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SET 1: Bouncing Around the Room, Foam, Chalk Dust Torture, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Divided Sky, Fee > Paul and Silas > Tweezer > The Lizards, Sweet Adeline[1]
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Set 1: Llama, Guelah Papyrus, Rift, Stash, Reba, My Friend, My Friend[1], Uncle Pen, Sample in a Jar, I Didn't Know[2], David Bowie[3]
Set 2: Buried Alive > Halley's Comet > It's Ice > Bouncing Around the Room, Chalk Dust Torture, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Hold Your Head Up > Cracklin' Rosie > Hold Your Head Up, Poor Heart > Golgi Apparatus
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[2] Fish on trombone.
[3] All Fall Down signal in intro.
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Recently a girlfriend of mine who is doing very well for herself in corporate America told me that she owes all of her success to talent. When she made this pronouncement I got a funny little feeling in my gut. The kind of feeling that is usually only resolved when I work it out in my journalor in one of these essays.
I realized upon reflection that I have a problem with that wordtalent. Talent implies something inborn, either you have it or you dont. In all of my reading and writing about self-help, I dont think Ive seen one author talk about talent alone leading to success. Rather the experts attribute success to principles, steps, gateways etc that anyone can master as long as they develop a high level of self knowledge and stick with the program.
Heres what I mean. As a writer, Ive sold work in just about every genre you can imagine. Science writing, short stories, feature stories, grants, novels etc. Yet I dont know if Id say that Im a talented writer. Even after over twenty years of writing, readable sentences dont just leap from me onto the page. I must work at it.
What I do have in the place of natural gift is an affinity for the written word. I can read the same thing over and over again without getting the least bit bored or frustrated with myself. This means I can rework ideas, sentences and paragraphs for hoursuntil I get it right.
How do I know when Ive gotten it right? Again affinity to the rescue. Ive been reading for over 33 years and if I can read what Ive written that usually means that others will be able to as well. Then sometimes Im even fortunate enough to have other writers and editors critique my work and they help me advance to an even higher level.
Its my theory that when we reach a level of success, but arent exactly sure how we got there, we attribute our accomplishments to things like talent and other intangibles. Now I am a firm believer in grace, blessings and magic. But I also believe that we are successful ultimately because of the actions we take, that anyone can take should they have a strong enough desire. Desire combined with self awareness and some sort of plan, system or programas I mentioned earlier.
Once I interviewed for a marketing position with a director who told me that early on in his career he used to rely on lucky ties when he had important meetings and presentations. He knew he was doing well at work, but the how eluded him. Finally he did what Ansen Dibell talks about in Plot. He bought his unconscious craft under his control. The young marketer sat down and sorted out his methodologies on paper. He created guidelines, a program. This document was then used to train other young marketing professionals. He was quickly promoted.
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What we do know is that hairs in the affected ares of the scalp in FPHL, like that in male pattern hair loss (MPHL), are finer and have a much shorter growth phase leading to "miniaturized" hairs. However, unlike men with MPHL, women with FPHL never go on to develop baldness.The two different times of onset for FPHL may signal different causes. Women with the early onset type of FPHL have a stronger family history of male family members with significant male pattern baldness, a condition that is known to be androgen (male hormone) related. Women with early FPHL are also more likely than those with late onset FPHL to have a history of hirsutism (hair growth in the beard and moustache areas), adult acne that is persistent, or irregular periods, all potential signs of either androgen excess or androgen hypersensitivity. Having said this, it is only the women with FPHL and these other signs of androgen excess that are likely to have elevated levels of androgens in their blood: only a very small percentage of women with FPHL and no hirsutism, acne or irregular periods (<15%) will have any elevations of their blood androgens. In those women with late onset FPHL, who are much less likely to have documentation of androgen excess features and in fact are experiencing a decrease in their blood androgen levels related to menopause, it is not clear what the cause of the hair loss is. This is an area that needs much more research.Unlike men with male pattern baldness in which the diagnosis seems self-evident, women experiencing hair loss should be evaluated by a dermatologist to determine the cause. It is important that the distribution of the hair loss, presence or absence of increased shedding and condition of the underlying scalp be noted. This will help to eliminate the possible confusion with other types of hair loss including alopecia areata, telogen effluvium or a cicatricial (destructive) type of hair loss. Typically, blood work is also done at an evaluation including thyroid function tests, complete blood count and serum iron stores to screen for other conditions that may cause generalized hair loss or contribute to the FPHL. In the case of a woman with irregular menses and hirsutism, androgens (testosterone, DHEAS) and prolactin may be drawn. A scalp biopsy may be very important to perform to discriminate between these various hair loss conditions if the diagnosis is in question: it is important that a pathologist familiar with hair disorders interprets the biopsy.Once the diagnosis of female pattern hair loss is established, and the patient assigned to classification as having androgen excess or not, then treatment can be discussed rationally. Most women with female pattern hair loss will benefit from topical minoxidil (Rogaine), an over the counter medication. Topical minoxidil comes in two strengths, 2% and 5%, with only the 2% currently approved for women with this condition but both used in practice to treat this condition. Minoxidil encourages hair to move from the resting to actively growing stage and to grow longer and more vigorously. Some women may show visible regrowth with topical minoxidil while others note primarily a stabilization of loss. Side effects of topical minoxidil are primarily limited to irritation in ~ 8% of patients and some "peach fuzz" growth on the sides of the face in approximately 5%: these are both readily reversible on stopping the drug.Finasteride (Propecia) is a drug that inhibits the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, the male hormone deemed most important in causing male pattern baldness. It has been shown to be highly effective in men with male pattern baldness and had long been assumed that Propecia would show similar efficacy in women. Since there can be genital abnormalities in male fetuses of mothers taking finasteride during pregnancy, finasteride has only been studied extensively in postmenopausal women with FPHL. Surprisingly, finasteride was no better than placebo in effecting hair regrowth in these postmenopausal women. Finasteride has been used to treat hirsutism and in this context, there have been reports of improvement in those women with concomitant FPHL. Also, finasteride has been reported to improve FPHL in even post menopausal women who had documented androgen excess. Large scale studies of in women with FPHL who have documented excess androgens, particularly those with early onset FPHL, are necessary to definitively decide the effectiveness of finasteride in this condition. No woman of child bearing potential should take finasteride if she is pregnant, considering pregnancy or not on and willing to take effective contraceptive measures before, during and immediately after taking finasteride. Finasteride is not currently indicated for women and the NAHRS does not recommend its use in women.Anti-androgens include spironolactone and flutamide in the US and also cyproterone acetate in Canada and Europe. These drugs are al oral medications that block the effect of androgens on tissue. They may be used in women to help treat hirsutism or FPHL associated with elevated androgens but, like finasteride, may not be used during pregnancy or in those women wanting to be pregnant or not willing to use effective contraception before.


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It's a merry lark that brims with laughs and thought-provoking ideas, and though there may be a few barren stretches in which director Gus Kaikkonen and his talented cast find themselves stymied by some of the playwright's contrivances, the production ultimately proves terrifically satisfying.
At the center of the play is Leonard Charteris (Bradford Cover), the play's "philanderer" who has fallen in love with Grace Tranfield (Rachel Botchan), a widow who shares his affinity for the works of Henrik Ibsen and the ideas his plays espouse. For example, both Charteris and Tranfield believe that no man or woman should be the other's property, and each are members of an Ibsen club where behaving according to societal norms (for either sex) is prohibited.
Charteris' affection for Tranfield has only developed after his relationship with Julia Craven (Karron Graves) has soured: he has come to realize that she is not the assured "new woman" that he had imagined, but rather, one who has adopted modern behaviors as a sort of fashion, easily discarding them for qualities he detests, including fierce jealousy, neediness, and bursts of hysteria.
Both women's fathers -- the upright Colonel Craven (made a wonderfully pompous stuffed-shirt by Dan Daily) and the more progressive Joseph Culbertson (played solidly by Dominic Cuskern) -- watch their daughters' romantic foibles with both bemusement and bewilderment. So does Dr. Percy Paramore (Chris Mixon), a member of the Ibsen Club, who carries a torch for Julia.The play proves most satisfying when old-world behavior conflicts against that of the new. The production reaches daffy heights as Graves' Julia flails to delicious comic melodramatic effect against Cover's sensitively reserved Charteris, and when Botchan's superlatively cool Tranfield gives Julia a cutting dressing-down about her behavior, the show simply sizzles.
Equally enjoyable are the more farcical elements of the piece, which have almost nothing to do with Shaw's overarching conceit about old and new mores. When audiences finally learn the whereabouts of a small spaniel that Julia and her sister Sylvia (Shalita Grant) lost, stunned gasps mix with gales of laughter.
Although both the script and production stumble when the action centers on Paramore's medical quackery, audiences will find the director and cast quickly rebound as the play shifts back to its central conflict.
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At the same time, getting onto the library website and looking through our catalogue is in no way the same thing. If a particular book is wanted, then it works great! But if you're just wanting to have a look at what's new on the shelves, be intigued by the covers and the general feel of the library (i.e. take a deep breath, this is you time!), the library catalogue leaves something to be desired.
Well, let's introduce our online shelves! For the first time today, we inserted a single line of digital shleves directly into our eNewsletter. It's a humble beginning, but we want to increasingly allow people to view our collections and browse them in an automated space. So we've started to roll out linked image maps of shelves with our books (not just the standard picture - we actually took a photo of the book on our shelve and photoshopped them in!). Clicking the book goes straight to our catalogue where you can read more (just like looking at the blurb), and if you want it, reserve it there and then, online, you can (with your library number and password).
Then all you need to do is walk in and then straight out with your top picks.
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The classes of the Common Lisp spec, the MOP and big CLOS projects like CLIM use some naming conventions which may not make sense at first. I'm speaking of the STANDARD- and BASIC- prefixes. What is the idea behind them?
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In CLOS one defines "protocols" using classes and generic functions. Remember: Methods do belong to generic functions and not to classes. There are no dedicated means to define protocols - it is idiomatic. A common practice is to define "protocol classes" which often do not have any slots at all. They serve as superclasses to all classes which implement the protocol.
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In the set of protocol implementation classes there may be one, which contains a minimal complete implementation and/or there might be one which is something like the default implementation. Assuming a protocol for FOOBAR defined through the protocol-class FOOBAR the minimal implementation could be called BASIC-FOOBAR and the default one STANDARD-FOOBAR. The BASIC-** one if often called FUNDAMENTAL-** too.
It is often a good idea to implement STANDARD-** by inheriting the BASIC-** implementation, overriding the necessary parts. A protocol user who wants to implement his own implementation can decide on which level he wants to get in: He could inherit from STANDARD-** if his implementations is only a small variant. He may inherit from BASIC-** if the implementation is more complicated and perhaps incompatible to what STANDARD-** does. If even BASIC-** is to strict, he could try to implement the protocol class completely on its own - but this is then more like implementing interfaces in classical object oriented languages, where you cannot inherit behaviour at all. You have to provide methods for any necessary generic function the protocol is made of. This is the most work and implementing a protocol is often more than just following the interfaces.


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Dalai Lama speaks in Danbury of peace
DANBURY -- Under Tibetan prayer flags and volleyball banners, and introduced by seven chanting monks and one Hollywood star, Richard Gere, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama emphasized the world's need for peace and compassion and the ways to achieve them.
In a hourlong, extemporaneous address Thursday, flavored regularly with his hearty, basso laugh, the Dalai Lama spoke in the O'Neill Center at Western Connecticut State University's westside campus, site of basketball games, rock concerts and high school graduations.
The sold-out crowd of 3,500, filled the center to the top of its bleachers and focused on his words.
"This place has good karma," said WestConn President James Schmotter, in his introductory remarks.
The Dalai Lama wore a blue WCSU visor, to keep the auditorium lights out of his eyes, recently repaired by cataract surgery.
"Now I can see very clearly," he said.
The 77-year-old Dalai Lama's talk was entitled "The Art of Compassion." Throughout it, he stressed the need for finding inner peace and happiness, which would then manifest themselves in the world through kindness and decency.
"Others' happiness is my happiness," he said.
People are led off this path by ignorance, he said, which leads to fear and anxiety and division. He said the need for education is great, especially one that stresses spiritual study as well as science and the humanities. Eastern teaching on the work of the mind he said, may be a useful addition to Western curriculums to advance this work.
As a Tibetan Buddhist monk, the Dalai Lama said part of his day is given over to prayer and meditation.
But that, in itself, is not enough. Instead, he said, the road to enlightenment he prefers is one on which the mind and spirit are full and active, even in contemplation.
"I believe in action rather than prayer," he said.
Stressing humanity's common bond, the Dalai Lama also said religion is rooted the necessity of selflessness and caring for others.
"All religion, all religion, there is no difference," he said.
He said, the world has to accept that non-believers can still be on a path toward self-study and a quest for inner peace. His teaching, he said, applies to the secular world.
"America, Europe, these are non-Buddhist countries," the Dalai Lama said. "I always stress that people should keep their traditions."
And sometime, he acknowledged, he lacked answers.
Asked by a WestConn student about how capitalism can be made more compassionate, he paused and said, "I don't know."
He then spoke at length of human greed and the need to temper a market economy with a social conscience.
The Dalai Lama's visit to the city was two years in the making.
It came about through the collaboration of Western Connecticut State University, the Do Ngak Kunphen Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center for Universal Peace in Redding, and the center's spiritual director, Gymed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa, a monk who escaped from Tibet in 1959 after the Chinese occupation.
That occupation forced the Dalai Lama and his followers to flee Tibet and set up a center of Tibetan learning and culture in Dharamsala, India.
His visit cost WestConn about $300,000; nearly all of that spent on things like transportation, extra security and other logistical work. Most of that will be recouped by ticket sales. Donors contributed another $15,000.
But WestConn spokesman Paul Steinmetz said the Dalai Lama, who accepts no money for his speaking engagements, wants the places that sponsor his talks to neither lose nor make money.
"So any money that's left over will be given over to a nonprofit that the Dalai Lama approves and that WestConn approves," Steinmetz said.
On Thursday, thousands of people streamed into the arena, their sartorial styles ranging from leather jackets to prayer shawls. There were monks with shaved heads and macho men with shaved heads. There were teenagers in hoodies, men wearing fedoras and women in business suits and saris.
Kris Larsen, who says she had seen the Dalai Lama speak about a dozen times, including once in Scotland, made sure to arrive early to avoid a long wait.
"I've seen his Holiness many times, so I know it can get crazy," the New Britain resident said.
Kimberly Stein, of Brookfield, sat in the upper levels of the arena, paging through a book.
When asked why she had come to hear him speak, Stein said simply, "I think the world needs a lot of peace."
Tibetan music wafted through the rafters of the arena, where several Tibetan prayer flags hung. When monks from the Depung Gomang Monastery began chanting, many closed their eyes in deep contemplation. The audience throughout was profoundly quiet and attentive. Only when the Dalai Lama laughed, which was often, did people respond with their own laughter.
When the Dalai Lama left and the applause died down, people left smiling.
"He was awesome," said Sharon Lavatori, of Ridgefield. "The moment he started talking, I could feel the warmth rising in my body. He spoke of the things I wanted to hear."
Brian Thomas, of Branford, said he came to hear talk the Dalai Lama's words about the need to build compassion from within.
"I found out I can" he said. "I was surprised in was intrinsic, rather than extrinsic."
Ed Muszala, of Bridgewater, just laughed when asked what he thought of what he had just witnessed,
"He's the Dalai Lama," Muszala said. "He's amazing. I wouldn't have missed this for the world."


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Suzanne Kercher is a professor of environmental science. Her students design and build solar cookers, and test them at a college-wide Solar Cook-Off at the end of the term. She began teaching solar cooking in 2010.
Suzanne states, "My goal is to teach students about one aspect of sustainable living in a way that is fun and engaging and at the same time contributes to the growing awareness of the need for renewable energy. At home, I have been using the Global Sun Oven since April of 2011, and I am having a great time learning how to cook delicious food using the sun's free, clean energy! I use my solar oven almost daily, except for really cloudy or rainy days."
- February 2013: Students learn the scientific method through solar cooker experimentation - Solar cookers lend themselves exceptionally well to experimentation using the scientific method, and that is why Dr. Suzanne Kercher's Environmental Science class at Columbia College in Missouri, USA, spends two months building solar cookers and testing solar cooker designs and cooking methods. Students present their final projects and experimental results at an Environmental Science Fair, an event that is open to all college faculty, students, and guests. While some students focus on comparing the performance of different types of solar cookers, others use a single type of cooker and focus on improving its cooking performance with variations in design and/or variations in the type of cookware used. Regardless of their experimental approach, their ultimate goal is to use the scientific method to construct a cooker that can safely cook food and/or pasteurize water in Missouri, USA in October. Since most college students are strapped for cash, the challenge quickly becomes, how do you build a functional cooker with materials that are readily available, repurposed, and/ or inexpensive to buy? I always point out to students that this aspect of the solar cooker project closely parallels the economic challenges facing a lot of people in the developing world. As an instructor, one of my greatest joys is witnessing the creativity of my students being applied to the practical challenge of cooking sustainably. Above all, that "lightbulb moment" when students first realize that renewable energy technologies are within their grasp, is even sweeter than the treats we cook at our end-of-term solar cook- off!
- January 2012: Last fall my undergraduate environmental science laboratory students were tasked with designing and building a functional solar cooker that they would present at a Cook-off during our end-of-term Environmental Science Fair, to be held in an outdoor courtyard area and open to all students and faculty at the college. The day of the Cook-off finally arrived in October. Sunny skies and temperatures approaching 60 degrees F (15.5 degrees C) were highly conducive to solar cooking, but gusty winds were less than ideal for the task. Nevertheless, since I had scheduled the Cook-off months in advance, I felt very fortunate to at least have the clear and sunny conditions! Each student in my class approached the assignment in a unique way; however, one favorite approach taken by nearly all of my students was to reuse and repurpose old junk they found, including toaster ovens, barbeque grills, discarded satellite dishes, cardboard boxes and even a cracked aquarium. This was a popular approach not only because it was thrifty but also because it reflected other environmental values my students held dear, such as waste and energy reduction. Two of my students constructed parabolic cookers using discarded satellite dishes. One of those students demonstrated the parabolic cooker's potential for high heat cooking by placing a piece of paper in the focus. Within a minute or so, the paper started smoking and then ignited into flames! This is sure not a cooker you want to use when little kids or pets are running around! And be sure to wear sunglasses and possibly a hot glove to protect your hands from burns. A few students built panel-type cookers, which utilized aluminum foil-lined cardboard reflectors. Cooking pots and pans were then enclosed within clear plastic oven bags made to withstand high (400-500 degrees F, or ~200-260 degrees C) temperatures. Due to the strong winds present on the day of our Cook-off, unfortunately, these panel-style cookers failed to reach temperatures above the low 200's Fahrenheit (~93 degrees C). In addition, since they were so lightweight, they had to be weighted down with rocks or anchored into the ground with tent stakes to keep them from blowing away! This style of cooker would definitely be best in Missouri on a hot summer day and when there is little to no wind present. On the day of our Cook-off, the enclosed box-style cookers seemed to work the best overall. Corissa and Stacey built a cooker out of an old barbeque grill fitted with a clear Plexiglas lid. A simple wall mirror reflected enough of the sun's rays into the cooker to heat up apple cider for the class. Audrey used scrap reflective insulation as a reflector for her repurposed aquarium cooker, and she managed to reach nearly 250 degrees F (~121 degrees C) in her oven despite the wind, which was hot enough to bake a few mini-loaves of pumpkin bread during the fair. Of course, I also brought out my Global Sun Oven to show folks what commercial box-style cookers are capable of. My cooker easily reached 300-325 degrees F (~150-160 degrees C) and stayed there all day, needing only occasional minor repositioning to track the sun. I served up batch after batch of fresh, hot homemade chocolate chip cookies to my students and guests, in addition to loaves of bread I had baked in it the day before.
- the Stellar Award (for best overall solar cooker design and function),
- the Hot Stuff Award (based on hottest temperature achieved and sustained by the cooker),
- the Solar on a Shoestring Award (for the most economical yet functional cooker), and
- the No-Longer-Starving Artist Award (for the most creative/artistic yet functional cooker design).
Rick won the Stellar Award with his repurposed toaster oven box-style cooker, the "Rickmaster Deluxe Solar Oven." Audrey won the Hot Stuff Award for the highest temperature reached and then sustained inside of her repurposed aquarium box-style cooker. Audrey also won the Solar on a Shoestring Award for the low total cost of the materials she used to build her highly functional cooker. All of the materials she used came from stuff she already had at her home, with the exception of some black barbeque paint she purchased to darken her cooker door. Finally, Heather D. won the No-Longer-Starving Artist Award for her beautiful mirror-mosaic satellite dish parabolic cooker. It was truly a work of art! Winners received a framed certificate and got to choose from an array of prizes provided by the college and myself. A great time was had by all, in spite of the surfeit of sweets (I have made a mental note to request more savory foods next time!) Several students commented on how excited they were to continue their adventures in solar cooking even after the course was over. Those are the words that every teacher wishes to hear!
Suzanne Kercher
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During World War 2, the American government's propaganda posters were not limited to caricatures of Adolf Hitler, General Hideki Tojo, and Benito Mussolini. The Allied forces were fighting an additional enemy as well: venereal diseases.
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According to military medical records, "In World War I, the Army lost nearly 7 million person-days and discharged more than 10,000 men because of STDs. Only the great influenza pandemic of 1918–1919 accounted for more loss of duty during that war."
So when syphilis and gonorrhea outbreaks spread in the beginning of World War II, the government launched a scare-tactic campaign against STDs. Battalions would be shown subtly nicknamed "Susie Rotten-crotch" films, all of which depicted a similar story: Soldier meets a local temptress, they have sex, and the soldier contracts a venereal disease. One famous movie was titled "USS VD: Ship of Shame."
In addition to the films the government also produced a series of posters to encourage pure soldiers to fend off diseased and scheming ladies of the night. Captions spouted "facts" such as "98% of all procurable women have venereal disease."
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Capture that Springtime Optimism!
Spring is the season of new growth, and the signs of change are all around us. Flowers smatter parks and lawns, the days are longer, brighter and warmer, and our emotions are lifted by the extra light and raised temperature.
Springtime is seen as a time of growth, renewal, of new life being born, and of the cycle of life once again starting. It is also seen more generally as the start of better times. At this time of year we begin to feel less sluggish, and become more open to inviting changes – both big and small – into our lives.
The symbolism of spring is one most people can appreciate. In all cultural traditions, the world over, it is a time of re-birth and new beginnings. Whether it is the antics of the numerous fertility gods of rural communities, the Green Man festivities of pagan cultures or the Christian resurrection of Easter, springtime itself has never been a season to go unmarked.
The word Easter is supposed to derive from Eostre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring, worshipped by some neopagans, who associate her with various aspects related to the renewal of life: spring, fertility and the hare (allegedly for its rapid and prolific reproduction). Modern worshippers and writers describe Eostre as a "goddess of Dawn" based on the etymological relationship between her name and the Anglo-Saxon word for 'dawn'.
The egg motif of Easter can be seen as an underlying pagan and pan-religious symbol of birth and the continuity of life, and it is also part of the Passover ritual.
As God pronounced to the people of Israel enslaved in Egypt that he would free them (the Exodus), he said he would "Smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt." However, he instructed the Israelites to put a sign of lamb's blood on their door posts: "and when I see the blood, I will pass over you."
Such is a political story of liberation and refusal to be persecuted. It uses the symbol of a scorched hard-boiled egg for birth, renewal, beginnings, and fresh leaves – parsley or lettuce, again, for renewal and to celebrate spring and the refreshing of the cycle of life.
The tradition of Pancake Day stems from the need to clear out the larder of eggs, butter and milk before lent – a time in which to examine our lives and experience a new springtime of hope. These festivals are a call to positive-thinking. How can anyone not be inspired by the spirit of optimism that springtime seems to bring?
The new and rapidly-growing field of positive psychology has shown how important emotions such as hope, pleasure, humor, excitement, joy, pride and involvement are to human happiness.
One of the key elements of positive psychology is optimism, which its founder Dr Martin Seligman and others have shown has a major effect on human behavior. Not only do optimists get sick less often and recover from illness more quickly than others, but they also live longer.
Optimism can be built, these psychologists believe, leading to improved resistance to depression when bad events occur and better physical health. There are two important dimensions to optimism, says Dr Seligman, and they are linked to permanence and pervasiveness.
Pessimistic people believe that the reasons for bad things happening are permanent, whereas optimistic people consider them temporary. For example, a pessimist might say to their partner "You always nag", when an optimistic person would say "You nag when I don't do the dishes".
Using qualifiers for bad events such as "sometimes" and "lately", rather than "always" or "never" builds optimism. But the opposite applies to good events – an optimist will explain these by saying "I'm talented" or "I'm always lucky".
Pervasiveness is to do with keeping problems in perspective. For pessimists, when one thread of their life breaks, the whole fabric unravels. Again, it comes back to having a specific explanation for bad events rather than catastrophizing. For example, saying "I'll never learn Spanish in this class" rather than "I'll never learn another language".
The positive psychology approach also recommends building optimism by habitually recognizing and challenging pessimistic thoughts – something made much easier by the new season in which we can throw open the windows, and let in the fresh air and soft sunlight.
Spring has always been considered as a time for change and personal evolution, and another common way to embrace the sense of optimism and enthusiasm is to have a good old clear-out. Spring cleaning has a very valuable function, psychologists believe. We declutter our houses of anything that we needed around us to feel more comfortable during the long winter months, and we bring in new items, symbolizing new beginnings.
It's the perfect time of year to seek out new objects that wipe out the remnants of winter and boost your mood for the new season. So grab the duster and the vacuum cleaner out of the back of the cupboard, and make a list too, so you are more efficient and afterwards, you can look back and say "I really got a lot done today".
Ultimately spring is all about opportunity – a time for cultivating the qualities of courage and optimism, of strengthening the belief in ourselves and our powers to achieve and overcome obstacles – the greatest of which is perhaps our own fear, which prevents us from taking risks and stepping into the unknown.
As the days grow longer and warmer, we can choose to capture that sense of freshness and renewal in order it can be remembered, savoured and built on throughout the year.
Collingwood, J. (2020). Capture that Springtime Optimism!. Psych Central. Retrieved on March 28, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/lib/capture-that-springtime-optimism/
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What Is Skullcap Used for Today? | Dosage | Safety Issues | References
Scutellaria lateriflora
Principal Proposed Uses
• None
Other Proposed Uses
• Anxiety; Insomnia
Native Americans as well as traditional European herbalists used skullcap to induce sleep, relieve nervousness, and moderate the symptoms of epilepsy, rabies, and other diseases related to the nervous system. In other words, skullcap was believed to function as an herbal sedative.
A relative of skullcap, Scutellaria baicalensis, is a common Chinese herb. However, the root instead of the above-the-ground portion of the plant is used, and overall effects appear to be far different. The discussion below addresses European skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora) only.
What Is Skullcap Used for Today?
Skullcap is still popular as a sedative. Unfortunately, there has been virtually no scientific investigation of how well the herb really works. The only meaningful reported study was a small double-blind, placebo-controlled trial that found indications the herb might reduce anxiety levels in healthy volunteers.4
When taken by itself, the usual dosage of skullcap is approximately 1 to 2 g, 3 times a day. However, skullcap is more often taken in combination with other sedative herbs such as valerian, passionflower, hops, and melissa, also called lemon balm. When using an herbal combination, follow the label instructions for dosage. Skullcap is usually not taken long term.
Safety Issues
Not much is known about the safety of skullcap. However, if you take too much, it can cause confusion and stupor.1 There have been reports of liver damage following consumption of products labeled skullcap; however, since skullcap has been known to be adulterated with germander, an herb toxic to the liver, it may not have been the skullcap that was at fault.2,3 Safety in young children, pregnant or nursing women, or those with severe liver or kidney disease has not been established.
References [ + ]
1. Newall CA, Anderson LA, Phillipson JD. Herbal Medicines: A Guide for Health-Care Professionals. London, England: Pharmaceutical Press; 1996:239.
2. Newall CA, Anderson LA, Phillipson JD. Herbal Medicines: A Guide for Health-Care Professionals. London, England: Pharmaceutical Press; 1996:239.
3. MacGregor FB, Abernethy VE, Dahabra S, et al. Hepatotoxicity of herbal remedies. BMJ. 1989;299:1156–1157.
4. Wolfson P, Hoffmann DL. An investigation into the efficacy of Scutellaria lateriflora in healthy volunteers. Altern Ther Health Med. 2003;9:74-8.
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I have been eating real simple these days, simple food not laced with too many rich spices or garlic and onion seems to have become my favorite. It is still spring here but my food cravings are like those served in my home during the hot summer months.
Summer veggies like Lau(Bengali)/Lauki(Hindi)/Bottle gourd, Parwal, Green mangoes have caught my fancy. These veggies prepared with simple spices and no onion or garlic and a light fish curry is what is staple food, in most Bengali homes in the Gangetic Plains where summer is hot and humid.
Is it the green all around that makes me long for these veggies ? Before the days of air conditioned grocery stores and easy availability of exotic veggies, vegetables in the local markets were seasonal in India. So while winter was colored with deep red beet-root, orange carrots and rich red tomatoes, summer was green with deep green striped parwal, mellowed green bottle gourd, vivid rich green of cucumber and smooth green of raw mangoes.
The tender lau or bottle gourd with its soothing green skin soothes the eyes in harsh summer and because of its high water content has a cooling effect and so is one of the preferred veggies in the summer months.
According to ayurveda, the cooked bottlegourd is cooling, diuretic, sedative and antibilious(corrects secretion of bile). It gives a feeling of relaxation after eating it. It is rich in essential minerals and fibre.
I am sharing this veggie and the dish with Laurie from Mediterranean Cooking in Alaska who is hosting WHB, originated by Kalyn, this week
The bottle gourd was used in several different kinds of dishes in my home ranging from the dal, the lau-ghonto which I think was made with milk and usually white in color, another lau-ghonto with fish head, the lau-bori where the dish was garnished with fried moong dal vadis, the lau-chingri where the shrimp was mixed with the dish to dress up the simple homely dish.
The recipe of Lau Bori and Lau Chingri here is as my Ma made it.
What You Need
Lauki/Bottlegourd ~ 3 cups. Peeled and chopped in small pieces. You need to cut the bottlegourd in really small & thin pieces, large chunks are a NO No. The cut should ideally be thinner than mine.
Tomato ~1/2 of a medium finely chopped in small pieces
Green Chilli ~ 3-4 slit through the middle. I use hot Indian Geen Chillies
Ginger ~ ½" grated fresh
For tempering
Bay Leaves ~ 2 small
Cinnamon Stick ~ 1" stick
Whole Jeera/Cumin seeds ~ ½ tsp
The Masala/Dry Spice powders
Jeera/Cumin Powder ~ ½ tsp
Red Chilli Powder ~ ¼ tsp or according to your spice level. I go with the green hot chillies and do not use any chilli powder.
Turmeric Powder ~ about 1/4 tsp
Sugar ~ ¼ tsp or none if you don't like it sweet
Salt ~ to taste
For garnish
Bori ~ ½ cup of Moong Dal Bori fried and crumbled. If you do not have any Bori, you might skip it. The Bengali Vadis are known as Boris and are small sun dried cones of lentil paste, the shapes are like Hershey's Kisses. Here is a recipe of boris made of Urad Dal. These boris are fried and then added to the dish.
Corriander Leaves ~ a fistful finely chopped
How I Did It
Heat Oil in a Kadhai/Frying Pan.
Fry the Bori till it is a nice warm rich brown. Remove and keep aside
Temper the oil with Bay leaf, Cinnamon Stick and Whole Cumin seed
When the cumin starts sputtering add the finely chopped tomato and green chillies.
Sauté till the tomatoes are soft and mushy with no raw smell.
Add the chopped bottle gourd and sauté for 2 minutes.
Add the grated ginger, the cumin powder and red chilli powder(optional)
Add a little turmeric, add salt and mix well
Sauté for 2-3 minutes and cover and cook. Intermittently remove the cover and give it a good stir. You don't need to add water as bottle gourd releases water on cooking. If the bottlegourd is dried up or not that fresh you may need to add little water while cooking.
When the bottlegourd is cooked add sugar and cook for a minute. The water should have dried up by now and the result would be a dish with no gravy but moist.
Now crumble the fried bori on top
Garnish with fresh coriander leaves
Everything is same as the Lau-Bori recipe. Except for the Bori you need about ½ cup of shrimp. Wash the shrimp and mix with a little turmeric and salt and let it marinade for 30 minutes. Fry them to a light yellow and remove and keep aside. Cook Bottlegourd exactly as above. Instead of the bori, mix the shrimp with the bottlegourd at the second last step. Sauté for a minute and you are done.
Other recipes of similar Bengali Lau er Tarkari:
Lau Tarkari from Ahaar
Lau Gnoto with Fish head from Spice and Curry
Other recipes with Lau/Bottle Gourd in my Blog:
Tetor Dal with BitterGourd and BottleGourd
Trivia: Ektara the most ancient form of string instrument found in the Eastern parts of India, is constructed out of a half of a dried gourd shell serving as the sound-box, with a metal string running right through the middle of the shell. The Ektara was used by the Bauls of Bengal for their folk singing


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Bombing suspect says brother's wife not involved
- Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told investigators Katherine Russell was not involved in the Boston terror plot
- Russell has drawn the scrutiny of federal investigators
- Russell has hired a prominent criminal lawyer with experience defending terrorism cases
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told investigators in the days after the attack that his brother's widow, Katherine Russell, was not involved in the plot, a federal law enforcement official said Wednesday.
Russell, married to Tamerlan Tsarnaev who was killed in a confrontation with police three days after the bombings, has drawn the scrutiny of federal investigators, who have sought to question her more closely about contacts with her husband -- including a telephone conversation between the two just hours after photographs of the Tsarnaev brothers were circulated as suspects by the FBI on April 18.
The official, who is not authorized to comment publicly, said investigators are still seeking more information from Russell. In a written statement Wednesday, Russell's attorney, Amato DeLuca, said his client plans to "continue to meet with investigators, part of a series of meetings over many hours where she has answered questions.''
DeLuca also said he was adding another lawyer to Russell's defense team, criminal defense attorney Joshua Dratel, to assist in the inquiry.


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Ayn Rand in her youth. [Source: Heritage American]"Objectivist" philosopher and burgeoning novelist Ayn Rand writes admiringly of one of her heroes, serial killer William Edward Hickman. She admires Hickman's stated credo, "What is good for me is right." In her journals, Rand writes in response, "The best and strongest expression of a real man's psychology I have heard." Rand is planning a novel, The Little Street, to feature a character based on Hickman, who she considers her "ideal man." In her journals, Rand writes that Hickman "is born with a wonderful, free, light consciousness—[resulting from] the absolute lack of social instinct or herd feeling. He does not understand, because he has no organ for understanding, the necessity, meaning, or importance of other people.… Other people do not exist for him and he does not understand why they should." Later in her journals, she clarifies her idealization of Hickman: "[My hero is] very far from him, of course. The outside of Hickman, but not the inside. Much deeper and much more. A Hickman with a purpose. And without the degeneracy. It is more exact to say that the model is not Hickman, but what Hickman suggested to me." (Rand will never complete The Little Street.) Torturer and Killer - According to author and biographer Michael Prescott, in 1928, Hickman is one of the most notorious criminals in America, a forger, armed robber, child kidnapper, and multiple murderer. As a child, he enjoyed torturing and killing small animals. As a young man, he engaged in a crime spree beginning in the Midwest and ending in California, robbing gas stations and drug stores, allegedly murdering a girl in Milwaukee, and murdering the grandfather of his crime partner in Pasadena. That partner later told police that Hickman often talked about his desire to kill and dismember someone someday. In 1927, he kidnapped a 12-year-old girl, Marion Parker, from her school and began taunting her wealthy father with ransom notes. (He called himself "a master mind" and "not a common crook" in those notes, and signed himself "The Fox," writing, "Fox is my name, very sly you know." After days of exchanging letters, Hickman accused the father of lying about his intention of paying the ransom and strangled Marion Parker with a towel. After she was dead, he dismembered the body with a pocket knife, wrapped up the separate remains, packed the remains into a car, and drove to meet the father, tossing body parts out of the car along the way. The father, believing his daughter to still be alive, gave $1,500 to Hickman. In return, Hickman threw the girl's head and upper torso out of the car at the father's feet and sped off. Hickman fled to Oregon, where he was arrested. He quickly confessed to the murder, at least one more murder, and the robberies. After failing to pin his crimes on another man (presumably his former partner), and unsuccessfully claiming his innocence by reason of insanity, Hickman will be executed at San Quentin Prison. Prescott will write of Hickman, "Hickman reportedly 'died yellow'—he was dragged, trembling and fainting, to his execution, his courtroom bravado having given way at last." Idealizing a Sociopath? - In 2005, Prescott will ask if Rand's "ideal man" was, in reality, a criminal sociopath, and if so, what that says of Rand's own values and judgment. In 1928, Prescott notes, Rand is still in her twenties and heavily influenced by the egocentric philosophies of Friedrich Nietzsche. Rand writes of Hickman that he represents "the amazing picture of a man with no regard whatsoever for all that a society holds sacred, and with a consciousness all his own. A man who really stands alone, in action and in soul.… Other people do not exist for him, and he does not see why they should." Hickman, she writes, is "a brilliant, unusual, exceptional boy" filled with "immense, explicit egotism." (Some newspaper writers at the time compare Hickman to Nietzche's "Superman," writing that Hickman twisted Nietzsche's teachings to suit his own ends.) Her defenders might argue, Prescott will write, that as Rand matures, she will grow out of her fascination with Nietzsche, and, by extension, Hickman, and evolve a more rational outlook. [Michael Prescott, 2005; AlterNet, 2/26/2010] Anti-Social, Amoral Characters in Later Books - However, Prescott uses quotes from Rand's later novels to show her ongoing fascination with amoral, self-centered characters and the philosophies that inform their worldviews. She will write in her notes for The Fountainhead: "One puts oneself above all and crushes everything in one's way to get the best for oneself. Fine!" Her notes on her novel's hero, Howard Roark, say that Roark "has learned long ago, with his first consciousness, two things which dominate his entire attitude toward life: his own superiority and the utter worthlessness of the world.… He was born without the ability to consider others." In the original version of her first novel We the Living, the character Kira, whom Prescott characterizes as "Rand's stand-in," says, "What are your masses [of humanity] but mud to be ground underfoot, fuel to be burned for those who deserve it?" Prescott notes that the statement will be altered in subsequent publications. In her journals, Rand will write that man "is man only so long as he functions in accordance with the nature of a rational being. When he chooses to function otherwise, he is no longer man. There is no proper name for the thing which he then becomes.… When a man chooses to act in a sub-human manner, it is no longer proper for him to survive nor to be happy." In her longest novel, 1957's Atlas Shrugged, she will refer to a crowd of poor and starving people as "savages," "refuse," "inanimate objects," and "imitations of living beings," all patently beneath the heroes and heroines of her story. In the novel, a wealthy citizen striking against progressive taxation causes a train crash, and Rand will make it clear that the people who die in the crash deserve it because they supported the taxation policies that triggered the attack. Rand will continue to write admiringly of the Nietzschean concept of the "Superman" throughout her career. Columnist Johann Hari will write: "Her heroes are a cocktail of extreme self-love and extreme self-pity: They insist they need no one, yet they spend all their time fuming that the masses don't bow down before their manifest superiority." [Michael Prescott, 2005; Slate, 11/2/2009; AlterNet, 2/26/2010] Rand Admired by Many Modern Republicans - In 2010, liberal columnist Mark Ames will go farther than either Prescott or Hari and label Rand "a textbook sociopath," adding: "In her notebooks Ayn Rand worshiped a notorious serial murderer-dismemberer, and used this killer as an early model for the type of 'ideal man' she promoted in her more famous books. These ideas were later picked up on and put into play by major right-wing figures of the past half decade, including the key architects of America's most recent economic catastrophe—former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan and SEC Commissioner Chris Cox—along with other notable right-wing Republicans such as Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Rush Limbaugh, and South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford." Ames will note that many politicians aligned with the "tea party" movement, such as Representatives Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Michele Bachmann (R-MN) are outspoken Rand admirers. [AlterNet, 2/26/2010] Hari will ask: "What I do find incomprehensible is that there are people—large numbers of people—who see her writing not as psychopathy but as philosophy, and urge us to follow her. Why?" [Slate, 11/2/2009]
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Thursday, September 15, 2011
Mommy Maestra Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month
YAY! Today we kick off the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month here in the United States. I like to think of MommyMaestra as a blog dedicated to Hispanic Heritage Year-Round. Last year, I listed some resources for celebrating this month that are still valuable today. Below, I've linked to those you might find of most interest, as well as a few new ones.
Just to give you a brief history of this observance: Hispanic Heritage Month finds its roots in 1968 when President Lyndon B. Johnson first established Hispanic Heritage Week. Twenty years later, President Reagan expanded it to a month-long celebration. Now each year, from September 15th through October 15th, our country recognizes the contributions of Hispanic Americans to the United States, and celebrates Hispanic heritage and culture.
These dates were chosen because eight Latin American countries actually celebrate their independence days during this month:
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• September 16th — Mexico
• September 18th — Chile
• September 21st — Belize
If you are looking for ways to celebrate this month with your children take a look at:
10 Ways to Educate Kids About Hispanic Heritage Month - My most recent article on Mamiverse shares how you can explore new countries from the comfort of home.
Lesson Plans and Activities for Hispanic Heritage Month - Some of my favorite sites and pages for parents and teachers.
National Hispanic Heritage Month - The "official" website of the US government for HHM. They share some good links to exhibits, programs, and lesson plans.
Inspiring Latinos Your Children Should Know - If you are looking to expose your kids to some positive Latino role models, here's a great list to start them off.
Teach Your Children the Complete Story: A Kid's Guide to Latino History - For older children ages 7 and up, Valerie Petrillo's book is fun and educational and should be in every history teacher's classroom.
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I will implement those ways to educate my son about my culture. Thank you for sharingReplyDelete
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Had no idea when Hispanic Heritage Month was founded. Good to know!ReplyDelete
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a dumb question but are those real US stamps?? If so, where where where can I find... either way, the imagery is great! Happy HHM to all of us!ReplyDelete
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Ghosts and glories stalk the halls of DC Comics. But while Superman and Batman -- inescapable pop culture icons who have held court for more than 60 years -- define DC's past, Karen Berger and her Vertigo imprint just might define its future and that of the comic book industry.
This week, Vertigo and Ms. Berger, its creator and executive editor as well as a rarity in the superhero-fueled boys club of comic book editors, will celebrate the imprint's 10th anniversary by publishing the hardcover graphic novel ''The Sandman: Endless Nights'' by the best-selling fiction writer Neil Gaiman. ''The Sandman,'' a work of dark fantasy, has received a first printing of 100,000 copies, the biggest of any DC or Vertigo offering.
For Vertigo, the release is more than an expensive bet on a single graphic novel; it is a crucial marketing gambit to introduce prospective readers to the rest of its line.
Vertigo represents the graphic novel of ideas, if such a thing can exist: comics aimed at an older, broader audience. With nary a superhero in sight, Vertigo's books range from up-to-date fairy tales (''Fables''), to the dystopian (''Transmetropolitan''), to grit-in-your-mouth crime fiction (''100 Bullets''). Unusual in comics, Vertigo has a healthy backlist -- there are millions of Mr. Gaiman's ''Sandman'' graphic novels in print -- and it is also a breeding ground of ideas for the movie division of DC's parent, AOL Time Warner.
In a visual medium, Vertigo focuses on writers first. ''We've raised the profile of the writer,'' said Ms. Berger, who, if she were a comic book character, would be the smarter older sister of Betty from the ''Archie'' series. ''It's the stories that drive the books.''
Or, as the writer Grant Morrison said of his most recent Vertigo project, '''The Filth' is everything I can't do in a mainstream comic like 'X-Men.'''
Graphic novels or comic books in book form are one of the few growing segments in a stagnant book business. According to ICv2, which covers pop culture for retailers via the Web and print, they accounted for $100 million in retail sales in 2002, up 33 percent from 2001, with sales split between bookstores and comic book shops. ICv2 estimates sales of $120 million this year, with $65 million going to bookstores -- a 30 percent increase from 2002. (Despite the rapid growth, graphic novels still represent less than 1 percent of the total consumer book market.)
As a result, placement in the stores is getting better, says Micha Hershman, a Borders book buyer who specializes in science fiction, graphic novels and role-playing games. Mr. Hershman is excited about ''Endless Nights,'' which features seven internationally known comics artists.
'''Endless Nights' will be the hottest traditional comics title in years,'' Mr. Hershman said in a telephone interview. ''I expect sales to be 5 to 10 times bigger than anything in recent history.''
Mr. Hershman could not give specific figures, but said he bought about the same numbers of copies of ''Endless Nights'' as he did for the latest from best-selling writers like James Lee Burke.
Vertigo and Mr. Gaiman are considered cornerstones in the growth of the graphic novel. ''Vertigo was the first to market trade paperbacks to an adult, literate, sophisticated audience,'' Mr. Hershman said. ''They lured a new readership, largely adult, significantly female, into the section.''
Ms. Berger said her gender had helped immeasurably in reaching that audience. ''Being a woman brings a different perspective to the material we produce, and the kind of reader we attract,'' she said. ''I didn't grow up reading comics, so I didn't come to the field with any preconceived notions. Basically, I wanted to edit books that I wanted to read.''
Then, throwing down the metaphorical gauntlet, Ms. Berger added: ''I also think that female editors are braver than men. We're more likely to take chances and push the creative envelope.''
Still, Vertigo does have its critics. Fans of the small, independent presses say Vertigo is too mainstream, tainted by being part of DC. Superhero fans meanwhile accuse Vertigo of being too avant-garde.
''It's regarded with suspicion by both sides of the river,'' Mr. Gaiman said of Vertigo. ''I like to think of it as a bridge across.''
When asked about the critics, Ms. Berger shrugged. ''We're doing fiction,'' she said.
One crucial thing Ms. Berger did, even before Vertigo's creation, was cultivate British writers like Mr. Gaiman, Mr. Morrison and Peter Milligan, touching off the comics industry's own British invasion. She first met Mr. Gaiman on a talent-scouting trip in 1987, when he was a journalist dabbling in comics.
''I found their sensibility and point of view to be refreshingly different, edgier and smarter,'' Ms. Berger said. ''The British writers broke open comics and took the medium to a new level of maturity.''
So now, Ms. Berger, who started in comics in 1979 fresh from Brooklyn College, has become, of all things, an honest-to-goodness book editor. She nurtures writers. She nurtures a backlist (older works still in print), unheard of in the traditionally month-to-month world of comics. Vertigo titles like ''Sandman,'' ''Preacher'' and ''Transmetropolitan'' are doing better as backlist graphic novels than they ever did as monthlies, and that is the direction Ms. Berger wants to pursue.
She also runs an imprint that reinforces DC's role as an idea incubator for the rest of the company. For example, shooting is scheduled to begin this fall on the Warner Brothers movie ''Constantine,'' starring Keanu Reeves and based on Vertigo's ''Hellblazer.''
Ms. Berger said she also wanted to expand Vertigo's graphic novels ''into a full line of multifaceted genre fiction'' and to have the form be respected as literature.
''If countries like Japan and France have graphic novels lined side by side with books, then we should be there, too,'' she said.


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MIAMI -- Charlie Blackmon's performance last season when Rockies games still counted in the standings trumped his less-than-spectacular Spring Training numbers and earned him the Opening Night start in center field against the Marlins.
With manager Walt Weiss wanting to match a left-hander up against Marlins standout righty Jose Fernandez, he could have gone with Corey Dickerson, who hit .344 in Spring Training and led the team with 22 hits. But Blackmon performed well in regular playing time last season -- .309 in 82 games.
Blackmon hit .236 during the spring.
"Charlie's got more time out there than Corey does, and to be honest with you, Charlie may have been our best player the last month of [last] season," Weiss said. "He was the right guy to be out there."
While his offensive numbers lagged in Spring Training, Blackmon arrived at camp slightly faster -- "I don't think I look any faster, but I feel faster," he said -- and he already came with center-field skills. The expansive outfield at Marlins Park was part of the decision to start Blackmon.
"Center field is the essence of outfield play," Blackmon said. "It's something I've always liked doing. You're involved in the game and you see exactly how your pitcher is feeling that day, and it's more fun.
"The more I play there, the surer my reads will be. It's like any part of your game, the more reps you get in game situations the better you'll get. I feel comfortable out there."
During camp, with help from first-base coach Eric Young and special outfield instructors Ellis Burks and Larry Walker, Blackmon improved his reads and efficiency.
"That's one thing he worked extremely hard on, and I think he has a better feeling now of how to get that great jump to the right or left," Young said. "You know at Coors Field or this park, too, if you don't get that good jump, the ball could be over your head and all the way to the wall. We were able to show him on video of Spring Training games that by the end, he was getting better jumps."
Weiss will manage the playing time of six outfielders. Corner guys Carlos Gonzalez and Michael Cuddyer will start most games. Blackmon and Dickerson from the left side, and Drew Stubbs and Brandon Barnes from the right, will divide starts in center and must provide off-the-bench help. Stubbs is more strictly a center fielder than the others.
"If you have to burn a guy late in the game to get the matchup you need, you can do that," Weiss said. "Those guys can run late in the game. They can hit late in the game. They can play defense late in the game.
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There is just one backup infielder, Charlie Culberson, but Weiss noted that backup catcher Jordan Pacheco has played third, first and second; Cuddyer, who is the backup first baseman, has played second and third in the Majors.


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