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Players of the Day for the National and American Leagues plus Spring Training, Playoff and World Series coverage.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Schedule of Posts for Feb. and March
With Spring Training well underway, it's time to start thinking about the 2010 season in earnest. The two leagues - Grapefruit in Florida and Cactus in Arizona - don't begin actual games until March 2 and 3, respectively. At that time, Baseball on Deck will begin awarding Player of the Day in each League through the end of Spring Training and then switch to AL and NL POTD on opening day, April 5. Beginning March 2, we'll offer individual team breakdowns in addition to POTD reports, so by April 1, we'll have covered all 31 MLB teams.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Baseball is Back! Well, almost...
It's a Whole New Ball Game Players Report in One Week! For die-hard baseball fans, here are the current and upcoming key dates: Feb. 1-21: Arbitration hearings Feb. 18-March 2: Players report to spring training March 2: Spring training games begin April 4: Regular season opens: Yankees-Red Sox Maybe it's the kid in all of us, but there's something magical about baseball, Springtime, robins chirping and furry rodents peeking out from beneath their hibernation burrows. As the Yankee Clipper, Joe DiMaggio once said about opening day,
You look forward to it like a birthday party when you're a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen.Of course, Joltin' Joe hit the nail right on the head. Something wonderful does happen. Grumpy old men smile. Ladies who could care less about any other sport become enthralled with the physique of a home run hitter. Little kids gape in awe of their heroes. Some of us even cry, the sport brings back memories of friends long gone, splendid days of youth. Baseball makes us all young again. Whether we hate the Yankees or love the Red Sox, our team is our pride. The joy and agony (for Cubs fans, that is) endures wars, famines, technology, politics and even Facebook. It lifts our spirits and transcends the day-to-day. It has, over the span of many years, become a permanent fixture in the culture of America. It is love and poetry and chaos and drama all rolled into a lazy summer afternoon. It is the best we have, even in the worst of times. Here's to another great season. Play Ball! Soon!
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The 2017 underage awards ceremony will be held in Riverstown Hall on Saturday Jan 20th at 8.30PM.
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Aashrita Kamath is a Los Angeles based Production Designer and holds an MFA in Production Design from the American Film Institute Conservatory. Her first thesis film, 'Interstate' won a Bronze Medal at the 41st Student Academy Awards held in June '14. Her second thesis film, 'Dustland' has been nominated for 'Best Production Design & Art Direction' at the FilmQuest Festival '14 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her recent work includes 'Contrapelo' that had its world premiere at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival and 'Way in Rye' a film she Art directed that was also nominated for the Student Academy Award in 2014.
Prior to attending the AFI Conservatory, Aashrita worked as Prop Master on the super-hit Bollywood film, 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' which won several prestigious awards in India, including 'Best Film' at the 57th FilmFare Awards. It was also one of the highest grossing Bollywood films of 2011 in India and Internationally. She also worked as Set Dresser on 'West is West' A BBC and Assassin film co-production, which was a sequel to the BAFTA winning British film, 'East is East'. In addition to this, Aashrita worked on numerous commercials for well-known clients – Virgin Mobile, Fiat India and the Suzlon Group to name a few.
She was one of 14 students that were accepted into American Film Institute's prestigious Production Design program in 2011. In recognition of her work done at the conservatory, she was presented with the Tom Yom Scholarship Award in 2012. AFI was ranked the #1 Film school in the World by The Hollywood Reporter, and its alumni include David Lynch, Darren Aronofksy, Terrence Malick, Sharon Seymour, Wally Pfister and Matthew Libatique.


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TV Shows - American Idol
American Idol (American Idol: The Search for a Superstar in season 1) is an American singing competition airing on Fox. It debuted on June 11, 2002, and has since become one of the most popular shows on American television. Part of the Idol franchise, it is a spinoff from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller and first aired in 2001 in the United Kingdom.
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|Why most of the developed world was so fascinated with watching a bunch of random people screech away various popular songs and then have an emotional breakdown when the expected rejection was delivered, is something that will mystify me for the rest of my mortal life. Day one. -- Submitted By: (TomPettyFan) on November 30, 2018, 10:28 pm - (0 votes) - Login to Vote
|Good-bye and good riddance to American Idol! I never was interested in this pathetic contest in the first place (and I still don't give a damn about Kelly Clarkson or Carrie Underwood, by the way), and wished it would end already. -- Submitted By: (BigAl) on May 17, 2015, 6:23 am - (1 votes) - Login to Vote
|It's about damn time!! -- Submitted By: (Jp) on May 14, 2015, 9:42 pm - (1 votes) - Login to Vote
|Americal Idol finally ending is all the proof atheists should need that Gods does indeed exist and answers prayers :-) -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on May 14, 2015, 6:13 pm - (1 votes) - Login to Vote
|It's true. Yes I might go to church and celebrate. It could be a whole new trend in music. Woo Hoo! -- Submitted By: (lrbloom) on May 14, 2015, 11:11 am - (1 votes) - Login to Vote
|Is it true? American Idol is ending? WAHOO! YEAH! WOOO! -- Submitted By: (Robert) on May 13, 2015, 10:19 pm - (0 votes) - Login to Vote
|If I had to pick the one thing that produced more smartf***s than ever before, and was the largest disgrace to America, this is the one right here. Millions are in serious hunger, starvation, and debt worldwide while smartf***s like a few of the winners and the judges only care about themselves. They will get what's coming to them. -- Submitted By: (ProfessorBone) on November 3, 2013, 8:23 pm - (0 votes) - Login to Vote
|I think it's time for American Idol and all related content to come to a halt finally. How can people still watch these shows? -- Submitted By: (Jp) on May 17, 2013, 9:28 pm - (1 votes) - Login to Vote
|Beiber?!? Maybe if it was pre-teen idol. That's going to go over well. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on May 12, 2013, 11:52 am - (0 votes) - Login to Vote
|They've axed all the judges (Seacrest won't return either), and will replace them, as part of the 'overhaul' Fox plans on giving this show after the current season. Among the 'dream team' of new judges? Selena Gomez, Justin Beiber, Pink and P. Diddy! Diddy and maybe Pink I can understand, but Selena and Beiber??! This show had a good run, just let it rest in piece! -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on May 10, 2013, 9:24 am - (-1 votes) - Login to Vote
|This is the first year I refused to watch American Idol, mainly because of Nikki. Is she ever annoying. The way she speaks is like nails on a chalk board. Also, I got tired of the same old theme nights. There is always a Motown/Stevie Wonder week and invarably someone does "For Once In My Life," or "Higher Ground" done RHCP style. As I said in my previous post, this show has overstayed its welcome. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on March 28, 2013, 11:52 am - (0 votes) - Login to Vote
|I think AI has overstayed its welcome. These days, it's more about the judges than the actual contestants. Nikki Minaj as a judge? What were they thinking? -- Submitted By: (JayD) on September 19, 2012, 1:13 am - (2 votes) - Login to Vote
|There are a lot of good reasons listed for this show boning but the very first time it boned was when Kara showed up. Before that they had three distinct judges so there couldn't be a tie. Why add a fourth which gave them a possible 2 - 2 split. Kara was annoying and the show was never the same after she showed up. -- Submitted By: (JoeBagODonuts) on March 17, 2012, 6:33 am - (1 votes) - Login to Vote
|Soggy9000, the show is no more horrid that anything Hanna-Barbera made in the 70s or 80s. NO different than the crap music that started appearing thirtyyears ago. And you never heard the saying, apparently, honey draws flies better than vinegar. Plus I have cousins who work on the show and enjoy it. Nyeah. [just kidding.\ -- Submitted By: () on January 9, 2012, 1:16 am - (0 votes) - Login to Vote
|It's a singing contest yet they often have talentless hacks like Ke$ha perform during the results show. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on January 6, 2012, 12:03 am - (1 votes) - Login to Vote
|HEY!!! I just noticed the post I made about people not needing any talent to become famous these days and the post agreeing with me both got -1 vote!!! What's up with that?! >:-( -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on August 30, 2011, 7:31 pm - (0 votes) - Login to Vote
|This show is one of those shows I just never understand what is so popular about it. Most of the winners are just there for their 15 minutes of fame and don't even stay on top of the music charts for very long. The only thing worth watching is the pre-season auditions when the judges are putting down some of the people who really deserve it. Other than that this show is boring, Boring, BORE-ING! And to make matters worse now we have tons of lame reality shows...about singing competitions. Yeeeesh! Good grief! -- Submitted By: (markiemark6891) on August 29, 2011, 11:35 am - (2 votes) - Login to Vote
|BTW, I was using Taylor Hicks as an example of of artists that DON'T stay successful. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on July 31, 2011, 9:25 pm - (1 votes) - Login to Vote
|Probably the biggest problem that I've had with singing shows like American Idol and X-Factor (the British equivalent of American Idol) is that only a few of the winners actually become consistently successful (Taylor Hicks being a prime example). -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on July 31, 2011, 8:38 pm - (2 votes) - Login to Vote
|These days marketable=being a good looking jerk. That's all it takes. So my original point stands. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on June 13, 2011, 8:16 pm - (1 votes) - Login to Vote


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By Tafadzwa Mudzvokorwa
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
The construction sector plays a significant role in the national economy through consolidating and enabling other sectors. Projects in the construction industry provide basic amenities and infrastructures that support social and economic development. Subcontracting is a major aspect of construction projects as it allows for specialisation, the sharing responsibilities and mitigation of project risks. However, instead of improving project success, subcontracting can act as a catalyst for poor project outcomes. Though there are many reasons that contribute to problems from subcontracting, a strained relationship between main contractors and subcontractors can be seen as a notorious contributor to poor project outcome. The study aimed at investigating the relationship between main contractors and subcontractors in Zambia and to provide a means to improve the relationship. To investigate the relationship, data collection techniques utilised included, literature review, questionnaire survey and interviews. The study established that the relationship between main contractors and subcontractors on most projects in Zambia is poor therefore needing attention. Top factors that can enhance the main contractor-subcontractor relationship were identified. From the factors deduced a non-contractual project partnering model was developed with the aim of improving this relationship
Keywords: Construction Project, Main contractor, Subcontractor, Partnering, Zambia
The construction industry contributes significantly towards the economic output of a country (Mirawati et al., 2015). The construction industry in the United Kingdom (UK) contributed £103 billion in economic output which is 6.5 percent of the total output in 2014. It also created 2.1 million jobs which was 6.3 percent of the UK total employment (Rhodes, 2015). In Zambia, the construction industry comprised 9.9 percent of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP), with a growth rate of 8.9 percent from 2013 (CSO, 2016). A major aspect of projects in the construction industry is subcontracting (Ujene et al, 2011). Research has shown that currently up to 90 percent of the work on a construction project is performed by subcontractors (Rajput and Agarwal, 2015). Assigning work to a subcontractor reduces work load and limits the contractors risk exposure (Abdullahi, 2014). Manu et al., (2013) indicated that subcontracting is a means of bargaining down labour cost, encourage quicker completion of tasks, externalise less rewarding and dangerous activities and rapidly meet changing product market demands.
However, with all its benefits, subcontracting can be a risk to construction projects (Yoke-Lian et al, 2013). Kaliba, (2010) identified that subcontracting was causing project schedule overruns in Zambia. A major aspect that contributes to the degree of success or failure of projects which are subcontracted is the relationship between main contractors and subcontractors (Jin et al., 2013; Okunlola, 2015; White & Marasini, 2014; McCord and Gunderson, 2014). When utilising subcontracting, interface problems can emanate. These problems include the lack of cooperation, limited trust, and ineffective communication leading to an adversarial relationship between the main contractor and subcontractor (Mirawati et al., 2015). However, a better interface between project parties encourages project success or even improves project performance (Vilasini et al, 2012). Eom et al, (2015) added that maintaining long-term relationships with subcontractors is absolutely necessary to improving the overall efficiency in the supply chain.
Partnering is recognised by many researchers as a means to foster the collaborative relationship between parties and improve project performance (Meng, 2012; Hong Kong CIC, 2012). Partnering is a voluntary process by which two or more organizations act as a team to achieve mutually beneficial goals (Nevada Department of Transportation, 2010). However, the integration and building close relationships in construction projects has not been taken seriously (Meng, 2012). In Zambia virtually no literature is available on relationships and partnering in the construction industry. Therefore, this paper addresses this, and contributes to the body of subcontracting knowledge by detailing a partnering approach for main contractors and subcontractors.
There is no definite definition of partnering as partnering projects can differ from each other and because it is difficult to define the exact factors that a partnering strategy consists of (Widen et al, 2014). Partnering is generally understood as a commitment by parties involved in a project to work closely or cooperatively, instead of competitively and adversarial. It is a long term commitment between two or more organisations to implement a structured collaborative approach that facilitates team work across contractual boundaries for the purposes of achieving specific business objectives (California Department of Transportation Division of Construction, 2013). It involves the building of harmonious working relationships between stakeholders by aligning of shared goals and objectives. Through this the development of trust and shared goal there is an increase in the likelihood of project success
Types of Partnering
Partnering has been categorised in different ways by various researchers. The categorising employed is usually based on the duration of the partnering arrangement. Here partnering can be either project partnering or strategic partnering. Where project partnering is based on a single project whilst strategic partnering is based on a long term commitment (Meng, 2012). However, for this research partnering methods are classified using Hong Kong Construction Industry Council (Hong Kong CIC, 2012) method where partnering arrangements are categorised based on contractual status. The categories are:
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About the Author
Lusaka, Zambia
Tafadzwa Mudzvokorwa studied at the University of Sunderland where he obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering. He is currently pursuing a Master of Engineering degree in Project Management in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Zambia in Lusaka, Zambia. Tafadzwa can be contacted at [email protected]


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The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)1973
The main CITES Structure consists of three appendices. Appendix 1 list those species threatened with extinction and regarding which international trade is strictly regulated and allowed only under special circumstances, subject to both an export permit and import permit.
Appendix II species list ' (a) all species which although not necessarily now threatened with extinction may become so unless trade in specimens of such species is subject to strict regulation in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival; and (b) other species which must be subject to regulation ion order that trade in specimens of certain species referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph may be brought under effective control.
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
FABBY: My Crochet Heirlooms
These doilies were also made by my grandmother Stella, along with the cream color runner.
The cream color runner my grand made with such pretty rose design.
I'll also be at some linky parties, where I always enjoy and have so much fun! Thank you gracious hostesses for having me. Lots of love, FABBY
Feather Your Nest Friday at: http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
Vintage Inspiration Friday at: http://commonground.blogspot.com/
Home Sweet Home at: http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/
Show and Tell Friday at: http://myromantichome.blogspot.com/
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Potpourri Friday at: http://apotpourrioflifeat2805.blogspot.com/
Pink Saturday at: http://howsweetthesound.blogspot.com/
Few of my Favorite Things at: http://bargainhuntingandchattingwithlaurie.blogspot.com/
Sunday's Favorites at: http://happytodesign.blogspot.com/
Seasonal Sunday at: http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/
Metamorphosis Monday at: http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/
64 comments:
- Nayana@CherishDreamLive said...
Fabby, What a beautiful treasure you have, I am in awe.I loved each and every piece specially runner and ur mil's table cloth.
- Thursday, 29 September, 2011
- Barbara F. said...
Works of art, all of them. I have a tablecloth (was originally bed spread) from my grandmother. We are fortunate to have had them as our grandmas. xo
- Thursday, 29 September, 2011
- Rebecca said...
Fabby, What a beautiful collection - all the more special because of the hands that made them! For some reason, I especially like the large round doily made by your grandmother Stellla.
I had a wonderful relationship with my grandmother, also. Hearing of yours made me miss Grandmother Rosa all over again!
I'm sure your daughters appreciate having received the treasures of their grandmothers' handwork. Thank you for showing them.
- Thursday, 29 September, 2011
- Deanna said...
Dearest Fabby, What a beautiful treat to see your crochet heirlooms! You have a wonderful collection and I enjoyed seeing all your treasures.
So very nice that you have such a collection.
God bless you and thank you for sharing your collection,
- Thursday, 29 September, 2011
- Priscilla said...
What a sweet way to remember her, and pay her a heartfelt tribute.
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- Pamela Gordon said...
Oh Fabby, what a beautiful collection of crochet pieces! How blessed you are to have all of them made by your mother and grandmother. You are very fortunate! Blessings, Pamela
- Thursday, 29 September, 2011
- Richard Cottrell said...
Oh Fabby they are wonderful. I have a bed spread my mother made. It is on the bed in my blue guest room. It is the only room I will not let Ms. Sissy Dog in, by her self as I am afraid she will snag my beautiful bed spread. mean aren't i. Love and Sissy Dog kisses. Richard from My Old Historic House.
- Thursday, 29 September, 2011
- Shelia said...
Hi Fabby! I love crocheted items and you have some wonderful pieces! Everyone is just gorgeous! I've just posted an afghan I've finished. Whew!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
- Thursday, 29 September, 2011
- Tammy at Tammy Loves Dishes said...
Fabby, these are beautiful pieces. I love heirloom crochet pieces. I have a few from my family and I treasure each and every one. Yours are truly wonderful!
- Thursday, 29 September, 2011
- Lynne (lynnesgiftsfromtheheart) said...
What beautiful treasures you have. Such a wonderful story, you're so fortunate to have them.. hugs ~lynne~
- Thursday, 29 September, 2011
- Dolores said...
Oh my, what magnificient treasures you have in your grandmother and your mothers sewing artistry!
Your treasures are works of art.
This makes me want to learn how to make a table runner.
Everything you've shown is beautiful
- Thursday, 29 September, 2011
- Brandi said...
Oh my goodness Fabby, how beautiful!! I am amazed by the talent and hard work coming from the hands of your mother and grandmother! Such precious family heirlooms!!!
- Friday, 30 September, 2011
- Gail said...
Oh my Fabby, your family heirloom of crochet pieces are absolutely beautiful. I know you and your family will treasure them forever! Beautiful story behind each piece.
Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day,
- Friday, 30 September, 2011
- Farah Muzaffar said...
Oh Fabby what a wealthy girl you are... Oh God such nice and so much treasure you have...I and disgrace anyone by saying that it is best all are pieces of great design and effort and beauty ... you are lucky that you have all those... Thanks a lot lot for sharing Dear
Visit me if you can
- Friday, 30 September, 2011
- Suffia said...
What a beautiful collection!
- Friday, 30 September, 2011
- Johanna said...
Hello Fabby,
you made me curious with your invitation and really, you offer beautiful heirlooms. I do a little crochet also but what you share, is really artwork. So many hours with hopsfully good thoughts are in this tableclothes. Really impressive artwork. Beautiful for every tablescape and maybe you give it to your kids later. Thank you so much for this inspirative post.
Best greetings, Johanna
- Friday, 30 September, 2011
- Marigene said...
You are so fortunate to have inherited all those exquisite pieces...very beautiful, Fabby.
- Friday, 30 September, 2011
- xinex said...
OMG! You really have so many crocheted treasures, Fabby. They are all so exquisite and stunning. And how nice of your parents to follow you and retire there. It is wonderful to feel loved isn't it?....Christine
- Friday, 30 September, 2011
- Happy Cottage Quilter said...
Fabby, these are so gorgeous!! My mother loved to crochet. She made many things that I have saved. She was working on making me a bedspread when she passed away. That was over 30 years ago. I never learned how to crochet, but my daughter is learning. Your Heirlooms are a real treasure.
Jocelyn @
- Friday, 30 September, 2011
- Cindy said...
These are stunning! What beautiful items to remind you of your wonderful grand! Thanks for sharing.
- Friday, 30 September, 2011
- Gloria (The Little Red House with the White Porch) said...
You have so many nice treasures from your grandmother and mother, Fabby. Would you believe that when I moved from NY that I did NOT take my mother's crocheted items? Yes, I am ashamed to admit it's true. I was younger and stupid! I regret it every time I see a crocheted item someone has. Live and learn... But I am happy you have all of yours and you were not foolish, like I was!
- Friday, 30 September, 2011
- Riet said...
What a lot of treasures you have. And all so beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Happy pink Saturday
- Friday, 30 September, 2011
- Sharing Shadymont said...
You are so blessed to have all these gorgeous pieces. What wonderful treasures they are.
Thanks for your sweet visit.
- Saturday, 01 October, 2011
- marty (A Stroll Thru Life) said...
Oh wow, they are all beautiful. It takes so long to create such beautiful linens and all of the patterns you have are stunning. Such wonderful heirlooms. Love them. Hugs, Marty
- Saturday, 01 October, 2011
Oh, Fabby...you have one of the MOST beautiful collections of hand
crocheted pieces I have ever seen!!
You are so blessed to have them. They are wonderful and a lot of love and talent went into making each one..I know when you touch a piece you feel the link to the past of the grandmother or your own
mother. Treasure them always! Such wealth can't be bought!!
Have a happy weekend and October 1
Hugs, Francy
- Saturday, 01 October, 2011
- Nancy said...
You have so many gorgeous pieces to treasure. I just love the first bedspread and pillow cases. Also the table runner is something else. How blessed you and your family are to have these magnificent items.
- Saturday, 01 October, 2011
- Honey at 2805 said...
Such a treasure chest of wonderful family heirlooms! All are so special and gorgeous. You are so fortunate to have them. This post is a sweet tribute.
Thank you for linking to Potpourri Friday. I appreciate your participation!
- Saturday, 01 October, 2011
- Wendy@~Chez~La~De~da~ said...
How very lovely for you to have these treasures. How fortunate for your children to have them passed down!!
They are perfect works of art with stories attached!
Thank you for sharing them....
- Saturday, 01 October, 2011
- Anita said...
What gorgeous treasures you have!! My goodness, they are all just beautiful!! I have several pieces my grandmother made that mean so much to me too, but not the collection you have. THey are beautiful!! Thanks for stopping by and for your sweet comments!
- Saturday, 01 October, 2011
- Norma2 said...
Fabby son verdaderos tesoros. Trata de que tus hijas aprendan la técnica porque creo que con el tiempo teminará desapareciendo.
Cariños desde Argentina
- Saturday, 01 October, 2011
- chubskulit said...
I love Saturdays, lots of Pinktastic stuff to see. Thanks for sharing your beautiful pink!
My Pink is here, hope you can come by and see. Have a great week weekend!
- Saturday, 01 October, 2011
- Marcia - Crafty Sewing and Quilting said...
Beautiful Crocheted tablecloths, runners, and doilies! Thanks for sharing them... brings back memories of my grandma.
- Saturday, 01 October, 2011
- Pat@Back Porch Musings said...
Fabby this gorgeous collection of crochet just simply takes my breath away! Wonderful!
- Saturday, 01 October, 2011
- LV said...
I truly enjoy all crochet work. Have so very much and use it every day. You really have some great vintage pieces. Wonderful treasures filled with wonderful memories.
- Saturday, 01 October, 2011
- Happier Than a Pig in Mud said...
Truly amazing works or art! I am so impressed with folks that crochet, I think it's just beautiful-enjoy:@)
- Saturday, 01 October, 2011
- SavannahGranny said...
Fabby, I love this beautiful artwork. I so admire anyone who can crochet. My mother and grandmother also turned out beautiful crochet work. I tried, learned the stitches but was too impatient to continue. I will I had honed those skills.
You collection of beautiful pieces is exceptional. I went back to try and pick a favorite. It is nearly impossible. I agree I especially love the runner your mother made and the tablecloth for your mil's hope chest is exquisite as well. Thank you for letting view these lovely pieces.
XOXO Ginger
- Saturday, 01 October, 2011
- Shelia said...
I'm humbled by your words to me, Fabby! Have a beautiful Sunday.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
- Saturday, 01 October, 2011
- Celestina Marie Designs said...
Dear Talented Fabby,
Your crocheted collection is gorgeous. We have a lot in common as I too was very close to my grandma and she crocheted most all the pieces I own today.
My mother's name was Stella and my grandmother Celestina of who I was named after.
I too was her only grand daughter. Not the oldest but the only girl so we were always together. I learned everything from her and my mother. She passed away in 1991 at the age of 87. I guess they were even the same age your grandma and mine. She too lived a very healthy life, gardened, cooked, created gorgeous home decor and was a beautiful child of God. I miss her too. Maybe they have met in heaven and become friends.
Your post has brought me back to many wonderful memories as I read your beautiful story.
Thank you for sharing and showing your gorgeous treasures. They are just beautiful.
XO Celestina Marie
- Saturday, 01 October, 2011
- bj said...
O, Fabby, I can see why you love these beautiful treasures. You are so blessed to have them..and blessed, too, that you had such a loving grandmother. Both my grandmothers died before I was born...I hope my grands remember me with love the way you do.:)
xo bj
- Saturday, 01 October, 2011
- Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...
Fabby they are all wonderful treasures hand made so beautifully by your grandmother and mother!
My Italian mother-in-law made a beautiful crochet bedspread for me when I was married. I will be passing it on to my daughter when she gets married in the spring.
Thanks for entering my give away!
- Saturday, 01 October, 2011
- The Tablescaper said...
OH, such gorgeous treasures. So beautiful. Lucky you to be the caretaker of these lovely items. Great to have you be a part of Seasonal Sundays.
- The Tablescaper
- Saturday, 01 October, 2011
- ElisabethAndrée said...
What a beautiful collection of treasures, what a superb crocheted pieces. I've looked at your photo's with great admiration.
Thanks for sharing:)
- Sunday, 02 October, 2011
- Snap said...
Fabby .... fabulous! I love old crochet and you have wonderful treasures and memories of your grandmother and mother. How lucky you are! I crochet, but haven't tried anything like this. I don't think my eyes are *good* enough!
- Sunday, 02 October, 2011
- Princesa Nadie said...
Tienes una bonita y valiosa colección
Feliz fin de semana
- Sunday, 02 October, 2011
- Rettabug said...
These treasured heirlooms are INCREDIBLE, Fabby! You are soooo fortunate to be given charge over keeping them safe & in the family. Truly cherished works done with love by the hands of the wonderful women in your life. I'm SEW envious!
I hope you have written down just who made what & passed that information on to your two daughters, so that they may know & keep the provenance, alive.
Jealous Hugs,
- Sunday, 02 October, 2011
- Sherry said...
How beautiful your treasures are! They are very pretty! Thanks for sharing them. Thank you for linking it to Home Sweet Home!
- Sunday, 02 October, 2011
- Mid-Atlantic Martha said...
What wonderful lacy loveliness! Thanks for sharing all of this.
- Sunday, 02 October, 2011
- Katie@LeBeauPaonVictorien said...
Thanks for sharing your beautiful treasures! I have never tried thread crochet, but I love it so much. I wish I had family pieces like you do; I buy vintage ones when I can find them.
- Sunday, 02 October, 2011
- Jojo said...
These are incredible and what lovely handmade memories you have from your grandmother. Thank you for for stopping by and leaving a comment. I'm so glad that I found your blog!!
- Sunday, 02 October, 2011
Fabby, i liked your crochet work!!ITs really Gorgeous!!
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- Sunday, 02 October, 2011
- ~Tablescapes By Diane~ said...
Hi lovely lady.
This is a work of love, your collection is Gorgeous.. I also had a great relationship with my grandmother she was a sweet lady. I have some of her treasure heirlooms I use on my tablescapes. Hope you have a great week and Thanks for your comments on my new table.
XXOO Diane
- Monday, 03 October, 2011
- Rita May said...
Fabby....Those are amazing treasures. You are so lucky to own them along with the memories. I know they will be loved for years in your care.
- Monday, 03 October, 2011
- Rita May said...
Fabby....Those are amazing treasures. You are so lucky to own them along with the memories. I know they will be loved for years in your care.
- Monday, 03 October, 2011
- Susan said...
Your collection of linens is so awesome!! I love crochet linens. I think they look so beautiful on dark wood.
- Monday, 03 October, 2011
- Babs said...
Oh, Fabby, How lucky you are to have these beautiful treasures from your grandmother and mother. They both are truly artists.
Isn't it wonderful to have their beautiful work to use in your home? Thanks for sharing.
- Monday, 03 October, 2011
- Chari at Happy To Design said...
Hi Fabby...
Ohhh my gosh...my friend, you have sooo many beautiful pieces of crocheted lace!!! Each and every one is so exquisite! I can't even begin to imagine how long it took your grandmother to crochet the bedspread and matching pillows! It is just the most lovely thing I've ever seen! Thank you sooo much for sharing all of your beautiful crochet with us for the Sunday Favorites party this week! I really enjoyed your post, dear friend!
Love ya,
- Monday, 03 October, 2011
- Diann said...
Hi Fabby!
They are all so beautiful. I love them all. What a lovely collection of treasures you have my friend! Thank you for joining my parties! Could you please add my party to the list you are joining. I wasn't sure which one was the one fot thrifty thing Friday. Thank you! I hope you are having a wonderful week.
- Tuesday, 04 October, 2011
- Sherry @ No Minimalist Here said...
Fabby, What gorgeous pieces you have inherited. These are all so beautiful and I know you must treasure each one. Thank you for sharing this at the Open House party.
- Tuesday, 04 October, 2011
- Melissa said...
Just beautiful. I love them all Fabby!
- Wednesday, 05 October, 2011
- Susan said...
Your grandmothers bedspread is breath taking. It is one of the most gorgeous pieces I have ever saw!!
- Wednesday, 05 October, 2011
- Sanghamitra Bhattacherjee(Mukherjee) said...
Gorgeous!..Gorgeous treasure!!
Stunning collection. Thanks for sharing.
Hope to see you on my blog:)
- Wednesday, 05 October, 2011
- Mariette's Back to Basics said...
Dearest Fabby,
Wow, you could open a lace museum! What a treasures you got there. Especially from your grandmother Stella, that is precious.
The ones you inherited from your Mother-in-law are beautiful too, whomever made those, did a superb job too. Like you Mama!
Love to you,
- Thursday, 06 October, 2011
- Debbie@Debbie-Dabble and A Debbie-Dabble Christmas said...
What magnificent treasures you have there!!
Totally stunning pieces!!
You are so lucky to have them from your family!
- Saturday, 08 October, 2011
- Marlis said...
Fabby, these are gorgeous treasures.. I love them.. OMG.. they make me sigh.. All works of art. so beautiful.. Luck you that you have them to cherish.. xo marlis
- Tuesday, 11 October, 2011


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Get out your handkerchiefs: Viewers who cry during movies demonstrate a profound connection to the culture of the time ...Read the full article
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Chrissie Hynde from Toronto The Oh my goodness!, Canada writes: I find this kind of emotional exhibitionism utterly repulsive in either sex. Snivelling women or men at the movies, at public ceremonies, at events, are playing for attention and are the kind of spotlight-chasers that fundamental to "cheese culture" and "kitsch". In essence, "weepers" are the Paris Hiltons of civic life. And I am of the opinion that ONE Paris Hilton of any description is one too many.
Bring on the flamers. Yes, yes, I know! I'm "insensitive" and even "hurtful" (doncha just LOVE that phony sentimental word?)
Hurtfully yours,
- Posted 06/09/07 at 10:07 AM EST | Link to Comment
Clive Gingell from Ottawa, Canada writes: Chrissie: Just another rung in the cultivated ascent of the don't-run-with-pencils wimps, as epitomized by Stephane Dion.
Try and imagine Mr Dion at, say, the Yalta Conference, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin. That's enough to make one cry.
- Posted 06/09/07 at 10:48 AM EST | Link to Comment
Alberto Bayo from Canada writes: C'mon , what about "Old Yeller?"...didn't everybody cry when the dog died?
- Posted 06/09/07 at 11:10 AM EST | Link to Comment
Jack Box from Toronto, Canada writes: Chrissie:
You took the words right out of my mouth. Wussiness has been elevated to ridiculous levels of respectability. But a wuss is a wuss is a wuss... and wusses make me puke.
There's a time and a place, and it is NEVER in public or in front of a camera.
- Posted 06/09/07 at 11:36 AM EST | Link to Comment
Kay Ay from Canada writes: I am not embarassed to cry in public...movies, Rememberance Day ceremonies, school concerts (...the laugh so hard you cry thing), beautiful music in church, etc.
However, there are movies I won't go to the theatre to see if I feel it is guaranteed the story will make me cry.
(I generally weep silently as not to offend those with less emotional range.)
- Posted 06/09/07 at 11:50 AM EST | Link to Comment
Chrissie Hynde from Toronto, Canada writes: Kay:
people who find public crying discomfiting are not characterized by "less emotional range" than you are.
Kay, it is terribly embarrassing when people fling compliments at themselves in public as you just did. As for my own "emotional range", your latest display of inappropriate behaviour brings up the word "disgust". Now, disgust is a very interesting human emotion - both motivating and de-motivating.
But we'll leave all that for another time, Kay. in the meantime, could you put a lid on crazy for us? Thanks, lovey.
- Posted 06/09/07 at 12:10 PM EST | Link to Comment
Bière Freud from Vienna, ON, Canada writes: Sure cry at a tear-jerker movie, but when I see an NFL player announcing his retirement and then breaking up like a high school girl -- I puke. People,. as a group, are getting stranger every day. And you're right Alberto Bayo, what about Old Yeller?
- Posted 06/09/07 at 12:18 PM EST | Link to Comment
Wanderingwilly Longtail from Victoria, Canada writes: When a woman cries in front of me I tend to lower my eyes a little so I don't stare at her face and embarass her.
- Posted 06/09/07 at 12:46 PM EST | Link to Comment
Mr. Justice from Canada writes: Memo to histrionic, public weepers: . . . Put a sock in it.
- Posted 06/09/07 at 12:57 PM EST | Link to Comment
Kay Ay from Canada writes: Not likely I'll be changing my ways to save the feelings of those who would have me stifle mine.
Spent enough years placating others to keep the peace.
How a few silent tears can be so offensive is beyond me.
- Posted 06/09/07 at 1:46 PM EST | Link to Comment
Karina_I (my art at windstream.ca) from Canada writes: Sometimes I think that we are turning into the culture addicted to dramas and suffering. If I know that movie is based on the fictional events and it's only purpose is to make a viewer weep I usually don't go to watch it. When was the last time when a feel-good warm-hearted movie won an Oscar? Shakespeare in Love (1998) is as close as we can get. Somehow I think that to hurt and make people cry is far easier than heal and make one to feel good.
- Posted 06/09/07 at 2:24 PM EST | Link to Comment
Jack Box from Toronto, Canada writes: KARINA 1:
You wrote that "...Sometimes I think that we are turning into the culture addicted to dramas and suffering..."
Karina, note how every time there's a major traffic mishap and a life is losty - especially a pedestrian, a child, or a police officer - there is a new ritual which sees people leaving flowers, teddy bears, and cornball notes and cheesy poetry at the site of the mishap. I have NO IDEA what these people get from their actions. I suppose it might assuage the consciences of the dysfunctional, but to NORMAL people, such rituals smack of capital "h" hypocrisy.
As for the "tears in public" thing, I have to agree with Chrissie and her charge of "emotional exhibitionism" - an apt term that should be remembered and pulled out the NEXT time Tony Clement or George Smitherman or some other hollow excuse for a human being tries to fake membership in the species with crocodile tears.
- Posted 06/09/07 at 3:01 PM EST | Link to Comment
J S from Toronto, Canada writes: I don't see anything wrong with a few tears in a dark movie theatre (as long as they are quiet!) I can't help but cry at some movies, although usually in the privacy of my home. The movie that caused me to shed the most tears was P.T. Anderson's Magnolia...I just cried and cried...I felt exhausted at the end of it all.
- Posted 06/09/07 at 3:12 PM EST | Link to Comment
Rocket Doctor from Vanc, Canada writes: May I add to the list? I cried like an infant at Alive!, the movie about those the airplane crash of south american rugby sorts who subsequently made man sandwiches.
- Posted 06/09/07 at 3:21 PM EST | Link to Comment
Karina_I (my art at windstream.ca) from Canada writes: To Jack Box from Toronto, who wrote "there is a new ritual which sees people leaving flowers, teddy bears, and cornball notes and cheesy poetry at the site of the mishap. " Yes, it sometimes goes to the ridiculous level - I read a comment recently (at the Diana's article) that someone in London left a bunch of dying flowers at the side of the road - soon it was joined by more fresh flowers etc. There was no even reason just pure crowd stereotyped behavior! It is not that I have "less emotional range" it is that I try to distinguish between real issues that might need real help (not weeping) and emotional masturbation, provoked by all those weeping movies. I personally try not to share any negative news unless I know that person could and would be willing to offer real help.
- Posted 06/09/07 at 3:50 PM EST | Link to Comment
D K from Canada writes: " Alberto Bayo from Canada writes: C'mon , what about "Old Yeller?"...didn't everybody cry when the dog died?"
I laughed. It was funny.
- Posted 06/09/07 at 4:03 PM EST | Link to Comment
Gizella Oehm from Toronto, Canada writes: How strange to read the reactions here. Very few movies make me cry (or feel any strong emotion whatsoever), but when they do, I know that the movie makers have done their job - they've gone out and 'gripped my gut'. Is this more about people not being able to keep their tears to themselves in public? That they don't have the requisite stiff upper lip? Is it okay if one sobs in the privacy of one's own home after a movie touches some chord within?
I can understand about the stiff upper lip - but if the issue is that one should not respond so dramatically to a film - or book - or any work of art - then that's pretty sad. Art reminds us of ourselves as human beings - if it can't touch us, it's either because it is so poorly done (generally the case), or we've become so desensitized we can no longer respond to the tragedy of the human condition.
- Posted 06/09/07 at 4:25 PM EST | Link to Comment
Holly Golightly from Toronto, Canada writes: Movies that make people cry are manipluative entertainments that run about as deep as a balloon. Crying during a film is hardly an indication of sensitivity.
Now, being "moved to tears" by Johnny Cash singing a gospel song is a completely different kettle of fish. Responding emotionally to the artistry of opera diva Renee Fleming just means that one actually has an operative heart. Tears evoked by such artists are not of the sentimental sort. Particular artists can move the human soul to that degree!
But movies? Pfffffft!
I agree about the "emotional exhibitionism" that has taken hold. It is embarrassing, shallow or downright hypocritical and not in the least cathartic. Pretending otherwise is to advertise that one bought one's soul at Wal-Mart last weekend.
- Posted 06/09/07 at 4:32 PM EST | Link to Comment
Thumb Sucker from Toronto, Canada writes: ...and every time you see a crying arab woman on TV, you gotta drink...
- Posted 06/09/07 at 4:54 PM EST | Link to Comment
Karina_I (my art at windstream.ca) from Canada writes: To Holly Golightly from Toronto who writes: "Now, being "moved to tears" by Johnny Cash singing a gospel song"
You raised an interesting point, which made me think why do people cry listening to music or singing. I mean from the "physical" or "chemical" point of view. The movie shows some images which could be associated or projected to the personal experience thus making person sad and provoke crying. Or very "physical" example: when person cuts an onion it releases syn-propanethial-S-oxide, which stimulates the eyes' lachrymal glands. So what it is in a music that makes person cry or feel sad without any particular reason? I wonder what kind of chemical reactions are happening in the body as a response to the sound waves that they affect person's mood or even animal's mood for that matter?
- Posted 06/09/07 at 5:05 PM EST | Link to Comment
whatevah D from Canada writes: wow, tough crowd here. I've definitely cried at movies. but oddly I didn't cry at my father's funeral. the way I see it is I use these things as an outlet, and I rarely cry in my own life. doubt it's healthy though.
BTW, in regards to the teddy bears, flowers thing on the road, I think people feel compelled to act in some way. they feel horrible and want to make themselves feel better.
- Posted 06/09/07 at 5:16 PM EST | Link to Comment
Michael Jahonneson from Vancouver, Canada writes: How we have been able to maintain an army of soldiers is really quite a miracle.
- Posted 06/09/07 at 7:03 PM EST | Link to Comment
gord winters from Canada writes: wow, a lot of emotional cripples on the boards today. i don't think wimpiness and crying are the same thing. letting other people tell you what to do, that's wimpy. making partisan comments out of thin air. that's wimpy. being scared of anythign that is slightly different than you. that's wimpy. we have no shortage of wimps here, but a great shortage of intelligence. ' nothing new there. enjoy being stupid, hicks!
- Posted 06/09/07 at 7:32 PM EST | Link to Comment
Wasabi Jones from Canada writes: It was the fourth quarter...and the Bears were up by 4. The Giants were driving deep into Chicago territory...the clock was ticking down (sniff)...oh God I can't go on...I always break down when I tell this storyyyyyy...
- Posted 06/09/07 at 8:08 PM EST | Link to Comment
harry carnie from Northern, B.C., Canada writes: Gee .....Forget sad movies.......I cried every time I watched the news on T.V.
SO I QUIT IT.............. have a nice evening everyone.
- Posted 06/09/07 at 9:13 PM EST | Link to Comment
Crimson The Red from Canada writes: I dunno...sometimes movies are so powerful they make you cry...take for example the passionate love making by marionette puppets Gary and Lisa in the movie Team America World Police... oh wait a moment, now I remmeber I was actually laughing so hard i cried when Gary shat on Lisa's head. Hehe ...too funny.
- Posted 06/09/07 at 11:44 PM EST | Link to Comment
Emma Hawthorne from Canada writes: I really think that cinema has truly changed humanity. The perceptive and the blessed have dramatically increased their range of feeling and responses. Although many go to the cinema to be entertained, and I am certainly not above entertainment, I primarily go to feel.
- Posted 07/09/07 at 1:29 AM EST | Link to Comment
Rodger Harding from Canada writes: Movies perhaps allow men and women to let our guard down in quasi privacy for an instant ans opposed to the mask our culture demands we show the rest of the time.
For me the biggest sadness of our time is that people fell obliged to be who they are expected to be rather than who they really are.
Similarly, chaos and difficulty (such as during war/tragedy/disaster) provide the opportunity for the best and worst in us to surface visibly....
- Posted 07/09/07 at 8:56 AM EST | Link to Comment
J. Coffey from Toronto, Canada writes: Cynicism has become so boringly, horribly fasionable. Good luck to any of you getting through the first version of The Champ, or A Child Is Waiting, or A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
- Posted 07/09/07 at 11:12 AM EST | Link to Comment
C A from Toronto, Canada writes: wow. i didnt realize so many people had issues with PEOPLE WHO ARENT THEM doing things that SHOULDNT AFFECT THEM WHATSOEVER. what do you do when you hear a baby cry? you take a look and usually tune them out. do the same for PEOPLE WHO ARENT YOU AND SHOULDNT AFFECT YOU.
someone said something about people being more wimpy yet i continually see more people being more insensitive.
oh, by the way.. i dont cry at movies, sappy love songs or the sight of a new baby. while i may get the lump in my throat or even tears welling up in my eyes, i am able to control myself in public. some people just arent capable and stfu if you seriously have an issue with it. stop watching others and concentrate on you.
- Posted 07/09/07 at 11:43 AM EST | Link to Comment
Gianni Versace from Toronto, Canada writes: Darlings:
I believe the article as well as the original comments by Chrissie Hynde and Clive Gingell are about "public crying/emoting" and not crying at the movies.
It's really a shame that commentators insist on posting their semi-literate persepectives without having first read the piece they are allegedly commenting upon. You are as transparent as glass, and your comments are about as substantial as clouds.
- Posted 07/09/07 at 3:05 PM EST | Link to Comment
stand up mimi from Canada writes: I'm a little surprised at all the posters confusing crying at movies with being weak or "wussy". I don't condone big public displays of sobbing (unless there's some kind of real tragedy involved - and no, retiring from the NFL doesn't count). But letting a movie or music affect you is not a sign of weakness. It's a sign that you get it. You connect. You recognize a certain element of your own humanity in the story, and often it's your own mortality. Good movies show us the truth about ourselves, and that sudden recognition can be overwhelming.
Movies that are contrived to make people cry, on the other hand, are just sappy and superficial in my opinion.
- Posted 07/09/07 at 3:17 PM EST | Link to Comment
C A from Toronto, Canada writes: "Gianni Versace from Toronto, Canada writes: Darlings:
I believe the article as well as the original comments by Chrissie Hynde and Clive Gingell are about "public crying/emoting" and not crying at the movies.
It's really a shame that commentators insist on posting their semi-literate persepectives without having first read the piece they are allegedly commenting upon. You are as transparent as glass, and your comments are about as substantial as clouds."
doesnt crying in public also entail public places like THE MOVIES????????????????????????????????
perhaps you should name all of the public places you are referring to and then explain to me how a movie theatire isnt a public place.
regardless.. people are too obsessed with what other people are doing or not doing.
- Posted 07/09/07 at 3:25 PM EST | Link to Comment
stand up mimi from Canada writes: Gianni Versace: The article is most certainly about crying at the movies, which the first posters take to be "emotional exhibitionism".
It's really a shame that you insist on posting your semi-illiterate persepective, not to mention painfully overused similes, without having first read the piece you are allegedly commenting upon.
- Posted 07/09/07 at 3:26 PM EST | Link to Comment
David Hamilton from Toronto, Canada writes: Hello Stand Up Mimi:
My. aren't we just a tad aggressive today?!? ROFLMAO
Crying at the movies is akin to admitting that you haven't the control over your emotions that the director has. This is not a good sign.
I admit to having been "moved to tears" by events I have encountered in life, but no film has ever made me weep. Also, I have never actually felt "afraid" during horror or suspense films.
I fail to understand how people can "forget" that it's "just a movie", it won't eat you up, it won't chase you, and it won't make your kids take up smoking.
It's JUST A MOVIE, Mimi. Perhaps there are residences where emotional cripples, emotional marshmallows, and emotional hot buttons can support one another through the vagaries of the North American cinema catalog. I strongly suggest that you, Mimi, and most commentators on this board, find such a residence and learn to cry on one another's shoulders. That would be so very liberating for the rest of us.
- Posted 07/09/07 at 3:46 PM EST | Link to Comment
J. Coffey from Toronto, Canada writes: It's called empathy, David, and it might be in your best interest to go out there and find some. And while you're at it, a liberating class in philosophy and logic wouldn't hurt. There is no corollary, for example, between a director's control and the audiences' response/s.
- Posted 07/09/07 at 3:56 PM EST | Link to Comment
stand up mimi from Canada writes: David, David. Did I SAY I was an emotional wreck at the movies? I find some movies moving (and not the ones you might think), but like most people I have a certain amount of control. Some people have less, and that's okay with me.
If you, on the other hand, haven't been moved by a movie, then you're either disconnected from the story, or you have never seen a good movie. Either way, you're missing out.
And what about Old Yeller? Come on, admit it. You cried. It was his BEST FRIEND! He had to shoot his BEST FRIEND! Oh, the humanity...
- Posted 07/09/07 at 4:08 PM EST | Link to Comment
J. Coffey from Toronto, Canada writes: Very funny, Stand up Mimi. Old Yeller is HEARTBREAKING.
- Posted 07/09/07 at 4:34 PM EST | Link to Comment
Crimson The-Red from Canada writes: The ability to cry at a movie is related to the level of "suspension of disbelief" that a person has when watching a movie.
This "suspension of disbelief" varies for many factors and it also varies for individuals...being the cynic that I am, I have very little "suspension of disbelief", perhaps that is why I never took drama classes at any point in my life....I just sit there thinking "Wow, Ben Afleck sucks even more than I remember".
Us cynics do love jokes though. One can be a cynic and yet still a glass is half full optomist...being a cynic means you just have more street smarts in the sense that you can't stop asking yourself "what is the marketing angle, what is this guy selling, what is the truth?"
- Posted 07/09/07 at 4:53 PM EST | Link to Comment
J. Coffey from Toronto, Canada writes: Nowhere in my dictionary is there a connection between cynic and street smarts. Some of the savviest people I know are the least cynical. A lot of people seek truth, but never lose their earnestness.
I think that one's willingness to suspend disbelief is directly proportional to a person's ability to feel for somebody else. I also think that I wouldn't use Ben Affleck as a measurement of movies that elicit deep emotion (although I suspect Ben is at heart a nice and really earnest guy <:^)
- Posted 07/09/07 at 5:01 PM EST | Link to Comment
Gudrun Dekker from Vernon, Canada writes: What about The Notebook that was at least a three kleenex movie.
- Posted 07/09/07 at 6:29 PM EST | Link to Comment
Frankie Came From Hollywood from Toronto, Canada writes: Hi Crimson the Red!!! You wrote that "The ability to cry at a movie is related to the level of "suspension of disbelief" that a person has when watching a movie. This "suspension of disbelief" varies for many factors and it also varies for individuals..." Crimson, you are so right. Personally, I can never seem to forget that "it's just a movie" and that I've seen Jessica lange look better or that harrison Ford has become somewhat seedy looking. Now, if I am reading an engrossing BOOK, it's a whole different story. Music works differently as well. I can cry like a baby when I really LISTEN to Louis Armstrong singing 'What A Wonderful World'. Johnny Cash or Leonard Cohen can bring a dry lump to my throat whenever I really LISTEN to them. Somehow, Hollywood actors can't seem to get that from me - they seem rather too much like variations of Barbie and Ken dolls (with a few exceptions). Oddly, however, I can watch Audrey Tautou in 'Amelie' and become simply captivated by the artistry of her performance and MOVED TO TEARS by the more affecting moments in the better films she has appeared in. I can watch Julie Christie emote and feel as if i am sitting inside her interpretive soul as she does it. But these are artists! Most Canadian and American "actors" are really just "entertainers" - usually playing themselves playing whatever role they've been paid too much money to play. And they don't succeed in 'reaching" me in the least.
- Posted 10/09/07 at 7:39 AM EST | Link to Comment
whatevah D from Canada writes: i agree about the suspension of belief. I have an overactive imagination. If I'm home spending the night alone, I check under the bed before I go to sleep;) I figure if someone breaks in I'll hide in the laundry hamper. I'm short enough... yes, I'm neurotic. But I'm happy about it... after all it's neuroticism that made the work of Larry David, Woody Allen and Jerry Seinfeld so appealing.
- Posted 10/09/07 at 3:20 PM EST | Link to Comment
Maxwell Smart from Toronto, Canada writes: I can't remember the last time I saw a North American made film that didn't put me to sleep, let alone make me cry, excite me, or scare me.
"Movies" are ON film but do not necessarily rate the moniker "films". Films are cinematographic works of art, movies are the aural/visual equivalent of popcorn.
Popcorn never made me cry.
- Posted 11/09/07 at 7:23 AM EST | Link to Comment
J S from Toronto, Canada writes: Gianni Versace from Toronto, Canada writes: Darlings:
I believe the article as well as the original comments by Chrissie Hynde and Clive Gingell are about "public crying/emoting" and not crying at the movies.
If YOU had read the article, you would see that it is SPECIFICLLY about crying at the movies.
To each his own. Who cares if someone cries at the movies or not?
- Posted 11/09/07 at 3:23 PM EST | Link to Comment
Montana Wildhack from Toronto, Canada writes: Maxwell Smart:
Count your blessings, Max. You cannot know the horror I endure as a woman with other women as friends. Women get together and - all too frequently, from where I stand - rent a movie. "Chick flicks" might be a better description, but "MOVIE TRIPE" really captures it.
There I sit amidst sniffling, teary-eyed women that I REMEMBER as being friends but can't quite remember why, and wonder what I am doing there or why I am not crying.
Max, I am known in my family as a "deeply emotional woman", yet I have NEVER been moved to tears by a movie or ANY filmed entertainment. But I cry like a baby whenever I hear Benjamin Britten's music being well played, or whenever I hear Leonard Cohen's gorgeous speaking voice in an interview on radio.
Maybe I'm just "kitsch-proof"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Posted 12/09/07 at 12:08 PM EST | Link to Comment
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This is in answer to a couple of search terms which have led people to my blog and I felt incredibly compelled to answer, because obviously i have no life:
Doesn't takahashi ai have a blog? No, because Tsunku would have a fit. (I don't really know the real reason……..maybe they don't want you to realise how much they work..)
What songs are in akai ito drama? HY – 366 Nichi
Ah i love that drama…and the song… ❤ and the ending! ^_^
"Hate kat-tun?"
No, i don't. 🙂
Ah! Their new album has been announced today on cdjapan/yesasia to be released on the 29th April! How exciting! 🙂 except on cdjapan the limited edition has sold out already. Ehhhhhhh?
Hmm..also…just as i was about to have a hissy fit that NEWS have disappeared completely, they have a single release, "Koi no ASBO"….i mean…"Koi no ABO" but i honestly say ASBO each time i read it….whoops. Anyway it looks like it actually comes with some exciting goodies!
Limited Edition: 12 page booklet
1) Koi no ABO
2) Labyrinth
3) Koi no ABO (Original Karaoke)
– A DVD of "NEWS WINTER PARTY DIAMOND in TOKYO DOME 2008.12.31"
1) Happy Birthday
2) weeeek
3) Gangan Ganbatte
4) Hadashi no Cinderella Boy
1) Koi no ABO
2) Labyrinth
3) Open Your Eyes
4) Share – Live at Tokyo Dome
And on the subject of blogs, the only ex-Morning Musume members i'm aware of which have blogs (Nono, Aibon, Yuko, Marippe, Makoto, Yasuda Kei, Gocchin had one for a bit too…) you can find most of them translated around the net.
But hey do you see a pattern here? No current members? Why not Tsunku? Surely it would make them more popular? I would like it if they had a shared blog, where they take turns writing in it 🙂 ah that would be amaaazing..yesh. Maybe even JunJun and LinLin, reporting on their life in Japan. I know whenever DBSK goes on a TV show they seem to find it amazing that they're Korean and are speaking Japanese…but we don't get that for Jun&Lin. Shouldn't they be reporting on their life as 'transfer' members? Shouldn't they actually be doing something?


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Every Labor Day Brooklyn celebrates with its West Indian Day Carnival along Eastern Parkway, starting at Utica Avenue. Besides all the amazing bright and colorful costumes and dancing there is all the West Indian food you can eat. All of Eastern Parkway is lined with stands featuring various dishes from every Caribbean island, made by restaurants as well as homemade varieties from someone's kitchen. They sell jerk chicken, chicken stew, fried chicken, beef stew, oxtail, rice and peas, salad, macaroni pie, fried flying fish, curry goat, roti, callaloo, souse, salt fish, fried bake, coconut bread, and much more. Today's special drink I found was sorrel, made from a meadow flower and mixed with spices and 100% proof rum.


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Philip Roth
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Ms. Hen decided to read THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA because it is the book to read right now. Ms. Hen knows a lot of people who have been talking about this book. It is historical fiction about Charles Lindberg winning the presidency over Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1940. Ms. Hen thinks this is a prophetic novel because the feelings of the characters are much like the feelings of people in America today: fear and uncertainty about the future. Ms. Hen doesn't know how Philip Roth could know what would happen, but it's something that always could have happened. America is a precarious country, and that can result in horrific events.
Charles Lindberg was a known fascist and Nazi sympathizer. He becomes president because he says he will keep America out of the war in Europe, which people want, since they don't want to send their men to fight a war that doesn't belong to them again. Philip Roth, a nine-year old boy, lives in Newark, New Jersey with his father, mother and brother. The family is afraid of Lindberg becoming president because they are Jewish and they live in a Jewish neighborhood. The father sells insurance, and the mother stays at home. The boys go to school, and Philip loves his stamp collection, Sandy is a talented artist, and the family has a peaceful life until Lindberg presses down on them and tears the fabric of American society.
The way the characters react to Lindberg becoming president is similar to the way people are acting after this year's election. Since Lindberg received a medal from the Nazis, the Jewish people don't know what will happen to them. Lindberg starts a strange type of Anti-Semitism: at first, he sends young Jewish men to the country to work in farms to see what country life is like, then he sends Jewish families whose fathers work for corporations to different locations in the country where there are not a lot of Jewish people. Philip's father and the other Jewish people believe the president is doing this to break up the voting districts and also to make the families suffer.
Ms. Hen will not give away the ending, but the plot unravels like the news this past week. Philip and his family have to endure hardships and are tortured emotionally, which is similar to what is happening presently. Nobody knows what will occur now, and in THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA, they didn't know either, and they did not know the true extent of what was going on in the world at that time.
Ms. Hen has read another book by Philip Roth, AMERICAN PASTORAL, which she also thought was fantastic. She thinks his writing is majestic, broad and sweeping, and it's a joy to have his words swimming in her head. The one thing that bothered her, however, is that his books are too masculine. Most of the main characters are men, and the women are secondary. There is a lot of discussion of men and what they do as men, and not much talk about the ways of women. Ms. Hen isn't sure if the author isn't interested in women, or if the male characters dominate because that's the way he sees the world.
Ms. Hen likes to be bothered by the books that she reads. THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA opened her eyes to what the extent of what could happen here. Ms. Hen doesn't like fascists, and doesn't know anyone who does, but she wants to be prepared for whatever happens, like the characters in this novel.


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Direct Response
To be ranked on this chart by "total" revenue, an independent agency or agency division must generate at least 75% of its 1993 U.S. total from direct response. Total revenue may and generally does include minor contributions from other specialties.
When direct response activity falls below 75% of returns, the ranking is based only on revenue isolated as direct response.
Within the chart is a subranking (the third of three ranking columns) that in effect re-sorts the main ranking by eliminating the portion of revenue coming from internal operations such as printing, database and internal telemarketing. This column is for 1993 only. AA also does not capitalize internal operations when providing a capitalized billings (i.e. volume) equivalent to revenue.
Because many agencies charted are involved in non-direct response activities, that activity is accounted for in a column identifying total agency U.S. revenue. For agency divisions, this column represents totals for the division if it bears a name distinct from the agency. Otherwise, the larger agency totals are shown.
AA previously ranked direct response agencies by volume (capitalized billings) but switched to revenue this year to keep sales promotion and direct response returns uniform. A separate column shows the volume equivalent to revenue in case readers need to refer to previous rankings.
Many ad agencies have direct response revenue but didn't make the ranking because revenue from the specialty wasn't larger than $100,000, cutoff for the list.
Because some of the top U.S.-based direct response agencies have foreign returns, AA has prepared a separate chart ranking the top 10 U.S.-based direct response agencies by worldwide revenue.
Sales Promotion
An agency is ranked on this chart by its "total" returns if sales promotion represents 75% or more of its 1993 U.S. revenue. If less than 75%, an agency is shown only by its returns from sales promotion.
The shops are further delineated as either promotional marketing or promotional service agencies and ranked within these two promotional camps.
Promotional marketing agencies provide an array of services but are identified by the strength in strategic consulting, a fee-based activity that must account for at least 30% of total revenue.
Promotional services agencies pull most of their revenue from tactical and executional services, such as sweepstakes and games, merchandising, premiums/incentives or fulfillment.
Direct response returns at sales promotion agencies are presented as a percent of total agency revenue in a column on the sales promotion chart. It is the sales promotion shop that has stimulated much of the cross-over activity.
Ad agencies with sales promotion returns no larger than $100,000 weren't included on the list.


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There are few people in the design world more familiar with field research, and the extensive travel that goes with it, than Jan Chipchase. On May 6th, Jan launched what has turned out to be a very successful Kickstarter campaign to publish his most recent book, The Field Study Handbook. There's still time to pre-order a copy of what looks to be a fascinating read, even if field research in the Hindu Kush is not on your immediate list of things to do.
Jan is a researcher, writer and photographer whose work focuses on the intersection of design, tech, human behavior and culture. Over the years, he's led research teams investigating both mainstream and emerging markets for Nokia and frog design. In 2014, he founded Studio D, a research, design and innovation consultancy, and later used his extensive travel experiences to create an ultra-light luggage brand, SDR Traveller.
I had a chance to catch up with Jan to talk about the book launch and other recent adventures and activities, as well as ask for some travel advice.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Core77: In addition to Studio D and SDR Traveller, I see also that you run as service called The Fixer List. What is that all about? It seems mysterious.
JC: Fixers are a staple of field research, at least with the way I run projects. Each project includes a local crew that is usually led by someone I call a "fixer". They come from very diverse backgrounds, often speak multiple languages, have a very good sense of their home locale and know how to hustle. Over the years, many of these connections have stayed in touch.
The Fixer List is the Studio D list of unusual talent that we can draw on to run projects around the world. We receive a lot of applicants.
You spend a large percentage of your time on the road, traveling extensively across the world. What are some notable recent field trips you've taken?
JC: Saudi Arabia was interesting and challenging. We were there gathering insights to understand the value proposition of a new brand offering. The new service, Jawwy, went live last year. The team had to achieve a high level of understanding of the local culture and how it maps to a mobile service, in only a month. Many foreigners would struggle to achieve this level of understanding in a lifetime. All credit to our local team of ten people for getting us that far.
Last year I took a tough, 7,000km overland expedition through Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan's GBAO region and China's western provinces. The trip was full of remote communities, dubious border crossings, permeable borders and lots of checkpoints. I learned a lot on that trip and wrote up my thoughts in a Medium post called 61 Glimpses of the Future.
Another interesting trip involved training a client's team on field research methods, including setting up a mountain retreat at the edge of the Tibetan Plateau to process the data. On every project we get to ask "Where is the best place to figure out x?" and "Where do we want to be today?"
Naturally, the Kickstarter includes expeditions as rewards, if you're up for A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush.
In the Kickstarter video, you mention that the book is part of a mission to reframe the relationship between those that make things and those that consume them. Can you talk about this a bit?
JC: Increasingly, the impetus for creating new products will be based on the data analytics of mass consumption, feedback on marketing strategies, and optimized value engineering. The product creators are removed from their audience by several steps, and it is easy to lose touch with that actual audience. The ability to gather an over abundance of data only compounds the problem. As more data comes on stream, revealing what people are doing and how, there is a growing danger of people being treated as little more than lines in a database, stripped of personality and context, there solely to be mined and monetized.
Field research is defined by closeness and empathy. You get close to those you are studying, and in doing so, develop a deeper empathy for their lives and ways of living. You then take that empathy and—in the best cases—reflect it back on them through your work. In the right hands, it generates very rich, and very nuanced, data that is capable of answering why people do what they do. Understanding the motivations behind people's actions can lead to very different outcomes, if all you knew before was what people did and how.
I try (and usually fail) to not pack too much when I travel. As a seasoned traveller what are some of your suggestions and tips for packing?
JC: Everybody over packs. It's human nature! By packing less, you're actually more flexible and better able to alter your planned itinerary to react to interesting opportunities. My own preference is to use hand-held luggage (no wheels allowed!), make sure the bag can fit under an economy-class seat or a business class foot-well, and even with that small size, still leave room in your bag for things you might pick up along the way. I wrote about how the psychology of packing impacts the experience of the journey, and it still holds true.
Check out the book, and other rewards available for pre-order on the Kickstarter page for The Field Study Handbook.
Article illustration, and book illustrations, by Lee Phillips (@leejohnphillips)
I'm not interested in clothing. You might be wondering why I sell any. Well, for my business I hand-pick items that solve specific problems for designer/builders. Because of the nature of business, this sometimes has to expand beyond tools for them to wield and books to educate them. Here's what
Chris Do, founder and CEO of brand strategy consultancy Blind, is both a brilliant art director and a brilliant businessman. In this talk he holds nothing back, revealing his time-tested techniques for increasing your value to companies as a designer. (It is targeted towards graphic designers but the industrial designers
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If you're not ready to be a full-blown designer/builder, there is a way you can ease yourself into the marketplace. Lately I've noticed a bunch of people are fabricating items to sell on Etsy that are not finished products, but complementary components. Some examples: Slovenia-based LeatherEU sells these handsome
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Dear artists, designers, engineers, technicians and technologists,
You are invited, in person or via audio/video/text conference, to a
roundtable discussion of artistic and technological communities hosted
by the Integrated Digital Media Institute of Polytechnic University.
## Topics will include:
- Interactivity in digital media art
- Communities of digital media artists
- Tool development in artistic and technological communities
As it's an example familiar to many, we will use the Share community
(http://share.dj) as a starting point for discussion, which should
last about 3 hours. Bring energy bars/drinks if you fear you might
## you will be observed...
This roundtable idea was set into motion by Michael Liegl, a
sociologist from Ludwig-Maximilian Universität, Germany, who has been
studying the experimental music and VJ scene for quite some time now.
Michael will present slides and video footage from Share to get us
If you'd like to participate remotely, please contact
email@example.com to work out the technical details. For more on
the topics we will discuss (and to add your own suggestions to the
mix), consult the wiki at http://share.dj/wikis/roundtable/ .
Sat. September 17th, 2 pm
at the IDMI Lab
Polytechnic University
Brooklyn Campus
6 Metro Tech Center
directions: http://share.dj/wikis/roundtable/#DirectionS