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Robert Frost has a poem that begins "Natures first green is gold" and I always think of it this time of year. This brand new spring green exists for a few weeks each year before it deepens into a richer green, and I think this baby growth is the most beautiful color we see all year. In this brief moment, everything is full of possibility and promise. Even the branches without any leaves are just days away from bursting with new life and joy.
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In the Kitchen: Shakshuka
At the Tea & Trumpets residence, my husband does almost all of the cooking, in large part because he is an excellent cook and enjoys the process. When I cook, the food usually turns out edible, but there's generally a lot of chaos in the lead up. Recently I was roasting us a whole chicken, and when we took it out of the oven my husband pointed out that I'd cooked the thing upside down. Three weeks later I tried to roast a chicken again and, taking it out of the oven I exclaimed, "Look at that chicken, beautifully right side up!" Which prompted my husband to point out that it was, in fact, upside down—again.
My trouble with chicken anatomy aside, I've been cooking more in the recent months. In efforts to be more mindful about what I eat, I realized that I need to be more actively involved in preparing my food. (I've also been working on educating myself on where my food comes from, but more on that later.) This week I successfully made a dinner that we liked so much I think it will be making its way into our regular rotation! This might be the only time you see a recipe on this blog, but I was so pleased with the results I had to share.
Shakshuka is both fun to say and eat. It's a Middle Eastern tomato-based dish with eggs and feta cheese, all cooked in one skillet (easy clean up!). It's delicious, hearty, quick and inexpensive. What's not to love? I mostly followed Smitten Kitchen's recipe, with a few variations.
Oversights that worked out just fine:
- I didn't have real garlic, so I used a bunch of garlic powder instead
- I didn't have parsley because I was tired and I couldn't find the fresh herbs in my grocery store
- I forgot to add the ½ cup of water until I'd already been simmering everything for 10 minutes. No worries! This dish could not be more forgiving. Added the water, cooked the whole thing for another 10 minutes.
- I'm a little afraid of runny egg whites, so after adding the eggs, I baked the whole dish for 10 minutes, rather than let it cook on the stove top.
My one improvement on this dish and general cooking secret: Chickpeas. This is not a radical change; lots of people make this dish with chickpeas. But here's the issue with adding chick peas to almost any dish—from the can, they have an unpleasant texture and can sometimes taste a bland. Unless you sautee them first.
Add some olive oil and onions to a pan on medium, let the onions soften, and add the chick peas. Let them cook for about 10 minutes, until they start to get ever so slightly toasted on the outside. This step gives them a great texture and a nice toasted, almost oaky flavor. I've used this in pasta and quinoa dishes, and now Shakshuka. Anytime I see a recipe that calls for chick peas, I do this first. (Whenever I've skipped this step in the past, I always regret it.)
So there you have it, my secret cooking skills: upside down chickens and roasted chick peas. Do you have any kitchen tricks and/or disaster stories to share? If you try this dish, please come back and let me know how it went!
How would 15-year-old you judge your life?
I read this article today about a 32 year old woman who suffered from dissociative amnesia; she went to bed one night and woke up believing that she was 15 again. This lead to a lengthy (and amusing) conversation in the comments about what 15 year old you would think about the current state of affairs. I turn 30 next month (which I have a lot of feels about), so the whole question really got me thinking: How would 15 year old me think about my life right now?
15-year-old me wanted to live a bold, creative life. She dreamed about living in France and writing novels and having grand adventures. She was also really angry, but she hid that anger from most people, including herself. She was earnest and a dreamer. I put up a good sarcastic front, but I'm still very earnest at heart. I'm slowly learning to do the things I dream about.
My 15 year old self would love that I live in the city. That I still drink tea and read a lot of books. She'd be amazed at all my brilliant, warm, talented, funny friends. She'd be surprised at my present-day ease with my peers, and the realization that I'm funny and a good story teller. She'd be happy to know that being alone isn't overwhelmingly scary anymore, but a calming retreat. Calm would be a new experience for her, in general. She'd love to learn of all the places I've visited, she would flat-out refuse to believe that running was something I enjoyed, but she'd think yoga was cool. She'd love feminism. I imagine she'd be pretty shocked that I am married, that I've been with the same person for 11 years. And she'd probably have to pinch herself, just like I do, at how lucky and fun and beautiful the whole thing is.
15 year old me wasn't that worried about her body, so she would be heartbroken to learn that negative body image stuff has taken up so much space in my life over the past few years. She'd have a hard time accepting that I am not a full-time novelist or radical professor or bookstore-and-coffee- shop owner. She'd think my job had its perks, but when she found out I wasn't writing or pursuing creative projects—well she'd think I really let myself down. She'd want me to own more clothes and would be very pleased with my asymmetrical haircut and recent interest in bright lipstick.
Overall she'd probably tell me things were pretty great, that I should worry less and write a lot more. How about you? What would 15-year-old-you say about your life?
Travel & Bringing Home with You
I travel a lot for work. For the most part, I enjoy this; I get to see new cities, eat different foods, and meet new people. Last year I visited Florida, Georgia, DC, Las Vegas, West Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee. The rolling hills in Tennessee took my breath away, and I ate like a king in Charleston (which I think is one of the greatest food cities in America). It only took about three days in the south before I was saying y'all–a phrase I would desperately like to import to Boston, and thinking of the pelicans at the beach in Miami still make me smile.
But it can also be hard to spend so much time on the road. Hotel rooms and restaurants can start to feel impersonal after a while, and I find myself craving the comforts of home. Mornings are the hardest, when I miss eating breakfast and drinking tea with crazy bed head and in my oversized flannel pants; breakfast in the hotel restaurant often feels like another moment where you have to be "on," or at least presentable. And they never have good tea.
As you may have noticed from the pictures I've posted to the blog so far–I drink a lot of tea. And I'm picky about it. It's obviously not popular like coffee in America, so it's usually not made correctly. (Too many people have been subjected to my mini lecture about the proper ways to make a cup of tea, and I'll spare you, but the essentials are this: put the tea leaves in before pouring the boiling (not just hot) water in the mug.)
I think it is our Irish heritage, but my family always drank a lot of tea. My nana used to make a cup before dinner each night, and let it cool down throughout the meal, to drink when she was done eating. It was part of the ritual of dinner, just like my grandfather's mile-a-minute delivery of Grace. Many an afternoon, my aunts and uncles would sit around the kitchen table, drinking tea, and having long conversations. I was often more comfortable with adults than anyone my own age at the time, and I loved lingering at the table with my own cup of tea–which was then more sugar and milk than tea. When I would visit my great aunt, who lived in a beautiful condo outside Harvard Square and always seemed to me the most sophisticated and kind woman, she served her tea in china cups and a real tea pot.
In college, that beautiful, crazy time when all your best friends live just down the hall, I played host by offering everyone a hot cup of tea (made with my contraband electric kettle), and spent many nights reading novels or writing bad poetry and sipping tea. And when my family moved to semi-rural Maine, and our favorite brand of tea was hard to come-by, I would buy it in Boston and bring it home for visits, to much applause and, of course, a quickly-made fresh cup.
In short, a good cup of tea always reminds me of home, and it's no surprise that it's one of the things I miss the most when I travel. So you can only imagine how pleased I was when a dear friend gave me a cheery mug for my birthday last year, and I found a way to bring this piece of home with me. The mug in question is hard plastic, so I can squeeze it into my suitcase (which I am almost always sitting on to zip shut) without fear of it breaking. Remembering the trusty kettle from college, I bought a smaller version online, and packed it together with a tin of my favorite teas, and now I have an ever-ready kit for having tea on the road. These days my hotel rooms feel a lot more cozy, and I savor my mornings full of bad hair and a quiet cup of tea.
When you travel, do you bring a piece of home with you? Or do you like the adventure of experiencing something totally new?
Small Moments: Flying
I never get tired of staring out the window in planes. When I was a little girl on the way to California to see family, I famously looked out the window at a sky full of the tops of clouds, and said, "Mom! I didn't bring my boots, and look at all the snow!!"
I'm in Chicago now, where there's plenty of snow, and I still don't have my boots. I think I prefer the cloud-top snow.
(Photo: Somewhere above Pennsylvania)
On Stealing Time
As those of us in the northeaster dig our way out from Snowmaggeddon 2015, I have to admit I'm missing the sunshine from last week's vacation. My husband and I took each other to Mexico for a Christmas present, and it really felt magical. We spent the week sitting in the sun, reading books, swimming in the ocean, and eating tacos. I might have cried a little bit when it was time to leave. We were lucky enough to be staying right on the beach and I declared before we even boarded the plane that I would be waking up early one day to watch the sunrise. My husband smiled, a little doubtful that this would happen, but mostly relieved that I wasn't asking him to wake up at 5:45 in the morning on vacation, too.
Each evening I would diligently set my alarm before bed, and each morning I would hit snooze for 30 minutes before shutting it off entirely. This is not a pattern unique to vacation; I cannot count the number of times I've signed up for an early morning yoga class or planned on writing, reading, or going for a walk before the work day begins, only to spend the morning hitting snooze and reveling in just how soft and warm my bed can be. I don't think there's something inherently bad about this; I don't think that morning people are better or more moral than night owls. But on those mornings that I do manage to sneak out of bed early, and start my day with yoga or writing or just a quiet cup of tea before the maddens begins? It always feels like I'm unwrapping a treasure. So I continue to set my alarm ambitiously early, and occasionally google "how to be a morning person" while dreaming of a lifetime or quiet, productive, peaceful mornings. And my bed continues to be it's softest and most alluring between 6 and 8am.
This was my predicament on the second to last day of vacation, hitting snooze, trying to convince myself to stay in bed, to get out of bed, telling myself, "Just five more minutes and I'll be ready." ("Five more minutes!" has become a bit of a joke in our house because of my consistently slurred, sleep-drunk delivery of the request to my husband when it's time to go to work.) And then I thought–in a that striking way that only happens when you're half dreaming–if you really want something you have to be willing to get a little uncomfortable in the process. And the sharpness of it pushed me out of bed.
If I'm sitting on my couch, comfortable, the likelihood that I'll get up to make a cup of tea is directly tied to how badly I want that cup of tea. I mean, this is obvious, when we think of it in regards to the mundane. But what about other desires, the wants we carry around in our heart, that whisper to us in odd moments–when we're in the shower, when we're feeling brave after a glass of wine or two, when we're setting our alarm clock, full of the promise of a tomorrow? I hear them, and I keep waiting for the convenient times to respond. I'll go to yoga tomorrow, when I don't have as much work to do. I'll write later, when I feel more inspired. I'll meditate when I don't feel so stressed and frantic. I'll see the sunrise when I'm not sleepy.
I once had a great professor in college who gave an inspired lecture that must have been under-appreciated by the room full of 19 year olds staring back at him for whom time was infinite, but his words still stayed with me ever since. I thought of him that morning on the beach. Rich Murphy told us: If you want time to be creative in life, to write or paint or make any kind of art, you have to steal it. The world will not give you this time; you have to steal it.
The beach was cold that morning, and the sky was so overcast that I never saw a sunrise. Just a gradually brightening grey sky. In other words, it was very different than what I expected, than what I thought I wanted, when I shuffled down the hotel stairs to the beach–and I was so very glad to be awake. To be uncomfortable, stealing time, writing in my journal on a rainy morning at the beach.
Small moments of gratitude
2014: My Year in Books (& the year I saved myself by reading)
As already established, I'm a bit of a
nutjob New Year's resolution enthusiast. Some years I have many (eleven this year) and other years I take a minimalist approach. Last year I had only one: Read 55 books.
I went into 2014 feeling depressed: I was unhappy professionally and adrift personally. I didn't like my job, and, because I spent all my free time watching House Hunters and reading crap on the internet, I didn't know who I was outside of my miserable job. Life felt empty, and I was floundering for meaning and joy. I knew something needed to change, because I was turning into someone I didn't recognize or particularly like–and that someone certainly wasn't happy.
There were lots of things I wanted to change: I wasn't working out, I was drinking too much, I was spending more money than I made, I ate a lot of candy, and I probably wasn't calling my mom enough. But I also knew, fragile as I was, I wasn't going to change everything at once. And as much as I craved a major life overhaul, I felt it best to focus my energies. What, I asked myself, used to bring me joy, outside of my work and my relationships with the (beautiful, crazy, smart) people in my life? And I remembered the little girl, blankets piled high even in the summer to block out the flashlight, reading (and sweating) far past her bedtime. And the teenager who underlined her books and excitedly ran into the kitchen to read lines out loud to her mom and aunt. And the college freshman with e.e. cummings poems taped to her wall, who felt electric and alive and a little scared reading the crazy priest sermon in The Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man. Somewhere along the way, I'd forgotten how to read for the pure joy of it. I'd stopped reading almost entirely; my books were turning into decorations.
So I printed out a calendar for January 2014 and I set a goal–50 pages per day–and I tracked my progress. A month in, and I could feel myself waking up. The refreshing sort of stretching and yawning and tingling that happens after a good, long nap. I like to think that we all have a thing that brings us a joy and acts as a benchmark of a well being. My best friend is an incredible athlete, and if the world feels crazy or scary or dark, she goes running and feels brave and sane and strong. Another best friend is an artist, and practicing her art wakes her up; the happier she is the more she draws (and the more she creates, the happier she is). In 2014 I learned that I'm a reader, and if I'm not reading then my whole world is out of synch.
So I set out to bring balance back into my world with the ambitious goal of reading more than one each week. This past year books pulled me, page by page, out of my depression. They were a lifeline to something I wanted to be part of–something that gave me meaning and purpose and, best of all, joy.
Fifty-seven books later, I thought I would share my some of my favorites with you:
Favorite novel:
Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
I read this book early in January, but it held onto this top spot for the entire year. It's so delightfully unexpected and the language pulled me in and did not let go. It's a true literary novel, with a rich and complex and lively plot. This book was like coming home to reading, and finding out someone has left the light on for me.
Runner Up: The Known World by Edward P Jones
Favorite memoir:
Wild, by Cheryl Strayed
A book about a long, arduous & solitary hike should be about as monotonous as that hike itself. But this book is so vibrant and warm and full of triumph. It made me feel incredibly grateful to be living, and I may have gone on a spent the summer daydreaming about my own hiking adventure.
Runner Up: Not that Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham (Haters gonna hate. This book is beautiful and smart and insightful.)
Favorite YA:
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
This is a beautiful story about first love, but for me it was also about the first time you loved a story. Reading it felt intoxicating in a way that only reading as a small girl has felt. I stayed up until 3am reading this book, and as soon as I finished it, I wanted to start over again at the beginning because I couldn't bear to leave these characters.
Runner Up: Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas (I have a soft spot for YA fantasy books. Everyone's got a guilty pleasure. If this is your thing, go read some Sarah J Maas; she is perfect.)
Favorite non-fiction:
The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin by Masha Gessen
The eternal student, I love a meaty non-fiction book, but they are rarely page-turners. This book about Vladimir Putin, written by a Russian journalist who has been observing and reporting-on Putin's Russia for decades, was incredibly compelling. Gessen is a brilliant writer and Putin a fascinating subject; I could not put this book down. Bonus: Reading this will make you feel very enlightened and worldly, considering how active and menacing Russia has been lately.
Runner Up: Devil in the Grove by Gilbert King (If you want to learn more about Jim Crowe South, the NAACP, and the legislative battles of the Civil Rights Movement, especially after Ferguson, please read this book.)
Most joyful book:
Hero Worship by Rebekah Matthews
This book has the distinction of being the only short-story collection I read, and is therefore in a category all its own. And the category I've placed it in, "most joyful," will likely confuse almost everyone, because I can never describe this quite right, but here goes:
Jacques Lacan has this idea that real joy is always a little bit painful. Think of a moment of ecstasy; it's such a raw moment that you can't actually stay in that place. And lurking at the edges of joy you can feel the discomfort; they are always a little twisted together.
(And maybe this is why, in my sadness I had turned away from reading, from something I loved so dearly–I knew it would make me feel electric and alive, and in that there is always also discomfort. Maybe I was just too afraid of any pain, even bundled up as it was in goodness.)
Hero Worship is painful and sad and lonely while also being hopeful and sweet and compassionate. Perhaps it is this combination of things, that are both disparate and also make up the very nature of our human experience, that made me feel excited and alive and a little bit uncomfortable while reading it. I cannot recommend it enough.
Baby Fresh for 2015
I am a giant fan of new year's resolutions. I know a lot of people make them, most of us ditch them, and the gym is always close to empty by February 10th. But I love the promise and hope of earnest intentions, the nobility of trying to be our best selves, and the clean slate of January 1st. I had a friend once tell me that she's careful to shave every New Year's Eve, because she likes to enter the new year feeling fresh and clean "like a baby." We laughed our asses off but, also, these days, I always shave my legs (already a rare occasion) on New Year's Eve.
For a variety of reasons, I found myself in a bit of a funk on the afternoon of New Year's Eve, and I was tempted to wallow and spend a lot of time plays "Threes" on my phone. However, I really wanted to make something special out of this self-help loving girl's High Holiday. So I rallied and began what can only be described as a a mad cleaning and purging frenzy. (This is where I should confess that I've been obsessed with Tiny Houses lately, and this was not my first mad purge. Recently my husband pointed out that I have too much crap to live in a tiny house and, never one to back down from a challenge, he came home two days later to find every item of my clothing and most of my shoes strewn across the floor, including a "goodwill" pile large enough to sleep on. A few days later, I spent 25 minutes scrubbing my (seriously disgusting) bathtub and celebrated after by rewatching this guy.) Continuing with this theme, on New Year's Eve, I threw away a giant trash bag of cosmetics, some of which I'd been hauling around since college (I think? I don't actually know where most of that stuff came from.), recycled mountains of paper, and discovered an alarming number of dust bunnies.
For years my philosophy has been: Just slam the drawer/closet door shut and look the other way. This has resulted in a mad accumulation of crap, and the only thing keeping me on this side of hoarder-dom was a period in my recent past where I moved every year for about ten years, the itty-bitty nature of my current apartment (only so many closet doors to jam shut), and the patient insistence on the part of my husband that I have "way too much shit."
The trouble with the just-shove-the-door-closed approach is that nothing ever actually feels clean. Best case there's always clutter, worse (and more likely) case you have a giant pile of clothes taking up half of your bedroom floor because you've run out of room in that closet and the door hasn't actually closed in months. My new approach is glorious: I'm just throwing everything in the donation bin, the recycling basket, or the trash heap. Turns out I don't miss any of it! And I found a ton of things, like my most favorite boots from Christmas last year; they were buried behind a yoga mat, my wedding dress, and my L. L. Bean tent in said closet.
Sometimes we gravitate towards things, and we don't know why or even that we're doing so. I didn't know, when I first started sorting through my clothes, that I was angling for a month long house-cleaning and crap-purging project, but I'm so glad I got sucked into this insanity. Because for the first time, maybe ever, my house is really clean. As in "everything has a place" clean. As in "this feels very grownup and I like it" clean. I often focus on some serious self-improvement projects to start the new year; it's a ritual that I love. For the first time, however, I've entered the new year feeling clean and ready, slightly less burdened from the crap we all carry around, and breathing a bit easier as a result. (Seriously those dust bunnies were gross!)
How about you: How has the energy of the new year affected you? Eight days in, how are your resolutions feeling?
ingenuity, devotion, merriment, vanity, and virtue
I first wrote this almost two months ago but resisted finishing or posting it because, you know, feelings. And vulnerability.
I had something of a come-to-Jesus moment this week. I was in the greater DC area, on a business trip. (Before I travelled regularly for work, this sort of thing sounded, if not glamorous, at least very exciting. Now I know it mostly involves frantically trying to get to your meeting on time despite getting lost five times along the way, finally reaching your destination and having to desperately search for parking, trying to send a professional email explaining that you are running a few minutes late–all while still looking for parking–and, due to auto-correct, signing your name "Lottery". And then later getting a little bit drunk while marathoning HGTV or Law & Order: SVU in your hotel room.)
Anyway, for this business trip I had packed my standard Professional Outfits, a handful of structured dresses that I think make me look like a responsible grown-up who also has friends that went to art school. You know–professional but in a cool way. These are some of my go-to confidence building outfits. Here's where I tell you that I've been steadily gaining weight since getting married this past summer, and you all instantly know where this is going.
I found myself sweating profusely as I tried desperately to zip up my sharply tailored Ann Taylor dress, unsuccessfully sucking everything in, practically pulling a muscle in my shoulder as I flailed around for the zipper, and ultimately ripping it off with a deep sense of shame and frustration. At the last minute I'd packed a dress that I feel deeply ambivalent about: a bright clown-nose red number that looked much less bright when I saw it online, but I kept out of laziness and a sense that it wouldn't wrinkle in a suitcase (but mostly out of laziness). When I realized that none of my other clothes even fit, I threw on this bright red dress of shame (which, true to my theory, had not wrinkled in the suitcase) and ran out the door, already late for my first meeting of the day.
That night, on the phone with my husband, I found myself crying about my ballooning weight and my rock-bottom sense of self-confidence regarding my body. I have a hard time talking about weight, body-image, exercise or my relationship with food. (So much so that this was the point in my essay where I took a break from writing: right when I have to talk about weight and body image.) On one level, I am a proud feminist; I hate the ways in which women are valued according to their body; I think that culture's obsession with women being *small* physically is directly tied to an attempt to keep women *small* in all sorts of other ways. I have watched loved ones wage war against their bodies and stood helplessly from the sidelines.
On the other hand, I'd love to walk into any store, knowing they carry my size. I'd love to assess new outfits, not by how well they hide my belly, but how colorful or sequined or comfortable they are.
From both of these perspectives, what I'm longing for is an ability to not give any fucks about my size.
My come-to-Jesus realization was that: ignoring my rapid weight-gain was not the same thing as not giving any fucks. In fact, I care deeply, in a repressed way that only a lonely hotel room in suburban Maryland can unearth. So I'd like to spend some time in this space talking about body image, weight, exercise, food, and the tangled relationship I have with all of those things. I'm hoping that committing to writing about these things through the lens of feminism and self-acceptance and a continual effort to be a bad-ass will help me shed some negative baggage.
If I were to set a goal, perhaps it would be that when I thought of my body, it would first be from the perspective of this poem, by the ever-brilliant Mary Oliver:
"As for the body, it is solid and strong and curious
and full of detail; it wants to polish itself; it
wants to love another body; it is the only vessel in
the world that can hold, in a a mix of power and
sweetness: words, song, gesture, passion, ideas,
ingenuity, devotion, merriment, vanity, and virtue."


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Lewis Hamilton would need 'significant FIA action' to return to F1 in 2022
Nico Rosberg tells of his willingness to befriend Lewis Hamilton
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Lewis Hamilton will only return to Formula One in 2022 if the FIA takes significant action after Max Verstappen controversially won the 2021 world championship, according to a report by the BBC. Max Verstappen picked up a maiden F1 title in Abu Dhabi in a dramatic winner-takes-all race to the finish line as he hunted down Hamilton, who had led for much of the race.
Hamilton, who was fighting for a record-breaking eighth title, had just a handful of laps remaining and was on course to become the greatest F1 driver in history if he could hold off his main title rival Verstappen, who needed a "miracle" to win.
But with five laps remaining a safety car was deployed and the tables turned for Mercedes after a controversial decision from the FIA race director Michael Masi saw the championship swing back towards the Dutchman.
The Australian seemed not to apply the rules correctly, and allowed just the five cars between leader Hamilton and second-placed Verstappen un-lap themselves, leaving the Briton a sitting duck.
Mercedes 'decline to comment' on Lewis Hamilton's future
On far fresher tyres, the Dutchman stormed to victory after a last-lap lunge on Hamilton, crossing the line first to seal the deal at Yas Marina.
Mercedes were furious, as boss Toto Wolff immediately retreated to his Mercedes office after the race before lodging two protests with the FIA, with all Mercedes personnel refusing to speak to any media.
Verstappen and Red Bull had an agonising wait until it was finally announced that Mercedes would not push forward with an investigation and the 24-year-old was named champion.
In the aftermath, Hamilton has disappeared from the public eye, with the FIA pledging to investigate what happened during the final few laps of the race that saw the seven-time world champion denied a title.
Red Bull boss Christian Horner hints at behind the scenes drama
Bernie Ecclestone hits out at Formula One with loss of Kimi Raikkonen
Lewis Hamilton demands FIA answers
The BBC adds Mercedes only dropped their appeal against the FIA 'after agreeing on a quid pro quo' with the FIA to sack Masi and head of single-seater technical matters Nikolas Tombazis, something the eight-time world champions deny.
Instead, the team say the appeal was dropped after they received additional reassurances from senior members that the appropriate action would be taken by the governing body.
But Hamilton is said to have lost trust with the governing body and will wait for the results of the inquiry before committing to a return to the championship.
The BBC adds that some senior F1 insiders have growing concerns that the governing body is not taking on board how credible the threat is, with the first of two pre-season tests set to get underway on 23 February.
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The Klingon Hamlet
|William Shakespeare
|Original title
|Hamlet Prince of Denmark: The Restored Klingon Version
|Cover artist
|Phil Foglio
|United States
|English / Klingon
|Science fiction
|Pocket Books
Publication date
|February 2000
|Media type
|Print (Paperback)
|0-9644345-1-2 (1st ed.)
0-671-03578-9 (reprint}
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The Klingon Hamlet, or The Tragedy of Khamlet, Son of the Emperor of Qo'noS, is a translation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet into Klingon, a constructed language first appearing in the science fiction franchise Star Trek.
The play was translated over several years by Nick Nicholas and Andrew Strader of the "Klingon Shakespeare Restoration Project", with feedback and editorial assistance from Mark Shoulson, d'Armond Speers, and Will Martin. The impetus for the project came from a line from the motion picture Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country in which Chancellor Gorkon states, "You have not experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon." According to a disclaimer, the project is written in a satirical style implied by Gorkon's quote — that Shakespeare was actually a Klingon (named "Wil'yam Sheq'spir") writing about an attempted coup in the Klingon Empire.
In a scene from the film Star Trek VI a dinner is held for the Klingon chancellor, Gorkon. He makes a toast to "the undiscovered country...the future". Spock, recognising the quotation, responds, "Hamlet, Act 3 Scene 1", to which Gorkon replies with his statement about the "original" Klingon text of Shakespeare. Though Gorkon does not quote from the "original" Klingon text, another character, Chang, quotes the Klingon words "taH pagh taHbe'" (To be, or not to be). The film is filled with other quotations and references to Shakespeare.[1] The phrase "the undiscovered country" is quoted from Hamlet's soliloquy.
The film's director Nicholas Meyer said the idea for having the Klingons claim Shakespeare as their own was based on Nazi Germany's attempt to claim William Shakespeare as German before World War II.[2] A similar scene appears in the wartime British film "Pimpernel" Smith (1941) in which a German general quotes Shakespeare, saying "'To be or not to be', as our great German poet said."[3] The idea had also already been used by Vladimir Nabokov in his novel Pnin, the eponymous hero of which taught his American college class that Shakespeare was much more moving "in the original Russian."
Style and format[edit]
The English version of the play appears alongside its "original Klingon" text. The "original Klingon" version differs from the English version in ways that reflect the play's history as supposedly originating from Klingon culture. Reference sections in the book show how literal translations of the Klingon body text have had to be "adapted" to make it intelligible for human readers in the supposedly "translated" English version.
The introduction adopts a faux-academic style, explaining that the Klingon origin of the play is evident from the fact that the plot is based on predominantly Klingon themes and motifs as opposed to human themes and motifs. Human culture was too primitive to have produced such a work during the time period in which it is set. A comparison of the "spontaneous, direct and vibrant verse" of the Klingon version with the "flaccid, ponderous convoluted meanderings" of the English version make it obvious that the latter is a derivative work.[4] The introduction also claims that the notion that Shakespeare was a human poet living in the late 16th century was invented after the United Federation of Planets instigated a large propaganda campaign in order to rally the human population against Klingons, "hoping by this falsification of history to discredit the achievements of Klingon culture".[4]
The Klingon Language Institute (KLI) published a limited edition of 1000 numbered copies, in 1996, as Hamlet Prince of Denmark: The Restored Klingon Version (ISBN 0-9644345-1-2). The text is presented in parallel text format with English and Klingon on opposing pages. The translations includes notes detailing particulars of the translation.[5]
In 2000, Pocket Books reprinted the translation as a trade paperback (ISBN 0-671-03578-9).
See also[edit]
- ^ Smith, Kay (2004). "Hamlet, Part Eight, The Revenge or Sampling Shakespeare in a Postmodern World". College Literature 31 (4): 137.
- ^ Nicholas Meyer; Denny Flinn. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Special Collectors Edition: Audio Commentary (DVD; Disc 1/2). Paramount Pictures.
- ^ Barbara Hodgdon, W. B. Worthen, A Companion to Shakespeare and Performance, John Wiley & Sons, 2008, p.443.
- ^ a b Introduction, The Klingon Hamlet: Star Trek All Series, Simon and Schuster, 2012.
- ^ KLI Projects Archived 2013-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
- Klingon Language Institute
- Adapting Shakespeare for "Star Trek" and "Star Trek" for Shakespeare: "The Klingon Hamlet" and the Spaces of Translation by Karolina Kazimierczak, Studies in Popular Culture, 2010


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Take a seat: Inflatable kiddie pools and more as resting spots at Forecastle
Alex Kuball trekked across the festival grounds hefting an inflatable kiddie pool over his head. With two hands raised high, Kuball carried the light load – one of the stranger versions of seating seen at Forecastle – toward the Mast Stage.
Hammocks and blankets are expected at a music festival like Forecastle. But some people like Kuball, 28, got innovative.
Getting the pool through security was the easy part, even though Kuball that it would be a challenge. Blowing up the pool proved more difficult.
"It almost killed us blowing it up in here. It took three of us an hour to blow it up," he said.
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Kuball said the inflatable pool was sitting in his car when he decided to bring it. He said he's using the pool to sit on during sets and attract other festivalgoers. And if he gets the chance, he's going to try and fill it up with water.
"This dude I hang out with has got a son, and he was like, 'You want this? My kid can't have it.' And I took it," Kuball said about he got the pool.
Other festival-goers have taken a seat on more traditional inflatables.
Sean Kinney, 27, lounged in the shade Sunday afternoon on his bright green Lamzac – basically an inflatable bean bag.
The inflatable nylon sacks dot the festival grounds and people can be seen spinning in circles trying to inflate them.
"It's almost like a hammock, but you don't need trees," Kinney said. "It's easier to fill up if it's windy. Or if it's not you just run in circles for a little bit and then you tie it off at the end. And you roll it up like a sleeping bag and it makes the air compressed so it's more inflated," he said.
Festivals aren't the only place Kinney has used it. Hanging out in the yard at home or even as a kayak in the water are some of the other ways he's taken advantage of its versatility.
"They're pretty handy," Kinney said.
While costs vary from brand to brand, Kinney said he got his for about $50 at a sporting goods store. He looked into buying one after seeing them last summer, he said.
The only downside: they're hard to get out of.
When festivalgoers like Kuball and Kinney aren't taking a rest, they're enjoying the music. It's Kuball's very first Forecastle, and he said he used his last $60 to scalp a ticket. For him, it was worth it.
"LCD Soundsystem melted my face off," he said.


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Shh…..Everyone Needs One
Let's face it, the teen life is busy and the opposite of quiet: school, homework, chores, sports, theater or music practices, spending time with friends, family time, maybe working a part-time job…whew! Crazy, right?
Sometimes, we just need to stop. And breathe. And be alone.
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We know one teen who made a quiet spot in her room with a cute sleeping bag set out in the corner. Great idea!
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Wherever you choose your spot, it doesn't matter. Just make it your own. Read, pray, journal, draw, daydream, snuggle with your dog or cat, listen to tunes…
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Sunday, March 11, 2007
The Dullness of Mansfield Park
Despite the neatness of the ending I couldn't help from feeling that Fanny and Edmund would be two of the most boring people on earth to spend time with and that I would have chosen the 'cad', Henry Crawford, just because life with him would be so much more fun.
Austen excels at the novel of manners and of course she reflects the strict social codes of the society that she depicts. Usually however her heroines are charismatic as well as worthy. My favourite Austen characters have a feisty aspect to their personalities that prevents them from the interminable dullness of Fanny Price. Without a charismatic heroine such as Emma Woodhouse or Elizabeth Bennet, Mansfield Park seems like a historical curiosity. I can enjoy the plot and be interested in the world that is depicted but I didn't feel emotionally engaged with the characters. Reading this novel has motivated me to go back and re-read those other Austen novels that I love so much.
5 comments:
- Rebecca H. said...
Well, enjoy re-reading those other Austen novels!
- 4:09 am
- jess said...
Thanks Dorothy! Maybe I was too harsh on 'Mansfield Park'- I think my expectations were very high.
- 9:08 pm
I think this is the Austen novel I least want to read, though I hope to get to it eventually. I saw the movie a few years ago, but it sounds like many liberties were taken with the story!
- 7:36 am
Fanny is dull isn't she? I struggled with Mansfield Park when I read it because I loved Austen's other novels so much and then there was this one. I was so disappointed.
- 11:50 pm
I may love Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice more, but Mansfield Park is the Austen novel that regularly has me down on my knees at the sheer greatness. Yes, of course Henry and Mary are much more interesting than Fanny and Edward, but the thing is, Fanny and Edward are always right - and the enticing 18th-century world of the Crawford always stays tantalizingly out of reach. And the scene in the park where everyone gets lost and climbs over fences and tumbles (not really) into ha-has has got to be one of the top 5 brilliant scenes in English literature.
I find Emma, the protagonist, much less likeable than Fanny, by the way. In fact, I could kick Emma. (The novel is great, of course)
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The Senior Data Analyst will assess agency data, identify trends, and present data in comprehensive dashboards for the Family Investment Administration (FIA) programs for Baltimore City Department of Social Services. FIA provides public benefits and workforce development programs to BCDSS customers. The Senior Data Analyst is responsible for the data collection, management and advanced data analysis for FIA programs by providing continuous quality improvement through assisting with designing, creating or recommending data management platforms; serving as the agency's subject matter expert for data by demonstrating knowledge of data sources, availability, meaning and analytics and providing data context for new, innovative programs; and automating current existing data collection and analytical processes. The Senior Data Analyst will build and deploy forecasts and report key performance indicators for senior leadership and partner with the collaborators to deliver relevant analysis and insights. The Senior Data Analyst will draft data reports and narratives to help agency leadership 1) track its progress in meeting goals of PASS Plans, Strategic Plans, and other agency initiatives, 2) assess investments in various contracts and programs, and 3) and monitor the performance of contractors providing services to TCA customers. The Senior Data Analyst will report to the Public Policy Manager and work directly with Deputy Director, Assistant Deputy Directors, and other FIA Senior Leadership team members.
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Huge selection of homes on offer across Galway city and county
Around 30 properties in Galway City and County will go under the hammer next month in an O'Donnellan & Joyce 'Wild Atlantic Way' auction, which will feature homes right along the Western seaboard.
Auctioneer Colm O'Donnellan said the event on July 20 will include a wide variety of properties, from family homes to investments. He described it as their "strongest and biggest" auction to date.
Among the highlights of the auction are:
9 St Mary's Terrace, Taylor's Hill, Galway. A magnificent family home in a superb location combining style and elegance, this 5-bed mid terrace townhouse is only a short stroll from the city centre. It is close to a number of excellent schools and a short walk from Salthill Prom. The Advised Minimum Value is €750,000.
24 Seamount, Threadneedle Road, Galway. A well-presented 6-bed detached home just off Salthill Prom, which measures 278 square metres. The AMV is €725,000.
69 Dalysfort Road, Salthill. A 4-bed semi with a separate apartment and large west-facing rear garden. The property has been extensively refurbished. The AMV is €475,000.
3 Pointe Boise, Salthill. A magnificent 2-bed ground floor apartment presented in excellent condition. It is bright and spacious with an open-plan living and kitchen area and has a patio with beautiful views over Galway Bay. The AMV is €250,000.
15 Lenaboy Park, Salthill. A detached family home in a sought-after location in the heart of Salthill. The AMV is €350,000.
1 Glenview House, Upper Salthill. A first floor 2-bed apartment offering 70 sq m and ample storage in a well-managed complex. The property has been modernised. The AMV is €200,000.
11 Manor Close, Kingston, Galway. A stunning 4-bed detached family home presented in an excellent condition. It benefits from a private west-facing garden with a raised patio, large storage shed and off-street parking. There is a large ground floor extension and an annex to the side. There is also a self-contained annex to the side. The AMV is €585,000.
66 Monalee Manor, Knocknacarra, Galway. A well-maintained 4-bed semi with a private rear garden and off-street parking. The AMV is €265,000.
2 Courthouse Square, Waterside, Galway. A 5-bed city centre residence with enormous commercial potential. Opposite the courthouse, it would be suitable as solicitors' or barristers' rooms, and there is a large yard to the rear. The AMV is €350,000.
For more, read this week's Connacht Tribune.
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Galway researchers work at early breast cancer detection
Identifying the genes responsible for causing breast cancer and developing newer molecular treatments are among key areas of focus for researchers at the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI).
The charity this week launched its first three-year strategic plan at its base in the Lambe Institute at the University of Galway where chairperson Caroline Loughnane outlined the current cancer research programme.
Researchers are working on the biomarkers of response to treatment and examining newer therapies targeted to individual patients. Some are investigating the role of stem cells in breast reconstruction.
As well as contributing to major international partnerships on cancer genetics and medical devices development, staff are also running clinical trials on newer treatments, all with the aim of improving treatments and outcomes for patients.
Research conducted at the Newcastle campus such as the study of microRNAs in breast cancer and the role played by mesenchymal stem cells in tumour was having an impact nationally as well as globally, she explained.
"This research spans the continuum from bench to bedside with the aim of improving treatments and outcomes for patients," she stated.
The board of the charity has adopted six main goals under its new strategic plan. These will be monitored every three months to ensure they are progressed.
NBCRI plans to support new research through a more ambitious fundraising drive, increase the national reach of the charity and develop relationships with external collaborators.
The charity has set itself a target of increasing fundraising by one fifth over the next three years. Its big fundraisers over the years have been a combination of charity swims, walks, cycles and golf and race days, with participants donning pink while taking part.
Over the last 25 years, the charity has funded 41 full postgraduates and 102 undergraduate medicine and science students as part of the NUI Galway School of Medicine summer research programme.
It is largely funded from voluntary fundraising activities, with an annual turnover of around €1 million.
The launch heard that 33,352 people in Ireland are currently living with breast cancer. One in seven Irish women will develop breast cancer during their lifetime, making it the most common cancer among women here excluding skin cancers. Ever year around 3,542 cases are diagnosed and 760 will die from it.
That's up from 660 women who died in 1992. But when caught early, it has the highest five-year net survival rate of 85 per cent.
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Headford survey reveals drop in footfall – but strong sense of community
A dearth of public recreational spaces was identified as a major issue – as was the drop in footfall in the town's centre – in a survey conducted in Headford.
The Reimagine Headford Community Survey – conducted among local residents and the business community – found that almost 60% of those surveyed said that they don't regularly come into Headford.
The findings will be revealed at a meeting in The Angler's Rest Hotel next Monday, December 5.
The survey asked respondents to reveal how often they frequent the town centre, and why – as well as offering their opinion on public amenities and observations about how they would like to see the town centre change and develop.
"Clearly, there is much to love about Headford, with respondents highlighting a friendly community, nearby historical sites, sports amenities, location, and culture and music as the best things about the area," said the report.
"What's less heartening is that while almost half of survey respondents visit the town daily, only six per cent shop in the town's Main Street area (including High Street and Bridge Street) daily, and only nine per cent socialise in the same area weekly.
"In contrast, 58% of respondents stated they do not socialise in Headford very often. Taken as a whole, the survey highlights a need for the revitalisation of the town centre," the survey states.
Local Cllr Andrew Reddington (FG) said that the findings were disturbing finding and intervention was needed – as he believed that rural towns needed to be salvaged.
"The survey findings are startling and there needs to be communication between businesses in Headford and community groups in an effort to rectify the situation," he said.
"It obviously suggests that people from the area are travelling elsewhere which is not a good thing and has to be addressed," Cllr Reddington added.
Aisling Keogh of Reimagine Headford said that demise of Headford's town centre had prompted their Headford Town Team decided to organise this survey, with the support of Galway County Council.
"A concern about the demise of Headford's town centre led Headford Town Team to make their application for the programme, with the key aim of making the town a more enjoyable place to be, and a better place to live, work and visit," she said.
"Over a period of months, the team worked with architect Deirdre Greaney to consider a renewed vision for the town, which culminated in a hidden space at the heart of the town was reimagined as a public space where people could meet and spend time.
"This event was planned in response to information gathered in the Reimagine Headford Community Survey, undertaken by the team for the purposes of gathering people's thoughts and ideas on Headford town centre, and where a lack of public recreational spaces was identified as an issue for the town."
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State subvention saves the day as Galway County Council passes budget
A last-minute Government subvention of €2.75 million has enabled Galway County Council to 'balance the books' in their budget for 2023 without any increase in Local Property Tax (LPT) or in rates.
Councillors voted to approve the almost €158 million budget for the local authority in the coming year with spending increases approved across a number of areas, according to Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Moegie Maher (FG).
Cllr. Maher paid a special thanks to councillors, Oireachtas members and Council officials who had made the case over recent weeks and months for a 'Galway specific' extra allocation of funding to be made.
Galway County Council Chief Executive, Jim Cullen, told Monday's budget meeting in County Hall that there had been an increase in overall central government funding of €14 million for 2023, €12m of which applied to annual payroll costs.
However, he pointed out that an additional allocation of €2.75m was 'specific to Galway County Council' but added that the local authority needed additional funding for almost all areas of expenditure.
In a report presented to the meeting by Cllr. Liam Carroll (FG), he outlined that while Budget 2023 for the Council showed an increase of over €14 million (9.8%) as compared to the 2022 figure, there was 'no getting away from the fact that Galway Co. Council continued to be grossly under-funded'.
Cllr. Carroll said that the 2023 per capita spend [based on head of population] was just €819 for Galway, as compared to €1,354 for Galway City Council; €1,286 for Mayo Co. Council; €1,236 (Kerry); €1,052 (Donegal); €1,056 (Sligo); and €1,191 (Clare).
"With a population of 192,995 [Census '21], County Galway County is 55,764 ahead of Mayo; Tipperary (+25,334), Donegal (+26,674), and Kerry (+37,737).
"However, each of those other counties far exceeded the Gross Expenditure Budgets of Galway County Council in 2022. This imbalance must be corrected as a matter of urgency," said Cllr. Carroll.
He added that only for the late allocation of €2.75m from the Dept. of Local Government, increases in housing maintenance (nearly €484,000 or 31%); almost €484,000 in community/enterprise; economic development (over €429,000) and in street cleaning (+€200,000), would not have been possible.
Cllr. Carroll said that the 'Galway specific' extra allocation had also made possible increases in library expenditure, the hiring of lifeguards and for maintenance work on piers and harbours.
Fianna Fail councillor, Ivan Canning, said that even with the extra €2.7m allocation, Galway County Council would not be better off in 2023 than they were this year, due to increasing energy costs and inflation.
Cllr. Gerry Finnerty (FF) said that he would support the budget on the basis of the extra allocation of funding that had been made. "I hope though that every year we won't have to be going back and knocking on the Minister's door for last minute funding," he said.
An amendment to the Council's 2023 Budget – proposed by Cllr. Joe Byrne (FG) and seconded by Cllr. Timmy Broderick (Ind.) – tabled to avert any increase in rates through 2023, was passed.
The Council Executive had proposed a rates increase of 6%, but Cllr. Byrne's proposal [carried by 30 votes to 7] contained a four-point provision to avoid that hike.
His proposal included a reduction in the Rate Rebate of €300,000; a reduction in Bad Debt provision of €500,000; an increase in Rent from Houses of over €254,000; an allocation of €300,000 from Rates Compensation; and a transfer of €609,000 from the Council's capital fund.
Independent North Galway Councillor, Declan Geraghty, said that any increase in rates would be unthinkable in the current economic climate. "Do you realise the pressure that shops and small businesses across towns and villages are under – get real," said Cllr. Geraghty.


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Enda Markey Presents
We worked with Enda Markey Presents to develop Ruthie Henshall's debut Australian tour in June 2019.
Enda Markey Presents is a theatre and live entertainment producer with offices in Sydney and London. They work with the world's leading practitioners of musical theatre to create exciting events that are staged around the world.
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Formal controls and alliance performance: the effects of alliance motivation and informal controls
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Publication typeVlerick strategic journal article
Publication Year2017
JournalManagement Accounting Research
Publication Volume37
Publication IssueDec
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AbstractIn this research, we study the use of formal control types (outcome, behavior) across different alliance motivations (exploitation, exploration, ambidextrous) and the effects on alliance performance. This study further examines whether this relationship is moderated by the use of informal controls. Survey data from 236 organizations pursuing strategic alliances indicate that when firms opt for one primary strategic alliance motivation, firms' emphasis on either outcome controls (in exploitation alliances) or behavior controls (in exploration alliances) increases alliance performance. Results also support a complementary relationship between outcome and behavior controls in explaining alliance performance in ambidextrous alliances. Furthermore, our findings reveal that while informal controls enhance the effectiveness of behavior controls in exploration alliances, the benefits of informal controls disappear in the context of outcome controls and exploitation alliances. In ambidextrous alliances, firms need to carefully proportion the informal control level because beyond a moderate level, informal controls seem to negatively affect a control configuration using outcome and behavior controls. Our analysis provides a more nuanced view on how organizations may successfully control alliances with different motivations.
KeywordAccounting & Finance, Strategic Alliances (Business), Organizational Behavior, Business Development, Industrial Psychology, Electronic Behavior Control
Knowledge Domain/IndustryAccounting & Finance


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Governor Crist announces free fishing weekend in honor of Father's Day
Even though you don't need a license you do need to know the laws saltwater fishing regs.
Sorry, this is for salties and salty daddies only. Fresh people and fresh dads still need cash on the barrel head (to buy a license).


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General literature sites offer a variety of online reading material from the classics to short stories, from poems to picture books, as well as book reviews, discussion guides, book talks, and resources about authors and illustrators. Included: A dozen sites to indulge your passion for reading.
Anyone with an interest in books and authors will enjoy the general literature sites featured below. Many include full text versions of major -- and minor -- literary works. Literature teachers, in particular, will find a wealth of resources to enhance the curriculum, whether they're looking for a single literary work, information about the works of a particular author, lesson plans to incorporate into a classroom literature study, or additional resources to enhance their daily lessons.
Alex Catalogue of Electronic Text
The Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts is a collection of digital documents from American Literature, English Literature, and Western Philosophy. Not just a typical collection of e-texts, this site has a number of unique features. For example, not only can visitors locate text by author or title, they also can click the "Use Concordance" link to search the content of the selections. Content also can be searched across several texts simultaneously.
This "Internet publisher of literature, reference, and verse" offers a well-chosen collection of English and American literature for students and teachers. Featuring the works of Dickinson, Keats, Melville, Shelley, Whitman, Wilde, Wordsworth, and more, the collection provides easy access to many timeless works. Line numbering in the right margin makes finding special excerpts for class reading assignments easy as well.
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BookBrowse offers excerpts and reviews of selected current books. Hundreds of interviews with authors are available, along with reading guides, visitor reviews, advice on starting and running a reading group, and a free newsletter to keep visitors up to date on interesting and eclectic reading suggestions. Parents and educators will find the sections for teen and young adult titles, and those for children 9 years old and above, helpful for selecting appropriate titles.
Wired for Books
Wired for Books provides a collection of audio recordings featuring authors reading their own works, videos of selected plays, and an archive of author interviews. Visitors to the site can listen to Charles Dickens' classic tale, A Christmas Carol and enjoy such performances as Shakespeare's Macbeth and Homer's The Iliad. The children's section includes an interview with "Mister Rogers" and readings from Grimm's Fairy Tales and Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories.
Knowing Poe
This interactive site examines the literature, life, and times of Edgar Allen Poe, and explores nineteenth century Baltimore, where he lived and worked. Classroom resources for teachers and engaging activities for students also are provided. The Classroom Connections section helps teachers effectively utilize the materials and primary resources from the Maryland Historical Society and the Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore.
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Author: Julia Quinn
Series: Bridgertons
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List Of Top Golden Globe Winners
Here are the winners in key categories for the 77th Golden Globe Awards, which were handed out in Beverly Hills on Sunday.
Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood" took home three awards including best comedy/musical film honors, best screenplay and a best supporting actor prize for Brad Pitt.
War epic "1917" took home best drama film honors and a surprise best director trophy for Sam Mendes.
Best film, drama: "1917"
Best film, musical or comedy: "Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood"
Best actor, drama: Joaquin Phoenix, "Joker"
Best actress, drama: Renee Zellweger, "Judy"
Best actor, musical or comedy: Taron Egerton, "Rocketman"
Best actress, musical or comedy: Awkwafina, "The Farewell"
Best supporting actor: Brad Pitt, "Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood"
Best supporting actress: Laura Dern, "Marriage Story"
Best director: Sam Mendes, "1917"
Best screenplay: Quentin Tarantino, "Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood"
Best foreign language film: "Parasite"
Best animated feature: "Missing Link"
Best drama series: "Succession"
Best drama actor: Brian Cox, "Succession"
Best drama actress: Olivia Colman, "The Crown"
Best musical or comedy series: "Fleabag"
Best musical or comedy actor: Ramy Youssef, "Ramy"
Best musical or comedy actress: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, "Fleabag"
Best limited series or TV movie: "Chernobyl"
Best limited series or TV movie actor: Russell Crowe, "The Loudest Voice"
Best limited series or TV movie actress: Michelle Williams, "Fosse/Verdon"
Best limited series or TV movie supporting actor: Stellan Skarsgard, "Chernobyl"
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South Africa – Education System To Implement Chinese Language Education And Teachers Aren't Happy
The Education Minister of South Africa announced that students will now have the option to study Mandarin Chinese. Angie Motshekga said that the course offerings will be optional and examinable. China is South Africa's largest trading partner, and approximately one billion native speakers speak Mandarin Chinese, the largest group of native speakers in the world.
Teachers' unions in South Africa aren't happy about the move. As reported in the Mail & Guardian Africa, many wonder if it is a good idea for students to learn Chinese, especially if China one day ceases to be South Africa's largest trading partner. Many wonder if the Chinese will learn to speak many of the African languages available.
As the South African economy continues to struggle, some see this as a way to open new markets and build more business. Despite the talk of shared history and partnerships though, the objectives of China have always been clear: Chinese interests come first.
All Africa reported that the plan came from South African president Jacob Zuma and begins implementation in 2016. It is the latest addition to the languages offered in the educational system which also include German, Serbian, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Tamil, Telegu, and Urdu. The plan to implement the optional language was signed by President Zuma last year.
It is part of a 10-year plan to be implemented first in grades four through nine. The goal of the plan was to strengthen educational and policy ties between the China and South Africa. Grade 11 will receive the courses in 2017, and grade 12 will receive it in 2018.
This comes at a time when the South African government has been struggling to deal with xenophobia in parts of South Africa, as well as white genocide and farm murders. The South African government has so far failed to address these issues. Criticism has also been leveled at the political party, Economic Freedom Fighters, and their leader Julius Malema, as farm murders and attacks against farmers have increased in the areas where the Economic Freedom Fighters have a stronghold.
The teachers' union in South Africa is powerful, and their response to the new curriculum was, "over our dead bodies." Although the basics of the policy have been announced, there have been no announcements on the details of how the policy will be fully implemented or who will teach the courses.
Although the human rights abuses of China were considered, the move to deepen ties between China and South Africa were economic.
What do you think of the school systems adding Chinese to the South Africa school curriculum? Do you believe it will benefit the South Africans more or the Chinese?