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Jazzy Vibes Parliament Hostel & Ensuites
Cosy, inexpensive little Hostel & Guesthouse with comfortable colorful private rooms and a small dorm in Budapest downtown next to Parliament building and river Danube. Nice rooms with special character!
See the room photos. You will get what you see. No surprises!
Comfortable, inexpensive, cosy hostel in Budapest downtown with style and character.
You can find us right in the ORIGO, in the very downtown of Budapest, but not in the very touristic area, a little bit hidden, next to Kossuth square, Parliament and the spectacular Danube corso with magnificent view to Buda castle, but also close to the pedestrian area (Vaci street).
Sights very close to us:
100 m from Danube bank
200 m from Kosuth square metro stop
250 m from Parliament buildig
300 m from Museum of Ethnography
400 m from Chain bridge
Ours is a small, cosy and clean guesthouse on the second floor of a nice, old Pest downtown building. We have only 4 rooms (DBL room, TWIN room, a TRIPLE and 1 QUAD room for 3-4 persons), and 2 very nice bathrooms (one with bathtube, the other with shower).
We also have a separate apartment next to the main hostel with a small dormitory and an ensuite double room.
In our hostel there is a living room (with internet corner and sat TV) connected to a big kitchen, which is very well equipped: oven, microwave oven, dishwasher, fridge, laundry. We also have a nice terrace.
We created a special atmosphere for all of our rooms, and they have their own colour and style: see pictures!
Our services:
-Reception service (not nonstop at this moment)
-Bed linen included
-Towels included
-Private rooms
- One bathroom for 2 rooms / max 5 persons
- Nonstop hot water
-No curfew - lockout (once you get the room and building key, you can come or leave whenever you want)
-No additional taxes
-City maps (we give city maps to you free on arrival)
-Well equipped kitchen (micro, owen, etc)
-Free Laundry service
-Free unlimited internet access (guest computer in common room)
- Free WIFI internet signal in all rooms
- television with satellite chanels in the common room
- bike rental
-Breakfast possibility (in Datolya restaurant next to us for ap. 2.5 EUR / pers)
- Secured garage (10 EUR / car / day)
-Supermarket, Cheap restaurans, pubs, bars, music pub/discotheque (Macskafogo, Iguana), Internet cafe, money exchange, bank, travel agency, ATM, metro/bus/tram stop all within 150 m from us
-Travel services (we can help you arranging excursions in or outside Budapest, walking tours, boat trips, activities)
We look forward to welcoming YOU in the HEART, in the ORIGO of BUDAPEST!
Please note, check in from 09:00 till 23:00
Please have a look at the room photos, you get what you see.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- Airport Transfers
- Bicycle parking
- Breakfast Not Included
- Cable TV
- Café
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Not Accepted
- Currency Exchange
- Elevator
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Hair Dryers
- Hot Showers
- Hot Tub
- Internet Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Luggage Storage
- No Curfew
- Non Smoking
- Outdoor Terrace
- Reading Light
- Safe Deposit Box
- Steam Room
- Taxes included
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Towels Included
- Washing Machine
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 2 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
DirectionsShow MapHide Map
Wherever you are, take the red metro (line 2) and get out at Kossuth square. ORIGO is just a 2 minute walk away.
When you get off the Kossuth square metro stop, turn right and go about 15-20 meters. At the corner turn right again to Nador street. From there walk 50-60 meters and you will find Origo Guesthouse right next to Little Irish Caffee.
From Ferenc Liszt airport:
The easiest way is to take the airport transfer for 2 500 HUF (~10 EUR)
or the taxi (Zona taxi has a desk at the airport, they are correct, one way airport -hostel transfer costs ap. 4 500 HUF / 16 EUR / taxi)
- Get on the repter busz (airport bus) at the terminal and get off at the last stop (Kobanya Kispest).
Take the blue line metro (M3) toward pest-kzpont and travel till Deak square.
You can change for the red line metro (line 2) and travel one stop till Kossuth square.
Or if you don't want to validate an other ticket, walk appr. 10
minutes: cross Erzsebet square and walk till Vorosparty square, from there head north and walk till our Guesthouse on Nador street.
From Keleti railway station:
- Take the red line metro towards Deli pu. and travel till Kossuth square (4th stop).
From Nyugati railway station:
- Take the blue line metro toward Kobanya-Kispest and get off at Deak square (2nd stop).
You can also go till Arany Janos u metro stop and walk 5 minutes from there.
From Dli railway station:
- Take the red line metro toward rs Vezer Tere and travel till Kosuth square (3rd stop).
Npliget int. bus station:
- Take the blue line metro (M3) toward pest-kzpont and travel till Deak square (6th stop).
Located Near
Sights very close to us:
100 m from Danube bank
100 m from Kosuth square metro stop
250 m from Parliament buildig
300 m from Museum of Ethnography
400 m from Chain bridge
500 m from St. Stephan's Cathedral / Basilica
Within 100 m: cheap restaurants, supermarkets, clubs, discos!
Several trendy clubs and music pubs are also within 100 m (Iguana, Macskafogo, etc)


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Davos 2012: The unfinished and the unmentionable
Anyone who listened to the main sessions in Davos could tell you the top two items now on the to-do list for European leaders: fixing the eurozone's financial firewall and finally sealing the deal on Greece.
But there's a second list I'd like to compile after a few days talking to senior leaders and business people here in the mountains. That's the list of fears, lurking on the sidelines, which could come back and bite us, but no-one wants publicly to confront.
Call it the Davos Unmentionables.
Greece was the big one in 2010: I called it the "unattended baggage at the back of the hall, which everyone was nervous about but no-one wanted to be first to open".
This year, the two unmentionables were Portugal and the price of oil.
Portuguese debt
As I mentioned in my Today package on Saturday, in the calmer waters which Europe's financial markets seem to have sailed into, Portugal is a bit of an iceberg.
We won't necessarily hit it. But, as one G20 finance minister said to me privately this week, "it's one to watch".
Portugal has singularly failed to share in the fall in the cost of borrowing for eurozone governments since the ECB did its stuff in December.
In fact, the interest rate - or yield - on Portuguese sovereign debt has risen relentlessly, especially in the last week, as the deal to cut the value of Greek debt owned by the private sector has moved closer to a reality.
Put simply, private sector creditors think Portuguese bonds will be next for the Greek treatment. That's despite all of European officialdom insisting that "private sector involvement" in bailouts will never happen again.
We shall see who turns out to be right. What is clear is that Portugal is in a very bad way economically, and is not going to meet its deficit targets this year without further Herculean budget cuts. It could well be heading into the kind of downward spiral that the US Treasury Secretary, Tim Geithner, warned about in Davos.
Portugal has a gaping current account deficit, a shrinking economy and 7.5% of GDP's worth of austerity in train, for 2011-12 alone. Its debt has jumped from 70% of GDP to 110% in just three years and its deficit is still going up.
That said, Portugal's borrowing needs in 2012 are not that big - around 17bn euros ($22bn; £14bn). If officials grapple with the Portugal issue early, and decisively, they could avoid the iceberg. But looking at how the last two years have been handled does not exactly inspire confidence.
The spike in Portuguese bond yields could signal trouble for Europe. An unexpected spike in oil prices in 2012, due to a stand-off - or worse - with Iran would be a problem for nearly everybody.
Iranian oil
All the mainstream forecasts for global growth in 2012 assume a flat or falling price of oil. Last year's updated IMF forecasts, for example, assume the average price of oil falls from around $105 per barrel last year to $100 in 2012 and $95 in 2013.
For the UK, you'll remember the likely fall in inflation (helped by stable or falling oil prices) was one of my biggest "reasons to be cheerful" in 2012.
US and EU sanctions on Iran could well mess with these hopes, especially if Iran decides to cut oil shipments well before the EU sanctions formally come into force. In the past few weeks, Iran's leaders - and its parliament - have been talking about doing precisely that.
Iran exported roughly 2.2 million barrels of crude per day in 2010, equivalent to around 2.5% of global demand. A good chunk of that oil went to Europe, unfortunately quite a lot of it to the countries in crisis. Around 15% of the oil imported by Spain, Greece and Italy comes from Iran.
The oil price has crept up in recent weeks, but if you want to insure yourself against a major price spike later in 2012, you can do it very cheaply. The market just doesn't think it's very likely.
There are lots of sensible reasons for traders to be relaxed. Saudi Arabia has pledged to increase its production, if necessary, to keep the oil price stable; the US financial sanctions, which would make it very difficult for Iran to get paid for its oil, have quite a lot of flexibility built into them; and the EU sanctions are likely to be phased in.
And yet, this is the oil market we are talking about. And Iran. Neither exactly has a reputation for stability, or predictability.
Senior Israeli politicians at Davos were suggesting privately that there was a one in three chance of some form of violent confrontation with Iran this year.
Of course, Israel has an interest in talking up the threat posed by Iran. But the noises coming out of Tehran are not exactly reassuring. You have to wonder whether the rest of the world - including traders in oil futures - is taking it seriously enough.
The EU Summit this week will be an opportunity for European leaders to get on with curing the economic headaches we already know about. Here's hoping that Portugal and Iran don't give them a lot more.

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A group of more than two dozen Ethiopian Muslims pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of terrorism.
Federal prosecutors are accusing the group, which includes prominent clerics and journalists, with terrorism and attempts to create an Islamic state that would undermine the country's secular constitution. Among the 28 pleading not guilty was the wife of a former senior Cabinet minister who was fired last month after publicly defending her. One defendant did not plead and instead said he was mentally unfit to stand trial.
"I have not committed any crimes but a crime has been committed against me," one defendant told the court.
The charges come amid running confrontations between authorities and Muslim protesters who accuse the government of unconstitutionally encouraging a moderate teaching of Islam called Al-Ahbash. Some of protests turned violent and eight people were killed in two spate incidents in regional towns.
The group of 29, through their 11 lawyers, had challenged the charges as unconstitutional. A three-judge panel at the country's federal court disagreed in a ruling read out Monday.
For over a year protesters at a mosque in the capital, Addis Ababa, have demanded that the government stop meddling in their religious affairs.
Right groups blame the government for the latest tension with the Muslim community. Amnesty International says the protests were first triggered when the state started "unconstitutionally meddling" in religious affairs and squashed peaceful protests with "excessive force." The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has said the charges are part of an attempt to "crush" members of the opposition.
The Ethiopian government blames "extremists" for the ongoing protests.
"Despite the allegation of the USCIRF, it has consistently been the position of the government, both in theory and in practice, that religion is constitutionally excluded from the dominion of the state," the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
The judges said the case would reconvene Jan. 22 to hear from the witnesses of the prosecution.


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MINNEAPOLIS — Supervalu on Thursday named Sherry Smith EVP and CFO. Smith, 49, had been the company's interim CFO. She immediately assumes her new role and will directly report to Craig Herkert, CEO and president.
Smith came to Supervalu in 1987 and has held a variety of positions in the corporate accounting and financial reporting areas of the company, including VP corporate controller and treasurer. Prior to serving as the interim CFO, Smith was the company's SVP finance for eight years. She has been active in key initiatives of the company, including acquisitions and business realignment activities, and she has worked closely with other members of management in strengthening Supervalu's relationships with various banking and financial partners, the company stated.
Smith is a certified public accountant and began her career with McGladrey and Pullen, serving primarily manufacturing and financial institution clients.
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Oct. 27: Actress Nanette Fabray is 93. Actress Ruby Dee is 91. Actor-comedian John Cleese is 74. Country singer Lee Greenwood is 71. Country singer-guitarist Jack Daniels (Highway 101) is 64. Bassist Garry Tallent of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is 64. Author Fran Lebowitz is 63. Guitarist K.K. Downing (Judas Priest) is 62. TV personality Jayne Kennedy is 62. Actor-director Roberto Benigni ("Life Is Beautiful") is 61. Actor Peter Firth ("That's Life") is 60. Actor Robert Picardo ("The Wonder Years," ''China Beach") is 60. Singer Simon LeBon of Duran Duran is 55. Keyboardist J.D. McFadden (Sixpence None The Richer, The Mavericks) is 49. Drummer Jason Finn of Presidents of the United States of America is 46. Singer Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver) is 46. Actress Sheeri Rappaport ("CSI," ''NYPD Blue") is 36. TV personality Kelly Osbourne is 29.
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All Winter long I delight in braising and stewing, slow roasting succulent lamb shanks and simmering up sweet, slow cooked meals from the warmth of my steamy kitchen.
Yet come the summer and I'm suddenly in the mood for the crunch of crisp leaves and the zing of raw onion. I want my protein barely cooked, steamed, cured or sliced cold from a roast. Even with a temperate English summer, misty and rain filled - my palate yearns for the seasonally appropriate, a plate of salad.
This month Danielle of the beautiful 'Against All Grain', brings us a refreshing mouthful straight from the crisper drawer with her theme, Seasonal Salads. Hurrah!
I decided to throw together my current favourite, crisp, satisfying, full of the jewel colours of summer and studded with a new palate tickling delight - wasabi pickled radishes. The luminous pink of those pickled radishes is a rare thing and magpie that I am, my restless eye wants shiny things to make it happy. It makes a great lunch or supper - perfect primal fare.
I give you the recipe for the salad and the radishes, but be warned - every time I open the jar to sample a spicy, piquant radish, Finley and Nick both pull faces of utter revulsion! When you open the jar, the combination of vinegar and brassica makes for a rather sulphurous pong. Nick declared the radishes delicious once he had tasted them, but Finley tried one and had to be revived afterwards with a glass of water kefir and a reassuring hug.
If you like vinegar, radishes and wasabi, boy are you going to love these pickles - if not then stick to the raw kind, for everyone's sake.
This post is also part of Well Fed Homestead's GAPS Legal Thursdays blog carnival. This recipe is suitable for those who have been through intro and progressed to eating raw vegetables. You could also use lacto fermented veggies in place of the pickled radishes. Vinegary pickles are great for anyone who is increasing the fat content of their diet as it stimulates digestive juices and bile production, helping to digest all those lovely nourishing fats. Make your GAPS mayonnaise with a raw egg yolk and cold pressed vegetable oil such as sunflower or coconut.
Garden Salad
Quantities per person
5 French Breakfast Radishes
1/4 Red Onion
Small Handful of Defrosted Petits Pois or Fresh Garden Peas
Portion of Mixed Leaves
Portion of Wild Salmon Cooked and Flaked
A Chunk of Cucumber
Homemade Mayonnaise
Optional - Pickled Radishes
Slice the cucumber thinly with a mandolin cutter.
Slice the onion into fine rings.
Halve or quarter radishes.
Toss everything together with a little mayonnaise and add sea salt and black pepper to taste.
Arrange artfully on a beautiful plate and dot with pickled radishes. Yum!
Wasabi Pickled Radishes
I give a very rough recipe here:
Fill a jar with quartered or halved red radishes. I find the little round ones give the best result as they are reasonably fiery, but I found some small purple ones the other day and fell on them with 'lust for newness'. They were pretty good too...
Fill the jar with 1/3 unpasteurised cider vinegar, 1/3 brown rice vinegar and 1/3 spring water. You can use all brown rice vinegar for a sweeter pickle - but it is expensive stuff.
Squeeze in a generous amount of wasabi paste. I'd say about a tablespoon per two handfuls of radishes. You can always add more later.
Shake everything up and leave for 24 hours at room temperature before transferring to the fridge. Then voila! Eat within a month to get them at their best.
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The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy
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Participants of this class will discuss how to see into "the deep heart's core" of a poem and how to refine that core sentiment and sensibility by heightening attention to images, tropes, diction, syntax, line breaks and other musical features of the language. Poems from literary magazines will be examined for specific technical issues, but students' poems will be the inspiriting focus and force of workshop discussion. Writing exercises that steer the poem toward new strategies and discoveries will be considered.
Neil Shepard has published three books of poetry, Scavenging the Country for a Heartbeat, I'm Here Because
I Lost My Way and This Far from the Source. In 2011, his fourth book, (T)ravel/Un(t)ravel, will be released. Shepard currently teaches in the Wilkes University low-residency MFA program in creative writing. He is also the founder and editor of the literary magazine Green Mountains Review.


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Snapped Lincoln pole repaired: Power expected to be back on but Loon remains closedBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
January 23. 2014 9:53AM
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LINCOLN - Half of the town of Lincoln - including Loon Mountain ski area - is without power Thursday morning after cold weather apparently caused a telephone pole near the ski area to snap, according to the New Hampshire Electric Coop.
The Coop website reports that 1,700 of its roughly 3,200 customers in Lincoln are without power.
Meanwhile, the town has opened a warming center, and the police have Ping text alerts and reverse 911 telephone calls in an attempt to locate anyone who may be without power and cold.
But as of 10 a.m., no one had come forward, said police Capt. Jeff Burnham. He said the power outage involved residences to the east of Loon Mountain, most of which are seasonal residences that are often vacant at mid-week.
"We are prepared for bad things to happen, and it hasn't happened yet," Burnham said. The weather website Accuweather reported the late-morning temperature in Lincoln at 2 degrees with a slight wind.
The Coop reported the power outage about 5 a.m. Coop spokesman Seth Wheeler said this morning that crews are replacing the utility pole, and work should be done by mid-afternoon. Power should be restored in phases, with Loon soon getting power because of its proximity to the pole.
The pole is a couple hundred yards east of the main entrance to Loon Mountain on the Kancamaugus Highway.
Wheeler said the pole, which is owned by FairPoint, broke in the area that carries the telephone lines.
"It might be weather related," he said. "There's no obvious reason why this pole would snap."
He said wires tighten in cold weather, and if they are already strung tightly, the wires can put pressure on utility pole. He said the Coop will replace the pole, which was carrying 12 electrical wires, with one of its own.
Line repair crews are working in teams, with teams taking breaks to warm up, he said.
"It's cold, but these guys are used to it," Wheeler said.
The power failure prompted Loon Mountain to close for the day.
"Due to a local power outage, we will reopen tomorrow, Jan. 24," reads a note posted on the Loon Mountain homepage. It says that skiers with tickets for today can use them at Sunday River, a resort in Maine about 75 miles from Lincoln.


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NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Tim Murphy, the Thomas Stephenson Family Head Coach for Harvard Football will be a featured speaker at the University of Notre Dame Football Coaches Clinic April 12-14. Murphy will be joined by former UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel and current Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly.
Murphy is scheduled to speak on the evening of April 13.
In 2011, Murphy became Harvard's all-time winningest football coach, surpassing the legendary Joe Restic with a victory at Columbia. The victory was part of an undefeated Ivy League season, the program's 14th league title and sixth under Murphy, and a 9-1 overall record.
In 2011, Harvard clinched the outright championship before the final week of the season for the first time in program history, doing so after a 37-20 victory against Penn on Nov. 12 with the Crimson scoring its most points against Penn since 1981.
A week later, with a decree that nobody would earn a championship ring without a victory in The Game, Harvard pounded Yale at Yale Bowl, 45-7 to earn its 10th victory over the Bulldogs in the last 11 years while recording the widest margin of victory since 1982.
The season marked Harvard's Ivy League-record 11th-straight season with at least seven wins – with no other Ivy team even having seven such seasons. All nine of Harvard's victories came by double figures with eight of the wins coming by at least 14 points. Murphy was honored as the New England Head Coach of the Year by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston and was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award.
In 2012, Murphy will serve as President of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).
Fans interested in receiving an advanced football course taught by the Irish coaching staff and some of the top high school coaches in the country are welcome to attend.
Chalk-talk sessions will provide attendees with an excellent opportunity to become familiar with various coaching techniques and a chance to know the coaches and other participants.
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The good news for Texas High Plains cotton producers, says Randy Boman, Texas Extension cotton agronomist, is that soil moisture conditions are excellent from much-above-average rainfall over the area; the bad news is much below average heat-unit accumulation.
"Records show from January 1 through June 3 we received about 2.5 times more rain than normal, but our accumulated heat units are about 26 percent below normal," Boman says.
Lack of heat-units, delayed planting, re-planting, hail and wind damage, seedling disease, and other adverse growing conditions, makes cotton on several hundred thousand non-irrigated and irrigated acres "late" and probably will not bloom until July 24 or later. "And because yield potential on these acres will be lower than normal, producers will need to modify their usual cultural practices," Boman says.
"Our recommendations for managing late cotton are made with the assumption growing conditions will be 'normal' throughout the remainder of the growing season," Boman says.
Insect Control
David Kerns, Extension entomologist, cautions producers to avoid three common mistakes: 1) managing insects as if it were a normal year; 2) deciding not to spray no matter what happens; 3) trying to mature every fruiting form they can set until a killing frost. "Any of these mistakes can result in disaster!" Kerns says.
Proper early season management consists of operations that maximize square set and protects bolls. This means controlling fleahoppers and early Lygus infestations to insure at least 85 percent set of 1st position squares during the first weeks of squaring. Other insects that can later become a problem include bollworms, beet armyworms and aphids.
Kerns sums it up this way: "Make timely decisions based on realistic potential yields and scouting reports, and don't manage insect problems aggressively if you can't water or fertilize as needed."
Fertilizer Management
"It is important not to over-fertilize a late crop as it may result in a flush of vegetation and fruit forms that have no chance of producing acceptable lint. Also, excessive amounts of vegetation may increase insect problems," Boman says.
If the field has been fertilized based upon expectations of a May planting date, additional fertilizer will probably not be needed. Exceptions could include "sandy" areas where nitrogen leaching might have occurred. These fields, and fields that have not been previously fertilized, could benefit from sidedressing.
"With many dryland field soil moisture profiles full, it is likely that sidedressing nitrogen will pay off in 2007. A good rule of thumb is to apply 30 to 50 pounds of actual nitrogen to dryland fields. Producers should take note of nitrogen fertilization on fields with above normal precipitation. Many growers have had a difficult time applying nitrogen. This is especially true for producers who normally apply fertilizer through center pivots or drip irrigation. We have not yet been irrigating many fields in June, and we need to complete fertilizer application as soon as possible," Boman says.
"To maximize yield potential, late cotton should not be allowed to stress early in the season. Thus, if initial soil moisture is limited, irrigation during the early growth stages will be necessary for maximum plant growth and early square retention. However, if initial soil moisture is adequate, irrigation may be delayed until blooming begins," Boman says.
Irrigation should be applied to maintain soil moisture levels adequate to produce a healthy leaf canopy at least through mid-August. Then moisture stress can hasten cutout. LEPA and drip irrigation are well suited for managing water stress in this manner.
"Producers using furrow irrigation should consider terminating irrigation by mid-August to minimize excessive growth and production of undesirable fruit forms," Boman says.
Weed Control
"If the variety being used is 'conventional,' growers need to control need weeds conventionally: a herbicide applied preplant or during planting. The rest of the season timely mechanical cultivation and/or a number of herbicides applied using precision post-directed or hooded sprayers may be necessary.
"If older Roundup Ready varieties are being used, over-the-top glyphosate applications should not be used after the 4-leaf stage as yield reductions up to 20 percent can result. However, new Roundup Ready Flex cotton varieties allow growers to spray glyphosate over-the-top from emergence up to seven days prior to harvest," Boman says.
Growth Regulators
"Mepiquat chloride (MC) will not help plants compensate for earlier weather and disease damage or for late plantings," says Boman. "Under good growing conditions, MC may increase fruit retention, control plant growth, and promote earliness; but do not use MC on cotton that is stressed or likely to become stressed.
MC can affect crop earliness through better early season fruit retention, but this may not be economically feasible for a late crop.
Harvest-Aid Chemicals
"For higher-yield potential fields, conditioning-rates of boll opening materials (ethephon) followed by a sequential Paraquat application or a freeze may be the best strategy for many fields," Boman says. "Lower yielding cotton may best be targeted with an initial low rate of Paraquat followed by a sequential application of a higher rate of Paraquat or a freeze."
Information that can help the producer make decisions about when and how to use harvest-aid-chemicals is available in the Extension publication: High Plains and Northern Rolling Plains Cotton Harvest-Aid Guide available at the Lubbock Center Web site: http://Lubbock.tamu.edu. Information pertaining to all phases of cotton production, including the weekly Focus on High Plains Agriculture newsletter is also available at this Web site.


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Assistant principal Weiner memorialized at P.S. 20
By Melanie Wallis
Villager photo by Melanie Wallis
A photo of Stewart Weiner at last weeks memorial on Essex St.
Guest speakers, parents and P.S. 20 students came together last Thursday to pay tribute to the late Stewart Weiner, assistant principal of the Lower East Side elementary school.
The hour-long memorial service at the school on Essex St. took place in its auditorium, which is being named in honor of Weiner. Addressing a full room, Dr. Leonard Golubchick, P.S. 20s principal, opened the ceremony announcing the naming of the auditorium for Weiner. Its to say youre here, youre here in our memory and its a living memorial that youre here at P.S. 20, Golubchick said.
Weiner died in May this year of pancreatic cancer at age 52. He had the illness for one year prior to his death. Despite Weiners illness, he continued to work at P.S. 20 until February.
Sitting in the front row were the guest speakers, including Weiners daughter, Bonnie, 24, and son, Jason, 28, sitting with their mother, Sharon Weiner, 52. Other speakers were Peter Heaney, regional superintendent of the Department of Education; Leslie Zackman, a local instructional superintendent for the Department of Education; Jill Levy, president of the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators; and Jerry DeMarco, C.S.A. field director.
Levy of the C.S.A. worked closely with Weiner. She talked about Weiners dedication to his job. Not usually can you turn over responsibility to someone and be sure that they will follow through with mind and spirit, she said. He loved his job and his students.
Zackman remembered Weiners passion and sense of involvement with the schools projects when Weiner dressed up as Santa Claus and danced down the aisle at a holiday concert.
Weiner, born in Brooklyn, was the assistant principal at P.S. 20 since 1991, having previously been assistant principal of P.S. 134. During this time he became very close to his students and was known to spend his personal time arranging extracurricular activities for them, such as trips to Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and the theater.
Following the speeches, 26 pupils went on stage to do a moving rendition of the song Hero and Now & Forever, followed with poetry by Nancy Leu, Delaware Begum and Caridad Ramirez of Grade 5. Two graduates of the class of 2002, Kaitlyn Roldan and Stephanie Rodriguez, along with current fourth-grade pupils Rafael Estevez and Lisa Begum, spoke about their personal memories of their time with Weiner, mentioning his acts of kindness and generosity. Estevez remembered the time when Weiner visited his sister at home when she had broken her leg, and Roldan mentioned her happy memories of the four plays Weiner had taken her to see.
Weiners children, Bonnie and Jason, did a joint speech, with Bonnie doing the reading. Looking strong and composed, she read out an extract from a letter Weiner had written for his family to read following his death, which mentioned his love and passion for P.S. 20. The speech ended with Jason blowing on a whistle three times like a teacher would to signal the end of recess.
The memorial was brought to a close with a slide presentation of pictures of Weiner in his work, with the pupils, co-workers and family.
Lisa Begum remembered one of the last days of school when she presented Weiner with a bouquet of roses; he thanked her with a hug. His hug was as warm as a fireplace, she said.
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Q: I can't sleep well and have taken Ambien for years. What else do you recommend?
Q: I can't sleep well and have taken Ambien for years. What else do you recommend?
— F.T., Bradenton
A: If you can't sleep on Ambien, I'd try something different. Another novel sleep drug is coming to the market called "Suvorexant" and so far, I like it. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is evaluating it right now.
Merck & Co is manufacturing the new drug, which supposedly does not induce memory loss, daytime fatigue or attention difficulties, all common side effects with benzodiazepines and Z drugs, which dominate the multi-billion dollar insomnia market. You know them by names like Ambien, Lunest, Sonata, Xanax, Valium and Halcion.
The drugs increase GABA levels, a neurotransmitter that induces sleep. Tickle those GABA receptors, and you will fall asleep, and likely have cognitive problems, full-body muscle relaxation, daytime fatigue and bizarre hypnotic events. Anything's possible. Suvorexant doesn't affect GABA at all, it reduces a hormone called orexin (a.k.a. hypocretin). This drug doesn't induce sleep, rather it turns off the switch that keeps you awake.
Interestingly, elevated orexin are common in those prone to panic attacks (Nature Medicine, 2010), but that is not Suvorexant's focus, it's marketed as a prescription sleep aid and will do very well. There are well-designed unbiased clinical trials to show orexin blockers improve sleep (and reduce panic). If you have sleep deprivation, it increases risk of depression, heart disease and infection, so sleep any way you can.
Orexins keep you awake. If orexin levels suddenly drop, so do you, meaning you go to sleep. People with narcolepsy have swinging orexin levels. Contrarily, if orexin is high, you might feel panicky, anxious, wired or have insomnia. That's where Suvorexant works, it reduces orexin, and remember orexin keeps you awake. It's categorized as a "dual orexin receptor antagonist" or a "DORA blocker" for short. Dual because it blocks both OX1 and OX2 receptor sites.
How do you feel if you wake at 4 a.m. on your sleep medication? Researchers compared conventional GABA blockers to DORA blockers to find out. Monkeys given popular GABA blockers were much foggier, confused and slower to respond as compared to monkeys given a DORA blocker. We're not monkeys, though the point is made.
Is Suvorexant the next best amazing sleep drug? Time will tell. So far, headache is the most commonly reported side effect. Always use the lowest effective dose and for short-terms. Never combine sleep drugs with sedatives or alcohol. Clean your bedroom, turn off lights and implement healthier sleep hygiene practices; go to my website to read about natural remedies if those interest you. One theoretical concern is narcolepsy. If you reduce orexin levels, you will go to sleep. That's the point of the drug. Fortunately, late-stage clinical trials have not reported this side effect. More adverse reactions may trickle after the medication is launched. Sleep aids are for short-term use, they are not a forever thing.
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I need a cheap flash setup for my sony a300 around 150-200 bucks.
the Bower SFD926S has good reviews and fits in price range but I need to use it off camera also, Does anyone know if I can and if so what I need?
sony A300
tamron 17-50 2.8
Sony SAL 11-18
Sony 35 1.8
HVL-F42AM is a good, fully-featured budget flash.
Canon 7D - 5D | 550EX - 430EX II - (2) PW FlexTT5 | 24-105 f4L | 70-200 f2.8L IS | 100 f2.8L IS | 50 f1.8 II
The old maxuum minolta flashes work...just not full function...around 20-50 bucks
yes, some of the old Maxxum Flashes work, but it would be nicer if you mentioned which ones work, and what functions you can loose. I don't know or I would post that info. Someone will, hopefully, jump in here with some educated info soon.
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Sony α550
Sony HVL-F42AM Flash
Sony DT18-55 F3.5-5.6 (Kit Lens)
Minolta Maxxum 50 1:1.7(22) Prime
Minolta 35-70 F4 (Mini Beercan)
Minolta 70-210 F4 (Beercan)
Minolta 28-135 F4-4.5 (This beast is pretty heavy)
Minolta Maxxum 100-200 F4.5
Quantaray D28-90 1:3.5-5.6 Ver 5
Tamron DiII 55-200 1:4.5-6
Ok Joe, muggins here will bite.
In decending order of desirability..
Minolta 5600HS(D) If you can find one of these, great. It is identical to the Sony HVL-F56AM
Minolta 5400HS There is no ADI information (so TTL only + manual) and HSS is not available in wireless mode.
Minolta 5400xi There is no ADI information and HSS is not available at all.
These are powerful flashes with Guide Numbers of 54 and 56 (surprise, surprise)
All three flashes have manual zoom heads (no auto), act as controllers and also work as remote flashes.
Ratio control is not as sophisticated as the Sony 56AM but provides 1/3 from the controller 2/3 from rest of group.
None of them pass WB information back to the camera.
The latter two could be pretty old so make sure thay are fully working and don't pay much.
Minolta 3600HS(D) Another good buy in a lower powered unit (GN 36). It is identical to the Sony HVL-F36AM.
ADI inf, HSS in wireless mode as well, good on camera and as a remote flash but can't provide controller funcions.
There's a lot more Minolta flashes out there but most won't act as remotes so have limited use.
Of course you could use remote triggers in which case they make cheap manual alternatives.
I would just be using it for some portraits is all.
I want to tho be able to hold it off camera also. That part of the flash game im lost with
you can run a wire to it
I've never found that cheap works in the long run and for every positive comment about Bower units you'll find a negative.
What I know about units other than Minolta you can write on the back of a fag packet but I assume that you've done your homework and found the Bowens unit to be compatible and you're happy with the GN.
The main questions are..
Is there a full auto mode with TTL metering?
Will it trigger from the pop up flash of your A300?
Can you adjust the power levels in manual mode?
TTL metering is pretty useful for a flash newbie and will give good results straight off especially when not in a studio.
Minolta flashes also provide TTL in wireless remote mode where the camera can curtail the flash output as well as trigger it (hopefully so does the Bowens).
I would forget about ADI flash as the A300 lacks AF/DMF and the flash needs to point straight ahead anyway.
Better not to have the flash on camera unless you're bouncing the output.
That requires a flash that swivels and it can be helpful to have a flash bracket.
A300 also lacks PC sync so no cable unless you use a Sony FA-CS1AM ($39).
Manual flash is another matter; there's steep learning curve but the results are more controllable in a Studio type environment.
You can then use an inexpensive off camera flash units with Transmitter/Receivers like a Cactus V4.
Or an Optical Slave triggered by your popup flash.
Bounced flash is effectively a diffuser using the wall/ceiling/other reflector as a much larger light source.
Bouncing requires a wider aperture and/or more power (remember the inverse square law).
Direct flash requires a dedicated diffuser, umbrella, soft box ...whatever.
This is a bit disjointed as I'm just jotting stuff down as I think of it.
Suggest you have a bid on this
or this
yup those work great...adjustable light full down to 1/32.....adjustable width per lens...swivel...
Will i need any adapters for the 5400HS?
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text: The City of Garland's annual Christmas on the Square event earned the Award of Excellence from the Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers (TAMIO). Christmas on the Square is hosted in historic Downtown Garland each year and includes a tree lighting ceremony, pictures with Santa, horse-drawn carriage rides, snow tubing hills, delicious festival food and holiday shopping. For the 2012 event, attendees were entertained by choirs from area schools, as well the City of Garland Employee Carolers with the Lakeshore Brass Choir. WFAA Channel 8 news anchor Gloria Campos helped Santa lead the countdown to the lighting of the City Tree, which brightened the Downtown Square throughout the month of December. "Christmas on the Square is a wonderful, family-friendly event. We are delighted to receive statewide recognition. Every year families join the festivities to start the holiday season," said Garland Mayor Douglas Athas. "I applaud the City staff and volunteers who make it happen!" TAMIO recognized Christmas on the Square in the Best Recurring Special Events category during its annual TAMIO Awards ceremony on June 7, 2013 in College Station, Texas. Garland's 2013 edition of Christmas on the Square is scheduled for December 5, 2013.


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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone's incumbent president handily won re-election and was sworn in by the country's chief justice as the capital of the war-scarred country erupted in drumming and celebration.
Ernest Bai Koroma won 58.7 percent of the vote. His closest rival, opposition leader and retired Brig. Gen. Julius Maada Bio, came in second with 37.4 percent, according to results announced Friday by National Electoral Commission chairwoman Christiana Thorpe.
Eight challengers attempted to unseat Koroma in the Nov. 17 election, the third presidential poll since the end of Sierra Leone's horrific civil war in 2002.
The 11-year war, which was dramatized in the Leonardo Di Caprio film "Blood Diamond," wrecked the country's economy. Rebels were known for hacking off the arms of their victims, asking them if they preferred "short sleeves" or "long sleeves." The country is dotted with visual reminders of the war, including a league of amputee soccer teams.
"The people have spoken, and their collective will has prevailed. This is a win for every Sierra Leonean," Koroma told the nation in his acceptance speech late Friday. "The time for politics is over ... This is the time for all of us to embrace each other."
"I will make sure the fruits of the agenda for prosperity are equality distributed in every district of the country and enjoyed by all. The work starts today," he added.
Koroma polled 1,314,881 out of the 2,350,626 valid votes cast, and Thorpe said that 97.6 percent of votes had been counted. Bio received 837,517 votes. To avoid a runoff, the winning candidate needed to get at least 55 percent of the vote. Turnout was high, with more than 87 percent of the 2.6 million registered voters casting ballots.
The 59-year-old president was first elected in 2007 on a ticket of change, and he says he has visibly improved the country's quality of life. His supporters point to newly paved roads and a government health care reform program that has provided free medical treatment, although there are serious concerns about its sustainability.
But his opponents argue that not enough progress has been made, drawing attention to Sierra Leone's dismal statistics, which include one of the world's highest rates of maternal mortality.
Thorpe announced that anyone that contests the results has seven days to appeal to the country's Supreme Court.
A White House statement Friday congratulated Koroma on his election, saying, "This election demonstrates the progress that Sierra Leone has made in strengthening its democratic institutions since the end of the civil war in 2002." It said that any grievances should be resolved through the judicial system.


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Kendall-Whittier Library will be closed Sep. 24 - Oct. 7 for library improvements
A one-of-a-kind children's theater, Connor's Cove is Tulsa County's destination for high-quality children's and teen programming.
With generous funding from, local businessman, Roger Hardesty, Connor's Cove opened in the fall of 2008 to rave reviews. The theater which is named for Mr. Hardesty's grandson, Connor Cleary, features seating for 420. This impressive space was designed to promote a love of books to children, teens and families in a fun, informative way by providing FREE performances for area young people. These free performances encourage audience members to discover the joy of reading through live productions including music, storytelling, author visits, puppet presentations, nature and science made fun, historical reenactments and more.
Since its opening, Connor's Cove has entertained and educated thousands of children, teens and families. In 2012, Hardesty Regional Library was chosen by Livability.com as the Third Best Library for Children in the nation. Connor's Cove was cited as Hardesty's "wow factor" as a result of the consistently high-quality programming that takes place in the nautical-themed theater. Artists and performers are chosen on their ability to engage the imagination, foster creativity and impart the joy of learning and reading. Program sets range from 45-minutes to one hour. And don't forget to stop by the children's department to pick up an armful of books so you can continue your adventures at home.
"On behalf of Briarglen Elementary, I would like to extend our gratitude for the opportunity you provided for our students to attend a field trip at Connor's Cove. Events like this are paramount for our children to experience life outside the confines of the neighborhood. No doubt this was a monumental undertaking, but be assured the impact on the students is equally as monumental." Tamra Bird, Briarglen Elementary principal
"I've travelled all over Oklahoma performing for kids, so I can say this - Connor's Cove is hands down the best performance venue for children in the state. It's just the right size - large enough to seat a good crowd, but small enough to feel intimate. The lighting is spectacular. The acoustics are spectacular. The design is perfect." Monty Harper, award-winning children's songwriter
Funding to bring in nationally known storytellers, musicians and performers is provided by the Tulsa Library Trust. To make a donation ensuring Connor's Cove remains a destination for lifelong learning, contact the Tulsa Library Trust.


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10 Must-Have Art Supplies for Unlimited Crafts with Kids (Part 2)
2013-01-15 by Melissa & DougShop the Story
Arts & Crafts activities can provide endless hours of creative fun for children – but what are those must have art supplies that you really need to keep in your craft closet?
Part 1 of our "Top 10 Must-Have Art Supplies" post featured some of the basics, such as crayons, specialty paper, and stickers! Now let's finish off our list with the remaining five items!
Remember: if we missed any of your favorites- let us know!
- Cut it Out! – with Scissors
Often, a good pair of scissors and some paper are all you need for creative work to begin! Look for child-safe scissors (cut only paper and have a dull tip) for young children, and try scissors that cut in different patterns to add some pizzazz to any project! CRAFT TIP: For a simple art project, make a "celebration" work of art by cutting different colors of construction paper into small pieces (size will depend on child's ability). Apply glue liberally to another piece of construction paper and either place the smaller pieces one at a time (overlapping or mosaic) or take a handful of the smaller pieces and press down. Wait 1 minute. Shake off excess.
- Get the Stamp of Artistic Approval with Stamp Sets & Pads
Stamps are perfect for MANY craft projects, but did you know that you can use stamp pads for fingerprint art? Sure! Just press fingertips into the stamp pad and then press them onto paper to make a design. You can make everything from hearts to flowers! Of course, stamp sets can also help create lovely stationery and works of art, so they are an absolute "must" for an craft closet.
- Paintbrushes and Sponges
Painting with paintbrushes is great fun for kids and also strengthens their wrists (if standing at an easel) and fine motor skills. But, using simple sponges you can create all kinds of fantastic masterpieces too! CRAFT TIP: Take a sponge and dampen it very slightly to make it easier to cut. Cut into random shapes or cut out a specific object (a fish, for example). Now, dip the sponge into poster paint and press onto your paper. Repeat to make beautiful scenes (an aquarium) or patterns!
- Add a Twist with Chenille sticks
Chenille sticks come in a variety of fun shapes, sizes, textures, and colors, and can be used for unlimited craft projects. They're wonderful for strengthening fingers and using fine motor skills, too. One way to use chenille sticks is to make animals and insects. Try making a spider by forming a circle (the spider's body) with one chenille stick. Then cut eight of the same length "legs" and twist each one onto the circle. Separate them into 4 on each side. Glue on small googly eyes and voila, spider! What other insects or animals can you make?
- Bring on the Glitz with Sequins, Plastic Gems or Glitter
Kids love embellishments! Let them have their fill by loading up on all things sparkly, like plastic gems, glitter, sequins, and glitter glue. These extras add the finishing touches to all beautiful creations. CRAFT TIP: Cut out a circle from a piece of card stock, construction paper, or the cardboard on the back of a pad of paper. Have your child decorate the entire circle by gluing plastic gems to it. Girls can punch a hole through the paper or cardboard before adding gems and tie off a piece of yarn to make a necklace fit for a fashionista. Or, use just one color gem on it and pretend you're a miner who has just made huge discovery!
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Surely dying a spiritual death would have made more sense?
Religions need books because they don't have gods.
First you need to ask yourself what exactly was Gods plan when he created the world and mankind? Then and only then can you begin to debate whether or not that plan was flawed.
Granted 4000 years was still a long time but when you begin to understand how God works you'll see how this had less to do with what God was willing to give and more to do with what man was ready to receive.
Actually it doesn't. One could conceivably be all-powerful but not exceptionally intelligent.
If it was then God could just let them eat it and undo the error.
23 So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. 24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
SCREWTAPE...Even if the term is an apologetic construction it doesn't mean that it is recent.
The entire concept of spiritual life and death can be dated back to the first century and to the teachings of Christ himself.
To say that there was no such concept before then is irrelevant when debating a Christian. [Someone with views based on the teachings of Christ]
If everything in Eden is talking about the spiritual death of man and not a physical death........why did Christ have to die a physical death to redeem mankind? Surely dying a spiritual death would have made more sense?
Being a Christian, I've made my decision. That decision offers no compromise; therefore, I'm closed to anything else.
Come to think of it...Why are we all so sure that Jesus died a physical death?Perhaps when the bible talks of Jesus carrying the cross, getting nailed, the resurrection, etc, etc... it only meant spiritually. Likewise, when Thomas wanted to see the holes from the nails, he only meant the "spiritual holes"(whatever that means) from the spiritual nails.You have to admit, it would explain why nobody paid much attention to the zombies that went around after Jesus "died".[1] It was only a "spiritual" resurrection. 1. Matthew 27: 50-53
I wish more Christians knew things like this about their own religion's history.
It is worse than that. I read an article yesterday that said 90% of Christians have never read the bible cover to cover.
Quote from: ParkingPlaces on February 06, 2013, 10:32:00 AMIt is worse than that. I read an article yesterday that said 90% of Christians have never read the bible cover to cover.I've never read any studies or surveys about that, but I wouldn't be surprised. Most of the people I've known in my admittedly-anecdotal experience who have read the entire bible have been atheists.
The gospels were mildly entertaining in a Monty Python/Shakespeare kind of way.
The story isn't flawed. One might choose not to believe it but there really isn't any error in its telling. God says: Don't eat that, you'll die if you eat that.They eat it anyway, they die and then He comes down to bring them back to life.The End.Where exactly is the flaw?
To my mind the biggest flaw in the whole saga is that God didn't (couldn't ) just start over (he had to) engage in an artificial selection and breeding program i.e. the flood, serial genocides of his "enemies" etc.
Graybeard. It says nothing about the tree of life being an 'antidote' to the tree of knowledge. If it was then God could just let them eat it and undo the error.A lot of the other stuff you've said just doesn't tie up anywhere.
Graybeard. It says nothing about the tree of life being an 'antidote' to the tree of knowledge.
A lot of the other stuff you've said just doesn't tie up anywhere.
God, who knows all...present, past, and future...could not solve a fruit/talking snake thing so had to kill Himself because of rules He Himself put in place.


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Looks like I've lost far more than I expected. I was probably being way optimistic
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my father, at his death, left considerable property; and soon after that event I married to one of the wealthiest men of the age, who, when I had lived with him a year, died, and I inherited from him eighty thousand pieces of gold, the portion that fell to me according to the law; with part of which I made for myself ten suits of clothing, each of the value of a thousand pieces of gold. And as I was sitting one day, there entered my apartment an old woman, disgustingly ugly, who saluted me, and said, I have an orphan daughter whose marriage I am to celebrate this night, and I would have thee obtain a reward and recompense in heaven by thy being present at her nuptial festivity; for she is broken-hearted, having none to befriend her but God, whose name be exalted. She then wept, and kissed my feet; and, being moved with pity and compassion, I assented, upon which she desired me to prepare myself, telling me that she would come at the hour of nightfall and take me; and so saying, she kissed my hand, and departed.
I arose immediately, and attired myself, and when I had completed my preparations, the old woman returned, saying, O my mistress, the ladies of the city have arrived, and I have informed them of thy coming, and they are waiting with joy to receive thee:so I put on my outer garments, and, taking my female slaves with me, proceeded until we arrived at a street in which a soft wind was delightfully playing, where we saw a gateway over-arched with a marble vault, admirably constructed, forming the entrance to a palace which rose from the earth to the clouds. On our arrival there, the old woman knocked at the door, and, when it was opened, we entered a carpeted passage, illuminated by lamps and candles, and decorated with jewels and precious metals. Through this passage we passed into a saloon of unequalled magnificence, furnished with mattresses covered with silk, lighted by hanging lamps and by candles, and having, at its upper end, a couch of alabaster decorated with pearls and jewels, and canopied by curtains of satin, from which there came forth a lady beautiful as the moon, who exclaimed to me, Most welcome art thou, O my sister: thou delightest me by thy company, and refreshest my heart. She then sat down again, and said to me, O my sister, I have a brother who hath seen thee at a festivity: he is a young man, more handsome than myself, and, his heart being violently inflamed with love of thee, he hath bribed this old woman to go to thee, and to employ this artifice in order to obtain for me an interview with thee. He desireth to marry thee according to the ordinance of God and his Apostle, and in that which is lawful there is no disgrace.When I heard these words, and saw myself thus confined in the house so that I could not escape, I replied, I hear, and obey:and the lady, rejoicing at my consent, clapped her hands, and opened a door, upon which there came out from it a young man so surpassingly handsome, that my heart immediately inclined to him. No sooner had he sat down than the Kadi and four witnesses entered, and saluted us, and proceeded to perform the ceremony of the marriage-contract between me and the young man; which having done, they departed; and when they had retired, the young man looked towards me, and said, May our night be blessed. He then informed me that he desired to impose a covenant upon me, and, bringing a copy of the Kuran, said, Swear that thou wilt not indulge a preference, nor at all incline, to any man but me:and when I had sworn to this effect he rejoiced exceedingly, and embraced me; and the love of him took entire possession of my heart.
We lived together in the utmost happiness for the space of a month, after which I begged that he would allow me to go to the bazar, in order to purchase some stuffs for dress, and, having obtained his permission, went thither in company with the old woman, and seated myself at the shop of a young merchant with whom she was acquainted, and whose father, as she informed me, had died, and left him great wealth. She desired him to shew me his most costly stuffs; and while he was occupied in doing so, she began to utter various flattering expressions in praise of him; but I said to her, We have no concern with the praises that thou bestowest upon him; we desire only to make our purchase, and to return home. Meanwhile he produced to us what we wanted, and we handed him the money: he refused, however, to take it, saying, It is an offer of hospitality to you for your visit this day:whereupon I said to the old woman, If he will not take the money, return to him his stuff. But he would not receive it again, and exclaimed, By Allah, I will take nothing from you: all this is a present from me for a single kiss, which I shall value more than the entire contents of my shop.What will a kiss profit thee? asked the old woman. Then, turning to me, she said, O my daughter, thou hast heard what the youth hath said: no harm will befall thee if he give thee a kiss, and thou shalt take what thou wantest.Dost thou not know, said I, that I have taken an oath? She answered, Let him kiss thee then without thy speaking, and so it will be of no consequence to thee, and thou shalt take back thy money. Thus she continued to palliate the matter until I put my head (as it were) into the bag, and consented: so I covered my eyes, and held the edge of my veil in such a manner as to prevent the passengers from seeing me, whereupon he put his mouth to my cheek beneath the veil, but instead of merely kissing me, he lacerated my cheek by a violent bite. I fell into a swoon from the pain, and the old woman laid me on her lap till I recovered, when I found the shop closed, and the old woman uttering expressions of grief, and saying, What God hath averted would have been a greater calamity; let us return home, and do thou feign to be ill, and I will come to thee and apply a remedy that shall cure the wound, and thou wilt quickly be restored.
After remaining there some time longer, I rose, and, in a state of great uneasiness and fear, returned to the house, and professed myself ill; upon which my husband came in to me, and said, What hath befallen thee, O my mistress, during this excursion? I answered, I am not well.And what is this wound, said he, that is upon thy cheek, and in the soft part? I answered, When I asked thy permission, and went out to-day to purchase some stuff for dress, a camel loaded with firewood drove against me in the crowd, and tore my veil, and wounded my cheek as thou seest, for the streets of this city are narrow.To-morrow, then, he exclaimed, I will go to the governor, and make a complaint to him, and he shall hang every seller of firewood in the city.By Allah, said I, burden not thyself by an injury to any one; for the truth is, that I was riding upon as ass, which took fright with me, and I fell upon the ground, and a stick lacerated my cheek.If it be so, then, he replied, I will go to-morrow to Jafar El-Barmeki, and relate the matter to him, and he shall kill every ass-driver in this city.Wilt thou, said I, kill all those men on my account when this which befell me was decreed by God?Undoubtedly, he answered; and, so saying, he seized me violently, and then sprang up, and uttered a loud cry, upon which the door opened, and there came forth from it seven black slaves, who dragged me from my bed, and threw me down in the middle of the apartment; whereupon he ordered one of them to hold me by my shoulders, and to sit upon my head; and another to sit upon my knees and to hold my feet. A third then came, with a sword in his hand, and said, O my lord, shall I strike her with the sword, and cleave her in twain, that each of these may take a half and throw it into the Tigris for the fish to devour? For such is the punishment of her who is unfaithful to her oath and to the laws of love.My husband answered, Strike her O Saad:And the slave, with the drawn sword in his hand, said, Repeat the profession of the faith, and reflect what thou wouldst have to be done, that thou mayest give thy testamentary directions, for this is the end of thy life.Good slave, I replied, release me for a while that I may do so:and I raised my head, and weeping as I spoke, addressed my husband with these verses:
You render me lovelorn, and remain at ease. You make my wounded eyelids to be restless, and you sleep.
Your abode is between my heart and my eyes; and my heart will not relinquish you, nor my tears conceal my passion.
You made a covenant with me that you would remain faithful; but when you had gained possession of my heart you deceived me.
Will you not pity my love for you and my moaning? Have you yourself been secure from misfortunes?
I conjure you, by Allah, if I die, that you write upon my tombstone, This was a slave of love.
That, perchance, some mourner who hath felt the same flame may pass by the lovers grave, and pity her.
But on hearing these verses, and witnessing my weeping, he became more incensed, and replied in the words of this couplet:
I reject not the beloved of my heart from weariness: her own guilty conduct is the cause of her punishment.
She desired that another should share with me her love; but the faith of my heart inclineth not to partnership.
I continued to weep, and to endeavour to excite his compassion, saying within myself, I will humble me before him, and address him with soft words, that he may at least refrain from killing me, though he take all that I posses;but he cried out to the slave, Cleave her in twain; for she is no longer of any value to us.So the slave approached me, and I now felt assured of my death, and committed myself to God; but suddenly the old woman came and threw herself at my husbands feet, and, kissing them, exclaimed, O my son, by the care with which I nursed thee, I conjure thee to pardon this damsel, for she hath committed no offence that deserveth such a punishment: thou art young, and I fear the effect of the imprecations that she may utter against thee:and after she had thus addressed him, she wept, and continued to importune him, until, at length, he said, I pardon her, but must cause her to bear upon her person such marks of her offence as shall last for the remainder of her life. So saying he commanded the slaves to strip off my vest, and, taking a stick cut from a quince-tree, he beat me upon my back and my sides until I became insensible from the violence of the blows, and despaired of my life. He then ordered the slaves to take me away as soon as it was night, accompanied by the old woman, and throw me into my house in which I formerly resided. They accordingly executed their lords commands, and when they had deposited me in my house, I applied myself to the healing of my wounds; but, after I had cured myself, my sides still bore the appearance of having been beaten with mikraahs. I continued to apply remedies for four months before I was restored, and then repaired to view the house in which this event had happened; but I found it reduced to ruin, and the whole street pulled down; the site of the house I found occupied by mounds of rubbish, and I knew not the cause.
Under these circumstances, I went to reside with this my sister, who is of the same father as myself, and I found with her these two bitches. Having saluted her, I informed her of all that had befallen me; to which she replied, Who is secure from the afflictions of fortune? Praise be to God who terminated the affair with safety to thy life!She then related to me her own story, and that of her two sisters, and I remained with her, and neither of us ever mentioned the subject of marriage. Afterwards we were joined by this our other sister, the cateress, who every day goes out to purchase for us whatever we happen to want.
The Khalifeh was astonished at this story, and ordered it to be recorded in a book, as an authentic history, and deposited the book in his library. And he said to the first lady, Knowest thou where the Jinniyeh who enchanted thy sister is to be found? She answered, O Prince of the Faithful, she gave me a lock of her hair, and said, When thou desirest my presence, burn a few of these hairs, and I will be with thee quickly, though I should be beyond Mount Kaf.Bring then the hair, said the Khalifeh. The lady, therefore, produced it; and the Khalifeh, taking it, burned a portion of it, and when the odour had diffused itself, the palace shook, and they heard a sound of thunder, and lo, the Jinniyeh appeared before them. She was a Muslimeh, and therefore greeted the Khalifeh by saying, Peace be on thee, O Khalifeh of God!to which he replied, On you be peace, and the mercy of God, and his blessings!
She then said, Know that his lady hath conferred on me a benefit for which I am unable to requite her; for she rescued me from death, by killing my enemy; and I, having seen what her sisters had done to her, determined to takes vengeance upon them; therefore I transformed them by enchantment into two bitches; and, indeed; I had wished rather to kill them, fearing lest they should trouble her; but now, if thou desire their restoration, O Prince of the Faithful, I will restore them, as a favour to thee and to her; for I am one of the true believers.Do so, said the Khalifeh; and then we will enter upon the consideration of the affair of the lady who hath been beaten, and examine her case, and if her veracity be established, I will take vengeance for her upon him who hath oppressed her. The Jinniyeh replied, O Prince of the Faithful, I will guide thee to the discovery of him who acted thus to this lady, and oppressed her, and took her property: he is thy nearest relation. She then took a cup of water, and, having pronounced a spell over it, sprinkled the faces of the two bitches, saying, Be restored to your original human forms!where-upon they became again two young ladies.Extolled be the perfection of their Creator! Having done this, the Jinniyeh said, O Prince of the Faithful, he who beat the lady is thy son El-Emin, who had heard of her beauty and loveliness:and she proceeded to relate what had happened. The Khalifeh was astonished, and exclaimed, Praise be to God for the restoration of these two bitches which hath been effected through my means!and immediately he summoned before him his son El-Emin, and inquired of him the history of the lady; and he related to him the truth. He then sent for Kadis and witnesses, and the first lady and her two sisters who had been transformed into bitches he married to the three mendicants who had related that they were the sons of Kings; and these he made chamberlains of his court, appointing them all that they required, and allotting them apartments in the palace of Baghdad. The lady who had been beaten he restored to his son El-Emin, giving her a large property, and ordering that the house should be rebuilt in a more handsome style. Lastly, the lady cateress he took as his own wife; he admitted her at once to his own apartment, and, on the following day, he appointed her a separate lodging for herself, with female slaves to wait upon her: he also allotted to her a regular income; and afterwards built for her a palace.
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