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November 15, 2015
Nick Verron: First video blog post
Presenting the AWESOME Nick Verron teaching us voice recognition software!!
Originally posted on Nick Verron:
Me talking about my new speech recognition software
Trent’s World: If We Were Having Coffee We’d be Talking About Paris
Great post from Trent’s World about humanity…
Originally posted on Trent's World (the Blog):
Hello. Come on in out of the strong, cold north-wind and grab a cup of strong French Roast or Tea. Yeah, my normal greeting is a little muted today, but you know why.
Usually I let you guess where I am by the picture. Well, I am only in Paris in my thoughts right now. My body is in New Hampshire.
This was a week like any other. Work. Play. Reading. Writing. Cold. Rain. But now that it is over, I don’t want to talk about it. I want to talk about something else. Oh, we can take time to chat about small things later if you want. Perhaps I’ll do a repeat tomorrow that is a little lighter.
Yeah, we’ll talk abut what people the world over are talking about.
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United with our Friends Across the Pond…Royaume avec nos amis à travers l’étang
First in French, and then followed by English.
Ordinairement, je garde mes distances de la politique. Je pense que la politique est comme la religion ou les saveurs de crème glacée.
Après vendredi dernier, je ne vais pas pour être tranquille.
L'été dernier, ma fille et petite-fille ont passé plusieurs semaines en Grande-Bretagne. Pendant qu'ils étaient là, ils ont passé la journée à Paris, la ville des lumières.
Les gens que je l'ai eu le plaisir de rencontrer de la France sont des gens merveilleux. Ils ne sont pas différents de nous, ils parlent seulement une langue différente.
Je suis resté jusqu'à vendredi soir (vendredi 13) et regardé Fox Nouvelles et Shepard Smith rapport que la terreur se déroulait à Paris.
Je regardais les rues ont été inondées de gens qui courent pour leur vie, couverts de sang; le sang de ces malheureux qui se trouvaient blessé ou pire - morts.
Peut-être que certains ne peuvent pas imaginer regarder dans les yeux d'un homme ou d'une femme morte. Ou encore la peur sur les visages comme ils vous demander de ne pas les laisser mourir et il n'y a pas un putain de chose que vous pouvez faire.
Je pense que des monstres qui ont causé la mort tous. Monster est pas un mot assez fort. La langue anglaise ne possède pas un mot pour désigner un tel mal.
Ces animaux qui ont causé tout le carnage apprécié la mort qu'ils pleuvent sur les hommes et les femmes non armés qui étaient pour un vendredi soir avec leurs amis et familles.
Un moment vous, oui vous, êtes assis à une table sur le trottoir, en dégustant une tasse de café avec des amis ou que l'un ami spécial que vous aimez delà de l'amour, et la prochaine il n'y a rien, sauf le chaos; un chaos inconnu qui ne peut pas être mis en mots.
Je me suis senti chanceux et reconnaissant à Dieu que ma fille et petite-fille ont passé des jours merveilleux à travers l'étang, rencontrer des gens qu'ils vont E-mail pour les années à venir.
Au moins, je l'espère et je prie Dieu au-dessus qu'ils seront en mesure de le faire.
La France a déclaré la guerre. Tant mieux pour eux.
Avons-nous besoin d'un autre 9-11 de se tenir à côté de notre allié le plus long? Je ne prie pas.
I love ma fille et petite-fille ...
Ordinarily, I keep my distance from politics. I feel that politics is like religion or flavors of ice cream.
After last Friday, I am not going to be quiet.
Last summer, my daughter and granddaughter spent several weeks in Great Britain. While they were there they spent the day in Paris, the City of Lights.
The people I have had the pleasure of meeting from France are wonderful people. They are no different from us they just speak a different language.
I stayed up Friday night (Friday the 13th) and watched Fox News and Shepard Smith report as the terror was taking place in Paris.
I watched as the streets were flooded with people running for their lives, covered in blood; the blood of those unfortunate people who lay wounded or worse - dead.
Maybe some cannot imagine looking into the eyes of a dead man or woman. Or yet the fear on the faces as they ask you not to let them die and there is not a damn thing you can do.
I think of the monsters that caused all the death. Monster is not a strong enough word. The English language does not have a word to denote such evil.
Those animals that caused all of the carnage enjoyed the death that they rained over unarmed men and women that were out for a Friday evening with their friends and families.
One moment you, yes you, are sitting at a curbside table, enjoying a cup of coffee with friends or that one special friend that you love beyond love, and the next there is nothing except chaos; an unknown chaos that cannot be put into words.
I felt lucky and grateful to God that my daughter and granddaughter spent wonderful days across the pond, meeting people they will e-mail for years to come.
At least I hope and pray to God above that they will be able to do that.
France has declared war. Good for them.
Do we need another 9-11 to stand next to our longest ally? I pray not.
I love my daughter and granddaughter...
November 14, 2015
Nick Verron: 2015 UKABIF Conference
AWESOMENESS!
Originally posted on Nick Verron:
Hi peeps,
I’ve had a pretty mental week. Supremely re/ a-warding though…(certainly not relating to the calibre of my jokes!)
On Wednesday, 11 November I went to the 2015 UKABIF conference in London. I thought it was just to say a few words about why I’d chosen to raise money for this awesome charity and be presented with a thank you type award.
I got up on the stage expecting this to happen. It did not. At all.
Psyching myself up…
The speaker announcing the awards started describing little old me. And then announced to everybody, including me, that I had won the ‘Stephen McAleese award for inspiration by an individual in the field of ABI’!!
Have a look at this link to see just how amazing this man was and hopefully you will see why this is such an honour:
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/recognition-for-late-cumbrian-man-who-inspired-others-1.902917
Award presented by John and Susan McAleese, Stephen’s parents
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Events in PARIS – TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN…
Our hearts are sad with you, France…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
FRANCE
and the
FREE WORLD NATIONS
may bow their heads in
SORROW
but
NEVER
in
SURRENDER
Viva la France: Our Hearts are With You…
Why Can’t There Just be Peace?
November 13, 2015
November 11, 2015
Michael’s Origins: What Blogging Should Be About
Great points for gaining insight into the art of blogging!
Originally posted on Michael's Origins:
I have written several articles on blogging over the past couple of weeks. Two of the prominent ones are, HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR BLOG! and BUSINESS OR HOBBY | HOW TO BECOME A FAMOUS BLOGGER.
So today, I thought I would highlight the most important ones with my own unique spin or flare if you will. So, let’s get to it! The one item that I will put on top of all is,
don’t be a selfish stuck-up pretentious so and so. Blogging should be a fun, sharing resources, networking together providing a relaxed inviting environment. Have you ever had that one supervisor or Manager that reminded you of the above statement? Don’t be that person.
Content! Let’s face it this is the king of them all. This should shine like a polished diamond. Another analogy would be like eating one of Chef Gordan Ramsey’s dishes. That’s…
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