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Jack Quentin McCord arrived Friday, May 29th at 7:16 pm. He was 19.5 inches long and weighed 6lb 1oz. He arrived fast and furious- my water broke (more like trickled) around 3 pm. It took me a while to figure out what was going on. After consulting with my sister, I called the doctor's office, and they said I need to go to the ER to get checked out. At that point, there was not much pain- I thought it was a false alarm! I drove home from work, Chris met me at the house, and we headed to the hospital. A nurse came in to check on me at 5:00, and by then, I was having contractions. They were a little painful, but not as intense as I expected. The nurse confirmed that I was having contrations about 3 minutes apart, and I was dilated to a 5. This baby was ready to come out! Chris made a quick phone call, and someone stopped by our house and brought us a camera, and the rest is a blur!
I was wheeled up to my room on the 6th floor of the hospital (my suite!) and given an epidural. Then, my doctor was there, and told me it was time to push. I pushed a few times, and baby's heart rate was dropping so he needed to come out. Dr. Hager was very calm, which kept me very calm. She is an awesome doctor and I'm so glad she was there in the delivery room with me to keep me calm in the chaos. A final push, and he was pulled out with the forceps, and there he was. He was a little early- 36 weeks- so he had to be checked out by the NICU team, but he was great. They cleaned him up, weighed him, etc- I got to hold him for a few minutes, then he had to go to the nursery because his breathing was a little fast. He stayed in the nursery all night, but by morning, his breathing was normal and he got to stay with us.
Saturday was busy- little Jack had lots of visitors! My mom and stepdad- Glammy and Baba came, along with my sister, brother in law and nephew, Eli. Eli loves his cousin, and calls him "my baby Jack." He gave his lots of loves and kisses. Chris' mom came to visit, as well as his cousin David. My grandparents, Granny and Pappa, and Uncle Dan came, and my Dad and Victoria. We had a nice morning of family time, then friends started arriving. Tiffany, Crystina, Wade and little Porter came, Cari and Elizabeth, The Schmidt family and Angela, Kevin, Neil, Nathan, Darren and Dolan, the Hargis crew, Doug and Julie, Aunt Pat, Lance and Joy (although they had to leave before they got to meet Jack). Jack also go to meet his pediatrician, Dr. Schrader.
Sunday brought more fun. Jack had his second medical adventure (besides being born)- he was circumcised! Luckily, we weren't there for that to witness his pain. The doctor said he was a trooper and enjoyed his first lollipop afterwards. Jack had a hearing screen, and his first photo session, another visit from my family, and then our stay was up. We got to go home on Sunday afternoon. My sister Savannah went to the house before us and made sure everything was set up and ready for Jack. When we arrived home, we introduced Jack to his dogs, Owen and Mippy. They sniffed him, and Mippy immediately became protective of him. He likes to lay near Jack, and runs to check on him whenever he makes a noise.
We did some firsts in those first couple of days at home- first poop, first bath, first walk. 2 days after being home, we were back at the ER- Jack's temp had dropped low and they had to check for infection, like meningitis. After drawing blood and spinal fluid, Jack had to stay in the hospital on antibiotics for about 3 days so they tests could all come back. They all came back negative, thank goodness! He also had a pretty bad case of jaundice, so he stayed under bili lights while he was there as well. It was a very scary time for us, but we got to stay there with us, and after the first day, it looked positive that there was no infection. The nurses took great care of him, and his peditrician came by everyday to check in on him. He was released from the hospital on his 1 week birthday, and has been doing great ever since. We spent that weekend enjoying time together as a little family. Chris and I are a lucky little family, and enjoying time with our precious little man.
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The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure (Deluxe Edition)
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William Goldman's beloved story of Buttercup, Westley, and their fellow adventurers is now available in a beautifully illustrated deluxe edition This tale of true love, high adventure, pirates, princesses, giants, miracles, fencing, and a frightening assortment of wild beasts, as depicted in the 1987 film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Fred Savage, Robin Wright, and others, is now available in a beautiful new package, with foil and embossing on the cover and an interior printed on elegant uncoated cream stock with rough-cut edges. This keepsake edition also includes fifty full-page color illustrations by Michael Manomivibul, full-color chapter openers, and a gorgeous color map printed on the endpapers. A stunning package no fan will be able to resist!
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About the Author
WILLIAM GOLDMAN (1931-2018) wrote books and movies for more than fifty years. He won two Academy Awards (for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President's Men), and three Lifetime Achievement Awards in screenwriting.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Bangkok, Thailand, MICHAEL MANOMIVIBUL currently resides in Oakland, California. He is a graduate of the California College of the Arts, and his work has been featured in Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art and the Folio edition of Moonfleet, among many other publications.
Hometown:New York, New York
Date of Birth:August 12, 1931
Place of Birth:Chicago, Illinois
Education:B.A., Oberlin College, 1952; M.A., Columbia University, 1956
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The story is without peer. For folks who loved the movie, the extra texture and detail provided by the book is very rewarding. However, this ebook presentation is inexcusably poor. What am I talking about? Every other edition of the Princess Bride uses typography to distinguish Goldman's voice from Morgenstern's. This is important, because there are many interjections by Goldman. The first edition of the book used red type for Goldman's voice. Subsequent editions used italics. With the richness of an electronic screen available, what does this ebook do? Absolutely nothing is what it does. The book says "All abridging remarks and other comments will be in this fancy italic type so you'll know." It says this in exactly the same non-italic type of the rest of the book. Hopefully, being an electronic item, this error can be fixed, and existing copies will be updated. This makes it appear that in the production chain of an eBook, or this one anyway, there wasn't a single person who cared about the content of Princess Bride. This is our future! Please take better care.
This is a classic novel of adventure, romance, sword fighting, revenge, magic and very big rodents. Funnier than the film, and with better special effects. Goldman's radical editing of Morgenstern's epic will appeal to anyone with a love of adventure, but who read the unabridged versions of books such as Don Quixote and Moby Dick and found them boring beyond belief. All the good bits, indeed. And the format's been fixed - Goldman's comentary is now in italics.
Wow, where do I begin? Being a big fan of the movie and critical of adaptations, this book was as close to perfect as you could possibly get! I absolutely loved it! The movie stays very faithful to the book; and the book is purely awesome. The book even contained the aspect that the story was being read to a child by an adult. Goldman took it even a step further and created an entire storyline outside of the actual Princess Bride story. The whole idea of abridging the "original" story by Morgenstern was fictitious, but it had me believing it was the truth. It wasn't until after finishing the book, I looked it up on the internet and found out it was fake; it was all part of the story. Very creative, I must say. Aside from that, the main story of The Princess Bride was exciting, funny, and touching. The characters were deep, witty, and likable. It contained a great balance of romance, action, suspense, and witty humor. If you enjoyed the movie, you'll cherish the book. It gives greater detail and background to various characters not seen in the movie. This has undoubtedly become my favorite book by far. To think another story could outdo it is absolutely.... ....INCONCEIVABLE!!!
I have loved this movie and this book since I was very little. Imagine my surprise to find out that there never was an orignial version of this book. The Princess Bride is 100% William Goldman!! There never was a S. Morgenstern ( William Goldman fabricated him) so all the parts of interuption on the book where Goldman puts in his comments regarding the original story were all fabricated as well. It doesnt take away from the beauty of the story don't get me wrong, but He really had me going there for minute :-)
William Goldman has done a brilliant job with his abridgement, as anyone who struggled through the original S. Morgenstern will attest. He truly did leave in only the good parts, and they paint a vivid and engaging picture of Florinese culture that is not to be missed. S. Morgenstern was known for his in depth discussions of every day Florinese life, but this is of little interest to the common reader, and of little enough interest to those of us doing a doctoral dissertation on Florin and it's place in history. Mr. Goldman got it right, and brought this brilliant and historically accurate tale to the masses! I heartily recommend the book!
For anyone who has seen the movie and doesn't think they need to read the book, I say: you don't know what you're missing. Goldman's novel is a whirlwind of adventure, romance, and above all, snark. I first read The Princess Bride in elementary school and was completely snookered into believing that Goldman's introduction was true--and that he had indeed abridged a much longer version of the story. Now realizing my foolishness, I doubly appreciate the narrative voice he uses with such ingenuity. You feel as if you are interacting with his amazing cast of characters as well as the "author" battling it out with an "editor" behind the scenes, as well as a little boy from the intro who loved this tale when he was sick....no humdrum narrative here. There is enough different between the book and the movie that I love each unabashedly on their own terms. How could you not love an author who wrote a 50th anniversary fake introduction to his fake introduction about what it was like to make the movie...and how he scaled the Cliffs of Insanity with Andre the giant for research. Rascal.
This book is phenomenal. I saw the movie many times before actually reading the book. Needless to say this is one of the best books I have ever read. I highly recommend it to anyone.
Even if it is a kissing book.
One of the best books I have ever read! I loved the story and It kept me hooked. I skipped all of the parts that the author added about himself. If you are going to read this book I recommend you skip them to. Please click yes if this review helped! ;)
I found out about this book right after I saw the movie. If you saw the movie and even slightly liked it, trust me you will absoutly LOVE this book! The Princess Bride is worth reading no matter who you are. It is a classic tale that has to do with fencing, beasts, true love, and some miracles. I recommend this book to everyone I know! It has always been my favorite book to read. If you are feeling sad, read this book. If you are feeling happy, read this book. It is impossible to put down so make sure you have plently of time to read. (I would not start reading this book at night, you will be up to 6 'oclock in the morning reading.) Enjoy!
Hello my name is Inidgo montoya. You killed my father prepare to die- Inidgo Montoya this is my favorite quote ever. Five stars all the way
Grandson: Has it got any sports in it? Grandpa: Are you kidding? Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles... The Princess Bride has all that and more. It's a classic fairytale and is, by far, one of the greatest love/action/adventure/revenge stories you will ever read. That's saying a lot but it's a sure thing. I guarantee it. But for those of you who may scoff at the fantasy, bear with me because it's not all cupcakes and sunshine either. There's death and heartbreak and a, sort of, satirical edge making it equally as engaging as any David Sedaris or Neil Gaiman novel. Wit and whimsy. What more could you ask for? For this reason, there is a little something for everyone. What you are reading is a story within a story. It's a tale about the lasting effects that come from reading great books. It delivers a riveting tribute to the power and beauty of fairytales, even in an age where many consider them archaic and obsolete. This book delivers death-defying feats of love and heroism, and of course, one of the most satisfying acts of retribution ever written on a page. But it's more than that. There is substance here. At it's core, this book is about family, friendship and love (and not just that of Buttercup and Westley). The Princess Bride's real genius lies in how the story is told --- from Goldman's father to him and from him to his own son through the eyes of the fictional S. Morgenstern. And this is what makes it resonate to soundly for me. Of course, it's hard to talk about the book without so much as mentioning the film. The film is iconic. If I'm being completely honest, until very recently, I didn't even realize that the movie was based on a novel. I know, I know. For shame! Anyway, I very rarely enjoy a film as much as the novelization, however, this is one case where I can say that they are equals in every sense of the word. I think this is due in large part to Goldman's hand at writing both the book and screenplay. The storyline is left largely in tact as is much of the original dialogue, rendering it in my eyes, a whopping success. Do you know anyone who doesn't run around uttering "INCONCEIVABLE!"? I know I do. Or what about this little gem? "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." I mean, c'mon! Is there any other bit as repeated or loved as that? And maybe in some regard I do hold a bias because I saw the film first, but I can't imagine a better case of casting. I dare any of you to try and picture these lovable characters as people other than who played them on screen. Name one guy who didn't want to share a peanut with Fezzik or one girl who didn't want to swoon in the arms of the dear Wesley. Pure perfection. It is in my fair opinion that whether you choose to read the book or see the film, you are in for a magical treat. You'll be transported to a transcendent, magnificent world of folklore and believe me, it will stand the test of time. It is because of tales like The Princess Bride, that we're able to appreciate these little lessons and the stories that bring them to life. It makes you appreciate the magic of childhood and of true love and of the written word. It's about the power of stories and how they can irrevocably change us. In the end, you realize that anyone is capable of having a happily ever after and you will be left feeling profoundly satisfied. Inconceivable? Not even so.
For those who know the movie, I highly suggest this. It is truly an all time classic. This i must say is much less drawn on than the original, but still true to the original. Very funny and witty, romantic and it has amazing characters.
i had always loved this movie, and when i saw the book one day i decided that it would be fun to read. it was amazing. i love the plot, and how goldman interweaves anecdotes and "facts" about "morgenstern" with the plot of the princess bride. definitely read this
A truly unforgettable story. This is definitely one of my favorite books of all time and I would recommend it to anyone in sight. Goldman provides a fantastic and entertaining book with lovable characters that I couldn't put down ( besides the parts where he explains himself or talks about his wife or his son)... I actually borrowed this from a teacher and enjoyed it so much that I recently ordered it to read again. If you're a fan of the movie or just a bookworm all the way this is the book for you. And if you don't like it, well, that's just inconceivable!
I have the movie and it is amazing I also can what to read it. Every year I throw a movie party and I really what to do it if it is ok with them. Thank you
This is a pretty good read. I watched the movie first, so I knew what I was looking for. Some parts of the book are uffy and mive at a slower pace, but I still enjoyed it. ( I skipped some parts of the book. For example, all of the abbriviations). ~ Lola213
Dull in some parts but has every beat that made me fall in love with the movie.
Ok, I'm really confused. Does the book ever get to the actually story of The Princess Bride? Or is it just the author explaining how much he loves it? So confusing. Buyers beware.
Super awesome!
The Princes Bride: A book to readReviewed by Harrison Parker12/6/2013The Princess Bride By William Golding, based on S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale In William Goldman's The Princess Bride, a classic tale about true love and adventure, the "good parts" of S. Morgenstern's classic tale are retold. Goldman does a fantastic job with incorporating two separate stories into one novel. In the first story, Goldman tells of how he came upon the Princess Bride and how his father read it to him. The second story, obviously, was the good parts of The Princess Bride. Throughout the story of The Princess Bride, Goldman throws interjections into the story. These interjections can either be informative, or annoying. Goldman feels it to be important to explain what is clearly understandable in the text, and interrupts the story; kills the enchantment. The facts mentioned in these interventions would be useful for a history book perhaps, but not for a fantasy novel. From a historical point of view, this novel was not very accurate. Goldman then has to interject with an explanation of why they did not have this item in the time this book was set. The Princess Bride is a very stimulation story. Throughout the book, from a person who has trouble paying attention, the story kept me engaged. From Giants to R.O.U.S's, Goldman gives a sense of magic in a normal world. From cover to cover, most everything had a purpose and everything fell into place. For example, the phrase "as you wish" seems nothing until it is used to reveal the man in black to Buttercup, and was a secret message. The man in black is what a child would call a superhero, based on his strength and intelligence. Goldman stays true to his theme throughout the novel, which is love conquers death. The fact that the characters are willing to die for each other proves his point. In my opinion, staying true with your theme separates a good piece of work and a bad piece of work. Goldman excels at it. The style of writing where one can definitely know exactly what is going on seems to me that Goldman wrote this with the intention of it becoming a movie. Instead of making the novel the best it can be, to me it felt like Goldman was optimizing the book for a movie. Most of the story was in the movie, the story didn't need to be cut a lot to remain fit for a movie, and the movie achieved exceptional ratings. Although, based on how good the book was, I am not going to complain very much.
You killed my father. Prepare to die.
I have alwlays liked reading this book, and I am thrilled to have it digitally available. Although my fantasy was destroyed when I found out that there was no Morgenstern ... the book is still a timeless classic!
I loved the movie so i cant wait to read it its a love story but with pirates and fighting i always hear thet the book is always better but i donno its my favorite movie!
Awesome book. I love it soooooooooo much.

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Parent/Student Primary School Handbook
The International Community School of Larissa each year enhances the extra curricular after school activities for all students who are interested in participating. Dance studio, art room tennis court, football field and basketball gym activities are included.
ICSL is organizing each year two to three field trips, one of which is always abroad to a major European capital city-London, Paris, Rome, Madrid, Berlin etc. Time to get to know one another better and explore the common European heritage.
At ICSL "cliché" as it might sounds we consider ourselves to be part of a team. All our staff and faculty work together to make the students' educational experience and school life friendly and productive. Parents also play an important role in assisting teachers and enhancing student initiative..
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Pett WI: Members were delighted to welcome Sally Watson from Hearing Dogs together with Kei and Meg and their owners. Sally and her colleagues explained the problems that arise when hearing is lost and the very significant difference that dogs such as Kei and Meg had made to their lives. The meeting was a great success with more than £100 being raised for Hearing Dogs, which will be used to sponsor a puppy.
Friends of Pett Level Preservation Trust: Don't forget the Trust's Annual Meeting will take place at Pett Village Hall on Friday April 24, at 7pm. All Friends are especially invited but members of the public are also very welcome.
Craft Fair: Don't forget the Craft Fair that is being held in Pett Village Hall on Saturday April 25 from 10am to 3pm.
Church Services: On Sunday April 26 – Holy Communion, St Mary & St Peter, Pett at 9:30am, Richard Barron. Sunday Service at the Methodist Chapel at 10:45am.
Village Choir: On Monday April 27 the Village Choir will meet again at 7:30pm in Pett Methodist Chapel.
Pett Older People's Project: On Tuesday April 28 POPP will feature Tai Chi with Annie Cryer. The session runs from 10:30am to 2pm and will include a two-course lunch for just £5.
Mobile Library: The next visit will be on Tuesday April 28 when it will stop outside Pett Church from 12:05pm until 12:35pm.
Annual Cycle Ride: Pett Level Rescue Boat Association has again joined forces with the Coastguard to run this year's annual sponsored Cycle Ride which will take place on Sunday May 10 2015. Start time between 8.30-10.30 hours.
There will be the regular 30-mile round trip and a 15-mile course for those seeking a more leisurely ride or to cycle with youngsters. Both courses will start and finish at The Coastguard Station at Rye Harbour.
As in previous years the aim has been to raise as much money as possible for charity including Pett Level Rescue Boat, St Michael's Hospice and the Coastguard Association. If you want to join the ride without raising sponsorship, this is fine; all you need to pay is the entry fee, which is only £5 and children under 16 go free but must be accompanied by an adult. Complementary refreshments are served at the checkpoints en-route and there will even be a welcoming cup of tea at the finish.
Further details of the event can be obtained from Philippa Strickland on 01424 814384 or mail email@example.com. Previous participants have been e-mailed the entry/sponsorship forms. They will also be available The New Beach Club, Pett Level and Pett Level Rescue Boat House.
This is a fun event, which always attracts a good turnout, whether it is keen cyclists or those who want to get a bit of exercise and to raise funds for good causes.
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Monday, November 26, 2012
Whistles and Wishes!
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It's wonderful that you took the time to sit on your rock, Buttons. Very soon now it will be winter and autumn will be just a memory, and this will be one of the finest memories you can tuck away for the future.
I love to sit and listen to nature too but I would be a bit scared to do it in bear country. Nice photos of Autumn sliding away.ReplyDelete
Sounds like a beautiful morning. And no doubt he is there :-)ReplyDelete
Holidays seem to bring back memories of those passed on. For me too. xoReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 26, 2012 8:08 AM
Silly girl, of course he is there, with his arms around your shoulder and that big smile on his face.ReplyDelete
Love You, BA
What a lovely place to sit and take in nature ! I to love to sit and listen to nature and watch it as well so peaceful and serine . I just love going for walks with our Miggs in the woods .We have a dusting of snow now on the ground as it fell yesterday with a peacefulness that just whisked me away and the birds were quietly feeding from the feeders. Lovely photos and post . Have a good day !ReplyDelete
Miss B, What a peaceful way to start the day, nature, dawn, a camera and your thoughts. Sounds like a perfect opportunity to clear your mind and appreciate what God has to offer. Thank You so much for all the great comments you leave on my blog. They make my day and fill my heart!ReplyDelete
what a nice story. i feel the same way when i go for a walk in the woods out back...the sights and sounds...even though they all make me feel good inside, i also start reminiscing of my folks...my sister & brother...wishing they could be here with me to enjoy more of life.ReplyDelete
it's hard to ignore that 'calling' for long!
glad you carry the whistle now! and glad you had some time out in the bush.ReplyDelete
I never think of taking a whistle as I live in bear country as you can see with my big bear I took at the dump on my blog. A couple of months ago.ReplyDelete
Today we have snow and right now the bears are hibernating here
Your pictures are lovely and I love your pen and notebook intailed on your camera journey. Very sentimental.
I too love to be by myself in Gods country among the birds, trees, moss.
I too document my thoughts and walks as well.
I walk myself as not anyone friend or folks here are as interested to walk they are scared of the unknown of the wild. My hubby would walk but at this time I just like to be alone. He gets up real early hubby and walks like six in the morning. I am sleeping.
Moose they are here, wolves, deers.
They are all part of the animal food chain livingabout me . It is there home as well. They are winter wanderer's. Not Hibernators.
So just God and I are in fellowship.
How nice is that.
I am so glad to hear you have started taking a whistle with you! How very smart.ReplyDelete
I'm sure your Dad was with you as you took in the wonder of the day, have faith:)
Trees talk to me when they bend and swing.ReplyDelete
They do the same to you too.
I felt like I was there with you!!! great imagery.ReplyDelete
Button! hi!ReplyDelete
Thank you for your noticing my grandson's turkey hat. They didn't buy it just posed for the pic in it. Isn't he just so sweet.
Lovely sentiments here. Lovely post.
You just gave me the chills. I do believe your Dad is sitting there right beside you. Beautiful post B.ReplyDelete
WHat a lovely way to spend a part of early morning Buttons! I love treking through the forest and finding the perfect spot to sit and contemplate.ReplyDelete
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I'm sure he IS there in the quiet places with you.ReplyDelete
I am happy to hear that you have made it back in to the bush to enjoy your surroundings with your memories of your Dad. Good thinking with the whistle! Hugs, MandiReplyDelete
Beautiful morning and I know your dad is right next to you.ReplyDelete
Lovely post! I wonder what was snorting? I probably would have been scared!ReplyDelete
I believe your dad is with you when you are in nature :)
If you feel him there then he will be, something Mrs M. often reminds me when I too feel my father.ReplyDelete
Stunning pictures. x
The whistle sure is a good idea. Nice that you can have those moments out in the bush.ReplyDelete
Beautiful writing, Buttons. I do believe we carry our loved ones with us always. Being outdoors, communing with nature is the best place to be whenever possible.ReplyDelete
Thank you for letting us sit awhile with you. I think I'll do the same on my little bit of land this week and I promise I'll share, too!ReplyDelete
Oh how funny! You reminded me of the time Dave and I were hiking in Alaska and he had jerky in his pocket. When he realized it, he blurted out, "OMG, I'm a walking beef jerky!"ReplyDelete
I think I frightening off any bears when I began following on the ground, laughing like a loon!
may I love your bush as much as you do?ReplyDelete
I'm glad you went out to the bush, time spent in Nature is always good! You should go fishing when you can and think of your dad. :)ReplyDelete
You have quite a following of commenters, Buttons. Shows all your writing is worthy of much interest.ReplyDelete
Thanks for once again taking us along on your walk. Glad you foiled the Scary Snorter and lived to blog another day.
That last photo really captures the morning in your woods.
I have heard that snorting, too. But I never thought about the possibility that it was a bear!ReplyDelete
I think I love your rock and tree branch perch almost as much as you do!
Blessings to you and yours...
Oh my..just doesn't take much for me...xoxoReplyDelete
I love reading about your adventures!ReplyDelete
That whistle is an excellent idea! Glad you got some "me" time out in the woods!ReplyDelete
He's there in spirit.ReplyDelete
i don't believe you have any bad views out there.ReplyDelete
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A live video feed (with sound) on the Internet from a watering hole in Botswana. I opened up the link to hear the grunts and squawks of strange birds, and see this elephant calmly drinking. It's about 8:37 AM there, which happens to be the peak viewing time. I'll say.This is eerie and wonderful all in the same moment. The Internet just keeps amazing me.
Canadian Comedy
I was watching a little TV this evening, around 7 PM. On the Canadian Comedy Network (which often airs shows like the US Comedy Central's The Daily Show, Crank Yankers and South Park), a Canadian Sketch comedy program called Royal Canadian Air Farce aired. At first, there was nothing too controversial. I caught a guy with green hair (the green paint was a product that covered grey) on a date/commercial. Some other silliness. Then, right near the end, they had three of the male cast members in camouflage uniforms and helmets. After some more silly talk, they announced who had won the "Royal Canadian Air Farce Chicken Hawk Target Award". It was Bush. Well, that was just the beginning. They then load up a big cannon with all kinds of nasty 'metaphorical' ingredients including oil, feces, something from a can, and finally after many other disgusting additions, add some 'sugar so that everything ends up seeming all nice'. Then they shoot the whole mess point blank at a big photo of a smirking George W. Bush. The crowd goes wild. "Try and invade that, George W.!" says the cast member playing a sort of General.
Things must have really gotten bad, when even friendly neighboring countries literally shoot shit at the US President. Then I was even more shocked to learn that this was filmed in 2002! With the CBC strike, Canadian Air Farce, which is a CBC program, is in reruns until the labour dispute is settled. So this is what the irreverent comedians were doing to cheering crowds 3 years ago. I can't even imagine what they'd be airing today in new shows. This 2002 spot made The Daily Show's Jon Stewart look positively deferential.
I have to admit that I had mixed feelings watching this. Part of me was thinking 'Hey, this is great! They agree with me! A whole country on my side!' But then it began to sink into me (perhaps the old conditioning that goes back to kindergarten and first grade, where we placed our hand on our hearts and pledged allegiance to the flag). The US Presidency is still something that somewhere in the recesses of my mind, I hold as something elevated, to be respected if not liked. To see a US President, even one who I hate more than any of them in my life (even Nixon, who I remember with as much loathing as a twelve year-old's memory can bring forth), shot with excrement from a cannon… That glee somehow began to melt into shame. I didn't vote for that smirking buffoon, and even left the country due in a large part to him, but I couldn't bring myself to hurl (or shoot) crap at his effigy. At least not without a good evening's worth of drinking.
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In honor of the indictment of Tom Delay, the new revelations of insider trading by William Frist, the continuing story of incompetent crony Michael Brown, and of course, the CIA-outing Karl Rove, as well as the rest of the Bush gang, I offer this marvelous ad parody by 2 Political Junkies . It just doesn't get any better (or worse) than this, folks:
Oh, to be a Party Member with a Credit Card...
Just when I thought the Bush Administration couldn't get any more corrupt, they actually use another disaster to befall Americans on their watch (Hurricane Katrina) to help them further their own cronyism. This one even reached CNN:
About 250,000 federal employees have government credit cards, which typically have a purchase limit of $2,500.
At the request of the Bush administration, Congress increased the credit line to $250,000 as part of a massive Katrina recovery bill approved last week. The aim is to make it easier to speed aid to victims.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said the "outrageous increase" was "slipped" into the bill. He is seeking to insert language in a Katrina health bill that would reduce the limit in most cases to $50,000.
Under the guise of 'making it easier to speed aid to victims', all of the checks and balances on abuse, the built-in encouragement to help Women and Minority-owned businesses and local businesses go out the window if your expense is less than $250,000.
So, let me get this straight: With little to no oversight, a federal employee with a government credit card could pretty much finance the building of a house, if they want, no questions asked. Or maybe they could charge a trip to tour facilities in, say, Las Vegas, to get an update on the latest construction techniques (wink, wink). If we thought the rebuilding of Iraq was a gift to Haliburton in no-bid contracts, try multiplying that by 250,000 people, all with carte blanche (although I assume the cards they have are Visas or Mastercards). Apparently there was a minor update to this after Grassley's uproar, and they need a 'signature' from another government official for expenditures over $50,000. Oh that changes everything.
Here in Canada there was a huge uproar over corruption by the Liberal Party for funneling about $81 million (CAD) in funds to an advertising agency with ties to their party for little or no work. To put that in perspective, Halliburton, which has pretty close ties to the current administration, was again in the news about their contracts in Louisiana. And as for their sterling reputation in Iraq:
All told, Halliburton has earned more than $12 billion in Iraq. Pentagon audits released by Democratic party in June showed $1.03 billion in "questioned" costs and $422 million in "unsupported" costs for Halliburton's work in Iraq.
— from a report published Sept. 22, 2005 by Pratap Chatterjee, an investigative writer who is currently Director of CorpWatch.org.
All in all, I'd say that Canada has a lot to learn in the corruption game. $81 million? Heck, I'll bet that Halliburton has that kind of pocket change fall out as they lean over their rigs in Bagdad. As Crocodile Dundee said: "That's not a knife…"
Maybe if the Government of Canada gave, say, a quarter of a million of their employees a credit card with a quarter of million dollar credit limit, then we'd be talking scandal.
Or maybe it's just business as usual in the country to the south of us these days.
Get out there!
We realized that this Friday very will might be one of our last days of warm weather, and it was an uncharacteristically clear day (as you can see). So on a whim, we hopped on a #4 bus to downtown, continued on the Skytrain a couple of stops to Waterfront station, got on the Seabus to Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver, and promptly stepped on the #236 bus to Grouse Mountain. I mention these details because it's remarkable that all of these unplanned connections gave us a trip time of no more than 50 minutes, door to gondola.
Grouse Mountain is a unique attraction. I don't think I know of any other place where you get a nice high peak that looks out on cities, other mountains, a river and an ocean, and is reachable solely by public transportation with no prior planning. It's also well maintained and comfortable. After a spectacular gondola ride, up top we ate a nice lunch at the Altitudes Café (including some absolutely wonderful fish soup that was chunky and spicey). We saw a bit of the lumberjack demonstration (a charming bit of Universal Studios-style hamming it up), and gawked at the white wolves, grizzly bears (and I saw firsthand that bears do not necessarily shit in the woods, but sometimes do it very much in plain view of hundreds of tourists, fortunately behind an electric fence). We saw paragliders and helicopters take off, and walked all the way to the summit to take in a pretty stunning panorama. The air was thin and a bit chilly, but not uncomfortably so.
Tomorrow is the annual 'Grouse Grind', where thousands of Vancouverites walk up the mountain for charity. I'm glad we didn't run into that. I'm also glad that we did finally make it to Grouse, though. We had originally planned it for my birthday, but the smoke from the Burns Bog fire (which was finally put out a couple of days ago after burning for 11 days) and an affair that took over the facility kept us until today. There's a slide show on flickr of our trip at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ddrucker/sets/1005306/


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Get a scholarship to attend Shayla Games and the VR Game Jam with IGDA Denmark0
Have you heard of Shayla Games? It's Denmark's newest game development event, which enjoyed a huge success after its first run last year in May 2014.
This year, it's only getting bigger, and with a strong focus on VR to boot!
With a program full of speakers from Oculus VR, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, Simplygon and more, a Virtual Reality game jam, boat races (yes, you read right) and more, the second edition of Shayla Games is shaping up to be quite an amazing experience.
So IGDA Denmark has teamed up with Shayla Games to provide a scholarship to enter the game jam!
As an IGDA Denmark scholarship, we prioritize people who have helped out at previous events such as Nordic Game Jam and Unity Nights, but we still urge you to apply for this scholarship via this online form.
The event will take place May 22-24th 2015, over the weekend, at Aalborg University Copenhagen. That's the same place as the last few Nordic Game Jam events.
Sign up now and we'll reach out to you later during the week!
You can read more about the event at the official Shayla Games website at www.shaylagames.com
New board, renewed energy and ambitions0
Last May 5th, IGDA Denmark held its annual General Assembly to vote for a new board and discuss future plans for the association.
After a second meeting to begin planning the roles of each new board member and which areas we should focus our energies in, today we are happy to announce our new board for the 2015-2016 period!
Chairman: Anchel Labena
Vice-Chairman: Tim Garbos
Treasurer: Guo Yu Pan
Executive board members:
Rune Drewsen
Mikkel Rasch Nielsen
Jesper Taxbøl
Emil Johansen
Monica Sircu
Michał Królikowski
We will be making a series of new announcements shortly, including ways all of you can reach out to us with proposals, as well as communication channels through which you can also be an active member of the IGDA Denmark association. We have plenty of ideas and new initiatives to help boost the Danish games industry that we will want you to be a part of. In the meantime, you can reach each one of the board members using the email addresses in our Meet the Team page.
Stay tuned for updates!
Game Audio event in Copenhagen – Wwise Tour Europe 20150
Are you interested in sound design for games or already working in the games industry in an audio-related position?
The leading developer for game audio middleware, Audiokinetic, has announced that they will be coming to Copenhagen on their European tour for 2015. Even better, they have invited everyone for free (with limited seating) to join in for a talk about their professional Wwise software on February 5th 2015 from 14.00 to 19.00.
They will be showing some case examples from the game Assassin's Creed IV – Black Flag and how Wwise became the tool that allowed them to create true immersive audio experiences.
The speakers are Aldo Sampaio, Audio Director and Alexis Rousseau-Dupuis, Sound Programmer at Ubisoft Entertainment, making this one talk not to miss.
The talk is aimed at sound designers, media composers and also game developers and intends to have attendees walking away from the event with inspiration on how to apply these techniques on your own games.
While the event is free to attend, seating availability is limited.
So sign up as soon as you can to ensure you have a spot!
You can find more information about the talk at www.audiokinetic.com/en/wwisetour2015/
Unity Nights: Pimp my game0
How do you turn a game from this into that in under one hour?
That's exactly what Tim Garbos will be showing on October 15th at Aalborg University Copenhagen for the next session of the Unity Nights that starts at 18:00.
Titled "Unity Nights: Pimp my Game", Tim will be showing everyone how to take a simple-looking build of a game into something far more visually pleasing and engaging in just under one hour by using a series of tricks, tips and adjustments that you can later on apply to your games in a simple way to achieve different effects.
You can actually see the results yourself in this web build of the game in which you can switch between "boring" and "fancy" graphics with a press of the SPACEBAR key.
If you want to, you can also sign up on the Facebook event page here.
This talk is part of the Unity Nights series where each session will focus on a different aspect of game development. We will be announcing more of these talks soon, so stay tuned!
Want to be a core organizer for #NGJ15?0
New year, new edition of Nordic Game Jam. And it's time to make a call to all of you who want to be part of organizing the event for 2015!
This time we are having an online sign-up form where those interested can apply for specific core roles in the organization, and then the board of IGDA Denmark, our parent organization, will make the selection according to the responses.
This is not a call for volunteers to help during the event! That is something that will come later down the year. Instead, this is for filling in the main roles that will be working from now on and until a bit after the event is finished to make sure that everything goes as perfect as possible. And that includes managing sponsors, organizing ticket sales, doing PR, setting up the talks and workshops… It's a small team of 5 to 7 people and we need your commitment to ensure that next year's Nordic Game Jam is even better than the last!
2014 was a huge success (500 participants!!!) and we want to see the same level of excitement and passion that the organizers put last time.
So if you are up to the challenge, please let us know by filling in this online form!
On October 10 we will be announcing the final group, which will be briefed on the outline of the event (budget, size of the venue, etc.)
Conference ticket + bus ride to [Select/Start] PLAY for 190 DKK0
There's a new games conference around, and this one is BIG! In fact, we dare say this is probably Denmark's biggest games conference to date, with over 20 speakers, both from the AAA games industry and indies, and an expo with 25 games showcasing some of the most creative uses of alternative control methods, new gameplay mechanics and just simply fun games.
It's called [Select/Start] PLAY and it takes place on October 3rd in Viborg, Denmark.
And we are sponsoring a bus from Copenhagen to Viborg and back for just 190 DKK!
While it's the first year this conference is being held, there's no denying that the organizers at The Animation Workshop have put together an impressive line-up. There's well-known industry figures such as Dan Adelman, who until very recently worked for almost 9 years at Nintendo of America. There's Martin Hollis, who created the insanely well-regarded GoldenEye and Perfect Dark on the Nintendo 64. Mike Dailly, who worked on Lemmings and GTA when he was at DMA Design before it became Rockstar North. Shawn Robertson, Lead Animator for Bioshock and Bioshock Infinite. Bjørn Jacobsen, Sound Designer for EVE: Online. Ryan Green, creator of the heart-breaking That Dragon, Cancer. Eline Muijres, producer at GameOven which creates new physical game experiences like Bounden and Fingle. There's Dajana Dimovska, Mata Haggis, Eva Gaspar, Ed Cooke…
The list goes on and on to cover everything in games from game design lectures to how to protect your IP. And that is before we even get to the w00t GameClubbing event at night at the Games Expo site next door.
Some of the featured speakers at [Select/Start] PLAY
Put simply, this is one incredibly packed event. And it's not even expensive at all, with normal tickets running at 120 DKK and students getting in for free.
But we know a lot of people are worried about having to travel all the way to Viborg for the conference. Some don't know how exactly to get there, and many don't want to bother with finding a place to stay.
Which is why IGDA Denmark is sponsoring a bus from Copenhagen to Viborg specifically for this event!
We have partnered with the organizers of [Select/Start] PLAY to make sure that those in the Copenhagen area (or even those coming from Sweden!) can have it as easiest as possible to join the conference.
What we are offering is a round bus trip from Copenhagen to Viborg and back included with a full conference ticket for the most affordable price we could reach: 190 DKK.
The bus we are sponsoring will leave from Copenhagen at 5 am on October 3rd and will arrive to Viborg in time for the conference to start.
Then you will be able to stay for the expo and the party before the bus picks everyone up again at midnight to return to Copenhagen (arriving at 3:30 am). We imagine most of you will take a nap in the bus.
There's only 40 seats available for this bus though! So we suggest you go and get them before they run out!
You can get the tickets at www.selectstartplay.org!
SpilBar 21 – Stone Librande and Guldbrikken Awards0
First of all, it feels great to finally be able to use the new SpilBar logo that was unveiled at the previous SpilBar 20 (which was a great celebratory event full of great micro-talks and marked the last event for the Spring 2014 semester.
But after the Summer a new period begins, and what better way to do so than with a new SpilBar event come September 11th with nothing less than Stone Librande as the guest speaker!
If case his name doesn't directly ring a bell, perhaps his works will: Stone Librande is Lead Designer at Riot Games (League of Legends) and has worked in the game industry for over 10 years on games such as Diablo 3, Spore, and SimCity. In addition to his full-time job designing video games, he also teaches game design courses at Cogswell College and at Carnegie Mellon's ETC program. He runs design seminars at the Game Developers Conference and at other locations around the world. An avid game collector, Stone's walk-in closet holds more than 300 card and board games, including 30 that he has designed himself.
Over many years, Stone has been designing card and board games to entertain his children as they grew from age 3 to age 22. During his talk at SpilBar 21, titled 19 Games in 19 Years, he will show 19 of those games and describe how his design techniques have evolved over time, as he went from making simple color matching games to tactical battle simulations. Along the way he will talk about the lessons he has learned and how his children have shaped his personal design philosophy. He invites you to create your own games for your family and friends and shares many tips that will help get you started.
But not only that, this event will once again host the Guldbrikken Awards, which was so successful last year, where the best board games of 2014 will receive awards. As usual there will be a whole bunch of board games to play, both well known ones and unpublished ones (with an open call for games coming soon!)
So mark down the following date and place:
Where: The Design Society, HC Andersens Boulevard 27, 1553 Copenhagen V
When: Thursday, September 11th from 16:30 to 21:00
Read more about SpilBar in its page on our Danish GameDev Events page.
Meet the Devs: Reign Bros0
Game jams have always been a great way to make teams with new people, come up with new game ideas and, sometimes, transform that idea into a company.
Such is the case of the Copenhagen-based developers at Reign Bros, the creators of the multiplayer game Stikbold, which took its first steps during Nordic Game Jam 2013.
The team worked together to produce a weird experimental multiplayer game for 2-10 players, which ended up winning the "Most Fun" award at NGJ13. The original game was a fun, last-man-standing experience that mixed a traditional ball game with lots of crazy events, such as the arena breaking down into a platform floating on the sea with huge whales jumping out of the water and crushing unsuspecting players while trumpets fall out of the sky for the winning player to annoy the rest.
With such a success in their hands, the 5-person group formed by Jacob Herold, Anders Østergaard, Lars Bindslev, Martin Petersen and Simon Engelsted Vestergaard decided to apply for other awards and funding opportunities, beginning with CREATE, organized by OUYA and KillScreen Magazine. It won the "Best Game in Unity" award, putting them one step closer towards the realization of a game studio.
Thanks to funding programs such as Nordic Game Program and the Danish Film Institute they were able to officially start the company and work full time on Stikbold, as well as focus on some of the bigger players in games distribution like Sony and Microsoft, so their current focus is consoles and PC.
Since then, the game has been gaining a whole host of new features. Perhaps most notably since the game's inception (besides making the multiplayer even more fun than the original NGJ prototype) is the addition of a story mode for both single player and 2 player co-op. This was born as a way to let players experience the crazy universe of Stikbold and meet the colorful characters that inhabit it.
The company believes in creating the games they find interesting to play and work on, something they are confident will give the best results rather than making the same type of game over and over and letting that become the company's identity. There's also a high degree of freedom in the team to work on different projects as a way to keep everyone inspired.
The biggest difficulty for them so far has been making people notice their game in order to establish the company properly, though they consider themselves fortunate for being picked for various showcases at Nordic Game Conference, IndieCade East, A Maze Berlin and more. Something that definitely helps the team gain the necessary attention to attract distribution deals.
Their advice to newcomers to the games industry and those looking to establish a games studio? "To start as small as possible and scale the project up according to budget. After all, scaling up is always easier than scaling down", says Martin Petersen.
|Founded: 2013Location: Copenhagen
Website: www.reignbros.com
|Notable games
|Stikbold (Under development – PC and consoles)
Win a ticket to w00t Copenhagen Play Festival!0
Last year, a new event celebrating outdoors and board games was born in Copenhagen. Under the name of w00t Copenhagen Play Festival, this gathering brought together whole families, game developers and a lot of people who just wanted to have fun for a great unforgettable weekend!
With the huge success of last year, at IGDA Denmark we wanted to help this event grow bigger and better by becoming official sponsors of the event, which will take place from May 30th to June 1st.
But that's not enough! We want more people to have the chance to discover w00t and enjoy it alongside everyone else, which is why we are giving away 10 tickets to w00t!
All you have to do is sign up through this form and we will announce the lucky winners on Thursday at noon through a random draw.
Still not convinced? Check out the w00t website for photos and info on the games that will be played!
Bonfires, jamming, baking and more happened at Exile Spring 20140
Exile Game Jam Spring 2014 was yet another success last week at Vallekilde Højskole. With over 60 participants from parts of all over the world, the coziest game jam in the world provided fun times and a great jamming experience to all the participants.
The extended game jam took place from April 30th until May 4th 2014, days in which we were lucky to have such an amazing weather that allowed us to have meals outside, have bonfires at night over some beers and relax over the lawn on Sunday morning after brunch.
As usual, Exile is a more relaxed type of experience when compared to other events such as Nordic Game Jam or Global Game Jam. It always starts with games prepared to get to know each other and mini-challenges and workshops over the first day before the proper game jam begins.
The theme: Make something that has never been done before, and do something that YOU have never done before (so if you are a programmer, try making art, if you are a sound designer, give coding a go and so on). So with that in mind, all the participants, including the Game Academy students at Vallekilde Højskole, set out to make teams, many of them with new people they have never worked with before, and try their hands on something unique.
So what were the standouts of the game jam?
First of all, we have the audience vote award, which happened to be shared between two different games! First, we have Nicklas Nygren's Super Air Flyers, and with the exact same amount of votes, Martin Fasterholdt's Javelin.
In Super Air Flyers, you control a plane with no thrust whatsoever in a psychedelic 3D landscape with a series of rings you have to maneuver your plane through before you make it to the portal in the end.
And in Javelin, you fight a series of enemies through several levels where enemies will attack you with javelins. However, if you dodge them, you'll be able to pick them up (even from a dead body) and prepare your counter-attack.
But we like to have more than just a winner at Exile. Which is why we had a jury that selected even more games for different categories.
Most emotional game: Old Man Wants to Exile, where you explore the sad, boring house of an old man who will very slowly try to sneak around his annoying children trying to keep him indoors so that he can make it to the Exile Game Jam.
Best to watch: Baking Simulator, a fun combination of the Oculus Rift and Kinect technologies where the player will have to bake a virtual cake with the help of an assistant providing the hands. Though the poor Matthias fell off the stage while presenting with the Oculus Rift on him. The dangers of virtual reality games!
Best meta-game: King of Colors, a funny tribute to the Danish artist Per Arnoldi, uses his three favorite colors, red, blue and yellow and his three favorite shapes, square, circle and cone, in a card guessing game to become the King of Colors.
Better than I thought: Hidden in plain text, an ASCII two-player competitive game where one player will have to hide himself in a mess of ASCII characters spread all over the screen, with barely a hint of where the player is moving (based on the speed of his movement) and in the next turn the other player will have to locate his position and make it as close as possible.
Most commercial game: WeStory, a smartphone experience where several participants can build together a story out of pictures, text and audio as they create a new part of the story to pass along to the next player. As players pass the story to the next person, a full story starts taking place, though usually in a very chaotic and crazy way.
Least/Most Feministic game: Cunt Touch This, inspired by the cunt colouring book by Tee A. Corinne, the game is a meditative drawing activity accompanied by sounds the user creates while painting. But the player has to be careful when painting on the sensitive areas, since too much paint there will cause the image to pulsate in slow motion. The award was given to the game best suited to contribute to the discussion of feminism and games.
Most Newtonian Gravitation Game: Newtonian Gravitation, which as the name implies, has the player using gravity to his advantage to jump from planet to planet to make it to the goal. The planets are small in size, with the player being able to walk around the entire planet to gain speed and then jump to escape the pull of the planet's gravity and as such make it to the next planet.
Tech award: Super Air Flyers, Nicklas Nygren's game got yet another award for his polished technology behind the game.
Knowledge +1001 award: Boredom Simulator, this award goes to the best game made by Vallekilde students, and in this case it went to a game where you travel in a tourist bus alongside your annoying girlfriend, all of it experienced in marvellous 3D through the Oculus Rift to make the boredom immersion as close to reality as possible.
As you can see, the selection of winning games is varied quite varied, full of exciting stuff, curiosities and technical achievements.
And this time IGDA Denmark sponsored the final party after the game jam on Saturday night, which we're sure everyone enjoyed! As usual, the final party includes a music jam at night, a visit to the nearby graveyard and, of course, the sauna.
We've taken quite a few pictures during the event, but here's a collection of some that will give you an idea of the overall mood of the event.
We look forward to having Exile again next semester for Fall 2014!


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IT is amazing how an emergency situation brings out the best in people.
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This was certainly the case during the recent Masonite Road Fire emergency which was located just south of the communities of Raymond Terrace, Campvale and Medowie.
When it was decided that the fire command centre was to be placed at the Lakeside Playing Fields, the Raymond Terrace 'Roosters' Rugby League Club jumped to action.
The club, along with lots of volunteers, answered the call and opened their facilities.
They cooked dinner on their barbecues, handed out drinks and offered any assistance that the many firefighters required as they sought respite from the, at times, out of control inferno.
Along with help from the Raymond Terrace Lions Club and a local mission group, over one hundred firefighters and support crew were kept fed and hydrated during the many hours required to keep the flames at bay.
The local community also pitched in with donations of water, food with even the odd treat thrown in to keep morale at a high level.
With the barbecue cooking up a storm and the dressing sheds offering a place for tired crews to recover away from the elements, the Lakeside Playing Fields offered the many brigades and rural fire volunteers a true sanctuary from the blaze.
Jamie Douglas from Raymond Terrace Rugby League Club told News Of The Area, "We're a family friendly club, and we are always on the lookout for ways we can help the community."
"This was an emergency situation and we did what we thought was the right thing to do."
"The firies do an amazing job, so it was a no brainer for us, and we're just happy everything worked out in the end," he said.
By Rachael VAUGHAN


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Attention Beauty Box Lovers! I've rounded up August 2017 Sneak Peeks list. This is a list of (full) spoilers of Play! by Sephora, Lookfantastic, Target, FabFitFun Editor's Box, Macy's Beauty Box, Popsugar, Box of Style. Plus, their hot coupon codes that better than Gilt City offers like 40% off, $25 off, free gifts or perks, enjoy! I will update when new spoilers are available. * This post contains spoilers.
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There are multi section rods or collapsible rods, telescoping rods and single piece rods. If you fish on a normal foundation and normally near to house, then solitary piece evergreen rods will normally be your best option. Solitary piece rods are normally more delicate and more durable then the others. If you have to travel additional to fish and you can't easily fit a solitary piece rod in your vehicle, then a multi piece or telescoping rods may be your best option. Even though, these kinds of rods aren't as delicate as a single piece rod. Multi piece rods might also be a good option for the beginner or one who doesn't fish often. These Zenaq Rods Jpmorgan are simpler to transportation and as a beginner, the sensitivity may not be as much of a aspect as it would be to the seasoned angler.Peeler Crab Baits are lethal for bass fishing. A good big peeler crab bait or a couple of smaller peeler crabs is the way to go if your searching for large specimen bass. 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A guy who has a busy lifestyle, complete with two jobs, snowboarding and volunteer work, is unavailable and uninterested. I am not a shoe-in for these types.There are multi segment rods or collapsible rods, telescoping rods and single piece rods. If you fish on a normal basis and normally near to house, then single piece evergreen rods will usually be your very best option. Solitary piece rods are normally much more delicate and much more tough then the others. If you have to travel further to fish and you can't easily fit a single piece rod in your vehicle, then a multi piece or telescoping rods may be your very best choice. Although, these types of rods aren't as sensitive as a single piece rod. Multi piece rods may also be a great option for the beginner or one who doesn't fish often. These Zenaq Rods Jpmorgan are easier to transport and as a beginner, the sensitivity might not be as much of a aspect as it would be to the seasoned angler.While fishing is Alaska, you have to consider the location exactly where you can stay or the fishing lodge or resort, then you have to appear for a guide if necessary and prepare all the stuffs required for your fishing action. For fishing equipments, you have to consider note about the zenaq rods, hooks, and baits. Selecting your fishing is also necessary for you to avoid colds while offshore. It is not recommended to put on cotton. You also require to put together rain coats simply because the climate is unpredictable. With regards to the fishing lodge, you can check it out by way of web or you can seek some ideas from your buddies. It is great to remain in the fishing lodge that is located in large locations like Sitka.


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PRONI is a division within the Department for Communities (DfC) and is the official archive for Northern Ireland, holding over 3 million records. Our public facilities include a multi-purpose space for up to 100 people which can be configured for lectures, conferences and workshops. We also have a large atrium space which can be used for temporary exhibitions, events and launches.
We can make these facilities available to other organisations or groups for activities that contribute to our wider goal of improving cultural participation throughout the community. We welcome partnerships with those involved in the following sectors:
- archives and heritage
- community and voluntary
- arts and culture
- education and lifelong learning
- libraries
- museums
- sporting organisations
The facilities are not available for commercial or fundraising purposes.
PRONI cannot always guarantee availability, but if your organisation is interested in hosting an event or exhibition at PRONI, contact: email@example.com for more information. Remember to include 'PRONI Venue' in the subject line of your email.


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Have you ever had Balkan food? Well, let's assume you haven't because I haven't. For the sake of this review, we're going to assume we're surprised by the flavors and ingredients intended for each dish. This restaurant was suggested by another food blogger that was in town TIA SMITH who happens to know a thing or two about food. It's very seldom that I take restaurant suggestions from people, for reasons I'll discuss in a separate post, so I was excited that this restaurant was chosen. The restaurant is located in Capitol Hill off of 8th St. "The term Balkan is generally believed to come from the Byzantine word meaning: "a chain of wooded mountains." With a desire to introduce Washington, D.C. to cutting edge Balkan cuisine, we created a dining space that will delight and indulge the senses. Primarily featuring "small plates," Ambar also offers wines and spirits from the Balkans not often experienced by the American diner." The interior of this restaurant is quaint with an upbeat feel to it. There are two levels with both levels offering a bar area with happy hour sections.
When you decide to eat out with people who love to eat, you generally order a bunch of food for the table to share. We got there during happy hour time and decided to get two drinks along with four dishes. We sat "outside" which was covered by a roof but it rained so hard that it forced us to go inside to finish our food. I usually don't go to happy hours because the food sometimes is limited and I prefer full meals. A couple of cocktails were ordered, Drunken Mussels, Almond Crusted Chicken, Balkan Kebab, and Pork Sliders. Because I'm fat, the happy hour appetizers weren't enough, so a decision was made to order more food! The dinner items that were ordered were the Smoked Trout Spread, Tuna Tartare, Roasted Mushroom Crepes, and Sesame Crusted Salmon. The cocktail of choice that was ordered was the Berry Daisy. It consisted of vodka, mixed berry puree, and sour mix. The drink was "fruity" and even though I'm not the best at providing details with how cocktails are supposed to taste, I'm going to respectfully pass on the details about how the drink tasted. I would positively assume that you can get an idea of how the drink tasted based off of the ingredients in it. I maybe wrong, but forgive me.
The four appetizers that were ordered were very satisfying. The drunken mussels were some of the best mussels I've tasted. Mainly because of the sauce that surrounded the mussels. It consisted of rakija, garlic, capers, lemon, somun, and cream. The broth was a sweet cream sauce but very smooth. The next dish that wasn't favorable at all was the Almond Crusted Chicken. It was made with walnuts, green apple, chive, and a wasabi mayo. The best part of this dish was the Wasabi Mayo. The chicken was dry, flavorless, and there was still some left for the waiter to throw away. The Balkan Kebab was up next. It consisted of beef and veal, scallions, and paprika. I would've loved to see the paprika incorporated with the Kebab, which might I add wasn't on a stick, so is it really a Kebab? Yogurt would've been a great add on to this dish for a dipping sauce. The Pork Sliders were pretty good with the cabbage slaw and horseradish sauce it came with. The pork sliders weren't too tough, and were very flavorful. I would opt for three of the four appetizers that were mentioned. Oh, one last thing, they were ALLLLLL $5 a piece!
The dinner items that were ordered as previously stated was the Smoked Trout Spread, Tuna Tartar, Roasted Mushroom Crepes, and Sesame Crusted Salmon. The Smoked Trout Spread was made with pickled jalapeno, cilantro, and mayo. This was my first smoked trout spread but I'm not sure if I would order it again. The smoked trout spread was over-powered by the pickled jalapeno and mayo so if there was any fish included in the spread I couldn't taste it. The tuna tartar that was ordered was fresh and flavorful. It was made with black butter, a pear salsa, and roasted almonds. Even though almonds were included in this dish, I couldn't taste a nutty flavor. I thought about ordering another tartar but remembered I still had two other dishes to go. The Roasted Mushroom Crepes were my favorite as they were made with red pepper emulsion and gouda. These crepes were possibly some of the best crepes I've ever tasted in my life. The red pepper emulsion wasn't too spicy and the cheese worked well inside of the crepe with the mushrooms. Last but not least we have the Sesame Crusted Salmon. I didn't particularly care for the Sesame seeds, but the salmon was cooked well. The horseradish sauce along with the spicy eggplant and arugula gave it the extra kick it needed. Salmon was a "safe dish" that was ordered, but if I decide to go back I'll order different items.
Overall, this restaurant is a must-try. If you've never eaten Balkan food before then give this one a try. Did I mention that no item on the menu is over $13 so you can literally get a taste of a bunch of items under $100.
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One of the most frequently searched baking-related topics online is the difference between baking soda and baking powder. Some recipes call for one or the other, or sometimes a bit of both, though the two appear to perform the same function.
With technical backup from the Drop Kitchen bakers, I designed and illustrated this Drop Kitchen infographic to clearly explain the difference for once and for all. We included a couple of interesting tips too while we were at it. This was published on the Drop Kitchen blog, click here to see it full-res.
Project completed while working at Drop Kitchen.


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Social and Prevention Basics
Alcohol / Drugs
The Case Against Alcohol & Illegal Drug Use
Student athletes need to understand the full impact of alcohol and drug use on underage individuals.
First, use of alcohol by underage students and use of illegal drugs is against the law. The consequence could be prosecution for illegal behaviors.
Second, chronic alcohol and illegal drug use will have very real negative impacts on health. For example, a recent study from the University of Southern California has shown an increased risk of testicular cancer from recreational marijuana use. Researchers found that young men who used marijuana had double the risk of contracting one of two types of testicular cancer.
"Alcohol interferes with an athlete's physical ability.
Alcohol has been shown to negatively impact an athlete's health. It has been linked to:
- Exercise-induced asthma
- Myocardial irritability, which results in arrhythmias
- Increased risked of injury
Third, alcohol and other drugs interfere with an athlete's physical and mental ability. Alcohol and drug use results in diminished competitive performance, including:
- Slowed reaction time
- Diminished lung capacity
- Reduced strength / speed
- Impeded training-recovery-adaption
Athletes who do not drink or use illegal drugs will be ahead of the game and will be able to perform at optimal levels.
To me, Life of an Astro is an important program that not only benefits the athletes but the school as a whole. It's great to know that now there's a program to unite every single different sport at ou…
— Maria Aiello (Student Athlete, Pinkerton Academy)


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In our recent Journal article about merging internal audit departments, we discussed a practical approach to taking a skills inventory and then using that skills inventory as one of the primary inputs in making staffing decisions following a merger or acquisition.
In taking a skills inventory, however, it is important for audit management to not overlook critical skills that do not often show up on an auditor's resume. Many of these can be just as important to the overall success of the department as subject matter expertise and technical skills.
The audit manager should understand which people on his or her team fill these vital, often unofficial roles. For example, who is comfortable talking with external stakeholders? Who can deliver bad news? Who is good at writing and editing and making reports look good? Who loves teaching and coaching? Who has a knack for networking and connecting people? Who champions team building, employee morale and recognition?
For most of us, the idea that personality, communication and compatibility (i.e., teamwork) play as important a role in team success as skill and expertise is old knowledge. But what is less clear is how many audit managers have gone through the process of defining what their critical "soft" roles are clearly enough to be able to ensure those roles remain filled.
What would you add to this list? What are those unofficial/undefined roles that are critical to the success of your organization?
Read Kevin Alvero, Randy Pierson and Wade Cassels' recent Journal article:"Merging Internal Audit Departments," ISACA Journal, volume 3, 2018.


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Monday, June 22, 2009
Chunky Australian Chrysoprase Necklace
Chunky Australian Chrysoprase make a great statement... full of rich deep color and texture. I love the irregular shape of these pieces and they pair nicely with faceted Carnelian beads. This is a chunky substantial piece with antiqued brass findings and a tiny brass hand stamped tag "HOPE" dangle in the back. You can find this on Etsy.
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I love your pairing of colors and textures. You really do a beautiful job from the irregularity of the opal to the facets of the carnelian. Good job!!ReplyDelete
Really beautiful piece!ReplyDelete
I love this Judy!ReplyDelete
Judy, I am passing along the Premio Meme Award to your lovely blog!
Enjoy your day!
Love the necklace and you sense of humor I will feel my bobbies and I make sure the mamo machine does tooo!!ReplyDelete
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Monday, September 9, 2013
UNITY STAMPS FWF Friday Sept. 13 and September Challenge 2013
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What a fun layout! Love how you incorporated the stars, butterflies and fairies to match the pic!ReplyDelete
Ruby this is a gorgeous Layout! What a lovely memory you have captured.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous layout and wonderful photo of your granddaughter! I love all of the whimsical stamps!ReplyDelete
Wow! This is just charming! Love the colors & details!ReplyDelete
Wow, what a beautiful layout! So much detail, too! Thanks for playing along with Friends with Flair :)ReplyDelete
Beautiful----absolutely beautiful page! You've choose the colors well!ReplyDelete
I have so missed visiting with fwf lately Ruby and what a joy tonight to find your layout..beautiful and the words a match made in heaven..love it!!ReplyDelete
Big hugs
Back to singing ruby ruby ruby ,lol...
Another beautiful lo in the blue and pink. So delicate and sweet. :)ReplyDelete
Ruby, this is fantastic! I love the white embossed images -- so striking!ReplyDelete
beautiful layout! what a great interpretation of the sketch, with those pretty butterflies :)ReplyDelete
-Rachel w k
wow this very pretty everything match so well. I love the butterflies. And the paper.ReplyDelete
Wow Ruby, this is such a stunning layout!! I love the fairytale feel of it. The sweet photo, the stamping and embossing, the butterflies and stars are just gorgeous!! I think you outdid yourself with this layout!! Love it!! Have a great weekend!ReplyDelete
This is so pretty - and what a lovely photo!ReplyDelete
WOW!! A stunning layout everytime Ruby. This is so so pretty! Love the butterflies, the stars, the colors.. definitely suits the photo of your grand daughter perfectly. nice!!ReplyDelete
Fabulous! Stars, butterflies, a fairy! Perfect depiction of a little princess.ReplyDelete
so adorable! Such a playful LO for a playful photo!ReplyDelete
Magical page full of fun!ReplyDelete
Adorable lil princess! Great LO!ReplyDelete
Ruby, this is a fabulous layout. I love all the embellishments and special little touches you added to your layout. Thank you for the inspiration.ReplyDelete
Sweeter than sugar! I just love the white image of the fairy!ReplyDelete
LOVE LOVE LOVE this, there is so much about it that I can't pick a favourite element they are all awesome. Great jobReplyDelete
Wow! I love this layout! It's beautiful.ReplyDelete
Super cute layout! It perfectly cronies the theme of fairies!ReplyDelete
Love this layout!ReplyDelete