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According to a study out of the University of Montreal, the last common ancestor to all life lived around 3.8 billion years ago. The story, in eScience, notes:
The study changes ideas of early life on Earth. "It is generally believed that LUCA was a heat-loving or hyperthermophilic organism. A bit like one of those weird organisms living in the hot vents along the continental ridges deep in the oceans today (above 90 degrees Celsius)," says Nicolas Lartillot, the study's co-author and a bio-informatics professor at the Université de Montréal. "However, our data suggests that LUCA was actually sensitive to warmer temperatures and lived in a climate below 50 degrees."
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Mastering the tools, a first step on the journey of an online facilitator!
In the end of November 2011, the first part of the course 'Social Media for organisationalchange' was completed with a f2f meeting at Maliebaan45 in Utrecht, The Netherlands. For a period of two weeks eleven participants practised with a number of social media tools, which are applied for organisational learning and change processes. Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook, Google plus, Houtsuite, Prezi, Spiderscribe, Delicious, Twiddla and Yammer were some of the major tools which were applied for practise. Experiences about ad- and disadvantages were shared at a Ning Discussion platform.
Make a video of your own at Animoto.
Practise with tools
Three groups, all organised in a virtual summerhouse, selected a tool to present. Two groups presented their experiences with Yammer. The tool is userfriendly, easy applicable and has a lot of functions which foster discussions. It has some similarities with Facebook and Twitter. 'Yammer is a tool that is renewing itself continuously' adds Sibrenne Wagenaar, one of the trainers. Every two or three months, they add a new function.
Wiki is more of a fluid database tool. Wiki was presented by the third virtual summerhouse group. 'Through a wiki you can collect resources (such as publications, articles, video's) and literature on a systematic way. It is also an excellent tool for writing a book in building institutional knowledge of a group', explained one of the presenters. 'A minus is that Wiki did not evolve and renew itself for the past years. The functions of the tool are still very much the same as 3 years ago.
Myself I applied Animoto for the first time. It is an excellent tool to make creative photo-video presentations.
See video f2f meeting 24th November '11.
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Case study, research and developing an online process
As preperation towards the f2f meeting participants planned an online process, they are going to facilitate in the coming 6 months. Some are considering to choose a blended process, having online exchange in advance and after a f2f event. Another participant will develop a joint lobby strategy for sustainable development through online exchange. A research is currently developed, where stakeholders are planned to be interviewed through an online survey.
In December 2011 and January 2012 participants will start their research in developing their online process;
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- What will be the purpose?
- Which stakeholders will participate?
- Which social media tool will fit to the needs of the target group?
Research is one of the major steps in developing an effective and successful online facilitation process. Read the article - Twelve factors for successful online facilitation.
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Early January 2012 the second round of online exchange will start. Participants will present their results of their research and draft online process on a second f2f meeting on the 26th January, 2012. The course 'Social Media for organisational change' is facilitated by Joitske Hulsebosch, Sibrenne Wagenaar and Simon Koolwijk. A new course will start in March 2012. For more information read 'Social Media for organisational change' or 'Leergang Social Media'.


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The fashion industry is a complex, growing and strongly competitive business sector. Becoming a leader in this fast evolving trade requires individuals to possess an extensive array of managerial skills, a high degree of strategic planning capabilities, interpersonal communications abilities and a creative approach to problem solving.
The aim of ESE Professional Programme in Fashion & Luxury Goods Management is to provide a focused and vocationally oriented education in specific aspects of Fashion & Luxury related disciplines, namely fashion research, marketing, trend forecasting, luxury goods management, brand management and retail management. Working closely with key figures within the fashion and luxury goods industry, the programme will equip the students with an invaluable education and skills base. It will ensure that the candidates develop a competitive fashion business curriculum, allowing them to become the leading fashion innovators of tomorrow.
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Mode of Delivery: Each module entails one 3-hour session per week for a total of 15 weekly hours (Monday – Friday).
Language of Instruction: English
- Mid Term Assessment (30%)
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Professional Opportunities: This course is aimed to students interested in careers in the fashion and luxury business. On completion of the course, participants will be prepared for careers in fashion magazines, show rooms, press offices, fashion houses and as freelance professional for styling agencies. The programme's luxury component provides students with concrete knowledge of a vast variety of goods and services, such as jewellery, hotels, concierge services, real estate and so forth.
Credits & Recognition: Upon completion of the programme, participants will be awarded an ESE Certification of successful completion of the programme.
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Discussion in 'Crystal Ball' started by GreenMachine, Feb 15, 2010.
I'm happy he won personally. Also Harvick had a bad race. Win win
Poor Kenseth knocked out by Kyle Busch
Pretty ridiculous that a nobody bringing out a caution cost him not only the win, and a top 20, but a spot in the finals too.
Kyle didn't really do anything bad. He was racing for his own life. Bowman did a good job blocking, and Matt came down too far, and wrecked himself. Is what it is.
I thought it was pretty exciting.
JJ wins his seventh Cup
he got lucky because Edwards wrecked on a restart with 10 laps left
late cautions and restarts have wreaked havoc with so many races this year
Sprint ending its sponsorship of the Cup
What? Since when?
Yeah Carl really got screwed. Happy for jimmie though.
Carl didn't get screwed, he had a shit restart and got spun trying to block Logano on the fucking apron.
Not happy Jimmie won but it's a win for Chevy so I'm cool with that.
Poor Kenseth my ass, he's only a good driver when he has an amazing car and he's a douche to teammates who are better drivers. He blocked Kyle in that race so many times and the guy is his fucking teammate.
He'll probably end up driving for some shit team like Furniture Row soon that doesn't have drivers better than him.
The guy is a bitch, he's just the type of bitch that shows up shiny after races even though most guys in the garage think he's a douche.
So I take it your a Kenseth fan...
He sure is popular here in Wisconsin. Just not by me
Me neither
So... Sad day. Carl Edwards is out of nowhere retiring.
Wow really, did he say why?
No. Not yet. Go to .com
I liked Cousin Carl but I don't think he'll be missed much in the garage. I read so many times how hated he was almost across the board by drivers and crew chiefs, always surprised me when I read it.
That doesn't seem true on the surface. It always seemed like he was universally loved.
he didn't retire. He just said he's not racing this year.
I guess he could return although the team may have moved on by then.
"I've been racing for over 20 years," said Edwards. "It's been something that I wouldn't trade for anything. I have no regrets. It's been a blast, and I owe thanks to a lot of people: My family, my mom, my dad, and all the people who have become like family through racing.
"This has been a very difficult decision for me, but I'm confident that it is the right one. It would be impossible for me to thank everyone I need to, but I do want to take a moment to say I greatly appreciate the support from Coach Gibbs and everyone at Joe Gibbs Racing, and of course my fans. I could not ask for a better situation in racing than the one I've had, so stepping away from that certainly took a lot of consideration.
I'm satisfied with my career," he continued. "I'd like to spend time on other things outside of racing, and my health is important to me. I am one hundred percent healthy, that's not an issue.
"I have a lot of interests outside of racing. I want to be able to spend time on things outside of the sport that are important to me. And I really think it's the right thing to do. I know this whole thing is confusing and might not make sense to people. It makes me nervous to think about doing something like this.
"I'd considered next year being my final year, but I hadn't really put a lot of thought into it. After Homestead, I had some time to sit, think and reflect about all of this. I thought, man, I can't come up with a good reason to wait, so why isn't this a good time?
"And so I presented that to Coach (Joe Gibbs). I didn't know what he would say. But he and the sponsors, accommodated me in a way I just didn't expect, and that means a lot.
"I'm going to take some time. There's no life raft I'm jumping onto. I'm just jumping. And in a way, it makes it easier, because I'm not being swayed by some carrot out there, something going on. There is no new manufacturer ride coming in, in three yearsthat's going to pay me a fortune to return.
There is nothing like that.
"This is a pure, simple, personal decision."
... that totally sounds like he's taking a year off.
Speaking of NASCAR, they're changing even more shit. Monday they'll have a press conference to say what's getting changed.
He did not retire. That's my point.
He could have, but he chose not to.
I'm not saying he's coming back, just that this is the way he did it and I'm sure there's a reason.
At least Edwards is retiring when he is healthy and his kids are young. Give him credit!


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Sometimes when you wake up, you feel something a'brewin. Not really sure if the tingle you feel is a positive or a negative; hint: if it's a pain, see a doctor. Today was such a day for Dear Hubby and I. I got up and went through my normal routine of coffee, DVR, coffee, coffee, stretch, email, coffee, blog, and then workout. At 6am, I started my Fancy Oatmeal of the day and waited for the bathroom to be emptied for my daily cleansing. Despite this routine routineness, there was something a little…off. Anyways, as I was drying my hair, the phone rang telling us that the school day had been cancelled due to the remaining smoke and fumes permeating the school building from last week's fire. It was 7am and the whole day ahead of us; we were fully clothed, showered, and awake. A to-do list was calling our name. Prepare yourself to be rocked, Sir.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand psych!
What really ended up happening was we finished watching an old season of Survivor "Vanuatu," and reading almost the entire third book of the "Fallen" series by Lauren Kate.
I know that this day was supposed to be my What I'm Reading Thursday, but I wanted to wait until I finished the series before telling you about it. Spoiler Alert: it's a Young Adult series.
I also drooled over the abundance of fresh produce (two varieties) that was delivered to us last night via Bypass Mail.
Yes, those are FOUR bags of organic baby carrots, approximately albs each. I am hoping to bypass Dear Hubby's need for Lasik surgery by upping the carrots in his diet. More like the Frugal Oatmeal Blog.
According to my estimation, I should be keeping the doctor away for the next three and a half weeks.
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Member monday: Katie schroeder
Hey fellow foodies, my name is Katie, and I'm your Husky Real Food Challenge member of the week! I joined the HRFC at the beginning of Fall quarter, and it's been one of the best decisions I've made so far at UW. While I already had interests in cooking, nutrition, and growing my own food, the HRFC has taught me about the additional complexities of our food system: farmworkers justice, sustainability, food sovereignty, etc. Over the course of the year, I've helped facilitate two educational workshops, and gained invaluable experience through research, outreach, and meeting with important stakeholders in our campus' food community. As a recent admit to the public health major, I hope to infuse my studies with elements of the HRFC, and I'm always brainstorming business ideas with other club members! It's been an amazing year so far, and we're working like busy beets to get the campus commitment signed this quarter!
My name is Nathan Bombardier and I'm the Husky Real Food Challenge member of the week! I've been with HRFC since Autumn 2014. It is my first year studying as an undergraduate here at UW and I currently study sociology and labor. Ever since I worked as a cook in high school my interest in food systems has been steadily growing. Husky Real Food Challenge gives me the opportunity to help change the way my peers and our University engage with food. While I have only been here for less than a year, organizing on campus has already given me the opportunity to build and participate in an amazing community of students who strive to change our food system. If you catch me off campus I'm most likely cooking up some real food or adventuring around Seattle via bicycle.
Real Food of the Week!
This week's Real Food is Organic Apples, found at The District Market! Apples are a great snack, they're affordable and, most importantly, they're REAL! There's a great variety offered at The District Market, which are your favorite? Let us know in the comments!
Member Monday: Bri Faust!
Hey there! I am Bri Faust, the member of the week for Husky Real Food Challenge! I am a sophomore, and I am fairly new to the Husky Real Food Challenge team. I was introduced to the club this last winter quarter and I love what this club does. I love the positive influence that our club has on the UW campus. We are working towards better food options for students, while simultaneously building awareness and creating conscious consumers. I care deeply about real food because I enjoy knowing that the food I am eating is nourishing my body and it also comes from a source that cares about the earth and the community. It is great to see that other students on campus are concerned about these issues too, and I have thoroughly enjoyed the Husky Real Food Challenge community that I've gotten the pleasure to know. I look forward to all the great things in store for this club and more importantly, the great things in store for the UW community!
Real food of the week!
Our first-ever Real-Food of the Week, chosen by featured member Coral Mercado, is here! Coral chose Wilcox Farm's Hard Boiled Egg! Wilcox Farms is Humane Animal Certified, meaning these eggs came from happy chickens! This makes them Real Food, as defined by Real Food Challenge! You can find these delicious eggs all over campus, and they're a great snack to help you study for midterms!
Check out more about Wilcox Farm here:
Let us know what you think about this Real Food in the comments!
Member Monday: Coral mercado
Hi! I'm Coral Mercado, your Husky Real Food Challenge member for this week! I'm a Junior in the Community, Environment, and Planning major with a minor in Nutritional Sciences. I joined Husky Real Food Challenge because I saw it as a great chance to make some real and lasting change that extended past my own plate as well as develop my leadership skills. It is also a great place to meet other people who care about food issues as much as I do. I love the holistic approach that HRFC uses to bring every to the table to talk about these issues. I am so proud of the work I have done in Husky Real Food Challenge and their mission.
Member Monday: Megan Knight
Hi! I'm Megan Knight, your Husky Real Food Challenge member for this week! I'm a Freshman, and I'm originally from the East Coast (Vermont to be specific). I joined Husky Real Food Challenge because I saw the chance to make a difference in the sustainability and health of our campus. Since I grew up in a rural area I was surrounded by local, often organic food. That experience of connection to my food, and to my community, is something I feel like everyone should get the chance to experience! In Husky Real Food Challenge, I get to meet and work with other passionate students who want to improve the UW food! I'm so excited to be in the club for the next three years, and to watch UW food get better and better.
Real Food at the U
It has been a little while in the making, but we are very excited to share the results of our Real Food Calculator assessment! Through researching over $2 million dollars of invoice data, the Husky Real Food Challenge has determined that UW Housing and Food Services purchased 16% Real Food in Jan/Feb. of 2013! The images below break this number down so you can see how much Real Food is at UW, how well we did on each of the 4 Real categories, or how much of each kind of food is Real.
So what does that mean? Well, it is an amazing baseline! We are quite lucky to be students at a university that is so focused on social and environmental initiatives. Because this data is pulled from two winter months, we assume that the current percentage of Real Food procurement is closer to 20%. Our university spends over $12 million dollars on food every year, and we're excited to keep up with our continual progress towards a food system that truly nourishes the Earth, producers, consumers and communities!
local food
As far as hitting the four categories of Real Food, UW performs best on Local. And why not?? We're lucky to be in the beautiful NW where we have the opportunity to support so many local farms. In total, 11% of our food items are Local, meaning at least 50% of the ingredients were from within 250 miles of campus. The biggest contributors to the Local group are dairy and eggs. Plus, since this data sample is taken from winter months, we can expect that the total year-round percentage of local food, especially produce, is even higher. Very few meats, poultry, fish, beverages, or groceries were Local, ranging between 1-4%.
Earth-friendly food 🌏 🌏 🌏
7% of food in this sample qualified as Ecologically Sound food. The largest category was tea and coffee, but it is important to note that since the time of this invoice, the University has switched from serving Tully's Coffee to serving Starbuck's Coffee. Starbucks certifications are not verified as RFC criteria, so we are under the impression that at present, the percentage of organic teas and coffees could be lower. Baked goods were the next largest group, as 16% of baked goods purchased in this sample met qualifications for ecological soundness. Small amounts of dairy, fish, beverages, grocery items and produce were ecologically sound, and no meat, poultry or eggs met the criteria. Since this assessment, the University has switched to primarily USDA Organic eggs, so it is assumed that this percentage is much higher at present.
Fair Food
2% of all food purchased in these 2 months was certified as Fair. This label is not commonly found or applicable to all foods, so as expected was mostly comprised of coffee and teas. Again it is important to note that since the University has switched from Tully's to Starbuck's Coffee, this value will have changed.
so what's next? The Campus COmmitment
The goal of Husky Real Food Challenge is to have the UW sign on to the Campus Commitment!
This is a document that pledges to raise UW to 25% Real Food procurement by 2020. With sustainability and social awareness as priorities on campus, and the whole of the Northwest at our fingertips, we know we can reach 25%! The commitment also includes forming a collaborative group of students, administrators and staff, to share our knowledge and voices in order to create a food system that is ecologically sound, fair trade, local/community based, and/or humane. Lastly, this calculator would be run every year in order to keep up with the university's progress towards our goal.
What do you think about the Campus Commitment? The calculator results? Food at UW in general? We want to hear your voice! Click below!
Power on Your Plate: What is Real Food? was the Husky Real Food Challenge's second student led workshop and also the soft launch to our campaign for the coming year called Real Food, Real Change.
We spent time talking about the Real Food Wheel (pictured below), and how it embodies the many values people hold which relate to food production. There are four sections on the Wheel (Producers, Earth, Consumers, and Communities) and we shared some of our own stories about which part of the wheel brought us to want to change the food system here at UW.
But even with all this information, the amount of change we are able to make to the food system individually is limited. So how can we make change here on campus? Right now there is no formalized way for student to give input on what Housing and Food Services (HFS) purchases. Our goals for this coming year is to have UW President Michael Young and HFS to sign a commitment to shift 25% of it's food purchases to Real Food by 2020. HFS spends upwards of $10 million a year on food, so this would make a big impact! We are currently researching procurement data that HFS has provided us to see how much Real Food HFS currently buys and hope to be finished by next quarter so we can share our results with all of you!
Food Movement Community-
This is a space to share information about food movement happenings, events and internship/involvement opportunities. If you know of something to share, please message us.
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|The beautiful and open kitchen!
Bend, Oregon is one our favorite towns to visit. We have been going there for many years for one of our little getaways. We actually stay in Sunriver - a very nice resort area about 14 miles south of Bend. We naturally gravitated to the Deschutes Brewery because of Hubby John's appreciation of good ales. His favorites have always been the Obsidian Stout and the Black Butte Porter. I am not really a beer drinker so it works out just fine for us. He enjoys his ale and I drive us home. What I am attracted to at the Deschutes Brewery & Public House is the food and the comfortable friendliness. www.deschutesbrewery.com (check out this link to read their blog, which even includes some great recipes that they are willing to share) I usually order from their specialty menu of the day but my dependable favorite is their French Onion Soup. It is a yummy comfort food that I adore. On our last visit John and I both had the French Onion Soup and we shared their specialty of the day - fish tacos. We really enjoyed both. Those of you that read my blog have seen that we both really like fish tacos.
Anyway, back to business, and I want to say now that this blog is strictly my opinion and there is no money changing hands except for when we paid our tab.
As usual, our visit to the Brewery was great. I mentioned to our waitress, Kate, that I have this little blog and that I would like to mention them on it. Well, she told the owner and founder Gary Fish (who just happened to be there having his lunch too) and he very graciously came to our table and talked with us. I really was very impressed that he took the time to visit with us - what a nice man. We also met the general manager, Tim Casinelli, and he was also very friendly and interesting. We have always enjoyed the Deschutes Brewery and Public House and we will always stop in when we are in the Bend area. It has been fun to see them grow and thrive in one of our favorite towns. If you happen to be in their area we strongly suggest you stop in and enjoy the friendly family atmosphere and their great drink and food. Oh, say hello for me... Grammy
|French Onion Soup and Obsidian Stout
|Special of the day: Fish Tacos
|Meeting Gary Fish - owner and founder


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One of the great contributions of Fractal Geometry is that it leads to consideration of the corresponding notion of fractal dimensions. For example this is beautifully illustrated with Koch's Snowflake.
See Mathworld.
So to construct this Snowflake we start with an equilateral triangle. Then marking each line into 3 equal divisions we take the middle third and erect another equilateral triangle on each side. Then we continue to proceed in the same manner (constructing a new equilateral triangle on the middle third of each exposed side).
Theoretically, we can continue in this manner an infinite number of times.
The implication of this is that the perimeter boundary of the Snowflake thereby increases without limit. In fact we can easily see that the initial construction of equilateral triangles on the middle third of the original 3 sides of the starting equilateral triangle increases the perimeter length by a factor of 4/3. Thus as we can keep repeating this procedure indefinitely (in each case increasing the perimeter by 4/3) the line can grown without limit even though the area of the entire figure clearly is of a finite magnitude.
In effect the perimeter line (through this process) encloses to a degree the overall 2-dimensional area.
This leads to a new notion of dimension for this line. To acquire it we basically find in this case what root of 4 (= the dimension) gives an answer of 3, the answer which is 1.261859507..
Strangely enough such a dimension (which necessarily falls between 1 and 2) is generally referred to as a fractional dimension.
However this conceals a very important conceptual difficulty.
We commonly think of fractions as rational numbers. However such a dimension (as in this example) will always be of an irrational nature (which thereby cannot be represented as a rational number).
Indeed the only way to get a rational dimension is to attempt to divide the line with irrational number sections!
This is all very interesting from a qualitative perspective.
In proper qualitative terms, finite notions are associated with (linear) reason and infinite notions with (circular) intuition respectively.
Now the irrational notion relates therefore to a situation where the infinite in some ways becomes embedded in the finite.
So corresponding to irrational understanding in qualitative terms is the derivation of an irrational number dimension (reflecting the paradoxical interplay of finite and infinite notions).
The clear implication of all this is that a corresponding qualitative interpretation attaches to the mathematical notion of the irrational.
In psychological terms this becomes equated with the transition from 1 to 2-dimensional understanding. Initially before two clear polar directions of phenomenal understanding crystallise, one goes through a linear phase where rational understanding increasingly interpenetrates with intuitive understanding (with finite phenomena now in some way genuinely embodying spiritual infinite notions).
This also provides an answer to the clarification of dimensions. So now we can look at irrational dimensions as basically representing transition states as between the whole number dimensions. Basically each new higher dimension (as whole number) represents a new more refined form of rational appreciation (with the corresponding number of directions). Therefore the irrational dimensions in between represent various states (whereby reason and intuition are combined in a - as yet - somewhat confused manner).
Once again in quantitative terms a "fractal dimension" between 1 and 2 represents the extent to which the 1-dimensional line can fill in a 2-dimensional area.
In corresponding qualitative terms, a "fractal dimension" (that is indeed of an irrational nature) measures the extent to which one can embody as it were 2-dimensional appreciation coming from a 1-dimensional perspective. This can never be achieved fully. However it can be approximated more closely through a progressively greater degree of intuitive understanding informing rational interpretation.


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Handel's Messiah Concerts in Vermont – 2009 Season
December 4, 2009 by christine
Filed under Blog, Music events
Due to popular demand, we have gathered the list of Handel's Messiah concerts in Vermont this December… just like last year! Let's enjoy the music of Christmas!
The Vermont Philharmonic has two Handel's Messiah concerts:
– In Montpelier – Friday December 4th, 2009 at 7:30 pm – at the Saint Augustine Church – and in Barre – Sunday December 6th, 2009 at 3:30 pm – at the Barre Opera House – The Vermont Philharmonic performs the Messiah with conductor Lisa Jablow.
More information at: Vermont Philharmonic
– Brattleboro – Saturday December 5th, 2009 at 1 pm – 39th Annual Community Messiah Sing – Centre Congregational Church. Conductor Terry Larsen with soloists Christine Speidel, soprano, Lisa Woods, alto, Tim Levesque, tenor and Andrew Semegram, bass and organist Bill McKim. 250 to 300 singers will join in the choruses. It is a fund raising event for the homeless.
More information at: Friends of music at Guilford
– Rutland – Sunday December 6th, 2009 at 3:30 pm and 7:00 pm – The Grace Congregational Church will have its annual performance of Handel's Messiah.
More information at: (802) 775-4301.
– Thursday December 17th, 2009 at 7:30pm, Community Church, Stowe and Friday December 18th, 2009 at 8pm, College Street Congregational Church, Burlington: Performance of the Vermont Mozart Festival orchestra with the Oriana Singers; conductor William Metcalfe
More information at: Vermont Mozart Festival http://www.vtmozart.org/
– Middlebury – Sunday December 20st, 2009 at 2 pm – Middlebury Congregational Church – A sing-along led by Jeff Rehbach, conductor of the Middlebury College Community Chorus.
More information at: Middlebury College – Annual Messiah Sing
– Stowe – Monday December 21nd, 2009 at 7:30 pm – 17th Annual Handel's Messiah Community Sing – Stowe Community Church – It's also a sing-along with the soloists and the 20-piece orchestra.
More information at: Go Stowe
And finally,
– Arlington – Sunday December 27th, 2009 at 3 pm – 7th Annual Messiah Sing-along – St. James Episcopal Church
More information at: St. James Episcopal Church
Enjoy the music!
2009 Vermont Film Festivals – Line-ups
March 22, 2009 by christine
Filed under Blog, Cultural events
This week is the Green Mountain Film Festival… But we are taking the opportunity to also bring you information on other film festivals or film series throughout the state of Vermont this year. After all, the ski season is almost over, and spring is not quite here yet. It's the perfect time to go to the movies!
12th Annual Green Mountain Film Festival – March 20-29 – Montpelier
Hundreds of screenings. A very interesting selection of movies in several avenues.
See the complete list of movies with dates of the screenings, summaries, and links to reviews. Make sure to buy tickets early, some movies are already sold out.
Locations: Savoy Theater, City Hall Arts Center and Kellogg-Hubbard Library
Official website: Green Mountain Film Festival
Reel Paddling Film Festival – April 4 – Colchester – 8pm
The Reel Paddling Film Festival is showing the best paddling films of the year from around the world.
Location: McCarthy Recital Hall – St. Michael's College
More information at: Reel Paddling Film Festival – Vermont
Hirschfield International Film Series – Middlebury – April – May
The 2008-2009 Film Series still has some showings in April. You can see these films on Saturdays at 3pm and 8pm.
Upcoming showings:
April 4: The Band's Visit (Israel, 2007, 87 minutes) – Winner 2008 Un Certain Regard – Jury Coup de Coeur, Cannes; Winner 2007 European Film Award; Winner 2007 Grand Prix at Warsaw International Film Festival. In English, Arabic, and Hebrew.
April 11: Zodiac (US, 2007, 158 minutes) – Nominated 2007 Golden Palm, Cannes.
April 18: City of Men (Brazil, 2007, 110 minutes) – Nominated for 2008 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize. In Portuguese with English subtitles.
April 25: Syndromes and a Century (Thailand, 2006, 105 minutes) – 2007 Winner at the Asian Film Awards; Nominated 2006 Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival. In Thai with English subtitles.
May 2: Duchess of Langeais (France, 2007, 137 minutes) – Nominated 2007 Golden Berling Bear, Berlin International Film Festival.
Location: Middlebury College's Dana Auditorium on College Street
Cost: free
More information: Middlebury – Calendar of Events 2009
Central Asian Cinema Film Series – Asian Cultural Center of Vermont – West Brattleboro
A pretty amazing program of movies on Central Asia. Who would have thought that you could view so many movies about Central Asia in Vermont?
These are feature movies, subtitled in English, preceded by a short introduction and followed by a discussion.
It is a little difficult to identify the movies on the events page of the website, as 2007, 2008 and 2009 events are all mixed together on the page.
Here is the list of the upcoming showings.
Saturday, March 28, 2009 – 5pm
The White Mountains, a film from Kyrgyzstan by Melis Ubukeev
(62 minutes, 1998, subtitles)
Saturday, April 4, 2009 – 5pm
The Land of the Fathers, a film from Kazakhstan by Shaken Aimanov
(85 minutes, 1966)
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 – 6pm
Aksuat, a film from Kazakhstan by Serik Aprimov
(80 minutes, 1997)
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 – 6pm
Little Angel, Make me Happy, a film from Turkmenistan
(88 minutes, 1993)
Saturday, May 9 – 5pm
Daughter-in-law, a film from Turkmenistan
(75 minutes, 1963)
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 – 6pm
Kosh Ba Kosh, a film from Tajikistan
(1993, 98 minutes)
Tuesday June 30, 2009 – 5pm
Hasan – Arbakesh, a film from Tajikistan
(1965, 91 minutes)
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 – 6pm
The Orator, a film from Uzbekistan
(90 minutes, 1998)
Saturday, July 11, 2009 – 5pm
You are not an Orphan, a film from Uzbekistan
(75 minutes, 1963)
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 – 6pm
Beshkempir, a film from Kyrgyzstan by Aktan Abdykalykov
(77 minutes, 1998, subtitles)
Location: 814 Western Avenue, West Brattleboro
More information and story lines at: Asian Cultural Center of Vermont – Events
2nd Annual Vermont Samurai Kaiju Film Festival – October 23-25, 2009 – Brattleboro area theatres
A festival of Samurai and Kaiju films in Japanese. Kaiju, in Japanese, means 'mysterious beast' and refers to a film genre that started in the 50s. The Samurais are Japanese warriors. Schedule to be announced
More information at: Vermont Samurai Kaiju
Other film series or film festivals we missed – we'll bring them to you next year… promised!
Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour – February 2009 – Burlington
The World Tour brings a selection of around 30 of the best outdoor life films from the Banff Film Festival.
More information at: Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
Stowe Mountain Film Series – December to March 2009 – Stowe
Stowe Mountain Resort brings you a number of films on skiing.
Main location: Spruce Base Camp, Stowe Mountain Resort
More information at: Vermont Ski Museum events
Women's Film Festival – Brattleboro – March 13-22, 2009
An annual festival of documentaries and feature films made mainly by women, highlighting women's lives around the world and telling women's stories.
It was the 18th year of that festival. Proceeds go to the Women's Crisis Center of Windham County.
Locations: Three downtown locations close to Brattleboro's Amtrak station.
More information at: Women's Film Festival
Things to do in Vermont – August 22-24
August 20, 2008 by christine
Filed under Art events, Biking, Blog, Gastronomy events, Music events, Sports events
We are really sorry that we "stood you up" last week and did not publish the week-end events. We were redesigning the website to make it more practical for all readers… and we also launched it in French for our Quebec travelers. But we are back today with events for the upcoming week-end, from music, to sports, gastronomy and movies… sometimes even combined into the same event. So, here we go:
New this week!
– Wine tasting and movie – A very unique event; when French and Californian wines compete. That's the subject of this new award-winning movie "Bottle Shock" (based on a 1976 story) and the theme of the wine tasting. And… the producer Todd Harris will be there for a Q&A. Where? Merrill's Roxy Theater, 222 College Street in Burlington. When? This Friday August 22, at 5 p.m. followed by the movie or at 8:45 p.m. followed by the movie. Sounds like fun. We'll be there for sure!
More information: Merrill's Roxy Theater (make sure to scroll down to see the information)
– Vermont Festival of the Arts – Mad River Valley – August 1-31. Lots of exhibits and workshops in all art forms, from pottery to photography, watercolor, music, dance, cooking, theater and more during the whole month of August. We have not experienced any of the events yet, but everyone seems to be talking about this festival. Let us know what you think.
More information: Vermont Festival of the Arts
– 18th Annual Mad River Valley Century Ride – 50 or 100 miles. The biking event organized by the Hyde Away Inn & Restaurant looks like quite a well-organized and well-attended event (500 bikers). Friday night is the "carb-load" with lasagna and pasta buffet. Saturday morning: departure of the 2 races; rest stops along the way and a nice BBQ after the ride. The rides take you through the beautiful region, the quaint villages of Waitsfield and Warren, the State capital Montpelier and along the Dog, White and Mad rivers – nice scenery with great mountain backdrops indeed. We would love to have your feedback on the event if you attend.
More information: Mad River Valley Century Ride
– Grace Coolidge Musicale #3 – Sunday, August 24 at 3:00 p.m. A 45-minute program "The Romance of the Violin" with piano and violin followed by afternoon tea at the site's restaurant, The Wilder House. The organizers recommend making reservations as seating are limited. We enjoy the scenery at President Calvin Coolidge Homestead and the village of Plymouth Notch where President Coolidge was born and raised. So, this event is a nice excuse to enjoy the site. website:
More information: President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site
Related articles: President Calvin Coolidge House
– La Boheme, Puccini – at the recently renovated Town Hall Theater, in Middlebury – Aug 22 at 8 p.m., and Aug 24 at 2 p.m. This popular opera will be the largest production of the Opera Company of Middlebury
More information: Town Hall Theater
And for continuing events:
– Les Miserables musical is playing in Vermont… from July 31 to August 23 in Weston. We'll try to go and check this production in the next few weeks and tell you what we thought. We are not expecting the kind of production you can see in New York or London, but we'll see…
More information at: www.westonplayhouse.org
– And finally, if you really enjoy wine tasting and want to offer yourself a very special treat, there is a very special wine week-end cruise – one-and-half day (Saturday – Sunday) with an overnight – on the beautiful Moonlight Lady, hosted by Dellie Rex, senior Wine Instructor at New England Culinary Institute. The cost is $399 per person.
More information at: www.vtwinecruise.com
Also, don't hesitate to leave us a comment on one of these events if you have a chance to attend!
Things to do in Vermont – July 18-20
July 16, 2008 by christine
Filed under Blog, Gastronomy events, Historic events, Music events, Sports events
Summer is definitely here and Vermont is still booming with activities and festivals. Anywhere you stay, you can enjoy music or historic narrations or military reenactments or food festivals!
So, as you plan the upcoming week-end, here are a few events we noticed:
– Vermont Mozart Festival is in full swing with both adults and kids concerts this week-end;
– 25th anniversary week-end of Billings Farms, Woodstock – July 20 – with lots of activities planned. The Vermont Fiddle Orchestra will perform at 1 pm, and Robert Resnik & Friends at 3 pm. There will be free ice cream and cookies throughout the day. And Governor Jim Douglas will be there (2 pm)!
– Mount Independence reenactment and encampment "Soldiers Atop the Mount" – it's the major activity of the summer for the site;
– 7th Annual Killington Wine Festival – July 17-20
– Vermont Brewers Festival – July 18-19 – Rumor is that the Brewers Festival in Quebec is better but…
– 30th Annual Middlebury Summer Festival on-the-green – July 13-19 – Vermont Public Radio (VPR) gave a nice preview last Saturday of some interesting musicians participating to the event, such as some celtic and some Quebec traditional music groups;
– Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, near Vergennes, has a fun small boat race on Sunday (3 miles rowing or paddling) attracting around 50 participants and a small crowd of roughly 200;
– Vermont Summer Festival Horseshow – 2nd week-end of competition. Interestingly, the Northshire Digital Arts Center holds a digital photography contest for all attendees and participants of the horseshows. Check rules and prizes here.
– David Maxwell – Bennington Center for the Arts – The concert will be recorded for a future album. The organizers say that critics and fans think David Maxwell is one of the finest blues pianists alive.
– Marlboro Music – Marlboro College, Malboro – We don't know the event, but the organizers are quoting the Time to have said that it is "the most exciting chamber music in the U.S."
We'll be posting more details in the next couple of days. Make sure to come back and visit us.
Also, don't hesitate to leave us a comment on one of these events if you got a chance to attend!
Vermont Mozart Festival – Schedule
July 16, 2008 by christine
Filed under Blog, Historic sites, Music events
Vermont Mozart Festival is in full swing, after its Grand Opening, last Sunday night (see our posting).
Quite unique in its format with 16 concerts (plus 3 for families and kids), over 3 weeks from July 13 to August 3, in various locations throughout Vermont! Great music, wonderful scenery, many opportunities for a nice outdoor picnic before the concert. And to make it even more special, several of these venues are actually taking place in historic sites: such as the West Monitor Barn, St. Anne's Shrine, Middlebury Hall Town Theater, Barre Opera House and of course the Inn at Shelburne Farms.
We have the complete schedule of concerts with artists and locations for you on our Event Calendar page (easier to glance at than the official website, we believe)!
Link to Vermont Mozart Festival official website for bookings.


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FSC wood debacle lands city authority in court
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Manga Titles: Lover's interview
Atsuki Tajima needs a job to help his family.Following the advice of his friend, he goes to an interview with the president Fujikura, that manages a big company.But the poor Atsuki doesn't know that the director wants to give him a strange job...he has to become his lover!!What will happen between the two men?!
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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has declared that the presidential and legislative elections next April will be held in Halayeb and Abyei, despite unresolved disputes over the two areas with Egypt and South Sudan respectively.
"The two regions are part of the Sudan and therefore the elections will be organized in both of them," Deputy Chairman of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) and Presidential Assistant, Ibrahim Ghandour, was reported by Sudanese media as saying on Thursday.
Halayeb is a mineral rich strategic triangle on the Red Sea area which Egypt wants to annex and convert Sudanese there into Egyptian nationals, according to the Sudan.
The area has been a source of tension between the two countries for almost 40 years now.
Abyei, on the other hand, is one of the points left without resolution after South Sudan's independence. The oil rich area on the borders is now patrolled by an African Union-UN, Ethiopian-manned troops known as UNISFA.
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Hmmm, I hope this works!
Here is Cutie at the rickshaw outside Japanese restaurant. It looks a bit like a popcorn cart, so after a while, Cutie starts to sing this song that he learnt from a Barney video - "popcorn, it's really neat, fun to make and fun to eat"... although of course his enunciation isn't as precise as I would like it to be.
He spent such a long time here. Didn't want to go at all.
He would scramble to the back of the cart, so we couldn't grab him.
We pretended to go away, but he wasn't bothered. After a while however, he would cajole us to come over.


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The threat of global warming, the dangers of sexual deviance, and a quest for the healing power of true love, bring together five people of diverse background and cultures one warm January. Their lives will never be the same.
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|My God, what have I done to my body? Look at all of the fat in the internal organs!
I just cannot let this be acceptable any more.
The other day I was handed a stack of mail from the postman and it was incredibly heavy. I decided to weigh it just for fun, 12 pounds. I was stunned that the weight was so low, how have I carried all of this excess for so long?
So far I have lost 30 pounds. T-H-I-R-T-Y, that is just unreal.
|This is 30 pounds of fresh summer peaches
|This man has one rockin' hat and a tray holding 30 pounds of delicious bacon
|This table is doing the best it can to hold 30 pounds of blue berries
|This old brass bell weighs a ring-y ding-y 30 pounds
|Each of these big cheese wheels weighs 30 pounds


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flydubai adds Salalah to GCC portfolio
flydubai has announced the start of its new route to Salalah, expanding its presence in the Sultanate of Oman.
Flights to Salalah will begin on May 21st 2013 and operate three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
flydubai started operations to the capital, Muscat, in 2010.
The new route expands flydubai's GCC network to 14 destinations, underlining the carrier's commitment to supporting business ties and leisure traffic between Dubai and the neighbouring region.
Commenting on the launch of the new route, flydubai chief executive, Ghaith Al Ghaith, said: "Oman was flydubai's third GCC destination, and we look forward to strengthening the relationship between the UAE and Oman by offering passengers a quality, affordable travel option."
Salalah, located on the Indian Ocean, is the second largest city in Oman.
It is well known for its natural diversity as the vast coastline blends with the rocky mountains, offering a perfect location for the outdoor enthusiast.
The annual Salalah Tourism Festival, which is held between July and August, welcomes more than 1.8 million visitors from all over the world. During these months, visitors enjoy cooler climates which sets it apart from the neighbouring countries.


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February 14, 2013
Love in a Candy Box
My father was a romantic.
He loved my mother dearly and he loved her mother, who lived with us most of my life, very much also just as he had loved his own.
He showed such a great deal of respect for her and for his own parents and as my maternal Grandmother said.."He is better to me than 20 other sons".
She lived with us my whole life and never paid for anything herself. My father would not allow her to have to pay her own way.
My father was a scientist and vice president and chief chemist of a well known chemical company, who for many reasons, later opened a soda fountain/ice cream shop that eventually became a commercial stationers store in a tiny town, selling stationary to local businesses and cards and school supplies to walk ins.
He took a beating money wise from malls and the new mega stationers.
But he was honest to a fault in all his dealings, his customers loved him and he was ever the romantic.
Sometimes for no reason at all he would bring home boxes of candy to my mother and grandmother after work.
I remember him walking home without his new coat one frigid night because he had given it to a poor man--- "Its only a block walk", he had said to my mother--- the candy tucked under his arm.
In my grandmothers bedroom , which was next to my own, inside the closet on a shelf , were old candy boxes filled with her crochet work (she made filet crochet that was amazing), news clippings of her friends deaths, births of grandchildren, marriages, etc., cards from holidays, mementos and tiny souvenirs of times past.
One was used to house her "good gloves" and "my good scarves".
I once asked her why she saved all those boxes. "Oh, " she said, "its a shame to waste things". "Yes", I said, "but you could fit this all in one or two hat boxes".
She looked at me with those deep gray eyes , now half blind and said , "But there is so much love in these boxes".
My father passed away many years ago in February.
( Originally posted March 6, 2006)
10 comments:
I remember hearing about this before but it was good to read again. A wonderful family. Isn't it special to have good memories like that?ReplyDelete
Your Daddy sounds like he was such a good man! Thank you for stopping by to visit with me. I'm back in Florida now:)ReplyDelete
Awww, what a sweet post, Annie! :)ReplyDelete
Have a lovely weekend ahead.
I loved reading this! thanks for posting!ReplyDelete
What a wonderful post! Your father sounds like he was an amazing man! I have some boxes of my grandmother's like you described. Priceless memories.ReplyDelete
Hi Annie,ReplyDelete
What a sweet post about your Dad and Grandmother :) I have many fond memories now of my parents and grandparents also. Hope you had a great weekend.
Hugs, Dru
Hi Annie! It's wonderful when families get along so well and can live together like that. My mother lived with Jeff and I until she died and she loved him like a son and he loved her, too. Hope you have a wonderful week ahead! (((Hugz)))ReplyDelete
Annie this was a wonderful reminiscence about your father and mother! I hope you are writing a memoir to pass down all your family stories ...I hope to do the same!ReplyDelete
Thank you for your best wishes on the birth of our granddaughter! We are all so in love with her!
Oh Annie,ReplyDelete
What a beautiful post.Bless you!!
Hope you are having a great week.
- Anonymous19 February, 2013
What a loving and wonderful post. Your father was definitely a perfect and loving man and son-in-law. Thank you for sharing your memories. HugsReplyDelete


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text: 2/6/2018Creekside Middle Wins MathCounts CompetitionThe annual MathCounts Competition was held on February 3, 2018 at Ormond Beach Middle School. Over 50 students participated in this event. The top 4 individuals advance to compete in the state competition along with the 1st and 2nd place team competition winners. The state competition is scheduled for March 23 at the Hilton in Daytona Beach! Good luck to those students advancing to the state competition. 1st place team: Creekside Middle School. Team members from left to right: Ethan Alves, Peter Novak, Sofia Baker, Cody McCafferty, Lilliana Barnes, Donna Bianchi, (MathCounts Coach), Eric Chen, Emma Smith, Vartika Narang, Baylee Behrens, Jenny Liu. MathCounts Coach: Ms. Donna Bianchi 2nd place team: Heritage Middle School. Team members from left to right: Robert Miller, Lauren Jackson, Ian Davis, Tryston Munn, Shannon Bengle, Alex Gold, Angel Dejesus, Wendy Zhang, Thomas Hahn MathCounts Coach: Mr. John Holland The top 4 individual winners: 1st place: Wend Zhang, Heritage MS2nd place: Isaac Dorfman, Ormond Beach MS3rd place: Eric Chen, Creekside MS4th place: Cody McCafferty, Creekside MSShow All Events


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Just when we thought our Friday night constitutional through the West Village couldn't get weirder, we come across The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill. (Click on the link; it's worth it. There are videos you'll watch again and again.) At first glance, this place looks like a run-of-the-mill pet shop. But on closer inspection, you see something's not quite...right.
The sign outside the store reads, "Open for Rare Breeds, Pet Supplies, Mechanically Retrieved Meat." No,those aren't baby chicks at right, they're chicken nuggets! You guessed it. This is an art installation. What you don't see in these pictures is the motion. Each of these things was moving around, kind of like a processed-food version of the Hall of Presidents at Disney World.
Fish sticks swimming around a goldfish bowl. Hot dogs squirming around a snake enclosure. If you're in New York, you've got to make it down to this place. Its' at 89 7th Ave. South, between Bleecker and West 4th Streets. It's open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 12 am until October 31, and it's free!
Update: There's more info at Andrew Sullivan's blog and the New York Times.


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Filed under: L.ove, Life's fragile recollections, Rhyme & Riddle | Tags: brain, feelings, life, operation, poem, recovery, reflections, rhyme, surgery, thoughts
A hot air balloon emerging from the mist,
Perhaps this is what reality looks like under all that morphine.
For months I've buried the stirrings of an emotional connect beneath the daily grind,
Only for a fatal incident to open my eyes to the love from friends and others close to my heart I nearly left behind,
Through morphine and painkillers those memories are fleeting, but real,
As they etched themselves into my heart to remember, to heal.
My friends, you came and chatted, how I hung on to those conversations,
They remind me of our shared laughter and enjoyable moments,
How we've grown and paved our path to future destinations;
These I've neglected, all in the name of blinded pursuits for success and accomplishments,
And to close a chapter on love and all other emotions.
The days at home can be long and empty,
Filled with images and thoughts but alas they are so damn flighty;
You came by and spent the hours with me when I'm stuck at home and my brain so laggy,
Not my best state, with the world through my eyes turning topsy-turvy.
Touched – I was, a quiet peace that accompanied your presence,
You saw my before and aftermath, never again;
Eight lives I've gambled, granted with one – to love, to cherish, to put a smile on others' faces,
To tell the stories the world ought to hear, and know somewhere, somehow I've made a tiny difference.
Stay if you plan to stay, don't come and go,
The body's battered, there leaves only the soul.
The former I can play, the latter I keep within,
Bit by bit revealed, through encounters thick and thin.
The recovery path might have seemed easy and nice;
Masked through optimism, character and moments I fantasize;
There have been minutes of frustration, worry and agony,
The fear of losing myself – intelligence, pace and musicality,
The tremble in my veins, not seeing my past wordsmith and ideas surface…
The mind could draw a blank just like that,
I find myself searching my memory banks as though I've misplaced the catalogue for them,
Like a confused librarian who has nothing on her hand,
I leave my search to prayers and hope,
While I re-teach myself to think the way I did again.
Filed under: Life's fragile recollections | Tags: audio, ear, hearing, recovery, senses, sound, surgery
Day 22 post-operation.
Imagine waking up to the world and not hearing anything in your right ear. Imagine a side of your head being constantly submerged in water, and all that channels through is a constant high-frequency buzz. It probably sounds fine, one would think, since the other ear remains alert. You would think that I can still hear and I will probably get used to it.
Now imagine having grown up with music, as both ears are trained to listen to the widest range of notes, tonality, harmonies and more.
I entered a world of silence for 21 days. Convinced that my right ear has lost 90% of its hearing, I stopped listening to music, or opted to listen to a selected few with only my left ear. I turn my good ear to others who speak to me, and find myself lost in a drone when I walk out.
Doctor's visit.
I felt my heart sank at the slightly possibility of not regaining hearing in the right ear forever. All that crashed through my mind were music scores – unplayed – and the piano, its lid closed with a final bang.
Tests showed good news.
Tasked now with daily need to recalibrate the ears to hear sounds from both sides (not just the left), little known nuances about the human body's abilities to recover from injuries continue to amaze me. I began hearing notes in my head, through the vibrations and nerve endings in my ear. Not the audio, but that distinct separation that the notes are ringing in my head – even on both sides.
So it has begun. Endless music from classical to indie, throw in some radio news in between. Each day the music gets clearer in my head. The great thing about being half deaf is that your voice rings within your head clearer, without the external noises and sounds cutting in. Matching harmonies to acapella renditions became easier – so this is what is it like to hear music in my head.
Filed under: Life's fragile recollections
With 25 staples removed and 2 stitches remaining in the head, I am definitely on the route of recovery. My body has shown an amazing way of patching up after a major surgery, and I am thankful for that.
Doctors have specifically told me not to think about work, don't stress the brain, and basically not to add pressure to the brain. The disturbing experience of my brain going into overdrive made me wonder if I would be the same person one month later, or will I have changed?
Someone asked me, "You think you would be quitting your job due to its long hours, if you can't handle it?" That got me thinking instead, What if I can't measure up to my previous standards anymore? What if I lose the ability to multitask and go through work at the speed and efficiency like I used to? In fact, what if I'm no longer as sharp as before, considering words do not come to mind anymore? Many "What if's…" hover along the topic of whether my brain will be at a suitable IQ level in future.
While it is common that brain trauma often causes the brain to 'shut down' for a while, it became an idle mind for me that I never once thought I had to sit through. The brain goes into a blank whenever I mull too much over a thought, requiring the need for me to sit around with the diary to immediately pen random thoughts down lest I forget them. Writing wasn't and still isn't easy – the lack of better words, the need to re-read previous posts to ensure I wasn't repeating myself, the lost in my sentence flow and more – while reading seems to be the only thing that calms me and eases my brain from an overdrive.
"Overdrive" became a new concept. Thinking too much becomes a problem, because my memory space doesn't seem to able to entertain more, nor too much details. I can't seem to think more about a certain topic I read – these have to be stored for future references instead. When someone asks me too many questions, I can't handle it and literally have to ask them to slow down.
The brain bubbles with many thoughts. I'm glad that I finally have the time to sit and think, something I never allowed for due to the insane schedule I put myself through. But to channel these thoughts into plans, solutions, ideas and more seems impossible (for now).
It might be a case of having to find new ways to reconnect my ideas, and probably revised ways of remembering things. Memory lapses and the need to sit down and think through what I have done and not scares me, but all I can do is to hope and pray that it gets better over time.
Filed under: Life's fragile recollections, Two Cents' Worth | Tags: accident, brain, pain, recovery, stitches, surgery, trauma
For the record, I have no memories of falling off my bicycle. This is similar to a car accident I was in nine years ago, when the left side of my head went into trauma because it was at the point of collision between two cars. One car accident, a trained guard-dog that lunged at me and left a cut in my left eye-lid, a knee operation to repair a torn ligament from a wakeboarding injury, and a brain surgery later – I've pretty much chalked up one too many trips to Accident & Emergency units the past 9 years.
I digressed. I flew off the bicycle I was travelling downslope on 12 days ago, after letting the other cyclists fly past me and attempting to slow down. The only thing I remembered – skirting a pothole and wobbling on the bike. I woke up hours later gagging on a breathing pipe stuck down my throat in hospital.
So this was what the rest told me after: I had a gash on the top of my head, some surface wounds on my knees, knuckles, hips and shoulders because I broke my fall with a roll (hence no broken limbs). I was very awake and even checked myself into hospital after the ambulance sent me to Changi General, right down to remembering my phone's password when others needed to contact my mother.
I even said, "Please don't tell my mum." Who would have listened to me then, really?
My boss arrived at the hospital too, thank heavens. An immediate CT scan showed that I had a blood clot in my brain, which didn't require immediate surgery because it might go away by itself. Alarm bells rang when I was asked what month it was, and I said "February" and I seemed to be falling asleep on the spot. Doctors decided to go ahead with surgery that night.
So, they cut a C out of my skull to drain the blood clot, and supposedly stitched up my head wound. One of the bones in my ear is also dislodged slightly, due to an impact-related minor fracture between my ear bone and the base of my skull. 12 days later I learned that the wound wasn't stitched up properly by a junior doctor who happened to be on duty that fateful night, so I sat through a re-stitching by another senior (and cuter) doctor.
It has been almost 2 weeks of strange sensations. This morning, the re-stitch was done with local anesthetic, which allowed me to feel the needle and thread going through and the skin of my head being pulled closer together…with no pain. The feeling of having 25 staples pulled of my skull could not be described otherwise because you literally feel the staples leaving your head. Weirdest feelings, ever.
Waking up after an operation to great girlfriends, a concerned boss and his girlfriend, and my panicked mum was great. Although it was a terrible blur now, for my memory is not exactly at its best right now.
Headaches have been part of everyday life. More interestingly, I am medically certified to disengage from stress, annoyances, grief, drama or anything that causes tension build-up in the brain. They get better day by day, except for throbbing sensations, or when the volume of my mum's voice goes up a notch.
I can't handle bright lights, loud noises, too many questions, nor turn around too fast. All these become too much for my senses to absorb, and the brain goes into an overdrive.
The right ear's deaf from its internal fracture and blood clot, but it would heal over time. Once again, balancing on one leg becomes an issue, and I constantly hear a shrill in my right ear – the kind you hear when you are in a room too quiet.
Stretching becomes painful, because muscles tense up in accidents. I must have had taken half the impact on my butt and left shoulder, because the left shoulder and hamstring protest with each movement I make. It brings to memories the nine months my physio and trainers nursed me back from crutches to running and jumping post knee-surgery; it reminds me how amazing the body is, and the strength it moulds in your character.
Filed under: Life's fragile recollections, Two Cents' Worth | Tags: accident, death, hospital, life, recovery, surgery
To begin a new post with such a dramatic headline, I suppose it is uncalled for, but I am incredibly blessed to be sitting at home without any broken limbs now despite surviving a cycling accident. Many cyclists I know have suffered fractures, near-deaths, unfortunate deaths, terrible injuries from being on the road. I too, have joined the community whose members have been burned by the road – most of the time due to an unexpected turn of events that we can't really say we could have prevented.
So, a downslope journey and an attempt at slowing down caused me to fly over the bicycle, land on my head and break my fall by rolling. I remember none of these, for they were told to me by those who were with me that night. A blood clot formed between my brain and my skull, hence the surgeon at Changi General Hospital that midnight called for a neurosurgery – one to cut open my skull and drain the blood clot – a successful operation that left my head half-shaven, stitched and staples closing a C-shaped scar.
One night in the Intensive Care Unit, another in High Dependency Care, and six nights in a hospital ward to monitor the effects of a post brain-surgery, muscle trauma and zero broken limbs. I thanked God how incredibly lucky I am to be alive, recovering well (save for the damn headaches), and dealing only with two open wounds, a temporary-deaf right ear and a healing head injury.
There were moments that got me frustrated for a second. Having no hair, a deaf ear, and not being able to deal with an overload of questions and problems were some of them.
But walking into my ward and life were the best friends and companions who reminded me that my life I hold so dearly was greatly based on the relationships I have with them. Colleagues, clients, friends from the cycling + outdoor + wakeboard + gym community, primary and secondary schools, some I knew through work but turned great friends came by. Truth be told I never expected so much care and concern from them, but they reminded me how fragile life is, and how much they matter to me.
Traumatic an incident it was, it also created a closer bond between my mum and I. It was a time she fully showed her love for me, and came to accept how much of an adrenaline junkie her only daughter is. It was a good break, for I've spent too little time with my mum when I placed work and past-relationships above her.
So here's a month (or more) of a much-needed break. A time when my head actually tells me, "No, I can't deal with this. You stop it."
And every minute's worth of thanking God, I am still alive. 🙂
Filed under: Rhyme & Riddle, Two Cents' Worth | Tags: 2013, December, dreams, January, new year, resolution, wish
As the decadence of December unwraps its long bony fingers from my throat, I gasp – both from the release of its slow choking grip, and at the first inhalation of January's crisp (and if I must say, jarring) bitter winds of change.
What a year it has been, and what a ride it seemed. One thing for sure, my brakes certainly weren't working in 2012.
As the devil on my right shoulder would have it, enough of the year already. His pointed ears and arrow-tipped tail would already be dishing me my next glass of whisky and pulling me to bed to busk in his glory. For each time a person on the surface of this earth makes a new year resolution, it is the devil's job to have them break it: a symbol of his victory.
So I'll play the fiddle that strokes his enlarging ego, I'll jump onto the derailed train that moves at a speed that pleases him;
I'll whirl around the carousel of champagne, whisky and wine, while he thinks – this lady in cloud nine, ain't she divine?
So I seize the devil by his horns, you think of me: your puppet, and you: my master of indulgence – right and wrong;
I laugh the devil's laugh as I ride into the sun, his cries of anguish and frustration rise a note with each gallop and bound;
I tease him with his pitch fork as I would tantalize my lover with charm, not the devil's, not the devil's charm;
I let the devil sit on my shoulder, if he whispers, I listen, alas my attention long gone.
I clutch at my throat, feeling the indents of December's cold grip. January comes billowing in like Santa's sleigh up my driveway, with its promises and hopes that the year could bring. Surely, spring would warm my soul and ease away those tendrils of pain. Then summer could set ablaze dreams to plans, turning amber to flames – of fulfillment that tastes so sweet.
Filed under: Arts & Culture, Films and Musicals
I finally get why people love the movies so much, and why they say watching one is like being transported into a realm away from reality. Life of Pi made that transformation for me – in a 120-minute immersive experience with Pi and his incredible tale.
Golden Village's GVmax at VivoCity screened the 3D version of Life of Pi last Wednesday, featuring their latest installation of the Dolby® Atmos™ sound and speaker system.
When caught up in a stunning visual experience in a film like Life of Pi, the unsung heroes behind the audio effects are normally left behind. I know that all too well, having spent nights in recording studios watching producers perfecting sound, writing about home theatre systems that combine a mix of technology and precise engineering to manufacture an environment that takes its audience away from reality. Many people do not realise how important the presence of sound, and the integral role it plays it creating space, in turn taking us closer to a realistic experience.
I was very impressed with Dolby Atmos, and even more impressed with Doug Hemphill, Ron Bartlett (Re-recording Mixers), Eugene Gerty (Supervising Sound Editor) and the sound crew with Ang Lee. The fact that they created a production track from scratch by collecting sounds from recording on the water, the hollow hull, the animals gave rise to a how "the sound (would) hug the audience".
Sounds that we used to take for granted – flying fishes over you (from the perspective of a boat), the tiniest splash of water, a hollow tin landing in the water right in front of you – have been well-placed in each of the Dolby speakers to create the feeling of oneself being in the film. Wondered how the storm in the movie felt really huge and threatened to drown you out? That probably came from the overhead ceiling and side speakers as the storm brew and howled around you. Flying fishes that almost slapped your face as they flew by? Sound travelling from right to left speakers through the ceiling ones too.
Complete that with subtle 3D effects that are finally (!) not explosions in your face, but presented in the form of surreal, almost out-of-the-world landscape shots and I was pleasantly surprised to find myself disappointed when the film came to an end, simply because it was a story told and captured so well – in all sensory aspects.
Will I watch it again? In 3D, in Dolby Atmos? Definitely.


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Giants center fielder and leadoff hitter Angel Pagan was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back strain.
Pagan had not played in the past eight games with the injury. The move is retroactive to June 15. Pagan will be eligible to come off the DL on Monday. Pagan is hitting .307 this season.
The Giants recalled outfielder Adam Duvall from Triple-A Fresno, where he was hitting .297 with a Pacific Coast League-leading 23 home runs.