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This post is based on a press release issued by University of Sheffield on May 16.
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Researchers at the University of Sheffield have found that parks rich in species are not only beneficial for the environment but also for people´s general well-being. They have shown that the psychological benefits gained by visiting urban green spaces increase with the levels of biodiversity.
The world's human population is becoming concentrated into cities, increasingly isolating people from nature. Urban parks, therefore, form the arena for many people's daily contact with nature. These `green´ environments have a number of quality of life benefits, from reductions in crime rates to improving general health. However, little is known about the importance of the `quality´ of these green spaces for benefits to a person´s well-being.
Dr Richard Fuller and colleagues from the University´s Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, and De Montfort University in Leicester, have been able to show that biologically complex surroundings appear to enhance a person´s well-being more than those spaces less rich in species.
The researchers were also able to demonstrate that green space users can accurately assess how many different kinds of species live in urban parks, particularly when looking at plants. Their results indicate that successful management of urban green spaces should emphasize biological complexity to enhance human well-being, in addition to biodiversity conservation.
Dr Richard Fuller said: "Our research shows that maintaining biodiversity levels is important in our increasingly urbanised world, not only for conservation, but also to enhance the quality of life for city residents.
"The quality of green spaces, therefore, needs to be considered to ensure that it serves the multiple purposes of enhancing biodiversity, providing ecosystem services, creating opportunities for contact with nature and enhancing psychological well-being."


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Kidnapped boy rescued with iPad and 'Find My iPhone' app
Find my iPhone? More like 'Find my kid!'
A quick-thinking Texas dad was able to help cops track down his kidnapped 5-year-old son with an iPad and iPhone, police said.
Houston's KTRX reports that the boy's father left him in his 2001 Ford Expedition when he stopped at a liquor store but took his iPad with him.
When the father returned, his car was gone — and the kid. But he called police and helped guide them to his son, using the "Find my iPhone" app.
Lt. Wayne Schultz of the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office spoke to KTRX following the boy's rescue.
"The father had an iPad that he'd taken in with him and he utilized that iPad with the iPhone that was in the car and was able to track it," he said. "And the information was provided from our deputies to our dispatch, that was able to be communicated through the Harris County Sheriff's Office dispatch also and they were able to get information out to the troops in the field to where we could disseminate information in almost a real-time environment to put it out to guys who were looking for the vehicle with the child in it."
Once the suspect was apprehended, the boy was checked out by medical professionals and determined to be OK. All's well that ends well, but the father may want to reconsider leaving his 5-year-old in the car during future shopping trips.
GPS devices are having a larger role in law enforcement. Earlier this year in South Carolina, a construction manager used a GPS device hidden among stolen building materials to help guide police to the goods. And in Connecticut, a pair of robbery suspects were tracked down by police using the victim's phone's GPS.

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Calendar: What's happening in area churches?
What: Fifth year appreciation honoring Pastor William Brooks
When: 3 p.m. Sunday
Where: Faith, Hope & Love Holiness Mission Church, 508 Martin St., Shelby
Details: Guest speaker is Pastor Katherine Hemphill, Promise Revelation Church of Hickory; special music by different groups and choirs, including the Songbirds
Information: Minister Mildred Miller, 704-482-0613
What: The Inspiration Choir 11 th anniversary
When: 3 p.m. Aug. 25
Where: New Start Fellowship Church, N.C. 18 South, Shelby
Information: Pastor Evelyn Crosby, 704-482-6851
What: Mustard Seed Gathering
When: Two sessions, one meets on Saturdays, beginning Aug. 24, and the other meets on Mondays, beginning Aug. 26
Where: Camp Loy White, Casar
Details: A Bible study and accountability group that will meet for eight sessions (with a break for Labor Day); each session starts with a gathering, check-in and community building and includes guided spiritual study to read, ask questions and discuss the scripture; also includes small groups for listening, accountability and prayer.
Information and registration: Register by email at email@example.com; leave name, address, phone number, and email address. A one-time registration fee of $20 is due at the first meeting.
What: Donations needed for the second annual R.O.C.K.2. ( reclaiming our community kids)
When: Before Saturday
Where: Ryburn Memorial Presbyterian, 1329 Frederick St., Shelby
Details: Donations of school supplies, food or services are welcome.
Information: Elder Renee Warthen , 704-974-6187
What: Crossroads Rescue Mission bookbag giveaway
When: 11 a.m. Aug. 17 (registration at 10 a.m.)
Where: Bethel Baptist, 606 S. Dekalb St., Shelby
Details: Bookbags with school supplies will be given to the first 1,000 people who register
Information: 704-484-8770
What: Family Fun Day
When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 24
Where: Royster Avenue Church of God, 504 Royster Ave., Shelby
Details: Food, water games, inflatables, cornhole
Information: 704-487-5987
What: Country breakfast
When: 7-9:30 a.m. Saturday
Where: Aldersgate Methodist, 1207 W. Dixon Blvd., Shelby
Details: Adults $6, children $3, family of four (children younger than 14) eats for $12; Southern breakfast at its best
What: Letcher Brown Jr. Benefit Food Sale
When: 11 a.m. Aug. 10
Where: Magnolia Center, 515 Lineberger St., Shelby
Details: Fish plates, $7; hot dog plates, $5; homemade desserts available; will deliver for orders of five or more plates
Information: To place orders, call Vickie, 704-308-6065; Gwen, 704-466-4650; or Denise, 704-472-7876
What: Lattimore Baptist 5K run/walk and kids fun run
When: Aug. 17
Registration: $25 after Aug. 2
Details: Proceeds go to build a playground at the church for the community.
Information: Email firstname.lastname@example.com for a registration form, or call 704-482-1695; registration also on www.active.com
What: Yard sale
When: 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 17
Where: Hoey Memorial United Methodist, 2300 Hoey Church Road, off U.S. 74 East, Shelby
Details: Fundraiser for the Lanier Circle special needs fund; also selling baked goods and some flowers
Information: Call 704-471-0803 on day of the sale
What: Barbecue Fundraiser for the Benevolence Fund
When: 4-7 p.m. Aug. 17
Where: Big Springs Baptist, Hollis- Polkville community
Details: Donations only; dine in or take out
What: Food & Fellowship
Where: Lawndale Baptist, 407 W. Main St., Lawndale
When: 4-6:30 p.m. Sept. 21
Details: Barbecue, adults $9, children $5; all proceeds go to the Building Fund
Information: Joyce Peeler 704-538-0157
What: Homecoming/Revival
When: 2-3 p.m. Sunday, pre-homecoming; 3 p.m. Sunday, homecoming; 7 p.m. nightly Monday-Wednesday, revival
Where: Mount Pisgah Baptist, 273 Tryon School Loop Road, Bessemer City
Details: Pre-homecoming, Deacon Harold Williamson, Shelby and The New Wondering Souls; homecoming, the Rev. Willie Thurman, New Bedford Baptist; revival Monday, the Rev. Michael Hill, Providence Missionary Baptist; Tuesday, the Rev. Ray Lockhart Jr., Ellis Chapel Baptist, Wednesday, the Rev. Roger Fuller, Zion Hill Baptist
Information: The Rev. Charles Turner, 704-472-4972
What: Homecoming/Revival
When: 3 p.m. Sunday, homecoming; 7 p.m. nightly, Monday-Wednesday, revival
Where: Brooks Chapel United Methodist, Polkville
Speakers: Homecoming, Dr. Marva Boyd, Living Witness Refuge Ministries, Mount Holly; revival Monday, the Rev. Nathan Bratton of Ardis AME Church; Tuesday, the Rev. Dale Sneed of Hartzell & McQueens UMC; Wednesday, the Rev. Aldana Allen of Philadelphia & Durham UMC
Information: 704-538-3616
What: Homecoming/Revival
When: 3 p.m. Sunday, homecoming; 7 p.m. nightly, Tuesday-Thursday
Where: Washington Missionary Baptist, Waco
Speakers: Homecoming, Dr. Anthony Negbenebor , Faith Missionary Baptist, Shelby; revival, Dr. Danny L. Burnside, Sr., Philadelphia Baptist, Gaffney, S.C.
What: Jump start/revival
When: 3 p.m. Aug. 18, jump start; 7 p.m. Aug. 19-20, revival
Where: Jerusalem Missionary Baptist, 188 New Jerusalem Church Road, Harris
Speakers: Jump start, the Rev. Robert Coleman, Hoppers Chapel Baptist, Shelby; revival Aug. 19, the Rev. Howard Jamaal Edwards, Oak Grove Baptist, Forest City; Aug. 20, the Rev. Lester Jackson, New Zion Baptist, Harriet
Details: Dinner served at 2 p.m. Aug. 18 before jump start service
Information: Geraldin Davis, 864-764-4464
What: Homecoming/Revival
When: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Aug. 18
Where: Shady Grove Baptist, Kings Mountain
Speakers: The Rev. Chad Woods, Great Hope Baptist, Conover; the Rev. David Lindsey, Fairview Baptist, Cherryville
Information: Eddie Ponder, 704-487-7405
What: Homecoming/Revival
When: Homecoming, 3 p.m. Aug. 18; Revival, 7 p.m. nightly Aug. 19-22
Where: Mikes Creek Missionary Baptist, Gaffney, S.C.
Speakers: The Rev. George Washington Shell Jr., St. Luke Baptist, Buffalo, S.C. , homecoming; the Rev. Charles Jackson Jr., New Laurel Street Baptist, Columbia, S.C.
Information: 864-489-1507
What: Homecoming/Revival
When: 3:30 p.m. Aug. 25, homecoming; 7 p.m. nightly Aug. 26-29
Where: Waddell Chapel AME Zion
Speakers: Homecoming, the Rev. William Puryear, Torrence Grove AME Zion, Charlotte, and his choir and members; Aug. 26; the Rev. Luke Curry Sr., Bynum Chapel AME Zion, Kings Mountain; Aug. 27, the Rev. Billy Houze, First Baptist, Lawndale; Aug. 28, the Rev. Reginald Keitt , Mount Pleasant AME Zion, Statesville; Aug. 29, the Rev. Robert Coleman, Hopper's Chapel Baptist, Shelby.
What: Seventh Annual Kevin White Camp Meeting
When: 7 nightly Friday-Monday
Where: Family Worship Center, 1818 Shelby Road, Kings Mountain
Information: 704-739-7206
What: Revival
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Where: Ledford Grove Baptist, 327 East Double Shoals Road, Lawndale
Speakers: The Rev. Jamie Coulter
Information: Jackie Price 704-538-6803
What: Revival/Homecoming
When: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m. worship, Sunday
Where: Pleasant View Community Church, 129 Michael Drive, Forest City
Speaker: Jared McKinney
Information: 828-248-2270
What: Homecoming and Fall Revival
When: 3 p.m. Sunday, homecoming; and 7 each evening Monday-Wednesday, revival
Where: First Baptist, 2912 Austell Road, Earl
Speakers: Sunday and Monday, Pastor William Thompson; and Tuesday and Thursday, Pastor Thurman Clark, Mount Pleasant Baptist, Bessemer City
Information: The Rev. Randy Thurman, interim pastor, 704-477-7645
What: Homecoming service
When: 2 p.m. Aug. 18
Where: Harris First Baptist
Details: Morning worship service conducted by the Rev. George Whitmire; lunch afterward; featured singer, The Lamberts; music director, Hix Bailey
Information: 828-245-7486
What: 107th homecoming celebration and annual fall revival
When: 3 p.m. Aug. 25, homecoming; and 7 nightly, Aug. 26-28, revival
Where: Macedonia Baptist, 235 A W. Black St., Waco
Speakers: Homecoming, Pastor Billy D. Houze , First Baptist Church, Lawndale; Revival, Dr. Benjamin Hinton, Tabernacle Baptist, Gastonia.
Information Center: 704-435-8842
What: "Swap and Shop" for back-to-school needs
When: 7 a.m. to noon Saturday
Where: Glory Bound Baptist, 923 Cleveland Ave., Mountain
Details: Visitors can bring items to donate and take items they might need; examples are donations of clothes, household goods, canned food or back-to-school items like pens, paper and bags; corporate donations are welcome
Information or to donate: Sue, 704-747-0950 or at firstname.lastname@example.com
What: Missional Network 13 Family Fun Day
When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday
Where: Polkville Park, off N.C. 182 in Polkville
Details: Sponsored by 16 United Methodist churches; everything is free; food, games, music and backpacks with supplies for children in kindergarten through fifth-grade
Information or to donate: Kenny, 704-974-6611
What: Free clothing giveaway
When: 6-10 a.m. Saturday
Where: Faith Missionary Baptist, 822 Churchill Drive.
Information: 704-482-7532
What: Deacon Samuel V. Johnson's initial sermon
When: 3 p.m. Sunday
Where: Mikes Creek Baptist, Gaffney, S.C.
Information: Sister Jacque Johnson, 864-902-8288
What: Greater Cleveland County Baptist Association Sunday School Leadership Training Event
When: 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 9
Where: Elizabeth Baptist, Shelby
Details: "Making the Bible Come Alive"
What: "His Mercies" singing
When: 6 p.m. Sunday
Where: Ledford Grove Baptist, 327 E. Double Shoals Road, Lawndale
Information: Jackie Price, 704-538-6803
What: The Dosses in concert
When: 6 p.m. Sunday
Where: Safe Harbor Community Church, 301 S. Battleground Ave., Kings Mountain
What: Third Sunday Night Singing
When: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 18
Where: Friendly Chapel Baptist Church, 735 Sugar Hill Road
Featured singers: Truly Blessed
Information: Nellie Williams, 704-300-1635, or firstname.lastname@example.com
What: JC & Company praise and worship concert
When: 10 a.m. Aug. 24
Where: Spring Water Festival, Williamston, S.C.
Information: Catlin Tierce, 864-608-0257
What: The Anchormen Quartet in concert
When: 6 p.m. Aug. 25
Where: Sandy Run Baptist, 210 E. Church St., Mooresboro
Details: Free; a love offering will be received; full-time, dynamic quartet out of Asheboro
What: JC & Company praise and worship concert
When: 11 a.m. Sept. 1
Where: First Baptist, 2736 Harris Henrietta Road, Henrietta
Information: 828-657-5991, or 828-305-4884
What: Christian Women Club's Sparkling Summer Luncheon
When: 11:30 a.m. Thursday
Where: Cleveland Country Club, 1360 E. Marion St., Shelby
Details: Program features representatives from Merle Norman; music by soloist Sylvia Yampierre , the Christian Programming Coordinator for Foothills channel 9 cable TV; and speaker Rhoda Byrd of Lancaster, S.C.
Reservations: Call Nancy Green, 704-482-1673, by Tuesday
What: "Beautiful Feet" Women's Retreat
When: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Sept. 13 and 8-4 p.m. Sept. 14
Where: Christian Life Center, Elizabeth Baptist, 301 N. Post Road, Shelby
Details: Cost: $ 15, includes Friday dessert and Saturday breakfast and lunch.
Register: Through Aug. 25, church office
Contact: Church office, 704-482-6339, or Millie Kittrell , 704-300-8675


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A girl and a mouse share more than a house in an engaging bedtime story
Mary and the Mouse, the Mouse and Mary. By Beverly Donofrio. Illustrated by Barbara McClintock. Random House/Schwartz & Wade, 32 pp., $16.99. Ages 2–6.
By Janice Harayda
This quiet, lovely bedtime story goes against the grain of almost everything that is fashionable in picture books. That's partly what makes it so appealing: It won't lose its appeal when a book with more glitz comes along, because it has no glitz. What it has is heart, lots of it, that shows up most clearly beguiling illustrations by Barbara McClintock.
Mary and the Mouse is a book of opposites. Mary lives in a big house in the early years of the baby boom. The Mouse lives a little house in Mary's house. They meet by accident and wave to each other every night until they grow up and leave for new homes. When Mary becomes a mother, she and her family live in another big house. When Mouse becomes a mother, she and her family live in another little house inside Mary's house. The daughters of Mary and the Mouse vary their mothers' pattern – they smile at each other instead of waving – until one night each of them "did something brave": They found the courage to say, "Good Night!"
This simple plot serves worthy themes – affections survive separations, children resemble their parents but are unique, and change may not occur in one generation — well-supported by the art. McClintock creates lively human and animal faces that show real expression. And her warm and painterly seem to catch gestures in midair, as motor-drive camera does. Her cover image has Alice-in-Wonderland quality, and it's pleasure to fall down the rabbit hole – or mouse hole – into this book.
Best line/picture: As an adult, Mary lives in a beautiful glass-and-fieldstone home in the spirit of Philip Johnson's Glass House. This is refreshing. You could easily get the idea from recent picture books that all American children live in a) trailers; b) suburban colonials; or c) brownstones. Architectural diversity almost doesn't exist in them.
Worst line/picture: None.
Published: August 2007 www.randomhouse.com/kids
Furthermore: This is the first book for children by Beverly Donofrio www.beverlydonofrio.com, who lives in Mexico and wrote Riding in Cars With Boys. Barbara McClintock wrote and illustrated the children's book Adèle & Simon. She lives in Connecticut.
© 2008 Janice Harayda. All rights reserved.


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Monday Night Football Recap – Aaron Rodgers Injured in Packers' Loss to Bears, 27-20
Josh McCown threw for 272 yards and two touchdowns, and the Chicago Bears beat the Packers, 27-20, in Green Bay on Monday night. Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffered a left shoulder injury at the end of his team's first offensive series, and the Bears (5-3) held second-string QB Seneca Wallace without a TD pass for Green Bay (5-3).
Trailing 17-10 at halftime, Green Bay tied the game on Eddie Lacy's 1-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter. The Pack later surged ahead on Mason Crosby's 23-yard field goal, before McCown, who was starting in place of the injured Jay Cutler, gave Chicago the lead for good with a 6-yard scoring pass to Alshon Jeffery with 2:41 to play in the third.
Matt Forte carried 24 times for 125 yards and a score for the Bears, while his teammate Brandon Marshall caught seven passes for 107 yards and a touchdown.
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My thanks to Dr. Bill Smith for bringing this to my attention by writing about the Code.[1]
I will admit that I rarely use collaborative genealogy sites. Nothing against the sites themselves–it just does not often fit into my research plan. First, I have little time to research my own family and do not use online family trees for clients unless I am completely out of other options. Second, the online trees just don't generally meet the standards of proof that I try to meet.
One of the leading collaborative sites in the market today–WikiTree–has recently instituted an "Honor Code." This Honor Code is the first attempt of which I am aware that tries to bring research standards to online family trees. This nine-point Code addresses ethical concerns such as courtesy and privacy, and legal concerns such as copyright. In terms of research standards, it includes the following important point:
VIII. We cite sources. Without sources we can't objectively resolve conflicting information.[2]
This one point in the WikiTree Honor Code actually addresses two of the five points of the Genealogical Proof Standard: that we cite our sources (obviously) and that we reconcile conflicting evidence caused by conflicting information.
I would like to commend the WikiTree team for making this first step in supporting genealogy research standards. I would also like to invite other collaborative genealogy sites to follow their lead to help make online genealogies more reliable in the future. This will do much to raise the overall quality of online genealogies.
[1] Dr. Bill (William L.) Smith, "I support the WikiTree Wiki Genealogist Honor Code," Springfield Genealogy Examiner, posted 29 June 2012 (http://www.examiner.com/article/i-support-the-wikitree-wiki-genealogist-honor-code : accessed 1 July 2012).
[2] "Wiki Genealogist Honor Code," WikiTree (http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Special:Honor_Code : accessed 1 July 2012).


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A recently published report from the Wall Street Journal indicates that although he's technically on medical leave from his company, Apple CEO Steve Jobs is still closely involved with a couple of different projects at the company.
Company COO Tim Cook handles day-to-day operations at the Cupertino-based company, but Jobs is working from home on strategies and products projects -- he evaluates products and product plans, and remains very close to the company's biggest projects.
Apple is reportedly working on a new version of the iPhone along with a new portable device that is bigger than an iPhone and smaller than a regular notebook.
Apple refuses to discuss how the absence of its CEO affects the company, but the Apple Senior Vice President of Marketing had this to say: "We're just trying to do what we do every day." The company has worked hard to try and convince investors and analysts that despite Jobs no longer working full-time at Apple, his presence doesn't effectively make or break the company.
Apple expects to have Jobs back in the office sometime in June, but that's a tentative date that must be cleared by his doctors. In January, Jobs temporarily stepped aside to deal with a hormone imbalance that made him noticeably slimmer and weaker, other executives and journalists said at the time. Shortly after, he said the condition was worse than previously thought, and would leave the company for six months.
Aside from the publicly disclosed hormone imbalance, little else is known about other possible health issues that plague the Silicon Valley icon. Jobs underwent treatment for pancreatic cancer about five years ago -- and he's reportedly cancer-free and healthy -- but specific reasons for his illness haven't been released.
Several members of Apple's board of directors are speaking with Jobs and his doctors, attempting to figure out when he'd be able to safely return to regular work days again.
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Josh Brolin, Diane Lane divorcing after 8 years
Diane Lane and Josh Brolin are divorcing after eight years of marriage.
A representative for the couple confirmed the split Thursday. Brolin and Lane were married in 2004 in the second marriage for both.
PHOTOS: Diane Lane and Josh Brolin before the split
They don't have any children together.
Lane was previously married to Christopher Lambert. They divorced in 1994 and have a 19-year-old daughter. Brolin was previously married to Alice Adair. They also divorced in 1994 and have two children: an 18-year-old daughter and a 24-year-old son.
The separation was first reported by Us Weekly.
Lane received an Oscar nomination for her performance in the 2002 film "Unfaithful" and co-stars in the upcoming Superman film "Man of Steel."
Brolin was Oscar-nominated for his performance in 2008's "Milk" and starred in the recently released "Gangster Squad."


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Give credit to the Nationals' racing presidents. These guys get around.
This week, the Rushmores decided to use the team's current road trip as an excuse to hit the road themselves.
No, they didn't follow the team south to Atlanta. They went in the opposite direction, touring Canada and upstate New York on their way to Buffalo.
Their destination? Buffalo's Coca-Cola Field, where the Mets Triple-A affiliate Buffalo Bisons (Bison? Bisons?) will close out their home season tonight by hosting the Nationals' Triple-A affiliate Syracuse Chiefs.
The presidents will greet fans, run an exhibition race, and presumably pay a visit to familiar faces on the Syracuse Roster such as Roger Bernadina, Craig Stammen, and J.D. Martin.
In the meantime, Teddy Roosevelt has been tweeting photos as the presidents have taken the scenic route through Toronto, Niagra Falls, and the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site in Buffalo, where Roosevelt took the oath of office in 1901.
With the team returning to Nationals Park Friday night to begin a 10-game homestand, here's hoping Teddy doesn't overexert himself on the trip.


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The best bet I ever lost was with Andy Burr over which of us was crazy enough to jump off the 50-plus-foot Henningsvaser, Norway, bridge. At home I jump into the Colorado River after nearly every climbing trip, and at my first look at the bridge, I said, "I've run bigger waterfalls than this in my kayak. I'm jumping in."


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The antidote...
might just be this:
It's been a rough week here. Nothing life threatening, sort of...well actually. The week began with my eldest talking about how the foot that she thought she sprained was still hurting quite a bit and maybe the time had come to consult a bona fide health professional as opposed to just waiting for it to go away. That's standard operating procedure around here. Turns out the sprain is actually a break, but luckily not a severe one. You haven't experienced relief until you've watched the face of an 18-year old girl as she's told that she's not going to need an orthopedic boot.
Then my husband was involved in a head on bicycle accident. Thankfully, he was wearing a helmet. You should always wear a helmet! So, all that was broken was his left thumb. Good news, except he has to have surgery to fix the thumb. Still it could have been worse.
I learned about our third little bit of news when I came home from swim team yesterday morning. I was greeted with,"Mom you need to call Sarah because she's been in an accident." My panic was limited to a few short seconds because I reached her on the phone and learned that both she and her friend were not hurt. My poor girl had been driving home, approaching an intersection with a green light, when she heard a fire truck siren. She realized the fire truck was entering the intersection as well, so she slammed on her brakes to avoid running into the fire truck. Good reaction. Unfortunately, the suburban behind her didn't hear the siren and didn't react quickly enough. Thus, I have one incredibly smushed car. I'll find out later today whether it's mashed beyond repair.
First off, I'm so grateful that all we have to deal with is a thumb that is temporarily bent in the wrong direction and a Honda Civic sans a recognizable trunk. Things could have been tragic, but they're not. They're mostly irritating. So, my solution to irritation is to do something that makes me happy--like sew something new to wear.
Even better is that I made something I've been wanting to make for a long time. I've sewn skirts before, but I have been wanting to sew a mock patchwork skirt for a long time. My inspiration came from this amazing patchwork dress I saw someone wearing on the street several years ago. I was in my car and she was walking along the sidewalk and I nearly had my own version of Sarah's accident because I was so distracted by her patchwork frock. I have toyed with the idea of actually sewing patchwork with the intent of crafting it into a garment, but that seemed like so much work for not enough reward. Enter my lovely sponsor Jennifer and her fabulous online fabric store, Runner Girl Fabric. She has several patchwork fabrics and even a convenient tab to denote them.
I gathered up a yard of this fabric and drafted myself a super simple pattern based on my measurements.
I used a casing for my skirt and, rather than elastic, I created a buttonhole and ran a drawstring through it. Because I didn't add a lot of ease to my skirt, it's not heavily gathered and fits closely.
My cherry on top is the ric-rac along the hem.
Now, I ask you, is there any better way to say, " I'm ready for summer," than a mock patchwork skirt edged in ric-rac? I think not. Would you like to make a mock patchwork skirt and edge it, or not, in ric-rac? Then, I have a deal for you because Jennifer is giving away a yard of this lovely Kokka cotton to one lucky winner. Add to that I'll email the giveaway winner a PDF tutorial on how to draft a pattern and make the skirt. I'll post the tutorial here next week as well, but the winner gets first dibs.
To enter the contest all you have to do is leave a comment at the end of this post.
I'll take comments through Monday, May 31, 8:00pm CST.
Good luck. Have a great weekend. And hug somebody you love because you're so lucky to have them.
86 comments:
- floribunda said...
The skirt is very cute, but I really want to know about the sweater! Could you tell me what pattern that is?
- May 28, 2010 at 1:02:00 PM CST
- Jenny said...
oh geez, what a week. Im glad to hear everything is ok...in the long run. and speaking of running, i just recently found runner girl fabrics and place my first order with them! yipee! loved everything about their shop! love everything about your skirt too...love the rick rack added. too good! thanks for a chance, and have a safe memorial day weekend!
- May 28, 2010 at 1:08:00 PM CST
- Susan said...
Malka --
That picture of the car leading off kind of made me faint (I'd just been discussing teaching Jacob to drive with a friend!). I'm glad to hear only the car suffered injuries. Big hugs to everyone all around.
-- Susan
- May 28, 2010 at 1:11:00 PM CST
- DianeY said...
You sure have a great attitude after what I would call a pretty lousy week! I probably would have been so distracted I'd have sewn my finger! Love the fabric!
- May 28, 2010 at 1:13:00 PM CST
- mary said...
Wow! That is so wonderful that all of you are (mostly) okay! That is such a bummer to have so many things happen in one week. That is so lovely of you to host such a fabulous giveaway!
(And I LOVE your banner which I don't usually see in google reader! :)
- May 28, 2010 at 1:13:00 PM CST
- Crafts @ Home said...
I was a bit worried when I saw the car, followed by only the middle bit of your body, I need to learn to read the text as well as the pictures. I hope you have had your share of bad luck now. As for that fabric, isn't it gorgeous, I'd love to have a skirt made in that....
- May 28, 2010 at 1:15:00 PM CST
- eatmoresmores said...
I love your skirt! I saw it on Flickr and clicked on over to your blog. Great job!
- May 28, 2010 at 1:15:00 PM CST
Love the skirt, love the fabric, and can't wait to read the pattern. Thanks for keeping such a nice blog and I am sincerely happy your family made it through this week pretty much in one piece. :-)
- May 28, 2010 at 1:23:00 PM CST
- Molly said...
Well things usually happen in threes so I hope you're good now! Thanks goodness everyone is relatively OK. That skirt is adorable!!!!
- May 28, 2010 at 1:23:00 PM CST
- VeronicaMade said...
Ooh, I love this skirt! What a great idea.
- May 28, 2010 at 1:33:00 PM CST
- Cheryl Arkison said...
Wow, you are indeed allowed to be cranky after that week. Yeah, they may not be major, life threatening things, but it is a week like that that can beat you down. Glad to hear that you found some solace in something pretty.
Take it easy this weekend, eh?
- May 28, 2010 at 1:35:00 PM CST
- Sewmancer said...
Great skirt! That week was rough! I hope the next week is a significant improvement
- May 28, 2010 at 1:41:00 PM CST
- Gail Baar said...
Love the fabric colors! What a week you have had-hope you can have a relaxing weekend!
- May 28, 2010 at 1:43:00 PM CST
- Tong said...
That's quite a week you had, but the picture of the car is really scary right at the beginning of the post. I'm glad that no one was hurt in the accident. Now back to happy summer thoughts.. that skirt is adorable!! It indeed screams summer's here like nothing else!
- May 28, 2010 at 1:49:00 PM CST
- Lisa said...
Goodness ... what a week! Glad you and your family is okay! I love the skirt and the fabric too! Have a safe weekend!
- May 28, 2010 at 1:57:00 PM CST
- Pamela S. said...
I'm sorry to hear about your recent trials and am glad everyone is O.K. I agree, using your creativity is a great solution and sharing your genius is awesome! I'd love to win this fun fabric and pattern - it would be a fun way to start off summer with a smile!
- May 28, 2010 at 2:03:00 PM CST
- mjb said...
Cute skirt - and glad to hear you're all making it out ok!
- May 28, 2010 at 2:07:00 PM CST
- Ammieloris said...
Oh, my! You are so generous to be thinking of us during these times. (Rest assured we are thinking of you, too. I'm so glad foots and thumbs can heal, and that bikes and cars can be replaced/repaired.)
The skirt is adorable, and I love the ricrac & faux patchwork, but I'm also giddy about your sweater! Is it Ravelry's Sprout? Something of your design? Something else? Whatever it is, it is so cute!
- May 28, 2010 at 2:21:00 PM CST
- Amy said...
I love that you chose not to let all those events ruin your day. Way to go! It's difficult, I know. :) And what a cute skirt you got out of it!
- May 28, 2010 at 2:28:00 PM CST
- Tracy said...
Congratulations on surviving the week! You deserve a new skirt after that. :)
- May 28, 2010 at 2:40:00 PM CST
- Brenda said...
wow! it sounds like my life. two summers ago my husband was hit on his bike by another cyclist and had a mild concussion and a ruptured eardrum. Six months later I got rear-ended in my newish grey Honda when I stopped for an emergency vehicle. (I had whiplash.) I'm glad no one was seriously hurt. I think sewing is a good idea to get your mind off all the stress. thanks for the chance to win.
- May 28, 2010 at 2:43:00 PM CST
- Christine said...
what a perfect skirt!
- May 28, 2010 at 3:03:00 PM CST
- Jennifer said...
Glad to hear everyone is OK. I have been doing my own version of the "glass half full" dance around here! The skirt looks great!
- May 28, 2010 at 3:27:00 PM CST
- K said...
I love weeks like that. Just love them. Every week should end this way: that whatever happened, happened - and everybody is still walking.
I don't believe in summer.
- May 28, 2010 at 3:42:00 PM CST
- Christina said...
Oh dear! These things do remind us to be grateful, no? I like your instinct to go sew! The skirt is lovely. Hope your loved ones heal quickly, good luck with the car.
- May 28, 2010 at 3:52:00 PM CST
- Andi said...
It's a good thing these things come in 3's.
You're all done!!
I think the skirt is a perfect solution to your current stresses.
Very crafty and summery.
- May 28, 2010 at 4:20:00 PM CST
- Kiza said...
Oh my goodness...what a week! (And I think the photo of your car made my heart skip a beat. Scary!) So glad to hear that everyone is (mostly) okay!
The skirt you made is super-cute though - and the fabric very fun. I love, love, love the ric-rac trim!
- May 28, 2010 at 4:22:00 PM CST
- Emily said...
Sounds like a pretty crappy week... but a great skirt! :) Just wanted to let you know I was scrolling through some blogs and saw your skirt - and decided to make a skirt myself! Wow was that satisfying! :) Check out my blog - I'll be posting pics of mine tonight!
- May 28, 2010 at 4:24:00 PM CST
- Sonia said...
WOw, what a lot of excitement in your house! Glad no one was hurt badly. I love that cute skirt!! I will be patiently waiting for your tutorial :)
- May 28, 2010 at 5:02:00 PM CST
- sy said...
glad everyone's ok. poor car u_u hope it can be repaired.
the skirt is so cute :D i love the patchwork fabric
- May 28, 2010 at 5:04:00 PM CST
- Care said...
Your skirt makes me ENDLESSLY happy! My brother had a blanky made from a patchwork print in very similar colors, with a rick-rack edge just the same color as yours. That last photo there was like looking into a time machine!
It's been a SERIOUS rotter of a week around here, too. But sewing can take us through just about anything, right?? :o)
- May 28, 2010 at 5:09:00 PM CST
Glad everyone is safe and sound. Shabbat Shalom.
- May 28, 2010 at 5:25:00 PM CST
- Andrea said...
Malka - Best to you and your family ~ *so* glad everyone is safe. Thank goodness for helmets and seat belts and the good sense to use them. Be well.
- May 28, 2010 at 5:31:00 PM CST
- Unknown said...
So glad that everything turned out okay. I agree, sometimes the only way to process these 'bad-luck' events is by doing something crafty. I love your skirt and look eagerly forwards towards a tute or pattern.
- May 28, 2010 at 5:55:00 PM CST
- Deanna said...
I love the skirt and the rickrack! Sounds like a tough week, and I admire your positive attitude :) through all of it.
- May 28, 2010 at 5:55:00 PM CST
- Marcia W. said...
You have had a difficult week. Thank goodness your family isn't seriously injured. The skirt is so cute and sounds something easy enough to make. I have a lot of ric-rac and drawstrings to use. Thanks for the giveaway. mlwright29 (at) hotmail (dot) com
- May 28, 2010 at 7:06:00 PM CST
That fabric is just lovely!
- May 28, 2010 at 7:28:00 PM CST
- Sarah said...
I am sorry you had so many scares in one week. Here's hoping that things settle down for the summer.
- May 28, 2010 at 8:03:00 PM CST
- pklaw said...
Phew! You had quite a week! So glad everyone is okay! Love your outfit and that sweet fabric! Here's hoping your summer settles down for awhile!
- May 28, 2010 at 8:08:00 PM CST
- willowpoppy said...
Glad that all are well. Love, love the skirt and especially the little pear patches. I'm off to check out the other pics of yours on flickr as that is where I usually follow your beautiful creations.
- May 28, 2010 at 9:12:00 PM CST
- Gina said...
Love the skirt, and the rickrack just finishes it off! Very 70'sish! Not that I would know or anything like that!
- May 28, 2010 at 10:42:00 PM CST
- Sursi said...
Hope you've had all your bad luck for a while. I'd love to have the pattern for that cute sweater. Did you make it?
- May 28, 2010 at 11:52:00 PM CST
Wow, that really is some week. Next week *has* to be better, right? Glad to hear that everyone is more-or-less ok; hope you get good news about your car.
I always love seeing your creations on Flickr, and this skirt reminds me of a halter I made myself when I was about 13. Hm..I wonder if I still have any of that fabric stashed somewhere? Certainly not enough for a skirt, but I wonder..
- May 29, 2010 at 12:53:00 AM CST
- verykerryberry said...
That is a lot of stress all round in one week for one family! Your positive thinking does you credit.
- May 29, 2010 at 1:33:00 AM CST
- Sew Create It - Jane said...
Oh so much going on...first off glad to hear your daughter is ok...she reacted well...much better to get rear-ended then to find out what happens when fire truck hits honda..scary! Does the fire dept have any responsibility in this..seems crazy that you should be left with the hassle and the bill when they ran the red light!
(getting off the soap box :o)
Love the skirt..the fabric you used is perfect..and light too...I think if you had pieced the skirt yourself it would have been quite heavy.
Hope you have a good weekend!
- May 29, 2010 at 2:24:00 AM CST
- Rosemoo said...
I'm glad everyone is ok, if not in perfect condition. Helmets save lives!
And I would love to be entered in the getaway. I have been dying to make my own skirts for awhile now and simply haven't gotten off my arse to do it. This would be a perfect excuse!
- May 29, 2010 at 4:42:00 AM CST
- megan said...
Can't wait for the pattern. I'll need it after I give birth and none of my clothes fit anymore!
- May 29, 2010 at 7:03:00 AM CST
- Unknown said...
ooooh! I'm commenting, i'm commenting!
- May 29, 2010 at 8:50:00 AM CST
- Tracy said...
I really want to win but in case I dont, I am heading to check her fabric out now...
- May 29, 2010 at 10:15:00 AM CST
- Walden said...
Glad to hear nothing was too serious. Hope everything goes well with his thumb surgery.
- May 29, 2010 at 12:25:00 PM CST
- Joy said...
Wow, what a week you've had...I'm glad everyone is okay! What a cute skirt you made. I'd love to make one, too!
- May 29, 2010 at 3:27:00 PM CST
- DonnaGi said...
As always you are in touch with my own sewing needs and wants! Love the patchwork material and after I write this will be mosying on over to see the selection of fabrics myself. I've been wanting a longer version of a patchwork skirt myself for work and am even considering a one-piece gown-like piece. Donna
- May 29, 2010 at 3:37:00 PM CST
- Carol said...
you've definitely had some week! Things seem to come in threes so I think things should be going better for you.
Interesting fabric and a cute skirt!
- May 29, 2010 at 4:27:00 PM CST
- Lisa Clarke said...
Oh my, what a week! So glad things are not worse - I think your solution for dealing with it is a perfect one :-)
I would love to win a yard of that fabulous fabric!
Have a great weekend!
- May 29, 2010 at 5:44:00 PM CST
- Diane Perin said...
So, so glad everyone is okay!
- May 29, 2010 at 6:26:00 PM CST
Well I am very glad to hear everyone is well! What a great "reminder", also known as a skirt ,to remind you of what to be thankful for!
- May 29, 2010 at 6:52:00 PM CST
- Eve said...
So glad everyone is safe! What a scary week.
- May 29, 2010 at 7:56:00 PM CST
- Samantha Page said...
I am glad everyone is ok. Sheesh!
- May 29, 2010 at 9:00:00 PM CST
- Christine said...
Goodness! Glad everyone is okay. I love your skirt & the fabric is gorgeous.
- May 30, 2010 at 2:30:00 AM CST
- Waldeck Dry Goods said...
What a week! I love the skirt, and I'd love to make one for myself!
- May 30, 2010 at 4:44:00 AM CST
- Kathy said...
glad no one was seriously hurt! and hoping your car can be repaired too.
- May 30, 2010 at 5:59:00 AM CST
- Betty aka Fudgie said...
Glad I found your blog! I have recently found a desire for making my own fabric with all the new dyeing techniques!
- May 30, 2010 at 7:18:00 AM CST
- craftydill said...
Your skirt is super cute! I love the patchwork!!
Glad everyone is mostly okay...what a crazy week!
- May 30, 2010 at 9:37:00 AM CST
I love the skirt! Glad to hear everyone is well after their accidents. I can't wait to see the tutorial....I'm not a great garment maker but want to try it. Going to check out the fabric store now.
- May 30, 2010 at 9:58:00 AM CST
- Unknown said...
what a week. they say bad things happen in threes, I hoe it's true for you. cute skirt by the way
- May 30, 2010 at 11:20:00 AM CST
- SewLindaAnn said...
Great way to make a "bad time" better and be positive with your time. It's a great skirt and it looks very "happy". Love to win the fabric and PDF. Here's to an uneventful and lovely Memorial Weekend.
- May 30, 2010 at 12:17:00 PM CST
- wiredlinda said...
Sorry, about what has been happening, I know everything will better. I love your blog. Love the skirt. The sweater is gorgeous also.
take care
- May 30, 2010 at 1:30:00 PM CST
- Pattie Crum said...
That's quite a story. Glad everything turned out OK. Love the patchwork fabric.
- May 30, 2010 at 8:47:00 PM CST
- Charity said...
I'm sorry there's been so much drama - but I'm so glad everyone is okay! The skirt is a fabulous pick-me-up - I love it!
- May 30, 2010 at 11:54:00 PM CST
- by Daisy said...
when i saw the pictures i didn't understand the "therapy theory" that lay underneath it all, but then i read the post and i was like:
- what? oh my god! broken? oh no ortopedic boot, ok. what? surgery in the thumb? wow. what more? what? an accident? phewwww that was close...
the skirt is amazing and so is the print. but i'm not so sure about the ric-rac myself, i think it tinkles :)
and just to imagine a patchwork dress... i'm sure i would have had a car accident if it had been me hehehe
- May 31, 2010 at 5:13:00 AM CST
- Lindsey F. said...
Sorry to hear about your week...i could use a little antidote myself and i think your skirt pattern is perfect.
- May 31, 2010 at 6:08:00 AM CST
- mary said...
I love the fabric and the pattern, I'd love to have it as a giveaway to make a skirt for my mum who's not well. Unfortuantely as I live in the UK postage would be too much. Nevermind, I look forard to the tutorial and I'm sure I can find some fabric locally to make a skirt for my mum - it's just given me such a good idea I can't wait to go and look at fabric (any excuse!)
- May 31, 2010 at 8:00:00 AM CST
- sally said...
I'm so sorry about all the accidents. As for the fire engine, the same thing happened to me three weeks ago with an ambulance in the road and a huge Jeep ran into me.
- May 31, 2010 at 10:40:00 AM CST
- Gill said...
I love ric rac - what a great way to use it on this skirt!!
- May 31, 2010 at 10:56:00 AM CST
- Lynn said...
I love that fabric!You're right the ric rac trim is genius! Sorry to hear about your catalogue of disasters. I found your blog via Sewtakeahike.
- May 31, 2010 at 11:59:00 AM CST
- Robyn - Coffee and Cotton said...
So happy all is ok. You have a great attitude. Several of my sons have been hit several times here in Austin. Crazy.
Love the skirt! Makes me smile :p
- May 31, 2010 at 12:53:00 PM CST
- Alisa said...
I'm so thankful that everyone is okay....
My husband commutes by bicycle and I'm waiting for the day he gets hit.
- May 31, 2010 at 3:13:00 PM CST
- mei said...
i hope your daughter and her friend went to their drs after the car accident (and if not i hope they still do). We were rear ended and because we walked away we didnt realize we had injuries until the morning. We were able to get appropriate treatments because we went to the dr the next day.
Nice skirt
- May 31, 2010 at 3:40:00 PM CST
What an awful week, I'm glad to hear there were not serious injuries.
I love the idea of the patchwork fabric, very cool!
- June 1, 2010 at 2:27:00 AM CST
- patty a. said...
The biking accident scared me the most. I am a bike rider. Was he wearing his Road I.D.? Sounds like your family has had its three bad things so things will start to swing to the better!
- June 1, 2010 at 5:15:00 AM CST
- Chveya said...
You are on the Front Page of Etsy!! Whoo hoo for you! Tuesday 3:21 your time. Happy sales!!
- June 1, 2010 at 1:22:00 PM CST
- Lasso the Moon said...
So fun. Thanks!
- June 2, 2010 at 12:22:00 PM CST
- Darcy said...
Glad everyone is ok and what an adorable skirt! Must make one!
- June 2, 2010 at 1:22:00 PM CST
- Tina said...
Cute skirt...and sweater!
Sorry about all your troubles, fortunately all will be better in time!
- June 2, 2010 at 6:16:00 PM CST
- Amanda Jean said...
i'm glad everyone is ok! what a bunch of close calls. your skirt is super duper cute. i have made patchwork and then made it into a dress...for my little daughter. i couldn't do it for myself. no way.
- June 8, 2010 at 3:44:00 PM CST
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The nominee spent weeks reaching out to members of the Senate, meeting individually with lawmakers to address their concerns and seeking to reassure them about his policies.
Hagel's inconsistent performance during some eight hours of testimony at this confirmation hearing last month undercut his cause, but it wasn't a fatal blow.
On Feb. 12, a divided Senate Armed Services Committee approved the nomination on a party-line vote of 14-11.
Two days later, a Democratic move to vote on the nomination fell a few votes short as Republicans insisted they needed more time to consider the Hagel pick. The nomination also became entangled in Republican demands for more information about the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya last September.
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Guilt-by-association has never been my cup of tea. That kind of thing is most commonly practiced by those on the political right.
Still, I can't resist the temptation to pass along THIS EVIDENCE that the homophobes in certain American religious circles have an infamous ally on at least one issue:
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Scientists Bag Small Game In Bathroom Germ Safari
Turns out Howard Hughes was right. The world is a very germy place, especially public restrooms.
The reclusive billionaire, who had the world's most notorious case of so-called germophobia, would go to just about any length to avoid contamination. He wore tissue boxes on his feet. He burned his clothing if someone near him got sick. He wrote careful instructions to his staff on how to open a can of peaches without contaminating them.
And now a study funded in part by his legacy foundation, the , provides what may be one of the most thorough assessments so far of the germs that lurk in public restrooms.
Researchers swabbed surfaces in a dozen public johns on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder. They came up with 19 different bacterial phyla, or types.
Some came from soil tracked in on people's shoes. Some of those germs ended up on flush handles, probably because some cautious people used their feet to push down on the handles. But the source of the vast majority of the bacteria was human skin.
Now, it's hardly a surprise that restrooms are full of germs. But this study, which appears in the online journal PLoS-ONE (the acronym stands for Public Library of Science), adds two types of granularity to the "biogeography" of public restrooms, as the scientists term it.
First, previous studies relied on the ability of researchers to culture, or grow bacteria from collected samples. And most microorganisms are not easily cultivated. So the new study, which uses so-called bar-coding of a gene common to viritually all bacteria, gives a more complete picture of the highly diverse types of bacteria lurking in these common spaces.
Second, by tracking the types of bacteria found on different surfaces, the study gives a more complete — and disturbing — picture of how germs spread all over the place. A restroom user can hardly avoid contacting contaminated surfaces.
As study authors put it, bacterial types associated with human skin, such as staph and strep bacteria, "were abundant on all surfaces."
The surfaces sampled included door handles (into and out of the restroom), stall handles (inside and out), toilet seats, flush handles, faucets, soap dispensers and the floor around the sink. (Ever put your bag on the floor while you washed your hands? I thought so.)
Restroom bacteria cluster in three different communities, the researchers say: those on toilet surfaces, those on the floor and those on door handles and hand-washing appliances.
Those around the toilet were types that live in the human gut, "suggesting fecal contamination of these surfaces...either via direct contact (with feces or unclean hands), or indirectly as a toilet is flushed and water splashes or is aerosolized."
Yes, I know, very unappealing. But I thought you should know.
Interestingly, at least for some people, there was a somewhat different mix of bacteria in women's restrooms compared to men's. Some were germs that prefer female genital tracts.
The bottom line — er, grand conclusion — is that "routine use of toilets results in the dispersal of urine- and fecal-associated bacteria throughout the restroom."
So wash your hands thoroughly, for Pete's sake! And when you do, try to avoid recontaminating them as you leave.
Addendum: It's possible these particular University of Colorado restrooms were dirtier than most. "Previous studies have documented that college students...are not always the most diligent of hand-washers," the study notes.
But you never know.
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Costa Rica Travel News – When you've been living in a thatched-roof hut in the Costa Rican rainforest, the sights, smells and sounds of the jungle eventually have a calming effect.
From my hammock out front, I relax, watching delicate hummingbirds hover and zip around the exotic flowers and lush foliage that seem ready to swallow up our cozy living space.
Vultures circle high above the forest canopy, hoping for something below to pass on. The scream of howler monkeys nearby pierces the jungle din while we stuff ourselves with fresh mango, pineapple and a rice and bean concoction known as "spotted rooster."
After two days in one place, Lisa and I are ready to move on and discover the other riches of this country, the pristine beaches, gnarly waves, jungles teeming with white-faced monkeys and scarlet macaws, smouldering volcanoes and arguably the best weather in the world. Maybe we'll even catch a glimpse of the elusive and resplendently iridescent quetzal.
In the parking lot a short walk from the hut, our Kia Sportage rental vehicle awaits its mission. Our plan is to drive from Puerto Viejo, in the southeast corner of the country not far from the Panama border, west to Playa Hermosa on the Pacific coast, just south of the Nicaragua frontier. We could take the tourist route back to the capital, San Jose, then north up the inter-American Highway. But that would be too predictable.
Instead, while I pack the Sportage, Lisa plans a direct route across the country, which, by her estimate, is about 500 kilometres. Averaging 50 km/h, she figures it will take us about 10 hours. Time to hit the road.
As I manoeuvre the turbo dieselpowered, five-speed manual Sportage around the maze of potholes and washouts through Puerto Viejo, I remember the ominous parting words of the car rental agent after trying to rent a GPS unit on the grounds that route directions in Costa Rica are scarce.
"Never leave the car unattended.
Hire a guard when you stop or make sure it remains in sight."
We spend the morning cruising the endless banana plantations of the Caribbean lowlands, slowly settling into the fact that we are indeed on vacation. Cellphones, BlackBerrys, laptop computers and an endless schedule of meetings are back home in Halifax.
As we begin the climb into the mountains I spot a "soda," the Costa Rican version of a roadside diner. At this tidy corrugated metal-roofed eatery, there are no gringos. There are none of those mini-buses we noticed back on the main roads plastered with "Turismo" stickers that, like baby-onboard signs, suggest we keep away from pampered cargo.
While Lisa freshens up in the bathroom, through a series of hand signs and caveman Spanish, I manage to get off two orders of arroz con pollo, the ubiquitous Tico menu item, a perfect mound of rice and chicken.
When Lisa returns, a man with the air of ownership comes over to take our order. All we need to do is say we had already ordered but nothing comes out except a series of panicked grunts. We simply do not have the ability to say, "We've ordered." And without the waitress in the vicinity to point to or rescue us, we just sit there mumbling, "No, gracias, no, gracias."
No wonder they call us gringos! After lunch we continue to climb into the Cordillera de Tilaran crossing the Continental Divide east of Volcán Arenal, one of the most active volcanoes in the world. We get lost a couple of times but through a series of estimates and luck, we make good progress.
Hey, I don't surf. Climbing volcanoes and stomping through jungles in search of macaws and sloths is something other people do. I'd rather be steering around fallen trees and dodging kamikaze drivers on the winding, narrow back roads where "turismo"-stickered mini-buses are about as rare as Burger King restaurants.
There aren't many North American vehicles on the road, just the odd Chevy Cavalier and a few beat-up Ford and Dodge pickups. It is mostly Asian products and the lion's share of nameplates are not Toyota, Nissan and Honda but Hyundai and Kia. The Koreans are everywhere.
Late in the afternoon, Lisa suggests a shortcut off the main route to the Pacific coast. I had just dropped the Sportage into a pothole so deep the car hung up on the frame, leaving the left front wheel hanging in the air, but we managed to drive out of that predicament without any damage. With 39,000 kilometres on the odometer, it amazes me that this Kia Sportage is completely rattle-, squeak-and vibration-free, especially considering the state of many Costa Rican roads.
The shortcut shows its true colours when we dead-end at a mangrove swamp and puncture a tire turning around. After putting the spare on, it's still 25 kilometres of brutal road out of this "shortcut." The road is so rough, it takes a tense two hours to go those last 25 kilometres. Without a spare tire, all we can think about is being stranded for the night with another flat tire.
But we make Playa Hermosa as the sun sinks into the shimmering Pacific Ocean and I pat the trusty Sportage on its dusty dashboard. Piña coladas at our surfside hotel go down well.
In the morning, our first stop is the busiest place in town, a tire repair shop where a slew of gringos are lined up with their rental cars. A couple from San Francisco recounts their three flat tires in three days, and they stayed on the pavement.
Pulling out of the tire shop, about to tackle another day of Costa Rican backroads and shortcuts, I notice a couple of mini-buses headed down the main road toward the beach.
Their bright yellow "turismo" stickers reflect the morning sunlight.


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Basketball is the most consistent sport for daily fantasy purposes.
A top slugger in baseball will have his fair share of 0-for-4 days, and an elite fantasy football player is at risk of having games where his team's offense as a whole is shut down. A high-priced NBA stud is generally going to get his, though. With so many possessions in a game providing opportunities to produce, top fantasy basketball options will be posting high scores just about every night.
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Keck's Exclusives First Look: Bones' Booth Has a Messy Reunion With Mom
Twenty-four years is a long time to not see your kid. So when Seeley Booth's mom, Marianne (Joanna Cassidy), suddenly comes to town on the April 15 episode of Fox's Bones, why does Booth (David Boreanaz) welcome her into his home to drink, sing and dance the Continental?
"Booth [thinks he] understands what his mother has been through," Boreanaz says of his character's warm reception. "But something comes up later that jolts him into thinking differently."
Booth finds out that his mother has spent the last two decades pursuing a singing career, accompanied by her piano-player boyfriend Reggie (CHiPs vet Robert Pine). Now Reggie has popped the question, and Marianne wants her son to walk her down the aisle - but Booth wants no part of it. "That's when it all blows up," Cassidy says.
Further souring the family reunion is buzzkill Brennan (Emily Deschanel), who grills Marianne about abandoning her sons and asks about the limp Marianne developed after Booth's abusive father threw her down a flight of stairs years ago. "Brennan's not being malicious," Deschanel says. "She's trying, in her way, to show sympathy."
Now that Brennan's dad and Booth's mom, brother, son and grandfather have all appeared, how long will it be before they return for the couple's wedding? "The subject is definitely being broached, and I imagine we will end up going down the aisle at some point," Deschanel says. "But maybe it will be when the show ends."
For the time being, fans will have to settle for a bachelorette party that's tied to the murder of a male stripper (also in the April 15 episode). "The ladies swarm Booth, thinking he's a stripper, and his trousers drop," reveals director Reginald Hudlin. "We like to give the people what they want!"
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Call me Nostradamus.
Back in August, when a lot of people couldn't stop praising Ian McEwan's overrated On Chesil Beach, I wrote that "McEwan aggressively courts a Bad Sex in Fiction Award from the Literary Review" with the novel www.oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/08/10/. I raised the possibility of the Bad Sex Award again when McEwan made the shortlist for the 2007 Man Booker Prize for Fiction ("Does Ian McEwan Deserve the Man Booker Prize or a Bad Sex Award for Writing Like This? You Be the Judge") www.oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/.
The Literary Review has just announced the longlist for the 2007 Bad Sex Award, meant to "draw attention to the crude, tasteless, often perfunctory use of redundant passages of sexual description … and to discourage it" in modern literary novels (not pornograhy or erotica). And who's on it? McEwan, along with Norman Mailer, Jeanette Winterson and others. Here's the longlist:
Jeanette Winterson's The Stone Gods
Ian McEwan's On Chesil Beach
Richard Milward's Apples
Ali Smith's Girl Meets Boy
Maria Peura's At the Edge of Light
James Delingpole's Coward on the Beach
David Thewlis's The Late Hector Kipling
Norman Mailer's The Castle in the Forest
Quim Monzo's The Enormity of the Tragedy
Gary Shteyngart's Absurdistan
Christopher Rush's Will
Claire Clark's The Nature of Monsters
Nobody seems yet to have a list of the passages that won their authors a spot on the longlist for the award, the winner of which will be named on Nov. 27. But these lines from On Chesil Beach (Doubleday/Nan Talese, $22) quoted in my August 10 post, should have qualified McEwan easily (page 24 in the first U.S. edition):
"Like most young men of his time, or any time, without an easy manner, or means to sexual expression, he indulged constantly in what one enlightened authority was now calling 'self-pleasuring' … How extraordinary it was, that a self-made spoonful, leaping clear of his body, should instantly free his mind to confront afresh Nelson's decisiveness at Aboukir Bay."
Thanks to the Nov. 23 Literary Saloon www.complete-review.com/saloon/ for a link to a post on the Bookseller www.thebookseller.com that had the list. When is the Literary Review www.literaryreview.co.uk going to post the qualifying passages?
By the way, you can't use the "Search Inside This Book" tool on Amazon www.amazon.com to find those lines from On Chesil Beach that I quoted, because the people at Doubleday/Nan Talese haven't enabled it for the book. Those spoilsports.
Janice Harayda www.janiceharayda.com is an award-winning journalist who has been the book columnist for Glamour, the book editor of the Plain Dealer in Cleveland and a vice-president for awards of the National Book Critics Circle.
(c) 2007 Janice Harayda. All rights reserved.


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Few suspense novelists have won more praise recently than Jaqueline Winspear has earned for her historical mysteries about Maisie Dobbs, a World War I nurse-turned-private investigator in London. Winspear has won Alex, Agatha and Macavity Awards for books in the series, which began with Maisie Dobbs and continues with the just-published fifth installment, An Incomplete Revenge. Should you consider giving one of them as a Mother's Day gift to someone who loves mysteries or historical novels? Check back later this week for a review. Click here to read or listen to an excerpt or find a reading group guide us.macmillan.com/anincompleterevenge.
© 2008 Janice Harayda. All rights reserved.