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On February 9th, 2005, it will be the Year of the Cock. There are 12 animal signs in the Chinese Horoscope. It is believed that our behaviour and attitudes resemble one of these twelve animals depending on the year of our birth, and that our future is influenced accordingly. Though this article is written tongue-in-cheek , check to see if you are really like the animal corresponding to your birth year. Who knows, the future stated here may hold true for you!
Chinese luck signs indicate that the Cock will have a better year than the last one. Financially, it should be favourable. The Cock in love will have a 'blossoming' relationship. This is partly because the Cock is a faithful bird and relationship-minded. Sexually-active Cocks are masterful and passive ('bottom') Cocks are good at housekeeping and home design. However, the Cock has to be careful as he may be too headstrong, critical and arrogant which makes others think he is too 'cocky' ! And for those Cocks who are still seeking love, they should find another Cock, the hunky Bull or the masculine Dragon. One more thing - the gay Cock tend to find his perfect mate later in life, so if he has passed his 'prime' age, it does not necessarily mean he is in the Last Chance Saloon. It may actually mean that Mr. Right is just around the corner! Cocks may also be spreading their wings and fly off to new Horizons. Career- wise, the Cock can look for promotion and go up the next pecking order!
Although the last year was a fantastic year for the Dog, it will not be so for him this year. Nevertheless, the gay Dog will still fight and bark for fairness.
If a Dog is looking for a relationship and he is an active Dog (Top-Dog?) he should go for a passive Rabbit. If he is a passive Dog (ahem, an Under-Dog? ) he should go for a masculine, 'top/active' Horse or Tiger. The partner will find that it is not easy to win the Dog's trust but, if he succeeds, the odds are he will have the Dog for keeps, bones and all. The down side for the Dog is that he can be an obstinate and moody animal, which may lead him to end a relationship quickly before he gives it an opportunity to develop. A lesson for the Dog - he should bite his doggy tongue, stop howling and barking too much. Rather, he should wag his tail and show his friendliness more and then he will be more popular. He should also be less dogmatic. Career-wise, he may be transferred from kennel to kennel. Dogs do well being members of Long Yang Club steering committees.
Contrary to Western beliefs, the Chinese think that the Pig is a warm, caring, intelligent animal. He also works hard and plays hard , like some successful Yuppies. In the Year of the Monkey, the Pig is expected to do well wealth-wise. Pennies may almost fall from Heaven for him, but there may still be ups and downs! Health-wise, this year may not be so good. This may partly be due to the Pig's gorging too much of the wrong types of foods, not exercising enough, or smoking and drinking excessively . This may result in ill-health and sickness. Also he may indulge in too much sex, and may be careless about safe sex.
Although he looks organized on the outside and tolerant, which is partly why other animals are attracted to him, he can be somewhat untidy at home so that his house resembles a pig-sty! This is a turn-off for others. He is usually more a 'sex' animal than a romantic, so he has to sharpen his 'romance' skills to find love. More passion but go easy on the action, Mr. Pig! Also, as the Pig can be too trusting, he may be swindled by others, who may just want his money rather than his porky body. In a relationship, the Pig will be best matched with a Goat or a Rabbit, both of whom are usually more honest animals.
Lesson for the Pig - be more careful about whom you meet, don't be too greedy for food and, most important of all, remember always to practice safe sex (as you will have a tendency to forget it when you are tipsy or too excited!!). Also you should do some exercises in a gym if possible - maybe become a Pig with six packs?
It may be another rat-race year for this rodent but generally the Monkey year should be a good year for him. This is because the Monkey and the Rat are great chums. Those Rats who persevere will be most likely to succeed, and that includes finding a boyfriend . Whether he is active , passive, or versatile, the Rat should look for another Rat or a Monkey; or, if he is passive, he will usually be well-matched with a Dragon. If the Rat is in a gay bar, he should pluck up his courage to approach someone he likes. He has to think that he's a man , not a mouse! Once he finds someone, the Rat can prove that he is really very good 'boyfriend material' . He is generally loving and romantic. What may put the Rat down or end his relationship is that he gossips too much, and criticizes his boyfriend to others. And when his boyfriend hears about it, it will be a calamity! In finance, he should not lend or borrow money. This should be avoided like mouse-traps!
It may be a promising year for the Bull (better than last year) . If he wants something to be done, he will make sure it gets done. He will enjoy good health and good wealth. When looking for a boyfriend, the Bull should try not be so serious. He should be more relaxed, smile more and show that he has a sense of humour! If he is dating someone, the Bull should not let the other think he is a stingy animal. He should show his good side, that he is a cool cucumber, and a patient listener. The Bull is usually unromantic but, to compensate for his matter-of-factness, he can be really hot and horny in bed (especially if he is hung like a Bull!). He would suit a Rabbit (who tolerates him), a Rat (who being a romantic may compensate for his matter-of-factness), and a Monkey (who may be equally unromantic but looking for sex). Despite the Bull's lack of romanticism, he can be quite possessive in an affair. Many Bulls also like leather and are into S&M, but that does not mean all of them are like that. Most importantly, the Bull should not become involved with menage-a-trois, or he could end up as corned beef!
The Bull is also a connoisseur of food and wine, and anything luxurious. He would be more popular if he would share some of his luxuries with his friends.
The King of the Jungle appears to be a courageous animal on the outside, but inside he is really a born worrier! He is usually successful in his career and this year he should be going even higher up the ladder. The only thing that may let him down is that he does not take criticisms lightly, and he hates taking orders from his superiors. There will be opportunities and obstacles throughout the year which will be a bumpy one for him. The Tiger is great at seeing problems but not so good at finding solutions. In love, the Tiger tends to do the opposite and throw caution to the wind. A Tiger in love is a Tiger on Cloud Seven. He has to be careful that he does not get let down by his lover and fall to the ground with a thud. He should find solace in a Horse (who enjoys adventure as much as the Tiger), or a Dog (if he is looking for a passive partner) . However, some macho Tigers who may appear butch on the outside but who are actually passive in bed may go for the dominant Dragon. A Tiger in a relationship may experience 'ups and downs' this year.
The Rabbit is a natural 'gay animal'. He has the qualities so often associated with gays: smartness, creativity, and sensitivity. On top of that, he likes to dress up and wear bright, flamboyant and outrageous clothes. Some rabbits may tend to be a bit camp. Even your masculine buck Rabbit is often smaller in build, though you can still find a few really butch and hairy Rabbits. In spite of his creative nature, the Rabbit can be a really discreet animal. This year, the Rabbit can expect it to be a 'hopping' good year for him. There will be some hiccups though, financial worries or relationship problems, but these should be short lived. A Rabbit looking for love may find it in a Dog, a Goat or a Pig. Okay, it may not be a perfect match, but then that's life honey! What's more, gay Rabbits tend to be the first ones who may be going through some of the world's first official gay weddings! Once a Rabbit finds a partner, he will really be hot, hot, hot! Haven't you heard of the term, breed like a rabbit? There you go!
The Dragon is great at looking for opportunities and cashing in on them. This year, he should be successful with new projects. He will usually have lots of guys going after him. After all, who is not attracted to such a colourful, strong and masculine animal ? The trouble is the Dragon may find someone attracted to him and opening his heart for him when all he (the Dragon) wants is a good shag and he isn't interested in a relationship. He may leave someone with a broken heart. If a Dragon has a boyfriend, he will be very dominating, sometimes to the point of being arrogant. In sex, he is usually a 'top'. However, a Dragon who is seeking a life-partner with whom to settle down may not be so lucky this year. A Dragon never apologises. A Cock will tolerate him because he is so handsome. He can also find a partner in a Rat, who may think (wrongly) that he can use the Dragon as a 'stepping stone'. The Dragon also attracts size-queens as he is usually well-endowed, almost monster size! In finance, the Dragon should be getting wealthier and wealthier. As the Dragon is a leader, he will do well as the chairman or president of any Long Yang Club chapter.
The Snake attracts and charms people because of his wit and sense of humour. He can sense the situation in the blink of an eyelid and make it his own. Unlike Western thinking, Snakes do have high moral values. He can also be someone who likes the arts and who is cultured. It is believed this will be an extremely good year for the Snake. There should be plenty of sex and love in the air for him. If Snakes are looking for a partner, it is best to go for a Cock or a Bull but not both at the same time!. The Snake in relationship should focus more on his partner. He must not have sex with other guys too often. He should appreciate how important it is to have someone who really loves him.
Go to a Long Yang Club social event and you will find the gay Horse to be heart and soul of the party! As he is probably well-travelled, he would be able to tell people of his wide experience, and he has a great sense of humour. Many guys are attracted to the Horse's grace and masculine stature and they imagine that he could also be very well-hung! If a Horse finds a partner, he should not rush into a relationship. He must give his partner time. Equally, he must not rush out of a relationship. An ideal partner would be someone who enjoys travel as much as he does. The animals that would suit him would be the Dog, the Goat or the Tiger.
This year may not be a very good year for the Horse, but it should be much better the year after. The gay Horse should not act too much on his impulse! He should keep his cool and try to be sensible in matters related to finance, health and affairs of the heart.
The Gay Goat may find good luck in abundance this year! Instead of dreaming about favourable opportunities, he should wake up as they are already here, and grab them ! It is believed that as the Goat is the most feminine of all the animal signs Gay Goats are more passive than active. He is also gentle and caring. Love opportunities may even come again for gay Goats already in a relationship. Through no fault of his own, some hunky animal may cross his path This may affect his relationship with his partner, so he has to take care on deciding just what to do! A single Goat seeking love may find so many guys after him this year that he may not know who to choose as his Mister Right ! Having said that, he should be careful about his health. As we would remind all animals, practice safer sex!
The gay Monkey is known to be fun-loving, intelligent and knowledgeable. However, he can be rather selfish, cunning, opportunistic and restless!
Although this is Monkey Year, the luck for this swinging animal will be up and down, so he has to be cautious. He is normally not too good in taking care of his finances, so this year, he has to be even more careful . He may be someone who likes good things in life but this year he must cut his lavish spending or he may be a sad Monkey inundated with debts.
Monkeys tend to look more for sex than for love (although there are exceptions). If a Monkey already has a partner, he may still swing from tree to tree looking for more bananas to suck! The best partner a gay Monkey can go for is usually a Horse, a Dragon or a Rabbit . The Horse and Dragon will be able to keep the Monkey in check while the Rabbit is willing to tolerate the unfaithful Monkey. If he is in a relationship and wants it to last, he should show respect for his partner and not be too dominating or jealous. He must try to listen more to what his partner says and think about his feelings. It will be a trying year for a Monkey looking for love as his new-found relationship may not last. Better luck next year.
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Empire have debuted the first poster for Tomas Alfredson's (Let The Right One In) Cold War thriller 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.' This film looks absolutely fantastic. 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' is an adaptation of John Le Carre's acclaimed and best-selling Cold War spy novel of the same name. The cast assemble is top-notch in Gary Oldman as George Smiley, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Dencik, Colin Firth, Stephen Graham, Tom Hardy, Jared Harris, Ciarán Hinds, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Roger Lloyd Pack and Mark Strong.
Set in the 1970s, 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' finds George Smiley, a recently retired MI6 agent, doing his best to adjust to a life outside the secret service. However, when a disgraced agent reappears with information concerning a mole at the heart of the Circus, Smiley is drawn back into the murky field of espionage. Tasked with investigating which of his trusted former colleagues has chosen to betray him and their country, Smiley narrows his search to four suspects – all experienced, urbane, successful agents – but past histories, rivalries and friendships make it far from easy to pinpoint the man who is eating away at the heart of the British establishment. 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' is set for release September 16th.
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"Miss Marjorie Joesting, August 2, 1926." Our third look at Marjorie, a Miss Washington, D.C., who was runner-up at the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
I looked her up, trying to find out more about her, and I found this, along with the caption
"The girls are, left to right, Marjorie Joesting, Dorothy Proudlock, Emerita Monsch, and Anita Foy. "
Anyone know what she did for the talent portion of the pageant?
I am such a sucker for a girl with chubby cheeks and laugh lines. She could have wrapped me around her little finger.
is so subjective. You know what they say about opinions -- everybody's got one.
In the case of Marjorie, it is refreshing to see a young woman with such natural, unaffected beauty.
It is all too easy to pick away at the parts. But I feel that the whole is very pleasing, in any time.
She looks like a little pixie!
With all of the other 1920s cheesecake showing bobbed hair, it's a real rarity to see post-Great War long locks. She and the photographer were obviously proud of the look. To have resisted getting a flapper look her hair must have been considered beautiful at the time.
Put me in the camp that considers that she would be judged a beauty today.
Until I checked out the hi-def image, I missed out on the beautiful natural lighting. It really highlights her slightly-unmanaged curls, giving her a natural and water-nymph-like look.
...days of Woodstock, flower children, and natural beauty. Quite a few young women had a very similar style to them. She has also a resemblance to a singer named Nicolette Larson who did pretty well in the 1970's. Some of the ladies I dance with these days have hair just like that. Well, maybe a little more tamed, but close enough.
I'm the poster who requested more bathing beauties. You did not disappoint. A beautiful, sweet, innocent looking young lady. When they invent a time machine....
Miss Joesting was beautiful then, and would win my heart today as well. I understand beauty being in the eye of the beholder but... Wow... how can anyone not see her as lovely?
Except she has peasant feet.
This beautiful image sure is in stark contrast to the bleak shots of the industrial parts of Pennsylvania.
{And now I have new wallpaper!}
Come on, she has nice Janis Joplin hair.
I'm holding out for the time when women like Marjorie find short, overweight and balding men (preferably from Australia) attractive.
I'm so tired of looking like Brad Pitt
Miss Joesting is a true beauty in any time. She has a wonderful figure, a beautiful face and real naturally curly hair. I absolutely loved the other two photographs of her, so I'm quite thankful for this one.
Speaking of hair, it's very unusual to see a beauty queen of this era with such long, flowing locks. Besides being extremely gorgeous, she was also quite the rule breaker.
This girl is ever so lovely. but man, that swimsuit.
I can't believe the people that post on here criticizing her face.
Ummmmmmm! Moon Pies. The Original Marshmallow Sandwich.
Here's to you, Miss White Rock. Nice....wings!
My original "Moon Pie" comment was uncalled for. Today's tyrannical and completely unrealistic standards of beauty have succeeded in making millions of nice-looking women and men feel bad about themselves.
Ms. Joesting is lovely. I like Shorpy's previous photos of her even more:
Wow. You lot are awfully polite. I'm one of those goth girls you mention. Two piercings on each ear, my earlobes are stretched to a small degree and I have an eyebrow piercing. I like who I am and would never say my personal appearance is stupid. So, unless you want people saying "I hate what those men do today, with those combovers and narrow minds -- "
Try to be nice. We all have different tastes, respect that unless you don't want the same in return.
That all aside, this girl looks lovely. I really, really want a bathing suit like that now. The irony is that if I just take a few of my piercings out, I look pretty similar to her.
You could easily have convinced me that somebody took their CoolPix, set the mode to sepia, and snapped that this morning. Wow.
If Miss Joesting had put her hair up for this photo shoot, she'd have looked like Psyche, the White Rock sprite. And for the purposes of the great debate - I LOVE the look!
Thanks Dave, for answering the request of the poster on the last thread, for more bathing beauties. And yes, I too look forward to the day when I can say, "Remember when women *used to* get tattooed and pierced?"
I'm going to recommend a hot oil treatment wrap followed by a gentle
warm-water rinse and a vitamin-enriched conditioner.
Though I generally dislike this business of debating the appearance of any woman point by point as though she were a show horse, it doesn't seem so wrong in the context of a pageant contestant, who voluntarily presents herself as a show horse.
So: I'd say Marjorie's got a great little figure and a sweet, pleasant face. Sadly, she'd have to have that face gone at with scalpels and belt sanders to make it into a pageant today.
Indeed, as movies from around and not long after this era show, the definition of "pretty girl" used to be much more varied and flexible than it is in our picky day. Young and healthy seemed to pretty much cover the requirements.
With the -- fairly enormous -- caveat that, in mainstream entertainment in Marjorie's prime and beyond a "pretty girl" was a white girl, it's perhaps a healthier, and certainly a more cheerful, attitude.
I much prefer Marjorie's kind of beauty. Lovely!
Adore the sweet innocent look, MUCH more than the emo, goth piercings, and all the other stupidity young women do today.
[The debate begins! (Lincoln and Douglas, you might want to take notes.) - Dave]
Sweet figure, but face like a Moon Pie. So ran the tastes of the day.


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Original articles from our library related to the Ladakh Economy. See Table of Contents for further available material (downloadable resources) on Ladakh Economy.
- Survivalists' Guide for the New Millennium: Forward
- We live in the midst of a crisis so immense it boggles the poor, overloaded mind of modern humanity. The people of the world cannot seem to grasp its implications. Like a billboard whose message and image are stretched to such vast proportions that it fills...
Philosophy >> Survivalists Guide for the New Millennium
- The Celtic Vedic Connection, Part I
- Of all the great ancient cultures perhaps no two share more parallels than those of the Celtic and Vedic peoples. A deep rooted affinity runs between them, what is present in one is mirrored in the other. Myths, Gods, Goddesses, even fairy tales bear a...
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- 14 - Art
- The word Art refers to the alchemist art of transforming matter through purification from an imperfect state into a perfect one. This was done by first analysing and transforming the different elements and then mingling opposites in the right proportions. But...
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- Gold
- Planet: the Sun Sign: Leo Day: Sunday In most cultures gold is associated with riches, rulership and truth. We are still told that paper money is backed (?) by gold. Here we see the analogy: gold forms the center of the economy, the throne and crown of the...
Earth Mysteries >> Stones, Minerals & Metals
- Buddha and Reiki: A Personal Experience
- The Buddha and Reiki are in a beautiful way related in my life. Perhaps not so amazing, since the man who discovered Reiki, Mikao Usui, was a Japanese Buddhist. About three years ago I bought a bronze with gold plated Buddha statue in Ladakh. It sits on my...
Body Mysteries >> Reiki
Ladakh Economy is described in multiple online sources, as addition to our editors' articles, see section below for printable documents, Ladakh Economy books and related discussion.
Suggested Pdf Resources
- Leh Old Town, Ladakh - A Participatory Approach to Urban
- conflict between Pakistan and India over an uninhabitable glacier in the north of Ladakh) provided a relief to Ladakh's economy.
- sdinet.org
- significance of the land-based economy has reduced greatly in Ladakh. The main reason components of the current Ladakhi economy.
- leh.nic.in
- Rural-to-urban Migration and Urbanization in Leh, Ladakh
- exposed the local economy to fluctuations in regional and international markets. As in many mountain areas,.
- www.mountainforum.org
- considerably more attention is devoted to political and economic
- Ladakh's economic and social life from the vantage point of the region's history and trading relations with its neighboring communities.
- muse.jhu.edu
- Ladakh Ecological Development Group/Helena Norberg-Hodge
- path based on Ladakh's own values and its human-scale economy. Much of this work has involved.
- www.rightlivelihood.org
Suggested News Resources
- Ladakh calling
- revitalization of its centuries old cultural traditions is becoming a must. This is required not only to lure tourists but also for cultural preservation and the cultural identity of the state as tourism has now become the backbone of Ladakh's economy.
Suggested Web Resources
- Ladakh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Ladakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of the Republic of India.
- en.wikipedia.org
- Ladakh - Economy
- Livestock is one of the mainstays of Ladakh's domestic economy, with the yak and the goat being the two most important animals.
- www.koausa.org
- Ladakhi - Peaceful Societies
- Economy.
- www.peacefulsocieties.org
- Ladakh Economy
- www.abodehimalaya.com
- Ladakh, Zanskar, Pengong, Leh, Kargil, Indus River, Kashmir
- Livestock is the backbone of Ladakh's economy. Yak yields milk, meat and hair.
- indiatraveltimes.com
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I'm looking to build a desktop practice amp, no bigger than a sheet of A4 (not set in stone on size). The idea being to create a little practice amp which runs off a battery (pp3) or maybe a wall wart. I have a couple of speakers to use and am thinking of making a very simple amp. The question I have is Class A or Class AB? I was thinking about a simple single transistor Class A setup with volume and no tone stack(use guitar for that). Then thought about building a Class AB just for fun. Not really huge power just want to get a decent little amp for practicing on. Both have same (approx) amount of comps, so any thoughts? Many thanks. |
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The words Class A and PP3 don't really go together The battery life would be measured in literaly seconds as it couldn't supply the current.
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I was thinking along the lines of a headphone amp to drive the speaker, ao it's not possible to make a desktop amp with a transistor(or two) a handful of resistors and a small speaker. OP Amp version me thinks then! |
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One of the versions for practice guitar amp using LM386 that has had a lot of successful DIY builds is the Ruby Amp by ROG. It uses a simple JFet as a buffer between the guitar and chip amp. That will increase the input impedance of your practice amp, giving better performance. It will also warm up the sound a bit compared to going in direct. Lots of sound demos available, and it is only a few more components so it is easy to give a try.
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Founding Editors
- Dr Robert Clark (UEA)
- Professor Emory Elliott (UC Riverside, 2000-2007)*
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A list of all the achievements of all our editors would fill a fat volume, so please excuse us offering merely the following profiles of the founding editors as a way of establishing the scholarly bona fides of the enterprise.
- Robert Clark is Reader in English and American Literature at the University of East Anglia. Having first studied medicine, then made documentary films, he was trained as a Comparatist at the University of Essex and has since then been studying English, American and French literature, history and social thought since 1688. In 1989 he began to develop database applications and since then has been deepeing his understanding of how they can best be used to serve fellow students and scholars. The Literary Encyclopedia is thus unusual in that it is directed by a scholar who has usually built and tested an application before giving it to the specialists for web publication. In 1994 he began developing The Annotated Bibliography for English Studies, now published by Routledge, and he served as its Editorial Director until 2003. ABES now makes available 5m words of critical guidance to what is worth reading on English Studies, and which was judged by the MLA as one of the outstanding publications of 1999. He has edited with Thomas Healy The Arnold Anthology of British and Irish Writing in English, is the author of History and Myth in American Fiction, edited works by Austen, Fenimore Cooper and Defoe, and edited collections of essays or written essays on The Spectator, Defoe, Fielding, Austen, Dickens, Fenimore Cooper, Henry James, Angela Carter and Michael Ondaatje. He was Founding Secretary of the European Society for the Study of English (1989-1995), is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Foundation Fellow of the English Association, Chairman of the Advisory Committee for the UK Humanities Hub and has twice been an Executive member of the Council for College and University English in the UK. He has recently edited a volume of essays for Media History about The Spectator and is currently completing a social history of Jane Austen and the transformation of Britain during the French wars.
- Emory Elliott (1942-2009) was one of North Americas most distinguished literary historians, an expert on Puritan writing, a notable friend of the nascent discipline of Women's Studies in the 1980s, an early champion of the writing of Toni Morrison, a consistent champion of equality of opportunity, an inspiring teacher and a tireless supporter of younger colleagues. The son of working-class parents, he was the first of his family to achieve a college education (Loyola College, Baltimore; University of Illinois) and rose to become Chair of the American Studies at Princeton, and later chair of the English Department. From 1989 he was Professor of American Literature at the University of California, Riverside, and Director of the Riverside Centre for Ideas and Society. He was nominated to the distinguished rank of University Professor by California University in 2001. He was the author of Power and the Pulpit in Puritan New England (1975), Revolutionary Writers: Literature and Authority in the New Republic (1982), American Puritan Literature, Volume One of The Cambridge History of American Literature (1993). He edited the Columbia Literary History of the United States (1988), American Literature: A Prentice Hall Anthology (1991), and the Columbia History of the American Novel (1991). He was an NEH, American Council of Learned Societies, Guggenheim and National Humanities Center Fellow, and chair of the American Studies Association. Emory Elliott helped to found The Literary Encyclopedia in 1998 and helped it through its first decade of life.
- Janet Todd is President of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge University, and Herbert Grierson Professor of English at the University of Aberdeen. She is a pioneering scholar of womens writing of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and a critic and biographer of international distinction. She founded the journal Women and Literature in the 1970s and co-founded Womens Writing in the 1980. She has compiled and edited two dictionaries of British and American women writers. Among other books, she is the author of In Adams Garden: A Study of John Clare (1973), Womens Friendship in Literature (1980), Sensibility: An Introduction (1986), Feminist Literary History (1988), The Sign of Angellica (1989), Gender, Art and Death (1993), and the biographies: Secret life of Aphra Behn (1996), Mary Wollstonecraft: A Revolutionary Life (2000); Daughters of Ireland (2006); and Death and the Maidens: Fanny Wollstonecraft and the Shelley Circle (2008). She has edited the complete works of Aphra Behn and, with Marilyn Butler, The Complete Works of Mary Wollstonecraft. Most recently she has been the General Editor of the nine-volume Jane Austen edition published by Cambridge University Press, as well as the editor or co-editor of 3 of the volumes. Her most recent work is the Cambridge Introduction to Jane Austen (2008). She has received awards from the NEH, American Council of Learned Societies, Guggenheim, Leverhulme Foundation, the Folger Shakespeare Library and the Huntington Library. She has held fellowships at Sidney Sussex and Newnham Colleges, Cambridge, has been president of the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies and has served on the English panel of the Arts and Humanities Research Board.


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Holiday Fanfiction Challenge
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COLUMBIA — When Ray Walker moved to Jefferson City in 2005, he said the words "fair tax" were basically unknown.
"Now, it's not uncommon to go down the street and mention 'fair tax,'" said Walker, who is the director of the group in Missouri's 4th Congressional District backing the tax reform movement. "Invariably, someone is going to know about it."
Walker is helping organize the Midwest Fair Tax Rally from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m Saturday at the Boone County Fairgrounds. What started as a small regional event, he said, has ended up attracting national attention.
"We are having people who have at least indicated interest from all across the nation," Walker said, listing stats. He said the interest has prompted his group to block out rooms at local hotels.
The day-long rally will feature scheduled speakers including Joe Wurzelbacher, better known as Joe the Plumber during the 2008 presidential campaign. Other speakers include Missouri Rep. Ed Emery, R-Lamar; Jessica Wexler, an organizer for President Barack Obama and Sen. Claire McCaskill's campaigns; and Neal Boortz, radio host and political commentator.
"What I'd like to see is folks come together and leave there with a significant amount of knowledge that will energize them to see this fair tax passed at the Missouri state level and the national level," Walker said. "I want to see people leave here with the drive and the passion to get it done. This country is in financial trouble."
The "fair tax" plan is a proposal that aims to replace the federal income and payroll taxes with a national retail sales tax. Instead of being taxed for income, individuals are taxed for spending. The plan calls for an increase in sales taxes for all goods and service, which is compensated by rebates issued to taxpayers. Proponents of the bill also say that the plan is revenue-neutral, meaning there is no net loss or gain from the halt of income tax revenue.
This federal income tax legislation is similar, but not identical, to the state tax reform legislation; the state's legislation also wanted to abolish the income tax. Local supporter and Columbia insurance broker James Coyne testified on behalf of legislation approved earlier this year by the state House of Representatives to replace the state income tax by raising the sales tax on goods and services. "This needs to be a non-partisan idea," Coyne said.
Coyne also said it would be nice to see Rep. Chris Kelly, D-Columbia, at the rally. Kelly joined Emery and other Missouri Republicans to push the consumption tax legislature through the House. The Senate did not approve the legislation.
When asked if he would be attending the rally, Kelly replied, "No, I'll be canoeing." Kelly dislikes the term "fair tax," saying it panders to political and editorial slogans. He would rather use "sales tax" to describe the state initiative.
Kelly believes that compared to the income tax, the sales tax is more difficult to cheat and, logistically speaking, less expensive to collect. Also, it's far more popular of an tax option than the income tax.
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), a Washington-based policy research organization that has an office in Columbia, differs greatly from the rally organizers' point of view. In a May 1 report from this year, ITEP says the combined sales tax rate on every purchase would have to increase to about 12.5 percent – up from 5.11 percent – for the bill to be truly revenue-neutral.
ITEP also says that the burden of the increased sales tax will fall on lower income and middle-class families, while Missouri's wealthiest 1 percent would see the highest tax cuts.
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After making history in Paris, Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins is heading home to London hoping to add an Olympic gold medal to go with his yellow jersey.
The first Briton to win cycling's showcase event will start the Olympic time trial on August 1 as a big favourite for the gold, after dominating the event twice during the Tour de France.
The 32-year-old Londoner showed during the Tour that he can beat all comers in the race-against-the-clock, even after 2,175 miles of racing over three weeks in one of the ultimate endurance tests in all of sports.
After donning his winner's yellow jersey on the Champs-Elysees, Wiggins immediately began turning his focus to his Olympic race in just over a week. He even promised to forgo the Tour winner's traditional glass of champagne.
"Everything turns to the Olympics and I'll be out on the bike tomorrow and I've got an Olympic time trial to try and win," Wiggins said.
Sacrificing the traditional Tour winner's party was difficult but necessary, Wiggins said, because winning in his home Olympics "is a higher priority than anything else."
"It's a little weird to leave Paris without a party because it would be nice to spend time with the team and really enjoy it," Wiggins said.
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Icehouse: The Martian Chess Setdeluxe edition
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Product Description
An Icehouse set is a collection of pyramid-shaped game pieces, 60 total, 15 in each of 4 colors, evenly divided among 3 different sizes. Like a chess set, it can be used to play a complex abstract strategy board game, for which the game set itself is named. But like a deck of cards, it can also be used to play a bunch of other, completely unrelated abstract strategy games--some easy, some complicated.
Product Information
Andrew Looney ,John Cooper Manufacturer(s):
Looney Labs Year: 1999
Players: 2 - 4
Time: 15 minutes
Ages: 12 and up
Weight: 340 grams
- 60 beautiful plastic game pieces, packed in a clear plastic box
- 3 booklets containing complete rules for 4 different games:
- IceTowers
- Zarcana
- Martian Chess
- IceTraders
- 2 reference cards
Product Reviews
Average Rating: 4.5 in 6 reviews
I've loved the IceHouse piece-set since I first bought it. There are a pile of great games that have been written using the IceHouse pieces; The spontenaity of Ice Towers, a one-minute long real-time stacking-possession game, is great to pull out at a convention, since it only takes 30 seconds to teach to someone. Zendo is great; their version of Eleusis, a 'rule-guessing game'. And the original Ice House game is an excercise in abstract real-time reasoning and strategy...impossible to describe, but fun to play. Naturally, there are a PILE of games that use the pieces posted on their site. Buy it! It's been one of my best investments.
I do not regret for a minute my purchase of Icehouse. The only disappointment was that it did not come with rules for playing 'Icehouse'. Instead it came with rules for 'Ice Towers', 'Martian Chess', and a few others. We didn't care for the idea of using Tarot cards for the 'Zarcana' rules, but easily printed our own cards for the game which we now affectionately call 'Zarcanoids'.
I concur with others that one of the great things about Icehouse is its versatility. We play mind-numbingly simple games like Ice Towers through incredibly complex strategy games of our own design.
We have introduced 'non-gaming' friends to the Icehouse set and they have all purchased their own. That says a lot to me.
Having put a paper Icehouse set through its proverbial paces, and being perpetually unable to play any of the stacking games listed on the official Icehouse site I was starting to really itch for a real Icehouse set. One that could stand up to repeated use without falling apart.
These pieces are great. If you have an iota of creativity in you, you will no doubt come up with rules for a pretty good Icehouse game just by handling these things. I chalk it up to Pyramid Power.
For those unaware, Icehouse is a set of 60 plastic pyramids: 5 in each of three sizes in each of four colors. These work rather like a deck of cards in that they can be used to play a variety of very different, incredibly addictive games unlike anything else seen by mortal men. Well, mostly unlike anything else seen.
Included with the package are complete rules for four of the basic Icehouse games: Martian Chess, Zarcana, Ice Towers, and Ice Traders. Martian chess requires a chess or checkerboard (not included) and Zarcana requires a deck of Tarot cards or regular playing cards (Tarot preferred). The games are very imaginative and play solidly, although Ice Towers and Ice Traders verge on requiring 3 or more players despite saying they can be played by 2.
Rules for new Icehouse games can be found at the official Icehouse site, although one such game (Volcano) requires the Black Ice expansion (sold separately, and apparantly not carried by Funagain). I don't personally recommend Black Ice at the price offered, although it does include a cloth chessboard and a carrying bag.
Anyway, buy Icehouse now. Right now. Pray that you're not too late.
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Deck structure: Concrete Cast-in-Place Concrete Precast Panels Open Grating Closed Grating Steel plate (includes orthotropic) Corrugated Steel Aluminum Wood or Timber Other
Status: Open, no restriction Open, posting recommended but not legally implemented Open, would be posted or closed except for temporary shoring Open, temporary structure in place to carry legal loads New structure not yet open to traffic Bridge closed to all traffic Posted for load Posted for other load-capacity restriction
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Service carried: Highway Railroad Pedestrian/bicycle trail Highway and railroad Highway and pedestrian walkway Interchange second level overpass Interchange third level overpass Interchange fourth level overpass Building or plaza
Historical significance: Bridge is on the NRHP. Bridge is eligible for the NRHP. Bridge is possibly eligible for the NRHP. Historical significance is not determinable at this time. Bridge is not eligible for the NRHP.
Evaluation: Not deficient Structurally deficient Functionally obsolete
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A selection of culinary types of swede that have been selected for uniformity, skin colour, flavour and high yields.
Crop Information | |
Sow | April - July |
Suggested Density | 200,000 per hectare |
Harvest Period | July - March |
Magres |
Mildew resistant, purple topped variety of excellent quality. Suitable for module raising and for early spring and late winter and overwintering crops. Resistant to splitting and soft rot. Widely adapted.
Marian |
Purple top, uniform, high yielding variety in NIAB trials. Bred in Wales with some clubroot and mildew resistance. Popular for winter and autumn use.


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Important Harley twin cam info
I was over at the J&P Cycles web site, checking on a sprocket and saw an important article regarding the twin cam bikes.
Primarily, about the cam chain tensioners failing way to soon and trashing the engine. Mostly, not covered under warranty, according to the owners comments!:huh |
I don't own a Harley, it was posted on the site today. Apparently it's still a problem, dude.
I'm not 100% sure but I think it mainly a problem for Twin-Cam motors prior to 08,
THAT IS SO 2006. :1drink Late to the party again.
Just so you can be all caught up, there is also a whole lot of inner cam bearings that go bad. This usually destroys the engine. (not re-buildable). Loose rollers inside the case is a bad thing, for sure.
A gear drive cam set up eliminates the chain tensioner thing but it must be difficult to fit up correctly because a lot of those have a loud whine which may be from the fit of the gears, I'm not sure. There is a much better bearing available for the inner end of the cams too. A good practice is to pop off the timing cover and have a real close look at around 25000 miles. |
Crank run out is the problem with gear drive. Word is 09 up hyd tensioners are the way to go.
If you warmed the bike up, never got on it hard until completely warmed up and did not lug the engine (the engineers want you to cruise at 2900 to 3100 rpm's) then the old tensioners would last 80k plus miles. The ones that ran into problems were the throttle blippers and those that thought they should be cruising down the highway at 2200 RPM's. They were having issues at around 25k miles. :deal |
So,I guess I'll keep my Honda.:clap:lol3:D
When a manufacturer's biggest efforts go into "nostalgia", there's no surprise in that. :D http://raresportbikesforsale.com/wp-...0/VR1000_1.jpg What could have been, and never got a fair chance. :cry |
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Gina Mizell: Expect OSU's Wes Lunt to start against TCU
If you're referring to the column he wrote after Saturday's game ... he wasn't insinuating that there was a full-blown QB controversy. He asked the question of when do you consider giving Lunt a medical redshirt, because Walsh had filled in so well? He suggested that if: Lunt couldn't go against TCU then it was time to consider it, because then you're getting into the stretch run of the season and Walsh was playing well. Obviously, nobody knew Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning that Walsh had suffered a season-ending injury. And the question of considering giving Lunt a medical redshirt was a valid one ... one that has been brought up to me several times. So, in short, no.
Is Lunt 100% healthy from a standpoint of re-injury and it's just a matter of pain tolerance?
Gundy said Monday that Lunt was not 100 percent then, but that he's approaching the point to where he's healthy enough to play. Like I've mentioned several times in this chat, I think Lunt starts Saturday, unless something unforeseen happens like he comes back today and is really, really sore or re-aggravates the injury or something.
Why couldn't Darrell Williams return to the basketball team this year since he stayed in school and is now out of jail?
Not a matter of "could." He wants to return to Chicago and then transfer somewhere else. Think about how Big 12 road environments would be for him, the media attention, etc. It makes sense why he wants to go home and then play somewhere smaller.
With all the legal issues and injuries to the OSU basketball team, how many Big 12 caliber players can they realistically field this year?
The Brian Williams injury is a big blow, obviously. The other injuries/illnesses that had plagued the Cowboys during the first few weeks of practice don't appear to be serious. They'll get those guys back soon. Right now the biggest question/concern is JP Olukemi's eligibility beyond the fall semester.
What is Epstein's status? Jenkins played pretty well filling in last week.
I'd imagine Epstein will be ready to go.
It seems like OSU will have to win a few games in a shoot-out the rest of the way, not exactly unusual in the Big 12. Do you think at some point the back-and-forth over the course of the season of different quarterbacks and receivers in the lineup will disrupt their ability to keep up with other high-octane offenses?
Sure, it could. We have yet to see the REALLY high-octane offenses, OU, West Virginia, Texas Tech, Baylor, etc. But the sooner Lunt gets back, the better, to re-establish chemistry and get his timing back with receivers and such. In a weird way, OSU lucks out in that those games come at the end of the season.
They say they're going to rotate more on defense to help the fatigue factor. Who is going to get in the rotation that hasn't been playing as much?
They already rotate quite a bit at a lot of spots. Cooper Bassett, Nigel Nicholas, Ryan Robinson and Tyler Johnson all rotate at end. We'll obviously see more of Lyndell Johnson now that he's healthy, and probably Ryan Simmons. The secondary is thin right now, but we've seen more of Zack Craig and Larry Stephens at safety. Kevin Peterson and Ashton Lampkin obviously need to continue to play at CB. DT is really where there hasn't been a lot of rotating, but Anthony Rogers, Davidell Collins and Christian Littlehead obviously have quite a bit of experience.
How much do you think Sharp's accuracy problems have to do with his full kicking duties wearing him out?
That's a good question. I personally don't think so. He's in really good shape, for a kicker or any football player. While Sharp is probably the best all-around kicker/punter in the nation, he's not an elite kicker. He wasn't last season and hasn't been so far this season. A good/dependable kicker, but not an elite one. Those are tough to find in college football. Gundy did mention Sunday that Sharp needs to make more FGs.
Can you explain the disappearance of Christian Littlehead?
Mostly that Calvin Barnett and James Castleman are better. I know he was a bit in the doghouse at the start of the season, for obvious reasons, but not sure if he's completely climbed out yet. More than anything, it's that he's slipped that far down the depth chart.
OSU's secondary was getting some national attention preseason as one of the best in the nation, but the results have been uneven so far. Do you think that group can still be elite, or are depth concerns and some underachieving going to make for a continued inconsistent season in pass defense?
Elite? I don't know. Better? Definitely The secondary play has been one of the biggest surprises/disappointments so far this season. Gilbert, Brown and Co. have played better the last two weeks, but Kansas and Iowa State obviously don't have the most potent offenses in the Big 12. I've mentioned/written several times that I think this crew misses Markelle Martin more than we realized — for his leadership, toughness and over-the-top safety help. The injuries to CBs like Hedgepeth and Jonovan Griffin — not to mention Voch Cooper and Isaac Maselera leaving the team for personal reasons — certainly doesn't help matters. How the secondary performs will definitely be something to watch in the second half of the season.
Are you aware if the coaching staff's plan is still to name a QB starter today for the game Saturday?
It was the plan on Monday. I can't imagine why it would change. But the decision will not be announced publicly today.
Does Quinn Sharp have a better shot at making it as a pro as a kicker or punter? Elite at both in college, but not sure which skill pro scouts would prefer in him.
Punter and kickoff specialist.
Aside from Bedlam, which game are you most excited about to cover the rest of the season?
The K-State game next week. That's been the road game (meaning out-of-state "road") I've been most looking forward to since the schedule was released. Collin Klein is one of my favorite players in college football. K-State is a national title contender. I've heard Manhattan is a fun game day atmosphere. So it should be a cool experience. I love going on the road, especially to places I've never been. I still haven't gotten to every Big 12 venue yet, so these are all fun trips. I'm obviously looking forward to the West Virginia game, as well, because of all the OSU connections. There will be a lot of interesting stories to write that week.
It seems like the defensive front has been more physical since the Arizona game. What has been the difference?
I thought the line (especially Castleman) actually played pretty well against Arizona's run game until the fourth quarter. I think experience has helped — those starters were ALL new at the start of the season (though some of them beat out returning starters, and Nigel Nicholas was just at a new position). I know Bill Young still wants to get a better pass rush, but the Cowboys have done well against the run this season.
Follow-up to your defensive rotations answer: why hasn't there been more rotating at DT? The starters seemed to get worn down late against Kansas.
Against Texas is where I most noticed it. But you're right. I know they think Barnett and Castleman are absolutely the best DTs they have, but seeing if they do rotate more guys in there will be something to watch. And seeing how those starters are at the end of November will be interesting to watch, too. Neither Castleman nor Barnett has played this much while going through a rigorous Big 12 schedule.
How much did the Cowboys miss Lyndell Johnson when he was out? It seems he made a few plays in the ISU game they didn't make before
He was absolutely missed. He is extremely athletic and fantastic in pass coverage. Just one of those guys that has a great nose for the football. He would have made a big difference in the Arizona game, in my opinion, because the Wildcats kind of feasted on the LBs in pass coverage with that short-to-intermediate passing game. Gundy raved about him during postgame after ISU about how much it helped that he was back. Against these Big 12 teams that like to throw the ball, I think he'll help out a ton.


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A players measureables are not transparent. Could be the most gifted athlete in the draft but if can't process the game with intelligence all the talent in the world won't help him, in other words
Andre Branch will look lost in translation.
I guess you came to this conclusion following your intense interview process with him huh?
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His best bet is to play in a 4-3 as DE with his hand in the dirt & simplify his game plan as much as possible to take advantage of his god given talents. I really want to like this guy but his head's just not on straight. If typifies the type of talent @ North Carolina that led to multiple NCAA infractions. He doesn't fit in a Texans uniform plain and simple.
He didn't go to North Carolina! And there are lots of scouts out there that think his best position will be OLB in a 3/4. On top of that weak OLB in our 3/4 may be the easiest position on the team to learn.
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Drafting players is not just about comparing a players measureable profile, its about what drives them, how they respond in specific situations & process concepts intellectually as well as the physical tool set to impact the game.
Which is determined in personal meetings with each individual player and information that we as draftnicks are for the most part not privy to. Occasionally when a player is really not all there upstairs it will become public knowledge. I have read nor heard anything to the contrary concerning Branch.
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On June 27th, United States District Judge David Lawson conducted his motion call at Cooley Law School's Auburn Hills campus. The program was sponsored by the Auburn Hills student chapter of the Federal Bar Association. The judge heard three civil motions including breach of contract, a motion to dismiss, and a request for a declaratory judgment. The program, which began a couple of years ago, is a continuing program where federal judges move their court to Cooley's Auburn Hills campus to hear motions. Previously, judges Bernard Friedman, Robert Cleland and Victoria Roberts conducted their motion call at the Auburn Hills campus.
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Cooley Law School is the largest law school in the nation. Founded in 1972, the private, non-profit law school operates J.D. programs across Michigan in Lansing, Auburn Hills, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor. Today, Cooley Law School has more than 15,000 graduates across the nation and worldwide and also offers joint degree and master of laws programs. Cooley offers enrollment three times a year; in January, May and September. Additional information about Cooley can be found at cooley.edu.