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Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Ready, Steady, Charity - 13
Annon's take
Kalyanasundaram sastrigal set off on his moped, wearing his seersucker angavastram. Business was not good. There were a few families that still liked him, but they were calling only for dharbai, amavasai, replacement poonals. He was lucky to get 3-4 divasams a month.
Yaga Narasimha Sastrigal and his disciples had taken over the market. He was scornful when YN Sastrigal´s ads appeared in block multi-colored Graffiti. He said this was no better than seeing prostitutes phone numbers in telephone booths. Then the advertisements happened on large balloons. Old ladies in Triplicane squinted up at the sky and began calling the number on the balloon. Now, YN had taken to going around Madras in a blimp, administering quick divasams. He was even conducting mass yagnopaveethams from the blimp as it circulated around Marina beach.
Ammani cried today morning when she went to pick up fresh koththamalli. YN Sastrigal had dropped his ads from his blimp right on Kalyanasundaram sastrigal´s garden.
What can Kalyanasundaram sastrigal do? I leave this as an exercise to the diligent reader.
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Interesting case study - could be given to IIM students.
The case highlights the importance of changing requirements of society based on changing value systems and lifestyles. A strategy always works only under specified conditions, when conditions change the strategy goes for a toss.
You are a marketing person who feels on KS's behalf - evolve a strategy for KS, keeping in mind the constraints imposed by the client (KS) - no gross advertisements.
An analysis of KS shows the following:
KS's strengths - performance of rites in the proper format in other words - quality of product
Weakness - poor visibility, shunning advertisement
In the absence of advertisements, better visibility has to be achieved; as far as product quality is concerned there is no better product.
The web/blog is a new medium. Devise a strategy using the new medium.
Create a user group for KS's clients. These user groups should have their own personal blogs where they share their experiences with KS.
Create a blog for KS - encourage him to share his experiences of his life, significance of the rituals etc. He could also host a discussion forum and a FAQ.
This is just a base idea. I hope KS does well.
- September 28, 2006 3:38 pm
- Deepa said...
Selva, what?!?!?
- September 28, 2006 5:09 pm
- September 28, 2006 6:10 pm
- Deepa said...
lol...thats funny. No, I meant "excuse me, what have you typed?";-)
- September 28, 2006 6:28 pm
Just some comment :) I've posted some comments on your blog too. Pl see the flame warrior link
- September 28, 2006 6:35 pm

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Brian Burnham | IL, United States | 08/04/2005
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"I remember an interview with Tracii Guns a few years back, he was asked about writing a good song and he said "I could write 'Let It Be' and it wouldn't matter, no one is listening."
There is a lot of truth in those words, so many great songs, for whatever reason, just never get heard, even though millions may like them. Timing and marketing and image mean more than great songwriting.
Whipped is filled with awesome songs, but it seems the world could care less. In 1992, no one wanted a Faster Pussycat album, just as they probably don't want it now. It doesn't fit with reality T.V., trailor park trash bimbos, gangsta thugs etc.
I will tell you, this is an awesome ROCK and ROLL album, that you can probably get very cheap. It is smart and funny and sleazy. In fact it is probably too intelligent for most people, but it is still fun and doesn't sound dated or cliche.
My favorite lyric is from "Out with a bang." "Baby, I'm not your wallflower, ain't no puppet, ain't no saint, call me old fashioned but I'll do ya on the first date." Only way Out is also a simply awesome song.
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Full color how-to photography demonstrates some of the most popular interior painting designs today. From start to finish, this book gives the reader information on everything from choosing paint and tools to cleaning up when the project is done. In between, there are 18 different techniques for painting interior rooms and furniture, including sponge painting, mosaics and faux designs.


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At the moment I'm impatiently waiting for the 18th. Vincent, what lies will you feed to Leo!? I'm so worried for him yet excited to see what will happen. Undoubtedly, whatever Vince says will be a crafty lie.
I bet Vince will tell Leo that Elliot's last words were something along the lines of, "Leo, avenge me!" ...or something similar, as a means to an end.
I'm getting the notion that if Vincent says that, it'll be to try and get him to join the Baskervilles. However, I don't imagine that Leo would throw himself at the Baskervilles to join them just because of one lie Vincent feeds him. After all, Leo fought to keep Glen's consciousness back, and I doubt he'd accept it so willingly now. ...On the other hand, maybe he would, what with his current state of mind... Poor Leo. He can't be anything less than severely emotionally traumatized after that... ohIfeelsohorribleforhim.
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Moët hotspot
"If you come to Rovinj and don't
visit Valentino, it would be the
same as if you visited Paris
without seeing the Eiffel Tower..."
Freundin 15/2008
"This is the place to see
and be seen in the city of Rovinj..."
Forbes Travel Guide Blog 2013
"This classy cocktail and
champagne bar is situated right on
the water...and underwater lighting
helps to add to the atmosphere of
this trendsetting bar..."
The Traveler Editor (2010)
"Nestled in the old town of Rovinj,
the Valentino cocktail bar transforms
into a pilgrimage site for romantics,
especially in warm summer nights..."
Gault Millau (2006/2008)
"The place where the jet-set relaxes…
can you think of something more romantic
than sitting on the rocks right above the
sea, under the glittering of the stars."
Welt online (2009)
"The Valentino Bar lies directly on
the sea shore and it is definitely
one of the most romantic spots on
the Adriatic coast..."
Jutarnji kolovoza (2005)
"As the culmination moment of summer days in Rovinj
approaches, the nice turquoise pillows arranged on the
rocky shore become crowded...
Sunsets can be seen anywhere around the world, but only
in a few places they are so picturesque and spectacular...
The Valentino has been often copied, but the original still
remains the leading place for admiring sunsets..."
Reise Magazin/Österreich 9 (2008)
"A magic place at any time...
Valentino is the most extraordinary
and atmospherical bar in Istria..."
Annabelle Schweiz (11/2001)
"Better than Café del Mar –
the Valentino Bar in Rovinj..."
Cosmopolitan Juli (2005)
"...The play of the lights...
Mecca for lovers..."
Cosmopolitan (2012)
"... off the scale on
romance barometer."
Cosmopolitan (UK 2013)
"Romantics are enjoying sitting on
the rocks of the Valentino Bar..."
Geo Saison 06 (2006)
"...Evenings are capped off with
Champagne cocktails at the Valentino
Bar, a breezy Boite perched directly on
the water and illuminated in vivid
cerulean by underwater lights –
not a bad spot to nurture your own
inner Casanova…"
National Geographic Traveler
November 2011 - "Must see places
Best of the world"
"Man-made décor and Mother Nature coalesce harmoniously in
this "justifiably pretentious" late-night jazz spot, where Steves
says "you'll be given a small seat cushion and welcomed to find
your own seaside niche," quite literally on the rocks. The romantic
ambience comes alive as "classy candelabras twinkle in the
twilight" and underwater lights draw fish from all over the bay.
"While the drinks are extremely pricey, this place is unforgettably
cool," Steves says."
US Today 2012 - 10 great seaside bars in Europe
"Well-known and respected!
Good atmosphere, good drinks ... "
Der Feinschmecker (August 2012)
"For those in search
of cocktails and glamour..."
TheStyleTraveller.com (2013)
fashion editor's guide to the world's stylish places
"Valentino Bar is a must!"
Guide Gallimard Paris (2001)


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"Global issue" debates at literary festival
One of the region's biggest literary festivals is highlighting "global issues" for its latest line-up.
Organisers of The Stratford Literary Festival say they're returning to their original roots with the theme of 'Sharing Stories'. Talks range from the Romantic poets to the humanitarian catastrophe in Syria, wartime spies to The Great British Bake Off.
TV chef Mary Berry is among the guest list of speakers at the festival, which this year celebrates their 10-year anniversary. The event runs in Stratford until the 30th April.
"'The programme is packed to bursting.....I really hope that people will give some events a try that they might not believe are for them".
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Woman rings 999 because her feet hurt after shopping
A woman called 999 and asked for a lift home in an ambulance because a shopping trip had left her with sore feet in Stratford.Read the full story ›
CCTV shows moment 'dangerous' lorry driver caused six-vehicle crash
Warwickshire Police has released dash cam footage of a six vehicle collision in Stratford after a lorry driver was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for dangerous driving.
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The drivers of the other vehicles were left with serious injuries some of which were deemed life changing.
Martin Gibson, 54, from Bathurst Road in Gloucester pleaded guilty on 25 April this year for the collision which occurred on the A46 at Bishopton, Stratford upon Avon on 21 May 2015.
He was sentenced at Warwick Crown Court, where he was also disqualified from driving for three years and one month, and ordered to take an extended driving test.
We have issued the footage, with the agreement of the families of those affected by the incident, as a warning to drivers to pay attention when behind the wheel.
Mr Gibson's dangerous driving had caused substantial damage, and had the potential to cause loss of life of those within the vehicles that were struck in the space of a few seconds.
All of this could have been avoided if he had paid attention to the road and anticipated possible traffic conditions ahead involving actions of other drivers.
This just shows that not paying attention when behind the wheel of any vehicle can have life changing effects to those involved.
I hope the sentence handed down by the court sends a stark warning to anyone who takes irresponsible and dangerous risks on the roads - it is simply not worth it.
Person treated for smoke inhalation after kitchen fire
A person has been treated for smoke inhalation after a kitchen fire in Stratford.
Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service said they attended the fire on Masons Road in the early hours of Monday morning.
The fire is now out.
Woman killed and child seriously injured in collision in Stratford
A woman has died and a child seriously injured in a collision in Western Road, Stratford this morning (Friday 20 May).
The collision was reported at about 8.45am and involved pedestrians and a car transporter.
The woman was declared deceased at the scene. The little girl was airlifted to Birmingham Children's Hospital with serious pelvic injuries. Her condition is described as stable.
Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident to get in touch on 101.
Lucky escape after car crashes into telegraph pole
It was a 'lucky escape' for all after a car crashed into a telegraph pole in Stratford.
South Warwickshire Police said airbags helped those involved escape with minor injuries.
Man trapped in wrecked car for two hours
A man was trapped in his wrecked car for two hours after a smash near Stratford this morning.
Emergency services arrived on the A46 at Bishopston at 7:30am today, where they found that a car and a van had crashed.
"A man in his forties was trapped in his car for two hours before he was released by emergency services.
"He was treated for serious foot, leg, pelvic and arm fractures. The patient was given pain relief and immobilised with the use of splints, neck collar and orthopaedic stretcher before being airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
"Two men in their twenties who were travelling in the van were assessed at the scene and later released without further hospital treatment."
Disruption between Stratford-upon-Avon and Birmingham Snow Hill / Hatton will be affecting services today Friday 21 November #WhitlocksEnd
A signalling problem between Stratford-upon-Avon and Whitlocks End is causing disruption to journeys to Birmingham Snow Hill / Hatton.
Problems are is likely to continue until at least 17:00.
Trains are not running on some parts of the route or terminating early. For travel tips click HERE
Hundreds to attend Stratford badger cull protest
Hundreds of people are expected to take part in a protest against the badger cull today.
The cull is aimed at stopping the spread of the TB disease to cattle but speakers from The Badger Trust at the event tomorrow say a cull is very expensive and could lead to more cases of TB being recorded.
TV chef Paul Hollywood stars at food festival - full story
Top chefs and food lovers have been sampling the best of locally-made goodies at the Stratford Food Festival in Warwickshire.
Great British Bake-Off star Paul Hollywood was among them, entertaining the crowds with a demonstration.
Wesley Smith reports.


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Ever wonder what it's like to have a lovely waterfront seat … in Provincetown…on Cape Cod Bay … during high tide … during a storm?
At first, it looks pretty tame. And then…
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Suddenly, you feel like you're in a car wash!
Recorded April 7, 2016, this was a pretty tame storm at Fanizzi's by the Sea. It was tame enough that we had the bay front dining room open and allowed lunch patrons to have window seats. We do get storms that are far worse than this. When that happens, we do not let diners sit in the bay room because high tide comes directly under the dining room – in addition to pounding the windows, far worse than this. We have to pull the hurricane shutters down during those big storms. Check out more storm photos.
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The wedding sangeet and mendhi party–*sigh* two of my favourite pre-wedding events. I love the candour and relaxed atmosphere that oftentimes contrast to the formal wedding reception setting. I especially love it when the aunties sit down cross legged on the floor in their fancy suits and saris, break out the dholki, and start singing their hearts out. Boliyan–aka Punjabi folk songs–are an expected component of any pre-wedding event. It's when the boliyan start that I know a wedding is around the corner.
However, it's also when the boliyan start that I realize how little I actually know!! Most of the aunties (and my cousins who grew up in India) know the songs by heart. I, on the other hand, a Canadian born and raised Punjabi girl with a mom and close aunts who do not sing and who never sung boliyan around me, am often clueless. There are a couple songs for which I know the chorus or other songs for which I can pick up the lyrics as I go along. But, there are a lot of times when I miss the joke in the song or the emotional lyrics that lament the imminent loss of a beloved daughter. It's during these times I'll have a mix of emotions: excitement and happiness (cuz I love a good party), but also disappointment and a little shame. *If only I could sing along*
To my delight, it appears my prayers may have been answered. I was recently contacted by Ameet, who informed me about Boliyan Book. Boliyan Book, which was launched a few months ago, is a wedding song book that provides information and guidelines on where and when to sing traditional Punjabi wedding songs. What's super cool about the book is that the lyrics are written in English phonetics, so even an illiterate Punjabi like me could sing along! It contains lyrics to songs for different occasions, including the karmai, chunni, maiyan, suhag, and more.
I haven't been able to get my hands on one yet, but based on the website descriptions and pictures, it seems like a very useful resource–not to mention an amazing way for us not-so-fluent Punjabis to take part in and sustain a centuries-old tradition and to feel fully part of the occasion.
For more info and to purchase a book, check out the site! They even have an app! How awesome!
If anyone has seen or used this book recently, please share your experience with me! I'd love to hear about its utility!
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Everyone came to our house this year for Christmas. We had a houseful, and that's the best part. AJ and Erin even brought their aging dog, Harper, so we had three dogs, one house cat that checked every box, and one cat that darted in every time the door was open to cuddle with Maya. One of our better Christmases. The results were two large leaf bags of trash after the attach on the packages, and being the recycler that I am, enough bows, gift bags, and tissue paper to last me till i die. Caroline's gifts, at her request, were donations to St. Jude's, sponsoring animals at the Clovis Zoo, and a donation to Heifer International, bless her heart. Her husband Neil receive what he wanted-beef jerky and certain candies, and self-repairing targets for practice with a box of bullets. He is easy to buy for. Colten got lots of gift cards and the new XBox. AJ's gifts were things that worked right in with his hunting-bullets, a meat-grinder/sausage-maker and the bullets and self repairing targets. Erin got gift cards and kitchen utensils as she loves to cook. Maya got her first IPhone, a real surprise, I think, and other things. Ben now has a gaming chair and a remote-controlled helicopter. Bill got two magazine subscriptions and clothes. He is the hardest one to buy for. I am the easiest to buy for; everything is fun for me. I got a new Painted Pony, a beautiful belt, lots of Opium perfume. and a new Kindle Fire HD 7, which was totally unexpected. But the biggest surprise was the giant horned lizard, horny toad as we like to call them, that Bill snuck in under my nose and took me outside to see after all the wrapped presents were opened. What fun!
We had taken in the new Hobbit movie on Christmas Eve afternoon, and all went to our candlelight Christmas Eve service at our Methodist Church that night before tucking into bed to wait for Santa to come. Christmas day was full of the gifts, too much to eat, and an afternoon of really good visiting and fellowship.
But the other side of Christmas is that not everyone was as blessed as we were. I'm not bragging about all our wonderful gifts; I am trying to make a point of comparison. God graced us with way more than we deserve. I received this Christmas letter in a card for Tara Simons Orsak, a family friend, former student, and fellow Aggie from Edna, Texas, the town we moved from to Muleshoe. Her letter touched my heart and I felt the need to share it with you. I asked her permission to reprint part of it just as she wrote it, and she graciously agreed. I couldn't retell it any better than she said it herself. The event happened closer to Thanksgiving, but it serves, I hope, to make us all realize we have so many blessings that we fail to recognize, and I think it restores faith in human nature and what love can do. I hope you will read it to the end. Here is what Tara wrote after updating us on other things her family had been up to.
"Events of the past few weeks have forced our family to stop and reflect on the bounty of blessing that we have in each other and in you, our friends. I wanted to share this story with you.
On November 25th, three days after a surprising win in a bi-district football playoff game, one of [her son] Cade's friends, classmate and teammate, Noah Ortiz, lost his life in a house fire along with his four younger brothers and sisters, Nicholas Ortiz, Julian Ortiz, Lilyana Hernandez, and Areyanah Hernandez.This tragic event devastated our small town. Noah was a defensive tackle for the Edna Cowboys, wearing jersey number 50.
Amazingly, the Edna Cowboy football team, with heavy hearts, rallied around the family that suffered such terrible loss, and continued to play football in Noah's honor for three more weeks, in a most improbable playoff run, becoming state semi-finalists in Texas' Division 1, Class 3A bracket.
During the regional playoff game, the first game after losing Noah (#50), Cade as the ball holder, was able to take the hike and lay on the ball in order to forego the extra point after a touchdown and make the final score of the game 50-28, in honor of Noah.
Our opponents in each of the playoff games, representing the towns of Ingram, Halletsville and Cameron, made donations of more than $16,000, $19,000, and $36,000 to Noah's family prior to each game. In addition, more than $60,00 was collected in two online accounts. God shows his love for us through the actions of others and through tear-filled eyes we have seen that there are many loving people in this world.
There continue to be many tears shed for the loss of these precious children. At the same time, our community has been so excited about the success of our team and humbled by the compassion and generosity of people from other places. We feel that we have all been a part of a nightmarish fairy tale. Our boys have grown as teammates and young men while we have all witnessed God's plan, power, mercy, strength and love. May we celebrate all of these things god has given us. in addition to the best gift of all, Jesus."
God's plan is hard to understand at times, but his grace and his Son are our gifts.
Video news story link: http://usatodayhss.com/2014/edna-cowboys-noah-ortiz-died-in-fire


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Local films stick at French boxoffice
Hit comedy 'Welcome to the Sticks' helps drive admissionsPARIS -- Audiences showed a strong appetite for Gallic cinema in 2008, with French titles breaking boxoffice records both at home and abroad.
Thanks to local breakout hit "Welcome to the Sticks," which smashed French boxoffice records last year, admissions in the territory jumped 6.2% to 188.8 million, according to figures from state film body the CNC.
French films sold 86.2 million tickets at home and 77.6 million abroad last year, according to preliminary estimates released Friday from state-run film promotion organization Unifrance.
Unifrance hopes that international boxoffice totals will reach 80 million admissions when final figures are released. "There are almost as many admissions internationally for French titles as there are in France. It's an exceptional proportion," Unifrance GM Gilles Renouard said.
French movies proved more popular at home than U.S. films, with "Sticks" leading the pack with 20.4 million admissions, followed by the big-budget comedy "Asterix at the Olympic Games," with 6.8 million tickets sold.
Overall, French titles claimed a 45.7% market share, compared with 36.5% in 2007, while U.S. titles suffered, taking just a 44.5% market share versus 49% in 2007. French titles haven't performed this well abroad since 2005, when "March of the Penguins" took the international market by storm.
French majority co-productions continued to make gains as well, accounting for 86% of French-made fare in 2008, compared with 62% in 2007 and just 48.9% in 2006. In all, 353 French films were released across the globe in 2008.
The U.S. maintained its title as top foreign destination for Gallic cinema, with 17.8 million tickets sold. English-language titles including "Transporter 3" and "Babylon AD" were the most popular stateside, but French-language films held their own. Guillaume Canet's "Tell No One" made $6 million in the U.S., "I've Loved You So Long" has made $2.5 million and counting, "Priceless" took in $2 million and "Roman de Gare" earned $1.9 million.
French films also attracted moviegoers in Russia with 7.2 million admissions, followed by 5.6 million in Germany, 5.3 million in Spain, 4.9 million in Italy and 4.3 million in the U.K. Gallic movies also managed to attract crowds in Mexico (4 million admissions), South Korea (3.6 million) and Australia (2.2 million).
Despite catastrophic boxoffice results in France, where it sold just 900,000 tickets, Matthieu Kassovitz's futuristic thriller "Babylon AD" managed to multiply ticket sales tenfold internationally, topping the list of most-viewed titles abroad with 10.1 million admissions. "Asterix at the Olympic Games" followed with 9.1 million admissions, just ahead of Gaumont's English-language "Taken," with 8.8 million.
After breaking records in France, "Sticks" also managed to export its very French humor abroad, selling 4 million tickets in foreign markets and seeing a deal struck for a U.S. remake produced by Will Smith.
"French films that were made for international markets, including English-language titles or European co-productions such as 'Asterix,' really found their audience abroad this year," Unifrance's Renouard said.
Unifrance has high expectations in 2009 for titles including the biopic "Coco Chanel," Luc Besson's animated series "Arthur" and Palme d'Or winner Laurent Cantet's "The Class," which is still in the running for a foreign-language Oscar.


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So I'm a little irritated. With FireFox Add-ons, that is. One in particular, actually. I know, I know. What could possibly compel me to say something negative about one of my beloved FireFox Add-ons? Well, I'll tell you.
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Some years ago I found an awesome little add-on called FireShot. Worked like a dream. It's a handy dandy little program that can take a screen capture for you and then you can save it or annotate it – add little captions to your screenshot or whatever. I used it tons of times, several times a week if not on a daily basis. Loved it. A few months ago, it did its auto-update thing and without knowing it, users had a copy of the 30 day trial of the pro version. And no one knew that until the 30 days were up and all of a sudden FireShot stopped working and users got this annoying little pop-up saying that the trial had expired and if you wanted you could go to the website and upgrade. As awesome a program as it is, I'm not paying $35 to take screenshots and I totally resent the bait-and-switch technique they used. R.E.S.E.N.T. They said on their website that if you decided not to go with the pay version, the add-on would automatically revert to the free version. Only, that didn't work. Uninstall, reinstall, no dice! That made me mad. I found a fix by editing the registry and things seemed to be working fine again. Lo and behold, another update and the doggone thing breaks again, and this time the work-arounds and fixes won't work. So I uninstalled it, and not just the wimpy little "tell FireFox to uninstall this add-on" button, but the big bad Control Panel "get this crap off my computer" button. Okay, I don't really know if there's a difference but the Control Panel felt a lot more official. I broke up with FireShot!
I found a couple of other little add-ons that seem to have potential but don't have the bells and whistles that FireShot did. Those are Screenshoter and Abduction! Time will show if either of them are any good. They got decent reviews so that's encouraging.
I did learn a few weeks ago though, that Windows 7 actually comes with a screen snipping tool. Who knew?! Start Menu, All Programs, Accessories, Snipping Tool! AND the Snipping Tool WILL do annotations too, at least with a pen or highlighter button. If you put a shortcut to Snipping Tool on your Taskbar, it's always right there for you. Seriously. Sweet. That works not just on whatever's up on your browser, and whichever browser you're using, but you don't even have to be online to use it either.
Also, if you use OneNote, it will go grab screenshots for you too, just click the Insert Tab and then Screen Clipping. Really, all you need to do is press the Windows Key and S at the same time.
So, I'll miss FireShot. But I do have some great tools to help keep my screen captures warm on those chilly nights.


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PRINCETON, NJ -- In a new Gallup Poll, 44% of all Americans say they intend to reduce their overall debt over the next six months, with 60% of upper-income consumers planning to do so, compared to 50% of those having middle incomes and 38% with lower incomes.
One-Third of Americans Say They Have Decreased Their Debt
Thirty-five percent of Americans say they have decreased their total outstanding debt over the past six months -- up from 31% in May, 32% in April, and 34% in March.
Americans with the highest incomes are most likely to say they have reduced their debt, perhaps because they have the most debt to begin with or because they have the financial flexibility to make the decision to reduce debt. Fifty-four percent of upper-income consumers now say they have reduced their overall debt over the past six months, compared to 38% of middle-income Americans and 24% of those with lower incomes.
Many Americans Continue to Say Now Is a Bad Time to Borrow
There has been little change since March in Americans' views of how good a time it is to borrow money. In the new poll, 17% of Americans say now is a "good time" and 46% say now is a "bad time" to borrow.
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve will report consumer credit growth for May. The consensus forecast is for a drop of $7.5 billion following March's decline of $16.6 billion -- the largest on record -- and April's decline of $15.7 billion. Gallup's consumer-credit-use polling suggests that consumers continued to retrench in May and June as they sought to deleverage their personal balance sheets and to shed debt.
More importantly, consumers -- particularly those with higher incomes -- continue to tell Gallup that they intend to further reduce their debt over the last half of 2009. This is consistent with Gallup's findings that consumers are closely watching their family expenditures and spending less in the "new normal." Part of the current pullback in consumer borrowing and spending may be the result of the continuing consumer credit crunch, which has been characterized by a lack of lending and loan availability, but part appears to be the result of a change in consumer attitudes toward spending and saving.
Americans' intentions to reduce their credit use in the months ahead may be the best thing for individual consumers as they work to improve their personal financial well-being, but it does not bode well for the nation's retailers and small businesses. Barring a major shift in consumer attitudes -- particularly among upper-income Americans, who have higher levels of disposable income and continued credit access -- back-to-school sales are likely to be anemic at best.
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Gallup Poll Daily interviewing includes no fewer than 1,000 U.S. adults nationwide each day during 2008 and 2009. Gallup Personal Credit Index results for this year are based on questions asked of 1,000 or more adults conducted March 23, April 27, May 29, and June 29, 2009. For results based on these samples, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points.
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FOX Business: Capitalism Lives Here
U.S. stock-index futures indicated the Dow could continue its march to 17000 on Wednesday as traders awaited a key report on the labor market.
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Today's Markets
As of 8:21 a.m. ET, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 22 points, or 0.15%, to 16900, S&P 500 futures advanced 2.3 points, or 0.11%, to 1968 and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 5.7 points, or 0.15%, to 3891.
The blue-chip average came within less than two points of the 17000 milestone for the first time ever on Tuesday. However, the Dow failed to hold the gains.
A duo of closely-watched economic reports could help provide direction on Wednesday.
Payroll processor ADP reported the private sector tacked on 281,000 jobs last month, widely topping Wall Street estimates of an increase of 200,000.
Meanwhile, factory orders, a broad measure of factory activity, are forecast to have slipped by 0.3% on a month-to-month basis in May.
Elsewhere, U.S. crude oil futures fell 41 cents, or 0.39%, to $104.93 a barrel. Wholesale New York Harbor gasoline dipped 0.7% to $3.077 a gallon. Gold advanced $1.40, or 0.11%, to $1,328 a troy ounce.


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At 10:00 this morning, our Tower was shot down after only 3 days.
Very bad luck, but at least the aggressors are living in there now. So it was not only an act of violence.
We could not protect what we had, so it was taken. That's why we all like EVE so much :)
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This is my latest creation. I made a long heart shaped pillow from Rachel Ashwell's Simply Shabby Chic line, and added a battenberg lace heart shaped doily to the center. I used adorable little colorized vintage prints of 2 little girls and framed then in varying pink satin ribbon roses and sparkling pink rhinestones.
I used a vintage rhinestone brooch in pinks and clear sparkling stones at the top center of this gorgeous sachet.
This sweet fragrant Shabby Cottage treasure is one of a kind and available on ebaY. I have many more treasures there as well. Simply go to ebaY & in advanced search go to "specific sellers" click on that and type in jaysgirl1964 and it will bring up all the items I have up for auction,
or click on the link to the right that says my ebaY items
I also used lots of rhinestones, pearly glass beads and buttons to embellish this Lavender Vanilla scented sachet pillow. I trimmed it in an awesome antique hand crocheted lace that is nearly 100 years old. I found this amazing lace in an antique store in Kennett Missouri.
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My Latest Creation: Shabby Cottage Hanging Heart Sachet Pillow
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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also called the BP oil spill, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the BP oil disaster or the Macondo blowout)[1][2][3] is an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. It is the largest marine oil spill in history.[4][5] The spill was caused by an oil gusher that resulted from the drilling rig explosion on April 20, 2010. The explosion killed 11 platform workers and injured 17 others.[6] On July 15, the leak was stopped by capping the gushing wellhead[7] after letting out about 4.9 million barrels (780×103 m3) of crude oil.[8] About 53,000 barrels per day (8,400 m3/d) were escaping from the well just before it was capped. It is believed that the daily flow rate decreased over time, starting at about 62,000 barrels per day (9,900 m3/d).[8]
The spill is causing great environmental damage to marine and wildlife habitats as well as the Gulf's fishing and tourism industries.[9][10] Scientists have also reported large underwater plumes of dissolved oil not visible from the top.[11] Workers have been working to protect hundreds of miles of beaches, wetlands, and estuaries along the northern Gulf coast. The U.S. Government has named BP as responsible, and officials have decided to hold the company accountable for all cleanup costs and other damage.[12]


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Recently, I came across a very odd issue in CRM 4.0. This issue popped up because of an improper deploy/refresh in conjunction with the removal of an entity between test and production servers. It was very out of the ordinary, and I had not seen anything like it before.
The Issue at Hand
This issue was that we were unable to publish the Appointment entity. We were able to publish all of the other entities, but trying to publish the Appointment alone would fail. We could import previous versions of the entity, but all of them had the same effect. This is a critical issue because if you are unable to publish an entity, then you can no longer modify that entity.
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Jenita — Mar 24, 2017 05:57PM MDT
Overview button does not bring user to confirmation page
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Abel - Mar 25, 2017 at 11:07AM MDT
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Hi Jenita.
I ran a test yesterday and did end up on a confirmation page. However, looks like you will need to use single templates with your theme. Please see http://help.wpeventsplanner.com/customer/portal/articles/379107-theme-template-setup for a little more info and sample templates.
Please let me know if I can be of further help.
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Jenita - Mar 27, 2017 at 05:37PM MDT
I downloaded the php files. Where do i upload them. I do want people to make payment to register.
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Hi Jenita.
It needs to FTP it into "/wp-content/themes/spacious/" folder.
Looks like the overview page is failing because of this error: Fatal error: Cannot redeclare class Stripe in /home/your site/public_html/wp/wp-content/plugins/Archive-2/application/libraries/gateways/stripe/Stripe/Stripe.php on line 3
Must be one of the other Stripe plugins. Please deactivate and the registration should start working.
Thanks, Abel
Jenita - Mar 27, 2017 at 10:11PM MDT
thanks. it is working. i am sure you heard this before. but thanks your awesome
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On January 13 at approximately 3:23 p.m., Officer Richard Odell was driving north on Greenwich Avenue when he saw a cat get struck by a passing vehicle.
According to his report, the officer observed a car driving south on Greenwich Avenue when a cat ran out from the yard of 1005 Greenwich Avenue and was struck by the vehicle. The driver stopped and identified himself to the officer.
Officer Odell reported that the cat was bleeding out of its mouth, had labored breathing and was beyond the point of saving. The cat had no collar or identification tag. Sergeant Nelson was briefed of the situation and agreed that the animal should be put down. Officer Odell then took a department-issued .22 rifle out of the cruiser while additional officers stopped traffic on Greenwich Avenue at least 50 yards in each direction away from the scene. The cat was then put down with one round.
As the cat ran out of the yard of 1005 Greenwich Avenue, the officer knocked on the door to see if they were the owner but no one was home. The cat was then left in the bushes to the right side of the driveway and the report was forwarded to Animal Control.
The cat was later identified as the pet of Greenwood resident Elizabeth Finelli. She said it was a "house cat" and scampered out when she opened a door to her home. Finelli said she called police to see if there were any reports of a found cat as well as talked to Animal Control and posted to the Warwick Positive Facebook page. She has since recovered the cat's body and is planning on a burial.
Around 11:30 a.m. on January 2, Officer Christian Vargas responded to the Burlington store parking lot on Bald Hill Road for a report of stolen tools from a work van.
At the scene the officer met with the owner of the van who stated that he was working at the job site across the parking lot when he went inside the store to use the restroom. When he returned to the van he noticed that multiple tools were missing, including a press, hammer drill, Hackzal, hole saw kit, and others with a combined value of nearly $2,200.
There were no signs of forced entry into the van, and the owner stated that he had been having issues with one of the doors, which took time to open and close. The door may have been left open by an apprentice. There are currently no suspects, however, the victim wishes to press charges should one be found.
On January 7 around 6 p.m., Officers Anthony Tavares and Anthony D'Abrosca were dispatched to the Aldi supermarket on Quaker Lane for a report of a shoplifting in progress.
At the store, the officers met with a manager who explained that she was called to the front of the store because one of the cashiers observed a customer walk into the store with empty bags and then walk out with the same bags filled with merchandise which wasn't paid for. The officers then observed video surveillance of the suspect, and also met with the cashier who provided a description of the woman.
According to the police report, a total of $11.10 of food items were taken from the store. The store staff told the officers that this was not the first time the suspect had done this and they believed that similar incidents would happen again. The manager indicated that the store wished to press charges against the woman should she be caught. The case was forwarded to department detectives for follow up.
Officer Michael Walker responded to the Jake Kaplan's Land Rover dealership on January 9 at approximately 9 a.m. for a report of a stolen motor vehicle.
At the scene the officer spoke with the service manager who advised that one of their vehicles was missing. She stated that the vehicle was brought in for service on January 4 and that the work was completed on January 5. The vehicle was then parked outside of the service area.
As of January 8 at approximately 10 a.m., after extensively looking for the car, they discovered that the vehicle was stolen. The vehicle was described as a 2009 black Range Rover Sport, and the officer advised that the dealership needed to contact the owner of the car so that they could file a criminal complaint.
Officer Walker sent a bee on the lookout alert to Rhode Island law enforcement agencies. He later met with the owner of the vehicle, who filed a criminal complaint indicating that he wished to press charges should a suspect be found.
On January 12 at approximately 9:30 a.m., Officer Michael Walker responded to the Guitar Center on Bald Hill Road for a report of multiple guitars being stolen.
At the store he spoke with a manager, who told the officer that after completing an inventory of the store, they discovered that 11 high-end guitars were missing, most likely due to shoplifters during the busy holiday season.
The guitars ranged in price from $550 to $2,399.99. The total value of the merchandise taken was valued at $10,233. The serial numbers for each guitar were supplied to the officer. It is believed that they were shoplifted by an unknown number of suspects during an uncertain period of time. There are no suspects at this time, however, Guitar Center stated they would press charges if any suspects are found.


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There has not been a dull moment in this house since May 26.
That was the day E got the stomach flu. Since we just went through this in February, this was me:
It lasted a week. I mean, the diarrhea and the vomiting and the declining energy and the fussiness lasted a WEEK. We made a trip to urgent care because she was dehydrated and lethargic and couldn't hold anything down. Meanwhile, she was vomiting all over her bedding and her clothes and our washing machine F&*#ING BROKE. Then she started to seem better, and she was eating again and more energized, and we dropped an absurd amount of money on a new washing machine, and then…
I got sick. A week and a half ago I came down with my own stomach flu, and guess who got sick one day later? Guess who got sick AGAIN one day later?
I was sick for a week and E was sick for another week. We both started to feel better on the exact same day and it was like the sun was brighter and the birds were singing and there were little harps playing and sparkles all around us.
Now, two days later, E has her top two incisors coming in. They're messing with her sleep. She doesn't want to eat anything but applesauce.
And did I mention my husband is having shoulder surgery today?
Like, I'm on the verge of a breakdown. This is too much for three weeks. I know I'll come out stronger from it all in the long run, but CHEESUS.
I think I've earned the right to eat an entire cake all by myself. In one sitting.


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If you search the internet for "iPhone keyboard" you will find an awful lot of people complaining. Many people find the touch screen keyboard of the iPhone and iPod Touch rather difficult to use and would rather have something more tactile and suitable for the larger thumb.
Whilst I can appreciate the difficulties that some people have I don't really fall into this camp of thinking. Partly because I'm not the worlds fastest typer but also because I simply don't have a problem using the touch keyboard. Occasionally I hit the wrong key but its not a big enough problem for me to want to sacrifice the benefits of the touch keyboard for a physical one.
Rather than concentrate on the apparent shortcomings of a feature such as the touch keyboard I prefer to look at the design of the iPhone and Touch in a more holistic way. The software keyboard, like the multi-touch technology itself allows for a great deal of versatility. It's immediately there when its needed and disappears when its not, returning the full display back to you. It also adapts to the context in which it is being used, giving you a .com key for example when needed and a selection of alternatives when a key is held down. You also have the option of flipping your device on its side to access a larger, more spaced out keyboard.
That said, I haven't really, yet felt comfortable writing lengthy articles or blog posts on the iPhone keyboard. I can see that in some situations an alternative keyboard may be useful but they are few and far between.
iType $100
Later this year, ION Audio will be bringing out iType; an almost full size QWERTY keyboard that cradles your iPhone in the upper portion of a keyboard that looks a lot like a ZX81 I still own. The iType has its own battery so it won't drain your device and it is rumored that it may even be able to charge it. I don't really know what I think about this. I can imagine it could be great if you want to do a lot of typing on your iPhone but I cant help thinking that if you are going to carry this keyboard around, you may as well carry a laptop around and be done with it. Having said that I can imagine myself using this and a laptop of course, costs a lot more than the expected price of $100 for the iType.
ION Audio website here
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iTwinge $30
Perhaps size doesn't matter. In which case the iTwinge may be the keyboard alternative for you. iTwinge is sleeve that plugs into your device and covers the lower half of your screen with a tactile keyboard making your iPhone look like a BlackBerry. If you really need a tactile keyboard when writing larger quantities of text this could be a good solution. I struggle however to see this as being a good replacement for the standard keyboard in general use. The fact that it permanently covers the lower half of the screen will present obvious problems. You also lose the ability to hold a key down for additional options and of course it wont work when the iphone is on its side.
Mobile Mechanics site here
4iThumbs $15 – $20
The lowest cost item is the 4iThumbs. This is a simple clear plastic overlay/screen protector with raised pips that provide a tactile separation to the touch keys which can be through it. It appears to be very easy to apply and adds hardly any bulk to your device. Unlike the iTwinge it does not obscure the screen and is available in landscape and portrait versions. When you are not using it slips out of its retaining flaps and attaches to the reverse of your device. I like the simplicity of this approach and prefer it to the iTwinge, but I still think my device is a better product without it. Perhaps if I really had a problem with the touch keyboard I may feel different.
4iThumbs site here
That's it for now. Please let me know if you have tried any of these, or any other keyboards I haven't mentioned.
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Empress Elisabeth of Austria, better known as Sisi, is famous for her big love for Hungary. Her castle Gödöllö is a highlight of the Hungarian baroque architecture, only 28 kilometres away from Budapest and is easily accessible by bike.
The river Danube runs through Hungary's capital Budapest and divides the city in two parts, Buda and Pest. There are wide-spanning cycle tracks along the Danube that also pass several sights. When planning a longer tour one can just follow the cycle tracks upstream towards the Danube Bend or downstream towards the Danube Füred.
Since 2007, there cyclists are obligated to wear a safety vest after dusk and during bad visibility.
In general, you can also travel Hungary by bike during the summer. In spring and fall, there is less traffic on the streets which can prove to be quite pleasant.
The train is the best means of transport for transporting the bike over big distances. There's usually an area for bikes available, otherwise, it's allowed to store the bike in the train's first or last waggon.
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Painted on a 19th century building near the Spice Bazaar, this ghost sign promoted the business of tea merchant Issacoulian. It is written in Ottoman Turkish (using the Perso-Arabic script), Turkish using the Armenian script, and French. It certainly dates from the final decades of the Ottoman empire. At the time, French was the international language par excellence and was often spoken to overcome the language barrier between the many communities living in Constantinople. Relatively few people would have been able to read the part in Ottoman Turkish, which was used essentially for administrative and literary purposes by the elite of the empire. Its presence may suggest Issacoulian dealt with well-educated people. The majority of the Turkish population rather used the Armenian script, which was easier to read and write.
Unfortunately I have no information about Issacoulian and his business. The name would suggest he was a member of the Armenian community. Between the last decade of the 19th century and the beginning of the First World War, around 160,000 Armenians lived in Constantinople.
The upper part, written in Turkish Ottoman.
Immeditely below is the part of the sign in Turkish using the Armenian script.
Converted into Latin ortography, the name would read as "Isagoilean" but common spellings include among others Isagulyan, Issagolhian, Issagoulian and, as in the part of the ghost sign written in French, Issacoulian.
There may have been a fourth script but the lower part of the sign is too damaged to be able to decipher anything.
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When Michael Bennett took the first step towards full-time, ordained Christian ministary, he dreaded being asked whether he "felt called". Because in all honesty, he didn't.
Many years later, and after extensive biblical research, he came to the conclusion that the common idea of needing to feel a subjective call from God before entering the ministry is misguided and unbiblical. In Do You Feel Called by God? he shares this story, including the evidence that changed this mind.


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Little Rose Dragon
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I've been needing to do some small paintings to add to my display at Boskone Art Show next month in Boston. I already had the rocket ideas and such, but I also needed to refamiliarize myself with my paints again...to become confident in spashing about the paint again... As the years go by, I find that it's like riding a bicycle: you never really forget... Anyway, I had some dragon drawing lying around the place from previous projects, so I thought I'd practice on those. Above is this weeks effort: 'Little Rose Dragon'.
Doing this painting in oil has been eating at me for awhile. I had previously executed it in acrylic and prismacolour pencil on Illustration Board - and I'd never been fully happy with it in that medium. That painting had never sold either, for one reason or another. However, I decided to clear the decks by giving the old version to a dear friend for Christmas and promply set up my miniscule easel to re-attempt the painting in oil.
This is the work in progress. The easel is only about 12 inches tall. The best thing about it is that the upright post and foot pieces allow me to upend the painting and do fine detail that I would normally have to be a contortionist to paint. On larger works this is a problem, but I get around it. In this photo, the easel is sitting on my disposable pallete, under my right hand lamp. I use natural colour light globes in my two lamps: it helps smooth out the light and shadow in my small painting corner.
This is the original drawing for 'Rose Dragon', executed on hand tinted drawing paper. In a previous post I told you all about 'Nick Paper'. The pencil is Prismacolour 'Sienna' or 'Red Earth' I think. And of course, no drawing of mine done on 'Nick Paper' is complete without the red Kanji stamp - the symbol is Japanese for 'Ma'.
So, the new 'Little Rose Dragon' painting is done in the same palette and brushes as for 'Escape Velocity' - there's just a difference in emphasis.
Anyway, I'm off to paint something new, so check back again soon...
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Mr. Desmet's first charge at Prodigy was to evaluate rep options for the service, which had worked with Cox's TeleRep in the past.
"They were repping Prodigy to national advertisers on a pretty broad basis before," Mr. Desmet said. "Now we'll be bringing to them a lot more tools with respect to targeting."
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Yesterday was Sechselaeuten, the day where I am most proud to call Zurich home, or at least my home for the time being. Unfortunately this year the holiday was plagued with rain. Poor Boog, it took him 26 minutes to finally burn, which does not bode well for our summer.
In the spirit of better Sechselaeutens, here's a piece that I wrote after my first Sechselaueten:
Note-I wrote this little essay before there was a Wikipedia article about Sechselaeuten and I must say that I am disappointed with the one that's now online.
Sechseläuten, or the Burning of Böögg
To some, Zurich is one of the world's most important banking cities, a financial center rivaling London, Tokyo, and New York. To others, it is a stepping-stone to the pristine mountain paradise known as the Swiss Alps. On the third Monday in April, however, the city plays a different role; it is home to Böögg, the most famous snowman in Switzerland or, at least, the most famous one in the canton of Zurich. Now, Böögg is not your everyday Joe Schmoe of a snowman. Stuffed with straw and firecrackers, he has become not only a symbol of spring, but also the central figure in Sechseläuten, a holiday celebrated in the city of Zurich.
Just as the running of the bulls is specific to Pamplona in Spain, Sechseläuten is unique to Zurich and is not celebrated throughout the rest of Switzerland. The holiday's origins date back to the Middle Ages. While many of the medieval kingdoms of Europe were dependent on the good will of the king or nobility, the city of Zurich was run by powerful guilds that controlled both the city's economic and political well-being. Coinciding with the longer days of the vernal equinox, Sechseläuten was originally celebrated in March, and marked the change from winter to summer working hours. In the winter, the church bells rang at five o'clock to announce the end of the workday. When it came time for spring and the longer days that come with it, the guild workday was extended by an hour to six o'clock. The first Monday with the new working hours was designated a guild holiday and named, appropriately enough, Sechseläuten, or in English Six-Ringing. Originally, Sechseläuten Monday was a holiday only for guild members and workers, but as the years went on, Sechseläuten became very popular with non-guild members, and eventually became a public holiday for all workers in the city.
In 1842, the holiday was pushed back a month to the third Monday in April, in order to take better advantage of the nice spring weather. After this change in date, the holiday started its transformation into the festival that is celebrated today. Sechseläuten is now spread over two days. The festivities start on Sunday with the children's parade. The children of Zurich walk around the city following the same route that the guild parade will take the next day. They are dressed up in regional and historical costumes highlighting both Switzerland's and Europe's cultural heritage through the centuries. They make their way through the crowds to the beats of several marching bands, strategically placed so there is never a moment of silence. Once the processional is finished, the guild bands start to parade around the city, playing music while en route to their respective guild houses. Those who stick around after the children's parade are treated to clashing melodies throughout the city streets. On one block, you may encounter traditional marching band music. Turn the corner and continue on to the next side street, and you may hear something more contemporary, or something a bit more surprising, like the theme from Hawaii Five-O. Once at the guild house, each band performs on the streets in front of the premises for about a half hour, much to the delight of anyone who happens to stumble upon them. As soon as the performance is finished, the band goes inside and the guild prepares for the bigger festivities to come the following day, Sechseläuten Monday.
Sechseläuten Monday is naturally full of excitement. It fills the air, along with the smell of sausages that street vendors are grilling up from their booths, strategically placed throughout downtown. The guild parade starts at three in the afternoon and covers two of the most important streets in Zurich: Bahnhofstrasse, the famous shopping street, and Limmatquai, the street that runs along side the Limmat river. There are benches aligning both streets with numbered seating that can be reserved in advance. For those who did not get a chance to make a reservation, there is plenty of standing room at Bellevue, the end point of the parade. There, across the way, is an open green aptly named Sechseläutenplatz, where Böögg the snowman sits astride his pyre of kindling, awaiting his fate. The sticks are piled high, so that Böögg can be seen from a great distance. After all, no one wants to miss his bright moment at six o'clock.
Whether sitting or standing, the public is in for a spectacular visual treat. Guild members and parade participants are dressed in bright costumes appropriate to their various vocations, with floats and props to match. The blacksmith guild marches with a float complete with anvils and a working forge. Members of the barber guild carry oversized scissors that they open and close to the beat of the music. The smells and colors of spring are everywhere. Fresh flowers adorn the participants, the floats, and even the marching bands' instruments. As the parade progresses along its route to Böögg, some of the bouquets are given out to lucky members of the audience. Spectators are also given the opportunity to sample some of the guild's wares. The wine guilds hand out glasses of wine, just as the bakers throw out fresh bread and other baked goods into the crowd. Beware of the fishing guild. Not only do they enjoy throwing fresh stinky fish into crowd, they also take aim at any open window in the government buildings they pass by.
Once the church bells start to ring at six o'clock, it is time for the culminating, and, to some onlookers, most important moment in the day, the burning of Böögg. It is said that the time it takes for Böögg to burn is directly related to the quality of the upcoming summer's weather, or, in other words, the faster Böögg burns, the better the summer will be. The crowd cheers once the pyre is lit. The initial noise starts to die down as the crowd waits and watches the growing bonfire with bated breath, mesmerized by the flames that slowly climb up to Boogg's perch. Guild members on horseback ride around the burning Böögg in an attempt to spur the flames even higher. Then, the firecrackers at the base of Böögg start to go off and the crowd becomes more excited, bracing for Böögg's final moments. Finally, after several booms and smalls explosions, it happens. Böögg's firecracker filled head explodes with a loud crack and he goes out with a bang. The crowd goes wild, ecstatic with thoughts of warm days to come.
Afterwards, the crowds start to dissipate, but some people stick around. They grab some fat sausages and grill them up over Böögg's smoldering ashes. Not too far away, the street sweepers are already out, getting rid of any sign of waste, rubbish or trash, so that the streets will be immaculate again by sunset. After all, holiday or not, this is still Zurich.


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Mike and I were giving Jaxon a bath and it looked like he was going to pee so I stuck his potty seat on the toilet and put him on it. I told him if he peed in the potty that I would give him M&Ms. It took him about 5 minutes but he finally did it!!
Mike brought home Strider bike for Jax to start learning on. Since it doesn't have pedals, it will help teach him balance. He hasn't gotten use to it yet but it does love it.
I took Jaxon to see his first movie in a theater. We saw "Home" and I was very impressed with how well he did most of the time. He did get up and move every now and then with his friends. Overall I was happy with how well he did and I wouldn't mind talking him to see another movie.
Mike also took him on his long board and Jaxon was in heaven.