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August 5th, 2010 at 2:57 pm[...] Local insanity-rockers Dope Body were one of our major highlights from the Saturday of Whartscape. Their live set is hard to capture from a recording or video standpoint, but this comes pretty damned close. (warning: might induce seizures). Thanks Beatbots. [...]


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USC baseball finishes season with loss
USC baseball ended another rough season on Sunday with a 7-1 loss at Arizona.
The Trojans, who finished with a 20-36 record, failed to make the playoffs or finish above .500 for an eighth consecutive season. USC finished with a 10-20 record in the Pac-12 Conference, and ended the season by being swept by UCLA and Arizona on consecutive weekends.
USC's last season of note was 2005, when Mike Gillespie coached the Trojans to a 41-22 record and a loss in the super-regional round. Since then, the Trojans have gone through coaches Chad Kreuter and Frank Cruz, who was fired two days before the start of this season.
The fate of Dan Hubbs, Cruz's replacement and former pitching coach, isn't immediately known, but the Trojans will possibly start over in 2014 with another new coach.
What about the players? USC's top two hitters from this season, Adam Landecker and Greg Zebrack, are now out of eligibility, but James Roberts, who had a team-high 28 RBIs, has one season remaining.
There's better news on the mount, where the Trojans have a chance to return their top three starters from this season: Bob Wheatley, Wyatt Strahan and Kyle Twomey.
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Germany on Dynamic Growth Path, EU Commission Forecasts
Brian ParkinGermany's economy is set for "dynamic, broad-based" growth, the European Commission forecast today.
Europe's largest economy will grow by 1.8 percent this year and 2 percent in 2015, outpacing forecast average growth in the 28-nation trade bloc of 1.2 percent and 1.7 percent those years, the commission said in its spring economic forecasts. The German economy grew just 0.4 percent last year.
Germany is benefiting from a favorable constellation of growth factors including moderate recovery across the trade bloc, low inflation and adequate provision of finance for investment, the commission's economists said in their report. "The expansion is set to be essentially domestically-driven, given the still-supportive conditions for domestic demand," they said.
The outlook is a boon to Chancellor Angela Merkel who has trumpeted fiscal austerity as a vehicle for the euro region to shake off the misery of the debt crisis.
"There are genuine signs that a more lasting recovery is now taking place in the EU," it said.
Portugal's plan to end its bail-out program this month without tapping supporting loans underlines that "the path we took together in the euro-zone was the right one," the Finance Ministry in Berlin said yesterday.
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The costs of the unfolding Ukraine crisis don't figure in the commission's forecast. Merkel's government has played down the potential impact saying that only 3.3 percent of German exports are Russia-bound. Company executives are showing mixed signals over the potential of Ukraine to dent the economy.
German investor confidence fell for a fourth month in April, highlighting the risks posed by Ukraine, the ZEW economic research group survey showed on April 15. At the same time, Germany's Ifo business confidence survey unexpectedly rose last month.
Germany's investment outlook remains favorable "amid dissipating uncertainty," the commission said today. Exports will be boosted by economic recovery in the euro area, said the commission. Germany's current account surplus will reach 7.3 percent of economic growth this year, dropping to 7 percent in 2015 as imports grow faster than exports.


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Release Date: 1 November 2003
Brother Bear is a sweet, lightly humorous message film very much in the vein of Pocahontas. It gets a bit heavy-handed at times, but has enough strong points to earn a mild recommendation.
The film is set somewhere in the northwestern part of pre-Columbian North America. Alaska, the Yukon, or British Columbia, most likely. The natives are surrounded by coniferous forest and large bodies of water; they often view the northern lights; and the local wildlife includes bears and moose.
As the film opens, an older man is relating a story to a group of youngsters. The man turns out to be Denahi, the middle of three brothers we meet in flashback. His older brother Sitka is wise and a strong leader, who is constantly having to moderate between Denahi and Kenai (the youngest), who love to pick on each other. The brothers are very close, though, and it's clear they would do anything for each other.
Kenai, though, is a bit irresponsible and very prideful. This is the time of his coming of age, and he is set to learn from the tribe's shamaness which animal totem will be his guide for the rest of his life. To his great embarrassment, he receives the totem of the bear, which represents love.
Through a series of mishaps and misunderstandings, Sitka is soon killed by a large bear. Kenai sets out to avenge his brother's death, with Denahi following behind. Eventually, high on a mountaintop, Kenai succeeds in killing the bear, but a strange transformation overtakes him. When the dust settles he finds that he's become a bear himself.
Denahi, who comes upon the scene and sees only a bear and no Kenai, now believes both of his brothers to have been killed by bears, and Kenai is forced to run from his brother's desire for revenge. He escapes into the forest, where he meets young Koda, a bear cub who has been separated from his mother.
His hatred for bears causes him to scorn the cub, but Koda is relentless and latches on, not realizing his new friend is really one of the scary "monsters" that carry spears and hunt wildlife. As Koda and Kenai journey together to find that which they have lost, Kenai begins to realize that his fate may be unavoidably intertwined with that of Koda, and that perhaps his big brother Sitka is still watching over him...
At this point, I now must mention Rutt and Tuke. Rutt and Tuke are moose. Canadian moose. Canadian moose voiced by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas. Canadian moose that sound suspiciously like Bob and Doug McKenzie. I don't know who was responsible for this bit of casting, but it's sheer genius. Nothing is more amusingly Canadian than Moranis and Thomas doing their McKenzie Brothers schtick, and to animate them in the form of moose is sublime. While they don't approach the uproarious levels of, say, Robin Williams in Aladdin, they provide a much-needed dose of humor in this otherwise moralistic film.
Other than Moranis and Thomas, the only notable voice actor is Joaquin Phoenix as Kenai.
The music for this film was written by Tarzan composer Phil Collins. The songs are mostly instrumentals -- no characters breaking into song here. The music is decent but nothing spectacular.
At awards time, Brother Bear was nominated for the Best Animated Feature Oscar, but lost to the very deserving Finding Nemo (The Triplets of Belleville was the third nominee). It was also nominated for several Annie awards, but won none.
While it was a decent effort by the Disney team, Brother Bear is unfortunately just not a great film. Its relative mediocrity (and recent box office failures) seems to have sealed the fate of Disney's traditional feature animation, with executives apparently believing that the declining revenues were due more to audience disenchantment with the medium rather than declining quality of the films.
But first, one last traditionally animated film, bringing back Alan Menken to the Disney keyboard...
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The Permanent Exhibition is located inside a large modernist building, designed by the architect Josep Amargós i Samaranch in Cornellà de Llobregat.
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''Boneyard'' is a fantasy comic book series by Richard Moore that ran from 2001 to 2009. It tells the tale of Michael Paris, a young man who inherits a plot of land in a town called Raven's Hollow. That plot of land turns out to be a graveyard, inhabited by an array of monsters. Fortunately, the monsters are quite friendly. They include Abbey, a beautiful vampiress; Ralph, a werewolf; Sid, a dirty old skeleton; Edgar, a talking, glasses-wearing raven; Hildy, a homely witch; Nessie, a busty, nymphomaniac gillwoman; Brutus, her unspeaking and enormous Frankensteinian husband; Glumph, a short and obnoxious demon/mad scientist; Leon and Boris, a pair of very silly gargoyles; Nightcrawler, some kind of worm-thing; and Mr. Vincent, a mortician who's a little overfond of his job.
On the downside, the Devil wants the graveyard for some reason, and is constantly trying to trick Michael into giving it to him.
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* ActionGirl: Abbey. Nessie sometimes has her moments.
* {{Adorkable}}: Michael.
* BleachedUnderpants: Richard Moore has also done some pornographic comics, and some of them featured characters who were quite similar in appearance to ones in Boneyard.
* BuxomIsBetter: Subverted. Nessie and Lilith frequently assert this, but Michael prefers Abbey.
* CoolShades: Ralph is usually shown wearing a pair.
* DidYouJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu: Abbey ends an attack by zombies by gently talking down the EldritchAbomination that caused it.
* FishPerson: Nessie.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: Abbey.
* FreudianExcuse: Nessie's nymphomania derives from the fact that her first love sold her to a traveling carnival, which not only turned her into a sideshow exhibit, but also whored her out.
* HornyDevil: Lilith.
* IHateYouVampireDad: Abbey does not get along at ALL well with Lilith, who transformed her into a vampire.
* LouisCypher: Mayor Wormwood.
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* {{Metaphorgotten}}: While announcing Abbey at a charity boxing match, Edgar's declaration of her vampiric badassery slowly but surely veers off into a declaration of her hotness.
* NonMammalMammaries: Nessie. Dear GOD, Nessie.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: Michael's turns out to be an elven princess.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Abbey.
* SeashellBra: Nessie frequently wears one.
* SunglassesAtNight: Ralph almost never takes off his sunglasses, so this comes up fairly often.
* UglyGuyHotWife: Brutus and Nessie.
* {{UST}}: Abbey and Michael.
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Taki; Kiyoji
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The present invention relates to an emergency passive restraint system comprises a protector supported along the side walls of the seat, and combined with a push-up means, and a flexible cord connected with a slider movable along the leg of the protector and with a pull-up means in both sides of the seat. Both of the restraining members are actuated simultaneously in emergency. The occupant's knees are lifted by the upward movement of the protector, and the cords are pulled up to a diagonal position, so that the occupant is restrained against his forward and lateral movements simultaneously.
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1. An emergency passive restraint device for vehicle occupants causing no disturbance for said occupant in entering, leaving, or driving said vehicle in normal state, being actuated tolift the occupant's knees upwardly so as to restrain said occupant against his forward and lateral movements simultaneously in emergency, comprising
a horizontal rigid protective member covered with an elastic material, being supported along the front and side walls of the vehicle seat, having a pair of rigid legs extending toward the rear end of said seat, being pivoted to the frame of saidseat at the near end of said leg, and being connected with a protector push-up means at the end of said leg beyond said pivot respectively, and
a pair of flexible cords being disposed along the side portion of the seat back, and being connected with a slider movable along said leg at one end of said cord, and at the other end connected with a cord pull-up means through a guide rollmounted on the shoulder of said seat back respectively.
Although wearing of safety seat belts has proved to be effective protector for occupants in vehicles by restraining their bodies during emergencies, their unpopularity can be traced to the psychological aversion of the vehicle occupants to wearthe belts by themselves and being restrained with straps. The mandatory usage of safety belts may be hardly accepted by most people, especially in the United States.
In order to solve this problem many passive safety systems, such as door-passive belts, air bags and elastic cushions have been devised but all of these systems, unfortunately, have their own defects.
A door-passive belt system requires installation of numerous complicated devices within the vehicle for lifting the belt synchronized with the movement of the door when occupants enter or leave the vehicle. This system not only requires longerbelt and stronger retractor, or, additional retractors, but in some cases, belt guiding devices. Such additional complicated devices increase possibilities of failures, and worse, secondary collision injuries.
In an air-bag system the complete prevention of failure is difficult and protection against roll over accidents cannot be assured. Moreover, some propellants for air-bag inflation involve safety problems concerning installation, exchange ordisposal, which will conflict with the legal reatrictions in some countries. In a cushion system, only the knees of an occupant seated in the front seat are protected. For complete protection for all occupants, a number of cushions have to be installedin all directions. Theoretically possible, but practical application has many problems. The existing cushion system, therefore, is supplemented with a belt system, usually lap belts, which must be adjusted manually. The aforementioned psychologicalaversion against belt or strap restraining will reduce its application.
Another type of vehicle restraint system consists of mechanical device which changes the position of the occupant or the occupant together with the position of the seat at the time of collision. For instance, M. Witter discloses a protectivedevice in U.S. Pat. No. 2,943,866 filed Jan. 7, 1958 which comprises an upward raising means for the knees of the occupant to prevent the body from moving forward in collision by T-shaped raising means adapted to be mounted on a vehicle in front ofthe seat. It is believed, however, that the moving distance of the raising means cannot be large enough to protect the occupant in severe collision, or, for roll-over accident. A safety seat is proposed by M. Hartel in U.S. Pat. No. 2,736,566 filedFeb. 28, 1956, which could be said to be more effective than that of Witter's patent because the occupant is double up deeper, but Hartel's devised seat is believed not effective against roll-over accident. This mechanism, moreover, requires greaterforce to move the occupant together with the seat than moving the occupant alone.
Other types with movable seat system are disclosed by L. A. Woodsworth in U.S. Pat. No. 2,660,222 filed May 29, 1952, and by C. J. Lawrence in U.S. Pat. No. 2,823,730 filed Feb. 18, 1958. The former relates to a seat supported on a base byfront and rear wheels. The plate supporting the rear wheels swings downward when the plate is unlocked by the action of pendulum weight tilting the seat rearward, while at the same time, the seat slides forward along the inclined track at the base. Thelatter movable seat system relates to a seat which is moved forward by momentum of the vehicle, while the frontal edge of the seat is moved upward by a brace, and the rear edge is moved downward from the disengaged hinged support.
Both of these systems require special construction of seats and vehicle body. Moreover, their effectiveness in roll-over accident is doubtful. Although a yoke-type or U-shaped lateral restraining member is disclosed respectively by Al Barsky(U.S. Pat. No. 2,796,112, filed Mar. 16, 1956) and L. B. Simon (U.S. Pat. No. 3,591,232, filed Apr. 1, 1969), these members are still not completely effective for lateral accidents, especially in the present trafic conditions of far higher speedsthan those when these inventions were disclosed.
Many other safety devices have been proposed but all have their respective defects. A more simple, reliable and economical passive restraint protective system is urgently required. Especially, with the advent of speedier and efficient motorvehicles, the present invention provides the very system responding to these modern requirements.
It is the primary object of the present invention to provide an improved emergency passive restraint system comprising a protector to be mounted along the seat walls so as to give no disturbance to an occupant on entering or leaving or drivingthe vehicle, and to restrain the occupant by upward movement of the protector in a collision.
Another object of the invention is to provide an emergency restraint system wherein an occupant is restrained onto a seat back in a collision with his knees bent and body doubled which is the best position for protection of human body againstexternal shock force.
A further object of the invention is to provide an emergency restraint system for a roll-over accident of motor vehicles.
The feature of the present invention can be clearly understood from the following embodiments illustrated in the drawings.
Although illustrated and described as embodied in a motor vehicle, it is not intended to be limited to the details shown. It is with the understanding that modification and structural changes may be made without departing from the generalprinciple of the invention. It is also to be understood that the restraint system may also find usuful application in other types of restraint protective system differing from the type to be described.
FIG. 1 is the side elevational view of an example comprising a rigid protector.
FIG. 2 is the side elevational view of an embodiment of the present invention comprising a rigid protector combined with a subsidiary cord, and pull-up means.
FIG. 3 is the side elevational view of another embodiment comprising flexible fibrous protector.
FIG. 4 is the frontal elevational view of the third embodiment, and FIG. 5 illustrates the hook in the same embodiment.
FIG. 6 is the perspective view of an embodiment preferable for a driver's seat.
FIGS. 7 to 10 illustrate the operation of the protector shown on the four embodiments.
FIG. 1 illustrates a modification of well-known U-shaped restraining member, wherein a protector 10 comprising a U-shaped rigid member 12 covered with elastic material 14, and supported along the side walls of a seat 18. The protector 10 ispivoted to seat frame 20 by a pivot 22 located near the end of the leg 13 of the protector 10 at both sides of the seat frame 20. An actuating connection hole 24, located at the end of the leg 13 beyond pivot 22 is connected with each of a pair ofpush-up means 28 mounted on the seat frame 20 by means of a connector member 26, preferably an universal joint, on both sides of the seat 18 respectively. The central portion of the protector 10 is rotated upwardly around the pivot 22 by the pullingaction exerted at the end of the leg 13 by means of the connector member 26 and the push-up means 28 actuated by a sensor (not shown in the figure), pushing up the knees of an occupant, and consequently restraining the occupant onto the seat back 32 in adouble up position. The push-up means 28 shall be equipped with sufficient energy to sustain the load, such as coil spring of fluid piston, which will react with definite speed for the timely protection of an occupant in a collision. FIG. 2 is anillustration of an embodiment of the present invention with a slider 34 which moves inside a slit 36 provided in leg 13 of a protector 30. The slider 34 is connected with a subsidiary pull-up means 38 by means of a flexible cord 40 passing through aguide roll 42 mounted on the shoulder of the seat back 32. The subsidiary pull-up means 38 is mounted on the back wall of the seat back 32 to supplement the energy required in restraining an occupant in coordination with the push-up means 28, or, withother efficient retractors which are synchronized to react instantaneously by a sensor (not shown in the figure) in a collision.
FIG. 3 illustrates a protector 50 comprising a flexible fibrous braid or belt supported along the upper edges of the side walls of a seat 18 by means of several hooks 52, and the end of the protector 50 is led to a pull-up means 54, preferably aspiral spring driven retractor, through a guide roll 56, mounted on the shoulder of the seat back 32. FIG. 3 is the side elevational view, and FIG. 4 is the frontal elevational view of the third embodiment respectively. Preferably, protector 50 shouldbe of a material of synthetic fiber braid with properties of high tensile strength and low elongation to withstand the force required to restrain occupants in a collision. A number of hooks 52 are arranged in appropriate distance on the side walls ofthe seat frame 20.
FIG. 5 illustrates a typical configuration of the hook 52. A spring clip 58 mounted on hook 52, holds the protector 50 in normal position. When stronger force than that of the spring is applied upwardly, protector 50 is released and surgesupwardly by means of the retractor 54, actuated by a collision sensor (not shown in the figure). The retractor 54, preferably, should possess sufficient rotating force with a lock mechanism which is released by the action of a sensor. The retractordoes not need a lock mechanism responding to the withdrawing velocity of belts such as those used for safety belt systems. The length to be retracted will depend on the size of the seat 18 which regulates the whole length of the protector 50 in normalposition and also upon the physique of an occupant to be restrained in case of collision. The length will correspond with the diameter of the retractor reel and its rotating force, capable of finishing the retraction of the protector 50 within thespecific time required for occupant restraint systems.
When these afore-described three embodiments are to be applied to the driver seat, the upward movement of the protector may be obstructed by the steering wheel of the motor vehicle if the steering wheel is not designed to contract automaticallyin collision. FIG. 6 illustrates the perspective view of a modification of the second embodiment to be applied for driver seat. The middle portion of a protector 70, corresponding to the width of the driver seat 72, is placed on the seat near to thefront edge of the driver seat 72 so that protector 70 will not touch the steering wheel (not illustrated in FIG. 6) when the protector 70 is pulled upwardly in collision. The same modification can be made for cases in the other embodiments. It shouldbe understood that the push-up means, the subsidiary pull-up means, and the guide roll should be installed in pairs so that the installation will be one on each side of the seat respectively. FIGS. 7 to 10 illustrate the operation of the protectorduring collision for each embodiment. The upper half of an occupant's body is forced to take a double up form by the pressing action of the protector, and the upper half of the body is pressed onto the seat back in a collision. Such a double up formhas been proven to be most effective in preventing body injury from external shock force. Emergency manual for airline passengers instructs passengers to take this position in emergency. At the same time the cord is moved upwardly to a diagonalposition from the knees to the shoulders of the occupant so as to restrain his lateral movement in accidents.
In the present invention, one protector for one occupant is preferable, but one protector for plural occupants on a bench-type seat is also effective when equipped across the seat from one side to the other. The present invention serves asprotector for in any frontal and/or lateral accident.
The movement of the arms of an occupant may be affected to some extent by the protector but the effect is not so severe as to restrict the protecting action of the occupant to cover his face, or, his escaping from a crashed vehicle by pressingdown the protector after a collision, because the distance between the two guide rolls is wider than the width of a human shoulder. The feet of an occupant are held up away from the brake and accelerator pedals by means of the protector as shown inFIGS. 7 to 10. This means another advantage of the present invention in that the driver is unable to erronously step on the accelerator pedal unconsciously in a frontal collision which is occationally done to worsen the damage. Furthermore, when thefeet are stretched toward the front frame or dashboard, this position will be helpful in reducing the forward movement of the upper part of the occupant's body. The injuries, if any, received on the outstretched feet from the front glass would be farless than injuries received on the face or head of the occupant without effective restraint system.
The advantages of the present invention can be summarized as follows:
(1) The system exhibits no inconvenience to an occupants in entering or leaving or driving the vehicle, and an occupant is not conscious of the existence of a protective device in normal state, although the device can react instantly in case ofemergencies.
(2) The system requires only a vehicle-sensitive sensor which does not include web-sensitive or hybrid sensors. This system has the added advantage of simplicity, reliability and low cost.
(3) The system is capable of restraining the occupant in a roll-over accident.
(4) The system does not require excessive adjustment in restraining occupants, be they a little child, obese or lean adult, or, pregnant woman.
(5) The system is free from any submarine trouble.
(6) The system is applicable to any type of seats including sliding type or bench type.
(7) The system enables easier escape after collision compared to 3-point safety belt system.
As described above in details, the present invention provides a completely passive and most effective restraint system for protecting human lives in vehicles.
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Edited to hopefully prevent ridiculous answers, like Kusari's...
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Cook This, Not That! Skinny Comfort Foods: 125 Quick & Healthy Meals that Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds--or More!The best-selling weight-loss series that ranks readers' favorite restaurant fare now empowers readers to lose weight with recipes for satisfying meals made at home. Studies show that when people eat out they consume hundreds more calories than they would if they ate at home. So it stands to reason that cooking and eating more meals at home is one of the easiest and most effective strategies to lose belly fat. That's why the authors who have helped millions order smarter at restaurants now extend their life-altering advice to America's kitchens. Cook This, Not That! Skinny Comfort Foods is not a typical cookbook. While it has recipes and ingredients lists, it delivers much more—an intelligent (and tasty) strategy for controlling the number of calories readers consume. By starting with the best ingredients and the right plan, cooks of any skill level can create delicious meals that actually help them burn more body fat. Best of all, these recipes produce traditional comfort foods like macaroni and cheese, juicy burgers, pizzas, grilled cheese sandwiches—even chocolate chip cookies. Here's the logic: if these foods satisfy their hunger and taste buds, readers will be far less likely to rush for a bag of chips or tub of ice cream two hours after dinner. Cook This, Not That! books have reintroduced hundreds of thousands of people to the joy of cooking by making meal preparation fast and easy and by showing them that they can achieve restaurant tastes right in their own kitchens for a lot less money and much fewer calories. |
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by Elana JohnsonEditorial Reviews
"Most [readers] will be drawn in by the love triangle, revelations about Vi and her family, and a dark twist ending that maintains the faintest glimmer of hope." --PW
"[T]he super-cool, surprise ending...staysentirely true to the plot....[T]he romantic tribulations...may serve to drawromance fans into the sci-fi side....[T]he setting is developed with care anddetail, making for a vividly drawn alternative world. Fans of Matched (BCCB11/10) and other recent romantically focused additions to the dystopiansub-genre may wish to add this to their reading list."
-The Bulletin
"This debut novelfits neatly into the latest dystopian fantasy craze. Readers will enjoytough-as-nails Violet 'Vi' Schoenfeld and her two love interests, Zenn andJag." –Library Media Connection
This debut dystopia succeeds at suspense and tension but fails at moral complexity.
Vi lives in the beige Goodlands, where good people wear required "oatmeal-colored shirts" and, by prohibition, never hug or touch. But Vi does touch and kiss her boyfriend Zenn, and she crosses forbidden borders and unplugs herself from mandatory brainwashing transmissions. She explains early on that "Goodies are walking paper dolls, devoid of personality—and brains" while authoritarian Thinkers "do the thinking so regular people won't have to." Unlike speculative fiction that successfully questions whether eliminating wars and providing adequate food for everyone might be worth losing cultural freedoms, this tale manages neither nuance nor ambiguity. Vi escapes from prison with hottie rebel Jag and travels to seek asylum, pursued by Thinkers of unknown loyalty, slowly realizing that she and Jag can control others. They lie to each other constantly, their supposedly deep love reading like simple sexual chemistry. Vi's voice is sarcastic—"we were in the park after dark (gasp!)"—with random bits of teen syrup (Jag has "blueberry eyes"). Revelations come hard and fast but don't feel meaningful, due to thin worldbuilding and sketchy details; in this society, how could Vi possibly understand a concept like "rights"?
Moral subtlety loses out to breathless pacing; the ending is derivative of Scott Westerfeld's superior Uglies (2005). (Science fiction. 14 & up)
Product Details
- 9781442421257
- Publisher:
- Simon Pulse
- Publication date:
- 06/07/2011
- Pages:
- 416
- Product dimensions:
- 8.34(w) x 5.96(h) x 1.32(d)
- Lexile:
- HL580L (what's this?)
- Age Range:
- 14 Years
Read an Excerpt
Good girls don't walk with boys. Even if they're good boys—and Zenn is the best. He strolled next to me, all military with his hands clasped behind his back, wearing the black uniform of a Forces recruit. The green stripes on his shirtsleeves flashed with silver tech lights, probably recording everything. Probably? Who am I kidding? Those damn stripes were definitely recording everything.
Walking through the park in the evening is not technically against the rules. Good people do it all the time. But walking through the park with a boy could get me in trouble.
When darkness fell, another rule would be broken.
The whir of a hovercopter echoed high above the trees. In this park, the saplings stood an inch or two taller than me. Some trees in the City of Water are ancient—at least a century old. But the forest is off-limits, and even I know better than to break that rule.
The filthy charcoal shade of the sky matched the impurities I'd filtered from the lake in class today. I imagined the color to be similar to the factory walls where my dad worked, but I had never been there and hadn't seen him for years, so I couldn't say for sure.
People don't return from the Badlands.
"Vi, I'm glad you finally answered my e-comm," Zenn said, his voice smooth, just like his skin and the perfectly fluid way he walked.
"You know my mom." I didn't have to elaborate. Not with Zenn. "I told her I was coming whether she said yes or not." I tried to hide how desperate I'd been to see him, how happy his e-comm invitation had made me. He could've asked me to the moon and I would've gladly gone. And taken whatever punishment followed.
I'd left school during the afternoon break. The Special Forces compound is a two-hour walk south of the City of Water. I'd crossed the border and trekked for half a mile in the Fire Region just to see him. Crossing borders is also against the rules, but Zenn was worth every step.
I watched the hovercopters circle closer, comfortable in the silence with Zenn. Sometimes it said more than we did.
The sidewalks had stopped functioning thirty minutes ago, clearly curfew for this park. As one hovercopter dipped nearer, it took every ounce of courage I had to keep from reaching out, grabbing Zenn's hand, and running.
Before, I might have done it. But there was something different about him. Something that made me think he wouldn't run with me this time.
Another quick glance confirmed it. His eyes. They held no sparkle. No life. Maybe the Forces worked him too hard.
My sweet, wonderful Zenn. I hoped he was okay here. His eyes worried me.
"Well, now that you're here, I've got something for you," he said, smiling.
I angled my body toward him. Zenn's e-comm had said he had a surprise for me—surely something he'd tinkered with until it was absolutely perfect. Like he was.
"The Forces have kept me busy," Zenn continued, reaching into his pocket. He didn't seem concerned about the circling hovercopters, but he wasn't always living one breath away from getting arrested. "But we might not get to see each other again for a while. Your birthday is in a couple weeks, and you're my—"
"You down there!" An electronic voice cut through Zenn's throaty tone. I flinched and took a half step behind Zenn. A one-manned tech-craft, the hovercopter was invented especially for ruining lives. No one ever escapes from one. Not even me.
On the bottom rudder, a red rose winked through the twilight. My breath shuddered through my chest—I'd been caught by this hovercopter before. Maybe since Zenn was a Forces recruit and had invited me here, I wouldn't get in trouble.
Yeah, right. Fairness isn't something the Director cares about.
"Cards!" the mechanical voice shouted. Zenn pulled out his lime green activity card and held it straight up. An electric arm grew from the side of the police vehicle and flew down to scan the bar code on the back of Zenn's card.
I slowly retrieved my own ID. No one in the Goodgrounds can so much as step onto the sidewalk without an electronic record of their activity.
My card was blue for the City of Water. I raised it halfway as the arm jangled at me, trying to get a better angle to scan the bar code. Then I'd be busted for being out of bounds—after dark.
Zenn watched me with a wary eye. "Vi. Don't give them a real reason to lock you up." He stepped close enough for his body heat to permeate my senses. Touching was against the rules, but he'd broken that one lots of times.
I smiled, even though he was right. Lock Up is not a fun place. The stench alone is enough to set rule-breakers straight. Still, I almost threw my activity card into the brambles where no one would ever find it.
Zenn's face stopped me, his mouth drawn into a fine line. My bar code would be attached to his—we were in the park after dark (gasp!)—and if I got into serious trouble, he might not be able to advance in the Special Forces. And I couldn't have that weighing on my conscience.
I rolled my eyes at Zenn, something he didn't see because of my oversize straw hat—another rule, one I actually followed. The scanner beeped, and a horrible squeal erupted from the hovercopter.
"What have you done now?" Zenn's voice carried a hint of laughter amidst the exasperation.
"Nothing," I answered. "I've done nothing this time." I'd been good for two months.
"This time?" he asked.
"Violet Schoenfeld, stay where you are!" the mechanical voice boomed. "The Green demands a hearing."
"Vi! The Green? Seriously, what have you done?"
"Can I have my present now?"
• *
Everyone knows the Green is just a fancy name for the Thinkers. They're the ones who broadcast the transmissions and categorize the people. The ones who do the thinking so regular people won't have to.
Zenn would join Them when he finished training with the Special Forces. He'd wanted to be a Greenie for as long as I'd known him, but that didn't stop our friendship. This arrest might—SF agents didn't hang out with criminals.
Inside the hovercopter, large panels with multicolored buttons and complicated instruments covered the dashboard. Glass encased the entire bulb of the body, allowing the pilot to spot rule-breakers from any angle. A window in the floor beneath the single—and occupied—metal chair provided a good view of the ground below. Since I had nowhere to sit, I stood next to the tiny doorway.
I felt trapped in a bubble, with the charcoal sky pressing down around me. My throat tightened with each passing second.
After cuffing me, the pilot scowled. "This return trip will take twice as long. We usually send transports for arrests."
I made a face at the back of his head. Like I didn't know that. Almost as bad as Lock Up, transports are twice as uncomfortable as the cramped hovercopter. And the filth and stink? Nasty.
With my extra weight on board, the pilot maneuvered the craft awkwardly and zoomed back toward the towers on the south end of the Goodgrounds. "I have a break in twenty minutes. I don't have time for this."
Then let me out. I watched Zenn fade to a distant dot, hoping it wouldn't be the last time I saw him.
The hovercopter slowed and the pilot turned to glare at me. "Don't try your tricks on me, girlie."
I had no idea what he meant. I gripped the handle above the doorway as he swung the hovercopter to the left. Toward the towers.
The Southern Rim is only accessible to Goodies with special clearance or important business. I'd never been there, not that I hadn't tried. No one I knew had ever been—water folk didn't make trouble.
True fear flowed in my veins as we approached. Maybe sneaking to see Zenn had been a bad idea. The thought felt strange, almost like it didn't belong to me. It grew, pressing me down with guilt. You shouldn't have risked your freedom to see Zenn.
The voice in my head definitely wasn't my own. Damn Thinkers. I shook the brainwashing message away. Zenn had risked his freedom for me last summer.
Below me, fields wove together in little squares, some brown, some green, some gold. Crops grown in the Centrals provided food for those in the Southern Rim and the rest of the Goodgrounds.
The fields gave way to structures standing two or three stories high. Constructed like the other buildings in the Goodgrounds—gray or brown bricks, flashing tech lights, and red iris readers in every doorway.
Windows were blinded off from the outside world. We certainly don't want any sunlight getting in. No, that would be bad. According to the Thinkers anyway. Sunlight damages skin, no matter what color. Our clothes cover us from wrist to chin, ankle to hip, and everywhere in between. Suits for the business class. Jeans and oatmeal-colored shirts for everyone else. Wide-brimmed hats must be worn at all times.
Goodies are walking paper dolls, devoid of personality—and brains.
Yeah, that doesn't work for me. I don't want to be a paper doll. That's why I broke the rules and stopped plugging in to the transmissions.
The pilot swerved and twisted around the tall buildings. I'd never seen the city up close. My eyes couldn't move fast enough from one shiny structure to the next.
The pilot steered toward the last and tallest building on the border of our land. The one with the symbol that can be seen anywhere in the Goodgrounds.
The olive branch is the symbol of good. It signals our allegiance to the Association of Directors. More like Association of Dictators, if you want my honest opinion. But no one does.
"So now you've seen the Southern Rim," the pilot said. "Was it everything you expected?"
I didn't know how to answer, so I kept my mouth shut—a first for me. That was the Southern Rim? No magic, no golden pathways, no perfect escape from my sucky life. The wall now towered in front of me, closing off any thought of freedom.
The hovercopter hung in midair as a door slid open in the wall. Darkness concealed whatever waited inside. And what would I find on the other side? Could I come back? Maybe I would never see Zenn again. My mouth felt too dry.
"We're going in there?" I asked.
"After I process your file," the pilot said. He made a note on a small screen. A long list popped up.
"I've cited you before," he said, smiling slowly. I remembered the last time: I'd left the City of Water after dark, crossed through the crops growing in the Centrals, and tried to enter the Southern Rim. I'd dressed up real nice in a fancy white dress and old platform shoes—which were the reason I'd been caught. No one can run in shoes like that.
I endured six rounds of questioning until I admitted I'd stolen the shoes from the basement of a house in the Abandoned Area—another off-limits place—another violation of the rules. Wearing contraband (which I didn't know about at the time) from an illegal area, trying to enter another forbidden district, and then there was all that nasty business about lying. Like it's the worst thing on the planet or something.
You see, Goodies don't lie. Ever. Honesty is sort of bred into us, but somehow mine got out-bred. Maybe when I stopped listening to the transmissions. Or maybe because I just don't give a damn.
And I'm a good liar, but that's all been properly documented in my file, which the pilot was now reading with interest. "Mm-hmm," he said. "A liar, a thief, and now the Green wants you. It's no small wonder, Vi."
I absolutely hate it when strangers use my nickname like we're old friends. I ignored him as he eased the hovercopter closer to the wall. A red beam scanned the rose on the bottom and a signal flashed. The pilot steered into a long tunnel with black walls, hardly a wall and more like a building. As we careened through it, panic spread through me—something I hadn't felt since learning Zenn would be leaving me behind to join the Special Forces. I wished he'd given me my birthday present before the stupid pilot arrested me.
When we finally cleared the tunnel, I gasped at the view below me.
A second city loomed behind that wall—an entire city.
People swarmed in the streets. Silver instruments and shiny gadgets winked up at me from the vast expanse below. My stomach clenched painfully, and I forced myself to keep breathing so I wouldn't faint.
The fierceness of the advanced tech burned in my brain. I can feel technology, I've always been able to. And this whole new part of the Goodgrounds produced some serious tech buzz. My head felt like it was in a particle accelerator set on high.
"So here we are," the pilot said. "The Institute—the birthplace of tech."
No wonder I felt like throwing up.
© 2011 Elana Johnson
Meet the Author
Elana Johnson wishes she could experience her first kiss again, tell the mean girl where to go, and have cool superpowers. To fulfill her desires, she writes young adult science fiction and fantasy. She lives in central Utah where she spends her time with many students, one husband, and two kids. Find out more at ElanaJohnson.com and follow her on Twitter at @ElanaJ.
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I have two words for this book, forgettable and confusing. I knew while reading this that it would be a book that wouldn't really leave an impression. I spent too much time trying to decipher how this world functioned and the various terms and ideas presented and not nearly enough time getting to know the characters.
I wanted to like Vi. At first she seems like the bright spot in a dismal world. Everything is so tightly controlled and monitored and she refuses to comply. Of course she's arrested and imprisoned not long after the book begins. This is when the story goes down hill. She's imprisoned with Jag, and I mean in his cell with him. The rest of the prison is empty. Both are then sentenced to be tagged and banished to Freedom. Freedom is under complete control of the Thinkers and there they will be basically reprogrammed. For Jag, this seemed an appropriate sentence but really extreme for Vi. Which led me to believe that there was more to Vi than we know. Jag and Vi escape (of course they do) and head to the only place that offers asylum to people like them. Turns out Jag and Vi do have something in common.
When Vi discovers what she can really do and why they want her, I begin to wonder how she never figured out this before. Things fall into place way to easily for her, almost at her will. At the same time, it like her moves are known to well. The Thinkers always seem to be one step ahead of her. There are too many unknowns to factor into the story. Things that Vi doesn't know, but everyone else seems to be aware of.
I also didn't really feel the love triangle in the story. Jag seemed placed in front of her. He's the image of everything she's every been told is wrong and bad in this world. But, yet he's nothing like what she thinks he should be. I could never figure out Zen and what side he was really on. It confused the hell out of me.
In the end, I didn't dislike the book enough not to finish it. But, it left very little of an impression on me. It's one of those book you finish and have very little thought of it afterwards.
Jag is an amazingly written character! My favorite
I feel like I've been introduced to the next HOT series at the very beginning. This book is amazing and fast paced as well. I was never bored. I couldn't get enough of it, and I loved all the twists that totally kept me guessing. It's one of my favorites. I would HIGHLY recommend it. Can't wait for the next one in the series! :D
I am not much of a dystopian-lover, but I have noticed lately every dystopia book I have picked up so far..I have loved..so maybe this is a sign I need to start picking these up more. Possession by Elana Johnson did not fall short of my expectations what so ever, infact, it went way past them. Possession is about a snarky girl named Vi who lives in a world runned by the Thinkers, they tell you what to think..and if you don't listen to Them you get sent to the bad-lands a place for free thinkers..and this is exactly where they want to send Vi..she has gotten in more trouble then most..and now they want to punish her for it.the only thing is..being sent to the bad-lands isn't all that bad of an idea in Vi's head..I mean she would have Jag..the boy she just met, but can't stop thinking about.but what she doesn't realize is the Thinkers don't want to punish her, no, the Thinkers want her to join them, become one of them, become what she hates, or die.those are her choices. In a race against the Thinkers Vi will have to make hard decisions, ones that involve her head.and her heart..
I was quite surprised about how much I loved this book, I had been set up to think I wouldn't enjoy it based off of other bad reviews, but now that I have finished it I can say I loved it! I had a lot of things in this book I loved, the tech, the thinkers, the bad lands, but the thing that caught my attention the most was deff the characters. Elana Johnson has formed wonderful characters in this book, I absolutely loved Vi, and don't even get me started on Jag he was perfect. Even the 'bad guy' characters I found myself enjoying in this story.
Now..time to talk about the ending.ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? That ending was crazy, such a twist, but I loved it, it will leave you ripping out your hair in irritation! The worst part? The next book doesn't come out till next June.NEXT JUNE. Ugh why must they torture me so?
Anywho, Possession was a great debut, a great adventure, and an awesome romance. If you like dystopia books such as the Uglies, this book will not disappoint, even if you don't like dystopia you will probably like this.
-WARNING: This book will get confusing if you don't read everysingle word, so if you're a skimmer I do not recommend this book
So last week I was in borders ( sorry BN .. it was in the mall) but I was looking around and noticed this book and read the back and was a little apprehensive about it but I stuck with my gut and got it. The next day I got pulled it from my book shelf and started to read. OH MAN. This book was amazing! At first I was like what the heck is going on .. but soon got into it and I finished it in 4 hours. I couldn't put it down. It has romance, suspense, action, everything that I love! However some parts were kinda boring and like can we get this over with ... but other than that it was enjoyable. If you like the Hunger Game series you'll most definitely love this book! :D
This series was way to confusing. Great characters, great story lines, although way too many, crappy editor. Pretty sure there was no editor. It jumped from one thing to the next, they acted like we're supposed to know why they're going to each city. I read the whole series because I felt invested in the characters, its almost like I feel sorry for the characters having to endure this mixed up story line. And let's talk about good guy/bad guy. Make up your mind. You can't have a bad guy kill an important character, show horrible ruthlessness then in one paragraph decide you want to pretend for him to have just been playing along so were supposed to like him now? I think the author has potiential, she just needs to slow down, don't try to fit so much in, explain facts and decisions, and get a professionial editor to tell her when something doesn't make sense.
I would not waste your time. This book is poorly written, confusing, disjointed and could not get me to be invested in the characters. There was absolutely no flow.
I really like this book well worth 9.99!
Unpredictable. Johnson leaves you wanting more with every chapter and never lets you get to comfortsble with the setting.
After being disappointed by a few dystopian stories lately, this was a much needed read for me. It hooked me pretty quick. There were moments where I got a little confused, but I think I pieced most things together by the end. I really don't know who to trust when it comes to the characters as a whole. No one is completely forthcoming to Vi. They all seem to have their own agenda. Everyone has lied to her, and/or is hiding information from her. I think there is still much she hasn't learned. I'm looking forward to finding out more of this information in upcoming books. Possession by Elana Johnson was provided to me by the author for review. The opinions are my own
I received this book to give an honest review.
The only reason I gave this book a 4 star rating is because for me I felt as though I could not at times distinguish who was talking or who would be replying. If Jag said something then it would follow though with a response but I had to go back and say oh okay he was talking with Vi or talking to this person. Also Vi seemed to make stupid choices, she never seemed to think things through. I would have liked for her to be a bit more smarter in her choices.
Other than that the story line was great, I found myself sucked into the story and the action just waiting to find out what was going to happen next. When I found out who Gavin really was I was in shock just like Vi. Not only that but with the Director also, I was like WHOA! Are you serious nice little surprise thrown in their for the readers.
In Possession you see the world though Jag and Vi's eyes and see what they have to endure. If you have read Resist you now understand why Zenn is the way he is. I do want to read more in this little series as I want to know what is Vi going to do with Director. Will Jag and Vi be together? What will happen with Zenn? Heck what is going to happen overall!!!!
There is a bit of love going on between Jag and Vi but it is like a growing love I guess. Jag had me a bit confused on why he would leave and what not but at the end I understood why he was acting that way and doing those things. This is a great read for YA and over.
As a young adult I found this book enticing and well worth the time. I loved it!
This book was totally intresting....it had me hooked from the begining Violet is a strong,funny,and humorous girl
i read this book it 2 days i recommend this book
Vi lives in a world where girls are good, Thinkers do your thinking for you, pick your match and as long as you do what they say you are fine. Vi sneaks out one night with her match Zenn. Clearly a big no no. When she gets caught she is thrown in a cell with Jag who clearly is all wrong for her and a not part of the goodies. Vi must soon decide what to do. Do what the Thinkers say and be with Zenn or run with Jag.
I will start with our 3 main characters. Vi is a good strong character the only flaw I see with her is that at first it seems she wants to be a bad girl but not break any of the rules. Kind of hard to do. She did grow on me as the book progressed and really started to show her strength around Jag. Zenn I didn't like him. Not really much I can say about him. I know there is reasons behind it but he seemed like a sheep to me. I just can't see him with Vi.Now that leaves Jag. Love him so much! He is a free soul, rebel and yet you do get to see his soft side. I think when I read his softer side that wrapped it up for me. Hello a hot guy showing emotions what more could you ask.
The plot is a good one. In a world where you are supposed to do as you are told and obey all orders but you still have rebels. I enjoyed reading about this dystopian world full of people fighting to think for you and people fighting for freedom. It does have a good love story even if it is one of the dreaded love triangles. I have my pick of who I want her to be with. At first the book has a slower pace but the last few chapters it really picks up and does leave you wanting more. If you love dytopian books I would say give this one a try. I luckily have the next book so be looking for that review up soon.
Amazing. Cannot wait for the next book.
Good so far but a little confusing. At times it doesnt flow well
This book was a thrilling love story that maybe was confusing at some parts but in the end it was all smoothed out. BUT this series does sound alot like the uglies series and Delierium series. I kept confusing possesion characters with the other books, Lena, Shay etc.. but at the same time it was original at most parts. I give it 4 stars
The story line was good, enough for me to be interested in reading the second book. But there were several things I found annoying:
1. Vi's internal dialogue e.g. the constant that was "Jag speak for..." it felt condescending at times, like the author felt the need to spell out every single thing
2. Vi's and Jag's relationship. The exaggerated roller coaster of ups and downs, it was a bit unbelievable and they were both way too sensitive, which made me dislike them as characters
3. The "secrets" and constant keeping of things from Vi, that had this really big build up, but just disappointed when it was revealed as not such a big deal
When I got an ARC of Surrender, I'm like shoot, I didn't read the first book yet. I have seen this book in many other blogs before, but because of its simple cover, I didn't know what to think of it. I never gave it much thought, which led to never picking it up either. This was like a message from heavan. How can I have not picked up this book earlier? Because I loved it more than I expected it to be. Vi, the main protagonist, is my favorite female lead till now. I just loved her so much! Her characteristic was so strong and powerful, and oh the sarcasim. I loved it all. The book starts off in a very creative dystopian world, the "goodlands", where girls are not allowed to touch boys. Vi does the following rebellious act with her future match, Zenn. While the Thinkers think they have brainwashed everyone, Vi does not seem to agree.
Vi was all about doing what her heart tells her to do. I loved her strong will, and her determination to let no Thinkers brainwash her. When Vi is taken away for the 7th rebellious act she has done, she is sent to "prison". There, she meets Jag Barque. While Vi is confused they put her in the same cell with Jag, she is slightly glad. Jag is definitely an amazing "bad" boy. He's from the badlands, the place where all the "bad" people reside. Both Vi and Jag have crazy hair, and that's where their interests meet. Im not going to say what happens, but I loved the flow of the story Elana created. It was not love at first sight, and not the very fast crush that most YA novels tend to have. It was thoroughly planned, and it was all filled with excitement as well. I loved the characters, and let me tell you, this book shocked me till the end! Even the last page had my mouth gaping. I should really say how much I loved the dystopian world Elana created. It really made me think that it might actually happen later on. It felt realistic to me as well. That it was actually possible. Apart from that, the book kept it's stand till the last page of the book. I have to say it was a shocking ending, and I just want to get my hands on the next book.
I don't know why I didn't start this book before. Every page was action packed and full of fun. At some points, all the new tech was hard to understand, but I still loved it. If you are a dystopian, Sci-Fi fan, I highly recommend "Possession". I have to say the ending didn't feel like an ending at all to me, but that's what makes you want to pounce on the next book! I can't wait to see what Vi and Jag have more for me in the next book, "Surrender".
Ive read the matched series by ally condie, and this seems just like it...


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I've been in the Caribbean, sailing mostly, and marvelling at the moon, which went through a total eclipse while we were there. Otherworldly? I should say so: a warm night, water lapping against the hull of the barquentine, the sea blackening as the earth's shadow passed slowly over the silver disc in the sky. But the Caribbean itself is another world too – outrageous plants with leaves as big as tablecloths and flowers that might have been designed especially for Walt Disney's Fantasia. Orchids look almost natural there in a way that they never do with us in Britain. Here, they seem to peer disdainfully at their surroundings, wondering what misfortune has brought them to roost on this window ledge, in this chilly milieu. Cymbidiums are the only orchids that cheerfully get along with curtains, sofas and carpets.
But at Orchid World in St George's parish, Barbados, you don't ever see the terrestrial cymbidiums. Here, the focus is on epiphytic orchids, the ones that have their roots dangling in space, not anchored in the ground. That was a clever move. Instead of fighting off other plants on the ground, orchids took to the trees, and adapted the spongy tissue round their roots to pick up moisture and minerals from the air rather than the earth. How many million years did that take? And how many more million years before the orchids had adapted further and sorted out between themselves whether they were penthouse types (odontoglossums, oncidiums, masdevallias) that liked sun and a relatively open prospect, or basement dwellers, like the ascocendas, happiest in shade.
Orchid World used to be a pig farm, and the fairy godmother who transformed it is a Yorkshire landscape architect, Richard Coghlan, who went to Barbados to design a golf course and found several reasons to stay on there rather than return to Britain. The channels that once ran with slurry were turned into streams, pig pens became shade houses and coral stone rock (Barbados is unusual in the Caribbean in being a coral island rather than a volcanic one) disguised concrete walls. Orchids are hung in rows in the shade houses like washing on a line: vandas, epidendrums, phalaenopsis, cattleyas, oncidiums, calanthes.
Cattleyas were famous long before Marcel Proust went on about them at such length. They arrived over here almost by accident when a plant hunter, William Swanson, used the cattleya's stems and leaves as packaging in a consignment of Brazilian plants he was sending to William Cattley of Barnet. Cattley made his money as a merchant but his real passion was plants. "One of the most ardent collectors of his day" said a fellow enthusiast, describing how Cattley grew the packaging as well as the contents and the sensational moment in November 1818 when the then unknown plant put out its first pouting bloom.
So it was fair that the cattleya should have Cattley's name. That first species, Cattleya labiata, has spawned innumerable hybrids, but no plant hunter retracing Swanson's footsteps in Brazil will now find it there. Once so common, it could be used like straw, it's now gone forever from its home in the Organ Mountains. It's not where most of us would start though, if we wanted to grow orchids. Cattleyas are fussy. Light, humidity, temperature, food, water, all have to be exactly right – especially humidity. But at the same time, cattleyas need plenty of air flowing around them. During the day they demand a temperature around 20C and don't expect the night to be chillier than 14C. They like good light but not full sun, so inside, that means choosing an east or west facing window ledge rather than a north or south one.
Though a sitting room might seem to provide the right kind of day/night temperatures, the air is likely to be too dry to suit the cattleya. Mist the plant regularly and stand the pot on a tray of pebbles which you can damp down regularly. The free air flow is more difficult to arrange. Did Cattley hire a boy with a fan? And how did he work out that the plants like to dry out for a couple of months in winter, even if they are in flower?
New species of orchid are still being discovered in the rainforests of Central America, Africa, India and the Far East. Botanically, they are a daunting family with 25-30,000 different wild kinds, not counting the many more thousands of hybrids that have been bred from them. Where on earth do you start with a family as massive as that? "With cymbidiums," I'd say, because they are easy and profuse, with flowers that last for two months or more. I was introduced to them by our eldest daughter who, perched in London, scoops up orchids from the Columbia Road street market in the same carefree way she chucks bottled water into her Sainsbury's trolley. Both seem extraordinary extravagances to me. As a person who would prefer to go without food than flowers, she reasons differently. An orchid plant (£15) lasts in bloom for at least a month, sometimes six weeks. A bunch of cut flowers (£6) barely survives a week. Therefore the orchids are a bargain.
Cymbidiums are huge plants with strappy leaves a couple of feet long. The flower spikes can bear as many as a dozen blooms, in weird buffs and pinks and pale yellowy-green. They like a cooler climate than the cattleyas, somewhere around 16C or a maximum of 18C during the day, 10C at night. Keep them away from radiators; they hate being cooked. Inside, they are also best kept out of direct sunlight. The chief danger is overwatering. Let the pot dry out between drinks and don't be tempted to repot too often. Cymbidiums flower best when they are potbound. At the end of May (or when they have finished flowering) take the pot outside for the summer. At this point, cymbidiums need sun to ripen their growth and initiate the flower spikes for the following season. Remember to bring the pot inside before the first frosts.
Though at first they look very different, all orchid flowers conform to one basic pattern. The three outer petals stand at 12 o'clock, 5 o'clock and 7 o'clock. The three inner petals are usually showier than the outer ones, wider, frillier. One is set at 3 o'clock, the other at 9 o'clock. The third develops into a lip (labellum), a landing stage for beetles, flies or moths, and is marked with lines like a runway to point the pollinator in the right direction. At the centre of the flower is a finger-like column which contains the pollen. Millions of pollen grains are compressed into tiny parcels for insects to carry from one flower to next.
Orchids used to be staggeringly expensive because they were very difficult to propagate from seed. Then some observant person noticed that in the wild any surviving seedlings usually sprang up close to the mother plant. It turned out that a fungus in the roots of the mother plant was an essential catalyst. Seeds could not germinate without it.
By 1922 an American professor, Dr Lewis Knudson of Cornell University, was showing commercial growers how to inoculate their sowing medium with the nutrients provided by the fungus. For the next 40 years more than a million seedlings were successfully raised by this method. Then in 1964, Dr Georges Morel introduced the revolutionary technique of propagation by tissue culture – micropropagation. Most orchids now begin life in a laboratory and take four years to develop from a scrap of tissue in gel to a full-grown flowering plant. That has brought the average price down from £500 a plant to £15, though rarities are still wildly expensive. A Japanese-bred orchid Neofinetia falcata 'Brown Bear' was sold recently for £50,000.
There's a lot to learn with orchids and the place to do it is the London Orchid Show which is going on this weekend at the Royal Horticultural Society's Halls, Vincent Square, London. Among the exhibitors will be pupils from Writhlington Comprehensive School in Bath who, with their teacher Simon Pugh-Jones, renovated derelict greenhouses to house what is now an extensive collection of orchids.
The show is open today and tomorrow (10am-5pm). Admission £5. To book tickets call 08456 121253. If you can't get to the show, buy Easy Orchids by Liz Johnson (Collins & Brown £14.99) which is simply laid out and well illustrated.
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The history of MuCEM
The history of MuCEM
December: announcement of the creation of the museum in Marseille by the French Minister of Culture and Communication, Catherine Tasca.
An office is set up in Marseille for organising exhibitions and building local partnerships.
A first preliminary...
Located overlooking the sea, on the former J4 pier in the port, the building designed by Rudy Ricciotti (in association with Roland Carta) forms the heart of the MuCEM. It is here that large exhibitions are held, as well as events that make up the artistic and cultural programme.
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Fort Saint-Jean
Built in the 17th century, the Fort Saint Jean was completely restored for the opening of the MuCEM. Open to the public for the first time in its history, this historic monument is today a magnet for the public, offering many different attractions, from exhibitions and shows to historical and botanical walks.
The Fort Saint Jean, covering 15,000 m2 ...
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The Centre for Conservation and Resources (CCR)
Located in the Belle de Mai neighbourhood, the Centre de Conservation et de Ressources (CCR) today houses all of the collections conserved by the MuCEM. These collections can be viewed by both specialists and members of the general public.
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Atom Ecosystem, Software
Day two of the Intel Developer's Forum was kicked off with a couple of keynote addresses from Renee James, the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Software and Services Group at Intel and Doug Davis, the Vice President and General Manager of the Embedded and Communications Group. The main focus of their talks revolved around Atom and the ecosystem surrounding it and other low-power Intel platforms.
Renee started off talking about some of the history of mobile PC and more specifically of tablets. She went on for a bit outlining the evolution of tablets and talking about the improvements in graphics, compute performance, touch interfaces, and manufacturing that enabled the current generation of mobile products. To help get her point across, Ms. James showed off one of the first tablet PC's from 1989 that was on loan from the obsolete computer museum and contrasted it with a couple of current tablets and netbooks currently on the market.
Renee also talked about some of the software innovation Intel has been working on, including those from the Wind River Network acceleration platform that enabled parallel processing of packets to improve overall network throughput. A number of Intel's other tools for ISV were also shown off, including Parallels Studio, which can be used for optimizing software for multi-core platforms.
Throughout her presentation, Ms. James brought a few partners and customers on stage to talk about some of the hardware and software innovations being worked on. She also talked about the "AppUp" program and some of the incentives for developers to embrace the program, which include prizes for developing apps for MeeGo and Windows. In fact, she even brought out Rick Vanner, developer of the netbook-targeted game "Goals!", who was the grand prize winner of a Chevy Volt. His game was developed in about a week for the Windows platform and was ported over to MeeGo in just a few days using the developer tools Intel has made available.
Stephan Odepher was also brought out on stage to show off the Atom and MeeGo-based WeTab tablet PC. The WeTab features a custom interface that's designed for easy thumb navigation and boasts of 16 second boot times and 1 second wake-from-standby times. A number of other devices featuring MeeGo were shown off as well, including settop boxes from Acer and Asus running Windows embedded with media center functionality.
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The gang from Havok was also on-hand showing off some physics demos and how they scaled on Intel's multi-core processors. We've got some footage from the demos posted above. In the videos, you can see the scaling from one-to-many objects, using a 6-core Core i7 processor. Havoc also announced that they will be supporting physics on Atom moving forward, but nothing was shown during the keynote.
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9th March 2011, 03:21 AM | #1 |
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Help-AC input connected directly to case!
I hope this is the right place for this - it does concern a linestage I'm building. I put a Lite Audio A-15 in an old Marantz receiver case, and I decided to use as much of the Marantz as possible, including the AC wiring uo to the transformer, fuse container and on-off switch (which has a small value cap across it). It works pretty well and sounds anywhere from OK to great depending on the equipment I pair it with (too much gain though). I was having a bit of trouble with noise, and finally determined that I need to connect the case to earth ground (it only had a two-prong plug). Sooooo....I started poking around the AC inlet to see how I could manage it, and found to my utter surprise that one wire of the AC wall cord is connected directly to the case!!!!!! (It's also connected to the ground of the unswitched power outlet on the back of the unit - small red arrow in pic). My question is – why is this thing not a toaster, with me as the toast?
I'm thinking of undoing the connection to the case to see if that's the cause of some of my noise (hum & buzz - it's not audible over the music or even audible at all at lower listening levels, but I still want to get rid of it). Is that a good idea? Last edited by schubert; 9th March 2011 at 03:22 AM. Reason: typo |
9th March 2011, 03:53 AM | #2 |
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Something sounds wrong here. I'd be damn careful . . .
Do you have a last will and testament? |
9th March 2011, 10:58 AM | #3 |
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Proceed with caution! However, when something seems totally wrong it sometimes turns out that it is not wrong but merely confusing. Check, double-check and then check again.
Can you find a circuit diagram for the original receiver? This might show the power arrangements. |
9th March 2011, 11:05 AM | #4 |
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It's hard to tell from the picture which wire it is. If it's the "third" wire, that's normal and safe. With everything unplugged, measure the resistance to the chassis of each of the power cord pins. If the third pin (the round one in the US) is grounded to the chassis, that's correct. If either the hot or neutral pin (the flat ones in the US) are connected to the case, someone has been fiddling in there and given you a time bomb.
"You tell me whar a man gits his corn pone, en I'll tell you what his 'pinions is." |
9th March 2011, 11:35 AM | #5 | |
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9th March 2011, 11:50 AM | #6 |
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OK, that must be a really old unit, made before consumer safety standards were implemented to prevent once-common electrocution. Get that plug out of there! Replace it with a three prong cord and plug, with the safety ground attached to the chassis and the hot/neutral leads isolated from the chassis.
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If I had to guess I'd say it's from the 70's. I'll replace the inlet with an IEC three prong and connect the third wire to the case - that's usually what I do, but I wanted to re-use as much of the Marantz as possible (makes for less casework in the back!). Needless to say I'll be inspecting things a lot closer next time I do something like this!
I'm still curious as to why this arrangement works and why a manufacturer would wire a receiver like this, if anyone could shed some light on the subject. Last edited by schubert; 9th March 2011 at 01:27 PM. Reason: addition |
9th March 2011, 01:31 PM | #8 |
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It works as long as neutral in the mains socket is really neutral and hasn't had its connection to ground deteriorate, and that this is also true of all other pieces of equipment that are connected. Unfortunately, this isn't always the case, and the injuries and deaths which resulted (see "Stone the Crows" for a colorful example) forced manufacturers to adopt the current safer standards.
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I had no idea what "Stone the Crows" is, but I looked it up and - point taken. I may end up selling this anyway, so that makes the grounded plug mandatory.
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You have an unpolarized AC power cord but a grounded (ie 3-terminal) unswitched power outlet? If you measure the voltage between earth ground (ie ground at the wall outlet) and the case there is 0 volts AC? And if you reverse the unpolarized plug in the outlet, there is ??? volts AC? BTW, definitely a good idea to get these issues resolved before selling. |
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
raymund marasigan
Filipino rock icon, Raymund Marasigan, opens his home to Anik-Anik Love. :)
His work station
Finding new use for an old piano
A studio at the basement of his house for jamming sessions
Wings that were given to Raymund by a fan. It actually swings up, down, forward, and back.
He has a habit of buying old synthesizers.
(Left) Munny designed by Raymund's daughter, Atari
Raymund Marasigan
(Marikina, Philippines)
Occupation: Musician. I play for Sandwich, Pedicab, Gaijin, and Cambio. Sometimes, I also produce records for other bands.
Favorite toys as a child: Lego, Atari, Nintendo
Favorite toys now: reason 6, ableton live 8, and synthesizers
Turn-ons: hard working creative people
Turn-offs: lazy complainers
What are things that inspire you right now? Drum lessons with Mike Alba inspired me to be a better musician, trying out new ideas working with Team Manila and Locked Down, goofing off with my daughter, working with Dong Abay (very intense), and watching Chris Garcia work (meticulously detailed and focused). I'm also inspired to work on songwriting after watching my OPM heroes at Ryan Cayabyab's music camp in Dumaguete.
Top 5 movies: An American Werewolf in London, Out of Sight, Exit Through the Gift Shop, The Lord of the Rings, and Moonraker
Top 5 books: The Delta Star by Joseph Wambaugh, Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut, The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, Tunesmith by Jimmy Webb, and recently, I read the (three) Dragon Tattoo books by Stieg Larsson (before the movie screening).
Music you listen to: (I'm a bit late but) I just got into dubstep after catching some local DJs in B-side, Makati. Recently, I've been heavily playing the Black Keys, Yuck, Jay Dilla, Justice, The Social Network soundtrack, Gary Granada, and Tom Waits.
5 Favorite websites: I don't surf a lot. I mostly just email.
When you're not busy with work, what do you do in your free time? Bike
If you were to choose a different job, what would it be? (If I had the skills) I think it would be pretty cool to be a tattoo artist or a hairdresser. You can travel and work almost anywhere in the world.
If you can have any super power, what would it be? Kiri Dalena beats everyone with China (Haha), so I'd settle for traffic destroyer.
What is the biggest problem of the world right now? Illiteracy
What do you think is the solution? Education
What's the most important life lesson you've learned so far? There are no short cuts.
Most inspiring statement/moment (heard/said/read): Art and music, not politics, are the markers of our lives.
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What a hip, masculine place !! :) he has wonderful style. The wooden/modern piano is amazing !! just stumbled upon your blog and I really love it!
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How goes it,
I have a 2008 2 door sahara with the sunrider top. For some reason my side window keeps popping out of my driver door when im driving down the road. This happens even when top is completely closed and windows are all in. If I have my windows open it happens even quicker because of the suction. Anyone have any clue how to correct this?? I know on other styles of jeeps the window actually tucks into the door where with the sunrider top it just kind of sits in there. When I put the window in I zip it all the way up then push up on it while I velcro it (the top is where it pops out at) then tuck the bottom in. Am I doing this incorrectly? This really is annoying the crap out of me. Why the heck do they put such cheap crap on a $26,000 vehicle I'll never understand haha. Thanks for the help and the time, Kyle |
Do you have the top inserted correctly into the door surrounds? Post a pic of the area behind the door.
What's this US business?;)
This is a very common question. Here's my answer from another thread.
That'll do it. |
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I feel like a R-Tard haha, but thats how I got it from the dealer so I guess he didnt know either. Thanks again! |
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