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Adriaen de Brauwer
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02 Apr 1606
Date of Death:
Jan 1638
Oil, Wood
Figure, Landscapes
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Oudenaarde, Belgium
Adriaen Brouwer Page's Content
Brouwer was believed to be an indulgent and rather reckless character who never returned to his hometown. He lived quite a tumultuous and bohemian lifestyle and believed in seizing the moment. He can be described as a man of extremes, never afraid to express himself.
Brouwer is best described to the ultimate 'bohemian artist' of the 17th century.
Peasants Brawling in a Tavern
Adriaen Brouwer
Dune Landscape by Moonlight
Adriaen Brouwer
Flanders, then referred to as the Spanish Netherlands successfully combined the tastes and styles of both influences successfully and made it their own.
Flemish culture was by far one of the most unique in Europe as it combined various aspects of Christianity with their old traditional mannerisms. Adriaen Brouwer was an innovative artist in Flanders during the 17th century.
A true rebel and outspoken man who never held back he was expressive with his works and conveyed emotional and psychological renderings through his works of the Northern lower classes of the Netherlands and Flanders. He introduced a new format whereby the subjects were painted as interior, instead of exterior, scenes and this fresh approach gained popularity among the Northern societies and his contemporaries alike.
The greatest admiration for Brouwer's work was in regards to his subject matter and landscapes. Most of Brouwer's admirers were close friends too and most sought to recreate the emotional and psychological rendering that he so successfully executed in his works.
Tavern Scene
Adriaen Brouwer
The Operation
Adriaen Brouwer
The Back Operation
Adriaen Brouwer
It's believed that Adriaen Brouwer showed an early talent for art and participated in local competitions. After his father's death in 1622, he ran away from home aged just 16 and set out to make a name for himself as an artist in Amsterdam.
Middle years:
In Amsterdam Brouwer spent a great deal of time in local taverns and painted many of his works from events and moments that took place in them, representing the underbelly of 17th century Dutch society.
Despite becoming addicted to tobacco and alcohol Brouwer was a prolific artist who quickly made an impression on the local art scene and some of his works were even purchased by Rembrandt.
In 1631 he decided to return to Flanders and go to Antwerp where the great master Peter Paul Rubens was putting Flemish painting on the map.
Advanced years:
On Adriaen's re-entry into Flanders on the 22 September 1633, he was arrested by the Spanish troops as they thought he was spy form the Netherlands. He was taken to Het Kasteel, a prison and the headquarters for the Spanish army in Antwerp. It is believed that Rubens had to go to Het Kasteel and testify that Brouwer was not a spy but an artist born in Flanders.
Rubens, who was highly impressed by Brouwer's work, invited him to come and work in his elite Antwerp studio but his unprofessional behaviour which included arriving for work drunk or high on drunks meant that he was thrown out after only a few days.
Adriaen Brouwer died in January 1638, most probably of a stroke due to his tobacco addiction and drinking habits.
Adriaen Brouwer Biography
Peasants Brawling over Cards
Adriaen Brouwer
Peasants Smoking and Drinking
Adriaen Brouwer
In his works he demonstrated what was being avoided and denied with regards to social truth and was most comfortable portraying the more vulgar aspects of daily life as he saw it. Brouwer had no respect for the moral value system in Flanders and his works were very much a reflection of himself. He refused to show respect for a cultural and political regime that denied the real society and the common human attributes that boded humankind.
Brouwer's painting style is best described as loud and brash. He used broad and rapid brush strokes as he would quickly sketch and sometimes paint these works while he was drinking in these taverns and would complete them in between drinking, smoking and socializing.
Later on his brush work and style can be largely attributed to his master, Frans Hals after studying at his Haarlem studio. Brouwer completed a total of 130 works including sketches.
His painting techniques also changed over the two decades he worked as an artist. Adriaen used a diverse color palette and his colors defined depth and dimension in his paintings. He was particularly talented in blending his tones to create a natural rhythm and harmony.
Like his contemporaries, Adriaen was also an excellent draughtsman. He used various charcoal and pencil to create his works that were a preliminary to his final works. These works can be seen to be done at a quick pace as he would draw them while he was drinking and socializing in the tavern. These works also served as his compensation for his lack of monetary funds to pay for his bar tabs.
Adriaen Brouwer Style and Technique
Frans Hals
Pieter Brueghel the Elder and Pieter Brueghel the Younger:
The Brueghels were most likely the first artists whose works the young Brouwer encountered whilst still living in Oudenaerde. He draws on the stylistic influence of the Brueghels in his bold and clear coloring in his first works.
Brouwer was also influenced by Brueghal the Elder's subject matter in painting daily life and the aspects of this that were not considered the most ideal, such as beggars and peasants. He also copied his style of non facial-detail and basic outlining which gave a general impression of the individual.
Brouwer's early tavern scenes in particular are shown to contain the same simplicity in form and coloring as Brueghel the Elder.
Frans Hals:
Hals was arguably Brouwer's main and most important influence in terms of his painting techniques and also in recreating new aspects of characterization.
After his training in Hals' studio Brouwer started recreating his compositions using various symbols and objects and dark chiaroscuro techniques. He also began painting more solitary figures and used various stances and symbols to accentuate their character. Furthermore, he started adding more detail to his faces and adopted rougher and bold brush strokes.
Peter Paul Rubens:
It is a fact that Rubens greatly admired the young artist Adriaen Brouwer and had the best collection of his works. Rubens was well acquainted with Brouwer and they became good friends.
Brouwer frequented Rubens' studio and began adopting Rubens' slanted dimensions for his compositions, especially in his crowded tavern scenes. This technique was evident from his second time in Antwerp when his style had fully matured.
Rubens' influence is also evident in Brouwer's landscapes as he also recreates a psychological and emotional rendering of the flatlands of Antwerp with a hazy softness.
Adriaen vsn Ostade:
Van Ostade studied with Brouwer at Hals' studio and took on the same raw subject matter. He followed Brouwer's style of painting the emotion of common folk and individuals in natural poses. This is demonstrated in works such as Sense of Smell.
David Teniers the Younger:
Despite the fact that Teniers' style was very different to that of Brouwer, his influence was very evident in Teniers' earlier interior scenes of taverns and Flemish domestic life. He also adopted Brouwer's use of bright colors in dimmed lighting conditions.
Teniers' compositional techniques of deeper rooms and the creation of space and dimension through color and shadow can also be attributed to Brouwer.
Pieter de Bloot:
Pieter de Bloot was born and lived in Rotterdam and was mainly a landscape artist but also painted tavern scenes as Brouwer did. He also painted humorous scenes and sought to recreate an emotional rendering of the subject matter through various natural expressions and postures.
Cornelis Saftleven:
Saftleven's tavern, peasant and portrait works were largely inspired by Brouwer with regards to style and color palette. Saftleven was also known for his evil scenes, devils and depictions of hell and debauchery and he substituted the vulgarity of various individuals by painting them as animals to express their true characters.
Hendrick Sorgh:
Sorgh was greatly influenced by Brouwer particularly in his choice of subject matter in works such as Card Players. Sorgh adopted the same intense, emotional features in his sitters over the table of cards as well as a bright color palette.
Sorgh mainly focused on Brouwer's various stylistic techniques that rendered the natural aspects of Protestant Dutch society without high drama.
Other followers of Adriaen Brouwer include Joos van Craesbeeck, David Rykaert III and Gillis van Tilborch.
Cornelis de Bie on Brouwer
"As he was in his work, so he behaved in life"
Landscape at Twilight
Adriaen Brouwer
Many early biographers claim that Brouwer was a bohemian artist who led a reckless life and accumulated huge debts during his career but such claims are now thought to be invented.
This is because at the age of just 21 Adriaen Brouwer was labeled a master. Although his depictions often included rather crude subject matter his figure paintings were noted for their precise color and refined execution. His landscape works, produced during his final years in Antwerp were also recognised for their startling freshness and profound quality.
Brouwer was skilled at being able to immerse himself in his surroundings but extract himself when necessary to execute his works. He became an observer in local taverns and detached himself enough to create his vivid, realistic images. Such images could only have been produced by a sober man who was in complete control of his senses.
Brouwer's workmanship was impeccable and was greatly admired by no less than Rembrandt himself. Both Rubens and Rembrandt had numerous Brouwer paintings in their own collections and Rubens owned more works by the artist at the time of his death than any other painter.
It was Brouwer's verve and taste in composition that allowed him to stand out from his peers and influence masters such as Adriaen van Ostade, Jan Steen and David Teniers the Younger. Whether for his craftsmanship or concepts, Adriaen Brouwer is possibly the greatest painter of the lower classes that ever existed and today his works can be found in the best art museums around the world.
To read more about Adriaen Brouwer and his works please refer to the recommended reading list below.
• Knuttel, Gerard. Adriaen Brouwer. The Master And His Work. The Hague, 1962
• McCall, George Henry. Paintings by the Great Dutch Masters of the Seventeenth Century. Kessinger Publishing Co. , 2005
• Schmidt, Benjamin. Innocence Abroad: The Dutch Imagination and the New World, 1570-1670. Cambridge University Press, 2001
• Silver, Larry. Peasant Scenes and Landscapes: The Rise of Pictorial Genres in the Antwerp Art Market. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006
• Slive, Seymour. Dutch Painting, 1600-1800 (Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series. Yale University Press, 1998
• Van Deursen, A. Th. Plain Lives in a Golden Age: Popular Culture, Religion and Society in Seventeenth-Century Holland. Cambridge University Press, 1991
• Vlieghe, H. Flemish Art and Architecture 1585-1700 (Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series). Yale University Press, 1999
• Yeazell, Ruth Bernard. Art of the Everyday: Dutch Painting and the Realist Novel. Princeton University Press, 2007
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January 11th, 2014 8:26 pm
This article surely cannot be correct, everyone knows that in Spain everything is cheap, much cheaper than anywhere else in the known world…
January 12th, 2014 11:06 am
Yes the total bills are expensive in Spain! The full IVA/VAT is added by the Spanish government and this 21% increases the cost per unit charge considerably . In the UK Utilities have a reduced VAT rate of around 12%.
So clearly, another hidden tax for the hard pressed electricity users in Spain!
January 12th, 2014 11:25 am
Is this yet another example of "renewables" not working? Spain is supposed to be one of the world's leaders in this field but massively higher power bills don't inspire confidence do they?
January 12th, 2014 12:38 pm
Thing about renewables is that when they reach the end of their working lives they can be recycled, they don't pollute and even better there is no multi billion price to pay to decommission and even then you are left with nuclear waste that has a half life of 200,000 years – remind me how long ago it was that the bipeds left the caves to live in rudimentary housing – 8-9000 years?
Or maybe you'd like to build a lot of coal fired power stations – they have great smog in Beijing.
The Germans now export electricity to neighbouring countries, this electricity comes from solar and wind power but of course the Germans are really stupid people with a crap economy.
January 12th, 2014 3:26 pm
In 2012, the Germans produced only 22% of their power from renewables, the rest was mostly coal.
How do they sort out the wind and solar energy for export ?
January 12th, 2014 3:53 pm
I believe the Germans have the largest open mining coal operations anywhere in Europe.
January 12th, 2014 5:25 pm
As far as "sorting it out", I think that would be simple. They'd know at any time what is being produced & from what source. If they export any, then it'll just be exported on an agreed charge to their client & calculated on the amount sent. That would be recorded on measuring instruments rather like your home meter but obviously on a larger scale.
January 12th, 2014 6:36 pm
Given that wind and solar power is (unfortunately) much more expensive to produce, wouldn't the neighbouring countries object to being sold expensive solar and wind electricity from Germany, and wouldn't they go on the open market and buy it in from, say, France who have a cheaper nuclear mix – like Britain does ?
Or do the Germans subsidise the neighbouring countries by selling solar and wind power to them on the cheap ?
January 12th, 2014 10:21 pm
There's nothing cheap about nuclear power.If the future inevitable costs of disposal and de-commissioning were factored into bills, no-one could afford to turn on a light.
If the true cost of climate change was factored into the use of fossil fuels, the same would be true. These means of power generation are subsidised by piling the costs onto children of the present and those who are not yet born. Footling around with arguments about which country is dearer or cheaper is irrelevant. The philosophy of "Let the Devil take the hindmost" is unsustainable, if our planet is to survive.
January 13th, 2014 1:13 am
You're absolutely right, Stefanjo. However we have to live in the real world, where hardly anyone writes to the newspapers after receiving an electricity bill complaining that their bill hasn't been trebled to factor in the de-commissioning costs of the nuclear reactors, or that they are not high enough to allow us to dump carbon fuels.
Look at the headline here in the Olive Press – "Electric Shocker" it says, not "At Last – Electricity Prices Go Up to Reflect the Real Cost of Clean Power !".
January 13th, 2014 1:13 pm
do tell us the source you get your info from.
David, all coal mining in Germany was stopped years ago but when it was active the German government had to subsidize coal production by 500% no that's not a typo.
People don't live in the real world PickledHerring they are fed lies by a press (UK) that is controlled mainly by corporate interests and you exhibit a selfish streak where only today counts for YOU. Will you live long enough to pick up the tab for de-commissioning all those nuclear power stations?
The Germans don't sell their power cheap, they sell it at a pay back price – no need to figure in multi-billion de-com. costs per nuclear station.
If the electricity has gone up take a look at your lifestyle, are you a programmed consumer buying lots of junk you don't need. Sadly most in the West and increasingly in the East too are brainwashed, Dr.Goebbels would be tickled pink to see how the ad companies have followed his mantra to a T.
Especially for the ordinary Spanish, this should be a time when they re-evaluate what they spend their money on, do away with the consumerist rubbish and see how cheaply they can live, they will find that they have more than enough money to pay increased power bills.
Why do you think in 2008 the global banking/financial industry was desperate that people should not stop spending, should not evaluate what and where to spend their money. If that had happened en mass it would have been the end of Anglo-Saxon Capitalism and no morons I'm not promoting any kind of State Capitalist/Red Fascist economy with their doomed to failure 'five year plans'.
How badly is your Spanish property built ergo do you have to use an a/c unit – the most power hungry thing in the home.Do you use a tumble drier, the lazy man's machine for drying clothes. How much heat do you need to keep warm in the winter in an un-insulated building, do you use LED and CFL lighting. Is your home built to use passive solar heating in the winter and use simple systems to deflect the sun in the warm months?
The one thing the Spanish got right is renewable energy, what a shame the only renewables being programmed for the UK are to be made by foreign companies – brown envelopes for certain UK MPs (perhaps they asked the Spanish how to do this without getting caught).
How about something revolutionary for the UK – create massive offshore wind farms ditto wave rocker generators, tidal flow (hugely efficient)and all built and designed in the UK – no we can't have that – providing skilled jobs for UK workers, sustainable employment – never, what would the fossil fuel/nuclear generators have to say about that the next time they pulled the Tory MPs out of their backsides – harsh words methinks and no more payments made in the Cayman/British Virgin Islands.
The French produce 82% of their power from nuclear plants – the government has told us that electricity will go up 30% over the next 5 years and that's without figuring in de-com. costs – hey wait a minute I thought nuclear power was cheap.
To sum up – the Spanish with no gas or oil (yet) a coal industry that is completely unprofitable and mostly shut down took a very rational decision to go for renewables. So the price of electricity is going up but by how much and with what risk of another Chernobyl or Fukishima would electricity be produced by the totally unclean nuclear plants – I suggest that all those in favour of n/energy take a visit to Fukishima a little bit of radiation sickness followed by all kinds of cancers and leukemia might just change their minds.
The world needs clean methods of producing electricity and if that means not spending money on completely unnec. consumerist rubbish and spending it on renewable produced electricity instead then so be it – another way to look at it is – do you have children, do you care enough to leave them a safe world to live in or is it all about your own selfishness today.
January 13th, 2014 2:03 pm
Stuart. As I understand it coal mining in Germany is planned to continue until 2018. I think eight mines are still producing.
As far as your other points are concerned, particularly the quality of the houses we all live in, I quite agree but like everything else, cost comes into it. To build the perfect home would be out of just about everyone's budget. Mine is more "modified" than many but it's still way of perfect & power costs would have to increase very very substantially for me to even consider doing much more. I suspect that applies to most people & most people do not wish to go back to what are considered old fashioned ways (charcoal burner under the table with a blanket round the table for example).
January 13th, 2014 2:53 pm
I and other readers are indebted to you for your information that all coal mining stopped in Germany years ago. Perhaps you should let the German Government know.
With the permission of the Olive Press, here is a link to a Financial Times article of 7th January, showing the sort of places I get my info from. Maybe you could do me the courtesy of pointing out where you get your information from.
"German coal use at highest level since 1990″.
"Germany, which is the world's largest brown coal miner…"
January 14th, 2014 3:50 pm
of course there's no such thing as a perfect home but I was amazed on my second visit to Spain in 1988 to see the awful state of construction and just how much better construction had been up until the tourists began to arrive in the 1960s'.
Old Spanish properties were well built for that time and the materials available then.
Here in France new standards of insulation were brought into force in 2013 but there was no attempt by government to force builders to use the best method or materials.
The new rules have meant (for those who don't know) that exterior walls now mean a 5 stage construction – the first either solid or cavity dense concrete blocks which are a heat sump aka they absorb the cold in winter and the heat in summer (these are what are used in Spanish exterior walls) and absorb water like a sponge or cavity red clay blocks x 2. Then galvanized steel batons (to take the single skin plasterboard)after the rockwool insulation has been applied. Plasterboard joints corked with filler or Artex.Then a finish plaster is applied (mainland Europe does'nt use bonding plaster). Like Spain they don't bother with using a heavy grade (1200) lining paper.
This is a lot of materials and expensive labor and still all these new houses have an a/c unit – which means that the design has failed. A well built house creates an effective barrier between the exterior and interior environment if it does'nt it's crap.
I have banged on about aercrete blocks before – excellent acoustic and thermal material, only absorbs a max. of 3% water and are fire and insect proof, no need to use nasty chemicals every year to deal with termites.
To easily surpass the U value of the 'acceptable' multi stage construction only takes the one stage 20cm aercrete block and it's performance will not suffer with time.
There is no need to use a finish plaster that will make a home ring like a bell. I will use 1200 grade lining paper cross lined and organic paint – I don't fancy what the Danes call 'painter's dementia' vinyl paint is highly carcinogenic. This organic paint is the only thing that is more expensive than the usual vinyl paint.
With floor and roofing beams in the same material – you can have a house that is fire and insect proof, that is quick to construct and cheaper than using crap materials.
Think carefully about the implications of the intense heat (inland Spain) and use windows to capture free solar heat in winter using insulated shutters to keep it in at night Make sure that the sun does'nt touch the windows in the hot weather by using external sun blinds both vertical and horizontal and don't stupidly have a terrace facing south, you will have a house that does'nt need the power hungry a/c which anyway strips the incoming air of all moisture which is not good for health reasons – a house should have a near constant 60-65% humidity, great for bipeds/quadrupeds and house plants.
A well insulated home needs one more thing to provide excellent living conditions – an air change system. I have designed a very simple solution to provide heated air for winter and cooled air for summer. Of course this only has to be used at times of temperature extremes, this system will use between 50-70W. not 2-5 Kw as with an a/c unit. Using LED for uplighters and CFLs for when good light is required for reading etc. Your looking at using a fraction of the energy needed for the old type lights. All my LEDS are battery operated so no problem if the power goes.
A brilliant use of butane/propane gas bottles turned into heating stoves can be seen on Ebay.uk. I intend to use 3 of these in my home, you can use any type of wood in these and positioned away from the walls you will not believe how much radiant heat they produce.
So how many of you have a house remotely resembling what I have outlined – so you have to spend a lot of money on electricity. At the moment we live in an old stone built house. We are careful about the power we use but even so the annual cost is around €900 and as I mentioned in my previous post prices are going to rise 30% over the next 5 years. I would say conservatively a 10 year total will be in excess of €14,000 and today's PV panels are guaranteed for 20 years.
There have been a lot of brilliant improvements to PV panels which should be available within 2 years, nearly doubling the output and halving the cost of production. Same goes for domestic wind turbines. With graphene, batteries are advancing by the day.
Remember that at least 30% of your electricity bill is recurring charges – for connection/TVA etc.
With an investment in the right kind of renewable energy you only get screwed once for TVA and there are non of the recurring charges of utility companies.It is a legal requirement to have gas and fuel oil appliances checked annually -for us at the moment that is €168 per year, will these charges remain the same over say over 10 years – of course not, figure in €2500. This annual inspection charge is enough to buy me a woodburning kitchen range.
We were lucky with Endesa unlike so many who have posted on this forum – how much will they screw you for in the future. How will the French recover the mind boggling costs of decommissioning their nuclear power stations, through upping the cost of electricity or through general taxation?
Forgot to mention we will use a solar hot water system (did you know you can make your own?) and no problem on the few grey days we get here as the woodburning stove will also provide all the hot water we need as well as heat for a modern design of greenhouse.
The other point I hav'nt made is peace of mind. Should there come a time of civil unrest(very likely all over Europe but not in the UK) the elites will have no hesitation in shutting off the power – try living a modern life without electricity, so, no matter what the cost it's vital – time to stop buying consumer society rubbish that you don't need and be thankful that with renewable energy rather than nuclear the cost of electricity will be far less than nuclear – of course if your into radiation sickness ignore what I have said.
PickledHerring – Germany the world's largest brown coal miner, your data is out of date, the brown coal mining took place in the old East Germany – LOL – try Australia/USA and of course China – the wonderful quality of the air in Beijing – the Chinese are'nt the world's largest producer of coal as well as the biggest importer – no of course not.
January 14th, 2014 6:21 pm
Stuart. Many thanks for your proposed building schemes including the solar stuff. You do appear to have overlooked having a solar oven though which surprises me in view of the depth you've gone to on this "comments" page. A friend of mine has one & uses it with great success. You might want to add one to your wish list.
Meanwhile I'll consider knocking down my grossly inadequate house & build a new one just to prove that it really can be done. As for amortizing it, I'll have to have a few words with "Him" upstairs in order to live long enough to get back in the black.
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HTC ThunderBolt price on Amazon slashed to $179
After a couple of delays and a lengthy wait for the first 4G handset on Verizon's speedy LTE network, it is finally here. The HTC ThunderBolt supports blazing fast speeds, but its $249 price tag might be a bitter pill to swallow as most high-end phones sell for $199 or less with a 2-year contract. But how about $179? Amazon slashed the price for the ThunderBolt to that exact amount, even less than the $199 deal at online retailer Wirefly.
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1. Napoleon (Posts: 60; Member since: 09 Dec 2010)
It's $199.99 on Verizon's website for 2 year and $229.99 for 1 year...
2. BaiGanyo (Posts: 308; Member since: 07 Feb 2011)
Verizon's usually so high priced, they must be worried about this phone selling...
3. jim1969 (unregistered)
Just check verizon's website. $319 on the 1 year.
4. Doug25 (unregistered)
I have a Verizon business account. I've been planning to get the Thunderbolt through Amazon or Wirefly at their lower price once it finally launched. Reps at Amazon and Wirefly now tell me that Verizon does not let them sell phones to busines customers!!! F-off Verizon! Anyone know of any possible workarounds? At this point, I'm too pissed at Verizon to justify paying them $250 for a phone that other customers can pick up for $180.
5. Nunez20v (Posts: 14; Member since: 17 Feb 2011)
They are back ordered on Amazon; 8-10 day delay.
6. thunderdeadallready (unregistered)
i too got the thunderbolt for 230 on a one year contract for verizon. I think that you were logged on to your corperate account as i was mine for UPS. All phones are discounted through certain corperations i am happy that i paid 30 less than people being grinded for 2 years.
7. danny00 (unregistered)
I've just chatted with a vzn rep. I asked if wirefly can sell it for 199 can vzn give me the same price? She said sorry they have set prices.
They more than likely pay commission for the business for the 3rd party sites and yet they refuse the same amount from the customer, first hand....
Doesn't make much sens to me....
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I am in Botswana,Africa. could i be able to order an HTC Thunderbolt: if so how much will it cost and how long would it take to arrive.


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|Sat, 09-11-2010 - 3:01pm
I am feeling sort of melancholy right now.....last night DD was nursing to sleep. She had a nap (unusual for her) so wasn't really sleepy.....she nursed for awhile and then hesitated...I said, "Do you want me to tell you a story?" Nods. So I told her a story, then sang a song and then said, "Let's go to sleep now." I turned over and she tossed and turned a bit, then fell asleep without nursing. During the night when she does wake now...only half the time she nurses back to sleep. I'm thinking if I put forth even a bit of effort, she might wean soon.
This makes me sad.....I've have been nursing or pregnant (or both) for over 15 years now. If she weans......sigh......it will be a first for me.
It never occurred to me that she might wean before I get pregnant, let alone the possibility that I wouldn't ever get pregnant again.
I know it's no reason to keep her nursing if she's ready to wean...I just can't bring myself to work at all at it. I'm scared she wouldn't fight it at all and that would be that. : (
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Oh Dee :(
If it's any consolation, it doesn't sounds like she's ready to wean yet. My DS went for a long long time nursing like you're describing- maybe 9 months or so. When he was done, he was done.
15 years gets you a gold medal in my book. Now, we just gotta get you knocked up so you can go another 3 or so.
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|Sun, 09-12-2010 - 12:07am
Well, she went to sleep without nursing tonight.....my six year old wanted a story and she likes that. Afterward she sort of tossed and whined once, but never asked......so I didn't offer. I never expected her to just fall asleep! It'll be interesting to see if she wakes any sooner than her normal time tonight.......
I guess I'll just see what she does. I sort of felt like tonight we just went with the flow....I didn't really want to offer if she was fine without....but I'm not going to encourage her too hard. If she weans, it's going to be on her own! It will be the first time I did nothing to encourage gentle weaning....I'm not encouraging, just letting her decide. We'll see. I won't stop her....but I don't think she's quite ready yet...I hope. : )
And yeah....I know they can go on a long time just nursing a bit before they totally give it up.....so that's good. She's only been down to nursing like this for a couple of months.
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1. First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you and your colleagues on their well-deserved election as the Chair and members of the bureau respectively. We are confident that, under your able guidance and leadership, the deliberations of this Committee would bring fruitful outcome.
Mr. Chairman,
2. Terrorism is a global threat and serious challenge to international peace and security. Fight against terrorism nowadays has become a duty of all nations and states. But the United Nations, by upholding the central role in setting international counterterrorism standards and coordinating the global fight against terrorism greatly enhances its standing and relevance in present-day world. In this context we consider the adoption of "The United Nations Global Counter-terrorism Strategy" and Plan of Action in last September as one of the major achievements of the previous session of the General Assembly. It is the hope of my delegation that the Sixth Committee now focus its attention on the main task – the conclusion of the negotiations on the draft Comprehensive Convention against International Terrorism.
3. Our common stance that terrorism, in all its forms and manifestations, committed by whoever and for what ever purposes, must be consistently, unequivocally and strongly condemned, in our opinion lays a solid foundation to enhance international efforts in its fight against terrorism. And the international community should step up all the efforts to fully implement the measures agreed in this Strategy. And my country believes that all the Member states have such will and determination.
Mongolia joins other States in unequivocally condemning all forms of terrorism and reiterating our strong view that terrorism cannot be justified for any reason or by any motivation. We also express our sincere solidarity with the victims of terrorism.
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4. Mongolia has joined all 13 universal instruments and their protocols against terrorism. My country ratified the Convention for the suppression of acts of nuclear terrorism on July 6, 2006. Mongolia also has been actively engaged in carrying out an extensive legal reform aimed at bringing the body of national laws in line with the international norms. The reform has envisaged both the revision of existing laws, including the Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code, as well as enactment of new standards related to combating against terrorism.
5. A Law on Fighting against Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing was adopted by the Parliament of Mongolia on July 8, 2006. This Law establishes the principles that would be applicable in the fight against money laundering, and gives legal definition of money laundering and terrorism financing. It also stipulates measures to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing, including the special controls and measures in transactions. In accordance with this Law, a new financial intelligence unit is to be set up that deal with its implementation. By passing this law Mongolia showed its resolute intention to make contribution in international effort to fight against terrorism and other crimes.
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6. As an advocacy of international instruments fighting against terrorism and other crimes a special edition of the official legislation bulletin, containing all conventions and protocols against terrorism joined by Mongolia, was published in native language with assistance of UNODC and widely distributed among governmental and non-governmental organizations, including law enforcement agencies. Taking this opportunity I wish to reiterate our gratitude to the UN Office on Drug and Crime for its cooperation and assistance.
7. We believe that it is also important to intensify UN efforts to provide technical assistance to strengthen international cooperation in building and enhancing national counter terrorism capacity through training in law enforcement fields. In this regard we support the suggestion of those colleagues who appealed for increased resource allocations for UNODC.
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The changing colours of ISI
In the latest issue of the Outlook magazine, there is a small piece (without the name of the author) about a dinner in Islamabad hosted by the ISI for a group of visiting Indian journalists.
With such a grim reputation, when your dinner host turns out to be a senior official of the ISI, as happened recently to the Indian media delegation that visited Pakistan, a faux pas or two was naturally par for the course. "Is it a think-tank?" asked one member of the Indian team innocently, after our host introduced himself as an ISI honcho. But once it was clear who was buying us dinner at the posh Islamabad restaurant, there was no stopping the barrage of questions.
"See, I have neither horns nor fangs," the official smiled as way of assuring his Indian guests. But why was he there? Well, he informed the Indian media that he wanted to put across ISI's point of view on the ongoing peace initiative. "We've realised that we cannot live in an environment of hostility with each other," reasoned the official. For the rest of the dinner, he patiently answered questions on topics ranging from terrorism directed against India to the evolving situation in his country. Predictably, he didn't take responsibility for much of the terrorist acts in India that originated from Pakistan, including 26/11. But he tried to convey that on the government's attempt to have peace and normalise relations with India, the ISI was on the same page.[Outlook]
This should not surprise anyone, least of all this blogger, who had warned of this danger when these journalists were being taken on a guided tour of Pakistan (see this blogpost).
But what if this fear is unfounded? Or as Bharat Bhushan argues in his column in the same magazine, why is India refusing to respond to the change in Pakistan's attitude. That is a very persuasive line to use, but how real is the change that we are witnessing. Can India afford to move merely on the words of someone like Mahmood Durrani, a regular participant in India-Pakistan Track-2 jamborees, who was sacked as the National Security Advisor by the current setup in Pakistan after Mumbai terror strikes in 2008?
Whether it be the relationship with US or the state of its economy or its perilous internal security situation or a lack of help from China, all observers, including those in India, can see that Pakistan is currently squeezed from all sides. This, counterintuitively, makes it even more difficult for India to trust Pakistan's words: this peace-talk could be a posture to seek temporary relief till Pakistan army reverts to its perennial anti-India stance. The onus is thus upon Pakistan to prove its sincerity by taking suitable actions — closing terror camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and bringing the perpetrators of Mumbai terror strike to justice, to begin with — so that India can reciprocate. Trust can't be generated by words alone. It has to come from actions, and actions that can be verified (read Vikram Sood in the Mid-day to understand the point).
Many people will remember a similar crescendo of public opinion in India before the Shimla summit between Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto after the 1971 war. A large number of Indian commentators were then asking India, as victors of the war, to be large-hearted and trust Bhutto's words. That large-heartedness towards a civilian ruler in Pakistan when its army was weak, many contended, would beget permanent peace between India and Pakistan. We all know how it actually played out. Mr Bhutto went on to ensure that Pakistan gets an Islamic nuclear bomb even if Pakistanis ate grass. India got terror strikes in Kashmir, Punjab and at myriad places across the country: it is under the shadow of the nuclear bomb that jehadis have hurt India and Indians. If we are so oblivious today to our own history from just four decades ago, we will pay a similar price that we have paid in the recent decades.
Getting back to the ISI, what do these nice gestures towards the Indian journalists by the ISI convey? The answer comes from this story in the Washington Post about ISI and the Osama bin Laden raid:
On Friday evening, over iced tea at a hotel cafe, two ISI officials offered a narrative that they say puts Pakistan in a better light. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the matter.
One noted that the ISI's new head, Lt. Gen. Zaheer ul-Islam, is taking a "proactive" approach to public relations to improve the international image of the much-maligned intelligence service.[WaPo]
This is it. The dinner table talk and the post-dinner gift of books at Islamabad are nothing but a part of the new ISI chief's "proactive" approach to public relations to improve the international image of ISI.
Enjoy the meal, relish the conversation and read the book but do not get carried away. Remember. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.


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"I've written this book because there's a growing sense that when it comes to God, we're at the end of one era and the start of another, an entire mode of understanding and talking about God is dying as something new is being birthed." - from What We Talk About When We Talk About God
How God is described today strikes many as mean, primitive, backwards, illogical, tribal, and at odds with the frontiers of science. At the same time, many intuitively feel a sense of reverence and awe in the world. Can we find a new way to talk about God? Pastor and New York Times best-selling author Rob Bell shows how traditional ideas have grown stale and dysfunctional and reveals a new path for how to return vitality and vibrancy to how we understand God. Bell reveals how we got stuck, why culture resists certain ways of talking about God, and how we can reconnect with the God who is with us, for us, and ahead of us, pulling us forward into a better future - and ready to help us live life to the fullest.
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"God is leading us ahead"
Rob's style is very conversational. I feel he is sitting right there next to me explaining all this to me, personally. He doesn't speak down to me, but he does talk about some very complex things in a way that I get it.
I love how filled with hope his message is. How he explains that God is bigger than anything we imagined. He focuses on what is essential, but doesn't shy away from the things that have been obstacles. Rob talks from his heart, but it is filled with knowledge and reason, too. What he says really makes sense. I get it. I understand it.
His conversational style. Understandable.
Yes, and I almost made it.
This is a book for everyone that is willing to be open to the possibility that God really is bigger, more loving, more forgiving than any of us every imagined.
"Good Rob Bell book, but not a Love Wins"
I liked the book, but it isn't at all a Love Wins book. Rob seems a little uninterested during his reading of the book at times.
"It's great"
Such a good read. Filled with encouragement in a life which seems flat and uninteresting.
"Loved it"
I think it reframes the discussion about God in such a good way. We are all aware of this God, whether we call it a force or nature or whatever...This seems like an honest, christian-came-out-of-the-bubble to relate with others kind of a view.
The part that sticks out at this moment is when he talks about speaking at a conference promoting religious peace alongside others such as Desmond Tutu and The Dalai Lama (If I remember correctly) and there were protesters outside. He did a double take on that, and asked about them, they were christians. He couldn't believe people would take time out of their day to protest a conference promoting world peace.
Being the author, it's so good. He knows where to put the emphasis, when to slow down, speed up... and he's a gifted speaker. I also recently listened to Obama's self-narrated memoir, both of these guys would be excellent narrators, and when they narrate their excellent books, it is perfect.
I actually did it in 2. But yes, it's so good and pretty short. It's possible.
"Another Rob Bell classic"
If you like Rob Bell you will love thus book. Rob Bell is a master of asking questions!
"Thought Provoking"
Rob Bell's reading make this book more enjoyable
Love Wins
Rob Bell
No laughing or crying, worshiping and rejoicing
God is a progressive, thankful for that line.
"This book could be truly life changing for anyone!"
Yes, personally, I really enjoy Rob Bell's books in audio form because he reads them and that makes it seem like you are listening to a really long message. He wrote it so he knows exactly where to pause, for how long and when to chuckle. I own a print copy of this book and read it before listening to it. It was a great read, but I will probably never read it again. However, I will most likely listen to it 10-20 times!
A New Kind of Christianity
Rob Bell;)
Yes, I laughed and cried... I yelled, muttered, scrawled down notes and made checklists!
Amazing book! I highly recommend it to anyone. I wish I could afford to get a copy for all my friends and family. It would be great for devout believers, atheists and everyone between!
"God Is Bigger Than We Are Often Led To Believe"
And He's relevant today too. This book is very engaging, both from theological standpoint and a scientific standpoint. If you're an evangelical Christian I challenge you to listen to this book. It'll open your eyes to a Bigger, more loving God!
"One of Rob Bell's better offerings"
Rob Bell is one of those folks that people either like or dislike, few fall into the middle. I seem to be one of those few (not sure if that is good or bad). In this book Rob offers a fairly clear and well thought our manner in ways people should talk about God and points out the good and bad of aspects of those people who tend to the extremes when talking about God.
Rob properly points out that we CAN'T know everything about God and His creation (yes, I am a conservative Christian) and shows how folks tend to get carried away in claiming somethings are clearly true when they can't be absolutely verified. Conversely he also points out that there are things which can be verified and even for those things that can't be, they can still be clearly deduced from what we see in the world today. He also does this when talking about the things science claims are true and verifiable (there are many things which are claimed but not verifiable as well).
One nice thing about this book is that Rob (as a departure from other books of his that I have read) tries to stay away from talking about theology and only wants to address how we should talk about God today.
Regardless of your theological or religious position (and yes, everyone has one whether you believe in the God of Bible/Torah/Koran or not), this is a great book for folks to read and ponder. Rob makes some good points and asks some great questions.
You can listen to a LOT of audible books while commuting on the I-90 tollway.
"Classic (challenging) Rob Bell"
Learning. Being. Christ.
Love Wins covers some of this material which gets elaborated here-in.
This was classic Rob Bell. He's a natural orator and solid theological thinker which comes through in his work.
The very end. Bell's story about sitting in the open water on surfboards and understanding that "here is God" was powerful for me.
Great stuff. I hope Bell continues to provide challenges to theological thinkers who can presume too much about what it means to live out being the presence of Christ for others in the world. Christianity needs a variety of voices and diversity of thought, all of which can and should be centered on Christ.
"Typically thought provoking"
We'll done Mr Bell. Back to your thought provoking best. I must admit I think quite a few folks will lose themselves in the first hour or two, but it really appealed to my science background.
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"Very Good Thriller"
I downloaded this book thinking it would be a haunted house story. It's so much more. I hesitate to say more because I would not want to give away anything. I'll just say there is a mystery that you will not guess. Not in a million years. The story is part science fiction, part horror, part thriller. I definitely wanted to finish it in one sitting.
"Unexpected Powerful Account of Recovery"
The saddest thing kept running through my mind as I listened to this story…this could be real. I'm sure no one would have to strain to recall a story of a missing woman suddenly returned or rescued months or even years after some horrific abduction and imprisonment. This is that story. And what life is like in the aftermath.
The story is very effectively told in first person in the form of sessions with a 'voice-less' psychiatrist. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a good mystery and some horror. Well worth the credit or cash.
"Good Story but Dry Reading."
I recommend this book if you're in to cryptozoology. It's an enjoyable trip back to Crater Lake where new critters are threatening the tourists and townies alike. I did not care for the reader. His performance was oddly dull and unimaginative. IMHO, an unfortunate choice of narrator for such an exciting story.
"A Terrifying Tale of the Supernatural."
This is more than just a haunted house. It's a hostile, not-so-subtle, evil thing that has ensnared a couple and won't let go. It really makes you wonder what you would do in their place. Highly recommended for any horror story buffs.
"There's Probably a Good Story Here...Somewhere."
I found this story engaging but very hard to follow. It seemed disjointed somehow. Maybe print would be better. I think chapter and section headings would have made a difference.
"Those Dirty Birds..."
Reminiscent of early Preston/Child non-Pendergast fare, this story should satisfy any need you might have for a good jungle expedition story. There's nothing particularly new here but it entertains.
"A Feast for the Senses!"
Smell the honeysuckle, summer heat and barbeque. Taste the homemade ice cream and peach pie. Hear the drone of bees and the yells of kids on the last of school before summer vacation. See the tiny town of Zephyr, Alabama and experience life in a small, rural town in the tumult of the 60s. A Boy's Life is about feeling invincible, protected and being convinced you know what the world is about at the tender age of 12. Until a ghastly murder slowly erodes what you thought you knew. If you read A Boy's Life in print, enjoy this unabridged Audible treat. It's as good as you remember. If you never read A Boy's Life, download it at once. This is a masterpiece.
"Bring Your Own Blanket and Hot Beverage!"
Iain Rob Wright is a very skilled writer. His character driven books engage you completely. I've enjoyed this in print as well as the audio version. Both are excellent and highly recommended. The narrator did a fine job. However, you might want to listen to the sample if you find it difficult to follow heavy non-American accents. Mr. Barnes' Scottish accent is very much a part of the story. By the way, if I'm wrong and his accent is actually Irish, Welsh or something else, please forgive my ignorance! This is a great thriller!
"Awww man, it's over!"
I am sorry to hear this series come to an end. If you've read the first two books in the Pines series you must hear how it all ends. A memorable, action-packed and thought-provoking story.
"Much Ado About Horror"
This is a good time-burner that will hold your attention while asking you to suspend quite a bit of logic. I know there are people out there who run the scale from literary snobs to book burners, but the main character in Animosity manages to find an entire community willing to commit murder because they suspect someone of a crime primarily, or at least in part, because he writes horror stories. That was a bit of a stretch for me. True, I am a fan of the genre but how could anyone think that all horror writers are devil worshiping child sex perverts? Perhaps I am naively underestimating people's capacity for stupid? As I said, people do actually burn/ban books so maybe there really could be such a community out there, but this story did not make me believe it.
James Fouhey is a good narrator but not right for this book. The voices and overall tempo did not convey a small southern town. Overall Animosity seemed somewhat self-indulgent but a good listen (3.7) and worth a credit.
"Leviathan: A Classic Journey!"
This exhilarating re-imagining of the Jules Verne and Alexandre Dumas classics, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and The Count of Monte Cristo, will keep you glued to your head phones. It is a fast paced and entertaining story spanning 150 years and culminating with an Event team underground and underwater nuclear face-off. David Golemon has hit one out of the park! And Richard Poe does not miss a beat with his performance. I highly recommend this. Just one small word of caution: It helps if you have read at least one of the previous books in the series to know some of the characters' back stories. I would recommend Event, the first in the Event Group Thriller Series. Enjoy.
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House K by Auerbach Halevy Architects
Auerbach Halevy Architects have designed the House K in Israel.
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In a rural area in the center of Israel, Auerbach-Halevy has designed a unique house: at first glance it is not recognized as residential, and even at a second one it is difficult to distinguish what is it used for. The design is a concrete block, 9 meters height without visible openings. The north elevation facing the street and both side facades seem completely opaque and yet they are not alienated to their environment. The entire structure is covered with a uniform system of prefabricated exposed concrete panels, which are integrated with heavy wood Latticework – A reminder to the traditional oriental element – the eastern trellis ("mashrabia"). The combination of materials and distribution arrangements add warmth, and ease the rigid system.
In HOUSE K the pre-cast concrete panels participate in the interior design, dictate the rhythm in the house and affect its scale. The same system of dimensions was used by the architect in the exterior dismantle of the cube mass, and for the interior of the house, as a guide for furniture layout and decorative objects. This idea goes all the way to the fine details up to the design of the book's shelves.
The unique appearance of the house, therefore, expresses locality, although it relies on seemingly contradictory sources. Combining the exposed concrete elements with the trellis wooden work, creates a unified and coherent language, and produces complexity. This combination of elements transcends beyond the contrasting and complementary nature of the materials, resolves the symbolic collision produced by the components, and therefore creating a unity between tradition Arab style and modernist building.
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Really nice housing. Amazing use of concrete and glass in fronts. Very good design outside and inside spaces. Beauty courtyard, really homeful. Very nice photos, specially inner spaces ones.
VERY GOOD JOB. Congratulations from Barcelona.
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Somebody had the thesaurus out !! haha
Love the combination of the wood trellis and concrete, the wood easily softens the concrete and squareness of the house. Very unique building.


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(a) Doctor.
(b) Priest.
(c) Writer.
(d) Butler.
2. What is the name of Mr. Otis's oldest son?
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(b) Lincoln.
(c) Washington.
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(b) 5.
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2. What did the person most scared of the ghost do?
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5. What does the Otis family do after they come to a strange conclusion about the strange thing in the library?
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