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The man responsible for resurrecting ORBS, the open relay behaviour-modification system, says not only is former owner Alan Brown not involved in any way, the two are in dispute over the name of the database. Paul Cummins, a UK-based anti-spam campaigner, says Palmerston North-based Brown has asked him to stop using the name ORBS. "But I don't believe it's his name to control," Cummins says. "Other than that we have no link at all. He has neither offered to assist and ORBS III is being run using information in the public domain from May 21." The date is significant since it is before Brown was taken to court by ISPs Xtra and Actrix, which were granted an injunction requiring their names be removed from Brown's ORBS list. ORBS is a database of open relays; such relays can be used by spammers to hide their tracks. Both Xtra and Actrix complained to Brown that their servers were listed despite not running an open relay; they claimed Brown included their servers for personal reasons. Cummins says there will be a number of fundamental changes to the way he runs the database, first of which is the removal of Xtra and Actrix from the listings. "We're taking the moral high ground. We won't list anything unless it's an open relay; there will be no spite listings at all." Cummins defines an open relay as one that is unsecured; if a relay is open but requires authentication to use or is behind a firewall and so invisible to spammers, he's content to leave that alone. "That would be termed a secure server and wouldn't make it to the list at all." Cummins, who refers to ORBS by its original name open relay blocking system, says a key component of making ORBS work properly is trust. "If the users don't trust ORBS then it won't work. It's as simple as that... "If any site is still in the main ORBS listing that shouldn't be there I want to hear about it so I can remove it from the database." Cummins says he's had the server running for only a matter of days, yet has received notification of open relays from dozens of sources around the world. He's still manually testing each notified server, something which is taking time. "An automated system should be put in place soon; we're testing it tonight."
ORBS III: Control passes from NZ to UK
The man responsible for resurrecting ORBS, the open relay behaviour-modification system, says not only is former owner Alan Brown not involved in any way, the two are in dispute over the name of the database.

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Africa's Top Employer tells us how it's done
By Sibangani Dube
October 2012
Things are looking up for Old Mutual Namibia, having obtained the 'Top Employer in Africa' status 2012, according to the Corporate Research Foundation (CRF) Institute.
"This is an achievement that is humbling, an achievement we can all be exceptionally proud of. This is an achievement which is the direct result of the culture, team work and immense energy we put in to serve our customers," remarked Johannes !Gawaxab, the Managing Director of Africa Operations, Old Mutual.
The Top Employers methodology was developed by the CRF Institute which, while based in The Netherlands, operates in thirteen countries on four continents. The Institutes operates in the areas of Human Resources, Leadership and Strategy, following objective research into Human Resources polices on reward, benefits, cultures management, and career development and working conditions.
This award comes as a surprise and early Christmas present for Old Mutual Namibia. "For us it was a big pleasant surprise that we competed and we were certified as a top employer, I didn't expect it because it was the first time that the survey was done in Africa and when I looked at the criteria used for certification, I thought we would probably make it in year three," reveals Patty Olivier, the Human Resources Executive.
The process involved a thorough review of the key drivers of HR practices and policies such as pay and benefits, training and development, career opportunities, working conditions and company culture. In all these OMN excelled.
"The research involved all critical areas of the HR Management of the participating organisations. Only the Top Employers that met the standards of excellence in HR policies were certified," Patty emphasises.
OMN was pitted against several African countries outside of South Africa namely Kenya, Mozambique, Mauritius, Nigeria, Botswana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, DRC, Malawi, Zambia, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco and Ghana.
This award, according to Patty, has several implications on the HR function in the organisations as this function is surely being pushed to the forefront.
"The time is long gone where HR was regarded as a department whose employees spend 80% of their time on routine administrative tasks as and when they feel like it. HR has evolved strategically and it is showing results now in terms of the competitive advantage that a strong happy workforce delivers," states Patty.
"For Namibia it is exceptional because it means you can come to Namibia and find very good working conditions comparable with the rest of the world because if you don't comply with international standards you cannot be satisfied as a top employer," she adds.
This award comes at a time when HR is playing an instrumental role in blue chip companies because employees working in them have become about the only competitive edge in this fast changing and volatile business environment.
Decanting from her experience, Olivier says that these days, an HR executive needs numerical and statistical skills as well as strong managerial and leadership skills to drive the HR portfolio because at Exco level you are required to put full input in the business, one cannot just sit there and be quiet.
Olivier adds that the whole HR Value Chain has become much more analytical than in the past. In areas such as in Recruitment and Selection for example, it is no longer just about interviewing people and making a decision on who might be the right candidate.
"There is much more rigour in the process; the interview process, based on different competencies for the job, is but one of the selection processes. Assessments are often done in addition to get an indication of whether prospective employees have the right aptitude and potential to do what is required in the job," Patty stresses.
According to Patty, traditionally remuneration was and probably still is the main attractor of employees to companies. But trends are changing as people are increasingly searching for more than just money. The working environment and conditions together with professional and personal development have become key factors in attracting and retaining top talent.
OMN currently employs over 600 people and their recruitment is geared towards a wider scope, thus giving people mobility and a competitive edge in the international market.
Already OMN has been able to obtain special skills over the years, recruiting 13 Chartered Accountants (CAs), 3 Chartered Financial Analysts and 3 Actuaries to date.
"These are highly skilled people, but we manage to keep them here," said Patty.
Besides OMN Namibia is making inroads regionally, currently two Namibians, the DN //Hoabeb CEO of Swaziland and Nangula Kauluma the Marketing Executive for Africa based in Cape Town are both holding very senior portfolios.
"Surely we are entering the international arena and this is something we are proud of," quipped Patty.
Patty stressed the importance of maintaining and active entrepreneurial culture as the company grows in size and scale.
"It will always be part of the business because what is acceptable today, is outdated tomorrow and with our strategy of "Customer first", we need to remain entrepreneurial to satisfy their needs."
Patty acknowledged that it remains a challenge to retain that innovative edge in today's Business World, due to the continuous and rapid changes in the environment. The solution lies in adapting to the changing environment and stay abreast of one's environment.
OMN seems to have an immaculate job in creating a conducive working environment to an extent that some people have taken salary cuts to join OMN as they see it as a good working environment.
As OMN is still basking in the glory of their award in looking into the future their short term focus will remain to build an environment that attracts, inspires, develops and retains talent to deliver on our promise to our customers, employees and the community within which they operate. While the short to medium term focus is to take Talent Management to a higher level since the war for talent is fought fiercely in this environment.
"We are in the process to establish a Talent Pipeline within the organisation locally and internationally that will ensure sustainability within the organisation for years to come", she concluded. PF
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It's been a couple of years since I've committed to any kind of Year in Review post. (What does that tell you about the last couple of years? Dull and depressing, that's what.) Truly, the last few years have been some of the most difficult and trying years of my life. This year couldn't be farther from that, for me; this year, everything changed.
Moving from 2015 into 2016, my mentor (one of the few people who truly have my back, always) told me flat out: "This year is going to be your year. You watch."
Doubtful, knowing the trajectory of years past, I had welcomed January with a singular goal: Return to the entrepreneurial career path I had been pursuing; this time with my focus on turning my independent freelance work into development of full-service creative agency. Having absolutely no agency experience behind me, I have to admit I was a little daunted by what I had tasked myself with. But, I knew – when it came to the scalability of everything else in my life – this was the only way I would ever be able to "do it." By February, there was a digital property and a client list was organically growing and it [the client list] continued to grow month-to-month, scaling in size, and surprising me every single time. I've been truly blessed with the success of it all.
The only way that growth was possible was because I did the complete opposite of what all the books told me to do: I focused entirely on "the now." I kept my head down for as long as possible, focused on a singular outcome and I worked my ass off every day to see it through. Having been where I've been in the past and having seen darker days it really made me appreciate the brighter ones and more importantly motivated me to keep working harder. There were definitely moments where I questioned my own sanity and wondered if it was even worth it; usually when tempted by other opportunities or seemingly bountiful ulterior options. But, I knew about mid-Summer that I was on to something great and that even greater things were to come.
For the later part of this year, I've been working closely with an assistant to implement process and procedure to streamline the day-to-day operations; we're making some really great headway. This might be the most unequivocally exciting and yet daunting experiences thus far. (A life-long freelancer, I tend to sway when it comes to structure. But, I'm trying to remain committed.)
I have learned a lot; I shared some of it in my earlier Birthday post. I have learned to [slowly] trust in the combination of Universal Fate and individual ability to deliver a positive and life-affirming outcome. I've learned to trust other people [a little] more; that it's important to do so if you're ever going to get anywhere. (We're all on the same journey to happiness.) Finally, I've learned to carve out a little time for the betterment of me. Self-care is a big part of success. (If you don't take care of yourself, you won't make it very far.) To prove it, I have happily taken this entire week off from any and all professional obligations. And, loved every minute of it.
Now, as I prepare to join the rest of the world in counting down the moments to a new and beautiful year ahead, I'm sharing with you some of the most memorable moments of 2016. I'm not captioning them. Because, a thousand words is enough — don'tcha think?
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Sunday, 24 June 2012
OSAAT Summer Dresses
I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
2 Sisters: Anything Goes
Colour Me Creative Challenge: Big Hair
ATCs and Cards with Attitude: Anything Goes
Crafty Catz Challenge: Pastel Colours
Fairy Tale Challenges: Soft Colours
Patties Creations: Monochrome
Thank you for looking and for your lovely comments :-)
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Gorgeous card Elaine and coloured beautifully l know someone that had hair nearly that length and she keeps it beautiful and the same colour as your image just below her knee.........some taking care off!! backing paper is gorgeous and the colours match with the lovely ribbon too:)xReplyDelete
Your card is really so very stunning! Thank you for joining us at Fairy Tale Challenge! xx BiancaReplyDelete
Stunning love the muted blues xxxReplyDelete
gorgeous card Elaine. The image is so lovely and coloured beautifullyReplyDelete
Lovely image and beautiful colours on this gorgeous card. Hazel xReplyDelete
Lovely image and layout.ReplyDelete
Absolutely gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Stunning Elaine! I love the papers and the colours are gorgeous.ReplyDelete
Linda xxx
waht a gorgeous card love that colour so dainty and thank you for joining us over at crafty catz...hugs sassyxReplyDelete
Beautiful classy card - the colours are just rightReplyDelete
Oh this is beautiful and so elegantReplyDelete
Joan x
well the sentiment says it all it is deffo a Gorgeous cardReplyDelete
thank you for joining us at crafty catz
linda x
Stunningly Beautiful Card Elaine, the gorgeous image and soft blue combined with the more CAS design is so elegant! xxReplyDelete
This is so pretty, love the colours and the layout.ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for joining us at Crafty Catz this week with absolutely gorgeous creation,ReplyDelete
I do hope that you will try to join us again next week,
Good Luck with the challenge
Have a lovely day,
Hugs Bridget :0)
so stunning elaine.really beautiful image and colours ;DReplyDelete
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Beautiful card! Love the colors you chose. So glad you joined us for the Monochromatic challenge at Pattie's Creations this week.ReplyDelete
It's beautiful,such an elegant card..Thanks for sharing it with us at ATCs and Cards with Attitude.ReplyDelete
This is perfect for our Monochromatic challenge at Pattie's Creations. Thanks for joining us!ReplyDelete
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beautiful card, love the image. Thank you for sharing with us at Fairy Tale Challenge and good luck!


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The Internet is a globally distributed network comprising many voluntarily interconnected autonomous networks. It operates without a central governing body. However, to maintain interoperability, all technical and policy aspects of the underlying core infrastructure and the principal name spaces are administered by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), headquartered in Marina del Rey, California. ICANN is the authority that coordinates the assignment of unique identifiers for use on the Internet, including domain names, Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, application port numbers in the transport protocols, and many other parameters. Globally unified name spaces, in which names and numbers are uniquely assigned, are essential for the global reach of the Internet. ICANN is governed by an international board of directors drawn from across the Internet technical, business, academic, and other non-commercial communities. The government of the United States continues to have the primary role in approving changes to the DNS root zone that lies at the heart of the domain name system.[35] ICANN's role in coordinating the assignment of unique identifiers distinguishes it as perhaps the only central coordinating body on the global Internet. On 16 November 2005, the World Summit on the Information Society, held in Tunis, established the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to discuss Internet-related issues.
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Norman had been born in Stockport, the son of William Wells Collyer and Maggie R Collyer. He was in business as a property repairer and was Secretary of the Men's Class at St Saviour's C of E Church, Store Street.
He enlisted in the army in December 1914, joining the local Territorial Battalion, the 6th Cheshires. He was still with that Battalion at the beginning of 1917 when he was given the above six-digit service number.
In the summer of 1917, he was home. It's not known if this was leave or if he was recovering from illness or a wound. However, he took the opportunity to get married to Lucy Jane. After the war she was living at Mile End House, Stockport, but it's not known if they shared this home.
This is possibly when Norman was transferred and sent to Greece to join the 12th Battalion. In September 1918, he took part in the attack described here. Afterwards, he was posted as "missing" and it would not be until February 1919 that Lucy received notification from the War Office that he was officially presumed to have been killed. His body was never found and identified.


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LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- A soft advertising market has put the pinch on the revenue of media companies, but an analyst believes the worst may be over.
David Miller, a media analyst at Sutro & Co., sees improvements next year in the ad market, helped by an expected economic recovery, elections and the Olympics.
The relief couldn't come sooner for media companies.
On Thursday, Tribune Co. TRB, -16.67% the nation's second largest newspaper publisher, reported a 45 percent drop in second-quarter profits. The parent of the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times said ad revenue dropped by 13 percent. See story.
Last week, Lehman Bros. lowered its U.S. advertising forecast to a decline of 0.3 percent from an increase of 2 percent in 2001. For 2002, it cut the ad growth forecast to 4.5 percent from 5.6 percent.
CBS.MarketWatch.com spoke with Miller about his outlook on the ad market, future growth drivers for vertically integrated media companies and his favorite stocks.
CBSMW: Has the advertising market hit bottom yet?
MILLER: We think the advertising market has bottomed out and will kind of be stuck in the basement, if you will, throughout the third quarter and into the first part of the fourth quarter, based on feedback from our sources and our analysis.
We would say that there could be an uptick in scatter pricing in the last half of the first quarter.
CBSMW: How much of an advertising boost will next year be, given the Olympics and it being an election year?
MILLER: You have value added programming in the channel with regard to the Olympics and it being an election year, as well. Election coverage and the election itself usually adds some boost to advertising revenue realized by the local station groups, so companies like Tribune, Hearst Argyle, Paxton, Sinclair Broadcasting etc. Viacom is a little different in the sense that they create programs, so they're a vertically integrated company. They own the CBS station group, they own the UPN station group. But there's a lot of talk amongst the media buyer community for a number of CBS shows this fall, notably 'The Amazing Race,' which is a reality show that we think could realize fairly high CPMs (cost per thousand) going into the fourth quarter.
CBSMW: I understand that national advertising revenue has been weak. How is the regional market doing?
MILLER: The regional situations are hurting just as badly as the national situation. It depends on a particular region. Sometimes you tend to see a pickup in the local advertising depending on the region if there are, say, car dealership specials in that particular region, or a local chain store wants to advertise a particular sale, like a Memorial Day sale or Fourth of July day sale or what have you. We noticed an uptick in local advertising recently in Atlanta and Dallas, but then it trended back down again. So it's really nothing to write home about. So I would say from a local standpoint things are just as bad as they are on the national scene. Keep in mind that local businesses don't care as much about branding their service. The Cokes, the Pepsis, the Disneys, the Procter & Gambles and the Nikes of the world will still advertise nationally because they have the balance sheet and income statement capability to do it and because their advertising budgets function on a percentage of sales basis and they will always want to brand their service. Local business could care less about branding a service. Local businesses care about paying the bills. So consequently there is a fall off in the local advertising situation right now.
CBSMW: Switching gears a bit, let's talk about Disney. What's going to drive their future growth?
MILLER: I think they need to acquire more cable properties. Their cable presence right now is limited to ESPN, the Disney channel, their overseas presence for the Disney channel and they have a variety of consolidated equity investments in (various cable channels). What we'd like to see Disney do is acquire more niche-oriented cable properties and also acquire more stations.
The ABC television network has a variety of affiliates but they only have 10 owned and operated stations. That's in contrast to, say, Viacom, which with the CBS television station group, I think, owns 35 stations. Fox is taking over Chris-Craft and after that acquisition closes, which we think will be sometime later this summer, they'll have 30 owned and operated stations. We think Disney is a little behind the curve here in terms of realizing the duopoly synergies displayed from consolidation of station ownership. We'd like to see them take advantage of that.
CBSMW: As for Viacom, I understand that one of the things they've done successfully was to offer ad packages that cut across different platforms.
MILLER: We think cross-platform deals with benchmark advertisers like a Procter and Gamble, a Nike, a Clorox, or what have you, we think cross-platform deals are definitely the wave of the future. We wouldn't be surprised if within the next five years, 40 percent of all advertising revenue is derived from cross-platform deals.
CBSMW: Who do you think will be in the forefront in terms of providing broadband content?
MILLER: I think a combination. The folks that are best positioned are the vertically integrated companies: Disney and AOL, Viacom, News Corp. If I had to pick two out of those, I would say AOL and Disney. Sports content is perfectly suited for the broadband consumer. If Derek Jeter goes up to bat for the Yankees, folks can download certain statistics while he's up or they can buy his jersey over the Web site or what have you. With its ESPN and ESPN.com division, we think Disney is ideally suited for broadband content in that regard. AOL -- of course, the largest growth component within the AOL family of businesses, is AOL. It's very easy to use but we think you're going to start seeing folks converting from their narrow band service to their broadband service.
CBSMW: Which media stocks do you like?
MILLER: We like Fox here. We've liked Fox for the last few months. We initiated with a "buy" last October at $19 and reiterated our "buy" a couple of months later when the stock was at $17. Recently, the stock ran up to as much as $29 and settled back down to the $26 level. But a variety of catalysts we think will start kicking in for the stock. It will, at least in our estimation, start to realize an additional $1.6 billion of revenue hitting the income statement as result of syndication -- syndicated television shows. We think the Chris-Craft deal is enormously accretive for Fox, in that it allows them to create duopoly situations in all the markets in which they have stations. The network business has really turned itself around. There are seven hit shows on the air right now and of course you have to look at the Fox News Channel, which you know four years ago was laughed at as an expensive joke. Now it's realizing positive EBITDA, and is a catalyst for the stock. Even though it has 15 million fewer subscribers, it's consistently trouncing CNN in the ratings, which is amazing. From an execution perspective, Fox is doing very, very well right now. What's holding the stock back is just the macroeconomic situation. We can't control that; no one can control that. What management can control, they're doing very well in.
CBSMW: Do you think Fox, at its current price, is still a good entry point?
MILLER: We think so. The stock's only trading at 13 times operating cash flow. Typical range for vertically integrated companies from a price to operating cash flow standpoint is usually between 9 to 20 times. So Fox is still kind of toward the lower end of that range.
We also like TiVo right here at $7. We think of TiVo in the same way that a lot of investors thought of AOL back in the early 1990s. It's a subscription-based situation. When you buy a TiVo branded box ... when you pay for that box that's revenue recognized by the consumer electronic partners -- Sony, Philips, Thompson, etc. TiVo is actually the service that you need in order for the TiVo machine to work appropriately. They clearly are the market leader in the space. Most people who have the machine really do like it. We've heard very little negative publicity about it. We think they'll solve their balance sheet problems and continue to be the market leader in the personal television space.
(At $7), right now the market is giving them credit for their cash and giving them credit for their No. 1 market share position, but really that's about it. We would expect that next year they would start realizing licensing revenues for their patents, which that announcement was made back in late May. We think that's a catalyst for the stock once those revenues are recognized.


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I've mentioned before that I'm not much of a little black dress girl. Yes, I know the value of a great LBD. Yes, I know that it is one of greatest closet staples of all time… but I just didn't find myself ever reaching for the LBDs I'd collected over the years. I would opt for just about any other dress or even pants and a top when putting myself together. But recently I had a change of heart, a revelation really. I realized that little black dresses are kind of awesome and miraculous if you find a style that works for you time and time again. And maybe that was my problem in years past. I would buy a little black dress thinking this would be the dress, the one I would reach for over and over again but then it would fall short. It either had a style that would date it over the years or something that just made me feel less "me" and more like I was following the advice of some magazine and trying on someone else's style. Or worse yet, instead of being an easy throw-on-go-anywhere piece the dress would feel like I was going to a business meeting or a fancy dinner everytime and I would spend the whole time wearing it feeling uncomfortable. Ugh. You see my dilemma. So I swore off all little black dresses. I decided they weren't for me. I needed one that could go under a jean jacket and pair of sneakers as well as a pair of heels and statement necklace. I needed a dress to go from Monday-Friday play/lunch dates to Saturday nights- Sundays in a snap.
Well you guys, I realized the problem wasn't the little black dress, it was the style I was buying. I was at Anthropologie a few months ago and found a black shift dress with short sleeves that quickly turned into one of my favorite, easy, go-to dresses and I realized I'd never been so wrong. And then recently I'd noticed a lot of really great laced slip dresses making a resurgence and I knew this was what I had been waiting for. After searching high and low I stumbled upon a fantastic option from H&M for only $35! This one had the lace details, the flowy ease that slipdresses posses and the versatility to make me want to spin around in circles in front of my mirror. It is perfect. I've already worn it styled above to a Billy Joel concert at the Cleveland Indians stadium as well as out and about and grabbing lunch with some tennis shoes and a olive green army jacket.
Here it's paired with my favorite blush suede mules that I can't wait to take into early fall, a classic jean jacket, a long gold necklace and a black bag. The perfect summer date night combo.
I also just saw a great LBsD (little black slip dress) by Topshop that is part of the infamous Nsale that I may or may not have ordered (hehe now that I found the style that works I can't seem to stop lol). I've linked it below for ya!
Happy hump day/wine Wednesday. Xo, jules
exact slip dress {fits TTS and is a bit loose, I am wearing size 2} // asymmetrical hem slip dress {currently on sale for $35} // another great LBsD {additional 30% off right now!} // exact suede mules {on sale and so worth it} // exact jean jacket {such a great classic for any season} // RM tassel bag {40% off} // super similar style tassel crossbody bag {for a fraction of the Gucci bag!} //


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Today was the first day this week that I had time to spend with Dear Edith - the name for my inherited kilim. And although I tackled only a tiny motif, I was reminded of many truths about all purchased patterns, all kilims and burlap.
Here is the little area (please excuse the bad photo):
I guess this is the first place in the pattern where precision kicked in - or in my case - didn't.
For all the hooking I got done today, there was as much if not more ripping out and here's the first lesson I had forgotten (I can hear Barb D'Arcy wagging her finger at me as I write this...)
Check your pattern!!
Printed patterns are exactly that - printed. And as much as reputable companies do their best to ensure that they are "on the straight of grain", things shift and sometimes the straight lines running across a motif are anything but. And the print falls on a line of the burlap and you hook slightly above or below it on one repeat but not the next, your precision will be very "unprecise".
So Barb, when I get to this part on the other side of the centre, I will take a ruler and line up all the tops and bottoms of these little flying arrows.
It's not always best to hook the outline first.
Since I had to keep pulling it out anyway, I would have been smarter starting with a centre line in the rust colour and taking it right across the motif. Then I could have hooked everything above and below it to the outline - and then done the outline.
Don't jump up or down a thread.
When you are hooking with a #4 cut, and hooking on burlap, it's very easy to accidentally shift up or down one thread. In a non-geometric wide cut, a single thread shift is not the end of the world. Here it is! Or at least in this precise little motif it is. Lucky for me, it only appears above and below the large centre motif, so I don't have to deal with it too often.
Burlap isn't Rug Warp!!!
I can't remember the last time I hooked on burlap, but there is a reason why I don't. It's called irregular thread size. Invariably you run into that the biggest thread in the worst possible place. That is why I switched to rug warp a long time ago and haven't looked back since. Rug warp has the most regular thread count ever, which is why I love it so much. It makes it much easier to hook in a straight line every row.
I did persevere and got all my rows even - all my outlines are where they should be, and I will be much smarter on this motif when it comes around.
These were all good reminders of things I already know. So is hooking in a 4 cut in a straight line. But when (notice I did not say "if") this project is completed, it will truly be one of a kind. It will be the only project that I undertake in this cut size - or a 4' x 6' size.
But fear not, Dear Edith. I am not deterred. Simply more determined to give you your fair share of attention and one day walk all over you and the many reminders you hold for me.
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Small Space. Big Reminders.
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- Alice ~ Folk Art Primitives said...
You are a dedicated woman!!! Edith should resting very comfortably knowing you are finishing her rug!!
- April 14, 2014 at 5:15 AM
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The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things by Ann Aguirre
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things is almost too perfect because she's almost too perfect. I suppose that's the point- that appearance can be deceiving; that she-he-they aren't just what they present themselves as.
Because there's a layer of dark here, yet it's one that's not rendered overwrought. Here, both protagonists operate in a frame of reference that's colored by experience; and while it's the dark that's most apparent, its their response that that establishes how the two are simultaneously different and the same.
The parallels in their experience allow a measure of understanding that grows into something more. It's that growth that adds the sweet. But it's not their sweet nor her perfect, that's remarkable, rather it's how she struggles to be what she thinks others want even as she alludes to this shadow version of herself. It's also how she's so perfect simply because it's the same that's unbelievable and what merits her a closer inspection.
And what is seen? Something unexpected. Someone better than perfect. Is she a Pollyana? Almost, but not really, for despite her optimism, her enthusiam, and selective positivity (that's at times too much,) there's authenticity in her desire to make things better simply because she has known different. There's a context their realitoes are framed in- Sage in her past and Shane, his present. That neither becomes mired in but moves from... and if things progress to fast, if things are too sweet, if she appears too perfect; well, none of those are quite right. And that's fine as well.
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A Craig Moore inspired Ayr United were the division's big winners as they ran out 5-1 victors at Cliftonhill against Albion Rovers to open their season.
Ian McCall's men made a dream start with Declan McDaid slotting home after only two minutes. The visitors were not to let up and doubled the lead 34 minutes in from a Michael Moffat effort.
The game was over as a contest by the 40th minute as Moore made it three with a right-footed effort from close range. The star of the show was not done though as he struck from the spot on 70 minutes and completed his hat trick with 10 minutes remaining.
A late Connor Shields strike was scant consolation for the home faithful most of which were heading for the exits by this stage.
Fellow promotion favourites Raith Rovers will now realise they will not have things all their own way in this division as they needed a last-minute equaliser to earn a 1-1 against Alloa Athletic at Recreation Park.
Kevin Cawley opened the scoring with a tremendous effort from the edge of the box 16 minutes in. The visitors then dominated the fixture with Lewis Vaughn and former Wasp Grieg Spence both wasteful in front of goal before Vaughn made amends finding the back of the net at the death to spare Rovers' blushes.
The rest of the division saw three home wins. Firstly Arbroath running out comfortable winners against Queen's Park. Danny Denholm and Blair Yule were the scorers either side of the half as the Red Lichties made a promising start to their season.
Another set of home fans heading home happy was at Forfar where the recently promoted side ran out 2-1 winners against Airdrie. The home men made the better start and took the lead on the stroke of half time through David Cox. The visitors fought their way back in though with Murray Loudon equalising just before the hour. The parity was not to last long as Mark Millar netted the winner just five minutes later.
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I only have a faint memory of this place. And I'm not even sure if I was able to dine here when I was young. So when I saw it's majestic signage while strolling Glorietta, I said to myself that one day I'll enter that garden. And on a gloomy and rainy day, my family and I did enter and taste the offers of this gem.
From the inside of the mall, there's this passageway leading to the restaurant. There's another entrance outside which is more grand than the other one. It has this spiraling staircase and wooden Chinese bench with the restaurant's logo on top. Don't want to take the stairs? No problem! They have an elevator. Everything just exudes of opulence with the carpeted floors and light fixtures.
Complimentary wonton chips to snack on while waiting for the main dishes. I liked how lightly salted these were to the point of almost being bland. One can just keep on getting these without tiring of it.
To warm the cold rainy day off, this soup was served quite hot. That was my serving which was filled with generous amounts of spinach, and an ample amount of crabmeat. This was good though I found it to be somewhat salty nearing the end of my share.
Quite flavorful which could very well be a meal on its own. Same as with the soup, that was my serving too. Good pair to the other dishes we had for that day.
The fillet itself had this slight crunch while maintaining its moisture inside. Its sauce was enough to highlight the fish. This was one good traditional sweet & sour fish fillet.
I liked how simple this dish was. The shrimp was indeed fresh as it still had this pop factor when you bite into it. The egg mixture was pretty good too.
I was curious why a Korean dish was listed on their menu. I had to try it. I was expecting this to be somewhat sweet and spicy. However, I didn't get that flavor. It was just okay. The chicken was very tender but I wanted more of the tangy bbq flavor.
Yeah…those were supposed to be 4 pieces. My dad suddenly grabbed the other piece without me noticing. Haha. Had a taste of this, and it was good. It tasted how a buchi should taste like. I liked how this was not at all oily (unlike in other restos).
And we were in a treat for this! There was kind of a cooking show when this was presented.
See, that guy whipped up his cooking tools to present us this dessert. After prepping the mangoes, he then placed it on top of the vanilla ice cream.
The taste: SO GOOD. The ice cream was so creamy. Couple that up with the mangoes, and it's heaven on your mouth. Slightly sour ('coz the mangoes are not in season yet), this was one good dessert to cap the dining experience.
Despite of the many diners at this place, service was very superb. The servers were very attentive. Also, some of the dishes such as the soup and rice were portioned off per diner. Good "show" too on one of the desserts. And even though we didn't have any reservation (place was packed that day), we were still accommodated. Perfect venue for family gatherings, this is one garden that you'll surely find a gem.
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Being in the Information Technology field I have worked full-time, part-time and projects so I am prepared for long or short term employment.
I read a lot of posts related to job hunting and have made some observations.
The take-away from the last article I read was that there is an enormous probability that your resume/cover letter will never be seen, and that Human Resources managers advise you, the job seeker, to speak directly to the hiring manager. Good advice.
You may be wondering why that masterpiece of literature and information you crafted for submission to a prospective employer will not see the light of day (or the glow of a monitor).
Employers receive hundreds, even thousands of applications from all over and they just can not practically spend the time going through each and every resume and cover letter they receive. Some of the larger corporations may use electronic means to sift through the e-pile and discard the Englishly challenged but the use of American vs. Canadian dictionaries could send your resume off with the rest of the detritus. I find no humor/humour in that.
If the hiring manager wants a short list of 5 interviewees, the HR manager may not peruse all 832 of the finely wrought applications received. If they are like most people they will use the law of Last Place. Why are your keys in the Last Place you look? Because you don't keep looking once you have found them.
So, having found 5 applicants that fit the requirements, the HR manager's work is done. Why would they keep looking? Your missive fades into the ether.
What is the best strategy a job seeker can use in a situation like this?
Be one of the first few to send in your resume? No.
Every one who emails after you will be nearer the top of HR's email.
Be one of the last to send in your resume? No.
What if HR orders their email alphabetically ascending by email address or by attachment size instead of chronologically?
Does this mean you shouldn't bother polishing up your resume?
If you are in IT, YES!
Everyone else, carry on as usual.
The odds are not good but you buy lottery tickets anyway don't you?
What did I take-away from this article? Companies choose from the first few adequate applications they review. They may hire a STAR but having interviewed few out of 832, the odds aren't in their favor/favour either.
What should you take-away?
Speak directly to the hiring manager.
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Friday, April 19, 2013
Nascar/ Hot Wheels Birthday Party
My son's 6th birthday party at JD Motorsports - team for Nascar Nationwide Drive Mike Wallace! The garage was on our road and they were gracious enough to let Levi celebrate right there, where they work and build the cars! I designed and printed all the signs and decor... the "oil cans" were actually baby formula cans that I spray painted silver and dropped a juice box inside with the straw coming through can of lid. A friend of mine printed the ice cream cone papers for me and name labels- it's great to have creative friends! :) My aunt made the give-aways ("spoiler") -- hot wheels cars belt pouch! Two cars fit in each. My husband made the sprinkler "car wash" system. We had veggies in cups with dressing for "dip sticks." I made pizza swirls and called them "Hot Wheels." The ones on sticks were called "stickers." Of course the food table was called "The Pits." When we cut the awesome car cake, I put a spoon full of cake in ice cream cone then topped with ice cream---mmmmm nice little treat and no one needed utensils! As for the activities, besides the sprinkler, all the children got to color/design their own hot wheels car and then race it down a 30ft hot wheels track! They were also able get their picture taken with the#1 race car! It was a great party! He LOVED it! :)
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Mysterious Fireball From A Cataclysmic Explosion
The visible fireball from a titanic explosion in deep space, called a gamma-ray burst, blazes in the center of this image, taken with the Hubble telescope's imaging spectrograph.
The burst occurred on May 8, 1997, and Hubble observations to acquire the fading fireball were made on June 2. No accompanying object, such as a host galaxy, can be found near the burst. This result adds to the puzzlement over the source of these enigmatic explosions, because a previous Hubble picture of the visible glow from another gamma-ray burst identified a potential host galaxy.
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Sunday 02nd September 2012
Goals Galore on the opening day of the season.
Premier Division Supported by Sportsform
The top scorers of the day were Bedford Hatters who ran out 9-2 home winners over Wilshamstead, Xennon Paul and Simon Pixley both netting four times alongside a single goal for Richard Cook against visiting replies via Kevin Butler and Paul Jones. However, sitting on top of the league table after day one are Ickwell & Old Warden who won 8-0 at league newcomers AFC Biggleswade. Andrew Vallom leading the way with a hat-trick and supported by braces from Lee Threadgold and Matthew McCartney and a single strike from Zak Rowe.
Just one goal behind the men from The Green were Arlesey Town Reserves with a 7-0 victory at Blunham, Daniel Marshall and Tyler Prince netting twice alongside single strikes from Mark Philips, Aaron Wade and Dale Chester. Also enjoying life on the road were Sharnbrook who won 2-1 at Flitwick Town. Chris Prior and Laurence Bentham netting the goals against a home reply via Peter Kouwenberg.
Elsewhere, newly promoted Lidlington United Sports shared the spoils in a 3-3 draw at the home of current champions Shefford Town & Campton. Nicky Barton, Steve Flaherty and Alex Burrows their goalscorers against Town replies via Andrew Hayday twice and Sam Larsen. But for fellow promotion newcomers Marston Shelton Rovers it was a 2-1 defeat at Oakley Sports M&DH, Jack Hoogstran and Alistair Smith on the home scoresheet against a reply from Dan Parkes.
The seventh and final game saw a 72nd minute goal from Tom Cookman give Caldecote a 1-0 home win over AFC Kempston Town & Bedford College.
Division One
Leighton United made a stylish return to Bedfordshire County Football League action with a 7-2 home victory over Kings AFC. Luke Dolan netting three times and Paul Darton twice to go with single goals for Daryl Smith and Ashley Wadhams against visiting replies from Ben Leggott and Nathan Clements. Also enjoying a winning return to the league were Shillington, thanks to goals from Steve Gay and Jim Gentry it was a 2-0 victory at Sandy.
For newly promoted Pavenham it was a 6-0 home win over Shefford Town & Campton Reserves, goals from James Owen, James Lowe, David Netherway, James Meehan, Chris Giles and Tom Ellis doing the damage.
Enjoying life on the road were Henlow with a 3-1 win at Brickhill Tigers, George Zitcko with a brace plus a strike from Neil Spencer only being replied to by Simon Wade for The Tigers.
The fifth and final game in this division giving Caldecote Reserves a 3-1 home win over Luton Boys, first half goals from Mark Endersby, Gary Allum and Neil Giles being replied to in the second period by Dwain Grant for the visitors.
Division Two
The battle between last seasons relegated clubs at Greenfield Road was to see hosts Westoning emerge 7-2 winners over Meltis Albion, Sam Child with a hat-trick being supported by goals from Glen Cooksley, Jack Archer, Bob Masters and Mathew Jefferson against Albion replies via an own goal and Darren Ashpole.
Just one goal behind were Stopsley Park who ran out 6-4 winners over Woburn Athletic, Matthew Mcdonald with a hat-trick plus strikes from Simon Richards, Rob Smith and Shane Roberts doing the damage.
Going nap were Sundon Park Rangers with a 5-2 home win over league newcomers Oakley Sports M&DH Reserves, Matthew Conway with a brace and single strikes from Chris Mapp, Sam Chapman and John Saunders only being replied to by Alex Skeel and Jamie Carter.
For both of Goldington and Marabese Ceramics there were 3-1 home wins, Goldington with two goals from Chris Huckle and a strike from Justin Muircroft beating Potton United Reserves whose reply came via Bradley Vooght. Whilst Marabese Ceramics with strikes from Lewis Littlechild, Richard Follano and Romano Marabese overcame Eastcotts AFC whose reply came via Tony Miloti.
The sixth and final game between Cranfield United Reserves and Queens Park Crescents ending in a 0-0 draw.
Division Three
There was mixed fortunes for the two newly promoted clubs, goals from Shaun Finlay and Mathew Westwood failing to save Bedford Park Rangers from a 7-2 home defeat at the hands of Stevington, for whom Sam Nightingale hit a hat-trick to go with goals from Ian Woods, Ben Walsh, Andy Sly and Andy Carlin. Whilst for Marsh Leys it was a happier day with a 3-1 home victory over Royal Oak Kempston. Sylvester Mulenga the sole destroyer netting all three goals against a Lorenzo Jordan reply for The Oak.
The battle between the relegated clubs was to go the way of home side Clifton with a 5-1 win over Great Barford, Gareth Boness with a hat-trick plus two goals from Tony Norman only being replied to once by Josh St Clair Pierre. Whilst a penalty on the hour mark from Brad Smith gave Potton Town a 1-0 home win over Riseley Sports.
Elsewhere, it was all square at 2-2 between Wilshamstead Reserves and Kempston Hammers Sports. Matt Johnson and Richard Jepps on the home scoresheet against Hammers replies via Martyn Humphries and Richard Garnham.
Division Four
The top scorers of the entire day were Bedford Panthers who ran out 12-0 home winners over Clifton Reserves, Aaron Perrett netting seven times and Tom Wade twice to go with single goals for Ricky Wong, Guisseppe Lamberti and Guisseppe Graziano.
Next biggest winners were Dunton Reserves with a 6-2 home victory over Sandy Reserves, Luke Rudd with a brace plus goals from Paul Beith, Jamie Turner, Alex Wiltshire and Nicky Albone only being replied to twice by Jonnie Stratford.
For league newcomers Elstow Abbey Reserves it was a 5-0 victory at Dinamo Flitwick, 3-0 ahead at the break thanks to two goals from Lewis Aitken and a strike from Travis Joseph, the second period saw Joseph complete his hat-trick for the nap hand.
Also hitting five goals were Kempston Con Club with a 5-1 home victory over Wootton Village.Trailing to a strike from Kieran Patrickson at half-time, back came the home side with goals from James Coates, Michael Darnell, James Greenslade, Kyle Smith and Ryan Collis to win the day.
The fifth and final game seeing league newcomers Marston Shelton Rovers Reserves beaten 4-1 at home by Flitwick Town Reserves, Ravi Jesrani with a brace plus Dan Pool and Kevin Higby on The Town scoresheet against a Rovers reply via Ben Lawrence
Preview Saturday 8th September 2012.
Premier Division supported by Sportsform action this weekend sees three of the four newly promoted clubs enjoy home advantage. On The Green, Ickwell & Old Warden remained unbeaten last season and they will fancy their chances of continuing that run when visited by local rivals Blunham who won only just the once on the road last term. Whilst if Lidlington United Sports and Marston Shelton Rovers are to avoid a place in the lower regions of the league table a repeat of their fine home form last term is essential. United going into Hurst Grove action against league newcomers AFC Biggleswade and The Rovers facing a much tougher task at their Playing Field headquarters with a visit from current champions Shefford Town & Campton.
The lone newly promoted club hitting the road are Bedford Sports Athletic, they having sat the afternoon out last weekend commence their season with a trip to The Armadillo Stadium to take on Arlesey Town Reserves.
Over at Hillgrounds, AFC Kempston Town & Bedford College lost eight of their last 10 home encounters last season and will be looking to put that right when visited by a Flitwick Town side that won just three times on the road last season. Whilst at Jubilee Playing Fields where hosts Wilshamstead won just the once before Christmas last season, the visitors are Oakley Sports M&DH who coincidentally were unbeaten on the road before Christmas last season.
Other action comes at Renhold Playing Fields, the venue at which hosts Renold United start their season against Caldecote. The visitors were beaten just twice on the road last season but one of those defeats take note came 4-2 at United's hands. Plus at Lodge Road, hosts Sharnbrook face no easy task when visited by a Bedford Hatters side that were defeated just twice on the road last season.
In Division One, its a return of Bedfordshire County Football action to Greenfields where Shillington take on Leighton United. Whilst not so far away at Rectory Road, its a battle between newly promoted outfits Shefford Town & Campton Reserves and Elstow Abbey. The Abbey having won both division two encounters last season 4-1 and 8-1 the favourites to prevail.
At Groveside, Henlow meet Brickhill Tigers for the second weekend running looking for a quick fire double over The Tigers who under their former disguise of FC Meppershall won this encounter last season 5-1. Whilst at Pirton Recreation Ground, Lea Sports PSG will be looking to improve upon their start to last seasons campaign when they failed to win any of their opening six games included amongst was a 1-1 draw against today's visitors Sandy.
Over at Harvey Close, Caldecote Reserves go into home action for the second weekend running against AFC Kempston Town & Bedford College Reserves, and their visitors of last week Luton Boys entertain Kings AFC at Chaul Road in a game that's likely to produce plenty of goals, last seasons fixture ending 7-2 in The Boys favour whilst the return game was a 5-5 draw.
In Division Two, Bromham United open their season with a home game against Stopsley Park who they drew with 2-2 in their closing fixture of last season and at Weston Park where newly promoted Eastcotts AFC were beaten just twice last season the visitors are Queens Park Crescents.
Another club who enjoyed life at home last season were Goldington who suffered just three home defeats and in Mowsbury Park they host one of those three sides when Cranfield United Reserves come calling. Alas it was the opposite for relegated Meltis Albion, failing to record a home win at Miller Road all season and with Potton United Reserves their visitors, the task of collecting at the first time of asking this season will not be easy.
Other action sees Oakley Sports M&DH Reserves make their home league debut at their Playing Field headquarters against newly relegated Westoning. Whilst in Leagrave Park, St Joseph Reserves begin life in The Bedfordshire County Football League against Marabese Ceramics.
The seventh and final game in this division takes place at Crawley Road, the venue for Woburn Athletics' home clash with Sundon Park Rangers.
Division Three action is just a programme of five games. At Horseshoes Close, newly relegated from the premier division Dunton go into local derby action against Potton Town. Whilst another relegated club Great Barford commence their home start for the season with a tough game against newly promoted Marsh Leys who were beaten just the once on the road last season at division four champions Bedford Park Rangers.
For Bedford Park Rangers themselves its a journey to Hillgrounds to be hosted by a Royal Oak Kempston side that won just twice on home soil all last season and at Greenfield Road, Westoning Reserves will hope to continue their fine home form enjoyed at the end of last season when visited by league debutants Renhold United Reserves.
In Division Four it is also a programme of just five games. At The Warren, its a clash between two league newcomers when Elstow Abbey Reserves host Marston Shelton Rovers Reserves. Whilst just down the road at Steppingley Road, newly relegated Flitwick Town Reserves receive a visit from Kempston Athletic.
At Bedford Road Recreation Ground last season Sandy Reserves had to wait until game number seven to enjoy their first home win of the season and their visitors that day Dinamo Flitwick are the opposition today. Whilst at Wootton Playing Fields, hosts Wootton Village having won their last four home encounters last season will look to continue that run when called upon by Bedford Panthers.
The final game taking place at Digswell Road where Shefford Town & Campton A play hosts to Dunton Reserves.


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I was blessed with a pretty smooth pregnancy, there was no debilitating morning sickness, weird cravings or swollen ankles, but there was one part of my pregnancy that was not very fun at all – picking names for the baby. It was so painful in fact that we had ceased even talking about names for fear I might have totally lost it and so when they handed Skye to me and dear husband thrust his phone in my face to take a picture so he could make the announcement to everyone, the first words out of his mouth were "What are we going to call her?" My response, possibly with some obscenities was "Don't ask me, I just had a baby!" I think the picture says it all really. Do I look like someone capable of deciding something as definitive as the name my first born is going to have to live with for the rest of her life? I was lucky to have the presence of mind to pull that sheet up before Luke starting taking happy snaps.
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Some of his other memorable picks included Randy, William Robert (Billy-Bob) and Buck (because it will be funny cos the teacher will think he is swearing). His right to name anything was confiscated after that particular offering.
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Independent senator Nick Xenophon will press parliament to approve a plebiscite for tough action on problem gambling.
The anti-pokies campaigner wants to impose a maximum $1 limit on individual bets and limit losses to $120 an hour.
"The only way to bypass the power of the poker machine lobby is to go directly to the people," he told reporters in Canberra on Wednesday.
The Abbott government is seeking to repeal Labor laws aimed at curbing problem gambling.
Labor has offered qualified support for the move, but is keen to see voluntary pre-commitment measures introduced across gambling venues.
Senator Xenophon said both Labor and the coalition had abandoned gambling reforms favoured by more than 80 per cent of Australians.
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Writing a treatment or writing a synopsis?
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I have read of novelists who write full treatments of their work, and of others who have the story worked out in that level of detail before writing. My concern would be that a treatment would make the story very plot focused. I could see that working for thrillers and other novels where plot is central, but it might work against more character driven writing.
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- Rod Duncan said...
Hi Damien,
I agree. With a novel it would make the thing more plot-driven. The case of the screenplay, I think, is different - simply because it is so much shorter in terms of plot, and that kind of organic character/relationship development still has room to develop during the writing process without throwing the treatment completely out of kilter.
As for thrillers etc, I don't think it can be a case of character OR plot. Good stories of any kind need a ballance of the two. The best thrillers have great character development, just as the best literary works have a compelling plot.
That's my goal in writing, anyway.
Thanks for the comment.
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- Paul Lamb said...
Good sir, I write a synopsis of each chapter before I begin the actual writing. This can vary from one thousand to several thousand words. I have found it hugely productive for my work; I suspect it is because I get the "imaginative" work done in one stage and the fingers-to-keyboard work done in a different stage. (I don't have to figure out what comes next while I am writing the story, that is.) Some of what I do in this prewriting is identify psychological turns the character must take (and how I will show that) as well as the tone I want the chapter to sustain.
I noted in a recent post on my humble blog that I have something like 35,000 words in "notes" for my novel, which will probably be 100,000 words long in the first draft.
Is it fair to make the comparison of 1000 to 1 and 10 to 1? How many words are on the page of a screenplay compared to the same of a novel? I suppose the word count ratio is also not an accurate basis for comparison. Nonetheless, I see a value (for myself) in pre-writing a synopsis. I'll get back to you on the pleasure of writing a synopsis after I have written the novel.
- 12:12 pm
- Rod Duncan said...
Great comment, Paul. Many thanks. I do like your idea of writing a chapter summary before writing each chapter. It would certainly help in the work of sculpting the flow of emotion through the chapter - to have that idea in your head before you set off to write it.
I think I do this without actually writing it down - think through the chapter in my head. But I can also see the value of writing it out. I might experiment with your method. I can also see that as a useful idea in teaching people to write.
Thanks again.
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This is a reminder that if you have not answered the chorus call for Pagliacci, there is still time.
Well, we're at the end of our week with the musical theatre camp and what a week it's been!
We're giving a public performance of everything we've done this week today.
6:30 pm
St John's Anglican Parish Hall
corner of Cornwallis and Townsend
Lunenburg, NS
Admission: FREE!
Looks like we have a full house for our first March Break Musical Theatre Camp, which gets underway tomorrow at St John's Parish Hall in Lunenburg!
We'll be blogging and tweeting about this project during the week — and if you want to see what the kids have been up to, there's a free concert at the end of it all. Friday March 20, 7:00 pm at the Parish Hall at Cornwallis and Townsend.
See you all soon!
We're almost full — if your child is interested in attending our first Musical Theatre Camp please sign up right away!


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Jacques Lacan and Sigmund Freud: Application ManualBy Enriqueta
January 17, 2019
For the last several decades it's been voguish to criticize the founding fathers of psychoanalysis, and the first whipping boy is of course the Austrian Sigmund Freud, the man who invented the term itself. The rise and fall of psychoanalysis is dramatic, and although it's still here and, above all, it's very likely here to stay, it continues to suffer from inconsistent treatment and its legacy receives wildly incongruent diagnoses from outside.
Instead of adding insult to injury and oil to the flame, let's have a look at what we can do with the near-fossilized figures in psychoanalysis and the thoughts they produced.
Legacy Issue and Psychoanalysis
As it happens quite often, previous musings happen to be more profound and far-reaching than those built upon them. For instance, let's consider the opposition between the "core postmodernism literature" and the so-called "new sincerity" movement that followed it near the turn of the century. The world seemed really weary of irony and wordplay at a certain point in time, and then different movements began to emerge – those criticizing the bedrocks of postmodernism as something contributing to pervasive distancing from eternal problems of humanity, nurturing numerous non-engagement trends. The thing is this "postpostmodernism" movement made extensive use of forms tried-and-tested by its predecessor, and in this regard failed to reach up to it in its pure intellectualism and scope of problems uncovered (not solved, of course, and here lies another problem: the fatigue effect because of simply stating or pointing out to problems, instead of coming up with suggestions, let alone solutions – that's beyond functions of fiction for the record, but that's just another topic to reflect upon). Certainly, these conclusions are far from being sentence-like. They are highly subjective, but they succeed in demonstrating on a large scale the curious logic behind cultural and academic phemonena in their continuity.
Something similar happened to psychoanalysis: that's not to say it suggested something more sophisticated (in fact, it did not), but the reaction in the form of behavioristic approaches discarding the search of profound reasons behind our actions and concentrating instead on the "visible" part does feel a bit frustrating at times.
So, dealing with Freud and Lacan requires several warnings to be made.
Brain Biology vs Psychoanalysis
Of course you can succumb to the tension and criticism and persuade yourself to choose your camp beforehand. But in fact, you don't need to. Each approach will reveal something you never knew before, and though there still can be some terrains of forced intersection between the two, there's nothing wrong in your guilty pleasure whatever it may be (psychoanalysis is a much more likely candidate, though, in case you consider it to be so).
Freud Is Too Straightforward
Studying Freud tends to easily come down to his several key concepts laying basis for his theory: pleasure principle, reality principle, libido etc. Instead of studying everything off the reel try to simply read Freud first.
Lacan Is Way Too Hard to Read
Along with Derrida, Lacan is emblematic in being regarded as a "difficult writer". Sometimes to the point that some scholars consider his writings to be "nonsense". Let them think it as they wish, just be prepared to work your way through the texts, and make no doubt, it won't be an easy ride.
So, What to Do?
Maybe its attention to the abstract and invisible is the strongest side of psychoanalysis, triggering our imagination like not so many other doctrines do. Read Freud and Lacan not for the sake of result/understanding/light-bulb moment, but as a sort of metafiction going beyond (or coming back to?) pleasure principle, and eventually leaving humanity some hope. Who knows, may be that'll be your most cherished epiphany.


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Best of 2012: Christian Hip Hop Awards
We knew that the year 2012 would be a huge one for Christian Hip Hop, but there were certain things we could never predict or have seen coming.
In January, Lecrae, Da' T.R.U.T.H., and Canton Jones graced the Stellar Awards stage and became the first hip hop performance ever to perform at the awards show. Sho Baraka came off the heals of leaving Reach Records, to release a highly acclaimed project with his group High Society Collective.
In March, Flame released his sixth studio project entitled 'The 6th,' and Swoope released the classic 'Wake Up' project that had all of CHH talking about his lyricism and creativity. We also saw the genre holding strong at mainstream venues like SXSW in Austin, TX. And in April, KJ-52 released his ninth project 'Dangerous,' and we lost the 'King of Christian Chopped and Screwed,' DJ Primo.
In May, we saw the crossover of Lecrae into mainstream rap with his Church Clothes Mixtape, hosted by Don Cannon. And former Ruff Ryder artist, Jin, released his "Say Something' mixtape, solidifying his presence in CHH. He would later be one of the main speakers and acts at Flavor Fest in October. By June, Trip Lee had another video premiering on BET's 106 & Park, as the New Joint of the week.
Coming into the Fall season we had several artists drop solid free projects from Alex Faith, Jin, Derek Minor, Propaganda, and Christon Gray. We have also seen solid projects from Timothy Brindle, Reconcile, Tragic Hero, Json, KB, Beautiful Eulogy, Eshon Burgundy and many more.
By September, Lecrae stunned everyone with moving heavy units with his sixth studio project, 'Gravity.' He also placed #3 on the billboard charts. By mid fall, conferences were in full swing, and many were gearing up for touring season, with tours from Fedel, the BeastMode Tour and Reach Records.
Ending off 2012, we have heard the signing of Dre Murray to Collision Records, the producer collab of J.R., Wit and Alex Medina as The Watchmen, heard comeback projects from J. Johnson and Japhia Life, the announcement of Trip Lee putting down the mic (at least for the moment), and a slew of 2013 album announcements that are sure to excite any CHH fan.
2012 has been a year to remember in Christian Hip Hop. This past year has been full of back to back solid releases, great productions and visuals, appearances and performances on mainstream platforms, and the return of artists that have been on hiatus.
In lieu of 2012's great achievements in CHH, the WOR Team have voted and comprised our Best of 2012 Christian Hip Hop Awards!


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