I love old maps, and seeing how navigators and map-makers of hundreds of years ago managed to make them as accurately as they did. That accomplishment is just stunning to me. There were no satellites to show the land and water masses. It all had to be figured out from walking and surveying the land, and traversing coastlines by boat!
The first three images are from one map of North America, the Gulf and into Central America from a hand drawn map of 1703. The 4th one is the Great Lakes area, showing all five lakes, but the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (where I live) is mostly non-existant. That is from a map of 1718.
Can you find your own locale on the maps? Note how different is is from how you understand maps of today.
Makes a nice gift for travelers, and map lovers....and readers of ancient days.
Each bookmark is about 2.5" x 8". You cut them out to use just as they are, or you may like to add embellishments. The back side has a description of what the image is about. Printed on one 80# cardstock sheet, 8.5" x 11"


Since I love to color, I chose the little lion image to adorn the front of this baby shower invitation. This card would also make a cute addition to a baby shower gift. The card is made with a base of Daffodil Delight topped with a Peekaboo Peach layer that was embossed with the Simple Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.
After stamping the lion image with Memento Ink, he is colored with Daffodil Delight Blends and the Bronze Blend for his mane. I punched a circle of the Wood Textures DSP Stack and added leaves from an older set of framelits that I had on hand.
I added the "hello baby" sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set and punched it out with the Classic Label Punch. I also added a knotted bow using the Peekaboo Peach 5/8″ Crinkled Seam Binding with a glue dot. Then I tucked a leaf from the Touches of Nature Elements under the circle.
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It's an action-packed weekend of racing as competitors around Australia and beyond get their BMX fix.
Western Australia's Lauren Reynolds is ready for another bout with the best as the 2019 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup kicks off this weekend in Manchester and this time, she will be doing it on her own.
The first two rounds of the 2019 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup are rapidly approaching and Australia's 2018 elite men's national champion is ready to take on the world's best.
The long weekend was a time for family, friends, chocolate and of course… BMX!
Find out more about your state BMX association.


I have a female Springer who has been neutered and is coming up on 2 years, who is a great dog other than pulling on the lead (great tips on this website I will try).
Until now like clockwork we will let her out for the toilet just before we go to bed and she would happily do her thing, however, she is now refusing to do anything at bed time and will not let herself leave my side. During the day she is here usual self, but from tea time onward she will not go after dinner/evening walk so we are talking about 6h of nothing before bed, and then still nothing. When we go to bed and she will then whine (which is new) as she clearly needs to go then when we let her out she will eventually do the toilet and go to sleep.
Any advice? It is frustrating as until recently we had a good routine but for some reason she is no longer following it.
The best way to get any dog to toilet is off lead running around. Natural biology makes them relieve themselves rather quickly once intense exercise begins. It isn't always fun but the night time walk is part of a solution of changing behaviours.


The Leafs hope to get out to a fast start in Game 5, get the lead and take the rowdy TD Garden crowd out of the game.
The Canadian Women's Hockey League last month abruptly announced it was ceasing operations as of May 1 and the five-team NWHL swiftly announced its intention to expand to Toronto and Montreal next season.
The Hockey Hall of Famer was on Friday named general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, who drafted Yzerman No. 4 overall in 1983.
Schwartz scores winner with 15 seconds left in the third period.
Carolina gets 30 saves from Mrazek in front of the largest hockey crowd in PNC Arena history.
Zach Hyman said he's good to go. ... Leafs penalty killers try to turn things around.
The Leafs have a quiet sense of confidence about them. They believe they have been the better team in three out of the four games.


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Whisk together wet ingredients in a small bowl.
Add wet to dry ingredients and stir together.
Heat 1 tsp of coconut oil in a medium sized pan.
Pour batter in approximately 1/4 cupfuls onto pan and spread out into pancake shape.
Allow to cook for about 2-3 minutes on each side, once golden brown, carefully flip over.
Repeat with remaining batter, adding more coconut oil to the pan as needed.
These Paleo pancakes are the perfect combination of protein, carbs and fat. I love them especially after a good sweaty workout on the weekend.
I dress them up with berries, banana slices, homemade nut butter or my homemade chocolate sauce.
Sprinkle some nuts, seeds or coconut flakes on top and your taste buds are going to party hard!
Thanks for putting this together! Very stiafghtrorward explanation. I'm looking into BMWs with final drive and this gave me a perfect description and some of the pitfalls. I wonder if the older BMW final drives fail as much as the newer ones you made reference to. I'm looking at the 80′s and 90′s. Cheers.


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Equity indices trade higher on Friday morning
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 4 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices traded higher during early hours on Friday as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) prepared to announce its bi-monthly monetary policy later during the day.
However, a lot of market experts expected status quo in the latest monetary policy as inflation remains above the RBI's target.
At 10:15 am, the BSE SP Sensex was up by 279 points or 0.63 per cent at 44,912 while the Nifty 50 gained by 83 points or 0.63 per cent at 13,217.
Except for Nifty IT and pharma which dipped marginally, all sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the green.
Nifty metal was up by 1.6 per cent, auto by 1 per cent, private bank by 0.8 per cent and financial service by 0.7 per cent.
Among stocks, UltraTech Cement and Hindalco gained by nearly 5 per cent each to Rs 5,139.90 and Rs 253.30 per share. The other prominent winners were LT, ICICI Bank, GAIL, MahindraMahindra and Adani Ports.
However, those which lost were Asian Paints, Dr Reddy's, Sun Pharma, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Reliance Industries.
Meanwhile, Asian shares scaled a record high on the growing prospect of a large US economic package. Hopes that vaccine rollouts will boost the global economy underpinned investor sentiment.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia Pacific shares outside Japan rose by 0.6 per cent while Japan's Nikkei dipped by 0.4 per cent on profit taking. South Korea's Kospi was up by 1.3 per cent. (ANI)
4th December 2020, 16:03 GMT+11

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I have heard that many of you want some specific drills to help encourage alignment in the body and help prevent any dreaded hoop injuries... Your wish is my command! This is first installment features some basic drills for waist hooping. The funny thing is, while watching this I noticed that I tend to put my left hip further forward than my right.. I will be working on this in my own practice!
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Category: Full-length Feature Films
Most of the films discussed here are of the "short" variety. Whenever one of the big ones ARE talked about, this is where you'll find them.
Tweety's High-flying Adventure
Directed byKarl Torege, Charles Visser, James T. Walker, Kyung Won Lim
"Humph! Mr. Popular."
In case you haven't noticed, all of the shorts I've talked about recently had cats in them. Looney tunes are chock full of them. And so is this direct to video movie. It's not spectacular, but I still find it enjoyable. So let's get started.
It's October 2nd, (I dunno, 2000 I guess) and Granny is living in London for some reason. She has two pets, namely Sylvester and Tweety. She is also a member of the Looney Club, which is located right next door to a children's park that is going to close soon. Inside the club we see…COLONEL RIMFIRE? Wow! One of the last characters created for Looney Tunes. He doesn't get roles anymore. Score one point for this film. He is busy ranting about the fact that he never caught his nemesis: Cool Cat. (Not that abomination created by Derek Savage. This character actually has earned his title) He takes a little solace in the fact that he was bested by a creature that was smarter than him. Not just Cool Cat, but all cats. He believes cats are the smartest creatures on the planet. (I disagree) Lucky for me, Granny is on my side, and when Rimfire says he'd bet his savings on his claim, she takes him up on it, hoping to use the winnings to restore the park. She claims that her canary can not only go around the globe in 80 days, (which would be until December 21, (I'm still going with 2000,) but also collect 80 different paw prints. It's a big challenge, but Tweety'll do anything for Granny. (Is it just me, or does that calendar have a picture of one of the hunters from "Horton hatches the egg" on it?) So he is given a passport to get stamped to prove he visited the locations. This gathers the attention of a shifty looking character in the crowd. It's the Shropshire Slasher from the short "Deduce you say". He eyes Tweety's passport with great interest. The things might be rare soon. One's been stolen apparently. Sylvester meanwhile plans on following the canary to make sure he and only he can have him for lunch. Outfitted with a tracking device, Tweety heads for his first stop in France. Not too long after, a wind blows him off course into the alps. Lodged into the side of a mountain, he asks a nearby climber for help. Said climber is actually Daffy, who is sore about the fact this is not his movie and refuses to help. An avalanche happens but the two are saved by snowboarder Bugs Bunny. It is now October 12, and Sylvester has been waiting in France this whole time. The script says that Tweety should have come here, could it be wrong? Nope. Here he comes now, being chased by Penelope Pussycat. She crashes into Sylvester's table and gets a white stripe down her back. (hint hint) but that does not deter her from her purrrr-suit (weak I know.) of the bird. Not if Sylvester has anything to say about it. While they chase, Tweety get's his passport stamped by Pepe. He then points out something he thinks he'll like. Two skunks fighting over him. (It's not really explained how Sylvester got a stripe as well) With those two occupied, Tweety collects Penelope's print and flies off for Italy. Would you like to bet on whether or not Tweety will make it? Because his progress is being charted by Foghorn, Prissy, Henry, and Egghead Jr. And they're accepting all bets. They believe he can do it. (Birds are encouraging like that) In Venice, Tweety stops at Pasquelles. The same restaurant Charlie Dog tried to make home in "A hound for trouble" He's still there, playing waiter. Tweety orders a plate of birdseed with marinara sauce. As all Americans know, Italian food is good eating, so it's no wonder that Tweety leaves the place plump as a turkey. He can't even fly anymore, so he hitches a ride on a gondola. But flightless, plump, juicy, succulent birds are vulnerable. Surprise! The owner of it is a cat, and there are more up ahead on a bridge. Tweety uses his new physique to bowl over them. He gets their prints, and a stamp for Venice. (Turns out his fat was just gas. If only I had that problem) Tweety's trip has garnered more attention, and he is even mentioned by Lola on the news. (She's part of the cast now. So you might as well quit complaining about her.) Tweety makes it to Egypt and gets his passport stamped by a camel. (Who I think is Humpty Bumpty in a fez, but I can't be sure.) Worn out, Tweety goes to sleep. But Sylvester must have gotten away form Pepe, (Please tell me he convinced him of his gender before it was too late.) And is back for more. After a scuffle, Tweety hides in the Sphinx. Granny wasn't kidding about his smarts. He knows how to read Hieroglyphics. Turns out, the place has a terrible fate for anyone who tries to head down a certain hall. Since Sylvester isn't aware, he gets attacked by mummified cats. (People really did that you know) They punch him hard enough to make a hole in the place for Tweety to escape from. He collects their prints and is on his way once more. Landing in Africa (in the jungle of crayon drawn trees) he encounters the Mynah Bird. Since that guy doesn't talk, Tweety follows him hoping he'll lead him to his next stamp. But he doesn't look where he's going and wanders into a lion's mouth. (At least he found the stamp in there) He leaves the mouth of the beast, (which looks more like a dog dressed as a lion to me) but almost immediately runs into Pete Puma. (Why's he here?) The two corner Tweety in a tree. (No relation to the short "Tree cornered Tweety") Luckily for him, the Mynah comes back and saves him by flinging the predators away. With that done, Tweety heads to Tibet. He gets to a souvenir shop where Gossamar gives him another stamp. (Why not?) Tweety also catches sight of some monk cats lead by Claude. (He may look different, but the voice is a dead giveaway.) They are about to sacrifice a canary (who has hair) to their god. Tweety comes to the rescue in a snowball (picking up Hugo the abominable snowman along the way) and bowls over them. He looks just like their god and he demands that they release the bird, and knock off the canary sacrifices. Even though they agree, Tweety is a jerk and still sics Hugo on them. (But he does get their prints as well) He is joined by the other bird named Aooga. (No really.) After getting a stamp at China, the two are blown off course all the way to Mexico. At least that gives them a stamp for there. (Courtesy of Speedy) Since they are down there, they stop by Rio as well. Rocky and Muggsy are hiding out there, but they still give them a stamp. And in Argentina they get another one form (Spike? Marc Antony? Just a bulldog?) With the south taken care of, they fly back to Japan. (Seems the Slasher is still on the loose) Afterwards they decide to take a boat to their next destination. Sylvester has remembered he's in this movie and prepares to dig in. But he's caught by a ship hand and thrown in the galley to catch mice. The mice in question are Hubie and Bertie who are living a good life with all the cheese they can eat. Sylvester gives chase, but they use a bucket of soapy water to send him sliding off the ship. Even though he clasps on to the side, Tweety sadistically pries him off, sending him into the shark infested (badly animated water below) But he does throw him a life saver. (The things he does for Warner Bros.) The three drift to Australia. There, the passport is stamped by Hippety Hopper. (Why does he have a pouch?) And of course Sylvester thinks he's a giant mouse. But this is also the home of the Tasmanian Devil who shows up and plans to eat some cat. Sylvester saves his hide, by encouraging him to team up so they can both get canary. They chase after the birds on a bike, (Taz really seems to be enjoying himself) but the birds make their getaway with a convenient hang glider. Sylvester leaps onto it, leaving Taz alone in the air. (He holds out Wile E. holding out a "mother" sign) The birds fly off leaving the cat stuck on the glider, but he bumps into a wind surfer. (Is that the flying fish from "The sour puss" on his sail?) The birds land atop it and ride to their next stop, San Francisco. With the putty tat still on their tails, the birds ride a skateboard through no color ville to escape. Sylvester hops aboard a trolley driven by Sam and shoves him out of the way. But he doesn't really know how to work it, and ends up breaking the brake. (Which is sorta like winding the wind, or tearing a tear) With the vehicle out of control the two end up on Alcatraz much to Sam's anger. The birds head off to Vegas, with Sylvester following on a train. (With an angry Sam chasing him the whole trip. He has great endurance.) Once there, Sylvester manages to get Sam taken away on another train, but loses the birds in Chalk Vegas. They are hiding in a casino which just so happens to be full of cats. They are all betting against Tweety. If they were to be spotted, they would probably chased down. Sylvester exposes their hiding spot and they are chased down. One cat catches Aoogah and I think Tweety shoves a pole up his butt. (What else could he have done?) Sylvester meanwhile has caused another cat to hit the jackpot. (Pussyfoot is with her, are they related? Also the kitten makes itself comfortable on Sylvester's head. Adorable) The two head off again. (The Slasher also is outside. Is that other guy naked?) The two birds head off across the country collecting prints along the way. They eventually make it to New York. (It's full of Looney Tune advertisments.) They stop for a hot dog at a cart that is by a strange looking man in a trench coat. Tweety asks a weird question to Aoogah. What kind of hot dog would she be? (what.) Sylvester is the vendor and plans to eat. During the scuffle, mustard is squirted all over the strange man, exposing him as Marvin. This gives the birds a chance to get to the airport. Tweety is sad that the fun is almost over, and decides for one more challenge, he'll fly back to London on his own. He leaves his ticket with the stewardess and they head out. Sylvester meanwhile makes a pretty poor excuse for a poster that is framing Tweety as stealing the Passport. Good thing he showed it to a poor excuse for a cop who believes it. While this does not get him anywhere, he does get Tweety's ticket. Guess he'll meet them in London. The birds meanwhile have flown into a hurricane. Not only does it remove Tweety's tracker, making the world believe he's gone, (Now all they have left to enjoy is a man in a barrel. I'm not joking) but it separates the duo. And Aooga had the passport! Tweety feels sorry for himself, since it seems like he's not going to win like he always does. He hears Aooga's call and lands on an island in the eye of the storm. (Home of the worst CGI trees I've ever seen) Turns out the passport floats and after getting swarmed by some random cats. (Strange, but hey more prints) They fly off to London once more. Arriving in a pub, they are grabbed by the Slasher. Turns out he was behind the passport theft all along. (surprise surprise) He collects the things. He stuffs it in his pocket, and Tweety probably would have been lost if he was alone. But Aoogah snatches it back. The pollice arrive and the Slahser is forced to take off. Sylvester is with them, still clutching his poster. (I'm not surprised these guys believed it. They probably think all American posters are shoddily made.) Tweety has the passport and is presumed guilty. Sylvester takes it as Tweety is arrested and happily jumps in glee. But what's this? There are two passports? And Tweety's checks out. Leaving Sylvester holding the stolen one. Turns out the slasher stuck them in the same pocket he keeps his fish and chips in, and they got stuck together. (Gross. What was on those?) Sylvester won't be a bother to them now, but Tweety is sad. According to the subtitle, it's the 22nd. He's late. But Aoogah points out that they crossed a time zone and actually it is the 21st! The subtitle was wrong! (ummm. The sun rises in the east. So if it's really the 21st in London, wouldn't it be the 20th in America?) They rush to the club. Rimfire points out that there's only 79 prints. Tweety never managed to get Sylvester's. Taking it back, he rushes to the police wagon and gets the last print! Rimfire reluctantly admits defeat. (And it turns out one of the other members was Cool Cat all along. And he knew Tweety would succeed. Only someone who is truly cool will admit he's not the smartest.) For finding the missing passport, Tweety is knighted. (Not too absurd. There are King penguins) Sylvester however is off to prison.
Holy Flucking Sheet! This is the second time today I've had to type this up! For no apparent reason, it didn't save. This new squarespace sucks whale balls! I hope you appreciate this post readers. I do it all for you.
Bugs Bunny Superstar Part 2
Ready for the rest? We are told that during the war was when Bugs was at his most popular. A smart aleck who was not afraid of anyone and calmly told them to be gone or suffer the consequences? We rocked in the mascot department! Those Nazi's were stuck with Swazie Tika the talking rock. (If you actually were believing that, then I'm worried about you. Please lay down) The next short they show is "Rhapsody Rabbit" (Nothing like saying how awesome a character is, before showing some of their work where they are not the victor) We are then treated to some of the hijinks that went on at the studio. Dancing, picking noses, and even kissing Porky's @$$. (You better do that. He saved your company from the mouse) Then we are shown "Walky Talky Hawky." Why question it? Clampett mentions that while Bugs is their biggest star, Porky was the first. Porky was actually based on a fat kid from his youth. (He was actually called Porky. What an honor.) As time went by, they put Porky on a diet to make him cuter. Then of course came Daffy. Clampett shows off the frames from the ducks's first appearance ("Porky's Duck Hunt") that he drew. Before comparing it with Daffy's strip tease from "The Wise Quacking Duck." Since these two were so wonderful together, we are shown "My Favorite Duck." Next they bring up Mel Blanc and his unfortunate carrot allergy, and how they tried every other vegetable they could. But only carrots sound like carrots. They show us "Hair-raising Hare" and immdiately afterwards show "The Old Grey Hare." The end! The credits are also pretty funny. Look and see for yourself!
Bugs Bunny-Himself
Daffy-Daffy Duck
Porky-P-P-P-Porky P-P-Pig
Elmer Fudd-Elmer C. Fudd (Yes, I know his middle intial is really J)
Tweety-T. Pie
Sylvester-Felix Domesticus (Great joke)
Mr. Bogart-Fred C. Dobbs
Chicken Hawk-Henrey Hawk
Foghorn Leghorn-F. Licking Goode
Posted on January 27, 2015 May 5, 2019
A 1975 documentary, narrated by Orson Welles of all people. It begins by showing us many of our country's greatest landmarks. (The U.S.A. for anyone foreign visiting) One of which, is the studio that we know as Termite Terrace. The birthplace of the greatest cartoon character ever, (Porky may be my favorite, but based on greatness I can't argue) Bugs Bunny. After showing us the short "What's Cookin Doc?" Clampett tells us that the cartoons were made primarily for adults. (And yet, Watch mojo didn't know this, putting Looney Tunes as the number one cartoon series made for kids that adults watch. morons) We see alot of awesome merchandise too. I want most of it. Okay, I want all of it. We learn that they were the only animation studio in the WB lot and as such, they were close to the greats. Clampett actually recalls seeing Jolson put on his make-up for the Jazz Singer. (Isn't it a shame that the first talking film had racsism in it?) Being so close, meant that the stars would freqeuntly poke their heads in, to see what was being drawn. Doing this so often, of course meant that they would be caricatured. Clampett was teamed up with Tex Avery and they named their new HQ Termite Terrace. (So named, because of the dilapidated state of the place) They had good times as Tex and Friz Freleng tell us that they basically did waht they wanted. We're then shown the short "A wild hare." (Which for some reason is called THE wild hare here.) From the mid depression to the end of WWII was what they considered their golden age. A time when most of their characters were born. Back then, they had to be their own models for their drawings, so they could sketch the faces just right. We're also told, tht despite the fact Bug's carrot looks like Groucho's cigar, the bit is actually based on Clark Gable eating a carrot in "It happened one night." Saying that watching that scene, they didn't see Gable, only a giant rabbit. They also acted out the scenes too, as we see Avery pretend to be a scarecrow. Mentioning Carl Stalling, we actually see some of his scores. But it's more fun to listen to, and we are shown "A Corny Concerto." (Finally. A short I talked about) But of course, Bugs wasn't the only star there, as Clampett explains that Tweety was based on his own nude baby photos. He also mentions that the censors complained about Tweety being naked, and yet, they never noticed that Porky had no pants. (Porky is too cool for that) To end off part 1, we are shown the short, "I taw a putty tat."
Part two will come someday. If you're reading this in the futrure, then it may already be here. Go check it out.
Looney Tunes: Back in Action! (Deleted Scenes and Final Thoughts)
Scene #1: An alternate opening. A Batman parody with Daffy as Batman and Elmer as some evil composer type character. He plays an organ robot that destroys the city. The citizens running include, Ralph Phillips, Hercules the construction worker, and Giovanni Jones. Porky and Speedy play the cops. Daffy easily stops Elmer, but the Warner Bros. stop him there, stating that he can't kill Elmer. Daffy mentions that he comes back from the dead, and Elmer runs off crying.
Scene #2: A bunch of romance scenes involving Kate and D.J. the funniest being Bugs and Daffy pointing out their obvious attractions. (Daffy: "He likes long walks on the beach…" D.J.: "You just made that up" Bugs: "And she has a weakness for unemployed guys." Daffy: "And he has a weakness for being unemployed.")
Scene #3: A bunch of scenes at Area 52. Including Bug's dressing up as a boxing referee, and getting two Daleks to fight each other, and D.J. feeding one of the fiends without a face to a triffid.
Scene #4: When Bob is taking Kate to the Eiffel Tower, D.J. is constantly buying paperweights and throwing them at Bob's head
Scene # 5: Kate having more of a sense of humor. Telling the "impatient cow knock-knock joke" and playing hairdresser with Gossamer. (Why wasn't he in this movie?)
Scene # 6: A scene showing what happens at ACME when you don't push your buzzer. Mr. Chairman has you wrapped up in plastic wrap.
Scene #7: Final scene. Here the Blue Monkey apparently reverts something to a previous state. At the temple, D.J. has turned his dad into a monkey so he can get away. Mr. Chaiman rants about wanting to throw people into the lava. (Daffy holding the classic Screw ball sign) Bugs gets zapped and turns into Proto-Bugs. (Great gag) Daffy gets ahold of the diamond and accidentally turns Bugs and Kate into neanderthals. (Bug's from "Mad as a Mars Hare") Daffy accidentally aims at himself and becomes an egg. A whistle blows and Bob leaves his shift and actually talks. Mr. Chairman pulss Taz out of a bag to frighten our heros. (Bug's chewing on Daffy) D.J. aims at Mr. Chairman who claims it will only make him smarter, because of being decended from geniuses. D.J. instead shoots Tweety who has been around this whole time. Mr. Chairman gets the diamond before realizing birds are decended from dinosaurs. A Tweety-dactyl (which is a PTEROSAUR) flies out and eats him, and Taz crumbles to bits.
Scene #8: Various Daffy scenes. Naming resturants he's banned at, saying he has special needs, becoming part fly at Area 52, (thanks to Bugs) and various bits of him getting hurt at the temple. These deleted scenes are very fun to watch as Bugs and Daffy provide the commentary.
Final thoughts: I love this movie! It has action, heart, comedy, cartoons, a great villain, and I can watch it time and time again and not get bored. To me it is the best movie I ever saw. (And I can say it's great because Ebert liked it. And if he liked it, then it's good) Are there any parts I do hate? Well, yes. I still question Shaggy and Scooby being there, and I hate the part where Taz farts. A personal problem is that there is not enough Porky. But those are small complaints. Also depsite the fact it has two problems they are small ones. My second favorite movie 2011's "The Muppets" has one problem that is huge. (What idiot deciding to put that no talent, emotionless, non-human, Selena Gomez in my Muppet Movie. (I hate her.) It's a shame that this movie was a flop. But it was WB's fault for not advertising enough. (Another fate that befell another criminally underated movie from them, "The Powerpuff Girls Movie") If you've never seen this movie, then you really ought to. I don't care who you are or what your preferences are, watch this film!
A fun little side note, you may or may not know this, but on the special features menu, you can higlight the water tower and find a scene of Sam blowing up. Great stuff.
Looney Tunes: Back in Action! (Part 5)
Back at Acme, Mr. Chariman is gloating over the success. Damian still believes that D.J. will foil his plans. Mr. Chairman has the Peter Lorre Scientist keep using a machine that makes Damien hit himself. Looking at the map, they see that Daffy got himself in the shot, making it useless. They decide to go face our heros and use their most dangerous operative: The Tasmanian Devil. (When the Vice President of "Never Learning" points out that he's kinda dumb, Taz eats him) In Africa our heros are making slow progress when who should appear? No not Inki. (That would've been awesome) It's Granny, Sylvester, and Tweety on an elephant. They offer them a ride. Bugs points out how they came at just the right time, and Granny and Sylvester share a evil look. Could THEY be Acme agents? They take a safari and end up at the temple. Granny bids them farewell. (Phew. I guess they were alright) When they enter Daffy sets off a booby trap by taking a small monkey like object off a pedestal. Kate figures out that it's a puzzle piece and quickly puts it into its spot. It reveals the parth to the Blue Monkey as well as the gem itself. D.J. accidentally turns himself into a Capuchin monkey and Daffy tries to make off with the gem. Bugs convinces him to change D.J. back. Then Granny and Co. show up and demand the diamond. Oh No! They were evil! Except not really. These were disguises. Granny and Sylvester reveal themselves to be Mr. Chairman and Bob. Tweety is Taz and he farts. (I hate this part. Warner Bros. never had to reduce themselves to such immature humor. Otherwise this film would have been perfect) Mr. Chairman also reveals that he is really Damien! No wait, he's Michael Jordan! No wait, he's really MR. CHAIRMAN! (funny) Bob takes out a device that transports them all to Acme. Bob then reveals to Taz that he is really the Tasmanian She Devil. (Yeah, Taz was kinda worthless in this movie. shame) At Acme everyone has been spliced with one another. While we laugh, Mr. Chairman fixes everything. He finally gets the TV to work right and shows that if D.J. does not give up the diamond, Damien will die by a train, exploding dynamite and an anvil. (But not the pendulum of doom. That's overkill) Wile is overseeing all this. D.J. stupidly relents and Mr. Chairman does not release Damian. (Did you really expect him to?) He calls Marvin and tells him to go into space with the diamond. Marvin takes off and Daffy runs after him taking another ship. (That was being worked on by an Instant Martian) To his dismany, Bugs is along for the ride. They get into a brief fight with Marvin by keying his ship. Mr. Chairman tells his prisnors that the gem will loaded onto a satellite that will turn everyone on earth into monkeys. (You gotta have really dedicated henchmen to go along with this) Well not everyone. Mr. Chairman is going to be in a safe room with Mary as company. Told you she'd come back. (She doesn't look too thrilled) Marvin puts the auto pilot on but Bugs and Daffy get rid of him by tricking him into rolling down his window so they can ask for directions. He is sucked out into space. (Daffy: Well whattya know, he fell for it. I guess I owe you 5 bucks.) But Marvin is not gone yet, he's clinging to the underside of their ship. They arrive at the satellite and Daffy volunteers Bugs to go get the diamond out of the other ship. D.J. and Kate are tied up and left hanging by a rope near Damian. D.J. easily breaks free before realizing that there was a reason it was so easy to escape. Releasing themselves also releases an Acme robo-dog. (He kinda looks like Chester) Bugs runs into Marvin again, and takes on his bubble gun with his carrot light saber. Daffy is cowering and wondering what to do? What would Duck Dodgers do? Realizing he IS Duck Dodgers, Daffy grabs a jetpack that blows up before he can say his name. (It happens four more times) D.J. and Kate are barely able to escape the dog, by hooking his collar onto a hook. D.J. just barely rescues his dad, and Wile (who was piloting the train) blows up with the dynamite. (He feels that he's not paid enough) In space, Marvin traps Bugs in one of the bubbles, and the satellite is about to fire. Daffy gets caught between two of the pylons and his beak detaches again. Using his skills he has learned from this happening all the time, he throw his bill, (ignoring the fact there's no gravity) and it lands on the laser. His bill closes itself and the laser begins to backfire. Bugs escapes and dispatches Marvin with his own gun and the satellite begins to explode. Only two shots of the laser escape Daffy's bill. One flies off into space never to be seen again. The other flies down to Earth and hits Mr. Chairman who was checking to see if everyone was monkeys yet. Daffy saves Bugs from floating away and they return to the ship. (Bugs won't say that Daffy is his hero) The others find a sobbing Mary (I guess she did love him) and a simian Chairman. He is arrested and Damian and D.J. hug. They quickly leave when they see the rocket coming towards them. Mr. Chairmonkey runs away. (Perfect for a sequel methinks) and Daffy and D.J. congratulate each other. Bugs admits that Daffy deserves the credit, but Daffy is so sure this is a "rabbit season-duck season trick" that he refuses to go along with it. Kate admits that she likes D.J. and Bugs congratulates Daffy on finally getting to be the hero. Daffy gloats that Bugs never got him into is movie when the entire building gets taken away. Yes, this whole story WAS the movie and Daffy was not aware of it. (Ma bear brings Bugs a towel) D.J. punches out Brenden Fraser, (laugh) and Bugs admits that Daffy and him should be equal from now on. (While he is being given carrots by Charlie Dog, Heathcliff from "Dough Ray Me-ow", the squirrel from "Much Ado about Nutting", Marc Antony and Pussyfoot, Egghead, Mr. Gruesome Gorilla, and Hippety Hopper) Daffy barely avoids a falling stage light, and comments that his luck is already improving. He is crushed by the Looney Tunes rings. My man Porky comes out to say his famous closing line but his stutter is worse than usaul, and everyone leaves. Porky: "Go home Folks." Not until I've seen the credits! We get a rockin song along with some animation. (Some of which I'm sure is from deleted scenes) At the end of all this, we get a final joke. Daffy is running form Nasty Canasta and Cottontail Smith in the casino and pulls a slot machine. It stops on three cherries. The thugs happily hold out their hats, but the cherries are really bombs and they blow up! What a great movie! My favorite film of all time.
A nice shot of France is shown. (Hey look. It's Madeline. Clever) Our group is in the Lourve and they come to the painting. Not understanding what they are supposed to do, Kate sarcastically comments that they'll have to steal it. (Which Bugs and Daffy are more than willing to do) Playing with the card they realize the back part comes off. It's a window and when they hold it up to the painting, it becomes an x-ray. It shows her underwear (laugh) but also a map to Africa. That must be where the diamond is. They take a picture (Daffy hopping up and down because he wants to take one) When Elmer appears. Despite the fact Bugs and him made 35 pictures together. (really) He's "secwetwee eviww" Bugs and Daffy distract him with card tricks while Kate and D.J. make their escape. Kate mentions that they'll be alright becuase Elmer never gets Bugs. D.J. mentions that if this was a movie, then Kate would probably be kidnapped. Unaware of the fact that Bob has taken her. The toons meanwhile are chasing each other through the paintings. In "The Persistance of Memory" they are melting. (Hey, if the watches can melt, it's hot enough) It's so hot that Elmer's words become pictures. They run into "The Scream" and get yelled in the face. When Bug's steps on Elmer's foot, he makes the same face. (Creepy) D.J. meanwhile is chasing after Bob. He alerts French policeman, Pepe Le Pew about the man carrying the woman away in a bag. Pepe mentions that it IS spring, before his scent chases D.J. away. (Ha ha. Men are perverts) In the Lourve the trio chases each other into "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte." After a brief chase they exit. Elmer is still pointalized and Bugs dispatches of him with a fan. At the Eiffel Tower Bob takes Kate to the top. D.J. pulls out the controls for his spy pants and gets ready to fly up there. His pants fly away without him. Immediately, he is heckled by the three bears on vacation. Henrey wasn't really being a jerk, but D.J. steals his pants anyway. Bob waves down a helicopter piloted by Beaky Buzzard. (So he's also on Acme's side? Too bad we don't get more out of him. At least he has a line here. Unlike Space Jam) Bob takes Kate's phone and begins to fly away. Kate jumps on him and soon falls. D.J. uses the spy phone's grappling hook to grab her and swing themselves, chocolates, and flowers to a cafe where Bugs and Daffy are waiting. Kate hugs D.J. while Bugs and Daffy play cupid. Even though they lost the picture Bug's still has the card. They begin making plans for Africa! (Next week is the final part! Don't miss it!)
That night, our group prepares to sleep. D.J. and Kate show obvious signs of a relationship growing, and Bugs tries to persuade Daffy to come back to work. Daffy refuses since it never ends well for him. He also points out that all Bugs has to do to get love is eat a carrot. The next morning they are stranded in Death Valley, and are already starting to go crazy. To their shock and relief, they find a Walmart. (Bug's comments on the fact that it's obviously product placement) They leave with new clothes, and drinks and are unaware that the Acme corp. is still watching them. Mr. Chariman's dad suggests they use their desert operative. Wile is busy chasing the Roadrunner when he recieves the call. He spots the targets and orders a rocket launcher. It lands on him. (And the Roadrunner passes by again) He takes aim while Bugs is commenting on a wrong turn at Albequerqe. Wile launches the missile and it lands on top of him. Our heros do not notice this. D.J. tells the others to go on without him as he is still looking for his dad. Suddenly he vanishes into thin air. He walked through an invisible door and invites the others to follow him. They find an area with many aliens from many B movies. "Day of the Triffids", "Robot Monster", "Fiend wihtout a face", some daleks, Robbie the robot, and an old man carrying a pod. ("They're already here") It's Area 51 right? No! That was made up by the government to hide this place's location: Area 52. This is all explained by someone named Mom who happens to know D.J. (I guess this is where the car was taking him) She also fills them (and us) in on the details of the Blue Monkey. Apparently, this gem has the amazing power to turn people into monkeys. Mr. Chairman wants this to make monkey slaves to make his products then turn them back into people to buy them. Meanwhile, Wile is getting chewed out by Mr. Chairman who refuses to believe that Acme products are faulty. Then he sends a message to Marvin the Martian, who is also in Area 52. Mom is giving D.J. some spy gadgets like Spy Pants and a Spy Phone. She also tells them that the card is nessesscary to finding the gem. She says, "The window lies behind her smile." Before they figure it out more they are alerted to the alien breakout and Marvin demands the card. Daffy takes it and bolts to the exit. They fight and manage to get out of there. Examining the card closer, they see that the queen on the card is The Mona Lisa. They decide to go to France. They get their easily by Bugs turning the screen like a page and PRESTO! Welcome to gay Paree!
Posted on September 7, 2014 May 5, 2019
Meanwhile, Kate has arrived at D.J.'s house to ask if he knows where Daffy went. She finds Bug's reenacting the shower scene from "Pyscho" and learns that she fired the son of their biggest star. She cries and that is Bug's one weakness: grown men crying. ("Especially when it's a goil") He tells her about Daffy's Vegas plans, and they leave in the real spy car. It has autopilot and goes so fast, that it tears off Sylvester's fur. While they drive, Bugs screws around with the various buttons and ends up launching a missile, getting a martini, and activating formal wear mode. Wherein, he get's a tux and Kate is stripped down to a sexy dress. Daffy and D.J. have arrived in Vegas. I guess they figured out where to find Dusty, as they immediately head to a casino owned by Yosemite Sam. Bob is there and Mr. Chariman tells Sam to get our heros and the card. (Bribing him with a treasure chest) In the casino, Foghorn introduces everyone to the entertainment: Dusty Tails. She sings and dances (with midgets dressed like Sam) and D.J. sneaks on stage to request her assisstance. (Proving who he is by smiling) In her dressing room, (which has a horse) she explains that to find the Blue Monkey they need the help of a playing card. A queen of diamonds to be precise. Sam arrives with his henchmen, Nasty Canasta and Cottontail Smith. They give chase. D.J. does a pretty decent job at fighting but the card still slips away and he jumps after it. He crashes onto a Poker table where Spike, Chester, Barnyard Dawg, Charlie, Ham and Ex, and the Russian dog from "Hare Ribbin" are playing cards. He chases the card that ends up in a game of (Blackjack? I think?) He and Sam play for it. The dealer is Foghorn and D.J. keeps claiming hit me, before Sam can. He demands that Foghorn hit him. Classic. D.J. wins and he and Daffy bolt. The gremlin falls apart and they are forced to leave on foot. Sam and his cronies steal a car from a NASCAR racer and D.J. and Daffy run into Bugs and Kate. During a pretty entertaining chase scene, all four argue. (D.J. is mad at seeing Kate, she accuses him of stealing Daffy, and Daffy doesn't want Bugs around) Canasta lights a stick of dynamite, but misses his chance to throw it out at our heros. He refuses to throw it out again as innocent people could get hurt. Eventually Sam has them driving towards a dead end. Daffy utters, "Mother" and the Spy Car's autopilot kicks in, and it starts to fly to take them there. Sam crashes into his casino and lands in a dark room. He lights a match, and finds a TNT stockade. He blasts off, flying past our heros. Bugs tells everyone to make a wish, and Daffy starts to suspect that THIS is really the spy car. D.J. assures everyone he knows what he is doing, when the car goes into a nosedive. They brace for impact, but the car stops just short of the ground. Bugs remarks, "Outta gas." We fade before Kate mentions that it doesn't work like that. The car crashes leaving them stranded in the desert. "Thanks Toots." says Bugs.
Posted on September 6, 2014 October 6, 2019
"It's a little adventure I call, "Daffy Duck's quest for the Blue Monkey!""
Great to be back. I've been waiting forever to blog about this. So let's begin.
First: the plot. (I'm going into alot of detail here.) Our film starts with magic. Elmer hunting for "wabbits." Daffy is of course changing the duck season signs to rabbit season. When Elmer shows up, Bugs does the classic swithc line and a quick montage of Daffy's beak being blow off ensues. Daffy suddenly interupts. He is reading a script. The script for this movie. He tells the Warner Brothers that this is a terrible idea for a movie. Bugs appears. He drops a few names. (I'm pretty sure it's a tribute to Bob Clampett, Chuck Jones, and Mel Blanc.) He agrees to be out of the movie, but the vice president of comdey, Kate Hottan, (Jenna Elfman) says it can't work without Bugs. Daffy tells him to choose between them. He is promptly fired. (Look in the background. Poster's for "Rabbit of Seville", "Hair Raising Hare", and "Baseball Bugs.") Elsewhere at the studio, (see this is already an improvment of Space Jam. It goes the "Roger Rabbit" route and makes toons, real citizens. I love Space Jam, but even I can tell it's not perfect.) A man named D.J. (Brendan Fraser) is auditioning for the role of a stuntman. (The crusher is one of two people judging his performance) He doesn't get the job. We learn that his father, Damien, is the most popular star at the studio. D.J.'s main job is a security guard. While washing a car, he sees Kate, escorting Daffy out. Bugs is following close behind. She tells D.J. to get rid of Daffy. While they chat Bugs switches places with Daffy and Daffy escapes. D.J. goes after him in an amusing chase sequence. Daffy runs onto the set of a Batman movie and tries to steal th Batmobile. D.J. gets him but Daffy already turned the car on and it crashes into the water tower and floods the studio. (Hope the Warner's weren't home) Only 2003 and Bugs already references "Finding Nemo." (Which came out earlier in the year) D.J. is fired (despite the fact it wasn't his fault) Kate and Bugs meanwhile are at lunch. Interesting cameos here. Porky and Speedy are currently out of work due to political correctness. (Speedy i can understand. Not Porky. And unfunny? HOW DARE YOU! Heads will roll.) Shaggy and Scooby are also there telling Matthew Lillard they weren't impressed with his live action role. (One of my few problems with the movie. It's a good joke, but why are they there? It's called Looney Tunes Back in Action. I know that WB owns them, but they are not part of the group. If you have to do this, go all out. Put in other Warner owned characters. Animaniacs. Teen Titans. The possibilities are endless) Bugs and Kate are discussing the movie. Behind them Ralph and Sam are eating lunch together. Sam beats Ralph up for attempting to eat a sheep. Kate tells Bugs that he needs a female co-star. (Background images: pictures of Hugo the abominable snoman ("The Abominable Snow Rabbit") Buddy, the Gremlin, (Falling Hare) and I think Chuck Jones. There's also a poster for "Singing in the Rain" starring Bugs Daffy and Lola. Her only appearance in the film.) Bugs tells her that he plays females. This causes Mighigan J. Frog behind him to start singing. Kate says it's creepy, no longer funny. Wrong, woman. Bugs is one of the few guys who can do not and not look gay. (The worker takes Mighigan again) D.J. gets home and it turns out he lives next door to Granny, Tweety, and Sylvester. (Yes, she's still June Foray) Granny is trimming her hedges and accidentally cuts off a sneaking Sylvester's tal. Going inside, D.J. finds that Daffy followed him home. Daffy learns who his father is and believes he's a real spy. D.J. hears a ringing from his remote and turns on a recording of his father telling him to go looking for a diamond called the Blue Monkey. He also tells him to locate someone named Dusty Tails in Las Vegas. Daffy volunteers to come along. (Because of the diamond.) They take a gremlin car that Daffy is convinced is a spy car. (The "Gremlins" theme plays) They drive off, and we learn that there really was a spy car hidden in the garage. At the studio, it's pretty clear that the movie needs Daffy to work. Elmer actually ends up shooting him. Despite the fact that they fired Daffy, they blame Kate. If she wants to keep her job, she needs to get him back by Monday. Daffy meanwhile is constantly being thrown out of the car. He mocks D.J. for being a security guard and D.J. tells him he's really a stunt man, and did most of Brendan Fraser's stunts. (laugh) Bugs calls and tells Daffy that he can get his job back. Daffy is not interested and mentions that he's off to vegas. Their conversation is being eavesdropped on by the Acme Corp. A man named Bob Smith tells the chair man of this news. The chairman (that's his name) has many Vice Presidents. Including ones for Rhetorical question, Child Labor, and Bad Ideas. (Steve Martin is hysterical here) It's revealed that he has captured Damian and shows his people via camera. (Accidentally getting "I Love to Singa") He explains that soon he will be in total control of the world. (He also hits on one of his employees, Mary. Yes this is important) He also tells his men to kill anyone who dares get in the way.
DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUN! Cliffhanger! If you don't know the plot, please don't go look it up elsewhere. I plan to continue tommorrow. I promise. (If you are reading this at a later time, then just read the next post)
Posted on December 17, 2013 September 15, 2019
Bah, Humduck! (A Looney Tunes Christmas)
"What do I look like, an ATM?"
Merry Christmas to all who visit my humble blog! With Christmas nearby, it is time to talk about this special. It starts with our narrator, Bugs Bunny. He declares that even though rabbits are associated with Easter, he still loves Christmas. (Besides remember the last Easter we saw Bugs?) He is nearly hit by a limo. The owner of said limo? Daffy Duck. Owner of the Luckyduck Superstore. He has an awesome hover scooter, and not one speck of generosity. He refuses to help a poor, homeless, (playboy) penguin, and steals the bucket of carolers egghead jr., henrey hawk, barnyard dawg as a puppy for some reason, (?) and Priscilla Pig. (more on her later.) Daffy has many employees working at his store. Including Sam sheepdog, Miss Prissy, Charlie dog, the three bears, a security guard (Gossamar) who is sitting on Santa (Cecil) Turtles lap, Foghorn Leghorn, Slowpoke Rodriguez, Claude cat, Hubie and Bertie, Mac and Tosh, Beaky Buzzard, Hippitey Hopper, and a (Pete) Puma janitor. (Just like in Tiny Toons) He also has some employees with a bit more personality. Including Elmer Fudd, who works very hard, and is exhausted, he needs time off. Wile E. Coyote, who is constantly hungry, and needs food. Marvin the Martian who is homesick and wishes to return home for the holidays. (Martian Christmas?) Speedy Gonazales who does wrapping, Pepe Le Pew, who tries to get to know a shopper who looks just like skunk, (No really Penelope, why do you have that stripe?) and my man, Porky Pig, his assisstant manager. Whom Daffy shortly demotes to assisstant-assissant manager. Bugs warns him that greedy people tend to get visited by Christmas ghosts. Daffy has no worry and heads to his office. There he is visited by his idol, Sylvester the (cat) Investor. He was the greediest person around, before he was murdered. Daffy now has that title, and is being warned that he must change his ways. He may be spooked, but Daffy is sure this is a prank. After visited by Bugs again, (he was searching for cheap skates, and was directed here.) he gets a passage delivered by a roadrunner. (I have no idea, if he is an employee or not.) It is a gift Daffy sent to himself, a godly remote that can do just about anything for his office. His emplyoees then come asking for favors, but are are snubbed. Porky just wants to have Christmas off so he can spend time with his daughter, Priscilla. (Now let me just say, that she is ADORABLE! She is proably the second cutest cartoon character ever! Right after Bubbles of the powerpuff girls. It is no coincidence, that this is true, Tara Strong is great at playing cuties. To an extent. In my opinion "Drawn Together" is one of the worst excueses for a cartoon ever. Mostly because it looks like it might be a decent show. Animation sterotypes living together? Genius! But they screw it up and make it in really bad taste. And then insult much better cartoons as well. Rant over.) Daffy refuses and demands that everyone come in at 5:00 AM the next day. Everyone leaves discouraged. Bugs is still there with Daffy as the exits are covered in snow. Daffy demands the seperate and soon after, is visited by the ghost of Christmas past. Or rather ghosts. Granny and Tweety take Daffy back to his past, and we see how hard his childhood was. He lived at an orphanage, and was never adopted. Morons. Why wouldn't you want to adopt the world's funniest duck? (I said FUNNIEST, not most popular. Donald fans stop threating me.) And for that matter where is that swan? She took him in. Forget it. This does little to change his ways and Daffy just wants to use their powers "Back to the Future 2" style to get more money. He is sent back to the store. The ghost of Christmas present is played by… Yosemite Sam? I think you could have chosen a better character for that. Maybe swicth with Sylvester? Anyways, he shows Daffy how hard his employes lives are. Another adorable scene shows, that Priscilla wants two things for Christmas, a doll, and for her daddy to spend it with her. (Too. Cute. Someday i'm going to buy a pig. And it will have Mrs. Strong's voice so help me Bob.) Daffy is not convinced quite yet, and begs Bugs to hide him. They reenact "Tom Turk and Daffy" but ultimately Daffy is taked by the ghost of Christmas future, the Tasmanian Devil. He sees his grave, and learns that his employees are out of jobs, because he tried to will the store to himself. Porky remarks that at least he and Priscilla can spend Christmas together. (With Porky! She didn't die yet!) Being an angel, she leves some cookies for Daffy, (which look hilarious) and wishes him luck, since she knows he's not in heaven. (Laughing) Daffy finally resolves to change his ways and the next day, gives everyone a paid vacation, as well as a rocket home for Marvin, and a personal chef for Wile. (Francois from "French Rarebit") Even Pepe gets a kiss from Penelope. (her choice. she wasn't bribed) Daffy sees how much his genorosity is going to cost him, and briefly tries to get it back, when Priscilla offers him a hilarious looking cookie, and calls him Uncle. (I wish she'd do that to me) Daffy remains generous to the delight of Bugs and the ghosts. We end with Priscilla saying our "That's all Folks!" (Did i mention how adorable she is?)
Overall this short, is nothing great, but if you are a Looney Tunes fan, you'll enjoy it.


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's " I Have a Dream" Rhetorical analysis Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist of the 1950s and 60's who was well-educated and fought peacefully for equality. On August 28, 1963, King gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech which was very historical and influential. He gave the speech in Washington D.C, at the Lincoln Memorial in front of more than 200,000 people. Dr. King was a Baptist minister who worked to try and end racial discrimination. His main purpose in of the speech was
In only about twenty minutes, Martin Luther King Jr informed, and left a huge impact on the American people during the mid-20th Century. He did this with his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, written in order to highlight the importance on ending racism and getting equal treatment for all Americans. During this time racism was a major problem in the United States. This problem was never-ending and needed to be brought to the attention of America. Freedom for African Americans was intended to happen
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have A Dream" speech is arguably one of the most persuasive pieces of writing in history, fighting for African-American rights and freedoms. The speech was given at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, five years before Dr. King's assassination. Although he is no longer alive, his actions and words have had major impacts on society, government, and the daily lives of Americans today. His "I Have A Dream" speech is a work that set him apart from others by skillfully
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We caught up with Jeff Goumas, Founder of CrowdED Learning, to chat about his organization, what drives him, and how he feels about education. Goumas is committed to helping adult educators and learners find and utilize the right educational resources. Below, he shares some of his personal thoughts about his experience starting up CrowdED Learning.
Goumas founded CrowdED Learning after seeing how hard it can be for adult learners to access and utilize educational content.
CrowdED Learning is focused on increasing the use of free and open educational resources (OER) within Adult Education. We believe there is incredible potential in all of the great freely available content out there; however, the process of finding, curating, and integrating these resources is cumbersome and inefficient, leaving the promise of OER something far from reality.
To remedy this, we are experimenting with different ways to improve the delivery of resources so they are more readily available to learners and instructors, the result of which we hope will be increased awareness and use. Our first big project—SkilBlox—is in process and launches this fall. It's a tool we are building that will allow adult education instructors to generate personalized learning plans for their learners taking into account 1) the skills each learner needs to work on and, 2) the publisher resources instructors have available as well as the free resources they are interested in using. It's our first step toward developing what ultimately will be a learner-driven platform organized by competencies and powered entirely by free and open educational resources, something we hope will allow for adult learners to retain access to and interest in learning even when they aren't enrolled in formal education.
"We" are small at the moment—as in one person….me—so, I do a little bit of everything right now. My primary focus in the first year has been to spread awareness of our mission to educators and organizations who work within adult education, the goal of this being to establish strategic partnerships, something critical to our growth.
CrowdED Learning's mission is to provide freely accessible learning tools that reduce barriers for adult learners' education and employment while promoting persistence and lifelong learning in the digital age.
I believe the way to do this is to inspire collective participation in supporting adult education through crowdsourcing initiatives…hence our name. There are so many amazing but often uncoordinated things happening—engaging learning resources being developed and offered for free, great initiatives in how to upskill adult learners in meaningful and efficient ways; we want to support all of these things by connecting dots that currently aren't being connected, developing tools to support and scale them, and creating opportunities for people to contribute in helping us make this happen.
Goumas' work in education publishing has had a tremendous impact on CrowdED Learning.
I worked in educational publishing from 2002 until May of 2017, and during that time I had a front-row seat to witness the world of educational publishing grapple with the shift to digital. For years, there has been this notion of a "tipping point" when everything would shift to digital—meaning more digital sales than print. But, guess what? It still hasn't happened. What instead has happened is a bunch of different players jumping into the education market—creating both disruption (good!) and confusion (bad). This led to lower sales and shrinking budgets while publishers shifted their focus to trying to find or build the next, new shiny thing in education. The ultimate cost of all this (in my opinion) was less and less focus on teacher and learner realities and virtually no focus on "low-margin" learning markets such as adult basic education.
If you look at other industries and how they have successfully shifted to accommodate digital, the commonality is that the delivery has become more important than the source. (Think, a la carte TV from multiple network providers delivered via Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime, or streaming music from multiple record labels delivered via Spotify.) Unfortunately, I don't know that publishers are necessarily ready to relinquish control in this manner. I was tired of working in an industry in which everyone was pretending they could offer some one-size-fits-all solution for education.
At the same time all this was happening, we saw movements that have led the creation of thousands of fantastic, free resources and learning platforms floating out there; but lack of awareness of what exists coupled with limited coordination and organization have made it unrealistic to expect already time-strapped educators to sift through all that. Again, lack of solid delivery options have presented a barrier. So, I finally decided it was time to launch an organization focused on trying to solve this problem, with a focus on adult education because of the limited attention focused on this learner population, the limited funding formal providers have to spend on materials, and the fact that people typically are more receptive to "experimentation" in underserved markets.
Goumas has always worked in education and enjoyed helping others learn, which helped inspire him to found CrowdED Learning.
My entire career has been in education, with a focus on trying to scale best practices. As a teacher, I loved developing curriculum and conducted a lot of professional development in my district. Through this work, I found that instructors really responded well to the curriculum resources I developed. Because creating all of my curriculum from scratch while teaching full time wasn't something I could sustain forever, I made the difficult decision to leave the classroom and go into publishing so I could develop learning resources that had broad impact. I lucked out for much of my publishing stint in having the chance to work on some pretty cutting-edge projects; but, over the course of the last 5 years, I was seeing my ability to innovate dwindle as budgets became tighter in response to diminishing sales in the publishing world because of the aforementioned issues.
Along the way, I made the jump into adult education 9 years ago—not by choice, but because it was the only publishing job available to me during the economic downturn in 2008—and that was the most serendipitous thing that could possibly have happened to me. They say nobody chooses adult education, adult education chooses them; this was 100% the case for me. So, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to fall completely in love with adult education at the same time our budgets were getting squeezed tighter and tighter. Adult education is so critically important to the well-being of our society, but it's completely underserved. That's really hard to witness when your head is full of ideas you feel could be effective but are unable try because of the constraints of corporate mentality. I hit the point where I couldn't sit on the sideline anymore, making the decision to finally leave publishing very easy.
I honestly believe had I not accidentally found adult education, I likely would still be working perfectly comfortably in K-12 publishing, sitting in some conference room somewhere debating with a team of editors and designers what color font some heading should be or brainstorming some silly feature to try to one-up a rival publisher who has some cool new feature teachers really like. Yuck!
Goumas remains flexible in his vision for CrowdED.
All I have is an idea, and lots of interest…but because what we are creating is something that really doesn't exist at the moment, I don't want to make any assumptions about where this all will lead. I definitely have clear milestones as to what technology and platforms we wish to build over the next couple of years, but how we get there is a journey I'm comfortable with playing out in whatever way makes the most sense based on how educators and learners want to use them. Along the way, it literally has been a process of willing the things we are embarking upon into existence; and, so far so good…things actually are happening as I had hoped.
Jeff's favorite part of his experience as CrowdED's founder is the level of openness with which he's been able to operate.
I think a big part of this is that I'm coming in as "Jeff the founder of this nonprofit" as opposed to "Jeff the guy who works for this big, bad publisher." In the corporate world, you tend to operate in a manner where everything is under lock and key—like, silly project code names and such. In my work since starting CrowdED, I've had complete freedom to be fully open about what we are doing and what we are trying to accomplish, and that has opened so many doors for me far more quickly than I ever would have imagined. There is no secret sauce here; my belief is that if someone were to take an idea we've thrown out and make it happen before we do, that's awesome because something that wasn't there before but was needed has come into existence and is now helping learners and educators. And, let's face it, that's what's most important in this work.
Goumas thinks there are some things we could change when it comes to the way we think about adult education.
I think we need to do a better job at really listening to the needs of adult learners; both in terms of personal challenges to making the courageous step to enter back into education, as well as what the barriers are both to entry and persistence. Particularly with technology, I think a lot of the "innovation" occurring misses the mark because so much of what is being done is based on assumptions rather than learner realities. There is an interesting three-part study currently being released—the Critiquing Adult Participation in Education (CAPE) study—in which the first report examined deterrents and solutions solely from the perspective on adult currently not participating in formal adult education. There needs to be more of this type of work, and better dissemination of the findings with key stakeholders.
Reading and learning has always been a strong aspect of Goumas' life.
Learn more and follow CrowdED's journey!
Infiniteach was founded to change the way we educate and support individuals with autism. The staggering increase in the prevalence of autism – up more than 600% in the past two decades alone – has created a void in effective services and products. Furthermore, in the United States, is estimated that we spend $2.4 million dollars in lifetime care for each individual with autism (Autism Speaks, 2012). As the prevalence and costs of autism education continue to rise, Infiniteach knows that it is imperative that we develop comprehensive and cost-effective solutions that help every child on the spectrum. Infiniteach builds technology to connect individuals to the world around them.
Each app they develop is embedded with best practice autism interventions and proven strategies that increase independence and improve quality of life for individuals with autism. We caught up with Christopher Flint to get the inside scoop on his career path and what makes him tick outside of his work at Infiniteach!
He's excited to expand Infiniteach's reach.
I'm the co-founder of Infiniteach. We develop technology to help connect individuals with disabilities to their communities. Our mobile apps support inclusive schools, libraries, museums, and soon-to-be dental offices and airports!
He changed his career plans after volunteering with a student with autism.
I was a Biology major in college, then volunteered with a student with autism, loved it, and changed my career. I've been in the autism space ever since as a special educator, trainer, principal, and co-founder of Infiniteach.
Christopher and the Inifiniteach crew joined the CLA before the Literacenter opened its doors!
We met Stacy when Infiniteach was working out of 1871, Chicago's tech start-up space. She introduced us to her newest concept, Literacenter, when it was still a hard hats required construction zone. We met Jimmy and Allison, and just knew this was going to be an awesome space for all things literacy and education in Chicago.
Christopher has been playing D&D with a group of guys for the last 25 years.
If he could choose a superpower, he would go with "flying, definitely flying".
He "loved and still loves" Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.
Want to learn more about Inifiniteach? Check out their website!
Please join us at the CLA Confab with presentations from two incredible member organizations: Empower LD and the Schuler Scholar Program.
EmpowerLD is nonprofit corporation that exists to inform and educate the larger public on the nature of learning differences, including the social and emotional impacts. EmpowerLD aims to provide practical, applicable, and actionable information to teachers, parents, students, and professionals so that individuals with learning differences can be fully appreciated and empowered to meet their full potential. Laura J. Thompson, AM, LCSW and Melodee A. Walker, Ph.D. will present on their behalf.
Laura is a native of Illinois. She earned a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1996, followed by a Master's in Social Work at the University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration. In graduate school, Laura focused on clinical and school social work, which led her to internships in schools in the northern suburbs and the west side of Chicago. Working extensively with students with severe emotional, behavioral and learning disorders helped her to understand the social and emotional impacts of living with learning challenges. Laura joined the Hyde Park Day School, a school for bright kids with learning challenges in 2000 and remained there until opening her private practice in 2010.
During her doctoral studies, Melodee served on grant-funded research teams at the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at the University of Texas examining the impact of multi-component reading interventions, as well as investigating systems and programs as they relate to improved outcomes for students with disabilities across the nation. She also participated in the preparation of preservice special education teachers as an adjunct professor at Texas State University. Prior to beginning her doctoral studies, Melodee was a teacher in general and special education classrooms across diverse settings for eleven years. She has also worked in the private sector providing remediation, evaluation, consulting, and advocacy services for students with learning differences. Her primary research interests include dyslexia, effective reading instruction for students with reading difficulties, schooling practices, and observation studies, with an eye toward increasing the alignment of prevailing practices with research-based instructional practices.
The Schuler Scholar Program supports high-potential youth to gain access to and succeed at selective colleges. The Schuler Scholar Program believes if students are motivated, have access to academic and enrichment programs while in high school, are well-informed of college options, receive support from a wide network, and secure financial assistance that they will have a better opportunity to attend the college of their dreams. Kareem Mohammad will discuss their work.
Kareem joined the Schuler Scholar Program in July 2015 as an AmeriCorps Scholar Coach serving Maine Township High School East. Kareem has earned bachelor of arts degrees in Psychology and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from the University of Chicago. As an advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community, he uses his knowledge and experience to create diverse and inclusive programs.
As the Reading Program Associate for the Southern region, Kareem collaborates with school staff to customize in school and after school programs, providing thoughtful feedback, in an effort to create innovative curriculums. Kareem lives in the city and in his spare time collects manga (Japanese comics).
After their presentations, attendees will have the opportunity to make announcements and chat with fellow literacy advocates. RSVP today!
We are thrilled to have the University of Chicago Writer's Studio as a new CLA member! We caught up with their amazing Program Manager, Gina DiPonio, to learn more about their organization, how they hope to work with fellow CLA members, and more.
Tell us a little bit about the University of Chicago Writer's Studio mission.
The University of Chicago Writer's Studio strives to be a creative home to writers of all genres and ambitions. We offer noncredit, open-to-all classes, which are mostly downtown, and free events around town including our annual Business of Writing Seminar, semi-quarterly open house/open mics, and regular write-ins. We want to help their students and greater community live the writing lives they imagine (and have fun doing it!).
Why did you decide to join the Chicago Literacy Alliance?
We're honored to take part in the Chicago Literacy Alliance and connect to so many meaningful, innovative organizations/programs. We know the importance of being an active part of the Chicago literary community and are excited to share ideas and resources as well as create collaborations with other member organizations. Bottom line: The CLA is amazing.
Is there anything you wish more people knew about the University of Chicago Writer's Studio?
Sometimes people miss the fact that we aren't in Hyde Park. Our classes and programs are mostly downtown and online. Also, I want to make sure that everyone knows that anyone (over 18) can register for our classes and events. There's no admission process. That's what we mean when we say we're open to all. Finally, I want people to know that we are flexible and eager to try new things. I always tell students that if they wish we were offering or doing something differently, just let me know. We do our best to create the classes, events, and opportunities that our community needs.
What events or programs are you excited about?
This June, we have two events lined up, both of which are free. We'll be at Printers Row Lit Fest on the afternoon of Sunday, June 10, where our instructors will be presenting three creative-writing mini-lessons (exact time and title TBD). The next weekend, we're holding a Writer's Studio Write-In at Gleacher Center, our home base. We'll be announcing this event and making registration available soon. These always fill up quickly, so please be sure to register early if you'd like to attend.
We're so excited that in addition to becoming a member, the Writer's Studio is also becoming a CLA Resource Partner. What are you providing members and what do you hope they'll gain from the offering?
We're offering CLA members a 20% discount on all of our classes. We hope that this will help anyone in the CLA who wants to practice or study creative or professional writing do so. Also, we are looking forward to creating programs that hold several spots exclusively for CLA members.
How are you hoping to collaborate with fellow CLA members?
There are so many ways to collaborate, and there is so much to learn! To start, we're interested in learning more about how to further encourage diversity in our classrooms in terms of student body, especially, as well as faculty, course content, and pedagogy. We're also eager to devise events with member organizations, which might include co-hosting a reading, panel or open mic (or something else!). In terms of expertise, our instructors are creative pros and we, as a team, bring a great deal of knowledge and ability in terms of creative and professional writing, writing pedagogy, and the publishing world. We're happy to share that!


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#include "MapProjection/MapProjectionAdapter.h"

double OverlayViewOperationHandler::zoom(double factor)
{
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   if( factor > 1.0 ) {
      m_lastProjectionEvent = MapProjectionListener::UNKNOWN;
      return MapLibOperationHandler::zoom(factor);
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      {
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{
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   if( factor > 1.0 ) {
      m_lastProjectionEvent = MapProjectionListener::UNKNOWN;
      return MapLibOperationHandler::zoom(factor, zoomCoord, zoomPoint);
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      {
         m_view->updateClosestItemPoint();
      }

      return MapLibOperationHandler::zoom(factor,
                                          m_view->getClosestItemCoord(),
                                          m_view->getClosestItemPoint());
   }
}

double OverlayViewOperationHandler::setZoomLevel(double zoomLevel)
{

   if (zoomLevel > getZoomLevel()){
      // Currently, we only use magnetic zoom when zooming in.
      m_lastProjectionEvent = MapProjectionListener::UNKNOWN;

      return MapLibOperationHandler::setZoomLevel(zoomLevel);
   }

   if(!m_view->automaticHighlightEnabled() || !m_view->hasValidClosestItem()) {
      return MapLibOperationHandler::setZoomLevel(zoomLevel);
   } else {
      if (!m_lastActionWasZoomRelated)
      {
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      }

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      double ret = MapLibOperationHandler::setZoomLevel(zoomLevel);
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      return ret;
   }
}

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OverlayViewOperationHandler(OverlayView* view,
                            MapProjectionAdapter* projAdapter)
   : MapLibOperationHandler(projAdapter),
     m_lastProjectionEvent(MapProjectionListener::UNKNOWN),
     m_lastActionWasZoomRelated(false),
     m_view(view)
{

}

void OverlayViewOperationHandler::projectionUpdated(projectionEvent trigger)
{
   if (m_view->automaticHighlightEnabled()){
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         // The new event was a regular zoom.
         m_lastActionWasZoomRelated = true;
      } else if (trigger == MapProjectionListener::ZOOM_POINT){
         // The new event was a zoom to point.
         m_lastActionWasZoomRelated = true;
      } else if (m_lastProjectionEvent == MapProjectionListener::SET_ZOOM &&
                 trigger == MapProjectionListener::SET_POINT){
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         // this means that we intercepted the setZoomLevel function.
         m_lastActionWasZoomRelated = true;
      } else {
         // Some other uninteresting action was performed.
         m_lastActionWasZoomRelated = false;
      }

      m_lastProjectionEvent = trigger;
   } else {
      m_lastProjectionEvent = MapProjectionListener::UNKNOWN;
   }

}

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Justin Herbert and Chargers can't capitalize on chances late in loss to Bills
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen lunges for the end zone and scores a touchdown ahead of Chargers cornerback Michael Davis during the second half of a 27-17 loss Sunday.
(Jeffrey T. Barnes / Associated Press)
By Jeff Miller
Nov. 29, 2020 Updated 6:23 PM PT
The Chargers never had a lead to blow Sunday, yet they still failed dramatically in the fourth quarter.
Unable to capitalize on opportunities and incapable of managing the closing seconds, they crumbled in a smoldering heap, losing 27-17 to the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y.
Defensively, the Chargers produced three turnovers in the span of seven Bills snaps starting early in the final quarter.
Nick Vigil caused a fumble that Nasir Adderley recovered. Joey Bosa fell on another fumble. Michael Davis intercepted a Josh Allen pass as the Bills quarterback was pressured.
All those opportunities, however, became only three points as the Chargers' offense couldn't complete a comeback from what had been an 18-point, third-quarter deficit.
The other two turnovers were frittered away with a three-and-out series and an interception by rookie quarterback Justin Herbert.
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"As a team, it wasn't good enough," Herbert said. "We didn't win … I think offensively, we underperformed … It's on us. It's on the offense."
Trailing by 10 and facing extreme desperation, the Chargers bumbled away what little chance they had remaining in final minute.
Facing fourth and 27 near midfield, Herbert lofted a Hail Mary that Tyron Johnson caught before being tackled at the Buffalo two-yard line.
With no timeouts and less than 30 seconds left, the Chargers rushed to the line and — rather than spike the ball to stop the clock — inexplicably attempted a running play, with Austin Ekeler gaining one yard.
The clock continued to run before Herbert fired a pass into the turf near the feet of Mike Williams at the goal line.
By the time the Chargers finally were able to halt the clock, six seconds remained.
Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert passes against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
(Adrian Kraus / Associated Press)
"Completely miscommunication there," coach Anthony Lynn explained of the running play call. "Completely. And that's all I'm going to say about that."
Herbert then attempted to throw to Williams in the end zone, the pass sailing over his head.
That left three seconds, at which point the Chargers' field-goal team trotted onto the field before being called back.
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Afterward, Lynn said that had there been four or more seconds remaining, the Chargers were going to kick a field goal and then try an onside kick and, if they recovered, another Hail Mary. He said three seconds did not give them enough time.
The Chargers' last chance ended with Herbert getting stuffed for no gain.
The chaos in the closing seconds was glaring in the context of a season in which the Chargers repeatedly have failed to hold leads and close games.
Dating to last season, they are 4-16 in one-possession decisions and have lost this year after holding advantages of 21, 17, 17 and 11 points.
Chargers running back Austin Ekeler runs ahead of Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Quinton Jefferson during the first half Sunday.
There also have been numerous examples of questionable game management as the team has fallen to 3-8 and into last place in the AFC West.
"I wouldn't say that," Lynn answered when asked if managing the clock has been an issue. "I would sit down and talk you through every one of our decisions. I'm not saying that it's been perfect, at all."
At the end of the first half Sunday, the Chargers gave up on a possession inside Buffalo territory after wavering on what to do and permitting time to tick away.
A Herbert completion to Keenan Allen moved the ball to the Chargers' 45-yard line with 56 seconds remaining and the clock running.
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With two timeouts left, the Chargers opted to hurry to the line of scrimmage. Herbert then passed to Ekeler for a seven-yard gain to the Bills' 48, where they faced fourth and two.
They again didn't call time out initially. The Chargers instead let 17 seconds tick away before deciding to stop the clock.
Then they punted.
"I was actually going to go for it right there," Lynn said. "I thought it was a little closer, but it was a full fourth and two. I didn't like the defense they came out in. I changed my mind."
Chargers running back Josh Kelley dives into the end zone for a touchdown against the Bills in the fourth quarter Sunday.
The apparent indecision and admitted miscommunication against the Bills brought more scrutiny to a coaching staff already confronted with almost weekly questions about game-day maneuvers.
Following the loss, defensive end Joey Bosa was asked about his confidence in the Chargers' coaches.
"All those calls are above me," he said. "I don't have an opinion on any of those. … That's up to them what they decide."
After a brief pause, he added: "I have confidence in my coaches. I don't really like that question. So I'm not really going to answer it."
And so went another lost Sunday for the Chargers. On an afternoon when the offense sputtered, Herbert ended up throwing a season-high 52 times, completing 31 for 316 yards.
He threw for one touchdown — a five-yarder to Allen — and one interception. Herbert had passed for multiple scores in seven consecutive games, an NFL rookie record.
Despite his production, he is 2-8 as a starter.
"People are upset," Herbert said of the locker room. "Losing's tough."
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So what if an SEO Company outsources their work…why should that matter?
Your website could fall victim of a Google Penalty!
So many 'Cheap SEO Companies' resort to using cheap and nasty BlackHat SEO techniques that will destroy your website's reputation with Google and also give your site a permanent black mark which cannot be reversed.
Google despises BlackHat SEO and the reason behind this is that it goes against their algorithm and was used in the past as a way to circumvent it for websites to achieve quick results. Nowadays Google will not think twice to 'de-list' your website from the index if you get caught repeatedly using such tactics.
What's so bad about a Google Penalty? Basically put, if your site cops a Google Penalty then it is quite common to expect a loss of around 90%+ of your website's organic traffic. That means DEAD business for you, no customers = no sales.
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