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urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:illadore Illadore's House o Crack illadore illadore 2016-03-20T23:57:26Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:illadore:34370 Tornado Pie 2016-03-20T23:54:56Z 2016-03-20T23:57:26Z What is it with me and apple pie?

Last week, I went to Gulf Wars 2016 and I cooked dinner almost every night for the Aethelmearc encampment. Monday night was Roman, Tuesday night - Dutch 15th Century, Wednesday night - 15th Century Portuguese, and Thursday night, our last night, I attempted to cook German 16th Century, from Marx Rumpolt's Ein new Kochbuch.

Attempted, I say, because we got struck either by a "super cell" or a small tornado that luckily did not touch down. Dinner was to start at 7PM and we got struck at 6:30. I spent the tornado holding on to the Aethelmearc Royal Pavilion tent, in an effort to keep it from flying away. Yes, I know how crazy that is. Somehow, once the 60 mph winds (I have no idea if that was the actual wind speed but that is what I had heard) and the ice cold side-ways bullet like rain stopped, we found that the meat had somehow been fully cooked, the cucumber salad survived, and pies had survived the tornado. I plopped everything down on the tables that were somehow still standing and started my usual spiel: "Tonight's dinner was inspired by Rumpolt..." and got a huge laugh from the whole camp and a fistbump from one of my friends. The pies were devoured.

Holding down a tent during a tornado - 1 out of 5 stars.
Tornado pie - 5 out of 5 stars.

Let's do the numbers:

Tornado pie ala Marx Rumpolt.

For the translation that I used, please see  Apple tart from Rumpolt - birth of an A&S entry by Mistress Catrin von Berlin OL (known as Gwen Cat) at Stefan's Florilegium.

Discussion: My version is, at best, perioid, rather than period. Consider it "inspired by" rather than an actual good translation. I was running out of butter so I made a vegetable oil crust with sugar that turned out pretty well and tasty. I also did not sweat the apples in butter, as we were camping and it was an added step. Also, we had golden raisins, not black raisins, as that was what was available at the grocery store. In a way, this was, somewhat in mindset, a medieval pie - as I had to use what ingredients and what time were available to me, as I had no way to run out the market and just get an ingredient I didn't have at the last minute, just like our medieval cooks.

Crust:
2.5 cups of flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup of vegetable oil
enough water - probably 5 to 6 tablespoons

Mix everything all the dry ingredients together and then mix in the liquids until it becomes dough. Work a little bit but not much. Divide in half. Roll out on a pastry mat. Place one in an 9 inch pie pan and hold the other one for the top.

Filling:
6 good sized pie apples. (For the love of the Spaghetti Monster, just say no to Red Delicious)
3/4 cup of sugar
3/4 cup of golden raisins
1 tablespoon of cinnamon

Peel and chop the apples then mix with all the other ingredients. Pour into pie shell. Cover with top and pinch close. Put in the over for 375 for about an hour or so. Pull out when it looks done - or when the tornado is over. (Tornado optional.) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:illadore:34061 Tardpolane Crust testing 2013-08-11T16:29:18Z 2013-08-11T16:36:45Z I'm cooking a feast in two weeks and decided to make tardpolane - from the British Library Manuscripts Additional 32085, (which can be found in Constance B. Hieatt and Robin F. Jones, "Two Anglo-Norman Culinary Collections Edited from British Library Manuscripts Additional 32085 and Royal 12.C.xii" Speculum 61/4, 1986.)

Original recipe (in French and Russian)

 Hieatt's translation.

The crust for the recipe calls for Almond milk and I was waffling on this. I haven't made a crust with almond milk before so I was leery. So, I decided to make three small tarts, one with water (as a control), one with store bought almond milk and one with homemade.

First, I made almond milk. Super easy. I ground one cup of almonds in my food processor and then added it to two cups of boiling water, letting it seep. After five minutes, I drained the almond milk through a sieve and let it cool.

From there, I made three different crusts, one with water, one with store bought almond milk and one with the homemade.

From left to right - water, store bought almond milk, homemade almond milk.

From there, I made a mixture of pears, spices, eggs, egg yolk, neufchatel cheese and milk (as my liquid) and poured them into the tart shells. Baked them all for about 30 minutes@375F.

Long story short - hands down, the home made almond milk was the winner. I was really hoping to use the store bought, as it's cheaper; however, the taste of the home made was much sweeter and richer and had a crispier crust. I think I would only use the store bought in case of an emergency. It really was not much different than using water. However, using the almond milk (each kind) made the dough much easier to use than plain water.

Lesson learned - no cheating! :) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:illadore:33881 Hat! 2013-07-20T13:46:07Z 2013-07-20T13:46:07Z Now that I am done with grad school, I've been hitting the knitting pretty hard.

Woo! Hat! I am beyond pleased with myself that I've learned how to knit fair isle or stranded. :) I am beyond excited with this and can't wait to knit more. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:illadore:33766 Scholarly journals? Really? Oh boy. 2012-09-16T02:09:45Z 2012-09-16T02:09:45Z This is going to be meta. So, very very meta.

Because I am a research nerd, I was playing around with Google Scholar and discovered a number of articles online about this blog. Scholarly articles. That have been peer-reviewed and published in scholarly journals. Errrr....

I would like to, right now, apologize to any and all researchers for the title of my Livejournal! I called this blog/livejournal "House o'Crack" as it was primarily my knitting blog and, as many a knitter knows, yarn is like crack and is utterly addictive. It also turned into my SCA and other research blog and, I assure you, I had no idea that I was going to be written about in scholarly journals one day. So, again, I apologize to all scholars and researchers who have had to write "House o'Crack" in their footnotes and got the "wth" look from their editors. :)

I am now tempted to change it to something more appropriate like "Illadore's House of Yarn and Food and Internet thingies" or "Illadore's House of Copyright Infringement" or "Hi, I'm not a journalism student!" or even just "Illadore's Webpage!" -- however, that cow has already left the barn, and I might as well admit to my folly and leave it as is. Besides, yarn is crack!  Especially Malabrigo wool. Just ask a knitter (who is not allergic to wool.) They will understand and nod knowingly.

So, instead, I will leave you with the articles I found.

Tanja Aitamurto,"New ecosystem in journalism: Decentralized newsrooms empowered by self-organized crowds," Centre for Journalism, Communication and Media Research
Tampere University, Finland, http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-822/TA.pdf

Laurie Cubbison, "A Tale of Two Tarts" and a Case of Copyright Infringement" The CCCC-IP Annual:Top Intellectual Property Developments of 2010, A Publication of The Intellectual Property Caucus of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, March 2011, http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Groups/CCCC/Committees/TopIP2010Collection.pdf#page=36

Lisa Di Valentino, "Moral Rights and Open Licensing," 2010, http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1746317&download=yes

Linda K. Enghagen, "COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND MEDIEVAL APPLE PIE:PROTECTING RECIPES USING COPYRIGHT LAW" University of Massachusetts, October 5, 2011, http://websitedesigninhouston.net/HL/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/VolumeV_Article3.pdf

Susanne Behnk and Stefan Lücking. "Union responses to recent transformations and conflicts in the journalistic field" ILERA World Congress 2012, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, http://ilera2012.wharton.upenn.edu/RefereedPapers/luecking_journalistic_field_ilera2012.pdf

Project Proposal: Fiduciary Powers and Authority to Access Online Accounts and Digital Property During Incapacity and After Death
http://www.uniformlaws.org/shared/docs/Fiduciary%20Access%20to%20Digital%20Assets/2011may31_DigitalAssets_Hennig%20Proposal%20to%20Scope%20and%20Program.pdf (I am not sure what this one is, really...)

Meredith G. Lawrence, Edible Plagiarism: Reconsidering Recipe Copyright in the Digital Age, VANDERBILT J. OF ENT. AND TECH. LAW, http://www.jetlaw.org/wp-content/journal-pdfs/Lawrence_FINAL.pdf

Sara J. Crasson, THE LIMITED PROTECTIONS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LAW FOR THE VARIETY ARTS: PROTECTING ZACCHINI,HOUDINI, AND CIRQUE DU SOLEIL, VILLANOVA SPORTS & ENT. LAW JOURNAL, http://www.mintz.com/media/pnc/7/media.2967.pdf

PS. Any researcher or journalist who wants to cite what I am, "food blogger" more or less fits (as I do have a blog and I have written about food); however, I think "amateur medieval food enthusiast" works best. Or "Food nerd" or "That weird woman who is nuts about apple pie" but I am not now nor have I ever been a journalism student. :) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:illadore:33296 And now for something completely different. :) 2011-11-12T23:54:01Z 2011-11-12T23:54:01Z I've posted this pretty much everywhere else but perhaps I should post it here too:

I was given a writ to sit in contemplation for elevation to the Order of the Laurel. Vigil to happen December 3rd at the Rapier and Costuming Collegium in the Barony Marche of the Debatable Lands (or Pittsburgh, PA for those of you not in the SCA.)

Tarts may have been mentioned. :) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:illadore:33279 There's good in the world, right? 2011-04-26T20:32:19Z 2011-04-26T20:32:19Z So, Ed Champion, who was the very first person to interview me over the whole Cooks Source "thing" was himself plagiarized, per his blog post:

http://www.edrants.com/jason-allardyce-how-a-sunday-times-journalist-ripped-off-ian-rankin-bat-segundo-the-observer-and-an-australian-producer/

First, for the love of the Spaghetti Monster, people!! This is the 21st Century! If you plagiarize someone (or ahem ...copyright infringe), you will be found out, eventually! Quit doing it!!!

Second, really, plagiarizing someone who is an investigative journalist? Probably a bad idea.

Ed -- I hope you get resolution. For the record, all he is asking for is:

(a) a public apology, both prominently in print and online, for taking my quotes without asking or attributing;

(b) the issuance of a correction, both prominently in print and online, indicating that the Sunday Times and Jason Allardyce lifted quotes from my radio program, along with a URL directed to my site,

(c) a donation of £500 (as compensation for using my quotes and others without permission or attribution) to Reporters Without Borders.

Sounds vaguely familiar. :)

Good luck, Ed!!!! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:illadore:32999 I feel I should quote from Godfather III 2010-11-17T21:15:51Z 2010-11-17T21:15:51Z A number of people (journalists, bloggers, commentators on my Livejournal and friends of mine) have all asked that my own emails be posted to set the record straight. They're included below.

I would like to be clear: I am only providing this text for the record as I feel uncomfortable with some of the things that have been implied in public. I am pleased that Ms. Griggs and Cooks Source has done as I have asked, I am truly grateful for all the support that I received (BIG THANK YOU), and I wish Ms. Griggs no ill will and hope that this matter can be considered closed soon for all of those involved.

My emails:
(I did remove my phone number and email address from the emails for obvious reasons.)

On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 5:58 PM, Monica wrote:

 Hello -

 My name is Monica Gaudio - and your magazine has published an
 article with my name. That is my article - but I did not give you or
 the magazine, Cooks Source, permission to publish it.

 It appears that someone from your magazine took it directly from the
 Godecookery.com website, from my article titled "A Tale of Two
 Tarts" (including the photos that are also on the website.)

 If you could please contact me at your earliest convenience @ xxx-xxx-xxx or
 this email, I would appreciate it.

 Monica Gaudio

 Sent from my iPhone

On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 12:54 AM, Monica wrote:
Ms. Griggs:

I am somewhat confused that I have to explain copyright to a magazine editor.

My article is copyrighted.
It does not fall under any fair use clauses.

My work was used for profit (while your magazine is free, it is not, as far as I can tell, a non-profit organization,) without my knowledge or permission, and without any compensation.

This is copyright infringement.

While I am flattered that you used my article, it is still copyright infringement, and a pretty serious matter. I am unsure how this happened at all.

What I would like is an immediate apology, printed both on Facebook and your next issue, and $130 to be donated the Columbia School of Journalism. (Which is ~$.10 per word of my original article.)

Thank you,
Monica Gaudio

On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 4:07 PM, Monica Gaudio wrote:
Ms. Griggs:

I would really like to speak to you regarding this problem and how you plan on resolving it. I have not heard from you since last Thursday. If you would please get back in touch with me, I would appreciate it.

Monica Gaudio

 urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:illadore:32647 Okay -- I thought I was done. 2010-11-16T17:02:02Z 2010-11-16T17:02:02Z Johnny pointed out to me today the newest update from Cooks Source and from what I've read, I am portrayed as a big meanie. I should, really...like 100x really... just ignore it and move on with my life as arguing with people over the internet -- lame -- and yet I can not seem to help myself.

For the record, I will happily post all the email exchanges between myself and Ms. Griggs if Ms. Griggs gives me permission.

I contacted Cooks Source five times: by voicemail October 28th, by email October 28th, by email again October 28th, by email November 2nd and by voicemail November 2nd. I believe that was giving Ms. Griggs a chance.

Not once did Cooks Source offer to pay me in any of those email exchanges -- or donate to CSJ. The apology Cooks Source gave me in an email was "If you want an apology, So Sorry, Monica!" -- I took that as sarcasm. As for my emails being rude -- I was demanding that "this" be fixed. I had one line of my own email that was borderline - "I am somewhat confused that I have to explain copyright to a magazine editor."

I do not think of myself as a big meanie in all of this -- I think of myself as a woman as mad as hell for having her work stolen and then being talked down to like I was a child. As I said, again, it was the principle of the thing -- my work was republished without my permission, my copyright was violated and I stuck up for myself.

Lessons learned:

Pay the writer.
Be nice to people.
Be mighty.

AND on this, I hope, really really really, -- I'm out. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:illadore:32383 What a long, strange ride this has been 2010-11-14T09:44:38Z 2010-11-14T09:45:20Z What a long, strange ride this has been. (I have tried to write this three or four times. Writing this as a summary is a bit difficult.)
.
First, the update:

I have, in fact, confirmed with the Columbia School of Journalism that money was donated in my name by Cooks Source. I have also seen the webpage with the apology. While it is not perhaps the most contrite apology I have seen, it will do and all of my requests regarding the copyright infringement of my article have been met. So, unless something unexpected happens, I would say this is all resolved, at least to my satisfaction.

Now, onto the rest:

Wow. Just. Wow. Thank you. Not only did "The Internets" take up my cause, but, many people donated to CSJ and to the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. Thank you for doing good and being mighty.

This whole thing has also been a bit of an education -- I have learned a great deal about copyright, or at least, how it relates to my work that is posted online. Copyrighting and defending your work, for the amateur (as the financial hardship to try to copyright and defend your work is large) is difficult to say the least -- and that does not seem right. Not sure what else to say there -- but -- I am sure more eloquent people than myself have something to say. :) I had some amazing help (thank you, Akiva) but I received such help because of what you all did -- getting the word out.

Second -- being a part of the public eye and being a part of the news cycle, becoming "internet famous," has been somewhat overwhelming. Somewhat. When I was visiting friends this past week or so, I would hand over my iPhone and tell them not to let me have it. :) (They obliged. :) I am very glad to be able to going back to being Just Monica or Just Illadore. (However, I don't think I will ever be able to Google my name again without it being linked to this story. :)

One last thing -- crowdsourcing is amazing (but I have mentioned that already :) -- and so is investigative journalism. Kudos to Ed Champion (www.edrants.com) for working up this story and doing fact checking and really digging at what was going on. (Much love to other reporters I spoke with this week too, btw. :)

So, thank you all, again, for being interested, caring, and generally making me laugh. The song, the parody, the Downfall video, the haikus, the poetry, all of it -- thank you very much.

And on that note -- I'm out. :) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:illadore:32166 WOOPS! My apology 2010-11-10T20:38:00Z 2010-11-10T20:41:10Z From Akiva -- my attorney

Monica, you're officially my favorite client ever. And not just because I'm laughing out loud at the moment (Tehila's my *daughter*, not my *dog*, and you just validated the entire premise of the game "Telephone" :)

(And yes, you have my full permission to reprint this e-mail if you want :P )

Akiva

Woops! My bad! :) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:illadore:31771 Pie! 2010-11-10T15:07:17Z 2010-11-10T21:26:25Z Good morning!

I have made pie:

I cheated a bit -- I used regular store-bought crusts rather than make my own. I also used the 16th century pie, which is much more sugary than the 14th century one. (Tho, try that one. You can use regular pie shells for that too.)

I have, in fact, seen the post on the Cooks Source page with the apology. I think that is about the best I am going to get. I am; however, completely unsure whether or not any donations were made either to the Columbia School of Journalism or the Food Bank -- but -- I have made some phone calls to look into it and I shall let you know, one way or another.

And now -- a shout-out to my fantastic attorney who has helped me out through all of this: Akiva Cohen at Foley & Lardner LLP. He has been utterly fantastic, super quick with answering my questions, and I highly recommend him. He also has a dogdaughter named Tehila (not tequila!) -- which means Praise in Hebrew. He totally deserves praise for his work for me. :)

The good news in all of this is that I think I know what my Ice Dragon Entry (which only us medieval food geeks probably know what Ice Dragon is) is going to be this year. Heh. Heh.

Editted slightly to fix the daughter problems. :) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:illadore:31583 The Sunday Night Update - some questions answered. 2010-11-08T05:42:16Z 2010-11-08T05:43:51Z Greetings, World!

Again, I would like to thank you all who have shown an interest in what happened to me. It is flabbergasting and overwhelming. Much love to you all -- especially those who have followed the golden rule (please use your powers for good) and have been nice to the advertisers. I would like to point out that 2nd Street Baking Company (one of the advertisers that pulled out of Cooks Source) has asked that if you would like to support those advertisers pulling out of Cooks Source, you can donate to the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts here - http://www.foodbankwma.org/

A number of you have also commented that you have donated to the Columbia School of Journalism. Good for you and thank you!

I am trying to read everything but, again, a bit overwhelmed with the amount of comments and information. If you really need to get a hold of me, please contact me at @illadore over at twitter.

Next, you all have been asking me a lot of questions. I have been trying to answer what I can but let's talk about some of the basics (as I understand them):

Plagiarism is when one takes another's work and basically says its theirs. If I were to take say take the beautiful poem "This is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams and slapped my name on it and called it "The Ice-Box Poem," then that would be plagiarism.

Copyright infringement is the unauthorized or prohibited use of works under copyright, infringing the copyright owner's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works. (From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_infringement) So, if you were to take my copyrighted work and publish it for profit without my permission, that would be copyright infringement.

Those are the basics. After that, it gets somewhat complicated, which is why you get a lawyer. On that note, I have found a very nice attorney who is working with me. :)

Still no contact from Cooks Source since the Tuesday email.

I have no real plans on writing a cookbook -- there are some amazing ones out there on medieval cookery already, including anything written by Terence Scully (especially The Neapolitan Recipe Collection), as well as books by other authors such as The Medieval Kitchen. They have done some absolutely beautiful scholarly work on the subject -- I am just an amateur that likes to take those recipes and make them into food.

On that note, for everyone who said they were going to make my apple pie recipes -- awwwwww. You know just what to say to make a cook happy.

Peace out. Be Mighty. Follow the Golden Rule. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:illadore:31278 illadore @ 2010-11-05T00:34:00 2010-11-05T04:34:58Z 2010-11-05T04:34:58Z AND someone paid for my Livejournal for a year. THANK YOU, INTERNET PERSON! :) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:illadore:31145 Dear Internet -- Be Mighty! 2010-11-05T03:31:24Z 2010-11-05T03:33:08Z Dear Internet!

So, you kinda broke my email.

;)

I love you all dearly!! I have been trying to read everything that has been posted but, OHBOY, the amount of Livejournal comments have been huge!!

If you are trying to get a hold of me right away for something you need me to see, please go to twitter and mention @illadore -- and I will try to see it there. (Only do that if you're trying to contact me for something you need a response for right away.) Alternatively, try contacting me again via Livejournal.

Many, many, many shout-outs to reddit.com, fark.com, gawker.com, gizmodo.com, slashdot.org, Wil Wheaton, Neil Gaiman, John Scalzi, and dozens and hundreds of others. (Neil and Wil and Warren Ellis! My nerd life is complete!)

But the BIG THANK YOUs go first to Jeff Berry, fellow mediveal food nerd. He is the one who originally informed me about the magazine article. His blog is at http://www.panix.com/~nexus/cooking/

Second goes to Nick Mamamtas: http://nihilistic-kid.livejournal.com/ -- He is the one who originally picked up the story and from there it went viral. Nick's an amazing author.

I am also AFK for the next day or so (I did not expect to get internet famous today!) but if you are trying to get a hold of me, I will do my best to get back to you.

Last but not least -- I have had no personal contact from Cooks Source. They have my number and my email and as far as I can tell, have not tried to personally contact me. I have had some people report that the editor responded via Facebook but it was...an interesting comment and not the response I was asking for. (Which was -- 1 apology on Facebook, 1 apology in the magazine and $130 to Columbia School of Journalism as a donation.) I am not actually sure it was a "real" response.

More later. Thank you all for your comments. Please be kind and remember the Golden Rule. Please do not harass the advertisers.

Monica
PS. And remember -- Be mighty!*

*Tagline from escapepod.com :) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:illadore:30729 Quick update!! 2010-11-04T15:17:33Z 2010-11-04T15:18:28Z First -- I have heard absolutely zero from Cooks Source -- however, HELLO INTERNET!! NICE TO SEE YOU!! Welcome to my blog!!

@neilhimself retweeted this story: http://twitter.com/neilhimself !!! -- My nerd life is complete.

(tho it will be more complete is @wilw would comment too... :)

This is now on the front page of reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/e147w/website_article_gets_copied_without_permission_by/ -- HELLO REDDITORS! Nice to see you!!!

And apparently the internet as a whole has decided to take up my case on the Facebook webpage of Cooks Source

Topsy.com has informed me that (as of 11:15AM EDT) that there's been 1,300+ trackbacks to my article.

John Scalzi has posted and tweeted: http://whatever.scalzi.com/

If it gets posted elsewhere, please feel free to repost it here.

And, first and foremost, I am utterly grateful and thankful for all the lovely and wonderful comments I have gotten so far. Internet -- you rule. Thank you so much. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:illadore:30674 Copyright Infringement and Me 2010-11-04T03:14:33Z 2012-11-11T03:22:23Z The tl;dr version of this post: My 2005 Ice Dragon entry, called "A Tale of Two Tarts" was apparently printed without my knowledge or permission in a magazine and I am apparently the victim of copyright infringement.

The story:
I was contacted early last week by a friend of mine who lives in the Northeast about my "As American as Apple Pie - Isn't!" article that was published in Cooks Source magazine, mostly to inquire how I had gotten published. This was news to me, as I hadn't ever heard of this magazine before.

However, some basic Google-fu lead me to find them online and on Facebook. In fact, after looking at the Cooks Source Facebook page, I found the article with my name on it on on "Page 10" of the Cooks Source Pumpkin fest issue. (No worries, I have screencaps.) The magazine is published on paper (the website says they have between 17,000 and 28,000 readers) as well as being published on Facebook as well.

So. I first phone the magazine then send a quick note to the "Contact Us" information page, asking them what happened and how they got my article. (I thought it could have been some sort of mix-up or that someone posted it to some sort of free article database.) Apparently, it was just copied straight  off the Godecookery webpage. As you can see from the page, it is copyrighted and it is also on a Domain name that I own.

After the first couple of emails, the editor of Cooks Source asked me what I wanted -- I responded that I wanted an apology on Facebook, a printed apology in the magazine and $130 donation (which turns out to be about $0.10 per word of the original article) to be given to the Columbia School of Journalism.

What I got instead was this (I am just quoting a piece of it here:)

"Yes Monica, I have been doing this for 3 decades, having been an editor at The Voice, Housitonic Home and Connecticut Woman Magazine. I do know about copyright laws. It was "my bad" indeed, and, as the magazine is put together in long sessions, tired eyes and minds somethings forget to do these things.
But honestly Monica, the web is considered "public domain" and you should be happy we just didn't "lift" your whole article and put someone else's name on it! It happens a lot, clearly more than you are aware of, especially on college campuses, and the workplace. If you took offence and are unhappy, I am sorry, but you as a professional should know that the article we used written by you was in very bad need of editing, and is much better now than was originally. Now it will work well for your portfolio. For that reason, I have a bit of a difficult time with your requests for monetary gain, albeit for such a fine (and very wealthy!) institution. We put some time into rewrites, you should compensate me! I never charge young writers for advice or rewriting poorly written pieces, and have many who write for me... ALWAYS for free!"

I got nothing.
Scratch that. I sure as heck do. Let's go over the major points:

 At this point, I am mad as hell. It is now the principle of the thing -- and I also can not quite believe that my copyright was violated -- and then I was informed that I should *pay them* for editing it for me!

The web is NOT public domain! Don't believe me? Try the University of Maryland University College -- or just Google it.

I should be thankful because I wasn't flat out plagiarized? Don't college students get, oh, I dunno, tossed out for being caught for plagiarism? How is this a valid argument?

I have some ideas of where to go from here but I am more than willing to listen to other suggestions.

EDIT: Nick does a better job of telling the story than I do: http://nihilistic-kid.livejournal.com/1553538.html -- Thanks, Nick! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:illadore:30395 rainbow mittens 2009-12-14T00:49:25Z 2009-12-14T00:49:25Z

rainbow mittens
Originally uploaded by rani23
Baby mittens! Well, not so much a baby anymore, more like toddler mittens.
 urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:illadore:29973 collin dino hat 2009-03-14T13:31:39Z 2009-03-14T13:31:39Z

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Originally uploaded by rani23
The dino hat I made for Collin, being modeled by the recipient. :)
(I'm so glad that his mom was able to get it on his head and keep it on. :)
 urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:illadore:29913 A bear for Owen 2009-03-02T07:01:35Z 2009-03-02T07:01:35Z

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Originally uploaded by rani23
A lovely green bear for Owen. Only a year late. :)

I used the Bobbie Bear pattern. Honestly not sure what yarn I used, as I lost the label over a year ago.
 urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:illadore:29655 illadore @ 2009-02-22T23:44:00 2009-02-23T07:45:11Z 2009-02-23T07:45:11Z I hate provisional cast-on.

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Undulate Scarf
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My other two projects, the Shedir Hat and the Bobby Bear, have been driving me to distraction. Well, let me rephrase that. I've been too distracted to knit them properly as they require concentration and have lots of fiddly bits.

So, I cast on this Undulate Scarf in this magnificent Malibrigo worsted weight yarn. This stuff is so utterly yummy. And the pattern is so easy you only need to barely pay attention. Perfect. :)
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shedir hat!
Originally uploaded by rani23
What I've been up to as of late. :)

This is the Shedir Hat. I've been knitting it for a friend of mine who is going through chemo. It's 128 stitches per round and full of cables and lovely. It's; however, taking a *loooooong* time!! :) I hope to get it done over the weekend. :)
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Pattern: Fuzzy Feet Pattern at Knitty.
Yarn: Jo-Ann Sensations Licorice Yarn, Color: Red (3 balls -- but I have HUGE feet. Size 12W.)

Followed the instructions, per usual, and tada, fuzzy feet slippers!! :)

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blankie for Rohan
Originally uploaded by rani23
The Big Bad Baby Blanket for Jonah. :)

8 skeins of Koigu, size 9 needles, two months of knitting.


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Crisscross Tie-Die Dress, $22.80 from Forever 21
The high-low side hem adds a funky flair to this free-spirited look. Can't you just see wearing this at laid-back barbecues or artsy music festivals? This dress makes me think of living life as carefree as possible. Road trip, anyone?


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This is my first attempt at Tumbling Blocks! For me there was definitely a learning curve to this. Now that I think about it almost anything I do has a big learning curve to it!
This trivet is made from Mulberry, Maple, and Brazilian Cherry. It measures 4 5/8" by 4 3/8" by 7/16".
I wasn't going to do anything large for my first try. Not satisfied with my skill level yet!
I made the diamonds on a homemade jig on my RAS. Special thanks to Degoose (Larry) and Patron for there suggestions! The last two pics are lose diamonds to get the right affect.
-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.
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#1 posted 05-02-2009 04:52 PM
This looks great looks like you handled the learning curve fine.
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#2 posted 05-02-2009 05:26 PM
well done!
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#3 posted 05-02-2009 05:29 PM
Nice job.The glue up looks like the hard part.
#4 posted 05-02-2009 06:47 PM
Great job on the design and implementation.
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#5 posted 05-02-2009 10:36 PM
By Joves, I think you have it, well done on your first attempt,.you see all things is really possible hey?
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#6 posted 05-02-2009 10:45 PM
Very nice, Spanky! Don't be tempted to spin the finished work around and around for too long. You could get dizzy and fall!
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#7 posted 05-02-2009 10:51 PM
Nice job, spnaky!
-- Chris
#8 posted 05-03-2009 12:42 AM
Spanky, this is a very interesting trivet. I have to agree it looks like you did a good job of mating the individual diamonds to produce the block pattern. It definately looks like you are ready for something bigger.
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
#9 posted 05-03-2009 04:59 AM
Thanks Jocks! I appreciate all the comments.
-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.
#10 posted 01-25-2010 01:31 AM
nice work, makes me want to play q-bert.
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Vanessa Hudgens Shows Off a New 'Do
Showing she can pull off any hairstyle, Vanessa Hudgens chopped her luscious locks off into a shorter 'do this week.
On Thursday (January 24), the "Springbreakers" actress posted a picture of herself on Instagram with a caption reading, "Short hair, don't care!"
The following day, Vanessa's sexy new cut made it's red carpet debut at the L'Amour by Nanette Lepore for JCPenney launch party in New York City.
While there, Miss Hudgens dished to GossipCenter exclusively about whether or not she would like to do a "High School Musical" reunion in the future.
"I love those guys so much. That was few of the most fondest memories of my life. It was amazing. I love musicals I wouldn't mind doing another one," the Disney alum said.
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300 Congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Demarest
At Reception Marking Golden Wedding
(From: The Sunday Sun, September 28, 1952)
Mr. and Mrs. George V. Demarest celebrated their golden wedding anniversary yesterday with a reception for more than 300 guest at their home, 12 DeGraw Avenue, Teaneck.
Mr. Demarest and the former Rachel DeGraw Moore were married on September 10 1902 in Brooklyn Hills, New York. Both Mr. and Mrs. Demarest are connected with Teaneck's old families. - Mr. Demarest's grandfather and father owned the Brinkerhoff-Demarest homestead at 493 Teaneck Road, the oldest house in Teaneck, which was built in about 1735. Mrs. Demarest's aunt, Mrs. William DeGraw, was the wife of one of Teaneck's most progressive men in the early days of the township. Mr. DeGraw who gave land in his meadows for the building of a tro1ley line through Teaneck in 1898. His widow gave the lots on DeGraw Avenue on which the present Teaneck Methodist Church stands.
They Were Ring Bearers
Two of those assisting in the hospitality at the DeGraw home yesterday were members of the wedding party. fifty years ago. Mrs. Bessie McPherson of Brooklyn and Mrs. Lou Ketchum of Phillips, Maine, served as ringbearers at the wedding. Mrs. Edna DeGraw Schuh, a niece, was the little flower girl. Others who assisted in yesterdays entertainment were Mrs. Max Dasch, Anna Lamb of Maywood, Mrs. Grace, Lord of Bogota, Mrs. Lawrence Landrine of Maywood and Mrs. Daniel Demarest of Ridgewood, and Mrs. Lee Landrine Engel of Frederick, Md.
The couple have two children, Mrs. Landrine of Maywood and Maj. Daniel Moore Demarest of Ridgewood, and two granddaughters, Mrs. Eugene Engel of Fredericksburg, Maryland and Miss Bunnie Joan Landrine.
He Built Home
The couple have resided for the last 50 years in the home to which Mr. Demarest brought his bride. He had engaged a carpenter to build the ample home at DeGraw Avenue and Teaneck Road on a 100 by 150-foot plot at a cost of $3,500. It was the first house that had been built in that section since Peter Westervelt built the home that is now the Bright Side Sanitarium. People came from all around to see the fine new home going up.
Mr. Demarest served on the Teaneck School Board for six year in the 1910 era when Oakdene and Washington Irving School were built. He was responsible for moving the bell from the old country, schoolhouse on Fort Lee Road to the New Oakdene School where it is still located. He was a member of the Teaneck Township Committee for three years in the 1912 period.
Among the heirlooms guests at the anniversary celebration saw was a coverlid woven for George C. Demarest, his grandfather in 1834. It was woven by I. Christie, a weaver who plied his trade in Schraalenburgh, which is now called Dumont. Another treasure on display was a 9 by 12-foot American flag made entirely by hand by Mrs. Demarest before her wedding.
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KECSKEMET, HUNGARY – As U.N. climate negotiators gather in Geneva this week, one Japan-inspired Hungarian inventor believes he has found a revolutionary and inexpensive way to construct buildings that require less energy to heat and cool.
The magic ingredient for Matyas Gutai's invention is simple: water.
It's the result of a long process of testing and patenting and a decade of research and development at a Japanese university.
"Imagine a building without insulation, yet with a perfect indoor thermal balance, thanks to the properties of water," the 34-year-old said.
He showed off a small prototype in the backyard of a warehouse in his hometown of Kecskemet south of Budapest, developed with some €50,000 ($57,000) in EU funding and money from the Hungarian government.
The walls of Gutai's house are made of glass panels with a gap filled with water in between the panes.
This water, only a few cubic meters, is warmed by the sun — it can be piping hot during heat waves. It absorbs heat like a battery during hot spells and distributes it during cold snaps, making the house cozy in winter or cool in summer, as needed.
An inbuilt monitoring system allows the user to set the desired indoor temperature, with the heat stored in the water transferred around the building as needed.
Excess heat in the water during hot periods is stored in a tank in the foundations to be sent back into the walls later when it gets colder.
The system reduces the need for external energy sources for heating, Gutai said, meaning that the building can be more independent from the local grid — so not responsible for any carbon emissions.
"In no other structure are you completely surrounded by connected volumes of water which, using its natural properties, and via a process called convective heat transfer, is able to move energy around to where it's needed," Gutai said.
"It absorbs, stores, heats, cools, and balances indoor temperatures."
The walls can be made either entirely or partially of glass and are strong enough to support the building structurally, he said, and also provide perfect insulation despite being much thinner than those on a normal building.
He conceded that building a house in this way is moderately more expensive, but it is cheaper than standard energy-efficient structures.
The idea is already attracting interest from architects and builders, Gutai said.
Surprisingly for a native of Hungary, a country famous for its thermal spas — and which gave the world the Rubik's Cube — Gutai did not have his "eureka" moment in the baths of Budapest.
Instead, it came in the "rotenburo" (open-air hot springs) of Japan in 2003 when he was studying sustainable architecture at the University of Tokyo.
"First I was very cold on the way to the pool, particularly on my feet. As I got into the pool I felt perfectly comfortable, no matter how cold the air was outside," he remembers.
It dawned on him how much more important surface temperature and heated mass are than air temperature.
"Air temperature like a cold breeze in summer, or the hot air of a fire in winter, is important but mass like in a pool is a completely different quality," he said.
It was a time when many Japanese architects were beginning to explore ideas of low-energy consumption, particularly after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
The final jigsaw piece was another Japanese tradition: the martial art of Aikido and its concept of victory through non-resistance.
"You use the strength of your opponent's attack to your own advantage, you make your opponent fall down by flowing away from strength rather than blocking it," Gutai said.
"So I looked more and more at water, which doesn't resist but instead responds, in a smart way.
"Our goal should be to use less energy and materials, and take cities off-grid as much as possible," Gutai said. "The water-house is one way to do that."


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MAXjet seeks approval for non-stop service to China
MAXjet Airways said it applied earlier this week for federal permission to operate daily non-stop passenger service between Shanghai, China, and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, with continuing same-plane service to Los Angeles. The airline, based in Washington, D.C., proposed to begin service March 25, 2009.
MAXjet said it would operate the proposed service with Boeing 767-200ER aircraft already in its fleet. These aircraft are configured with 92 business class seats.There are no economy class seats.
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Puget Sound Energy said it has signed a 20-year contract for 50 megawatts of power from the Klondike III Wind Project now under construction near Wasco, Ore. The wind project, operated by PPM Energy in Portland, could be ready for operation this fall. Puget already owns two wind farms of its own in Central and Eastern Washington, with a capacity of 380 megawatts.
Horizon Financial reports fourth-quarter income up
Horizon Financial Corp. reported net income for the fourth fiscal quarter of $4.9 million, or 40 cents a share, up from $4.2 million, or 33 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Bellingham-based Horizon said improved yields on loans and growth in the loan portfolio contributed to higher earnings. Horizon has $1.3 billion in assets and operates 18 branches.
Publishing exec resigns from Dow board in protest
NEW YORK -- German publishing executive Dieter von Holtzbrinck has resigned as a director of Dow Jones & Co. to protest the board's endorsement of a deal to sell the company, which publishes The Wall Street Journal, to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.


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John Haywood Barreto
Missing since January 20, 1977 from Lake Oswego, Clackamas County, Oregon
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Barreto was last known to be in Florida in January 1977 when his family wired money to Miami for him. He is reported to travel in warm weather areas in an aimless manner because of a mental problem caused from taking LSD while in the US Army.
Mr. Barreto was receiving disability prior to is disappearance. The money was deposited into an account his mother had access to and he would call her and have her wire money as he needed it.
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It will probably be another two to three months before the USS Iowa makes its long-anticipated trek south to its new permanent home at the Port of Los Angeles.
But plans already are in the works for its arrival.
The SS Lane Victory, a World War II merchant ship already based in the port, is expected to be among the vessels heading up as far as the Santa Monica Bay to greet the battleship on its tow from Northern California.
And for $250 each, passengers will be able to ride along as the Lane Victory escorts the Iowa on the last leg of its southern journey.
"We look for this to be a big celebration," said Anthony Broude, president of the Lane Victory's board of directors. "It's a once-in-a-lifetime event, it's not going to happen again."
The ship is looking to court the region's media to ride along. Once those slots are filled, Broude said he anticipates having about 650 spots available for the public.
Counting crew, media and the public, the ship can hold nearly 900 people, he said, with tickets for the public to be announced closer to when the ship is to arrive.
For now, the USS Iowa remains berthed in the Port of Richmond, where it continues to undergo refurbishment so it can open for tours as a permanent museum on San Pedro's waterfront.
Recent work has included the start of deck preparation and refurbishment, reconnecting the ship's electricity, removing some rotted wood at the ship's aft, sanding and painting.
Port officials in Los Angeles expect to have the project's final environmental report before harbor commissioners in April as negotiations continue on the leasing agreement with the Iowa for Berth 87.
"We're on track and working through the required process," port spokesman Phillip Sanfield said.
The Pacific Battleship Center, the nonprofit group that received the ship donation from the Navy and is overseeing its refurbishment, is looking to an early July opening, possibly during the Independence Day week. The ship is slated to arrive in port before that, however, probably sometime in May. Weather also will play a role in when the ship, nicknamed "The Big Stick," can be taken on the three-day tow to Los Angeles.
Initially, it will be anchored about four miles offshore near Long Beach, where more work on the hull will be done.
Home port preparations include improvements to the parking lot adjacent to Berth 87 near First Street and Harbor Boulevard, just north of the Los Angeles Maritime Museum and south of the Vincent Thomas Bridge.
Plans call for creating a second entrance and exit for the lot, which also serves the World Cruise Terminal, Catalina Cruises, the Maritime Museum and the choreographed fountains where special events often are held.
There is only one entrance currently - at Swinford Street and Harbor Boulevard near the bridge.
A second entry point will be added at First Street, according to the Port of Los Angeles.
Also anticipating the ship's arrival is the San Pedro Visitors and Convention Services, a group that is planning a weeklong celebration in the first week of July.
The USS Iowa Veterans Association will be in town from July 2-6, an event that is expected to bring several hundred veterans who served aboard the ship from the 1940s through the 1980s to San Pedro for an annual reunion.
In addition to the reunion event, the Visitors and Convention Services is looking to coordinate restaurant and hotel deals, tours and other attractions to showcase the port town for visitors.


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Rongo-rongo is the name that has been given to a type of pictograph writing that was developed in Rapa Nui (Easter Island). It is one of only a handful of ways of writing that was invented anywhere in the world. It has never been successfully translated (although many have tried, and some claim to have succeeded) and probably never will be, since so few examples remain. One small section of one tablet has been translated, however- it is clearly a lunar calendar!
In 1864, missionary Eugene Eyraud- the first known non-Polynesian to live on Easter Island- said in a letter that he had seen "in all the houses" hundreds of tablets and staffs incised with thousands of hieroglyphic figures. Two years later, only a handful of these incised artifacts were left. Some say that they were burnt to please the missionaries, who saw in them evil relics of pagan times. Today, only 21 examples remain.
The writing on them is extraordinary. Tiny, remarkably regular glyphs, less than half an inch tall, highly stylized and formalized, are carved in shallow grooves running the length of wood tablets. I have seen the two examples in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, and they are mesmerizing.
Some say that the Rapa Nuians came up with their writing after a visit in 1770 by a Spanish ship. Perhaps the locals sensed the foreign mana, the spiritual power, that resided in the wonder of writing, the coupling of human speech to graphic art. Perhaps they employed various motifs for their glyphs from the rich inventory of Easter Island's rock art. In any case, no other Oceanic people possesed an indigenous writing system, so the Rapa Nuians certainly came up with their writing after their island had become isolated from the rest of Polynesian culture. Whether it was influenced by European contact or not, we might never know.
In game terms, the Rongo-rongo card provides the player with one Victory Point. If the player also controls Rapa Nui, the historic home of the writing, the player gets a bonus Victory Point. So, when you play Conquest of Paradise, if a player draws this card, then clearly the Polynesians came up with this writing on their own. If the card remains in the deck, then Polynesians came up with the writing after the scope of the game- maybe with the help of Europeans!


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MDSTMARY-L ArchivesArchiver > MDSTMARY > 2005-03 > 1110995442
From: "Jerry L. Clark" <>
Subject: RE: [MDSTMARY-L] Re: Knott/Power, Etc., Montgomery Co.
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:51:38 -0700
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This would not be my Howards. When I was studying the Howards From Ann
Arrundel County, Maryland I found no connection to those who came From St.
Mary's County, Maryland.
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Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY-L] Re: Knott/Power, Etc., Montgomery Co.
As for the Thomas HOWARD who died in Montgomery Co., MD, I believe he and
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Thomas HOWARD b. 1719 Anne Arundel Co., MD
Thomas HOWARD and Priscilla SELBY
Cornelius HOWARD and Mary ROPER
Cornelius HOWARD and Elizabeth -?-
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2011 USSA Michigan Tech SuperTour presented by Portage Health
Race Categories
Registration lists, start lists and restuls will be posted by Superior Timing when available. We expect the start list for Saturday to be posted about 7:30 p.m EST on Friday.
A full weekend of racing features the SuperTour and a Super Junior Olympics Qualifier for both Great Lakes and Midwest. Separate categories for seniors, masters and citizen racers, and separate categories and distances for high school, middle school and youth.
Friday, January 28 - 3 p.m. Sprint Prologue (qualifying times only - no subsequent heats)
Saturday, January 29 - Classic 5k/10k interval start (shorter distances for middle school and youth). Saturday's schedule includes adaptive races.
Sunday, January 30 - Freestyle 10k/15k mass start (shorter distances for high school and younger)
See the schedule page for detailed schedule.
All races are at the Michigan Tech Nordic Training Center, host of the 2006 Junior Olympics and the 2007 and 2008 U.S. National Championships. Course maps are available.
Note to the public: The main Tech trailhead and the trails used for the races will be closed from Thursday night, Jan. 27, though the end of the races on Sunday. Trails closed include all of the loops that eminate from Core. The Nara trailhead will be open along with the Nara and lower trails up to Skidder (which will be closed). The softball field access point will be open, as well Isle Royale and Superior Loops. The Pilgrim trails will also be open.
Interval start races: All USSA/FIS licensed athletes will be seeded by current points ranking in groups of 20. Random seed within groups. Non-licensed athletes follow randomly in categories.
Mass start races: Arrow start. All licensed athletes seeded by current points ranking, followed by no- licensed athletes.
Entry fees: $40-1 race, $65- 2 or 3 races; JOQ $35 - 1 race, $45 2 or 3 races; High School 5k and 3k skiers $12/race or $20 for two; Adaptive $5/race; Youth $5/race
Last day for all registrations to be received: Midnight, Tuesday, January 25, 2011.


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Although there are many who remember Melissa Anderson as "the blind sister" on the iconic family drama Little House on the Prairie, there is much more to this sweet lady. She's proud to be an Emmy-nominated actress (for her work on Little House), and also a producer (for Where Pigeons Go to Die starring and directed by Michael Landon). But her most important credit she said is being a mom. And now she is an author.
The bright blue-eyed blonde has written a book, Melissa Anderson: The Way I See It, which is a look back at her life on Little House. So we met up at the Valley mall she enjoyed as a teenager to chat about her journey as a child performer, when she was known as Melissa Sue Anderson. Now called Missy by her family and friends, she gave me a treat in telling me stories about the events in her life.
Her book is filled with personal and revealing anecdotes from her Little House years. It is also a portrait of a young performer who became a successful adult actress. Unlike the horror stories we've heard about other former childstars, Missy is a well-adjusted adult who took time off from her career to be a stay-at-home mom to her daughter Piper and son Griffin, with husband producer-director-writer Michael Sloan.
After our interview, she created a wonderful atmosphere when crowds gathered for her book signing and discussion at the Northridge Borders. She not only did readings from her autobiography, but also got the fans involved by getting them to help "perform" the script-styled chapters in the book. It was a fun and an interesting way to turn a book signing into a "show."
The unique concept of describing key moments in her life in script form has "scenes" sprinkled through the well-written hardback. Where did she come up with that idea? Missy explained, "At the time I was reading a little book that Maria Shriver had written for graduates. That just gave me the idea of something different, and I was kind of thinking along those lines. Then, since I had to put myself at age 11 at beginning of the book, I thought to do that in screenplay form. And I had to learn to pick the 'scenes' from my life very carefully, because I didn't want to take the reader out of the narrative at important moments in the book. So it had to be lighter moments that would flow with the stories."
So how did the book materialize? Missy revealed that she never thought of writing a book. And when she was approached by the publisher, she thought it was a mistake, and the offer was meant for her husband Michael Sloan, because he's the professional writer in the family. "It turned out they were interested in me, and I thought, 'How interesting.' I was surprised that no one had written a book [about the Little House experience]already."
Later she found out that Melissa Gilbert, who played her Little House sister, is coming out with a book, but by that time Missy had considered it enough. "I thought of a way I could present it that might work and make it a little bit different. I didn't want it to be like every other memoir and I didn't want it to be dark and depressing. Yet I wanted it to have some substance, and I wanted people to learn something and take actors, especially child actors, maybe a little more seriously."
She then decided "I can do it. I had it organized in my head, and so it went from there," she said.
One of the lessons to be learned from her book comes when she talks about her friend Edward Woodward, with whom she co-starred on The Equalizer. She thought of him often, yet wasn't in touch, and then he passed away. So she makes a plea for readers to be in touch with their friends, relatives and people they hold dear.
Another message she wants to get across is for child actors, "or potential child actors, or actors in general, not to take themselves too seriously. It's all well and good to be passionate about it [acting], but it's really smart to have something to fall back on. Education is important. And to have other interests besides the business."
So much of the business is luck, she emphasized. "And that's another lesson. It's luck. There are so many fantastic actors and directors and writers out there, and if you're not really incredibly lucky, and in the right place at the right time, it doesn't matter. So again, it's so much better to have a really great education, and make your passion a hobby, because it's a hard business. Actors wear their hearts on their sleeves. They'll hear 'You're too short. You're too fat.' It's ironic, you have to be emotional as an actor, and then you're stabbed in the heart all the time."
What does Missy consider her greatest personal accomplishment, and her greatest professional accomplishment? Without hesitation she said, "Personal would have to be my kids. And professional accomplishment? Gosh, I think I'm proud of my work in The Equalizer. I loved doing that. It was my favorite thing that I've ever done. And it's interesting, my son just watched it. Years ago, Griff saw some of it and it scared him, so off it went. And I knew now he was certainly old enough, and I said, 'Griff, I think you'd really like it, because I think The Equalizer is your kind of show,' and he loved it. So I was in and out of the room, and saw bits and pieces, and I thought, 'Gosh, I wasn't bad in that.' Because sometimes you are. You're never as good as you think you are, or sometimes it turns out better than you thought. And I wanted to live up to the material, because the writing was so good. So I really felt I did good work there, and I was proud of being associated with that show."
Now making her home in Montreal, Missy fondly looks back on her early days in Hollywood, giving Bobby Brady his first kiss on The Brady Bunch, meeting Beau Bridges over the years, plus her observations about Michael Landon and playing Mary Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie.
She doesn't think audiences would tune in the sentimental Little House if the series were created today. "First of all, the only reason Little House sold was because of Mike Landon. If he hadn't been in it, I think no one would have cared. But the other reason is that it's a show that needs to be told in a slow fashion, and the audience today has no patience."
To go with the era of the show, Missy said, "Little House would have to have the stories develop slowly." And it wouldn't have time to find an audience in just the three episodes the networks give you these days.
That's sad, because Little House was excellent family entertainment. But it's fortunate that it was the right show at a perfect time in the broadcast universal. And Melissa Sue Anderson was at the right place at the right time to be part of an outstanding cast that made the show iconic among family-friendly classic TV shows.
We hope we see more from Missy in the future.


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July 17, 2013
Hampden-Sydney College has been included in Inside Business' The 25 Most Underrated Colleges In America.
"Future income isn't the only factor that should determine college choice, but it may be the most important one. So how good are the famous college rankings from U.S. News & World Report at predicting future income? It turns out there are some majorly underrated and overrated schools.
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How Jon Hamm Battled Depression
"I struggled with chronic depression. I was in bad shape. I knew I had to get back in school and back in some kind of structured environment and… continue. […] I did do therapy and antidepressants for a brief period, which helped me. Which is what therapy does: it gives you another perspective when you are so lost in your own spiral, your own bulls**t. It helps. And honestly? Antidepressants help! If you can change your brain chemistry enough to think: 'I want to get up in the morning; I don't want to sleep until four in the afternoon. I want to get up and go do my s**t and go to work and…' Reset the auto-meter, kick-start the engine!"
— Jon Hamm, whose mother died when he was 10, discusses with The Guardian how school, therapy and antidepressants helped him cope with the death of his father when he was 20. I know it happened a long time ago, but I'd still be happy to lend a shoulder to cry on anytime Mr. Hamm might need one. Call me. [via The Guardian]


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It was packed with neatly combed, mostly blond, well-spoken Hope College students.
A Yale-educated lawyer, Rhodes is well-spoken and as passionate about his cause as he is calm.
Pence is well-spoken, thanks to a radio show background and to his solid, principled beliefs which make it easy for him to speak.
But there are increasingly more who are well-spoken, educated, and just a little naughty.
I suppose my words were not particularly gracious or well-spoken.
He was young, well-spoken, witty, and skilled in all martial and manly exercises.
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Save Money By Haggling For Common Expenses
One of the most common things to haggle for is the price of a new car. But do you think to haggle for other common expenses as well?
Cable Bills – You can almost always save money on your cable bill just by calling up and asking. Most of the time, the representative that you speak to will offer you a promotion (so many months of free premium channels, a "bundle" option, etc). Keep track of when the promotions are going to expire, and call back to ask about the current promotions.
Credit Card Fees – If you always pay your credit card on time, your credit card company will love you. We've all had it happen though that a payment slips through the cracks and you may make a late payment. Usually, if you call them up and explain (I was on vacation once and didn't have ready access to a computer), as long as you have a history of paying on time, 99% of the time they'll remove the fee (although I've noticed that they love to explain that "this is a one time courtesy").
Bank Fees – The same goes for bank fees. I had a situation a few months ago where my checking account dipped $1 below the minimum balance for all of 12 hours but, since it's an automatic system, they slapped me with a whopping $45 fee. I called immediately and they removed the fee.
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Americans for Prosperity today announced the launch of its "Stand Against Spending. Stand With Walker." bus tour across Wisconsin, March 3-6, to stand against out-of-control state spending by showing continued support for Governor Walker's commonsense reform to tackle the state's nearly $4 billion deficit.
"While union protestors continue to rally on the taxpayer's dime and opposing groups attempt to stifle public debate, Americans for Prosperity will not be intimidated," said Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips. "We will continue to take a firm stand against wasteful government spending and support responsible economic policies like Governor Walker's."
The tour will start in Kenosha on Thursday, March 3 and end in Madison on Sunday, March 6, traveling to 10 Wisconsin cities.
Read more: http://www.americansforprosperity.org/030111-americans-prosperity-launches-bus-tour-across-wisconsin-%E2%80%9Cstand-against-spending-stand-walker-0#ixzz1FPTbU6LE


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Teens are butting out of smoking - Survey shows rates are falling
There's new news about the numbers of teens smoking and it's good - for the most part.
A survey released by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) in early December indicates that tobacco use among Minnesota teens continues to decline.
The 2008 Youth Tobacco Survey shows that an estimated 12,000 fewer high school and middle school students are using tobacco today than in 2005. The survey provides a wide range of data on tobacco use among teens over the past three years.
Some highlights of the survey include the following:
The percentage of middle school students who used any tobacco products in the last 30 days fell from 9.5 percent to 6.9 percent.
The percentage of middle school students who smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days fell from 5.2 percent to 3.4 percent.
The percentage of high school students using any tobacco products fell from 29.3 percent to 27 percent.
The percentage of high school students who smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days fell from 22.4 percent to 19.1 percent.
John Heydt, chemical health consultant with Alexandria School District 206, has a sense that the reason the numbers may have dropped is that smoking "is not as cool as it used to be."
In addition, because of the new smoking ban in Minnesota, there appears to be not as many adults smoking - or at least publicly smoking, said Heydt.
"Now, when adults smoke, they almost hide it," he said, adding that the more adults smoke, the more youth are going to mimic them and smoke also.
Heydt also feels that smoking may not come across as glamorous as it once did and is more expensive than it used to be, making it more difficult in today's economic times.
But Heydt also said there's no reason to celebrate yet - today's youth are still smoking and many are smoking menthol cigarettes, which may be more harmful to a person's lungs.
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The survey also indicated that despite the fact that numbers are dropping, an estimated 85,000 Minnesota teens continue to use tobacco.
The Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey was previously conducted in 2000, 2002 and 2005.
The results of these surveys show that over the past eight years, smoking among teens has dropped by about 63 percent among middle school students and about 41 percent among high school students, according to MDH.
"We're encouraged by the decline of youth tobacco use in Minnesota," said Minnesota Commissioner of Health, Dr. Sanne Magnan. "Many local public health departments, tobacco prevention organizations and other partners contribute to this decline. We have more work to do, however, because tobacco use remains the single most preventable cause of death in this country."


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Kanye West, Jay-Z's Controversial 'No Church in the Wild' Hits the Web (VIDEO)
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So how does their latest video release compare to its W.T.T. predecessors?
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The next was for arguably the album's biggest hit, "N—– in Paris," which mainly featured concert footage from Jay-Z, 42, and Kanye's 34, Watch the Throne U.S. tour. Also, the duo would perform this song at the end of their concert multiple times, much to the delight of the audience of thousands.
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How do you think this new video compares to the others? Sound off in the comments!


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Fatima Soriano, founder and owner of Tapas & Fun, grew up in Spain's Canary Islands, the youngest in a family of twelve children. She attributes her love of cooking to her mother and grandmother, both excellent cooks, and her fondest memories are of family occasions where everyone gathered around the table in celebration.
Since relocating to Sarasota with her American entrepreneur husband and two sons, Fatima has seen the high level of interest in Spanish food and culture and started offering Spanish cooking classes, cooking parties and Paella catering, so that others can enjoy eating and creating the dishes of Spain, both traditional and modern.
Fatima has participated in numerous events and cooking demonstrations where she has shared her love of Spanish cuisine, and is a contributor to the Spanish language television show "En Casa con Martin Ycaza" of Telemundo.


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Parkour video raises cash for charity
10:38am Thursday 29th November 2012
10:38am Thursday 29th November 2012
PUDSEY tried parkour when two Colchester students came up with a novel fundraising plan.
James Thompson, from Myland, and Jayde Hubbard, from Highwoods, made a YouTube video featuring themselves doing the extreme sport with Pudsey Bear watching and even trying some jumps.
The couple, both aged 18, made £36 for Children in Need when pals sponsored them for what is thought to be the first of its kind for the charity.
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For a topographically challenged city, Seattle has become a metropolitan Swiss cheese. Not since the original "big dig" of the Denny Regrade area in the late 1890s and the building of Interstate 5 through Seattle in the early '60s has the city undergone so much construction.
With skyscrapers filling up the downtown skyline and squeezed-in townhomes and condominiums going up around our hilly city, there is nowhere to go but down for some of that construction. In addition to numerous ongoing construction projects, Seattle will bore deep this summer: the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel (though on hold), Sound Transit's Link light-rail extension from Capitol Hill to the University District and Magnolia's sewage-overflow pipeline. Seattle already had about 100 tunnels totaling more than 40 miles' worth as of 2002, including the downtown transit and Battery Street tunnels, according to the Discovery Institute's report "Tunneling in Seattle: A History of Innovation."
Past city planners have long said Seattle's hilly terrain and varying soil conditions necessitate tunneling, but sinkholes can result, as discovered with the Beacon Hill light-rail tunnel. And, still, there are constant concerns about landslides, a major earthquake and the imminent eruption of Mount Rainier. In any event, the dirt being removed for the massive Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel may need to be repurposed to shore up the rest of the city.
With Seattle's aging infrastructure nearing the end of its lifespan — for example, the crumbling waterfront seawall and the 50-year-old steel expansion-joint cover that closed southbound I-5 for five hours last Thursday — maybe it's time to build the city anew with fresh planning and engineering. It's been proven time and again, the relatively short-term bandages employed certainly won't fix the causes of the problems once they reach the end of their lifespans.
Maybe if the city is, instead, left to completely fall down, we can rebuild on top of it — like we once did with Pioneer Square, after it burned down in the Great Seattle Fire of 1889. The first structures built would become New Seattle's first tourist attractions, much to the delight of our development-happy officials and the developers.
Or, because of the city's current financial troubles, officials should just auction off the entire city, instead of selling bits and pieces of it to developers, millionaires and corporations. There must be a hedge-fund manager somewhere with a network of deep pockets who has big plans for his/her own city. It would be much like how Las Vegas once started, albeit with more scrupulous people.
From potholes to major construction projects, with so many holes in and around Seattle, the city should make a new top-10 list — as the "holey-ist" nonsecular city in the country.


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