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Radio 1 presenter Jameel Jamil has discovered that if you criticise Miley Cyrus you will have millions of loyal fans to answer to.
The 28-year-old TV personality was bombarded with deaths threats after chastising the pop star's overtly sexual performances during an on-air rant.
Cyrus' growing list of questionable antics include striping naked for her wrecking Ball video, constantly sticking out her tongue suggestively and smoking suspicious looking cigarettes.
Speaking at the Ad Week conference in London, Jamil said she was shocked by the lengths that some fans were willing to go to defend their idol.
"I have had quite a lot of those death threats, really scary, sexual threats," she explained. "All because I might have touched on Miley Cyrus and her overt use of her sexuality and vagina to give her more of a platform in the media."
She added: "I debated whether it was the right way to go necessarily for the progression of woman and it was just terrifying, the onslaught that you receive."
Jamil, who has fronted shows for Channel 4 and currently makes documentaries for BBC 3, went on to express her disappointment that stars like Cyrus were constantly using sex to sell to win celebrity.
"Women, especially a lot of pop stars, tend to treat it as if they are using it to empower themselves, taking ownership [of their bodies], taking the taboo out of it, when in fact what they are doing is perpetuating something created by men," she said.
She continued: "Women's bodies have always been used as a spectacle and objectified. This further perpetuates that.
"It's a bit of a shame because they have the platform to make a difference and to shape a generation's minds. It should not be abused and taken for granted."
Cyrus is currently on her Bangerz Tour, which has seen the Hannah Montana star continue to make headlines for her scandalous behaviour.
Concertgoers have watched her rub her crouch, suck on a foam finger and straddle a hotdog.
Do you agree with Jameela's comments? Are you Team Jameela or Team Miley? Let us know...


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Luna Dk and Rubik choose to lane together. They are up against lina pugna. Got 0-11 in 8 minutes. geegee
So last night I'm in solo ranked and we have a DK mid, brood soloing bot, and then me as venge, shadow demon and a lycan. We all say Lycan should skill howl first and come safelane... he skills wolves and goes jungle. I remind him again that he can lane with us if he wants and he says nothing, assume a russian.
Anyway, bounty necro in our lane, after a while bounty goes off, i see him show up on my rune ward heading into jungle, start pinging him, pinging lycan, plz move, he doesn't and gets killed. I say he should come to lane cause bounty will just prey on him, he says he wants wards... there are two fucking wards on our jungle!! Then he dies to pudge and bounty again and moans he can't farm, SD says "why don't you come and farm this lane", to which he says, "oh why didn't you say I could lane with you guys?"
WTF? How can you be this dumb? We actually nearly turned it around but broodmother was just a hook magnet and didn't seem to understand when she was tracked :/
Its cool guys shadow shaman and ursa lost lane to void its nbd really. 4-0 void in 4 minutes won't make the game a waste of time right?
Heh I had a similar thing happen. Silencer and leshrac fed first blood to a solo ember before 30s. Rest of the game went similarly.
Played while totally sloshed last night, randomed KotL, proceeded to feed like I've never fed before. My team was mad.
I tried to play stoned once, and i never get stoned because im not really into weed at all. Most taxing game of my life. Never again.
I played as vengeful, supported my legion commander and wrecked shit.
I used to be a 3k scrub, then some friends started playing Dota2 and I tried to help them get up to speed faster so we could queue together.
100 games or so later they still can't last hit for shit and can't be bothered to learn stuff like like creep pulling, warding or looking at the mini map. One guy only plays autoattacking mid sniper or easy camp only jungling ursa, another goes boots first no regen every game and then tries to save up 5k gold for a big item because that's how he did it back in 2007 and guides are for noobs. The other two are slightly better but pretty much stopped learning new things 50 games ago.
Worst part is that apparently they've dragged me down to their level and I now lose my lane everytime I solo queue.
Guys if I feed the lone druid bear to legion commander and wind everytime its off cooldown nothing will go wrong right?
Whyyyyy does it not make you auto random once picking time is up.
Have been having nothing but unfriendly games lately. People blaming each other, being super controlling, and generally just fighting like crazy.
Just had a pub match, where the picks were Necro, Bristle, Puck, and Nyx. Nyx calls safelane, so I figure that he's going to want to carry, so I pick lion to set him up with some stuns so we can get him some kills. Immediately, the Necro is on my ass for not picking a carry. Fair enough, maybe I didn't read that very well. I go top, running from a hasted spirit breaker, all the while hotly pursued by comments about if I had've picked a carry, I would be being chased (wtf). So in lane, the nyx starts pulling, and stays near the camps the entire time. Necro is now all up on my ass for taking last hits, so I tell him he can have him. All of a sudden he's calling me an asshole, and that he's only missed one so far, like I'm being sarcastic. . I tell him I'm letting him know he can have all of the farm, being serious, and I stop attacking enemy creeps completely, just hitting the enemy veno's plague wards down so he can one hit them. This doesn't stop the snide comments, and neither does the fact that I save him from spirit breaker charges, twice. I have a blink, wand, and brown boots at 15m, which is pretty good for the level I'm at, and I'm 6-1, while the necro criticizing me is 2-4, had all of the lane farm, and keeps getting caught out.
Eh. Games with trolls are nbd for me, because I try to be relaxed, but lately it's just been people non-stop who want to blame everyone else. This guy was totally serious. Eventually I just told him that I didn't think I was doing that badly, and that maybe he should cut people some slack. I don't know why people are so hostile, while playing with friends, against everyone on their own team. Not once did I say anything against him.
mute them dude, 0 tolerance for dickhead dota makes it a more pleasant game to play.
What's the problem? Looks like it was a really close game.


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Laurinburg, N.C. - The deadline to register for the 2013 Charles Bascombe Shaw Memorial Scottish Heritage Symposium is this Friday.
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St. Andrews University has supersized the event by adding speakers and sessions to the event while keeping the prices the same.
"Our symposium has provided a forum for those interested in Scottish history, culture and genealogy to learn from top scholars in their respective fields," said Bill Caudill, director of the Scottish Heritage Center. "Since beginning in 1989, our symposium has gained national recognition as a leader in the exploration of Scottish culture."
Speakers for this year's event include Lord Rector of the University of St. Andrews Scotland and President of the Court Alistair Moffat, Dr. David Caldwell, Dr. Gerard Carruthers and June Skinner Sawyers.
"In addition to her presentations, June will receive the Flora MacDonald Award at Friday night's Scottish Heritage Awards banquet," said Caudill. "She is being honored for her many years of writing, publishing, speaking and numerous educational efforts which have helped to bring awareness of Scottish and Celtic history and culture into the American mainstream."
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Today there's a birthday boy in our house! My hubby, Randolph turned the big 33!
So yes that means we got 33 candles for his cake!
And I sang happy birthday to him. It was our birthday celebration, party of two, plus the dog!
His request was for a German Chocolate Cake with "frosting all over the outside and lots of nuts"! Here's the recipe I used off the box of Baker's German Sweet Chocolate. Let me just say, it is one rich, moist and delicious cake...amazing!
His comment after the first bite: "this bread stuff is really moist"...oh yes, my husband refers to cake layers as "bread"....I have no clue why...but that just cracks me up....this isn't a sandwich you are eating...it is CAKE! Does anyone else's husband do this too?


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Looking at the previous occasions a Merseyside manager has received the accolade since Moyes arrived at Goodison in March 2002, it seems on virtually every occasion the team involved has suffered a slump in form afterwards.
The first match of the following month has only been won on five out of the twelve months concerned, with the team's win percentage falling on average by 23.3% a season (see graph below - pre-award win percentage in blue, post-award in red).
Mersey Managers of the Month since 2002
October 2002 Gerard Houllier
P 6 W 5 D 0 L1 (Nov 02 P 3 W 2 D 2 L 2)
A late Danny Murphy penalty against Spurs on the last weekend of October kept unbeaten Liverpool at the top of the Premier League and confirmed their impressive start to the season but an insipid defeat at Middlesbrough on November 9 started an eleven-match spell without a league win, torpedoing any title hopes Reds fans had.
November 2002 David Moyes
P 5 W 4 D1 L0 (Dec 02 P 7 W 1 D 3 L3)
Wayne Rooney's solo goal at Elland Road started an impressive spell for the Blues that also included a Carling Cup penalty shoot-out victory at Newcastle but a Rooney-inspired win over Blackburn at Goodison was December's ony success although only the crossbar denied the Croxteth sensation a Merseyside derby debut winner at Anfield.
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Double Fantasy
I thought art was a verb, rather than a noun. Yoko Ono
Japanese-born artist Yoko Ono is best known as the wife and professional partner of the late John Lennon. However, she proved herself with two Grammy-winning works: the album Double Fantasy (1980, worked with Lennon), which set off the popular song Walking on Thin Ice, as well as her self-executive produced documentary program Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennons Imagine Album (2000).
Greatly inspired by artists La Monte Young, George Maciunas and John Cage, Ono has made numerous controversial works of art, including the art performance Cut Piece, the self-written short film No.4 (1966, co-directed with Anthony Cox), the album Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins (1968, recorded with Lennon), the documentary film Honeymoon (1969, also known as The Bed-In) and the 2004 remixes of her previous song Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him. Soon, Ono will publish a tribute book to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Lennons death, titled Memories of John Lennon. As an international artist, she will attend the Liberation exhibition held by the organizers of the contemporary art project Saigon Open City (SOC), in November 2006.
The 84th woman on VH1s 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll was handed the 2001 International Association of Art Critics USA Award for Best Museum Show Originating in New York City, an honorary Doctorate of Law degree from the Liverpool University (2001) an honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts from Bard College (2002), the 2002 Skowhegan Medal, and the 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Japan Society of New York. Despite having admirers, Ono also gained a great deal of hatred due to her allegedly contribution to The Beatles separation by constantly attending and interfering in the Beatles recording sessions. There is now a term Yoko factor, which refers to the influence of wives or girlfriends on a band. During Lennons breakdown period, she and Lennon also made some hubbub with arrests due to drug use and possession.
As for her romantic life, before marrying John Lennon (1969 to his death in 1980), Ono was previously married to Toshi Ichiyanagi (1957-1964) and Anthony Cox (1964-1969, had a daughter, taken by Cox). After Lennons death, Ono was once linked to antiques dealer Sam Havadtoy and to art dealer Sam Green.
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Born on February 18, 1933, in Tokyo, Yoko Ono (whose first name translates to ocean child) is the eldest of three children born to wealthy aristocratic parents Eisuke Ono and Isoko Yasuda Ono. Her father is the descendant of a 9th Century Emperor of Japan and her mother is the granddaughter of banker Zenijiro Yasuda. At age 2, she relocated to California in the United States with her mother to join her father, who was the head of a bank in San Francisco.
Yokos artistic flair showed up during her first public concert at age four. For some time, she returned to Japan and attended the prestigious Jiyu-gakuen Music School, where she learned piano and composition, as well as voice training. In the early 1950s, she went to New York and studied at the Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville. Later, Yoko began befriending artists and dropped out of the prestigious college.
After marrying composer Toshi Ichiyanagi (in 1957), Yoko moved to Manhattan and intensified her interest in avant-garde art. They were divorced in 1964. The same year, she wed jazz musician/filmmaker Anthony Cox. They separated in 1969, after Yokos highly publicized affair with John Lennon. Yoko and John exchanged wedding vows in 1969 and were artistic and personal partners until his death (murdered in 1980). The couple has a son, Sean Lennon (born on October 9, 1975). Yoko also had a daughter, Kyoko Chan Cox (born on August 8, 1963, father: Anthony Cox), who was allegedly abducted by Anthony after they were divorced. Kyoko now lives quietly in Colorado.
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Yoko Ono met artist La Monte Young, who later helped her begin a professional career and became one of her artistic influences. They converted Onos Lower East Side loft into a concert hall and Ono created her first composition, Secret Piece, in 1955. She was also inspired by composer and artist John Cage (with whom she presented an experimental music and act performances at Carnegie Recital Hall), as well as George Maciunas (founder of the association of Dada-inspired avant-garde artists Fluxus ). The influence was evident in Onos sales lists of imaginary or useless objects and her Painting to be Stepped On (paintings made by footprints). Onos other works of art were the interactive performance Cut Piece, where she sat on a stage and let the audience cut off her clothes until she was naked and the instructional book Grapefruit (1964).
Ono went to the screen by composing the soundtrack for Takahiko Iimuras short movie Ai (1962). She also starred as Ito, a Japanese girl trapped in a New Yorks crime scene, in the exploitation film Satans Bed (1965) before directing some short films, such as No.1 (1966), her self-written short film No.4 (1966, directed with second husband Anthony Cox) and Eyeblink (1966).
With her third husband, John Lennon, Ono recorded the album of experimental and electronic music titled Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins (1968), which raised controversy for its vulgar cover. They also made a short clip to accompany the album titled Two Virgins (1968). The same year, Ono and Lennon contributed the track Revolution 9 for The Beatles album The White Album (1968) and made the short movie No. 5 (1968).
The following year, they created headlines with the documentary film Honeymoon (1969, also known as The Bed-In), in which the couple talked about world peace in their hotel room. It was followed by the made-for-TV short project Rape (1969). Ono and Lennon, now under the name the Plastic Ono Band, released the album Live Peace In Toronto (1969), their recorded live performance at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival Festival, with Eric Clapton (guitar), Klaus Voorman (bass) and Alan White (drum). She next issued the solo album Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band (1970), the companion piece of the album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, containing primarily her wordless vocalizations.
Still making screen projects, Ono set off the short movies Up Your Legs Forever (1970), Freedom (1970, also starred), Fly (1970), Apotheosis (1970), The Museum of Modern Art Show (1971) and Erection (1971). She then released the double album Fly (1971), which offered punk rock music and some Fluxus experimental tracks. Following the surreal documentary Imagine (1972), Ono launched the feminist rock albums Approximately Infinite Universe (1973) and Feeling the Space (1973), which currently received a bit of critical respect for the tracks Move on Fast, Yang Yang and Death of Samantha. Ono then took a break.
Ono and Lennon returned with the comeback album Double Fantasy (1980). The album generated the singles Walking on Thin Ice (written by Ono), Woman, Watching the Wheels, Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) and Kiss Kiss Kiss (written by Ono). After Lennon was shot, the album immediately shoot up to No.1 and was garnered a Grammy for Album of the Year. Later, in 2000, the album was re-released with three bonus tracks.
Subsequent to the shocking event, Ono launched the album Its Alright (I See Rainbows) in 1982, which spawned the minor hit My Man, Never Say Goodbye and Milk And Honey (1984). Her next album, Starpeace (1986), became her most successful attempt without Lennon, whereas its lead single, Hell in Paradise, reached No.16 on the US dance charts and No.26 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Ono then went on hiatus before eventually signing with Rykodisc, with which she launched the 6-disc box set Onobox (1992). The artist also brought her songs to the Broadway stage in her self-produced musical play New York Rock (1994), which preceded the release of the album Rising (1995), her collaboration with son Sean Lennon and his band Ima. Six years later, Ono enjoyed success with the feminist album Blueprint For A Sunrise (2001), as well as the remixed version of her previous singles, including the No.1 Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart single Walking on Thin Ice (Remix).
Ono received her second Grammy, this time for Best Long Form Music Video, after executive producing the documentary film Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennons Imagine Album (2000). 2004 saw her burn the charts with the controversial remixes Every Man Has a Man Who Loves Him and Every Woman Has a Woman Who Loves Her (from her previous song Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him), as well as raise eyebrows through her artistic piece My Mummy Was Beautiful. The work of art included banners, bags, stickers, postcards, flyers, posters and badges depicting a womans breast and vagina, which Yoko claimed represented motherhood.
Yoko Ono recently appeared at the opening ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy. There, she read a free verse poem about world peace from a prepared script. The poem served as an intro to a performance using Lennons song Imagine.
- Grammy: Best Long Form Music Video, Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennons Imagine Album, 2001
- Grammy: Album of the Year, Double Fantasy, shared with John Lennon and Jack Douglas, 1981


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And here's another one...
Fabric from AFC-Express. My husband had a trip to the US (from Australia) in February so I addressed an order from them to him in his NY hotel. Ve have vays....
Both boys wanted to model this one!
(Think of the traffic I'd get if I called this blog "Boys in Pettiskirts"!!)
Friday, April 16, 2010
A pettiskirt for auction at the Greenwich Primary school fundraiser
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AP Calls Alison Lundergan Grimes Ad Claim "Shaky". "Shaky claims about Medicare were common in the 2012 campaign, from President Barack Obama on down. Now they've surfaced in this year's midterm elections, in one of the hottest Senate races in thecountry. (Adam Beam, Calvin Woodward, "FACT CHECK: Grimes Releases First Negative TV Ad," Associated Press, 7/8/14)
AP: Senator McConnell Didn't Cast The Vote Grimes Ad Attacks Him For. "In it, Grimes sits with a man identified as retired coal miner Don Disney of Cloverlick, Kentucky, who looks straight into the camera and poses this question as if speaking to McConnell: "I want to know how you could've voted to raise my Medicare costs by $6,000. How are my wife and I supposed to afford that?" Then Disney and Grimes pretend to wait for an answer. McConnell cast no such vote." (Adam Beam, Calvin Woodward, "FACT CHECK: Grimes Releases First Negative TV Ad," Associated Press, 7/8/14)
AP: Don Disney Would "Would See No Changes". "But elderly people such as Disney — already retired or approaching retirement — would see no changes. "Current Medicare benefits are preserved for those in and near retirement," stated the bill, which failed in the Senate. (Adam Beam, Calvin Woodward, "FACT CHECK: Grimes Releases First Negative TV Ad," Associated Press, 7/8/14)
WPSD: "ANCHOR: We're four months from Decision 2014, and Kentucky Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes is going on the attack in her first negative ad. GRIMES AD: I want to know how you could have voted to raise my Medicare costs to $6000? ANCHOR: In the ad Grimes accuses her opponent, Mitch McConnell, of voting to raise a retired coal miner's Medicare costs. But there's a problem here. The plan McConnell voted on back in 2011 would not have raised this miner's costs, or anyone retired or close to retirement. That bill never did pass, failing in the Senate. (WPSD Local 6 News, 7/8/14)
CN2: When Asked By Reporters What Grimes' Medicare Plan Was, She Moved To Another Question. "And when asked by Pure Politics what plan she would like to see to shore up theMedicare program for future generations, Grimes moved on to another question. A reporter from the Associated Press asked the same question as Grimes was leaving but she did not respond then either. (Jacqueline Pitts, "Grimes stands by new ad hitting McConnell on Medicare but does not offer own plan," CN2, 7/8/14)
WDRB: Washington Post Fact Checker Has Debunked Similar Claims. "The ad apparently refers to a procedural vote McConnell made in 2011 on an early version of a budget proposed by House Budget chairman Paul Ryan. But the Washington Post Fact Checker has termed similar claims by other Democratic candidates so out of date as to be "laughable" and called on them to "drop the repeated Medicare references." But following a speech here in Louisville, Grimes stuck by the ad. (Lawrence Smith, "Grimes launches first attack ad in U.S. Senate race," WDRB, 7/8/14)
WFPL: "Independent fact-checkers have taken jabs at other Democratic candidates for running similar "Medi-scare" attack ads on GOP incumbents" (Phillip Bailey, "Alison Lundergan Grimes Uses Fellow Kentuckians to Target McConnell's Medicare Vote," WFPL, 7/8/14)
Herald-Leader: Grimes Ad Is A "Throwback" To Barack Obama's Presidential Campaign. "In a throwback to the 2012 presidential campaign, Grimes, the Democratic nomineerunning against McConnell, takes her opponent to task over proposed changes to Medicare that were included in U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan's 2011 budget proposal. (Sam Youngman, "Grimes releases first TV ad focusing on McConnell," Herald-Leader, 7/8/14)
WHAS Calls The Grimes Ad "Misleading". "WHAS11's review of the legislation cited in the ad finds that Disney's question is misleading because the Medicare changes proposed in Rep. Paul Ryan's 2011 budget plan would not have applied to current retirees. Disney is 75 years old. The plan would have applied to those under the age of 55." (Joe Arnold, "Grimes blasts McConnell on Medicare but star of new ad unaffected," WHAS, 7/8/14)
The Hill: "Similar claims in other Democratic ads have been debunked by independent fact-checkers." (Alexandra Jaffe, "Grimes, pro-McConnell group launch dueling ads," The Hill, 7/8/14)


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(June 21, 2011) In her last semester at Armstrong Atlantic State University, psychology student Caroline Eastman earned not just the Dr. Stu Worthington Award for outstanding achievement by a senior psychology student, but also a five-year, full-tuition waiver to attend Tufts University's psychology graduate program, which will allow Eastman to pursue both her master's and doctorate degrees.
The scholarship is valued at over $24,000 per year and will include an additional $20,000 per year stipend. Eastman also received a separate Tufts Provost fellowship of $5,000 for two years, which only 19 other incoming doctoral students received from the university.
"It was nice to see that all of my hard work over the past two years had not only paid off for me, but other people have appreciated and noticed," Eastman said. "It was definitely a nice way to end my college career at Armstrong."
Jane Wong, chair of Armstrong's psychology department said, "Caroline's achievements exemplify what is possible at Armstrong—a motivated student could avail herself of multiple faculty mentors, assume leadership positions, discover her passion and develop aspirations in an academic discipline. We are very happy for Caroline."
Eastman consciously plotted her academic experiences at Armstrong to better prepare her for graduate school. "I knew from my sophomore year on that I wanted to get my Ph.D.," Eastman said. She began at Armstrong in the fall of 2006 and maintained a high GPA, participated in multiple research projects, and attended professional conferences. She managed to do this while holding down a part-time job. "I was just trying to be the best grad school applicant possible," Eastman said.
A native of Denver, Colo., Eastman has a true passion for cognitive psychology and related research. "I am excited about getting into Tufts, because I will get to work with two professors whose research on metacognition and spatial learning initially drew me to the program," she said.
While at Armstrong, she worked with Assistant Professor Bradley R. Sturz on spatial learning research, which involved analyzing how animals and humans navigate an environment. The project studied how college students navigate virtual environments in video games. "We are using a computer with Xbox controllers and a first-person environment called Half-Life. The environment is programmed with specific rooms and tasks, which allows the participants to jump in a box or search for a certain corner," Eastman said. "Cognitive psychology is not about abnormal functioning or fixing a problem. It's more focused on internal mental processes, such as how we perceive and process information, form memories, think abstractly, speak and solve problems."
Added Sturz, "This is an amazing opportunity for Caroline, and it's wonderful to see that her hard work, dedication, and diligence hasn't gone unnoticed. We are all exceptionally proud of her."
After graduating from Tufts, Eastman plans to continue her work in cognitive psychology at a research institution and become a college professor. "I really like learning, and I like trying to get other people excited about learning," Eastman said. "And I also like that professors are not just allowed to do research, but are encouraged to. Professors get the best of both worlds."


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- Healing Woman said...
Trace, your dolls are a marvel. I love the fact that they actually don't look perfect..they look as though you broke the rules to create extremely unique pieces of doll art. I am not sure which one I like the best..probably the pink haired Candy doll. She is so lively and fun. Wonderful work.
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pretty dolls! you have been busy!
I don't think I will ever get over my love of dolls, lol.
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2:1 – Two Books I Didn't Finish that weren't Completely Awful
I recently received, and tried to read, a couple of ARCs from Netgalley.
One of these was James William Brown's My Last Lament,
the other, Alyssa Maxwell's A Pinch of Poison.
I was unable to finish either of them, not necessarily because they were bad – they just weren't for me.
James William Brown's tale is epistolary, a format I generally dislike. You meet Aliki, a lamenter, which is basically a person who professionally laments. You can read about them in Classical Greek works – at the funeral, you've got your coffin, your pallbearers, and your grieving women, who cry/scratch their faces/pull out their hair (aka, lament). Aliki has been approached by one of those young, ambitious educational people, who are seeking a PhD and need juicy subject matter to force themselves to write their thesis about. This chick wants to know about lamenting, and has provided Aliki with a tape recorder, since initial meetings were not very forthcoming (and also, it's a tape recorder, which must be wicked cheap these days since everyone can just record on their smart phones now). But Aliki doesn't want to talk about lamenting. She wants to lament on behalf of herself, on behalf of her village, which she witnessed nearly torn asunder by the awful World War II.
That is, unfortunately, all that I know. I did not get very far in this novel, because while the tape recording makes sense (a woman who makes her living by vocalizing grief will, of course, choose an oral, rather than written, method, to vocalize her own), I just generally don't like epistolary novels. And this one was no exception. I am a fan of the subject matter, and think that if you do not have the intense hatred for epistolary novels that I do, you should most definitely give it a try.
Alyssa Maxwell's story is a mystery, set in the early twentieth century, and is the second book of a series in which a "lady" named Phoebe and her "maid" Eva since mysteries and talk about the plight of women. Phoebe's all "Oh no, I'm supposed to find a husband and take care of the house, but all I really want to do is put myself in danger, get my maid in trouble, and flirt poorly with this guy I will obviously get married to and take care of his house later." Eva's like "I'm totes fine with being a maid. I'm good at it. I fucking LOVE it. But really, secretly, I don't love it, which is why I'm trying to Sherlock Holmes my way through some local murders with my mistress, hoping that this will somehow get me out of my servants role. Also, I'm going to pretend I don't like this constable guy, even though I'm obviously totally into him and I'm going to marry him and take care of his house and lose my role of lady's maid that way." Also, there are annoying schoolgirls, the headmistress dies, and I don't really care who committed the murder. A mediocre mystery. But some people like those.
Those are two books that I could not finish recently. What about you? Did you pick something up, hoping to love, or at least like, it, and become sorely disappointed? Let me know the last book you Could. Not. Finish. below!


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The game of poker can be deceptively difficult. Texas Hold'em is a bit confusing when you start, but once you learn how to play poker the game can lead even a terrible player to think they are close to playing perfect!
A new player to the game of golf doesn't think they should tee it up with Tiger Woods and play for money! But everyday there are a million poker players risking their hard-earned money in games they have no business in. In fact, new players often think they are just as good as experienced players like Doyle Brunson. And there are several reasons for that.
The first reason is that TV poker games don't show every hand. They key on exciting hands and give viewers tunnel vision - a distorted view of what has been happening on any given table. There are many ways to manipulate your opponents, and there is plenty to be learned about those same opponents, but those skills take years of practice to hone, and you can't see that on TV.
However, you might be able to pick up a few tells from the players, especially since you get to see their hole cards. A tell is any mannerism or movement that a player makes subconsciously, or makes purposely trying to throw off the competition.
The first thing you should learn about each opponent is what starting cards they will play. In Texas Hold'em, each players' two cards are known only to them, so you have to learn their range of starting hands. And, your first clue to this is how many hands they actually play. A tight player is likely to only find about one hand in 10 they really want to play, but they may also be involved in blind hands.
Some players love to talk about all the hands they play, why they had to raise etc. But are they really playing a lot of hands? Don't be fooled by loose talk and tight play. Simply count the hands they are involved in. If they fold a lot, expect the hands they do get involved in to be all pocket pairs, face cards and face cards with an ace. Watch out!
Many players always raise from the cutoff or button if no other players are in the hand yet (and sometimes when there just hasn't been a raise). Sure, they might have a hand, but don't toss your blind hand away every time they raise or they'll never stop!
If a player is suddenly very interested in the action, perhaps even asking, "Is it up to me?" they probably found something they liked in their starting hand or on the board. Give 'em some credit for a hand and watch very closely when the hand is shown down. What do you see?
Every player develops a habit of stacking their chips in a certain way. For the most part, players who have messy chips are looser and more likely to simply be enjoying the game. Conversely, players who have perfect stacks probably have plenty of time to arrange them because they aren't in very many hands. Watch and confirm this!
A player who does the "insta-raise" is unlikely to be bluffing. They were just waiting for the action to get to them and then boom - there go the chips. I believe.
Players love to find a reason to play every hand. When a player calls in late position pre-flop and just keeps calling all the way, there is a good chance they are trying to hit a flush or a straight. Often, if two of a suit hits the flop and a third suited card hits the river it spells danger. You might even check a lesser hand you've been betting in a limit game and wait for that last player to act. Then, you'll probably have to call their bet and hope they have something less than a straight or a flush.
However, this works well, because it saves you having to call a raise, and sometimes the player decides to make a last-ditch bluff. Enjoy.
Some players that are normally talkative get very quiet when they hit a hand. Watch, and if they suddenly raise, that's usually the tell - and the answer.
It's my experience that a player who raises pre-flop and on the flop, will sometimes try to act so non-nonchalant that they actually whistle or sing a little tune when they bet on the turn or the river. That's usually a good tell for somebody who has not improved their hand, acting happy or over-confident.
There is often a reason when a player suddenly raises on the river and you can't figure out what they hit, because they were either there on the flop, or they missed completely. Although I have seen it both ways, if they make the raise and then sit there, super still, it is much more likely they are hardly breathing to not show fear and keep you from calling.
An almost involuntary move by many players is to immediately look at their chips when they love a card that hits. Could be the flop, turn, or river. However, when they look down quickly, then act uninterested until it is their turn and they raise, I'm usually convinced they hit something nice.
Specifically, tells are a subconscious movement or pattern. Often, these tells are most valuable in no-limit hold'em. I've seen players announce their raise only when they were weak and just push their stack of chips to the middle when they were strong. I also saw a super star player who was counting out his raise on a bluff and pushing several stacks without counting when he had the nuts. Oops.
However, the most important tell is the one you give to the other players. Don't use the same method every time you bet or raise. Do one method on strong hands several times and then use it again on a bluff, or after getting caught on a bluff, use the same method the next time you have a monster.


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So, in keeping with my blog theme, I'm going with a modified version: "Six Weird Things About Your City Meme." And here are the slightly modified rules.
THE RULES: Each player of this game starts with the 6 weird things about their city. People who get tagged need to write a post of their own 6 weird things as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose 6 bloggers to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment on each of their blogs telling them they have been tagged, and tell them to read your blog, leaving a hyperlink to your post if possible.
Let us not forget that I've already shared my Ten Things I Will Never Understand About Rome. But those were curious mysteries I have absolutely no answer to, while these are just plain curiosities, whether we can explain them or not. So here's my official weird ("unique"? "special"?) list.
1. Il Parcheggiatore
This is a mythical figure here in Rome, of utter and complete annoyance. You're in your car, looking desperately for a parking spot. A kind of shady-looking character standing in a parking spot (often one marked by blue lines meaning it's a city-mandated spot and costs 1 EUR an hour) starts waving you over. "Ehi, capo! Vieni!" (Hey, boss, over here!) You think, OK, now that's a public parking space. Outta my way, buddy. But no! You see, this is his JOB. He "parks" people. Abusivamente. Illegally. The parcheggiatore abusivo does pretty well, because if you don't pay him a euro or two for "finding" you a spot, he just might key your car, or something equally lovely. Now, in my neighborhood, where it's virtually impossible to find a spot, these guys turn up on occasion in a couple of parking areas. I generally don't need to park where they hang out, but if I am desperate and it's the only spot I can find, you better believe I'm not paying them. I pretend I don't hear them. This is one of the benefits of having a 15-year old car whose 6-month insurance payment is more than the total value of the car itself.
Speaking of parking, just for fun, here's a video you may not have seen on Finny's blog. Her plan was to film how incredibly impossible it is to find parking in my neighborhood (I'm behind the wheel), but instead the parking gods smiled down on us and we found a spot just waiting for us.
2. Umbrellas, bubble guns, and possessed kitties.
When it rains, umbrella sellers mysteriously appear everywhere. When it's sunny, they sell guns that make electronic noises and shoot bubbles. That is, when they're not selling battery-operated velvet kitties that make scary meowing noises and have red eyes, or a plastic Smart car model that they place in a shoebox top so that it can run up against the borders of the box, making honking noises and opening and closing its doors.
Behold this picture as evidence:
Walking across Tiber Island one day, I find this guy amusing himself by shooting his bubble gun for sale. There are a million and one of these street hawkers and apparently they all get their merchandise from the ACME Junk Warehouse. Who BUYS this stuff? And WHERE do they all congregate to automatically switch all of their various merchandise to only umbrellas of every shape and size at the first sign of rain? Mah! Mistero.
3. Taking wind.
Romans are pretty funny when it comes to cold temperatures. If you aren't covered up to your chin with a scarf when it's cold, you'll literally catch a cold. "Copriti bene! Prenderai freddo!" (Cover up! You'll catch cold!) was one of the first phrases I learned in Italian, I heard it so often. One time I had an earache for like a week, so I went to the doctor and his first question to me was "Did you take wind?" (Hai preso vento?) What's THAT 'sposta mean? Apparently if your ear "takes wind," meaning if a gust of cold wind happens to blow in your ear, well, it causes a prolonged earache, even for a week or two. I'm not saying this isn't medically valid. I'm no doctor. I just thought it was weird. BTW, the earache went away on its own.
4. Only two subway/underground lines.
It's weird for a huge European capital like Rome. We struggle along with nearly 300 daytime bus lines. It makes for pollution and gridlock, yet, we have just Metro A and Metro B, which only intersect for transfers at one point: Termini train station. And even those two lines took like 20 years to complete, or something ridiculous like that. I'm not going to the trouble to look up the exact amount of time, but trust me, it was a lot. You see, weird thing... every time they start digging, all this stuff from these people who lived here like 2,000 years ago keeps getting in the way.
Wait! Wait! What's that, you say? Metro C? Have a look for yourself:
Here we are in front of the famous "wedding cake," a.k.a. "typewriter," monument to Vittorio Emanuele II in Piazza Venezia, with a nice 'ol barrier explaining to us that "archeological investigations" are taking place for something called METRO C. This would be a third underground line which would serve the historic center which is currently hopelessly underserved by underground. Maybe my grandchildren will be able to take me for a ride. I'm not all that hopeful.
5. A new word for my vocabulary.
Many of you weren't around in the beginning to read my Italglish post. But that's the fun phenomenon of English words or English-sounding words taking on actual meaning in the Italian language. Tracie B. has quite expertly grasped this concept as well. So the new word for my vocabulary, that I learned for the first time the other day, is splatter. As in: SPLAH-ter-uh. As in:
"Have you seen that new movie by Mel Gibson, Apocalypto? I heard it was totally splatter."
"Yeah, I saw it. It wasn't splatter. It was more just trying to show what their lives were really like. Ok, it was kind of splatter. But it was splatter with a point."
Any guesses as to what this might mean? If you guessed "gory" or something approximating graphic scenes of violence, you'd be right. Or, as this Italian Wikipedia entry states, "a type of film genre born out of horror, which produces ultra-realistic violence through special effects, such as spraying blood." Splatter. Gotta love it.
6. Grocery shopping.
Why do I have to bag my own groceries? Why do the cashiers here sit down when in the States they are almost always standing? (A couple of my various jobs to earn money to come back to Italy was as both a grocery store cashier and a bagger for 5 months, so... I'm just a tad jealous.) Why do I have to pay 5 cents per bag? (I've already ranted about this somewhere.) Why do I have to wear plastic gloves when I touch the fruit and why do I have to weigh it myself, trying to remember the number of my fruit or vegetable so I can enter it on the scale? Weird.
There's my six, in no particular order of weirdness and basically as they sprung to mind. Personally I can't be bothered to tag anyone else. But if you want to list your own, by all means! And you can surely steal my modified rules and tag other people. Leave a comment with the hyperlink to your post.
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These feature is good but also dangerous. How can we ensure that the correct rights is given and the source of update is handled.
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PNNL researchers are developing heat-actuated lightweight and compact cooling technology, capable of sustaining manageable temperatures within the protective suits soldiers wear for several hours at a time.Photo courtesy of The U.S. Army.
Personal protective suits may protect soldiers from chemical and biological weapons, yet extreme heat inside that gear poses a different but equal threat. Without portable cooling technology to ward off heat exhaustion and heat stroke, suits meant to save lives can incapacitate soldiers in just minutes.
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are in the process of developing and demonstrating heat-actuated lightweight and compact cooling technology capable of sustaining manageable temperatures within the protective garb for several hours at a time.
The principles of microtechnology and the very high rates of heat and mass transfer at this miniature scale-about the thickness of the human hair-have enabled manportable cooling systems now foreseen to weigh in at about three to four pounds. The system can chill water which flows through a vest worn by a solider capable of providing relief for up to six hours. Instead of using electricity to power a mechanical compressor, heat from burning fuel is used to power the cooling, thereby replacing bulky, heavy batteries with much lighter fuels. The key for making this portable is microtechnology, which can reduce the size and weight of a system based on traditional technology by five to 10 times.
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Latvia's BĀKA Lighthouse once served as a drainage pump station near the coast, but now it's an activities center that promotes water tourism. The marshy site had a dilapidated structure, which Latvian-based firm SAALS used as a basis to begin the renovation. The architects were inspired by the vast and scenic surroundings when designing the renovated and new structures, which draw people to the area to play tennis or volleyball, boat or meet for events. SAALS preserved historic artifacts and the pump as a visual reminder of the history of the site.
Before the Soviet-era development of the drainage pump station and fish farm, the site held a single-story silicate brick building, some old water infrastructure, and a pump. SAALS was tasked with designing the site to serve the needs of the public near Lubana Lake. The fish pond was turned into a water feature with a fountain, the pump was turned into an attractive sculpture, and an open-air stage was built under the derrick remains. BĀKA Lighthouse is now a water tourism center that consists of an exhibition hall, a kitchen with leisure room, locker rooms, a staff room, a conference room, hotel rooms and terraces with a roof view.
This red building was reconstructed from the ruins of the brick building and modeled in the same fashion. The black wood building nearby serves as a storage space for sports equipment. The site also contains a play area for children, a volleyball court, a tennis court, grassy lawns and parking. Materials were selected to blend in with the environment and reference the industrial and historic nature of the site while also paying tribute to its natural beauty. Inside, bright finishes help bounce daylight into the rooms, which were designed by Ausma Kibilde. Named for the third story glazed terrace, which resembles a light house, the tourism center enjoys great views of the landscape and makes great use of the natural space for recreational purposes.
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The Small wall tent is often called the Officers tent. The foot print measures approximately 9ft x 9ft.
The height of the centre pole is 98 inches.
The small walled tent was designed for two junior officers when in the field. When necessary, this tent may also be used as a small storage tent. Rows upon rows would be seen at military camps and these temporary camps were nick named Tent City or Company Streets.
This is a quality reproduction of the American small walled tent as used in World War Two by US troops, the tent cities followed the US Army soldiers across Europe.
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Before forthcoming MMORPG's late November closed beta, thanks to Albion Online developers Sandbox Interactive, a new video have been released. Regarding the video, it covers the game's latest feature, labourers, who are hireable workers that gather resources as well as perform tasks, from woodcutting and gamekeeping to prospecting and fletching. Preview more Albion Online news, and click here: UPAlbion.com.The video goes into great detail on the labourers system, an in-depth and complex means of making tiny virtual people run around the world, collecting resources and crafting gear, so you can get on with the good stuff like waging bloody and prolonged wars.
Albion Online is a free-to-play MMORPG set for a Q1 2016 release. Sandbox Interactive have said the game will have a player-driven economy, no class restrictions and a heavy focus on claiming, defending and laying siege to player territories. By the way, many players are willing to buy cheap albion online gold.


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Virtually in a League of Their Own
Always a pioneer in finding ways to meet the educational needs of its busy student body, Miami Dade College has surged to the forefront of distance learning on numerous fronts, including most recently with an award-winning virtual humanities course.
MDC's Virtual College now boasts an enrollment of more than 17,500 students, who can complete many College Credit Certificates and Associate in Science degrees or their Associate in Arts completely online.
MDC Virtual College Lead Instructional Designer Alex Strzyzewski and Professor Sarah Garman recreated MDC's Humanities 1020 online course, which has won a prestigious Gold Award from the U.S. Distance Learning Association (USDLA) in the category of "Best Practices for Excellence in Distance Learning Teaching."
Not resting on these laurels, the course then won a Catalyst Award for "Exemplary Course Program" from Blackboard Inc.
MDC's Unique Philosophy
Garman, a professor at MDC's North Campus who also teaches in the Virtual College, said there are key reasons for the program's success.
"At some colleges, they have Web designers who are not content experts developing the courses with little or no input from faculty," Garman said. "But at Miami Dade College, faculty members are in charge of developing the courses."
However, professors who are experts in their fields aren't always also well-enough versed in how to create virtual courses that capture students' attention and the eye of judges in national competitions. For this high level of achievement, close collaboration with online experts is vital. And that is where the partnership between Garman and Strzyzewski proved to be the perfect combination of form and content.
"Alex is a very gifted designer," Garman said. "He gave my concepts deep thought, did research and then created pages based on the course content. He really has a talent for bringing my vision to life."
Enhanced Features
The Humanities 1020 course, which is a general-education requirement, has been offered by Miami Dade College's Virtual College for more than a decade. But the redesign has enhanced the learning experience with exciting new graphics, videos, music, animation and other compelling multimedia features. And the changes have encouraged student participation in the arts and culture of Miami.
"Students are given a lot more opportunity to interact with each other and with the content of the course and are now more engaged," Garman said. "We've received a lot of great feedback."
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September 4, 2012
Book Notes - Emma Straub "Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures"
In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.
Previous contributors include Bret Easton Ellis, Kate Christensen, Kevin Brockmeier, George Pelecanos, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, David Peace, Myla Goldberg, Heidi Julavits, Hari Kunzru, and many others.
Emma Straub's Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures crisply explores themes of identity and family in this unforgettable story of one woman's path from rural Wisconsin to Hollywood. Already a masterful short story writer, Straub proves herself equally impressive with this debut novel.
Jennifer Egan wrote of the book:
"At once iconic and specific, Emma Straub's beautifully observed first novel explores the fraught trajectory of what has become a staple of the American dream: the hunger for stardom and fame. Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures affords an intimate, epic view of how that dream ricochets through one American life."
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In her own words, here is Emma Straub's Book Notes music playlist for her debut novel, Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures:
I love the movies. I love, love, love the movies. That's why it's no big surprise that my first novel, Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures, takes place over there in the land where such things are manufactured, in Hollywood. Old movies, new movies, bad movies, good movies, I don't care. One thing I do care about, however, is the soundtrack. Here is a brief list of my favorite songs that will begin to play after the room is dark and your fist is already halfway into the box of Raisinets.
"Bring on the Dancing Horses," Echo and the Bunnymen, Pretty in Pink Soundtrack
This soundtrack was one of the first albums I ever had, and I could have picked any song on it. This is synth heaven, and features the phrase "breaking your brittle heart," which means that it's perfect to listen to over and over again when you are between the ages of 12 and 24, also known as puberty. Or, you know, now.
"The King of Wishful Thinking," Go West, Pretty Woman Soundtrack
Listen, I never said this was going to be cool. I brought this soundtrack with me (on cassette, obviously) to summer camp, and this was my favorite jam. It is super cheesy, the rhymes are too easy, and I'm pretty sure there's a fake saxophone. Who cares! I will always brake for this song.
"Be My Baby," The Ronettes, Dirty Dancing Soundtrack
Dirty Dancing introduced me to Phil and Ronnie Spector, and for that I will always be grateful. I will also always be grateful for Jennifer Grey's first nose, and Jerry Orbach's loud plaid dinner jackets, and Patrick Swayze's everything.
"These Days," Nico, The Royal Tenenbaums Soundtrack
Wes Anderson is a true genius of the soundtrack. I could have chosen any of his films to include here—each one has an actually perfect soundtrack, each song painstakingly chosen and used in such a perfect moment that the song and the scene become linked in your mind forever. This song makes me want to put on eyeliner and a fur coat.
"I'll Try Anything Once," The Strokes, Somewhere Soundtrack
Sofia Coppola is another real soundtrack wizard. In Somewhere, she uses songs that aren't on the cutting edge, aren't by bands no one has heard of, aren't obscure classics--it's The Police, Gwen Stefani, The Strokes—and somehow (somewhere) makes them transcendent. I believe this is actually Julian Casablancas solo, re-doing his own song. It's good.
"My Sharona," The Knack, Reality Bites Soundtrack
I loved the 90s. I was in the 9th grade when this movie came out, and I went to see it in the movie theater, where I was likely wearing a ringer t-shirt and painter's pants and some sort of kiddie barrette. As the tattoo once read, Winona Forever.
"Let's Hear It For the Boy," Jana Kramer/Deniece Williams, Footloose Soundtrack. (Both versions)
Again, I never promised you this was going to be cool. I would like to go on record saying that I LOVED the Footloose remake. I loved it with every inch of my soul. I loved the Blake Shelton cover of the title track, and the breathy remake of 'Holding Out For a Hero,' and the foot-stomping remake of 'Let's Hear It For the Boy' makes me want to dance like a teenaged Sarah Jessica Parker.
"All I Want to Know," The Magnetic Fields, Pieces of April Soundtrack
This is a sneaky inclusion, for a few reasons. For starters, this song wasn't actually in the movie. It's a brand new Magnetic Fields song that was released on the soundtrack to the very good Peter Hedges movie. It's also maybe a sneaky inclusion because I work for the band, but so what? This is one of my top five Magnetic Fields songs of all time, and not enough people know it. It's sublime.
"In Your Eyes," Peter Gabriel, Say Anything Soundtrack
I wish I could put "Joe Lies," Lili Taylor, on this list, but I can't, so this will have to do.
"Across 110th Street," Bobby Womack, Jackie Brown Soundtrack
This song was actually written for a film by the same name, but I encountered it in Jackie Brown, which is probably my favorite Tarantino movie. Our pal Quentin is known for picking old hits and using them to great effect, and this is a great example of that. The song opens and closes the movie, and along with Pam Grier's amazing face, this song really clinches the whole thing.
Emma Straub and Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures links:
the author's website
the author's Tumblr
excerpt from the book (read by Molly Ringwald)
Booking Mama review
California Literary Review review
Devourer of Books review
Entertainment Weekly review
Literate Housewife review
Publishers Weekly review
CarolineLeavittville interview with the author
Flavorwire interview with the author
Chicago Tribune profile of the author
Largehearted Boy Book Notes essay by the author for Fly-over State
Largehearted Boy Book Notes essay by the author for Other People We Married
The Leonard Lopate Show interview with the author
New York Daily News profile of the author
Other People interview with the author
PowellsBooks.Blog interview with the author
Rookie contributions by the author
also at Largehearted Boy:
Book Notes (2012 - ) (authors create music playlists for their book)
Book Notes (2005 - 2011) (authors create music playlists for their book)
my 11 favorite Book Notes playlist essays
100 Online Sources for Free and Legal Music Downloads
52 Books, 52 Weeks (weekly book reviews)
Antiheroines (interviews with up and coming female comics artists)
Atomic Books Comics Preview (weekly comics highlights)
Daily Downloads (free and legal daily mp3 downloads)
guest book reviews
Largehearted Word (weekly new book highlights)
musician/author interviews
Note Books (musicians discuss literature)
Shorties (daily music, literature, and pop culture links)
Soundtracked (composers and directors discuss their film's soundtracks)
Try It Before You Buy It (mp3s and full album streams from the week's CD releases)
weekly music & DVD release lists


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The following is a hodgepodge of images and text, taken from The Library of Congress' American Memory site and the New York Public Library's Digital Collection, which represent, without much comment on my part, some isolated moments and issues and attitudes from Independence Days past. They span the years between 1844 and 1970 and offer what I hope will be a bit of a gentle counterpoint to our drunken, parade-following, explosion-watching fun today.
1898 Reflections Appropriate to "The Fourth", published in The Century a popular quarterly.
Quote: "The significance of Independence Day this year is greatly enlarged by reason of the war with Spain. The temptation of the Fourth-of-July orator will be to lose sight, in the brilliance of martial events, of the steady white light of national aspiration so clearly reflected in one of the noblest of our patriotic hymns, "America." This lofty hymn may help to remind us that not in victory alone, certainly not in extension of territory, but in a steadfast dedication to the principles of liberty and justice, lies the true greatness of a nation. The hymn contains no line of boasting or self-glorification, and the contemplation of its pure sentiment will be useful at this time, lest we forget in the allurements of martial success that war is only a means to an honorable peace."
1915 Sheet Music for the song Hurrah for the USA. First verse:
"I love to be in a land that's free from tumult and war,
Where right is seen to be supreme, that's what we're striving for,
So every day let each one pray our friends across the sea,
Lay down their arms and go to their farms and live in harmony,
Hooray Hooray for the good ol' U S of A."
1938 From the WPA funded American Folklore Project.
Quote from Miss Nettie Spencer, of Portland Oregon, remembering the Fourth of her childhood:
"It was the big event of the year. Everyone in the countryside got together on that day for the only time in the year. There would be floats in the morning and the one that got the [girls?] eye was the Goddess of Liberty. She was supposed to be the most wholesome and prettiest girl in the countryside — if she wasn't she had friends who thought she was. But the rest of us weren't always in agreement on that… Following the float would be the Oregon Agricultural College cadets, and some kind of a band. Sometimes there would be political effigies.
Just before lunch - and we'd always hold lunch up for an hour - some Senator or lawyer would speak. These speeches always had one pattern. First the speaker would challenge England to a fight and berate the King and say that he was a skunk. This was known as twisting the lion's tail. Then the next theme was that any one could find freedom and liberty on our shores. The speaker would invite those who were heavy laden in other lands to come to us and find peace. The speeches were pretty fiery and by that time the men who drank got into fights and called each other Englishmen. In the afternoon we had what we called the 'plug uglies' — funny floats and clowns who took off on the political subjects of the day…The Fourth was the day of the year that really counted then. Christmas wasn't much; a Church tree or something, but no one twisted the lion's tail."
Hope you found these to be interesting or thought provoking or at very the least visually stimulating.
Happy 4th.
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So here I am, faced with a double whammy, frightened as worried as hell that my daughter will grow up bratty (we are still working on her tone and manners) and even worse, have the wrong values inculcated. While I understand that most of us find joy in sharing good news but I also wish for more discretion when it comes to material stuff and money matters.
I am not anyone's example of a stellar Christian but I do have a very strong set of values and beliefs. Values are the hardest to teach and humility ranks high on that list for me. Whenever Dumpling or any of us, is blessed with something, I'd always give thanks to God and encourage her to do the same. After all, to me, what are given to us are all planned for and through the blessings of God - what is there for us to be so proud and boastful about? Especially when there are children involved and they are so young - is there a need to 'impress' these things upon them?
We read biblical stories and discuss verses from the bible as often as we can. I was so affected by what I heard last night that I spent an hour reading and discussing verses and parables with Dumpling. I do not want Dumpling to grow up thinking that money and all these riches on earth are what measures her success as a person and that is what she should strive for.
As a parent, I do not care if Dumpling were to grow up being a NASA Scientist or a top Neurosurgeon. Sure, if that is what she wants to do because she has interest and potential in that area, then by all means, she is free to pursue it. BUT. That would not make me any prouder than I already am. I will derive just as much happiness from watching her enjoy her life, her family and contributing to the workforce and society in any other way. I simply do not see myself as one parent who'd brag about her 'accomplishments' and go "You know, my daughter owns this large property in 6th avenue and brings home this amount of salary."
And so, here is an ending note which I want to leave for Dumpling, as a reminder, as a source of motivation and importantly, as a source of affirmation.


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Here are the ratings for first ten league games. The scores are compiled from the average ratings on talkboards and in the media after each game (substitute appearances are in italics and bold denotes Man of The Match).
I've been comparing these scores to the latest Actim Index, which currently has five City players in the top 25 - Elano (3rd), Petrov (5th), Richards (12th), Garrido (22nd) and Johnson (25th). Arsenal also have five in the top 25, Portsmouth have four, Villa, Everton and Newcastle have two and United and Chelsea both have one. Also featuring in the top 100 are Dunne (28th), Corluka (35th), Schmeichel (68th), Hamann (74th), Ireland (78th) and Mpenza (91st).
I've always been curious about how good a guide the Actim scores are. The Index was created in 2004 by Dr Phil Scarf and Dr Ian McHale from the University of Salford's Business School. The pair have have co-authored papers with titles such as 'Modelling soccer matches using bivariate discrete distributions with general dependence structure', so I'd imagine there's some pretty hardcore mathematics involved here.
Although details of the formula remain secret there's a general guide to how it works at PA Sport, which helped create the Index. Last season points were introduced for clean sheets and assists and my guess is that the new formula has a bias against midfielders who play deep, which might explain their absence from the top places as well as Hamann's surprisingly low ranking.
Not doubt the Index will be tweaked and improved, but my belief is that football fans will always be a better judge of a player than a mathematical formula.
~ The player ratings are now filed in the Stats & Squad section, which also includes details of when the contracts come up. Links to more player and team stats can be found here.


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(MFWA/IFEX) - Saikou Ceesay, a reporter with the Banjul-based opposition "Foroyaa" newspaper, was arrested on 15 June 2008 and detained overnight in the Kotu police station in Kombo province, about 11 kilometres southwest of Banjul, the capital of The Gambia.
MFWA sources reported that Ceesay was arrested at the police station while investigating the arrest and detention of pro-government "Daily Observer" managing director, Dida Halake.
The sources said Ceesay was taken to the Serious Crime Unit at the police headquarters in Banjul the following day, where he was interrogated before being released on bail.
Even though he has not been charged with any offence, Ceesay was asked to report to the police on 17 June.
Ceesay was reported to have been harassed and insulted while in detention.
It was clarified that Halake is still being detained by the police.
Although there has not been any official explanation from either the police or the "Daily Observer" management for Halake's arrest and subsequent detention, he has been linked with several allegations including financial misappropriation and sexual harassment of the newspaper's female staff.
However, MFWA sources in The Gambia reported that his arrest on 14 June 2008 followed his reluctance to step down as Managing Director for the "Daily Observer".
The sources said Halake, a Kenyan-born journalist, was to hand over his position as managing director to Neneh Macdouall-Gaye, former Minister for Communication and Information, and assume the position of editor-in-chief of the newspaper.
Two days after his arrest, on 16 June Halaka was seen in the company of police personnel at the "Daily Observer" premises. The police were reportedly present to ensure that Halaka handed over the position of managing director to Macdouall-Gaye.
Since the deportation of Kenneth Best, veteran Liberian journalist and founder of the "Daily Observer", about a decade ago, the newspaper has become a propaganda tool of the regime of President Yahya Jammeh. Party functionaries have managed the newspaper and been its guard dogs. Editorial independence has been undermined. Independent journalists are perceived as opposition elements, and subjected to arbitrary arrests and dismissals.
"Foroyaa" newspaper reporter detained overnight while investigating journalist's arrest; editorial independence of "Daily Observer" undermined
(MFWA/IFEX) - Saikou Ceesay, a reporter with the Banjul-based opposition "Foroyaa" newspaper, was arrested on 15 June 2008 and detained overnight in the Kotu police station in Kombo province, about 11 kilometres southwest of Banjul, the capital of The Gambia.


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This was a difficult week. The only films I could come up with were either set in Rome or Greece or in the Middle East. But there are some gems set in this time.
Don't forget to check out where it all started over at Wandering Through the Shelves.
I love your last two picks! Prince of Egypt is one of my favorite cartoons. I'd like to watch Gladiator again. I haven't seen it in so long.ReplyDelete
Gladiator is a pretty popular pick this week. I love it that you chose Prince of Egypt over Exodus or Ten Commandments. It's a very great animation, and I love the story.ReplyDelete
Love Gladiator. It's all you say, a very involving film. I think Joaquin Phoenix will be a winner someday as long as he doesn't pull another stunt like the one he did a few years ago as the loony dropout.
I so wanted to love Agora since I'm a huge fan of Rachel Weisz but I found it deadly dull.
I'm not an animation guy and while I've seen bits of Prince of Egypt thanks to my nieces and nephews I've never watched the whole thing nor will I.
I'll watch any film set in antiquity with high hopes which are sometimes realized and sometimes dashed but my favorite period are the big budget Biblical spectacles of the 50's which is where my three are pulled from.
Quo Vadis? (1951)-Huge, impressive epic of Nero's (Peter Ustinov) reign and his persecution of the Christians. Against the broader scale of the story (with amazing sets and a literal cast of thousands) is the tale of Roman general Marcus Vinicius (Robert Taylor) who falls in love with the Christian Lygia (Deborah Kerr) and slowly adopts her religion, a very dangerous decision for the time. Vast in scope with pageantry and a human feel that can't be replicated by CGI that thanks to the direction and performances, Leo Genn is particularly fine as Marcus's Uncle Petronius, remains more accessible than many similar films of the period.
Land of the Pharaohs (1955)-Hooty nonsense about the building of the Great Pyramid in ancient Egypt. Packed with quality British actors, including Jack Hawkins, James Robertson Justice and Sydney Chaplin, extravagantly playing to the back row and best of all (well most campily of all anyway) a young and very beautiful Joan Collins vamping it up as the pharaoh's wife Nellifer. To say she's good would be a stretch but she sure is entertaining. The usually excellent Howard Hawks doesn't seem to have a handle on the pace of the story so despite the florid ridiculousness of the picture it occasionally drags.
Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)-Fictional sequel to The Robe picks up where that film ended. The movie follows two stories: faithful Demetrius (Victor Mature) the soldier converted to Christianity in the first picture is pressed into being a gladiator and catches the eye of the salacious Messalina (Susan Hayward) wife of Emperor Caligula's uncle which causes a crisis of conscience. Meanwhile the mad Caligula pursues Jesus's robe believing it to have magical powers. Star-studded if improbably cast (i.e. Ernest Borgnine as a Roman centurion) with future stars Anne Bancroft and Julie Newmar appearing briefly. Nicely produced if a bit overblown.
I also picked Agora and Gladiator and I enjoyed both. I feel like I should watch The Prince of Egypt, I've never seen the entire film, only some scenes.ReplyDelete
I think I will pass on Agora as I heard it was dull and it sounds it. I think I wil, also pass on The Prince of Egypt but I love Gladiator and agree with all you have said. I would add that Connie Nielsen was stellar as the woman who loves Russel Crowe and also needs to fend off her brother. Her role is under-rated because her role is memorable as well and that says a lot when she is up against those 2 menReplyDelete
I ssaw The Prince of Egypt ages ago...I quite forgot it was a musical because the only song I remember is the one with Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.ReplyDelete