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It means novels that deal with the supernatural and every horrible monster you can imagine. Or maybe just with the feeling of being creeped out. October is Halloween month for me. It's not just a day but a month long event that I look forward to every year. Being inspired by my favorite holiday, I will be recommending spooky books all month long.
This entry will deal specifically with vampires. I know, I know. Some of you may be bored to death already of this recurring mythical creature. I can't blame you because it's everywhere and in everything. It probably has its own canned ravioli brand.
But these books I'm about to show you are the first books I ever read about vampires and they continue to be the best bunch I have ever read. So here we go!
Companions of the Night by Vivian Vande Velde (How's that alliteration working out for you, ma'am?) When 16-year-old Kerry helps a young man escape from a group of men who claim he is a vampire, she finds herself faced with some bizarre and dangerous choices.
Oh goodness, where do I begin with this? IT'S SO GOOD. I read it when I was 14 and I've been ordering it from the library once a year ever since. This is the end all and be all of vampire novels for me because Keri? She's pretty awesome. Talk about a character who knows herself. Yes, she makes a few mistakes but she's such a strong individual. One of the things I really liked about the novel and it's also the same thing that infuriated me about the book, was how much it left out. It hinted at a lot but most of it was left ambiguous. I think the novel was trying to keep it on a very huamn level since we're invited more into Keri's life than into anyone elses.
Truly a fantastic novel. I cannot recommend it enough or pay it enough wonderful little compliments. Also to those wondering, it's just one novel. There is no sequel for this novel and there never will be. I found out about that pretty early on since the author addresses it on her website.
The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause 16-year-old Zoe is having a really horrible year. Her mother is dying of cancer, her father keeps her from visiting the hospital and her best friend is moving away. Then she meets Simon with his strange silver hair and his uncanny ability to know exactly how she feels. But there's something that isn't quite right about him. Who is Simon and what does he want from Zoe?
I don't know if vampire novels are supposed to make you cry but this one just turned on the waterworks for me. Not ashamed to say it. This book wasn't what I expected, which is to say that I didn't expect it to be so dark. Not a complaint at all. I actually tend to enjoy dark stories a lot more. To be honest, the scariest things that occur in this novel happen to be the smallest things. You'll understand that when you read it. Once again, it's just one novel. No sequels. I think only one was needed to tell this story.
The novel now has a new cover and I've seen it around. It makes me shudder with fear. The artwork is so bad and I do not understand how a publishing company paid a designer to do it. Just because it's short and the author isn't J.K. Rowling doesn't mean you can sell off something less than good. That is someone's novel you have just pasted your half-assed artwork on to.
The artwork above happens to be an earlier and much better edition. That's the artwork I first saw when I picked up the novel.
Demon in my View by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Jessica Allodola is a high school senior who pens vampire tales under the pseudonym Ash Night. Because of her funeral clothing and cynical demeanor, Jessica is shunned by her sunnier classmates. No matter, she prefers the company of the undead she creates on her laptop, anyway. But Jessica is shaken when a creature from her novel, the suave vampire Aubrey (who fans will remember from In the Forests of the Night) shows up as a new student at her school. Not knowing whether he plans to seduce or harm her, Jessica plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse with Aubrey as she tries to discover the secret of his existence. As she delves deeper into the midnight world of her own novels, she encounters other supernatural beings, like Fala, an evil Egyptian vampire, and Caryn Smoke, a teenaged good witch. When she finally unearths the shocking truth that explains the tangibility of her imaginary world, Jessica must decide if she loves that dark world enough to leave the light forever.
Now this one is part of a series. DIMV is the second book and the one I like most.
Here's a little list of the books and the order in which they should be read:
1. In the Forests of the Night
2. Demon in My View
3. Shattered Mirror
4. Midnight Predator
This author is 4 years older than I am and when I was younger (before I realized how bad I am at writing) I kind of wanted to be her. She had her first novel published at age 14 which is incredible and something rare. Really respect the hell out of her and this series is both scary and enjoyable. None of her characters are perfect and I cannot tell you how much I like that. To me a main character or supporting character should not have to be. I know it's fiction but come on, let's not make gods out of these people.
*sigh* Alas, the same thing that happened to The Silver Kiss cover has happened to this series. I do not understand it.
But please, do not let the bad artwork deter you.
Friday, October 15, 2010
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For Wednesday, read all of chapter 3 in To Kill a Mockingbird. It's about 25 pages long. Leave yourselves adequate time to read this (about an hour). You will likely have a (Sparknotes-proofed) quiz on the reading.
For Thursday, write 10 sentences based on words 21-30 in your To Kill a Mockingbird vocab. packet.

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(MARYBOROUGH'S PART. (1914, August 26). Maryborough and Dunolly Advertiser (Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 3. Retrieved August 18, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90601418)MARYBOROUGH'S PART.DEPARTURE OF VOLUNTEERS.The second batch of volunteers for the Expeditionary Force for Europe from the Maryborough district left by the 10.25 a.m. train yesterday for Broadmeadows. They numbered slightly over 20, this tally bringing the district's total up to 45, which must be regarded as a fine contribution. Capt. Raitt saw this second detachment to their train, and they went off amid the hearty cheers of a large crowd that had assembled, and the playing of the West State school boys' bugle band. As was the case last week, the school boys paraded to the station along the principal streets, and all marched very creditably. From letters received by friends of the men in camp, it appears that they are doing well, though leading a strenuous life. Writing to a friend at Avoca, Lieut. Gus Ebeling says:-
" We got down to town all right, and are quite settled in camp. They are a splendid lot of men; the Avoca and Maryborough men who travelled together were the best behaved lot of young soldiers that I have had anything to do with, and I feel sure they will do credit to their respective districts. They are all well and happy, although they have had a very rough time."
Broadmeadows was a military camp established on 19 August 1914 at Broadmeadows, sixteen kilometres north of Melbourne city. Land for the camp was lent to the government by Mr R. G. Wilson. The government later bought it.
From the Embarkation rolls of October 1914, it appears that most of the men who enlisted from Avoca served together. There was a deliberate policy of keeping locals together. Gus Ebeling, Matthew Rafferty, Arthur Summerfield, William French, Dave Summers and Rege Johnson were all in the 8th Infantry Battalion, F Company. Ebeling was Lieutenant, the officer-in-charge of this company. Alfred Golder was assigned to 8th Infantry Battalion Headquarters.
Charles Willmott was assigned to the 7th Battalion and Ike Webster to the 6th.
The 8th Battalion was recruited from rural Victoria within the first two weeks of war being declared. The 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Battalions were recruited from Victoria and formed the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Australian Imperial Force.
|Group portrait of members of F Company, 8th Battalion. Although it is not possible to give names to faces, the Embarkation Roll for the 8th lists all the members of the company at time of departure from Melbourne. It is very likely that the three officers are: Lieutenant Gus Eberling , aged 43, a farmer and grazier from Avoca, Victoria, and a veteran of the Boer War (centre) and Lieutenant William Thomas Yates, aged 29, Dairyman of Newminster Park, Camperdown, Victoria, and 2nd Lieutenant Maurice Leslie McLeod, aged 20, a tailor of 405 Gregory Street, Ballarat, Victoria, on either side of him. McLeod was later killed in action at the landing at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli on 25 April 1915.The F company embarkation roll lists the two buglers in the front row, far left as 635 Bugler David Summers from Moonambel, VIC and 636 Bugler Phillip Joseph Palmer from Mildura, VIC however it is not known which man is which. Summers was killed in action at Fleurbaix (Pozieres), France on 19 July 1916 and Palmer returned to Australia on 4 August 1915. AWM ID number DAX2563; Photographer Darge Photographic Company; Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Broadmeadows; Date made c 1914. Retrieved from http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/DAX2563/


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Email me at jmayhew at ku dot edu
"The very existence of poetry should make us laugh. What is it all about? What is it for?"
--Kenneth Koch
"El subtítulo 'Modelo para armar' podría llevar a creer que las diferentes partes del relato, separadas por blancos, se proponen como piezas permutables."
30 nov. 2008
Ella at Duke's Place
This is perhaps not as good as the Ella's Duke songbook. It is kind of a follow up to that. It does have a nice version of "Cottontail" and Strayhorn's "A Flower is a Lovesome Thing." I'm not crazy about the lyrics to "Brown Skin Girl in the Calico Hat' or "Imagine My Frustration." There's nothing here as good as "Prelude to a Kiss."
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- John dijo...
I remember reading somewhere that "Imagine My Frustration" was the Ellington organization's attempt to write a rock and roll song. It delights me -- Ella as teen! Ellington's rock instrumentals on "Far East Suite" and "Afro-Eurasian Eclipse" are fantastic.
"Ella at Duke's Place" is anomalous in that half of it or so is arranged by a pianist other than Ellington or Strayhorn; Jimmy Jones, if memory serves. Nice album, but the Ella's earlier Ellington Songbook collection is a monument.
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
What do the colors on the Belize flag represent?
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Royal blue background with two red horizontal borders; one top border runs horizontally across the top from left to right and one bottom border runs across the bottom (baseline ) from left to right. Embellished in the center of the flag is the coat of arms: a white, filled in circle bordered by a green, circular, garland flowing in a clockwise direction.
The coat of arms features:
1. A mahogany tree: the first European settlers in Belize became mahogany traders and the mahogany trade was once the economical backbone of the colony.
2. Two woodcutters, the one on the left holding an axe and the one on the right holding a paddle (rivers were the mode of transportation for getting cut logwood back to the settlement; the logwood cutters found themselves paddling further up stream to find fresh logwood areas).
3. A shield showing the tools of the mahogany trade including a paddle, squaring axe, beating axe, saw and ship (Most of the Mahogany was shipped to Great Britain where it was in much demand for creating fine furniture).
4. A flowing scroll bearing the Latin motto "sub umbra floreo", meaning "under the shade I flourish", or/and implying "under the shade of the mahogany tree we flourish".
The Blue is the dominant party colour for the People's United Party (PUP)
The Red is the dominant party colour for the United Democratic Party (UDP). The PUP was in power at the time of independence (Sept 21st 1981) and naturally their colours would dominate. However, a bi-partisan committee for the designation of the official flag of Belize, which included representatives of the UDP agreed to or rather compromised to include the red horizontal stripes (red being the dominant party color for the UDP). This in my opinion was a fair and sensible inclusion, since upon election, any self respecting UDP majority government's first order of the day would have been to change the flag to reflect their party colours. Thankfully the flag has been accepted and embraced by all Belizeans and remains the National Flag of Belize.
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I work for the Peninsula School District which is facing a deficit of around $5 million. Cuts will be made in all departments including administration. Superintendent Terry Bouck is voluntarily taking a 5% pay cut while other administrators are taking 3-4%. Bus mechanics are offering to give up a holiday and not take the raise that is in their contract in an effort to prevent layoffs. When I suggested that the para educators in my building offer to take a 3% decrease in hours I was met by mixed reaction. Some people are willing in order to preserve jobs while others are outraged by the notion. Still others refuse to speak or make eye contact.
We will be loosing some teachers that we'd like to keep and keeping others whom we could be without. My own son works in the Clover Park School District as an art teacher. Art is always considered to be expendable so we await May 15th with trepidation. That is when school districts are supposed to have their contracts out to teachers. Support staff, being more disposable, doesn't have to be told until the last day of school. Depending on what happens to my husband's job, I could end up being the sole gainfully employed adult in a household of six. I'm scared, too, but not so scared that I've given up believing that we are all in this together.
Last night I shopped at Fred Meyer on 19th. The checker seemed incompetent or confused and I began to get irritated when I stopped myself and thought, "He hasn't been doing this long. I'll bet he used to do something else that paid much better." I left the store wondering if that might not end up being my husband in the months to come.
In the meantime, the folks largely responsible for bringing the recession to us are not worried about collecting unemployment, having to sell a home in a down economy in order to send their child to college, or how to stretch the pay check to the end of the month. Too bad Ronald Reagan didn't live to see this.


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A barium enema is an imaging test that uses X-rays to look at your lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Your lower GI tract includes the large intestine (colon) and rectum.
X-rays use a small amount of radiation to create images of your bones and internal organs. X-rays are often used to detect bone or joint problems, or to check the heart and lungs. A barium enema is one type of X-ray.
Fluoroscopy is often used during a barium enema. Fluoroscopy is a kind of X-ray movie.
The test uses barium. Barium is a substance that makes certain areas of the body show up more clearly on an X-ray. The radiologist will be able to see the lining, size, and shape of the colon. These details might not be seen on a standard X-ray. Barium is used only for imaging tests for the GI tract.
After the barium is in your large intestine, the radiologist may fill the intestine with air. Air will look black on X-ray film. The barium will look white. This contrast makes smaller details show up. When barium and air are used together, the test is called a double contrast study.
A barium enema may be done to look for and diagnose problems in the colon and rectum. You may need a barium enema if your healthcare provider thinks that you may have:
Your healthcare provider may have other reasons to recommend a barium enema.
You may want to ask your healthcare provider about the amount of radiation used during the test. Also ask about the risks as they apply to you.
Consider writing down all X-rays you get, including past scans and X-rays for other health reasons. Show this list to your provider. The risks of radiation exposure may be tied to the number of X-rays you have and the X-ray treatments you have over time.
Tell your provider if:
Risks of barium enema may include:
Certain things can make a barium enema less accurate. These include:
You should not have a barium enema if you have:
You should also not have this test if you are pregnant.
You may have other risks depending on your specific health condition. Be sure to talk with your provider about any concerns you have before the procedure.
You may have a barium enema as an outpatient or as part of your stay in a hospital. The way the test is done may vary depending on your condition and your healthcare provider's practices.
Generally, a barium enema will follow this process:
After the exam, some barium will be expelled right away. You will be helped to the bathroom or given a bedpan.
You may go back to your normal diet and activities after a barium enema, unless your healthcare provider tells you otherwise.
Barium may cause constipation or impacted stool after the procedure if it isn't completely cleared from your body. You may be told to drink plenty of fluids and eat foods high in fiber to help the rest of the barium leave your body. You may also be given a laxative to help with this.
Your bowel movements may be white or lighter in color until all the barium has left your body.
You may feel tired afterward because of the lengthy bowel preparation needed before the test. Rest as needed.
Your anus and rectum may be sore because of the bowel preparation. Your healthcare provider may recommend an ointment to soothe the area.
Call your healthcare provider right away if any of these occur:
Your healthcare provider may give you other instructions, depending on your situation.
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Series: Romancing Wisconsin #1
Format Read: Kindle
Release Date: September 14, 2012
Buying Links: Amazon AllRomance Barnes & Noble
Book Blurb (from goodreads):
Reviewed By: BeaChristmas in July at the zoo is the last place single parents Eric Riley and Marissa Wilder expect to find love. Thanks to some mistletoe mischief in the form of their two young daughters and Santa, they discover mistletoe rules were not made to be broken.
Bea's Thoughts:
This was a cute little short story about two divorced parents who meet via their daughters and are instantly attracted to each other. Misunderstandings rapidly ensue, which last more than halfway through the story. It's not my favorite trope but Netzel manages it well. All of the characters are enjoyable and the story moves along quickly. Too quickly for me, I didn't like how fast things went and I'd have liked the story better without the epilogue. The story doesn't actually occur in December; the outing where Eric and Marissa meet has a July in December theme. It's a cute story, no real conflict despite the misunderstandings but it's a short, sweet read that won't make your teeth ache.
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Drawing With Tetris
Every time I think I'm good at a game, I see a video like this and realize that I just plain suck. Well, at least we can still appreciate the artwork.
Via BoingBoing
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Well, that makes me feel better, but I'm sure someone could watch this and learn to do it by hand.
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While still impressive, note this was done with a computer algorithm, not "by hand".
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|Looks like Omaiu doesn't it =/
|Greeted by a cosy atmosphere
|Other agencies in the restaurant. Love the setting, lots of privacy =D
|The private rooms for functions. we should've grabbed this seat for better photos of the food >_< Lighting is just terrible.
|Soft shell crab~
|Our spread on the table~
|We were treated to a little sake as well =)
|Someone's super happy! XD;;
|California rolls I think?
|Thank you gift~
Food was good~ a bit sad that they don't have unagi =P Glad I got to taste sake for the first time heehee~ It's definitely better than beer or other alcoholic beverages. Felt really bad that we couldn't finish the bottle >w< and true enough I felt like the youngest among the lot.


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Sunday, April 8, 2012
DDPYOGA Weight Loss Success Story - Stacey Meets Terri for the First Time
http://www.ddpyoga.com - Stacey Morris decided to try the DDP YOGA fitness program when she saw it mentioned on Oprah. She joined the free Team DDPYOGA website at http://www.teamddpyoga.com and met another one of their success stories, Terri Lange, who supported her throughout her journey by phone and email. Two years later, Stacey lost 185 lbs and meets Terri in person for the first time.
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Digital Cemetery Walk
Here is where I blog about interesting headstones and cemeteries. I have been photographing cemeteries for preservation since 2004. Every stone has a story. And they are waiting to be told.
Eastside Cemetery
Here is where I hope to "pay it forward" and create a digital record of each lot at this city cemetery located in Hutchinson, Kansas.
Piney Woods & Prairie Winds (currently on hold)
Here is where I blog about my genealogy. Genealogy...This was the beginning...to my love of cemeteries and photography.


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2012-10-18 / Community News
Pink Ribbon Affair
On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, the Lee County Area Cancer Resource Center (LCACRC) and Combined CommunityAction held the 6th Annual Pink Ribbon Affair. This breast cancer awareness fundraiser at the Giddings American Legion Hall was a fun and informative evening. The special attraction of the evening was the Creative Cups for the Cause art bra contest and exhibit.
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I typically use my iPad or iPhone. About a year ago the EAA.org website made a change and is fixed in size with what appears to me to be tiny text.
Since it is now fixed, you can no longer "stretch it" to make it larger.
is there any way to make it larger and more viewable to my greying eyes?


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Children may qualify for eligibility in one or more of the following areas: communication, vision, hearing, motor skills, social-emotional/behavioral functioning, self-help skills and /or cognitive skills.
Parents with concerns about their child's development should contact us at 567-444-4808 and ask for Amber Ensign. The assessment process will include a screening where information is collected about the child's development with input from the parent and then further formal assessment if needed. A team of professionals will assist you through this process.
The program offers the opportunity for children who have strong skills in all areas of development to be included as "typical peers". The child must also be a resident of the school district they are assigned as a typical peer. Typical peers are screened as part of their entrance, through a screening process provided by NwOESC. Typical peer selection is limited as state mandates the number of typical peers our programs can accept.
The public schools are required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Public Law 105-17 to locate, identify, evaluate and provide a free and appropriate public education for preschool children with disabilities ages 3 through 5. This program is funded in part by Ohio Department of Education to help school districts assure that all preschool children with disabilities are provided an appropriate education tailored to fit their disability and needs. NwOESC operates these preschool programs in the four counties of Defiance, Fulton, Henry and Williams.
For a screening appointment you could contact Amber Ensign at NwOESC, 567-444-4818, mid-January of the year prior to the school year you would like your child to attend. All applicants will be assigned a screening date and time and typical peers for each classroom will be selected after the screenings are complete.
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Hey guys,
Well im back and im thinking better than before!
I am awfully sorry that I havent written in 5 months, clearly i am the worst blogger ever!!
Well, last time i wrote i told you all about when i was living in South Africa! I came back in Feb and since ive been back, life has been good. (obviously there have been the bad!)
My sister, Lauren has written a book about life with Arthritis, its to help other families learn to cope with issues within a family and let me tell you, its a bloody good read. If your interested go to www.amazon.com and type in Lauren Vaknine, the book is called My Enemy My Friend. Heather Mills and Prince Charles are currently reading it too. So buy it people!
Back to me, well, there is so much from my weird and wonderful life to report but I think today im gonna talk about people in ur life that need getting out. People who are now in your past but keep popping up, need to stay in your past. Friends who should stay friends and little girls who threaten.
In your life, let me tell you, you are going to come accross a LOT of fake people. People who will like you because they are scared of you, or who will try and be your friend because you have friends.. all im saying is, be very aware of whats going around. There will be people in this world who will break you and you need to know how to stand up for yourself.
I have a group of girls im friendly with. They used to be best friends with a girl who is a nasty piece of work. Their friendship has now ended with her but her and her immature friends just love drama. So what do they do? They ATTEMPT to terrorise my friends lives. They cannot talk on a phone or face to face. Instead this girl and her friends, write all over facebook, making threats and slandering my friends names and making them look silly. In fact, all they are doing is making themselves look silly. Little girls like this to me are like wild animals which need killing for their meat and skin. Im sure i could make a lovely pair of leggings out of orange skin. I myself am very strong minded, and if somebody starts on me, I have enough courage and confidence to stand up for myself. When i said to one of these childish girls to put her threat into action, she was too scared. So its come to the point in life where silly children think they are acting big behind a computer screen but will never actually do anything to any one. So to anyone reading this, don't threaten people in general, but especially do not threaten people from a computer or mobile phone. Be big and brave and stop being childish. There are enough wars and violence in this world, we don't need immature 20 year old girls causing petty dramas! AMEN!
You should all remember that I, Little Miss V, am always there to help. If you ever have any questions you want answering or need advice or help, hit me up with a message because no matter how small or big the issue, i promise to help resolve it!
Hope you all are ready for me being back and bigger than ever.. (when i say bigger, well ive lost a stone in 3 weeks, so in size smaller woop!)
Lots of love..
Little Miss V..xx


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Sunday, March 1, 2015
So Long Winter {SOL Day #1 3-01-15}
From about December 1st until February 28th, I pretty much keep my head down and run as fast as I can through the cold, dark days until I reach March 1st. My weatherman calls these days "Meteorological Winter," the time on the calendar when meteorologists say that winter is here. The cold, dark days and I don't get along. I miss the colors and sounds of the world that are with me the other nine months of the year. I miss the light.
On March 1st, that changes.
Today, March 1st, I woke up and put my March calendar up on the board in our kitchen. I was excited! Even though there is still snow on the ground and the temperature is a chilly 13 degrees, I can feel spring will be here soon.
This afternoon, I even opened my front door to let the bright sunshine in. My dog, Rosie, did the perfect thing...she took a nap in the sunshine. She is so smart, that dog!
So it is with much excitement that I bid Meteorological Winter goodbye and say a great big HELLO to March and spring!
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March has come in like a lion here with windy snow but I am envisioning short sleeve lamb weather in a few weeks. Can't wait!ReplyDelete
That Rosie is so smart plus very cute! She brightened my day. Honestly I have deep admiration for those of you who deal with WEATHER all winter as it is beyond my Southern Californian imagination or experience. Blue skies ahead for you to FLY into! Blessings as you take flight.ReplyDelete
Oh I love Rosie!!!! March here really entered like a LION. Icy and snowy and cooooold!!! I'm ready for spring! So happy to be slicing with you this year!!! We will FLY through these days of writing!ReplyDelete
I am so ready for spring too. Our winter has been mild with the exception of the last three weeks. I am over it though. Here's to warmer days filled lots of great stories!ReplyDelete
I am also not sad that meteorological winter is OVER! Here's hoping spring gets the message!ReplyDelete
Thanks for stopping by to read my #SOL15 today. It gave me an opportunity to find yours! I, too, am read for meteorological winter to be over. I'm tired of leaving while it is still dark outside and coming home as the sun begins to dip. Bring on the sun!ReplyDelete
Our weatherman thought Wednesday might be the last of winter cold temps here. I hope he is right. You souls, who live in the northern reaches of our country, have my respect for surviving.ReplyDelete
Such a beautiful description of the anticipation of spring! I loved it. Your words, "I can feel spring will be here soon" really stood out to me. For you, I hope it's just around the corner! Happy slicing!ReplyDelete
Such a beautiful description of the anticipation of spring! I loved it. Your words, "I can feel spring will be here soon" really stood out to me. For you, I hope it's just around the corner! Happy slicing!ReplyDelete
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Your dog is so adorable! I could not agree more with wanting some color and sunlight. I will join you in your wave goodbye to winter can't wait for spring.ReplyDelete
And thanks for the welcome to SOL!
Your post gives me hope that Spring will come soon!! Ahhh, the life of a dog in the sunshine :)ReplyDelete
As a fellow Wisconsinite, I can totally relate! I'm thankful that my parents live in Phoenix and let me visit them as often as I can get away. It's amazing what just a bit of sunshine can do for the mood after the dreary, gray days of a long WI winterReplyDelete


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|Helio Yoshida, Juliane Guzzoni, Chika Yoshida and Adilson
We traveled through Japan from Tochigi State in east side of Japan to Hiroshima in 14 days of work. Also because this work, i meet a japanese girl called Chika. She work in the Foreign Press Japan Center. The interesting about her is after that, she went to Amazonas my home state in Brazil in the other side of the world in a tourism trip and she meet my family over there.
I shoot this photo of him when he was film in the entrance of Tokyo Imperial Palace. You can see also in the background of the photo the beautiful Tokyo Tower.
Juliane Guzzoni is a well know TV reporter in Parana State - Brazil. She also appears on national network some times as a reporter. In Parana State, she also was a host of local news TV program.
Juliane in front of the camera is very impressive. She has a very good voice and of course, writes very well.
I shoot this picture inside of Tokyo Imperial Palace. This is a place where you can spend all day relaxing in the center core of Tokyo.
In the top bubble in japanese economy in 90s, the real state value os this park was the same of whole Manhattan in New York.
Can you believe?


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Did you know that Christian ministry and media professionals from across the nation participate in planning for NRB's annual International Christian Media Convention?
Twice a year, the NRB Standing Committees and Advisory Councils meet to provide action-oriented input on:
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
A few more thoughts . . .
I don't know who labeled my situation a boycott, but it seems to me representative of a certain view of the work and life of academics, or at least of the academia I know, in that it assumes that I must have made a choice against the conference rather than having to grapple with a tension between my identity as a media scholar and my other, more personal, roles. Rather than a choice against the conference this was a situation shaped by choices I have made in my personal life that are not readily accommodated within academia. These choices are not about religion, but rather about sustaining certain kinds of personal relationships (in this particular case, to my immediate and extended family) for which there is no clear place in academia. These relationships include those with my partner (in that it would be inequitable for only one of us to attend a conference in which we are both interested), with my child (for whose care I am responsible), and with my extended family (whose babysitting generosity and religious observance I respect). Perhaps I should include my relationship to the Jewish community here, but my particular dilemma in this case was more about the Jews in my family than a community at large.
These thoughts are really not specific to the Flow conference, rather they are about the academic culture in which I take part. The academic culture in which I have been socialized (primarily through graduate school and the world of my "field," with which I engage most regularly through conferences) is one that seems to assume a 24/7 living and breathing of the work. In part, this may be because we study media, and thus cannot escape our object of study even when in our "down time." I imagine this may be different for the chemist or perhaps even the literature scholar, though other fields surely feel the same 24/7 work mentality in their own respects, as well as some shared ones.
Now, please understand that I love this aspect of being a media scholar--that the work, the ideas, suffuse all of my life, not just some segmented "work time." I would love to be able to live in a world in which I am always surrounded by others as interested in and passionate about media, especially TV, as I am, and who want to talk about it in the ways I do. This is in large part what I loved about graduate school, that immersion in a world of people and ideas focused on similar interests and passions. When I came to graduate school, I couldn't believe my good fortune in finding such a community of like-minded people. And in many ways, I still reap the benefits of that, as I live with a like-minded media scholar and so get to experience that 24/7 world moreso than might someone who is single or partnered with a non-academic or even an academic in another field.
And yet. The real world is not graduate school. And the harsh truth that I think many of us must encounter when we move into jobs (hopefully) and other responsibilities is that a 24/7 life of the mind, of scholarly passion and commitment, is kind of impossible. Even if one chooses to keep one's personal ties limited and to focus on the work as a result, it can be difficult in the world post-grad school to find the like-minded souls you once knew. Many of us work in places where we are not surrounded by people engaged in the same ideas and interests as we are and thus we make other kinds of friends. So my real life, day to day friends are not necessarily fellow media scholars, but psychologists, and doctors, and stay at home parents, people with whom I've found other ways of connecting than our intellectual passions. And I have family members, both older and younger than me, who need my attention and time, or to whom I owe certain considerations (as in the case of not being able to ask anyone to babysit over Yom Kippur).
My point is that the ideal of 24/7 intellectual immersion that academia demands/promises/threatens is not a practical one for most of us. It is a patriarchal ideal, as well, in that it assumes an academic who can be readily freed from real world obligations and commitments in pursuit of the scholarship. This person has of course traditionally been male. Male academics have always had connections and obligations outside of their work (to partners, children, etc.) but have also lived in a culture in which it is assumed that their work can and must supersede those private links and that someone else (typically a wife) will be there to take care of them. The picture of an academic, male or female, who cannot or will not subsume those links fits less well into an academic culture that sees all else as secondary to the intellectual (and social) pursuits of the professorial life.
Dr. Crazy wrote about similar issues a while back, talking about the ways that academia is inhospitable to a personal life and I really liked what she said but couldn't figure out how to articulate my take at the time. So this is my awkward attempt to do so, not to complain about any one problematic policy in academia, but instead to reflect on what I see as the patriarchal roots of academic culture, roots that assume an ease of separation between academic life and personal life that is not always possible, and that has consequences that we are not all willing to accept.
UPDATE: Just saw this column at the Chronicle of Higher Ed that reports on the impact of such matters for women in the sciences.
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- Derek said...
Excellent take on this issue, Elana. You could add as well the less appealing but often necessary parts of an academic career that also challenge one's life balance: grading, committees, letter-writing, attending functions, etc. And, of course, the marathon of tenure itself.
Much of this is a function of maturity, of basically realizing your limits and responsibilities, even while challenging your potential. In grad school, most of us can focus squarely on the potential part (a few years of near-poverty notwithstanding), fueled by the energies of our 20s. The decision to take on non-academic responsibilities (especially having children) is part of "growing up," but is almost never acknowledged in any significant way by our work life. I was at dinner with several PhD students (from a different school) at a conference a while back, and they were all surprised that any academic could even have children. As long as kids, elderly parents, extended family, and non-academic friends are treated with disdain or avoidance by academe, these attitudes will persist. We should model a non-academic life for our students, as well as an academic one, if at all possible.
Anyway, much more to say. Appropriately, my kids are waking up, and it's time for breakfast!
- October 15, 2008 at 6:17 AM
- Sam Ford said...
Hey Elana, I had someone comment to me that long ago that the best way to prove one's self to a boss in any job is to prove that you can prioritize correctly, that you realize that going on business trips when the company needs you to doesn't mean you are a bad spouse/parent but that you are doing what you have to.
I understand what he meant and the spirit in which he meant it, but that likewise assumes that employers should believe that their job should take priority over everything else in your life and that you as a human being, in consequence, are much less important than your professional title.
This is a view we've long expected from the salaried corporate world, where the narrative of a home life that suffers due to the "importance" of a day job has played out, but I think this piece speaks really strongly to the fact that academia shares the same problem.
To outsiders, academia is a place where people don't have to work. In reality, for many academics, I've seen it as a place where people can't stop working, perhaps even heightened in the academic areas I'm most interested in: fan/audience studies, media studies, etc. While working at MIT, I had people from the corporate world asking me if I enjoyed having the summer off, for instance.
The most enlightened employers, or industries, understand that a balance between work life and home life is crucial and that a salary doesn't mean ownership of a person's soul, in which people should be privileged if and when they have a life outside work. I think that it's especially important in academia, where the work generated is intellectual, that better work comes from people who have a balanced life, are energized by family and friends and activities that have little or nothing to do with their work.
In short, I think this reaction to your post and these struggles speak to a question we've been asking in our country for more than a century about the relationship of work and leisure. Are we defined first by our trade, or are we so and so, who among many other things, works in a particular industry or for a certain organization? Do we work to fund our life, or do we build our lives around a profession?
Of course, the answer falls somewhere in between that, because in many cases our choice of career speaks volumes about who we are, but I think we have to draw a line in which being passionate about your job doesn't require you to sell your soul to it.
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More Predator strikes by US in Pakistan - More rewards for Justice bonuses for Taliban / al Quaeda phantom leaders
The US conducted another 2 Predator airstrikes with Helfire misiles in Pakistan's tribal areas in the last 2 days.
Five people were reported killed and four wounded hitting what is said to be a Taliban compound in North Waziristan - a compund run by Malik Gulab Khan in the Sokhel region just outside Mir Ali.
Unusually the CIA did not report any senior al Qaeda or Taliban leaders killed.
Mir Ali is a known stronghold of al Qaeda leader Abu Kasha al Iraqi said at one time to have links both with al Qaeda and the Taliban. Kasha is said to be an Iraqi national who operates in the Mir Ali region and serves as the key link between al Qaeda's Shura Majlis, or executive council, and the Taliban.
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But of course, you only know so much until you get there.
The amount I've learned - and am learning - is immense and fantastic, and I am honestly amazed and grateful that in my late forties I am working in a nimble and dynamic environment where I am still learning and improving (I hope) every day.
But then, isn't that life these days? We are living in a time of unprecedented acceleration and change, and it's not like there's much of a choice. Exciting times!
Anyway, in my new life on the vendor side of the technology fence, I have come to appreciate the funny side of the frustrations unique to the software business. These challenges are ongoing, but you can take comfort from their universality - it's not just you.
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Mr. Murdoch receives substantial negative publicity for allegedly hacking telephone records. My telephone and computers are continually hacked to hide the secret arrest and murder of my mentally, physically disabled brother, Larry Neal, and to stop my advocacy for justice and compassion for other mentally ill Americans. Larry's murder and my continuous stalking online and in person are known to government officials, police officers, the media, and many civil/human rights organizations. Over a million people have read about Larry's lynching and my family's terrorism and denial of due process of law in my Internet articles, social media posts and emails. However, mainstream media refuses to report this matter, and police refuse to address crimes that violate my First Amendment rights to keep the government lynching covered-up.
If Mr. Murdoch reports the police murder of this harmless, lifelong schizophrenic black man and the ongoing crimes against his family to keep the death secret, it will prove that many people who judge Mr. Murdoch harshly for hacking phone records are hypocrites. Authorities allow my telephone and my computers to be hacked continually to hide government corruption and a wrongful death. Police refuse to even accept the IP addresses my computer's security system captured to investigate the criminal attacks that violate my free speech and freedom of press rights.
Today, the following flyer was distributed to 99 businesspersons in Decatur, Georgia. I requested that they call DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis and ask him to please instruct DeKalb County Police to investigate the continuous computer crimes and other stalking events against me.
Stone Mountain, Georgia Family Under Siege to Hide a Government Murder Cover-up
In July 2003, Larry Neal, a schizophrenic heart patient, was secretly arrested in Memphis, Tennessee and kept incarcerated for nearly three weeks until his death under circumstances which the government REFUSES to disclose under Freedom of Information Act requests or federal subpoena. Police ignored Larry's missing person report and lied repeatedly to his family and social worker denying that Larry was in Memphis Shelby County Jail while his family and social worker searched for him in vain. On August 1, 2003, police notified Larry's family that the heart patient had died in police custody that morning, and they admitted that Larry was arrested during the entire three weeks he was missing. Larry was murdered because his panhandling and loud singing was inconvenient to police. To this day, Larry's death is covered up by Memphis/ Shelby County officials and by officials in the United States Department of Justice.
More about Larry's murder cover-up and violations against the Neals' Constitutional rights to free speech, freedom of press, and due process of law are online at WRONGFUL DEATH OF LARRY NEAL website – http://wrongfuldeathoflarryneal.com/ and at ASSISTANCE TO THE INCARCERATED MENTALLY ILL at http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/AIMI and at Mary's blogs – EXPOSED FREE SPEAK BLOG – http://freespeakblog.blogspot.com/ and MARY LOVES JUSTICE http://marylovesjustice.blogspot.com/ and JUSTICE GAGGED http://justicegagged.blogspot.com/ and in articles at NowPublic.com http://NowPublic.com/duo as well as HubPages - http://hubpages.com/profile/Mary+Neal and articles at OpEdNews, and at other Internet addresses. (Google Mary Neal Larry Neal). See videos at YouTube entitled COCHRAN FIRM FRAUD 1, 2, and 3. Real-time cyberstalking videos were uploaded at YouTube Channel JKEMPP703. Nearly a thousand people follow me at Twitter, where I am @koffietime - http://twitter.com/koffietime . Mary's list would be substantially larger, but hackers delete most black people (including Neal family members) and persons who have a large list of followers.
The USDOJ was in oversight of daily operations at Shelby County Jail in 2003 at the time of Larry's secret murder, because the jail was sued by the USA in 2000 for many prior inmate abuses. The (Johnnie) Cochran Firm was appointed by government officials to contract with Larry's family as our wrongful death attorneys in order to defraud the Neals and keep Larry's case out of court. (Most Americans do not know that Cochran partnered with people before his death who now misuse his name and reputation to defraud many of the law firm's clients.) Cochran Firm attorneys pretended for almost a year (the Tennessee statute of limitations) to be handling wrongful death and negligence cases for the Neals regarding Larry's murder, when in fact the firm did zero but hold the cases inactive while the statute of limitations passed to prevent another attorney from really suing Shelby Co. Jail. Meanwhile, USDOJ officials allowed Shelby County Jail to file fraudulent reports to the federal government that omitted reporting Larry's death. Larry's family discovered The Cochran Firm fraud and sued the law firm, serving suit to the firm's Atlanta, Georgia office. The Cochran Firm persuaded Georgia Superior Court Judge Wendy Shoob to dismiss the Neal's lawsuit, claiming falsely that The Cochran Firm could not be sued in Georgia because it had no law offices whatsoever within the State of Georgia.
The Neals next sued The Cochran Firm in United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Judge Timothy Batten dismissed the Neals' lawsuit, claiming that the Cochran Firm's fraud against the Neals was "immaterial." In 2008, several judges, former Vice President Dick Chaney, and former Attorney General A. Gonzales were indicted in Willacy County, Texas for withholding investigations regarding inmate abuses in county jails in return for kickbacks or because they were private prison investors. Dogs' murders are investigated and prosecuted in America, but not a handicapped black man's murder. Instead, Larry's family is stalked, terrorized, and censored to cover up the government crimes, and denied legal recourse.
The news media refuses to report Larry's murder or The Cochran Firm fraud against the Neals and other minority families. Therefore, Mary Neal reports Larry's murder on the Internet and formed an online advocacy, ASSISTANCE TO THE INCARCERATED MENTALLY ILL. The goal is to decriminalize mental illness in America and save other psychiatric patients from imprisonment and death like Larry Neal suffered. Ever since serving the federal suit on The Cochran Firm in January 2008, the Neal family has been gangstalked. The United States Justice Department and Shelby County Jail refuse to release any records or explanation about Larry's murder by police.
The family's phone and computers are hacked. No calls can reach the Neals' phone number 678.531.0262 except calls from immediate family. Changing phone numbers and carriers has not helped us escape the stalkers. Callers who are not on our "approved caller" list usually hear a false message saying the phone is not in service or their calls are immediately directed to voice mail. The voice mail messages are deleted without the Neal family hearing them, and the phone does not actually ring in our home for the calls that hackers redirect to voice mail. Many of Mary Neal's incoming and outgoing emails are also prevented at email@example.com. She is not allowed to correspond with potential employers since the government is concerned about her working around computers and phones over which the hackers do not have direct control. The Neals have spent thousands of dollars to replace and repair computers that hackers attack to keep the government lynching secret and prevent advocacy to decriminalize mental illness. Over half of America's 2.3 million inmates are mentally ill, so giving sick people treatment as outpatients or as hospital inpatients would negatively impact prison profits for investors. Citizens police were apparently situated in houses around the Neals to monitor ingress and egress at their Stone Mountain home. Stalkers follow Mary Neal wherever she goes.
Mary Neal's computer is taken over and put on an Intranet by hackers to control her online browsing, stop certain links from opening to control what Mary reads, and to interfere with her ability to post news about Larry Neal's secret government murder and the cover-up that continues. When Mary Neal's computers were destroyed in June 2010, she went downtown Atlanta to report Larry's murder and her family's communication sabotage to people in person. Atlanta police arrived where Mary Neal was talking to people on the sidewalk and threatened to arrest and Taser her if she did not immediately stop telling people about Larry's murder and The Cochran Firm fraud. Computer attacks kept happening, and hackers overcome Mary's security programs. In June 2011, Mary's security program captured several IP numbers identifying the hackers. She reported this to DeKalb County Police, but Detective Miller refused to accept the IP numbers and said it is NOT ILLEGAL to hack the Neal family's computers, steal data from her hard drive, censor her Internet input, and destroy her machines.
On July 6, 2011, Mary Neal wrote to DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis about the police refusing to address the crimes against the Neal family. Mr. Ellis has not responded to date. There is apparently a conspiracy between Memphis Shelby County Police and officials, the City of Atlanta officials and police, DeKalb County officials and police, and the United States Department of Justice, and other parties, to cover-up The Cochran Firm fraud and the lynching of a mentally ill black man, Larry Neal. His family is terrorized and censored in order to hide these crimes from Americans and the world. Elected officials, news agencies, and civil/human rights organizations know about and apparently agree to the Neal family's siege and terrorism to hide Larry Neal's murder. YOUR ASSISTANCE IS REQUESTED.
I also suggested that NPR should report the secret arrest and wrongful death of Larry Neal when the company's government funding was endangered. Apparently, this is more secret than Wikileaks' war video leaks. Recent information about the Murdoch telephone hacking allegations is at this link from The Telegraph: Phone hacking: News International lifts gagging order imposed on its lawyers - http://alturl.com/353hb
I also suggested that NPR should report the secret arrest and wrongful death of Larry Neal when the company's government funding was endangered. Apparently, this is more secret than Wikileaks' war video leaks. Recent information about the Murdoch telephone hacking allegations is at this link from The Telegraph: Phone hacking: News International lifts gagging order imposed on its lawyers - http://alturl.com/353hb
Mary Neal's Google Profile - http://www.google.com/profiles/MaryLovesJustice - Get the RSS feed for my Care2 Sharebook at: http://www.care2.com/c2c/share/rss.html/513396753/0/ - Get the RSS feed for my Twitter KOFFIETIME at http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/59790083.rss - Current, urgent justice issues from a laywoman's viewpoint at my primary blog http://freespeakblog.blogspot.com/ (the name is a joke, believe me) Recommended articles - http://topsy.com/site/freespeakblog.blogspot.com - email address: email@example.com (some emails reach my box)


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|Merry Christmas Sayings
- This Christmas, may all your past sins be forgiven and may you get a chance to live life anew. May you learn from your mistakes, and have a lovely life ahead of you. Merry Christmas to you.
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- On this holiday season
my warmest wishes and thoughts for
a wonderful Christmas and a very happy New Year.
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Adore, adore, love the fading pinks on the cover of Jan/Feb 2012 Vogue Living. And that painted brick wall, and that green… so perfect. I want everything in that room. Matching up paint swatches of colour is something I've been playing with around the house lately.
This is our bed at the moment with op-shopped pillow slips.
This is the change table in Baby's room. I took this photo just before he was born, when I had the nursery all set up but before it was actually being used for anything. Which is why it looks so neat.
I did the paint swatch thing on the front of these ikea drawers using fabric, some thin quilt batting and my trusty staple gun.


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Monday, April 17, 2017
It WORKS!
I finally got a clue and googled making a home made fruit fly trap. It WORKS! I had a good dozen within half an hour. I saw one more a few minutes ago that didn't get into the trap over night. I'll take 1 over all I had. I about don't want to buy fruit that has to stay out of the fridge. Even with my trap. That vinegar smells awful in the whole house.
I am hoping the price of grapes goes down soon. They will of course as they become more in season. Speaking of which, In February no less, a grocery store here in town had out boxes and boxes of lush looking red strawberries. I opened a box and they were hard as baseballs and had no smell at all. So I guess they were gassed to turn them red as they do with tomatoes grown in hothouses. Those two produce items were hard as baseballs and not worth the high fee charged. If they were giving them away, I wouldn't have any. I noticed the strawberries went from $3.98 a box to .50 cents. I think no one wants them even for .50 cents. Tasteless and hard. Give your money to someone who needs it instead. :-)
Here is one I took and posted to Flickr a few days ago. I swear, it took 25-30 attempts to catch him still enough for a second, so as to take his picture. Always moving. This was taken with my Nikon DSLR, with a close up lens. I only carry my big camera when I am on a quest for macros. Or landscapes. Biggafy if you like to see him in detail.
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I like bananas but I don't buy a bunch. Since I live alone I find a bunch all ripens at about the same time so I pick and choose individual bananas in various states of ripeness. The produce manager called me a "banana planah". This is Boston after all.ReplyDelete
Close up bees look so nasty. Nice shots Carole!
Our grocery store usually has bananas that are still green which never seem to ripen right. I don't like unripe bananas nor do I like them too ripe so I agree, it's difficult to get them just right. The bee photo is incredible!ReplyDelete
Pretty much all of our fruit comes from far away so I guess I've gotten accustomed to the lack of flavor. We do get blueberries and saskatoons (similar to blueberries) in the summer. Oh and then there is rhubarb, which I love stewed.ReplyDelete
Your bee photo is incredible! He's a homely looking dude. :)
I love bananas but sometimes they come with no flavor. For those, I like to add honey or caramel syrup :-) Most strawberries I get don't have much flavor so I rarely buy them.ReplyDelete
The close-up photo of the bee is beautiful!
I fell for the strawberry trick and they were the same way-awful!ReplyDelete
I like bananas if they are not over ripe, I am not a fan of strawberries thoughReplyDelete
Dearest Carole,ReplyDelete
Guess I'm right with you on banana taste. I hate any overripe or mushy banana, also because they become way too sweet.
For me to really enjoy it they have to be rather firm.
Fruit flies do enter the home indeed but they are only tiny...
Love your macro bee shot!
Wow, Carole. That bee picture is fabulous. Such detail! I do like bananas and strawberries, but it's so disappointing when they are not ripe.ReplyDelete
Hi Sis!ReplyDelete
Best you had in probably 5 years Perfect was taxfures!
Fruit flies winter any season at all the bananas or peaches come into the house. You saw one more a few minutes ago that didn't it get into the trap over night, That vinegar smells awful in the whole house.I'm sorry of The Nikon DSLR, Your picture of nice bee so much Only way of I was so sorry Sis! I know so much of your beautiful over time. Are you still good memory of your Mum's sweet flower?
We had raining for too many days.
Sis,Katie,Miyuki and Victoria
I've made fruit fly traps myself. Avoid the vinegar smell by using a couple slices of banana instead!ReplyDelete
Bananas are something I always have and eat almost daily. I even freeze them in case I might run out and can't get to the store. I read they were good for IRON of all things so yep I needed a boost and take them just to make sure. Can't take the really ripe ones either. I used to make banana bread but now days not baking any more. As for the fruit flies I put my peels inside the fridge inside a plastic container until I am ready to take out the garbage.. keeps the flies away.ReplyDelete
Love the pansy shot.. just gorgeous.
We know your pain: we only buy Chiquita brand organic bananas at Natural Grocer. They get ripe really fast, but they taste.so.good! xoxoReplyDelete


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The other day we posted some photos here at the BAT-BLOG.COM from our friend & Ace Bat-Reporter BATDAVE. He traveled to where THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman Movie was filming in Newark, New Jersey & got some fun pics. Well, Batdave had to leave early but his friend Don stayed behind and he got even more pictures for us ( Thanks Don!! ).
The first one is a very pretty girl expressing her political support for the movie by holding up an "Occupy Gotham City" sign!
Next up is an actual photo of Don. He spotted one of the many "Gotham City Police Department" Movie Prop Vehicles that were up & down the street. I like the expression on his face. To me it says, "Yeah, I'm gonna come back later tonight & STEAL this thing!" ( Ha! Just kiddin' Don! But you know you were thinking that for a few seconds, ha! ) Then we get a great view of one of the GCPD Utility Trucks.
You might remember our previous post where we shared "Fake Signs" that were all over the street making it look like a real Gotham City. Well, here is a Transit Sign of Gotham's Subway System. Wow! What detail!!


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2010 Overview - Cancer
One thing that all Crabs (astrological Cancers or the seafood type of crab) know deep in their hearts is that someone, somewhere out there knows how great it would be to bust them wide open and eat them with melted butter.
The big news for you this year, Cancer, is that Pluto has moved into your Seventh House, which rules marriage, partnerships and close relationships. This means that someone may very well be cracking your heart open in the next year.
Cancer has a bit of a reputation for enjoying doom and gloom. You don't. You just seem to get more than your fair share of it. It must be that thick shell of yours. Everyone assumes you can just take it.
The good news is that you earned that reputation because you can take it, and more. And often, your greatest moments come when you have overcome the greatest obstacles.
Thankfully, the roadblocks you face in 2010 won't be that devastating, but they'll certainly give you an opportunity to shine. New support and new energy will be entering your life from unexpected and overlooked people and things, and you'll be able to soar above it all!
2010 Romantic horoscope - Cancer
After a year in which you felt that you weren't being heard - whether by a spouse, or your calls for an adequate mate went unanswered - things will be shaking loose in dramatic manner in 2010.
Two eclipses this year will have a particular effect on your relationship with a partner. In January, an eclipse in your Partnership House will bring issues to the forefront.
If you have an existing relationship, tensions that have been building will become unavoidable; and if you aren't, you may suddenly find yourself more dissatisfied with that situation (or a new partner may suddenly come into your life).
In either case, the more dramatic of the effects may be short-lived but will give you the opportunity to make some long-needed changes. Pluto also continues its long journey though this department of your life, and Pluto demands change and transformation.
Although this doesn't necessarily mean bad news, it will certainly require that you address any issues between you and your partner, and - maybe more importantly - that you question within yourself what a committed relationship really means to you. Is it possible you're in the right relationship for the wrong reason? Could you be in the wrong relationship for the right reason?
Inner work can be difficult, especially when it involves another person, but ultimately it's always worth doing in the long run. As far as romance in general goes, however, it's more a good year than a bad one. May and June in particular will see new romantic opportunities coming your way, and will pump new life into a current relationship.
2010 Career overview - Cancer
As far as your work life goes, 2010 divides up into two nice, clearly defined chunks: the first half of the year is going to present struggles, and the second half will see a boatload of new opportunities.
January and February will be a lot of work - literally and figuratively - almost as if everyone ignored their jobs during the run up to Christmas, and then decided to drop everything on your desk.
Although your relationships with co-workers may be strained at this time, it isn't anything you can't handle. Be careful not to drag too much of that work stress home with you to a partner, particularly in January. Rather than dwell on it, do your best to find a way to take that experience and use it to your benefit.
June and July will bring some exciting opportunities for advancement. You'll be getting more recognition for your efforts, and the possibility of a raise is in store. If you don't have a regularly scheduled salary review planned for that time, things may be going well enough that you might want to bring the subject up anyway.
Even the seed of that notion planted then can take root later. March to May will urge you to really do something about your actual cash-on-hand situation.You'll have both an increased drive to increase your security, and (paradoxically) the urge to overspend. Try to avoid 'emotional overspending' during that time, and the rest of the year should work out for you.


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I am so happy to have nasturtiums growing in my garden this year!
This my first experience with growing nasturtiums. They have not taken any special care. I just water them and weed them.
Nasturtium blossoms and leaves are edible. They can be cooked or eaten raw. I add the flower petals to salads.
They have a peppery flavor that I really didn't expect. They add bold color, as well as, bold flavor to salads.
Have you ever grown nasturtiums?
Have you ever eaten nasturtiums?
Do you know of any recipes that call for nasturtiums?
Let me know in the comments section!


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The Manchester-Essex Rotary Club recently announced the following winners of its scholarship program will receive a check after their first semester is completed: Bridgett Kiernan, University of California, Los Angeles; Jacob Callahan, University of New Hampshire; Laura Fitzgerald, Regis College; Maya Palmer, Hofstra University; and Santana Tosi, Furman University.
Manchester-Essex Rotary Club usually meets Wednesday mornings at 7 Central for breakfast. Visitors are welcome. Breakfast costs $15. For information: firstname.lastname@example.com; http://manchesteressexrotary.org.


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For me, there are few films that are brave enough to offer no resolution to a main question at the end of the film. Most of the time an answer is needed in order for a satisfying ending and a happy audience. BUT in the case of films that pose a mystery an answer before the credits roll isn't always needed if the story is played out right.
Hitchcock's Suspicion comes to mind. The question is whether Joan Fontaine's new mysterious husband Cary Grant is trying to kill her or not. For me, the film would have been superb if it had ended on the fantastic shot of Grant walking up the stairs into darkness carrying a glass of milk to his wife, which is the only lit object. You're meant to wonder whether he has put poison in it or not. Unfortunately the studios intervened and not only wanted an answer but it was to be a happy one.
However, despite the studio meddling with Roger Michell's adaptation, which he penned himself as well as directed, he was given, what seems freedom to leave the question open. Did Rachel try and kill her cousin Philip or not? We'll never know and it's perfect that way.
More of a mystery drama than a romantic drama as it has been described, the film, based on Daphne Du Maurier's novel, is about Philip Ashley, an orphan taken in by his older cousin Ambrose who is the owner of a large estate. But over the years, Ambrose's health goes into decline so he moves to Italy where he meets the mysterious widow, Rachel. It is through letters that Philip receives word about his cousin's health, his sudden marriage to Rachel and then his suspicions about her. After Ambrose's death, Philip becomes the heir and wants revenge on Rachel for his beloved cousin's death. But plans change when she arrives as Philip becomes infatuated with her to the point of obsession. She both feeds this and rejects it at various times, making Philip question her feelings especially when he starts to loose him mind.
Originally set in Cornwall, Michell changed this, using various locations across South West of England (and Italy) wanting to avoid the 'Poldark' comparisons. This seems a shame, as Du Maurier is known for her Cornwall set stories. Despite this change, the locations used were still breathtakingly beautiful, especially as certain Cliffside path.
Watching Rachel wrap Philip round her little finger is both excruciating and fascinating. The story plays back and forth and you are purposely left to make up your own mind about whether Rachel did kills Ambrose and tries to kill Philip too which leaves the story open to discussion. Rachel Weisz is brilliant at the enigmatic cousin of the title and doesn't given anything away. At the Q & A after the film's screening, Roger Michell spoke about the 1952 adaptation of the novel and that the original director quit when Olivia de Havilland was casting saying she wasn't right for the role because 'she had no secrets'. Weisz on the other hand does and she is perfectly cast.
It may not be the greatest period drama you'll see this year but it is a compelling story, keeping you guessing even after the end, with a great cast and amazing candle lit scenes may I add.
For all the Londoners out there or those visting, why not come along to a screening at BFI Southbank over June and July: its Dustin Hoffman season!
As Dustin Hoffman, the 'unlikely' leading man, turns 80 this year we celebrate his stellar career. Highlights range from The Graduate to Tootsie, from All The President's Men to Kramer v. Kramer.
"I grew up thinking a movie star had to be like Rock Hudson or Tab Hunter, certainly nobody in any way like me."
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Is Nissan Planning a LEAF-Based Electric Sports Car?
Photo: Wikipedia, public domain.
Meeting Tesla in the Middle
Nissan and Tesla have very different strategies when it comes to electric cars. Tesla has decided to start upmarket because they figured that since electric cars were going to be expensive at first, you might as well make the kind of car that people would usually pay a lot of money for (sexy sports car). Nissan went the opposite route, waiting until it had done enough in-house R&D; to reduce the cost of the main components, it then decided to put them into the body of a relatively low-cost car, hoping to attract more mainstream buyers. But while Tesla is moving downmarket with its second electric car, Nissan might be moving up with an electric sports car. Read on for more details.
Photo: Wikipedia.
Nothing Official So Far
Inside Line says that a source at Nissan has confirmed that the Japanese company was not only planning to make a more upscale version of the LEAF and badge it as an Infiniti, but that they were also planning to make an electric sports car using the LEAF powertrain.
The two best candidates for electrification right now are probably the 370Z (which might be called the 370Z-E or something like that) and the Essence Coupe which was shown in Geneva n 2009.
Other possibilities would be the Altima Coupe or Infinity G37. But we'll have to wait to find out...
Via Inside Line
More Electric Cars
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Toyota RAV4 EV with Tesla Powertrain Coming to the U.S. in 2012
Obama Checked Out the Chevy Volt and Electric Ford Focus for First Time
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Past Events | 2007
Polish Studies Center Christmas Party
You are invited to our annual holiday potluck!
Tuesday, December 4th, 6pm-8pm
Leo R. Dowling International Center
111 South Jordan Avenue, Bloomington
Come and celebrate the holiday with the sharing of the oplatek (Christmas wafer) and the singing of Polish Christmas carols. Please bring a dish to share. The Center will provide ham, turkey, dinner rolls, soft drinks, and all dinnerware. Wine can also be brought to share and will be served by a bartender.
Andrew Nagorski Lecture
Tuesday, October 30, 5pm
Dogwood Room of the Indiana Memorial Union.
Andrew Nagorski, a senior editor at Newsweek International and long-serving correspondent in Moscow, Warsaw, Berlin and elsewhere, is visiting IU to talk about his latest book The Greatest Battle: Stalin, Hitler, and the Desperate Struggle for Moscow That Changed the Course of World War II.
Mr. Nagorski is an award-winning foreign correspondent who has reported from Warsaw, Rome, Hong Kong, Washington, Bonn and Berlin, he served two tours as Moscow bureau chief. After only fourteen months, his first tour was cut short in 1982 by the Soviet authorities who, angered by his enterprising reporting on a broad range of sensitive topics, expelled him "for impermissible methods of journalistic activities." He served his second tour in the mid-1990s, and has visited Moscow regularly since then.
European Union and Transatlantic Policies Roundtable
Wednesday, September 26, 12pm-1:30pm
Woodburn Hall 218
The European Union Center of Excellence at Indiana University is leased to announce its first Roundtable on Transatlantic Policies for the 2007-08 year. Participants include:
Philippe Moreau Defarges, Senior Research Fellow at the French Institute of International Relations (IFri), specializes in European affairs and global governance. He is also co-director for IFri's annual publication, RAMSES, and has worked in several departments at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Józef Niznik, Professor in the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, is Head of the European Studies Unit and the Jean Monnet Professor in the Graduate School for Social Research of the Institute. Since 2000, he has been a professor in the Department of International Relations of the Collegium Civitas in Warsaw.
Jim Rollo, Professor of European Economic Integration at the University of Sussex, is co-director of the Sussex European Institute and co-editor of the Journal of Common Market Studies. Previously, he was a senior economic advisor to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London.
John McCormick (moderator) is Chair of the Department of Political Science at IUPUI. His latest book, The European Superpower, argues that the rise of the European Union has created political and economic competition between itself and the United States.
This roundtable is co-sponsored by the European Union Center of Excellence, West European Studies, Department of Political Science, Russian and East European Institute, the Polish Studies Center, the International Studies Program, and the Center for the Study of Global Change.
Poetry Reading with Tomasz Rozycki and Mira Rosenthal
Thursday, September 27, 5pm
The University Club, Faculty Room at the Indiana Memorial Union
Horizons of Knowledge, the Polish Studies Center, the Russian and Eastern European Institute, and the Creative Writing Program invite you to a bilingual poetry reading with Tomasz Rozycki and Mira Rosenthal. They will be reading from The Forgotten Keys (Zephyr Press, 2007).
Polish poet Tomasz Rozycki is the author of six books of poetry and has received numerous awards in Poland. His work has been translated into many European languages. The Forgotten Keys, a selection from five of his collections, marks his English debut. His most recent book, Colonies, is shortlisted for the 2007 Nike Prize, Poland's top literary honor.
The translator Mira Rosenthal is a doctoral student in the Department of Comparative Literature at IU. She has been a Fulbright Fellow to Poland and edited a special issue of Lyric Poetry Review on new Polish poetry in translation. Her work has appeared in the journals Ploughshares, AGNI Online, American Poetry Review, and Notre Dame Review, among others.
Polish Studies Annual Picnic
Saturday, September 8, 12pm-3pm
Bryan Park Woodlawn Shelter (intersection of Woodlawn Street and E. Southdowns Drive)
Our annual potluck gathering to welcome friends of the Polish Studies Center to a new academic year. Please bring a dish to share: salads, meats (there will be a ready grill), side dishes, deli items, desserts, etc, as well as a non-alcohoic beverage. All picnicware will be provided, including cups, plates, forks, knives, napkins and ice. Polish dishes are highly appreciated if you are able.
Polish-German Post/Memory: Aesthetics, Ethics, Politics
April 19-21
For more information go to the conference page.
Adam Michnik Lecture
"Poland and Germany: The Return of Bad Memories "
Thursday, April 19, 3:30pm
IMU, Dogwood Room
Adam Michnik is the Editor-in-Chief of Gazeta Wyborcza, Warsaw, Poland,and Visiting Professor of History at Princeton University.
George Gasyna Lecture
"Burning Man: On the Optics of Suspicion"
Tuesday, April 3, 5:30pm
Ballantine Hall, Room 214
George Gasyna is assistant professor of Polish and Comparative Literature at the University of Illinois, and writes on continental modernism, postmodernism, and exilic literature. He is currently researching the Polish avant-garde of the interwar period.
Abstract of "Burning Man: On the Optics of Suspicion" (Word Document)
Karen Kovacik Lecture
"Between Warszawa and Chicago"
Thursday, March 29, 7pm
Polish Studies Center
Karen Kovacik is Director of Creative Writing at IUPUI. She's the author of several collections of poetry, most recently "Metropolis Burning" (Cleveland State University, 2006). Her poetry and fiction have appeared widely in such journals as Glimmer Train, Chelsea, Indiana Review, and Massachusetts Review. She was recently awarded the Charity Randall Citation for poetry in performance from the International Poetry Forum. In 2004-05, she held a Fulbright Research Fellowship to Warsaw, Poland to work on translating contemporary women poets.
Polish Studies Film Series
All films will be shown in Swain Hall East, Room 105 at 7:30pm. Films in Polish with English subtitles. Admission Free.
Thursday, March 8
We're All Christs (Wszyscy Jestesmy Chrystusami) - 2006
Directed by Marek Koterski, Starring Marek Kondrat and Andrzej Chyra Adas Miauczynski is a frustrated highbrow who tells us about the hell which his family was given because of his addiction to alcohol. Each episode refers to religion but an alcoholism portrayed without mythological romanticism in Koterski's film compares grotesque with Christ's martyrdom. 110 mins
Thursday, March 1
The Debt Collector (Komornik) - 2005
Directed by Feliks Falk, Starring Andrzej Chyra
48 hours from the life of a ruthless debt collector. His despotism, nonchalant and arrogant attitude towards the debtors led to tragic events. He later tries to repair the damage but unfortunately, his enemies take advantage of the careless move he made. Worse, people he tried to compensate will not help him... 93 mins
Thursday, February 22
Jasminum - 2006
Directed by Jan Jakub Kolski
Director/writer Jan Jakub Kolski's fairy tale takes place in a monastery whose residents are merrily discombobulated by the arrival of a single mother charged with restoring the religious paintings. The restoration expert and her young daughter know a few things about mixing scents, and eventually they learn the secret of the lingering jasmine odor driving everybody crazy in the vicinity of the monastery. 103 mins
Justyna Wlodarczyk Lecture
"Translating Ideology: Anti-Choice Strategies as America's Export Product to Poland"
Wednesday, February 21, 5:30pm
Justyna Wlodarczyk is a Polish Fulbrighter from Warsaw University who is currently at the University of Indianapolis, where she is working on her doctoral dissertation in contemporary American Literature.
Zemsta / Revenge
Reading from the English version of the play followed by a screening of the film
Tuesday, January 16, 5:30pm-7pm Polish Studies Center