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Mirror Image
- Lena Coakley
Sub Genre: Science fiction
Language: Contemporary and employs modern idiom.
Point of view: Third person Narrator.
Conflict: Man vs Man (internal & external)
Setting: Alice's residence, Hospital and Bedford Avenue
Theme: The ethics of modern medical science, change and family relationship.
'Mirror Image' is a very fine example of science fiction dealing with the theme of impact of science and technology on human and their life. In this story 'the impact of phenomenal development in the field of medical science on human life and society as whole' is the central theme. The story explains all the impacts, unpleasant situations, emotional stress on Alice, the main character and other characters involved after Alice has undergone the brain transplanting operation. It also explains the stress, regrets and disappointments and etc.
Theme of Change in Mirror Image:
Change is something that no one can escape from and throughout life, one experiences several transformations. According to www.dictionary.com - to change means "to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone."
In the story the theme of change is revealed through the characters. Change is shown through the change in families and change in personalities.
In "Mirror Image" there is a big change in two families. Alice's family thinks she has changed since her brain transplant and now the family feels different. Long after Alice's surgery, Jenny tells Alice what she thinks of her sisters' new way of acting. "You're a lot different…I don't know…Sometimes I think my sister is dead." This change is very drastic; the fact that Alice's own twin sister feels like she is dead is a huge change for everyone in the family.
Another family that is shown to have changed a great deal is the Jarred family. Their family has changed because they have lost a member of their family, their daughter. The Jarred's feel like they have been cheated out of their daughter. Seen on an interview after the brain transplant, Mrs. Jarred explains her view on the situation. "She's our daughter…when we signed the release form donating her body; we didn't know they were going to bring her back to life with some new brain. Our Gail is alive and living somewhere in Toronto and I'm not even allowed to see her". This change is very hard on the family because to lose a family member is very heartbreaking.
Mirror Image by Lena Coakley is a scientific allegorical tale that depicts the internal quest to find ones true self. The story takes us through the experiences of a teenager named Alice who underwent a brain transplant into a new body as a result of a fatal accident. Alice struggled to find her true identity and what it was that made her Alice. The story also shows a striking resemblance to the children's tale Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Both stories are allegorical in nature and contain a similar theme. They each describe the protagonist on their journey within themselves. Alice in Mirror Image must discover what it is that defines her, and similarly Alice In Wonderland must find her way "home." This journey through Wonderland is symbolic of the internal quest Alice faces. The allegorical pursuit to find ones true self is developed in both stories by the protagonists own self-reflection, and symbolic elements throughout both stories.
In Mirror Image Alice undergoes deep introspection to find her true identity. She must discover what it is that defines her. As Alice reflects on her situation she becomes only more and more confused. She still has her mind but not her body, "These weren't her hands. This wasn't her breath."Alice questions whether she is still truly herself. Alice begins to explore the other elements of her defining features, her mind and her soul. Because she can no longer take refuge in her body she begins to identify herself by her mind. As Alice tells her twin sister Jenny "My brain is me." This does not seem to be enough to convince others however. Jenny remains skeptical of her sister by refusing to let Alice read her diary and by her statement at their birthday party "Sometimes I think my sister is dead". Alice then turns to memories of her father for comfort. She felt that he would "just look into [her] eyes and know who was in [there]." Her father used to tell her that the "eyes were the mirror to the soul". At the end of the story when she asked Mr. Jarred to look into her eyes Alice found herself. She discovered that what defined her was not her body or her brain. It was a deeper, almost spiritual essence we call the soul.
Science fiction: It's a kind of literature that deals with the impact of science and scientific development on human beings and society. Existing knowledge, theories and practices help as the background and the author presents a picture of future by mixing the existing background along with his imagination. Science fictions are compulsorily futuristic in its approach and nature.
A short story/novel in which futuristic technology or otherwise altered scientific principles contribute in a significant way to the adventures. Often the short story novel assumes a set of rules or principles or facts and then traces their logical consequences in some form. For example, given that a man discovers how to make himself invisible, what might happen?
ü H. G. Wells, The Invisible Man
ü Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
ü Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey
ü Too bad, Issac Asimov(Class XI-Reading and Literature)
Allegory: A figurative work in which a surface narrative carries a secondary, symbolic or metaphorical meaning.
The story is about self realization, the ability to form an opinion about oneself through the eyes of mirror around you. The story written in a series of vignettes where the author presents us the first human brain cells transplant and the question that arises with it, unfolding the plot. How do scientists hope this procedure will benefit humans in the future? Would the person have difficulty in getting adjusted to the new body? Who would she belong to – to the parents of the body, or the parents of the brain? It focuses on the internal turmoil of the person living in a society which focuses so intently on physical appearance. Alice, the protagonist of the story goes through traumatic events that affect her life and the people around her. The story deals with family relationship, pride and media power.
Nonetheless, the author also shows that out of the process of her struggle, Alice gains pride and grows as an individual and as a family member. The carefully chosen words in the story subtly bring out the possible consequences and the possible solutions to an advancement that can be done through modern science.
Vignette: A vignette is a short, impressionistic scene that focuses on one moment or gives a trenchant impression about a character, an idea, or a setting. This type of scene is more common in recent postmodern theater, where less emphasis is placed on adhering to the conventions of theatrical structure and story development. Vignettes have been particularly influenced by contemporary notions of a scene as shown in film, video and television scripting.
This story has been written through a series of small and important events and episodes from the life of the main character and other minor and supporting characters in the story. These small events and episodes are called VIGNETTES. To understand the story properly the reader should join these VIGNETTS together and see it as a whole.
Critical summary:
What is identity?
Identity is the basic characteristics that determine a persons or things fact of being. The short story "Mirror Image" illiterates this best with its different conflicts pertaining not only to physical attributes but also mental, emotional, and even spiritual factors as well.
In this short story Lena Coakley expresses ideas that these factors contribute to a person's identity as a whole and not in a single attribute. Also a society or other people can have a certain image of a person's identity. They see these characteristics in their everyday actions, such as their speech, the way they move and the way they act. It can also be a way a person feels around someone else. These are all attributes other people can see in a person to make their identity different from everyone else's.
'Mirror Image' is about Alice, a fourteen year old girl who undergoes a brain transplant as a result of fatal accident. In the accident, she loses her father and her body becomes completely distorted with only her brain in working condition. Fortunately for her, the parents of a sixteen year old girl who died when Alice was in the hospital donated her body to Alice. Alice then gets a new body with her brain transplanted in the new body. At first, the world seemed very strange to Alice.
Everything around her seemed different. She found it difficult when she tried to speak as her tongue seemed very large. Before they told her she had a new body, Alice knew something was different about her – her hands, her breath, her tone. Alice had to learn again like a small baby how to walk and talk.
She had to spend about six months in the hospital before she was fit to go home. In order to help her cope up with the situation, her mother removed all the mirrors from the house that somehow when Alice chanced to see her reflection in the shop windows she would fail to recognize herself and say "excuse me". To remind to herself that she did not have her old body she took to wearing sunglasses.
The question of identity comes in here when Alice's identical twin sister jenny had her reservations about Alice. When Alice wanted to read Jenny's diary, she refused her. Before the accident they used to share each and every feeling with each other and one of the ways in which they shared was by reading each other's diaries. When Alice told that they had always read each other's diaries. Jenny said, "I have to get you know you better". This meant that Jenny still couldn't accept Alice as her sister. Alice is shocked to the point that she asked Jenny whether fourteen years was not enough to know her. But how much ever Alice tried to make Jenny see in her the Old Alice, Jenny still had her reservations.
But the new body has its own advantages to it. Alice likes her new body much better than the old one which had a lot of "cellulite". She could now walk like a model which she could never do with her old body. She started having new friends around her as her confidence in her increased. Also she decides to join the cheer leading team because she is confident in her new body. All this is now more than one's self image. Alice before the operation thought that she had a lot of "cellulite" in her body and thought her old body was less athletic than the one she has now.
Mental attributes also play an important factor in one's identity. Alice can now drive a vehicle as she has a body of sixteen years old. Now she sees herself as being beautiful and athletic. Ultimately this gives her confidence to do things she really wanted to do but thought impossible because of her old physical status. Because of this she starts meeting new people and gaining new friends.
With new body many things change about her. She had a new athletic body and even her taste buds change. That's why when on their birthday, their mother prepared cake for Alice and Jenny, Alice didn't like the taste of the cake and she tried to hide it but Jenny noticed it. Jenny felt frustrated about the whole affair and said, "Sometimes I think my sister is dead" and left the dining room. Jenny still could not understand that the person behind the new body was still her sister with whom she used to share everything. Jenny found it difficult to adjust with the new person although Alice tried to persuade her that was the old Alice. Although her mother accepted her, still there were doubts in her mind and perhaps whenever she looked at Alice she tried to see the face of Alice in her, and finding it to be someone else the mother might have felt guilty about it. Therefore the mother was unable to meet Alice's eyes directly.
Alice then begins to question her identity. Who is she anyway and tries to find an answer to it. She doubts whether she herself is herself anymore. In the end we find out that Alice was feeling unsure if she was really herself anymore. Once while returning from school she finally gets the answer to the question about her identity when she meets Mr. Jarred (who donated his daughter's body) and talks to him. Mr. Jarred showed this when he saw Alice in down town. Mr. Jarred told her that she was not his daughter as his daughter was different in the way she stood and talked from Alice. When Alice asked what he would tell his wife, he replied, "I'll tell her I looked into your eyes and that I didn't see my daughter." At this Alice felt elated and very much excited that she finally found her identity.
If a person believes that he/she is attractive they will have more confidence and will follow different path in their life than a person who is overweight who has less confidence to do things they really want to do. If you believe you are beautiful then you are. Alice feels different, yet confident. She feels something is missing, like there is a hole inside her that she had to fill. Physical, emotional, mental and spiritual elements are all factors of one's identity.
The author uses science fiction to alter readers about the future in "Mirror Image". She uses Alice's brain transplant incident as an indicator to see how far would today's world stretch if science attempts to generate a sense of wonder. She explores the life of a girl, who appears to be searching for more answer about her and her life. Alice seems to be aware of the fact that the person to whom the Mirror is reflecting is not the old Alice but a new Alice, with another body. Throughout the story, the author talks about how important it is to understand the basic characteristic that attributes to a person's fact of being. The story exposes ideas that a person is not identified in a single attribute, but as a whole.
We see ourselves and others different on their physicality, history, personality, psyche, habits, dress, intellect, etc. It is not only pertaining to the physical attributes that makes up a person's identity, but mental, emotional and spiritual factors are also important.
Character Sketch – Alice
The character of Alice in Lena Coakley's "Mirror Image" is insecure and uncomfortable. Alice is going through a change; a change brought on by a devastating car crash which left her clinging to her life in an unresurrectable body. Alice becomes the first patient to ever receive a brain transplant, giving her a completely new appearance. Although Alice is entirely aware of this, she is still extremely confused about the new changes, which seem to surround her new life.
Alice feels that appearance and personality are two divided parts.
"Mirror Image" does not reveal extensive information about Alice's appearance. Alice's eyes, large and dark brown, are mentioned on several occasions during the story. Besides her eyes, no direct information is revealed. Alice's body, however, is often imagined by the reader to be lean and athletic.
This imagery is the result of the following quotes. "Alice grabbed a chunk of her thigh, 'no cellulite!'
"And "Now you're going out for cheerleading, for goodness sake.". Alice radiates confidence regarding her new body. "Alice walked across the bedroom like a fashion model, wearing nothing but black bikini underwear." She believes that the change is a drastic improvement on her old body, "Actually, as bodies go, this one is a lot better."
Alice is clearly confused about her identity. Her confusion is best displayed in the following quote: "The eyes are the mirror of the soul, he used to say. Whose soul is that? Alice wondered. For a moment, she considered screaming, but it was too much trouble. Besides, it wouldn't be her scream anyway." Alice exhibits insecure behavior which is proven by her constant self-reassurance. "Just you, Alice, she would say to herself, looking the way you've always looked." After Alice's encounter with Mr. Jarred, she reassured herself once more: "In a small corner of the sidewalk she wrote her initials, ACS, with the tip of the umbrella."
· Alice vs Alice – after the operation Alice has to undergo lots of mental struggle in order to adjust with her new appearance and in order to tune her mind with her new body.
· Alice vs Gail – the brain of Alice has been transplanted in the body of Gail and hence there is constant conflict between Alice and Gail as Alice the brain has all the time to adjust with Gail the body.
· Alice vs Mother – after the operation there are lot of misunderstanding and confusion between them.
· Alice vs sister – before the operation they were very close but after the operation Jenny does not trust Alice completely and there is doubt and conflict between them.
· Alice vs Mr. Jarred, and society – Alice is also at constant conflict with society and Mr. Jarred who mistakes her to be Gail – his deceased daughter.
- Why did the narrator wish 'there were no mirrors'
The narrator sincerely wished there were no mirrors as mirrors were often confusing her and reminding her of her changed appearance due to the brain-transplant operation. Often she felt there was someone else standing in front of her as her new image was different from her old one.
- What were some of the problems faced by Alice after the operation?
After the operation Alice had to lots of adjustment as her mind and body were lacking proper coordination. She had to reorient herself about how to speak and move in the hospital. At first everything looked strange – the images, the colours and etc. Her skin responded slowly to sensations. People's voices appeared different. She often bit her tongue while talking. Her tone has changed. She had to do a lot of adjustments to cop up with all these problems.
- Describe Alice's encounter with Mr. Jarred on Bedford Avenue.
Mr. Jarred, at the very first sight of Alice, addressed her enthusiastically as Gail. But Alice's response was very cool and unfamiliar. Mr. Jarred slowly realized that everything in her was different from Gail except that of her body. Moreover there was nothing familiar in her eyes. She did not recognize him as her father. Rather she told her father had died in the accident. Finally Mr. Jarred understood the harsh reality and sadly walked away saying that he would tell his wife that he did not see Gail in her eyes, but he did not tell Alice who he saw there. Alice too, confused, not knowing what to do, but somehow reassured that she belongs to the family where her brain belongs walked homeward.
- Assess the psychological and mental impact of the operation on Alice and other family members in your own words.
Presenting the impact of modern medical science on human life is the central theme of this story and hence it deals with the psychological and mental impact on the protagonist and other family members more vividly. In this story a dead person has been brought into life by a successful operation of brain transplantation. It's certainly a matter of great pride for the doctors but the protagonist (Alice) all those related to her appear to be confused and deeply affected psychologically. Alice herself is in a confused state of mind and then begins to question her identity. Who is she anyway and tries to find an answer to it. She doubts whether she herself is herself anymore.
- Evaluate 'Mirror Image' as a futuristic scientific fiction.
Science Fictions, in most cases, are basically futuristic in nature and approach and this story is not any exception to this basic rule. Science fiction usually looks forward and much ahead of the set and established scientific discoveries and developments. It uses the established knowledge and facts as its basis and presents a picture of future development based on logical imaginations.
'Mirror Image' is a story which talks about brain transplantation in a dead person and bringing back the dead body in life once again by this path breaking operation. This may appear impossible at present but keeping the developments coming up regularly in the field of medical science it does appear to be impossible in future. Thus we can comfortably say that 'Mirror Image' is futuristic science fiction.


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Beethoven Festival: LOVE 2013
DAY 6 ... Glenn Kotche, Jeff Zeigler, Mischa Zupko, GRAY, Rachel Kolly d'Alba, Spektral Quartet, Christian Chamorel, Tanya Gabrielian, Jory Vinikour, Multisensory project by Rachel Monosov and Seppe van den Berghe
Merit School of Music - Gottlieb Hall
38 S Peoria Street
Chicago, IL, 60607
12:00 PM (event ends at 1:00 AM)
Watch & Listen
12pm - … FOREVER - Tanya Gabrielian, Piano (Free)
@ Venue TBA (a co-production with the PianoForte Foundation)
Handel-Liszt: Chaconne and Sarabande from Almira
Sergei Rachmaninov: Elegie, Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Melody
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata Number 32 in C Minor Opus 111
4:30pm - THE FRENCH TOUCH - Jory Vinikour, Harpsichord
@ Merit: Ludwig's Salon
Francois Couperin: 6e & 7e Ordres du Second livre de pièces de clavecin, 1716
6:00pm - THE LONGING - Rachel Kolly d'Alba, Violin
Christian Chamorel, Piano & Spektral Quartet
@ Merit: Ludwig's Salon
Leos Janacek: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Michel Van der Aa: "Double" for Violin and Piano (Chicago Premiere)
Ernest Chausson: Poëme (of triumphant love)
George Gershwin: Porgy & Bess - Four Songs
Ernest Chausson: Grand Concert - Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet
7:30pm - DINNER BREAK - Meet the Artists / Food / Impromptus / Conversations
@ Merit: Kaffeehaus and Ludwig's Salon
8:30pm - LOVE NOW - Jeff Ziegler, Cello
Mischa Zupko, Piano & Glenn Kotche, Percussion
@ Merit: B-Spot
Mischa Zupko: Love Obsession (World Premiere)
Philip Glass: Work for Solo Cello (Chicago Premiere)
John Zorn: The Confusion of Tongues (World Premiere)
Mohammed Fairouz: Al-Sham (World Premiere)
Paola Prestini: Listen, Quiet
Glenn Kotche: World Premiere
10:30pm - EXPERIMENTAL SHADES - GRAY
@ Merit: Ludwig's Salon
A sound exploration with the original band-members of the group started by the late Jean-Michel Basquiat in the 1980s...
12:00am - STILTE (SILENCE) - Sound and Sight Artists Rachel Monosov and Seppe van Den Berghe
@ Merit - B-Spot
An Original Work (World Premiere)
Music Becomes Visible
Images Become Sound
Tanya Gabrielian
Jory Vinikour
Considered to be one of the most talented Swiss musicians, the violinist Rachel Kolly d'Alba, born in Lausanne, is recognized for her generous temperament, her intense passion for performance, her mature musicality, and most of all, her vibrato, which has been compared by many with the glorious violinists from the past.
In 2010, her CD "Passion Ysaÿe" presenting the 6 violin Sonatas by composer Eugène Ysaÿe was released on the Major WARNER CLASSICS and received unanimous praise in the international press. Ms. Kolly d'Alba became the first Swiss musician to record for the Warner Music Group. Her next CD, as soloist with the acclaimed conductors Jean-Jacques Kantorow and John Axelrod, is entitled, "French Impressions," featuring music for violin and orchestra by Saint-Saens, Chausson, Ravel and Ysaÿe, is released on the same label in October, 2011
In continuing this collaboration with John Axelrod, future recordings with orchestra include concerti by Szymanowski and Tchaikovsky, both composed in Lausanne and Montreux respectively, and American Music, featuring Waxman's Carmen Fantasy, Gershwin's Fantasy on Porgy and Bess, and Bernstein's Serenade, to be released for the 95th anniversary of the composer.
Ms. Kolly d'Alba has performed with the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, the Chamber Orchestra of Toulouse, the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, the Orchestre Symphonique de Bienne, the Orchestra of the New Europe, the Bern Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre National of Lithuania, the Orchestre de chambre Fribourgeois and the Philharmonie of Jena. She has performed all over the world, having been invited to such festivals such as the Menuhin Festival in Gstaad, the Festival internazionale da musica da camera in Este, the Schleswig Holstein Musik Festival , the Festival de Poitiers, the Encuentros Festival and Mozarteum at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires and Sigall in Chile or the International Festival of Flanders and Murten Classics.
Ms. Kolly d'Alba received her first violin and piano lessons at the age of five. She made her debut as a soloist with orchestra at the early age of 12. Ms. Kolly d'Alba studied at the Conservatory in Lausanne where she received at the exceptional age of 15 years old, the diploma for teaching the violin as well as the final diploma in violin and chamber music. She went on with her studies at the University for Music and Drama in Bern in the class of the renowned Slovenian violinist and pedagogue Igor Ozim, where she received her diploma as a soloist. She has also studied with Franco Gulli, Ivry Gitlis, Boris Kushnir, Hansheinz Schneeberger, Jean-Jacques Kantorow and Thomas Kakuska (Alban Berg Quartett).
Spektral Quartet
Jeff Ziegler
Glenn Kotche
Heralded by The Chicago Tribune for his "unfailing taste, technique and discipline," Chicago based percussionist Glenn Kotche's exploration of rhythm and space began in childhood in Roselle, Illinois. His interests and efforts landed him at the University of Kentucky's highly-regarded percussion program.
Following graduation, Kotche's various stints with groups and ensembles resulted in participation on more than 70 recordings to date. In 2001, he joined the rock band, Wilco. Since joining as drummer/percussionist, Wilco's accomplishments include the gold-selling album "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" and the Grammy-winning "A ghost is born".
Beyond Wilco, Kotche is also one-third of experimental rock trio, Loose Fur, along with Wilco band mate Jeff Tweedy and post-classical composer/producer Jim O'Rourke, which released their self-titled album in 2003. He is half of jazz, experimental duo, On Fillmore, with bassist Darin Gray. Their latest recording, "Sleeps with Fishes", landed them at the prestigious 2005 Percussion Pan Festival in Brazil.
Kotche has released two previous solo works, "Introducing" and "Next". His third solo effort, "Mobile", will be released in early 2006, on Nonesuch Records.
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In a House committee meeting today, the clerk raised the curtain on a debate that pits Congress against the White House.
Unidentified Woman: Resolution recommending that the House of Representatives find Harriet Miers and Joshua Bolten in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Committee on the Judiciary.
SIEGEL: Republicans called it a partisan waste of time. Democrats called it a necessary defense of congressional power. And after hours of debate, the House Judiciary Committee approved the contempt citations, as NPR's Ari Shapiro reports.
ARI SHAPIRO: Members of the House Judiciary Committee were almost like parents arguing over how to handle a disobedient kid - the kid in this case being the White House. Republicans said if you try to punish the child and fail, he'll just become more unruly. Democrats said if you don't try to punish him at all, that sends a message that the kid can do whatever he wants.
Republican James Sensenbrenner argued that if Congress challenges the president in court, the president will likely win.
JAMES SENSENBRENNER: And that is going to be viewed as a blank check by the present president and the future president to do whatever they want to to effectively stiff the Congress in discharging their oversight responsibilities.
SHAPIRO: But Democratic Congresswoman Linda Sanchez said this is the moment for Congress to stand up and say no.
LINDA SANCHEZ: If we allow the White House's mere utterance of executive privilege to thwart our efforts to conduct legitimate oversight and gather critical information needed to consider changes in federal law, then we will have set a shameful president for many Congresses to come.
SHAPIRO: Although lawmakers spent the day arguing about the president and the White House, the contempt charges are actually aimed at two individuals - former White House counsel Harriett Miers and White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten. Congress ordered both of them to provide information on the dismissal of U.S. attorneys. The White House invoked executive privilege and told the witnesses not to cooperate.
Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff said that is unacceptable behavior.
ADAM SCHIFF: The audacity of that takes your breath away. On the question of whether administration or former administration official can simply blow off a subpoena and not show up, there is no legal support for that whatsoever. That is beyond the pale.
SHAPIRO: The committee approved the contempt charges on a party line vote of 22 to 17. White House spokesman Tony Snow said.
TONY SNOW: In our view, this is pathetic. There is an attempt to do something that's never been done in American history, which is to assail the concept of executive privilege, which hails back to the administration of George Washington. And in particular, to use criminal contempt charges against the White House chief of staff and the White House legal counsel.
SHAPIRO: Committee Chairman John Conyers said the White House is the one attempting to do something unprecedented.
JOHN CONYERS: Unlike other disputes involving executive privilege, the president has never personally asserted privilege. The committee has never been given a privilege law and there is no indication the president was ever personally involved in determination decisions.
SHAPIRO: That's the decision to fire U.S. attorneys. Now, the full House will vote on the measure. It's likely to pass, since Democrats are in the majority, but that doesn't mean it will definitely end up in court.
Congresswoman Sanchez explained at today's hearing.
SANCHEZ: I was troubled to read a letter received late last night from the Office of Legislative Affairs, indicating that the administration will direct the D.C. U.S. attorney not to prosecute contempt cases if the full House were to pass resolutions before us today.
SHAPIRO: And if this controversy has at time seemed like a serial novel published one installation at a time, then this is the cliffhanger at the end of today's chapter - the House committee has approved contempt citations, the administration will order prosecutors not to enforce them, and that the final chapter comes steadily closer.
Ari Shapiro, NPR News, Washington.
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Paris, Versailles, and the beaches of Normandy in 4 days and on a budget
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>>>>> I am in love with Paris due to having an amazing French teacher for four years in high school tell me amazing stories.
If you only have 4 days, stay in Paris the whole time. You are relatively close, and can always go back for Versailles and Normandy another time. Paris is magical, and I think once there, you may regret spending two days on Versailles and Normandy, wishing you would have spent that time in Paris.
Also, since you are on a budget, it's better to stay in one spot as opposed to all the transportation costs to other cities, IMO.
How many people are traveling?
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I agree. And I think it would be impossible to get from Paris to the D-Day beaches/museums/sites and back to England in a single day.
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Wait, I just saw your other thread. You are also going to Ireland, London, Berlin to Deseau, Prague, Rome, and Spain.
And you are not *from* Grantham, England, but the US?
How does this trip fit in with all of the other cities? We need more info
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Yes we are going to those other trips. The three of us are from Illinois and have the opportunity to study abroad at Harlaxton Manor which is located at Grantham, England. Each weekend we are taking a new trip but none of us have ever been out of the country so we really don't know the first thing to oversea traveling. We basically all picked places we would want to go assuming we would never be able to come back. That is why we are going to all those countries. We are trying to make everyone happy even though we know some of us must give up in order to make the trip amazing. We are hoping to stay at a budget of $350 for each country since we do have to pay for this all on our own.
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Does the $350 cover ALL costs (transportation, lodging, food, sightseeing, etc.)? That's $87.50 a day, assuming these are going to be 4-day trips. That'll be tough.
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First off the assumption you will never get back is typical of the young, relax, unless you die young you likely can make it back for another visit, lol We aren't all millionaires here and many of have managed to return again and again.
Secondly, your budget makes some of your plans unrealistic..you can visit Paris for 4 days and MAYBE see Versailles on the budget, but forget a rush trip to Normandy, and frankly worst time ever to go there, its dark out by 4.30 and cold and likely rainy! Since I am guessing you are interested in D Day beaches etc, I suggest you time that trip for later in spring or earlier in fall. Make it a separate trip from England, visit Mont St Michel, Bayeaux and D Day beaches.
In Paris you need a cheap place to stay, a hostel with a kitchen you could use would be ideal, you can save money by eating at least breakfast in and maybe making a few picnics. MIJE is considered a decent hostel, and the Marignan Hotel offers triples for 98 euros and it includes breakfast and its in a GREAT area, for about the same price as a hostel as in hostels you will pay 25-30 anyways for a shared room with a shared bathroom.
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Sorry meant in hostels you pay 25-35 per head, whereas hotels you pay per room .
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Is the $350 per person for each trip? Or is that for the whole group for each trip? So is $350 the total budget for three of you to go from England to Paris for 2 days, Versailles for a third, D-Day beaches for a fourth and then cover your transport back to England? You should also try to use euros and not dollars when mentioning your budget since that is the currency in use for most places you want to visit (per your other thread). Not really a big deal but it's easier for responders to not have to convert your budget.
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well it turns out that Harlaxton manor is the UK outpost of the University of Evansville, indiana - who'd have thought it?
I'd never heard of either place before I spotted this thread!
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An expense/time waster you are probably forgetting about is the cost/time to get to and from the airports - which one do you plan to use? Look up those costs for both sides of the trip and you may be suprised at how little $350 is after you factor in the flight costs as well. None of this is feasible if you are looking at $350 total. I think you will find it hard even on $350 each...
I would definitely encourage you to not forget about the great locations closer to 'home' and explore some of the UK!
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2016-07-06 |
ebm-papst France celebrated this years Green Day with a special activity. The colleagues from ebm-papst France planned to build new garden furniture out of wooden pallets.
Therefor, they created three groups and every group was responsible for one piece of furniture. The green idea behind building furniture was to create the garden furniture out of old or broken wooden pallets.
This "green" activity has now been added to the long list of environmental measurements the French subcompany is doing everyday.
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To promote GreenDay 2015, ebm-papst France has invited 23 young students aged 9 to 10 from Obernai/Alsace, to a guided tour of our subsidiary to get to know more about the fan specialist.
The day started at 8:30 for the youngsters who, in keeping with the eco-friendly mission of the campaign, walked all the way to ebm-papst. Once welcomed there, the students were taken to Strasbourg to visit a sorting station for household waste and learned about the way the sorting works. Back at ebm-papst, there was an outdoor lunch at 12:00 – weather permitting. Then there was the guided tour of the company and the corporate GreenTech initiative and guidelines were presented and discussed. What does GreenTech mean and stand for? It can be found in the products themselves, but also in the company building, in the waste separation system, in the lighting system, in a compactor for cardboard, etc. All questions needed to be answered before 14:30, as the 23 students returned to their school then.
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Efficiency is the overriding principle for ebm-papst France, even down to hand hygiene. Lino Campisi, responsible for marketing at ebm-papst France explains the reason for replacing their soap dispensers:
"For a very long time, we used soap dispensers with a mechanical level in all our toilets. This had two major drawbacks. The levels were quite prone to break, so we had to replace them fairly often. And our colleagues, too, had fallen into the habit of pulling the lever more than once, so we used far more soap than actually needed.
And so we replaced twelve mechanical soap dispensers by electric ones. When you place your hand under the device, you get just the right amount of soap for washing your hands. This reduced our soap consumption by more than 50 percent. And as the new dispensers have no fragile mechanical parts, they will last a lot longer, too."
2013-06-13 | In keeping with our GreenTech philosophy, ebm-papst France considered it only a natural and fair duty in our energy development scheme to install some photovoltaic panels on the plant facade. With the belated official inauguration ceremony on 5 June 2013, we celebrated two years of successful operation.
Our building facades are equipped with 56 panels of 5.72 m2 each:
The photovoltaic power of our installation amounts to 360 kWp per panel; this kilowatt-peak (kWp) refers to the potential power generation for a given sunshine period when the panel gets optimal conditions: ideal orientation, no shade, etc.
The power of a photovoltaic panel in kW measures its capability to produce electricity. It is a technical characteristic depending only on the panel as such and not on the place where it is mounted. The electrical power is determined by the material of the photovoltaic panel and by its dimensions. The technology used for our panels is the amorphous silicon cell technology.
Therefore, the generated current is direct current (DC) and an inverter must be added to get alternating current (AC). 5 inverters from SMA in type SB 3000, 3003 and 4600 are mounted for the 3 South panels, 1 West panel and 1 East panel ; these inverters are of course equipped with our ebm-papst compact fans type 3312.
From December 2011 to December 2012, our photovoltaic system allowed us to produce 15,744 kWh, which – if generated in the conventional way- would have translated into 1.417 tons of CO2.*
This production represents 7% of the total energy consumption of our plant in Obernai for that period. Of course, the production varies with the period of sunshine that we get. In our latitudes, the production average is estimated from 1,000 to 1,200 W/m2. At the end of 2012 and the beginning of 2013, energy generation dropped due to the low sunshine periods at the time.
Interest in photovoltaic panels is getting stronger and investing in them pays off in very short time, so naturally we hope that this eco-friendly project will be copied by other companies here, by our customers or partners, resulting in a higher number of green campaigns on our blue planet.
*In France, one kWh corresponds to 0.09 kg of CO2 Source: www.econologie.com
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"The week gave us the opportunity to arouse interest for the green philosophy among our employees. We developed the programme together: organic food, open house for customers, suppliers, and neighbouring businesses with showroom and dedication of our photovoltaic system, EC training for students of refrigeration and air-conditioning technology.
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And we visited a recycling centre with the entire team to learn about optimum household waste disposal. To close out the week, we handed out selfdesigned 'eco citizen ebm-papst' cubes with principles for a clean world to our customers."
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Too many marriages end when someone says "I've fallen out of love with you" or "I don't love you anymore." The Love Dare discusses how these statements reveal a lack of understanding about the fundamental nature of true love.
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Okay, I'm not a big fan of her music, nor was I mesmerized by her performance in "Dreamgirls," but Beyonce keeps on getting movie projects!
This time, the pop star is set to play famed blues singer Etta James in new movie "Cadillac Records."
The songstress will join Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright and Cedric the Entertainer in the 1950s-set film.
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Slamdance, the anti-Sundance, has given its best film awards to Tom Quinn's family drama "The New Year Parade" and to Greg Kohs' doc "Song Sung Blue." The doc about singing husband-and-wife duo who specialize in Neil Diamond tributes also won the audience award.
Here's the complete list of winners:
Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature
"The New Year Parade" directed by Tom Quinn
Special Jury Honorable Mention for Narrative Feature
"How To Be" directed by Oliver Irving
Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature
"Song Sung Blue" directed by Greg Kohs
Special Jury Honorable Mention for Documentary Feature
"My Mother¹s Garden" directed by Cynthia Lester
Grand Jury Award for Best Animated Short
"Blood Will Tell" directed by Andrew McPhillips
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"The Ladies" directed by C.A. Voros
Grand Jury Award for Best Experimental Short
"Doxology" directed by Michael Langan
Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short
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Special Jury Honorable Mention for Narrative Short
"4960" directed by Wing-Yee Wu
Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature
"The Project" directed by Ryan Piotrowicz
Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature
"Song Sung Blue" directed by Greg Kohs
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I was sifting through my previous interviews, and lo and behold, I found this fun one-on-one I had with The Jonas Brothers!
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Sylvester Stallone returns to the big screen as "Rambo" and Diane Lane is tracking a cyber killer in Untraceable." What do I think of both films? Let's take a look!
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Many rumors are swirling about the fate of Ledger's movies.
First, Johnny Depp is supposed to replace tragic actor Heath Ledger in what was to be his latest film role, in the fantasy flick "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus."
Now the films director, Terry Gilliam wants his pal Johnny Depp, 44, to film the remaining scenes. A studio insider said: There is a point in the film when Heath falls through a magic mirror. He could change into another character after that and that is where Johnny would come in. Its a weird, fantasy, time-travel movie so Heaths character could easily change appearance. It would be a poignant moment.
Another rumor is that the Warner Bros marketing folks are mulling over the July 18 release of "The Dark Knight," where, Mister Heath was set to be the Joker! The centerpiece of the marketing campaign is centered around Ledger's character, now that he's gone, no one would be able to grant interviews for the movies.
Take a closer look at Ledger's Joker, didn't he eerily resemble Brandon Lee's "The Crow?" And we all know the tragic fate that met Brandon while shooting that movie. But for now, let's relish what will be Mister Heath's most-watched performance, Batman's most famous nemesis, the Joker in "The Dark Knight."
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Looking for a way to have a little fun in the snow? Take a peek at this oversized noodle design by Toronto based architecture firm RAW Design as their entry to Winnipeg's 2014 Warming Huts competition. Called a Nuzzle, these colorful and fluffy creations were built up using an aluminum
At first glance, these line drawings might resemble something your kid sister scribbled, but upon closer inspection, you realize that the drawings are in fact real furniture!
As a strong believer in being able to tell a lot about a person by the shoes they wear (a little superficial, I know), this photo series entitled Famous Shoes immediately caught my eye. Italian Multimedia Designer Federico Mauro has cleanly put together a collection of shoes worn by iconic stars from Michael Jackson to Continue Reading
Italian fashion design house Moschino, known for its out-of-the-box designs recently presented the Spring/Summer 2014 Men's collection in Shanghai, China. Vibrant and eccentric patterns graced the runway in the form of sublimated suits, graphic tees, and boy-scout-ish windbreakers.
South Korean designer and artist Seung Yong Song's latest project titled Object-O offers the occupant cozy seclusion in a well-lit space. Materialized from birch wood and Korean paper, the lantern like covering encircles a well-lit chair.
Harvard University graduate Jennifer Rubell has created some pretty outstanding art installations, mostly in the form of food. Her sweetest installation by far is called Padded Cell which was an 8 X 16 freestanding room constructed of basic building materials
19 year old Hungarian photographer Flóra Borsi's latest series called Real Life Models explores what models of classic paintings would look like if they were as abstract as the paintings portrayed.
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I added more POP Portraits to the Gallery and updated the listings on the old ones for which have sold. You'll note the new entries based on the awkward round logo used instead of my clean text logo… Changing computers has misplaced some files… Better up than perfect.
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Howdy. So I'm going to be Livestreaming painting all day. There's also some videos from yesterday's Livestream. I've also joined Instagram under the name "artglych." Many of the creative people I know utilize it for exposure, so I thought I'd take the plunge. I have been posting progress pics for the paintings there as well. […]


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This animation was done on my Nintendo DSi using the great animation app "Inchworm". This was a more traditional piece of animation which utilized the light table function to draw this flying fireball around the screen.
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So, for 2012 rather than overwhelming myself with a long list of commitments to start all at once, I decided to pick one commitment for each month of the year to work on. I love that idea so much more! It makes things seem more "do-able" to me. I have decided on my first 6 commitments, and I was going to list them all in this post, but I think I have talked myself out of that. I'm not sure what order I want to work on these "commitments", and depending on how busy a certain month is expected to be, I might change the order so I think I will just post at the beginning of each month what that month's "commitment" is.
The lucky month of January receives the "commitment" of exercise! Woo Hoo! I am quite ashamed to say I can count the number of times I have worked out on one hand since I gave birth to Ella Grace. And probably two hands since I got pregnant with her! Sad. I know. Thank God for breastfeeding! Otherwise I would be as big as my house! I am thankful for breastfeeding for many more important reasons too, of course. But that is the only reason I lost my baby weight. It has to be. Because I have done next to nothing in the physical department.
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Longtime NASCAR executive and former track president Jim Hunter and Pocono Raceway founder and patriarch Dr. Joseph Mattioli will be inducted posthumously and will be joined by pioneer sportscaster Ken Squier.
Hunter started his career as a journalist in South Carolina, then moved into the public relations field, eventually rising to the role of track president at Darlington Raceway. Hunter, one of the most trusted friends of longtime president Bill France Jr., then took on corporate roles with NASCAR and International Speedway Corp. and remained with NASCAR for the rest of his life.
Mattioli founded Pocono Raceway in the early 1960s and began hosting NASCAR Sprint Cup races there in 1974. Mattioli was a hands-on track operator who worked to stay on top of enhancements and led NASCAR into a new era by building a solar energy system on 25 acres of the track's property to make it a leader in environmental fields.
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The timezone in Smith Chapel (historical) is America/Iqaluit
Sunrise at 08:09 and Sunset at 18:29. It's light
Latitude. 32.3350°, Longitude. -83.4078°
Weather near Smith Chapel (historical); Report from Eastman, Heart of Georgia Regional Airport, GA 39km away
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Temperature: 16°C / 61°F
Wind: 6.9km/h East
Cloud: Scattered at 2000ft
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Temperature: 16°C / 61°F
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Geographic features & Photographs around Smith Chapel (historical), in Georgia, United States
- reservoir(s);
- an artificial pond or lake.
- Smith Lake (5.3km)
- Harris Lake (6km)
- Livingston Pond (6.6km)
- North Royce Lake (7.1km)
- Bledsoe Pond (7.3km)
- South Royce Lake (7.6km)
- Lake Linda (8.3km)
- Trunell Pond (8.4km)
- Bembry Lake (8.4km)
- Suzies Lake (9.8km)
- dam;
- a barrier constructed across a stream to impound water.
- Smith Dam (5.3km)
- Harris Dam (6km)
- Livingston Pond Dam (6.6km)
- North Royce Lake Dam (7.1km)
- Bledsoe Pond Dam (7.3km)
- South Royce Lake Dam (7.6km)
- Lake Linda Dam (8.3km)
- Trunell Pond Dam (8.4km)
- Bembry Lake Dam (8.4km)
- Suzies Lake Dam (9.8km)
- church;
- a building for public Christian worship.
- Free Providence Church (0.3km)
- Limestone Church (7.1km)
- Corinth Church (7.5km)
- Lizzie Bloomer Church (7.6km)
- Southside Baptist Church (8.2km)
- New Zion Church (9.3km)
- Hartford Baptist Church (9.5km)
- First Baptist Church (9.8km)
- stream;
- a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Collins Branch (3.5km)
- Henderson Branch (4.2km)
- Little Limestone Creek (7.5km)
- Jordan Creek (7.5km)
- Double Branch (7.5km)
- Brushy Creek (8.2km)
- Town Creek (9.1km)
- Carden Branch (9.6km)
- cemetery;
- a burial place or ground.
- Pulaski-Bleckley Memorial Gardens (0.4km)
- Simpson Cemetery (3.9km)
- Powers Cemetery (5.1km)
- Limestone Memorial Gardens (8.1km)
- Pine Bloom Cemetery (9.4km)
- Hart Cemetery (9.7km)
Accommodation around Smith Chapel (historical)
- school;
- building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- Collins School (historical) (6.1km)
- Wimberly School (historical) (6.8km)
- Limestone School (historical) (6.8km)
- Central High School (historical) (8.3km)
- Bleckley School (8.7km)
- populated place;
- a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Mobley Crossing (1.7km)
- Paulk (7.3km)
- Baileys Park (7.5km)
- Hartford (8.7km)
- Local Feature;
- A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Smith Chapel (historical) (0km)
- Church of God (8.7km)
- Turner Chapel (historical) (9.2km)
- Colonial Plantation (9.3km)
- cliff(s);
- a high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area.
- Taylors Bluff (7.1km)
- Prichards Bluff (7.9km)
- tower;
- a high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter.
- WCEH-FM (Hawkinsville) (8.9km)
- WCEH-AM (Hawkinsville) (9km)
- airport;
- a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.
- lake;
- a large inland body of standing water.
- Paulk Lakes (7.9km)
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