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Our Daily Bleed...
Never seek to tell thy love,
Love that never told can be;
For the gentle wind does move
Silently, invisibly.
I told my love, I told my love,
I told her all my heart;
Trembling, cold, in ghastly fears,
Ah ! she did depart!
Soon as she was gone from me,
A traveller came by,
Silently, invisibly:
He took her with a sigh.
Bill Blake
South African poet, educator, anti-apartheid activist..
1545 -- 3 Typos & You're Out?: Jacob van Liesveld, printer/"heretic" (Refeyen), beheaded.
1582 -- A bond is entered to secure the marriage of William Shakespeare & Anne Hathaway at Stratford-upon-Avon.
1628 -- Printer/writer John Bunyan (The Pilgrim's Progress), lives, Elstow, near Bedford, the son of a tinsmith. See Kenneth Rexroth, Classics Revisited
If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot.
1757 -- English Romantic poet, visonary radical, mystic, printer, engraver, subversive, proto-anarchist, William Blake lives, London. See Kenneth Rexroth's More Classics Revisited & "Poets Old & New" in Assays.
1785 -- The Marquis de Sade completes The 120 Days of Sodom in the Bastille.
1795 -- US: Peace is bought from Algiers & Tunis by paying $800,000, supplying a frigate, paying an additional yearly ransom of $25,000. Shades of Reaganism except this one is not illegal.
1820 -- German radical Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx's partner, lives.
1832 -- American Hegelianist Benjamin Paul Blood lives, Amsterdam, New York.
Pioneered the study of Hegel while on nitrous oxide.http://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/96may/nitrous/nitrous.htm
Hence, in intent, mystical salvation definitely means aristocracy; it is an aristocratic religiosity of redemption And, in the midst of a culture that is rationally organized for a vocational workaday life, there is hardly any room for the cultivation of acosmic brotherliness, unless it is among strata who are economically carefree.
Max Weber
1852 --
Italy: Silvia Pisacane lives (1852-1888). Second daughter of the revolutionary Carlo Pisacane, Silvia was involved in the Matese anarchist insurrection in 1877. 1877 Silvia Pisacane interviene presso Nicotera, divenuto Ministro degli Interni, a favore di un gruppo di anarchici del Matese. // 1852.Il 28 novembre nasce la seconda figlia, Silvia.
1859 -- Sooner Than You Think?: Washington Irving dies in Tarrytown, New York. His last words: "When will this end?"
1868 -- Maiju Lassila lives. Finnish author, journalist, revolutionist whose colorful life created a legend around him. Arrested & shot dead on May 5, 1918 while trying to escape imprisonment.
1876 -- In an article for the Atlanta Constitution, Joel Chandler Harris first uses the pseudonym Uncle Remus.
1881 -- Stefan Zweig lives. German poet/translator/biographer, short-story writer/novelist, achieved fame with his interpretations of many imaginary & historical characters.
1891 -- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) founded.
1895 -- US: In the Fast Lane? America's first auto race starts; 6 cars, 55 miles, winner averages 7 MPH.
1904 -- English writer known for witty novels of upper-class life, Nancy Mitford, lives, London. One of her most widely read books is Noblesse Oblige: An Enquiry into the Identifiable Characteristics of the English Aristocracy (1956), demonstrating the distinction between linguistic usage that are U (upper class) & those that are non-U (not upper class).
1905 -- George Bernard Shaw play "Major Barbara" opens in London.
1907 -- Artist Charles Alston lives, Charlotte, North Carolina. African American artist, gets First Award of the Atlanta University Collection's 1942 show for his gouache "Farm Boy".
1907 -- Alberto Moravia lives. Italian journalist, short-story writer, novelist who explored sex, social alienation & other contemporary issues... ... show details
1908 -- French structural anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss lives.
"The world began without man, & it will complete itself without him."
Claude Levi-Strauss
1911 --
strong people do not need a government
Emiliano Zapata
1911 -- México: The anarquista Emiliano Zapata presents his Plan of Ayala.
1913 -- US: Lincoln Beachy flies the first triple loop-the-loop.
1916 -- Min Sheng ("The Voice of the People") ceases publication, with issue number 29.
In this journal & in pamphlets, were reprinted various original articles & translations from Hsin Shih-chio. In this manner, anarchist thought was widely disseminated. The names of Proudhon, Bakunin , Kropotkin, & Malatesta & some of their theories were now introduced into the main stream of Chinese "progressivism".
See The Chinese Anarchist Movement, by R. Scalapino & G. T. Yu (1961),
http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives... /scalapino.html
1920 -- Soviet Union: Emma Goldman travels north with Alexander Berkman & another member of the museum expedition to Archangel.
1921 -- Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bah.
1922 -- Greece: Classics Example?: Six old ministers in Greece executed.
1922 -- US: Capt. Cyril Turner of the Royal Air Force gives the first public skywriting exhibition, spelling out, "Hello U-S-A. Call Vanderbilt 7200" over New York's Times Square. 47,000 called.
1922 -- The only copies of several unpublished Hemingway short stories are stolen.
1924 -- Poet Dennis Brutus lives, Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe).
Known as the "singing voice of the South African Liberation Movement," Dennis Brutus, more than any other single person, was responsible for South Africas & Rhodesias exclusion from the Olympic Games.
1929 -- Berry Gordy is lives, Detroit, Michigan. Founder of Motown Records, the most successful African-American-owned record company. "Motown Sound" will become synonymous with the 1960's & will launches the careers of Diana Ross & the Supremes, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, the Jackson 5, & many others.
1930 -- France: "l'Age d'or," Buñuel & Dali's second film, premieres. Rightwing nationalists attack the cinema house, cops ban the film.
1930 -- Edgar Rice Burroughs novel Tarzan at the Earth's Core is published.
1942 -- US: Coconut Grove Fire. 498 killed, 172 injured when Boston nightclub goes up in flames after a lighted match is dropped on a gauze-like drapery.
1944 -- US: San Francisco Digger, anarchist, author Emmett Grogan lives.
Emmett Grogan is the author of Ringolevio (current edition by Canongate, introduced by Peter Coyote, a fellow Digger & one of Emmett Grogans closest friends), & the novel Final Score).
Grogan sent Tuesday Weld home ...
1944 -- 400 Rotterdammers attack a coal warehouse. In reprisal 40 Dutch men are executed by the Nazis.
1953 -- US: New York City begins 11 days without newspapers when a strike of photoengravers shut down publication. Sales increased for magazines & paperback books.
1956 -- Japan: Sanshirô Ishikawa (1876-1956) dies. Theorist, historian, translator, militant Christian socialist turned anarcho-syndicalist.
[Details / context]
photo courtesy Ephéméride Anarchiste
1957 -- US: "Look Homeward, Angel" with Anthony Perkins premiers in NYC.
1958 -- US: Critical Art Ensemble member Hope Kurtz lives, Oklahoma City.
HOPE KURTZ, Patron Saint 2005-2010.
Fiesty Critical Art Ensemble member, her death led to a US Patriot Act investigation of current art activism.
1963 -- The first pulsating radio source (pulsar) detected.
1968 -- Jimi Hendrix plays Philharmonic Hall in New York.
1969 -- It passed without notice when it occurred in mid-March [March 16] 1968, at a time when the war news was still dominated by the siege of Khe Sanh. Yet the brief action at My Lai, a hamlet in Viet Cong-infested territory 335 miles northeast of Saigon, may yet have an impact on the war. According to accounts that suddenly appeared on TV & in the world press last week, a cam-company of 60 or 70 US infantrymen had entered My Lai early one morning & destroyed its houses, its livestock & all the inhabitants that they could find in a brutal operation that took less than 20 minutes. When it was over, the Vietnamese dead totaled at least 100 men, women & children, & perhaps many more. Only 25 or so escaped, because they lay hidden under the fallen bodies of relatives & neighbors.
article in Time, November 28, 1969
Drop the candy in the courtyard,
Let the kiddies gather 'round.
Crank your twenty-millimeter,
Gun the little bastards down.
Come 'round early Sunday morning,
Catch the village unaware.
Drop a bunch of cluster bomblets,
Get 'em while they kneel in prayer.
from song, "STRAFE THE TOWN & KILL THE PEOPLE"
(Tune: "Wake the Town & Tell the People")
1969 -- Peruvian novelist, poet, & anthropologist José María Arguedas dies. Fearing the 'primitive' ways of the Indians could not survive the onslaught of modern technology & capitalism, he was one of the most important authors to speak to issues of the survival of native cultures.
1970 -- US: The Black Panther-sponsored Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention assembles in Washington, DC.
(Auntie Dave is there (or was this in 1971?), working for College Press Service/US Student Press Association [USSPA])
1971 -- Eygpt: Wasfi Tal, Jordan's Prime Minister, assassinated in Cairo.
1979 -- US: Beloved & Respected Comrade Leader Washington State Representative Mike Lowry (Democrat) introduces the World War II Japanese-American Human Rights Violations Act (H.R. 5977) into Congress.
1982 -- US: First meeting of Cat Lovers Against the Bomb, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1986 -- Stay of Execution?: Tutu, Big Hebo & other cats living in a concrete pipe at Caledonia Prison (North Carolina) are given conditional approval to stay by prison officials.
1989 -- Czechoslovakia: Government announces it will adopt new constitution & Hungary announces first free election.
1990 -- US: Demonstration in support of CO (conscientious objector) Ronald Jean Baptiste, McGuire airbase, New Jersey.
1993 -- US: Chicago's Shedd Aquarium captures three dolphins near Santa Catalina Island, California. A group of animal-rights activists led by the Malibu-based Whale Rescue Team tried to prevent the capture, using an aircraft to track the boat.
1993 -- France: La Société Octave Mirbeau founded, to contribute to the knowledge of the life, the battles & the works of the great French novelist, journalist & anarchiste militante.
1994 -- US: Contracting out work to cheaper labor pools in the global market & replacing people by machines, telecom giant Bell-Atlantic announces another 5,600 lay-offs.
In Pennsylvania, 1,200 employees respond by coming to work in T-shirts that depict themselves as information superhighway roadkill. When they refuse to change their clothing, management overreacts & suspends them all without pay, thus ensuring the workers' campaign gains national prominence.
Source: 'Calendar Riots'
1997 -- Brasil: Brazilian cop is convicted in the 1993 massacre of 20 slum residents.
1997 -- Perú: Government frees 83 prisoners falsely convicted of terrorism.
1998 -- US: Microradio movement news accounts on the struggle to free the airwaves: "Airwave activists broadcast atop tree" Mercury News "Unlicensed gospel radio station signs off after court rejects appeal" Boston Globe
[Source: Pirate Radio Kiosk]
2000 --
Florida ...
& the Grinch, he went back to his old Grinchy pad.
But en route, he was nabbed by a little Chad lad
Who had stayed up all night (quite ignoring his dad).
He stared at the Grinch & said, "Sir, who's our leader?
"Is it Bush? Is it Gore? Or, my choice, Derek Jeter?"
& the Grinch simply smiled: This day couldn't be sweeter.
2001 -- Vietnam: National Assembly ratifies the trade agreement with the US but warns that interference in its internal affairs could jeopardize implementation of the agreement. The Vietnamese government voiced strong concerns over the US House of Representatives' passage of a Vietnam Human Rights Act which ties future non-humanitarian aid to improvements in Vietnam's human rights record.
2002 -- Israel: Palestinian terrorist gunmen fire on a Likud meeting & a bus station; also today Palestinian terrorists fire missiles at an Israeli jetliner, but miss; still others car-bomb Israeli tourists in Kenya, killing 11.
2008 -- US: Black Friday: As the Christmas
shootingshopping season begins, two are shot at a Toys R Us store in Palm Desert, California, & a Wal-Mart employee is crushed in a stampede after shoppers broke down a front door in Valley Stream, New York.
2010 -- WikiLeaks begins releasing some 12,000 US diplomatic cables from the 251,287 it has got its hands on.
But what is primarily secret is what is a secret & what isnt; that is perhaps the actual state secret.
Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Politics & Crime
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Oscar Wilde
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Termo Launches New Brand ID / Industry & Partner Communication Initiative
August 3, 2011
Long Beach, California -
In a process that began in November 2010, and for the first time, Termo has adapted a new Brand Identity to capture the spirit and values that make the company unique. Working with BrandExtract of Houston, staff at Termo undertook to research and capture the history, values, contributions, and culture of the company. Team members answered questions, partners were interviewed, and opinions solicited. In the end, several key themes emerged: Trustworthiness, Fiscal Responsibility, Relationships, Integrity – all bound up in the history and longevity of the company. The new logo captures this spirit in its modern form, but with a font that harkens back to the 1930's when the company was founded. The tagline recognizes that the company could not exist without its partnerships, but at the same time will continue to chart its own course: Independently Focused. Partnered in Discovery.
Of course, a logo is not a brand, and a company that cannot live up to its brand promise will do itself more harm than good in the end so as part of the brand initiative, Termo staff are engaged in ensuring that all projects, communication, and efforts live up to the company's promise to our stakeholders: At The Termo Company, we draw on our nearly 80 years of experience to explore for profitable oil and gas investments opportunities, to make decisions that will benefit our shareholders and partners alike, and that reflect our commitment to integrity, operational excellence and fiscal responsibility.
Along with the Brand ID, Termo is engaged in a new Partner Communication Initiative. Working with visualade of Long Beach, the company has unveiled a rebuilt website that focuses on communicating project information, company news, prospects and opportunities, and other company initiatives. By providing partners with additional ways to follow and track the company through news, Twitter, and LinkedIn Termo will keep its stakeholders engaged and increase the contribution that all parties can make to creating additional value and return.
The Termo Company's 2011 Annual Meeting
July 28, 2011
Long Beach, California -
Attended by about half of the company's forty-eight shareholders, Termo's 2011 Annual Meeting was held in Long Beach on Thursday, July 28th. Discussion topics included the company's strong financial performance in 2010, recent acquisitions, new prospects and opportunities, a refined strategic focus centered on well optimization, near-term industry outlook and demand, environmental and safety performance, and highlights of its initiated marketing and branding campaign.
Paul Buika, Termo's Geology Manager, reviewed new prospects and opportunities being developed or participated in by Termo that spanned seven states. Several of the Texas and Louisiana prospects are in the pre-spud phase of development.
Francis Roth discussed the company's financial performance. Of particular interest was the declining dry hole rate experienced by Termo since its peak in 2007. He also announced a revised 2011 CapEx budget that has been increased by several million dollars for the remainder of the year.
David Combs reviewed the current state of the industry, focusing on the continuing cost burden on smaller companies as a result of competition for resources and services and an increasingly complex regulatory environment.
Founded in 1933 and headquartered in Long Beach, California, The Termo Company is a privately-owned fourth generation Independent Oil and Gas Company engaged in the Exploration, Development, and Production of Crude Oil and Natural Gas with field operations in three states and working interest and royalty investments in a dozen more. More information may be found at Termoco.com.
Initiative to optimize production starts to bear…oil
July 15, 2011
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In an ongoing effort to reduce its idle well inventory and optimize production from existing fields, Termo Team members in Louisiana and Long Beach identified and brought online two wells in recent weeks. The Rycade #4 benefited from a switch to an ESP and the Fleming #7D, which had been idle, was pulled and cleaned out. This work has brought an incremental increase in production of 100 BOPD from this field and added approximately 150,000 BO in reserves. The team is currently examining the SML #17 for a work-over and optimization.
Termo adds up to 15 well locations in existing fields in L. A. and Ventura County
July 1, 2011
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Through an ongoing geological review and reinterpretation of data, Termo has identified the potential for up to 15 new well locations in existing and proposed field expansions within the Los Angeles and Ventura Basins. Additional mineral acreage has been secured through leasing and three projects are in the planning and permitting phases. The first wells are expected to spud in late 2011 or early 2012. Depending on the success of the first wells, drilling will continue for two to three years.
Termo Acquires Granite Wash Acreage
June 13, 2011
Long Beach, California -
Termo is excited to announce its entry into this highly prolific and productive area with its acquisition of Newport Oil Company's 297 net acres in Washita County, Oklahoma. The acreage lies within 25 separate sections and has a net working interest as high as 13%. The purchase included interest in 5 currently producing wells operated by Chesapeake Energy. Some of these wells have had initial production rates as high as 10,000 MCFPD and 1,000 BOPD. Chesapeake has an aggressive drilling plan for this area, so Termo expects to see a great deal of activity within its interest block. While wells are currently being drilled one per section, the general belief within the industry is that the resource will be better produced with multiple wells per section. Termo's acreage also has multiple target zones within the Granite Wash and Cleveland Sand.


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Basappa was born on 29th July 1994 to Lakshman and Gangavva in a village called Markendaya in Belgaum district. His was a case of blindness at birth. Till the age of about 10 years he could see a bit but aer that he became completely blind. Did they consult a doctor? Yes, but they were told that a crucial nerve was affected at birth itself and so the blindness was irreversible. He has been categorised as a B1 player.
They are five children in the family and Basappa is the third child. Shockingly, four of them are blind, including Basappa. He has two brothers and two sisters. His elder brother is married and has two normal children, a boy and a girl. Basappa hopes that as a result of his associaon with blind cricket in India, he will land a decent job and help his family.
Basappa studied in the Maheshwari School for the Blind at Belgaum, from the First to the Tenth Standard. He obtained his graduaon in Arts from the college at Dharwar in a normal college. In the examinaons he got helpers to write the answers.
When did he get into blind cricket? In the school he got good exposure to the game. He played well in the school team events. Matches at State level were played in Shimoga. That's where his play was noced by Samarthana. They took him under their umbrella, trained him, helped and encouraged him to get into the State team and play for the state. Now he has been selected for the Naonal Team. Samarthanam has played amarvellous role in his career in cricket. This World Cup in Dubai and Pakistan will be his debut into the Internaonal Level. He is an all-rounder, bats and bowls. He does not have any difficulty in playing the ball. He can trace the ball's path to him and play the right shot. The only difficulty he has is when the ball comes in through the air. The rules for Blind Cricket, however, ensure that such balls are not bowled to B1 players. In fielding he faces some difficulty when the ball rises and comes into him. A rolling ball does not pose any problem.
He stays in Belgaum. There is a Samarthanam branch here, and he goes there regularly to train and be always fit to play. He does not stay in the hostel since his house is to the ground.
What is his ambion? Play well and bring laurels to his country, he says. What does he want to do in the future, aer cricket? He wants to connue in cricket in some capacity. He has gone through difficules and he has learnt how to cope with situaons. He wants to help other blind persons who have the potenal to play. Maybe he can become a coach! His Father is an agriculturist. Does Basappa have any leanings towards farming? The answer is emphac: NO!


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The Arizona Cardinals are 3-0 and continue to stay hot. Playing against the San Francisco 49ers, their offense and defense were creating points. Whether you've been a lifelong die-hard fan or you're still trying to jump on the bandwagon, we're going to help you find kicks to match the jerseys. The Cardinals rock three uniforms, the all red, mostly white, and the black jerseys.
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Up until now, most of my book reviews have been quite easy for me to write. But today, I found myself starting and stopping ,deleting, reinserting. But like all other instances in my life where the writing has not come to me easily, I've tried to figure out WhereTF the writer's block is coming from. So I set all the books I've reviewed recently in front of me, and then it hit me: aside from WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON (which wasn't exactly easy to review either), I've pretty much stuck to reading and reviewing YA paranormals and urban fantasy. It makes sense, of course—that's what I write. But it shouldn't make reviewing THE DUFF so difficult, should it?
The only answer I can come up with is that, as easy as this book was to read, it was also a little painful—and thus, perhaps, writing the review of it wasn't exactly a cakewalk. But I think if you read my review—as well as THE DUFF—you'll understand why I HAD to review it.
As always, be sure to stop by and visit the other Bookanistas reviewing books today:
The Plot This Belles: Also reviewing THE DUFF
Christine Fonseca: PARANORMALCY
Beth Revis: LIPS TOUCH: THREE TIMES
Myra McENTIRE: VORDAK THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE
Bethany Wiggins: TELL ME A SECRET
Lisa and Laura Roecker: THE IVY
THE DUFF by Kody Keplinger
Book Jacket summary (abridged): Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn't think she's the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She's also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie, Wesley Rush…
But things aren't so great at home right now. Desperate for a distraction, Bianca ends up kissing Wesley. And likes it. Eager for escape, she throws herself into a closeted enemies-with-benefits relationship with Wesley.
Until all goes horribly awry. It turns out that Wesley isn't such a bad listener, and his life is pretty screwed up, too. Suddenly Bianca realizes with absolute horror that she's falling for the guy she thought she hated more than anyone.
The first thing that will jump out at you with this book is the voice.
Wait. I take that back. The first thing is the cover…the HUGE label splashed across the length of a girl's face: The DUFF…then the eye naturally gravitates to the close-up of a young girl with blue eye shadow, a bubble on the verge of popping over her mouth, and a freckled cheek…and then in smaller print: Designated Ugly Fat Friend. There it is for you, reader—the visceral nature of this book, illustrated for you on the cover. It is the vivid, sarcastic, cynical, witty voice of Bianca Piper portrayed as cover art. I look at this cover, and I think, Bite me. This cover is Bianca.
So, yeah, I guess the first thing that jumps out for you really is the voice. And damn, it's loud. Now, I don't mean that Bianca is herself a "loud" person. I mean her voice—and her story—is one you just can't turn away from. Bianca's story is genuine and sometimes funny and often heartbreaking. She is a girl who feels inadequate, but not painfully so until she is referred to as the designated ugly fat friend (DUFF), the friend that is pulled in to make the rest of the group look "better." And suddenly, she's forced to reevaluate everything about herself.
It's an ugly term, isn't it? The duff? And there were definitely times I cringed reading this. I hurt for Bianca. So many, if not all of us have felt just like this in our lives. Excuse me: feel just like this sometimes—paralyzed by self-doubt. Bianca embodies the very essence of teenage insecurity. It can be a little uncomfortable to see some of your own demons in a fictional character.
Yet, THE DUFF is not strictly about pain and loss and insecurity. In a paradoxical, but enlightening way, Keplinger weaves (sexual) empowerment and often humor with teen angst. Sex, the very thing that makes Bianca feel in control of her body and life, which is spiraling into the toilet day by day, also makes her feel ashamed and completely out of control emotionally. In the same breath that Wesley calls her a duff, he's taking Bianca to bed. While we see her life falling apart, we also see her falling in love. THE DUFF is full of these contradictions—which are all the more remarkable because they are so. very. real. Seriously, what is adolescence but a giant contradiction full of mixed emotions anyway? Reading THE DUFF is a bit like diving into teenagedom. Yeah, it sort of forced me to relive some of my own fears and insecurities which dominated so much of my life growing up and still creep in on a regular basis. But it's okay—it's cathartic. Still. Don't assume that catharsis is all there is in this book. THE DUFF is also funny and heartwarming. And most fun of all? It's first-date, first-kiss, first-tingle-in-that-pit-of-your-belly exciting, too. I'll read just about any book that can make me feel that.
You can read it, too. For one thing, you can enter my 7 ARC CONTEST and win an ARC of THE DUFF (or a signed ARC of MATCHED, or an ARC of TORMENT, FIRELIGHT, HALO, PARANORMALCY, or PERSONAL DEMONS). Or you can wait until September when THE DUFF will be released. Either way, I think you should consider getting your hands on this book.
P.S. THE DUFF is recommended for ages 15 and up.
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Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
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Nassau, Bahamas
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Leona Theis writes of the accidents of small rebellion, courage and kindness that have the power to change who we are. With a spareness, clarity, and elegance of style, Leona Theis knows what needs to be large and small. Like the name of the town, Flat Hill, these stories are a study of opposites, mature and intelligent observations that show us ourselves, and our own points of departure.
– Sandra Birdsell
A girl who set small fires in a neighbour's pasture in the 1960s, fantasizing about the havoc they caused the imaginary families who lived there, has her city home partially destroyed by fire thirty years later. A young woman who decides to leave her wheelchair-bound father in Flat Hill in the 1970s so she can have a life of her own, is seen single and childless in 1989, striving with only mixed success to keep her connection with friends whose lives are enriched by their own families.
Leona Theis uses flashbacks within stories, revisits characters at more than one time in their lives, and has main characters in one story appear as bit players in another. All to build a complex portrait of a group of people who share a single point of departure – Flat Hill. As the reviewer for the Globe and Mail commented, "with each new story, as names and relationships and landmarks recur and stick in the mind, a kaleidoscopic drama gathers and offers gratifying connections."
No matter how accomplished and subtly rewarding each story in Sightlines is, what is finally most remarkable is how the individual stories fit together, demonstrating that in Leona Theis's case the whole really is far greater than the sum of its parts. A very promising debut by a very talented writer.
– Guy Vanderhaeghe
After a good, twelve-year run, the traditional, paper edition of Sightlines is now out of print. You can find the ebook at Amazon.ca and Amazon.com.


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By Phil Hecken
A little more than 50 years ago, Sports Illustrated ran a feature challenging its readers to identify 22 different balls used in the sports of the time. Although our knowledge and perception of sports have changed considerably, the balls have remained the same. I am pretty sure some of these sports are either no longer played or if they are, they're only played on the manicured lawns of
lily-white fancy resort hotels or in places like Cambridge, England, or Newport, Rhode Island — ya know, places where they christen their sloops with names like The Flying Wasp — but they still took balls to play. And, of course, for the regular folks, SI included the classic pink balls used by kids on the streets of the big cities of the day.
Think you know your balls? Lets see. Take the quiz (the scans of the original SI pages are shown below) and give yourself one point for each ball you nail. If the scan doesn't appear large enough, you should be able to enlarge it, as I took the liberty of making the balls as big as possible. You should have no trouble examining the largest and smallest balls and their descriptions. I'll post the answers later on in the day, but in the meantime, be sure to post your answers in the comments. And please don't cheat by going to the SI archives, or I'll have to break your balls. Ready? Ready…let's go:
Balls 1-3 are a pretty easy beginning. Most of you should have no trouble identifying them. Quick start should yield you three points.
Balls 4-7 start to get a little tougher. One of the four is easy, the rest…maybe not so much. Good score here would be three out of four.
Balls 8-11 should yield at least three out of four correct. Be careful, however, not all balls look alike. Four out of four is possible here.
Balls 12-14 are knowable, but tricky. It's likely none of you has ever played with the last ball, much less seen one. Still, based on the clue, you may be able to ascertain its purpose. Three out of three would demonstrate a worldly ball knowledge.
Balls 15-18 may be the easiest set of balls to identify. Four out of four is likely here.
Balls 19-22 will be the toughest yet for identification purposes. Two out of four would be a good score here.
0-14: You don't know dick about balls — you'll get nothing and like it!
15-16: You only know a little about your balls. You're not…you're not good — you stink.
17-18: You know the difference between a rubber and a leather ball. Another Rob Roy, Bishop?
19-20: You really know your balls, and you almost beat the ball quiz. How about a Fresca?
21-22: You must have cheated — but that takes some balls! You ain't getting no coke. Know what I'm talking about?
Sorry for the non-uni post, but it's the end of the year, and balls are as essential to sports as uniforms. And on that note, I wanna give a shout-out to Ricko for the SI scans. If anyone knows
old balls his equipment, it's the Rick. Thanks, Ricko!


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Dear Mr. Colbert,
First I should take a moment to express what a big fan I am of your show "The Colbert Report". The show's writing, and your performance, are consistently excellent, and just when I think there can't possibly be anything you could say or do to surprise me, you manage to do just that.
I will admit that I was saddened when you quit referring to yourself as "Warrior-Poet" in your show's opening. However, I soon realized that meant that I was free to claim the mantle of America's Warrior-Poet and have done just that.
I could have written this letter at any point, considering how much I enjoy "The Colbert Report", but it was during the May 6, 2009 show that I decided that I had a very special thank you note to write you.
Mr. Colbert, thank you for talking about Zimbabwe. Outside of BBC America World News, your show is the only one I've seen that addresses the situation with some regularity. Perhaps you do this because as a true American patriot you are touched and moved by the struggle of a country trying to claim the freedoms that we here in the United States enjoy so easily, or it could be you are frustrated that American news agency seem to be ignoring the country altogether, or perhaps it's just the fact that the name Mugabe is fun to say. Whatever the reason, as someone who can't seem to get her voice heard with regards to Zimbabwe (form letter from the White House, no response from the State Department), I thank you and applaud you for repeatedly mentioning it to your nationwide audience.
Warm Wishes and With Highest Regards,
Rebecca Elson
Publisher, The Magical Buffet
The proof is in the pudding!
May 6, 2009
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Or, April 21, 2009
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Or how about all the way back to July 14, 2007?
|The Colbert Report
|Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
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So, color. It is something that I have dabbled with but it isn't easy for me. I tend to approach it like a coloring book. Draw the lines and fill them in. Shading with color doesn't really happen much for me. I've done a little but I default to using a pencil more often than not. I have some great pencils and markers reciently, Tombow markers, Inktense pencils and some Aquasitcks. I didn't really have much of an idea how to use them, or at least use them to get the most out of them. Thankfully there are some really great YouTube videos out there to see. Maybe one day, I will be able to actually do some of the tricks that are in the videos. :)
As I was doing Zendala dare #41, I decided that it needed to have color. The template looked like a flower to me, so a flower it would be. I traced out the template on 6"X6" watercolor paper and got to work. The center is a pattern by Jane Monk but please don't ask me the name. It isn't in the image that I have, but I think you can find it on tanglepatterns.com. I'm just too lazy to go and check it out right now. The rest flowed from there. I also concentrated on leaving some empty spaces.
I am really pleased with how it turned out. Applying color evenly is a struggle for me, so I worked on that a lot as well as using darker shades and/or layering the color to get some suggestion of shade. I resisted the temptation to go in with a pencil and shade. I always want to pop the layers out but this is so sweet as it is, I was afraid that pencil would muddy it up.
Another color experiment that I did came along when I got stuck. The drawing was progressing well and then I got stuck. Unsure as to what to put in my empty spaces, I looked to a friend for a little help, her suggestion? Color. So with great hesitation, I went for it. Armed with Tombow markers, some water and a small paint brush, I went in. For this drawing, I did go back and add pencil for shade. I worked very deliberatly and carefully with the shading though. This was just an experiment to see what I could do with the color and shade. I learned a bit about me and shading as well as leaving some open space.


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In 1992, while visiting China, I developed a severe upper respiratory infection. Several weeks later, I woke up one morning with double vision and ptosis of my right eyelid. My physician sent me to a neurologist who performed a tensilon test and determined that I had Myasthenia Gravis. I was told that it was incurable, that I'd have to learn to live with it, and that I'd be on heavy duty medication for the rest of my life. I had a thymectomy which didn't help at all. I was put on prednisone and Mestinon, There were times when I was so weak that I couldn't talk, swallow, hold my head up or lift anything.
Over the next several years I was put on Imuran and later Cytoxin. I experienced several crises culminating in a 5 day stay in ICU on plasmapharesis. At that point, I realized that I needed to take matters into my own hands, that the doctors could do only so much and that the rest was up to me. I had heard many times that the body is supposed to be able to heal itself. So I started researching what I needed to do to accomplish this. After much reading and listening to a clinical nutritionist speak, I decided to change my diet. I thought I was eating healthy by not eating red meat. But that wasn't enough. I became a vegetarian 3 years ago and then a vegan 2 years ago. In addition, I intensified my practice of tai chi and qigong (two ancient Chinese forms of exercise that promote healing through the circulation of "chi" – life force energy – throughout the body. I also switched to liquid vitamins and minerals which are more absorbable than tablets and started practicing meditation.
About three years ago, I realized I was basically symptom-free on 10 mg of prednisone every other day. So I started reducing my prednisone, with my doctor's guidance, by 1 mg every few months. It took over a year but on May 23, 2009 I was officially off of all medication and have been drug-free and symptom free for 4 months. My neurologist officially dismissed me from his care with his blessing when I saw him last May.
I started this blog because if I could improve my condition, other myasthenics can improve theirs also. I believe that it is crucial to take control of one's own health and to explore alternative approaches to wellness. Doctors don't always have all the right answers.
I want to help in any way possible. If you, or someone you know has MG, let's connect and share.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
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