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Some have argued that marriage equality for same-sex couples is the civil rights issue of this generation. In fact, marriage has played an important role in the both the denial and the advancement of freedom since the founding of the United States. Through both legal and literary texts, this interdisciplinary seminar will examine important social, cultural, legal and historical aspects of today's debates about gay marriage. Our topics will include the relationship of current-day marriage debates to notions of citizenship and to the history of marriage itself as a civil institution; the representation of this relationship in literature, and the literary and performative strategies used by the law to codify the meaning of marriage; the theory of both marriage and the law as performances; and the strengths and weakness of the legal strategies -- fundamental right, a right to equality, and a right to dignity -- that are regularly used today to argue for the right to marry.
Students are expected to do all the reading in advance of each seminar meeting, attend every seminar meeting, and participate actively in seminar discussion. Students will present weekly readings in small groups students and will write a 20-25 page seminar paper on a topic approved by the professors. Seminar paper topics must be developed by the students and approved by the Professors no later than October 8th. Final papers will be due on December 22nd. Law students may use the seminar paper to fulfill the major or minor writing requirements for the J.D. degree. The paper will determine 75% of the grade, while seminar attendance, class presentations and class participation will make up 25% of the grade.
Readings for the class will available at Book Culture, 536 W. 112th Street, as links on the website, or distributed to the class.
Professor Biers' Coordinates:
Office: 408B Philosophy Hall
Office Hours: Thurs 4-6
Phone: 851-2490
E-Mail: [email protected]
Professor Franke's Coordinates:
Office: 627 Jerome Greene Hall
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 2-4 (sign-up sheet on my door) or by appointment
Phone: 854-0061
E-Mail: [email protected]
September 8: Introduction
View and discuss reenacted Prop 8 trial excerpts with eye to:
- The different arguments made in favor of requiring the law to allow same-sex couples to marry
- The nature of performance, testimony, and witnessing. What are the possibilities and limitations of raising this issue in a trial as opposed to in a legislature, in film/TV, in performance art, in literature, or elsewhere? To what degree do the forum, its vernacular, and its performative possibilities shape issue?
September 15: Marriage and Civil Rights -- History I: Law Shaping Society
- Conrad Aiken, Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852)
- Katherine Franke, Becoming A Citizen: Post-Bellum Regulation of African American Marriages, 11 Yale J. of Law & the Humanities 251 (1999)
- Lauren Berlant, Poor Eliza, in No More Separate Spheres! Ed. Davidson and Hatcher, Duke UP: 2002
- Ariela Dubler, In the Shadow of Marriage: Single Women and the Legal Construction of the Family and the State, 112 Yale L.J. 1641 (2003)
- Katherine Boo, The Marriage Cure: Is Wedlock Really a Way Out of Poverty? The New Yorker Aug. 18, 2003
Optional Reading:
- Ed Stein, "Past and Present Proposed Amendments to the United States Constitution Regarding Marriage," Issues in Legal Scholarship (2004)
- Peter W. Baradaglio, "'Shameful Matches': The Regulation of Interracial Sex and Marriage in the South Before 1900" in Sex, Love, and Race: Crossing Boundaries in North American History (Martha E. Hodes, ed., 1999)
Reading Questions:
- "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1858) the play adapts Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel for the stage. Like Stowe's supposedly world-altering text, it can be understood to persuasively argue for legal and political recognition of the slave's fundamental right to freedom and self-determination. Where do you see examples of this arguments in the text (in speeches by characters, or in the plot or themes)? What role do the depictions of the various marriages (and marriage proposals) play in forwarding this argument?
- Keeping in mind Lauren Berlant's claim about the importance of sentimentality to politics and political change in America, what is the significance of the name "Miss Feely," or of the deaths of Little Eva and Tom?
- Franke (254) outlines a paradox central to civil rights claims, whereby the assertion of rights initiates the regulation and shaping of identity by the state, even though those rights are being asserted as a means of achieving greater freedom. Where would you situate "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in relation to this problem? Does the play also "produce" domesticated citizens, even as it argues for the liberation of slaves?
- What examples do you see in the play of abolition affording a "felicitous convergence of the interests of Black and white males" (Franke 255)?
September 22: Marriage and Civil Rights -- History II: Society Shaping Law -- In-class presentations begin
- Sharon Marcus, The Genealogy of Marriage, in Between Women: Friendship, Desire, And Marriage In Victorian England (2007)
- Dirk Hartog, Abigail Bailey's Coverture: Law in a Married Woman's Consciousness, in Law in Everyday Life (Sarat & Kearns eds., 1995)
- Susan Glaspell, Trifles (1917)
September 29: Marriage as Fundamental Right I
- Carson McCullers, The Member of the Wedding (1946) - available at Book Culture
- Beth Freeman, The We of Me: The Member of the Wedding's Novel Alliances, The Wedding Complex: Forms of Belonging in Modern American Culture Duke UP: 2002
October 6: Marriage as Fundamental Right II
- Skinner v. Oklahoma, 316 U.S. 535, 541 (1942)
- Perez v. Lippold, 32 Cal.2d 71 (1948)
- Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, 485 (1965)
- Zablocki v. Redhail, 434 U.S. 374 (1978
- Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003)
- Cass Sunstein, The Right to Marry, 26 Cardozo L. Rev. 2081 (2004)
- Patricia A. Cain, Imagine There's No Marriage, 16 QLR 27 (1997)
While reading these cases, identify the nature of the right that the Court is recognizing. Why is it fundamental? Fundamental to what or in what sense? What other rights seem to be tied up in the fundamental right at stake? How has the Court's thinking of marriage as a fundamental right evolved since Skinner? How would you use the language and reasoning from these cases to make the case for a right to same-sex marriage? Did you hear echoes of the reasoning in these cases in the excerpted testimony from Perry that we watched the first day of class?
Consider how courts, in comparison with the literature we have read, treat marriage as fundamental. Do they share any similarities, does the genre matter in what it means for something to be fundamental?
October 13: Fundamental Right in the Marriage Litigation
- Goodridge v. Dept of Public Health, Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Support of Motion For Summary Judgment
- Goodridge v. Dept of Public Health, 798 N.E. 2d 941 (2003)
- Hernandez v. Robles, 7 N.Y. 3d 338 (2003)(Kaye dissent)
- Lewis v. Harris, 908 A.2d 196 (2006)
- In re Marriage Cases, 183 P.3d 384 (Cal. 2008)
- Perry v. Schwarzenegger
- David Eng, The Law of Kinship: Lawrence v. Texas and the Emergence of Queer Liberalism, in The Feeling of Kinship: Queer Liberalism and the Racialization of Intimacy, Duke UP, 2010.
October 20: Marriage and Equality Rights I
- Nella Larsen, Passing - available at Book Culture
- Corinne E. Blackmer, The Veils of the Law: Race and Sexuality in Nella Larsen's Passing, College Literature, Vol. 22, No. 3, 1995
October 27: Marriage and Equality Rights II
- Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896)
- Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
- McLaughlin v. Florida, 379 U.S. 184, 189-90 (1964)
- Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967)
- Romer v. Evans, 517 U.S. 620 (1996)
- Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003) (O'Connor concurrence, Scalia dissent)
- Richard Thompson Ford, What's Queer About Race?, 106 S. Atlantic Quarterly 476 (2008)
November 3: Equality in the Marriage Litigation
- Hernandez v. Robles, 7 N.Y. 3d 338 (2003)
- Complaint in Varnum v. Brien
- Varnum v. Brien, 763 N.W.2d 862 (2009)
- Perry v. Schwarzenegger
- Eve Sedgwick, How To Bring Your Kids Up Gay, 29 Social Text 18 (1991)
- Katherine Franke, Longing for Loving, 76 Fordham L. Rev. 2685 (2008)
- Andrew Koppelman, Discrimination Against Gays Is Sex Discrimination
November 10: Marriage Rights as Dignity I
- Mark Merlis, American Studies (1994) - available at Book Culture
- George Chauncey, "The Legacy of AntiGay Discrimination" in Why Marriage?: The History Shaping Today's Debate Over Gay Equality. NY: Basic Books, 2005.
- Leo Marx, "F.O. Matthiessen" in The Pilot and the Passenger: Essays on Literature, Technology, and Culture in the United States. New York: OUP, 1988
November 17: Marriage Rights as Dignity II
- Martha Nussbaum, A Right To Marry, 98 Cal. L. Rev. 667 (2010)
- David Novak, A Response to Martha Nussbaum's "A Right To Marry?", 98 Cal. L. Rev. 709 (2010)
- Michael Warner, Response to Martha Nussbaum, 98 Cal. L. Rev. 721 (2010)
- Martha Nussbaum, Reply, 98 Cal. L. Rev. 731 (2010)
November 24: No Class - Thanksgiving Break
December 1: Dignity in the Marriage Litigation
- Complaint in Varnum v. Brien
- Testimony of Helen Zia, Perry v. Schwarzenegger
- Testimony of Ilan Meyer, Perry v. Schwarzenegger
- Michael Warner, The Trouble With Normal (2000)
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Monday, December 04, 2006
End Predatory Patrol Towing in Oregon
When patrol towing, tow truck drivers are not called by the property owners and do not get authorization to take specific vehicles. Instead, usually in the middle of the night, tow truck operators cruise through parking lots and take any vehicle that they feel they can construe as "harvestable."
Many states, including California, Florida, New York and Washington, have already enacted legislation to ban the practice.
In those states, tow truck operators must receive authorization to take a specific vehicle -- a signed form -- from the property owner or agent at the time and place of impound. Towing companies may not act as agents of the owner.
In 1994, in the course of deregulating the trucking industry, Congress passed laws preventing states and municipalities from enacting laws affecting the towing industry unless the legislation was safety-related.
While many states subsequently enacted legislation to curb predatory patrol towing as a safety issue, Oregon has lagged behind, and some of the towing operators in Oregon have exploited the opportunity at the expense of the general public.
The U.S. Court of Appeals held that: "…[The] regulation [that] prohibits the removal and towing of a vehicle from private property without the expressed instruction and written authorization from the property owner…[is]…safety-related because 'the ordinance protects both the vehicle owner and the public from towing mistakes, which may lead to dangerous confrontations, to the owner and his or her family being stranded at a dangerous time and location, to false vehicle theft reports, which waste law enforcement's limited resources, to unnecessary hazardous tows and to similarly unsafe circumstances. The ordinance also protects against theft of vehicles from private property.' The California legislature agrees. We now agree as well." --(United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, May, 2005, West Coast Towing vs City of San Diego)
The good news for Oregonians and for visitors to our state is that bills are being drafted for introduction in the 2007 Legislature that will end patrol towing in Oregon.
Be sure to let your elected officials know that you support this legislation. More on this later.
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While I'm all for getting rid of predatory towing, keep in mind that beginning on January 1st, the new towing regulations go into effect throughout portland, making it even more difficult for tow companies to tow your car from parking lots. For example, if a tow-away sign isn't a certain amount of feet off the ground, the lot is fair game. This is great for me, because now I can park in the lot at Inn At Northrup Station when I go to work instead of risking a clip from the streetcar.
I'm all for ending this practice since it Sergeants Towing took away the $250 that I was planning on spending on a charitable Christmas fund for a family that lost everything in a fire earlier this year.
The article on Patrol towing was very well researched and put out with no malice toward tow honest tow operators.
I am a tow operator in San Diego, CA.
The changes to the laws mostly tighten up the regulations, with some of them bordering on the absurd.
I started in 1990 with having to be called to the site by the owner or manager to physically sign for the removal of the vehiclel, so much of this does not change any thing for me.
The new law is absurdly extreme.
It attaches a "Criminal Act" penalty to what was a Civil Matter with fines up to $2500 and jail time, with the motorist still able to sue in small claims court. Is this a violation of our Constitutional Rights? The rights of the Property owners are being trampled all over here. The Motorists are going to run amuck, with no protection for Property owners. Thousands people are being driven out of a job, and on to Welfare rolls.
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The legislation being drafted in Oregon for the 2007 session does not include criminal penalties or categorize any towing operations as criminal.
Anonymous from San Diego commented that there are "honest" tow operators, and Blogolitical Sean agrees. Research shows that a relatively small number of tow operators give everyone else a bad name.
Those operators whose business model is built around predatory patrolling would be well advised to start making other plans.
I'm so frustrated and confused !! my daughter's car was just towed from her Aunt's parkinglot tonight, being there for 15 min to p-up her son in a "future Resident space"they came out to load the kids in the car that was gone!this was also a family emergency as my sister has ppd and needed help asap!21/2 hrs later ,$257 no help from mike or tod or chris at the tow lot!!they said to call tommorrowand talk to the Manager. the dispatch said they were not called , they were patrolling the lot . where can i find legal info on this for Portland, Or. MOM
- sean cruz said...
If your car has been towed in Portland, contact the Towing Coordinator at City Hall. Also contact the Department of Justice with your complaint.


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Classified as the mid-size crossover SUV, the Dodge Trip moves on the rivals such as the Ford Escape, Chevy Equinox, Toyota RAV4, Subaru Forester and Honda CR-V. It is also available outside the US as the Fiat Freemont. This model is one of the most economical crossovers with seven seats but at the same time is also one of the oldest vehicles currently available on the market. That is why; the redesign of this model has recently been estimated for a few years. For the reason that context, the 2018 Dodge Trip must bring a long-anticipated redesign.
Currently, there is no official information about the new Trip and its redesign. The 2017 model year was marked as the probable redesign-year but model brought a new prime GT trim and number significant changes. It had been also noted for discontinuation but being still a good-seller the brand has the interest to purchase this model. Therefore, the 2018 Trip may come as the completely redesigned model but it is yet to be confirmed.
The redesign must resolve some principal problems and also boost its recent qualities. The model must bring the list of common safety methods that currently missing in this model. Styling changes and interior upgrade are also expected. The model should also improve the fuel economy and ride quality and therefore improved powertrains should also come.
The current version of the Journey sits on the platform that is sourced from the Mitsubishi and are available on its several models. Additionally it underpins the last version Chrysler 200 but this model should experience with discontinuation after the 2017 model. Therefore, it isn't apparent would the Journey change to the new platform or not. Some sources declare that but we are still awaiting confirmation. Nevertheless, in just about any situation, this model should provide some improvement for the reason that context. The result ought to be improved rigidity of its structure as well as reduced weight. Which will cause to the better fuel economy and improved performance.
On the other give, the 2018 Dodge Trip should also provide revised styling. It will probably continue to use signature crosshair grille's design but it should get new a form. Reshaped and modernized headlights and reworked top fender should also bring a new term to its appearance.
Some changes should also be significant on its sheetmetal design as well as on the read end.
Interior of the new Trip must again come in five and seven-seat configurations. The model should also upgrade the quality of materials and available characteristics but in the way which will not change its price radically. More common characteristics and better build quality gives it better possibilities in the crowded crossover segment.
The safety is an part where the Journey has to create major running forward. In its recent sort, it lacks some common safety characteristics and the new model must resolve it. Therefore, we expect so it will put an array of advanced characteristics like street departure warning, blind-spot monitoring and more.
The new 2018 Dodge Trip must provide some substantial changes in its powertrain lineup. Nothing up to now has been said about that but this model definitely needs changes in the fuel economy and performance.
The current base engine is a 2.4 liter four cylinder unit. It delivers 173 hp and torque of 166 pound-feet. It provides a weak acceleration and four-speed gearbox is outdated. The V-6 engine is a more stable option. It could produce 283 hp and torque of 260 lb-ft. It comes with a six-speed transmission and gasoline economy is 19 mpg combined.
Therefore, the new Trip must add some changes in this regard. A new base engine and improved V-6 must provide changes in both performance and gasoline economy. It is also probable an inclusion a new nine-speed transmission.
The new and probably redesigned 2018 Dodge Trip must arrive in late 2017. An affordable price should remain its advantage and starting point ought to be from $23, 000.


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Ah, I like it best when things start to get back to normal. It's beginning to feel like forever since I wrote here. I've been cutting the code for Marica's research (sorry, still not finished – the target was six pages a day to get it finished by the end of September). I've also been rebuilding the Aquaculture E-zine which, due to a confused moment, I stuffed up the formating after the last update of the software. Oh yes, in a flash you can be catalysed to learn a whole lot of exciting new things. And I have learnt a great deal about displaying text on a css managed page. So much has been happening – I was there when spamofsatan.com spammed Stephen Downes (key keynote speaker at e-Fest 2006).
I attended WOW – World of Wearable Art, and hope to have some video of the parade here soon. Enjoy the a sneak preview from the show itself – probably the most impressive spectacle I've seen ever, and I'm pretty sure we'll be near the front of the queue to get tickets next year. There's also some talk about entering – if not the show – then at least the Excessive Accessories street parade. Hmmm – now last year there was the Wellington dragon, be-scaled with black umbrellas – very impressive… this year the giant hand bag with bizarre, huge sized botton cuds… next year, hmmm, thinking caps on!


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Chapels — Last Night of the Earth c30 (Stunned no. 29) — out of stock —
House of Alchemy label head Adam Richards continues his '09 resurgence with this solo project which latched to our ears a few months back and didn't let go. Chapels is the name of Adam's game, and if that sounds harmless enough, let's just reserve our thoughts until his full tidal force of moan-riddled gearing and howling industrial waves crash over us. 'Last Night of the Earth' comes as a refreshing blast to the mind's rafters, departing from so many other experimental acts in its choice use of otherworldly hiss & masterful analog groans. Each tape side features two central squalls separated by sprawling transitions of environment that evoke the alternating cycles of violence & stability in gaia's seasons. Every pass over Adam's flickering work reveals new jewels that appear icy hard on the surface, but cracked open they spill a multihued yolk over the final night's canvas. Numbered edition of 100 painted & pro-dubbed c30 tapes in clear shells w/ red foil liner & double-sided color jcard; designed in energy of EARTH.
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We are very excited to announce the release of DPM 2012 Beta.
Some of the big enhancements include:
- Centralized Management of DPM Servers (built on top of System Center Operations Manager )
- A Central Console from which you can monitor and manage all the backup servers in your datacenter.
- Need it today for the DPM 2010 environment? We got it! – Use a single console to monitor both DPM 2012 and DPM 2010 servers! (Make sure you download the interoperability patch for DPM 2010)
- Role Based Access enabled – Use one of the 8 default roles or create a new role from scratch in a minute. Default Roles include : Read-Only User; Recovery Operator ; Reporting Operator; Tier-1 Support (help desk); Tier-2 Support(escalation); TAPE Operator; TAPE Admins and DPM Admins
- Certificate Based Protection Backup machines from domains not trusted by the DPM Server domain including workgroup machines using certificates
- Best for Microsoft Apps
- Enhanced Hyper-V Support – Faster Hyper-V backups (Express Full) support for standalone Hyper-V hosts and ability to perform item level recovery even when DPM is running inside a VM.
- Enhanced SharePoint Support– Recover files in seconds. Item level Recovery without moving content DBs. SharePoint RBS Support.
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- Cool New UI – Yes. Download it, see it, tell us how you feel .
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- Consolidate databases of multiple DPM Servers on same SQL Instance.
- And as always, seamless upgrade experience from your existing DPM environment (DPM 2010).
Stay tuned to our blog for in depth coverage of each of the major enhancements including How-To videos. Looking forward to your feedback through our Connect Website, forums and the blogs.
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Relational and CalSTRS Assert That True Value of Timken's Acquisition of Interlube Cannot Be Realize
Relational and CalSTRS Assert That True Value of Timken's Acquisition of Interlube Cannot Be Realized by Shareholders under Timken's Conglomerate Structure
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Relational Investors LLC ("Relational") and the California State Teachers' Retirement System ("CalSTRS"), collectively owners of 7.28% of the shares of The Timken Company, (NYS: TKR) ("Timken" or "the Company") today stated that the announcement by Timken that it is acquiring Interlube Systems Ltd to further diversify the Company's portfolio of businesses underscores Timken's blind eye to the large conglomerate discount impairing its share price.
Relational stated, "While the Interlube acquisition along with Timken's acquisitions of Greenbriar and Wazee over the past months may be sound acquisitions in terms of supporting the Company's Bearings business, none of the true value of these acquisitions can be realized for shareholders as long as the conglomerate discount continues to impair Timken's valuation in the marketplace. We are confident that by splitting Timken's shares to reflect independently traded Steel and Bearings businesses, the Company can unlock significant shareholder value. If the Interlube acquisition complements the Bearings business as Timken asserts, then shareholders should be allowed to realize the full value of the Bearings business. Timken's conglomerate structure impedes such valuation.
"We urge all shareholders to support CalSTRS' proxy proposal that Timken's Board of Directors and management act expeditiously to engage an investment banking firm to effectuate a spin-off of Timken's Steel business segment into a separately traded public company. Voting FOR the CalSTRS proposal will send the Timken board a clear statement of what shareholders want," Relational said.
On February 28, 2013, Relational and CalSTRS filed a comprehensive presentation for Timken shareholders entitled: "Why a Separation of Timken's Steel and Bearings Businesses Can Unlock Significant Shareholder Value." The presentation demonstrates the financial and operational logic of CalSTRS' shareholder proxy proposal, which would enable Timken shareholders to vote for separating the two businesses.
About Relational Investors LLC:
Relational Investors LLC, founded in 1996, is a privately held, multi-billion dollar asset management firm and registered investment adviser. Relational invests in publicly traded companies that it believes are undervalued in the marketplace. The firm seeks to engage the management, board of directors, and shareholders of its portfolio companies in a productive dialogue designed to build a consensus for positive change to improve shareholder value.
About the California State Teachers Retirement System: The California State Teachers' Retirement System, with a portfolio valued at $161.4 billion as of January 31, 2013, is the largest educator-only pension fund in the world. CalSTRS administers a hybrid retirement system, consisting of traditional defined benefit, cash balance and voluntary defined contribution plans, as well as disability and survivor benefits. CalSTRS serves California's 862,000 public school educators and their families from the state's 1,600 school districts, county offices of education and community college districts.
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Publisher: Disney Hyperion.
Pages: 336.
Release Date: January 22, 2013.
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Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books.
Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.
Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was, a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive.
Being a Keeper isn't just dangerous-it's a constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da's death was hard enough, but now her little brother is gone too. Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive itself might crumble and fall.
In this haunting, richly imagined novel, Victoria Schwab reveals the thin lines between past and present, love and pain, trust and deceit, unbearable loss and hard-won redemption.
Oh my goodness. This book. The world! The terror! The action! The writing! The EVERYTHING! I said in my review for The Near Witch that Victoria Schwab writes so gorgeously that at times it felt like I was reading some kind of awesome classic and that holds true for The Archived.
First off, I have to applaud her for the world she created. Not only is it super eerie and fascinating, but she introduced it in small bits that kept me satisfied and not confused and always wanting more. And then I have to applaud for the characters because even though I thought Mac was sometimes foolishly spontaneous, she was extremely admirable and charming (especially when she had scenes with Wes) and I connected with her so easily. Wes was the comic relief of the book and I had a permanent smile on my face whenever he came around the story. And then thirdly, I have to applaud Victoria for that EPIC SLAP IN THE FACE CHARACTER/PLOT TWIST. I will not spoil it for you guys but I did not see it coming at all and any book that can shock me like that gets brownie points.
The action was 100% kick-ass. I might have caught myself fist pumping victoriously for Mac more than once. Luckily I read in private so nobody was there to witness my embarrassing reactions to this book.
Overall, I could talk about how wonderful The Archived was for hours. I could tell you about how dark and creepy it was or how the subtle romance was just the right amount and enough to make me sigh dreamily. I could tell you about how emotionally powerful the book managed to be despite all of fast-paced action. But I really think you should just take my word for it and pick it up for yourself!
Other reviews for The Archived:
The Book Life.
And Anything Bookish.
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A Turner Network spokesman confirmed Monday that TBS won't be using Chip Caray on baseball play by play in the future.
A son of late Braves broadcaster Skip Caray and a grandson of famed broadcaster Harry Caray, Chip Caray did first-round and division series playoff games for TBS during the past three seasons. He originally worked with Tony Gwynn and Bob Brenly, then teamed with Ron Darling and Buck Martinez.
Caray also was part of the network's Sunday regular-season package.
Pomeroy said no replacement has been picked.
"Since the end of the 2009 MLB Playoffs, we've had several discussions with Chip Caray regarding 2010 and beyond. Both sides agree that now is the right time to move ahead on different paths," the network said in a statement.
Not soon enough for most.
Caray was criticized heavily for his work, particularily last October, when he miscalled plays.


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Pyrgos. It is located 12km away from Fira. You should visit it and walk through its cobbled streets. Admire the neoclassic mansions and more than ten ruined wineries that were full of life before the earthquake of 1956. Don't forget to visit "Art Space", the Antonis Argyros visual art center, which since 1830 was operating as a winery and a distiller of raki, and had the first facilities for tomato processing. At the restored rooms of the museum you will find exceptional works of art.
Go to Mesa Gonia (7.5km away from Fira) once a great center of wine production. Follow the signs from the main road towards Kamari and then turn right. Your first stop is one of the oldest wineries of the island, Yiannis Roussos winery which operates since 1836. Taste famous local labels in the winery's beautiful traditional yard under the shade of the trees. Not far from Roussos winery, you will find an older winery (since 1903) that belongs to Yiannis Argyros. Tour the canavas, seize the opportunity and discuss with the wine producer, and don't forget to taste the famous Vinsanto he produces. Leave your car for a while and walk through the traditional settlement of Mesa Gonia. The deeper you go into the village, the more controversial the landscape becomes, combing images of dereliction and civilization. Beautiful picturesque churches and few traditional houses are among the ruins that the earthquake left behind. The cobbled streets are full of flowers with heady fragrances that give life to the ghosts of the past. Let the landscape travel you in times where the island was untouchable from the tourist intervention. As you go further up, the view of the village, of Mesa Vouno and the coast line becomes more beautiful, especially at nightfall. Go back to your car and follow the road towards the church of Episcopi of Gonia, which is quite close to the village. The church was built in the late 11th century by Emperor Alexios A' Komninos and is an important Byzantine monument. Episcopi is one of the few churches with tiles and it offers a magnificent view of the eastern side of the island. The combination of the landscape, the tranquility and the scattered smell of basil in the entire place will definitely bring you peace of mind. If you ever are on the island on August 15th make sure to visit the festival that takes place there.


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April 8, 2014
As Armani Reeves heads into the spring game, he prepares to fill the shoes of All-American cornerback Bradley Roby, who is expected to be one of the top corners taken in the upcoming NFL Draft. As a true freshman in 2012, Reeves played in six games during Ohio State's perfect season. During his 2013 sophomore season he started four games, including the Orange Bowl against Clemson, recording four tackles and giving him valuable big-game experience heading into 2014. After a recent spring practice, Reeves spent some time talking about the cornerback competition as well as his learning experience that will contribute to the success of the 2014 team.
"The competition to get the starting spot brings out the best in us every day. None of us are just giving the spot to someone; we are all trying to take it. That's all you could want, are guys to go hard every day and make everyone better."
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Caravan muster injects cash into the community
A CARAVAN muster that was held in Kingaroy earlier this month has injected about $50,000 into the local economy.
Australian Caravan Club chairman Craig Humphrey said 96 RV units attended the muster from March 9 to 14.
"Our members completed expense sheets so we could keep a tally of the amount of money spent," Mr Humphrey said.
"It averaged out that over the five days, each RV unit spent somewhere between $500 to $550 in the region with a total spend overall of around $51,000."
Mr Humphrey said the majority of funds were spent on entertainment and dining.
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Mr Humphrey said a number of the RVers went to the Kingaroy Wine and Food festival.
"I found it exhilarating," he said.
"We didn't take any data on who went, but I believe a fair percentage did."
The muster also raised funds for LifeFlight through a raffle of a week's cabin accommodation at Lake Boondooma or Yallakool donated by South Burnett Regional Council.
Mr Humphrey said $550 was collected from the raffle and "I will be personally visiting Kingaroy to hand over a donation cheque to LifeFlight for this amount".
"Special thanks must go to the South Burnett Regional Council for donating this great prize," he said.
Mr Humphrey said over the five days of the muster, ACC members visited the Endeavour Foundation Biscuit Factory, had a night visit to the Kingaroy Observatory, had morning tea at Mulanah Gardens, attended the South Burnett Wine and Food in the Park festival, visited other tourist attractions, and dined out in the Kingaroy area.
"The South Burnett community at large were such fantastic hosts to us during our stay in the region," he said.
The ACC's next Chairman's muster is scheduled to take place at Peak Hill, New South Wales from MAy 18 to 23.
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"Two witnesses spoke of being physically branded at Chernokozovo. The threat of marking foreheads with green iodine (zelenka) was first heard of in Novye Aldy. Victims detained during the sweep in the village of Shami-Iurt in February 2000 were taken to Tolstoi-Iurt. During transportation, a Russian soldier warned Dashaev and another man named Viskhan that if their noses were marked in red, they were being branded for summary execution. He cautioned that it would be better if they were covered in green iodine. Whether this warning was used as a psychological weapon or had legitimate strategic value is unclear. But both Dashaev and Viskhan were later covered in green iodine and released. The full extent of this practice is unclear." (p.61)
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Benedictine Institute Announces Fall Schedule
September 9, 2016
Year of Mercy Events Feature Guest Speaker, Film Series and Courses for Adult Learners
Mount Marty College's (MMC) Benedictine Institute of Leadership, Ethics and Social Justice recently announced its fall schedule of events, all celebrating the theme of mercy. Activities include an evening lecture, a film series and classes for adult learners.
The Fall Benedictine Lecture, scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 20, features a talk by Monsignor Charles M. Mangan titled "Mercy in this Holy Year." Mangan will explore what Pope Francis, who recently met with more than 1 million young people at World Youth Day in Poland, had in mind when he called for this Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. How do we experience God's mercy and share it with others? Mangan is the current director of the Office of the Marian Apostolate in the Diocese of Sioux Falls, the vicar for consecrated life and the canonical advisor to the Most Reverend Paul J. Swain, D.D., the Bishop of Sioux Falls. He was also commissioned by Pope Francis as a "Missionary of Mercy" during the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (Dec. 8, 2015, to Nov. 20, 2016).
The "Movies and Mercy" Series with Sr. Cynthia Binder, retired professor of English, is sponsored by the Center for Active Learners and will begin Sunday, Sept. 25. Each evening will begin at 6 p.m. in Marian Auditorium with a pre-film introduction, then the showing of the film, with discussion to follow. The series, which is free and open to the public, includes: The Kinshasa Symphony on Sunday, Sept. 25; Color of Paradise on Sunday, Oct. 2; Long Have I Loved You on Sunday, Oct. 30; and Shun Li and the Poet on Sunday, Nov. 13.
Three new courses will be offered as part of the Center for Active Learners' October session. Each course meets four times for 90 minutes for a cost of $50. October courses include "Radicalization, Terrorism and Mercy in the 21st Century" with Dr. Alan Ferris, professor of psychology, on Thursdays from 4:30-6 p.m., SLC 106; "Tending to the Spiritual Needs of Ourselves and Others" with Sr. Corrine Lemmer, professor of nursing, on Tuesdays from 2-3:30 p.m., Bede Hall 205; and "After We Believe, Why Christian Character Counts" with Dr. Helen Ciernick, associate professor of theology on Thursdays from 7-8:30 p.m., SLC 106.
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Mac users and developers shouldn't worry about Apple focusing only on iPhone OS, after all. Since Apple dropped the Mac category from this year's Apple Design Awards (ADA) at the upcoming WWDC, people worried that Steve might only care about iPhones and iPads - leaving the Mac behind forever. Ars Technica even launched its own Design Awards for Mac applications.
Matthias Gansrigler, developer of Flickery for Mac, sent us a copy of an email conversation he's had with Steve Jobs about the ADAs at the WWDC.
Original message:
Dear Mr. Jobs,
My name's Matthias, developer of flickery (www.flickeryapp.com).
Is there any particular reason Apple has dropped the Design Awards for the Mac? Any plans to have them again in the future?
Thank you very much for all the great work you and your company has been doing,
Greetings from Vienna,
Matthias Gansrigler
Jobs' Response:
We are focusing primarily (though not exclusively) on iPhone OS this year. Maybe next year we will focus primarily on the Mac. Just the normal cycle of things. No hidden meaning here.
So it's just the normal cycle of things, and you shouldn't worry about Apple ditching the Mac - that's what Steve is saying. What got my attention though is the "maybe next year" part. When Steve replies to emails, and especially when he's replying to a well known developer, he knows that his reply is going to be posted somewhere. My best guess is that he was indeed waiting for an email like this to "publicly" tell everyone that we'll see Mac OS X 10.7 in some way at WWDC 2011, as also predicted by John Gruber weeks ago.
Apple loves Mac developers and loves the Mac. You just have to wait until next year to see what's coming.


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Students have been yelling their complaint on heavy school bags for years. Yet, not many constructive responses have been made by society so far. According to a recent news report, the average weight of an S.3 student's school bag is now 5 kg, while the burden of a primary six student is no less light if calculated in the school bag weight-to-body weight ratio. Heavy school bags create unbearable pressure to the spines of growing teens. Instead of telling students not to bring unnecessary items to school, I believe that there are far more measures schools and textbook publishers can take to alleviate the worrying situation. Textbooks constitute a major proportion of weight in a school bag. There have been voices from parents that textbook publishers are the ones to blame. In average, the number of pages in a secondary school textbook is 200. Despite the fact that students have to bring 200 pages to school (for one subject only), generally teachers only go over about 20 pages per month. By easy calculation one can conclude that bringing such a think textbook is both pitiful and absurd.
Actually, there is one practical and beneficial solution. Textbook publishers should separate the textbooks into different booklets, each covering a discrete topic. Since teachers usually lecture in a topic-based approach, students will only need to bring a thin booklet to school under the new arrangement. Not only do students benefit from a lighter load, but the publishers will gain as well. The use of loose-leaf binding in textbooks will need more pieces of paper in total, because cash booklet will have its own cover and functional pages such as content and index pages. The extra cost should not be significant as it will be averaged out by mass production, but the publishers can lift the price a bit as long as customers are willing to buy a textbook using a better binding method. The publishers will have nothing to lose but profit to gain, so why should they delay the 'textbook reform'? Apart from textbook publishers, schools should be more lenient towards students.
They should not punish students for leaving bulky textbooks inside their drawers. Although schools are concerned about pupils not studying if they leave textbooks at school, there can be other methods than banning it to solve the problems. For instance, teachers can distribute concise notes for students to study. Also, schools can extend the opening hours so that students can finish their revision at school and need not take a huge pile of heavy textbooks home. Sometimes the school may require students to bring non-textbook items, like painting sets, readers and so on, to school. I recommend that schools should provide each student with a locker whenever possible. If the space of the school is too limited to place lockers, installing a drawer with lock to each student desk is also a favorable alternative. In this way, the weight of school bags can be further lessened. Last but not least, students should bear some responsibility for their huge daily burden.
I heard that some students are far too lazy to tidy up their school bags every day. They put everything, no matter necessary or not, into their school bags but they never take anything out. As a result, the weight of the bag continuously increases. Primary kids should not be blamed for this since they might not know what to put in a school bag and need assistance from their parents. However, as secondary students, teenagers should be able to manage their school bags well. There is no excuse for them not to organize the items they have to bring to school. They will certainly find their school bags much lighter if they organize them wisely. As stated above, the problem of overweight school bags can be easily dealt with if textbook publishers, teachers and students are willing to take a step forward. A small step of progress might already result in a large reduction in school bag weights. I hope that next year I will hear from the news that the school bags have become fitter than before.


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Corrupt press puts poetry into heads.
When I came to Paris in December 2009, I found many interesting anglophone poets, a lively scene, magazines, but no small press. Worse, some British, Irish and American poetry presses seemed unwilling to publish poets from their abroad. In consequence, good poets weren't getting published. So, in 2011, I set corrupt press up.
In 2012, I moved it to Scotland, where I incorporated it as a limited company. However, because of Brexit, the limited company was abandoned. Corrupt Press is now, like me, based in Luxembourg.
Non–anglophone English can be an interesting source of new language. The poetry may sometimes seem odd to native speakers, but is it error, a style that's not yet established, a different grammar, an effect a native speaker would struggle to achieve, or what? That's why I want poetry from poets whose mother tongues exclude English.
Those poetry sects, civil warriors lobbing creosotic grenades, farting in general directions: I don't care for them. I do care for interesting poetry, high quality poetry, from anywhere. I do care for different poetry, doing things well I've not seen done before. I do care for traditional poetry, doing the same again, very well indeed. I want to be excited by poetry, and I don't care if it's Stockhausen or stuck.
Books are tools for putting poems into heads. It's the poetry, not the tool, so corrupt press books are simple. No tool is perfect; books lose sound, speech loses sight, ebooks need fuel. Corrupt press is considering other tools, but want to get it right—right for putting poems into heads, right as business practice.
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Understanding Your Cat
Just because your cat isn't miaowing doesn't mean that he's not talking to you and the other animals around him, in fact he is using body language.
Cats use lots of body positions and movements to show how they are feeling and if you watch carefully you will start understanding their moods. Below are four important emotions and the ways that a cat uses different body parts to express each feeling.
Ears: Flattened ears – if terrified his ears will lie straight backwards.
Eyes: The more fearful a cat is the wider his pupils become.
Head and tail: Flattened whiskers and his tail between his legs show that a cat doesn't want to fight and is scared.
Body: A cat often spits when frightened – this is a sign of anger too. He will also make himself as small as possible, retreating into crouched position.
Ears: Perky ears that face forward.
Eyes: Relaxed eyes, often appearing half-open.
Head and tail: If a cat's head is stretched forward he is encouraging touch and trying to get a better look at your face, this is a greeting message. Cats that get on well will often rub cheeks with each other. A raised tail is a friendly gesture and shows happiness.
Body: Yawning and stretching show that a cat is very contented and feels safe.
Ears: Upright ears which are slightly pushed back.
Eyes: The pupils narrow to vertical slits. If confronting a rival, both cats may try to stare each other out.
Head and tail: An angry cat will lower his head in an aggressive way and push his whiskers forward. His tail will stick straight upwards with the hair standing on end (known as bristling). If a cat's tail thrashes from side to side it can be a sign of irritation but it can also show extreme excitement, so be careful!
Body: As well as spitting, an angry cat will arch his back and straighten his back legs, raising the fur along his spine.
Ears: Ears flatten sideways (combining the 'angry alert' and the 'fearful flat' ear positions).
Eyes: Pupils widen
Head and tail: A horseshoe-like tail shows defensive aggression.
Body: If threatened, the cat will try to make himself look bigger by puffing out his fur and arching his back.
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Cellulite: Causes, Symptoms and Remedies
Are you keen to know the why, how and what of cellulite? Given below are brief highlights to familiarize you with all the major aspects of the horrid condition.
The Causes
The various factors that generally contribute to cellulite are:
- Genetic Factors. Diverse genetic dispositions such as gender, race, etcetera, greatly influence onset of cellulite.
- Overweight/Obesity. Obesity causes growth in the underlying fat cells that lead to cellulite.
- Unhealthy Eating Habits. Non-nutritious diet including spicy and junk food and excess of salt and sugar are bad for your cellulite condition.
- Inadequate Intake of Drinking Water. If you do not make it a habit to drink plenty of water (at least eight glasses a day) you will aggravate yourCellulite .
- Lack of Exercise. Absence of any kind of regular workout – walking, jogging, swimming or anaerobic exercises – is likely to cause cellulite or worsen it if already there.
- Incorrect Body Postures. Positioning/folding the lower limbs awkwardly while working or lying down may lead to onset/aggravation of cellulite.
- Hormonal Changes. This is one of the major factors contributing to the onset of cellulite. Post-pubescent and postnatal women are mostly affected by this factor due to increased flow of estrogen.
- Improper/Excessive Medication. Intake of too many medicines to get rid of your sleeping or overweight problems, birth control pills and diuretics can cause/aggravate cellulite.
- Aging. Even though people of all age can develop Cellulite , aged persons are a little more vulnerable to the condition.
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The basic symptoms of cellulite are appearance of dimpling on the surface of the skin of the lower limb mainly comprising of thighs, buttocks and the hips. The dimpling may sometimes be noticed in the areas of lower abdomen, upper parts of the arms as also the neck.
In the initial stages, the dimpling effects can be observed only by pinching these areas softly if you suspect cellulite. The dimpled areas should look slightly pitted or bulged (like an orange peel).
After some days, the effect can be noticed only when you are standing – not when you are lying down. At a later stage, however, it will be evident irrespective of the position you assume. The dimpled skin areas become loose with a dull and ugly look, and will feel cold, tight and hard to your touch as well.
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- Surgery. Liposuction and cellulite lift (also known as lower body lift) are the foremost cosmetic surgery procedures presently available to get rid of your cellulite.
- Injections. You can opt for fat injections to treat your cellulite condition. A host of branded injections – lipo dissolve, mesotherapy Lipo-zap, Flab-Jab, Mesotherapy, Lipotherapy and Lipolysis – are presently available in the market to treat skin/cellulite conditions.
- Machine-aided Massage. In case you are nervous of either surgery or needles, endermologie treatment should be your best option to reduce your cellulite problem.
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- Natural/Home Remedies. This is the most inexpensive method now with a number of options to treat your cellulite. Simple acts such as dry brush massage, use of coffee grounds/powder, massage with coconut and other oils, anti-cellulite baths as well as a host of other methods/substances can provide you with excellent treatment options against cellulite conditions.
In order to stay away from cellulite, it is imperative for you to first try and eliminate the cause. Make it a habit to watch out for the symptoms and if you find any of them on any part of your body, seek expert medical help as early as possible.


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There will be an Executive Board Meeting of The American Legion Post 279 at the Senior Citizens Center on Thursday, June 7, 2012; at 6:30 p.m.
With Boys State and Girls State behind us, we will be putting the emphasis on the Kansas City Barbeque Society, KCBS, licensed Bar-B-Q Cook-Off and craft show on October 6, 2012, at our local Cannon County Fair Grounds.
We will be seeking the support of local businesses, civic organizations, and individuals to help make this a yearly event similar to the KCBS Cook-Off held annually at Lynchburg.
If we are successful this year, next year we go for a fully licensed and sanctioned Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Competition Event. If we are successful next year we will be on the road to making this an annual event and our major fund raiser.
All of our funds go 100% to supporting the youth programs and our veterans in Cannon County. We hope that you will join forces with us to make this a good thing for Cannon County.


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A good while ago Jon Husband introduced me to the concept of Wirearchy. With the benefit of hindsight,
Wirearchy is an (emerging) organizing principle for this new environment in which interconnected networks of people carry out the full range of human activities, .... commerce, work, research, education, gossip, news
was a well-chosen description of it, with formal definition:
a dynamic two-way flow of power and authority based on information, knowledge, trust and credibility, enabled by interconnected people and technology
The concept of networks is nothing new, of course. Knowing people who are "in the know" has always given people a valuable advantage over others. Within my old employer's company I was part of the Architecture business unit, a true "old-boys network" where information and knowledge seemed to silently and invisibly pass through and across
But, now being self-employed for almost half a year, I can state that wirearchy really works for me. I've slowly reconnected to almost all people I've come to know in the last 15 years, and who either started or built out their own business, most of them very successful at doing so. Sources for that? LinkedIn of course, my own knowledge, Google if need be to fill some gaps (only the small ones in this case)
I'm having weekly lunches, dinners and meetings with other entrepreneurs and we exchange job and client opportunities, the state of the market, future technologies, rates and revenues almost all out in the open - and I haven't met or even contacted most in years. Just yesterday I had a fantastic dinner with people I last saw in 2003 at a project, they all started for themselves and let me pick up the large bill as a token of their appreciation. Basis for that? We "lived together" for a year and a bit more, working on the same project at the same customer for the same company, now 8 years ago
Customer contacts are reduced to a minimum, and I have an almost 1:1 ratio of contact-to-score. I haven't placed a single ad since or even before I started, didn't launch a large marketing campaign, I just bought a few domains, made a few websites and reacquainted myself with old friends - that's it.
Whatever extra customers and requests I get, I try to land within my network and vice versa, and I hardly ever sell no for an answer
Emails, DM's, SMS's and voice mails cross the line, for the international stuff there is Skype or Skype Out even, I love how I can Skype from my mobile and call for almost free any timezones up or down.
For me, it is all based on mutual relationships, credibility and trust, and my knowledge serves as information to others, and vice versa.
I would say all that flows to me for free in a natural way, and most of it is pleasurable even when it concerns tough business decisions - but I do have to put an effort into it. However, this kind of effort is "of the growing kind": I stay on top and in the loop of pretty much everything, and when a different routine appears to be needed, that direction is usually chosen fairly immediately - it is constructive, whereas having to change ways because one wasn't paying attention, is destructive
Wirearchy is here to stay, and so am I - how about you?


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Itch to Stitch Holiday Blog Tour
What in the world am I talking about?
Leslie of ThreadBear Garments and Fleurine of Sew Mariefleur are two women whom I admire greatly, not just for their sewing but as genuinely sweet and inspiring people. It's no surprise they are hosting this tour together. Put that with the patterns of Itch to Stitch, and you are sure to have a winner. Or, at least, usually you WOULD have a winner. Unless it involves me and my wonky sewing....
|My daughter makes this same face after she's done something she shouldn't have and is trying to pretend like nothing happened.
Haha I don't need to wonder where she gets it from.
Hahaha, I am SO not even close to being as chic as the elegant Ms. Hepburn.
|I mean, you would never see Audrey Hepburn looking at her dress, going, "Hm, did I spill something on myself at lunch...?"
I am smaller than an A cup, actually. A fact that I often choose to ignore, but fabric doesn't lie. You can't see it so well in the pictures above, but I should have adjusted for my actual bust size or else made the effort to dig out my padded bra, hahaha.
Since I was making this dress in a lovely ponte knit from Style Maker Fabrics, I thought I would go without the lining. I struggled a bit with the bias tape under the arms, but we made peace in the end. Where I really had a tough time was with the blind hem. Gah. Have I mentioned before that I am terrible at hand sewing and avoid it like the plague? I don't know why I thought I could do a blind hem by hand without practicing first. I don't even want to show it to you. I showed it to a friend, who is often too nice to say anything remotely negative, and even she cringed (sorry to hurt your eyes, Olga!). The problem was probably exacerbated by the fact that I had neglected to shorten the skirt to the appropriate length, so I had quite a lot of fabric to fold up and hem. (Don't worry. I cut it later and fixed it.)
I knew I wanted to make a jacket as well, as I seem to have a jacket obsession judging from all the RTW jackets in my closet, and the Salamanca Jacket was one I'd had my eye on for some time. Upon Michelle's advice, I decided the jacket should be the focus of the outfit. She suggested I use this beautiful, shiny metallic stretch crepe and it was perfect.
I foolishly didn't think about getting lining from her, though if I had, I would have gone with this. Instead I found some navy lining at a local shop, and ta-da!
I did the crazy thing and didn't muslin this one either! I shortened the sleeves a bit, figuring that I would need to because I'm forever finding sleeves to be too long. Turns out I didn't really need to, but I think I can still get away with it.
The pattern also calls for buttons, but I didn't want any showing on the front, sort of like a Diane von Furstenburg sparkly cropped linen jacket I bought years ago. I also like how it looks better open. I think, though, the next time I make this jacket, I will go up one size. Here I am, attempting a twirl, haha.
Thank you so much for having me, Kennis, Leslie and Fleurine! Be sure to visit the other ladies for more holiday sewing inspiration!


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T-Mobile Added More New Customers Than AT&T, Verizon Combined
A few years back when AT&T and T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom were making their case for the doomed merger, they argued that the only way for T-Mobile to survive was for it to be sold to a bigger company; that it couldn't compete with companies that already had 2-3 times the subscriber base.
But in the wake of that merger's failure — and with the help of the $6 billion in cash and wireless spectrum it received from AT&T because the deal fell through — T-Mobile has repositioned itself as a disruptive player within the industry. It ditched phone subsidies, meaning customers who own their devices pay less each month, and it recently began offering luring customers away from other providers by offering to pay early termination fees for subscribers who were still in-contract.
T-Mobile is still the fourth-largest wireless company in the U.S. (and still faces a possible takeover bid by Sprint), but it's showing analysts that its "un-carrier" model can work and that it's offering something that consumers want.
"T-Mobile's current subscriber momentum is undeniable," Craig Moffett, of research firm MoffettNathanson LLC, tells Bloomberg. "Competitively, the change is mind-boggling."
On that whole Sprint merger front, Bloomberg also reports that Sprint's owner — Japanese company SoftBank — is prepping to make a push to acquire its smaller, spunkier rival after meeting with banks to discuss how to finance the deal, and that it could make a formal offer as soon as this summer.
We still think that the FCC and Justice Dept. are unlikely to approve a merger of any of the remaining four national wireless carriers, especially in light of what T-Mobile has been able to do on its own in recent years.
As we mentioned earlier today regarding reports that AT&T is interested in buying DirecTV, regulators would probably have less of a problem approving a tie-up between two semi-related businesses (like a wireless company and a satellite operator) than they would with a merger that would result in less competition in an already consolidated industry.
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This is a south-indian vegetarian gravy that is served with plain rice. Any vegetable like brinjal, white pumpkin, sepan kizhangu, potato or even vadai can be used for this gravy.
yogurt- 1 1/2 cups
turmeric- 1/2 tsp
white pumpkin- 1 cup(chopped, cooked)
coconut-1/4 cup
ginger- 1" piece
jeera- 1 tsp
channa dal- 1tsp
corriander seeds- 1tsp
green chillies-4
Boil vegetable with turmeric and salt. set aside. Beat yogurt ,turmeric powder and salt until well blended. Grind everything from coconut to chillies. Mix this paste with yogurt mixture. Bring this just to a boil. Do not boil it or over heat it as the curd might curddle. Switch off gas and add the boiled vegetable. Check for seasonings. Heat oil in kadai and fry mustard seeds,hing, red chillies and curry leaves.
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NJPA's 54th Annual Soup Luncheon
This year's Soup Luncheon will feature Phyllis Bennis and Judith LeBlanc.
Saturday, November 12th - 11:45am to 4:00pm
Bloomfield High School
Phyllis Bennis is a Fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC, where she directs the New Internationalism Project. She is also a fellow of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. She works on U.S. foreign policy issues, particularly regarding Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and Palestine, as well as United Nations issues, especially regarding democratization of the UN and challenge of U.S. domination of the UN., She serves as an informal adviser to several top UN officials on Palestine and UN empowerment issues.
Judith LeBlanc, Field Director of Peace Action, coordinates eforts on campaigns to cut military spending, nuclear abolition and to oppose the war in Afghanistan. She works closely with Peace Action's affiliates on grassroots organizing efforts. She helps coordinate the efforts of the New Priorities Network, a national network supporting grassroots organizing to "move the money from wars and weapons to fund human needs." She is a member of the Caddo Tribe of Oklahoma and lives in Harlem, NY.
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The "Presidential Suite" received its name after its illustrious occupants, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and U.S. President William Taft.
U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt stayed at Thornewood for two weeks in this room and U.S. President William Howard Taft stayed for three days.
This room features a four-poster "British Empire" king-size bed, a small corner Jacuzzi tub, an electric fireplace, and a stunning view of American Lake from one of its two large bay windows with 16th century stained glass inserts. There is a small in-room refrigerator and microwave.
This room is the management's personal favorite. It also used to be the previous owner's private bedroom. It is a romantic honeymoon favorite as well as an overnight favorite of many travelers.
**This room is located on the 2nd floor of the home and we do not have an elevator.**
King-size four-poster bed with fine linens
16th-Century stained glass windows
Lakeside View
Private bath with jacuzzi tub
Luxurious robes
Electric fireplace
Coffee maker, mini- fridge and microwave
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