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OMG she is sooooo talented!!!!!!! I wish I could sketch like that! The food looks delicious and love the quilts in progress! Thanks Beverly! |
My mouth is watering with just looking at all the lovily quilts, beautiful skectch and the roast beef dinner.WOW glad your all having such a wonderful time. |
Jealous? Absolutely! Nancy's sketch is perfect! She has an amazing talent! Please make sure she comes to the retreat next year too! Kate |
- Posted by geezerfolks (My Page) on Sun, Oct 9, 11 at 8:38
Doesn't seem like it should be time for y'all to leave yet. It's nice so many were able to attend this year and make memories. What goes on at Camp Cheerio, stays at Camp Cheerio. The stories are sealed forever.....maybe. @:) Nancy, The sketch of the lodge and quilts is fantastic!! DH said to tell you "Good job!" Thank you for taking time out from sewing to take and post all the pictures, Beverly. It's very much appreciated. Love the little quilt pin display. If I had a place to set one, I might be tempted. Safe travels everyone..... SharonG/FL |
- Posted by faintheart (My Page) on Sun, Oct 9, 11 at 11:21
Wow!!!!!! The quilts are beautiful....the sketch is exquisite...the scenery is breathtaking...the food looks wonderful and the gathering of friends creating new memories priceless. Thank you for sharing with us, Beverly! Safe trip home all. Dee |
It seems like you just got there! Lovely quilt show and the sketch is marvelous. Safe journey home everyone. |
Did everyone bring some quilts to finish while they were there or were some of these brought for 'show and tell'? What a great idea to cover that porch with beautiful quilts! |
- Posted by sandlapper_rose (My Page) on Sun, Oct 9, 11 at 19:09
Beverly, thank you for posting pictures. I know many wanted to see what it is like at Camp Cheerio. Thanks to everyone who had any little part in making the retreat experience so great. I just wanted to pop in and let the group know that Carol and I made it home safely. I hope everyone else did, too. Jeanne |
- Posted by jennifer_in_va (My Page) on Sun, Oct 9, 11 at 20:33
Another fantastic weekend is under our belt!! So far, Marsha (MRG), Fran, Jeanne, Carol, Trish & I have all checked in and are home safely. Katherine was about 15 minutes ahead of me & Trish on the road (coming to our area) so I figure she's safe too since I didn't see her car on the side of the road! LOL Kate, many of those quilts were just brought for show & tell, but many were tops that were completed while there! We were all a very busy group! I think at least 15 of those are tops completed during Thur/Fri/Sat. morning!! |
- Posted by magothyrivergirl (My Page) on Sun, Oct 9, 11 at 20:36
I am home as well. Great trip-exhausting.....relaxing??? We eat, laugh, sew, eat, laugh, sew, eat, play a few games,laugh sew ---and some of us sewed late into the wee hours of the next day---every single night. The Quilts hanging were projects from the Retreat, as well as some Show and tell quilts. We have a very talented group of ladies here. I had a wonderful time! The food was delicious, the weather gorgeous, and the company even better! Thank you everyone! |
Thanks everyone for sharing you good times with us and the pictures were fantastic. Glad the trip was fun and safe. |
- Posted by toolgranny (My Page) on Mon, Oct 10, 11 at 0:14
I made it back to California safely and with a full suitcase. I wouldn't even let hubby open it for me. It might explode. Wonderful time, as usual. So nice to see new faces this year. Everyone is such a pleasure to sew with. |
Thank you so much for sharing the experience with us, I enjoyed it by proximity. The quilts hanging from the railings are so joyful! The drawing does it justice, her talent is amazing. Experiences like this are such an affirmation of the beauty and creativity we all carry inside us just waiting to burst out in celebration of life. |
- Posted by teresa_nc7 (My Page) on Mon, Oct 10, 11 at 7:13
I got home safely yesterday about 1:30 and promptly took a nap! I'm still unpacking and sorting through things. Thanks to Jennifer, Beverly, Tim, Jim and everyone who helped to make this retreat such a pleasant experience. There are some wonderful folks on the Cheerio staff who always see that our stay is carefree and free of problems as is possible. It is so easy for me to go to our retreat, but I know other campers here have to make more of an effort to attend and I am so glad that they manage to make it year after year. So, I'm off to work today, but I can tell you, I'd much rather be having my early morning coffee in the quiet of the dining hall at Cheerio right now! Teresa |
- Posted by lafonda_ranch (My Page) on Mon, Oct 10, 11 at 8:07
You're right, I'm jealous!!!! I so wish I could have made it this year. My kids are so busy, it just didn't work. There's always next year, right???? I love that drawing! And such talent (the drawing and quilts!). Glad everyone made it home safely... Robbi |
DH and I got home about 8:15 last night. Got the van unloaded, but nothing is unpacked yet. It was another great weekend. We will all post more pictures now that we are back with reliable internet. Nancy is a great artist, we should have taken pictures of her other sketches she did there. Hugs to all |
Glad you all had such a wonderful time. Thanks for sharing the pictures. Maybe one day I can make it to camp too! :) |
Beverly, For those of us that have not been there and would like to attend - where is the information about going next year? Thanks, |
- Posted by polardream (My Page) on Mon, Oct 10, 11 at 12:14
I made it back to Colorado about 10 pm last night - had a wonderful time as a "first time camper"! It was so much fun to share the fellowship, fun, & food with fellow GW friends. It was so fun to be able to stay up late & sew & not have DH ask "when are you coming to bed?"!!!I am a little miffed (NOT) that Linda took us to Mary Jo's fabric in Charlotte, however. NOW I HAVE A NEW ADDICTION!!! Thank you Linda, it was wonderful!DH just laughed when I told him I brought more fabric. It was wonderful & great meeting everyone. Sue |
- Posted by jennifer_in_va (My Page) on Mon, Oct 10, 11 at 15:58
Too funny, Sue! That's the same thing my DH asks me...and it drives me nuts! Marie, Sign-ups wouldn't be until summertime at the earliest...plenty of time to plan and save! For more details and pictures, search "Retreat" or "Camp Cheerio" in the search engine for this forum and you'll find all the previous threads from the last few years. Jennifer |
What fun!! To do things you love with people you love !!! |
Thanks Jennifer! For that price & plane tickets, it is so do-able!!! I am hoping to be closer than Wyoming next year :) may even get to drive.... Could I ask you to email me when you know for sure? I am afraid I will miss the posting and I would love to go. Sue - so glad you got to go and have such a great time! I dream of the day that I can sew for as long as I want and not have to make excuses LOL Thanks, |
- Posted by magothyrivergirl (My Page) on Tue, Oct 11, 11 at 9:37
Marie, the price of the Camp includes everything~you do not spend a penny once you get there! Of course if you fly into Charlotte and go to Mary Jo's....bring your credit card!lol |
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gwschmidt01 Posts: 11993 Legacy runs rough and stalls at idle. You can pull the plug wire off the number two cylinder and the car runs the same. Pulling off any other plug wires makes the car run much worse. After many diagnostics I finally swapped the plug wires for numbers one and two where they connect to the coil. This now makes the #1 cylinder misfire. It appears the coil at the number two position just does not put out the proper spark for the car to run properly. Has anyone heard of this before?
propwash49 Posts: 38You said that when you swapped the plug wire from cyl #2 to cyl #1, then cyl #1 started to misfire. If #2 was OK with the #1 plug wire attached to it, it would seem that the problem is not with the #2 coil, but with the plug wire that was originally on cylinder #2. You may only need a new plug wire on #2. With a '93, however, I would go ahead and replace all 4 plug wires. Are the wires you have on now original? If so, they are almost certainly overdue for a change.
xwesx Fairbanks, AlaskaPosts: 8,738That sort of thing is pretty isolated on any vehicle, but there are mechanical parts and they can get stuck.
Once, many years ago (probably 24), the accelerator pedal on my Dad's 1980 Subaru GL wagon became stuck. Luckily, there was space on the roadway to avoid the rest of the traffic until he was able to get it unstuck. I am not sure what he did to fix it after the fact (at the time, he frantically pulled up on the pedal with his hand until it finally let loose), but that was the only time we had a problem with it. The whole family was in the car, though. It was pretty crazy; I'll bet we were approaching if not over 100 mph, which was pretty darn fast in that thing.2010 Subaru Forester, 2011 Ford Fiesta, 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup, 1974 Ford Pinto Wagon -
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I also have a 2003 Subaru Outback and the gas pedal seemed to have gotten stuck a few days ago. I was driving slowly and turning into a parking space in the parking lot of a small shopping center. As I put on the brake, the car suddenly lurched forward, hit the curb and then jumped up onto a bank of dirt and hit a small tree, scraping off some bark but not otherwise damaging the tree. Total damage is $3000, but the car will survive and no one was hurt. My mechanic found nothing wrong and thinks that the floor mat may have jammed the pedal. (No more floor mats for me, just in case!) My insurance company may send someone out to check out the accelerator pedal.
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'The Skriker': where boundaries between us and the otherworldly are stretched
A review of Caryl Churchill's "The Skriker," the story of a shape-shifting being chasing two teens in London, being staged at Erickson Theatre through Nov. 11, 2012.
Special to The Seattle Times
'The Skriker'
By Caryl Churchill. Through Nov. 11 at the Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave., Seattle; $10-$30 (206-365-2997 or www.brownpapertickets.com.)Like a Victorian horror story in which barriers collapse between everyday life and a hidden reality of dark marvels, Caryl Churchill's 1994 play "The Skriker" is about worlds bleeding into one another.
In a visionary new production of the play at the Erickson Theatre, we see that blurring in the way ordinary people coexist with fairy-tale creatures rooted in folklore — bogles, pixies, kelpies and elves. But it is also in the manner humans release their own destructive demons on the vulnerable (children, the environment) while, conversely, murderous mischief-makers from the underworld reveal their desperation for understanding and survival. Language is clouded, too, in Churchill's extraordinary, free-associating dialogue for the title character, a frail shape-shifter with a (literal or figurative) hunger for human babies.
But this is no Halloween fare. Churchill, the much-respected and provocative English playwright who marries the political with the experimental, has in "The Skriker" a challenging work that pushes the boundaries of audience perception as well as story logic.
Producer-director Janice Findley and choreographer Pat Graney partially realize Churchill's bifurcated approach to her bursting, nonlinear story — half dialogue-driven, half wordless movement — with a thrilling, kaleidoscopic dream of fantastic characters enacting various Jungian dramas. The passion and violence of such mysterious figures as Raw Head and Bloody Bones, Man with Bucket and Deformed Girl are feverishly captured in dance and mime. As a frayed but still formidable death portent, Mary Ewald displays dazzling control over torrents of fractured, punning wordplay. Prepare to shiver at such unsettling phrases as "snap, crackle and poppet" or feel your head spin with the likes of "meet me after the show me what you've got."
Part of "The Skriker's" novelty is in its sketchy text requiring a director to flesh out much of the narrative in her own voice and time, i.e., to do more than interpret.
This Capitol Hill show's high ambitions embrace the wonders and ironies in Churchill's mysterious, volatile circus. But they also underscore an unwieldiness built into the play: the way the key story of the Skriker's attachment to two teenage girls (Jessica Martin, Mariel Neto) — one who killed her baby, the other pregnant — vanishes for long stretches, breaking a flow. If there's no way around that structural problem, at least Findley leaps to unfettered intuition: a hellishly elaborate demon feast; a dancer who never stops moving; the way the Skriker's cry ("Nobody loves me and the sun's going to kill me") seems embodied in the set's decaying trees.
Pervasive magic is afoot in "The Skriker" — and so is chaos.
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A couple weeks ago, we gave you a look at the first chapter from Rachel Cohn's upcoming novel Beta. The futuristic story — which centers on a young clone named Elysia who finds herself feeling dangerously human — doesn't come out until next Tuesday (Oct. 16), but we've got an exclusive interview with author herself to whet your appetites. Cohn took the time to talk to us about her first sci-fi novel and ended up dishing on her geek love for Captain Picard and Gone with the Wind as well. So read on and sound off on her new pen name in the comments below!
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Where did you get the idea for Beta? I've read quite a few of your books and it's very different from the rest.
RACHEL COHN: I'm not usually this kind of writer. The idea came in a dream I had. I had a dream about a 16-year-old girl who was a clone and she was available for sale at the mall, like the same place you go to buy sweaters, and some lady she only knew as the wife of a governor came in and bought her. I woke up and I was like, that's an interesting concept that you can just go to the mall and buy clones who fulfill certain roles. That's where it came from initially. I don't really think of it as so different thematically from the other things I've written. It's just a bigger, more fantastical setting.
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"Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were." -- Cherie Carter-Smith
Just remembering the story, he could feel the anger rising up in him again. The betrayal of a friend from years ago still hurt just as much as if it had only happened yesterday. It would come sometimes from out of nowhere, a memory of words she had said, the way she had treated him, and he was pulled from enjoyment of the present back into the pain of the past. As many times as he had tried to let go of it, it seemed impossible. How could he "forgive and forget" when what she had done had cost him so much? It was inexcusable, unforgivable surely.
He walked on across the park, pushed by the chilly autumn wind. A pile of leaves crunched under his feet, and he tried to get his mind off the past. Instead, his thoughts turned distractedly to the fallen leaves covering his yard at home. With an annoyed sigh, he thought to himself what a chore it would be to rake them all and bag them up. Why couldn't they just stay on the trees? Wouldn't it be nice, he thought, if all those dead leaves didn't fall? If the trees could just hold onto them, then he wouldn't have to rake the yard, and the gutters wouldn't get clogged, and –
He stopped in his tracks as he realized what else it would mean. No new growth. If the trees held onto all their dead leaves, there would be nowhere for tender green shoots to push through in spring. He suddenly saw himself in the picture of this imaginary tree clinging to ugly, dead leaves. What new things had he been unable to take hold of because his hands were clinched in anger over the past? It wasn't her he had been punishing all these years by not forgiving. For the first time, he asked for God's help to let go, and opened his hands.
Dear God, forgiveness is so hard for us. The unkind words of coworkers, the thoughtless actions of friends, and the large and small betrayals of people we love wound us, and we respond in anger. Help us to see that we are only hurting ourselves when we carry that anger. Grant that we may be more like you, "slow to anger and abounding in love." Give us the wisdom to see that forgiveness does not mean excusing the other's actions, and that forgiveness is not weak, but in fact takes so much strength that we can't do it alone. Please help us today. Amen.
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Blood Wedding
brief excerpt from the section: THE RELEVANT COMMEDIA CHARACTERS
ACT ONE, SCENE ONE Pages 3-9 [Pages 33-39]
Colour is a very strong presence in all of Lorca's work. Yellow is a sun colour, bright and warm - but also masculine. In most mythology, the sun is masculine whilst the moon is feminine. The Mother's dwelling on masculine virility is thus high-lighted. Yellow is also the colour of ripe wheat, which the Mother also likens men to. Certainly the Bridegroom is ripe and eager for marriage. But ripe wheat is cut down and so will the Bridegroom be. The colour yellow is thus the colour of life and of death-in-life - the kernel which lies at the heart of all living things. This is the way Lorca works. His cryptic seeming stage directions for setting conceal a depth of allusion which must be worked at. It is always worth brain-storming all of the symbols that litter his work; that way you will come up with the multi-layers which are common to him.
From the beginning the Bridegroom is linked to cultivation - the male principle in peasant communities always being the tending of the fields and crops. Here he is heading for the vineyard that he's bought and is happy to dine on the grapes. There is a suggestion of ripeness and fertility carried through in this opening to the play.
Try this opening up to 'Give me the knife':
lightly - the lines throw-away - like a modern son calling out to his mother that he's just off to work. The responses from the Mother echo this lightness
excitedly - the vineyard represents his hope for marriage. His readiness for the fruition of marriage is shown by the ecstatic way he thinks of eating the warm ripeness of the grapes. The mother's response could be indulgent, maternal
cautiously, solicitously - in this version the son is always anxious about his mother, who has remained caught up in the past and has become too clingy of her last remaining son. The mother's responses are anxious
Which do you think works best?
Mother's reaction to the mention of a knife is instant. Knives are such a potent image in the play - for death, for the cruelty of Fate, for the sharpness of the Mother's desire for revenge - as well as being something physical and real, a kind of symbol of the male organ and of male aggression.
The first mention of 'the knife word' from the bridegroom must be consistent with the tone you have decided on in the opening lines. He could be mentioning it lightly - after all, it's an everyday tool - or cautiously. Or it may be that he says it lightly but realises immediately what a mistake he's made, because his mother is locked into this endless cycle of bitterness and always reacts like this to the word. Oops! Thus the laughter with which he accompanies the line 'To cut them' might be embarrassed laughter - laughing off his mistake - or just the good happy mood he is in, having bought the vineyard he has wanted.
Experiment around this whole opening section now, trying out all the permutations.
Once Mother has started, there is no stopping her. It is up to you whether you want to make this opening portentous or keep it light, even slightly comical, as we witness the Bridegroom's sighs and impatience with the whole groove in which his mother appears to be stuck.
Try out the Mother's speech as one continuous flow, up to 'the serpent inside the chest' Top of Page 4 [Top of Page 34.]:
muttering under her breath, as if this were something she says often, like a mantra
becoming more and more vociferous, her face twisting with pain, her body rocking in rhythm
In each case, she is looking for the knife - but in the second version, her pain might interrupt the search at times.
'The serpent inside the chest' image is one of the clever ways in which Lorca builds up his multi-layered images. The serpent is the knife, the chest a piece of kitchen furniture, but now discuss all the ideas that serpent, knife and chest suggest. Even the shape of a knife, its silvery gleam, is part of the image of snake/knife and the lodging of the knife in a solid thing like a chest suggests both its literal 'hiding', its own solidity and the solidity - and yet vulnerability - of a man's chest. It links with the solid strength of 'a man who's a bull' in the next speech and marvels at how such a slight thing as a knife can stop so much massive power. The lurking of the knife in the kitchen drawer reminds us of the lurking of a snake in the grass.... and so on, and so on....
When she says 'I don't know how you dare carry a knife on your body, nor how I can leave the serpent inside the chest,' she is referring to the temptation to use the weapon - its sly subtle temptation like the serpent who tempted Eve. But it is both temptation and invitation: carrying a knife on his body is like an invitation to other knives to lodge themselves in his body.
An understanding of the images Lorca uses, and the way they work to create an atmosphere, is essential to the designing of the play as well as your own understanding of it. As you go along, make a list of the images that recur throughout, so that when you are considering your set design, costume and so on you can consider whether colour and imagery ought to be an actively suggestive feature.
I think that carnations and geraniums, two flowers which Mother associates with her dead menfolk, though they are available in our garden bouquets in a variety of colours are, for her, the scarlet of blood. The most striking colour for both these flowers is red.
'... hopelessness pecks at my eyes... even at the roots of my hair.' With this line Mother creates a startling image of death - as if she died with her menfolk who may, more literally have lost their eyes to scavenging birds and who, as she says in the next speech, are lying under the ground 'full of weeds... turned to dust.' The contrast between the grey, dusty colourlessness of weeds compared with geraniums - the colour of live blood coursing through the veins - is potent. A similar resonance is created by contrasting the dryness of dust and the liquid of blood, which is life - though this works by suggestion, as does so much of Lorca's imagery.
The Bridegroom's 'Are you going to stop?' is described as 'forceful'. He has clearly had enough. Is it a cry of anger? Of despair? Or the whimper of someone who cannot bear, yet again, to hear this litany? Experiment with this, using the line as an interruption to Mother's flow. Your decision will affect how the previous 'Is that it?' is said. If angry, the earlier line will be irritated, or bad-temperedly trying to divert her - perhaps even by forcing a laugh.
Finally the Bridegroom asks 'Do you want me to kill them?' Try this:
calmly, even reasonably, but with an edge of exhaustion - as if he has heard his mother speak such things so many times that he will do anything now to shut her up
challengingly, matching her passion, at the end of his tether - so wound up that he will happily rush out and find the murderers now to kill them
challengingly again, but more seriously, looking into her eyes - trying to shock her into realising what she appears to be asking him to do and its possible consequences
Your choice will affect the way Mother answers. For instance, if he answers with passion and looks as though he might even rush out there and then, she would restrain him with equal passion - the passion of terror that she could lose him too.
How do you think Mother's over-protectiveness of her son will reveal itself physically? Does she cling to him? Or simply touch him tentatively and use her voice as her rope to bind him there?
Carefully read in pairs from ...'The murderers, in gaol, as large as life, looking at the mountains...' to the Bridegroom's 'Come on!' All the hatred for the murderers that Mother feels must colour the first line, strongly enough to bring about the Bridegroom's response. Then experiment with the tone of her fear for this last remaining son.
Having tried out different ways of doing this, try the same short section out in purely physical terms. Express what is going on with your bodies and facial expressions alone. Exaggerate to the highest capacity - e.g. Mother clinging and wrapping her self around him, her son extracting himself from her, detaching her arms like tendrils, which return to cling again, his expression one of:
disbelief'don't be silly'?
attempting toturn it all into a game, a joke?
then playaround with the 'levels' of this physical approach. If what I have just described is number 10 level - full on - then try out a very under-played version - perhaps number 2 or 3 - then number 5, number 8 and so on.
Once you haveexperimented physically, put movement and words together [it would be best if you could learn these few lines] and experiment again. The four expressions from the son suggested above are also the possible tones in which he might say 'Come on!'
You ought to do this for a number of sections as you work your way through the text. That way you will hit upon a 'level' that feels right for this passionate play. Try to avoid being too English about the presentation of the play - this text throbs with heat and Spanish passion - there is nothing cool or laid back about it. Hopefully, by constantly physicalising like this and playing with levels, you will break through the embarrassment that is endemic in our culture.
Which of the levels you have been playing with is the level of 'naturalism' do you think?
Mother's anxiety is turned into a subdued tone for 'I'd like you to be a woman...' A daughter would give her none of the anxiety she feels for a son. The triviality of the things she suggests they would do both tell us something about the life of women in this culture and period and acts as a contrast to the lives of men. Note how all the descriptions of men are done in terms of Nature, to reflect the fact they are constantly working in the fields and with their crops. They are described as flowers, bulls, and, on the next page, wheat. In this way men are linked with the earth, as if like crops or flowers they grow naturally out of it. Animals like bulls bring men down to brute passions, unthinking creatures who are slaves to their passions, glorying in the power of their muscular bodies.
In contrast, women have protected, safe lives indoors, away from Nature, away from the sun, the masculine symbol, and light. Only in their fertility are they linked with the earth - bearing children to their men as the soil bears its crops.
The Bridegroom offers to take his mother down to the vineyards to assuage her fears. There, she can keep an eye on him. But to be in the vineyards is not her place. His father used to take her there but the inference is that it is where they made love, and where he made a baby with her - a further link between the fertility of the vines and of herself.
Thus 'Would you put me under the vineshoots?' has the suggestion of fertility and of age. Is he going to bury her under the vines to make the soil rich and fertile, or is he going to, like his father, lay her down there sexually? Obviously, if you decide the latter, then she would be joking, teasing, the emphasis on the word 'me'. Try this last line with both inferences - in either case I think she is trying for a light tone, teasing.
The Bridegroom responds with a matching lightness. Try 'You old woman... etc':
he swinging her around, her laughing but delighted by the show of strength, the repetitions of the word 'old' purely teasing and affectionate
making a kind of dance of it, and using the line as an accompanying rhythm, the bridegroom half lifting, half manipulating her through, say, a tango
lifting her and giving her a little shake before returning her to the ground. He is still irritated by her protectiveness and her obsession with the past - that is what should come through the tone, a kind of affectionate reproof
with reverence and a kind of awe, handling her as if she was a precious object, respectfully
Discuss your thoughts after these experiments.
Is there a hint of criticism in Mother's 'That's what I like. Men to be men; wheat wheat'? Discuss whether you think that her overprotectiveness could have made the Bridegroom into a little bit of a sissy. She could be torn between her memory of her own 'real' men and the young man she has raised and perhaps stifled. Should there be a physical contrast between the Bridegroom and Leonardo, the former being the young green wheat and the latter being the older riper wheat? In other words, since it is clear that the Bridegroom is still virgin, perhaps kept that way by his mother's watchfulness over him, should we be seeing Leonardo as more of a man - on a par with the dead father and brother of the Bridegroom? Leonardo has already fathered a child and proved himself sexually, after all.
So the Mother's attitude to her son carries both inferences. She wants to keep him young, a boy, to protect him, but she also admires men who are like forces of nature, not even faithful to one woman: 'Your grandfather left a son on every street corner.' Part of her pain in this first section is her realisation that she cannot stop the tide of his growing-up.
Look at the Bridegroom's 'What about me, mother?' Try it:
impatiently and firmly - she keeps wittering on about the past when he wants to bring her back to the present. He is not going to let her divert him again
proudly - an attempt to show her that he is a man too. Accompany this by drawing himself up, standing firmly
anxiously - she keeps evading the issue of his desire to marry the Bride and he is afraid she will sidestep again
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16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat or drink, or in respect to a holy day or the new moon or the Sabbath days, | 16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. |
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Vickroy: Modern-day explorers to kids: Get out in wilderness
BY DONNA VICKROY firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @dvickroy May 13, 2013 4:56PM
Antonio Harper, first grade, strains to pull a sled as he finds out what it is like to be the lone sled dog during a demonstration by Dave Freeman from Wilderness Classroom at Wagoner School in Sauk Village, Illinois, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Freeman and his wife Amy have spent the past three years kayaking and canoeing from Washington State through Canada all the way to Key West. They are on a mission to get kids interested in the wilderness and adventure. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media
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Khareah Horton stepped into the giant oversized parka and all but disappeared.
The first-grader took one for the team when she volunteered to lead the "sled dogs" across the gymnasium at Wagoner School in Sauk Village.
Not only was she barely visible beneath her fur-lined hood, she couldn't stop laughing as her fellow classmates grabbed the leashes and lugged the bamboo transport carrier a good 20 feet.
"Teamwork," Dave Freeman said. "That's what gets the job done."
Freeman and his wife, Amy, visited the school recently to tell pre-K through second-graders about their latest adventure — a three-year kayak/canoe/sled dog journey across North America.
"We're trying to get kids interested in wilderness activities," Dave said. "We want to get them exploring, welcome them back to nature."
The program was packed with visuals, including a vinyl replica of a whale's tail that took 12 sets of first-grader hands to hold up. The point was made: Whales are big.
"But they're not scary," Dave said, explaining how one came within 15 feet of him and Amy as they paddled along the Pacific Coast. He also talked about what whales eat and how baleen acts as a filter in their mouths.
Fear is one reason kids don't commune with nature much anymore, he said. But a more disturbing one is apathy. According to the Outdoor Foundation's 2012 Outdoor Recreation Participation Report, the biggest reason that children ages 6 to 17 don't participate in outdoor activities is simply a lack of interest in the outdoors.
Yet when given the chance to meet real-life explorers and ask them questions, the kids at Wagoner quickly ate up the allotment of time.
They wanted to know what the Freemans ate out there so far from any McDonald's or Jimmy John's restaurants. They wanted to know how they went to the bathroom and what kinds of animals they saw along the way.
"What happened to the dogs when you were done sledding — did you have to put them in the kayak?"
No, the dogs were transported back to their home in Minnesota by truck.
"How did you know which way to go?"
They used a compass.
"Where did you sleep?"
In a tent.
Andres Gonzalez never has been to the wilderness, he said, but he has been to Florida, where he went swimming. The 7-year-old was most interested in the whale portion of the demonstration.
His friend, David Bradley, thought the giant kayak was the coolest among all the props.
"I'd like to try that," he said.
Amy said the school program is a way for her and Dave to do something they love to do — spend time outdoors — while being role models for kids and encouraging them to be outdoors as well. Wilderness Classroom is funded through grants and donations.
During their most recent three-year adventure, the couple took several breaks to return back to the United States and speak at various schools. They've been to Wagoner several times, thanks to the efforts of teacher Tammy Haggerty Jones, who is an outdoor lover and a member of the teacher advisory council at the Field Museum and the Shedd Aquarium.
She met Dave and Amy through a workshop at the Shedd. That was nearly a decade ago. She's been bringing the modern day Lewis and Clark team into her classroom ever since. On this day, the entire school got to spend time with the Freemans.
Prior to their latest adventure, the Freemans kayaked down the Amazon. Thousands of local school kids followed along virtually on that journey as well.
"They're contemporary explorers," Haggerty Jones said. "The kids love them. They take the fear out of going outdoors."
And, Haggerty Jones said, there is a lot of fear, especially on the part of parents who worry that harm will come to their children if they go outside. But, Haggerty Jones emphasizes, there are plenty of nature-related activities that parents can participate in alongside their children.
"My son grew up at Thorn Creek (Nature Center in Park Forest)," she said.
The Freemans began their 11,700-mile expedition across North America at Bellingham, Wash., on Earth Day, 2010.
Along the way, they encountered humpback whales, grizzlies, caribou, crocodiles and sharks, and survived temperatures of minus-50 degrees, as well as Superstorm Sandy on the New Jersey Coast.
Finally, on April 4, they pulled their kayaks up to their final destination, Key West, Fla.
More than 80,000 elementary and middle school students from around the world have participated in the expedition virtually, following the Freemans on their website, submitting questions and, at Wagoner, welcoming the couple to their school.
The mission of Wilderness Classroom, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is to increase students' appreciation for the environment while improving core academic skills. Students can travel along virtually through live, web-based expeditions and school assemblies.
For more information on the Freemans and their Wilderness Classroom, visit www.WildernessClassroom.com.


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I just finished reading the most interesting and informative book titled "How Do You Kill 11 Million People?" Every American, whether Democrat, Republican, or Independent should take the time to read this book. Don't let the title scare you, it is not a serial killer book.
Andy Andrews, a New York Times best selling author uses the number 11,000,000, the approximate number of people killed by Adolph Hitler between 1935 and 1945. The actual number was more like 11, 283,000 which does not include the 5,200,000 German civilians and Military war dead or the 28,736,000 Europeans killed in WWII.
Andrews explains how 11,000,000 people allowed themselves to be killed. An intricate web of lies, delivered in stages, was designed to ensure the cooperation of the condemned (unknowingly) Jews.
Hitler rose to power during a time of economic uncertainty and he promised more and better and new and different. He vowed change. In working class neighborhoods, he talked about redistribution of wealth and attacked profits generated by business owners.
How did he kill 11,000,000. He LIED to them. His theory was to make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it and eventually everyone would believe, even those he planned to kill.
I promise you this book, which is small, a thirty to an hour read, will give you pause to think about what is occurring in our country today. Andrews points out that 545 individuals are dictating to 311 million of us today. These 545 include 1 President, 9 Supreme Court Justices, 100 U S Senators, and 435 members of the House of Representatives.
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TUCSON - There has been a major development in the case involving the Tucson Police Department's actions during the post-game riot on March 29. The News 4 Tucson Investigators have learned the FBI is involved in the case.
After UA's men's basketball team was bounced from the NCAA Tournament, Christina Gardilcic was bounced off a metal bench. By a Tucson Police Officer.
Gardilcic is the alleged victim of the shove seen 'round the World Wide Web. The News 4 Tucson Investigators recently presented an interview with the police officer's attorney. Now, for the first time, the alleged victim has talked to a Tucson reporter. The 21-year-old UA senior returned to the scene with us.
At the corner of University Boulevard and Tyndall Avenue, Gardilcic said, "I was coming right here, my head was down, I wasn't paying attention, and the next thing I know I landed... with my back on this bench face up with my feet up."
We asked Gardilcic, "What was your reaction, your first thought when this happened?" "I was very shocked," she said. "I really didn't know what happened."
The incident, which quickly went viral, occurred during the postgame riot in Main Gate Square on March 29th. Some in the crowd were seen clearly taunting police; TPD says 15 rioters were arrested, nine of them UA students. Gardilcic landed on a metal bench after being hit by TPD Sgt. Joel Mann, and his nightstick.
We asked Gardilcic, "Did it hurt?" She said, "Not at first 'cause I was in such shock. It hurt afterwards."
Gardilcic had a large black and blue mark and general soreness. She said she was starting to send a text when she was hit. She had watched the game at a restaurant and was walking to the nearby Tyndall Avenue Parking Garage, holding her phone and a cup that she says contained water.
Gardilcic and the News 4 Tucson Investigators had this exchange:
N4T Investigators: "Did the police officer give you any directive?"
Gardilcic: "No."
N4T Investigators: "Did they ever tell you 'get back, don't get any farther, don't cross any line?"
Gardilcic: "No. And there were people all around, even; I mean it was caught on video, so obviously someone was standing right there, there were people around."
Her attorney is Stephen Weeks.
We asked Weeks, "What do you think would have happened here if there were no video?" Weeks said, "Her word against the police. The police would be believed."
Weeks isn't saying that he's going to sue TPD, but did say, "Somebody needs to accept full responsibility for what happened. And sometimes examples need to be made. That can be done through appropriate procedures through the police department. It can also be done through the civil justice system."
The News 4 Tucson Investigators have learned that the FBI is investigating Sgt. Mann's actions. Federal agents interviewed Gardilcic in the Bureau's Tucson office on April 14, and are looking into whether Mann violated her civil rights.
Attorney Weeks said, "The police department needs to properly train its folks to make sure this never happens again."
Gardilcic added, "I'm angry with the police department, just for not accepting responsibility, and apologizing. It's just frustrating.
We asked Gardilcic, "Do you think Sgt. Mann should be fired?" She said, "I feel bad, I don't want him to lose his job, but I do think action should be taken and something should come about it, whether it be policy change in the police force, or something like more training and riot control or crowd control. Something like that."
When we asked Gardilcic, "If you could talk to Sgt. Mann, what would you say?" She replied, "I guess I would just ask him, 'why?' or what I was doing wrong to make him think that it was ok to hit me."
We wanted to interview Sgt. Mann so he could have an opportunity to respond and fully explain his actions of March 29, but he declined our request through his attorney. TPD officials also declined an interview request, citing the pending investigation.
TPD says Sgt. Mann has received threats of physical violence. Gardilcic's attorney says Mann's conduct should be addressed through the system, not through vigilante justice.
No word on when the investigations are expected to be completed.
As for Christina Gardilcic, she's graduating on time next month with a degree in psychology, and plans to attend graduate school in her native California.
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Arm Yourself For Adventure
Announcing Into the Storm, a supplement for Rogue Trader |
Rogue Trader | Published 11 May 2010 |
"The stars call out to us, like the Siren's songs of yore; they lure us to fortune...or calamity."
–Captain Zacharias du Kane, Rogue Trader
Many a foolhardy Rogue Trader has passed through the Maw, never to be seen again. Avoid their fate! Equip yourselves with the tools and abilities any worthy Rogue Trader needs to survive.
Fantasy Flight Games is pleased to announce the upcoming release of Into the Storm, a supplement for Rogue Trader! You and your fellow Explorers have mustered the courage to claim the vast riches of the galaxy, but as the obstacles before you grow more formidable and your enemies more cunning, you'll need a powerful arsenal to defend what's yours. Arm yourself with the knowledge, equipment, and firepower to rise to dominance!
Arriving this summer, Into the Storm offers a host of new character options, allowing for increased personalization with the new expanded Origin Path and Alternate Career Ranks. Plus, play as a character from beyond the Imperium with two all-new xenos Careers. Keep watching, and over the coming weeks we'll reveal details of these exciting new options.
Vehicle rules add a new dimension to gameplay and expand possibilities for adventure. Explore uncharted worlds in a Rhino APC or dominate your foes from the cockpit of a Fury starfighter. You can even gain access to an extensive new armoury of weapons, armour, and gear wrested from alien races or rediscovered from humanity's dark past, or augment yourself with new psychic powers for Astropaths and Navigators.
Into the Storm contains everything needed to build and equip a Rogue Trader like no other... and the crew to match. This summer, it will take more than ambition to defend your claim.
Rogue Trader is a roleplaying game set in dark gothic far future of Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 universe. Players take on the roles of explorers aboard a Rogue Trader's ship, searching for profit and adventure while discovering new alien cultures and threats in the uncharted regions of space.
For the chance of playing Orks, this WH40K player is highly tempted to buy in the new Rogue Trader rpg...
please kind sirs I would like a missile launcher.
Yeah, go FFG, and go book I helped write :)
Ah man, I've been waiting for them to announce this for [temporal units redacted] and I just realize today it that its been announced for almost a week!
Go FFG, and go book-I-playtested!
Because any man found claiming that we posses "enough" dakka will shot out the airlock as a heretic and a moron.
'Ere we go. 'Ere we go! 'Ere we GO!
>>> As for the eldar, IMO it will take a full book to cover them as a playable race. <<<
Definitely going to agree with that one. Even with the alien races mentioned, one has to wonder whether FFG are going to be able to cram in enough information to fully contextualise the race to make them, well, alien.
Looks good... Looks real good. New gear is a must; anyone who's ever played an RPG of any sort knows that mewer/better/more gear is a must... After all... that ultrasonic-uv defibrolator squirreled away in the ruck is going to come in handy eventually... right... Guys....?
As for Xenos - I think seeing playable Orks would be cool, but consider how painfully antagonistic Orks are portrayed as, in 40K... blood-thirsty Xenos who know only the desire to conquer. I'm not saying that they wouldn't add an interesting angle to the team, but I -am- saying that they'd be rather like that one guy everyone eventually comes across, who outwardly is supportive of the team, but at every turn "unintentionally" angers every single villager, "accidentally" manages to ttotally undo everything going on in the campaign world, and then manages to extort an obscene amount of reward from one NPC group or another that he just about nearly started a war with... yet insists all he got as a reward was a pig.
I think it more like that some flavor of Eldar or Tau will be the "old" Xenos - and something not sufficiently antagonistic to the Imperium that is also relatively unknown will be the "new."
So what of ordinace rules for starship?
I though I was the only one who loved the "smell" of a new book. Guess I am not as much of a freak as I thought...well, at least there are others like me.
is it out yet? ah damn its not :(, is it out now? please hurry book i want to hold you and turn your pages and look at you and smell you, oh sorry did i post that, sorry i'll er be going now... please hurry.............
Playable xenos and official vehicle rules? WOOHOO!
I wonder how the vehicle rules have evolved since Black Industries put out that Apocrypha way back when.


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Solo Recordings
Rock Banned
Cdr self Released, 3 songs. (2008)
Chu's Blues
Cassette released on I Just Live Here. 20 Minutes. (2010)
A Side 1)Medly 2)Three Tones 3)Secret Space
B Side 1)Innermission 2) Artist Residency International 3) Four Months 4) I-95 (remix)
Neighbors Knock
Cassette released through mutual deterioration. 9 minutes. (2010)
A Side 1) Neighbors Knock
B Side 2) Retain/You & I
Fold "The Tale Of Table"
Cassette Released on Stay Away From Ghosts. 31 minutes (2011)
A Side 1)Contact 2)The Vulnerable Passenger 3)Neat To Know 4)Waiting For The Hour
B Side 1)A Voice To Posses 2)Antidote 3)Toothache 4)Loves Lousy Shade 5)The Catalyst 6) The Whisperer
Key Conduction
Cassette Released on Human Conduct. 40 minutes. (2012)
A Side The Giant Child
B Side Gas Chamber
Eventually an LP "Still Alive"
The Splits
split w/ Craow
Cassingles Series - Cassette on Stay Away From Ghosts. 5 minutes (2009)
split w/Dinner Music
King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki Me O - Cassette released through mutual deterioration. 8 minutes (2011)
split w/No Milk
Dandelion Shake - Cassette released on Human Conduct (2012)
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The URI basketball program is continuing its rebuilding process and received word today that one of the top unsigned point guards in the country wants to play for Dan Hurley in Kingston.
Jarvis Garrett, a 5-10 guard at Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, Mass., verbally committed to URI, according to his coach Ryan Hurd. Garrett was also hearing from Marquette, Memphis and Missouri, among other schools.
"Preston Murphy did an unbelievable job," Hurd said of the URI assistant coach who recruited Garrett. "He formed a relationship with Jarvis and helped him understand there was a role for him at Rhode Island."
Hurley and his staff could sign as many as four players in the spring to add to current impressive freshmen E.C. Matthews and Hassan Martin in a young core of talent. The Rams are recruiting Oak Hill Academy forward Rokas Gustys, a 6-9 rebounder, as well as other wing scorers.
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I'm thinking (just thinking at this point) to add a few more Benz daylilies. I grow only 2 right now, ARCTIC BLAZE and EMPEROR'S CHOICE. Both of which do great here. Which ones do you grow? Recommendations? Thanks |
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- Posted by organic_kitten 7 (My Page) on Mon, Jan 28, 13 at 10:46
Hi Julia, He does have some beauties, and I plan to own a couple more of them as they become a little less dear. The only one I currently grow is Barney. It does well here, and Rita grows it too, so it does well on Long Island also. I have seen Jean's pics of it too, so it does well for her. Othr than |
- Posted by Old_Gardener63 none (My Page) on Mon, Jan 28, 13 at 10:55
I received Peace Dove this past summer and, although it has settled in well here, I won't know about how it blooms until later this year. |
- Posted by mantis__oh z6 OH (My Page) on Mon, Jan 28, 13 at 12:56
So, do they get to the registered heights? I looked up all the ones mentioned so far. Any others? Julia |
Aramis is listed at 2'6". I think mine may be a bit taller than that, never measured it tho. |
- Posted by proteinqueenfccc (My Page) on Tue, Jan 29, 13 at 16:52
I grow a few- Andrew Christian a fabulous yellow that makes everything else pop, Velvet Thunder a delicious burgundy, Janet Benz a sweet pink. All have fantastic bud counts and great presence. I plan to add more and more recent ones. Heidi |
Heidi: What zone are you in? JANET BENZ was one I was thinking about. I have a soft spot for pinks. Marric: Sounds like it is a tall one which is always a plus for me. Julia |
- Posted by proteinqueenfccc (My Page) on Tue, Jan 29, 13 at 21:13
Julia, We're practically neighbors, I live in a NW suburb of Philadelphia! Janet Benz is a rosie pink, not a clear baby pink. Been here about three years and always loaded with blooms. Heidi |
- Posted by proteinqueenfccc (My Page) on Tue, Jan 29, 13 at 21:14
Julia, We're practically neighbors, I live in a NW suburb of Philadelphia! Janet Benz is a rosie pink, not a clear baby pink. Been here about three years and always loaded with blooms. Heidi |
The Benz intros I grow are older: EMERALD GLOW, very pretty, with a nice green throat; LAST MAN STANDING, a bitone that's late; a few others, but all registered in 2000. I've always meant to get some newer ones, so I'll be interested in seeing what people here recommend. Heidi, I'm north and east of Philly. |
- Posted by proteinqueenfccc (My Page) on Wed, Jan 30, 13 at 12:57
Lynxe, I'm in Willow Grove, maybe we could meet in bloom season and enjoy each other's gardens. Heidi |
- Posted by mantis__oh z6 OH (My Page) on Wed, Jan 30, 13 at 15:17
Imperial Lemon is Harris-Benz. Sorry I don't have a better picture. It is a great yellow that has earned its longevity in the garden. |
- Posted by bluenosens (My Page) on Wed, Jan 30, 13 at 20:31
I do grow several Benzs. They do well in my Zone 5b zone. They are braided lightning, brave ulysses, bristling fury[hasn't bloomed yet], barney, celestial splender, emperors choice,hot pink beauty, janet benz, midnight heat, magnificent pink frisbee, one step beyond, oh great one, pinnacle pink, red grace, shirley's romance,vision of glory, velvet thunder,versuvian,walking tall...My gosh, I didn't realize I had so many Benzs...Love them all...cheers, lloyd...His Pinks are outstanding IMO.... |
bluenosens: Do they get to the registered height? I'm starting to look the names up you and the others have posted. I've seen a couple of pics of VISION OF GLORY, but can't tell if it really blooms the way the hybridizer photo shows. Your opinion? Heidi: Good to know your zone info for comparison. I'm in Upstate NY near Seneca Lake (Finger Lakes). A rose pink is still pretty :-). Got any pics? lynxe: Do yours get to the registered height? mantis: I can see it really pops in color. It reminds me of EMPEROR'S CHOICE, although I think IMPERIAL LEMON looks a bit taller. I wish I could afford the newest intros but at $100 for a SF, I think I'll have to wait and look at the past intros. As an FYI, if anyone knows where BARNEY can be gotten at a "reasonable" price, let me know. Julia |
- Posted by bluenosens (My Page) on Thu, Jan 31, 13 at 12:48
Vison of Glory had its first blooms this summer and was paler than the pics. I would expect it to be darker this coming summer. Several of the Benz here take a couple of years to get to full heights. My Barney[yet to bloom] came from Bonibrae in Ontario, Canada. If you like a great pink try Oh Great One......cheers, lloyd |
Hi, Julia, sending along a couple of pictures of Imperial Lemon, the only Benz (Harris-Benz) we have. We love this daylily, one of our favorites. Avedon Imperial Lemon Row--there are three clumps in this row. Imperial Lemon single |
- Posted by flowergirl929 5 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 4, 13 at 9:45
- Posted by edward_kimball Zone 5b (My Page) on Mon, Feb 4, 13 at 10:37
I have a bunch but most are so new that they haven shown their best yet. Imperial Decree was awesome this year. I look forward to seeing bloom on Arctic Bear and Spartan Warrior. |
- Posted by katlynnlily 8b-FL (My Page) on Mon, Feb 4, 13 at 10:48
I only have one and it is too new to judge performance. But I think it is a beauty - RUBY LIPSTICK - Kathy |
How could I have forgotten RUBY LIPSTICK? I have it, too, but I probably left it out because it's newer and is still settling in. Ditto on VISION OF GLORY. Many, many thanks to a generous person who hangs out here and had them for sale. BTW I agree that VISION OF GLORY is paler than images would lead one to expect, but, like I said, my plant is newer. I don't know whether that affects color. And I've had ARAMIS and VESUSVIAN for years. I've probably left others off my list as well. This is what happens when one relies on memory! julia, I'm guilty of rarely checking my plants against their registration info, so I can't tell you anything particularly accurate. EMERALD GLOW is registered as 34", and mine certainly seems fairly tall, if my memory is any guide. LAST MAN STANDING spent too many years in a pot, so we'll have to wait on that one. I just ordered ARCTIC CLIPPER and LIFE OF THE PARTY. Two more from 2000...ha! I seem stuck in time. But they were on sale, and they're registered as being very fragrant, rebloomers, with good to great bud count, and, for the former, in a color I don't have much of. The latter is yellow, and I like yellow daylilies. proteinqueen, a meetup sounds good to me! We're pretty close to each other, actually. |
- Posted by edward_kimball Zone 5b (My Page) on Mon, Feb 4, 13 at 11:45
- Posted by flowergirl929 5 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 4, 13 at 21:18
Wow I don't have ruby lipstick or arctic clipper but now I think I might try and find them! Beautiful pictures |
Great suggestions all. Still looking them up. Avedon, that clump shot is wonderful.:-). Julia |
We have grown many Benz plants over the years. We still have quite a few around. We used to buy his collections, but they have gotten so expensive, and there are so many plants in each collection that are of no interest to us, so we now select just a few. We no longer get to use his toothy creations as they are generally sold in the collection only. We hate that, but there are so many toothy plants out there that we consider to have much clearer color. So many of the Benz toothies were extremely difficult pod parents. Ruby Lipstick has been spectacular here. We have sold it down to one or two fans on several occasions and it just keeps springing back. Like someone else here commented, we love his pinks. Janet Benz is a true classic, we believe it will be around for a long, long time. Dale |
- Posted by celestialrose zone 4/5 NH (My Page) on Wed, Feb 6, 13 at 14:37
I only have a few Benz and none have been here for very long but so far they all perform well for me. Here's some pictures from last summer... Celeste |
- Posted by edward_kimball Zone 5b (My Page) on Thu, Feb 7, 13 at 18:44
It is too early to know the full plant habit but the bloom on Voluptuous Beauty is the best pink I have...and that's saying something. |
- Posted by flowergirl929 5 (My Page) on Thu, Feb 7, 13 at 19:09
oh how i love that pink! |
So far I've ordered OH GREAT ONE and VISION OF GLORY from Rich Howard - ctdaylily. I decided I didn't want to bother with auction sales and getting into a bidding frenzy so went to some sellers sites that I've heard good things about. Still looking, list is growing but being good and pacing myself :-). Julia |
Hello - Mikhail, Russia, Moscow My some daylilies John Benz BLOODRAYNE |
This post was edited by Mikhail-A on Sat, Feb 23, 13 at 11:35
Thank you Mikhail for the photos of your Benz daylilies. What growing zone are you in Russia in comparison to US Zone chart? Julia |
I have some clips daylilies of John Benz (video) please, BARNEY Mikhail, Russia, Moscow |
Thanks to you, Mikhail, I've just added PERFECT PINK PORCELAIN and BLOODRAYNE to my wish list. Your BLOODRAYNE is even more beautiful and more interesting than I'd realized. Spasibo! :) |
lynxe: I've been thinking about PPP and I know that Blue Ridge has it. :-). Julia |
- Posted by edward_kimball Zone 5b (My Page) on Thu, Mar 7, 13 at 19:29
Perfect Pink Porcelain has excellent form. I hope the performance lives up to the registered numbers. I have used it for hybridizing. |
Anyone grow GLISTENING PORCELAIN? Pics? Thanks |
- Posted by celestialrose zone 4/5 NH (My Page) on Fri, Mar 8, 13 at 14:55
I ordered 'Cheddar Cheese' from Earlybird because I remember it from Rita's photos last summer. I hope it will be as good as it looked. Celeste |
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Republican candidates for Fort Bend Sheriff and Precinct 3 Constable squared off at a candidates' forum hosted by the West Fort Bend Republican Women's Club this afternoon at The Club at Falcon Point.
Incumbent Sheriff Milton Wright and challenger Billy Frank Teague responded to a series prepared questions, as did the incumbent Constable Rob Cook and challengers Jesse Zamaripa and Wesley "Wes" Martin.
All were first asked to discuss their qualifications for the office they are seeking and why they were best suited for the post. Wright cited his experience as the county's sheriff since 1996, 19 years as a trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety and 15 years as a Texas Ranger.
"My experience is the number one issue here as far as qualifications go," Wright told the luncheon meeting. "With this background, you have on-the-job experience, so to speak."
Wright also said that he has effectively run one of the largest sheriff's departments, and one of the largest county jail facilities, in the state.
"We are constantly ranked one of the best," Wright said. "And Fort Bend is ranked as one of the 10 safest large counties in the state."
Teague also pointed to his long law enforcement career, which includes over 40 years of service in municipal, county and state police agencies.
"I have 8 years as a police officer in a municipal police department in North Texas, 3 as a police officer for a city in Fort Bend County, 8 years as a deputy with the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office and 20 years with the Texas Department of Public Safety," Teague pointed out.
He also said that his experience as a police officer in Irving was at a time when the area was experiencing rapid growth similar to what is currently occurring in Fort Bend County.
"I've seen what small areas that were once rural can do when they have the right leadership," Teague. "That's what I plan to bring to the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office. I know what it takes to run a sheriff's office of this magnitude."
Cook cited his 19 years as Precinct 3 Constable and his demonstrated ability to get the job done as his strongest qualification.
"I've been doing the job in this office for 19 years. In that time there have been 4 sheriffs, 5 county judges and several county commissioners and I've been able to work with all of them," Cook said.
He also cited his 27 years as a law enforcement officer, being a university graduate, graduate of the FBI National Academy and his certification as a Master Peace Officer with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education. He also noted that he serves as a youth mentor with sports leagues, the Boy Scouts of America and the livestock show and rodeo.
Challenger Zamaripa said that he agreed Cook's experience was extensive, but said a constable has to be available to be effective.
"Everything my opponent said is well and good, but first you have to show up to work to do the job," Zamaripa said.
He cited his own experience as a deputy with the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office, saying that it has equipped him to be constable and has given him the perspective needed to address problems and bring new ideas to the constable's office. He also challenged whether or not Cook's college degree translated into law enforcement training.
"I feel my opponent likes to double up his (training) numbers. A college degree in physical science has nothing to do with law enforcement," Zamaripa said. "My (training) hours are in law enforcement."
Martin, who gave his occupation as a "professional cowboy and rancher," admitted that he had no experience as a law enforcement officer, but that he had a strong understanding of the people of Precinct 3.
"I'm not as qualified as a law enforcement officer," Martin said. "But I am a person who can lead people and who does lead people and I know what the people of Precinct 3 need in a constable."
The follow-up round of questions centered on what changes the candidates thought needed to be made in office they were seeking. Wright said that he believed the department was going in the right direction and sweeping changes were not needed.
"I believe there are no changes necessary except as circumstances change; we're doing quite well," Wright said.
He noted that in a staff of 600 employees, his office currently only has openings for 1 patrol deputy, 2 dispatchers and 3 jailers.
Wright added that his office expected to open a Precinct 3 sub-station later in the year, which would be the only major change he anticipated.
Teague said that changes were definitely needed to meet the demands of a growing county while managing the taxpayers' dollars and keeping public safety the paramount goal of the department.
"In an ever-growing county, we need a sheriff with the vision and ability and knowledge to manage a sheriff's office into the 21st Century," Teague said, "and I'm the man who has that vision and ability."
Teague added that the sheriff needed to make sure personnel are assigned to areas where they are needed most, and that the department does the job of protecting residents "without excuses." He also said that the sheriff needs to be mindful of budget issues and be willing to "balance, maintain and cut the budget every day."
Teague also said that the department must be able attract top law enforcement talent.
"We have to be able to recruit and retain qualified personnel of the highest integrity," Teague said. "I want to create a sheriff's office that everyone can be proud of and complete our mission to serve you, the citizens of Fort Bend County."
Cook said that the focus of his office must remain on serving legal documents from the county's justice of the peace courts.
"We have to take care of our primary focus, which is civil. Then we do the other things like accidents, patrol and the like," Cook said. "We do respond to emergencies when we're close, but those are the primary responsibility of agencies like the sheriff's office and local police departments."
Cook added that to respond regularly to criminal and traffic-related calls would increase his department's expenditures by 40 – 50 percent.
"In the time I have been constable, we have increased staff by only by 2 deputies and 1 clerk. During that same time, some agencies have more than doubled," Cook noted.
Zamaripa said that he would seek federal grant funding to obtain more personnel, have an "open-door policy" and be more accessible than the incumbent has been.
"I believe you need to be seen," Zamaripa said. "You don't just work every 4 years; you have to be seen all the time."
Martin said he would like to fully staff the constable's office and work shifts to more effectively serve civil papers. He also said that would have nothing but marked patrol cars.
"Unmarked cars are not crime deterrents," Martin said.
As a final question, the candidates were asked the most important issue facing the office they were seeking. Most agreed that the county's ongoing growth was the most daunting challenge to be addressed.
One by-product of that growth was the need for more jail space which, Wright said, would be addressed with the opening of the new jail facility in July. He pointed out that there is a jail space shortage throughout the state, and the county has had to contract with Dickens County in the Panhandle to take overflow prisoners in the interim.
"Our biggest challenge right now is to get the (new) jail up and running. The challenge isn't the cement and steel, it's staffing the jail," Wright said.
Teague agreed that growth is a significant challenge and said that calls for service must be constantly evaluated to ensure that patrol coverage is adequate and public safety is not compromised.
"We have to daily evaluate population and calls for service in the country and look at what those numbers means to staffing. You cannot just take a chunk out of the county and throw 2 or 3 deputies out there," Teague said.
He cited the Cinco Ranch area as an example. He said that there are currently 2 or 3 deputies assigned to the district that includes Cinco Ranch when it should instead be staffed with 6 – 8 deputies and designated as a patrol beat of its own.
"Deputies are not being managed and utilized properly," Teague said. "We cannot use sub-stations and storefronts as excuses. The officers should be out there on the beat to defeat the criminal element. We must move forward with leadership, integrity, service and vision, and that's what I will bring to the office of sheriff."
Growth was also the most frequently-cited challenge facing the constable's office. Cook said that he has been handling growth-related issues throughout his tenure as constable.
"I have handled growth since 1989 when the population of Precinct 3 was around 60,000 people. Now it's over 200, 000," Cook said.
Added to the growing population, Cook said, is the increasing complexity of demands on law enforcement officers. He said that they key to handling those demands is a greater emphasis on training.
"Law enforcement is getting more complex every year. That's why we're providing more and more training," Cook said.
Zamaripa said that the availability of the constable was the most important issue he would address.
"The constable needs to work closely with employees and the community, and you have to be a full-time constable, not just part-time," he said.
Zamaripa pledged to have an open-door policy, attend homeowner association meetings and improve morale and working conditions.
Martin agreed that an increasing population was a top challenge.
"With an increase in population there will be an increase in civil papers and those papers must be served as quickly as possible," Martin said.
He also said that the constable needed to be more visible, saying that in spite of the fact that he has lived in the Simonton area for over 10 years he did not even know who the constable was.
"I had to look him up on the Internet," Martin said. "Not just the deputies, but the constable himself must be visible."
The Republican primary will take place March 4. Early voting begins Feb. 19.


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October 27, 2011
Jefferson City, Mo. – Attorney General Chris Koster said today a Greene County jury has found Edna Kay Jackson, of Kirbyville, guilty of 7 counts of defrauding consumers.
Koster said Jackson owned a mobile/modular home business, Dogwood Homes. Jackson would sell the homes, collect the purchase price, and fail to deliver either the homes or the clear titles to the homes to the consumers. In addition, Jackson brokered homes for customers and failed to give either the sellers or their bank the money from the sale.
"Kay Jackson defrauded people of tens of thousands of their hard-earned dollars," Koster said. "This office is committed to enforcing consumer-protection laws and arduously prosecuted this case. I'm pleased with the result and commend the jury on the verdict."
Jackson will be sentenced on January 13. She faces up to 4 years in prison on each count and a fine of up to $5,000 per count.


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How to Play Video Games
Video games can be a fun and enjoyable pastime, but sometimes we could all use a little instruction. Knowing how to play video games brings you one step closer to full enjoyment. You have to start somewhere to get the correct feel.
1Choose a game system that looks appealing to you. You may decide based on:
- the games that are available on a particular system;
- the various features of a system;
- your lifestyle (for example, if you're always on the go, pick a hand held system, or if you have a lot of free time at home, choose a home console.);
- other factors, such as cost, personal reasons, etc.
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2Find a game that you're interested in. You can do this by simply browsing a games store, downloading one from the internet or reading about a game in a gaming magazine or website. There are many genres of video games like RPGs (role-playing games) FPSs (first-person shooters) RTSs (real-time strategy) and MMOGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Games). Be sure to pick a game for the proper game system.
3Set up your game system by reading its manual. For a home console, usually you can just connect it to a TV and power with the cables provided. This is usually quite simple unless you own an older TV.
4Set up your game by reading its manual. Usually, this involves placing the game disk/cartridge into the appropriate slot in the game system and powering it up. If it doesn't show how to put in the game then try to remember the last game or get the console/handheld system manual and read how to put in a game usually the manual will help you
5Read the game's manual to learn how to play the game. This includes learning the controls and game play mechanics. Sometimes, a game will have a tutorial to teach you how to play the game as you're playing.
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- Do your research before buying anything. There can be different variations of systems or games. For example, there are three types of Gameboy Advance (regular, SP, and micro) and 5 types of Nintendo DS (regular, Lite, DSi, DSi XL and 3DS). Some games also have special or limited editions which are generally more expensive. Make sure you know what you want and what you're getting.
- If you are getting into retro games, such as NES or SNES, you should take into consideration that these games have very vague control descriptions (if any). They also tend to be extremely difficult and frustrating.
- If you have no budget at all but do have a computer, there are many free games available from the internet. This is also another great way to acquire commercial games, too. There are many online stores and services that provide commercial games to users with credit cards or paypal accounts. Also, don't worry about your computer "not being good enough," as there are many older games which are playable on almost any computer.
- Try to stick to a budget when purchasing games. Gaming can be an expensive hobby, so be careful about what you buy.
- If you want to be on a low budget, try some retro games. These days they can sell for about 50 cents to around $8, but its smarter to download an emulator, get the roms, and play for free on a computer.
- If you get a hand held system, remember to take care of it. They are generally somewhat delicate, so be sure not to drop it, and try to keep the screen scratch-free. You can buy screen protectors that keep your system screen scratch-free and cases that keep your system safe.
- Some other game systems considered ancient are also pretty fun. PlayStation 1 and Game Boy Color are pretty primitive, but still might be fun. Also, it's pretty easy to find games for PS1 used, and also the consoles. Also, retro games tend to be $10-$15 dollars than the new Xbox, PSP, PS3 games that are $60-$100.
- Read the instructions! Most people don't read the instructions before playing a game and sometimes get confused on how to do something. Also to be sure to keep the manual in sight, for future reference.
- If you dislike the game, keep the return them! If you have lots of retro games or ?GameBoy/Game Cube games. You can trade them in to buy a new game! (When you trade them in, trade in many, they take them in below their real value, so they can make money.)
- An enormously successful and fun game is "Super Mario 64" which is for the Nintendo 64, which is an old console and both the console and the game are hard to get hold of. Fortunately, it has been available for the DS under the title "Super Mario DS" but it is still the same game, with a few fun things added in. It is also available on the Wii if you have access to the "Wii Shop Channel" and 1000 Wii Points. In order to get it, click on "search by category," then "search by console," then "Nintendo 64", then "Super Mario 64", this may take awhile to download but it's worth it.
- Video Games can become VERY addictive. Only play for 1-2 hours a day after you finish up work, homework and/or chores. If you were to play Modern Warfare 2, Halo 3, Call of Duty 4, 5, or any other rated "M" first-person shooter, make sure that you will be able to control your temper. Many players of these games have anger problems when you die or lose a game.
- When buying games, note the ESRB (US and Canada) or PEGI (Europe) rating on the game box. The ratings rate the suggested age-appropriateness of the game. Ratings can vary depending on the games' content such as blood and gore, drugs, foul language or sexual material or themes.
- Try to play a game or game system at a games store or a friend's place first. This can help you decide what games you like or don't like to play.
- Try to buy games one or two at a time. Buying multiple new games at once allows you to divide your time between them, making you less likely to get bored, though you may take longer to complete them. Given the economy, buying one at a time is better for your wallet.
- Before buying games, its is generally a good idea to use a rental service like Gamefly, or a rental store, such as blockbuster. These sources typically run out of really new games almost immediately, so renting a game when it is still a new release is largely a matter of luck, otherwise just be patient, or just pre-order it.
- Try to control your temper when playing a more hardcore game or else you might get into a tantrum.
- If you are playing video games for the first time, it may not be a good idea to start with an older system such as Nintendo or Super Nintendo. The more recent systems have games that often contain one or more tutorial levels, giving the player a feel for all the controls and thus not be confused. Unlike most old video games, most modern video games also have multiple difficulty levels, allowing the new player to have a challenge without it being too hard, while still giving the more experienced gamers the chance to have a challenge.
- Video games are supposed to be fun. If you're getting frustrated or angry at the game, stop playing and take a break. The game will still be there when you come back.
- Video games do have the potential to cause seizures to people with epilepsy. If you have a history of seizures, you should consult a doctor before use.
- After playing video games for a while you should try stretching to avoid cramps.
- Video Games have the chance of destroying relationships and can make you lose your job. Make sure you don't play all day and don't get anything done. If you play all day everyday you could be playing on the streets.
- Video games can become addictive.
Things You'll Need
- A game system(Handhelds and Computers Count)
- A game (Go to your local video game/electronics store and be amazed)
- one or more controllers (home systems only)
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Whoa, baby. What an episode.
I've been tough on Scandal this season. It's dwelled a little too much on feelings and back stories that were informative but not urgent -- we seemed to be getting the same information over and over again. And most importantly, it hadn't hit the conspiracy heights of the first. But with "Truth or Consequences," things started fitting together in a compelling way. It began to feel like something was truly at stake, attributable to the fact that in this episode the unflappable Olivia, the fixer of everything, stalled.
So, let's get to the recap.
The episode opens in a school auditorium where a man is explaining to a number of elderly voters that they'll be the first county in Ohio to use touchscreen voting. "No paper ballots to be collected this year. Now that's progress," he tells them, before leading them elsewhere. But a young guy hangs back and switches out the black box with the election software in it with his own. It's Lindsey/Quinn's boyfriend Jesse. In "Truth or Consequences" we finally get a play-by-play of what exactly happened with Lindsey Dwyer and Cytron. It was great to see the tension building before Hollis resorted to mass murder. We get confirmation that Jesse had sold software to Hollis to rig the election. We got to watch Jesse make the epic mistake of threatening Hollis Doyle and blackmailing him for a bigger payout. And we got to see how deeply involved Becky has been all along.
Back in the present, David has called on Hollis Doyle and his army of lawyers to inform him that they're investigating the connection between Cytron and the election rigging. He's looking to make a deal. Information for immunity, essentially. But, "there's only one seat in the lifeboat," David says. And Hollis responds with one of his folksy metaphors: "I s'pect you know how we turn bulls into steers? Don't make me haul out the clippers."
Meanwhile, a very pregnant Mellie storms into Cyrus' office and tells him to fix Fitz. To get him under control. At the end of the last episode Fitz asked her for a divorce, and our Mellie, only four weeks out from giving birth, is not one to give up that easily. Cyrus says he'll take care of it, ushers her out the door, and mumbles "breeders" under his breath.
NEXT: Cyrus confronts Fitz about wanting a divorce, and we see a whole new Fitz...


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