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Saturday, March 30, 2013
My Neighbors, The Yamadas and Pom Poko
The other kind of sitcom is one where the situations reveal more about the characters' inner workings. Shows like M*A*S*H or Frasier are not only funny, but also dig deep to reveal their characters' humanity. For all her talent, Lucille Ball doesn't fit into this kind of show.
On the surface, My Neighbors, The Yamadas is a series of vignettes built around a five person family: mother, father, son, daughter and grandmother. That's not very promising material; we've seen this kind of thing hundreds of times. However, while the character designs are far more cartoony than the typical Ghibli production, implying a shallowness to the content, the characterizations are at least as good as anything Ghibli has produced. The film is quiet and unspectacular, but the characters are so beautifully developed that they have depth that few recent animated characters have. What is so appealing to me is that these depths aren't revealed through overwrought drama, but through thoroughly mundane daily events.
I've always admired Bakshi's Heavy Traffic for it's combination of cartoony design and emotional depth. My Neighbors, The Yamadas resembles Bakshi in this way and it stands in stark contrast to the current crop of cgi films that fill the screen with detail while presenting characters who are not nearly as rich.
On the surface, this is another ecological fable, something Ghibli has dealt with on several occasions. However, the various ways the tanuki attempt to deal with the human expansion says more about the plight of aboriginal people than it does about wildlife. I don't know enough about the Ainu, Japan's aboriginal people, to know how this film relates to their experiences, but Pom Poko could have been written about the natives of North America. One tanuki contingent wants to violently resist and kill the human interlopers. There is real death in this film, unusual for a film that seems to be family-friendly. Another contingent ends up assimilating, using their shape-shifting abilities to live as humans. The remainder of the tanuki attempt to maintain their way of life under greatly reduced circumstances.
How unusual for a animated film to deal with issues of terrorism, assimilation and the attempt of colonised people to maintain their culture. Name a North American animated feature that even comes close.
Pom Poko is also unusually frank by North American standards about biology. The male tanuki are drawn with visible testicles and have no reservation about using them in their transformations as well as singing with pride about them. Given Disney's skittishness about Song of the South, it's amazing to me that Disney released this DVD. I can only guess it was due to a contractual obligation rather than a willingness to stand behind the content. The film is as subversive a family entertainment as I've ever seen though I'm not aware of any flak aimed at Disney as a result.
After watching these films, I will be doing my best to see the rest of Takahata's work. These two films have placed him high on my list of the most important animation directors.
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- Brubaker said...
Japan's never been skittish about nudity in cartoons, even when aimed at kids. Growing up in Japan, I watched a ton of cartoons that had nudity.
I enjoyed "The Yamadas" (I always enjoyed it whenever they animated Hisaichi Ishii's comic strips), but I still haven't checked out "Pom Poko" yet.
If you haven't seen it yet, I recommend Takahata's "Grave of the Fireflies" as well.
- March 30, 2013 9:15 PM
- S. Stephani Soejono said...
I really liked the part where The Dad in Yamada was trying to get local delinquents to be quiet but failing miserably. And the bits when the son was instructed to study by his mother that eventually the scolding became a song
- March 30, 2013 9:57 PM
- mélanie daigle said...
I was hooked on Isao Takahata's version of Anne of Green Gables when I was a kid. It used to air on SRC (the French CBC) along with many other Japanese and Japanese/French co-productions back in the day. It was only after watching My Neighbors, The Yamadas many years later that I realized the same person directed both projects! Quiet films that focus on characters in everyday situations are my absolute favourites - animated or not - and I suspect all those hours I spent mesmerized by Anne of Green Gables and Heidi as a kid have something to do with it :)
I know it's terrible, but I've yet to work up the courage to watch Grave of the Fireflies...
- March 31, 2013 8:13 PM
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- March 31, 2013 11:26 PM
- Brubaker said...
It should be noted that Takahata can't draw at all, one of the few animation directors that doesn't do any drawings. He relies on other people to do preliminary artworks and designs for him.
That's why his films have wide variety of designs; it all depends on who was working with Takahata on that project.
- March 31, 2013 11:29 PM
- Christopher Sobieniak said...
That is important to note about Takahata's work Brubaker. It certainly doesn't make him a bad direction given the employment of talented people under his wing to bring his ideas to life.
- April 01, 2013 1:09 PM
- Christopher Sobieniak said...
Arguably America has always been very prudish when it comes to what is considered decent, even to see on animals in art/animation. While I suppose I never thought about that as a kid, it's something I find pretty hard to figure how why so many have to question the biological functions of a character that clearly is not draw as bearing any anatomical functions relating to it (it's a cartoon after all). Yet at the same time, it's funny how we often deflate that issue well in animation because we could sometimes suggest an animal was either female or male through the usual humanized traits often in the facial/body department. It's never about what's between the legs, but too often we end up looking down there anyway.
- April 01, 2013 7:13 PM
- Daniel Thomas MacInnes said...
If you're curious about the rest of Isao Takahata's storied career, we can easily hook you up at the Ghibli Blog. Cough, ahem. Seriously, though, it's always good to see someone else discover the great director's work. I was lucky to see Yamada-kun on the big screen back in November, and it's such a sensational movie. A very quiet and serene one, too, which unfortunately confused Japanese moviegoers who wanted another Princess Mononoke.
- April 01, 2013 8:17 PM
- Michael Sporn said...
I have to thank Daniel Thomas MacInnes for my appreciation of Takahata's work. He literally made me feel guilty for not having seen these brilliant films. And all he did was to so generously give me copies of many of the films.
It's wonderful to come upon a really fine director knowing you'll have hours of pleasurable viewing ahead. I'm looking forward to seeing his newest film, "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter."
- April 02, 2013 5:16 AM
- Agha_Memnun said...
Here is Takahata's incredible (and, yes, quite subversive) 1968 directorial debut, "Horus, Prince of the Sun": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9bMLyj8rgg
- April 02, 2013 11:36 AM
- Brubaker said...
Isao Takahata started directing on Toei's television shows.
Here's an example, a final episode of "Moretsu Ataro". Takahata directed both segments (and also the opening title).
No English subs. Sorry.
- April 02, 2013 2:20 PM
- Rodrigo Caetano da Costa said...
Also great movies from Takahata are "Grave of the Fireflies" as you probably know and "Only Yesterday", both great movies! His last feature for Ghibli was in 1999, the Yamadas themself, but in Fall 2013 his releasing another one called "The Tale of Princess Kaguya"! Can't wait!
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|It's all in the Grapes
As anyone who has rushed into a liquor store looking for that last-minute house
warming gift knows, the range of quality and price among wines can be overwhelming even when considering
bottles from the same winery. While these differences have much to do with the age of the wine and the
processes by which it is prepared, the distinction begins with the type of grapes used.
Daniel Bosch, a senior technician at the Mondavi winery in California's Napa Valley, spends most of his days managing grapevines. He explains that in order to age into a fine wine, grapes have to be just right when they are plucked from the vine. "We want the grapes to ripen at the correct size and not too early or too late," he says. For many wines, including the Cabernet Sauvignon, big, watery grapes will generally produce poor color and a thin taste. Small and unripened grapes on the other hand make for an acidic wine. In general, the berries need to be small, at their peak in ripeness, and full of flavor.
Bosch says that one of the keys to controlling the quality of the berries is to carefully balance the vigor of the vine with the number of grapes the vine produces. "Vigor" is agricultural speak for the health of a plant and is the result of the type and depth of soil a plant is in, the water it receives, and the sunlight it gets. Unlike most staple crops, vigor in grapevines is not necessarily a good thing. Highly vigorous grapevines, which are characterized by especially dense foliage, have more energy to grow fruit. If a relatively small crop is grown on a leafy vine, then the grapes will be big and watery. On the other hand, a stressed vine with less foliage does not have the energy to produce a big crop. If too many grapes are grown off of such a vine, the grapes will not ripen at all. "In instance where a vine is vigorous, you want to grow more grape-producing shoots to expend the vine's energy. The opposite holds true for vines that are stressed," says Bosch.
Subdividing Vineyards Based on Vigor
Yet, even with this knowledge, demarcating the exact changes in vigor to determine how many shoots to
grow on the vine still isn't easy, Bosch explains. Vineyards are rarely flat, and hills intersect and
follow many contours. The variations throughout a vineyard can be very subtle and the dividing lines
uneven. "Even if we go over the vineyard row by row and taste the grapes and analyze the vines, it can
be pretty confusing," Bosch says. "The variability isn't always in a straight line."
For centuries, the French have managed to separate their vineyards by vigor and then manage each section to achieve an extremely high level of control over their grapes and quality of wine. Bosch explains the French reached this plateau by carefully studying the soil composition and topography of their wine-growing regions over many years. Some also monitor the leaves as they turn every fall. Vines with more vigor hold onto their leaves for much longer than vines under stress. Watching a hillside turn can give them a good idea of how to prune the crops from year to year.
Bosch points out that the problem with these techniques is that they take years and years to implement and require generations of experience, whereas the extensive wineries of the Napa Valley were only planted within the past 50 years. While the early Napa vintners chose a good area to grow grapes, they did not go to great lengths to subdivide the vineyard in terms of how vigorous the vines would grow. Instead they subdivided the vineyards based on road access and plot size. "When we started, we simply didn't understand how subtle the variations could be from vine to vine," says Bosch. As a result they never have achieved the level of control over the grapes they harvest that the French have.
Until recently this lack of control didn't matter so much, since the demand for premium wines from Napa Valley was not very high. But along with a growing reputation, a good economy, and a refinement of the American palate, the demand for reserve wines grew substantially in the early 1990s and drove the price up from around $35 per bottle for the most expensive wines, to well over $100. Several years ago, the wineries began to look for ways to detect the health of the vines and subdivide the vineyards by vigor, so that they could create larger stocks of reserve wines. They needed a method that wouldn't require decades to implement.
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Hi All!
So the forums have been pretty quiet as of late. We're (admittedly pretty slowly) working on something behind the scenes, but in the meantime, we set up a Discord (it's a fairly popular chat program) server for some more realtime community fun.
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My most recent knitting expedition was at the Yarn Over event in Minneapolis, MN. Steven Berg from the StevenBe: A Yarn Garage Workshop was kind enough to host me for the weekend and boy does he know how host a fiber-filled weekend! If you haven't been to his shop and are ever remotely close to the twin cities area, you must stop into his new location, which is a converted fire station. It is an eclectic collection of Steven's unique style and really sparked my creativity.
I got to hang out and chat with other knitters for the weekend to live music, wine tasting, and delicious food.
There was so much visual stimulation throughout the weekend with an enormous amount of fiber and creative knitters. I felt like I was petting something every 10 seconds. I also got to sit in on Cookie A. and Lucy Neatby's classes, which were very educational to say the least.
In design news, I finally finished editing a reversible beanie called Skid.
Skid features traveling slipped stitches on a reverse stockinette background, but when turned inside out, it offers a simple striped stockinette option for wear.
I knit the first version about a year ago, but the pattern is now available as a $6 pdf download.
I'm working on another hat pattern at the moment that I hope to release soon as well!
Friday, April 30, 2010
3 comments:
- Nina said...
That hat is so cool, I must go make it now. :)
- May 1, 2010 at 2:06 AM
- steven said...
Amazing, as I saw Mellisa's test knit. I will have to make sure to order some for the shop as soon as it is available for StevenBe. Thanks for the kind words and I was so glad you could join us. Knit on my young friend.
- May 1, 2010 at 9:37 AM
- electricbluebird.com said...
Love this hat and the yellowish one. Just found your blog and cannot wait to buy your book.
- September 2, 2010 at 7:50 AM
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Galleries: Henley Perfected & Citrus Yoke Pullover (Plus Notes on Sandi's Gathered Pullover)
Katie wearing the Henley Perfected
I asked Katie Himmelberg, style editor of Knitscene and assistant editor of Interweave Knits, to provide some expert commentary for us for each of the sweaters we have chosen for the Winter 2007 Interweave Sweater Gals Gallery. Here's what Katie has to say about our first two sweaters.
Henley Perfected
Designed by Connie Chang Chinchio, from Interweave Knits Winter 2007, page 47
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What better way to kick off the Winter 2007 Gallery than with the Henley Perfected—the most popular pattern as voted by you, the Knitting Daily readers. And for good reason! Connie Chang Chinchio refined the popular wardrobe staple and created a flattering silhouette that works for any body type.
I know some readers were concerned about the empire line not hitting them in the right spot; but do not fret, with a little planning, this is an easy fix! Get out your measuring tape and measure yourself from shoulder to under your bust (or wherever you'd like the division to hit). Now, check the schematic on page 74. The total length of the hem to armhole is given; to calculate where the division is, we need to go back to page 70 and subtract the length given to work in Stockinette from the turning ridge from the total length. Add your resulting number to the armhole length, and you'll get the measurement from the shoulder to the empire line! Then adjust the starting point of the lace based on your measurement.
Styling Ideas
You can see that the ladies wearing the Henley with negative ease are experiencing some gapping at the placket. In my opinion, this is due to two things: the drape/hand of the yarn used (alpaca/silk blend) and the notion of putting something large into something small. If you prefer a fitted look, but want to wear the Henley buttoned; try a more substantial button band. You could try a using a rib pattern or a crocheted button band for a very different look. I would probably wear my Henley with most of the buttons undone, with a cute tee peeking out at the top. It would also look great with a tissue-weight Henley underneath with those buttons peeking out! And if you find that the sweater is too warm, try a camisole as shown in the magazine. Even though this Henley is worked in a fine fiber, the overall style is still fairly casual, and looks great with jeans, cords, or a cute casual skirt. Or play up the outdoorsy aspect and add a knit cap and hiking boots!
Debbie wearing the Citrus Yoke Pullover
Citrus Yoke Pullover: A Lacy Contrast
Designed by Katie Himmelberg, from Interweave Knits Winter 2007, page 53
I wanted to talk about the Citrus Yoke (not just because it is my own pattern) as it has some similar design elements to the Henley Perfected. Each project features a lacy pattern on the top portion of the sleeves and body that could be a tricky spot for some knitters. For the Citrus Yoke, you can measure yourself in the same way, and decide if you would like the lace pattern to end earlier or to continue on the body and sleeves so that it hits you at the most flattering point. Another adjustment that can be made is the length of the collar; work fewer rounds before increasing for the yoke for a shorter collar. The simplicity of the lace design makes this pattern an easy one to adjust! You can also add waist shaping to the body, or work decreases on the sleeves for a tapered fit. The possibilities are nearly endless when knitting your own custom garment!
Thanks to Katie for her great suggestions on these two sweaters! And there are more galleries, with more great customization and style tips from Katie, coming up in the days ahead!
Progress Notes From Sandi: My Version of The Gathered Pullover
The Gathered Pullover from Winter 2007
I fell in love with this sweater the moment I saw it in Winter Knits. Like so many of you, however, I was a bit concerned about the placement of the central cable motif: right dead-center over The Ladies. I was thus very interested to see the sample garment and to be able to show you a gallery of folks wearing it. Unfortunately, however, the sample sweater was not available. So I realized there was only one thing for me to do: I would knit a sample Gathered Pullover myself, in a Sandi size, and then do a gallery for you using my own sweater on several different folks!
Knitting a sample sweater of course means that I have to knit it exactly as written, so that when I show it to you on different folks, you will know what to compare it to. Knitting it as written also means no customizations, which means I run the risk of it not looking great on me. But I think it's worth the risk, to have a gallery of that sweater for you all.
Besides, once the gallery is done, if the sweater needs customizations in order to look fab on me, I can always call on Cap'n Frog, and gather advice from all of you, and then we can all have a little Knitting Daily sweater do-over party. Sound good? Hope so, because I'm already 4" into it…stay tuned for my swatching adventure and how I picked which size to make.
Sandi Wiseheart is the founding editor of Knitting Daily. She is now the author of the popular Knitting Daily blog: What's on Sandi's Needles.
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The American Civil Liberties Union has demanded Red Lion Area School District apologize to the transgender high school student involved in the prom king controversy.
The ACLU said Issak Wolfe, a senior Red Lion student whose birth name is Sierra Stambaugh, should be issued an apology by the district after high school principal Mark Shue decided to place Wolfe on the prom court ballot under prom queen and under his birth name, despite Wolfe identifying himself as a transgender male for several years and asking to run as a prom king candidate.
The demand is part of a letter dated April 26 sent to the district. Legal action could be sought, according to Molly Tack-Hooper, ACLU staff attorney, although the ACLU hopes it won't come to that.
"There's very clear liability for the school district," Tack-Hooper said, citing similar situations around the country.
Tack-Hooper added that Shue had said he wants to bar Wolfe's girlfriend, Taylor Thomas, who is not a current Red Lion student, from attending prom on Saturday, April 27, because she made critical remarks about Red Lion on Facebook.
The ACLU also demanded that Wolfe and his girlfriend be allowed to attend prom together. Tack-Hooper said Thomas has since removed some of the more scathing remarks out of cooperation, although Tack-Hooper said the ACLU believes Thomas shouldn't have needed to do so. Red Lion announced on Friday it would allow Thomas, 19, to attend.
Also, Wolfe wants to be able to walk at graduation in the boy's graduation garments, which are black, instead of the yellow cap and gown for girls. The ACLU is demanding that by Friday, May 3, Red Lion informs Wolfe they will announce him as "Issak Wolfe" at graduation and allow him to wear the black boy's cap and gown.
Wolfe said he understands the diploma, which is a legal document, would still have his legal name on it, since he hasn't changed it yet.
"It's embarrassing at this point in my life to have my name read as the wrong name," Wolfe said. "I don't want to be forced to wear yellow because I'm not a girl. My family and I both want this so they can remember it the right way."
Red Lion Superintendent Scott Deisley was not immediately available for comment. He previously said the district declined to comment on the situation to "respect the privacy" of those involved.
Tack-Hooper said Red Lion also needs to make an anti-discrimination policy so that this won't happen again.
"(Wolfe) is concerned about other transgender students down the line," Tack-Hooper said.
No monetary damages are being sought as part of the demands. Tack-Hooper said Red Lion is violating Title IX of the Civil Rights Act, which deals with gender discrimination, as well as the equal protection clause in the Constitution.
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High school teams scrimmage Friday night in preparation for Aug. 29 openers
High school football teams will try to work out the kinks Friday night in preparation for the real deal a week from now.
It's scrimmage night for the Star Courier's six area squads, and here's a look at the times and events planned.
The football begins at 6 p.m. with the fresh-soph Riveters, and the varsity Boilers are scheduled to scrimmage at 7 p.m.
The festivities include Parent Appreciation Night at KHS Stadium.
It's also fall sports team photo day at KHS, starting at 3 p.m. and running until 6 p.m.
The A-W Titans fresh-soph scrimmages at 6 p.m. at Wethersfield Memorial Stadium, followed by the varsity at 6:40 p.m.
Stark County
The Rebels host their soda/Gatorade scrimmage starting at 6 p.m. at Gary Johnson Memorial Field in Wyoming.
The Mid-County (Galva-ROWVA-Williamsfield co-op) Cougars will be in Galva for Friday night's scrimmage.
The football begins at 6 p.m. and those attending are asked to bring Gatorade.
There will be a kicking contest at halftime for kids and the night concludes with a kiss the pig contest for senior football players.
The Ridgewood (Cambridge-AlWood co-op) Spartans scrimmage at 6 p.m. in Cambridge.
Bureau Valley
Bureau Valley High School will host Meet the Storm Night for all fall sports Friday night.
Starting at 6 p.m., all parents are encouraged to meet for approximately 30 minutes in the following locations:
Football — Auditorium
Cheerleaders — Room 311
Cross country — Media center
Volleyball — Gymnasium
Golf — Room 444
Drill team — Room 412
Rules and procedures will be discussed at the meetings.
Following the meetings, all fall athletes will be introduced on the football field. After the introductions, the football and volleyball teams will have short practices/scrimmages.
In case of inclement weather, all introductions will take place in the gym.


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Cabela's Donates $25,000 for 'KOA Care Camps'
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Cabela's, a major outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, recently presented a $25,000 donation to benefit Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) Care Camps for children with cancer.
According to a press release, the check was presented at the Cabela's store in Billings, Mont., to KOA President Pat Hittmeier and Lorne Armer, KOA vice president of brand development, by Cabela's Regional Marketing and Events Manager Drew Steinberger.
"We're so proud to be able to do what we can to help such a worthy cause," said Steinberger. "We at Cabela's are dedicated to helping people enjoy the outdoors, so it just seems fitting that we are able to help these deserving kids experience a summer camp."
KOA Care Camps is a network of 56 specialized summer camps located throughout North America. The camps provide a true summer camping experience for children with cancer and their siblings, while allowing the children to continue their treatments. The camps are each staffed with trained medical personnel and volunteers and serve thousands of children each summer.
KOA and its franchise owners throughout North America have raised more than $5 million in recent years to benefit Care Camps.
"KOA Care Camps continues to enrich the lives of thousands of young people every year by giving them memorable camping experiences," said Cabela's CEO Thomas Millner in a recent statement. "Cabela's enthusiastically supports those efforts and is proud to promote the Great Outdoors alongside KOA."
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Louisa Catherine Adams: A Father Reflects on the Death of his Infant Daughter
On 15 September 1812, John Quincy Adams (JQA), then serving in St. Petersburg as U.S. minister plenipotentiary to Russia, and his wife, Louisa Catherine Adams (LCA), suffered a huge loss—the death of their only daughter. Thirteen-month-old Louisa Catherine, named for her mother, had been unwell for weeks. She experienced extreme discomfort due to teething (in his diary, JQA stated she was cutting seven teeth at the same time), had dysentery, and was feverish. JQA sought out the best medical treatment for his daughter in St. Petersburg. The standard medical practices at this time, bleeding and the deliberate creation of boils, were based on the assumption that infections and toxins could be removed from a person by drawing out bodily fluids; however, rather than providing relief, these techniques usually only weakened the patient further.
JQA's long diary entry for 15 September 1812 includes this passage:
The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away— Blessed be the name of the Lord— At twenty-five minutes past one this morning, expired my daughter, Louisa Catherine, as lovely an infant as ever breathed the air of Heaven— … Her last moments were distressing to me and to her mother, beyond expression. (From John Quincy Adams diary 28, 1809–1813, page 413)
The weeks leading up to young Louisa Catherine's death were stressful for JQA. Following the advice of two doctors, Dr. Galloway and Dr. Simpson, who thought the infant might benefit from fresh country air, JQA made arrangements for his family to move to Ochta, about 7 miles northeast of St. Petersburg. JQA's diary indicates that he traveled back and forth between the two locations, sometimes making more than one trip each day. Both doctors made frequent visits to check on the young patient. On 8 September, Dr. Galloway "ordered a blister between the shoulders" of young Louisa Catherine. Then, both doctors recommend that JQA and LCA bring their daughter back to St. Petersburg, which they did on 9 September. Two days later, on 11 September, Dr. Gibbs, a surgeon, lanced one of the infant's gums.
Understandably, JQA was distracted as he did his best to fulfill his duties during this time. On 10 September 1812 JQA wrote:
The agitation of mind occasioned by her illness, is so great that I have neither time for the ordinary occupations of my life, nor recollection of its common incidents. I have had in the course of the few last days several visitors, but have hardly the remembrance of their names, or of the occasions of their visits. (From John Quincy Adams diary 28, 1809 -1813, page 411)
JQA's diary indicates the toll the baby's final days took on the whole family. On the afternoon of 13 September, an exhausted and distressed LCA temporarily left her daughter's side and went into a different chamber. JQA describes how he alternated between checking on his wife and checking on his daughter, who at that time was under the care of a nurse and LCA's sister, Catherine Johnson. According to JQA's diary, 14 September was a particularly grueling day for all involved. LCA returned to her daughter's side, but by evening all hope was gone. Catherine fainted (JQA states that for forty-eight hours she "had scarcely for an instant moved from the side of the Cradle") and LCA "was suffering little less than her Child." Young Louisa Catherine died early on the morning of 15 September.
After a funeral service in St. Petersburg's English Factory Church on 17 September 1812, the infant Louisa Catherine Adams was buried at the Lutheran Cemetery on nearby Vasilevsky Island. Two hundred years later she is still remembered—on 15 September 2012 the Consul General of the United States of America in St. Petersburg will host a ceremony in that cemetery to unveil a new memorial stone for Louisa Catherine Adams.
For some of JQA's wife's writings about the death of her daughter, please read, Louisa Catherine Adams: A Mother Reflects on the Death of her Infant Daughter.
Sep 15, 2012, 7:52 am
I have been following this on Twitter....it made me so sad when I realized that she wasn't going to get well. It amazes me I can cry for a child and family who lived so long ago. It goes to show that no matter how advanced we get in the world human emotions stay the same.
Sep 17, 2012, 5:39 am
I also followed on Twitter. My heart sank when he said "the last hope vanished this evening." Sad to witness the toll it took on the family.
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Brussels sprouts…yum. Why this poor little miniature cabbage is the poster-child for universally hated vegetables is a mystery to me. I suspect it's all in the name. Sprouts for starters are intimidating, and
I found this stalk of Brussels sprouts in the market the other day and was immediately drawn to the medieval weapon looking object. I actually bought it because it was only $3.69 for like 2 lbs. of fresh vegetables! (An incredible deal out here in the northeast). And this vegetable aisle splurge was extremely rewarding. Brussels sprouts are potent anti-oxidants and very filling (aka high impact for low cal). And I do believe I've perfected the art of cooking them into an especially tasty side dish.
Cheesy Chewy Crunchy Yummy Brussels Sprouts
1 lb. Brussels sprouts
½ tblsp. butter
½ tblsp. olive oil
a handful of parmesan cheese
Wash one pound of fresh Brussels sprouts and pick off any outer leaves that are brown or bruised. Chop larger
in half to make sure they're all roughly the same size to help all of the vegetables cook more evenly. Brussels
Put the butter and olive oil into a pan on medium high heat. Add in the Brussels sprouts and sauté for 2-3 minutes just until the edges begin to brown and caramelize. Then pour in a splash of water (about 3 tablespoons) and cover with a lid.
Let the vegetables steam for about 4-5 minutes and then take the lid off and allow them to finish for another minute or so uncovered. Sprinkle the parmesan cheese over the cooked Brussels sprouts and allow it to melt for a minute before serving. Feel free to eat as much as you like, because these are especially healthy.
The final result: perfectly cheesy, chewy, crunchy and yummy Brussels sprouts.


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An interesting communityWhile most forums believe in daisies and holding hands to keep the peace, we're a bit different. We don't purposely try to talk down to someone or make them feel uncomfortable/unwanted, but we do like to keep things interesting. So if you are thinking about joining, please be willing to take a joke and not offense to anything anyone tells you, especially Smoka Cola.
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Teens Get Kicked Out Of McDonald's After Classy "Gay" Date
A pair of cheeky British chaps decided to class up a McDonald's in London for a romantic date--and got kicked out and banned from the establishment in the process! (No word on whether McDonald's kicked them out because they found the tablecloth and glassware or offensive or whether their reasons were more nefarious...we won't read into it--but you can!)
Cameron Ford tweeted (and has since deleted): "Cheers to my beautiful boyfriend on our special night. Love you Adam"
Their date quickly caught the media's attention after their photos went viral, leading the teens to clarify that they're not actually gay. They were just having a laugh.
Gay or straight, we think this is pretty awesome.
Here's something: Me and my friend, sharing a chip over a candlelit McDonald's dinner @will_peachey @CameronDFord pic.twitter.com/mHWbGjJgXj
— Adam Welland (@AdamWelland) September 15, 2013
Just got banned from McDonalds for doing this #worthit pic.twitter.com/ZB6TV1Ixua
— William Peachey (@will_peachey) September 13, 2013
Just to clarify to everyone, I'm not gay nor do I have a problem with anybody being gay. It was just a stunt we pulled...
— Cameron Ford (@CameronDFord) September 16, 2013
What do you think of their stunt, Instincters?
I must be missing something... If McDonald's or another restaurant kicked these kids out because they are gay - or were perceived to be gay - that would obviously be wrong and worthy of condemnation.
But, since they've since revealed that they are straight, I'm just wondering what was the point of this "stunt"? Was it to belittle the notion of gay teens on a date? Or, if it was meant to be supportive of their gay peers, it seems an odd way to go about it.
One of them ended his tweet: #worthit. I'd love to know what this was worth to him. In a world full of terrible anti-gay bias, violence and persecution -- pretending to be gay like this is silly and rude. But it could also be a dangerous thing to do.


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I remember that I was in school. I arrived late in my classroom while the teacher was talking. All of a sudden, the dream scene switched to the hallway. The principle was yelling at us because a few students did something wrong. I was annoyed at the principle's bickering and in my head I had thought ''I don't want to be here.'' Suddenly I was teleported to an attic in the school. I was high up and too afraid to move forward but my dream pushed me forward, all of a sudden I was walking across bridges. I said to myself ''Wait a second, bridges inside a school is not possible, I must be dreaming!'' I was excited, I always wanted a lucid dream and now I'm experiencing one. I remembered reading that becoming to excited in a lucid dream will cause you to wake up, I immediately calmed myself down. ''Since I'm in a dream, I can do what ever I please'' my first desire was to get out of school. I walked toward the exit and the security guard was standing there, he asked me ''Young lady where are you off to in such a hurry?''
I replied ''I'm going home.'' He told me ''Well have a nice day.'' I left school and noticed that it was no longer morning but the afternoon. The sky was a very pretty blue and the sun was coppery orange. I looked around and saw children playing together and animals singing, I was pleased. ''Cianna!'' I heard my name being called, ''Up here!'' I looked up, on a flag pole was my old friend April. ''What's up?'' She said.
She came down at a medium speed and said ''Watch me Cianna, see what I can do.'' April than lifted up a huge truck and held it up with just her pinky. ''Wow superhuman strength, April I think I'll try to fly. '' I jumped up several times but no luck. April said ''Climb to the top of a high place and jump off!'' Trusting her and remembering that all this is a dream, I climbed a house and leapt off, I was flying! I felt such freedom and joy. April was below cheering me on.'' I landed in front of her ''Isn't this dream the best?'' I asked her, she looked at me with a confused look on her face. ''Dream? No Ci this is not a dream, humans can fly and climb walls while possessing super strength.'' I thought ''Unless you are superman.'' She took my hand and we played for a while. I saw characters that I made up as a child, they approached me and asked ''Are you the person that created us?'' I said ''Yes I am.'' My happiness was increasing and me and April were even engaging in mischief, such as stealing from a store. I wouldn't do that in real life. April looked at me and said ''Cianna I have never seen you so happy.'' I replied ''So happy I could kiss a horse.'' A black stallion appeared in front of me and puckered. ''Okay that's enough fun for one day,'' I thought as the dream came to an end.
My first lucid dream
Tell us about your first lucid dream - and your latest. We want all the juicy details. Also share results of dream challenge experiments.
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Sounds like an awsome lucid dream, for a first one it's really great, be proud of yourself
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really nice one i hope i can have my first lucid dream soon..
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cianna200 wrote: ''Okay that's enough fun for one day,'' I thought as the dream came to an end.
Actually you mean enough fun for one night. P.S I wish I could dream like you.
Dreams are a art, you have to paint the path, to create a masterpiece.
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HeadlessScorpio wrote:cianna200 wrote: ''Okay that's enough fun for one day,'' I thought as the dream came to an end.
Actually you mean enough fun for one night. P.S I wish I could dream like you.
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Red Sox name Butterfield third base coach
Brian Butterfield spent nearly 11 full seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays, serving as a third base coach and bench coach under four managers. He was one of the constants in that organization.
That ended on Tuesday when the Red Sox named Butterfield as their new third base coach.
A 54-year-old native of Bangor, Maine, Butterfield is the second Blue Jays coach to join manager John Farrell in moving to Boston. Torey Lovullo was named bench coach last week.
The Red Sox still need a pitching coach, hitting coach, first base coach and bullpen coach to complete their staff. The Sox have not ruled out first base coach Alex Ochoa or bullpen coach Gary Tuck returning, but have not committed to them.
Butterfield, who was recruited by several other teams, should be a strong addition to the staff. Butterfield has shown good judgment at third base during his tenure with the Jays and is an excellent infield instructor.
Like Lovullo, he also has the ability to communicate well with players and that should help improve the atmosphere around the team.
Butterfield joined the Blue Jays in 2002. He previously worked for the Yankees (1994-95) and Diamondbacks (1998-2000) under Buck Showalter. In all, he has 16 years of experience coaching on the major league level.
Butterfield also managed for parts of six seasons in the Yankees organization, from rookie ball to Triple A. He was a roving infield instructor for the Yankees as well and a minor league coach. He held similar duties for the Diamondbacks for two years.
Butterfield attended the University of Maine as a freshman, playing baseball and basketball. He continued his career at Valencia Community College and Florida Southern.
Florida Southern won the NCAA Division II national championship in 1978 with Butterfield playing second base. The Yankees signed him as a non-drafted free agent in 1979.
Butterfield played 397 games in the minors, getting to Triple A with the Yankees in 1982. He is the son of Jack Butterfield, the former Maine baseball coach who joined the Yankees as a scout in 1976 and became vice president of player development and scouting before his death in 1979.


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That paramedic simulation is kind of weird but ok? I guess...I don't understand the surfing board task, in some caps we can see the entire team on it and in other we can see only one of them doing it... weird...
Quote from: Vitoko on October 15, 2013, 07:02:58 PMThat paramedic simulation is kind of weird but ok? I guess...I don't understand the surfing board task, in some caps we can see the entire team on it and in other we can see only one of them doing it... weird...Hopefully they won't quit those tasks too.
On the one hand, the Venezuelan Jessica and Michelle made a pact a bit uneven for the Colombian Alejandra and Astrid. They exchanged data that left unresolved for the sisters this last test and sent the Caracas girls to the Pit Stop. Some people think they do not played fair, but they did not break any rules and I think they are who best understood that this is a competition.
Toya spotted arriving first again to Colombians Jorge and Evelyn, but should penalize them for doing wrong the first challenge of the day, the making of a flag of Amazing Race at the Gamarra market. Fifteen minutes of penalty for them.
Regarding the network issues... The first season here was aired on an air channel besides Discovery
Same here, I can't tell you if it was succesful or not (I'm guessing it wasn't). But in this I blame first the audience of Chile, with every show now the only way to make it interesting for people to watch is to have some sort of celebrity on it. Every prime time show here it has a cast of B and C list of celebrities. And the rest of the day the peak of the hour is talkshows about this B and C list celebrities. The other thing that I blame is the lack of promotion, NOBODY care that Ferna&Fran made it to the last leg on season 1, the air channel NEVER talked about the show, it would just start out of nowhere. Nicolas&Cristobal won season 3 and all they got out of the press was a 1/4 of an article in a national newspaper. That's it.
I know a lot of people who saw The Amazing Race on AXN, me included and then they just stop airing it at some point and I personally lost track of it until Season 15 when youtube was starting to be a thing for me and somehow found it on it.
I wonder if the main problem of TARLA has to do in how teams are "representing" their country, and the amount of emphasis the editing show about how the argentinians, the colombians or whatever, instead of making it more about the history behind every racer, I don't what makes this cast race? I feel like I don't know them and maybe that is why I'm not interested in this cast at all. I don't care who wins. I want the people complaining to go home, but I'm not rooting for anyone in particular. Maybe Jessica&Michelle but only because they are a competent F/F team.
I feel sad because...I LOVE THE SHOW. I WANT IT TO BE AMAZING. I WANT IT TO BE AT THE SAME LEVEL AS ANY OF THE OTHER VERSIONS FROM CANADA OR USA. But. Why not? Why is it so hard?[...]
When they were rowing at the Amazon river Juanjo complained that Beto took him on the show against his will. That makes me think that they were probably recruited.
TARLA is cheap. A Latin American production company has nowhere near the same budget the bigger TARs have. Just look at the amount of tasks featuring the sponsors' products. They just don't have the money to compete with the other editions.
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Monday, November 3, 2008
31,428 and fiber
In any case, though, these long walks are feeling like a big deal to me, for a lot of reasons. One of those reasons is that I've never been a person who felt like her body was a particular asset on any level. Growing up, I learned to have faith in my brain, and in my ability to persist in the face of an intellectual or emotional challenge, but I didn't have a lot of experience with persisting in the face of physical challenges. I didn't really learn to enjoy pushing myself until well into adulthood, thanks in no small part to the patience of my dog (that's a story for another time). Combined with that lack of faith in my body is an absolute dread of disappointing other people. I'm a solitary learner in no small part because of that; I hate to make other people wait for me while I learn to do something new (I am also compulsively on time for the same reason), so working out or undertaking any kind of exertion with someone else feels like double jeopardy: my body might not hold up, and then I'd end up disappointing someone else and keeping them from achieving whatever their goal is. Shudder.
Of course, the last ten years have taught me a lot about having some faith in my body. I've made it through two pregnancies (not to mention the labor and delivery bit at the end), and two bouts of post-partum depression, a ruptured disc and back surgery involving the fusion of two vertebra together. I've also walked countless miles, fast and slow, and taught my daughters to enjoy using their bodies and to have faith in their own endurance. But I still have that hang-up about disappointing other people. So last weekend's training walk, with one woman who's a close friend, and another whom I didn't know quite so well, was a leap of faith in myself not only for its distance, but for its potential for holding people back. And yesterday, I walked those fifteen miles just with Nancy, whom I don't know as well as I know Anna. And you know what? I wasn't really worried about it before I went (which is saying a huge something), and I had a blast. So, injured foot or no injured foot, I'm feeling pretty good today.
I also had a good weekend on the fiber front. Last week, I alluded to a lovely package that I received in the mail on Wednesday. It was from Fuzzarelly, and look what was inside!
It's her Bunny and the Beast fiber (the link is the one above). I just can't get my camera to adequately show how absolutely gorgeous this fiber is; the colors are so rich, and the fibers have each taken the dye up slightly differently, which makes for a depth that is amazing, and there are some shiny bits that make it glow (is that the silk?). It's a merino-angora-silk blend, and those are an ounce each.
I decided that I wanted to draw the spinning of these out, for my own pleasure, and picked up my turkish spindle (one of Wanda and Ed's) to spin over the weekend. I haven't gotten a lot done, but I'm truly enjoying the process, and the pleasure of having gotten such a lovely gift (thank you!).
I should have time to spin more tonight after folding the laundry (I sit on one of our kitchen stools so I can spin more before winding on).
I also finished the pinwheel baby blanket that I was knitting for Rick's cousin. We're going to see her next Monday, so I'm glad to have this done and blocked. I ended up blocking it fairly loosely, with no pins or wires, both because that worked out (the saturated wool was heavy enough to stay put), and because I just wasn't feeling in the mood to be forceful with much of anything this morning.
To recap, this is the pinwheel baby blanket, knit with three skeins of Lorna's Laces Shepherd Worsted Solid (220 yards each), on size 7 needles. I ended up knitting four rows of a seed stitch border (or is it moss stitch? I did R1: k1, p1, then R2: p1, k1), which I like for this version of the blanket.
It was such a fun knit; I am seriously considering going back in to my LYS tomorrow to get more yarn to knit one of these for myself, both because I like the blanket so much (wouldn't it be a great lap blanket for the couch?), and because I really needed a mindless quick knit like this. Of course, I should get back to work on Rick's sweater...
I also finished the scarf I was knitting for my friend, and should be able to give it to her tomorrow, after which I can post pictures, and I have done a couple of repeats on Anne's latest scarf (the Butternut) just to run through the pattern; I absolutely adore the stitch she chose for this scarf, it has a lovely texture, and I think I'm going to have to keep it for my ownself, even though I started it with someone else in mind. Oops.
Meanwhile, tomorrow's the big day, people -- get out there and vote.
18 comments:
- Anne said...
There are good blisters and bad blisters, and this sounds like a good one.
Gorgeous blanket!
And yes, time to get out the vote!
- November 3, 2008 at 6:48 PM
- Willow said...
Seed stitch.
Congrats on the steps! I wear my pedometer every day and it helps me keep focused on walking, walking, walking! I hope your blister and foot recover soon. You'll find that you'll get to the place where if you don't walk for a few days you just get 'itchy' to get out and stretch your muscles.
I grew up in the era when there were no girls sports except cheerleading and when my girls were young I encouraged them to be active in whatever sport or activity interested them. I decided then that I should do the same and now I hike, walk, and bike with great enjoyment. My mother would be surprised!
Yes, shiny sections of the fiber are the silk. Don't you love it?!
- November 3, 2008 at 6:54 PM
- Carrie K said...
Congrats on the steps and pushing yourself out of your comfort zone both physically and mentally. (Socially?).
The pinwheel blanket it really cute!
- November 3, 2008 at 9:06 PM
- Gwen said...
Oh, the body. I used to take mine for granted. It keeps reminding me I can't do that, and never should have. And the whole having to work at something! (like walking or pushups or weeding or charting) Such a hard thing sometimes.
Can I have a blanket too? I want to do Anne's square snow on cedars (if that's the right name) as a blanket. One of these days.
- November 3, 2008 at 9:34 PM
- Miss 376 said...
What a lovely blanket, and fantastic to be finished in time.
Hope the blister heals quickly
- November 4, 2008 at 12:52 AM
- KnitNana said...
LOVELY pinwheel!!!
- November 4, 2008 at 6:03 AM
- Helen said...
I would never have thought of it myself, but Anne is right: there are good blisters and bad blisters.
Very interesting to see the proportions demonstrated on your Pinwheel; I can't get over how fortunate I am that you knitted it in the same yarn at the same time, and slightly quicker too :)
Moss stitch and seed stitch are the same thing; one is the British name and the other the American, but I have forgotten which is which as I'm now fairly bilingual in knitting - just as I sometimes used to unthinkingly follow the French instructions on Vogue sewing patterns. Pretentious, moi?
Fingers crossed for tonight. I've decided to nap on the couch with the remote at the ready.
- November 4, 2008 at 6:04 AM
- FUZZARELLY said...
You wrote-"an absolute dread of disappointing other people. I'm a solitary learner in no small part because of that; I hate to make other people wait for me while I learn to do something new (I am also compulsively on time for the same reason"
Yes! That explains all those thumbs I grew whilst learning to spin on a wheel! So many people looking on and helping. Finally figured it out once I was alone, back at the house. That is why I still haven't attempted the long draw.
I'm impressed that you got the pinwheel done so quickly, basic stockinette or not. Verra nice!
Willow is right, the shiny bits are silk.
- November 4, 2008 at 12:49 PM
- AlisonH said...
Wow. Thank you for telling us. Walk on and walk well!
I used to racewalk four to five miles every morning before my husband left for work, my time to myself to get out and see the trees and the blue sky and, yeah. Can't do that anymore, but a short walk does great good too--it's beautiful out there.
My word verification is tromp. I love it.
- November 4, 2008 at 5:21 PM
- Bea said...
SOrry about the blisters, but the walk sounds good. Aren't there some bandages specifically designed to cushion blisters?
The pinwheel is gorgeous.
- November 4, 2008 at 6:43 PM
- Lynne said...
Good on you for accepting the challenge and doing the walking [can you send some of those steps my way?]
I can't believe you've finished the blanket already; didn't you only start it last week?
- November 5, 2008 at 4:07 AM
- stitchin' girl said...
Your pinwheel blanket is really nice.
- November 5, 2008 at 11:00 AM
- Rachael said...
Very pretty! And can I just add, totally unrelated to this post, that the election is OVER and for the first time in my life I truly feel like I have been a part of something bigger than myself, something momentous, something that will really and truly make things BETTER in the world. I feel like about 55% of the country breathed a collective sigh of relief last night and I'm still on the high today.
- November 5, 2008 at 1:38 PM
- Miss said...
Congratulations! What a night. I am so glad, for the best possible reasons, that you're not comng to stay :)
- November 5, 2008 at 2:23 PM
- Helen said...
Sorry, that was me, under one of my aliases, congratulating you:)
- November 5, 2008 at 2:26 PM
- hopalong682003 said...
Congrats on your walk!!! What an accomplishment.
A friend of mine is currently working on the pinwheel blanket, too. She loves working on it. I can't wait to show her your pics.
- November 5, 2008 at 8:37 PM
- EGunn said...
Congratulations on your walk! I hoep your foot is feeling better.
Your pinwheel is beautiful! It's so gratifying when a simple pattern has so much visual appeal.
Felt good to vote this time, didn't it? =)
- November 5, 2008 at 9:26 PM
Commenting on two consecutive posts - you are clearly striking chords with me today.
I am just back from a week walking in France. We walked 15 miles a day for 6 days, and I started off with blisters on both heels and also got blisters under my blisters! Who knew that was even possible? Anyway, they healed up after a few days and did not spoil the holiday.
I also understand your feelings about holding people back. I have a chronic illness and my husband being so much fitter and stronger than me had to take more than his fair share of the workload on our tandem. He finally convinced me that it was OK to be weaker than him. Our walking and cycling holidays are much more enjoyable (and my health is much better too.)
So enjoy your exercise and be sure that your companions enjoy your company enough that being held up is not a problem anyway.
Love your blog. All the best,
- November 11, 2008 at 1:32 PM


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July 19, 2013 - Born in Toronto, Ontario in 1920, Alex Colville went on to become one of Canada's most recognized and celebrated artists over his 60 year career. With the news of his passing on July 16, RBC has taken a moment to recognize Colville for his contributions to the visual arts and impact on the Canadian painting landscape.
Photo caption: Alex Colville, Looking Down, 1988
The World War 2 veteran is most renowned for his realist style, often depicting what some would consider being mundane subjects about his daily life in Nova Scotia. His compositions often include the people closest to him, such as his wife Rhoda, and are layered with personal reflections and insight.
The RBC Corporate Art Collection includes three of Colville's works: Koln Express (Serigraph, 1986), Raven (Serigraph, 1988) and most notably, the painting Looking Down (1988) which hangs on the 40th floor in Royal Bank Plaza in Toronto.
Colville was an active member of the Canadian art community and in 2001, participated as a juror in the RBC Canadian Painting Competition, which aims to give exposure to emerging artists from across the country.