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I'm cycling again! Reader, have you heard of the ancient red tent / menstruation hut / Moonlodge? A place where women join together in a communal support and love during their menstruation. I'm relatively new to the world of learning more about my blood and cycle, too. Let's indulge ourselves together! So, for the past year I have been joining the most fabulous group of women each dark moon (that's the new moon on most calendars, when the moon is dark), and my soul feeds on and lives for and dies with and composts and rebirths and love love loves this ritual. Early last year I was meeting only in the evening. Willa was still very young, in fact, she attended my first three Moonlodge's with me. When she became more mobile, but could not yet contribute to the sacred content of the ceremony, she began to stay at home with her papa (which, let me tell you, has been beautiful for their relationship) and I became eons more committed to the nourishment my soul felt in response to this group and ritual. And in November last year I was invited to meet all day on every dark moon celebrating our womanhood, our cycle of life, and support of one another. I love these women.
I have found a portal of knowledge about my ancestors, about myself, about my sisters, mothers, daughters, grandmothers, and so on and so on and so on and so on again. Each dark moon brings new teachings to my plate.
This month I am spending some quality time remembering my first menstruation. I am remembering the details, the dark details. This month I am rejoicing in the return of this moon cycle, many many moons have passed without blood from my uterus after the sweetest Willa began growing in my belly. And now, my body rejoices in the return of my fascinating moon cycle!
I celebrate my menstruation, and yours. It's so interesting that our culture is based around celebrating many many other things that are so directly correlated with our blood, but shuns the talk of the blood itself. And, interestingly enough, we allow our cycle and our reproductive rights to be on the table of many political discussions. Let's get the party started before we let anyone crash it, let's celebrate our bodies!
I want my daughter to grow up in a place where she is comfortable talking about her sync and symbiosis with the moon, where she feels loved and honored for the entire woman that she is, where she understands and loves the functions and goings-on of her body, and I am going to give my all to create this world. Too, I know you know balance is important in this realm; that's what Glitter & Grit is about: balancing these two worlds. So I'm not suggesting that we run around the streets shouting about our periods (do it if you like), but I do believe that our culture could use a little more information and confidence from us ladies on the issue. There are plenty of organizations out there doing their part, too!
How can we create a society where there is no longer shame around our blood? You wonder? (Me too.) I'm thinking first off, we should spread the word about these Red Tents! Second, do you have a keeper cup (to catch your moon blood to give it back to the earth)? I originally bought mine as a financial investment; women spend thousands upon thousands of dollars on tampons and plastic pad supplies and my reusable keeper cup saves me! I'm certain to write more on this topic another post. Stay tuned.
I said oh my dang today, because I believe Red Tents all around the globe equals a safe place for women to shed shame of bleeding every month, a place for us to truly be ourselves, every single bit of ourselves, with women. It saddens me to think that some young girls have no idea how to express their new blood to anyone, that they may feel shame because no one talks about it. In my research to further educate myself about my menstruation, I fell in love with the beautiful women empowering other women in their writing and bleeding. I love you, I am grateful for you. We're all in this life together, whether we choose to honor that or not. And I'm glad we are in this together. I think you're beautiful. Just exactly the way you are.
I think I've told you about this movie before, but I really want to share the video with you again.
Did you get goosebumps? I do every time the beat changes and that woman starts dancing in the quaint dining room with her sisters. I do every time I see my Santa Cruz Moonlodge on the beach! I love this movie trailer, and I'm thrilled to see the extensive work these ladies have put forth come to fruition.
Have you read The Red Tent? Do you have a Red Tent? What is the most nourishing thing you do for your body / mind / spirit during your dark moon? Do you have rituals which help heal and open your soul?


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Ashton didn't deny last year's incident and he hasn't said anything about this latest claim.
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Ashton's latest hook-up is reportedly asking for $250,000 to sell her story.
The couple have also been unusually quiet on their Twitter accounts lately. Celebitchy reports that neither has directly tweeted the other for at least a month, and Demi hasn't posted a photo of her husband for a couple of months.
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Welcome to the first installment of Ashes HQ, a blog to capture the highs, lows, events and non-events which comprise an Ashes series. The series of 2005 was a fillip for Test cricket and the 2009 summer in England has fans and punters alike lining up for more of the same.
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Premier League Weekend Review: Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Fulham and More
Another classic Premier League scheduling madness is upon us, with a series of midweek games seemed in on the season winds down. With that in mind, basically everything written will be rendered partially moot by the time you're probably reading this so ...
Let's just take a quick run through the weekend matches -- which saw Manchester City's title pursuit go up in flames -- and then make a couple quick guesses about what's ahead.
* Manchester City was totally listless for 94 minutes Sunday in a 1-0 loss to Arsenal on Mikel Arteta's late winner, which could have been worst if Robin van Persie wasn't in a mini-rut in front of goal and or Thomas Vermaelen didn't block a clear goal for his own team. Naturally the entire focus for the loss will be on Mario Balotelli, who nearly broke Alex Song's leg and later got two yellow cards and was spent off -- likely for good at City.
Is Balotelli the only reason City's title chase is all but over, eight points behind Manchester United after the Red Devils' 2-0 win over QPR Sunday? No. It's an easy scapegoat -- even Roberto Mancini said the FA should discipline him -- but City knew what it was getting into from the start. The Italian's antics are funny to follow and his "YOLO" lifestyle is definitely amazing for memes and all other forms of Internet laughs, but if you're inside the City dressing room it must piss you off. Plus, it doesn't help, that Balotelli seems to only play when he feels like it. It's either all-in, or totally whacked out. No in-between, aka, what a true professional brings to the table.
Not to get too Grantland-y, but you can't put your hopes in a player who's antics might even make a guy like (youth culture alert!) make Tyler, the Creator shake his head.
* If the Jose Mourinho, as rumored, manages City if Roberto Mancini is fired, Balotelli is out -- but other than his admitted favorite club of AC Milan is he going to end up?
* When you boil it all down, Mancini hasn't done a bad job with City. He did win the FA Cup last season and assembled a very good, if not great, team. His undoing is going to be putting way too much faith in the dual insanity of Balotelli and Carlos Tevez. Is it Mancini's fault his most influential player, David Silva completely ran out of gas? Well, yes, he could have rested him here-and-there, but Mancini did buy Samir Nasri in the summer and the Frenchman hasn't exactly been the type of midfield orchestrator that Silva is, so without the Spaniard pulling the strings the City attack is completely rudderless.
* Glossing over in the Balotelli headlines, City's defense hasn't been nearly as good as it was last season when Vincent Kompany and Kolo Toure lead the way. Both have been in and out of the team, leaving too much time for Jolean Lescott.
* The biggest failure of Mancini was not cloning David Pizarro and getting him to play all 11 positions.
* Credit here, too, to Arsenal. God only knows what sort of European, soccer-form of HGH Tomas Rosicky has been ingesting or injecting, because who knew the Czech still had it in him? If Arsene Wenger doesn't tinker too much and finds a little bit out depth at the outside backs and -- again -- a dominant center back that can marshall the line the Gunners are in pretty good shape for 2012-13 with the addition of Lukas Podolski and return of Jack Wilshere.
Problem is, it's going to be hard to bottle this form the Gunners are in right now and extend it another 14 months. That said, they'll be back in the Champions League and with City melting down, looks like van Persie isn't going anywhere.
There is no excuse why Arsenal can't compete for the League title next season. None.
* Funny line somebody, probably @Vincent_Vega_ re-tweeted, that this is the best City team in generations and the worst United, yet the Red Devils are going to win the title.
* The weird thing is, more is probably going to be written in the offing about City's collapse and Arsenal's weird season than Manchester United's title-win. There wasn't anything glamorous or, ahem, "sexy" about it -- sorry Paul Scholes return from a brief retirement doesn't qualify even with his bonus points for being a ginger. Just result, after result, after result.
Here's Manchester United's 2012 Premier League form: LWWWDWWWWWWW.
Hard to think Sir Alex Ferguson is bumping that "All I Do Is Win" song, but it's the truth.
* All that said, is United's season underrated since we're used to comparing it to the past? Wayne Rooney might be his usual brilliant self, but he does have 22 league goals and hasn't allowed the "red mist" to descend. Antonio Valencia has been a joy to watch on the right, while the patchwork United defense ravaged by injury has held together -- all while breaking in a new keeper.
* Massive talking point after this one was Shaun Derry's red card penalty on Ashley Young, which was a) from an offside position and b) a bit of a dive.
I definitely liked Martin Tyler's (and his analyst not sure the name) stringent condemnation of diving as a whole on the game commentary, saying in part that if Young were non-English he'd be booed and jeered -- think Luis Suarez. At the same time, too, Tyler went as far as to say there's no diving or "simulation" in the women's game, which is food for thought.
Tyler also suggested that giving a red card AND a penalty is a bit too harsh, which is fair to consider. I do kind of like the either-or situation. It wasn't quite a 'last man' argument, nor was it violent conduct. Losing a man and a goal is a tough pill to swallow.
In QPR's spot, down a man and a goal at Old Trafford, even with 80+ minutes to go is a mountain too steep to climb.
* Slept through all but the final eight minutes of Tottenahm's 0-0 draw with Sunderland. Sir Ian Darke took to Twitter to say the game was dull and dreadful, so you know you didn't miss much. Sir Ian doesn't put lipstick on a pig, which is why we love him.
* Chelsea, as usual, are the worst. A 2-1 win over valiant Wigan made the stomach turn with Branislav Ivanovic's first goal being clearly from an offside position. Create the Serb, though, for making a play at the other end to block a would-be tying goal from Wigan seconds later.
The less said about Juan Mata's winner in stoppage time, via a Fernando Torres shot which hit the post, the better.
* Maybe Wigan have the right idea -- do nothing for four months and then try to turn it on for the final 10 matches to avoid relegation. Victor Moses seems lively enough and the team seems to have some spirit, so maybe Roberto Martinez pulls off another miracle.
* Also the worst, John Terry's denim jacket.
* Clint Dempsey committed some American on American crime, hurting the chances of Premier League survival for compatriots Tim Ream and Stuart Holden with two goals in Fulham's 3-0 road win at Bolton. Dempsey is now about to, approximately, 124 goals in all competitions this seasons.
* Since we talk about it seemingly every time Dempsey scores, who the hell knows if he'll move away from Fulham in the summer. The cards are in his hands, since he just signed a new contract not that long ago. There was one of those classic English tabloid rumors from nothing last week about a move to Arsenal, so expect that to ratchet up as we hit the summer. You'd have to make one hell of an offer to Fulham, considering he's scored 15 of their 42 league goals, making him a strong contender along with Robin van Persie of the EPL's hypothetical MVP.
Unless Dempsey is moving to an Arsenal-type club, it's probably a move backwards, even if it means the fringes of Champions League football with a continental team. I'll stick with my theory from a couple weeks ago that Tottenham would be a perfect landing place for him, even if it cuts into his playing time.
* Don't think I've picked a single West Brom game correctly this season, as they thumped Blackburn 3-0 on Saturday. Fun.
* Stoke City sent Wolves to their eight straight loss Saturday. Wolves appear to have given up. Guys like Kevin Doyle know that they'll find another home as soon as the club is relegated, so why put up much of an effort for a lost cause? Definite bad vibes at the club.
* If only a big club, such as Rangers, went into administration every year, then maybe David Moyes would be living large. Nikica Jelavic is the player the Toffees needed and they got him cheap. Everton only drew Norwich City 2-2, but are still ahead of Liverpool, which drew Aston Villa 1-1.
* Alex McLeish, you might rival John Terry for the worst. The only thing keeping you from it is you don't have a terrible haircut.
* It's pretty clear Mike Ashley made a deal with the devil, because how is Newcastle United batting 1.000 in the transfer market nowadays? Papiss Cisse -- with one hell of a goal on Friday -- looking more like a steal, as Champions League football doesn't look too far flung.


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Getting college graduates to pursue careers as researchers can be challenging, particularly if they come from minority backgrounds. Various academic programs are in place to foster scholarly productivity and promotion within emerging careers.
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After observing a female hummer critically eyeing a hanging pot, Mom asked if she might like to nest there. I thought not, but I got curious about artificial nest sites for hummingbirds. I did a google search that saw that people have made them in the case of Black-chinned hummers and there are some for purchasae. I get strictly ruby throats, but I was wondering if anyone has had success with an artificial nest site. |
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I believe in the majority of cases the artificial nesting platforms are unsuccessful. Hummers have been know to nest in unusual areas but of their own choosing. Penny |
Yeah.. I bought that Duncraft one for my mother like 4 yrs ago..they never used it.. didn't even go to it for the nesting materials. :( |
- Posted by clumsygrdner z6 (My Page) on Mon, May 14, 07 at 19:21
Okay. Thanks for your replies. |
- Posted by newyorkrita z6b/7a LI NY (My Page) on Sat, Mar 8, 08 at 17:43
If you did have one of those nesting thingies, were to put it? It seems like they are for under porches or such but I thought hummers nested in trees. We only have ruby throats here. |
- Posted by newyorkrita z6b/7a LI NY (My Page) on Wed, Mar 12, 08 at 16:38
Well, I could help myself. I bought the nesting platforms. They come two in a box and by reading the directions I have learned alot. First thing they said was that the mother hummer always starts two nests. Then she decides on the one she wants to commit too and finishes and uses that. Therefore put up two of the platforms. Key to success, according to directions, is to place them out of the wind. This was stressed as being most important. Windy locations would be ignored. Under the eves and in a corner, therefore out of the wind, was the suggested spot. Now, I was going to put this in a different location altogether until I read the directions. So I looked around and I have three perfect spots for the nests and two other spots I am thinking on. It said quite plainly that they have had nesting success with Ruby Throated, which is all we get here and a bunch of others. |
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Those Hummer nesting platforms came and I put them up. If I have any sucess, I will be sure to let you all know. |
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My mother always got the nest her crepe myrtles, without fail. I never have. Of course now she feeds them too, but previoisly she never did. I'd always get jealous because I tried so hard and she never did a thing. |
Neat! The only couple of hummer nests I have ever noticed were in the center of a cedar tree. In fact, that cedar tree is only allowed to remain for the hummers. I imagine the thick cedar tree foliage reduces wind exposure and it would be very difficult for any predator to climb into it. |
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Atlas is well housebroken, crate trained, and knows a few basic commands. He is very strong, weighing about 62 pounds, and will need work on walking properly on a leash. Due to his size and at time puppy-like energy, Atlas needs an adopter that is experienced with large dogs, preferably with the pit bull breed. Atlas is very smart and with a good leader will be the perfect family dog.
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- Rescues and shelter volunteers in San Diego already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a San Diego breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even American Pit Bull Terrier/Mastiff breeders who help with American Pit Bull Terrier/Mastiff rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in San Diego paves the way for another one to be saved.


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I have discovered a mature gardenia plant in an empty lot near my house that is soon to be mostly cleared and developed (some trees will be saved, but the rest goes). The construction is to begin soon, and so I wish to move this plant, despite it being June in Georgia. Fortunately, it has been unusually cool and rainy, so conditions are more welcoming than in the past. However, I know nothing about what is the best way to go about digging up a four foot high gardenia (how wide / deep of an area to dig, etc.). Any suggestions are very much welcomed! Irisia |
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I have never attempted anything that large but I would guess about 2 ft. around the base and at least that deep.That should get most of the roots.Are you putting it back in the gorund or going into a large container?Good luck with it. |
Dig around the drip line (outermost edge of the leaves) preferably with a garden fork. Be prepared to water it well through the summer and give it some root stimulator. If you plant it in full sun, try to rig up some way to give it some shade in the hottest parts of the afternoon. You can also prune back about 1/3 of the plant to help you move it and to help prevent water loss thru the leaves. |
Hello again, I have transplanted the gardenia and will see how it goes. I dug around a wide area and have put it in a part sun but mostly shade place with excellent soil (lucky to have that in Georgia clay land!). Thanks for the advice...I will follow. |
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23 Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying , | 23 "Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, to the whole house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, |
24 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up , nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart , according to the word of the LORD. | 24 'This is what the LORD says: Do not go up to fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Go home, every one of you, for this is my doing.' " So they obeyed the word of the LORD and went home again, as the LORD had ordered. |
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I'm tired of replacing the halogen bulbs in the outside fixtures. I also can't help but notice, that those bulbs heat-up instantly upon being turned on and stay very hot â€" which means, I'm wasting a lot of electricity not on (visible) light, but on useless (if not dangerous) heat. I'd like to go with LED-based solutions â€" any advice? The spots are all wired already (obviously), so it need not be wireless or solar-powered. Ideally I would simply replace the burnt-out halogen bulbs (150 Watt) with compatible LED ones, but I could, I suppose, replace the entire fixture as well... Thanks for suggestions! |
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- Breed: Labrador Retriever/Pointer Mix
- Color: Brown/Chocolate - With White
- Age: Young
- Size: Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
- Sex: Male
- ID#: Richmond, VA
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When Dante's foster mom is asked to describe Dante, three words immediately pop into her mind: energetic, happy, and affectionate. This handsome, long-legged boy loves playing fetch with his favorite red toy and he loves being next to his favorite people. He has learned to sit and stay when told, and he does a fantastic job following voice commands when he is out in a park running without a leash. He needs some help learning to walk more calmly on a leash. Dante would like to live with someone who has an active life-style and a fenced-in yard or perhaps even safe open spaces where he can enjoy outdoors time with his human(s). While he gets along very well with other dogs and lives with some canine buddies, people are where he's at. Dante is a people dog, although he can be shy with strangers, especially if they approach him quickly. Dante is always in a good mood. He's a happy guy who often looks like he's smiling.
Dante is about two years old. He is housebroken, but dislikes being in a crate. He enjoys gnawing on bones, but has no interest in things like shoes, furniture, or other items he shouldn't chew. He is neutered and has had all of his shots. Currently, he is undergoing treatment for heartworms. He was rescued from a high-kill shelter in Columbus Georgia after he was found in very neglected condition. He lives with a foster family in Auburn Alabama. He has not had much experience with little children or any experience with cats. He likes the human teenager that he lives with a lot and was happy to have taken a car ride with him the other day. Dante will be ready for a new home by the first of to mid April!
Please email us at email@example.com if you are interested in fostering or adopting Dante! Our adoption fee is $300. $75 of the adoption fee is refundable if proof of completion of obedience class is demonstrated within 3 months of adoption. Each of our pups goes to their forever family up to date on vaccines, spayed/neutered, microchipped, current on flea/tick/heartworm preventative.
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- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Richmond already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Richmond breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Labrador Retriever/Pointer breeders who help with Labrador Retriever/Pointer rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Richmond paves the way for another one to be saved.


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The group of UK solar companies behind the campaign against the reduction of the subsidies for larger projects has asked the courts to quash the government's review altogether.
Greg Barker, energy minister, announced in March that the government intended to cut the level of public subsidy for large solar farms after a brief review of feed-in tariffs.
The companies have filed a claim in the High Court for judicial review against Chris Huhne, energy secretary, and hope they can get the energy department to start all over again on the process of deciding which projects get which subsidies.
The groups have included four arguments in their case:
- The energy department previously indicated that the review would take place in 2012, with changes being implemented in 2013.
- There was a suggestion that an early review could take place based on a certain "trigger point", but that trigger point was never set.
- There is no evidence of the "excessive deployment" of large-scale solar power about which the energy department warns.
- Large-scale solar is more cost effective, and so reducing subsidies at the larger end to balance the cost to the consumer doesn't make sense.
One of the companies involved, Low Carbon Group, told Energy Source they have already had to cancel an investment trust they had set up with investment company Ingenious Media, and return the £30m they had attracted, to investors, after the review suggested the subsidy reductions.
Roy Bedlow, the Low Carbon Group's chief executive, also said the nervousness had filtered through to other parts of the business, with investors into its tidal and wind power divisions also beginning to hold back. He said:
This move has created uncertainty in the entire sector. Investors are holding back and waiting. They say they want to see more information on what is happening to subsidies and why.
But the companies have a difficult task. To succeed with their case, they have to show that the review is not just bad, but it is worthy of being quashed by the courts, in this case on the grounds that the policy is irrational. They also say the outcome of the review was pre-determined, which they claim is shown by negative comments from ministers about large-scale solar.
However, applying for judicial review is often used as a way of drumming up publicity for a cause, and they will have to persuade the courts this is not an example of that.
It seems that the campaign group has a struggle on its hands. Bedlow himself admits their lobbying efforts have had no discernible effect on officials within the energy department.
Their best bet might actually be to use the dynamics of the coalition to their advantage, and lobby Lib Dem MPs in the South West, where most of the large-scale projects were planned, to put pressure in turn on the party leadership. As the local elections loom, the party might decide this is a good issue on which to put some clear water between them and the Tories. But then, with a Lib Dem in charge of the energy department, that might prove a tricky position to maintain.


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Louise O. Vásvari's interests include medieval literature, socio-linguistics, folklore, translation theory, Hungarian, and Holocaust studies (all informed by gender theory). She has published widely in these areas, ranging from medieval Spanish, Italian, and English to queer theory, the latter in particular in relation to emerging queer discourses in Hungarian. Related to the Spanish Romancero she has published The Heterotextual Body of the "Mora Morilla" (1999). She has also published, with Louise Haywood, A Companion to the "Libro de Buen Amor" (2004), and, with Steven Tötösy, Imre Kertész and Holocaust Literature (2005) Comparative Central European Discourses of the Holocaust (2009), and Comparative Hungarian Cultural Studies (2011). She currently has in press Women's Gendered Voices: Hispanic Studies in Comparative Culture and the Romancero. She has taught at the University of California, Berkeley and Davis, at the Oetvos Lorand University and the Central European University (Budapest), as Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Connecticut, Storrs (2006), Université de Jules Verne, Amiens (2007), Distinguished Scholar at Cambridge University (2008), and as Senior Fulbright Professor, E.L.T.E., Budapest, and the University of Szeged, Hungary, where she is also External Professor. She las also taught language and gender in the Linguistics Department at New York University for the last decade. |
Ph.D. in Romance Philology, University of California, Berkeley
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Mar 9th 2010 5:01AM Yeah I clicked through looking for details on where to attend such seminars and was bitterly disappointed.
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Mar 8th 2010 11:49PM FYI - Source for the post by Crygil links back to wow.com
Introductory guide to fighting priests, Part 3 {WoW}
Feb 27th 2010 4:58AM Interesting spec and gearing choices but obviously its working for them. I've gone the opposite route and been running Satin (crit) gear with the Never Melting trinket and currently hanging around 1700 with a rogue in 2's but now I'm definitely looking at some Mooncloth gear for spirit/regen topped off with some haste.
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Feb 3rd 2010 10:01PM I'm a big enough man to admit my mistake - confusing VT & VE. I fail to see where that is self-important or smug.
But............ since you begun this - You're columns are pieced together, recycled information which can be found on many better resource sites (like shadowpriest.com for instance) where others have already written it. You're offering nothing new to readers, like most of the writers on this site, you simply re-hash what others have already put out there to the communities.
Spiritual Guidance: On rotations, and having a good time {WoW}
Feb 3rd 2010 9:23PM Refreshing VT? Given that it is a 30m self buff now you can safely do that ooc. How long since you played a Shadow Priest?
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Jan 28th 2010 4:09PM I guess it depends on how you calculate; averaging the differences leave syou with 6.29%, sum the totals and then calculating the difference shows us at a 6.81% difference.
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3 weeks ago, I planted Rosemary and Thyme in biodegradeable starter pots. The thyme has sprouted up in all 6 little pots after about 10 days. The rosemary is more challenging, only 2 starter posts have stems/leaves. When do I repot these into the terra cotta pots? Are they ready now? What should I look for to make sure they are ready? I am new to indoor herb gardening (next up is Basil and Parsley) |
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I haven't grown thyme before (will do this year.) but I did with an indoor rosemary which I started two years and still have it to this day. I'm sure others here will chime in about thyme. Rosemary's easy herb (once you get it established). Do you insert whole (rosemary and starter pot) in a terra cotta pot? If so, try to cut up the starter pot first before potting it. You can do it anytime you'd like, there is no real risk if you're inserting a small pot in large pot. Unless the rosemary is so fragile that you can break it by shaking the pot as you try to insert it, in that case, wait a bit. I used a peat pot and the rosemary's roots didn't go through it when I re-potted. Rosemary likes it little on dry side so that might be why the peat pot didn't break down enough for roots to break through. Hence cutting the pot up to make it easier for roots. Little advice: Be careful if you're not using a supplement light directly above your rosemary. My indoor rosemary were angling toward my window and I didn't rotate or support it back then so it were shaped like half c. Oops. I set it outside during summer and it does much better so I suggest you do same. |
How would you suggest cutting up the starter pot (the herbs are already been potted in them and have sprouted)? Just carefully cutting bottom off so the plant can grow directly in to the soil in the terra cotta pot? Thank you for responding. |
First, is your starter pot a peat pot or cow pot that's designed to break down and become plant food when you place it (with plant) in the ground or larger pot? If so, yes, you can cut the bottom off if you like. If you do, you can use the bottom as plant food by tearing it into pieces and place inside the large pot. I was told I don't need to do it because the roots will break through walls, but that wasn't in my case. |
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Is Your Compensation Plan Driving or Hindering Growth?
Ask any CEO or owner that question and chances are you will get a response something like this: "Hmmm. Not sure." Ask the same CEO what the largest budget item is on the company's financial statement and the response will likely be: "Compensation." Does anyone see the disconnect here? How can a company leader not know whether the highest financial investment the company is making is driving or hindering growth?
This happens, of course, because most companies don't have mechansims for assessing the impact rewards are having on critical performance indicators and outcomes. And so they continue to pour millions of dollars into something that isn't being measured (for results) in the same way other large capital investments are evaluated. (Sounds like a government entitlement program to me….but that's for another blog.)
For a business to get its arms around this concept, it must be able to determine both the soft and the hard criteria it will use to measure the relative success of a given compensation strategy.
Soft Results
These outcomes don't show up on the income statement or balance sheet, but they have a real impact on the financial results of the company. And they can be measured. Essentially, these fall into the following categories:
Partnership–Do employees feel like participating partners in the company's business successes? If compensation isn't creating this link in the minds of employees, they aren't mentally participating in the company in the same way as ownership.
Clarity–Through compensation, does the company effectively communicate and reinforce its organizational standards and the value of the total rewards opportunity? In other words, do employees make a connection between the financial results of the company and the fulfillment of their own financial objectives–in a non-manipulative fashion?
Engagement–Has the company achieved a crucial level of employee commitment, passion and execution? Is compensation creating a sense of stewardship that reinforces the intrinsic motivation all employees need to perform at the highest levels?
These areas can be effectively measured through carefully engineered surveys. VisionLink's Alignment Appraisal is one such tool for performing an assessment of this type but you may be able to come up with your own. Regardless of the tool used, if these issues aren't being measured, you don't yet really know whether your compensation strategies are driving or hindering growth.
Hard Results
When it comes to outcomes that have a real dollar impact, the issue becomes one of measuring productivity. How does the business determine the amount of value that is created through financial capital at work in the company as opposed to the productive output of its people? To make this contrast, the company should consider performing an analysis such as VisionLink's ROTRI calulation. Here are the figures measured and contrasted in such a process:
- Determine the total investment currently being made by the company in all rewards programs–salaries, commissions, bonuses, benefits, long-term incentives, etc.
- Identify a capital account for the company–all cash, equipment, inventory, etc.
- Assign a cost to that capital account–an amount such as your borrowing rate or a return you feel shareholders should expect to receive on that working capital (10 to 12% are typical). We'll call this your "capital charge."
- Determine the company's most recent 12-month net operating profit, after tax (NOPAT).
- Subtract the capital charge from the NOPAT. We will call this your "productivity profit"–the amount you will consider attributable to people capital at work as opposed to financial capital at work in your business.
- Divide your total rewards investment into the productivity profit. This becomes your ROTRI percentage.
Once you arrive at your ROTRI figure, you will likely instinctively ask, "is this good or bad?" Actually, it's neither. For now, its just a benchmark–and your ROTRI will be different from another company's percentage depending on margins and a number of other factors. The key issue is whether or not your ROTRI improves year to year. If it does, then you can conclude that productivity is improving. If productivity is improving, it is easier to conclude that your rewards strategies are having a positive impact on results–therefore they are driving rather than hindering growth.
Don't Be Caught without an Answer
In summary, if you are leading an organization, you don't want to be left wondering whether your company's largest financial investment is draining or fueling growth. You need to know. Hopefully, some of the measures indicated above will help you get a jump start on figuring out what your answer will be going forward.
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(born June 2, 1863, Zara, Dalmatia, Austrian Empire—died May 7, 1942, Winterthur, Switz.) Austrian conductor and composer. After studies in Leipzig, he came to the attention of Franz Liszt, who arranged the premiere of Weingartner's first opera at Weimar (1884). He held conducting posts at Danzig, Hamburg, and Mannheim, and he became conductor of the Berlin Opera in 1891. He succeeded Gustav Mahler as conductor of the Vienna Opera (1908–11) and stayed on with the Vienna Philharmonic until 1927. He also directed the Basel Conservatory (1927–33) and was a distinguished writer on music.
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Bon Iver Album Leaks, iTunes To Blame?
May 29th, 2011
An administration error on May 17th caused the new self-titled album from Bon Iver to be put for sale on iTunes. While most users were expecting to see the the new single "Calgary", the full album was available for anyone to purchase.In no time, fans purchased the album and quickly uploaded it on file-sharing websites. The album is still scheduled for a legitimate release on June 21st. Fans are very eager to hear the follow-up to their debut For Emma, Forever Ago. Both Apple and Bon Iver's label Jagjaguwar have declined to comment.
A similar incident occurred for the Raconteur's in 2008 (Consolers of the Only) and Kelly Clarkson in 2009 (All I Ever Wanted).
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A 12-year member of the gallery, he joined in June 2002. This retrospective of his work is a fresh look at his favorite subjects — water and boats — rendered in the most appropriate medium, watercolor.
The opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on "First Friday," June 6, is an opportunity to meet this talented specialist and be inspired by his views of watercraft in their natural settings.
"I strive to work so that the result appears to have been painted with a happy and relaxed brush. I want the painting to appear as if it was quick and easy to execute, and just fell naturally onto the paper. The painting should convey my overall emotion about the subject: peace, joy, excitement, sadness or whatever — a lot is suggested — and the details I try to leave to the viewer to supply from the wealth of their own experiences," the artist explains.
McLean was introduced to watercolor painting in his native Ireland by a caring high-school teacher. He dabbled with it for the next 40 years or so, while pursuing a career in consulting engineering. After retiring, painting took over, and he now strives to paint watercolors that will involve the viewer. His objective is to convey the message with as few brushstrokes as possible, saying more with less.
With a lifelong participation in coast-wise sailing and ocean passage-making, McLean gravitates toward water, boats and the coastal scene. His images are timeless and evoke memories of many locations the viewer can relate to.
Considering himself to be primarily a self-taught artist, McLean uses the many how-to-paint watercolor instruction books available. In addition, he has taken workshops with Robert Wade, Chuck McLachlan, Tony Couch, Eric Wiegardt, Judi Wagner, Tony Van Hasselt and David Taylor. He is a member of both the Tennessee and the Georgia Watercolor societies. His paintings are shown on the gallery website.
In-Town Gallery, founded in 1974, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. It is one of the oldest nonprofit cooperative galleries in the nation. It presents the original work of more than 30 regional studio artists. It is located at 26A Frazier Ave. Chattanooga, between the Market Street and Walnut Street bridges on the North Shore of the Tennessee River.
The gallery is open every day year-round, except major holidays. For more information, call 267-9214 or visit www.intowngallery.com or www.facebook.com/intowngallery.


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Let me first say off the bat: I really, really want to love this game. The rules are entertaining, the initiative system is fun, my wife and I are very excited about this game.... but there is one thing that is just KILLING my desire to play.
The board is terribly warped, lengthwise. Both the long edges of the board sit over half an inch up off the table, to the point where the top of the 3d terrain near the edges is actually level with the game board. This happened on our FIRST playthrough... we opened the box, started punching out counters and assembling minis... and by the time we were ready, the board was starting to look like a half-pipe.
We've never seen this with other FFG games before, this is actually the first time we've ever had a problem like this. A quick trip to the internet revealed lots of other people with the same issue. It seemed most of them ended up getting a replacement board from FFG, so I figured no problem at all, and just emailed email@example.com and got the autoresponder saying to reply back with our mailing address if we hadn't already provided it. I responded with my information, and then... nothing.
I have yet to hear back from anyone at FFG about this issue, or what (if anything) can be done. It's been over a week now, and so I tried calling, but just get a voicemail box.
I was mostly just wondering what sort of experience other people had had with this sort of issue... how long of a turn around time was there, did you ever hear back from FFG, etc. We really want to be able to enjoy what we bought, without having to deal with defective parts.


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Almost every city and town offers flea markets—some are called community garage sales or street fairs and some are in designated areas and are held monthly—even weekly. These flea markets can range from the small to the very, very large with rows and rows of people selling their wares. If you've just started a new business, a flea market is a great way to get notice and announce your company—and test your products or service with a live crowd.
Why Flea Markets?
First off, booth or area spaces are cheaper than those at large trade shows or expos; depending on the size and location, expect to pay anywhere from $25 to $75; for organized city street fairs, you may pay more if it's run by the municipality.
With prices as affordable as these you can turn a long time hobby, avocation or get a feel on whether folks will actually buy your homemade goods before you attempt to sell on eBay or Etsy.
It's not just for those who want to sell online either. Maybe you're a distributor of wares—that could be anything from coffee to bedding to makeup to kitchen items to candles.
The point is, before you test the waters online or get involved in an expensive start up brick and mortar store, flea markets can be your testing area if you have the right tools.
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Gold Capped: The pinch {WoW}
Jun 2nd 2010 6:25PM Farming can be close enough to free. I can fish while watching a movie, TV series, reading a book. Glacial Salmon are my best sellers which sell quickly at 25g-40g, leaving me with about 100-200g for an hour of Vampire Diaries.
Enter to win an Ethereal Soul-Trader {WoW}
Jun 2nd 2010 6:02PM Beacon please.
Phat Loot Phriday: Fang of Oblivion {WoW}
Jun 12th 2009 7:24PM Dear Phat Loot Phriday,
Posts that give a picture and stats for an item are no more informative than an in-game link. This can be good information to share. The column however could be more interesting if there was a little more to it than a loot picture and stats.
The end of vanilla WoW {WoW}
May 4th 2009 9:07PM Leveling might not be fun for some. Other people do enjoy it. Any argument made on this level is moot.
Would Blizzard ever consider removing the original foundation of the game? Not bloody likely.
Breakfast Topic: Did you get what you wanted out of Noblegarden? {WoW}
May 3rd 2009 8:33AM Got all the achievements on Loelle (Emerald Dream). As an aside; yay for a seasonal event that doesn't involve killing!
BigRedKitty: Trap-Dancing {WoW}
Jan 25th 2009 7:00AM Walking backward with the S key BRK?
The shame...
Don't panic: Paladin changes in Beta build 9014 {WoW}
Oct 2nd 2008 11:49AM Paladin mobility? Go roll a Druid and quit cluttering my rss with QQ.
Breakfast Topic: The simplification of the game {WoW}
Sep 29th 2008 8:43AM WoW is simple and no doubt continue like that. Homogenisation is one of the big problems, threatening the touted rock VS paper VS scissors concept.
Breakfast Topic: Class vs. content {WoW}
Sep 10th 2008 8:58AM It's all about the class.
Raiding is for raiders.
Making the Racial traits more individual {WoW}
Sep 8th 2008 5:19PM The argument that pet's get their own choices was a bit odd, given that you linked to a post which describes pet talent trees and we have talents. And pets get racials too in WotLK.
Nice try, but I don't buy it.


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I am really new to hydroponics and i am going to start out simple and do lettuce on a floating raft type of system.
I thought about starting out simple with my lights also. using 4 T-8 Fluorescent Bulbs and/or a few clusters of red LEDs. I can re-use the T-8 shop lights in my garage so i wont be wasting any money if i upgrade in the future and i already have 4 12" red LED clusters in my possession. How can i, or should i use the fluorescent and red LEDs together to grow lettuce or other future vegtables? Is there a fluorescent bulb that will compliment the red LEDs output during the growing season? 6500K? Thanks!
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As a first place winner more than 10 of the most important international competitions (Serbia, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Greece, and Italy), his most recent win at the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America's International Concert Artist Competition has earned him a more than 50-city concert tour of the US, Mexico, and Canada with appearances in Brazil and China. Now a member of a group of prize laureates who include some of the most active concert artists and pedagogues in the field of classical guitar, his tour will also include a Carnegie Hall debut through the D'Addario Foundation in February of 2013.
Vladimir Gorbach grew up in Siberia, Russia and graduated with honors from the Music College of Novosibirsk, the city where he was born. At a young age he received recognition for his accomplishments with prizes at numerous youth competitions, and he later received scholarships from such prestigious sources as the Russian Ministry of Culture. He later left Russia to complete his Bachelor and Masters degrees at the famed Conservatory for Music and Dance in Cologne, Germany under the tutelage of internationally renowned concert artists and pedagogues Roberto Aussel and Carlo Marchione.
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Kayaking Fundamentals I
GRINNELL – Looking for an exciting new hobby? Iowa Valley Continuing Education is offering "Kayaking Fundamentals I," Friday, June 13 from 1:00 to 6:30 pm.
Join Shireen Cave of CanoeSport Outfitters in Indianola for a half-day hands-on introduction to the sport of kayaking! The class will take place at Robert's Creek boat launch at Lake Red Rock, 1617 Fillmore Drive, Otley, IA. Meet at the east boat ramp off of Hwy G28. This course is for paddlers seeking their first instruction, or first-time kayakers looking to learn the basic skills. Discuss the basics of boat control, risk reduction, hazard identification, and other safe paddling practices. Learn how to perform a proper wet exit, as well as how to land and launch your kayak. Class also covers the fundamental strokes and proper technique to develop sound paddling habits. Lunch and beverages not provided. All other equipment will be provided by instructor. Students willreceive a call from the instructor the week before class to get approximateheight and weight to ensure correct kayak is available. Children age nine and up may take the class if with a registered adult. Bring a change of clothes and dress to get wet.
Instructor Shireen Cave is certified as a Level 2 Essentials of Kayaking Instructor and as a Level 2 Essentials of Stand Up Paddling Instructor both through the American Canoe Association. She currently helps out teaching many kayaking classes and enjoys bringing people into the sport of kayaking. She has delved into the sport of SUP (stand-up paddling) and is an instructor for basic skills as well as doing yoga on a board! During the summer you'll find her in the water atLake Ahquabi!
Register for Kayaking Fundamentals I, course number FUN 4500 (1) by Friday, June 6. Space is limited, so register early. The cost of the class is $59.
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Dude it's beautiful. I don't mean to gush here, but nothing inspires me to get better at mapping and tablet work than looking at your stuff.
Really great! Want to see the rest of the castle!
Very much like how you did the chasm effect. I will have to work on replicating that. The land 'blobs' of rock seems fairly straight forward and cool. Did you draw in the crenelations by hand or was there some cool short cut? I like the detail of the placed stone along the walls and tower elements. Sketched in on your tablet and set to a low opacity?
Overall I like the design. It suggests that someone was just building into the terrain rather than trying to terraform it to fit their design for a castle.
Awesome job.
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may 1st i made my trip to black creek and have about 50 small pots to plant. my question is - is there a website that gives proper temps for plants? petunias, geraniums, etc. will not put tomatoes in yet. but several perennials (annual ornmental grass) are iffy. is ground temp more important than air temp? can i shift to a bigger pot and thus stave off slow or stunted growth. last year i pulled out some summer annuals that went in too soon and never developed. |
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What part of Pennsylvania do you live in? In general, I would say that if you are in the southeastern part, you could safely plant everything. Just check to see that the extended forecast no longer shows temperatures below 50 at night. Although I just planted my tomatoes, cukes, and peppers in the ground this morning, I would recommend that you wait another couple of weeks if you're in the colder parts of PA. Every year I take a chance and try to get them in a bit early. Our extended forecast looks fantastic, so I caved this morning. Perennials are alright to go in no matter what part of PA you are in. They are tough. Kim |
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Four minutes of Geoff Rowley skating. Another quality Classic Clip from Joe Krolick.
Four minutes of Geoff Rowley skating. Another quality Classic Clip from Joe Krolick.
With a little inspiration from Kerouac, Suciu made the cross country trek from San Jose to Philly
Signature shoe? Meh. Signature board? Ok. Signature wine? Oh yeahhhhhh.
Neck Face gripes about Crail Tap's mini top 5s. Number one gripe is probably the lack of King Diamond or Nachos in the mini top 5s.
Sunday skate shop out in Buffalo, NY has a brand new shop video called Whatever the Weather. Check out Jake Donnelly & Dan Plunkett's part and post your own video filmed with your local shop on the Deluxe Facebook page to win whatever you want from Real, Thunder, & Spitfire, plus a copy of Sunday's Whatever the Weather video
Even the most skilled street skaters love a board for cruising around town, and Chad Tim Tim is no exception. Chad designed two shapes that are ideal for navigating streets of Long Beach en route to his local Taqueria and corner store. Peep his new cruiser here!
Some rando Shorebreak Baby boomers shredding SF and Burnside. Appearances from T-MO, Julien Stranger, and more.
RVCA Europe introduces Octavio Barrera, a ripper currently living in Barcelona who's enrolled in University full time.
DC has a new TF of sorts in Barcelona and a new video of Wes Kremer shredding it.
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BioShock Summary
BioShock Review
Jack, whose name we know only from a name written on a cutscene birthday present, begins the tale plane-wrecked in the ocean, saved only by a very well placed underwater city.
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Bioshock Infinite's lead designer Ken Levine appeared on NPR's All Tech Considered yesterday, discussing the history of the series and the newest game's violent aspects.
When host Arun Rath asked him about the violence in the game, bringing up a quote calling Infinite a "case study in unnecessary violence" Levine responded, "I think that it's not particularly more violent than Bioshock 1. I think the conversation in the games space has changed a little bit. I think people used Infinite as a launching point to talk about the changing nature of games and can you make successful games that don't have violence in video games."
Ken Levine "winding down" Irrational Games, studio reduced to 15 developers
BioShock creator Ken Levine is leaving the franchise behind as he dramatically restructures Irrational Games into a much smaller, leaner studio to undertake a "more entrepreneurial endeavor" at Take-Two.
He's cutting the headcount to just 15 developers, with Irrational's future in "narrative-driven games" for core gamers with high replayability, and all exclusively digital.
Ken Levine unlocks Lifetime Achievement Award
Irrational Games co-founder and creative director Ken Levine has unlocked a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Golden Joystick Awards this weekend in London. Making the honor even more special is that Levine is the first to receive one from the Awards.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim named 'Generation's Greatest Game' in Amazon poll
The polling consumers of retailer Amazon have spoken, or rather voted. Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim managed to beat Naughty Dog's The Last of Us in a tournament for 'Generation's Greatest Game'.
Other major contenders were Grand Theft Auto IV, BioShock, Super Mario Galaxy, Portal 2, Uncharted 2, Batman: Arkham City, Far Cry 3, Red Dead Redemption and more.
Ken Levine "killed" BioShock film
Universal had director Gore Verbinski attached to produce an adaptation of BioShock for the cinema going public. It may have been an R-rated $200m blockbuster that blew our minds, but then Watchmen happened.
Universal "got cold feet" about such a budget for a film and so wanted it around $80 million. Verbinski wanted his original vision, and so directorship changed and Ken Levine "killed it."


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Friday-Saturday, April 4-5, 7 p.m.; Glenn Auditorium, Clegg Fine Arts Building; free admission
In this offbeat and wonderful love story by Don NIgro, a young man who lives in a remote beach bungalow has pulled a lost young woman from the ocean. Soon, she finds herself trapped in his life and torn between her need to come to rest somewhere and her certainty that all human relationships turn eventually into nightmares. The struggle between his tolerant and gently ironic approach to life and her strategy of suspicion and attack becomes a kind of war about love and creation which neither can afford to lose.
For more information, contact the Young Harris College Box Office at (706) 379-4307 or visit www.yhc.edu/tickets.
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Just curious if TEW could be played as several stand alone adventures rather than a massive campaign.
Enemy WIthin: does this have to be played as a campaign?
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Posted 29 October 2013 - 12:41 PM
It's pretty much a campaign. Gathering Storm can be broken up if desired but Enemy Within has a throughline of plot and characters and what is going on etc.
Converting its chapters into stand-alone adventures would be possible but lots of work.
Posted 30 October 2013 - 02:16 AM
It's 3 adventures, you could manage to shorten them and still have the core story


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Hello everyone,
I found this forum via a websearch trying to locate Louis XV furniture for comparison of a couch I own. The responses on here were very well informed so I figured this would be a good place to start. :-) This couch was given to me by a friend. Her grandmother had the couch for as long as she can remember. I've done my best at researching this piece but cannot find a definite answer. |
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- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Sat, Sep 22, 12 at 23:04
I could be way off but it looks like an early 20th century take on the historical design. |
I am so glad Pal responded. I really have no clue and am by no means a pro, but the shape of the back cushions are so fluid and the carving is nature-based that I wondered about early 20th century with a nod to the Art Nouveau movement. It is a fun piece. Come back to show us what you do with it! Oh, and the main reason I shared my thoughts was just to bump this back up near the top in hopes that more will share their knowledge! :) |
- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Sun, Sep 23, 12 at 16:17
I think this would actually be called a canape, which I always thought was something to eat until I took a course at the Met on furniture. To me, it is the exuberant drop of that center medallion that makes me think this is revival. It seems a bit modern in sensibility, and I haven't seen that on 18th century ones. Here are turn of the 20th century canapes that seem to share influences with yours, although the second is very spare: |
- Posted by lazygardens (My Page) on Sun, Sep 23, 12 at 18:08
- Posted by dreamgarden (My Page) on Mon, Sep 24, 12 at 12:24
Have you turned the couch over to see if there are any labels/markings anywhere? |
Also look at the hardware used and take photos to share. Beautiful couch! |
If you want to date the couch, you need to first ask it out! It looks like the sort of couch that might enjoy a good movie, or a nice tea. :) |
- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Mon, Oct 1, 12 at 15:07
rockybird, off topic, but don't you have a finished kitchen in a glass box to show us sometime? |
- Posted by lov_mkitchen (My Page) on Thu, Oct 25, 12 at 22:35
Does anyone reproduce this era? I'm sort of in the market but I want to sit in it before I hand over my SS check! It hasn't been that long ago that they sold at auction for a little of nothing. |
- Posted by lazygardens (My Page) on Fri, Oct 26, 12 at 9:53
Lov - I've seen them in furniture stores that cater to Hispanics. It's still a popular style in Mexico. I've also seen them in thrift stores in areas with lots of old people (near any major retirement area). But go to auctions and check Craigslist and see what you can find ... just insist on a test-sit before you bid. |
- Posted by lov_mkitchen (My Page) on Fri, Oct 26, 12 at 12:45
I've been watching craigslist. Saw one but it was gone when I called. Since then, nothing. I've been to some estate sales, nothing, second hand store regularly, auctions every week, but with our ever increasing Hispanic population I probably won't get one before they do. I'm not near enough a populated area to have a lot of choice. Yes, the sit on test for sure! And that's why I passed at the only one I've ever seen at auction. I could see that no matter how much I bid, the other bidder was going to keep going. Purchase price + fix it was too much. There comes a time to rethink the plan. That's when I wondered if it was possible to buy new. |
- Posted by lov_mkitchen (My Page) on Wed, Oct 31, 12 at 13:46
I couldn't find a "store neare me" so I assume Iowa is not on their list. I didn't get any useful information from the web site other than pictures. I suspect it's outta my price range anyway. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Martha Stewart Furniture with Bernhardt
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