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Photo: Afternoon Coffee via Instagram

dewelch — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:58:53 +0000

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Photo: Cloudy Sunset via Instagram

dewelch — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:45:09 +0000

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Video: Guess the video 4: What is it?

dewelch — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:21:26 +0000

Can you figure out what this video is? Leave your description in the comments here on on any of my social media accounts.

Sometimes it helps to look at your world in new ways and I will be developing a few more in this series to challenge your perception of the world around you.

This video includes an answer to last week’s video, too. I’ll continue the in this format for upcoming episodes, too.

Leave your guess below in the comments!

Guess the Video 4

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Photo: Uh…about that thermometer…

dewelch — Tue, 14 May 2013 03:06:26 +0000

Hmmm, are you sure that thing’s right?!?

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TV Worth Watching: Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Cookery Course

dewelch — Sun, 12 May 2013 22:04:19 +0000

TV Worth Watching is a new series highlighting my favorite television viewing. I am a big fan of UK television, so you are sure to see many UK shows and movies featured here. — Douglas

TV Worth Watching: Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Cookery Course

I must admit that I never would have thought I would watch anything by Gordon Ramay. After seeing pieces of his various shows I found him entirely unlikable and the confrontational style put me off immensely. Imagine my surprise then, when a friend pointed out this Ultimate Cookery Course from Gordon Ramsay and told me I had to watch it. I couldn’t believe it, but after checking out the first episode I was amazed. Gone was the bluster, the pushiness, the rather obnoxious behavior. Instead there was a chef who cared deeply about food and offers up some great recipes and advice on cooking technique.

Most of the series is available via YouTube using the links below. There is also a cookbook highlighting some of the recipes from the series.

Watch first 20 Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Cookery Course episodes of here

More information on Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Cookery Course:

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Video: Guess the Video 3: What is it?

dewelch — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:59:06 +0000

Can you figure out what this video is? Leave your description in the comments here on on any of my social media accounts.

Sometimes it helps to look at your world in new ways and I will be developing a few more in this series to challenge your perception of the world around you.

This video includes an answer to last week’s video, too. I’ll continue the in this format for upcoming episodes, too.

Leave your guess below in the comments!

Guess the Video 3

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Video: Places LA: Dorkbot at Droplabs – Co-working/Hackerspace/Technology and more!

dewelch — Mon, 06 May 2013 06:08:04 +0000

Dorkbot.org (people doing strange things with electricity, mostly in Los Angeles) has begun their SoCal Hackerspace Tour with Droplabs, a co-working/hackerspace in Downtown Los Angeles. Join us on this quick tour of the space and the surrounding collection of artists/engineers/techs and more.

See more Places LA videos in this YouTube Playlist

For more information, visit:

Dorkbot: http://Dorkbot.org
Droplabs: http://droplabs.net

Find more technology content on TechnologyIQ with Douglas E. Welch at http://techiq.welchwrite.com.

For more episodes of PlacesLA, visit My Word with Douglas E. Welch (http://welchwrite.com/blog/category/places-la/)

Music: “Slow Burn” by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) under Creative Commons License.

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TV Worth Watching: Hamlet starring David Tennant

dewelch — Sun, 05 May 2013 18:14:47 +0000

TV Worth Watching is a new series highlighting my favorite television viewing. I am a big fan of UK television, so you are sure to see many UK shows and movies featured here. — Douglas

TV Worth Watching: Hamlet with David Tennant

When done right, Shakespeare can be an amazing experience. Given the source of Shakespeare and his plays, the British can perform his plays better than most, especially when given the money and this television movie production of Hamlet shines in every way. Former Doctor Who actor, David Tennant grabs the role and wrestles all the depth and psychological drama that this play has to offer. Hamlet is often considered the defining moment for any actor and Tennant does great service to the role and himself.

Performed onstage originally with the Royal Shakespeare Company, this adaptation doesn’t just film the stage, but rather creates a full movie production that makes us a voyeur of the scenes that play out. In fact, some scenes are shot using faux security cam footage, since the time of the play is brought forward into the present and not set in some ancient past. Patrick Stewart puts in a star turn as both King Claudius and his ill-fated ghostly brother

Overall, the setting, the production and the actors help to make this a very accessible version of Hamlet. If you have been scared off from Shakespeare tragedies before, this could be your way into a deeper understanding of what Shakespeare has to offer.

Hamlet aired as part of Great Performances on PBS here in the US but it also now available from several online video on demand services as well as on DVD. Do yourself a favor and five into this deep, deep, presentation of Hamlet. I think you will find something in this performance that you haven’t seen before.

You can watch the entire performance (with advertising) in the small video below, although watching it on a larger screen would be a better experience.

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Jobs Available – Listings at Jobs.WelchWrite.com – Search by keyword and location

dewelch — Sun, 05 May 2013 17:22:53 +0000

Looking for a job? There are a host of job listings available on Jobs.WelchWrite.comevery day. Enter the keywords you are searching for and your location to get fresh and focused listings.

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Photo: Fishing? via Instagram

dewelch — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:27:49 +0000

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Looking Back – Videos from Douglas E. Welch – April 2013

dewelch — Wed, 01 May 2013 17:00:53 +0000

Here is a playlist of all the videos I produced in March 2013.

You can find all my past videos on my YouTube Channel. If you enjoy a video, please click the Like button or Subscribe to the YouTube Channel. Doing that directly effects how many other people see my videos.

Point at each video thumbnail for more information and scroll through the available videos using the < > arrows in the lower right corner.

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My Favorite Things for April 2013 – Douglas E. Welch

dewelch — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:12:44 +0000

As always, let me know what types of interesting items you would like to see and I will keep an eye out for them especially. — Douglas

Links to all of these items, and more, are on my Pinterest Feed.

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Photo: At the mixing board via Instagram

dewelch — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:41:36 +0000

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Video: Guess the Video 2: What is it?

dewelch — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:46:59 +0000

Can you figure out what this video is? Leave your description in the comments here on on any of my social media accounts.

Sometimes it helps to look at your world in new ways and I will be developing a few more in this series to challenge your perception of the world around you.

This video includes an answer to last week’s video, too. I’ll continue the in this format for upcoming episodes, too.

Leave your guess below in the comments!

Guess the Video 2

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Video: Places LA: Scenes from the Southern California Spring Garden Show 2013

dewelch — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:09:05 +0000

A montage of scenes from the Southern California Spring Garden Show in Costa Mesa, California. For links and all my still pictures from the show, visit this post, “Photos: Southern California Spring Garden Show 2013.

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TV Worth Watching: Zen

dewelch — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:09:23 +0000

TV Worth Watching is a new series highlighting my favorite television viewing. I am a big fan of UK television, so you are sure to see many UK shows and movies featured here. — Douglas

TV Worth Watching: Zen

Let’s see…mystery series? Check! Italian characters? Check! Shot on location in Italy? Check. BBC Production? Check! (LAUGH) Zen hits all my markers of TV Worth Watching. Based on a series of novels by British author, Michael Dibdin, they are taut, exciting and deep mysteries. As with most of the shows I highlight, the acting is top notch as are the writing and the production. Another thing that often happens with series like this and Commissario Montalbano is that I end up reading the novels on which the productions are based. As with most adaptations, there is usually a lot more depth and character development in the novels and this leads to an even deeper enjoyment of the television productions.

From Masterpiece on PBS.org…

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What does an honest cop do when his bosses are on the side of the lawbreakers? Outwitting prosecutors, politicians, mobsters and run-of-the-mill kidnappers and killers, Detective Aurelio Zen brings justice to modern-day Italy, whether the authorities want it or not, on Zen, a trio of spellbinding cases based on the bestselling novels of by British crime writer Michael Dibdin, airing on Masterpiece July 17-31, 2011.

Rufus Sewell (Middlemarch) stars as Zen, a Roman police detective hailing from Venice, where “Zen” is a local shortening of the name Zeno. Separated from his wife and living with his mother, he is too frazzled by his job to think about romance. That is, until he meets Tania Moretti (Caterina Murino), his chief’s new secretary.

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