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Out of the closet at last.
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Our short and pithy observations on the passing scene as it relates to the mission of Butterflies and Wheels. Woolly-headed or razor-sharp comments in the media, anti-rationalist rhetoric in books or magazines or overheard on the bus, it's all grist to our mill. And sometimes we will hold forth on the basis of no inspiration at all beyond what happens to occur to us.
Out of the closet at last.
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There are a lot of them – which is good, because it means some escape, but bad, because it means this is happening to a lot of people. There's Sierra at Non-prophet Message. She is amusing on the subject of Jezebel and makeup and faking it.
Shaping your eyebrows can go a long way towards that neat, meticulous, hyperfeminine look that screams, "I read my Bible so much, my eyebrows shape themselves!"
When she finally went to school – which was a community college – she discovered that she had a brain.
I turned in my final math exam with the lightest heart I'd felt since I was a little child, since before I'd ever heard of the Message or William Branham. I felt like a little girl again, with a whole future spread out before me for the taking. "I want to be an astronaut and an archaeologist," the small child in my head whispered. "I want to write a book, travel the world and swim with dolphins. I want to do everything when I grow up."
Weeks later, the final grade came in. I'd passed the math course with an A.
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One way crazy religion is crazy is in putting massive pressure on people to distort their own natures and aptitudes and wants. The fancy name for this sadistic habit is "dying to self." A "broken daughter" tells us what it feels like.
Some people don't seem to bother that much, but it's always been hard for me to be as selfless as I was expected to be. You see, I'm a very private, calm, introvert kind of person. Though I grew up in a big family, I always liked being alone. I'm not much of a team player, I prefer doing things all by myself. I didn't hate having a big family where there was always somebody, quite the opposite, I loved it. But I always tried to make room for myself in some way. That didn't mean that I wanted to do things I liked, it was more like just being by myself doing ANYTHING really. I hated washing dishes. I loved doing it alone. I didn't like vacuuming. It was ok as long as I was alone. Everything I didn't like in a group I usually liked if I could just do it by myself. I treasured the quiet moments, though my hands were busy, my mind was free to wander, not occupied by yet another conversation, prayer, training or anything like that.
In other words her brain wanted periods of rest. It's perfectly natural and reasonable…but oh no, it's not what Jesus would have done.
Now my Dad was eager to teach all of us, especially the girls, that dying to self is key to life and salvation. You weren't allowed to do anything fun, you were asked to serve others every moment of your life. If you didn't listen to him, he'd have a speech prepared. "It always about ME ME ME. Do you think Jesus was like that? Do you think he would have died on the cross for us if he cared about himself? NO! He would have hidden somewhere and lived happily ever after! He wasnt about ME. So why are YOU?" and so on. I felt really bad every time I heard that. I started wondering if Jesus could even love me if I kept acting like this. I tried to train myself. I didn't allow myself to do things alone. When I had to wash dishes, I called one of my smaller sisters over to help me, to teach her to be a servant and a good housewife. How to keep things in order. When I was working in the garden, I asked my brothers to do boy stuff, like carrying the heavy water buckets for me. I desperately waited for God to reward my selflessness. I gave up what I liked in order to feel as good as the people who kept raving about how great it feels to be selfless, how God rewards you for it. But I didn't feel it. I didn't feel any different at all except that I was more stressed out than ever.
And for no good reason; there's nothing wrong with wanting to be alone while washing the dishes, but the patriarch had to fiddle and fidget for Jesus.
Right now, I'm sitting here in complete silence. I'm all alone, doing stuff by myself. I'm selfish. I'm detestable. I'm lost. And I like it. God is quiet, he doesn't bother me with his voices anymore. I now will go into the kitchen and have a coffee in complete silence, closing my eyes and enjoying nothingness. And I know that God will still be quiet.
And no harm will be done to anyone. Free at last.
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PZ wants help finding the right adjective for the title of his book…but I don't think it can be done. I think The _______ Atheist is a boring title no matter what ________ turns out to be. I think this because I tried to think of something interesting and then I read other people's attempts and there's just no spark, no matter what. This tells me that the formula is a dud – at least, it's a dud if they (the publishers) want a buyer-thrilling title, which of course they do.
The Something Atheist. I just don't think there's a word that can make that sound exciting.
Unless they go absurdist or something. The Ruritanian Atheist. The Pioneer Atheist.
Think of something. Something not boring.
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Here's a pretty item from Michael Pearl -
A woman wrote to him about her devastation at a miscarriage.
Even now I have nightmares every night. I dream that my baby is crying and when I go to take care of him, I can't find him. I look everywhere but I can't find my baby. I have even woken up my husband asking him to help me find our baby. I have dreamed that my baby was beautiful and healthy. I would wake up deciding how my baby and I are going to spend the day and I realize that there is no baby.
He set her straight.
Your anger is based on the assumption that you know better than God what is best. Your child is now in the presence of God beholding the face of the Father (Matthew 18:10). "It is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish (Matthew 18:14). Your child will appear again in the Millennium as a child to be raised by someone—possibly you—to maturity, and so make a choice concerning the Savior. In reference to the Millennium the Bible says, "And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof'' (Zechariah 8:5). One of those playing children is your little one. Jesus held your child before your did. Are you angry at him for drawing this little one to himself? He said, "Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God" (Mark 10:14).
She wanted to have a baby, and Jesus decided he wanted that baby for his own self so he took it, and Michael Pearl scolds her for being unhappy with this arrangement.
Like Job you need to be humbled and face the fact that your world has revolved around you. It is time you resigned as chairman of the universe and leave it to God to do a little "baby sitting" until you get there to take over for him. I am sure your baby is in the best of hands.
Christian compassion.
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Oh hey, a good idea.
Chanting to cure snakebites, claiming to be a reincarnated spouse to obtain sex, and charging for miracles could soon be banned by an Indian state seeking to stop charlatans preying on the vulnerable.
Many superstitions are widely held in India but a campaign group is lobbying hard for a new law in the western state of Maharashtra to outlaw several exploitative activities, with penalties of fines or up to seven years in jail.
But………not so fast, pardner.
But the push to pass the Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and Other Inhuman, Evil Practices and Black Magic Bill has not received unanimous support.
Some Hindu nationalists fear the legislation seeks to move beyond the excesses named in its title and might be used to curb cherished religious freedoms.
One right-wing association, the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, called it "a draconian law targeting faith", denounced its proponents as "atheists" and called for supporters to lobby assembly members to oppose it and demand amendments.
Because only atheists have any problem with claiming to be a reincarnated spouse to obtain sex or charging money for "miracles"; decent normal respectable people think that's a fine way to carry on.
Some critics, however, say the draft law does not go far enough and has been watered down since it was first mooted way back in 1995 due to protests from pro-Hindu groups.
"In my opinion the bill that has ultimately come into Maharashtra suggests nothing new. It doesn't give anything additional," said Sanal Edamaruku, president of the Indian Rationalist Association.
Concerns about the draft law's impact on legitimate religious practices from Hindu nationalist groups such as the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have delayed its passing.
A semi-good idea, endlessly delayed, that might become law, some day, perhaps.
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One WikiLeaks staffer says why he felt he had to leave.
The final straw for me came on Friday. By drawing attention to, and then publishing in full, the unredacted cache of documents, WikiLeaks has done the cause of internet freedom – and of whistleblowers – more harm than US government crackdowns ever could.
Before the first publication of carefully redacted cables, human rights activists, NGOs, and organisations working with victims of horrific crimes contacted WikiLeaks begging us to take steps not to publish any names. To be able to assure them details would be protected was an immeasurable relief.
These cables contain details of activists, opposition politicians, bloggers in autocratic regimes and their real identities, victims of crime and political coercion, and others driven by conscience to speak to the US government. They should never have had to fear being exposed by a self-proclaimed human rights organisation.
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More from "how to be a really high-quality doormat for God."
This past week the local Preparing class invited two older mothers to share their experiences in marriage. It was quite sobering, and some of the girls came away from class unnerved by the burdens of marriage. What the mothers wanted to convey to the girls was, "Learn now while you are young to honor your husbands. Learn patience to continue in your role as a Help Meet, and commit yourself to God now while you are young so you can avoid some of our trials and errors as we struggle to find our way."
Great. The girls were "unnerved" by the prospect of lifelong slavery, and what "the mothers" want to convey to them was "learn now while you are young how to be a good obedient self-denying self-immolating slave to another human being who gets to be the boss of you because he has testicles." Learn that you don't matter; learn that your dreams and hopes and plans are just fluff inside your head; learn that you are never going to have a full life of your own, but only a share of someone else's; learn that you have no rights, no authority, no power, no autonomy; learn that you have to put up with whatever is handed to you. Learn what it is to be an inferior.
Today's culture, our own selfishness, and our lack of knowing God's Word all play a part in making marriages miserable. What you learn as a young unmarried woman can change your life more completely than you can imagine. If you are wise you will learn to become a many colored girl. Don't say to yourself, "I am a go-to girl and not a servant." Rather say, "I am learning to be anything I need to be. I want to be a servant, I need to learn to lead and teach, and I will learn to be creative because my husband may need me to be all of these." Practice being flexible in your likes and dislikes, how you feel about things, and what you hope to accomplish. Start striving to shape your life to help others, and hide God's Words in your heart concerning becoming a wife. Lastly, make a written commitment to honor the man God provides for you.
What an absolute horror that is. Practice being flexible in your likes and dislikes, how you feel about things, and what you hope to accomplish - in other words just forget all about wanting anything, feeling about anything, and hoping anything; just prepare to do what you're told for the rest of your sad diminished life.
That is such an outrageous thing to tell anyone. This terrible woman is telling all the women she can reach to obliterate themselves in this way. It's evil. It's not just mistaken, deluded, unfortunate – it's a moral outrage.
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Libby Anne's parents always taught her that women and men are equal…sort of.
My parents taught me that men and women were different and had different roles to play, but that men and women and their roles were also equal and of equal worth. The male role is to provide for his family and protect them, to engage in politics and spiritual warfare, to have a career and make the decisions for his family. The female role is to keep the house and home, raise and teach her children, exercise hospitality and offer service to others, and support her husband. I was taught that these two roles are equally important and that men and women were thus different, but equal.
Except that, as she goes on to say, that's bullshit. Just read Debbi Pearl, author of (I'm not making this up) Created To Be His Helpmeet and Preparing To Be A Helpmeet. Read her article "Learning To Become A Multi-Colored Girl."
As Adam was created in God's image, Eve was created in Adam's image. God could have shaped two clay figures and breathed life into both, but he chose to take the woman from the man's own flesh and bone. I have come to see that tiered process as very significant, making it consistent with nature that the woman should be the helper in the chain of command.
Oh it's significant all right, and it's very damn convenient. On the other hand, it's not true. It's a sentence in an old book. That's all it is. It's not even the only account of human origins in Genesis; there are two, which contradict each other. In Genesis 1:27 god creates humans "in his image"; male and female. In 2:22 god makes a woman out of a rib of the already created man. Pearl is treating the second as if it amplified the first instead of contradicting it – all for the sake of declaring her own inferiority, and ours and mine.
Libby Anne quotes more:
God did not create women as he did men, strongly fixed in one type or another. Being created in the image of man, we are more muted and flexible in our types.
More muted? More muted?
That's a truly extraordinary thing to say – it's just an outright claim that there is less to us than there is to men. This of course is what a hell of a lot of people assume or pick up from the ether without realizing it; it must be, or the women in movies and tv shows and novels wouldn't so often be non-entities compared to the men; but it's an astounding thing to spell out.
Libby Anne goes through the whole thing, to excellent effect.
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Terry Glavin doesn't think much of Julian Assange.
Julian Assange, the Wikileaks archgeek, radical-chic avatar, the Chinese
Communist Party's nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, Michael Moore's
joint-venturer, absconding debtor, American celebrity pornographer Larry Flynt's fair-haired boy, darling of Cindy Sheehan, Medea Benjamin, Bianca Jagger…
Lo, Assange hath now been found to have released more than 1,000 cables outing individual political activists – several thousand tagged as sources who could be placed in danger – and more than 150 cables outing whistleblowers, people persecuted by their governments, and victims of sex crimes.
Such is his courage in speaking truth to power that Assange had already prompted Zimbabwe's chief executioner to set up a commission to pursue treason charges against the dissidents so bravely outed by Wikileaks. Assange had already equipped the Cuban regime with evidences to mount investigations of that poor country's subversive youth. In the police state of Belarus, where hundreds of journalists and opposition activists were already languishing in prison, Assange's official "gatekeeper," a holocaust-denying antisemite, was happy to meet with officials of the regime after boasting of being in possession of documents proving ties between Belarussian democrats and the foul American imperialist aggressor.
But lots of people thought he was great anyway, until just a few days ago. Be careful whom you admire.
Update: But see also Glenn Greenwald and Spiegel Online.
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In case you've missed it – I posted an article at Other B&W by the author of the Love, Joy, Feminism blog. It's a must-read. She tells us what it's like to grow up in the Patriarchal/Quiverfull world, and what it's all about, and what it took away from her.
A wife and mother was all I wanted to be, because any dream of anything else was nipped in the bud before it ever took root. I truly believed that this was what God wanted of me, and that serving my family and raising my siblings was serving God. And I gloried in it.
That's one of those philosophy thought experiments it's interesting to puzzle over – if you think you're happy, does it make any sense to say you're wrong? If we could know that all Quiverfull children are blissfully happy, should we just leave them to it?
… by homeschooling us my parents could completely control what we learned. I studied from creationist textbooks and learned history from a curriculum that taught "His Story,"beginning with creation, Noah and the flood, and Abraham and his covenant with god, showing the hand of God moving through the six thousand years of the earth's history. I never had anyone tell me to dream big, or to think outside the home, or that with my talent and intellect I could have a brilliant career. Everyone around me believed the way my parents did, including all of my friends, who, after all, were without exception children of my parents' friends. They encouraged me in my steadfastness of belief and held me up as a paragon of virtue. Why would I desire anything else?
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William Hamby has a rather annoying article on women in atheism. (The annoying quality is probably inevitable. We get tired of being written about. We get tired of men saying about women. That's probably unfair; we'd probably get tired of men not saying, too; but all the same – it gets tiresome having men say about women.) He bases it, for some reason, on the elevator thing – and as G Felis points out, he does it rather snidely. He makes an arbitrary and unexplained distinction between "radical" and "mainstream" feminists that boils down to agree-with-Watson and disagree-with-Watson respectively, and I have to say that's not consistent with usage over the past four decades or so. Agreeing with Watson or anyone that a man hitting on a woman in an enclosed space at 4 a.m. is not entirely civil is really not a very good definition of "radical" feminism. Feminism gets a whole fuckofa lot more radical than that.
I've found myself wanting to say something constructive about women in the atheist movement. It pains me to see what religion does to women, and now that the dust in the elevator shaft is settling, we seem no closer to the original question. If anyone happens to remember, we used to be very interested in figuring out how to attract women to the atheist movement, and encourage them to be actively and openly involved in secular causes. Like practically every other person in the "atheist movement," I'd like to see more women at conferences, more women on podiums, and more women getting involved in any way they would like. But what is there for this one male atheist to say that hasn't been said?
Nothing. That's kind of where the annoyingness comes in. It can't help sounding as if atheism belongs to men and they're patronizingly inviting us to join in if we'd like. I know that's not what Hamby intends, but it can't help sounding like that. I've never thought of it that way. I guess that's one of the advantages of doing one's atheism via the internet: you don't need anyone's permission or invitation, you can just do it. (Well, in my case with masses of technical help, but that's a completely different kind of thing from permission or invitation.) You can just do it, and then there you are doing it, and you don't need men liking to see more people of your type doing it.
One of my favorite atheist bloggers, Greta Christina, has been saying it for months, and PZ Myers has been acting as a megaphone, spreading the meme all over the internet. "Listen to women." If you want to know what women are interested in, and what will draw them into the atheist movement, listen to them. What bothered me about that approach, however, was that the only women speaking loudly about women in the atheist movement were… Rebecca Watson and her stump-mates. And while their opinions are certainly important, they are not representative of all women. I know that because I've listened to a lot of women say so.
What? What? Where's he been? Rebecca and her (what are stump-mates?) are not the only women talking about women in atheism; not even close. That's no closer to true than the claim about who "radical" feminists are.
So then what he did is, he collected his atheist women Facebook friends and looked at their comments and did a table or something of what they were interested in – and what they're interested in is politics, family and sex.
Based on my little survey in my little corner of the Facebook Universe, it appears that we may not be on the best track if we continue stressing feminism and gender politics. Above all else, these atheist women are talking about three things: Traditional politics, family, and sex. Not sex-roles, or sexual politics. Politics, family, and sex. The topics that get the most female commentary are those which intersect at least two of these.
So that's what atheism should be about more, so that it will attract more women. Not feminism and gender politics, but traditional politics, family and sex. Atheism should be less radical and weird, and more mainstream and normal, to attract those stupid boring conservative traditional women.
I hope nobody pays any attention to his advice.
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Suzanne Moore is not persuaded by the new gang of anti-abortionists.
Now this new breed of anti-abortionists snip round the edges of the process with their strategies of delay … er, sorry, "independent counselling". But beware their language of care. This is not about care but about control. This control absolutely depends on shame: sexual shame. This shame keeps us quiet. Shame keeps us locked into individual guilt. Shame even makes us stupidly grateful that we are allowed to have any choice at all.
This whole debate around counselling pivots on the idea of deep and private shame, positing the idea of counselling being used to sell an evil procedure. Women are always "vulnerable" dupes, never simply adults who have made decisions.
Sexual shame and worse – something more like witch-shame. A woman who doesn't want to have what would be her own baby is some kind of terrifying violation of nature. Women don't get to be just people, who can make choices; women are always a special case.
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Oh honestly. Bad scientists, no cookie.
The editor of a science journal has resigned after admitting that a recent paper
casting doubt on man-made climate change should not have been published.
The paper was outside the journal's field.
Publishing in "off-topic" journals is generally frowned on in scientific
circles, partly because editors may lack the specialist knowledge and contacts
needed to run a thorough peer review process.
"The problem is that comparable studies published by other authors have already been refuted…, a fact which was ignored by Spencer and Braswell in their paper and, unfortunately, not picked up by the reviewers.
"In other words, the problem I see with the paper… is not that it declared
a minority view (which was later unfortunately much exaggerated by the public
media) but that it essentially ignored the scientific arguments of its
"This latter point was missed in the review process, explaining why I
perceive this paper to be fundamentally flawed and therefore wrongly accepted by the journal."
Mr Ward described the tactic of publishing in off-topic journals as a
"classic tactic" of scientists dismissive of man-made climate change.
"Those who recognise that their ideas are weak but seek to get them into the
literature by finding weaknesses in the peer review system are taking a
thoroughly disreputable approach," he said.
How tacky is that?! They ignored the scientific arguments of their opponents and they submitted the article to an off-topic journal. Tacky tacky tacky – and the editor is falling on his sword.
Note the caption under the conspicuous picture of one of the authors.
Dr Spencer is a committed Christian as well as a professional scientist.
Zap. For once the BBC connects the dots.
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Ever read any Elsie Dinsmore books? No, neither have I. I know the name, because it's a byword for slushy pious Victorian dogoodery, though I don't remember where – Little Women? Which is no slouch in the slushy pious Victorian dogoodery department itself, so maybe not. Mark Twain? Possibly.
They're now big with the Incredibly Christian set. Rethinking Vision Forum is not impressed. But the part I really liked is from a comment there. The commenter read the first Elsie when she was a child and asked her mother what she thought of it.
"What a wet blanket. That girl did nothing but cry all the time. I think every page her eyes filled with tears and her tiny chest heaved with sobs." She started to laugh. "Her tiny chest HEAVED with SOBS!"
I love her. My tiny chest HEAVED with LAUGHTER.
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Another escapee is Libby Anne. She gives a ten-part account of being a good child of Patriarchy and then of being turned around.
The childhood is by no means all horrible, even seen from the outside. Much of it is quite appealing.
I also enjoyed gardening. We always had large gardens, and we children did a great deal of the tending and weeding, sometimes waking at dawn in the summer months to weed before the summer heat. In addition to learning to garden, I found books at a homeschool convention about edible plants and medicinal herbs and set out to teach myself these important skills. I learned that dandelions could be eaten in salads, that plantain was good for mosquito bites, and that raspberry leaves made an excellent tea for pregnant women (such as my mother). I even tried to make flour out of clover. I loved walking through marshy areas or abandoned lots looking for plants that matched the pictures in my books, becoming excited at each new find. I knew that a proper wife should be able to forage for food and prepare herbal remedies, especially if the government collapsed and the country descended into anarchy as we always feared it would.
The proper wife bit and the descent into anarchy bit are a downer, but then that's apparently what it was like: a mix of patriarchal doctrine and pleasantly industrious rural life.
But the patriarchal doctrine had some thorns even then.
My mother was constantly reading books like Me? Obey Him? as she strove to be a better, more submissive wife. This was difficult for my mother, for she was a very strong woman. I watched her war with herself as she tried to reconcile her strong spirit with the submission she believed in so steadfastly. I watched her cry over it, watched it eat away at her. My father, usually a reasonable man, became quite upset with my mother if he felt she was infringing on his authority. His most common response was to give her the silent treatment, and that was enough. In response, my mother generally first felt indignation and then blamed herself for not submitting enough and resolved again and again to do better. While my parents loved each other dearly, this tension added strain to their relationship, and I could see it.
The sad thing is that it's an artificial strain, a worked up strain. A reasonable man has no need to think he has an authority that his wife shouldn't infringe on. If both had thought of each other as partners and equals, they would still have disagreed about things, but without doctrinal anger or resentment or guilt. Nonsense about authority and submission is an extra element. It's truly sad that people mess themselves up this way. It's a disaster that they teach their children to do the same.
In addition to teaching me about theology, politics, and current events, my father taught me to think. He taught me critical thinking, and told me never to believe something just because someone says it, but to always question everything and follow truth wherever it leads. He taught me to never trust authority for authority's sake and to never be afraid of truth. He taught me logic and how to recognize logical fallacies. Of course, the context of all this was learning to rebut worldly ideas and bogus concepts like global warming and evolution.
Not patriarchy or submission or god.
But then Libby Anne went to college…and as so often happens, the doors opened.
I began to have theological and political conversations with a number of non-Christians. I worked hard to show them the perfection of the Bible, the evidence of young earth creationism, the evils of abortion, and the love of God.
Strangely, I found a surprising number of my arguments rebutted by arguments I had never heard before. I was told that there were serious problems with creationism, ethical issues with the Bible, and more affective ways to decrease abortion than banning it. I turned to my resources, my books and websites on creationism, theology, and conservative politics, and I tried again. And again. And again. But some things just didn't add up. I paused my arguments to do some serious research, and I was astounded by what I found.
An open door.
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And by the way three cheers for female genital mutilation.
…some communities see the practice as an integral part of their culture. "I have two daughters and five nieces, all circumcised by doctors. I do not consider it a human rights violation because, according to our religious teachings, it has been divinely ordained. My faith dispels any doubts that some might put in my mind," says Shaheen Abdullah.
Good old god! "He" designed us the way we are and then ordained that the females of us have to have our genitals chopped off. Why not just not include the genitals in the original package then? Why construct the thing only to ordain that it should be carved up and peeled away and stitched closed?
Human rights v divinely ordained – that's what it keeps coming down to, time after time. "Divinely ordained" turns a stupid, brutal, destructive mutilation into a good thing and "an integral part of their culture." A pox on "divinely ordained."
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One woman escaped the "Quiverfull" nightmare. First she entered the trap -
I remarried, found a "bible-believing" church, and worked hard
within the Quiverfull counterculture to implement the best of the best biblical
family values into our home life. I had six more children. I homebirthed,
homeschooled, and home-churched. I submitted to my husband and joyfully
sacrificed my time, energy and talents to build him up and help him to succeed.
I published a "pro-life, pro-family" Christian family newspaper to inform and
encourage other Christians to defend "Traditional Family Values."
In 2003, we were honored as Family of the Year at the Nebraska Family
Council's "Salt & Light" awards.
Then she noticed how bad it was -
…perpetual pregnancies destroyed my health, and my indiscriminate acquiescence to my husband's every whim transformed him from a loving father into a tantrum-throwing tyrant. Burnout and disillusionment led to abuse, neglect, family disintegration and a particularly nasty divorce.
And then she got out, and stopped quivering.
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Wow, RP is suddenly "popular" at MSNBC. Here's another
"Paul excites Nevada GOP with familiar themes"
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SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Republican presidential long-shot Ron Paul energized a loyal following at Nevada's GOP state convention with familiar themes, calling for limited government, limited spending and personal freedoms.
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There is hardly an Indian who has not heard about Diwali, the festival of lights, a festival that symbolizes the victory of good over evil, of right over wrong, of spiritual light over darkness and ignorance.
The period of Diwali is now considered the Hindu New Year and coincides with the darkest new moon of the Hindu lunar-solar month of 'Kartik', which takes place between mid October and mid November according to the Gregorian calendar.
Just for the record, the word Hindu is newly coined and concocted by the foreign invaders that culminated in centuries of conquest, occupation and rule of Bharat (India) by different rulers and dynasties starting from about 600 BCE.
There is absolutely no mention in any scriptures or any ancient chronicles with regard to the word 'Hindu' or the religion called Hinduism. We were all adherents of the righteous way of living under the codes set by Santana Dharma or the Universal Way of Righteous Conduct. The denizens of Bharat were simply called 'Bharatiya', and the scripture of 'Manu Smriti' that is extant until today is considered one of the oldest testaments of ethical wisdom and a vehicle of propagation of the values of Sanatana Dharma.
In general, we all know what to do or are supposed to do as soon as the bells start resonating with Diwali alerts, messages and greetings. One of the most common ritual to commemorate the Diwali new year is the lighting of diyas or lamps and neatly placing them in front of the entrance door and decorating the floor in front with exotic designs of colored powder or paint, also referred to as rangoli...


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Name: Faisal Iqbal
A prolific performer at junior level, Iqbal made his Test debut at a tender age of twenty. He scored 42 and 52 not out on his Test debut against New Zealand at Auckland helping Pakistan record a comprehensive victory. He followed it with another half-century at Christchurch in a high-scoring draw. The next tour of England however did not go very well, partly due to his weakness against short-pitched bowling and he was subsequently dropped for a good year and a half. His comeback series happened to be against Australia at Colombo in 2002-03, where he scored an impressive knock of 83 off 85 balls in the opening Test match - against the likes of Shane Warne and Glenn Mcgrath. However, following a string of low scores in the next two Tests against Australia at Sharjah as well as two Tests against South Africa in their backyard, Iqbal saw himself out of favour with the selectors for a span of three years.
Faisal Iqbal returned to the Pakistan team in the famous Karachi Test against India in 2006, where he top scored in the second innings helping Pakistan amass a mammoth total and score a memorable victory over the archrivals. He then scored a fifty against Sri Lanka at Colombo, before losing his batting form once again. He could not put up notable performances on the tour of England as well as the South African tour in 2007 and was consequently dropped from the national side, before registering yet another comeback later that year – this time during the home series against South Africa. He was selected in the Pakistan squad for the tour of India in late 2007, where he features in two Test matches and scored 73 runs in 3 innings, including a half-century. He was then selected for the home series against Sri Lanka in February 2009, where he scored a fifty in the only innings that he batted in.
Despite having scored a half-century in his last Test innings, Faisal Iqbal was dropped from the Pakistan squad for the tour of Sri Lanka scheduled immediately after the ICC World Twenty20 that year. Middle order batsman Misbah-ul-Haq's loss of form and Younis Khan's unavailability for the New Zealand tour opened an opportunity for Faisal Iqbal to come back and cement his place in the middle order. He scored a fifty in the Napier Test and booked his place in the team for the series against Australia. He scored 97 runs in the two Tests that he played on that tour. The Sydney Test in January 2010 remains as his last international appearance for Pakistan till date.
During a Test career that spans over more than ten years, Faisal has just played 26 Tests and 18 One-day Internationals. During the last three years, he has been fielded in just five Tests. The right-handed batsman last represented the national team in the Sydney Test in January 2010 where the tourists succumbed to a shocking defeat after an outstanding start. Faisal was awarded a C-category central contract by the Pakistan Cricket Board in May 2012 and was selected for Pakistan's Test squad for the tour of Sri Lanka later that year.
He was also selected on Pakistan's 2013 tour of South Africa, although didn't play in any of the matches.
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Irazu Volcano, Orosi Valley and Lankester
Immerse yourself in the natural landscapes of Central America and see Costa Rica's best highlights on this full-day trip from San Jose! Visit the tallest volcano in Costa Rica, tour the old city of Orosi and explore the colorful Lankester Botanical Gardens.
Next, discover the Irazu Volcano. Rising 11,000 feet (3.4 km) above sea level, Irazu is the highest volcano in Costa Rica! You will be amazed at the impressive grey earth surrounding the crater, stretching half a mile wide and resembling the moon's surface.
Descend the mountain and arrive at the historic and colorful Orosi Valley. Here, visit one of the oldest churches in Costa Rica, the colonial church of Orosi, and discover its rich history. Then, head to Lankester and explore the sunning botanical gardens before enjoying a relaxing drive back to your San Jose hotel.
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Reviewed by: Enrique G, Puerto Rico, June 2014
Very nice tour and the guide was excellent.
Reviewed by: Karen M, May 2014
The views at the volcano in the morning were fantastic. Who knew you could walk in volcanic craters? We couldn't see the lake in the bottom though so don't really expect the view shown. The Orosi Valley is full of gorgeous scenes - something wonderful around every curve in the road. Both churches we stopped at were awe inspiring both in beauty and age. THe lunch we had was absolutely fantastic and the view from the restaurant was marvelous. Really enjoyed being outside in the Lankester garden enjoying the outdoors and all the plants. THere was a lot of driving around and it often felt like we were driving in circles around the valley but it was a beautiful drive.


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Also known as a macaron and French macaroon, these colourful meringue-based almond treats have stolen the cupcake's crown as our indulgence of choice. Here are the best places for macaroons in London.
La Maison du Chocolat
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45-46 Piccadilly, London, W1
La Maison du Chocolat sell both chocolates and pastries worldwide in boutique chocolate shops, and fortunately for us do an all-chocolate-based range of macaroons. Ganache is at the heart of La Maison du Chocolat and the chocolate cream filling of the macaroon fillings are often enhanced with other flavours commonly used in truffles. The range includes Quito (chocolate macaroon filled with ganache), Guayaquil (vanilla macaroon filled with a vanilla-infused ganache), Romeo (coffee macaroon filled with an Arabica coffee-infused ganache), Salvador (raspberry macaroon filled with fresh raspberry-infused ganache) and Rigoletto (caramel macaroon filled with salted caramel ganache).
Ladurée at Harrods
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Brompton Road, London, SW1
The British craze for macaroons and their rise to domination arguably began at the Ladurée tearoom in Harrods a few years ago. With twelve Parisian tea salons around the world, Ladurée at Harrods is their newest tearoom and the perfect indulgent setting to enjoy a macaroon or two. Permanent flavours include vanilla, chocolate, pistachio, rose, raspberry, coffee, salted caramel, liquorice and orange blossom. They also have seasonal flavours including passion fruit and dark chocolate, raspberry, dark chocolate and lime, and dark chocolate for Easter.
Pierre Hermé
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13 Lowndes St, London SW1X 9EX
Chef Pâtissier Pierre Hermé has a lifelong relationship with the macaroon starting in the mid 1970s and has produced a selection of macaroons for the Selfridges boutique including Rose, Pistachio, Chuao (dark chocolate and blackcurrant with blackcurrant berries), Medelice (lemon and hazelnut praline), Coing (quince), Mogador (milk chocolate and passion fruit) and Imagine (matcha green tea and sesame nougatine).
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22 patisseries across London / 277-278 Regent Street, W1
PAUL, the French family bakery and patisseries, started as a small family bakery near Lille in 1889. They now have bakeries worldwide 2000 opened a shop in Covent Garden, and have gone on to open over 20 in the capital. No French bakery would be complete without macaroons and PAUL's best-loved treats come in two sizes and six different flavours. Their soft Valencia almond biscuits are sandwiched with smooth butter cream filling; while the mini macaroons come in bags of 12 and include chocolate, coffee, vanilla, pistachio, raspberry and lemon flavours.
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15-17 Broadwick Street, Soho, London, W1
The Michelin-starred Yauatcha in Soho specializes in dim sum but has been making waves selling a selection of Asian-inspired macaroons. Created in 2004 by Alan Yau, the tea-house-restaurant was a new venture following his Japanese fast food Wagamamas and Busaba Eathai Thai restaurant chains. The combination of dim sum, macaroons, cocktails and tea has Yauatcha packed to the rafters day and night. There's a whole range of macaroon flavours including hazelnut, passion fruit, milk chocolate, yuzu chocolate, blackcurrant, earl grey, coconut, raspberry and lemon.
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L'atelier des Chefs
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19 Wigmore Street, London, W1
We highly recommend the L'atelier des Chefs two hour 'Marvellous macaroons' class that runs on Saturdays from 15:00-17:00 for £72, and one mid-week class a month. Recipes include the classic macaroon with salted butter caramel, vanilla and praline macaroon, chocolate macaroons with honeyed ganache and raspberry and rose macaroons. Keep an eye on the website as classes sell out very quickly.
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November 12
This list is not good. Although Paul and Laudree are owed by the same people, Paul does not belong on this list. The best macarons in town are made by Anges de Sucre. Their store is in Kensington and they sell online at www.angesdesucre.com. Unlike most independents that come and go, they have beautiful gift packaging. They also just launched Muffles in store...a whole new world.
September 24
There are more options for getting great macarons now. Many of the big shops will have great macarons, but you can find that the smaller can offer even better quality.
There is a new bakery in North London, Macarons by Babette (www.macarons-by-babette.com) that have some macarons that I find better than most I have tried. And they are really picky with how they look too (some shops have macarons that suggest there is no quality control at all!)
Try them out!
April 22
Outside of London, The Mighty Macaron (www.themightymacaron.com) posts macarons in the UK and around the world from Manchester. They have 12 flavors including candied bacon, lavender and chocolate orange. A box of 6 is £6.
April 9
There is also Ganache Macaron which makes delicious macarons and macaron structures: http://www.ganache-macaron.co.uk/gallery.html. They also give macaron classes at the Southbank centre which I attended a few months ago with bubblies and canapés! Yum yum!
February 23
There is a fantastic company called Ohlala-Macarons which runs macaron and martini making classes. they are so much fun. I went to one for a friend's hen party, but you can also book in for their mixed classes. The salted caramel macarons I learnt to make are so delicious! Check them out ohlala-macarons.com
December 17
You have try Anges de Sucre. You have to. Simply superb.
February 27
The little macaron shop in Liverpool accept online orders. They also deliver in the Liverpool area. They have 19 flavours to choose from and large macarons only cost 95p
Take a look at their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/The-little-macaron-shop/213621125401410?sk=info
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February 16
You don't have to go to London for these delicious treats! I bake and sell macarons from my home in rural Bucks and supply parties, weddings and gifts. Huge variety of flavours including pistachio, raspberry, home-made praline and salted butter caramel. lovemacarons.co.uk
February 13
I am a macaron maker. Just starting up in the north of England. A very small outfit home bakery.. http://www.facebook.com/pages/All-Mine-Patisserie/225359774224720 I'll be up and running really soon and I am already getting advanced orders. I am certainly not competing with London prices!
March 19
For all Scottish requirements, you can try macarons from L'escargot Epicerie on Broughton Street, Edinburgh.
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April 1
These macaroons look delicious but you don't have to go to London for the best macaroons I have ever tasted ! Go to www.delicesdeparis.co.uk and you'll find the best handmade macaroons for only a £1.00 each !!
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Sri yagam begins at PWD GroundsComment · print · T T T+· T- THE HINDU Scholars reciting vedic mantras as part of Sri Yagam which is being orgnised from November 23 to December 2, at PWD Grounds on Bandar Road in Vijayawada on Monday. Sri Sri Sri Tridandi ... The Hindu, 3 days ago
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Comment · print · T T T+· T- The Hindu A special maha yagam puja being performed at Amma Mandapam in Srirangam for former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, on Thursday. Photo: A. Muralitharan A special maha yagam was performed on the banks ...The Hindu, 1 week ago
Sri Yagam from Nov. 23 in city
Comment · print · T T T+· T- THE HINDU Jeeyars perform bhoomi pooja at PWD grounds as a prelude to Sri Yagam to be conducted from November 23, in Vijayawada on Monday. Photo: Ch. Vijaya Bhaskar Sarvarishta santi nakshatra, graha ...The Hindu, 2 weeks ago
AIADMK to perform yagam
Comment · print · T T T+· T- Members of the women's wing of the AIADMK observing a fast in the city on Saturday. — PHOTO: S. JAMES For early release of Jayalalithaa from Bangalore prison The women's wing of the All India Anna ...The Hindu, 1 month ago
Splendour marks Pushpa Yagam
Comment · print · T T T+· T- Photo: K.V. Poornachandra Kumar Flowers used in 'Pushpa Yagam' on in Tirumala on Friday. Splendour marked the annual Pushpa Yagam festival observed at the famous hill temple of Lord Venkateswara on Friday.The Hindu, 3 weeks ago
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Comment · print · T T T+· T- Ramachandra Jeeyar Swami is campaigning in Srikakulam on Friday about proposed Sri Maha Laxmi Yagam in Tirupati in March, 2015. Sri Tridandi Sri Ramachandra Ramanuja Jeeyar Swamy on Friday said Sri Maha ...The Hindu, 1 month ago
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Minister Valarmathi and Mayor Saidai S. Duraisamy with AIADMK MPs and MLAs organised a yagam at the Vinayagar temple in Omandurar Estate in Chennai on Monday. (Photo: DC) Chennai: The Madras high court has ordered that there should be no strike ...Deccan Chronicle, 1 month ago
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T. Subbarami Reddy. Vizianagaram: Member of Rajya Sabha, chairman of subordinate legislator committee T. Subbarami Reddy started Maha Rudra Sahita Satha Chandi Yagam in Vizianagaram on Thursday. The yagam will be continued till October 4 in ...Deccan Chronicle, 2 months ago
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Comment · print · T T T+· T- The Hindu Minister for Cooperation 'Sellur' K. Raju participating in a gaja puja at Immayilum Nanmai Tharuvar Temple in the city. Photo: S. James Special pujas and yagams were performed by All India Anna ...The Hindu, 1 week ago
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Comment · print · T T T+· T- The Vijayawada City Task Force and the Satyanarayanapuram police arrested a person, Hemanth Kumar, and seized a country made pistol and seven bullets from his possession. On a tip-off, the police apprehended ...The Hindu, 2 weeks ago
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Omron Electronic Components LLC announced an addition to its B6TS application-ready touch sensing IC family; 8-channel and 16-channel LF versions are now available. This family of products measures floating capacitance through most insulating touch panel materials. Therefore, they are suitable for use in appliance, medical, commercial, fitness, consumer, and other products that must be able to withstand long life, cleaning, and be easily operated by personnel wearing thin polymer surgical or food service gloves.LISTED UNDER: Sensors & Actuators
CE-Approved, 24V DC-LVDT Position Sensors are Available in Metric VersionsJanuary 22, 2008 5:44 am | Product Releases | Comments
Macro Sensors offers a metric version of its 24V DC LVDT position sensors. Constructed entirely of stainless steel, the HSE HSER 750 Series of 19.0 mm diameter DC operated LVDTs is hermetically sealed, making them impervious to dirt, water, steam and other corrosive elements. These CE-approved and rugged units are suitable for use inLISTED UNDER: Sensors & Actuators
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Automation Products Group's PR Series Pulse Radar Level Sensors offer non-contact level measurement in challenging environmental conditions. Providing the process industry standard output of 4-20 mA, the sensors operate using a frequency burst at 6.3 GHz. Pulse Radar sensors provide a detection range up to 100 ft. (30m), resolution to 0.22 in. (5.7mm) and accuracy toLISTED UNDER: Sensors & Actuators
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Dytran Instruments Inc. introduced an ultra miniature IEPE accelerometer which is laser welded in a titanium housing. Weighing in at just 0.2 grams, this miniature accelerometer successfully reduces mass loading effects. Because of its tiny "teardrop" design, the 3224A2 is suitable for vibration measurements in small locations. The model 3224A2 is available with a sensitivity of 2mV/g and can operate at temperatures up to 300°F.LISTED UNDER: Sensors & Actuators
Glass Encapsulated Thermistor Designed Without VariationsJanuary 10, 2008 8:58 am | Product Releases | Comments
Measurement Specialties now offers a glass encapsulated thermistor, the 55000, but with pricing closer to epoxy-coated models by eliminating the variation normally involved in manual assembly. Features of the MEAS 55000 include .012°C shift at 100°C after 10 months, or ±0.10°C over temperature range from 0°C to 70°C; hermetic seal for moist environments; operating temperature range of -80°C to +200°CLISTED UNDER: Sensors & Actuators
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Ashcroft, Inc. announced its pressure and temperature switches that offer a selection of features to meet the requirements of most industrial applications. Available in a variety of sizes and configurations, the switches can be provided with NEMA 4 watertight and NEMA 7 explosion-proof housings, adjustable deadband, dual set points, stainless steel housing and a digital display. Temperature switches are available in ranges spanningLISTED UNDER: Sensors & Actuators
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Automation Products Group, Inc. introduced its PT-500 submersible liquid level/pressure transmitter that features vented, watertight cables, and it delivers a high precision 4 mA to 20 mA solid-state signal while submerged up to 450'. A removable stainless steel cage connects to the sensor with a snap ring, enabling users to save on sensor replacement costs. Rugged IP68 protected PT-500 transmitters areLISTED UNDER: Sensors & Actuators
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MTS Systems Corp. Sensors Division announced its display meter that works with the Level Plus MG transmitter with Modbus interface. The meter has as a side tank indicator (STI) for storage tanks with the ability to interface via Modbus and display tank levels in feet, inches and 16ths of an inch.LISTED UNDER: Sensors & Actuators
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Mörike, Eduard 1804-1875
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Most widely held works by Eduard Mörike
Mozart auf der reise nach Prag; novelle von Eduard Mörike by Eduard Mörike ( Book )
718 editions published between 1 and 2012 in 8 languages and held by 2,171 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Eduard Mörike used the occasion of Mozart's actual fall 1787 journey from Vienna to Prague to stage his new opera "Don Giovanni" there, as an occasion to have Mozart and his wife Konstanze spend some time in the company of the fictional family of a certain Count von Schinzberg. We learn of how Mozart's creative process often worked, what the overt reasons for his financial failure were, of his generosity as a human being, and of his own premonitions of his early death
Gedichte by Eduard Mörike ( Book )
362 editions published between 1838 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 1,196 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Joseph von Eichendorff, eigentlich: Joseph Karl Benedikt Freiherr von Eichendorff. Geboren am 10.3.1788 auf Schloß Lubowitz bei Ratibor/Oberschlesien; gestorben am 26.11.1857 Neisse/Schlesien. Eichendorff entstammte einer katholischen Adelsfamilie. Nach dem Besuch des kath. Gymnasiums in Breslau 1801-1804 begann er ein Jurastudium in Halle 1805/06, das er 1807/08 in Heidelberg fortsetzte. Den Winter 1809/10 verbrachte er in Berlin, besuchte Vorlesungen bei Fichte und kam mit Arnim, Brentano und Kleist zusammen. 1831 übersiedelte er mit der Familie nach Berlin und war dort in verschiedenen Ministerien beschäftigt, bis er 1841 zum Geheimen Regierungsrat ernannt wurde; 1844 ging er in Pension
Songs on poems by Moericke : for voice and piano by Hugo Wolf ( )
225 editions published between 1900 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,185 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sämtliche Werke by Eduard Mörike ( Book )
133 editions published between 1640 and 1999 in 4 languages and held by 954 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
65 songs for voice and piano by Hugo Wolf ( )
2 editions published between 1960 and 1961 in German and held by 767 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mörike-Lieder by Hugo Wolf ( Recording )
50 editions published between 1956 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 613 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Das Stuttgarter Hutzelmännlein Märchen by Eduard Mörike ( Book )
228 editions published between 1853 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 607 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mozart's journey to Prague by Eduard Mörike ( Book )
32 editions published between 1957 and 2011 in English and German and held by 578 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Mozart is creative, brilliant and charming. But is he also a thief? Making his way to Prague for the opening of Don Giovanni, the great composer playfully tries to steal an orange from a Bohemian family's garden. But no sooner has he taken the fruit than he is caught by a furious gardener. Desperate to escape, Mozart frantically scrawls an apologetic note to the owners of the tree. Soon, he finds himself not only forgiven but welcomed by a family who have adored the beauty of his music and are stunned to find the celebrity wandering lost in their orangery. And when they reveal it is their daughter's wedding, there can only be one guest of honour: the musical genius Amadeus."--Book cover
Maler Nolten, ein Roman by Eduard Mörike ( Book )
188 editions published between 1800 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 520 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The complete Mörike songs by Hugo Wolf ( )
6 editions published in 1982 in German and English and held by 512 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Die Historie von der schönen Lau by Eduard Mörike ( Book )
143 editions published between 1873 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 512 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Werke und Briefe by Eduard Mörike ( Book )
79 editions published between 1957 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 461 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mozart on the way to Prague by Eduard Mörike ( Book )
10 editions published between 1934 and 1989 in English and German and held by 457 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Selected poems by Friedrich Hölderlin ( Book )
8 editions published in 1972 in English and Undetermined and held by 448 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Famous poets, neglected composers : songs to lyrics by Goethe, Heine, Mörike, and others ( )
5 editions published between 1991 and 1992 in 3 languages and held by 375 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mörikes Werke by Eduard Mörike ( Book )
49 editions published between 1900 and 1986 in 3 languages and held by 313 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Eduard Mörike in Selbstzeugnissen und Bilddokumenten by Hans Egon Holthusen ( Book )
12 editions published between 1971 and 2000 in German and held by 309 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Werke by Eduard Mörike ( Book )
89 editions published between 1900 and 1983 in 3 languages and held by 288 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poems by Eduard Mörike ( Book )
19 editions published between 1954 and 1979 in German and English and held by 266 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mörike-Lieder Goethe-Lieder by Hugo Wolf ( Recording )
3 editions published in 1989 in German and held by 238 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Hi guys. I'm Eva - a 21 year old from Toronto,...
I wanted to make my account on here a lot earlier but had no idea how to do it.. lol fail.
Anyways, I guess i'll start off by talking about the issues I have with my nose, why I chose to do it, as well as how I picked my surgeon & who exactly he is!
Ever since I was younger I've always hated my nose. I've had a few traumas to my face including hard balls hitting me, face planting, skiing accidents, etc. and I know it's had an impact on how my nose has developed. With that being said I also know its genetics because my background is Italian and my dad has a typical roman nose with a bump/hook. So, growing up I was always self conscious of my nose and within the past 3 years I've become EXTREMELY self conscious to the point I don't even like people sitting beside me because of my profile.. Or just walking down the street I always feel the need to somehow cover my nose (crazy, right?). I know were our biggest critics - but getting this done was something I've been looking into for years and researching for years on doctors, experiences, the whole procedure.
With that being said I finally chose my top 3 surgeons and went to each consultation. They were:
1. Dr. Philip Solomon
2. Dr. Richard Rival
3. Dr. Oakley Smith
I will save the reviews for another time. In the end I felt very comfortable with Dr. Oakley Smith - and he is my surgeon. I am having an open rhinoplasty and the things corrected will be
1. My profile - to be made straight
2. The bones around the width of my nose will be brought in
3. The projection of my nose will be brought in to be smaller
4. My tip will be reduced/slightly rotated
5. My breathing will be fixed
These pictures are my before pictures….
I am so damn nervous!!!!!
Tomorrow is the big day!
ALSO - if any of you have instagram, I post a lot more often on there. *Removed by RealSelf staff as this part of the update doesn't adhere to community guidelines*
It's so nerve wracking/exciting. I've wanted this since I was like 16 years old. Today I have to call in to find out my surgery time and run out to get some last minute things. I think the thing I'm going to miss most is not being able to work out since I'm such an active person - But I'm sure in a few weeks I can get back to it.
As for this post I'm going to tell you all exactly why I chose my doctor & the important things I went over to finally make my decision. For any of you going through consolations and/or thinking about getting a rhinoplasty here is exactly how I came to my conclusion.
I've been researching into rhinoplasty for over 4 years and only really took it seriously and more in depth within the past 2 1/2 years. I've researched the shit out of it.
I finally decided to book my consultations - and for those of you who are in this process pick at least 3 surgeons, or more before you make your final choice. Each surgeon has a different out look and perspective and technique. Also - you need to know what YOU want done to YOUR face so that when you get to their office and consult with them you can tell them exactly what bothers you, what you want fixed etc. You should pick a surgeon in who you trust. Also take a look at their photo galleries of before and after work they've done, reviews online or from others who've had it done, other peoples experiences with that surgeon. RESEARCH THE SURGEONS FULLY IN DEPTH BEFORE BOOKING YOUR CONSULTATION. You are paying to see them - so research them.
Once I found my top 3 surgeons I then made a list of about 25 questions I was going to ask each of them. This was everything from: are you board certified, how many years have you practiced rhinoplasty, how many revisions do you do of your own work, can you achieve my results, etc.
I first saw Dr. Philip Solomon - I can not say anything good about him. I read a lot of reviews, some good, but most were iffy in the way that he rushed his consultations - didn't seem to care about his patients etc. I still booked an appt however because I thought his before and after pics were quite good. When i went in I was literally in and out of his office in 3 minutes, maybe less. After paying $175 bucks. I felt so confused, he didn't answer anything and didn't want to address anything on my nose besides the bump which I didn't like. I've heard from other people he is just after your money and I could not agree more. BIG NO.
Dr. Richard Rival was the 2nd one I saw - I liked him. Very personable and caring. However - I just didn't like his approach. He is known for very conservative and minimal approaches in which he mainly keeps the nose to look the same and only takes off what he really thinks is necessary. Just removing my bump isn't my only concern. So that was a no.
Dr Oakley Smith was actually the final doctor I visited and from the moment I met him we clicked. He spent at least 40 minutes with me even when other patients were waiting to make sure all my questions were addressed and I felt comfortable. I had 2 consultations with him before booking my surgery and he made me feel as relaxed as possible and made sure I understood everything in great detail. He sketched out and drew my nose, showed me exactly what he would do, what he hopes to achieve and was very honest with me. He answered all 25 of my questions plus more, always replied to my emails even though I know he's a busy man and made me feel not confused at all after leaving his office.
If any of you are in Toronto or Ontario - I would highly recommend him. I have yet to have my surgery but so far I think he'd be a great choice.
I am shitting my pants lol. I am honestly so nervous!! But so excited to finally be able to do simple things. Like wear nice hats, have my hair up in a pony tail without feeling like my nose is the most prominent feature on my face, etc.
I will update tomorrow after surgery!
6 am surgery.
I got a full body massage, feet and hand massage, scalp treatment - the works. She said that I'll probably feel like shit the first couple of days so hopefully that made up for it *tear* cutest mom ever. Anyways, I got this huge pillow with arm rests attached that's gonna be my sleeping buddy for the next couple of days along with 2 pillows propped up with a U shape neck travelling pillow (the ones you sleep with on the plane). As of now - I'm about to shower & head to bed.. Gotta be up early & I'm pretty sure I'm his first patient of the day.
Adios! See you all on the other side.
4:40 am
Probably from the whole spa day yesterday. I'm so nervous....
I just pray it all goes smoothly.
My stomach is already turning.
I'll update a few hours post-op.
Here we go...
And, it's done.
I'm about 5 hours post-op right now. I got to the hospital at around 5:30 and checked in for 6 at admitting. From there we were brought to the Pre-op unit and waited until my name was called. The nurse then took me to check my vitals, change me into a gown and slippers and TRIED to give me the IV which failed because 1) The needle was too thick for the vein on my hand and 2) I was extremely nervous and nachos so it collapsed. I felt so sick heading back to the waiting area that I headed to the washroom and almost fainted. The room was spinning and my mom had to put a cold paper towel on my neck and forehead as I sat on the toilet just taking deep breaths - not a good feeling what so ever.
Once I was okay, about 10 minutes later, I headed back to the waiting room & from there a male nurse came to get everyone there who was having day surgery to bring us into the O.R waiting room. Then, at about 8:00am my surgeon came out and sat beside my parents and I. H
He showed me the paper with everything we discussed in consultations - the drawings he had done and the things that were going to be fixed. I was so damn nervous. My parents gave me a hug and I was off.
When I arrived in the OR there was about 3 female nurses, and my male anaesthesiologist. They were all extremely friendly and tried to calm me down as much as possible. He then gave me laughing gas so I would relax as he put the IV in the same hand as before. I couldn't stop laughing. He asked about my plans for the summer - I told him I'm going to Italy and the last thing I remember was him saying well awesome.. just picture yourself on the beach..
I was out like a light and woke up in recovery.
Waking up was strange - I don't remember much besides a nurse telling me you're waking up now, and the surgery was over. I slept for a bit and was in there for about an hour while they were checking my blood pressure every 15 minutes or so. Once I was getting more awake they wheeled me out into a separate hospital bedroom where my parents were.
They told me when I was done surgery that Dr. Smith came out to them and told them everything went as planned, was very smooth, no complications and he was very pleased with the results. He then showed my parents a photo he took of my side profile while I was lying in the operating room and my dad and mom said it looked amazing and suited my face perfectly. That I had a cute little nose. My parents were skeptical that it would look too smushed in or close to my face because we agreed to bring in the nose a bit but hearing them say it looked great is comforting. I'm starting to swell, mainly on my cheeks and upper and lower lip.
My surgeon prescribed me percocets and oxycodones and I have no pain other then it's a bit uncomfortable on my nose - more like a pressure. I also don't have packing in my nose so I can actually breathe through it quite easily.
As of now I'm going to keep icing and sleep.. I'm so exhausted.
Thank you all for your well wishes & prayers.
Rotated tip question?..
When I got home my brother saw the photo along with my mom & dad again as my surgeon sent it to their email after my surgery.
We both agreed to rotate my tip up SLIGHTLY. But - as of now it is quite high. I can see it because my upper lip is swollen and pulled up a bit. My brother is 18 and looking at the picture he said it's good but the tip has to drop. That the tip is quite rotated high right now.. And it worries me.
Do any of you know from personal experience if it drops over time? I'm so scared. I don't want to have a pig nose..... I know it's gonna be super swollen for a few weeks and months but I just really hope the tip over time drops and sets into place. I see him Wednesday to remove the splint I believe so I will ask him then.
Eep, trying not to stress and just focus on resting and relaxing right now :(
12 hours post-op.
I decided to take a look under the drip pad and it was SO WEIRD to not see my nose.... It is definitely a lot smaller, and more porportioned to my face. It looks even and symmetrical even though it's super swollen and kind of a yellowish colour. It looks so small because I'm not used to it and the space between my upper lip and nose is really big - so it looks kind of funny but I know that's because I'm swollen as shit and the tip needs to drop eventually. I have about 3/4 stitches it looks like.
My upper and lower lip are swollen and so is the top of my nose under my splint.. I can feel my eyes beginning to bruise.
Eating freebies & icing my face at the moment.
Peek at my new nose!
Day 2.
Back off to bed.
Swelling to the extreme
My new nose
So, after my surgery when I was knocked out in the recovery room my surgeon actually snapped a picture of my finished nose in the operating room and emailed it to my parents.
It is now day 5 post op and I only decided to look at it now. I was so nervous to before because I was scared I wouldn't like it or maybe it wasn't what I pictured..
But - I LOVE IT.
In the picture you can tell it's piggy like and upturned but that's because over time it's gonna settle and drop.
P.s - The tubes in my mouth are the breathing tubes.
What do you guys think?
Cast Removal - 1 week post op
Just got my cast off and splints out about 2 hours ago.. I was so emotional.
My surgeon is honestly amazing & I couldn't have picked a better one. I honestly love him as a person and as a surgeon in general. We talked for an extra 20 minutes just telling stories and laughing. I can't recommend him enough through his expertise and amazing work plus he's just such a great guy and really passionate about his work.
Anyways, he first took out my splints which didn't hurt at all. It felt like a lot of pressure.
And then he took of my cast & at first I didn't cry looking at it but I did afterwards the more I kept looking in the mirror. I hugged him and told him how happy I was and he agreed that he was very happy with how it turned out even though he assured me it's still super swollen - especially my front profile and tip which will take some time to go down but I don't even care because I know it'll get better with time.
This whole process was worth it & i can't wait to see my final results in a year.
I'm flying out in 3 weeks so I hope most of the swelling is gone by then!
13 days post op.
3 weeks post op
3 weeks post op today.. So crazy how fast the times gone by already.
Healing is coming along good. Still very swollen in my tip, but my bridge has gone down a lot in swelling. I'm still sleeping up on 2 pillows even though I don't need to .. I've kind of gotten comfortable sleeping that way so I guess it doesn't hurt to keep doing it. I still take Advil 3x a day to help with the swelling and I use a saline spray and nasal ointment to help with the bad crusting I had, which is slowly going down. Here's some progress pictures!
24 days post - op
I can't believe how fast time flies... This Friday I'll be 1 month post op. I don't even know how that's possible lol. I swear it was just yesterday I was getting strapped onto the OR table about to shit myself. Here are some progress pics !
1 month post op!
3 days away from 2 months post op !
I saw my doctor a few days ago just for a 6 week check up and he said he was really happy with it and that everything looks great. He also looked inside both nostrils and said everything is straight and healing good which is good to hear lol.
I am so in love with my nose! I feel so much more myself and I don't even feel like I have had anything done. I almost forget I ever had this done to begin with. We were actually talking about how quickly I adapted to my new nose. I feel like I was born with it.
My nose does still swell a bit in the morning when I wake up but within a few hours it goes back down. It is no longer numb on my tip really - just a bit where the incision area was but not as bad as before. My scar is also no longer visible which is great!
Here are a few progress pictures!
Almost 3 months !
And to be honest I don't even feel like I had the surgery. It's such a weird feeling now looking back at old pictures.
I feel like the nose I have now was the one I was born with. It's so strange. I've been getting back into my regular routine with working out, drinking lol (occasionally), and I've been in the sun quite often since it's summer - and I'm in Europe (so hot.....) I've noticed that my nose is swollen most mornings but goes down through out the day. I also think it's the humidity and heat here as well.
I am grateful everyday for the work Dr. Smith did on my old big snazole. Seriously though, I couldn't of picked a better surgeon and I don't think I have the right words to ever say thank you enough to him. I feel so much more myself, so much more confident and over all just more content...
Well, here are some update pictures!
Almost 5 months post op.
But anyways, i'm 10 days away from 5 months post op.. holy moly!!!
As far as any updates, everything is fine, breathing is better than ever and my nose still swells in the morning when I wake up but goes back down during the day. Um..... my bridge has gone down alot, and my tip is still a bit swollen, but hardly.
As for numbness in my tip, its almost all gone. If i run my finger along where the incision area is its just a tinnnnnnny bit numb but i can still feel everything. The scar is also no longer visible.
so far everythings been going good. If you guys have any other questions you can always find me on my instagram account where I post more often and answer a lot more questions: rhinoplastydiary
I can't say enough great things about this surgeon. He takes his time with his patients and really cares about each one individually. He is passionate about his work which shows and always makes his patients feel comfortable and calm. I've been researching rhinoplasty and surgeons for over 6 years now and have narrowed it down to Dr. Smith. I just got my cast off today and could have not been happier with my results - they exceeded my already high expectations. He is so down to earth, caring and personable. I would without a doubt recommend him to anyone interested in rhinoplatsy or revision work. You have to meet him to know exactly what I mean and I'm sure you'll understand.


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- 3 tart apples, cored and sliced into eighths
- 1 tablespoon(s) melted butter
- 1 tablespoon(s) brown sugar
- 1 350g wheel(s) Brie, sliced
- 24 baguette slices
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Toss apple slices with melted butter and brown sugar. Bake apples until are tender, about 20 minutes.
- Arrange Brie evenly over the bread slices and top with the apple slices. If desired, broil 1 to 2 minutes until cheese is just melted. Serve immediately. Yield: 6 to 10 servings.
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By Steve Carpenter Friday 14 December 2012 Updated: 18/12 09:24
FORMER Hollyoaks star George Evans is backing a police appeal to solve the mystery of missing Coventry mother Nicola Payne.
The 21-year-old, who played Ryan in the popular Channel Four series, spoke with John and Marilyn Payne, to research a part for a play called The Missing, which recently finished after a series of sold out shows in London.
The play was created by a group of drama graduates, including George, to help raise awareness of missing people and implements Nicola's story into the script.
George told the Observer that speaking with Nicola's parents made him want to raise more awareness of missing people in the UK and he is hoping it can help encourage people to come forward with information.
"Hearing them speak about their experience was so informative," said George.
"We started this as just an idea for a show with the added bonus of spreading the word about this issue.
"But when we got speaking to people affected, we entered a world that we never knew really existed - I was taken back by it all really.
"I admire them so much for their bravery and they way they conduct themselves.
"The fact that they are able to talk about it so freely shows the sort of reserves people can have when you need to do something and push on through.
"As the show gets bigger we can reach a bigger audience and help people find out about cases such as Nicola's."
Police hope that George's involvement with the recent campaign will encourage younger members of the local community who may have grown up hearing stories or rumours about Nicola, to come forward and tell them any information they have.
George added: "The reason I was invited down is because the family are there, pushing to appeal to a younger group of people.
"They are now pushing social media quite a lot because these are the type of tools a lot of young people now use.
"I think they want to use me to try and engage with younger people who perhaps weren't even born when Nicola disappeared who might have information that has until now been overlook slightly."
The play ran as a small set of previews in London and sold out every night.
And although Nicola's parents did not get to see the show, Nicola's family thanked George for supporting their campaign.
Marilyn added: "I remember when George rang up and we spoke that day, there were things he said that were interesting because he hadn't thought of it before.
"We know that if you've not been in the position that we're in, there are going to be some things that perhaps you're not going to think of, but I was glad it went well for him.
John now hopes this latest appeal might appeal to a new generation of people through the help of social media.
"They might have heard their parents or older friends say something which might relate to our case.
"If we get the message out there on some of these things like Twitter then something might come out of it."
Nicola Payne went missing on December 14, 1991. Her son Owen was just six months old.
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THE COMPANY which runs the Ricoh Arena is
PLANS to knock down an old bakery and
A REALITY TV show based in Coventry will
A MAN has died after allegedly being assaulted
POLICE are trying to trace a man who may be ...
PHYSICAL and verbal attacks on paramedics are an everyday problem ...
THE BRAVERY of a First World War hero will be ...
HOSPITAL staff have been punched, kicked and scratched during 120 ...