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Running Coach Q & A: Shorter Warm-Ups + Cutting Back On Mileage

You may recall the Ask A Running Coach Q & A post I shared a few months ago where Laura took the running questions I asked her and provided full detailed answers here on the blog.

I’ve had a few more random running questions for her lately so she kindly answered them in-depth again for me to share on the blog today!

These two Ask A Running Coach questions focus on my experiences since deciding to cut back on my mileage. While I haven’t exactly cut that much (somewhere between 5 – 10 miles on average), cutting back even just a few miles can trigger changes, benefits, and differences.

I hope you find these questions and answers helpful! If you ever have a question or topic you want to see covered, please let us know!!

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Running Less Mileage = No Longer Feel Need For Long Warm Up?

As I have been running less, I have noticed that my usual need for a 2 mile warm up no longer feels necessary. Most days my legs feel ready to go after just 5 minutes. How did that happen and is it okay to run a shorter warm up?

The purpose of a warm-up is to transition your body from rest to running. A warm-up brings more oxygen-rich blood to your working muscles to prime your body for fast running and reduce your risk of injury. Many runners can feel when they are warmed up. It’s a noticeable shift from being tight and slower to the sensation of effortless movement.

The less training fatigue in your legs, the less time needed to warm up at the start of your run. The more tired your legs are from mileage, the tighter your muscles are and the longer it takes for the tight muscles to loosen up on a run. Many marathoners and half marathoners will tell you that during the peak weeks of training, they feel like they need 2 or more miles to fully warm up before running fast.

The length of a warm-up can be affected on how you mentally feel as well as how you physically feel. If you are mentally fatigued from a harder or longer effort the day before, you may need longer to warm up for the run. The opposite holds true: if you are excited to run and do not feel mentally tired, you will likely need less time to feel ready to run faster.

That said, don’t skip your warm up! Spend at least 5-10 minutes running at an easy pace and complete a few dynamic stretches before starting your workout.

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Are there benefits to running less mileage than usual?

More miles are not always better, especially if you are not training for a long distance race such as a half marathon, marathon, or ultra.

Several factors influence how your body responds to mileage  such as stress levels, injury risk, personal preference, and goals. Every runner is different in terms of how many miles he/she can handle, and that number of miles can vary from season to season.

Too much mileage can cause excess fatigue, a sense of mental burn-out, and stress. By scaling mileage back, even just 5 miles per week, you can reduce the physical stress and fatigue. Less fatigue means that you will feel fresher on your runs, which in turn can make running feel enjoyable again.

Cutting back on mileage means that you can increase the intensity of some of your runs. Higher intensity can push you out of a plateau if you aren’t seeing progress in your pace goals. If you feel bored with your routine, higher intensity shorter runs can add some fun variety.

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    I am currently running a ton more than usual because I’m in my peak weeks of marathon training. I hit 73 last week, which I never thought I would do. I definitely notice that I need a longer warm up, especially after doing my weekend long runs.
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    I love it when you compose these types of posts! Lately warming up for running depends on the day, sometimes its a quick 5 minutes whereas other days its closer to 15!

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A Prayer

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Please give us beings on Earth the strength and insight to introspect. So that we may make an honest evaluation of ourselves. So That we may identify the internal causes of our suffering and discontinue them, so we may come out of our misery. May we learn mindfulness so that we may see the beauty Continue reading

The Video Game Analogy

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Stale out of college, it has been high time for too long now that I “leave the nest.” As I stand on its precipice about to take flight I find myself paralyzed with fear. For I know my personal standard- that I could not live with myself having attempted anything less than my full potential. And as my dream lies in a line of work so outrageous and foreign as shamanism, Continue reading

Reclaiming Sexual Agency

“I do not wish women to have control over men; but over themselves” -Mary Shelley

I admire the wax sitting crusted in your ear and the old makeup curdled in the corner of your eye. I want to smell your stale breath that is cultivated from your intense sadness, or indulgence in fast-paced inspiration or reminisce. After long-drawn tears Continue reading

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Snow Day!

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

This was the first blizzard of the year and Barnard didn't close until the afternoon. When everything else was closed early in the morning. Ugh! But once they did close, I was thankful because I got to get all my work done and now I am no longer panicking as I am wont to do.
It was really beautiful, the outdoors today. I woke up in a lethargy and went to work in the mail room where there was - consequently - no mail! The mailmen don't work according to their credo (through hail or sleet or driving snow, etc) anymore... it was snowing and their doors were firmly shut.
You know, there is something peculiar to me or maybe to college. I get overwhelmed and burnt out sometimes, while still enjoying what I'm working on. Maybe that's the good thing about reading challenging books and exciting novels - at the same time, there is a lot of reading to be done! I know that I've said it before, but whenever I feel backed up, I start to get worried (even, sometimes, when I'm right on track!) I just can't imagine putting things off for very long...
Anyway, that's what got me to scheduling. Every time I get overwhelmed, I make a schedule and a to-do list. Therefore, I now have a plan!

Enough of those idle simple thoughts. Now on to the good stuff.
I have been contemplating, through my lists, how to go about getting a summer internship. I wasn't thinking about it a lot before, but then I had this dream. This dream that I was in a video game that I designed (yes, I know that sounds lame, but hang in there with me). The dream made me realize that there are people who aren't programmers working on video games. Why I did not realize this before, I do not know. But it just so happens that by digging around the internet, there are A LOT of indie game studios in Seattle. And that's where I'll be for summer. So if I can land an internship there, I can start looking into how to contract write the storylines for video games. How cool is that?!
And after that, I started to think big. Plans leading to more plans and more and more again, I guess. I started thinking about where I want to do my study abroad. I have always wanted to use my French skills, but I just thought I would end up in France. But with their new laws concerning the burqa, I have been none too happy with the country's conduct. So I started thinking of other francophone countries and up comes... Morocco! Yes, and we do have a program that is related to Morocco. So, therefore, my plans for junior year are going to be involved with trying to go to that North African country for a duration of time. Huzzah! Life plans!
So, those are the two big notions I have been thinking about lately. Aside from that, there is short story and biography writing to do, papers to be written, books to be read, clothes to be worn and shed... all of these works that coalesce into my fabulous life.

Enjoy the beautiful snow everyone, and an early Happy Valentine's Day too!

Oh, how things change. Read more about my ever-changing college experiences.


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Granted, it was in Italian, but the crowd didn't seem particularly phased. According to the Daily Mail the transcription goes something like:

'For this, Jesus many times chastised the rich because the risk for them to seek security in the wealth of this world is high.

'In this f*, in this case the providence of God is made visible as gesture of solidarity.'

On the internet, the slip-up generated hundreds of comments with many explaining that it was a common mistake made by Spanish speakers and others said it underlined their impression of him as a 'man of the people.'
According to Italian speakers, the mistake between the Italian "caso" and "cazzo" is not uncommon.


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Tuesday, 18 March 2008

Easter Break Meeting + This week

Can everyone come in on Tuesday the 25th 12 o'clock?

So that u all know what is happening, what we have to get done during the break, everyone gets their files ( cos they are to big to send via mail or usendit ) etc etc.

Files to everyone:

Characters rigged and finished: Sophie, Dr, Bobo, Mother
Hospital environment + Dead world evironment

Our Sound guy Emmet is working on environment sounds for us and gat the blockout.

Asa is working on the deadworld ( and learning after effects to do be able to do so ) and will rig the Dr and make a final edit of the blockout, will post on blog when its done. Finishing work for Jessica's film.

Josie is working on her dissertation, maybe small changes to the blockout but I think I can do them myself as it looks right now.

Wan is finishing the girls blendshapes - pass as quick as possible to giles so he can start rigging - when thats done, finish bobo

Raphael - if u gat internet problems then go to an library, go to college, a internet cafe or a friend

caspar - le train, le train, what is happening with the train?

peace n luv,

Josie said...

Just got back from work - I'll have a look at the changes for the Dr. model tomorrow morning.

I don't mind coming in on Tues - but I must stress that I can't stay long as I have to go to work later that day so I will have to dash off around 2pm latest.

Chat to you later, Josie :)

Åsa said...

hey Josie! BLOCKOUT - the seq. when Josie is sitting on Bobos shoulder and looks back feels like its cut before its completed- its very fast and the camera just starts to pan in on her but ten suddenly stops, can u fix that and mail me as soon as u have time?

i am editing in Final cut now and want to be finished this week

peace n luv

Åsa said...

so longer shot and finish the shot - do u know how i mean? ) so hard to explain with words

peace n luv

Åsa said...

= the good bye between mother and sophie in the hospital that we talked about before, as it is now the good bye with bobo is much more moving then the one between mother and bobo, to fast, no close ups of their faces etc -

can u call me on skype when u have time? easier to talk thne write

Åsa said...

yes, u know what i find really really weird, why have my made such an bastard Dr? So he just leaves the lonely mother in there when she just lost her only child, and..he just leaves? Na, i think we have to change that and while u zoom out from the room he goes up to the mother and put a hand on one of her shoulders and looks down. I think that is much much better. Will call u later today about this, hope it goes well with your dissertation!


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Sunday, April 12, 2009

Dickie Smothers' Brutha From Anutha Mutha

The school that the Live Acorn attends had a talent show a while back. Check this kid out, slingin' some serious yo (the action starts at 1:30 in):

Homeslice be punkin' the Duncan.*

Junior high has its ups and downs, I guess.

* My sincere apologies to the Live Acorn for any embarrassment that I've caused by trying to write like some hep-cat.

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P77 said...

Found this tonite. Brilliant title: Alcoholics Unanimous.


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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

It's the Great Pumpkin, Cade Dennis

The making of "Alien Invasion"

I can't even really look at this without getting a bit creeped out.

We have such great "backyard neighbors", as Cade likes to call them. The family who lives behind us, the Martins, happened to have an extra pumpkin and carving kit so they generously donated them to our sorry Halloween decor. Not only that, but they cleaned out the pumpkin and even sent a candle with it! Brian, their son who also goes to Mater Dei with Cade, came over and helped Cade and Rusty with the carving. As you can see, it's a masterpiece. Creepy, yet cool.

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Monday, February 21, 2011

That Mother Nature is SUCH a TEASE!!!

Last week, Mother Nature gave us a reprieve on her relentless attack of freezing cold, snow-packed weather. After near record below zero record temps, we had a few beautiful days to enjoy outside. It was the first time Lydia was able to take the Dora trike out.

Loving the feeling of the air blowing through her hair, getting to push
all the noisy, blinky-blinky buttons at will.

Then on Thursday, it was SHORTS weather outside.

Tossing the ball around, playing catch with brother.

Huh. Cheeky thing, isn't she?

Check out this tongue action, ala Jordan.

This is the kids' attempt at contemporary real life photography.

Check out Cade's new specs. He's looking pretty mature, no?

And now we're back to the cold weather and a double ear infection-sinus infection and colds. Man, I can't wait for spring.

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Kit said...

Your kids are so darn cute!! Can't believe how Cade is growing up.


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Tuesday, 8 February 2011

Ya'll Will Like This Post :D

My dad e-mailed me this article he'd read and I thought I'd cheer all of you up by showing you!

"Dark chocolates are 'super food', healthier than fruits--study

Here’s good news for the chocolate lovers. A new study by US researchers has discovered that this sweet snack is actually healthier than many fruit juices.
Chocolates are often eaten for pleasure, but several studies in the past have shown that the treat may have certain beneficial effects on human health.
Chocolates, especially dark ones, are rich in antioxidants including flavonoids that the study says help prevent damage to healthy cells.

Chocolates boost health more than fruit juice
The study, conducted by the US-based chocolate company Hershey Co., has suggested that chocolates appear to be more beneficial to health, when compared to fruits.
Touting the chocolates as the next super food, scientists at Hershey’s centre for health and nutrition said dark chocolate and cocoa have more anti-oxidant capacity than fruit juices.
Even the products made of chocolates have more flavanols and polyphenol, which are beneficial to human heart, according to New York Daily News, citing study findings.

Study details
The scientists reached their conclusion after carrying out a comparison test between cocoa powder, dark chocolate, and fruit powder, which contained powders made from acai berries, blueberries, pomegranates, and cranberries.
The researchers found that both dark chocolate and cocoa had more antioxidant activity and more flavonols than blueberry, cranberry, and pomegranate powder.
However, the hot cocoa mix came last in all the tests, likely due to the antioxidants being stripped out during processing.

Chocolates should be classified as super fruits
After overall comparison and evaluation, the study found that dark chocolate had the best anti-oxidising activity.
'The compounds in dark chocolate are just as good as the botanical compounds in fruit,' said study’s senior author Debra Miller, insisting that chocolate should be labelled a superfruit.
'Cocoa seeds should be considered a ‘superfruit’ and products derived from cocoa seed extracts, such as natural cocoa powder and dark chocolate as ‘superfoods’'
The findings of the study released Sunday in the Chemistry Central Journal.

Health benefits of chocolates
Dark chocolate has long been touted for its health benefits, including lowering the blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
The antioxidants in dark chocolate have also been proven to increase the levels of nitric oxide in the blood as well as improve the functions of blood vessels.
Past studies have shown that eating a bar of dark chocolate a week may significantly improve blood sugar and insulin sensitivity, which may considerably cut back diabetes risk.
The treat has also been linked to the regulation of physical energy, mood, and attention as it contains small amounts of a chemical called phenylethylamine (PEA), or the ‘love drug’."

  1. Well that is just plain AWESOME news! shall eat chocolate all the time now!

    Thanks Skyril! :D

  2. Yeah!

    *raids the chocolate jar*

    wait, do we have a chocolate jar?

    *looks down at the "chocolate"*

    (btw, skyril, u will b pleased to know that in my school band, we r playing sway by michael bubble!


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Hollywood’s Runaway Brides

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There’s an urban myth that men are commitment-phobes when it comes to marriage. If this were true, then why do so many of Hollywood’s brides have cold feet? If I had to guess, it’s probably because most lead women wake up moments before walking down the aisle realizing they are about to get married in order to meet societal expectations – don’t be alone, marry for security, it’s what everyone else wants, your ticking biological clock, all your friends are doing it, it’s not cool to be a cat-lady, etc., etc. – as opposed to a bride marrying for herself and to be with a person she truly loves. I would like to think those runaway brides are sticking it the Wedding Industrial Complex or those icky societal expectations, but the reality is their journey usually ends with another relationship and less self fulfillment. Here’s a list of Hollywood’s ten classic runaway brides and what their feminist (or unfeminist) epiphany was after they  said, “F%^& it, I’m running…”

On Beauty: What NOT to Say to A Woman

An awesome group of Hollywood women gathered at a roundtable discussion with The Hollywood Reporter. Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project), Emmy Rossum (Shameless), Zooey Deschanel (New Girl), Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie), Taylor Schilling (OITNB) and Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory) spoke openly about the backhanded compliments people often give to actresses. Though I will argue that every day folk hear similar things all the time. So kudos to these women for putting it out there and calling BS.


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Morning Truth Tell: All Hospitals Need Thelma Ritter

Don't be alarmed but I spent last night in the Emergency Room*. It won't surprise you to hear that they continue to be horrible nightmare places.

One woman had been there for 9 hours when we walked in and had yet to be treated. She was crying her eyes out and dizzy with  'is this real life? will i ever leave this room?' kind of existential despair. It did not bode well for the rest of the visit.

Because few things are treated like emergencies in emergency room, you're left waiting for hours for any kind of human interaction let alone problem solving. Your mind has plenty of time to wander (harmless and unavoidable) and horribilize (harmful and likely when you're in pain). I kept thinking of Thelma Ritter's "Clancy" . Sometimes all you need is someone to hear your out, put a hand on your shoulder, and talk you through it. Someone to fetch a distracted doctor with a prescription pad at least. Nobody was doing that!!! Every hospital needs a Thelma Ritter. Thirty of them, even, but they're in short supply.

Live this truth. Be your best Thelma Ritter for a loved one who needs you this week. Offer a firm kind hand and listening ear. When needed set your internal timer to redirect their self-pity if it gets out of hand. Be that steadying Supporting presence. You won't win an Oscar for it, true, but public adulation isn't everything. Private gratitude is also golden.

*I am fine. As you may have figured, I was playing the poor man's Thelma Ritter role in this scenario. It's harder than it looks!

Supporting Actress Smackdown '52: Colette, Jean, Gloria, Terry, and Thelma

Presenting the Return of Stinky Lulu's Supporting Actress Smackdown now in its new home at The Film Experience. The Year is... 1952 and our panelists are allowed 52 words per actress!

Gloria Grahame, Jean Hagen, Colette Marchand, Terry Moore, and the perennial Thelma Ritter!

Matt Mazur (Pop Matters) is a New York-based publicist who works on campaigns for independent, foreign language, and documentary films. His vast archive of actress interviews (including Sissy Spacek and Courtney Love) can be found here. Follow him @Matt_Mazur

Nathaniel R (The Film Experience) is the founder of The Film Experience, a Gurus of Gold and CNN International Oscar pundit, and the internet's actressexual ringleader. Also loves cats. Follow him @NathanielR

Nick Davis (Nicks Flick Picks) tweets, blogs, and writes reviews and is a professor of film, literature, and gender studies at Northwestern University. His first book "The Desiring Image" was recently published. Follow him @NicksFlickPicks

Brian Herrera (aka StinkyLulu) convened the first Supporting Actress Smackdown and hostessed more than thirty before shuttering the series in 2009. He is a writer, teacher and scholar presently based in New Jersey, but forever rooted in New Mexico. Follow him @stinkylulu

And You! We also factored averages from reader ballots sent by e-mail!

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GLORIA GRAHAME as "Rosemary" in The Bad and the Beautiful
Synopsis: A southern wife accompanies her writer husband to corrupting Hollywood
Stats: 29 yrs old. 14th film. 2nd nom. 10 Minutes of Screen Time (8.4% of Running Time)

Matt: No disrespect to Grahame, one of this era’s finest actress, but she got the gold for the wrong movie; like many women before and after. This performance is a weird fit. While other directors gave her the space to explode, Minnelli tried to contain her sexual force. It's not Rosemary you remember... ♥♥

Nathaniel: Grahame underlines the frisson of excitement in this marriage, suggesting that it comes from the playful mix of this woman’s outer propriety and inner friskiness. She even nails a tricky final scene moving from accusatory abandoned wife to complicit partner in failure. Yet the role is slight and the voice too chirpy. ♥♥♥

Nick: The first Grahame performance I haven’t loved. Admittedly, the role’s scope and nature constrain it.  I admire her against-type playing, and the character invites stiff attitudes and overdeliberate gestures. Still, however tiny, the part feels underexplored.  Her win feels like recognition of prior feats and her eclectic body of work in 1952 ♥♥

Reader Write-In Votes: "A truly bizarre winner, though not undeserving: beautiful, quiet work in shading this restless social butterfly. I wanted much more of her.." - Sean D. (Gloria average ♥♥½) .

StinkyLulu: If I were evaluating The Bad and the Beautiful on "Top Chef" or "Chopped", I might praise Gloria Grahame’s Rosemary for bringing a much needed brightness to the dish. Grahame plays this soon-to-be-sainted flibbertigibbet with easy verve but I fear Grahame’s work here is as glancing as the character:

Gloria wins 10½ ❤s

JEAN HAGEN as "Lina Lamont" in Singin' in the Rain
Synopsis: A silent star attempts to make it in talkies by stealing another woman's voice
Stats: 29 yrs old. 8th film. 1st nomination. 31 Minutes (30% of Running Time)

Matt: She does it all: vocal work, physical comedy, unlikability, stupidity, scheming, hiliariously failing at everything. Flawlessly.  Bonus points go to any actress playing an actress, let alone the kind of woman who has the cojones to poke fun at not only herself, but really her entire profession. How she did not win this Oscar…? ♥♥♥♥♥

Nathaniel: Her vocal comic invention is so thorough you can even hear the diction training sloshing around its agonizing surface but never sinking in. Lina’s silent “ACTING” is delicious, too but Jean’s is even better. Her Lina is always off-tempo, playing catch up, waiting for a line no one has written for her. ♥♥♥♥♥

Nick: Pretending to hate Gene Kelly requires three-star acting at least. And Hagen’s vocal ingenuity is obviously beyond.  She’s also a savvy modulator, underplaying annoyance throughout Kelly’s opening interview, deferring her delicious explosions of resentment until character-appropriate moments.  Once she gets going, she steals some of the very best scenes in American movies: ♥♥♥♥♥

Reader Write-In Votes: "Lina Lamont was robbed, just as Lina's soul sister Norma Cassady (Lesley Ann Warren) was exactly 30 years later." - Paul Outlaw. (Hagen average ♥♥♥♥♥ )

StinkyLulu: In what might have easily been a single (nasal) note of a “dumb” role, Jean Hagen deftly surprises with clever twists to unsuspecting vowels, syllables and studio executives alike. Yet, even with few glimpses into Lina’s heart, Hagen’s skill permits our delight in always knowing exactly who Miss Lina Lamont truly is.  ♥♥♥♥♥

Jean wins 25 ❤s, a perfect score

COLETTE MARCHAND as "Marie Chalet" in Moulin Rouge
Synopsis: a street-walker moves in with the famous artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec but just can't settle down
Stats: Debut Film. 27 yrs old. Debut Film. 1st Nom. 27.5 Minutes (23% of Running Time)

Matt: Too many clichés: hooker with a heart of gold, scheming hooker with weak john, French slut, tragic waif… but Marchand does a decent job of navigating complicated waters and still managing to be memorable in a Moulin Rouge full of oddballs. But she's no Nicole Kidman, let me put it that way. ♥♥

Nathaniel: She had me at “monsieur!”, all gangly swinging arms, restless body, and giraffe-with-attitude neck. Marchand’s physicality is so heady it almost doesn’t matter that her scenes are but moodswings on loop. Her pride in poverty and self-consciousness with wealth is insightfully rendered. Like Henri we pine for her when she’s gone: ♥♥♥

Nick: To its credit—and not much is—Huston’s film acknowledges an essential garishness in the Moulin Rouge and Toulouse-Lautrec’s depictions. This context somewhat justifies Marchand’s frequently coarse performance; her drunken truth-telling scene with Henri and Babare thrives on that quality.  Too often, though, she’s simply rigid and off-putting.  I prefer Suzanne Flon  ♥♥

Reader Write-In Votes: "This film is a little slow in spots, but the best scenes are the ones with Marchand and Jose Ferrer together. You feel for her prostitute character, a common role but Marchand adds her own spin." - Sean T. (Marchand average ♥♥)

StinkyLulu: Feral, frightening and sometimes quite funny. Colette Marchand’s Marie Charlet remains a more presence than a person. (Katherine Kath does much more with much less as La Goulue.) While her palpable emotion does reliably energize this frequently languid film, Marchand’s performance lacks the precision needed to stir and sustain a deepening investment: ♥♥♥

Colette wins 12 ❤s

TERRY MOORE as "Marie" in Come Back Little Sheba
Synopsis: a flirtatious college girl rents a room from an unhappy couple while struggling with fidelity to her longdistance boyfriend
Stats: 23 yrs old. 14th film. 1st nomination. 28 Minutes (28% of Running Time)

Matt: Let’s have a moment of real talk: there is no one on earth paying attention to anyone other than mesmerizing Queen Shirley Booth in ...Little Sheba. Moore does what she is asked: be pretty enough to drive Lancaster into a mad rage. But there’s not much character there so she’s left struggling. ♥

Nathaniel: She does engaging work as a cock-tease testing her boundaries with a local stud. She’s smart, too, about how the young switch on and off with adults in a room. I like the way Marie sizes up her strange landlady (less so her landlord). But the character never feels fully explored or resonant. ♥♥

Nick: Between Booth’s asphyxiating affectations and Lancaster’s stolidity, Moore’s relaxed effervescence is a welcome mediator. Her richest scene comes when that aplomb gets tested by Richard Jaeckel’s abruptly aggressive advances; her panicked response is clearly to him, not to sex itself.  Nonetheless, this isn’t complicated acting.  Standard for Moore and bordering on generic ♥♥

Reader Write-In Votes: "I can't remember many movies from the 50s that had a young sexually-active character and performed well by Moore. I certainly can't see the negative of the performance" - Travis. (Moore average ♥♥).

StinkyLulu: Marie feels more plot device than character, an inciting incident taken to human form. Yet Terry Moore animates her catalytic presence with startling believability. Her Marie is a simple, smart, capable girl who fully enjoys playing at being bad — and who (unlike those around her) somehow knows when to say when.  ♥♥♥♥

Terry wins 11❤s

THELMA RITTER as "Clancy" in With a Song in My Heart
Synopsis: a nurse accompanies a famous singer on a USO Tour in World War II
Stats: 50 yrs old. 9th film. 3rd of 4 Consecutive Noms (2 More Followed). 28 Minutes (24% of Running Time)

Matt: One dynamic performance hidden within a limp noodle film makes it a little more al dente. Her stalwart nurse ("Clancy" -- how perfect is that name?), is not afraid to tell it like it t-i-is. As is Ritter’s custom, she packs in an astounding amount of detail, using the tiniest bits of dialog to reveal something key. ♥♥♥♥

Nathaniel: Gold from dross! Though half her role consists of gazing admirably at Hayward’s lipsynching (blech), Ritter seizes every opportunity to make the other half dance, managing heaps of personality while narrating and offering sly subtext like  embarrassment at her friend/ patient’s self-pity. I live for that improv dancing… “I’m more the type!” ♥♥♥♥

Nick: Ritter hews to type as a wisecracking helpmeet whose humor and lucid counsel profit the other characters. Still, she’s the Dijon mustard this ham sandwich needs, her candor and tangy delivery tempering all the sanctification.  Ritter presents a prickly, compassionate, occasionally reproachful nurse, not a blandly colorful worshiper in a biopic pew: ♥♥♥

Reader Write-In Votes: "Ritter fills the role with emotion, and - more importantly compared to Grahame and Moore - feels like a necessary and irreplaceable role/performance for the film. " -PoliVamp (Thelma average ♥♥♥)

StinkyLulu: As “Flatbush Florence Nightingale” Clancy, Thelma Ritter gets to do Thelma Ritter. Always cracking wise as the film’s in-house heckler and audience surrogate. Stalwart. Salt-of-the-earth. With just that dash of saltiness. But even with costume changes and a couple of tiny tearful moments, there’s no arc or special insight here. Just Ritter. ♥♥

Thelma wins 16 ❤s

The Academy pied Jean Hagen right in the kisser and handed the coveted Best Supporting Actress statue to Gloria Grahame as "Rosemary" in The Bad and the Beautiful. As Matt notes:

In 1952, it made all-too-terrible sense for Grahame to win given her solid work in three other films besides this Minnelli classic: The Greatest Show on Earth, Macao, and Sudden Fear. She worked with literally everyone that year. She is fantastic in Fear and Macao, moreso than in Beautiful.

 But our panelists "cannnn'stann'it!" and rewrite Oscar history to hand a landslide win to that 'shimmering star in the foimament' Lina Lamont.

Soak it up, Jean!

Thank you for attending the Smackdown!  Throw pies, shade or applause at your favorites. (If you're new to the Smackdown, here's the old archives at StinkyLulu)

Previous Smackdown Goodies
Stinky's Preliminary Thoughts, Introducing... the 5, and The Oscar Ceremony Itself

The Supporting Actresses of 1980
Brennan, Le Galliene, Moriarty, Scarwid, and Steenburgen comin' atcha!
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Monday, February 7, 2011

This weekend flew by
Rain and cold
Saturday I did some thrifting in the 'Burg
Mainly I found clothing for upcycle
Instead of sharing it now
 I am thinking of saving it for future posts
When I actually am able to start working on it
Today I got to run out to do errands...
I couldn't resist stopping at one of our newer charity shops..
Here is what I found..

Vintage strands of pearls $4.00 for all 5
Wrapping paper .28 cents
circa 1975
I know because I have a scrap of this exact paper in my own baby book!
Beautiful Vintage plate $2.98
Receipt holder .98 cents
Cutie Vintage cake topper .58 cents
Was still in the bag - but was torn
I think I will save this for Etsy
Fat Quarters bundle .98 cents
I plan on using this to make my son a stuffed dinosaur for Valentines day..
So what did you find this weekend?
Check out Apron Thrift Girl for more of Thriftshare
I also wanted to let you know I've decided to split my bargain/party ideas
into my posts for Thrifty Tuesdays
instead of doing two posts today
Happy Monday!

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Sunday, April 30, 2017

No Fear

This Canal+ March 22 interview with Fatou Diome is a beautiful response to the proposed policies of the French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen of the Front National.  It is making the rounds of francophones on social media.  I post it today on the Flophouse because it is so eloquent and because she's right and not only about France:  Le Pen and her supporters are afraid, just as some Japanese are afraid of Koreans, some Americans are afraid of Mexicans and so on.  Fear of the Other (and espcially the Other that moves around the world) is everywhere.  Watch the entire interview.  It's brilliant.

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Hundreds of protesters standing in front of the Ferguson police department are demanding justice for Mike Brown, a black teenager killed by a white cop. Rallies in downtown St. Louis have drawn thousands, all standing up against police brutality.

The mother of Michael Brown, who was killed in the August 9 shooting, marched with a group of some 300 people on Ferguson police department on Saturday afternoon.

Earlier in the day, crowds numbering over 3,000, protested against police brutality downtown St. Louis in a so-called ‘Justice for All’ march and rally.

The huge gathering drew civil rights activists demanding for charges to be brought against a white police officer who killed the unarmed African- American exactly two months ago. The protest comes as a part of the Weekend of Resistance scheduled from Friday through Monday.

Local media reported quite a mixed crowd from the scene, as various groups invited people from all across the nation to join vigils and rallies. Some people travelled hundreds of miles to participate in Saturday’s 12 mile hike from Ferguson, Missouri, to a downtown St. Louis plaza.

Popular Hip-Hop artists like Talib Kweli, dead prez, Jasiri X and others are in the St. Louis area to support the crowd.

“We still are knee deep in this situation,” said Kareem Jackson, a St. Louis rap artist aka Tef Poe. “We have not packed up our bags, we have not gone home. This is not a fly-by-night moment. This is not a made-for-TV revolution. This is real people standing up to a real problem and saying, ‘We ain’t taking it no more.’”

The crowd was significantly larger than the ones seen at Friday’s protests in Ferguson and Clayton, Missouri. On Saturday, many protesters moved to the St. Louis neighbourhood of Shaw where another black 18-year-old, Vonderrit Myers, was shot 17 times and killed by an off-duty St. Louis cop in what police described as a return fire.

Police officers in riot gear were on high alert on Saturday, but no violence was reported during another day of a weekend-long series of rallies against racial law enforcement profiling dubbed #FergusonOctober.

Republished with permission from Russia Today

Matt Agorist is an honorably discharged veteran of the USMC and former intelligence operator directly tasked by the NSA. This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state. Agorist has been an independent journalist for over a decade and has been featured on mainstream networks around the world. Agorist is also the Editor at Large at the Free Thought Project. Follow @MattAgorist on Twitter, Steemit, and now on Facebook.


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Sequin Jacket: True Decadence on DailyLook //  Shirt: Sincerely Jules {similar} // Shorts: Just Black on DailyLook {similar} // Sunglasses: Dior // Booties: Franco Sarto // Choker: Forever 21 // Rings: BaubleBar and & Other Stories {similar here}

Hey ya’ll! How is everyones week going? Mine has been quite the week. I’m battling a cold that’s been lingering for a few days, and also getting over some food poisoning from the weekend. I’ve seriously been taking a million supplements and Wellness pills that I got from Whole Foods. I’m on Vitamin D, Wellness Pills and Oregano Oil, honestly just doing whatever it takes to nip this cold in the bud. If you guys have any cold remedies, please let me know in the comments below!

Now onto the outfit because I’m super excited to share this with you. This is one of my favorite summertime casual outfits. This look is perfect because it can take you from day, to night. The sequin jacket I got in my DailyLook box is seriously EVERYTHING! I’ve gotten so many compliments on this jacket! On its own, this outfit is very casual. Jean shorts with a cute Cali tee and some booties, but throw that jacket over it and BAM. Next level.

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Cauliflower Mash Recipe by Catherine Marchetta

Hey Everyone! I am Catherine, from my self named blog Catherine Marchetta bringing you healthy living recipes and life tips. Today I am sharing Cauliflower Mash, it is super easy to make and delicious. I promise you won’t miss the potatoes in this recipe, the consistency and taste is so similar, it may even be…dare I say, better.

Recipe List:

Frozen Cauliflower
Milk of choice (I used Almond)
optional: thyme, garlic, salt, and pepper

*Disclaimer: you will need a food processor, trust me on this…possibly a Vitamix would work too. Do not use a hand mixer, you will have cauliflower flying all over your kitchen. I may have learned that the hard way.

Firstly, you’ll need frozen cauliflower because we are busy and don’t have time to wring out the water in fresh cauliflower. Am I right? I love buying Trader Joe’s frozen grilled Cauliflower its gotta be one of my favorite items from there.

Step 1: Place frozen Cauliflower or frozen riced Cauliflower (gather whatever serving size your heart desires), into a microwave safe dish with water covering cauliflower and microwave covered for 7 minutes.

Step 2: Drain water out of cauliflower dish and transfer to the food processor

Step 3: Add cauliflower, butter, garlic clove, splash of almond milk (you won’t need much since cauliflower is very water based) and pulse until smooth

Step 4: add salt, pepper, thyme and parmesan cheese.

Honestly this recipe is so easy I just eyeball everything measurement wise. It is super versatile and can be paired with vegan or paleo dishes and you’ll be sure to have leftovers.

If you’ve ever tried cauliflower mash before, comment below!

Until next time!
xo Cat

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Monday, June 05, 2006

Charlos and the Palindrome

I was hoping to write a post about Carlos Zambrano's no-hitter. This was ruined by a Preston Wilson single to right about as much as Cindy Crawford was ruined by a single mole to the left. The Chubs beat those sick Texas sprawlers by an eight-count. Those Lone-Star bastards disgust me because they expand and expand and if anyone messes with them, they carry loaded guns in their truck. They kill. They execute those who are different and perhaps weak.

Instead, how about this:

The palindrome is wonderful because it is the same backwards as forwards. It has no opposite, no dark side. How many of me have battled and succumbed to aggressive public drunkenness, fear of the poor, and misogeny only to realize that my demons are myself? What if I equaled my demons, and no one could tell the demon, red horns and knife poised handily, from the human, frail and cowering before the almighty avalanche of death? The palindrome does not struggle. The demon is appeased that it can take, and the human is appeased that it can give exactly the same amount. The palindrome is perfect balance and therefore happiness.

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Thursday, May 29, 2008

Thanks to Mission Possible Ministries

We'd like to thank Pastor Lucas and Mission Possible Ministries in Citrus Springs, Florida, for their warm welcome. Their generosity and kindess were a blessing to us. We will keep the Mission Possible congregation in our prayers as we go.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

And you thought you were having a bad day...

This is a bit off the topic of poverty...and it is a bit irreverant. The only toilet in the international space station has broken leaving the astronauts with Wrap your mind around that one the next time you're having a bad day!

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

The reason behind it all

I read a startling UNICEF statistic today: each day, 26,500 - 30,000 children die as a result of poverty - starvation, thirst, and disease. I don't know about everyone else, but when I hear statistics like that (and stats like the tens of thousands of disaster-related deaths in China and Myanmar) I tend to skim past the death toll and move to more pleasant reading. It is simply too many fatalities to wrap my mind around. 26,500 - 30,000 kids every day. 26,500 - 30,000 as I go shopping, enjoy my airconditioning and eat more food than I can handle. Trying to comprehend such poverty can make you feel inadequate and unable to make a dent in the massive need.

Another UNICEF stat says that nearly 3 billion people in the world live on less than $2 each day. You can't even buy an iced mocha at Starbucks for $2! So what can we do? First, we can go where there is need and serve. Josh and I are blessed to be able to personally serve the people of Guatemala, but not everyone can drop their daily duties. Those that cannot go can give. $5, $100, $1,000....God can use any amount, big or small, to make a difference in the lives of the needy. And most importantly, you can pray. Pray that those in need will be blessed by God with the dignity and resources to overcome their need.

These stats aren't meant as a guilt trip....more as of a wake up call to you and to me to affect change in our own way.

~ Jessica

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Upcoming visit to Mission Possible Ministries

This sunday, we will be speaking at Mission Possible Ministries in Citrus Springs, Florida. Please pray that God will speak through us as we share our ministry with the Mission Possible congregation. Check out Mission Possible's wesbite:

Monday, May 19, 2008

Thanks to New Life Church

We'd like to say a heartfelt "gracias" to Pastor Tony Farmer and the New Life Church in Deerfield Beach, Florida, for letting us share our ministry with your church. We were blessed by your generosity and will keep your congregation in our prayers!

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Sunday, May 11, 2008

Happy Mother's Day

In this video, the children of Casa Shalom pray for their food before a meal. At the end, Victor, 6, prays for his food, children who are living in the street and do not have homes, and those in jail.

Monday, May 5, 2008

One graduation down, one to go.

On Saturday, Josh became an alumnus of Lee University in Cleveland, TN. With a few hundred other graduates, he received his diploma, shook the University president's hand, and ended his tenure as an undergraduate student. Jessica's graduation is next - on Thursday evening, she will walk across the stage to receive her degree from the University of Tennessee. After closing the door of higher education (for the time being), we are off to St. Louis to visit some family. From there, we will travel to Florida to share our ministry with churches across the state. Please keep us in your prayers during these next weeks of travel and preparation!


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Reid schedules votes to end nominee debate

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Reid set votes to end debate and to proceed to a final vote on several nominees, including Richard Cordray, who is President Obama’s pick to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau' and Obama's picks for the National Labor Relations Board.

Republicans say the nominees to the labor board — Sharon Block, Richard Griffin Jr. and Mark Gaston Pearce — should be rejected because Obama violated the Constitution by recess appointing them while Congress was holding pro forma sessions. Republicans point to a D.C. Circuit Court ruling that the appointments were invalid.

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Monday, February 14, 2011

Martha Mortenson Sampler

I bought this Scarlet Letter sampler kit many years ago and am happy to say that I finally got around to completing it :) The description of the piece as written by the Scarlet Letter reads:
The Martha Mortenson Sampler is a simple, early 19th century New England marking sampler, whereby the young girl practiced her lettering and stitches in preparation for marking actual household linens in her career as a maid or housewife. It is worked on 25 count, unbleached, natural linen, in faded hues...

My favorite samplers of all to stitch are those based on antiques. I guess that's mainly because I love to imagine what that first little girl was thinking about when she made the same stitches as me all those years ago. Was she at home or at school? Was she alone or surrounded by her family? Did she enjoy the work or was it more of a chore? I find imagining the answers fascinating.

Here's an illustration from The Workwoman's Guide, first published in 1838 England, of a classroom full of little girls learning to make the stitches they will use for the rest of their lives. Is it just me, or do you wonder too if Martha was in a classroom just like this one...

Happy stitching, everyone!!!

HomeSpunPrims said...

One of my favorite samplers! I've stitched this one too. I think the simple school girl samplers are my favorite to stitch. Beautiful job on yours!

The Humble Stitcher said...

Thank you, Lori! I appreciate your encouraging words and agree that these school girl samplers are the best to stitch. Their simple charm is what I find so captivating :)

Lee Prairie Designs said...

Beautiful work Sandy! I love your lovely stitching.

I wanted to email you a could not find your email on your profile. Thank you for leaving me your sweet, sweet comment on my blog. I always appreciate you visiting me!

Hope you have a great weekend----it's almost Friday.

Carolyn :)


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Thursday, January 3, 2008

No resolutions this year.

I have so much to achieve that it's basically pretty much unreal to want me to just run through the whole january-june period and collect all the trophys.
First, UTB and VSUP exams (half january, 4th of february), probably our first gig with the nameless (not my fault that Karin still bitches about the V.Pitchka name, it wasn't meant as an insult, it just popped up in a random conversation.), maturitas and then very likely other batch of exams for FSV and FHS and probably UTB again.

Well, if it won't work out, I'll probably just take some savings and travel and work a lil bit. I was just thinking about New York. Although I was always somewhat into the northern cities, Chicago, or mayybe Austin, TX.

God. Gotta relax a bit with the pics of seminaked kvinta A. Got these from Bara. She's electric.

Pretty sad that this is like the only fun i get, generally.

Fifth said...

Heh.. We all have a lot to do. CVUT-FA, CAE + maturita.. fantastic.
About resolutions - I've made just 3 for myself ->
1) Don't panic
2) Do not take school THAT seriously
3) Act like a Leo even a little.. (as it's my zodiac sign).

And that is. Not a big deal, but can help through this year.

And last, but definitelly not least -> I am pretty interested in some semi-naked pics of QA too .. rather girl then boys ofc xD And I don't think, that since Bara (she is definitely electric) doesn't know me so well, she would give the photos.. I appeal on you in this .. since you can have fun with those too xD

Kaki said...

Leo DiCaprio?

I don't have that much fun w/ gals, really. Though I had yesterday, when i painted a very Filip-like hair line on Karin's belly. That was strangely arousing.

Shippy said...

I knew why I hadn't permitted them to take a photo of my seminakedness .D

Unfortunately, not even I can assure you that you'll get your photos of seminaked QA girls. I'll try to make thm drunk in the middle of this February, though.

Fifth said...

Shippy: I will be waiting ..

Kaki: and .. no, not Leo DiCaprio..

Piaf said...

V.Pitchka is the best name for a band i ever seen!

Fifth said...

piaf: .. that's overrated

Kaki said...

Trust me, he knows his stuff.

And by stuff i don't mean his reproductive organs.

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Fifth said...

Kaki: olol..


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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Thanks Obama...

Lower taxes? Apparently Obama's solution is to cut federal student aid by 100 billion. This lowers the Pell Grant funds received by financially unstable students and makes a college education nearly impossible to achieve in some situations.

"Education For All" he says... Yet he is cutting financial aid by 100 billion for students.
What are your thoughts?

  1. Well this surely does not look like a good plan for the future of the USA :/

  2. i think he is in a damned if you do, damned if you dont situation. i am not too surprised to see this, he is a pretty right leaning democrat and pretty much everyone at the capital who is right-wing wants to cut everything..


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When History Suddenly Becomes Irrelevant

“The fact that something so unthinkable could occur has had a lasting impact on my view of life and on investing in particular” – Peter Bernstein

I’m extremely proud of the event we put on this week, the Evidence-Based Investing conference. There were a lot of like-minded investors in the room and on the stage, so we ended the day with a panel called “The Limitations of Evidence.” This was a great way to end the day because a lot of financial evidence is subjective. It’s not exactly like studying a crime scene and finding a bloody boot print or DNA on a knife.

Peter Bernstein absolutely nailed this concept in Against the Gods, when he wrote about things that used to be true that no longer are.

In 1930, when President Hoover declared that “prosperity is just around the corner,” he was not trying to fool the public with a soundbite or a spin. He meant what he said. After all, history had always supported that view. Depressions had come, but they had always gone. Except for the period of the First World War, business activity had fallen in only seven years from 1869 until 1929. The single two-year setback during those years was 1907-1908, from a very high point; the average annual decline in real GDP was a modest 1.6%, and that included one decline of 5.5%.

But production fell in 1930 by 9.3% and in 1931 by 8.6%.At the very bottom, in June 1932, GDP was 55% below its 1929 peak, even lower than it had been at the low point of the short-lived depression of 1920. Sixty years of history had suddenly become irrelevant.

Today we take for granted that bonds have higher yields than stocks, but this was not always the case.

In 1959, exactly thirty years after the Great Crash, an event took place that made absolutely no sense in the light of history. Up to the late 1950s, investors had received a higher income from owning stocks than from owning bonds. Every time the yields got close, the dividend yield on common stocks moved back up over the bond yield. Stock prices fell, so that a dollar invested in stocks brought more income than it had brought previously…Until 1959, that is. At that point, stock prices were soaring and bond prices were falling…The old relationship between bonds and stocks vanished, opening up a gap so huge that ultimately bonds were yielding more thank stocks by an even greater margin than when stocks had yielded more than bonds.

The cause of this reversal could not have been trivial. Inflation was the main factor that distinguished the present from the past. From 800 to 1940, the cost of living had risen an average of only 0.2% a year and had actually declined on 69 occasions. In 1940 the cost-of-living index was only 28% higher than it had been 140 years earlier. Under such conditions, owning assets valued at a fixed number of dollars was a delight; owning assets with no fixed dollar value was highly risky.

The Second World War and its aftermath changed all that. From 1941 to 1959, inflation averaged 4.0% a year, with the cost-of-living index rising every year but one. The relentlessly rising price level transformed bonds from a financial instrument that had appeared inviolate into an extremely risky investment….No longer did investors perceive stocks as a risky asset whose price and income moved unpredictably. The price paid for today’s dividend appeared increasingly irrelevant. What mattered was the rising stream of dividends that the future would bring.

It pays to never say never, especially in investing, but there are some things I’m 99.9% sure of. I don’t know what could ever cause the following three things to be invalidated.

  1. Costs matter. The reason active managers fail to beat their benchmark is because their fees are often ten times higher than the index.
  2. Timing the market is a fools errand, at least for 99% of us. Sure you can make a few good calls, but over your lifetime you need to make hundreds if not thousands of good calls. Good luck with that.
  3. Picking stocks is really difficult. Two out of three stocks underperform the index and most of the overall gains of the index are in the top 25% of performers.

For most other things, I try to be humble and keep an open mind because what looks like evidence today may appear laughable in the future.

Against The Gods

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Friday, January 06, 2006

Surprise visit

My brother surprised my mom earlier this week and told her that he had a couple of days off and was going to drive to Waco for the end of the week (we missed him at Christmas b/c he and his wife flip flop holidays and were in Memphis this year)...Well, he called my mom Wednesday while I was talking to her on the phone to tell her that he had been stuck in stand-still traffic, due to an awful wreck around Little Rock (?), on his way to Waco and had to turn around and go back home (to Memphis).

Needless to say, my mom was pretty upset (not mad...but sad), so I decided to try whatever I had to do, to come home and surprise her this weekend. I was able to leave work around lunch time, picked up Shi, and headed to Waco by surprise my mommy on her last weekend before starting back with school! (my dad knew since yesterday afternoon)

It's almost 4:00p and I went to the front door and rang the bell, while Shiloh was scratching to get in. You should have seen her face when she saw us!! The tears were great! And I'm looking foward to playing with my parents all weekend long! (it's always nice to go back home every once in a while, minus the husband--great one-on-one time with the parents!)

Lar, hope to see you, Josh, and baby James at church on Sunday!! ;)

MDM said...

You are too cute!! TMK ( she is linked on my blog) think you are just too stinkin' cute. You and your hubby will have the cutest babies ever!! :)

lauren said...

I agree with mdm and tmk! But, you knew that already! I'm soooo excited you got to come and I can see you this weekend!! Josh and I are going up to Dallas tomorrow, but we're not staying over night. We're going crib shopping! Have so much fun with your mommy!!

suzanne said...

mdm & tmk, THANKS! guys are too sweet! ;) lar, how exciting! crib shopping!!! can't wait to hear how james' room is coming along...

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Saturday, September 12, 2015

Manto - A Movie That Has Forever Changed The Face Of Pakistani Cinema !!

An Unforgettable Artistic Experience

For a film to be able to grip your interest and keep it intact for each and every second that it moves, is the greatest achievement, and Manto is one such film, which without any contemporary songs/dances or glamorous dresses, keeps you focused for the entire two hours. And not even that but you take it home with you; a head full of the dialogues of the film and its depth. I am still awestruck at its beauty, uniqueness and excellence.

The biopic on one of the greatest Urdu writers, Saadat Hassan Manto, takes you right at the starting credit. And you are sure that what you are about to witness for the next two hours is surely nothing commonplace. The rest is history !! 'Kaun Hai Yeh Gustakh' playing in the background, as the movie starts, will give you goose bumps !!

Manto's best afsanas are picked up smartly and dramatized amidst the main plot that revolves around the writer's life; his struggles, conflicts in life, illness, addictions, controversies and all the different aspects of his professional and personal life. Even what goes in his mind and his fight with his astral self.

The performances are the most admirable feature of the entire film. Each and every actor portrays the character with full intensity and that is one reason why you are completely lost in the world of Manto imagining yourself to be one of his old admirers (even if you have never read Urdu literature before - and this comes from my firsthand experience). There is a long cast and most of the actors have brief appearances. The performances of Saba Qamar, Shamoon Abbasi, Nadia Afghan, Rehan Sheikh, Hina Bayat omph up the masterpiece.

There are sequences spreadout throughout the film that awestruck you completely, making it a great piece of art. Nimra Bucha plays his wild inner self, who makes appearances at various points setting the ground for his behavior. The depth of the dialogues and the connection between Manto and his astral self is powerful.

Though an intense serious movie, it does not fail to make you laugh at places where the writer very cautiously uses witty phrases and sequences. One such with Mahira Khan and Asfar Rehman is especially true in this regard - it's humorous and refreshing in the dark Manto world. The movie is a blend of places where you could shed tears and also take a laughing break.

Sarmad's acting genius is revealed with all its might and power. After he receives electric shock treatment at a mental hospital, the way he utters words with difficulty and the way Sania Saeed (who plays Begum Manto) reacts to his condition is worth applause. Other actors appear for brief periods of time but leave an imprint since each and every sequence of the movie adds up to its brilliance. One such worth mentioning performance is that of Faisal Qureshi, who plays a voice actor at the radio and tremendously voice overs all the characters in the drama.

It is not only the story telling art that the film has surpassed but the entire cinematography and screenplay is extraordinarily amazing. As mentioned above, the cinematic genius of the movie is evident right from the starting credit and ends with the ending screen credit with the appearances of Hamayun Saeed and Mahira Khan.

For an industry that has been stagnant for years, a revival through such movies as Manto, is miraculous !!! Only mature cinema can produce such a piece of brilliance. It is therefore absolutely a miracle !!

Personal Note: Have you ever witnessed people clapping at the end of a movie show? I mean, it is a ritual for theatre/stage performances but not movies. The elation of the audience was quite evident on the second day of the film when they clapped in applause as the movie ended. This itself speaks for the appreciation the film is gathering.

And my final word, it has imbued in me a deep desire to move to Urdu Literature - something I had never even thought of doing before. Such is the beauty of this amazing film !!! From now on, we should say 'Jis nay Manto nahi waikhi, o jamiya he nahi' !!


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Scheduling and Goal Setting

Everyone knows you’re supposed to set a schedule and use goals to move yourself along, right?

Yea, me too.

The thing that’s really catching my attention these days is that you have to break the goals down into small steps, and your schedule has to have wiggle room.

As my client list grows, and the projects get bigger, there seem to be things that come up more often – things I haven’t planned for. You know how it goes…you’re working away and the printer runs out of ink.

You open the drawer where you keep the ink…and discover the one cartridge you need is the one you don’t have. Narutally.

Or the phone rings and a client needs 30 minutes you were planning to use for something else.

The wiggle room is partly what you work into your daily schedule. It’s also what you work into your deadlines when you’re planning a project. If you think a project is going to take you 2 weeks, give yourself an extra few days.

At the backend – when the deadline hits – customers are always happier when you’re on time than when you call and tell them you need an extension.

When it comes to breaking goals down into smaller pieces, there are two things I’ve been working with.

Most folks know I use a custom Goal Sheet for setting out and updating goals while I work on them. Those sheets stay in a binder under my datebook.

Yep, I actually do my goal setting by writing things out longhand. That’s the first thing – writing things out gives me time to think and gets me away from the computer (both good things).

How do you do it? Are you using pen and paper or a computer-based scheduling system? I’m interested to know if anyone is successfully combining a paper datebook and a computer schedule.

The other part of goal setting is to remember you need time for it in your schedule. (Guess who got behind in his goal setting and is working to catch up right now?)

It isn’t because I don’t put it into my schedule, it’s because I put too much into my schedule.

What I mean is, I was overloading my schedule. Goal setting got put onto Sunday afternoon. I only did it twice, but it was enough.

For two weeks, my schedule included “working” 7 days a week – bad idea.

My thought was that goal setting isn’t really work. You know, you can do it sitting in a park or while watching TV. Yea, right – it isn’t work.

It really is work.

Putting it onto Sunday afternoon didn’t make it easier, it ended up making me slack in my approach to doing the goal setting. (Result of bad idea.)

So I’ve put it back on Friday afternoons where it was before. Much better – and I’m almost caught up, too.  😉

Conrad Hall

3 thoughts on “Scheduling and Goal Setting

  1. suzi lee

    Hello Mr.Hall,

    I have been reading your posts and I thank you for sharing them.
    I am in the process of creating a e-book myself.
    I can understand once you get into a hectic schedule it becomes overwhelming.
    Just to share my organizing and scheduling lists.
    I do have a pad tha mentions “To do List”.
    Very simple i just jot down what i need to accomplish or do for the day.
    As for goals i agree it is small goals to reach at the moment.
    I also put om my calender on my wall and computer calendar.
    Certainly Rome was not built overnight but there is a road to get there.

  2. admin Post author

    Hi Suzi,

    Thank you for your comment. You should see the work room for a project I’m working on now.

    One wall is a calendar, the other walls are covered with notes, and there are 4 eight-foot tables set up to hold all the materials!

    And it’s all getting done one small step at a time. Little goals – the man who would move mountains must begin by carrying small stones.

  3. admin Post author

    Hi Suzi,

    Thank you for the article. It is very good.

    I especially agree with the third point – involve others. In my case, getting other people involved always helps me stay motivated.

    Another good point is the one about rewarding yourself. Build breaks into your day to give yourself small rewards, and build one day each week into your schedule when you do absolutely no work.

    Having that one day to rest and recharge is essential. Usually, when you go back to work, you’re fired up to get lots done because you actually missed work!

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Hillary’s Off and Running

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is now formally off and running for the Democratic Presidential nomination. And you could see the ripples being felt immediately in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election in news stories, blog posts and tweets. Here a sampling:

A day after Hillary Clinton formally kicked off her 2016 presidential campaign with a speech at a rally on New York’s Roosevelt Island, current and would-be rivals on both sides of the political aisle took aim at the former secretary of state on
“First off, I thought that Elizabeth Warren wasn’t running for president,” New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday. “But when I listened to Hillary yesterday, it sounds like liberal political consultants put together that speech.”

Christie also criticized Clinton for not taking questions from the press.

“I’ve done 146 town hall meetings in the last five years in New Jersey and around the country,” Christie said. “Mrs. Clinton doesn’t hear from anybody. She doesn’t talk to anybody. She doesn’t take questions from anybody. How would she know what real Americans are really concerned about?

“Is it, you know, when she’s out giving paid speeches?” the Republican governor continued. “I don’t understand when she would know what she was saying yesterday about real Americans.”

On CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders slammed Clinton for refusing to take a stand on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that President Barack Obama is trying to fast-track through Congress.

“I would hope very much that Secretary Clinton will side with every union in the country, virtually every environmental group and many religious groups and say that this TPP policy is a disaster, that it must be defeated and that we need to regroup and come up with a trade policy which demands that corporate America starts investing in this country rather than in countries all over the world,” Sanders said.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says Clinton has been quiet on the Keystone pipeline. Sanders also touts his votes on Iraq and the Patriot Act.
“There is no question that what our trade policy has been for many years is to allow corporate America to shut down plants in this country, move abroad, hire people at pennies an hour and then bring their products back to the United States,“ the independent senator and Democratic presidential candidate continued. “It is a failed trade policy, and I would hope that the secretary joins Elizabeth Warren, Sherrod Brown and the vast majority of Democrats in the Congress in saying, ‘No. We’ve got to defeat this piece of legislation.’”

On “Fox News Sunday,” Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and TPP proponent, called Clinton’s silence on the trade deal “mystifying.”

The Wall Street Journal’s Dante Chinni offers five charts showing why Hillary Clinton will be hard to beat. A few highlights:

1. When matched against GOP rivals, Mrs. Clinton retains a big lead among minority voters. These voters were a pillar of President Barack Obama’s winning coalitions and make up a growing share of the electorate.

….2. Moreover, Mrs. Clinton shows signs of expanding the Obama coalition by drawing more white women, a group that Republicans won by 14 percentage points in 2012. When matched against likely GOP rivals, Mrs. Clinton leads among white women.

I need to add here that the GOP’s Tea Party and talk show cable and radio hosts who make their living by demonizing groups and defining compromise as treason and consensus as weakness a are major4 constraint on the GOP expanding its coalition. Rather, the GOP now resembles a bouncer standing in front of an exclusively club refusing to let some in and outright throwing some out (moderates or non Tea Party conservatives). It is the party of the choir, by the choir and for the choir.

3. Views of the economy—likely the top issue in the campaign—play to Mrs. Clinton’s advantage. She leads likely rivals among voters who say job creation and the economy are their top or second-highest concern:

….4. Where is Mrs. Clinton vulnerable? Voters tend to cast ballots for people they like, and so Mrs. Clinton’s declining public image could prove to be a problem. The share of people with a negative view of her is rising.

The problem here, too: the GOP candidate, when voters get to know him or her, may prove to many swing voters (who do exist) as less likable, and if kowtowing to the talking points of the Tea Party and the party’s unofficial strategist (Rush Limbaugh) more frightening. So this being a negative depends on who Republicans put up.

”.5. And Mrs. Clinton is not the top choice of people who view national security and terrorism as a top issue for the government to address. If concerns about Islamic State or terrorism rise, that could present a challenge to Mrs. Clinton, particularly given her work on foreign policy within the administration.

Remember that despite how smug they may appear on TV, and the big bucks they get, most of the people on televison, writing punditry and writing on blogs don’t know a thing. They’re giving you their best take how they see things through their personal and professional filters.

But, yes, at this particular point, Hillary Clinton looks quite strong, no matter what flaws those who oppose her point to or how awkward her campaign may appear.

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11 Mile Hike & Overnight

Zachary has been a "big camping guy" (Sean and Kaitlyn, anyone?) since we've moved back from China. He has loved researching and learning about camping! As we all know, Youtube has a wealth of knowledge and Zachary has took full advantage for all things camping. He can tie basically any knot. He can clean a fish (we even bought whole fish for him to practice on! Hehe). He can set trot lines. He can identify plants. It's been very cool learning a bit here and there of all he has learned about camping. His dream would be that we set out on a several week hike somewhere. Maybe one day we will do it! But in the mean time, we have gorgeous camping and hiking spots all over the Austin area. Thankfully for Zachary, we also have some great friends that love to camp and hike, too! Our good friend Chris, being one of them. Zachary and Chris decided to go on an 11 mile overnight hike together a few months ago. They planned out their course, packed their bags and Megan (Chris' wife) and I dropped them off at the starting point of their adventure.
Sawyer Camp was their starting point! The trail head started at a parking lot so Meghan and I could easily drop them off.
Packing for any kind of camping is always a chore. Unless you do it like your friend Bernie or my brother Justin has on occasion, which is basically sleeping on the ground. In which case, you have nothing to pack! Zachary and Chris weren't going the ground trek but they were hiking to a primitive camping site which meant they had to pack everything to boil water and to cook and catch their food. They also packed snacks, a few drinks for guys time around the fire, fire starters, a tent and sleeping bags. There was also a few items that are rarely used but fun to take like a machete.
We dropped them off and watched them walk down the trail until they were out of eye and ear shot, like some proud momma ducklings letting their chicks go off for the first time by themselves.
The rest of the shots were from the guys along the way. They had gorgeous views of the lake the whole hike.

They hiked 6.5 miles the first day before making camp. Once they reached their stopping point they set up everything, starting purifying water and set lines out for fish. Unfortunately, they didn't catch anything! Thankfully, they brought a few canned goods for just the occasion.
In the morning, Zachary made some bannock from grains and flour for the guys to enjoy for breakfast. The night before, the guys had their make shift dinner, fish-less, chatted and drank around the fire and then hit the sack. The only hitch that night was when they heard rustling outside their tent only to find a racoon greedily trying to get into the marshmallow bag!
The next days hike consisted of 4.5 miles so they started off early. The day was just as gorgeous as the day before.
Here's a few pics of their mile markers! We missed Mile 1 but you can see how they became less enthusiastic as the miles went on! By mile 8 the next day they were sore, hungry and tired! They were ready to get home.

The last few miles included some stream jumping- fun!

The guys were thrilled to hit the San Gabriel River Trail head because that meant air conditioner and Sonic slushes! Haha. Meghan and I picked them up and made sure to have cool drinks in hand. They were, oddly, soaking wet! Neither could give us a clear explanation as to why. They would just laugh and drink their drinks. Must have been the adventure! The guys had a great time and a few months later did a kayaking/camping trip that sadly, I have no pictures for. We are looking forward to more camping adventures in the future! Meghan and I will eventually go on some, too. I have a whole Camping board in preparation for it, too. ;)

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As a team, we work to develop a step-by-step plan to achieve the goals along with strategies, tools and timelines required to implement the plan. Additional advisors and other professionals are brought in to assist the client, as necessary, and all meetings take place in the comfort of our offices so that clients are not running from one meeting place to another.

Once we have helped our client move on to the next chapter in their life, we maintain regular review meetings with them to continually chart their progress and keep them on track.  In the end, our clients have a renewed sense of purpose with clear life goals, a plan in place to achieve these goals and they feel more confident about their life.  With this confidence and knowledge also comes a feeling of relief and often more energy for normal day-to-day activities.  In short, they feel ready and able to write the next chapter of their life.

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Friday, March 11, 2011

Failed Approaches to Defending Ship Memorabilia Purchases to Your Spouse

  • Oh my god, it's not like I said ANYTHING about you wanting to BRONZE Sebastien's shoes? And he has weird feet.
  • It's like this, OK, you loved Richard Gere in "An Officer and and Gentleman", right? Well, it's kinda like that. Except without the subtle gay subtext.
  • Well, you did make me eat kale. KALE. *looks meaningfully at 1/2 empty plate*
  • I could just get a Veritech fighter. 1/60 scale.
  • Oh, so your love of anachronism stops as soon as we need 2 feet of bookshelf space for a 110-gun Spanish Galleon with flammable rigging. What? It is.
  • I promise this has nothing to do with me calling it "Davey Jone's Locker" down there.
  • You said no to my rubber ducky, my rubber sheep, AND my inflatable Betty Boop, and NOW THIS? What is WRONG with you?
  • Don't you dare bring my LP collection of "The Captain and Tenille". They are TOO more important to 20th century pop culture than "Sonny & Cher".
  • Well, you DID make me learn all those knots.
  • My interest in it has nothing to do with the fact that your lines have evolved from a schooner to a East Indiaman to a 120 gun 1st rate. Nothing at all.
  • I'll promise to stop christening and naming our cats. Or prepending their name with HMS, okay?

Prospective iPad 2 Owner With His Thoughts.

Look, I know I live in a state and a city which thinks quinoa is a reasonable substitute for a starch and that gears on bikes an abomination. I know that all my coworkers, immediate family, and extended family who live in this region all love "The Wire", "Arrested Development", and now slightly hate "Arcade Fire" ever since "the Grammy incident". I know there are almost more recycling bins outside my apartment complex than there are elements in the Periodic Table, but still.

I have some expectations.

It'd be nice if the lineup wasn't ten blocks long. Like, 15 people. I could handle waiting for 15 people. But only if those 15 people don't have an itemized list as to why the iPad 2 is really the one to get, and, in the long run, actually quite a bargain.

Also, could the people in my immediate vicinity please not have tumblrs or blogs or twitter accounts that they casually try and advertise? How many streams of information do I need about new Apple products and product rumours and supposed long-term strategy and finalized, objective data on battery lives? Like, ten, at the most, and I already got them.

I happen to like black mock turtle-necks, ok? And jeans. I liked them about two years before Jobs (our prayers and thoughts are with you Steve!) got the look, ok? It'd be awesome if no one pointed tha tout.Or asked me how much my impersonation fees are.

Also, Rio is a perfectly good company. And my iRiver doesn't need replacing. The first 10 hipsters in that lineup who make a crack at it, or the fact that all I have on it is 1/2 of "Razor's Edge" and the "Blues Brothers" soundtrack get a very very hostile stare.

Saturday, March 05, 2011

Uncomfortable Movie Synopses

Ethnics die first. Austrian herrenfolk survives thermonuclear blast in a jungle without cover.

Death and the Maiden
Doctors who systematically rape and torture for a totalitarian regime can afford extremely expensive chamber music seats.

Only a horrifying amalgan of machine and half-dead man, funded by and developed for a private corporation for profit can save a major city in decay.

Ocean's Eleven
Eleven hardened life-time criminals are justified in robbing millions from a legitimate business man because he's somewhat cold and happens to be dating the head criminal's ex-wife.

Federal agent has nearly all his best friends killed in a bloody war over a substance that's legalized a few years later.

Red Dawn
Every conflict to ever descend upon Afganistan, transposed to Montana.

Breakfast Club
Over-privileged white kids in the suburbs feel hard done by, get high, have a make-over, collaborate on a letter.

Top Gun
Man learns about commitment only by having his best friend die in practice.

Barton Fink
Wrestling movies pay the bills, not Great American Films.

Monsters Inc.
Entire species are reduced from a warrior band who strike terror in the hearts of millions to a laughing stock of cheap-gag vaudevillians in a desperate bid to keep the lights on.

A hardened sociopath almost delves into pedophilia, a girl's family dies, and an entire SWAT team is killed so that a ficus can find a better life on private school grounds.

Belle Epoque
A softcore film is not identified as such due to foreign language, soft-focus, and a superb prop-master.

Run Lola, Run
A screenwriter with career ending writer's block writes the same plot out several times, with small variations, just to make his vignette feature-length.


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Wednesday, 13 June 2012

2nd Brighton-Sussex Postgraduate Colloquium Day in Critical Thought

2nd Brighton-Sussex Postgraduate Colloquium Day in Critical Thought

hosted by the Centre for Social and Political Thought, University of Sussex, and the Critical Studies Research Group, University of Brighton

June 21st, 2012
10.30 – 11.30 Panel 1:
Ian Sinclair (Brighton): ‘Reading Rancière’
Toby Lovat (Brighton): ‘Meillassoux on contingency and the absolute’

11.30 – 13.00 Panel 2:
Tim Carter (Sussex): ‘Love and its objects: Thoughts on a passage from Adorno’
Birgit Hofstaetter (Brighton): ‘Thinking with the movement of language: Adorno on music and philosophy’
Aidan Simpson (Sussex): ‘Ernst Bloch, utopia and activism’

13.00 -14.00 Lunch

14.00 – 15.30 Panel 3:
Jaakko Immonen (Brighton): ‘Merleau-Ponty and Adorno as materialist thinkers’
Alex Elliott (Sussex): ‘Punching Adorno in the face, epistemologically: Possible problems with physical experience in Negative Dialectics’
Dimitri Kladiskakis (Sussex): ‘Social origins and subjectivity: a critique of the state of nature’

16.00 – 17.00 Keynote:
Gordon Finlayson (Sussex): ‘30 years on: Habermas’s Critical Theory and the Problem of Normative Grounds’

All talks will take place in Fulton 203, University of Sussex

Sunday, 4 March 2012

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May 3-5, 2012

@ The Institute for the Arts and Humanities/Global Education Center in collaboration with the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and NWO

The conference The Anomie of the Earth is a follow-up to the Post/autonomy conference held in Amsterdam in May 2011.

While the Post/autonomy meeting focused on the European dissemination of autonomist thought, the second conference will build on its American location and explore a plurality of notions and practices of cultural-political autonomy. Though privileging the context of North and South America, the conference will also address European, African and Asian perspectives.

A presupposition of the conference is that what Carl Schmitt has defined as the Western “nomos of the Earth” – i.e. the political, legal, and spatial configuration of a Euro-Atlantic modern global order – is currently being shaken by intense endogenous and exogenous forces. By discussing the potentials and limits of autonomy/autonomia within our actual conjuncture, the conference will address the emerging nomos and its new constellations of life and knowledge.

More specifically, the conference will thematize the intersections of autonomy/autonomia with four lines of research that have reframed current debates in the humanities and social sciences:

* radical conceptualizations of life, labor, sovereignty, borders, precarity, migrations, communities and commons, multitude;
* spatial, affective, ethical and ecological forms of resistance to neoliberal capitalism;
* critical trends taking place at the edges of contemporary epistemologies; such as vitalisms, geo-philosophies, biopolitics, political anthropologies, new materialisms, political ontologies and ecologies, subaltern studies, embodiment and emergence theories;
* decolonial studies and new theorizations of post-capitalist, non-liberal and non-statist modes of knowledge and political practice; decolonial feminisms.

These broad themes should be focalized through a specific engagement with autonomy/autonomia.

We welcome the submission of papers in English. Accepted papers will be posted online on the conference website. For the panels, speakers will be asked to make short (10-15 minutes) presentations addressing the main topics of their papers.

Please send your paper, together with a short abstract, by March 1 to Given the limited size of the conference, only a small number of papers will be accepted. Conference organizers will send acceptance notifications by March 21.

For further information, please contact

This conference is the second of a series within the project Precarity and Post-autonomia: the Global Heritage funded by NWO (Dutch Organisation for Scientific Research).

Confirmed participants
Giuseppe Bianco (University of Warwick/CIEPFC)
Jodi A. Byrd (University of Illinois)
Gustavo Esteva (Universidad de la Tierra)
Silvia Federici (Hofstra University)
Michael Hardt (Duke University)
Timothy S. Murphy (University of Oklahoma)
Benjamin Noys (University of Chichester)
Catherine Walsh (Universidad Simon Bolivar)
Gareth Williams (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)

and the planning committee:
Federico Luisetti, John Pickles, Wilson Kaiser (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill),Vincenzo Binetti (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)

in collaboration with, at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: Samuel Amago, Yusuf Al-Bulushi, Emilio del Valle Escalante, Arturo Escobar, Diana Marcela Gomez Correal, Lawrence Grossberg, Michal Osterweil, Michael Palm, Alvaro Reyes
and the NWO partners: Frans-Willem Korsten (Leiden University/Erasmus University Rotterdam), Joost de Bloois (University of Amsterdam), Silvia Contarini (Université Paris Ouest, Nanterre La Défense), Monica Jansen (Utrecht University)

NWO, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor), and the Center for Global Initiatives, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Center for European Studies, The Institute for the Arts and Humanities, The Institute for the Study of the Americas, Department of Geography, Program in Comparative Literature, Department of Anthropology, Department of Communication Studies, Cultural Studies@UNC (UNC-Chapel Hill), Department of Romance Studies (Duke University)

Tuesday, 17 January 2012

The Great University Gamble event

The Theory Research Group presents
Andrew McGettigan, ‘The Great University Gamble: money, markets and the future of HE’
Thursday 2 February, 5-7pm, University of Chichester, Cloisters.

Dr Andrew McGettigan is a freelance writer, speaker and researcher based in London. He writes on philosophy, the arts and education. He blogs at Critical Education, and has been a key figure in the analysis and critique of the current government's changes to the system of Higher Education in the UK (see paper here). He is currently writing a book for Pluto press on this subject.

For further details of the event please contact Dr Benjamin Noys, Reader in English, The University of Chichester.