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CaFCP has a small staff with very few openings. We sometimes have short internships available for college students. Job and internship announcements are posted on our website.
We cannot provide sponsorships. The Fuel Cells 2000 database provides extensive information about programs that provide funding for fuel cell educational activities.
The student can send an email with very specific information to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please describe your project and exactly what type of information you need from an interview.
CaFCP is our members. The automakers, energy companies, technology companies and government agencies jointly identify projects that need to happen in concert to move development forward. Staff from CaFCP's member organizations execute the project with the support of CaFCP staff. We work together on the steps that bring FCEVs and hydrogen fuel to the commercial market, including community readiness, developing and supporting safety codes and standards, vehicle-station deployment planning and identifying funding mechanisms.
CaFCP is an industry-government collaboration. New members must be active in hydrogen or fuel cells in California and are invited by current members. We do not actively seek new members. For business opportunities, we recommend participating in the California Hydrogen Business Council.
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The Department of Energy sets targets for fuel cell cost, durability, efficiency and performance. Fuel cells and FCEVs have consistently met or exceeded the targets, even as R&D funding has diminished. Please see Accomplishments and Targets of DOE's Fuel Cell Technology Program.
FCEVs are as safe as any vehicle on the road. CaFCP vehicle manufacturer members subject fuel cell vehicle models to extensive safety testing prior to releasing them on public roads. Current testing employs both destructive and non-destructive evaluations and occurs at the component, system, and vehicle level. FCEVs have specific safety systems that include hydrogen sensors, temperature activated pressure relief devices and ground-fault systems that isolate the fuel and the electricity when necessary. Read more about FCEV safety systems here.
FCEVs have range similar to their gasoline counterparts. Because FCEVs are so efficient, they need less fuel to go as far as a combustion vehicle or hybrid.
Honda and Mercedes-Benz are currently leasing vehicles in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas. Soon other automakers will have vehicles available and the lease program will expand to Berkeley/Emeryville area. Please visit the Makes and Models page for links to the automakers' websites.
Automakers have not announced a price for the vehicles, other than stating they will be competitively priced. FCEVs are electric vehicles and, therefore, are eligible for federal and state rebates and tax incentives. FCEVs can also receive HOV stickers.
Automakers are introducing FCEVs to the commercial market beginning in 2015. Rollout of vehicles in California is heavily dependent on having enough stations to provide convenient access to fuel, as detailed in A California Roadmap.
In California, several hundred fuel cell passenger vehicles and transit buses are on the road today. Some vehicles are leased directly to customers, others are in fleet programs. Three transit agencies operate fuel cell buses in revenue service.
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For more than 50 years, hydrogen has been produced and used for commercial and industrial purposes with an exemplary safety record. Like all fuels, hydrogen is flammable and has to be handled with care—just as we handle gasoline with care today. Unlike other fuels, it is very buoyant. With proper ventilation, hydrogen dissipates rapidly into the air, greatly reducing the chance of fire. Hydrogen is non-toxic, so if released it does not present a health hazard to humans and its effect on the environment is benign.
Every fuel requires more energy to make than it yields, and all fuels create some pollution. Well-to-wheels studies, which compare various fuel pathways and vehicle types, show that hydrogen produced from natural gas and used in a fuel cell vehicle is twice as efficient and 55% cleaner than gasoline through a conventional vehicles. Hydrogen produced from renewables is even better. For more information visit the Well-to-Wheels page on our web site.
The Department of Energy has a target cost for the fuel of $4/gge gasoline gallon equivalent (gallon gas equivalent.) Initially, the fuel will likely cost the same per mile as gasoline, but costs will come down over time. Dr. Sandy Thomas of Clean Car Options estimates the cost of hydrogen here.
Hydrogen stations are already in operation in California and more are under construction. Stations are in clusters in the communities where automakers expect to find their first customers. Additional stations, which we call connectors and destinations, provide FCEV drivers the ability to travel around the state. We project that 68 strategically placed stations by the beginning of 2016 will be enough to launch the commercial market.
Visit our Station Map for locations of existing and planned stations
Visit A California Roadmap for the roll-out plan
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, and is found in water, natural gas and many other sources. It bonds with other elements to form commonly known molecules such as water, methane (natural gas) and methanol. Hydrogen is "produced" by unlocking the chemical bonds in the molecules that form these substances. Today, most hydrogen is made from natural gas, some from electrolysis of water and some from bio-methane. By making hydrogen from many different sources, every region of the world can produce its own fuel, which is good for the environment and the local economy.
For more information visit the How it Works page.
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FAQ regarding the technology of fuel cells and hydrogen
It's possible, but not practical. Early in CaFCP's history, some automakers looked at reforming gasoline or methanol into hydrogen onboard the vehicles. Both processes worked, but added weight, complexity and cost to the vehicle. It's easier and more cost effective to produce the fuel at a central location.
Vehicles use a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell, which creates electricity from a chemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen. Fuel cells are about 68% efficient, compared to about 19% efficiency of internal combustion engines. The only emission from a fuel cell is water vapor. For more information visit the How it Works page. For information about different types of fuel cells visit Fuel Cells 2000.
Fuel cells and batteries are similar because they use a chemical reaction to provide electricity. A battery stores the chemical reactants, usually metal compounds like lithium, zinc or manganese. Once used up, you must recharge or throw away the battery. A fuel cell creates electricity through reactants (hydrogen and oxygen) stored externally. A fuel cell will produce electricity as long as it has a fuel supply. In short, a fuel cell vehicle is refueled instead of recharged.
FCEVs create nearly zero air pollution, do not depend on petroleum and reduce greenhouse gasA gas in Earth's atmosphere that traps heat and can contribute to global warming. Carbon dioxide and methane are two GHGs. emissions by 50-100%. In addition, FCEVs provide performance, range, refill time, durability and comfort similar to conventional vehicles. FCEVs are electric vehicles which ask for no compromise and provide people with a zero-emission car that fit their lifestyles.


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Hello everyone,
I just got my BFP on Friday. I was diagnosed with (possible) pertussis on Wednesday and my doctor put me on antibiotics. I'm going to call my OB tomorrow, but I was wondering: Do you know if antibiotics posed much risk to the fetus?
I've already taken the five day course and I think now I'm just frreaking out a little.
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The vast majority of antibiotics are safe. You can also call your pharmacist to ask. They can easily look up drugs for pg women.
It's also not particularly safe to not treat an infection in pregnancy. Doing nothing isn't always better than doing something.
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Architect Gray Davis of Meyer Davis Studio balanced soaring ceilings and walls of glass with soft, inviting textures in his upstate New York house.
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Health Highlights: July 11, 2013
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Salmonella Outbreak That Sickened 134 in 13 States Is Over: CDC
A total of 134 people in 13 states were sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to chicken produced by Foster Farms of Livingstone, Calif., according to a final investigation released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Thirty-one percent of the infected people were hospitalized, but no deaths were reported. Most of the illnesses occurred in two states, Oregon (40) and Washington (57).
The outbreak appears to be over, the CDC said.
However, the agency noted that raw poultry from any producer can have salmonella. That's why it's important for consumers to follow proper food safety steps when handling raw poultry to help protect themselves and others from food-borne illness.
Texas House Passes Stringent Abortion Bill
Controversial abortion limits were passed Wednesday by the Texas House, less than two weeks after Senate Republicans failed to pass the bill. A final vote could be held as early as Friday in the Senate.
The House voted mostly along party lines. On Tuesday, lawmakers spent more than 10 hours debating the bill and Republicans rejected every attempt to amend the bill, the Associated Press reported.
The bill bans abortions after 20 weeks, only allows abortions in surgical centers, and requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.
Opponents of the bill say it would effectively ban abortions in much of the state by forcing the closure of 37 of its 42 abortion clinics. Supporters say it will improve the safety of women who have abortions.
Democrats are limited to trying to slow the bill down and lay the groundwork for a federal lawsuit to block the bill once it becomes law, the AP reported. Federal courts have ruled that states can regulate abortions but not to the point that they are impossible to obtain.Related Articles
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The Women's Center Staff consists of the following full-time positions – Director, Associate Director, Assistant Director of Leadership/Scholar in Residence, Assistant Director of Interpersonal Violence Services, Rape Prevention Education Coordinator, and University Programs Associate. The Women's Center works with Americorps to employ one to three students. The Women's Center also employs student workers. We also have many wonderful volunteers who support and help in organizing the various events planned by the Women's Center.
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text: Not what my hands have done can save my guilty soul; not what my toiling flesh has borne can make my spirit whole. Not what I feel or do can give me peace with God; not all my prayers and sighs and tears can bear my awful load. These guilty hands are raised, filthy rags are all I bring And I have come to hide beneath your wings These holy hands are raised, Washed in the fountain of your grace And now I wear your righteousness Thy work alone oh Christ can ease this weight of sin Thy blood alone, oh Lamb of God, can give me peace within Thy Love to me, oh God, not mine oh Lord to Thee Can rid me of this dark unrest and set my Spirit free Thy grace alone oh God to me can pardon speak Thy power alone oh Lamb of God can this sore bondage break No other work save thine, no other blood will do No strength but that which is divine can bear me safely through I praise the God of grace; I trust his truth and might He calls me his, I call him mine, My God, my Joy, my Light My Lord has saved my life and freely pardon gives; I love because he first loved me, I live because he lives.


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8. Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys
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4. Twilight Sleep, by Edith Wharton
5. Twirling Naked in the Streets, by Jeannie Davide-Rivera
6. Hungry Hill, by Daphne Du Maurier
7. Me, Myself, and Why, by Jennifer Ouilette
8. Lady Chatterley's Lover, by DH Lawrence
9. The Wise Virgins, by Leonard Woolf
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3. Look me in the Eye, by John Elder Robison
4. Beyond, the Glass, by Antonia White
5. Atypical, by Jesse Saperstein
6. The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, by Maggie O'Farrell
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8. Mrs. Tim Gets a Job, by DE Stevenson
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12. Modern Love, ed. by Daniel Jones
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11. The Room-Mating Season, by Rona Jaffe
12. Finding Kansas, by Aaron Likens
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14. Open Access Publishing, by Peter Suber
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8. The Best American Essays, ed. by Robert Atwan
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10. Lit, by Mary Karr
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4. Virginia Woolf: A Writer's Diary
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6. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2013, ed. by Siddhartha Mukherjee
7. The Liar's Club, by Mary Karr
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5. Vanity Fair, by WM Thackeray
6. The Letters of Abelard and Heloise
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Review: Forever Amber, by Kathleen Winsor
Pages: 972
Originally published: 1944
My edition: 2000 (Chicago Review Press)
How I acquired my copy: Amazon.com, 2004
Forever Amber takes place in the 1660s, immediately follwing Charles II's ("the Merry Monarch") return of the Stuarts to the English throne. The book features Amber St. Claire, a young woman who starts out as a sixteen-year-old country girl, naieve to the workings of the world. She immediately meets Bruce Carlton, a dashing young Cavalier, with whom she has a passionate love affair in choppy intervals throughout the book. They have two children together, but Bruce won't marry her for the reason he tells his friend Lord Almsbury: that Amber just isn't the kind of woman one marries.
Upon following Bruce to London, he goes to Virginia, leaving her to fend for herself. What follows is a series of affairs and four marriages, with Bruce coming back from America now and then. Amber's marriages are imprudent: her first husband is a gambler, her second is an old dotard, her third locks her up in the house for days and won't let her out; and the last is a fop who allows himself to be cuckolded. Amber starts out in jail for debt, then becomes a thief, then moves on to the theatre, entertaining the college-age fops who attend. Her ambitions only rise from there as she sleeps with some of the most influential men in England.
Eventually Amber follows her ambitions using her two strengths: her personality and beauty, ending up as the mistress to King Charles himself. The last quarter of the book involves itself in the court scandals of the time, not the least of which were sexual. Winsor is a little prudish and shies away from the sex that occurs in the book, but she places most of her focus on the clothes the people in London wore in the 1660s. The details are lavish and gorgeous, and made me wish I'd lived in that time period.
Amber is NOT supposed to be a likeable character. She is probably has the most character flaws of anyone who appears in this book. Her desperate love for Bruce is the cornerstone of the story, and Amber seems almost too desperate. Even though she insists that next time she will act aloof and sitant, she throws herself at him like a puppydog. When she finds out that Bruce has a wife, whom he met in America, Amber becomes hysterical with rage. Eventually she and Lady Carlton will become acquainted at court--and the outcome is not good. Once King Charles finished with one of his mistresses, her never gave up on her. That is, he never turned her out of Whitehall Palace. Amber quickly becomes one of those mistresses, liked by absolutely no one at court. However, she continues to hang on. The plan that Buckingham devises to get rid of her for once and all is clever and leaves the reader hanging on the edge of thier seat in the final pages of the novel.
It was a beautifully written book that I will probably re-read over and over again. It gave a great insight into the lives people led at Charles's court, one that was decadent and sinful in comparison to the Puritans who had preceded him. A must for those who love this period in history or historical fiction in general. I also recommend: the works of Anya Seton, especially Katherine and Green Darkness; Slammerkin; and The Crimson Petal and the White.
Labels: 5 stars, Authors: W, fiction, historical fiction, reviews
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Review: Katherine, by Anya Seton
Pages: 500
Originally published: 1954
My copy: 2004 (Chicago Review Press)
How I acquired my copy: Borders, 2004
This book is more than just a good romance. It is an all-time classic. I am a younger reader, and so I don't have fond memories of the first time this book came out; but I'm glad that they broughtKatherine back into print. It is one of those books that all lovers of historical fiction should read, not simply for the history, but because this is an elegantly crafted novel; unarguably one of the very best I've read in a long time. This novel is a great introduction to the works of Anya Seton.
The story of Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt is set against a backdrop of chivalry and heroic adventure during the 14th century. I thoroughly loved this novel; there are parts of it that still stay with me two months after reading it. Whenever I read historical fiction, I always look to see whether the author has done her research- Anya Seton most definitely did hers.
I decided it doesn't matter whether or not you love the heroes of this book- they were real people, and that's what makes this book so much more vibrant. Thats what I loved most- I felt that I actually knew these characters, had actually sat down at a meal with Katherine Swynford or gone hunting with Prince John. The author Geoffrey Chaucer has become mythical in the annals of English literature; however here he becomes humanized, a real person with a wife and children of his own. I was absolutely amazed by it.
Another great thing about this book is that the author never mentions what will happen in the future for these people (even though she, and the reader, obviously know). Anya Seton simply let the story take itself along. For example, at the end of Katherine, Richard III is a little boy, newly crowned king. Even though historians have protrayed him as a tyrant, Seton never lets on that this is what, in fact, he will become. Richard seems like a lost, lonely little boy trying to fill shoes that are too big for him.
The story of Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt is set against a backdrop of chivalry and heroic adventure during the 14th century. I thoroughly loved this novel; there are parts of it that still stay with me two months after reading it. Whenever I read historical fiction, I always look to see whether the author has done her research- Anya Seton most definitely did hers.
I decided it doesn't matter whether or not you love the heroes of this book- they were real people, and that's what makes this book so much more vibrant. Thats what I loved most- I felt that I actually knew these characters, had actually sat down at a meal with Katherine Swynford or gone hunting with Prince John. The author Geoffrey Chaucer has become mythical in the annals of English literature; however here he becomes humanized, a real person with a wife and children of his own. I was absolutely amazed by it.
Another great thing about this book is that the author never mentions what will happen in the future for these people (even though she, and the reader, obviously know). Anya Seton simply let the story take itself along. For example, at the end of Katherine, Richard III is a little boy, newly crowned king. Even though historians have protrayed him as a tyrant, Seton never lets on that this is what, in fact, he will become. Richard seems like a lost, lonely little boy trying to fill shoes that are too big for him.
Labels: 4 stars, Authors: S, fiction, historical fiction, medieval, reviews
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Review: Jane Austen's Letters, ed. by Deirdre Le Faye
Pages: 667
Original date of publication: 2011
My copy: 2011 (Oxford University Press)
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How I acquired my copy: Amazon.com, April 2013
This is a compilation of many of Jane Austen's letters, most of them sent to her sister Cassandra between 1796 and 1817, the year of her death. Although many of Austen's letters were destroyed by her sister in order to preserve the family reputation, the collection contains over 160 letters in which Austen gives her sister details about her life in Chawton—as well as giving us a tantalizing glimpse of what was going through her mind as she was writing her novels (especially the novel that was to become Pride and Prejudice, First Impressions). There are other letters here, too, giving advice to her niece and professional correspondence to publishers—as well as a couple of letters that were written by Cassandra Austen after Jane's death.
To the sisters, the letters acted in the way that phone calls do today; Austen's news is all about people who lived in her neighborhood, the balls she went to, who wore what, etc. So you really get a sense that she was honing her observations skills in order to write her novels. Austen's wit is sometimes caustic; she doesn't always have the nicest things to say about people; but she had an eye for detail that would serve her well later on. It's clear from Austen's letters that she was nervous about putting her work out in the world, but she tried to cover it up by being self-deprecating. One of the things I like about people is the ability to laugh at themselves, and Austen does it here well.
About half the book is letters; the other half is notes on the letters (including information about postmarks), a glossary of the people mentioned in them and the places that Austen went to, and so on. There's so much information packed into the back of the book about the letters that I had to keep flipping back to the end of it in order to get context (for that reason, I wish that the notes on the letters had been placed within the letters so that they could have been more easily referenced). Despite my minor problem with the way this collection is laid out, I really enjoyed reading it; it gives the reader, especially the Jane Austen aficionado, a glimpse into the life and mind of one of the English language's greatest writers.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Review: Midnight in Peking, by Paul French
Pages: 259
Original date of publication: 2013
My copy: 2013 (Penguin)
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How I acquired my copy: Phoenix bookstore, May 2013
In January 1937, the body of a young British girl, Pamela Werner, was found near Peking's Fox Tower. Although two detectives, one British and the other Chinese, spent months on the case, the case was never solved completely, and the case was forgotten in the wake of the invasion of the Japanese. Frustrated, Pamela's father, a former diplomat, tried to solve the crime. His investigation took him into the underbelly of Peking society and uncovered a secret that was worse than anything he could have imagined.
At first, I thought that this would be a pretty straightforward retelling of a true crime, but what Paul French (who spent seven years researching the story) reveals in this book is much more than that. Foreign society in Peking in the 1930s was stratified, with the British colonials at the top and the White Russian refugees at the bottom, but somehow everyone was thrown together in a tightly knit group, unified by a fear of what was to come.
The story of the murder itself is incredibly absorbing; what exactly happened on the night of January 8, 1937 that led to a young woman's murder and mutilation? Pamela Werner comes across an independent, intelligent young woman, and her father was relentless in tracking down her murderer—even though the British government tried to cover it up and the case was never officially solved. Too, Peking had much greater things to think about at the time than the murder of a young British girl. French solves the crime, but I think he uses his imagination a fair amount in describing how the murder played out. French's technical writing isn't particularly good, but he tells an interesting story. I especially loved the superstition surrounding the Fox Tower—fox spirits that represent a woman's ability to seduce and betray. It's an interesting parallel, but it wasn't worked into the story very well.
Labels: 4 stars, Authors: F, history, nonfiction, reviews
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Review: A Spear of Summer Grass, by Deanna Raybourn
Pages: 384
Original date of publication:
My copy: 2013 (Harlequin MIRA)
Why I decided to read: Copy offered for review
How I acquired my copy: Amazon Vine, April 2013
Set in 1923, the novel focuses on Delilah Drummond, a daringly modern woman who is forced to take a "break" from society when a scandal threatens her reputation. She goes to Kenya and her stepfather's estate, Fairlight, and quickly becomes acclimatized to the way of life there—meeting, as she does so, Ryder White, a hunter/tracker.
I've had a taste of British colonial life in Kenya—Frances Osborne's The Bolter is about a famous colonist of the period, Idina Sackville, and the five husbands she "bolted" from in order to set up a new life in Kenya (where she continued her adventures, many of them sexual). So there are pretty obvious comparisons to be made between Idina Sackville and Delilah Drummond, as there are between Dennis Finch-Hatton (of Out of Africa fame) and Ryder White. Still, there's enough about each of these fictional characters to make them interesting, and I was interested to see how Delilah would develop throughout the novel. At first she seems to be a pretty stereotypical fish-out-of-water character, but I was pleased to see how she falls in love not only with Ryder White but Africa, too, and grow as a person in the process—especially since she has her past with which to grapple. So what we are shown is more than just the surface; we are shown the reason for why Delilah behaves (at least in her pre-Africa life) the way she does. So the focus is on reflection—reflection on one's life, even though it might seem to be small in the grand scheme of things.
What I thought was especially good were Deanna Raybourn's descriptions of Africa—the love story in the book isn't really the one between Delilah and Ryder as much as it is about Delilah's growing love for Africa. So Africa itself becomes a character, with its own flaws and advantages. I'm not usually a fan of Deanna Raybourn's stand-alone novels that don't feature Lady Julia Grey, but I thought A Spear of Summer Grass was especially well done. You even get a nod to Walt Whitman; what's not to love?
Friday, May 10, 2013
Review: Celia's House, by DE Stevenson
Pages: 367
Original date of publication:
My copy: 1978 (Ace books)
Why I decided to read:
How I acquired my copy: Amazon.com, November 2010
DE Stevenson's books are quite hard to find, but I was able to buy a copy of Celia's House a few years ago. The novel takes place over the course of about 40 years and focuses on the lives and fortune of the Dunne family and their family estate, Dinnian, in Scotland. Humphrey Dunne inherits the estate in 1905 from Celia Dunne, with the stipulation that Dunnian will be passed to Humphrey's daughter, Celia, when she comes of age.
Some of the plot is a little predictable; for example, when the elder Celia states that Dunnian be passed on to the younger Celia, the younger Celia hasn't even been born yet—so it's pretty obvious that there will indeed be another Celia to carry on the family name. Because the book takes place over a larger period of time, there were also large gaps between events; for example, Stevenson doesn't really describe what happens when Celia receives her inheritance or her reaction to it. In fact, the book isn't so much about Celia as it is about the family in general.
Nonetheless, there are a few strong points to the book, including the romance—Steven describes perfectly the agony (and ecstasy) of young love. Still, I didn't think this book was quite as strong as some of the other DE Stevenson novels I've read.
Labels: 4 stars, Authors: S, classics, fiction, historical fiction, reviews
Monday, May 6, 2013
Review: Busman's Honeymoon, by Dorothy L Sayers
Pages: 403
Original date of publication: 1937
My copy: 2006 (Harper Mystery)
Why I decided to read:
How I acquired my copy: Barnes and Noble, May 2010
I have slowly been winding my way through the iconic Lord Peter Wimsey series, based on publication date, and I've wound down with Busman's Honeymoon. Lord Peter and Harriet Vane are newlyweds who decide to spend their honeymoon in the countryside at Talboys, a farmhouse in Herfordshire. But their idyll is shattered when the former owner of their house is found dead in the cellar…
The title is a takeoff on the phrase busman's holiday; the idea being that, while of vacation or holiday, someone does something that's similar to their line of work. Of course, Lord Peter and Harriet's wedding is supposed to be a break from crime, but they nonetheless find themselves solving one all the same.
In all, I thought this was a strong ending to the series—Sayers wraps up a few loose ends in the Lord Peter/Harriet/Bunter storyline (and Bunter gets a more significant role in this book, which I was glad to see). Lord peter and Harriet don't have a typical relationship; he likes that she's not a typical woman and that she challenges him, but at the same time there's a lot of tension between them. And it's interesting to see how they try not to slide into the gender roles that they're supposed to fill. We also see Peter's shell shock (alluded to in previous novels) firsthand.
Labels: 4 stars, Authors: S, classics, fiction, mystery
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Review: Letters From Egypt, by Lucie Duff Gordon
Pages: 383
Original date of publication: 1865
My copy: 1986 (Virago)
Why I decided to read:
How I acquired my copy: Ebay, February 2011
A friend to George Meredith, Thackeray, and other notables of that time, Lucie Duff Gordon (1821-1969) was raised in a radical, intellectual family and imbued with a sense of adventure; her imagination roamed father than the usual Grand Tour. In 1862, she took a tour to South Africa, attempting to recover from tuberculosis; when that didn't succeed, she went to Egypt, where her son-in-law was a banker. Although her daughter and son-in-law lived in Alexandria, Gordon spent much of her time in Luxor, living in a ruined house above a temple. Her letters were alternately written to her husband, Sir Alexander Duff Gordon; her mother; and her daughter.
Gordon's letters reveal someone with a high amount of inquisitiveness and cultural sensitivity; Gordon frees herself from the usual ways that other Europeans stereotyped Egyptians at the time. She was there just as the Europeans were modernizing Egypt, represented by the construction of the Suez Canal, which opened in 1869, the year Gordon passed away. Her letters reflect the changes to rural Egypt that were occurring, as well as observing social systems that were in place (especially criticizing the corvee, which was a system of forced labor that was used to build the Canal), and she was dismayed by the poverty that she witnessed while in Luxor.
Gordon's tone is lively; perceptive; she had a keen interest in the Egyptian people and their history, and she interacted with the often, especially as an amateur doctor (Hakeemah). "I am in love with the Arabs' ways, and I have contrived to see and know more of family life than many Europeans who have lived here for years," she wrote. So we meet a wide variety of people, including Omar, her faithful servant. In all, a lively, entertaining collection of letters.
Labels: 5 stars, Authors: G, classics, nonfiction, personal nonfiction, reviews, Virago
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Review: The Home-Maker, by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Pages: 268
Original date of publication: 1924
My copy: 2008 (Persephone)
Why I decided to read:
How I acquired my copy: Persephone subscription, November 2011
Set in small-town America around the time it was written, this novel explores gender roles and how they affect families, and one family in particular. Lester Knapp is an accountant for a department store; his wife, Evangeline, is a housewife raising their three children. They both perform the roles expected of them by society, yet neither is suited to their role and neither is particularly happy. When Lester is injured in an accident that leaves him home-bound, his wife goes to work—to the benefit of everyone in the family.
Dorothy Canfield Fisher gets her reader deep into the heads of her characters, so we can understand exactly what they're like and so that we get a three-dimensional view of the situation. Even the children's point of view is well represented—especially Stephen, aged 5, who fears having his Teddy taken away to be washed. Therefore, we get the truth of a situation without the biases of your traditional narrator and so that the reader can see exactly what's going on under the surface. While all the characters in the novel are lovable, my favorite is Lester—a dreamy poetry lover who turns out to excel as a homemaker and discovers a new-found appreciation for his children and their talents.
Fisher believed strongly in the strength of one's internal personal life over external considerations. And the strength of this novel is what it says about American culture in general. Small town life is famous for being busybody-like; everyone knew your business and involved themselves in it, and if you strayed away from that, you'd be ostracized. So this novel serves as a sort of criticism of that way of life and what it represents. None of the Knapp family really has the freedom to do what suits them personally; they're all at the mercy of what society dictates. In all, an incredible novel, with the wheelchair representing how social expectations can bind us all.
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In 1993, I began collecting Tombow markers.
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I've have know about this blog hop for months and I have thought long and hard about what kind of project I could do that would showcase my continued love for Tombows. I played and experimented and ultimately decided that rather than feigning expertise I don't have—even though I've learned some fun, new techniques—I needed to be true to myself and show you HOW I in fact use my Tombows and WHY they are still my go-to markers for adding color to tags, cards, pages and more!
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I make really FAST & EASY mini-cards to attached to all kinds of gifts, wrapped and unwrapped. I have a drawer full of card-sized glossy cardstock and I am continually cutting them down to fit the dimensions of one of my quick and easy stamps. Note: In my opinion, quick and easy stamps are wood-mounted and feature simple, bold designs that beg for color! I display these stamps on a pegboard that hangs in my office, so that they are always within reach. I have hundreds (literally) of stamps that I love and use, but it is this type of stamp that I reach for MOST often …
I stamp these images with black dye ink, quickly dip them into clear embossing powder and apply heat. It was this look that sold me on rubber-stamping (and Tombow markers) at my very first D.O.T.S party and it is this look that I most love today. SIMPLE. CLEAN. CUTE. DONE.
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This bear was probably the 3rd or 4th stamp I ever purchased. I think his name is "This Much Bear" and I used him a LOT, as in over and over again. I LOVE Tombow markers because it is so easy to get a blended, watercolor look. Just make sure that you purchase markers in sets of two: a darker and a lighter in each color. So, if you want brown, purchase a medium to dark brown and a very light brown. Then, when coloring, you only touch the paper with the lighter marker. To blend or add a shading effect, you touch the side of the brush tip of the lighter marker to the side of the brush tip of the darker marker and begin coloring. I'll post a video below that illustrates another way of blending a dark and a light color together. Marie Browning IS an expert and I recommend any of her videos for learning more about Tombow techniques!
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|I can't put anything together myself, and I need to contain it as attractively as possible -- can't just have a pile.
I'm starting small. Which of these would be best?
wire - has a door so I can open the door to turn the pile
plastic - is this better for generating heat and giving better results? Would I have to buy a tool to stir it?
wood - could I just remove the slats from one side of this to get in and stir? I feel certain the convenient "remove from the bottom" arch would be pretty worthless. But it seems like it wouldn't blow or get knocked over, like the others might.
Or, since I am a newbie and have a lot to learn and would like a little success to grow on, should I spend more and get an enclosed one (such as the Compost Wizard Dueling Tumblers) that I can roll to turn and will not attract pests? Maybe that would keep me from being stalled by failure? I'm just not sure how difficult it is, both chemically and in terms of physical strength and patience, to get compost out of one of the above more traditional holders?
Thanks for your advice. I realize, after reading the electric fence thread, that you might have to haze me. But please throw in some real info along with it.
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|Plastic is no better at "generating" heat then anything else because any heat is generated by the activity of the bacteria that digest the material to be composted. Sometimes plastic composters do not allow enough air in and cause the material to hold too much moisture and the material enters anaerobic (in the absence of air) digestion which produces a very stinky mess.
If a bin is needed 12 feet of wire fence works quite well.
- Posted by toxcrusadr 5 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 18, 13 at 17:54
|Anything from a simple circle of fencing or chickenwire to a plastic or wood bin will work fine. The only thing I would recommend against would be the tumbler, they are finicky and harder to get good compost from, besides being hideously expensive.
|If the tumbler is out, I was thinking of using a 2' by 3' dog kennel without the floor tray. Would this be too small to build up enough heat?
|Many people report having good results with a compost pile of that size, I have not. When we lived in town, on a 66 x 66 lot with a 36 x 36 house on it, a composter much larger then a 40 gallon trash can would have been difficult, to place and have enough material for. I could not get that trash can composter to do much more than anaerobic digestion, the material was always too wet and smelled terrible. However, the 4 x 4 bins we built at my parents, where we had a very large garden, would get hot and keeping the material just moist enough was easy. I have just had much better results from compost bins 4 x 4 to 6 x 6.
Then again, if you think you will not be able to fill a 4 x 4 bin you can start smaller.
|I could fill a very large bin, but I am tired of failure in other parts of life, and I would like to have some composting success, or at least if I fail to have a small failure that makes less mess and won't discourage me of trying again. That's why I'm wondering how small I can go. But I don't want to start so small that failure is a given.
- Posted by toxcrusadr 5 (My Page) on Tue, Mar 19, 13 at 11:05
|I noticed you asked about needing a tool to stir it. Regardless of what you use for a bin, compost will happen faster if you can turn it when the bin gets full. The easiest way is to take the bin off of the pile, set it next to the pile and shovel the pile back in. If it's been long enough there will be finished compost at the bottom of the pile.
The dog kennel thing will probably work, because the pile does not have to heat up to make compost. It will take longer if it's cooler, but it will get there.
- Posted by mrsgalihad 5 CO (My Page) on Tue, Mar 19, 13 at 11:16
|If you feel you must buy one I'd go for the wire one. Does it have a door or is one side the door? Or as was mentioned above you could just buy some fencing hook it together in a circle and fill it. To turn the compost you can either reach in from the top and stir it around a little or remove the fencing, turn the pile then put it back to keep things neat.
If you pile things up to rot you won't fail. They will rot. Turning just adds air so things rot faster. You don't have to turn unless you want compost sooner than later.
Pile it up, get it wet as you do if you need to and let it sit. If you are going to be adding food scraps and are worried about pests you can bury them in the pile as you add them to keep that to a minimum. You may get mice and voles. I wouldn't worry about them unless the bin is right next to your house.
You won't fail with compost. It might just take longer than you expect.
Here is a link that might be useful: something like this (not my picture)
|You can't 'fail' at composting jamies - so don't you dare even start thinking like that. You could pile up any amount of garden and kitchen rubbish somewhere, go away for a few months, and return to find compost. Lots of people on this forum are serious about their ratios and temperatures because that's what they like doing. Or you can be like me - pile up whatever comes to hand on one side of a two bay pallet bin, poke with a fork if I feel like it, or not if I can't be bothered. It never heats up and I rarely ever turn it. When it's full I start the other bay. By the time that's full there will be something composty to shovel out of the first bay. Whatever is not decomposed just goes back in. This 'system' has served for many years and I don't see my garden piled high in 'failed' compost. In fact over here it is the standard approach - people tend not to fret over rot or turn it into a 'project' As the ads say 'Just do it'.
|Well, Florauk, I like your style.
My first and only attempt was about 25 years ago.
I recall a chest high pile of slimy leaves surrounded by a rippling, falling over home-built enclosure of wire.
With the kennel or another bin I have conquered the surround. I thought I had to stir in order to avoid the slime. Since I'm not strong in the back, I wanted to go as small as possible.
I'm also impatient.
I hadn't thought about the voles and mice either. Now I'm thinking I need an enclosed plastic thing for the peelings and the kennel or kennel-like thing for the yard waste.
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Karmin brings a whole lot of attitude and swag to their video for "Acapella." Amy and Nick rock color-coordinated outfits in the Hype Williams-inspired clip. They dance in front of a red Mercedes SLS in one scene, perform choreographed moves in blue, and match the green accessories to their green outfits.
"The video for 'Acapella' is visually something we've always wanted to put out," the duo told Cosmopolitan. "Our first few major label videos didn't totally capture who Karmin is. We had people around us at the time who tried to steer the Karmin ship a certain way, so it feels good to create something like this where we are at the helm and can really be proud of. The video definitely pays homage to the '90s videos we grew up with and are still inspired by today."
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DUNEDIN, Fla. — Over the previous winter, the Toronto Blue Jays rolled out the red carpet to welcome their newest members. A year later, they left a key under the doormat on the back porch for Dioner Navarro.
Not that anyone expected a splashy reception for the team's new catcher. He signed in December, when fans anticipated more prominent acquisitions – a stellar starting pitcher, say – in the near future. And given Navarro's chequered career, he was nobody's pick to turn the Blue Jays into a contender.
So there was no news conference, no jersey presentation, not even a media conference call with the 30-year-old Venezuelan native who was signed to replace J.P. Arencibia, a onetime matinee idol who fell so hard in 2013 that the Jays decided to wash their hands of him and all those noxious statistics on his page at Fangraphs.com.
The harsh reality was simple: Toronto had to jettison Arencibia and needed a tolerable catcher to keep the seat warm for the next in line, A.J. Jimenez, who requires a season or so in Triple-A before he is ready for prime time. So the Jays signed Navarro, age 30, for two years and US$8-million, figuring he will do regular duty this year and eventually make way for Jimenez, currently 23 and already six years into his pro career.
Naturally, Navarro sees things a little differently. He enjoyed a good season as the Cubs backup catcher in 2013, a year after he spent most of the season in Triple-A. From 2007 through 2009, he was Tampa Bay's regular catcher. Offensively, he has experienced very good years and very bad years. But he was a free agent at the right time for Toronto after posting a slash line of .300/.365/.492/.856 in 89 games with the Cubs.
The Jays needed someone to catch 120 games.
"They were aggressive early, and the role — I just wanted to play, man," Navarro said Sunday after slipping into the Dunedin clubhouse by the back door. "I want to become a much, much better player than what I am right now. I felt like this was the opportunity, this was the organization."
While the metrics suggest Navarro is nothing special on defence, he enjoys a good reputation with the pitchers he has caught. And it seems safe to bet that he will provide more discipline and punch at the plate than did Arencibia.
This, Navarro says, is an opportunity for a "rebirth." He was an all-star with Tampa Bay in 2008. Over the next three years, he couldn't hit a lick in the majors and by 2012 was a Cincinnati farmhand in Triple-A. Then came his bounce-back as a backup for the Cubs.
"I know there's a lot of doubt, which is good for me," he said. "I love the challenge. I don't like the use the term 'proving people wrong' because I don't have to prove anything but to myself and to the organization."
During his year in the Reds' organization, he became friends with Joey Votto, one of baseball's best in the batter's box, and began working out with the Canadian star in the off-season. That helped make him a better hitter when he joined the Cubs, and his decade of experience in the big leagues will make him an asset in Toronto, he says.
Realistically, the Jays hope Navarro can provide adequate offence and defence while creating a comfortable, confident rapport with his pitchers. Navarro admits his career has a "roller-coaster" quality, but seems assured that stability and respectability have come at last.
"I think of all the things that kept me in the big leagues was my defence," he said. "I take pride in that, I work hard on that. I'm just excited [at the opportunity]. The more experience you get, the better it is. When you come to a new team, you bring your experience, you bring your knowledge, you bring what you've learned through that journey. Sometimes it works to your advantage, sometimes it works against you, and I guess for me it worked in my advantage."
He might well have said that in his all-star year of 2008, too. Six years on, the Jays are betting that Navarro's self-described rebirth is the real deal – at least until Jimenez is ready to take over.


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I've got the plant started, it will be ready to make into ginger beer on Wednesday, unfortunately I won't be able to drink it for 3 or 4 weeks though! 7 years ago
10 years after introducing 43 Things to the world, we have decided we have met our last goal: completing the incredible experience that has been 43 Things. Please join us in giving one last cheer to all the folks who have shared their goals with the world, as well as all the people who have worked at The Robot Co-op to build this incredible website. We won a Webby Award, published a book, and brought happiness to a lot of people.
Starting today, 43 Things users can export their goals and entries from the site. Starting August 15, we will make the site "read only". 43 Things users will still be able to view the site and export their content, but we won't be taking any new content from users. We hope to leave the site up for folks to see and download their content until the end of the year. Ending on New Year's Eve takes us full circle.
It has been a long ride (one of our original goals was to "build a company that lasts at least 2 years" - we beat that one!) While we wish the site could live on, it has suffered from a number of challenges - changes in how people use the site, the advertising industry, and how search engines view the site. We wish the outcome was different – but we've always been realistic about when our goals are met and when they aren't.
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I've got the plant started, it will be ready to make into ginger beer on Wednesday, unfortunately I won't be able to drink it for 3 or 4 weeks though! 7 years ago
I have done this several times. After a morning of yard work coming in and pouring yourself a tall glass of ginger beer makes it all worth while. 7 years ago
But both attempts, the ginger beer had a curious taste that I've always assciated with food that has gone bad. This "natural" form of carbonation is perhaps not for me.
The taste was really good though. And doing something despite being told to "please not" by loved ones was pretty empowering.
There is is gratification of doing things with ones own hands, something which appears simple yet impossible.
Like growing vegetables. Or fixing a car. Or walking 20 miles.
Simple and amazing.
Never really have had the proper words to convey how awesome it is to do things with ones own hands:) 7 years ago
Here is the link to the instruction site we used:
I put a little extra yeast thinking that the recipe did not have enough.
It took only 6 hours to finish, but also had a little yeastie taste to it.
Also, though it seems like alot of sugar, do not skimp.
The yeast eats alot of the sugar, and it makes 8 or so glasses of ginger beer.
Which ends up being a little over a tablespoon per glass.
about the same as, or a little less than is in an apple.
We are going to try again today. Will post again with the news. 7 years ago
it was fun. i guess it wasn't beer. more like soda 8 years ago
I just love ginger beer, now I get to refine my process and taste accordingly. 9 years ago
Well, my bottles became violently unstable and explosive. Pushing the bottoms of the plastic soda bottles out, and arching the lids… So this afternoon we are going to carefully take them out to the lawn and throw stones at them to make them explode.
(One exploded the other day…)...
Note to self : Degass them every other day…. 9 years ago
Today was bottling day… So how did it go??
Well, I had a big stainless steel bowl which could only hold the 24 of 28 cups of water, so we were a little down in number to start with… Then I couldnt find any muslin in the house so I used a bandana (hey, bandanas are multipurpose), but that turned out to be my fiancee's instead of mine.. And the difference being I had de-dyed mine and she hadnt, but I didnt see any pinkish/red colouring go through as I didnt squeeze out the plant…
But, now I have 12 soda bottles full of ginger beer mk I cooling in the basement for two weeks…
I will report back with the taste test… 9 years ago
Well, its going well. Its been 4 or 5 days now, and I have my ginger beer plant sitting on the windowsill, slowly starting the fermentation process. Tomorow I start to add the daily dose of sugar + ginger…
In a week I will have it ready to start bottling!!
Its so cool :) 9 years ago
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Animals -- humor
I set off one morning in my little red canoe.
My dog wagged his tail.
"Can I come, too?"
It's a perfect day to explore the lake for a young girl and her dog. They've got snacks, paddles, and life jackets--everything a One-Dog Canoe needs. The only problem is, they're having such a good time that soon all the critters in the lake want to join them.
"This hat is not mine. I just stole it."
This is Not My Hat invites us into the mind of a tiny fish who cares nothing for his underwater brethren. The fish offers many reasons why he will succeed in his crime, why he deserves the hat over the much bigger fish he snatched it from. Obviously, we are dealing with a sociopath here.
If only I had read I'd Really Like to Eat a Child when I was small, life would have been so much easier.
This is not because I fell victim to some carnivorous beastie that could only be satisfied with devouring yours truly--though once I was surrounded by a ferocious herd of petting-zoo goats. Rather, I might have understood the importance of eating whatever my parents told me to.
I am a former picky eater. Fruits and vegetables were not my bag, and hot dogs reigned supreme. One time I even threw a stuffed pepper out the window. Fortunately, time has passed, and I began to appreciate the foods that I once avoided. But I know how the little crocodile Achilles feels when he rejects his parents' meal of freshly-picked bananas. "Today, I'd really like to eat a child."
What is a bear's favorite baseball team? Why the Cubs of course! In Grin and Bear It, by Leo Landry, Bear is becoming confident in telling his jokes on Woodland Stage in front of all his friends. The only foreseeable problem is that Bear suffers from stage fright. Whenever he tries to speak in front of people, his knees knock, his paws pause, his fur freezes while he stutters, barely being able to speak. Bear rehearses over and over again in front of his mirror while constantly writing new jokes. He feels ready.


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New Requests: Whitney Cornett, Hays Tackett, Hope Gilliam, Anne Reeder
Continued Requests: Carol Boggs, Sarah Truitt Family, Jean Henderson, Eric Berry
Cancer Patients: Jack McCann, Verde Weese, James Pierce, Ashley Carrington,
Alfreda Terry, Blaike Clark, Orville Bond, Chuck Perry, Jean Kamer, Sue Boggs
Elderly and Shut Ins and their Families: Jason Cox, Maxine Soards, Helen Dixon,
Sammy & Gardena Ginn, Flora Wells, Jim Hasler, Russell Hord, Joe Hewlett, George
Royal, Joann Mustard, Lovell Kamer, Lou Ivy Bare, Marie Drexell
Web Prayer Requests, Our Troops, Unspoken Needs, Missionaries, the "Lost", the
Emotionally, Physically and Spiritually Troubled
BIRTHDAYS Sept. 9 Betty Wills
Sept. 15 John Cordle
Sept. 15 Brandon Walker
Bible Study—Tonight—6:30—Romans 11
Ladies Meeting—Thursday-6:00
Many people may not know that this day exists. Some may choose to ignore it. They may think, "must we have a day for every person in the universe, when does all this day naming end?" Sadly, those people probably did not have an opportunity to develop a relationship with their grandparents. They don't understand the gifts that a grandparents can give. Grandparents can provide a sense of continuity and roots to their grandchildren. They can provide a sense that life matters, and the ability to see life within a larger context of time. Happy Grandparents Day!
Grandparents are special people with wisdom and pride.
They are always offering love and kindness and are always there to guide.
They often make you feel so confident and strong.
Their arms are always open no matter what you did wrong.
They try to help out in every way that they can.
They love all their grandchildren the same whether you're a child, woman or man.
They are always there to listen and to lend a helping hand.
They show you respect and they try to understand.
They give their love, devotion and so much more, that's easy to see.
Grandparents, what perfect examples of the kind of person that we should be.
It was a defining moment in the history of man, witnessed by millions through video images as it happened or only moments afterward. It was a moment when so much human life was blasted so swiftly from the face of the earth that the air over all of New York City must have been filled with the essence of departing souls.
It was the moment patriotism was rediscovered. It was the moment the citizens of the United Stated turned our faces once more toward God and remembered that we are "one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
We watched as two magnificent examples of building technology were destroyed in a brief moment by the evil of men's hearts. We watched as the Pentagon was attacked and we listened as brave men and women in an airplane flying over Pennsylvania lost their lives as they became the first Americans to strike back against terrorism.
At that desperate moment in history, our nation invoked God to aid us in our sorrow and in pursuing the cause of justice. In the aftermath of those events, Americans were called forth once more to pay the price for liberty and justice.
I pray we of the United States will never forget that moment and will always be resolved that the many brave men and women, both civilians and members of our armed forces, who in the ensuing years have lost their lives for the cause of liberty did not die in vain.
Betty Killebrew
You say you will never forget where you were when you heard the news On September 11, 2001.
Neither will I.
I was on the 110th floor in a smoke filled room with a man who called his wife to say 'Good-Bye.' I
held his fingers steady as he dialed. I gave him the peace to say, 'Honey, I am not going to make it, but it
is OK..I am ready to go.'
I was with his wife when he called as she fed breakfast to their children. I held her up as she
tried to understand his words and as she realized he wasn't coming home that night.
I was in the stairwell of the 23rd floor when a woman cried out to Me for help. 'I have been
knocking on the door of your heart for 50 years!' I said. 'Of course I will show you the way home – only
believe in Me now.'
I was at the base of the building with the Priest ministering to the injured and devastated souls.
I took him home to tend to his Flock in Heaven. He heard my voice and answered.
I was on all four of those planes, in every seat, with every prayer. I was with the crew as they
were overtaken. I was in the very hearts of the believers there, comforting and assuring them that their
faith has saved them.
I was in Texas , Virginia , California , Michigan , Afghanistan . I was standing next to you when you heard the terrible news.
Did you sense Me?
I want you to know that I saw every face. I knew every name – though not all know Me. Some met Me for the first time on the 86th floor.
Some sought Me with their last breath. Some couldn't hear Me calling to them through the smoke and flames; 'Come to Me… this way… take my hand.' Some chose, for the final time, to ignore Me.
But, I was there.
I did not place you in the Tower that day. You may not know why, but I do.. However, if you were there in that explosive moment in time, would you have reached for Me?
Sept. 11, 2001, was not the end of the journey for you . But someday your journey will end. And I will be there for you as well. Seek Me now while I may be found. Then, at any moment, you know you are 'ready to go.'
I will be in the stairwell of your final moments.
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Deserts and Beyond
Deserts and Beyond
Deserts and beyond...places in and around the southern California deserts and beyond. Photo taken at Canyon Lake, in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona, December 2011. A few minutes later, after the sun disappeared, these cliffs were their normal color. They were only golden for a short time and I'm glad we were able to view them in their glory.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
June Lake
After we left Bishop, we stopped at June Lake and drove the June Lake loop. It was cool and beautiful there. The thunderheads were building above us and we would soon drive through them at Yosemite.
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|1 And after six days, Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them upon a high mountain apart.
|1 After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
|2 And [he] was transfigured before them: and his face shone as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
|2 There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.
|3 And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah talking with him.
|3 Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
|4 Then answered Peter, and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.
|4 Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters--one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah."
|5 While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye him.
|5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!"
|6 And when the disciples heard [it], they fell on their face, and were in great fear.
|6 When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified.
|7 And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
|7 But Jesus came and touched them. "Get up," he said. "Don't be afraid."
|8 And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.
|8 When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.
|9 And as they were descending the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be raised again from the dead.
|9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, "Don't tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead."
|10 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes, that Elijah must first come?
|10 The disciples asked him, "Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?"
|11 And Jesus answered and said to them, Elijah truly will first come, and restore all things:
|11 Jesus replied, "To be sure, Elijah comes and will restore all things.
|12 But I say to you, that Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but have done to him whatever they pleased: likewise will also the Son of man suffer by them.
|12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."
|13 Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them concerning John the Baptist.
|13 Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.
|14 And when they had come to the multitude, there came to him a [certain] man kneeling down to him, and saying,
|14 When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him.
|15 Lord, have mercy on my son; for he is lunatic, and grievously distressed; for often he falleth into the fire, and often into the water.
|15 "Lord, have mercy on my son," he said. "He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
|16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
|16 I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him."
|17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
|17 "O unbelieving and perverse generation," Jesus replied, "how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me."
|18 And Jesus rebuked the demon, and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
|18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.
|19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
|19 Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, "Why couldn't we drive it out?"
|20 And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say to you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard-seed, ye shall say to this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you.
|20 He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you. "
|21 However, this kind goeth not out, but by prayer and fasting.
|21 When they came together in Galilee, he said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men.
|22 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man will be betrayed into the hands of men:
|22 They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised to life." And the disciples were filled with grief.
|23 And they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised again: And they were exceedingly grieved.
|23 After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, "Doesn't your teacher pay the temple tax ?"
|24 And when they had come to Capernaum, they that received tribute-[money], came to Peter, and said, Doth not your Master pay tribute?
|24 "Yes, he does," he replied. When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. "What do you think, Simon?" he asked. "From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes--from their own sons or from others?"
|25 He saith, Yes. And when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? from whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? from their own children, or from strangers?
|25 "From others," Peter answered. "Then the sons are exempt," Jesus said to him.
|26 Peter saith to him, From strangers. Jesus saith to him, Then are the children free.
|26 "But so that we may not offend them, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours."
|27 Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take the fish that first cometh up: and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: take that, and give to them for me and thee.
|The Webster Bible is in the public domain. (The Webster Bible Online)
|Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online)


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Download the Promising Pals Handbook.
Almost 300 Simmons Graduate students, Staff, Faculty and Alumni are pen pals with a middle school students through the Promising Pals program at the James P. Timilty School in Roxbury, MA.
The program highlights literacy and mentoring, by giving students at the Timilty School an opportunity to correspond with professionals from Simmons and the surrounding community.
Promising Pal Participants commit to the following:
- Be a pen pal with a 6th, 7th, or 8th grade student.
- Exchange at least 4 letters between December and May.
- Pals and Students will each receive a short story or article to read. Read the assigned text and discuss it with your student in your letters.
- Meet your pal at the Pal Breakfast hosted by the Timilty School (Attendance at this event is required, as the students are very disappointed not to have their pal attend the breakfast.)
Registration to be a Pal begins in October. Pal slots are limited and fill up quickly. If you have questions, please contact the promising pals coordinator at firstname.lastname@example.com or at the Scott/Ross Center (617-521-2245).
Other Information
Scott/Ross Center Main Office
Main Campus Building
Room E103
Contact Us
If you're interested in participating or have questions, send us an email.


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