back in and hit rewind again, and it seems to fix the issue.
All of the issues I've encountered with the converter only seem to happen when the unit is rewinding VHS tapes. Other than that everything has worked pretty flawlessly for me.
One major issue however is the lack of customer service. I did not realize at first that the converter would not work with a 64 bit processor. I had to go onto the ION sites FAQ section and discover this information out for myself. However before finding the information I sent an email to customer service.
3 hours later I got back a generated reply stating that a real service rep would contact me within 24 to 48 hours.
Sorry, but that is just unacceptable in my opinion.
I sent an email anyway though, just to see how well customer service was. I figured if I couldn't solve the issue myself, someone would at least contact me.
After sending the email, I figured out the issue on my own. Unfortunatley it's been about a week since I sent the email, and still no one has yet to reply to my questions.
The ION VCR2PC Converter works exactly as I wanted it to work. I simply plop in a VHS, hit play on the unit, and then hit record on the software.
Everything works out for me. I'm restoring old home movies on to DVD, and I am uploading video on to social network sites for my family and friends to view the videos.
I'm bringing retro back, and it's awesome.
I had black and white, too, until I realized the software was defaulted to PAL format. Go into "Device Settings" and change the "Video Standard" to NTSC_M.
same as raquel. Black and white on my laptop and desktop. kinda wondering how to fix this xD
I bouth one and the image it's black and white on my PC. Any thoughts? Thanks!


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Amon, who commands forty legions, can appear in the form of a wolf with a serpent's tail and vomiting flames. In human form, he has the head of an owl and his beak shows canine teeth. He was the supreme diety of the Egyptians, who had blue skin in human form. Amon can tell of the past and the future, and reconcile the differences between friends.
Pseudomonarchia daemonum – Johann Wier (1583) (quoted)
Amon, or Aamon, is a great and mightie marques, and commeth abroad in the likenes of a woolfe, having a serpents taile, (spetting out and breathing) [vomiting] flames of fier; when he putteth on the shape of a man, he sheweth out dogs teeth, and a great head like to a mightie (raven) [night hawk]; he is the strongest prince of all other, and understandeth of all things past and to come, he procureth favor, and reconcileth both freends and foes, and ruleth fourtie legions of divels.
Goetia – S. L. MacGregor Mathers (1904) (quoted)
The Seventh Spirit is Amon. He is a Marquis great in power, and most stern. He appeareth like a Wolf with a Serpent's tail, vomiting out of his mouth flames of fire; but at the command of the Magician he putteth on the shape of a Man with Dog's teeth beset in a head like a Raven; or else like a Man with a Raven's head (simply). He telleth all things
Past and to Come. He procureth feuds and reconcileth controversies between friends. He governeth 40 Legions of Spirits. His Seal is this which is to be worn as aforesaid, etc.
- DeliriumsRealm Store: Buy Amon Merchandise
- Book: The Goetia the Lesser Key of Solomon the King: Lemegeton, Book 1 Clavicula Salomonis Regis
- Book: Discoverie of Witchcraft
- Web: The Goetia – the Lesser Key of Solomon (from sacred-texts.com)
- Web: Pseudomonarchia daemonum (from esotericarchives.com)


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Exactly an year back I had wrote about how making money online from India is getting tougher. Things are getting even worse with PayPal and RBI further tightening the Forex inflow norms for online freelancers like bloggers. Many of you must have got this update email from PayPal earlier this morning which in short has introduced the following new rules for the Indian users with effect from March 1, 2011:
- The money that you are receiving via PayPal India must be withdrawn to your Indian bank accounts within 7 days
- No direct payment from your PayPal balance is possible, instead you should use the linked credit card
- A single transaction (i.e. receiving money) cannot exceed $500
The Impact
I can already see a lot of emotional reactions – especially from a lot of youngsters who don't possess credit cards – following these new norms from PayPal. Henceforth, many of them will be not be able to make payments to their online vendors (e.g. hosting) using the money that's already received into their PayPal accounts via various blogging services. Many others who were providing PayPal payment options to their Indian customers will not be having that option any longer. Another impact is that the timing of the withdrawal to take maximum benefit of the USD-INR exchange rate, is not possible now as 7 day withdrawal norm is coming into effect. And if you are a big online marketer, henceforth, you are not going to have bigger transactions any more. There may be other side effects as well that I am unable to think of at the moment.
MMO is a risky area
As I have maintained several times in my posts, MMO is not a totally risk-free affair. Sometimes, your fate is in the hands of Google or any biggie out there. Time and again I have been questioned by many people for being so pessimistic about the online risks and sometimes it even resulted in comments like this one. However, I still maintain that it's a too risky area to be in and not even 1% of the people are really successful there for the kind of time they spend online.
Am I impacted because of PayPal?
Of course! I have been making some decent residual income online and some of the personal impacts are the following:
- I used to give away a lot of rebates to my referrals via PayPal alone and henceforth I might have to discontinue it or keep using my credit cards every now and then
- Some of my individual affiliate PayPal transactions exceeds $500, though this has not been the case every month
- I had the habit of withdrawing PayPal money once every month to help simplify my income tax calculations and now I might end up making 10s of smaller withdrawals every month
Nevertheless, I am a big fan of compliance, rules and regulations and I hope things will get straight soon. But the long term path for Indian online marketers and bloggers is not generating money out of US based marketing and services but more from domestic services. In India, things are happening at a slower pace but the economy is getting so strong that in two or three years most of us online marketers will be making money in Indian rupees without worrying about all these MNC services. That's when I would call we are all doing some online business with moderate risks than high risks. In the meantime everyone may strictly follow the rules – especially the 7day withdrawal rule – so that your accounts are not banned.
Happy money making!
Reference: PayPal India user agreement notification


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iiView Vpad takes up arms in tablet war
I think most of us knew when the iPad finally debuted that there would be a wealth of new tablets coming to market shortly to compete against it. Most manufactures try to come in under the price of the Apple offerings because consumers are often more likely to go with Apple over similarly price competitive products.
A company called iiView has unveiled its tablet offering called the Vpad. The tablet is from a brand that is not well known so you might expect the machine to be undercutting the iPad price significantly. The machine is more like a netbook than the iPad with an Intel Atom processor and VGA out along with USB ports.
The screen of the machine is 10.2-inches with a 1024 x 600 resolution. Model 1 of the machine has a 160GB HDD, 1GB of RAM, and WiFi for $499. Model 2 gets a 320GB HDD, 2GB of RAM, and WiFi for $599. Model 3 gets a 160GB HDD, 1GB of RAM, and 3G for $599. Model 4 gets 320GB HDD, 2GB of RAM, WiFi, and 3G for $699. All models run Windows.


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There ain't no party like a Star Wars party
Uncle Joel (and also Mik's godfather) watches blowing out the candles through Skype video. He lives in Angola, Africa. Well how's that for technology and time zone coordination?!
What a fun party! Really it looks too much fun!
You have a beautiful house ... I wouldn't even think it's unfinished. I might have to go back to the start of your blog to get your complete story, I think.
Happy birthday to your 6 year old Jedi warrior!
Happy birthday again, Mikus! I love that Joel got to "be there". :)
OMG, also your cake is AWESOME! I mean really... NICE!
You rock.
- and now you have 'public' followers! fame hey.
I've been slowly going native in the "motherland" Latvia for the last 10 years, after growing up in sub-tropical Brisvegas, Australia ... analysing the differences, advantages, life styles in both places.
Many of the images on this site are by husband Jem - and most of the images on the site are of my offspring Tiss and Mik.


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Hawaii's sustainability
In recruiting faculty members and talking to others, he said, most feel Hawaii has exceeded its carrying capacity. They are concerned about energy, traffic congestion, food production and stressed families, he said.In 2005, the Legislature passed SB 1592, CD1, which became Act 8, Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2005, creating the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Task Force and requiring the Task Force to submit a report (pdf, 32pp/244kB) to the 2006 Legislature and the Auditor to submit the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan to the 2007 Legislature, "to aid in the future long-term development of the State." (In 2006, the Legislature passed HB 2805, CD1, which became Act 210, SLH 2006, extending the deadline for the Auditor's submission of the sustainability plan to 2008.)
"How do we sustain Hawaii?" asked Hashimoto, stressing that the economy, environment and communities must be in balance to be sustainable. "The real question for decision-makers is, what do we do about it?"
This year the Task Force has published a book of "thoughtful papers and research background on various issue areas which the Task Force identified as important for Hawaii's sustainable future....a fact-based foundation for public discourse about our future." -- Senator Russell S. Kokubun, Chair of the Task Force
Hawaii 2050: Building A Shared Future
Report (pdf, 119pp/2.2MB)
Summary (pdf, 17pp/164kB)
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has called on Pakistani leaders to do more to fight the Taliban, which he called a threat to the existence of democracy in the country. Speaking at a Marine Corps base in North Carolina Thursday, Gates also discussed the U.S. mission in Afghanistan.
Secretary Gates was asked about the impact on the U.S. effort in Afghanistan of the Pakistani government's agreement with militants in the Swat Valley and the Taliban move into the Buner district near the nation's capital, Islamabad, this week.
"My hope is that there will be an increasing recognition on the part of the Pakistani government that the Taliban in Pakistan are in fact an existential threat to the democratic government of that country," said Robert Gates. "I think that some of the leaders certainly understand that, but it is important that they not only recognize it but take the appropriate actions to deal with it."
Gates' comments came the day after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accused the Pakistani government of abdicating its authority to the Taliban by agreeing to impose Islamic law in Swat. Gates indicated that future U.S. relations with Pakistan depend, at least in part, on the government's ability to take on the Taliban threat.
"We want to support them," he said. "We want to be helpful in any way we can. But it is important that they recognize the real threats to their country."
Secretary Gates and other U.S. officials have repeatedly called on Pakistan to shift more of its military from the Indian border to areas where militant influence is growing in its west and north.
Speaking just after meeting with U.S. Marines who will soon deploy to Afghanistan, the defense secretary also spoke about the urgency of making progress in that conflict. He said the military will try to find reservists with needed civilian skills and send them to Afghanistan to help with development and governance until the State Department and other agencies can fill the need.
"We have a finite amount of time to show that we're going to make progress in Afghanistan, and I just don't want to see any delays, whether it's on our military side or whether it's on the civilian side," said Gates.
The secretary also outlined his view of what victory will look like in Afghanistan, comparing it to recent progress and current plans in Iraq.
"Victory in Afghanistan will look, I suspect, in many respects like success in Iraq, and that will be the Afghan national security forces increasingly taking responsibility for the security of their own people, both the police and the army, as we then move from a direct combat role, which we're very heavily engaged in right now, more into a support role and then eventually being able, as we are in Iraq, to draw down and leave," he said.
Secretary Gates said U.S. officials are now working on a series of benchmarks to measure progress in Afghanistan. He said they will include monitoring the growth and competence of the Afghan Army and Police, the effort to fight the narcotics trade and its funding for terrorism, and the West's ability to deliver aid to Afghan civilians.


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Course description
What's in This Class
The key to surviving Thanksgiving and keeping your sanity at the same time is Planning. So, this is not a how-to-cook-Thanksgiving-dinner class. It's a step-by-step process for planning the big feast.
The Thanksgiving Pre-Plan Questionnaire
You'll start by taking a detailed questionnaire, the Pre-Plan Questionnaire. This will help you think of things you might have forgotten and make some decisions you might not have been thinking about yet.
Phase 1 Planning
Then you'll take the information and decisions you've made (and documented on the questionnaire) and do three things:
- Finalize your menu
- Plan your invitations
- Create your Master Shopping List.
The Master To-Do List
Here you'll take all of the planning you've done and turn it into a Master To-Do List. I've provided a list for you to start with and you will have already thought of many things that need to go on this list while you've been planning. This chapter is where you put it all together.
Phase 2 Planning
The Master To-Do List takes you up to what I call T-Day (for Thanksgiving Day, Turkey Day, or just The Day).
The day of the feast itself can become quite complicated, so the To-Do list for this day is done differently.
First, you'll fill out a Timing Chart that let's you break down everything you need to do for cooking and hosting on the day of T-Day.
Then, you'll take that information and put it into a Time Table. At the end of this process, you'll won't just have a list of To-Do items, you'll have a schedule for when you need to do it.
Sarah has been cooking and working for more years than she's willing to admit.
Her friends and family tell her she should start a restaurant so others can taste her cooking. That sounds like too much work to her. So she decided to teach some online cooking classes, as a way of sharing what she knows. Then maybe her students' friends and family will tell them they should start a restaurant. (Hey, if you do, be sure to let her know!)
Her mother always wondered how Sarah got to be such a good cook because when growing up, she never wanted to learn how. Sarah believes it's because what she DID love when she was young was chemistry -- and to her cooking and chemistry are pretty close to the same thing.
Sarah O'Donnell
Contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com


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A recent hate e-mail stated I was "as dumb as a door knob" which made me wonder, how did door knobs end up with such a bad rap...
It's actually an English insult that originally was "dumb as a doornail" -- a doornail was the nail/plate behind a door knocker. When one knocked on the door, this doornail was abused. Since few people have these door knockers now days, the saying at some point became "door knob" instead of "door nail." So there we have a quick educational moment thanks to a yahoo who doesn't like my research abilities.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
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Metro mom finds razor blade superglued to box for kid's pool at Walmart
RAYMORE, Mo. (WDAF) -- A metro mom wants other parents to be alert when shopping in local stores after finding a razor blade superglued to the top of a box of a blow-up pool she was hoping to buy for her young children.
Merrie Tang has three daughters. She lives in the Waldo area, but she goes to Raymore often to pick up her girls up from their dad's. This Saturday was no different.
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"I thought, I'll just stop by at the Walmart and get a little yard pool," Tang said.
She wanted to get her girls a blow-up pool for the summer, so she stopped at the Walmart Supercenter in Raymore on Foxwood Drive.
"I was looking at the pools, and it was on the bottom shelf, grabbed a pool, it was in a box, luckily I grabbed it by the sides, and I pulled it out, and I looked down at the top of it and thought, 'well that's a really weird place for a razor blade,'" Tang explained. "I honestly thought, 'did someone, like, drop their razor blade just randomly in the pool section?' It was really weird."
In fact she said, the razor blade was superglued to the top of the box.
"I kind of shook the box, and it didn't move. I tried to move it with my finger, and it didn't move," Tang added.
That's when she realized someone had intentionally put it there.
"Hoping maybe that somebody would cut their finger or something like that, so it was kind of scary to come across that so close to home," Tang said. "Luckily I didn't grab it from the top, like a small child could have easily done, or my girls. Thankfully, I hadn't picked them up yet."
She said she doesn't know if it's a prank or what, but doesn't understand why someone would do that.
"I don't know what is wrong with people that would make them want to hurt anyone, especially children," she said.
She notified Walmart staff to let them know what she found.
"They came out and they were very concerned, and very attentive to the situation, and we were all just in shock," said Tang. "If it's on this one box, then is it anywhere else? Is it at the next store down the road?"
Tang said as a mom she would want to know that this happened locally, and said she wants other parents to be on the lookout and be alert.
We reached out to Walmart about this incident, and the company's media relations senior manager provided the following statement in an email:
Walmart remains committed to the safety and security for all of our associates and customers.
On May 2, a customer alerted a support manager of a metal object glued to the top of a Summer Waves 3D Action Pool box. The item was immediately removed from the floor and all surrounding merchandise was checked and cleared.
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Named as the UK's best unproduced screenplay in 2011, Charles Barker's ambitious sci-fi thriller The Call Up finally hits the silver screen this May.
Set in a futuristic facility for trialling cutting-edge tech, the ensemble film sees eight gamers invited to test-run a state-of-the-art, shoot-em-up-style augmented reality experience. By donning suits of sleek, otherworldly armour, complete with digital display visors, the players watch the world around them transform from clean, white and clinical into a war-torn wasteland. The transformation is achieved by layering graphics and sound effects onto a real-world setting, allowing the characters to move through the game world and interact physically with what they find there. There's a generous cash prize on offer for the highest score, but needless to say, not all is as it seems, and our trigger-happy team soon realise the serious toll the game is taking on their bodies.
Back in 2014, producer John Giwa-Amu joined members of the cast for a panel at MCM Birmingham Comic Con, not far from where the film was shot. As The Call Up prepares for its release later this month, we take a quick look at the eight players competing for the promised prize money, as well as their virtual drill sergeant.
Carl – Max Deacon
"Carl is kind of the audience's eye into the world of The Call Up," said Max Deacon (Into the Storm). "He's been struggling with his personal life for reasons that become clear as the story develops, and has retreated into the world of online gaming as a form of escapism. The invitation offers him the chance to do something exciting and to pull himself out of the rut he's been in, as well as to make some money, which he needs."
With eight clashing personalities thrown suddenly together in a high-pressure situation, there's bound to be tension, and Carl finds himself becoming a sort of leader for one of two teams.
"We talk about there being an Alpha and a Beta group, the Betas being the less gung-ho, more introspective thinkers – those are Carl, Shelley, Taylor and Zahid. One of the main plot points is this power struggle within the group, and like with a lot of great sci-fi and horror films, in the end, it's maybe not the threat of the outside world and the game itself, but the threat that comes from within that becomes interesting."
Shelley – Morfydd Clark
"Shelley is quite a tough character through nurture more than nature. She's on her own, she's had a lot happen to her during her life, and now she works in a hospital where she sees difficult things day-to-day, so she's put up a bit of a wall," explained Morfydd Clark (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies). "She's got a really big journey to go on. She's often the voice of reason, and turns into the kind of mother of the group, but as the experience becomes more horrible, you see her becoming less and less the person she'd like to be."
Shelley's background and experiences leave her better equipped than some of her fellow gamers to deal with crises as they arise.
"Shelley doesn't fall apart like some of the other characters do. She doesn't see the point of histrionics or making a big fuss about things. She's quite pragmatic and stoical when things happen. I think often she's driving everyone else to go on."
As the story progresses, Shelley develops a close bond with the rather more naïve and sheltered Taylor.
"What I really love about this script is that I think the female characters challenge the norm. There are only two of them, but they get on really well, and often in stories where there are only two women, they're made to be at loggerheads."
"Shelley's definitely not a girly girl," she added.
Taylor – Adriana Randall
"Taylor is the only character who isn't really interested in the game – she's just in it for the money," said Adriana Randall (The Price of Desire). "She's from quite a well-off background and she went to art school. She's always been very confident and sociable, always had boyfriends and never really had to deal with anything difficult."
As things take a darker turn, Taylor's lack of experience makes it very hard for her to cope.
"Taylor's not stupid, but she's got no idea about gaming. She just thinks it will be fun and easy-peasy to win. Part way through, when she realises this game is becoming reality, she feels very scared and vulnerable, but by the end, having to fight for her life does help her to gain her confidence."
Luckily, Taylor finds a good friend in Shelley, who does her best to help her out.
"Shelley's quite a strong character from the beginning, so Taylor sort of latches on to her and feels safe with her because the men are all quite daunting. It's lovely that the two female characters actually become closer and more like sisters when most of the characters are turning more selfish and nasty."
Zahid – Boris Ler
"Zahid comes from Sarajevo in Bosnia like me," said Boris Ler (In the Land of Blood and Honey). "He's an illegal immigrant, but he works in a coffee shop during the day and during the night he plays video games online. At home he has friends and a relationship, but here, he doesn't have any family or anyone to lose. He's a very good player because it's his whole life here."
For Zahid, then, taking part in the trial offers not only a chance to try out an exciting new game, but also to meet some new people and perhaps make some friends.
"Everything happens so fast, and it is a process that allows you to build relationships. At the beginning of the movie, my character is very introverted, so while everyone else is talking and trying to investigate what's going on, he just sits silently until someone asks him something. Zahid is closest to Shelley and Carl, and it's interesting to see how those relationships develop."
As someone from another country with a different first language, Ler found it easy to relate to his character's outsider status.
"When we were doing the rehearsals, I was trying to communicate with everybody a little bit and just trying to manage in the environment. It was interesting because I discovered things about myself and about other people. When you're shut out like that and just sitting listening, you find out who is interested in talking with you, who is interested in building a relationship and who is not."
Andre – Parker Sawyers
"Andre is an elite gamer with no family. He's from Kentucky and he's a former soldier who did three tours, but came back after his mother died while he was at war. Understandably he went through quite a rough time, and sort of fell into the gaming because it allowed him to be alone but still do something," said Parker Sawyers (Monsters: Dark Continent).
"He's a natural leader, not like an a-hole tough guy, but he knows his skills, knows what he's capable of and he's not afraid to take charge. I suppose Andre is the Alpha dog in the Alpha team, but I think from his perspective, he doesn't really care. They're told at the beginning that the person with the highest kill count will win a large sum of money, so I think he's just focused on that initially. He does take care of the others, but they're not like his brothers-in-arms or anything," he added.
Unsurprisingly, Andre's military experience comes in pretty handy for this realistic combat style of gaming.
"He's the only one who knows how to use the weapons and he demonstrates it to the others. In terms of tactical manoeuvring, he knows how to enter and take a room. He uses those skills to help the others, too – he does save a couple of lives. I think because he's used to people popping out of corners and to being in a place that he doesn't know and having to get around and survive, he just reacts and does his thing rather than freezing up."
Adam – Douggie McMeekin
"Adam is a bit of an odd kid. He's 19 years old and he plays a huge amount of computer games – probably more than is healthy. He absolutely loves them and thinks he's pretty good at them. Deep down I think he's quite a sweet guy, but he squirrels himself away to the extent that interacting with real human beings is not something that he's particularly used to or good at," said newcomer Douggie McMeekin.
As an expert gamer, Adam enters the world with a confidence bordering on arrogance, but he soon discovers that things aren't exactly how he imagined they would be.
"He's very excited and in his element going in, thinking that he's going to be the best and take over the world of this game, but he realises quite quickly that that's not the case," McMeekin said. "Adam really believes in computer games and in their total comprehensiveness. He believes he can complete any game as long as he plays by the rules, so when other people start questioning the game, he really doesn't like it. He wants to play it right, first out of excitement and then out of fear."
"I think it takes quite a toll on him because he remains convinced for a long time that it's just a game and that it's fun, even when things start to get a bit weird, so when he finally realises it's not, he doesn't really know what to do," he added.
As someone relatively unaccustomed to a lot of social interaction, Adam is perhaps not the best judge of character, and finds himself caught up with the film's biggest bully.
"The relationship that I really love performing is with Marco, who is this big, arrogant, gym-going, pretty nasty guy, whose main aim is just to be the highest status person in the room at all times. Normally that would lead to people competing for status, but Adam just kind of ignores that and bowls in. When Marco's being really full-on with Adam, he just won't understand that he's being intimidated and will say something really out there, and then Marco will just be like, 'What are you talking about?'"
"I think when I first read the script, Adam seemed very arrogant, a bit rude even, but Tom's decision to be quite bold and arrogant himself made me change things, so now he's just a bit naïve and weird. He's certainly a bit of an odd fish," he laughed.
Edward – Ali Cook
"Edward is one of only two English characters in the story along with Taylor. Apart from them and Zahid, the rest are all American," explained Ali Cook (The Anomaly). "He's very successful and highly educated. There's not too much about his background revealed in the game, but I've imagined him as someone from a wealthy family in the north of England, who was put through the best of the best schools and now has a high-flying job in the city, maybe in law or something like that."
As one of the wealthier gamers, Edward is definitely more motivated by the chance of a unique experience than by the potential prize at the end of it.
"The thing that really excites him is his obsession with the game. He's there for the thrills and spills – he goes in thinking this will be a fantastic bit of entertainment. He's very slick and very good at the game – almost like a professional gamer."
Edward's business-like focus on the game is part of what determines the nature of his relationships with the other characters.
"At the start he gets on really well with Adam because he likes anyone who loves the game. I think in a way he keeps himself to himself, but he does get on with everyone. He knows there's no point getting involved in bickering and fighting: he just loves the game and wants everyone to get on with it and enjoy it."
Nevertheless, in terms of the group dynamics, his journey is an interesting one.
"Edward falls a bit between two camps: he's a fit, dynamic guy but he doesn't have the skills or the brute force of Marco or Andre. He's sort of in the Beta team to begin with, and at that point you see him mucking in, but slowly and surely over the course of the film, he finds his way to becoming a sort of Alpha leader. It's hard to tell whether that's down to circumstance or him trying to gently manipulate everyone."
Marco – Tom Benedict Knight
"Marco is one of the main antagonists of the movie, and what I've tried to do with him is make everyone who's watching the film just want him to die asap. He's a brash, loud, Italian American musclehead, a bit older than the rest of them, and he causes a lot of conflict and tension among the Alphas," said Tom Benedict Knight (Dracula Untold).
But there's more to Marco than an obnoxious attitude: behind the tough guy persona is a complex backstory.
"He's vying for control of the group, which he gets for a short while, but then things start to go horribly wrong for him, which is when we start to peel away the layers of what he really is," Knight went on. "Marco is divorced, and he's just lost a custody battle with his wife. He also owns a gym in Brooklyn and is going through some big financial difficulties. So for him, the incentive is the fact that you can win a large cash prize, which he sees as a way of getting him out of a bad situation and enabling him to get back with his family. There's a lot of emotion and anger behind this guy, and that pushes him through the game and causes him to act in a certain way."
Unlike the others, Marco also obtains his invitation by less than honest means.
"He actually managed to steal an invitation from someone he knows. He's not particularly good at gaming, but he essentially bullied somebody into giving him one of these tickets."
The Sergeant – Christopher Obi
"The Sergeant is from the virtual world. Nowadays games are moving towards making characters more realistic, so we've tried to make him as human as possible, but every now and then, you will know that he's not," said Christopher Obi (Snow White and the Huntsman, Burke and Hare). "I think my main influence was probably Robert Duvall as Colonel Kilgore in Apocalypse Now – I wanted to imbue him with that sense of charisma."
Knowing that things take a turn for the worse, it might be natural to suspect the Sergeant of being part of some sort of sinister plot as part of the game world, but the truth is much more complicated.
"Like any drill sergeant, in Full Metal Jacket or An Officer and a Gentleman, I think this character initially appears like a bad person, but really he's just trying to get these people into shape and make them capable of surviving the world. In my mind, this is something that he's done time and time again – it's not the first time he's taken recruits through. So he is a disciplinarian and quite full-on and severe, but he's not the bad guy. I think in this world we often make excuses for ourselves, but this character isn't like that: he's relentless, and he has a purpose which he will achieve by any means necessary."
THE CALL UP is in UK cinemas from 13th May and on DVD & Digital 23rd May.
Written by Heather Kincaid


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