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DC Comics' current publishing pattern seems to center around growing various franchises, like Batman, Superman, Green Lantern and the Justice League. Aquaman is one of the publisher's more familiar faces, he's rooted pretty deeply in the superhero line, and he's even had a good bit of multimedia exposure. However, when the April solicitations came out at the end of January, I wasn't sure the world had been clamoring for another Aquaman title.
After reading the first issue of Aquaman and the Others — written by Dan Jurgens, penciled by Lan Medina, inked by Allen Martinez and colored by Matt Milla — I'm still not entirely convinced. AATO #1 is a solid first issue, dealing largely in traditional superhero matters, but its last-minute attempt to tie into the larger DC Universe comes from out of left field, and threatens to hijack the main narrative. Otherwise, it's a fine reintroduction which gives newcomers a good glimpse at characters who are still pretty obscure. Still, those good fundamentals will have to overcome the why-should-I-care factor.
Welcome to the turkey hangover edition of What Are You Reading?, your weekly look into the reading lists of the Robot 6 crew. Our special guest today is Andy Hirsch, creator of Varmints and artist of The Royal Historian of Oz.
To see what Andy and the Robot 6 crew have been reading lately, click below.
Publishers try to keep new projects under wraps, but there's a whole cottage industry out there of folks who look through the Amazon listings for new books. The latest one, spotted by Albert Ching of Blog@Newsarama: A listing for Castle: Deadly Storm, by Brian Michael Bendis, Kelly Sue DeConnick, and Lan Medina. Albert goes out on a fairly short limb and guesses that this is a graphic novel (Medina is listed as the illustrator) based on the ABC series Castle, and indeed, the Hachette Book Group International catalog confirms this—check out page 65. Quick plot summary: This "adaptation" of Derrick Storm's first novel adventure takes our hero from the gritty world of the private eye all the way to the globe-hopping intrigue of the CIA." The book is hardcover, 112 pages, full color priced at $19.99 (already discounted to $13.59 on Amazon) and published by Marvel.
Manga blogger Lissa Pattillo has spotted a few more finds on Amazon.ca (Lissa is Canadian, so all prices are in Canadian dollars, but it looks like the U.S. prices are almost the same): a Fullmetal Alchemist box set that includes all 27 volumes of the manga, a novel, and other extras, all for $219 (discounted to $137.93) and due out in November, and an omnibus edition of Osamu Tezuka's Dororo, 880 pages of Tezuka goodness for
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I have a question maybe someone can help. I started my period on jan 15 then the 17th I was almost done on the 18th I spotted lil in the morning then stopped. My husband and I had sex that night so I know my cervix was still open due o my period I suppose not being completely over I guess. We have been tryin to conceive for a few months I was not suppose to ovulate until like the 29th im guesin who knows but for the past week and a half I have been very lethargic everything taste funny at first for a few days my boobs were very sore and my nipples felt like lil needles were stickin them. now im just tired peein all the time and eat like every three hours or I get really bad heartburn
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Hm, I would think day 3 of your cycle would be too early for you to fall pregnant. Was your period this time round normal - as in 3 days normal for you?
With my DD I didn't realise I was pg. My period came (was a strange one, but I didn't think twice about it) so I didn't bother testing. Then I found out I was pregnant and it turns out I probably had implantation bleeding (not a period).


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Today, I was reminded of a Jim Starkey quote on the Random Query Generator:
"The Colonoscopy of Database Software"
– Jim Starkey
If your project does not have something that you can adapt that quote to, odds are your testing is inadequate.
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Today, I was reminded of a Jim Starkey quote on the Random Query Generator:
"The Colonoscopy of Database Software"
– Jim Starkey
If your project does not have something that you can adapt that quote to, odds are your testing is inadequate.
In the MySQL QA teams in Oracle we have been using a tool called the Random Query Generator (or "RQG" for short) for some time now. The main RQG testing effort has been on new server development, including regression testing. The recent MySQL 5.6 GA is a result of a couple of years of hard work, including a lot of RQG testing and bugfixing as a result of that.
I can easily say that the RQG has helped making MySQL 5.6 a better release than it would otherwise be. It is of course not our only testing tool, but there are plenty of bugs …
One of the tools we use to qualify MySQL Server
is the Random Query Generator (RQG for short). This is an
SQL generator (and more) to test database systems such as
MySQL. I plan
to post more on that later.
The RQG is an open source tool written in Perl, and is available on Launchpad. Up until now the RQG documentation has been part of the MySQL Forge wiki. As you may have seen from …
So while I was at the MySQL UC, The Xeround database came to my attention. It bills itself as database as a service for MySQL systems and a seamless replacement for standard MySQL.
Of course, since I am a QA Engineer, I could not resist the urge to try to break it >:) As my friend and former MySQL colleage, Kostja says, "QA Engineers are a unique breed…they like to push all the buttons" : ) I would say that the QA mindset goes a bit further than that, but it is something I will delve into in another post. I will only say that there is a reason …[Read more...]
My presentation from the MySQL UC didn't give a lot of detail on the actual tool I have hacked up, nor did it go into how to play with it / try it out. I figured I should rectify that (at least one person seemed interested in trying it out <g>)
To begin with, you should have the random query generator installed (see the docs for handling that). Besides being *the* cutting edge, production-ready testing tool in the open-source dbms world, it comes with a handy …[Read more...]
So, back when we released our first beta in September, one of the many responses was this
The comments about the reliability / durability of the log definitely struck me as testing we needed.
It's taken a while (we had this GA thing we were working on…), but we finally have crash and recover testing of the innodb transaction log and the …[Read more...]
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This Trinidad-style Lemon-garlic Marinade Seasoning recipe came to us from a Caribbean actor who was in Milwaukee on a tour. He claimed his mother made the best fried chicken on their island. We mixed this seasoning up on the spot from the ingredients he remembered. He said he would be proud if we sold it in our store, provided his mother never found out! This simple, yet classic seasoning is also good for fried fish, grilled chicken wings, steaks or hamburgers, salads or eggs.
For the marinade, mix about 1 tablespoon spice with 1/2 cup oil and 1/2 cup vinegar. Pour it over whole chicken, or four large chicken pieces, and marinate overnight before cooking. Try substituting various liquids and oils to provide interesting variety!
To use as a dry rub seasoning, just sprinkle on 1 teaspoon per pound of meat (chicken or fish are best) before grilling.
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Posted by Peccable at November 27, 2012 2:42 PM
I actually knew "metonymy" from an old James Thurber story about a teacher of his who actually once taught such usage in grammar class.
Posted by ed at November 27, 2012 3:19 PM
Great list: I got metonymy and jape, which I recall from Hamlet. Poor Yorick.
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Autumn in the Upstate of SC
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Photo and caption by Laura Jackson
I love just roaming the Foothills of Upstate South Carolina mountains. So much wonder and beauty to see;especially during the Fall months. I drove through mountains near Table Rock,SC area and stop and saw these beautiful images of fall trees and I loved the creativity that each individual tree brought to the picture and how well they all looked together; even thou they were at different stages of Autumn's wonder.
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1)to conduct on-farm surveys in organic and all natural poultry production practices to determine the prevalence and diversity of Salmonella serovars in these production systems as compared to more intensive commercial systems;.
2)to develop and evaluate intervention strategies targeting control of Salmonella during the feed withdrawal and transportation processes prior to slaughter of broiler chickens to minimize cross contamination during transport and slaughter;.
3)to evaluate post-harvest interventions to control Salmonella using novel antimicrobials in pre- and post-chiller applications, for both water and air chilling, and for finished raw products; and.
4)to develop assessment models that can be adapted to organic and all natural production and processing systems. The on-farm surveys have been conducted over the last months, and should be completed by the end of the year. Upon completion of the on-farm surveys, Salmonella isolation and serotyping data will be evaluated to determine the need for genotyping. The P.I. monitors the progress of the study by coordinating frequent conference call meetings, in addition to individual meetings whenever team members attend scientific events throughout the year.


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Coyner has plotted out 35 of his favorite day-long trips through Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the Carolinas. His intricately described trips will lead you over jagged mountain passes, through century-old covered bridges, and around some of the most perfectly banked, glass-smooth curves youve ever ridden.
Learn what must be seenNew River Gorgeand what must be avoidedMystery Hole, where as Coyner points out, the only mystery is what happens to your money. Find out how Amish farmers react to a fully loaded Gold Wing, where Harleys are born, and what to do when confronted by a herd of neurotic deer on the roadway.
This book is packed with colorful maps, colorful photos, and colorful Coyner humor that will have you laughing out loud. Coyner tips you to the best places to eat, shop, sleep, gas up, fix your bike, and, of course, ride. If you want adventure, and a great riding companion, take this book along when you head out to explore what will soon be your favorite region to ride: the Appalachians.
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As part of the Cultural Immersion goals of our program, students who are active in the Student Support Services program have the option to join us as we explore local cultural hotspots. From experiencing Chicago and all it has to offer (from ethnic food to local art performances), visiting the museums of Detroit and it's ethnic neighborhoods to the downtown Grand Rapids area, SSS students have the opportunity to experience cultures different than their own.
All of the cultural trips TRiO SSS provides seek to enrich the cultural understanding of our participants. Blending intentionality with planned happenstance, excursions are designed in a way that exposes students to specific themes (social justice, healthy living, culture and the arts) while allowing time for individual exploration. Components of these immersion programs typically include a historical perspective, a contemporary viewpoint, a cultural performance and the chance to try local/ethnic cuisine.
At the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, we kicked off the start of African American History Month and enjoyed lunch at PizzaPapalis in Greektown.
In order to make these cultural trips as inclusive as possible, TRiO Student Support Services provides these opportunities at no cost to the student. Although there is generally a $5 deposit collected during the registration process, this nominal fee is always returned to the student. It is the goal of TRiO SSS is to offer these excursions to our students regardless of their financial availability. In doing so, it is our hope that all program participants are able to take part in these trips throughout college.


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Meadow Brook Game Farm is a 1200-acre shooting preserve that has been in operation since 1950. This preserve is known throughout the United States and has frequent visits from hunters as far away as California and Florida and as close as Westmoreland.
The Craig Game Preserve is a 900 acre farm with miles and miles of planted sunflowers and natural habitat dedicated to hunting quail, pheasants, turkey and white tail deer. The following activities are also available: skeet shooting, canoeing, camping, coyote hunting, 4-wheeling, trail hiking, horse back riding, fishing and BAR-B-QUE'ing!
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This hike will take you to one of the premier wildflower viewing sites in this region. It isnt an easy hike, gaining about 2500 feet in three miles but the meadows at the top are so spectacular when they are in bloom that I can just about guarantee that you will want to come back next year. At the summit you are also given glorious views of the Columbia River Gorge, Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens and Mount Adams. I have decided that the mountain received its name because you are dog tired by the end of the six miles. Dont forget, bring plenty of water!
To the trailhead: From Vancouver WA go east on Highway 14. Just past mile marker 53 you will find the Dog Mountain parking area on the north side of the road. The trailhead is just right of the pay station where you need to buy a day pass if you dont have an annual Forest Pass.
To the letterbox: Head for the summit. After about half a mile there is a fork in the trail. The one to the left is .2 miles shorter, through the woods and a bit steeper. The one to the right is slightly more scenic, with occassional views of the gorge. The choice is yours. You will be panting either way. Once you emerge from the forest you will be in a steep, expansive meadow of Balsamroot, Paintbrush, Delphinium, Lupine and a gazillion other flowers. When you come to the first switchback you will be at a viewpoint known as Puppy Point. Paws here and drool over the vista. Lap up some of that water you brought along and contemplate the fork in the tail (oops trail.) One direction takes you to the summit through the meadow, one through the forest. Trot down toward the trees if you want to sniff out the letterbox. Shortly after you enter the forest look to the left for a pair of brothers, arms entwined. Twenty steps behind them at 330 degrees magnetic is a third littermate with its foot upon the letterbox which is curled up beside a whitish rock. If you dont bark up the wrong tree, you will be sure to wag your tail. Go fetch!
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All Sorts of Weird Stuff offers news and information about George R.R. Martin, in particular about his A Song of Ice and Fire series.
"When I was young, I read all sorts of stuff. One week it would be Lovecraft, the next Vance. It was all imaginative literature, or as my dad called it 'Weird Stuff.' It was all 'Weird Stuff.'"
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Guardians of Order was pleased to announce a number of new items recently which are related to the A Game of Thrones RPG:
First, the RPG has been nominated for the 2005 InQuest Gamer Fan Awards as one of the Best RPGs of the year. More information can be found on the official site, while the on-line voting ballot can be found here. Go and vote!
Second, GoO has published its latest newsletter (ZIP file containing a PDF), which includes some interesting information. It seems GoO has pulled itself out of its earlier financial difficulties, in part due to the success of the AGoT RPG. The AGoT products will be one of their two flagship product lines for the next several years to come. Also, GoO has put up a couple of eBay auctions featuring the lowest-numbered signed edition of the Deluxe Limited Edition made available to the public (it's #9 of 2,500), as well as a signed copy of the Westeros poster map.
Finally, GoO has announced that for a limited time during the holidays, they will be selling all their PDFs available through DriveThruRPG at a 20% discount. This should include the A Game of Thrones RPG d20 Standard Edition, currently priced at $24.99. Keep an eye open and you might be able to pick up the PDF—which contains all the same information and beautiful art as the hardcover—for a song.
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Derry title-holders Ballinderry Shamrocks were crowned Ulster Club champions for the third time following their 1-13 to 2-06 win over Donegal champions Glenswilly at Healy Park.
Michael Murphy grabbed a Glenswilly goal after just 25 seconds, but a Michael McIver goal sent Ballinderry in with a 1-06 to 1-02 interval lead.
Murphy sent Caolan Kelly in to net Glenswilly's second goal, but the Derry men took control with points from Colin Devlin, Dermot McGuckin and James Conway.
In the end, the vast experience and the strength of their bench carried the Shamrocks through against a club founded just 31 years ago, and making a first Ulster final appearance.
A sensational start saw Murphy grab a goal in the first minute. He was forced wide by Ciaran Bonner's less than perfect pass, but cut inside to deceive goalkeeper Michael Conlan with a dipping shot that dropped into the far corner of the net.
Donegal's All-Ireland winning captain stroked over a '45, but Ballinderry reorganised at the back and started to take the game to their opponents, registering their first score in the 11th minute through Colin Devlin.
James Conway and Dermot McGuckin added long-range scores for the Derry champions, but they trailed by two after Murphy's superb pass sent Caolan Kelly in to score.
But the final ten minutes of the half belonged to the Shamrocks, who shot 1-02 without reply to take a hold on the contest.
Kevin McGuckin and James Conway started to get on the ball around the middle, and with Darren Lawn and Conor Nevin pressing from deep, they had their opponents on the back foot.
Their patient build-up had the Glen defence in serious trouble, but it was a route one ball from James Conway that set up their 26th-minute goal.
Ryan Bell collected, his shot for a point was half blocked by Eamon Ward, and McIver nipped in to finish the loose ball to the net.
Converted frees from Kelly and Conleith Gilligan were followed by a delightful long range point from McGuckin as the men from the shore of Lough Neagh went in at the interval with a 1-06 to 1-02 lead.
But the Donegal champions exploded into action at the start of the second half, hitting 1-02 inside the opening three minutes.
Murphy was of course central to all their positive output, providing the unselfish final pass for Kelly to crash home their second goal.
Murphy floated over a magnificent point, to bring the sides level, and played a key role in the move that saw Darren McGinley edge them back in front.
Ballinderry regained the lead with Devlin's fourth point of the afternoon, and a trio of substitutes made a big impact, with Aaron Devlin and Darren Conway both hitting points and Enda Muldoon making his vast experience count in the closing stages.
The Donegal men managed just one point in the final 20 minutes, unable to match the intensity that their opponents brought to the contest
Murphy was starved of possession in the latter stages, but did manage another superlative score to give his side some hope.
However, with a raft of replacements giving the Derry men sharpness and freshness, the title was on its way back to the lough shore, with late scores from Darren Conway and Gilligan clinching a deserved triumph.
Ballnderry: M Conlon, R Scott, C Nevin, M McIver (01-00), R Wilson, G McKinless, D Lawn, K McGuckin, J Conway (00-02), D McKinless (00-01), K 'Moss' McGuckin, D McGuckin (00-02), C Devlin (00-4, 1f), R Bell, C Gilligan (00-02, 2f).
Subs: A Devlin (00-01) for Lawn, E Muldoon for KM McGuckin, D Conway (00-01) for McIver, R Wilkinson for C Devlin, D McGeehan for G McKinless
Glenswilly: P O'Donnell, B McDaid, E Ward, J McFadden, Caolan Kelly (01-01), R Crawford, JP McDaid, N Gallagher, C Bonner, J Gibbons, K McFadden, G McFadden, Colin Kelly (00-01), M Murphy (01-03, 1 '45), D McGinley (00-01).
Subs: A McDevitt for J McFadden, B Farrelly for C McFadden, B Molloy for McDaid, L Kelly for Gibbons
Referee: P Hughes (Armagh).
Elsewwhere, Truagh of Monaghan beat Tyrone's Eskra Emmets in the Ulster Club IFC final yesterday, while Emyvale, also of Monaghan, beat Killeeshil in the JFC decider.
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Obama Opens Election Year With Focus in Ohio on Economic Growth
President Barack Obama's first trip of the election year puts him at a crucial juncture for his chances to win a second term: talking about the economy in Ohio, a key swing state that was battered by the recession.
As Republicans running for the chance to challenge Obama in November move today from Iowa to New Hampshire, the president will kick off his 2012 re-election bid at a high school in Shaker Heights, just outside Cleveland, repeating themes he has laid out over the past two months, including his struggles with congressional Republicans who have blocked his agenda.
Obama "will be focused on the economy and on what he can do as president to deliver on his promise to do everything he can to help the middle class, grow the economy and create jobs," White House press secretary Jay Carney said.
Obama's political advisers are increasingly concerned about winning Ohio's 18 electoral votes in 2012. When campaign manager Jim Messina and chief strategist David Axelrod last month laid out five paths for Obama to get the necessary 270 Electoral College votes needed to win re-election, only one of them included Ohio.
Obama last visited Ohio on Sept. 22 to urge Congress to pass his $447 billion jobs bill to boost a sputtering economy. Since then, the state's economy has improved. The Buckeye State showed an overall increase in its economic health of 0.7 percent in 2011, one of 13 states showing a gain, according to a Bloomberg Economic Evaluation of States Index, which uses employment, real estate, taxes and local stocks to track the direction of state economies.
Jobs Picture
The state, which is second only to Michigan in the percentage of jobs lost in the last decade, has added 75,600 positions during the 12-month period ending in November. The unemployment rate, at 8.5 percent in November, has fallen steadily from its peak of 10.6 percent in February 2010 and is lower than the 8.6 percent rate when Obama took office in January 2009.
The improvements in Ohio have mirrored the national economy. The Institute for Supply Management said yesterday its U.S. factory index climbed to 53.9 last month from 52.7 in November, the fastest pace in six months and higher than forecast. The Tempe, Arizona-based group's data showed factory orders and production grew at the strongest rates in eight months while inventories were cut.
Combined with a Commerce Department report showing construction spending climbed in November, the figures indicate the world's largest economy accelerated in the final months of 2011.
Better Shape
"President Obama is in much better shape today than he was about six months ago," David Gergen, director of Harvard University's Center for Public Leadership in Cambridge, Massachusetts, said in an interview on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Surveillance."
"That does not mean he is not vulnerable; he is." Gergen said. Still, the fractured Republican primary campaign has helped make Obama "look a little more presidential at this point."
Ohio has been a bellwether in modern presidential politics, voting for the winner in every election since 1964. No Republican has won the presidency without also winning Ohio, though four Democrats -- James Buchanan in 1856, Grover Cleveland in 1884 and 1892, Franklin Roosevelt in 1944 and John Kennedy in 1960 -- have won election without the state.
Republican Gains
While Obama won Ohio in 2008 with 51.5 percent of the vote, Republicans swept statewide offices in the 2010 midterm election, won the U.S. Senate race and replaced five Democrats in the House of Representatives. Messina's scenarios include the possibility of losing the state and several others that Obama took in 2008, when he garnered 365 electoral votes.
On balance, Republicans are a bit more dependent on Ohio in the presidential election than Democrats, said John Green, director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute for Applied Politics at the University of Akron.
"Very few Democrats have been elected without carrying Ohio, but history shows it's a little less crucial," Green said.
The concern for Obama's campaign, he said, is that some of the Republican-leaning states Obama won in 2008, such as Indiana and Virginia, may this year swing back to Republicans.
"So Ohio becomes really very important" Green said.
Obama's battles with Republicans in Congress include his nomination of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau created by the Dodd-Frank law regulating the financial industry.
Blocked in Senate
Cordray's confirmation was blocked last month by Senate Republicans who object to the bureau's structure. Obama and his advisers are debating whether to attempt a recess appointment of Cordray as soon as today, a move that probably will invite an election-year court battle, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Obama has said the bureau is critical to protecting middle-income Americans from "unscrupulous" lenders, a pitch that may appeal to voters in Ohio where the median household income is $45,467 compared with the national figure of $50,221.
Ohio, along with neighboring Pennsylvania, has been a frequent stop for Obama, who has made 16 previous visits to the state since taking office. Only New York, where Obama goes for the annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly and Sept. 11 commemorations, and Virginia, the location of the Pentagon and other Washington-area federal facilities, have seen the president more often.


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Metroline reducing NOx emissions in London with award-winning technology
Following a successful trial on several buses operating in London, Metroline has decided to upgrade 55 of their buses with a technology that recently won the prestigious European Innovation Award 2016. The installation of a new additive system boosts the performance of a catalyst in the exhaust system thereby cutting the NOx emissions down to one fourth.
Amminex wins European Inventor Award 2016
Amminex including company founders Tue Johannessen, Ulrich Quaade, Claus Hviid Christensen and Jens Kehlet Nørskov have won this year's European Inventors Award in the category 'Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Ultra-low NO2 emissions from Copenhagen city buses operating with Amminex technology
PEMS testing by UK-based Emissions Analytics confirms that city buses retrofitted with Amminex' ASDS™ technology meet Euro VI emissions requirements in real urban driving.
Winter testing proves effective NOx removal, even in extreme subzero temperatures
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Winter, Snow, Truck, Horse, Icicle, , Shana Thornhill
Since it's still technically winter, I thought you all might be interested in one of my first farm adventures. I grew up a town kid, but I had friends that lived on dirt roads. When we moved to our home on a dirt road, I thought I knew what it was all about. Granted, I'd wrecked my dad's MG on one of those roads, but that's another story for a different day.
Just after we got moved in and settled (and thank goodness the weather held that long), we got buried under almost 2 feet of snow.
But then I had to make a grocery run. I have a truck, and plenty of vehicles had driven by on our road, so there were some ruts worn into the snow (since the plow doesn't come out here). Easy, right? Stay in the ruts!
Sure, it was easy until I got too big for my britches and went a little too fast. (I've always been a speed demon. They don't call me Leadfoot for nothing!) I varied only slightly from the ruts, but ended up burying my truck bumper deep in a drift across the road.
I won't bore you with what I said. Suffice to say, the air for about a mile in each direction turned blue. Luckily, my kids weren't with me. My husband was working from home that day, so I called him on my trusty cell phone.
"Honey, I got stuck. Call a plow!"
"What good would that do?" he replied in a puzzled tone.
"You know what I mean. Call a tow truck."
He gave me the usual male advice about how much tow trucks cost and how to go forward and back in small increments. Under NO circumstances was I to gun it and spin the tires. He said to give him a few minutes and he'd get something arranged.
The thought did pass through my head that I was less than a mile from home, and I have horses. I could just go back and get one and have HER pull me out. Almost immediately, the absurdity hit me. What was I going to do, tie a tow rope to her tail? I don't think that either one of my horses would be pleased with that. Still, it would have made a great picture.
Growling under my breath, I persevered. Back and forth, back and forth I went. The air got bluer. Lacking a shovel, I grabbed the next best thing: my ice scraper. I scraped and scraped snow out from behind my tires. By now the air was deep indigo. I had snow in my boots, halfway up my legs, and inside my gloves. Into the truck I climbed. Back and forth. Back and forth. I could barely see through the cloud of profanity. I lost my patience. I gunned it.
And I got out. Or, more accurately, I shot out of that drift backwards like a four-wheeled cannonball. I just barely managed to stop before I slid into the opposite ditch. I called hubby to let him know that I was out, and he didn't sound nearly as impressed as I thought he should. With some jolting (and more judicious gunning), I got back into the ruts. I made the grocery run.
Coming back home, I saw my ruts in the snow and wondered how many people had driven by and wondered what dummy did THAT. My chagrin only increased when, as I was unloading the groceries AFTER getting back home, I remembered that WE HAVE A TRACTOR. No wonder hubby was reluctant to call a tow truck.
All that snow sure was pretty when it started to melt. It got easier to stay in the ruts too.
At least I'm more used to farm life now. And now I always remember that we have a tractor.
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Avoiding distracting wobbles and shakes makes a significant difference to the quality of your video. Whether you're filming a lecture, creating resources for the flipped class or preparing a presentation, stabilization is essential. We've rounded up some of the best accessories available for Apple's various iPhone and iPad models to help you shoot smoother footage and create better video.
Update (8th June 2014): For newer tripod and stabilization accessories check out our Ultimate Guide to Creating Video With Your Smartphone or Tablet.
Glif - Tripod Mount & Stand For iPhone 4 / 4S / 5
The Glif lets you mount your iPhone onto any standard camera tripod - a great way to guarantee stable footage.
As well as functioning as a small, portable tripod the GorillaPod's flexible legs let you easily fix your device almost anywhere - great for anyone who likes to shoot from creative angles.
Manufacturer Joby sells a variety of GorillaPods to accommodate different sized devices. Check out the basic GorillaMobile model if you're just shooting on an iPhone, or the GorillaPod Hybrid + a tripod mount if you're shooting with any accessories (lenses, external microphones, etc) or using an iPad.
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iKlip stands attach your device to any standard microphone stand. Different stands are available for almost all iPhone and iPad models (including iPad mini).
These make a great alternative to the Glif and GorillaPod where microphone stands are in plentiful supply, for instance at a school, and do just as good a job to help record video from a stable height or angle.
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This accessory will mount any recent iPad model onto either a standard tripod or microphone stand, making it a useful all-in-one to have around if you record video with your iPad. Manufacturer The Joy Factory offer a range of mounts to attach an iPad to seats, headrests, walls, cabinets and more.
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Maumee, OHIO, (July 18, 2012) - Nothing says "welcome to my home" quite like an impressive entryway. Attention to detail and some added extra touches of hospitality can transform any "ho hum" entry into a warm and inviting approach to the home.
Professional contractor Mark Clement recommends homeowners start with the basics. Evaluate the look and condition of the front door. Determine if the current door needs to be replaced or just enhanced with some decorative pediments, crossheads and pilasters.
"A front door should have good energy efficiency features, a snug fit to the frame and an appealing color," says Clement, host of the home improvement radio show MyFixItUpLife. "If you're missing any of those elements, then I would invest in a new front entryway."
"My recommendation is a secure fiberglass door that resists denting and scratching, is easy to maintain, energy efficient and quiet. And, don't forget to select decorative or privacy glass for the doorlites and potentially your sidelites to really add appeal to the home's entryway."
For his own 100+ year old home, Clement recently tackled the job of adding a new fiberglass Therma-Tru® Classic-Craft® Canvas CollectionTM entry door with an Augustine® glass doorlite. The insulated glass doorlite with granite glass features a high privacy level along with an elegant wrought iron design.
A Consumers Digest® "Best Buy" recipient, the premium smooth-finish Classic-Craft door is paintable and features architecturally-correct facets like wide center panels and rich embossment details. Clement painted his door teal and showcases the "before and after" project on his YouTube video at http://myfixituplife.com/DIY/2012/02/making-a-grand-entrance-on-a-100-year-old-home/.
"We needed a 'door-lift' for the front of our house --- much like a facelift for the home," says Clement, whose www.myfixituplife.com website offers home improvement insights to consumers. "We started with the new energy-efficient door, then finished with durable PVC millwork on the exterior of the door and urethane trim around the door's interior. These moisture-resistant materials from Fypon resist rot, mold, insects and decay so they're ideal to enhance the entryway."
"For most entryways I recommend a set of pilasters that stand up next to both sides of your door and attach to the surface siding. Then, add a crosshead and pediment that can 'sit' on the top of the entryway. With dozens of decorative pediment designs to choose from, such as a sunburst, rams head or peaked cap, you can add your own personality to the entryway. These low-maintenance synthetic products are all key focal features that make an entranceway more appealing."
Clement points out that urethane millwork products are long-lasting, since their surfaces are not subject to chipping and peeling as you'd find with many wood trim pieces. The synthetic pieces also resist humidity, warping and rotting, making them ideal for all climate conditions.
"Even the simple and relatively inexpensive addition of a crosshead and keystone over an entry door can transform the look of a home," says Clement. &ldquoFor the final steps, consider new exterior lighting fixtures to complement your new door, along with a colorful welcome mat and planters of colorful flowers. Together these all add up to creating a warm, welcoming entryway for you and your guests."
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland: Gerard McGlade stops his taxi opposite an Ulster Volunteer Force mural depicting gun-toting, black-clad fighters and begins rattling off statistics – 80,000 injured, 35,000 jailed, 3,795 dead.
He is recounting "The Troubles," religiously and politically fueled urban warfare that saw Catholic and Protestant neighbors at each other's throats. The violence gripped Belfast for three decades up until the brokering of peace with the Good Friday Agreement 15 years ago this month.
McGlade once made a living ferrying foreign war correspondents around the city. Today, his customers are curious tourists looking to making a day trip through Belfast's most infamous neighborhoods.
"Good comes out of bad," the 41-year-old Belfast native said. "Belfast is booming now, instead of bombing."
McGlade's is one of ten companies offering black taxi cab tours centered on the city's tormented political history (the cabs themselves are a throwback to the Troubles when all other public transportation was suspended). And they are but one niche in an emerging tourism industry, which generated £401 million, or about $610 million, in 2011, a 40 percent increase since 2005. Officials expect the soon-to-be-released 2012 data to show 14 percent one-year growth.
"Tourism has become an important element of the economic fabric of the city," said Fiona Ure, spokesperson for the Belfast Visitor and Convention Bureau.
The industry now accounts for nearly 5 percent of the total economy in Northern Ireland. It is a share comparable to that of the Republic of Ireland, and all the more significant given that it was non-existent a little more than a decade ago.
In 1999, Belfast had 19 hotels with 1,100 rooms, Ure said. Today, there are 33 hotels with 3,500 rooms. In 1999, two cruise ships stopped in the Port of Belfast. This year, 59 cruise ships carrying 110,000 passengers are scheduled to visit.
The city and its surrounding areas has a population of about 580,000. Among its flagship tourist destinations is the Titanic Belfast, a nine-gallery interactive museum which opened last year and has already attracted 700,000 visitors. It pays homage to the city's once vibrant shipbuilding industry and its most famous project, the Titanic. The SS Nomadic, the tender vessel for the Titanic, was recently restored and will open as a museum at the end of May, Ure said.
Still, reframing Belfast as a destination remains a delicate dance, not least because its charged history still bleeds into the present. That fragility was no more apparent than in December when a vote to curtail the display of the British flag on government buildings triggered weeks of violent street protests by Protestant Loyalists which carried well into the new year.
"They absolutely destroyed us," John McBride, owner of the South Belfast hostel City Backpacker, said of the flag protests. "From the weekend they kicked off through the end of January, I would say we didn't have 30 people through the doors. People see it in the news. They think it's back to the bad old days for Belfast."
City government responded with a $2.25 million marketing campaign called "Backin' Belfast" with the intention of reassuring people that it was safe to travel to and about the city.
"It has been hugely positive in kicking back the negative perception that the city was a difficult and unsafe place to be," Belfast Lord Mayor Gavin Robinson said. "There is no questions there were issues, but they weren't insurmountable."
Some business owners expressed anxiety that unrest of the flag protests could carry into marching season, a two-week period in early July when the Protestant Orange Order stages parades through the city, which also coincides with peak tourism season. But most described the recent fray as a minor disruption rather than a momentum changer.
Aidan McCormack, 31, launched his tour bus company in 2009 with four vehicles. Today, he operates nine buses of varying sizes, and has plans to add two more. He employs up to 45 people, depending on the season.
"More than creating employment, it is inward investment," McCormack said of the year-over-year gains in tourism in Belfast. "It is money that is coming in from outside the state. Also, there are intangible benefits to tourism in terms of people being able to represent themselves and tell stories and showcase their own city. It generates community pride."
Officials said it is impossible to calculate what percentage of tourism is driven by Belfast political history, but business owners said it is significant. Among the attractions are the 18 miles of walls built in various sections of town to separate Protestant and Catholic neighbors, and the thousands of politically and socially themed murals that cover them.


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Nancy Young pleaded guilty to first-degree perjury.
In the courtroom Friday, her lawyer apologized to the court on her behalf.
"She going to be going back home to her family where she belongs," said Christopher Williams," Young's attorney.
Young could have spent the next 10 years in prison.
Instead, she was sentenced to 3 years probation.
"We are happy with the sentence it is an unfortunate situation that she was even involved in any of of this but by the letter of the law this was the situation but we feel like we got the best situation for these circumstances," said Williams.
Houston County District Attorney Doug Valeska wanted a different outcome.
"First of all I'm disappointed she didn't go to prison," said Valeska. "I'm not the judge but I don't think that sufficient punishment to send a message to others."
In June 2012, a Dothan police officer shot and killed Christopher Thomas after a high-speed chase. Police said Thomas tried to run the officer over.
In the investigation, Young said the police car rammed Thomas' car.
She also told investigators the cars were traveling slowly and emergency lights weren't on.
A story Young later said wasn't true.
"When you intentionally lie to indite an officer it can get any lower than that," said Valeska. "I will say this again she had a chance to say I made a mistake I didn't see that well."
Young has no criminal history. Valeska believes this will be her only offense.
"I believe we will never see her again," said Valeska.
Young's attorney said Young never meant to get anyone in trouble.
Minnie Vickers Pearce was also arrested on first-degree perjury charges related to the Thomas case.
Her trial is set for January.


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On Nov. 30, Eastchester's Bravest and Finest took to Haindl Field for the 8th annual Mickey Spillane's Turkey Bowl, a yearly battle for charity–and bragging rights.
The Eastchester Police Department emerged victorious, handing the fire department a 20-6 loss, but the bigger goal for the Saturday event was to raise money for the family of Eastchester DPW worker Nick Farella, who was killed on the job in October.
Eastchester policeman George Castellano, who has played in the game for the past four years said that, although the Turkey Bowl game may have been for fun, the Finest certainly prepared for the Saturday contest.
"We had a few practices," he said. "We also had a couple scrimmages against some teams of kids who were 25-and-up to get ready."
After the game, players and fans alike headed to Mickey Spillane's, where prizes for the 50/50 and television raffles were announced.
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RICHMOND -- Funds from a $669,000 settlement stemming from a 2007 oil spill off Richmond's shore will be used for a variety of projects enhancing the city's waterfront, including reopening Point Molate Beach Park.
A unanimous City Council on Tuesday voted to divide the money among four major projects:
"It's just a delightful park," said Councilman Tom Butt. "This is one of the few things we can do at Point Molate without constraints."
The funds stem from the November 2007 Cosco Busan oil spill, which leaked more than 50,000 gallons of oil into the bay, some of it washing onto Richmond's shores. The city was among several parties in civil complaints filed in San Francisco Superior Court, which were settled in January.
More than 100 volunteers turned out for a cleanup party at Point Molate Beach Park earlier this year, plucking hundreds of pounds of tires, boat parts and other debris from the sands and waters.
Several residents and Councilman Corky Booze questioned the expenditures, arguing in favor of using the money to restore crumbling infrastructure in aging central and south Richmond neighborhoods rather than the shoreline district.
But City Attorney Bruce Goodmiller said the settlement marked the funds for the shoreline, which bore the impact of the spill.
Booze succeeded in amending the motion to include installation of a railing for the fishing pier at the park.
A city staff report warned the council that there remain unresolved concerns at the beach, including security and environmental quality at the site. There is no timetable for its reopening.
But some residents were undaunted by the unknowns.
"Many Richmond residents have never even been (to the beach) because it's been closed for so long," said Marilyn Langlois, a resident and candidate for City Council. "They'll see what a jewel this is."
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Fire and Ice! The Fiery Card interrupts Sakura's trip to the winter carnival and proves to be Sakura's biggest challenge yet! Meanwhile, "magical cards" that look like the Clow have become the rage at school, but when Sakura goes to buy one, she senses a real Clow Card in the store - the Shot Card.
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Bond Street tube station is a London Underground station on Oxford Street, near the junction with New Bond Street. The entrance to the station is inside a shopping arcade on Oxford Street.
It is on the Jubilee Line, between Baker Street and Green Park and the Central Line between Marble Arch and Oxford Circus. It is in Travelcard Zone 1. It opened on September 24, 1900, three months after the first stations on the Central Line opened.
The station and line are mentioned in the refrain to the 1969 Sweet Thursday song "Gilbert Street".
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5th Congress of the World Union of Lasallian Former Students (UMAEL)
The 5th Congress of the World Union of Lasallian Former Students (UMAEL) was held from October 26th to 30th in Manila, Philippines. The slogan for the event was "ONE LA SALLE, ¡ÁNIMO LA SALLE!" More than 500 delegates from the different federations and associations from various countries participated in the event, including Venezuela, France, Singapore, Japan, Spain, Madagascar, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Mexico and Argentina. This year the Philippines celebrates 100 years of Lasallian presence in the country. During the General Assembly a new Executive Committee was named and the new President is Mr. HENRY ATAYDE (Philippines) who succeeds Mr. Sergio Casas (Mexico).
Various talks helped in taking an in-depth look at mission and the responsibility of former students in the Lasallian Mission today. Lasallian Schools educate nearly one million students with the help of 80,000 teachers in 79 countries.
Each day the participants visited a different University or educational center outside of Manila in surrounding cities.
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One of the last bastions of sex discrimination was done away with today when the 16 nations that accept the Queen as monarch decided to embrace female equality in the rules of royal succession.
The changes mean that if the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's first child is a girl, she will take precedence over any younger brothers in the order of succession to the throne.
The 16 "realms", including the UK, Canada and Australia, also agreed to scrap outdated laws which ban the spouse of a Roman Catholic from taking the throne.
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Full UI kit which was originally inspired by the iTunes UI. The kit includes all sorts of toggles, tabs, buttons, sliders and fields – should be enough to get you started!
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15 Great Web Apps For Developers & Designers
Web design and development has significantly changed throughout the years, as have the tools and technologies involved as designers and developers can jump on virtually any computer with an internet connection and just adding modern browser to get work done without their main desktop applications. wireframes, design, test, develop, deploy and so much more straight from the web. Today you'll find 15 great web apps for designer's and developer's.
1. Spur
Spur is a fun and easy way to critique web designs in ways you've never done before. Just paste a URL (or upload an image) and it'll capture a screenshot allowing you to use seven different tools to help you gain a new perspective on your design. It generates a unique URL which you can use to share with your team for feedback.
Freebie Thursday 24th of November – Notetool iPhone App UI Kit Psd
The Notetool iPhone app UI kit is ideal to make your iPhone app UI design stands out with custom iPhone UI elements. Our classic and elegant psd iPhone UI set is a fully layered iPhone app psd template with 4 screens coming in standard and retina display resolution.
Freebie Tuesday 22nd of November – Tshirt Mockup Template Psd
This mockup is ideal to present any design on a shirt mockup with your color of choice. We have drawn from scratch a high quality vector shape tshirt mockup and the model wearing it. This is volume one of a collection of t-shirts templates.
18 Top Premium Fonts For Designers
Even though I feature a lot of free fonts on The Creative Project today is a bit different most of the following fonts aren't free but they are affordable for anyone to use as there are very well made and you can see the perfection of details that have been made to each font. But if you wishing that some of the 18 fonts would be free you won't be disappointed as I've haven't forgotten about that by featuring some great free fonts in this post.
1. Mishka – $45.00
Mishka is a classy upright script, closely related to Emil Bertell's recent Barber and Pepita Script releases. Mishka has clear letterforms yet plenty of options for more decorative custom headlines. Turn on Swash, Stylistic Alternates or Contextual Alternates in any Opentype savvy program, or pick any of the extra alternates from the glyph panel. Mishka's Small Caps help to maintain legibility even in small sizes.
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By Ashley Rittenhouse
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Ann Keach, owner of The Cottage, paints a wine glass in her studio on Third Street in Marietta Wednesday. Keach is among the 32 crafters and vendors participating in a Spring Craft Show Saturday at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Franklin Street in Marietta. The craft show benefits the Washington County Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Harmar Community Center.
Two local organizations are teaming up to hold a Spring Craft Show Saturday at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Marietta.
Proceeds from the craft show will benefit the Washington County Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Harmar Community Center.
Sheri Schwartz, executive director of the local Red Cross chapter, said the craft show was held for the first time last year at the chapter house on Fourth Street in Marietta but it only benefited the Red Cross. It netted about $1,100 for the organization, which is funded solely with donations.
"The chapter house unfortunately is not completely handicapped accessible," she said. "This year we wanted to move it somewhere where it would be handicapped accessible, there weren't any stairs, it's larger so we can have more crafters and vendors and more food variety and more space for people to sit and eat."
She said there will be 32 crafters and vendors there. The event is being held in conjunction with Red Cross month and there will be information about the organization available there. Admission is $2 per person.
"The money, for us, will go into our general fund to help fire victims in the event of a major disaster and operating costs," Schwartz added.
Mary Ann Von Ville, executive director of the Harmar Community Center, said the organization's board will use the money for projects being completed in phase one of construction on the center.
"June 8 is our scheduled opening. That's for the first phase - the Boys and Girls Club (of Washington County), the Adult Education Center and meeting rooms," she said. "We tore down the front porch and tore out landscaping, so that's the next major project for the front, to make it presentable to the neighborhood."
The building at 307 Lancaster St. where the center will be located has been under construction for months. The building is the former home of Magnetic Specialty Inc.
Von Ville noted that for an extra charge, craft show attendees can purchase breakfast items such as donuts and coffee in the morning, and pizza and hot dogs will be available later in the day. Food can be eaten at the craft show or ordered to go.
She said crafters and vendors are coming from all over, including Williamstown, Parkersburg, Coolville and Beverly. There will be representatives there from Pampered Chef, Thirty-One and other independent sales companies.
Marietta resident Ann Keach, owner of The Cottage at 729 Third St. in Marietta, is among those participating. She makes hand painted glassware, such as vases and wine glasses.
"I try to do the (craft shows) where the contributions make a difference," said Keach, 71.
She added that she was unable to participate in the craft show at the chapter house last year because she couldn't climb the stairs there due to her bad knees, so she's glad the show was moved this year to the Knights of Columbus Hall.
"It's on level ground and I'm looking forward to doing their show," Keach said.
If you go:
What: Spring Craft Show.
When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Where: Knights of Columbus Hall, 312 Franklin St., Marietta.
Cost: $2 per person; food available for extra charge.


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Over the years, non vintage wines seem to have received an unfair rap against them. It is a little known fact than many non vintage wines have exclusively one vintage in them. A winery may choose to label a wine non vintage to ensure they have enough wine to meet the market demands, if that means reaching back a vintage to create the best blend, so be it.
Rosemont of Virginia's Lake Country Red fills the glass with deep dark ruby color from rim to rim. The nose is filled with bright red cherry and licorice hinting at the cornucopia of flavors ahead.
The fruit forward attack includes strawberry, baked cherry raspberry and plum. The midpalate expands with additional dark stone fruit and a silky mouthfeel. The smooth tannins on the finish are highlighted with bing cherry and tobacco notes. The finish lingers on the rear of the palate like a good friend after a nice summer meal on the deck.
This versatile wine would pair exceedingly well with a standing rib roast, an Italian sausage sandwich or eggplant parmesan. Much more than just a pizza and spaghetti red, I would not fear to pair with the heartiest of dishes.
Unlike the Pinot Grigio, I believe this wine will increase in complexity over the next eight months with proper cellaring. While my recommendation is to drink now or hold, know that patience in this case, will be rewarded.


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Forty-year-old Pearl Swain is, to hear her tell it, every "mean music teacher" that made your childhood miserable. A stifled violinist, she works at McCoy's, a Los Angeles music shop catering to the kind of people who prefer lutes to Stratocasters.
All McCoy's employees, save instrument repairman Declan, give lessons and work the sales floor, where inordinate time is spent arguing the relative merits of bassists—the "low end"—versus critically necessary guitarists. In this hotbed, singers don't even rate.
The book opens with Pearl working amongst her colleagues, a motley lot comprised of the manager, Franklin, a guitarist with an MBA, the aforementioned Declan, Ernest, the requisite ex-druggie, Patrick, a man who never picks up an instrument, yet claims to play them all, and the twenty-eight-year-old Clive, a bassist with the most private students.
Pearl is lonely, sassy, and either self-deluded, an unreliable narrator, or a bit of both. She is also an engaging, funny, lively woman who takes plenty of amusing potshots at Los Angeles and its inhabitants. Los Angeles women, enslaved to the beauty myth, have "starved themselves, chopped up their faces, sucked the fat out of their butts and put it in their cheeks, and shot botulism into their lips…Catch them in a candid moment, and you find someone who's achy, cranky, hungry, wired, exhausted, and full of contempt for men."
Being a violinist, Pearl is a compulsive noticer of wrists, remarking that "People (women especially) adorn their wrists with stupid things. Bracelets full of sparkling crap, or expensive watches…Get me started on watches and bracelets, why don't you. I will identify them as man's last attempt to keep women down."
On being from Danville, Virginia, and being a lover of blue-grass, Pearl states, "The fact is, I am from a real place, with a real musical heritage. [Franklin] is from a land that someone dreamed, and the dream is not complete. California is still open to interpretation."
Pearl herself has given up on the beauty trip, admitting to brown shoulder-length hair and broken capillaries across her nose. Apart from this we know nothing of her appearance; nonetheless, several of her colleagues appear to be what high schoolers used to call "in like" with her.
The younger Clive is even more than in like—he's besotted, declaring himself attracted to older women. Pearl, initially amused, puts him off, for she has set her sights on Franklin. Her goal is "to make him fall further in love with me. Then, when he's hooked, I'm going to tell him all about his obligation to get a real job with his MBA, and when he does, I'm going to be a professional musician."
The above is confusing on a number of counts. Most importantly, Pearl's marriage, to a UCLA history professor, collapsed because the man could not countenance Pearl's musical abilities. It's difficult to imagine this compassionate woman wishing the same fate on another musician. Further, Franklin is, by Pearl's own account, lacking a sense of humor and, while technically perfect, a soulless musician. None of this makes him her ideal match.
Pearl is still recovering from her husband's leaving her for a "weepy coed"m when 14-year-old Hallie Bolaris shows up, carrying a crummy violin. She is escorted by her sour aunt, Dorothy Edwards, who has unwillingly adopted her niece after her sister, Hallie's mother, overdoses on heroin. Hallie's father, a talented Greek musician (much is made of his foreign unreliability) is also dead. Hallie herself is sullen and the most talented student Pearl has ever known. She has perfect pitch. She can tune her own violin. And her relationship to her talent is a volatile one.
Hall writes beautifully about musical talent, both possessing it and the moral imperative to develop it. Her discourses on the violin are, to coin a phrase, 'Alex Rossian' in their beauty. She also conveys how the Pearl Swains of the world feel: they are potential custodians of great talent, with the power to shape and cultivate innate greatness.
Pearl is acutely aware of what has been handed to her, and worries about it. She admits that taking on a talented but fickle prodigy means pouring your ambition into another, who will surely break your heart either by exceeding your wildest expectations or failing spectacularly. Nonetheless, Pearl bends to the imperative of Hallie's ability, and in so doing, confronts her own past.
Pearl's parents were impoverished, unhappily married, and found her attachment to music unbearable. Her father went to great, destructive lengths to stop her from playing, effectively ruining Pearl's chances for a professional concert career. Her mother, a former great beauty, stood by, bitterly lamenting her husband's shortcomings. Pearl escapes to Los Angeles, where she is able to pursue her passion, albeit to a lesser degree.
Hallie's adoptive family doesn't try to stop her outright, but it is soon clear that something is greatly amiss in the Edwards home. Hallie comes in with bruises, which she is dismissive of. She then claims to be pregnant, appalling Pearl, who offers to help though she feels abortion is a sin. She need not worry: at the next lesson, "it's taken care of." Pearl's religious belief is in an interesting seam running through the novel. The notion of Hallie having an abortion makes her anxious, though her age mitigates Pearl's doubts. Nonetheless, Pearl is deeply religious in her fashion, often invoking God when discussing the meaning of music.
Her religious feeling is surprising without being proselytizing; her feeling for God is simply part of her, like her musical ability. It took me by surprise anyway, making me realize how rarely—apart from Anne Lamott—belief appears in contemporary fiction.
After Hallie's mystery pregnancy, Pearl's concerns deepen. She visits the Edwards home and finds it chilling; she contemplates calling Social Services. Despite all this, Hallie and Pearl's relationship has an underdeveloped quality that undermines the book. Pearl and Hallie worked together for a few months. Their lessons, while full of tart dialogue, go only so far. And though Pearl claims to dream of Hallie, to think of her nonstop, we rarely see her doing so.
In the interim, though, disturbing things are being let slip. Is Uncle Earl molesting Hallie? Are her cousins? We're never sure, and when Pearl does attempt to take action, her well-meaning efforts backfire terribly. Hallie parts ways not only with Pearl, but the violin as well.
Guilt-stricken, Pearl defends herself, saying, "I did extend myself to her…I tried to help her. She rejected my wisdom and my guidance. She just wanted the quick fix. This was why I resented her." In fact, Hallie does not come across as wanting the quick fix. She is living in a terrible situation, and knows what she must do to survive. When Pearl confronts her a final time, Hallie, mature beyond her years, tells her "you just have to get over me…Things mostly work out. People have their stories, you know? All that calamity and drama, it's a way of putting things off. It's an excuse not to live."
Christmas arrives, and with it, the book swerves a bit. Franklin fires Clive without reason. Clive seizes the moment to make a move on Pearl. This time, he isn't rejected. That very evening, having no holiday plans, Pearl goes to a diner, only to run into Patrick, the musician who plays nothing and everything. He takes her to a party in Venice, where she learns he is former a UCLA physicist whose musical knowledge is based on pure mathematics. He drives her home but refuses to sleep with her, parting with some new-agey homilies that send Pearl back into Clive's arms.
Ultimately, we are to understand that Hallie has changed Pearl. Pearl is now truly ready to live each day fully, mindful of the physicist's worldview: that the past, present, and future are all happening simultaneously. She allows herself to love Clive, to appreciate her talented new student, Lance, whose parents appreciate his musical precocity, and to simply be in the moment.
Barbara Hall writes for television, and the medium is much in evidence here: the multiple plot strands woven into polished prose, the carefully rendered setting. Yet I can't help but wonder if Hall was after something a little deeper. Hallie and Pearl needed more time together, more space, more dialogue.
Patrick the weird physicist was left hanging loose, in a very LA fashion; we never learn whether the guy can play or not. As for Pearl's relationship with Clive, well, Ashton and Demi aside, it strains credulity a bit, at least for me. I lived in Los Angeles for 11 years. Because my brother is a professional musician, I had some exposure to the music scene, which was awash in beautiful girls. But some of those girls were beyond beautiful: they were talented musicians, with voices or instrumental skills matching their flawless faces.
Up against such competition, I have difficulty imagining Clive avidly pursing a woman my age, particularly one of a decidedly non-Demi bent. Ultimately, though, these criticisms can be overlooked, and The Music Teacher enjoyed as a lovely, lyrical look at a world few non-musicians are privileged to enter.
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First Chinese Man in Space - Yang Liwei
Theoretical Physicist: Zhou Guangzhao
Famous Architect -- Wu Liangyong
Mathematician: Lu Qikeng
October 16, 2003 was a great and glorious day for China, as the country successfully launched its first manned spacecraft, Shenzhou V, from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center and sent its first astronaut to the space with the "Long March CZ-2 F" carrier rocket.
With the launch, China became the third country, after Russia and the United States, to has the ability to carry out the mannedspace flights . Yang Liwei ' name therefore was placed in history next to those of Yuri Gagarin and Alan Shepard.
Yang Liwei and His Family
Yang Liwei was born in 1965 in Suizhong County of Northeast China'sLiaoning Province. Yang's mother was a teacher, and his father was an accountant at a state agricultural firm.
Yang's older sisterr recalled that Yang's grades were average but he excelled in the sciences and was especially fond of playing with various kinds of electric apparatuses.
Yang has a very healthy body, partly due to the exercise he did in his childhood, As
In September 1983, Yang Liwei joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and entered the No. 8 Aviation College of the PLA Air Force. Yang graduated in 1987 with the equivalent of a bachelor's degree. In the winter of 1990, Yang married a woman ,named Zhang Yumei, and had a boy.
Space Hero Yang Liwei
In January 1998, Yang Liwei was selected as a member of the group of Chinese astronauts set to train to fly the Project 921 (later Shenzhou) spacecraft. He was one of 14 chosen from among 1,500 pilot candidates. The team underwent five years of rigorous physical, psychological, and technical training at the Astronaut Training Base inBeijing.
Yang Liwei noted the study was much more difficult than that in college. There were more than 30 subjects he had to have a well command of. Yang's English was not good, so in order to improveing in this area, he often called his wife from the astronaut station to serve ashis English learning partner. Practice makes perfect, at the exam, Yang got a score of 100 .
Besides some basic lessons in aviation dynamics, air dynamics, geophysics, meteorology, and astronomy, the astronauts also had to learn survival skills under extreme conditions in case their capsule landed anywhere on the earth, whether on land or at sea.
After a long- time of training, on September 20, 2003, the 14 astronauts began to exercise in the real Shenzhou-5 spacecraft at the Jiuquan Launch Center. One month later, Yang was selected as one of three finalists to be the country's first astronaut.
For the general public, it was still a question as to who would be the astronaut chosen to command the Shenzhou V,as Yang's selection for the spacecraft was only leaked only 6 hours before the launch.
On October 15, 2003,Yang was launched into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. In space, YangA completed 14 orbits and traveled more than 600,000 km, before finishing China's first manned space flight, and again standing on Chinese soil at 7:00am, on October 16, 2003.
On November 7, 2003, Yang received the title of "Space Hero" fromJiang Zemin, the former Chinese President and Chairman of the Central Military Council (CMC). He also received a badge of honour during a ceremony at Beijing's Great Hall of the People.
Other Astronauts with Chinese Connections
Although Yang was the first Chinese citizen to go into space aboard a Chinese spacecraft, there were other astronauts of Chinese origin or heritage who preceded him.
William Anders (one flight totaling, 6.13 days,Apollo 8), born inHong Kongon October 17, 1933, and indisputably the first person born in China to have orbited the moon.
Shannon Lucid, (five flights, totaling 223.12 days, STS-51-G, STS-34, STS-43, STS-58, STS-79), born inShanghaion January 14, 1943.
Taylor Gun-Jin Wang (one flight, totaling 7.01 days, STS-51-B), born in Shanghai on June 16, 1940 and, an American citizen since 1975.
Franklin Chang-Diaz (six flights, totaling 52.91 days, STS-61-C, STS-34, STS-46, STS-60, STS-75, STS-91), born in Costa Rica, with some Chinese ancestors despite considering himself a Hispanic-American.
Edward Tsang Lu (two flights, totaling 21.02 days: STS-84, STS-106), born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1963.


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|The caption reads "Rabbi Dr. Abraham I. Kook, 4/15/24"
Where was this picture taken?
Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook (1865-1935) was a renowned Talmud scholar, Kabbalist and philosopher. He is considered today as the spiritual father of religious Zionism, breaking away from his ultra-Orthodox colleagues who were opposed to the largely secular Zionist movement.
Born in what is today Latvia, Rabbi Kook moved to Palestine in 1904 to take the post of the Chief Rabbi of Jaffa. He appears in many of the historic pictures taken by the American Colony photographers, usually as a bystander, without being identified. One photograph, from the Library of Congress' larger collection, identifies the rabbi, but the surroundings do not appear to be in the Land of Israel and actually look incredibly like a street scene in the United States.
Evidence suggests that the picture was taken in Washington DC before or after Rabbi Kook met with President Calvin Coolidge in the White House.
|Coolidge and Johnson, April 15, 1924
The picture of the rabbi appears in a larger set of unaccredited pictures taken that week of well-known Washington politicians including Coolidge, the White House press corps, Senate leaders William Borah and Burton Wheeler, the Federal Oil Reserve Board, and more.
But why did Coolidge meet Rabbi Kook, and what was the rabbi doing in Washington?
|Rabbi M. M. Epstein,
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According to Hoffman, "The rabbis had originally planned to stay in America for about three months. However, because their fund-raising efforts were not as successful as had been hoped, they remained for eight months. In the end, they raised a little over $300,000, far short of the one million dollar goal which the CRC had set."
Hoffman described the April 15 conversation between the president and the rabbi: "Rav Kook thanked the President for his government's support of the Balfour Declaration, and told him that the return of the Jews to the Holy Land will benefit not only the Jews themselves, but all mankind throughout the world.... The President responded that the American government will be glad to assist Jews whenever possible."
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