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This is a gem of a book by a Canadian author who won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2010.
Donoghue's book is very much about perspective. For five-year old Jack, his room is a wonderful place of refuge, where he could eat, sleep, play and learn. Jack is also able to create imaginary worlds' in his room that are not possible anywhere else. He feels safe in his room. So, although the room is home to Jack, this isn't the case for his Ma. For Ma, the room is a prison where she's been held captive for seven long years since she was 19 years of age. She created a life for herself and her son because of the great love that she has for him in an 11 x 11 foot room. But can that room be satisfying for both of them forever?
This is a story about a strong mother-son bond and love. It's a wonderfully intriguing and moving story. There are dark elements to the story, but it will give the reader a glimpse into a world that is simple, yet very complex too by the characters that are in it.
I recommend the book for readers of all ages. It is a book that will captivate and hold the reader spell-bound until (s)he is finished reading it.
Reviewed by: Irene S. Roth
Rating: 5 stars

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I found a fun survey released to the Toronto Open Data website that investigates the travel/commuting behaviour of Torontonians, but with a special focus on E-bikes. When I opened up the file, I found various demographic information, in addition to a question asking people their most frequently used mode of transportation. Exactly 2,238 people responded to this survey, of which 194 were frequent E-bike users. I figured that's enough to do some data mining and an especially fun opportunity to use recursive partitioning trees to do that data mining!
Following is the code I used (notice in the model statements that I focus specifically on E-bike users versus everyone else):
Here is the first tree based on Sex, Health, and Age (Remember that the factor levels shown are not the only ones. When you look on the "no" side of the tree, it means that you are examining the proportion of ebike users who are described by factor levels not shown):
As you can see, only Health and Age came out as significantly discriminating between E-bike users and everyone else. What this tree is telling us is that it's in fact those people who are not in "Excellent, Good, Very good" health who are likely to use E-bikes, but rather an un-shown part of the Health spectrum: "Other,Fairly good,Poor". That's interesting in and of itself. It seems that of those people who are in Excellent or Very Good health, they are more likely (44%) to be riding Bicycles than people in other levels of health (23%). That makes sense! You're not going to choose something effortful if your health isn't great.
We also see a very interesting finding that it is in fact the 50 – 64 year olds (whose health isn't great) who are more likely to be riding an E-bike compared to people of all other age groups!
Here's the second tree based on Education and Income:
Here we see that it is in fact not the university educated ones more likely to ride E-bikes, but in fact people with "College or trade school diploma,High school diploma". Interesting!! Further, we see that amongst those who aren't university educated, it's those who say they make lower than $80,000 in income who are more likely to ride E-bikes.
So now we have an interesting picture emerging, with two parallel descriptions of who is most likely to ride E-bikes:
1) 50 – 64 year olds in not the greatest of health
2) Non University educated folks with lower than $80,000 income.
Toronto, these are your E-bike users!
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What do a Navy officer, a Texas dental school student, a Sanford nurse, an Orlando stockbroker and a Florida Highway patrolman have in common?
All are former swimmers who helped build Winter Park High School's program into a dynasty.
No public high school swimming program in Florida has been more dominant than Winter Park's. In the past 12 years, the powerful Wildcats have captured 16 state championships (eight boys and eight girls).


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We are in the unique position of talking weekly with hundreds of sales leaders and C-Level executives across the IT spectrum. Time and time again, we hear that they have hired a veteran sales rep or two to tap their relationships and boost sales. And for a brief moment, the strategy seemed to be working. But this approach is not sustainable; the successes are short-lived. The veteran's list runs thin and these sales teams are left looking for a new solution. Sirius Decisions' Jim Ninivaggi said it best: "Hiring Rolodexes or senior sales people when you're a small growing company is the biggest mistake."
Creating a sustainable revenue model requires a team dedicated to outbound prospecting. Sales reps average just 35% (2.8 hours) of their day selling. If you can reduce their non-revenue generating tasks and give them 1.2 hours (72minutes) more of selling time, the results are dramatic. This slight increase in selling time will allow your reps who generate on average $1 million in revenue the ability to generate 1.423 million in revenue. More income and less time spent on tasks they really are not GOOD at improves satisfaction all around. Our successful clients like Confio, WatchDox and SHI are fueling growth their growth with dedication to this outbound prospecting strategy. So how do you create a repeatable, predictable sales model?
Here are my top 5 steps to take:
1). Hire dedicated outbound sales team
You need to get this right. These people are the first impression– of your company to hundreds of decision makers every month. This is not an easy hire. You are counting on them to build a key element to your company's success – pipeline growth. They need to be articulate, smart, coachable and hard working.
Here's what we do:
- Group interview: we have the candidate meet with 3-5 of the senior sales members. The group setting creates a high-pressure environment that really shows how people perform, their confidence, and their ability to think on their feet. From our perspective, getting multiple reactions to a candidate helps us hire better talent.
- Review resumes: look for any type of sales experience, whether it's retail or dialing for dollars in college.
- Phone interview: Are they engaging over the phone? Are they sharp? What drives them? Why our company?
- Technical & Company knowledge test: each candidate is given a test of 10 questions about our company. Our goal is two-fold:
- Is the person serious about the opportunity to work with us and willing to put forth effort? We're forgoing an hour of revenue generation potential to have the sales teams interviewing them, so we need to see the same level of commitment.
- Successful sales professionals need to utilize all their resources to prepare for the opportunity. Their responses give us a baseline understanding of their intelligence, research skills and ability to articulate their findings effectively.
- Job fit Test: this matches the candidate's personality and thinking style criteria against a known profile of DiscoverOrg's most successful salespeople. We then have them meet with the VP of Sales for a final sign-off in case we've missed anything and if they pass muster, we offer them the job.
2). Dedicate time to train, mentor and coach. Invest in a phone system that lets you listen for those coachable moments, role play all the time and adapt your strategies based on what the sales team is telling you.
3). Understand your ideal target. You need to understand your ideal company and your ideal buyer within that company. There is no sense in letting your expensive new hire loose on bad fit companies or prospects; identify and set the targets first.
4). Create a compensation plan that rewards results, not just activity. It's not good enough that a rep called 200 people today if he didn't set any appointments; it's also not good enough that he set 100 appointments if none of them convert into opportunities or revenue. Make sure the team is incented to achieve the end goal and help them build the right habits to get there.
5). Invest in good data intelligence tools. If you get everything above right but you don't have good data for your team to be calling on, then you might as well pack up your bags and go home. Three great weapons for the arsenal:
- Direct-dial phone numbers: studies show just doubling direct dials a rep has access to triples the meetings they set and increases average deal size closed.
- Org charts: Identifying the key decision makers in an organization, knowing where they sit and who reports to whom, are all crucial pieces of information for any rep to have.
- Intel on real-time initiatives real-time initiatives at the target companies: the more you know about budgets, purchasing and projects at a target account, the more equipped the reps will be to offer a true value-add solution that meets their immediate needs.
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Jamie Kelso, Mar. 25, 2010
March 25, 2010
Don Wassall's Nationalist Times for March 2010 is the core of today's program. Jamie Kelso focuses on The Intelligence Report portion of The Nationalist Times, which can be read online. Don Wassall reports events that Kelso attended, including the March 6, 2010 Institute for Historical Review meeting (in Fountain Valley, CA) featuring fellow Voice of Reason host Dr. Tom Sunic, and the Feb. 18-20 Conservative Political Action Conference attended by 10,000 in Washington, D.C. The highlights for Kelso of CPAC included Ron Paul's steamroller conquest, cheered by thousands of patriots, over the retreating remnants of the Neocon wing of the GOP.
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Recently Turner Classic Movies showed this all black cast oddity and my curiosity pushed me to check it out. I have seen very few black cast films from the classic era with Edgar Ulmer's MOON OVER HARLEM from the same year being the only example that springs to mind. I assume all such productions are as threadbare and brief as these two. Both are clearly working with extremely low budgets and a very little time to get the script onto film. I suspect that often a second take of a flubbed scene was just not possible and the actor's best try was what ended up going to the editing room. I'm sure money was not allocated to do much more than pay the technicians and cast, strike a few cheaply made prints and purchase postage to ship them to the theaters that catered to the minority audience. I guess if costs were low enough it was easy to turn a profit.
Here's the plot synopsis from IMDB - " In a quiet, all-black
community live the Wilsons, whose pretty daughter Margaret is courted by
awkward Buster and suave stage mentalist Prince Alihabad. On one busy night,
Mr. Wilson shows his valuables to Alihabad, who plans to elope with Margaret; a
mysterious man hangs around while another burglarizes the house; and someone
murders Mr. Wilson! Will the killer be caught by the police, or by bumbling
correspondence-school detective Junior Lingley?" Oklahoma
I'd love to be able to call this little effort a hidden gem that has now escaped being lost to history, but unfortunately it is not. In fact, it's a pretty bad film on almost every level. The shoestring budget is evident in every scene. The entire 54 minute story plays out on about three sets that get redressed to serve as a few different locals. The actors are mostly terrible with a few good moments shining through when the talent of the performers was able to overcome the production hurdles of a quickly shot movie. The direction is basic and unimaginative, rarely adding much energy to the proceedings. The story is so silly and obvious as to be pointless and I have to confess that by the end I was not sure that the story had even been wrapped up at all. What is worse is I didn't care. I'm glad I saw this little rarity but past the novelty of a peek inside a small sub-genre of classic film there isn't much to recommend. Of course, if you're interested I can't stop you! Here it is on YouTube.


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Wednesday, 1 May 2013
They're Messing With Our Minds
I'm referring to the dreadful conversation me and my husband had as we were coming home after the screening. He said, 'I know it's ridiculous, but every time anyone got into one of those awful Ladas, I got distracted with wishing they'd all put their seatbelts on' and I said, 'Oh, me too - plus every time Barbara got on her bike, I kept worrying about the fact that she wasn't wearing a helmet.'
In the film we glimpsed the odd East German slogan - 'Believe in the bright future of your fine socialist nation', that kind of maddening exhortation - and at the time I thought, 'Ugh, how absolutely awful'. Now though I realise that those things weren't too bad really. They must have been annoyingly ubiquitous but at least they were too flat-footed and obvious to be genuinely insidious, whereas the messages we've absorbed from our local government have been much more subtle.
I thought I disapproved of bicycle helmets and all other aspects of the state interfering in how I do things, yet somehow, without billboards or megaphones, I've been silently brainwashed. And heaven knows how many other nanny initiatives I am equally meekly in thrall to, all unawares.
It's no good worrying about it, I decide. Instead, I'll seek comfort in a nourishing glass of gin. But even that's hopeless - my head, it turns out, is awash with messages about moderate drinking and government guidelines - and one thing I'm pretty sure of is that it's only when you get to what the authorities would consider immoderate levels of consumption that the comforting qualities of alcohol kick in.
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Well since the guidelines for alcohol consumption were made up and have no empirical basis, I would drink the gin.ReplyDelete
My senior cardiologist friend - and this has been confirmed by others in a similar position - told me that the negatives of alcohol consumption only outweigh the negatives of being a teetotolar once you get past, for men, 60/65 units(UK) a week.
Drink up. And relax.
Barbara on her bicycle was elegant enough that I at least didn't think about helmets; and my family has managed some pretty impressive spills from bicycles. But I notice people all the time riding without helmets, a very few of them possibly as attractive as Barbara. That I didn't notice the lack of helmet in the movie is probably because her rides all seemed to happen on deserted roads--no landscaper's truck was going to drive her into the ditch.ReplyDelete
At the risk of shocking you, I will confess that I road almost a mile today in a taxi without fastening my seat belt, though usually I'm punctilious about them. Does that diminish the weight of my remarks about the helmet? After all, didn't everyone in the movie smoke quite a lot as well?
I cycled to town without a helmet today. I hate the things. But I've been taught what I should think about them. As to the smokes, I just wish they weren't bad for you. I used to enjoy having a fag of an evening, until they spoiled it all by implanting the idea in my mind that large pools of tar were adhering to the inside of my lungs every time I took a puff. Kind of took the fun out of things.ReplyDelete


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This function and all functions beginning with am_properties_get retrieve values from the properties map. The following parameters and exceptions are common to all functions in the am_propteries_get collection. Additional return values may be specified some functions.
#include "am_properties.h" AM_EXPORT am_status_t am_properties_get(am_properties_t properties, const char *key, const char **value_ptr);
This function takes the following parameters:
Handle to the properties object to be examined.
Name of the property to look up.
A pointer to where to store the value associated with the default value.
Default value to use if there is no value associated with the specified key.
This function returns the unparsed string form of the value associated with one of the following keys:
If no error is detected.
If the properties, key, or value_ptr argument is NULL.
If the specified key has no associated value and a default value is not provided.
If the value associated with the specified key is cannot be parsed as required by the particular accessor function.
If insufficient memory is available to look up the key.
This function checks if the key is present is the properties instance and returns its value.
Memory Concerns: Caller must not modify the value_ptr structure or free the memory.


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Love your work, work for what you love, and change the world—all at the same time.
What most matters to you? Should you focus on earning a living, pursuing your passions, or devoting yourself to the causes that inspire you? The surprising truth is that you don't have to choose—and that you'll find more success if you don't. That's the breakthrough message of TOMS' One for One movement. You don't have to be rich to give back. You don't have to retire to spend every day doing what you love. You can find profit, passion, and meaning all at once—right now.
In Start Something That Matters, Blake Mycoskie tells the story of founding TOMS, one of the fastest-growing young companies in the world, and combines it with lessons learned from such innovative organizations as Zappos, charity: water, FEED Projects, method, and TerraCycle, among others. Blake presents the six simple keys for creating or transforming your own life and business, from discovering your core story to being resourceful without resources; from overcoming fear and doubt to incorporating giving into every aspect of your life. And in the spirit of One for One, with every book you purchase, a new book will be provided to a child in need.
Start Something That Matters is the inspiring story of a movement, a manifesto for the next stage of American business, and a blueprint for the new generation of entrepreneurs who want to live a meaningful and successful life.
My thoughts: I had only known of TOMS minimally before reading this book, but I'm a believer in Blake's philosophies and his company. This book was encouraging and inspiring. And I'm a supporter of TOMS for life. I ordered my first pair in February, and I cannot even tell you how comfortable they are. We're planning to order a pair for Jason soon - we are a TOMS family now.
Leaving behind her cloistered Amish life, Katie Lapp seeks the mother she has never known. A heart-rending tale of compassion and betrayal. Heritage of Lancaster County book 2.
Additional notes: This is the second book in the Heritage of Lancaster County series. You can read my review of the first book here. There are three books in this series, and all have been released.
My thoughts: I thought this book was funny in ways I had never before experienced while reading Amish fiction, and I really liked that aspect of this book. This series is very dated (it was first written in the late 90s), and I think that adds to my sort of ho-humness about the second book. I was so glad that Katherine finally meets her biological mother, and the supporting characters in this book are priceless.
It's been a busy few years since Jo Mackenzie lost her husband. Life has brought adventure, surprises, unexpected pleasures and, of course, lots of knitting.
Jo's seaside yarn shop, with a brand-new cafe, has taken off, keeping her busier than ever. And being a single mum to two boys and a headstrong toddler, Pearl, is just as exhausting and enchanting as she thought it would be. On top of all that, celebrity diva Grace has a secret, Jo's firecracker best friend, Ellen, is launching a new television series, and lovable but hapless Martin continues his oft-misguided attempts to woo Jo. Just when Jo thinks she has about all she can handle, Daniel, Pearl's globe-trotting dad, turns up out of the blue...
With a little help from her friends and her beloved Gran, Jo is building a new life for herself by the sea, stitch by stitch.
Warm and witty, Knit One Pearl One will delight new readers to the Beach Street series and give the legions of existing fans a chance to visit the British seaside again, without having to worry about the weather.
Additional notes: This is the third book in the Beach Street series. So far as I know, this series is ongoing.
My thoughts: Each chapter was a month or two months, and I really liked the structure of that. The characters are so whimsical and sweet. It was difficult not to devour this book. I highly recommend this series.
Additional notes: This is the first book in the Daughters of Fortune series. There are currently two books in this series.
My thoughts: First, let me say that I truly enjoy Susan May Warren's books. But this book. This book is the best. This reads like a saga, and I loved every second of it. I cannot wait to read the second book. Susan has truly found her calling in this series. My hat's off to her for creating such a wonderful story.
Additional notes: This is the fifty-third Garfield book. You can read my review of the first fifty here, the fifty-first here and the fifty-second here.
My thoughts: What's not to love? I love how Garfield is keeping up with the times and the silliness. Jason and I both devour each new book as it comes out. We love them all.


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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Latest news About Pandora: The World of Avatar !
Here are the latest news about Pandora : The World of Avatar opening at Disney's Animal Kingdom in five weeks from now! Bloomberg Business Week has posted a long article not only about it but also about the competition with Universal Studios, and you can read it HERE. They've also posted in the article brand new daytime and nighttime pictures of Pandora, shot by Stephen Wilkes, like the ones you have above and below ( click to enlarge the pictures ).
The Chicago Tribune has also posted an article HERE about Pandora in which we learn that "the period backdrop of this Pandora is a full generation after the original movie. By now, all conflicts have been resolved, and, within Pandora's floating mountains and multicolored rainforest, all storylines can begin with a clean slate.
To experience Flight of Passage, "you proceed through sacred caverns resembling (Cambodia's) Angkor Wat and end up at a technological facility," Rodhe says of the approach to the ride's boarding station. En route, instructional lessons are provided in preparation for this Na'vi rite of passage. Once properly advised, "you will fly on the back of a banshee.You're going to plunge, you're going to dive, you're going to swoop," Cameron said in a Disney World promotional video. "It's like dreaming with your eyes wide open."
The high-rush experience is programmed to last a good four minutes, "because you can only fly so long," Rodhe says. He further notes that the acrobatic adventure has been tested against nausea, although he does admit, "Little kids might be scared." Asked if the Flight of Passage might be compared to Soarin' Around the World at Disney World's adjacent Epcot, Rodhe responds, "This isn't Soarin'. It's more like Flyin'."
Joe Rhode then talks about the Na'vi River Journey. "Rodhe calls the ride "a romantic musical journey into 'bioluminescence.'" (This much-used scientific term means "the emission of light by living organisms" — so think fireflies and jellyfish, only on Pandora, the flora and fauna and even the ground itself also contribute to a phosphorescent rainbow of light.)
In this instance, visitors will board reed boats "as the beauty of the forest unravels before us," says Rodhe. Along the way, expect to be met by "a rich species of animals," with the adventure culminating in an encounter with the Na'vi shaman of songs. According to her press bio, the shaman "has a deep connection to the life force of Pandora and sends positive energy into the forest through her music."
Talking about forest, here is a night picture of a Pandoran forest...
...and below a new Imagineering video in which members of the project team give us the first detailed look at the land's interactive plants, tell us how you'll be able to hear and sense different animals throughout the land, and interact with bioluminescence at night.
Pandora will also dish up its own distinctive quick-service restaurant, the Satu'li Canteen, where planet-to-table fare runs the gamut from customized quinoa and vegetable salad bowls to steamed "pods" filled with either a cheeseburger or vegetable curry.
Nearby, the drink stand calls itself Pongu Pongu, after an expat to Pandora, and the Disney beverage team put together a fun, creative menu of libations. To match the "pods" (bao buns) and bowls at Satu'li Canteen, the Pandoran Sunrise is a non-alcoholic mix of tropical Juices blended with Powerade Melon – you can get in the souvenir Satu'li Canteen Flute Flask.
Wine by the glass is Banshee, a small Napa Valley winery with a serendipitous name (guests fly on the back of a mountain banshee on the exciting Avatar Flight of Passage experience). A Banshee Chardonnay and Banshee Pinot Noir are on the menu by the glass. And there's a refreshing Dreamwalker Sangria with a splash Blue Curaçao.
Two ales round out the beverage menu: Hawkes' Grog Ale with a fruity hop character (a taste of apricot and peach, a hint of wheat on the finish), and Mo'ara High Country Ale, a malty amber ale with the aroma of herbal spice hops and tastes of caramel, toffee, and nuts.
Next door at the Pongu Pongu walk-up window, the Night Blossom frozen drink is a non-alcoholic mixture of limeade with apple and desert pear flavors topped with passion fruit boba balls (you can get in a souvenir Pongu Pongu mug with a glow cube).
The Mo'ara Frozen Margarita is another frozen drink with Sauza Conmemorativo Añejo Tequila with strawberry and blood orange flavor topped with strawberry boba balls - which will also be available in a souvenir mug.
Also, WDW website just released a new image of what looks to be the Banshee Connect experience in Pandora. According to the Pandora website: "Banshee Connect" service is where you will be matched with a tiny version of the beast; a robotic creature that you can take home with you for a price."
Apparently DAK guests will have the choice in "Banshee Connect" of small Banshee perched on a wall and WDWNT think that a guest "will somehow be linked ( Ndr: from the ride ) with one Banshee in particular that they can then purchase and take home". This Banshee Connect service may be located inside the Windtraders shop in the Pandora land.
DAK guests might be surprised how the land - although super immersive - might look smaller than they thought. Which lea me to this question: why didn't they use the land that you can see on the picture below where is a quite big parking lot? Personally i would have put the big show building more in the back where the parking lot is and it would have give more space for Pandora's vegetation in front of it. May be the've kept the space where is the parking lot for future rides additions? Time will tell...
Pandora: The World of Avatar will open on May 27th at Disney's Animal Kingdom!
Pictures and Videos : copyright Disney, Bloomberg Business Week
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Some people (who will remain nameless) have made comments regarding the relative infrequency of posts containing pictures of our cute baby. Well, now my cousin Adrienne has solved that problem by doing my job for me, and posting pictures on her blog.
You can see those pictures by clicking HERE.
Have fun looking at that cute baby! (More comics to come soon.)
Oh, and our friend Laurie who came to visit also snapped many a photo of that crazy baby--you can see her photos HERE.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Pictures of Cute Baby
Posted by Anthony Holden at 3:05 PM
Labels: cute baby, shirking duty
2 comments:
- Clairictures said...
He is SO cute, Anthony! I love the picture of him with Yoda.
- August 14, 2008 at 12:59 PM
- bigteddyt said...
definitely a cute baby. and i can't remember the last time i saw you so clean shaven. weird. btw, the "very blue beard" was fantastic.
- August 14, 2008 at 2:02 PM
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Another significant benefit of juicing is all the leftover pulp. This is a natural by-product of juicing. The juice contains concentrated amounts of nutrients; the pulp retains the fibre and a substantial amount of the nutrients as well.
Pulp is great in frozen desserts, soups, sauces, casseroles, vegetable stock, dressings, baked goods, salads and many other dishes. Pulp can be stored in the fridge if used within a day. Otherwise freeze in 2 cup quantities for later use.
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January 10, 2012
Bad Baby Names Can Ruin Lives
Humpty Dumpty Art Print by frighten
A study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science found that, out of nearly 12,000 adult participants, having a bad first name can not only ruin your self-esteem, but make you lonelier and dumber... that's pretty harsh. Not only that, but in various experiments testing name desirability on an European dating website, eDarling, the majority of (a different set of) 12,000 participants responded that they would rather remain single than enter a relationship with someone whose name they dislike.
Puppy Puppy - Baby Name Birth Keepsake by prettymod
I'm pretty sure we all have personality/image associations with names based on people, characters, etc. that we've seen or met before. Plus, I suppose some names do roll off the tongue a little better than others. I'm not a big fan of my name because it's so common, but it could be a lot worse :)
Personalized Fawn Baby Name Print by TypePosters
If you've always disliked your name or were teased because of it, here's an actual legitimate reason for you to blame your parents! And you can show them the proof. Find either version of this article on Mother Jones or NY Daily News. And if you're a celebrity's baby, you can probably disregard this study completely.
ANGRY BABY - hand silkscreened card by funkyfarmhouse
Angry Kewpie Doll at The Flea Market by Squintphotography
15 comments:
- Symbolic Imports said...
Everyone always tells me, "You must be an Angel", well its definitely a difficult name to live up to lol!
- January 11, 2012 at 1:37 AM
- Christine @ sugarandtrash.com said...
I do think there are a lot of unfortunate names out there these days. I believe that you should imagine the name on a resume and how that name would look on an adult. I think that so many parents don't look too far enough into the future, they pick a cutesy baby name and don't think about how a name will impact a adult.
I understand the common name, lol!
- January 11, 2012 at 1:40 AM
- evey said...
what a fun post. I love that angry kewpie doll.
- January 11, 2012 at 2:11 AM
- delightfulprints said...
I am totally with you on this one. I can't stand these ridiculous names people come up with these days. Think about these poor kids starting Kindergarten! And then adulthood!
- January 11, 2012 at 2:25 AM
- The Minis said...
Celebrities are HORRIBLE with baby names! Like Jay-Z & Beyonce's baby?! Haha oh my goodness!
- January 11, 2012 at 5:24 AM
- rooee said...
cute blog. i think i would much rather be Ivy Blue than Apple or Moon!
- January 11, 2012 at 7:36 AM
- Bumblebee and Sophie said...
I can remember as a pre-teen wanting to change my name, my choices were, Randi, and Morgan...I was a tom-boy! But I had to laugh at the picture of the Kewpie doll, the high school I went to in Indiana our mascot was the Kewpies...kind of ruins your tough image right from the start!
- January 11, 2012 at 7:49 AM
- CalliopeCreations said...
I never liked my name. So blah but better blah than anything weird or ridiculous.
- January 11, 2012 at 9:22 AM
- Heidi Smith said...
lol. This is too cute. I've never judged anyone in a bad way about their first name; yet I've tried to name my children something that I rarely or haven't heard before. As far as psychology goes, I've learned from parenting that encouragement and compliments go a long way.
- January 11, 2012 at 11:51 AM
- adventuresindinner said...
Totally agree with you. People (not rightly-but they do) make snap judgements when they hear a name.
I'm a 'Jane' and have hated it always. I know that it's supposed to be timeless but really? "Plain Jane"...
- January 11, 2012 at 12:07 PM
- Lori Bergmann said...
Great article! My daughter is so bummed that we almost named her Ariel (she has always loved the Little Mermaid). But we didn't want her to go through life with people thinking we'd named her after a cartoon movie?! LOL
- January 11, 2012 at 12:46 PM
- MagicByLeah said...
Wow, that's really interesting. I've always felt that I got 'lucky' with my name. It's not too common, but not outlandishly crazy. I didn't realize how much MORE greatfull I should be.
Thank you Great Grandma for giving me your name (Leah)
- January 11, 2012 at 1:15 PM
- Katie said...
There are SO MANY crazy names out there! I'm glad my name is plain and ordinary. Thank you for the post!
- January 11, 2012 at 11:05 PM
- Linda B said...
I love the name Ariel. If we had a daughter I wanted to name her Magdalena because I tutored a girl with that name and she was so cute.
- January 11, 2012 at 11:12 PM
That kewpie doll photo is so great! And I'm still laughing from reading the comment about the high school mascot being a kewpie!
I find it so annoying when people think naming their baby is their chance to just showcase their creativity or do something to reflect their own zany personality. It can be both, but that must be balanced with the fact that this is a HUMAN BEING who will have his or her own personality, and will quickly out grow babyhood with their name still in tow. Name-chosing is not a time to be short-sighted.
- January 15, 2012 at 10:37 AM


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Friday, May 25, 2012
Overheard at the Breakfast Table
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Becky is so adorable! And your boys sound very intelligent! We just found a source for raw milk/cream, soooo excited to try it out and make some butter too. Yum! Bring on the fat ;o)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 25, 2012 at 11:05 AM
You guys must love Obama, given that he's made the biggest dent in government spending in the last 50 years :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 25, 2012 at 1:36 PM
To add to the other anon, we had a budget surplus under Clinton (a democrat) and then ran into a deficit under Bush. It's pretty clear who's really doing the big spending when you look at the factsReplyDelete
Great....now I'm hungry.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 25, 2012 at 4:36 PM
Seriously? What does the budget deficit or surplus have to do with biscuits and gravy?ReplyDelete
- WarrenMay 25, 2012 at 4:49 PM
First things first, delicious delicious natural fat and cholesterol. I am positively jealous of your natural hearty breakfasts.ReplyDelete
Second, ahh the old mythical Clinton surplus. There was never a such thing. It was a numbers game that they used to make it look like we had a surplus.
But then again, in Clinton's case, I suppose it depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is.
No other off-topic comments will be published.ReplyDelete
I never said I am a supporter of Bush. The American two-party system is a sad joke. We basically have two names for one and the same politics.
This post had nothing to do with either. It was a funny anecdote.
- AnonymousMay 25, 2012 at 5:51 PM
That is great I would love that conversation at my breakfast table , that made my day ...Dawn.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 25, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Your post is sooooo charming yet thought-provoking. Your children are brilliant. Good for you for raising them to be critically thinking, open eyed, wise people!ReplyDelete
Don't pay any attention to jealous readers. Book them as a form of compliment even if it's not the most pleasant form of complimenting.
Have another good day with your family.
- AnonymousMay 25, 2012 at 8:42 PM
PS. It isn't the cholesterol from the eggyolk that triggers high blood pressure and such, it's the HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) which is a lethal poison and unevitable because it's found in most foods that people consume. HFCS is much cheaper than sugar and they derive it mostly from genetically modified corn, they add it to burgers in fast food restaurants, meat products, ketchup, sauces, bread, condiments, etc and of course to sweets. I hope this wasn't off topic. Anyone can google the cholesterol fraud adding HFCS as search word and see.ReplyDelete
PS without natural fats our skin would loose it's ability to re-grease itself, would lose color, dry out and we looked like living mummies. It's not natural fats to be afraid of.
Becky is just so cute! She looks very mature in the photo above.ReplyDelete
This post was a hoot; kids say the funniest (and often the most accurate) things! ;)
- AnonymousMay 27, 2012 at 3:19 PM
We raise our own chickens in our backyard too and we just love how beautiful the dark orange yolks are and how delicious the eggs are. I haven't had to buy eggs since February when all my hens became old enough to lay and it's been wonderful as well as a great learning experience for my children. After the article I just read about the 9 nastiest things in your supermarket I am so glad I raise chickens and grow my own garden and I am even more determined to find a place where I can get meat that is healthy and a place where I can purchase affordable raw milk and cheese.ReplyDelete
Your sons are absolutely correct about the USDA btw.
In reference to the comment by "Anonymous:"ReplyDelete
The only way the Democrats can defend Obama is to say, "the Republicans are worse.
The only way the Republicans can defend Bush, Romney, etc, is to say, "the democrats are worse."
What a stupid argument. I'll settle it. Both parties are destroying our country. Just because Bush was bad, that does NOT make Obama good. Just because Obama is bad, that does NOT make Romney good. Both parties are for big, bloated, invasive government. That is why we support neither.
The only Republican candidate that actually came out for small government was Ron Paul, and the Republican party fought him every step of the way. What does that tell you about the party?
Your KINDLY WORDED, constructive comments are welcome, whether or not they express a differing opinion. All others will be deleted without second thought.


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Friday, June 15, 2007
Long Time!
I've been working,studying and enjoying life. You see since I have been accepted into the nursing program I've been short on time. I've been reviewing my A&P I and II material intensely. I need to be on point for this program because I don't want to have to sit out for a semester because I failed a class. I think I want to go on to complete a masters in Nursing after I have finished undergrad.
Another juicy thing that has happened in my life is I am now back with the ex boyfriend. Yea, I will blog more about that later.
I still have not purchased a new battery for my lap top(blogging from the libary again). Bad, I had the money butI spent it on something else. Each time I say I am going to buy the battery I spend the money on something else. Forgive me oh.
I have found a number of new black travel sites. Please check them out, I am going to add them to the list.
Thank you everyone for your kind words. I think I just needed a break and I will continue this blog although I not sure how often I will post, I will post at least once a week.Finally, here is a video by a talented Nigerian& Germain singer named Ayo. I hope you enjoy.
7 comments:
- Golden Silence said...
Congratulations on the nursing program! You'll do great!
I've made my blog only open to invited readers and I don't have your e-mail, so e-mail me at email@example.com if you want to be added to the invite list.
- Tuesday, June 19, 2007 12:44:00 PM
- afro jamaicano said...
congrats!! seems like ur doing big things!! my aunt has a doctorate in nursing
and i've herd this ayo song before, it's pretty
and yes i was still checking back for new updates atleast once a week haha
- Tuesday, June 19, 2007 10:30:00 PM
- BlogVille Idols said...
hey pple,the contestants have sung their rock songs...pls listen to them via our voice player and vote for ur favorite.and pls leave us a comment.tanx
- Friday, June 22, 2007 12:25:00 AM
I'm feeling her. She need to stop begging though. "Fuckem' giirrl, Fuckem', fuckem' giirrl, fuckem'!!!" Lol. Thanx for adding us to your list.
- Saturday, June 23, 2007 10:42:00 AM
- BlackGirl said...
Pretty girl. Different sound. But agree with Valentine--that "take me back baby, i'm better than her..." topic is a bit trite. Let's move on, shall we?
Back with an ex? Can't wait to read more about how that's going to go! :) Thanks for stopping by.
- Sunday, June 24, 2007 6:23:00 AM
- Lola Gets said...
Glad to see youre back! And thanks for stopping by.
- Monday, June 25, 2007 8:31:00 AM
- beautyinbaltimore said...
@ golden silence- thanks
@Afro- No problem, of course I will continue to swing through.
@valentine- YOur welcome.
@blackgirl- There is more to come.
@lola- YOur welcome.
- Tuesday, June 26, 2007 12:38:00 AM


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Sunan Ngatas Angin
Sunan Ngatas Angin with original name of Syeh Malik Al-Athos is sometimes known by the nickname Ki Ageng Cecek Molek. He actually comes from Egyptian territory. He is the younger brother of Syeh Jumadil Qubro buried in Troloyo, Trowulan. In the history of Wali Songo, he is the second generation of the guardian propagator of Islam in Java. Around the 1400s, he spread Islam to the region Ngatas Angin now called "Ngetos". He lived at the time of the Majapahit kingdom and acts as the first figure-Islamize Nganjuk region. Sunan Ngatas Angin is visited in the month of Suro, Friday Legi, Wage or Pahing. For those of you pilgrims, prominent scholar's tomb is located in Ngetos Village, Ngetos District, approximately 15 km south of Nganjuk City.
Majapahit Temple and statue has been rediscovered in Nganjuk
At the end of January 2016 ago, building temples like and three ancient statues have been found at excavation site that belonged to Nurul Wakhid (50) in the village of Banjarsari, District Ngronggot, Nganjuk, East Java. Buildings with a … Continue reading
Wooden Puppet
Handmade Wooden Puppet Puppet is the famous traditional performance in Java island. There are many kind of Puppet, such as; human puppet, wooden puppet, leather puppet, etc. All of those puppets usually played in special event. Nganjuk is one of … Continue reading
The History Of Ngetos Temple
Ngetos Temple Candi Ngetos located at Ngetos village, Ngetos district about 5 kilometers to the south of Nganjuk town. There is an inheritance from the year of 859 Saka or 937 Masehi. This inheritance was made from the red bricks. … Continue reading
The History Of Hok Yoe Kiong Temple
Hok Yoe Kiong Temple It was half century ago, the Chinese people in Nganjuk town was Kong Hu Cu. Unfortunately, there were not such appropriate temple to go to. The only thing left was the altar for The Honor of … Continue reading


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When you combine the badassery of superheroes with the adorableness of felines, you get these cute and nerdy Alana McCarthy illustrations. Found on her Etsy store named Geeky Pet, these renderings feature cats that dress up in various Marvel and DC Comics guises. Favorites like Batman, Superman, Spider-Man and Wonder Woman make an appearance, only now they're furrier and infinitely more huggable. There are even appearances by Captain Picard of Star Trek fame and Luke Skywalker from Star Wars for non-comic book fans.
Admirers of Alana McCarthy's work may purchase prints via Geeky Pet. Though she's selling digital prints of her work, her paintings are originally rendered with acrylics on printmaker paper. Fans can only hope she continues to churn out more furry and lovable crime fighter illustrations.
Feline Crime Fighter Paintings
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Alana McCarthy Illustrates Cats in Superhero Costumes
- By: Jason SoyAug 13, 2012
References: etsy & blog.thaeger
References: etsy & blog.thaeger


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It was Saturday and the day when my long time desire of visiting lonavala/khandala was finally realising. I got up on time and was ready in record time. I was just about to go and reach NCL gate at the scheduled time when I thought it better to first call Piyush and tell him that I would be reaching there in around ten minutes. However, he told me that his friends were not yet ready. Since there is no incoming call facility on my cell at present, I had to call him almost every fifteen minutes from a PCO to know the programme. He would just tell me that his friends have not yet come and I was starting to believe that today also the trip would not be realised. However, finally, at 10:30 he called up on my roommate's cell (I had given that number after I was tired of going down and calling him up from a PCO), and told me to reach the NCL gate as soon as possible. I took an autorickshaw and at 11 we finally set off for Lonavla/Khandala. It was an Army gypsy and Piyush and I sat right at the back. Though we were cramped in that little space, we had a great view (inspite of the huge downpouring and the fog enveloping the hills around us). We took the Mumbai-Pune expressway and we did not even have to pay the exhorbinant toll tax since it was an Army vehicle – cool na!! The expressway was cool – there were a couple of tunnels on the way – well lit and the whole experience was like travelling in some foreign land. In around half an hour, we reached Lonavala. After buying some foodies like chikki, chocolate fudge (awesome), namkeen etc. we started on our way towards the pushi dam (I hope I am spelling it right). But before touring that , we decided on first visiting the Tiger Point (or was it called the Lion point) – we had been arguing so much on the name before and after visiting that place that I now truly fail to recall its true name 😦
Before continuing, let me inform you of a couple of bullets.
– I was the only one visiting Lonavala for the first time.
– I was the only one who didn't bring any extra clothes with him – one was sure to be drenched in lonavala – this was taken to be granted
– It had been raining cats and dogs since early morning and if it is raining in Pune, one takes it for granted that it would be raining very very heavily in lonavala.
So, we reach the Lion Point (oops…Lion/Tiger Point for now – or I might even just rename it as the LT point). Anyhow, it was at the top of a high hill. It was just drizzling however the whole place was covered with dense fog. We couldn't see far. We saw a couple of water falls, took some pictures and just as the rain got heavier, we ran back to the gypsy and made our way to the dam – the only place where we stayed till the evening. It was awesome and we had loads and loads of fun.
….to be continued
(Well, its 1:30 right now and I am kinda sleepy. Have to finish some last moment work here in the lab)