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The Maestro - The Definitive A-Z Of His Life & Times Volume I: A-J (Book)
Released: 18-12-2013
Michael Jackson was no ordinary performer. From the moment he first moved to the rhythm of the Jackson family's old creaky washing machine he was destined to do big things. No one back then however, could have possibly predicted what would happen over the next five decades when the name of Michael Jackson would be one of the most recognisable in the history of popular music the world over. Not only would he have four consecutive number one records with his brothers the Jackson 5, but he would go on to have the biggest album of all time with 'Thriller' and be recognised as the number one charity donor.
From the author of the best selling book Michael Jackson 'For The Record', Chris Cadman brings you Michael Jackson's remarkable 'Life & Times' through his music, his performances, his interviews his achievements and his charity endeavours. Read about the significant people in his life and the many film offers that came his way that sadly never came to fruition. Plus discover his never ending devotion to children's charities and the less unfortunate around the world. This is Michael Jackson 'The Maestro - The Definitive A - Z, Volume 1: A-J'.
A good majority of the songs can be found in the books I co-authored with Craig Halstead: Michael Jackson 'For The Record' Revised & Expanded being the last edition. However, for the A-Z I have discovered new information and trivia, backed by many quotes from Michael over the years. The main bulk of the new content will rely on major stories and events from Michael's five decades in the music business.
The Maestro - The Definitive A-Z Of His Life & Times Volume I: A-J covers:
• The Songs
• The Albums
• The Trivia Behind them
• Interviews From: TV, Radio, Magazines, Newspapers & Unreleased
• TV Shows, Documentary's & Appearances
• Radio Shows
• The Tours
• Directors, Writers, Producers & Friends
• Videos
• DVD's
• Charts
• Fan links & Magazines
Every dedicated moment has been spent trying to get this book as accurate as possible for the community of Michael Jackson fans around the world. It was impossible to include everything; some fans may wonder why certain events or news items were left out, but the decision came down to choice in the end. That said Michael Jackson 'The Maestro: The Definitive A – Z' will be released in two volumes due to the amount of information covered.
For this particular book remixes and most alternative versions have been left out due mainly to space and for the third edition of Michael Jackson 'For The Record' Revised & Expanded due in 2015.
I hope you all enjoy this first volume and it represents a good proportion of Michael's life and times. I hope it proves a pleasant read.
Chris Cadman
Publisher: Bright Pen
Author: Chris Cadman
Pages: 848
Guide price: 30 €
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The Ultimate Mixtape (CD Album)
Released: 04-12-2013
A new Michael Jackson & Jackson 5 double CD album is released by Universal Records. 'The Ultimate Mixtape' is a mix CD album with a lot of hits mixed by Dj Hasebe. He is a Japanese Hip Hop artist and Producer. 'The Ultimate Mixtape' is not a long mix, the time is 11:07.
On the second CD you find three remixes of the Jackson 5, simply good remixed by Dj Hasebe.
The cover is a drawing image of the young Jackson brothers.
Track list:
CD 1: ('The Ultimate Mixtape' - 11:07)
1. Intro
2. ABC / The Jackson 5
3. Darling Dear / The Jackson 5
4. Sugar Daddy / The Jackson 5
5. Chained / The Jackson 5
6. I Want You Back / The Jackson 5
7. Love Song / The Jackson 5
8. To Know / The Jackson 5
9. My Little Baby / The Jackson 5
10. Nobody / The Jackson 5
11. Make Tonight All Mine / The Jackson 5
12. It's Great To Be Here / The Jackson 5
13. What Goes Around Comes Around / Michael Jackson
14. E-Ne-Me-Ne-Mi-Ne-Moe (The Choice Is Yours To Pull) / The Jackson 5
15. I Will Find A Way / The Jackson 5
16. Touch / The Jackson 5
17. I Wanna Be Where You Are / Michael Jackson
18. Mama's Pearl / The Jackson 5
19. My Girl / Michael Jackson
20. One Day I'll Marry You / The Jackson 5
21. Dancing Machine / The Jackson 5
22. I Can Only Give You Love / The Jackson 5
23. Don't Want To See You Tomorrow / The Jackson 5
24. The Love You Save / The Jackson 5
25. My Cherie Amour / The Jackson 5
26. I'll Be There / The Jackson 5
27. Uppermost / The Jackson 5
28. We've Got A Good Thing Going / Michael Jackson
29. La La (Means I Love You) / The Jackson 5
30. Never Can Say Goodbye / The Jackson 5
CD 2: (DJ HASEBE Remixes)
1. ABC (DJ Hasebe Remix) / Jackson 5 - 3:35
2. I Want You Back (DJ Hasebe Remix) / Jackson 5 - 3:51
3. I'll Be There (DJ Hasebe Remix) / Jackson 5 - 4:20
Record label: Universal
Series number: UICZ 1513/4
Printed: Japan
Guide price: 15 €
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The Complete Album Collection (Limited Edition) [15CD - Box Set]
Released: 25-11-2013
Motown is preparing once again to pleasure lovers of the Jackson 5. The house historical
records of J5 released in CD, full albums from brothers. This limited edition box 'The Complete Album Collection' of 15CD albums to be released shortly before the holiday season.
The date is mentioned by Universal Music on November 25th, 2013. The object (beautiful) is advertised on Amazon Germany, but for November 22 …
Anyway, this box looks sublime … even if he does not propose completely new material. But FINALLY, all J5 albums in CD and grouped, 15CD albums in a nice box.
The price should be around 75 euros.
Here is the list of 15 CD albums that are also found in some record stores in Europe (Belgium / France).
1. Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 (1969)
3. Third Album (1970)
4. Jackson 5 Christmas Album (1970)
5. Maybe Tomorrow (1971)
6. Goin 'Back To Indiana (1971)
7. Greatest Hits (1971)
8. Lookin 'Through The Windows (1972)
9. Skywriter (1973)
10. Get It Together (1973)
11. In Japan (1973)
12. Dancing Machine (1974)
13. Moving Violation (1975)
14. Joyful Jukebox Music (1976)
15. Boogie (1979)
All Jackson 5 albums in CD and grouped, 15CD albums in a nice box.
Record label: Motown
Series number: 0600753405079
Printed: EU
Guide price: 55 €
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I Want You Back (DJ Hasebe Remix) [Limited Edition - Single]
Released: 21-11-2013
'I Want You Back (DJ Hasebe Remix)' single will be released in Japan on November 21st by Universal Records, it's a limited edition single of The Jackson 5. DJ Hasebe is a Japanese Hip Hop artist and Producer.
This is the 1st single released from the album 'The Ultimate Mixtape'.
1. I Want You Back (DJ Hasebe Remix) - 3:50
1. I Want You Back (DJ Hasebe Remix Instrumental) - 3:50
Record label: Universal
Series number: JS7S057
Printed: Japan
Guide price: 15 €
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Milestones (CD Album)
Released: 18-11-2013
There is yet another compilation CD album released by the record company Sony. The Jacksons 'Milestones' has a total of 16 songs dating from 1976 to 1989.
They are beautiful hits of the Jacksons.
1. Can You Feel It - 5:59
2. Blame It On The Boogie - 3:31
3. Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) - 3:45
4. Enjoy Yourself - 3:40
5. Show You The Way To Go - 5:26
6. Dreamer - 3:04
7. Goin' Places - 4:29
8. Lovely One - 4:50
9. This Place Hotel (a.k.a. Heartbreak Hotel) - 5:44
10. Walk Right Now - 6:27
11. State Of Shock - 4:30
12. Torture - 4:53
13. Nothin (That Compares 2 U) - 5:23
14. One More Chance - 5:02
15. Private Affair - 4:10
16. 2300 Jackson Street - 5:05
Record label: Epic/Sony
Series number: 0888430044029
Printed: EU
Guide price: 10 €
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Billboard: Life After Death (Magazine)
Released: 16-11-2013
Billboard Back Issue Volume 125, Issue 44:
The inside story of why MJ's touring business is now bigger than ever.
In the fall of 1987, not long after the release of his blockbuster album Bad, Michael Jackson and his longtime lawyer/adviser John Branca piled into a van to see the Los Angeles debut of Cirque du Soleil at the Santa Monica Pier.
They took a van, with Branca driving, despite the fact that Jackson had gifted Branca with a Rolls-Royce, and their journey was briefly stalled after Branca headed in the wrong direction on the congested Interstate 405. But the pair eventually made it to the show. Cirque du Soleil was 3 years old at the time, and true to its inspiration in the circus, was housed in a tent on this visit to Los Angeles. Jackson could hardly contain his excitement to watch the Quebec troupe perform, Branca recalls.
"After the show, Michael said to me, 'Branca, we have to go backstage and meet the cast,'" he says. "I couldn't tell who was more excited, the cast to meet Michael or Michael to meet the cast. That's how enthusiastic he was."
Read here the whole story.
This is an excerpt. For the complete story, buy this week's issue of Billboard.
Christmas Album (Limited SHM-CD Edition) [re-issue - CD Album]
Released: 06-11-2013
The Jackson 5's 'Christmas Album' is a straight reissue of the 'Christmas Album' that is released in Japan on SHM-CD format (highly-acclaimed by audiophiles around the world) by Motown/Universal.
The album 'Christmas Album' was for the first time released on December 9th, 1971 in the USA by Motown and in the United Kingdom during August 1972 by Tamla Motown.
This is a pleasing combination of holiday classics, including 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas', 'Frosty The Snowman' and 'Up On The House Top', with not so classic but still enjoyable tunes like 'Give Love On Christmas Day', 'Someday At Christmas' and 'Christmas Won't Be The Same This Year'. Also of interest to collectors will be the unreleased bonus track, 'Little Christmas Tree'.
1. Have Yourself A Merry Christmas - 5:19
2. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - 2:24
3. The Christmas Song - 5:11
4. Up On The House Top - 3:16
5. Frosty The Snowman - 2:39
6. The Little Drummer Boy - 3:15
7. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - 2:32
8. Christmas Won't Be The Same This Year - 2:31
9. Give Love On Christmas Day - 2:55
10. Someday At Christmas - 2:44
11. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - 3:01
12. Little Christmas Tree (Bonus Track) - 3:37
Record label: Motown/Universal
Series number: UICY-15092
Printed: Japan
Guide price: 14,5 €
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Healthy Living: Michael Jackson: Did He Need To Die? (Magazine)
Released: 29-10-2013
We started to write a piece on the medical issues of the wrongful death trial with AEG Live sued by Michael Jackson's family (which was concluded when the issue went on press), when we found the trial too insignificant, as the entire life of the superstar is an impactful health, physical and psychical subject. As intense as his dance, Michael Jackson's life was burned on both ends at a rhythm of his anti-gang violence hit 'Beat It' by himself and by the media frenzy.
Four years after shaking the world with his last move—a spectacular (as cynical as it sounds) death, both the press and us, its docile hordes, seem to have begun admitting a scent of doubt. The Niagara waterfall of ridicule and dirt, under which the music genius spent his brief presence with us, finally thinning, reveals the truth universally acknowledged: to make us believe in him, he needed to die.
He will not triumph at our expense over the fact that his art will survive us all, which is not a surmise anymore, as his artistic inheritance proved there is arguably no other in modern art of the same consequence, volume and height of humanitarian essence. Vulnerability, exalted sensitivity of human nature, naivety, agitation, feebleness, pain, hope, despair and search of strength to bear it all became his artistic abode after the unseen scale of popularity, unforgiving of childlike spontaneity and unconsciousness of the media's predatory nature, had imprisoned a 24 year old Michael Jackson to an unprecedented atrocity of media bullying and public disdain, deadly glued to the former, for the rest of his life.
Read more here.
'Healthy Living' is available in locations starting from October 29th, 2013. Availability in each particular location may vary. 'Healthy Living' is available in more locations than can be found here and is constantly updating the database. Locations in Puerto Rico can not be displayed, but HL can be found in the same store chains.
Soul Train: The Music, Dance And Style Of A Generation – By Questlove (Book)
Released: 22-10-2013
From Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of the award-winning hip-hop group the Roots, come this vibrant book commemorating the legacy of 'Soul Train' – the cultural phenomenon that launched the careers of such artists as Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, the Jackson 5, Whitney Houston, Lenny Kravitz, LL Cool J and Aretha Franklin.
Questlove reveals the remarkable story of the captivating program and his text is paired with more than 350 photographs of the show's most memorable episodes and the larger-than-life characters who defined it: the great host Don Cornelius, the extraordinary musicians, and the people who lived the phenomenon from the stage, dance floor and behind the scenes.
Publisher: Harper Design
Author: Questlove
Pages: 288
Guide price: 21 €
Thriller – A Metal Tribute To Michael Jackson (CD Album)
Released: 22-10-2013
The first ever all metal Michael Jackson tribute album is set to be released later this month and will include the stars of heavy metal bands such as Guns N Roses, Iron Maiden, Motorhead and Testament.
'Thriller – A Metal Tribute To Michael Jackson' features heavy metal infused Michael Jackson classics such as 'Billie Jean', 'Beat It' and 'Rock With You' to name just three. The forthcoming record will
include performances from Testament's Chuck Billy, Danny Worsnop Asking Alexandria, Ron Thal of Guns N' Roses.
Take a look at the Thriller – A Metal Tribute To Michael Jackson track list below:
1. Thriller – Chuck Billy (TESTAMENT)
2. Man In The Mirror – Danny Worsnop (ASKING ALEXANDRIA) & Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG)
3. The Way You Make Me Feel – Angelo Moore (FISHBONE), Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE), & Rudy Sarzo (QUEENSRŸCHE)
4. Black Or White – Lajon Witherspoon (SEVENDUST), Bruce Kulick (ex-KISS), & Tony Franklin (THE FIRM)
5. Beat It – Priya Panda (DIEMONDS) & Ron Bumblefoot Thal (GUNS N' ROSES)
6. Billy Jean – Corey Glover (LIVING COLOUR) & Phil Campbell (MOTÖRHEAD)
7. Shake Your Body (DOWN TO THE GROUND) – Elias Soriano (NONPOINT)
8. Rock With You – Doug Pinnick (KING'S X)
9. Dirty Diana – Chris Jericho (FOZZY)
10. Bad – Paul Di'Anno (ex-IRON MAIDEN) & Craig Goldy (DIO)
11. They Don't Care About Us – ICARUS WITCH
12. Never Can Say Goodbye – Lonnie Jordan (WAR)
13. Smooth Criminal – ALIEN ANT FARM
Record label: Cleopatra
Series number: ?
Printed: ?
Guide price: 11,33 €
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HIStory Past Present And Future Book I (Re-Issue / Digipak) [2CD Album]
Released: 11-10-2013
The 'HIStory: Past, Present and Future - Book I' digipack is today released in Germany by Epic Records. The re-issue 2cd set presented in a stunning hardcover book-style sleeve complete with extended 52 page booklet with the Michael Jackson Awards list, the lyrics of all the songs on this album and beautiful images.
It is the ninth studio album by Michael Jackson, released by Epic Records division of Sony BMG in the USA on June 15th, 1995. This is Jackson's first album on his own label, MJJ Productions.White Way production, 'Motown, the Musical,' at the Lunt Fontanne Theater.
(HIStory Begins) contains fifteen hit singles from the past fifteen plus years of his career to this point (which was re-released in late 2001 as an only-compilation project, entitled 'Greatest Hits - HIStory Volume I'). The track list included fourteen U.S. Top 10 singles (nine of which were number-one hits) plus the worldwide top 5 hit 'Heal the World'.
The second disc, (HIStory Continues) contains fifteen previously unreleased recordings, five of which were released as singles.
(HIStory Continues) comprises new material. Six singles, and two promotional singles were released from 'HIStory'; 'Scream', 'You Are Not Alone', 'Earth Song', 'This Time Around', 'They Don't Care About Us' and 'Stranger in Moscow'. 'This Time Around' was released as a radio only single, and 'Earth Song', 'They Don't Care About Us' and 'Stranger in Moscow' were less successful within the United States, but were successful internationally; all three peaking within the top ten in multiple countries. As part of promotion for the song's, music video's were released, which have become influential on other artist's material.
All songs produced by Michael Jackson, James Harris,Terry Lewis, David Foster, R. Kelly.
1. Billie Jean - 4:54
2. The Way You Make Me Feel - 4:57
3. Black Or White - 4:15
4. Rock With You - 3:40
5. She's Out Of My Life - 3:38
6. Bad - 4:07
7. I Just Can't Stop Loving You - 4:12
8. Man In The Mirror - 5:19
9. Thriller - 5:57
10. Beat It - 4:18
11. The Girl Is Mine - 3:41
12. Remember The Time - 3:59
13. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - 6:05
14. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - 6:04
15. Heal The World - 6:24
1. Scream (with Janet Jackson) - 4:38
2. They Don't Care About Us - 4:44
3. Stranger In Moscow - 5:44
4. This Time Around - 4:21
5. Earth Song - 6:46
7. Money - 4:41
8. Come Together - 4:02
9. You Are Not Alone - 5:45
10. Childhood (Theme From "Free Willy 2") - 4:28
11. Tabloid Junkie - 4:32
12. 2 Bad - 4:49
13. HIStory - 6:34
14. Little Susie - 6:13
15. Smile - 4:55
Record label: Epic
Series number: 88883771962
Printed: Germany
Guide price: 15 €
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Michael, Janet & The Jackson Family: All The Top 40 Hits (Book)
Released: 20-09-2013
The Jacksons are far and away the most successful family ever to enter the music business. Since 1969, when 'I Want You Back' became the Jackson 5's first hit single, the family has scored an astonishing 160+ different Top 40 hits around the world, and that's not including uncredited appearances on singles such as USA For Africa's 'We Are The World' and Rockwell's 'Somebody's Watching Me'.
The Top 40 singles detailed in this book are listed chronologically, according to the date they first entered the chart in one of ten countries: Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, and are numbered 1-164. Singles like 'We Are The World' and 'Somebody's Watching Me' are also included in the correct chronological order but aren't numbered. Where possible, each Top 40 hit is illustrated with a picture sleeve.
As picture sleeves were rarely issued in the USA or the UK in the early-to-mid 1970's, most of the earlier sleeves shown originate from countries like France, Germany, Japan and the Netherlands. For each Top 40 hit, the catalogue numbers and release dates are detailed, for both the USA and the UK, followed by the Top 100 chart runs in each of the ten countries, including any chart re-entries.
The catalogue numbers quoted are for 7" singles up to 1990, and for cd-singles after 1990, unless otherwise stated. Of course, in recent years, it has become increasingly common for singles to be released digitally only. The most recent Top 40 hit by a member of the Jackson family is Michael's posthumous duet with Akon, 'Hold My Hand', which entered the charts in December 2010. The main body of the book is followed by 'The Almost Top 40 Hits', which gives an honourable mention to Jackson singles that have peaked between no.41 and no.50 in one or more of the ten featured countries, and a fascinating 'Trivia' section which round-up the most successful Jacksons and the most successful Jackson singles in each country.
Author's Note: This book is intended as an introduction to the music of the Jackson family. If you are looking for a more in depth look at Janet's or Michael's career, I can recommend two books I have co-written with Chris Cadman, namely 'Janet Jackson: For The Record' and 'Michael Jackson: For The Record' (2nd Edition').
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Author: Craig Halstead
Pages: 376
Guide price: 12 €
Order the book here at Amazon.
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$1,000 2 bed 26 Fitzroy Street, Surry Hills NSW, 2010
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Commute to Downtown Sydney
26 Fitzroy Street is a nine minute walk from the South Coast Line and the T4 Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra Line at the Central Station Platform 25 stop.
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Sophisticated Two Bedroom Apartment in Prime Surry HillsWith it's own private street entrance and set in a phenomenal location in Chelsea Court one of Surry Hills most coveted buildings this sophisticated townhouse home is ideally situated to enjoy the best of vibrant Surry Hills, with chic Crown street right by your door step. This property ticks all the boxes with expansive floor space, set over two spacious levels, just perfect for the entertainer. Bright interiors and high ceilings are complimented by polished timber flooring in the living area which open out to a leafy balcony/courtyard overlooking the gardens and pool perfect for entertaining. The stylish kitchen has sleek granite benchtops with European appliances and all modern fittings and fixtures. With two generous bedrooms both with built-in wardrobes and sunlit balconies main bedroom with renovated ensuite. Offering well-presented main bathroom, with bathtub and updated quality finishes. Two security car spaces.
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The Little Engine That Could was one of my childhood favorites, and I've enjoyed reading it to my own children. I love the idea that it's a subversively feminist message...after all, the train that breaks down is a female, all the males who pass the toys by are males, and the final rescuing "I think I can, I think I can" little engine is a female as well. GIRL POWER!!
I'd never read The Lorax until recently, when Kieran chose it as his birthday book to present to his first grade class last year, and his teacher was planning to read it to the class for Earth Day.
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Curious George holds a special place in our family, as all three of our children have gone through their CG phases. We have the Complete Adventures of Curious George, and I remember Chris sitting through the really long stories with endless supplies of patience as a very small child. His favorite was Curious George Goes to the Hospital. Kieran then went through his phase (as I've written before, Chris Bohjalian signed one of his Curious George books at a book signing!). Now it's Nick's turn. That's fine with me, because I never get tired of Curious George!
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The Missing Link: Conservative Abolitionists, Slavery, and YaleRoundup
tags: slavery, Yale, abolition
We're living in one of those moments that doesn't happen often: elite universities are suddenly interested in their slave-related pasts. Or at least they're pretending to be—heaven knows the public relations disaster they'd find themselves in if they ignored student-driven demands for a public reckoning. Whatever the motivations, the trend is unmistakable. Earlier this month, Harvard held a high-profile conference on the university's links to slavery. In February, Columbia unveiled a website detailing the school's ties to slavery, at roughly the same time that Yale agreed to remove the name of John C. Calhoun, of slavery as "positive good" fame, from one its residential colleges. Georgetown's efforts have been most impressive: in the fall, they announced the creation of a center for the study of slavery and that they would offer admissions' preference to the descendants of the 272 slaves the university owned and sold to finance its debt. These efforts of course build off earlier work, from Brown University president Ruth J. Simmons' pioneering effort in 2003 to get her university to investigate its ties to slavery, to Craig Steven Wilder's remarkable recent history, Ebony & Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities.
Despite the importance of all this work, I worry that the focus on slaveholders and slave traders misses an important link tying universities to slavery: antislavery supporters, particularly northern white advocates of colonization, or the idea that former slaves should be voluntarily resettled once free. For decades, historians dismissed colonizationists as slavery's apologists. But increasingly, scholars are beginning to understand them, or at least colonization's northern white supporters, as what I call conservative abolitionists. Radical black and whiteabolitionists famously denounced the colonization movement in the 1820s and 1830s, giving rise to the much-studied Garrisonian movement. But to see radical abolitionism as the only authentic antislavery position is to miss a critical point: what made the radical movement radical was not so much that it wanted to end slavery, but, at least in part, that it envisioned blacks living alongside whites in a slave-free republic. By contrast, northern colonizationists accepted emancipation but rejected integration. It was not a fringe position. William Lloyd himself started out as a colonizationist, and among northern intellectuals, colonization remained far more respectable than radical abolitionism until the Civil War. Lincoln even toyed with the idea until emancipation.1
Benjamin Silliman, appointed Yale's first chemistry professor in 1802 and a prominent northern colonizationist, provides a perfect case study, demonstrating the way conservative abolitionists secured elite universities' ties to slavery. Silliman played a central role building up Yale's scientific institutions, from expanding its science curriculum, to helping found its medical school and natural history museum. And many of the Yale alumni he relied upon for financial support were prominent slaveholders, including John C. Calhoun. Studying Silliman's letters, memoirs, and Yale's treasury records not only shows how conservative abolitionists tied slaveholders to Yale's financial fortunes: it also reveals how slave money helped build up Yale's science programs in particular. If scholars are to continue researching slavery's ties to universities, which they must, they need to pay closer attention not only to which universities profited from slavery, but what particular branches of knowledge within those universities gained from it.
Born in 1779, Silliman grew up in the heyday of gradual abolitionism. Like many of his scientific heroes, he believed slavery should end gradually, first by ending the slave trade, then by encouraging states to enact gradual emancipation laws. But like many of the early white abolitionist elite, he was ambivalent, if not outright opposed, to free blacks' equal place within the nation: "It is obviously wrong to urge, much more to coerce, them to leave it," Silliman said in defense of voluntary colonization, in 1832. Better to "convince them [African Americans] that it is for their interest and happiness, and they will [look] forward to emigrate."
Silliman's antislavery conservativism was in part shaped by his reliance on slaveholders to fund Yale's scientific program. As Yale's first chemistry professor, Silliman made it his mission to establish the school as a leading institution for science education. Central to that effort was his effort to acquire what was called the Gibbs Cabinet. A collection of nearly 10,000 exotic minerals, the cabinet formed the basis of what is today's Yale's Peabody Museum of Natural History, and quickly became a major marketing tool for the university. "This cabinet doubtless exerted its influence upon the public mind in attracting students to the College," Silliman wrote in his journal. ...
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Sheffield was glowing in sunshine as we, the Ecclesall lot, left for Doctor's Gate near the Snake summit. On the way there, the in-car discussion topic was about the news that the mountain hare population in Scotland had declined to about 1% of its level in the 1950's. At the Gate, we were joined by the Loxley, Hope Valley and Totley lots, all of us hopeful that some hares would be seen in the Bleaklow area tonight.
The Cap'n had been planning the outing for a couple of days and we were not to be disappointed in his mainly direct line navigational approach to tonight's little saunter. We could see the sunny golden glow of Sheffield as we aimed linearly for Shelf Stones, crossing Old Woman, Devil's Dike (surely there is no significance of their juxtaposition?) for an exhilarating climb out of Crooked Clough. At the Stones, we were treated, firstly, to a grand view of an approaching hurricane, according to the Cap'n, and, secondly, to Eoin's long heroic wail into the westerly wind. At least, he felt better for it. The rest of us sheltered meekly behind the rocks hoping the clouds of rain would just miss us. Alas, of course, they did not and minimal wind and waterproof gear became the dress code with even little used balaclavas being extracted from pockets.
Shelf Stones, Hern Stones, Wain Stones and Bleaklow Head just about lie in a straight line which, of course, was followed, ignoring any paths and decrying anyone who did follow one. The subsequent direct line to John Track Well was taken but sadly a paved track was encountered on the way. Oh, how we suffered! Fortunately, leaving there, through the moss, up the stream itself, through the steep heather gave relief from the paving stones thus making most people happy (?). A lapse into path running as the stream was crossed, was short lived as we were drawn, ruler straight, across Dowstone Clough and Shelf Moor to rocks near Shelf Stones. The expansive view here allowed the final straight line to be planned across the rocky and tussocky Crooked Clough (again) to the cars at Doctor's Gate.
Changing at the cars was robust in the wind, rain and, by now, semi-darkness. So, this splendid though, sadly, hareless, run was the perfect rehearsal for the forthcoming, proper winter Warts' excursions.
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The Ministry of Planning, Follow-up and Administrative Reform organizes the "Egypt Prize for Excellence in Government" under the auspices of the President of the Republic, noting that participation in the award is compulsory for all ministries, governorates and universities.
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Sutherland's Grove
Sutherland's Grove Forest Notices
COVID-19 has changed lots of things we do. And as we re-open the majority of our facilities and welcome more of you back in Phase 3, we need your help to do it safely. Please check what's open before you travel; enjoy your visit safely by following NHS and Scottish Government guidance; take your litter home with you; and follow the Scottish Outdoor Access Code.
At this location:
- The car park is open and normal charges (if any) now apply.
Please bear with us and check back regularly for updates. You can also find more information by visiting our COVID-19 page and our FAQs.
Soaring fir trees, a rocky gorge, waterfalls and stunning views
Enjoy a gentle riverside stroll through a grove of towering firs, or climb beside a dramatic gorge carved out by the rushing Abhainn Teithil Burn in search of waterfalls and lofty bridges.
Guide map to the forests of North Argyll (PDF 5.8MB)
Walking trails
Giant Fir Trail
A lovely shady meander through soaring Douglas firs and beside the burn – be sure to bring a picnic. In summer, the forest is carpeted with beautiful wildflowers.
A wide, firm surface. Generally flat with short gentle gradients.
Allow ¼ hours
Look out for the stone memorial, just off the path, that dedicates this atmospheric grove to Lord Sutherland of the Forestry Commission. Listen for woodland birds in the canopy and see if you can spot plump dippers bobbing beside the burn.
Gorge Trail
A lovely short loop that takes in a number of the forest's highlights. You follow the river up to the dramatic gorge, before returning through mixed woodland.
A varied route with, some steep, rough and rocky sections. Can be narrow in places. Often wet and muddy after rain.
Allow ¾ hour
Listen for birds singing in the trees.
Troll Trail
Explore the woods a bit further and meet the troll who lives beside the footbridge above the gorge.
Varied with some fairly steep, rough and rocky sections. Can be narrow in places. Often wet and muddy after rain. One bridge with a steep narrow flight of steps.
Allow 1¼ hours
This trail is a great place to spot red squirrels.
Explore further
If you're feeling adventurous, head further into this lovely woodland on foot or by bike to find Glen Dubh reservoir and enjoy fantastic views over the Firth of Lorne and its islands. Ordnance Survey maps Explorer 376: Oban & North LornOban & North Lorn and Landranger 49: Oban & East MullOban & East Mull cover the forest roads.
Facilities & access
There is a small shop, a petrol station and a seasonal café in Benderloch to the south, and public toilets, a shop and places to eat and drink at Port Appin to the north.
Getting here
Sutherland's Grove is on the east side of the A828 just north of Barcaldine. Look for our sign to the car park about 350 yards north of the village school and campsite.
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PA37 1SQ is the nearest postcode.
Public transport
There are regular buses between Oban and Fort William that stop in Barcaldine. Plan your journey at Traveline Scotland.
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The sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) is a small, rather plump brown bird. Its upperparts are streaked with black (4), while the rump and uppertail-coverts are warm, tawny-brown and largely unstreaked (5). This species has a bold, striking cream-coloured stripe above the eye (4) (6). Also known as a 'supercilium', this stripe extends back and tapers above the rear of the ear-coverts, and becomes even whiter during the breeding season (5).
The underparts of the sedge warbler are creamy white (4) and the legs are greyish-brown (4) (6). This species has a relatively short, rounded, blackish-brown tail, and a short pointed beak (5) which probably earned the sedge warbler its genus name, Acrocephalus, which means 'pointed head' in Latin (3).
Juvenile sedge warblers have more of a yellowish-buff colour on the supercilium, as well as on the underparts, and the lower throat is speckled with small, dark brown spots. Although juvenile sedge warblers also have the contrasting tawny-brown rump, the rest of the upperparts tend to be more buffy in colour than in the adults (5).
The sedge warbler has a highly varied song that can be vigorous and complex (5), and at times harsh and grating (5) (7). The song consists of buzzing 'churrs' with chattering passages and the occasional sweet, clear whistle. The sequence usually lasts from around 20 to 40 seconds, but can sometimes be over a minute long, and is followed by a short pause of around one or two seconds before the next song begins (5). This species is known to be a good mimic (3) (7) (8), imitating other birds such as great tits (Parus major) and blackbirds (Turdus merula) (7) (8).
Although the sedge warbler is mainly insectivorous (3) (4) (5), it may also feed on some plant material, such as berries, during the autumn and winter (3) (4). The sedge warbler mainly hunts its prey at dawn or dusk when the temperature is lower, and it takes advantage of the insects' sluggish behaviour at this time (8).
Typically solitary outside of the breeding season, the sedge warbler may form small, temporary groups when on migration, particularly in areas of abundant food (5). Large fat reserves are needed for the long migration, and this allows for unbroken flight for the heaviest birds (7). In autumn, the sedge warbler will mainly build its fat reserves by feeding on large numbers of plum reed aphids (Hyalopterus pruni) (5).
Male sedge warblers tend to arrive at the breeding grounds a couple of weeks before the females, and immediately select territories in which to pair and nest. Although this species is typically monogamous, the male sometimes pairs with a second female, either simultaneously or successively (5). The song of the sedge warbler is performed mainly to attract a mate, and once the male is paired it will revert to producing a short, low-intensity song (5). However, the sedge warbler's song has been found to serve a dual function, as it can also be directed at rival males as a means of territorial defence (9).
The male sedge warbler usually perches on the top of a reed stem or bush during song (5), but a specialised song flight often separates and punctuates these performances. During this flight the bird will rise steeply into the air, then turn rapidly and make a slow spiral descent with its wings and tail outspread (5) (7). The song is generally performed from before sunrise until after sunset (5), but can also frequently be heard at night (7). Amazingly, by adding phrases into its song at random, this species is thought not to sing the same tune twice (3), and female sedge warblers are known to select males that have more complex songs and larger repertoires (10).
The nest of the sedge warbler is usually constructed near water, and is made from grass and moss with a horsehair and willow down lining (7). The female sedge warbler usually lays around 5 (3) (5) or 6 eggs (5), which are laid between May and June (5) and incubated for approximately 14 days (3). Although incubation is mostly carried out by the female, the male sedge warbler does assist in caring for and feeding the young once they have hatched. The fledglings leave the nest after 13 to 14 days, but continue to beg for food from the adult birds for a further 2 weeks (5).
The range of the sedge warbler during the breeding season is extensive, covering most of Europe and extending as far as northern Scandinavia (7) and eastwards to central Siberia (5). The sedge warbler is a summer visitor to Britain, and can be found across most of the UK between April and October (4).
The entire breeding population of the sedge warbler winters in sub-Saharan Africa (4) (5) (7). This migration means the sedge warbler must fly around 3,860 kilometres to reach its destination, an impressive distance for such a small bird (7).
The sedge warbler breeds mainly in lowlands and valleys, tending to be found in cool, moist areas (5). It usually nests near water among the drier edges of reeds and sedge fens (3) (4) (5) (7), or in damp wetlands (4), including marshes (3). The sedge warbler is commonly found near ponds (5), and occurs from sea level to elevations of 1,900 metres (6).
This species is also known to occur away from areas of water, being found in habitats such as hedgerows, nettle beds and sites containing arable crops (5) (7). However, in such areas this species tends to avoid sites containing trees and tall bushes (5).
During the winter and when on migration, the sedge warbler is typically confined to sites near water or to areas of open wetland with emergent vegetation (5).
The sedge warbler is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1).
There are currently no conservation efforts known to be in place specifically for the sedge warbler, although this species is listed on Annex II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) and on Annex III of the Bern Convention, which should offer it some protection (3).
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The shove Markieff Morris had on Giannis Antetokounmpo late in the fourth quarter to negate an extra possession had to do with more than just that moment in Monday's game.
It was personal. Morris isn't fond of the Milwaukee Bucks. Neither are his teammates who still smarted after a 27-point loss in their meeting before the Christmas holiday.
Anteotokounmpo scored a career-high 39 points. Seven of them were scored in the fourth quarter, when Wizards coach Scott Brooks didn't play any of his starters in a game they trailed 100-78 after three quarters.
"We felt like they whooped us badly but also you're just up 20 or 30 points, keeping your star player in trying to get his numbers we kind of didn't like that. We took that personal," said John Wall, who had 18 points and a season-high 16 assists. "We didn't have (anything) written on the board. We didn't say too much. It was a lot more chippie, a lot more trash-talking than it was in the past. As long as we got the win, we're fine."
This time, the 6-10 forward/guard for the Bucks had 22 points, but only six of them came after halftime. The Wizards erased a 10-point deficit midway through the fourth quarter to pull out a 107-102 victory.
Otto Porter isn't noted for his physical style of play but he had a lot to do with it. He had game-highs of 32 points and 13 rebounds.
"We didn't want Christmas to be over like that and for them to beat us like that," Porter said in reference to the 123-96 loss at Bradley Center. "We just wanted to take care of home."
Antetokounmpo only attempted one shot in the fourth quarter when he played seven minutes and that was a dunk with 22.8 seconds left.
Morris' shove with a forearm to his rib cage came during a 15-2 run with the Wizards trailing 96-92 with 5:38 left. Anteotokounmpo plowed over Wizards assistant coach Sidney Lowe as a result.
"We already knew our mind-set was locked into the game," said Bradley Beal, who had 22 points. "We knew that we wanted to get them back and do whatever it takes to do so."
Morris had words with Matthew Dellavedova and a spat with Antetokounmpo in Friday's loss. He responded with 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting.
Two minutes after the no-call foul on Morris, the Wizards were ahead 99-98 and never looked back. It was Morris' 16-foot jumper that put them over the top.
"You never want to do anything dirty to the players. He's a great player and he dominated us last game and all you could do was respect it," Wall said of Antetokounmpo. "We just wanted to be more physical and not let him get easy lanes to the basket and be able to do what he wanted to. We just wanted to make sure guys were feeling him."


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As the new Executive Director of Chamber of Commerce, I have been busy attending meetings with bosses and even with government officials. This is not me! This is far opposite of my personality but somehow, it gives me the chance to know more about myself.
Now, I have more time with my kid and with my plurk buddies. Later this afternoon, we will have a Plurk Fiesta at Gaisano Mall atrium. We are invited to join the "Kasalan sa Gensan" Exhibit.
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Trying to keep clothes on Sariah is like getting glue to stick to oil. Here's a little inside look at her stripping abilities:
Lately, her thing has been to take off her pj's and fall asleep in her diaper. Here's how we found her last night.
And how I found her this morning (shades are pulled close, so the lighting is terrible):
I am trying my hardest to hang on to each stage. I don't want to say "I miss when Sariah was...." because then I won't live in the now. Each stage of life is different, and is marvelous! She's learning so many new things, and the world is her playground right now. We should all be so lucky to look at our children, and enjoy the moment. I may take back those words when she's 15 and we're arguing about a belly button ring!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Are YOU naked?
Trying to keep clothes on Sariah is like getting glue to stick to oil. Here's a little inside look at her stripping abilities:
Our Christmas
I'm a loser, forgive me. These are almost a week late, but at least they made it up here!
Christmas this year was so much fun, because Sariah actually got the hang of what was going on...sort of. By the time the last present was opened, she knew the fun in opening the gift.
My Christmas decorations are still up, because I just can't bear to take them down! I love the holiday season, the charitable attitudes, the anticipation of Santa, the baked goods (oooooh, the baked goods), the ambiance of Christmas tree lights at night.
Santa visited our house! Santa doesn't bring very much, but he sure brings fun things.
Sariah loved the soft athletic balls we got her! She insisted on carrying them around, all 4 of them, the rest of the morning.
As my children get older, Christmas will change. The types of gifts will change, and the attitude of Santa will change.
What I hope will never change is how our thoughts turn to Christ. His birth was the first step in being able to return to our Heavenly Father, and I know we will always have that be a part of our celebration.
Oh yeah...and I also hope the baked goods will never change. =) Our unborn child greatly appreciated those!
Monday, December 29, 2008
Yesterday was our 7th anniversary.
How time flies!
Our tradition is instead of giving gifts, we go away for the evening...just the 2 of us.
Friday, we packed up and headed to Phoenix where we stayed at a hoidy-toidy resort.
Cheesecake Factory for dinner.
Temple the next morning, complete with a little shopping on the way home.
A lovely over-nighter, but we missed our girl terribly.
Isn't it amazing how you love your husband more and more with each passing day?
I am grateful for these last 7 years...the memories...our growing family...and can't wait to see what the next few years cook up!
Monday, December 22, 2008
For the Record...
I, personally, think we're having a boy.
No dreams.
No revelations.
No reason to think this other than mother's intuition.
I knew Sariah was a girl. Maybe I'm right again with this one.
All I know is that I keep calling the baby "him" in my head.
I keep calling him by his name.
When I peruse Craigslist, I only pay attention to boy things.
Just mother's intuition.
Did anyone else "just know"?
Thursday, December 18, 2008
I didn't sign up for this...
Sariah poops in the bathtub??
Seriously. SERIOUSLY?!?!?
That's all I'm going to say about that.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
12 Weeks
Well, no baby bump to write home about, but I feel a change.
7 weeks (basically the "before" picture):
And this morning, 12 weeks:
Miracle on Emberwood Dr.
I first heard of this contraption on the local news.
I wasn't sold.
It was just another gimmick.
I then saw it on Oprah, and Dr. Oz RAVED about it's success rate of 86%.
I was curious.
I ordered one, knowing there was a full 30 day money back guarantee.
The night it came, for the first time in I don't know how long, I slept through the night without the constant lullaby of Jared's snoring.
It was a miracle.
It worked.
TOTALLY worth the $60 to cure my husband of his ever-present guttural noise pollution.
Curious? Check it out HERE.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Drug Addict
Sariah LOVES medicine, or anything we call "medicine" (such as apple juice, or a fig newton, or even a hug).
When she's legitimately sick, all I have to say is "Let's go get you some medicine."
She RUNS to the kitchen and points up to the cupboard, where we have her Tylenol and Motrin stashed on the highest shelf of the highest cupboard.
Sariah saw her cousin, Emerson, get some Tylenol this morning.
She didn't get any.
She threw a fit.
Crocodile tears, screams, banging her head on the floor, grab mommy's pants and pull her back in to the kitchen, laying on the floor sobbing fit.
So what did I do?
Let her play with the medicine. She didn't get any, but she was perfectly content to play with the syringes and bottle.
Our little drug addict.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
A Pregnant Lady's Lunch
When I'm pregnant, all I crave are carbs. Bad...I know. Oh well, it's one of the only times in my life when I'll get to eat what I want and not feel guilty. I only gained 18 pounds with Sariah...let's hope I'm that lucky again.
Here's what I had for lunch:
Green corn tamale with salsa.
Original Pringles.
Bowl of Cocoa Puffs.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Dressing Sariah
My daughter has a perpetual need to move.
Forget not a still bone in her body.
Forget not a still muscle in her body.
She doesn't have a still CELL in her body...nothing ceases to move.
She dances, wiggles, jumps, runs, and has fun with everything she does.
This includes getting dressed.
Getting Sariah dressed is about a 5-step process.
The other morning, it included getting her shirt on...and then her wiggling out my hands, pajamas still attached.
She eventually pulled off the pj's, and then would turn and dash in the other direction when she saw me with pants in hand. That day was a shirt-only day.
Imagine what she's like in Relief Society...
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Oh Yes...
And when/how do I wean Sariah from her pacifier?
She only uses it at naps...
And at bedtime...
And when she hurts herself and needs some extra soothing...
So how do I get rid of it? I definitely want it gone before this baby gets here.
Is it hard...
Going from one child to two?
Did you ever wonder if you will love the new baby as much as you did your first, and then feel completely overwhelmed with guilt for even having that thought?
Will I ever sleep again?
Did your labor with the 2nd one go faster than the first (as they say is the trend)?
What do you do with your first child when you go in to labor, and you want all of your family at the birth? Who takes care of the first child?
Maybe I'll get to nurse this one (OK not a question, but a thought).
What do I do when I'm nursing this second baby (optimistic!) in the mother's lounge, and the rest hymn comes up and I need to play the organ?
How do I teach my first child that this new creature is to be loved, not to hit and be jealous of?
How will I survive the first couple weeks when I'm not sleeping and still have another child to take care of?
If you could go back and do it over again, what would you change or do different?
Just some thoughts and questions that have been going through my mind these last few weeks. Please, any and all advice you have is welcome!
Monday, December 8, 2008
I've got rhythym...I've got music...
Sariah is incredibly musical.
She'll dance to anything.
She plays the piano all the time.
I'm convinced it's because I played music so much when I was pregnant with her. I usually have some kind of music going, so music is naturally a part of her life.
Lately, I've been playing Christmas music...and I LOVE it! Without knowing it, I'll conduct the music sometimes. It's like my chorister brain takes over, and I start waving my arms to the orchestra.
Sariah has started copying me, and leading the music. As soon as the Christmas music plays, she runs around waving her arms in the air! One evening, I had it playing during dinner. While she was eating, her arms began waving. Sorry it's a little dark...we need a new camera:
She also will throw temper tantrums if I don't allow her up on the piano bench with my students. They know this, and they love having her climb up there with them for a minute or two. Here's Sariah with one of my students, Bailey.
It will be fun to see if she has musical talent, or if this is just a love for music. Maybe it will turn out to be both!
Ditching Church
Jared and Sariah both stayed home sick from church yesterday. Apparently, they had a wonderful time!
Here's Sariah being a Dare Devil on her police rocker. She has amazing balance and is now standing on everything from the top of the couch to climbing the piano:
And playing in her tent:
Looks like fun, huh? Daddy and Sariah were SUPPOSED to be resting. Apparently, they were just having too much fun. =)
A Night in Bethlehem
My parent's ward doesn't do anything simply. Their ward Christmas party is always a sight to behold!
Last year, the theme was "The Polar Express," with a tree-lined forest, a conductor, the young women doing the "Hot Chocolate" dance, and Santa Claus. It was truly amazing.
This year, the theme was "A Night in Bethlehem." The activities committee wanted this night to be as authentic as possible. The members were asked to come dressed in period-style clothing, we traded cans of food for "script" to pay for our dinner, they had a barn converted into a market place, and authentic food. We didn't stay for long because Sariah became beside herself about 6:30, but we were there for a good hour. It was amazing! Here are a few pictures.
Here is my sister's family. Didn't they dress up fabulously?
There were soldiers guarding the gate:
Once you pass through the gate, you "claim" your family and animals. They give you money according to how many members of your family there are and how many camels/goats/pigs you had:
Then you went to the tax payer and paid your "taxes" (cans of food):
You could buy a basket:
You could buy an oil lamp:
You could eat food:
There was a woman at the well:
We didn't dress up, but sure had a great time! Here's Sariah and daddy:
I, for one, can't wait to see what they come up with for next year!
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
A Few More Pregnancy Details
Is it sinking in yet?
I've known for 6 weeks, and I'm still not sure it's sunk in!
I am due JULY 1. Sariah was born on July 16. These babies will be almost exactly 2 years apart! Help!
I thought I'd post a few more details to help you better understand what's going on.
When I was 14, I was diagnosed with PCOS, which stands for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. My cysts constantly produce cysts. Most of them are harmless. Over the last few years, I have had 2 pretty significant cysts removed. One was the size of an apple. PCOS is very common among overweight women.
When Jared and I wanted to start a family, I got pregnant almost immediately. However, shortly after I discovered I was pregnant, we lost the baby. For the next 2 years, I tracked my cycle and learned almost everything there was to know about human reproduction and how the female system works. While I was in school, I took a class detailing human reproduction. BEST thing I ever did because it was in that class that I figured out what was going on. (For details on how I figured this out, see the bottom of the post).
I wasn't making enough progesterone. Progesterone is the hormone that allows a fertilized egg to implant. Without enough of it, there won't be a pregnancy. You can still have a fertilized egg, but it will not implant.
I talked to my OB/GYN and she said she couldn't help me in this area - I needed to see a fertility specialist. We did. I have to admit, he was pretty impressed that I had diagnosed my own fertility problem! I started some progesterone boosters and was pregnant within a couple months. Sariah!
Now it's this summer. I have made a commitment to lose weight before I get pregnant again. We were going to THINK about having another baby and start the progesterone boosters in the spring. This would give me almost a good year to lose weight. Thankfully, I am a healthy person. No high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes...nothing typically associated with being overweight. I wanted to keep it that way. I started to lose...and kept track on my blog for all the world to see. I lost almost 25 pounds! Weight Watchers says that losing 10% of your body weight gives you almost all of the health benefits of losing all your weight. 25 pounds was way more than my 10%, but little did I know what kind of benefits it was already starting to have!
I haven't been on birth control for about 4 1/2 years...even when I WAS keeping track of my cycle, I couldn't get pregnant.
Lo and behold, losing 25 pounds was enough for my body to kick in and start regulating the hormones on its own. At least enough for me to get pregnant. All of those thoughts I posted yesterday was EXACTLY what was going through my mind the day I found out. I really could not believe it. I didn't want to get my hopes up that I was actually pregnant, so I kept thinking there really wasn't a 2nd pink line.
As soon as I found out, I raced to the fert doc to check my hormone levels. All looked good. They did ultrasounds every week to make sure things were progressing as they should, and checking my hormones weekly.
Then one week, my levels had dropped significantly. Had they dropped one point lower, I would have had a miscarriage. I went back in that afternoon for a booster, and the fert doc put me on a progesterone supplement (pill form). I now go every 2 weeks, get an ultrasound, and get my blood drawn.
When I hit 12 weeks, I can be turned back over to my regular OB/GYN. I love her. She is amazing, and I just love her. However, when I go, I'm going to ask her about her thoughts on a midwife. I know she'll be honest and won't be offended.
When I had Sariah, my doctor was part of a large practice. Now, she's on her own.
My labor and delivery with Sariah was quick and everything went really smooth - but the doctor on call did things that I didn't think were necessary. She gave me an episiotomy before Sariah was even crowning and before she really knew I needed it. When I was ready to push, the nurse didn't want to check me because I'd only been in labor for 5 hours and didn't think I could be complete that quick with my 1st baby. Thankfully, the doctor walked in right after that, checked me, and Sariah was born 3 pushes later. I didn't like being confined to the bed, laying on my back, with a needle in my arm.
On the other hand...there's a brand new women's center in the hospital with birthing tubs and new nurses that specialize in natural birth. Maybe now that my doctor's on her own, it will be different. It's a tough decision and I'm still working on it. Any thoughts?
I feel GREAT. I am so sorry to all of those who are reading this that are sick through their pregnancies. I don't get sick. I get tired, and a little queasy at night...but I generally feel great through my whole pregnancy. I look forward to being pregnant, feeling this baby move, and finding out if it's a boy or a girl.
So this is really long! You asked for details, Amy! =)
I'm not going to post bare-belly pictures. I am a woman who has stretch marks. I don't care that I have them...Jared doesn't care that I have them. However, I want us to be the only 2 people who see them. I will post pictures of me as I'm growing, but they won't be of a bare belly! (I did put on my jeans a week ago and couldn't get them anywhere near closed. I cried.)
Stay tuned!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Is that a 2nd pink line?
It can't be a 2nd pink line.
So what if I'm 2 days late? So what if I'm NEVER late?
It took us 3 years to get Sariah (we needed a little hormone help).
I can't get pregnant on my own...I know that.
We weren't even trying. I wasn't tracking my cycle...but we weren't exactly being careful.
But it doesn't matter because that's not a 2nd pink line.
It's not as dark or as bold as the "test line."
It's not as wide as the "test line."
It's fuzzy, and the "test line" isn't.
But it doesn't matter because that's not a 2nd pink line.
JARED: Amber, you mean that 2nd pink line that I can CLEARLY see? I think you're pregnant.
No I'm not because I can't get pregnant on my own.
Just to be sure, I'll take another test in the morning with fresh pee.
Still no REAL 2nd pink line. If I was pregnant, you'd see a CLEAR pink line...not this fuzzy, faint wanna be.
Just to be sure, I'll take another test later this morning with a DIGITAL pregnancy test. The word(s) "pregnant" or "not pregnant" will be hard to argue with!
Umm...I guess that was a 2nd pink line.
*** Doesn't matter that I spent 5 years of college studying biology, and almost 2 entire years studying the human body. I taught human anatomy to college-bound high school students who challenged my ever wit with their amazing questions. We spent 2 months on sex ed and reproduction alone. I should know that even if there's a HINT of a 2nd pink line, that I'm pregnant. Can we say DENIAL? ***
Friday, November 28, 2008
Thanksgiving "Wilkes" Style!
My family usually doesn't do any holiday "traditionally."
We didn't have the Easter bunny growing up - we had the Easter pig (a javelina that made its way into our backyard one Easter and ate all the hidden eggs).
While I was a tweenager and a teenager, we fed Christmas dinner to the homeless on Christmas day - foregoing our morning of sleeping in and opening presents.
Thanksgiving is no exception! We don't cook turkies in the oven. We cook them in our PIT!
What is a PIT? It's a brick-lined hole in the ground that cooks the meat overnight. Here's the steps.
STEP 1: Mom starts the fire at noon on Wednesday. This is a TREACHEROUS job involving gasoline, an empty milk carton, matches, newspaper, and lots of wood.
STEP 2: Mix the spices. Each turkey/slab of meet is doused in spices. What's in the spices? Only my dad knows!
STEP3: Jared makes the beans (a combo of beans, raw bacon that cooks in the pit, and white onion).
STEP 4: Load up the turkeys/slabs of meat on the table, ready for the assembly line preparation.
The line goes like this:
a. unwrap the bird
b. spice the bird
c. replace the bird back in its aluminum pan
d. double bag the bird in muslin sacks
e. tie a wire around the neck of the bags
f. attach a metal tag with a number on it (how we keep track of who's turkey is who's)
g. place on pallet awaiting fire
STEP 5: Stack the "packages" on a pallet. This year, we put close to 40 "packages" of meat in the pit.
STEP 6: We don't put the sacks right on the fire (for obvious reasons). First, they're soaked in water. Next, a couple of metal plates are lowered on to a lip on the inside of the pit. This cuts out the oxygen and forces the fire to burn down to coals. In the following steps, you'll see how the heat is kept in to do the cooking. In this picture, you can see the huge hooks used to pick up the metal plates and lower them into the pit.
STEP 7: The "packages" are carefully lowered, by hand, on to the metal plates. They're kept flat because as they cook, they secrete yummy juices. You want to keep these juices in the pan...they make amazing gravy!
STEP 8: Put wood planks on top of the pit (no picture!).
STEP 9: Lay a tarp on top of the wood planks (you'll see why in a sec).
STEP 10: Cover the entire area with dirt (hence the need for the tarp - this keeps dirt from getting down in the pit, and into the meat). The dirt is then sprayed with water to make a "seal." No heat escapes!
STEP 11: Cook the meat overnight. Essentially, you have a giant crock pot that is cooking the meat via steaming. There's mequite wood in the bottom, so you have mesquite-smoked, home-spiced meat that falls right off the bone. It is AMAZING and we love doing it every year!
STEP 12: Watch helplessly as your 16 month old finds a giant puddle to play in. Once she found the puddle, she immediately dropped to her knees and started splashing. It was a lot cause.
We sure missed all our family that wasn't with us, and we commented several times about how it just wasn't complete with them all here.
I hope everyone else had as nice of a Thanksgiving! We sure are blessed.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
How Can You Not?
A lot of you have been following Nie Nie.
Watching her sister's blog, C Jane, for updates on how Nie Nie and Mr. Nielsen are doing.
Today, Mr. Nielsen sends his heartfelt thanks.
Go HERE to watch it.
How can you not be touched?
How can you not cry?
How can you not be thankful for everything the Lord has given you?
How can you not donate to their recovery fund (millions of dollars)?
How can you not have a greater testimony of the divine healing power, of prayer, and of family?
It doesn't help that the song in the background is my favorite...
What touches me the most is the way their family has pulled together. Sisters lovingly and without hesitation took in Nie Nie's 4 children, love them, send them to school, and try to make life as normal for them as possible.
I know my family would do the same for Jared and I, and I would do it for them. Because that's what families do.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
What can I say about Twilight?
I LOVED it.
Was it cheesy? Of course.
Was the music a little strange? Yup.
Were the actors and actresses a little too pasty white? Uh huh.
But I still loved it.
My favorite character in the movie was Alice...maybe I just envied her short hair.
I even loved the character that played James - very creepy.
I ADORED Charlie. A cute, bumbling dad of a teenage daughter who's not really sure what to do. Simply adorable.
I didn't really like Bella, but maybe she'll grow on me.
Rosalie was hot (of course).
My favorite character in the series of books was Jacob. A very complex individual who is torn between so many things! We don't get much of him in the first book, and he didn't become my favorite until the 2nd book. However, I HATED his character in the movie - I'm even pretty sure he wasn't native american.
My favorite scene was when Bella and Jacob were up in the tree, overlooking the river and the forest. Breath Taking.
It was very enjoyable, and I easily sat through it. If you enjoyed the book, you need to see the movie. Yes, it's worth it to see in the theater!
Monday, November 17, 2008
The Great Pumpkin Prankster
We have a prankster in our neighborhood! At least it's not a vandalizer.
Pumpkins are a fall decoration, I think...not just a Halloween decoration. We leave our uncarved pumpkins outside until Thanksgiving is over - yes, they do last that long.
One morning, I drove out of the garage. As I was leaving, I noticed our pumpkins weren't in their usual spots.
They were here...right in front of our garage door.
Thank goodness I didn't run over them!
Then, Saturday morning, we noticed that someone had sliced our pumpkins...
And GUTTED them!
Maybe our friendly pranksters will carve them for us next!
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Daddy and His Girl
I love my spouse for many reasons.
The one I'm thinking of this evening is how he tends to our daughter.
Today, he came home...tired...no - exhausted...back thrown out the day before yesterday...
And STILL.
He took our precious wee one outside to play (by rolling rocks down the slide - her favorite)...
So I could cook us a home-cooked family dinner.
It was only cantaloupe, salad, and grilled cheese with avocado.
He was just grateful to have a warm meal cooked by his spouse (me).
Yet another reason why I adore my husband - he loves my cooking.


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Big Band at Music for Youth National Festival
On Friday 8th July, just 24 hours after returning from the Barcelona tour, the RSA Big Band performed at the Music for Youth National Festival at Birmingham Town Hall.
The band played 3 pieces: 'What Were You Thinking', 'My Funny Valentine' and 'Back to the Basement'. They performed extremely well and received some excellent feedback from the adjudicators.
Getting through to the National Festival is a big achievement as only 300 groups of the 1600 groups who performed in the Regional festivals nationwide were put through. From the 300 groups that performed at the National Festival just 30 will be chosen for the Schools' Proms in November. We will have to wait till August to see if the Big Band is amongst the chosen ones.
Well done to all the performers (soloists indicated with a *):
- Andrew Martin* – flute
- Natalie Crook*, Jane Earland & Alice Riches – alto saxes
- Esme Butler Davies* & Kim Jeffs – tenor saxes
- Holly Barnett – baritone sax
- Molly Sykes*, Sophie Burleigh, Maddie Oakland, Josh Watson – trumpets
- Joe Horspool* & Tom Jenkins – trombones
- Taylor Burton* – piano
- Jake Cartwright* – guitar
- Jake Bentley – bass guitar
- Jonny Nicholson – drum kit
- Lyle Burton – auxiliary percussion
To listen to the performance, please click on the uploaded files of the three pieces which were:
- 'What Were You Thinking' by Chris Sharp, featuring Esme Butler Davies (tenor sax) and Joe Horspool (trombone)
- 'My Funny Valentine' by Richard Rodgers arr. Mike Smukal, featuring Molly Sykes (trumpet) and Natalie Crook (alto sax)
- 'Back to the Basement' by Erik Morales, featuring Taylor Burton (piano), Andrew Martin (flute) and Jake Cartwright (guitar)


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Ezoo, the new project from vocalist Graham Bonnet (Rainbow, MSG) and guitarist/producer Dario Mollo, will release their debut album, Feeding The Beast, on June 2nd via earMUSIC. The album track, "C'est La Vie", is available for streaming below.
Zoo will bring grooving and stomping music, with the great feeling straight from the golden days of hard rock. The debut includes new versions of the Rainbow songs "Eyes Of The World" and the Russ Ballard-penned "Since You Been Gone".
Feeding The Beast tracklisting:
"You Are Your Money"
"The Flight Of The Sapini"
"C'est La Vie"
"Guys From God"
"Feeding The Beast"
"Eyes Of The World"
"Colder Than Coolv
"Too High To Be Falling"
"Since You Been Gone"
"Don't Look Back"
"C'est La Vie":
Courtesy of www.bravewords.com
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Club of
Past Presidents
Our Projects
The Rotary Club of Dover is extremely active in the Community. As well as being members of our Club, most Rotarians also hold positions of responsibility in other organisations - the local authority, Dover Town Team, the Dover Society, the Dover Community Association, and countless sports, music and social clubs and societies.
Our members are proud of the town in which they live, and give freely of their time to help to build a happy and cohesive community.
Biggin Hall
The Rotary Club of Dover took the lead and contributed hundreds of man (and woman) hours to the repair and revitalisation of the ancient Biggin Hall in Dover. In a major success story, it is now run by Future Foundry as a Creative Start-up Space, supporting young entrepreneurs and testing their ideas for new businesses.
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Disaster Relief - Kerala, Lombok & Sulawesi
Recently there have been three destructive natural disasters. Extreme flooding in Kerala, an earthquake in Lombok and an earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi. Thousands of people have died, and it will take time for communities to recover from these devastating events.
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Dover Regatta
Sadly, there's no Dover Regatta in 2020 due to Covid-19. Watch this space for details of the 2021 event...
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Dover SMART Project
Dover SMART Project is a local charity supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged people through community art projects. Established in 2013, they firmly believe that everyone has the potential, talent and the right to participate in all aspects of our community. They use art in all its forms to nurture and develop confidence, create a sense of belonging and thereby allowing creativity to flourish. We have been supporting them since 2017.
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Team Malawi
The Rotary Club of Dover has been working to support Team Malawi, a family-run charity working in the north and south of Malawi whose twin aims are education and the relief of poverty. Team Malawi is committed to working in partnership with Malawians to transform the prospects of the next generation by providing teaching resources to Pre-schools and Primaries, bursaries at Secondary Schools and skills training for adults.
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2 February 2016
Not only is The Cat Art Show a regular occurrence (which we are sure will please our friends at Hide My Ass!) but it's back. So if you happen to be in LA, be sure to drop in and take a look. Not to everyone's tastes we'll admit, but we're sure you'll paws for thought if nothing else. (Sorry, couldn't resist.) CLICK HERE for more details.


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