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I may have gone overboard with the mint this year. I planted sweet peppermint and chocolate mint. And then I tossed out some miscellaneous mint I found hidden in my seed stash. And guess what? I got minted ya'll, and I liked it! Well, technically I'm still getting minted, probably will be for… Continue reading Mama's Mint Limeade
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I'm trying to learn new things. Figuring out short music videos just happens to be one of those things. How to eat just one slice of chocolate sheet cake at a time is another. But one can never really learn two new things at once, right? So, here's my first attempt at a short… Continue reading Early Summer Garden
Oh my goodness it's Sprinter!
I sure wish Mother Nature would figure out if it's spring or winter, I'm ready for flowers!!! Come on Woman I can't take much more of this cold weather!!! . . . Do not send me hate mail when I'm complaining about the heat in a couple of months, I don't want to hear it!… Continue reading Oh my goodness it's Sprinter!
THE FRIDAY FRENZY- Lola Dutch
Every once in a while I come across an illustration that I just fall in love with. This sweet little piece I found a couple of years ago on Etsy, and I don't know if it's the green (my favorite color) or the raindrops (I love rain), or the yellow umbrella, or the cutest little… Continue reading THE FRIDAY FRENZY- Lola Dutch
Analyze This!
Any good at analyzing dreams? Yes? Great! Here ya go, analyze this... What does it mean when you dream you're part of the Trump team, it's inauguration day, you run into Kung Fu Fighters just after watching your vehicle blow up (it was your dream vintage Land Rover), and you realize, as you're sitting… Continue reading Analyze This!
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If you're like most people, you'll know every era-defining song in "Motown" -- there are roughly five dozen, between medleys and straightforward performances -- but you won't know much about their twisting journey to the charts. Motown founder Berry Gordy's new musical, which has just opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, aims to change that.
Gordy may have relinquished control of Motown, selling the label in 1988, but there's no doubt he's in control of "Motown," the musical: In addition to being the subject, he wrote the libretto and is a producer (as is Kevin McCollum, of "Rent" and "Avenue Q"). It's directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, a member of the original cast of "Dreamgirls," that fictionalized account of the rise of The Supremes ... the great girl group Gordy put on the map.
Based mostly on the producer's own 1994 memoir, "Motown" is bookended by scenes set as the teetering label prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary with the televised concert reuniting its biggest acts, among them the Temptations, the Jacksons, Smokey Robinson and Diana Ross. A curtain-raiser conveys the gravitas of the moment, with snippets of "I Can't Help Myself," "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" and "Baby, I Need Your Lovin'" whetting our appetites for more of the Motown sound.
We meet Gordy (an endearing Brandon Victor Dixon, of "The Color Purple") at his home, as he considers past abandonments and debates whether he should even attend, exclaiming to his secretary: "One day, you wake up and the stars you polished so hard to shine are not only shining, but in orbit, out of control of themselves and in control of you!" Will he show, or won't he? You can guess.
"Motown," which clocks in at nearly three hours with intermission, is a greatest hits collection of music and a treasure trove of history meant to depict how the events of the 1960s shaped the creation of the label. Like so many collections, it would benefit from some considerable paring down. I'd have preferred fewer of those awesome songs, with more of them performed in full. The actors (among them, the fine Valisia LeKae as Diana Ross and Bryan Terrell Clark as Marvin Gaye) do a swell job of not imitating the artists they're charged with portraying, instead infusing roles with their own individual charms.
More nettlesome is the story, not that most people will care, since audiences will flock to "Motown" on the goodwill of its name alone. There is an awful lot crammed in here, from Gaye's politics to Gordy's legal troubles with the songwriting trio Holland-Dozier-Holland, who left Motown in 1967 after a dispute over royalty payments. What you end up with is a sprinkling of songs, narrative, another sprinkling, then more story. The construction might be palatable in a shorter piece, but here, it can be tedious. Would you want to be the guy telling Berry Gordy what to trim? Me neither.
The more electric moments in "Motown" illustrate how confections like The Marvelettes' "Please, Mr. Postman" or Smokey Robinson's "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" did double-time as hammers that smashed racial barriers, as Motown spread its message beyond Detroit. When a touring revue in Birmingham is interrupted by a gunshot, it spurs a moment of doubt for headliner Robinson (the excellent Charl Brown) about the next night's gig: "Esther, let's make sure the bus is at the stage door."
I walked away with a healthier sense of the fundamental role Smokey (and his Miracles) played in the whole affair, starting with the duo's first meeting in the office of Jackie Wilson's manager. An often-told anecdote about Smokey's motivations behind "My Girl," which he wrote for the Temptations -- essentially, that it was written as a response to "My Guy," his earlier No. 1 hit for Mary Wells -- is a humorous high point in the first act, albeit a story Robinson has told differently.
Most of the second act focuses on Gordy's relationship with Ross, whom he promises to nurture as she separates from the Supremes. Sections that deal with his attempts to launch Ross' movie career ("Lady Sings the Blues") tend to drag, and a scene that has Ross handing off her microphone to members of the audience is well-intentioned, but out-of-place.
No one will accuse the author of hiding his vulnerabilities. During a romantic getaway in Paris, he finds himself in bed with Ross, impotent; the incident is also characterized in Gordy's memoir. Years from now, theatergoers will talk about the camp value of the cut to the following scene, LeKae singing "I Hear a Symphony." Because "Where Did Our Love Go" would have been too heavy-handed?
Raymond Luke Jr. and Jibreel Mawry alternate performances as the childhood versions of young Berry, young Stevie Wonder and, most thrillingly, young Michael Jackson. We meet young Michael rehearsing James Brown's "I Got the Feelin.'" At the press preview I attended, Luke ended the number with a 360-degree spin, landing in a split. Berry was awed, and so was I.
Emilio Sosa's costumes are as glitzy as you'd anticipate, with an emphasis on sequins. David Korins' scenery, with a reliance on sliding panels, effectively transports us from the label's Detroit home, "Hitsville, U.S.A.," to Paris and back to Pasadena.
From a structural standpoint, "Motown" will be compared to the far superior "Jersey Boys." Still, there are worse problems to have than a bloated script. "Motown" has a built-in audience and is likely to prosper for the foreseeable future: reports have the musical enjoying healthier advance ticket sales than even "Matilda" and "Lucky Guy." Chalk up one more hit, at age 83, for Berry Gordy.
"Motown," at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 205 W. 46th St., for an open-ended run. Tickets: $57-$142, available through Ticketmaster at 877-250-2929, or at ticketmaster.com
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Here's an introduction to David Lazar, a photographer and musician hailing all the way from Brisbane, Australia. With a long roster of awards under his belt, David was the Overall Winner in the 2009 Intrepid Photography Competition, won the Best Wildlife 2008 category and the Best Culture and Portrait 2007 category in the Peregrine Photography of the World Competition. He also won the Best Landscape 2007 category in the Intrepid Adventure Photo Competition, and was published in JPGMag, Intrepid Travel Magazines, Digital Camera, and Digital Photo of the UK.
He recently traveled to Burma, and returned with lovely images of this wonderful country and of its people. These images are grouped under a gallery he titled "Myanmar, Say A Little Prayer". Also explore David's other galleries of the Middle East and India.
David tells us that he was drawn to the designs of the Thanaka paste on the women and children's faces. This is the traditional Burmese paste made the bark of trees and applied to the skin each day to keep it moisturized and protected from the sun. Thanaka has been used by Burmese women for over 2000 years.


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Joey Barton tasted victory at Highbury for the first time as his 10-man Fleetwood Town side slayed Bradford City in a controversial affair on the Fylde coast.
Barton had yet to win at his new home ground and the head coach could have been forgiven that lady luck was going to thwart him once again early doors.
Referee Andy Haines had a busy first half, just two minutes into the game he had chalked off a Ched Evans close range effort for an alleged handball.
Evans soon got himself on the scoresheet, bundling home an Ash Hunter cross from close range in the 12th minute.
But Haines was in the thick of the action again, George Miller ruled to have been fouled by Jason Holt, the home faitful's murmours of discontent showed they felt it was soft. That set the stage for Eoin Doyle to net his first goal since joining from PNE in the summer, sliding the ball past Alex Cairns in the 23rd minute.
Fleetwood had been in control up until that point but still looked the side most likely to go on and grab the three points but there was a potential momentum swinging moment in the 43rd minute as Wes Burns was sent off for a strong tackle on Adam Chicksen.
Though Fleetwood refused to roll over and it was the 10-men who restored their lead just three minutes into the new half, Hunter pouncing on an Evans centre.
It capped a man of the match performance for the forward turned left-winger who walked off to standing ovation after aiding Town's victory.
Fleetwood: Cairns, Coyle, Eastham, Morgan, Husband, Burns, Marney, Holt, Hunter (Wallace, 80), Evans (Long, 85), Madden (Spurr, 87). Subs: Jones, McAleny, Biggins, Sheron.
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The Keeneland Sales kicks
of on Monday, September 9 through September 21. This is the largest
yearling sale of the year and attracts buyers worldwide. Some of the
most exquisitely bred babies will walk through the sales ring on
their way to becoming the two year old stars of 2014. It's easy to
find those blue-bloods, as they can cost in the hundreds of thousands
to millions of dollars. Not all of tomorrow's stars will cost so much
money. You could have bought last year's Kentucky Derby winner I'll
Have Another for a paltry $11,000. That's less than the cost of many
claiming horses. This year's Florida Derby runner-up and track
record setter Itsmyluckyday was a $47K yearling purchase. Dreams can
be bought for only $1,000. Two-time stakes winner Don't Tell Sophia
cost that much at the 2009 September Yearling Sale and graded stakes
winner Bourbon Bay was a $1,700 purchase.
But enough about the
current runners. Let's take a look at some of the diamonds in the
rough selling at this year's sale. I'll follow these babies and post
updates to see how well they do. Maybe we'll get lucky and find a
stakes winner. Sales yearlings can be difficult to follow until they
re-surface either at a two year old in training sale or on the
racetrack. If you have connections to any of these babies, I'd
appreciate it if you could email me occasionally informing me of
their progress.
Hip #1176 Filly
Cat – Valuable Partner, by Mr. Prospector) named Stay
Beautiful. Discreet Cat's offspring have been hitting at all levels
this summer. His promising son Debt Ceiling won the Bashford Manor
sprinting on dirt and last month the stallion's daughter Discreet
Marq won the Del Mar Oaks traveling 1 1/8 miles over turf. Only two
of this filly's half siblings made it to the races. One is a two year
old who has raced only once. The other is stakes placed. Their
unraced dam is a half sister to the producing mare Net Dancer (by
Nureyev). She's the dam of Japanese Gr. 1 winning sire Eagle Cafe and
Grade 1 winner Let, who herself is the dam of the multiple graded
stakes winner Centre Court and Sham Stakes winner Ravel. The second
dam Doubles Partner is a graded stakes winner. Farther back in this
family branch are the Champion Arazi and multiple Group winner
Noverre. The fourth dam Native Partner and fifth dam Dinner Partner
are blue hens. This filly has the pedigree to handle a mile, maybe 1
1/16 miles. She could be precocious.
Hip #1255 Colt (Lookin
At Lucky – Chief Secretary, by Deputy Minister) From the first
crop of Preakness hero Lookin at Lucky, Hip #1255 is a half to the
turf router Left a Message, a stakes winner at 1 ½ miles. Their dam
raced only once, but is a winner. She's a half sister to the graded
stakes winning sires Exchange Rate and Sabre D'Argent, plus the
multiple graded stakes placed Cable. Hip #1255's second through
fourth dams all own black-type and his fifth dam Native Partner is a
blue hen. This colt may do well over a variety of surfaces and will
likely relish two turns. Could he avenge his sire in the Kentucky
Hip #2470 Filly
– Chimichurri, by Elusive Quality) Her first crop sire, winner of
the Wood Memorial, is the latest son of Giant's Causeway to stand at
stud. If the records of previous sons of this great sire are any
indication, Eskendereya's babies will generate a lot of buzz on the
track and he could wind up being one of the leading freshmen sires.
Hip 2470 has seven half siblings, four have raced, three have won and
one is stakes placed. Their dam is a graded stakes winning
sprinter/miler. Hip 2470's third dam Homespun and fifth dam Gallita
are blue hens. Hip 2470 and Hip
3336 are distantly related, as both are descended from daughters of
the blue hen Homespun. Hip 2470 could develop into a precocious
Hip #2531 Colt
Holiday – Floating Island, by A.P. Indy) is the fifth foal out
of his dam. Three half siblings raced, one is a winner. Their dam was
an indifferent runner, placing twice in six attempts. She's a half
sister to two graded stakes winners, Pico Teneriffe (by Red Ransom),
dam of 2008 – 2009 Sovereign Award Winner & stakes winner
Congor Bay; Salmon Ladder (by Bering) and stakes winner Capote's
Prospect (by Capote). Another half sister is the dam of Breeders' Cup
Juvenile winner Minister Eric and she's also the grand-dam of the
heroic G-1 winner Devil May Care and her half brother, UAE Derby
winner Regal Ransom. Hip 2531's fourth dam Mock Orange and fifth dam
Alablue are blue hens. This is a colt who might show some mid-season
precociousness and develop into a nice two turn runner.
Hip #2638 Colt (Arch
– Miss Hellie, by A.P. Indy) Only three of his six half siblings
raced, two won. One half sibling, a 2011 Henrythenavigator colt,
worked twice this year in July and hasn't been seen since. That
doesn't bode well for Hip 2638, but his sire is noted for getting
strong-boned individuals. Hip 2638's dam is G-2 stakes placed at 1 ½
miles (Orchid Stakes). She's a half to a G-2 winner and another half
sister produced a stakes winner. Third dam Too Chic is a Grade 1
winner and the fourth and fifth dams are blue hens. This female
family has produced the graded stakes winners Verrazano, Hungry
Island, El Padrino, Somali Lemonade, Soaring Empire, Al Khali, Serra
Lake, Coal Play, Queena, Brahms, La Renia and many more. Hip 2638
should relish classic distances.
Hip #2970 Colt (Curlin
– Koko Pop, by A.P. Indy) this colt is from a lightly raced, but
talented family. He's the third foal out of his dam. One half
sibling raced, hitting the board in her only start. His unraced dam's
full brother made only three starts, winning once. So what's the
appeal? His second dam is the Santa Anita specialist, Got Koko.
Remember her? She handed defeats to the likes of Azeri, Adoration and
Sightseek. Hip 2960 should have the lungs to handle 1 ¼ miles and if
he inherited any of his second dam's tenacity, look out.
Hip #3077 Filly
Fashioned – Saintcerely, by Saint Ballado) has a deceptively
nice pedigree. She's a sixth foal. A ¾ sister has been in the money
four of six races. Three half siblings have raced and one has won.
Their unraced dam is a half sister to multiple G-1 winner Octave (by
Unbridled) and her full brother stakes winner Unbridled Behavior,
stakes winner Be Mine Tonight (by Belong to Me) and multiple graded
stakes winner Belle Cherie (by Belong to Me) who is the dam of stakes
winners Beau Choix and Last Best Place. Hip 3077 has 4S x 4D
inbreeding to Caro, plus further back, inbreeding to the blue hens
Pocahontas, My Dear Girl and Nothirdchance. ThoroStride video:
Hip #3336 Filly
– Hula Skirt, by Dixie Union) is the first foal out of an unraced
full sister to the Grade 3 winners Grasshopper and Turf War, plus a
the stakes winner Straw Hat. Her fourth dam Homespun is a blue hen.
This is the distaff family of Japanese Champion Three Year Old Eishin
Champ, Oak Leaf (G-1) heroine Folk Art, and the Group winners Mark
of Esteem, Local Talent and Mashaallah. Langfuhr is a solid sire but
is often overlooked. His offspring include Lawyer Ron, Imperial
Gesture, Jambalaya, Euroears, Kimchi, Mobile & Wando.
Hip #3407 Colt
Strike – Parris Hill, by A.P. Indy) the second foal out of his
dam, his half sibling hasn't raced. The dam was in the money in 7 of
10 starts, earning $103,950. She's a half sister to Take Charge Lady
(by Dehere), the multiple graded stakes mare who is fast approaching
blue hen status. Think Take Charge Indy and Will Take Charge. Parris
Hill is also a half to the multiple graded stakes warrior
Commendation (by Capote) and stakes winner Eventail (by Lear Fan).
This one has a classic pedigree and classy female family.
Hip #3439 Colt (Super
Saver – Renda, by Medaglia D'Oro) the second foal out of his
dam, his half sibling hasn't raced. Super Saver's sire Maria's Mon is
better as a broodmare sire. His sons at stud haven't done all that
well, with stud fees ranging from "private" to $4K. Super Saver
stands for $20K. What's the difference between Super Saver and the
rest? He hails from the stallion making 1-x female family and there
are many well-known stakes winners produced by these mares. Hip
3439's first three dams are all black-type runners. Plus, this colt
has the breeding to get 1 ¼ miles. Here's hoping.
Hip #3453 Filly
Humor – Saskawea, by Stormy Atlantic) is a first foal out of a
multiple stakes winner with a record of 24-7-8-2 ($753,937). The
talented dam won from 6 – 7 furlongs and placed second in stakes
company at 1 ¼ miles over turf and polytrack. She owns the only
blacktype in two generations, however the second dam is a half to the
hardy graded stakes veteran Gleam of Hope. The second dam foaled only
three runners, but all of them are winners.
Hip #3736 Filly
Channel - Rhineland, by Mr. Prospector) is a half to the stakes
placed runners St. Hildegard (by Arch) and Cologne (by Horse
Chestnut). Seven of her half siblings have raced and five are
winners. Hip #3736's dam is an unraced half sister to Breeders' Cup
Juvenile Turf hero George Vancouver (by Henrythenavigator) and Remsen
(G-2) winner Saarland. Hip #3736 carries the famed Phipps family
bloodlines. Her second dam Versailles Treaty was a multiple grade 1
winner of over $1 million dollars. The fifth dam Exclusive, is a blue
hen whose son Exclusive Native sired Triple Crown hero Affirmed,
Kentucky Derby winner Genuine Risk, etc. Hip #3736 will likely prefer
Hip #3809 Filly
John - Wind River, by Storm Cat) Her sire, a son of Tiznow, is
one of the top first crop sires. His daughter Concave won the
Sorrento (G-3) and placed in the Del Mar Debutante (G-1). Another
daughter, Sweetsoutherndame, placed in the Arlington-Washington
Lassie. Hip #3809 is a half sister to G-3 stakes placed Nottawasaga
(by Deputy Minister). Her dam compiled a 10-2-1-2 ($47,474) race
record and she's a half to stakes winners Pacific West (by Gone
West), Merzouk (by Theatrical) and the French stakes winner Valses
Pour Moi (by Gate Dancer). Hip #2809 is a direct decedent of the
blue hen Portage. Members of this distaff line include the sire Dixie
Union, Champions Dubai Millennium, Bianconi and Timber Country, to
name a few. Hip #3909 has similar breeding to the Champion Filly
Folklore, and the multiple graded stakes winner American Lion as they
are by Colonel John's sire Tiznow out of Storm Cat mares. Hip #3809
may do well over any surface and will likely prefer two turns.
Hip #3855 Colt
Ride – Cajun Flash, by Bertrando) he's a half to the multiple
graded stakes placed runner Snapshot (by Awesome Again) and to stakes
placed Cajun Gent (by Yankee Gentleman). All five half siblings to
race have won multiple times. Their dam won 3 of 4 starts and earned
$90K. She's a full sister to Grade 1 placed Lacquaria and a half to
the multiple stakes winner Wild Lightning (by Wild Again) and stakes
winner Minnetonka Mist (by Benchmark). Hip #3855 hails from an
excellent distaff line filled with winners. His fifth dam is
Sequence, a half sister to the great Mr. Prospector. Mr. Prospector
is the fifth tail sire of Candy Ride and Sequence is the fifth dam of
Hip 3855. Farther back, the bloodlines of Alanesian can be found 4S x
6D. Candy Ride has one runner, a winner of $33K out of a Bertrando
mare. Hip #3855 could be precocious and do well over the polytrack.
If you're looking for a horse to race next year at Del Mar, he could
be the one.
When the Keeneland September Yearling
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Ellen Bremen wants college students to talk to their professors. A professor at Highline Community College in Des Moines, Wash., Bremen has seen and heard a lot in her 14 years of teaching at colleges and universities.
Four years into her career, the communications studies professor decided a book needed to be written about communicating with professors. Now, 10 years later, "Say This, Not That to Your Professor, " is out and has inspired a blog at ellenbremen.com, a Facebook page and a Twitter account.
The book uses real examples of what students have said and done in the classroom, in emails and during office hours. With each example, Bremen gives suggestions on more effective ways to communicate.
She addresses distracting classroom behaviors, grade comparing among peers, work ethic, procrastination, emailing a professor and dealing with conflicts with a professor, among other topics.
She's seen students struggling with interpersonal communication, and she says it's getting worse each year as they become more comfortable texting, tweeting and Facebooking rather than talking one-on-one.
"Parents and grandparents are caving, " she says. Bremen will hear from them, "I can't get my kids to talk to me unless I text them."
As this new generation of college students arrives on campus, many don't know how to be their own advocates, she says, because their parents have done that for them.
"They don't even know they should be proactive with a professor, " she says. "They don't realize college is there to help you."
Her best tips for students:
Don't make excuses. A professor doesn't care why you have to leave early, come late, miss class or turn in assignments late. An advance warning is nice if it comes with a proactive statement such as, "I'm going to miss next Thursday, but I have already read the chapter for that day and completed the assignment. Can I call you if I have more questions?"
Be proactive early. Need a certain grade to make your scholarship? Talk with the professor in the early weeks of class and ask what you will need to do to make that grade. Many professors also will read drafts of papers and give suggestions, if done in advance.
Turning in work late is better than not turning in any work at all. Most professors will include in the class syllabus the way late work will be handled, but if it's not addressed, students should ask.
Be respectful of professors' time. Don't expect a professor to email you right back on a Saturday afternoon. Professors also might tell you on the syllabus or on the first day of class what their response time to emails might be.
Office hours are there to be used. Professors want you to talk to them. Most professors' contracts require them to make themselves available to you. You also can email them or call them to set up a time outside office hours.
Don't like your grade? You have resources. Talk to the professor in a professional way first; then you can go to a department head.
Be respectful in the way you talk to your professor. Some professors don't mind being called by their first names; others think it's disrespectful. You should find out how your professor wants to be addressed.
The relationship you build with your professor can help long after class ends. It's good training for the relationship you will later have as an employee with your boss. Professors also can cut through red tape if you need a class but can't get it or need access to school resources. They also often have ties to your future career and can help with references or alerting you to jobs.
"I wish this book was handed to every single student walking in, " Bremen says. "It's a lesson in interpersonal communication."


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A family member of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol cries after a pretrial hearing of crew members of the ferry at Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, South Korea, Tuesday, June 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Fifteen crew of a South Korean ferry that sank in April killing more than 300 people, most of them children, went on trial on Tuesday on charges ranging from negligence to homicide, with the shout going up of "murderer" as the captain entered the court.A family member spoke on behalf of others at the start of the hearing, imploring the defendants to tell the truth.The court suspended the hearing and set the next court appearance for next Tuesday.About 20 relatives stood outside the court waiting for the defendants' bus to appear. "They were appointed by the court, so we hope there is no criticism of them," Hahn told reporters before the hearing.A panel of three judges presided over the first day of the trial, as the state called for justice to be served and the seven defence lawyers presented their case. The captain and one senior crew member had written to the court pleading leniency, court documents show, but details were not available. A lawyer appearing for the one of the crew in hearings held earlier behind closed doors confessed to being torn between professional obligation and the resignation that lawyers could not make any difference amid a nationwide witch hunt.


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Andrew Festing painted this portait in 1999 for the Royal Hospital
I've done two life-size portraits of the Queen, one in 1991 for Sandhurst, and
one in 1999 for the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. For the latter, Oliver Millar,
the former Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures, said, 'Oh, you must get her to
wear the so-and so crown,' so I put in a request. When she turned up for the
first sitting she was dressed in her robes and carrying this darn crown. She
advanced towards me and her opening remark was, 'You know this is quite
incorrect.' I said, 'I'm most terribly sorry, but if it isn't correct for
goodness sake don't wear it.' That crown was dispatched and the correct
crown brought in.
My Dad had a great collection of arms and armour, and the Queen knew quite a
lot about that – a courtier must have briefed her. He was a senior figure in
the Army who had been to Windsor for weekends, and she said he'd got down on
his hands and knees underneath some old case, looking at pistols and old
guns and cannon balls. That amused her.
The sitting started at 11.30 and in theory stopped at 12.30 but sometimes she
would say, 'I haven't got to do anything till ten to one,' which helped.
She's very interested in what's going on outside the window. A lot of talk
went on about the number of Japanese tourists. Then there was a chap driving
round and round in a van done up like an enormous champagne bottle, so she
was amused by that.
When I was painting my first portrait of the Queen, an extremely good BBC
documentary film maker called Eddie Mirzoeff was doing one of those
programmes on the working life of the Queen. They said, 'Do you mind being
filmed painting the picture?' I thought to myself, well it's such a
nerve-wracking operation anyway, frankly any chap sat behind me is not going
to make it any worse! So I said yes. That film was watched by huge numbers
of people. And the Helen Mirren film The Queen starts off with the
Queen being painted. That was taken out of Mirzoeff's film of me – it's a
complete take-off in almost every detail, the only difference is that in the
Mirren film the artist is black.
She was just going off to America at the time, so she talked a lot about
America. Private secretaries popped in and out. There was the odd time when
there wasn't anyone else there, but most of the time there was somebody
talking to her about this and that. Once it was just after a mortar bomb
attack on No 10 Downing Street. And there was an occasion when some people
had been seen on the roof of Buckingham Palace and were thought to be
terrorists. She talked about that. She took charge, put everyone into line,
and said, 'A search must be conducted for these people.'
I've painted the Queen for one or two other things as well. I painted a Golden
Wedding portrait of all the family – incredibly difficult. It was
commissioned by the Royal Household to give to the Queen as their wedding
anniversary present, and is now at Sandringham. The Queen sat for that too.
I'm not sure it totally comes off. Some bits are not too bad. It's a bit
stiff, inevitably – people aren't lounging in a chair. The Queen is standing
in the picture – but when you paint those things she doesn't really stand.
You stick the clothes on a dummy. She would stand for half an hour or
three-quarters of an hour, but there's no point. After all, what you're
concentrating on is her face. One of the problems with these portraits is, I
slightly disapprove of painting from photographs, but there's no
alternative. You haven't got the time, and more particularly, she doesn't
have the time.
I have heard it said that in a way she quite enjoys it, because she can sit
quietly, not exactly switch off – because she doesn't switch off at all, but
relatively speaking to what she does the rest of the time, she has a moment
of peace and quiet.
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A gameplay trailer for Drama Drifters' upcoming sci-fi mystery called Breached has been released.
The game is about data stalking, drone flights and resource scavenging set in the year 2245. After being awakened from hibernation, you discover a desert covered world. With you shelter damaged and a minimal supply of oxygen, you have to explore the desert and rebuild your shelter in order to survive.
This is definitely worth keeping an eye on if you love a good mystery and fancy some survival exploration action. The game is expected to be released on Steam some time in May.
The footage below shows some of the different gameplay elements including the drone flight.


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The Ultimate 2017 Gift Guide For That Single Mom In Your Life
Have a single mom in your life and don't know what to get them? Well, from our collective of awesome single moms, here is the ultimate gifts for those superhero single parents out there.
- The Kickass Single Mom: Be Financially Independent, Discover Your Sexiest Self, and Raise Fabulous, Happy
When Emma Johnson's marriage ended she found herself broke, pregnant, and alone with a toddler. Searching for the advice she needed to navigate her new life as a single professional woman and parent, she discovered there was very little sage wisdom available. In response, Johnson launched the popular blog Wealthysinglemommy.com to speak to other women who, like herself, wanted to not just survive but thrive as single moms. Now, in this complete guide to single motherhood, Johnson guides women in confronting the naysayers in their lives (and in their own minds) to build a thriving career, achieve financial security, and to reignite their romantic life—all while being a kickass parent to their kids.
Its a fact, Single Moms love to travel. And what better way to say, come visit Grandma and Grandpa than a gift card from Southwest Airlines.
Nothing says I love you like a gift card from Amazon. Most single parents rely on Amazon so they can make their lives easier. Really I don't know one single mom that doesn't use Amazon, and if they don't, you will introduce to them the best invention yet.
4.iRobot Roomba 690 Wi-Fi Connected Vacuuming Robot
Single parents' most difficult challenge is having a clean house. Coming home from work to clean is not easy. But with this high-performance robot vacuum that even picks up pet hair and is Wi-Fi connected to clean from anywhere with this is the ultimate single parent gift. It even has a dirt detect sensor that alerts the Roomba robot vacuum to clean more thoroughly on concentrated areas of dirt. Just press clean or schedule Roomba on the go with the iRobot Home App and come home to a clean floor.
Did you know you can buy services like a cleaning service on Amazon? Every single mom and single dad would kill for a cleaning service. Even if you give them a certificate for once every 3 months, any mom or dad would be thrilled to have the extra help with everyday or deep cleaning. It is as easy as pie to give this gift.
If you ask most single moms they have a "honeydo list" that is very long. Although single moms can be quite handy, there are some things that are just too hard to take on with kids pulling at your skirt. This is one of the best gifts that will never be returned. Your single mom friend will get an email from your pro to confirm the date, time, and other details. The best part is, all of Amazon's service pros have been handpicked and are required to be business background-checked, insured, and licensed if applicable. Additionally, they require any pros traveling to your location to pass a 6-point criminal background check.
In this outrageous comedy from the writers of The Hangover, Amy (Mila Kunis) has a seemingly perfect life – a great marriage, over-achieving kids, beautiful home and a career. However she's over-worked, over-committed and exhausted to the point that she's about to snap. Fed up, she joins forces with two other over-stressed moms (Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn) on a quest to liberate themselves from conventional responsibilities – going on a wild, un-mom-like binge of long overdue freedom, fun and self-indulgence – putting them on a collision course with PTA Queen Bee Gwendolyn (Christina Applegate) and her clique of devoted perfect moms (Jada Pinkett Smith and Annie Mumolo).
Buying gifts for single moms is important because we need so many things to make our lives easier so we can spend time with our kids after a long day of work. From the single moms of the world, we thank you in advance.
Single Moms out there…..what do you want? Post below.
Hillary Bressler is a single mother by choice from Maitland, Florida just outside of the Orlando. She is a single mom to two children and is founder of Happy Traveler, a single parent family travel website.


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Ep. 04 AJ Harbinger: 5 Signs you are Needy–TheArtofCharm.com
AJ Harbinger is the CEO and co-founder of The Art of Charm. Prior to founding AOC, Harbinger pursued a Ph.D. in Cancer Biology. With no prior knowledge about social dynamics, Harbinger pored over the material, quickly mastering the fundamental concepts. His background in biology helped him to apply the scientific method, taking his book knowledge to the next level through in-field experience. While still at the University of Michigan, he founded The Art of Charm Podcast, which was later featured on SiriusXM Radio. He lives in Hollywood, California, which provides no shortage of places for him to continue to test and develop the techniques taught by The Art of Charm.
AJ's written material hits the spot. Personal Relationships and Social Dynamics are his specialty. Whether you are in a business relationship, personal relationship or simply trying to learn more about Social Dynamics, AJ and The Art of Charm are your guys. This particular post caught my eye because the line between "in need" and "neediness" can blur when starting up a new business. I didn't want to be needy, I was definitely in need of help, but wanted to provide value to all involved. This blog post really made an impression on me.
The great thing is AJ doesn't leave his reader with just a diagnosis, but wrote a followup blog post called "3 Proven Behavioral Strategies To Stop Being Needy Immediately" that I am also featuring. That post will follow next, so tune in next time for the strategies from AJ! Check out AOC and their podcast The Art of Charm Podcast. Thanks, AJ for letting me read both of your blog posts. They make Amazing Audio!


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This weeks blogging corner 2008 challenge was to find a new web 2.0 tool to explore. I decided to check out Diigo as I've heard a bit about it lately. Diigo is a social bookmarking site along the lines of Delicious with some extra features. What I like is the ability to highlight sections of text and add "sticky notes" with your own comments which are retained when you next visit the site. I didn't install the Diigo toolbar, just their "Diigolet" which seems to function as well as I need. There's a lot more to Diigo that I can't at this stage see myself using, quite a few features that are very Facebook-like a wall for comments, messaging and sharing with friends.
Having been an enthusiastic Delicious user for over 18 months now I'm not sure that I need to change, but I'm happy to be convinced if you think I should be. Actually, I'm not sure whether it is simply a choice of one or the other, I've been reading lots of blogs lately and people often seem to have both listed. I wonder how they maintain the two or whether they use them differently?
One thing that drew me to Diigo for this task was reading yesterday about an Interactive Whiteboard challenge that has been set up. Participants are asked to
Please join the Interactive Whiteboards in the Classroom group on Diigo. Favourite your Whiteboard Challenge blog posts to the group and use the tag 'whiteboardchallenge' (all one word). This means that everyone in the Diigo group will have notification of all the Whiteboard Challenge blog posts.
I can see that part of it being really useful for collaborative projects and it is better than delicious's network in that it includes a forum for discussion.
I've exported my delicious bookmarks and imported them into Diigo. Very quickly realised that the bundles from Delicious don't translate into Diigo's lists which means I'll have to do that manually. The bundles feature of Delicious is one of my favourite features and what really makes this style of bookmarking different to the standard browser favourites.
I shall continue to play with Diigo and see if it wins over Delicious or not, or if there is room for both in my life…
By the way, I'm heatherb on Diigo and dashingdevo on delicious.


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For Christmas this year I spent the holiday having a family reunion in Washington, DC. On Christmas Day we couldn't let the beautiful weather go to waste and toured the monuments in our Nation's capitol. All the holly bushes were bursting with bright red berries and everyone's noses were just as rosy in the cold. It was so much fun to get my picture snapped in front of the Washington Monument with the Capitol building peeking out from behind it. Even though I'm from a big city, I love seeing those different skylines.
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We were going to Canada and I was very excited about it. USA was the first foreign country I visited and Canada was to be the second. A leave on Friday 27th added to the holiday for Memorial Day on 30th gave us 4 days for our trip. We started early on Thursday, renting a vehicle from downtown and we had departed from Minneapolis by 5 pm. We planned to reach Detroit early to get our Visitors Visas to Canada. We were carrying all the documents required with us. The trip to Detroit was uneventful but we didn't get much sleep either, driving through the night. We were there by 7 AM having lost 1 hour by virtue of time difference. The consulate was right next to GM HQ , and I was delighted to see this magnificent building after having seen so many pictures of the same.
It did not take much time to get the Visa mainly because we had arrived so early and were ahead in the queue which built up by the time consulate opened. I happened to meet a guy from Kellogg and immediately let him know that I was intent on applying to Kellogg next fall. I got some very useful tips and advice. He mentioned that he could help me get in touch with 1st year students and with some other stuff. Its great to meet people from school as you get to learn some inside stuff about the school which also helps with your applications and gives you motivation you need to polish off your essays. Meeting someone from Kellogg was a pleasant surprise and just another perk of this wonderful trip.
Crossing over into Canada
Visa formalities were completed by 11 am approx and we were on our way and into Canada. I didn't expect Canada to be much different but there was a visible difference in roads, directions and we were also sensing a difference in terms of standard of living (Canada didn't seem as well off and everything wasn't as polished as on the other side) and more cosmopolitan nature. We checked into out hotel room in Brampton at around 2 pm and decided to take a nap as we were exhausted.
Toronto Downtown
We got up lot later than we had planned it was almost 9 pm by the time we left our hotel and headed for Toronto. Driving into Toronto wasn't the simplest with huge network of roads and highways with not so clearly visible directions. The traffic was fast moving and dense which didn't help either. As we approached Toronto, the CN tower and Downtown skyline appeared and we overawed by how big Toronto really was!! (Remember we come from Minneapolis) It took us some time and effort to find a parking space. Once we managed that, we started walking around Toronto Downtown and took some pictures. We walked around the entertainment and Fashion districts and found many clubs there. I wanted to experience how the clubs were in Toronto but my fellow travelers weren't really interested. So I decided to go in alone and entered a place called "Club Menage". The music and crowd was good but I was expecting lot more as compared to the Clubs back home in Minneapolis. I had a lot fun and left around 3 am but the Taxi ride home ($62 Canadian) burnt a big hole in my pocket. Another observation about Canada was the people here seemed noticeably shorter than US. Don't know if this was just a perception or actually a fact.
View from CN tower
Next day we woke early and got ready even quicker. We headed off to Visit CN Tower and were there at around 9:30 am. After collecting our entry tickets we were taken to the observatory and the Glass floor which was around 2/3rd way up. CN tower is the tallest building the world but I doubt if it has highest observation point among other tall buildings. The view of Toronto from the top was breathtaking and we especially liked standing on the glass floor. We were down to earth after spending some time grasping the view from up there. We decided to eat our lunches at an Indian restaurant in Downtown. (Must mention that throughout the trip we were able to eat some delicious meals at few of the many Indian restaurants in Toronto and Brampton)
Straight Down from Glass Floor
Next we headed to Niagara which was a 1.5 hr drive from Toronto. Niagara is awesome and I don't have enough words to describe the view. Anybody in these parts of the world should visit it and preferably from the Canadian Side. Whatever you do, don't miss the 'Maid of the Mist' boat ride which takes you close to the falls and gives you an idea of how spectacular the falls really are. After getting our full and loads of snaps we decided to visit 'Casino Niagara'. The casino was bigger than the one I had visited earlier but I haven't visited Vegas so 'No comments' on the casino. I played 'Blackjack' which I have some expertise at and made some dough on that. (I was to lose more than what I made the next day which was surprising as I am pretty good at Blackjack and it doesn't favor Casino as much as the other ones)
The majestic Niagara falls
We were actually planning to Visit Montreal next day but my pals weren't up for the drive, so we decided to Visit Toronto to cover other places we missed. We had trouble finding Toronto downtown 3rd time in a row and once we got there we were stuck in downtown traffic big time. Toronto traffic is kind of free for all with Vehicles moving in every direction, nothing compared to India though. Finally, we reached 'Casa Loma' which a Castle built around 1910 but based on, medieval castles and if any one has played the game 'Theif-2' the setting is quite similar. I quite enjoyed touring the castle and exploring all it had to offer.
Casa Loma Blue Print
We had lunch and headed back to 'Casino Niagara'. We had checked out of our hotel room and planned to cross over back into US from Niagara. Spending some time at the 'Casino' and having lost significant amount, we decided that it was time to head back. We weren't able to cross over at Niagara (closed suddenly due to some reason) so had to cross at 'Fort Erie' to Buffalo in NY. We covered 960 miles in 16 hours including few stops and were back home by 10 am thanks to gaining 1 hr on time difference. Overall, I guess, we drove around 2500 miles.
Great trip and I am especially happy about visiting Canada. Toronto seems a great place to live in and good place to visit. Just wish that we had covered Montréal as well.
Monday, May 30, 2005
Canada trip - Niagara Falls and Toronto
We were going to Canada and I was very excited about it. USA was the first foreign country I visited and Canada was to be the second. A leave on Friday 27th added to the holiday for Memorial Day on 30th gave us 4 days for our trip. We started early on Thursday, renting a vehicle from downtown and we had departed from Minneapolis by 5 pm. We planned to reach Detroit early to get our Visitors Visas to Canada. We were carrying all the documents required with us. The trip to Detroit was uneventful but we didn't get much sleep either, driving through the night. We were there by 7 AM having lost 1 hour by virtue of time difference. The consulate was right next to GM HQ , and I was delighted to see this magnificent building after having seen so many pictures of the same.
Posted by Anand at 7:19 PM 12 comments
Sunday, May 15, 2005
My target B-school List
My efforts on GMAT preparation as well as my MBA application have gained momentum. Following my Last post regarding career goals, this time I would be discussing the schools I am looking to apply for. I hope that I would get comments and suggestions from others on the appropriateness of my choices for my career goals, strategies and approach for each.
I would have liked a better response to my earlier post but I am grateful for whatever feedback I got. I have received some useful tips from Dave, Simba, axechick and Sorebrek and really appreciate all the help.
Before I begin I must mention that I have been reading lot of blogs and articles and visiting few forums too and I find that the most common question posted by Applications(including me) is "What are my chances". I guess the reason maybe that people want some certainty and to figure out whether its worth the effort. The answer is invariably "Nobody can tell for sure". After being frustrated by the responses, I later found that this is true in its entirety. The Best analogy I can think of for this situation is that a person wanting to walk through a long dark tunnel and he/she cannot see the light at the end of tunnel. He wants to go through the tunnel because he knows that there are better things waiting at the other end, but before he enters he wants to make sure that he'll get through. So he finds people who made it through and asks them if he can do the same. Whoever made it know that it's long and winding tunnel and it requires lot of hard work, commitment, perseverance and most importantly risk taking to get through. Whether this person has got what it takes, "Nobody can tell for sure".
Well I think you got to believe that you'll make it through and that is the first step into the tunnel.
My B-School list
After lot of research swapping, changing, Chopping etc this is how my B-schools List looks like. I would have liked to have kept it down to 5, but right now I have 6.
Program I am looking at –
As I contemplate a career in Management consultancy, I am looking for a program that stresses on Analytical Skills. I also want to learn lot more about Strategy. I am coming from an IT background with some exposure to financial services and Post MBA my interests in Management consultancy would be focused towards IT, Finance and Strategy.
(Brackets indicate 4 different rankings I obtained)
Outside the Bracket is consolidated ranking, removing the most out of sync
Followed by median GMAT score, Median years of exp, % accepted applications.
Kellogg (NWU)(9,1,8,5) – 4 700/4.5/13%
Reason- Kellogg is undoubtedly one of the best B-schools. It has everything from a good curriculum, diversity, focus of Academics as well as Leadership, ethics and team work. With a wide variety of majors and courses to choose from I am confident that I could tailor the program to exactly what I need.
MIT Sloan (15,9,9,4) - 7 710/5.1/14%
Reason – Another one of the best B-schools and my favorite because of their focus on Analytical skills and academics. I feel this best suited for my career goals and especially of my interest to move into management consultancy. However my maths score in colleges(59,56,91,60%) might just kill my chances. Not sure if I should bother applying.
Duke(22,11,12,11) – 11 710/5.3/22%
It has a flexible program i.e. no concentrations and available courses can be tailored to get exactly what I want. Overall I find that Duke is very balanced in its method but also flexible enough as and when required so if I want to focus more on analytical stuff etc I can. Hence it is on my list.
Stern(13,13,7,13) – 13 700/4.7/15%
Stern is known for its Finance MBA. It's proximity to the Financial hub of the world is a major advantage. It also has a good IT program and major for strategy as well. All in all, a package that completely satisfies my needs.
Kenan Flagger(UNC)(8,16,11,21) – 16 680/5/30%
It has a concentration focused towards management consultancy. Program focuses on all salient points I consider important for my career and it has a mix of elective that cover almost everything I like to study. More importantly I also feel that I have realistic chance of getting into this program as compared to others that I am applying to.
Goizuetta(Emory)(18,20,16,18) – 18 675/5.5/27%
This is my Backup. But overall, I was very impressed with the school and the program, its curriculum structure and list of concentrations are also great and have everything I need. I'd be happy to go here if I get a chance.
I have made the choices based on what I think serves my goals the best and programs best suited and schools that I would be happy to study in. What concerns me is that all the Schools I have chosen are pretty hard to get in, Minimum Median GMAT score required is 675 which puts me under lot of pressure for my GMAT.
Not sure if I should replace one of the Schools by an easier backup option.
Comments & Suggestions very much required.
Posted by Anand at 6:21 PM 15 comments
Saturday, May 07, 2005
Career Goals
After lot of soul searching and thinking process that started more than two years back, my career goals are still at best vague. Things have become clearer, but the more questions I try and answer, more the difficulty I find in answering them and it seems like I am running around in circles. So in this post I am logically trying to evaluate where I am coming from and where I am headed, and hope that experienced bloggers and applicants comment on my goals.
I have been with an IT services company (Indian with >30,000 employess, >$ 1 billion in revenues) for the past 3 years and have worked as a software engineer. I am currently playing the role of Technical Analyst at client location and have had some Team lead experience for past 1-1.5 years. My domain exposure has always been with banking and financial services field, which in conjunction with Information Technology are my primary fields of Interest.
Post MBA, I have been looking at a management role that combines both these e.g. IT program manager for financial services working in either Finance or IT Company. All this while I have felt that this wouldn't truly give me an opportunity to do all I wanted in terms of involvement with Business and strategy.
So I explored further, putting my interest i.e. Information technology, Finance and strategy together with my skills Analytical, communication skills, some basic management and leadership ability (that I have displayed in work and extra-curricular activities) with solution oriented approach and good understanding of Financial services business, I found that a management consultancy position might be a better option. This would give me an opportunity to work in wide variety of projects and put in my cross functional skills (I am a mechanical engineer) IT and finance knowledge, utilize my analytical skills to help senior management take Business and strategic decisions. This is something that I would really enjoy doing and feel that I have the ability to take up such a role.
By working in such a role, over the years I would have gained substantial knowledge, skills and experience to move into a senior management position in a firm and take up a true leadership position. My ultimate objective being to lead an organization to achieve something significant, bringing it growth and respect and also contributing back to society in both personal and professional capacity.
Having said this I am not sure
1. If I could move to a management consultancy position post MBA. Would I get a job of my liking?
2. If B-schools would consider my application?
3. If my story and purpose seems logical enough?
4. How others approach this situation and move into role and work that I am interested in doing?
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terrified men to corroborate what had happened the first, and all agreed
in the same story, that it was a woman. This rumour daily increasing, at
length came to the ears of the captain and officers, who were all
equally solicitous to discover the true cause of this terrific report. I
placed myself night by night beneath the hammocks to watch its
appearance, but all in vain; yet still the appearance was nightly, as
usual, and the horrors and fears of the people rather daily increased
than diminished. A phantom of this sort rather amused than perplexed my
mind; and when I had given over every idea of discovering the cause of
this strange circumstance, and the thing began to wear away, I was
surprised, one very dark night, as seated under the boats, with a
stately figure in white stalking along the deck! The singularity of the
event struck my mind that this must be the very identical ghost which
had of late so much disturbed the ship's company. I therefore instantly
dropped down from the place I was in, to the deck on which it appeared,
when it passed me immediately very quickly, turned round, and marched
directly forwards. I followed it closely, through the gallery, and out
at the head-doors, when the figure instantly disappeared, which very
much astonished me. I then leaped upon the forecastle, and asked of the
people who were walking there, if such a figure had passed them? They
replied, No, with some emotion and pleasure, as I had ever ridiculed all
their reports on this subject. However, this night-scene between me and
the ghost became the theme of the ensuing day. Nothing particular
transpired till twelve o'clock, when, as the people were pricking at the
tub for their beef, it was discovered Jack Sutton was missing. The
ship's company was directly mustered, and Jack was no where to be found.
I then inquired of his messmates the character of the man; and, after a
number of interrogatories, one of them said, that poor Sutton used to
tell him a number of comical jokes about his walking in his sleep. Now
the mystery was unravelled; and this terrific ghost, which had so much
alarmed all the sailors, now proved to be the poor unfortunate Jack
Sutton, who had walked overboard in his dream."
The first fellow who spread this report, and who shewed such signs of
horror, was found on inquiry to be a most flagitious villain, who had
murdered a woman, who he believed always haunted him, and the appearance
of this sleepwalker confirmed in his mind the ghost of the murdered fair
one; for, in such cases, conscience is a busy monitor, and ever active
to its own pain and disturbance.
A Remarkable Story Of A Ghost
The Philosopher Gassendi And The Haunted Bed-room