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If you're a homemaker who is taking a break from your regular job because you recently had a baby or because your family member fell sick and you have to take care of them, this article is for you. Being independent and earning your own income is something very empowering to all women. It is not as difficult as you think, and if you give it a try you can make your small business really profitable.
Now don't worry thinking about what are the profitable businesses you can start with while you are still taking care of your family. You can always make a career out of what you do the best. Here are 7 ideas for small businesses among which you can choose whatever is the best suitable for you.
If you are good at cooking or baking, you can always start with a small outlet at your home itself to sell meals, burgers, cookies, cakes and everything yummy you make. People will like it because they are home made. If you live away from the city, you can sell your food items to a bakery or a restaurant if they are willing to help you.Also, you can teach others cooking and baking and start a small cookery class at your home.
If you have done well academically in school and college, you should consider being a tutor. There are various websites which helps tutors around a particular place to connect with students in need. Sign up for one of those websites or start a tutoring class at home and spread the word! You can teach your favorite subject.
If you love to write about things, and it can be anything informative and creative, you can start your own blog. It could be a fashion blog, something that's related to literature, a cookery blog or a travel blog.
You can always grow highly profitable vegetables like mushrooms or flowers like orchids and roses at home and sell them fresh or can make bouquets and sell them.
Beauty parlor and spa
You need to pass a course in most of the states to become a certified beautician. It's only a matter of few months and the course isn't that expensive as well. Once you are done with it, you can start your own spa at your home.
Fashion boutique
Good at stitching and keeping yourself updated about the latest trends can pay you off really well if you start a fashion boutique. You can turn a side of your home into the boutique or find a place near to your home. Not just clothes, you can design shoes, bags and accessories along with them.
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By 1943 the WVS (WRVS) had over one million volunteers. Post War the WRVS has become a leading organisation in the field of social care.
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Item No.: Asst. 87356 No. 87359
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Number: 5 of 6
Includes: Lightsaber, spare hand, additional figure
Action Feature: Squeeze legs for lightsaber swinging
Retail: $9.99
Availability: March 2007
Appearances: Revenge of the Sith
Bio: After he becomes a Dark Lord of the Sith and the Emperor's new apprentice, Anakin storms the Jedi Temple with his personal legion of clone troopers, including an elite division of airborne troopers. Together, they eliminate all the Jedi inside, sparing no one. (Taken from the figure's packaging.)
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Commentary: This Anakin Skywalker figure has received quite a few repaints, with the most significant changes being made to his eyes. The first release had dark circles around them. The second release, a variant, had Sith yellow eyes. This was the third major deco change, and the head is just plain normal-- it's a regular heroic version of the Jedi-turned-Sith, and the softer look works on this mold quite nicely. Given that "action feature" figures like this one are usually for kids, it's a nice fit. Anakin's clothing is also a little bit darker this time around, but the less-creepy head is the selling point.
Collector's Notes: This set sold well initially and now, well, check eBay. The Airborne Clone Trooper in 501st deco is the selling point of the set. A sealed set goes for about $6, so yeah... not too expensive. Don't pay over retail for this one. Also based on the package copy, it's more "Darth Vader" than "Anakin Skywalker" but Hasbro has been pretty wishy-washy about what to call him and either name is basically A-OK with me. I know what they mean.
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After the wedding festivities Jenny prepares herself for bed and the expected knock on the door. Sure enough the knock comes, the door opens and there is Roger, her 85 year old groom, ready for action. They unite as one.
All goes well, Roger takes leave of his bride, and she prepares to go to sleep. After a few minutes, Jenny hears another knock on her bedroom door, and it's Roger, Again he is ready for more "action".
Somewhat surprised, Jenny consents for more coupling. When the newly weds are done, Roger kisses his bride, bids her a fond "good night" and leaves.
She is set to go to sleep again, but, aha you guessed it - Roger IS back again, rapping on the door, and is as fresh as a 25-year-old, ready for more "action".
And, once more they enjoy each other. But as Roger gets set to leave again, his young bride says to him, "I am thoroughly impressed that at your age you can perform so well and so often. I have been with guys less than a third of your age who were only good once. You are truly a great lover, Roger."
Roger, somewhat embarrassed, turns to Jenny and says: "You mean I was here already?"
The moral of the story: Don't be afraid of getting old, Alzheimer's has its advantages.
I saw a woman wearing a sweat shirt with "Guess" on it. So I said "Implants?" She hit me.
How come we choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?
A good friend will come and bail you out of jail... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Darn...that was fun!"
I signed up for an exercise class and was told to wear loose-fitting clothing. If I HAD any loose-fitting clothing, I wouldn't have signed up in the first place!
When I was young we used to go "skinny dipping..." Now I just "chunky dunk."
Don't argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell the difference.
Wouldn't it be nice if whenever we messed up our life we could simply press 'Ctrl Alt Delete' and start all over?
Bumper sticker of the year: "If you can read this, thank a teacher -and, since it's in English, thank a soldier!!"
Wouldn't you know it... Brain cells come and brain cells go, but FAT cells live forever.
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What's the best form of birth control after 50?
What's the difference between a girlfriend and a wife?
45 lbs.
What's the difference between a boyfriend and a husband?
45 minutes.
What's the difference between a new husband and a new dog?
After a year, the dog is still excited to see you.
What makes men chase women they have no intention of marrying?
The same urge that makes dogs chase cars they have no intention of driving.
What do you call a smart blonde?
A golden retriever.
What has a whole bunch of little balls and screws old ladies?
Bingo machine.
What's the difference between a porcupine and a BMW?
A porcupine has the pricks on the outside.
Why did God create alcohol?
So ugly people could have sex, too.
What did the blonde say when she found out she was pregnant?
"Are you sure it's mine?"
What's the difference between Beer Nuts and Deer Nuts?
Beer Nuts are $1, and Deer Nuts are always under a buck.
What's the difference between a Northern fairytale and a Southern fairytale?
A Northern fairytale begins "Once upon a time."
A Southern fairytale begins "Y'all ain't gonna believe this crap."
A man walked into a supermarket with his zipper down, and his fly wide open. A lady cashier walked up to him and said, "Your barracks door is open." This is not a phrase men normally use, so he went on his way looking a bit puzzled. When he was about done shopping, a man came up and said, "Your fly is open."
He zipped up and finished his shopping, and remembering what the cashier had told him, finally understood. He then intentionally got in the line to check out where the lady was that told him about his "barracks door."
He was planning to have a little fun with her. When he reached her counter he said, "When you saw my barracks door open did you see a soldier standing in there at attention?" The lady thought for a moment and said, "No, no I didn't. All I saw was a disabled veteran sitting on two duffel bags."
* just for laughs and not to offend anyone!
Why It's So Great To Be A Guy
Phone Conversations are over in 30 seconds flat.
You know stuff about tanks.
A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase.
You can open all your own jars.
Dry cleaners and hair cutters don't rob you blind.
You can go to the bathroom without a support group.
You can leave the motel bed unmade.
You can kill your own food.
You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.
Wedding plans take care of themselves.
If someone forgets to invite you to something, he or she can still be your friend.
Your underwear is $10 for a three-pack.
If you are 34 and single, nobody notices.
Everything on your face stays its original color.
You can quietly enjoy a car ride from the passenger's seat.
Three pairs of shoes are more than enough.
You don't have to clean if the meter reader is coming.
Car mechanics tell you the truth.
You can quietly watch a game with your buddy for hours without ever thinking: "He must be mad at me."
Gray hair and wrinkles only add character.
Wedding dress - $2,000. Tuxedo rental - 75 bucks.
You can drop by to see a friend without bringing a little gift.
If another guy shows up at the party in the same outfit, you just might become lifelong friends.
Your pals will never trap you with: "So, notice anything different?"
You know which way to turn a nut on a bolt.
You almost never have strap problems in public.
You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes.
The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades.
You don't have to shave below your neck.
One wallet and one pair of shoes, one color, all seasons.
Gas (at either end) is cool.
Your belly usually hides your big hips.
What happens when blondes buy deodorants?
A blonde goes to a store's deodorant display and tells the clerk,
"I need to buy some deodorant for my husband."
"Does he use the ball kind?" inquired the clerk.
"No," replied the blonde, "The kind for under his arms."
A woman goes into a restaurant in a small southern town out in the country. She orders the fried chicken and starts to eat. Eating too fast, she chokes on a chicken bone.
Well, these two country boys in the next booth notice she is choking, and they get up and go over to help her. The first country boy drops his coveralls and bends over, and the second country boy starts licking his butt.
She pukes all over the place, dislodging the chicken bone from her throat. The country boy pulls his coveralls back up and says to the other excitedly, "You're right Billy Bob, that Hind-Lick Maneuver works like a charm."
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The fall curriculum includes learning opportunities in acting, screenwriting, directing and podcasting.
"We have been working hard at The Picture House to reinvent and reinvest in our education programs and we're excited to offer a number of new and diverse classes for all ages this fall," said Director of Education Francile Albright.
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"The education program at The Picture House is built on a deep respect for the power of cinema and its capacity to expand our understanding of the world around us," said Laura deBuys, executive director and president of TPH.
Fall classes include the following:
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Taking a gap year or career break?
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Open to good swimmers & snorkellers (diving optional)
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Live onboard our safari boat 'NOAH'
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Welcome to the Vinalhaven Sightings Report –
August 13th, 2013
Part 2 or 2, or something like that.
This is the "shut up and post the VSR some more" edition
Highlights: Butterflies, Fungus, Caterpillars including the "CTBNL" or caterpillar to be named later (Armyworms), Trip to Seal, Shorebirds and Birdwalks…
Before we go any further, please watch and listen to the message of the mumbling fungus – brown cup – caught on video. Good to have the volume turned up to hear the action - you will first hear my virgin lungs replicating wind. Then you will hear a "poof" (the magazine for magicians) sound as the spores are forcibly released by the fungus.
Brown Cup is the only species of Fungus I have heard (other than in my dreams). The smoke is the spores, spores are microscopic, and my forcible exhale invoked forcible discharge (not the first time) of a large magnitude for the spore cloud to be visible. Q: What's the difference between this and putting out a decoy Tropicbird? A: on most levels there is no difference. Both invoked discharge of materials utilized for replacement purposes (reproduction dude). This was not a riddle. More fungus later….
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This Sunday, August 18th at 1pm, meet at skoog.
Generally I keep myself pretty happy. Anyway, I recently realized that I am at my happiest when looking at mushrooms. We had a really good fungus walk a few weeks back in the Basin, so for this one we may go to Huber. Actually Leif and I have discussed it and we'd like to take folk to see Jelly Babies, one of our favorite fungus, so we'll be going to Carrying Place. The fungus has called the shots for sure! Lots of fungus in this post..
|this was not a rainy morning
and those were huge binoculars
Birdwalks – gunna be totally honest with you (for once) and say that the VLT/MCHT Thursday morning birdwalks been really good fun this year. Next outing this Thorsday! August 15th, 7am – it's an "early" one. Shore and seabirds as of late, never know what might show up….
Sightings – birdwalks – So far the Thursday morning weather for August has not been particularly "favorable" in the biblical sense. Thick fog & torrential downpours have been the overriding weather patterns and while that may have kept some observers at home it has seemed like the birdies have been ""lovin' the inclimate weather". Or rather they have been dealing with it in ways that allow us to see them closer. Whatever…
|let sleeping dowitchers lie
(8/1) Thick Fog – Folly Pond – Bald Eagle, Wood Ducks, Great Blue Heron… State Beach – 6 Long-billed Dowitcher, 3 Short-billed Dowitcher, lots Semi-palmated Plovers, 5 Semi-palmated Sandpiper, 2 Lesser Yellowlegs, Common Tern, Song Sparrow, Common Eider
(8/8) a few steps ahead of the rain each destination – Lane's Island – Cedar Waxwing, Common Eider, Osprey, Catbird, American Goldfinch, rain….State Beach – many Lesser Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs, Semi-palmated Plover, Semi-palmated Sandpiper, Common Tern, Common Loon, Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow.
Couple highlights – when the Long-billed Dowitchers (LBDs) came screechin' thru the fog and by the group (8/1) it was the first time I'd heard LBDs on Vinalhaven. Most likely had seen LBDs out here before, but without hearing them vocalize they are tricky to identify…other highlight was the entire bird walk in the rain on the 8th. Folks were troopers with the wetness and were not disappointed by what we saw. Here's a rundown of the outing - Made it out to Lane's and quickly scoped three birds before the rain arrived, bolted to State Beach (losing a few wet watchers along the way) where we found the shorebirds waiting, a loon and a tern, then rain again. After having all others take off in the downpour Gid's car was in agreence that it would be "worth a look" at the other state beach section (I don't know the real names of these places). In the pouring rain Gid, Marty, Rick and I were dazzled by the longest view of a Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow any of us had ever had before. It sang for us a bunch as well. Felt like it was "Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow day" – that afternoon in the Basin marsh 2 males were singing at each other, and then a third popped out of the marsh right next to me. Inclimate weather has been key to Nelson views this summer. Basin that afternoon (8/8) - Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Spotted Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, Common Loon, Common Tern (with young on ledges – begging), lots of seals.
And the birdy stuff sure hasn't been limited to birdwalks – more from State Beach (the days I remembered to got things down) - (8/3) 5 Black-bellied Plover, 4 Lesser Yellowlegs…(8/11) Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpipers….(8/12) 15 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Greater Yellowlegs, 16 Least Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Sandpiper, 1 Semi-palmated Plover….
City Point merlin fledgling chasing/begging one of the adult
|everyone loves wood nymphs
(southern "pegala" type)
3 Fritillaries (Genus Speyeria) – Great Spangled (S. cybele), Aphrodite (S. aphrodite), & Atlantis (S. atlantis). – Fritillaries are fun, often pretty big, they have lots of orange and thusly are pretty in the "easy on the eyes" sort of way. Whatsmore, in many ways Fritillaries encompass our favorite aspects of Butterfly watching.
|Great Spangled Fritllary
Great Spangled – the biggest of the three, somewhat dark at the base of the upper wings – with females being darker. They lack the "esoteric black dot" towards the base of the forewing, dorsal side up, which might be hard to see anyway cuz they are so dark. Ventrally speaking it's the "wide, cream-colored postmedian band" on the hind wing that we look for. Take a look at this shot – the wide cream-colored band is lined with large white circles….
|Great Spangled Fritillary
Can i see you postmedian band?
Great Spangled – the biggest of the three, somewhat dark at the base of the upper wings – with females being darker. They lack the "esoteric black dot" towards the base of the forewing, dorsal side up, which might be hard to see anyway cuz they are so dark. Ventrally speaking it's the "wide, cream-colored postmedian band" on the hind wing that we look for. Take a look at this shot – the wide cream-colored band is lined with large white circles….
|Aphrodite Fritillary creamy postmedian band
on the ventral hind wing is rather skinny
Furthermore on the dorsal side of things there Aphrodite's have that mysteriously esoteric (can anyone tell that I really don't know the meaning of that word?) black-dot towards the base of the forewing. Look for it, it's there….
|Atlantis Fritillary - nice black trailing edge
…and then the Atlantis Fritillary, the easiest one of the bunch – smaller, lots more black (none more black?) on the dorsally (up-side), especially noticeable along the trailing edge of the hind wings. Bottom-line - Love the frits!
And let us not forget the Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), which are even smaller members of the Nymphalidae (Brushfooted Butterflies) along with the Frits mentioned above. This little dude can be seen in many of the grassy fields (as opposed to the ungrassy fields) around the island.
|Wood Nymph (northern dark "nephle" type)
And being where we are (Maine) we are lucky enough with the Wood Nymphs (never met a wood nymph I didn't like) to have both (2) "basic color types" in our vicinity – diversity in action. Wood nymphs are almost as diverse humans on Vinalhaven.
|orange sulphur have been in maine since the 40s
Anyway, just a taster on the butterflies. White admirals, American lady, American Copper and others are about and photoless, with more to come as the season chugs along….certainly
we all love Monarch caterpillars, and here's one looking good on the milkweed along poor farm road.
|f'n armyworm = farmyworm!
|The farmyworms are marching to the right
But what we had here (have here) in the Eldercare yard was a burst of these little dudes. And when I say "burst" I mean loads of them. Gagillions of caterpillars, marching across yards, eating the grass.
They are native, and are a threat to crops (and yards) but apparently don't have a lasting effect as about 20 years ago there was an Armyworm "outbreak" in the same yards and the grass grew back fine.
Even so, a few of the group that gathered took it onto themselves to have a "little victory" dance on the mass of caterpillars. Hopefully they took their shoes off before entering their houses!
|puffins are cute
Boat ride – went out on the Skua (7/30) to Seal. Saw some islands, had a good time. Here's what we saw – Manx Shearwater, Great Cormorant, Double-crested shags, Tropicbird, Atlantic Puffin, Razorbill, Common and Arctic Tern, Gannets, Whimbrel, Semi-palmated Sandpiper, Ruddy Turnstone, and lots of others. Here are some photos from the day…
|razorbills are kind of cute
|Guillemots are squeaky
|the tropicbird has become a "Seal Islander"
|many whimbrels flew by
|this gannet is crispier on my computer
|puffin butts are cute whether crispy or not
Alrighty, way too often the VSR mantra is "we don't have time to go into fungus". How can that ever be you ask? When the VSR is done, it's done….and it's often done before recent fungus has been added. So now is time to give fungus its rightful props. Or at least a little part of the props. Time is running out again on the fungus section. This is not my best work.
|it's undercarriage is porus
purple-red bolete - Chalciporus rubinellus
How about with seeing what's the mushroom's undercarriage like? Sounds personal and it is, because when you are looking at a mushroom you are looking at a fungus' reproductive "unit". The "units" are there to release spores, whether it's a forced release like the Brown Cup video above, puffed out like a puffball or gravity fed and the spores are dropped with the hope that some wind will take it (the spore) to a "happy place" where it can grow. The units are there to pump the spores out (so to speak).
There are no two ways about it – when it comes to mushrooms
it's all about replacing yourself (reproduction), or more specifically
"themselves" I guess. And so with reproduction in mind it's bloomin',
flowerin', burstin', thrustin', mushhumpin' time! And these tasty parts (ever
eat a chanterelle?) let us know a little about what's going on in the soil,
whats going on in the decaying stump, what's parasitizing that spruce, and
what's helping our forests grow. Mushrooms tell a great story.
|Velvet-footed Pax - Paxillus atromentosus
young specimen, a nice gilled mushroom
And so when we think about mushrooms in our woods (the fleshy ones coming out of the ground for the most part) we start by checking out their undercarriage(s). We are looking to see if there are pores or gills or what. If it's got pores its likely a Bolete – Boleteacae. They feel like a sponge. Here are some recent boletes…..
|Bay Bolete - Boletus badius - this one stains blue!
|Cobwebby pattern on the stalk tells you
this is Tylopilus felleus - the bitter bolete!
|Dorsal view of the Red-purple Bolete
seen ventrally above!
If your mushroom has gills, well, then it's likely something different (unless it's a Gilled Bolete – but there is no reason to introduce this confusion at this point).
There are many kinds of gilled mushrooms, and just thinking of the gilled mushrooms in general can be overwhelming. Until we realize that most of the fleshy gilled fungus we come across in our woods are from 3 families - Amanitas, Russulas (including lactarius), and Corts.
There are many kinds of gilled mushrooms, and just thinking of the gilled mushrooms in general can be overwhelming. Until we realize that most of the fleshy gilled fungus we come across in our woods are from 3 families - Amanitas, Russulas (including lactarius), and Corts.
|As far as the guides i own are concerned
this is an Amanita rhopalopus
|"Destroying Angel is well-named as of the
prettiest and deadliest mushrooms
Amanita virosa
|Amanita porphyria - or "Booted amanita"
look at the "boot" at the base of this guy
|i do not understand why everyone is not in love with
Tawny Grissettes - Amanita fulva
|or this one - the classic Grissette - Amanita vaginata
|pulling away the moss from around
A. fulva revels the egg sack at the base
of its stalk.
|its hard to see, but the bulbous base of
this guy has a cut in it -
making it a Cleft-foot Amanita - Amanita Brunnescens
If you are to tear at the gills of your mushroom and liquid comes out – be it white, clear or orange – then you've got yourself a Milky Mushroom – Lactaris genus, in the Russulacae family. Check out this action video of clear milk milkin'.
or maybe there are no gills at all and its teeth – like this "Orange Rough-cap Tooth" (Hydnellum aurantiacum) which is a new friend for me. Look at the difference two weeks can makes with this fungus.
|orange rough-cap tooth
|a few weeks later
Which reminds me – a little advice - To get to know fungus, I have found it helpful to walk the same trail a bunch in a short period of time. The fungus change size, shape and feel over time, & daily walks give you daily information on their status.
|few days later
|fresh amanita
Anyway, once you start seeing fungus you'll find plenty that don't fall into the above groups, but diversity is a big part of the fun of fungus. Look at these jelly babies from Carrying Place. We love 'em.
|jelly babies are a family favorite
And let's not forget chanterelles. Stacey Cramp was kind enough to send in some shots of a recent find, and there's one of Leif with a patch he found at Fox Rocks. Leif requested that "we let them live". They are probably still out there.
|chanterelles photo by Stacey Cramp
|let's let them live
But hey – enough is enough and this post is longer than long.
|Always good to have Nana and family 'round


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On to doll clothes making now for my Riley's birthday.
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The book club at my public library branch will be discussing Jeffrey Eugenides's The Marriage Plot at our next meeting. Prior to reading The Marriage Plot, I knew of Eugenides's work, from seeing the film, The Virgin Suicides, and reading his earlier novel, Middlesex. Gathering my thoughts and notes together for tomorrow, I find little positive to say about The Marriage Plot.
I understand what the marriage plot is, in literature. Indeed, I'm as interested in it as is Madeleine Hanna, one of the three principal characters in Eugenides's novel. Many classics of English literature are about marriage. Two examples are Middlemarch by George Eliot, and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. In "marriage plot" novels the central character, a woman, has experiences, learns about life, and men, and may end up happily married to her soul mate. Or, a classic novel may subvert the marriage plot. Two examples are Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles, and Kate Chopin's The Awakening. , These show the drawbacks, limitations and failures of love and marriage. But in all of these novels, whether they are a journey to a happy marriage or a critique of marriage, the focus is on the woman's journey. In Hardy's Tess, for instance, Tess is the central character, while the two men she's involved with (Alex and Angel) are supporting characters. Not so in Eugenides's novel. Madeleine is one of three young central charaters, the other two being Leonard Bankhead and Mitchell Grammaticus, but she is not the heroine the way Tess is, or the way Jane Eyre is. The two young men get more space, and the one who gets the most is Mitchell Grammaticus. The author is interested in the men's journey's (psychological and geographic, respectively) but not so much in Madeleine's. Madeleine's journey, to the extent that she has one, is through an English department dominated by post-structuralists and deconstructionists. She spends part of the novel in a supporting role to Leonard.
The title also refers to Madeleine's decision to specialize in the Victorian novel, in which the marriage plot predominates. Also, throughout the novel, Mitchell appears to be plotting as to how he can marry Madeleine. But in spite of what Mitchell says to Madeleine at the end about marriage plots, Eugenides's novel is more of a coming of age story, like The Virgin Suicides and Middlesex.
The character I liked least, and the one the author seemed to like most, was Mitchell. The son of immigrant parents, Mitchell thinks he is in love with Madeleine, but it seems to me that he is fascinated by her upper class WASP background, envious of it, and has love-hate feelings towards her and what he calls the "big genteel boozy Hanna operation."
Mitchell seeks meaning in life through religion, but on his journey to Europe and India, instead of opening up to amazing sights and experiences, he keeps his nose in religious books and his mind on Madeleine. His attitude toward Claire, his friend's girlfriend in Paris, is retrograde. When Claire discusses patriarchal attitudes in religion, Mitchell asks her if she's having her period. We are told: "Under the pretence of becoming a critic of patriarchy, Claire uncritically accepted every fashionable theory that came her way." Well, maybe, or it might just be that Claire is right! Also, if being immature and opinionated is a crime, then Mitchell is guilty too.
Leonard, Madeleine's friend and eventually, husband, is the most interesting character, because of his "manic depression" ; that is, bipolar disorder. (The novel is set in the 1980s when the former term was used.) While I found Eugenides's descriptions of Leonard's feelings well-written and fascinating, I wondered what sources of information he used to research the condition. (It is not verboten for a novelist to offer the reader a bibliography.) Eugenides writes: "For a while, the disease, which was still nameless at the time, cooed to him. It said, Come closer. It flattered Leonard that he felt more than most people; he was more sensitive, deeper." Really? I know someone with bipolar disorder who doesn't feel possessed of any special wisdom, but, at times, feels dragged out and sick. Is is the prognosis always as gloomy as Eugenides suggests? Maybe so back in the 1980s.
Stylistically, I didn't like Eugenides's tendency to state what he was going to tell, then to backtrack and fill in the events and details. This "stating the topic" is fine for a term paper or a speech, where you tell the audience what you're going to say, then say it, and then tell the audience what you said. In fiction, though, I prefer a writer who leads the reader through the experiences, letting her be surprised, and letting her form her own impressions and conclusions. As well, it was sometimes difficult to determine whether a passage expressed the character's thoughts and feelings, or those of the omniscient author.
It seemed to me that Eugenides tried to do too much in one novel. The willfully obscure, inward-looking deconstructionists and post-structuralists that Madeleine encounters in her English literature studies are amusing, but that entire lengthy section detracts from the stories of the three young graduates, and is off-putting to readers who have studied in fields other than English literature.
On the whole, I was disappointed in The Marriage Plot. I'm wondering which member of the book group suggested that we read it. Maybe it was the omniscient librarian who supervises us.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
The Marriage Plot
Posted by Ruth Latta at 2:24 PM
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From beginning to end I loved this book - the three main characters are beautifully & fully formed - the intellectual & emotional drama depicted in the "plot" through these characters is so engaging & works successfully to the very end of the book.ReplyDelete
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If one gets going in a pinch, then I'm going, going... I was interested in feeling the depths of reality, the economic pinch for most, the fear of losing; to basically see whether my instincts ignited and entrepreneurship's light bulb flashed. Experiencing heightened feelings, to live in the moment, feeling insanely alive comes right before fight-or-flight. Is burning up in flames before the phoenix rises anything less than traumatic?
Running on faith seems the only answer. Unless you are the narcissistic type, passive aggressively handling others lives to suit their own. Unless you are filling your time in with private agendas, manipulating others to their ultimate destruction and basking in the glee that seems to come with it, the feeding of 'I am better than you' syndrome. But if you are just a confused individual trying their best to survive, then I'm with you.
When life gets tight the best and worst come out in people. I see it all gets more complicated when the fear factor gets thrown in. It is hard to fight hopelessness just as homelessness. Can someone tell me how someone recovers from homelessness? How do you come out of that? How can one even think straight when all is lost? The fear must be overwhelming. Crippling. Add the prejudice towards people down on their 'luck.' They don't just disappear. They are at your door. They could be you! Without major government programs there can be no recovery for the suffering. Where are the helping hands? People with nothing disappear out of others' focus. People suffering drop into that 'they don't count / they must be inferior' or ' sinful lies become people's lives ' / ' they must be bad to be to be in this position - I'm not! '. The disconnect is frightening, but I believe part of the human condition. But it is something we must fight. Everyone is equal in God's eye. Who are we to judge? Who's judging us? Just as we discount some, we are also discounted by others. Sure a lot of people live wrong and wasteful. The rich just hide it, they can afford to absorb their mistakes without all the pointing fingers. It all goes back to my basic belief, we are as strong as our weakest links - period. If we let some go down, then others, then most, then the ships sinks. Then everyone loses. You either go down with the burning ship or you rise up and try to survive, with everyone. There are many choices in between. The way I see it, we need to keep the boat floating with all hands on deck.


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I took Amy's One Thing, One Week Challenge and I accomplished it! I had done the quilt top but I needed to quilt and bind it. I actually finished it in a day. The friend I was making the quilt for had her baby and I was assigned to bring dinner to her last Tuesday. So I went into turbo mode and got it finished that day!I used Thimble Blossoms "Pint-Sized" pattern. Been dying to try this one and it went pretty quick. I want to try the pinwheel version that also included on the pattern too.
Monday, June 27, 2011
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Friday, June 24, 2011
School's Out for Summer!
Yesterday was the last day of school, finally! We get out later than the rest of the planet and here we are in SoCal with the sun just taunting us! It was a great year with wonderful teachers. This is my Maggie with her teacher, Mrs. Hoffmann.
Maggie also had a great group of silly friends.
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Monday, June 20, 2011
Time for a Challenge
I need a challenge! It's a great motivator to get things done. Amy is having her One Thing, One Week Challenge and I'm taking it on!
This week I want to finish this baby quilt. I have the quilt top done, I just need to baste and quilt! I am still trying to decide how to quilt it. Should I stipple it, or I may try just straight lines. Not sure...but I better figure it out quick, I only have a week!
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Sunday, June 19, 2011
Happy Father's Day!
Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful men in the world who hold that title. I hope they know how blessed they are to have little ones (and big ones!) that call them Dad".
I did not want to leave the dads of my church congregation out after what I did for the mom's on Mother's Day.
So when the children sang to the congregation for Father's Day, I made ties out of card stock for each of the children to hold. It even looked like they were wearing the ties! It turned out really cute. They sang a couple of songs and then gave the ties to their dads when they finished.
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
A Walk in the Park Quilt Tutorial
What you will need:
One Central Park by Kate Spain Jelly Roll
One Bella Basics White Jelly Roll
1/2 yard Central Park fabric for the border
1/2 yard Central Park fabric for binding
3 yards fabric for backing
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Happy & Sad
The last couple of weeks have been really busy and really up and down. For one thing I have to stop watching the news, sometimes there is just too much information, you know? It's the last few weeks of the school year and there is so much to get done and events to get to. But there are also parties and fun to be had. But that's life - you take the good with the bad and the happy with the sad.
Here are a few of my happy and sad moments this week:
I'm sad that my father-in-law was just diagnosed with lymphoma. Especially after spending the last few years helping my mother-in-law get through two cancer diagnosis.
I'm happy that so far the prognosis is good.
I'm happy for my friends who made the lottery for an awesome new public charter school.
I'm sad that we didn't.
I'm sad that my husband turned 40 this week (how did we get so old?).
I'm happy that I am married to such a wonderful man and that we get to spend the next 40 years together.
(we made him a brownie "Oreo" cookie cake, yum!)
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
WIP Wednesday
Among the many projects I have swirling in my head, I actually have a couple of projects I have started.
As soon as I get the binding of this quilt done (I'm so close!) I will finish them up.
I have the Oliver + S Jump Rope dress all cut out and ready to sew up.
And I've been working on this baby boy quilt for a friend who is due in a couple of weeks. I hope I can get it done before she's done! You can't go wrong with Arcadia (though you can't find Arcadia anymore either(sad face here)). So I have some work (can you call it work when you love it?) ahead of me.
Plus I'm helping a friend make signs and a gift basket for an auction at school and need to make 100 paper ties for a Father's Day presentation at church. I might just be a bit busy....
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Camps 'revolutionary military wing for Aotearoa' court hears
No Stuff.co.nz: "Tame Iti allegedly told an acquaintance their training camps in the Ureweras were a "revolutionary military wing for Aotearoa", a court has been told. Internet chat room logs attributed to Iti and someone called Weka have been described to the High Court at Auckland this morning. The accused - Tame Iti, Emily Bailey, Te Rangikaiwhiria Kemara and Urs Signer are charged with illegal possession of firearms and participation in an organised criminal group over alleged training camps in the Urewera Ranges, near Ruatoki in 2007. They have pleaded not guilty." [notícia completa]
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Lots & Lots & Lots of Jewellery...We found the plastic vintage animal tokens in a charity shop a few days back, but its taken us a while to get cracking on them. I'm a little bit taken with the bird ones. We also made some more scrabble necklaces and earrings and also some vintage button bracelets.They are all to go to MADE Cirencester so we couldn't put them out on the shop so we decorated one of our shelves with them.
Then i played around with some manila gift tags and came up with some new packaging ideas.
Lots of the Jewellery is now up on the folksy shop...i think that's a good few days work...don't you?
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Article by A10 Networks EMEA partner director Stephen Dallas
The cloud is a vital part of any enterprise infrastructure.
The convenience of having a database that can be accessed from any location has dramatically improved efficiency within workforces.
While many companies had previously been afraid of making the move, as the open nature of the cloud makes it less secure than on-premise solutions, new advances in cloud security have vastly reduced the number of successful attacks.
With 2019 approaching, it is time to look towards the New Year and predict where the cloud is heading.
While there are numerous public cloud providers out there, six stand above the rest.
Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS), IBM, Alibaba and Oracle are the alphas in the cloud provider space and they will only get stronger throughout 2019.
The growth of these providers will come primarily from increased revenue in their business services and SaaS services, as well as from new and powerful third-party apps being brought to their respective market stores.
Their growth will have the adverse effect of making them a bigger target for malicious attacks and at least one of them will suffer a major breach because of this.
However, it will not be enough to slow down momentum.
A10 Networks predict that by the end of 2019, all six will see an increase in profits.
2018 saw the rise of enterprise container adoption with Kubernetes leading the charge. Twelve months ago, Microsoft stated that adoption of Kubernetes on its Azure service had increased by 10 times compared to the year before, matching similar reports in 2017 from Google that showed a nine-time increase.
The open-source nature of containers provides companies with a lot of freedom to develop secure, scalable and enterprise-ready applications, such as application load balancing and traffic monitoring tools.
There will be a rise in cloud security vendors embracing Kubernetes and other containers for their new solutions in 2019; this will help push containers into the mainstream for any cloud-based application in the future.
As the cloud becomes a bigger requirement for companies, we will begin to see many adopt multi-cloud strategies.
Unfortunately, in doing so, more entry points for hackers to enter the network will become available.
As we have seen in recent years, those with malicious intent will continue to evolve their DDoS threats in order to bring down companies and accomplish their end-goals, whether it be ransomware, crypto mining or something else.
This is to be expected.
To counter these, many enterprises will adopt next-gen cloud security tools like convergent firewalls and secure service meshes.
As the tools of hackers evolve, so must the tools of the industry.
Load balancing technology is not new, but as more companies move to both the public and private cloud it has become increasingly vital.
Cloud load balancing is more agile, offers greater efficiency and can be easily used with multi-cloud offerings.
As the cloud becomes more complex, companies will be forced to rely more on cloud load balancing until it becomes the most important cloud security tool within a company's SOC.
A big reason why cloud load balancing is a great tool is that it offers wide visibility of the cloud and allows for greater analytics and insights.
In addition, it easily integrates with containers and utilises automation to offer instant security.
It also integrates easily with the big service providers like Microsoft Azure and AWS, which makes it available to many.
2018 saw the cloud become a vital part of enterprise infrastructure and 2019 will continue to see it become increasingly mainstream.
Many of the fears businesses had around the cloud have slowly subsided as next-gen security tools have become more available, with proven track records of preventing DDoS and other malicious attacks.
But just as the hackers will continue to evolve, so must the companies who need to keep their data safe.
Having customised, open-source tools and containers will become more important, along with a reliance on cloud load balancing to offer full protection of a company's cloud offerings, whether it be single, hybrid or multi-cloud.


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The Samsung Galaxy S4 is a high end Android smartphone that can be easily customized and optimized. But when first buying an Android device, it will be delivered with various factory, carrier and default restrictions and pre-installed apps, which will slow down your phone. In that matter, most of the users will try in unlocking and in tweaking the Galaxy S4 by applying several unofficial procedures. Now, while doing so, you can end up in bricking your handset, so a fixing method will be more than appreciated. Due to same reasons, during the following guidelines I will show you how to easily unbrick the Galaxy S4.
Unbricking the Galaxy S4 is an easy thing to perform but only if you know what problem you have to fix. So, in that matter, on this guide I will try to explain the main issues that might brick your Galaxy S4 and then I will also explain you how to easily fix these problems. It is important to know that if you have hardware bricked your S4, there is nothing you can do – the operations from below will not work for you, unless you just soft bricked your Android smartphone.
Good; now as I have already mentioned, usually you can brick your Samsung Galaxy S4 while performing unofficial operations like gaining root access, unlocking the bootloader, installing a custom recovery image, flashing a custom ROM firmware, removing bloatware, overclocking the CPU, installing a custom kernel and so on. Now, since these procedures are unofficial ones, the warranty of your phone will be void. So, if something bad happens you won't be able to take you Galaxy S4 back to service in order to ask for technical assistance. Because of that, you will have to learn how to manually unbrick or fix your bricked Samsung Galaxy S4.
The problems that you might notice on your Android smartphone might be similar with the following ones: you can't use your phone properly, there are many bugs, the system runs with lags, you can't boot into Android OS, your device boots only in recovery mode, you get force closes errors, the screen is constantly freezing, you are stuck in a boot loop, you can't turn off / on your device, the battery drain fast, your Galaxy S4 is slow and so on. Well, the best is that you can now easily learn how to fix all these issues by following the guidelines from below, so don't hesitate and check the same.
But first, if possible (if you can still use the menu of your phone) you need to prepare some things. For example, the best will be to save your personal data, info and accounts by making a backup operation. In order to do so you can anytime use compatible backup and restore programs from Google Play – use these tools and save everything that's stored on the internal storage memory of your Samsung Galaxy S4 including text messages, call logs, internet settings, EFS folder, market apps or contacts list.
Then, after taking care of the backup, you need to ensure that a computer, your phone and its USB cable are near you. On the computer you should first deactivate the security protection, while on your device, if possible enable USB debugging option from path "menu – settings – developer options". Your Galaxy S4 should also be charged – if the battery status indicates less than 50% power left, plug in the charger before going any further. Finally, it should be clear for you that this step by step guide represents an "unbrick" method compatible only with the Samsung Galaxy S4. Don't use the steps from below for fixing any other Android based smartphone or tablet, because you will just end up in messing things up.
How to unbrick Samsung Galaxy S4
Make a Hard reset
Usually, when your Galaxy S4 is dealing problems like lags, force closes errors, lazy Android OS, or even issues more complex like boot loop errors, or force closes problems, you can fix the same by making a hard reset. The hard reset can be applied in many ways though we are recommending you the soft or the hardware procedures – just use the link from below for further info. Also, after making a hard reset, the best will be to clear cache, but we will talk about this during the following lines.
Resolve boot loop issues
In rare cases, after installing a custom ROM or even an official Android firmware, your Galaxy S4 might get stuck in a boot loop. Also, you might experience different lags, or bugs, which can be easily fixed if you know what to apply. In that matter, if you want to fix your bricked Galaxy S4 I recommend you to follow the next steps.
- Turn off your Galaxy S4.
- Wait a few seconds and then press Volume Up, Home and Power buttons at the same time.
- Keep pressing these keys until recovery mode is being displayed.
- From recovery select "wipe data factory reset".
- Also, choose "wipe cache partition".
- Then select "advance" and pick "wipe dalvic cache".
- In the end return to Android OS by selecting "reboot system now".
Downgrade Samsung Galaxy S4 to stock Android OS
Good; now there were the easiest methods to apply when dealing with various problems. If the procedures explained aren't useful and your Galaxy S4 is still bricked, try to install the stock Android firmware on your phone. In this way you will be able to revoke root access, relock the bootloader and restore your SGS4 to its initial state. In that matter do follow:
- Download Odin on your computer.
- Also download Samsung KIES and install Galaxy S4 drivers on your PC.
- Unzip Odin and install the program by following to on screen prompts.
- From this page download the stock Android OS compatible with your Samsung Galaxy S4.
- Unzip the firmware file on the same folder as Odin.
- On your computer run Odin and then turn off your phone.
- Press Volume Down, Home and Power buttons on your Galaxy S4 until download mode is being displayed.
- Establish a connection between your device and your computer by plugging in the USB cord.
- On Odin now the "added" message should be displayed and the ID:COM section should turn yellow or blue.
- If not you will have to close the program, reinstall the drivers on your computer and retry the steps from above.
- Now from Odin click on "PA" and select the firmware file.
- Also, don't make any other changes on the program, just click on "start".
- Wait while stock Android OS is being flashed on your Galaxy S4 and in the end (when on Odin the "pass" message will be displayed and when the ID:COM section will turn green) unplug the USB cable and reboot your phone.
- Troubleshooting
If while you are using Odin, the program gest stuck, you need to close it; also remove the USB cord and force restart your device. Then retry the steps from the guide explained above. Also, after downgrading to stock ROM, you should wipe the data and clear cache (as already explained) for obtaining a pure Android experience.
That was all for now, so you should know how to easily unbrick your Samsung Galaxy S4. If you have managed to fix your bricked Galaxy S4 by suing our method, don't hesitate and share your experience with us and with other users by using the comments field from below. Also, if you are still experiencing issues, feedback us and we will try to assist you as soon as possible.


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66º ~ 9 a.m. in August and 66º, some kind of weird joke going on here, right? don't panic, the heat shall return on Monday, just in time for school to start
This post is super easy because my response to Carolyn Guinzio's Spoke & Dark (Red Hen, 2012) is now up at Atticus Review. Carolyn is a good friend and an amazing poet and photographer. She also edits the writing side of Yew: A Journal of Innovating Writing and Images by Women.
Click on over to the Atticus Review site and read all about Spoke & Dark. Then go buy yourself a copy!


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Jihye Lee Orchestra - April
"With its chamber-like woodwind textures, involved harmony and sectional counterpoint, and persistent rhythmic drive, Lee's music fits comfortably within a resurgent large-ensemble format whose exponents include Maria Schneider, John Hollenbeck, Darcy James Argue, and Andrew Rathbun. But Lee also imbues her compositions withhan, an ineffable sadness that serves as a dramatic element in much Korean art - compare the Brazilian saudade or American blues."
–David Adler, Village Voice
"Lee certainly embraced that richness on her remarkable debut, which is redolent of the coloristic bravura of the Maria Schneider Orchestra and the narrative complexity of Jim McNeely's arrangement."
–Shaun Brady, Jazziz
Four stars: "...a musical triumph born of an unspeakable tragedy, thought-provoking and gut-wrenching all at once.
The music sings, sobs, and soars in its unfolding, leaving the listener with a carefully-crafted reflection on the event(s)
and a glimpse into Lee's emotional core....April is simply unforgettable."
–Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz
"Not your typical big band music It's very original, very beautiful, and very well thought-out, well orchestrated music."
–Greg Hopkins
Jihye Lee's first orchestra album, April, released in February 2017, is a collection of uniquely crafted original compositions that reflect her individualism as a Korean-born jazz composer. The album draws from a richly varied sound palette to create a combination of fresh musical colors that simultaneously can startle and comfort. Listeners will experience a vivid array of shifting colors, the sonic equivalent of looking into a kaleidoscope. April invites the listener to participate in a world of imagination in a way that feels almost tangible.
April is co-produced by renowned composer and trumpet player Greg Hopkins, professor of Jazz Composition at Berklee, who is also a featured soloist. The orchestra's personnel are primarily Berklee faculty, including trumpeter Sean Jones and drummer Mark Walker.
This first album of orchestral works came to fruition rather miraculously, as it was entirely funded by donations from music lovers around the world using Kickstarter.
April was composed in response to the mysterious, yet poignant wreck, on 16 April 2014, of the Korean ferry Sewol, which sank en route from Incheon to Jeju, claiming the lives of 304 innocent passengers, most of whom were teenage children. This horrific and, for some, controversial event shocked the entire country,
leaving its people haunted in the wake of this senseless tragedy. I had composed April Wind and Deep Blue Sea shortly before, and my apartment number was also 304; it was very strong coincidence giving me more conviction to bring April to life.
The opening piece April Wind sings to you like a warm breeze. The melody is lyrical, but the harmonies are constantly shifting to take you on a journey to unknown places, riding the wind. It is a calm before the storm and welcomes you to the story of April.
Sewol Ho continues this to the theme of the music with staggering bass line, crashing screaming harmony, and the jumping melody show a state of panic. The beautiful, almost playful, section in the middle of the story is elegy for victims.
Deep Blue Sea captures the movement of the water's dance, serene waves at night and majestic whirlpool underneath the deep sea. Although composed before the ferry actually sank, it turned out to be a song of the sea singing while holding Sewol Ho in its arms; you will hear the story the sea tells.
Whirlwind was written when I was being swept away by all the craziness I had in my life. I was lost, and overwhelmed. When life is too much to handle, you are restless. I hoped that the calm middle 'eye of the storm' was the shelter I was seeking for my worn soul.
After Sewol incident, I was in pain realizing there was nothing I could do, feeling Guilty at the sacrifice of innocents. I had vision of snakes tempting for greed; I saw someone walking for execution; I heard a strong heartbeat. I expressed all of these in my music.
The last piece You Are Here (Every Time I Think of You) reminds us that whenever we think of loved ones who vanished for any reason, we find them still right next to us. Sean Jones' flugelhorn lament evokes great melancholy, a yearning for what has been lost. I hope it brings beautifully shared memories consoling us with mourning smiles.
The music presented here echoes the yin-yang of human emotions. April reflects not only the misfortunate recounting of this catastrophe, but seeks to offer hope. In the context of this disaster, the month of April may certainly conjure feelings of anguish and despair, yet when viewed as part of the natural cycle, it is the month of life emerging.