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| What do books suggest about their author? I recently read comments on a blog about a novel I hadn't read, which said that not only was the book very bad but that its author was politically extreme and sexually peculiar (nobody I know here was involved!). This got me thinking: at what point, if ever, is it fair to stop talking about the book and criticise its author personally? Where the author is explicitly putting forward his own views - in a political tract, say - and trying to persuade the reader to agree, I think it's inevitable. You can't disagree with the content of Orwell's essays without disagreeing with Orwell. It probably becomes more difficult where the views are submerged within a story, as with Farenheit 451, say, but presumably there is a tipping point. I've seen reviews of one of China Mieville's books in which he was accused of excessively punishing one of the characters by giving her an unpleasant fate. But is this just a case of injustice occuring in the course of a story, much like the blinding of Guthwulf in Tad Williams' trilogy or the death of most of the world in Day of the Triffids? If we feel the author is overdoing the carnage or enjoying it too much, can we draw conclusions about the author on the whole? I'm not sure what the answers are: I suspect they're "Yes, to a degree", but is that degree just a matter of taste? |
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| Re: What do books suggest about their author? I suppose all authors put a part of themselves into their work even if it is their love for the genre and a sense of humour. However some authors such as Goodkind can become a little preachy when they insist on their characters drumming home the authors views. Of course some authors such as Heinlein put forward different views and it is sometimes hard to say what was their point of view and what was a parody. |
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Truth. Order. Moderation. | Re: What do books suggest about their author? Well, if I come across a book containing excessive and irrelevant sadism and perversion, I am certainly going to wonder a good deal about the kind of mind that wrote it. I don't think I'd criticise the book just because the author was himself weird, unless the weirdness showed through in the novel -- though having said that I might not pick up the book in the first place if I'd had a hint that the writer's behaviour was of a kind of which I might disapprove (eg a convicted rapist is unlikely to get me reading his work simply because I don't want to put money into his hands). |
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| Re: What do books suggest about their author? Even preachiness may not indicate an author's own stance, only the (poor) way they're putting across an idea. I have to admit that I do tend to associate preaching with attempts by the author to shoehorn their own views in. (It's their own fault, though, for not writing the relevant scenes as well as they should.) |
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| Re: What do books suggest about their author? True. I must admit I wasn't thinking about literal criminals writing books, although I am always suspicious of those true-crime people who clearly worship the Kray twins. My own suspicion is that if an author keeps putting something in (heroic communists, topless wenches with red hair, inexplicable spanking, etc) without good cause, it's legitimate to start to suspect that something may be up. As to whether this is something that damages the book or offends people, that's probably up to the reader in question. And besides, writers are quite an eccentric bunch anyhow. Of course you could have a completely crazy book that was very well written, but I must admit I've never heard of such a thing. |
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| Re: What do books suggest about their author? I do have a character who adopts a particular "fashion choice"** in my WiPs (starting in the first main chapter of WiP1), which may be taken to indicate a personal preference, but there is a major plot point involved (one that, unfortunately, is not revealed until the end of WiP3, although it's vaguely hinted at in WiP2). ** - Some readers may assume that a sort of fetishism is at play. It isn't. (Extra note to Mouse (): the choice does not involve clothes or the lack of them.) |
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weaver of the unseen | Re: What do books suggest about their author? If you cannot attack the language, or the story, then the only thing left in your arsenal is to attack the Author. Therefore, by attacking the Author you give yourself a wider arsenal than what you would have in your disposal, if you would only attack the story. Read between the lines what the blogger is saying, and think about what's in their worldview. Think about are they politically biased. |
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Christmas Dragon | Re: What do books suggest about their author? Quote:
You suppose, Vladd? Writing, like drawing and music, is an art, and art is a reflection of the personality and mind of its creator. There's a few authors and books I've come across when I wondered, what is up with this? Dean Koontz is actually a good example of this, especially if you've read a book like The Bad Place. I wasn't able to get through that one, I was so disgusted with it. And even in his mild Odd Thomas novels, at least the first one, there's a slight hint at necrophilia. (I won't tell where, suffice it to say that grief can cause some strange forms of madness.) It just comes in as what is acceptable to polite society and what isn't. Writing can be a way to enact and control one's fantasies where other avenues are closed. Or, it can be a way to show one's disgust at such activities as well. It just all comes from how strongly which side is written. | |
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| Re: What do books suggest about their author? Interesting topic! Quote:
I believe a book, no matter what genre it is, inevitably draws a mental portrait of the writer one way or another. Especially those 'extrovert' writers such as Kurt Vonnegut. Reading his books is like reading his mind, hearing his voice, his sarcastic/bitter/sweet laughter, his sigh. | |
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| Re: What do books suggest about their author? I dont wonder about writer behind the texts because i know too many writers that are clearly different in the writer self and their personal self. It would be too easy to say a writer is clearly saying his views,putting in exactly how he thinks. Only the poor writer is too clear with what a book says about him. Depends on the book of course,that its not a semi-biographical or someone who mostly writes about his views all the time. |
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| Re: What do books suggest about their author? One thing you have to remember is that every one of us is basically two people: the conscious, verbal self that we think of as "me", and an unconscious, non-verbal side that's a roiling mass of memories and feelings. The Split Brain Revisited Part of becoming a good writer involves tapping into that creative well - but what comes out is not always nice! Also, the conscious mind tries to make sense of the images it is given by the unconscious, but its conclusions are not always correct (see article). And sometimes you just have to follow a story idea to its logical conclusion, even if it's something that distresses you. There's some pretty dark stuff in my WiP, although I avoid going into the gory details because it's not something I want to read, still less write. I agree that when an author writes about grim stuff, it certainly indicates that they are probing some dark corner of their own psyche. But we all have those - we're just not all brave enough to drag them kicking and screaming into the light of day |
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Hercules is the son of a mortal, Alcmena, and the god Jupiter. Because Juno is hostile to all children of her husband by mortal mothers, she decides to be revenged upon the child. She sends two snakes to kill Hercules in his crib, but the infant strangles the serpents with ease. Then Juno causes Hercules to be subject to the will of his cousin, Eurystheus.
As a child, Hercules is taught by Rhadamanthus, who one day punishes the child for misdeeds. Hercules immediately kills his teacher. For this act, his foster father, Amphitryon, takes Hercules away to the mountains to be reared by rude shepherds. Early in youth, Hercules begins to attract attention for his great strength and courage. He kills a lion single-handedly and takes heroic part in a war. When Juno, jealous of his growing success, calls on Eurystheus to use his power over Hercules, Eurystheus demands that Hercules carry out twelve labors. Juno and Eurystheus hope that Hercules will perish in one of them.
The First Labor. Juno sends a lion to eat the people of Nemea. The lion's hide is so protected that no arrow can pierce it. Knowing that he cannot kill the animal with his bow, Hercules meets the lion and strangles it with his bare hands. Thereafter he wears the lion's skin as a protection when he fights, for nothing can penetrate it.
The Second Labor. Hercules has to meet the Lernaean hydra. This creature lives in a swamp, and the odor of its body...
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What Democrats have consistently said they want is for the House to pass a "clean" spending resolution without any Obamacare provisions, and like one that moved through the Democratic-led Senate.
Democratic Rep. Steve Israel of New York told CNN on Friday that at least 180 of the 200 House Democrats would vote for such a plan.
That means at least 37 Republicans out of the chamber's 233-strong majority would have to defy the party's strategy so far to reach the 217 threshold needed for the measure to pass and go to Obama's desk.
Israel said 20 House Republicans had publicly expressed support for such a move, and that he expected more than enough others to join them if the measure actually came up for a vote.
His fellow House Democrats said Friday they would try to get Republican colleagues to join them in a procedural move that would force a vote on a spending measure with no anti-Obamacare amendments. However, the earliest such a vote could occur under their tactic would be October 14, they said.
"This will at least start the clock ticking," said Democratic Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland.
However, GOP Rep. Tim Huelskamp of Kansas described his caucus as "very unified" and said Democrats are "confused" if they think "we're going to fold and let them win on everything."
Obama and Democrats reject the GOP demands, calling them political extortion intended to force concessions on his signature piece of legislation that was upheld by the Supreme Court last year.
They say they already made a major concession to Republicans when Senate Democrats accepted a lower total funding figure in their proposed spending plan, which would cover the first 11 weeks of the new fiscal year that began Tuesday.
In the view of Democrats, Republicans forced the shutdown and now have no strategy for ending it without getting blamed.
"They're flopping around like dead fish in the bottom of the boat trying to figure out what to do next," Democratic Rep. Jim McDermott of Washington told CNN. "They have no plan B."
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Boehner and his GOP House leadership, meanwhile, say they will proceed with votes during a rare Saturday session on piecemeal spending legislation to fund popular programs.
House Republican leaders sought to frame the votes as forcing Democrats to go on the record for or against funding for things such as national parks and veterans affairs.
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UTAH AND THE PLAINS. What Capt. Van Vliet Saw and Heard THE SAINTS MEAN TO FIGHT REVIEW OP THEIR TROOPS. DISCOURSES BY BRIGHAM AND HIS ELDERS. THE INDIANS OF THE PLAINS. THE UTAH EXPEDITION. From Our Special Correspondent. FORT LARAMIE, N.T., Sept. 28, 1857. Capt. Van Vliet, a member of Gen. Harney's Staff, arrived at this post yesterday morning, on his way to the States from Great Salt Lake City. He was detached by the General, at the beginning of August, to proceed to Utah, to gather necessary information concerning the disposition of the in-habitants, the geography of the routes to the Terri-tory, the condition of the crops, & c., and to report to headquarters. He returns with news which, perhaps, justifies inferences that the Utah compli-cation will present in history the most prominent feature of the administration of Mr. Buchanan. The expression of a determination to resist the entrance of the newly-appointed officials, and of the U. S. army into Utah, is unanimous among the people of the Territory. You are probably aware already of the result of his mission, for a courier, bearing dispatches to the head quarters of the army, preceded his arrival here one day, reaching this post on the evening of Saturday the 26th, and de-parting the same night. But, in view of its im-portant character, the following details cannot fail to be interesting. Capt. Van Vliet arrived at Salt Lake City on Sept. 8 and remained there a week. His measure-ment of its distance from this post, by the Odome-ter, was 518 miles, corresponding very nearly with that of Capt Stansbury in 1849. Adding to it the distance of Fort Laramie from Fort Leavenworth, 628 miles, as measured by Brevet Col. Smith, who arrived here on Saturday in command of Compa-nies A and D of the Tenth Infantry, who were de-tained in Minnesota from their regiment, the total distance of the city from Fort Leavenworth is 1,146 miles, 22 miles less than that given by Capt. Stansbury. He left his escort on Ham's Fork, about twenty miles west of Green River, and proceeded to the city, attended only by his own servants. He had been assured by every party he encountered en route for the States that his visit would be attended with personal danger; but, on the contrary, he was recieved and treated with the almost hospitality, offered many facilities for ascertaining the condition of the Territory and the disposition of the inhabit-ants and no obstacle was put to his departure. An official dinner was given in his honor by Heber C. Kimball, and he had daily interviews with Brig-ham Young and the other dignitaries of the Mormon Church. Their expressed determination, from first to last, was this; to resist at all hazards the ingress of the troops this Autumn. When they were reminded of the certainty that in case their resistance one year should be effectual, a force would be dis-patched to Utah the next, against which twice their population in arms would strive in vain to close the passes, they replied that they had consid-ered all that, and that when such a force had stormed those passes, they would enter a valley in which not one shrub would be green nor one stone remain upon another. They took pains to show him their gardens and vineyards, their harvest, barns, houses, and livestock, and to contrast their present prosperity with such a scene of desola-tion. Their object now, they said, was to gain time to enable the National Government to retrace its steps, and they intend to present their case to Congress through their delegate, Dr. Bernhisel, who accompanied Capt. Van Vliet on his departure, and is now in his camp. It was at one period his determination not to proceed to Washington this Winter, but that was reconsidered. They said that they would regard the entrance of the troops as the beginning of a repetition of their sufferings at Kirtland, Independence and Nauvoo; that they had learned a lesson from experience, and would now meet aggression at the start, and resist the wedge before it should enter the wood; if they could not keep the troops out this year they would sacrifice all for their religion, take to the mountains, and fight a war of glory and extermina-tion. Brigham Young remarked repeatedly that this was the most glorious era of his faith, and that a happier day never dawned on Mormonism than that on which the advance of the troops was ordered, for the more his church was persecuted the mere it would thrive. On Sunday, Sept. 13, Capt. Van Vliet was asked to attend religious services in the Bowery, and was escorted to a prominent seat upon the platform, and invited to make an address, which invitation he de-clined. By counting the number of persons upon certain tiers of benches he estimated the audience to exceed 4,500. After some remarks by Heber C. Kimball, a discourse was delivered by Elder John Taylor, formerly editor of the The Mormon, the newspaper organ of the church in New-York City. At the close Mr. Taylor called the attention of the people to the Captain, and alluded to his business in the city, recounted the substance of his conversa-tions, and said that he would make a request in order that Captain Van Vliet might learn that he had been made acquainted with the deter-mination of the whole people; he would ask that all those present who were willing to raze their houses, burn their crops, pull down what they had passed ten years in building up, make their beauti-ful valley a desert, and retreat to the mountains, in ease the troops should force an entrance, would rise; and the audience, without exception, rose to their feet, and remained standing long enough to enable him to see that they were absolutely unani-mous. During the previous proceedings, in order to answer practically an inquiry by the captain con-cerning the proportion of foreigners present to na-tive born and naturalized citizens, Mr. Taylor re-quested all present who belonged to the two latter classes to raise their hands, and about three-fourths of the audience complied. The Captain confirms the fact of the concentra-tion of the population of Utah in Salt Lake Valley by the abandonment of the remote settlements, and he estimates the force the Mormons can set in the field at between five and six thousand. They have abandoned the cobble-stone fortification at Fort Bridger, a description of which I sent to you from Fort Kearney, as it was given to me by a party of Californians, and the men employed there have fallen back about twenty miles to a redoubt called Fort Supply. He was also given to understand that they intend to recall their missionaries from the States, but not from foreign countries. With regard to divisions in the Mormon commu-nity, he satisfied himself that there does indeed ex-ist in certain quarters a dislike of the present au-thorities of the Church, but he is also satisfied that it is in such subjection that nothing less than the presence of a commanding Gentile force will en-able it to develop itself. A review of about 500 troops of the Nauvoo Legion was held in his presence. The arms and uniforms of the officers were homogeneous, but the rank and file were as eccentric in equipment as Down East militia at a shirt-tail muster. A num-ber of little boys marched in the companies carry-ing wooden guns. Capt. Van Vliet states that there is no powder mill, to his knowledge, in the territory, although there is a manufactory of fire-arms. With regard to provisions, Brigham Young told him that the Mormons had a three years' sup-ply on hand to take with them to the mountains. The Deseret News of Sept. 16 was intended to contain a narration of all the circumstances attend-ing Capt. Van Vliet's visit, but it was not pub-lished at the time of his departure. I inclose to you copies of the issues of Sept. 2 and 9. From the sermons of Messrs. Young, Kimball, Taylor and others, which they contain, and from this nar-ration of Capt. Van Vliet's visit, I leave you to draw your own inferences, for those drawn here are discordant. It is significant that nearly every ser-mon reported contains exhortations to the Mormon people to continue their routine of life, planting, reaping, laboring as usual. An important element in any inferences you may draw is furnished in the fact that the Captain was selected for this service on account of peculiar qualifications which he possessed in having an ex-tensive acquaintance among the Mormons, and being a cool, keen and experienced observer. For myself, I cannot and will not believe that a man who has displayed the practical sagacity of Brigham Young, in guiding his Church to their Promised Land by a journey attended by difficulties which justify his favorite comparison of it to the flight of the Israelites from Egypt; who has elevated him-self to his authoritative position over the drawbacks of lowly birth and deficiency of education, and who has ruled a Commonwealth for ten years with the absolutism of a Czar, will all at once stultify him-self by butting his head against a wall which, per-haps, he might have climbed. On his return, Capt. Van Vliet passed the 10th infantry and Phelps's battery of artillery on Sept. 21, a few miles east of the South Pass. On the evening of the same day he passed the 5th infantry and Reno's battery. He reports that there is al-most no grass between the bridge across the North Fork of the Platte, 115 miles from this Fort, and a point 30 miles west of Green River, and that there are portions of the road where the carcass of an ox or a mule is encountered at nearly every step. He will, start for Fort Leavenworth to-morrow, with Dr. Bernhisel in his company. At the time of his departure from Salt Lake City no copy of the book of John Hyde, jr, 3 had reached the Territory. While I was in Leavenworth City at the beginning of August, making preparations for the journey, I passed a morning at a blacksmith's shop superin-tending repairs upon our ambulance. While I was there, a German named Schwekendik brought two little mules to be shod. I recognized him as one of the passengers on the boat in which I had come up the river, and he told me that he was about to start for this post alone. He had emigrated to America six or seven years ago, and cumulated some thou-sands of dollars in California. He invested his property in live stock, and started for the States with the drove, overland, in July, 1856. In the In-dian country, near this fort, he was attacked by a bend of Cheyennes, and his cattle were stolen, his wife and brother killed, and his son taken prisoner. He himself effected his escape, and ar-rived at last in Missouri. This Summer the child had been recaptured by a squadron com-manded by Lieut. Smith of the Second Dragoons,' and the object of the father's journey was to re-claim it. We passed and repassed one another several times between Fort Leavenworth and Fort Kearney, but owing to our delay at the latter poet we saw no more of him until we reached hare. I was so interested in his story that one of my first inquiries upon my arrival was, how Schwekendik had found his son; and I was told that the boy, only seven years old, had fallen into the hands of a chief named White Crow, who had abused his per-son almost daily in a manner too monstrous to be described, and that he was so emaciated and de-formed at the time of his recapture, that he will not probably survive the journey to the States. I have received the details of other instances of infernal cruelty. No male prisoner falls into the hands of such devils without reason to thank God if a bullet or a tomahawk puts an immediate end to his life, and no woman escapes from their clutches without suffering that to which death by any torture is preferable. A Mexican lady, deli-cately reared, died at Fort Kearney last year from the effect of the outrages she endured during an imprisonment of three months in a Cheyenne lodge. And yet our national Government' arms the very hands which inflict these injuries on the residents and travelers upon the plains, and with extraordi-nary inconsistency, presents to the savages the rifles and ammunition, one month, which are, turned against its own troops the next. I have been assured, on what I believe to be reliable au-thority, that at the very moment that Col. Sumner's expedition was marching against the Cheyennes, a present which embraced guns, powder and ball, was on its way from the Indian Bureau to that tribe, but fortunately was arrested. Like most other administrative evils, this incon-sistency has its root at Washington, and lies be-tween the Departments of the Interior and of War. In nearly every instance it arises from want of con-cordance between the Indian Agents and the Com-manders at military posts, or of troops in that field. Such a lack of concordance has existed here at Fort Laramie for several years. As an example of its effect, I may, mention that, at the time of the recovery of Schwekendik's boy some of the party of Cheyennes, from whom he was recaptured, were actually within the precincts of the Indian Agency. I have never conversed with an experienced officer who has not attributed it to this cause, and ex-pressed regret that the Indian Bureau was ever re-moved from the charge of the Department of War. The people of the States need to unlearn many of the lessons about Indian magnanimity and heroism which they have been taught by Fenimore Cooper's novels and Mrs. Sigourney's poems (to say nothing of Congressional literature), and to regard most of these wild tribes of the Plains—whether Sioux, Cheyennes, Camanches or Arapahoes—as treacher-ous, ferocious, bloody savages, as they are, among whom human sacrifices are not yet extinct; who assume the guise of maganimity only when can-ning prompts; and whom no earthly power-neither the Department of the Interior or the Home Missionary Society—can convert to honesty and humanity, or rescue from ultimate extinction. The Cheyennes are at present the most promi-nent, but by no means, the most formidable tribe of the Plains, for they are excelled in strength by each of the other tribes I have mentioned. They are estimated to number about 1,200 warriors, but this is a wonderful increase from the time of Lewis and Clarke's expedition, in the journal of which the number of their warriors is counted as 300, and their original seat located on the Rod River of the North, from which they have wan-dered or been driven to their present location. They certainly display a daring which commands praise, and what is more dangerous, a disposition to which I have previously alluded, to unite their stronger neighbors in a crusade against the whites. The Cheyenne prisoner whom I described at Fort Kearney stated, while I was there, through an in-terpreter, that before Col. Sumner's fight their chiefs designed to send the war-pipe around to all the Southern tribes. Major Lind of the 7th Infantry arrived at this post on the same day with Col. Smith, with two companies of his regiment, who are to constitute the garrison during the Winter. Col. Smith, who marches on after his regiment (the 10th) to-mor-row, will leave fifty men from his command, in charge of Lieut. T. J. Lee, to act as an escort to Gov. Cumming. The prices of all articles essential to a Winter on the Plains are enormous in this neighborhood. No corn can be procured at the Fort or any of the fading posts. A few sacks were sold last week at $6 per bushel. For good buffalo robes the prices range from $12 to $18. The cold weather has begun early among the mountains. Ice froze in the pails of Lieutenant Bryan's Company, among the Black hills, on the 3d of August: and Capt. Van Vliet reports that snow fell at Fort Bridger on 21st of September. The file of The Deseret News up to Sept. 9, dis-patched by our correspondent, fully confirms his state-ments respecting the rebellious spirit of the Saints. President Kimball, in a discourse' delivered on the 30th of August, holds forth as follows: ELDER KIMBALL FEELS GOOD. You must expect when you sea Bro. Heber stand before you to speak that you will hear what is called the rough etchel to this generation. I am pretty well satisfied, brethren, that there all only four or five per-sons in this congregation that dislike to hear ma talk; and when you take out those four or five, I know that the people would rather hear me speak than any other man who speaks from this stand except Bro. Brigham. It is not that those four or five have any thing particular against me, but it is because I do at many times give vent to my feelings, and by so doing I hit them a crack where they deserve it. Well, this is all right. When I went to chop I was always taught to pull off my coat and spit on my hands. I pull off my coat because I am too warm; if I don't talk here, more than twenty minutes I want my coat off. May I tell you some of my feelings and not have any of you angry with me? [Voices-—"Yes."] I hate to have the ladies angry with me above all things; and I will tell you one thing, and that is, all you that are ladies will not find any fault; but the woman that finds fault with me, I can analyze her and show you she is not a lady. I am a physician. Well, you can hardly mention a thing that is good but what I am. I want to tell some of my feelings here to-day, in a few words, relative to Bro. Brigham. I call him brother, because he says if I call him President he shall call me President, and just as sure as he does I am as flat as a pancake. I shall only call him Presi-dent before the Saints in his calling—I was going to say before our enemies, but, d—n them, they shall never come here. Excuse me, I never use rough words, only when I come in contact with rough, things, and I use smooth words when I talk upon smooth subjects, and so on according to the nature of the case that comes before me. You all acknowledge Bro. Brigham as the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; then you acknowledge him as our Leader, Prophet, Seer and Revelator, and then you acknowledge him in every capacity that pertains to his calling both in Church and State, do you not? [Voices—Yes]. Well, he is our Governor. What is a Governor? One who presides, or governs. Well, now, we have declared in a legislative capacity that we will not have poor, rotten-hearted curses come and rule over us, such as some they have been accustomed to send. We grafted a memorial and the Council and the House of Representatives signed it, and we sent to them the names of men of our own choice, as many as from five to eight men for each office, men from our own midst, out of whom to appoint officers for this Territory. We sent that number for the President of the United States to make a selection from, and asked him to give us men of our own choice, in accordance with the rights constitutionally guaranteed to all American citizens. We just told them right up and down that if they sent any more such miserable curses as some they had sent were, we would send these home, and that is one reason why an army, or rather a mob, is on the way here, as reported. You did not know the reason be-fore, did you? Well, we did that in a Legislative capacity; we did it as members of the Legislature, as your representa-tives, and now you have got to back us up. You sent us just as we sent Bro. Bernhisel to seek for our rights and to stand in our defence at Washington. Well, here is Bro. Brigham, he is the man of our own choice, he is our Governor in the capacity of a Territory and also as Saints of the Most High. Well, it is reported that they have another Governor on the way now, three Judges, a District Attorney, a Marshal, a Postmaster, and Secretary, and that they are coming here with twenty-five hundred men. The United States design to force those officers upon us by the point of the bayonet. Is not that a funny thing? You may think that I am cross, but I am laughing at their calamity, and I will "mock when their fear cometh." HE SUPPORTS HIS POSITION BY THE BIBLE. Now, gentlemen and ladies, you look at these things, and then right in this book, the Bible, it says, our no-bles shall be of ourselves; that is, our Lords, our Judges, our Governors, our Marshals and our everything, shall be of ourselves. Won't you read the 30th chapter of Jeremiah? 18. Thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will bring again the cap-tivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwelling places; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof. 19. And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry; and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them and they shall not be small. 20. Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congre-gation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them. 21. And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their Gover-nor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me; for who is this that engageth his heart to approach unto me? saith the Lord. 22. And ye shall be my people, an-d I will he your God. 23. Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind; it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked. 34. The fierce anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have done it and until he have performed the intents of his hearts in the latter days ye shall consider it. Well, the day has come when our Governor has come out of our midst, and he is in the tops of the mountains, where the prophets said these things should come pass and now the United States are reported to be trying to force a Governor upon us, when the Lord has raised one up right out of our midst. Now I am going to talk about these things, and I feel as though I had a perfect right to do so, because I am one of the people. NO GOVERNOR BUT BRIGHAM. If this people should consent to dispossess Bro. Brigham Young as our Governor, they are just as sure to go to hell as they live, and I know it for God would forsake them and leave them to themselves, and they would be in worse bondage than the children of Israel ever were. Supposing this thing all blows over and they don't come up here, but they begin to flatter us and be friendly, what will be the result? They may flatter as long as the earth stands, but I never will be sub-ject to one of their d-d pusillanimous curses. They may count and flatter as much as they please, but I never will be subject to them again—no, never. Do you hear it? [Voices—"Yes."] Do you think we will submit to them? No, never. They have cut the thread themselves. You are the people who have the privilege to ac-knowledge Bro. Brigham as our Governor and con-tinue him in his office, and you also have the privi-lege, through your agency, to reject him if you please, but it will be to your condemnation if you do, because he has got the keys of the kingdom, and the very mo-ment you reject him you cut yourselves off from the right of the priesthood. We are the people of Deseret; she shall be Deseret, she shall be no more Utah; we will have our own name. Do you hear it? Brethren and sisters, these ideas are comforting to all of you, they are most gloriously comforting to me. I tell you the feelings within me are glorious. We are the people of Deseret, and it is for us to say whether the people will have Bro. Brigham for our Governor, or these poor, miserable devils they are re-ported to be trying to bring here. You must know they are miserable devils to have to come here under arms, but they shall not rule over us, nor come into this Territory. TO ARMS! We are going to have our own Governor henceforth, Brigham Young was then our Governor, Heber C. Kimball was Chief-Justice and Lieutenant-Governor. I was a big man then; I felt as big as Bro. Morley does in the Legislature. The fact is, he does not un-derstand their gabble; if he does, he understands more than I do. It is for us to say, according to our rights under the Constitution, whether we will have those cursed Gent-iles to rule over us or not. I went you to publish this, Mr. Editor. I am giving you a little of my feelings, for I want you to know that you are under no more obligation to receive those men than Bro. Brigham's family is to receive another man, and to reject him as their hus-band, their father, their friend and benefactor. I know that what I have said has informed many of your minds, and I choose to present my ideas by com-parison, I have a right to say the Gentiles shall sever rule over me, although this people might admit of their coming here. I have a right to say also that we shall never be ruled over by them from this day forth white grass grows or water rune; never, no never. [ Voices, "Amen." Well, we have got to sustain these Amens and we have got to sustain these vows. You, ladies, too, will certainly have to do your part or back out. I told you last Sunday to arm yourselves, and if you cannot do it any any other way, sell some of your fine bonnets, fine dresses, and buy yourselves a good dirk, a pistol or some other instrument of war. Arm your boys and arm yourselves universally, and that, too, with the weapons of war, for we may be brought to the test to see if we will stand up to the line. LOOK AT HISTORY. I never have never the day for twenty-five years, but before there was a storm there was always a calm. In Kirtland, before the trouble commenced, there was this calm. Joseph and Hyrum were men that would stand the test but finally they had to flee from Kirtland to Missouri? Well, previous to that we had received our endow-ments and a more calm, heavenly and prosperous time I never saw. Was it so in Missouri? Yes, it was; after they be-came settled they became composed, and the year of the trouble we never had such crops in the world as we had then. Was it to in Nauvoo? Yes, and the spirit of com-posure rested upon the people, and it is more or less so now; and such crops as we have this year never were produced. What does this mean? And the spirit of composure seems to be upon the people more than ever, and what does this mean? I am rather inclined to be jealous of it. Say I, wake up ye Saints of Zion, while it is called to-day, lest trouble and sorrow come upon you, as a thief in the night. Suppose it is not coming, will it hurt you to lay up the products of the earth for seven years? Will it hurt you if you have your guns, swords and spears in good condition according to the law of the United States? Some of the States give a man his clearance at 40 years of age, others at 45; they call men to train when they are 18 years of age, but we call upon all from 6 to 600 years old; we do not except any, and I want the world to know that we are ready for anything that comes along. If it is good, we are ready for that and if it is evil, we are, ready to stand against it. We are calculating to sow our wheat early this Fall, in case of emergency. I throw out these things for you to think upon, and if they are not right, they will not hurt anybody. But wake up, ye Saints of the Most High, and pre-pare for any emergency that the Lord our God may have pleasure in bringing forth. We never shall leave these valleys till we get ready; no, never—no, never. We will live here till we go back to Jackson County, Missouri. I prophesy that in the name of Israel's God. [The congregation shouted "Amen," and President B.Young said, "It is true."] If our enemies force us to destroy our orchards and our property, to destroy and lay waste our houses, fields, and everything else, we shall never build and plant again til we do it in Jackson County. But our en-emies are not here yet, and we have not yet thrown down our houses. WE ARE THE STATE. Let me tell you, if God designs that Israel should now become free, they will come and strike the blow, and if He does not, they will not coma. That is as true as that, book (pointing to the Bible). Go to work and lay up your grain, and do not lay it out for fine clothes, nor any other kind of fine thing, but make homespun trousers and petticoats. What would please me more than for my family, instead of wanting me to go to the store for petticoats and short gowns, to see them go to work and make some good homespun? What would be prettier than some of the English striped linsey and a bonnet made of our own straw? Those are the women I would choose for wives. If you want virtue, go into the farming country, for there it is homespun. Farming districts contain the essence and the virtue of Old England. I do not know as you know what homespun is, but it is that which is spun at home, and it is for your welfare, both men, women and children, to make your own clothing. It is also for your salvation to equip yourselves according to law. Now I will tell you. I have about a hundred shots on hand all the time; three or four fifteen-shooters and three or four revolvers right in the room where I sleep, and the devil does not like to sleep there, for he is afraid they will go off half cocked. If you lay a bowie knife or a loaded revolver under your pillow every night, you will not have many un-plessant dreams, nor be troubled with the nightmare, for there is nothing: that the devil is so much afraid of as a weapon of death. You may take this as some of Heber's wild visions, if you please. I have acknowledged myself as one of the people, and now I say we will take our own name, and we will not be false named any more. We are the kingdom of God, and we are the State of D-eseret, and we will have you, Bro. Brigham, as our Gover-nor just so long as you live. We will not have any other Governor. Brigham himself is equally sanguine, and not less savage. Here is a specimen of one of BRIGHAM'S PROPHECIES. God is at the helm. This is the mighty ship Zion. You stick to the ship and honor it and see that you are in favor with the ship Zion, and you need not worry about anything else. God has the hearts of the children of men in his hands; he puts hooks in their jaws and turns them about at his pleasure. God is here, the Holy Ghost is here and rests upon this peo-ple, and I am a witness to it. I know that the Holy Ghost dwells in the hearts of this people; and the world are afraid of the union that exists among this people. They were afraid of that in the days of Jo-seph, and it has been their fear all the time. You might take a Democrat, a Republican, a ranting Meth-odist and an old, stiff-necked, ranting Presbyterian, and when they came to consider Joseph Smith and the Saints, they saw that they were one in faith, and it scared them all. They would say, "We are Meth- "odists, Baptists and Presbyterians, but we are of "different politics; in our churches may be found all "kinds of politics, but you, Joseph Smith, alter men's "politics; you change them and make them all one." Brethren and Sisters, do not be angry with them, for they are in the hands of God. Instead of feeling a spirit to punish them, or anything like wrath, you live your religion and you will see the day when you will pray God to turn away from your eyes the sight of their afflictions. There are thousands and millions in the United States and in the world, whose hearts are like an aspen-leaf because of this little hand of people in Utah. Pity them, for they know not whom they are fighting against; they know not their destiny. This army that is reported to be coming to this place know no more about you and me than you know about the interior of China; they go because the-y are sent. If they knew our real character the soldiers themselves would turn round and tell their officers to go to h—ll; they would take a stampede, and if their officers urged them to come and fight this people, they would turn round upon them, or tell them to do it themselves. Now do not feel angry. Are not they to be pitied? Yes. Are you to be pitied? Yes, if you forsake God, or your religion. The Saints need to be pitied for nothing but for forsaking their religion. Be careful that you do not get darkness into your minds. May God bless you. Amen. Elder Stuart has also some remarks to make at the same meeting, in about the same strain as the above. The following elegant moral will give an idea of his saintly style: The feelings of certain portions of the United States, at least I will say of the leading men, the rulers, must be very strenuous in regard to movements against us. When I reflect upon the fact of their calling troops from Minnesota, and sending them to Utah to operate against the Latter-Day Saints, I am convinced that their feelings are wrought up to make some general and united move against this people. I have felt in my heart, under these circumstances, to say in the words of the old saying, "Let her rip, she's all oak," and I know the Lord will guide her safely into port.
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Ohio's attorney general says a school is the safest place your child can be, but he wants to see more done to make them safer.
After the shootings at Chardon High School and Sandy Hook Elementary, Ohio Attorney General Mike Dewine said they began reviewing the number of schools in Ohio that had filed a mandatory safety plan with the state.
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The Dog Show on March 23rd went well. I want to thank the people for coming out and enjoying their wonderful dogs!
We have so many great helpers that are part of the production: Bill Heisel, our head judge and past president of the famous UPKC; Dick Lyman, our former master of ceremonies and Ringmaster, both of whom have been with us since the beginning in 1998; the show's co-producer, Margo Freeman, (definitely the hardest worker on Boca Grande!); our new MC and ringmaster, Julian Keevil, who performed perfectly; our new addition to our judges, the president of the Boca Grande Womans Club, Marjorie Webb; the security force of Bill Thurner and Rollie Baer; the hard-working duo of Harold Wells and Dick Jones providing tonic for the crowd; Je-Je Pierce, Jo Brookhart, Nancy Ireland and Joe Head in charge of admissions; all the members of our backstage crew, including Ben and Weezy Scott, Mary Jo and Dave Wilson; Crinni Niles, Cici Ives, Amy Chessia and Eric Stamp, all of our "good shepherds" who keep order during the show; my good neighbor, Sally Allgyer who dutifully distributed all the show posters all over the island; Clair Burton and the Suncoast Humane Society; Ellen Bannin, who provided us with those wonderful Fromm Pet Food products; and the staff of the Lee County Community Center including Bob Green, Joe and David.
But most especially and above all, we thank those gorgeous, well-mannered (not an incident in 15 years) friends of ours who competed against each other.
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Let me just say, I'm hyped. I'm a huge Street Fighter fan and have been talking about how incredible a new version with high definition visuals would be. Well, not only did I get my wish (thanks Capcom!) but I also got it on the most complete version of arguably the best SF game.
Here is some info that has been provided and then the first picture to display how much better the visuals are going to be.
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (wow again) for Xbox Live Arcade and PSN mirrors the same tactic Capcom utilized with their Hyper Fighting release - the goods you remember, only with online play. This time, however, Capcom is taking care of business in-house and utilizing the insight that 13 years of worldwide, top-tier competition has brought to the game.
While SSF2T HD is a pixel-for-pixel recreation of the game, they aren't ruling out making slight changes to the game. All redone art is by Udon--who has created the beautiful SF comic book.
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The meeting was conducted in council chambers by the company proposing the development, Dewar Properties, and attracted about 55 residents who turned out to question developers about the planned multi-family project.
Dewar is considering building a 64-unit apartment complex for workforce housing at the south end of Old Canton Road. The complex would be called Stone Valley Apartments.
Randy Wilt, a Ball Ground resident and business owner, said he and neighbors went to Thursday night's meeting to voice their opposition to the project, citing the lower minimum income level required and the potential for reducing local property values.
"Property values will be diminished, home values will be diminished, everybody's convinced this will harm the growth of Ball Ground," Wilt said.
Wilt also raised concerns about the proximity of the complex to the newly built Ball Ground Elementary School and said he feared that the development could later be turned into Section 8 housing.
The meeting was the second by developers to meet with residents.
After a May 25 meeting, residents became concerned when it was revealed that the minimum annual income for a single-occupant unit was actually $16,000, not $29,000 as had earlier been stated. The $29,000 annual income is the maximum for the development.
The meetings were also conducted to clear the hurdle of having a public meeting in time to receive state tax credits. That deadline was Thursday, said City Clerk Karen Jordan.
The 7.6 acres where the development is to be located was zoned in 2004 as a part of a 132-acre tract rezoned Transitional Neighborhood Development, which allows for multi-housing developments and mixed use.
Jordan, who attended the meeting on Thursday, said citizens were concerned with the type of housing going in.
"It is workforce housing and is being misconstrued as Section 8 housing," Jordan said. "Certain income requirement must be met to obtain a unit."
At its May 11 meeting, the Ball Ground City Council approved a resolution in support of the development.
City Manager Eric Wilmarth, who also attended Thursday night's meeting, confirmed the actual income number Friday.
He said a Dewar Properties representative, in an email correspondence to Mayor Rick Roberts, provided what they claimed was the minimum income level requirement for each number of occupants — $29,800 for a single occupant — and that information was what the mayor and council based their resolution on.
"I knew at that point that's not what had been presented (at the City Council meeting,)" Wilmarth said. "They said they made a mistake (and) 'we sent you the maximums.'"
Wilmarth said Roberts is communicating with officials at the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and will receive a letter detailing the department's findings on the matter.
Wilmarth said the city anticipates a public hearing in early to mid-July and the Department of Community Affairs will make its decision regarding the complex's approval sometime in December.
He made it clear, however, that the matter is not a zoning issue.
"The property is zoned to allow for 66 multi-family units and was zoned Nov. 18, 2004," he said. "Dewar Properties could drop their (state tax credit) application tomorrow and construct 66 units at whatever income level they want."
Based on the new information, Wilmarth said the City Council could state it supports, no longer supports or remains silent during the recommendation period for the apartments.
A spokesperson for Dewar Properties was not available for comment Friday.


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After Mitt Romney hosts a fund raising dinner in Israel.
Today he's gonna have to Poland something our next guest says is a very Smart move vice president director of the public policy at.
He Swiss institute and author of Hitler -- and American eyewitnesses to the Nazi rise to power.
Adam rather Andrew fingers can enjoys -- good morning to good morning -- sorry Adam couldn't make that that's right I have a son named Adam so it's okay look at that and I'm channeling your your family.
You say that's this is a very Smart move on.
On part of the Romney camp why well because Poland has been a traditional friend of the United States -- the Cold War.
Polls look to the United States says it has its inspirational place obviously economically but a symbol of freedom.
They love the rhetoric from JFK about liberty they loved Reagan's evil empire talk -- the rest of it here we -- Western Europe was wincing.
They're saying this is a story.
They love the support for solidarity.
And then and then afterwards after the collapse of communism largely triggered by events in Poland.
They were they were welcomed -- to NATO by the Clinton administration but things have been rocky.
For a while even under the Bush Administration there was a sense they -- beginning to beginning to be treated taken for granted but if they've been particularly rocky under the Obama administration came -- if you know and we heard about the the -- for the president made regard.
He referred to a polish death camps they weren't polish -- -- -- there of course German death camps in hockey in not in Germany in Paula -- and occupied Poland.
-- during World War II.
So this was you know -- who is obviously inadvertent but as a slap.
Just credit just like -- with the missile defense and explain the missile defense all right so.
Negated the Obama administration comes into into office decides that it's going to jettison the bush plan for for missile defense where they're a major part of the deployment was to be in Poland.
And you can they argue whether that was a wise decision or not that there are alternative plan whether it's a better or worst plan.
But the worst thing for the polish polish point of view is that they announce this.
On the day which is a seventieth anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland during World War II.
Right yeah of course they were clueless about this I buy -- but you know -- you don't.
You do your homework if it was sloppy -- so.
If if the -- visit to Israel is any indication where he made it very clear that Israel is one of our staunchest best friends in the whole wide world.
You can imagine that when he goes to Poland given the fact that the Obama administration has dropped the ball on so many occasions as you've so expertly detailed.
He's gonna have things to say the polish people that they really wanna hear -- wanna hear it but they're also skeptical at this point because they feel that they they're they feel on the easy about the US relationship.
First of all they can now travel all over the use their part part of the EU they still can't travel the United States for without a visa.
Which is something -- that the Bush Administration nor the Obama administration has fixed yet.
And and they -- also.
They were burned by something else that that was the leaks about the say the -- led the terror interrogation centers in Poland by the CIA.
Which was of course supposed to be secret the polls cooperated.
It got leaked and and and so they feel very distrustful right now of the United States while in Israel mr.
Romney said that Jerusalem was the capital -- and that's something that the Israelis really wanted to hear what's the one thing he could say.
To the polish people that they really want to hear.
Well I think -- he will of course say about the polls struggle for freedom and how much how much the US appreciated but I think they also want to hear.
That in practical terms the US is going to be involved in in Poland.
In Europe.
Helping with the economic crisis it's going to be it's going to finally.
Recognize that Poland is now a a a mature democracy.
And -- that polls can travel freely to the United States and that and that they can be an economic and political military partner all right -- -- in there right now we'll see what happens that.
-- -- -- Our best your son -- -- -- thank you very much.
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Nathan Jones was 18 when he had his first seizure. He lost consciousness, fell off his porch and woke up to hear a paramedic yelling at him to name the president of the United States.
Over the next four years, Jones had 10 or 11 more generalized tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizures. He had seizures in his dorm room, while driving, in class and on a trip to New York.
Jones, 29, has epilepsy, and feels so strongly about educating people about the complex brain disorder and the seizures that stem from it that he became the project coordinator for the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles.
When he heard that U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson had a seizure while driving in Southern California, Jones was empathetic.
"It seems that some people have been so quick to judge him. It just goes to show you that there are so many misconceptions," Jones said of Bryson, who is under investigation after allegedly causing two car accidents last week.
"It's such a dramatic and stressful period as it is. I can only imagine what he is going through. This is all happening in the spotlight. If he would have had a heart attack, the public would have just thrown sympathy his way."
It is unclear what caused Bryson's seizure, which officials said was his first.
Some doctors and those living with seizures said the Bryson incident is an opportunity to dispel myths about seizures and explain just how common they are. Bryson is not the first high-ranking public official to have a seizure: Five years ago, Chief Justice John Roberts had a seizure that caused him to fall while at his summer home. Roberts also had a seizure in 1993.
Up to 10% of the world's population will have at least one seizure, the World Health Organization says, and having one seizure does not signal epilepsy.
Withdrawal of certain medications, antibiotics, alcohol withdrawal and extremely low blood sugar can all cause seizures, experts say. Epilepsy, a neurological condition, is usually diagnosed after someone has had at least two seizures that were not caused by a medical condition, according to the Epilepsy Therapy Project.
Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder in the United States after migraine, stroke and Alzheimer's disease, and yet it is widely misunderstood, according to the Institute of Medicine. In fact, one in 26 people in the United States will develop epilepsy at some point in their lifetime.
Seizures occur when the electrical system of the brain malfunctions. The brain cells keep firing instead of discharging electrical energy in a controlled manner. The result can be a surge of energy through the brain, causing unconsciousness and muscle contractions. Some seizures, however, are barely noticed.
"You can have your first seizure at any point," said Dr. Joseph Sirven, who worked on an Institute of Medicine report called "Epilepsy Across the Spectrum: Promoting Health and Understanding" released in March.
"It's actually very common to present with seizure at an older age. Oftentimes, you will look for potential cerebrovascular implications," such as stroke, hemorrhages or a tumor, said Sirven, who is chairman of the Department of Neurology at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona, chairman of the Epilepsy Foundation's Professional Advisory Board and editor-in-chief of Epilepsy.com.
"If you remember, Ted Kennedy had presented with a seizure and that led to the diagnosis of a brain tumor. It's not that uncommon. But not all seizures are brain tumors."
Dr. Christianne Heck, medical director of the University of Southern California Comprehensive Epilepsy Program in Los Angeles, calls epilepsy a "hidden disorder."
"Epilepsy doesn't have a poster child like muscular dystrophy. We just don't have anybody who is willing to talk about it," said Heck, who also worked on the Institute of Medicine report. "I think it's important for people to understand you can be OK. You can function at a very high level. Most of the time, 70% of the cases are easily controlled, easily managed."
Yet a large number of people go about their daily lives hiding the fact that they have seizures because they are concerned such disclosures would negatively affect their lives, she said.
"Lots of things contribute to that stigma and that embarrassment," Heck said. "It's a disorder of the brain, and the public doesn't understand it in terms of what it looks like and what it is and what they need to do to keep someone from having a seizure safe."
The fact that seizures can happen any time and in public makes it difficult for some people with epilepsy, she added.
Kevin Oliver, 46, of Los Angeles knows that problem all too well.
"I know that's one of the main fears for people that have epilepsy -- telling other people. You always have that fear of that person's reaction. We have a wall up sometimes," he said. "I think it's a fear we don't want to be judged in a certain way. We're trying to protect ourselves."
But the aerospace technician said it's important for anyone with a seizure disorder to be honest about his or her medical condition. Everyone at work knows he has epilepsy, he said.
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This is the third set of Genie bras I've bought, and and the first two were fine. This time around, the band rolled up right away, and then rode up. After one wash, the bras lost their elasticity and were saggy. I won't buy Genie bras again unless the quality improves.
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They are the only one I wear since last year. I gave some to my daughter also. I wish that swim suit would be as comfortable.
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These bras are GREAT!!!! so comfy and a must have for anyone. Looks good and no wires or shoulder pains from straps digging in. I will never buy any other bra again.
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What I love about the Genie Bra: no underwire, they are comfy to wear all day, the straps don't dig in and the insert pads leave me feeling confident at work. What I am not a fan of is the sizing - my 3X bras look like they are a L or XL. You MUST go way up in the sizing!!! I also wish they contained at least a percentage of natural fibre(s) - would love to see a cotton/bamboo variety. I literally spent years looking for this type of bra - Finally found what I was looking for (mostly) with these bras and you can't beat the price.
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I bought a six pack when they first arrived @ TSCI think they are great. After I put on 30 extra pounds, I ordered again in xlg. I also purchased the booster pad's. Compared to all the other bras I have worn over the years, these are by far the most comfortable. And as a Health Care Worker, I have convinced many clients to give them a try.& they loved them to.
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from Burlington
The product is not sized correctly as many have said. The size charts are incorrect and need changed as everyone has to size up ! After two returns for bigger sizes I finally got the right product and find that it is average and does not give the lift and support advertised.
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They are comfortable but they flatten my chest and give no support whatsoever. They do nothing to flatter one's shape. I tend to feel dowdy when I wear a genie bra and feel much better, and look much better figure wise, when wearing my regular bra.
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Don't know what else to say except that I was completely dissappointed on every aspect of this product. Does not fit at all like commercial claims it will. I would Never wear it under anything for work--will probably Never wear it for anything. The pads are virtually useless for any support and do not stay in place anyway.The band rolls and does not stay in place. I wear a 40D bra and ordered the 3X as instructed. The "girls" are not well supported or covered. Not impressed at all.
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I am very disappointed in the Genie Bra size! I wear a size 18 dress and my bra size is 38 DD. I ordered a size 2X Genie bra to be sure. I would rather have it a bit loose than too small! Well, to my surprise & disappointment I struggled to get it over my head! When I achieved this, the cups could not even fit halfway over my body! These bras are going back! And I hope the designer of the Genie Bra will pay more attention to women's REAL body sizes before making any more bras!
Comfortable but with inconsistency
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I bought the six pac Genie Bra special and do wear them every day as l like the 'no seams' look it gives you when your wearing something that's more clingy. I agree with some of the comments about the sizing being different with the white bra then the other two colors. There is a noticeable difference in the sizing of the three colors. The black and nude bras could use with a little more stretch to them to feel more comfortable on the shoulders. Also if the Genie Bra company could add a separation panel between the cups, the bust would have more definition to it in terms of looks and comfort. Remember the old bra commercial that said "it lifts and separates!" Is a good example how a good bra should look and feel. Otherwise they are very comfortable and sometimes l even forget I have one on.


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Archaeology Student Colloquium Members 2012-13: front row (l-r) Jensen Buchanan, Ashleigh Sims, Melissa Ladd, Blair Heidkamp, Meagan Shirley, Rachael Aleshire; back row (l-r) Brian Porrett, Allison Ham, David Chu, Owen Yeazell, Peregrine Grosch, Katie Libby, Stephanie Bosch, Kelsey Schreck, James Torpy
Wooster students in archaeology experience the whole range of the discipline, from classroom studies, to fieldwork and lab research, and finally to formal presentation of the results in Independent Study and at academic conferences. Archaeology at Wooster is an interdisciplinary program designed to reflect the interrelatedness of participating fields. As they identify unique achievements and recurrent patterns in past societies, Wooster archaeologists draw from: the humanities --- languages, linguistics, art, literature, and religion; history and the social sciences --- anthropology and economics; and the physical sciences --- geology, chemistry, and biology. The program is designed both for majors and those students with an interest in archaeology as a significant, but not a major, emphasis in their liberal education.
Archaeologists research the human past, focusing on evidence from material culture and the natural environment, in ways that often offer insights into contemporary society. Urban life, for example, carries many of the same benefits and drawbacks today that it did for the inhabitants of the Roman Empire. Examining the archaeological record helps uncover the ways that ordinary people organized their lives to cope with a variety of conditions. By showing what changed, and why, archaeology reveals the evolving patterns of human diversity and helps place humanity in its chronological and ecological contexts.
Wooster archaeology students participate in fieldwork, the cornerstone of research. Fieldwork provides the opportunity to apply the concepts and methods of the classroom to real archaeological problems. Recent students have participate in excavations in Arizona and other U.S. locations as well as Greece, Honduras, Great Britain, Cyprus, Italy, and Ireland.
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By the time DiPaolo had completed orientation, he knew he wanted a career in archaeology. Currently the executive director of the Lewes Historical Society, DiPaolo is confident that his I.S. experience at Wooster opened professional doors.
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