Good manners begin at the family dining table. You know teaching your family good table manners is important, but your family is so busy- how can you fit anything else in?
Plus you want family meal time to be enjoyable- nagging your kids about table manners is no fun!
I have good news! Together, we can instill good manners in your family in a fun and stress free way with The Family Table Manners Boot Camp.
During our weekly lessons, it's like I'm with you and your family at your table. I'm your personal table manners instructor! All you need is the internet, a screen, and the Family Table Manners Boot Camp course.
You'll receive five easy to follow, engaging table manners lessons each week. Fit the short lessons into your schedule. No special foods, fancy utensils or other items are needed.
It's as easy as 1-2-3 to teach your family good table manners!
The lessons build upon each other so that by the end of the course, your family will be confident in their table manners---whether dining at your kitchen table or out on the town.
The Family Table Manners Boot Camp is packed with table manners learning laid out in a simple, step by step format.
I'm here for you! If during the course, your family has a question or needs further coaching, just let me know in our private Facebook group. You'll receive special access to the group when you join the Family Table Manners Boot Camp.
The lessons are perfect for elementary through middle school ages, but you'll find older family members will benefit from the Boot Camp also.
The lessons are approximately 3-4 minutes long, so it's easy to fit in at the beginning of your meal.
Exactly what table manners are being taught?
The Boot Camp teaches North American dining etiquette. I strive to make my teaching relevant to your family's everyday lives. No white gloves or teacups! For more details, see the Course Table of Contents below.
How do we get the lessons?
The weekly Boot Camp lessons are online. You will use your email address and password to sign in to the course.
How long can we access the lessons?
You have full access for six months.
Less than the cost of a family night out at the movies!
For years, parents have been asking me, "Will you come to dinner at our house to teach everyone in our family table manners?"
I'd love to accept every invitation, but there's only one of me! So, I created the Family Table Manners Boot Camp. I handle the table manners teaching and you have fun with your family learning and practicing together.
Table manners are a building block to being considerate and polite in our everyday lives. It's never too early (or too late) to learn these important life skills.
The Family Table Manners Boot Camp is designed for busy families like yours. You'll be amazed at how simple learning good table manners can be and as a bonus, you'll have fun with your family too!
PS) I've taught thousands of young people table manners through my workshops, classes and camps. I can't wait to share my expertise with your family.


She's looking @ you, Instagram trolls.
Yesterday, Kylie Jenner said she'll no longer be sharing pictures of Stormi's face, and the reason is beyond heartbreaking.
An insider told People that Kylie made the decision because of the "nasty" comments she was seeing on pictures of her daughter.
"She couldn't wait to show off Stormi to her fans. She posted pictures, because she was so excited to be a mom. Unfortunately, social media is a crazy place. People have been making nasty comments."
On Sunday, Kylie posted the below photo, which showed only part of Stormi's head, and when a commenter called her out on cropping out her daughter, she said "yeah I cut my baby out. I'm not sharing photos of my girl right now."
That's when fans noticed that Kylie had gone back and deleted old photos of Stormi, too.
The decision comes amid (very crazy and somewhat rude) rumors that Kylie's baby isn't actually Travis Scott's. In May, people on Instagram started taking pictures of Stormi's face and placing them next to photos of Kylie's former bodyguard Tim Chung, commenting on how similar the two looked. Tim denied the rumor via a statement on social media.
And Kylie did her part when she posted a photo of her and Travis from the Met Gala with the caption "Stormi's parents."
So it looks like that settles that, but prepare yourself for a Stormi picture drought with an end date TBD.


Folks, there's a tsunami warning in effect out here. So far it's not here and it's not expected to be terribly devastating where I am, but I'm playing it safe, turning everything off, and heading to slightly higher ground for a next little while.
Keep your fingers crossed that the regularly-scheduled article will appear in a couple hours or so.


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March 6, 1908:
Mayor Paddock is building a substantial addition to his residence at 601 Fremont Street.
(Note: J.J. Paddock was elected Mayor of Manhattan in 1907 and served in 1908. He was born in Indiana in 1848. His father died when he was a year old and his mother died when he was sixteen. He moved to Pottawatomie County with his sister's family in 1867 and by 1870 farmed at Pleasant Run in Pottawatomie County. He married Julia Walker in 1871. He moved his family to Manhattan in 1881 and bought an interest in the J.M. Root Monument Company in 1891. In 1906 he became sole owner of the company, which was known as the Manhattan Marble and Granite Works. The Manhattan Marble and Granite Works was located in the 100 block of North Third Street. After J.J. Paddock's death, the business was run by his son Charles Paddock, who with a partner, operated the firm as Paddock and Ball. The Beaudette family bought the firm in 1952 and renamed it Manhattan Monument Company. The Paddock house at 601 Fremont was probably built in 1883. J.J. and Julia Paddock had three sons and a daughter. J.J. Paddock died October 2, 1934 and Julia Paddock died March 29, 1928.)
Back to Manhattan
Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Brown and son, Ed arrived Wednesday from Burchard, Nebr., and are now settled in their property at 1025 Humboldt street. Mrs. L. L. Gray, a sister of Mrs. Brown accompanied them and will make an extended visit here.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown are among the early settlers in Manhattan and have a great many old friends here. About twenty-eight years ago Mr. Brown served two terms as sheriff of Riley county.
(Note: Jefferson D. Brown was born in Indiana in 1842. In 1865 he married Selena F. Dye. The family moved to Riley County in the late 1860's and farmed in the area that later became South Milford Township. J.D. Brown served as the first Trustee of South Milford Township in 1872 – 1873. Most of South Milford Township was transferred to Davis (Geary) County in 1874. Evidently J.D. Brown's farm continued to be in Riley County (or he moved to another part of Riley County) as he won election as Sheriff in 1874 and served until 1878. One controversy during his term of office was the appointment of an African-American Deputy Sheriff (likely the first African-American Sheriff in Riley County) to serve during the annual Emancipation celebration in 1875. After his term as Riley County Sheriff he joined the Brown and Limbocker real estate firm. In 1880 J.D. and Selena Brown and their five children (Frank, Selena, Blanche, Joseph and Charles) moved to Nebraska. After their move back to Manhattan J.D. Brown died September 11, 1910 and Selena Dye Brown died April 12, 1924. Both are buried in Manhattan's Sunset Cemetery.)
March 24, 1908:
President Nichols Resigns
To Take Effect Next Year – No Hint of Who His Successor Will Be.
The announcement made yesterday that the board of regents had accepted the resignation of President Nichols, to take effect a year from next summer, came as a great surprise to the people of Manhattan. There is no reason given for the action of the president, but there is a rumor that it was caused, in a measure, by a reawakening of the old Colburn feud and that upon this being manifest, President Nichols simply tendered his resignation.
President Ernest R. Nichols came to the Kansas State Agricultural college from Iowa eighteen years ago as professor of physics. He was quiet, earnest and studious. His tact and courtesy soon made him very popular among the students. At the end of four or five years, the populists obtained control of the institution and many changes were made, but Professor Nichols was retained. Two years later the republicans came into power and ousted President Will, who had displaced President Fairchild. The institution was in bad shape. The appropriations had been overdrawn and the standing of the institution in every way had been injured by the political changes. Its finances were in rotten condition. No educator of experience could be found who was willing to undertake the work of restoring the college in the position it should occupy.
The board of regents were in a dilemma. Unless the college was placed in good hands the state administration would be open to sure criticism. They finally elected the young professor of physics, E.R. Nichols, as acting president until they could find a man.
Professor Nichols thus became president in all but name with all the tremendous duties and responsibilities thrust upon him. Great difficulties must be overcome and his inexperience was not even backed up with the title of the office.
But President Nichols made good. He overcame every difficulty from without. He placed the finances of the college where they have been above criticism ever since. He extended and enlarged the scope and usefulness of the college in every way. It has grown ever since at a tremendous pace, the attendance has doubled and quadrupled in the eighteen years that he has been here.
President Nichols was acting president for one year and then was elected president. He himself has grown with the college. He is today one of the big men of Kansas.
The people of Manhattan have grown to value President Nichols very highly and they as friends of the college will be glad to be assured that the next head of the great institution will be as competent to forward its work.
(Note: E.R. Nichols came to Kansas State Agricultural College in 1890 as an instructor in physics and superintendant of telegraphy. He became President of KSAC in July 1899, serving until June 1909. In 1901 the Kansas legislature appropriated money to pay the deficits at KSAC and the next year President Nichols became the first President to complete a budget year in the black and there were no further deficits incurred during his administration. During the tenure of President Nichols the student body at KSAC increased from 870 in 1898/99 to 2,308 in 1908/09. A number of new buildings were built during his term of office: Holton Hall, Denison Hall (old Denison Hall that burned in 1934), Chemical Engineering Hall, Dickens Hall, Leasure Hall, Calvin Hall, the Auditorium (burned in 1965), and the east wing of what in 2008 is Seaton Hall. Nichols Gymnasium was built in 1910 and named in honor of President Nichols.)

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Just finished my first season in a Historical Game and realized that there is no draft. Pretty sure I checked that draft rookies button during set up, but apparently not. And now, my only option is to ditch the hours I spent setting the season up, ditch the weeks I spent playing the game and start all over again, just because I MISSED A CHECKBOX! So for the love of god: WILL YOU PLEASE PUT IN THE OPTION TO ENABLE A DRAFT AFTER I'VE ALREADY STARTED A GAME.
Also, why am I allowed to trade draft picks of there is no draft?


The Mayor of Vilvoorde, the municipality with the highest number of residents who have left the country to become jihadi fighters, has accused Belgian administrators of not doing enough to supervise the return of jihadi fighters. Mr Bonte was speaking as Belgian and Dutch mayors met to examine the situation. Mr Bonte waxed lyrical about the way the Dutch authorities dealt with the problem of returning jihadi fighters while accusing fellow Belgian administrators of lacking the same commitment.
Mr Bonte did not identify individual municipalities, but clearly had Brussels municipalities in his sights. Earlier he called them the" Achilles heel of our security policy". The Vilvoorde Mayor accused some of his colleagues of being too slow, too lax and of failing to invest enough energy in tackling the issue.
Mr Bonte is suggesting limiting the powers of mayors who refuse to implement the foreign terrorist fighters' directive: "We are paying a dreadful price in terms of angst, uncertainty and loss of privacy. Maybe the time is right for a debate on withdrawing the powers of those who do not use them."


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Masters spotlight shines on Thorny Lea Golf Club
Tommy Gorman
BROCKTON, MA – It's about 1,000 miles from Torrey Street in Brockton, Mass. to Magnolia Lane in Augusta, Georgia, but that distance did not dampen the spirit of about 40 Thorny Lea Golf Club members and friends of Matt Parziale, to travel to the Masters to support his participation on golf's grandest stage.
For decades, Thorny Lea Golf Club in Brockton was best known as the home of legendary golf writer Herbert Warren Wind, who during the 1958 Masters coined the phrase "Amen Corner" to describe holes 11, 12 and 13 at Augusta National Golf Club.
The Wind family lived down the street and Herbert learned the game at Thorny Lea. The club still holds an annual tournament in his honor. Thorny Lea is also known for its 13 state amateur titles from among six players (Ed Connell, John Tosca, Bruce Douglas, Steve Tasho, John Hadges and Matt Parziale), while boasting the most single-digit players in the Mass Golf Association handicap index.
Brockton is a blue-collar city that calls itself the city of Champions because of world boxing titles earned by Rocky Marciano and "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler. Now, Matt Parziale, a 30-year old firefighter, has carried the club's and cities reputation a step further when he captured the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship at Capital City Club in Atlanta, which secured his invitation to the Masters, U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur.
"That's where I learned to compete, "Parziale told reporters at his pre-tournament interview. "From the guys there who are older than me. It's been fun being part of the club. Thorny Lea has a history of being a breeding ground for great players and I'm just proud of being part of it."
Brockton was buzzing with Masters fever during tournament week (April 3 – 8) with Thorny Lea offering an "open house" during Friday's televised second round coverage. Mayor Bill Carpenter and a host of city officials attended, while the Mass Golf Association created a social media buzz with suppers being called "Mattsters."
The contingent of Matt Parziale supporters making the journey of a life-time to the Masters included: Billy Adams, Steve Aicardi, Jeffrey Wojtusik, Brian Gouldrup, Jack Hughes, Greg Chalas, Chris Anderson, Jason Clary, Cory Blanchard, Jimmy Kenney, Eric Kramer, Geoff Fountain, Bobby Shea, Kenny Buchanan, Jonathan Adams, Patrick Rodenbush, Robby Thompson, Tim Watroba, Ray Cronin, Paul Finn and Brian Blanchard. Matt's coach Shawn Hester, from Charles River, also coached former Bay State PGA Tour player James Driscoll, when he appeared at the Masters after finishing second in the U.S. Amateur.
"The week was incredible for Matt and for all of us who attended," said Robby Thompson, partner of Champions Golf Group, an event management company. "Certainly, memories that will last a lifetime. Matt looked and played the part of an experienced professional golfer rather than an unknown amateur. He hit it great the first day but could not score. We walked all 36 holes and the only regret is Matt not being around for the weekend. "
Thompson said most of the Thorny Lea gallery wore hats and decals promoting Mass Golf. He expects a bigger contingent of Matt supporters to attend at the U.S. Open June 14 -17 at Shinnecock Hills in Long Island, N.Y.
"It was incredible to see the gathering of members from Thorny Lea who made the trek down Augusta," said Tim Watroba, from his busy pro shop on April 18. "Over 50 club members made the pilgrimage to Augusta National for Masters week. The buzz could be felt from the 1st at Thorny Lea all the way to Amen Corner! I am very fortunate that I could share the experience and extremely proud of Matt for how he represented himself, the club and the city of Brockton."
(Tom Gorman, a Brockton native for 20 years, is a former member of Thorny Lea GC)
Matt Parziale
Thorny Lea
Tom Gorman, a Boston-based golf writer, is a longtime member of the Golf Writer's Association of America. Tom is a member at Blue Hills CC (Canton, MA) and Fiddlesticks CC (Ft. Myers, FL). Email can be sent to teetalktom@aol.com.


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Veteran official Sally Bell retires, served as women's basketball coordinator of officials for several conferences
Published on April 9, 2018
Photo: WBHOF.
Several conferences announced Monday that Sally Bell, a widely respected referee who serves as the coordinator of women's basketball officials for multiple leagues, is retiring from her posts. She spent 33 years as a women's basketball official. She coordinated referees for the ASUN, SEC, Ohio Valley, Southland, Sun Belt and SWAC.
"I am thankful for the opportunity to have served the great sport of basketball for over 40 years, especially as an official and coordinator," said Bell in a statement She thanked the commissioners of the conferences as well as her fellow references. "I was blessed with some memorable experiences but more importantly developed meaningful and lifelong friendships," Bell continued. "I am humbled to have played a small role in the game. While I am retiring I will be a fan of the sport for life and look forward to seeing the next generation of officials excel."
Bell is a member of the 2017 class of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She began officiating high school basketball in 1975. She migrated to NAIA and NJCAA games in 1979. She began officiating NCAA Division I and II games in 1981. She will continue with her scheduled camps this spring and summer.
"Sally Bell has been an effective and tireless leader of the SEC Women's Basketball Officiating Program, and she worked hard to ensure that the level of officiating in the SEC matches the excellence that is expected for the premier women's basketball conference in America," said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. "We will miss her work, but she has established a solid foundation that ensures a strong program moving forward."
Bell's Accomplishments and Events Officiated
15 NCAA Division I Women's Final Fours (13 consecutive from 1992 through 2004)
ASUN's 2015 Nan and Dock Sisk Career Service Award
1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta
The1991 Naismith Women's Basketball Official of the Year
The 1989 Junior World Championships in Spain
1990 World Championships in Malaysia
1994 Goodwill Games in Russia
1993 World University Games
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The gothic architectural grille
A master of Gothic architecture, gothically architect Gaudi, was a major influence on architects of the twentieth century.
His style was known for the Gothic Revival architecture of the 1930s and 1940s, and his designs are often described as being "the architecture of dreams".
Gaudi was born in Bologna in 1869, and was the first person in the world to receive an education in architecture.
He studied in Paris, and completed his degree in 1893.
Gothic Revival architecture is thought to have started in Venice in the mid-sixteenth century.
Its architectural style, inspired by the medieval styles of the city, has been influenced by many other cultures, including the Greek and Roman.
At a young age, Gaudi became interested in the architecture of Venice, which he studied in detail for the next five years.
He worked on a number of buildings, and eventually founded the Gaudi Architetrie, a firm dedicated to designing buildings for the Italian city.
After a short time in Italy, he was accepted into the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (RFA), where he began studying architecture.
In 1898, he became the first recipient of the Nobel Prize in Architecture, which awarded him the first prize in architecture for the design of a monumental building.
He was awarded the first of three honorary knighthoods in 1915.
His work was influential on other architects, and he also influenced many architects who followed his work.
The first building to be named after him was the gothical Gothic Revival style of architecture that dominated the Italian architecture in the early to mid-twentieth century.
However, his influence extends well beyond the Gothic architecture of his day.
He influenced many other architects in his work, including Renzo Piano, who designed many of the buildings that became the mainstay of the architecture school at Milan.
Gaudí and Gaudi have a lot in common.
They both had an intense interest in the Gothic revival of the Renaissance period.
Their influence is felt today in the modern day Gothic Revival, which is often described in its modern form as Gothic, Gothic Revival and Romanesque.
Both artists were influenced by the Romanticism of the period, and their influence is often considered to have led to the rise of the Romanesques.
Renzo Piano and Gaudí were also influenced by each other, and it is often said that Renzo, who loved to paint, drew on the influences of the artists of the day, such as Renzo Picasso.
When it comes to the subject of architecture and architecture school, both Gaudi and Gazzaniga are often compared to Renzo.
This is due to their common influence in the style of the time, which was also influenced heavily by Romanesse and Romano-Gotha.
Although Gaudi and Graziani both started their careers in different disciplines, Gaudiani also studied architecture, and the influence of both of them is felt in the designs of many buildings.
A look at some of the Gaudian buildings that were built during the period: Gaziani: Grazi, born in 1892, was born into a wealthy family in Brescia.
It is said that his father had originally purchased the building that was to become Gaudi's home, and this building was built on the site.
As a young man, he studied architecture at the Royal Institute of Arts in Brest, but was soon promoted to the rank of the Principal Architect of the Institute, and became one of the first architects to receive the award of the prestigious Royal Academy in 1896.
Later on, he took part in the Grosvenor Prize, which recognised the best student architects of all time.
Duchamp: Duchamp was born and raised in Bordeaux.
Originally from a poor family, he went to Paris, studying architecture there, and then moved to the city in 1912.
During World War I, he worked as a soldier and then a painter, and as he returned to France, he started working in the Parisian façade.
Today, the buildings in the Duchamps home are still standing, and they have been named after their founder.
Lisbon: In 1871, the Dufresne family was in Bruges, and Lisbon was born.
She was raised in the house, and has lived in the area for most of her life.
Her parents worked as painters, and she went to the prestigious Renoir Academy of Art in Paris.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, she was the youngest ever female to be awarded a place in the top 100 list of contemporary artists.
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What Have We Done to Each Other?: Gone Girl (2014)
What are you thinking? What are you feeling? What have we done to each other? What will we do?
So I am just stating here and now that I will not reveal the end of this movie. It is a great piece of work, with an amazing twist that you must see or read (the book) for yourself. Since it is still out in theaters I do not want to ruin anything for the potential viewer. That being said:
So the book this film is based on came out in 2012 and I was really intrigued by it. I added it to my to-read list and planned on getting around to it. But you readers know how that is.
So yeah, I hadn't gotten around to it. However, that all changed this summer. I told you in a previous post that I journeyed out to Wyoming for an internship. There wasn't a lot to do in the town, and the other interns and I mostly hung out on the weekends. We talked about what there was to do, which was mostly reading or netflixing. (I don't have netflix so I Amazon Instant Watch or putlocker things). Anyways, one of the interns, Gwen, hadn't brought anything with her and was asking about where to purchase books. I had brought my kindle and was fine (until it broke). I told her the library was out as I had found out to get a card I would have to pay $20.
Then I remembered! There was a bookstore in town called "The Newstand". But shortly after we arrived it went out of business.
Yep. I think the only place left in town you could to get books were the Walgreens or the Walmart. They had two thrift stores in town, one was only clothes, the other furniture. It was very different from anyplace I'd lived before.
Anyways, so one week Gwen starts talking about this book she just bought (I don't know where. Now that I think about it, I'm not sure I ever asked her.) She told us it was Gone Girl. Immediately I was intrigued as I had really wanted to borrow it. I asked for the book and finished it in one day. It was that good.
The book is a mystery/suspense/horror. The way it is told is really interesting as it goes back and forth between the present and the past. In the present Nick Dunne's is trying to figure out and cope with his wife Amy's disappearance. The past is revealed to us through Amy's journal, as she details the everything prior to her disappearance. It was an interesting book as it has the same unsettling qualities as Catcher in the Rye or Alias Grace. In Catcher in the Rye, the main character, Holden Caulfield, admits to the reader that he is a liar, leaving one unsure of what in the book is real, and what is a child's fantasy. Margaret Atwood, author of Alias Grace, does a similar thing in her novel. There are no quotations marks put around the dialogue, leaving the reader very uncertain as to what was said and what was only in the character's minds. Just like Holden, Grace Marks leaves us wondering if she is really telling the truth?
Gone Girl isn't exactly written that way, but it does have some similarities. With Nick, he is described as being somewhat of an a***hole (his word not mine) and having a face that makes himself always look as if he is lying. He is too good looking and charming that you don't want to trust him (the characters joke that his chin causes you to not trust him.) As you read his accounts you start wondering if there is more than he is telling the reader. You feel as if he is hiding something from you, even though it is told in first person. It makes you wonder what is he hiding? What are his secrets?
And then you have Amy. Everything we hear is from what she wrote in a journal. But is it the truth? After all a journal is where you release your emotions. Sometimes you exaggerate or write things down that you would never do, just because it helps destress you. As I mentioned before it is a release. Besides that you don't write everything down in a journal. After all, that is a lot of work. Most of the time you write down the things that made you upset or happy; never giving the whole picture but a moment. Just a moment. It's selective in memory. So that begs the question: how much of it can we take as fact? How much is fiction?
So one day I was at the movie theater watching Expendables III. The film finished and I contemplated sneaking in to see another film, but unfortunately the theater I was at was very small (four screens) and the ticket seller and I had had an actual conversation, so he would remember me. Along with that, my "California-ness" showed very strongly as everyone told that I looked very "different" from Wyoming girls.
Yeah I don't understand it either
So instead I called a cab for a ride home and waited around until it came. As I was waiting, I started watching the screen that showed trailers for upcoming films. I saw one for The Equalizer, but it didn't really strike me as a "must-see". After that the trailer for Gone Girl came up.
I didn't even know that they were turning the book into a film!!! Fantastic!!! Then I saw the cast list. As you know from an earlier post, I love Ben Affleck. I knew he would be a perfect Nick. Rosamund Pike was great as Jane in Pride and Prejudice (2005) and I was interested to see how she would do this role. I thought Neil Patrick Harris was a great choice as Amy's ex, as everything I have ever seen him in he has conquered. The only thing I was unsure about was Tyler Perry. But to be honest, any time I see him not playing Madea, it's a little strange. Anyways, I became excited for the film and couldn't wait to see it.
And as I mentioned before it was pretty incredible.
Take note Hollywood
What was great about the film was that they followed the book pretty consistently. There are a few changes, but not enough to make you want to string up the director by his thumbs. On a whole the changes didn't really hurt the film at all. I thought it was amazing how they handled the flashbacks, narrations, and journal entries. I would definitely read the book along with the movie as it has more detail and little things that can't transfer over to film. I do give one warning though. If you want to be surprised DO NOT READ THE BOOK. The book has this amazing twist, about halfway through, and a killer end. It was a great shock when you read it, but not so much the second time encountering it on the screen. I mean you already know it, so while the rest of the audience is oohing and ahhing over it, you're just chilling there thinking, knew it.
So if you truly, truly want to be surprised. I would wait to read the book until after seeing the film.
So I'm just going to do a partial review, as I really, really don't want to spoil too much for anybody.
Nick Dunne
It is the day of the Dunne's five-year anniversary. And Nick is not very happy.
You see life hasn't been a bed of roses for the Dunnes. Nick is from a little town; North Carthage, Missouri. He went to college and moved to New York, and began writing for a magazine. He met Amy at a party and the two later married…but bliss did not last long. He lost his job due to downsizing as the economy tanked. His father is crazy and in a home where he constantly escapes from. And his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Immediately, hearing the news of his mother, he and Amy move back to his hometown much to her displeasure.
Now the relationship was already strained, but after moving to Missouri it becomes much worse. Amy is a New Yorker born and bred and doesn't do well with places that are not New York.
That particular morning, Nick heads over to the bar that he bought with his twin sister Margot, and the two contemplate what would be a good anniversary present. 5 years is wood, "and there's nothing good from that." When Nick heads home, he receives the biggest shock of his life.
His house is a mess and his wife is missing.
He can't find her and doesn't know where she might be. He calls the police and later, her parents. They team up and begin commercials, signs, news reports, trying to find Amy. Ben Affleck did an amazing job at this role.
But some people don't think that he's quite so innocent. Some suspect he might have killed her. Things become espechially sticky when they discover the broken in area was staged, and a lot of blood was spilled and then cleaned up afterwards. Did he have something to do with his wife's disappearance? Did he kill her? Is he innocent? If he is innocent, than what happened to her? Where can she be?
We are first introduced to Amy through her journal. Amy is the daughter of authors. Her parents wrote the best-selling series called Amazing Amy. Their main character is perfect and excels at every hobby. Especially things that Amy has failed at. Amy resents the books, but they have made her famous and a major spot in the limelight.
Amy is beautiful, charming, witty, etc. The "perfect" woman.
She writes personality quizzes for magazines for a living. I know some of you out there might think that's a bit strange, but let's face it…she has a major trust fund. She meets Nick at a "writer" party one night, and after that the two are hooked. They get married and have a few great years, but things start going downhill once Nick loses his job. He becomes someone that she doesn't know.
She hates Missouri. Nick thrives, but it makes her feel like she is choking. Then things in the marriage start to get even worse…Or does it? Is Nick really as cruel as Amy paints him? Or are the writings in the journal just the exaggerations of an unhappy, displaced person?
Did Amy leave by her own choice? Or was she taken by force? But most importantly, where is Amy?
The supporting characters are just as great as Affleck and Pike. Carrie Coon is perfect as Margot as she is really able to capture twin sister needling brother, and being supremely protective of him. Kim Dickens is an amazing Detective Rhonda Boney, the homicide officer assigned to the case. She seems all midwestern, laid-back, easygoing, charm; but she has a real brain in her head and is highly observant. Neil Patrick Harris steals scenes, as he plays Desi Collings, Amy's ex and possible kidnapper. And then we have Tyler Perry, rounding out the cast as Tanner Bolt. I never would have picked him for the part as he is radically different, but he does a great job as being one of those shark lawyers after the big-name cases.
And is has an awesome twist that I will not reveal as you all should definitely watch/read for yourself.
Where is Amy? What Happened to Her? Visit Your Local Theater to Find Out.
To start Horrorfest III from the beginning, go to Even a Man Pure of Heart
For the previous post, go to There's Nothing Out There. Nothing in the Mist
For more on Ben Affleck, go to What is This Thing?
For more on films based on books, go to You're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
For more twist endings, go to Don't F*** With the Original
For more book-filled posts, go to I Was Here For A Moment. And Then I Was Gone
For more of my favorite quotes, go to Part X: The Movie List That Would Not Die
Posted in Book Lover, Horrorfest III, Quotable Quotes
Tagged 1-855-4-Amy-Tips, Addicted to Buying Books, Admits Being a Liar, Ahh, Alias Grace, Amazing Amy, Amazon Instant watch, Amy Dunne, Anniversary, Author, Authors, Bar, Beautiful, Becomes Someone Else, Bed of Roses, Ben Affleck, Best-Selling Book Series, Big Reveal, Bliss, Blood, Book Buyer, Book Series, Bookstore, Borrow Book, Boy Meets World, Breast Cancer, Cab, Cab Ride, California, California-ness, Cancer, Carnival of Souls, Carrie Coon, Catcher in the Rye, Charming, Child's Fantasy, Chillin', Chin, Closed Down, Clothes, College, Commercial, Commercials, Conversation, Crazy Father, Crime Scene, Dean Winchester, Desi Collings, Destress, Detective Rhonda Boney, Diagnosed, Diagnosed with Cancer, Dialogue, Director, Disappearance, Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful, Don't Trust Him, Downsize, Easygoing, Economy, Economy Tanked, Emotions, End of the Film, Ex-Boyfriend, Exaggerate, Excels at Everything, Excited, Expendables III, Expresses Emotions, Fact, Famous, Fantasy, Feeling, Feelings, Few Changes, Fiction, Fifth Anniversary, Film based on a book, Film Review, First Person, Flashback, Flashbacks, Followed the Book, Furniture, Gone Girl, Good-Looking, Grace Marks, Gwen the Intern, Happy, HIde From Someone, Hiding, Hiding Something, Hobby, Holden Caulfield, Hollywood, Hometown, Homicide, Homicide Detective, Horror-Mystery, Horror-Suspense, House a Mess, How I Met Your Mother, How Much Fact, How Much Fiction, Hurt the Film, I'm So Excited, Innocent, Interns, Internship, Jane Bennet, Journal, Journal Entries, Journal Entry, Killed Women, Killer, Killer Ending, Kim Dickens, Kindle, Laid-Back, Leave Hometown, Lemony Snicket, Liar, Library, Library Card, Limelight, Lying, Madea, Magazine, Margaret Atwood, Margot Dunne, Married, Mess, Midwestern, Missing, Missouri, Moment, Moment in Time, Move HOme, Moved, Movie Theater, Movie Theaters, Must-See, Mystery, Narration, Narrations, Neil Patrick Harris, Netflixing, New York, New York City, New Yorker, News Report, Next Chapter, Nick Dunne, North Carthage Missouri, Not Happy, Novel, Ooh, Out of Business, Party, Past, Perfect, Perfect Woman, Personality Quizzes, Pile of To-Read, Police, Police Case, Police Force, Police Headquarters, Police Investigate, Police Officer, Present, Pride & Prejudice (2005), Purchase Books, Putlocker, Quotations, Read in a Day, Read the Book, Reading, Relax, Release Emotions, Resent, resentment, Reveal, Rosamund Pike, Screen, Secrets, Selective, Selective Memory, Shock, Sign, Signs, Sneaking into Another Theater, Spilled Blood, Staged Scene, Strung Up By Thumbs, Summer, Super Excited, Supernatural, Suspense, Tanked Economy, Tanner Bolt, Team Up, Ted Moseby, That's how it's done, The Equalizer, The Newstand, The Suspense is Killing Me, Thinking, Thinks He Killed Someone, Thrift Store, Thumbs, Ticket Seller, To-Read List, Told in First Person, Trailer, Trust Fund, Twin, Twin Sister, Twins, Twist End, Twist Ending, Tyler Perry, Upcoming Films, Upset, Walgreens, Walmart, Warning, Wedding Anniversary, Weekend, Weekends, What Are You Feeling, What Are You Thinking, What is Real, Wife's Missing, Witty, Won't Reveal End, Wood, Write, Write a Journal, Write for a Magazine, Writing, Wyoming
February 21, 2014 by L.
The Hunger Games: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
So the 1971 film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is based on the beloved children's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Thew story is of a young, poor, low-income, starving, boy who is chosen to compete against four other children to not only win enough chocolate and candy for their lifetime, but also a grand, secret prize. Very Interesting, I know, but you are probably wondering what does that have to do with The Hunger Games? A young girl from a starving district competing to the death against 23 others to win food for her family and community?
Now it is not exactly like The Hunger Games, Willy Wonka is a nice guy who really wants to help people, Charlie is the only poor, suffering guy, and you hate everyone else as they are whiny brats. But, there are some similarities. So now presenting the Hunger Games: The Chocolate Factory!
And it's going to be fabulous!
So what's different for this version is that we will have one tribute, from only five districts, all competing to survive Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. All who survive win chocolate, the ultimate winner gets the factory themselves, food and money for their families. Let the games begin!!!
District 1's industry is making luxury items for the Capitol. It is considered to be the wealthiest district, the only other wealthier area being the Capitol itself.
Now presenting our tribute for district one
Veruca Salt
Loud voice that causes immense pain
Very good at manipulating people and getting what she wants
Has people to do hard things for her
Doesn't take no for an answer
Can cry on command
Isn't afraid to lie or crush others to get what she wants
Questions everything
Is a spoiled brat
Won't take no for an answer to the point where she knocks herself out
Whines all the time
Can Be Defeated:
By a kick in the pants
Saying NO! and meaning it
Seasickness
Geese (Especially those who are golden)
District 3's primary industry is general electronics of many types, though it is known for also making various mechanical products such as automobiles and firearms. These tributes are always skilled with electronics.
Now presenting our tribute for district three
Mike Teevee
Knows every TV show that has a gun in it (huge pop culture junkie)
Can use knowledge gained from TV in real life
Can sit still for hours
Can shoot a fake gun
Doesn't scare or get grossed out easily
Willing to try new things
Eager volunteer
Can't be away from the TV
Will try to shoot anything and everything
Missing front teeth
Can't read
Sometimes overeagerness to try new things leaves him in bad situations
Doesn't listen to rules
Bubble Foam
By shrinking him
District 6's industry is transportation
Now presenting our tribute for district six
Violet Beauragarde
Chewing gum champ
Can chew and talk
Rather chew than eat
Fast talker
Likes to save things
Will do whatever it takes to win, even if it means losing friends
Head-strong and Obstinate
Does whatever she wants
Can wheel and deal like no other
Delights in pain of others
Hard to understand through constant chewing
A braggart
Doesn't listen to "no"
Picks her nose
The color blue or purple
Throwing away her three-month old gum
By rolling her
District 9's industry is grain. Little is known about this district, just that there are lots of farmland for grain.
Now presenting our tribute for district nine
Augustus Gloop
Can eat ANYTHING
Never stops eating
Is one huge mass that won't easily be pushed around
Fast runner when it comes to food
Likes to be first in everything
Has no patience
No self-control
Is always hungry
Can't swim
Doesn't like small spaces
Doesn't listen
By not giving him food and having him starve
Drowning in water or chocolate
Sticking him in tight spot, such as a pipe
Let him go first so he can face things and die
District 12's industry is coal. This district is one of the poorest districts. The district has not had a winner of the Hunger Games emerge from the ranks of its residents for over twenty-four years.
Now presenting our tribute for district twelve
Charlie Bucket
Has a heart of gold
Cares for others
Would never steal from someone
Always tries to help others out
Thinks first of others needs
Knows how to make things last
Can get by on little food
Listens to directions
Is an enabler
Has a passion for fizzy-lifting drinks
Easily lead astray
Gulps food too fast
LET THE GAME BEGIN
MAY THE ODDS EVER BE IN YOUR FAVOR!
If you liked this post, check out Sucky Sequels
Posted in Non-Austen Movies
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When the Itsy-Bitsy Spider is No Longer Itsy-Bitsy: Arachnophobia (1990)
When the itsy-bitsy spider is no longer itsy-bitsy
I used to watch this movie all the time as a kid; I remember there being only a few scenes freaking me out. My older sister is arachnophobic, and she would always FREAK-OUT when she watched it. Like a mega, huge, freakout. But I did not remember it being too terrifying.
I rewatched the film and this movie is truly terrortastic!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was so freaky the way the had the spiders; because they actually described how they really act. Just like in Jaws and Them! when they add in all the scientific facts, you learn how freaky things can be.
The film is about a doctor moving his family from San Francisco to a small town to be in a safer area. He's supposed to be taking over the previous country doctor's practice, but the doctor doesn't want to give it up.
That's not the only problem he's facing; his house has rotted wood, no one trusts him in the town, he only has one patient, and the barn on his property has spiders.
What else could go wrong?
Dr. Ross Jennings hates spiders. He has arachnophobia.
The other doctor is spreading lies about him. And then his only patient winds up dead. Pretty soon other people who were perfectly healthy wind up dead.
Sound suspicious
A young photographer who died in South America and body was shipped back to his hometown, is realized to be the source of the problem. He carried a spider that is now breeding and sending his young out to attack other. He is the general and has a large supply of troops.
When the spiders attack, it is really, really, creepy. They just come out of everywhere.
What does the evil general look like? Where is his lair? Can they destroy him?
If you want to be scared you should definitely watch this film and find out!
Just a side note here, I have always wondered why they don't make a film connecting Vampires and spiders. I mean the two are so similar
1) A Vampire is able to trick people by zombifying their mind. They put others in a trance and controlling their minds
A) Spiders paralyze their victims, being able to control them
2) Vampires suck the blood of their victims, usually when they are still alive.
B) Spiders suck the blood out of the insects and creatures that enter their web while they are still alive.
3) Vampires only come out at night, they can't live in the daylight. They hate light.
C) Spiders don't like the daylight either. They like to hide away in dark areas.
4) Vampires put their coffin and home base somewhere hidden away so that people won't find it,
D) Spiders may have a web out in the open to catch things, but they like to live in tucked away areas where people can't find them.
5) Vampires scare people and can look gross or cool.
E) Spiders scare people. More people are scared of spiders than they are scared of dying. Spiders can also look gross or cool
I mean these two are a match made in heaven. They should have Vampires control the spiders or turn into them.
That's the 30th post! So sad it almost over. To go to the previous post click here. One last post to come. 1 Day 'Till Halloween!
Here's a cover page/poster I made for my facebook page as part of my countdown to Halloween.
To start Horrorfest at the beginning, go to I Don't Belong in the World
For the previous post, go to Whatever You Do Don't Fall Asleep
For more on monster movies, go to They're Coming to Get You Barbara
For more on vampires, go to A Halloween Hello From the Austen Men
For more on zombifying the mind, go to When Potatoes Go Bad
Posted in Horrorfest
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You're Gonna Need a Bigger Potato: Aliens in the Attic (2009)
You're gonna need a bigger potato.
First I want to say happy 50th! This is my 50th post! I never thought I would make so many in such a few months 😀
So I know this isn't really a Halloweeny film; but it has aliens in it so it counts. I was up early this morning and was flipping channels and this came on. I remember when this first came out in theaters, I never saw it as I thought it was going to be extremely dumb and full of childish slapstick comedy. It was full of that, and it was pretty dumb at times; but it ended up being better than I thought it would be. I actually only came in at the end of the film, so it took a while for me to get a sense of what was going on.
So these aliens invade, and only the kids are aware of this; as always the adults are stupidly blind to anything going on.
When I came into the story, the aliens had attached these mind control devices to one of the kids, Bethany's, boyfriend Ricky. There was also one attached to the Grandma, but the kids were controlling it. The twin boys were incredibly adorable and remind me of my nephew who is obsessed with video games.
The fight between the two, was purely structured to garnish cheap laughs from children as they watch an elderly lady kick butt.
The only thing that makes this scene even funny is the lovely Doris Roberts. I love her so much!
Bethany comes in at the end and sees her boyfriend kicked through the basement. The other kids tell her that aliens have invaded which she finds hard to believe. She goes to talk to her loser boyfriend, which we find out is a liar and cheating on her. He breaks up with her and takes off.
The adults discover the worn-torn, destroyed room and immediately yell at the oldest kid in the room, Tom (Bethany is in the basement). All the kids get sent up to their rooms as they are being punished for destroying everything.
Bethany reconvenes with them upstairs trying to do something. Tom has given up, as he feels they can do nothing to save Earth. Bethany tries to get everyone to go fight, but they won't follow anyone but Tom.
Tom I thought was very attractive. Super sexy as he was played by Carter Jenkins. Anyways, Tom is now encouraged and they go down to the basement to defeat the aliens.
When they get there they discover their cousin Jake, played by Austin Butler. (Where has he gone? I haven't seen him in anything recently.) He was kidnapped by the Zarkonian aliens and knows they are trying to create some kind of machine. The kids had become friends with one of the aliens, Spark, and he is the techno one that they are forcing to build the machine.
They are about to give up again, when Jake comes up with a mentos/cola bomb. They shoot them at the aliens which knock them all out except for the commander. Tom takes him out with his potato gun, which accidentally knocks him into the machine they were forcing Sparks to create.
Everyone cheers at this, but then Sparks tells them that it is not good, it makes the commander big!
They have to try and battle him while the other kids handle the small aliens. Jake is able to distract the commander while Tom calibrates the mathematic equation to shoot the commander with a mind controlling device. While he is doing this, one of the other aliens increases his size and the commander and him have an epic fight.
While they duke it out Sparks reverses the machine, making anything that goes through it little. Tom sends them both through the machine, with the "ugly" alien going off with his girlfriend, while the commander is seemingly zapped into nothingness.
They have stopped the aliens, but there is still an invasion coming. One the adults stupidly think are a meteor shower.
Sparks calls the aliens and tells them to retreat. After a tearful goodbye, he goes home to be with his family. All the kids enjoy the rest of their vacation, having finally bonded and become a perfect unit.
Cheesy, yes. The very, very, end was hilarious though. 😀
Hope you enjoyed that lighthearted post. More posts to come. 10 days until Halloween!
To start Horrorfest from the beginning, go to I Don't Belong In the World
For the previous post, go to Quite a Horror Story
For more on aliens, go to When Potatoes Go Bad
For more on channel surfing, go to Secrets Are Great, Unless You Get Caught
For more on video games, go to Push All the Buttons!
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Quite A Horror Story: Agatha Christie's Poirot Hallowe'en Party (2011)
She is…a teller of the tall tales, a boaster, a little liar. So when she claims to have witnessed the murder, nobody believes her. And yet, she is… dead.
So this was a film done by the BBC based on Agatha Christie's novel, Hallowe'en Party. I think David Suchet is a perfect Poirot, as he looks just the way I always imagined Poirot to look like. However, something I don't like about the modern retellings, is that they tend to change a lot of the plot lines of the novel, and usually not for the better (Third Girl was awful. They didn't use the best twist from the book). Rarely do I watch the film version before reading the book, which I did here, so I didn't have the same unpleasantness as seeing them change plot lines that I thought were crucial in the book.
So the film starts out with Poirot's friend, and mystery writer extraordinaire, Ariadne Oliver helping with a children's Halloween party. All the kids are playing around, laughing, bobbing for apples, eating candy, etc. A little girl named Joyce starts talking to Oliver, telling her that she once witnessed a murder. Everyone makes fun of her, teasing and insulting her as she tends to always tell "tall tales". No one believes her.
Later the children are all playing snapdragon, which they make sound so creepy. Instead of playing background music throughout the film, they play the children's voices chanting the song in unison. It is as creepy as The Crucible scene when the girls are all "possessed".
After the game is done, they are rounding up the children and discover Joyce missing. She is found drowned in a bucket that was used for bobbing for apples.
Oliver wastes no time at all, but immediately calls in Poirot to solve the case.
Poirot immediately looks into which murders in the town are unsolved, to see which ones have the potential to be the one Joyce saw. Many try to discourage him from doing so, telling him that Joyce was a liar and a storyteller. She did it to feel important and show off. Poirot is firmly decided that whether or not Joyce was telling the truth, someone out there is guilty of murder and thinks Joyce was a witness.
The possibilities of who Joyce might have seen are Mrs. Llewellyn-Smythe, the aunt of Rowena Drake's late husband, apparently died of a heart attack. Her death is suspicious because of her will, it said that her au pair was to inherit everything over the family. Authorities believe that it was faked by the au pair, Olga Seminoff, who mysteriously disappeared after the forgery was discovered. Other candidates for murder involve Charlotte Benfield, a sixteen-year-old shop assistant found dead of multiple head injuries; Lesley Ferrier, a lawyer's clerk who was stabbed in the back; and Janet White, a schoolteacher who was strangled.
Which one is the murder Joyce saw? Who committed it? Did Joyce even see a murder occur? Just like The Bad Seed, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, and The Secret Window, this is one you have to check out for yourself and see where the truth lies.
The only thing I don't like about this film, is the fact that Poirot disapproves of those who take enjoyment in such a holiday as Halloween. He thinks the macabre is not something you should be so joyous about. Well, I don't; I love watching horror movies and getting into Halloween. That's why I did my 31 Tales of Terror and Woe. In fact today marks 11 days left to Halloween! 😀
Here's today's scary post. More to come!
To start Horrorfest from the begining, go to I Don't Belong in the World
For the previous post, go to I'm No Warrior, I'm an Assistant Pig-Keeper
For more on murder, go to Camp Blood
For more on Masterpiece Theater, go to A Hunky Helping of Manwich
For more on Halloween parties, go to A River of Candy Corn Runs Through It
For more film adaptions of books, go to I Bid You Welcome
For more on bobbing for apples, go to A Halloween Hello from the Austen Men
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HOPE IN DARKNESS
Utahn who spent two years in Venezuela prison responds to Americans' release
Mar 9, 2022, 1:53 PM | Updated: 2:31 pm
From Venezuela to Florida and Texas and then again to Massachusetts, immigrants were promised work in the states. Photo: Getty Images
BY BECKY BRUCE
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah man who spent two years in a Venezuela prison, Josh Holt, has mixed feelings about the release of two Americans from that country. State Department officials confirmed the release Wednesday morning.
In May, Holt will mark four years since the day he walked free from the infamous Venezuela prison El Helicoide, a story detailed in the KSL podcast Hope In Darkness.
Americans released from Venezuela prison
The State Department announced the release of Gustavo Cardenas, one of the so-called Citgo 6, and Jorge Alberto Fernandez, describing the men as "unjustly detained."
The full statement follows.
We welcome the release of U.S. citizens Gustavo Cardenas and Jorge Alberto Fernandez, both of whom had been unjustly detained in Venezuela. They have recently arrived back in the United States, accompanied by Roger Carstens, our Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs.
We express our deepest appreciation to our many partners around the world who joined us in calling for their release. While we welcome this important positive step we continue to press for the release of all wrongfully detained U.S. nationals in Venezuela and around the world.
In an interview with KSL on Wednesday, Holt noted we don't know how many Americans remain in Venezuelan custody. But Cardenas and Fernandez are not the only ones. KSL is aware of at least eight others: the remaining five U.S. nationals known as the Citgo 6, a former Marine arrested while traveling in the region, and two former Green Berets accused of taking part in a plot to depose Venezuela's president, Nicolas Maduro.
Freedom at what cost?
Josh Holt wonders what the true cost of the release of Cardenas and Fernandez will be. Part of the reason it took so long for Holt's release to come through was political. Namely, the number of "hardliners," particularly in Congress, who disliked the idea of negotiating with Maduro or his authoritarian regime.
"It's difficult, to tell you the truth," he said. "Now we are negotiating with not only my captors but with terrorists, from what I can see."
Holt feels happy for Cardenas and Fernandez. But, he hopes Venezuela did not treat them as mere pawns in a high-stakes geopolitical game.
"It makes it harder for me to understand where we're going as a country and where we're at right now, and what our next motives are going to be," Holt said. "If we're just doing this so that we can hurry and give that 10% [of oil imports] to a different country and not to Russia, and that's it, then it's not worth it."
Conditions at El Helicoide
Holt was held at one of the more notorious prison facilities in Venezuela, El Helicoide, a sprawling three-sided pyramid in the heart of the capital, Caracas. His nearly two years there came on false charges for which he never stood trial. His captors frequently denied basic medical care to Holt. And he had to provide his own food, which was scarce.
Holt believes the conditions at El Helicoide and other Venezuela prison facilities became even worse after he earned his freedom. His release came just after a violent prison uprising.
"From that point on, it's just gotten darker and darker, and there's just more restrictions on things because they don't want a situation like [the uprising] to happen again," he said.
Outside of the Americans still held in Venezuela, the country continues to detain an unknown number of political prisoners.
"Persistent concerns include brutal policing practices, poor prison conditions, impunity for human rights violations, lack of judicial independence, and harassment of human rights defenders and independent media," Human Rights Watch wrote of Venezuela in 2021.
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Rangefinderforum.com > Cameras / Gear / Photography > Coffee With Mentors > Roger Hicks -- Author of The Rangefinder Book > How do I get to Carnegie Hall?
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Practice! says the old joke. But that's also a much better answer to "How do I get to take pics that look like Salgado's [or HCB's, or Willy Ronis's, or AA's, or whoever's]."
There's a quality threshold. Below it, a better camera/lens will give you better pics. Above it, the camera/lens can take better pics than you can. The threshold is very low. Above it, all you're buying is pleasure of use (which is not irrelevant) and maybe ergonomics (I have a Varex IIa with 58/2 Biotar).
Photography, like fiddle (violin ) playing takes practice, true, but without someone listening how do you now if you're doing it right? That's why a site like this, with a decent gallery audience, is important. But even an audience is no good without valuable critique.
A camera/ lens really doesn't take better pictures. Above a certain point, the improvements are hardly noticing.
I personally think the key it critical self editing. Shooting a gazillion photos year after year does nothing to improve one's ability if all you do if file them away or maybe post 1/10 gazillion on line hoping someone else will give them a clue. But having to pick out 10-20 to tell a story or make a point does wonders to improve the overall. I also realize that many simply do not care and are just happy to shoot without regard. I have no problems with them as they are fulfilling their own personal objectives.
BTW, I suspect a gazillion is a really large number; however, it may be a negative number.
If you are shooting to please yourself, you really need to understand what kind of pictures you are trying to take. If you don't know what you like, no amount of self-editing is going to help that much. However, if you know what you are trying to produce, then you can work on building the skills and the knowledge to allow you to criticize your own work in a useful manner.
Example: It seems a number of folks here do not like Ken Rockwell's photos. Too bright, too saturated, too bereft of people. But, if you do want to create images like his, then you need to focus on different aspects of photography than someone shooting street an hour after sunset in a big city. And vice versa.
As for posting photos online and asking for advice, I've noticed that many well-meaning people confuse "good photo" with "I like that photo". So, don't ask, "Is this photo good?" Instead, show or describe what you want to shoot and ask how to make that happen.
True Bob, editing is key- as are a few people whose opinon one can really trust, and who one can argue with without fear of banning or hurt feelings.
I'd say that certain equipment is always going to be more capable than I- I find myself being the reason negatives don't make the cut far more often than the lenses I use are. Granted, the needs of a 16x20" print are a lot greater than a 150dpi 7" wide jpg, but it is my failings that are the reason most of my images remain as contact prints alone.
As valuable as valid, smart criticism is, giving and receiving it is something that few seem able to do without ruffled feathers or worse. Opinion should be seen as just that- opinion, not a cut and dry fact. It is in the listening and arguing of opinion that real progress is made in the understanding ones work.
I'd say concentrate on one instrument ... a theory which I've failed miserably to put into practice of late unfortunately!
The great violinists of the world played violins ... they didn't faff about with violas, cellos and other stringed instruments ... they focused their energy and talent into the one!
... sigh, that will never happen though!
In short, I don't think you get to Carnegie Hall by sounding like Frank or Ella anymore than you'll end up producing work that would stand up to the photographers mentioned by trying to emulate them. You get there by being original. But if you don't use a LEICA, or a NEUMANN microphone, you'll never get there! Sorry.
In most cases I believe it takes more than practise. It takes ambition, passion, networking, hard work... and, as Bob indicated, years of critical self evaluation.
Of course in the case of Carnegie Hall you may get there by winning American Idol. Maybe there should be an equivalent TV show for photographers ("Capture Idol") who then go straight into Magnum or the MOMA without passing "Go". I guess it's on the cards.
I don't want to take images that look like "Salgado's [or HCB's, or Willy Ronis's, or AA's, or whoever's..." I want to take images that I hope are my own.
Carnegie Hall?? I would be happy with the Public Theatre.
The enjoyment of one's tools is an essential ingredient of successful work.
FYI: Dear Roger.. you're talking about this joint right?
Anyway, regardless... that site can get you directions.
That said, I would concur with Bob and Keith here.
See Malcolm Gladwell's book "Outliers" for a discussion of how long it takes to become really good at something - 10,000 hours! He applies this to multiple fields and it probable applies to photography too.
I have difficulty making a coherent link between these two paragraphs.
For the second para', you would have to give us your definition of quality and of better.
I like Salgado's work. I like the work of many renowned photographers. BUT, I want what I shoot to look like my work. I don't see what we these guys and gals see/saw. They're unique and so is their vision. My vision is unique, too. I certainly won't pretend to have their mastery, but my eye/brain connection is all my own and I'd like it to reflect my view of the world. With all that out of the way, I'll be honest and admit that I'd certainly like to get better at realizing on paper (or screen) what my mind's eye is visualizing. I'm sure not there yet.
I'm only into the equipment because I like tools that make photography fun and that make realizing my vision easier. I'd be dishonest if I didn't admit to also just appreciating the gear for its machine-ness and engineering, aesthetic qualities. I think my eye/brain connection can always stand far more improvement than my gear. If my pix didn't come out the way I saw 'em in my head, I'm usually the culprit (well, expect for the flummoxed transport on my Rolleicord; Krikor, I'm headed your way soon; the darned thing has uneven registration between frames... ugh!).
While I build up to my 10,000 Malcolm Gladwell hours, I'm currently enjoying a 35/3.5 ltm Summaron on both my M's. Does that lens make me a better photographer? Hell, no. But the 10,000 hours are sure to help. I just feel comfortable with exploring that lens this week.
I need to do more editing, but I found I needed to hit a certain threshold of images to see what I liked and what I didn't and what worked and what didn't.
I do not believe a two-year old who splatters paint is an artist in the way Jackson Pollack became an artist (whether you like his work or not) who splattered paint. You need experience not just with technique, but also with a point of view (as Dave says, telling a story). Life makes you better at that IF you pay attention as you move through it.
If you ever reach a point where you feel that you're as good as you can be, it's probably time to try a new vocation/avocation. As long you're not completely satisfied, life still holds promise of new discoveries. I'm glad to have plenty to learn. It's sure to keep me feeling young longer than I have right to expect.
I usually agree with what Keith says, but not with his "concentrate on one instrument" statement. Different situations call for different cameras. There is no one camera that is best for all situations. Going back to the musical analogy: serious guitar players often/usually have more than one guitar because different guitars produce different sounds, which are better matched to different purposes/music. Similarly, there is nothing wrong with a carpenter having more than one hammer, one screwdriver, or one chisel, etc.
Bill says you have to know what you want to shoot, and Bob says you have to know how to practise profitably -- not in the financial sense, but in the sense of shaping your practice towards an end, rather than just shooting for shooting's sake. They're both right, I think, but there's also a path which does involve just shooting, and seeing what you're good at.
Shooting or choosing pictures for a purpose is actually much easier when you're working professionally, because either you meet the brief or you don't. It's also easier to shoot illustration than art. This is one reason why I shoot a lot more illustration (the other, of course, is earning a living). Even so, I think I'm getting a bit more self-confident about what sort of 'art' I can do.
The danger seems to me that it is all too easy to become obsessed with a particular kind of 'art' and disappear up your own fundament, (a) doing the same thing again and again and (b) becoming increasingly detached from what others want to see: http://www.rogerandfrances.com/sgallery/g%20usa%20new%201000.html.
It's all very well to say that Van Gogh never sold a painting in his lifetime, but there's an omitted middle here: just because some geniuses are not recognized in their own lifetime, it doesn't mean that failing to be recognized in your own lifetime is a sign of genius.
Then there's the possibility of being technically accomplished, but exhausting an idea: http://www.rogerandfrances.com/sgallery/g%20sl%20m%201.html (the tankards series).
10,000 hours at 8 hours a day is 1250 days. That's roughly 3.4 years, or a Bachelors degree.
Bottom line, keep practicing and keep your camera close by.
Bob Michaels just said some of the most important words seldom found in this or any other forum: shooting a lot doesn't make us better photographers. It's always surprised me how often the opposite words are taken for granted!
To be serious however, in my experience a mix of talent, luck and lots of hard work is needed, and sadly we have no way of influencing the first two.
Carnegie Hall? Oh, no one goes there anymore, it's too crowded.
That's so sad and true!
Great discussion Roger. Why do we photograph? Why do/did artists perform in Carnegie Hall? Practice does make perfect, but is that practice with a camera in hand, or practice on yourself and understanding "why" we photograph, why we paint, why we draw, why we play an instrument or sing? This discussion could go off in a number of tangents, much like a improvisation of a 24 bar solo in a jazz standard. Purpose has been mentioned and also about who we are pleasing? Which great photog said "I Need to satisfy my eye"? For me it's a personal expression that covers many type of photography from documentary to fine art. But maybe more importantly it's about expression from within. I think every photog should experience digital and analogue simply to appreciate purpose. Like BB King once said "It's not how fast you can play and how many notes you can hit, it's about how few notes you do play, the spaces between those notes and the emotion behind them" (paraphrased). When anything becomes a personal expression, a personal communication it ceases to have to please someone or something. It doesn't need to perform. It can though and really tell a story and share something vital. That's where photography works for me, in that it can make an impact.
Talent, hard work, luck, and include: the ability to recognize an opportunity.
How about: ask somebody who has actually been there, metaphorically speaking. Send a PM to Bill for instance.
Also, I'm sure spending lots of time on-line will not be part of the recipe.
there's an excellent book by Malcolm Gladwell titled "Outliers", the books suggests, among other things, that success in a field often comes from Talent and a magical 10,000 hours of practice, an example given was the Beatles who spent around 10,000 hours in Europe goings gigs before becoming big.
You got to have talent, sing, dance, or play a musical instrument, or tell really good jokes maybe.
Another method is Garmon. Mine has helped me thru twisting turning streets in pure dark to get me somewhere.
You need to have an idea or project which interest you enough that you like to work hard on it. And when it seem you get a result ask yourself if you could do it better, and try it. And of ocurse confronting yourself with other photographer/critiquer will help. Of course when you have your workready you need the correct contacts with the right people, having the right contacts is part of the hard work (PR).
You need to have an idea or project which interest you enough that you like to work hard on it. And when it seem you get a result ask yourself if you could do it better, and try it. And of ocurse confronting yourself with other photographer/critiquer will help. Of course when you have your work ready you need the correct contacts with the right people, having the right contacts is part of the hard work (PR).
Beautifully phrased! And, without doubt, one of the hardest parts.
There's a quality threshold. Below it, a better camera/lens will give you better pics. Above it, the camera/lens can take better pics than you can. The threshold is very low. Above it, all you're buying is pleasure of use (which is not irrelevant) and maybe ergonomics . . .
This is from a guy with a $7000 M9!
I agree, to a point. But practice makes perfect--or not--depending on what you practice. I think self-criticism and feedback from others is important.
"Insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result."
Roger, hope to see you in France next year.
I took the subway the last time I was at Carnegie Hall (really Zankel Hall, the smaller venue inside). The last show I saw there was saxophonist/bass clarinetist David Murray performing with a small group.
Practice may not make perfect, but it sure can make you better. David has recorded hundreds of albums; they keep getting better. And, everytime I'm fortunate enough to sneak a camera into a performance of his or my other favorite musicians, I manage to correct a mistake or two from my last shoot (while probably creating at least one new one in their place). Ah, sometimes the mistakes are better than the ones I didn't screw up. Serendipity, improvisation and accidents are not necessarily bad things, though they are more meaningful when you have some skill, otherwise everything is an accident and I'm not convinced that makes it art.
This is from a guy with a $7000 M9! Surely Roger paid in Euros!


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No officers charged in Breonna Taylor's death
Rachel Greene , Editor-in-chief
More than six months after her death, an indictment came in the case of the murder of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor.
The case began on March 13th, when the house Taylor shared with her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, was raided by police. The officers were carrying out a drug-related no-knock warrant. Due to the no-knock style of entry, Walker called the police to report a break in and retrieved his gun, which he was licensed to own. Shots were fired on both sides and Taylor was shot at least eight times during the shootout.
On Tuesday, one former officer who was involved, Brett Hankison, was indicted on charges of wanton endangerment regarding a neighbor's home that he shot into, but the two who shot Taylor, Jonathan Mattingly and Myles Cosgrove, faced no charges. This decision made by the grand jury means that no one was criminally charged for the killing of Taylor. Despite the ruling, Taylor's family received a $12 million settlement from the city of Louisville for police misconduct.
Immediately following the decision, demonstrations began. Protesters took to the streets in cities such as Louisville, New York, Chicago, Washington and various others. As they have since June, citizens of Louisville continued to demonstrate, but were impacted by a curfew set in place following the indictment hearing for fear of outbursts and retaliation regarding the outcome. The curfew was set for 72 hours. Louisville, along with places around the country, continue to protest. The Black Lives Matters protests sparked by the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor continue, and the streets of Macomb are no exception. On Sept. 9, the Black Student Association led a protest for Black Lives Matter and townspeople with signs have been consistently placed at Chandler Park for months. In light of the indictment, the Black Student Association posted a tweet that said, "Say her name! Breonna Taylor deserved better! Black women matter!" and the Gwendolyn Brooks Culture Center posted a tweet that said, "Justice was not served today."
Hulu, a streaming service that is home to a documentary titled "The Killing of Breonna Taylor," received backlash after using the media craze around the indictment as a time for promotion. In a tweet, Hulu said "Breonna Taylor's life was changing. Then the police came to her door. #NYTPresents: The Killing of Breonna Taylor traces the missteps of the deadly raid. #FXonHulu." Later that day Hulu tweeted again after their comments were received negatively and in poor taste by followers, "Earlier today, we promoted content that we felt would be meaningful in light of today's events. That was, quite simply, the wrong call. We've taken the posts down and are deeply sorry. Thank you for holding us accountable – we will learn from this."
University encourages counseling services after the sudden loss of a student
Western Courier relocates on campus
Memories from Dance Marathon 2021
Fraternity and Sorority Life Raises Funds and Awareness for Child Abuse Prevention
Bringing school spirit back for the spring semester
Dance Marathon 2021
No Traditional Graduation Ceremony Once Again
One Year of COVID-19
Foos for Families event raises money for local families
University implements new COVID-19 guidelines


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Texas politician target of Islamophobia
A Republican politician in the US state of Texas says there is a movement to oust him because he is a Muslim, a report says.
The Republican Party vice-chairman of Texas's third largest county said his colleagues were trying to oust him for being a Muslim, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.
Shahid Shafi, a trauma surgeon in Fort Worth, has been accused of promoting Sharia law and being affiliated with terrorist groups by precinct Chairwoman Dorrie O'Brien.
She is, therefore, petitioning to have the Tarrant County Republican Party "reconsider" his appointment.
O'Brien has previously said that Shafi is a "fake Republican" who could have infiltrated the organization at the request of the Muslim Brotherhood.
"This is, unfortunately, not the first time that people or my political opponents have tried to use my religion against me to distract the voters," Shafi said. "And unfortunately, I don't think it will be the last either."
A formal motion has been launched to strip Shafi of his leadership position by O'Brien and her supporters.
"The only reason she had was because he was a Muslim," said Darl Easton, the chairman of the county's party. "That was the only reason she gave."
Easton further called the move an embarrassment to the Republican Party.
Land Commissioner George P. Bush was among other Texas Republicans to condemn the move.
"I urge the Tarrant County GOP to stop this attempt to remove a hardworking county party official based on religious beliefs. We must move towards a more inclusive Republican Party and stop tearing down our own if we are to keep Texas red," Bush said.
Born in India and raised in Pakistan, Shafi came to the US in 1990.
"The reason I have stayed on is because the issue before the party is not about who the vice chair should be. It's much more fundamental than that," Shafi said. "It is about religious freedom, and if we are going to have a test of religion in the party, where will we stop? If Muslim Americans are not welcome in the GOP, who will be excluded next?"