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Spinning out of his Voidships universe, the Frozen Beauty series of adventures is full of twists and turns and classic steampunk stylings to make any fan feel at home. Written by Steve Turnbull, the series includes three novellas, each sold separately on Amazon.com, following Captain Qi Zang and her airship as they smuggle ice from the Himalayas down to places like Delhi and Kerala, but mostly get distracted with problems and complications along the way.
Issue 001 "The Chinese Vase" is the first of the batch and faces an uphill battle carrying the burden of all the introductions. It's also the shortest which might be its saving grace. It doesn't quite coalesce into as compelling a read as the others but does the legwork of introducing the important characters and the basic premise.
Arriving in Delhi with a batch of Himalayan ice, Captain Qi's main concern is selling the ice before her competitors can beat her to it. The fact that the ice will melt if they can't secure a deal fast enough is a nice tension building twist. But her real problem is that the businessmen she deals with are simply too unsavory not to cause complications. The international setting is a wise choice, as is the diverse cast of crewmen from all over the world, especially Asia, but I would've liked a little more depth to the cultural flavor. Other than ethnic names and clothing it's just superficial set dressing that could have been anywhere and made me want more.
Captain Qi Zang is our lead protagonist but struggles to come into focus as a character. Unless you count being female and Chinese she struggles to evolve into much more than her archetype. Turnbull does attempt to give her some character background, but it's sparse. Background info is not the same as strong characterization which is less about facts and details and more about how they act in the present. The closest we get is her family's legacy with Frozen Beauty. Basically the vessel is on lease from the crime boss Kuan-Yin Sun until she pays some old debt, but when he threatens to take it away from her it becomes her driving motivation. It sounds compelling enough on paper but unfortunately in execution Captain Qi's attitude and disposition are just not so exciting as the scenarios she finds herself in. She's too calm and straight forward to make us fall in love with her.
The street urchin Fanning picks up a lot of this slack though. She's not part of the crew. She's not relevant to the core status quo. And she's such a complete mystery that it's not even clear if she's actually a woman or not. The portrayal of Fanning is meant to be gender ambiguous but Turnbull makes a dubious decision about how to portray that when he switches between male and female pronouns to describe her. Make no mistake, Fanning is a "she" (biologically) whether she dresses and acts ambiguously or not, and in spite of whatever plot developments are revealed about her past later in Issue 003. It's a superficial attempt to overdo the mystery that already surrounds her and results in little more than confusing the reader. It's an unfortunate experiment that comes off gimmicky and ultimately distracts from what is otherwise a fun wild-card character.
The ending to this first story is clever and not only absolves the conflict but properly sets up the status quo for the crew going forward, much like a good TV show pilot. But its execution again lacks depth and happens almost too quickly, like reading about it in a Wikipedia entry rather than being at the scene. There's some good suspense when Kuan-Yin Sun has Qi at gunpoint aboard her own vessel as he arrives to take hold of the titular Chinese vase. There's also mystery as we start to realize what part Fanning will play. But then it just finishes with a lot of expository narrative and we're denied any denouement with the characters to appreciate how they feel. The late arrival of newcomer Mrs. Cameron, for example, might tell us everything we need to know about her but we don't get to see her interact with the crew conversationally, or see what the crew thinks of this whole turn of events. It's abrupt and simple and the story could easily have afforded a few more pages at the end to render their excitement at the success of their ploy.
In short, this first story could've really benefited from another draft, bringing life to some of the quieter moments rather than simply narrating over them. Otherwise it's a tight premise and a quick start to a new series. Throwaway steampunk concepts like the Babbage (a computational device) and the Faraday (a gravity nullification device) and this colonial frontier on the edge of the world type of setting should be enough to convince most readers to keep at it.
Issue 002 "Ladies' Day" is an immediate improvement. It follows close on the heels of the previous issue and the weather is not looking good on their way across India. A looming storm provides a more exciting hook for the story to grow out of. The ship crashes before it can reach its destination in Kerala and they soon find themselves in a tenuous working relationship with the local upper class elite in the form of one Mrs. Ruane.
Any concerns I had coming out of the first story vanished entirely when I began this one. The writing felt tight and the plot drove forward right from the start. The narrative showed a lot more than it told this time around and I was instantly hooked.
Many of the crewmembers who got little more than a passing mention or some cursory dialogue find themselves with room to breathe and situations to express themselves in. I hadn't even realized how many of the crew there were. Terry Montgomery and the Frenchman Remy Darras stay behind with the deaf Japanese boy Ichiro while the rest are whisked off to the nearby Ruane estate under a kind of tentative house arrest pending their bona fides. While first mate Ding Bang debates with Qi about their tenuous relationship with the Lady of the estate, we're also treated to some nice character-centric scenes back at the wreckage, where the pacifist Montgomery manages to help capture some bandits.
Of course it's Mrs. Cameron who ends up commanding a large role in the story, despite her flat entrance at the end of the previous one. Despite the superficiality of her "proper lady" archetype, she does manage to round out well enough in the end as she's the only thing keeping Qi and her crew from being misunderstood as bandits. Her difficulty in lying at the beginning is an amusing twist and even the romantic tension with the esteemed Mrs. Ruane is light but intriguing.
The story is almost double in length but the extra space is put to good use, giving each scene the opportunity for the characters to react to it and make logical choices that advance the plot. Soon they've all teamed up against the bandits who have stolen the young lover of Mrs. Ruane and Captain Qi is reluctantly bound to use her vessel in assisting Mrs. Ruane's personal mission. There are a few good twists and turns but otherwise this was a solid outing proving the series has got some strong life blood. Readers who stuck around after Issue 001 will feel their investment has paid off.
Issue 003 "Dr Morbury's Cargo" is once again as much of an improvement over 002 as that one had been over 001. You can practically see Turnbull mature as a writer. This time that growth comes in the form of his story structure, which bounces around chronologically but never gets confusing. The story begins en media res, of course, as we see the characters already dealing with a crisis at hand and what a peculiar crisis it is. No one is in their right mind except Fanning who must use her formidable wits to get them out of trouble and avoid the sudden insanity which has befallen her shipmates.
The flashbacks reveal the arrival of Dr. Morbury and his colleagues who employ the Frozen Beauty to carry them and their exotic artifacts to Calcutta. The fact that they are explorers from Venus and Venus is just one of those places you can just go and explore and bring back alien artifacts is so perfectly and casually handled that it really speaks to the strength of the steampunk world building at play in this third story. This is where Turnbull's larger Voidships universe of ideas finally reveals itself, as the Frozen Beauty series is just one of several taking place within the same shared fantasy world. A world full of a lot more than ice hauling hot air balloon freighters. As it relates to this story though, it brings with it the sense that anything can happen and you're in the middle of something bigger than you realize.
Fanning gets her due this time around and dare I say carries the whole story. Not merely because we finally learn her secret, but because she systematically faces off with most of the crew, one or two at a time, and manages to narrowly save the day through some brave and daring choices. But sorry to those LGBT readers who would've been happy if her secret had simply been that she doesn't fit within Victorian gender norms. I won't spoil it for you but suffice it to say some unfortunate yet genre-inspired sci-fi experimentation has occurred in her past that just so happens to beautifully tie into the conflict of the present. Combined with some fun discoveries about Venus and the type of cargo Dr. Morbury has brought aboard the Frozen Beauty and this is by far the most steampunky of the stories and it's definitely a good thing.
The chapters go back and forth reliably between the past and present, piecing the puzzle together for us with precision editing choices. Like cutting to commercial after every plot twist. As a quibble, one or two chapters did seem accidentally rearranged so that there were two in a row in the past and two in the present, but this had little effect on the story's flow. If the present scenes are effective at ratcheting up the tension, the past scenes were equally effective at building the mystery, one clue at a time.
I really liked this last story and thought it pushed the envelope conceptually without losing its focus. The only shortcoming is that very few of the characters get more than cameos in this story, proving once again that the crew might be too large for its own good. The Frenchman Darras is played for laughs. Mrs. Cameron at least gets a full story arc, but besides Fanning the rest fade to the background in service to the larger story. The fact that so many of them, even Captain Qi, can go absent for most of the story and have no negative impact is only a problem if you base your expectations on other ships' crews story structures (you know the ones where everyone gradually unifies into a motley family of sorts despite their disparate personality conflicts and its their teamwork that saves the day?). That comradery and casual familiarity must still be coming in future installments. If the strength of these last two entries is any indication, though, it'll be worth checking out.
Conclusion: 3.5 out of 5 stars. Though the characters are all fully developed in concept, I can't say I will miss more than one or two of them now that I'm through and I never got that chance to bond with them the way I did on shows like Firefly or even Star Trek. Nonetheless the Frozen Beauty series is a fun international airship adventure series that works better than it should. The stories are well polished and fun. Turnbull plays to his strengths despite baring his weaknesses and these three novellas will not soon be confused with many other steampunk stories you've read before.
Recommended reading: Sheesh, just punch in the guy's name on Amazon. He's got like three or four of these steampunk series each with multiple entries, set across all different periods of his Voidships universe. Each has a pulpy yet catchy aesthetic that looks consistent with his work here on Frozen Beauty.


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Saturday, December 21st, 2002
Chords I've Known
So after the movie last night, we swung by the Unicorn on Eglinton for some food/drinks. They had an honest-to-god bar cover band there! We're talking, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jimi Hendrix, Tragically Hip covers here… and of course, Stevie Ray Vaughan. I was fascinated, I'd heard tale of such things but never thought I'd witness one! They were tight, but the guitarist didn't seem too keen on taking solos which is odd, since these outfits are usually vehicles for a good ol' six-string wank-o-rama. Either way, I was amused.
Got my Longwave CD in the mail yesterday, it should hold me over till the new album is released in February. Still no sign of my Joe Pernice CD though – it's been almost two weeks since the auction closed, and even with the holiday rush, that's a little long. Emailed the vendor and he said it either went out last Friday or this Tuesday. Seems like an honest enough guy, so I'll give it another week before I chalk it up to the USPS or Canada Post losing my stuff.
Have to finish my Christmas shopping today. So much for that one-day swoop I'd intended a couple weeks ago.
Having a bit of a Waterloo class reunion tonight. The excuse is that Yolanda is back from Cambridge (UK) for the holidays and is in town. Should be fun, there's people coming who I haven't seen since graduation. I figure after three years, we might actually have something to talk about. For a few minutes, anyway.
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I'm going to ask you to consider adding something to your daily visualization exercises. When you think about reaching for your goals, think about the feelings and intangibles when you achieve those goals.
I am not going to tell you today to stop goal setting – any of you who know me know that I thrive on goals and measuring progress. I am going to ask you to spend a little time this year thinking about and feeling the swell that rises in your chest when you accomplish that really big goal. This is a companion exercise to the measurable, monitored goal – it may indeed encourage you to adjust some goals.
I have been doing a lot of visualization exercises, dream boards, vision boards, goal boards and statements and just got back from a seminar that spoke very passionately about goal setting through dream boards. It has occurred to me that maybe the reason dream boards/books or visualization are so powerful is that they often emit a feeling within the process. When you look at that dream house, how does it make you feel? When you sit and think about your travels, do you feel the sun on your face and hear the ocean waves lapping the shore?
It has occurred to me that visualization, as I have been taught it, may be flawed. One of the issues with visualization is that we are taught to be so focused on the item; the physical car, the exact house – the details. I ask you to take visualization in a different direction. What if you were to focus not on the item you desire, but the feeling you have when you are in that house? Are you proud, are you amazed that this is yours, are you relaxed knowing your bills are paid, do you feel a sense of relief now that you are debt free? Feel the sensation of being loved – do not determine from whom you receive that love, just sit in the feeling of love.
I think I've really caught onto something here. If I sit with those feelings a bit and enjoy them "as if" they are my present state – and bonus, the mind doesn't know any better. This leaves the universe the opportunity to provide me with whatever dwelling that might provide me this feeling, which may not be the one I've thought was "the one" for me…(Imagine, maybe there is a more knowing energy out there!) It might lead you to the perfect mate…or help you realize the feeling you seek is already in your life. If nothing else, you've just enjoyed a few minutes of happiness and joy.
I think many of us have made the determination of what will make us happy and have defined it so clearly that ONLY that will do it. What if we were to feel happy, I mean really experience happiness at a deep level and just live there for a few minutes each day in thoughtful meditation – would that not provide even more happiness than that fancy car? Would that not begin the process of attracting further happiness in your life (maybe even in the form of fast metal!)? What if, instead of imagining the car – you just sat in it for your few minutes, and felt the steering wheel, adjusted the radio and felt the pride and excitement of owning this fabulous piece of machinery – don't look for the logo or brand in the vehicle, just enjoy it and feel that in your heart.
I have been contemplating this idea for quite some time, and it has all just come together as one of those, "of course!" moments. I have personally been spending my meditation time inviting the universe to flow through me. I have come to the conclusion that at various times in my life I was so stuck on my visualization or my perceived notion of what I wanted or what I needed, that I forgot to trust the universe believing that my idea was what should happen.
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I recently had the chance to look more closely at the defintion for the <group> element within XML Schemas and feel the the definition is lacking or misrepresentative. The XML Representation summary [1] leaves off the possibilities for the attributes "ref", "minOccurs" and "maxOccurs". These attributes are not available in global group definitions but are permitted when the group element is being used as a particle. This leads to a bit of confusion in the second section of the summary (describing the usage of group as a particle). The spec states "Also note that in the first (named) case above no reference is made to minOccurs or maxOccurs: this is because the schema for schemas does not allow them on the child of <group> when it is named.". Either way it seems that it would be better for the XML Representation Summary to reflect both possibilities and the rules should be layed out within the representation description. This follows the rest of the schema components such as the <element> representation where both the "name" and the "ref" attributes are listed. [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-1/#element-group Thanks, Jeff Rafter Defined Systems http://www.defined.net XML Development and Developer Web HostingReceived on Sunday, 24 June 2001 23:27:11 UTC
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 //xxx represent the post ID
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Although she was on the defensive from the outset of the debate, an informal poll of Star readers showed 40 per cent thought Liberal Leader Kathleen Wynne won the debate.
And readers on Twitter reacted strongly to our informal poll results retweeting it and reposting it to Facebook.
However, many disagreed with the poll results, like Facebook user George Pandza, who made this comment on the Star's Facebook page: "Ms. Wynne needed to give us a much better answer for the Liberal scandals than "I'm sorry". Tim Hudak won this debate."
Many readers were also disillusioned with all the leaders, expressing a general distrust of politicians. Many comments were in a similar vein to this one by Steve Wilkes, who commented on the Star's Facebook page.
"The debate brings out an interesting issue. Seek truth in the other direction when each leader speaks. Each leader tells us what they want us to hear. They're not telling us everything we need to hear. In the last 40 years the type of politics practiced in Ontario have failed the province. It is the same style of politics today. They ALL lack math and planning skills that would save Ontario."
Comments to the Star's live blog showed that Liberal scandals were never far from readers' minds. Despite Wynne's apology many readers are angry over scandals involving the cancelled gas plants and ORNGE.
Many of the comments were similar to this one by Suzy McHugh in the live blog: "During the debate Kathleen Wynne kept apologizing for the gas plant scandal even though she could have refrained from signing the paperwork . . . sorry doesn't cut it . . . PAY US BACK!!! Pay us back for the E health (sic) scandal, and PAY US BACK . . . for the Orange (sic) scandal too."
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(Disclaimer: I've been accused of being a Nolan fanboy before, but I'll do my best to stay objective here.) Christopher Nolan's latest work departs from the action-packed nature of Dark Knight Rises and Inception, trading dreams for black holes and fist fights for time jumping. There's the trademark blend of blockbuster and philosophical, and at nearly three hours, it takes a while for the space travel to even take off (zing!). However, the longer segment on Earth is time well spent, and it you can endure the marathon length, there are some great payoffs.
Chris Nolan's brother Jonah penned the script all the way back in 2008. At the time, he intended somebody like Spielberg to direct, but after his brother's directorial rise in recent years he was able to take control instead. Basically, the planet has been running out of food/crops ever since The Blight (some sort of parasite) and the subsequent giant dust storms. This is a futuristic world that was thrown back into a situation not unlike the Great Dust Bowl of the 1930's. So when Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) finds out that there may be a chance off-galaxy to find a new livable world, he joins Emilia Brand (Anne Hathaway) and crew to jump into a black hole near Saturn. So yes, it's a sci-fi plot, but it attempts to reach for higher themes then your typical sci-fi flick. Are we alone in the universe? What could we have wrong about science? What is mankind destined for, and what should and shouldn't we sacrifice to get there? And finally, what does love have to do with all this? (Talk about a curveball).
If it sounds a little heavy, it is (and thank goodness for the fair amount of humor included). And some of these themes and elements (especially the time manipulation) cause some logical leaps in the movie. For example, why is Anne Hathaway's character not decades older than Cooper in the film's final act? Did the black hole slingshot slow time down for her too? Or heck, the ending is pretty ambiguous, so maybe what we're shown of her was in the past? Also, the whole "other civilization" thing is sort of an easy way to explain plot developments, but is not fully explained. I don't need to know everything, but I would have liked to know why Murph was so important to them in the first place.
Potential plot (black) holes aside, let's get to one of the strongest parts of the movie- the cast. The heart and driving force of the movie is unquestionably Cooper and his daughter Murphy (played very well by both Mackenzie Foy and Jessica Chastain). Their scenes together in the first act of the movie kept the later parts from falling apart. We could believe Cooper's drive to see them again, and this was a huge source of the film's emotional impact. It was so effective in fact, that I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed at the less-than-ideal way this plot was resolved. I'm not saying it was a negative; I just like happier endings, okay? It was a huge surprise to me when Matt Damon showed up near the third act, and kudos to them for keeping it a secret from most of the audience. His portrayal of Dr. Mann effectively sold that he had lost a few screws up there during isolation. The fact that he was Matt Damon distracted a little, especially considering the initial surprise of such a big actor appearing out of nowhere. I may have complained about the ambiguity of Anne Hathaway's final state, but she carried her weight as Brand, somehow selling us on her love for a man we never physically see. Finally, it's always nice to see Michael Caine in a Nolan project, but I wish he had a little more to work with during his shorter screen time. Topher Grace and John Lithgow must have just wanted to be in a Nolan film, because their parts were so small I barely had time to notice them.
The musical score (once again by the great Hans Zimmer) and special effects were top-notch. My serious advice is to see it in IMAX, because I did not (yet). Nolan loves using those rare, expensive cameras, and around a whole hour of this space epic was shot with IMAX cameras. Besides the spectacle, I could have also benefited from the superior speakers in an IMAX theater. The speakers in my auditorium were so janky some higher musical moments were all but ruined. Hopefully this isn't widespread but there have been some reports of faulty sound experiences.
To sum this all up, Interstellar is a deeply introspective film that trades the action and pizazz of Inception or Dark Knight Rises for an emotional and philosophical sci-fi journey through the stars. You'll laugh, you'll tear up, and you'll definitely look up the plot explanation later just to figure out everything that was happening. But that's a typical Nolan movie, right? Because of the slower pace, it lacks the re-watch potential of some of his other movies, but this is one trip you don't want to miss.


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Neymar lifts Brazil to win at soccer-mad Sun Life
It sure didn't look or sound like a meaningless friendly match Friday night at Sun Life Stadium.
A sellout crowd of 73,429 — largest ever for soccer in Florida — showed up ready to party for a World Cup quarterfinal rematch between star-studded South American rivals Brazil and Colombia.
It was evident long before Brazil's 1-0 victory that this was no ordinary exhibition.
Electronic signs along I-95 announced "Soccer Sold Out'' as cars with giant flapping Colombian and Brazilian flags drove by. Outside the stadium, ticket windows had signs rarely seen here during football season: SOLD OUT. WILL CALL ONLY.
A sea of yellow and red descended on the stadium as fans had a rare opportunity to see international superstars Neymar, Radamel Falcao, James Rodriguez and 31 players who participated in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The game was a rematch of the contentious World Cup quarterfinal in Fortaleza, which Brazil won 2-1.
In that match, a tournament-high 56 fouls were called, and Neymar left the field on a stretcher after fracturing his spine when airborne Colombian defender Camilo Zuniga landed on the slender Brazilian icon. Friday marked Neymar's first game back in a Brazilian jersey, and he spent considerable time rolling on the ground, writhing in pain (or at least pretending he was in pain) as Colombian fans booed and whistled.
Colombian midfielder Juan Cuadrado was sent off with a second yellow card in the 49th minute after a clumsy challenge on Neymar from behind. A few minutes later, Neymar was down again, resulting in a Brazil free kick that was saved by Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina.
But Neymar, wearing the captain's armband in place of the injured Thiago Silva, wound up the hero of the night after scoring the lone goal on a free kick in the 83rd minute. His arching right-footed shot bounced off the right post and into the net, and the Barcelona star was immediately engulfed by his jubilant teammates.
Much to the dismay of Los Cafeteros fans (and others who wanted to see all the biggest names), Colombian standout Falcao spent most of the match on the bench. He finally entered in the 77th minute, replacing Rodriguez, the World Cup Golden Boot winner, who had a quiet night.
Falcao signed a highly publicized loan from AS Monaco to Manchester United early Tuesday. The 28-year-old striker was eager to play in his national team shirt again after missing the World Cup following knee surgery. Many Colombian fans showed up wearing his replica jerseys, and they chanted his name in the 62nd minute, begging for his inclusion.
Colombia coach Jose Pekerman chose to rest Falcao until late in the match, a decision that surely sat well with Manchester United management, which is hoping he is fit and ready to play against Queens Park Rangers next weekend.
Friday's match was very physical, with eight yellow cards issued. Colombia was seeking revenge for the quarterfinal loss. Brazil was determined to redeem itself after a humiliating 7-1 loss to Germany in the World Cup semifinal and a 3-0 loss to the Netherlands in the third-place game.
The Colombian roster Friday featured 21 of the 23 players from the World Cup. Brazil's squad looked considerably different, with just 10 remaining.
The match marked the start of Dunga's second stint as coach. Dunga played on Brazil's 1994 World Cup champion team, coached the team in 2010 and has been called upon again to try to restore the Brazilian glory days.
When the team buses arrived at the stadium Friday night led by heavy police escorts, the parking lots erupted.
Brazilian dancers in feather headdresses and tiny bikinis swiveled their hips as big crowds gathered to watch. Colombian fans, who outnumbered the Brazilians, showed up in traditional Sombreros "Vueltiao'' (turned) and some were decked out in red-, yellow- and blue-feathered headpieces. Several Colombians were seen with variations of signs that read: "Eso Si Fue Gol de Mario Yepes!" a reference to a disputed goal by Colombian captain Yepes that was disallowed in the World Cup quarterfinal loss to Brazil.
Friday's 9 p.m. match began with a fireworks show, symbolic of the explosive soccer and noise to come over the next two hours. The stadium went dark for the team entrances, and The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army" blared through the speakers as players came out of the tunnel.
The crowd topped the previous record of 71,124 set last November for a friendly between Brazil and Honduras.
Brazil won that match 5-0. This one was much closer.
Brazil had an apparent goal called back in the 24th minute and Oscar had a shot go wide left in the 32nd minute. Colombia had several scoring chances, but Brazil goalkeeper Jefferson – finally out of Julio Cesar's shadow – made some big saves.
As fans filed out after the match, the stadium grounds crew was already at work readying the field for Saturday's University of Miami football game against Florida A&M. No sellout for that one.


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During the depression years of the 1930s and on through WW II there was
not very much money with which to buy toys. Usually mother and dad made
most of the toys the children played with, thus the popularity of the
rag doll. the wooden pull toys, etc. There was also the corn cob doll, with a
face drawn on one end of the corn cob and the shucks used to make the clothes,
and tying them on with string unraveled from a feed sack.
Sears and Roebuck unknowingly provided a lot of free toys to pass the time
of day. Perhaps the first paper dolls were pictures cut from a Sears catalog.
With a pair of scissors, a Sears catalog, an old shoebox and a nickel bottle
of LePages glue a little girl could have hours of fun. After cutting the figures
out of the catalog they were glued onto a piece of cardboard cut from the
shoe box. The cardboard was then cut from around the figures,
leaving wings at the bottom to be folded back so that the figure
would stand upright.
After preparing the figures for mother, daddy and the children, the house
now needed furnishing. This was accomplished by going back to the Sears
catalog and cutting out pictures of a range and refrigerator for the
kitchen, a couch and chair for the living room and bed, dresser and chest for
the bedroom. These pictures were also glued to the cardboard and cut out
with the wings at the bottom so that they would stand upright.
The furniture could be changed at any time with just a little cutting and gluing.
The old Sears catalogs went through three phases. First, they were used to
order clothing and other necessities from until they were replaced with a new
catalog. Next, they were given to the children to use to cut their
paper dolls out, and finally the old catalogs were
carried to the outhouse.
The boys usually found something outside to play with. One thing was an old
car tire. We would get one to rolling and then chase it with a stick and keep
punching it with the stick to see how far you could get it to go before
falling over, all without touching it with your hands. Boy, did we
get a lot of good exercise chasing those tires!
Another item that was fun was an old barrel hoop. The way the barrels were
shaped, tapered in at the top and bottom, the end hoops were sloped to
one side and would not roll straight. You would have to find the hoop
from the middle of the barrel to get a straight one. Besides being fun
to roll, you could put one around your waist and swing it
around and around. The original hula hoop. Boy, did someone make a
killing on that!
Most of the boys in the country had a sling shot, we had another name for
them which I wont say now. You would find a forked limb about an inch in
diameter and cut it about 6 inches below the fork and leave about 6 inches
of each fork. Where we lived cedar was about the best wood to use unless
you could find a boise darch tree. You would then need a couple of
strips of rubber. At that time one rubber company made innertubes
from a red rubber that was really stretchy. If you could find one of those
red innertubes you had some good rubber for your sling shot. Next, you
needed an old shoe that you could cut the tongue out of to use as a
pouch for the rock. After tying all this together and a little
practice, then you were ready to go bird hunting.
Living in the country there was no problem of running out in the street and
getting run over or being kidnapped. The only things that we had to
worry about was being bitten by a rattle snake, getting gored by a
bull or getting kicked by one of the horses. I did get
kicked in the head by a horse one time.
Something else that was fun to make and play with was a button hummer.
You need about 2 to 2 1/2 feet of twine string, usually unraveled from
a feed sack or flour sack, and an old button. Run the string through the two
holes in the button and tie the ends together to form a loop. Put a
thumb through each end of the loop with the button in the
center. Letting the twine hang loose, sling the button around a few times
to get it started twisting on the twine.
Now, spread your hands apart slowly, tightening up the twine and making the
button spin back to where the twing is not twisted. Just as the button
reaches this point, relax and let the button twist up the other direction. As
the button begins to stop, spread your hands apart again to force it to
unwind, again relaxing and letting it wind up in the opposite
direction. Keep repeating this until the button is twisting the string up
on your thumbs and beginning to hum. You can adjust the speed of the button
by how hard you pull on the twine each time you spread your hands. The
harder you pull, the faster the button will spin and the louder it
will get. You can change the tone by using different
size/shape buttons. This was something to make and play with while
sitting arount the wood heater in the winter when the weather was
too bad to go outside,
This is just a small list of things children used to play with that were
not bought at the store. There were the wire puzzles that dad made while
sitting by the fire in the winter, or the spinner tops carved from the old
wooden spools that sewing thread came on, with a stick stuck through
the middle to form a point. The list just goes on and on,
but with a little imagination the children could come up with innumerable
thing to keep themselves occupied without spending
dads hard earned money.
John Watson
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The Seasiders sunk to fourth in the NPL Premier Division after losing 3-1 at Ashton United, on Saturday, despite their hosts playing 84 minutes with an outfield player in goal.
The North West outfit lost debutant goalkeeper George Dorrington to an ankle injury following a sixth minute corner. The on-loan Huddersfield Town youngster was carried off by Daniel Shaw and Richard Smith, with midfielder Smith then re-emerging from the changing rooms with the gloveman's pink jersey and gloves. With no keepers on the Ashton bench, substitute Benito Lowe, another debutant, took Smith's midfield berth as the number eight pulled on the pink and took Dorrington's spot in goal, seemingly handing Whitby an enormous advantage. However, it was the Tameside club who dominated, passing the ball better but found themselves limited to shots from distance. Ryan Crowther sliced a tenth-minute 25-yarder well wide before pulling back for Josh Roberts to hammer over the top, on 20 minutes. Seconds later, Crowther backheeled for Johnny Gorman to send a skidding shot from outside the box, low into Shane Bland's hands.
Blues quickly looked to reply and Callum Martin's right-wing cross glanced off the top of Dave McTiernan's head and inches wide of Smith's right-hand post. The visitors deservedly led, seconds after the half-hour, as Gorman got in behind the Blues defence, as he raced onto Lowe's speculative through forty-yard through ball, and switched from the left edge of the box for Matty Chadwick to turn across Bland and into the top-left corner. As Whitby desperately looked to test Smith, Dale Hopson crossed for McTiernan to pop again on the left-edge, but the tall stand-in stopper spread himself well to parry at the evergreen midfielder's feet. Hopson then skied one from a good position before sending a tame low drive straight at Smith.
At the other end, referee Mr Baines was well positioned to wave away appeals for a penalty as both Chadwick and marker Dan McWilliams went down in the Blues box. Crowther then sent an angled effort wide of Bland's left-hand post.
Despite an opportunity for Chris Hardy and Lee Bullock to regroup their charges at half-time, the game was effectively over, four minutes into the second period. It was the skilful Crowther who found space on the left-edge of the Blues penalty area, after good work from Chadwick, and smashed past Bland for 2-0. Hopson then fired well wide before being handed a way back into the game on 53 minutes. Skipper Steven Snaith, who cut an isolated figure as Whitby's lone forward, fired goalwards from the edge of the box and the ball struck centre-half Shaw on the arm. Baines quickly pointed to the penalty spot where Hopson sent Smith the wrong way, clipping his 18th goal of the season, into the bottom-left corner and quickly rushing up the field with the ball.
Whitby looked more purposeful but lacked ideas with aerial balls meat and drink for a strong, well-organised Ashton defence. The impressive Chadwick, holding the ball up well, fired over from the box's right-edge, on the hour. Soon after, Kieran Weledji's slide put off the home marksman who looped just over from the other side of the Blues' penalty area. By now, new signing Davy Carson had replaced the quiet Matty Tymon in midfield, but it was still all Ashton, with Bland smothering another Chadwick effort. Last season's top scorer Mikey Roberts joined Snaith up front, as McTiernan made way but the lively marksman could only scoop straight at Smith from Martin's right-wing cross. Hardy threw another forward option into the mix, dropping to four at the back and three up front as Kyle Fryatt replaced Mark Robinson, nine minutes from time. But it was to be the home side who struck the decisive next goal of the contest, again beating a flimsy offside trap for Chadwick to slide past Bland one-on-one from the fringes of the box. The Blues' afternoon was summed up, with three minutes remaining, when Snaith's low drive was held easily by the underworked Smith.
Attendance: 137
Ashton United: Dorrington (Lowe 6, Coo 76), Smalley, Maiese, Shaw, Connor, Lees, Roberts, Smith, Chadwick, Gorman (Knight 61), Crowther. Subs not used: Mason, Banim.
Whitby Town: Bland, Martin, McWilliams, Weledji, Robinson (Fryatt 81), Bythway, Gell, Tymon (Carson 61), Hopson, Snaith, McTiernan (Roberts 70). Subs not used: Dixon (GK), Hume.


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The mother of an east coast man who was killed in an accident involving a snowmobile near Humber Valley Resort says she's grateful she will finally be able to get some closure.
According to a release issued by the Corner Brook RCMP Wednesday morning, 27-year-old Thomas Whittle has been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, impaired operation of a motor vehicle with over 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood causing death, impaired operation by drug of a motor vehicle causing death and impaired operation by alcohol of a motor vehicle causing death.
Justyn Pollard, 21, died in hospital of the severe injuries suffered after the snowmobile allegedly driven by Whittle collided with a taxi on the road near the resort. The accident happened at around 4 a.m. the morning of Feb. 19, 2017.
"I'm ecstatic," Sherry Pollard said in a telephone interview Wednesday. "I'm one happy, relieved mom."
The original news release from police after the accident had indicated Mr. Pollard, who was from the Conception Bay South area, was driving the snowmobile.
"We're going to get some justice," said Sherry Pollard. "Somebody said my son was driving the Ski-Doo originally; everybody reported that. Now the truth has come out that Justyn wasn't driving the Ski-Doo, and to me, that's the most important detail."
The investigation, which took a year, was done in conjunction with the Holyrood RCMP's general investigation section.
Whittle is scheduled to appear in provincial court in Corner Brook on April 3.
Sherry Pollard said she will be at every appearance Whittle makes in court, except on April 3, because she doesn't expect he will actually be there.
She's currently in Ontario and said she wouldn't waste her time or money attending if Whittle won't be present.
She said she would have family attend on her behalf, however.
"But every other one, I'll be there," she said. "Front and centre. For my son."


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Monday, December 8, 2014
Zuppa Toscana...
This may come as a surprise to 'die-hard' Zuppa Toscana fans but I have never had a bowl of this - seemingly - famous soup, until today. Unbeknownst to me this is everyone's favorite soup at the 'Italian' Restaurant chain Olive Garden, and though I've eaten there many times I've never had it. So why did I decide to make a vegan version? Well, the answer is really quite simple, this past week I kept seeing recipes for homemade Zuppa Toscana popping up on Facebook and other social media. My first reaction after reading the ingrieients list was 'gross' and 'so unhealthy' as the original contains loads of sausage, bacon and heavy cream, but then my second thought was 'but what if it was vegan?' and so for the past few days I've been dreaming of a veganized version of a soup I've never eaten, crazy right?
Today, as it happens was also a perfect day for soup as it's quite damp, cold and rainy outside. Wonderful soup weather and so I happily set to the kitchen to try my hand at this unknown delicacy. I'm not quite sure what I was expecting, something creamy, salty, smokey and spicy I guess, and really this soup did not disappoint. It's loaded with so much delicious flavor, and made me go back for a second bowl. Further proof that food doesn't need animal flesh or secretions to be tasty and decadent.
Zuppa Toscana
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
1lb Vegan Italian Sausage Sliced - I used Field Roast
1 Large Yellow Onion diced
12 Garlic Cloves minced
1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
1 tsp Fennel Seeds
4 ½ C Vegan Chicken Broth - or Vegetable Broth
6-8 Russet or Yukon Gold Potatoes diced- I used 8 and made a mix of both
1 tsp Sea Salt
2 C Kale torn into bite-sized pieces
½ to 2/3 of a 15oz Can Full Fat Coconut Milk - How much you use depends on how many potatoes you use.
1-2 tsp Liquid Smoke - I used 2 tsp.
Ground Black Pepper to taste
1/4 C Minced Parsley
- Heat half the Olive Oil in the medium sized sauce pan over medium-high heat.
- When sizzling, add in the sliced Italian Sausage and cook until browned. About 5 minutes. Remove the sausage from the pot, and place on a plate, set aside.
- Heat the remaining oil in the pot, and add the onions and garlic. Saute for 3-5 minutes until golden and fragrant.
- Add in the red pepper flakes, and fennel seeds, saute another 2 minutes.
- Add in the Vegan Chicken broth, the potatoes, and the salt. Bring to a boil, and cook for five minutes. Reduce to a simmer and cook an additional 10-15 minutes until the potatoes are tender.
- Using a potato masher or the back of a wooden spoon crush some of the potatoes to thicken the soup. Leave some potatoes whole because you want the soup chunky, you want to crush just enough to get a nice creamy thickness.
- Once potatoes have been crushed, add in the cooked Italian Sausage, and simmer for five minutes.
- Add in the Kale, and coconut milk and simmer for an additional 6 minutes until the kale is wilted and tender.
- Turn off the heat, add in the minced parsley, and liquid smoke and stir to combine. Add in black pepper as desired and taste for seasonings, adjust as needed. Let stand 10 minutes before serving so that the flavors have time to develop.
- Enjoy with some nice crusty bread and a glass of red wine.
*** Note - Field Roast is NOT gluten-free, but you can make this soup Gluten-Free buy using a GF Vegan Sausage.***
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The Leaning Tower of Sur.
One of the many washed out roads we crossed as we drove down the coast room from Sur to Ras al Hadd.
The Bimmah Sinkhole which is about 200 metres deep. The water is a blue/green colour and during the summer its a popular swimming place. There are lots of small fish in the water.
Heading down to the sinkhole, there's 77 steps in all. As you can see, there's a tree growing through the stairs but its a good place to catch your breath on the climb back up.
At the Bimmah sinkhole.
The steps leading down to the sinkhole which is know locally as the "House of the Demon".
More cyclone damage on the coast road. The road crossed over a wadi and has just been sliced away by the force of the water.
Cyclone damage to the coast road to Sur, Oman. Some of the roads were brand new and were destroyed even before they were open.
Fishermen checking their nets.
A fisherman on the coast road heading to Sur.
A local soccer game in progress in a small village between Fans and Taab on the Muscat-Sur road. The man in the blue dishdash is the coach of one of the teams, though I'm not sure which team as he seemed to yell instructions at *all* the players.
Spot the ball.
The crowd following the game. Not a woman in sight.
The expensive seats at the soccer.
In Wadi Tiwi.
The construction of a new bridge over Wadi Tiwi.
A German tour group that we came across several times over the four days.
Restoration work on the building.
The tomb. Some people still light candles and leave offerings to Bibi Maryam here.
While this building near Qalhat is known as the Bibi Maryam tomb, the person buried here is Bibi Maryam's husband Baha al-Din who died around 1312AD (712H). Baha al-Din was the son of Mahmud b. Ahmad al-Qusi al-Qalhati the founder of the Hormuz empire. The name probably sounds familiar as the straits of Hormuz between Oman and Iran at the entrance to the Persian Gulf, come up regularly in the news.
The exterior of the tomb from the back. The piece sticking up is the remaining section of the original dome.
Even in Sur, Oman, they can smell what The Rock is cooking!
Sunaysilah Castle which is about 300 years old.
Sunaysilah Castle
The pearl roundabout. At least in Sur when they give you directions and say "You can't miss it" they're right!
Dhows in the estuary at Sur
Sur, Oman.
The "Fatah al-Khair" a dhow built in Sur about 70 years ago and recently brought back from Yemen and restored.
All that remains of the famous dhow building yards at Sur. The yard was destroyed by fire last year.


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When we first started using gDiapers for our daughter in 2007 you could only order the "little g" pants directly from gDiapers and very few places carried the inserts. I just noticed that BabiesRUs stores are now carrying the individual pants at some locations.
I recommend buying the "little g" pants with the starter kits as they are much cheaper. However once you start using them and your spouse sees how "cute" the non starter kits pants are, you'll be looking for a place to buy these individually. BabiesRUs is the only store that I know of around here (Delaware) that carries them individually. Best of all you can save on shipping and pick it up at your local BRU if they stock them.


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The 1st Bob Warr quilt led to a second ,a third, and now a fourth, this time for a colleague's preschooler.
This little girl is in her "pink and pooahple" stage. I saved fat quarters for months and gathered more over a few more months and paired them with two lovely Asian fabrics from my collection.
pink and fresh green on a lot of white a couple of years ago.
Much of the quilting was done with a pale orchid thread. If I were to do it again, I would have quilted with slightly deeper purple on the lavender panels at the top and the bottom.
I designed a new curled feather for the borders and quilted it in a peony pink.
I still need to cut and attach the binding. I'm thinking I'll go with the same pink that is in the border.
I so enjoy the variations that this pattern promises. I need to write the pattern and a worksheet for planning measurements, but that will mostly likely not happen until the semester is over.
I have some more panels and blocks so I can make a few more variations.
Happy quiltmaking,
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Another Quilt Inspired by Bob Warr
Posted by Dora, the Quilter at 6:00 AM
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Lovely.....quilting and all!!! I do believe some of that feature fabric resides in my stash!!! I love it!!!! Sequels are big in the movies, why not quilts??!! LOL!
- December 9, 2014 at 6:19 AM
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love the bob warr story! how cute! your quilting looks fabulous. great job!
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This is written for the VW/Audi V6 engines AHA and ATQ, but instructions are basically universal to all cars with these sensors.
The Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor is an amazing piece of electronics on many modern fuel injected cars. Unfortunately, as with most amazing piece of electronics, they also cause a lot of headaches when they get older. Airborne contaminants and air filter particles (or oil) tend to gunk up the sensor element and reduce its accuracy over time. In an attempt to control building, our Hitachi sensors actually heat up to 1,000 degrees for a brief moment when the car is shut off. But even the best self-cleaning ovens still need a little scrubbing from time to time.
The MAFS relies on a tiny, heated platinum wire inside your car's intake to determine how much air is coming in (grams per second, g/s). The ECU then utilizes this information, along with feedback from the upstream O2 sensors to alter your car's air/fuel ratios according to driving conditions…so when the car gets incorrect information about the amount of air coming in, it can slowly wreak havoc with everything from spark plugs, valves, to your entire exhaust system (notably the catalytic converters, which often die prematurely in a rich environment).
For years, members of PassatWorld and many others have attempted to clean their MAF sensors using processes like Ziploc bags with denatured alcohol, or the more common use of electronics cleaners. Both have resulted in success in many cases. A couple years ago, a company called CRC developed the first (and only) MAF sensor cleaner on the market, taking the guesswork and delicacy out of the DIY process.
With great optimism, I bought a can of this cleaner at Advance Auto Parts and used VAG-Com to log my before and after results. Those are detailed at the bottom of this write-up. Enjoy.
Difficulty: Easier than changing the air filter
- CRC MAF sensor cleaner ($8, widely available at auto parts stores)
- 8mm socket and ratchet
- 6"+ ratchet extension
- Flathead or phillips screwdriver
- none
1. Open the hood.
2. Loosen 2 hose clamps from intake flex tube and remove tube.
3. Remove 2 sensors attached to the airbox and MAF sensor itself.
4. The MAFS housing is attached to the airbox with 4 small hex bolts. Remove them.
5. Take the MAFS housing to your work area and set it on a rag or newspaper (the cleaner sprays with a lot of force).
6. Starting on the side with the wire mesh, spray the cleaner in short bursts into the wire visible in the sensor itself (it sits at the end of an antenna-like tube). Try to clean the metal screen, as well.
7. Wipe off the excess and allow to dry for a few minutes.
8. And now the obligatory DIY statement: "Re-installation is the opposite of removal!"
According to Ross-Tech, makers of VAG-Com, a car's MAFS should indicate a g/s flow of roughly 80% of the car's rated HP. With an AHA V6 engine rated at 190bhp, I was therefore benchmarking against an ideal of 152 g/s.
In a world full of "butt dynos" and "dood I totally got better throttle response!", it's nice to have actual data logs for mods and repairs. The following data points are from a VAG-Com log of my car ('98 GLX V6, 5MT, 122k miles) running a K&N filter with 33k miles on it. Engine blocks 002 (for RPM and MAF flow) and 032 (for fuel trim).
These runs were made on two successive days under nearly identical conditions: 50-60 degrees F, uphill at a steep 8%-10% grade, 2nd gear, pedal to the floor from a rolling start. Two successive runs for the "before" data, two for the "after" data.
Fuel trims at partial load (Bank 1, Bank 2): 12.5%, 8.6%
Max flow detected: 125.2 g/s
Fuel trims at partial load (Bank 1, Bank 2): 7.0%, 3.9%
Max flow detected: 152.1 g/s
Benchmark achieved!
The graph below shows the data across the majority of the powerband. The stairstep effect is due to my normalization of RPM readings across four runs (ie, each run creates samples from slightly different points, so where data didn't exist, I reverted to the previous reading by default).


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Holmes, J, Hall, VA and Wilson, P (1999) Volcanoes and peat bogs. Geology Today, 15 . pp. 60-63. [Journal article]
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For those of you who are interested in the discussion that took place on The Black LGBT Blogosphere at last week's Fire & Ink Cotillion in Austin audio is now available courtesy of JW Richard at Mandrake Society Radio.
I had the pleasure of sitting on the panel with two amazing bloggers who are contributing greatly to the gay civil rights movement via their work in the blogosphere. Pam Spaulding of Pam's House Blend, JW Richard of Mandrake Society Radio and myself all spoke about our experiences as black gay bloggers and the influence blogs have in our community and the current political landscape.
I'd like to send a special thank you to my friend and blog mentor Rod McCollum of Rod 2.0 (who unfortunately couldn't make it to Austin) for always having my back. I appreciate you.
Listen to the audio here. Enjoy the podcast!


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Did anyone watch last Sunday's Top Gear and actually enjoy it. I thought Chris Evans was trying too hard to be like Clarkson, and what that Yank, LeClot, is doing on the programme I don't know.
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I've been wanting to share these custom leather journals with you for a while. Since Christmas, actually, when my daughter made NINE Moleskine Journal covers to give to her grandparents and aunts and uncles. She was almost exactly six and a half when we did this project, and I really wish my husband didn't have the...Read more
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Sunday, March 2, 2014
Alaska has nothing on Congo
Just returned from a 13-month stay in Africa. I thought Alaska had flies.(!) my heart tells me to go back and help the children but getting held at gunpoint for drugs 7 times make the father think. now I have Obamacare to deal with. I should have become an airline pilot. Sorry, my wife still sick of hearing me rant.
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I would enjoy a much more in depth post on this trip. Many of us will never go on one of those and have no idea the reality of warlords and extreme poverty.
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God Bless America: Stories
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"The Darkness Together"
"The Darkness Together" is from Steve Almond's collection, God Bless America (Lookout Press), a finalist for The Story Prize. Almond is the author of three story collections, the novel Which Brings Me to You (with Julianna Baggott), and two nonfiction books. His stories have appeared in Playboy, Zoetrope, Ploughshares, Ecotone, and other magazines, and have been reprinted in Best American Short Stories and The Pushcart Prize.
Almond said this about the origin of his story: "The Darkness Together" began as an experiment in entrapment. I just wanted to write a story where the characters couldn't escape. I liked the idea of a train compartment because I think of trains—particularly at night—as both peaceful and menacing. The first image that came to mind was of a mother setting her stuff on the seats around her, so as to have the compartment (and her son) all to herself. I also saw an image of her standing in front of a mirror topless, knowing that her young son could see her. Why does my mind work like this?
Anyway, once I had this overweening mom in place, it was clear to me that the third character was going to terrorize her. Not by threatening her. (There's enough violence spewing out of Hollywood to numb the soul.) I was more interested in just letting him run his mouth. She thinks he's some dumb cretin. But he understands her, and her son, and he's willing to lay them bare. I'm always on the lookout for characters like this – the ones who don't just disturb the peace, but shatter it.
Praise for Steve Almond:
"Steve Almond's work is funny and beguiling and completely original." –Lorrie Moore, author of A Gate at the Stairs
"Steve Almond is one of our finest literary provocateurs. His stories are without equal in their beautiful terrible honesty. Stylish and finely wrought, these are tales with the force of life itself." –Junot Díaz, author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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Did you know that in Canada and the United States 1 in 6 children is living in an economically challenged home? These children often do not have the opportunity to attend summer camp.
I personally know what is like to grow up in one of those homes.
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Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Kalahandi, Mar 12:
Maoists torched a road construction machine and a two-wheeler at Borapadar village under Bijepur police limits in Kalahandi district of Odisha late last night.
According to reports, a group of over five Red rebels torched a JCB and a motorcycle belonging to the contractor, identified as Rajendra Sahoo, protesting road construction work.
"Last night a group of Maoists arrived at my home in search of me. However, I managed to hide following which they set the vehicle afire," said Rajendra.
They took key of the JCB from driver and set the machine on fire on the outskirts of the village, he concluded.


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Two lawsuits have been filed challenging the planning process of the Columbia River Crossing project.
The first, filed by three conservation groups, the Coalition for a Livable Future, Northeast Coalition of Neighbors and the Northwest Environmental Defense Center, claims bridge planners did not properly gauge the project's environmental impacts.
The claim references two federal environmental laws: the National Environmental Policy Act, which requires the government to examine the environmental impacts of major construction projects, and the Endangered Species Act, which requires the government to protect endangered species.
"This litigation is fundamentally about protecting our environment and our region," according to a statement by Tom Buchele, managing attorney for the Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center, which is representing the groups. "They have already spent $140 million in taxpayer dollars and still haven't created a sustainable, affordable project."
Two of the groups, the NCN and the Coalition for a Livable Future, filed a suit late last year contending the Metro Council wrongly used a light-rail statute to approve the project. However, the suit was shot down shortly after by the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals.
The second lawsuit, filed by Thompson Metal Fab Inc., a Vancouver-based company that builds oiling drilling rigs, claims the project's height will be economically damaging for its business. The project's current design involves building a 95-foot bridge, which is too small for the steel products Thompson transports down the river to get through, according to a statement.
In both cases, the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration are named as defendants. In Thompson's case, the Federal Department of Transportation is also named.


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Watch how to make this recipe.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Trim the artichokes by cutting off the top 1-inch or so. Cut the stem close to the base of the artichoke so the artichoke can sit up straight, and remove some of the bottom leaves. Using kitchen shears, trim the sharp points off of any remaining outer leaves. Add the artichokes to the boiling water. Halve the lemons and squeeze the juice into the boiling water. Toss in the lemons. Cook the artichokes until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain the artichokes and let cool.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl stir together the Gorgonzola, cream, thyme, 2 teaspoons parsley, garlic, salt, and pepper. In another small bowl stir together the bread crumbs and remaining 1 tablespoon of parsley.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Remove the center choke of the artichokes using a small spoon. Stuff the cheese mixture into the center of the artichokes. Place the artichokes into a baking dish. Sprinkle the bread crumb mixture over the top of the artichokes. Drizzle the tops of the artichokes with olive oil. Bake until the artichokes are heated through, the cheese is melted, and the bread crumbs are crisp and golden, about 25 minutes. Transfer the artichokes to a serving dish and serve.


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05 March 2018
Dynasties rise and fall throughout all walks of life, in this case it was the fierce hold that IT Carlow had upon the RUSTLERS CFAI Cup. From 2012 until 2017, all tried but none could release the cup away from Carlow as they won 6 in a row, the last victory coming against Letterkenny IT last year in the Markets Field.
However on the 7th February of this year, the wheels came off as Jack O'Keeffe netted a last gasp penalty for Dundalk IT to defeat the reigning champions by a goal to nil. A new paragraph in the competition is set to be written and it could about to be written about the team whose name is etched into the cup more times than any other.
DKIT could not carry their quarter final momentum with them into the semi-finals as their journey was ended by the 12-time winners Dublin IT who dominated the competition in it's first decade with seven successes by the numerous campus teams under the auspices of the city centre institute. They haven't reached the final since their last success in 2011.
The score in Grangegorman on Wednesday 21st February read 2-0 as Jordi Ebanda and Aaron Robinson both found the net to book Gavin Fleming side's place in the final on March 6th in Galway's Eamonn Deacy Park against Midlands side Athlone IT.
Colin Fortune's team have won the competition on four separate occasions, the last of which was in 2004. This season's top scorer Ryan Gaffey was only 6 years old at the time. They did manage to get to the 2014 final however they were put to the sword by IT Carlow. The CUFL Premier Division side have not been overly impressive this season with their Premier Division status salvaged in a play-off against NUI Galway and their cup successes so far coming against Division One opposition. Albeit to their credit, they have had to progress to this stage without any luxury of home advantage including during the semi-finals when they had to travel to Cork.
Two goals from Gaffey and a Reginald John strike provided the victory over Cork IT but it will be a different proposition when they take on DIT under the lights in Galway. DIT began the CUFL season brightly with victories over the likes of Maynooth University and DCU. They possess several SSE Airtricity League talents within their squad and will certainly provide Athlone with their toughest assignment yet in the cup.
It is a fascinating encounter to be played out and you can watch it live with us on the FAI Third Level Football Facebook page and see which name will be inscribed into the trophy.


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January 2011 Intelligence News
China Expands Student Spying Network, Says CIA
by Massimo Calabresi,
Time Swampland blog
, January 24. "After Tiananmen, the Communist Party in China unveiled the Student Information System, whose nominal goals were to improve the quality of college and university teaching and increase student involvement in education. 'In practice, however, the SIS's principal objective is to monitor and control teachers and students,' says a new CIA report.
Life away from CIA still tangled, lonely for indicted ex-spy
by Todd C. Frankel,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
, January 23. "The spy came in from the cold nearly a decade ago. He seemed to be adjusting well to his new life, a regular life, one lived out in the open. Jeffrey A. Sterling no longer needed to tell people he worked for the U.S. State Department when, in fact, he had been employed by the Central Intelligence Agency."
WikiLeaks Views Won't Get Military Computers Wiped
by Spencer Ackerman,
WIRED Danger Room
, January 20. "Work for the military? Couldn't help but view a purloined WikiLeaks cable on your desktop? The Pentagon has to insist you delete it. But don't worry about having the rest of your files scrubbed in a fit of information-security hysteria."
Pentagon Eases WikiLeaks Security Measures
by Sharon Weinberger,
AOL News
, January 20. "Pentagon employees and contractors who have peeked at classified documents released by WikiLeaks will no longer have to have their work computers scrubbed by information security professionals."
Report urges Defense to collect genome data on all troops
by Bob Brewin,
, January 18. "The Defense Department should collect human genome sequence data from military personnel to help determine their genetic traits, which could improve performance and cut medical costs, a Defense scientific advisory panel recommended in a report released in December 2010."
Genetic Soldiers? Advisory Group Urges Pentagon To Map Genes Of All Personnel
by Dan Froomkin,
Huffington Post
, January 14. "A new report from a secretive, highly influential group of scientists is urging the Department of Defense to begin collecting and mapping the full genome of all military personnel -- a move that could well give the Pentagon the ability to select for certain genetic predispositions."
Obama's Drone Memo Dilemma
by Nick Baumann,
Mother Jones
, January 11. "The Obama administration released Bush-era legal opinions authorizing torture. Will it make public its own rationale for targeting US citizens for death?"
Former CIA Officer Arrested for Alleged Unauthorized Disclosure of National Defense Information
, Justice Department news release, January 6. "Jeffrey Alexander Sterling, 43, of O'Fallon, Mo., was charged with six counts of unauthorized disclosure of national defense information, and one count each of unlawful retention of national defense information, mail fraud, unauthorized conveyance of government property and obstruction of justice."
White House asks agencies to review data security
by Kevin Johnson,
USA Today
, January 6. "In an attempt to tighten control of classified information, the Obama administration has issued government-wide guidelines urging officials to be wary of 'insider threats' and suggesting how supervisors can evaluate employee 'trustworthiness'."
U.S. tells agencies: Watch 'insiders' to prevent new WikiLeaks
by Michael Isikoff,
, January 4. "Trying to prevent more WikiLeaks embarrassments, the Obama administration is telling federal agencies to take aggressive new steps to prevent leaks of classified documents, including instituting 'insider threat' programs to ferret out disgruntled employees who might be inclined to leak classified documents.
Rumsfeld Memoir Highlights VIP Access to Government Files
by Sharon Weinberg,
AOL News
, January 2. "Bryan Whitman, a Pentagon spokesman, confirmed that Rumsfeld, as a former presidential appointee, has the right to request certain records separate from the FOIA process, although that access is 'limited to records they originated, reviewed, signed or received during their tenure, regardless of classification,' Whitman told AOL News."
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Freed-Hardeman University's radio station, WFHU FM91, celebrates its 50th year on the air this school year. The anniversary was observed Saturday, Nov. 12, during the university's annual homecoming festivities. The current staff honored those who have helped make the station possible including John Hall, Ray Eaton and others.
In 1966, after a visit to Morehead State University in Kentucky to see a newly assembled 10-watt Class D educational FM radio station, John Hall brought the idea for a radio station back to then President H.A. Dixon and Dean E. Claude Gardner. After they agreed with the idea, plans were made, and Hall became the station's first director. The station was housed in the newly constructed student center and dining hall. Funding was a major issue; the Associates, chartered in 1963, came to the aid of the station. They raised the $12,000 necessary to equip it and put it on the air. The $12,000 in 1966 would be $89,254.72 today.
To offset the cost of keeping the station running, the staff started duplicating tapes of the annual Lectureship, and through this project they generated enough money for the station to operate.
Due to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations on educational stations, the first transmitter was a GATES 10-watt exciter transmitter, designed to send a signal to a remote, much more powerful FM transmitter.
"Ben Enochs, then-owner of WDXL radio station in Lexington who did the engineering work for the station, and I drove out Highway 100 West to Chickasaw State Park," Hall stated in reference to signal testing in the spring of 1967. "With his 'super powerful' antenna on his station wagon, we were able to pick up the signal from the station on campus. I think I have some sense of what Marconi felt when he first transmitted a signal across the Atlantic Ocean Dec. 12, 1901."
Dr. Billy Smith, Dean of the FHU College of Biblical Studies, was a freshman at Freed-Hardeman College in 1968, the second year of the station's operation. He was invited by Hall to serve as the program director because of his previous experience with broadcasting in high school. Serving as the student director, he had a daily show, narrated the weekly "Favorite Hymns from Freed-Hardeman," and did play-by-play of Lions basketball, baseball and powderpuff football. He held this position until he began working with Henderson's local station, WHHM, in 1971.
"It was a tremendous experience that still provides many happy memories," Smith said when asked about his days at the station. "I was both a Bible and a communication major, and my life's work in ministry and teaching has greatly benefitted from these early, life-changing opportunities in radio."
Changes in the FCC rules caused some problems for the station, and plans were made to convert from a 10-watt station to 3,000-watts. Once again, the Associates raised the funds necessary to make the expansion, and the tower and transmitter were moved to Mid-South Youth Camp, where they remain today. The WFHC studio moved to its current location in the Gardner Center in 1983.
It was at this time that Ray Eaton, a student staff member from 1979 to 1982, became the general manager, a position he held until 1999. When asked about his duties as general manager, he said, "I wore many hats then, including working as an on-air announcer, redesigning and refurbishing the studios with new equipment, planning a Jazz Fest for a few years and teaching radio production classes."
WFHC officially changed its call letters to WFHU in 2005. In 2009 the official name for the station was changed from 91-FIVE, The Lion to FM91. The station also changed its style from rock and jazz to a mix of hits from the 80s, 90s and today.
Under the student leadership of Alyssa Blakeney and Kyle Burns, WFHU, a 10,500-watt station, currently serves not only Freed-Hardeman University, but also Henderson and the surrounding communities and is available on iHeart Radio. The music and programs have changed over the years to accommodate the needs and desires of WFHU, Freed-Hardeman University and the community. Every Sunday morning, the worship service of the Henderson Church of Christ is broadcast, and not only are Freed-Hardeman Lions' and Lady Lions' basketball, baseball and softball games aired, but also Chester County High School football games. Daytime programs include "The Wake Up Call," "After Chapel," "Red Zone Report" and "The Royal Roar." Nightly programs include "The Roadshow," a simultaneous broadcast of "WBBJ News" and "Rockshop."


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Hunt for Tree Products
Hunt for nature's treasure, the many different products made by trees! Your child will learn about nature, trees, and categorizing while having a fun nature hunt.
What You Need:
- Paper and pencil
- Container or plastic ziploc bag
- Drawing materials
What You Do:
- Tell your child that he will go on a nature hike and hunt for tree products. Surprisingly, he will look for tree products that are NOT leaves, but are other products made by trees.
- Make sure your nature hike is in a place with lots of different types of trees so that he can find a variety of tree products.
- Take the container or plastic bag along on your hike, and have your child look for some of the following tree products on grounds beneath trees or hanging from trees:
- Pods—These look like string beans or pea pods hanging from branches. They are hard and leathery when ripe, then split open to release seeds.
- Winged "Seeds"—These look like helicopter blades, and do spin when they fall off trees.
- Acorns
- Pinecones
- Spiny-husked nuts or other prickly brown balls
- Berries
- Note that some tree products may be seasonal or regional, for example the pods and acorns may only be around in autumn. If you live in a region with fruit on nut trees, add "Fruits/Nuts" to the above list of tree products and bring home an apple or walnut!
- Feel free to let your child find other tree products that aren't on this list, like different kinds of bark, or something else unique. Celebrate the fun of discovery!
- Once he has his collection of tree products, he can take them home and organise them into categories as mentioned above. He can make a chart to show how many he found of each kind. He may want to draw illustrations of his finds, showing how an ideal product from each category looks.