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Sunday, December 29, 2013

Quick Picks: Valvrave the Liberator S2 Ep 12 FINAL, Log Horizon Ep 13

Valvrave the Liberator S2 Ep 12 FINAL: With Amadeus exposed to the world as a Magius, news spread like wildfire around the world. However Cain arrived in Valvrave 2 and attacked Akira, cutting off the transmission.

X-eins and Haruto began attacking Cain but he was too strong. Haruto is losing his memories faster but continue to battle. X-eins tried one last desperate attack and blow up his own unit and died. L-elf found Haruto and suggested they switch bodies so that he will have L-elf's battle abilities to counter Cain.

Q-vier tried to attack Saki but A-drei tried to order for a ceasefire. However Q-vier just want to kill everyone which leave A-drei no choice and accidentally shot him in the cockpit. Haruto in L-elf's body battle Cain and he started preaching that it was the humans who drove them to this predicament claiming they are monsters. But Haruto argue that hatred will cause more pain and suggest that they should co-exist.

Cain damaged Valvrave Red's runes generator and Haruto is dying. Both Pino and Prue even disagree with each other about co-existing. Finally Haruto overwhelm Cain and stab him in the cockpit. When they returned back to their bodies, Haruto has lost all his memories however he told L-elf that he is his friend and died.

With the Royalists and the Dorassia people rising up to a coup, the Magius were eventually hunted and killed. Shoko was upset about Haruto's death but regained herself after a while. Satomi and Takahi got married after the war. Years later, a pair of Magius intruder enter the school and found a room where bust statues of the deceased were placed. Shoko now wearing Haruto's space suit welcome the intruders and offered friendship. Valvrave Red's cockpit activated by itself showing all of Haruto's memories and the computer now ask the question-Do you believe in human beings?

Final thoughts : When I watch the first episode, it has a Gundam and Code Geass feel to it since it is from Sunrise. The battles were pretty good however the characters are not so interesting except for a few. First, Haruto who come off as a boring male lead. He is reluctant, always loss of words in from of Shoko and usually have to wait for L-elf to come up with the plan. L-elf is the better lead for he come off as a "not so smart but smart enough" super soldier. He is usually the one with the plan and yes, he is in love with a hundred year old woman (Riselotte) without knowing about it until Haruto told him. Most of the time, L-elf saved their butts many times.

Shoko was naive and stupid. Yes, I am speaking as an adult. Being a role model is one thing but being a leader she is not. She make decisions which sounds good for a teenager like claiming their school as an independent country without thinking of supplies and other necessities and causing the death of hundred of students throughout this ordeal.

Saki is also a bit of a bitch as she even said that she will get Haruto once he lost his memories about Shoko but since he is dead, she too get the short end of the straw. The rest of the cast are your typical anime stereotypes like the good friend-Inzuka and Marie, the hot head-Yamada, the quiet one-Akira, the coward-Satomi, the busty girls-Takahi and Nanami. Cain as the main villain is uninteresting. All he does is just sit at his chair and scheme his next move. His preaching at the last episode is your typical "villain who hate everyone in the world and wish them all dead" and yes, he is an alien.

The story itself was interesting in the beginning since it is about a small resistance battling a large empire. But once they started introducing aliens and memories wipe out that will eventually cause death, it got really ridiculous and the death toll rise non stop after that. Furthermore the last few episodes were really rushed and the epilogue was too quick to end without giving any explanation of what happen in the future. Compared to Majestic Prince that was released in the same season, I rather watch Majestic Prince despite it's goofy characters but they did have a satisfy ending than Valvrave. I will give Valvrave a B- for good battles but a C- for a plot that is too rushed.

Log Horizon Ep 13: Crusty told Shiroe and the others that he has a "Shield" to aid him for the party tomorrow night. He met Lenessia and claimed he is using her to avoid complications from the nobles.

Later Crusty has a wager with the knights to see who get to be Lenessia's partner for the party tonight and won with ease (plus winning two maidens' hearts) Meanwhile, Minori's party still couldn't get along and Rundel was just complaining that his party sucked. Marielle and Shoryu spotted a strange
phenomenon on the ocean horizon but it disappear quickly.

During the party, Crusty chat with the two maidens leaving Lenessia jealous. After the maidens left, he told her that she remind him of his sister in the real world. Meanwhile, Shiroe and Akatsuki were approached by a mage, Regan who offered a deal to them...

Crusty is also as scheming as Shiroe and Lenessia was speechless by his actions. However since learning that Crusty's sister resembles her, she decided to let down her defences and slowly accepted him. But it could mean that Lenessia might be used a barging chip in the future. Minori is trying her best to get her party together but because of her quiet nature, she is unable to speak up, making Rundel a complete jerk of himself. Hopefully, Minori will get out of her shell soon. With another strange phenomenon and Regan's appearance, is there any connections as Shiroe and Akatuski follow him to learn more of the world's secrets...

Kill La Kill and Samurai Flamenco are taking a two week break and will return on January.

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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Quick update

Hal Spacejock 6: Safe Art - I've completed 28,000 words in 24 days. Target 65,000, and I'm hoping to have the first draft done by the end of August.

Hal Junior 3: The Gyris Mission.  The first draft is complete at 31,000 words, editing is in progress and the draft paperback layout is in place. Cover art under way. Hoping to get it all ready during September, with a release date towards the end of the month. (ISBN for the paperback is 978-1-877034-24-4)

October will be Hal 6 editing month, and I'm looking to release the ebook towards the end of November. However ...

November is Nanowrimo, and this year I intend to write a brand new novel featuring another character from the Hal Spacejock series. It'll be more gritty than the Hal Spacejock books, and it should satisfy my itch to write a proper thriller.

It's possible Nanowrimo will delay Hal 6, but not by much.

After that I have a half-finished Hal Junior 4 novel waiting to be restarted, and Hal 7 is already 2/3 complete. Deadlines are a bit nebulous this far out, but assuming December '12 to write Jnr 4 and Jan/Feb '13 to write Hal 7, then Jnr 4 could be out in March '13 and Hal 7 could be April/May.

On top of that, Albert Aribaud, the translator who did such a good job on the French edition of Hal Spacejock book one, is currently working on the translation of Hal Junior: The Secret Signal. Very preliminary estimates are for a December completion, but that's just a wild guess at this stage.

I'll also have more translation news soon. Hal Spacejock really is spreading his wings, isn't he?

Obviously these deadlines are subject to change, and they depend very much on how much programming I have to do to pay the bills. My ebook income for the past 6-8 months is the only reason I've been able to write and release more books: I can point to the income and convince my family this writing business isn't just a hobby, and the long hours I spend at the computer really are worth it.

This isn't some lame author plea to buy my stuff, it's just a fact of life. For the first time in the past 15-20 years I can afford to devote more than odds and ends of spare time to my writing, and my output has increased enormously.

I hope your own projects are coming along - please feel free to comment below, letting me know what you're writing and how much time you're managing to put in every week.

Simon Haynes is the author of the Hal Spacejock and Hal Junior series (Amazon / Smashwords / other formats)

Satima Flavell said...

It's great to see you making such an amazing amount of progress, Simon! I'm looking forward to all the new books but first I must buy myself a Kindle - reading on screen is tiresome, I find.

The first book of my trilogy is out with a publisher at present (first time I've ever been asked for a full!) so that's got me all keen about book 2. I'm 67,000 ww in, and counting.

Simon Haynes said...

Thanks Satima. The progress is all down to the enthusiasm people have for my work. It's hard NOT to be motivated when I can click-clicky Amazon KDP and see sales ticking over. It was much harder to keep myself going when I had to wait interminable months to find out whether something was selling ... or even being read.

Yes, a Kindle will make all the difference. The screen on the cheapest model is absolutely no different to a printed page, with the added bonus of resizable fonts. I'd avoid anything with a backlit LCD though - no better than a computer screen.

That's brilliant about your book. I'm sure it's well-edited too ;-)

Vero said...

Yay -- thriller! Will it be a sci-fi thriller? :)

Sounds like you're really busy, and Hal's setting a sturdy foot in Europe. Hope he spreads.

28K in 24 days is great momentum. That's pretty much my wordcount as well, when I get to write consistently, +/- 1K per day. Been caught up in da job lately, so that count went down to an average of 500 words/day, but hell, I'm still writing. My WIP's at 70K now, which is also about 70% of it. Hope to finish it by (sniffs at the wind) September, if all goes well.

Simon Haynes said...

Yes, sci-fi thriller. Darker than Hal Spacejock, more adult. Not sure how adult yet - I don't want to release it under another name (in a brown paper bag), but it would be nice to put some racier stuff in there too. It's tough because I also have a series for 9-12s and traditional wisdom is that you use different names for each series. I'm not traditional OR wise, so there.

Re the WIP, that's good going. 500 a day is plenty, especially if you're coping with a job. There's no prize for writing fast anyway, only for finishing your novel. (The prize being ... you finished a novel.)

Vero said...

I don't like pen names, feels like mild schizophrenia. You'd have to double up the networking and promotion, and practically start from scratch with building yourself a "name" in the industry. Ugh.
There must be a way to publish darker stuff under your own name. It's not like it'll be porn or anything, and it'll be shelved in a different place in libraries as well. Hm...

"There's no prize for writing fast anyway, only for finishing your novel."
You're so right with this! It's an easy thing to forget. I'll scribble it on a post-it and stick it to the bottom of my screen. (I'm writing a scene right now, at work, between server monitoring and defect tracking. Good times! *snicker*)

Simon Haynes said...

No, not a fan of pen names. Unfortunately - especially in the US - authors are forced to name-hop thanks to the computerised (-ized) ordering systems in use. Big chains would look at the order and sales for author X's previous book, then order a smaller quantity so they'd have fewer returns. Smaller order = fewer sales, which is a death spiral for any author, as you can imagine. So, using a new name was like hitting a magic reset button.

I'm not worried about shelving because my primary target is ebook, with a POD release for those who want print.

I did the trade publishing tango with my first four novels, but now I'm an indie publisher with my own personal imprint. In fact, Satima (1st comment) was my editor for the first Bowman Press release - Hal Junior: The Secret Signal. Incidentally, I'm making more out of my ebooks than I ever did out of my trade publishing contract. That's reason enough to write and publish more!

So, you're in computers too huh? The only server I have to deal with these days is a low-powered linux machine running various web/email services. I do a lot of programming though.

Simon Haynes said...

Incidentally, anyone seeking a publisher needs to read this first. (It's not for everyone, but I'm in agreement.)

I'd rather sell $15,000-$20,000 worth of ebooks for 20-30 years than get an advance of $5k, especially with new publisher contracts appearently going after 'permanent' assignment of print rights (author's life + 90 years.), instead of reverting to the author when the print edition sales tail off. (And as for ebook rights - I'll take 70% of $4.99 over 25% of $9.99 any day.)

Plus you don't have to wait 12-18 months for each finished book to appear.

Anyway, Joe says it better than I can.

That's my public announcement for the day.

Vero said...

JA Konrath's perspective on indie publishing fits writers who've been traditionally published first, and/or already have a readership, much more than unknown writers who try to go indie from scratch -- especially if the latter have no clue about marketing. But I can totally see why indie fits you, and I'm really glad it's going so well and that you're satisfied! :)

Computers - yup. I'm a system test analyst and software quality consultant. Bit of a geek. I know you're programming (and quite well too), I've been using yWriter on and off since 2008. Great, nifty piece of software! :)

Simon Haynes said...

I understand where you're coming from, except ... when I released my ebooks I was completely unknown (as a writer) outside Australia.

I always thought my free software and the websites would bring in a few readers, but I'd suggest there's very little crossover between keen writers and keen science fiction comedy readers.

As for Spacejock, from 2005-2010 only a handful of my novels were sold outside this country, and those were very expensive exports.

So, the success of the ebooks has nothing to do with their publication in Australia, and everything to do with the following:

1) offering the first book free
2) To a small degree, my online footprint in terms of Myspace (back when), Facebook, Twitter etc. I do mention my stuff there, but don't regard them as a sales channel.
3) having a decent product

Numbers 1 and 3 were the key.

Obviously it's impossible to offer a freebie if you're releasing your first novel, and that's where it's important to get the second out asap. Basically you publish the first, do a bit of low-key promo and then ignore it while you focus on making the second even better.

Once you have two or three up the fun can really start.

There's another thing to consider too - if you self-pub an ebook and attract an audience by yourself, there's every chance a trade publisher will come knocking. It's almost like a rehearsal these days, whereas when I was starting out if you self-pubbed an ebook you could kiss a trade publishing deal goodbye.

Simon Haynes said...

PS I think the Simon Haynes author page on Facebook has about 200 likes after a year or so, but I'm now selling over 500 ebooks a month, split fairly evenly between the US and UK.

Unless those 200 Facebook fans are super-keen (and have multiple Amazon accounts), my sales are all going to people I have no contact with.

Vero said...

Thanks for sharing your publication road, that's very interesting, and a well deserved achievement. The digital age is pretty great news for writers, in my opinion. Not that I've lived long enough to personally experience any other age, but I still think it's a great time for writers.

Having a quality product is obviously essential, but the rest of it -- the marketing (freebies are also part of marketing) is important too. After a book is liked by enough readers, marketing pretty much becomes independent as word-of-mouth. There's no better marketing than that! But it needs a bit of maintenance too, though that requires much less effort than initially.

In this light, I think you might find Kristen Lamb's book on smart social media marketing interesting (as opposed to spamming, or like you said, transforming your social profiles in sales channels), if you haven't read it yet -- We Are Not Alone.
What I found most instructional in this book was her understanding of how social media can work in favor of writers. Useful perspective.

It's true that successful self-pubbers attract traditional publishers, since they prefer to invest in writers who come with an implicit promise of sales. I think self-publishing is a very viable alternative for writers regardless. In time, the stigma of poor quality will also lessen, one way or another, most likely through the development of a generally accepted rating system or channel. But I digress.

P.S. Wow, awesome sales, kudos! And thanks very much for the conversation. :)

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Monday, January 25, 2016

Owen's 9 Year Pictures!

Last Saturday I took Owen in for his 9 Year pictures at JCPenny's. He's so easy going when it comes to pictures.

I really wanted to capture is his cool dude attitude in at least one of the pictures and I think this one did just that. He's cool, but not cocky.

9 years old....and yes I plan to keep going with the numbers for the kids annual pictures until they are 18!

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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Have Book. Can Travel.

Here I am off to the wonderful ROME for a few days of bloggy holiday and some quality time with Dorothy Whipple's Someone at a Distance. What could be nicer?

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Wandering with Wordsworth, Dorothy, that is

I can’t remember when or how biographies came to be a major meal in my reading menu, but I know that I love them. I acknowledge that behind every biography there lurks a nosey parker but at the same time, I frequently find them stark and true windows through which to view wider pictures. Most biographies try to tread the path between a person’s inner and outer life; between what they were thinking and feeling and the world around them. The wider picture that they seek to show is often the proverbial “times” of the soul in the spotlight.

The wonderful, slightly odd but ultimately rather liberating thing about Frances Wilson’s book The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth is that it bothers not with such conventions. It sort of says hang the need to provide social and historical context; never mind what people were wearing and how rich they were compared to others; who cares about the wars, the battles, the headlines. It seeks to engage completely with and to gut out every aspect of the inner world of Dorothy Wordsworth. If you are unfamiliar with her, suffice to say that she was a gifted writer and daring thinker who was not an easy woman to live with. She is better known as the sister whom William Wordsworth may have slept with, or at any rate, done something other than simply written poetry with.

There is in this book, an extreme concern with the details of a life that I found surprising and extremely moving. I am a great lover of walking for example, and although I cannot claim to have undertaken the major yomps that Dorothy and William did up hill and down dale in all weathers, there was something about the pattern of their early life – of walking huge distances and being thought strange that really touched me. They walked, according to Wilson because they were defiant and restless and felt homeless, although this was something that they never were. By fetching out the walking in this way, the reader is left with a real sense of the wildness of these two, and especially of Dorothy. This is not a domestic story; there are no interiors; it all seems to take place on a wind smashed moor.

Illness is not an occasional inconvenience. It is a member of the family; a character at the table in the Wordsworth household. The siblings and their circle are cursed with ill health, with the need to go to bed for days at a time, with debilitating headaches. Wilson puts William’s ailments down to his being a hypochondriac opium addict, but for Dorothy, she reserves really enquiring and thoroughgoing treatment. What were Dorothy’s headaches like? Was she anorexic? What exactly was wrong with her oft lamented bowls? Was it mostly her mind which had the problem? It is the historian of footnotes and the collector of tiny details in me that is so excited by this.

All this illness and wandering however, has, over time, added to the impression that there was something flagrantly odd about the household of William and Dorothy. Historians and literary academics have looked at William’s mysterious “Lucy” poems and at Dorothy’s journal in which she describes an odd scene between them on the morning of William’s wedding, and they have concluded that brother and sister were lovers. Wilson approaches this narrative with both incredible depth of research, in so far as that is possible, and also with real imagination. In fact, she brings out and acknowledges the significance of the imagination of others in the whole idea. Not a usual approach for a biographer, but an excellent and a memorable one.

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Sunday, May 17, 2009

Medicinal Mojito

Start this recipe by picking a warm summer day. 88° is good. I think today was around 90°, which is even better.

Go out and wipe yourself out. Yardwork is always good for this. Especially on the warm day. My example would be weeding and tilling the garden. I'm dirty, hot, and sweaty.

Go shower and get cleaned up. Then find some fresh mint and cut several sprigs.

If you know where the cheese store is, pick some up. A little good cheese never hurt anybody.

Pour out some Oil and Balsamic for dipping the crusty sourdough bread that I know you bought when you bought the cheese and crackers...

Next, get a tall glass, throw in a generous pinch or two of sugar, the juice of half a lime, about ten mint leaves that you cut earlier, and some ice. Then muddle the mint leaves into the sugar and ice to release the mint oils. Top off with a couple ounces of white rum, and then fill with soda water.

It's a Mojito, and if it's before noon, it's medicinal. If it's evening... you've earned it.

And let the porch creeping commence!

Done right, this recipe will last well after sunset.
It's all about quality of life.

**Author Update**

Everybody knows how to make "a" mojito right? But "a" mojito isn't really useful for most occasions. So I've been tweaking my recipe, and here it is... for a decent amount.

Use a pitcher... throw in 20 Mint Leaves, a couple handfuls of crushed ice, and 12 tsp Sugar, Muddle that. Add 3 oz Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice, 10 oz of White Rum, and top with 22 oz of Club Soda!

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  1. where are you having this mojito? Looks like a female leg with sandal joining you... hmmmmm??


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Sunday, December 20, 2009

Honey Sesame Squid

For a simple marinade, mix equal parts Organic Low Sodium Tamari Sauce, Honey and water. Stir until honey is incorporated. Add minced Garlic and fresh cracked Pepper to taste. Drizzle in Toasted Sesame Oil. Set aside.

Clean and prep your Squid. If possible collect the ink from the inksac and behind the eyes. This can be used to make black rice, black pasta or black croutons etc. You can also use it to make block prints... you get the picture.

Soak Squid in milk for 1 hour in refrigerator then drain and or rinse

In a ziplock baggie add Squid and marinade. Let marinate at least 1 hour in refrigerator. Drain.

Fix up some nice Jasmine Rice, Steam some Red Swiss Chard and fry your Squid in a little olive oil. Remember never overcook squid. If you do over cook it, it will be like rubber bands. This Squid was tender and succulent. Most Tasty!

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Monday, March 30, 2009

Obama Not Moving To End DADT

In regard to Obama and DADT, I'm afraid that it does not appear to look good for its demise at this point:

"On FOX News Sunday, Chris Wallace asked Defense Secretary Robert Gates about White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs' statement earlier this year that "yes," Obama planned to repeal the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.Said Gates: "[DADT] continues to be the law, and any change in the policy would require a change in the law. We will follow the law whatever it is. That dialogue, though, has really not progressed very far at this point in the administration. I think the president and I feel like we've got a lot on our plates right now and let's push that one down the road a little bit." (Source: Towleroad)

Push it down the road? Are they serious? I'm just not feeling good about Obama at this point. Where is the "change we can believe in?"

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Draconian NYC Transit Increases Penalize Poor

The New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority is broke, so they have voted to raise fares through the roof and cut services. Whom does this primarily affect? The poor, the working and middle classes, of course...those who have to take the bus or the subway to get to thier jobs. Yet I see no outrage coming from politicians and no one stepping forward to speak up for those most affected by this outrage. From the Times:

Under the plan approved Wednesday, the base subway and bus fare rises to $2.50 from $2, with the change taking effect May 31. A monthly MetroCard would cost $103, up from $81. Riders on the Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road would see increases of at least 20 to 30 percent, beginning June 1. The fare on Long Island Bus, which serves Nassau County, would rise to $3.50 from $2.

Annuities Are Confusing? Really?

There is an interesting article in today's New York Times about 401K plans and how they have lost so much value in the current downturn. It sems that they are not the retiremkent panacea that was hoped for by so many. When Dan retired we bought an annuity with his retirement assets. One of our friends, an accountant no less, thinks annuities are "kinky." Well, it turns out that we did the right thing:

Older investors now want what their elders had: a pension income they can count on for as long as they live. A Fidelity Investments survey released last week found that 85 percent of investors 55 to 70 years old placed greater importance on a guaranteed monthly retirement income than on above-average investment gains. Expect to see new, more conservative financial products and government initiatives to encourage voluntary savings plans. But few have figured out how to get there. A 2007 consumer finance survey by the Federal Reserve Board found that only 5.5 percent of families owned an annuity, a financial product designed to provide reliable retirement income but rarely chosen by the layman because they tend to be complex and confusing.

Good News! A New "Stooges" Movie!

From today's New York Times...a new movie is coming about my favorite vintage comedy team...Moe, Larry, and Curly:

To his allies, Sean Penn is a wise guy; to his adversaries, he’s a stooge. Now they’re both correct: the actor has joined the cast of “The Three Stooges,” a new MGM comedy based on the vintage film shorts of that knockaround trio, Variety reported. Mr. Penn, who recently won his second Academy Award, for playing the title role in Gus Van Sant’s “Milk,” is set to play Larry, the wire-haired, Stradivarius-wielding Stooge. The studio is also said to be in final negotiations with Jim Carrey, who will gain weight to play the rotund Curly, and is pursuing Benicio Del Toro (“Che”) to play the irritable Moe. The film is to be written and directed by Bobby and Peter
(of “There’s Something About Mary” and “Kingpin” fame), and is planned for a 2010 release.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Happy Paddy's Day, And A Blot On The Emerald

I'm always a bit torn about identifying with the Irish. Sure, I qualify because I'm mostly Irish...but there is so much homophobia among particularly the American Irish and especially Irish Catholics that it sickens me. So I avoid the St. Patrick's Day parade here in Philadelphia, that excludes open gays just like they do in New York City. I don't paint all people of Irish extraction with this broad brush and so I'll celebrate with those who are decent and not bigoted. But the rest of them need to stop hating gay people. It's a blot on the emerald.

Monday, March 16, 2009

Financial Responsibility Disconnect

The auto workers are told that they must re-negotiate their contracts if they expect the government to help, but AIG can't do the same with the incompetent executives that stand to gain millions of taxpayer bailout dollars?

Whole New Thing trailer -

NIce movie that we just enjoyed via NetFlix.

Friday, March 13, 2009

Sullivan's Ethically Suspect Foundations

Andrew Sullivan put up a long post yesterday lamenting the personal disappointment he has suffered in several of the institutions and movements in which he had placed his faith. These include the Catholic Church, with its homophobia and widespread cover ups of the sex abuse of children, the Republican Party and it's embrace of radical religious fundamentalism, George Bush and his use of torture, and conservatism in general. He can't become a liberal though, because he has no faith in the positive role that government can play, and he is wary of liberalism's collectivist tendencies, he says.

Andrew suffers from an inability to see what his failed institutions and movements have in common: flawed ethical underpinnings. Conservatism ignores calls for justice, as does the Catholic church and the Republican Party. Had Andrew spent more time with Plato instead of Burke and Oakeshott, perhaps he would not find himself "clinging to the wreckage" of all that he had previously embraced.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Conservatives Are Waking Up

...and, like David Brooks in today's New York Times, they are realizing that Obama is going to turn the ship of state in the opposite direction from Reaganomics:

Those of us who consider ourselves moderates — moderate-conservative, in my case — are forced to confront the reality that Barack Obama is not who we thought he was. His words are responsible; his character is inspiring. But his actions betray a transformational liberalism that should put every centrist on notice. As Clive Crook, an Obama admirer, wrote in The Financial Times, the Obama budget “contains no trace of compromise. It makes no gesture, however small, however costless to its larger agenda, of a bipartisan approach to the great questions it addresses. It is a liberal’s dream of a new New Deal.”

Monday, March 2, 2009

Obama Is Dawdling On The Economy: Pettifor

Author Ann Pettifor writes about Obama's economic strategy at Huffington: the most critical area, the economy, he is allowing his economic team to dawdle. That could be fatal to his presidency. Geithner, Summers and Bernanke are still lagging behind events. If he is not careful he, and they, will be overtaken by these events, and the U.S. could suffer the fate of Japan...The president must not allow himself to be slowed down by the timidity of his current economic team. If they don't stop dawdling, he should take over the reins and get himself a new team.


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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Courtesy C-Monster, via Eyebeam ReBlog: The art criticism of Andy Rooney. Best comment on YouTube: Why is John McCain talking about public art??

Blogger Balhatain said...

Video seems to buffer often. I can't get past his boob talk without it buffering over and over. Might be a problem on my end though.

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Blogger jhcudlin said...

Well, you're not missing much.

Although it is interesting to me that Rooney regards Picasso, Richard Serra, and painted fiberglass animals as basically interchangeable.

Mind you, Picasso left us evidence that he knew how to draw, so he might be okay. Maybe.

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Friday, October 09, 2009

documents and artifacts

You can hear last night's Dinosaur Jr. concert from the 9:30 club in its entirety on NPR's All Songs Considered--or see the player below.

This is admittedly not quite the same experience as being in the club, face to face with J. Mascis's three Marshall stacks.

Which begs the question: Who on earth needs twenty-four 12" speakers on stage with them when not playing a venue the size of a soccer stadium? That would be J. Mascis.

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Wednesday, November 04, 2009

last call

FALL SOLOS 2009 closes at 5:00 pm this Saturday, November 7. If you still haven't seen the show, you've been missing one heck of a strong group of artists. See some installation shots below:
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AG Students at work on the Model Home Project

Program Description

This program prepares students for employment in government service, agribusiness, horticulture, livestock, flowers and foliage, landscape, macadamia nuts, papaya, and coffee industries.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students are prepared to:

  • Plan and manage projectsand cultivate horticulturalcrops using legal; sustainable; safe; and ecologically, biologically, and technologically sound practices.
  • Design gardens that demonstrate the aesthetic principles of unity, repetition, balance, color, and texture congruent with the customers’ desires.

  • Operate and maintain tools and equipment.

  • Set-up and manage a business enterprise.

  • Interact with customers and co-workers in ways that effectively support the work to be accomplished.

Course Learning Outcomes

Beginning July 1, 2011, the US Department of Education began requiring colleges to disclose a variety of information for any financial aid eligible program that "prepares students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation". We hope that this information is helpful to our current students and to prospective students as they make their career and educational choices.

The data includes occupations, placement rates, on-time completion rates, average costs and program median loan debt.

Gainful Employment Disclosure for Agriculture Certificate of Achievement (CA) Program

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Welcome to our plot!

I'm Hazel, and in Nov 2006 my friend Jane and I took on a half plot at Hill Allotments, Sutton Coldfield - we want the satisfaction of growing and eating our own fruit and veg, and to improve our diet (and fitness!).

This is the story of what happened next...........

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Shortest Day

Today it is the shortest day of the year, a second shorter than yesterday, and five seconds shorter than it will be tomorrow.

I know that it will still be damp/dark/cold/miserable/wintery for a while to come, and you won't notice any difference in the day length for ages, but even so - it's all good from here on in.

Roll on Spring.

Sunday, December 04, 2011

Winter Gardening

What does the fair-weather gardener do on a grey and chilly December weekend when she really, really doesn't want to go and dig up paths at the Hill?

She sits in front of the fire and shells beans.

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Monday, 6 May 2013

You're Sew Special!

I hope everyone has had a lovely bank holiday weekend, the weather has been glorious!!
And now for something different!! My first bobbin!!

Image - Tailor Tilda, sentiment stamp is a freebie. Medium - Distress Markers and Promarkers.
I used a toilet tissue roll, cut some circles and added some die cuts.

Tools - Marianne D's butterfly die, Spellbinders Ironworks pendant die, MS eyelet lace border punch and Papermania floral embossing folder.
Vellum, CS, button, pearls, twine - All from my stash.
Marianne D's Lace.
I'm entering these challenges
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Favourite colour combo
Crafty Emblies - Anything goes
Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes w/ribbon
Crafty Sentiments - Letter B ( Bobbin, butterfly, button)
Cupcake Inspirations - Challenge #209
DL.ART - Thankful Thursday
DL.ART - May linky challenge
DRS.Designs - Butterflies
Dream Valley - No Squares Allowed
Eclectic Ellapu - Anything goes
EAC - Pearls
Fashionable Stamping - Anything goes
Inky Chicks - Shabby Chic
Magnolia-licious Challenge - Use Vellum (punched border and butterfly)
Marianne Design Divas - Going Girly
Marvelous Magnolia - Pearls and Lace
Penny Black and More - Sew Special
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
SSS&S - Inspired by ( Saw these bobbins on a few blogs, had to make one)
Simon Says - Happy Mail
Southern Girls Challenge - You can say that again
S&C w/Magnolia - Spring with buttons
Stamping Sensations - Embossing and Texture
TRB - Let's make it w/lace
Tildas Town - Anything goes
TFM - Mother's Day
V's Sweet Ideas - Mother's Day
Vintage Stamping Challenge - Lace and Pearls
WAW - Anything goes

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

HealthLandscape and UDS Mapper Win First Place in Esri Application Fair

HealthLandscape and UDS Mapper took first place in the Web-Based GIS Application category at the Esri International User Conference's User Software Applications Fair. The full display included HealthLandscape Version 3, the UDS Mapper, and the Med School Mapper. Esri is the world leader in Geographic Information Systems. The Conference took place July 11-15 in San Diego and drew more than 15,000 GIS users. Application Fair prizes were awarded based on attendee voting.


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There are numerous commercial products you can purchase, which can tighten your skin, reduce enlarged pores, and treat skin issues, but often, they are loaded with harmful chemicals and are quite expensive.

On the other hand, you can use your own, homemade, natural remedies, which can give even better results. The best natural remedy to use in this case, is baking soda.

  • Add 2 tablespoons of it to some water, mix well, and apply the paste on the face.
  • Then, leave it to act for 15 minutes, and wash it off with cool water.

On the other hand, you will also reduce large pores and get beneficial effects from the use of the following natural remedies, which are extremely effective, and contain only two or three ingredients:

Egg White and Lemon juice

Mix two egg whites with a few drops of lemon juice, and prepare your homemade facial mask. Then, apply it on the face, leave it to dry for several minutes, and rinse with cool water. In this way, you will tighten the skin pores, and eliminate excess oil and dead skin cells.

Almond and Lime Juice

In a small dish, pour some water and place several almonds in it. Leave them to soak until the next morning, and then mash them, in order to prepare a paste. Add a teaspoon of lime juice in the paste, and apply it on the face. Leave it to act for half an hour and then rinse it with cool water.

Tomato and Lime Juice

Add 2-4 drops of lime juice to some tomato juice, and apply their mixture on the face with a cotton ball. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash it off with cold water. Tomatoes act as an astringent, and the lime juice will remove excess oil from the skin. This mask will also close and tighten pores.

Cucumber, Lemon, and Rosewater

Peel the cucumber, crush the flesh, and add a few drops of lemon juice and a teaspoon of rosewater to it. Pour the mixture on a clean cloth, fold it, and apply it on the face. Then, rinse with cold water.

Lemon and Pineapple Juice

In half a cup of pineapple juice, add the juice of half a lemon, soak a face cloth in their mixture, and place it on the face. Leave it to act for 5 minutes, and rinse with cold water.

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Hair comes to be completely dry when the hair shafts do not absorb or preserve enough wetness, resulting in a breakable, dull appearance. This could be due to disease or dietary shortages, use harsh hair products, exceedingly washing your hair, exposure to chlorinated water, and also constant use heated designing devices or hair dye. Prevent these causes.

Taking treatment of hair that is naturally dry could be fairly a task. As well as exactly what with the rowdy frizz that often tends to constantly be a buddy of completely dry hair, not to state the dull, drab appearance it gives your locks, making it look nice could offer the best of us a painful time.

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To give your hair a completely dry hair therapy, use almond oil, olive oil, coconut oil, sesame oil, as well as mustard oil since they are some of your hair’s friends. Massage therapy prior to cleaning once a week.

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Sunday, November 19, 2006

practice makes perfect

m here, hijacking the blog for today.

last night, r and i along with a, j, j, and g went over to l and c's house to play with Baby K, eat chinese food, and watch some hockey. it was a great time!

r was practicing her baby-holding skills on Baby K. r really, really likes Baby K. in fact, i think that if we were not having a lemur of our very own, r would likely "borrow" Baby K on a regular basis just so she could hold her while watching various sporting events.

here are r and a very relaxed Baby K trying to figure out why in the heck the habs aren't scoring.

and here, a little later, are r and Baby K seeming a little surer of the whole hockey thing. but really, they'd rather be watching football.

watching r with Baby K makes me feel much more comfortable about the fact that our first child is due in a week. i would not categorize myself as much of a baby person. i generally like babies once they are capable of holding up their own heads. until then, i find them a tad frightening. but r, she is a natural. i guess that after carrying this baby around for 40 weeks, i shouldn't feel too badly about passing it off to her for a while. at least during sporting events.

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Stupid blogger. It ruined two attempts at commenting today.
I just wanted to tell ya that it's not as scary as you're anticipating, M. I was terrified, but managed to do all those baby tasks... newborns are scary creatures, but you can do it!

Come on Lemur!!!

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Dear M.

Stupid blogger just deleted my first attempt at a comment too. Humph!

I think that you looked perfectly confident and capable(sp?) and wonderful holding baby K. too and that you are going to do just fine. Even if the Lemur proves wobbly in the first couple months.


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Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Call for Essays: Neo-Peplum Films and Television 1990 to Present

Good day everyone -

Taking a small off topic post here at my blog to do something extremely important. I am currently in the process of editing and compiling an edited academic anthology on neo-peplum films and television. I am trying to spread my call for abstracts and essays to as many places as possible to see what other scholars and academics may be interested and consider submitting to. So naturally, one of the places I should be posting my CFP is here at my own blog.

Obligatory shot of "peplum"-themed albums from martial-industrial bands
to somewhat make this entry music related

So please, read below and see if this might me a project you would be interested in being involved in.

After the success of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator in 2000, the sword-and-sandal genre of films was officially resurrected and has not seen such a prolific output since its heyday in Italy in the late 1950s and 1960s. This second wave of peplum films - or more specifically “neo-peplum” to reflect this distinctive contemporary cycle - has achieved unprecedented critical and commercial success, with big screen films such as 300 to ambitiously realized small screen fare such as Spartacus and Rome. Marginal, critically panned and box office bombs such as Gods of Egypt still make an impact, contributing to the canon of films. With an upcoming remake of Ben-Hur on the horizon, films set in ancient Greek and Roman times, based on their mythologies or featuring gladiatorial combat or large centurion armies, are certainly in demand to theater-goers and Netflix binge watchers.

With such sword-and-sandal films enjoying such popularity, it invites an academic gaze to unearth their cinematic importance beyond simple movie watching consumption. These films and television shows are definitely important: are they a reflection of our times? With our high tech lives, what is the fascination with depictions of the ancient world? With body and gender dialogue more open, what does this say about films that have a strong emphasis on the herculean male or Amazonian female?

This anthology is looking for essays that aim to explore this neo-peplum cycle of films that shares commonality to the original Italian films and Hollywood historic epics. The original peplum cycle of films began with Hercules in 1958, so it is appropriate to say the neo-peplum cycle begins anew with the Hercules character in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys of the 1990s. This anthology seeks to solidify the neo-peplum genre as a distinct term and re-appropriate it to specifically refer to sword-and-sandal films and television shows made after 1990 and evaluate these entries in a variety of interdisciplinary lenses and frameworks.

Potential Essay Topics

A list of possible (but not comprehensive) topics and themes that contributors could submit on:

  • Anti-Peplum – exploring change in tone from adventure and action to more dramatic and gritty stories
  • Auteur theory (Timur Bekmambetov and The Arena)
  • Portrayal of women from vamps and damsels in the original peplum cycle to Xena-inspired characters in the present cycle (Xena, The Arena)
  • General Masculinity/Femininity portrayal
  • Compare/contrast original Italian cycle with present cycle
  • Compare/contrast original stories/characters with remakes (Hercules remakes, Clash of the Titans remake)
  • Close reading at source material and how neo-peplum films interpret them
  • Neo-peplums as allegory for present day politics
  • Peplums for young adults (Gods of Egypt)
  • Neo-peplums combining with other genres – such as sci-fi (John Carter) or disaster film (Pompeii)
  • Ancient worlds portrayed in “hyper-realistic” fashion
  • Mono-myth and neo-peplum characters
  • Pastiche, parody, subversion (Hail, Caesar!, Meet the Spartans)
  • Representations of race, white-washing
  • Shakespeare, tragedy (Titus)

Authors are encouraged to submit more than one abstract. If you have multiple great ideas for potential essay chapters, feel free to submit each one. I will assemble the most cohesive arrangement of essays that will provide the most well-rounded discussion of neo-peplum films.

Films and Television Series

Below is a list of potential films and television series post 1990 that could potentially fit into the neo-peplum formula. This list is by no means complete, but it is presented to give examples of the types of films/TV shows that fit within this genre and to inspire creative ideas for the films to write about. Not all neo-peplum films deal directly with ancient Greece or Rome, as some of the aesthetics and styles are being used for Egyptian, Viking and barbarian themed films as well. This list is only a guide; other films and TV shows that are neo-peplum-like will certainly be entertained for this book.

300 (2007), 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), Agora (2009), Alexander (2004), The Arena (2001), Centurion (2010), Clash of the Titans (2010), The Eagle (2011), Gladiator (2000), Gods of Egypt (2016), Hail, Caesar! (2016), Hercules (1997), Hercules (2014), Immortals (2011), John Carter (2012), The Last Legion (2007), Meet the Spartans (2008), Pompeii (2014), Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (2010), The Scorpion King (2002) and its sequels, Titus (1999), Troy (2004), Wrath of the Titans (2012)

Television Series

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995-1999), Rome (2005-2007), Spartacus (2010–2013), Vikings (2013-present), Xena: Warrior Princess (1995-2001), Young Hercules (1998-1999)

Publication Timetable

Below follows a generous timetable at essay composition, editing and submitting:

  • June 30, 2016 – Deadline for abstract submissions
  • July 10, 2016 – Notification of acceptance, distribution of style guide
  • December 4, 2016 – Chapter drafts are due
  • April 29, 2017 – Chapter revisions due
  • May 31, 2017 – Submission of manuscript to the publisher

Drafts and revisions are strongly encouraged to be submitted before the deadlines. The essays will follow Chicago style citations. The style guide when disseminated will round out the essay specifications.

Abstract Submission Instructions

Please submit your abstract(s) of roughly 500 words along with your academic CV/resume and preliminary bibliography to the email address below before June 30th. Please use an appropriate subject line when submitting – have it contain the phrase “neo-peplum submission.” I will confirm each submission via email within 48 hours.

Essayists will receive a contributor’s copy of the book when it is published.

Nicholas Diak, editor

Nicholas Diak is an independent pop culture scholar residing in southern California. He has a strong interest in neofolk and post-industrial music, exploitation cinema, Italian genre films and H.P. Lovecraft. He has contributed to the book James Bond and Popular Culture: Essays on the Influence of the Fictional Superspy (McFarland, 2014) and has an essay appearing in an upcoming anthology on space-horror films. He is a frequent presenter at the Southwest Popular/American Culture Conference, a contributor to the website Heathen Harvest and a member of the H.P. Lovecast Podcast. He is also an academic member of the Horror Writers Association and National Coalition of Independent Scholars.

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Wednesday, 29 June 2016

Scary, Scary Night

Portrait of The UK With Bandaged Ear

I'm still waiting for a phonecall from the Norwegian Embassy about the Peace Painting Project, but of course, like everyone else this week, have been completely distracted by the catastrophic events of the EU Referendum.

The whole situation is so insane that it deserves a critical Van Gogh eye.
You're welcome.
Yes, the houses of parliament are made of glass, as people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, and to represent the fragility of the situation. St. Stephen's tower is Van Gogh's favourite danger yellow, the sort of colour used in warning signs, along with the red clock face from a STOP sign.

England's green and pleasant land has been overgrown with Van Gogh's wheat field, with the crows above.
Skrik here emerges as a sort of scarecrow, representing all of Scotland and the Remain campaign, who has probably been told that his warning cries and outpouring of terror at the situation are "scaremongering".

The stars from the EU flag are all in disarray, one of which appears to have been swallowed by a black hole.
Large waves tilt at the windmills, possibly due to the strawberry moon.

Friday, 17 June 2016

Peace Painting Project

It's been nearly a month since the private view for A Journey exhibition, and my nails have been bitten so much they're sore.

I'm not always sleeping properly.

I've managed to cover the costs of the trip to Oslo, because some money we were owed since Christmas has been repaid, but I had planned to do some sketching, or maybe use the trip to inspire new work, but I'm glad I haven't been stupid enough to make work without any income to justify the creativity.

But I'm still worrying about my ever-expanding overdraft. This * is a trigger warning.

All of my fair weather friends have suddenly resurfaced, suddenly pretending to be all pally with me, then asking me to help them out in some way.

Some artists seem to think that they can expect me to help them out for some charitable event that will not in any way benefit me, that I'm in any position to donate my time, expertise and kindness for their worthy cause. They will really appreciate it. See *.

No one is donating their time, expertise or kindness to me. Ever. These are people that will ignore me, either deliberately or not, when I'm in desperate need of income, or other support, but if they want something, suddenly I'm such an amazing friend of theirs - I think it's known as "cupboard love" in cats.

Well let me return the favour of having been neglected, financially abused, and forgotten by all of you in the art world, and those outside of it that wish to exploit us. You know what they say about karma.

I've felt unable to do much for the Peace Painting Project this week, mainly wondering about funding, *, so I've been in the studio doing illustration for my graphic novel, and doing some LAN networking and organisation, however, I received a reply to an email from a nice lady from the Norwegian Embassy, asking for a phonecall next week to discuss funding etc.

I'm hoping this will be more positive.

I've otherwise, as part of my work as a Bikeability Instructor, been paid to undertake first aid training.
So I'm now able to potentially save your life if you get into peril.

I returned home from training, absolutely shattered, to find news of a politician shot dead by a britain first extremist, and of some utterly bizarre homophobic "protest" in Lincoln city centre.


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so, this is the short story; got drown in tears in a whole day, couldn't sleep well, even I was crying in my sleep. so pathetic. I know. that was the first time I free-fall so hard, could't hold any single tears. it just drown me. till I was tired of crying. I tried to memorize the funny things, works, for some seconds, the rest was just a flood of tears came from my eyes. Then I was trying to listened to my playlist, a happy playlist. works, for some minutes, the rest was just a flash-back time, pathetic. Finally, I read. it works. till now. feel so better after that. I read a lot, magazines, comics, novels. so helping. then I picture all of my thoughts, trying to visualize all of those forlon into a new hope; fight the future series. enjoy :)

I'll fight the future, for you, for us, universe.

life's may grew complicately. somehow we gotta do what we want, push all the limit, cause actually the limitation comes from here, from our heart, be brave. love what we do, do what we love, we hand our fortune. cause there will be no end in this universe, in our aftermath. what we're always have is chapters. one chapter, two, hundreds, thousands chapters of our life. we just need to open them, one by one.

for all of the postponed obsession. for all of the hanging dreams. liebe from this girl. liebe. 5 cm liebe. stay close.

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I am super excited to announce Hyjewelry will be at the Unique USA this summer, August 9 & 10! I have visited Unique USA as a shopper before and always loved the party vibe with live DJ, free snacks and drinks, offbeat crowd, super creative shops, and cool workshops. I am pumped to be a seller this time around. A lot of work ahead to make my booth display stand out and create new jewelry designs for the show. If you haven't been to the show, it's time get over there. To celebrate my first show at the Unique USA, I am giving away two tickets to the show. All you need to do is one or more of the following:

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Therapeutic Boarding Schools in Sterling Heights, Michigan may not provide what the Future Men therapeutic boarding school does – Christian boys home and Christian boarding schools.

therapeutic boarding schoolsFinding the ideal therapeutic boarding school for boys in Sterling Heights, Michigan is a big decision. Although Future Men is located in Missouri, not Sterling Heights, Michigan, you’ll find that our therapeutic team and the rural environment is absolutely ideal for transforming the life of a troubled young man.

Therapeutic boarding schools for boys in Sterling Heights, Michigan are a great solution for troubled boys. However, when looking for programs, it is important to be aware that these boys often require distance from old associates and environments to really be allowed to change. This is where Future Men, in Missouri, comes in.

While you are searching for a therapeutic boarding school inSterling Heights, Michigan, please consider Future Men. It is a program located in rural southwest Missouri. To best serve the boys who enroll in this boarding school, our enrollment is capped at 15 boys, between ages 15-20. Our purpose is to teach these boys to overcome the struggles they arrive here with, and that is done best with a lot of individual attention. Whether your boy is struggling with anger, drug use, stealing, lack of self-control, or frequent lying, Future Men has the answer! We know that you have done everything you can to provide a good life for your son, but some boys just need even more. Here, they are provided the chance they need to dedicate themselves full-time to changing their lives and getting back on track.

Future Men is a therapeutic boarding school for boys and, as such, therapy is provided for your son in addition to academics. This therapy is primarily Biblical in nature, and is highly effective in creating life-long change.

You have likely tried everything for your son. From strict parenting to sports to other troubled teen homes, your son just doesn’t seem to change. Consequences don’t faze him and he seems intent on doing things his own way. Once these defiant boys are immersed in an environment like Future Men, they become cooperative and willing to change. Therapy is consistent here, in both group settings and more individual mentorship. Your son will be surrounded by other boys just like him, all trying to better themselves through Biblical principles. He will learn to encourage and work with the boys around him, just as they help and support him. This approach succeeds, even when it seems like there’s no way to help.

Our Directors, the BoldmansAs boys begin to straighten out their behavior, they are once again able to succeed in school. Often, troubled boys have gotten behind in their academics. Future Men, however, is a therapeutic boarding school for boys where even teenagers who were very far behind in school can catch up through our credit recovery program!

One of the most concerning things about your son’s behavior is likely the feeling that things will only continue to get worse from here. Without an education, he might be doomed to working dead-end jobs and his behavioral troubles could get worse and worse. We know that no parents want this for their child, and they don’t have to! Future Men will give your son a way to succeed in academics and life. Boys can catch up credits here much more quickly than at other therapy ranches.

Boys who come to this program are able to catch up on schoolwork very quickly. A typical school year can be accomplished in as little as four to five months here! Where traditional schools lack the facilities to help troubled boys, that is all we do at Future Men. Our curriculum is accredited through the North Central Association Commission on Schools, as well, meaning that work they do here is transferrable when they return home to Sterling Heights, Michigan. Most importantly, the small enrollment size of this program ensures that each students receives the hands-on attention they weren’t provided back in their old school. This is often required for troubled teenagers, as they progress at different paces and require a more tailored approach. Your son is not beyond help, Future Men will set him up for a future he could not have dreamed of.

If your son in Sterling Heights, Michigan needs help, Future Men can grant him a fresh start. No matter how much damage your son has done, he can be turned around. Although our therapeutic boarding school for boys is not located in Sterling Heights, Michigan, please give us a call today to learn more at (417) 546-4171.

More about therapeutic boarding schools in Sterling Heights, Michigan: Sterling Heights is a city in Macomb County of the U.S. state of Michigan, and one of Detroit’s core suburbs. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 129,699. It is the second largest suburb in Metro Detroit, and the fourth largest city in Michigan.
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"When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I thought as a child, I understood as a child; But when I became a man, I put away childish things." -- I Corinthians 13:11

Should you need help finding learning disability schools, therapeutic boarding schools, teen boarding schools or boarding schools for teens, please let us know. This is among therapeutic boarding schools with teen counseling to improve behavior problems of teenagers struggling with anger, oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), attention deficit, attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), substance abuse, depression, reactive attachment disorder (RAD), intermittent explosive disorder (IED), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), eating disorders, self-harm, or rebellion. For a troubled teenager, rather than seeking military schools, better and longer lasting help can be found from Christian boarding schools like Future Men. When looking into boarding schools for troubled teens, it is important to know the distinction between all the different types of programs. Probably the most common of these alternative schools are the therapeutic boarding schools. Specifically designed for at-risk teens, these programs, sometimes called reform schools, combine therapy with academics to help kids get back on track. For religious families, a Christian boarding school that works with troubled teens may be the best option.

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Therapeutic Boarding Schools in Sterling Heights, Michigan may not provide what the Future Men therapeutic boarding school does.


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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Who Doesn't Love Keyboard Cat?

Perez Hilton and Haley Joel Osment get played off!

lacochran said...

Keyboard Cat does not look happy.

Wain said...

I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.


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Herding Code 215: Jon McCoy on .NET Security and Defensive Patterns

At NDC Oslo, Jon talked to Jon McCoy about .NET security and defensive patterns for building enterprise applications.

Download / Listen: Herding Code 215: Jon McCoy on .NET Security and Defensive Patterns

Show Notes:

    • Security Patterns
      • (0:15) Jon Galloway (henceforth in this post JG) mentions the last time Jon McCoy was on the show and asks him about his talks this time around. This time, he and Topher Timzen did a hands on attack class followed by talks on defensive patterns for enterprise applications (video: Hacking .NET(C#) Application: Building and Breaking Layered Defense).
      • (00:54) JG asks Jon if he showed off any scary hacks. Jon describes an attack in which they made an executable editable both on disk and in memory, then edited both the IL and assembly code to do things like inject direct database attacks (bypassing . He describes how that could be defended using enterprise defensible architecture by talking to databases through services which can implement security layers. The goal is to prevent an attack at one layer from moving through the rest of the enterprise.
      • (1:59) JG says that often hears that major hacks occur by web application attacks that are then escalated to database attacks, often through password reuse. Jon says that’s true, since web applications are often deployed to the same server as a database or authentication server. He recommends using a service that’s locked to a single port, with security unit tests.
      • (2:43) JG asks which patterns he’s describing are unique to .NET development. Jon says that he’s emphasizing patterns that are easy on .NET – for example,  REST services are easy to implement on .NET as compared to C++. He’s advocating architectural changes that are relatively easy to implement in .NET applications provided you start with them early on (rather than trying to retrofit security later).
    • A specific example: Protecting a medical record
      • (3:33) JG asks for some specific examples. Jon says they talked about security unit tests and user stories and gives and example from his talk about a medical record that’s being sent through an enterprise securely. To do that, you’d need to encrypt it on an edge node, so the web server and database don’t have decrypted data or decryption keys. Instead, you use a key server on a segmented network. Because of this, at no point could a sysadmin have gotten access to the record because it was encrypted at all steps.
    • "Above Admin"
      • (4:49) JG points out that Jon is talking about preventing access to sensitive data by sysadmins. Jon says that you should consider your attackers to have more power than a sysadmin – they refer to attacker privileges as "above admin" because they’ve taken over your AD infrastructure, passwords on routers, dropping new firmware, etc.
      • (5:50) JG refers to James Mickens’ keynote from the previous night (Herding Code interview here) and asks if there’s any hope. Jon says you need to plan, you need to minimize pivot points to prevent an attacker from moving between servers. He discusses potentially using static HTML that calls into secured REST services rather than web applications with direct database access, because building security around a REST service is much easier than securing a web application and web server.
    • Mobile and desktop application security
      • (9:03) JG asks about mobile application security, since he frequently hears about mobile apps that are supported by unsecured (or very poorly secured) backend services. Jon refers to Amazon and Twitter as examples of companies with published patterns for secured backend services.
      • (9:52) JG asks if for some tips on how different systems on the network should be secured, referring to desktop applications. Jon says that each system should defend itself from the other systems, so in this case the other systems should assume that the desktops could be compromised, the desktop applications should assumed the database can be compromised, there needs to be thought about defending the outgoing APIs, etc. There needs to be a plan for how to take things down and respond.
    • What do you wish you’d done?
      • (10:35) As a thought exercise, assume that your database or web server has been compromised: what do you wish you’d have done? Do that for different pieces of your application architecture. Jon says that you can make it a fun exercise, pit dev teams against each other, etc. Security should be fun and easy if you’re doing it right.
    • Wave 3D: A 3D operating system front end
      • (12:07) JG asks Jon about the 3D operating system he’d mentioned before the call. Jon describes Wave 3D, a cross platform front-end to multiple operating systems (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android) that gives the same exact experience for all backend systems. It can be connected to Amazon, Google and Dropbox document storage.
      • (12:56) Jon says it’s running on Mono and Unity and says it compares pretty well with 3D operating systems in the movies, and they’re looking at launching it via Kickstarter. It provides a simple, install-free environment with a document viewer, movie player and more on every platform instantly.

Note: This is our last podcast from NDC 2015.


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Thursday, July 8, 2010

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Monday, 3 August 2015

Veggie salad recipe

Preparation time:  10 Minutes
Cooking time: 5 Minutes
Serves: 2 - 3 persons

healthy and light summer salad with fresh raw veggies and nuts and seeds.

salad ingredients
·         2 medium sized carrots
·         2 medium sized cucumber
·         1 small tender white indian radish
·         1 large tomato
·         2-3 spring onions
·         1 or 2 Table Spoon pumpkin seeds
·         1 Table Spoon roasted sunflower seeds
·         ½ Table Spoon sesame seeds
·         1 Table Spoon chopped cashews or whole cashews
·         1 Table Spoon chopped almonds (optional)
·         1 Table Spoon chopped pistachois
·         1 Table Spoon walnuts
·         salad dressing
·         1 Table Spoon extra virgin olive oil
·         1 Tea Spoon lemon juice
·         3-4 fresh italian basil, chopped
·         herbs as required
·         1 Table spoon finely chopped celery
·         Salt and pepper as required
Recipe for Veggie Salad.
·         Rinse all the veggies. peel and chop the carrots, radish and cucumber.
·         Chop the tomatoes. Finely chop the spring onions. Take all the cut veggies in a bowl.
·         Heat a pan and dry roast all the dry fruits till crisp and lightly browned.
·         In a small bowl, beat all the ingredients well for the dressing. Pour the dressing in the bowl containing veggies.
·         Toss well so that the veggies are coated with the dressing. Sprinkle the roasted seeds and dry fruits.

Salad, Cook, Olive oil, seassme seeds, pumpkin seeds, onions, tomato, radish, walnuts, sunflower, cucumber, carrots
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Whiff of Joy Challenge 8

Today is a new challenge over at the Whiff of Joy Challenge Blog.
This weeks challenge is to make a "Boy's Christmas...***NO BLUE***".
Ok so obviously I didn't look at the challenge very well since I colored his pants blue and used a piece of of blue paper for my sentiment and image mat. That will teach me to pay better attention!! I'll try and make a new card tonight following the rules.
But anyways head on over and take a look at the other DT cards they are so CUTE!!!
Also Claudia over at Pretty Pressings is having a fantastic blog candy. So you might want to stop by over there too. Take a few minutes to check out her fabulous cards. They are wonderful!!

  • Stamps: Whiff of Joy - Charlie with Dog
  • Paper: Basic Grey - Figgy Pudding
  • Misc: Ribbon, Brads, Glitter, Copic Markers
  • Equipment: Martha Stewart - Snowflake Punch, SU - Scallop Border Punch
  • Challenges/Sketches: Whiff of Joy Challenge Blog

Tricia said...

I hate it when I don't look carefully! But your card is *adorable* anyway!! :)

Glitter Monkey said...

Gosh you've done a great job of this - even if there is a little bit blue! It looks good. LOL Lynn x

Kelly Schelske said...

It looks fabulous Heather!! Love the papers and your coloring is fabulous! Have a super day!! Kelly

femke said...

heey heather,

love this card of yours. yes I do see a little blue but still It looks lovely.

to bad I can't take part on the challenge because I don't have any boy stamps from whiff of joy. maybe I can take part again next week.

greetings femke

MichelleO said...

Really cute... despite the not following the rules.. LOL I do that all the time!

CraftyC said...

Never mind Heather, its still a great card!

Janneke said...

Great card Heather :D

debby4000 said...

Gorgeous card, love Charlie even though there is a bit of blue he's still so cute. Glad I'm not alone in reading challenges then forgetting a part of it.

All Pink girl said...

Fabulous card realy gorgeous and cute ,love it ,Dawnxxx

Mephisto said...

I like You Card very much!

Donalda's Blog said...

This is just adorable dear. I just love your paper too. So beautiful colored it is just all gorgeous dear.

Marcel Frei said...

well blue jeans habe to be blue ;) Great card. I really like the colouring.

Belas Creating Place said...

Heather, I love this card is so cute. A boy always needs his blue jeans I can see how you would go ahead and use the blue LOL>>>..Love it and can't wait to see more.
You have an award on my blog for inspiring me so very much.

Have a wonderful creative day,

Mina said...

your blog is wonderful, you are so talented...I am a blog beginner, only since Wednesday, and your blog is inspiring...well done

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The Pass Eagle's nest

It wouldn’t be easy, if you have decided to conquer Pass «Eagle's nest», also known there as Orliny. At any time the climbing difficulty is 2A at a height of 1090 meters. Against the background of located on both sides of the pass Fersman and Petrelius cirques, it looks very impressive. On the one side of the pass you can see Krestovy Peak, on the other side of it there is Yudychvumchorr.

The Pass Eagle's nest

Being at the Petrelius cirque, you can clearly distinguish snow gully field where will be held the climbing. That is the place where the climbing will be very hard! Getting along the avalanche slope of 35° steepness, in places reaching 50°, we duck under the topographic bench. As soon as the topographic bench is overcome (it shouldn’t be done without the piton belay), we find ourselves in the gorge-formed pass saddle full of snow at any time of the year.

The descent doesn’t also differ by ease. The same steep slope, the same conditions of risk to face with the phenomenon of avalanches. The most part of the way you must go on foot along the water falling line. Further, it is possible to arm by ski and moving under the protection of tourists «guardian angels» - large stones, go down to Fersman stream. Less than half an hour you will find yourself in the forest zone.

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We appreciate your interest in applying to Hibiscus International School.

Follow these steps of the application process:

  1. Complete our application form which can be collected from Admissions Office.
  2. Submit form with application fee of RM 200.00, which is non-refundable.
  3. Book a suitable timing for Placement Test*.
  4. Receive placement offer from Hibiscus International School Admissions Office (Registration Form).
  5. Enroll at Hibiscus International School and start classes.

*Placement Test is to ensure that your child is placed in a level that is most suitable to his/her level of knowledge and study.

Kindly ensure that your application is complete and is accompanied by the following documents (Originals need to be shown and for recording one set of photocopy is required):

  1. Student's Birth Certificate and / or Identity Card and / or Passport.
  2. Student Visa stamp on passport / Entry Permit.
  3. Father's Identity Card or Passport.
  4. Father's Entry Visa stamp on passport.
  5. Mother's Identity Card or Passport.
  6. Mother's Entry Visa stamp on passport.
  7. Student's School records for the past 2 years.
  8. School leaving certificate from previous schools attended.
  9. 2 recent passport-sized photographs of the student.


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Styling Dance Films

I have a new regular feature for The Australian Ballet's blog, Behind Ballet, called Styling dance films. First up is The Red Shoes. I had so much fun writing this, I hope you have as much fun reading it. Stay tuned for more dance films to be explored ...

What's your favourite ballet or dance film?

First image from here, second image from here. Please give proper credit if re-blogging, thank you.


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Parippally Gajamela at Kodimootil Bhadrakali Temple, Kerala

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Introduction to Paripally Gajamela
The Paripally Galamela is celebrated at Paripally, 48 km to the north of Thiruvananthapuram. During this elephant fair over 50 elephants are taken out on a ritual procession on the tenth day of the festival.

Description of Paripally Gajamela
The Paripally Gajamela takes place at the Paripally Kodimootil Sree Bhadrakaali Temple. The elephant procession takes place on the tenth day of the annual festivities at the temple. A unique practice observed during these festivities is the ritual offering of elephants to deities as Nercha- offering. It is a popular belief that an offering of elephants satisfies the deity and grants all the wishes of the devotees. The festival is punctuated by cultural programs and culminates in the Paripally Gajamela- the mega elephant pageant held as part of the annual festival on the tenth day of festivities at the Kodimootil Sree Bhadrakaali Temple dedicated to Goddess Bhadrakali. About a 100 gorgeously caparisoned elephants are lined up for the event. Gaja is Sanskrit means elephant and Mela means pageant of fair to be more precise- hence the name gajamela.

Most Hindu religious festivals of Kerala feature spectacular elephant processions. The pooram and vela festivals are the best occasions to watch the majestic tuskers when they are taken out in all their caparisoned splendor. During the festival, colorfully decked up elephants, numbering fifteen to hundred or more, line up on the temple premises. With mahouts atop them, holding high tinselled silk parasols (muthukuda) and swaying white tufts (venchamaram) and peacock feather fans (aalavattom) to the rhythm of the temple orchestra.

How to reach Paripally, Kollam?
Parippally is located 48 km north of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala. The town is located on the National Highway 47 and hence is well connected to all the major nearby cities and towns.

Kollam Junction Railway Station, about 23 km from Paripally, is the nearest railway station. The nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport, 55 km away.

Nearby Tourist Places
Vayalil Thrikkovil Mahavishnu Temple, Varkala Janardana Swamy Temple, Varkala Sivagiri Mutt, and Varkala Papanasam Beach are the major religious spots and tourist attractions situated near Paripally.

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American Wool Series

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

FO: Green Gables Socks

Pattern: Traveler's Socks by Stefanie Bold
Yarn: Stricken Smitten Smitten BFL Nylon Twist in Little Storm Cloub
Needles: US #1 (2.25 mm) Hiya Hiya Sharps
Mods: None. That's not exactly true, I guess. I failed to read through the directions for the toe and ended up winging it. I also miscrossed the cables for each sock - the left sock cables should go the opposite way and the right sock cables should be right crosses. At least I was consistently incorrect for each sock?

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  1. I can't get over how much I love these socks! You are such a lovely knitter Erin.