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Monday, January 06, 2014
The Caffeinated Writer's Guide to Getting It Done
What's on the iPod: Dani California by Red Hot Chili Peppers
As I tried to navigate on foot down a very slippery driveway yesterday (I just took to sliding instead of attempting to move my feet), I remembered trying to climb on all fours up a road 30 years (or so) ago that was just as slippery. Funny how these little reminisces come flooding in when the experience is repeated. My reason yesterday (get the recycling bin from the curb) wasn't the same as it was back then (get to the bus stop a quarter mile away), but the results were pretty much the same. I did get what/where I needed to, and I got back inside without falling. Like then, I opted halfway into my trek to head for the snow where traction was infinitely better.
Today it's 58 degrees already. Tonight, it will be -1.
Welcome to January in Valley Forge. Despite the legend, it is not usually like this.
As I sat down to write this post this morning, I realized how writing workloads are often just as moody as the weather. On Friday, I walked away from the computer with a set schedule for today. This morning, I see one more must-have in the in box. Worse, there's a rather large project that's going to need most of my attention today. So how does a writer get the work done?
Ah, if that actually helped instead of hindered. Those of us who are a bit ADD to begin with can't rely on caffeine to regulate our time. It's just there to give a much-needed boost on a groggy-looking Monday.
Still, there are ways for us writers to manage the busy writing schedule. Here are a few ways I do that:
Prioritize. There's no surprise here. Every writer at every stage of the writing career has to know how to prioritize a workload. Yet this can be the step that's overlooked when things get busy and muddled. When I find myself spinning my wheels, I drop what I'm doing and take five minutes to organize the workload.
Time it. Particularly when I have four things all due at once or within days of each other, I need to devote certain amounts of time to each project. I turn on the project timer and time myself. Did I spend two hours on that article like I'd planned? Now I'll know.
Schedule it. The project timer doesn't have an alarm or notification function, so how am I supposed to know when I'm finished? That's where Outlook has helped. In those five minutes I've spent prioritizing, I've set up Outlook "appointments" for each task -- scheduled for when I expect to finish. I've also set it to remind me 15 minutes before the "start" of the next project/end of the first project.
Talk to the clients first. With today's request, it really is a small task. However, I've seen these small tasks turn into hour-long time robbers. So with the request, I'll send my reply and promise it by the end of the day or early tomorrow. That way the client knows I've seen the note and am working on it, and I don't feel pressured to get the last thing to come in out the door first. It's just common courtesy to reply to the clients, anyway.
Writers, when your schedule gets busy or wonky, how do you get it all done? What works best for you?
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- Cathy Miller said...
I'm the list lover. It helps me stay focused and there is something very gratifying about checking off finished tasks.
I find the physical activity of writing it down (or typing) gets me over any procrastinating or stalling due to lack of direction. And you can easily change your list. I look at mine and/or revise it at least once per day.
You fared better than I did with ice. We had an ice storm two weeks ago when the guest dogs were here. Had them out and it was rainy and not slippery. An hour later one of them needed an extra trip out. We went out the front door and I discovered the cement steps were iced over when I fell down them. Luckily I had a thick coat on and only bruised an elbow.
We're in the deep freeze, but no warm weather in front of it. Snow, more snow and temps plunged last night. Today our high temp is supposed to hit -14. After taking my dog out at 9:30 this morning I checked and the air temp was -18 and the windchill was -45. I don't even want to know how cold it got overnight. Scariest part? We're several degrees warmer than the coldest parts of the nation. But as long as the heat's on, one day of this is way better than dealing with ice.
I live by lists, but when I have multiple assignments, like now, I dedicate specific times of day to them. Early morning is for correspondence and LOI follow ups. The pair of assignments I have to wrap up for one client will be my focus in late morning and into the noon hour. The afternoon will be devoted to working on the new assignments from Favorite Editor.
I do much the same as you, Lori.
I write a list of all my upcoming deadlines, in chron order so I know what I have to focus on and the time cushion I have to work with.
I don't formally time myself, but I do have mental time frames. For example, I'll plan to finish x project by noon and get y project done by 3. Or I'll leave an entire day to write a feature.
I also don't plan phone calls on days I have to write. That leaves me big chunks of those days uninterrupted, making it easier for me to concentrate.
Finally, much like you, I talk to clients. This ties into the first point of listing my projects. If a client says, as one did on Dec. 3, she'd like to have an article done by Jan. 2 (over the holidays, when nobody's available?!), I can quickly scan my workload and immediately say, "You're crazy!"--in an ever-so-polite way.
People wonder how I can work out of my home and stay motivated and on track. It's all about planning and organization.
- Lori Widmer said...
List lovers unite! Same here, ladies.
Cathy, that works for me, too. If it's in front of me, I'm less inclined to ignore it.
Paula, that works well for me, too. Yesterday I managed a huge chunk in a large project in just over an hour. I hit the timer and ignored everything else because the timer was running. Psychology works!
Gabriella, LOL! I love the "you're crazy!" response. Good idea to push back on the deadline when you know it's not going to work, though. :)
- Anne Wayman said...
In addition to lists and allocating time I also occasionally actually time how long it takes me to do x... although after all these years my estimates are pretty good I do like to double check myself once in a while...
Stay warm and off the ice!
- Lori Widmer said...
Good practice, Anne.
Warm is the challenge today -- it's currently "up" to 10 degrees.
- Paula said...
Lori, once the Polar Vortex reaches you, 10 degrees will sound toasty! We were thrilled to get up to 1 above today...which of course means it's headed your way. Sorry about that!
- Lori Widmer said...
I think we got the brunt of it yesterday, Paula. It went from 4 degrees up to 12. Today, it started at 12. We're expected to be in the low 60s by Sunday.
- Paula said...
Lucky duck. Sounds like the worst of it missed you. We were double-digits below zero, with wind chills down to -50. Our warming trend arrives today, with an expected high of 10...but up to the 30s by this weekend. Yay!!
Knowing my next gas bill will probably be at least $250 is a good motivator to redouble marketing efforts.
- Devon Ellington said...
For me, it's no phone calls. I got rid of the cellphone, and the landline is OFF when I'm working. If someone schedules a call - which is charged, in 15 min. increments -- I turn it back on.
Otherwise, if you need to reach me, email me.
90% of the phone calls are nothing more than a waste of time, a way for the caller to feel like he's doing something. If you're going to waste my time, it will cost.
- Lori Widmer said...
That's why I've worked phone calls into my fees. I don't mind taking their calls if it's critical. That time, however, is compensated. It's part of doing the job for them, in my view.

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"Smoke ashore!" – a sentry on the bow pointed to a dark blotch in the continuous wall of fog.
Captain Arteos shook his head. His "Eagle" has lost a "crow's nest" in the last fight, and now it was simply blind. He had noticed this darkening in a grey haze long time ago, but waited for the sailor to report. It looks like this boy, appointed to be the eyes of the ship, was so afraid to make a mistake that he waited with the report to the last. Someone walked up and stood behind the captain.
"Houses are on fire", – a speaker had a sudden fit of hacking cough. "Houses. And flesh."
Arteos had to force himself to turn around. Ship's wizard Kaledios was a friend of the captain, and the last thing Arteos wanted to see was how he coughs up bits of his lungs on the dark blue regulation scarf.
"You are not allowed to get up," – he said with a muffled voice, looking intently into the well-known face and recognizing with horror new signs of wasting away.
"Nonsense," – croaked Kaledios and had a coughing fit again. "You know full well that it does not matter."
"But… "
"No buts, captain, I know what I'm saying. This is not an illness, this is something different. Magic is my life, and now it leaves me. We've paid dearly for the victory."
"Victory of Teclis!"
"For our victory," – Kaledios spit out a bloody clot into the water. "We all volunteered and helped him to expel the monstrosities. No one knew that we'd have to sacrifice everything. "
He was silent for a while, taking breath.
"Don't worry, there's still a few days' worth left in me. If we arrive in Marienburg on time, I believe the Master will manage to help me. By the way, If I were in your shoes I would put the crew on the battle alert. "
"We cannot fight," – Arteos shook his head. "I lost one man in four of the crew and every second guard killed or wounded, and the ship is not falling apart only because the sea is calm."
"Roegensburg is burning," – a wizard said indistinctly.
"What is Roegensburg?"
"A small port of the Empire, a sheltered and secure cove. The armies of Chaos had not reached this far. Looks like pirates got them."
"This is none of our business," – a captain answered sullenly.
"We are the Marine Patrol. The Phoenix King gave his word to the Emperor."
"He took an oath that we would protect their shores while the war is on. The war has ended. We go to Marienburg, have our ship repaired by in the wharves of the sea elves, and then – go home!" – Arteos shouted furiously.
"Do as you think best," – a wizard answered tiredly. "You are quite right, I better go and lie down".
He stepped on a ladder, staggered and grasped the rails with both hands. First officer Galdor who was going up the ladder, lifted him up in his arms and paying no attention to the wizard's weak protests, carried him to his cabin. In a minute he was back, sprinted up to the bridge and gave a curt bow to the captain. Arteos waved his hand showing that he would like to talk informally.
"He won't last long," said Galdor.
"I know. What next?"
"Maybe we should increase the number of oars? Then we will get to Marienburg in three days."
"No. If we run into drakkars of the Norse, I will need warriors, not the tired rowers".
Both were silent. Fog ahead became darker, and they could smell the sweetish odor of the burnt meat.
"Galdor, how many shots to the Talons do we have?"
"Three large arrows and eight boxes of the small ones," – First officer looked at the captain. "But a ram could fall of any time, and without Kaledios we could maneuver by oars only."
"Form up a crew and the Guards on the forecastle," – it looked like a captain doubted his own orders, "and bring me my sword."
"Aye, sir!" – Galdor jumped over the rails straight on deck and rose a whistle to his lips.
A shrill noise sounded the alarm. The Sea Guards and free of duty sailors were running from their quarters in the lower decks whilst fastening the straps of their breastplates. The crews of the Talons took off covers from both artillery pieces, warriors were picking up swords and spears from the long boxes. In ten heartbeats two ranks of the warriors stood on the deck with their backs to the ship's sides.
Arteos descended from the bridge and stood near the mast.
"Eyes on the captain!" – Galdor cried and, walking up to Arteos, gave him with a bow a long two-handed sword.
Arteos cast a glance on his crew. Here was almost everyone, except for sixteen rowers and a helmsman: twenty sailors and thirty two Sea Guards. Even the lightly wounded were in the ranks. No rangers, for they had fallen as one, covering the retreat of their comrades from the piers of Ehrengrad. Half of the Guards were missing too.
"Two miles from here Roegensburg, a city of humans, is burning," – began Arteos, "I think, pirates attacked it – Norse or Druchii. We took an oath to protect the shores of the Empire, while the war was on. But it is over now. We sail to Marienburg and then home. It is none of our business. However… If anyone thinks that we have to interfere – let him say so now!"
A short sigh passed through the ranks. Sea Patrol captains' power was absolute, and an attempt to ask a crew for an advice sounded a bit like a heresy. The sailors were quiet at last. The youngest, the one that was that sentry on the bow, took one step forward:
"Maybe… Maybe we should sail closer and have a look? Maybe there already is no one to help?"
"A fog muffles sounds," – said Galdor instead of the captain, "We may run straight into a pirate in this fog, and then, whether we want it or not, we'll get a boarding fight."
"Not for the first time," – after the young sailor, the always sullen gun-layer of the bow Talon took one step forward.
"Firrit", – remembered Arteos, "He is from Ivresse. All his family perished in a raid of Druchii"
"They are not elves, Firrit," – a captain said softly. "They are humans".
"You asked for our opinion, captain," – the gun-layer answered quietly.
"And I've heard it," – Arteos nodded, "At your stations! First we will sail closer…"
The "Eagle" slowly slid to the shore. Fog became darker, and a glow was seen clearly through it. Oars entered the water smoothly, without a splash. The Guards and all free of duty crewmen stood on the forecastle, some were preparing to use their bows, others were covering their comrades with shields. The bowside Talon was loaded with a heavy arrow with a dull hexahedral tip, able to break through the side of a drakkar or a "sea serpent". A stern Talon was ready to sweep away every living being from the enemy's deck with a hail of short bolts.
Fog lifted suddenly, as if someone pulled back a curtain. Under the low gloomy sky the eternal tragedy of the off-shore cities had been played off in front of the elves. Roegensburg, in essence, was just an overgrown fishing settlement. It had neither a wall nor citadel, and even a little garrison had their quarters not in a fortified stronghold but in one of the port barracks. The town descended from two hills to the water by a spider web of narrow streets where terrible carnage was occurring right now. Few soldiers of the Empire together with the crews of the two heavy naos that were burning offshore, tried to resist the horde of the savage Northmen. Townsfolk – mainly fishermen and merchants, already began to scatter, trying to barricade themselves in their houses or to hide in the docks.
"We are late," – Galdor whispered. "We are always late. We were late in Ehrengrad… "
"Galdor," – a captain raised his voice warningly. "Pull yourself together!"
"Aye," – First officer could not tear himself from watching as marauders were breaking down doors in houses and were dragging out screaming terrified people into the streets.
"They chop off heads," – a captain noticed quietly. "So, we are dealing with khornites".
Galdor was shaken with revulsion. He looked down and caught Firrit's look.
The gun-layer's gaze was horrible to behold, and the officer suddenly realised that very shortly his captain will have to deal with a mutiny.
"Nevertheless, we can do something" – a captain continued imperturbably. "See the building on the rock above the port?"
All crew as one man turned heads in the direction where Arteos pointed. A darkened, once majestic stone structure stood at a precipice. A long stairway cut into the face of the rock led from this building downhill to the quays. Women and children ran towards the rock along the edge of the port. No one pursued them, as it looked like the leaders of the savages were well aware that this prize cannot get away from them.
"Judging by the sign of the hammer, this is a sanctuary of their false god Sigmar. We can't help those who are slaughtered in the streets, but at least we are able to save their families. Firrit!"
"Aye, Captain!"
"Disassemble your Talon. Take all the ammo boxes and get ready to provide missile cover!"
"Aye!" – the gunner grinned wildly and with his number two rushed to action.
"Guards and sailors! Get ready to disembark, do not take bows!"
The warriors quickly removed their quivers and laid them down by the mast.
"Galdor, look and listen. You'll land us at the third pier and then will move back to the roadstead at once"
"But captain…"
Arteos looked his First Officer straight into the eyes. Galdor looked away.
"Don't interrupt me. There are five drakkars by the quays, but there are too many enemy fighters in the town. One or two enemy ships are somewhere in this fog. When they appear, you'll have only three shots. If they board you, we are all done for. Understood?"
"Yes, sir!"
"Wait for my signal. I'll blow my horn twice, only then you dock and embark us."
Arteos smiled wryly and put his hand on the shoulder of the First Officer.
"Don't let me down, Galdor. Don't let us all down. Azur only knows why I decided to get involved in this fight, but… "
He waved his hand, quickly descended the ladder and took his place in front of the landing party that was forming up.
"Fifty two…", – First Officer shook his head, grasping the handles of the steering wheel. "So few of them left."
Galdor piloted the ship straight to the quay. Captain was the first to jump onto the slippery boards. Then three guards disembarked the Talon, and after this, everyone else was onshore. Their arrival did not pass unnoticed. A large crowd of half-naked marauders hurried towards them from the docks, howling loudly.
"Form a tortoise!" – bawled captain. "Galdor, get away!"
First Officer already gave his orders. Rowers took their stations on the benches and were moving the Eagle from the quay stern first. Fifty two warriors stood shoulder to shoulder, forming a small square bristling with spears. Arteos raised his two-handed sword to the stab position and squinted his eyes towards the rear. Firrit and his number two already fixed the frame, opened the ammo boxes and were busy feeding the arrows into the slots of the enormous ball carved from bone.
"Firrit, hurry," – captain hissed through his clenched teeth
The gunner loaded the last arrow and began to turn the windlass of the pulley block drawing a monstrous bow. Norse were already within the shooting range when the bow-string clicked and got into the notch.
"Fire at will!"
Ten steps, then twenty. Captain waited for the familiar crack and rustle which would mean that dozens of heavy cubit-long arrows went after somebody's death. Thirty, forty… With great effort Arteos suppressed his desire to shout "Fire!" Firrit was an experienced gunner long before the time his officer began his service in the Navy. The bastards were already within the firing range of an ordinary bow. They were fewer than he expected, five or six dozen, but headed by a Warrior of Chaos in jet-black armour. His sword was like a flaming torch. One hundred, one hundred twenty… Captain suddenly realised that the marauders would reach the quay in no time and then his own troops would screen the enemy from the deadly Talon.
Crack, thud, hissing… The gunner waited to the very last and loosed arrows in such a way that the wind they raised flapped captain's scarlet cloak . Thirty six deadly bolts struck the savage mob bringing down one third of them. Arteos saw two arrows stroke sparks from the black breastplate. The Warrior of Chaos recoiled and then roared with mocking laughter. Norse gave out a howl, brandished their weapons and severed heads of the city's defenders, and rushed onto the quay. The Warrior of Chaos ran at the front, the sign of Khorn burned brightly on his shield, severed heads on his belt were knocking about the tassets. Arteos suddenly had a thought that something was not quite right about those heads. They were smeared in blood, disfigured beyond recognition by death. But they were too small… 'Wait, these are… These are CHILDREN'S HEADS!"
White fury of Khayne overflowed the captain. His head became light and empty, and his sword flew upwards as if a thin reed. Arteos leaned back and howled so loudly that his elves recoiled, and the marauders, as if stumbling, slowed their run.
It felt as if the pier's boards were cracking under this howl.
The Khornite understood not a word, but he did not need to. A thin white warrior in a scarlet cloak wanted a fight, a duel, and the Warrior of Chaos was happy to oblige. He jumped forward raising his sword.
Not many scions of the princely houses serve in the Navy. And those who also studied swordsmanship in the White Tower could be counted by the fingers of one hand. Even the elves could see just the blurred white silhouette that shot almost six feet up. The marauders stared uncomprehendingly as their leader's head bounced on the pier.
Not slowing down even for a moment, Arteos broke into the ranks of Norse, slashing right and left. As if awoken from a sleep, elves rushed behind him with a thunderous battle cry cutting down those who escaped their captain's sword. It was over in seconds.
Arteos rushed up the slope with a wild roar. The captain had no idea why he was there. He did not realise that fifty elves behind him were waiting for his orders, did not recall that he wanted to rescue someone. He simply hurried forward, cutting and slashing at the fiends that popped out on him from the white haze. White mist was everywhere, the whole world was so bright… Creatures, that appeared before him, defiled this cold purity. Arteos cut them all down without stopping by precise sword strokes and ran ahead.
'What's wrong with him?' – Lieutenant Galed ran in front of the Guards, trying to keep abreast of his crazed captain. 'This it is some kind of witchcraft!'
'This is Khayne's Fury!' – replied a middle-aged elf with the sign of arrow on his helmet.
'Firrit? You were expected to be down there!' Lieutenant hit a marauder that emerged as if out of nowhere, with his shield.
'There's just one volley left!' The gunned stuck his spear in khornite's throat, then jumped over him pulling out his weapon on the way. 'My number two shall manage!'
'What is Fury of Khayne?' – Lieutenant took an axe blow on his shield and cut his opponent from shoulder to the breastbone.
'Too long to explain!' – Firrit did not have time to dodge a battle flail and parried the blow with his shield.
'Oy, Morati's tits!' The old gunner bent down. The howling marauder raised his weapon for the final blow and got three spears through his stomach at once.
'One has to be fair' – Galed stuck a sword in a throat of a Northman who tried to get up. – 'There's almost no mopping up after him!'
He stopped, trying to evaluate their position. The elves immediately formed up a ring round the officer.
'So, what is this rage?'
'Battle madness!' Firrit tried to adjust the neck strap of shield, his left arm was held by internal sling, 'Now he is overcome by a thirst for murder.'
'Can he tell apart friends from foes?'
'I don't know', – Firrit at last got the strap where he wanted and grabbed his spear. – 'If his fury is white we have nothing to fear. And if it is scarlet…'
'What then?'
'Then he will kill everyone before him without distinction.'
'Understood. '
Lieutenant looked around and realised that he is in command now. They were half-way to the temple. The party of marauders that was threatening the sanctuary was destroyed by the furious Arteos. Elves needed only to ascend to the gates, take women and children to the quay and embark them on the ship. In other words, to start the job and to finish it. Besides, there were still more drakkars in the harbour. Even if they manage to board the Eagle which in her current condition cannot run faster then five knots they would just be boarded and slaughtered. Then the decision came as if all by itself.
'Firrit, you are in charge. Break through to the refugees and guide them to the pier. Sections one and two, follow me!'
'What are you going to do, lieutenant?' Firrit was calm itself as if being in charge of rescue operations was his day-to-day business.
'I'll take care of their ships in the harbour', Lieutenant put his sword into the scabbard and took a heavy boarding axe off his shoulder, 'And one more thing… Look out for the captain'.
Galed grabbed the axe in both hands and led his small force into the thick of street fighting. Firrit shook his head. It looked indeed that not many of them would outlive this day to tell the story.


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Minersville teen named 2013 Snowflake Princess
A 16-year-old from Minersville was crowned the 2013 Snowflake Princess on Saturday during the 46th annual Greater Pottsville Winter Carnival.
Devan Direnzo received the honor after competing against 13 other high school juniors.
"I'm still in shock a little, but I did not think that it was going to be me," she said about her new responsibilities after the Snowflake and Snowdrop Coronation Pageant at the Pottsville Area High School.
She plans to go to college, though she hasn't exactly decided on one yet, for a nursing program.
"I'm thrilled that the judges chose me to be the princess," she said.
The women started the night off by wearing sneakers, blue jeans and black tank tops and dancing to music. No matter what they wore, they were all worthy to stand on the stage.
After, the judges narrowed the field to only six contestants.
The finalists were asked what the "driving force" was that gives them energy.
Most of the women said their families provided the fuel for them to keep going in life, but Devan's answer was different. She said achievement.
The 2012 Snowflake Princess Holly Parrish, also spoke during the evening.
Being crowned the Snowflake Princess, she said was "a moment I will never forget."
Participating in the event has helped her in her daily life, she said. She also hugged her sister, Amanda Parrish, one of the six finalists.
"No matter what happens tonight. You are a princess in my eyes. I love you," she said.
Holly would later receive the Billie Payne Scholarship to further her education.
The carnival started Jan. 12 and culminates with the Queen's Ball at 10 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Pottsville Club.
Henry H. Nyce, publisher of the Republican-Herald, was master of ceremonies for the event.
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March 29th, 2012
That's billion, with a "b" The New York Times reports on a new $7 billion plan to rebuild Chicago's infrastructure. The Times says Mayor Rahm Emanuel will announce the plan during a speech today. He says the improvements will be paid for without raising property or sales taxes. As many as 30,000 jobs could be created.
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Church appeal Cleveland's Bishop may appeal a Vatican decision to keep open 13 Cleveland-area churches. The bishop's spokesman tells partner station WCPN Ideastream that attendance has fallen, and the churches create a financial burden for the diocese. The Vatican sent an order two weeks ago to reopen the churches.
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The Department of Chemistry at the University of Idaho offers a Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Chemistry. It is a midsized department that strikes a perfect balance between excellent teaching and high-level research, providing access to state-of-the-art equipment and outstanding facilities.
M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are offered in analytical, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry. There are many opportunities to do interdisciplinary work, including research in bio-organic chemistry, biophysical chemistry, environmental chemistry, medicinal chemistry, and nanomaterials.An advanced degree in chemistry will position you at the front lines of chemical research and development, where you can make significant contributions to the knowledge of our physical world. As a student in the program, you will learn to operate sophisticated instrumentation. You may work on the development of new materials used in medicine, agriculture, food production and many other fields. You also may become involved with environmental monitoring and pollution abatement, or with the building of sensors for use in explosives detection. With between 45 and 50 graduate students in the program, the department is small enough that you'll receive individual attention, but it's large enough to provide you with the latest in instrumentation and facilities. You will have a chance to collaborate with, and learn from, postdoctoral fellows, visiting scientists, and faculty from other departments and colleges.The Department of Chemistry is located in Renfrew Hall, on the University of Idaho campus in Moscow. Most of your course and lab work will be performed on campus, although there are some opportunities to utilize nearby facilities, such as the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Wash. and the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in Idaho Falls, Idaho.


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Forward!: an analogue
Here's what's coming our way. And it ain't just conservatives who will suffer as a result of our electorate having re-upped for fundamental transformation. There are old, infirm, in-pain hippies with deteriorating eyesight, too — and no amount of progressive bona fides or Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young on the iPhone will save them from the clinical inefficiency of a bloated, bean-counting bureaucracy bent on protecting its own power, control, and (most especially) funding.
— Which to me is the silver lining in an otherwise black belly of clouds on our new year's horizon.
Some 56 per cent of primary care trust clusters told the NAO they had either introduced or tightened criteteria determining which patients are eligible for at least one type of common operation.
Hospitals in certain areas have stopped offering elective treatments for smokers or people above a certain level of obesity, while in others cateract patients are being forced to wait until their eyesight deteriorates further before being allowed surgery.
The figures are revealed today in a report on how well the NHS in England is performing in its attempt to make "efficiency savings" of between £15 billion and £20 billion by March 2015.
Rationing elective operations "essentially defers, rather than avoids, spending", the report said, which noted that the health service "is making increased use of demand management measures to reduce the growth in hospital activity".
The NAO called for senior NHS civil servants to introduce a national framework to prevent patients in some areas being subjected to tough new rules on qualifying for treatment while those in others are not.
Sight loss charities say cataracts operations have been particularly hard hit by cost-cutting measures, with patients in some areas having to wait until they are unable to drive or even read before being deemed suitable for surgery. The new report confirmed the number of cateract surgeries in England fell last year.
Orthopaedic surgeons also cite hip and knee replacements, saying that in some parts of the country patients are being left immobile while operations are delayed but in others patients with similar levels of pain or disability are receiving treatment.
In the summer, the heads of Britain's top surgical organisations warned that patients' welfare was being compromised by "unproven and arbitrary" rationing that was only a financial "quick fix" for cash-strapped NHS trusts.
Lowering eligibility criteria for "low priority" procedures could prevent patients getting timely treatment and raise the risk of their needing emergency procedures in later years or reduce the effectiveness of future operations, the report claimed.
In most cases primary care trusts said eligibility had been restricted for clinical reasons, but 11 per cent of clusters said rationing measures had been brought in primarily to save money.
More than one in five clusters also reported that financial caps had been set on GP referrals, or that minimum waiting times had been put in place for certain procedures.
The report found that the NHS had made £5.8 billion of savings in 2011-12, principally through the public sector pay freeze and a reduction in the prices primary care trusts pay for treatment.
But it added the figure was uncertain because the savings were reported by the chief executives of primary care trusts and the Department of Health had not independently verified the figures.
Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office, said the NHS had made a "good start" in making savings but "to build on these savings and keep pace with the growing demand for healthcare it will need to change the way health services are provided and to do so more quickly."
That these savings come at the expense of treatment and are similarly helped by death or providing purely pain care in lieu of corrective treatment? Sorry. But, choices need be made. If everyone is to have free health care, you can't really expect everyone to have free health care treatment, can you? Why, that defies math!
We should have thought that was obvious. Hell, even that countrified snowbilly with the public college education figured it out — though we admit to not being terribly fond of the rather inelegant way she put it. "Death panels"? Please. We're merely realistic accountants. And sometimes you have to cut your ties to poor investments, like, say, old broken down humans who've already had their fair share of life and need to just suck it up and expire.
For the Greater Good.
Meantime, enjoy your free condoms!
(thanks to Brian L)


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Will it work?
This is related to a post in the road bike forum, but this is probably a more appropriate place to post it.
I am thinking of putting 10 speed Ultegra brifters on a road bike of mine that runs an 8 speed cassette and index shifters. Any reason not to do this?
If i shift 9 times, will the derailleur yank the chain off the gears, or will it just reach it's max cable tension and stop shifting once it reaches its limits?


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|25 Abr 1916
|Data de apresentaçăo
|9 Out 1915
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|9 Out 1915
|Número de publicaçăo
|Charles Edward Inglis
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|Charles Edward Inglis
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APPLICATION FILED OCT. 9,1915- Llfilfllfi. Patented Apr. 25, 1916.
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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES EDWARD INGLIS, a subject of the King of England, residing at Grantchester, near Cambridge, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Military Bridges and the like, of which the following is a specification.
This invention is for improvements in or relating to military bridges and the like and has for its object to provide a novel construction of bridge which is of light weight in relation to its strength and which can be readily erected or taken to pieces for erection in another position if desired, or it may be erected permanently.
A primary object of the present invention is to provide a structure which, while retaining ease of erection, shall be more rigid than such structures have hitherto commonly been.
According to the present invention, a bridge or braced structure is constructed in pyradimal sections (for example open frameworks having each a rectangular base) having their bases coimected together coterminously to provide, each by two of the sides of the base a pair of longitudinal members of the structure, in combination with members connecting. their apexes together in series so that the connecting members constitute a third longitudinal member of the structure. It will be appreciated that when the pyramids are arranged in series, the cross members of the base will be duplicated, that is to say, there will be two members lying against one another; one of these will be removed so that strictly, the base of each pyramid consists of three sides, the fourth side being supplied by an adjacent pyramid. The sections will however be referred to as pyramids hereinafter.
In the design of a portable bridge of the type above described the construction of the joints is of particular importance from a practical point of View and according to another feature of the invention a joint for joining a tie-rod or strut to another part is made with two engaging co-axial coned surfaces, one on the rod or strut and the other on the part to which it is to be joined; the coned surfaces are arranged with the cone axis in the line of pull or thrust and a pinand-slot reverse engagement is also provided between the two parts. The term reverse engagement is used to indicate an Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Apr. 25, 1916.
Serial No. 55,085.
engagement of such a character as will retain the parts engaged against the application of a force in the reverse direction to that which tends to press together the two coned surfaces already mentioned.
When the joint-block is to be used for connecting several members together it may be provided with two or more joints as above described all so arranged that their cone axes intersect at a point common to them all.
Other features of the invention relate to details of the construction hereinafter fully described and illustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a diagrammatic perspective view of a complete bridge. Fig. 2 is an elevation of a joint-block used to connect the sections of the bottom longitudinal members of the structure shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation partly in section of Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is a side elevation of the joint-block used for connecting the sections of the top longitudinal member shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an underside view of the joint-block shown in Fig. 4:. Fig. 6 is a view partly in section showing the method of connecting a frame-member to a j oint-block. This part is shown in place in chain-lines in Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a plan partly in section showing the construction of the cross-struts and their method of connection to the j oint-blocks and the sway bracing. Fig. 8 shows the construction of an end of a cross-strut. Fig. 9 shows the detailed construction of the sway bracing. Fig. 10 is a diagrammatic perspective view of a modified construction of bridge.
The invention has been illustrated and will now be described as applied to the construction of a light military foot-bridge for infantry.
The general construction of the bridge is illustrated in Fig. 1. The lower booms of the bridge are built up in sections A A of weldless steel tube, any sulficient number of these being joined in series to provide the required length of structure. The upper boom is similarly built up of sections of weldless steel tube B. The connection between the upper and lower booms is made by tubes C, C C C which are arranged as shown in the form of a rectangular pyramid of which the two tubes A, A form opposite sides of the base. The ends of these two base-members are connected by transverse struts D, D which will be hereinafter more fully described. The four members A, D A Dconstituting the base of the pyramidal frame or section, are braced together by diagonal ties E; it will be seen that this construction of a section of the bridge in pyramidal form gives a perfectly rigid unit. The whole structure may be considered as a series of these pyramidal units or bays arranged in line with one another and having their apexes connected by the members B which constitute the upper longitudinal or compression member of the structure. It will be seen from an examination of the figure, that this structure may also be considered as two Warren girders inclined to one another and having a common longitudinal member made up of the sections of tube B. One of these girders is constituted by the tubes A C O and B, and the corresponding parts in the adjacent sections. The other girder is made up of the members A, O, O and B and their corresponding parts. The joint between the bottom ends of the members of a bay, and also their j oint'with I the adjacent members of the bay are efiected by means of joint-blocks, and jointing connections on the ends of the tubes. These latter are illustrated in Fig. 6.
In the end of each tubular member F there is inserted acylindricalplug G in which two encircling grooves G G? have been'fo'rmed. The projecting part of the plug is formed with a collar G which butts against the end of the tube and with a screw-threaded part Gr upon which there is provided anut G Beyond the threaded portion the end of the plug is flattened as at G to form a tongue andthis is pierced from one flat face to the other by a hole G whose axis intersects the longitudinal axis of the tubular member F. The'plug is secured in place by forcing, for example rolling, the metal of the tube wall into the grooves G G on the plug. The weight of the plug is conveniently reduced by boring it 'to a convenient depth from the end which is subsequently inserted in the tube F. The nut G has formed on the face of it" toward the tongue G a conical recess G the purpose of which will behereinafter described.
The joint-block is illustrated in'Figs. 2 and 3 and in this'particular instance it is in the form of a box-casting having four tubular sockets. Two of these H, H are'in line with one another to receive the adj acent lower boom members'A and above these are two other sockets H I-Pinclined to one another V-fashion to receive the diagonal or web members O or C one of these diagonals belonging to one section or bay of the bridge and the other to the next adjacent bay.
Only one of thesockets need be describedin detail as the others are similar. The outer end of the socket H is coned as atJ to fit the coned recess G8 in the nut G above described and the interior of the socket is shaped to receive the tongue G. The socket is made somewhat larger than the tongue so that the latter can be easily inserted, being subsequently centered by the engagement of the coned surfaces. It will be appreciated that the surface J may be made cylindrical instead of conical, and that it would still automatically center itself in the coned recess G in the nut. Some distance from the outer end of the socket, it is traversed by a sector-shaped slot or opening J whichhas its V toward the open end of the socket'and on the center line of the coned part J. Instead of using sector-shaped holes they may be made approximately rectangular as at J being arranged with a diagonal on the axis of the corresponding coned portion of a socket. In any case the four holes for the four sockets are so placed as to surround a central point at which the axes of the four sockets intersect.
It is important in the manufacture of the joint-block that the V-shaped holes traversing'the sockets should be exactly in line with the axis of the cone for the corresponding socket. The tube is engaged with the socket as shown indottedlines in Fig. 2 by inserting the tongue Gr into the socket until the hole Gr registers with the hole J when a pin can be inserted therethrough; this pin for ease in. erection is made a' loose fit both in the opening J and in the hole G this looseness being somewhat exaggerated for clearness in Fig. 2. The nut G is then screwed down until its coned portion G engages with the coned portion J on the socket. This action takes up the slackness of the pin in the opening J and in the hole Or and it also serves to'hold the tube end so that its direction as well as its position is rigidly fixed.
On the side of the sockets H, H which receive the horizontal or boom members A there is cast a double 'flange K which is provided with two holes K which constitute a fastenin for the diagonal or sway bracing' (hereinafter described) of the four bottom members of the pyramid. These joint-blocks are further provided with flanges L, L by which they are secured to the transverse struts or floor-carrying members of the bridge. Each of these struts carries one of the blocks at each end and the various tube-members are connected to it in erecting the bridge.
The joint-block to be used in connection with the tubes B (Fig. 1) which constitute the'upper longitudinal member of the structure are illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5. This joint-block comprises two tubular sockets M'which are coned on the outside at M and provided with" a V-shaped hole'M similar to the sockets already described with reference to Fig. 2. On the underside of the block are cast four pairs of flanges N which are bored through at N. The tubes C C are provided at their upper ends with tongues similar to those illustrated in Fig. 6, but without the screwthreaded portion and coned nut, and these tongues are received between the two flanges and secured by a pin passed through the flanges and the tongue.
Where pins are used for making joints in the various sockets, the pins are preferably secured to the casting by means of chains. In the example illustrated in Fig. 2 a small web H is provided at the middle to which the chains for the four pins required may be secured.
The transverse struts hereinbefore referred to are illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8. They each constitute one of the base members of a pyramid and consist preferably of wooden beams reinforced by steel side plates screwed or bolted to the wooden part of the member. Fig. 8 shows the construction of the end of the strut according to which the steel plates P P extend be yond the wooden portion P and are provided with openings to receive the sockets H, H Fig. 2. Further holes P are pro vided in these bridging portions of the plate to permit the flanges L, L to be secured to the strut by bolts.
Diagonal bracing is provided at the base of each pyramid as indicated at E in Fig. 1 and the braces are preferably in the form of stay rods. A strainer or turn-buckle is fitted to each of the said rods and a preferred construction is illustrated in Fig. 9.
A tube Q; is fitted with plugs Q Q at each end, these being held in place by spinning the metal wall of the tube into a groove formed in the plug. The part of the plug projecting beyond the tube end is shaped like a nut so that if the turn-buckle becomes too stifi for hand rotation, a spanner may be applied to this portion to facilitate the turning. The plug Q is internally threaded to fit the screw-thread on the stay rod R. The rod R projects into the interior of the tube Q, and is prevented from being removed therefrom by a nut B screwed on the end and pinned to the rod. The plug Q is bored to take a swivel-hook Q? which engages with a U-shaped link Q on the other portion of the stay-rod R The two ends of the stay-rod are fitted with tongues S which are shaped to fit between the flanges K and be securedin place by pins passing through the holes K and holes S in the tongues.
The gangway across the bridge for foot traffic may be of any suitable construction and is laid on the transverse struts along the middle of the bridge. If desired this track may consist of trussed planks to give a stiff construction, and the planks may be protected with a nosing of angle-iron where they engage with the transverse struts.
This structure is so designed with respect to its members and joints that it can be turned upside down if desired and provided with a broad gangway so that a bridge suitable for wheeled traffic is thus obtained. With this object in view all the joints and tubes are designed to be able to resist compression as well as tension stresses.
In Fig. 10 there is illustrated diagrammatically a bridge constructed in accordance with the present invention but intended for heavier traflic than that already described. Two structures similar to those already described are placed side by side a suitable distance apart and a roadway is provided between them to take wheeled or other traffic. The roadway may be supported by ties from each of the transverse struts D, D of the two bridges. Further details of the construction of the bridge need not be given as they are similar to that already described or are such as are well within common knowledge.
It will be understood that the description given above is mainly by way of example of the application of this invention and that various details may be modified without de parting from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
WVhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a braced structure the combination of a plurallty of pyramidal sections, means connecting the base of each pyramid coterminously with the base of the next, and means connecting the apex of each pyramid to the apex of the next; substantially as described.
2. In a braced structure the combination of a plurality of open frames of pyramidal shape, means connecting two parallel members of the base of each frame each coterminously with one of two similar parallel members of the base of an adjacent frame and means connecting the apex of each frame to the apex of an adjacent frame; substantially as described.
3. In a braced structure the combination of a plurality of open frames each comprising two parallel tubular base-members, a timber strut-member connecting them transversely at one end and four tubular members all connected together at one end and each connected at its other end to the end of a tubular base-member thereby constituting a pyramid, means connecting the two tubular base-members of each pyramidal frame coterminously with the two tubular base-members of an adjacent frame, and means connecting the apex with each pyramidal frame with the apex of an adjacent frame, substantially as described.
gether against forces tending to separate the coned surfaces, and means connecting the apex of each pyramidal frame to the apex of an adjacent frame; substantially as described.
5. In a braced structure the combination of a plurality of open frames of pyramidal shape, j oint-boxes connecting the base members of the frame together and to the basemembers of an adjacent frame, mutually engaging coned surfaces on the boxes and on each of the members to which it is connected, said surfaces being coaxial with the direction of the stress in the member, a
loose pin-and-slot connection between the boxes and each frame member arranged with the longltudmal-axls of the pin intersecting the cone axis, holding the box and member together against forces tending to separate the coned surfaces, and means connecting engagement of the said coned surfaces takes up the looseness of the pin-and-slot connection and means connecting the apex of each pyramidal frame to the apex of the next; substantially as described.
6. In a demountable portable bridge the combination of a plurality of pyramidal sections, means connecting the base of each pyramid co-terminously with the base of the next, means connecting the apex of each pyramid to the apex of the next, and flooring supported from said pyramidal sections; substantially as described.
7. In a braced structure the combination of two sets of pyramidal sections disposed side by side, each set having the bases of its sections connected co-termmously in series and the apexes also connected in series, and flooring supported by said two sets of pyramidal sections; substantially as described.
In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.
WVitnesses A. M. HAYWARD, HARRY L. LIEDGE.
Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,
' Washington, D. C.
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New mileage standards would double fuel efficiency
New regulations toward cutting greenhouse gas emissions were finalized by the Obama administration. The new rules will require the fleet of new cars and trucks to average 54.5 miles per gallon in 13 years, up from 28.6 mpg at the end of last year. The administration says the changes will save families more than $1.7 trillion in fuel costs and bring an average savings of $8,000, over the lifetime of a new vehicle sold in 2025.
Automakers will need to introduce new technology to make vehicles cleaner and more efficient. Some bigger models may disappear, and dealers could offer more efficient gas-electric hybrids, natural gas vehicles and electric cars. There will be smaller motors, lighter bodies and more devices to save fuel, such as circuits that temporarily shut off engines at traffic lights.
The changes will raise new car prices, but the government says that will be more than offset by savings at the pump. Companies such as General Motors, will roll out features to comply.
The Power Above: Kite Power Seeks High Altitude Power
A startup in northwest hills of Italy called, Kite Gen Research, is working in generating electricity from flying big kites. The idea is to unreel a great piece of fabric into mile high winds that will drag the kite very quickly. Tether the fast spinning string to earthbound alternators to produce megawatts of power.
The main advantage is that, since higher altitude winds blow more constantly and faster than those at ground , the company is expecting to have an "energy returned on energy invested" (EROEI) that's 160 times better than conventional wind turbines..
The engineering is still a work in progress, and the company hopes to raise $62 million to perfect its technologies and build a 150-megawatt farm. So far the European Union, private investors and SOTER (Society for the Transition to Renewable Energy) have supported the company's efforts.
Indian Solar Panel Manufacturer Set to Double Panel Output
According to experts in the solar industry, India is about to become one of the fastest-growing solar markets. A manufacturer of Solar Energy Systems called Surana Ventures Ltd., is planning to double production after oversupply from Chinese manufacturers pushed prices down by almost 34 percent in the past year. Surana wants to increase output of panels to 30 megawatts this year and invest 250 million rupees ($4.5 million) in a solar cell plant.
With India struggling to add electricity generation capacity to meet peak demand, the shortage in coal supply and the Indian's government initiatives to turn India into a global hub, with rules to help almost triple manufacturing capacity to 5 gigawatts by 2020, the company sees a great opportunity in the shift towards solar power.
Microbes Make Methane from Waste Wind Power
Scientists from Stanford and Pennsylvania State universities have discovered a process to convert electricity into methane, — the main constituent of natural gas — using microbes. This microbial technology could turn excess electricity that comes from wind farms and solar photovoltaic power plants, into useable fuel.
During the microbial electrosynthesis process, electricity flows through a cathode, the microbes pick up the electrons and metabolize them, releasing methane as a byproduct.
The researchers are working with different technologies to increase methane production, and making electrodes from more cost-effective materials than the precious metals currently used. Eventually, they foresee large-scale application of the technology in natural gas pipelines, and used to fuel everything from airplanes to cars. The first prototypes could be ready in three years.
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The English Governess at the Siamese Court
by Anna Leonowens
No current Talk conversations about this book.
The interesting thing about this book is, that it contains the real memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who was a teacher of the royal children of King Rama IV. However, many people doubt if she wrote her real memoirs. They believe that she mixes fact and fiction. Whatever may be true, I get the impression that her memoirs are real. That makes the book worthwhile. Only three stars, because the style of writing is quite old-fashioned and nowadays not really gripping. A historic document.
Be sure to check the Internet on why Thailand is down on Anna stories as disrespectful to an educated, wise King who initiated modernization of his country and managed to keep it largely free of colonization. The Yul Brynner musical, the (Disney?) cartoon-movie, and Jodie Foster movie delve into Leonowens' purely fictional "Romance of the Harem" (source for Tuptim character) as well as her "English Governess" memoir, before spinning off into their own fantasies. Leonowens' two books are great reads, but do consider historical context--Thailand (rich history of ancient civilizations, modernization movement) as well as that of America (slavery, popularity of book "Uncle Tom's Cabin", Civil War), and the British Empire (colonization, trade, and poor prospects for women such as Anna L.)--all of which make her story all the more remarkable, if slightly self-serving and more than slightly oriented to tastes (and prejudices) of Western readers of her time.
Mrs. Leonowens experiences have been romanticized in a subsequent novel by Margaret Landon (Anna and the King of Siam) and in movies (1946 and 1999). If you start reading this book you should not expect to find a romance novel, a memoir, a psychological study, a gossip column, a rendering of royal palace grapevine talk. The book contains none of these things.
Rather imagine yourself visiting Mrs. Leonowens for tea on several occasions and asking her: 'What was it like?'
You know something of her background of course. She lost her husband when her children were still small. Instead of coming back to the civilized world like any normal woman would do, she went to Siam for 6 years no less! By request of his royal majesty the king she taught english to his awful amount of children and (dare you think it) the ladies of his harem. You shudder to think of her being there, a woman alone. You somehow question the sanity of the woman. Still, Mrs. Leonowens must be thought of as one of us, a respectable woman. And the position at a royal palace must be thought of as a distinction, even if it is a court in a heathen country. And oh, those people, the heat! You cannot imagine (but think you can) what she has suffered.
And so you have a morbid curiosity. To hear her say it.
And Mrs. Leonowens tells you how she came to be there, her journey, where she lived. What the country is like. How it is governed. What the people are like, what the social structure is, what they believe (they are not christians). What Siam's history is. How the king came to be king. What kind of ruler the king is. What the children were like. And yes, she did meet the ladies of the harem, and she tells you some of their lot in life. She tells you what kind of crops and exports Siam has. How they dispose of their dead. She tells you about his eldest son, named Chulalongkorn. She tells you about the king's grief when a lovely child princess died very sadly. She tells you something of her dealings with the king himself. She even shows you some of the king's letters. But she is very discreet. She tells you something of a most extraordinary structure in Cambodia (Angkor Wat she calls it).
They are amazing tales she tells. And she tells her stories well.
You think that Mrs. Leonowens' occupation of teacher suits her intelligence, because you notice how much she has knows about Siam, how much she has seen and heard. She does not spare the heathens in some of her more gruelling tales, but you can tell she also has an admiration of sorts for this strange country. Still, you thank the lord that you live in a christian country.
You cannot avoid noticing how tired she looks. Between the lines you hear how lonely it must have been, independent and headstrong woman as she is. And you are glad she is safely back in civilized country.
English schoolteacher Anna Leonowens has traveled to Siam to educate the 58 children of King Mongkit. If she has preconceived ideas about the East, the King has similar notions about the West. But amid the danger of growing political unrest, their respect for each other slowly turns into something more. PG-13 147 minutes Jodie Foster Chow Yun-Fat
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0195888979, Paperback)The English Governess at the Siamese Court: Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok (1870) vividly recounts the experiences of one Anna Harriette Leonowens as governess for the sixty-plus children of King Mongkut of Siam, English teacher for his entire royal family, and translator and scribe for the King himself. Bright, young, and energetic, Leonowens was well-suited to these roles, and her writings convey a heartfelt interest in the lives, legends, and languages of Siam's rich and poor. She also tells of how she and the King often disagreed on matters domestic. After all, this was the first time King Mongkut had met a woman who dared to contradict him, and the governess found the very idea of male domination intolerable. Overworked and underpaid, Leonowens would eventually resign, but her exchanges with His Majesty--heated and otherwise--on topics like grammar, charity, slavery, politics, and religion add much to her diary's rich, cross-cultural spirit, its East-meets-West appeal.
Over the years, that appeal has only increased. Eighty years after it first appeared, this memoir inspired the popular book and film, Anna and the King of Siam, and a few years later the hit musical, The King and I. Now comes yet another version, Anna and the King, the new film starring Jodie Foster and Chow Yun Fat. Here, then, is the original tale, presented with many reproductions of the fine drawings that the King had offered as gifts to Leonowens. The English Governess at the Siamese Court remains engaging as a story of adventure, fascinating as a picture of nineteenth-century Bangkok, and intriguing as an account of life inside King Mongkut's palace.
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The English Governess at the Siamese Court, written in 1870, recounts the experiences of one Anna Harriette Leonowens as governess for the sixty-plus children of King Mongkut of Siam and as translator and scribe for the king himself. Bright, young, and energetic, Leonowens was well-suited to her role, and her writings convey a heartfelt interest in the lives, legends, and languages of Siam's rich and poor… (more)
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Happy 2014 Guys!
Yes, it may be more than a week into the new year, but who decides the statute of limitation on New Year's greetings? I say the first two weeks of January as the safe zone for a "Happy New Year" and after that you're treading on awkward ground.
Anyway, I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, New Years and Holiday. I worked... a lot. But I did manage to squeeze in my annual Boxing Day shopping session. Most of us ate too much over the holidays, even though we promised we wouldn't. Well, I shopped too much, even though I promised I wouldn't. Remember the whole commitment to buying less, and only buying what I needed? Well, I fell off the wagon. Damn those post Christmas sales!
However, in my defense the pieces I did buy do fit into my minimalist docket. One of the things I picked up, and had been looking for a while, is a charcoal grey pencil skirt. It's midi-length (which only works on me with high heels), with lots of stretch, and it'll be perfect all year round. Here's some more pencil skirt inspiration.
Pencil skirts can be tough, especially for women who have wider hips, but that just means who have to find the right fabrics, or a good tailor. Pencil skirts can be universally flattering. I have two black ones that are in permanent rotation, especially when I'm working in television, they just make getting dressed simple.
In the coming weeks, I'll post other pieces I/we/one needs to invest in to build a minimalist wardrobe.
~ Thanks you for penciling in this visit to the blog and I wish you the best for year to come. ~
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text: I have gotten my hands on I Know That Girl password and it's time to dive into the hot world of amateur and homemade sex. The site advertises as 100% user submitted homemade porn archive, but I've got my doubts about that, it's very rarely that user submitted porn actually has full HD quality content and that the models look as hot as they do on I Know That Girl videos. Still, the reality and "homemade" niches are hot enough for me to ignore the fact that it comes off a bit fake. The site is relatively new, and doesn't have that much content in the archives, but with regular updates it will grow to rival other sites in the network. Speaking of network, I Know That Girl access does not give you only this site archives, but also membership to the Mofos Network, a very popular porn network with a lot of sites that cover different aspects of hot reality porn. One update per week is the update pace for I Know That Girl, and the video quality for the latest updates is full 1080 HD quality, so you can rest assured that I Know That Girl videos are top of the class reality porn videos.


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A serial kidnapper known as the Piper spent years snatching children from San Francisco's wealthiest families. When crime reporter Scott Fleetwood got himself involved in one of the cases, the Piper went from kidnapper to murderer…and vanished.
Now, after Fleetwood has languished under crippling guilt and public scorn for eight years, the Piper emerges from hiding to kidnap Fleetwood's son. He's demanding $2 million, but it's not really about the money: the Piper wants blood - and he's going to use Fleetwood to get it.
In the pulse-pounding tradition of Harlan Coben and Gregg Hurwitz, Simon Wood hangs listeners on hooks of suspense and action, leaving them white-knuckled until the bloody, bitter end.
©2012 Simon Wood (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
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I've read a lot of very good books, but I don't believe I have read one that quite meets this standard. James Patterson, Michael Connolly and the like write with similar style.
I don't know that I have a favorite.
In "Paying the Piper" by Simon Wood, we have a serial kidnapper who becomes active again after a 9-year hiatus - or at least that's how it seems. In reality, nothing is like it seems. There are enough twists, enough heart-stopping moments, and enough intrigue to keep your heart pounding, your breathing labored, and your mind racing from start to finish. I could not put it down. Amazing tale from an amazing author!
"good read, kept me guessing"
the plot was believable, kept you wanting to read more and the twists and turns kept you guessing.
"Great thriller"
I'd say it was near perfect except that the narrator used the same voice technique on a couple of different characters and I would get confused about who was talking.
Loved the story line!
"Exciting and full of adventure"
I like the character development and suspense. The author did a great job telling a story that kept me glued to the pages. Tension, suspension and excitement highlighted each chapter.
"Decent story somewhat predictable"
Enjoyed the storyline struggled w the execution. All the plot twists were far too obvious in my opinion. I called it really early.
"Feckless Heroes?"
yes, but I truly kept wanting to slap the "heroes" of the book silly.
With all the truly feckless blunders and stupid moves by ALL of the "good guys" in this book, it is a miracle all came out OK in the end.....I kept wanting to reach through the speaker and slap SOMEBODY.....
"Good story"
Well written. Plenty of action and tangled story. A few unbelievable lines but but the most part a very good story. Excellent narration.
"Pretty good"
I though at Alex and Brian were the same people. it was a little confusing in the middle which made the ending ehh.
"Worst I've had in a long time!"
This story used every crochet in the book. And many many many times. If I had not paid so much for, I would've quit a long time ago. It was agony to get through.
"kept my attention"
This was a fair book. Some twists and turns. Good tension buildup, felt for the characters.
Just ok. Character voices were not that distinctive.
"Had me shouting in my wellies!"
I couldn't stop listening to this one and in the garden one day in my wellies and headphones in, I started shouting at the different characters. Had me gripped and I really enjoyed the story.
Disturbed me slightly that I found myself liking a certain character.
Brilliantly written.
"Terrible narration"
Story was engaging but I really disliked the narration, intonation was like bad acting and voiced adopted for the characters was laughable.
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Katrina Kaif, the Barbie doll of B-town is in bad hair for the past few days! Well, this is not to say that she's not getting her look right with a bad hair setting or hairstyle.
Rather, it is something which is almost, quite a scary experience that the star went through recently, on the sets of a film that she's been shooting for.
Reportedly, Katrina Kaif, who is in the northern part of India with the cast and crew of the Yash Raj banner film Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, which has Imran Khan and the Pop singer from Pakistan, Ali Zafar (who couldn't recognize her at a film bash recently, as he had never met her before) as her co stars in the film, really had a hair scare on the sets.
It so happened, that while the cast and crew were getting down to work, suddenly there was an agitated Ali Zafar, who sprang up and tried to rescue Katrina Kaif's hair from the clutches of the pedestal fan near which she was sitting.
Now, as the bright guy showed so much of a presence of mind, and managed to rescue Kat's crowning glory from being reduced to a clump of hair, he was rewarded with a big hug from Kat!
Well, that reward was certainly well deserved, and the message for our stars? Well, if ever you do get the opportunity to rescue a star from distress, go ahead, you never know when that genuine hug might just come your way!
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Shooting at Hazard Community and Technical College in Lexington, KY
At least two people were killed and possibly one injured in a shooting at a college in Lexington, Kentucky. The Hazard Community and Technical College remains on lockdown.
Kentucky State Police spokesman, Tony Watts said two people came to the state police post in Hazard to turn themselves in. Watts said state police are not investigating. They held the men until Hazard police picked them up.
Stephen Greiner, president of the school, said the shooting reportedly happened in the parking lot of the First Federal Center Building at around 6:00 p.m.
Stay tuned for more details.