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Try to think of these as well-meaning and slightly ignorant heterodox, like your friendly local Methodist.
They...assert that one need to fall over backward and foam from the mouth to have the holy spirit
No way! Evangelical groups are part and parcel of cultural imperialism. Missionary groups paved the way for colonialism long ago and pave the way for Orthodox to slip to heresy still. They use the money given by their laity in the west to start up renegade groups inside the Orthodox Church like "Tahadisso" to subvert doctrine and spread confusion and apostasy. It has always been their intention to eradicate real Christianity in Africa and destroy the Ethiopian Faith. They are enemies of the Church and enemies of Africa!
Evengelicals; with all of their dollars, developmental projects, and pop culture are spreading like wildfire in Ethiopia. They are especially targeting Orthodox Christians. I don't think people understand the severity of the problem sometimes. These Evangelicals (especially of the southern Baptist ignoramus variety) think everything Orthodox is pagan. They think hours prayer is pagan, they think the Liturgy is a magic book, refer to Ethiopian priests as "local wizards" and assert that one need to fall over backward and foam from the mouth to have the holy spirit (talk about pagan!) Antonious Nikolas had a discussion about their activities in Ethiopia on the African Orthodox website some time ago.
This reminds me of the American Missionaries in Syria during the late 1800s and early 1900s. They cannot even fathom that the oldest churches just might be different from theirs and that they might acctually be legeitamte. Unfortunately, unlike in the Syria, the Evangelicals are winning and weakening the church with their antiOrthodox rehetoric. These are also very different from ones before, I have noticed that the same Protestant churches that about the "glitz and glamor" of the "gaudy" Orthodox churches are just as bad, often worse, with the 'megachurches" and "give us money and ye shall be saved" lines. Its really sad.
Of course, when an EO (and I presume OO) faithful leaves the EO (in this case OO) church for another, s/he is voluntarily excommunicated.
I'm with the camp of 13 million Americans that believe politicians are, or are controlled by, Reptilians. I think only monks can solve this problem. It doesn't seem right that they prefer to ignore it.
Aklie Semaet and Mor Ephrem basically said what I was about to say, so instead of responding directly to the "Evangelical" propaganda piece, I 'll just co-sign what they wrote.I have only this to add:1.) As TonyS said, people who leave the Church to become "Evangelicals" have already excommunicated themselves. They are no longer Orthodox.2.) These reports of "oppression" by the Ethiopian Orthodox are greatly exagerrated if not out-right lies. Breeze through a copy of Charisma magazine, and you can see almost identical allegations about the Orthodox "fighting the Holy Ghost" in Russia, Ukraine, Egypt, Romania, Greece (especially during the Olympics), and so forth.May God preserve His Church against the Wolf of Souls and his deluded henchmen.
Evengelicals; with all of their dollars, developmental projects, and pop culture are spreading like wildfire in Ethiopia. They are especially targeting Orthodox Christians. I don't think people understand the severity of the problem sometimes.
These Evangelicals (especially of the southern Baptist ignoramus variety) think...that one need to fall over backward and foam from the mouth to have the holy spirit (talk about pagan!)
...the Protestants...have dancing in the pews and speeking gibberish and seezures.
I am reading now about (I have yet to buy it myself) the Book of Mormon a major Protestant work
I do not know the statistics. All I know is my observations, reports I have received, and my personal experience. Most of the Protestant missionaries are American Bible-belt evangelicals. Usually very ignorant about Orthodoxy and using financial incentives (like rug making projects) to win over poor converts.
I agree, I didn't know this sort of thing was happening in Ethiopia, but it doesn't surprise me. I've seen the same things happening in Romania, predominantly with American Pentecostals (but also Seventh Day Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons - it almost never seems to be main stream Protestants) coming in and buying converts with such things as modern tractors and the like (I used to work in a very rural area near the border with the Ukraine).Understandably, the people who convert to such churches are considered money-grubbing fake Christians and shunned by their Orthodox neighbours. This is particularly true in the villages where the church is usually the centre of everything. The fact that many of them also act as though they're part of some religious maffia also doesn't help. Whenever I've seen their outrage at the way they've been treated by the Orthodox I usually end up laughing - they usually treat the Orthodox far worse than they are treated by them.Their missionaries also tend to be extremely ignorant. Have any of you ever seen anything so ridiculous as a missionary T-shirt with 'Preaching the Gospel where it has never been heard' printed above a picture of an Orthodox cathedral? I, unfortunately, have!James
Evengelicals; with all of their dollars, developmental projects, and pop culture are spreading like wildfire in Ethiopia. They are especially targeting Orthodox Christians. I don't think people understand the severity of the problem sometimes.
show a very substantial ignorance on our part towards Evangelicals in general, and Baptists in particular. What you are describing is a particular sect of Protestantism and, while the things they do are indeed heresy and downright dangerous and disturbing, the chaos you attribute to "Protestants" in no way descibes all under that banner. Every Evangelical I know--myself formerly included--would hesitate to ally themselves too quickly with the charismatics and would run screaming from any attempt to be put in the same camp as the Mormons, God forbid.
the chaos you attribute to "Protestants" in no way describes all under that banner
Evangelicals are the lesser of many evils within Protestantism, I'd say.
The Amharic word for Protestant is Pente which of course derives from Pentecostal. The way you say cereal is Corn Flakes (don't forget to roll the r) and the way you say toothpaste is colgate. When a particular brand dominates a certain product then the brand name become the generic name. At present to be a Protestant in Ethiopia means to be a charismatic. It means to go to Church and await for the Holy Spirit to touch you so you can jump up and down and start speaking some language that no one can interpret.
I am not talking about Baptists, I am talking about the "spirt filled" services they air on television.
Given the patent lack of outrage, I'm getting the impression that it's cool with you if the church excommunicates the WHOLE FAMILY if they refuse to kick out their family member who converted.Why is it OK to kick the *whole family* out of the church just b/c they don't want their family member to die?
Why is it OK to kick the *whole family* out of the church just b/c they don't want their family member to die?
I don't recall from the story that the family members who broke away from the Church in favour of Protestantism were in danger of losing their lives...Is this JUST the kind of exaggeration others (including myself) are concerned about?
Ian Lazarus--- I personally think it's overly exaggerated and insulting when protestants send missionaries to Orthodox countries in order to "preach the Gospel" and "save souls" when the work has already been undertaken. It's as if they are unaware or dont want to be aware that the Church is Christian.
Ian Lazarus---And saving souls? Is that not ultimately God's decision? One should not presume anything about his destiny.
Ian Lazarus---Salvation according to whom? Every sect and even every person, even in the most traditional sects, seems to have an opinion on the subject.
Ian Lazarus---No, I don't think it would be right to kick someone out of the house if one was not orthodox.
Antonious Nikolas---Perhaps from an impartial source, not from an organization/publication that is ALWAYS accusing the Orthodox Church (in Eastern Europe and elsewhere) of "persecuting" the "Christian Church" by which they mean "Born Again, Slain in the Spirit Evangelicals".
Antonious Nikolas--- Most of the articles that pop up cast the Orthodox Church in the role of the persecutor, whether it be in Russia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, or elsewhere.
Antonious Nikolas--- I trust these "Born Again" publications to give me an accurate appraisal of what is happening in the Orthodox world as much as I'd trust Joe Goebbels to give me an impartial report on the merits of Semitic culture.
Antonious Nikolas--- The reaction should be the same: If someone leaves the Church, they excommunicate themselves.
Mor Ephrem---I don't recall from the story that the family members who broke away from the Church in favour of Protestantism were in danger of losing their lives, causing their families to feel pity on them and not kick them out, leading the Church to excommunicate everyone involved. Is this JUST the kind of exaggeration others (including myself) are concerned about?
Pedro---there was a woman beaten, according to the article, but how did the hierarchs react to that action? Was it sanctioned by the elders of the parish? Or was it denounced immediately afterwards? We don't know.
Salvation for me is what the Scr says. Salvation for you is what the EOC says. Salvation for a Branch Davidian is what David Koresh says.
>>That's not the question. I think you have answered it though - you support the excommunication of the WHOLE FAMILY if they do not force the apostate Orthodox to leave the house. Very nice.
>>Would you indeed, then, repudiate this action? Why not?
And don't forget to take into account the reactions of the other posters up until now in this thread.
Must be nice to have it laid out that simply.
Talk about not being the question...he never said he supported that. You're putting words in his mouth.
WOW. You ask me a question, then presume my answer. As you said: Very nice.
Would those be the "reactions" you have painted for the others?
>>That is the whole point of missionary work, to "save souls." Why does the EOC, then, undertake missionary work?
And it is not that Prots are unaware that the EOC is Christian. It's that there is unsureness of whether an Orthodox believer possesses a faith that saves, a justifying faith. When you get right down to it, you believe that about Prots too.
>>Of course. So do you. Salvation for me is what the Scr says. Salvation for you is what the EOC says. Salvation for a Branch Davidian is what David Koresh says.
>>Does everyone else agree? Or would you excomm the family for not kicking the family member out of the house?
>>That is not true. They mean "Born Again believers," yes, but you are engaging in the invalid debating tactic called "poisoning the well." You said "slain in the spirit" b/c you are trying to debase those making the accusation that makes you uncomfortable by calling them all crazy charismatics. That's the 1st time I've heard SoBaps and "slain in the spirit" end up in the same context!
>>And it is just unTHINKable that that could be true!Given that you cannot bring yourself to condemn this action of kicking people out of their homes for changing their religion, it doesn't sound so far off to me.
I suppose next you will try to make the point that most of the people in E Europe and Russia are indeed faithful EOs. I don't know if I would want to claim that if I were you, given the widespread implications. I don't claim that the majority or even 15% of Americans are born-again.
>>I hope you were using hyperbole and obvious exaggeration to make a point. If not, you may count yourself among the shrill masses who scream "Hitler!" and "Nazi!" at the slightest provocation or disagreement. You, sir, are crying wolf. But I'm sure the people at VOM will be happy to know that they are Goebbels. I wonder where around Bartlesville, OK, they buried the millions of bodies?
>>It is, thanks.
>>You probably meant "not answering the question."Has he not had multiple chances to repudiate it? He can put words in his own mouth if he should so choose.
How about this: Why or why not?I do note that you didn't answer the question, though. Would you mind?
I sincerely hope that you don't believe TBN to be anything like true evangelicalism.
... does Evangelical America ever stop to consider that they may not have the "majority shareholding" of the Gospel?)
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In most cases, both parents must pass on the non-working (defective) gene for a child to have the disease (autosomal recessive disorder). However, in some rare types only one parent needs to pass on the bad gene to affect the child (autosomal dominant disorder). For some of these conditions, the defective gene has been discovered. For others, the gene is not yet known.
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Heart muscle weakness and abnormal electrical activity of the heart can increase the risk of palpitations, fainting, and sudden death. Most patients with this group of diseases live into adulthood, but do not reach their full life expectancy.
- Abnormal heart rhythms
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Call your health care provider if you or your child feel weak while rising from a squatting position. Call a geneticist if you or a family member has been diagnosed with muscular dystrophy and you are planning a pregnancy.
Genetic counseling may guide some families about their risks and help with family planning.
Some of the complications can be prevented with appropriate treatment. For example, a cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator can significantly reduce the risk of sudden death due to an abnormal heart rhythm. Physical therapy may be able to prevent or delay contractures and improve quality of life.
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Isobel Stenhouse
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Hi all. I have worked in film and animation since 2005. Previously I was an engineer and trained in several Computer Aided Design packages. Since changing career, I have studied at the Arts Institute at Bournemouth, undertaken the Art Direction Course at Pinewood Studios and trained in Vectorworks, a package used in film design. As you can see, life drawing is a hobby. Here is some of my recent work. Please feel free to comment. Thanks!
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Like many European genre directors of the 1970s, Jean Rollin sometimes had to finance his unique cinematic vision by accepting directing jobs that can kindly be called somewhat beneath his ability. Throughout the 70s and even into the 80s, Rollin (often using the directorial pseudonym Michel Gentil) directed several lucrative but slight sexploitation films that blurred the line between art and pornography, sometimes even stepping boldly over said line. These were films whose only purpose was to secure the money for his visionary, deeply personal genre projects like The Demoniacs, Lips of Blood, or Vicar-fave The Living Dead Girl, and for some viewers betray the director's lack of engagement in the subject matter to an embarrassing, even appalling degree.
But so vivid is the dream-world in which Rollin lived and worked, and so active and curious his prodigious intellect, that even his sex-for-sex's sake moneymakers contain many of the themes, symbols, and visionary imagery that characterize his more lauded, artistic works. For instance, Rollin's 1974 film Bacchannales Sexuelles (aka Fly Me the French Way, aka Tout le monde il en a deux) actually presents incisive ideas about duality in human personalities and relationships, together with themes of betrayal, secret societies, and the importance--nay, necessity--of masking one's "true" identity in order to get along in an aggressively duplicitous society. While on the surface the film reads as a light, insubstantial sex romp, repeated viewings reveal Bacchanales Sexuelles to be one of Rollin's most artistically challenging and subversive works.
Nah, I'm just kidding. It's a porn.
Meanwhile, a young, naive, but not-so-innocent beauty named Valérie (the absolutely STUNNING Joëlle Coeur) arrives at her cousin's apartment in Paris, where he has graciously offered to let her crash while he's out of the country on business. The apartment--which according to internet sources (the BEST sources!) was in fact Rollin's own pad--is well stocked with books, booze, and fresh bedding, and soon Valérie calls her fun-loving friend Sophie (Marie-France Morel) for an impromptu sleepover. While Valérie gets refreshments, Sophie gets curious about the books on the top shelf of a precarious bookcase, and doesn't let her knee-high heel-boots nor dangerously short skirt prevent her from climbing up to have a look.
Of course this leads to a literary avalanche from which Valérie must rescue her friend, allowing for some groping before a few swigs of the cousin's vodka brings the girls' lesbian leanings out of the basement and into the light. We get some low-angle close-ups of Sophie serving Valérie Popov with her top off, and soon the girls are rolling like thunder across the floor and lapp-licking like a couple of Finnish puppies. This goes on for quite some time, and you'll get no complaints from me--Coeur is a living, breathing, humping work of art, and while Morel is hardly another pretty face, she does have quite an attractive bod.
After the loving, the still-drunken girls don some director-trademark diaphanous gowns and stumble into the sack. leaving the window open to let out the steam heat and sex stank. Unfortunately this allows a pair of petite cat burglars in skintight bodysuits and Lone Ranger masks to invade the apartment in search of some unknown, non-euphemistic booty. Their lack of stealth rouses Sophie from her sleep, and when she is unable to shake Valérie out of her vodka-induced stupor, she spends some time searching the darkened apartment for the source of the noise. This allows Rollin to engage in some light-hearted 1940s-style visual comedy, as the twin terrors hide behind chairs, curtains, and sometimes Sophie herself, who is unable to get a bead on them.
Spooked by the goings-on, Sophie telephones her friend Fred (Alain Bastin) and begs him to come over for (and with) protection. But before he can arrive, the home invaders (portrayed by Rollin regulars Marie-Pierre and Catherine Castel) jump out of hiding, roll Sophie in a rug, and exit the apartment through the front door. Because this is 1970s France and black-and-white bodysuits and masks were doubtless common attire, the doorman and other tenants suspect nothing.
Fred arrives, and thinking Sophie is playing sex-games with all her talk of intruders and such, climbs into bed with Valérie and attempts to mount her, mistaking her for his booty-call in the dark. This finally wakes her up, and after a bit of token resistance, brief introductions, and a perfunctory search for their missing friend, the two assume she's gone for a walk and take the opportunity to get it awn. Another lengthy sex scene ensues, which is a mixed blessing--we get more of Coeur's astounding nakedness, which is a plus, but it's often obscured by Bastin's bony, pasty Frog-butt and greasy long locks, which nobody really needs to see.
Meanwhile, the next day, Sophie is taken to a palatial estate and brought before Malvina, who ordered her abduction. Or rather she ordered Valérie's abduction, in the hopes of getting information about her cousin's description and whereabouts, since he is of course the investigative journalist she was seeking in the opening scene. Apparently Malvina is high priestess of the Cult of the Pure Flesh, a kind of coven-cum-sex club. Malvina holds her members (and their members) in check with incriminating photos, the negatives of which the cousin stole while undercover and writing a shocking expose for his magazine. Malvina wants the photos back, and will go to any lengths and depths to get them.
The priestess refuses to believe Sophie's protestations that she's not the Eurobabe they're looking for, thus cementing the recurrent mistaken-identity theme. Smoking a hookah while a nearly un-clad female servant sucks and licks at her feet, Malvina orders Sophie tortured in order to get the information they require. She's quickly taken to a dungeon where The Crimson Executioner's less-fearsome brother delivers a half-hearted lashing, while henchcouple Karl and Frida (Marcel Richard and Minia Malove) get all excited by the bondage and engage in energetic sex on a fur-lined bench. While the action has all been softcore simulation up to this point, some shots here of Karl feasting on Frida's furry funspot seem too up-close to not be legit.
Back at the apartment and still unconcerned about Sohpie's disappearance, Valérie and Fred have each other for breakfast, complete with Nutella bodypaint, which is nowhere near as sexy as it sounds. When Sophie's torture yields no results, Malvina sends one of her twins back to the apartment, this time disguised as a maid, to try to find the negatives while dusting. It's not long before the faux-maid, Valérie, and Fred are in the bathtub together for a soapy menage a trois, which is really the only way to tip the cleaning staff imo. (The twin--I think it's Catherine, but I can't be sure--also displays some Euro-style hairy pits here, so watch for that if that's your thing.) After the lengthy three-way fizzles, the REAL maid shows up, leading to the first bit of awkwardness evinced by anyone in the story. Her livelihood threatened, Real Maid starts a knock-down drag-out catfight with Faux Maid, which surprisingly does NOT devolve into lesbian sex.
Caught in her lies and with a vicious house servant yanking on her pubes (seriously), Faux Maid spills the beans about Malvina's scheme and the photos. Fred, who found the negatives while looking for hashish the previous night--offers them to her if she will tell them where to find Sophie. Seeing a way out from under Malvina's stiletto sandals, Faux Maid readily agrees, and Fred and Valérie head out to rescue their friend at last.
Surprisingly, back at the manor house there's even MORE sex going on, with Malvina's servant Paul (Jean-Paul Hazy) failing to satisfy his mistress and being "punished" by having to go downstairs and service Sophie in the dungeon. (Oh, please don't throw me in the briar patch!) We also get a strange scene with Malvina practicing her handgun marksmanship on a bunch of well-dressed mannequins, shooting one in the crotch before making out with it, and Lips of Blood star Annie Belle shows up as a new recruit to the club. Valérie and Fred arrive just in time for the club's latest ritual meeting, which is of course the centerpiece of the flick. Men and women wearing long black robes, robber masks, and nothing else line the walls, while Malvina (resplendent in chainmail lingerie) pronounces the rites of the Pure Flesh and then goes around fluffing everyone prior to the ritual. Seriously.
Valérie and Fred are discovered, they're chained to the wall with Sophie, and the orgy commences in a scene so reminiscent of the bacchanal from Eyes Wide Shut that I wouldn't be surprised if Kubrick had been taking notes. Paul takes Annie Belle on the altar while Malvina chortles with glee, but at the height of the ceremony the Faux Maid busts in and announces she has the negatives, which she then throws in the fire, thus freeing all the partygoers from Malvina's thrall. No longer under the threat of blackmail and thus required to have sex with gorgeous French people for Malvina's enjoyment, everyone quickly gathers their laundry and leaves. In a final twist, Paul reveals himself to be Valérie's cousin--he was there all along!--and turns the whole master-servant table upside-downy on his former mistress. With Sexy Results.
Bacchannales Sexuelles is not going to go down in any Rollin scholar's book as one of his best, but a perv with a thing for arty 70s genre cinema (not to name any names...) will find some stuff to like here. The plot is silly but never boring, even if the sex scenes can try one's patience (or endurance) at times. And Rollin did manage to sneak in a few of his favorite themes and symbols--the young and sexy doubles, the secret masked cults (please to see The Nude Vampire), the diaphanous gowns--even in the service of a money-grabbing wank-facilitator. He even gets off a few striking compositions with the exteriors of the villa and Malvina's target practice, and slips in a few interesting angles during the sex scenes, particularly when the focal point is Joëlle Coeur, who also made an impression as The Wrecker in Rollin's slightly less sexy opus The Demoniacs.
SMOKIN' HAWT. The long dark hair, the gorgeous features, the frankly astounding and frequently undraped body--we're almost at Edwige Fenech levels of ridiculous sexiness here folks, absolutely DANGEROUSLY seductive. Added to her miraculous gorgeousity, Coeur shows a certain impish playfulness that is absolutely winning--she looks like she's having a blast, and it's hard not to go along for the ride.
The rest of the cast is serviceable (ba-dump), with the standouts being Brigitte Borghese's commanding performance as sexy ice-queen Malvina and Marie-France Morel as the frequently-fastened-and-fucked Sophie. On the upside, all the women, even in bit parts, are lovely and unshy about dropping their miniskirts. On the downside, the men are just as brave, but nowhere near as nice to look at. Apparently the Unwashed Anorexic Anemic chic was big in Paris in 74, because these are some fugly individuals who in no way deserve the beauteous bounty bestowed upon them by Rollin.
Bacchannales Sexuelles doesn't approach the director's more poetic, lyrical, genre-centric fare, for me it definitely passed the entertainment test, in more ways (and more times) than I care to count. It's a film that rewards multiple viewings, and I can see myself returning to it again and again in the future, IYKWIMAITYD. Therefore, 2.75 thumbs for this Rollin sex-romp.
And if you're in the neighborhood, could somebody check in on the Duke? He hasn't been answering his phone since I loaned him this flick a few days ago...I'm starting to worry he might be dehydrated.
A few more images from Bacchannales Sexuelles (1974):
Be sure to visit Jeremy Richey's essential blog Fascination: The Jean Rollin Experience for more about Rollin's career and collaborators, in a decidedly more scholarly vein.
Read F:TJRE's review of Bacchannales Sexuelles here
And don't miss F:TJRE's fascinating focus on Joelle Coeur Here
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Bacchannales Sexuelles (1974): or, Legs Wide Shut
Posted by The Vicar of VHS at 12:42 PM
Labels: '70s, 2-3 thumbs, Jean Rollin, Sexploitation
9 comments:
- The Duke of DVD said...
I am alive and well, though a bit chafed. Valerie, if you are reading this, I'm as hairy as a wild boar and nearly as randy.
I do have a conundrum, Herr Vicar, and being well-versed in all things sinful as you are, perhaps you can explain why, when I open a window to let out the sex stank, masked petite hotties wearing skin-tight bodysuits do NOT invade my bedchamber.
Instead, I get gypsies trying to steal my soul or the odd animated golem sent out for revenge from my many detractors.
(Bravo on the review, sir! It had me laughing from the start, and also turgid throughout after that first screen-cap. Kudos, sir!)
- January 27, 2010 at 2:00 PM
- JamiSings said...
EW EW EW! Dude has some SERIOUS monobrow going on there. YUCK! That hairy thing could star in it's own horror flick! *shudders*
- January 27, 2010 at 4:51 PM
- Jeremy Richey said...
Wonderful post and thnk you so much for linking to Fascination. I really appreciate the nice words!
- January 29, 2010 at 4:56 PM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
@Jeremy--thanks! I love F:TJRE and in fact feel intimidated by your knowledge of all things Rollin. I often feel that anything I have to say about the man's work you've said better and sooner. That doesn't stop me geeking out, though. ;)
Glad you liked the review!
@The Duke--wrt your skin-tight bodysuits lackage, I can only assume that perhaps they prefer a well-waxed back. Give that a try, you freakin' Yeti!
@Jami--I KNOW. And yet THAT guy ends up in bed with Joelle Couer (several times) and at least one of the Castel twins. Life just ain't fair, I tell you...
- January 30, 2010 at 2:35 PM
- Tenebrous Kate said...
Y'know, I never understood why Rollin seems to've distanced himself from this movie! Sure, it's a sex film, but it's got all of the great flourishes you've noted that put the director's stamp on it, from the occult stuff to all the sly nods to pulp cinema, novels, and comics. Heck, even the cat burglars you pointed out could easily have come from a "Fantomas" adaptation! The attitude towards sex in this film is refreshingly light-hearted and even innocent in spite of what one might expect from a movie about cults and blackmail and mystery.
As to the questionable nature of the male appearances in this film, you hetero dudes should thank heavens that lots of ladies aren't so fussy in this department...! The internet has taught me that someone, somewhere is probably Into That, though.
- January 30, 2010 at 4:42 PM
- JamiSings said...
Vicar - Well, either he pays REALLY well or he gave them some GHB. Because no sane woman would sleep with that! EW! God, that monobrow! I keep expecting Satan himself to rise from it, it's just THAT EVIL!
Someone call Ash. I think this monobrow is in need of the chainsaw trimming.
- January 31, 2010 at 12:31 PM
- dfordoom said...
I'm a huge Rollin fan but I haven't seen any of his out-and-out erotica. I should check this one out.
- February 2, 2010 at 11:02 PM
- Nine-Fingered Menace said...
Actually, the fake maid (I believe her name was "Jenney" in the movie) wasn't one of the Castel twins, she was another actress entirely. Sadly, we don't get as good a look at the Castel twins in this one as I would have liked.
- June 12, 2012 at 10:11 PM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
Thanks for the comment, NFM! I was indeed mistaken as to the identity of the Faux Maid--though in my defense, it was probably due to temporary lack of blood circulation to the brain. Mea culpa.
- June 13, 2012 at 8:04 AM


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ESPN analyst Ron Jaworski said Monday he was saddened by the network's decision to remove him as a commentator from "Monday Night Football," but that he also looks forward to his new role.
The network's reasoning for the move had been unclear, and play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico said last Friday he did not know why Jaworski was not brought back. Jaworski said he believes the network was intent on moving to a two-man booth -- the network decided to retain Tirico and color commentator Jon Gruden -- and suggested that age might have played a factor in his removal.
"What I'm going to tell you is pure speculation, based on what I've heard ... from the leaders and captains of industry at ESPN," Jaworski told WPEN-FM in Philadelphia, via SportsRadioInterviews.com. "They just feel that a two-man booth was the way to go.
"Obviously, I'm the odd man out. I'm the 60-year-old guy and Jon's the young guy that they believe is the future. I'm not going to argue with that."
Jaworski went on to say he holds no ill will about leaving "Monday Night Football."
"They put me in a position that is really, really good in giving me the platforms to develop some of my own programming to do some things that I've always wanted to do," Jaworski said. "And at the end of the day, they're paying me a lot of money, so I can't argue with any of that."


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Art Rocks
A set of two rocks and a map contained in a box
Each box of Art Rocks packages portable protest so that if California State legislators once again reduce state services and give money back to the wealthy, your voice can be heard loud and clear.
Jeff Foye and Gordon Winiemko create situations wherein an audience will reflect on their participatory role in the ever-changing cultural narrative; every one of us contributes to our collective culture, but at the same time we are all defined by culture. As such, their work frequently "takes on" the form of familiar social customs and iconography, and also enters into a dialogue with the site or the context in which the work is exhibited. The artists also forward their personae, and frequently mediate their performative actions through video, as informed by the cinematic aesthetic. The artists live and work in the Los Angeles area. jeffandgordon.net


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A Walk in the Woods
by Mary Morton Cowan
Where I live, in the northeastern United States, more than 70 kinds of trees are native to our forests. Let's take a walk and identify a few common trees of the northeastern woods.
Beech trees of all ages have smooth, light-gray bark. Forest animals find beechnuts tasty.
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You can recognize the sugar maple by the deep U-shaped notches on its large leaves. Its sap is collected every spring to make maple syrup.
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Eastern white pines are the tallest evergreen trees in the Northeast: 100 feet tall or more. The branches are high, where they can get sunlight. As the tree grows, its lower branches die and fall off. Pine "leaves" are called needles, and they grow in clusters. White pines have five needles in each cluster. In Colonial times, many white pines were chopped down to make masts for sailing ships. Can you guess why?
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Trees in the oak family are divided into two groups: white oaks and red oaks (strangely, red oaks are sometimes called black oaks). You can tell them apart by looking at their leaves: White-oak leaves have rounded tips. Red-oak leaves have pointed tips.
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Can you guess why this tree is called a shagbark hickory? Underneath that shaggy bark is tough wood. Hickory was once used to make skis, wagon wheels, and tool handles.
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Each leaf of an ash tree is about a foot long. It is called a compound leaf, because it is made up of seven to nine leaflets, all on one stem. Ash wood is used to make baseball bats.
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The paper birch is sometimes called white or canoe birch. Its beautiful white bark grows in paper-thin layers. Woodland Indians stripped off large sheets to make canoes. Many birds peel off little strips for their nests.
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Birch leaves turn a beautiful yellow in the fall.
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There are many other trees to see. Discover some yourself the next time you go for a walk in the woods.
- leaflet: A small or young leaf.
- What is the climate like in the northeastern United States?
- Do you think the trees in this article have prop roots? Why or why not? Write a sentence explaining your answer.
- What kinds of things would a tree need to adapt to in a northeastern environment? Write a sentence or two explaining your answer.


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An eye angiogram uses fluorescein dye and a camera to take pictures and evaluate the blood flow through the vessels in the back of the eye (retina).
See a picture of the structures of the eye.
During an eye angiogram, the dye is injected into a vein in your arm. Once injected, it takes about 10 to 15 seconds to circulate through your body. As the dye enters the blood vessels in your eyes, a series of photos are taken to chart the dye's progress. More pictures are taken after most of the dye has passed through your eyes to see if any of it has leaked out of the blood vessels. Any dye that leaks out of the blood vessels will colour the tissues and fluid in the eye. Filters in the camera allow the areas coloured by the dye to show up in the photos.
Unlike other angiogram procedures, an eye angiogram is not an X-ray procedure, so you are not exposed to any radiation.
An eye angiogram is done to:
If you wear contact lenses, remove them before the test. After the test, do not put soft contact lenses back in your eyes for at least 4 hours because the contacts may become stained from the dye used for the test.
Before the test, tell your doctor if you:
Talk to your doctor about any concerns you have regarding the need for the test, its risks, how it will be done, or what the results may mean. To help you understand the importance of this test, fill out the medical test information form (What is a PDF document?).
After the test:
An eye angiogram is done in a hospital or doctor's office by an ophthalmologist.
Before the test, the doctor uses drops to widen, or dilate, your pupils. You will be seated in a chair facing the camera. You should loosen or remove any restrictive clothing around your neck. You will be asked to place your chin on a chin rest and your forehead against a bar to stabilize your head. Keep your teeth closed, open your eyes as widely as you can, and stare straight ahead while breathing and blinking normally. A few photographs will be taken.
An IV needle is then placed in a vein in your arm and the dye is injected. Once injected, it takes about 10 to 15 seconds for the dye to be visible in the blood vessels in your eyes.
As the dye enters the eyes, the doctor takes a rapid series of photos for a few minutes. The photos show the dye's progress through the blood vessels in your eyes. The dye makes the blood vessels show up clearly in the photos. More photos are taken after most of the dye has passed through the eyes to see whether any of the blood vessels are leaking the dye. If dye leaks out of a blood vessel, it will colour the surrounding tissue and fluid in the eye.
The test usually takes about 30 minutes, unless additional photos are needed. If more photos are needed, you will rest for 20 minutes before 5 to 10 more photos are taken. Photos can be taken up to 1 hour after an injection.
When fluorescein dye is injected into your arm, you may notice a metallic taste in your mouth, mild nausea, and a brief sensation of warmth.
After the test, your skin, the whites of your eyes, and your urine may be bright yellow or orange, but these effects wear off in 24 to 48 hours.
Because of the dilating eyedrops, your vision may be blurred, and your eyes may be sensitive to light for up to 12 hours. Avoid bright light and sunshine. Wear dark glasses when you go outside.
While the fluorescein dye is injected, you may become nauseated and feel flushed. These symptoms pass quickly.
Some people are allergic to the dye. In rare cases, a serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) may develop, and emergency treatment may be needed. Tell your doctor if you feel light-headed, need to vomit, or have itching and hives after the dye is injected.
Dye that leaks out of the vein around the injection site may cause pain and may injure the skin.
The dye may pose a risk to a fetus. If you are pregnant, talk to your doctor about these risks.
An eye angiogram uses fluorescein or indocyanine dye and a camera to take pictures and evaluate the blood flow through the vessels in the back of the eye (retina).
This test takes about 30 minutes. Your doctor can usually review the results soon after.
Many conditions can change eye angiogram results. Your doctor will discuss any significant abnormal results with you in relation to your symptoms and past health.
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
Other Works Consulted
- Chernecky CC, Berger BJ (2008). Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, 5th ed. St. Louis: Saunders.
- Fischbach FT, Dunning MB III, eds. (2009). Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 8th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
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David Moyes recently took over as the new manager of Manchester United after Sir Alex Ferguson ended his 26-year reign at Old Trafford.
With Jose Mourinho having returned to Chelsea, Manchester City expected to go about their usual business and Arsenal and Tottenham also expected to invest in their squads, the new United boss has a crucial summer ahead of him.
Before deciding whom to bring in, he must first deal with his own player's issues. Wayne Rooney demanded a transfer before the retirement of Sir Alex, and has recently expressed his desire to play as a forward.
This is a difficult question for Moyes as Robin van Persie has established himself well in the position. The Dutchman bagged 26 goals in 38 Premier League appearances last season and has been the league's top scorer for two consecutive seasons.
United have adjusted their tactics from two to one striker and this brought them the league trophy. Moyes may have to change the tactics again in order to keep his star-man, but will he do so?
Nani's future is also in doubt and Paul Scholes has retired again from his holding midfield position. Therefore there will certainly be a gap that needs to be filled at Old Trafford.
Big-name signings could be a method to keep confidence at United – but Moyes must use it right.
Exciting names such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Marouane Fellaini and Cesc Fabregas could be the types of names Moyes will be after.
Fans would love to see them wearing a red shirt, but not all of them are suitable for the club – and it depends on Moyes.
If the manager decided to keep Rooney at Old Trafford, will he still need Bale or Ronaldo?
Even if either one of them arrives, how would he accommodate traditional wingers such as Antonio Valencia or Ashley Young?
In the coming summer, each of Moyes' decisions could be exceptionally decisive for the club's future.
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Harold Bloom, (born July 11, 1930, New York City, N.Y., U.S.), American literary critic known for his innovative interpretations of literary history and of the creation of literature.
Bloom's first language was Yiddish, and he also learned Hebrew before English. He attended Cornell (B.A., 1951) and Yale (Ph.D., 1955) universities and began teaching at Yale in 1955; he also taught at New York University from 1988 to 2004. As a young man, he was much influenced by Northrop Frye's Fearful Symmetry (1947), a study of William Blake, and he later stated that he considered Frye "certainly the largest and most crucial literary critic in the English language" since Walter Pater and Oscar Wilde. Bloom's own early books, Shelley's Mythmaking (1959), The Visionary Company: A Reading of English Romantic Poetry (1961, rev. and enlarged ed., 1971), and The Ringers in the Tower: Studies in Romantic Tradition (1971), were creative studies of the Romantic poets and their work, then out of fashion. He examined the Romantic tradition from its beginnings in the 18th century to its influence on such late 20th-century poets as A.R. Ammons and Allen Ginsberg, quickly making a name for himself with his individual and challenging views.
With the publication of Yeats (1970), Bloom began to extend his critical theory, and in The Anxiety of Influence (1973) and A Map of Misreading (1975), he systematized one of his most original theories: that poetry results from poets deliberately misreading the works that influence them. Figures of Capable Imagination (1976) and several other works of the next decade develop and illustrate this theme.
One of Bloom's most controversial popular works appeared in his commentary on The Book of J (1990), published with David Rosenberg's translations of selected sections of the Pentateuch. In it, Bloom speculated that the earliest known texts of the Bible were written by a woman who lived during the time of David and Solomon and that the texts are literary rather than religious ones, on which later rewriters imposed beliefs of patriarchal Judaism. This work was one of a number of his books—including Kabbalah and Criticism (1975), The American Religions (1992), Omens of Millennium (1996), Jesus and Yahweh: The Names Divine (2005), and the novel The Flight to Lucifer (1979)—to deal with religious subjects.
Perhaps Bloom's greatest legacy is his passion for poetry and literature of other types too. This is reflected in his best-known work, The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages (1994), which rejects the multiculturalism prevalent in late 20th-century academia. He once said of multiculturalism that "it means fifth-rate work by people full of resentment." In an interview published in 1995, Bloom reflected on the great authors of the Western world, stating,
We have to read Shakespeare, and we have to study Shakespeare. We have to study Dante. We have to read Chaucer. We have to read Cervantes. We have to read the Bible, at least the King James Bible. We have to read certain authors.…They provide an intellectual, I dare say, a spiritual value which has nothing to do with organized religion or the history of institutional belief. They remind us in every sense of re-minding us. They not only tell us things that we have forgotten, but they tell us things we couldn't possibly know without them, and they reform our minds. They make our minds stronger. They make us more vital.
Bloom continued to both praise and analyze the literary canon in such books as Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human (1998), How to Read and Why (2000), and Hamlet: Poem Unlimited (2003). He returned to the study of influence, the subject that established his critical reputation, in The Anatomy of Influence: Literature as a Way of Life (2011). In addition, he selected the content of, and provided commentary for, the collection The Best Poems of the English Language: From Chaucer Through Robert Frost (2004).
In the mid-1980s Bloom began to work with Chelsea House Publishers to "chronicle all of Western literature." By 2005 he had edited more than 600 volumes. Series titles include Bloom's BioCritiques on individual authors, presented in a format that includes an extensive biography and critical analyses; Bloom's Guides, on individual literary masterpieces; Bloom's Literary Places, guides to such cities as London, Dublin, and Paris; Bloom's Major Literary Characters; Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations, on major works; Bloom's Modern Critical Views, on major writers; and Bloom's Period Studies.


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Atmospheric Sciences & Global Change
Research Highlights
September 2012
Dust Achieves Lofty Aspirations
Disposition to form ice crystals is measured and modeled for a new-fangled framework
This conceptual model illustrates the path PNNL researchers used to steer multiple data points into one flexible calculation, efficiently simulating how ice forms on dust particles and produces clouds. This universal calculation will help them describe how ice crystals are formed on other particles, such as atmospheric soot, organic, and biological particles. Enlarge Image
Results: Instead of dust-bunnies under the sofa, this dust helps form ice crystals that are at the heart of clouds. Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory used dust's loftier disposition to create a new way to calculate how all particles, not just dust, attract and form ice crystals in clouds. Steering multiple data points into one flexible calculation, they efficiently simulated how ice forms on dust particles, a calculation that will help them nail down how ice latches on to atmospheric soot, organic, and biological particles as well. Their research was published in the August issue of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.
Why It Matters: The U.S. and other parts of the world are suffering record drought this year. Looking at the genesis of rain and snow, and how the Earth warms and cools are crucial to daily life. Tiny ice crystals in the clouds can be instigators of rain and snow. Ice crystals can reflect and scatter sunlight away from the Earth, cooling the surface. Thus, ice crystals are tiny provocateurs for both precipitation and Earth's warming and cooling. Scientists in this study are tracking down the very basics of how ice forms in the atmosphere, beginning with its attraction to dust – one of several ways that ice crystals form. Their finding of a universal calculation for how this happens will enable them to model and predict other ways that ice crystals are formed.
Methods: Previously, scientists had to rely on individual data points to represent the process of ice forming on dust particles. In this study, PNNL researchers developed a new way to translate multiple observation data points into one efficient parameterization framework used in cloud and climate models. Parameterizations are calculations that allow scientists to represent field or laboratory observations in computer simulations. This framework not only works on dust particles shown in this study, it can be used with many different data sets.
The framework takes into account a standard way to measure how efficiently ice forms on a substance and calculated the probability that a seed particle—in this case dust—will form an ice crystal. The higher the contact angle, the more resistance the particle has to forming ice. Their new framework is a model representation that packs more information about the ice forming properties into one formulation than previous frameworks.
The team confirmed that the new framework well-represented observations and they showed that cloud properties are highly sensitive to particle contact angle. Cloud formation is delayed with the increased contact angle of the nucleating particles. Using the new framework approach, they reliably compared one data set to another.
What's Next? To further simplify the calculation task in a cloud model, the researchers will continue to extend the process to different types of dust and atmospheric particles at a range of temperatures. They will implement the framework in the global climate model to investigate the climate impacts.
Acknowledgments: This work was supported by PNNL's Laboratory Directed Research and Development program through the Aerosol Climate Initiative and was performed by Drs. Gourihar Kulkarni, Jiwen Fan, Jennifer M. Comstock, Xiaohong Liu and Mikhail Ovchinnikov at PNNL.
Reference: Kulkarni G, J Fan, JM Comstock, X Liu and M Ovchinnikov. 2012. "Laboratory Measurements and Model Sensitivity Studies of Dust Deposition Ice Nucleation." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 12(1):2483-2516. DOI:10.5194/acp-12-7295-2012.


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The analysis, prepared for Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, says 10 percent to 20 percent of Brazil's 2003 soybean crop is Roundup Ready varieties, "even though these varieties are not legally authorized."
With about 40 million acres of soybeans, illegal plantings could total from 4 million to 8 million acres.
By not paying the technology fees associated with those acres, Brazilian farmers have an unfair advantage over U.S. farmers, Grassley said.
In recent months, concerns about the illegal planting of these herbicide-tolerant varieties "have escalated," the report says.
"While the battle over the approval and use of biotech products in Brazil has been on hold for the past five years, producers in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul are smuggling genetically enhanced soybean seeds from Argentina."
The use of herbicides on soybeans "has been dramatically reduced" by the introduction of Roundup Ready varieties, the report noted, as has been the case for the number of herbicide applications.
Monsanto, the owner of the technology, has estimated, the FAS report said, that if the Brazilian Congress approves the use of Roundup Ready soybeans, close to 50 percent of the plantings will be of those varieties by 2004/2005, continuing to increase to 70 percent within the next 10 years.
U.S. producers planted 80 percent of their soybean acres to Roundup Ready varieties in 2003.
"For Brazilian farmers, the use of herbicide tolerant varieties will result in higher yields and lower herbicide and weed management costs," the report said. "But they will have higher seed costs due to licensing fees."
Monsanto is attempting to recoup its losses on the licensing fees for the illegally planted soybeans from multinational companies that buy soybeans in Brazil. It has not said how successful that effort has been.
In an attempt to minimize producer losses earlier this year, the Brazilian government approved the export of 6 million tons of harvested biotech soybeans, the equivalent of 12 percent of the country's annual harvest.
Brazil's beans, the FAS report said, have another advantage over U.S. beans in being exempt from a 13 percent tax, which "greatly contributed to the competitiveness of Brazilian agribusiness."
Contrary to reports circulating in the United States, the analysts said they "are not aware" of policies by Brazil's government that would give producers sharply lower prices for inputs or farm machinery in comparison to prices paid by U.S. growers. Nor, they said, did they find evidence that high technology inputs were available to Brazilian growers at discounted prices due to rampant soybean seed piracy.
Brazilian farmers may pay less for herbicides and fungicides, the analysts said, because of exchange rate benefits, lower import tariffs for inputs, and local competition among companies and exclusive contracts with farmers. "In addition, major manufacturers like John Deere assemble farm machinery in Brazil; therefore, final equipment sales prices would reflect lower input and labor costs."
Access to transportation is "one of the most important factors" in determining the value of agricultural land in Brazil, the report said, with about 65 percent of the country's soybeans transported by truck.
"Clearly, when it comes to moving crops from farm to processing facilities or ports, the U.S. is more efficient than Brazil. Though the government has recognized the need to improve its rail, barge, and roadway systems, it has not been able to allocate the funds needed to markedly improve infrastructure."
Because of the profitability in Brazilian soybean production, "many firms and individuals are willing to invest…and producers are able to secure financing from a large number of sources, including input/equipment suppliers, traders, soybean processors, banks, landowners, and the government of Brazil."
While the soybean industry uses some international capital to finance expansion, the report said "much of the capital comes from the sale of soybeans and products. The U.S. is likely the primary international origin for private investment in Brazilian soybean production, followed by the European Union and Japan."
Though still limited, U.S. farmers have directly invested in Brazilian production and there are discussions about setting up investment funds to allow them to indirectly invest in Brazilian agriculture. Japanese firms have also made significant investments in northern Brazil for production of identity preserved soybeans.
Brazil has a restrictive tax system that penalizes land not in production, the report notes. Depending on location, from 20 percent to 80 percent of a producer's land must remain forested. If a farmer doesn't prove that the remaining land is in production, he is taxed at a prohibitive rate. "This discourages the use of land as an investment and encourages the expansion of production."
While the expansion of crop acres has resulted in some damage to existing natural ecosystems, loss of biodiversity, and extinction of plant/animal species, the report says there is "no evidence that USDA is aware of" that native soil nutrient values are being mined by soybean production.
"In current practice, Brazilian soybean farmers radically increase their attention to soil conservation…and optimum fertilization and liming. Their investment in the land and its care increased dramatically as they increase investment and expectation of commercial returns."


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Monday, June 7, 2010
Clean Up Time
Then the next time I need a particular canned good, I have to hunt through the entire pantry to find that one item that I know, I KNOW, I have because I bought it last week.
But the upside to that is that in the searching and hunting, I often unearth things I'd forgotten were on the shelves. Like a can of cherry pie filling. I don't normally use cherry pie filling from a can, but I had just run across a recipe in a cookbook that calls for just that. It seemed like the perfect opportunity to clear the shelf and give my husband something to take in to a work meeting.
The result? An easy recipe and a pan that came back 100% clean. So, think about it, do you have a can of cherry pie filling lurking in your pantry? Here's your chance to use it up without having to make a pie crust!
Chocolate Splattered Cherry Bars
- adapted from The Taste of Home Baking Book
2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1-1/4 cups butter, softened
1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling
1 tsp almond extract
2 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1- Preheat oven to 350 deg. F with a rack in the center of the oven.
2- In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, oats, sugars, and butter until crumbly. Set aside 1-1/2 cups of the mixture in a small bowl. Press the remaining mixture into an ungreased 9 x 13-inch pan. Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until the edges begin to brown.
3- In a bowl combine the pie filling and the almond extract. Spread the filling carefully over the crust. Sprinkle with the reserved crumb mixture.
4- Bake 20 to 25 minutes longer or until edges and topping are lightly browned. Remove to a wire rack.
5- In a small bowl, microwave the chocolate on high power for 45 seconds. Stir until the chocolate is smooth. Using a spoon, drizzle and splatter* the chocolate over the warm bars. Cool the bars completely before slicing.
*Homeschool moment: I used my famous Jackson Pollock technique on these. My son watched me doing it and gasped, "Just like on Sister Wendy!" (We've been watching The Story of Painting together and had just watched Jackson Pollock painting.)
15 comments:
- The Blonde Duck said...
Those are totally Pollock! They look great!
- June 7, 2010 at 10:42 AM
- Lisa@The Cutting Edge of Ordinary said...
They look delicious! Yes they are so Pollocky, lol.
- June 7, 2010 at 12:48 PM
- Maria said...
I love cherry season. Great dessert for this time of year.
- June 7, 2010 at 2:42 PM
- Elle said...
That does look like art. Imagine using dark, milk, white, and tinted white chocolate to do the drizzle...Jackson would be envious! Great idea to use the pie filling for bar cookies. Yum!
- June 7, 2010 at 5:12 PM
- Aimée said...
Ha! Love the quote from your son. Bet hubby liked these; I sure would!
I wish I was relaxed enough to let other help put away the groceries, but I'm afraid it is is a task I prefer to do on my own.
- June 7, 2010 at 8:00 PM
- Kitchen Corner said...
Thanks for sharing this! I like to make this to serve my guests for afternoon tea.
- June 8, 2010 at 1:50 AM
- Rose&Thorn said...
I have those cupboards too. I promised Keith once he built the new ones that it would happen again - but nothing has changed. I love this recipe, just wish I know where to find cherry pie filling, there is certainly none lurking in my cupboard.
- June 8, 2010 at 2:15 AM
- grace said...
what a happy find! these bars look great--i'm a fan of the pollock technique. :)
incidentally, isn't 'splatter' such a fun word!?!
- June 8, 2010 at 2:18 AM
- CaSaundraLeigh said...
Ooo lucky me, I have cherry pie filling in my pantry :-)
- June 8, 2010 at 5:29 AM
- Barbara said...
Chocolate and cherries together...yum! And I love your artistic efforts!
Great use for your hidden can of cherry pie filling. I have one recipe that uses the pie filling, but it's more of a cheesecake dish. I love the idea of chocolate!
- June 9, 2010 at 7:14 AM
- CookiePie said...
I don't have a can of cherry pie filling in the pantry -- but I might go buy one just to make these yummy bars!
And your son's comment is PRICELESS - I love it!
- June 9, 2010 at 10:04 AM
- Katie said...
Just gorgeous. I love the arty dark chocolate drizzle too
- June 12, 2010 at 5:53 AM
- RecipeGirl said...
Mmmmm Chocolate + Cherry= delicious! Looks great!
- June 12, 2010 at 7:48 AM
- Katrina said...
We (mostly the boys!) love canned cherry pie filling here. The bars sound yummy. Especially love the Pollack chocolate addition.
- June 12, 2010 at 8:08 AM
- Jannett said...
One can never go wrong with cherries and chocolate.... :)
- June 12, 2010 at 5:47 PM


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Quilter Rosetta Harris' family members are lucky to leave her home without a loose string fastened to their pant legs, shirt sleeves or coat pockets.
Rosetta Harris' family members are lucky to leave her home without a loose string fastened to their pant legs, shirt sleeves or coat pockets.
The spring yellow, baby blue and Tuscan red strings are souvenirs from a trip to "Maw Maw's," for Harris' grandchildren and great grandchildren. They serve as more of a reminder for her children, who hope to pass along their mother's craft for generations to come.
Harris, who turned 79 in February, is a quilt maker.
Machining the tops and hand stitching the bottoms, Harris pumps out a new quilt about every two or three weeks. Already, she's made six this year.
While Harris calls it a hobby, it seemed like more of a passion as she talked about her process and flipped through some of the more than 20 quilts at her home off of West Old N.C. Highway 64 in Lexington this week.
"I really have a good time doing it," Harris said. "I would sew all day long if I had the time to do it."
While she's considered a quilting pro by her friends and customers she sells to at the local farmer's market, Harris said she only picked up the skill in recent years.
When Harris was a child, her mother sewed, but she wasn't all that interested.
"When I grew up, I didn't like it that much because it was something that they made me do," she said, smiling.
However, when she was 67, Harris and her only daughter, Sherry Payne, took a quilting class at Payne's church. Harris was hooked.
"When she gets one on her mind, she doesn't stop until she gets it done," Payne said.
While quilting is a more recent hobby, Harris said she has always enjoyed sewing in general. She made most of her daughter's clothes until she was in high school and now enjoys sewing miniature dresses for her great grandchildren's Barbie dolls.
Most of her inspiration for her quilts comes from quilting books and some TV programs. Once she gets started, she uses a sewing machine in her kitchen to piece together the top and finishes the rest by hand.
It takes Harris about a week-and-a-half to finish one quilt, she said, and each is finished with a tag, a name, a year and one of her signature sewn bows.
Harris' three children, five grandchildren and six great grandchildren all pretty much have their own quilts by now.
"We have all gotten a quilt for Christmas for the past eight or nine years," Payne said.
Harris also makes some quilts for friends and sells other at the farmer's market.
"I enjoy selling at the farmer's market because you get to meet a lot of people and you get a lot of ideas," Harris said.
Her quilts have also comforted her family over the years, including Payne's husband, Mark, when he was in Afghanistan serving with the Air National Guard.
Her quilts have also been recognized by many a judge at the Davidson County Agricultural Fair in Lexington. Harris' crafts have won one best in show award, 15 blue ribbons, and five red ribbons over the years.
While she sews any chance she gets, Harris also spends a lot of her time with her husband of 58 years, Paul and her three great grandchildren.
Harris said she realizes the importance of passing on her craft to her family.
"It's a lost art if you don't pass it down," Harris said. "I know you can buy them made by hand, but it's not the same."
Harris said her 3-year-old great granddaughter, Mackenzie, enjoys sitting on her lap while she sews together different patterns for her newest project.
"Mackenzie tells me, 'When I get big, you are going to teach me to sew,'" Harris said. "And when she gets a little older, I'll teach her."
Anyone interested in Harris' quilts can contact Quilts by Rosetta at 787-4449.
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