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"John Carter" – Review By FilmWizard Marsh
Zachary Marsh March 21, 2012 0 likes
You may be surprised on how much of an impact Edgar Rice Burroughs's 'A Princess of Mars' has had on science fiction and cinema alike. Just how much of an impact you might ask. Let me put it to you this way: George Lucas said that without 'A Princess of Mars,' 'Star Wars' wouldn't have existed. The first exposure of the character John Carter was in 'A Princess of Mars,' making this character and this story the inspiration of science fiction so to speak. That's why it baffles me that it's taken literally a century for someone to take John Carter and put him into his own movie. And just what that movie might be known as? You guessed it, 'John Carter.' 'John Carter' is a deeply layered story so much that the trailers and TV spots of the film don't do this movie any justice whatsoever. I was starting to really dislike this movie in the first 20 minutes or so because of how silly and corny it got, but then it started getting cooler, and cooler, and even cooler than cool. Overall, I enjoyed 'John Carter' probably more than I should have. It's an extremely cheesy, but overall epic and fun movie that I would highly recommend checking out.
If my memory serves me right, this is only Taylor Kitsch's second big Hollywood movie, the first being 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine.' The 'Friday Night Lights' star is clearly trying to get his name out there in Hollywood, and I believe that he has with this movie. Kitsch, who plays John Carter, is charming, funny, and quite a There is a particular battle scene that involves him coping with some losses in the past that is very powerful to watch. His acting isn't the greatest, but I do see him going to do greater things in the future. Lynn Collins of 'True Blood' fame overacts a little. Plus her British accent isn't very good throughout the movie. Her acting though wasn't as bad as you'd expect. I didn't mind her as much as I thought I would, but her acting isn't perfect, despite her looks being incredibly stunning.
The rest of the cast has a lot of famous actors who are all in the movie for brief periods of the movie. Willem Dafoe plays the main alien Tars Tarkas, and it seemed that he was only in the movie for two things: 1.) to call John Carter "Virginia," and 2.) to be apart of a father/daughter story that went nowhere. Thomas Haden Church was hardly noticeable as the voice of Tal Hajus, who is basically Willem Dafoe's Barsoomian enemy. Mark Strong, who should now be known as the go to leading villain, plays a member of a group that controls the entire balance of the universe, which is disrupted when John Carter lands on Mars. (Or as it's referred to in the movie as Barsoom) We also have Ciarán Hinds, who plays the father of Lynn Collins/king of Barsoom, and even Bryan Cranston shows up for a 5 minute cameo as a colonel officer from Earth. The supporting cast is impressive, but overall they are not used very well in the movie.
It's sort of hard to believe that the director of 'Finding Nemo' directed a movie like this. This is a complex film with a decent enough script and cool special effects to keep you along for the ride. Sure it isn't as good as 'Finding Nemo,' but Stanton should have a fine career in the future if he wants to escape animation. I blame Disney's marketing company for this movie's current disaster story at the box office. If audiences had known that this was more than just a sci-fi movie and a lot better than something average, then this movie would've gotten much more attention. The cast is fine, the special effects are awesome, and the story comes full circle in a way that makes you want to see a sequel, which they tease for at the end of the film. Overall, even though this review is pretty late, I'd say check out 'John Carter' if you can. Just don't see it in 3D though, because it is awful in this movie. It's not as cool and fun as 'Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol,' which was directed by another Pixar director, Brad Bird, but this is still a very enjoyable movie and worth taking the interstellar trip to see. Check it out if there isn't anything else out that you haven't seen and want to have some fun for over two hours.
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As a child, like many of us, I was obsessed with collaging. It began within the confides of scrap books and my family photos. Then as I hit 13 it emerged from the books onto my walls, covering space from floor to ceiling until my mother had to come in and give me a speech about how it's going to ruin the paint. As I entered college my single collage wall turned into a collage room as all four of my walls became blank canvases for my cutting and pasting endeavors. It got the point that literally all walls from floor to ceiling were covered, and I mean COVERED. Today I am trying to teach myself the word edit as I have cut back my wall murals into very select photos that are perfectly spaced out creating an organized flow instead of a visual vomit as seen below.
Despite my current attempts to restrain my collage madness I can not deny who I am and have been exploring the origins of collaging in art. Before there were the Surrealists in fine art there were the Dada-ists. Beginning in the cafe's of Paris, France after WWI the Dada's were a group of people that were fed up with the standards that made art art and decided to do everything opposite of it. The name Dada literally means nothing, baby blabber. Many women found their voice's in the Dada movement as they began to get recognition as artists, unlike anything seen in any previous European movements. Collaging became a very common form of expression for the Dada's as it was not considered a fine art form.
Even though I wouldn't compare myself to the Dada-ists I have been extremely captivated by them lately and started making some new collages in my sketchbook that I wanted to share. It's so exciting to cut up these subjects and mix and match until something finally feels right whether it be because of the color scheme, the mood, or the strange juxtaposition of the images. A whole new life is brought to the image.
I'm not sure if I enjoy more hands on collaging or the digital photo shop version of it. They are very different processes and with each I have different strains of thoughts and decisions I have to make. Digital has it's advantages being able to easily change image sizes and overlay them but with hands on collaging you are much more challenged to create the image you want with what little you have available.
Do you still collage? Is it stuck inside a book you keep all to yourself or do you display it for all the world to see? I'd love to hear the opinions of collaging as we get older; how age suddenly can turn something that is consider children's arts and crafts into a fine art.
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"In Honor of the Enslaved Whose Labor Created Wealth That Made Possible the Founding of Harvard Law School"
Harvard Law School was founded in 1817 through a bequest from Isaac Royall Jr., whose family's significant wealth was largely derived from the labor of enslaved people on Antiguan sugar plantations. We were honored to be present at the unveiling of this memorial "In honor of the enslaved whose labor created wealth that made possible the founding of Harvard Law School."
Royall Professor of Law Janet Halley "read aloud the known names of enslaved men, women, and children of the Royall household from records that have survived. She noted that many of the names—just first names, with no last names—were probably not the original names that had been given to these individuals at birth.
"'These names then are the tattered ruined remains, the accidents of recording, and the encrustation of a system that sought to convert human beings into property,' Halley said. 'But they're our tattered ruined remains, and I thought I would devote my remarks to reading them out.'"
You can read more about the unveiling in articles from Boston Magazine, Harvard Law Today, the Harvard Gazette, and Harvard Magazine.
The Royall House and Slave Quarters Receives Its Second $100K for 100 Grant from the Cummings Foundation
It is with overwhelming gratitude that we announce our museum's second $100K for 100 grant from Cummings Foundation.
Our first grant enabled us to restore the Slave Quarters meeting room for use as a classroom for school field trips; supported school program staffing and bus subsidies, to ensure that students from low-income school districts could experience our site's stories, and funded several much-needed preservation projects in the mansion and on the grounds.
This new $100,000 grant will enable us to utilize short-term professional expertise over the next 4 years to accomplish organizational goals in the areas of preservation, youth education, collections management, and diversity.
Shown here: Tammy Denease introduces Belinda Sutton, enslaved by the Royalls on our site, to Medford's 5th graders in October 2015. She'll return next month, again in character as Belinda, to meet the current class of 5th graders. Cummings Foundation will have funded student transportation costs for both of these programs.
Reflections on the Performance by the US Slave Song Project's Spiritual Choir
We were delighted to host a free concert by the US Slave Song Project Inc. on the Royall House & Slave Quarters museum grounds on Sunday, August 3rd. The Spiritual Choir drew a large crowd, and the comfortably cool weather made for a lovel y afternoon.
Read the Project's two blog posts about the event, and visit their website here, as well as a commentary in the Vineyard Gazette here.
The U.S. Slave Song Project, based in Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about the authentic American folk music known as slave songs or spirituals. Under the direction of founder Jim Thomas, the chorus will perform songs that enabled enslaved African-Americans to communicate with one another, teach their children, record their history, and heal their pain.
Mary and Elizabeth Royall Return Home
John Singleton Copley's 1758 painting of "Mary and Elizabeth Royall" is prominently displayed in the new Art of the Americas wing at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. And now, thanks to a multi-faceted community partnership, a large, high-quality reproduction of Copley's portrait of the adolescent daughters of Isaac Royall is on display in the Royall House, as well. In a very generous example of nonprofit partnership, the Museum of Fine Arts offered our museum an archival replica of the painting at cost. The Medford Arts Council– a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency– awarded a grant to enable us to make this purchase. An anonymous private foundation's grant paid to frame the reproduction, a task that was undertaken with great professionalism by Stanhope Framers.
Copley was just twenty years old when he completed this work, one of his few paintings of children, and believed to be his first double portrait. According to the portrait's description by the MFA, "Royall's love for fine things is evident in the portrait he commissioned of his daughters, which was designed to show off the family's wealth and social status: the girls are dressed in expensive silk gowns trimmed with imported lace, and the velvet drape behind them was intended to bring to mind portraits of English aristocrats who had themselves painted in such a setting. Even the pets in the picture conveyed status: the King Charles spaniel was a favorite of British royalty, and the hummingbird perched on Mary's finger may have been imported from the West Indies, where Royall conducted profitable trade. The obedient pets and the girls' modest demeanor were also meant to indicate the girls' character, showing them to be polite, disciplined, well-mannered young women– good daughters and good future wives."
A Conversation with Board Member Jennifer Pustz and Textile Artist Ifé Franklin
On Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m., Spoke Gallery hosted a conversation with Ifé Franklin and Jennifer Pustz, member of the board of the Royall House & Slave Quarters. For her solo exhibition entitled Indigo Project, textile artist Ifé Franklin has created an 8-foot slave cabin in patchwork adire ("tie and dye") at Medicine Wheel's Spoke Gallery in South Boston. To learn more about about Ms. Franklin and the exhibition, read the full Boston Globe article.
Cummings Foundation Grant Supports Elementary School Programs
We are very excited to announce that the Royall House and Slave Quarters is a 2013 recipient of a Cummings Foundation $100K for 100 grant. The grant will support in-depth educational field trips at the museum for elementary school students, which will be focused on northern colonial slavery, the economics of the slave trade, and the lives of enslaved Africans in the Massachusetts colony.
Educational resources will include the museum's buildings, household items, artifacts unearthed on site, and a rich collection of relevant primary source documents. The first year's allocation will address preservation, accessibility, and sustainability issues in the Slave Quarters meeting room, which will be used as classroom space for the school programs. Three subsequent years' funding will support program implementation, including educational staff and transportation subsidies to ensure that students from low-income school districts have access to this important American history. We are deeply grateful to Cummings Foundation and the Cummings family for their confidence in our organization.
Royall House and Slave Quarters Honored by Mass Humanities
On Monday, June 3, Mass Humanities presented the Royall House and Slave Quarters with the 2013 Massachusetts History Commendation at its annual Mass History Conference. This award recognizes groups or individuals who do outstanding work to make history more relevant and meaningful to the people of Massachusetts. Explaining why the organization was chosen for recognition, Pleun Bouricius, assistant director of Mass Humanities, said, "During the past decade, the Royall House and Slave Quarters has acted upon the recognition that its concrete and physical connection to the local history of enslavement of African-Americans needed to be brought to the fore. The organization committed itself to historical honesty, wrote grant proposals and researched its history, collaborated on extensive archaeology work, and created and implemented a plan to adjust its identity as a historic site. With the help of dedicated volunteers, the Royall House and Slave Quarters is emerging as a leader in its field in Massachusetts, and an example to other organizations with small purses and large plans." Past recipients of the Commendation include State Representative Byron Rushing and the Historical Journal of Massachusetts. The award further strengthens the relationship between the Royall House and Slave Quarters and Mass Humanities. Over the past several years, Mass Humanities has awarded several grants to the museum to support its work. These have included funding to develop on-site school programs, research into the correspondence of the Royall family, and the launch of a new website to better tell the museum's story.

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Welcome to the official web site of the City of Portland, Oregon
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AAPI Heritage Month 2022 Together, we drafted a proclamation and coordinated celebratory activities for the AAPI Heritage Month proclamation reading at City Council. Click here for the video recording!
AAPI Artist Panel Some of Portland's most talented AAPI artists, Dmae Roberts, Emma Rust, Jeff Lee, and Alex Chiu, talk about the importance of culture in their work.
Honoring Asian American and Pacific Islander Artists and Cultural Groups in Portland Musician, activist, and author, Simon Tam discussed his journey as detailed in his memoir: "Slanted: How an Asian American Troublemaker Took on the Supreme Court."
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Proclamation 2019 Members of the AAPI community gather for AAPI Heritage Month proclamation at City Council
Listen, Learn & Lunch: Current State of Immigration and How it Affects Everyone HAPI successfully launched its new series: Listen, Learn & Lunch. This inaugural event focused on the complexities of and the strategies for dealing with current immigration law.
Taiwanese American Heritage Week Proclamation 2018 City Hall and the Taiwanese Community celebrating Taiwanese American Heritage Week with a proclamation
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2018 Members of the AAPI community gather for AAPI Heritage Month proclamation at City Council
AAPI Tree Planting Ceremony 2017 H.A.P.I. and AAPI members come together to plant a tree in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month
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The Hapa, Asian, and Pacific Islanders of Portland (H.A.P.I.) Affinity Group commits to:
Form a professional network and provide development opportunities
Create a supportive environment for members to exchange information and ideas and to discuss challenges to the H.A.P.I. community
Advocate to strengthen community inclusiveness through public outreach toward policies, plans, and investments
Collaborate with community organizations and institutions on shared goals
Highlight contributions made by H.A.P.I. communities
The group will work with the City to advocate and educate on behalf of H.A.P.I. employees, and develop ways to attract, support, and retain H.A.P.I. employees. The H.A.P.I. Affinity Group welcomes and celebrates Hapa, Asian, Pacific Islanders, and allies who are and have been City of Portland employees regardless of their native language, religion, culture, or tradition.
What does HAPA mean?
Hapa, meaning "half" in Hawaiian, is used today by many multiracial individuals of Asian or Pacific Islander descent who have embraced the word as a term of prideful self-identification. Historically, the term was used derogatorily to describe people of biracial ancestry. Although some object to the term's appropriation and perceived misuse outside of its traditional Hawaiian context, Hapa has been widely adopted by the Asian and Pacific Islander multiracial communities. For the purpose of this group, the term is used to represent our intention to be inclusive of multiracial City employees. The use of this term, of course, does not exclude City employees who identify as multiracial but use a different term to identify themselves.
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. A rather broad term, Asian and Pacific Islander encompasses (but not exclusive to) all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, and the Federated States of Micronesia), and Polynesia (New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, Midway Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, and Easter Island).
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Honoring Asian American and Pacific Islander Artists and Cultural Groups in Portland - May 7th, 2019 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
In 2017, Simon Tam's nearly eight-year quest to trademark his band's name, "The Slants," culminated with a unanimous decision from the Supreme Court in his favor. Join us as we feature musician, activist, and author, Simon Tam as he discusses his journey as detailed in the just-released memoir: "Slanted: How an Asian American Troublemaker Took on the Supreme Court."
Lunch will be provided. Seriously.
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Emotional Labor and Women of Color in the Workplace: A Reality Check
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Iran Human RightsRaisi Will Not Be Travelling to Scotland for the...
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Raisi Will Not Be Travelling to Scotland for the UN Climate Change Conference
By Jubin Katiraie
In an official request, a former Scottish MP, along with the families of five political prisoners executed in Iran, called on the country's police to detain the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi if travels to Glasgow to attend a climate change summit.
The Times of London newspaper reported Friday (October 8) that the petition was signed by former Scottish MP Struan Stevenson, as well as a number of human rights activists, victims of torture, or relatives of those executed in Iran, and handed over to Police Scotland, to arrest Ebrahim Raisi if he travels to Glasgow.
Following this event, the spokesperson for the Iranian foreign ministry announced on Monday that despite claims in previous reports, the Iranian regime president Ebrahim Raisi will not be attending the United Nations' upcoming climate change conference in Scotland.
The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) is due to be held between November 1 and November 12 in Glasgow, Scotland, but in a regime press conference, the spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry, Saeed Khatibzadeh announced that Raisi will not be in attendance and said that there were never any plans for him to travel to Scotland.
Ironically, in June, the regime's own media had widely publicized that Raisi had been invited to take part in the conference, giving the impression that he would be taking part.
As Iran is not a member of the Paris Climate Accord, there was never any need for Raisi to attend the conference, but it would have been an opportunity for him to build up his profile as the regime's latest president by posing for photos and meeting with some of the world's top leaders.
The truth that Khatibzadeh did not acknowledge in his remarks is the efforts spearheaded by the Iranian resistance to hold Raisi to account for his crimes against humanity.
Due to Raisi's history of brutal human rights violations, exiled Iranians have held protests around the world in recent weeks. In the summer of 1988, Raisi was one of the main officials involved in the mass execution of over 30,000 political prisoners, serving as a judge on the 'death commission' tasked with processing prisoners through minute-long trials and sending them to the gallows if they refuse to denounce their affiliation with the MEK.
In an Iranian Resistance conference held this summer, several legal experts and academics argued that the 1988 massacre should be classed as an act of genocide, and its perpetrators should be tried accordingly in international criminal courts.
Human rights organizations and UN rapporteurs have called for an impartial investigation into the 1988 massacre, and former political prisoners and families of the victims of the 1988 massacre have testified in court about the role of Raisi and other regime officials in the brutal torture and execution of dissidents in Iran's prisons.
Perhaps the decision for Raisi not to travel to Glasgow is in his best interests as there has been a formal complaint that was filed to Scottish authorities calling for his arrest if he ever sets foot in Scotland. The plaintiffs behind the complaint include the former Scottish MEP Struan Stevenson, and human rights activist Tahar Boumedra, as well as many witnesses of the 1988 massacre and the families of the victims.
All of this has put a heavy burden on the newly sworn president of the regime, who now finds himself entangled by his own crimes. In September, Raisi canceled his trip to New York for the annual UN General Assembly.
No official explanation was given by the regime for the cancellation of the trip, and instead, Raisi sent a pre-recorded message. Iranian state-run media speculated that the regime feared that Iranian expats might have put Raisi's safety in jeopardy.
Raisi's appointment has come at a heavy price for the regime, and his bloody past—which symbolizes four decades of the mullahs' rule—follows him wherever he goes.
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In the two decades since the Naval Air Station closed, Alameda's plans for redeveloping the ex-military base have faced a series of frustrating roadblocks and delays. There have been disputes over how many homes to build at Alameda Point and concerns about toxins left behind by the Navy. And, of course, the main financial backer of one of the redevelopment plans—Lehman Brothers—went belly up during the Great Recession.
Last year, however, it looked as if Alameda's plans for the 1,560-acre base might finally be on track. The city council had greenlighted a multiphase housing and commercial development plan, with the first phase, known as Site A, scheduled to break ground in July 2016. But summer came and went, and now 11 months later, that 800-unit housing project still has yet to get started. And it might not begin until this fall.
This time the culprit for the delay is a sharp increase in construction costs in the Bay Area. According to industry analyst RSMeans, construction costs shot up 12.5 percent in the Bay Area, from January 2011 to January 2016.
And Alameda Point's developers say prices are continuing to soar due to the fierce competition for construction workers in the current housing and commercial development boom in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Oakland. San Francisco has added 45,000 housing units and Oakland has 3,000 units under construction, plus up to 20,000 more in the residential pipeline.
"It's a labor shortage," said Joe Ernst of Alameda Point Partners, the development team behind the Site A proposal. Ernst said the cost of construction materials has remained mostly stable, while labor costs have skyrocketed.
The rise in costs has created financial problems for Alameda Point Partners and is causing the current delay. But the developer believes it can solve its financial problems by rearranging the timing of its construction plan. And the developer's new draft plan promises to be good news for people desperate for new housing.
Frontloading the homebuilding will generate enough revenues for the developer to be able to finance the extensive infrastructure upgrades required on the former base. The housing includes townhomes, condos, and apartments.
Jennifer Ott, the city's chief operating officer for Alameda Point, said the developer is not only required to put in new streets and fix existing ones but also must install sewage and electrical lines and build stormwater systems and levies to prepare for sea-level rise from climate change. She estimated that the developer's total infrastructure costs will be about $40 million. "What they're proposing makes a lot of sense in a lot of ways," she said, referring to Alameda Point Partners' plan to build all of the housing and infrastructure first.
But any more delays on Site A will create a ripple effect for the other major housing development planned for Alameda Point: the Main Street Neighborhood Project. That proposal, which is to be built adjacent to Site A, near the estuary, calls for another 625 units of housing, of which 25 percent would be affordable units. In total, the two projects would produce 1,425 homes, with 356 of them being affordable (see "On Point," December 2016). Ott said the city agreed to make 25 percent of the homes affordable on Alameda Point as a result of a settlement with Renewed Hope, a nonprofit that advocates for below-market-rate housing.
Ott noted that the Site A project will also create much of the infrastructure for the Main Street Neighborhood. She said the city is planning to issue a development bid for Main Street in September—but that timeline would have to be pushed back if Alameda Point Partners, or APP, continues to be delayed.
In order to build all 800 units of housing in the first phase, APP plans to move the location of 144 units that were proposed for the second phase. The reason is that those 144 units were to be situated on polluted land that the Navy is still cleaning up. That property is full of volatile organic compounds and has groundwater contamination. APP has concluded that it makes more sense to use the polluted property for commercial development, rather than housing, after the Navy has cleaned it. APP plans to move the 144 housing units to the area of Site A where it intends to build the other 656 homes.
Vella said she's hopeful that APP can make the project pencil out. "We need the housing," she said. But she added that with 1,425 units slated for Alameda Point, plus hundreds more that have been proposed or are under construction, the city needs to revisit a proposal for building another West End crossing because of traffic concerns.
Some Island activists have been pushing for a new bike and pedestrian bridge between Alameda Point and Jack London Square (see "A Bike Bridge Too Far?" January 2017). Although city staffers have shown little interest in pursuing the bike bridge, Vella believes it's worth exploring. "To close out on the bike and pedestrian option is to force people into their cars," she said.
Published online on May 30, 2017 at 8:00 a.m.


When we first announced the public release of the Malcolm rig, we were very excited to see what the animation community would produce. We were gratified to see this past month's 11 Second Club winner again using our Malcolm rig. Congratulations to long-time contestant Peter Nagy!
Peter, thanks for being a part of this interview. Can you start off by telling us a little bit about yourself, your background and how you became an animator?
I started this profession at Kecskemetfilm, in Hungary in 2000 as an inbetweener. This studio took part in the animation of Secret of Kells and the fresh Chico & Rita. I moved to Budapest after that, where I worked in Mr. Bean: The Animated Series. I have been using traditional animation technique since 2005, which I like a lot. Since there was less and less 2D work, I took up digital animation, from about 2008 onward. At first I used CG 2D technique (Anime Studio), then I worked with Maya, which I have been using ever since. The latest known production I worked on was Assassin's Creed Revelations at Digic Pictures. Presently, I'm lead animator at an advertising studio, Gyár Post Production.
Why did you decide to use AnimSchool's Malcolm rig for your animation?
More and more new characters have been appearing on 11 Second Club lately, and people always welcome animations related with fresh rigs. I heard about the appearance of Malcolm, but at that time only his XSI version was available. My hard-working Hungarian colleagues at Puppetworks made the Maya version of the character and sent it to me for testing. However, at that time I was so busy I couldn't have a look at it. Only at the beginning of this year could I manage to open the file to test it. In your first promo video the animation of the character is amazing and I was interested in the rig. Only then I saw that your Maya version is available too, so I used that one.
Was this the first time you used ever Malcolm, or did you have any previous tests to warm up before?
The very first time. Previously, I didn't even have time for a wink-test. I'm very pleased that my first animation with Malcolm became so successful.
What was it like working with the Malcolm rig? It looks like you were able to get some strong lines of action and appealing poses.
Malcolm is the best rig I have ever worked with! (And I'm not only saying this because I won with Malcolm) Until now, I have always thought that there are no bad rigs, just weak animators, but I have found out, it is crucially important how much latitude a rig can give to the animator. At first I got frightened by seeing the amount of controllers, but with a little practice, it can easily be seen which controller should be used to which action. It was a great help that I could change body position by moving the hip or the abdomen, and the shoulders kept their position at the same time. I loved that I could handle the arms in arch and that I could stretch the character. These are very important factors on a rig for a nice cartoony animation.
I'm impressed with your Malcolm modifications. Malcolm has pants, shirt, and shoes, but you've managed to make a totally different wardrobe. My favorite part is the new foot with little toenail pieces to suggest toes. Very creative and all your changes add up to a convincing new look. How involved was that process and what methods did you use?
At first I thought that for all those naked body parts a supplementary foot model would be needed for the character (I used this supplement for a previous work of mine, in Pinocchio). But in the end, I managed to transform the sneaker to a foot. Separate toes were not made, but with the toenails, it had the foot-effect. It was a much greater task to put together the creasy trousers and the leg-elements. This is the reason why the leg moves so limited in the scene. I also had to put together two objects at the neck, this part required vertex animation for the final appearance. From the camera's viewpoint, the head luckily covers out this part and the render blurred together these small irregularities on the skin.
Mother Earth - Winner of 11 Second Club January Competition from Peter Nagy on Vimeo.
Watch for Part 2 of this interview, coming soon.
What did you do to tweak Malcolm's face to create the two characters?


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Deceased Pregnant Activist Honored as Pro-Life Person of the Year
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By Jeff Schapiro, Christian Post Reporter | Friday, December 30, 2011
Kortney Blythe Gordon was a dedicated pro-life activist before both she and her unborn child were killed in a car accident in October. Operation Rescue announced Thursday that Gordon was being posthumously awarded with the 2011 Pro-Life Person of the Year Malachi Award.
"Malachi is the last book in the Old Testament and Malachi means 'my messenger,' and over the years Operation Rescue has given this award out to various people, but mostly those that have shown exemplary pro-life passion," Troy Newman, president of Operation Rescue, told The Christian Post on Thursday.
"Kortney was one of those people that we should all aspire to be. She lived sacrificially, she lived the pro-life ethic in everything that she did, she gave sacrificially of her time and resources to the pro-life movement. She loved the babies."
Gordon served as the field director of Students for Life in America (SFLA), a job in which she trained and encouraged student pro-life leaders. From September 2006 to May 2009, she also served as the director of Campus Life Tours with the Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust, a sister organization to Operation Rescue.
Newman says Gordon was a good friend on both a personal and professional level.
"There wasn't anything about Kortney that wasn't 100 percent pro-life, and I hope that her memory will inspire a generation of young people to take up that same banner and move forward," he said.
The car accident she and her unborn daughter, who she had already named Sophy, were killed in, also claimed the life of another SFLA staff member, Jon Scharfenberger.
An honorable mention for the pro-life award was given to R. Seth Williams, a Philadelphia district attorney who investigated and charged abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell and nine others for allegedly murdering a woman and killing "viable, moving, breathing babies who were born alive," according to a court document.
Operation Rescue says Williams' work to bring Gosnell and his staff to justice has brought national attention to the abuses and corruption associated with abortion.
Heading into the new year, Newman says there are two major issues the pro-life movement faces in 2012. First, pro-life laws that have already been written and enacted need to be enforced, and second, organizations like Operation Rescue need to continue to work toward "defunding" Planned Parenthood.
LifeSiteNews.com reported in November that Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards described 2011 as "the most difficult year in our history" in a Thanksgiving note to supporters. According to the Susan B. Anthony List, Planned Parenthood has lost a total of over $61 million in funding this year between nine different states.
Newman says it was one of the best years, legislatively, for the pro-life movement.
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Enterprises may have subsidiaries in multi countries, in that scenario you can utilize the multi-language capabilities in Microsoft Dynamics AX. This enables translation of the client interface, including menus and data translation.
In this blog post I will focus on translation of the shared chart of account functionality, this enables translation of the client interface, including menus and data translation.
In my example a company has two subsidiaries, in one AX instance. The first legal entity is in the USA and the second in Italy.
The chart of accounts is identical across legal entities, and each legal entity is required to have the chart of account in their own language.
In a real life scenario, you must also consider specific regulations from each country that relate to a chart of accounts.
The shared chart of account language is English.
Secondly, use the translation functionality in the chart of accounts.
The below diagram illustrate the basic concept of the shared chart of accounts, the use of translation functionality, and user language.
I would consider numbering the steps going forward so they are easier to follow.
5. In the Text translation form, select the language and add the translation text.
7. Changing the user options will result in menus being translated to Italian. To see this change, go to General Ledger| Journals| General journal. Create and post a general journal entry from the Italian interface. Note the account name shows in Italian.
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Mother perishes as son is saved from horror house fire
May 18, 2019 5:15 pm in South Australia by Jaydan Duck
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy has been rescued from a horror house fire that claimed the life of his mother in Adelaide.
The Panto Avenue home went up in flames in the suburb of Paralowie shortly after midnight on Friday.
Police said emergency services were called to the scene about 12.20am and arrived to find the home well alight.
A five-year-old boy was rescued from inside the burning home and taken to the Women's and Children's Hospital with burns to his arm and upper body.
Incredibly, his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening and he is reported to be in a stable condition.
Sadly though, the boy's 37-year-old mother who was asleep in the home at the time perished in the blaze.
7 News at 4:30pm: Paralowie residents risk their lives to save a 5-year-old from his burning home. Watch on @Ch7Adelaide or https://t.co/tc5OUTfUo4 #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/JfSRjHhzuf
— 7NEWS Adelaide (@7NewsAdelaide) May 18, 2019
Neighbours had frantically tried saving the child, who could be heard screaming for help, before fire crews arrived.
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Marrakesh is a breathtaking city. The culture, food and people of this magnificent city will enchant you to the point where you feel like you are a part of their culture.
TIP : TAKE A TAXI!
If you want to be adventurous and "explore the city on your own", do that after you've carefully traced your steps to and from your Riad. The Medina is an unforgiving maze and if you're lost, you'll probably be swarmed by locals, eagerly waiting for a chance to be your knight in shining armour…at a price, of course!
We made the best decision of calling our riad for a taxi. We got into the fancy car and travelled through this foreign city till we reached the Medina (old town). The Medina – woah. That's the only word to describe it. When I look back at it now, their culture isn't all that different from our Indian culture. The occasional call of shopkeepers luring you into their shops and even the motor bikes whizzing around unsuspecting tourists…it was quite overwhelming, but it reminded me of home. We were then led through the souks, to an embellished door tucked away in the red labyrinth of the medina.
Our first impression – we were terrified of what was behind that door. When we stepped into the riad, the tranquility and minimalist splendour swept us away. We felt like we had been transported into an entirely different world.
For those of you that might be a little confused, a riad is large house with a traditional courtyard in the centre. Each room is occupied by guests and sometimes, they might be reserved for housekeepers and the host of the riad. We had the privilege of staying in Riad Cinnamon – surrounded by the most AMAZING, caring staff members that made us feel at home.
We were greeted by our extremely kind and helpful host – Hussain, who gave us an insight into Moroccan culture and provided us with a local mobile phone for emergencies and an app with tips, guides and even a map of the medina with a GPS tracker to help you find your way. (just let the amazing-ness of that sink in). Lost in this serene ambience, we happily tucked into the YUM butter biscuits and sipped our delicious mint tea.
We went up to our room and chilled there for longer that we should have (smh). Each room had a staircase leading up to a tumblresque sitting area with cosy blankets, pillows and a TV with a ton of DVDs. Armed with our trusty app, we stepped out of our cosy room to brave the souks.
TIP : Only carry the essentials!
Marrakech is a really busy city. We didn't face any problems with pick-pocketing, but I highly recommend taking only essentials like some money, water and a phone etc. when you're heading out to explore the market/the Medina.
We then made our way to the restaurant – Kui Zin. This quaint restaurant was tucked away in the bustling medina.
We immediately made our way to the terrace and watched the moroccan sunset whilst enjoying the live moroccan music.
The atmosphere was absolutely perfect and just when we thought it couldn't get any better, our food arrived. We blissfully devoured some AMAZING chicken tajine and couscous. We ended our meal with a delicious platter of moroccan biscuits. Then, we manoeuvred through the Medina in the dark to find our way to the riad, and basically melted into our cosy beds!
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Loved the way you've interspersed the enchantment of the place with practical tips…makes me want to visit Marrakech soon… Looking forward to reading the next!! Great going Nicole!
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What a cool and beautiful feeling to read this blog !!
Well written. I really love how the photographs complement the line of thought. Can't wait for the next post.
Love the detail, and the tips. It's a fascinating read, and makes me want to book a flight there and trace your path and tips you gave are extremely helpful. Looking forward to chapters 2 & 3. Great clicks btw, which camera did you'll use?
Newbie!!! Really? Written like a seasoned travel blogger. Good job!
Amazingly written sis.. waiting for many more!
Beautiful article about a beautiful place. Makes me wanna go there. Looking forward to more !!
A fascinating experience! Looking forward to your next post!!


The perks of living on the border of CT and NY is having the best of both worlds and only a 45-50 min train ride into NYC! As much as I love heading into the city, it can be a hassle getting there sometimes as there are certain expenses to keep in mind. A round trip train ticket is about $20 and then depending on where you go, spending money on food, subway rides, events, etc, it all adds up. Before I head into the city, I have some sort of schedule of the things I'll be doing so I manage my time wisely.
If you all look at my Instagram/Instagram stories, you can see that I've been spending a good amount of time with my blogger friend Vanessa! While we're both currently looking for a long-term job, we've been taking the opportunity to work on our blog and put as much effort into it as possible. Since I live in Greenwich and Vanessa living in Brooklyn, we both agreed to meet in Manhattan about every week or two weeks to get together and have a fun photo shoot and take photos of the places that we want to go to and of each other. The past few times we met up, we went to the Garment district, Bryant Park, Meatpacking district, Chelsea neighborhood, grand central, and Times Square. I love meeting up with her because we literally spend the whole day shooting for photos. When I mean whole day, I'm saying 8 hours straight guys!! By the end of the day, we are super exhausted but so worth it at the end.
I love heading into NYC even if it's going there once a week or so. I love the city vibes, the opportunities, networking events, and the crazy busy lifestyle. I try to stay away from Times Square when I can because it's always chaotic and super packed, but when I'm there, I love watching all the billboards with its flashing lights. I'm so excited, I have so many fun events coming up in the city. I just attended a Wellness Retreat in the city and am working on writing a blog post about what I've learned. It was a whole day filled with workshops, speakers, demos, food, networking, and fitness classes. This coming Friday, I'm attending a Fitness Fierce dance fitness class hosted by my girl Vanessa and the Instructor will be flying from Denver to teach the class, can't wait! If your interested in hearing more, message me and I'll send you the details.
You look amazing in all of these photos! I love going into the city but I can totally relate with it costing a bit of money to spend time there. I'm in NJ and a round trip ticket is $60 for me! I definatelly would love to live closer so I could go more often and attend more fun events like that wellness one that you mentioned!


Sold in the USA for over 20 years, liquid orthotic insoles have been clinically proven to provide unrivalled support for people working on their feet, as well as delivering increased circulation to the feet and lower legs through its unique massaging system leading to increased health of the foot. Now, for the first time Sole-Mates® are able to offer the same benefits to people in the UK.
Clinical trials carried out on liquid orthotics in the US proved that they significantly increase the circulation to the feet and lower legs. The trials, carried out in 2010 showed that the average increase in circulation to the participants was 53%, in a group whose ages ranged from 20 – 70 years of age. The increase was even more pronounced for the members of the group who were diabetics, where their measured increase was 115%. This is significant to people with poor circulation and diabetic neuropathy as well as helping to prevent the build up of uric acid which affects gout sufferers.
However the benefits of the insoles doesn't end there. Because fluid doesn't flatten or compress when stood on the fluid in the insoles spreads across the whole of the foot, lifting it and supporting it, using the hydraulic pressure created by the weight of your body. Fluid is pushed into the arch area , creating support for the arch of the foot, providing relief and comfort to people with fallen arches, flat feet and plantar fasciitis. In doing so, the insoles also help to align the foot and ease the pain caused through Morton's Neuroma and bunions.
Because the fluid is supporting the arch your weight is now spread more evenly across the whole foot, this helps prevent the build up of hard skin on the pressure points in your feet, across the ball and heel areas of the foot, allowing cracked skin to heal and enabling more effective treatment for corns and verruca's.
Because we spend much of our time walking on hard ground, rather than grass and soft soil, when we walk our bodies are having to absorb more impact than we have evolved to do. This has a dramatic impact on our joints and bodies causing foot, knee, hip and back pain. However by wearing Sole-Mates® insoles you're now walking on a fluid which absorbs much of this shock and provides immediate relief to the vast majority of people.
In cases of plantar fasciitis, Morton's Neuroma, foot, knee, hip and back pain the benefits of the insoles will be felt immediately(read the many testimonials that people have kindly written about the insoles). In the case of people with poor circulation this takes slightly longer but many people say that they can feel a significant improvement within an hour.
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Rapper Jay-Z still won't talk about his wedding to Beyonce -- even though recent pics show him with a wedding ring. "I just think it's really a part of your life that you gotta keep to yourself," he tells the September issue of Vibe.
For three months, the pair have denied reports they got hitched on the rooftop of his NYC apartment. Beyonce, 26, has since been spotted wearing wedding bling as well.
"You have to have something sacred to you and the people around you," he adds. "I shared so much of my life... I should have something to hold on to."
Beyoncé Destined for a Child?
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Q: Need to validate the length of a variable and perform an action accordingly in unix We have a variable with a value in it. My requirement is if the length of the variable is greater than 0(zero) do something else do another thing
Step1: I have a variable with some value say
    abc="asdfg"

Step2: Determine the length of the variable
    xyz=`echo ${#abc}`

Step3: Now I use a If loop to determine if the variable has value greater than 0
    if [[$xyz -gt 0]]; then
    echo "success"
    else
    echo "fail"
    fi

I am having a problem at step 3. it does not give me a success message. need assistance

A: You can check if a variable is not zero length with -n
if [ -n $abc ]; then
 echo "success"
fi

A: if [[$xyz -gt 0]]; then

should be:
if [[ $xyz -gt 0 ]]; then

You need spaces between the brackets and parameters.

A: You can do it easily like this:
VAR=""
if [ "$VAR" ]; then echo Full; fi
VAR="a"
if [ "$VAR" ]; then echo Full; fi
Full

You are missing some spaces around your square brackets.

A: A short and fast solution to do this is to use ${#var} directly in an if-test:
if (( ${#abc} )); then
    # ...
fi

This removes the unnecessary command-substituion that you have there and tests directly on the length. If the length is zero then the test fails.

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Medicare is now offering a mobile app to see if your medical item or service covered by Medicare Part A and/or Part B?
Medicare's official app is named, "What's Covered", and is available for free on the App Store and Google Play.
They are advertising that you may use the app at the doctor's office, in the hospital, or anywhere you use your smartphone or tablet. Once it's installed, you can use "What's Covered" even when you're offline.
This looks promising once I get a phone with a decent amount of storage. Thank you for sharing.


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Discuss best practices and forward-looking business models
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Providing access to a high-level team of Navigant small grid subject-matter experts in a casual, in-person group setting, the study will provide answers to the following questions:
What are the most promising economic models for financially sustainable microgrids and nanogrids?
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NRG Energy, Inc. has added a news release to its Investor Relations website.
Title: Green Mountain Power and NRG Energy Partner to Make Vermont a National Leader in Sustainable Energy
Date(s): 9/2/14 11:30 AM
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Enhances energy independence and provides savings to Vermonters
COLCHESTER, Vt.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep. 2, 2014– Demonstrating Vermont's national importance as a model for our energy future, Green Mountain Power and NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) today announced a partnership to deploy a series of new products and services for Vermont businesses and residents. The partnership, which ultimately will expand throughout Vermont, is part of an effort to establish Rutland as the Energy City of the Future, and positions the state as a leader in the movement toward cost-effective sustainable energy solutions.
Beginning in early 2015, the partnership plans to bring innovative clean energy products and services to Vermont, helping customers manage energy use and save money. Central to the effort will be the development of an advanced distribution grid in Rutland. Leveraging NRG's microgrid capabilities, the two companies expect to transform the distribution grid from a 100-year-old electric delivery model to a market-based platform designed to create efficiencies and distributed energy solutions through renewable technologies and energy storage.
"This partnership is a really big deal for our customers and for Vermont," said GMP President and CEO, Mary Powell. "Our partner NRG Energy is a cutting edge leader in green energy solutions, and they see in Vermont the same potential that we at GMP have recognized for years. Our customers consistently tell us they want tools to save money and move to renewable energy sources, and we can show the rest of the country how to get there. This is what our energy future looks like."
"Through this partnership, we hope to demonstrate that investing in a 21st century energy eco-system that is more sustainable, resilient, affordable and individually empowering for the people of Vermont is more sensible than pouring more investment into the creaky old grid infrastructure from the 20th century," said David Crane, President and CEO of NRG. "In the course of so doing, we will also prove that the concepts of 'electric utility', 'renewables' and 'personal choice' are not mutually exclusive."
Products and service offerings from the new project include:
Personal Energy Management: Beginning in 2015, GMP will offer Vermont customers a comprehensive personal energy management solution — a multilevel home control and convenience offering. Subscribing customers may be able to remotely manage energy consumption in their homes to increase comfort and save money. GMP may also offer NRG's web-based customer technology to provide Vermonters clear insight into electricity use, allowing them to make smarter choices. Customers may also be able to participate in demand response, in which they voluntarily reduce their use of electricity for specific periods in return for payments or credits on their bill.
NRG Portable Power: GMP will offer NRG's Portable Power solution allowing customers to break free from the outlet and charge their smartphones with an NRG Power Pack.
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure: GMP will work with NRG's eVgo division to develop and roll out an expanded, interconnected network of electric vehicle charging stations throughout the state, including several charging package options. Both "Level 2" and DC Fast Chargers will be installed in commercial and workplace locations.
Community Solar: In 2013, NRG Home Solar (formerly Residential Solar Solutions) built one of the first third party financed community solar arrays in the country. This array, in Rutland, VT, provides 50 residents and businesses a credit on their GMP bill for their portion of the solar energy produced by the array. Customers pay a small monthly fee and are covered by a power production guarantee. NRG is currently working on additional projects in Vermont as part of the partnership with GMP.
Micro-power: GMP is working with NRG to offer micro generation solutions to Vermonters, including NRG's Beacon 10. These units generate up to 10 kilowatts of electricity, provide heat for water and space heating, and offer battery storage and solar integration capability with onsite solar systems.
Microgrid: GMP has an ambitious vision for an energy future that takes Rutland and ultimately Vermont beyond the legacy grid system, supported by solar energy and new technology systems that ensure reliable power. Leveraging NRG's microgrid capabilities, the two companies intend to transform the distribution grid system to a market-based platform designed to create efficiencies and distributed energy solutions.
"I'm proud to stand with GMP and NRG today to announce a partnership that will help Vermont transform our energy future," said Governor Peter Shumlin. "We know the threat that climate change presents our economy and our way of life, but with this challenge comes opportunity. This partnership is exactly the type of leadership we need to seize that opportunity and create a model for the rest of the nation."
"This partnership will bolster Rutland's growth by reducing residents' costs and building on our clean-energy reputation," Rutland Mayor Chris Louras said. "Rutland has quickly become known as a hotbed for renewable energy, and the aggressive introduction of NRG's and GMP's innovative products and services will solidify Rutland's role as a national energy leader."
For more information about this initiative and the products and services offered, visit http://bit.ly/GMP-NRG.
About Green Mountain Power
Green Mountain Power (GMP) serves approximately 265,000 residential and business customers in Vermont and has a vision to be the best small company in America by empowering customers to save money and move to clean energy sources. GMP recognizes the role of electric utilities is changing and is focused on a new way of doing business to meet the needs of customers with integrated services, while continuing to generate clean, cost-effective and reliable power in Vermont. In 2014, Vote Solar named GMP a Solar Champion. More information at: http://www.greenmountainpower.com. Connect with GMP on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @GreenMtnPower.
NRG is leading customer-driven change in the U.S. energy industry by delivering cleaner and smarter energy choices, while building on the strength of the nation's largest and most diverse competitive power portfolio. A Fortune 250 company, we create value through reliable and efficient conventional generation while driving innovation in solar and renewable power, electric vehicle ecosystems, carbon capture technology and customer-centric energy solutions. Our retail electricity providers serve almost 3 million residential and commercial customers throughout the country. More information is available at http://www.nrg.com. Connect with NRG Energy on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @nrgenergy and @NRGMedia.
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This guest post was written by Ankita Kulkarni.
"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page" - St.Augustine, circa 397, Letter 43.
Seeking new places with new eyes - with a renewed sense of curiosity and a thirst for knowledge - has led us humans as explorers on thousands of voyages over the years. From Christopher Columbus's discovery of America, to Vasco De Gama's discovery of India, to Thomas Cook's first conducted tour of Switzerland, we finally arrive at the contemporary booming industry of travel and tourism. With the ever-blossoming travel industry, more and more people feel the need to share their wonderful journeys and experiences. Each person, each journey, each adventure is different; it is the sharing of these different stories that motivates other travellers to explore even the remotest parts of the world.
A travel writer is no one but a traveler searching for the right words to express his thoughts. You don't need to be an expert writer with any kind of a journalist background to be able to reach out to other aspiring travellers. Travel writing can range from travelogues, memoirs, and guidebooks to simple travel blogs describing the specialty of a particular place and why others must visit it.
The first and the most exciting step to writing a travelogue is traveling. It doesn't matter if you travel ten miles or thousands of miles - what matters is the journey. Keep a small notebook with you all throughout the trip and note down every detail, small or big, and any unique or interesting fact or incidents that happen. These small details and interesting incidents will make a considerable difference to your travelogue. Take as many photos as you can, as this will later help you create a more realistic effect in your writing through describing the accurate details of that place.
Putting your thoughts into words is not an easy task, but that does not mean that you should not be able to share them with your eager readers. Start by creating a simple structure of your travelogue. You might divide your writing into three distinct parts, i.e. 'Introduction', 'Main Body', and 'Conclusion'. Under each of these main points, write down the sub-points which you would like to include in each section. This will help you structure and categorise your thoughts as well as help you create an outline for your travel writing.
Your journey will be filled with many exciting events. But how do you decide which details to include in your travelogue? It is not necessary to describe every leg of your journey. You can make your piece more interesting by mixing up the personal experiences with the specific details about the place such as the location, historical facts, weather etc. You can start off your piece by describing a particularly exciting scenario and slowly move it into the helpful details, such as how you reached that place (means of travel). This will help capture your reader's attention at the beginning itself and the intertwined chemistry of personal experience with helpful information will create a perfect balance in your story, thus making it relatable as well as informative for your readers.
The most important part of your travelogue is the narrative technique. A first-person narrative is always the most effective while writing a travelogue. It is important that your readers follow your journey through your own eyes rather than a third person narrative. You can help your readers feel connected to your journey by describing the exhilaration you felt when you were looking down in the valley or swimming in the vast sea. Even though there are no strict rules to writing - as it stems from the creative part of your brain - it is always advisable to have a structured narrative where all the events are described in proper chronological order. It is also important to keep the language as simple and straightforward as possible. All of this will help your readers to follow your story and keep them engaged.
I wish you the best with your travel writing! As referenced by St. Augustine in the quote above, there are many pages left to explore!


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El Aarida est un village libanais qui se situe au nord du pays, près de la frontière avec la Syrie et de l'embouchure du fleuve Nahr al-Kabir.

Notes et références

Village au Liban

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Following on from last week's post we are delighted to share with you a selection of photographs of the completed arrangements from last weekend's 'Florimania' at Hampton Court Palace.
With the event entitled ' Flowers from around the world: exploring the continents, each of the arrangements represented either a picture on display in Hampton Court Palace or a country of the world.
"The flowers are exceptional and are standing up really well.
The feedback from the public over the last 2 days has been great. Many thinking it was the best yet!!!! Of course, that is largely due to the quality of the flowers. As usual – all went smoothly and you handled the whole day marvellously!!
We will be taking a much needed break over the festive period so our office will be closed from 4pm on Friday 22nd December and re-open at 8.30am on Wednesday 3rd January.
We would like to wish all our customers a Happy Christmas and we look forward to seeing you in the New Year.


This is a video post of "The American Dream" by Casting Crowns. I have posted this to Facebook a few times but think that it's a great follow up to last week's blog post about "Taking Time to Be Holy." Being a father, mother, child, neighbor and friend provide many opportunities to share Holiness with the world. Are we spending our time chasing the American Dream or are we finding ways to have balance and sharing ourselves with those around us.
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