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One baby is a patient baby, and waits indefinitely until its mother is ready to feed it. The other baby is an impatient baby and cries lustily, screams and kicks and makes everybody unpleasant until it is fed. Well, we know perfectly well which baby is attended to first. That is the whole history of politics.
I think of the chimp, the one with the talking hands. In the course of the experiment, that chimp had a baby. Imagine how her trainers must have thrilled when the mother, without prompting, began to sign her newborn. Baby, drink milk. Baby, play ball. And when the baby died, the mother stood over the body, her wrinkled hands moving with animal grace, forming again and again the words: Baby, come hug, Baby come hug, fluent now in the language of grief.
When a mother comes home with her new baby, she will find her abstractions are all concrete now. 'Freedom' now means being able to take a shower. 'Mobility' means being able to reach the glass of water on the dresser while not breaking the baby's suction on the breast. 'Flexibility' means being able to push the Record function on the VCR without dropping the baby.
My view is different from this, only to the extent that if a decision is taken, by the parents and doctors, that it is better that a baby should die, I believe it should be possible to carry out that decision, not only by withholding or withdrawing life-support - which can lead to the baby dying slowly from dehydration or from an infection - but also by taking active steps to end the baby's life swiftly and humanely
Anyone who has breast-fed knows two things for sure: The baby wants to be fed at the most inopportune times, in the most inopportune places, and the baby will prevail.... And so the baby should, and the mom, too. Sometimes a breast is a sexual object, and sometimes it's a food delivery system, and one need not preclude nor color the other.
Other people--grandparents, sisters and brothers, the mother's best friend, the next-door neighbor--get to be familiar to the baby. If the mother communicates her trust in these people, the baby will regard them as delicious novelties. Anybody the mother trusts whom the baby sees often enough partakes a bit of the presence of the mother.
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Fitness Tips for Singers and Actors
Fitness Tips for Singers and Actors
Staying in exceptional physical shape is not always about vanity. For singers and actors, it is a professional necessity. While time may be a precious commodity for people in these professions, they need to be able to sacrifice at least 30 minutes each day in order to stay in shape.
Exercise increases cardiovascular strength and the stamina of the breath, which improves singing. Sweating also stimulates endorphins and strengthens muscle tone. Sports can aid in a singer's ability to sing higher, more energetically, clearer, with less strain, and with increased emotion. With the right kind of exercise, singers and actors will feel relaxed, invigorated, and capable of facing any pressures of performing.
Protect Yourself in the Cold and Heat
When exercising outdoors, singers and actors should protect their voices by avoiding exercising in cold climates the day of a performance. The cold air will dry out the throat and lungs, leading to a raspy voice. In dry climates, whether it is winter or summer, it is important for singers and actors to drink an extra 2 cups of water each day to keep their vocal cords moisturized.
Actors and singers should both avoid intense exercise outside when it is hot. The heat will dehydrate the voice. Also, running on roads that have steady traffic is harmful for the vocal cords. If one must run on urban streets, it is best to wait until the car pollution is at it's lowest, which is in the morning or during sundown.
Swimming is great for the endurance of singers and actors. It conditions both the heart and the lungs, tightens the stomach, elongates the back, strengthens rib muscles, and most importantly, it increases the capacity of one's breath. Prior to a performance, a moderate 30-minute swim can also work to settle nerves, pump up the lungs, and increase endorphins. You can use fitness watches , like the applewatchsport, to keep track of your calories, distance, calories burned etc.
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Martial arts and Yoga both work to tune one's focus and help decrease stage anxiety. These exercises also benefit posture, breath control, alignment, power confidence, and energy. Yoga helps to develop additional strength, breath coordination, balance, mental clarity, as well as concentration and relaxation.
The most important thing for actors and singers to remember while exercising is to avoid anything that may cause them harm. Breathing too heavy or breathing in low quality air can injure the vocal cords and strain the voice to the point that their career in acting or singing may be impacted.
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Come along to my studio during 2 weekends in May, organised as part of the Site Festival
Art, prints, sculptures for sale
5th-6th & 12th-13th May 2018
Centre for Science and Art, 13 Lansdown, Stroud GL5 1BB
Come along to my studio during 2 weekends in May, organised as part of the Site Festival
Art, prints, sculptures for sale
5th-6th & 12th-13th May 2018
Centre for Science and Art, 13 Lansdown, Stroud GL5 1BB
Good On Paper Presents: Film Posters - Reinterpreted
Fri 9th – Sat 17th March 2018 / SVA, John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA
Two posters by Joe Magee celebrating the films of David Lynch (Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive)
A series of illustrations commissioned by Financial News Magazine (art director, Barry Ainslie) to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week. The story concerns worries about the mental health of people working in the highly pressurised environment of the city banking sector. Stress, depression, insomnia and obsessive compulsive disorder are common amongst people working long hours with high expectations. There are attempts to reduce stigma - encouraging employees talk about their problems and managers to be supportive. Change is happening, we are told.
I created this series of illustrations for The Guardian's G2 magazine, 20 February 2017, working with Guardian art director Ellen Wishart. The article, by Chitra Ramaswamy, focussed on how popular apps like AirBnB and Uber can facilitate prejudice by enabling users to deny each other on the grounds of, for example, what they look like on their profile photograph (ie on the grounds of race etc). The writer questions whether the lauded Sharing Economy is just a spontaneous deregulation movement ('companies deregulating themselves'). These massively profitable organisations seem to shirk responsibility and permit discrimination. If they don't change they will make the world a worse place - so don't believe their creepy Utopian marketing messages! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qUTYHnLz2g
Full article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/feb/20/airbnb-uber-sharing-apps-digital-equality
The digital armies waging war online
The Guardian. Monday 07.11.16
Illustrations by Joe Magee
Art Editor Andrew Stocks
From Russian Trump supporters to Turkish state stooges, governments all over the world are manipulating social media for their own ends. that's where the digital footsoldiers come in - smearing opponents, spreading disinformation and posting fake texts for 'pocket money'.
Article written by Leo Benedictus
This series of illustrations was commissioned by METAL in Southend-on-Sea for an innovative project exploring dementia, due to go live in November 2016. The Dementia Project, lead by artist Simon Poulter, and developed by local artist Elsa James, is set in Metal's NetPark, located in Chalkwell Park, Southend-on-Sea. Visitors to the park are invited to borrow digital tablets and wander specific areas of the park that have been installed with wifi hotspots. As the tablets pick up the localised signals, images (seen here) and anecdotal stories by writer Alistair Gentry (working in conjunction with local park-goers who are living with dementia) appear and create a narrative based on both the fragmenting memories of those living with dementia and nearby features of the park, such as a particular tree or garden. All the illustrations employ images gathered in these particular locations in Chalkwell Park.
A series of illustrations by Joe Magee on the subject of water commissioned by Watershed Media Centre, 2016
Pill Palette, 2016
Illustration and design by Joe Magee
Image commissioned by Create Gloucestershire
Poster commissioned by Gloucestershire NHS Clinical Commissioning Group
This poster has been produced by Gloucestershire NHS Clinical Commissioning Group. It is part of a national 'social prescibing' pilot project.
The image was commissioned by Create Gloucestershire, an arts incubator group, who wanted an image to accompany a piece entitled 'An artist a day keeps the doctor away', a discussion about the relationship between art and health, and how a daily 'dose' of art can help build and sustain a healthy and meaningful life.
The pill packet is so familiar but I've obscured what kind of pills might have been in it - whether simple painkillers or mind-tweaking anti-depressants. Generally, I think the act of poking out a pill from a packet elicits a particular feeling in the user - one of impending relief or a road to wellbeing. The fact that, in this image, the packet contains paints is disconcerting and makes the connection clearly between these feelings described and art. The bright and fun colours subvert what we expect in the normally monotone packaging and contents, adding an edge because its dangerous to consider pills to be fun - but Art can be anything it wants.
Divine, my illustration for the cover of the 60th issue of The Reader
1-13 December 2015, 11am-6pm, Bristol 2015 Lab Shop, BS1 5TX
For the first 2 weeks of December I will be selling lots of art and art-related stuff! I have a space in the Bristol 2015 Lab Shop, in the heart of Bristol 100metres along the harbourside from Watershed. I'm intending to be in the shop for the duration, and will have special offers, discounts and some rare one-offs, as well as limited edition prints, books, posters and postcards.
My portrait, Status, has been published by Courrier International, July 2015, to accompany the article, Les nouveaux prophètes de la Silicon Valley.
Razor Waves
Commissioned by The Guardian, April 2015
Desperate migrants brave overcrowded boats to reach European shores from Africa often with tragic consequences.
My poster and publicity design for
Royal Anthropological Institute
International Festival of Ethnographic Film
16-19 June 2015
Watershed, Bristol
A great start to 2015, I co-directed a short film with Bill Bailey, Love Song, also starring the gorgeous Emma Thompson.
A Glassbox Production, commissioned for BBC iPlayer, its about 5 mins and available online HERE until 13 April.
Just completed a cover image for Courrier International, as well as a series of images for the interior, on the subject of The Circular Economy. The feature concerns the idea of an industrial economy that is restorative by intention, aiming to eradicate waste through careful design and reliant on renewable energy. A lot of the answers come from observing nature (biomimicry). Producers and consumers must be complicit.
I'm proud to work with the wonderful Reader Organisation. Available now. Inside is a short essay about this portrait.
In the 1990s I was doing a lot of portraits; this one is of my dad. It's the biggest picture I'd ever done, about eight foot wide. It was part of an exhibition I held called Damage (shown at Manchester Metropolitan University's Aytoun Gallery). It was a very experimental image; at that point it was quite new to mix media, like photography and paint, on a computer. I was playing around, exploring.
A photo, left untouched, was not enough. I knew what I wanted – a man sitting in an enclosed space, in a suburban setting, almost cage-like, with all the chaos of the world happening around him, beyond the walls.
The camera angle is very low – I'm crouching down looking up at him. Maybe that was part of how I view him – your first memories of your father are almost certainly of looking up at them, aren't they? I also wanted his upper body and his head to be against the sky. I knew I was going to put imagery in the sky.
My father was a ship's captain and through the greatest storms imaginable he kept a steady ship. I'm talking about his job, but maybe a bit about his family too – there were eight of us kids. He was a kind of rock, for sure; anyone who knew him would say that.
I crave narratives – that's what I'm after when I look at a piece of art. Perhaps the picture was also a comment on his retirement: he'd had this incredible life, lived through two world wars, travelled round the world numerous times on the ships, escaping death continuously, and here he is retired, everything narrowed down to four walls. But even though his physical life has changed, life outside still swirls around him: he was very plugged in to the world – he'd often have two radios going at the same time whilst watching Ceefax on the telly. His head was probably awash with some of the new technology that had come in during his lifetime. When he went to sea at 16 he learnt how to navigate by the stars; by the time this photo was taken of him, people were using satnav just to go down the street.
I put the black hole next to him because I wanted to create a darkness; not one that dominated, but something you came across as you looked around the image, and that you might not even see if you didn't look hard enough. It's a squiggle of lines but in the middle of it there's an absolute void that can't be understood. My dad was in his eighties at the time of the photo, he died when he was 95.
Wherever I live, this picture is always the first thing to go up. It feels like my dad's presence is there. It hangs on my landing wall and I sometimes touch his foot as I'm going past, like people do with religious idols in a church, wearing the stone away – I might be rubbing the ink off. It's talismanic for me.
Inks on the studio floor / a new silkscreen print, 'STATUS', emerging.
Inks now on the wall at The Day of the Aloof Icon, Hackney until 31 October. Get on down and buy one!!


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Leaving on a Futuristic Jet Plane
A D-series supersonic jet from MIT (MIT/Aurora Flight Sciences)
In the next three decades, air traffic is predicted to double, which will require a lot of fuel and potentially increase harmful emissions.
To combat this, NASA challenged six different research groups to radically redesign the passenger aircraft in order to increase fuel efficiency, lower emissions, and allow planes to take off on shorter runways.
The D-series commercial aircraft (MIT/Aurora Flight Sciences)
One of these teams was a group of researchers from MIT. Last week they unveiled their D-series plane. It uses 70% less fuel than traditional aircraft because it has thinner, longer wings, a smaller tail, and an engine located at the rear of the plane instead of on the wings. In addition, the D-series is shaped differently than its predecessors. Two long, tubes form the body of the plane, instead of the conventional single fuselage. That tubular design is what has earned the plane the nickname "double bubble."
A design for a passenger aircraft by GE (NASA/GE Aviation)
NASA calls this initiative the "N+3" to signify that the aircraft industry must be revolutionized in three generations. The agency has also assigned certain groups to design a passenger plane that could travel at supersonic speeds. In their recent report on the results of this challenge, NASA pointed out that while some of the designs might seem a bit retro on the outside (see image above from GE), looking under the hood is likely to yield more technical wonders:
"You may see ultramodern shape memory alloys, ceramic or fiber composites, carbon nanotube or fiber optic cabling, self-healing skin, hybrid electric engines, folding wings, double fuselages and virtual reality windows."
With any luck, we can expect to see the designs created for this program take to the air in 2035.
Filed under: Aerospace, e-News, Materials, Transportation
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Cosetta Romani
Yoga Instructor
I am ferocious in my dedication to seize the present moment. Living life as it comes allows me to experience and teach yoga as a living practice, weaving all the wisdom traditions in the now.
I am a grounded, intuitive, compassionate, vital and generous being that likes to wear the alchemical hats of the consort, mother, friend, teacher, energy healer, artist, dancer, poet and ceremonialist. I have been practicing the healing arts of yoga, meditation and shamanism for 15 years and will continue to study until my last breath, under the direct guidance of Life.
In my classes, workshops, circles and retreats I want to feel and connect with the Mind-Heart and Spirit of each student. I rely on intuitive guidance, precise breath work, creative flows, chants and sacred songs, moving and sitting meditations. I invite them to shift inward, toward the center of their longing, in order to access and express their deepest potentials.
Registered with Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500). I apprenticed for five years under the guidance of wonderful and knowledgeable yoga teacher Lee Atwell. Later I undertook yoga-training intensives from various teachers and schools. In 2007 I began a deep training with my most inspirational and empowering teacher Shiva Rea and her lineage of Yoga Prana Flow.
The Sacred Path of the Warrior in the Shambhala Tradition, as taught by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, is the core foundation of my meditation.
Simultaneously I completed a five-year mentorship with Sundust Oracle Institute under the compassionate guidance of medicine woman Char Sundust (Lakota Tradition). Currently studying with renowned teachers and shamans Christina Pratt and Sandra Ingerman.
In the last three years I have embarked an ongoing healing and learning in the ancient path of vegetalismo tradition of the upper Amazon, where plants and trees are considered the real university and pharmacy available to us. I travel to South America on a regular basis.
I am also a creative dakini, who has been studying and practicing the art of ikebana (flower sculptures) from the Sogetzu school. I found a daily delight in the creation of altars and sacred space.


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Office of Response and Restoration
NOS Exxon Valdez 20th Anniversary Portal
The thawing of Arctic Ocean ice during summer months will lead to increased maritime transportation, tourism, and oil exploration activity.
Within the next two decades, scientists estimate that the Arctic Ocean will be free of multi-year ice in the summer.
The thawing of Arctic Ocean ice during summer months will lead to increased maritime transportation and tourism. It will also lead to increased oil and gas exploration as access to Arctic sea floors grows easier—the U.S. Geological Survey estimates that the Arctic may hold as much as 90,000 billion barrels of oil, 669 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and 44 billion barrels of natural gas liquids, with 84 percent in offshore locations.
While many people around the world are thinking about the economic opportunities that may open up as the ice thaws, experts from the NOS Office of Response and Restoration are now working out strategies to deal with the increased likelihood of oil spills in this remote region.
In 2004, the M/V Selendang Ayu spilled more than 350,000 gallons of oil into the Bering Sea during a storm. Attempts to recover oil during spills in Alaska have often failed and, in many cases, weather and other adverse conditions prevent any response at all. Oil spills in Alaska have killed birds, tainted shellfish, fouled shorelines, and contributed to declines of fish populations.
"The U.S. is not adequately prepared to respond to a large spill in broken ice conditions in the Arctic and sub-Arctic region," said Dr. Amy Merten, co-director of the Office of Response and Restoration's Coastal Response Research Center.
"The challenges of geography, weather, and a sensitive and changing ecosystem compel us to improve our preparedness and response capabilities. The increasing likelihood of a major spill in the Arctic means that we must prepare now," she said.
Since the Arctic is remote and undeveloped, vessels transiting the region will have little or no emergency response infrastructure or support. Spills that might be cleaned up relatively quickly and efficiently along the coastal U.S. will be much harder to deal with in the far reaches of the Arctic. Added to this, there are no nearby search and rescue teams in the area. Ships that collide with floating ice or other vessels will likely have to wait much longer for help to arrive.
The extreme remoteness of the Arctic also means that there are no nearby logistical support services for salvage and emergency response, so even a minor breakdown could lead to a large spill. And while technological improvements have reduced the potential for oil spills from oil production platforms, spills resulting from the associated vessel traffic, pipelines, shore side facilities and other infrastructure are common.
In addition, shoreline erosion and the melting of permafrost are dramatically affecting the stability and safety of communities in the Arctic region. Oil pipelines and other infrastructure located in permafrost will become less stable, also increasing the risk of spills.
Melting ice will also present hazards to navigation, to include unpredictable ice conditions, moving ice floes, unsettled weather, and erratic wave patterns.
With the loss of 11 million gallons of oil, the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska's Prince William Sound remains the largest marine spill ever to occur in U.S. coastal waters. Although the spill occurred in calm seas and ice-free conditions with response equipment and shore-based infrastructure available nearby, the clean-up was still daunting. Active response efforts took over three years. Today, 20 years later, the environment and communities are still recovering.
NOAA is now working with Norway, the University of Alaska, the Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute, and the University of Rhode Island to address these concerns. The goal of ongoing research is to better understand and prepare for conditions and increased traffic in the Arctic in the not-too-distant future.
This work is part of a larger joint industry program to improve response capabilities and contingency plans for responding to Arctic spills.
NOAA also recently co-led an international workshop on accident threats to the Arctic. The key recommendations from this workshop are forming OR&R's Arctic Preparedness and Response Strategy:
Enhance and add capacity for spill preparedness and response capabilities for the Arctic/Sub-Arctic regions. Currently, response assets would come from Anchorage and the lower 48 states, taking days to weeks to arrive on scene.
Develop response strategies for using alternative countermeasures (e.g., dispersants, in-situ burning).
Update environmental sensitivity maps, improve baseline data for biological resources at risk and other planning tools for emergency responders.
Conduct critical research on Arctic response and restoration efforts including better understanding of behavior and effects of oil in cold water/ice conditions and the technologies for spill response in difficult environments.
Develop pollutant fate and effects models (models that help predict what will happen to pollutants and what effects they may have on the environment) for ice conditions.
Develop natural resource damage assessment and restoration guidelines/protocols for the Arctic.


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Books >> Kids Books
Sujean Rim
Birdie's Big-Girl Shoes
Sujean Rim
Birdie's Big-Girl Shoes
Release Date: 9/1/2009
LIST PRICE: $17.99 (you save $5.40)
Birdie carefully slipped her little toes into one shoe,
then slid into the other.
She looked at herself in the mirror...
and gasped.
Birdie can't wait to be just like her mom. She loves wearing jewelry, spritzing perfume bottles, and dressing up in front of the mirror. But more than anything, Birdie fantasizes about her mother's fancy high-heels. She can't wait to try them on and do all the things she likes to do wearing beautiful ""big-girl shoes.""
Little girls will love walking with Birdie as she spends a day in her mother's shoes, but in the end they may find that, like Birdie, they like their ""barefoot shoes"" best of all.
With playful watercolors and clever textured cut-paper designs, this precious picture book will speak to every little girl who longs to be a ""big-girl"".


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Real Estate Buyers Side Closed Transaction | Closed April 2015
I had fun helping the Baller family find the perfect home for their family. They were such a pleasure to work with and they have an adorable daughter that my daughters loved to play with, so it made showing enjoyable as I would bring my daughters along to play with their daughter. I love family oriented people and I love helping them find a house that they can call home. Welcome home Baller family and thank you for allowing me to be a part of this amazing life experience. You can read their testimonial / review about my service to them as they're buyers agent.
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People use the terms REALTOR® and real estate agent interchangeably, but that is incorrect. There are differences between REALTORS® and real estate agents. They are not the same. Although both are licensed to sell real estate, the basic difference between a real estate agent and a REALTOR® is a REALTOR® is a member of the National Association of REALTORS®. As such, the main difference that you hear a lot about — but are likely confused about is that a REALTOR® must subscribe to the REALTOR® Code of Ethics. But what does this mean to a consumer?
The Code of Ethics is strictly enforced it contains 17 Articles and various underlying Standards of Practice. It's not just a bunch of rules that agents swear to uphold and adhere to. The Standards are much more restrictive and confining as to conduct than those governing agents who simply hold a real estate license. While there is no evidence nor guarantee that all REALTORS® are morally or ethically better than unaffiliated real estate agents, it is an attempt by the industry to regulate and, as such, deserves recognition. Keeping mind, of course, that even the non-NAR member "real estate agent" is held to the same legal standard, as a practical matter.
Here are 17 things that a REALTOR® promises to do that non-affiliates do not:
#1) Pledge to put the interests of buyers and sellers ahead of their own and to treat all parties honestly.
#2) Shall refrain from exaggerating, misrepresenting or concealing material facts; and is obligated to investigate and disclose when situations reasonably warrant.
#3) Shall cooperate with other brokers / agents when it is in the best interests of the client to do so.
#4) Have a duty to disclose if they represent family members who own or are about to buy real estate, or if they themselves are a principal in a real estate transaction, that they are licensed to sell real estate.
#5) Shall not provide professional services in a transaction where the agent has a present or contemplated interest without disclosing that interest.
#6) Shall not collect any commissions without the seller's knowledge nor accept fees from a third-party without the seller's express consent.
#7) Shall refuse fees from more than one party without all parties' informed consent.
#8) Shall not co-mingle client funds with their own.
#9) Shall attempt to ensure that all written documents are easy to understand and will give everybody a copy of what they sign.
#10) Shall not discriminate in any fashion for any reason on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.
#11) Expects agents to be competent, to conform to standards of practice and to refuse to provide services for which they are unqualified.
#12) Must engage in truth in advertising.
#13) Shall not practice law unless they are a lawyer.
#14) Shall cooperate if charges are brought against them and present all evidence requested.
#15) Agree not to bad mouth competition and agree not to file unfounded ethics complaints.
#16) Shall not solicit another REALTOR'S client nor interfere in a contractual relationship.
#17) Shall submit to arbitration to settle matters and not seek legal remedies in the judicial system.
The National Association of REALTORS® was founded in 1908 and has more than one million members.
Full disclosure: Michael Marchena is a REALTOR®.


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San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico
|San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico
Drummers at San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1942. Ansel Adams, photographer
Location of San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico
|Coordinates: 35°53′52″N 106°7′19″W / 35.89778°N 106.12194°WCoordinates: 35°53′52″N 106°7′19″W / 35.89778°N 106.12194°W
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|New Mexico
|Santa Fe
|• Total
|4.2 sq mi (10.8 km2)
|• Land
|3.9 sq mi (10.2 km2)
|• Water
|0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
|5,548 ft (1,691 m)
|Population (2000)
|• Total
|• Density
|116.7/sq mi (45.1/km2)
|Time zone
|Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
|• Summer (DST)
|ZIP code
|Area code(s)
|FIPS code
|GNIS feature ID
San Ildefonso Pueblo
|Nearest city
|Espanola, New Mexico
|46.8 acres (18.9 ha)
|NRHP reference #
|Significant dates
|Added to NRHP
|June 20, 1974
|Designated NMSRCP
|December 30, 1971
San Ildefonso Pueblo (Tewa: P'ohwhóge Owingeh [p'òhxʷógè ʔówîŋgè] "where the water cuts through"[2][3]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States, and a federally recognized tribe, established c. 1300 C.E.[4] The Pueblo is self-governing and is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 524 as of the 2010 census,[5] reported by the State of New Mexico as 1,524 in 2012,[6] and there were 628 enrolled tribal members reported as of 2012 according to the Department of the Interior.[7] San Ildefonso Pueblo is a member of the Eight Northern Pueblos, and the pueblo people are from the Tewa ethnic group of Native Americans, who speak the Tewa language.
San Ildefonso is located at 35°53′52″N 106°7′19″W / 35.89778°N 106.12194°W (35.897902, -106.121834).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the pueblo has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11 km2), of which 3.9 square miles (10 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (5.54%) is water.
San Ildefonso Pueblo is located at the foot of Black Mesa.
As of the census[9] of 2010, there were 524 people residing in San Ildefonso. The racial makeup was 62.2% Native American, 11.3% White, 21.2% from other races, and 5.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31.9% of the population. There were 212 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them. As of 2010, the population was distributed with 26.3% under the age of 18, 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older, females comprised 51.7%, and males comprised 48.3% of the population.
As of 2000, the median income for a household in San Ildefonso was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $30,972. Males had a median income of $19,792 versus $19,250 for females. The per capita income for the pueblo was $11,039. About 19.1% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 50.0% of those age 65 or over.
The Pueblo was founded when people migrated from the Mesa Verde complex in Southern Colorado, by way of Bandelier (elevation about 7000 feet), just south of present-day Los Alamos, New Mexico. People thrived at Bandelier due to the rainfall and the ease of constructing living structures from the surrounding soft volcanic rock. But after a prolonged drought, the people moved down into the valleys of the Rio Grande around 1300 C.E. (Pueblo IV Era). The Rio Grande and other arroyos provided the water for irrigation.
The Spanish conquistadors tried to subdue the native people and force Catholicism on the native people during the early 17th century, which led to the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. The people withstood the Spaniards by climbing to the top of the Black Mesa. The siege ended with the surrender of the native people, but the Spanish gave the native people some freedom of religion and other self-governing rights.
The people of San Ildefonso continued to lead an agricultural based economy until the early 20th century when Maria Martinez and her husband Julian Martinez rediscovered how to make the Black-on-Black pottery for which San Ildefonso Pueblo would soon become famous. From that time the Pueblo has become more tourist-oriented, with numerous tourist shops existing in the Pueblo. Because of close proximity to the state capital, Santa Fe, and the presence of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, many of those employed in the pueblo have government jobs.
San Ildefonso is governed by a civil government consisting of an executive branch (the governor) and a legislative branch (the tribal counsel).[10]
In 2011, former pueblo Lt. Governor Paul D. Rainbird, was sentenced to 33 months on federal charges of illegal trafficking in contraband cigarettes.[11] The pueblo has experienced significant political controversy in recent years with significant interference from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and in 2012, the Interior Board of Indian Appeals vacated BIA decisions to "acknowledge" the results of an election for Governor of the Pueblo of San Ildefonso for the 2008/09 term which had resulted in the governorship of Leon Roybal.[12]
In 2012, the Pueblo adopted a new constitution through general election overseen by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. One of the results of the new constitution is that, for the first time, women are allowed to run for tribal council positions.[13][14] To date, there is no publicly available copy of the newly adopted constitution. The 1996 San Ildefonso Code is the most recent available copy of local laws governing the pueblo.[15]
Economic development[edit]
The San Ildefonso Pueblo Enterprise Corporation (SIPEC) is a federally chartered Section 17 Corporation which is wholly owned by the Pueblo de San Ildefonso.[16] SIPEC is charged with working with companies and individuals who share a vision of utilizing the Pueblo's strategic location for fostering economic and job growth for the Pueblo de San Ildefonso.
The people of San Ildefonso have a strong sense of identity and retain ancient ceremonies and rituals tenaciously, as well as tribal dances.[2] While many of these ceremonies and rituals are closely guarded, San Ildefonso Feast Day is open to the public every January 23.[17] Other dances open to the public include Corn Dance, which occurs in the early to mid-part of September, and dances at Easter.[18]
There was an art movement called the San Ildefonso Self-Taught Group, which included such noted artists as Alfonso Roybal, Tonita Peña, Julian Martinez, Abel Sanchez, Crecencio Martinez, and Encarnación Peña.[19]
Notable people[edit]
- Edgar Lee Hewett (1865–1946), Anthropologist instrumental to the development of the San Ildefonso Self Taught Group
- Crescencio Martinez (1879–1918), painter[20]
- Julian Martinez (1879–1943), pottery artist
- Maria Martinez (1887–1980), pottery artist
- Tonita Peña, watercolor artist
- Awa Tsireh (also known as Alfonso Roybal), watercolor artist
- Blue Corn (1920-1999), pottery artist
- Victor Calabaza, photographer and poet. Also grandson of Blue Corn.
See also[edit]
- Tsankawi cliff dwellings
- Tsirege archaeological site
- Black Mesa Research Facility
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Santa Fe County, New Mexico
- ^ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ^ a b "San Ildefonso Pueblo". Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ Burns, Patrick (2001). In the Shadow of Los Alamos: Selected Writings of Edith Warner. Albuquerque: U. New Mexico Press. p. 26. ISBN 0-8263-1974-2.
- ^ "Southwest Region - Tribes Served". U.S. Department of the Interior Indian Affairs. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=35:3568010[permanent dead link]
- ^ "San Ildefonso Pueblo". New Mexico Tourism Department. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "BIA Southern Plains Regional Office". U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "San Ildefonso Official Website". Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Former Lt. Governor of the Pueblo de San Ildefonso Sentenced to 33 Months for Illegally Trafficking in Contraband Cigarrettes" (PDF). Press Release. United States Department of Justice. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Pueblo de San Ildefonso Council of Principally v. Acting Southwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs" (PDF). 54 IBIA 253 (02/13/2012). Interior Board of Indian Appeals. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Women Vote In Pueblo Election For First Time". KOAT-TV. Retrieved 16 April 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.santafenewmexican.com/localnews/San-Ildefonso-Pueblo-elects-women-for-1st-time[permanent dead link]
- ^ "San Ildefonso Pueblo Code". National Indian Law Library. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "Feast Days". Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Dances & Events at New Mexico's Native Communities". New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ^ Wander, Robin (February 22, 2012). "Highlights from Stanford's Native American paintings collection are showcased in Memory and Markets: Pueblo Painting in the Early 20th Century". Stanford News. Stanford University, Cantor Arts Center. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ^ "Crescencio Martinez". Askart.com. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico.
- American Indian reservations in New Mexico
- Census-designated places in Santa Fe County, New Mexico
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- Native American tribes in New Mexico
- Pueblo great houses
- Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico
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RIP Twinkies: Consumers Want Healthier Snacks
November 18, 2012 — 1:00 AM
Hostess Brands, Inc. the maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs, and Wonder Bread, has declared bankruptcy and will be closing.
The Wall Street Journal reports:
The Irving, Texas-based company, which filed for Chapter 11 for a second time in January, closed all factories and asked a judge for permission to start proceedings that will mean job losses for about 18,500 employees and could result in more than 30 brands being sold or disappearing.The move endangers American treats and snacks that have graced supermarket shelves for decades, but have had trouble keeping up with trends toward healthier snacking.
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Meowrrr, catnip! Officially known as Nepeta cataria, catnip is an herb that's part of the Lamiaceae (mint) family. It seems to easily grow everywhere -ÔÇô on a sunny windowsill or even in your garden (although it can be a bit invasive, so experts urge caution in the garden). It's not hard to come by and I have never heard of catnip trafficking, which is good news for all those catnip-lovin' kitties.
And, really, is there anything better than watching your cat go nuts on the nip?
Cats can get their high from eating catnip or simply sniffing it. While no one quite understands the exact effects catnip has on a cat (well, duh, we aren't cats), experts do know that the active ingredient is nepetalactone, which appears to mimic pheromones causing various reactions in kitties. "Nip trips" typically last 10 to 15 minutes, and most cats need some time before they can feel the effects again.
Even big cats get in on the fun! Tigers and leopards have been known to delight in the pleasures of the nip — rolling, snorting, and rubbing their big velvet heads on the ground.
Does your little house tiger like catnip? Here are some of the different types of catnip kitties. Which is yours?
Is your cat a nip junkie? Does he know where you hide the stash and does he come running from the far corners of the house when he hears the cupboard open?
Junkies are the most entertaining of the catnip kitties. They really get into it -ÔÇô rolling around, jumping, running in circles, batting at imaginary items, salivating, and rubbing on things. Often, after a spurt of activity, they finally just pass out after the effects wear off.
The stoner is definitely into the nip, but it mellows him out, big time. He may just sit and stare.
Cats have been known to stretch out on the floor in the middle of the pile of catnip and just lounge. And, like any good stoners, some cats demonstrate an increased appetite when doped up on the stuff. Tuna nachos, anyone?
Some cats like catnip but can take it or leave it. My cat Romeo is a recreational user. He's actually pretty "meh" about it, and when it's around, he may or may not imbibe. If he does, it usually involves some sniffing, chewing, and a few rolls around on the floor before he gets up, composes himself, and continues on with whatever he was doing prior to the detour.
Some cats get mean on nip. Owners report their cats' claws coming out, growling, or picking fights with their housemates. These "mean drunks" are probably best separated from their peers while using. Put 'em in the household clink for a while until they sober up. Can you imagine one of the big cats we mentioned above having a bad trip?
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My cat Pugsley is a square. No matter how many catnip toys or loose nip I bring home, he just doesn't care. He just sits and looks at it. Bor-ing.
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In an effort that is hoped to boost memory and reverse the mental slide of Alzheimer's sufferers, surgeons placed a pacemaker-like device into the brain of a patient in the early stages of the disease. The November operation was the first of its kind in the United States.
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Let's predict the playoffs
2016-17 NFL Playoffs baby. I know it's a little late considering they start today, but hey better late than never.
So I'm going to go round by round and give throw a random score out there for each finish too. We'll see who ends up being the most accurate when we're all said and done. Bonus points if you don't pick the Patriots to win!
Here's a reminder of the seedings...
1. New England Patriots (14-2)
2. Kansas City Chiefs (12-4)
3. Pittsburgh Steelers (11-5)
4. Houston Texans (9-7)
5. Oakland Raiders (12-4)
6. Miami Dolphins (10-6)
1. Dallas Cowboys (14-2)
2. Atlanta Falcons (11-5)
3. Seattle Seahawks (10-5-1)
4. Green Bay Packers (10-6)
5. New York Giants (11-5)
6. Detroit Lions (9-7)
OK. So let's start with the Wild Card round.
Wild Card
Oakland Raiders vs Houston Texans
This game could go either way. The Raiders seem to have fallen apart with Carr out, but the Texans aren't the team to cry to about having Quarterback troubles. So it could be close, but I'm giving it to Oakland because they still have an all around winning team and I think Connor Cook may surprise some people.
Winner: Raiders, 20-17.
Detroit Lions vs Seattle Seahawks
The Seahawks don't seem to be their old selves anymore, but they're still a solid team and at home they're still pretty unstoppable. They're pretty beat up though, but I still give this one to them.
Winner: Seahawks, 31-20.
Miami Dolphins vs Pittsburgh Steelers
Big Ben, Antonio Brown, and Le'Veon Bell are all playing in the playoffs for the first time together. I'm going to say it now and I'll say it in the later rounds, those three are dangerous together when healthy. The key is staying healthy.
Miami beat this team in Miami early in the season and knocked Big Ben out of the game, but a lot has changed since then. Specifically, Matty Moore being the starting QB.
This should be Pittsburgh's most comfortable game during their playoff run...should.
Winner: Steelers, 38-21.
New York Giants vs Green Bay Packers
This is my toughest call yet. Both of these teams are very very similar in a lot of ways, and because of that I want to give it to Green Bay just because they have home field advantage. But the Giants are pretty tough, and if you think about it if they were in another division they'd be sitting at the three seed gearing up to play the Lions at home.
But Green Bay is hot. They turned it on...in fact the last time I've seen Green Bay come on like this towards the second half of the season was in 2010, when they beat Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl as a wildcard.
But none the less I think the Giants came to play all season long. Eli and OBJ run the game when they're together, and so I'm pulling for them to come out winners in this one.
Winner: Giants, 35-31.
Divisional Round
Seattle Seahawks vs Atlanta Falcons
This is a tough one to call, but I'm giving it to Atlanta because they're the healthier team. Seattle is just too beat up and I can't see them coming out of the Georgia Dome with a win.
Winner: Atlanta Falcons, 30-22.
Oakland Raiders vs New England Patriots
Oh what a treat it would be if Oakland somehow upset Tommy Brady and the Pats, but it's not happening. Not without Derek Carr.
Winner: Patriots, 35-17.
Pittsburgh Steelers vs Kansas City Chiefs
Steelers dominated this team early in the year after an embarrassing loss to the Eagles with a lot to prove. But now they've won 8 straight games and they're not playing in the comfort of Heinz Field.
This is going to be a tough physical matchup, but I still give it to Pittsburgh.
Winner: Steelers 31-21.
New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys
Oh this is going to be a fun one. I'm gonna say it, I am. The Giants will beat the Dallas Cowboys for the fourth time in a row. I like the Cowboys a lot, and they are going to be a dangerous franchise for awhile. But it's an average defense that is way overdue to fall apart, and a team led by two rookies with no playoff experience.
Eli and OBJ will bring it home once again.
Winner: New York Giants 39-32.
Conference Round
New York Giants vs Atlanta Falcons
The Giants have been hot, but who better to cool them down than Matty Ice? This Falcons team isn't the best, but all the pieces will fall into place to allow them to get into this Super Bowl.
The Falcons will play their last game in the Georgia Dome by securing the NFC.
Winner: Atlanta Falcons, 35-28.
Pittsburgh Steelers vs New England Patriots
I'm saying it. I'm saying it because I am a Pittsburgh Steelers homer, and I hate the Patriots. It's quite terrible in fact because it looks like they are the two teams that have the best chance to win the Super Bowl, and they're both on two opposite ends of my spectrum. So this is going to be an emotional game for me.
And so take this write up with a grain of bias, but I am calling for the Steelers to win.
So I will say what I said at the beginning. This is the first time that the Steelers are this healthy. The Killer Bs are all ready to go. With Big Ben, Antonio Brown, and Le'Veon Bell all healthy...the realm of what could happen is endless. But the key is staying healthy, and if the Steelers are healthy by this point of the playoffs after a physical game in KC...I'm giving them the win over New England.
The Patriots don't have Gronk. Yeah I know, they won without him. They won without Brady even. But who did they play? Look at the teams they played this year...how many of them ended up in the playoffs. They played Miami and Houston. Big whoop...Houston is in the playoffs because they sucked the least in the AFC South. Miami is the 6th seed that also barely squeezed it in, I'm not counting them.
The other two teams they played...Seattle...which they lost. And Pittsburgh, who didn't have Big Ben, and yet that game was still close.
I still agree that the Patriots are the favorites in the postseason. But I think people are putting too much weight on the Patriots. They aren't as ahead of the pack as everyone thinks.
The Patriots were the team that everyone was on since the beginning. Look at the Chicago Cubs...they were the same way and look what happ- OK bad example. But still, I'm just feeling a really 2010 finish for this New England Patriots team.
The closest matchup between Pittsburgh vs New England that we can look back to I think would be the opening game last season where the Steelers lost 28-21 in New England...and if you remember, they did not have Le'Veon Bell in that game.
If Pittsburgh stays healthy, they can do it.
Winner: Steelers, 24-21.
Super Bowl LI
Pittsburgh Steelers vs Atlanta Falcons
I think the Steelers would be the favorite in this matchup, especially after upsetting the Patriots. But I think Atlanta could give them a fight.
None the less I still stand true to what I've been hammering this whole post. If the Steelers are healthy they win it all.
Winner: Pittsburgh Steelers, 34-28.
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I'll go Packers and Patriots final, with the Packers taking it.
Okay I'm a little late, so I'm cheating. Just seen one game and half of another.
Wild Card Round:
Lions at Seahawks - SEA - Russell Wilson is almost unbeatable at home in the playoffs, and the Lions never win.
Giants at Packers - GB - Aaron Rodgers will make more plays. Nelson is on fire. Montgomery looks good at RB.
Dolphins at Steelers - PIT - Big Ben has the experience, and MIA has a backup QB. This is obvious.
Raiders at Texans - HOU - I swear I predicted HOU earlier today. Doesn't matter now anyways.
Divisional Round:
Packers at Cowboys - GB - Something tells me Prescott and Elliot won't perform well in their first game. I trust Rodgers to make more plays.
Seahawks at Falcons - ATL - The Seahawks can't protect Wilson, and Ryan and Julio have been unstoppable.
Texans at Patriots - NE - Brock Osweiler or Tom Brady.... Need I say more?
Steelers at Chiefs - PIT - Alex Smith is way too conservative to go deep into the playoffs.
Conference Championships:
Packers at Falcons - GB - As you may have guessed by now, I'm a huge Packers fan. Again, I trust Rodgers to get it done.
Steelers at Patriots - NE - No one in the AFC is stopping Tom Brady and NE this year.
Super Bowl:
Packers vs. Patriots - GB - Rodgers vs. Brady is the best matchup we can hope for. Rodgers is the MVP and leads GB to victory.
I know zero about football but I'll throw in a prediction anyway. Dallas Cowboys win it with distractions from their cheerleaders for the win.
I'm late so I obviously won't predict yesterdays games.
Pittsburgh Steelers def. Miami Dolphins 30-13.
Dolphins put up a late touchdown but other than that, Steelers really dominate at home in the cold. Le'Veon Bell goes for 100+ yards and 2 scores and Roethlisberger finds Antonio Brown in the endzone early.
Green Bay Packers def. New York Giants 21-17
Packers at home too much for the Giants. Giants offense overall has been bad. Eli plays a good game, but a lack of a running game costs them.
Seattle Seahawks def. Atlanta Falcons 24-14
Seahawks defense proves to be too much for the Falcons.
Dallas Cowboys def. Green Bay Packers 34-28
Cowboys win it late with Dak Prescott showing he can really play at this level. Packers defense is just not able to make a big stop despite a great game by Aaron Rodgers.
Pittsburgh Steelers def. Kansas City Chiefs 24-21
Two solid defenses, but I feel like the Steelers have a better offense and Le'Veon Bell can control a game on the ground. Chiefs are able to get a score on defense early but Big Ben stays cool under pressure and leads the Steelers on a game winning drive.
New England Patriots def. Houston Texans 35-6
Pats dominate this game. Texans are the weakest team in the playoffs and the Pats exploit them.
NFC Championship Game
Dallas Cowboys def. Seattle Seahawks 21-14
Cowboys offense is too good for Seattle. Cowboys effectively run the ball and it allows Dak Prescott to essentially be a game manager against a great defense.
AFC Championship Game
Pittsburgh Steelers def. New England Patriots 28-24
This is the big upset of the playoffs. Pats jump out to a 14-0 lead, but Big Ben stays composed and goes on to put up 21 unanswered points after a costly fumble by the Pats.
Super Bowl LI
Pittsburgh Steelers vs Dallas Cowboys
I think this game has the opportunity to be great. The two best running backs in the league in Le'Veon Bell and Ezekiel Elliot, two of the best receivers in Antonio Brown and Dez Bryant. I think it'll be a back and forth game with both offenses getting going early. In the end, the Cowboys are just too good on offense and the Steelers defense just isn't able to make the big stop necessary to win.
Dallas Cowboys def. Pittsburgh Steelers 35-31
Super Bowl MVP: Dak Prescott
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The Loop: Ship, starting with 'V' but no 'y' at the end
Welcome to The Loop, the Magazine's letters column, including the best of your thoughts from Twitter and Facebook.
Speed reading. It's easy to do, but fraught with danger. Read a word, quickly assume it says what you think it says, get on your high horse, let of a bit of steam - only to wish you had slowed it down a bit. So it was with this week's Magazine quiz, 7 days 7 questions (what we like to think of as the internet's favourite news quiz). We asked a question about shipbuilding in Portsmouth and showed a picture of a battleship being launched there in 1859. The name of the ship? There was a "V" and the beginning, but there wasn't a "y" at the end.
Sure enough, though, into the Magazine inbox flowed the emails. The outrage - "HMS Victory 1859??? Nelson died on her in 1805," one reader wrote. Another: "HMS Victory was launched in 1759, not 1859. That would have made Nelson's job all that harder." The first emailer spotted the error of their hastily sent correspondence and promptly issued a mea culpa. There was a queen on the throne in 1859. Enjoy the quiz - it's not a race.
But thank you to Brian Ridley-Jones from Hampshire, who pointed out that the quiz had a stray "the". "HMS stands for Her (His) Majesty's Ship - you would not say the Her Majesty's Ship, so the use of the word 'the' in front of HMS is completely incorrect and entirely superfluous."
Readers in the UK will know that this has been the week of fireworks and bonfires. Our article on Tuesday wondered if the tradition of children making effigies of Guy Fawkes and then burning them on the bonfire - a rite of passage for generations - was still observed. Burning people, even when they are not actually real, seems to some to be... well... just weird.
There were many theories as to what had made times change, among them political correctness, health and safety, lazy children. We didn't think for a minute that it could be something we'd done that had made the difference. But John from St Helens asserts: "No wonder Guys are rare when people like your writer refer to 'Fireworks night'. What on earth is 'Fireworks night'? It's Bonfire Night - that is the whole point."
Perhaps it's just that children today have too many toys. That's at least the theory that Joanne Furniss posited on Wednesday, but any parent will know that the most fun comes from the cardboard box rather than the expensive present.
Jon Kettle tweeted to @BBCNewsMagazine that his child made a "ghost puppet out of lollipop and tissue". Caroline from Oxford emailed to say that her youngest son Alexander "colonised my aeroplane neck support cushion saying it was a life-ring and he needed to be saved."
Tom Bullock added: "I remember my father giving me the old Yellow Pages more than 20 years ago to play with. I turned it into many things including a cow and a swimming pool."
And the picture: Toastman - made by a child just of of bread and a potato - is courtesy of @RenterNomads. Heston, take note.
Our correspondent in Shanghai, John Sudworth, wrote this week about his slow recovery from Bell's Palsy, a little-understood condition which causes paralysis to one side of the face.
He wrote, "The hardest part for me, as well as the loss of my smile, was the inability to close my left eye. Bell's Palsy leaves sufferers with one eye stuck permanently wide open, unable even to blink, sometimes for months on end. Of course, the other, unaffected eye carries on as normal, merrily blinking away. So, for the record, my apologies to anyone who may have mistakenly thought I'd been winking at them for the past year or so. Except the barmaid in the Nag's Head. That was a wink."
Reader Angela Lawson thanked Sudworth, via our BBC News Magazine Facebook page, for "a really inspiring story".
"I too am a Bells Palsy sufferer, having had it twice in my life on either side of my face. It's not until you start to recover that you really appreciate the little things like beng able to smile, talk properly and close your eyes. I've been left with a couple of minor side effects like watery eyes and what looks like a squint after a few glasses of wine, but I'm lucky enough that I recovered. I only wish that I smiled as much as I did before the illness (think I got so used to not smiling in case people were horrified."
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Because NLB does not handle file synchronization, you can upload your configuration files on a shared location. To avoid single point of failure, you can use Storage area network (SAN) or Network-attached storage (NAS) or you can store your configurations in the database.
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