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Virago Salon - December 2011 into Winter 2012
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How wonderfully warm and inviting Tui. I love it. And you are certainly right about the fire. We are frosted/froze white here tonight at only 9:30. Thank you.
Oh so cozy, Tui, and thank you! I'm in the mood for a Winter Tea Cocktail, but first, Simon (of SavidgeReads) is having an advent giveaway beginning with The Penguin Complete Novels of Nancy Mitford! Just post a comment on his blog. Sadly, only our UK friends are eligible for this particular giveaway due to postage. However, do check on his blog for the next few weeks - there may be a book that can be sent across the pond!
Thank you Tui. I like a nice fire to sleep by.
That picture is beautifully soporific, and I've not long got up...
Ummmm. So are we just listening to the fire crackle while we have wonderful conversation or is there some equally warm music in the air? I am there!
Oh the weather outside is frightful,
But the fire is so delightful,
And since we've no place to go,
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Yes please Laura.
Snow is much more fun than the grey wet weather we have here.
Oh so warm and cozy!
Grey and wet just down the road from you too, Briar-the-dog. What a miserable day. I made myself feel better by baking some mince pies and whipping up some very potent brandy butter. I just had one and I can assure you it's the perfect cure for the winter blahs.
Lovely Laura........
Chilly up in Libro Towers today (and I'm working on smoothing out a translation from the Polish - bet they're even colder over there!). Liking the fire!
I have an update on the Julia Probyn novel that was missing from the Bloomsbury Reader List. It's taken a while because, I suspect, the lovely people at Bloomsbury are as busy and as confused as me.
The question came up back here, and I am pleased to say that the missing book has now appeared on Bloomsbury's website and on Amazon UK.
It's available for download now and in print next summer.
So that's the series complete.
Jane, thank you (I think) for the reminder. I just ordered a copy of the 3 Julias in one volume since I've been #1 on the list at PBS for it for two years. I'm pretty sure that it's not something that my SS got for me, and I got a deal. While I was at it, I ordered a used set of *Dance to the Music of Time* on DVD, and that takes care of my Christmas shopping for myself from DH.
>15 LizzieD:: ooh, Dance on DVD! Good for you, Peggy. I will be interested to hear what you think of it.
I saw A Dance to the Music of Time when it was first shown on Channel 4 and absolutely loved it.
There was a very interesting article about the importance of book design, mentioning Virago and Persephone, in yesterday's Guardian.
You can find it here.
I was upset to read:
"Donna Coonan at Virago, meanwhile, explains that she is more than happy if customers buy her books simply because they look nice."
I hope she was simply expressing herself badly, but after hearing that Josephine Hart's early novels are being added to the list ...
mmmm ..... 'can't tell a book by the cover' as the saying goes ....
Well, you can a bit. If a Conan the Barbarian type is standing beside an enormous tiger, his arm decorated with a pneumatic wench with her breasticles barely covered with ripped leather and possessing impossible thigh muscles, and the background has a volcano going off in florid oranges and reds, with the title JUNGLE LOVE emblazoned across the top, I do get the sense that this won't be my kind of book.
>20 tiffin:: ROFL!
heheheheh !!! OK I agree ......
Same book -- 3 different covers and one very different title!
1944 original edition
1953 pulp fiction edition
1990 trade pb -- Plume American Women Writers
I have a copy of the third, but would LOVE the first!
I'm not sure about Jungle love, but last time I looked at my local used bookshop there were some wonderful fifties paperbacks, including an amazingly lurid Turn of the Screw.
I actually collect some of those old paperbacks that make literature look like pulp fiction. They are a hoot. Usually not readable, because they were put together with bad glue and brittle paper, but the covers just tear me up.
Here's today's Hot Review from Fleur! Ten Days of Christmas by G. B. Stern.
I just ordered a copy from ABEBooks!!
I snatched a copy from Amazon for a penny plus shipping -- from the UK, no less.
Oh Mary - so sorry x
I'm sorry too.
Mary - I had a VERY sick cat last year and with the help of two earth goddesses - and no help from the local businessman who masquerades as a vet - we pulled her through. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you too.
Oh dear Mary, all the critters in this house (including me) send your little goat love, hugs and hope.....
I am so sorry Mary. Sending warm & strong thoughts your way and health & healing thoughts along with lil goat luvs her way. Also saying a little prayer for her.
Mary -- sending healing goat wishes your way.
Thanks everybody. Mia Sofia is still quite sick. I feel so sad. I don't think I can bear it if she dies. She is only a year and a half old.
Oh, Mary, I'm so sorry about Sofia. My niece raises goats---I know they can be sweet and endearing creatures. I hope she is not as sick as you fear.
More prayers and positive goat-healing thoughts coming across the Atlantic . . . I hope she pulls through.
Mia's case is not presenting in a way that remotely matches anything but a rare disease that has only shown up in Egypt. Our vet spoke with one of the nation's foremost experts on goat pathology. He is quite interested. Her blood samples have been sent to his lab for a complete work up.
Poor Mia; Poor Mary; thinking of you and praying for little Mia.
Poor little thing! I feel sorry for her, and send warm hugs to you, dear Mary.
Mary, I hope your goat gets better! Pets are so precious and I hope you have more time together.
It looks as if Mia is on the mend. It appears (additional bloodwork will be drawn on the 22nd to confirm) that she contracted Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Goats can carry the ticks but practically never get the disease (unlike dogs and humans). She is still taking really strong antibiotics and will continue to receive them until the end of the year. So now I can clean my house, get ready for house guests and a Christmas party. So much for the winter garden I was planning. I will just start the early spring garden in Jan.
I'm very relieved to hear that Mia is on the mend! Both my DH and my mother had variants of RMSP, so I know how devastating it is. I'm delighted that your vet caught it in time. Much better to have your Mia than a winter garden!
That's wonderful news! Forget the garden. At least now you can relax a bit and enjoy Christmas with Mia! xxx
Yes, winter gardens are expendable (unless the economy crashes). I'd rather have Mia.
Great news Mary! It much be such a relief to have her on the mend and to have indentified the problem.
Oh that's good news, Mary. Whew!
Oh thank the virago heavens! Little Mia has been on my mind and I'm so pleased to know she's on the mend. More healing hugs for her from us!!!
aw poor little goat, having had to cope with THAT. So glad she's on the mend, Mary.
Cheers for modern diagnostics and antibiotics. So glad Mia is on the mend, Mary.
Oh Mary, I am so sorry that you have been through such a trauma but relieved to read that Mia is on the mend.
So pleased to hear the good news. I have to say, Mr LB is a marvellous OH. "Matthew, I'm sad because someone I've never met's goat is unwell"; "Oh dear, I am sorry: hope the goat gets well soon". Bless!
Or maybe I'm just in the habit of uttering slightly unusual sentences to him ...
>64 LyzzyBee: :-))
Hooray! So very, very happy for Mia and Mary and also smiling at Liz's exchange with her husband!
ditto here with the smiling at Liz's exchange with hubby.
And I am oh, so happy that you, Mary, will be happily celebrating the holidays and Christmas whilst enjoying your little Mia on the mend. Blessings dear girl. I am so thankful on your behalf & ours too as you are much more fun on here when 'youse' happy girl!~!
luvs n hugs to ya
Beloved and I consider Mia's recovery our Christmas present to each other this year. I can't imagine a more lovely gift to receive and share with all my dear ones - Beloved, Mia Sofia, Linnea, Katrina, Annika, Mr. Darcy, Gabrielle, Giselle, Hannah, Liesel, Nikki, the Welsh terrorists (Wilkie and Ceilidh), and Elderberry. One of my best Christmases ever :-))
We had our first good snow today in Chicago, there had only be a few flurries earlier. It was a delight to wake up to snow this morning. Mary I am glad Mia is recovering.
Joyful news for a joyful season Mary! We have woken to a glistening blinding white hard frost today.
Lovely to read about Mia recovery and imagining your Christmas surrounded by all those wonderful four-legged creatures (less Beloved, of course!)
So glad to read the good news about Mia. Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!
Pertaining to my comments up-thread about going full-time with my business, I'm a week into it, it's going well so far, and I've started a blog in which to record my adventures - if anyone's interested, it's here: Libro full-time
LyzzyBee, hearty congratulations on a successful first week!
Sounds like you've been busy, Lyzzy. Keep up the good work!
Ms. Liz, congratulations on your first week!!! I'll read your blog with great interest!
Mary, it sounds like a Merry Christmas for sure, and May, Chibby, Elle, Tully, and Hilfy Bit join me in warm wishes for you and all your family!
I came to welcome our friend Bonnie (brenzi) to the group. She is going to be a wonderful Virago, and I'm pleased to pieces that she's here. Welcome, Bonnie! Welcome!
Oh hooray, Bonnie joined! Welcome, Bonnie.
Hi Bonnie and so glad you've joined!
Ms. Bee, I'm bookmarking your blog.
Hello Bonnie. I am glad you have decided to join the bestest group on L.T. I think you will really enjoy it here. Welcome and Happy Christmas.
A very hearty welcome to you, Bonnie!!
Well thank you everyone. Peggy assured me I would fit right in here and I think she's right. I'm happy to get to know all of you (that I don't already know) and have a few Viragos already lined up. I'll have to look around the site to see what I should be starring but I'll start with this thread:)
Welcome Bonnie! Yes, I'd say you are in the right place, without a doubt!
Adding my delight that you're here, Bonnie! Welcome, indeed!
Now off to investigate Liz's blog...
Welcome, Bonnie. (What took you so long?)
Great news about Mia, Belva. So how about some pictures of that four-legged crew one of these days?
Congratulations, Liz. I hope you get to take a deep breath over Christmas!
This is the best group anywhere on the whole wide world wide web!
A really warm welcome to the group Bonnie - you will soon be completely at home.
If any of you feel like making a trip to Northfield, Minnesota, at the beginning of May, the Carleton College Theater and Dance Department is staging a production of my new adaptation of Aeschylus's Oresteia, complete with original choreography and music by Mary Ellen Childs, on the weekend of May 11, 2011.
Party at my house for any Viragos who show up!
Congratulations, Rob! It's a bit far to come from Florida -- but what a treat. All 3 plays? Or have you combined them?
My adaptation combines all three plays into a single full-length play.
Fabulous news, Rob! Congratulations.
Welcome Bonnie. Congrats Rob. Who knows, if no goat is getting ready to drop kids, I may stop by.
Congratulations for sure, Rob! I am wowed, but I'll have to send my spirit too. I think maybe it can sit with Barbara's.
A brief history of Santa:
Happy Yule, all!
Happy Solstice to all!
Happy Christmas from Liz (lyzzybee) and me. We met up this afternoon to exchange christmas gifts with each other and some other friends. Here we are giggling as our friend tried to take "a nice picture" of us
I'd call that a very nice picture indeed! Thanks for sharing.
Oh, I love seeing what people look like! And what a great photo of the two of you!
Liz on left, Ali on right? I think it's a fabulous photo!
Yes that's right : ) thanks.
WOW! You're both such pretty women! Thanks for letting us look at you.
Don't you two look cute (though it does seem to me that you're conspiring!!) :~)
Lovely photo!
Yes, I also love to put a face to a name and yes you both look fabulous!
Very natural pic with lovely smiles. I'm envious. I go all stiff as a board and smile as though I have gas. Thank you for sharing!
Hee hee! Thanks everyone! I don't know why we did that classic thing of leaning sideways but there's actually masses of room in the photo! I like this pic too. We were laughing our heads off instructing our friend Meg to make us look, what was it, 25 was one of them, I know ... We're in the cafe where we hold our BookCrossing meetups and have spent many happy hours, and in fact the one to which we took Elaine a few months ago!
Maybe we should do a Portraits Of Virago Group Members thread, for those who wish to post ...
"Maybe we should do a Portraits Of Virago Group Members thread, for those who wish to post ..."
yes, yes yes, like that idea : )
Just poppoing in quickly to let all freinds know about this http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b018b63y/Womans_Hour_Drama_Possession_Episo...
BBC's dramatised reading of Possession written by A S Byatt. Dramatised by Timberlake Wertenbaker- one of my most favourites books! So far there are 3 out of 15episodes but all available.
I'd happily dig out something for a Portraits of Virago Group Members, and might well look 25... because it's only six weeks since I was!
If anyone wonders what it's like at Mary's house at Christmas, have a look at this:
# 114 I don't know whether to laugh or cry, honestly. SO adorable!!
That is adorable : )
#114 I love the goats! I must share that website with my niece. And Portraits of Virago group members....Oh YES. Good idea. Should we all dress appropriately and pose with a green-spined treasure?
So adorable! Animals make everything better :-)
I loved the video. Goats are so cute when they dance and when they scold one. My littlest goat Hannah scolds me every time I leave her fenced in when I am outside.
Tui - thanks for posting that delightful video! So cheerful and cute!! Hmmm, I wonder if it's too late to ask Santa for one, or two?
Miss Julie - thanks for the link to Byatt's Possession! One of my favourite books of all time as well!
Great idea for a picture thread, btw!!
Divide the sheep from the goats? I want to go with the goats for sure!!!
Goats are much better than sheep. Funnier, smarter, more mischievous. And there's nothing quite so nice as a goat whiffling in one's ear :-)
That goat/kid video was so very funny! The way they jump, all springy and awkward at the same time! I want some ...
My dog whiffles too, but not in my ear. It's the noise he makes when asleep and dreaming of running races or chasing rabbits, his long legs twitching.
I too want goats now...
Yup! Forget piggies my dear Keith and let's go for goats :))
Do they mow the lawn?
Over the course of a summer, goats will keep brush and grass down, but they are picky eaters. They are browsers (i.e., they eat here and there from trees, grounds) rather than grazers (like sheep who will not only mow your lawn but take out all the grass). Most people think goats will eat anything. They will not. They also prefer particular plants at certain points in the year rather than at others. They eat roses leaves, flowers and all at anytime of the year. What goes in comes out. Compost it and your gardens will be happy forever. Compost from goat manure is much safer than cow manure and generally richer and more varied than horse manure. Additionally the goats' nannyberries (poo) come out in little piles of berries. Sweep them up into a dustpan. Scatter the fresh berries over the rose beds (the berries won't smell) and voila - instant time release fertilizer. I use it on indoor plants as well. Love, milk, goat dances, ear whiffles, delicate nose kisses, entertainment, and awesome producers of compost. What more could a happy woman ask for?
Mary, you make the case most convincingly. My niece would heartily agree with you. Her main reason for raising them is for the milk, because she can't tolerate cow's milk, but she says all the same things about how wonderful they are. Some of the little ones do make an awful racket, though, with the bleating.
I'm doing a daft thing! I'll be flying to the UK on January 16 and staying until January 29, five days in London and the rest of the time in Stratford. I'm keeping fingers crossed that Chicago does not get hit with a blizzard on the day I'm leaving and that Heathrow isn't iced in. And more fingers crossed that I can get back to Chicago in time for a Chicago Symphony concert with Ricardo Muti conducting Carmina Burana on January 31. This will be full orchestra and three choruses!
The reason I'm going is to attend the winter school at the Shakespeare Institute, an in-depth study of the three RSC plays running in the winter season: Measure for Measure, Taming of the Shrew, and an original play about the writing of the King James version of the Bible.
I don't think I'll have that much time to visit used book stores, but I certainly will go to the Persephone store and the Oxfam store near the British Museum. Can't buy too much (ha! I said that last August!) because my underwear is all new!
Elaine - that's my kind of daft! What a wonderful and exciting holiday! RSC - wow. That's a dream come true. I'll keep my fingers crossed for clear skies on both sides of the pond!
crackin' me up Elaine!~! Enjoy............again, I am pea-green with envy! Come back and tell us all about it.
That sounds like so much fun Elaine! I think I'll stow away.
Exciting! Wonder if we can manage to pop over to Stratford to say hi ...
I'd love to see you and Ali again! And there are the four charity shops, two devoted only to books!
Yay - you know I'd be up for that : ) wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! be fab to see you again Elaine we had such fun in August.
Elaine, I am positively envious, both for the trip and for the Carmina Burana (one of my favourite compositions) conduced by Riccardo Muti!!!!! Lucky girl you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ahem - Elaine, Liz and Ali - you three know this means new pictures, don't you!!
Happy new year everyone in the lovely Virago group, joining this group has been a joy of 2011 for me. I have totted up my reads for 2011 - and *drum roll* I read 129 books. But only 14 were Virago and 5 Persephone - that seems like a good excuse to pledge to read more of these (my favourite) kind of books in 2012.
Happy virago reading in 2012 : )
Wishing a Very Happy New Year to everyone in this most special of Library Thing groups!
Happy New Year, fellow Viragoites! Hope the year brings many reading blessings your way(s).
Happy New Year and welcome to our year of reading Elizabeth Taylor. In January we will read her debut novel, At Mrs Lippincote's. The thread is up, here.
I am very happy today. We just found out that my son Joseph (the youngest of my three children) got the leading part (Pseudolus) in his school production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
For those of you who do not know, he loves theatre and acting and, I must say, he is quite good. Two years ago he won the Helen Hayes Award (a theatre award for high school students) for the role of Bela Zangler in "Crazy for You". No, in his last year of high school, he is applying to acting schools.
I apologize for boasting, but I am very happy for him.
I don't blame you for being proud, Paola. It's great that he's doing well in an area he loves! Well done, Joseph!
Congratulations to your son, Paola. What a fun role!
How lovely to hear your news Paola :))
Kudos to Joseph. And I am so happy and proud for you as well Paolina!~! I am sure you rubbed off on him.
Well, my dear girls, I am sure he got the artistic gene from my side of the family as, on his father's side, they all are as artistic as a turnip.
My own nephew is a bass baritone (Joseph sings well too).
Yes, dear Paola - boast and boast! How wonderful and exciting for Joseph and how proud you must be! Pictures, please!!
#149 SO proud of Joseph's accomplishments. Gee, I wish I had asked him for an autograph when I met him! Boast all you want, Mama.
Exactly what I thought, Linda! Paolina, tell him that he has a few autographs to hand out when he hits the big time!
Thanks again! By the way, Joe thanks you all for the support.
When I have the DVD of the performance, I shall try make a few copies to send out to who is interested in seeing it. I just promised a few friends already and, even if I am very forgetful, I will do it this time.
The play is in April, around the 20th, so you have a few months to wait.
Pseudolus! What a great, great role for polishing off his high school career! Break BOTH legs, Joseph!
Fabulous news, what an achievement. A funny thing happened . . . is one of my favourite shows, and Pseudolus is a great role.
Is anyone following the BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week readings this week? Essays by authors and publishers from the collection Stop What You're Doing and Read This, about books and reading, being read by their authors. Today's essay is by Carmen Callil. Available here on iPlayer for those who can access this.
Thanks Genny - I will add that to my favourites on iPlayer.
Very cute and precious. I want one. Love the markings and look at that expression. Baby looks a little sad.
For those of you who have a passion for the period and the book Birdsong, by Sebastian Faulks is being dramatised on BBC 1 on Sunday evening at 9pm. The Radio Times has a couple of articles and some background to the real story behind the book.
I loved Birdsong! I wonder if the dramatization will air in the US? Let us know what you think of it Julie!
>170 sibyx: How darling. It makes me think of Tasha Tudor who loved corgis and who is one of my heroines.
#173, 174 There's a book that I've been meaning to read for a long time. I have it here somewhere. *drifts off muttering*
I feel like I have read Birdsong because Himself kept reading bits out loud to me while we journeyed through Scotland. I actually haven't read the book...around here somewhere too...
Read this today...Must Read Books for Downton Abbey Fans
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
Published to critical acclaim, this intensely romantic yet stunningly realistic novel spans three generations and the unimaginable gulf between the First World War and the present. It's been recently adapted for BBC TV and is coming to PBS' Masterpiece Theater April 22 and 29, 2012.
Wow. Excellent. Thanks, Cate. Must make entry in my TV viewing datebook!
Fantastic news. Birdsong is a great book and I can't wait to see the dramatization. Interesting list of "must read" books too!
Anyone else viewed the BBC Birdsong?
I forgot to watch it! I was still planning on viewing it on iPlayer except I overheard two men talking about it yesterday, saying how disappointed they'd been in it.
A wonderful video post on the two upcoming Virago Book Club book; Damage and Sin, and the author who sounds really special. If you've not had an opportunity to view this, please do.
I watched that when it turned up in my e-mail Belva. They'll be in your library under the original publisher so you can read her for free. And then we'll talk... :)
I mentioned this on the Fabulous Finds thread, but it bears repeating:
Betterworld Books is having a Bargain Bin Blowout today, 30% off 4 or more used books.
I am copying this from a post Chrisharpe just posted at the BBC radio 4 group.
I happened to catch this on BBC R4 a couple of days ago. It's still available at the URL below. I didn't particularly enjoy Testament of Youth, but I can't help but admire the author.
Great Lives: Vera Brittain http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b019rpw0
The pacifist Vera Brittain - whose Testament of Youth conveys the toll of the First World War on her generation - is discussed by her daughter Baroness Shirley Williams and Dr Clare Gerada.
Matthew Parris chairs a fascinating and insightful exploration of what it was like to be brought up by Vera Brittain, a mother who was effectively worldwide public property, and so in many ways was simply unavailable to the young Shirley. Vera, who as a teenage feminist was desperate for an education, turned her back on her studies at Oxford in 1914, because she felt compelled to serve as a nurse, wanting to join her brother and his friends in the Trenches as far as she could.
The rest of Vera Brittain's life was shaped by the grief that followed the loss of her fiance, her own brother and two good friends. Candidly conveying all this in her best selling book, 'Testament of Youth', won her a lifelong audience.
Shirley Williams explains that as a result of these experiences her mother became a passionately committed pacifist and feminist, who in 1944 denounced Bomber Command's blanket bombing of Germany at a time when it was deeply unpopular to do so. Brittain was vindicated in the eyes of the press when it was revealed that she and her husband George Catlin were the only married couple to feature in the Gestapo's notorious Black Book, listing those who would have been executed, had the German invasion of the UK been successful.
Dr Clare Gerada, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, nominates a fascinating life in a programme that reflects on two influential women - mother and daughter - who have played key public roles across the entire twentieth century.
Producer: Mark Smalley.
Tue 24 Jan 2012
BBC Radio 4
Fri 27 Jan 2012
BBC Radio 4
Oh thank you Dee! I just downloaded the podcast to my iPhone so I can listen on my way home from work this evening. You're the best!
Thanks for the links @185 and @187...much appreciated!
Elaine / Liz1654 asked me to post a hello to the group: We had a lovely book shopping expedition and lunch in Stratford-Upon-Avon today.
#190 Green is not just the color of Virago spines, but of this Virago reader as well...
>190 LyzzyBee:/191 - And me. Green is a very popular colour. ;)
>190 LyzzyBee:, 191, 192 - Add a third! (Green has always been my favorite color.) I must say, Helen, that Up the Country is comforting my envy quite a bit. Thank you, dear VSS!!
Green is my favourite colour too, Peggy. And you've reminded me to let Lucy know that I've read and reviewed Madame de Pompadour by Nancy Mitford here:
Our bridesmaids wore green when we got married. It is a most excellent colour.
Green is my favourite colour too!
#195 I wanted green bridesmaids dresses for our wedding but I left it a bit late (not my fault, one of my bridesmaids wasn't in the country) and apparently green wasn't fashionable that year.
Oh, I'm so glad I stopped in! I am going to rush off to read your review now, Tui.
Another vote for green as favourite colour here! The only time I've ever been a bridesmaid I was lucky enough to wear a lovely green dress. Actually, it was Virago green, now I come to think of it!
>195 Ygraine: - Ours did too!
Here's what I bought in Stratford ...
Hope that link works, had forgotten how to insert a photo... checked on the wiki, did what it said, still didn't work.
Anyway, some Greens, some other Viragos, some other others!
What a haul you made! (jealous)
#201 Liz - wow! that is a good haul. Wish I could have gone with you and not had to go to silly old work : /
I know ... but there might be a little something from that day on its way to you ...
>199 sibyx:: Thanks, Lucy! I should have mentioned how splendid the photos were.
>201 LyzzyBee:: WOW!
Excellent finds, Liz! Read Easter Island years ago and loved it. Intriguing and atmospheric story with quite an ending. A definite keeper and reread for me.
#204 oooooooh : )
Oh I have taken my book blog over to wordpress - should anyone be interested.
maybe some of you can visit me over there.
>201 LyzzyBee:: I used to love the Drina books, at least the first few. It got a bit ridiculous towards the end of the series where no matter where she went Drina always found a dance company who needed her to cover for an injured dancer. But I liked all the ballet details and how the author showed all the hard work behind the glamour.
If anyone's interested in giving away books on World Book Night (Shakespeare's birthday), the deadline to sign up is Monday, February 6: http://www.us.worldbooknight.org/
Trafalgar Square Publishing (part of Independent Publishers Group) will be the US distributor for the three Winifred Holtby titles re-released last year as VMCs: Anderby Wold, The Land of Green Ginger, and Poor Caroline (covers shown below):
A representative from Trafalgar Square Publishing contacted me with an opportunity to read and review these books on my blog. If you are based in the US, have a book blog, and would like to review one of these books, please leave me a PM and I'll give you details. The books will be released in the US in May, and the publisher would prefer reviews be published in early May (not before).
I have those 3 books in that edition - they are beautiful aren't they. Still not read The Land of Green Ginger but thoroughly enjoyed the other two.
#214 A timely reminder that I bought those lovely editions last year after enjoying South Riding so much and I still haven't read any of them (*ashamed*)
What a great opportunity Laura, and what perfect timing with our VMCReaders page! More to post and share! Amazon has the release dates as April and May. Holtby's 114th birthday is in June!
Wonderful! I loved the South Riding they sent me!
First grandbaby born yesterday morning -- Caden Derek Cruff, 7 pounds, 2 ounces and lots of black hair! Pictures forthcoming soon....
Congratulations, Jane!!!!!!!! You must be so so so proud! :-))
So wonderful and exciting, Jane, congratulations! You must be over the moon!! Yes - Pictures please!
Oh Jane - how wonderful - nothing quite like it!
: ) congratulations grandma : )
Oh how exciting! Congratulations!!
What will you be, Jane: Grandma, Nana, Gran, Granny? Congratulations!
Thanks for all the congrats! I think I'll be Grandma, but whatever Caden wants to call me is OK by me.
Oh what a precious little thing!!!! Just adorable!!!!!!!!!!! :-))
I love the sleepy picture - gorgeous!
He's so sweet, Jane. Thank you for sharing the photos!
Awww.....so precious, so tiny. Enjoy, Grandma. He's just perfect.
What an adorable little chap.
Precious, precious, precious!~! Congratulations Jane. You are in for a special world of wonderment!
More congratulations here! I wish you much joy as you get to know him.
What a total cutie pie! Congratulations!
He is a darling - and so big and bright for a newborn!!
I actually came by to say that there seems to be a green copy of The Loved and the Envied at PBS right now. I neglected to take it off my wish & reminder lists when I got a copy, and it was there two minutes ago - a very pretty cover; I'm not sure what the inside is like!
>242 LizzieD:: I also neglected to take it off my wish list! I received a "wish granted" message and then realized I already had it :)
Thank-you for your oohs and aahs -- it's what I've been doing all day.
Don't forget to check in with the VMC Readers Page on facebook! There are reviews, links and a bunch of pics to browse through!
This message may cause Paola to faint ... but I am happy to say that some Virago Modern Classics are now in Baron von Kindle's library.
A question ... who here has read Nina Bawden's Anna Apparent?
I have but cannot remember the plot at all. I do remember liking it though.
i read it, too, and then gave away my copy. The only thing I really remember is something about the ending either bothered or puzzled me.
I recently became aware of a new LT feature: lists!
Check out Favourite Virago Modern Classics -- you can add works to the list, create your own list, and even "thumb down" books you consider less worthy.
I added a link to this list to our group wiki.
thumbs up Laura
Thanks Laura. One question - in the top right hand corner we are told we may drag and drop to change our preferred order. I am unable to do that - is there a problem?
Is there a page somewhere explaining how to use these lists?????? I need everything spelled out v-e-r-y s-i-m-p-l-y......
>254 juliette07:: Julie, you can reorder your personal list but not the "all members' list". To reorder, drag and drop within that little green box. Or click on "your list" and you'll be able to move them around. Does that make sense? Sometimes it's hard to describe what I see on screen.
>255 sibyx:: Lucy, this is a beta feature so it's less documented. Members have created tons of lists and I'm sure this was discussed or publicized somewhere, but I can't find it.
Thanks Laura - I realized I could not re-order the ''all members' list'' but could not make the little green box 'do what it said on the can'!! Rushes off to try again :)
mmmmm ..... still can't drag and drop from the green box or from ''your list''.... They won't budge at all.
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I arrived at the patient's home to be greeted by his wife.
"Hiya, alright?" (Typical Geordie greeting, which I've adopted.)
"Eeeee, sorry pet, he's feelin' poorly today like. I tried to give you a bell but I didn't have your number."
"Just as well I'm here then; I'll be able to examine him."
"He's not gonna exercise today, mind. He needs the GP or the nurse. Like I said, I tried to call you, I did."
"Well, good thing I'm here. Gives us a chance to give him a good look over. We won't do exercises and I'll give his lungs a good listening to."
"Whyaye! You can do that, like? I thought you was just a physio! Howay (come on) then."
"Just a physio"... I've had similar conversations back in New York. People on either side of the pond seem to have no idea that we can assess the whole person, not only the musculoskeletal system. We do more than seated knee extension and ankle pumps. Well, most of us do anyway.
So who should we thank for that? Is it the nurses and doctors who have no clue what we do sometimes? Is it some other PTs who sometimes can't be bothered to actually assess a whole person, but rather just perform ambu-drag or endless ankle pumps? Why don't people know what we can do?
The patient was assessed and got the treatment he needed, which was some chest physio. We reviewed his home program and put him on a progressive ambulation routine to build his endurance.
"Eeeee, pet! You're marvelous! You were just what we needed, like. I had no idea you physios could do all that. I'll make sure he does his breathin' exercises, mind. Tyrrah pet!"
Well, that makes two people better informed about what physio really is; only a few million more to go. Hey APTA and CSP, want to give us a hand?
I agree with the above comment. We are a very diverse field! Problems come from different levels of education, experience, and dedication to life-long learning and studying research. All PTs should work to promote what we can do as a profession and not just be comfortable in their setting.
I agree with you tremendously that we have a public perception issue. The problem seems to be we are too diverse as a profession. The two major organizations have not been able to capture our essence or brand us correctly. It may come down to creating change through each patient/client in a grassroots fashion. I have been engaged in a lot of these perception talks recently and it seems no one has a great solution. Evidence In Motion seems to be doing one of the best jobs but all the research is slow going. Furthermore, for each quality PT who is doing things correctly there seem to be just as many NOT. If you search around youtube the PT content is dull and sometimes plain wrong/not evidence based. While youtube is not the only medium, it is a major one we are now facing. Do you have any more global solutions to our image complex?


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It is difficult to summarise even a simple list of "famous romans". Clearly a thousand years of history just in ancient times were sufficient to yield many names. To make things easier for myself I have limited the list of famous romans to those which popped off the top of my head as the ones most likely to be famous. If you think of others which have a right to be in the list and which rightfully deserve the word "famous" as well as being regarded as "romans" please let me know.
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Mind Games is the ninth episode of the fourth season of The A-Team, and the seventy-first episode overall.
Guest Stars: Sheelagh McLeod (E.G. Fowler), David Hedison (David Vaun), Barney McFadden (Pell), James Hong (Chow), Larry Anderson, Ping Wu, Jan Merlin, Larry Carroll, Johnny Mountain (Anchorman), Hal Rayle (Chuck-a-Luck the Chicken), Adele West (Girl), Wendy Sherwood (Receptionist), Cal Pritner (Miller), Rodney Saulsberry (Ambulance Attendant), Rod Stryker (Sergeant Case), Inez Pedroza (TV News Anchorwoman), Ed Quinlan (Man), Dennis Kelly (Mason Sever), Scott Ellsworth (Newsman #2), Hettie Lynn Hurtes (Newsman #1)
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News comes over the Television,and Radio that Templeton Peck aka Face has been cleared of all charges relating to The A-Teams crimes.This both a surprise,and shock to the Team.All but Face is weary of an obvious set-up by the Military.Hannibal calls his lawyer to varify whether,or not the announcement was real.If so Face can go out into the World free from arrest.They Hannibal,Murdock,and B.A. are all happy for Face.But,the Military in the person of one General Harlen Bull Fulbright is not at all happy.This man will make it his mission to follow Face,and apprehend The A-Team.The Team themselves though happy for Face who is expected to receive an official pardon are still somewhat suspicious.Their suspicions will prove to be true.This so-called pardon is really a plan by some rogue Agents of the CIA.They plan to use Face as bait bring to the surface a War criminal to arrest.This Man wants to kill Face whom he believes had dishonored his daughter.Once Face surfaces, he is in a dyer dilemma.The Team members will keep a discreet watch over him(from a safe distance so as not to be captured).
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This is Jack Gings first appearance as General Bull Fulbright.He will replace Colonel Decker in future episodes.His role in this episode is fairly small.
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Murdock playing his version of Faceman,calling himself Hunkman.Murdock also doing an impersonation of Henry Kissinger while talking on the telephone.Face himself mimicking Murdock so convincingly.Too convincingly.
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Glen Campbell announced he had Alzheimer's disease on this date in 2011, Toby Keith opened a bar in 2005, Reba McEntire had her day in 2001 and more.
Here's the list for Today In Country Music History for 22 June, 2012.
- Glen Campbell announced in People magazine that he'd been diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2011.
- Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill opened in Oklahoma City in 2005.
- George Strait earned a Number One single in Billboard with "Living And Living Well" in 2002.
- The city of New York celebrated Reba McEntire Day as the singer closed her five-month run on Broadway in a production of Annie Get Your Gun in 2001.
- The Dixie Chicks went gold for the first time with their Wide Open Spaces album in 1998.
- Tracy Lawrence began a three-week run at Number One in Billboard with "Time Marches On" in 1996.
- Shania Twain went platinum for the first time in her career with her album The Woman In Me in 1995.
- Brooks & Dunn made their chart debut with "Brand New Man," which went on to be a Number One hit, in 1991.
- Garth Brooks' "The Thunder Rolls" became his sixth chart-topping hit in 1991.
- Merle Haggard recorded the Number One single "Going Where The Lonely Go" in 1981.
- Kenny Rogers earned his first gold single for "Lucille" in 1977.
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Super contributions are a perfect example of why it sometimes pays to share the money around.
A colleague has just told me that my splitting my employer's super contributions with my spouse would help me avoid the penalty tax on super contributions in excess of $25,000 annually. Is this correct? If so, how do I go about it?
Unfortunately, this isn't an option even though every taxpayer aged under 50 is eligible to receive up to $25,000 of employer super without being subject to penalty tax. Above the age of 50, the allowable limit each is $50,000 annually. To take advantage of these annual limits, both of you would need to be employed or be eligible to make the tax-deductible super contributions.
This doesn't help me. My spouse only earns a small wage and receives only a small amount of employer super. Why do you think my colleague was telling me about the benefits of moving super to my spouse?
I really don't know. There could be several reasons. Spouse contribution splitting was introduced to assist couples to share their super more equally between them. Before, the only opportunity to transfer super tax-free to a spouse account was in a divorce situation. The family law provisions allow the transfer of super balances between spouses in marriage breakdowns. Now eligible taxpayers can transfer up to 85 per cent of each year's employer and other tax-deductible super contributions to a spouse account. The transfer must take place after the end of each financial year after the 15 per cent contributions tax has been paid.
You still haven't explained why my colleague thinks there's a benefit in doing this.
I was coming to that. First, however, you need to know that not all super funds allow members to split spouse contributions. The best ones do because it can provide a big benefit in some cases. Apart from helping balance the size of each account within the family, spouse contribution splitting can assist when one spouse is older than the other because the older spouse can access his/her super either as a pension or lump sum sooner than the younger spouse. The more money that can be moved to the older spouse's account, the more flexibility the couple will have in accessing their super.
I can see the advantages in that situation. But how could spouse super splitting help avoid the penalty tax on excessive contributions, which is currently attracting much publicity?
There's one possible way spouse contribution splitting could help in the future. From July 1 next year, the government intends to change the rules allowing access to the higher $50,000 annual contribution limit available to people aged 50 or over. After that time, the higher limit will be available only to taxpayers with less than $500,000 in their super account. People with more super than this will have access only to the lower $25,000 annual limit available to those under 50. This lower limit will make it more difficult for older people to make large contributions to super after July 1 next year. But moving money every year into a separate spouse account could help some taxpayers by keeping their super balance below $500,000 for a longer period of time.
What are you suggesting? Is your advice to use spouse contribution splitting so as to help increase the amount of money that can be paid as superannuation later in life?
As always, it depends on each couple's personal situation and likely involvement in the workforce. When one spouse has a low income and is unlikely to earn a high income later in life, contribution splitting to that member's account will help the higher-earning spouse to keep his/her account balance below $500,000 for a longer period of time.
I see your point. What about when both spouses have a similar level of income?
In that situation, the appropriate strategy to consider is spouse contribution splitting in favour of the older spouse or the one most likely to reduce his or her future workforce involvement. This may allow the spouse intending to work for a longer period to gain access to the higher $50,000 contribution limit for some time after age 50.
The reality of our situation is that with our mortgage and school fees commitment, it could be some time before either of us could afford to divert more than $25,000 a year to super. In my case this would require a salary sacrifice contribution of about $10,000 a year on top of my compulsory superannuation. So is spouse contribution splitting worth the additional effort involved for us?
It's entirely your decision. The advantage of moving as much super as possible into your spouse's account under the splitting arrangements is that later in life your financial situation could change. Your school fee outlay will come to an end and similarly your mortgage commitments may be reduced. Having access to the $50,000 annual cap increases the options available to you. For example, it could help reduce the tax rate payable on a sizeable bonus later in life.
I've one final question. Wouldn't it be fairer if the government legislated for a combined family super contributions cap? This would allow me to take advantage of the unused contributions cap available to my spouse and allow us to plan as a couple.
You're right insofar as the contributions cap rules favour couples where both spouses are working and have similar annual incomes. A future government may revisit this issue as well as the rationale for reducing the cap for people who are seeking to boost their retirement assets later in life. But this may never happen, so taking advantage of the spouse contribution-splitting rules now could help improve the long-run superannuation savings options available to you.
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Since winning the City's international design competition for a new library and civic plaza at Green Square in 2013, emerging architects Stewart Hollenstein have been working closely with the City and community to develop their concept into an exciting new precinct for the Green Square community.
Following community feedback on the concept design in 2013, and ongoing design development, a number of refinements have been made to the concept design, which are outlined below.
Design will progress to a development application in mid 2014. Construction is due to commence in 2015. View photos in the photo gallery and download the concept design from the document library.
About the design
A bold new plaza will front Botany Road to create flexible public space and transport hub surrounded by new retail, dining and residential development. The plaza affords views to the east of the new Zetland Avenue and the Drying Green park, which will form the green lungs of the Green Square Town Centre.
The new Green Square library is centrally located below the plaza, creating an open community living room with dynamic sunken gardens connecting the to the activity at ground level. The sculptural architecture of the library punctuates the plaza surface to offer a café and grand entry.
A slender tower rises from the main library floor giving views over the plaza and new town centre and contains flexible rooms for learning, reading, music and community use.
Design Developments
Since the competition, the design has been refined to a greater level of detail, including changes to the following:
Key Elements
The Green Square plaza: A civic square, including paved multifunctional space for events, and some soft landscaping. During concept design, the plaza has been rationalised to offer greater clarity, wayfinding and functionality in the open space. The effect of a clearing within an encircling grove of foliage sets up the plaza to visually connect Botany Road to the new easterly boulevard of Zetland Avenue and the Drying Green. Importantly, the design retains good daylight access with appropriate summer shading on the sunnier southern side of the plaza. The plaza design relates to the Zetland Avenue Boulevard, continuing a street edge structure of trees and footpath width along the northern boundary building line, this also anticipates light rail. The scope includes provision for transport corridor on the northern edge and allowance for a future light rail terminal.
Library entry and foyer space: The main entry at the western end of the plaza is a tall glazed triangle pavilion clearly visible from Botany Road with doors facing the northern pedestrian route and train station. The foyer includes a library welcome point, self-check-out computer, open reserve shelving and newspaper collection, this ensures that the entry experience is immediately a library experience and is not separated from the floor below. It will be possible to open the Entry triangle while the main library floor is closed, meaning that, for example early morning book drop or reserve pick-up can be operated in extended hours with reduced staffing. The gallery foyer has been increased in size to make it useful for library or community functions such as book launches, exhibitions or community hub days. The entry foyer includes lift access and grand staircase to the main floor below.
Café in foyer: Included in the foyer is a café space designed to be commercially tenanted with seating for 50 patrons, liquor licence and with outdoor seating. The café is integrated with the open plan foyer and is designed to allow a shared library and café experience.


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The quadratic matrix equation AX2+ BX + C = 0in n x nmatrices arises in applications and is of intrinsic interest as one of the simplest nonlinear matrix equations. We give a complete characterization of solutions in terms of the generalized Schur decomposition and describe and compare various numerical solution techniques. In particular, we give a thorough treatment of functional iteration methods based on Bernoulli's method. Other methods considered include Newton's method with exact line searches, symbolic solution and continued fractions. We show that functional iteration applied to the quadratic matrix equation can provide an efficient way to solve the associated quadratic eigenvalue problem ({lambda}2A + {lambda}B + C)x = 0.
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers general manager Kyle Walters has just one more day -- today -- to lock down whatever pieces from last year's dreadful 3-15 season he thinks are worth saving.
With CFL free agency set to begin Tuesday at 11 a.m. CT, the Bombers still had a whopping 12 pending free agents listed on the CFL website as unsigned as of Sunday night.
Seven of those 12 potential free agents were key starters for the Bombers for all or part of last season: running backs Will Ford and Chad Simpson, defensive backs Jovon Johnson and Brandon Stewart, wide receiver Chris Matthews, defensive lineman Kenny Mainor and centre Justin Sorenson.
Winnipeg's other pending free agents as of Sunday night were LB Dan West, long snapper Chris Cvetkovic, OL Andre Douglas, WR Akeem Foster (acquired from BC in the Buck Pierce trade) and DE JT Gilmore.
Now, the fact Simpson is still unsigned doesn't come as a surprise -- his two seasons in Winnipeg were riddled with injury, and the club had all but given up on the former NFLer by the end of last season.
The other pending free agents among last year's Bombers starters weren't without redeeming merit:
- Ford showed flashes of becoming something very special toward the end of last season, and was being touted as the team's potential new starting tailback in 2014;
- Matthews had an injury-riddled campaign in 2013, but was the league's rookie of the year the season before;
- Johnson clearly regressed in 2013, but is still just two seasons removed from becoming the first defensive back in CFL history to be named defensive player of the year;
- Sorenson has been a steady and reliable plug in the middle of an offensive line that was a revolving door at the end of last year;
- Mainor is unpredictable at times, but posted respectable numbers in 2013, and was not the biggest problem on a porous Bombers defence;
- Ditto Stewart.
It would be surprising if Walters doesn't lock down at least one or two names from that list before free agency opens Tuesday, but desperate times call for desperate measures, and a 3-15 record in 2013 definitely fits that bill.
Plus, this is no ordinary free agency period. A still-to-be-negotiated new collective bargaining agreement between the league and the CFLPA has caused some uncertainty, because it is expected to include an increase to the salary cap thanks to a lucrative new TV deal with TSN. On top of that, NFL teams have lately been showing an increasing willingness to give CFLers a long hard look, which is in turn prompting more CFLers to give the NFL a look. Add to those conditions the presence of a new franchise in Ottawa this coming season, and pending free agents aren't seeing much downside to testing the waters and seeing what's out there before they sign on the dotted line.
The good news for the Bombers is there are also lots of tasty pending free agents on other teams, including, as of Sunday night, Montreal LB Shea Emry and OL Josh Bourke, who would both look fantastic in Winnipeg uniforms next season as, respectively, a non-import linebacker replacement for NFL-bound Henoc Muamba and stalwart protection for new Winnipeg QB Drew Willy.
Also working in Winnipeg's favour is the fact Walters should have some money to throw around once free agency opens. The Bombers are reportedly going to pay Willy less next season than they offered to pay Zach Collaros, who opted to sign with Hamilton instead, and a lot less than they offered to Henry Burris, who opted to sign with Ottawa instead.
Still, asked Friday about his plans for free agency, Walters seemed determined to temper fan expectations of either a Bombers shopping spree this week or free agency being the panacea for all that ails this team.
"Believe me, we've got our list of guys that we're going to target," said Walters. "But I can assure you, long-term success isn't built through free agency. Long-term success for this organization will be built through our scouting department finding young talent, and bringing them up and developing them within our system.
"Long-term success for us will be improving our Canadian draft -- the quality of players we bring in and making sure we improve our Canadian talent. The long-term vision of this organization is that's how we'll improve. We'll look to add through free agency, but long-term our goal is to develop through our scouting department and Canadian draft process."
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Ethanol's Discount to Gasoline Expands to Widest in Three Months
Ethanol's discount to gasoline expanded to the widest differential in three months on speculation that above-average seasonal prices will attract imports and help replenish stockpiles.
The spread, or price difference, gained 13.36 cents to 50.48 cents a gallon. Ethanol imports have averaged 19,000 barrels a day this year, up from 8,000 a year earlier, the Energy Information Administration said July 3. Stockpiles last week declined 5.2 percent to 15.4 million barrels, the lowest in records going back three years.
"Ethanol spreads continue to be well-bid on Wednesday's DOE stock draw, but traders are expecting substantial imports on the next report," said Justin Dirico, manager of the biofuels desk at Eagle Energy Brokers LLC in New York.
Denatured ethanol for August delivery rose 3.2 cents, or 1.4 percent, to $2.392 a gallon on the Chicago Board of Trade. Prices have gained 9.2 percent in 2013 and are above the five-year average for this time of year, data compiled by Bloomberg show. The July contract expired at $2.467 on July 3.
Gasoline for August delivery advanced 5.86 cents, or 2.1 percent, to $2.8968 a gallon on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract covers reformulated gasoline, made to be blended with ethanol before delivery to filling stations.
Ethanol production fell 2.5 percent to 863,000 barrels a day in the week ended June 28, the EIA, the Energy Department's research arm, said. That's down 10 percent from the record 963,000 barrels a day in December 2011.
Corn Prices
Corn for July delivery climbed 6.5 cents, or 1 percent, to $6.8475 a bushel in Chicago. The more actively-traded December corn contract fell 11.5 cents to $4.9125 a bushel.
The corn crush spread, or the cost difference between a gallon of ethanol and the corn needed to make it, was minus 2 cents based on July futures, down from break-even on July 3 and compared with minus 35 cents on Dec. 31, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
The U.S. tracks compliance with government mandates for ethanol blending with Renewable Identification Numbers, or RINs, certificates attached to each gallon of the biofuel. Refiners can submit the credits or trade them.
Corn-based ethanol RINs rose 2 cents to $1.02, data compiled by Bloomberg show, while advanced RINs, which cover biodiesel or Brazilian sugarcane-based ethanol, were unchanged at $1.08.
In cash market trading, ethanol gained 5.5 cents to $2.44 a gallon in Chicago, 4.5 cents to $2.505 in New York, 2 cents to $2.63 on the West Coast and 1.5 cents to $2.47 on the Gulf Coast, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
West Coast ethanol's premium to the U.S. Gulf widened 0.5 cent to 16 cents, the largest differential since June 24, while Chicago's discount to New York Harbor narrowed 1 cent to 6.5 cents.
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U.S. told Egypt it must rescue Israeli embassy workers or suffer 'consequences,' sources say
The United States told Egypt's military rulers during an attack on the Israeli embassy in Cairo that they must act quickly in order to prevent Israeli personnel from being attacked by Egyptian protesters, Haaretz learned on Saturday.
According to senior U.S. source that were involved in the attempt to resolve the Cairo incident, U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta called Supreme Military Council head Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, conveying what the source called an forceful message concerning the need for speed in Egypt's ending of the embassy attack.
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The Rangers have agreed with free-agent right-hander Brandon Webb to a one-year, incentive-laden contract to possibly fill the hole in their rotation left by the departure of ace Cliff Lee, multiple sources confirmed to MLB.com on Sunday. The deal is pending a physical.
Webb was the 2006 National League Cy Young Award winner and won 22 games in '08 for the D-backs, but he missed almost two complete seasons because of a right shoulder injury that required cleanup surgery in August '09.
Webb hasn't pitched in a regular-season game since April 6, 2009, when he was the D-backs' Opening Day starter. He did pitch briefly for Arizona in the instructional league in September and is expected to be ready for Spring Training.


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Christina Aguilera Enjoys Family Time, Talks New "Your Body" Single
Out and about for a fun-filled afternoon of retail therapy, Christina Aguilera, her boyfriend Matthew Rutler, and her son Max hit all the hottest stores at Souleiado in Brentwood, CA on Saturday (October 6).
The 31-year-old songstress was dressed down for the little shopping spree, donning leggings, a fedora, and multicolored hair, while sipping on coffee and walking hand-in-hand with her little man.
In related career news, as previously reported by GossipCenter, Christina recently shared the new, sexy cover work for her upcoming album, "Lotus," and now she's revealing the inside scoop on he newest single, "Your Body."
In a video that Aguilera posted on Twitter, she explains that although this song reflects more of the pop genre, she made it all her own, saying, " Max Martin came into the picture with this great song, but I said 'I can only do this if I'm allowed to be myself and put Christina on it."
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Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today issued the following statement on the passage of Senate Bill 1094:
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Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s (SCEI) long-awaited PSP (PlayStation Portable) went on sale in Japan Sunday to long lines of people, many of whom had been waiting through the night to buy a unit.
At Yodobashi Camera in Tokyo's Shinjuku district, around 1,000 people were already in line at 5 a.m., forming a 200-meter queue that wound around the store and down a neighboring street. It out-stretched the line for the launch of Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s DS handheld device which went on sale Dec. 2, said Jiro Nishijima, a manager at Yodobashi Camera.
He wouldn't say how many PSPs the store had taken delivery of from Sony but guessed that they wouldn't last long.
"We expect to be sold out sometime during the morning," he said.
First in line was Tsukasa Arai, who said he had been waiting since 11:30 a.m on Saturday.
"I'm interested in the PSP because it can play music," he said. "I have one of the original PlayStations and some of the very old Nintendo consoles and for me gaming is a secondary feature."
In addition to games, the PSP can also play music and video files, and Sony plans later to release audio and movies on the PDP's UMD (Universal Media Disc) disc format. The only software available initially will be gaming titles, but users can play music on the device from a Memory Stick card.
"We are still talking to digital content publishers," said Masa Chatani, corporate executive and chief technology officer of SCEI, in an interview Friday. "That will include the studios in Hollywood and labels in New York. They are all pretty much interested in publishing their content on UMD for the PSP."
The initial software line-up consists of "Minna no Golf Portable" (Sony Computer Entertainment); "Ridge Racers" (Namco); "Armored Core Formula Front" (From Software); "Lumines" (Bandai); "Vampire Chronicle: The Chaos Tower" (Capcom), and "Mahjong Fight Club" (Konami). Another batch of titles is due Dec. 16.
Chatani was watching the line outside Yodobashi Camera on Sunday morning and said he was very pleased with how the launch was going.
At 6 a.m. when sales began, Arai was rewarded for his more than 18-hour wait by being the first person in Japan to officially purchase a PSP. He was served at a counter by Akikazu Fujisawa, president of Yodobashi Camera, and Ken Kutaragi, president and CEO of SCEI.
Kutaragi had also been up early Sunday.
"I set my alarm for 4 a.m. but I opened my eyes about an hour earlier, thinking about the PSP," Kutaragi said. He confirmed Sony's plan to ship 500,000 units in Japan before the end of the year.
At 6:15 a.m., after sales had begun, the line in front of the store had grown by another 100 to 200 people.
Two versions of the PSP are available: a basic pack with the unit, power adapter and battery, and a value pack which also includes a carrying case, Memory Stick card, headphones and wrist strap. The basic pack costs


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The 2011 auction begins at 8 am CST on Monday, November 28, and ends at 5 pm CST on Monday, December 12.


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Cigarette blamed for East Anchorage fire
Firefighters' quick response prevented a home on Bolin Street from going up in flames Thursday afternoon.
Residents of New Hope, a transitional house for women, showed up to find the damage wasn't as bad as they had initially thought.
"My heart was pounding," said Andraya La Fleur, the residential manager of the home. "I was trying to get some answers whether it was a small kitchen fire or our whole house was engulfed."
The Anchorage Fire Department said the preliminary cause of the fire appeared to be a cigarette butt left in a planter.
Anchorage firefighters have responded to more than a dozen cigarette-caused fires in just the past few months. They said it can be extremely dangerous to put cigarettes out in planters or trash cans because they become smoldering time bombs.
"It can be hours later when it ignites the actual container and work its way from the outside of the house into the house," explained Captain Danny Costanios. "The problem with that is all your smoke detectors are inside of your house so a lot of times the fire has progressed really heavily and is pretty advanced."
La Fleur said New Hope will look into who was responsible for leaving the butt there.
"I know a lot of fires get started that way and that's why we don't even allow cigarettes on the property so it's unfortunate consequences when you break the rules," she said.
The building has an automated alarm system that alerted firefighters. Costanios said residents are fortunate firefighters were alerted early and the fire didn't start in the middle of the night.
The Red Cross is working with the women to find temporary housing until exposed wiring in the home can be fixed. La Fleur said she's just counting her blessings there's a home to come back to.
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The bitter partisan gridlock facing Congress really isn't a problem in Tennessee. Or California. Or North Dakota.
The same voters who re-elected the Republican House and Democratic Senate also swept in one-party rule in a whopping 45 state legislatures, up from 41 in 2010, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
What's more, 25 states have veto-proof majorities, meaning that one party has enough legislators to override a gubernatorial veto if they choose. That may not be a problem, given that in 22 of those states, the same party that controls the legislature is also in charge of the governor's office.
Just four states — Iowa, Kentucky, New Hampshire and Virginia — kept divided legislatures, the lowest benchmark since 1944. Nebraska has a unicameral, nonpartisan legislature.
The phenomenon represents an incredible show of unity from a state perspective and a worrisome sign of Balkanization at the national level. Illinois and Indiana may share a border, but not much else. Illinois has a veto-proof Democratic majority, while Indiana has the same thing on the Republican side.
"There's polarization at the state level that we haven't seen in recent history," said Karl Kurtz, director of the Trust for Representative Democracy in the Denver office of the National Conference of State Legislatures.
"I think it's a reflection of the growing polarization of our society. The fact that you had only 10 battleground states in this presidential election — there's this standing decision that voters of most states have made to vote for one party or another, and that's playing out at the legislative level as well," he said.
The result could be a nation that, at least for the next few years, tests the limits of federalism and the states' traditional role as laboratories of democracy. Americans may find marriage laws, tax rates and drug enforcement changing dramatically as they cross state lines.
Read more: Cure for gridlock? One-party rule - Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/nov/22/denver-mdash-the-bitter-partisan-gridlock-facing-c/#ixzz2D2B1NRZ6
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Spots on tomatoes, holes in hosta leaves and wilting stems mean insects and diseases have moved into the garden. Don't let these intruders reduce the beauty and productivity of your landscape. Work in concert with nature to prevent and control these pests, and you will be rewarded with a bountiful harvest and landscape filled with beautiful blooms.