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Felisa Tibbitts: A Primer for Selecting Democratic and Human Rights Education Teaching Materials
Civic Culture, student and teacher textbooks for the 7th and 8th
Forms, were developed by the Romanian Institute for Educational Sciences for use in
civics classrooms. Lessons cover one hour a week for a full year curriculum. The materials
are considered to be an alternative civics texts, because of their emphasis on human
rights and interactive methodologies. The texts are being used experimentally in
classrooms in Romania and has been used as a model for text development in other countries
in the region. Consistent with the curricular program of the Romanian Ministry of Education, the 7th Form text concentrates on the Individual and Society and the 8th Form text focuses on Political and Social Structures. Although both texts are designed for use in the civics classroom, human rights is an important subtheme. Human rights is the key value system underlying the texts, and is taken up directly in the first section of the 7th Form text and the fourth section of the 8th Form text. The Civic Culture texts are a synthesis of traditional teaching methods from Central and Eastern Europe and the interactive variety that is more commonly found in Western cultures. The lessons contain a great deal of text information and there is a strong emphasis on conceptual development. At the same time, questions are open-ended, encourage critical thinking and ask students to take into account their own life experiences. There is some use of activities that involve group work, role plays, and project-based research. Lessons draw on a range of examples, including both international examples as well as the personal experiences of the Romanian children. At the time of its publication in 1995, the format was unique for original texts developed in Romania. Lessons included many pictures, exercises, side boxes, and room for children to write. In situations where books would need to be reused year to year, pupils can write their answers on separate sheets of paper. The strength of these texts is the ways in which they introduce the principles of "the democratic classroom" while retaining concept-based learning. The texts are a kind of solution for introducing less authoritarian methods of teaching into educational systems in emerging democracies. Civic Culture materials also demonstrate one model for introducing human rights themes into a mandatory school subject.The sample included concerns Human Solidarity, and is the concluding section from Chapter 3 of the 7th Form text. Title: Cultura Civica (Civic Culture)Author: Dakmara Georgescu Publisher: Institute of Educational Sciences Place and date of publication: Bucharest, 1995 Languages: Romanian and English Total pages: students 7th Form text - 124 pages (Romanian version) students 8th Form text - 126 pages teacher's manual - estimated 100 pages Form: books Address: IES, str. Stirbei voda 37, RO-70732 Bucharest ROMANIA The Civic Culture textbooks are also on-line in the HREA's on-line Human Rights Education Library: http://erc.hrea.org/Library |


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I like it. Your kitchen is really pretty too:) |
- Posted by pricklypearcactus (My Page) on Wed, Oct 2, 13 at 11:19
I think like the light gray sample, though it's a little hard to see. Can you post a close up picture of the samples and the counter? I personally would not want to go too dark as the overall feel of your kitchen is fairly light. |
- Posted by teachertile (My Page) on Wed, Oct 2, 13 at 11:30
I think it will look good, but a little bland for my taste. Have you looked at cracked glass tiles? |
- Posted by SparklingWater (My Page) on Wed, Oct 2, 13 at 11:30
Is that Dove Gray AS ceramic? Are you focusing on Ann Sacks? |
I would go darker gray. And I say that as a person who does not like high contrast for herself. But I just think from across the room your kitchen will look too white/light with the gray tile on the left in your picture. One or two steps darker in color will I think provide adequate, but not stark, contrast. I would also go with a warm toned gray myself. |
I think you could consider a glass tile--if you pick a standard subway 3" x 6" and install it in a brick pattern, it would be a nice mix of more contemporary and traditional. Seems like it'd be worth checking out a few samples, at any rate. If glass just doesn't 'sing' to you, then you'll feel happier about your initial choice. |
I like the gray tile or possibly a gray crackle if you want a bit of variety. Your kitchen is looking great!!! |
- Posted by jellytoast (My Page) on Wed, Oct 2, 13 at 13:07
My vote ... I love the light grey tile you've picked and think the contrast is perfect against the white cabinets, not too dark and not too light. |
I agree with prickly. Going too dark will create a cave like effect in you light and bright kitchen. I would try to find a very light gray but with color variation within the tile. I also agree that glass would not be the best choice for your traditional kitchen. For fun, I am going to look around on the internet and see if I can find examples. |
- Posted by joaniepoanie (My Page) on Wed, Oct 2, 13 at 14:49
I like the idea of gray, but I think you need something with a little pattern to it. Your counters read plain, so you need a backsplash with some bite, but it doesn't need to be bold or in your face, it can be subtle, just interesting, otherwise I think the whole kitchen will just look flat. |
I like your choice on the left. I think it will be perfect in your kitchen. I think the darker the color, the more easily you tire of it. Just my 2 cents. What is the name of that tile? It's almost a blue-gray, at least it looks that way on my screen. |
- Posted by may_flowers (My Page) on Wed, Oct 2, 13 at 15:58
Agree you need some pattern to give this kitchen some pizzazz. It's just a little too formulaic right now. You only have a small area to backsplash, so you could do anything without making it look too busy. |
I like your choice. I think it will in step with the light airiness of your kitchen. It's beautiful, by the way! Sorry about your counter mishap. I hope it all gets resolved quickly for you. |
I'm just finishing up a white kitchen and chose a light gray crackle subway tile with some color variation. Your kitchen is beautiful. I can see your pretty gray paint in your eating area. What color is it? Love your cabinet door detail. Good luck - choosing backslash, I found it very difficult. |
It's a beautiful kitchen. I agree with you that you might find glass subway tile a little modern for the space. But you have so many options. A darker grey will look more like the wall paint, so you have to decide whether you want your bs to blend into the walls and disappear, or whether you want it to have some presence. Have you considered using a color other than grey? Even if you're sold on grey, would you consider a mix of glossy and matte glazes in the same color to give some texture? The image below is of Heath Ceramics Tapestry tile in glossy and matte finishes laid in an argyle pattern. It's available in many glaze colors, including several greys, neutrals, and naturals, like the Morrel Colorway shown below. I think it would be lovely in your space. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Heath Ceramics
White kitchens are in fashion every 20 years or so. It's the accents that make or break the entire project. You need a strong color. Make a commitment and have some fun! You can repaint those gray walls when you find them depressing, but the backsplash is harder to change. Don't choose gray. It is a non-color, cold and rainy. Put some sunshine in there and live! |
I like your choice on the left. I think it will be perfect in your kitchen. I think the darker the color, the more easily you tire of it. Just my 2 cents. What is the name of that tile? It's almost a blue-gray, at least it looks that way on my screen. |
The one on the left is SUPER pretty with your kitchen. |
Like your choice. It is wonderful for the entire space. You could always add "fun" "color" with smaller items that are easy to change. |
- Posted by herbflavor (My Page) on Thu, Oct 3, 13 at 8:46
ooh ....that last one from EAM is so great...mixed gloss..wow..go for that! Your kitchen can handle the interest..maybe a little softer color than the morel. |
- Posted by nosoccermom (My Page) on Thu, Oct 3, 13 at 11:06
I love the left one. You can go crazy with wall paint, accessories, etc. but you'll have the tiles for a long time. |
- Posted by teachertile (My Page) on Thu, Oct 3, 13 at 13:18
Maybe something like this? I stole it from another thread. I think a pattern would add great texture. |
- Posted by annalyn123 (My Page) on Fri, Oct 4, 13 at 14:19
Teachertile's suggestion is gorgeous and timeless! |
I love the one on the left but I having been longing to see someone use Susan Jablon milk glass mosaic tiles. They are gorgeous and so is your kitchen. They are a great match, imo. If I had done a white kitchen this is what I would have used!!! |
Here is a link that might be useful: My all time favorite bs
I love that Susan Jablon BS also. That kitchen is one of my favorites. |
- Posted by annalyn123 (My Page) on Fri, Oct 4, 13 at 20:09
The Susan Jablon is beautiful and very reasonably priced for such a lovely glass tile. http://www.susanjablon.com/3-4-inch-curved-white-milk-glass-subway-tile.html |
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TITLE: Needle Through a Balloon AUTHOR: Agnes Simon, Greenfield School; Gilbert, AZ GRADE LEVEL/SUBJECT: 4 - 6, Science OVERVIEW: This lesson can be utilized in a unit on Chemistry specifically when discussing various molecules. One kind of molecule is the polymer. This demonstration and/or hands-on activity can allow children to experience the polymer. PURPOSE: This activity is designed to help children understand polymers and to experience the enjoyment of Science. OBJECTIVES: Participants will be able to 1. insert a needle through a balloon 2. understand and explain polymers 3. explain why the needle can be inserted through a balloon RESOURCES/MATERIALS: balloon one of the following pointed objects: 30-35cm (12-14) upholstery needle sharpened knitting needle bamboo skewer coat hanger wire sharpened to a point a small amount of cooking oil paper towel or cloth (optional) ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES: Time: Getting ready: None Doing the activity: 15-20 minutes Safety and Disposal: For personal safety, store the needle with the point inserted in a cork when not in use. This also keeps the needle point from becoming dull. Procedure: 1. Inflate the balloon and tie it off. You might want to let a little air out of the balloon before tying it off, so it will be easier to puncture the balloon without breaking it. Make sure the balloon is not longer than the needle. 2. Dip the tip of the needle or bamboo skewer into the cooking oil. Alternatively, use a paper towel or cloth to spread the oil along the entire length of the needle. 3. Using a gentle twisting motion, insert the needle into the nipple end of the balloon, the end opposite the knot, where the balloon is thicker. 4. Continue pushing and twisting the needle until it emerges from the other side close to the tied end. The balloon with not burst. 5. Pull the needle out slowly through the tied end. The balloon will slowly deflate. 6. After the needle is out, jab the balloon sharply with the needle, It will pop. 7. Ask the students why the balloon did not pop when the needle went through it. Tell them that the balloon is made of molecules (polymer chains) that stretch and seal around the needle. When the balloon was jabbed the molecules did not have time to stretch and surround the needle. TYING IT ALL TOGETHER: This activity can be an introductory activity or used as part of a series of lessons on polymers. Activities that can be used before or after the balloon lesson are the Rubber Band Stretch, Superballs (made from glue and borax ), and Glop (made with cornstarch and water).
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Has anyone else noticed that many brands of dishes do not sell gravy boats, cream and sugars sets, etc. that match the set of dishes? Its not so much of a problem if your dishes are white because white serving pieces are readily available, but I'm having trouble finding some pieces to coordinate with browns, teal / greens and tans. My everyday dishes are pfalzgraff sanibel. This photo shows a pfalzgraff serving piece on bottom as well as the cup with a matching sugar and creamer set my Mom came across in her travels (oops! creamer not in photo, sorry. But its a great coordiante for the sanibel dishes). Now, I really need a gravy boat.... and some salt and pepper shakers, and an elongated dish to serve asparagus and pickles. Any ideas where they have a selection of non white serving pieces? |
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Actually, just remembered that I got the cups at Pier 1. The cups with the Pfalzgraff set are brown inside and I just can't drink tea from a cup so dark, so I bought the near perfect match cups as shown in above photo at Pier 1. But they didn't have a gravy boat! |
I don't think it matters; think it's fine to mix and match here. Key with a gravy boat is that you remember to heat it up before you put the gravy in - and then remember to pour it out! I am always striving for the perfect gravy and still remember the time my visiting mother started to pour the wonderful gravy I'd carefully reduced to perfection, into the gravy boat, which was already full of hot water to warm it.... |
What about a stainless gravy boat? I got one 44 years ago as a wedding gift and still use it today. It can be used with any of my dishes. |
- Posted by liriodendron (My Page) on Sun, Jul 7, 13 at 23:41
Shoot, the economy is so bad there aren't any gravy trains any more and now you tell me there aren't any gravy boats, either! What's next, I ask you? No more Wavy-Gravy? L. |
- Posted by heidihausfrau (My Page) on Mon, Jul 8, 13 at 0:38
Hahahahahah! That's funny Liriodendron! I have a stainless gravy boat as well. Actually, it is a mini gravy thermos. Bought is 20 years ago in Germany. I love that thing! |
- Posted by mrsmortarmixer (My Page) on Mon, Jul 8, 13 at 1:19
If you like vintage, check out Russel Wright and Harkerware, although I'm not sure any colors will work, they do both have gravy boats. Etsy is also another place to look. Of course, seeing these is person might be a problem. |
- Posted by debrak_2008 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 8, 13 at 9:41
It may be a sign of the times. I personally don't own a gravy boat and only make it about once a year. People making less home cooked meals? |
Fiestaware still makes sauceboats and just about any other serving piece you can imagine in a variety of colors. I ordered mine directly from homer laughlin and saved a bunch of money with an email promotion they were doing. I have a brown that looks like it would match yours or they have many other colors. They don't always have all of the colors that they produce on their site all of the time but if you check back you can find it. Also Macy's and Kohl's carries them but you may not find the color you are looking for. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Fiestaware sauceboat
Thanks for these suggestions. I will look them up. I went to Bed Bath and Beyond today and they didn't have a stainless gravy boat. I guess even that is hard to come by. Liriodendron, yes, the gravy train has left the station and derailed. Lol! |
At the gravy dock??? Nancy |
LOL, Nancy! With my everyday dishes, I just use a bowl and a gravy ladle, but it's a deep round bowl, like a cereal bowl, not a shallow rimmed soup. Does Pier 1 have bowls that would work? oldbat2be - I've been entertaining for 30 years (I'm heading for oldbatdom myself), and it never occurred to me to warm the gravy boat . Duh! Thank you so much for that tip! Although I'm sure I will forget to pour out the water at least once. |
- Posted by rococogurl (My Page) on Tue, Jul 9, 13 at 17:31
Thanksgiving is the best time to buy one. They are in the catalogs but they do take advantage of price at that time. I see them in dish lots at auctions. A few years back I was able to buy a "set" of dishes at auction overseas -- it turned out to be a fish set gathered together over several generations and while it had odd pieces it had lots of $$$$ serving platters I was able to get for $10 each on average along with 2 footed gravy boats. Weird old-bat me, I put sauces, vinaigrette, cranberry sauce, ketchup as well as relish and chutneys in gravy boats and rest the spoon in the spout (where it's not supposed to be but so what). I like lots of old-fashioned Bearnaise sauce with my salmon. |
- Posted by chicagoans (My Page) on Tue, Jul 9, 13 at 17:34
Le Creuset makes stoneware gravy boats in multiple colors. I saw some on Amazon and 6pm.com. HTH! |
I have a couple of glass gravy boats that also are "neutral" like stainless steel - and easy to warm in the MW. |
- Posted by joaniepoanie (My Page) on Tue, Jul 9, 13 at 18:55
I use a small ceramic/porcelain teapot or pitcher in lieu of a gravy boat...it's what my mom always used....much easier to handle and pour, no messy ladle and gravy drippings on tablecloth, and gravy stays warmer . |
I just did a search for stainless gravy boat and found quite a few. Esty, ebay, etc. Pretty reasonable prices too. Maybe check that out if you are interested. Mine has the attached plate under it and I love it as it catches any drips. |
Ginny20 - you're welcome! Entirely due to the way I was raised, I feel the meal MUST be hot when served. (Really, is there anything worse than sitting down to a cold full plate at Thanksgiving?). I also like to keep the gravy on a heating element to keep warm. Rococogurl - too funny. I too remember the 'spoon not being in the spout' - and far more importantly, never ever pouring from the gravy boat :) I've never thought to use the gravy boats for anything other than gravy - what a good idea! |
dilly, Check Amazon (or whatever your favorite site is) and search for thermal gravy boats. Some are prettier than others - I have a plain vanilla one that matches various dinner sets I have. I love having one with the top, as it keeps the gravy warm and not clumpy - assuming the gravy you made isn't clumpy! |
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-- @@Chris J. Kanazawa, State Director for USDA Rural Development, announced the selection of the Kohala Center, Inc. to receive a $200,000 grant. The funding is being provided through USDA Rural Development's Rural Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG) program. "Rural communities in Hawaii have historically relied on small businesses to support their economies, and the development of cooperatives has been instrumental in engaging beneficial collaboration amongst these businesses," said Kanazawa. "The RCDG program offers financial resources to assist organizations start cooperatives or expand and strengthen existing cooperatives, and help develop new business opportunities. The award to The Kohala Center is intended to expand the outreach into rural communities to ensure that small businesses have access to these grant funds." The Kohala Center is an independent, not-for-profit, community-based center for research, conservation and education. With this grant funding, the Kohala Center intends to expand the Laulima Center which supports the development of cooperative businesses with technical assistance throughout the state of Hawaii. Funding is projecting to assist 24 distinct groups, 12 existing businesses, 12 existing cooperatives, and 5 new cooperative entities that will create and a total of 10 jobs in rural Hawaii. "Over the last two and 3/4 years, we have had the pleasure of working with 10 newly incorporated and eight existing cooperatives. We're currently working with an additional eight new start-ups that will be incorporating. We are honored to be given the opportunity to help our rural economy thrive through collective business solutions," said Matt Hamabata, Executive Director of The Kohala Center. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack noted that today's funding announcement is another reminder of the importance of USDA programs for rural America. A comprehensive new Food, Farm and Jobs Bill would further expand the rural economy. He said that's just one reason why Congress must get a comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill done as soon as possible. USDA, through its Rural Development mission area, administers and manages housing, business and community infrastructure programs through a national network of state and local offices. Rural Development has an active portfolio of more than $172 billion in loans and loan guarantees. These programs are designed to improve the economic stability of rural communities, businesses, residents, farmers and ranchers and improve the quality of life in rural America. President Obama's plan for rural America has brought about historic investment and resulted in stronger rural communities. Under the President's leadership, these investments in housing, community facilities, businesses and infrastructure have empowered rural America to continue leading the way – strengthening America's economy, small towns and rural communities. USDA's investments in rural communities support the rural way of life that stands as the backbone of our American values. # USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866) 632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800) 877-8339 (Local or Federal relay), (866) 377-8642 (Relay voice users). |


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Adequate lighting is very important to keeping a Dionaea muscipula healthy. During their active growing season, Venus Fly Traps should receive a minimum of 12 hours of light (also known as a 12 hour photoperiod) with a minimum of 4 hours of direct sunlight, if you're growing your Venus Flytraps outside. In general, the more direct light the plant receives the healthier the plant will be.
The best place to grow Venus Fly Traps is outside year round. If you do this, choose an open area to put your plants in and you won't have to worry about making sure that the plant gets adequate light. They will get all the light that they need. Also, they will catch their own food if they are outside. If you really want to keep your little friend inside, then be sure to place it in a south, east or west facing windowsill that gets at least 4 hours of direct sunlight a day. Another alternative is to use artificial lighting. Venus Fly Traps can be very successfully grown in terrariums with artificial lighting. You can find many different kinds of expensive "plant" lights at your local nursery or hardware store, but many growers find success with regular fluorescent lights. If you use fluorescent lights, to ensure that the plant gets enough light, keep it within 8 inches of the light. The closer to the light the plant is the better.
Below is a picture of a setup of typical Venus Fly Traps in a terrarium. Notice the fluorescent lights just above the plants. In the photo, the plants are approximately 2 inches from the light.
If you just bought a Venus Fly Trap from the hardware store or other retailer where the plant was receiving very low intensity light and wasn't in direct sunlight at all, then you might want to slowly introduce the plant to direct sunlight or its leaves will probably burn. Start off by giving it an hour or so of direct sunlight for a few days, then increase the exposure to sunlight to a couple hours for a few days and continue to increase the Venus Fly Trap's exposure to sunlight until you can just leave it out in the sun all day. Alternatively, you could just put the plant in direct sunlight right out of the store. All of its leaves will probably burn and turn yellow or brown and then eventually black, but it won't be long before it starts sending out new leaves and these will be acclimated to the sun just fine. However, there is a small risk of killing the plant if you do just throw it out in the sun.
Growing your Venus fly trap indoors
If for some reason you're unable to grow your Venus fly trap outside where it can get all the sunlight and bugs it needs, there are a few options for indoor growers. After growing outdoors, a sunny window that faces south is your next best option. As long as the Venus fly trap receives 4+ hours of direct sunlight in the window, it should grow well. An east or west facing windowsill can work too.
If you live in a basement or in an apartment with only north facing windows, you might have to use artificial lighting to help your plant grow well. Venus fly traps grow great under fluorescent lights. However, the hard part is providing them with a proper dormancy. If grown under fluorescent lights year round with the same amount of light each day and no dormancy period, Venus fly traps will eventually die. People have successfully grown their plants under lights during the summer and then put them in a cool windowsill, unheated porch or garage, or outside (in milder climates) for their winter dormancy.
When choosing a lighting setup for your Venus fly trap, an economical choice is a compact fluorescent bulb. Look for a bulb that's labeled "cool white" or "cool blue" in color temperature. This means that the bulbs will have a color temperature in the 6500 kelvin range, which is ideal for growing. Warmer colors, like those in the 3000 kelvin range, are better suited for flowering. I've seen 200 watt compact fluorescent bulbs with a color temperature of 6500K for sale at $20 including shipping. One bulb like that would work well for a few Venus fly traps. If you want to set up that will allow you to grow more plants, you can purcahse a shop light fixture and T8 bulbs for $10 each at Wal-Mart or other large retail and hardware stores. Again, look for the "cool white" T8 bulbs.


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Finals FiestaBy Delaney Ivey
With finals approaching rapidly, PAL teamed up with NHS in an effort to unwind the anxious student population at CdM. They kicked off "De-Stress" week and "Integrity" week on Tuesday after second period, serving hot tea in the quad as students took a quick breather between classes. -READ MORE- #JeSuisCharlie
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Oct 21, 2012 3:34 PM by Kathrene Herndon, KSBY News
Officers with the San Luis Obispo Police Department have arrested a man who they say was likely hallucinating due to drug use and lack of sleep when he ran to his neighbor's house with a loaded rifle.
It happened Sunday morning around 8 a.m. in the 1-100 block of Chorro Street.
Officers say Collin Fitzgerald, 23, called 911 because he thought someone was in his house who was going to hurt him.
They say he then grabbed a loaded rifle, went to his neighbor's house across the street to let them know what was going on, and the neighbors then also called 911.
Officers say when they arrived, they checked Fitzgerald's home, but did not find anyone except his roommate who was sleeping.
During their investigation, officers say they believe Fitzgerald armed himself with the rifle during the non-existent threat because he was probably hallucinating.
They say they believe Fitzgerald's hallucination was a result of him abusing ecstasy and methamphetamine, and not sleeping for a long period of time.
Fitzgerald was booked into the San Luis Obispo County Jail on charges of being under the influence of a controlled substance and possession of a loaded firearm in public.
His bail was set at $2,000.
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Unique spinal nerve cell activity
Jonathan McDearmid and Huaxia Tong have published details of unique forms of spinal nerve cell activity in a developing vertebrate motor network. The McDearmid lab use zebrafish as a model organism for studying the neural of motor behaviour. Their work should lead to a better understanding of how nerve activity in the spinal cord underpins maturation of motor behaviour.
· The research is supported by BBSRC
· the paper is published in Current Biology
· Jonathan McDearmid's research pages
Ripening of fruit may be affected by manipulation of chloroplasts
Work led by Paul Jarvis and published in Science has shown that chloroplasts are affected by the ubiquitin protease system that causes the breakdown of unwanted proteins in cells. The role of the SP1 gene in the regulation of chloroplast development may be harnessed to affect the ripening of fruits.
· The research has been funded by the BBSRC
· Prof Paul Jarvis' research pages
· Link to the original paper in Science
Restoration of the River Welland
David Harper is leading a half-million pound project that aims to restore the River Welland in Leicestershire, which has been profoundly affected by pollution and through mismanagement of the river channel. The work will be funded by DEFRA's Catchment Restoration Fund, in partnership with the University's Centre for Landscape and Climate Research, the Environment Agency and Harborough District Council.
· Funded by DEFRA
· Link to Welland Rivers Trust
· David Harper's research pages
The banana genome and plant evolution
A recent paper in Nature by Pat Heslop-Harrison and several colleagues reports the sequencing of the genome of the banana (Musa acuminata) and relates these findings to the evolution of monocotyledonous plants. This whole-genome sequence could be used for the genetic improvement of the popular Cavendish strain of banana which is currently under threat from a variety of pests and diseases.
Six-way Venn diagram showing the distribution of shared gene families (sequence clusters) among M. acuminata, P. dactylifera, Arabidopsis thaliana, Oryza sativa, Sorghum bicolor and Brachypodium distachyon genomes.
Global warming changes the balance between parasite & host in fish
Dr Iain Barber and PhD student Vicki Macnab have shown that global warming has the potential to change the balance between parasite and host, with potentially serious implications for the host population. Using sticklebacks as a model organism, they show that parasitic worms infecting the fish have a devastating effect on fish reproduction and behaviour. This is some of the first evidence that global warming can affect the interactions between parasites and their hosts.
Stickleback showing four parasites recovered from the body cavity.
The research, supported by funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), has been published in the influential journal Global Change Biology.
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link to the original paper in Global Change Biology
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Biologists discover 'control centre' for plant sperm production
Biologists at the University of Leicester have published results of a new study into the genetic intricacies of sex in flowering plants.
They have found that a unique gene in plants, called DUO1, that acts as a master switch to ensure twin fertile sperm cells are made in each pollen grain.
Professor David Twell and colleagues in the Department of Biology at the University of Leicester report the discovery of a battery of genes controlled by this 'master regulator' (DUO1) that sheds new light on the genetic mechanisms plants use to govern sperm cell formation and their ability to fertile the egg cells.
The findings also have implications for plant fertility and seed production – and could be used to help produce hybrid crops to help meet food shortages.
The new study is reported in the journal The Plant Cell and was funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
Pictured is an image of an Arabidopsis root showing the fluorescence (green) of the GFP-tagged DUO1 protein along with an image of the same root showing the different cell files. DUO1 is normally restricted to sperm cells. It is normally technically challenging to study genes active within plant sperm cells because plant sperm are tiny and encased within tough pollen grains. Using these genetically modified plants, the researchers were able to survey the target genes switched on by DUO1.
Image Credit: Image generated by Lynette Brownfield (University of Leicester)
Krill moult cycle
Molecular biologists at the British Antarctic Survey, working with Ted Gaten and Ezio Rosato, have recently published one of the most highly resolved molecular insights into the moult cycle processes yet achieved in any crustacean species. Combining DNA microarray technology in the laboratory with anatomical moult staging at sea during Ted Gaten's research cruise in the Southern Ocean has resulted in a better understanding of the processes involved in Antarctic krill moulting and their control at the gene expression level.
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Synchronization of Oscillations
Work published in February 2010 by Pat Heslop-Harrison and colleagues in Korea shows that weak coupling between cellular oscillators can lead to rapid synchronization. With such a strong effect, there is often no need for cellular processes to be connected to any centralized or controlling clock.
See the full paper at:
- Prof Pat Heslop-Harrison home page
- Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
DNA Satellite Evolution
Guto Kuhn, working with Pat Heslop-Harrison and Trude Schwarzacher, reports for the first time interspersion between non-homologous satellite DNA repeats in Drosophila. The article features on the Heredity website for May 2009.
Molecular analysis of satellite DNA junctions revealed that they have evolved by multiple events of illegitimate recombination with subsequent rounds of unequal crossing-over expanding the copy number of some junctions.
This work also revealed satDNA monomers organized as higher-order repeats – a rarely reported feature in the Drosophila genus.
The figure shows extended DNA fibers hybridized with red and green probes showing the organization of satDNAs in representative fibers from D. gouveai. Interspersion and junctions are visualized by adjacent red and green hybridization sites, yellow where signals overlap. Scale bar represents 10 kb of stretched DNA.
Microsurgery in an insect reveals flexibility of limb motor control
Scientists at the Universities of Leicester and Cambridge have carried out microsurgery on the legs of locusts to investigate the role of internal sense organs in the control of limb movements. Drs Keri Page and Tom Matheson artificially shortened the tendon of a leg joint receptor and then measured the animals' ability to make aimed leg movements. The surgery led to an immediate systematic error in the movements but, remarkably, after a week's recovery the accuracy returned to normal. This indicates that there is compensation for the erroneous sensory signal and reflects considerable plasticity in the control system for leg movements. The work is an important step forward in understanding how sensory signals are used to guide actions.
The photograph shows a surgically shortened tendon from an insect sensory receptor (the femoro-tibial chordotonal organ). This sense organ signals the position and movements of the 'knee' joint. Working under a microscope the tendon was cut using microsurgical scissors, then the ends were overlapped and reattached using tissue glue so that the overall tendon length was reduced. This causes the receptor to signal an incorrect knee angle. The scale bar is one tenth of a millimetre. Photo credit: K Page
This work was published in the Journal of Neuroscience and was funded by the BBSRC.
New Breakthrough in Global Warming Plant Production
Researchers one step closer to 'Holy Grail' of plant biology research
Researchers at the universities of Leicester and Oxford have made a discovery about plant growth which could potentially have an enormous impact on crop production as global warming increases.
Dr Kerry Franklin, formerly of the University of Leicester Department of Biology led the study which has identified a single gene responsible for controlling plant growth responses to elevated temperature.
The work has been published in:
- Current Biology (10 March 2009) and was funded by the Royal Society and the BBSRC.
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Plant biologists discover gene that switches on 'essence of male'
Study identifies role of gene responsible for plant sperm production
Biologists at the University of Leicester have published results of a new study into plant sex – and discovered that a particular gene switches on 'the essence of male'. The study takes to a new level understanding of the genes needed for successful plant reproduction and seed production.
Professor David Twell and colleagues in the Department of Biology at the University of Leicester report a dual role for DUO1, a regulatory gene required for plant sperm cell production and show that the DUO1 gene is required to promote the division of sperm precursor cells, while at the same time promoting their specialised function as sperm cells. "It effectively switches on the essence of male".
Caption: Pictured is a confocal image of an Arabidopsis pollen grain showing ectopic GFP expression in the pollen vegetative cell (outlined in red with large single green nucleus) under control of the normally male germ cell-specific histone H3 (MGH3) promoter (pair of green sperm cell nuclei). The MGH3 promoter is induced by the ectopic expression of the germline-specific transcription factor DUO1 in the pollen vegetative cell. The authors show that germ cell mitosis and specification are regulated by DUO1, including the expression of cell cycle and gamete fusion proteins. Thus DUO1 has a key integrative role linking germ cell division and sperm cell differentiation in flowering plants. Credit: Image generated by Lynette Brownfield (University of Leicester)
Their study is reported in the journal Public Library of Science Genetics (PLoS Genetics) and was funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
Bumblebee colonies which are fast learners are also better able to fight off infection
Bumblebee colonies which are fast learners are also better able to fight off infection, according to scientists from Queen Mary, University of London and the University of Leicester. Dr Nigel Raine from Queen Mary's School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, and Akram Alghamdi, Ezio Rosato and Eamonn Mallon from the University of Leicester tested the learning performance and immune responses of bumblebees from twelve colonies.
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An enigma – unique to flowering plants – has been solved by researchers from the University of Leicester (UK) and POSTECH, South Korea.
The discovery is reported in the journal Nature on 23 October 2008. Professor David Twell, of the Department of Biology at the University of Leicester and Professor Hong Gil Nam of POSTECH, South Korea report the discovery of a gene that has a critical role in allowing precursor reproductive cells to divide to form twin sperm cells.


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I last talked with chef Chris Cina back in August 2006, after I stumbled across a corporate website that listed him as chief of Roundstone Restaurants LLC. Here's part of what I wrote after that conversation: "Chef Chris Cina (ex of Tuscany, the Fourth Story, Beckett's Table and the kitchens of Kevin Taylor, Radek Cerny and Sean Kelly) is the only chef I know of who has his own Citysearch restaurant page (for himself, not for a restaurant where he works). And although he's not the first guy to offer consulting services (Creative Consulting & Co.) while elsewhere employed, or to have his own website (www.christophercina.com), now he's gone and formed Roundstone Restaurants LLC with partner Kevin Geraghty (founder of Brendan's Pub) before the two of them actually have a restaurant to call their own. But there is a restaurant on the way: T. Kelly's, an American bistro that's going into 1361 Court Place, the former home of Scorpio's."
They'd signed for the space just seventeen days after founding their company and were already talking about opening a second restaurant in Cherry Creek for Cina, to be followed by four to eight more (everything from sports bars to fine dining) in the next five years. To me, that seemed a bit...overly ambitious, and I admitted at the time to some old-fashioned suspicion about chefs building corporate websites and company profiles before they'd opened a single restaurant. Still, Cina was a blooded, experienced chef who'd run the show at the Loews Denver hotel, seen the Fourth Story through its final days. He'd been involved in restaurants during all phases of their life cycles, and when I talked to him, he'd just seemed so confident.
But shortly after that phone call, Cina seemed to vanish. T. Kelly's never opened (the space on Court is still empty), the promised four to eight more restaurants never materialized, and Roundstone Restaurants? Not another peep.
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Until a few weeks ago, when Cina's name surfaced in connection with a sandwich shop called Pickles Deli out in Littleton.
"Seriously?" I thought. "Dude ended up cutting hoagies in a Southtowns deli? That's weird..."
I figured maybe it was time to pick up the blower and see what'd happened. Which I finally did last week. And even I was a little surprised by the story I heard.
"The last time we talked," Cina said, "You'd asked me: 'Do you think there's enough money coming into Denver right now to support this?' You know what? There wasn't."
Over the next twenty minutes, Cina laid out the "T. Kelly's fiasco" — a story of absent partners, bad business and terrible losses. "I got involved with people who I shouldn't have been involved with," he said. "That was one fucking year of my life I'd like to get rid of."
It started, he said, with the lease on the 1361 Court Place space. A third partner, Gary Fielder, had talked about investors lining up, people falling all over themselves to throw money into this new venture, but "the day we signed that fucking lease, everything went away," Cina told me. "Gary just vanished."
He and Geraghty, who'd come up with the T. Kelly's concept, tried to keep things together. Geraghty looked for funding while Cina paid the rent on the empty space out of his own pocket. But there was no funding to be had: Business was tanking everywhere, and no one was ready to step up and invest in a new restaurant. "I laid low for a year," Cina said. "Just went quiet."
But the deal finally landed in court, where Cina settled with the landlord for a big chunk of change just to get out of a five-year lease. "I took it in the ass like a good chef with a failed restaurant," he said. And after that, he knew he had to get back to work. Cina has a two-year-old daughter, a wife of five years. "I've put them through hell, too," he told me. "My thought was, get into a place where I can be comfortable and stable. That's it."
Which was when he saw the ad for Tipsy's Liquor World at C-470 and Bowles, an 87,000-square-foot liquor store with two restaurants attached: Pickles Deli and Twigs Wine Bar. Cina met with mother-and-daughter owners Carole and Donna Levine, discussed their plans and, next thing he knew, he was working. "It's fun to be busy again," he said. "It's going really well."
Me, being the cynical motherfucker that I am, found that hard to believe. I mean, going from hotel exec chef to cooking at a sandwich restaurant? That's quite a fall.
But Cina set me straight. Pickles is not just a sandwich shop, and the wine bar represents a real opportunity, because the Levines were willing to spend money — real money they actually had — on making the best restaurants they could. "Half a million on just the bar, dude! That's huge," he said. "Especially for a sixty-seat restaurant? That was my big draw coming here. They said, 'If you can get it, get it.'"
Which he did. Italian product, French product, the best of the best. Because of the quirks of running a wine bar that focuses on pairing the food with the bottles for sale on the floor, the menu is "one eclectic, global mess," Cina told me. But that's how he wants it. "The focus here is wine. Which is kind of a relief, because it means I can do whatever kind of wacky stuff I want."


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For Oxford student Kivrin, traveling back to the 14th century is more than the culmination of her studies - it's the chance for a wonderful adventure. For Dunworthy, her mentor, it is cause for intense worry about the thousands of things that could go wrong. When an accident leaves Kivrin trapped in one of the deadliest eras in human history, the two find themselves in equally gripping - and oddly connected - struggles to survive.
Deftly juggling stories from the 14th and 21st centuries, Willis provides thrilling action - as well as an insightful examination of the things that connect human beings to each other.
©1992 Connie Willis; (P)2000 Recorded Books
"Ms. Willis displays impressive control of her material; virtually every detail introduced in the early chapters is made to pay off as the separate threads of the story are brought together." (The New York Times Book Review)
"A stunning novel that encompasses both suffering and hope....The best work yet from one of science fiction's best writers." (The Denver Post)
"A Haunting First Book in the Series"
I mistakenly read this series out of order starting with book 2 first. That book "To Say Nothing of the Dog" was an upbeat, funny, and happy experience. The title of this book should be a warning to future readers--"Doomsday". Don't start this book thinking this will be a happy listen. Very long, repetitive, plodding and detailed. That said, I admit I still couldn't stop listening. Time travel and enthralling stories that alternate between past and future. Characters are developed into people that captivate and make the long hours of listening possible. A thoughtful look at time, perception, life, illness and epidemics. A perfect example that even a grueling book can be worth a listen.
"Timely, beautiful, terrible and haunting"
Now more than ever, I am recommending that everyone I know listen to this book. It is an amazing, satisfying, beautiful and terrible story mostly about a time traveler who is trapped in a small medieval village that is stricken by the plague. Meanwhile, current day Oxfordshire is also suffering from an especially virulent flu and attendant quarantine. The book was written in 1992 and much of the action takes place in a squalid, medieval village and yet it is all terribly timely. The characters and setting are beautifully written and this is one of the most moving books I've ever had the pleasure of reading or listening to.
Three more selling points for this great book: 1) I love a good, long book from Audible and "Doomsday" is a wonderful 26 hours and 30 minuets of listening to one of my favorite narrators, Jenny Sterlin. 2) "Doomsday won a Hugo Award in 93 and Nebula Award in 92 and 3) Connie Willis has written another book with some of the same characters that is much lighter in tone yet still very worth reading and a good way to recover from the terrible, searing beauty of "The Doomsday Book". That other book is also available on Audible :"To Say Nothing of the Dog"
Listen to "Doomsday" first, save "To Say Nothing of the Dog" to cheer you up and you can then finish off with Jerome K Jerome's sweetly funny "Three Men in a Boat". There- I've just come up with a great plan for your next 50 or hours of Audible listening. You can thank me later. After you've thoroughly enjoyed all of these amazing books.
"Don't let the bad reviews stop you!"
I loved this book! I listened to another Willis book "To Say Nothing of the Dog" (also an award winner) and enjoyed it immensely. Then, I debated downloading this one. The terrible reviews almost stopped me - but I'm so glad I didn't listen to them. I imagine fans of action/adventure-oriented Science Fiction would not appreciate it. However, if you like more character-oriented scifi, historical novels and British literature, you are likely to enjoy this as I did. I agree that the narration isn't especially outstanding, but I found it perfectly adequate. The characters are very well-developed and many are truly lovable. Try it!
"WELL DONE...but a real bummer"
I listened to this on vacation and the beach, and it promised to be pure, guilty-pleasure ear candy. I was not disappointed by the writing, the concept, or the reading (the narrator is fanTAStic).
However, I would put a warning label on this that the whole second half of the book is (vague spoiler alert) sort of a sinkhole of depressing events. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone looking for a "pick-me-up" or a happily-ever-after type story.
I guess a book about the plague wouldn't be a typical candidate for that anyway, but for history buffs like me, taking a time machine back to the Middle Ages sounds like such a "fun" idea...and this just isn't a "fun" story.
Still, DEFINITELY worth a read...when you're in the right mood for a downer.
I love reading and listening to books, especially fantasy, science fiction, children's, historical, and classics.
""He held my hand, when I was dying.""
In Connie Willis' Hugo and Nebula winning novel Doomsday Book (1992), the Oxford University historians of 2054 use time travel to observe first hand the eras of their fields of study. Kivrin Engle is an undergraduate student keen to visit 1320 for two weeks around Christmas, despite the repeated warnings of her arthritic mentor, Mr. Dunworthy, who believes that the 14th century, what with its cutthroats, witch burnings, and diseases, is too dangerous. Ah, the reckless and ignorant enthusiasm of curious youth! Ah, the helpless and loving concern of experienced adulthood!
From the start, strange problems plague Kivrin's "drop" into 1320, and she begins to learn that the past is vastly different than all her research prepared her for and that its inhabitants are heart-breakingly human. Meanwhile, in 2054 an apparently new and deadly flu virus strikes the technician who programmed Kivrin's drop and soon leads to a city-wide quarantine. Willis tells her story alternating between the parallel plot strands of Kivrin's point of view in the 14th century and Dunworthy's in the 21st. Intense ironies and suspense grow from the inability of student and teacher to communicate with each other and from their different experiences with contagious diseases.
Willis draws well-rounded human beings we care for: in the past, Kivrin (intelligent, brave, sympathetic), Father Roche (devout, kind, good), and little Agnes (cute, spoiled, open), and in the "present," Mr. Dunworthy (wise, ironic, steadfast), Doctor Mary Ahrens (indefatigable, intelligent, caring), and her young nephew Colin (spunky, resourceful, resiliant). And her novel presents a great amount of apparently accurate historical detail of life in the 14th century. Although she is uninterested in "scientific" explanations of time travel, her depiction of infectious diseases is terrifying, reminding us of how difficult it is to remember that they are after all "only" diseases.
The book could be shorter, for sometimes characters repeat things that have earlier been narrated. And perhaps Willis relies too much on convenient narrative contrivances like the disruptions in the landline telephone system (in 2054?!), or the technician's delirium, or the History Department Head's fishing trip to Scotland. Despite its few flaws, however, its vivid historical setting, parallel contagion plots, great characters, and poignant relationships between them make Doomsday Book interesting, suspenseful, and moving. And the way in which "You are here in place of the friend I love" changes from being a revolting motto in the middle of the novel to a haunting phrase during the harrowing climax is beautiful.
With wit, heart, and restraint, the reader Jenny Sterlin expresses the various emotions and agendas of the characters, from Agnes begging Kivrin to tell her a story and Colin telling Dunworthy that an interfering woman is "necrotic," through Kivrin praying for a miracle and Father Roche urging her to return to Heaven, whence she has been sent by God to help them in their hour of need.
If you're interested in the 14th century, in time travel stories about the human condition more than the physics of time travel, in stories about apocalyptic diseases, or in stories about the fraught relationships between children and parents and between believers (and non-believers) and God in time of disaster, you should listen to Doomsday Book.
"fantastic novel"
I'd read this book a couple times on paper already, so I knew it was long and layered...and feared slightly that an audio version might make it more confusing, but it didn't. The narrator did a great job of conveying the story and maintaining clarity.
"Vivid, Emotion-Filled Time Travel Drama"
This is one of my all time favorite audible listens. The story takes place in a not-too-distant near future in which time travel is possible under tightly controlled conditions within a university setting. A history graduate student named Kivran has prepared intensively to travel back to the early 14th century, learning the languages and practical and social skills for the period. In the present day, elaborate immunization protocols have eliminated illness. Part of Kivran's preparation involves health enhancements to protect her from medieval illnesses of her targeted time drop.. Her time drop is scheduled for about 30 years ahead of the black death's lethal sweep through England and Europe.
But! As it happens, a fatal flu epidemic is just getting started in Oxford as Kivran's time drop is being put in motion. The key technician for the drop is already losing cognitive focus, being (unknowingly) in the early stages of the flu. Due to decreased focus, he makes an error in the program, and Kivran ends up in 1348, just in time to be in the path of the plague.
At the same time, the flu epidemic sweeps through the story's present-day Oxford, thus incapacitating the key personnel for correcting the mistake.
This is not an unfamiliar plot device for a time travel narrative---a person getting "lost" in the past. What makes it a great story is the way the increasing intensity of the characters' development, in both the present and the past streams of the story. That, and the superb narrator, whose voice brings to life a 14th century priest, a future/present day 14 year old boy, an anxious middle aged don, a 7 year old medieval girl, and an initially fearful but increasingly dismayed yet unfailingly courageous Kivran--who finds herself drawn into the real human lives of the people of the little 14th c. village in which she finds herself.
I found this a very moving, engaging, thrilling, and poignant story. Highly recommended for lovers of historical fiction and character-driving time travel.
I am a blind lawyer and aspiring writer, trying to read a little bit of everything but partial to sci-fi and military fiction.
"One half captivating, the other, endurable"
I was constantly of two minds while reading this book. The segments set in the 14th Century were engrossing, vibrant, explorations into a wonderful if harsh world, looked forward to and cherished. The portion set in the 21st Century however, dragged, full of comparatively mundane detail and an improbably bumbling cast of characters. Some mild spoilers follow.
Part of the problem stems from the fact that there are essentially two stories going on; a science fiction tale in which Mr. Dunworthy tries to overcome numerous obstacles to rescue a lost time traveler, not least being a "modern" epidemic, and a historical recounting of one village's fate during the Black Death, as observed by the young Kivrin. Being two very distinct settings, I can say they appear to have aged differently. I find it odd now to read contemporary sci-fi stories that include things like blogging, but here find that I'm equally conscious of snags that date a work including a near future world that fails to include developments like ubiquitous wireless communication. I always try to put such nitpicks out of my mind, but can you imagine someone like a major university head completely disappearing from the grid for weeks at a time in the present day? There is also the series of unfortunate events that leads the book's major crisis to occur in the first place, but your suspension of disbelief may vary on these points.
I really did not find anything overly remarkable about the narration; it was very good overall, but could be slow, leading me to increase playback speed.
With all of that said, the reason why I enthusiastically recommend this book can be summed up in one word, Kivrin. While Dunworthy's tale is largely mired in overcoming bureaucratic resistance and a telephone system designed by Satan, Kivrin is discovering the reality of Medieval England, how much harder it was in ways neglected by those who made it their business to "study" it, but more importantly, that it was a time in which real people lived, worked, hoped, and died. The modern influenza epidemic provides contrast. While trained medical personnel in the 2050s stop showing up to work, a priest in a 1348 English village tirelessly tends the dying and rings the bell to ensure the salvation of the dead. While those quarantined in 2054 bicker and grumble, the female head of a noble family seeking refuge in the country takes in Kivrin who appears to her to be a sick girl with no memory of her past. It's easy to see Dunworthy taking a shine to being Kivrin's tutor; both have keen minds, a need to do what's right, as well as almost too much fatalism balanced by an ability to quickly adapt. And both wield a delightful gift for sarcasm. I felt true sympathy for her as she struggled to cope with the underlying assumptions of her world suddenly unraveling, reshaping, and perhaps leaving her stranded in a world not her own, and when the girl Dunworthy thought looked too young to cross a street on her own was able to live up to a poor priest's prayers for divine assistance.
Like other reviewers, I was sad for Kivrin in the end, and that my time with her, Dunworthy too I suppose, had come to a close.
"One of the Absolute Great Books"
The interplay between the events in future Oxford and 14th century Oxford is beguiling and dizzying. The theme of the ringing of bell changes is a metaphor for this intricate counterpoint of events. The historical details of the past are solid and convincing, and so are the characters of both periods. Agnes, presented with all the exasperating traits that five-year-olds try adults with, is probably the most convincing and lovable portrayal of a young child I have ever encountered in literature. The account of the Black Death and all its horror and grief is not easy reading, but it shouldn't be. It is a real reminder of what life can be like for human beings in any age. The tale is, in the end, consoling and hopeful.
Oh, and in parts, it is very funny.
"Amazing book"
I understand that some listeners find the beginning a little hard to get into, but those who stick with it will be rewarded. The characters become incredibly, heartbreakingly real, as do the worlds Willis painstakingly creates. I listened to this a year ago, and I still think of it often. Willis is one of our great writers crossing the border between sci-fi and "serious" fiction.
"enthralling tale of time travel"
do not be put off by the old fashioned start to this book as it improves as it goes on and the plot unfolds. I will be searching out another book by this author. Agreat listen
"You have to listen to this"
This book is excellant. So many superb twists and turns it makes you want to keep listening. It'll make you laugh cry and smile like the village idiot whilst sat on the bus. The interaction of the characters is so fatastic would definately recommend. A must listen to.
"Disappointing comedy of manners"
This listener found Jenny Sterlin's voice flat and uninteresting, which was a drawback for such a long book. There's also a passage of a few paragraphs which gets repeated in the first section of the download, an indication of a lower standard of audio production than most recent Audible recordings.
As for the story itself, I was very disappointed. The pace is extremely leisurely and while the depiction of the pettiness of academic life is mildly amusing, the story failed to grip. Every time I was getting into it, I found myself shaken out by jarring inaccuracies of language or geographical detail. Clearly, these haven't bothered other listeners, but this one found that they severely impeded his ability to suspend disbelief.
A British character who refers to cars as "automobiles"? Cases that are called "valises"? A hospital accident and emergency department called "Casualties" rather than "Casualty"? A pub in the centre of Oxford which is nearly empty a few days before Christmas?
The geography is particularly bad. The heroine, who has travelled back to the fourteenth century to a location 10 miles west of Oxford, imagines that she might be able to see the sky glow of London "50 miles away". From that location, mediaeval London would be 70 miles away. I can't imagine much of a sky glow at that period but, besides, the Chiltern Hills would have blocked any such view even had it been available.
In her cover story, she is supposedly travelling from Yorkshire to Evesham via Oxford, which is a strange and indirect route to take, and is travelling on the road from Oxford to Bath, which runs in entirely the wrong direction.
Such details are individually trivial but cumulatively produce an impression of an author who really doesn't know Oxford and has a poor grasp of British idiom.
I was hoping for history and adventure, but while these are present, they are mostly subordinated to a mild and uninvolving comedy of manners. Disappointing.
"Loved it"
I am certainly no historian and do not know much about the medieval ways of life but this book is very well written, well read, entertaining, impossible to put down. It certainly made me go to the library and start reading about that period in the history books!
"A Smashing Book"
I am not going to comment on how this book is written because I am not qualified to do so, but as an avid reader I do know what I enjoy. This book was one of the best books I have ever read, and as my eyesight is deteriorating now, I shall be purchasing this book so that I can listen to it as much as I wish. Thanks Audible for making it available.
"One of the best simply!"
This is something unusual, a well written really engaging historically true story that simply is almost perfect!
"Bellow Par"
I'm slowly working my way through award winning science fiction and I was really excited about this book. I have a degree in Medieval History and this seemed to combine my two favorite reading genres. The book however was very disappointing. I can't flaw the history, but the story was so dire. No humor, no passion, no excitement. It was mundane banality. I closed the book with a profound feeling of depression and anti climax. I found it difficult to relate to any of the characters, and often found my self wishing that the book would get to the point. I won't give a one star review. That is reserved for tripe such as Jordan's numerous biographies, but I would not recommend reading this book.
"Highly recommended"
Gripping story accurately depicting peoples anxieties and worries interacting with each other. Some reviewers have commented that writing is repetitive but this is how the human mind works. Going over things in your head over and over again.
"Grueling in places but worth it"
A book about time travel to the Black Death from a future world suffering a pandemic was never going to be exactly cheery. This one is so well written it gets very bleak without being gratuitous. Its also often funny. And I couldn't stop reading, even when I was crying. I HAD to see it through. There were times I wondered if anyone would make it out of the book alive. Be warned, you'll think you can see what's coming and you will often be wrong. Many twists and turns. Ultimately I found the ending satisfying. Connie Willis makes you like the characters, in spite of their many flaws, so that you are sucked into their experience. Jennie Sterlin is a wonderful narrator for this story and I never got lost about who was speaking.
"History and time travel and grime."
I really enjoyed the premise of this story, the whole idea seemed quite plausible if the science exists, which it doesn't yet, unless the Historians are here observing and I haven't spotted them. There's no science in this sci fi story as it focusses more on personality and the interaction of the characters and here's where the problem lies for me. Connie Willis makes them really stupid at times and they repeat themselves unnecessarily. I felt I wanted to get hold of the editor, if there was one, give them a good shake and have them excise the extraneous, repetitive mental maunderings. Is there an abridged version? Jenny Stirlin did a sterling job (pun intended) and I applaud her narration, she made this very long story come alive. Also on the plus side, the 14th Century in all its archaic, smelly, dirty, winteriness is very well described. There is some lovely medieval language which flavours the whole book, and the medical aspects were obviously researched, except for the rude, unobservant 21st century nursing staff who annoyed me as well and yes, I do know what I'm talking about as I am in the medical field. Oh its the occasional outbreaks of stupidity of the people inhabiting this book that annoyed me so much, possibly needed as a plot device to move the story along? If so it didn't work for me. I had heard Connie Willis's sequel to this book; "All Clear" first and although there was annoying repetition in that shorter book, it was an easier listen and I enjoyed it, which is why I chose "Doomsday Book". Maybe there was better editing in "All Clear" or Connie had whittled her writing style, anyway be forewarned and forearmed, this is a good book if what bothered me doesn't bother you.
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Great job on the mouse tunes. I love it
From the owner of MagicalMagical.net (Nathan M Rose) and DisneyWorldTrivia.com (Lou Mongello) comes the official Mouse | Tunes podcast! Hear the latest Disney news on your computer or iPod, get reviews on Walt Disney World restaurants and attractions, have our resident Disney Trivia expert answer your mail, and much more!
To subscribe to the Mouse | Tunes podcast we recommended either using iTunes 4.9 or higher, or the iPodder podcast receiver. If you already have iTunes 4.9 or higher installed on your machine simply click on the 'add to iTunes' badge above to be directly taken to the Mouse | Tunes iTunes subscription page.
If you are not able to download podcasting software onto your computer then all hope is not lost! Our podcast is also available using a standard internet browser through our partner PodNova and Odeo. Just click on the PodNova or Odeo badge located at the left and you are all set!
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Podcasting is radio your way. Defy programming schedules and listen to whatever you want, whenever you want and on your iPod wherever you want. Podcasts are radio-style shows some from major media, others from passionate individuals delivered over the Internet to your computer. Unlike streaming audio, which requires you to listen in real time, podcasting lets you control how and when you hear your favorite shows.
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Lou Mongello
Host, Author & Site Owner
Great job on the mouse tunes. I love it
me too i wish i could go to mousefest and meet you in person lou
i listen on my computer all the time and do you know if there is any way i can burn them on cd?
I enjoy the opening and closing sound bites from around WDW. Did you record all of those yourself or are they available from another source?
Thanks for the feedback, and I'm happy to hear that you're enjoing the shows! Some of the muisc was recorded by me, while others are samples of songs you can get on Disney CDs. You can check out the Disney Music shop here http://www.disneyworldtrivia.com/shop_music.php where you can purchase a variety of CDs with theme park music on it.
Lou Mongello
Host, Author & Site Owner
Wow! I like it! It's really cool!
great job on the pod casts. I have trouble listening to music on my ipod now cause i enjoy them so much
I absolutely love your podcasts, it is my absolute favorite!
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Thanks to you all!! So happy to hear that you're enjoying the show!!
Lou Mongello
Host, Author & Site Owner
One podcast-related question I have is, since both you and Nathan live in different states, how do you record the show? Do you do this by phone feed, internet chat, weekly centralized meetings (highly unlikely)?
Thanks for the podcast. It's highly enjoyable listening to the two of you provide news, insights... and GREAT interviews!
We tried Skype, it just wasn't the quality we wanted to provide for our listeners. We actually record separately and just mix it together later on.
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I wondered if you mixed it as I mulled the recording possibilities, but you must be communicating live, what with the interactions we hear ("We're rambling again!" ... "You caught me off-guard!"). Someone's doing a great job mixing the sound!
Actually we communicate on the phone while we record. And thank you for the props on the mixing
Nathan M Rose
Owner of MagicalMountain, FlickDirect, Co-Host of The Award Winning MouseTunes Disney Podcast (Keep Babbling Forever!), and last but not least Co-Host of the Magical Definition Podcast.


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