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The Twizzy – Game 35
10/31/2011 The TwizzyAllison Winn Scotch, Alyssa Smith, Ann Leary, Authors, Bethanne Patrick, Bob Klapisch, Brenda Copeland, Brett Sandusky, Caroline Leavitt, Catherine Delors, Colleen Lindsay, David Pomerico, Drew Sarver, editors, Elana Roth, Erin Bried, Georgia McBride, Gesine Bullock-Prado, Glenn Giangrande, Holly LeCraw, Humor, Jane Heller, Jayne Sharp-Vitty, Jennifer Gilmore, Jenny Gardiner, Jerome Priesler, Joe Wallace, Julie Klam, Karen Palmer, Kathleen Schmidt, Kellyann Zuzulo, Ken Davidoff, Laura Strachan, Laura Zigman, literary agents, Marc Carig, Mark Feinsand, Nichole Bernier, Pete Caldera, publishing, Rich Oliver, Sean Kennedy, Susan Orlean, The Twizzy, Twitter, Twitter Quiz, Veronica Brooks-Sigler, Wallace MatthewsDenise Railey
~ You love them. You've read their books or articles. You follow them on Twitter. But how well do you know them and their wicked sense of humor? Play The Twizzy and find out. ~
Happy Monday and welcome back to another game of The Twizzy! Thank you for all your responses. I'm glad you're all enjoying it so much.
Are you ready for Game 35? Remember, you're allowed 1 guess per day.
I'll give a recap for those of you who haven't played yet:
In my quest to keep you all entertained, I thought up a quiz. But not just any quiz. That would be boring. This is a quiz where Twitter Stars answer 30 questions. As you'll see, these aren't your run-of-the-mill questions. That, too, would be boring. As far as I'm concerned, this is the first time something of this scope has been done on Twitter. If it isn't, I'm sure someone will let me know (but I won't believe them).
Originally it was just to be the published authors I interact with but this plan grew and grew. Everyone I asked said yes! So what you have here is a lovely mix of writers – from New York Times Bestselling authors to newly published ones. From sportswriters to freelance journalists. I didn't stop there though. I asked literary agents and editors, and then it extended to all aspects of publishing – from business development to public relations. I've even been lucky enough to snag two British celebrities.
Below is the list of the participants with their Twitter bio and handles. While you go through, you may consider following them, and buying their books or newspapers. These people are awesome, truly. As busy as they are, they took time out to play "The Twizzy" and they answered the questions with such flair that I was laughing each time a new email came in.
Once you've gone through the list, take a look at the question and answer session below. You will laugh. The questions will be the same every Monday. Your job is to figure out who from the list answered the questions that week. Include your guess in the comments section here on my blog. I will not post your comments until the winner has been announced. This is because I want you to guess on your own. If by Thursday there is still no correct answer, I'll give 1 hint. The first correct answer wins a prize. Yes, a prize. They consist of: Seven Souls A Leaping co-written and donated by Kellyann Zuzulo (while supplies last), macaroons or starry, starry nights from gesine.com, $15 Barnes & Noble gift cards (with 1 donated by the wonderful Kellyann Zuzulo), or a surprise FANTASTIC hardcover book from my grab bag of goodies from Alyssa Smith. You will have until Friday to guess. Then I will reveal The Twizzy Star of the Week. If you're not on Twitter, you can still play because you've likely read their books or articles, and, as the weeks go on, the list will narrow.
If you have any questions, Tweet me at www.Twitter.com/SunnySoCal and please use "#TheTwizzy" in your question.
~ Denise
The Twizzy Stars List for Game 35 (Please scroll to the bottom of this page for a list and biography of previous Twizzy Stars. Believe me, I've hit the jackpot. They've all been AWESOME! Check them and their answers out!)
Catherine Delors @CatherineDelors: Writer, historical fiction (For the King, Mistress of the Revolution.) Loves Paris, history and the 18th century.
http://versaillesandmore.com
Ann Leary @annleary: Author of OUTTAKES FROM A MARRIAGE and An INNOCENT, A BROAD
http://www.annleary.com/
Holly LeCraw @HollyLeCraw : Writer, reader, southerner far from home. My first novel, The Swimming Pool, is out in paperback from Doubleday this April.
http://hollylecraw.com/
Drew Sarver @mypinstripes : Database Developer, Blogger, BaseballDigest.com writer, Beagle lover, Husband
http://mypinstripes.blogspot.com
Jayne Sharp-Vitty @jaynesharp: Mummy, wife, voice over & telly gal x
http://andsowtobed.blogspot.com
Alyssa Smith @booksandcorsets: Editor, reviewer, convention organizer, avid costumer, and owner of several demanding parrots. Non-official feed. Tweets about her interests: cooking, sewing
1. How hard was it to break into your line of work? Do you enjoy it?
Depends on which line of work. I have 2 different ones, one paid (schooling, interview process – more difficult)…the unpaid, that was easy. Everyone's always happy not to pay you.
2. Have you any advice for people who would also like to do your line of work?
I'll go with the unpaid one…practice practice practice..network…start early and get the write degree from school. Do some internships. If I had maybe I wouldn't be unpaid.
3. Are you known by any nicknames?
I have one that rhymes with my name so that would be a dead giveaway. As a kid I was known as lightning because of my speed.
4. What song's your tearjerker?
None…but I'm not a heartless bastard
5. Do you like capers?
Only on Chicken Piccata
6. Any food you must have?
Italian food of course!
7. Pet?
8. How do you feel about the word "carbuncle"?
Makes me think of Mad Magazine
9. Favorite stroll?
10. Most embarrassing memory?
Passing out while giving a presentation.
11. Biggest pet peeve?
People obliviously texting and blocking my way in the store.
12. Who would you like to meet (in any time period)?
My paternal grandfather. Died years before I was born.
13. Who bugs the crap out of you?
Any reality tv "star"
14. Favorite book?
Don't have one favorite..probably a Ken Follett or David Baldacci book though.
15. Do songs by Nickelback make you want to stuff hot pokers in your ears?
16. Favorite movie?
At this moment, Gladiator
17. Is marmite the singular form of marmosets? More importantly, does marmite make you want to vomit?
I don't know what marmite is and refuse to look it up.
18. Favorite quote?
"Don't look back, something might be gaining on you" – Satchel Paige
19. Favorite swear word?
Fuck..most versatile word on Earth.
20. How do you feel about capybaras?
Kind of weird looking
21. Guilty pleasure?
Watching What Not To Wear
22. Favorite character?
23. Do people who say "sammich" make you want to kick them in the crotch?
Nah, it's not crotch worthy.
24. Which character would win this smackdown: Peter Venkman, Jack Donaghy, Stay Puft, Dwight Shrute, George Costanza, Basil Fawlty, Mortimer Brewster, Hyacinth Bucket, Mr. Whipple, or the Maytag Repairman?
Has to be Stay Puft..though I wouldn't mind seeing Dwight Shrute knock the crap out of George Costanaza.
25. Phobias?
26. How do feel about cheese? Be specific.
MMM…cheese….love Brie and provolone.
27. Which 1980's comedy film is this from: "Where's the rest of this moose?"
I don't recall without cheating.
28. Foods you refuse to eat?
29. Where do you stand on Justin Bieber?
On a cement block crushing him.
*Bonus*
Finish this quote from a 1980's comedy: "Generally you don't see that kind of behavior in _______________."
a general appliance. (***Note from Denise: Ohhh, so close!***)
________________ Past Twizzy Stars ____________________
***The lovely Bethanne Patrick was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 1. You can find and follow her at @thebookmaven. http://bookmavenmedia.com/
Bethanne is responsible for #fridayreads on Twitter and the Friday Reads Facebook page. By all means, stop by every Friday and share what you're reading.
***The charming Caroline Leavitt was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 2. You can find and follow her at @leavittnovelist. http://www.carolineleavitt.com/home.htm
Caroline has been on the New York Times Bestseller List for 2 weeks in a row now with her book PICTURES OF YOU. Why not buy it today?
***The hilarious Wallace Matthews was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 3. You can find and follow him at @ESPNNYYankees . http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/yankees
Wallace is the Yankees Beat Writer for ESPN New York.
***The adorable Julie Klam was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 4. You can find and follow her at @julieklam . http://www.julieklam.com/
Julie is the New York Times Bestselling Author of You Had Me At Woof: How Dogs Taught Me The Secrets of Happiness and Please Excuse My Daughter (Riverhead)
***The fabulous Colleen Lindsay was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 5. You can find and follow her at @colleenlindsay http://theswivet.com
Colleen is a former literary agent who is currently part of the Business Development team at Penguin Group (USA).
***The wonderful Veronica Brooks-Sigler was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 6. You can find and follow her at @getlit_erate http://www.brookssigler.com
Veronica is the author of Five Finger Fiction. She is working on a sequel. Yay!
***The witty Brett Sandusky was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 7. You can find and follow him at @bsandusky and http://brettlikesstuff.tumblr.com/
Brett is a digital publishing professional, innovator, strategist, marketer and writer.
***The funny Elana Roth was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 8. You can find and follow her at @ElanaRoth and http://www.elanaroth.com
Elana is a literary agent at the Caren Johnson Literary Agency. She's also second-to-none in quoting Ghostbusters.
***The delightful Gesine Bullock-Prado was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 9. You can find and follow her at @closetmastrbakr and http://www.gesine.com
Gesine is a pastry chef, the owner of Gesine Confectionary, and author of Confections of a Closet Master Baker/My Life from Scratch and the recent Sugar Baby.
***The captivating Laura Strachan was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 10. You can find and follow her at @StrachanLit and www.strachanlit.com
Laura is my literary agent. She represents literary fiction and narrative nonfiction. She loves books, art, theatre — compelling stories, well told.
***The talented Joe Wallace was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 11. You can find and follow him at www.josephwallace.com @joe_wallace
Joe is an author of nonfiction books, noir stories, and a novel, DIAMOND RUBY.
***The sweet Kellyann Zuzulo was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 12. You can find and follow her at www.kfzuzulo.com @kfzuzulo
Kellyann is a former journalist, author of tales, word laborer, stirrer of soup.
***The brilliant Bob Klapisch was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 13. You can find and follow him at http://www.northjersey.com/sports/pro_sports/baseball/klapisch/ and http://msn.foxsports.com/writer/Bob_Klapisch @BobKlap
Bob is a baseball columnist for The Bergen Record and foxsports.com
***The new mommy Erin Bried was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 14. You can find and follow her at http://erinbried.com/ @NiftyButton
Erin is a pie baker, storyteller, collector of old timey wisdom. Author of How to Build a Fire & Sew a Button (Ballantine). Self mag staff writer.
***The dear Sean Kennedy was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 15. You can find and follow him at http://www.sean-kennedy.com/ @slicksean
Sean is a Writer/journalist/media consultant. His Tweets are 20% each: current affairs/culture; writing/media; LGBT topics; food/food systems; personal.
***The darling Pete Caldera was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 16. You can find and follow him at: www.northjersey.com And http://blogs.northjersey.com/blogs/pinstripeposts and @pcaldera
Pete is the Bergen Record Yankees beat writer and an occasional band vocalist with the Stan Rubin Orchestra.
***The fantastic David Pomerico was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 17. You can find and follow him at http://www.bantamspectra.net and @DelReySpectra
David is an editor at Del Rey and Spectra, two of the biggest SF, fantasy, urban fantasy, and paranormal romance imprints in–and out of–the world.
***The sweet Jennifer Gilmore was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 18. You can find and follow her at http://jennifergilmore.net/ and @jenwgilmore
Jennifer is the author of the new novel Something Red, and the NYTimes Notable novel, Golden Country.
***The talented Allison Winn-Scotch was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Week 19. You can find and follow her at www.allisonwinn.com and @aswinn
Allison is a novelist, NY Times best seller (yeah, I had to get that in), celeb profiler, diaper changer, dog walker, ass-kicker, pop culture junkie, superwoman.
***The clever Kathleen Schmidt was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 20. You can find and follow her at http://kathleenschmidt.tumblr.com @bookgirl96
Kathleen is a bookish broad, PR superhero, mother of two, lover of sports, and wife of @Rockpappa.
***The marvelous Mark Feinsand was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 21. You can find and follow him at http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/yankees @BloggingBombers
Mark is the Yankees beat writer for the New York Daily News.
***The fantastic Georgia McBride was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 22. You can find and follow her at www.georgiamcbride.com @Georgia_McBride
Georgia is a YA author of the PRAEFATIO series. She's represented by Mark McVeigh of The McVeigh Agency. Founder of #YAlitchat. Mom to 2 humans + 3 Chihuahuas. Hopeless Romantic.
***The brilliant Brenda Copeland was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 23.
***The adorable Nichole Bernier was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 24. You can find and follow her at http://www.nicholebernier.com @NicholeBernier
Nichole is a writer (Conde Nast Traveler) & mother of 5 trafficking in humor, Twizzlers, occasionally wisdom. Novel THE UNFINISHED WORK OF ELIZABETH D, Crown/RH 2012
***The fabulous Ken Davidoff was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 25. You can find and follow him at http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/ken-davidoff-s-baseball-insider-1.1278117 @kendavidoff
Ken is the National baseball writer for Newsday.
***The funny Jenny Gardiner was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 26. You can follow and find her at @jennygardiner http://www.jennygardiner.net/blog/
Jenny is the author of Sleeping with Ward Cleaver, Winging It: A Memoir of Caring for a Vengeful Parrot Who's Determined to Kill Me, & Slim to None.
***The hilarious Laura Zigman was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 27. You can follow and find her at @laurazigman http://laurazigman.wordpress.com/
Laura is a writer, branter, complainer, mom, recovering publicist.
***The talented Jerome Priesler was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 28. You can follow and find him at @YankeesInk http://www.yankeesink.com
Jerome is a New York Times bestselling novelist and regular contributor to YESNetwork.com.
***The ultra cool Rich Oliver was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 29. You can follow and find him at @RichOliver and http://www.richardoliver.biz
Rich is the jingle singer for the Chris Moyles Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom.
***The dynamic Susan Orlean was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 30.You can follow and find her at @susanorlean and www.susanorlean.com
Susan is a writer for The New Yorker, and several books – The Orchid Thief and her latest, Rin Tin Tin.
***The hilarious and talented Jane Heller was The Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 31. You can follow and find her at @janeheller1 http://www.janeheller.com
Jane is a novelist, screenwriter, blogger, author of Confessions of a She-Fan, a Yankees diehard, movies/books fan, and a pop culture maven.
***The charming Karen Palmer was the Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 32. You can follow and find her at @karen_palmer www.karenpalmer.com
Karen is a writer, editor, teacher.
***The incredible Marc Carig was the Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 33. You can follow and find him at @ledger_yankees www.nj.com and http://carig.wordpress.com
Marc is the Yankees beat writer for The Star-Ledger and NJ.com
***The witty Glenn Giangrande was the Twizzy Star of the Week for Game 34. You can follow and find him at @glenngiangrande and http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=538658980&ref=profile
Glenn is a four-time Emmy recipient, YESNetwork.com personality, on-air talent.
~~~ They are no longer choices for the remaining games of The Twizzy ~~~
Glenn Giangrande @glenngiangrande: Four-time Emmy recipient, YESNetwork.com personality, on-air talent. Views expressed here are my own & do not reflect the views of YES or YESNetwork.com.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=538658980&ref=profile
I caught a break in college when a friend of mine internet with my company. He helped me and a couple of friends get in the door, and I stayed! I do enjoy my work, but I think I'm ready to move on, and the lifestyle isn't always the easiest to live.
Prepare for crazy hours!
(***Note from Denise: This has been removed because it was a dead giveaway. Tough it out on your own, people. ***)
Well, songs on the radio probably wouldn't do it, and it depends on my mood. However, I probably wouldn't go putting the theme from the Deer Hunter on my music players if I was feeling blue.
Dom Capers, the former Panthers head coach? Sure – he's done a great job with the Packers defense : )
Subs from the White House in Atlantic City. The best ever. I also miss the half smokes from Ben's Chili Bowl deeply.
No ownership here. I tend to prefer cats to dogs, but I can put up with the right pooch for sure.
…I cannot comment on that because I do not know what it means (I could go look it up, obviously, but I'm playing by the rules. (***Note from Denise: +1 ***)
Does a bachelor party count? If so, Vegas in Feb '09 for one of those. Non-bachelor party would be a trip to Chicago later in '09 to see games at Wrigley Field and The Cell.
Whatever it is…it probably involved doing something in public amidst co-workers that I probably should have held back on. And I've got a few options, believe me.
Repetition. Hearing the same thing or being asked to do the same thing OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER…
Mark Cuban. And I'd ask him about his time on Shark Tank.
Shia Labouf. Sean Avery. Insert 'Real Housewife' here.
I read alot of non-fiction sports, so I will go with 'Fish Sticks: The Fall and Rise of the New York Islanders,' which chronicled their resurgance in 2001-02…which was not sustained, unfortunately.
Confession – no. I actually like some of their hits. I enjoy driving to 'If Everyone Cared,' 'Into The Night,' and the one asking 'if today was your last day.' I don't need 'How You Remind Me' or the photograph one.
Aliens.
…this question might be slightly over my head.
There are too many to commit to long term, but at the moment I will go with: "Fantasy is the new reality."
Fuckstick… can I count that as one even though I added the stick part? I do try to keep it clean though!
I watch some odd reality television shows in addition to my normal slate of programming – I'll go with what I'm watching right now, Tabatha's Salon Takeover on Bravo.
The late Sgt. James Doakes from 'Dexter' on Showtime
Not at all. I'm guilty of it too, especially when I'm tired and slurring speech.
Stay Puft. The Ghostbusters as a crew could barely handle him, and I only see one in the mix there. Though I confess I don't know everyone you laid out. (***Note from Denise: +1 ***)
Dying. If I knew what was going to happen to me (us) next, I'd be fine with it. But I am not a fan of uncertainty. Running out of money is a close second.
I love cheese. I probably have American the least though – I always go with swiss on my burgers, and I could swim in bleu cheese dressing. I dunk wings, pizza in it…I'm a fan.
I don't know : (
None. I am very open minded. But it took me awhile to try ox tails, which are terrific by the way.
The young man is clearly talented. And a cash cow.
I don't know the quote. Hit me with something from A Clockwork Orange, Wedding Crashers, Finding Nemo, Swingers, Oceans 11, etc… and we're in business : )
Marc Carig @ledger_yankees: Real-time coverage of the New York Yankees by The Star-Ledger and NJ.com
www.nj.com And http://carig.wordpress.com
Like a lot of things, it took hard work and a ton of lucky breaks. No doubt, I enjoy it. I dig the chance to do something I love for a living.
Read great stuff then write great stuff. And get ready to work hard for every break.
Not anymore. Had a few in college. Those thankfully stayed there. So no, I am not known by any nicknames.
The Benny Hill Theme Song
Yes, though he's much better as a coordinator than as a head coach.
Anything out of my Mom's kitchen, which is why I have forced her to teach me how to make some of our culture's traditional dishes.
None here. My family back home still has two dogs, Jack and Piper. I was visiting home recently and caught my mom having a deep conversation with them. She denies it though.
My doctor used that word with me once at an annual physical. I don't remember what it means or all the details. But I do recall staring at the ceiling awkwardly, turning my head and coughing. We never spoke of it again. (***Note from Denise: It is 1:12 a.m. and I just cackled.)
Ocean Beach, San Francisco, at Sunset. With my love on my arm. (***Note from Denise: awww.)
High school, 1995, when the crazy goth chick handcuffed me to a desk during Algebra class and forgot her key at home. School security had to bring out the hacksaw and I had to carry the desk into the hallway, just in time for passing period. (***Note from Denise: Omigod. This is the worst one ever. Well, maybe Colleen Lindsay with the skirt tucked into her pantyhose and walking the streets of Paris but this is right up there. Amirite?)
Bunting early in games.
My great grandfather, when he was young.
Political pundits — of all leanings.
OK. But first, you tell me which one is your favorite kid. See? Not a fair question, is it? (*** Note from Denise: NO. It's not. Although I give you a point for knowing I have more than 1 child!)
No, just their ears.
Major League 3: Back to the Minors.
Only when they play songs by Nickelback.
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you." – Satchel Paige
Starts with an F. Ends with an UCK.
Cool, as long they do it under their own roof.
The TV show Cheaters, which comes on only in the middle of the night. Oh, and intentionally giving vapid answers on self-quizzes. (***Note from Denise: One of your cohorts answered something very similar at the start of The Twizzy…)
Nick Pappagiorgio
No, it makes me want to steal their sammich.
Maytag Repairman. I understand he's well rested.
Electrical outlets, my laptop getting shattered by foul balls I don't see coming. (***Note from Denise: Occupational hazard.)
Just don't cut it during or after romantic moments. You'll never hear the end of it.
The Mike Mussina Story?
Bad Chinese food.
On his face, while wearing sharp baseball cleats.
syphilitic elephants? (just taking a guess)
Karen Palmer @karen_palmer: Writer, editor, teacher. If I had to choose between reading and eating I'd be dead in a week.
www.karenpalmer.com
I didn't get serious about writing till I was in my thirties and had no knowledge of the business of publishing, but once I finished a novel, I had some immediate good luck. So the start wasn't hard. The struggle since has been a bitch and a half. But I love it — love it — and will keep at it till I croak.
Not currently, but when I was married to my first husband people used to call me "Mrs. Fun."
"Brothers in Arms" — Dire Straits.
Lindt 85% dark chocolate.
I like cats but am allergic. I'm scared of dogs. Goldfish might be cool but, really, given my work schedule, they're too demanding.
You just triggered my gag reflex.
Any hill in San Francisco. Sweat hard going up, gasp in awe at the top.
You'll have to read the memoir.
Restaurants so loud you can't have a decent conversation.
Beethoven.
Liz Cheney.
If I'm in love with what I'm currently reading, that becomes my favorite. Fickle? Yes.
Who's Nickelback?
Remains of the Day.
I have no idea what's in marmite (ground up mites from old pillows?), but I'm pretty sure I'd hate it.
"Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown."
If you see Kay, tell her I want her.
A rat is a rat is a rat.
Napping.
Tom Ripley.
I don't know who half these people are, so my ignorant ass goes with George Constanza.
I'm terrified of drowning.
I love cheese, but can't be specific. Once again I am too ignorant.
Raw onions, organ meats.
I've never heard the kid sing, but his hair sure is purty.
I was too busy with babies to remember the 1980's.
Jane Heller @janeheller1: Novelist, Screenwriter, Blogger, Author of Confessions of a She-Fan, Yankees diehard, movies/books fan, pop culture maven
http://www.janeheller.com
I was very lucky. I scored with my very first novel. I'd written 200 pages of it, got an agent, and sold it to a publisher as the first book in a three-book deal. I was stunned. I enjoy moments of it, but mostly it's pure torture. Who wants to sit in front of a blank computer screen all day? The best part is typing "The End."
Read a lot, especially in the genre or category in which you're writing. And join a writer's workshop so you can have your material critiqued by people who will tell you the truth.
Yes. my husband calls me a very unique term of endearment but if I tell you I'll have to kill you.
I don't cry at songs. I cry at movies.
Chocolate. Almonds. Preferably together.
Nope. I'm allergic to cats and my husband says having a dog is like having a baby and we're too old for that. I've suggested a parakeet.
It makes me laugh. I probably wouldn't feel that way if I'd ever had one though.
Road in Montecito. I try to walk there every afternoon. The beach is on one side and the mountains are on the other. Pure paradise.
When I met President Clinton. I was invited to a small black tie dinner in his honor right in the middle of the Monica Lewinsky scandal. I was so flustered when it was my turn to shake hands with him that I said, "Hi, Mr. President. Good luck with that impeachment thing." I'm turning bright red even as I type this.
People who say they'll call and don't.
Clint Eastwood. I have so much respect for a guy with his longevity in the movie business.
Alton Brown on the Food Network. Totally cringe-worthy.
Susan Isaacs' novel Shining Through.
I'm not familiar enough with Nickelback to care.
I've never tasted it but I have a friend who thinks it's the most delicious thing ever. (***Note from Denise: I don't advise you try it. It is repulsive looking and tasting. It ruins everything it touches.***)
"Some people just aren't worth the time, honey." — My Mother (***Note from Denise: I feel quite strongly about this quote. Love.***)
Any form of "fuck." Noun. Verb. Doesn't matter.
I have no idea what it is/they are.
Watching "Days of Our Lives" while I eat lunch.
Yes, very much so.
Hyacinth Bucket
Flying. Vomiting.
I love cheese with a white hot passion. Not as much as I love chocolate and almonds but almost.
Peaches. Pears. Apricots. I'm not a fruit person.
I hope he doesn't self-destruct. He seems like a nice kid.
Sorry. I must have missed the '80s entirely.
Are you ready for Game 30? Remember, each of you is allowed 1 guess per day.
Susan Orlean @susanorlean: Writer, writer, writer. Oh, I also write.
www.susanorlean.com
Ridiculous! Had to give a pound of flesh and most of the function of my right arm. And yes, I truly love it.
Get the knife ready to carve out the pound of flesh. I advise against a serrated blade, by the way.
Goddess of All the Known Universe, also Fatso.
That AT&T commercial where the couple has twins. Remember?
Gum.
No. If you mean "non-human home companions", yes.
I feel carbunckly. Is that a word?
To the mailbox, if someone is sending me presents.
Why would I tell you that?
Nazis.
You mean, besides Sarah Palin?
Sorry — can't hear you. Hot pokers in my ears.
It looks so tasty but I fear it, so I have never had the pleasure. I assume it's ground-up marmosets, right? That is kind of disgusting, actually.
"I love you more than all the love in the world, Mommy." Corny but true.
Fuck, by far.
Diner pie.
Quentin Compson
Only if they follow it by saying they want to take my pitcher.
Maytag, hands down.
Bats. For real.
I agree with everything Wallace feels about cheese. "More cheese, Gromit!"
I don't know, but I would love to see it.
Brains. Guts. Feet.
Around his midsection.
a live animal.
Richard Oliver @RichOliver: Session singer: Chris Moyles Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 1 is my favourite job. TV ads I adore as they pay loads & if you need a KICK ASS band, let me know!
http://www.richardoliver.biz
I achieved sudden overnight success after dragging my ass around all the shit hole live venues/toilets of the UK & Europe for the best part of 15 years. I do enjoy it, we have a right laugh in the studio & on stage, but it's mostly about this Mother fucker getting paid. !!!!!
Go to university, music college, learn how to do it properly. Don't be a blagger like me. I got lucky!
Mostly the 'C Bomb!'
'When somebody loved Me' from Toy Story 2. Can't watch it, too upsetting.
Maldives, Memphis (Gracelands), San Francisco, New York, Paris, etc, etc, etc x
Traditional British Sunday roast with all the trimmings, Curry & Fish and Chips!!!
NO PETS.
Sore and housebound!
Comic capers yes, on a pizza NO!
Agreed to do a big corporate show with a band for Lamborghini. Mega payer, but this band were semi pro; only part timers & quite appalling. I thought, nobody's gonna be there with any actual knowledge of what a great band should sound like so I'll just go on, do it, get paid, get GONE! Walked out on stage & sitting at the table about 2 ft in front of the stage was Jamiroquai!!! I will take that humiliation to my grave.
Hate pettiness.
Elvis Presley to kneel at his feet & Adolph Hitler so I could tell him what a cunt he's being!
X Factor, BGT, any of that formatted, fake, mockery of my art. Ooh, I'm getting serious now!
Andy McNab Bravo Two Zero.
He's got a good voice that guy. I don't know why they get so much stick. Maybe they've been rude to the wrong people? Or are shit & I've got bad taste 😉
'Planet of the Apes' the original with Charlton Heston.
Marmite & Vegemite tastes like the Devil's cum. (***Note from Denise: Hilarious!***)
'Chancellor Hitler has ensured me that he has no intention of attacking Poland.' Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, just before Hitler invaded Poland.
Cunt!
Don't know what that is. ???
Gloria from 'Modern Family!' Well, she could smack me down anytime she pleased 😉
Heights!!!
The more bland & boring the better. I'm a Red Leicester man myself.
National Lampoons Vacation? Big Foot & the Hendersons?
Sushi. Cook the dammed fish.
On his throat, but in a nice polite British way.
Dolphins? (***Note from Denise: You should get an extra point for correcting behavior to "behaviour" in your answer.***)
Originally it was just to be the published authors I interact with but this plan grew and grew. Everyone I asked said yes! So what you have here is a lovely mix of writers – from New York Times Bestselling authors to newly published ones. From sportswriters to freelance journalists. I didn't stop there though. I asked literary agents and editors, and then it extended to all aspects of publishing – from business development to public relations. I've even been lucky enough to snag one British celebrity.
Jerome Priesler @YankeesInk: New York Times bestselling novelist and regular contributor to YESNetwork.com.
http://www.yankeesink.com
Brutally hard. I feel that I'm still breaking in after 25 years . . . and the longer I'm at it, the bigger the sledgehammer I need to crash through monster walls. I can't say I enjoy it. It's more that I have no choice.
Most people shouldn't try it. You have to be honest enough with yourself to recognize whether you really have the talent. If it's there you probably still shouldn't try it . But it might help to go to a very, very prestigious university and take phone numbers. Neither of which I did.
A bunch. I just got a new one this year and it seems to have caught on.
Pissing in a River by Patti Smith. Thunder Road by Springsteen. Girl From the North Country by Bob Dylan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjKMss2xuhY&feature=related
My dream is to be involved in a seriocomic caper with an eccentric bunch of pals. Preferably a caper that involves art theft. But it's important that we get away with it. Oh, you did mean that kind of caper, right?
Call me Mr. Zookeeper. It could be another new nickname, in fact.
I prefer it to my Uncle Milo.
Around New York City's Chinatown with my wife.
I can't say. Or rather I won't–I lived through the 70's and early 80's. But it involved partially regaining my senses in Coney Island and asking a hooker if I could borrow my cab fare home.
Kneejerk judgementalism.
Shakespeare. Or maybe Genghis Khan. Though I'd rather have a sword than a pen in my hand if it's the latter.
Most sports writers. (***Note from Denise: I hope none of them are my friends.***)
Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien. Red Dragon, by Thomas Harris. It, by Stephen King.
When I hear one and know it's by Nickelback I'll be able to answer.
The Pope of Greenwich Village. King of Comedy. Spartacus. Breakfast at Tiffany's.
I think it's something I recently cleaned out of my cat's ear. And it was pretty disgusting.
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."–John Lennon
It has to be "motherfucker" if we're going by frequency of usage and pure malicious gusto.
I want to kiss one on its nose.
Dr. Drew's Celebrity Rehab. But it gets boring when the celebrities move on to the halfway house. I want them to stay in the rehab center and get on each other's nerves forever and ever.
Keith Richards. Oh? Fictional character? Frodo Baggins.
Now there's something vomitous, never mind marmite.
The Maytag Repairman, no contest. He's what you call a man's, uh, repairman.
Big cockroach-like bugs that can stand upside down on the bathroom door and crane their heads to stare at me with their beady eyes.
If it wouldn't make me fat and give me a heart attack I'd eat cheese every day of my life, even without the pizza crust and sauce. Sharp cheddar is my true love. Fresh mozzarella, my mistress. Pepper jack, my spicy occasional fling. Muenster . . . eh. Okay melted on top of burgers.
Raising Minnesota? They eat moose meat regularly in Minnie, right? But is that even a 1980's film? I know it isn't Raging Bull or The Deer Hunter.
Pickled pigs's feet. Fried Oreos. Fried mac n' cheese. Anything's brain or ass.
I have nothing against the creepy little motherfucker.
" . . . a cute baby mouse."
Laura Zigman @laurazigman: Writer, branter, complainer, mom, recovering publicist.
http://laurazigman.wordpress.com/
I spent 5 years writing my first novel, which was sort of hard. But way harder than that was having survived my life up until that point — childhood, teenage years, college, my twenties, my early thirties — feeling like a complete and utter loser and failure. By comparison, finishing a novel I doubted would ever see the light of day, was easy.
Yes. Stop thinking of the marketplace. And your platform. And your brand. Find a story you're dying to tell and tell it. Really well.
Mom. (***Note from Denise: This answer was edited for being wayyyy too obvious***)
"I Hope You Dance." I have no idea who even sings it. But I made a movie for my husband's 40th birthday (seven years ago) and I used that as the music because it was full of clips of him dancing "ironically" — through supermarkets, in parking lots, alone, with our son, in public, in private. Even though the movie was really funny, it had that unintentional funereal feel to it.
Dog.
I'm not familiar with that word. Is it a real word? Or did you make it up? This is why I got such shitty scores on my SATs.
Anywhere in Manhattan.
(LIFTING GIANT ROLODEX OF EMBARRASSING MEMORIES ONTO BED DESK). There are so many but the most recent would have to be when, a few years ago, I was meeting a Hollywood person in NYC (Nia Vardalos, of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" — she was going to adapt my fourth novel and star in it — which never happened — but that's another story) for the first time, for lunch. It was early June, and the night before I drove to the city I slathered myself in self-tanning lotion — arms, backs of hands, tops of feet (there's nothing better than tan hands and feet). Only to wake up with orange arms, backs of hands, and tops of feet. It was hot and humid and instead of wearing weather-appropriate clothes (something black and sleeveless; a non-boot-like shoe), I ended up having to wear long sleeves and boot-like shoes. About twenty minutes into our lunch, sweating profusely and sitting on my hands, I finally thought, as I so often do, Fuck this shit, and I told her. We had a huge laugh and a great lunch. (***Note from Denise: Thank you for sharing! Love that!***)
(LIFTING GIANT TORAH-LIKE SCROLL OUT OF MY HOME-ARK ONTO BED DESK)
Again, where to begin? "It's all good" is probably at the top of my list of verbal pet peeves. "No worries" is a close second. Where did those phrases come from? They weren't around when I was growing up and I don't remember hearing them until about a year ago. One of my other pet peeves is when I let someone into traffic and they don't wave to thank me. An old boyfriend used to chide me for expecting to be rewarded for doing something nice when the "reward" should just be the "satisfaction that comes from doing something nice." But you know what I say to that: Fuck that shit. (***Note from Denise: YES!***)
The advice columnist, "Sugar" from The Rumpus. I have a few very important life-questions I need answers to.
Massachusetts drivers (a.k.a. Massholes) (***Note from Denise: This makes me howl with laughter.***)
The Sound and the Fury (Faulkner)
Slouching Toward Bethlehem (Didion)
I have no idea who Nickelback is.
I'm one of those people who doesn't have favorite movies, songs, or books (ok, well, I mentioned two favorite books up there). Too much pressure.
The mere idea of marmite makes me want to vomit. But to be frank, with me, it doesn't take much.
"Write like a motherfucker." Sugar, The Rumpus
Stupid, because I don't know what that is.
Watching "Hoarding: Buried Alive." And "Hoarders." And "Animal Hoarders." And "Heavy."
Jerry from Tom & Jerry.
Jack. Donaghy. No. Question.
Fear of eating orange vegetables (carrots, squash, yams, sweet potatoes, pumpkin). (***Note from Denise: Do you have an all over fear of orange or just orange vegetables? Because autumn must be a real bitch if it's the former rather than the latter!***)
I like cheese. But I don't understand America's fascination with cheese and the "cheese on everything" philosophy.
Op cit — orange vegetables.
I don't care.
a major appliance.
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http://www.jennygardiner.net/blog/
It's never easy breaking into publishing. But I had a deceptively easy time of it getting my first piece published locally several years back–>I think it led me to naively believe this publishing thing would be a breeze! I'd written a funny piece that was very relevant with a great hook. Wrote it in about 20 minutes, sold it in about 5 and I thought wow! this is so easy! I guess it enabled me to be confident enough to keep on trying for me. I've since realized that it takes an enormous amount of work to get to where I've gotten and it's rarely without being a little battered and bruised along the way, but it's certainly worth it and I really, really appreciate the successes I've had.
First and foremost believe in yourself. Publishing is a tough business and there is a lot of rejection in it, but if you truly believe you are writing things that people will enjoy reading, then tough it out, take the good advice and toss out the bad advice, and just hunker down and keep working toward your goal.
not a one!
Hmmm… I have to think on that. I'm drawing a blank!
LOVE them! Throw in some yummy tender veal cooked by a lovely little Italian woman in a villa in Tuscany and I'm in heaven 😉
I am a serious sucker for really good European milk chocolate with almonds in it. It's bordering on addiction.
ha! Do I have pets! Two dogs, a cat, a parrot and a rabbit
Anyone who can successfully incorporate carbuncle into a sentence earns high praise from me. It's one of the reasons I respect Prince Charles despite what a jerk he was to Princess Diana. I think he made famous the word carbuncle when referring to some architecture as a monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend. I mean who doesn't slap that word around when possible?
That's a tough one. While I love to walk in my neighborhood with friends and family, I often fantasize about strolling through Rome. I love walking down a certain road nearby at dusk and the illuminated Colosseum comes into view against a twilight sky –it's so spectacular.
I'm digging into the crypts for this one. I was a cheerleader and we had a huge basketball playoff game against a much bigger team with rabid fans. It was a parochial school and the gym was somewhere in the church, which makes it more likely I'll rot in hell for what I did. The layout was weird–the court was downstairs but all the fans were upstairs in a balcony surrounding the gym. So a time-out was called and we cheerleaders had to go downstairs and out onto the middle of the court to do our silly cheer. But then their fans were loud and rude and shouting out ugly things and before I had a chance to think, as we ended up the cheer with our arms up in a "V" for victory, I just thrust one arm out with my middle finger pointing proudly skyward.
It was not one of my better moments…
Cigarette smoke. Hate it. (***Note from Denise: Ew. Me, too.***)
I always forget good answers to this question. It would have been interesting to talk with JD Salinger
Any of today's "faux-lebrities" who have achieved dubious stardom by the sheer dint of either doing something stupid, slutty or outrageous. You can fill in any of the Jersey Shore-ites, most everyone from Bachelor/ette series, any Real Housewife, and while we're at it, toss in Paris Hilton and the Kardashian Klan (it makes me CRINGE how they mangle the spelling of their names with "K's").
Super tough question. Like of all time? I guess I'll say Catcher in the Rye. It really imprinted on me when I read it when I was younger.
LOL Offhand I can't even think of a Nickelback song, though occasionally I'll hear a song I can't stand and one of my kids will say "Oh, that's Nickelback." So maybe so!
again, tough one. This is probably always in flux. But I sure did love When Harry Met Sally…
It's one of those things I've successfully avoided and plan to continue so doing. I'm a picky enough eater that I don't bite off what I won't chew…
Play the ball where the monkey drops it. (someone told me this was a sign on a golf course in Thailand or something, I think it's a good life philosophy).
All you need to do is read my 1st novel and you'll figure that out. I'll give you a hint: rhymes with luck. Also I do love the word "wanker".
the name of them is far more lyrical than the look of them
ooohhh. Love really good red wine and champagne as well. Banana cream pie–divine. But must be with meringue. Same goes with Key Lime Pie from Bitter End Yacht Club. I'd go there just for that…
Scooby Doo. Or are we talking book characters?
that's a pretty annoying word. But the good news is I'm not often around people who say that
I think Hyacinth Bucket–>classic wolf in sheep's clothing. Beneath those dowdy duds lie the biceps of an animal
Hmm. How about fear of not paying down the master card? I'm pretty quick to freak out with heights, but i also force myself to conquer it so that I don't let it conquer me. I mean if I'm up high somewhere I can pretty readily taste metal in my mouth from fight or flight hormones like adrenaline.
strong smelly cheese make me gag. But I love milder ones, ones made locally especially. Love trying local cheese when traveling abroad.
Arthur. But I cheated and googled it 😉
Brussels sprouts. Cooked spinach, cooked cauliflower. Brains, innards, that sort of thing. Even though I love food I could never be a food critic because my repertoire would be too limited…
It would be nice to see someone actually standing on Justin Bieber. No, actually, I have no opinion of him. I guess early pity because his chances of ending up like detritus strewn across the highway are pretty great; childhood fame and fortune have a habit of causing such early stars to crash and burn too easily.
a major appliance. Sorry, I googled it again 😉
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Spain's new high-speed train links Barcelona and Madrid for just €18
Spain's new intercity train is low-cost and high-speed – and it's now launched
James Manning
Fans of European rail travel are having an absolute bonanza this autumn. First France announced new high-speed trains, which will zoom from Paris to the Riviera in four-and-a-half hours. And now there's news from Spain too: a new high-speed train service has launched that links the country's two greatest cities – Barcelona and Madrid – for the unbelievably low price of €18 (£16, €18).
The new service comes courtesy of new Spanish train operator Iryo, which is part-owned by Italy's Trenitalia. Every day 16 trains now run each way between Madrid and Barcelona, with a service at least every hour. The trains will also stop in Zaragoza.
Two other operators already run trains on the Madrid-Barcelona high-speed rail route: the state-owned network Renfe (operating as Avlo) and recent newcomer Ouigo. All that competition means that tickets are almost unbelievably affordable. Tickets with Renfe and Ouigo can cost as little as €7 and €9 respectively, while the cheapest fares on Iryo will start at €18.
While Iryo may not be the cheapest on the market, that's still incredibly good value for the 314-mile journey. It's also worth knowing that Iryo is running all-new trains, which it claims are the fastest and quietest in Europe – and the most sustainable, powered by renewable energy and made almost entirely from recyclable materials. The company is aiming its services at business travellers, and each train has a fancy restaurant car, good wi-fi and a dedicated workspace in the third carriage.
Iryo also plans to launch trains between Madrid and Valencia on December 16, from Madrid to Seville, Málaga, Antequera and Cordoba on March 31, 2023, and from Madrid to Alicante next June. (Avlo and Ouigo already run trains from Madrid to Seville, Valencia and Alicante).
Tickets for all these routes are on sale now via the Iryo website. Go, go, go!
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I have been trying to write this for a week now. Thomas Friedman got it right. We need to stop all of our posts about ourselves and spend all of our energy on getting Biden elected. All the birthday and death and anniversary and pretty food posts can wait for a month. This election, if we blow it,will make everything that was ever normal seem like distant memory.
Trump Sent a Warning. Let's Take It Seriously.
Our democracy is in terrible danger — more than in 1861, more than after Pearl Harbor, more than during the Cuban missile crisis.
By Thomas L. Friedman
Opinion Columnist
Sept. 29, 2020, 7:40 p.m. ET
President Trump has now made it unmistakably clear that there are only two choices before voters on Nov. 3 — and electing Joe Biden is not one of them.The president has told us in innumerable ways that either he will be re-elected or he will delegitimize the vote by claiming that all mail-in ballots — a time-honored tradition that has ushered Republicans and Democrats into office and has been used by Trump himself — are invalid.Trump's motives could not be more transparent. If he does not win the Electoral College, he'll muddy the results so that the outcome can be decided only by the Supreme Court or the House of Representatives (where each state delegation gets one vote). Trump has advantages in both right now, which he has boasted about for the past week.I can't say this any more clearly: Our democracy is in terrible danger — more danger than it has been since 1861, more danger than after Pearl Harbor, more danger than during the Cuban missile crisis and more danger than during Watergate.I began my career as a foreign correspondent covering Lebanon's second civil war, and it left a huge impact on me. I saw what happens in a country when everything becomes politics, when a critical mass of politicians put party before country, when responsible people, or seemingly responsible people, think that they can bend or break the rules — and go all the way — and that the system won't break.But when extremists go all the way, and moderates just go away, the system can break. And it will break. I saw it happen.Journalism for every part of life.
.I would like to think that such a thing could not happen in America. I'd like to think that … but I am very, very worried.I worry because Facebook and Twitter have become giant engines for destroying the two pillars of our democracy — truth and trust. Yes, these social networks have given voice to the voiceless. That is a good thing and it can really enhance transparency. But they have also become huge, unedited cesspools of conspiracy theories that are circulated and believed by a shocking — and growing — number of people.These social networks are destroying our nation's cognitive immunity — its ability to sort truth from falsehood.Editors' Picks
Without shared facts on which to make decisions, there can be no solutions to our biggest challenges. And without a modicum of trust that both sides want to preserve and enhance the common good, it is impossible to accomplish anything big."Politics needs a reference point outside of politics,'' argues the Hebrew University religious philosopher Moshe Halbertal. "It needs values, it needs facts and it needs leaders who respect that there is a sacred domain of decisions that will never be used to promote political gain, only the common good.''Public trust is eroded, added Halbertal, when people feel that this notion of the common good doesn't exist because everything has become politics. That describes the United States today. The institutions we have relied upon to be outside the game of politics so as to adjudicate what is right and true — scientists, certain news media, the courts — have become so ensnared by politics that fewer and fewer of them are universally trusted to define and pursue the common good. Even mask-wearing has become partisan.You cannot sustain a healthy democracy under such conditions.And that is why the only choice in this election is Joe Biden. The Democrats are not blameless when it comes to playing politics, but there is no equivalence to the Republicans. The Democratic Party sorted through all the choices, and, led by older Black men and women in South Carolina, rejected the Democratic socialist candidate and said they wanted a moderate unifier named Joe Biden.The Republicans — who in the past voted for Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, sane conservatives who could be counted upon to uphold the common good — have done no such equivalent thing. They have fallen in line lock step behind a man who is the most dishonest, dangerous, meanspirited, divisive and corrupt person to ever occupy the Oval Office. And they know it. Four more years of Trump's divide and rule will destroy our institutions and rip the country apart.To me, the only hope for America is to elect Biden and split the G.O.P. between the Trumpists and whatever is left of the moderate Republicans, and then hope that a big center-left and small center-right can agree on enough things to propel the country forward, heal the divide and act together for the common good.But for that to happen, Biden has to win. And that is why I have only one answer to every question now: Vote for Biden — do it by mail early if you must, but if you can, please, put on a mask and do it in person. If enough of us do that, Biden can win outright with the votes cast on Election Day, instead of waiting for all the mail-in ballots to be counted, thereby giving time for Trump and Fox News to muddy the outcome.So help register someone to vote for Joe Biden. Phone bank for Joe Biden. Talk to your neighbor about Joe Biden. Volunteer for Joe Biden. Drive someone to the polls to vote for Joe Biden.Do it as if your country's democracy depends on it, because it does.
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Hull MP questions whether Princess Alexandra boss is a "fit and proper person"
Politics / Fri 6th Mar 2015 am31 11:40am
WHILST everyone in Harlow appears to be absolutely happy with the appointment of the Princess Alexandra chief executive, Phil Morley. Hull MP, Diana Johnson continues to ask the difficult questions.
Mr Morley was chief of the Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust, which sits in Ms Johnson's constituency.
He left in April. Just weeks later, a critical report by KPMG sparked what has become a long running investigation into the running of the Trust under Mr Morley.
There are many articles written by the Hull Daily Mail which delve very deeply into what happened and what is being investigated.
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Phil-Morley-Damning-leaked-report-NHS-finances/story-25931035-detail/story.html
Ms Johnson was in Stanford-le-Hope in Thurrock last week, so a reporter from our sister paper, caught up with Ms Johnson and asked her whether she was continuing to pursue Mr Morley.
Ms Johnson said: "Yes. I have recently had a number of meetings with the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt and one of the areas we were looking at is a fit and proper persons test for hospital chief executives."
YH: "It appears that everybody in Harlow, seems to be happy with Mr Morley. Is there anything the people of Harlow should be concerned about?"
Ms Johnson said: "I am sure the people who employed Mr Morley are saying they are happy. They would wouldn't they.
"Whether the taxpayer is happy that a person can leave one highly paid post with a string of questions and walk into another post, more or less straight away."
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Science is a core subject in the learning journey of the child. But science is also a way of knowing and therefore sacred. This is a workshop that takes common experiences to show how everything is already connected. Together, through hands on demonstrations we will seek to honor the interesting ways you already are a great teacher and an observant student of life. If you get inspired by the beauty of science, even momentarily, you are already celebrating the sacred.
John Bickart is a 40 year veteran teacher of both children and adults. He is also an educational consultant. His goal as a teacher is to work on in the background while letting good ideas speak for themselves. He believes that teachers and students know what they want that we empower ourselves when we listen to out hearts. He values helping his students transform personally over simply passing along information. His professional offerings include: higher ed, pre service teacher preparation, in service teacher workshops, high/middle school science and math for youth at risk science topics for incarcerated individuals, and educational software development.


Whether it is a brand new software update or just a feature like the Google Assistant, Android users are always excited when Google brings something new to the mix. However, the Mountain View company does have a habit of fixing things that aren't broken, and the Google Home is a fine example of it.
Google recently rebranded the Chromecast app on Android as Google Home and brought in a feature that causes all the Android devices to pop up a notification when even one device is casting something. If you aren't interested in constantly seeing notifications on what the other people connected to the Chromecast are watching, there is a way to disable Chromecast notifications.
Once you have the Chromecast notification on your Android notification window, slide it down. At first, you will only be able to see the pause, mute, and close button, but when you tap on the name of the service that is being cast, you will see a settings icon appear, so tap on it.
You will be redirected to the Google Cast notification settings window, and the only option you will find there is "Show remote control notifications". This settings option should be enabled by default, so tap on the toggle switch right next to it to disable it.
You will now be relieved to see that the annoying Google Cast notifications have disappeared from your Android notification screen. However, at some point in time, you want to enable the feature, simply follow the instructions and enable the toggle switch.


Ahhhhh June … the start of the summer season when Canadians delight in the great outdoors. To bring awareness to the importance of protecting our eyes against the harmful effects of the sun, we are making June our "Sunglass month", and showcasing our newest line of sunglasses – the Adidas line. The Adidas join our beautiful line-up of Michael Kors, Ray Ban and Guess sunglasses.
Glare control – When bright light bounces off flat surface, it becomes polarized. The brightness also intensifies and the glare produced is blinding. Glare makes you squint, turn away and prohibits clear vision. Polarized sunlenses eliminate blinding glare, and reduces squinting and eye fatigue.
Impact protection – Sunglasses made of polycarbonate lenses are thin, light, and effectively absorb UV radiation. It has superior impact strength – up to 10 times more than glass or plastics.
UV absorption – UV is all around during the day and is a well-known health risk. It is accumulated during a lifetime and contributes to cataract development. It is estimated that 80% of lifetime exposure to UV occurs by age 18. A good pair of sunglasses should allow no transmission below 380 nm .
High Energy Visible (HEV) Absorption – HEV light is blue light (radiation up to 500nm). HEV's more serious effects is its connection to macular degeneration, premature skin aging and cancer of the skin around the eyelids. HEV gray and HEV brown polarized lenses provide added protection against High Energy Visual light, aka blue light.
Another important component in a pair of sunglasses is anti-reflection coating. Dark lenses make surface reflection more visible. A reflection of the wearer's eye on the back lens surface can be annoying. To eliminate this, apply a back surface anti-reflection coating.
Mirror coating not only looks 'cool' but offers practical advantages. It reflects intense light at high altitude. Gold mirrors absorb infrared, a component of sunlight that produces heat and makes the eyes behind the sunglasses cool in the warm heat.
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Pink Thing of The Day: Rare Pink Hermes Kelly Doll Bag
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While I was at Christies Auction House a few months back to check out the George Michael Art Collection, I decided to poke around a bit to see what other goodies they had ready to go on the block, and that is when I spotted this cute little Hermes bag with a face and arms, which I discovered is called a Kelly Doll Bag. The Kelly Doll is a take on the classic Hermes Kelly bag, but with little arms, legs, and a smiling face. The bag's turnlock closure serves as the nose, and the arms are moveable, so you can even pose your doll bag if you'd like! Specifically designed for the SOGO department store opening in Hong Kong, these tiny bags measure just 6″ W x 5.5″ H x 2.5″ and are so rare that they can only be found at auction. Selling prices range from $25,000 to over $100,000!
You can read more about bags like this one at This Link.
This entry was posted on May 24, 2019, in Pink Thing of the Day, Pop Culture and tagged Christie's, Christies Auction House, Kelly Doll Bag, Pink Handbag, Pink Hermes Bag, Pink Hermes Kelly Doll Bag, Pink Thing of the Day, Purse, Purse With Face, Quelle Idole, SOGO Department Store.	Leave a comment
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Das Open Virtualization Format (OVF; deutsch Offenes Virtualisierungsformat) ist ein offener Standard, um Virtual Appliances oder allgemeiner Software, die in virtuellen Maschinen läuft, zu verpacken und zu verteilen. Entwickelt wurde dieser Standard von der Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF).

Der Standard beschreibt ein "offenes, sicheres, portables, effizientes und erweiterbares Format für die Verpackung und Verteilung von Software, die in virtuellen Maschinen läuft". Der OVF Standard ist nicht auf bestimmte Hypervisoren oder Prozessorarchitekturen beschränkt. Die Einheit, die in der Verpackung und Verteilung stattfindet, wird OVF Package genannt. Ein OVF Package kann ein oder mehrere virtuelle Systeme enthalten, von denen jedes in eine virtuelle Maschine eingespielt werden kann.

Geschichte

Ein Vorschlag für OVF, damals unter dem Namen "Open Virtual Machine Format", wurde bei der DMTF im September 2007 von den Firmen Dell, HP, IBM, Microsoft, VMware und Citrix (XEN) eingereicht.

Die DMTF hat im September 2008 die OVF Specification V1.0.0 als sogenannter "Preliminary Standard" veröffentlicht. Dies ist die neueste Version, die derzeit öffentlich verfügbar ist. Diese Version muss noch durch den üblichen DMTF-Prozess gebracht werden, um zu einem "Final Standard" zu werden. Dieser Prozess beinhaltet, dass Rückmeldungen von frühen Implementierungen des Preliminary Standards in die finale Version eingearbeitet werden.

Unterstützung in der Industrie

Generell ist OVF positiv aufgenommen worden. Etliche Firmen haben ihre Unterstützung von OVF angekündigt. Citrix bietet mit Kensho und XenConvert 2 OVF-Unterstützung für die populärste Variante des freien Xen-Hypervisors XenServer an. Die Virtualisierungssoftware VirtualBox unterstützt das Format ab Version 2.2. Die Open-Source-Virtualisierungsplattform Proxmox VE kann OVF Dateien seit Version 5.0 importieren.

Weblinks
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Persons most commonly affected: All age groups.
Symptoms and indications: Loss of body control and/or feeling.
Causes and risk factors: Paralysis is most often caused by damage in the nervous system, especially the spinal cord. Major causes are stroke, trauma with nerve injury, poliomyelitis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), botulism, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, and Guillain-Barr� syndrome. Temporary paralysis occurs during REM sleep, and dysregulation of this system can lead to episodes of waking paralysis. Drugs that interfere with nerve function, such as curare, can also cause paralysis. Many causes of this are varied, and could also be unknown.
Pseudoparalysis (pseudo- meaning false, not genuine) is voluntary restriction or inhibition of motion because of pain, incoordination, or other cause, and is not due to actual muscular paralysis. In an infant, it may be a symptom of congenital syphilis.
Prevention: Prevention of paralysis depends on prevention of the underlying causes. Risk of stroke can be reduced by controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Seat-belts, air bags, and helmets reduce the risk of injury from motor vehicle accidents and falls. Good prenatal care can help prevent premature birth, which is a common cause of cerebral palsy.


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The Best of the Friends of Distinction
by The Friends of Distinction The Friends of Distinction
It's the summer of 1969, and the whole world is joyfully singing, "Grazing in the grass is a gas, baby, can you dig it!" The Friends of Distinction's debut single was a made-for-radio pop masterpiece that captured the ebullience of that last summer of the '60s in its three minutes of harmonic exuberance. While the group never quite reached those heights again, the Friends did produce a small body of work in their brief lifetime that has held up well. The foursome's two other major hit singles, "Love or Let Me Be Lonely" and "Going in Circles" have joined "Grazing in the Grass" in the permanent rotations of most "fun and oldies" formats. Other highlights of this 20-song compilation include "Grazing"'s flipside, "I Really Hope You Do," the group's reading of the Four Tops' hit "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)," David Gates' "It Don't Matter to Me," and the beautifully baritoned "Love Can Make It Easier."
Grazing in the Grass
I Really Hope You Do
Crazy Mary
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Love or Let Me Be Lonely
I've Never Found a Girl (Who Loves Me Like You Do)
Going in Circles
Long Time Coming My Way
Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)
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Kevin Hart's Response To The Hacked Sony Emails
Kevin Hart, Seth Rogen, And Five Things We Learned From The Sony Hacked Emails
"I'm not saying he's a wh*re, but he's a wh*re."
That's what a Sony exec, Clint Culpepper, said about comedian-turned-actor Kevin Hart's refusal to promote one of his upcoming films with Sony Entertainment on social media unless he was paid extra money.
Kevin Hart has now responded furiously, posting a message on Instagram yesterday saying he was always willing to "protect his brand" and would never "allow [himself] to be taken advantage of."
Given that Hart still has films set to come out under the Sony brand, it's just the latest string of embarrassing public spats for Sony. Culpepper's email was never supposed to have come to light; it was part of the massive trove of Sony emails that were hacked and are being released by a group calling themselves "The Guardians of Peace."
Nobody knows for sure who they are; potential theories range from it being the work of the government of North Korea in revenge for the upcoming Kim Jong-Un-themed flick The Interview, or just random internet users taking shots at Sony for their aggressive anti-piracy campaign. Whatever the case, there's a massive amount of data out there that could take months or years to sift through, ensuring that Sony will have a PR nightmare on their hands for the foreseeable future.
To get you caught up, we take you through the biggest leaks thus far for Sony:
Angelina Jolie Is A "Minimally Talented Spoiled Brat"
In a furious email exchange between producer Scott Rudin and exec Amy Pascal, the acerbic Rudin called star Angelina Jolie a "minimally talented spoiled brat." Rudin was furious because Jolie was reportedly upset that Sony was trying to convince David Fincher to direct a Steve Jobs biopic instead of her Cleopatra biopic, and thought Jolie was going to sabotage the Jobs biopic to get her way. Rudin wanted Pascal to "shut her down." The fuller context is provided below, in an email first published by Gawker:
"I'm not destroying my career over a minimally talented spoiled brat who thought nothing of shoving this off her plate for eighteen months so she could go direct a movie. I have no desire to be making a movie with her, or anybody, that she runs and that we don't. She's a camp event and a celebrity and that's all and the last thing anybody needs is to make a giant bomb with her that any fool could see coming."
Execs Don't Mind The Odd Racist Joke
The spat between Rudin and Pascal mentioned above though doesn't mean they never get along — they are able to occasionally bond over racist jokes. In emails leaked by Buzzfeed, Rudin and Pascal decided to riff on the rather lame joke that President Obama could only like movies starring black people:
Pascal: Should I ask him if he like DJANGO?
Rudin: 12 Years
Pascal: Or the butler. Or think like a man?
Rudin: Ride-along. I bet he likes Kevin Hart.
The execs later apologized.
K-Fed Might Have Fallen On Hard Times
Thanks to a leaked 210-page budget document from the upcoming film The Interview, we know that Seth Rogen is doing OK: He's set to earn $8.4 million, while co-star James Franco will get $6.5 million. Britney Spears's ex-husband, Kevin Federline? Well, we know he's doing a cameo, and poor K-Fed can only command $5,000 at this point. I mean, it's not money to sneeze at, but to put it in perspective, it's only about half of what Seth Rogen charges ($9,500) to drive himself to the studio instead of getting a personal driver.
Michael Fassbender Looms Large (In The Minds Of Sony)
Over at Sony HQ, they're really impressed with actor Michael Fassbender. Of course, he's talented, handsome, stylish and multilingual. All good traits, but producer Michael De Luca was thinking of another of Fassbender's more impressive traits. Fassbender "makes you feel bad to have normal sized male genitalia," wrote De Luca in another email thread.
The studio wanted Fassbender to play the lead role in the abandoned Steve Jobs biopic that Jolie was apparently trying to scuttle. In case that wasn't enough big names associated with the project, Aaron Sorkin, of The West Wing and The Newsroom was adapting the script, and wanted Tom Cruise to star instead. Sorkin even got all sniffy about it.
"I don't know who Michael Fassbender is and the rest of the world isn't going to care," he wrote, which judging by De Luca's reaction, just isn't true at all.
The Crossover To End All Crossovers
Sony was planning a crossover between 21 Jump Street, the Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum buddy-cop movie franchise established in 2012, and Men in Black. It's a real shame that this one never came to light, just for the sheer bizarreness of it. While we're at it, if Sony is making random crossovers of their movie properties, how about this one? Just saying — it would be awesome.


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BERLIN TWP. – A female driver allegedly hit a car parked in a parking space on Wednesday afternoon, took off the front bumper then drove off, according to police.
Berlin Township police said the incident took place about noon in the parking lot of a Walmart store at 265 Route 73 South in West Berlin.
The suspect, whose photo was captured on surveillance video, was pulling out from a parking space and made contact with a parked vehicle, removing the front bumper of the victim's car, police said.
Police believe the woman was driving a mid-2000 model Nissan Armada that appears to be a dark blue color. Her car was also captured on surveillance footage.
Anyone with information on the suspect or vehicle please contact Patrolman Casterioto at 856-767-5878 or you can email at acasterioto@berlintwppd.com.
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By Mindy Wagner, Interpretation Manager at Butterfly Pavilion
As the temperatures drop and the leaves begin to change, the young and old alike start to think about their costume ideas for Halloween. I have asked my kids what they would like their costumes to be for the year and even though it seems to change every day, I think we have settled on dog and ninja. While we enjoy dressing up and pretending to be something else for a night of trick-or-treating, dancing, and fun, nature is full of masquerading animals mimicking and disguising themselves to ensure their survival.
In an effort to hide or warn potential predators or even hunt unsuspecting prey, many invertebrates have taken on the disguises of other animals or plants.
Hoverflies are often mistaken for bees because of their black and yellow stripes and similar food source. Because bees have greater defense mechanisms (as my dog's swollen lip can attest to) and have far fewer predators than flies, these hoverflies fool would be predators looking for a tasty meal.
Syrphus sp. (family: Syrphidae). Aosta Valley, Italy. Common name: flower fly, hoverfly
Don't let the beauty and dainty-like body of the orchid mantis fool you. These carnivores are one of the most deceptive insects of all. Orchid mantids sit patiently still blending almost perfectly to the petals of an orchid waiting for an unsuspecting pollinator to wonder close. Their incredible camouflage fools even the most skittish of bees simply looking for their next meal. When the mantis is close enough, it strikes the bee at lightning speed.
Photo Credit: Luc Viatour
While visual mimicry is often the most obvious form, resemblances can involve sound, smell, and even behavior. The eggs of Macleay's spectre stick insect's (Extatosoma tiaratum) look and smell just like ant food. The tricked ants gather these eggs and take them back to their colony where the ants consume only the outer layer. The eggs are dumped into a waste pile where the stick insects can safely grow until they hatch. The newly hatched insects look very similar to the ants in whose nest they were born. This allows them to slip out of the nest unnoticed where they climb to the safety of the foliage nearby. As adults, they look and move just like leaves swaying in the breeze.
What do you think these animals look like, try this game with your kids! These animals and more can be found at Butterfly Pavilion all month long!
Leafwing butterfly
Photo Credit: Quartl
Photo Credit: Saurabhsawantphoto
Join us at Butterfly Pavilion all month long to discover more of these incredible adaptations that have helped insects and other invertebrates survive for millions of years.
While we enjoy dressing up and pretending to be something else for a night of trick-or-treating, dancing, and fun, nature is full of masquerading animals mimicking and disguising themselves all year long in the hopes of survival.


Last autumn I suddenly remembered my love for the band Green Day and went to see them in concert even. For a while I felt like the fangirl I used to be 10 years ago - it felt fantastic! So when I learned that Billie Joe's wife Adrienne Armstrong is a knitter and has made a book with Vickie Howell, and learned that the book will be concentrating on ecologically conscious knitting (something very close to my heart), I just had to get the book!
So I ordered AwareKnits: Knit & Crochet Projects for the Eco-Conscious Stitcher . I looked through it, and for some reason it then was half forgotten in my shelf for a few months. A few days ago I decided I didn't buy this book just for the sake of having it, and read it through.
This is not a pure knitting book, it also has several crochet projects as well as lots of tips and tricks on sutainable living and crafting; both aspects I really like.
Now I can't crochet, but these projects make me want to. There is also a good reference section for basic techniques in the book - I might give it a try at some point. Most of the knitting patterns are lovely as well, I very much like the Camisoul and the Cardigan Neutral.
The tips for sustainable living are mostly quite basic, like recycle your paper and buy local and organic, but there are a few good things here too: a great tutorial on making plarn (plastic bag yarn) and a decent one for t-shirt yarn. Other things I liked were the presentation of jute, the conciderations regarding bamboo yarn (the goods and the bads and encouragement to think for yourself), info on peace silk and the recepie for Adrienne's favourite salad - it sounds really yummy.
All in all I really like the book and am happy I bought it. I'm sad it didn't mention my pet peeve, the mulesing of Australian merino sheep - they use merino in the book's projects, but I couldn't identify any directly from Australia. It would have been nice to at least mention the terrible practice.
I would recommend this book to anyone interested in (but not yet very educated about) ecologically conscious and sustainable crafting, as it gives good ideas on what to consider when choosing yarn, projects and generally making choices in life.


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2022 State Convention
County Affiliates and District Representatives
Meet the Candidates – ToyA Johnson
October 21, 2020 October 21, 2020 / By Mike Conner jr
ToyA Johnson
Office You're Seeking
Iowa Senate – District 16
About the Candidate
ToyA Johnson grew up in Des Moines and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1993. She holds several degrees from DMACC and professional educational programs such as Alison, Heartland AEA, NAMI as well as participating in Continuing Legal Educational courses for her consulting business. ToyA is a passionate Libertarian and is a consistent presence with the party, running for office previously in the past and as Secretary of the Libertarian Party of Iowa State Central Committee.
Why Are You Running
Overall ToyA says she will be willing to introduce and support legislation that maximizes both economic and personal freedoms and minimizes government interference. Johnson believes a smaller, more efficient and effective government is the key to turning things around in Iowa.
"We must remove the barriers to self-sufficiency and to do that we must be innovative and seek major reforms in many areas of government and its agencies. We must also seek to protect the individual rights, as the state's motto demands. T.O.Y.A. used as an acronym stands for Tax Solutions, Outreach, Youthful Initiatives, Advocacy; all areas that I am passionate about and devoted to work on for Iowans."
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Website – https://toya4iowa.org/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ToyA4Iowa
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After last week's shenanigans (see http://www.guilfin.net/reports/?id=rwINET1310) I had expected many, many people down at Area 10 last night. Indeed, I had invited a bus load of people, and for once people were actually making noises that indicated they might even come down to Peckham *gasp*.
Going down early, the entrance was all closed up, but we rang the door bell, and we were welcomed again by Miles, who remembered my name again. Nice touch.
To get to the main arena it is necessary to walk through a huge, dark warehouse, heading towards a small lit doorway. Through the door way is the bar, the balcony, projection screens, videos and the main performance space. This place is all about space. It is massive.
The show kicked off with a man playing improvised on an electric guitar. Good to begin, but with time he outstayed his welcome, and people started to talk amongst themselves, and buy more drinks. And the night, to a certain extent, continued like this. More of a party atmosphere with a lot of milling about.
A projector showed a rather abstract film called Santa Sangre, directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky. Scenes that I caught including a man having his willy sliced off, a Jesus type character being escorted by a crowd of kids with Down's syndrome, and the sliced willy man tying a boy down and tatooing him. This seemed to have caught the attention of a large proportion of the punters.
A man started doing a similar improvisation (to the guitar, not the film) on a double bass, which was very nice indeed. Easy to slip into.
After this my friends got a bit restless, obviously slightly disapointed that there was less of the Exorcist going on. We decided to split.
Highlight for me was talking to a bloke with trousers embedded with LEDs, who turned out to be Frank Zappa's old photographer.
Not as nutty as last week, but a grand little party venue. Very chilled. Definitely worth checking out if you like a bit of arty farty stuff.


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