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sense conversation--in which she shines. I envy the man that marries
her, but she denies me such luck. There! if you want to shoot me for my
share in that transaction, I'll give you your chance: and if you do, my
dear Pole, either you must be a tremendous fool, or that woman's ten
times cleverer than I thought. You know where to find me. Good night."
The captain gave heel to his horse, hearing no more.
Adela confirmed to Wilfrid what Gambier had spoken; and that it was she
who had given him his dismissal. She called him by his name, "Augustus,"
in a kindly tone, remarking, that Lady Charlotte had persecuted him
dreadfully. "Poor Augustus! his entire reputation for evil is owing to
her black paint-brush. There is no man so easily 'hooked,' as Mrs.
Bayruffle would say, as he, though he has but eight hundred a year:
barely enough to live on. It would have been cruel of me to keep him,
for if he is in love, it's with Emilia."
Wilfrid here took upon himself to reproach her for a certain negligence
of worldly interests. She laughed and blushed with humorous
satisfaction; and, on second thoughts, he changed his opinion, telling
her that he wished he could win his freedom as she had done.
"Wilfrid," she said suddenly, "will you persuade Cornelia not to wear
"Yes, if you wish it," he replied.
"You will, positively? Then listen, dear. I don't like the prospect of
your alliance with Lady Charlotte."
Wilfrid could not repress a despondent shrug.
"But you can get released," she cried; and ultimately counselled him:
"Mention the name of Lord Eltham before her once, when you are alone.
Watch the result. Only, don't be clumsy. But I need not tell you that."
For hours he cudgelled his brains to know why she desired Cornelia not to
wear black, and when the light broke in on him he laughed like a jolly
youth for an instant. The reason why was in a web so complicated, that,
to have divined what hung on Cornelia's wearing of black, showed a rare
sagacity and perception of character on the little lady's part. As
thus:--Sir Twickenham Pryme is the most sensitive of men to ridicule and
vulgar tattle: he has continued to visit the house, learning by degrees
to prefer me, but still too chivalrous to withdraw his claim to Cornelia,
notwithstanding that he has seen indications of her not too absolute
devotion towards him:--I have let him become aware that I have broken
with Captain Gambier (whose income is eight hundred a year merely), for
the sake of a higher attachment: now, since the catastrophe, he can with
ease make it appear to the world that I was his choice from the first,
seeing that Cornelia will assuredly make no manner of objection:--but, if
she, with foolish sentimental persistence, assumes the garb of sorrow,
then Sir Twickenham's ears will tingle; he will retire altogether; he
will not dare to place himself in a position which will lend a colour to
the gossip, that jilted by one sister, he flew for consolation to the
other; jilted, too, for the mere memory of a dead man! an additional
Exquisite intricacy! Wilfrid worked through all the intervolutions, and
nearly forgot his wretchedness in admiration of his sister's mental
endowments. He was the more willing to magnify them, inasmuch as he
thereby strengthened his hope that liberty would follow the speaking of
the talismanic name of Eltham to Lady Charlotte, alone. He had come to
look upon her as the real barrier between himself and Emilia.
"I think we have brains," he said softly, on his pillow, upon a review of
the beggared aspect of his family; and he went to sleep with a smile on
his face.
A sharp breath of air had passed along the dews, and all the young green
of the fresh season shone in white jewels. The sky, set with very dim
distant stars, was in grey light round a small brilliant moon. Every
space of earth lifted clear to her; the woodland listened; and in the
bright silence the nightingales sang loud.
Emilia and Tracy Runningbrook were threading their way toward a lane over
which great oak branches intervolved; thence under larches all with
glittering sleeves, and among spiky brambles, with the purple leaf and
the crimson frosted. The frost on the edges of the brown-leaved bracken
gave a faint colour. Here and there, intense silver dazzled their eyes.
As they advanced amid the icy hush, so hard and instant was the ring of
the earth under them, their steps sounded as if expected.
"This night seems made for me!" said Emilia.
Tracy had no knowledge of the object of the expedition. He was her
squire simply; had pitched on a sudden into an enamoured condition, and
walked beside her, caring little whither he was led, so that she left him
They came upon a clearing in the wood where a tournament of knights might
have been held. Ranged on two sides were rows of larches, and forward,
fit to plume a dais, a clump of tall firs stood with a flowing silver fir
to right and left, and the white stems of the birch-tree shining from
among them. This fair woodland court had three broad oaks, as for
gateways; and the moon was above it. Moss and the frosted brown fern
were its flooring.
Emilia said eagerly, "This way," and ran under one of the oaks. She
turned to Tracy following: "There is no doubt of it." Her hand was lying
softly on her throat.
"Your voice?" Tracy divined her.
She nodded, but frowned lovingly at the shout he raised, and he
understood that there was haply some plot to be worked out. The open
space was quite luminous in the middle of those three deep walls of
shadow. Emilia enjoined him to rest where he was, and wait for her on
that spot like a faithful sentinel, whatsoever ensued. Coaxing his
promise, she entered the square of white light alone. Presently she
stood upon a low mound, so that her whole figure was distinct, while the
moon made her features visible.
Expectancy sharpened the stillness to Tracy's ears. A nightingale began
the charm. He was answered by another. Many were soon in song, till
even the pauses were sweet with them. Tracy had the thought that they
were calling for Emilia to commence; that it was nature preluding the
divine human voice, weaving her spell for it. He was seized by a thirst
to hear the adorable girl, who stood there patiently, with her face
lifted soft in moonlight. And then the blood thrilled along his veins,
as if one more than mortal had touched him. It seemed to him long before
he knew that Emilia's voice was in the air.
In such a place, at such a time, there is no wizardry like a woman's
voice. Emilia had gained in force and fulness. She sang with a stately
fervour, letting the notes flow from her breast, while both her arms hung
loose, and not a gesture escaped her. Tracy's fiery imagination set him
throbbing, as to the voice of the verified spirit of the place. He heard
nothing but Emilia, and scarce felt that it was she, or that tears were
on his eyelids, till her voice sank richly, deep into the bosom of the
woods. Then the stillness, like one folding up a precious jewel, seemed
to pant audibly.
"She's not alone!" This was human speech at his elbow, uttered in some
stupefied amazement. In an extremity of wrath, Tracy turned about to
curse the intruder, and discerned Wilfrid, eagerly bent forward on the
other side of the oak by which he leaned. Advancing toward Emilia, two
figures were seen. Mr. Pericles in his bearskin was easily to be
distinguished. His companion was Laura Tinley. The Greek moved at rapid
strides, and coming near upon Emilia, raised his hands as in exclamation.
At once he disencumbered his shoulders of the enormous wrapper, held it
aloft imperiously, and by main force extinguished Emilia. Laura's shrill
laugh resounded.
"Oh! beastly bathos!" Tracy groaned in his heart. "Here we are down in
Avernus in a twinkling!"
There was evidently quick talk going on among the three, after which
Emilia, heavily weighted, walked a little apart with Mr. Pericles, who
looked lean and lank beside her, and gesticulated in his wildest manner.
Tracy glanced about for Wilfrid. The latter was not visible, but,
stepping up the bank of sand and moss, appeared a lady in shawl and hat,
in whom he recognized Lady Charlotte. He went up to her and saluted.
"Ah! Tracy," she said. "I saw you leave the drawing room, and expected
to find you here. So, the little woman has got her voice again; but why
on earth couldn't she make the display at Richford? It's very pretty,
and I dare say you highly approve of this kind of romantic interlude,
Signor Poet, but it strikes me as being rather senseless."
"But, are you alone? What on earth brings you here?" asked Tracy.
"Oh!" the lady shrugged. "I've a guard to the rear. I told her I would
come. She said I should hear something to-night, if I did. I fancied
naturally the appointment had to do with her voice, and wished to please
her. It's only five minutes from the west-postern of the park. Is she
going to sing any more? There's company apparently. Shall we go and
declare ourselves?"
"I'm on duty, and can't," replied Tracy, and twisting his body in an
ecstasy, added: "Did you hear her?"
Lady Charlotte laughed softly. "You speak as if you had taken a hurt, my
dear boy. This sort of scene is dangerous to poets. But, I thought you
slighted music."
"I don't know whether I'm breathing yet," Tracy rejoined. She's a
Goddess to me from this moment. Not like music? Am I a dolt? She would
raise me from the dead, if she sang over me. Put me in a boat, and let
her sing on, and all may end! I could die into colour, hearing her!
That's the voice they hear in heaven."
"When they are good, I suppose," the irreverent lady appended. "What's
that?" And she held her head to listen.
Emilia's mortal tones were calling Wilfrid's name. The lady became
grave, as with keen eyes she watched the open space, and to a second call
Wilfrid presented himself in a leisurely way from under cover of the
trees; stepping into the square towards the three, as one equal to all
occasions, and specially prepared for this. He was observed to bow to
Mr. Pericles, and the two men extended hands, Laura Tinley standing
decently away from them.
Lady Charlotte could not contain her mystification. "What does it mean?"
she said. "Wilfrid was to be in town at the Ambassador's to-night! He
wrote to me at five o'clock from his Club! Is he insane? Has he lost
every sense of self-interest? He can't have made up his mind to miss his
opportunity, when all the introductions are there! Run, like a good
creature, Tracy, and see if that is Wilfrid, and come back and tell me;
but don't sag I am here."
"Desert my post?" Tracy hugged his arms tight together. "Not if I
freeze here!"
The doubt in Lady Charlotte's eyes was transient. She dropped her glass.
Visible adieux were being waved between Mr. Pericles and Laura Tinley on
the one hand, and Wilfrid and Emilia, on the other. After which, and at
a quick pace, manifestly shivering, Mr. Pericles drew Laura into the
shadows, and Emilia, clad in the immense bearskin, as with a trailing
black barbaric robe, walked toward the oaks. Wilfrid's head was stooped
to a level with Emilia's, into whose face he was looking obliviously,
while the hot words sprang from his lips. They neared the oak, and
Emilia slanted her direction, so as to avoid the neighbourhood of the
tree. Tracy felt a sudden grasp of his arm. It was momentary, coming
simultaneously with a burst of Wilfrid's voice.
"Do I know what I love, you ask? I love your footprints! Everything you
have touched is like fire to me. Emilia! Emilia!"
"Then," came the clear reply, "you do not love Lady Charlotte?"
"Love her!" he shouted scornfully, and subdued his voice to add: "she has
a good heart, and whatever scandal is talked of her and Lord Eltham, she
is a well-meaning friend. But, love her! You, you I love!"
"Theatrical business," Lady Charlotte murmured, and imagined she had
expected it when she promised Emilia she would step out into the night
air, as possibly she had.
The lady walked straight up to them.
"Well, little one!" she addressed Emilia; "I am glad you have recovered
your voice. You play the game of tit-for-tat remarkably well. We will
now sheath our battledores. There is my hand."
The unconquerable aplomb in Lady Charlotte, which Wilfrid always
artistically admired, and which always mastered him; the sight of her
pale face and courageous eyes; and her choice of the moment to come
forward and declare her presence;--all fell upon the furnace of Wilfrid's
heart like a quenching flood. In a stupefaction, he confessed to himself
that he could say actually nothing. He could hardly look up.
Emilia turned her eyes from the outstretched hand, to the lady's face.
"What will it mean?" she said.
"That we are quits, I presume; and that we bear no malice. At any rate,
that I relinquish the field. I like a hand that can deal a good stroke.
I conceived you to be a mere little romantic person, and correct my
mistake. You win the prize, you see."
"You would have made him an Austrian, and he is now safe from that. I
win nothing more," said Emilia.
When Tracy and Emilia stood alone, he cried out in a rapture of praise,
"Now I know what a power you have. You may bid me live or die."
The recent scene concerned chiefly the actors who had moved onward: it
had touched Emilia but lightly, and him not at all. But, while he
magnified the glory of her singing, the imperishable note she had sounded
this night, and the power and the triumph that would be hers, Emilia's
bosom began to heave, and she checked him with a storm of tears.
"Triumph! yes! what is this I have done? Oh, Merthyr, my, true hero! He
praises me and knows nothing of how false I have been to you. I am a
slave! I have sold myself--sold myself!" She dropped her face in her
hands, broken with grief. "He fights," she pursued; "he fights for my
country. I feel his blood--it seems to run from my body as it runs from
his. Not if he is dying--I dare not go to him if he is dying! I am in
chains. I have sworn it for money. See what a different man Merthyr is
from any on earth! Would he shoot himself for a woman? Would he grow
meaner the more he loved her? My hero! my hero! and Tracy, my friend!
what is my grief now? Merthyr is my hero, but I hear him--I hear him
speaking it into my ears with his own lips, that I do not love him. And
it is true. I never should have sold myself for three weary years away
from him, if I had loved him. I know it now it is done. I thought more
of my poor friends and Wilfrid, than of Merthyr, who bleeds for my
country! And he will not spurn me when we meet. Yes, if he lives, he
will come to me gentle as a ghost that has seen God!"
She abandoned herself to weeping. Tracy, in a tender reverence for one
who could speak such solemn matter spontaneously, supported her, and felt
her tears as a rain of flame on his heart.
The nightingales were mute. Not a sound was heard from bough or brake.
A wreck from the last Lombard revolt landed upon our shores in June. His
right arm was in a sling, and his Italian servant following him, kept
close by his side, with a ready hand, as if fearing that at any moment
the wounded gentleman's steps might fail. There was no public war going
on just then: for which reason he was eyed suspiciously by the rest of
the passengers making their way up the beach; who seemed to entertain an
impression that he had no business at such a moment to be crippled, and
might be put down as one of those foreign fools who stand out for a
trifle as targets to fools a little luckier than themselves. Here,
within our salt girdle, flourishes common sense. We cherish life; we
abhor bloodshed; we have no sympathy with your juvenile points of honour:
we are, in short, a civilized people; and seeing that Success has made us
what we are, we advise other nations to succeed, or be quiet. Of all of
which the gravely-smiling gentleman appeared well aware; for, with an eye
that courted none, and a perfectly calm face, he passed through the
crowd, only once availing himself of his brown-faced Beppo's
spontaneously depressed shoulder when a twinge of pain shooting from his
torn foot took his strength away. While he remained in sight, some
speculation as to his nationality continued: he had been heard to speak
nothing but Italian, and yet the flower of English cultivation was
signally manifest in his style and bearing. The purchase of that day's
journal, giving information that the Lombard revolt was fully, it was
thought finally, crushed out, and the insurgents scattered, hanged, or
shot, suggested to a young lady in a group melancholy with luggage, that
the wounded gentleman was one who had escaped from the Austrians.
"Only, he is English."
"If he is, he deserves what he's got."
A stout Briton delivered this sentence, and gave in addition. a sermon
on meddling, short, emphatic, and not uncheerful apparently, if estimated
by the hearty laugh that closed it; though a lady remarked, "Oh, dear me!
You are very sweeping."
"By George! ma'am," cried the Briton, holding out his newspaper, "here's
a leader on the identical subject, with all my views in it! Yes! those
Italians are absurd: they never were a people: never agreed. Egad! the
only place they're fit for is the stage. Art! if you like. They know
all about colouring canvas, and sculpturing. I don't deny 'em their
merits, and I don't mind listening to their squalling, now and then:
though, I'll tell you what: have you ever noticed the calves of those
singers?--I mean, the men. Perhaps not--for they' ve got none. They're
sticks, not legs. Who can think much of fellows with such legs? Now,
the next time you go to the Italian Opera, notice 'em. Ha! ha!--well,
that would sound queer, told at secondhand; but, just look at their legs,
ma'am, and ask yourself whether there's much chance for a country that
stands on legs like those! Let them paint, and carve blocks, and sing.
They're not fit for much else, as far as I can see."
Thus, in the pride of his manliness, the male Briton. A shrill cry drew
the attention of this group once more to the person who had just kindly
furnished a topic. He had been met on his way by a lady unmistakeably
foreign in her appearance. "Marini!" was the word of the cry; and the
lady stood with her head bent and her hands stiffened rigidly.
"Lost her husband, I dare say!" the Briton murmured. "Perhaps he's one
of the 'hanged, or shot,' in the list here Hanged! shot! Ask those
Austrians to be merciful, and that's their reply. Why, good God! it's
like the grunt of a savage beast! Hanged! shot!--count how many for one
day's work! Ten at Verona; fifteen at Mantua; five--there, stop! If we
enter into another alliance with those infernal ruffians!--if they're not
branded in the face of Europe as inhuman butchers! if I--by George! if I
were an Italian I'd handle a musket myself, and think great guns
the finest music going. Mind, if there's a subscription for the widows
of these poor fellows, I put down my name; so shall my wife, so shall my
daughters, so we will all, down to the baby!"
Merthyr's name was shouted first on his return to England by Mrs. Chump.
He was waiting on the platform of the London station for the train to
take him to Richford, when, "Oh! Mr. Pow's, Mr. Pow's!" resounded, and
Mrs. Chump fluttered before him. She was on her way to Brookfield, she
said; and it was, she added, her firm belief that heaven had sent him to
her sad, not deeming "that poor creature, Mr. Braintop, there, sufficient
for the purpose. For what I've got to go through, among them at
Brookfield, Mr. Pow's, it's perf'ctly awful. Mr. Braintop," she turned
to the youth, "you may go now. And don't go takin' ship and sailin' for
Italy after the little Belloni, for ye haven't a chance--poor fella!
though he combs 's hair so careful, Mr. Pow's, and ye might almost laugh
and cry together to see how humble he is, and audacious too--all in a
lump. For, when little Belloni was in the ship, ye know, and she
thinkin', 'not one of my friends near to wave a handkerchief!' behold,
there's that boy Braintop just as by maguc, and he wavin' his best, which
is a cambric, and a present from myself, and precious wet that night, ye
might swear; for the quiet lovers, Mr. Pow's, they cry, they do,
"And is Miss Belloni gone?" said Merthyr, looking steadily for answer.
"To be sure, sir, she has; but have ye got a squeak of pain? Oh, dear!
it makes my blood creep to see a man who's been where there's been firing
of shots in a temper. Ye're vary pale, sir."
"She went--on what day?" asked Merthyr.
"Oh! I can't poss'bly tell ye that, Mr. Pow's, havin' affairs of my own
most urrgent. But, Mr. Paricles has got her at last. That's certain.
Gall'ns of tears has poor Mr. Braintop cried over it, bein' one of the
mew-in-a-corner sort of young men, ye know, what never win the garl, but
cry enough to float her and the lucky fella too, and off they go, and he
left on the shore."
Merthyr looked impatiently out of the window. His wounds throbbed and
his forehead was moist.
"With Mr. Pericles?" he queried, while Mrs. Chump was giving him the
reasons for the immediate visit to Brookfield.
"They're cap'tal friends again, ye know, Mr. Pow's, Mr. Paricles and
Pole; and Pole's quite set up, and yesterday mornin' sends me two
thousand pounds--not a penny less! and ye'll believe me, I was in a stiff
gape for five minutes when Mr. Braintop shows the money. What a
temptation for the young man! But Pole didn't know his love for little
"Has she no one with her?" Merthyr seized the opportunity of her name
being pronounced to get clear tidings of her, if possible.
"Oh, dear, yes, Mr. Paricles is with her," returned Mrs. Chump. "And, as
I was sayin', sir, two thousand pounds! I ran off to my lawyer; for,
it'll seem odd to ye, now, Mr. Pow's, that know my 'ffection for the
Poles, poor dears, I'd an action against 'em. 'Stop ut,' I cries out to
the man: if he'd been one o' them that wears a wig, I couldn't ha' spoken
so--'Stop ut,' I cries, not a bit afraid of 'm. I wouldn't let the man
go on, for all I want to know is, that I'm not rrooned. And now I've got
money, I must have friends; for when I hadn't, ye know, my friends seemed
against me, and now I have, it's the world that does, where'll I hide it?
Oh, dear! now I'm with you, I don't mind, though this brown-faced
forr'ner servant of yours, he gives me shivers. Can he understand
English?--becas I've got ut all in my pockut!"
Merthyr sighed wearily for release. At last the train slackened speed,
and the well-known fir-country appeared in sight. Mrs. Chump caught him
by the arm as he prepared to alight. "Oh! and are ye goin' to let me
face the Poles without anyone to lean on in that awful moment, and no one
to bear witness how kind I've spoken of 'em. Mr. Pow's! will ye prove
that you're a blessed angel, sir, and come, just for five minutes--which
is a short time to do a thing for a woman she'll never forget."
"Pray spare me, madam," Merthyr pleaded. "I have much to learn at
"I cann't spare ye, sir," cried Mrs. Chump. "I cann't go before that
fam'ly quite alone. They're a tarr'ble fam'ly. Oh! I'll be goin' on my
knees to ye, Mr. Pow's. Weren't ye sent by heaven now? And you to run
away! And if you're woundud, won't I have a carr'ge from the station,
which'll be grander to go in, and impose on 'em, ye know. Pray, sir! I
entreat ye!"
The tears burst from her eyes, and her hot hand clung to his imploringly.
Merthyr was a witness of the return of Mrs. Chump to Brookfield. In that
erewhile abode of Fine Shades, the Nice Feelings had foundered. The
circle of a year, beginning so fairly for them, enfolded the ladies and
their first great scheme of life. Emilia had been a touchstone to this
family. They could not know it in their deep affliction, but in manger
they had much improved. Their welcome of Mrs. Chump was an admirable
seasoning of stateliness with kindness. Cornelia and Arabella took her
hand, listening with an incomparable soft smile to her first
protestations, which they quieted, and then led her to Mr. Pole; of whom
it may be said, that an accomplished coquette could not in his situation
have behaved with a finer skill; so that, albeit received back into the
house, Mrs. Chump had yet to discover what her footing there was to be,
and trembled like the meanest of culprits. Mr. Pole shook her hand
warmly, tenderly, almost tearfully, and said to the melted woman: "You're
right, Martha; it's much better for us to examine accounts in a friendly
way, than to have strangers and lawyers, and what not--people who can't
possibly know the whole history, don't you see--meddling and making a
scandal; and I'm much obliged to you for coming."
Vainly Mrs. Chump employed alternately innuendo and outcry to make him
perceive that her coming involved a softer business, and that to money,
she having it now, she gave not a thought. He assured her that in future
she must; that such was his express desire; that it was her duty to
herself and others. And while saying this, which seemed to indicate that
widowhood would be her state as far as he was concerned, he pressed her
hand with extreme sweetness, and his bird's-eyes twinkled obligingly. It
is to be feared that Mr. Pole had passed the age of improvement, save in
his peculiar art. After a time Nature stops, and says to us 'thou art
now what thou wilt be.'
Cornelia was in black from neck to foot. She joined the conversation as
the others did, and indeed more flowingly than Adela, whose visage was
soured. It was Cornelia to whom Merthyr explained his temporary
subjection to the piteous appeals of Mrs. Chump. She smiled humorously
to reassure him of her perfect comprehension of the apology for his
visit, and of his welcome: and they talked, argued a little, differed,,
until the terrible thought that he talked, and even looked like some one
else, drew the blood from her lips, and robbed her pulses of their play.
She spoke of Emilia, saying plainly and humbly: "All we have is owing to
her." Arabella spoke of Emilia likewise, but with a shade of the
foregone tone of patronage. "She will always be our dear little sister."
Adela continued silent, as with ears awake for the opening of a door.
Was it in ever-thwarted anticipation of the coming of Sir Twickenham?
Merthyr's inquiry after Wilfrid produced a momentary hesitation on
Cornelia's Part--"He has gone to Verona. We have an uncle in the
Austrian service," she said; and Merthyr bowed.
What was this tale of Emilia, that grew more and more perplexing as he
heard it bit by bit? The explanation awaited him at Richford. There,
when Georgiana had clasped her brother in one last jealous embrace, she
gave him the following letter straightway, to save him, haply, from the
false shame of that eager demand for one, which she saw ready to leap to
words in his eyes. He read it, sitting in the Richford library alone,
while the great rhododendron bloomed outside, above the shaven sunny
sward, looking like a monstrous tropic bird alighted to brood an hour in
full sunlight.
"My Friend!"
"I would say my Beloved! I will not write it, for it would be false. I
have read of the defeat. Why was a battle risked at that cruel place!
Here are we to be again for so many years before we can win God to be on
our side! And I--do you not know? we used to talk of it!--I never can
think it the Devil who has got the upper hand. What succeeds, I always
think should succeed--was meant to, because the sky looks clear over it.
This knocks a blow at my heart and keeps it silent and only just beating.
I feel that you are safe. That, I am thankful for. If you were not, God
would warn me, and not let me mock him with thanks when I pray. I pray
till my eyelids burn, on purpose to get a warning if there is any black
messenger to be sent to me. I do not believe it.
"For three years I am a prisoner. I go to the Conservatorio in Milan
with Mr. Pericles, and my poor little mother, who cries, asking me where
she will be among such a people, until I wonder she should be my mother.
My voice has returned. Oh, Merthyr! my dear, calm friend! to keep
calling you friend, and friend, puts me to sleep softly!--Yes, I have my
voice. I felt I had it, like some one in a room with us when we will not
open our eyes. There was misery everywhere, and yet I was glad. I kept
it secret. I began to feel myself above the world. I dreamed of what I
would do for everybody. I thought of you least! I tell you so, and take
a scourge and scourge myself, for it is true that in her new joy this
miserable creature that I am thought of you least. Now I have the
"My friend! the Poles were at the mercy of Mr. Pericles: Wilfrid had
struck him: Mr. Pericles was angry and full of mischief. Those dear
people had been kind to me, and I heard they were poor. I felt money in
my breast, in my throat, that only wanted coining. I went to Georgiana,
and oh! how truly she proved to me that she loves you better than I do.
She refused to part with money that you might soon want. I laid a scheme
for Mr. Pericles to hear me sing. He heard me, and my scheme succeeded.
If Italy knew as well as I, she would never let her voice be heard till
she is sure of it:--Yes! from foot to head, I knew it was impossible to
fail. If a country means to be free, the fire must run through it and
make it feel that certainty. Then--away the whitecoat! I sang, and the
man twisted, as if I had bent him in my hand. He rushed to me, and
offered me any terms I pleased, if for three years I would go to the
Conservatorio at Milan, and learn submissively. It is a little grief to
me that I think this man loves music more deeply than I do. In the two
things I love best, the love of others exceeds mine. I named a sum of
money--immense! and I desired that Mr. Pericles should assist Mr. Pole in
his business. He consented at once to everything. The next day he gave
me the money, and I signed my name and pledged my honour to an
engagement. My friends were relieved.
"It was then I began to think of you. I had not to study the matter long
to learn that I did not love you: and I will not trust my own feelings as
they come to me now. I judge myself by my acts, or, Merthyr! I should
sink to the ground like a dead body when I think of separation from you
for three years. But, what am I? I am a raw girl. I command nothing
but raw and flighty hearts of men. Are they worth anything? Let me
study three years, without any talk of hearts at all. It commenced too
early, and has left nothing to me but a dreadful knowledge of the
weakness in most people:--not in you!
"If I might call you my Beloved! and so chain myself to you, I think I
should have all your firmness and double my strength. I will not; for I
will not have what I do not deserve. I think of you reading this, till I
try to get to you; my heart is like a bird caught in the hands of a cruel
boy. By what I have done I know I do not love you. Must we half-despise
a man to love him? May no dear woman that I know ever marry the man she
first loves! My misery now is gladness, is like rain-drops on rising
wings, if I say to myself 'Free! free, Emilia!' I am bound for three
years, but I smile at such a bondage to my body. Evviva! my soul is
free! Three years of freedom, and no sounding of myself--three years of
growing, and studying; three years of idle heart!--Merthyr! I throb to
think that those three years--true man! my hero, I may call you!--those
three years may make me worthy of you. And if you have given all to
Italy, that a daughter of Italy should help to return it, seems, my
friend, so tenderly sweet--here is the first drop from my eyes!
"I would break what you call a Sentiment: I broke my word to Wilfrid.
But this sight of money has a meaning that I cannot conquer. I know you
would not wish me to for your own pleasure; and therefore I go. I hope
to be growing; I fly like a seed to Italy. Let me drill, and take sharp
words, and fret at trifles! I lift my face to that prospect as if I
smelt new air. I am changeing--I have no dreams of Italy, no longings,
but go to see her like a machine ready to do my work. Whoever speaks to
me, I feel that I look at them and know them. I see the faults of my
country--Oh, beloved Breseians! not yours, Florentines! nor yours, dear
Venice! We will be silent when they speak of the Milanese, till Italy
can say to them, 'That conduct is not Italian, my children.' I see the
faults. Nothing vexes me.
"Addio! My friend, we will speak English in dear England! Tell all that
I shall never forget England! My English Merthyr! the blood you have
shed is not for a woman. The blood that you have shed, laurels spring
from it! For a woman, the blood spilt is sickly and poor, and nourishes
nothing. I shudder at the thought of one we knew. He makes Love seem
like a yellow light over a plague-spotted city, like a painting I have
seen. Goodbye to the name of Love for three years! My engagement to Mr.
Pericles is that I am not to write, not to receive letters. To you I say
now, trust me for three years! Merthyr's answer is already in my bosom.
Beloved!--let me say it once--when the answer to any noble thing I might
ask of you is in my bosom instantly, is not that as much as marriage?
But be under no deception. See me as I am. Oh, good-bye! good-bye!
Good-bye to you! Good-bye to England!
"I am,
"Most humbly and affectionately,
"Your friend,
"And her daughter by the mother's side,
"Emilia Alessandra Belloni."
A plunge into the deep is of little moment
And he passed along the road, adds the Philosopher
It was as if she had been eyeing a golden door shut fast
My engagement to Mr. Pericles is that I am not to write
Man who beats his wife my first question is, 'Do he take his tea?'
Oh! beastly bathos
On a wild April morning
Once my love? said he. Not now?--does it mean, not now?
So it is when you play at Life! When you will not go straight
To know that you are in England, breathing the same air with me
We are, in short, a civilized people
We have now looked into the hazy interior of their systems
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Flower: White, 4 petaled flowers, occurring in cone-shaped clusters, 1 to 2 inches long near branch tips.
Fruit: Egg-shaped capsule 1 to 2 inches long, containing one lima bean-shaped seed.
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Riza Baris Ülker
Center for Metropolitan Studies
TU Berlin
Hardenbergstraße 16-18
HBS-6, Raum 102
10623 Berlin
Lebenslauf / Curriculum Vitae
I. Education
September 2004 – June 2012 Central European University (Budapest), Ph.D. (Summa Cum Laude) Sociology and Social Anthropology.
September 2001 - July 2004 Middle East Technical University (Ankara), M.A., Sociology.
October 1996 - June 2001 Marmara University (Istanbul), B.A., Political Science and International Relations.
II. Teaching Experiences and Research Projects
Research Project: Ernst Reuter und das türkische Städtewesen: Forschung und Lehre im Exil 1935-1946 (Ernst Reuter and the Turkish Urbanism: Research and Teaching in Exile 1935-1946), Center for Metropolitan Studies (Berlin), together with Prof. Dr. Heinz Reif and Prof. Dr. Dorothee Brantz, (July 2011 – October 2012).
Research Project: Urban Restructuring and Rescaling Processes in Berlin, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity (Göttingen), together with Prof. Dr. Ayse Caglar, (December 2010 - January 2011).
Teaching Experience: Key Issues in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Central European University, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology (Budapest), (Fall 2006).
Research Project and Teaching Experience: International Migration, Informal Labour and Community in Europe, Marmara University Research Centre International Relations (Istanbul) (Spring 2004).
Research Project: Hybrid Globalization of the Middle East: A longitudinal analysis of business, politics and the state in Bursa silk cloth production, 1981-2001, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and Marmara University (Istanbul), together with Prof. Dr. Fatma Müge Göçek and Prof. Dr. Ayhan Aktar, (May 2001 - May 2003).
Research Project: Everyday Life Practices of a Suburb in Istanbul, Yeditepe University (Istanbul), together with Prof. Dr. Akile Gürsoy, (June - August 2000).
Research Project: Human Rights in Turkey, Helsinki Citizens Assembly, (May – September 1999).
III. Grants, Fellowships and Scholarships
Visiting Scholar: Columbia University, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, New York, USA, (Fall 2010).
DFG (German Research Foundation) Fellowship: The Transatlantic Graduate Research Program Berlin - New York: History and Culture of the Metropolis in the 20th Century, Berlin, Germany and New York, USA, (January 2008 - December 2010).
Visiting Scholar: Humboldt University, European Ethnology, Berlin, Germany, (January 2008 - December 2010).
Visiting Scholar: Howard University, Trans-Atlantic Graduate Exchange Program Race, Ethnicity and Migration Studies (REMS), Washington DC, USA, (January - April 2007).
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Fellowship: Humboldt University, European Ethnology, Berlin, Germany, (October 2005 - August 2006).
Research Grant: Swedish National Institute for Working Life and Consulate General of Sweden Istanbul, Turkey, (January - March 2004).
German Course Program: Goethe Institut, Göttingen, Germany, (August - October 1999).
IV. Publications
Baris Ulker and Heinz Reif, 'Ernst Reuter: Urban Reforms in Turkey Between Knowledge Transfer and Intercultural Pragmatism', Mülkiye (forthcoming 2012).
Baris Ulker, 'Concepts of Ethnic Entrepreneurship and the Politics of Othering in Germany', Alternatives (peer-reviewed and accepted for publication July 2010, forthcoming 2012).
V. Selected Conference Presentations
European Association of Social Anthropologists (Paris), Uncertainty and Disquiet, Paper Presentation: The Enterprising "Other" (July 2012).
Crossroads in Cultural Studies (Paris), Ethnic Issues in the Workplace, Paper Presentation: Mobilizing "Ethnic Entrepreneurs" in Berlin (July 2012)
University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (Amsterdam), Extremely Close and Incredibly Slow, Paper Presentation: Mobilizing the Tolerated Others (March 2012).
Humboldt University, European Ethnology (Berlin), Rescaling the Migration Research, Paper Presentation: Notes on Berlin (January 2012).
Boğaziçi University (Istanbul), Ordering the Social - Producing Change: New Ethnographies of Turkey in Transformation, Paper Presentation: Ordering the Social and Producing Change through "Ethnic Entrepreneurs" (June 24-25, 2011).
Social Science Historical Association, 35th Annual SSHA Meeting (Chicago), Power and Politics, Paper Presentation: A Spectre is wandering Berlin - The Spectre of Entrepreneurship (November 18-21, 2010).
Social Science Historical Association, 35th Annual SSHA Meeting (Chicago), Power and Politics, Discussant: An International Perspective on Race: The Operation of Race Across National and Historical Contexts (November 18-21, 2010).
German Studies Association, 34th Annual Conference (Oakland), Panel: Race, Authenticity and the Construction of German and European Spaces, Paper Presentation: Unternehmen Sie was! (October 7-10, 2010).
Transatlantic Graduate Program Berlin - New York, 6th Annual Conference (Berlin), Transatlantic Perspectives on the Metropolis, Chair - Discussant, (June 17-19, 2010).
University of Texas (Austin), Negotiating Europe, Defining Germany: Past, Present and Future, Paper Presentation: Imagining Immigrants From Gastarbeiter To Entrepreneurs, (March 25, 2010).
University of Cincinnati (Ohio), The Fall of the Berlin Wall, Twenty Years After, Paper Presentation: Becoming Enterprising Individuals, (November 8-9, 2009).
Lancaster University (Lancaster), Glocal Imaginaries: Writing/Migration/Place, Paper Presentation: From the Gastarbeiter to the Ethnic Entrepreneur: Imagining Immigrants in Berlin, (September 9-12, 2009).
Transatlantic Graduate Program Berlin - New York, 5th Annual Conference (Berlin), The City and the State of Exception State of Emergency: Ausnahmezustand and the Urban Condition, Panel: Regulating Spaces - From Exception To Norm, Discussant together with Stavros Stavrides, (June 4-6, 2009).
European University Institute (Florence), Migration and Movement in European History, Paper Presentation: Becoming an Entrepreneur: Immigrants from Turkey in Berlin, (April 27-28, 2009).
Citizenship Studies, 6th Annual Conference, Wayne State University (Detroit), Representing Citizenship, Paper Presentation: A Historical Approach on "Ethnic Entrepreneurship" in Germany, (March 27-28, 2009).
University of Bielefeld (Bielefeld), End of Messages? The State of the Dialogue between History and Sociology, Paper Presentation: Towards a Genealogy of "Ethnic Entrepreneurship" in Berlin, (February 9-11, 2009).
Fordham University (New York), In Search of the Postfordist City: Concepts and the Meaning of Urban Space and Society, Paper Presentation: "Ethnic Entrepreneurship as a Post-Fordist Reflection, (September 25-27, 2008).
Free University (Berlin), Globalization and Diaspora, Paper Presentation: Concepts of Diaspora, A Critical Inquiry, (July 2-4, 2003).
Human Rights Program for Southeastern Europe (Greece), Helsinki Citizens Assembly, Paper Presentation: Right of State – Right of Human, (September 17-27, 2000).
VI. Professional Affiliations
American Anthropological Association
Association for Cultural Studies
European Association of Social Anthropologists
German Studies Association
Social Science History Association
Helsinki Citizens Assembly
VII. Language Skills
Turkish (Native Language)
English (Fluent)
German (Fluent)
Ottoman Turkish (Reading, Beginner Level)


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2014 was an action-packed year for the Elks family! As we ring in the new year, take a moment to read a few of the highlights from 2014.
|1. The first-ever MVS Leadership Weekend was a huge success! The top 20 MVS scholars came together in Chicago to vie for the top scholarships, but the weekend turned out to be so much more. Click here to see.
|2. 2013 Elks Scholar Alum of the Year, and former Hoop Shoot participant, Jesse LeBeau brought his message to the National Hoop Shoot Finals. Click here to watch his keynote speech.
|3. We awarded Kelly Ryan Murphy with the 2014 Elks Alum of the Year Award! Kelly, a 2009 MVS scholar and Gunther & Lee Weigel Medical School Scholarship recipient, dedicates herself to serving others with her talents.
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|5. The Elks Scholar Advisory Board and six 2014 top MVS scholars came together to meet during the Elks National Convention in New Orleans. During the trip we filmed our first ever talk show, Midday with the ENF.
|6. 2014 Top MVS winners Eric Kim and Autumn Pack blew everyone away with their speeches during the Elks National Convention in New Orleans. Click here to watch.
|7. After the success of the Midday with the ENF talk show at the Elks National Convention, we launched monthly Midday podcasts, including a few episodes featuring Elks scholars. Click here to listen.
|8. While attending a conference for Scholarship Providers in Pittsburgh, ENF staff met-up with local Elks scholars for dinner. Click here to read about it from Programs Coordinator Ashley Brown's perspective.
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|10. On November 21, six Chicago-area Elks scholars joined Elks Headquarters staff in serving homeless veterans at the Chicago Stand Down. Read more.
Thank you for a great year! Click here for ways you can get involved with the Elks family in 2015.
In 2014-15, the Elks National Foundation appropriated $4.06 million to fund the ENF scholarship program, which provides college scholarships, ensuring a bright future for our nation's youth. Today's Elks scholars can be tomorrow's Elks. Be sure to include Elks scholars from your Lodge in Lodge events and service projects. For more information about our scholarship programs, and for ways Lodges can get involved with Elks scholars, visit www.elks.org/enf/scholars.
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Mar, 2020
Paige Stafford said: Amazing performance! We collected feedback from guests at this event and C.O.T. Band was by far their favorite part of the event. Juan and Willie are very attentive and kind people-a dream to work with. Would absolutely hire them again.
Jan, 2020
Simon Rimmer said: These guys rock!
Dec, 2019
Dayna Allison said: Willie Ziavino & C.O.T. Band was perfect for our event!! We had a holiday party where they performed, and we absolutely loved their variety of music! They did a great job and we will hire them again!
Nov, 2019
Maryann Cruz said: They were phenomenal!!!! My wedding was amazing!!!! Everyone loved them! Originally we hired 2 young ladies to play the cello and violin just for the ceremony and they never even showed! The band saved the day by playing while I walked down the aisle!!! They are 100% worth it!!!! I highly recommend them!!!!
Nov, 2019
Angel Cruz said: I went to see them in Atlanta to check them out and I liked them so much I hired them for my daughter's wedding. I was really impressed when they showed up all very formal. I also hired violinist for the ceremony and they did not show!! Imagine the problem because the ceremony was about a 200 feet from the reception. We asked the band if they could help us. They said no problem. They got some of their instruments all the way to the ceremony and saved ... Read More
Oct, 2019
Jessica Merriman said: Willie Ziavino & C.O.T. Band were so wonderful to work with leading up to the event. They answered my many questions and were prompt with all replies. Day of the event they were absolutely great! They were timely, professional, quick, and just a great group to work with. Their performance was exceptional and truly livened up our event. I had so many compliments on the music and many requests for their contact information. Any time I need a band the ... Read More
Jan, 2019
Karina Badillo said: We contracted the C.O.T band for my 50th birthday. We selected them after watching their videos on Youtube. From the beginning they made every effort to provide the best sound, set up and music. They made sure everyone was out on the floor dancing. I really appreciated their efforts to learn a few key songs for us and their own playlist was awesome. The depth of each band members' talent is very clear. Everyone called the next day to tell me how ... Read More
Nov, 2018
Lizbeth Fernandez said: We booked them for a company party and we couldn't have booked anyone else that was more perfect for our event. They were truly amazing and had amazing energy throughout the night. They are incredible singers and musicians, playing lively music. They were very organized, had everything done and set up before guest arrived. The DJ they provided did a amazing job, very energetic. Throughout the night the employees danced and had an amazing night. Overall ... Read More
Nov, 2018
Shannon Collins said: Thank you C.O.T band Juan and Willie I held a private event and the band was the life of the party. The music was perfection and the interaction with the crowd was a huge plus...working with the band to get things organized was professional and flexible we planned an outside event and thanks to mother nature we ended moving the event inside everything went off seamlessly. I look forward to booking them for my next event. My guests are still talking ... Read More
Sep, 2018
Jeffrey Durmer said: Willie & COT band were simply phenomenal for our wedding party. They easily communicated with us prior to the event and even took the time to visit our event space to plan their part of the celebration. They helped us coordinate everything from a DJ/MC to the musical interludes between and prior to their music sets. They are an incredibly professional group of musicians, who really "read the room", and connect with the entire audience, whether ... Read More
Aug, 2018
Fiorella Ordonez Mora said: I contacted Willie Ziavino as I was helping my friends to get a band for their wedding. The band was above and beyond amazing to work with. My friends were super happy and the music was fantastic. Don't think it twice if you are thinking about booking them.
Aug, 2018
Dallion Armeni said: We had Ziavino at our wedding and they were the star of the show! They are so nice and easy to work with. The music at our wedding had everyone on the dance floor!
May, 2018
Edward Guzman said: The band played at my Daughter's wedding on May 5 2018 and performed better than I ever expected. More over we contracted the band for Cinco de Mayo date and while Willie's band was made numerous offers to play other venues he honorably performed for us all the same. Definitely would recommend his services and would contract with him again.
Oct, 2017
Patty Gardea said: We recently celebrated our 25th Annual Latino street festival, FIESTA '17 on Septemper 23rd in Winston-Salem, NC and needed to have a great band to make our event special. Thrilled to have booked Willie Ziavino and the C.O.T. Band. This band is awesome and really gets the crowd moving. They play a great variety of music that appeals to our everyone including our audience with different Latin American roots. Willie's voice is just beautiful ... Read More
Oct, 2017
Lindsay Wheeler said: Willie, Juan and the band were all incredible musicians and entertainers at our party last weekend. They bring good energy and really set the tone for the evening with their energetic latin music. In short, we hosted a cuban themed outdoor movie party with food trucks. We showed the film "Chef" which was full of lively cuban music, so I thought Willie Ziavino and C.O.T Band would be perfect as the opening act. They were beyond amazing. From the ... Read More
May, 2017
Adrienne Henningsen said: Awesome music by musicians who care about the customer being happy! Willie Ziavino & the C.O.T. Band played for cinco de mayo and we're wonderful! Engaging, festive, energetic and played great music- wish we had booked them for More hours. Guests loved it and really enjoyed themselves...highly recommend them!!!
Mar, 2016
Trenna Bingham said: THE BEST band in ATL!!! A party and a joy every song, every evening! I am not Latina, but I've learned to love Salsa and tropical music because of Willie and his C.O.T. Band. You must visit Eclipse di Luna and experience their flawless, exuberant, and very sensual music. Dancing is optional but you will not be able to sit still to their mesmerizing tunes, rhythm and vocals. NOTE TO MEN: take your lovely lady here you'll be WINNING!!! TRUST ME
Feb, 2016
Denise Dunn said: They play at eclipse Di Luna in Ashford dunwoody they were great. Food was good and the price was right. Everyone was very nice. Will be going back weekly for my salsa dancing which was free with the instructor for 1 hour.
Nov, 2015
Blaine Holt said: Willie Ziavino & the C.O.T. Band are on their way to a Grammy Award. One day this will be true; so how cool to be able to say when that day comes that you hired them for your event. Just by watching their youtube videos, you will understand how incredibly talented they are, but live in front of your friends, family or company, they are even more amazing. My wife Jeana and I were married at my brother's property; 27 manicured acres of perfect ... Read More


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thewolfe70 posted a topic in Evernote for WindowsI'm using Evernote Premium ver 184.108.40.20620 for my PC. Does it have access to my calendar and contacts? Was wondering because I am installing it on my Ellipsps tablet and it asked me for permission to access my calendar and contacts.
I create a notebook and then I can add notes. Is there a way to add another notebook inside the first notebook? So I could have a notebook inside a notebook inside a notebook and also have notes in those notebooks.
Personal signature
thewolfe70 posted a topic in Evernote General DiscussionsI have created, months ago, a personal signature on my Evernote e-mail ( "Greetings, Fred") and would like to change it but can't figure out how. So if I send myself an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com it has my "signature" at the bottom. I want to e-mail into my folders but don't want the extra signature to clutter up the note.
Firefox Can't searching through Evernote with Google
thewolfe70 replied to thewolfe70's topic in Web ClipperTried both links and the first one says "Not available for FF 6.1 and the second link says "This version is not compatible with your version......" Tried it with Chrome (which I don't use) and it works great. And doesn't work wit IE 11. Maybe I have something blocking it.
Firefox Can't searching through Evernote with Google
thewolfe70 replied to thewolfe70's topic in Web ClipperThe Clipper Ext when I try to install says it does not work with FireFox 45
Firefox Can't searching through Evernote with Google
thewolfe70 posted a topic in Web ClipperI have tried to setup through Clipper to search my Evernote with Google using Firefox. When I search for something I know is in my Evernote the search page comes up with the regular Google results and on the right hand side of the page It shows "Evernote" and under that it says "Web Clipper" and under that it says "Sign into Web Clipper to see results". When I click on that, it goes away. I guess I'm signed in since I can "clip" pages using the "elephant" in my tool bar.
I was able to create a new "local" notebook and move my notes into it. Thanks for the posts.
I have a folder that I want to have on my Evernote only on my local computer. I don't want it to sync on-line or to my other devices. I thought I had done it to one of my folders but not sure and don't know how to check.
ANSWERED Issues with passcode lock / Touch Id on an iPhone 6
thewolfe70 replied to Peter Ebbe Sundberg's topic in Evernote for iOSThanks I've requested help there.


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Haunting Hands: Mobile Media Practices and Loss
Haunting Hands looks closely at the consequences of digital media's ubiquitous presence in our lives, in particular the representing, sharing, and remembering of loss. From Facebook tribute pages during public disasters to the lingering digital traces on a smartphone of the deceased, the digital is both extending earlier memorial practices and creating new ways in which death and loss manifest themselves.
Transnational Migrations in the Asia-Pacific
This edited collection interrogates the diversity of transnational migration experiences in the Asia-Pacific through the lens of digital ethnography in order to explore the transformative effects digital media plays in these experiences.
The Rise of Nerd Politics: Digital Activism and Political Change
The irruption of WikiLeaks, Anonymous, Snowden and other tech-savvy actors onto the global political stage raises urgent questions about the impact of digital activism on political systems around the world. The Rise of Nerd Politics is an anthropological exploration of the role that such actors play in sparking and managing new processes of political change in the digital age.
Netflix Nations: The Geography of Digital Distribution
Contrary to popular belief, the story of Netflix is not just an American one. From Argentina to Australia, Netflix's ascension from a Silicon Valley start-up to an international television service has transformed media consumption on a global scale. Netflix Nations will help readers make sense of a complex, ever-shifting streaming media environment.
Digital Ethnography Principles & Practice
This sharp, innovative book champions the rising significance of ethnographic research on the use of digital resources around the world. It contextualises digital and pre-digital ethnographic research and demonstrates how the methodological, practical and theoretical dimensions are increasingly intertwined.


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The post editor helpfully removes default arguments like
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[gallery] shortcode. How do you tell it to remove a custom attribute that has a default value?
The answer at Enhance Media Manager for Gallery shows how to add a custom attribute to the Wordpress 4.0 media manager. That code extends the backbone stuff in
wp-includes/js/media-views.js. The shortcode is actually constructed in
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It's not purely an aesthetic goal to remove the default attribute. It would also help my plugin leave behind less cruft in the posts.


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How To Start-Your-Own Home Answering Service Business
Post inspired from Corina at Not So Busy Moms.
Working in a Home-Based Answering Service
It is always good to enjoy your work no matter how hard it may seem. But with home-based answering service, you can enjoy your work even without experiencing hardships.
Easy Way of Starting Home-Based Answering Service
The most inexpensive and easiest way to start this answering service business is to have a separate phone or phone line for each client that you are working with. Then, you will mark every single phone with the name of the company you work with as an identifier for yourself if the phone starts to ring. Having a separate phone lines will run more or less $200 each. At the same time, you are going to pay for the monthly charges for every phone that you are using for this home business that you have. This is typically $35-50 every month. Whenever you are about to buy actual telephones, you can get these at very inexpensive prices at the local stores near you. So far, this is the best option that you have if you want to work with less than 10 businesses.
Effective Operation Space
On the other hand, if you want to work on more than ten businesses, you can lease a switchboard from a local telephone company for your answering service business. By doing this action, this is going to make your operation space effective. This switchboard will be able to accommodate the number of business that you intend to work for you.
Check out for your Business
Before you sign up with a contact on the business that you want to work with and before you buy any phone, you need to check with the telephone company so you can check out how far you will be able to go in this business. There are chances when there can be a limit for your residential neighborhood. You also need to know how many customers you will be able to work with and this will also depend on the number of lines that you will install. You can consider opening a home office near a commercial area where you can have as many number of lines that you need so you will be able to accommodate all of your clients for the answering service.
How Much Does it Cost?
The type and amount of equipment that you will get will be based on your budget and your goal as well. This could be as simple as an individual telephone lines or as complicated as the computer screens which flashes some messages or record instructions that you need to deal with. If you have a more advance equipment, the more money you need to spend. If you have money amounting of $25,000, you will be able to get a switchboard that has 25 lines and a trunk line cable from your phone company. It is already given that if you are able to work with more business, the greater the reward you will get. This is in fact something that you need to decide for yourself.
If this answering service is just an extra business that you want to do, you can work with one or two clients to maximize your time. Meanwhile, if this is a new career for you, you can consider having a bigger investment in handling calls.
Interested in learning more? Check out this list of home business ideas where you can discover more ways to become your own boss!


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Zombie Dead
A.K.A. Zonbi Dead
Zen Pictures
Zombie Dead's director, Kanzo Matsuura, explains his inspiration for this film on the Zen Pictures website:
This is a series based on,aruguably, a simple concept of a beautiful woman fighting horrible monsters. A number of B-horror films using this idea have been made in the American film industry, but I think they are comparatively rare in Japan. As I really like this genre, I decided to stick to a straightforward narrative in making the film so that no details as to the terrifying zombie make-ups and the beautiful heroine should be neglected. The film's star Miss Ai Kawanaka has cute looks and big breasts and she is perfect as a heroine of horror movie. The film's highlight is of course the battles between the heroine and the zombies.
Zombie Dead feels less like an American B-horror movie than it does a Japanese survival horror video game. Satomi (Ai Kawanaka) wakes up in an abandoned hospital with fuzzy memories of how she got there. She wanders around the building, occasionally running into someone, or picking up an object to use as a weapon later.
Given the director's comments about his star's breasts, it's interesting that there's no nudity in the movie at all. That's not to say that showcasing womens' bodies isn't a primary goal here, but it's done in a tame, maxim sort of way.
The fights are reasonably intense. The zombie make-up is surprisingly good, given the budget of a movie like this. They look like slightly mummified corpses. The gore effects are limited. Satomi's injuries are depicted with a few drops of fake blood and no corresponding wound.
The cast consists of only four people. There are two men, one of whom is a zombie as the film begins, and the other whom Satomi runs into while exploring the hospital. He gets bitten pretty quickly. The other character is Chisato, played by Erina Oonishi. She spends the movie in a hospital gown. She seems to be another victim, but she's actually more involved in the whole thing than she lets on.
Oonishi is probably the best actor in the film, she's genuinely creepy when she goes into psychopath-mode. Satomi, we find out, is a police officer, and Kawanaka portrays her in a believably tough manner. It's all to common in anime to have weak, ditsy heroines, and it nice to have one here that defies convention (especially in a movie that makes such a big deal out of how sexy the star is).
At only 50 minutes, the plot and character development are kept to a minimum. But what little is there is enough to keep up interest between the action set pieces.
The movie comes on a double feature DVD with Slit Mouth Woman, another Zen Pictures production. Video is anamorphic wide screen and looks very good, providing very clear views of the make up and the women that the director is so proud of.


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What does iCloud do and how iCloud Customer Service Number Works?
Sometimes People have questions that what exactly iCloud do, what is iCloud and how we can use it? They are those people who are new to Apple or using it first time. But there's no shame in asking these questions.
These are pretty normal and basic queries which can come in anyone's mind and iCloud Support Phone Number will quickly help you to fix any query.
Here's the answer of these following questions. Apple has introduced iCloud in the late 2011 and iCloud is a cloud-based service provider which allows users to sync their data on cloud and they can access it anytime and from anywhere. All users need is an Apple ID to operate and use it.
iCloud make backups or installation on iOS device. If you have iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac Book or in Macintosh you can easily access iCloud from anyone of these devices and sync your data into iCloud.On iPhone or iPad:
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Sync your Photos with iCloud Helpline Number
Once you captured a photo from your Apple device, you easily can sync it with your iCloud to save it on cloud. So in case if you deleted your pictures from your iPhone after sync it with iCloud, Pictures will be removed from your iPhone but they will save on your iCloud. You can download and view your pictures anytime through iCloud.
iCloud Customer Service Number
For the worst case scenarios it has support services. These services are provided by the experts of Apple and professionals who understand your situations and know how hard it will be for you to facing an issue. They'll provide you an instant resolution to fix your issues, simply contact iCloud Customer Service Number to get the best support for your iCloud.Restore and Backup
You've got hundreds of email, contact, documents, photos, notes, files etc and there will be more than that which is really important for your daily uses. But what is all your stuff got deleted or format, what will you do? Apple provide backup and restore services to make your things better. You don't need to worry about anything; as long as you're with apple you are safe.


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Navigator Development Group (NDG) was formed to produce timely, high quality, cost effective and profitable senior living projects. The opportunity to work with LCG Pence Construction, Inc. and Living Care to produce these projects coincides exactly with those goals and offers a unique opportunity for investors, owners, and clients.
Navigator Development Group has developed several residential plats as part of, or independent from, senior projects since its inception. Several senior projects include cottage communities, which require the expertise NDG has developed over the years to analyze and address the challenges and complexities that are associated with developing individual residential units with a larger scale residential facility.
The project management philosophy at Navigator Development Group is to be proactive at all times. We aggressively seek out development opportunities, analyze their feasibility and secure the most promising sites. We direct the planning and design and proceed with the permitting and financing process. Upon completion of financing, NDG manages the project through construction. We have a breadth of development experience across the senior housing spectrum, with everything from single purpose Alzheimer's facilities to multi-service senior living campuses. In an increasingly competitive and complex industry, Navigator Development Group provides the expertise and experience necessary to ensure success.
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Phone: 206.441.1770
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As Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations, Malhotra provides leadership for the company's overall manufacturing and supply chain operations including customer satisfaction, employee safety, demand planning, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics and quality initiatives at the global level. Working with Pelican's global operations team he focusses on introducing new technologies, automation and best in class operations processes to drive and improve Pelican's competitive edge in the plastics manufacturing industry.
His passion is to create value through learning and meeting customer needs and aligning manufacturing and supply chain operations to accelerate revenue and profitability growth. His key tactics for success include strategic planning & prioritization, clear communication and continual team coaching.
Prior to joining Pelican, Malhotra worked for two years as the Director of Global Manufacturing Strategy, Operational Excellence and Program Management at Johnson Controls, a Fortune-500 multi-industrial company. Prior to Johnson Controls, he spent 13 years at Schneider Electric, a European multinational company as its Vice President of Operations Strategy and Deployment and Vice President of Global Manufacturing Operations. In this role, Malhotra implemented operations strategies to increase value creation across the organization with a strong focus on customers, people and processes. He made significant contributions to improve customer experience, grow revenue and increase productivity of a $1.2 billion business unit for a global manufacturing network of 8 plants and more than 2,000 employees. He has heavy international experience in the transformation of global companies with particular emphasis on China and Mexico.
Malhotra holds a Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cal State University Fullerton and an MBA from University of Redlands.
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MASON CITY, Iowa – A man is being held in the Cerro Gordo County Jail on multiple charges stemming from different incidents.
Dylan Mennenga, 22, is being held on charges of felony forgery, possession of a controlled substance (third or subsequent offense), carrying weapons, escaping from custody and a probation violation.
On March 29, he is accused of unintentionally dropping baggies of methamphetamine out of his pocket while in the dining area of BeJe Clark.
On April 1, he is accused of escaping from a detention facility.
On May 20, he is accused of entering Casey's General Store on 19th St. SW and attempting to use a $20 bill that said "copy" and had Russian writing on it, according to police.
When arrested Monday in the 600 block of S. Van Buren, police say Mennenga had a collapsible baton in his rear pocket.
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Deciding to have popcorn ceiling removal is easy. The hard part for homes in St. Petersburg is deciding what to replace this finish with. Trust Bourgoing Painting, LLC to help you get the job done right!
The Pros and Cons of Popcorn Ceilings
This type of application is also known as acoustic. Typically, a spraying machine applies this coating, which takes little effort. Many people find this coating to be an inexpensive treatment. This material helps to hide any imperfections on the surfaces, such as cracks. However, it does have its downsides. Acoustic is difficult to paint, clean, and repair.
If you have decided to go through with popcorn ceiling removal in St. Petersburg, you are looking at many advantages. For one, you are giving yourself a new surface that is easier to maintain. A new, smooth finish gives a modern look. If you are remodeling to sell your home, popcorn ceiling removal can increase the resale value of your home.
You are still left with a tough decision to make: what new finish will you choose? There are many styles to choose from, each with a unique design to give your home a new look.
Sprayed Textured Finishes
If you are looking for popcorn ceiling removal but still want a sprayed textured surface in your St. Petersburg home, you have other options. The most popular options are orange peel and texture machine knockdown. These two methods are similar to applying acoustic. They involve spraying drywall paint onto a surface. Because the surface does not end up being smooth, you can hide imperfections as well.
Orange peel coating, as the name implies, has a look similar to that of an orange peel. It is a bit smoother and more subtle than acoustic. Texture machine knockdown is less severe than orange peel and acoustic but still provides an uneven surface.
Other Textured Options
There are many different styles of coating that are applied manually to drywall. Though you can use a texture machine for a knockdown look, it is also possible to use a sponge to stamp on mud and use a knockdown knife to smooth it.
Other unique finishes are mud swirl and comb. Mud swirl requires swirling a brush in a pattern. A comb style is a bit more versatile. There are many different designs that this method creates. With texture combs, many looks can add a creative flair to your St. Petersburg home.
A Smooth Finish
To transition a scraped-off texture to a smooth finish for your St. Petersburg home, a skim coat is typically applied. This is a thin covering of either mud or joint compound. Applying this layer can help smooth out the surfaces. There are a few ways to skim, depending on the desired finish. A simple method is rolling on the mud and then using a squeegee knife to smooth it down.
Removing Acoustic Ceilings in St. Petersburg
Once your plans are set, it is time to perform the task of popcorn ceiling removal. This process is best done by a professional. Many decide to take on this project themselves, but it is difficult and time-consuming work.
The most important part of popcorn ceiling removal is checking for asbestos. Before the 1980s, this texture contained asbestos. Collect a small sample to test for this dangerous substance. If the asbestos content is more than 1%, you legally must either leave the drywall as it is or contact a professional asbestos removal company.
If removal is safe, collect the materials you will need, including:
- Plastic sheeting
- Painter's tape
- Putty knife
- Floor scraper
- Dust masks
- Eye protection
Next, handle the prep work. Remove all furniture, close vents, turn off power to the room, and cover all surfaces but the ceiling with plastic. Work in sections, spraying the old coating with a solution of dish soap and water and allow it to absorb. Finally, scrape the texture away.
A simpler alternative would be to hire a professional in the St. Petersburg area. While it can cost more money than a DIY job, you are saving your own time and labor. With a professional, you are ensuring the job gets done correctly and promptly, so really, it saves money in the long run.
Trust Bourgoing Painting for Popcorn Ceiling Removal
At Bourgoing Painting, LLC, we are more than just a painting company. We also offer stucco repair, roof coating, and of course, popcorn ceiling removal to our St. Petersburg clients. Our team of professionals will take care of all the work for you from prep to clean up. We stand by our promise of quality standards, the longevity of the finished product, and cleanliness. Visit us online or give us a call at (727) 688-2397 and see what fresh paint can do.


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Hip, hip, hooray! Aspiring to Inspire is available in both e-book and print editions. You can purchase an e-book edition on Smashwords.com, Amazon, Kobo, Deisel, Apple iStore, Barnes and Noble, Page Foundry, Baker and Taylor Blio, Flipkart, Oyster, and Scribd. You can also get a print edition in trade paperback on Createspace. Once the print book is available on Amazon, you can get the e-book for free with purchase of a print edition. The e-book is regularly $2.99, and the paperback is regularly $8.99.
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Aspiring-Inspire-Durham-Editing-E-books-ebook/dp/B00J3C41YW/
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Aspiring to Inspire has already reached the #1 Bestseller on Smashwords Women Writers' Literary Collections Bestsellers' List. Way to go, ladies!
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Well, since I was still in a "Quake" kind of mood, I thought that I'd check out a set of unofficial levels from 2016 called "Dimension Of The Past" that were made by a company called Machine Games to celebrate Quake's 20th anniversary.
As usual, I used the "Darkplaces" source port whilst playing these levels. However, due to issues with either the source port and/or my computer, I had to lower the graphics settings to 16 bits per pixel in order to get a playable framerate. So, the quality of the graphics/textures in the screenshots in this review is probably slightly lower than the ones you'll see if you play the game on normal (32 bit) settings.
So, let's take a look at "Dimension Of The Past":
"Dimension Of The Past" contains eleven levels for "Quake" – including an introductory level, a secret level (that I didn't find) and a deathmatch level. These levels are "vanilla" levels that just contain the standard textures, monsters etc.. from the original game. Since the level set presents itself as a 'fifth episode' for the original game, then this decision makes a lot of sense.
One of the very first things that I will say about "Dimension Of The Past" is that it quickly goes from being 'enjoyably challenging' to 'borderline unfair' very quickly – even on normal difficulty! If it wasn't for the fact that I've built up an attitude of dogged determination from playing quite a few ultra-challenging modern "Doom II" WADs over the past few years, then I'd have probably abandoned this level set out of frustration fairly early on.
Seriously, don't let the easy first level lull you into a false sense of security! Even though this level set has been made by a modern games company, it is anything but easy!
These levels do the usual "Doom II" WAD trick of throwing lots of mid-high level monsters at you regularly. But, whilst much stronger forms of this sort of creative unfairness can work really well in "Doom II", it doesn't always translate that well to "Quake" for a number of reasons.
The first reason is the "Quake" contains a much gloomier aesthetic than "Doom II" – as such, it can sometimes be difficult to see where to run to when you are besieged by monsters. The second reason is that "Quake" and "Doom II" have different weapons that handle differently. The third reason is that the movement speed in "Quake" is at least slightly different to that in "Doom II". The fourth reason is that both games have different monsters that act (and attack) differently.
The borderline unfair difficulty in "Dimension Of The Past" is further compounded by the fact that many of the levels are at least slightly stingy when it comes to health and ammo. Whilst there is often just enough to get through each level, there are at least a few segments of "Dimension Of The Past" that feel more like an old survival horror game than a thrilling action game. In other words, you'll probably have to flee from monsters sometimes.
Again, there are some amazing modern "Doom II" WADs out there that rely on the player not being able to fight literally every monster in order to create thrillingly fast-paced gameplay that almost seems more like a type of puzzle game than anything else. But, due to the age and visual style of the game, this sort of gameplay works better in "Doom II". The cute cartoonish graphics, ludicrous movement speed, perfect weapon progression, simple monster AI and more well-balanced gameplay mechanics in "Doom II" mean that this type of gameplay becomes an thrilling abstract puzzle.
But, in a grimly gothic game like "Quake" – with very slightly more intelligent monsters and with different weapons, then even a relatively mild example of this type of gameplay just doesn't feel as fun.
This also has something to do with emotional tone too – in "Doom II" WADs, completing a brightly-coloured level containing 300+ cartoon monsters makes you feel like an expert gamer. Yet, thanks to it's bleak emotional tone (that evokes feelings of vulnerability), completing one of these 20-75 monster "Quake" levels just feels like you've survived some kind of grim ordeal.
But, even just running away from monsters doesn't work all of the time in "Dimension Of The Past". The final level contains no less than six shamblers – all of whom have to be defeated in order to complete the level (four block your path, and a barrier in front of the exit won't lower until the final two are defeated).
This wouldn't be too bad if it wasn't for the fact that the level also contains death knights, yores, scrags…. and barely enough health and ammo pickups! Seriously, unless you find a hidden quad damage early in the level and use it in the most efficient way possible, then you won't even get to the final part of the level. And, when you get there, you'll need to play very tactically until you finally, eventually get lucky and defeat the final two shamblers with whatever scant ammunition you have left.
Again, this sort of hilariously extreme difficulty can work really well in "Doom II" WADs, but even relatively mild examples of it just don't translate well to "Quake".
Although "Dimension Of The Past" begins with a couple of sci-fi style levels, the majority of the level set is taken up with gloomy, gothic medieval-style levels. This creates a grim and foreboding atmosphere that is reinforced with a few fiendishly evil set pieces throughout the game – such as a fast-paced puzzle segment where you have to stop yourself from being crushed by finding two hidden switches within about 10-20 seconds.
The actual technical design of the levels is really good. Most of the levels are the kind of creative, non-linear levels that used to be standard in FPS games. You'll be searching for keys, backtracking, opening doors elsewhere with switches etc.. As much as I might criticise the difficulty in these levels, I cannot really criticise the level design too much.
In fact, the only major criticism I have is that a hidden platform you need to jump onto in order to get to the ending of one level is quite literally shrouded in shadows and next to impossible to find (seriously, I was stuck for at least an hour before I discovered it!). Then again, this might be a byproduct of the 16 bit graphics setting I mentioned at the beginning of the review (since it tends to make the shadows a lot more solid).
However, one minor design quibble I have is that there's no "ending" to this game – not even a small text screen. Once you finally, eventually beat the punishingly difficult final level, then you are… just taken straight back to the introductory level. In fact, since I hadn't seen this level for a few days, I initially mistook it for a ninth level – before noticing the difficulty selection portals.
All in all, "Dimension Of The Past" is a set of technically well-made levels whose borderline unfair difficulty will heavily challenge even the most experienced retro FPS gamers. However, I just wish that this had been a "Doom II" WAD instead. A lot of the design tactics here would work really, really well in "Doom II" – but are somewhat ill-suited to "Quake".
If I had to give it a rating out of five, it would get three.