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I - Wapping, 1861
Hold Still
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Wapping, 1861
The studio is quiet and still. Jo undresses behind the maroon curtain and wraps a sheet of green silk around her, tying it over one shoulder like a toga. She is sleepy, her limbs as heavy as thick felt. Or is it her mind that is filled with felt, weighing her down, as if by a strange dream the meaning of which has not yet emerged? She bends over and untangles her red hair, adding volume. Yesterday she was Ariadne, draped in blue and white robes with a loose red satin scarf twisting over her collar bone. Today she will be Minerva, seated on a stool holding a spear, balancing one foot on the rung. A big fire blazes in the hearth. Wood not coal. She prefers its more companionable smell. There is also heat from the ring of gas-burners closely packed together overhead. The students are drifting in, setting up their easels, murmuring and lighting their cigarettes. Her mother no longer accompanies her to each sitting. The screaming rows are over. Jo had to promise – cross her heart and hope to die – that she would not pose nude.
She settles on the stool on the platform at the extreme end of the room. The walls are lined with charcoal and watercolour winners. Her eye always finds the drawing of a sleigh moving through snow, its passengers bundled in blankets, the dogs pressing homeward. Or perhaps their journey is away from home, the long road ahead, unseen in the whiteness. She can never quite decide. This morning they are heading out, their food still warm in their bellies, their eyes straining for the new view, the unmapped vista, words like 'tundra' and 'the steppes' beckoning.
Around her is the hush of lazy industry that Jo loves. Studios have a kind of dirty spaciousness – all those angles pushing out of young men's dreams. This atmosphere of yearning opens and tightens her chest at the same time. She wants it the way she wants the first roast chestnut of autumn, a smell you can eat. Stuff yourself with. Her father would take them down to Greenwich Park on the river when he still ran a tug, her and her sister, to kick through the spiky green pods looking for fruit splitting out of the casings. The ground was spongy with them and they pricked their fingers trying to prise them apart. There was nothing her Da loved more than food that cost him no money. 'See that, Jo. What would that steal from you in Portobello, eh daughter?' She remembers big brown river trout from Essex, white mushroom skulls by the basketful from Epping, gory blackberries from Hampstead Heath. Those expeditions of plenty. Their proud scavenging. Her father's delight in saving a few bob.
She can hear one of the students say her name. Joanna Hiffernan. She must have written her name more times than anyone, her father watching. That's H.I.F.F.E.R.N.A.N,. not Heffernan, which is more common, or Houlihan. No, Hiffernan grew out of the sound of rocks, the sea and the hard scrabble soil of County Clare. Many slight shifts of the tongue had adapted the Gaelic name for 'the people of the shining hair', or 'the people skilled with horses' or some such - people that Jo would invoke when asked, where are you from? She could tell by the tone of the question that some wanted it to be a slap in the face, meaning get the hell back there, while others used it more as a probe, as in which part of the country and for how long, and who were your people's people? Every story begins with a bigger story wrapped up inside it.
Jo looks around the room, scratches her wrist. Soon she will have to keep her head straight and still. All of the students in the studio are men. Some have been expelled from art schools for wanting to draw the nude, places like the Royal Academy where students have to sketch antique sculptures for three years before they are allowed to set eyes on a female model. Last year Jo heard that thirty-eight women had signed a petition for permission to study live models with Academy teachers. The Academy had let in one female artist by mistake after she had signed her submitted drawings with only her initial. Good for her, Jo had thought at the time. Then others could follow. She envisages her signature: J. Hiffernan. Joseph? Jack?
How elaborate can a capital 'J' be? She learnt it can carry animals. And fish. And serpents. Could extend its trunk the length of a page and curl its dragon head along the top. Her father showed her a copy of the golden pages from the Book of Kells, had her mimic the intricacies of the lettering, the fantastical creatures with the head of an eagle and body of a deerhound.
'They saved civilisation,' she remembers him saying, his voice rising, his speech-voice coming into him like sea air, opening his chest. 'When the Roman Empire fell and libraries were ransacked, destroyed and burned to the ground, they had great books, great learning. Where?'
'Inside the monks, Da.' She parroted the rote.
'The Irish monks, daughter dear! I'll tell you this and I'll tell you for nothing, they rescued knowledge. Kept it safely transcribed and hidden. And beautiful writing makes beautiful thinking. Even up those "ff". That's it. Good.' His face is still rubicund with passion and excess. To Jo, it is the colour of love.
She sees herself dipping the nib, running a snake along the edge of the page, patterning its skin in coiling knots. He would give her spine a gentle poke and she would sit up straighter. 'As a twig is bent, so it will grow.' She was six and still believed everything her father said. He had it all mapped out for her: she might have the luck of looks, he told her, but she would also learn a trade; she would work as a botanical illustrator somewhere like Kew. She would be commissioned by a great empress to detail every plant in her vast gardens. She would make voyages he never made in his squat little river tug.
She remembered travelling her nib up the wrist of her left arm, drawing a lily and blowing on the inky trail. She held it up for him. He winked. He always encouraged both her talent and her contrariness. It amused him, made up for the lack of a son to entertain him. Then one by one, she added ants, their busy legs clinging to the stem. A mound of ants gathered at the head of the flower until the petals were dotted black. She was dreamy with satisfaction. The lily would never look the same on paper, would not flutter as she made and unmade a fist, the tendons jumping. She kept every drawing in a small leather trunk held shut with two straps. She would sit on it and hide it under her skirts if anyone came in. She wanted a drawing no one could destroy. A drawing that lived with her.
Jo had left school early. Most girls did. She helped her mother to bring in the washing and fought acres of white tablecloths and sheets – the cliffs of suds and the flapping, drying cloth hanging all over the house, like white dividing walls she could not draw on. She scribbled and scrawled on anything flat and smooth. Her father sold her drawings outside Mass. They were the spitting image of people in the congregation. He thought her hand could be her fortune, but her mother knew it would be her hair. What couldn't she catch with her lovely long copper-coloured hair?
The London sky sheathes the skylights in intermittent cloud. Jo watches a white billow float overhead like a massive imperial galleon, its sails tipped in sunlight. She would like to paint the brighter edges, a study of the sun that is always there. Why is it so hard to remember on overcast days? She wonders if her mother will ever get better, why no doctor can say what is wrong with her, why her belly is bloated and her cheeks dented as if nourishment can no longer reach them. Two frayed cirrus merge and part, leaving a gorge of blue. Her father had taught her the names of clouds, how to read the changing weather by the wind above the river.
Conversations fragment and fade across the room. 'The new RA show – an absolute load of rot!'
'I agree! Utter piffle!'
'I saw Millais' illustrations in The Cornhill Magazine – that's hardly art, is it?'
'Anyone know of cheap lodgings?'
'He's moved back from Scotland, I hear.'
The voices are not fully engaged, but rumble, low and perfunctory, back and forth. They only half-listen. All their senses are occupied by the eye and its message to the hand. Stan McGovern, a stout man with delicate wavering hands, passes through the room, tapping on students' drawings, on their wrists, on their backs. 'No talking, gentlemen, please. Go back and look at Rubens, like I said, Halliday. You've given her the ankles of a heifer. Here, like this.' Jo is listening and learning.
She looks ahead. A young man is staring at her. He has an eyeglass attached to one eye, which makes him look lopsided and a tiny bit peculiar. But still dashing. His hand is moving behind the easel but he is not supervising it. His feet are shifting in light-toed dance-steps. He is short and thin but the way he stares, his bearing and his movements make him appear larger; his behaviour and figure seem to spread out into the room like a force. It could be to do with the low-crowned, wide-brimmed hat he is wearing over his black curly hair and the red necktie and the fat, shapely moustache. He does not look English. She finds that her eyes keep returning to his face. Concentration makes his brow stern, his thick eyebrows knitted. He lights a cigarette, steadies for a moment and turns to his drawing. She feels a kind of relief. No, it is loss, masked as relief. Now he is squinting at her with only the briefest of glances, moving his head like a tern tripping along the edge of the tide. The drawing is the living thing he is interested in. She knows he is working on the finer features of her face and tries to stare him out, meet his presence with hers, become the brain in her body and make him connect with it. She wants to send out the signal: Look, mister, I'm not just dairy and narrow ankles and flaming red hair. She knows it is the kind of shade that turns heads – more like a metal than something human. Perhaps that is why people want to touch it – or tear it out. It has its own fire that a mere girl must have stolen to possess. She can almost hear them thinking, this girl, she burns. She is a trail of bright flame. Not just her hair, but her pool-blue eyes. Large and unaccountably sad, they say, although some would guess, if they ever looked back far enough, that the sorrow came from the hunger, the hunger that her family ran away from, carried in them, as they had once carried the cell of her.
Then, before anyone else, this man, this hopping pixie of a chap, rolls up his drawing, turns and leaves. The energy in the room lulls. Jo was certain he would loiter, sidle up and try to speak to her, and she was ready to be aloof, give him a line about never walking out with a student. She has been cheated and is desperate to move, get off the stool, stomp her feet and rub her thighs. Pins and needles torment her hands. She could chuck this bloody spear at someone. The rich boy with a stiff, fake-looking beard who cannot draw and attends every session – he would do for starters. Who was that damn elf-man? The hippity-hop of him. Then, pouf, gone in a puff of smoke.
Jo is at the centre of nine pairs of eyes, pinned by invisible threads like a lady Gulliver, and yet she is nowhere, she needs to piss and her stomach is growling. The sun comes out and she knows by the windowed shadow on the parquet that it is not yet noon. The clock is on the wall behind her. Anyway, Stan forgot to wind it and it has stopped at twenty-two minutes past seven.
Jo collects her pay from Stan, walks down Rathbone Place and crosses Oxford Street side-stepping the steaming manure. She swings her umbrella to a song in her head, which becomes sung on her lips without her realising it. My mother won't mind, and my father won't slight you for your lack of kind. The afternoon has brightened and the March air is touched with the tingly smell of new growth. Yellow catkins hang off the trees in Soho Square. Poor King Charles is iced in bird droppings, his face drooping and disconsolate. She plans to go home via the haberdasher's in Covent Garden to buy some bands of fur for her new mantle. Her crinoline jerks and pivots from her waist as she walks along. She passes an Italian café on Greek Street where three young men are sitting outside at tables on the pavement, joking and waving their arms. One waves at her. It is him. The vanishing student.
He motions her to join them. 'Mademoiselle!' He bows theatrically. 'I'm Jim Whistler.' He sounds American and French, all put on.
'Joanna Hiffernan.' Her hand darts out too quick, a nervous fish. Jim removes a burgundy glove with fastidious care.
'Enchanté.' He introduces his friends. 'Meet Henri Fantin-Latour, who we call Fantin, and this is Alphonse Legros, who is Alphonse. Don't ask me why. Our petite Société de Trois,' he says grinning. 'I met Fantin in the Louvre when we were both doing knock-off copies of the Great Masters to sell on the street. We're all on the same road – '
'– the road from Holland,' Fantin finishes his sentence. 'So says Degas.'
Alphonse stays silent, seems shy or disconcerted.
'And where's the road heading to?' Jo asks. 'Paris?'
They all raise their teacups and cheer.
'To framing and fame! Do sit down.' Jim pulls up another chair, dusts its seat with his sleeve. 'Do you draw or paint yourself?'
'Doesn't everyone?' Jo says. She is surprised and reassured that he does not say where he knows her from. She wants to say that she drew before she could talk. She drew images that were seen and those that were not. When they first gave her a pencil, she was off, skating away across the surface of the paper as if she had been waiting all of her short life for this missing part of herself to be restored. Finally she could put all the pictures that cluttered and crowded everywhere she looked on to a surface where they stabilised and took solid form. It felt like exhaling after holding her breath for a long time.
'Be warned, an artist's career always begins tomorrow,' Jim says.
'Unless you're Courbet,' says Alphonse. 'The Salon accepts everything he paints.'
'Yes, Alphonse, but Courbet has fifteen years on us,' Jim says. 'We are all of our time, the test is to be ahead of it.'
'And live long enough to know.' Alphonse laughs and adjusts his waistcoat as if it is too tight.
'Yes, we will, provided that some unruly critic doesn't asphyxiate us with slander and derision!' says Jim. 'That infernal fool at the Telegraph that – '
'Les hommes! Les hommes!' Fantin interrupts, shaking his head. 'Do you know, Jo, that Courbet once brought a live ox into his atelier? The place was full of runaways from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Sadly, it only lasted for four months because Courbet wrecked the place and the landlord wouldn't renew his lease, but I learnt more than I'd learnt in four years at art school.'
'I cannot permit any relationship between professor and pupil to exist....' Jim begins in a heavy French accent.
'I, Courbet, have no pupils...there can be no schools...' Alphonse continues with an air of pomp. 'Only painters, collaborators...'
Fantin has commandeered another cup and saucer and pours Jo some tea. 'Milk?'
'Lots, thank you.'
'Milky tea for a milk-white girl,' Jim whispers, a smile on his face. He holds a match to Alphonse's cigarette, then with a flourish lights his own and shakes out the flame when it threatens his fingertips.
'Cheshire cat,' she whispers back and looks away but she is enthralled, hooked into their camaraderie, their utter self-regard and seriousness beneath the dusting of wit and raillery. They all act as if they are well-dressed swells but up close, their clothes are shabby, almost shapeless with wear.
The tea tastes as if someone has extinguished a cigar in it. She can barely finish it. Much later she will learn its name: lapsang souchong. She will repeat it to herself as if it is a password to an underground passageway that will lead down to a hidden world. Lapsang souchong.
Number of pages: 253
Price: £12.99
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What was said about Hold StillFrom the reviews:
'A jewel of a book, rich and sensual, vivid with the colours of paint and flesh, scents of skin and sea, the taste of a lover. We are lured deep into the real world of the model whose face and body we already know intimately. Now we know her heart, as her extraordinary life and conflicted passions are brilliantly recreated.' - Marcelle Bernstein
'Smyth has afforded us a glimpse into this woman's exciting world. A world I wouldn't really have had a clue about (despite an active interest in art) without reading this wonderfully entertaining novel.'
'Pioneering publishing house Holland Park Press have discovered a real gem in Cherry Smyth.' - Literary Relish
'Jo is one of the more intriguing heroines I've read about in the past year and the fact that she really existed makes this all the more wonderful.
With tangles of love, art, jealousy and sex, Hold Still has it all and I can't recommend it more.' - Rebecca on Novel Escapes
'For readers who enjoy the pleasure of art, and the world of the Victorian Artist, this will be a novel to be devoured with enthusiasm.' - Historical Novel Society
'Eloquently descriptive, scandalous, and sizzling' & 'The character development in this novel is Shakespearean.' - Belinda on Every Free Chance Book Reviews
'In bringing to life real people from the past, Hold Still is in the tradition of Paula McLean's The Paris Wife and Nancy Horan's Loving Frank, and is as compelling and fascinating as these popular novels.' - Ruth Latta in The Compulsive Reader
'It does have passion on display in several of its exhilarating forms which I do believe we should all experience in measured doses every day. Recommended for older teens and beyond due to some content; nothing too scandalous, but enough to mention.' - Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers
'It is almost allegorical in its exposition of a woman defined by male gaze, yet striving for autonomy.' & 'Smyth is a meticulous writer and clearly chose each word precisely.' - Eve on her blog Eve Proofreads
'Jo Hiffernan seems to have been a creative, intelligent and capable woman and Cherry Smyth has done us all a favour by drawing attention to her.' - Elizabeth Hilliard Selka on Bookoxygen
Previewers' feedback:
This is incredibly powerful and gripping!
I got totally wrapped up in the voice from the start.
I like, and can really relate to, Jo's sense of distance growing between her and her family because of her dreams, desires and aspirations.
The images are stunning and the writing is fluid and often very beautiful.
Jim Whistler is very well done, and Jo is a subtle, complex – and very likeable - creation. The sex scenes work extremely well, there is humour in the novel, and considerable pathos (the letter to Jo from her mother).
I love the world Smyth has opened up, especially the relationship with
Courbet, his studio with Jo in it and the connections with her and
the painting.


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Put in your claim before it's too late! This is an excerpt from a story that appeared on the BBC this past August (2007). The text below the map explains the numbers.
"The Russians are leading a new 'gold rush' in the high north, with a bold attempt to assert a claim to oil, gas and mineral rights over large parts of the Arctic Ocean up to the North Pole."
1) North Pole: Russia leaves its flag on the seabed, 4,000m (13,100ft) beneath the surface, as part of its claims for oil and gas reserves
2) Lomonosov Ridge: Russia argues that this underwater feature is an extension of its continental territory and is looking for evidence
3) 200-nautical mile (370km) line: Shows how far countries' agreed economic area extends beyond their coastline. Often set from outlying islands
4) Russian-claimed territory: The bid to claim a vast area is being closely watched by other countries. Some could follow suit
Some interesting solutions that appear in this story:
The "median line method", supported by Canada and Denmark, would divide the Arctic waters between countries according to their length of nearest coastline. This would give Denmark the Pole itself but Canada would gain as well.
The "sector method" would take the North Pole as the centre and draw lines south along longitudes. This would penalise Canada but Norway and, to a lesser extent, Russia, would gain.
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Mr. President, Madam Special Rapporteur,
FIDH and its member organization ALTSEAN-Burma thank you for your report. Despite holding a historic general election in November 2015, Myanmar remains mired in serious human rights challenges that need to be fully addressed and resolved.
We reiterate our serious concern about the situation of the Rohingya community and other ethnic and religious minorities, including instances of violence, discrimination and other abuses against them, and we urge the government to end arbitrary arrests and detentions, forced displacement, attacks against civilians in ethnic minority areas, including rape and other forms of sexual violence, torture and ill-treatment, arbitrary deprivation of property, and other violations of international humanitarian law.
We urge the government, once again, to take all necessary measures to end impunity and to create and maintain a safe and enabling environment for civil society and human rights defenders. The authorities should also ensure that the judiciary exists as a separate and independent branch.
Mr. President,
As long as ongoing and systemic human rights issues have not been addressed, the Human Rights Council should maintain its ability to monitor the human rights situation, work with the authorities on a concrete reform agenda, and work towards the establishment of an OHCHR country office with a full mandate. We call upon the Council to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur, request her to include in her next report recommendations concerning ongoing human rights violations, a time-bound action plan for their implementation, and benchmarks to objectively assess progress, and continue to review the human rights situation in the country.
Thank you for your attention.


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One of the neat things about this movie is that almost all of the voices are recognizable from other Disney films. Having watched a bunch so far, Jason and I were constantly identifying them throughout the movie. For instance, Alice is the same voice as Wendy from Peter Pan, the Queen of Hearts is the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella and one of the fairies in Sleeping Beauty, the Cheshire Cat is Kaa in The Jungle Book and Winnie the Pooh, the White Rabbit is Smee from Peter Pan, etc. There are actually a bunch more, it's pretty cool.
Alice goes through a series of nonsensical adventures which are cute and captivating, but eventually just get frustrating to her. Sometimes you want to yell at Alice about what the heck she is thinking, but ultimately she learns her lesson... not everything should be complete nonsense, and sometimes we actually want some amount of logic and for things to make sense.
The Music
There are a lot of songs in this movie, but most of them are almost "mini" songs. They are super short or else just not that interesting. But with so many mini songs that are so well known, I'm quite surprised that nothing from Alice in Wonderland appears on my set of Disney's Greatest Hits CDs. You have "The Unbirthday Song," "I'm Late," which are the most memorable, but you also have Alice singing "In a World of My Own," "The Walrus and the Carpenter," and the flowers singing "All in a Golden Afternoon." Lots of different songs throughout the whole movie - basically every time Alice goes somewhere else or meets someone else, they sing a song.
The Villain
For the majority of the movie Alice does not have a particular villain, just certain obstacles that get in her way. The biggest villain of all could be seen as the Queen of Hearts, a tyrant who enjoys chopping people's heads off. She's certainly a frightening figure, and if she was there throughout the movie she could be pretty high up on the villain list. But she doesn't even get mentioned until the last half hour of the movie.
The Disney World Connection
The infamous "Mad Tea Party" tea cup ride in Fantasyland is themed after the mad tea party in Alice in Wonderland. There are also plenty of characters walking around, including Alice, the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, and others. They also pop up in a number of the parades and shows.
Becky's rating: 7 out of 10
Jason's rating: 6.5 out of 10


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Makeup takes on a certain aristocratic flair with the Dior Spring 2014 Makeup collection.
Inspired by the most notorious French Queen Marie-Antoinette, this line features a lot of soft springtime shades and sweet feminine palettes. Taking from the iconic Queen's exclusive private residence located near Versailles, France, the blushes and eye shadows in this line are crafted to resemble the vibrant yet soft flowers located around the premises. The crowning glory of this royal-infused collection is the Trianon Palette encased in a bow-shaped case equipped with eye liner, eye shadows, and two new shades of blush in coral and a softer pink.
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As we get further and further addicted to technology, our children are often coming along for the ride. I know very few 4-year-olds whose parents who have an iPhone who cannot already use their tiny fingers to manipulate and navigate the screen. My daughter has been using my iPhone adeptly since she was 2 and now her almost 3-year-old brother is doing the same.
My daughter also plays computer games and is able to type, and I am supportive of most of these things, but when it comes to email, I have to draw the line. Recently Miss Manners was asked about a 4-year-old who was learning to read and write and who had an email account. What seemed like a benign question about manners and not wanting to receive email from a 4-year-old was actually a bit more complicated.
Should a 4-year-old have an email address at all?
In a word: No. A 4-year-old should be reading and playing and practicing writing their letters by hand. I wrote a check the other day and felt that I had nearly forgotten how to use a pen because I spend so much time on the computer. It's imperative that children still get these skills, so why the rush to typing?
Personally, I am thrilled by my daughter learning to write and less thrilled by her learning to type. It seems like she needs both. So, yes, a 4-year-old is too young to be emailing.
I could see having a highly monitored email account for her when she is 6 or 7. Maybe. But at 4, she is still learning the basics. She will likely spend the great majority of her life in front of a computer (unless she has some other kind of job), so I am in no hurry to shove her in front of one any time soon.
Once she has the basics of reading and writing down and has people she wants to email, maybe even a friend or two who has one of their own, we can revisit it. Until then, if you want to talk to my daughter, call me or email me. I will make sure she sees it!
Do you think a 4-year-old is too young to email?


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The exchange-traded fund industry is about to reach a major milestone.
Over the next few days—maybe as early as Friday—ETFs as a category will pass $2 trillion in assets. The accomplishment serves as a mighty rebuke of the mutual fund industry as investors during this five-year bull market wholeheartedly rejected active management.
After a $42 billion inflow for November, ETFs are less than $3 billion away from the $2 trillion mark, according to XTF.com, which calculates the asset total at the end of each day.
Comparatively, mutual funds added just $12 billion last month, as investors are clearly choosing ETFs as the vehicle to ride this stock market to higher and higher record highs.
Read MoreETFs minted to court the bullish U.S. dollar
November was the fourth-largest month for ETF inflows in the last decade, according to XTF.com.
"ETFs are a reminder that 'disruptive technology' isn't just for Silicon Valley," wrote Nicholas Colas of Convergex Group, in a note to clients this week. "It happens in our business as well."
Over the last five years, investors put $301.5 billion into U.S. equity ETFs, while pulling $411.1 billion out of mutual funds, according to Colas.


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After a year of embarrassing flops, Netflix
CEO Reed Hastings bubbled up near the top of many "Worst CEO of 2011" lists, and given the beating that the stock took from its all-time peak in July to its bottoming out a couple months later, some of the knocks were earned.
However, we now see how far Netflix has bounced back in such a short amount of time.
Consumerist.com concluded its annual contest for the Worst Company in America this week.
Electronic Arts
Netflix, fittingly enough, made the cut as one of the 32 finalists.
However, consumers have warmed up to the video service giant to the point where Netflix got eliminated from contention in the very first round.
You like me -- you really like me
Netflix was pitted against GameStop
GameStop is an odd nominee. Why is GameStop so vile? Yes, it sells new games at retail prices, but it has a loyalty shopping program that makes it compelling to do exactly that. It pays a pittance on trade-ins that it then resells at juicy markups, but why is that so terrible?
We live in a capitalistic society. If someone could put GameStop out of business by offering lower prices and better trade-in terms, why hasn't that happened? No one forces die-hard gamers to buy their titles and gear at GameStop.
GameStop isn't vile. Surely it was being placed in this battle so that the evil empire of Netflix would move on to the second of five rounds.
Well, the Consumerist.com readers didn't see it that way. GameStop collected a little more than 70% of the votes. It wasn't even close. Many of the reader comments pointed out that while the summertime price increase and short-lived Qwikster fiasco were bad business moves, it didn't mean that Netflix was a company for consumers to loathe. Netflix's quick reversal on Qwikster even won some raves.
"GameStop is just bad in so many categories," one voter wrote. "Netflix at least has listened to customers and changed their mind about things."
On to the next round
GameStop, if you're curious, went on to lose to Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart? Yes, it was definitely a peculiar slate of nominees. GameStop is evil because it charges too much, and Wal-Mart is vile because of how far it will go to make sure that it charges customers too little.
Go figure.
However, back to Netflix, if it's not as loathed by consumers as GameStop -- or Wal-Mart, for that matter -- could it be that it has overcome last year's blunders and poorly executed initiatives?
Nod your head if you want to give the correct answer.
The mathematics of an apology accepted
Consumers, subscribers, and shareholders have all forgiven Netflix.
Pull up a stock quote. The same stock that traded as low as $62.37 five months ago is trading nearly 80% higher today.
Pull up its latest quarterly report. After a sharp slide during the third quarter, Netflix tacked on net new streaming customers during the fourth quarter. Yes, DVD-based customers continue to decline, but that's not Netflix's platform for growth these days.
Is Netflix as respected as it was a year ago? Probably not. It may have a record number of total subscribers right now, but its once-sterling reputation did take a few body blows that may be slow to heal.
However, at the end of the day it's hard to argue against simple math. The stock chart, quarterly financials, and now the Consumerist.com poll show that Netflix's apology has been accepted.
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A number of lists are seen in the literature [60-62] giving the names of the sects. Two I used to produce the following list are those of Islamic encyclopedia published by Munshi Mehboob 'Alim [60] and that of abu-Mansur al-Baghdadi [61]. Abu-Mansur al-Baghdadi's list was produced around 10th century AD and he has included an number of political movement as separate sects. Such movements differed from each other on the question of leadership and had no theological differences and thus I believe that can not be considered as independent sect, so in my list I have not included such political movements as independent sects. On the other hand Munshi Mehboob 'Alim has included in his list, sects which rejects some of the fundamental beliefs of Islam while abu-Mansur al-Baghdadi does not consider them to be a part of Islam. For example Ghullat and all its subsects believe in the divinity of Ali, Zanadiqiyahs and some other sects do not believe in the Day of Judgement etc. While preparing the following list I agree with Baghdadi and do not include such sects. Finally, Munshi Mehboob 'Alim has listed two sects 'Aliviyah and Ajariyah distinguishing between them on the basis that one believes in the prophethood of Ali while the other one believes that Ali was a partner in prophethood. I consider these two to be one sect. Other than the above mentioned differences the two lists I used are identical except the fact that Munshi Mehboob 'Alim divides the whole Ummah into six major branches i.e. 1.Rafidiya, 2.Kharijiya, 3.Jabariyah, 4.Qadriyah, 5.Jahmiyah and 6. Marjiyah. While abu-Mansur list the sects of Jahmiyah under the main class Marjiyah and Jabariyah under the Qadriya, thus dividing the Ummah into only four major classes, i.e. 1.Rafidiyah, 2.Kharijiya, 3.Qadriya and 4. Marjiyah. The only other difference found is that the two authors sometimes use different names for the same sect which becomes clear while looking at the beliefs associated to them. This I believe is because the two authors resided in different regions (one in Arabia the other in Indo-Pak subcontinent) at different times so perhaps the same sects may have been known with different names in different regions. I have tried to include various names given to the same sect by both authors where ever possible.
|Followers of Abu'l-Jarud, They believe Prophet (pbuh) designated Ali (ra) as the Imam by his characteristics but not by name.
|Followers of Sulaiman ibn-Jarir al-Zaidi, They believed Imamat was a matter of conference and could be confirmed by two best Muslims.
|They did not dispute the Khilafat of Uthman, neither they attack him nor praise him.
|They accepted the Khilafat of Abu Bakr and Umar, but did not reject those who rejected these Khulafaa. They also believed that Muslim committers of Major sins will be in hell fire forever.
|Followers of the Imammate of Muhammad ibn-al-Hanifah. They believe that Allah might have had a beginning.
|They believed that Imam Muhammad ibn-al-Hanifah is not dead and is the Imam Ghaib (in disappearance) and the expected Mahdi.
|Followers of abu-Kamil. They believed companions to be heretic because they forsook their allegiance to Ali and condemn Ali for ceasing to fight them. They believed in the returning of the dead before the Day of Resurrection and that Satan is right in preferring fire to clay.
|Followers of Muhammad ibn-'Abdullah ibn-al-Hassan. They do not believe that Imam Muhammad ibn-'Abdullah died and that he is Imam Ghaib and awaited Mahdi.
|Followers of Muhammad ibn-'Ali al-Baqir. They believe him to be the Imam Ghaib and expected Mahdi.
|They believe that those who consider themselves better than anyone else are Kafirs (disbelievers).
|They believe that the one who has recited La Ilaha Il-Allah (There is none worthy of worship except Allah), whatever she or he does, will never be punished.
|They believe that faith for one is what he/she sincerely practices.
|They believe in the continuity of Imammate among the descendants of Ismail ibn-Ja'far.
|They believe Musa ibn-Ja'far to be the Imam Ghaib and expected Mahdi.
|They believe in the continuity of Imammate among the descendants of Muhammad ibn-Ismail ibn-Ja'far.
|They believe that expected Mahdi will be the twelveth Imam among the descendants of 'Ali ibn-abi-Talib.
|They Predicate a body to Allah and also allege Prophet (pbuh) of disobedience to Allah.
|They believed that Allah did not live nor had any attributes till He created for Himself life and His attributes.
|Followers of Younas ibn-'Abd-al-Rahman al-Kummi. They believe that Allah is borne by bearers of His Throne, though He is stronger than they.
|They believed in the view that deeds of servants of Allah are substances; and a servant of Allah can really produce a substance.
|Followers of Nafi ibn-al-Azraq. They do not believe in the good dreams and vision and claim that all forms of revelation has ended.
|Followers of Najdah ibn-'Amir al-Hanafi. They abolished the punishment for drinking wine also they believed that sinners of this sect would not be treated in hellfire but some other place before allowed in paradise.
|Followers of Ziyad ibn-al-Asfar. They believed that sinners are in fact polytheists.
|Followers of Abd-al-Karim ibn-Ajrad. They believed that a child should be called to Islam after it has attained maturity. Also they believed booty of war to be unlawful till the owner is killed.
|They believe Allah loves men of all faiths even if one has been disbeliever most of his life.
|They believe that what Allah desires does happen no matter what and what does not happen it means Allah desires it not.
|Followers of Khalaf. They do not believe in fighting except under the leadership of an Imam.
|They believed that whoever did not recognize Allah by all His names was ignorant of Him and anyone ignorant of Him was a disbeliever.
|Followers of Salt ibn-Uthman. They believed in the conversion of adults only and if father has converted to Islam children were considered disbeliever till they reach maturity.
|Followers of Hamza ibn-Akrak. They believe that children of polythiests are condemned to hell.
|Followers of Tha'labah ibn-Mashkan. They believe that parents remain guardian over their children of any age until children make it clear to parents that they are turning away from truth.
|They did not believe in taking or giving alms from or to slaves.
|They do not believe in waging a war except in defense or when the opponent is known personally.
|Followers of Shaiban ibn-Salamah al-Khariji. They believe Allah resembles His creatures.
|They believe that land watered by springs, canals or flowing rivers should pay half the Zakat (Tithe), while land watered by rain only should pay the full Zakat.
|Followers of abu-Mukarram. They believe that ignorance constitutes as disbelief. Also that Allah enmity or friendship depends upon the state of a persons belief at his death.
|Consider Abdullah ibn-Ibad as their Imam. They believe in doing good deeds without the intention of pleasing Allah.
|Consider Hafs ibn-abi-l-Mikdam as their Imam. They believe that only knowing Allah frees one from polytheism
|Followers of Harith ibn-Mazid al-Ibadi. They believe that the ability precedes the deeds.
|40. Ashab Ta'ah
|They believe that Allah can send a prophet without giving him any sign to prove his prophecy.
|Followers of Shabib ibn-Yazid al-Shaibani. They believe in the Imamate of a woman named Ghazalah.
|Followers of Wasil ibn-'Ata al-Ghazza. They believe that those who commit major sins will be punished in hell but still remain believers.
|Followers of 'Amr ibn-Ubaid ibn-Bab. They reject the legal testimony of people from supporters of either side of the battle of Camel.
|Followers of abu-al-Hudhail Muhammad ibn-al-Hudhail. They believe that both Hell and Paradise will perish and that preordination of Allah can cease, at which time Allah will no longer be omnipotent.
|Followers of abu-Ishaq Ibrahim ibn-Saiyar. They do not believe in the miraculous nature of the Holy Quran nor do they believe the miracles of Holy Prophet (pbuh) like splitting the moon.
|They Believe that Allah neither creates life nor death but it is an act of the nature of living body..
|Followers of Bashr ibn-al-Mu'tamir. They believe that Allah may forgive a man his sins and may change His mind about this forgiveness and punish him if he is disobedient again.
|Followers of Hisham ibn-'Amr al-Futi. They believe that if a Muslim community come to consensus it need an Imam and if it rebels and kills its Imam, no one should be chosen an Imam during a rebellion.
|Followers of Isa ibn-Sabih. They believe that staying in close communication with the Sultan (ruler) makes one unbeliever.
|Followers of Ja'far ibn-Harb and Ja'far ibn-Mubashshir. They believe that drinking raw wine is not punishable and that punishment of hell could be inferred by a mental process.
|Followers of Muhammad ibn-Abdallah al-Iskafi. They believe that Allah has power to oppress children and madmen but not those who have their full senses.
|Followers of Thamamah ibn-Ashras al-Numairi. They believe that he whom Allah does not compel to know Him, is not compelled to know and is classed with animals who are not responsible.
|Followers of 'Amr ibn-Bahr al-Jahiz. They believe that Allah is able to create a thing but unable to annihilate it.
|Followers of abu-Yaqub al-Shahham. They everything determined is determined by two determiners, one the Creator and the other acquirer.
|Followers of abu-al-Husain al-Khaiyat. They believe that everything non-existant is a body before it appears, like man before it is born is a body in non-existance. Also that every attribute becomes existant when it makes its appearance.
|Followers of abu-Qasim Abdullah ibn-Ahmad ibn-Mahmud al-Banahi known as al-Ka'bi. They believe that Allah does not see Himself nor anyone else except in the sense that He knows Himself and others.
|Followers of abu-'Ali al-Jubbai. They believe that Allah obeys His servants when He fulfill their wish
|Followers of abu-Hashim. They believe that one who desires to do a bad deed, though may not do it, commits infidelity and deserves punishment.
|They believe that Holy Prophet (pbuh) was a wise man but not a prophet.
|They believe that God has no control over His creations.
|They do not believe in the punishment of grave.
|They do not believe in the punishment for deeds on the grounds that because everything is determined so whatever one does s/he is not responsible for it..
|They believe that doing Dhikr and Fikr (Remembering and thinking about Allah) is better than worship.
|They believe that Hazrat Ali share prophethood with Muhammad (pbuh).
|They believe in the re-incarnation of soul.
|They believe that Hazrat Ali ibn-abi-Talib will return to this world.
|They believe in the Fardh (obligations) in faith but deny the sunnah.
|They believe that this world will live forever.
|They do not believe in the acceptance of repentance.
|They believe that Quran is not the word of God but only its meaning and essence is the word of God. Words of Quran are just the words of narrator.
|The believe that Qiyas (taking a guess) is wrong and amounts to disbelief.
|They believe that obedience to Ameer is obligatory no matter what he commands.


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This outing to the Paramount Theater in Aurora is for a concert featuring Donny and Marie Osmond. They bring their chart-topping hits, like "Puppy Love" and "Paper Roses" for this fabulous concert. Register at the Clarendon Hills Park District Community Center, no later than April 28.


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How will you spend your weekend? (Antwerp)
I always get confused when someone ask me, How will you spend your weekend? What are your Plans? but Question is, should we always have plans before hand or we should spend it randomly.
Just a Question, or may be i am thinking too loud !
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Guided imagery involves the use of the imagination to create mental images to help bring about desired changes in one's physical or emotional state. It is often combined with behavioral approaches, such as smoking cessation. When used by people with physical illness, guided imagery relies upon the neuro-anatomy of the mind/body connection to induce changes in the physical body. The term "guided" imagery is used because images are suggested and sometimes even described by a therapist or group leader. Guided imagery may also be practiced on one's own, often with the use of audiotapes. History From prehistoric cave paintings to modern art, and from poetry to television, humans have communicated and made sense of their world through the use of images. Religious ceremonies, poetry, and song are filled with images. Prayer, meditation, and other healing traditions often invoke the use of images. It is widely understood that the use of imagery can cause changes in states of consciousness, emotions, and the body itself. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries the Austrian physician Franz Friedrich Anton Mesmer, the father of modern hypnosis, used the suggestion of certain images to help lead his subjects into hypnotic states. In the 20th century, stress research pioneer Hans Selye, MD explained how an image of a negative or disturbing event could trigger the stress response (the "fight or flight" response) in the body, even though the imagined event was not really happening(1). Herbert Benson, MD later found that meditation and prayer involving positive and peaceful images could induce what he termed the relaxation response in the body, which Benson concluded was a profoundly healing state(2). In the 1970s, radiation oncologist Carl Simonton, MD popularized the use of imagery with cancer patients to try to stimulate their immune systems(3). While guided imagery was, at that time, a controversial practice, it is now widely used in cancer treatment centers and support groups. Researchers in the field of mind/body medicine have since been studying ways in which imagery can be used to reduce symptoms and promote healing in a wide variety of illnesses. Theory Mind/Body Communication. There are two anatomical pathways through which the mind can influence the body: the nervous system and the circulatory system. The nervous system reaches from the brain into all the body's tissues and organs, and influences their functioning all the way down to the cellular level. Thus, the entire body is "wired" to the brain. In addition, the brain is a gland that releases thousands of different chemicals into the bloodstream, which circulate throughout the body. These chemicals, which are received by receptors on the surface of each cell, influence the function and activity of all the body's tissues. The mind/body connection is a two-way street: just as the brain's chemicals are sent out to all the cells of the body, the body provides feedback to the brain. This is accomplished both in the form of nerve impulses, and in chemical "messages" picked up by the brain's own receptor cells. Technique. Guided imagery involves intentionally focusing the mind on images that represent changes you want to take place in your body. Guided imagery is also used to bring about psychological and behavioral changes. The term "guided" is used in that this process is guided by another person, such as a therapist or group leader, who suggests certain images for you to imagine, or directs you to invent your own images. Guided imagery may also be practiced on one's own, with prerecorded audiotapes, music, meditation, drawing, painting, or just sitting quietly. The images used may be symbolic, and need not be detailed or anatomically accurate. For example, you might imagine that arthritis pain in your fingers' joints is melting, dripping like a warm liquid out of your fingertips. You might imagine that your immune cells are preying on cancer cells as a pack of wolves might devour field mice. Guided imagery is a highly personal technique, and the images chosen must be inspiring and meaningful to the person using them. It is thought that the image is a vehicle through which the individual's intention for healing is expressed. In this sense, it is believed that a powerful image mobilizes unconscious forces to influence the body's responses, though the exact mechanisms by which this happens are yet unknown. Research Studies have found that imagery can help people influence a variety of bodily functions and illnesses. For example, a controlled study of 55 nursing mothers found they could double their milk production by using images of pleasant surroundings, milk flowing in their breasts, and the baby's warm skin against their own(4). Cancer patients using imagery daily for one year achieved significant improvements in natural killer cell activity and several other measures of immune functioning(5). Patients who used an imagery audiotape before, during, and after colorectal surgery had significantly less anxiety, pain, and need for narcotic medications, and had greater patient satisfaction than those using routine care alone(6). Patients with bulimia who used guided imagery had significantly reduced bingeing and purging episodes, and showed improvements in psychological well-being(7). And, women with breast cancer who used guided imagery audiotapes had significantly less anxiety, and higher comfort levels, while undergoing radiation therapy(8). What Are the Potential Uses of Guided Imagery? The most effective uses of guided imagery are in stress-related conditions, chronic illnesses, and pain control. It has also been found useful in relieving the side effects of medical treatments such as surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy in cancer. Specific conditions in which imagery is commonly used include: Addictions Allergies Anxiety Arthritis Asthma Cancer Chronic pain Depression Gastrointestinal disorders Heart disease Hypertension Auto-immune and immune system dysfunction Infectious diseases Neck and back pain Organ transplantation Surgery (preparation and recovery) Tension and migraine headaches Who Practices Guided Imagery and What is Their Training? Guided imagery is one technique within the broader field of mind/body medicine, also known as behavioral medicine. This field is cross-disciplinary in that health and mental health professionals from a wide range of backgrounds may practice it. Many training programs among the different health disciplines offer courses in the field of mind/body medicine. Although there are no standardized credentials or requirements for the practice of guided imagery, some states provide licensing for those practicing mind/body medicine. Before choosing a mind/body practitioner, check with your state's medical licensing board for any qualification requirements. Beyond licensing, there are numerous organizations and advanced training programs in mind/body medicine that offer certification, some of which specialize in guided imagery itself. It is most important that a practitioner be a competent professional who has a healthy regard for the limitations and appropriate uses of mind/body medicine. Is Guided Imagery Safe? Adverse Effects There are no adverse effects from guided imagery per se. It is a subtle, gentle, noninvasive process that is completely within the control of the individual. If a group leader or therapist suggests an image that an individual finds disturbing or upsetting in any way, the process should be stopped immediately. The degree of benefit varies widely from one person to the next depending on many factors, including the severity of illness. Also, the importance of the individual's openness to the technique, trust in the process, and expectation that at least some benefit may be achieved should not be underestimated. Still, people expecting dramatic or instantaneous results from the use of guided imagery may be setting themselves up for feelings of failure, self-blame, or disappointment when such results are not forthcoming. Realistic and modest expectations are important for patients and practitioners alike. Contraindications The use of guided imagery is complementary to other forms of treatment, and is not a substitute for proven therapies, especially in serious illness. While it may be a safe and beneficial therapy in many instances, it may be contraindicated in cases involving serious mental illnesses. What to Expect in a Practitioner's Office Guided imagery is used in psychotherapy, counseling, hypnosis, support groups, and cognitive behavior therapy programs for specific illnesses. It is also used in hospitals in preparation for surgery, recovery from surgery, and pain control. A guided imagery session will generally last from ten to thirty minutes. The introductory instructions, usually given by a therapist or group leader, are quite basic, and might go something like this: "Place yourself in a comfortable position, and adjust your body in order to be as comfortable as possible. Allow your eyes to close whenever you wish. Bring your attention to your breathing, and take a series of long, slow, relaxing breaths. Allow your body to relax as completely as possible, while at the same time, let your mind remain wide awake and alert..." Then, you might be asked to use your imagination in a variety of ways, such as imagining yourself in a safe and peaceful place, or imagining a certain healing process happening in your body. You may imagine that your body – even a specific organ – has a voice of its own, and can speak to you about its needs. Most practitioners encourage patients to practice at home between sessions, often with the help of audiotapes. There is evidence that with regular, frequent practice, the benefits of guided imagery can build over time. William Collinge, Ph.D., M.P.H. Notes 1. Selye H. The Stress of Life. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1956 2. Benson H. The Relaxation Response, New York: Avon Books, 1975, and Beyond the Relaxation Response, New York: Berkley Books, 1985 3. Simonton OC, Matthews Simonton S, Creighton J. Getting Well Again. Los Angeles: Tarcher, 1978 4. Feher SK, Berger LW, Johnson JD, Wilde JB. Increasing breast milk production for premature infants with relaxation and imagery. Advances: The Journal of Mind-Body Health, summer 1989, 6(2):14-16 5. Gruber B, Hall N. Immune system and psychological changes in metastatic cancer patients using relaxation and guided imagery: A pilot study. Scandinavian Journal of Behavior Therapy, 1988; 17:25-45 6. Tusek DL; Church JM; Strong SA et al. Guided imagery: a significant advance in the care of patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery. Dis Colon Rectum, 40(2):172-8 1997 Feb 7. Olmsted M; Gallop RM; Kennedy S. A randomized controlled trial of guided imagery in bulimia nervosa. Esplen MJ; Garfinkel PE; Psychol Med, 28(6):1347-57 1998 Nov 8. Kolcaba K; Fox C. The effects of guided imagery on comfort of women with early stage breast cancer undergoing radiation therapy. Oncol Nurs Forum, 26(1):67-72 1999 Jan-Feb
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OS X Threat Landscape Document
Succinct information regarding the OS X threat landscape is hard to come by. Much of the information regarding OS X security and threats is blatantly wrong, overwhelmed by flame wars, and generally hard to digest. This isn't to say that researchers aren't releasing accurate and cutting edge information regarding viruses, vulnerabilities, and exploitation vectors affecting the platform. On the contrary, it seems that many of the defenders or users of OS X are unaware of their existence, don't understand them, or simply choose to ignore them.
In light of all of the misinformation and confusion surrounding the topic, there is a lack of a sufficient summary of what threats have affected OS X and what research is being carried out regarding the platform. So, I decided to document it. The document I set out to write was not meant to uncover anything new. No new vulnerabilities, exploit vectors, or rootkit techniques. Instead, I wanted to correlate and summarize the information that was already available to the public in a variety of papers and other documentation. The goal was to create a single source of reference that elucidates where the threat landscape of OS X truly stands today and where it is going to move in the days to come. Symantec Security Response Weblog: OS X Threat Landscape Document
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Patented in 1869 by Nathan S. Warner, this mechanical oarsman toy was the first of its kind. Warner worked for a sewing machine manufacturer and used his technical know-how to secure design patents for several clockwork-mechanized toys. The patent allowed E.R. Ives and Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut to produce this mechanized, mustached rower toy, which became a hit among kids and adults alike.
Once the toy is wound up and placed in water, the oarsman's torso moves back and forth along with his arms, which are attached to the oars. The movement of the oars propels the boat through the water. When the rudder on the back of the boat is turned, the oarsman will row in a circle; when the rudder is straight, he rows in a straight line. Mechanical oarsman toys were manufactured by several other firms as well, so don't be surprised if you come across some interesting variations. In fact, radio controlled versions are still manufactured today!


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The Rhythm Method hit NUMBER ONE on Amazon, genre-specific, at the start of 2012. Not bad going for a book that has been out now for three years - it is still selling well and now merits the moniker of "A Cult Classic!"
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pre-blogging days,
I always grabbed my morning coffee and snuggled in amongst stacks of old decorating magazines to peruse all the inspirational images that might inspire my own Christmas decorating.
A few years ago I sat down and chose which decorating magazines I would keep and which I would purge.
Was not an easy task.
I held on to the majority of November and December issues.
They were so rich in colour, traditions, recipes and a host of ideas.
They still are.
Today I still find inspiration in some of my favourite old magazines...
but I also like to scan my favourite blogs for ideas,
as well as browse digital images on my computer to remind myself of
Christmas past and what worked well and what did not work so well.
Unfortunately I bought my DSLR camera this past January so the images from past Christmases are of poor quality.
But, I thought I would share with you a little of the past before I start decorating this weekend.
So, here is a bit of what I really liked from our Christmas past.
Last year I loved this wreath in its first week but quickly realized that the heat from the fireplace was turning the needles brown and potentially....well, potentially a fire risk?
On the other hand, branches on the door to the main floor bathroom is always a good idea.
It seems as though branches have been a part of our decorating for a long time.
This photo was taken several years ago, but as you can see lots of fresh cedar boughs for the dining room chandelier.
I have big plans for that chandelier again this year!
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and urns around our house for the last few years as well. Those planters were built by my dad but they saw their last summer this year so we are now without boxes to decorate off the front deck.
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The hanging lanterns were a big hit last year....the candles were so pretty when lit up at night in the windows.
And of course a main theme for us as been centered around our collections of Santas.
These are our favourites as they were carved by my sister. One year the children got to choose
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We were delighted to hear that Elin Nordegren has no intention of appearing with her husband Tiger Woods tomorrow when he makes his "speech." At LAST, a wife with the backbone to refuse to stand by her man when he is SOOO wrong. Too many wives meekly lurk "supportively" beside their disgraced mates when the guys make insincere public apologies simply because they got caught. We've seen evangelist's wives and political wives (yes Hillary, we mean YOU) do it, and it's a step BACK for feminism. Pretending to support a louse makes the wife seem as dishonest as the husband. Forgive him in private, but do NOT support him in public! Don't disappoint us, Elin!
Posted by Janet on February 18, 2010
29 Comments so far
By Josie Earp
On February 19, 2010 at
If Hilary was not such self-centered manipulative 'Bitch' and told the truth about that SOB she was married to in the first place, he would have never been in the White House to begin with.
By captain america
On February 19, 2010 at
………..swallow sperm but do not complain!!
By dee cee
On February 19, 2010 at
Who's the real daddy Chelsa? Anywho Tiger absolute charm is over with fans like President Zero.. he will lie and not actually appologize but say.. Sheese., I had no excuse to cheat.. but darn it, I COULD, in his mind as a sad tear falls from his eye.
By hell0
On February 19, 2010 at
Where was she going to go? Let a another man fuck her and take her money? Why end up like Ivana?
By SebastianCanada
On February 19, 2010 at
The ideals of feminism, like the consciousness created by the civil rights movement, seems to be quickly fading. What can you expect when western countries choose places like India and China as their economic role models? It is all about money and product, and amassing enough money to rise above the cesspool. Can you really blame a woman for standing by her man, when had is famous or raking in the cash?
By Natalie
On February 19, 2010 at
I think Elin is doing the right thing by letter Tiger defend her (if you listened to his press conference) than to stand there and appear to defend him. I hope he is sincere in his statements and that he really does want to become a better person.
By PoopieStryker
On February 19, 2010 at
You know I'm on strike against the poopie being dished out in this pop culture of ours. Good move on her not standing next to him like a plastic model. But, whether he is sincere or not, he owes apologies to his wife and family ONLY.
He does not owe an apology to anybody else on this planet. You don't have to watch golf or buy what he endorses.
Tiger got the order of screwing hos all wrong.
You screw them,
play with them,
get tired of them,
then get married,
divorce wife,
start all over again.
All men do this but most get the order right. So people need to get off their high horse and look in the mirror to find perfection and no sins. You'll fail.
I hope he gets back to golf and kicks major ass. I can't believe the golfers critical of him. He made the game more interesting and because of him they are all richer for it. Just the facts.
Tiger got caught, he may or may not be sorry, so freaking what. I love golf. I like it more with him in the game. I,m not happy with the disruption or the perfect humans judging this guy.
By PoopieStryker
On February 19, 2010 at
Some clarification to the list
get marry
stay married
no more hos
divorce wife before more hos
By Anon1
On February 19, 2010 at
When you get married there are these things called vows that you take to stand by the person you marry, that is why it also sucks to be married in the first place but its wrong to judge a wife who takes the responsibility of keeping her family together seriously and is selfless enough to put her own feelings aside for the good of her children. She should be commended for being an outstanding parent, woman and wife. Children are more important than pride.
By Al Kay Duh
On February 19, 2010 at
listen this woman is just the highest form of prostitution any woman would be lucky to achieve.
she met and married her rich nerd, popped out two kids by him, caught him cheating, renegotiated her prenup to extort more money from this tiger loser and she will be set and probably no longer has to even go to bed with him anymore.
she paid her dues, she needs to get paid on the way out. she will stay like a greedy mouse in hopes of more cheese but sometimes the hungriest mouse is wise to leave the buffet early.
By palermo
On February 19, 2010 at
I'm glad she didn't stand there smiling at him like so many of these pathetic women do too. Sadly, somebody who has cheated as much as he did is pretty much guaranteed to cheat in the future. He's only sorry he got caught.
By Scooby Dubious
On February 19, 2010 at
And for every Elin, there is at least another woman (or, in this case 12) who "cheated" with the married man. Are those women — proactive, ambitious, go-getters that they demonstrably are, considered "feminists?"
Monica and Rielle (to name two) were simply campaigning hard to be someone's wife. And they refused to let the fact that the job was already filled stand in their way, LOL.
By vswilson
On February 19, 2010 at
For months,the media outlets,and countless outspoken opinions have been,Tiger needs to say something,yes he went on his blog and apologized,but he needs to say something.
Today was that day,he apologized again.Tiger never owed me an apology,I can easily believe
that he has been apologizing to his wife around the clock.The idea,that today he held his conference,and has chosen to go back into
rehab,and not back to work,says a lot about his priorities.I believe that as long as he keeps his mind on his prize (his wife and cubs)and his paws clean,that he will stay on the right track,and he will be back,not the same Tiger,but a better Tiger Woods.PEACE!!!
By Danny
On February 19, 2010 at
"Equality" baloney has destroyed male respect for women and changed the dynamics of marriage so much as to make the concept unworkable. You can't be "equal" in a marriage, it just doesn't work because then you're just roommates not a romantic couple.
By Jasper's Goat
On February 19, 2010 at
After his 14 mintute speech today, you can bet there will be many experts studying his body language and eye movements, etc. I think he was bascially insincere because he never mentioned the word "repent". He just said ' I am so sorry', which could mean he is sorry he got caught or he is sorry he had to be outed as an adulterer. 'Repent' means you turn from your sin. 'Sorry' is just 'sorry'.
By biscuit
On February 19, 2010 at
Elin should take him back and then in a few months while he is sleeping she should cut off his pecker and grapes. That's the only way he will be cured.
By gay tallywacker
On February 19, 2010 at
Hey Danny…sometimes change is for the better. 'Equality' underlined a fundamental flaw in the concept of marriage.
By Beachy
On February 19, 2010 at
It's not our place to judge. He didn't hurt you or me.
It IS Elin's place to do that. Whether she does or not forgive him, that's her choice.
Having said that, I think today's statement was forced and not very sincere. About the only sincere thing I heard was asking the paps to leave Elin and the kids alone. AMEN! This is not their fault and they are being trailed like prey.
I do feel so bad for them. Godspeed Elin and kids.
By dandy lion
On February 19, 2010 at
Fact: Buddhists go to hell
Fact: Tiger is a buddhist
If he IS cheating, he is going to hell.
If he HAS cheated in the past, he is going to hell.
If he NEVER ever cheated, he is going to hell.
Fact: Buddhists go to hell.
Only born again Christians filled with the Holy Spirit are going to heaven.
Tiger needs to convert to Christianity, be filled with the Holy Spirit, Who alone can give him strength to re-establish his life.
By Lisa
On February 19, 2010 at
Dandy lion is an idiot. You don't have the power to decide who goes to Hell, in fact it appears that YOU are currently in Hell to have the beliefs you hold.
By Hilary
On February 19, 2010 at
As one of my Facebook friends pointed out, Tiger NEVER once said in his speech today that he loves his wife. Hmmm.
By Malario
On February 20, 2010 at
Hillary is a calculating coont who knew full well what Bill was long before Monica. Hillary "fixed" Bill's problems during the initial run at the presidency during 91 by hiring people to "SILENCE" the women who Bill raped or had flings with. I bet you (Janet) didn't believe Juanita Broaddrick whom Bill violently raped in the late 70's.
Hillary stayed with Bill because he gave her power. Not feminism. But Bill. And so she made the decision his actions of treating women like crap was not as important as his ability to help her with her political ambitions.
As for Elin, why should she leave? Tiger is promising her tons of money and I doubt she wants to go back to being a nanny taking care of messy kids of other golfers. She now has a life she never dreamed of.
That's feminism for you. WOmen want to be taken care of men and many women will look the other way while their rich and powerful hubby's dip their stick in other honey pots.
By twix
On February 20, 2010 at
malario well said!
By Mister
On February 20, 2010 at
Gay tallywacker, is destroying heterosexual marriage your goal? I always suspected that to be the real reason for this gay marriage business. Gays never seemed to care about marriage before. In the 70's they were perfectly happy with anonymous bathroom sex and cocaine parties at bathhouses.
By Bambi
On February 20, 2010 at
@ Mister: You are right, but homosexuals will never ever admit this. The curse of HIV/AIDS began with the gay community.
By Patricia
On February 20, 2010 at
Tiger wasn't just apologizing to his wife….he was apologizing to Corporate America. His billion-dollar sponsorship with Gatorade, Nike and AT & T ended. So the fake apology was for them…..Of course, he's apologizing because he got caught.
If Erin hadn't gone ballistic at Thanksgiving after learning of his cheating, it wouldn't have gotten into the tabloids and Tiger would STILL be cheating, quietly but happily.
By Danny
On February 21, 2010 at
I wish Tiger would just go away. He's a boring asshole with no personality.
By Nina
On February 21, 2010 at
No, Lisa, it's YOU who is the idiot. The Bible clearly states that accepting Jesus Christ as your savior is the ONLY way to Heaven. Otherwise, off to hell with you.
By Danny
On February 21, 2010 at
Nina, do they have pizza in heaven? Because if not I'm going to have to rethink my options.


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In addition to the traditional accompaniment of harmonium and tabla (Indian drums), Stringer employs electric guitars and violins. Uttal frequently underscores his chanting with riffs reminiscent of bluegrass and reggae. "You can sing chants the way they are sung in India," says K.D., whose last album, Door of Faith, was produced by kirtan devotee Rick Rubin, who has worked with Johnny Cash and the Beastie Boys. "However, I was born in America I grew up on rock 'n' roll and my natural musical emotions are different from an Indian person's."
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