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My Wood Is Harder Than Yours!
A demo vid of the wood called angelique used for the planking on the bluenose. And a picture of the planks on the boat, and the gaps that needed to swell shut... that didnt.
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Guy Jumps off Cliff and Doesn't Stick Landing in Water
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Kid trying to drift nearly wrecks BMW
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Girls Attempting a Wheelie vs. Parked Car
Just loved how they tried to flee the scene, but forgot about the damaged bike
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Indian police stick fight
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Dude in his underwear gets a beat down at Starbucks
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Fight in Amsterdam
Fat Turkish guy vs 6 guys.
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Dr. Dries is a wonderful doctor & his skills are impressive. He has so many patients, time allotted to discussion is limited.
The set up in this department is very chaotic and disorganized....patients wait for hours after waiting months for an appointment. My comments are specifically about David Dries. He was very rude, condescending and pompous. If you don't mind being treated like dirt, go to him. Otherwise, find a kind pediatric opthomologist. He Is not the only game in town and obviously dislikes children/parents and his job.
This doctor was the rudest most unprofessional doctor I have ever met. Our doctor was out of town and we were directed to him. He clearly did not want to be bothered and walked out on us after his tantrum. I would never go back to him.
Dr. Dries (sounds like Drees) has got a lot of information to share, if you ask questions. Otherwise, he'll tell you what the diagnosis is, treatment plan, & he's out of there, because he's so highly sought after. My child has been seeing him for 6 years, & had two eye surgeries with him - both HIGHLY successful. I am impressed with his talent, he complimented ME for doing a great job with home therapies (what doc does that?), & he looks you in the eye. Don't be afraid to ask for more info or that you don't understand. If you ask, he'll go into much more detail. You WILL wait about 20-30 minutes after your appt time, so schedule early in the morning, or first thing after lunch. Great doc, great staff!
My child has been seeing Dr. Dries since he was 4 months old and Dr. Dries performed eye muscle surgury at 6 months. My child is now 5 years old. I absolutely love this Doctor and have referred my sister in law and my best friend to him for their children. Reading these reviews I am do not understand the comments about poor bedside manner. Dr. Dries has acknowledged and said that without parent involvement what he does doesn't matter that we are a team. He has always answered every question I had and I have not felt rushed during appointments. I strongly recommend this Doctor.
Dr. Dries has been our 2-year-old son's ophthalmologist since he was 7 months old, and we've never had a problem. He is very professional, although sometimes makes me feel like our issues aren't really that big of a deal, which they are to us. He is nice, and answers all our questions. His social skills might be lacking slightly, but he really knows what he is doing and is very good at his job! He is at a Children's hospital, where emergencies sometimes arise, so I think that affects the wait time some
terrible bedside manner......makes patients &parents feel like you are the problem & not part of a solution...keep searching for a doctor!!
This doctor seems to care very much about his patients. Our daughter was diagnosed with a tumor on her optic nerve and he made us feel very confident when we left the office it will all be okay. On our second visit we found out that it most likely will be alright, so he was right! Over all great knowledge and social skills.
Dr Dries diagnosed me with esotropia, and his care was outstanding. He spent the time explaining to me the surgical options, and his skill and bedside manner were outstanding. He is a fantastice physician and come highly recommended.
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Kit includes: 4 oz refined shea butter, 4 oz raw beeswax, 5 oz 76 degree coconut oil, 4 lip balm tubes, one pocket sized Beesilk bar (so you know what you're making), a medicine dropper, and instructions.
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Combine equal amounts of the ingredients in a double boiler. Melt, stir well, and pour into molds. Molds can be plastic or metal. Ice cube trays and cupcake pans both work great. Lip balms may require extra coconut oil stirred in before pouring. You may want to test some on a plate (drop from dropper, cool, test on lips) before filling tubes.
IMPORTANT: for easy clean up, wipe out the bowl with a paper towel while it's still hot. Then wash with hot, soapy water.
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SpecialtyBottle for the tins. The molds can be any form of thick plastic, metal or glass containers. What doesn't work is pouring the lotion back into a hinged tin. The edges curl over and then it's difficult to remove the lotion bar. The molds I personally use are ones I had custom made. Before that, I never did find a mold for the large bars that doesn't eventually warp, or for the small bars that don't crack. Molds made for chocolate-making would work if you find the correct size. Will I sell my custom-made molds? … nope, I've got to keep some secrets for myself 🙂
The scale? A food scale works great – a digital scale can be found in the kitchen gadget department of Target or Wal-mart.
In the summertime, the temps reach over 100. Can I adapt the recipe amounts to make a more firm bar?
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I idea was inspired from a past hack that Esmas was doing, but I changed the storyline and made it a bit more in depth. I want to do this idea, but I'm not sure if I should work on two hacks at the same time. If people think it's a good idea, I might do it. If I do take this one, it will either be a hack of either Emerald or Leaf Green.
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This is the story of the other side of Gold. In this version you play as Silver. You'd start in a small quiet town near Mount Silver (Bad pun not intended). Living with his reformed father, Giovanni, who has driven a hate for Team Rocket into his son. Growing up in a family involved in a life of crime, Silver now has no problems with stealing from other people, and that includes Pokemon.
On his tenth birthday, he says goodbye to his father early in the morning, telling him he's just going for a walk. The reformed Giovanni, says goodbye without asking where he is going. Silver then and heads to New Bark Town to steal his first Pokemon.
When he gets to Professor Elms lab, he looks through a window and sees Gold, standing there choosing his first Pokemon. As he sees Elm walk Gold out of the lab, he decides to sneak into the lab and steal a Pokemon.
When Elm sees Silver, Silver rushes out the window and runs home to show his father his Pokemon. Giovanni, now living a life free of crime, is disgusted when he hears that his son, has stolen a Pokemon from Prof. Elm. After a long argument, Giovanni kicks him out of the house until he returns the Pokemon. Silver heads back to New Bark Town, to give the Pokemon Back, but being the kind person that Elm is, and seeing how the Pokemon has become attached to Silver, he decides to let Silver keep the Pokemon. Still angry with his father, Silver decides to go on his own journey, with his Pokemon, to prove to himself and his father that he can end any evil ideas in his head, by trying to remove Team Rocket from the world.
And just a little more info, on what I'm thinking about doing.
Silver will take his own route through Johto, visiting some familiar towns of Johto, and some you've never seen before.
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Man, Silver is sooo twisted, he´s m favorite character of the games but... He can be treated like a hero, we need to be the villain. I like the manga-game history link, but how can Silver be so mad if is dad is a free-crime guy??? Come on, think something else, we want to be the greatest trainer in the world but instead of be good and make friends with other trainers, we want to destroy all of them so nobody question our authority, i think your storyline is good but something is missed i think, we need an event, something that make Silver leave is "good" dad and begin a twisted and weird trip with pokemon.
And i have a question, who´s gonna be your starter pokemon or how we can have? we can chose it???
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Since exploding onto the scene in 2007, Bassekou Kouyaté has established himself as a leading world musician, appearing at major music festivals such as Glastonbury and WOMAD in support of three critically acclaimed albums. He has played and collaborated with such esteemed musicians as Taj Mahal, Paul McCartney, and Damon Albarn. To those who have seen him perform live, Kouyaté's extraordinary rise may come as no surprise, but his career trajectory appears more unexpected on paper.
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new D100 or used D1?
I can either buy a used D1 for about 1600 EUR or the new D100 for about 2300 EUR. My concerns about the D1: big&heavy, so-so battery life, "only" 2.7Mp. Concerns about D100: no AI lenses, more expensive, short flash synchro. I am not a pro. So what do you think is a better buy?
#1. "Need more info from you ..." | In response to Reply # 0foodle Registered since 24th Jul 2002Tue 24-Sep-02 04:45 PM
Hard to give you any kind of recommendation without knowing what you plan to do with your images and what other equipment you have.
Are you going to print your images?
If so, what is the max size that you will need?
What lenses do you already have?
Do you need the weather sealing of the D1?
Do you need fast flash synch?
Will you need extended battery life?
It sounds like cost is a significant issue. Is there a lower cost alternative that will still satisfy your goals (e.g. Coolpix 5700)?
Once you answer the above questions, your decision may be clear. Or at least we will be in a better position to help you decide.
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#2. "I'm in the same boat..." | In response to Reply # 1MrFacto Registered since 19th Sep 2002Tue 24-Sep-02 05:03 PM
(my 2nd post!)
I too, have also been debating between a used D1 and new D100.
A used D1 can be found for about 1800, while a new D100 is about 2000.
I would be using this camera for photojournalism.
I like the 4.5 FPS on the D1, but obviously the D100's 6.1mp is the argument to that. I also think the D1 is a far more "durable" camera. (lets face it PJ work can be hazardous to the equipment and sometimes the photographer too!)
THanks for all advice from the experts.
#3. "RE: I'm in the same boat..." | In response to Reply # 2ironhayden08 Basic MemberTue 24-Sep-02 06:25 PM
Yeah, I'm in the same boat. Even considered a D30 and selling all of my Nikon gear. But I'm looking for a beat up D1, so if anyone has one....
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#5. "RE: I'm in the same boat..." | In response to Reply # 2foodle Registered since 24th Jul 2002Tue 24-Sep-02 09:50 PM
> I like the 4.5 FPS on the D1, but obviously the D100's
>6.1mp is the argument to that.
Why is the D100's sensor size a counter argument to the D1's shooting rate? They are completely different features. Do you need the fast shooting rate or the high resolution?
>I also think the D1 is a far more "durable" camera. (lets face it PJ work
>can be hazardous to the equipment and sometimes the photographer
PJ work says D1 to me. It's tougher, weather-sealed, and has a faster shooting rate. The resolution isn't really that important as long as it can meet minimum quality standards.
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#4. "RE: Need more info from you ..." | In response to Reply # 1Tue 24-Sep-02 07:05 PM
>Hard to give you any kind of recommendation without knowing
>what you plan to do with your images and what other
>equipment you have.
Say this is my first real digital. I had a Fuji 640x400 (!) five years ago. I have a Nikomat EL, F601, SB25. I hate all the hassle with film and the inability to influence the picture (color,contrast,etc; expect if you own you own colorlab!). I have started with potrait, then got more into series/people, and would like to do more nature/scene. My other reason to go to digital is the faster check/workflow/results.
>Are you going to print your images?
>If so, what is the max size that you will need?
I think I would leave most of them digital (burn to a CD), and print some at 10x15cm a few nice ones about A4 size.
>What lenses do you already have?
I have 20mm AI, 28 AI, 28-85 AF, 105 AI. All nice lenses. I think I would still love to keep them and my Nikomat.
>Do you need the weather sealing of the D1?
No. not especially. Actually the lighter body of the D100 would be easier for me to take around. I just wonder if the D1 is really too heavy, many F5/D1 user say you get used to it. Really? The D100 is about 0.7kg, the D1 1.1kg, but with my zoom lens is also 0.5kg. I like to be able to take them on holiday too.
>Do you need fast flash synch?
Yes/no. I actually never had experience with fast synch but I would like to learn using flash fill-ins to improve my pictures.
>Will you need extended battery life?
That is my main concern. Is the D1 battery "enough" for a full day shooting? My brothers Canon Ixus has really poor battery life (after a year, only 20 pictures or so...). I read reviews who say the D1 can take over 500 picture, other say about 100-200. What is the real battery life? I don't want to end up having a great camera but 4 battery packs carrying around. The D100 however seems to go on and on, the D1h/D1x seem to have improved battery consumption too a lot.
D1 users: what are your experience with the D1 battery?
>It sounds like cost is a significant issue. Is there a lower
>cost alternative that will still satisfy your goals (e.g.
>Coolpix 5700)?
No. I like the SLR idea.
>Once you answer the above questions, your decision may be
>clear. Or at least we will be in a better position to help
>you decide.
Note: a used D1 is really cheaper right now. But I wonder if I would need professional servicing (CCD cleaning), buying (extra) batteries etc that in the end I would be ending up more expensive than buying the D100. If the D100 were cheaper than the D1, I would probably go for the D100.
#8. "RE: Need more info from you ..." | In response to Reply # 4DrMark Basic MemberThu 26-Sep-02 01:19 AM
>No. not especially. Actually the lighter body of the D100
>would be easier for me to take around. I just wonder if the
>D1 is really too heavy, many F5/D1 user say you get used to
I never got used to my F5, I lugged it around Washington DC and hated every minute. The D100 is a breath of fresh air. To those that love weight, buy heavy. I am small framed and enjoy Polycarbon frames.
#10. "RE: Need more info from you ..." | In response to Reply # 4ArLe Registered since 21st Aug 2002Thu 26-Sep-02 06:55 PM
>>What lenses do you already have?
>I have 20mm AI, 28 AI, 28-85 AF, 105 AI. All nice lenses. I
>think I would still love to keep them and my Nikomat.
With ths in mind, your only choice is really the D1. The meter in the D100 will NOT work with AI lenses. With the D1 you can use center weighted or spot metering.
#6. "RE: new D100 or used D1?" | In response to Reply # 0
I asked myself this question about three months ago when I began the difficult task of convincing my wife to go digital. At the time I was filled with the "pixel envy" that is so dear to the hearts of digital camera manufacturers. However, I took some time to research the feasibility of a used D1. I also took time to decide the purposes for which I was purchasing the camera.
The D100 has much in its favor:
* Better color out of the box (so I read)
* More pixels.
* Lighter body.
* Better battery.
* Better use of DTTL (though this camera apparently has some of the problems that plague the D1 series)
Ultimately I decided on a D1 and constant surveillance of different web sites with classified listings yielded a like-new D1 with an extra battery and the AC adapter for $1,600.00. However, price was not the only reason that I decided on the D1.
These were my reasons:
* Though color is not as immediately good as a D100 (or D1H or D1X) it is still damn good and sufficient more my advanced amateur purposes. I also like that the color in this camera requires work. It is forcing me to understand color management better and to decide how I want my prints to look.
* Faster autofocus which I wanted for shooting my kids play sports.
* Larger buffer for the same purpose (20 shots in the D1; 8 shots (?) in the D100)
* Smaller file size (1.3 MB in the D1 for Fine JPEG versus 3 MB in the D100). Therefore, less CDs for storage etc. One helpful bit of information that my research yielded is that while the D100 has more than twice as many pixels as the D1 it does not have twice the resolution. Twice the resolution of the D1 would be 4000 x 2624 which is 10.5 megapixels. The D100, in fact, has approximately 50% more resolution than the D1. Resolution and pixels are not the same.
* Smaller file size does not mean less quality in prints. There are now excellent interpolation options available in programs like Photoshop and Qimage Pro (as well as Genuine Fractals) as well as Photoshop actions at web sites like http://www.fredmiranda.com. This is where deciding what your purposes are is important. I will rarely, if ever, print larger than 8 x 10 and since the D1 can handle up to 11 x 14, I am satisfied.
* Faster flash sync. I love to use fill flash and 1/180 does not cut it for me.
* Built like the F5. I use an F5 so many of the controls are familar.
The D100 is a great camera but a D1 suits my needs better. Having said this, you need to be aware of the following with regards to the D1:
* The magenta cast problem that makes caucasion skin tones look like your subject has a sunburn. There are now ample Photoshop actions that address this problem. It can also be addressed through your use of white balance (do NOT use the auto white balance on the D1).
* Noise at higher ISO levels is greater than other Nikon D series cameras and some D1s have a problem with diagonal banding at high ISOs. Both of these issues are addressed in Qimage Pro with the D1 ISO filter.
* Many report that trying to use the D-TTL feature on the DX flashes is an act of futility. Many use the flash in Auto mode. It is because of this that I did not spring for a DX flash but continue to use my SB-28 in Auto mode (it works fine).
* Battery life is much less than the D100.
Finally, the most important thing to remember is that because the release of digital cameras is like the release of computers you will never be ahead of the technology. Within a year of your purchase Nikon will release the D100x (or whatever) with 11 gigapixels. Manufacuters thrive on this fact in order to convince you that bigger and newer is better. The good news is that when this happens prices on the D100 will drop significantly. And this points to the last reason I purchased a used D1, staying behind the curve can yield equal results (for my needs) for less money.
I hope this helps.
#7. "RE: new D100 or used D1?" | In response to Reply # 0
Hi. Thanks for the many comments. FYI, after posting I found the same question in the archive. But anyway please continue replying.
Please also comment on the WEIGHT and BATTERY experience please!
#9. "RE: new D100 or used D1?" | In response to Reply # 7eddyprice Basic MemberThu 26-Sep-02 04:22 PM
A couple of comments on the weight and battery -
I bought a used D1 6 weeks ago. So far I've shot over 1,000 photos with it. Prior to that I had a F100 for almost a year, before that I had a FM and F2 since the early 80's.
I'm used to the weight. I use it primarily with a 35-70mm 2.8 (kinda heavy, unless compared to 28-70mm 2.8, or tele lens). I've taken it on hikes in the Colorado high country, packing it into my backpack. I've put it in a fanny pack (with shoulder strap) and mountain biked with it on single track trails - no problem. I'm not a big build person either about 145#. I figure that the wt is a trade off for durability.
Using jpeg fine and using the monitor some I seem to average about 200-250 shots. In raw mode that uses more battery power I've seen about 125-150 shots. This is with the original battery. I also bought a new battery but haven't used it yet. I've found that people report if you take care of your battery and don't recharge when it isn't out of power it will give you more shots. See this link for detailed battery life information -
I don't regret buying a used D1 when I could have got a D100 for about the same price.
Hope this info helps!
#11. "RE: new D100 or used D1?" | In response to Reply # 9James_Ball Registered since 28th Feb 2002Tue 01-Oct-02 10:17 AM
Hello: In the thread somewhere above, somebody claimed the D1 could output a print at 14"x11".
Is this really true? At how many dpi is that? More to the point, whats the biggest file size a D1 can shoot?
#12. "RE: new D100 or used D1?" | In response to Reply # 11guyb Registered since 11th Apr 2002Tue 01-Oct-02 04:20 PM
I wasn't the poster, but I think I can answer. 11"x14" is really a subjective size. What they are referring to is if you import a D1 file and tell software to enlarge it to 11"x14" at 300 dpi it will look good to them. The software does this through interpolation(best guess to fill in the pixels). If the software did not do this it would only give you a 4"x6". I say this all to basically say that, yes, most people seem to think you can enlarge a D1's file to get a 11"x14" print.


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As of this point, I hadn't received my credit card statement. The following week, lo-and-behold.....not only was I charged for the e-bay shipping and handling (I agreed to this with my initial phone call) but was charged $189.95 and another $4.00 and $2.00 for S/H for the second shipment. I called Video Professor and the supervisor, Lynette (they won't give last names), said I hadn't returned the CD's within 10 days of the trial period. I guess my free CD needed to be returned??? A phone call didn't matter that I wasn't interested in cancelling any future offers???
My credit card company is disputing the charges but also informed me that I wasn't protected from any future charges, as this is a "membership". They couldn't freeze this account for any future charges nor could they close this account and re-open with another number - Video Professor would automatically be paid with the new charge account number.
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About 2-3 weeks later I received a call from Wells Fargo (Sunday, March 6th) regarding my BMW 540i and a late payment. I explained that I had traded in the car several weeks ago and the dealership was going to be paying it off in full. On Monday I followed up with Ray Trueblood and the finance department. I requested to have a copy of the payoff check for the BMW. They informed me that I would need to talk to Wells Fargo since they were not able to get me a loan that I was promised through Honda financing. The rest of the week I was following up with Right Honda and still no answers.
Finally, after being lied to and treated like garbage, I went back to the dealership to pick up my old car and leave them their 2011 Honda Accord SE.
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I thought the premise of this book was amazing. Deformed children that were made as a result drug experimentation and toxin exposure? Children deliberately engineered to be freaks so they could become main attractions in their parents travel carnival? Unfortunately for me, this book did not live up to my expectations. At times it was entertaining and boggling, but overall it felt disjointed. I did not become emotionally invested in any of the characters, until the last couple of chapters. I found myself thinking "I just don't care what happens to them" through more than two-thirds of the book. I did enjoy the last couple of chapters when we found out the fate of the twins and the rest of the carnival, and the way Dunn tied everything together made for an outstanding conclusion. I just wish I would've felt that way before the last 50 pages.
A carnival owner and his wife decide to "create" their own sideshow attractions by experimenting with drugs, radiation, and the like during pregnancy.
With that outlandish premise, Dunn leads the reader through the tent flap and, gradually, deeper and deeper into the bizarre and isolated world of the traveling carnival that incubates the Binewski children. The five children are: Arty, born with flippers for arms and legs; the conjoined twins Elly and Iphy; the narrator, an albino, hunchback dwarf named Olympia; and baby Chick, with the most special powers of all. As they grow up, separated from the world, never really sure where the carnival is at any particular time, and constantly reinforced with how special they are when compared to the "norms," a certain warping is bound to occur. We are fully ensnared by this time as Dunn gradually ratchets up the horror, introducing more demented characters and increasingly grotesque elements, but we've paid our money and we're going to look. Even as we silently think that she can't go there, that is indeed where Dunn chooses to go.
But yet, despite the grotesqueness and strangeness of these characters and this story, it is at its essence about family: what makes a family, what we will do for our families, what our families do to us. This book is not just about ogling freaks. It's about contemplating the freak inside.
Awhile ago I stumbled on a book called [b:Wired Love: A Romance of Dots and Dashes|6794918|Wired Love A Romance of Dots and Dashes|Ella Cheever Thayer|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1328339672s/6794918.jpg|6999631], which was a pretty charming story about two telegraph operators finding love via, well, the telegraph. (Yeah, it's from 1879. Every once in a while I like to get old-school with my reading.) So when I saw someone reading a book called Geek Love on the subway, I thought maybe it would make for a fun review to compare telegraph-operator romance with computer-geek romance.
So I open Geek Love, and it begins like this:
"When your mama was the geek, my dreamlets," Papa would say, "she made the nipping off of noggins such a crystal mystery that the hens themselves yearned toward her, waltzing around her, hypnotized with longing. 'Spread your lips, sweet Lil,' they'd cluck, 'and show us your choppers!'"
So it turns out that "geek" is also an old term for a circus performer who bites the heads off of live chickens. [In defense of my assumption, I maintain that the cover looks much more computer-geek-related than carnival-geek-related. And do not tell me that I shouldn't judge a book by its cover. Book covers are made for judging.]
From the very beginning, then, I was off balance; this book is basically the antithesis of the sweet or charming romance I'd expected to find. The narrator, Olympia, is an albino hunchback dwarf: a set of words I find impossible to say out loud without feeling I'm setting up an absurd and probably offensive joke. But I couldn't stop reading because I was so fascinated by the surreality. The dwarf's parents (the aforementioned geek, Lil, and Al the carnival barker) experimented with radiation and other toxins during Lil's pregnancies. Why? Because:
"What greater gift could you offer your children than an inherent ability to earn a living just by being themselves?"
In other words, the more physically deformed you can make your children, the better off they'll be, because they'll always be able to get jobs as circus freaks. I love the deeply disturbing logic to this statement.
The first bit of the book introduces us to a late-middle-aged Olympia, to her elderly and somewhat senile mother Lil, and to Olympia's only other living family: a daughter who was raised by nuns as an orphan, and doesn't know Olympia is her mother. Then the book flashes back to Olympia's experience as a child in her parents' traveling carnival, growing up with an older brother who has flippers for limbs, sisters who are conjoined twins, and later a little brother who looks normal but has a kind of telekinetic power. I'll avoid any spoilers here, but suffice it to say that the relationships among the siblings gets pretty dark and twisted, until you think it couldn't possibly get any more dark and twisted, until it does.
Part of me thinks there is a satirical bent to this novel, in its sly suggestions that extreme freakishness is preferably to normalcy. Consider this:
If all these pretty women could shed the traits that made men want them (their prettiness) then they would no longer depend on their own exploitability but would use their talents and intelligence to become powerful. Miss Lick has great faith in the truth of this theory. She herself is an example of what can be accomplished by one unencumbered by natural beauty. So am I.
Are we meant to believe that women -- or, at least, some women -- would be better off not being pretty? I am honestly not sure. Isn't that line of thought similar to the one that leads me to hope my younger sister doesn't get too distracted by boys in high school, so that she can focus on her schoolwork? In that context, it doesn't sound so bad. But take it just a step further, and you become Miss Lick, offering women money if they will let her destroy their beauty. Or a step beyond that, and you become Olympia's flipper-boy brother, Arturo, preaching that happiness can be attained by voluntary self-mutilation.
Two things I know for sure: (1) I will be thinking about this book for a long time (it was fascinating and disturbing and very well-written), and (2) I probably need to stop referring to myself as a geek. Wait, does "nerd" have any double meanings I need to know about?
Two time periods are covered: the first deals with the Binewski children's constant vicious struggle against each other through life. They especially have to deal with Arty as he develops his own cult: Arturism. Arturism involves members having their limbs amputated so that they can be like Arty, the cult leader, in their search for the principle he calls PIP ("Peace, Isolation, Purity"). Each member moves up in stages, losing increasingly significant chunks of their limbs, starting with their toes and fingers. As Arty battles his siblings to maintain control over his followers, competition between their respective freak shows slowly begins to take over their lives.
The second story is set in the present and is centered on Oly's daughter, Miranda. In her early twenties, Miranda does not know Oly is her mother. She lives on a trust fund created by Oly before she gave up her daughter to be raised by nuns. This had been urged by her brother Arturo, who was also Miranda's father (via Chick's telekinesis.) Oly lives in the same rooming house as Miranda so she can "spy" on her. Miranda has a special defect of her own, a small tail, which she flaunts at a local fetish strip club. There she meets Mary Lick, who tries to convince her to have the tail cut off. Lick is a wealthy woman who pays poor but attractive women to get slightly disfiguring operations so they may live up to their potential instead of becoming sex objects. Oly plans to stop Lick in order to protect her daughter.
As a tween, I picked this up expecting a tale of nerds falling in love with each other.
Note: it is not a book about nerds. It is a book about deeply twisted people and their profoundly disturbing relationships with each other and the world. There is incest. There is abuse. And holy hell, there is misery.
Als untalentiertestes von fünf Wunderkindern aufzuwachsen ist nicht leicht. Als kleinwüchsige, bucklige Albina das gewöhnlichste von fünf Kindern zu sein, ist wohl mehr als nur "nicht leicht". Binewskis. Zerfall einer radioaktiven Familie ist nicht nur die Geschichte einer Familie, die sich spektakulär von innen heraus zersetzt, sondern ein Roman, der ganz unauffällig wichtige Fragen an die moderne Gesellschaft stellt.
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dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Feb 8, 2009 06:45 Flag
To the anti Rafa Brigade on here
Bruce, I don't have a problem with those who've given up on Rafa. I don't agree, but its all about opinion here, and we've all got one, so fair enough.
But, I came on here an hour after the final whistle and saw posts written, some before kick off, some during the match, and some at half time, most of which laid into Rafa with glee. What happend to getting behind the team when they play?
Its one thing to see the wind up artists on here, but to see so called reds almost delight that rafa might have screwed up again, went just a little far for me. After the match, or down the pub fine, but never while the lads are still fighting the battle.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
A Yahoo! User Feb 8, 2009 06:56 Flag
Think you're referring to Pombal and some of his aliases, who like you say are waiting for Rafa to foul up just so they can come on here and crow that they told the board so!
They seem to care more about how they are perceived on here than they do about the welfare of LFC. If Rafa succeeds, they'll probably be miserable because they'll be proven wrong on here.
But these clowns on ignore. The boards are that much more readable for it.
As for today, Rafa got out of jail big time in my view. I understand some players would be feeling the effects of Wednesday night, but that starting line up was one of the most un-balanced (and radically adjusted) that I think I've seen under Rafa's tenure.
Where were the goals going to come from with 6 defenders out there from the start?
Rafa is a meddler. More often than not, he does the unexpected. Some think he's being clever, I'm not one of them. Those subs saved his bacon today.
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dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Feb 8, 2009 07:13 Flag
When I saw the line up I was biting my lip, but could understand why Torres, Alonso, Reina, and Kuyt were rested. And to be honest I think Aurellio did a heck of a good job, so got to give Rafa some credit for knowing he was up for it.
I was also impressed with both Skrtel and Agger, they got forward with venom, and looked more like full backs than center backs. Masch also looked good, and had a couple decent cracks on goal. Yossi was the other player I think stood up and said I'm not Gerrard, but I can help us get it done.
But NGog is not ready. Had a couple good moments, but is not up to the speed of the prem yet. He is young, so I'd not jump to any conclusions about him long term. Babel looked better than he has in a long time, but he gets himself in trouble too many times. He's strong, fast, and very skillful, so got to think he just has not developed the mental side of his game yet.
I doubt it was the side Rafa would have named in ideal times, but sometimes after a tough midweek match, you've got to take a few risks. I'm not saying all went to his master plan, but it seems to me he named an experienced defense and midfield, and took a chance up front, knowing he had Kuyt, and then Torres, just in case it did not pay off.