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· Peter Bien, Kazantzakis. Politics of the spirit.
Princeton, New Jersey: Press, 1989, σσ. xvii-xxiv. Princeton University
o 1883. Kazantzakis is born on 18th February / 3rd March** in
Iraklion, Crete, then still part
of the Ottoman Empire. His father Mihalis, a dealer
in agricultural products and wine, is from Varvari, now the site of the . Much later, Mihalis is to become
one of the models for Kapetan Mihalis in the novel Freedom or Death. Kazantzakis Museum
o 1889. Cretan rebels attempt unsuccessfully to win the island's freedom from the Turks. The Kazantzakis family flees to Greece for six months.
o 1897-1898. Another Cretan rebellion: this time successful. Nikos is sent for safety to the
where he is enrolled in a school run by French
monks. This begins his love of the French
language. island of Naxos
o 1902. Having completed his secondary education in Iraklion, Kazantzakis moves to Athens to study law.
o 1906. Even before taking his degree, Kazantzakis publishes the essay "The Sickness of the Century" and the novel "Serpent and Lily"; he also writes the play "Day Is Breaking".
o 1907. "Day Is Breaking" wins a drama prize and is produced in
, stirring up much controversy. The
young Kazantzakis becomes instantaneously famous. He begins his journalistic
career and is initiated as a Freemason. In October he commences graduate
studies in Paris , where he continues to write both journalism
and serious literature. Athens
1908. In , he attends Henri Bergson's lectures,
reads Nietzsche, and completes the novel "Broken Souls". Paris
o 1909. He finishes his dissertation on Nietzsche and writes the play "The Master Builder" . Returning to Crete via
, he publishes his
dissertation, the one-act play "Comedy" and the essay
"Has Science Gone Bankrupt?" As president of the Solomos Society of Italy , a lobby
advocating the adoption of the demotic language (that is, the language spoken
by the common people) in the schools and the abandonment of the puristic
language called "katharevusa", Kazantzakis writes a long manifesto on
linguistic reform that is published in an Athenian periodical. Iraklion
o 1910. His essay "For Our Youth" Ion Dragoumis, another demoticist, as the prophet who will guide Greece to new glory by insisting that it must overcome its subservience to ancient Greek culture. Kazantzakis and Galatea Alexiou , an
author and intellectual, begin to live together in , without marrying. He earns his bread
by translating from French, German, English, and ancient Greek. He becomes a
founding member of the Educational Association, the most important lobby for
demoticism. Athens
o 1911. He marries Galatea.
o 1912. He introduces Bergson's philosophy to Greek intellectuals by means of a long lecture delivered to members of the Educational Association and later published in the association's Bulletin. When the first Balkan War breaks out, he volunteers for the army and is assigned to Prime Minister Venizelos' private office
o 1914. He and the poet Angelos Sikelianos journey together to
Mount Athos, where they remain for forty days
at various monasteries. He reads Dante, the Gospels, and Buddha there; he and
Sikelianos dream of founding a new religion. To earn a living, he writes
children's books in collaboration with Galatea.
o 1915. Again with Sikelianos, he tours
In his diary he writes, "My three great teachers: Homer, Dante, Bergson.
"In retreat at a monastery, he completes a book (now lost), probably on
the Greece . He notes in his diary that his
motto is "come l' uom s' eterna" (how man saves himself ' from
Dante's "Inferno" 15.85). He most likely writes the plays
"Christ", "Odisseas" and " Nikiforos
Fokas" in first draft. In
order to sign a contract for harvesting wood from Mount Athos, he travels to Holy Mountain in October.
There he witnesses the British and French forces as they disembark to fight on
the Salonica Front in World War I. In the same month, reading Tolstoy, he
decides that religion is more important than literature and vows to begin where
Tolstoy left off. Thessaloniki
o 1917. Because of the need for even low-grade coal during the war, Kazantzakis engages a workman namedGeorge Zorbas and attempts to mine lignite in the
Peloponnesus. This
experience, combined with the 1915 scheme for harvesting wood, develops much
later into the novel "Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas (Zorba the
Greek)". In September he travels to Switzerland,
where he resides as the guest of Yannis Stavridakis, the Greek consul in . Zurich
o 1918. He goes on pilgrimage in
to the sites associated with Nietzsche. He forms an attachment to another
intellectual Greek woman, Elli Lambridi. Switzerland
o 1919. Prime Minister Venizelos appoints Kazantzakis Director General of the Ministry of Welfare, with the specific mission of repatriating 150.000 Greeks who are being persecuted by the Bolsheviks in the
In July Kazantzakis departs with his team, which includes Stavridakis and
Zorbas. In August he travels to
to report to Venizelos, then participating in the negotiations for the peace
treaty. Afterwards, Kazantzakis proceeds to Versailles Macedonia
to oversee the installation of the refugees in villages there. These
experiences are used much later in "Christ Recrucified (The Greek
Passion)". Thrace
o 1920. The assassination of Dragoumis on 31 July (O.S.) dismays Kazantzakis. When Venizelos' Liberal Party is defeated at the polls in November, he resigns from the Ministry of Welfare and departs for
. Paris
o 1921. He tours
Germany, returning to in February. Greece
o 1922.An advance contract with an Athenian publisher for a series of school textbooks enables him to leave
again. He remains in Vienna from 19 May until
the end of August. There he contracts a facial eczema that the dissident
Freudian therapist Wilhelm Stekel calls "the saints' disease." In the
midst of Greece 's
postwar decadence, he studies Buddhistic scriptures and begins a play on
Buddha's life. He also studies Freud and sketches out "Askitiki".
September finds him in Vienna Berlin, where he learns
about Greece's utter defeat by the Turks, the
so called " Asia Minor disaster".
Abandoning his previous nationalism, he aligns himself withcommunist revolutionaries. He
is influenced in particular by Rahel Lipstein and her cell group
of radical young women. Tearing up his uncompleted play "Buddha", he
begins it again in a new form. He also beginsAskitiki , his attempt to reconcile communist activism
with Buddhist resignation. His dream being to settle in theSoviet Union, he takes Russian
o 1923. The period in
Vienna and Berlin is well
documented owing to copious letters from
Kazantzakis to Galatea , who continues to reside in . Kazantzakis completes "Salvatores Dei
(The Saviors of God)" in April and
resumes work on "Buddha". In June he goes on pilgrimage to
Nietzsche's birthplace, Naumburg. Athens
o 1924. Spending three months in
Italy, Kazantzakis
visits Pompeii, which becomes one of his
obsessive symbols; then he settles in ,
completes "Buddha" there, and commences his lifelong discipleship to
Saint Francis. Soon after his return to Assisi
he meets Eleni Samiou. Back in Athens Iraklion, he
becomes the guru of a communist cell of disgruntled refugees and veterans from
the Asia Minor campaign. He begins to plan the
"Odyssey" and he perhaps writes "Symposium".
o 1925. His political involvement lead to his arrest, but he is detained for only twenty-four hours. He writes cantos 1-6 of "Odyssey". His relationship with Eleni Samiou deepens. In October he leaves for the Soviet Union as correspondent for an Athenian newspaper, which publishes his impressions in a series of long articles.
o 1926. He and Galatea are divorced; she continues her professional career under the name Galatea Kazantzaki even after she remarries. He travels to
and ,
again as a newspaper correspondent. In August he journeys to Cyprus Spain to interview Primo de Rivera, the Spanish
dictator; October finds him in
interviewing Mussolini. In November he meets Pandelis Prevelakis, his future
disciple, literary agent, confidant, and biographer. Rome
o 1927. He visits
Sinai, again as a newspaper correspondent. In May he isolates himself on Egypt Aegina in order to complete the "Odyssey".
Immediately afterwards he hastily composes scores of encyclopedia articles to
earn a living, then collects his travel articles for the first volume of
"Taksidevondas"(Journeying). Dimitrios Glinos's periodical
"Anayennisi" ( Renaissance) publishes "Askitiki". In late
October Kazantzakis travels to
once again, this time as the guest of the Soviet
government on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Revolution. He
encounters Henri Barbusse. He delivers a bellicose speech at a Peace Symposium.
In November he meets Panait Istrati, a Greek-Romanian writer then very much in
vogue in Russia .
With Istrati and others he tours the France Caucasus.
The two friends vow to share a life of political and intellectual action in the
Soviet Union. In December Kazantzakis brings
Istrati to
and introduces him to the Greek public via a newspaper article. Athens
o 1928. On January 11, Kazantzakis and Istrati address a throng in the Alhambra Theater, praising the Soviet experiment. This leads to a demostration in the streets. Kazantzakis and Dimitrios Glinos, who organized the event, are threatened with legal action, Istrati with deportation. April finds both Istrati and Kazantzakis back inRussia , in
where Kazantzakis writes a film scenario on the Russian Revolution. In Kiev in June,
Kazantzakis and Istrati meet Gorki. Kazantzakis changes the ending of
"Askitiki", adding the " Silence". He writes articles for
Pravda about social conditions in Moscow , then undertakes another
scenario, this time on the life of Lenin. Traveling with Istrati to Greece Murmansk, he passes through and meets Victor Serge. In July,
Barbusse's periodical "Monde" publishes a profile of Kazantzakis by
Istrati; this is Kazantzakis's first introduction to the European reading
public. At the end of August, Kazantzakis and Istrati joined by Eleni Samiou
and Istrati's companion Bilili Baud-Bovy, undertake a long journey in southern Russia with the object of
co-authoring a series of articles entitled "Following the Red Star".
But the two friends become increasingly estranged. Their differences are brought
to a boil in December by the "Roussakov affair," that is, the
persecution of Victor Serge and his father-in-law, Roussakov, as Trotskyists.
In Leningrad , a
publisher brings out Kazantzakis' Russian travel articles in two volumes. Athens
o 1929. Alone now, Kazantzakis continues his travels across the length and breadth of
. In
April he departs for Russia Berlin, where he lectures
on the Soviet Union and attempts to publish
articles. In May he settles in a remote farmhouse in to write, in French,
the novel first entitled ""Moscou a crie"" and then renamed
"Toda-Raba". This recounts his recent vicissitudes in Czechoslovakia , only
minimally disguised. He also completes a novel in French called
""Kapetan Elia"", one of the many precursors to Kapetan
Mihalis. These are his first attempts to develop a career in western Europe. At
the same time, he undertakes a basic revision of the "Odyssey" in
order to reflect his changed view of the Russia Soviet Union.
o 1930. To earn money, he produces a two-volume "History of Russian Literature" that is published in
The Greek authorities threaten to bring him to trial for atheism on account of
"Askitiki". Kazantzakis remains abroad, first in Athens , then in Nice, where he translates
French children's books for Athenian publishers. Paris
o 1931. Back in
Greece, he settles again on
Aegina , working on a French-Greek dictionary (demotic
as well as katharevusa). In June, in Paris, he
visits the Colonial Exhibition; this gives him fresh ideas for the African
scenes in the Odyssey , whose third draft he completes in his
hideaway in . Czechoslovakia
o 1932. Kazantzakis and Prevelakis plan a collaboration to alleviate their financial woes. This involves film scenarios and translations. The plan is largely unsuccessful. Among other things, Kazantzakis translates the whole of Dante's Divine Comedy into Greek terza rima in 45 days. He moves to
in an effort to make a career there. He
begins by translating Spanish poetry for
an anthology. Spain
o 1933. He writes his impressions of
He completes a terzina on his "general," El Greco ' the germ of his
future autobiography, "Report to Greco". Unable to support himself in
Spain Spain, he returns to Aegina, where he undertakes a fourth draft of the
"Odyssey". After revising his Dante
translation, he composes a set of terzinas.
o 1934. To earn money, he writes three textbooks for second and third grades. When one of these is adopted by the Ministry of Education, his financial woes are alleviated for a time.
o 1935. After completing the fifth draft of the "Odyssey", he sails for
in order to write more travel articles. Upon
his return he purchases some land in Aegina. China
o 1936. Still attempting to establish a career outside of
Kazantzakis writes, in French, the novel"Le Jardin des Rochers (The Rock
Garden)", drawing upon his recent experiences in the Far
East. He also completes a new version of the "Kapetan
Mihalis", theme, calling it "Mon pere". For money, he translates
Pirandello's "Questa sera si recita a soggetto (Tonight We
Improvise)" for the Royal Theater; he then turns out his own Pirandellesque
play, ""Othello Returns"", which remains unknown during his
lifetime. Next, he translates Goethe's "Faust", Part I. During October and November he is in
as a correspondent; he interviews both Franco and Unamuno. His home in Aegina is completed. This
is his first permanent residence. Spain
1937. In Aegina,
he completes the sixth draft of the Odyssey . His travel book on is published. In September he
tours the Spain Peloponnesus. His impressions are
published in article form; later they will become "Journey to the
Morea". He writes the tragedy "Melissa " for
the Royal Theate.
o 1938. After the eighth and final draft of the "Odyssey" he supervises the printing of the epic in a sumptuous edition. Publication takes place at the end of December. He suffers again from the facial eczema that occurred in
in 1922. Vienna
o 1939. He plans a new epic in 33.333 verses to be called "Akritas". From July through November he is in
as a guest of the British Council. While residing in Stratford-on-Avon he
writes the tragedy "Julian the
Apostate" . England
o 1940. He writes "
and continues to sketch out "Akritas" and to revise "Mon
pere". To earn money, he produces novelistic biographies for children.
Mussolini's invasion of England
in late October makes Kazantzakis confront anew his ambivalence concerning
Greek nationalism. Greece
o 1941. As the Germans overrun mainland
Greece and
then Crete, Kazantzakis assuages his grief
with work. He finishes the drama "Buddha" in first draft, revises his
translation of Dante , and begins a novel originally entitled
""The Saint's Life of Zorbas"".
o 1942. Confined to
Aegina for the duration of the war, he vows to forsake
his writing as soon as possible in order to re-enter politics. The Germans
allow him a few days in ,
where he meets Professor Yannis Kakridis; they agree to collaborate on a new translation of Homer's
Iliad. . Kazantzakis finishes the first draft between
August and October, then plans a novel on Jesus to be called "Christ's
Memoirs" - the germ of the future "Last Temptation of Christ". Athens
o 1943.Working energetically despite the privations of the German occupation, Kazantzakis completes the second drafts of "Buddha", "Alexis Zorbasά" and the "Iliad" translation. Then he writes a new version of Aeschylus's"Prometheus" trilogy.
1944. In the spring and
summer he writes the plays "Capodistria " and "Constantine
Palaiologos". Together with the "Prometheus" trilogy, these
cover ancient, Byzantine, and modern . After the German
withdrawal, Kazantzakis moves immediately to Greece , where he is offered hospitality by
Tea Anemoyanni. He witnesses the phase of the civil war called the
"Dekemvriana" (the December events). Athens
o 1945. Fulfilling his vow to re-enter politics, he becomes the leader of a small socialist party whose aim is to unite all the splinter groups of the noncommunist left. He is denied admission to the
by two votes.
The government sends him on a fact-finding mission to Crete to verify the German atrocities there. In
November he marries his longtime companion Eleni Samiou and is sworn in as
Minister without Portfolio in the Sofoulis coalition government. Academy
of Athens
o 1946. The uniting of the democratic socialist parties having occurred, Kazantzakis resigns his post as minister. On March 25, the anniversary of Greek Independence, his play "Capodistria" opens at the Royal Theater. The production causes an uproar, including threats by a right-wing nationalist to burn down the theater. The Society of Greek Writers recommends Kazantzakis for the Nobel Prize, together with Sikelianos. In June he begins a sojourn abroad that is meant to last only forty days but that actually lasts for the remainder of his life. In
attempts to convince British intellectuals to join him in forming an
Internationale of the Spirit: they are not interested. The British Council
offers him a room in England ,
where he spends the summer writing a novel called "The Ascent" - one
more precursor of "Kapetan Mihalis". In September he moves to Cambridge as a guest of the
French government. Political conditions in Paris force him to remain abroad.
He arranges for "Alexis Zorbas" to be translated into French. Greece
o 1947. Borje Knos, the Swedish intellectual and government official, translates "Alexis Zorbas'" Kazantzakis, after pulling many strings, is appointed to a post at UNESCO, his job being to facilitate translations of the world's classics in order to build bridges between cultures, especially between East and West. He himself translates his play "Julian the Apostate". Alexis Zorbas is published in
. Paris
o 1948. He continues to translate his plays. In March he resigns from UNESCO in order to devote himself fully to his own writing. "Julian" is staged in
(one performance only.) Kazantzakis and
Eleni move to Paris Antibes, where he immediately
composes the " Sodom and ". "Alexis Zorbas" is
accepted by publishers in Gomorrah England,
the United States, Sweden, and . Kazantzakis writes
the first draft of "Christ
Recrucified " in three months,
then spends two more months revising it. Czechoslovakia
o 1949. He begins a new novel "The Fratricides", about the civil war then raging in
. Next
come two more plays, "Kouros" and "Christopher Columbus". Eπανεμφανίζεται το έκζεμα στο πρόσωπό του• πηγαίνει στο Greece
για λουτροθεραπεία. Tο Δεκέμβριο αρχίζει να γράφει τον "Kαπετάν
Mιχάλη". Vichy
o 1950.This novel occupies him until the end of July. In November he turns to "The Last Temptation". Meanwhile"Zorbas" and "Christ Recrucified" have been published in
. Sweden
o 1951. He completes the first draft of The Last Temptation , then revises it after reworking; "Constantine Palaiologos". "Christ Recrucified" is published in Norway and Germany.
o 1952. Success brings its own problems: Kazantzakis finds himself increasingly occupied with translators and publishers in various countries. He is also increasingly bothered by his facial ailment. He and Eleni spend the summer in
Italy, where he indulges his love of Saint
Francis's .
A severe infection in the eye sends him to hospital in Assisi , where he studies the life of Saint
Francis while recovering. His novels continue to be published in Great Britain , Sweden , Denmark , Norway , Holland, Finland and Germany , but not in Greece. Holland
o 1953. He is hospitalized in
, still suffering from the eye infection
(he eventually loses his right eye). Examinations reveal a lymphatic disorder
that has presumably caused his facial symptoms throughout the years. Back in Antibes , he spends a month with Professor Kakridis
perfecting their translation of the "Iliad" . He writes the novel "Saint
Francis" . In Greece, the Orthodox Church seeks to prosecute Kazantzakis for
sacrilege owing to several pages of Kapetan Mihalis and the whole of
"The Last Temptation ", even though the latter still has not
been published in Greek. "Zorba the
Greek "is published in New York . Paris
o 1954. The Pope places "The Last Temptation " on the Roman Catholic Index of Forbidden Books. Kazantzakis telegraphs the
a phrase from the Christian
apologist Tertullian: "Ad tuum, Domine, tribunal appello" (I lodge my
appeal at your tribunal, Lord). He says the same to the Orthodox hierarchy in Vatican , adding: "You
gave me your curse, holy Fathers. I give you a blessing: May your conscience be
as clear as mine, and may you be as moral and religious as I am." In the
summer Kazantzakis begins a daily collaboration with Kimon Friar, who is
translating the "Odyssey" into English. In
December he attends the premiere of "Sodom and Gomorrah" in Mannheim,
Germany, after which he enters hospital at Freiburg im Breisgau for treatment.
His disease is diagnosed as being lymphatic leukemia. The young publisher
Yannis Goudelis undertakes to bring out Kazantzakis' collected works in Athens . Athens
o 1955. Kazantzakis and Eleni spend a month in a rest home in
There, Kazantzakis begins his spiritual autobiography, "Report to
Greco". In August they visit Albert Schweitzer in Gunsbach. Back
in Lugano,
Switzerland ,
Kazantzakis is consulted by Jules Dassin regarding the scenario for a movie of
"Christ Recrucified". The Kazantzakis-Kakridis translation of the "Iliad" comes out in Antibes , paid
for by the translators because no publisher will accept it. A second, revised
edition of the "Odyssey" is prepared in Greece under the
supervision of Emmanuel Kasdaglis, who also edits the first volume of
Kazantzakis' collected plays. The " Last Temptation "finally appears in Athens , after a
"royal personage" intervenes with the government on Kazantzakis'
behalf. Greece
1956. In June, Kazantzakis
receives the Peace Prize in . He continues to collaborate with
Kimon Friar. He loses the Nobel Prize at the last moment to Juan Ramon Jimenez.
Dassin completes the film of "Christ
Recrucified" , calling it "Celui qui doit mourir (He
Who Must Die)". The "Collected Works" procceed; they now include
two more volumes of plays, several volumes of travel articles,
"Toda-Raba" translated from French into Greek, and Saint Francis. Vienna
o 1957. Kazantzakis continues to work with Kimon Friar . A long interview with Pierre Sipriot is broadcast in six installments over
radio. Kazantzakis attends the showing of "Celui qui
doit mourir" at the Paris
film festival. The Parisian publisher Plon agrees to bring out
his "Collected Works" in French translation.
Kazantzakis and Eleni depart for Cannes as the guests of the Chinese government . Because his return flight is via China Japan, he is forced to be vaccinated in . Over the North
Pole the vaccination swells and his arm begins to turn gangrenous. He is taken
for treatment at the hospital in Freiburg im Breisgau where his leukemia was
originally diagnosed. The crisis passes. Albert Schweitzer comes to
congratulate him, but then an epidemic of Asiatic flu quickly overcomes him in
his weakened condition. He dies on 26 October, aged 74 years. His body arrives
in Canton . The
Greek Orthodox Church refuses to allow it to lie in state. The body is
transferred to Crete, where it is viewed in the cathedral Athens . A huge procession follows it to interment on
theVenetian ramparts . Later, Kazantzakis' chosen epitaph is
inscribed on the tomb : "Den elpizo
tipota. Den fovumai tipota. Eimai eleftheros." (I hope for nothing. I fear
nothing. I am free.) church of Iraklion
* This chronology is based largely on the biographical summaries that Pandelis Prevelakis includes in the Tetrakosia grammata tu Kazantzaki ston Prevelaki (Editions Elenis N. Kazantzaki, Athens 1965)
** The date is given as Old Style/New Style. This is because Greek dates prior to 16th February 1923 reflect the Julian Calendar. The Gregorian reform of the Julian Calendar, although accepted in most of southern Europe during the sixteenth century and by


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I never told a soul, until now
In my mid to late teens I was very much a party animal. When I went to college to study English, I was much the same, partying several nights a week and generally enjoying myself. However when it came to within a couple of months of the end of my first year, I needed to do some serious work to make up my end of year grades. So, I grabbed the class nerd Simon and asked if he would help me out. Simon looked the nerd with unkemp hair and thick glasses. He was hesitant at first, but I persueded him I would make it up to him, a little gift or something.
That first evening we were in my room and I read several passages from the study book, and he interpreted them so I could get it down on paper. We spent a couple of hours and by the time we'd finished, I'd still have time to meet my friends over at the bar. On his way out, Simon remarked that he wondered what his gift would be. I had no idea what you would get the class nerd, so I told him to think of something I could get him next time we got together.
Second time around we had finished for the evening and I asked Simon if he had thought of something I could give him to repay his helping me. He replied he wanted a pair of my panties. I was absolutely taken aback. 'You want a pair of my panties?' I replied. 'Yes please' he said. I was so dumbfounded I opened my underwear drawer and gave a pair of plain white panties. 'Thanks' he said, before bolting out of the door. I couldn't believe it, the class nerd was a panty-man.
Next time he came over, I'd decided to get a little kinky with him. When we had finished I asked him what he had done with my panties. He murmered something I could quite hear, so I asked him if had sniffed them. 'Yes' he replied, 'But they were clean ones'. 'Oh, did you want a pair of my dirty panties then?' I asked him. 'Errr, I don't know' he stammered, not sure of himself now. 'Here, have these ones' I said as I lifted my skirt and peeled my panties down and gave them to him. 'Oh God' he said, and again bolted out of the room. I chuckled to myself imagining him with them held to his face as he beat himself off.
I decided to up the stakes next time around, as it was getting interesting now and wanted to know how far he would go. He was sitting on my bed as I finished writing the report at my desk and swivelled round in my chair to face him. 'Well I'm finished now, do you want another pair of my panties?' I asked him. He stammered something about having two pairs already and that I might run out of panties at this rate. I replied 'Don't worry, I can get some more'. 'I quite like these thong panties'. At which point I stood up and lifted the short denim skirt I was wearing, to show him the bright red thong I had on. Simon blushed and didn't know where to look. 'Do you like them?' I asked him turning around. 'There's not much of it around the back' I said as he looked at the thin piece of fabric disappearing between my butt cheeks.
Simon was now squirming as he sat on the edge of the bed, the bulge in his pants clearly visible. 'Here you go' as I slowly peeled them down and handed them to him. He took them with a trembling hand as I sat down opposite him, my denim skirt high enough for him to see my shaven pussy. I was getting a little excited myself at my exhibitionism, and I felt myself dampen between my pussy lips. 'Why don't you sniff them now, I've had them on all day' I teased him. He slowly lifted them to his nose and inhaled my fresh pussy smell. 'Is that good?' I asked, 'Oh yes' he replied. 'Why don't you show me what you do when you're smelling my panties' I asked him. 'Get your cock out and stroke it for me' I told him. With some trepidation he eased his pants down to his knees and out sprang his huge cock. I couldn't believe it of the class nerd, it must have been a good 7 to 8 inches.
Slowly he began to stroke his long, fat cock whilst holding my panties under his nose. His eyes were fixed on my bare pussy as I watched his hand rise up and down. It was my turn to start feeling horny now as I imagined that cock in my own hand, or somewhere else all the more pleasurable. I could feel my pussy lips swelling as they grew more damp. 'I think I'll join in' I told him as I slipped a finger up and down my pussy lips. His hand sped up as I started grinding my fingers against my pussy, forgetting I was doing this in front of the class nerd! I plunged a finger inside me as I rubbed my clit with the heel of my hand. 'Cum for me' I whispered to him as his hand was now a blur. I was totally into this now and was surprised how quickly I'd become aroused. His fat cock head glistened with pre-cum whilst I could feel that churning sensation growing im my groin. 'Oh God I think I'm cumming' I said. 'I'm cumming now' Simon cried as several huge wads of jism flew three feet in the air, landing with a splat on the carpet between us. Just then I felt myself cum as I plunged a second finger in my slippery pussy and clamped my thighs together as the waves of pleasure rippled through my groin.
We both were in a state of shock as we cleaned up and Simon left pretty quickly. Needless to say we never discussed what had happened that evening in our subsequent sessions. But I still couldn't get his big fat cock out of my mind.


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I'm very afraid that if I received such devastating news, I'd curl up into a ball and die. Right after I renounced God and looked for someone, anyone, to blame. But we should never underestimate a mother's fight when it comes to her children. In reality, I would hope I would do just what Kate's mom is doing right now.
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The research described in this proposal is directed towards understanding the mechanism of asparagine- linked glycosylation of proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) by the oligosaccharyltransferase (OST). Particular emphasis will be placed upon (i) determining whether the STT3B isoform of the OST performs a general role in posttranslational glycosylation of sites that are skipped by the STT3A isoform of the OST, (ii) elucidating how the two OST isoforms contribute to hypoglycosylation of proteins in cells with defects in the assembly of the dolichol-linked oligosaccharide donor for N-linked glycosylation, and (iii) obtaining a cryo-electron microscopy structure of the OST in a complex with a translating ribosome and a protein translocation channel. Current evidence indicates that the STT3A isoform of the OST is primarily responsible for cotranslational N-glycosylation of nascent polypeptides as they pass through the protein translocation channel. The STT3B isoform can mediate posttranslational glycosylation of unfolded proteins. Novel insight into the in vivo role of the STT3B isoform of the OST will be obtained by identifying additional classes of STT3B substrates. Integral membrane proteins with glycosylation sites near the membrane bilayer, proteins with carboxyl-terminal glycosylation sites or multiple closely spaced glycosylation sites will be tested as potential STT3B substrates. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments will be performed to determine whether hypoglycosylated proteins are delivered to the STT3B isoform of the OST by lumenal ER chaperones or ER-localized lectins. Inherited defects in the assembly pathway for the dolichol-linked oligosaccharide donor (Dol-PP-OS) for N-linked glycosylation cause congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG-I). Assembly of Dol-PP-OS will be perturbed in HeLa cells by si-RNA mediated depletion of the ALG6 glucosyltransferase. Simultaneous depletion of ALG6 and STT3B will be used to test whether the STT3B isoform of the OST modifies glycosylation sites that are skipped by the STT3A isoform of the OST in ALG6-deficient cells. Recent reports indicate that mutations in the TUSC3 gene can cause autosomal recessive mental retardation. Si-RNA mediated depletion of TUSC3 will be used to determine whether this OST accessory subunit is required for efficient glycosylation of certain proteins. The yeast and mammalian OST are large (240-270 kD) hetero-oligomeric membrane proteins that may interact directly with the protein translocation channel in the endoplasmic reticulum. Complexes of the OST, the Sec61 protein translocation channel and a translating ribosome will be prepared for cryoelectron microscopy. Structural analysis of these complexes should provide insight into the location of the STT3 active site in the OST complex and the path taken by the nascent polypeptide between the lumenal face of the protein translocation channel and the OST active site.
Glycosylation of secretory proteins, lysosomal proteins and integral membrane proteins is of fundamental importance to human health. Hypoglycosylation of glycoproteins in the endoplasmic reticulum is responsible for the family of diseases known as congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG-I). Mutations in the TUSC3 gene, which encodes a non-catalytic subunit of the oligosaccharyltransferase, can cause autosomal recessive mental retardation. Our studies address the role of oligosaccharyltransferase isoforms in achieving efficient glycosylation of proteins.
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|Shrimal, Shiteshu; Cherepanova, Natalia A; Gilmore, Reid (2017) DC2 and KCP2 mediate the interaction between the oligosaccharyltransferase and the ER translocon. J Cell Biol 216:3625-3638
|Cherepanova, Natalia A; Gilmore, Reid (2016) Mammalian cells lacking either the cotranslational or posttranslocational oligosaccharyltransferase complex display substrate-dependent defects in asparagine linked glycosylation. Sci Rep 6:20946
|Lopez-Sambrooks, Cecilia; Shrimal, Shiteshu; Khodier, Carol et al. (2016) Oligosaccharyltransferase inhibition induces senescence in RTK-driven tumor cells. Nat Chem Biol 12:1023-1030
|Cherepanova, Natalia; Shrimal, Shiteshu; Gilmore, Reid (2016) N-linked glycosylation and homeostasis of the endoplasmic reticulum. Curr Opin Cell Biol 41:57-65
|Shrimal, Shiteshu; Gilmore, Reid (2015) Reduced expression of the oligosaccharyltransferase exacerbates protein hypoglycosylation in cells lacking the fully assembled oligosaccharide donor. Glycobiology 25:774-83
|Shrimal, Shiteshu; Cherepanova, Natalia A; Gilmore, Reid (2015) Cotranslational and posttranslocational N-glycosylation of proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum. Semin Cell Dev Biol 41:71-8
|Shrimal, Shiteshu; Gilmore, Reid (2013) Glycosylation of closely spaced acceptor sites in human glycoproteins. J Cell Sci 126:5513-23
|Shrimal, Shiteshu; Trueman, Steven F; Gilmore, Reid (2013) Extreme C-terminal sites are posttranslocationally glycosylated by the STT3B isoform of the OST. J Cell Biol 201:81-95
|Shrimal, Shiteshu; Ng, Bobby G; Losfeld, Marie-Estelle et al. (2013) Mutations in STT3A and STT3B cause two congenital disorders of glycosylation. Hum Mol Genet 22:4638-45
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Please accept my apologies! I just reviewed the thread and realized that I entirely overlooked your excellent post with these interesting examples! It often frustrates me when others disregard previous posts or ignore them, and here I've inadvertantly done just that very sorry.
The first sword you show appears to be a 19th century military sabre for an officer, with what seems to be somewhat earlier blade, which carrys the cabalistic markings and military panopolies characteristic of many cavalry sabre blades into the mid 19th century. The crescent moon with stars are often applied to the German trade blades.
The Arabian sa'if is a late 18th century Yemeni/Hadrahmaut example and most interesting with the running wolf blade! These Arabian swords according to Elgood seem to have mounted in India in Hyderabad. We may presume that possibly this Solingen blade may have entered India via trade on the Malabar Coast there and then made it to Hyderabad. If it had entered via the Mahratta trade it would likely have been mounted in a firangi. This is all of course presuming the sword had been mounted in India. There are of course many other scenarios, and this is intended simply to illustrate plausible movement of these blades.
The third example is a beautiful example of the English 'Mortuary' sword. I would add here that the term is actually a misnomer since these were supposedly created carrying the 'death mask' of Charles I, thus given the term. Actually these basket hilt horsemans swords predated the event, and examples with the face later prompted the term.
These English swords often had German blades, and many are known with ANDREA FERARA, including one carried by Cromwell. The German makers at Hounslow were actually brought in by Royalists to produce weapons there, and this example well illustrates the ME FECIT SOLINGEN application used by the Hounslow smiths. It also supports the possibility that the Hounslow smiths may have applied the ANDREA FERARA as well.......although it is obvious that the many Scottish basket hilt blades with this marking were emphatically not from Hounslow!!
Thank you so much Don for posting these, and again please accept my apologies.
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CINCINNATI (AP) The Reds sent left-hander David Holmberg back Triple-A Louisville on Friday, a day after another rough start, and called up right-handed starter Daniel Corcino.
Holmberg gave up six runs in 2 2-3 innings of an 8-0 loss to Atlanta on Thursday night. In two starts for Cincinnati this season, the left-hander has faced 37 batters and allowed 21 of them to reach base: 12 hits, seven walks, two hit batters, four homers.
Corcino was called up from Double-A Pensacola. He'll make his big league debut the first time he pitches. Corcino went 10-11 with a 4.13 ERA in 25 starts and one relief appearance in the minors.
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The seven day hip hop festival of community and culture known as Manifesto took over Toronto last week, leaving industry heads buzzing and star-gazed onlookers wondering, "What the eff just happened?" See, the city lovingly dubbed as the Screwface capital isn't known for giving or receiving that much love, so for an event only in its fourth year to successfully excite the apathetic is truly nothing short of amazing!
As the event organizer, Che Kothari, explains his manifesto, "Love by every means necessary", it becomes evident that the 26 year-olds contagious energy is the key driving force behind the event. Also, having enough clout to get Governor General Michaëlle Jean to speak at your opening doesn't hurt either.
More than that however, Manifesto includes panel discussions, art exhibits, a movie night, b-boy battles and concerts by d'plenty. The main event, a free, all-day concert at Dundas Sq, was the highlight that drew some of the biggest names in hip hop, but more on that later.
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Trust me when I tell you that you have to do whatever it takes to see THE RAID: REDEMPTION when it gets released. I was lucky enough to get invited to a local preview screening, and it absolutely blew me away! Unless there is a better film in 2012, this will make my number spot for the year, without question!
This film is going to leave THE EXPENDABLES 2 for dead! You want R-rated action? This is it, this film is bloody and messy, there are weapons, hand-to-hand combat and well hand to weapon combat too. This is the action packed film you have been waiting for!
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As a rookie member of an elite special-forces team, Rama (Iko Uwais) is instructed to hang back during a covert mission involving the extraction of a brutal crime lord from a rundown fifteen-story apartment block. But when a spotter blows their cover, boss Tama (Ray Sahetaphy) offers lifelong sanctuary to every killer, rapist and thief in the building in exchange for their heads. Now Rama must stand in for the team's fallen leader (Joe Taslim) and use every iota of his fighting strength – winding through every floor and every room to complete the mission and escape with his life.
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- Rice Online Writing Lab–This site provides lots of tips for designing a presentation and considering audience, occasion, and style.
- "Overview of Effective Speaking"–This is a one-page pdf handout from Stanford's Oral Communication Program that provides tips on getting started and an overview of how to organize and deliver presentations and speeches.
The Role of Rhetoric
- Silva Rhetoricae–A comprehensive site about rhetorical theory. While this site is largely devoted to classical rhetoric and terms, some aspects (such as the role of ethos, pathos, and logos) may be useful.
General Tips on Presenting and Speaking:
- Garr Reynolds's Presentation Tips–This extensive site breaks oral expression into three steps (prepare, design, and deliver) and provides tips and resources for each step.
- Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are–A fascinating TED talk about the messages conveyed by body language. This talk gives pointers about how to make more mindful decisions about body language and how certain postures can actually make speakers feel more at ease while giving presentations.
- "Everything I Know about Presentations, I Learned in Theatre School"–In this September 2007 article, Darren Barefoot provides numerous tips about designing and delivering presentations and highlights the similarities between presenting information and theatrical performance. This article generally discusses strategies in the context of their application to PowerPoint, but many could be adapted or applied to other types of presentations.
Using Electronic Presentation Tools
- "Don McMillan: Life After Death by PowerPoint"–This entertaining YouTube video highlights common user design errors in PowerPoint through a presentation that intentionally commits all of the mistakes.
- Changing Color Schemes in PowerPoint–This link gives a brief tutorial on how to change the color scheme of a PowerPoint presentation.
- "PowerPoint is Evil"–In this September 2003 Wired article, Edward Tufte's outlines some of the limitations and potential misuses of PowerPoint.
- "How I Made My Presentations a Little Better"–In this 2007 article, Merlin Mann lists some brief tips for improving PowerPoint presentations.
- "Challenging the Presentation Paradigm"–In this 2009 post on Professor Hacker, a blog featured by the Chronicle of Higher Education, Ethan Watrall gives an overview of Prezi and considers it as an alternative to PowerPoint. Although this post is primarily geared toward instructors, many of the conclusions may be useful to others.
- "Use Haiku Deck for Simple, Elegant Presentations"–In this 2013 post on Professor Hacker, a blog featured by the Chronicle of Higher Education, George Williams gives an overview of Haiku Deck and considers it as an alternative to PowerPoint.
General Tips for Speaking in Class:
- How to Work in Groups–A list of tips from the University of Pittsburgh for how to work in groups and divide speaking responsibilities equally.
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This section is primarily intended for instructors who are looking for ways to integrate oral expression practice, familiarize students with the OEC, or develop delivery skills.
- Speaking Center Scavenger Hunt: This 1-page activity is designed for instructors to familiarize students with the OEC. Students can open the pdf and complete the activity on their own in about 10 minutes. The prompts lead students through the OEC section of the Writing Center site and then has them consider ways in which they could use the OEC.
- Speaking Center Resources Guide: This 2-page activity is designed for instructors to give students an introduction to some of the resources listed above. Students can open the pdf and complete the activity on their own in 20-30 minutes. The prompts direct student to look at specific resources on this page and introduces some techniques for planning and evaluating presentation skills.
- FYS 5th Hour Oral Expression Analysis: This 2.5-page activity is designed to allow instructors to capitalize on the oral expression component of 5th Hour requirements. Many 5th Hour activities take the form of lectures or talks on campus, and this activity allows students to analyze the speaker's delivery methods (use of body language, visual aids, etc.) and evaluate whether those methods enhance or detract from the speaker's message.
- Oral Expression Assignments: A list of different types of oral expression activities (in other words, things to assign besides speeches and presentations) from the University of Pittsburgh. We would also recommend student panels.
- Customizable Oral Expression Rubric: A customizable rubric that allows instructors to score students on both delivery (volume, pace, eye contact, vocalized pauses, body language, use of visual aids, and "other") and content (content categories to be specified by the instructor). Categories and point scales can be adjusted by the instructor to suit the needs of particular assignments or classes.
The 30 Second Game:
This is a great way to help students feel comfortable talking in front of each other, and the game allows them to practice delivery. The goal is to have students speak extemporaneously for 30 seconds on a topic without using vocalized pauses (um, uh, like, you know, etc.) and without using overly distracting body language (fidgeting, leaning on the podium, etc.). Over time, students realize just how easily certain mannerisms detract from their delivery, and they learn to be more mindful.
- Explain the rules and the purpose of the game, emphasizing the fact that the activity is intended to be a fun, informal learning experience. Then, ask for a volunteer.
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Once students learn the basic idea, it's easy to use an extra 5 minutes of class to play a quick round, and students polish their delivery skills over time.
Table Talk:
This is a great way to help students practice informal oral expression, and it's a brief activity to use once a class or once a week. The idea is to have every student share something (related or unrelated to class) in order to build confidence and practice speaking. In this unintimidating, ungraded context, it is sometimes easier to call students' attention to issues of volume, speaking rate, gestures, vocalized pauses, eye contact, etc. As the semester goes on, consider gradually increasing the formality of the activity by having students speak for longer periods of time or at the front of the room.
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Students could share a prank they've pulled, the best or worst vacation they've taken, a favorite quote (related or unrelated to the course), their favorite book, a current event, etc.


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i was wondering what everyone uses for ammo in their Micros? personally i use Qtip ends.
I started with Q-Tips, got a range of about 40-50 feet out of em, recently I started making small cones out of paper, cutting the tip off, and sticking a half tooth pick through it for weight, I got a shot of 100 feet out of that, I also used pencil erasers with needles sticking through them, they bounce around the walls, so be careful shooting indoors, I had one stick in my hand, would hate for it to get me in the eye
I will use anything I can fit in the barrell. Anything from the Q-tips to apple pieces to small nails (not recommended for indoors!)
EDIT: I just shot a few Airsoft BB's (6mm) and they work well!
Ok... Not all ammo needs to fit inside the barrel... If you are using a pen tube for the barrel just use the pen cap as the ammo. Don't smash it on the end or it wont come off and you will end up blowing off your end cap ( like i did ) but just slip it over the end and just a little snug... This thing dented one of my drum heads at like 10 feet.
I swear, use the paper cone with the T-Pin throw it, I can easily throw it and make it stick in my wall, I wouldnt even call it throwing, its more of a light toss
I live in australia and you cant get bbs easily, so i use those little silver balls that taste of sugar. You know the ones that you put on top of cakes. You can get them at coles or any food shop. They are really cheap and usually fit well. Also peas work really well, dried work well but fly back, frozen are alright but can get water in so just leave them out to melt and they work brilliantly.
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Ever have a day where you are a complete and total spaz at all times? Like try as you might, you just cannot seem to do anything right, and while you're at it, you decide that today is as good as any to be a mega-clutz?
This is me today.
I have committed 1,000 little, insignificant, accidental crimes at work that have added up to me making a huge idiot of myself in front of my boss, I have tripped, I have spilled things, I have made stupid comments instead of witty ones. Even things out of my control like the fact that someone stole the paper towels out of the girls' bathroom at work and I keep forgetting and washing my hands and then having wet hands and then getting angry and then forgetting all over again.
I hate the phrase "Case of the Mondays," but today definitely calls for it.
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"Wolves and tanks are manly, right? Could you draw a picture of a wolf driving
or riding in a paintball tank? It doesn't have to be realistic..."
Having had no experience of wolves driving or riding in vehicles of any sort, I found this a slightly difficult request, though of course the fact that it "didn't have to be realistic" (!) was something of a bonus. It's not easy to know how a wolf would look inside a paintball tank, or the angles at which his paws and tail would poke outside the tank opening, but hey ho, it didn't have to be realistic, and realistic it certainly was not.
In the end my "wolf" looked rather more like a dog than I had hoped, but I think the general gist is there, even if it was a fairly ridiculous concept to begin with...


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Friday, May 12, 2017
Friday's Fave Five #429
7 comments:
- Gattina said...
I am back from Egypt and still half there ! What a great event you celebrated ! You can really be very proud of your son ! No wonder that you forgot your computer, lol !
- 12:28 AM, May 12, 2017
- Faith said...
Super congrats to Jeremy!! I cannot believe he could do college with NO LOANS!! man...even with academic scholarships, my youngest still faces a big loan and chose a public university (New Hampshire) and our oldest of course has an even bigger loan due to going to private Christian college and even then her scholarship was more than Claire's!! HOW did he do this?
It must be so exciting for him to be done....what an awesome career lies ahead for him. We need good paramedics!!
I'm gonna have to look for that book...and yay for warmer weather, sunshine and getting outdoors with your books and coffee.
I love showers too but it's been a LONG time since I've attended one...
Happy weekend!
- 3:47 AM, May 12, 2017
- Barbara H. said...
Congratulations to your son! I love showers, too, for all those reasons. How special to have one where your daughter was married. I haven't heard of that book, but the cover and title definitely caught my attention!
- 8:04 AM, May 12, 2017
- Willow said...
Congratulations to Jeremy! To have finished his education with no debt is an amazing accomplishment too!
I'm glad you enjoyed the shower. And the wonderful weather!
- 10:12 AM, May 12, 2017
- ellen b. said...
Congrats to your son! Wonderful photo with him. Those treats look great. I'm not sure the U.S. Costco carry them. Glad you are enjoying good weather! Happy Mother's Day weekend to you.
- 4:38 PM, May 12, 2017
- Ann said...
Congratulations to your son!!
- 5:21 PM, May 12, 2017
- Wendy said...
Congratulations to your son. You must be very proud. I'm glad you had a good trip but we did miss you.
- 10:15 AM, May 14, 2017


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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, in a key ruling supporting the enforcement powers of the National Collegiate Athletic Assn., ruled Monday that the organization may force Nevada Las Vegas to suspend its highly successful basketball coach, Jerry Tarkanian, for recruiting violations and other irregularities.
On a 5-4 vote, the high court said that the NCAA does not have to follow the same constitutional guidelines that cover government agencies in investigating violations of regulations. Because the NCAA is a private group, it may use its own enforcement methods and impose its own punishments, even if they do not provide coaches or colleges with full due process of the law, the court said.
The ruling was seen as a crucial victory for the organization, which enforces an elaborate code of rules on athlete recruiting and other facets of the 960 member-colleges' programs.
If the NCAA sanctions against Tarkanian had been thrown out, the organization's system for enforcing its rules would have needed to be overhauled.


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New Mexico
New Mexico is a state in the United States of America. It is considered part of the American Southwest and is bordered by Texas to the east, Oklahoma to the northeast, Colorado to the north, and Arizona to the west. The northwest corner of the state also touches Utah. This area is known as the Four Corners because four states meet there. The state is called Land of Enchantment / Tierra del Encanto
|State of New Mexico
|Nickname(s): Land of Enchantment / Tierra del Encanto
|Motto(s): Crescit undo / Grows as it goes
|Santa Fe
|Largest city
|Ranked 5th
|• Total
|121,665 sq mi
(315,194 km2)
|• Width
|342 miles (550 km)
|• Length
|370 miles (595 km)
|• % water
|• Latitude
|31°20'N to 37°North
|• Longitude
|103°W to 109°W
|Ranked 36th
|• Total
|• Density
|14.98/sq mi (5.79/km2)
Ranked 45th
|• Highest point
|Wheeler Peak[1]
13,161 ft (4,014 m)
|• Mean
|5,692 ft (1,735 m)
|• Lowest point
|Red Bluff Reservoir[1]
2,842 ft (866 m)
|Admission to Union
|January 6, 1912 (47th)
|Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)
|Lieutenant Governor
|Howie Morales (D)
|• Upper house
|• Lower house
|U.S. Senators
|Martin Heinrich (D)
Tom Udall (D)
|U.S. House delegation
|Time zone
|Mountain: UTC-7/-6
New Mexico became a state on January 6, 1912 and became the 47th state accepted into the United States. The state capital is Santa Fe. New Mexico's population is 2,085,109 and most of the people live in the biggest city, Albuquerque. New Mexico is home to one of the longest trams in the world, the Sandia Peak Tramway, in Albuquerque and one of worlds longest zip lines, the Apache Eagle ZipRider, in Ruidoso.
The climate for most of the state is generally semi-arid. In the summer it can be very hot in southern New Mexico. The temperature is sometimes over 100°F (37.8°C) with lows over 70°F (21.1°C). In northern New Mexico, summer temperatures are usually in the upper 70's to low 90's at daytime. They are mid 40's to upper 50's at night. It occasionally snows in the northern part of the state in the winter. It is drier in the southern portion of the state, and it rarely snows. New Mexico is usually affected by the North American monsoon from mid June to late September.
New Mexico is the long-time home of the Pueblo people, a group of Native Americans. It was taken over by Spain, which founded Santa Fe in 1608. In the late 1600s, the Pueblo people revolted against the Spanish. The Spanish returned twelve years later. When Mexico became independent, New Mexico was part of it. Like most of what was then Northern Mexico, the area did not have a large amount of people living in it.
In 1846, the United States and Mexico went to war over a border dispute in Texas (a former state of Mexico that, after being its own country for a time joined the US), and the United States won the war. The peace treaty the two countries signed gave what is now the American Southwest to the United States. The Mexican citizens living there were allowed to stay if they agreed to become US Citizens; over 90% did.
After some time as a territory, the area became a state in 1912.
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Area artists are being offered an unusual opportunity for recognition and a prize in conjunction with the completion of the new Port Orange City Hall. A contest for the best drawing of the city hall, which may be used on letterheads, manuals and city advertising, began April 1. A prize of $100 will be given to the winner.
Entries must be line drawings submitted to the recreation department, 4790 S. Ridgewood Ave., by 5 p.m. April 30. The drawing should be in black on white background, no larger than 8 by 24 inches.


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Four members of the Central Connecticut State University volleyball team were honored by the Northeast Conference for their achievements this season on Friday night. Senior Jamie Baumert was named to the All-NEC First Team, while juniors Kaitlin Petrella and Amanda Bayer earned second team spots. Petrella also garnered NEC Libero of the Year accolades, while freshman Emily Cochran became CCSU's third NEC Rookie of the Year in the past four seasons. The awards were announced at the conference's banquet on the eve of the NEC Tournament to be held at Long Island.
This marks the fourth time in Baumert's four year career that she earned postseason NEC honors. It is the Elkhorn, NE native's second first team selection. Baumert led CCSU in kills with 313 was tops on the team and the NEC in hitting percentage with a mark of .365 in 2009. A 36 percentage point advantage over the nearest competition in the conference, it is the fourth best single-season mark ever at Central. A captain this season, Baumert also proved herself on the defensive side, tying for the conference lead in blocks per set with 1.21. Her 146 total blocks are the second most in a single-season in CCSU history. Baumert needs only eight more blocks to obtain the most blocks in a season for a Blue Devil. A winner of one NEC Player of the Week honor in 2009, Baumert is currently 48th in all of NCAA Division I in blocks.
Petrella garnered All-NEC Second Team honors for the second time in her career, and received Libero of the Year accolades for the first time. Her 522 digs this season leads the Blue Devils and the Stratford, CT native's 4.35 digs per set is second in the NEC. The 522 digs so far, mark the second most in a single season at CCSU. Petrella recorded 594 during the 2007 season. During the 2009 season Petrella broke the career record at Central for digs and is now in first place all-time by over 250 digs. With still one season left in her career as a Blue Devil, she will produce a record that will be difficult to challenge. Petrella is also second on the team with a career high 42 aces.
A second team selection and Rookie of the Year honoree in 2007, this marks the second time Bayer has received postsason NEC honors. The Blue Devil setter leads the team in assists and aces with 970 and 44, respectively. Bayer's marks of 8.58 assists and .39 aces per set are both good for third best in the NEC. The Allen, TX native is currently third in the CCSU all-time ranks with 3,134 career assists. Bayer is also second on the squad with a career best 319 digs.
Cochran becomes just the third NEC Rookie of the Year winner ever at CCSU. Baumert was the first to receive the honor in 2006 and Bayer followed that with winning the award in 2007. Cochran has earned three NEC Rookie of the Week accolades during her first season in New Britain. She is currently second on the squad with 287 kills and third on the team with 309 digs. The Adel, IA native has also totaled 26 service aces and 25 blocks on the year.
Central Connecticut heads to Long Island for the team's 10th NEC Tournament appearance in the past 12 years. CCSU finished the sesaon with an overall record of 18-14 and a conference mark of 12-4. Sacred Heart finished with that same 12-4 NEC mark and was awarded the second seed after tie-breaker rules. CCSU will challenge the Pioneers in the NEC semifinal on Saturday, November 21 at 2:30 p.m. in Brooklyn, NY. LIU earned the right to host the conference tournament after finishing the NEC schedule an undefeated 16-0. The Blackbirds will play fourth seeded Robert Morris in the other semifinal on Saturday. The winners will play in the NEC Championship on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.


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Jesse Tyler Ferguson Promotes Gay Marriage in Illinois
The "Modern Family" star spent Wednesday in Chicago, then met with lawmakers in the state capital on Thursday as the legislature looks to legalize same-sex marriage.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson is looking to help gay couples tie the knot in Illinois.
The Modern Family star and gay rights advocate has spent the past two days in the Midwestern state, which is considering whether to become the 10th state to legalize same-sex marriage. On Wednesday, Ferguson and his fiance, Justin Mikita, visited Chicago, where their nonprofit, Tie the Knot, teamed with the company The Tie Bar to introduce a limited-edition formal bowtie that will be sold to benefit the effort to pass marriage-equality laws.
Ferguson and Mikita worked with the state's lieutenant governor, Sheila Simon, to establish Bow Tie Lobby Day, which will see gay marriage supporters don the ties Thursday.
"I certainly respect everyone's right to their opinion, but I think at the end of the day we all have to agree that treating any American as a second-class citizen is not OK," Ferguson told the press on Wednesday.
Ferguson is in Springfield on Thursday lobbying the state senate to pass the measure. He tweeted a photo of himself at the lieutenant governor's desk, calling senators on behalf of the law.
President Obama, a former Illinois state senator, also recently endorsed the state's adoption of marriage equality.


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Multi-genre author Susan Whitfield writes the Logan Hunter Mystery series: Genesis Beach, Just North of Luck,Hell Swamp, Sin Creek and Sticking Point. She authored Killer Recipes, a unique cookbook, and wrote a women's fiction, Slightly Cracked. She is currently writing an historical fiction titled Sprig of Broom. Susan interviews authors and industry experts on the blog. Web site: www.susanwhitfieldonline.com
Friday, December 9, 2011
Roxanne Smolen's Wolf Boy
Yum, Susan. Thanks for having me again.
For those who may have missed your first interivew, please give us a short biography.
My name is Roxanne Smolen, and I write science fiction. I've been writing professionally since the year 2000. Before that, I guess I wrote unprofessionally. I have nine published novels. My first three books were adult fiction. Someone said that sex sells, so I thought I'd try my hand at it. Since then, I decided that I didn't want to write anything my grandkids weren't allowed to read. Now my books are rated PG—no bad language, and no overt love scenes.
What books came along at just the right time to influence your reading/writing?
Harry Potter had an impact on me, for what it was as much as for what it wasn't. I was amazed at how Rowling took the rules of writing for young adults and threw them in the air. Her books were big. She used big words. And still she wrote some of the most popular books of all time. She taught me that it's great characters and good stories that make a book memorable, not rules.
Please give us a short synopsis of your new book, The Amazing Wolf Boy.
Being a teenager is difficult enough without having to hide the fact that you're a werewolf. Cody would do anything to be a regular kid again, especially after he meets Brittany, the most perfect girl in the world. But when Brittany is kidnapped and her life threatened, Cody learns to appreciate his untried super powers. Can he rescue her in time?
When do you accomplish your best writing?
I'm a morning person. Around 6:00, I brew a pot of Earl Grey, sit with my laptop in my comfy chair, and write. On a good day, my tea grows cold because I forget to drink it. On a very good day, I forget to eat lunch, as well.
Is there another book on the horizon?
One of the joys of writing, or reading for that matter, is when the characters get under your skin and feel like friends. I love Cody and Brittany too much to let them go, so I'm writing a second book that picks up right where the first one ends. Hopefully, I'll continue documenting their lives for a dozen books or more.
After hours of intense writing, how do you unwind?
Don't laugh, but I like to watch old science fiction television shows. Firefly, Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica. I spend my evenings with them. Currently, I'm revisiting Torchwood.
Is The Amazing Wolf Boy available in print, ebook, and Kindle?
My book will be released in print on October 28th. You can pre-order it at Barnes and Noble http://bit.ly/qLMivu It's available as an ebook at All Romance Ebooks http://bit.ly/nPUPZD
Or buy it now for your Kindle http://amzn.to/qiz0Jz
Where can we get more information about you?
You can find me most anywhere. I try to keep a digital presence. My favorites are:
Thanks for having me, Susan. It's always a pleasure.
Back at you, Roxanne.
6 comments:
I've read the book, and it's "amazing", as is the hero, the wolf boy. I recommend it highly.
Molly Tabachnikov
- December 9, 2011 at 12:26 PM
The book is sitting in front of me just waiting for me to dig into it. Come and join me.
- December 9, 2011 at 9:25 PM
I enjoyed the interview! Good luck with the book!
- December 10, 2011 at 2:16 PM
- Laurianne Macdonald said...
As always, Rox epitomizes the talented writer and creative mind we all hope to be. She knows the business as well as she knows how to spin a good yarn.
- December 10, 2011 at 2:44 PM
- Regina Duke said...
Great interview, Roxanne! I love those old science fiction shows, too. It's why we like to write SF, I suppose. :-)
Christmas is coming, so I have the perfect excuse to buy myself a great book!
- December 11, 2011 at 9:15 AM
I've read some of Roxanne's work and I'm treating myself to this book for the holidays. She's such a gifted writer.
Greta B.
- December 16, 2011 at 3:18 PM


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Heidi Klum: Family Time on the Beach!
Heidi Klum is ready for spring in a breezy beach dress as she attends a birthday party with kids Leni, Henry, Johan, and Lou, and mom Erna on Saturday (February 25) in Santa Monica, Calif.
The 38-year-old model and host of Project Runway played with her kids, blowing bubbles and walking along the beach!
Earlier in the week, it was announced that Heidi and Seal are continuing to move forward with their divorce.
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THE Government is coming under pressure to intervene if car giant Ford sells its Jaguar and Land Rover operations to a private equity firm.
Union leaders are seeking urgent talks with the US-owned carmaker to warn against any takeover by "asset-stripping" private equity buyers.
Labour MP John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington) tabled a Parliamentary motion against the sale of the two marques to a private equity company.
The moves came as leaders of the private equity industry were accused of being evasive after being on the receiving end of an hour-long grilling by MPs on a Commons committee.
Controversy over the effect of private equity-funded takeovers on jobs, pay, pensions and working conditions sparked an investigation by the Treasury Select Committee into the regulation and tax regime of the sector.
Three officials of the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) were involved in fierce exchanges with MPs over the tax advantages of private equity executives and the involvement of workers in takeover deals.
Ford briefed MPs last night on the sale and is expected to give more details later this week.
The motor manufacturer bought Jaguar in 1989 for #1.6 billion and Land Rover in 2000 for #1.7 billion and the two firms employ about 19,000 workers in the UK.
Tony Woodley, joint general secretary of the Unite trade union, said the Government should step in to protect Land Rover and Jaguar if there is any suggestion they face a takeover by "asset-stripping" private equity buyers.
"This isn't fire sale. When you realise that there are 18,000 direct employees here and two of the biggest brands in the whole of our industry, then the right decisions have to be taken for everybody," he told BBC Radio 4's The World At One.
"If the choice out there is to find that we have an asset-stripping private equity option here, then as far as I am concerned there should be some form of direct Government intervention to make sure that these manufacturing champions, these iconic brands and a major plank of British manufacturing industry, are secured for the longer term, both for jobs and the economy of our country."
Mr McDonnell said: "For almost 20,000 staff today's announcement will come as a massive shock. We know from numerous experiences that private equity companies have no interest in the workforce and descend like locusts to asset-strip businesses in their own interest.
"I am calling on the Government to intervene to prevent this sale which could result in huge job losses and the consequent impact on those local communities affected."
Dave Osborne, national officer of Unite, added: "We are very concerned to hear these reports and we are seeking an urgent meeting with Jaguar/Land Rover.
"We find it difficult to understand why Ford would want to sell a successful, growing and environmentally improving brand like Land Rover, and a marque like Jaguar, which is a significant player in the luxury market and one that Ford has invested heavily in.
"Our prime concern is the job security of our members."
Ford is believed to have handed three investment banks a mandate to sell the two businesses as it steps up a group-wide restructuring process aimed at stemming record losses.
The company sold Aston Martin earlier this year and there has been increasing speculation about further sell-offs.
Jaguar employs about 10,000 workers in the UK at sites in Coventry, Birmingham and Liverpool, while Land Rover has about 9,000 employees, mainly at Solihull in the West Midlands, Halewood, near Liverpool, and Gaydon in Warwickshire.
The Prime Minister's official spokesman said the Government is in touch with Ford over the planned sell-off.
"We still believe that both Land Rover and Jaguar are highly successful companies and will have a highly successful future," the spokesman said.
The BVCA officials told the select committee that the venture capital industry had been "extremely successful" in generating funds for investment which had led to a growth in the number of takeover deals, which in turn had created new jobs.


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This book tries to be less mathematical as possible, diving directly into practice with the R language functionality.
After explain the functionality of the R language, the author explains the main categories of machine learning algorithms as Supervised and Unsupervised learning.
- Categorization: using a Bayesian Classifier wrote using R, we will be able to categorize Spam messages from good messages
- Priority Ranking: in this chapter the author describes what features are used by google to define a priority in the received emails and provides the code for write your own ranker based on this features.
- Linear Regression: this chapter explains one of the powerful tools of Machine Learning, Linear Regression. Using Linear Regression the case of study explains how to create a system that predicts page views of the 1000 top websites. This chapter explains also different measures of error that can be performed to test how our model works.
- Nonlinear Regression and Regularization: the first part of the chapter explains Nonlinear regression that means when the prediction can't be mapped in the linear formula: Prediction= Constant + X+Y+Z. The second part of the chapter talks about Regularization that explains how to prevent the overfitting, that means our model fits so good the training data but is no able to fit the test data in the long run.This is due to the fitting of the training data that is so precise that starts to model also the noise (outliers) in the training data.
- Optimization: After we define a measure of error for the model, we can tune it, optimizing some parameter. This parameters are the result of the minimization of the error measure for example. The case of study of this chapter is to build a Code breaking system.
- PCA: This technique allows to reduce the complexity of the data reducing the dimension of the problem and is useful to extract a vectore that resumes all the data set.
- MDS: Sometimes is difficult to see the relations between different features without a graphical help. The MDS algorithm allows to create a clustering of all the data and is able to plot this clusters in a meaningful way.
- K-nn nearest neighborhood: Sometimes isn't possible to define a model general for the whole dataset so, we can make a prediction using the nearest possible choices and give a score for each one. This system is used in the case study to realize a recommandations system that suggests packages based on the installed packages.
- Social Graph: this chapter explains how social website define their connectivity model and explains how to study the relationships realizing a "Who to follow" system for twitter.
- SVM: the support vector machine is another powerful tool for machine learning and is widely used when isn't possible to define a linear decision boundary. The case of study of this chapter is a comparison of the prediction algorithms used in the previous chapters.
Even if this is not a R programming book, the language is not clearly explain in the text and a previous study of the language is probably necessary or translating the code in a more common language as Python will help understand the problems. I've also notice some incoherence between the text and the code, in fact I've faced some errors using the code in the text while the code in the CD-Rom work perfectly.
As conclusion, I will suggest this book to someone who wants to learn autonomously concepts of machine learning but, I suggest to use the online courses for study the theory behind these algorithms.