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Life at Murray Bay after Captain Nairne's death.—Letters from Europe.—Death of Malcolm Fraser.—Death of Colonel Nairne's widow and children.—His grandson John Nairne, seigneur.—Village Life.—The Church's Influence.—The Habitant's tenacity.—His cottage.—His labours.—His amusements.—The Church's missionary work in the Village.—The powers of the bishop.—His visitations.—The organization of the Parish.—The powers of the fabrique.—Lay control of Church finance.—The cures' tithe.—The best intellects enter the Church.—A native Canadian clergy.—The cure's social life.—The Church and Temperance Reform.—The diligence of the cures.—The habitant's taste for the supernatural.—The belief in goblins.—Prayer in the family.—The habitant as voter.—The office of Churchwarden.—The Church's influence in elections.—The seigneur's position.—The habitant's obligations to him.—Rent day and New Year's Day.—The seigneur's social rank.—The growth of discontent in the villages.—The evils of Seigniorial Tenure.—Agitation against the system.—Its abolition in 1854.—The last of the Nairnes.—The Nairne tomb in Quebec. 168
Pleasure seeking at Murray Bay.—A fisherman's experience in 1830.—New visitors.—Fishing in a mountain lake.—Camp life.—The Upper Murray.—Canoeing.—Running the rapids.—Walks and drives.—Golf.—A rainy day.—The habitant and his visitors. 222
Appendix A (p. 31) The Journal of Malcolm Fraser,
First Seigneur of Mount Murray,
Malbaie. 249
Appendix B (p. 38) Title Deed of the Seigniory
Murray Bay, granted to Captain
John Nairne. 271
Appendix C (p. 78) The Siege of Quebec in 1775-76.
Colonel Nairne's Narrative. 273
Appendix D (p. 98) Memorandum of Colonel Nairne,
5th April, 1795, for his son
John Nairne in regard to
military duty. 277
Appendix E (p. 104) The "Porpoise"
(Beluga or
White Whale) Fishery on the
St. Lawrence. 279
Appendix F (p. 122) The Prayer of Colonel Nairne. 286
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NEATH, Wales (UPI) — Organizers of a children's nativity play in Wales said they have been told their 8-year-old Mary will have to wear a helmet to ride a donkey.
Mark Barrett, 44, a youth worker at The Bridge Church in Neath, said the owner of the donkey informed organizers of the nativity play that the girl playing Mary, Libby Doorman, 8, will have to wear a helmet due to health and safety rules, the Daily Telegraph reported Monday.
"We've been advised that any young child riding a horse or donkey needs a hard hat for health and safety purposes," Barrett said. "We've got to consider that Mary will be riding a donkey on a public highway. I know that the donkey will not be moving very quickly but we don't want to flout the law."
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I am gonna need to re stock my black colour. #whatido #whatilove #fabercastell #polychromos #wip #sketch
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i am not sure. i am walking further towards the opposite direction of what I want, what I really want.
and it freaks me out.
i am unhappy, stress, and holding it in for the sake to please everybody.
i am tired. i am not suppose to live this way.
I turn down raffles
I am so gonna regret it.
but its not only one. there are lots. one of them, raffles.
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i am back after a year. many many many many things has happened. I have been wanting to update something to my tumblr, but my internet line have been cut off since V moved out. Old house felt so empty and i was too lazy to continue and pay internet bill which I don't use a lot. February 2013 we moved to a new house, much brighter and homey house.I am thankful for that. I love my bed room bcs I have my very own big table to do scraps on inside. June 2013 I went to China which i did not enjoy not even a lil bit due to its extremely HOT weather. July 2013 has been a very hard month for me. On September, me and Connie started Como.By November 2013 I finally graduates from ITnB, which is not so important tho, and I am not so proud either (should I?). In the same month, I cut my hair short, like real short, which I think looks pretty good. Anyway 2013 has been a great year, I laugh a lot I cry a lot and I learned a lot. I struggle a lot too. I was being asked to choose, to fail my Dad's will, or to pursue my dream and passion. I chose to postpone my dream. Daddy has been a great man, the one I will respect for the rest of my life, my teacher, and surprisingly my dear friend. My dream can wait, I wish I can make him proud. Connie once told me I will be rewarded for what I did, my endurance. I wish lol. For the first time I feel the sense of belonging in the company. I worry. I worry a lot nowadays.


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Apple-Cherry Cobbler
Yield: 9 servings (serving size: about 1/2 cup)
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- Calories: 216
- Fat: 5.2g
- Saturated fat: 2.8g
- Protein: 3.0g
- Carbohydrate: 40.3g
- Fiber: 1.9g
- Cholesterol: 59mg
- Iron: 1.0mg
- Sodium: 160mg
- Calcium: 56mg
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can pitted red tart cherries in water, drained
- 3 1/2 cups cubed, peeled Braeburn apple (about 3 large apples)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons butter or stick margarine, melted
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon powdered sugar (optional)
- Combine first 3 ingredients in a large bowl; stir gently. Spoon into a 9-inch square pan.
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl; set aside. Combine butter and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl; stir well. Add flour mixture, and stir well. Pour batter over fruit. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until golden and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Sprinkle powdered sugar over cobbler before serving, if desired. Serve warm.
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Part Six: Ten Things You Need to Know about Apartment Therapy
Apartment Therapy officially started in 2001, but it wasn't a blog. It was an interior design company devoted to helping people make their homes more beautiful, healthy and organized at affordable prices. Back then, I traveled with my tools on my scooter and visited my clients weekly, helping them with floorplans, furniture purchasing, contractor hiring and even repairs. In the beginning, I did a lot of the work myself, but I also strove to teach as much as possible so that my clients wouldn't need me all the time.
For example, I had a totally sweet client that loved everything I did in her home. She used to say she was going to mark everything with tape on the floor so that it wouldn't move until I came back. I always told her that I WANTED her to move things around. I wanted her to get to know how things were arranged without tape, so that she could do it herself. Teaching people to fish, not giving them fish, was what it was all about in my mind.
This approach was important so that I could keep things affordable and widely accessible. While there were some who would hire me to do everything for them, it was through teaching and giving "prescriptions" to others — a week at a time — that helped people learn how to get a lot done themselves (hence the "therapy" in the name) and not spend money on my time.
This unique approach to building a business had two immediate effects: I received a lot of press, and then a lot of people called me. In fact, there were so many people in New York who wanted help with their homes, and I was offering such a curious solution — a designer/teacher/repairman on a scooter who you could hire by the hour — that I very quickly was stretched to my limit in terms of how quickly I could work and get around town. It was exhausting. At one moment, after I was written up by Daily Candy, the phone rang for weeks and I responded to over three hundred inquiries — many with initial consultations.
My dream at the time was to grow Apartment Therapy into a large, hip service business just like another one that had just started up in Chicago: the Geek Squad. I had a vision of dozens of blue and white Apartment Therapy scooters crisscrossing the city to help people make their homes fabulous. But every time I sent my assistants out on a job with a client (oh yes, I got help as quickly as I could), things did not go well. The design business is not a typical service business, and I learned that the very personal and intimate nature of dealing with someone's home, particularly their style, meant that clients wanted ME, not a substitute. This made growing the business very challenging, and I could see that the logical way to go was to work with fewer clients who could pay enough to keep the business going. That's how the interior design business typically works, and I soon realized it was not the business I wanted to be in.
Apartment Therapy was different. It was about accessibility, affordability, and an emphasis on learning as you go, so that your home becomes YOUR home and not the product of a hired hand. For it to grow, I needed to reach a larger audience with low prices, and not kill myself in the process.
While I didn't have any immediate answers as to what to do next, I kept my nose to the grindstone, grew my client business manageably and kept my eyes open for clues as to what would come next.
This has always been my approach. When in doubt, stick to your knitting (stay on mission) and the answer will come. Often the answer knocks right on your door.
In 2003 two things happened at once: I received an email from a publisher who wanted to know if I would write a book, and my brother moved back to New York after working for five years in digital media in San Jose.
While my brother's introducing me to the world of blogs would change the company entirely, it was the book that allowed me to see that design in this country was undergoing a huge transformation, similar to what had already happened in the food world, and that Apartment Therapy could ride this wave.
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I really enjoy this story. To see how Apartment Therapy evolved is pretty cool. Originally I thought the "therapy" part was because looking at these photos was like therapy to the viewers, (can you tell I love design?) but now I see it in a whole new light. Plus, you invented the Geek Squad?! Who knew!
I also really like and admire your approach to design. I am nowhere near your caliber, but I am always the one who friends and family call when it's time to decorate their homes since they love how I did my home, and I am always telling them that they like my home so much because it reflects and is in sync with me. They always expect me to tell them what to do with their spaces, and are confused by all the listening I do before we get going and all the teaching that goes on along the way. Because, as you say, design is a personal thing, and people should truly "live" in their space - not be a guest in a beautifully decorated museum ;)
I truly enjoy this blog - best of luck on your continued success.
The genesis of Apartment Therapy is very interesting to me because I've tried to do something similar in Britain with my own website lovehosuedesign- but have not had the same response. Here - there's either high end designers who cater to a few very rich clients or the rest who shop at Oka or Ikea. I wouldn't mind scooting around London helping people - mentoring and teaching - if there was an audience. So big cheers to you!!! I do believe interior designers should help guide people but never dictate. Homes are indeed very personal spaces and imposing 'good taste' can be inappropriate.
really inspiring.
I completely agree that teaching people is the the most lasting and gratifying mission. This is why I gave up upholstering for others and decided to start teaching it. It's a way to make your work more lasting.
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@Ali Mac - you misread. He didn't create the Geek Squad (it's a Minnesota company). He wanted to model AT after Geek Squad.
I would like to thank you for sharing such earnest experience, especially as one does not read such stories every day.
As an idealistic educator, I so agree with "teaching people to fish," though, as the article implies, some would rather buy fish every day. I also really enjoyed the "stick to your knitting" advice, which I am applying myself, and will be interested to see where I end up.
I find a good work ethic works wonders as an antidote to doubt, which is especially strong when one takes that "less travelled" road. Hence the joy of reading about the fruits of others' labours - who have followed such a road of their own.
I already liked AT to begin with (though only began commenting recently), but this article has further kindled my admiration for the site.
I wonder if you (or someone) could revisit the initial concept, this time starting with a crew of available designers.
Have each designer put up a written profile of what they like/ their design goals, include a few portfolio shots of their work, and then let the clients pick sort of ala cart? The client would have an idea of the voice of the designer, and would ideally pick someone who shares some compatibility?
Maxwell, thanks for all you do!
I was wondering if the cure idea was dead? I notice there hasn't been one since last spring (2010). This was a great motivation tool for me, seeing everyone's photos and good work. Would love to see this reinstated.
Max, here is the thing about sucess: you have to allow yourself to embrace all the possibilities and strife for it, and you did.
I want you to know how much I appreciate this blog. Apartmenttherapy is both theraputic and inspirational to me. It opened up a part of me that I never realized I had - the love for design and architecture. Buildings are no longer just buildings, but rather something that has a story and past. Bottom line, keep up the good work! =)
Thanks for sharing that story! Very cool!! I was not even remotely interested in design....but stumbled upon an apartment therapy book at Chapters...because I live in a small space and wanted to embrace that fact vs fight it. I found out later it was a web site and have been coming here for a while..and although my focus is seeing how people make their spaces function, I've grown to appreciate design too! Kudos to you for all that you've achieved!
A day without Apartment Therapy is like a day without sunshine! Thank you,Maxwell
I love these posts. I wish there were more than ten.
I really enjoyed the post too, but I keep wondering about the Cure part. The cure felt to me as a huge service rendered to all of us who aren't in NY (I'm French) and still want to have some community support when undertaking an apartment therapy. Nobody has the "therapy" approach to decorating and design here, and I don't want a decorator, I just want my home to be beautifully mine and useful.
Nowadays, it feels like the blog is delivering my daily dose of inspiration, but I've been waiting for a spring cure. Summer starts next week, and the entertaining season is already upon us, so if there's a cure in "spring", it'll be totally useless to me.
I wished AT had developed the Cure, instead of lightening it, even though the 20/20 cure wasn't so bad. You may have being of service to your flesh and blood clients, but I feel like abandoning the online cure is not a service rendered to your readers. The thing I loved the most about your book (the cure book) was how practical, down-to-earth your advices were. I'm missing that right now on the website. Some posts are good, but they are not organized in a coherent schedule that we can follow.
I've being doing the cure in april/may all by myself, and I'll do a lighter version around november, to prepare for the end-of-the-year celebrations, but I wished I could do it with the AT community.
Maxwell, thanks for sharing your story! I don't remember how I found AT, but I clearly remember that I was unhappy with the way I lived for a long long time. I was totally sure everyone else but me could have a home and not that kind of cluttered useless unfriendly pad I used to live in before the cure. AT gave me a very important lesson over the years (and gave me practical support in reaching it): I am the person that will make my place a home because I deserve it. Thank you your approach both inspiring and therapeutic and all the best on yout way!
Thanks, Maxwell, for the reminder to stick to your knitting! Of course, in this economy it can be tempting to try something different but I really love design! AND I was inspired by the genesis of AT. It reminded me of realizing that I had all the experience and tools to guide my clients in how to create their own beautiful rooms (www.designs4diy.com). And like others here, I also look to AT every day to remind me of emerging trends in home design. Thanks, thanks, thanks!
I can't believe how long it took me to find you! I have always been a designer in my own mind & your site(as well as sister sites) have thoroughly re-charged my inspiration! I can't wait to submit! Thanks!
Thanks for taking some time to share this, Maxwell!
BTW, Geek Squad is a Twin Cities company, through and through!
@Loora and @Ginna D -- I completely agree with you. I very much missed The Cure this spring, even though I still did my own. I would also say that I do love this little series of posts though, and wish there were more than 10.
I misread that too and thought Maxwell said he started Geek Squad and that the picture was a young Maxwell.
I have been reading for years and at first I did not know how to click onto other parts of it and thought Maxwell made up all the comments.
Very print based assumptions, for I was once a journalism major.
I think the therapy is like talk therapy, a slow change over a long time. Now I know why some rooms are wonderful and some are not and why I don't live in perfection.
My life has been enlarged and enriched in many ways. Thanks Maxwell. All the best to you!
it is so encouraging and inspiring to know people that think and live interior design as you do.
thank you so much.
Thanks you have no idea how many hours I spend on this blog. Too many!
Oops I meant "site" not "blog".
I'm really enjoying this serious about how AT started. Thanks so much for sharing!
I also have to chime in with the "I miss the Cure." I e-mailed your staff asking about it a few times this past spring, but never got a reply...
Wow, where did that typo come from? And how did I notice it so late? Sorry!


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Global Sightings by a D.C. Lover, Location - Chennai, India
Bela Shah, organizer of the Wellness and Healing day at BloomBars, where I organized a "Poetry of Public Art" workshop, was moved by the colors of this peacock from the beautiful street mural in India. I call this "Confessions of a Peacock"
Confessions of a Peacock by Bela Shah
I feel as if the colors inside me were just waiting to explode like bottles of rainbow colored paint.
The feathers of the royal blue peacock flapping in the breeze of fresh perspective.
His eyes seeing me for the first time, just as I see myself as a whole new person.
My heart beats in rhythm with the blinking traffic lights and tapping footsteps against the worn sidewalk streets
I notice for the first time in a long time, the oxygen that is fueling my life
And see, for the first time in a long time, the resilient trees standing in the midst of city chaos
I can feel the velvety softness of your existence colorful peacock
Just as I can feel the tenderness of my vulnerability, sensitive to the touch
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The old adage that big crops keep getting bigger is proving true this year. USDA's forecast for ending stocks of corn was substantially higher than expected, and soybean stocks are mounting as well, according to July's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE).
"Certainly, it is a sobering report," says Jim Bower, president of Bower Trading in Lafayette, Ind. Bower was the commentator on a post-report MGEX press call.
New-crop projected corn ending stocks are more than twice as large as last year, and soybean ending stocks are three times as large as last year.
"There seems to be an air about the market to let the commodity markets skink lower. There's a psychology globally that we are adequate in supplies," says Bower. "We will probably make our lows earlier in the market than we usually do."
USDA appears to have found a significant amount of old-crop soybeans, raising the ending stocks figure from June's 125 million bushels to 140 million, much higher than the anticipated 128 million.
"That 140 number was one of the most negative in the report," says Bower.
USDA estimates U.S. soybean production at a record-high 3.8 billion bushels, up 165 million bushels from June due to an increase in harvested area. Harvested area, forecast at 84.1 million acres in the June Acreage report, is 3.6 million above the June WASDE forecast.
USDA left the soybean yield unchanged at 45.2 bushels per acre. This year's record crop is expected to generate ending stocks of 415 million bushels, slightly lower than the average trade guess of 418 million but 90 million bushels higher than last month's estimate. Ending stocks are up a whopping 28 percent from last month's WASDE report.
USDA lowered its seasonal average forecast for new-crop soybeans by 25 cents to $9.50 to $11.50 per bushel, with a midpoint of $10.50 per bushel.
Following the report, both corn and soybean prices sank on the Chicago Board of Trade.
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NORFOLK, Virginia (AP) — Attorneys for three Somalis charged with murdering four U.S. yachters in a pirate attack said there's no physical evidence proving their clients fired the shots that killed the Americans during a moment of chaos as U.S. Navy warships and special forces circled nearby off the coast of Africa.
The yacht's owners, Jean and Scott Adam, and their friends Bob Riggle and Phyllis Macay, were shot to death in February 2011 after they were taken hostage at sea. They were the first Americans to be killed during a wave of pirate attacks that have plagued the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean in recent years, despite an international flotilla of warships that regularly patrol the area.
Eleven men have already pleaded guilty in the case and are serving mandatory life sentences. The men have said they intended to take the Americans back to Somalia and hold them for ransom. Their plan fell apart after U.S. Navy warships began shadowing the yacht.
What triggered the killings is unclear, but prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed on the general timeline. They said one man aboard the yacht fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the USS Sterett, a guided-missile destroyer that had been maneuvering between the yacht and the Somali coast. Meanwhile, small boats of Navy SEALs were in the water, and a U.S. Navy helicopter with a sniper on board was hovering overhead.
Almost immediately after the RPG was fired, shots rang out aboard the yacht. Each of the Americans was shot numerous times. Two pirates were also killed in a hail of gunfire.
Defense attorney Larry Dash said it was U.S. Navy snipers who fired the first shots. That contradicts prosecutors' account.
The three men charged in the murders are Ahmed Muse Salad, Abukar Osman Beyle and Shani Nurani Shiekh Abrar.
In all, 22 of the 26 counts against the defendants are death-eligible offenses. Piracy carries a mandatory life sentence.
Executions under federal law are rare. Only three out of more than 1,300 executions in the U.S. since 1976 have been carried out by the federal government, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, which tracks death penalty statistics and is opposed to the death penalty
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder made the decision to seek the death penalty in this case. Ultimately, the U.S. is trying to send a message to would-be pirates: Stay away from U.S.-flagged vessels.
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What's the overlooked gem, the book I haven't read that I must?
Every reader has at least one, that book that never caught on, or is out of print, but that resonates so much with people that they can't forget it. I still remember reading "The Republic of Tea" on the Sunday it came out years ago. And of course, Steve Pressfield's "The War of Art" which I've purchased and handed out a dozen times so far...
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Love your blog. People on my campus joke that I syndicate your content.
David Pye. The Nature and Art of Workmanship
David Pye discusses how the separation between design and execution is largely artificial: designs can only be realized to a high level of quality with good workmanship or execution, good design usually requires a strong understanding of the execution process, and good workmanship requires an understanding of the concepts and motives behind the design. Pye's book addresses the translation of an idea from designed concept to finished entity and adds another layer of sophistication to our understanding of the idea translation process.
John Dewey. The Child and the Curriculum
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All the Fixins': Make Your Own Condiments
There are many ways to play this thing called summer. You can ride it out passively for all its worth, tagging along to picnics and barbecues. Or you can dive in deliberately, with big plans to tackle a few cooking projects you haven't had a chance to get to all year. For me, that involves condiments. Lots of condiments.
Now that you know full well how to grill a juicy burger, make your own hamburger buns and jars of lemonade, it's time to think about your condiments. Sure, it's simple to grab these things at the market next time you're there. But so often, they're filled with corn syrup or fillers -- condiments truly tend to be one of those things in which you don't realize how good they can taste until you make a batch of your own.
Now obviously, most of us don't have time to whip up a batch of many different condiments, but experimenting with one or two will likely bring you a lot of joy this summer grilling season.
Condiment Recipes & Ideas from The Kitchn:
• Recipe: Homemade Agave Nectar Ketchup
• How To Make Mayonnaise: The Video
• How To Make Mustard At Home
• 6 DIY Mustard Recipes
• Recipe Recommendation: DIY Hot Sauce from Mark Bittman
• Recipe: Cherry Chutney
Other Ideas:
• Homemade Sweet Pickle Relish - Neo Homesteading
• Dill Pickle Relish - Food Renegade
• Homemade Mustard - Simple, Good and Tasty
• Homemade Sauerkraut - Nourished Kitchen
• Milk Mayonnaise - Food 52
• Argentine Herb Sauce - Good Housekeeping
• Caramelized Onions - Simply Recipes
• Super Herb Butter - Joy the Baker
Related: What The New York Times Says You Should Make, Not Buy
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I make a damn fine bbq sauce. That's about all I've tried. Making mustard kind of appeals to me, but I'm the only real mustard fan in my household, so it's probably not worthwhile most of the time.
@cygne - Same here (on the mustard), so I make half recipes (about 3/4 cup of finished product) and then plan meals around being able to use mustard. It's so delicious that the extra planning is worth it. It's good even just for dipping pretzels in for a snack.
I'm not a big fan of most condiments, but I love barbeque sauce and I made some homemade BBQ sauce last week that I used on chicken and burgers. It's so easy and quick, there's no reason to use bottled!
Sweet Potato Mustard and Bacon Mayonnaise! Homemade is always best. http://tinyurl.com/72zwv6e
I'm planning to try making mustard soon. But I tried mayonnaise last week and it was bomb. It turned mayonnaise from something ho-hum to something actually worth mentioning. I stirred some chipotle chiles in at the end, and used it on homemade black bean burgers and in a sweet potato / egg side salad. Delish both ways.
I found out that making honey mustard was as easy as mixing one part honey to one part mustard, plus pepper and salt. Now I'm hooked on DIY condiments :D


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The earliest model of a student center on N. C. State's (then, State College's) campus was the King Religious Center (also called the YMCA Building), which opened in 1913. Taking note of the success of student unions on other college campuses, N. C. State took the initiative to create their own, starting in 1948. The first official student union was founded in 1951 and later named the Erdahl-Cloyd Student Union. In 1972, the newly built Talley Student Union replaced the Erdahl-Cloyd Union. Today, the College's student center is actually the University Student Centers, consisting of Talley, the Witherspoon Student Center, the Price Music Center, and Thompson Hall.
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Categories > Celebrities > My Chemical Romance > His Diabolikal Majesty
Chapter Two1 Reviews
Skeptics, winged people, and believers. READ!!!
A/N- Let me tell you a story. Yesterday, I started my computer, and opened Microsoft Word, like always. 6 hours later, I had not one word down. But I did have 7 out of 249 games of Solitaire won. laughs cynically 'Tears Don't Fall' didn't really help the writer's block. I was diagnosed by my doctor with Clinical Writer's Block. It's a serious condition, I assure you. Especially for YOU. Well, hopefully you all like this chapter. Enjoy...
The second that Gerard stepped into The Land of Confusion, he had second thoughts.
From the outside, the motel looked like a legitimate establishment. Yeah, if an abandoned warehouse is legit. The surroundings were nice, so the building stood out. It was rundown, the door was barely holding onto its rusty hinges, and the windows were boarded up.
If that wasn't bad enough, the inside was a lot worse. The front door opened into an extremely narrow hallway, made even tighter by piles of cardboard boxes lining the walls. A few bare light bulbs swung from the ceiling and lit up the place, but just barely. Mostly, it just illuminated the dusty particles floating down from the cracked ceiling.
Gerard glanced back at his band-mates and Ville, who were trailing behind him in single-file. Frank, who was directly behind him, gave a reassuring smile and motioned for Gerard to continue. Gerard nodded and walked up to where the hallway let into the lobby.
The lobby was just as bad as the hallway was. It was very dim, almost hard to see, and the furniture was broken and shoved against the wall. More cardboard boxes lined the walls. In the center of the room, there were two rows of seven rickety folding chairs. (Fourteen in all.) There was a small podium in front of the chairs, with a card table set up next to it. There were pictures and maps covering the table.
Occupying 8 of the chairs were Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump, Joe Hurley, Joe Trohman (Sp?), Brendon Urie, Ryan Ross, Jon Walker, and Spencer Smith. They all stared at the floor, at the walls, anywhere but at each other. They all looked uncomfortable.
Gerard, Ville, and Mikey took the last three seats in the front row next to Fall Out Boy, and Frank, Ray, and Bob took the last three seats in the back row. When Frank sat down next to Brendon, Gerard felt a little pang in his chest. Why hadn't Frank chosen to sit next to him? Gerard sighed, dismissing the thought as him just being nervous and a little creeped out.
After a few seconds of silence, Ville asked, "Where is the boy who asked us to come?"
Pete looked at him wide-eyed and asked, "Who are you?"
Ville frowned.
"Why do you ask like that?"
Gerard sighed and rolled his eyes.
"His name's Ville from a band called...um, I'm sorry-."
"HIM. The band's called HIM," Ville said.
"That's original," Joe snorted. Ville shot him a dirty look and Joe stopped smiling.
Gerard crossed his arms over his chest and bit his lip.
"Pete, where is that kid?"
Pete said, "Well, when we came in there was a note on the door that said to sit down, that the kid would be here when everyone got here."
"I still say that we shouldn't have come," Ray piped in.
Frank shot him a look and said, "Gerard said that we would come, and we keep our word. So we come." Then he smiled at his lover, who grinned back at being defended.
Ryan let out a loud sigh.
"I agree with Ray. This place scares me."
Brendon let out a burst of laughter.
"So says the one who screamed during Snakes on a Plane. It wasn't even a horror movie!"
"I wasn't expecting that snake to just...pop out like that," he huffed, crossing his arms over his chest.
Jon, Andy, Joe, Frank, Spencer, and Brendon burst into hysterical laughter while the others just exchanged glances and smiled slightly.
"I'm glad you all have made yourselves at home."
Gerard gasped, jumping slightly at the smooth voice. The room silenced right away.
Oli stood at the podium, smirking slightly. He still wore the red bandana, but was now wearing a fancy, tailored shirt. It looked like the shirt that Legolas wore during the ending scene of Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, but a deep crimson color. He wore black pants that were kind of tight, and a pair a ratty Converse that didn't fit in with the outfit.
"I'm actually surprised that you all came tonight. But, my God, am I glad that you did. Algeusteria thanks you," he smiled.
Pete looked around at everybody and said, "I know this is on everyone's mind, so...what the f**k are you going on about?"
Oli's smirk dropped off his face. He narrowed his eyes, which Gerard was now sure were red.
"I asked you all here for a reason. You all came, so I don't see why you are being so rude. I asked you all here for your help. I asked you all here so that you can fulfill your destinies and help me fulfill mine."
At this, Bob burst into cynical laughter.
Oli's face filled with anger and he snarled, "Do you humans need proof of what I speak?"
"Yes. Yes, please," Ville said, crossing his arms over his chest. "As you can all see, we're terrible skeptics. Change our minds, please."
Oli stepped in front of the podium and stood in front of them.
Looking at Ville, he growled, "I don't like you."
Ville snorted.
"You should start a club with my ex-." His eyes widened and he stopped. "Never-mind," he mumbled.
Oli looked around the room, staring into the eyes of everyone. His gaze finally fell on Gerard, where it stayed. Gerard shifted in his chair, feeling very uncomfortable.
Oli straightened his posture, and suddenly looked very noble.
"Let me explain before I show you. There is another world out there, yet to be discovered by the majority of humans. Those that have discovered the lands of Algeusteria and have returned have all been dismissed as insane-."
"Like you?" Frank interupted. Oli shot him an evil look, and Frank dropped his gaze to the floor.
"As I was saying," Oli continued, "they have been dismissed as insane and locked away to rot in asylums. The beauty of the land is addicting, and it drove them mad, not being able to enter again. You see, it was by pure mistake that they found the entrance to Algeusteria, and since it moves, they couldn't find it again once they returned, if they ever did. Most that find it never leave. There are about twenty humans living in the entire kingdom right now.
"About twenty years ago, a creature named Levianna took over the kingdom by herself. She destroyed all who got in her way, and now the entire kingdom sits in darkness. She blocked the sun, and now all the green has died. Algeusteria is now a land of ice, darkness, and death.
"That's where you come in. You are the ones destined to take power away from Levianna. You are to bring together an army, unite the different races, and bring peace to Algeusteria."
Oli finished and took in a deep breath, scanning their faces to see their reactions. Some reacted with amusement, some with shock, and some with anger. All except for Gerard.
All during Oli's speech, he had been having flashbacks of a recurring dream that he'd been having for the past month. It was horrible, filled with everything Oli had just described. Ice, darkness, and death. Except in his dreams, he had seen the suffering, the agony of the peoples of the land.
Mikey shook his head slowly back and forth, and stated, "You're f**king crazy, man. Take your meds, and we're getting the hell out of here." He stood up, and looked at Gerard.
"Come on, Gee."
Gerard stayed seated and whispered, "He's not crazy. He's telling the truth. I...I've seen it too. In my dreams."
Frank closed his eyes, and bowed his head.
"Gerard, he-."
"Let me prove it," Oli stated strongly.
Frank sighed and looked at Mikey, who had sat down, and the still seated band members.
He sat down and mumbled, "For Christ's sake..."
"Go ahead, Oli," Gerard urged, smiling.
Oli sucked in a deep breath and said, "Please, don't scream."
"Why would we-?" Brendon started but Oli held up a hand.
"Just...please don't scream. Promise."
"Yes," Pete said, bemused. "We promise."
Oli nodded, and started to unbutton his shirt. He turned around, and they all immediately noticed the two large bumps running down his back.
"What the-?" Frank said, leaning forward with his eyes wide.
Oli slid his shirt off, and the piece of cloth. An alarmed gasp rose up in the room.
From between Oli's shoulder blades, two large wings grew. They all knew that they weren't fake, because Oli spread them a second later. He was magnificent with the twenty foot black wings spread wide. They in themselves were beautiful, with the red feathers accenting the black ones.
Turning around, Oli folded his wings and stared them down. Everyone's, except Gerard's, jaw was hanging open.
"You...you have wings," Patrick said, dumbfounded.
"Why, yes. Yes I do. Thank you, Captain Obvious."
"Can you fly?" Frank asked, his eyes wide.
Oli nodded and asked, "Do you all believe now? Am I proof enough? Or shall I bring you to meet Cassia and Nikki, my Vampire friends?"
Gerard's face lit up.
"I knew it. I freaking knew it!" He jumped up. "Vampires are real! I'm not crazy; I told you, Mikey. I told you!"
Mikey shook his head.
"Gerard, this isn't real. I don't know what the f**k that kid is, but whatever he is, he probably isn't real. This isn't happening. This isn't possible. People don't have wings, Gerard!"
Gerard's eyes welled up.
"I'm not crazy," he murmured, wrapping his arms around himself. Frank stood up and walked up next to Gerard, and hugged him. Gerard leaned into the embrace, sobbing.
"You all are here, too. You all are seeing what I'm seeing! What is he talking about?"
"I know, baby. I believe you and the kid now. His wings...that's proof enough for me," Frank said softly into Gerard's hair.
Gerard pulled away. "Really?"
Frank nodded, turning to Oli.
"I believe you now," he said. "I'm sorry about before."
"No problem," Oli said, a huge smile growing on his lips. "What about the rest of you?"
Everyone else nodded, still in stunned silence. Ville stood up and looked Oli directly in his eye.
"Can...can I see you fly? I...I, um," he wrung his hands together. "I'd like to see you fly."
Oli smiled gently.
"You want to fly, don't you?"
Ville blinked, looking up from the floor.
"I...I mean, uh, could you do that?"
"Of course. Anybody else?" Everyone else shook their heads, frightened.
Pete stood up and said, "Before you both go and do that...what are we supposed to do? I mean, I believe you now, but we're just musicians. How could we save an entire kingdom from someone who defeated the entire place by herself?"
Oli smiled and said, "You underestimate yourselves. You all hold great power...it just needs to be controlled."
"Power? Come on, that sounds retarded and you know it," Brendon said skeptically.
"Think about it. What happens when you step onto the stage? An amazing amount of energy flows through you, yes? How do you think you control audiences like you do? You have fans fall in love with you from just one look. Is that your actual look or is it your power?"
"Well, I like to believe that I'm good-looking myself and it's not my 'power' causing people to love us. I actually hope it's the music...," Brendon said thoughtfully.
Oli smiled.
"I was just kidding. That was stupid. It is you that the fans love. I was just playing around. You do have power, though. I can't describe it since I don't have it myself."
Brendon nodded and let out an uneasy laugh.
Oli smiled and said, "Well, you guys have all had a hard night. You should all go to sleep. There really are four rooms back through there," he pointed at another hallway, "and you can all get some sleep. We can discuss our plan of action in the morning and you can decide if you're going o help or not. I'm not going to force this on you, by the way."
Gerard smiled and said, "Thank you, Oli. We'll sleep on this and you can, like you said, give us the details in the morning. I'm going to bed. Come on, Frankie."
They all got up and went to their bedrooms, all except Ville.
Ville looked at Oli uneasily and said, "Can we-?"
"But of course," Oli said, gesturing to the front door. Vile nodded and smiled, unbelieving of how his life had gone from bad to good in such a short time.
Little did he know that life was going to get better, and then a whole lot worse.
A/N- Ugh. Really not happy with this. Hopefully, next one will be better. (Damn, I hate rising action scenes. They suck.) ANYWAY, you know what to do. REVIEW!!!


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A friend and local artist, Ali Cantarella, asked me and a few of her other artist friends to draw up some promo images and guest art for her awesome, successfully funded and nearly complete graphic novel "The Hasty Pastry". Here's my contribution, a pinup of the two main characters Cat and her best friend Pugsly.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Police in Newport News say a woman has been fatally shot and another woman wounded in a home invasion.
Police tell media outlets that three men forced their way into an apartment in Newport News shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday after one of the occupants answered a knock on the door.
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MENLO PARK, June 22, 2006 (PodTech News) – "If we want people and entrepreneurs and companies to invest the billions of dollars to get true broadband, then we cannot put restrictions on that in effect are price controls that give people access for free," said Forbes, Inc. President and CEO Steve Forbes in an interview with PodTech's Catherine Girardeau. The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee is nearing a vote on a far-reaching telecom reform bill that does not include "network neutrality" provisions. Senate Democrats favor amendments to the bill that would prevent network operators from imposing a two-tiered pricing structure on Internet content providers.
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Steve's comments were not baseless, but do not include the whole truth. He says that there is no action needing a reaction (Net Neutrality). The action took place when the Supreme Court made its ruling, changing the alleged role of ISPs. A reaction is definitely needed. Furthermore, "Net Neutrality" is not a regulation inasmuch as it is a mandate of "nonregulation". The public would agree that the internet is a world of opportunity that should not be landscaped, influenced, or directed by the few (ISPs) but should evolve naturally in accordance with the demands of its users.
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But apparently there are enough ghosts in historic Ellicott City that Schoppert said he he's thinking about a possible fourth ghost tour.
Ghost tours have their merits beyond a few thrills and chills, Bonacci said. "It really is a way to tell the stories about the town," she said. "We've got great history," she said.
And they've got great story tellers too. Bonacci praised the guides who engage their listeners without any special effects. "They are captivated by the art of story telling," she said.
While mortals stroll the streets of Ellicott City in search of ghost stories, one immortal will come to life above them all amid the ruins of the Patapsco Female Institute.
Bram Stoker's "Dracula" will be staged 18 evenings in October.
"I don't think there's been anything more suited to that space at this time of year than Dracula," said Michael Sullivan, who plays the vampire.
Sullivan, who appeared in two other "movable productions," — "Our Town" and "Julius Caesar" — said the setting enhances their production.
Quoting one of his lines, "the battlements are broken and the shadows are many," Sullivan said, "It's very true of the space we're performing in."
"It's kind of creepy there at night," added Scott Alan Small, the director. He described the scene as they finish for the night: crumbling walls, deep shadows and resident bats swooping around them. "You don't want to be there."
The setting is perfect for the classic horror story— although Small said they'll add other elements to set the mood, such as a cemetery, fog, cape and fangs.
Fangs have proven to be one of Sullivan's challenges. He has worked hard to learn to speak with them, and with an Eastern European accent. In addition, his wife, who is terrified of all things vampire, has banned the fake teeth from their house.
"Dracula" is Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's sixth "movable production," according to Ian Gallanar, CSC's artistic director.
Audience members can expect "some stage magic and surprises that will be fun," he said. So don't expect lasers or hydraulic lifts, or even a lot of blood. "We think it's more fun to have it suggested," Gallanar said.
Small noted that everyone knows the story of the famous vampire — "some version of it anyway." This show is adapted from a 1970s Broadway production that starred Frank Langella.
It's an "old-school" production, Gallanar added. "It's Count Dracula."
Ellicott City's reputation for spookiness led a local novelist to choose the town for a convention of writers and fans of paranormal, SteamPunk and horror writing. They will swoop into town Oct. 25-27, gathering at local restaurants for panel discussions while partaking of ghost tours and a production of "Dracula."
Rachel Rawlings, a Howard High graduate who co-owns Salon Marielle with her mother, decided this region needed its own horror convention while she was attending similar gatherings in New York.
"We don't really have anything like this," said Rawlings, who is at work on her fourth "slightly dark and action packed" novel. And the big conventions she has attended don't have the intimate settings Ellicott City offers readers and writers.
Apparently it was an idea whose time had come. Rawlings invited 13 of her writer friends, and now 28 have signed on, coming from as far as Seattle and Georgia. And Fangoria, a New York-based horror fan magazine, signed on in mid-September as a partner, giving the conference national exposure. Owner Tom DeFeo is expected to join one of the panels. Local and nationally-known writers, including authors of The New York Times and USA Today bestsellers, are expected, as are several visual artists.
"It's definitely a strong list of people," Rawlings said.
Ticket sales are brisk, although space for a few more readers still is available.
"It's an opportunity for them to engage with the authors they read," Rawlings said.
Rawlings admitted she looked at other places — towns with a hotel big enough to hold all the events. But she ultimately chose Ellicott City and found rooms in local restaurants and hotels, including Cacao Lane, Diamondback Tavern, Trolley Stop and the Howard County Historical Society museum. Participants have an option to see "Dracula," take a ghost tour or enjoy a Steam Punk Tea at Tea on the Tiber.
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Once again the Quad City Sailing School will be offering four sessions of "Beginner Sailing" classes at the Lake Davenport Sailing Club. The classes are advertised and sponsored through the City of Davenport's Park and Recreation Department. For those interested in promoting our classes to their friends, neighbors or associates, the class description and details can be found in the new 2011 Spring/Summer Brochure, under "Aquatics" or by calling the Parks & Recreation Department at 563-326-7812.
The classes will be taught in the 17 foot Hunters and will cover the basic aspects of sailing: Attire… Environmental Awareness: Wind, Weather, Currents… Sailboat Elements: Sail Power, Boat Parts, Knots and Lines… Sailing Skills: Upwind, Downwind, Stopping, Docking… Emergency Skills: Capsize Recovery (my personal favorite), Overboard Drill… Rules of the Road and Right of Way… The instructional materials were designed by the United States Sailing Association and the participants will receive 20 hours of land and on the water instruction. Participants must be at least 14 years of age and provide their own Coast Guard approved Type II or better Personal Floatation Device as well as a 50 yard Red Cross or YMCA swim check prior to first class.
This year's class dates are June 06, June 20, July 11, July 25, and will meet on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and finish up on Saturday from 8am to 5pm, which is a change from last year's program. The program fee is $185.00 and text books will be offered for an additional $25.00, if so desired.
At this time, the returning instructors will be Bob Hummel, Tom "Jake" Jacobson, Greg Albansoder and Mike Weber. Angie Hammond has offered to be the program coordinator again and Bill Sturgeon and crew will man the committee boat.
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In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Turn off the heat, add the brown sugar and stir until smooth. Stir in the egg. Stir together the flour and baking powder and stir into the brown sugar mixture. Add the vanilla and pecans. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes. When cool, dust the top with a sifting of confectioners' sugar.
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After months of writing, campaigning, researching, talking to the press and parents and kids, SPARK finally had the chance to meet with LEGO to talk about the Friends line, and LEGO's role in shaping kids' play. LEGO agreed to meet with SPARK representatives after we launched a Change.org petition that garnered over 55,000 signatures and sent them a letter requesting a conversation about the dangerous road we saw LEGO starting to traverse.
On Friday, April 20, Dana Edell, Jamia Wilson, Stephanie Cole and I had the opportunity to sit down with three LEGO executives – Michael McNally (brand relations director), Laura Post (senior director) and Nanna Ulrich Gudum (senior creative director). What was intended to be an hour-long meeting lasted 90 minutes, and the SPARKteam left the meeting feeling energized and encouraged. McNally made it clear at the beginning of the meeting that their role as LEGO's ambassadors was to be active listeners and take our concerns into account. We were thrilled that they were so willing to engage with the research and information we had prepared.
Before beginning the meeting, we discussed the media treatment of the discussion. SPARK has approached our critique of LEGO from a place of long-time admiration and disappointment, rather than one of anger. Despite that, the media loves a good brawl and has portrayed SPARK as an angry feminist group out to get the LEGO Friends banned because we hate pink. This has not been the case, however, and we made sure that the LEGO representatives were aware that our criticism is based on wanting the best for girls, as well as the LEGO company. While news outlets might have more fun telling the story of a fight, the meeting was pleasant, productive and inspiring for everyone involved.
Probably the least effective complaint sexists can leave on any article about the LEGO campaign/meeting is that I'm ugly (or must have had an abusive stepfather because I have short hair and therefore I want people to wear more vests, because really that one doesn't even make any sense). And yes, I know, never read the comments, but I do what I want
This is not an insult to me. Saying you'd rather "fondle one of the LEGO Friends toys" than me is a comfort, not an insult. It's creepy as all hell, but I am so glad that you find me repulsive and physically displeasing. We are in complete agreement on being repulsed by one another.
But what you fail to understand is that it is not possible for me to care any less what you think about my appearance. Goes with the whole "I'm a feminist" thing. I don't allow you to define my worth by whether or not you'd like to have sex with me. I don't allow you to invalidate my work by whether or not you think I'm attractive, or whether or not you like the length or color(s) of my hair, or my clothes or boobs or face. It is irrelevant in every imaginable way.
This is not an effective attack, because it is the most meaningless front on which to try to insult me. It also validates the work I am doing. If you see me out there fighting for kids to have healthy play that doesn't subject them to regressive ideals of a normalized white girlhood, and the only thing you can think of to counter that is that you find me ugly…well.
Then I have already won.
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Can we talk about how bad ass our SPARK activists look in this photo? I guess I'd feel pretty bad ass too if I'd just left a successful meeting with LEGO where I talked about gender stereotypes and healthy play. (In reality I was sitting in Rockefeller Center wringing my hands waiting for them to tell me how it went—significantly less bad ass, all things considered.)
Anyway—SO PROUD! We'll have a full recap from the meeting up on Monday, but until then, check out our Facebook page for the deets!
That's me with Bailey, Dana and Jamia! The SPARK/LEGO meeting was a huge success!
The SPARK meeting with LEGO was awesome. We are so pleased that LEGO is listening and is committed to healthy play for all children.
Why Are We Still Talking About LEGO?
Check out my latest blog for SPARK on the LEGO Friends controversy, and why we still need to be talking about it. We're meeting with LEGO this Friday to talk about the totally unnecessary gender stereotyping in their otherwise great toys and give them suggestions for what they can do to be as awesome as they wanna be. Get stoked!
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When I'm not happily offering my feminist (over)analyses of my favorite fandoms for you lovely folks, I'm busy offering my more general feminist perspectives as a blogger for the ever-awesome SPARK. My latest gender in the media rant had a bit of thematic crossover, so I thought I'd share.
Lego Builds the Wrong Message For Girls
I speak from personal experience when I say that to be "media aware" is to open oneself up to the possibility of being infuriated every day. It's actually a pretty invigorating experience, but I find that since I'm a pretty positive person, I cannot allow every sexist or sexualizing thing to seriously bother me. Otherwise, I would be in a constant state of mental and/or verbal ranting.
When some new piece of media does come up that royally pisses me off, it's interesting to think about what exactly about it struck a nerve. In the case of the announcement of the new Lego Friends line, I'm pretty darn steamed. And I know exactly why. To summarize; Lego, which up until recently tended to rely on licensing from pre-existing franchises to furnish it's more narrative oriented products, (Star Wars, Batman, and Harry Potter, to name a few), has recently embarked on a new direction for their toys. While they aren't giving up on movie partnerships, they are looking to market more Lego exclusive characters and stories. As a part of this new direction, the brand has embarked on its greatest departure from its previous MO with Lego Friends, a product line for girls, or as Lego CEO Jorgan Vig Knudstorp puts it, "We want to reach the other 50% of the world's population." The new Lego figures look drastically different from the toy's traditional "minifigs." They are taller, skinnier and they have boobs. They will be marketed to girls five and up. Why? Because, referring to the blocky figure of old, the Lego executive VP of Marketing Mads Nipper said, "Let's be honest; girls hate him." Hmm…..I was unaware that the proper pronoun when referring to Princess Leia and Hermione Granger was "him."
The whole thing really pisses me off for two pretty blatant reasons. First of all, there is the awkward Barbie-fication at work here. I was never a Legos kid, not because I wanted my figurines to have boobs, but because I didn't like all the assembly required before I could start staging battles and cowboy adventures. Playmobile was more my speed. The only appeal I can personally see in Legos is the hilarious, boxy figures of its characters. They all look the same, with their only curves bizarrely situated below their pelvises. Sure, the minfigs are weird looking, but that's the point. To beautify them is completely anathema to the Lego brand.
And who is to say girls hate them? I'm guessing Lego arrived at that conclusion after some focus group fun. Which brings me to my next point of anger. Marketers and ad execs and Hollywood and just about everyone else in the media are so busy insisting that women and girls, 50% as Lego puts it, are not interested in what they are selling unless it is pink or cute or a romantic comedy or on Lifetime. But they say this even as they refuse to market their products to the women and girls they are so certain will not like them! Who populates commercials for Legos? Boys! Where in the toy store can you find them? "The boy's aisle." So no wonder girls won't buy your products!
Having been in the education field throughout my college and post-grad life, I can speak from personal experience and assure you, Lego, that girls do like minifigs. They also like Star Wars and Harry Potter, and they like being creative and making up stories that involve adventures and good and evil and things blowing up. But if you keep on excluding them from your marketing vision, soon they will start to believe that they would rather have hot tubs and little plastic boobs. If your research is correct, many of them already have. And if that happens, some girls might miss out on all the fantastic, adventurous imaginative play that only comes around once a childhood. The part of me that still fondly remembers epic Lego vs. Playmobile battles with my sister and cousin, is pretty royally pissed off.
Are you pissed too? Well, I have good news. First, Lego is listening. Sort of. They actually responded to my blog via twitter, which is more then can be said of most of the companies SPARK addresses. Second, you can join our "Bring Back Beautiful" campaign on the Lego Facebook page and tell them you want them to start including girls in their regular product line! Just post this fantastic retro ad and share your thoughts. And please sign the petition!


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Well, that was probably a lot better than anyone could have reasonably expected.
Some quibbles aside, the first long look we've had at the new Flash television show comes with just about everything longtime comics readers would want to see in a modern Flash adaptation: a faithfully depicted origin of his speed powers, his partnership with STAR Labs, his battle with the Weather Wizard, and, most astonishingly, the Flash vs. a tornado.
Actor Grant Gustin may not look exactly like the square jawed, blond Barry Allen as envisioned by creators Robert Kanigher, John Broome and Carmine Infantino, but his performance in this clip expresses some crucial essences of the character. Specifically, he's a cop, he wants to help people, he runs really damn fast, and he's late. And while it's sort of cheating given that the line was written by Mark Waid for '90s Flash incarnation Wally West, it's still pretty cool to hear the words "My name is Barry Allen and I'm the fastest man alive" spoken aloud as the Flash zooms through Central City.
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Third anniversary: Review of war should include soul-searching, perspectiveIt would be surprising if anyone looking back at the three years since the invasion of Iraq would be able to paint a completely rosy picture. War just isn't like that. When people die, even if the end justifies the...
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By Renee Carey
Published in Editorials on March 20, 2006 11:56 AM