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Olivine Rain on Protostar HOPS-68
Spitzer Space Telescope detects a rain of tiny green crystals of olivine
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Descending Olivine Crystals
Tiny crystals of a green mineral called olivine are falling down like rain on a burgeoning star, according to observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
This is the first time such crystals have been observed in the dusty clouds of gas that collapse around forming stars. Astronomers are still debating how the crystals got there, but the most likely culprits are jets of gas blasting away from the embryonic star.
Temperatures as Hot as Lava
"You need temperatures as hot as lava to make these crystals," said Tom Megeath of the University of Toledo in Ohio. He is the principal investigator of the research and the second author of a new study appearing in Astrophysical Journal Letters. "We propose that the crystals were cooked up near the surface of the forming star, then carried up into the surrounding cloud where temperatures are much colder, and ultimately fell down again like glitter."
Spitzer's infrared detectors spotted the crystal rain around a distant, sun-like embryonic star, or protostar, referred to as HOPS-68, in the constellation Orion.
Forsterite Crystals
The crystals are in the form of forsterite. They belong to the olivine family of silicate minerals and can be found everywhere from a peridot gemstone to the green sand beaches of Hawaii to remote galaxies. NASA's Stardust and Deep Impact missions both detected the crystals in their close-up studies of comets.
"If you could somehow transport yourself inside this protostar's collapsing gas cloud, it would be very dark," said Charles Poteet, lead author of the new study, also from the University of Toledo. "But the tiny crystals might catch whatever light is present, resulting in a green sparkle against a black, dusty backdrop."
Forsterite crystals were spotted before in the swirling, planet-forming disks that surround young stars. The discovery of the crystals in the outer collapsing cloud of a proto-star is surprising because of the cloud's colder temperatures, about minus 280 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 170 degrees Celsius). This led the team of astronomers to speculate the jets may in fact be transporting the cooked-up crystals to the chilly outer cloud.
The findings might also explain why comets, which form in the frigid outskirts of our solar system, contain the same type of crystals. Comets are born in regions where water is frozen, much colder than the searing temperatures needed to form the crystals, approximately 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit (700 degrees Celsius). The leading theory on how comets acquired the crystals is that materials in our young solar system mingled together in a planet-forming disk. In this scenario, materials that formed near the sun, such as the crystals, eventually migrated out to the outer, cooler regions of the solar system.
Jets Transport Crystals Through Solar Systems
Poteet and his colleagues say this scenario could still be true but speculate that jets might have lifted crystals into the collapsing cloud of gas surrounding our early sun before raining onto the outer regions of our forming solar system. Eventually, the crystals would have been frozen into comets. The Herschel Space Observatory, a European Space Agency-led mission with important NASA contributions, also participated in the study by characterizing the forming star.
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"Infrared telescopes such as Spitzer and now Herschel are providing an exciting picture of how all the ingredients of the cosmic stew that makes planetary systems are blended together," said Bill Danchi, senior astrophysicist and program scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
The Spitzer observations were made before it used up its liquid coolant in May 2009 and began its warm mission.
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NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope detected tiny green crystals, called olivine, thought to be raining down on a developing star. This graphic illustrates the process, beginning with a picture of the star and ending with an artist's concept of what the crystal "rain" might look like.
The left picture was taken in infrared light by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. An arrow points to the embryonic star, called HOPS-68. The middle panel illustrates how the olivine crystals are suspected to have been transported into the outer cloud around the developing star, or protostar. Jets shooting away from the protostar, where temperatures are hot enough to cook the crystals, are thought to have transported them to the outer cloud, where temperatures are much colder. Astronomers say the crystals are raining back down onto the swirling disk of planet-forming dust circling the star, as depicted in the right panel. Image credit: NASA/JPL Caltech/University of Toledo.
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George Bernard Shaw, the famous Irish dramatist wrote, "There is no love sincerer than the love of food." That kind of reasoning is what an Italian schoolboy named Alberto Varetto may have used when he decided to cook his own meals.
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For a pathetic 33 year old pretending she"s 25, London is Utopia. Will be here for a while, on assignment for eTalk, covering a few exciting events. More details to come.
Am dead tired, please excuse typos. Somehow managed not to sleep a wink on plane. Ended up watching The Painted Veil instead. Now considering putting Edward Norton back on Freebie Five. Quiveration in the sky. Was torture.
So apparently my beloved Rocky is in a bit of a spot. Something about his wife allegedly being given preferential treatment from a traffic violation and let go without incident.
But isn"t there something so delicious about one hypocrite bringing down another hypocrite?
Only in LA.
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Thursday, will post between naps and Pimms and perhaps a trip to TopShop.
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590. Race, Body, and Myth in Brazil
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Presiding: Lamonte Aidoo, Duke Univ.
1. "Slavery, White Fantasy, and Postcolonial Nationhood in Aluísio Azevedo's O Mulato," Daniel Silva, Middlebury Coll.
2. "Brazilian White Trash: Poor Immigrants in Late-Nineteenth-Century Rio," Sonia M. Roncador, Univ. of Texas, Austin
3. "Black Body, White Client: Machado de Assis as a Customer of the Caixa Econômica," Emanuelle K. F. Oliveira-Monte, Vanderbilt Univ.
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CORAL GABLES, FL - The Mizzou Women's Basketball Team remained undefeated Friday defeating the Hartford Hawks 68-45 in the first game of the University of Miami Thanksgiving Tournament.
Senior Bri Kulas led the team in scoring with 24 points, 17 of which came in the first half.
Freshman Jordan Frericks scored a career-high 13 points and also added 8 rebounds.
The Tigers went on a 15-0 run in the second half, not allowing a field goal for nearly ten minutes.
Mizzou also outrebounded the Hawks 49-30.
The Tigers will play Miami tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the tournament championship game.


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The Improbable Political Existence of Teddy Kennedy
His ability to survive scandals that brought down other politicians is hard to wrap one's head around.
August 28, 2009 - 12:40 am
The death of Ted Kennedy is a time to reflect on how utterly insane his political existence was.
He seemed like the type of liberal the older conservatives just made up to scare us — privileged, elite, divorced from reality, amoral, and because he said the right things, it didn't matter at all to him what his actual deeds or actions were.
But he was real! Liberals actually worshiped him! This is a hundred times more insane than thinking John Edwards was an authentic man of the people.
Am I being too harsh? I was born in 1979, so I didn't hear much of these details first-hand, but if I understand things correctly … in 1969 he drove off a bridge with another passenger in the car. Instead of trying to rescue her, he fled and didn't report the incident to police for ten hours.
That's not just a minor indiscretion. Those are the actions of an irredeemable scumbag, right?
Yet not only was he not imprisoned, he didn't even lose his Senate seat. In fact, he was reelected seven more times!
I feel like I'm on crazy pills just writing this!
We debate whether an adulterer should resign, but shouldn't unrepentant manslaughter be beyond debate and partisanship? Wouldn't someone with even the smallest amount of humanity and humility resign from public life after that? No one could be so egotistical and out of touch as to later run for president thinking: "Wow. The country sure could use someone with my judgment and moral fortitude to run it right now." Right?
And shouldn't the entire country have been outraged that he escaped a well-deserved prison sentence because of his wealth and connections? Or at least, you know, have not voted for him?
It should be unquestionable that the majority of people in Massachusetts are amoral, empty-headed scumbags for constantly voting for that man. That's an objective fact, right? There aren't some details I'm missing, are there? Like the only other choice besides Ted Kennedy on the ballot each time was a pedophile or an ax murderer?
Unless that was true, the only conclusion is that the majority of the citizens of his state are such mindless partisans that they would vote for someone who raped their sisters if he said the right things about welfare and abortion. That's indisputable, right? What he did should not have only disqualified him from public office, but just voting for him should be considered a lapse in moral character that gets you shunned from society. It's up there with being an open racist. How in the world has anyone taken Massachusetts seriously while that guy was their senator?
Many — including some conservatives — are saying that those pointing this out right after Ted Kennedy's death are just people like me being silly partisans, turning anyone who disagrees with him into a monster. I'm sorry, but what other politicians are there that were this horrible a human being? Are there others who killed people and thought that shouldn't really damage their political career? Is there a similar Republican example I'm turning a blind eye to?


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Bode Miller won a World Cup slalom in Sestriere, Italy, giving him six victories in 10 races this season.
Bode Miller won his first major title Thursday, capturing the gold medal in the combined.
The first and most enduring image of the Olympics is the spectacle of the Opening Ceremonies.
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Such sage advice is little comfort to skiers who are sidelined by injury.
To find her own way Kristina Koznick broke away from the U.S. Ski Team to train and race independently. Although she's on her own, Koznick has company.
A confident Kjetil Andre Aamodt is beginning to chip away at Maier's World Cup lead.
Norway's Kjetil Andre Aamodt earned his first World Cup slalom victory on Sunday and became the fourth skier to win in all five Alpine disciplines.
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Austrian Hermann Maier, the master of the super G, earned the 45th victory of his career Sunday - his first in nearly two months - and reclaimed the World Cup points lead in a super G on the Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain.
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I would say the saddle is much too narrow for your horse. Mutton withers can be such a pain to fit! My old 14.2 hand heinz 57 didn't have much for withers either, and let me tell you, if that girth was so much as one notch not tight enough, it was instant 'slide down the side' when it came to mounting.
I'd try to find a wider saddle. Check kijiji out, I am often finding decent english saddles on there that fit a wide range of horses. Everything from wide wide draft saddles to narrow tree 15 to 16 inch seat youth jumping saddles.


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We have seen the oilers continue to stock pile talent and continue to have a top 3 pick. Another one is coming this year. They have bratty stars that havent taken the next step. They dont have great leadership(Ference seems lost). They have a coach that has lost the team. The fans want Kevin Lowe out. They havent had a goalie in years. They have no defense.
Who should and will feal the wrath this off season.
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Thanks for all the help so far.
I've dry fired the camera 50+ times. It didn't affect the light metering, but the film advance smoothed out even more.
Changing the ISO back and forth many times didn't change anything.
I have a test roll in it now. In auto mode it seems to be close. I figured out my manual settings with a separate light meter, and listened for how long shutter click was. I then took the same photo on Auto and the shutter was either the same or very close. So I think Auto mode works (I'll find out for sure when I develop the roll).
The meter reading in manual mode is more buggered than I originally though. While it does scale with changes in ISO and aperture, it doesn't change based on how much light it is getting (mostly). If the lens cap is on, it reports nothing, with the cap off it reports the same light reading no matter how bright or dark the scene/subject I point it at are. The secondary mirror behind the main mirror is definitely hanging down in what appears to be the proper position.


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i wouldnt call it a power user program
Gaim for Windows..
Okay, I admit. I can't resist the temptation of being the first to post on new shiny forum.
When in very rare case of I'm on Windows box, I use
Thunderbird for Mail
Firefox for Web
Windows good ol' Command Prompt with OpenSSH installed into it for Admin
GIMP for graphic
NVU for WYSIWYG webpage editing
OpenOffice 2.0 for office need (just to keep in sync with my Linux counterpart)
I used to use Dia for drawing but I hardly use it anymore.
What else do I really need for normal power user stuff?
i wouldnt call it a power user program
Gaim for Windows..
I was standing in the park wondering why Frisbees got bigger as they get closer. Then it hit me.
Emacs for windows.
Eat your l33t skillz!
My home page: http://www.inter.nl.net/users/alexeif/
I'm kindda a vim guy.
I prefer Emacs, but vi is everywhere, so I generally end up using that.
Switching to TightVNC form RealVNC viewer since Tight is GPL
Hmm, good thread Compunuts. Lets see here:
OpenOffice 2
I think thats it..
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Well, it could be.Originally Posted by coltrane
More and more companies are deploying IM protocols for instant communication in addition to email. Admit it, email is slow and you don't know when the other party will read it. But IM usage had been hinder by the requirement of Serbane-Oxery (or something similar) law to have communication logs.
As for me, I hardly chat anymore. If I do chat, it is usually at home so my choice is either licq or bitchX.
There is also vim for windowsOriginally Posted by Compunuts
Eat your l33t skillz!
My home page: http://www.inter.nl.net/users/alexeif/
One basic Unix tool that I could not find a Windows replacement for was the 'cat' command.
I finally found a version of cat for windows. Sure made my life easier. I was able to script appends of many small files into one large for analysis with a SAS pgm. It worked for me. I keep 'cat' on my tool cd now so I always have it.


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Maybelline Wild Blossom Blush Review & Swatches
Maybelline Blush in Wild Blossom is one of three new baked blushes released with the Maybelline Color Goes Electric Collection. I picked up Wild Blossom on a whim as it quite reminded me of MAC Sakura Mineralize Blush released with the MAC Quite Cute Collection.
This a cool shimmering lilac shade that won't work well on everyone. I knew for a fact I'd probably look silly in it but it was such a unique and different blush shade I decided to give it a try.
Wild Blossom isn't a pastel shade by any means it is however, a cooler lilac. The shade is actually very sheer and produces more shimmer and glow than any real color pay off. On my cheeks it actually looks pink and that's about the extent of it. On a super fair skin type it'll likely show up more lilac.
The texture is a silky baked formula with a dose of glittering silver sparkle. The sparkle does accentuate drier areas on my face which leads me to believe it will emphasize larger pores. In sunlight the sparkle is very prominent and I find the glow it produces isn't very flattering on my fuller face.
I think the sheerness and the amount of sparkle was disappointing for me overall. The blush formula has an easy to apply and blend out texture that isn't powdery or chalky however, the sheerness and sparkle do disappoint.
I'm not sure you need the color. It is very unique and might look considerably better on a super cool skin tone. Personally I didn't like the way it looked on me.
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2/27/13 12:46 Shelby:
I've really been looking for a lilac/lavender blush and don't want to fork over the money for the YSL one I've been lusting over so I'm still considering picking this one up.
2/27/13 16:56 Shelby:
Very fair.
3/13/13 0:27 Tanya:
Hello I absolutely adore your website, it's extremely informative and I especially love the product swatches and review. Do u have a YouTube channel?
2/27/13 20:39 Didi:
What is the name of the YSL one? I'm desperate for a lilac/lavender blush ever since MAC Unconventional let me down.
2/27/13 13:08 Vi:
Noooo! Now I'm afraid those gorgeous orange and golden ones will have the same crappy formula.
2/27/13 17:55 Ruby:
The orange one is so much better formula wise, but the gold and lilac ones are more flattering one me.
2/27/13 13:10 Debster:
I really like the look of it. I've been wanting a unique color like that, and I can't help myself when sparkles are involved.
2/27/13 14:00 Kiss & Make-up:
Don't like this shade. Now the orange one, that one I liked
2/27/13 16:40 amy:
I don't mind the sheerness, but the shimmer… Too bad; I really do like the color, though. By the way, Muse, you may not think this shade is flattering on you, but I have to disagree. While it may not be the "best" match, you pull it off quite well.
2/27/13 22:32 Jen:
I'm actually excited for this.
Even rose-hued pinks look too warm on me and make it look like I'm running a fever.
This excites me because it reminds me of Too Faced's Pink Leopard of love, but with the lilac undertones. For less than six bucks it can't hurt to try. I've got a good feeling 😀
2/28/13 14:03 Cyndi:
This intrigues me! I'm super fair & have a hard time finding colors that are suitable for me & my ghostly pallor.
3/1/13 17:11 It's Gamayun:
I hauled this at Walgreens and I'm mostly happy with it (I would describe my skin tone as "slightly green" paleness, lol). I've noticed it's a bit sheer as well, but the sparkle isn't as much of an issue for me (I'm in indoor fluorescent lighting all day.) What I really liked about it was that it has a slight blue sheen to it if you tilt your head the right way. But it does need to be layered up and it fades kind of easily.
3/2/13 1:16 Margie:
I think it looks great on you… :0)
I couldn't pull it off…I'd feel like everyone was staring at my purple cheeks!! Lol.
4/2/13 19:40 Laurie:
I just picked this up yesterday. I have super-fair skin with dark hair, so I have a hard time finding blush that doesn't make me look clownish or feverish. This colour might be the most flattering shade I own. Too bad it's LE.
5/20/13 18:56 Jamie:
I got this blush a little while ago and recently picked up Opalese (one of the extra dimension eyeshadows) by MAC and I love putting Opalese all over the lid and than using this for a blush! They tie in so nicely.


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Storage humidity : 5% to 95% non-condensing
Dimensions : 172 x 112 x 61 mm (6.77 x 4.41 x 2.40 in)
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Sunday, the 20th of November, 2005
The next biweekly issue will be published on Sunday, the 4th of December, 2005
A-soul a-soul a soul cake, pray good missus a soul cake
An apple a pair a plum or a cherry, any good thing to make us merry
One for Peter, two for Paul, three for him who made us all
God bless the master of this house and the mistress also
And all the little children that round the table grow
Likewise your men and maidens, your cattle and your store
And all that dwell within this house we wish you ten times more
A-soul a-soul a soul cake, pray good missus a soul cake
An apple a pair a plum or a cherry, any good thing to make us merry
One for Peter, two for Paul, three for him who made us all
God bless the master of this house and the mistress also
And all the little children that round the table grow
Likewise your men and maidens, your cattle and your store
And all that dwell within this house we wish you ten times more
A-soul a-soul a soul cake, pray good missus a soul cake
An apple a pair a plum or a cherry, any good thing to make us merry
One for Peter, two for Paul, three for him who made us all
God bless the master of this house and the mistress also
And all the little children that round the table grow
Likewise your men and maidens, your cattle and your store
And all that dwell within this house we wish you ten times more
Ahhhh, plump pork sausages sizzling in their own fat, eggs any way you like them, palacsinta, pumpernickel bread thick with lekvár, goulash topped with sour cream, fresh brewed coffee with cream so thick it stands up . . . Sound good? It is. After a night of playing music, the musicians are always hungry, quite hungry indeed. So Bela pleased the lot of them -- fussy that they be at the best of times -- by delivering a crate of spicy Kolbasz sausages packed in ice and sawdust along with another crate that contained Páter Sör, a most excellent Hungarian wheat beer. And yet a third crate loaded with other Hungarian goodies.
Meanwhile Kage Baker, author of The Children of The Company, the latest in her Company series, has been teaching the bakers in our kitchen to make a most excellent soul cake according to what she says is a traditional Scots recipe. Let's listen in as she tells them how she makes these nibblies . . .
Barm Brack is a soul cake -- traditional Scots recipe calls for a bean or silver coin or some other token to be baked into it and the person getting the winning slice gets fame or good luck or sacrificed or whatever, deciding on how much of The Wicker Man you take seriously. I leave the tokens out of mine, personally. Life is enough of a lottery as it is.
You add one tablespoon each of yeast and sugar to half cup lukewarm milk and let it become bubbly (that's the Barm). Then you sift into a bowl two cups of flour, three tablespoons sugar, half teaspoon each allspice and nutmeg. Cut in three tablespoons of butter. Then you make a well in the buttery flour mixture and pour in a beaten egg and the Barm. Stir together with a wooden spoon until you have a stiff elastic dough. Then you add a half-cup of currants or raisins or dried cherries or what have you that have sat overnight in wine, whiskey, rum or what have you. 'Brack' means 'Spotted' in Scots. Knead in the fruit and set the dough in a warm place to rise about an hour. Transfer the dough to a loaf pan and bake at three hundred and fifty until done-- half hour -- forty-five minutes maybe? Serve while watching The Uninvited, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Nightmare Before Christmas or some other Hallowe'en standard.
Barm Brack is a soul cake -- traditional Scots recipe calls for a bean or silver coin or some other token to be baked into it and the person getting the winning slice gets fame or good luck or sacrificed or whatever, deciding on how much of The Wicker Man you take seriously. I leave the tokens out of mine, personally. Life is enough of a lottery as it is.
You add one tablespoon each of yeast and sugar to half cup lukewarm milk and let it become bubbly (that's the Barm). Then you sift into a bowl two cups of flour, three tablespoons sugar, half teaspoon each allspice and nutmeg. Cut in three tablespoons of butter. Then you make a well in the buttery flour mixture and pour in a beaten egg and the Barm. Stir together with a wooden spoon until you have a stiff elastic dough. Then you add a half-cup of currants or raisins or dried cherries or what have you that have sat overnight in wine, whiskey, rum or what have you. 'Brack' means 'Spotted' in Scots. Knead in the fruit and set the dough in a warm place to rise about an hour. Transfer the dough to a loaf pan and bake at three hundred and fifty until done-- half hour -- forty-five minutes maybe? Serve while watching The Uninvited, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Nightmare Before Christmas or some other Hallowe'en standard.
Ymmm! Now come join us in the Great Hall for this most scrumptious breakfast. Those musicians who are not eating and drinking are now playing a piece made famous by another Bela, Bartok to be precise -- 'Magyarbecei öreges csárdások'. Lovely in a November-ish sort of manner, isn't it?
We get a lot of fiction for review here at GMR -- easily a hundred novels, collections, anthologies, and chapbooks covering everything from supernatural romance thrillers (the new generation of 'bodicer rippers') to quite a bit of fantastical literature.
The featured review this edition is of a novel, errr, defies easy definition so Kelly Sedinger was pleased, but terribly confused by what he just read: 'Mark Helprin's new novel (his first in a decade) is about two characters who may be very intelligent (or very stupid); it details their adventures when they are forced into an unfamiliar land (or it does not); it is a pure farce with humor bordering occasionally on slapstick (or it is a withering social commentary); it is a delicate romance (or it is a powerful statement on contemporary politics in not one but two nations); it is a book that celebrates the English monarchy (or skewers it with almost angry glee); it is a book that lovingly pokes fun at American presidential politics (or ruthlessly savages it); it maddeningly indulges linguistic wordplay for pages at a time (or it showcases some of the most beautiful pure language I've read in quite some time); it contains magic (or it does not); it's a book that had me often wondering why the hell I was reading it at all (and then would, within five pages, remind me). Freddy and Fredericka is all of those things.'
This year brought a new chapter in the Harry Potter series -- Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince has already been reviewed by GMR -- as well as a new film. Denise Dutton takes a look at Hollywood's latest installment, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. 'Puberty can be a bitch. Just when you start to get a handle on school, life throws a wrench into the works. For Harry Potter, life throws in the whole tool box when he realizes that he's been selected to compete in the legendary and extremely dangerous Tri-Wizard Tournament. His fourth year is going to be tougher than he thought, and that's not counting the return of Voldemort's evil minions, the Death Eaters. How's he ever going to find the time to ask someone to the dance?' Ah yes, the old school days. Green Man staffers remember them well. Read the review to see if this film manages to capture the feeling of the novel, and our reviewer's interest!
The concept of a live review of a videotaping seems a bit convoluted, but trust our Assistant Music Review Editor, Music Review Production Editor and Master Reviewer, David Kidney, to pull it off. 'Together with about 100 of Ron Sexsmith's fans, friends and family,' he was invited to be in the audience for the videotaping of an episode of a new music show called Beautiful Noise. After a long wait while the production crew did the mysterious things TV production crews do, David was treated to the fun of watching band members let their hair down and jam during lengthly breaks for lighting or battery changes. It all added up to 'three hours of a private audience with one of the world's finest songwriters and his excellent band. And did I mention the special guest? 60s pop star, and songwriter Andy Kim joined Ron on-stage for a surprise rendition of 'Baby, How'd We Ever Get This Way.' To read more about David's 15 minutes of fame, click here.
Bela, our resident Hungarian (we think) violinist oft times refers to what happened between the Wars in Europe. So 'tis appropriate that Donna Bird has an indepth examination of six works -- Ilya Ehrenburg's The Fall of Paris, Sarah Gainham's Night Falls on the City, Elsa Morante's History: A Novel, Simone Signoret's Adieu, Volodya, Arthur R. G. Solmssen's A Princess in Berlin, and Lajos Zilahy's The Angry Angel that were published variously between 1943 and 1986 which take fiction as their way of looking at that era. She says 'These novels are all about life in Europe in the years just before and during the series of invasions, occupations, transportations and other hardships that came to be known as World War II. I know that it is not our custom at the Green Man to pay attention to events this recent in history. But let me explain how this came about.' Read her review to see what she thought of these novels. Donna earns an Excellence in Writing Award for her herculean effort!
Craig Clarke says: 'As a follower of the work of author Joe R. Lansdale (feel free to check out my reviews of The Drive-In, Bumper Crop, and The Boar here on GMR), I look forward to each new release with relish. When he's on, he's one of the best writers alive, and even when he's a little off, he's still vastly entertaining. This has led me to seek out works that I've not read before, just to see what I've been missing. Upon seeing the cover of Zeppelins West at my local library, I naturally assumed it to be another off-kilter Western in the style of Dead in the West; I wasn't far off. Zeppelins West turns out to be more of a mixed bag; however, as Lansdale attempts to replicate some of the more out-there fiction of his favorite author, Philip Jose Farmer, but neglects to focus on a single storyline along the way.' Read his review of this steampunkisk alternative history novel and its sequel, Flaming London, for all the steamy details!
Richard Bowes' From The Files of The Time Rangers will be on the list of 2005 Best Fiction which our Editor, Cat Eldridge, will put together next year: 'I really like a well-written time travel adventure. Unfortunately, they are, in my opinion, quite rare. Exemplars of this genre include Kage Baker's sprawling The Company series/ Fritz Leiber's Change Wars series, which, alas, consists only of a short novella, The Big Time and The Change Wars, a collection of twenty tales; Robert Heinlein's The Cat Who Walked Though Walls; Charles Dickinson's Shortcut in Time and Connie Willis's Doomsday Book. The very best of that group is by far The Company series, so it's fitting that Kage provides the introduction to this novel. Much like Kage's new work, The Children of the Company, just out on Tor as I write this review, From the Files of the Time Rangers is a mosaic novel which is a fix-up of previously published material from the soon-to-be defunct Scifiction Web site, F&SF, Bending the Landscape, and Black Gate. Now you really don't care that some of the material here was previously published elsewhere as it's likely that you, like me, never saw those pieces. All you care about is how good it is in the present form.' Read his detailed review to see why he liked this impressive novel!
Cat also looked at The Draco Tavern, a new collection from one of his favourite authors, Larry Niven which he says ' collects all of the previously printed Draco Tavern tales, with a few new pieces thrown in for a bit of value added like all the extras we get on DVDs these days. Draco Tavern is a rather unique place, as it was constructed after humanity's first contact with the technologically advanced alien race called the Chirpsithtra, who look like very large lobsters (sort of). Draco Tavern is owned and operated by Rich Schumann, who invested in a bar built at Mount Forel Spaceport where the Chirpsithtra first came to Earth.(The fortune he used was from developing something a Chirpsithtra told him.) This bar's a mecca for both humans and aliens alike. A costly mecca, as food, drinks and other intoxicants -- such as sparklers for the Chirpsithtra -- are not cheap. But still the Chirpsithtra come to drink in the bar and apparently to tell tales. Humans, in turn, come to drink at the bar to see the aliens, hear them tell their tales and (sometimes) to do business with them, if possible. And everyone, particularly the proprietor of this cafe, Rick, will always listen to a good story.'
Norman Hood and Leta Davis have compiled a look at a major fantasy artist in Parting the Veil: The Art of Nene Thomas which April Gutierrez was glad to get the review copy of: 'Nene Thomas is a fantasy artist I have heard good things about (from a mutual friend), and whose artwork I have seen occasionally at anime conventions, but about whom I know relatively little other than that she had her commercial start with Magic: The Gathering cards. So when offered the opportunity to pore over a book dedicated to her art, I jumped at the chance. I'm pleased to say that I'm glad I peeked behind the veil (and tickled to discover inside a print clearly modeled after the aforementioned friend!)' Read her review to see why this flawed look is still worth your time.
April also looked at a choice manga-related novel release from Makoto Inoue: 'As I write this review in the fall of 2005, Full Metal Alchemist (FMA) is arguably the hottest anime and manga property in the U.S. (rivaled perhaps only by the ninja-centric Naruto). FMA takes place in a world not unlike our own, except that magic -- in the form of alchemy -- exists. The overriding principle of alchemy is 'equivalent exchange.' Want to repair that crashed car? Fine, but the material has to come from somewhere -- not thin air. Because of this principle, revivification of humans is forbidden. But two bright and desperate young boys, Edward and Alphonse Elric, grief-stricken at the loss of the mother, defy this edict and attempt to bring her back to life . . . with disastrous results. Ed now possesses a prosthetic arm and leg of metal (hence, Full Metal Alchemist) and Al has been reduced to merely a soul clinging to a precarious existence inside a suit of armor. The anime and manga explore their attempts to find the semi-mythical Philosopher's Stone, which will purportedly return them to full humanity.' Read her review to see what adventure befalls the brothers in this novelization.
Charles M. Schulz's The Complete Peanuts: 1957 to 1958 is, according to David Kidney, almost perfect: 'Schulz's nimble sketches are perfect for conveying the simplicity of this community. Over 100 of the strips included here have never been reprinted since they first appeared. The drawings are timeless. And so are the stories. There are many more volumes to come. I treasure the four on my shelf and look forward to the rest.'
Lars Nilsson, bless him, looks at five (!) mandolin instruction books from musician Mike Marshall: 'The mandolin is a nice little instrument. Smaller than a guitar, it has the advantage of being tuned as a fiddle, which enables you to play fiddle music on it as well as using it for accompanying purposes. The double strings enable tremolo picking, and the closeness between frets and between strings allows for quick, virtuous runs across the fretboard. It is easier to play fast on a mandolin than on a guitar. But on the other hand, the tone is rather short and sharp. Playing long notes on the mandolin is almost impossible, unless you perform them tremolo style. Mike Marshall is one of those mandolin players who uses the instrument for different kinds of music, as this series of instructional books proves. The Chord Book is more than just a list of mandolin chords. Marshall shows how chords are built, different inversions of chords, and gives examples of interesting chord changes and chord scales. As with the other books in this series it is not aimed at the beginner, rather at someone who masters the basics of the instrument, and wants to move on. I also expect they can give hints to the professional player.'
Robert M. Tilendis reviews an impressive work of travel writing by by John Gimlette, earning himself an Excellence in Writing Award in the process: 'It occurs to me, reading John Gimlette's Theatre of Fish, that there are certain prerequisites for being an effective travel writer. One must be, obviously, fairly peripatetic in nature, and interested in the exotic and new. One must also be very accepting, non-judgmental, and open to a wide range of differing attitudes. It also seems to help if one has an unrestrained, completely irreverent, and somewhat bizarre sense of humor. Mmm . . . and a heavy dose of fearlessness. That helps.'
Jerry Hewitt and Daryl F. Mallett have created an impressive bibliographic work according to Robert Tilendis, The Work of Jack Vance -- An Annotated Bibliography and Guide. Robert says we are 'treated to an introduction by Robert Silverberg and an afterword by Tim Underwood, who as half of Underwood-Miller began reissuing Vance's works in deluxe hardcover editions in the 1970s. As I said, there is a lot of information here, and anyone who takes science fiction seriously is going to find this a valuable resource indeed -- it manages to give not only a solid listing of the work of Jack Vance, but a very good sense of what the world of science fiction writing and publishing was like in the Golden Age.'
Robert here, thinking about letters.
Sometimes we put our foot in it, sometimes people only think we've put our foot in it. Reader Sue Devoe takes Jeff Skolnik to task for misremembering a blues club, that, as it turns out, Jeff never visited, although he renders a quite acceptable mea culpa.
And then musician Dana Lyn takes Lars Nilsson to task for quite a different reason. Lars seems to be under fire this time: Peter Knight also had words to say about one of Lars' reviews. Then there are those very refreshing times when we are not taken to task at all, although that can have its own brand of edginess, as the final exchange between Jenny McCaffrey and yours truly about Morton Feldman demonstrates.
SPike 'ere! I'm back! Been writin' me @#$%in' memoirs! Tryin' ta recall
all the good times, somehow it's easier than thinkin' of the hard times, dontcha know! Any road...I'm back checkin' out the CD reviews for the week! Crikey! It's for the fortnight I reckon! Ain't it!?!
Richard Condon writes first about a couple of French Canadian groups! New CDs by Le Vent Du Nord, and (should I say 'et'? Been visitin' friends in Montreal!) La Volute,. about which he says '...both of these recordings were made by Québec folk musicians, the resulting music displays some differences...[and similarities]...These two recordings illustrate the vitality of music from Québec: while there are musicians like this around, the tradition is in good hands.'
Next up is me ol' mate David Kidney who 'as taken me absence as a chance to listen to music a bit mellower than I usually allow in the office! At least Danny Weis plays electric guitar! Dave reminds us of Mr. Weis's pedigree! 'Danny Weis! Wow! From founder of Iron Butterfly (but don't blame him for 'Inna-Gadda-Da-Vida') to the first super-group Rhinoceros; from backing Janis Joplin, the Everly Bros., Lou Reed and many more, Danny Weis has been an intrinsic part of the music scene for decades. Sweet Spot is his first solo album, and what a welcome thing it is!' An' yeah! It's pretty funky!
Then Dave dug a handful of acoustic guitar records! New albums by Kirk Elliott, Harry Manx, an' Don Rooke all from North of the border! Dave says, 'These three new recordings by Canadian guitar players give ample evidence that the acoustic guitar is still one of the most emotive, vibrant instruments available. Each album features comments on the package. These quotes range from Kirk Elliott's song-by-song description to Don Rooke's statement of purpose, and Harry Manx's simple observation, 'The way I see it, Blues is like the earth and Indian music is like the heavens. What I do is find the balance between the two.' Balance is something we all seek to achieve. From walking, to riding a bicycle, to maintaining relationships, it's an important element in every part of our life. Each of these three musicians has his own way of finding balance.' An' he's not jus' talkin' 'bout philosophy . . . he's talkin' 'bout the music! Read on!
Peter Massey gives us three reviews this issue! Sharon Knight's Song of the Sea is up first. And Peter says, 'Breezing in from California, this is Sharon Knight's 4th album and although it says on the back cover 'Celtic', it left me wondering when is Celtic not Celtic? Because if you are a staunch traditional Celtic music folkie, this album might leave you slightly bemused and wondering too.' He says quite a bit more, but you'll 'aveta read that for y'self!
Peter then moves to two new rootsy CDs, well, just EPs really! Doug Folkins with Ken Hamm, Roots and Padraig Lalor's Henry Martens Ghost. 'Doug Folkins, normally a folk rock / pop singer, trying his hand at a more folk-roots sound. Doug wrote all the 6 songs on this extended EP. He sings well and still carries that 'pop' singer element in his voice, so his fans won't be disappointed . . . Padraig [Lalor] sings in a strong Irish accent, as you would expect. He writes songs based on life's experience in the province and its history.' Thassright! More Canajans! They're ev'rywhere!
An' Mr. Massey's third review is Ginny Hawker & Tracy Schwarz, Draw Close described by Peter as '...a nice, easy-listening album with some well thought out material put together by two very experienced American traditional singers. I fancy this album will suite traditional Old Timey and Bluegrass fans amongst you.' That might let ME out, but it don't mean the rest of you can't dig this stuff!
Phamie Gow 'as released a second CD called Dancing Hands which Lars Nilsson reviews. Comparing it to her first album Lars states, '. . .Dancing Hands feels like an improvement in every aspect. This time Gow has had the good taste to invite some fellow musicians and singers to augment her own multi-instrumental abilities, and even though she has composed all the music herself, it is a varied album, where each piece of music is given its own character. Gow's main instrument is the harp, of which sheis a master, but she also is a fine piano and accordion player.' For all the details, read the whole review!
Robert M. Tilendis is the local classical music lover in the buildin'. An' he's quite a sport too. He was the first one t'offer to fix me up wif a Guinness upon my return! All right Bob!!! This week he looks at an album by Leopold Stokowski, conducting the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra in a set of Rhapsodies (Franz Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor; Georges Enesco, Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A, Op. 11; Bedrich Smetana, Ma Vlast: Vltava, The Bartered Bride: Overture; Richard Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Prelude to Act III, Tannhäuser: Overture and Venusburg Music) An' while I don't pretend to understand half of what he says, Bob 'as a nice way of puttin' it! 'No one who ever saw Disney's Fantasia can forget Leopold Stokowski, who in many ways was the star of the film, even though he shared conducting honors with Mickey Mouse. [His] reputation as one of classical music's greats is still largely unassailable...[he] was, first and foremost, an interpreter, known as much for his tendency to pull out all the stops as for his musical erudition. This collection of concert favorites is a showcase for his particular brand of conducting.' Gotta love these showcases!
An' last but not @#$%in' least Gary Whitehouse listens to Curt Kirkwood's Snow. I think Gary likes it too! 'Curt Kirkwood's long-awaited solo debut is an album of subtle and off-kilter beauty. When I say long-awaited, I mean by me. I can't speak for anyone else, but I've long hoped the former frontman of the Meat Puppets would bring his twisty lyricism to the fore with a primarily acoustic album. That's what he and producer Pete Anderson have come up with on Snow.' Read the whole review an' see for y'self!
An' that's music for this time. Now it's back to th' memoirs, tryin' to remember jus' wot Fred and I were doin' on that dark road, near the river...Hmmm.
We continued our look in The Sleeping Hedgehog, the in-house newsletter for our staff, at what Green Man staffers listen to when the weather turns cold and unpleasant with comments by a few more staffers. JoSelle Vanderhooft says that 'If the first is true, I'd pop in Loreena McKennit's A Winter Garden. When the five songs were up, I'd put in her earlier effort To Drive the Cold Winter Away . Then, perhaps, we could have a listen to Anonymous 4's On Yoolis Night and A Star in the East. I'm all about the Medieval motets and Renaissance-style lays!' Whereas Denise Dutton commented 'Hmm. If I wanted to banish all thoughts of a strong storm tearing the roof off, I'd put on 'Let it Snow' and settle in with a large mug of mulled wine. If I felt like tapping into the wildness of the storm, I'd pop in 'Ride of the Valkyries' and throw back a shot of whiskey. Of course, the urge to sing 'kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit' would be unavoidable.' Finally Pete Massey has a succinct response: 'My choice would be the Dave Goulder song 'January Man'. The words always ring true for me.'
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This racing pronghorn was photographed in Custer Sate Park, SD as he was chasing down a female.
It all started when I spotted a nice group of pronghorn with a good number of seemingly frisky bucks on the side of a large hill. I carefully pulled over, stepped out with my gear, and slowly made my way towards the herd.
Initially they were wary, but it wasn't long before they were ignoring me and going about their business. There wasn't too much action at first, and I busied myself with a few snapshots of some of the better looking animals – and then a buck burst into a run after one of the females!
Soon, it was a free for all, with at least half the bucks chasing down girls at any given moment.
The buck you see in the photo above was after a particularity agile female who was making quick direction changes every 10 or 20 yards – and he was keeping right up with her (she's just out of frame here). At one point as they were racing along she made a quick 180 right in front of me, which this buck immediately replicated – and this photo was born. I estimate they were going at least 30 MPH when this happened and was thrilled that I captured the moment (I had three shots, this was the only good capture).
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Framed prints purchased though us are generally a better deal than taking a loose print to your local frame shop since we have a pretty significant discount that we pass along to you. When you receive your print in the mail, it's ready to hang and even comes with the hardware for doing so.
Please note that if you'd like another type of print (canvas for example) or another frame style, we can certainly accommodate you, just use the contact us page and we'll customize the artwork to make it perfect for your home.
Our framed prints are guaranteed for as long as you own them against wear, fading, or deterioration. Loose prints are also guaranteed for as long as you own them provided you have them framed under glass using archival materials. We want you to LOVE your prints, so we offer a refund as long as the print or framed print is returned in like new condition within 30 days.
All prints are signed in one of the lower corners (usually the right hand corner).
Delivery time varies and depends on a number of factors, but we always strive to get your prints delivered to you as quickly as possible. I personally inspect each and every piece before it leaves our building. If I'm out of town taking more photos, it can cause a delay, but a good rule of thumb is that a loose print will ship within 2 weeks and a framed print within 3 weeks. That time is significantly shorter if I'm in town at the time the order is placed. If you need a print done by a certain date, you can contact me and I'll be happy to give you an estimated delivery date.
We are now offering quantity discounts if you are interested in two or more pieces. Simply contact me with the sizes and names of the images you are interested in and I will be happy to get you a quote. The more pieces you order, the better the discount.
Thanks for your interest!