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Christian Liedke: Rational Curves on K3 surfaces
We show that complex projective K3 surfaces with odd Picard rank contain infinitely many rational curves. Our method of proof is via reduction modulo positive characteristic, where results on Tate conjecture/Weil conjecture provide us with the desired rational curves. We lift these rational curves back to characteristic zero using moduli spaces of stable maps in mixed characteristic. This work is joint with Jun Li and extends the original approach of Bogomolov, Hassett, and Tschinkel.
Daniel Greb: Lagrangian fibrations on hyperkähler fourfolds
In this talk I will report on a joint project with Christian Lehn and Sönke Rollenske. Beauville asked if any Lagrangian torus inside a hyperkähler manifold is a fibre of a (meromorphic) Lagrangian fibration. Building on previous work which settles the question in a non-algebraic situation, we show that the answer to the strongest form of Beauville's question is positive in dimension four. An important ingredient of the proof is a detailed study of almost holomorphic Lagrangian fibrations on projective hyperkähler manifolds using the recent advances in the minimal model program.
Hiro-o Tokunaga: Splitting curves for double covers and the topology of the complements of certain curves on rational ruled surfaces
Let $\Sigma$ be a smooth projective surface. Let $f' : Z' \to \Sigma$ be a double cover, i.e, $Z'$: a normal projective surface, $f'$: a finite surjective morphism of degree $2$. Let $\mu : Z \to Z'$ be the minimal resolution and we put $f = \mu\circ f'$.
An irreducible curve $D$ on $\Sigma$ is called a splitting curve with respect to $f$ if $f^*D$ is of the form $f^*D = D^+ + D^- + E$ where $D^+ \neq D^-$, $f(D^+) = f(D^-) = D$ and $\mbox{Supp}(E)$ is contained in the exceptional set of $\mu$.
Let $D$ be a splitting curve on $\Sigma$ with respect to $f : Z \to \Sigma$. If the double cover is determined by the branch locus $\Delta(f)$ (e.g., the case when $\Sigma$ is simply connected), we say that $\Delta(f)$ is a quadratic residue curve mod $D$.
In this talk, we discuss "reciprocity" for quadratic residue curves on rational ruled surfaces under some special setting and consider its application to the topology of the complements of curves.
Frank Kutzschebauch: A solution to the Gromov-Vaserstein Problem
Any matrix in $Sl_n (\mathbb C)$ can (due to the Gauss elimination process) be written as a product of elementary matrices. If instead of the complex numbers (a field) the entries in the matrix are elements of a ring, this becomes a delicate question. In particular the rings of maps from a space $X \to \mathbb C$ are interesting cases. A deep result of Suslin gives an affirmative answer for the polynomial ring in $m$ variables in case the size of the matrix ($n$) is greater $2$. In the topological category the problem was solved by Thurston and Vaserstein. For holomorphic functions on $\mathbb C^m$ the problem was posed by Gromov in the 1980's. We report on a complete solution to Gromov's problem. A main tool is the Oka-Grauert-Gromov-h-principle in Complex Analysis. This is joint work with Björn Ivarsson.
Thomas Peternell: Untermannigfaltigkeiten mit positivem
Normalenbündel - eine Vermutung von Hartshorne.
Jeder lernt in der Linearen Algebra, dass sich zwei lineare Unterräume $X$ und $Y$ im komplex-projektiven Raum $P$ schneiden, sofern $\dim X + dim Y \geq \dim P$. Ersetzt man $P$ durch eine beliebige projektive Mannigfaltigkeit, so ist das i.a. natürlich falsch. Hartshorne hat in den 60er Jahren vermutet, dass diese Aussage jedoch richtig bleibt, wenn man eine Positivitätsvoraussetzung an die Normalenbündel von $X$ und $Y$ macht. Letzlich ist dies ein Problem über höherdimensionale Zykel. In dem Vortrag diskutiere ich den Stand der Vermutung, Beweismethoden in speziellen Fällen und verwandte Probleme über konvexe Räume und semi-positive Geradenbündel.
Stefan Müller-Stach: Abelsche Varietaeten und Thetafunktionen auf kompakten Riemannschen Mannigfaltigkeiten
Wir erklären eine Konstruktion von Moore-Witten (2000), die zu kompakten Riemannschen Mannigfaltigkeiten (insb. Kählermannigfaltigkeiten) mit Zusatzstrukturen Abelsche Varietäten und damit Thetafunktionen konstruieren, und die in der Stringtheorie eine Bedeutung durch Partitionsfunktionen erhalten. Natürlich erklären wir die Physik nicht, hingegen eine erweiterte mathematische Sichtweise auf diese Konstruktionen, die auch Weilsche Intermediate Jacobians einschließt. Der Vortrag hat eher Überblickscharakter.
(Zusammenarbeit mit V. Srinivas und C. Peters, Preprint 2011 auf arXiv.org)
Christian Böhning: Rationality properties of linear group quotients
In this survey talk we will report on some recent progress on the rationality problem for quotients $V/G$ where $V$ is a linear representation of the linear algebraic group $G$. Most results will represent joint work of the speaker with Fedor Bogomolov, Hans-Christian Graf von Bothmer, and Gianfranco Casnati. Along with general structural results we will give some applications to moduli spaces of plane curves of large degree, Lueroth quartics and tetragonal curves of genus 7. We will also outline elements of the obstruction theory, stable and unramified group cohomology, and some recent results in this direction.
Christian Miebach: Quotients of bounded domains of holomorphy by proper actions of $\mathbb Z$
We consider a bounded domain of holomorphy $D$ in $\mathbb C^n$ with a closed one parameter group of automorphisms. In this situation we have a proper action of the group $\mathbb Z$ on $D$, and we would like to know whether the quotient manifold $D/\mathbb Z$ is Stein. I will speak about a result obtained with Karl Oeljeklaus wich answers this question positively in the case that $D$ is simply-connected and 2-dimensional. As an application we obtain a normal form for such domains in which $\mathbb Z$ acts by translations.
Alex Küronya: Arithmetic properties of volumes of divisors
The volume of a Cartier divisor on an irreducible projective variety describes the asymptotic rate of growth of the number of its global sections. As such, it is a non-negative real number, which happens to be rational whenever the section ring of the divisor in question is finitely generated.
In a joint work with Catriona Maclean and Victor Lozovanu we study the multiplicative semigroup of volumes of divisors. We prove that this set is countable on the one hand, on the other hand it contains transcendental elements.
Martin Möller: Curves in the moduli space of curves: Slopes and Lyapunov exponents.
The numerical invariants of curves in the moduli space of curves have a long history, mainly aiming to describe 'all curves' in the moduli space of curves. One possible precise formulation of such problem is to describe the cone of moving curve in moduli space of curves. This problem and most problems of similar flavor are today still open.
In this talks, we propose to compare two numerical invariants of different origin. The slope is an algebro-geometric invariant and measures the ratio of intersection numbers of the curve with natural divisors. In contrast, Lyapunov exponents are invariants from dynamical systems and measure the growth rate of cohomology classes under parallel transport of some geodesic flow.
We show how these two quantities are related and how to characterize curves where extremal values are attained.
Hannah Markwig: What corresponds to Broccoli in the real world?
Welschinger invariants count real rational curves on a toric Del Pezzo surface belonging to an ample linear system and passing through a generic conjugation invariant set of points $P$, weighted with $\pm 1$, depending on the nodes of the curve. They can be determined via tropical geometry, i.e. one can define a count of certain tropical curves (which we refer to as Welschinger curves) and prove a Correspondence Theorem stating that this tropical count equals the Welschinger invariant. It follows from the Correspondence Theorem together with the fact that the Welschinger invariants are independent of $P$ that the corresponding tropical count of Welschinger curves is also independent of the chosen points. However, if $P$ consists of not only real points but also pairs of complex conjugate points, no proof of this tropical invariance within tropical geometry has been known so far.
We introduce broccoli curves, certain tropical curves of genus zero which are similar to Welschinger curves. We prove that the numbers of broccoli curves through given (real or complex conjugate) points are independent of the chosen points. In the toric Del Pezzo situation we show that broccoli invariants equal the numbers of Welschinger curves, thus providing a proof of the invariance of Welschinger numbers within tropical geometry. In addition, counting Broccoli curves yields an invariant in many more cases than counting Welschinger curves. Therefore, it is an interesting question whether there is a meaningful invariant count of real curves that corresponds directly to the tropical Broccoli count.
Joint work with Andreas Gathmann and Franziska Schroeter.
Stefan Nemirovski: Levi Problem and Semistable Quotients
Geometric invariant theory for reductive group actions on Stein manifolds can be applied to function theory using an approach initiated by Tetsuo Ueda in 1980. The talk will discuss these applications and related geometric questions.
Sönke Rollenske: Lagrangian fibrations on hyperkähler manifolds
Hyperkähler (also called irreducible holomorphic symplectic) manifolds form an important class of manifolds with trivial canonical bundle. One fundamental aspect of their structure theory is the question whether a given hyperkähler manifold admits a Lagrangian fibration. I will report on a joint project with Daniel Greb and Christian Lehn investigating the following question of Beauville: if a hyperkähler manifold contains a complex torus $T$ as a Lagrangian submanifold, does it admit a (meromorphic) Lagrangian fibration with fibre $T$? I will describe a complete positive answer to Beauville's Question for non-algebraic hyperkähler manifolds, and give explicit necessary and sufficient conditions for a positive solution in the general case using the deformation theory of the pair $(X, T)$.
Daniel Huybrechsts: Chow groups of K3 surfaces
I review some of the open problems concerning the Chow groups of K3 surfaces over the complex numbers and over number fields. In particular, I shall discuss the case of generic Picard group in the various settings (eg for symplectic automorphisms).
George Marinescu: Equidistribution of zeros of holomorphic sections
of high tensor powers
of line bundles
We present some equidistribution results for sequences of random sections of high tensor powers of positive line bundles over non-compact manifolds (e.g. Riemann surfaces with cusps, arithmetic quotients or, more generally, quasiprojective manifolds). We also examine the equidistribution of sections of big line bundles endowed with singular Hermitian metrics
Daniel Lohmann: Families of canonically polarized manifolds over log Fano varieties
The Shafarevich hyperbolicity conjecture states that a smooth family of curves of general type is necessarily isotrivial if the base is given by $\mathbb P^1$, $\mathbb C$, $\mathbb C\setminus\{0\}$, or an elliptic curve. With the aid of the minimal model program we show the following related result.
Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety and $D$ a reduced divisor on $X$. Assume that $D$ is snc, i.e., all components of $D$ are smooth and intersect transversally. Then any smooth family of canonically polarized varieties over $X\setminus\text{Supp}(D)$ is isotrivial if the divisor $-(K_X+D)$ is ample.
In order to prove this result, we consider the induced moduli map to the coarse moduli space of canonically polarized manifolds. A result by Kebekus and Kovács gives a relation between this moduli map and the minimal model program. In particular, the minimal model program for the pair $(X,D)$ leadsto a fiber space, and the moduli map restricted to a general fiber is constant. Finally, we apply a generalization of a theorem by Araujo which describes the different minimal model programs for the pair $(X,D)$ in more detail.


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The City of Huron's Public Safety board has tabled discussion of a ban on texting while driving.
Huron Police Chief Gary Will says the discussion was tabled so the safety board could research crash data and how other cities and states implemented and enforced the ban.
Huron Public Safety Commission Mark Robish says it is just an initial discussion. Robish was not at Tuesday's meeting, but he says the public safety board is just in the talking stages of the ban.
"Right now we're looking into if there is a problem and how much of a problem there is," Robish said.
Robish says the discussion does not necessarily follow in the wake of Sioux Falls' texting while driving ordinance. Robish tells KSFY News the discussion comes from a national push to ban texting while driving.
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University of Minnesota researchers have effectively treated muscular dystrophy in mice using human stem cells. This is the first time human stem cells have been shown to be effective in the treatment of muscular dystrophy.
Researchers used a new process that makes the production of human muscle cells from stem cells more efficient and effective.
The research was published May 3 in the journal Cell Stem Cell, outlining the strategy for developing a rapidly dividing population of muscle-forming cells.
The U of M says this research is significant because there has been a notable lag in translating studies using stem cells from mice into therapeutically-relevant studies involving human stem cells. This development should speed-up the creation of cell therapies or clinical trials for humans
"One of the biggest barriers to the development of cell-based therapies for neuromuscular disorders like muscular dystrophy has been obtaining sufficient muscle progenitor cells to produce a therapeutically effective response," said principal investigator Rita Perlingeiro, Ph.D. "Our results demonstrate that it is indeed possible and sets the stage for the development of a clinically meaningful treatment approach."
"This research is a phenomenal breakthrough," said Dr. John Wagner, scientific director of clinical research at the University of Minnesota's Stem Cell Institute. "Dr. Perlingeiro and her collaborators have overcome one of the most significant obstacles to moving stem cell therapies into the treatment of children with life threatening muscular dystrophy"
The study was funded through grants from the National Institute for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institute for Child Health and Development and the Dr. Bob and Jean Smith Foundation.


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It may be cold, but the sun is rising in a clear sky this morning, and I'm betting that it gets warmer than the paltry 33 they are forecasting. The chipmunks have been up now for two days, and that sun is hot. Hang in there. The warmth is coming. You can't stop the sun. You can only delay it for a time.
I'm listening to Electric Area on my Sirius this morning. I can take about an hour of it and then the "boots-and-pants" begin to drive me nuts, and then it's over to Chill or maybe Spa if I am really strung out. And I'll admit I'm a bit strung out today, but in a good way. The plotting for Peri II is going extremely well, as in I know this has the bones to be the best thing I've written to date. I can't wait to get it on paper so I can go back to Peri I and bring some of this new sparkle to it. I'm pulling from OMG-everywhere, and it's draining even as the exhilaration has me at it until the next idea is teased out, tried, and worked in or abandoned. Hence the need to shift to something very calming on the radio. This is nothing new, but feels compacted this time, a pattern that's becoming recognizable and allows for better control, because when the mind shifts over to pure creativity with no regard to reality, the messy chaos follows you out of the office door and into the real world. If you're not watching for it, it will break things.
I'm not explaining this very well, but if I go silent on the blog for a few days, it's only because I'm working, and will only stop in here to mention stuff like it being the last chance to get a personalized The Undead Pool. (Seriously, it is. I'm going in tomorrow to sign in the back room, and from then on, it will be signature only. International is okay, but email them for a quote first at firstname.lastname@example.com. And be sure to tell them when ordering whose name you want it signed to, or you'll just get a book. [order signed book]
I won't be going utterly silent, because that just doesn't work for me, ( I love my FB) but I probably won't have an organized thought on my blog until at least Monday. :-)


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Aston Martin Lagonda of North America is recalling 440 2014 Aston Martin DB9 and Rapide S cars because the transmission may inadvertently shift to neutral.
2015 Mercedes Benz SL400 Starts at $84,925
The new 2015 Mercedes Benz SL400 hardtop roadster starts at $84,925.
2015 Ford Mustang Hits Major Milestone as Production Begins
The 2015 Ford Mustang begins rolling off the line today at Ford's Flat Rock Assembly Plant with dealership deliveries slated for the fall.
2016 Volvo XC90 Debuts Ahead of 2014 Paris Auto Show
Unveiled this week in Sweden, the 2016 Volvo XC90 is set to arrive in U.S. showrooms in April 2015.
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If you're a beginning skier or can only make it to the slopes for a few days each season, you probably don't want to spend a lot of money on your ski clothes. Fortunately, there's many ways to save on ski clothing, and one way is to buy cheap ski clothing.
Of course, it's important to make sure your ski clothes are decent quality and will keep you warm and safe on the slopes. With a little time and effort, you can find good brands at discounted prices. You'll come to find out that "cheap" doesn't have to mean poor quality. Here's how, and where, to find cheap ski jackets and pants and discounted ski gear.
Scour local "discount designer" stores. Did you know that stores like T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, Loehmann's, Nordstrom Rack, and Ross offer brand-name athletic gear at super-discounted prices? During the fall, check out your local store for winter sports gear. There's a good chance you'll find high-quality ski jackets, pants and even gloves and gaiters for cheap.
Check out the online market places. Amazon.com can be a great source for discounts, and Overstock.com offers good deals on brand-name ski clothing for both adults and children. At other online outlets, like 6pm.com, you can sometimes find ski accessories (like high-quality ski socks, for example) and kids' ski clothing on sale, too.
- Do some bidding. eBay is a good place to find used, and sometimes even new, name-brand ski clothing (including ski pants, jackets, and even ski boots and skis) at surprisingly low prices.
Search online ski outlets. Many online snow sports retailers will sell last season's goods at clearance prices. Some websites are even dedicated to outlet retail. Check out Evo.com's outlet, The House's clearance store, Peter Glenn's sale rack and also, Sierra Trading Post offers savings of 35-70% each day.
Consider renting ski clothes. Some ski resorts and ski shops offer clothing rental so you don't have to worry about bringing your own. If you're planning a ski vacation, search your resort's website and the surrounding ski stores to see if renting is an option. Mountain Threads is a company in Colorado that offers ski clothing and gear for rent at reasonable prices.
Don't forget about department stores. Department stores like Macy's, Lord & Taylor, Dillard's, Sears, JC Penney, Kohl's and the like often sell middle-of-the-line winter sports gear. As department stores are known for their great sales and coupons, you can usually find decent winter jackets, fleeces and sometimes even snow pants at discounted rates.
Try a ski swap or ski sale. See if your community has an annual winter sports gear swap or sale - you may be surprised by what you find! If you search online, there's web-based swaps too, like at EpicSki.com.
Get back to the basic brands. If you're an occasional skier, you really don't need high-tech, top-of-the-line ski gear. Instead, consider buying multi-purpose winter clothes that work for various occasions - skiing, sledding, ice skating, even just running errands - rather than ski-specific gear.
Some good places to find basic winter clothing that will work on the slopes are L.L Bean, Lands' End and Columbia. All of these brands offer good quality winter jackets and pants that will serve you well on the slopes without breaking the bank.


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With a large percentage of Americans overweight, it's clear that many of us are not following the most recent exercise guidelines prescribing up to an hour of exercise each day. In fact, there was no doubt a collective groan when people realized they would now have to find an hour each day to do something they can't seem to find 5 minutes for. How important are these guidelines and what can you do to make them fit into your life?
The Simple Facts About Cardio
Before we talk about how much cardio you should do, you should at least know why it's so important. Cardiovascular exercise simply means that you're involved in an activity that raises your heart rate to a level where you're working, but can still talk (aka, in your Target Heart Rate Zone). Here's why cardio is so important:
- It's one way to burn calories and help you lose weight
- It makes your heart strong so that it doesn't have to work as hard to pump blood
- It increases your lung capacity
- It helps reduce risk of heart attack, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes
- It makes you feel good
- It helps you sleep better
- It helps reduce stress
- I could go on all day, but you get the point
Bottom line: you need cardio if you want to get your weight under control and get your stress to a tolerable level.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court Overturns $2.5B in Exxon Punitives, Sets 1-1 Ratio
Posted Jun 25, 2008 9:13 AM CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned $2.5 billion in punitive damages imposed against Exxon Mobil for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
The court ruled 5-3 that the punitive award was excessive under maritime common law. The court said the award should be no higher than compensatory damages, which were set at $507.5 million, SCOTUSblog reports.
Justice David H. Souter wrote the majority opinion (PDF posted by SCOTUSblog). Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. did not participate in the case.
The court also held damages were not pre-empted by the Clean Water Act and divided equally on a third issue—whether maritime law permits punitive damages for the acts of agents.
Souter said a 1-1 ratio for punitive damages is "a fair upper limit in such maritime cases." He defended setting a numerical ratio, noting that the ruling concerned maritime common law rather than constitutional limits.
"Some will murmur that this smacks too much of policy and too little of principle," he wrote. "But the answer rests on the fact that we are acting here in the position of a common law court of last review, faced with a perceived defect in a common law remedy."
Souter wrote of "the stark unpredictability of punitive awards" and noted studies showing the median ratio of punitive to compensatory awards was a little less than 1-1.
He said a ratio was preferable to verbal guidelines for punitive awards, and cited past cases to defend the decision. "History certainly is no support for the notion that judges cannot use numbers. The 21-year period in the rule against perpetuities was a judicial innovation," he wrote, "and so were exact limitations periods for civil actions, sometimes borrowing from statutes. ... And of course, adopting an admiralty-law ratio is no less judicial than picking one as an outer limit of constitutionality for punitive awards."
Coverage of the opinion is available from the Associated Press and Reuters.
The opinion is Exxon v. Baker.
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Early Doors: Is this the end for John Terry?
My daily read today focuses on Chelsea again. A tongue-in-cheek English football blog normally good for a laugh or two. Not endorsing its view on the whole JT issue, but the slip against Arsenal, the penalty slip and now these coupled with some recent bad moments in general (the red card, the whole performance bar one nice block near the end yesterday) certainly might give Hodgson an easy way out. Does Hodgson has the cojones to leave him out? On our CB situation: Branna seems to have a violent streak, smacking hobbits (Maloney) and oafs (Carroll) alike and JTs recent performances have caused some concern. Tiredness or something else?


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Scopophilia or scoptophilia, from Greek "love of looking", is deriving pleasure from looking. As an expression of sexuality, it refers to sexual pleasure derived from looking at erotic objects: erotic photographs, pornography, naked bodies, etc.
The term was introduced to translate Freud's Schaulust, or pleasure in seeing.[1] Freud considered pleasure in looking to be a regular partial instinct in childhood,[2] which might be sublimated into interest in art, or alternatively become fixated into what the Rat man called "a burning and tormenting curiosity to see the female body".[3]
Freud thought that inhibition of scopophilia might lead to actual disturbances of vision;[4] other analysts have suggested that it might lead to a retreat from concrete objects into a world of abstractions.[5]
Scopophilia was developed in the psychoanalytic theorizing of Otto Fenichel,[6] with especial reference to identification. Fenichel maintained that "a child who is looking for libidinous purposes...wants to look at an object in order to 'feel along with him'".[7] He also explored how looking could substitute for acting in those anxious to avoid guilt.[8]
Jacques Lacan subsequently drew on Sartre's theory of the gaze to link scopophilia with the apprehension of the other: "the gaze is this object lost and suddenly refound in the conflagration of shame, by the introduction of the other".[9] Lacan privileged scopophilia in his theory of how desire is captured by the imaginary image of the other;[10] other French analysts have emphasised how the discovery of sexual difference in childhood, and the accompanying sense of not knowing subsequently fuels the scopophilic drive.[11]
Building on Lacan's work,[12] scopophilia was used by cinema psychoanalysts of the 1970s to describe pleasures (often considered pathological[13]) and other unconscious processes occurring in spectators when they watch films. Voyeurism and the Male gaze have been seen as central elements in such mainstream cinematic viewing,[14] and are most famously discussed in Laura Mulvey's influential 1975 essay "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema".[15]
Others however have objected to the element of scapegoating in such an analysis of the variegated pleasures of movie-viewing.[16]
Critical race theorists, such as bell hooks,[17] David Marriott,[18] and Shannon Winnubst,[19] have also taken up scopophilia and the scopic drive as a mechanism to describe racial othering.
Here it is a question of fixing the appearance/identity of the other through the gaze, cultural scopophilia restricting the visible representations of racial identity that it privileges and/or allows.[20]
Literary examples[edit]
- The Satyricon of Gaius Petronius Arbiter is pervaded with scopophilia, as when a priestess of Priapus was "the first to put an inquisitive eye to a crack she had naughtily opened, and spy on their play with prurient eagerness".[21]
See also[edit]
- ^ Jacques Lacan, The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psycho-Analysis (1994) p. 194
- ^ Sigmund Freud, On Sexuality (PFL 7) p. 109-10
- ^ Quoted in Sigmund Freud, Case Histories II (PFL 9) p. 41-2
- ^ Sigmund Freud, On Psychopathology (PFL 10) p. 112-3
- ^ Otto Fenichel, The Psychoanalytic Theory of Neurosis (1946) p. 177
- ^ " The Scoptophilic Instinct and Identification," by Otto Fenichel (1953) ISBN 0-393-33741-3, [1]
- ^ Fenichel, Theory p. 71
- ^ Fenichel, Theory p. 348
- ^ Lacan, p. 183
- ^ Jacques Lacan, Television (1990) p. 86
- ^ Stuart Schneiderman, Returning to Freud (1980) p. 224
- ^ "The Money Shot", by Jane Mills (2001) ISBN 1-86403-142-5, p. 223
- ^ "Televisuality: Style, Crisis, and Authority in American Television", by John Thornton Caldwell (1995) ISBN 0-8135-2164-5, p. 343
- ^ J. Childers/G. Hentzi, The Columbia Dictionary of Modern Literary and Cultural Criticism (1995) p. 316-7
- ^ Mulvey, Laura (2009). Visual and Other Pleasures. England: Palgrave MacMillan. pp. 14–27. ISBN 978-1-4039-9246-8.
- ^ R. Miklitsch, Roll Over Adorno (2006) p. 93-4
- ^ "Eating the Other", Bell Hooks (2006) ISBN 1-4288-1629-1
- ^ "Bordering On: The Black Penis," by David Marriott (1996), Textual Practice 10(1), pp. 9-28.
- ^ "Is the Mirror Racist?: Interrogating the Space of Whiteness", by Shannon Winnubst (2006) ISBN 0-253-21830-6, [2]
- ^ Todd W. Reeser, Masculinities in Theory (2011) p. 164-5
- ^ Petronius, The Satyricon 9Penguin 1986) p. 50 and p. 188
Further reading[edit]
- John Berger, Ways of Seeing (1972)
- Laura Mulvey, Visual and Other Pleasures (1989)


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PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) - A Washington State University football player has regained consciousness after a Sunday brawl in Pullman involving his teammates and players from the neighboring University of Idaho.
Wide receiver Mansel Simmons was found unconscious early Sunday morning in a parking lot with injuries to his head.
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Lizard Rock
Hiking distance: 2.6-mile loop.
Hiking time: 1.5 hours.
Highlights: Panoramic views of surrounding mountains and valleys form Lizard Rock. Overhead views of Wildwood Canyon and Paradise Falls from Stagecoach Bluff Trail.
Elevation gain: 225 feet.
Difficulty: Easy.
Signs: Trails are well marked with signs.
Spurs: The knoll is just a few yards off Box Canyon Trail.
Drinking fountains and picnic tables: None on this loop, but there are some on other trails in Wildwood Park.
Restrooms: Wildflower Playfield, 1/2 mile east of parking.
Directions to trailhead: 1 mile west on Avenida De Los Arboles -- 2.5 miles north on Lynn Road from Highway 101 -- U turn at Big Sky Drive, parking on right.
Hiking directions: The trail starts on the other side of the trail information board at the west end of the parking lot. Follow the trail up a short hill where you can see the trail heading straight for Lizard Rock at the west end of Wildwood Park. Follow the signs for Mesa Trail past a locked gate and across a grassy meadow. Take the right fork at the signed junction for Lizard Rock/Box Canyon Trail. Follow Box Canyon Trail to a knoll. From the knoll take the narrow trail toward Lizard Rock. At the next junction turn right and ascend the Lizard Rock Trail to the top of the rock. The trail loops around and rejoins the trail you came up. Descend the trail to the signed junction for Stagecoach Bluff Trail and turn right. Along Stagecoach Bluff Trail there are views of Wildwood Canyon, Paradise Falls and Teepee Overlook. Turn left at the junction with the service road and right 100 yards ahead at the junction with Mesa Trail. Follow Mesa Trail back to the parking lot.
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|Weeds still providing walleyes, bass, panfish
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After the extreme warm and humid weather of the last month or so, it feels just great to get out on the lakes with the cooler conditions. The water temperatures have cooled considerably because of the cold rain and the cooler nights.
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As many of you know, I do not usually write about professional sports.
I like a good football game as much as anybody. I have a little more difficulty getting attached to any particular pro football team, because of a disconnect between where the team is based and where the players are from. They seem a little like mercenaries to me. Now give me an LSU game, and that to me is more interesting.
But this whole issue with NFL claiming to own the phrase "Who dat?" is another matter. Obviously I believe in intellectual property rights – I'm a writer. We need IPR to make our money. I'm a big fan of the copyright office, because it means if a publisher screws me on a major work, I can sue.
But I think we should all use this is a time to step back and take a look at our society when the NFL claims to own a fan phrase that is almost the city slogan.
This may not mean much in practical terms for most of us on the street. I mean, I can yell "Who dat?" all night long (and likely will on Feb. 6), and the NOPD ain't going to lock me up.
Obviously it means something for t-shirt makers and maybe even radio professionals. But just a god-damned minute here? Who the hell do the swine behind the NFL think they are? Are they not making enough money off of our obsession here?
No, clearly not. Not enough for them, anyway.
I look at this instance in light of the recent Supreme Court decision to allow unlimited campaign finance contributions by corporations. No, they are not happy with what they have. They want more. And that means they want it from you and me, because we, as working people, are what makes profit possible.
The details may be very complicated, but that is the bottom line. The people running the corporations, whether it is Exxon-Mobil, Wal-Mart, or the NFL, want more.
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This is the first instalment of "Perspectives in Modern HPLC", a new column that will be published every quarter on this topic. Here, we highlight prominent high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and related products introduced at Pittcon 2013, as well as the previous year. A summary of technical details is provided for these new HPLC systems, modules and chromatographic software products, and major product extensions are also presented. The focus is on innovations and unique features from a user's perspective.
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I have been making slow progress on my english paper piecing quilt, but I don't mind. I started this quilt in 2009 and expect to finish it by 2016. Meanwhile it is nice to carry around outside and stitch a little here and there. Now I just need Katie to come and hang out so we can work on our quilts, watch Pushing Daisies,and eat angel food cake.
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This part might seem confusing but your just quilting the hot pad. Start right in the center of your fabric and stitch a line (about one inch). With your needle down in the fabric lift your presser foot and turn your fabric (put your presser foot back down) and sew another line. Again stop and turn your fabric each time your line of stitches will be getting a little longer as you make your way from the middle to outer area of the hot pad. This does not need to be perfect, it is fine if the spaces between your lines are not exact.
And stitch the pinned strips all in place.
english paper piecing
I have this little folder on my computer called "weekends with Katie" it was her idea that I start saving projects, places to go, baking, and general things I'd like to share with her. We like to get crafty together and some times we are sitting there thinking "what was that project we talked about?". Well one of the things I had in this folder was english paper piecing.
Well I couldn't stand the wait any longer (sorry Katie) and had to just try it. It was one of those things you keep thinking about, and longing to do. I have to say I love it! The only thing I do differently from the instructions is I only stitch on the back fabric, not through the front. I think these are so beautiful. I also like that it is the perfect work for sitting and chatting with someone. There is no loud sewing machine, its a very sociable craft.
I'm just planning to use all my scraps and see what I come up with. For now I am enjoying the little piles of hexagons. They make very pretty stacks.
I will actually have another blog entry later today with a giveaway. Remember the Spoonflower fabric I had ordered, well it is all here. I am going to be giving away some, and then selling a few fat quarters in my webshop on the 1st.


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Since it is still a toss up for dwill, I believe Kyle Lowry and Eric Gordon would be huge in place of him. I heard Lowry wants to be traded if the Rockets sign Dragic. We could probably trade a first rounder and Morrow for him.I don't know how much Lowry makes, but Gordon would most likely require the max or close to the max. Resign wallace for 10million. Lopez for around 10. and any pf for around 8.
Lineup would be:
Ilyasova/J Williams
Lopez/ S Williams/Camby?
I see this lineup winnng the division because it is young, talented, and has the leadership of Wallace and Camby. I don't know who else we can resign because I'm not good with cap. Comments?
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If you're considering a planned home birth, you probably have questions. Is it safe? Will you need a midwife or doula? How do you create a backup plan? Find out what's involved in a planned home birth and how to decide if this birthing method is right for you.
During a planned home birth you'll give birth in your home instead of in a hospital or birth center. You'll be assisted during labor and delivery by a midwife or, in some cases, a doctor. During your prenatal care your health care provider will review a list of conditions during pregnancy and labor that would require treatment by a doctor and compromise the safety of a planned home birth. Your health care provider will also review the challenges that can occur during childbirth, how he or she — in comparison with a hospital — would handle them, and the possible health risks for you and your baby.
During labor, your health care provider will periodically — rather than continuously — monitor your temperature, pulse, blood pressure and your baby's heart rate. After delivery, you'll be close to your baby. Your health care provider will examine your newborn and determine whether he or she needs to be transferred to a hospital. In addition, your health care provider will give you information on how to care for your newborn. Follow-up care might include home visits and lactation support.
You might choose a planned home birth for many reasons, including:
A planned home birth isn't right for everyone. Your health care provider might caution against a planned home birth if you:
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While most pregnant women who choose to have planned home births are at lower risk of complications due to careful screening, planned home births are associated with double to triple the risk of infant death than are planned hospital births. Still, even with that increase, the overall risk of infant death is low.
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The Los Angeles Auto Show doesn't boast the international awareness that rival shows in New York and Detroit enjoy, but it still manages to draw in the big crowds each year. The show is typically where automakers present models that are just weeks out from the showroom, and this year looks to be no different, with at least 22 world premieres scheduled.
In addition to the all the new models, the show also brings journalists and industry executives from around the world, as well as design competitions, technology showcases, green car awards, and, of course, your dedicated Motor Authority team.
We'll be walking the halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center to bring you the photos, news, and the unexpected as it happens. Things don't get underway until the November 20 opening day, but here's an overview of what to expect. And don't forget, you can access our most up-to-date coverage via our dedicated hub.
2015 Jaguar F-Type Coupe: The yin to this year's Jaguar F-Type convertible's yang is coming next spring in the form of the new F-Type Coupe. We'll get our first look at the car in L.A. next week but Jaguar just couldn't contain itself from releasing this teaser image. Debuting in production form with few deviations from the stunning C-X16 Concept, first shown at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, the Jaguar F-Type Coupe looks to benefit from a glass roof and what appears to be an active rear spoiler. Having already driven the convertible, we can safely say that the new F-Type Coupe's fixed roof should make an already impressive car even better.
2014 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet: Porsche will drop the top on its potent 911 Turbo and Turbo S models in L.A. The convertible versions, known as "Cabriolets" in Porsche-speak, look to be just as extreme as those of the coupe models we drove recently. Owners can expect 0-60 mph times of just over 3.0 seconds in either model and a top speed approaching 200 mph. In case you're interested, the 911 Turbo Cabriolet is priced from $161,650 while the Turbo S Cabriolet will set you back $194,850. Sales begin early next year.
2015 Subaru WRX and WRX STI: Subaru is confirmed to unveil a new model in L.A., and it's widely expected that the model in question will be the long-awaited 2015 WRX. The news gets even better, however, as both the regular WRX and its sportier WRX STI variant are expected to make simultaneous debuts as the upcoming show. We've been spying prototypes for months, though sadly they bear little resemblance to the striking WRX concept car unveiled by Subaru back at the 2013 New York Auto Show.
2015 Porsche Macan: Porsche is expanding its lineup with two brand new models. One will be the 918 Spyder at the top of the range and the other will be the Macan crossover positioned at the bottom. It is the latter we'll see for the first time in L.A. Production of the Macan will start later this year at Porsche's plant in Leipzig, Germany, with sales to commence by next spring. The Macan is a crucial model for Porsche, as the automaker expects it to be its top-seller. Though it's not yet confirmed, the Macan is expected to arrive in showrooms initially in sportier Macan S and Macan Turbo trim. A base model, possibly with a four-cylinder engine, will be launched at a later date.
2014 Land Rover Range Rover Long-Wheelbase: Since the brilliant new Range Rover SUV went on sale at the end of last year, Land Rover has introduced a new fuel-efficient V-6 option, added the smaller and sportier Range Rover Sport and showcased an advanced hybrid model that will eventually be headed our way. At the 2013 L.A. Auto Show, Land Rover will unveil yet another addition, a long-wheelbase model. The model will serve as the flagship of the Land Rover range and include an extra special Autobiography Black trim.
2015 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG: The biggest and baddest S-Class we've seen yet, the S65 AMG, is coming to these shores. Sales don't commence until the second quarter of 2014, with pricing details due closer to the sales launch, but expect a substantial jump from the $140,425 starting price of the S63 AMG. For the money, you get a 621-horsepower super-saloon powered by a twin-turbocharged V-12. You also get all the luxury you could ever want, including a Burmester premium audio system with 24 speakers, a massage function for the seats, a panoramic sliding sunroof and a surround view camera.
2015 Cadillac Escalade: Providing plenty of competition for Land Rover's stretched Range Rover will be the all-new Escalade, which has already been revealed but makes its official debut in L.A. Now entering its fourth generation, the Escalade is Cadillac's flagship SUV, and it's clearly aiming to put the rest of the large luxury SUV world on notice. The heart of the new 2015 Escalade is a 6.2-liter V-8 good for 420 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque. Rear-wheel drive is once again standard, with all-wheel drive available. And no, there's no EXT pickup available at the moment.
Kia K900: Kia will use the L.A. Auto Show to give America its first taste of the K9/Quoris flagship sedan the automaker currently offers overseas. Here in the U.S., the car will be known as the K900 and it will be available with a V-6 or V-8 engines. Kia hasn't confirmed exactly which engines will be used, or their power and gas mileage ratings, but we expect the 333-horsepower 3.8-liter V-6 and 429-horsepower 5.0-liter V-8 engines from the Hyundai Genesis sedan to get the nod. Sales of the K900 will commence sometime in 2014.
2014 BMW 4-Series Convertible: BMW's 4-Series Convertible has already been revealed, but we'll get our first up-close look at the car in L.A. next week. The car is the replacement for the 3-Series Convertible and will be joined in showrooms by a 4-Series coupe variant. Two trim levels will be available initially: a 428i priced from $49,675 and a 435i priced from $55,825. Further down the track, a high-performance M4 Convertible will join the fold.
2014 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid SH-AWD: 377 HP With Four-Cylinder Economy
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Date of News Release: 12/28/2005
The Kentucky State Police, Morganfield Police Department and the Morganfield Sheriff's Department executed a search warrant of a residence at 639 West O'Bannon street in Morganfield Ky.
Around 2:12 p.m., officers entered the residence of Anthony L. Keys and found a sizable amount of Cocaine and Methamphetamine. When officers entered, Keys ran towards a back bedroom carrying a large bag of suspected cocaine.
It appears that the subjects inside the residence were in the process of making crack cocaine for distribution. Taken from the residence was 1.8 pounds of powder cocaine, 60.25 ounces of cocaine base (used in making crack cocaine), 15 grams of crystal methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and $1325.00 cash.
Inside the residence were four adults and four children ranging from 3 to 8 years of age. The four adults were arrested and charged with Trafficking in Cocaine/Firearm enhanced, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and more charges maybe added.
This case will be presented to the federal grand jury due to the amount of drugs located in the residence. The four children were taken from the home and removed to Union County Methodist Hospital to be examined for exposure. They were treated and released to family members.
Charged in the incidence were:
|Anthony L. Keys, age 25 of Morganfield
|LaRon S. Everhart, age 23 of Morganfield
|Soccorro T. McGuire, age 27 of Morganfield
|Vivian R. Davis, age 29 of Morganfield
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The four listed above were charged with Trafficking in a Controlled Substance (Cocaine), Firearm enhanced and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. More charges are expected to come pending the out come of the investigation.
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On August 6, 2013, Colony Financial, Inc. (the "Company") entered into a Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the several banks and other financial institutions party thereto (the "Lenders"), pursuant to which the Lenders agreed to provide a secured revolving credit facility in the initial maximum principal amount of $360 million. The Credit Agreement also includes an option for the Company to increase the maximum available principal amount to up to $600 million, subject to one or more new or existing lenders agreeing to provide such additional commitments and other customary conditions. The Credit Agreement replaces the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2011, among the Company and certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto (as amended, the "Previous Credit Agreement").
Advances under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at a per annum rate equal to, at the Company's election, either a LIBOR rate plus a margin of 2.75% or 3.00%, or a base rate determined according to a prime rate or federal funds rate plus a margin of 1.75% or 2.00%. In each case, the margin is determined according to Consolidated Leverage Ratio (i.e., the ratio of the Company's Consolidated Total Debt to its Total Asset Value, as such terms are defined in the Credit Agreement) in effect from time to time. In the event that all or a portion of the principal amount of any revolving loan borrowed pursuant to the Credit Agreement is not paid when due, interest will accrue at the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto plus 2.00%. An unused commitment fee at a rate of 0.40% or 0.50%, per annum, depending on the amount of facility utilization, applies to unutilized borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement. Amounts owing under the Credit Agreement may be prepaid at any time without premium or penalty, subject to customary breakage costs in the case of borrowings with respect to which a LIBOR rate election is in effect.
The maximum amount available for borrowing at any time under the Credit Agreement is limited to a borrowing base valuation of certain investment assets, with the valuation of such investment assets generally determined according to a percentage of net book value or a multiple of core earnings. As of the date hereof, the borrowing base valuation is sufficient to permit borrowings of up to the entire $360 million commitment. The ability to borrow new amounts under the Credit Agreement terminates on August 5, 2016, at which time the revolving loan facility will convert to an amortizing two-year term loan with respect to any amounts then outstanding. Such term loan will amortize in quarterly installment amounts equal to 12.5% of the loan balance on the conversion date. The converted term loans will be subject to the same interest provisions applicable to loans incurred prior to the conversion date.
Pursuant to a Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (the "Collateral Agreement"), the obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by substantially all material wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company and, subject to certain exceptions, secured by a pledge of substantially all equity interests owned by the Company and the Guarantors, as well by a security interest in deposit accounts of the Borrowers and Guarantors (as such terms are defined in the Collateral Agreement) in which the proceeds of investment asset distributions are maintained.
The Credit Agreement contains various affirmative and negative covenants,
including, among other things, obligations to maintain REIT status, limitations
on debt, liens and restricted payments. In addition, the Credit Agreement
includes financial condition covenants similar to those applicable under the
Previous Credit Agreement, including the following financial covenants
applicable to the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries: (a) minimum
consolidated tangible net worth greater than or equal to the sum of
(i) $1,178,000,000 and (ii) 80% of the proceeds received by the Company from any offering of its common stock consummated after June 30, 2013, (b) EBITDA to fixed charges for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters not less than 2.25 to 1.0, (c) minimum liquidity not less than $5 million (including undrawn amounts available under the Credit Agreement), and (d) the ratio of consolidated total debt to consolidated total assets must not exceed 50%. The Credit Agreement also includes customary events of default, including, among other things, failure to make payments when due, breach of covenants or representations, cross default to material indebtedness or material judgment defaults, bankruptcy matters involving the Borrower or any Guarantor and certain change of control events. The occurrence of an event of default will limit the ability of the Company to
The foregoing summaries of the Credit Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby contained in this item do not purport to be complete descriptions and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the terms and conditions contained in the Credit Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and the Collateral Agreement, the form of which is included as Exhibit A to the Credit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, each of which are incorporated herein by reference.
As described above under Item 1.01, in connection with the Company's entry into the Credit Agreement, on August 6, 2013, the Previous Credit Agreement was terminated, all amounts due thereunder were paid in full and all liens granted in connection therewith were terminated. The Company did not incur any early termination penalties in connection with this termination. The material terms of the Previous Credit Agreement are described in the Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on September 8, 2011 and September 20, 2012 and under "Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement-Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement" in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 10, 2013, and are incorporated herein by reference. The Previous Credit Agreement was scheduled to terminate on August 30, 2013.
The disclosure contained in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description 10.1 Credit Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2013, among Colony Financial, Inc., the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent


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This is only going to be a short Blog entry from me.
Going back to the very beginning of my art journey, I have had fantastic support from all my friends online both on Facebook and Twitter. Due to that continued support, I feel very privileged to now call myself an Artist and for that, I wish to thank you in a special way.
My Facebook Fan Page is now close to 1000 followers and therefore, once that number is reached, I am going to create an oil painting specifically for reaching that amazing milestone as a THANK YOU.
That's not all. Once I have created the painting, I'm going to ask all my followers of my Facebook page to name the painting. I will choose the name I like the most and that person will receive that original piece of artwork.
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on May 22, 2010
I'm a bit claustrophobic you see. I don't like crowds, noise, pollution, concrete jungles. I love the slow pace of life that East Suffolk offers. Fresh air, wide open spaces, peace and quiet. So as the day dawned, I wasn't relishing the thought of going into London to deliver my painting to the Mall Gallery for the DSWF WAY exhibition. I mean, I start to get stressed out heading into Aldeburgh so London and I, we're never going to get on. I've not been on a train for at least twelve years and wouldn't mind it being another twelve really. So it was with great trepidation and very little enthusiasm that I parked my van outside Saxmundham station and, hefting my big box containing my generously bubble-wrapped, precious painting, made my way out onto the platform. The train arrived on time, I found a seat and settled down for the two hour journey. I say settled down, as there was no space to stow my big box I had to wedge it in front of me and assume a kind of torturous yoga position. Trains have changed a lot since I last went on one. You can't open the bloody windows for a start! I'm average sized but could only just fit into my seat. There's just about enough leg room to suit Ronnie Corbett (when he were a lad). On the plus side, the toilet cubicle worked well. It's so small, you're wedged in so tightly that keeping your balance is no problem while watering the horse. I reversed out carefully but still managed to trip over some elderly blokes walking stick. It was stuffy in that train and I was relieved when we arrived at Liverpool Street for the next leg of my journey.
The first tube train that came was quite full and before I could squeeze on with my big box I was shoved out of contention by hoards of fast moving people each with a paper cup of coffee in one hand (why does every one have to walk about with a drink?) and various items of seriously complex looking pieces of technology in the other. I waited for the next one which thankfully had a bit more space in it and after the one change, arrived safely at Charing Cross. Emerging from the station it was a warm day and the sun had heated up the concrete so that Trafalgar Square felt like the inside of a chimenea as I trudged across carrying my by now, slightly scuffed and battered big box. I seemed to be attracting a lot of pigeons, perhaps they thought I was carrying a jumbo box of chips (sorry.... fries). I came alongside a man carrying a much smaller box than mine but the tell tale bits of bubble wrap protruding from it confirmed he was a fellow artist also making his way to the Mall Gallery. It turned out to be John Good and we made our way to the hand-in area together. The only thing the man behind the hand-in counter said to me was to "Remove all packaging and take it away with you". Too right mate I thought. You're not getting your hands on my big box. By now I had developed a strangely symbiotic relationship with it, in fact there was by now an impression of one corner of it on my chest.So job done, about turn and head off back towards Trafalgar Square. As I picked my way through the now slightly disappointed looking pigeons who could obviously tell that my big box was now empty, The National Gallery building caught my attention and on the spur of the moment I went in. I've never been before and I'm unlikely to go again so decided I could spare an hour to see how it should be done. I was amazed at the sheer scale of some of the paintings. The images I've seen of Stubbs's Whistlejacket have never really impressed me but to see it in all of it's 10 foot tall glory is something else. I could have spent all day studying the details of the Canaletto's but the star for me was Turner. Again I think you have to see them in all of their original glory to fully appreciate them. I've never been much of a fan of Constable but it was nice to see the well known masterpieces in the flesh. But train times didn't allow me to stay too long (Saxmundham isn't particularly well served with trains) so reluctantly I left to get some lunch before the return journey. I went for a Sub. Stupidly I just asked for a BLT. Now in Leiston I would probably then be asked about the weather, perhaps what my plans for the day were while my BLT was being prepared. Here I was bombarded with questions from a very nice but not very fluently English speaking lady. Which bread? want it hot or cold? (erm...hot bacon, cold salad I think). Want sauce? Want gherkins in the salad? want cheese? want it both sides? ratatatat....on and on she went until I'd forgotten what I'd ordered in the first place. But it was very good and once finished, my big box and I made our way to the tube station. Safely back at Liverpool Street, sadly only to find I'd just missed my train! I had to wait an hour and three quarters for the next one so went for a pint in the nearest Wetherspoons. Ah! at last, somewhere I felt a bit more at home. Several pints of Ruddles later we boarded the Saxmundham train my big box and I, assumed the position and set off back. I shared my journey home with a little 2 year old boy called Steven who was plonked onto the seat next to me by his stressed out Mum who had to contend with her little daughter and another baby in a pram. "You don't mind mate do you?" . "Not at all" I said. Me and Steven got on really well and I told him all about my trip but (rather rudely I thought) by Chelmsford he was fast asleep. Man! I was glad to get back into my van at the station and drive home. I was shattered but took Murphy out for a romp to get some fresh air before settling down for the evening. Well, reading back confirms I'm turning in to Victor Meldrew, although if you've read this far you're pretty sad yourself!
Got to do it all again in a few days time (but without the box) for the preview evening. I'm actually really looking forward to that though.To be continued...........
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