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Q: What was the error in the proof of Roos' theorem? Background: In 1961, Roos (who, sadly, apparently passed away just last month) purported to prove [1] that in an abelian category with exact countable products (AB4${}^\ast_\omega$), limits of inverse systems of epimorphisms are exact [2] [3]. The result stood for 41 years before Neeman published a counterexample in 2002. Influenced by Gabber, Roos published a corrected statement a few years later: in an abelian category with arbitrary coproducts (AB3) and exact countable products (AB4$^\ast_\omega$) which contains a generator, limits of inverse systems of epimorphisms are exact [4].
Question:
In neither Neeman's paper nor in Roos' 2006 paper can I find a discussion of where in his 1961 paper Roos actually makes a mistake. Can anybody shed any light on this?

Notes:
[1] Roos, Jan-Erik (1961). "Sur les foncteurs dérivés de lim. Applications". C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris. 252: 3702–3704. MR 0132091.
[2] By an "inverse system" $X^\bullet$, I mean a diagram $\dots \to X^n \to X^{n-1} \to \dots$ indexed by $\mathbb N$ (or $\mathbb Z$ -- it doesn't make a difference). By an "inverse system of epimorphisms" $X^\bullet$, I mean an inverse system where each map $X^n \twoheadrightarrow X^{n-1}$ is an epimorphism. In an abelian category $\mathcal C$ with countable products (AB3$^\ast_\omega$), there is a limit functor from inverse systems in $\mathcal C$, to $\mathcal C$, which is left exact. If the countable products in $\mathcal C$ are exact (AB4$^\ast_\omega$), then there is a natural two-term complex $\prod_n X^n \to \prod_n X^n$ which may be used to derive the limit functor (the resulting $\delta$-functor is effaceable via the map $X^\bullet \to \prod_{n \leq \bullet} X^n$ where the latter complex uses the projections for structure maps); because this complex has two terms, the derived functors $\varprojlim^d X^\bullet$ vanish for $d > 1$. When I say that $X^\bullet$ is exact, I mean that $\varprojlim^1 X^\bullet = 0$.  I think I understand how to argue that if $X^\bullet$ is an epimorphic system in an AB4$^\ast_\omega$ category and $\varprojlim^1 X^\bullet = 0$, then the map $\varprojlim X^\bullet \twoheadrightarrow X$ is an epimorphism for each $n$  (actually it's the reverse implication that holds); when Roos' theorem holds, this is a formulation of the result which doesn't mention $\varprojlim^1$.
[3] There is a stronger statement about Mittag-Leffler sequences; let me stick with the statement about inverse systems of epimorphisms for simplicity.
[4] In the comments here Leonid Positselski points out that Roos' proof actually establishes that this holds more generally in any AB4$^\ast_\omega$ category with enough projective effacements (I hadn't heard of this concept until recently, but it's right there in Tohoku -- actually, enough local projective effacements suffices). In this form, the statement is actually quite straightforward to prove.

A: Taking a brief look at the Roos note we see that detailed proofs of the statements aren't provided. There is no argument in the note one could say is wrong. The paper with the corrected statement very carefully points out which parts of the original note do hold and which ones have to be modified and how and gives detailed arguments or precise references for the proofs of various results. See discussion at the start of Section 1 and at the start of Section 2. Thus, if you wanted to use this kind of result in another paper I would reference the newer paper.
In your question in your second footnote you have a sketch of an argument of something. But it suffers the same fate as the note of Roos of not being sufficiently written out to be sure if you have understood all possible pitfalls. I suggest you just write out completely what you were trying to say: the mathematics will guide you to the correct proofs and statements. The result should be longer than a Mathoverflow post; if not then you probably have not written it out completely. Good luck!


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JetBlue Airways is launching daily, non-stop, year-round service between Buffalo Niagara International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport on June 16.
The announcement was made on February 1 at the airport in Buffalo by JetBlue President and CEO Robin Hayes and U.S. Senator Charles 'Chuck' Schumer of New York.
On February 8, 2011, JetBlue Airways unveiled an Airbus A320 with a special livery featuring JetBlue's co-branded trademark with New York State's 'I Love New York' tourism campaign and logo. This computer graphic image shows how the aircraft looks. The co-branded logo appears differently on each side of the tailfin
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Q: indexOf("@") method in Java Why does this always return -1?
Does this have anything to do with '@' being the annotation symbol?
What can I do to search for the first occurrence of a substring starting with '@'?
 UserMentionEntity[] userMentionEntities = status.getUserMentionEntities();
    for (UserMentionEntity ume : userMentionEntities) {
        final String mention = ume.getText();
        int mentionStart = text.indexOf("@" + mention);
        int mentionEnd = mentionStart + mention.length();
        ss.setSpan(new ForegroundColorSpan(Color.parseColor(COLOR)), mentionStart, mentionEnd + 1, Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
    }

Apparently, mentionStart is -1.
I am using twitter4j library.
Sample:
text: RT @Cornerstone_TMC Thank you @ukgdos at sa lahat ng nag-abang kanina kay @yengpluggedin! #SeenZoned @academyofrocksg… http://t.co/rsLqjlZJgg
mention: ukgdos

A: No. Your String doesn't contain what you think it does,
String mention = "not";
String text = "I do @not think so.";
int mentionStart = text.indexOf("@" + mention);
System.out.printf("%d%n", mentionStart);

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Based on your now provided text and mention
String text = "RT @Cornerstone_TMC Thank you @ukgdos "
    + "at sa lahat ng nag-abang kanina kay @yengpluggedin! "
    + "#SeenZoned @academyofrocksg… http://t.co/rsLqjlZJgg";
String mention = "ukgdos";
int mentionStart = text.indexOf("@" + mention);
System.out.printf("%d%n", mentionStart);

Prints
30

A: I fixed the problem with my app.
    UserMentionEntity[] userMentionEntities = status.getUserMentionEntities();
    for (UserMentionEntity ume : userMentionEntities) {
        final String mention = ume.getText().toLowerCase();
        int mentionStart = text.toLowerCase().indexOf("@" + mention);
        int mentionEnd = mentionStart + mention.length();
        ss.setSpan(new ForegroundColorSpan(Color.parseColor(COLOR)), mentionStart, mentionEnd + 1, Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
    }

I noticed that Twitter allows you to change cases in the mentions.
@yengPLUGGEDin can be shown as @yengpluggedin so that ume.getText() in the code there returns the proper screenname while text contains the tweet text as it is.
I am not quite sure why it also failed on my sample input there. Maybe it didn't but failed on the next before the print was executed.

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using System;

namespace Guflow
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Allows you to configure logging.
    /// </summary>
    public class Log
    {
        private static readonly ILog NullLog = new NullLog();
        public static readonly Func<Type, ILog> NullLogger = t => NullLog;
        public static readonly Func<Type, ILog> ConsoleLogger = t => new ConsoleLog(t.Name);
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        internal static ILog GetLogger<T>()
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Texas Court Dismisses DOJ's FCPA and Money Laundering Claims Finding DOJ's Agency Theory of Liability Unconstitutional
Nov.17.2021
In an order filed on November 10, 2021, the District Court for the Southern District of Texas granted a motion to dismiss an indictment finding that it lacked jurisdiction over Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") and money laundering claims brought against Swiss resident and citizen Daisy T. Rafoi-Bleuler. Moreover, the court concluded that the FCPA and money laundering claims were unconstitutionally vague as applied. See United States v. Rafoi-Bleuler, Case No. 4:17-CR-0514-7, Dkt. No. 255 (Nov. 10, 2021).
Ms. Rafoi-Bleuler is a resident and citizen of Switzerland who owns a wealth management company. The government alleged that a state owned and controlled Venezuelan oil company ("PDVSA") with a wholly-owned affiliate in Houston ("PDVSA-US") awarded bids to vendors in exchange for kickbacks. According to the government, PDVSA, PDVSA-US and persons working on their behalf, engaged Ms. Rafoi-Bleuler to set up bank accounts in Switzerland and other foreign locations to launder the ill-gotten monies. This, the government alleged, made Ms. Rafoi-Bleuler an agent for PDVSA-US, a domestic concern, and therefore subject to the strictures of the FCPA. The same facts, the government contended, supported the money laundering charges.
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This is the second time in recent years that the DOJ's attempt to extend the scope of agency liability under the FCPA has been rejected. In the United States v. Hoskins, 2020 WL 914302 (D. Conn. Feb. 26, 2020), the District of Connecticut set aside defendant's conviction on FCPA charges and granted his motion for acquittal. Much as the court found in dismissing the charges against Ms. Rafoi-Bleuler, the Hoskins court concluded that the evidence failed to show that there was an agency relationship between the domestic concern charged with violating the FCPA and the defendant claimed to be its agent. Specifically, the court concluded that there was no evidence that the domestic concern had the right to control defendant's actions necessary to satisfying the legal requirements of an agency relationship. The matter is on appeal to the Second Circuit. It was argued in August 2021. See United States v. Pierucci, Case No. 20-842.
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Donny McCaslin's Casting For Gravity release day
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This year has been a whirlwind for us. And we're proud to announce our final release of 2012. And man, does it rip!
Donny came to Chicago earlier this year with Jason, Tim, and Mark for a run at Green Mill previewing music they were getting ready to record. Needless to say, we were dumbfounded and extremely excited at what we heard and saw.
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That excitement was reintroduced when Donny sent us the master a few months later. The album, beautifully produced by David Binney, captured all that we heard that night, and then some. This is a special release for Donny. A major statement to our ears. And now we are happy to say that it's out in the world ready for your earbuds. Enjoy.
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Photo : Péter Kálló / We Love Budapest
Jász Annamária
The iconic feature of Buda Castle is the somewhat discoloured green dome of the Royal Palace, housing the National Gallery of fine arts. Directly beneath this colossal cupola is the dome terrace, providing far-reaching views over Buda, the Danube bridges and the Pest cityscape. Even few locals know that between April and November, weather permitting, admission to the National Gallery also allows you access to this unique vantage point.
Functioning as an exhibition space for contemporary statues and human-shaped installations hanging from the ceiling, the cupola hall of the National Gallery is where a narrow staircase winds up to the panoramic terrace, open from April to November.
Photo: Gábor Szabó / We Love Budapest
Once topped by a lower roof, the Royal Palace was severely damaged during World War II. It was only during its reconstruction in the 1960s when the present-day dome was installed. Its panoramic terrace was renovated and reopened in 2006.
The uppermost section of the dome is closed to visitors – however Budapest's mysterious Umbrella Man, known for his death-defying stunts atop soaring landmarks, managed to find his way up to the very tip of the top:
Photo: Péter Kálló / We Love Budapest
Dome terrace:
Open from April to November Tue-Sun 10am-5pm
Hungarian National Gallery
1014 Budapest, Szent György tér 2.
Ticket desk: until 17:00
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Love is in the air! Have a heart and celebrate with fun, romantic, and unique Valentine's Day Party Invitations for the most special guests in your life. Customize with your personal message or hugs and kisses, and we'll send your cards winging into the mail next business day.
Artist Notes: Let these three long stemmed cocktail glasses invite your friends and family to your upcoming Valentine's Party. Each glass is filled with a red punch and is garnished on one edge, with a duet of white and red hearts. The invitation's message reads "Party Time!" and is written in hand lettered tall, thin letters that match the long, thin stems on the champagne glasses of the invitation. Below the middle glass rests a long stem red rose, giving the invitation an elegance and party-like feel. The inside of the invitation has area for you to complete the party details either online, as they are being ordered, or by hand, once they are printed and sent to you.
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Artist Notes: If you or your Business are planning a Valentine's Party, this exciting red, pink, white and black invitation will get all who receive one excited about attending. A single stemmed glass appears at the center of the black card, popping it out with brilliant contrast, with a liquid colored for Valentine's Day and filled with red, pink and white bubbles. Resting against the side of the glass, is a heart-topped white swizzle stick, with Valentines streamers and confetti creating a festive feel, above the glass. Written over the stem of the glass, in pink hand lettering, is the festive word "Cheers". The inside has an area for you to complete all of your party details, as you order your invitations.
Artist Notes: Throw a party full of love!
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Inside Text: You're Invited! Come to our Valentine party, Brimming with paper and lace, With cupcakes and hearts, And Valentine parts, And a Valentine's Day embrace!
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Inside Text: Join us for a day of Valentine's love and fun! Who: When: Where: R.S.V.P.
Artist Notes: Whimsical pastel illustration of a girl holding a bright red heart in a garden of hearts. Hearts adorn the pockets of her black graphic print dress. Original art by © Laura J. Holman 2012.
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Artist Notes: Heart-shaped Valentine's cookies make an appealing invitation to a Tea party, whether the gathering is sponsored by your Women's organization or church group, or if the party is to be a small affair your home. A plate full of raspberry-filled cookies in the shape of hearts graces the front of this invitation to a Valentine's Day Tea.
Artist Notes: A St Valentine's Day Party Invitation from a handpainted paper collage by Judy Adamson. Please contact me through my store if you would like the front cover text changed and the inside is left blank for you to add the party details.


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U2: Songs of Relevance and Irrelevance
U2 is my favorite band of all time. But they haven't been relevant since the early-to-mid '90s. I think I have a clue as to why.
U2: ZooTV, live in Sydney
Around 1984 The Police, my previous favorite band of all time, was calling it quits, and U2 released The Unforgettable Fire, hot on the heels of 1983's War and the live EP Under a Blood Red Sky.
There was nothing like them and never had been. They embraced the "Greatest Band in the World" mantle and sought to use their position to make the world a legitimately better place, just like their heroes from a generation before had. Their music was fire and steam and passion and they performed, it seemed, with one foot in this world and the other firmly planted on some higher plane where music forged reality.
But while they remain my favorite band of all time, it's been a long time since they were my favorite band of the moment (that honor currently goes to The Raveonettes).
The why is simple: they've produced some very good music in the last two and a half decades, but they haven't been relevant since … Achtung, Baby? And that was released in 1991.
1991. Has it really been that long?
History teaches us that many of our greatest artists do their best work when young, and that quality fades as they age. In Rock, this is perhaps more true than in any other genre. How many of our musical luminaries have remained relevant over long careers, or perhaps even gotten better? Peter Gabriel. David Bowie never ceased to matter. Warren Zevon. Perhaps more, but they're the exceptions to the rule.
In popular music, of course, artists fade for different reasons, not all of which are their fault (or a reflection on their work), Sure, artistic faculties wane. Sometimes the burning fire of youth flickers out. And it seems perfectly logical that wealth and fame might take the edge off the hunger driving a generation's young tigers.
Sometimes artists sort of opt out, wandering off down creative paths that interest them more (but audiences less). Elvis Costello comes to mind, as does Mark Knopfler.
But every so often careers nosedive because fashions change. How many bands did "Smells Like Teen Spirit" kill overnight? How often do you hear Rock on Top 40 stations these days? And hey – remember the early days of MTV? Not a lot of room for singers who didn't have the look, was there? Video killed the radio star indeed…
U2 certainly isn't on top of world today, as they were in 1984, and a number of factors probably contribute to the "decline," if that term can be applied to a band that sells out stadiums and whose albums still sell hundreds of thousands of copies even in the age of streaming.
The one that's been on my mind for months, though, is suggested in an interview with Edge published last fall in Rolling Stone.
There's this dichotomy to production standards these days where the music listener is used to really precise and simple, stripped-down arrangements so the inaccuracies of a band playing in a room where everything bleeds into everything else is not what's happening. It sounds, dare I say it, old-fashioned. We love when that works for us and we love that feel of people playing in a room, when it sounds fresh. But I think we're also wary of the fact that that sound is associated with 20, 30 years ago. We need to make sure, as we always have done, that we are part of a current conversation that's going in music culture in terms of production, songwriting, melodic structure, all the things that keep the culture moving forward.
What we don't want to be is caught in what I describe as a cultural oxbow lake where others are moving forward and you're still faithfully doing what you've always done, but now you're anachronistic and part of a historical form rather than what's actually pushing the boundaries forward, the flow of where it's going. [emphasis added]
At the risk of oversimplifying, I can't help dividing U2's career into two phases. The second is defined by what Edge characterizes as a concern for the "current conversation that's going in music culture in terms of production, songwriting, melodic structure, all the things that keep the culture moving forward."
The first phase would be the period from @1980-1992 where U2 was the thing moving the culture forward.
Again, I know I'm ignoring a lot of nuance in framing it this way. There's no question whatsoever that U2 circa-1987 was keenly aware of how the rest of musical world sounded. What was new, what was innovative, what was fresh – listen to Joshua Tree and everything else going on at the time and it's evident the band had its ear to the ground.
But I've listened to a lot of music from the '80s and I hear zero evidence (Edge's protestations notwithstanding) that U2, on its first few releases, was even a little worried about being part of a current conversation. On the contrary – it was the rawness and the uniqueness of their sound that was so compelling. They were the conversation other bands needed to be aware of.
In other words, U2 became the greatest band in the world by blazing the trail. Since Achtung, Baby, they have concerned themselves with following the trail. Electronica, sampling, contemporary production techniques, hip-hop influences, and on and on: U2's relevance – musically and culturally – has varied in direct proportion to their proximity to their roots.
I hope I don't sound bitter. Or worse, like a hipster. I'm not. I have all these albums I'm talking about and some of them are quite good. I really like All That You Can't Leave Behind and No Line on the Horizon (and parts of How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb). The last couple have been quite accomplished, and I think I appreciate Songs of Experience a bit more (despite what certain critics think – perhaps I like it because it's a tad ragged). I even defended Pop, which may not have been a satisfying musical experience, but it was a brilliant commentary on the commodification of music in society.
I've seen them live four times and am baffled as to why they aren't playing Denver on this tour, because I'll pay whatever they're charging, always, to see U2 live.
My complaint is more elemental. I remember how War and Unforgettable Fire felt. I remember playing them over and over because I couldn't help myself. I remember being physically unable to sit still, the chills, the adrenaline.
I remember when U2's music possessed me. Altered me. I remember Unforgettable Fire rewriting my code.
I understand Edge's concerns. Really, I do. Boy was a remarkable album, but it's been done and doesn't need to be done again. And who the hell wants to see U2 playing the hits on the Dinosaurs of Rock outdoor amphitheater circuit every summer?
They want to be great. They work very hard at it and sometimes it feels like they're so close ("You're the Best Thing About Me," for instance, or "The Miracle [of Joey Ramone]" or "Raised by Wolves," even).
But Bono has been known to quote the adage that "very good is the enemy of great." Does he understand that Songs of Experience is very good, but not great?
It's almost as if I'm being asked to believe there are only two choices – trendsurfer or retro act. I do not believe this. I've seen genius from U2 and can't help thinking it's still in there. I've seen old dogs learn new tricks. I mentioned Bowie and Gabriel earlier for a reason.
And damn it, we've seen U2 itself rise from the ashes before. They were on the verge of breaking up while recording Achtung, Baby. The story goes* that some of them had stepped out for lunch and when they came back Edge was noodling with this little guitar riff. It turned out to be the opening strain of "One," and the rest is history.
And the hallmark of creative genius is the ability to onboard influence – from anywhere – assimilate it and transform it into something new.
I don't know how U2's muse works. I have no idea where the moment of inspiration occurs. In truth, I don't know if they have another great moment in them. We may have to content ourselves with a decade of greatness followed by two or more decades of very good. And I suppose that wouldn't be a bad bargain – how many bands ever gave us anything like Boy, October, War, Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree and Achtung, Baby, anyway?
Still, you can't blame a boy for dreaming. I like to see leaders leading.
*Who knows if the story is true, but the near-breakup is well-documented.
RetroHound
Being the conversation as opposed to following the conversation. That's an interesting way to look at the band. I suppose it would be hard to find a "new" sound this late in the game that would pave the way for more imitators. But, if they weren't working so hard to stay the #1 band in the world, they could follow a different path, such as Bowie or Knopfler, or Robert Plant. But, I suspect that they want to stay giants and leaders so they won't go that path. That might make them relevant, but would it make them the conversation? I don't know.
U2 has been my #1 band since about 1983 and I have all of their albums and have seen them twice (one of the downfalls of living in a small town is how far we are from concerts. You don't see as many when it's a two hour drive just to get to the city, plus the time to get into and out of the venue and then drive home and to work the next day.). I like Pop a lot, and even Songs of Innocence, but Experience I need to listen to again.


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Q: Error in parse_block(g[-1], g[1], params.src) : duplicate label in R Markdown Output PDF
I use the code below, try to output a PDF using rmarkdown, but it keeps giving me an error:

Error in parse_block(g[-1], g1, params.src) : duplicate label 'chart'**.

I only have one chunk and name it as "chart". How can I solve this problem? Any ideas?
library("rmarkdown")
library(plyr)
library(dplyr)
library(ggplot2)

mtcars %>%
  count(cyl = factor(cyl)) %>%
  mutate(pct = prop.table(n)) %>%

ggplot(aes(x = cyl, y = pct, label = scales::percent(pct))) +
  geom_col(position = 'dodge') +
  geom_text(position = position_dodge(width = .9),    # move to center of bars
            vjust = -0.5,    # nudge above top of bar
            size = 3) +
  scale_y_continuous(labels = scales::percent)

render("Test2.Rmd","pdf_document")

Thanks for your help.


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Utterly Deadly Southern Pecan Pie
"I have nibbled at the Utterly Deadly Southern Pecan Pie, and have served it to those in whose welfare I took no interest, but being inclined to plumpness, and having as well a desire to see out my days on earth, I have never eaten a full portion." Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, "Cross Creek Cookery"
This is a pecan pie for people who don't really care for pecan pie.
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' "Utterly Deadly Southern Pecan Pie" is a transformational recipe that lacks the bitter, burnt flavored top crust that other pecan pies seem to have. It is more like praline candy than pie and according to Rawlings "fat men are particularly addicted to it." So you know it's good!
For 30 years, I have made this pie for Thanksgiving, sharing it with people I very much care about, not just the "fat men" who clamor for it.
"True Southern pecan pie is one of the richest, most deadly deserts of my knowledge. It is more overpowering than English treacle pie, which it resembles in texture, for to the insult of the cooked-down syrup is added the injury of the rich pecan meat. It is a favorite with folk who have a sweet tooth, and fat men in particular are addicted to it."
Preheat oven to 375
1 ¼ cups Southern cane syrup (if you can't find cane syrup Karo light corn syrup works just fine)
1 ½ cups broken pecan meats
Boil sugar and syrup together for two or three minutes. Beat eggs until not too stiff, slowly pour in the hot syrup (I let the syrup cool a few minutes first as to not curdle the eggs), add the butter, vanilla and pecan meats. Turn into a raw pie shell and bake about 45 minutes, or until set.
*For the pie crust I use the Barefoot Contessa's basic and foolproof recipe which holds up well to the heavy confection of the filling.
Tags food, pies, Thanksgiving
"Happy Landings"
Today it lives amongst the marriage license, birth certificates and passports in a special container.
The Plant City Courier envelope is addressed "Happy Landings" to me. Inside is a three-page typed letter on thin, yellowed paper, dated September 6, 1977. It was my going away gift from my first boss and editor, Kathryn Cooke, as I left to study journalism at the University of Florida.
Kathryn Cooke was a legendary columnist and Florida writer from the 1930s until her death in 1985. Her newspaperman husband, A.P. Cooke, purchased the paper during World War II. He ran the Courier until his death and then Kathryn kept it going.
She sat across from me in the Courier's one-room newsroom, chain smoking, pounding away on her old manual typewriter and frequently reapplying her bright lipstick. Although she couldn't have weighed more than 90 pounds, she dominated political and social life in town for years with her barbed weekly columns, great laugh and her preference for gold lame.
She hired me to work at the paper in the afternoons after school and then full-time during the summer writing the obligatory wedding announcements, obituaries and eventually some news and feature stories.
On my last day, she called me over to her desk, handed me the letter and left for her daily lunch ritual. It remains one of the best gifts—and best advice on writing—I have ever received.
Here is the letter:
Dear Becky,
I've been trying to find a little 'going away' gift for you. And finally I found one I could afford—a bit of advice that might help you in your writing career.
You will hear a lot of high-falluting talk from journalism profs about how to write. Take it with a grain of salt because half of them have never been within smelling distance of a sure-enough newspaper office.
The only way to learn to write well is by writing and re-writing, and writing some more. Aim for perfection. Get your facts and present them in a way that readers will understand—even those readers who haven't gone beyond the ninth grade.
Write leanly. After you've done a news story, read it over, cut out unnecessary words. Say what you have to say—and get off the soap box.
You must learn to use words as an organist does with the keys of his mighty instrument. If it's a funny tale, use light, airy phrases. If it's a tragedy, set the mood with grim, tear-jerking phrases.
Make your readers SEE what you're writing about. Don't say "He walked down the street." Describe exactly how he walked with action verbs—"He scurried" or "He ambled" or "He dashed." Go easy on the adjectives, such as "lovely", "pretty", "ugly." Use verbs instead to make your story come alive.
You will be required to write a variety of stories—straight, news, features, maybe even a column.
When writing a news story, put your lead on the most important fact. Sift your facts carefully; present them succinctly in the order of their importance. Beat your rival newspaper by finding a new twist to a situation.
In a news story, you can jump into the "meat" of the story immediately. Don't beat around the bush. A feature story permits more lee-way. First, whet the appetite of your readers with a picturesque lead or a provocative lead.
You can back into a feature story; but a news story you should dive in head first.
Try and cover every conceivable question your readers may ask. Be curious; ask a lot of questions when interviewing. Be thorough.
Example: that feature you did on J.Y. Blake retiring. Several questions were left unanswered. For instance, what happens to his drug store? Is he closing or selling? If selling, to whom?
In writing news or featured, remember to keep yourself out. Do not interject your feelings or opinions. Write straight down the middle without bias.
Only in a personal column are you permitted to express your views.
You have chosen one of the most demanding, the most frustrating, the most exasperating careers of all. None of us newspaper people ever get wealthy, if you count wealth by money.
But the true rewards are many—newspapering is fun, satisfying, challenging. There's something new every day—nothing ho-hum or routine about it.
Perhaps the most interesting facet is the people you will meet—people from all walks of life. You'll learn to spot the phonies, but don't ever become bitter. Above all, keep your sense of humor. It will show through your writing and become a delight to your readers.
Finally, keep writing a little each day. Writing is like tennis—it takes practice to keep in shape. Even if you marry and give up a career, keep a diary. Who knows? It may become a best seller?
I've really enjoyed working with you this summer, Becky. You're a great gal and will make a doggone good newspaperwoman. My best wishes go with you in your future and if I can ever be of help, let me know.
Kathryn Cooke
Tags journalism, writers, writing
"We hurry about in inadequate clothing…We bring out our newspapers and old quilts and sheets and drape them over our favorite shrubs," Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings wrote in her 1942 book, Cross Creek.
Nothing has really changed.
As I write this, it is 51 degrees at my central Florida home; we have the heater on and we are freezing.
Our Old House, built out of brick in 1926, was designed to handle every Florida weather phenomenon from 95 degree heat waves to whipping hurricane winds, but not the cold damp air that's currently seeping through the walls.
Admittedly, we might not be dressed appropriately or fully prepared for anything colder than 60. But there is no time to root around for jackets in a rarely used closet; there are plants to bring inside.
This little snap should not result in a "hard" freeze, a phrase that launches the local strawberry growers into action: they turn on sprinklers to create an ice barrier that protects mature plants. Instead, this chill will surprisingly do us a favor and make the fruit just a little bit sweeter. I have always believed that the best oranges and strawberries are the ones with a bit of chill to them.
So as the thermometer drops this afternoon a bizarre abstract of old linens will appear strewn on lawns across town in an effort to protect delicate plants. Some plants, like my camellias which are heavy with buds and preparing for their annual Christmas show, will be fine. I'm still debating whether to cover others, including my ever expanding peace lily garden, or just give them some extra water tomorrow morning in an effort to keep them from dehydrating after a cold night.
I subscribe to the theory that our blood has "thinned" since our time living in real winters. Once, I thought it a joke when an old Floridian friend told me that water at his house freezes at 50 degrees.
Today, I agree.
Tags garden, home, weather
Any Grove: For This Is An Enchanted Land
I believe that no writer has more accurately described Florida better than Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Writing from her little Cracker house near an orange grove over 70 years ago, Rawlings was able to perfectly capture this sometimes wacky but always special place:
"Any grove of any wood is a fine thing to see. But the magic here, strangely, is not apparent from the road. It is necessary to leave the impersonal highway, to step inside the rusty gate and close it behind. By this, an act of faith is committed, through which one accepts blindly the communion cup of beauty. One is now inside the grove, out of the world and in the mysterious heart of another. Enchantment lies in different things for each of us. For me, it is in this: to step out of the bright sunlight into the shade of orange tree; to walk under the arched canopy of their jade like leaves; to see the long aisle of lichened trunks stretch ahead in geometric rhythm; to feel the mystery of a seclusion that yet has shafts of light striking through it. This is the essence of an ancient and secret magic. It goes back, perhaps to the fairy tales of childhood, to Hansel and Gretel, to Babes in the Wood, to Alice in Wonderland, to all half-luminous places that pleased the imagination as a child. It may go back still farther, to racial Druid memories, to an atavistic sense of safety and delight in an open forest. And after long years of spiritual homelessness, of nostalgia, here is that mystic loveliness of childhood again. Here is home. An old thread, long tangled, comes straight again.
From Rawlings autobiographic work, Cross Creek, published in 1942 and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
If you've never read Cross Creek, or haven't thought of Rawlings since you read The Yearling in middle school… check it out. The recipes in Cross Creek and subsequent book, Cross Creek Cookery are as outstanding as her prose.
Tags authors, Florida, writing
By Saunro
It was a magical trip.
The mid-October drive through Virginia and Tennessee gave us a view of the vivid red and yellow autumn colors, valleys and vintage farm houses. The Fall harvest readied in the Blue Ridge Mountain apple orchards and corn fields as we passed.
The trip was unplanned, as was the urn in the backseat. My mother-in-law, Mary Rose, passed nine days before her 93rd birthday and we were on our way from her home in Maryland to take her to her second memorial and burial service in Miami.
It was a fitting last adventure for Mary Rose. Her life was full of commitment to her country and to humanitarian causes, as well as some unique connections to history. For the first few years of her life she lived across the street from the United State Capitol, on the current site of the United States Supreme Court. She was a child of the Great Depression and during World War II she served the nation as an aircraft plotter in secret locations around the D.C. area. Along with her mother and sisters, Mary Rose assisted with the USO where she once met Eleanor Roosevelt.
She married and moved to Miami and was a public servant for the Miami-Dade County for 30 years. The County Commission honored her dedication by proclaiming January 31, 1991 as "Mary R. Turner Day."
Even after retirement, she never stopped having adventures. She and her sister Louise drove cross-country when she was in her 70s. When she was in her 80s and widowed with grand-kids, she reconnected with and married her high school sweetheart, Bill.
During the trip, I spoke to Mary Rose in her beautiful rose colored urn, pointing out some of the sites in Virginia's Jefferson country. We took her to visit her granddaughter and twin great granddaughters at our Georgia mountain home before the making the final processional to Miami.
I know that she enjoyed the last adventure. It was one that I'll never forget.
Tags life, parents
My Veteran
It is still hard for me to believe that our son is a Veteran. Veterans are supposed to be fathers or grandfathers or mothers. Never our kids.
But he is, proudly serving and thankfully safe and sound after three years, one deployment and too many miles away from home.
The U.S. Air Force is lucky to have him and also two of his great friends from childhood. These three boys—they're men now I suppose but will always be boys to me—who in high school staged strategic toilet paper attacks with military precision the likes of which our small town had never seen. With their own special redneck ingenuity, they engineered a giant slingshot in the back of one's pickup truck to shoot grapefruit and soda cans across empty fields. It worked well until they learned about backdraft the hard way, shooting out the truck's rear window.
Now they have each sworn an oath and volunteered to go into harm's way. They've dealt with separation from home and family but also the thrill of the adventure. These hometown boys have even run into each other overseas at "undisclosed locations" and two thankfully have home bases only a few hours away from each other.
This Veteran's Day we have a new member of the family serving: our wonderful daughter-in-law who is currently away from their home, leading a Army platoon in training.
A lot has happened in the three years since our boy has been on active duty. He married a great girl and created a real home albeit in a place neither of them ever dreamed of living. They have endured months apart with conviction and courage and in that they have become a true military family.
One that, especially on this Veteran's Day, I could not be more proud of.
Tags family, life
They're Good People
By Pookie
"They're good people, babe!" Those are the immortal words of my uncle whenever he encounters good cooks. His logic is simple and sound: good people make good food.
I know it's basic but cooking for someone is the best way to show that you care—even if it's something as simple as a thrown together casserole.
Although we've all experienced this through dinners with family or friends, my favorite local rib joint demonstrates the "good people rule" daily. Its run by a wonderful couple who take the time to get to know their patrons: they remember that I can't have butter on my hamburger bun, that my neighbor always drinks diet Coke with her chicken and waffles, and that my Mamaw wants sausage gravy for both her biscuits and grits.
John Currence, the James Beard award-winning chef of Oxford, Mississippi's famous City Grocery, is a proponent of just taking the time to think about what you're doing in the kitchen and who you're doing it for.
"Make a drink or pour a glass of wine before you start cooking," Currence writes in his 2013 cookbook Pickles, Pigs & Whiskey. "Create a joyful working environment. Cooking is work, no question about it, but it doesn't have to be drudgery. Make it fun." He also suggests listening to specific music while cooking and there's even a great Spotify playlist to go with his recipes.
A simple home dish that I love making is an extraordinarily basic but tasty hamburger casserole. It's far from healthy so it's a rare treat, but always worth the calories and preservatives.
Share this with some good people, babe.They'll know you care.
Hamburger Casserole
Listen to: Tall, Tall, Trees by Alan Jackson
• One can of Grands biscuits
• One pound of hamburger
• One can of cream of mushroom soup, or your favorite dairy-free alternative
• One quarter cup of sour cream, again you can use your favorite dairy-free alternative
• As many Frenches fried onions as you want…yes, the ones in the jar.
Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.
Brown the hamburger and drain it on a paper towel. Then transfer the meat to a cast iron skillet or 9 inch square pan, stir in the cream of mushroom soup, the sour cream, and the onions. Once that is thoroughly mixed place the uncooked biscuits on top. Bake for about 25-30 minutes until the meat mixture is bubbly and the biscuits are golden brown on top.
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Saturday Traditions
Game day is an early day for this Old House. This season Pookie's Ole Miss Rebels have finally broken through to the next level of college football rankings. The Old Man's Wisconsin Badgers are giving him the dreaded "Badger Pain", something that he loudly proclaims as the worst football fandom pain. Although this season even he concedes that my Florida Gators have given me the most painful season in a very long time.
Our Saturday morning chores are done around ESPN's College Game Day. Then we text our Florida State son to tease him about his unbeaten team sitting at #2, behind Mississippi State; eat a light lunch while watching the early afternoon Badger games; hope to be pleasantly surprised by the Gators; and always take the time to cheer against Auburn and Michigan.
Then it's time to get ready for the Rebel's game that night. Although Ole Miss has never won the Southeastern Conference in football, their tailgating traditions translate beautifully even hundreds of miles away. As the Ole Miss adage goes: we might lose a game but we ain't never lost a party.
In keeping with that Rebel charm, we break out the good china and silver for some take-out ribs from Tony's, heat up okra and tomatoes from an old Mississippi recipe, and follow it all with a little Blanton's bourbon and my grandmother's easy and delicious blackberry cobbler.
Don't think that Southern football is all about men watching games while the ladies cook. Early one Fall Friday morning a few years ago, I sat in a Tallahassee hotel restaurant across an aisle from ESPN football analyst Kirk Herbstreit who was in town with College Game Day at Florida State University.
As I sat drinking coffee and waiting for The Old Man to return to the hotel after his business meeting, I watched the parade of people walk over to Herbstreit's table to shake his hand. The men were pleasant and polite, but the women wanted to talk. Not about being on television or tailgating rituals and recipes. No, they wanted to talk football!
They discussed specifics about college quarterbacks and their NFL potential from schools across the nation. Even our waitress, a tiny, middle-aged woman, asked Herbstreit a slew of questions like why the New England Patriots were so enamored with drafting Florida Gator players, if running quarterbacks could really make it in the NFL and did he agree that Florida State was just a few years away from a national title? (She was right on the money with that.)
As she poured another round of coffee, Herbstreit told her "Women in the South know more about college football than anyone male or female anywhere else in the country. We should have a feature on that."
Yes, you should. And we'll be watching!
My Grandmother's Blackberry Cobbler
1 unbaked pie crust
1 quart blackberries
Pre-heat oven to 350. Place pie crust in either round pie plate or preferably a cast iron skillet and top with blackberries. Then mix the flour, sugar and milk in a bowl and pour it over the blackberries. Bake for about 50 minutes, checking at the end to make sure custard of the cobbler is set but not browned.
Enjoy with some good vanilla ice cream and a winning team! It is also exceptionally good the following day cold.
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The Old Man's Car
It was hardly more than a flash of red steel parked on the street in front of a shop that restores antique cars, but it was enough. I recognized the bug-eye headlamps and black convertible top immediately. A ghost from my youth had stalked me to this small town in Central Florida. I was with two friends coming back from a long business trip, so I just made a note of the restoration shop's name, and knew I would be back.
When I did come back, the shop owner knew there was no hope for me. I wasn't there to buy a car; I had come to reclaim a memory.
When I was a sophomore in college, I had seen a sports car advertised in the paper: a ten-year-old Triumph Spitfire. It was rusty and a previous owner had it painted purple. But it was a Spitfire, a little British two-seater with curvy fenders, wire wheels and a throaty exhaust. When the student who owned it showed it to me, I knew more about than she did – I had been obsessing over sports cars in general and British cars in particular in a way that may be unique to nerdy boys of a certain age. My imagination had filled Triumphs, MGs, and Jaguars with dreams and fantasies of long back-road adventures, rally races, and the simple joy of design quirks imported from the other side of the Atlantic. Long before I was licensed to drive, I had memorized articles from magazines like MotorTrend and Car & Driver, and even wrote to automaker British Leyland for specification sheets.
I had to loan the $700 to buy it, but I was determined. I had that Spitfire for most of my college years, only selling it when the rust and repairs were more than I could afford. Thirty years later, here I was standing next to a sibling of that Spitfire. This one was red with a lot less rust and a substantially higher price tag, but when I sat inside it the smells were eerily similar, and so was the growl coming out of the exhaust pipes.
On a brief test drive, during which he discovered what the lack of four-wheel power disc brakes meant, my son pronounced it a "screaming metal death trap." My wife was a pillar of patience and good humor as I folded down the top, zipped up my jacket, and asked her to honk if she saw any parts fly off. Grinning like a fiend I roared onto Highway 27, the smell of high octane and old canvas in the air.
If you are approaching Oldmandom – or know someone who is – I can tell you that even if you haven't thought about those old dreams in decades, you'll remember them easily enough. All it takes is a slight twist of fate, like a turn through a small town, and a flash of something red on the periphery.
Mama-thon
Four years ago, I made a video to show at my mother's 90th birthday celebration in which I interviewed her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren about her. During the interviews I asked the family to look into the camera and thank her for something she had done that meant a lot to them and then to describe her in one word. Even though I interviewed dozens of relatives, interestingly they all said something different about our matriarch. While she has different names including Mama, Mammy, Mamaw, and Old Mamaw, the family has a thousand more reasons to be thankful for her.
Today we celebrate her 94th birthday with more even more reasons and several new family members to embrace and thank her.
My mother was born the same year that women got the right to vote in America. She graduated from high school at 16 and was awarded a church scholarship to Rio Grande College in southern Ohio. It was 1936 and times then were still tough. Although the scholarship was generous, it didn't cover everything. Her father sold the family cow to send my mother to school; a selfless act that enabled her to become the first member of her family to graduate from college.
After she graduated, she met and married my handsome blue-eyed and dark-haired father. She lived in a cabin with two babies (my much older brothers) on Daddy's parents farm while he was overseas during World War II fighting with the Navy. Mama raised three of us, taught elementary school for 50 years, built one house, renovated a farmhouse, mastered bridge and many other card games and became a Kappa Alpha house mother after she retired from teaching at age 70.
She wasn't your average teacher. Last year a group of former fourth grade students tracked her down to let her know the impact she had on their lives, even though these students are now in their 70s. It's no accident that many of us followed her into education and that today one granddaughter is an elementary school principal and another is a state-wide teacher of the year.
What started as a baby-boomer family of two parents and three children has grown to 54 people with two new great-great grandchildren arriving soon. She has spent years watching grandsons progress through little league to college baseball then sometimes on to the minor and major leagues with nothing other than full encouragement and pride. Mama supported with full enthusiasm my short-lived fascination with barrel racing in middle school the same way she is thrilled to hear about my grandniece's first year on the pro rodeo circuit. She is proud of all of us and when times get tough she is there to both help pick up the pieces or provide a swift kick.
Despite my mother's still busy daily life she takes time to check up on her friends and read about her grand and great-grandchildren on facebook. What some may call her "snoopy-ness" once led to my biggest scoop as a political reporter in D.C. When my boss asked me how I figured out the pattern of behaviors from a series of leaked political documents, I was forced to admit that it wasn't all my reporting skills but rather an insight from my mother who had picked up the papers and immediately deciphered the deception.
Mama's interest and investment in her family's lives showed through each relative in the birthday video. Many grandchildren thanked her for attended every sporting event, every dance recital, and never failing to remember their birthdays. Pookie thanked her for sharing her love of words. My niece thanked her for being an example of grace when my father died suddenly at 57. A nephew thanked her for their shared sense of fierce competitiveness. In-laws, including my husband, thanked her for raising her children to be original people. My son bluntly thanked her for teaching him not to take crap from anyone.
The best description came from her then-nine-year-old great grandson. When I asked him to describe his Old Mamaw in one word, he paused for a moment, looked right into the camera, and said the one perfect word: "Love."
Happy Birthday, Mama! We love you!


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Mariah Carey joins 'American Idol' as judge, reportedly earning less than Jennifer Lopez did
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"American Idol" has just replaced one pop diva with another. It was announced on Monday that Mariah Carey will be a judge on the singing competition next season, just one week after both Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler quit. "I am so excited to be joining 'Idol,'" said the "We Belong Together" singer in a surprise phone call during the Television Critics Association presentation in Beverly Hills. "I can't wait to get started in a couple months." In a statement, the five-time Grammy winner added, "I'm currently in the studio working on my new album and its first single, 'Triumphant,' which will be out early next month. I can't wait to channel my creative energy as a part of this show which is a massive global phenomenon."
According to reports, Carey, 42, will be paid between $17 and $18 million for the job, which is less than the $20 million Lopez reportedly made for her second season on the show (she earned $12 million for her first season). The singer-actress wanted a $2 million raise to return for a third and when that didn't happen, she quit, although she has denied that claim. Carey, who is co-managed by "Idol" judge Randy Jackson, is pulling in slightly more than Britney Spears, who gets $15 million to be on "The X Factor," which will debut with her sitting at the judges' table this fall.
Carey replacing Lopez on "Idol" is especially interesting considering the two women reportedly have a long-standing feud, although the reason is unclear. When asked a few years ago what she thought of Lopez, Carey shot back, "I don't know her." Last year, she told a reporter she would "rather be onstage with a pig" than ever duet with Lopez. And after Carey's name came up as a possible replacement for Lopez, her husband Nick Cannon shot down the report saying, "I don't know if they can afford Mariah Carey … If they gave J.Lo $20 million, they might have to double that!"
While fans of Carey are rejoicing their favorite singer has joined "Idol," those on the show aren't as excited to be working under the diva. Sources tell TMZ that she was a "nightmare to work with" when she appeared on the show in 2008 to act as a mentor to the singers on Season 7. Not only was Carey "not very nice at all" during her time on the show, but she was "ridiculously nitpicky about tiny details."
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Senior Portraits are a traditional rite of passage for a high school student. But they aren't what they used to be: staid, format portraits shot in front of a mottled gray background. Today, an effective senior portrait showcases the personality of its subject, and is often shot on-location or outdoors.


The latest outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the worst in the country's history, the health ministry says.
DR Congo has suffered long years of instability and efforts to relieve the disease have been hampered by attacks on medical workers.
"At this point, 319 cases and 198 deaths have been registered," health minister Oly Ilunga said.
"In view of these figures, my thoughts and my prayers go to the hundreds of families grieving, to the hundreds of orphans and the families which have been wiped out."
The current outbreak is the tenth DR Congo has suffered and the worst since the country's first epidemic in 1976, so early in the disease's history it had yet to be named.
The outbreak in 1976 of what was then an unknown disease in a remote part of DR Congo sparked terror, but was brought under control by experts quickly identifying the virus' nature and using quarantines.


No refunds. If you can't make it, sell your ticket to a friend. This is not a sit-down show, seating is very limited. Tickets are General Admission. If you're not dancing, you'll probably be standing in the back. Pete Chorack will be on duty and keeping the place fun and safe.
Tickets are being sold as Will Call tickets. This means your name will be on a list at the front door. Not the back door, the front door. You don't ned to print your receipt if you bought your tickets online. If you are purchasing tickets for a friend, please have them give your name at the front door check in. All tickets will be under the name of the person who purchased them. Please be patient and kind with the door people and staff - this is supposed to be a fun show.
If there are any tickets left on May 24th, they will be sold at the front door for $15. each.
This is a Pay It Forward concert…feel free to make someone's day by performing random acts of kindness.
Thanks so much for attending, have a fantastic time!


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| Titel          = t Is O.K.| Artiest        = 'Harmony
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| B-kant= Bim bam bom| Releasedatum   = 25 maart 1978
| Opname         =
| Genre          =  Nederlandse muziek
| Duur           = 2:34
| Label          = Polydor
| Schrijver      = Eddy Ouwens, Dick Kooyman, Toon Gispen
| Componist      =
| Producer       = Eddy Ouwens
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| Vorige         =
| Huidige        = 1978 t Is O.K.| Volgende       = 1978 And I love you}}

't Is O.K. is een van de twee singles van Harmony. De muziekgroep kwam nooit aan het opnemen van een elpee toe.

Harmony was een ontdekking van muziekproducent Eddy Ouwens. De zanger Donald Lieveld (karate-expert/maatschappelijk werker, vier singles met Liberation of Man) was onervaren; Ab van Woudenberg en Rosina Lauwaars waren/werden deel van Sommerset met enkele kleine hits. Toch werden ze uitverkoren om deel te nemen aan het Nationaal Songfestival 1978, dat ze nog wonnen ook. Andere deelnemers waren net zo onervaren. Ouwens schreef het nummer samen met Dick Kooyman en Toon Gispen vlak voordat genoemd festival plaatsvond in een half leeg Prins Willem Alexanderzaal van het toenmalige Congresgebouw.

Nederland werd dertiende in een veld van twintig deelnemers bij het Eurovisiesongfestival 1978, dat het trouwens zonder echt bekende artiesten (behalve het Spaanse Baccara) en nummers moest doen. Ouwens gaf toe dat de titel eenvoudig was om te zetten naar het Engels (It's O.K.). Ook de titel van de B-kant Bim bam bom, van Dick Bakker, Ouwens en Dick Kooyman leverde wat dat betreft geen moeilijkheden op.

De datum van release van de single was bepaald door de organisator van het Eurovisiesongfestival.

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Nederlandse Top 40

Nederlandse Daverende 30

Single uit 1978
Lied op het Eurovisiesongfestival 1978
Nederlands lied op het Eurovisiesongfestival

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Want to see brush calligraphy in action, get live feedback, and join an inspiring, supportive community of creatives? Take an in-person workshop with me and I'll show you how to rock the brush pen with confidence. You'll get everything you need to get started (supplies + step-by-step instructions), all within the time and space only an in-person workshop can offer.
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Can't make a workshop? Learn online!
Too busy to catch a workshop or simply live too far away? Learn with me online!
I want to learn how to do brush lettering. I find that I apply too much pressure (years of pen & ink), or that the pressure changes. Your lettering is perfect. I'm in Benicia in No. Cal. Sacramento is close enough for me to attend a workshop. I'm hoping you can accommodate beginners.
Hi Cathy! Thanks for your kind words, I truly appreciate it. Benicia is pretty close! I would absolutely love to have you in a workshop. My target audience is beginners, so it would be perfect for you! Stay in touch!
Hi! I'm in Jacksonville, Florida. I'd love an online work shop so that I can attend. I love your work and would love to learn some!!!
Hi, Maira! I am working on an online workshop, but won't probably have it ready until later this year or early next. In the meantime, check out the courses by Melissa Esplin on calligraphy.org (see the "Brush Script" class) or Amanda Arneill on amandaarneill.com. You can also download my worksheets on my Learn page (https://piecescalligraphy.com/learn). Hope that helps for now!
I've always wanted to learn calligraphy and by leaning calligraphy I feel it will improve my handwriting skills. Looking forward to your class.
Awesome, Yolanda! I am excited to teach you!
I just moved here ( Chico ) from Cardiff ( San Diego ). I would love to meet new people and learn an awesome art. Please keep me informed. I honestly do not know anyone except my husband….a bit lonely.
I've been hoping you would offer an in-person workshop. Your tips and videos are great! I'm sure a live workshop with you will be even better!
Thanks so much, Linda! I am excited to teach you everything I know!
I am always hunting for local workshops to improve my lettering and would love the opportunity to learn from you! I feel like I have the basics of brush lettering down – I'm looking for help fine-tuning what I've taught myself (and picked up from you on IG!). I would also like to learn more about the tools and different mediums one can use, I have a few different pens and have worked with watercolors and inks but know there are so many other options I'm not even aware of. I'm in Napa and am psyched you're so close — please, please, please do a workshop!
Hi there! Oh, I would LOVE to teach you! That is so awesome that you got to learn with Brianne!!! Hang tight – I hope to launch the workshops sooner than later! 🙂 🙂 Thanks so much for the support!!!
Hi Jules! I hear ya on the big versus smaller brush tips. And I certainly know what you mean! Sounds like you want a more modern style, but not too crazy 🙂 🙂 I'm looking forward to teaching you!
Hi my name is Emma and I live in Texas so I will not be able to attend your upcoming workshop. I was wondering if you are going to have any online classes. If no could you recommend someone who does online classes. I love your work and keep posting and sharing videos on YouTube. Thx!!
Hi Emma! I am working on launching an online course in the Spring. Would love to teach you. In the meantime, check out Melissa Esplin's Brush Scrip online class (calligraphy.org) and see Lindsey Bugbee's online brush lettering worksheets (thepostmansknock.com). Hope that helps!
Thank you so much. I will check those sits out.
I so hope you will måske an online course. I live in Denmark in Europe so I will not be able to attend your workshop in Sacremento.
I just love your style and I'm loyal follower on Instagram.
Hi, Katrine! The online course is my biggest goal in 2016. I am ever grateful for your support of my work. Thanks for following along and I cannot wait to teach you.
Hi! I'm from Sacramento but I live in Davis during the school year and I was sooo happy to read that you would be hosting workshops in Sacramento! I would love to attend your workshop. I don't have any experience with brush calligraphy so I would love to learn from you. 🙂 I'm so excited!
I am so excited to teach you, Vivian!
I just finished watching your basic strokes videos on YouTube. They are awesome. I'm in the Bay Area and am really excited that you are planning a workshop. Hopefully I'll be able to make it.
I hope you can make it, too, Mimi! Would LOVE to teach you. Until the, enjoy the tips and tutorials. Happy writing!
My best friend and I live in American Canyon and would love to attend a workshop. I've been following you for months and just purchased beginner supplies! We are so excited to start learning. Please do let us know when you plan to host a workshop!
This is so exciting! I'm here in Sacramento too, and would love to attend. I found you on Instagram around Christmas and purchased my beginner supplies shortly after. Your videos have helped me develop the fundamentals, but it would be great to take an actual class! Can't wait to sign up! 🙂 Congrats on this great opportunity!
Awesome, Vanessa! I would love to teach you. Thanks for your sweet words and I hope to meet you soon!
You make it looks effortless! I know they say that practice makes perfect! My daughter is getting married in 2017 and we want to create some beautiful hand lettered projects. If you ever decide to have a workshop on the east coast we would both be interested. We are from Massachusetts! We will continue to follow along with your blog and wish you much success! You are a great teacher and your voice is so calm and soothing. Thank you for all you do and much success in 2016!!!
Hi Donna! Wow, congrats to your daughter, and to you, mama!!! 🙂 My husband's parents are in Virginia, but we won't be visiting until later this year. Until then, I hope I can get my online workshop put together soon so you can take it and learn everything I have to offer! If you have specific questions, feel free to send me an email.
Thank you so kindly for your sweet words and encouragement. Looking forward to seeing your beautiful creations!
I'm in Vacaville and I'm finally getting serious about adding modern calligraphy to my design background. Going to take an online course this month, but I am so excited to hear that there will be something near me soon!
Hi Alyssa! Whoo hoo, Vacaville is so close! Can't wait to finalize my workshop dates. Hope to teach/meet you soon!
Hello, I'm in San Francisco and would love to take one of your workshops! What would be the general price range for your class? Thank you!!
Hi Jamie! I should be posting my workshop details soon… For what I have in mind (an introduction to brush calligraphy) it would be between $100-150. Depends on so many things – the class length, the supplies and worksheets I am able to provide, and the depth of the course. I really hope you can make it!
Now second point if business! Im going to figure how to open my brush pens and refill them because i need a place to catch all my tears for not getting to attend a workshop. Even if i could make the drive from So-Cal to Sacramento( is along drive for my issues right now) if i could even get anywhere close to the tution, it is already sold out. I am very bummed about missing the Pieces Inaugural Workshop 😭😭😭.
* adding a note here!* as you remember from the IG discussion the other day, there is a group of us So-CAL-igraphers trying to get some meetups together & potentially having Pieces Calligraphy make a guest appearance😉😉 We must have dreams right?
Enough of my rambling, i have been realky sick and cold meds make me super chatty my wife was pointing out today, i am so proud of your accomplishments as well as being a part of the process since early. I know i have said before, but As i have said before Sharisse, you have been and are a huge inspiration to me and one of the biggest factors of my process. Thank you for being a part of my world and allowing me into yours!!
Noah, as always, your support and encouragement mean so so much to me! Thank you for believing in me and rooting me on.
Please come to San Jose Ca!!! Would love to meet you inperson, Instagram and Periscope isn't enough. Maybe an online workshop?
I would LOVE to come to San Jose! Let me know if you have an idea for a venue! And as for online workshop – that is definitely something I am hoping to make happen soon. Keep an eye out!
Hi there, I'd love to join your Sacramento workshop, do you have a wait list? Thank you so much!
Hi Crystal! I am not taking any more folks on a wait list, but thanks for checking! I am planning to set up a summer workshop schedule soon, so keep an eye out! I'd love to meet/teach you!
Hi !! Will you be having any more classes in Sacramento! I would love to attend one of your classes but I guess I missed the ones earlier this month!
Hi, Angela! Yes of course! I am working on putting out a summer/fall schedule soon, with a couple of options in Sacramento. Thanks for your patience!
Hi! Love your work! Would love to attend one of your workshop but do not live in California. Will you be doing any workshops in the Chicago area in the near future?
Hi and thank you! No plans (yet) for Chicago. Hope to visit soon!!!
Darn! I wish I've checked it out sooner. I would love to take your class!!
I'll set more workshops as soon as I can! Where are you located?
I'm so bummed! It seems your Sacramento classes in July and August are sold out! Will you be adding more classes??
Hi Gabriella! I'll be in Monrovia the last weekend in October! Keep an eye out for the listing. Or you can sign up for my mailing list. Hope to meet/teach you soon!
Any chance you can make to Orange County?
I'll be in Pasadena at the end of October for a workshop! Are you on my workshop mailing list? I will announce tickets real soon: https://piecescalligraphy.com/workshops.
A little drive, but close enough! Thanks!
Hi there, curious if you landed on an October date in Los Angeles for a workshop?
Hey Katie! It's actually in Monrovia and it'll be on Oct 29th. Hope you can make it! See the link above for tickets.
Oh, dear! I live in Oregon, but visit friends east of Sacramento a couple of times a year. I came to the site as soon as I saw your post on Instagram, but the new Sacramento workshops are already sold out! So I emailed a friend in the Bay Area about the Alameda workshop to see if that's how she'd like to spend her Thanksgiving weekend. Wish me luck!
Hi Donna! Oh, please let me know next time you're visiting Sacramento. Would love to meet you! My Alameda workshop is sold out as well (darn) but if you'll be in the area, maybe we can try to meet after my workshop. Let me know if you're available in the afternoon of 11/26. Take care!
I'd love to meet for coffee, Donna! Where are you located exactly?
Omg! please come back to Sacramento. I follow you on instagram and didn't realize how close you were with your workshops and your online site. I just barely saw your website. You are amazing and I would love to learn from you! You're amazing and this is one of my goals!
Hey Jenni! I live in Sacramento, so I will always be here! 🙂 I would absolutely love having you in a workshop. Are you subscribed to my workshop mailing list? I send out announcements for future workshops to that list before posting publicly, esp since they get sold out fast!
Hi Sharisse, what lovely work! Would you mind telling me how much your in-person sessions cost?
Hi Nazish! They cost between $125-175. The difference in cost is due to how far I have to travel. I'd love to have you in a workshop one day!