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1960s and 70s Abstract PaintingPar : Gary Michael Dault 16 avril, 2016
The pickings are pretty slim. And of course while it's clear that having to organize an exhibition such as A New Look from works a museum already owns can't be much fun for curators in the first place, it also doesn't help that 1) the Art Gallery of Ontario doesn't own very much good abstract stuff from the 1960s and 1970s, nor does it help that 2), it doesn't seem very greatly interested in what it does have on hand.
"All of the artists on display – Frank Stella, Jack Bush, Gene Davis, Helen Frankenthaler, Morris Louis, Kenneth Campbell Lochead and Kenneth Clifton Noland – were exhibited, at the AGO," the gallery wall-essay tells us, "in a groundbreaking show curated by the influential American art critic Clement Greenberg in 1964 entitled Post-Painterly Abstraction." Maybe the stuff looked better then. Maybe it simply featured better works by these same artists.
Because there's far too much second-rate stuff here right now. Second rate and worse. There are two Kenneth Nolands. One is insufferably cute (Harvest, 1961) while the other, one of his chevron paintings (C, 1964) – in this one the chevrons are "pointing" to the right – now seems far less fresh than it may have seemed during its moment in the sun in the mid-1960s (formal asperity needs a lot more rigour than Noland could provide if it's going to transcend the buffeting, boom-and-bust aesthetic benedictions or withdrawals visited upon a work in the course of time's passing).
The inclusion of Helen Frankenthaler's billowing, watery-grey Chalk Separates also feels like nothing to be very proud of. It's absorbing to ponder now the ways in which a gigantic essay in supposedly fervid sensitivity such as this one (all that Asian-derived ink-wash delicacy now blown up, in clouds of diluted acrylic, into an earnest overcast-ness) can be diminished, in couple of decades, into a big dollop of banality.
The three Jack Bushs – which is three too many if you ask me – are so mediocre it's hard to understand the holy hush that followed him around for awhile. On a Green Ground (1960) is passable (it's clean, it's solid, a little on the obvious and therefore dull side), while the later April Blue (1970) is a wryly wonky composition, barely rescued by some offbeat colour choices. The Family from 1959 (it's clearly a dysfunctional family), however, is completely awful. Not only is it one of the worst Bushs I've ever seen, but it's one of the worst abstract paintings I've ever encountered anywhere. Good thing Greenburg walked into Bush's life when he did.
If this sad, limping exhibition can be looked upon as redeemable at all, it would be Morris Louis, Gene Davis and Frank Stella who'd be doing the redeeming. Frankly, I was surprised by how crackling sharp and alive Davis's Black Panther seemed (1970); it's like a bristling, panoramic barcode, its thin, vertical black stripes humming like hydro wires on a wet night. Morris Louis's limply pastoral (indeed bedroomy) Delta Tan (1960) still pleases in purely compositional – and sentimental – terms (I was always a sucker for the "Unfurleds"), while his much smaller, stricter and more decisive ML-I98 (1962) still holds its own quite strongly.
For me, the great painting here – it's really worth the trip to the show – is Frank Stella's impeccably devised and authoritatively accomplished Ossipee II from 1965. The gallery used to hang it a lot, but I haven't seen it now for years and it's a pleasurable shock to encounter it again. Ossipee II is one of Stella's most restrained shaped canvases – following hard upon his famous, reputation-making pinstripe works. I like everything about it: its cunning shape (fresh and inventive and yet as familiar, somehow, as a store's awning), its wonderfully down-at-the heels, hospital-corridor colours: light yellow, beige, front-porch-green, industrial grey. I like the way the wide bandings of colour follow and reinforce the picture's shape. I like how obvious, how inevitable the work feels. How solid it is. How profoundly, immovably there.
A New Look: 1960s and 70s Abstract Painting
Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St W
Toronto, ON
December 19, 2015 – March 27, 2016
• Gene Davis, Black Panther, 1970. Oil on canvas, 234.3 x 439.4 cm. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shier, 1977. SODRAC• Kenneth Campbell Lochhead, Dark Green Centre, 1963. Acrylic on canvas. Art Gallery of Ontario Gift from the McLean Foundation, 1965
From the Spring 2016, Vie des Arts vol. 61 n° 242, p. 99


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Timothy Fawkes became Orchestra Director at Glenbard East in 2009. His responsibilities include teaching the Symphony, Concert, Philharmonic, and Chamber Orchestras as well as Guitar 1 and 2. He also directs the Honors Strings, Jazz Strings, and the Pit Orchestra for the fall musical. Under Mr. Fawkes's leadership, enrollment in the Glenbard East Orchestra program has more than doubled. Recent highlights include a performance at the Illinois Music Education Conference; collaborations with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Elmhurst Symphony, the Orion Ensemble, and the Fifth House Ensemble; and performance tours to New York, Philadelphia, New Orleans, and Los Angeles.
Mr. Fawkes graduated from The University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a M.M. in Conducting and served as a teaching assistant in the School of Music, and Northwestern University, with a B.M. in Music Education. Prior to coming to East, he was conductor of the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra, an ensemble comprised of some of the finest student musicians in that region, and instrumental music teacher at Shawmont School, a Philadelphia public school. He began his career at Lake Zurich (Illinois) High School, where he taught for four years. At LZHS, Mr. Fawkes oversaw rapid growth in the orchestra program and also taught band, jazz ensemble, and music theory.
Mr. Fawkes has presented workshops at the University of South Carolina and in the public schools of Illinois and Pennsylvania. He has been music director of the University of Texas Opera Society and has conducted the Dallas Wind Symphony. Recently Mr. Fawkes served as District 9 Orchestra Co-Representative for the Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA). He lives in Chicago, where he enjoys running, cooking, podcasting, and playing cello and guitar along the lake. Mr. Fawkes's podcast work was featured at the September 2011 edition of Pecha Kucha, a public salon. He plays trumpet in the band Midnight Hour Soul, which specializes in covers of Memphis soul music of the 1960s.
Mr. Fawkes writes: "Glenbard East is a remarkable place. The faculty and staff here are deeply caring and committed to helping every student succeed. And the students are so full of life. I love helping young people discover the power and beauty of music, and I can't imagine a better place to do that than East."
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Tara Cappelletti is the Director of Bands at Glenbard East High School. Her responsibilities at East include directing the Symphonic Band, Intermediate Band, Jazz Ensemble, and Beginning Orchestra, teaching Advanced Placement Music Theory, and co-teaching the Marching Rams. Tara comes to Glenbard East from the Leyden High Schools, where she worked with all levels of concert band, orchestra, marching band, and jazz band. She was also the founder of the Drum Club.
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An Ontology and A Semantic Web Application with Responsive Dissemination Features
Sara Dexter, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States ; Michael B. Knapp, Green River Data Analysis, United States
EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Lugano, Switzerland ISBN 978-1-880094-53-2 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC
We present a Semantic Web application that draws upon an ontology that was created in order to catalog technical assistance resources for targeted audiences of educators. The application has features that use this ontology to disseminate to the learner specific resources in response to their queries, searches, or completed surveys. The application offers a proof of concept for how the Semantic web can support e-learning, especially through responsive dissemination, yet raises many questions about how best to tag resources in anticipation of this, and the concept's actual benefits to learners. The development described here also illustrates the need to consider metadata development as an ongoing, and evolving process.
Dexter, S. & Knapp, M.B. (2004). An Ontology and A Semantic Web Application with Responsive Dissemination Features. In L. Cantoni & C. McLoughlin (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2004--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 37-43). Lugano, Switzerland: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved October 15, 2019 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/12907/.
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All of us desire a better life. We get trapped however in what we feel, think or are told what that life should be. I've known from a very early age, that my "life" plan was not to settle down and get married and produce the 2.5 kids society expected of me.
I've also known that as an artist, my life would not be easy, that I would not be rich. (or the correct term; wealthy)
Georgina (kick-ass Italian) had the original tiny house, before it was a "thing". My Great Grandparents moved and converted this mobile home into a tiny home and (not kidding) a room with a feather bed! (John Denver fans understand). They had a boat and another RV. It was a simple but hard life. I do not know all the details, but I still loved the life she lived.
I no longer want to be held by what society expects (yes, I know a very hispter thing). I honestly do not care. I am beyond trying to please people by what I have. Not that I was ever truly lived that. I just feel and think this road I'm currently looking to travel has brought an emotion deep within myself that just shouts ~ NOW! Go now! Planning and thinking about where and what I want to see has my heart just excited.
But one thing at a time....
My grandparents (Betty and Gene) did not have the "must haves". In fact to this day, they have never had cable. My grandfather built his house on a 2.5 acre lot that my 92 year-old grandmother still lives in. They both worked very hard to provide for 4 kids during the 40-70's.
Vacations were getting in the car and driving across country to see family.
While growing up, my grandparents took each one of us grandkids on a 3-week cross-country tour. I was the first (being the oldest). This experience impacted me in a way I had not expected.
So my plan, once I start, is to carry on the tradition and take my nephews on the road.
Over the next year, I will take the steps I need to make this dream a reality.
Plan (So Far)
Knee Surgery
Clear my life of clutter
Cut my cost of living expenses in half
Attend as many RV Shows as I can
Decide; Tow Trailer vs Motorhome
Learn about basic plumbing
Learn about basic electrical
Roadmap research
Buy an RV/Trailer/Motorhome
Remodel and plan my first of MANY trips.
There are quite a few more steps but this is the beginning, the adventure has just begun!


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text: Freedom For Youth Ministries broke ground September 21st on their new Coffee House on Hickman a Road. This facility along with their campus next door serve as an employment training center for high school students and young adults. The Coffee House will feature a drive through window, soft seating areas and dining space, supported by a kitchen, training room / classroom, and fireside room. Construction is about to begin on this exciting new facility. If you'd like to donate financial support, building materials or labor, please contact Mark Nelson, Director at Freedom for Youth.


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As outlined in the first blogpost, the assignment for our group was two-folded:
build an API & Server for our classmates Vidia and Lucas - they built an interactive limbo-stick after our specifications
build a physical controller for our classmates Simon and Keerthana - they built a dance-step projector
The assignment proved to be a great challenge, especially the coordination tasks that come with working as group with two other groups (that do the same) on two different projects over a longer period of time with no pre-defined work environment - but we finally succeeded!
Lucas and Vidia made a video for their limbo-stick machine, built after our API specs/deployed server.
And here a pic and code from the physical controller we built for Simon and Keerthana (and their dance machine): laser-cut/etched acrylic, lcd-screen, arduino mkr1000 wifi, potentiometers, bamboo box
And a little prototype video of the controller in action (controlling the node-based dance step controller built by Simon and Keerthana):


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Herbert Talks at Media Day
Oregon's QB1 was front and center at Media day on Sunday. Justin Herbert fielded a number of questions from reporters covering an array of topics.
Questions started out asking his thoughts on the Pac-12 conference as a whole.
"The Pac-12 is always a very competitive league. I think it's very talented and regardless of the divisions, I think both divisions have great talent. I'm just looking forward to being back and getting ready to play again."
Next was a question regarding his 'lofty' status as a high NFL draft pick and how he's handled that so far.
"It's been a huge honor for sure but it hasn't been quite as hard as people would think it would be. I have great guys around me, great friends that keep me down to earth. They need my best just like I expect from them so I just focus on this team and I'm excited to be here."
Last season Herbert missed an important string of games. It was in his absence he realized how much he enjoyed the game of football.
"I found out how much football meant to me just watching from the sideline. I was doing as much as I could but it really wasn't that much. Football just means a lot to be out here with the guys and the coaches, it's special."
Last season during his injury time, Braxton Burmeister stepped in to lead the team. Although it was a bit of a rough patch, Herbert voiced his support for his teammate. He also commented on the younger protege' Tyler Shough.
"Braxton's done an incredible job. He's one of the guys that's always there working hard. He's a great guy off the field as well. I think the situation he was thrown into last year was really tough. For anyont to be thrown into that situation that's about as good as anyone could have done. He hasn't missed a workout."
"Tyler is an exceptional player as well. He came in early and he got right down to business and he's a strong thrower. I'm excited to see what he can do too."
One of the big questions was who's stood out through the teams first three practices and this off-season.
"Outside of the bigger name guys like Dillon Mitchell and Johnny Johnson I think Brenden Schooler's going to be a great receiver this year. CJ Verdell. Jaylon Redd, made some big plays last year but I'm looking forward to more big plays this year."
Coach Aaron Feld's strength program has become a hot topic. Even Justin Herbert credited the new strength program with his growth.
"The weight room was really big with coach Feld coming in. Just having everyone around he's done a great job of getting everyone up to speed. A guy like Tony Brooks-James has put on 15-20 pounds and he's looked really impressive so far. And I know he's not the only guy and I know coach Feld will tell you that."
Lastly was 'the do.' Herbert's hair should soon have its own twitter handle and he commented on the change in appearance.
"I don't really think it was a bet. It kind of started out as a joke. But Brenden Schooler has held me to it. I have to follow through with it."


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And there was war in heaven… but why? What led Lucifer to start a coup against the government of paradise? What was it that triggered the beginning of the end of peace in this place of bliss?
"The plan that should be carried out upon the defection of any of the high intelligences of heaven,—this is the secret, the mystery which has been hid from ages. And an offering was prepared in the eternal purposes to do the very work which God has done for fallen humanity."
Listen to hear how it all began.
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Scottish Highland Cattle
People always ask me why I raise such funny looking cows. There are several answers but the first is that I love the way they look. It was their look that made me want to own them in the beginning. After getting a few and learning more about them they sold themselves as the best cows for me and what I was trying to accomplish.
Considered one of the oldest breeds the highlands are a user friendly hearty animal that with time makes some of the leanest natural meats available.
As a Meat Animal
Their natural insulation keeps them warm in the winter and cool in the summer, they are slower growing than standard beef breeds and smaller in structure but it is these two things that make them a better beef animal. By taking longer to mature they make better use of their feed building muscle and not fat, the muscle they put on is marbled as the animal reaches maturity 2 yrs for bulls and up to 3 years for heifers. The benefits are seen when you take your meat home the yield from hanging weight can be as high as 20% greater than other breeds with an average of 65-70% compared to 50-60 %.
The natural leanness means that the carcass must be hung for 10 to 21 days in order to bring out the natural flavor of the meat and increase tenderness. Best compared to Buffalo for its color and texture.
As a pet or breeding stock
Longevity and ease are two of the highlands greatest attributes. Calves average 40 to 60 lbs making calving easy for even first time moms. Cows calving into their late teens and early twenties make them a benefit. They are naturally curious and have wonderful temperaments. The fuzzy calves are a joy to watch from the time they hit the ground.
Whether you're looking for meat or breeding animal we have what you are looking for.


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Hands-on classes presented by VCE volunteers of the Northern Shenandoah Valley Master Gardeners Association.
"Extra, Extra Read All About It"
Timothy O'Grattan O'Leary , Leprechaun comes to America and lands in Frederick County, Virginia
The September class for kids at Bowman library will be a class on making a leprechaun/fairy garden. Timothy is a leprechaun that just might live near the pond behind Bowman Library. This class will hear a short story written by Meredith Groark Waltman who knows a lot about leprechauns. Her grandfather was born in Lislaughna, County Mayo, Ireland and she knows for sure about leprechauns. There were a fairy or two on the family farm back in Mayo and for sure the little ones followed people over to America.
The kids will be able to hear about Timothy and how to make a garden that might make a fairy or leprechaun come to live in their yard once they take it home.
And we have a wonderful young artist, Shannon Cox, who also knows a thing or two about fairies, who drew a wonderful picture of Timothy and his friend Cyrus, the swan landing on a pond in Virginia. It looks very much like the pond near Bowman Library. The children will be able to take the picture home to color and then bring it back to the library to post so the other children can check for Timothy or Cyrus when they visit the library.
For ages 8 and up
Registration required.
- Date:
- Wednesday, September 19, 2018 Show more dates
- Time:
- 5:00pm - 6:00pm
- Location:
- BL Children's Room
- Campus:
- Bowman Library
- Categories:
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The original forbidden fruit, at home with Eve and wicked queens, Aphrodite, and writers looking to sink their teeth into something. It is the promise of knowledge, desires slaked, immortality, and a full belly. And yet so unassuming.
What is it about this small lumpy fruit like the one perched on a stack of books at your desk, streaked with gold and red stripes, a fat nub sticking out of its top, that makes the world run mad after it? It is sweet, yes, and pleasant to bite into, with the satisfying crunch and smack of the lips as you make your way to its core.
But even now, as you stare at its hour-glass form--its full body a faint memory of teeth marks along its edges--you wonder at its ability to tempt us, to seduce us into grasping for things beyond our private Edens. And wonder still if it is wise to submit to that temptation, to look beyond this oasis of books and words and a delicious view of a tree in its autumnal glory outside your window.
You realize it then, what power the apple holds: wonder. The ability to make us want and wonder and dream beyond our own havens, to taste a little bit of life just outside your doorstep.
So, go ahead, you tell yourself as you turn from your words for the day. Be tempted.
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It was in a bar we knew. The one that was an old house with wooden floors and dusty artworks hanging everywhere. The tops of the tables were dark wood and the legs of the chairs were loops of old steel. Cold and hard. I look at the details and dread the feeling on my skin. The lights were dim and air was still. I knew there were other people there, not because I could hear them talk but because I could feel their eyes study me from the shadows. They didn't move but they blinked and let their cigarettes burn. It was a scene we knew – the scene before Zhang Ziyi and Tony Leung had their duel in the movie we watched on our first day as lovers. This time we star in this dream. Our own duel is about to begin. I walked to the table at the center of the room knowing in my heart that is exactly where I will meet you. But there was no you there. Suddenly, all the surrounding tables, round with four chairs, fixed themselves symmetrically around me. And like the hands of a clock, I moved my eyes from one table to the next looking for you. But there was nobody. I could feel the shadows breathe pity on me. And my chest heaved. I looked again without moving. Suddenly all these things: on one table lay one folded blue shirt, on the next one a black cap, on another a plate of chicken wings, a pack of cigarettes beside a bottle of wine on another, and on the last one a bouquet of dead flowers. Dead blue flowers. My heart sank. All signs of you and yet still no sign of you. I walked to the table with the blue shirt and as I neared, piles and piles of plain colored shirts rose from the floor to my heels. And I began to breathe in the scent of you. And suddenly I could feel the emptiness of the room, the aching longing of my skin. I fell there and wept. And wept and wept and wept. And the dream went on with me there weeping on a pile of empty shirts, in the dim light of an old bar, under the eyes of shadows who couldn't touch me. I wept. And wept and wept. And I woke up weeping, under the dim light of dawn, holding the only thing I have to remember you, a black shirt now wet with the quiet sobs that called only your name.


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Changing the color of an object in your image is fairly simple in Photoshop. However, if the object you want to change is white, it can be challenging to give it a new hue in a realistic fashion. But there is a way to do it, and do it quickly.
Unmesh Dinda at PiXimperfect takes us through a relatively quick and painless process to create convincing colors out of white objects in this video. Unlike changing the color of a yellow car, which has RGB values that can rather easily be changed, a white object doesn't have that data to work off of. So instead, Dinda shows us how to use a solid color layer, masking and blending to replace the white with whatever color you desire. He even creates a convincing black.
The tutorial runs less than 10 minutes, and the process itself is quick and easy. You may, however, have to spend a fair amount of time creating a good mask, depending on the difficulty of the object you're trying to change. Hair on a white shirt, for instance, may take more time to mask out than a white car.
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the conditional blend tip is very nice (aroung 6:25 in the video)
This was great. I would have added that for some colors, the buttons should have stayed white to look more natural.
I shared that video/technique with my students a few days ago, glad to see it here!


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I really can't belive Thanksgiving is next week! This fall has been unusually hectic and just like every year I planned to prep a a lot more than I actually have. I love the Thanksgiving holiday and look forward to spending the day with my family doing a whole lot of eating. Dessert is one of my go to dishes to make and over the years I have found some to be much easier than others. Pie, specifically pumpkin, is a staple at our Thanksgiving dinner and is relatively easy to make. In years past I have tried to get really creative with braided pie crusts and they never turn out right and always end up being a waste of time. Now I stick to a few simple plates that I know are easy to make and won't stress me out!
Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Pie Recipe
- Chilled pie dough (this is by far my favorite recipe for dough) – *can buy pie crust if you don't want to make it
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1 (15-ounce) can pure pumpkin puree or (you can make your own fresh puree)
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Once dough is prepared and chilled for allotted time, roll it out (this is my favorite roller of all time) with enough for an overhang on the dish (about 2″) Gently push the dough down into the dish. Do this very carefully (I can't tell you how many times I have been close to tears because my dough keeps ripping) One dough is in your Pyrex pan trim the edges so they don't hang too far down and drop off in the oven.
Fold the edges of the dough underneath itself, so it makes a thick boarder that sits on top on the lip of the dish. Gently push the dough down into the grooves of the dish to make a scalloped edge. Place in the refrigerator while you make the filling.
For the filling, whisk eggs and both sugars together until the lumps are out. Add pumpkin puree, cream, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and the salt. Mix until well blended
Heat your oven to 425 degrees. Place the pie pan on a baking sheet (this helps it cook better) and pour the pumpkin filling into the pie crust. Bake the pie for 15 mins and then reduce the over temperature to 375 degrees and bake for approx. 40 mins longer.
Rustic Apple Tart
Rustic Apple Tart Recipe
4 Granny Smith Apples (peeled and cored)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
For the pastry:
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) cold unsalted butter, small diced
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 sticks cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes
1/2 cup ice water
To make the pastry combine the flour, salt and sugar in a food processor and pulse for a few seconds. Then add the butter and pulse for about ten times until the butter is in small bits. Make sure the lid is on and pour the water down the tube pulsing until the dough starts to form a ball. Pour the dough out onto a floured surface and knead into a ball. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for an hour.
Prepare the apples by peeling, coring and slicing into thin pieces about 1/4″ Thick. Toss in a bowl with cinnamon and nutmeg and set aside. Heat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. When dough is ready roll out on floured surface into a rectangle about the size of a small baking sheet. Lay the apples on the dough overlapping the pieces as you go. This can be done in a linear fashion or diagonal based on what you want it to look like. Sprinkle the sugars over the apples and dot the tops with butter. Bake for 45 minutes or until dough begins to turn golden brown. Turn once for even baking. Note the apple juices will run so definitely use parchment paper unless you want your baking sheet to get destroyed! It makes for a much easier clean up.
Cinnamon Cake
- 2 cups flour
- 1 1 /4 cups sugar, divided
- 3 tsp. baking powder
- 3 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, divided
- 1 1 /4 tsp. salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp. butter, melted
- Preheat oven to 350°. Combine the flour, 1 cup of sugar, baking powder, 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and salt in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl, combine the eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla; stir the wet mixture into the dry ingredients until everything is well combines
- Lightly spray a loaf pan with coconut oil cooking spray. Pour half of the batter in a the pan and set aside. In a small bowl, combine the remaining sugar and cinnamon, stir in the melted butted. Drizzle half of this cinnamon mixture over the batter in the loaf pan. Gently swirl the cinnamon through the batter with a knife. Repeat the same steps with another layer of batter and cinnamon mixture.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool for ten minutes before cutting.
I hope you all have an incredible Thanksgiving holiday. This really is such a special time of year and I am excited to take a little bit of time off to enjoy baking/cooking up a storm!
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We Relocated back to Arizona in October, 2015. Most of our living has been desert landscape or a very small "postage stamp" lot. We found a beautiful home in a historic district and I've never had so much grass, bushes and greenery in my life!
Our neighbor has several fruit bearing trees. Oranges, grapefruit and persimmons to name a few. Well....I have a fig tree. I was pretty excited about it as I L❤VE figs! I remember growing up in my wonderful neighborhood on Buckingham Drive in El Paso, the Elias family had a fig tree and I thought how cool is that. It was so different to have a fig tree I thought and they were so tasty too. I couldn't wait until they were ripe so we could enjoy.
Flashback to the present...I have a fig tree and wanted to find out what kind it was. Well until it starts producing the fruit, I really wasn't sure. I researched a lot on the web and talked to a couple of local nurseries. I am fortunate because we have bi-weekly irrigation so it is getting plenty of water. I've been watching it and soon it started producing all that wonderful fruit. So I (along with every wild bird in the neighborhood) watched carefully and when they were ready I started harvesting and yes...I shared with the wild birds too. There are so many...and it's still producing more fruit.
I finally found out I have a Kadota Fig Tree. Which, from what I read, is the figs they use in Fig Newtons. They stay a greenish/yellowish color unlike the Mission or Brown Turkey Figs that turn a deep purple or brown. So what do you do with figs??? Why make fig jam!!!
I made up my first batch...wasn't hard, just takes time to simmer and thicken. The end result....Johnny says "De-lish! I'm pretty happy with it myself. In case you're interested...here's the recipe. And you know what? It's great on a piece of toast and a cup of Johnny Lolita's Coffee (shameless plug). I paired it with our Costa Rican....very nice. However, this would be wonderful in making up a Charcuterie Board using some goat cheese or Manchego....oh and a glass of wine. (Wink wink, smiley face)
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- 2 lbs of figs stemmed and quartered. (I used the Kadota figs which are probably not as sweet as the Mission or Brown Turkey Figs)
- 1 cup of granulated sugar
- ½ cup honey (or sub with the same amount of sugar)
- Juice of 1½ lemons
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Place the figs, sugar, honey, & lemon juice in a large sauce pan and heat over medium-high heat, stirring to combine as the sugar melts. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and cook until thickened, about 50-60 minutes. Be sure to stir the pan often to prevent sticking and/or burning, especially as the mixture thickens. Remove from heat, stir in the vanilla, and cool completely.
- Store the jam in jars or other air tight containers in the refrigerator. You can also can them, just follow the instructions for canning.
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Population genetic structure and male reproductive success of a Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) population in southeastern Michigan
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Both microsatellite analyses and capture histories were used to examine patterns of population differentiation, multiple paternity and male reproductive success in a population of Blanding's turtles. A battery of 8 polymorphic microsatellite loci were used to genotype 222 turtles and 266 hatchlings captured on the University of Michigan's E. S. George Reserve (ESGR), Livingston County, Michigan, USA. This genotype data was complemented by over 6,000 individual capture records collected on the ESGR over the past 26 years.Comparison of independent estimates of population structure derived from capture (coancestry) and microsatellite data (F-statistics) indicated no significant microgeographic genetic structure within the ESGR. Separate Fst analysis restricted to females who annually nest in the same geographic area did not reveal a level of genetic differentiation sufficient to support a hypothesis of natal homing. It appeared that effective movement by both male and female Blanding's turtles was sufficient to ameliorate any microgeographic genetic structure that might have accrued due to behavioral patterns.Blanding's turtles exhibited one of the highest levels of multiple paternity documented in turtles. Examination of 42 nests indicated the minimum number of fathers averaged 1.7 per nest. The majority of ESGR nests (78%) showed evidence of fertilization by multiple males. It is unclear why females exhibit polyandry, yet the frequency of infertile eggs in Emydoidea suggests a hypothesis of fertility assurance. Additional work is required to examine this and other non-mutually exclusive hypotheses.The reproductive success of 54 male turtles captured on the ESGR was determined by assigning paternity to 266 ESGR hatchlings. Likelihood analysis could not establish paternity for all hatchlings, but the pattern appeared related to non-resident females nesting within the ESGR. The pattern of observed success among males was not related to residence area, residual body mass, or ESGR residency, but was significantly correlated with male size and age. When both size and age were considered in a multivariate analysis, only age remained significantly correlated with male success. Similarities to the closely related wood turtle (Clemmys inscuplta) suggest a mate-searching strategy that improves with age (e.g. navigation, experience mating).
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Osentoski, Matthew Floyd, "Population genetic structure and male reproductive success of a Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) population in southeastern Michigan" (2001). Dissertations from ProQuest. 1796.
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Immortals @ Wuji
Week 16 was a new beginning for many teams as a busy transfer period came to a close with a number of teams making moves for their future.
For the Wuji, their future will be next season (and perhaps beyond) as they traded Defender Marysa Waaijer to the Marineris Comets for a pair of 19 year olds: Maurice O'neill, a Midfielder, and Khloe Mckay, a Defender.
And the absence of Waaijer forced the Wuji to play a more defensive 4-5-1 formation to adapt to the heavily favoured Immortals with a trapping focus on league leading scorer Uday Lanka.
And while the strategy did neutralize Lanka for the entire match, it opened up opportunities for other Immortals players to step up.
Such as defender Jag Parkar who stepped into a fine left-foot shot from outside the penalty area that curled away from Wuji goalkeeper Trenton Seaton and into the top corner for the 1st goal of the match at the 19th minute.
Enjoying his new found scoring touch, Parkar did his best Lanka impersonation with another goal at the 38th minute – this time stroking the ball low into the bottom corner for his 2nd goal of the match and season.
In the second half, Laurien Hagendoorn added another goal by sending an overhead kick into the net at the 71th minute for the 3rd and final goal of the match.
Immortals 3 Wuji 0.
Wuji moves to 5 and 11 for the season. The Immortals move to 9-7 with a chance to move into 2nd place overall in the league standings but that would depend on the outcome of Game 2 between the Comets and United.
Comets @ United
The Comets welcomed their newest member, Marysa Waaijer, hoping her balanced game would help halt their two game losing streak.
For United, this was hopefully the beginning of a new season with the acquisition of scoring talent Darkeem Dennis at forward and the move of goalkeeper Yvonne Barnato to the midfield.
And the early returns looked promising as United looked rejuvenated on offense to start the match. A Dennis cross was converted by Captain Lennard Fuchs with a superb volley into the top corner for the 1st goal of the match at the 8th minute.
And then something which seldom happened all season for United, happened! Lightning striking twice - as United scored a 2nd goal in a match, this just two minutes after their 1st goal.
Kaveri Khosla intercepted the ball from a failed clearance attempt by Comets goal keeper Zaida Agre, and curled a shot into the corner to give United a two goal advantage over a stunned Comets team.
United's anemic offence had finally awoken and surely their league leading defense would protect a two goal lead. Or would they?
After the 2nd United goal, Comets manager Gordan J Pryce was seen visibly agitated, jumping up and down on the sidelines while communicating with his players.
When asked after the match about Pryce's tirade, Comets Captain Liddell Bradley simply said, "He told us what we needed to hear."
Which sparked a Comets charge at the 28th minute with Ellis Black receiving a pass from new teammate Waijjer and curling a shot over new United goalkeeper Kevin Sulzberger.
Half time allegedly brought more heated comments from Comets manager Pryce, which translated to a strong offensive beginning in the second half.
The Comets pressuring attacked rattled the new United goal keeper at the 71st minute as Sulzberger's errant pass went to Susanna Shelton who connected with a flick just into the top corner for the tying goal of the match: 2-2.
Just 5 minutes later, Shelton received a pass from Waaijer and finished with a deft chip over Sulzberger to give the Comets a 3-2 lead.
At the 82nd minute, with his back to the goal, Yamen Warren loped his foot around his marker and scored with a fantastic backheel to give the Comets a 4-2 lead which was the final score.
United Coach Matthaus Reinmann commented on his team's ironic reversal of fortune after the match, "So we finally learned how to score but somehow we've un-learned everything that made our defence so sound. We have to figure out the right balance soon because we don't have much time left in the season".
United's former goalkeeper, Yvonne Barnato quickly left the locker room after the match refusing to comment on new goalkeeper Sulzberger's performance and the team's loss.
For United, they drop to 6 and 10 for the season while the Comets snap their two game losing streak and move to 10-6, hanging on to 2nd place in overall league standings.


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School Sister of Notre Dame Sister Mary Christina Bryce, a grade school teacher who taught in schools in three states over five decades, died of congestive heart failure on July 20 at Maria Health Care Center in Baltimore, Md.
She was 89 years old and had been a professed member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame for more than 68 years.
Theresa Mary Bryce was born Aug. 15, 1922, in Lowell, Mass. She was raised by her foster mother, Catherine Chisholm, in Malden, Mass., and was taught by the School Sisters of Notre Dame from her earliest days in school. In 1940, she joined the congregation of the School Sisters of Notre Dame. As a novice, she was given the religious name Mary Christina, and she professed her first vows in August 1943.
Sister Christina is a 1956 graduate of the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, where she earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education.
Sister Christina's first assignment was at St. Joseph School in Verona, Pa., (1943-44). She also taught first grade at St. Boniface in Philadelphia (1944-46), St. Thomas Aquinas in Baltimore (1946-54) and Mount Calvary in Forestville, Md. (1954-59) before being missioned to Florida, where she would serve in grade schools for most of the next 20 years.
Sister Christina continued her innovative work in learning resources after being assigned in 1981 to St. Peter the Apostle School in Philadelphia. She served first as a resource person for children in the school's early grades and later made individualized instruction available to all grades. After several years as coordinator of the Learning Center, she became an instructor in computer education (1986-87) at St. Peter's.
After a year in community service at Villa Assumpta, the former Baltimore Province motherhouse, Sister Christina returned to St. Peter's in Philadelphia in 1988 and spent the next nine years before her retirement in 1997 in various roles.
In 1997 Sister Christina moved to Villa Assumpta in Baltimore, today home to retired sisters of the Atlantic-Midwest Province. She has lived at Maria Health Care Center, adjacent to Villa Assumpta, since 2005.
Her funeral Mass was celebrated July 25 at the Chapel at Villa Assumpta. Burial followed at Villa Maria Cemetery in Glen Arm, Md.
Sister Christina is survived by two nieces, Paula Leavitt of Stoneham, Mass., and Kathy Mabius of Reading, Mass.
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The Fall of a Tower - by Kevralyn Soulfire
(March 2003)
Those who travelled to the Hold of the Azad-An were:
Belem de Traverney
We had gathered together so that we might question Belem de Traverney about his actions, prior to his trial. Many were unaware of his crimes: ordering the deaths of a large number of members of the Kern Valley Alliance, based on his subjective opinion as to whether it was merited (regardless that they had often already been tried by the Alliance). Belem arrived escorted by Rancor the Humacti Wizard, readily confessed to the crimes (as indeed he has done before), and absolved anyone else of any guilt. He did not answer the more interesting questions that might implicate any others, and he stated that he was quite prepared to die (I believe that the word describing his intentions is "martyr").
He was assassinated.
Verrick had been sharing a drink of water with him, and noticed upon his return that the drink had a distinctly unusual flavour. They were both struck down by the poison, but Belem had consumed far more than Verrick and died his final death. At this stage, those present were milling around both inside and outwith the building. A cry went up from inside - "Stop him!" which was echoed back by a number of people. It was then followed by the inevitable question - "Stop who?" - to which noone had an answer. A "talk to dead" invocation revealed I believe some surprise on the part of Belem, in that he had not been anticipating death in this fashion. His body was returned to the Towers.
A Cry for Aid
Arkis, a Blue Sorcerer of the Azad-An, teleported to our gathering. He impressed upon us that the Azad-An were in great and urgent need of our aid, and that serious things were afoot. Upon arrival at the Hold of the Azad-An, we beheld a large number of hordelings, goblins and trolls surrounding the tower. We laid waste to these, and eventually were invited inside the Hold, where most took of some refreshment eagerly provided by the Gatekeeper.
Within the tower, a meeting was taking place between Azad himself and some representatives of the Shadowsfall. Other senior figures of the Azad-An were also present, such as Lord Farrell (Head of Training, one of the Council). Another of the Shadowsfall was seated within and tried to engage me in discussion concerning the philosophy of Law. He was also most curious as to where we had previously been that evening. Needless to say, I politely rebuffed his attempts at conversation.
It transpired that the most senior son of Azad - General Athlung Halle, who was 2nd in command - had defected along with his followers to the Kalid.
Shadowsfall Declaration
The meeting concluded, one of the Shadowsfall stepped forward with a proclamation concerning the Azad-An. He named himself Judge Helm Brighthand, formerly a Knight of the Shadowsmeet. Despite Quicksilver's protests that he was not of our time, he announced:
* The Shadowsfall have not forgotten the rights, the laws, the ways of Orin Rakatha.
* The words used by the Azad-An in their defence are weightless.
* He finds Azad guilty of crimes of status irregularities: that the status pledged to him was not rightly his.
* He rightfully declares that this tower is closed, and that all leave this tower.
He proceeded with a ceremony (that involved a ritual outside, and the reading of a scroll within), that caused the Tower to shut down (a process that took a couple of days). He also indicated that he is not the only one from the Shadowsfall tower with this ability.
Brighthand then informed us that the Ikarthians paid the Shadowsfall to enforce the contract of the Ritual of Ashes. And that if the Kern Valley Alliance do not complete the Ritual by the time once known as "Burning Night" this year, then he will return to Wolfhold and judge that status cannot be held there.
He departed with two others (whom he named as Adjudicator Luke and Adjudicator William) in tow.
Offer from the Kalid
Following the Shadowsfall announcement, Lord Gezrin of the 4th Kalid Legion, stepped forward and spake thus:
* The Kalid Nation would like to offer their sympathy and a hand of friendship to the Azad-An at this difficult time.
* Athlung Halle (Azad's traitor son) has been named as a Hero of the Kalid, and a Legion Commander.
* Those who dwell here, should they be capable of navigating the hordeling throng outside the tower, are welcome to join the Kalid and will be paid 10 Gests per point of status.
Azad flatly turned them down, and departed with his loyal retinue to attack the Kalid.
Initial Aftermath
The Gatekeeper of the Tower, who had formerly appeared in Azad-An attire, now wore undistinguishable colours. He offered the Tower to the nearest person - Harlequin Voidstalker - and asked for somebody to rename it.
A Meeting Foreseen
A Priest of the Dark Seers arrived the next morning: he had foreseen that a group from the Alliance would attend a meeting of the Kalid and Azad-An, and had arrived to escort them to this place. The group - generally those without status - departed, encountering Kalid and hordeling patrols along the way. They "attended" the meeting in spirit form, and came upon in part-way through. The details were thus:
Athlung Halle (Azad's son), had been accepted into the Kalid: one of his senior officers was present on his behalf. This officer was meeting with some of the Kalid Steelwind. The ex-Azad An were informed that they were not fit to join the Steelwind, by an ogre magi of the Tower of the Sword (his attendants included two blue elemental creatures). The ex-Azad officer tried to negotiation which Legion that they could join, but gained no ground in this matter; he then made the mistake of asking this particular Kalid Legion (who are notably honourable) for aid to kill Azad himself, as revenge (blood-feud) for the fall of the tower. The ogre magi clearly despised this officer for turning on their own liege lord, referencing "the Honour of the Steelwind: Damyo".
The help the officer sought was to teleport close to Azad himself, and slay him: this was refused, as the Steelwind considered this a dishonourable way to resolve a blood feud. The officer then accused the Kalid of being afraid to help, at which point he was struck by the ogre magi, and the meeting was effectively at an end. A powersight cast revealed the presence of those from the Alliance, and they fled the scene in spirit form. When they returned to their physical bodies, they found themselves under attack by another group of Kalid, causing the deaths of several of the group.
While Back At The Tower…
Some of The Reader made an agreement with us that we would ensure the gate to the former Azad-An Tower was guarded during the day.
BloodBark and Caradac went off to talk with some people, we were suddenly informed that they had come under attack. Apparently the Azad-An whom they had accompanied there had betrayed them to the Kalid; a High Priestess named "Halueth, Chosen Ne'hem'sen of the 4th Trueblood Legion" used a crystal ball to immobilise them before they were attacked. The Kalid broke Caradac's back, and struck BloodBark so severely that his life began to ebb away - interestingly enough, they then applied an elixir to him. The rest of us came upon the Kalid and fought them. Caradac then became most unco-operative with relating what had happened, presumably at some embarrassment over the whole incident.
The group sought to access the sub-plane which was accessible from within the Tower. Crossing forth the boundary four-at-a-time, a creature set various puzzles and challenges for those present. It liked to talk in rhyme, and when it became unhappy at an answer given by Sky, it banished him to the Plane of the Void. Sky was later recovered.
During the day various people arrived at or departed the Tower. One of these was a Sorcerer of the Black College of the Wizards Concillium, named Var Generalle. He was interested in speaking with Quicksilver. Another was a Mor Silvani Shriever named Berygon Holph'al, who had previously been resident within the Hold. He informed me that hundreds of their number (the Mor Silvani) have been accepted into the Kalid; he was the only one of his race present in this Tower.
Another arrival was Serbitar of the Ravanon, he was joined by a number of people attired in green, including a Knight of the Dark Lady. Also with them was a wolf. The Knight challenged several of those present to a duel, eventually taking on simultaneously Quicksilver, Kal and Woolf. He was unaffected by battle magic spells, and eventually Woolf required an elixir. During this challenge, the wolf "slipped its leash" and terrorised/savaged a number of people spectating.
The Shadow Disks
Later that evening, Daedalus Ebonheart, 13th Sorcerer of House Tumdurgul, and Lady Virana of the Dark Seers, arrived to cast a superposition of rituals to determine more about the nature of the Shadow Disks which we have so far obtained.
News from Annach Morannonil
House Tumdurgul is in ascendency. Our strength has been recognised within Annach Morannonil and we are now 4th House.
The Beleg Aratar is: Arduval, Durguloth, Agraathan.
Battle With the Kalid
Sorcerer Arkis teleported us to where the Kalid were preparing to engage Azad in battle. Our presence saw that the Kalid were slain; Azad and retinue were unharmed. Seamus was disappointed to lose his hat, apparently an item of some value.
The Fall of the Tower
That night and the following morning, the Tower boundaries had crumbled further, and the place became overrun with hordelings. Those who continued to dwell inside were forcible ejected by some blue creatures. The Gatekeeper no longer acknowledged our presence.
A Gain for the Alliance
Having finally solved the puzzles the previous evening, we were able to all journey to the sub-plane connected with the former Tower of the Azad-An. There we met with The T'an, a distinguished Grey Sorcerer. After some discussions, he agreed to join Wolfhold, and provide the Alliance with a number of valuable Grey Magic teaching scrolls.
I navigated the group through the Tower through to where the scrolls were located, and we recovered them, while coming under sustained attack from great numbers of hordelings.
By my hand,
Kevralyn Soulfire
11th Wizard of House Tumdurgul
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Is it raining cats and dogs where you are? It rains shoemakers' boys if you're Danish. In Dutch it rains pipe stems and sometimes cups and saucers. In Greek it rains chair legs and in Czech it rains wheelbarrows. Ow!
Perhaps you've got a frog in your throat. The French have a cat. Italians have a toad. Hungarians have a dumpling, which makes much more sense and is surely easier to remove.
We call a spade a spade. The French call a cat a cat. The Portuguese just say, "Bread, bread. Cheese, cheese." I like that. I think I'll start saying it.
Do you tend to make a mountain out of a molehill? A Russian might make an elephant out of a fly. A Turk might turn a flea into a camel.
If you're losing your marbles in English, you're losing your goats in Turkish. In German you'd be missing cups in your cupboard.
If you're going bananas in English, you're going cucumber in Danish.
In the British parliament there was some confusion recently when a Belgian delegate at a forum said that someone had sent his cat. Imagine the conversation:
British peer: I say! Chappie sent his cat to the meeting. Dashed impertinence!
Belgian visitor: No, no. It means he failed to show up.
While we're on the subject of politicians, we might say they like to beat around the bush rather than give a straight answer. But in German you'd say they were talking around the hot porridge. In Spanish you might say there was a lot of noise and no walnuts.
Perhaps you've put your foot in it recently. In Norwegian you'd say you stepped in the salad. Or maybe you've got your wires crossed. In Finnish you'd have crossed skis instead.
If you're not cut out for something, in Icelandic you're on the wrong shelf in life. If the horse has bolted in English, in French the carrots are cooked. If something seems fishy to you, a Norwegian would say there are owls in the bog.
It's time to let the cat out of the bag (or the monkey out of the sleeve if you're Dutch). Sometimes I feel like a fish out of water. But in Spanish I'd feel like an octopus in a garage. I think that's my favourite idiom of all. Imagine that confused octopus floundering around amongst the cardboard boxes and tools and bikes and camping equipment!
In Iceland if someone says, "I took him to the bakery," it doesn't mean for a nice sugary treat. It means they gave him a piece of their mind rather than a piece of cake. And since we're in Iceland, wouldn't a visit to the Blue Lagoon be the icing on the cake? (Yes, it really would. I've been there. It's fantastic. Do go if you can.) But in Icelandic you'd say it was the raisin at the end of the sausage.
We all want an easy life. That's the nub of it—or, as a Russian might say, that's where the dog is buried. But some people really do have it easy. Some people just slide in on a shrimp sandwich, according to the Swedes. Most of us, though, just have to crack on and get the job done. Or, as the Dutch say, wash that little piglet.
Don't hold your breath waiting to win the lottery. You can take your little horse out of the rain. (That's Portuguese for don't hold your breath.) Pigs might fly. If my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a bicycle. (Italian for pigs might fly.)
Possibly I've taken this too far now. Perhaps it's all Greek to you. (German: I understood only "train station". Dutch: I can't make any chocolate from that. Icelandic: I come completely from the mountains.)
When I went on a ramble through cyberspace to research all these silly sayings, I also found two very sweet videos about concepts that we don't really have the words for in English:
- A Filipino word for a cute, adorable thing that gives you joy: gigil
- A Japanese phrase for predicting love: koi no yokan
Now I feel like looking for more examples, but that's a job for another day. Let's not get carried away. Leave the church in the village, as the Germans might say.


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