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Publisher: Pocket Star
Publish Date: 26 October 2010
Origins: Publisher for Review
Format: Paperback
Publish Date: 26 October 2010
Origins: Publisher for Review
Format: Paperback
USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Jeaniene Frost seduces readers into a forbidden new world as she teams up with romance stars Shayla Black and Sharie Kohler for a sizzling collection of original novellas featuring fallen angels, anarchistic demons, warrior wizards, and irresistibly dangerous creatures of the night.Enter the dark realm of Nocturna in Jeaniene Frost's redhot tale, where blisteringly sexy Raphael dominates the demons of a lawless dimension and tries to help a beautiful young woman avenge her cousin's disappearance. In the shadowy world of Shayla Black's Doomsday Brethren, magical warrior Raiden vows to protect his woman and their unborn youngling from evil—and deliver her safely to another man. But once he's saved her, can he let her go? Lycans rule the night in Sharie Kohler's suspenseful story, as a fiery woman stalks mysterious Luc, the undeniably hypnotic being she believes can save her from turning . . . if she kills him. Danger beckons in these captivating paranormal tales that will tempt readers to the edge and leave them begging for more.
Night's Darkest Embrace by Jeaniene Frost
I am totally enthralled with Nocturna, Rafael, and Mara. I want more, I wish the story hadn't ended and I hope there are way more books (whole ones) set in this alternate reality. I loved the little twist that Ms. Frost throws in about three quarters of the way in...I didn't see it coming and was sort of shocked...which doesn't happen much in paranormal romance these days. I enjoyed the mix up and I enjoyed the sensuality of both Rafael and Mara, they are both amazing characters and I can't wait to learn more about them.
Mated by Shayla Black
I am sort of sad I didn't re-read the first three books in this series before I started on this one. I have forgotten so much about this series...I might have to re-read before I start the next book (that's already out) Entice Me At Twilight. I liked this short little story into the Brethren's world, it brought me back into the fight efficiently and gave me a little heat and spicy to take me there. I can't wait to read Duke's story in the next book and I still really enjoy this series going into book four.
Darkest Temptation by Sharie Kohler
I have yet to read any of Sharie Kohler's adult work but after reading this shorty I know I definitely need to start. This story is sizzling hot! I enjoyed the world and I really really like Luc, he is delicious, and I love how much of a fighter Lily is. I did not however like how quick it seemed that they fell in love. It felt a tad rushed for me, but that is just me. I did enjoy the story and I hope that I can read more about Luc and Lily in a book or another story later on.
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Containing a wide selection of poems, A LAMP AT MIDDAY gives voice to the contrasts and contradictions of modern life. As they challenge complex emotions and explore timeless themes, these poems also have relevance for the reader's own life. This personal collection of poems is a vivid celebration of one woman's spiritual questioning and earthly existence, speaking with a haunting intensity of
a stranger in a strange land speaks of loneliness, longing and love; of broken dreams, deep faith and family ties. judy croome's poetry — stark and complex, profound and brutal — explores cats and cancer; race and gender; nature, technology and being vegetarian. this volume of poetry deals with challenging themes, but also contains an acceptance of life's ups-and-downs as well as the promise of a
Dancing in the Shadows of LoveLulu is different to others. Once, she believed, she had a friend to love her. Then that friend betrayed her and Lulu learned that hate is safer than love. When she begins her new life at the Court of St Jerome in the Old Sea City, she finds people who must fight their personal demons of hatred, ambition and greed. Embraced in St Jerome's fold, Lulu learns to trust again, perhaps even to love.
The Weight of a Feather and other stories"The promise implicit in an anthology is that it aspires to present something different, unexpected" ~ Joyce Carol Oates (Introduction to The Oxford Book of American Short Stories) From the classical form of 'The Weight of a Feather', first published by The Huffington Post (2013), to the suggestive allegory of 'The Leopard and The Lizard', this collection of short stories by South African author
A collection of contemporary poetry with black & white illustrations. Subjects range from agoraphobia to out of body experiences, from love to hate, from losing a pet to cloning cows, from eco-warriors to criminals, from ignoring war to suffering reprisals for taking part, from birth to death.
The New York Times has called Mary Oliver's poems "thoroughly convincing - as genuine, moving, and implausible as the first caressing breeze of spring." In this stunning collection of forty poems - nineteen previously unpublished - she writes of nature and love, of the way they transform over time. And the way they remain constant. And what did you think love would be like? A summer day? The
The number 28 has great meaning to me and when I was going through a difficult emotional time I wrote most of the content in here. It is personal, and some of it may not be poetic so to speak, but I wanted to share these thoughts with whoever would like to read them. I have included a monologue in here that was due to be performed until I lost my nerve and I have added some photographs, all taken
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced
− Nujood Ali 他1 人"I'm a simple village girl who has always obeyed the orders of my father and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to say yes to everything. Today I have decided to say no." Nujood Ali's childhood came to an abrupt end in 2008 when her father arranged for her to be married to a man three times her age. With harrowing directness, Nujood tells of abuse at her husband's hands and of her daring
Part One of SEASON OF DESIRE, a fiercely passionate five-part serial novel by Sadie Matthews which will excite all fans of FIRE AFTER DARK, BECAUSE YOU ARE MINE and FIFTY SHADES OF GREY.Freya Hammond is used to people fulfilling her every whim. Wealthy and spoiled, she lives a butterfly existence of fashion and parties and is accustomed to getting her own way. Which is why the new bodyguard is
One of the most controversial and acclaimed novels ever written, The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie's best-known and most galvanizing book. Set in a modern world filled with both mayhem and miracles, the story begins with a bang: the terrorist bombing of a London-bound jet in midflight. Two Indian actors of opposing sensibilities fall to earth, transformed into living symbols of what is angelic
On the day that Obinna's village is savagely attacked by the rebel army and his father murdered, he witnesses violence beyond his imagination. Along with his older brother he finds himself thrown into a truck when the soldiers leave, to be shaped into an agent of horror - a child soldier. Marched through minefields and forced into battle, enduring a brutal daily existence, Obinna slowly works out
An honor killing shatters and transforms the lives of Turkish immigrants in 1970s LondonInternationally bestselling Turkish author Elif Shafak's new novel is a dramatic tale of families, love, and misunderstandings that follows the destinies of twin sisters born in a Kurdish village. While Jamila stays to become a midwife, Pembe follows her Turkish husband, Adem, to London, where they hope to make

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HOLLYWOODHALLANDALE — A man was help up at gunpoint Friday when a robber stopped the elevator on which the victim was riding between floors, opened the false ceiling to the elevator and threatened the man, police said.
Frank Levine, of the 2800 block of North 46th Avenue, had returned home from Calder Race Course at about 5:45 p.m. when the robbery occurred, police said.
As he rode the elevator his condominium, it suddenly stopped between the fourth and fifth floors, police said.
A man wearing a dark ski mask was atop the elevator, pointing a blue steel revolver at Levine, police said. ``If you move, I`ll blow your brains out,`` Levine quoted his assailant as saying, police said.
Levine handed the robber $1,500 in cash and his wallet, police said. The robber then disappeared, leaving Levine stuck in the elevator for about 30 minutes before someone found him, police said. The wires to the telephone in the elevator had been cut, police said.
The robber may have had a key to the elevator because he was able to open the outer door and control the elevator by pushing buttons on top of it, police said.
A home in the 1600 block of North 73rd Avenue was burglarized Friday, police said.
The robber entered the home after taking out a plate glass window, police said. Two color televisions, a black and white television, a video cassette recorder, a stereo, a $700 diamond necklace, a diamond watch, gold watch, gold ring and camera were stolen, police said.
An employee of the Royal Gardens Trailer Park in the 6000 block of Johnson Street was robbed after being knocked unconscious Friday about 9 p.m., police said.
Marie Kwietkowski was using a pay phone at 6028 Johnson St. when someone hit her on the head with a blunt object, police said.


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Suzanne began her professional career shooting stills on Music Videos, and then went on to feature films which she has been doing for many years as a Unit Stills Photographer. This naturally transitioned into shooting Actors Headshots.
Suzanne studied Fine Art Photography and Cinematography at UCLA.
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An RCI is given to you when you check in at your new residence hall and should be turned in at the Community Center before you move your belonging into your space. If you need an additional copy, visit your Community Center. Please note that turning in your RCI does not constitute notification to our maintenance staff of a problem. For any problems in your room at move-in please send us a FIXIT(online FIXIT system.)
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No. 15 Pittsburg Girls Crush Spring Hill to Clinch Class 3A Region II Tournament Berth
WINONA -- The 2-2 tie less than a minute into the game was the last time the result of Tuesday night's Class 3A Region II girls basketball quarterfinal was in doubt.
Pittsburg scored the next 26 points and built a 31-point halftime lead in a 63-19 rout at Winona High School that sends the 15th-ranked Lady Pirates to their third regional tournament in four years under veteran coach Debra Manley.
Pittsburg (31-5) plays No. 16 Celina at 6 p.m. Friday at Texas A&M-Commerce in a 3A Region II semifinal. That game precedes the No. 14 Liberty-Eylau vs. No. 5 Krum contest at 8 p.m. Pittsburg played in 2010 and 2012 regional tournaments and will get a shot at reaching the state tournament this weekend.
In its last two playoff games, Pittsburg used offensive patience and defensive consistency to subdue its opponents, needing no more than 49 points in either contest and winning them by 26 and 10 points, respectively. Friday against Spring Hill (18-18), Pittsburg showed it can run the floor and score in transition.
The Lady Pirates scored their first 18 points in the paint thanks to halfcourt execution and transition layups and led 21-2 after one quarter. At that point, Pittsburg had made 9 of 14 field-goal attempts while Spring Hill was 1-for-6. Pittsburg pushed its lead to 39-8 by halftime, when the Lady Pirates had already accumulated 32 points in the paint.
Manley said she knew her team was capable of switching styles if needed to be successful.
"We try to do that because you don't know who's gonna be next. We prepared for everything. We didn't know if they were gonna go diamond-and-1 on (leading scorer) Cheyenne (Ramey), we didn't know if they were just gonna man up and deny her, or if they were gonna go box-and-1," Manley said. "We looked at everything. I told the kids at some point they'll get out of it, and you've just gotta go and play. The kids responded well. This is just a great group."
Senior guard Shakira Duffey led Pittsburg with 21 points, five rebounds, four steals, and three assists, while senior guard DeNasia Watson had 18 points, seven steals, six assists, and four rebounds. Ramey, a senior forward, added 10 points, seven rebounds, and three assists. Senior post Meagan Peters had 10 points and four steals.
Pittsburg collected 17 steals to Spring Hill's four. Pittsburg shot 63.4 percent thanks in part to 14 of the Lady Pirates' 26 field goals being assisted. Pittsburg shot 65.4 percent in the first half while holding Spring Hill to 18.9 percent.
Junior guard Jacey Fleet and freshman guard Ann Hollas led Spring Hill with six points apiece. Senior post Ashlyn White had four points and a team-high seven rebounds.
Class 3A Region II
Girls Basketball Quarterfinal
No. 15 Pittsburg 63, Spring Hill 19
Winona High School
Spring Hill -- 2 6 7 4 -- 19
Pittsburg -- 21 18 16 8 -- 63
Spring Hill (18-18) -- Jacey Fleet 6, Ann Hollas 6, Ashlyn White 4, Leslie Blevins 2, Audrey Popelar 1.
Pittsburg (31-5) -- Shakira Duffey 21, DeNasia Watson 18, Meagan Peters 10, Cheyenne Ramey 10, D'Maya Hashaway 2, Jasmine Walker 2.


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My Depression Was the Worst It Has Ever Been During My Pregnancy
What is a time of joy for many women was my darkest hour.
I have never not farted in public. This is because my parents were hippies during my early childhood (they have since un-hipped). My parents taught me that farting was normal, and that if I had to let one rip, I should just say "excuse me" afterward.
Once, when I was hanging out with a friend late at night in some girl's backyard, he suddenly said, "I have to go look at that tree." He walked over to the tree, stood there for a minute, and then walked back to resume the conversation. I was like, "I don't get it. What's up with the tree?" I bugged him about it until he admitted that he had to fart, but he didn't want to fart right in front of me, so he went to fart by the tree.
That was the first time I really realized that when you need to fart, it's considerate to walk away a few steps, and not just toot away right then and there. I was 17 years old. But old habits die hard.
At 20, I was working in a ski shop in Colorado, and I had made this bulgur pilaf from the Moosewood Cookbook the night before, which I ate for three consecutive meals, and I let out the worst SBD in history while standing among my co-workers. One of the guys yelled, "Eeeew! Who blew ass?!" I assumed a face of total unknowingness. One of the guys blamed another guy, and they all started ragging on him, and I got off scot free.
If anyone who worked in the Crested Butte Mountain Resort ski rental shop in 1999-2000 is reading this: That fart was my fart, and yes, I should have bought you all beer instead of buying that snowboard off of Kimmie with the tip jar money the time that I won it. If any of you ever end up in the Jewish part of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, there are no bars here, but I will buy you a beer at the corner store.
Then a few things have happened. One is that I grew up, lived in another country where it was normal for a place to smell like old fish and olives, and then also I became a Chasidic Jew. My whole perception of smell has changed.
For instance, I take the subway into Manhattan to work. When there is any humidity in the air, the subway cars smell like people and old pee. Sometimes the car smells so bad that I can't even say my morning prayers in there. A lot of times, somebody in my vicinity will fart on a crowded train. All I want to do is say, "Hey! Who farted?!" but nobody would laugh, because commuters are humorless.
Everyone would look at me like I'm that ranting weirdo who is eating his own boogers on the train, and then they would look away, and they would think, "I guess Chassidic ladies talk like that."
I basically have to watch what I do in public all the time (and now in private, because I am married, and it's not nice to fart at your husband). I wear a wig and a long skirt and long sleeves, and even though I am about as "in the world" as a Chassidic woman could be, I am obviously a member of the tribe.
I cannot pass as a member of another ethnic group. I can't even pass as secular Jewish. I can't even pass as Modern Orthodox. The black socks and the wig just give me away every time. Whatever people see me doing, they assume that it is representative of all Chassidic Jews, of all sects, now and forever.
So farting in public is out, as is being rude to clerks, and other nasty behavior that people get away with. (I do reserve the right to talk smack to people who diss Judaism and Jews, especially Chassidic Jews and Chassidic Judaism.) I guess at some point, I had to grow up. I couldn't keep working in a ski shop, eating bulgur, and farting in public. Thirteen years later, I am proud to say that not only do I not fart in public, but I also don't blurt out, "Who farted?!" when someone else does.
If that ain't progress, I'm not sure what is. Now tell me about you.
Chaya Kurtz is on Twitter: @chayakurtz


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JCC Maccabi Games - Team Philly
JCC Maccabi Games® - Team Philadelphia
For Jewish Athletes ages 13-16.
The JCC Maccabi Games® are a week-long international sporting event for Jewish athletes' held each year in North America. The experience includes opening ceremony, intense competitions, community service mitzvah projects, fun evening events, home hospitality and down time activities. Team Philadelphia, one of the largest delegations participating in the Games each year, is comprised of athletes from all over the Philadelphia area and its suburbs. The Kaiserman JCC is the home base for Team Philadelphia. Athletes must try out for a position on a team.
Tryouts are open to Jewish teens that are 13 and not yet 17 by July 31 the year they are competing.
The sport you play determines which city you will go to. See tryouts schedule for list of sports and cities.
What's Included
The all-inclusive Games fee includes: all transportation/airfare, luggage fees, opening ceremony outfit, competition uniform, trading pins, trading t-shirts, housing, all meals, competition, all evening events.
Fees & Travel
Tryout fee is $20 in advance and $25 at the door. (No tryout fee for info sessions for track, tennis or swimming)
2017 Games fees are: Birmingham & Miami $2400; Albany: $2000
Partial Scholarships
Partial scholarships are available based on financial need. Call Marti Berk for applications after the child has made the team; 610.896.7770 x125. Apps must be received by March 1, 2017. Athletes also have the opportunity to fundraise to help reduce costs.
TRYOUTS required for all teams.
2017 Team Philadelphia has been selected. Click here for a roster.
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The American University of Kuwait Celebrates Independence and Liberation Days
The American University of Kuwait commemorated Kuwait's 50 years of independence and 20 years of liberation, by holding a week of festivities on campus on February 20-23. The week-long celebrations included several different student design and art exhibits, sand sculpting workshops, live music, lectures and much more. Several student clubs and organizations participated in these festivities by working alongside the University in organizing several of their own events celebrating Kuwait's history and culture. AUK's Patriots Club hosted an event titled 'Kuwait Flag on Canvas' where they created the Kuwaiti flag with individual hand prints. Each person selected a color from the Kuwaiti flag and, using paint, stamped the appropriate section. The end result being a large canvas depicting the Kuwaiti flag made of hand prints from the AUK community of students, staff and faculty. The highlights of the celebrations included a remembrance of the legacy of Kuwaiti poet and singer Abdullah Al-Fadhalah through an exhibition and live music organized by AUK's Arabian Heritage Project (AHP). An ensemble played Al-Fadhalah's music for the AUK community accompanied, on the Violin, by AUK student Salem Al-Mathkour. AUK's Finance Club held an exhibit detailing Kuwait's economic history from 1886 to the present with a display of rare pictures and artifacts from Kuwait's history including a model of a Boom, representative of Kuwait's long tradition of trade and pearl diving. The exhibit also included all of Kuwait's old currencies dating back to the Rupee. One of several art exhibits titled 'Celebrate Kuwait' allowed AUK students to express their celebrations through different mediums of art. Students sculptures, drawings and paintings were on display all week. AUK's Assistant Professor of Studio Arts/Graphic Design William Andersen said of the exhibit, "This exhibition is an excellent opportunity for students to examine as well as celebrate their countries history and achievements." Another entertaining event saw Internationally known Sand Sculptor Raymond Wirick hold workshops where students learned about the techniques of sand sculpting and commemorated Kuwait's celebrations by creating a large sculpture that includes the Kuwait Towers as well as other landmarks and a banner with the words 'Celebrating 50 Years of Independence' all made of sand. On the last day of celebrations AUK hosted two live music performances. The first, Chris Byars Jazz Septet performed alongside Kuwaiti drummers, a collaborative effort between AUK's AHP and the American Embassy. The audience enjoyed the sound of Jazz combined with classical Kuwaiti drums. AUK also hosted famous Kuwaiti singer Faisal Al-Sa'ad for a live concert open to the public. AUK students, staff and faculty along with friends and family enjoyed a night of live Kuwaiti music followed by dinner to conclude the week long celebrations. AUK Graphic Design Students, encouraged by Professor Marian Hosseinnia, participated in a logo design competition, "AUK Kuwait 50/20 Logo Competition" where they had to design a logo that reflects Kuwait's 50 years of independence and 20 years of liberation to be used by AUK in all publications pertaining to the week-long events as the official logo. A panel of judges from AUK's staff and faculty voted for the winners, AUK students Maryam Ghomsha and Farnaz Heidari.Patriot Club Organizes "Kuwait flag on Canvas"President of AUK Dr. Winfred Thompson participates in painting the Kuwaiti flagThe Kuwaiti flag with AUK students' handsStudents take part in painting the Kuwaiti flag
Patriot Club members and organizers of "Kuwait flag on Canvas"
Abdullah Al-FadhalahAbdullah Al-Fadhalah old collection including: Musical Instrument, documents and photos From left Mr. Mohammed Al Mulla and his wife with Dr. Lisa Urkevich
Mr. Mohammed Al Mulla, owner of the Abdullah Al-Fadhalah Collection, performing some of Abdullah Al-Fadhalah's songs
Traditional Kuwaiti Music Band performing some of Abdullah Al-Fadhalah's famous songs, accompanied, on the Violin, by AUK student Salem Al-Mathkour
AUK's Finance ClubGroup photo of the Finance Club members Students' work from "AUK Kuwait 50/20 Logo Competition"Students' work from 'Celebrate Kuwait' exhibitionSand sculpting workshopInternationally known Sand Sculptor Raymond WirickOld Traditional Kuwaiti games cornerChris Byars Jazz Septet performed alongside Kuwaiti drummersThe American Embassy representative speaks at the beginning of the jazz concertFaisal Al-Sa'ad ConcertReleased by the PR & Marketing Department on the 01st March 2011Photography by the AUK Public Relations & Marketing Department (C) 2011
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Reporting Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15240 for Mobile
We are discharging Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 15240 to Insiders in the Fast ring. For this flight, it'll be to some degree a stunned discharge and it won't not appear for you until tomorrow morning. On the off chance that its all the same to you be tolerant while sitting tight for the make to appear.


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Dank's 2011 Calendar
I designed and produced a 2011 Calendar featuring my underwater photographs taken in recent years. It is similar to my 2010 Calendar but with a different set of beautiful photographs and a pro-conservation message:
1. Choose sustainably harvested seafood. Use the WWF Singapore Seafood Guide: www.wwf.sg
2. Don't eat Shark Fin Soup, even if it is already served at the table: www.sharksavers.org/sharkfinsoup
Do consider getting one for yourself and for your friends too; they would make simple gifts with a meaningful message! Christmas is just round the corner and if you cannot find a more suitable gift, why not consider this pro-conservation calendar?
My 2011 Calendar can be viewed here
The calendars will be sold for $10 at the following dive shops:
Divers Outfitter
77A Duxton Road
Singapore 089536
Tel: 62223257
Web: www.diversoutfitter.com
Friendly Waters Seasports Services
20 Upper Circular Road, THE RIVERWALK
#01-36, Singapore 058416
Tel: 65570016
Web: www.friendlywaters.com.sg
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Dive 360 Singapore
1 Tanjong Pagar Plaza
#02-41, Singapore 082001
Tel: 62206203
Web: www.dive360.com.sg
Planet Scuba Pte Ltd
#02-36, Tanjong Pagar Plaza
Tanjong Pagar Road
Tel: 62277561
Web: www.planetscuba.com.sg
I will arrange for personal delivery if you purchase 10 or more pieces.
Overseas Purchases
If you are situated outside of Singapore and would like to get your hands on one, no worries! Just give me your mailing address and I will mail you a copy. It will cost slightly more ($14-$20) to cover the cost of delivery, depending on country. Payment can be arranged through PayPal.
Thanks for the support!
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You love the holidays. It starts at Halloween with a cemetery in the front yard. Then comes Thanksgiving with all of your pumpkins, squash, and cornucopias. Once that's over, you're ready and geared up for Christmas and the holiday season. It's festive and fun, and you love decorating your home.
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The first thing—the reason I'm writing this article, and the reason I find it almost impossible to write this article—is that I went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for my bachelor's, starting in September 2006 and graduating with a degree in "Art and Design" (that means architecture) in June 2010. I usually tell people who ask that I went to school in Boston. This, besides being a factual inaccuracy, adroitly captures my ambivalence about the whole experience.
There's a lovely dramatic absurdity to the fact that most of my opportunities and severe personal problems have the same source. MIT gave me the means and the reason to travel to Japan and Spain; it gave me an in to study in France and Switzerland; its name on the top of my CV made finding internships merely terrifying instead of terrifyingly difficult. I also got a nice going-away basket filled with crushing insecurity, low self-worth, severe issues with time management, sporadic panic attacks, and depression ranging from mild to suicidal.
I'm grateful, aaaand I'm not. Many of the characteristics which made me a good candidate for an elite school were the same things that made that environment toxic for me.
Let's take a brief tour of what gets you into an elite school in the U.S., shall we? Using myself as a case study, we can derive the following requirements:
- straight As in the most difficult courses available at your school
- high scores on a smorgasbord of standardized tests
- extensive involvement in a wide variety of extracurricular activities, ideally spread out across many disciplines, including sports, arts, and academics
- an excellent interview with an alumnus of said school
I'll tell you what that adds up to: a young person who has never really failed at anything (the gradepoint), who is good at figuring out what is wanted of them and molding themselves accordingly (the test scores), who is accustomed to over-committing schedule-wise (the activities), who is good at working under stress —
-- and who is accustomed to asking not, "Is this what I want?" but rather, "What is expected of me and how can I exceed those expectations?" Someone who wants to please people (the interview -- actually the whole project of being a "smart kid," if you think about it). Who has honed their ability to delay gratification to the point of not being able to distinguish between "unhappy for now" and just plain "unhappy."
This is the exact kind of person who gets picked up, chewed, digested, and shat out by elite schools, and who then spends the next ten years wondering where all these teeth marks and acid burns came from.
I'm not bitter, dudes, I'm just -- oh, hell.
Yes, I am bitter.
I am bitter that forty-eight hours of class and study per week was the official minimum expected of us, and that sixty hours of coursework was totally unremarkable.
I am bitter that when I had personal crises -- I got dumped by my freshman-year boyfriend, my family's home and business were flooded, I felt abandoned and directionless in my major -- I had so little energy left for coping that my life slipped out of control.
I am bitter that when I tried things that didn't work out very well -- a minor in biology, a collage presentation for a studio pin-up, studying Japanese and Spanish at the same time -- my professors and classmates treated that like an embarrassment, instead of an experiment.
I am bitter that at the age of eighteen I willingly dived into an environment where failure was inevitable, but there was no acknowledgement of our limitations or needs as people. Schools like MIT pay good lip service to having a "balanced lifestyle" while matter-of-factly informing you that you'd better get your physical education requirement out of the way the first year, because you're not going to have time to do regular exercise after that. They have great emergency mental health services, but they do a piss-poor job of creating an environment where mental health is valued and respected in the first place.
But mostly? Mostly I am angry at the way MIT, while very efficient as a machine that churns out papers and patents, fails its potential as an institution of higher learning. What we need from our institutions is not for them to cull young intellectuals who fail to make the grade, but to create a rich and supportive environment where all kinds of people can learn.
Young people need help learning not only to succeed, but to fail, particularly when you are expecting them to do the academic equivalent of juggling chainsaws while walking a tightrope. The time after a personal or professional failure -- figuring out what went wrong, what to try next, what you learned from that attempt -- can be a wellspring of creativity and resilience.
But that doesn't work if your metaphorical tightrope is also stretched over a metaphorical alligator pit, i.e. failing a course or needing to take an extra year means you are the target of jokes, silent judgment, and $40,000 extra in tuition fees.
I realize that, to a large extent, U.S. American elite schools reflect U.S. American cultural biases. We are all about putting the blame on the individual rather than the system, because it's frightening to admit that there are factors beyond our control determining our success. I've heard, too, that brutal educational systems are justified because they prepare you for the brutal reality.
To which I say: screw that! What made my education worth it was not seeing people bludgeon themselves into predetermined molds; it was watching people build lobster robots and wooden roller coasters, talking with people chasing unlikely dreams of (musical) organ-building and performance art, seeing them make sometimes bizarre but always delightful hybrids from mathematics and music and theater and transportation engineering and sewing and Latin.
What I want to see is an educational environment where there is not so much pressure, both subtle and not-so-subtle, to cut yourself loose from your support networks to go to a school like MIT. I want for students to respect their own needs for sleep, good food, and social interaction, instead of seeing those as some sort of "concession" to their weaker human natures.
Moreover -- though this would require change in the entire American system -- a strong educational environment needs to be free of the overhanging shadow of debt. Debt forces people into untenable and unproductive situations, like taking seventy hours of coursework rather than registering for another semester, or dropping activities they love rather than risking their grades over a scholarship.
I want students to learn to learn to pay attention to what they want much earlier. High school students have to fit a certain "college material" template to have access to the kind of opportunities that MIT and other elite schools offer, but that template demands that you dedicate a lot of effort to subjects you don't necessarily care about. Rather than training to tolerate what they hate, teenagers need better preparation to choose what they love. High school students learn early to measure their worth as person by external measures: grades, test scores, number of AP credits.
When those markers of worth are still in place but they are suddenly beyond their reach—as good grades were for many of us at MIT—students who have been encouraged to value themselves by these numbers suddenly have no identity at all. Education should be about developing your potential, not achieving a lot of superfluous markers of success.
The sad truth of the matter is that these changes wouldn't just benefit the kids who get wrung out by the elite school system. I think of how much time and energy I wasted on shame and exhaustion, born of living under expectations I could not possible live up to -- this is all time that could have been spent creating, working, caring for myself and others. We do ourselves no favors by supporting institutions that only cater to a narrow range of people.
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The shop has been updated with some new tools, new-fangled bench, Air, dust filter, heat, air conditioning, and a few other things. Overall this was a great place to spend days in the winter.
It started out as a room full of junk and expanded to twice the size with insulation, wall board and paint. I had to remove a load bearing wall and put up a header so the room is now about 25×25 feet. The tools are a combination of new and refurbished old from when i built guitars for about 6 years back in the late 70's.
Getting back in the game has been fun. And I don't care what anyone says, organizing, and making the shop more 'me' is the most fun of all.
-- The smell of wood, coffee in the cup, the wife let's me do my thing, the lake is peaceful.
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#1 posted 02-08-2009 05:15 PM
Daniel, you have a really nice shop. It is clean, well lit and organized. You have some nice tools in there as well. They may be "antiques" but they are good solid tools that have a lot of years left in them. I really like your wall storage system. Using french cleats to position the individual supports is a wonderful idea. It is a strong system that also adds a lot of flexibility to your tool storage.
Thanks for the video. I enjoyed visiting with you in your shop.
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
#2 posted 02-09-2009 05:13 AM
Thanks, I might just put up a few picts instead. I just took a look at your shop.. I remember looking at it previously. nice job.
-- The smell of wood, coffee in the cup, the wife let's me do my thing, the lake is peaceful.
#3 posted 02-09-2009 03:33 PM
Daniel, Great Great Great! Like the Tunes. Really like the French cleat wall and can't wait to see more of thosethere Guitars, Dave
-- The Earth is slow,Yet the oxen are patient
#4 posted 06-21-2009 05:07 AM
Nice shop.
#5 posted 06-21-2009 05:15 AM
That's a great shop well organized and laided out.
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#6 posted 06-21-2009 05:24 AM
Great looking shop. Nice job.
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware soon moving to Virginia email@example.com †
#7 posted 06-21-2009 05:38 AM
Absolutely a great looking shop. Nice work.
-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps
#8 posted 11-16-2009 04:04 PM
Daniel, can you please share a closer picture of what looks to be your box fan enclosure in the 4th picture – that looks really nice!
Great shop!
-- Life is a one lap race.
#9 posted 11-16-2009 04:17 PM
Sure, next time i'm in the shop I'll bring my camera and post a few shots.
-- The smell of wood, coffee in the cup, the wife let's me do my thing, the lake is peaceful.
#10 posted 11-16-2009 06:47 PM
very nice shop craftsman,i am embarassed to show pics of mine right now, it is trashed.
-- Roper - Master of sawdust- www.roperwoodturning.com
#11 posted 03-04-2010 12:55 PM
Nice shop. Well organized, neat, bright and the right tools. I think if I had a computer in my shop it would die the first day from dust inhalation.
-- Mike, an American living in Norway.
#12 posted 03-04-2010 12:57 PM
Ya, I blow mine off once and awhile. I have a bunch of older Macs that mostly just play itunes. So, I'm not worried about them dying on me.
-- The smell of wood, coffee in the cup, the wife let's me do my thing, the lake is peaceful.
#13 posted 03-04-2010 04:20 PM
Nice shop. I agree with what you said in the LJocks newsletter about saving your wall space for tools. I used to have all my tools in the middle of the floor and shelves around the walls which were used as bench/storage space. Now I put a bench in the middle of the floor and the tools around the walls, and I like the layout/workflow MUCH better!
-- Glenn, Arkansas
#14 posted 03-04-2010 06:48 PM
Beautiful. Just Beautiful. Makes me want to cry.
#15 posted 03-11-2010 01:40 AM
Nice set up.
-- All the tools in the world wont make you a good mechanic or craftsman... however it helps!
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Hello everyone it's me again, I've been slowly working on my drawing skills and there has been improvement. I was recently watching videos from Riven Pheonix which though were somewhat dry were a great help on some subjects, sadly though the rest of the videos all say buy the full HD version. Now I would be more than happy to buy them, I also want to buy Vilppu's videos. The problem is I don't have the money for any of these, are there any good tutorials or guides or any helpful things like these that I can watch/read for free? This probably is pretty annoying and I apologize for this but I just don't have the money to spend for these. Any and all info would be great. I apologize again but I really want to find some kind helpful tutorials that are free. Once I get money I will be more than happy to buy these things.
P.S I plan on getting Vilppu's drawing manuals and videos since I've been told those are more helpful than Riven Pheonix's guides.
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IMHO you theoretically don't need to spend any money on tutorials in order to learn drawing or anatomy.
Spend money on a nude drawing class, and draw, draw, draw - that's it.
Drawing from life is the most important thing, besides you have Books from Andrew Loomis that are free.
Check out Proko.com, he covers a lot of stuff for free and ther's also the possibility to pay for more in depth tuts.
ctrl paint is also a good resource
feng zhu's channel also
But I get the point, it's somewhat convenient to have a good structured tutorial and this is basically what you pay for. It's not so much the information, it's the service.
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PITTSFIELD — In the nearly 75 years that Bernard Auge has been married to his high school sweetheart, Eleanor, he has learned that the keys to any successful relationship are sacrifice and friendship.
"It all boils down to sharing," he said from a love seat in the Pittsfield home the couple has shared for more than 60 years. "And having faith in each other, and sacrificing for each other, and you've got to love each other."
Today is the 80th Valentine's Day that Bernie and Ellie Auge have spent together since they met at a party their freshman year at Drury High School.
These days, the couple doesn't get out very often, so, unlike Valentine's Days past, when they'd celebrate with a night of dancing, they will likely spend a quiet night together at home.
But there will definitely be carnations, Bernie said, because those are Ellie's favorite flower.
In every meeting at the couple's home and in phone calls, Bernie talks about his wife with nothing but appreciation and love, crediting her for all his successes in life.
In their early days of dating, the two high school athletes and best friends would meet up after school for hot dogs at Jack's Hot Dog Stand in North Adams and then throw around a baseball.
Ellie would shock Bernie's teammates with her ability to catch every one of his throws. He was the pitcher, and he got her a catcher's mitt one Christmas.
"If I was throwing too fast, she caught it with a sponge" in the mitt, Bernie said as an often-silent Ellie looked at her husband smiling and nodding. "And she threw just like a boy."
The couple has taken on the world since its Drury days, with Bernie serving as a naval code-breaker in World War II, going to the University of Notre Dame and opening a dentist practice in Dalton.
All the while, Eleanor has been by his side, a partner in business and in life.
"All of our Valentine's Days have all been exceptionally beautiful. I can't say enough about Ellie," Bernie said. "She's done so much for not only me, but for the family we had. She's an exceptional person."
One afternoon in late December, on Eleanor's 93rd birthday, Bernie sat with his wife in their living room, flipping through a book of memories.
Looking at a recent Berkshire Eagle story about a baseball signed by the Drury team in 1939, he pointed himself out in an accompanying photo.
Bernie doesn't remember when or why he signed the ball more than 75 years ago, but he was able to identify all but two of his teammates by their first and last names and nicknames.
"We won a lot of championships," said Bernie, who was captain of the team his senior year and his class president. Ellie was class secretary.
When Bernie and Ellie met, they were on the commercial, or business, track at Drury High School.
Having grown up in a working-class mill family, Bernie had no expectation of going to college.
It wasn't until one afternoon, while coaching his friends in a "sandlot" football game, when a trenchcoat and fedora-clad state representative walked onto the field.
"We thought he was a cop," Bernie said, adding that he immediately began searching his mind for anything he did that would require police presence.
The politician pulled Bernie aside to say that if he took some college-prep courses, he would be on track for a football scholarship to Williams College.
"That moment changed my whole life," Bernie said.
When Bernie was told he had a shot at Williams, he and Ellie immediately figured that he also had a chance to go to Notre Dame, which had been on a four-year football championship streak.
Ellie made it happen, Bernie said.
"I would have ended up working in a mill if it wasn't for her," he said.
Bernie enrolled in college prep classes and Ellie immediately started typing letters to send to the university, coaches and politicians, he said.
Bernie ended up getting accepted to Notre Dame on a football scholarship, but one Sunday, about four months into his premed major, before he ever played a game, a letter came under the door.
He was ordered to appear before the draft board. World War II was underway.
"We were both nervous," Bernie said. "That's how it happened. I never played football."
In June 1943, one year out of high school, the couple married in Adams while Bernie was on leave from Navy boot camp.
Their only photo from that day hangs proudly beside the their front door.
Bernie ended up in naval intelligence, moving around the country for training in code.
Ellie, at 18 years old, would travel with him, renting a room in whatever city in which he was stationed so they could see each other on weekends, giving up her place at Bay Path University.
"She sacrificed a scholarship," Bernie said. "She sacrificed so much for us."
It wasn't until Bernie was stationed in Chatham, where the Navy had a secret mission intercepting German U-boat code, that the two were able to live together in a cottage on the cape.
During his mission, and for decades after, Bernie was forbidden to tell his wife what he was doing in Chatham. The penalty for doing so was death, he said.
"The town couldn't figure out why 250 sailors were stationed in Chatham and we had no boat," Bernie said, laughing.
When the war ended, Bernie returned to Notre Dame and Eleanor gave birth to their first son.
"It was known as fertile valley," Bernie said about the university's veteran housing. "They had more children out there than they had students."
After completing his undergraduate degree, Bernie went to Tufts University for dentistry, opened his practice in Dalton, and the couple had four more children.
No matter how busy the two were, they "never stopped courting," Bernie said, adding that, every six weeks, they would go away for the weekend, usually camping.
Through the years, Ellie took on a slew of projects for herself, including knitting bandages for leprosy patients and more than 3,500 hats for premature babies at Boston Medical Center.
She also held secretarial jobs, did typing for the family business, and filed their taxes for the first 21 years, Bernie said.
As loved ones started getting older, Eleanor took in and cared for her mother, Bernard's father, an aunt and a man that once rented them a room.
"I married quite a girl. She got me a little smarter than I should have been," Bernie said. "Whatever I tried to do, Eleanor was the main reason I was trying. I wanted to impress her."
Today, the Auges have 12 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren, with one great-great-grandchild on the way.
When Ellie was asked what her secret to a happy marriage is, a puzzled look came across her face.
She said she didn't know.
"You better not say you'd marry someone else," Bernie joked with his wife.
"Oh, never!" she insisted.
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Actress Claire Danes is to be honored by Harvard University students as 2012's Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year.
The Romeo + Juliet star has accepted an invitation to be part of the drama club's wacky annual festivities on Thursday (26Jan12).
Danes, who follows in the footsteps of Charlize Theron, Anne Hathaway and Halle Berry by landing the award, will be paraded around the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts before accepting her honor at the campus' Farkas Hall.
In a statement, the students say they are "thrilled" to recognize Danes, describing her as "an accomplished actress, who has challenged herself with a wide range of critically acclaimed roles spanning television, film, and theater".
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Turner, Miles M. (2015) Uncertainty and error in complex plasma chemistry models. Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 24 (3). 035027. ISSN 1361-6595
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LI, Na, Crane, Martin, Ruskin, Heather J. and Gurrin, Cathal (2013) Random matrix ensembles of time correlation matrices to analyze visual lifelogs. MultiMedia Modeling (Lecture Notes in Computer Science), 8325 . pp. 400-411. ISSN 0302-9743
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Large Victorian church near Worseley
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By non-conformists I don't mean shaven headed kids with wine corks pushed through their ears. Though surely that would count for at least a little lacking in conformity. What I'm speaking of were the Victorian Protestants who struggled through hard labor and no money to create their own doctrines and lifestyles.
It was the mill and land owners who said they should suffer with it and know their place. If these high and powerful men wanted to cut the wages of a laborer from 9 shillings to 6, they damned well could. It was all a matter of knowing that your breeding, your life and the lives of your family were all completely inferior to them in the eyes of the law and potentially, God.
That kind of struggle makes me consider my own. I've already said that I don't believe the opportunity for irrational phobias would be taken if my life was less comfortable. I make a decent amount of money although it never seems to be enough. I want more and believe that the excesses are attainable without the assistance of my neighbors.
And is that where we're going wrong? Earlier this morning a coworker walked in as I was concentrating on a piece of documentation from Novell. He started in with his question and didn't pause to find out if I already was busy or occupied. Naturally my response was churlish. I was interrupted, my concentration was lost and something I couldn't have known in the first place caused time to be wasted. It was a simple lack of courtesy that raised my hackles, the assumption that my day was filled with nothing better to do than find company letterhead for someone else.
Is it a matter of me no longer knowing my place? Or of him not knowing his? Chances are that as the workers came together to build new churches and create trade unions they realized a certain sense of cooperation and subsequently courtesy was necessary to attain their goals. 'Hey boss, see, we have this union here and we want fair wages. Well, except for Timmy who doesn't think that milking cows is real work and Bob over there who doesn't think I keep the barns tidy enough. But the rest of us... except for Martha's boy who's happy enough throwing bales at 10, we want some money and a break every so often.' Wouldn't have gone over well at all, would it? Is the individual turning out to be such a great thing after all? Or must we sacrifice respect for personal achievement?


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If you're a regular reader of travel/points blogs like this one, you probably heard a lot about a conference called BACON that happened this past weekend in Las Vegas. What was BACON? figured I'd give my take on what exactly it is and how I felt about it.
First of all, BACON is short for "Boarding Area Conference" and this is the second one that Boarding Area (BA) has had. Last year's was in Colorado and I was invited despite not being a BA member, but elected not to go. That was a decision I came to regret in the following months and do until this day. I missed a tremendous opportunity.
This year, I'm actually a member of the BA family. I joined Prior2Boarding very recently (you probably noticed a new domain name) and I'm still getting fully integrated (my email subscribers haven't been moved over yet but I promise it will be done soon!), but I'm considered a member now. That meant that I earned an invitation to this year's BACON, which took place in Las Vegas this past weekend.
It's a gathering of all BA bloggers, staff, and their +1s for a convention where we can meet each other and learn from various panels of speakers that were arranged for us. There was a lot of airline and hotel SWAG for us also, and I hope to give away some of it soon (I have lots of giveaways planned, FYI). There were also a handful of non-BA members invited to the conference, similar to how I was invited last year.
We had seminars on quite a few topics. These included a media panel with writers from USA Today and The Associated Press, a Google Analytics workshop with a Product Marketing Manager at Google, a session on legal issues facing bloggers (I missed this one unfortunately), a panel on affiliate programs including representatives from Barclaycard, a session on how to improve our writing, and a session on how to use Jetpack and their plugins.
So as you can see, it wasn't all fun and games. The focus of the conference was learning and figuring out not only how to drive more views to your blog, but how to write better content and evaluate the traffic you do get. Contrary to what you might have heard from others, this wasn't just a big "hey you're awesome" conference where everyone receives pats on the back and encouragement to do whatever they need to sell themselves. There was a heavy focus on quality and true improvement.
There were also social events on Friday and Saturday night and we all got to ride on the new High Roller Las Vegas, the giant Ferris wheel installed aside the strip. It provided amazing views of the city.
My favorite part of this conference by far was Randy Petersen. I'd met him before but only briefly, but I finally got a chance to introduce myself and chat with him for a few minutes this weekend. I also got to hear him speak on a variety of topics. If I had to pick a word to describe him, I would easily choose "inspirational."
The passion this man has is remarkable. He's commonly referred to as the "godfather of frequent flyer miles" because he's been in this business longer than anyone. For those that don't know, he's the founder at FlyerTalk, BoardingArea, Milepoint, Freddie Awards, InsideFlyer, Launchpoint, and RoomExpert. He's been interviewed and quoted literally hundreds (possibly thousands) of times in various news outlets.
But despite all this, the guy really cares about people. He's a very generous guy. It's no secret that BA takes a portion of advertising revenue from the ads displayed on BA blogs, but this weekend I got to see where much of that money goes. It goes into a really great staff, the conference itself, and investment in technology upgrades behind the scenes that helps our lives as bloggers a lot easier.
Beyond that, he's genuinely interested in helping us improve as bloggers. He provides financial support to register trademarks, LLCs (to a limited degree at least), buy domain names, and even pays for drinks at some reader meet-ups. On top of that, he made a point to say that everyone that's part of the Boarding Area family must give back. BA makes donations and does quite a few other things behind the scenes that would make the humanitarian in anyone smile.
I had my own preconceptions about Boarding Area and BACON before I joined or had a chance to participate, but this weekend has left me with a much, much better impression of literally everything. And most importantly, I'm very glad to know that Randy Petersen is so passionate about BA and takes a interest in developing bloggers like myself. I've been writing for over two years but can see that there's so much I need to learn.
So…don't believe any of the negative stuff you heard because it was probably taken out of context. I'm generally known as someone that's very critical of things and have voiced my criticism of blogs in the past, including those at BA. I can happily say that nothing done by BA this weekend had any negative or nefarious purpose. Yes BA wants blogs to get more traffic, but the focus was on developing quality content to accomplish that…not to pump out posts or anything else.
Interesting Information I Asked About
I've had many, many, many, many experiences with affiliate companies in the past, so I asked the credit card affiliate people whether being rejected or declined by affiliate companies in the past would affect me in the future. The answer from the Barclay representatives was that no, not necessarily. They said it was all based on how my website was performing at the time in terms of views, but of course they didn't give specifics on how many are needed.
I also asked Randy Petersen whether or not any blog has been involuntary removed from Boarding Area in the past. He answered quickly with a "Yes" and said he could remember two of them. There are certain things BA does not tolerate, the biggest of which is plagiarism. Blogs can also be placed on both voluntary and involuntary "sabbatical" if they're not posting on a regular basis. That was wonderful for me to hear.


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What Do We Eat? Understanding Sugar Diabetes
To better understand sugar diabetes we have to know our food better. Food gives nutrition to the body and supply almost everything for growth, repair and functioning. All nutrients are divided into three main food groups or macronutrients.
They are: carbohydrate, fat and protein. Vitamins together with minerals are micronutrients. Almost all foods are basically a combinaton of proteins, fats and carbs. I know, it doesn't sound very poetic, but don't go sleep just yet. Oh, by the way. Feel free to notice my excellent ads that are almost impossible to ignore. My smile shall be very wide when you find some useful information there.


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Fine pair of tall mid 20th.c. table lamps c.1960. Oriental vase form in white porcelain with pretty hand painted decoration of butterflies and cherry blossom. On brass bases with an oriental detail at the foot. Excellent condition. Cleaned, rewired and sold with a PAT test certificate.
Dimensions: diameter 6", height to bulb 24".