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Vehicle summary
|Body style
|Engine size
|1598 cc
|Fuel type
|Number of doors
|Number of seats
|Gearbox type
|Auto 6Spd
|CO2 emissions
|172 g/km
|Insurance group
|Standard manufacturer's warranty (miles)
|60000 miles
|Standard manufacturer's warranty (years)
|3 years
|Standard paintwork guarantee
|No details available
Performance & economy
|Fuel consumption (urban)
|28.50 mpg
|Fuel consumption (extra urban)
|48.70 mpg
|Fuel consumption (combined)
|38.70 mpg
|0 - 60 mph
|12.50 seconds
|Top speed
|114 mph
|Engine power
|113 bhp
|Engine torque
|114.00 lbs/ft
|1510 mm
|Height inclusive of roof rails
|No details available
|4419 mm
|2685 mm
|2013 mm
|Width including mirrors
|No details available
|Fuel tank capacity
|56.00 litres
|Minimum kerb weight
|No details available
|Interior features
|Exterior features
|12V Power Socket - Front
|17in Alloy Wheels - 5 Spoke
|20 Watts Per Channel Output
|Bumpers - Body Coloured
|AUX Connection
|Bumpers - Plastic Lower Front Stiffener
|Air Conditioning
|Door Mirror - Driver Side - Wide-Angle
|Armrest - Front Centre with Storage
|Door Mirrors - Electric - Heated
|Audio-CD 400
|Electric Windows - Front
|Brake Light - LED Centre
|Heated Rear Window with Automatic Timed Cut-Off
|Centre Console - Piano Black-Liquid Palladium Effect Inserts
|Laminated Windscreen
|Centre Storage with Two Cup Holders
|Locking Wheel Nuts for Alloy Wheels
|Daytime Running Lights
|Manually Foldable Door Mirrors
|Electric Headlight Beam Levelling
|Tyre Inflation Kit
|Fog Lights - Front
|Windows - Tinted
|Front Door Pockets
|Fully Carpeted Luggage Area
|Graphic Display
|Leather-Covered Steering Wheel
|Load Restraining Eyes
|Load Restraint Lashing Eyes
|Luggage Compartment Cover
|Power Assisted Steering
|RDS with Traffic Programme
|Radio - Stereo CD MP3 Player
|Rake and Reach Adjustable Steering
|Rear Door Pockets
|Seats - Drivers Height Adjustment
|Seats - Sports Front
|Speakers - x6
|Speed Governor
|Steering Wheel - Mounted Audio Controls
|Storage Box On Drivers Side Lower Facia
|Storage Pockets on Front Seat Backs
|Suspension - Lowered Sports
|ABS - Anti Lock Brakes
|Airbags - Curtain
|Airbags - Front Side
|Airbags - Passenger
|Alarm - Remote Control Ultrasonic
|Brake Fade Assist - Hydraulic
|Brake Lights - Adaptive
|Burst-Proof Door Locks and Anti-Jam Door Design
|CBC - Cornering Brake Control
|Collapsible Windscreen Wiper System
|Cruise Control
|Deformation Zones Front and Rear
|Digital Clock with Automatic RDS Time Adjustment
|Driver and Passenger Seatbelt Force Limiters
|Drivers Airbag
|Drivers and Front Passengers Seatbelt Unfastened Warning Lights
|EBA - Electronic Brake Assist
|EBD - Electronic Brakeforce Distribution
|ESP Plus - Electronic Stability Programme
|Electronic Engine Deadlock Immobiliser
|Electronic Theft Protection For Audio Equipment
|Emergency Brake Assist
|Exterior Temperature Sensor
|Folding Key
|Freewheeling Door Locks
|HSA - Hill Start Assist
|ISOFIX Child Seat Restraint System for Outer Rear Seats Incorporating Top Tether
|Key Left in Ignition Audible Warning
|Low Density Foam Near Front Bumper Crossmember
|Multi-Pivot Bonnet Hinges
|Multifunction Display
|Pedal Release System
|Reinforced Passenger Safety Cell
|Remote Central Locking
|Seats - Anti-Submarining Ramps - Front
|Side Impact Protection Beams
|Steering Column - Energy Absorbing
|Straight Line Stability Control
|Traction Control
|Trip Computer - Multi-Function
|Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
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Open letter to Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT)
Sent 09/25/2014
Our letter is to The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) that is the anti-torture committee of the Council of Europe.
Right now the Committee is visiting in Finland.
Lokakuun Liike (October Movement) is a human rights organization aiming to raise public awareness and discussion about human rights and their violations in family politics, foster and mental care and other forms of institutional care.
Finland has very high rates of children placed into foster care and a many ECHR (European Court of Human Rights) verdicts of human rights violations in child welfare services.
Foster care children and their families constantly report us of violations of human rights in foster care, which has no proper surveillance or governmental control in Finland. ?
Finland has very high rates of children placed into foster care and a many ECHR (European Court of Human Rights) verdicts of human rights violations in child welfare services.
Foster care children and their families constantly report us of violations of human rights in foster care, which has no proper surveillance or governmental control in Finland. ?
The main shortcomings are:?
1. Children and families are not offered sufficient support measures before, during or after placements. The support measures used are not voluntary or useful to the families. Often the real target of these measures is to find grounds to initiate or continue foster care placements.
?2. Families are not entitled to objective investigation or fair trial according to the European Convention of Human Rights.
The trials are not held in objective Distractive courts but in Administrative courts, where incompetent and inexperienced judges, often ex- social workers accept (acceptance rate over 95%) almost all applications of social workers without hearing the families or investigation or demanding proof of the accusations. ?
3. The placements are not temporary but permanent, and no efforts are made to re-unite the families.
?4. There is a continuous lack of surveillance in foster care; both in institutional and family care. Children and parents reporting the violations of foster care are punished, isolated from each other or the child is ordered a child welfare guardian, which in Finland does not have to be neutral and often is a social worker or connected to foster care. ?
5. Social workers, often incompetent (in some regions over half of the staff) and challengeable (every third is planning to be private entrepreneur) protect the agents and entrepreneurs of foster care instead of children.
Regional State Administrative Agencies AVI admits the lack of surveillance and states, that at worst foster care institutions are visited only once in ten years. Often the control is limited to reading reports produced by institutional care agentsthemselves.
National Audit Office of Finland and The Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland have reported of constant and serious problems in foster care and child protection. The Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland states, that
"The supervision of foster care in child protection is insufficient. The child protection authorities at the municipal level do not have enough time to visit foster care locations and they are not sufficiently familiar with the conditions and treatment of the children. The regional state administrative agencies do not have enough resources for inspections. Measures limiting the right to self-determination often lack legal grounds, for example, when they are based only on ?institutional power?.?
In unregulated situations, limiting measures may be excessive or inconsistent.
?The supervision of policies limiting self-determination is insufficient, and the controllability of these measures has shortcomings as there are no procedural guarantees of protection under the law. (2013, 62).
We would like to report you two recent cases in the Finnish foster care, and the role of social workers as protectors the violators in stead of violated children. ?
Case 1) A foster care family, nominated as the Foster Family of the Year 2010 was proven guilty of beating, strangling and keeping the foster children in hot sauna-bath and in snow.
The biological mother of the children constantly reported the social worker of the bruises she noticed and made formal child welfare notification. ?The social worker did not document the notifications, neither made any kind of action to investigate the bruises. Instead, she prohibited the mother to see her children.
Case 2) A former board member of Foster Family Association was convicted of beating, isolating and starving her foster care children, giving them electric shocks and causing them frost injuries.
The foster mother was able to torture the foster children for a long period because of the lack of surveillance of foster care and the lack of legal protection of child welfare clients. Instead of paying attention to the shortcomings of child welfare services and foster care, the child welfare organizations and media concentrate in protecting the honor of foster care institutions and the reputation of child welfare services.
We suggest that the Committee would investigate Children foster homes
?In practice, Lokakuun Liike is just a group of independent people; students, parents, journalists, teachers and lawyers working voluntary to improve the rights and conditions of the child welfare families.
We (October Movement) suggest that the Committee would investigate whether the Children foster homes which may use restrictions towards the children and their families, have used the record keeping of restrictive measures and the measures have been processed in a way that the Section 74 of Children Welfare Act (417/2007) provides. Relevant law is Children Welfare Act Sections 13 b, 21 and Chapter 11, Sections 61-74.
We suggest that you investigate for examble the following institutions, which are located in Northern Finland:
Onnelan lastenkoti, Oulu > Documents "10+1 syytä elää" ja "Kadonneet lapset"
Koulukoti Pohjolakoti, Muhos > Article
Oy Nordfami Ab, Ranua > Article
We hope, that you will bring these shortcomings to the awareness of international audience, and urge you to encourage the Finnish authorities to start an objective study of the conditions of contemporary Finnish foster care.
Lokakuun liike
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Other articles:
Leeni Ikonen, Master of Laws: An advisory for child welfare clients
October Movement´s Documentary production:
Story of Family K.
10 + 1 Reasons to live: Disappeared Children: Prison in a Fosterhome:

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Motor City meltdown; Detroit is bankrupt
DETROIT — Once the very symbol of American industrial might, Detroit became the biggest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy Thursday, its finances ravaged and its neighborhoods hollowed out by a long, slow decline in population and auto manufacturing.
The filing, which had been feared for months, put the city on an uncertain course that could mean laying off municipal employees, selling off assets, raising fees and scaling back basic services such as trash collection and snow plowing, which have already been slashed.
"Only one feasible path offers a way out," Gov. Rick Snyder said in a letter approving the move.
Kevyn Orr, a bankruptcy expert hired by the state in March to stop Detroit's fiscal free-fall, made the filing in federal bankruptcy court under Chapter 9, the bankruptcy system for cities and counties.
Orr said Detroit would continue paying its bills and employees.
But, said Michael Sweet, a bankruptcy attorney in Fox-Rothschild's San Francisco office, "They don't have to pay anyone they don't want to. And no one can sue them."
The city's woes have piled up for generations. In the 1950s, its population grew to 1.8 million people, lured by plentiful, well-paying auto jobs. But like many American cities, Detroit began to decline late that decade as developers starting building suburbs.
Then beginning in the late 1960s, auto companies began opening plants in other cities. Property values and tax revenue fell, and police couldn't control crime. In later years, the rise of autos imported from Japan started to cut the size of the U.S. auto industry.
Detroit lost a quarter-million residents between 2000 and 2010. Today, the population struggles to stay above 700,000.
In recent months, the city has relied on state-backed bond money to meet payroll for its 10,000 employees.
Orr was unable to persuade a host of creditors, unions and pension boards to take pennies on the dollar to help with the city's massive financial restructuring. If the bankruptcy filing is approved, city assets could be liquidated to satisfy demands for payment.
Orr said Thursday that he "bent over backward" to work with creditors, rejecting criticism that he was too rigid. "Anybody who takes that position just hasn't been listening."
The bankruptcy could last through summer or fall 2014, which coincides with the end of Orr's 18-month appointment, he said.
Snyder determined earlier this year that Detroit was in a financial emergency and without a plan for improvement. He made it the largest U.S. city to fall under state oversight when a state loan board hired Orr. His letter was attached to Orr's bankruptcy filing.
"The citizens of Detroit need and deserve a clear road out of the cycle of ever-decreasing services," Snyder wrote. "The city's creditors, as well as its many dedicated public servants, deserve to know what promises the city can and will keep. The only way to do those things is to radically restructure the city and allow it to reinvent itself without the burden of impossible obligations."
A turnaround specialist, Orr represented automaker Chrysler LLC during its successful restructuring. He issued a warning early on in his 18-month tenure in Detroit that bankruptcy was a road he preferred to avoid.
In June, he laid out his plans in meetings with debt holders. Some creditors were asked to take about 10 cents on the dollar of what the city owed them. Underfunded pension claims would have received less than the 10 cents on the dollar under that plan.
Orr's team of financial experts said that proposal was Detroit's one shot to permanently fix its fiscal problems. The team said Detroit was defaulting on about $2.5 billion in unsecured debt to "conserve cash" for police, fire and other services.
"Despite Mr. Orr's best efforts, he has been unable to reach a restructuring plan with the city's creditors," the governor wrote, explaining that bankruptcy protection was "the only feasible path to a stable and solid Detroit."
Detroit's budget deficit is believed to be more than $380 million. Orr has said long-term debt was more than $14 billion and could be between $17 billion and $20 billion.
Orr's decision to file now may have been influenced by lawsuits filed by some city workers and retirement systems to prevent Snyder from approving a bankruptcy request from the emergency manager, said Detroit-area turnaround specialist James McTevia.
They have argued that bankruptcy could change pension and retiree benefits, which are guaranteed under state law.
Orr has said federal bankruptcy laws trump state law in this matter.
A bankruptcy judge will stay all the litigation, McTevia said.
"One court will adjudicate all these," McTevia said.
Some are concerned that a bankrupt Detroit will cause businesses large and small to reconsider their operations in the city. But General Motors, which filed and emerged from a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, does not anticipate any impact to its daily operations, the automaker said Thursday in a statement.
"GM is proud to call Detroit home and today's bankruptcy declaration is a day that we and others hoped would not come," the statement said. "We believe, however, that today also can mark a clean start for the city.
Detroit has more than double the population of the Northern California community of Stockton, Calif., which until Detroit had been the largest U.S. city ever to file for bankruptcy when it did so in June 2012.
Before Detroit, the largest municipal bankruptcy filing had involved Jefferson County, Ala., which was more than $4 billion in debt when it filed in 2011. Another recent city to have filed for bankruptcy was San Bernardino, Calif., which took that route in August 2012 after learning it had a $46 million deficit.
About 640 Chapter 9 bankruptcies have been filed since Congress enacted a revised Municipal Bankruptcy Act in 1937.


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Commissioners are district and council leaders who help Scout units succeed. They coach and consult with adult leaders of Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout troops, and Venturing crews. Commissioners help maintain the standards of the Boy Scouts of America. They also oversee the unit charter renewal plan so that each unit reregisters on time with an optimum number of youth and adult members.
A commissioner plays several roles, including friend, representative, unit "doctor," teacher, and counselor.
The commissioner is a friend of the unit. Of all their roles, this one is the most important. It springs from the attitude, "I care, I am here to help,what can I do for you?" Caring is the ingredient that makes commissioner service successful. He or she is an advocate of unit needs. A commissioner who makes himself known and accepted now will be called on in future times of trouble.
The commissioner is a representative. The average unit leader is totally occupied in working with kids. Some have little if any contact with the Boy Scouts of America other than a commissioner's visit to their meeting. To them, the commissioner may be the BSA. The commissioner helps represent the ideals, the principles, and the policies of the Scouting movement.
The commissioner is a unit "doctor." In their role as "doctor," they know that prevention is better than a cure, so they try to see that their units make good "health practices" a way of life. When problems arise, and they will even in the best unit, they act quickly. They observe symptoms, diagnose the real ailment, prescribe a remedy, and follow up on the patient.
The commissioner is a teacher. As a commissioner, they will have a wonderful opportunity to participate in the growth of unit leaders by sharing knowledge with them. They teach not just in an academic environment, but where it counts most—as an immediate response to a need to know. That is the best adult learning situation since the lesson is instantly reinforced by practical application of the new knowledge.
The commissioner is a counselor. As a Scouting counselor, they will help units solve their own problems. Counseling is the best role when unit leaders don't recognize a problem and where solutions are not clear-cut. Everyone needs counseling from time to time, even experienced leaders.
Selection process and criteria vary depending on the position.
Unit Commissioners are appointed by the district commissioner with the approval of the council executive board.
Unit commissioners should—
Assistant District Commissioners are appointed by the district commissioner with the approval of the council executive board.
Assistant district commissioners should—
Roundtable Commissioners are appointed by the district commissioner with the approval of the council executive board.
Roundtable commissioners should—
District Commissioners are approved and appointed by the council executive board, with the concurrence of the Scout executive, on the recommendation of the district nominating committee.
District commissioners should—
Assistant Council Commissioners are appointed by the council commissioner with the approval of the council executive board.
Assistant council commissioners should have some of the criteria for district commissioners and/or council commissioners.
A Council Commissioner is elected at the annual meeting of the local council after selection by the council nominating committee.
The council commissioner should—
Commissioners must not be registered simultaneously as unit leaders. Some commissioners may be registered on a unit committee because they have a son in the unit or because of previous personal history in the unit, but their principle Scouting obligation should be with commissioner responsibilities. Commissioners may be currently registered in only one commissioner position.
See the Commissioner Fieldbook and Commissioner Administration for more details on commissioner criteria and responsibilities.
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Our next Global Days of Service period is upon us!
Dear Treeleafers - as we approach our next service period there will be some of you for whom this is the first time you participate in the service effort - feel free to view the experiences in past threads of those who have gone out into the world to serve - for others this will be the second, or third, or fourth time that you are being asked to serve your community, your world. There are plenty of ideas in past threads - and I am sure new ones will be shared.
For some it will be an uncomfortable experiment, for others a chore to be gotten out of the way. For some it will be something to be performed but kept at arm's length like a dirty diaper or unpleasant conversation. For some it will just be a thread on the Forum that is read quickly and then forgotten, or a swipe of the debit card to benefit the charity that has sent us the most spam to our inbox. For me service was all these things - it was an imposition, an inconvenience, and a big question mark in terms of what in the world it had to do with Zazen and Zen Buddhist practice. My resistance was strong - I felt so sure sitting on the zafu in silence was far more dignified and "enlightened" than picking up trash or serving fellow human beings, or cleaning up shit.
Zazen is the core of our practice - make no mistake about that - but for our zazen to be real it must expand to encompass our life and all our actions - seamlessly with the world around us - instead of being something we do for a few minutes every day or so. In time it is no longer "ours" - it is part of the flow of life dancing with itself around us.
But I am a fool - I express myself so awkwardly that I will let Dostoevsky do it -
"Understand me: voluntary, fully conscious self-sacrifice, free of any outside constraint, of one's entire self for the benefit of all is, in my opinion, a mark of the highest development of individuality , of its highest power, its highest self-mastery, the highest freedom of one's own will."
It is appropriate I think to recall the Enso here - all things come back to the beginning - to find one's true self one must relinquish the self. To become an individual one must lose oneself in something larger than the boundaries of the stories we have created for ourselves, the narratives that provide the scaffolding of our identities, the identities that separate us from one another and serve as the basis for difference, conflict, and suffering.
Be careful. What you find in service to others, to sentient and insentient beings (are they any different?) may open wide new vistas to you....
Please share your experiences here - I'm particularly interested in knowing how the experience and meaning of service has changed for you over time... and several Global Day of Service periods.
Thank you, and
Deep bows
PS - why am I quoting Dostoevsky in a Zen Buddhist forum? Stay tuned and find out!


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Podcast hits the road
This week, the Seacoast Beveragle Lab Hangout did things a little differently than .
Usually, we are all sitting at home on our computers, talking via webcam. But this week, the crew (myself, Brian Aldrich of Seacoast Beverage Lab, Sean Jansen of 2 Beer Guys and Mike Meredith. Missing was Carla Companion, aka, the Beer Babe) hit the road and recorded the podcast on scene at the Samuel Adams Brewery in Jamaica Plain.
Brewery manager Jennifer Glanville was nice enough to sit with us for more than an hour, discussing Samuel Adams and the beer industry. She also led us through a tasting of the 2012 Samuel Adams Utopias as well as the new Samuel Adams Chocolate Box, paired with various beers.
It was a great time, although it was a learning experience because this was the first road trip. Thanks to Jennifer and everyone at Samuel Adams for being so kind.
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Josephine Foster: A 'Vibrating Voice' To Shake The Soul
Please don't try to pigeonhole Josephine Foster. She's recorded albums of psychedelic rock and Tin Pan Alley, music for children, blues, Spanish folk tunes, 19th century German art songs - do even Germans listen to many of those? - and a song cycle based on the poems of Emily Dickinson. Her soprano may be a little unusual, but it's arresting.
JOSEPHINE FOSTER: (Singing) Started in the city, (unintelligible) be alone, being just a baby child of God. Even in the city getting high on the hog, isn't it pity a child of God...
SIMON: That's "Child of God" from Josephine Foster's latest CD called "Blood Rushing." Josephine Foster joins us now from Nashville. Thank so much for being with us.
FOSTER: Thanks for having me.
SIMON: You've got a background that just seems to stretch about everywhere.
FOSTER: Well, maybe, maybe a little bit.
SIMON: Well, let's go over what I enjoyed reading about you. You were born in Colorado and when you were a teenager you sang at funerals and weddings.
FOSTER: Yeah. Church services.
SIMON: What do you remember of that?
FOSTER: Well, I remember being backstage in the funeral parlor with the body and then back with the priest, whoever, in the secret chambers, musty and dark.
SIMON: Well, I guess it's not exactly like singing a club date, is it?
FOSTER: Well, it probably is a bit. I guess a rock club just felt like a funeral parlor to me.
SIMON: Why do you say that?
FOSTER: One step away. Well, it's dark and dreary and smells bad and, I don't know, not too many windows and the shades are drawn.
SIMON: You just convinced me. And, of course, now I'm told you now live in a small town in Spain. How do you wind up living there?
FOSTER: Well, I fell in love with a Spanish fellow. And he's from a small town and I'm interested in the small-town life. I never had exactly quite such a small-town life, so.
SIMON: Well, let's listen to more of your music, if we can, from "Blood Rushing." Here's a song called "Panorama Wide"
FOSTER: (Singing) I was born a fiery child in a panorama wide.
SIMON: That beautifully played Spanish guitar. You know the guitarist?
FOSTER: Well, I'm still getting to know him, but he's my husband.
FOSTER: Victor Herrero, mm-huh.
SIMON: I hope you don't mind me saying - I'm sure you've heard this before - your voice sounds almost as if it's been transported from another era.
FOSTER: Well, I'm certainly inspired by the old style of singing, whether from opera to old jazz and stuff. I think they're definitely more inspiring to me than more modern singing styles.
SIMON: What inspires you?
FOSTER: I guess when I first heard an opera singer, I was in a small room and she was singing a verity aria and it was just so, you know, where your head just kind of slides back and you feel, like, the vibrations. How is that possible that this woman has such a force and sings supernatural? So, I loved that experience and I wanted to have a vibrating voice. I didn't want one of these sort of pansy voices from the pop singers that just sound like a thin little noodle, you know, trying to be a girly girl or whatever. And I wasn't into that.
SIMON: Take that, Katy Perry. What do you look for in a song?
FOSTER: Well, I look for something that immediately I want to listen again. And the rhymes, I want them to be so delectable that I want to repeat them again and again and I can't forget them, because my memory is not so strong. So, I have to carefully build a song for my own memory.
SIMON: Well, can't you write it down on an index card or something?
FOSTER: Well, my ideal is that all of the things that I love are in my head and I don't have to depend on anything, that they'll all just be safely there, and if they don't fit in there maybe too long or something's just not right.
SIMON: This sounds like a kind of lullaby, a song called "Underwater Daughter."
FOSTER: (Singing) Sweet little pearl in the waters of my love island, sweet little pearl swim the waters of mankind. Her (unintelligible) who was inside of me, who was inside of me. I met pearls in (unintelligible) water. I gave this to an underwater daughter.
SIMON: That's very pretty.
FOSTER: Thank you.
SIMON: And is it a lullaby?
FOSTER: I consider it a birthday song.
SIMON: A birthday for...
FOSTER: Well, I wrote it on my own birthday thinking of my mother, just thinking of the gift of life, that how amazing.
SIMON: Has your mother heard the song?
FOSTER: Yeah. But I haven't told her about it, that I was inspired by her.
SIMON: Well, I bet you she'll want to hear it again.
FOSTER: (Singing) So, so, so much loving and (unintelligible).
SIMON: What can a song do when it works?
FOSTER: Well, could stop time.
SIMON: How so?
FOSTER: Well, I think that so much of life is about getting to the next thing, you know? Like, I'll be going there and now I'm thinking about going there. And if the song works, you're just not wanting to go anywhere. You're just absolutely immersed in that.
SIMON: Do you have to do much to keep your really very beautiful voice in condition?
FOSTER: To be honest, I've kind of left it in a state of decomposition because I had the training and it was in a certain direction. Opera training quite a while though, but it's such a specialized training that I've kind of just let everything just go haywire.
FOSTER: And so I'm enjoying the new limitations and I enjoy just not knowing what'll happen when I sing.
SIMON: So, when you open your mouth, you're not entirely certain what's going to come out?
FOSTER: Well, I guess I'm not.
SIMON: That is kind of exciting.
FOSTER: It's fun.
SIMON: Well, Ms. Foster, thanks so much for speaking with us.
FOSTER: It's a pleasure. Thanks for having me.
SIMON: From Nashville, Josephine Foster. Her new CD is called "Blood Rushing."
FOSTER: (Singing) My name is Blushing, you can hear my blood rushing. My name is Blushing, you can hear my heart pumping...
SIMON: And you can hear some more tracks from Josephine at nprmusic.org. This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon.
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yes-and thankfully. love Michele
Wait! I haven't been reading for a while. You're selling the rabbit patch?!?! :'(!!!
I am downsizing though who knows when-I am at peace-that took a while, but the next rabbit patch will show up-and it will have a shine too. thank you-love Michele
Don't be heartbroken-I am just finding a smaller rabbit patch and I sooo need it. I have worked myself to crazytown the last few weeks and I am not finished. All is well and i have a beautiful peace. thank you sweet hearted friend-love Michele
I am glad you are still there and there will be many more rabbit patch stories for you to write and for me to read. I hope the good times last long.
Hey, Michele. I got your kind response. Thank you. Just got finished reading this one to dad and with gratitude he offered these words "selling your beloved home is a very important decision, and we hope it will render blessings to those involved and best wishes to Michele and her family" ( exact words of a 90 year old sweetie)
This was a wonderful one too. I can surely relate to the first paragraph on some days and I especially loved the last 2 paragraphs; that last sentence…. WOW!
God bless your kind dad-I so appreciate his kind wishes for every one! I am praying for just the right people to find this place. It is so precious to think of you sharing this with your dad-please know it has made quite an impact on me. love Michele
Aww. Bittersweet and oh, so much work to shift through memories and mementos! I hope you will find something that works perfectly for you, Michele, and I'm so glad you will keep writing. ❤
You are a wise and rich woman Michele. You have discovered what it takes some their entire life to learn….that true riches don't sit in a bank with a number attached. Simple things, family, peaches on a tree….that is true wealth.
Blessings to you as you make this journey.
This made me cry. There are stars for everybody and you will still find them in your new patch. Much love, Cathy x
What a last-day cleanup you had! I was thinking of you all day yesterday and wondering what was going on. Thanks for writing about it. I'm so happy you liked the realtor. That is a major blessing. I'll continue to pray for you, that this selling process will bring you joy, because you are living in God's love. He has great plans for you.
Hi Michele, I was trying to leave you a comment but I think it was too lengthy, so i hope I am not repeating myself. I loved your post! I can relate with paw prints all over fresh paint and the anxiety of trying to stage and sell a home. I admire your wisdom and appreciation for the beauty that nature offers us freely for those who have a keen eye to see…Especially, the things that cannot be sold or bought with money and are the treasures we keep in our hearts.
You have a beautiful property, and the people that buy your home will fall in love with it for the same reasons you did. You left your love in every nook and cranny like magic dust!
My prayers are with you that you have a smooth sale and wherever you are guided to move, you will make it a "home sweet home" and the fairies will be happy to help you create a new & beautiful garden 😉 Big hug, Amira
"I have learned a good amount here. I know that hard work makes you sleep better and relieves frustration. Authentic joy does not fade, nor break, nor get lost. It can not be bought nor sold, and it may show up in a pine tree. Simplicity is beautiful. It does not confine us, as we may first believe, but instead is liberating. Planting heals. The soil takes our sorrows, and like a good mother, helps us grow. There are millions of stars, and they are not reserved for kings. As it is written, "the rain does fall on everybody, whether or not we are just". The robin sings and the rose gives bloom -and we all have the same chance to notice."
Pure gold. after my frustrations of my day today I needed that paragraph. Thank you so much Michele. I wish you were my neighbor. I have a tiny garden compared to yours and I struggle with it. You and my mum could become great friends as it seems you both have a green thumb, while Rae and self can settle with ice cream for dinner.
You are such a dear one! I am so very behind-forgive me-does not mean I am not grateful for your encouragement and kind regards-I LOVE hearing from you! You are golden too! thank you Michele
I love you my friend and cousin. You are rich indeed and make us all rich as we read your beautiful thoughts. Had to smile about the banished kitties. ❤ When do you go back to work? I almost hate to say those words as summer has been such a sweet break…. 🙂
Dearest, much loved Rabbit (Michele ❤ )
Again, your words took me from my chair, in through the window which is my computer screen, and into your world.
I was with you in your stressed moments of being 'snippy' with Christian, and know only too well how those moments can arise when a teeny niggle can get into your mood and turn a fabulous woman into a scowling lioness with a thorn in her paw.
You are so very right Michele. You may not be rich in a monetary sense, but the riches you have gained by living in the Rabbit Patch are something that money could never buy. Your riches are within your soul, your heart, your mind, and your memories. Your memories are something that couldn't have been bought at a store or ordered on-line. But they're worth ten million pots of paint; a gazillion barns of not quite tidy enough; and millions of leaky rooves.
Your memories of the most incredible glowing gold, which you have shared with us on-line, have not only enriched your life, but ours as well, and for that alone I truly thank you.
These wonderful memories aren't going to be sold with the house. So whatever you sell the property for is not going to touch the real, true beauty. For that beauty, that essence, is something that money cannot buy, for you are taking it with you. God knew what he was doing when he created 'the memory' bit of us. Isn't He amazing? Crumbs… I love Him so much!
Aw but Rabbit .. you tickled me pink when I read this:
You were wearing your '"housekeeping" attire' …. what you call your 'housekeeping attire', I call my 'play clothes'.
It's a left-over from my girls childhood years. When they came home from school it was straight into 'play clothes' – as uniforms were too costly to replace!. Or when we came home from a visit out somewhere (anywhere), it was out of good clothes and into play clothes. And I still call my sitting or working (or crafting) clothes, my play clothes.
I love you to pieces for lots of reasons, and those reasons just keep growing and growing.
Thank you dear Rabbit, for enriching my life.
Sending love ~ Cobs. xxx
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A poignant post to a life well lived in a rabbit patch.
thank you so much-I am so honored and so very appreciative-though i am very behind on the blog-it does not mean I wasn't just thrilled that you thought of me-love Michele
I loved this post, especially the last paragraph! You are indeed rich from you time at the rabbit patch, and no one can ever take that wealth away from you. (And I'm glad that the meeting with the realtor went well so some of the tension you were feeling is gone!)
So glad you finally propped your feet up and had some ICE CREAM! God is so good (all the time) even when we're stressed we're learning – as you so aptly shared. Blessings & hugs, hugs, hugs! Virginia 🙂
I, too, am glad you have lived on a Rabbit Patch and have chosen to share it with us. It, through you, has enriched our lives as well. I was thrilled by your listing of the things you've learned, and this learning seemed particularly meaningful to me; "Simplicity is beautiful. It does not confine us, as we may first believe, but instead is liberating." Bless you and bless the Rabbit Patch.
oh thank you! simplicity seemed scary and as if you were missing something-instead it allows me to see what is genuine and most real- Blessings to you, too! love always, Michele
You are so right about the riches you have stockpiled. What beautiful stories you have shared with us, I thank you for that. I'm so happy that you were pleased at the outcome with the realtor. I don't think I ever read in your stories why you are moving, it seems such a magical place to live. Certainly it's not necessary to share the reason if you are not so inclined. I was just wondering. Wishing you every success with the sale. Much love, Deb xo
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What is histrionic personality disorder?
The trial of Jerry Sandusky has begun. Prosecutors accuse the former Penn State assistant football coach of abusing at least 10 boys, allegations that have become widely known.
What may be less familiar is a mental illness his lawyers are connecting with him: Histrionic personality disorder. The defense attorneys say they intend to offer expert testimony from a psychologist who "will explain that the words, tones, requests and statements made in the letters are consistent with a person who suffers from a Histrionic Personality Disorder," according to documents.
Histrionic personality disorder is part of a class of conditions called dramatic personality disorders, which are marked by unstable emotions and distorted self-images, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
For these people, self-esteem doesn't come from true feelings of self worth, but rather from the approval from other people, and those suffering from this disorder will often engage in dramatic or inappropriate behaviors to call attention to themselves.
"People develop this disorder because they have a need to be appreciated and to feel valued and worthwhile and special," said Nadine Kaslow, psychologist at Emory University School of Medicine, who has not treated Sandusky.
About 2% to 3% of the general population is thought to have histrionic personality disorder, she said. "We all have traits that resemble this, but it becomes a problem when all of the symptoms are combined in a way that makes functioning difficult."
Inflicting sexual abuse is not a commonly recognized trait of this condition, but sexually-provocative behavior is, she adds.
People with this personality disorder may also change emotions rapidly, overly dwell on physical appearance, and take criticism or disapproval sensitively. They are easily influenced by others and make rash decisions, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Rarely showing concern for others, they often find it challenging to maintain relationships. People with histrionic personality disorder may even threaten or attempt suicide for the sake of getting attention.
No one knows what causes this disorder, but experts say it's probably a combination of nature and nurture. The personality disorder can run in families, suggesting a genetic connection, but children may also be influenced by their parents in ways that would lead kids to crave attention or be confused about how to get parents' approval.
The standard treatment for this disorder is a type of counseling called psychotherapy, in which a mental health professional helps the person delve into what's causing their thoughts and behaviors, and figure out how to create more positive relationships. Depression and anxiety may be issues for some patients, and may be treated with medications. But generally this personality disorder has not received a lot of attention in terms of evidence-based treatments, Kaslow said.
It's important to seek help if you believe you have symptoms of histrionic personality disorder, especially if it's causing trouble in your romantic or professional life.
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@cuchumber. Buddy. Looks like you just NAILED IT!
Actually the mule just nailed your leader Modi. BODDA BING !!
I am Hindu. I must go to the temple in Bombay and pray now.
I shall take some Beano and help for the best.
Thank you for your time and advice guys.
Ya know Modi has a boyfriend in Myanmar who rear ends him daily?
Praise Modi
Viva beautiful India and Shiva!
A goat just fukked Modi up his a zz.
Hope the goat does not get AIDS. LMFAO
Modi eats dog s hitt in India due poverty.
Hey there girl, banasy. Seems like hindus in India keep on rayping. What else is new.
Minorities are being slaughtered in India and buried in mass graves.
I eat kitty poo poo and cow pee pee
Me like it to eat cow pee pee from mule poo poo from Milwaukee
Yes o yes. Very good..
Such children. Stop posting nonsense.
Now. I eat kitty poop from Milwaukee.
Praise Shiva and Modi
I kiss the ground of beautiful India
Wow Blue Saffron.
Looks to me like you have NAILED it!
The words of Christ's Apostle Paul concerning loud mouthed women should be heeded. Eh, @banaay.
I just love to eat goat poo poo and cow pee pee
Tastes like chicken LMFAO!
Modi must be dragged to The Hague to face trial on murdering minorities in India. And please, he need not bring the dog s hitt he eats.
Why do hindoos raype so much?
Modi has a boyfriend in Myanmar whose dikk he sukks.
Hi. I am the real true chrissy.
I eat kitty poo poo and cow pee pee from Milwaukee
And I eat Hindu boogers from India gooey moist salty boogers imported from India. ..
Hindoos eat Chinese dog s hitt imported from Beijing. S hitt Lo Mein with sou sauce.
Hi I am from India. We hindoos gang raype girls. That is our national sport. Ta Ta!
Hi there folks again lol..
I eat kitty poo poo and Hindu pee pee
India is truly amazing and beautiful.
I love India and Modi too
Oh yes. India is beautiful and I just ♡ it!
I worship all Hindu people around the world especially India.
Love them.
Long live Modi !
I love India.
No crime. It is like heaven.
India has the highest GNP in the world and the lowest crime per capita as well.
Great job market. And the Hindu people are so wonderful.
@Blue Saffron. U nailed it!
When will "Inside Isil" be screened? Saw an announcement 26 APR 2015 /SUN while watching Fareed Zakaria GPS.
Will appreciate information on this
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I eat kitty poo poo and cow poo poo from India
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Oklahoma cow pee pee.
Nice and warm. Dark yellow
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Producer and director J.J. Abrams is a cinematic showman, and nothing makes for a better show than a teasing mystery, followed by a big, surprising reveal. And the filmmaker has a made a career (and even given a TED talk) about his "mystery box" approach to storytelling. However, the gambit hasn't always worked. "Star Trek Into Darkness" in particular saw fans complaining that the secrecy around the villain Khan was largely unnecessary (with Abrams admitting the marketing didn't work, and that there were too many nods to "Star Trek II: Wrath Of Khan"). And while his involvement in "Lost" didn't go beyond the first season, Abrams is credited with coming up with concept of the island being a character in the series, with the show then left forever struggling to resolve the basic questions it raised. However, when the mix turns out right, Abrams' style can be affecting ("Super 8") and hugely successful, and in that latter category is 2008's "Cloverfield." Produced by Abrams and directed by Matt Reeves, the monster movie was preceded with teasers that promised spectacle, but didn't take a lid off the thrills until you sat down in the theater. And the spiritual sequel, "10 Cloverfield Lane," has arrived using a similar gameplan. The first trailer dropped on unsuspecting movie fans two months ago, revealing for the first time that this movie even existed, and you'll be glad to know, it doesn't reveal a single thing about what awaits in the film. But the question remains: is the payoff worth it? You bet it is.
Following a car crash, Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) wakes up in an underground bunker belonging to Howard (John Goodman), who has some unwelcome news she finds difficult to digest. He claims to have saved her life, but an unprecedented incident has occurred, all of her loved ones are dead, there's an unspeakable danger awaiting outside, and most crucially, he can't let her leave. Howard refuses to let Michelle go, and risk putting her in danger, or letting whatever is outside find its way into the fortress he has built. Also down below is Emmett (John Gallagher Jr.), a young man who acts as the equilibrium between Howard's paranoid state and Michelle's unease. And the question quickly becomes, who can she she trust?
Penned by Josh Campbell and Matthew Stuecken, with a pass done by "Whiplash" writer/director Damien Chazelle, "10 Cloverfield Lane" has a lean premise, but it's rich in texture. As we learn more and more about Howard, he emerges as a Navy trained, Alex Jones-styled conspiracy theorist, who in being able to put his doomsday shelter to use, finds justification for his wildest musings, with his already borderline personality now reaching a delusional state. However, the script adds layers, with secrets from his past along with suggested ulterior designs on Michelle combining to make him not just a freak, but a threat, with real and sometimes queasy motivations. And while Emmett takes the role of comic relief, and possible ally to Michelle, there is just enough around the edges of how he positions himself among the trio, along with his assertion that something really did happen in the outside world, that he's still something of a mystery. For Michelle it leaves her constantly on edge, with both physical and psychological harm very real minefields she constantly has to navigate as she tries to find some level of engagement with her captor and fellow roommate, while also looking out for her own self-preservation.
All of this substantive character material gives the actors a lot to work with, and their performances lend "10 Cloverfield Lane" more substance than its predecessor. With the entire movie hinging on the big reveal, part of the ability to roll with what comes in the latter half of the picture depends on what we know about these characters, and particularly in the case of Michelle, how much we care about her. More than just giving her a survival narrative, the writers also find Michelle at a crossroads in her life — one that gains resonance given what she experiences across the film. And Winstead finds all of those notes perfectly, fleshing out Michelle beyond just a figure to rally behind. Per usual, Goodman is excellent, and one senses he relished the dark complexity of Howard, while Gallagher Jr. is effortlessly amiable, but holding just enough back from complete likeability to fit the film's anxious atmosphere.
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Much will be made about how "10 Cloverfield Lane" was marketed, and there will likely be thinkpieces to follow that will champion Abrams' approach of selling the sizzle, without showing the steak. That's a post-game analysis worth a whole other piece, but when it comes to the film at hand, this is all you need to know: when that mystery box is finally opened, you'll be more than satisfied. [B]
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A word about names: I just give each computer the serial number off the bottom of the case. I know, it's boring, but it helps me distinguish between similar models. 😐
Dell Inspiron 8200: 6m47421
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- 2x USB1.1 ports, at left rear
- Adaptec AUA-1422 DuoConnect USB2.0/1394 CardBus adapter 😉
- Cirrus Logic CS4205 rev 3 audio
We all make mistakes in life, and one of my smaller ones was sending this machine on to a new owner. It would be a while before I could reclaim an 8000-series machine, and afford to outfit it properly.
The 8000s were some of the most flexible, customizable machines Dell ever made (in my unprofessional opinion) and a top-of-the-line refit will run you less than the cost of a department store ultralight — and you might even get similar performance from it.
A few caveats, if you wander down this road:
- The 8200 is the only one that can run the 2.6Ghz P4, and only after the last BIOS update is applied.
- I am almost embarrassed to admit it, but after nearly a decade of pitching the NV18 as the go-to card for this model, I've converted to the dark side and installed the ATI Mobility 9000 … and am much, much happier for it.
- Dell never documented the 2Gb memory limit for this machine, and given the weight of the web these days, you'll probably want it. Even just typing a document in Google Docs can thow you into a fit of paging.
- The mini-PCI bay will hold an a/b/g wireless card and the frame is wired for an antenna. Most of the 8200s I've seen come stock with Broadcom 4318 cards, and I used to suggest the 2200/BG as a replacement. But to be honest, the Phillips-branded Atheros cards that were standard in Thinkpads of this era are even better.
- While you're at it, get yourself a modular bay for a second hard drive, a modular DVD+-RW, a 250Mb zip drive, and multicolor palmrest inserts! 😀
Tackle all that, and congratulations: You've built your own Precision M60. 😉
I wouldn't have invested in a machine like this if I didn't have some sort of serious attachment to it. The 8200s in particular seem to hold their value, and while parts are not expensive, they're definitely sitting in the low end of that price curve that I've talked about. If you can see your way to spending about US$150 on all the upgrades, gadgets and gizmos, you'll be terrifically pleased. It's a rare bird that is this customizable and not horrifically expensive. 😉


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Running used to be a simple endeavor. All you needed was a shirt, shorts and shoes. Now, it's far more complicated. We are a nation of accessorizers, even in our exercise. We carry water bottles, music players, phones and activity trackers. And although we use them to make our runs easier, here's the bad news: They could be slowing us down. To understand why an MP3 player or a water bottle might hinder your progress, a brief lesson in biomechanics is in order. Your upper body plays a critical role when you run. (That's why the bad guys never get far when they escape from police custody in handcuffs.) Both the arms and the torso come into play, helping the legs lift the body and working together to create a smooth stride. Good running form starts in the hands. They should be relaxed and comfortable. If you're holding something, you'll create tension and imbalance in your upper body. No matter the object – a water bottle, an iPod, a set of keys – holding something alters your form and makes you exert more energy. And the more effort you expend, the faster you'll tire. To see how this happens, pretend to grip a bottle and move your arms as you would while running. Even without the bottle, your forearm muscles contract. Or try running with your fists clenched. That tension in your hands creeps to your forearms, then your upper arms. This makes shoulder rotation more difficult, which inhibits your leg drive. To become more relaxed, hold a saltine cracker between your thumb and forefinger, and try not to break it while running. It's easy to see how even an empty water bottle or an iPod could have a detrimental effect on your gait. On a physiological level, when you run, your blood gets redistributed to the areas of your body that need it. As your hand and forearm muscles contract, blood flow to those places increases. But as you power up that hill, your blood has better places to be – like your legs. To the casual runner, this diverted blood flow means a less enjoyable run (or a more painful one). The bigger problem, however, is that these objects make your form asymmetrical. Jonathan Cane, founder of
in New York City and co-author of
'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Weight Training,'
says he can always spot people holding something. 'These people have what I call 'iPod arms.' One arm moves less than the other.' When one arm has less motion than the other, one stride will be shorter than the other, hence the asymmetry. 'People always underestimate the role of arms in running,' says Cane, who has been training endurance athletes for two decades. 'What happens above the waist impacts what happens below. A poor stride is often the result of minimal shoulder flexibility.' Form imbalance is not only inefficient, it could lead to injury. When your arms are unbalanced – that is, when you hold something in one hand but not the other – everything about your form is unbalanced. You might end up putting more stress than usual on a muscle group. Or you might stress one side more than the other. This might not seem like a big deal, but multiply that one stride by the thousands you take over the course of a run, and it adds up. One side of your body might fatigue sooner than the other, and this fatigue and muscle imbalance could lead to injury in the long term. A good, efficient running form, then, starts with proper distribution of weight across your body. 'Mass distribution is one of the most important elements when it comes to biomechanics. The closer the object is to your torso, the less effect it will have on your form,' says James Smoliga, associate professor of physiology at High Point University in North Carolina. That's the problem with your hands: They are far from your torso. The lower any mass is distributed down your arm, the more impact it will have. This is why an iPod strapped to your upper arm won't affect form as much as an iPod in your hand. Smoliga, a former collegiate runner who researches the effects of biomechanics and the neuromuscular system on endurance sports, says that the farther from your body you carry an object, the more force your muscles will need to generate to carry it. Translation: It will tire you out faster. A three-pound weight strapped to your waist might slow you a little, but strap that weight to your shoes or your hands and you're a sloth. Although the ideal amount of excess weight during exercise would be zero, Smoliga says that if you run with water, make sure it's as close to the body as possible, like the hydration systems that you strap to your waist or the center of your back. Still, he cautions, any excess weight will alter your biomechanics, especially over a long run. But here's some good news: You most likely don't even need water on your run. Although hydration is important, there's a good chance you're probably already hydrated before you start running. There are exceptions, of course, depending on the length and intensity of your run or training session. But if you stay hydrated throughout the day, you shouldn't need that water bottle in the first place. The level at which we perceive thirst is still a safe one unless you're competing. 'The average healthy person can probably exercise for an hour without worrying about fluid replacement,' Smoliga says. 'That slight feeling of thirst is not a major factor when you're out on a training run, so long as you can readily rehydrate soon after.' Still worried about dehydration? Here's how to tell whether you need to carry water: Assuming you start off hydrated, weigh yourself before and after your run. A difference of more than 2 percent means carrying water is a good idea in the future – just not in your hands. You can also take steps to minimize dehydration by starting your run hydrated, staying in the shade as much as possible, going out during the cooler parts of the day and wearing breathable clothing. As long as the clothing is light, of course. Opipari is a former track coach and founder of Persuasive Matters, a legal writing consulting company. You can reach him at email@example.com.


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Today's Music: Django Reinhardt – Honeysuckle Rose
Wheeee! And around we go again, to the edge, the lip – dare I say verge? – of the weekend! And what better way to get yourself in a silly shenanigan-esque mood than the Friday Foolishness?
What would the week now ending have been without blog reading? No idea, and I don't want to find out. Here's just a tiny fraction of what I enjoyed this week:
Sights N Bytes stretched his writing muscles with a new series, completely different for him. The Girl in the Cat Frame Glasses came back!
And WhatIMeant2Say put up a sarcastically hilarious post about unhelpful advice for the depressed.
Thanks to them and all the rest of you for giving me plenty of great things to read all week long.
And one last note: I've gone on (probably add nauseum) about how y'all are the coolest people in the sphere. Last night I was lucky to grab a beer at the Corner Bistro with Brain Tomahwak and Love and Lunchmeat. And now I can say I also know some of the coolest people in the real world.
Thanks, I had a blast!
Something else I did all week long was go through the answers from last weeks poll. We asked What's In Your Junk Drawer?, and your answers were anything but junk. (As always, my comments are unidentifiable and gathering dust in italics.)
My Ray Gun and a Spare Pair of Evils 🙂 lol Androgoth
(Can I borrow one of those? I used all my evil at the DMV.)
My shameful toys… (I meant Barbies and all the old toys!! Gutter mind…-jill)
(Doesn't sound too bad. Just hide them under those old copies of Teen Beat you saved…)
Things very "un"vanilla~ Bipolarmuse
(Kitchen junk drawer. Not nightstand junk drawer…)
Whaddya mean junk? That's my life you're talking about! butimbeautiful
(In your case we'll call it a treasure chest…)
Let's look…Junk, junk… the airplane's upside down, Stradi-who-vius? ~B_T
(Your teenage son or daughter will think this wishbone necklace is really cool. (Google it.))
My Zombie Cattle=Prod, Now Where The Hell Is It? Androgoth
(Does it zap them in the brains?)
"To open a can of spam" -well it won last week but maybe it's too soon? Lindav
(WE HAVE A WI– Wait – what?)
My junk. – Hotspur
(Next you'll be saying you keep the bodies in the freezer. How typical.)
It really is not a whole drawer. It has a false bottom. Secret false bottom. Red
(I was wondering how you stashed a chainsaw in there…Red? RED?!?)
Don't have one right now, it sucks. Junk scattered – Carrie Cannibalistic Nerd
(Scavenger hunt for the missing measuring tape!)
priceless..irreplaceable items..awindowintothewoods
(Because after the revolution, twist-ties will be currency.)
Why my Herman Munster slippers of course… Androgoth
(There's probably a zombie cattle prod snuggled comfily inside them…)
My Rubik's Cube, Pet Rock and Mood Ring. Michelle Motley News
(So where are you storing disco and your Betamax tapes?)
Dog hair.. When you have 13 dogs, their hair is everywhere. Michelle Motley News (again)
(When you fill the drawer, you can knit an Afghan. Or a Poodle.)
. . . These are a few of my favorite things! Benzeknees
(Please let the kittens with whiskers out of the drawer, Benze.)
My life is kind of a junk drawer, really. I'm a work in progress.
(Your life is a collection of chip clips and crumpled post-it pads? Or is that just me?)
Hahahahaha id,tell you but i.cant open it lizziec
(Pity. There's a really great reply to this in there!)
Duct tape, a mango pit, nail clippers, and a half-eaten grilled cheese sandwich.
(continued from ducttape grilled cheese): 47 cents, &a mini-mag light.-asplenia
(Ok, ok. We get it , Macgyer)
My bet B.O.B. and a crap load of batteries.
(You don't call it "Robert"? It's longer…)
The real question is what's NOT in my junk drawer. – 25tofly
(Nono, that's next weeks poll.)
the neighbour's dead cat, God that thing stinks (SnB)
(Good thing you tested it before you stuffed your neighbor in there!)
All the things I can't find. Elyse 54.5
The one that has dozens of kickball championship wristbands! 🙂 Quirky
(Those should be on display. NOBODY PUTS KICKBALL IN A JUNK DRAWER!!!)
A dirty old rag and….that's it. (words&otherthings)
(Mm Hmm. Sure it is…)
my kalashnikovs. Cheap rent for every blogger! NBI
(You want a bunch of bloggers to move into a drawer with rifles? What could possibly go wrong?)
The Big Mac list that is too long for this answer box. (Frank)
(Better in the junk drawer than your stomach!)
A better question: What's not in my junk drawer? Grippy
(Better? Maybe. Shorter answer? Definitely!)
Funky junk. sandylikeabeach
(Marky Mark would like that back please.)
Michael Jackson's chimp, Bubbles. KJ
(It's keeping the skeleton of the Elephant Man company.)
My ego. ~Emily@The Waiting.
(Right there under the commemorative Dave and Busters Grand Reopening whoopie cushion!)
Congratulations to Asplenia for a winning inventory list! And from the offered choices, the most popular was a tie again, between Hoffa's Teamster ring. and All the bodies I could fit. The rest are in New Jersey. So congratulations to all you happily demented folk as well!
This week, we're going topical. Like a cream. As you all know, there's a holiday coming. Yes, St Jude/St Simon day celebra- Hmm? Hallo-what? Is that the one with the shadow? Matzah? What's that? Candy and monsters? There's a preschool holiday?!? Ohhhh – Halloween. Why didn't you say so?
This week, we'd like to know who you'll be going as. Someone you love? Someone you hate? The real you?
Let us know. Just scare us with your alter ego before 1 November, 2359 EST.
And if you leave a write in, let me know who you are and I'll link back to you next week.
There you have it,folks.
In closing,, I leave you with this.
Two hilarious versions of the same goofiness.
And just a bit more silly, that I found from from the talented blogger and published author, Carrie Rubin
Updated – Thanks to Starla's Chat for pointing out embedding was disabled. You'll have to click the link for the video,but it is entertaining!
Until next time, have a great week y'all!


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A gripping neo-Gothic novel snubbed by the American Library Association
A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama. By Laura Amy Schlitz. Candlewick, 389 pp., $15.99. Ages 10 & up. [See further discussion of these ages below.]
By Janice Harayda
Do Christian themes kill your chances of winning top honors from American Library Association? You might think so after reading two also-rans for the 2007 Newbery Medal for the "most distinguished" work of children's literature, Kate DiCamillo's The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and Laura Amy Schlitz's A Drowned Maiden's Hair.
The winner, The Higher Power of Lucky, has many virtues discussed in a Feb. 19 review on this site, particularly its vibrant descriptions of the Mojave Desert and engaging illustrations by Matt Phelan. But Susan Patron's underdeveloped plot helps to make her novel at best a B/B-minus book.
DiCamillo's Christian allegory, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, doesn't have that problem. Neither does A Drowned Maiden's Hair, a gripping neo-Gothic first novel that has more complex themes and shows a stronger command of language and storytelling than the winner.
Then why did Schitz's novel get shut out of the medals? Consider the plot: In 1909 a high-spirited 11-year-old named Maud Flynn rejoices when she learns she is to be adopted by a trio of unmarried sisters who promise her treats like "ready-made dresses" and bacon instead the gritty oatmeal served at the Barbary Asylum for Orphans.
But Maud grows uneasy when she learns that the women are fake spiritualists who expect her to take part in séances intended to con the rich widow Eleanor Lambert into thinking that she's hearing from her dead daughter. A sister named Hyacinth tells Maud: "Any minister worth his salt would tell her she would see her daughter in heaven. But Eleanor Lambert doesn't want to see her daughter in heaven. She wants her now." Hyacinth adds that Mrs. Lambert "wants to resurrect the dead – which is impossible."
Anyone who has read The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane may see a theme emerging: While DiCamillo's novel implicitly affirms the possibility of resurrection, Schlitz's explicitly denies it. And A Drowned Maiden's Hair goes further by casting the superintendent of the Barbary Asylum as a religious hypocrite who treats children cruelly while displaying a picture of Jesus and the words: "Suffer the Little Children to Come Unto Me." The ALA might have snubbed DiCamillo's novel for fear of appearing to promote Christianity (although many librarians have no trouble recommending The Chronicles of Narnia, also regarded as a Chrisitan allegory). But Schlitz doesn't promote it. Has even a historically appropriate mention of religious hypocrisy become taboo? Must authors shun any mention of Christianity to win an ALA award? Books about other faiths don't seem to face the same obstacles. A Caldecott Honor citation went in 2006 to Zen Shorts, a picture book about Buddhism.
A Drowned Maiden's Hair isn't flawless. From a literary standpoint, Schlitz makes two big mistakes. Children may not notice one because the story is so suspenseful: Schlitz tells her story from Maud's point of view but sometimes credits her heroine with ideas that are unrealistic for her. At the orphanage Maud led a life so sheltered that she can't remember ever having gone outside at night. But she soon encourages one of her new caretakers to wear her hair in a pompadour because it's "stylish." How would she know? Maud also reflects that the books at the orphanage were "mostly moral tales." This is an accurate but adult characterization of what she would have been reading. The problem becomes clear when you compare A Drowned Maiden's Hair with another novel about a distant era, Little House on the Prairie, which works so beautifully, in part, because Laura Ingalls Wilder never makes such slips: She tells you only what Laura, her young heroine, would have seen or thought. Children love the book partly because they understand – even if they can't express it — that it shows the world from their point of view.
The second mistake Schlitz makes is that she has Maud's older brother, Samm'l, adopted by other parents, appear early in the book and promise to send for her after he gets his own farm, though Maud never sees or hears from him again after that. Parents, I ask you: If you promise your child something like this, will your child forget it? No, and the readers of this book aren't going to forget it, either. Schlitz seems to have inserted a scene involving the brother either because she wanted to add background about Maud without larding the novel with exposition or because she is setting up a sequel. Either way, it's a cheat.
None of this spoils the pleasure of reading the novel. Schlitz has spent much of her life working as a professional storyteller. And as befits that background, she grabs your attention with a terrific beginning and sustains a level of suspense as high as you are likely to find in any children's novel of 2006. And A Drowned Maiden's Hair does more than tell a captivating story. It asks children to consider large questions such as: What does it mean to be "good"? To what degree are you responsible for your own actions if adults require you to act a certain way? Can material comforts – like pretty clothes and ice-cream sodas – bring happiness? And, yes, is there life after death?
"People throw the word 'classic' about rather a lot," Megan Cox Gordon wrote in the Wall Street Journal, 'but A Drowned Maiden's Hair genuinely deserves to become one." Fortunately, when librarians have snubbed worthy books, such as Tuck Everlasting, children usually have the last word.
Best line: The first: "On the morning of the best day of her life, Maud Flynn was in the outhouse, singing 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic.'"
Worst line: Maud's comment: "Pompadours are stylish. And a pompadour would make your face look taller."
Age level: The moral questions raised by this novel justify the "ages 10 and up" recommendation from the publisher. But the story would fascinate many younger children, too (and has no sex or "bad words" that would rule it out in some homes). One way to think of A Drowned Maiden's Hair is that it's a good book for children who loved the period details of "Little House" series (typically recommended for ages 6–9) but recently have outgrown it and are ready for a story that is more challenging.
Published: October 2006
Furthermore: Schlitz also wrote the biography The Hero Schliemann: The Dreamer Who Dug for Troy (Candlewick, 2006, ages 9-12), illustrated by Robert Byrd. [Note: I haven't read The Hero Schliemann. Can any parents, teachers, or librarians comment on the book for visitors who might like to know more about Schlitz's work? Jan]
Links: www.candlewick.com
© 2007 Janice Harayda. All rights reserved.


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