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By Nathan Rush, 4 months 2 weeks agoOnly one team will win your fantasy baseball league, but everyone can have a funny (or silly or crazy) fantasy baseball team name. These are 175 suggestions for the baseball nerds, Internet bird dogs, Sabermetric mathematician-magicians, jersey chasers and MLB Extra Innings subscribers who comprise fantasy baseball leagues around the world. Technology and Stuff50 Shade of Sonny Gray50...
By Athlon Sports, 4 months 2 weeks agoBaseball is filled with bizarre coincidences, amazing statistics, and lots of oddball occurrences. Last season was no exception. As spring training gets underway, we decided to look back at the kookiest from 2014 in our annual Calendar of MLB Weirdness. APRILApril 2 Six pitchers blow saves in the ninth inning or later.April 4 Billy Hamilton is thrown out...
By Braden Gall, 4 months 2 weeks agoThe 10 strangest, lamest and least intimidating pro sports team names.
By Charlie Miller, 4 months 3 weeks agoWith MLB training camps set to open in Florida and Arizona, no doubt there are a few WAGs missing their sweethearts today. In honor of the Day of Love, we present the all-time Valentine's Day lineup including Flowers, a Rose, Candy, a Cookie, a Jewel and an appearance by Cupid himself. Starters CTyler FlowersThe former 33rd-round draft pick of the Atlanta Braves posted career...
By Athlon Sports, 4 months 3 weeks agoThe 2015 NASCAR season is revving up for another wild year. That also means that it's time for a new fantasy NASCAR season, which begs the question: What do I name my team? To help you come up with the funniest, craziest, silliest name possible we put together our 35 favorites for the 2015 season. Here's our list, in no particular order of awesomeness. Kurt Busch'...
By Athlon Sports, 5 months 3 days agoThe first Wednesday in February is essentially Christmas for every college football head coach. After months of hard work on the recruiting trail, coaches will hit the offices bright and early on Wednesday for National Signing Day to welcome a new class full of freshmen and maybe a few junior college transfers to chase a national championship. With most college football teams signing around...
By Athlon Sports, 5 months 1 week agoNikita Gusev, a Russian professional ice hockey player in the Kontinental Hockey League, put together this amazing, twirling shot during a skills competition on Sunday in Sochi. Gusev is a seventh-round pick of the Tampa Bay Lightning. If only we could have seen the face of goalie Stanislav Galimov.GIF Source: Deadspin
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The Comic Book Bible
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Easy to read, The Comic Book Bible is an excellent book in which to expose children to the Bible. Text and action pictures are faithful to the Bible and will invite young and old alike into a colorful and exciting experience of the Word of God.
- TRY BEFORE YOU BUY - Read 12 pages for free
- READ to your child while you both are drawn in by the powerful illustrations.
- LISTEN to the stories with sound effects and music.
- RECORD your own voice that your child can listen to again and again.
- GUIDED VIEW - Read picture by picture for a more dramatic experience.
• From Adam to Moses (12 free pages)
• From Moses to Jacob
This app contains the two first books of 10-12 books covering the full Bible as a Comic Book Bible. 48 pages with approximately 300 drawings total. It is an excellent way for young people and children to read the Bible and read how God acts in human history. It gives you a good overview and understanding of the messages in the Bible. A naturalistic classic style full of action and fast moving.
May your child learn to treasure the Bible and the God it speaks of in its pages.
What's New in Version 1.3
iOS7 improvements
Customer Reviews
It's not accurate
The drawings are wonderful, the illustrations are well done. I've never commented on anything, but I must do so on this one. The stories are not accurate with scripture and a Christian parent must sit with their child and read this with them, to correct the viewpoints that should lineup with scripture if it is to be called a comic Bible for children. Very disappointed, thought I would be able to let my son read this on his own and now I can't, because I must correct and point out false teachings within this book. And I paid for it:/!
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Judge William D. Probus
presiding March 15, 2010
Estate of Keith Vincent Frazier Sr., probate hearing; order entered dispensing with administration.
Estate of Hattie Six Roberts, probate hearing; will and codicil admitted to probate, order entered.
Estate of Bertha L. Smiley, motion hour; order entered.
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The Harrison County Extension Office will host a meeting of a group who are interested in traveling to Alaska later this summer. The meeting will be held on Monday, April 5 at 7 p.m. at the Harrison County Extension Office.
During this meeting we will discuss the dates, locations to visit, and the cost of the trip. A presentation will be made showing the areas of travel. The trip is being planned for late July and will last 8-10 days with some additional options.
To the editor:
One person has only one vote, and I cannot vote for all of the fine men running for District Court Judge. I am voting for Bill Kuster because of his experience, his efficiency in handling district court cases and his courtesy to all.
I have watched Bill in his legal career with great pleasure, as I taught him in high school. He is the best for the job (that court docket is sometimes half an inch thick). We need a judge who not only knows the law, but knows the people, and Bill is that candidate.
Mason County's Royals ran into the proverbial buzz saw Tuesday afternoon as the Harrison County Fillies blitzed them 16-0 in three innings.
Tracey Hicks picked up the victory on the mound as she pitched two innings striking out four and giving up one single. Rachel Hatfield pitched the third inning as Coach Christine Garnett is working on depth in her pitching staff.
The Fillies scored three times in the bottom of the first using walks and inept fielding by Mason County to score the runs.
10 years ago . . .
Births announced this week are: Scottie Gene Darosett Jr., Feb. 24, son of Scottie and Debbie Darosett; Blake Alexander Lovins, March 13, son of Rusty and Annette Lovins; Josie Kayla Poe, March 17, daughter of Ronald and Angela Poe; Zachary Allen Wiglesworth, March 13, son of Ginger and Christopher Wiglesworth; Austin Lee Williams, March 14, son of Gary Williams and Pamela Tolliver.
Thanks to the new state of the art track facility there is great anticipation for the approaching track season.
Harrison County is hosting three big "all-comers" meets as well as hosting the most talented AA Region in the state for the regional meet.
In the second year for the Fillies and Thorobreds runners to be in this powerful region, Harrison County figures to compete for the championships.
It's coming!
And, it promises to be big; entertaining, and Live!
From the Hilltop of Cynthiana, it's Harrison County Live!
For three shows over two days, 70 Harrison County High School students will breathe new life onto the stage with their renditions of some old-time favorites as well as some new, soon-to-be favorites.
According to Michelle Hassall, director, the students will be bringing solos and ensembles, choreography and more. There will be selections from Dream Girls as well as Ray Stevens.
I admired my dad for many reasons. Some I inherited and passed along to the daughters and grand kids and some I did not inherit. Some I inherited and didn't pass along, mainly because they didn't need or want them.
My dad was a very patient person for the most part and one who would never intentionally say or do anything to offend anyone else. I inherited some of that quality, but not all and hope I passed it along.
There are some traits such as an old saying that fit every occasion, which I will go into in this column.
* Log Cabin, Oct. 13, 1944 -- "Greer W. Smith of Sylacauga, Ala., on Wednesday, assumed the ownership and management of the Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. of Cynthiana, corner of Pike and Poplar streets, owned by Cora Wells, president and Coburn Walls, secretary and manager. Wells told friends here before leaving that he planned to accept a position in the ship yards at Jeffersonville, Ind. Mr. Smith, whose wife and daughter will join him here when he secures a suitable residence, owns an interest in a Dr.
gricultural Development Board approved the Kentucky Forage and Grassland Council for $100,000 in Agricultural Development Funds and $100,000 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for the expansion of research related to switchgrass as a renewable energy source. This project is the first award through the Multi-County Energy Initiative Program.
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Garmin International is to release a portable aviation device that delivers colour topographic mapping and terrain advisory information. Thanks to its 256-colour, high-resolution (480x320-pixels) TFT transflective display, the GPSMAP 296 makes it easy for pilots to view and interpret navigation data in almost any lighting conditions. Fans of Garmin's pilot-friendly monochromatic GPSMAP 196 and colour ful GPSMAP 295 will notice that the GPSMAP 296 takes legacy innovations from these products and adds several significant features...
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MAGMA ENERGY ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR 2011 THIRD QUARTER RESULTS08:30 EDT Monday, May 02, 2011 VANCOUVER, May 2 /PRNewswire/ - Magma Energy Corp. (TSX: MXY) today announced that its 2011 third quarter results will be released on Thursday, May 12th , 2011 after markets close. A conference call and live audio webcast to discuss the results will be held on Friday, May 13th, 2011 at 11:30 am ET (8:30 am PT). Fiscal Year 2011 Q3 Results Conference Call and Webcast Information Date: Friday, May 13, 2011 Time: 11:30 am Eastern Time - 8:30 am Pacific Time Dial-In Numbers: North American toll-free number: 1-888-231-8191 Switzerland toll-free number: 0-800-835-354 United Kingdom toll-free number: 0-800-051-7107 Audio Webcast: A live audio webcast can be accessed at: http://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/viewEvent.cgi?eventID=3506580 Playback Available for One Week Following the Call: North American and International: 1-800-642-1687 / 1-416-849-0833 Replay Pin Number: 6353 9361 About Magma Energy Corp: Magma Energy Corp. is a geothermal power company which operates, develops, explores and acquires geothermal energy projects. We have an extensive portfolio of properties throughout the western United States, Iceland, Italy and Latin America, including one operating power plant in Nevada and two in Iceland. SOURCE Magma Energy Corp.For further information:
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Yes yesturday was a surprise for me to go to Disneyland we got to the park at 12pm when I got to Main Street there where no characters out. I had waited there for about 15mins. a CM came to tell people that they should be out but don't know what is going on. So when the CM when in back to check and came back out he said there be out in a little bit. So I when off to Pixie Hollow send I didn't see any of the fairies on Sat April 10th. I didn't know who to exspet other then Tink of chourse. So when I got there the line wasn't to bad. It was like 30 min wait from what the CM told the people that came in behind me. So after the I got to the front and was able to go in I saw that it my friend Silvermist who I haven't seen send Christmas. I had to wait a few second until she was done with a little girl who was before me. When she was done with her I gave her a big smile with my head tilt a little bit.
I told her I haven't seen you in a long time. I then when in my backpack and took out some fake roses that I wanted to give her. I told her that I got something for you and I hand her the roses. She said of there lovely. I said I did it cause I got your viedo message from my friend. She said yeah I had hear that you been sick. Then she said how are you filling now. I told her I'm doing alot better. (This of chourse was back in Feb. That is why I didn't got to DL in Feb.) She then said I promise that I will not let it rain for you today. I was laughing at that. We then took a picture...
After are picture I gave her a hug and I said I will retune soon. She said I know you will you always do. So I when on to Tink who I have never met before. We took a fast photo.
So after seeing Tink I when on to PFF. The line was long the Cast Member told people that came in that the line was an hour and half long. It didn't bug me any when I got to the front and when in the first Princess that was there was Ariel who I haven't seen an Ariel in Princess Fantasy Faire send Nov. This Ariel I never met before and with this photo you will see she didn't do any poses like others have done.
After Ariel came Snow White another one that I never met before. She saw my shirt and said you got alot of my friends on there. I said yeah even Happy and she said Dopey as well. She then took my arm and we took a quick pic.
So after seeing Snow White next came up was Cinderella. I had to wait in line to see her cause there was some kids that wouldn't let Cinderella go so the line was back up almost to Snow White's spot. But after the kids finally move and waited for the next two people that was in front of me it was my turn. When I got up to see her she ask me. Did you get a hair cut? I told her not yet but I'm going to soon. She then said it must be that I have seen her with a baseball hat on before. When she said that it got to me where has she seen me before cause I didn't remember her. So we took a photo together.
So after seening the Princess I when back to Pixie Hollow so I can tease Silvermist on me coming back. So when I got back there the line was still not to long when I got back to the front Silvermist was still there. I said I'M BACK!
So I was going to hand the CM my camera but I wasn't thinking to clear cause I was just about to hand Silvermist my camera wild I handed the CM my photopass card. Sil was lokking like umm I think you got that backwards there. I told her I wasn't thinking so when I did gave my camera to the CM we took are pic.
After another hug to Sil I move on to Tink and as I was turning the corner to see her I saw who it was so I put my back down and got into it to take out two photos I had in there from the last time I saw her so she can sign it. As I was doing that she said hello Jeffrey how have you been. With a smile on my face I said very good I have something for you to sign. So I handed her my photos and when she saw them she said I really like them they turn out very good. She really did like the photo on the right best.
So after she sign my photos we took a new back to back photo.
So after the photo she said it was really good seeing you again. We gave each other a hug and I said I'll see you around soon.
So when I leave Pixie Hollow I when back to the spot to see Silvermist again to get this shot of her.
After I took that I said bye Silvermist she turn to me and said bye back. So after that I when back to Main Street to see who was out. Goofy and Pluto where out but they when in but came right back out as Goofy was coming back out Donald came to ans started to fight with Goofy about the door.
After they stop fighting Donald when on to the front of the flag poll but Pluto was there and then Donald started again with Pluto on fighting with him. So after Pluto won the fight Donald when on to City Hall where he finally got a spot. I got in and said Pluto stold your spot he put his arm up as to say fooie.
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Intel preparing native 15-core Xeon processor
Intel is preparing a new 15-core Xeon CPU, which will feature 4.31 billion transistors, a 3.8GHz Turbo Frequency, 155W TDP, 40 PCIe lanes, and will join the Xeon E7 line-up.
This means we can expect the new native 15-core processor to be joined by seven other CPUs for a total of eight CPUs, with Hyper-Threading thrown into the mix we can expect up to 240 threads being capable thanks to this new processor. The new Ivy Bridge-EX processor will feature 15 cores/30 threads, 37.5MB of L3 cache, will support DDR3-1600MHz RAM and most likely come in at over $5000 when it lands.
The new 15-core CPU will use the LGA2011 socket and arrive as the Xeon E7-8890 v2 CPU, we will see 8 members in the Xeon E7-8xxx v2 range.
DARPA, IBM working on self-destructing CMOS chip
I still remember watching The Terminator, where they needed to smash the chip inside of the Terminator's head in order to fully destroy it. Well, DARPA on its path for ultimate robotic takeover of the world, is working with IBM on a self-destructing chip - something out of a sci-fi movie.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a contract to IBM that will see the company develop a CMOS chip that will self-destruct on command. The project is called Vanishing Programmable Resources (VAPR), that will prevent expensive, next-gen, classified military systems - such as a Terminator - from being captured, and reverse engineered by the enemy.
DARPA states on the webpage for VAPR: "It is nearly impossible to track and recover every [electronic] device [on the battlefield], resulting in unintended accumulation in the environment and potential unauthorized use and compromise of intellectual property and technological advantage".
The defense agency says that VAPR is a "broad agency agreement" program that was announced just last month, in order to fund multiple development efforts in order to create "electronic systems capable of physically disappearing in a controlled, triggerable manner...[with] performance comparable to commercial-off-the-shelf electronics, but with limited device persistence that can be programmed, adjusted in real-time, triggered, and/or be sensitive to the deployment environment".
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AMD announces Operton A1100, an 8-core ARM-based SoC
AMD has just announced its new Opteron A1100 processor, a chip built on a 64-bit capable ARM-based server SoC. This chip has been branded as an Opteron processor, which is the first processor the two companies have worked together on.
The new Opteron A1100, codenamed "Seattle", comes in two flavors: four or eight CPU cores. These cores are based on ARM's Cortex-A57 design, which can be clocked up to 2GHz. Each core shares 1MB of L2 cache, as well as a total of 8MB of L3 cache that all shares can access. The SoC is built at GlobalFoundaries on a 28nm process.
Opteron A1100's memory controller is capable of supporting both DDR3 and DDR4 memory through its 128-bit bus, and AMD's reference platform will support up to 128GB of Registered DDR3 DIMMs. The SoC features an 8 lane PCIe 3.0 controller that supports one x8 or two x4 slot configurations, plus an 8-port 6Gbps SATA controller, and two 10GbE ports.
AMD's new Opteron A1100 chip will sample in March, with the company predicting that ARM-based solutions will occupy 25% of the server market by 2019.
Qualcomm rumored to be working on an 8-core 64-bit processor
Qualcomm is reportedly hard at work on a new processor, something that should blow most other chips away when it comes out. The chipmaker is rumored to be working on a new SoC that would feature 8 processing cores, and would be 64-bit compatible.
The new SoC would feature eight Krait64 general-purpose cores designed in-house at Qualcomm, and would be compatible with ARMv8 architecture with up to 4MB of cache and a 2.5GHz clock speed. We should also expect Adreno 430 graphics on-board (up from the 330 series) with a 500MHz frequency, LPDDR3/LPDDR4 memory controller, and various special purpose hardware/accelerators.
Qualcomm's new SoC would be made on the 20nm process over at TSMC. We should expect it to arrive as the Snapdragon 810 series, with two versions: MSM8994 with integrated baseband and APQ8094 that will require an external telecommunications chip.
AMD releases new Piledriver 12 and 16 core server CPUs
Today AMD announced the launch of its new 12-core and 16-core Opteron 6300 series server processors. The CPU's code named Warsaw have been highly anticipated over the last few months and now that they are here, AMD says that they have been designed with heavy emphasis on Virtualization deployments.
The new 12-core 633P processor features a Piledriver-based 12-core CPU that is clocked at 2.3GHz, and peaks at 2.8GHz during heavy loads. The 16-core 6370P is also Piledriver based and comes clocked at a base frequency of 2.0GHz and when needed can boost to 2.5GHz. Both CPUs are fully compatible with all hardware running existing 6300 series chips, and have a TDP of 99 Watts.
Want that AMD 16-core processor? You can buy it right now for $663
We reported over the weekend on the 16-core processor from AMD, but if you want to get in early, you can buy the Opteron variant of it... right now. The AMD Operton 6300-series, or "Warsaw" processor, is designed for 2- and 4-way goodness in servers.
It uses the socket G34, and are based on the Piledriver architecture. The new chips feature between 12 and 16 cores, 16MB of L3 cache, quad-channel DDR3 memory and much more. They should have a much better performance-per-watt ratio over today's Opteron 6300 series, too. The company were poised to release these new CPUs later in Q1 2014, but ShopBLT is offering a pre-order on the 12-core version for $421, and the 16-core Operton for $663.
The details on the processors are as follows: the 12-core version is the Opteron 6338 HE, which has a 99W TDP. The 16-core processor, is the Opteron 6370 HE, and also has a 99W TDP. The HE stands for high efficiency, and should feature moderate clock speeds to keep the power numbers down.
Intel 9-series chipset will support PCIe M.2 support, 1GB/sec SSDs!
Intel should fully unveil its 9-series chipset as we get closer to Computex 2014 in Taipei in June, but between now and then we'll have to tease you a little on what to expect from Intel's upcoming Haswell refresh-capable chipset.
The new 9-series chipset won't bring many new technologies to the consumer, but it will feature six SATA 6Gbps ports, 14 USB ports, PCI Express 3.0, and the usual array of other technologies. Where things are new, we have support for SSDs in the PCIe M.2 form factor - capable of driving 1GB/sec bandwidth. Intel device protection with boot guard technology, as well as Intel Rapid Storage technology which will support PCI Express-based drives.
There shouldn't be SATA Express support, which is a disappointment, as it is capable of driving 2GB/sec maximum bandwidth. We can't complain about 1GB/sec, as it is much higher than SATA 6Gbps' maximum rate of 600MB/sec.
Intel to refresh its Haswell CPUs, retail availability in May
According to a report from DigiTimes, we should expect Intel to refresh its Haswell lineup of CPUs sometime in May - just before Computex kicks off in Taipei, Taiwan.
Intel will begin shipping its new Z97 and H97 chipsets in April, so that motherboard makers can start selling some new motherboards moving into May. We should expect 20 or so new processors for the Haswell refresh, which will include the Core i7-4790, Core i5-4690, Core i5-4590, Core i3-4360, Pentium G3450 and Celeron G1840 and low-power Core i7-4790S, Core i5-4590S and Core i3-4150T.
After which the chipmaker will release the more interesting processors, the Haswell Refresh K series, and Haswell-E processors in Q3 2014.
NVIDIA's Tegra K1 smashes the competition in early becnhmarks
I was pretty impressed what what I read about NVIDIA's Tegra K1 processor at CES 2014, but it looks like the new SoC will be kicking some serious benchmark ass when it hits.
Some leaked benchmarks involving Lenovo's ThinkVision 28, which is powered by the Tegra K1 SoC, have leaked. These leaked benchmarks are using Futuremark's 3DMark, where the Tegra K1 SoC just dominates the competition. Keep in mind that the ThinkVision 28 was actually clocked at just 2GHz, and not the 2.3GHz that NVIDIA claims the Tegra K1 can be operated at.
Other benchmarks suggest that NVIDIA's Tegra K1 processor can also beat an Intel Haswell-powered notebook with integrated graphics. This is a big deal, as a Haswell-powered notebook will chew up much more power than an SoC. It looks like NVIDIA is onto a big, mobile winner here, folks.
Intel rumored to bring Broadwell CPUs to the market earlier
The last we heard on Intel's Broadwell CPUs is that they would feature 18 cores, but the release date on them was Q4 2014, now we're hearing dates of Q3 2014.
The new Broadwell CPUs will usher in a refined 14nm process, and three-gate transistors, the first CPUs to be made on the new tech. The new Broadwell architecture will be close to the company's on-the-market Haswell processors, but will see reduced power consumption, as well as increased performance. We should also see more advanced integrated graphics on Broadwell-based CPUs, too.
We should expect Intel's Broadwell CPUs to be released in Q3 2014, but the big problem here is that Intel will be competing with its Haswell-E CPU. Unleashing two new CPUs, that will overlap each other in some markets, might be hard for Intel. We should see some more concrete information, specs and prices toward Computex in June.


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"I've always encouraged my children to participate in the public debate. Should Senator Bunning decide not to run, I think Rand would make a great US Senator.
I, like Rand, have been impressed with Senator Bunning's opposition to the Bank Bailout. I think the Republican Party should be supportive of Senator Bunning and not try to push him out of office.
Should Senator Bunning decide to retire, I think it is important to have a conservative Republican and taxpayer advocate in the race."
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Ohio State's Devin VIDEO: Smith makes what could be the catch of the year in a 56-10 win over Miami (OH)
Even though the Buckeyes were blasted with NCAA sanctions this past offseason, someone forgot to tell Devin Smith that this is only week one on the schedule and it's only Miami of Ohio on the other side of the ball.
Here Smith makes what very well could be the catch of the season in a one handed grab at the back of the end zone from QB Braxton Miller.
Ohio State went on to destroy Miami 56-10 from the Shoe after getting off to a relatively slow start.
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Ford Fusion Coolant Leakage from Heater Core, Possible Leakage onto Passenger Side Foot Well
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Electrolysis can cause repeated failures of the heater core and radiator. The diagnosing technician should check for voltage present in the coolant, with the battery disconnected, because electrical current in the coolant causes electrolysis. Corroded or deteriorated parts should be replaced, and the coolant should be flushed. Ground straps can be added to help prevent future corrosion of components.
The ac condenser has began leaking and all freon has leaked out. The car has had no front end damage or any reason for this to have occurred. I am very disappointed in the issue as the cost is 150.00 to replace it. I bought this car with only 9 miles on if in June of 2012. I believe Ford should be responsible to repair this issue. Sincerely Anna - Visitor
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I have four huge paintings I made of Martin Luther King Jr, Susan B Anthony, Gandhi and Cesar Chavez. I have, to my credit, pictures of more conservative leaders as well (such as Reagan). I use these visuals often in class and I believe that my artwork as well as the student artwork makes for the right climate in social studies. In more recent times, I have had teachers attack me for not having "word walls" or "academic language walls."
Honestly, I think they are distracting. I need students engaged actively in learning. If they are staring at the walls and learning, I am doing something wrong.
We had to have something similar to the focus wall a few years ago. It was supposed to be done for every lesson and took way too much time. The kids rarely looked at it, and it was meaningless. I agree with jspencer. Too much clutter on the walls is distracting. Also, that type of environment makes some kids nervous and unable to learn.
We have to display an immersion wall in our classrooms to reflect student learning. Since it is non-negotiable, I just put up students' work when they complete it in the subject (primarily science or social studies integrated into other areas). It sdtays up until we are finished with the unit. There is too much else to do, like TEACHING, and I refuse to stress about it. I am not going out of my way to do anything else other than hang up the student work on that board. I always wonder why we have to display the standards so that the administrators and district people can see them on their walk-throughs. Shouldn't they know what we are doing without having the standards posted? If they are evaluating us, they should know what good teaching looks like!
Sorry about the typo above. It should read, "It stays up". I am not a good typist!
We have a Blackboard Configuration, which is equally silly. Daily, we post the objective, the agenda, the standards, etc. The kids only pay attention to the date and the agenda. They could care less about the standards posted.
To me, teaching is a sacred vocation and they are invading on our space by creating these meaningless space-wasters. It would be like desecrating a temple or walking into a church and telling the pastor he needed to use a standardized format on the wall telling people what they will learn.
"If they are evaluating us, they should know what good teaching looks like!"
Finally, someone else who thinks like me. Thank you. I was beginning to think it was just me.
I too am of the opinion that administrators should already know the standards and know that we are teaching them. I think it is stupid to post them on the walls. The kids know what we are teaching and I know so who cares if it is posted? we are now teaching from a formula. We are to cover certain material each week. I used to be able to be creative and I still managed to cover the necessary goal and objectives. Not no mo!
I totally agree with everything everyone is saying! I'm a first year teacher, and I am starting to believe that in order to be happy and successful with my job, I have to forget my wish to be creative and I have to think entirely INSIDE the box. If teachers are just supposed to be automatons, why are we expected to have college degrees?! It's very frustrating!


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1860 Mormon Five Dollar, K-6, MS611860 $5 Mormon Five Dollar MS61 NGC. K-6, High R.5. In 1860, a full decade after the previous issues of Mormon gold, further five-dollar pieces were issued bearing a new design. The obverse has a recumbent lion, date 1860 below, and motto HOLINESS TO THE LORD around, this last in the Deseret alphabet. The reverse shows an eagle behind a beehive, DESERET ASSAY OFFICE PURE GOLD / 5 D. around, all in the Latin alphabet. The 1860 Mormon five dollar pieces are important not only numismatically but also culturally, since they are among the few 19th century appearances of the Deseret alphabet surviving to the present day.
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As was the case with the earlier Mormon money, there was considerable mistrust of the new coins outside the religious community. Donald Kagin's Private Gold Coins and Patterns of the United States reprints an order posted at Camp Floyd in Utah Territory on January 10, 1860, that reads in part:
"... there is a large amount of gold coins--several thousands of dollars, purported to be worth five dollars, commonly called 'Mormon Coin,' about to be put in circulation ... As this coin is understood to be worth only (about) 4 1/2 dollars, the Commanding Officer recommended to the soldiers not to receive it for more than the sum, and better still, not to take it at all."
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Beloved 'Beetlejuice' Actor Glenn Shadix Dead at 58
Gagne revealed that her brother was "having mobility problems" in recent years and had likely fallen out of his wheelchair and "hit his head in the kitchen." She thinks the hit to the head was responsible for his death. The character actor was 58.
In addition to 'Beetlejuice,' Shadix starred in two more Tim Burton films over the years: he was the voice of the mayor in 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' and played Senator Nado in Burton's 2001 remake of 'Planet of the Apes.' He also had small roles in 'Heathers,' 'Demolition Man' and 'Multiplicity.' Prior to retiring from Hollywood, Shadix did voice over work for many years.
The actor was born in Bessemer, a suburb of Birmingham, where he routinely starred in local theater productions. On his website, Shadix is described as a photographer and gay rights activist. He spoke often about undergoing so-called ex-gay therapy as a teenager.
Shadix's sister said the actor retired four years ago and returned to Birmingham to be closer to his family. He is survived by his sister, Gange, and spouse Jon Jong.
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I'm terribly sorry to hear this news. He was also great as the Reverend in Heathers. His memory will live on through many people my age who spent a lot of time in cinema's during the 80's.
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He must have said "Beetlejuice" three times.
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Not at all funny Bill!
- Tuesday 07 SeptemberBy Bill S
Relax Jackie, I am paying tribute to the movie that I have on both VCR and DVD. I almost think it's wierd how things went south for all the actors. The dad got brought up on sexual allegations, Winona Ryder(Lydia) got busted for shoplifting and Geena Davis and Beetlejuice himself Michael Keaton, who were icons in the eighties, almost disappeared from the big screen. I'm sure Otho himself would not frown on what I said. Peace.
- Wednesday 08 SeptemberBy Heather
Bill... I, too, loved this film from the first time I saw it in the theater, in 1990. Thank you, Otho, for a line I still use... "DELIVER ME FROM LL BEAN!" Thanks for the laughs, Mr. Shadix... you were fun in Heathers, too!
- Wednesday 08 SeptemberBy GingerHigh Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Yes it was funny Bill; made me laugh loudly 3 times.
- Wednesday 08 SeptemberBy valerie
how cruel your are about thinking that his death is funny, how would like it if you knew people were laughing about your death, you would like it would you your just a hole for doing this to this actor.
rest in peace guy.
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I am sorry but your reply was just a little to unclear to understand. Would you mind repeating it more clearly? Thanks.
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I loved his character in the movie Beetlejuice and he will be missed. This just goes to show that life is short so enjoy it and be the best you can while on this earth. RIP dude.
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Jeffrey Jones has always been a very funny character actor, and I don't believe involved in any sexual alegations! He was great in Beetle-juice. Easy Money, Ferris Bueller, and even the 1999 version of Sleepy Hollow..
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Jeffrey Jones is registered as a Felony Sexual Offender. I am not sure what the initial charges/convictions were but I did read an article recently that he had violated terms of his conditions by not registering when he was due to.
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Sorry Michael but Mr. Jones likes teenage boys.
It didn't turn out well for them or him.
- Tuesday 07 SeptemberBy dbrockskk
I'm so sorry. I remember him also from Seinfeld.
- Tuesday 07 SeptemberBy JamesN
Yeah Jeffrey Jones from Beetlejuice and Ferris Beuller is a convicted sex offender. For child pornography and employing a minor to pose for pornography no less. I wouldn't have thought such a great actor would be so depraved, but such is Hollywood.
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Wouldn't it have been something if Jeffery Jones had been caught on that MSNBC show TO CATCH A PREDATOR with Chris Hansen?
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It's not funny you guys, the man dealt with a lot of pain: many years ago a house fell on his sister. BAR-HAR-HAR-HAR!
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So sorry to hear this. I live in bham and knew one of his relatives; Glenn seemed like a really nice, down- to -earth man, from what she said.
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Nouveau is going nowhere because:
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3. there are more open alternatives from Intel and we're waiting for AMD to tell us, what exactly will they be opening.
So, in short, anyone stuck with NVIDIA hardware can use nv or proprietary nvidia driver (because it does work most of the time and it works very good, I admit) and not help nouveau with the non-working skeleton of a driver, and simply buy competing hardware next time (instead of developing drivers for the hardware which vendor doesn't support Linux - I know there are some binary drivers, but when I asked for Xorg 7.1 support, on this very forum they told me I bought a Windows card and Linux is not officialy supported).
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13th April 2015
Gay penguin book still topping 'most banned' list 25
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11:03 AM — Campaigners have attacked plans by the DUP to introduce a conscience clause – which would allow religious people to ignore equality laws and discriminate against gay people.
9th November 2014
Russia: Same-sex couple allowed to marry in St Petersburg 19
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24th October 2014
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12:04 PM — Stockholm will play host to next year's European Same-Sex Dance Championship.
21st August 2014
US: Florida city requires contractors to offer family benefits to same-sex couples
7:15 PM — The city of West Palm Beach in the US state of Florida will now require contractors who do business with the city amounting to $50,000 (£30,150) or more to offer equal family benefits to employees, including those in same-sex relationships.
25th July 2014
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1:49 PM — The second largest bank in Italy has gone against the country's current non-recognition of same-sex marriage, to offer marital leave to same-sex couples so they can wed.
9th May 2014
US: Toyota advert breaks new ground with same-sex couple 2
4:55 PM — The first car ad campaign believed to feature a same-sex couple has been unveiled in California by Toyota
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12:12 PM — Northern Ireland's Attorney General has criticised a ruling by the UK Supreme Court against homophobic discrimination and suggests it forces Christians to be "complicit" with sin.
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First baseman Brandon Belt has reached agreement on a $2.9 million, one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants to avoid salary arbitration. Assistant general manager Bobby Evans announced the deal late Tuesday, ahead of the […]
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With Pablo Sandoval's return from the DL, the Giants trim down their first base backlog, sending Brett Pill down to Fresno.
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Cantonese Meatballs
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|Canned pineapple chunks in syrup
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|Tomato catsup
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|Lean ground beef
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Drain pineapple; reserve syrup.
Combine syrup, brown sugar, 3 tablespoons teriyaki sauce, vinegar and catsup; set aside.
Mix beef with remaining 2 tablespoons teriyaki sauce and onion; shape into 20 meatballs.
Brown meatballs in large skillet;drain off excess fat.
Pour syrup mixture over meatballs; simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Dissolve cornstarch in water; stir into skillet with pineapple.
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The Valley City High School girls basketball team will have to wait a few more days to take on West Fargo in the Eastern Dakota Conference regional basketball tournament.
Tuesday's game against the Packers, which was set for 7 p.m., was postponed due to a storm that could bring up to a foot of precipitation to Valley City.
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Number of years in this position: Eighth season.
Overall won-lost record at present position: 240-156.
Previous Softball Head or assistant softball coaching positions: Nebraska Wesleyan University, head coach, two years; Cal State Hayward, assistant coach, one year; San Jose State University, assistant coach, four years.
Other Accomplishments: Two-time Big 12 Coach of the Year, two-time Midwest region coach of year, 1998 Big 12 Champions (season and postseason tournament), five NCAA Berths, three Sweet 16 finishes, one Women's College World Series Appearance. President, National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
Education: BS-Education from Nebraska, 1984, MA-Education from San Jose State,1992.
Softball playing career highlights: MVP 1987 ASA National Tournament; five-time ASA All-American
Q: When did you know you wanted to coach fastpitch softball and how did you get started?
RR: College, as a player, the coach in me was developing
Q: Who are some of the coaches and non-coaches you learned the most from and what did you learn?
RR: Carol Spanks, class;, Roger Dawes, expect the best and reach for the stars and make it happen; Lori Sippel, respect for the game; Kathy Strahan consistency and details, do it right the first time; my dad (Ron), passion and love of sport, my grandma-love for the Lord; Dr. Barbara Hibner, perserverance, and loyalty; Dr. Barbara Conry, pride in authorship; Carol Hutchins, balance and perspective.
Q: What do you think you do best as a coach?
RR: Care about people
Q: What would you change, if anything, about therecruiting process?
RR: I would like to see the NFCA running the majority of the tournaments so we have a system more conducive to effective and efficient recruiting
Q: If there is one rule or procedure change you would like to see your national governing body adopt, what would it be?
RR: We would truly understand and act accordingly to the "safety" issues in our sport, i.e., bat and ball
Q: When recruiting, what's the first thing you look for in a player? What's the second?
RR: First, respect for others (coaches, parents, teammates, siblings, environment.) If no. one is in place, general overall athletic ability.
Q: What do you think was the best coaching job you ever did?
RR: I hope it hasn't happened yet.
Q: What was your greatest moment as a coach?
RR: Anytime our team is playing as a team, both emotionally and physically. That's synergy, and I love the feeling of it.
Q: What was your worst moment as a coach?
RR: Seeing an athlete forfeit her career because she did not take care of academics.
Q: What is funniest/strangest/most memorable experience you and your team have had on the road?
RR: Getting caught in a snowstorm coming back from Arkansas. A seven-hour trip turned into a 36-hour bus ride. The bus did not smell real good by the time we got to Lincoln.
Q: What do you love most about coaching?
RR: The love, fun, respect, trust, adversity, and growth you experience with a person and a team. And, taking a group and have them move in tandem towards one collective goal. I enjoy the team working as a team, and caring about each other as much or more than they do themselves.
Q: What do you love least about coaching?
RR: When people make hurtful comments about others without knowing the whole situation, or considering others' feelings.
Q: Please complete this sentence: My coaching career has been successful if the majority of my players.
RR: Took pride in their school, team, work ethic and themselves both on the field and in the classroom.
Q: If you could go anywhere in the world for a week, all expenses paid, where would you go?
RR: Cabin on a lake with no phone or television.. Great hiking trails, great books, creative thoughts, some meaningful conversation, and sleeping and napping whenever I feel like it. Can it last for a month?
Q: What haven't you done yet in your life that you still want to do?
RR: Where do I start? Ph.D, write a book, smell the roses, humanitarian efforts, national championship, trip to Alaska, help teach my niece about Jesus.
Q: What advice would you give to young people who want to coach softball?
RR: Seek out quality mentors, and embrace the "grunt" work.
Q: If you weren't coaching softball, what would you be doing?
RR: Counseling or ministry
Q: What is your favorite movie?
RR: White Squall.
Q: Who is your favorite movie star?
RR: Oprah Winfrey.
Q: What is your favorite television show?
RR: ESPN Sportcenter.
Q: What is your favorite song?
RR: Amazing Grace.
Q: What is your favorite food?
RR: I have a love affair with all types of food.
Q: Your favorite book?
RR: The Bible.


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Winner of the Estoril Global Issues Distinguished Book Prize 2013 Niall Ferguson's Civilization: The Six Killer Apps of Western Power is a vital, brilliant look at the winning tools of power. In 1412, Europe was a miserable backwater ravaged by plague, bad sanitation and incessant war, while the Orient was home to dazzling civilizations. So how did the West come to dominate the Rest? In this vital, brilliant book, selected as a Daily Telegraph Book of the Year, Niall Ferguson reveals the 'killer applications' that did it: competition - How Europe's small, piratical states built modern capitalism; science - How innovation gave the West the military edge; property rights - How the laws of private property built the United States; medicine - How colonialism transformed the world's health; the consumer society - How shopping made the industrial revolution; and the work ethic - How Western religious ideas brought it all together. But has the West now lost its monopoly on these six things? Or is this the end of Western ascendancy? "A dazzling history of Western ideas ...epic". (Economist). "Vivid and fascinating". (Daily Telegraph). "Superb ...brings history alive ...dazzling". (Independent). "This is sharp. It feels urgent. Ferguson ...twists his knife with great literary brio". (Andrew Marr, Financial Times). Niall Ferguson is one of Britain's most renowned historians. He is Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University, a Senior Research Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford and a Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is the bestselling author of Paper and Iron, The House of Rothschild, The Pity of War, The Cash Nexus, Empire, Colossus, The War of the World and The Ascent of Money.
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Critical Review by Christian McEwen
SOURCE: "Soul Substance," in The Nation, New York, Vol. 244, No. 14, April 11, 1987, pp. 472-75.
In the following mixed review of The Gold Cell, McEwen offers general praise for Olds's poetry, yet questions her fascination with voyeurism and her reliance on techniques employed in her previous books.
"I will tell," says Sharon Olds in her poem "I Go Back to May 1937"—and she does tell. She tells all the cruel stories of her rich and complicated childhood, and her readers love it. Here is the father again with his coal-black hair and his cereal-bowl forehead, here is the mother starving herself over an ounce of cottage cheese, here is the older sister who gave her child away, here is the lost brother; and now, in the thank-God of the comfortable and comforting present, here is Sharon Olds herself, her lover-husband and her marvelous and much-regarded children.
We love Sharon Olds because she has survived such terrible things, and because, like the heroine of her poem "The Girl" (who "knew" what it was like to be shot five times and slaughtered like a pig), we think that means she "knows" in some other, more ultimate sense. "Look, I have come through," she cries, and we cannot envy her "the life of ease and faithfulness," the champagne or the fur coat, because we hear the thrum of that survival in everything she writes. It gives—or until now has given—an extra edge to all her poems: a watchfulness, a sharp anxiety, a sense of "only just."
The Gold Cell is a new venture because here, for the first time, that anxiety is a little assuaged. Olds is, for one whose work has been so risky and experimental, on extraordinarily safe ground. Her family, her children, her sexual self, politics seen through the filter of the media: these are subjects she has approached before, and in very much the same manner. There are new stories in The Gold Cell, but the voice, the tone, the attitude remain unchanged. Olds the nervy groundbreaker has settled down. She has become a brilliant rhetorician of her own past.
The few exceptions to this are to be found among the political poems, grouped together at the beginning of the book. Painstaking and careful, thrilling with imaginative sympathy, Olds has pieced together the salient facts from newspaper reports, photographs, television, radio. Many western poets, some with far bolder politics than she, have attempted to make poems in this way. None, I would say, has managed it so well. As readers, we are left with a curious double vision, as if we could see the familiar media version, and through or underneath it, the agonized synthesis which is the poem. I feel this especially strongly about "The Food Thief" and "The Girl," rare poems in their courage and authority.
Nonetheless, the first section of The Gold Cell does have its problems. Olds's writing has always had a lush, slightly voyeuristic streak, and while that can deepen and intensify what she describes, it can also lead to distance in the reader, the feeling that a story is being told only (or primarily) for its aesthetic effect. See, for example, her description of the black boy in "On the Subway":
He has the
casual cold look of a mugger,
alert under hooded lids. He is wearing
red, like the inside of the body
exposed. I am wearing dark fur, the
whole skin of an animal taken and
used. I look at his raw face,
he looks at my fur coat, and I don't
know if I am in his power
he could take my coat so easily, my
briefcase, my life—
or if he is in my power, the way I am
living off his life, eating the steak
he does not eat …
I can imagine a reading of this poem that would duck the aestheticizing and move directly to the support of Olds's "politically correct" interpretation, that she is "living off his life, eating the steak / he does not eat." But to my mind, that would not be sufficient. For one thing, that politically correct conclusion is hardly a conclusion at all. It comes right in the middle of the poem, and Olds gives it no more weight than any of the other contrasts and comparisons she draws. The entire poem is in fact constructed on the maintenance of a false equilibirum: "He is wearing red…. I am wearing dark fur." Such descriptions are provided without affect, as if they were simply so, but their defensive bias soon appears. The boy has a "raw face," "the casual cold look of a mugger." No equivalent account is made of Olds. Instead, she protests in all-too-familiar terms:
There is
no way to know how easy this
white skin makes my life, this
life he could take so easily and
break across his knee …
There is a laziness here, a failure to imagine and to take responsibility. As readers we feel cheated. We expect Olds to understand this the way she understands the other subjects that are important to her: sex, for instance, or the moment when a child enters the world.
In trying to explain why Olds might not take on this subject more fully, I found myself back where I had started, with the sense of her as tremendously accomplished, but also limited (for now) by that accomplishment. It is as if she had taken stock of her position in the world, and of the subject matter which is rightly hers, and then kept very close to home. One result of this is that she begins to be in danger of self-parody—almost, at times, of self-plagiarism. For a couple of poems that brush the edge of this difficulty, see her quirky little parable "Outside the Operating Room of the Sex-Change Doctor," and the poem "The Pope's Penis," which reads as follows:
It hangs deep in his robes, a delicate
clapper at the center of a bell.
It moves when he moves, a ghostly
fish in a
halo of silver seaweed, the hair
swaying in the dark and the heat—and
at night,
while his eyes sleep, it stands up
in praise of God.
For anyone who knows Olds's earlier work, even the mention of a penis will produce a wry smile of recognition. Just as she bends the natural world toward the human, using it as metaphor and illustration, so, time and again, she has bent the human toward the genital. Here, finally, with "The Pope's Penis," the genital gets its utter comeuppance. What could be funnier, or more thoroughly triumphant?
It is the images one remembers: the "clapper at the center of a bell," the "ghostly fish," the penis standing up in praise of God. But if you read more slowly, you discover other virtues: the quiet, unassuming beginning, the internal rhymes, the repetition ("moves when he moves," with that Yeatsian echo), the skill with which things are brought to a close, the last line underlined just slightly, so that the point is made and taken. This is a tiny poem, one of Olds's shortest, but it is a good example nonetheless of what she has mastered so thoroughly over the past five or six years. Those same basic qualities can be found in almost all the poems in the book.
The second section is essentially made up of family history poems, telling all the ugly stories we hadn't heard before: Olds's mother raping her as a little girl, her father driving her terrified up the steepest streets of San Francisco, or lowering her and the other children down the dark shaft of the laundry chute. Here again, there is fierce rhetorical skill, though its impact is diminished somewhat by Olds's peculiar relationship with her audience. She writes in the knowledge of her earlier poems, and she assumes that we will read her work in the same way, that we will catch the cross-references and be as interested as Olds herself in making moral sense of difficult events. She also takes it for granted that, her case being made, the audience will accept her point of view. Thus she ends her poem "The Chute" by explaining:
and yet, you know, he never
dropped us
or meant to, he only liked
to say he would,
so although it's a story with some
cruelty in it,
finally it's a story of love
and release …
As readers and as human beings, we may not agree with her; we may have other, happier versions of "love / and release." But Olds allows no room for such defection. The stories are hers, and they must be understood in her terms only. I have long been an admirer of her poems, and it was a surprise to find how much I balked at some of these. When Olds insisted that she knew her father was not perfect, "but my / body thinks his body is perfect…. it likes to / slip the leash of my mind and go and / look at him, like an animal / looking at water," I did not want to accompany her. When she wrote about the dress her father was supposed to have given her after her parents' divorce ("The Blue Dress"), or the pleasure that her own existence gave her mother ("Why My Mother Made Me"), I did not want to listen. Clear and moving though the poems were, I felt that the satisfaction to be found in them was more psychological than literary—that for all their skill they were confessions or arguments rather than realized poems.
There is, however, an exception: the poem "Saturn," in which Olds once again describes her father. He is lying on the couch in the darkness, and he is eating his children:
My brother's arm went in up to the
and he bit it off, and he sucked at the
as one sucks at the sockets of
lobster …
crushed the bones like the soft shells
of crabs
and the delicacies of the genitals
rolled back along his tongue….
In comparison with her usual mode of writing, such implacable surrealism has a powerful effect. There is no need for explanations or addenda; the images themselves are quite enough.
Olds is, on the whole, a memorable image-maker. But in one poem, "The Meal," where she describes her mother at the breakfast table, "facing that plate with the one scoop of cottage cheese on it / forcing [herself] to eat, though [she] did not want to live"—her extraordinary facility deserts her. Olds has told us elsewhere that she is "The Shrink's Wife," and when she compares the cottage cheese to a "mound rounded as a breast," to a "cock runny with milk gone sour," and ends by seeing it "curdled like the breast of the mother," one begins to feel that it is the shrink, not she who is speaking. The metaphors are part of some far larger argument. They are no longer hers.
This surrender to another person's language appears again in the third section of the book, which is given over to love and sex and passionate sensuality. Here, in the poem "First Boyfriend," Olds uses painterly words like "umber," "ochre" and "amber," and later, "chrome," "brass" and "gilt" to provide the atmosphere. They are all favored words in a deliberately limited vocabulary, chosen because they sound good together: yellowy-brown words, metallic words, words Olds has used before to great effect. But this time that effect does not come off. The words do not clash or resonate or intensity. Instead, the poem melts under their increasing vagueness.
There are, however, in that same section, poems in which line breaks and word choice are no longer so self-conscious and the thought forms clearly, aching across the page. Among them are the two slightly awkward, ragged Cambridge elegies ("First Love" and "Cambridge Elegy"), and, despite my qualms about them, the curious poems of self-regard: "Still Life," "It," "A Woman in Heat Wiping Herself," "I Cannot Forget the Woman in the Mirror" and "This." "Still Life" is a self-portrait after making love, "scene of destruction, scene of perfect peace." It has something of the quality of a nineteenth-century painting, perhaps by Ingres (this century it would be Balthus): something rich and luscious, but at the same time dead. In Olds's poem there is a "dead pheasant all / maroon neck feathers and deep body wounds, / and on the center of my forehead a drop of water / round and opalescent, and in it / the self-portrait of the artist, upside down."
It is a strange portrait, hurt and wordy, and yet also mute. In "It," Olds writes that sometimes after making love she is stunned to remember it: "as if I have been to Saturn or the bottom of a trench in the sea floor, I / sit on my bed the next day with my mouth open and think of it." Some of the numbness / dumbness of that open mouth is in "Still Life," and also in "This":
I have this,
so this is who I am, this body
white as yellowish dough brushed
with dry flour
pressed to his body. I am these
breasts that
crush against him like collapsible silver
travel cups that telescope into
and the nipples that float in the center
like hard
raspberries in bright sunlight …
"This" too, for a poem of self-celebration, is oddly flat, unjoyous, even, at times, mechanical. Olds is claiming her identity as a sexual being: she is, she tells us, one who desires, one who makes love. But in the poem one feels only the stress, the pull, the hard drag of want, not an inkling of the satisfaction.
Yet this cold, flattened hunger for sensual fulfillment is not the only version Olds has of herself. She also believes that in the face of tremendous obstacles she has learned to pay attention to small beauties, and that it is in part through noticing these things and loving them ("the raised dot of amber sugar" on the breakfast table, the tiny pile of her son's sunburn peelings) that she has managed to survive. It seems to me very obvious that Olds is right about this: she does indeed love "little things" passionately, exhaustively. But it is also important to say that she does not love them for themselves alone. Everything she writes builds toward a climax, and the "little things," however odd and unlikely in their juxtaposition, are always offered up to that moment when Olds comes into her own: that moment of grandeur, of completion, that she yearns for, and that she is utterly unable to resist.
It is because Olds adores that moment that her poems for her children's pets, "Gerbil Funeral" and "Mouse Elegy," are at bottom so embarrassing. The problem is not that a strong poem could not be written on such a subject, but that Olds can only write it in one way. She is incapable of a small-scale thought, fitted to a small-scale happening. Even for a gerbil, even for a mouse, the red carpet is unrolled, the glittering chandelier is lowered from the ceiling.
Still, it is Olds's passion for grandeur, for important thought, that makes her poems as powerful as they are. You may feel (as I do) slightly rebuffed by her authoritativeness on the subject of her children ("When love comes to me and says / What do you know, I say This girl, this boy"), but even through the barrier of that superior tenderness you have to respect the poetry (see, particularly, "The Quest," "Liddy's Orange" and "Looking at Them Asleep"). It is in "The Quest" that the "gold cell" appears, a metaphor, it seems, for all the tiny precious things, in this case every small live molecule of her daughter's body. This gold reappears throughout the book, showing itself in all its different facets: the gold cell, the gold door, the gold yolk, the gold sphere, the gold ball, the gold grease, the gold wall. It acts as a unifying force, both metaphysical and literary, a sort of DNA soul substance, which humankind can use or abuse as we wish. It is worth nothing that the "gold ball" in "When" is the first sign of nuclear disaster.
For Olds herself, however, the triumph of the good cannot be quite as serendipitous. Having grown up as she did, the need for personal morality is strong. In "After 37 Years My Mother Apologizes for My Childhood" she writes of the mixed feelings that that apology aroused: "I could not see what my / days would be with you sorry, with / you wishing you had not done it." The fact is that her identity has been so tied up with the surviving and describing of the brutal past that apology (requiring in its train forgiveness) comes very near to annihilation: "I hardly knew what I / said or who I would be now that I had forgiven you." Nonetheless, she does manage to forgive her mother (at least in the poem), and in "Late Poem to My Father" she reaches out to him as well:
always thought the
point was what you did to us
as a grown man, but then I
remembered that
child being formed in front of the fire,
tiny bones inside his soul
twisted in greenstick fractures …
She imagines herself back into what the boy endured, and in doing so, finds a way to love him. "When I love you now," she writes, "I like to think I am giving my love / directly to that boy in the firey room."
There is no way to complete that forgiveness, no way on this earth that the boy-father can be reached, but in writing the poem, telling the story, Olds does something that is perhaps equally important. She shows the way to other children of other parents: the way through hatred, resentment and self-pity, through obsession and out the other side. Because she does this, we in turn forgive her almost everything.
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Video From a Recent Concert At the Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater
This month I played a concert at a fabulous venue – the Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater in Snohomish, Washington. I performed with a great percussionist named Jason Edwards. We had a great experience at the theater. The audience was so generous and engaged. Tim and Cindy have put together a great "home for the performing arts…"
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The show was recorded. I got a copy of the first video the other day. So, of course, I wanted to share it as soon as I could!! Please enjoy and check it out. The sound is pretty great… — feeling wonderful.
Mia Vermillion & Jason Edwards – Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater – Snohomish, WA – 04/05/14
Mia Vermillion & Jason Edwards
Saturday, April 5, 2014
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Snohomish, WA 98290
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Just announced... Mia will be performing with the fantastic percussionist Jason Edwards in concert tat the Thumbnail Theater.
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Mia Vermillion Concert – Studio 1010 – Anacortes, WA – 02/07/14
Mia Vermillion Concert
Friday, February 7, 2014
1010 6th Street
Anacortes, WA, USA 98221
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Mia will be performing in an intimate setting at the Studio 1010.
Mia Vermillion Trio – Renton River Days – Renton, Washington – 07/27/13
Mia Vermillion Trio - Renton River Days
Saturday, July 27, 2013
10:45am - All Ages
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Liberty Park Bronson Way North and Houser Way North
Renton, Washington, US 98057
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The Annual Renton River Days is a week-long family festival and a celebration of community pride.
Special Event – Acoustic Concert – Studio 1010 – Anacortes, WA – 02/25/12
Special Event - Acoustic Concert
Saturday, February 25, 2012
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Special event. An acoustic concert at The Studio 1010. A great creative space and ambiance. Wine and hors d'oeuvres are included. You can buy tickets in Anacortes at Penguin Coffee and Studio 1010 as well.
A Video of a Song Very Special to Me
I recently uploaded this video to YouTube. This song is very special to me. The song is "Validity," and I wrote it a while ago. You can't find it on a record yet, only YouTube at the moment!
This song lived in my heart for a very long time. And one day, I was able to understand it for myself and wrote it down. This is the only recording of it published anywhere. Not necessarily blues, but a beauty none the less. It is about validation and acknowledgement of who we are and what we are as a person. I hope that you find meaning in it for yourself.
Anacortes Jazz and Blues Festival – Jazz Festival – Anacortes, WA – 10/16/09
Anacortes Jazz and Blues Festival
Friday, October 16, 2009
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Mia Vermillion – Concert at The Port – Anacortes Arts Festival – Concert Series – Anacortes, WA – 08/08/09
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Saturday, August 8, 2009
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The concert is at the KPLU Stage at the Port warehouse. Limited seating makes this an intimate venue - the addition of wine for purchase and the waterfront setting make Concerts at the Port a sell-out Festival favorite.
The concert begins at 7:30 pm with doors opening at 6:30 for no host wine. For more info call (360) 293-6211