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Maybe it's just interesting timing, or synchronicity, or maybe it's because we tend to see the things we're looking for, but I've come across two sources in the last few days that take up the question "why learn this?" in relation to writing and literature.The first is Sheridan Blau's The Literature Workshop: Teaching Texts and Their Readers. He doesn't say anything revolutionary in the text–in fact, most of it I've heard before, thought before, and taught before–but he does a great job of pulling a lot of things together and offering some simple workshops that communicate those ideas well to students. At one point, he specifically takes up the question of why we should study literature in the first place. Blau asserts that the study of literature teaches "a pattern or discipline for thinking that is applicable to every field of study and probably every complex human endeavor, and that can serve as a description of critical thinking in virtually every context" (52). He's referring to Robert Scholes's "textual competence," and frames this competence with three questions:
- Reading: What does it say? … or What are the facts?
- Interpretation: What does it mean? … or What inferences can be drawn from the facts?
- Criticism: What is its value? … or What application does it suggest? What theory does it generate or challenge?
Learning to ask and skillfully answer these questions is vital to the successful execution of any "complex human endeavor." Literature, and the teaching of, study of, and discussion of literature, helps to refine this ability.
While I see that as part of the answer to my question, it's not a complete answer, and I certainly wouldn't want this to encourage a reductive approach to literature. "I'll learn this stuff because it will help me do x, y, and z." Nevertheless, learning to question, reason, and argue from evidence is a vital skill that the study of literature can build.
The second source is an article in "The Writing Life" column of the Washington Post Book World by Margaret Atwood. Here, she discusses her experiences working with Inuit women in a two-week camp called Somebody's Daughter. Here, she addresses–somewhat tangentially–the issue of audience in writing, claiming that "writing … was always for someone, even if that someone was yourself in the future." The question we should ask of writing is not "what's it for?" but "who's it for?" Her answer: "It's for the eagle. It's for giving the eagle wings. It's also for us, who watch it fly." Writing (and by implication, reading) is not only of intellectual value (as Blau asserts), but is also of spiritual and/or aesthetic value. And while I agree with Atwood, that answer doesn't quite satisfy me yet. Perhaps because I value and understand the sentiment, but don't yet feel I could express it convincingly to someone who didn't already get it. So, as always, the thinking goes on …

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Last week was a busy one, trying to get the frost-induced harvest processed before my house was overtaken with fruit flies. Fruit flies seem to love ripening tomatoes and tomatillos as much as I do! Anyway, with the basil and parsley turned into nice neat little bags of pesto, it was time to make tomatillo salsa.
We have had an abundance of tomatillos in recent years, and because we love-love-love the pasta sauce (future blog entry!) we make from tomatoes, green tomatillo salsa is the only salsa we make now. Tomatillos have a citrusy sweetness to them that blends nicely with heat…at least I think so. Dear Husband likes his salsa without the sweet–more on that in a minute! Tomatillos form inside little lantern-like husks that must be removed before using them. Then they are sticky, so they must be washed. We like this salsa to be sort of smooth, so all ingredients are run through the food processor. The usual "recipe" includes: tomatillos, green tomatoes, green peppers, chili peppers, cilantro, onions, garlic, salt, pepper, cumin, and vinegar. Everything gets combined into a large stockpot (or two) and then cooked down to concentrate flavors and create a nice thick consistancy.
Ingredient amounts get adjusted according to how you want the salsa to taste….so, to accommodate both my and DH's tastes, this year we split the salsa into two batches. Mine we left a bit sweet; his got extra vinegar, red pepper flakes and extra jalapenos, along with (according to our friend Kellie, the source of these–"evil") Thai peppers called Lemon Drop. Our friend Nello named our usual tomatillo salsa a couple of years ago: "Verily Verde." The hotter variety needed a name as well…what to call it? I posted the question on Facebook and got the answer from Linda D: Vaya con Verde! Perfect!
So….it took 2 DAYS to get the flavors right and the consistency we were looking for. Thankfully since it's cold, the salsa could be "refrigerated" in the garage overnight! THEN, it still needed to be canned–involving cleaning and sterilizing jars, rings and lids, filling jars and then water-bath processing them. I ended up with 25 pints and 3 quarts–4 canner loads. I used two canners to speed up the process.
I felt like the salsa ran my whole life for those two days, finishing the canning late into the night of the second day. Being retired makes being a salsa slave not as bad as it would be if I had to get up and go to work the day after….like it always has been up til now. So, I should stop whining and just have a second cuppa….or maybe some chips and salsa!


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We come from a long line of Roman Catholic beliefs. As a child I saw no reason to question my parents. They were very wise and knowledgeable to me.They will always be so. I have admiration and love for all my parent's did to make me who I am. I am content to be who I am. Possibly, that might be the best lesson I learned from my parents. I have never wanted to be someone else.
In the spring there was another Christian holiday that was enjoyed like Christmas. Easter was nearing the horizon of life's cycles.
But before we got to Easter – first we went through a time called Lent. It was a time of moderation and repentance, for rich and poor alike. Since spring offered more time outside sometimes I would not want to kneel down each night and say prayers. My impatience often surfaced during lent. I wanted to go outside and play instead. But I never dared refuse and lent too taught me things I am grateful for.
My parents always put Sundays aside – a day for church and then to enjoy company, feast and play. It never changed unless something 'had' to be done – like feed the cattle. Watching the world change over the years, makes me sad sometimes. I wonder what we are losing. I can't recall a time I didn't enjoy Sundays as a child – church services included.
Easter Sunday arrived – and was that time we got a new outfit. We decorated as many eggs as we wanted – exploring our creative abilities. Mom always made our new dress – mine was pink. My sister's was blue. We didn't question her decision. The dirt road was clear of snow and mud and we could now attend church in town on Sundays. We socialized more and started visiting our copious amounts of relatives. I guess it was because we were Roman Catholic we had so many aunts, uncles and cousins, I couldn't keep track of them all. Some were rich and successful, some like we were, were poor. But I can never recall a time anyone cared or felt it made a difference. Those cousins, when they came to visit or we visited them, were new playmates, new discoveries and new differences to explore.
And another wonderful aspect of Easter was the visit from the Easter Bunny. It was one day we actually received real 'bought' chocolate and candy. My mother was a fantastic cook and today I am always craving those days when we ate like kings.
We ate steak, chicken and melt-in-your mouth desserts. We ate vegetables and fruits all from our own gardens. There was never any time we were restricted to – one piece of chicken or one piece of cake. We weren't forced to eat what we didn't like. I can only remember one rule – if you didn't finish what you put on your plate (and we were allowed to put it on our plate), you couldn't have dessert. We had butter, cream, eggs and milk – as much as we wanted. We made everything from scratch – including ice-cream, sausage and even candy.
But one of my favorite times was when I went to visit some friends in town – and Betty, their mother, served us that delicious store bread with baloney and mustard that wasn't 'home-made'. Then she would add chocolate to our milk. I recall thinking this might be my 'most-favorite' meal. Oh – I was so naive.


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Rangpur Special Judge Naresh Chandra Sarker announced the verdict on Sunday noon.
The court also acquitted six more people including neo-JMB leader Jahangir Alam aka Rajeeb Gandhi in the murder case.
The convicts were present in the court.
A group of assailants slaughtered Khadem of Tepamadhupur 'Mazar' (shrine) Rahamat Ali, 60, of village Tepamadhupur under Kawnia upazila while he was returning home from a local Bazar at night on November 10, 2015.
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Reykjavik Nights, the UK's only dedicated Icelandic club night, is pleased to announce a collaboration with the Bedroom Community record label in putting on a very special concert - Valgeir Sigurðsson at Soho's House of St Barnabas on Friday 16th May. The event is kindly support by Reykjavik City.
Valgeir Sigurðsson first found recognition as the producer of Björk's seminal Vespertine and Medúlla albums (he's worked on every one of her albums since), as well as Bonnie Prince Billy's critically-lauded The Letting Go. His forthcoming debut solo release, Ekvílibríum, has attracted similar critical acclaim, with comments such as "this is wonderful stuff" (The Times, 4/5) and "the strength of Ekvílibríum is in the organic way Sigurðsson weds the electronic to the human... The result is a singular album, as ornate as it is direct." (The Fader).
Valgeir's European tour starts this summer and his appearance at Reykjavik Nights will be his only non-festival UK performance in the foreseeable future.
Also performing will be fellow Bedroom Community artist Sam Amidon, an American folk singer who recorded his latest album All Is Well at Valgeir's Greenhouse Studios in Iceland. The album features a myriad of contributions from the likes of Ben Frost and Nico Muhley, about which US music bible Rolling Stone recently wrote "In an era of overheated Nick Drake comparisons, Amidon is eerily close to the real thing, singing in a fragile but certain tenor against the deep breath and soft sweep of Nico Muhly's orchestrations." (Rolling Stone, February 2008).
The House of St Barnabas was founded in 1846 and attracts many visitors to its Georgian-era decor and stunning architecture. Located in the heart of Soho, it provides a perfect venue to host an intimate performance by one of Iceland's most important musicians.
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There's a thread you follow. It goes among
things that change. But it doesn't change.
People wonder about what you are pursuing.
You have to explain about the thread.
But it is hard for others to see.
While you hold it you can't get lost.
Tragedies happen; people get hurt
or die; and you suffer and get old.
Nothing you do can stop time's unfolding.
You don't ever let go of the thread.
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I found this while blog hopping and it appealed to me.
What is your thread? What runs through your life, your relationships? Does your thread encourage and motivate you? Does it keep you grounded no matter what life throws at you?
We all need something to hold on to, something eternal and timeless.
"Three things last for eternity: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love" (I Corinthians 13:13)
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so .. i'm sick at home with the flu … and i've been knitting kitty kat amigurumis. I've made 2 already. This is a showcase of me having too much time on my hands …..
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That bit with Diggle does strike me as odd, since people could ID him and know he's associated with the others and either extrapolate from there. Wonder if he'll eventually gain a costume of some sort.
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Anthony Gurley knows what the UMass men's basketball team has ahead of it this season. "It's not going to be an easy season," the redshirt senior said.
Anthony Gurley knows what the UMass men's basketball team has ahead of it this season.
"It's not going to be an easy season," the redshirt senior said. "We know what we have to work on. We've definitely got to continue to get better on the defensive end, rebounding the basketball, and just fine-tuning everything.
"We've just got to keep our confidence and make sure we play as hard as we can every single time we step on the floor."
After going 12-20 last season (5-11 in the Atlantic 10), the Minutemen, whose roster is loaded with freshmen and sophomores, were picked to finish 11th in the 14-team league's preseason poll.
UMass' regular season tips off with a home game at 7 p.m. Friday against Rider.
After UMass defeated Division 3 Brandeis, 80-48, in a preseason scrimmage Nov. 4, coach Derek Kellogg agreed with Gurley's assessment about the team's defense.
"It's average. That's something we've worked on every day in practice. It's much better than it has been since I've been here," the third-year coach said. "The guys looked like they knew where they were supposed to be. They're putting forth the effort. But it's nowhere where it needs to be to play championship-level basketball."
The team will look to Gurley to provide senior experience. After averaging 13.6 points per game last season, Gurley tested the waters of the NBA draft during the offseason but decided to return to UMass.
It will be up to him, as well as fellow seniors Hashim "Big City" Bailey and Gary Correia and junior Sean Carter to provide leadership for their younger teammates.
"Gurley has come in with a better attitude every day," Kellogg said. "He's never had a bad attitude. When I say a better attitude, I mean he's working, he's trying to figure out what I want out of him as a coach, which is to be a complete basketball player — share the basketball, score with the basketball, play great defense, rebound and be an overall team leader. He's done a nice job 90 percent of the time right now, up from less than that. I'm trying to get it to 100 percent."
Offensively, UMass will try to replace Ricky Harris, which won't be easy. Not only was he the team's third all-time leading scorer, but he was also pressed into point guard duty for much of last season.
The Minutemen are hoping freshman Daryl Traynham grows into the point guard role, but Kellogg has stressed the importance of everyone passing the ball.
Gurley, who'll be asked to contribute to the scoring effort, also responded with seven assists against Brandeis after averaging slightly more than one assist per game last year.
Sophomores Sampson Carter, Javorn Farrell, Freddie Riley and Terrell Vinson all saw significant playing time as freshmen and their roles will grow this season. Along with Gurley, Vinson and Riley could shoulder some of the scoring load. Farrell, who suffered a high ankle sprain in practice, will probably miss the beginning of the season.
"I definitely see the strides they took. They all got a lot stronger and a lot more confident," Gurley said. "We're going to need them to step up this season and play a major role on this team."
In addition, Kellogg is hoping Traynham and redshirt freshman Raphiael Putney can contribute quickly. Putney is a lanky, but athletic, 6-foot-8 forward, while Traynham is a fast but vertically challenged guard who is listed as 5-9. Traynham was the star of the Brandeis scrimmage, scoring 15 points in 22 minutes of play.
"Daryl's fast and quick with the ball. He has a flair for the dramatic at times, which gets him into trouble, but he does have a good feel for the game," Kellogg said. "Putney, even though he's very skinny, is a world-class athlete who does some good things out there with his length and his athleticism. If we can put some weight on him, if we can get him to mature and become a grown man, I think he has a chance to be a special player.
"I'm not sure if they totally know how to play the game at the college level yet, but they're enjoyable to watch. They'll be fun guys to see for the next four years."
Coach: Derek Kellogg (3rd season, 24-38).
2009-10 record: 12-20 (5-11 Atlantic-10).
Top returning players: Sr. G Anthony Gurley (13.6 points per game), Sr. F/C Hashim "Big City" Bailey, Sr. G Gary Correia (2.65-1 assist-to-turnover ratio), Jr. F/C Sean Carter (7.1 rebounds per game), So. F Sampson Carter, So. G/F Javorn Farrell, So. G Freddie Riley, So. F Terrell Vinson.
Promising newcomers: Fr. PG Daryl Traynham, Fr. F Raphiael Putney.
Key player lost: G Ricky Harris.
Season outlook: Offensively, UMass will try to replace Ricky Harris, which won't be easy. Not only was he the team's third all-time leading scorer, but he was also pressed into point guard duty for much of last season. The Minutemen are hoping freshman Daryl Traynham grows into the point guard role, but coach Derek Kellogg has stressed the importance of everyone passing the ball. Anthony Gurley will be asked to contribute to the scoring effort.
Nov. 12…Rider, 7:30
Nov. 17…Sacred Heart, 7
x-Nov. 20…New Mexico State, 7:30
x-Nov. 22…TCU, 8
Nov. 24…AIC, 7
y-Nov. 27…Holy Cross, 3
Dec. 1…at Quinnipiac, 7
z-Dec. 4…vs. Boston College, 6:30
Dec. 8…Maine, 7
Dec. 11…Seton Hall, 7
Dec. 22…Central Florida, 7
Dec. 31…Boston University, 2
Jan. 3…at Central Connecticut, 7
Jan. 9…Dayton, 2
Jan. 12…at Xavier, 7
#-Jan. 15…La Salle, 1
Jan. 19…at Charlotte, 7:30
Jan. 22…Richmond, noon
Jan. 26…at St. Bonaventure, 7
Jan. 30…Rhode Island, 4
Feb. 2…at St. Louis, 8
Feb. 5…at St. Joseph's, 7
Feb. 13…George Washington, 4
Feb. 16…Duquesne, 7
Feb. 19…at Rhode Island, 2
Feb. 23…St. Joseph's, 7
Feb. 27…at La Salle, 2
March 2…Temple, 7
March 5…at Fordham, 1
x-Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament at MassMutual Center, Springfield
y-at Curry Hicks Cage
z-at TD Garden, Boston
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Designed by Francesco Guida, the 24 meters' yacht has been launched in Ancona at the end of April and then delivered to her owner.
EXTRA 76, with her maximum beam of 6,8 meters, sets a record in the yacht segment in terms of cockpit and saloon volumes, giving her guests the chance to live in close contact with nature and creating a direct feeling with the sea both in navigation and at anchor. The big Research and Development effort has been strongly dedicated to the environment as well.
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This collaboration with Subrosa Brand is a New England Style pale ale brewed with Wakatu, El Dorado, and Hallertau Blanc hops and a generous addition of rose hips. This cloudy pale ale is brewed to be light and refreshing.
We at Tipple's love to try new beers all the time and we're sure that you do too. In honor of that we are rolling out a new program to help you try new beer and perhaps revisit some old beers you haven't had in quite a while. For Jack Tipple's Year of Beer Challenge we will feature a different beer every week. If you purchase that beer on the given week we will punch your card. Once you have completed 52 non-consecutive weeks of featured beers we will give you a Tipple's glass and you will have your name added to our plaque on the wall and be immortalized in the annals of Tipple's History.


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During the October 1 Golden Week in China, there were some seven million Chinese outbound tourists traveling out of the country. However, compared to the corresponding period last year, the number of Chinese tourists visiting Malaysia this year fell by a whopping 35%, a far cry from what the tourism ministry had anticipated.
Malaysia has always been one of the most favorite destinations for Chinese outbound tourists, and the drastic drop in tourist arrivals is anything but alarming.
The tourist industry is Malaysia's third largest foreign exchange earning contributor, after manufacturing and primary industries. Unfortunately we have missed the golden opportunity to woo the enormous army of Chinese tourists to our shores.
According to local travel industry operators, this is the first time we have seen a decline in the number of tourists from China during their Golden Week holidays. During the same period last year, some 180,000 Chinese nationals came to Malaysia for vacation, remarkably boosting the local hotel, retail and transport sectors.
It is a worrisome trend given the fact Malaysia is among the top ten holiday destinations for Chinese nationals and the number of Chinese outbound tourists is steadily increasing over the years.
If we are unable to grab a sizeable share of this lucrative pie, our tourist receipts as well as related industries will take the brunt, and this does not augur well for the country's economic development.
According to international media analysis, there is a strong correlation between China's diplomatic relations and the number of tourists in a particular country. For instance, fewer Chinese nationals are visiting the United States in the height of the Sino-American trade war, while Japan has emerged as the top destination for Chinese tourists this year following a warming of ties between the two countries
The decision by the new Pakatan Harapan government to cancel or review major Chinese investment projects has put a brake on the healthy growth of bilateral relationship, and this has probably suppressed the willingness of Chinese tourists to come to this country.
Despite the fact the government has anticipated a surge in the number of Chinese tourists to spearhead the local tourist industry, and the relevant operators have readied themselves for the influx, including stationing of airport staff well versed in Mandarin Chinese at KLIA, the arrival number remains disappointing. The tourism ministry needs to find out the reason for the stagnant growth.
Travel operators claim that the local tourist industry has been suffering since the 14th general elections, while the newly appointed tourism minister fails to introduce new strategies to stimulate the industry and lure foreign tourists. The government has also not provided new incentives to the related industries.
Lack of new elements in our tourist attractions is also to be blamed for a lack of returning tourists. Although Chinese tourists love Malaysia's diverse cultural heritage, gourmet food and natural scenery, we fail to come up with novel ideas and themes to woo them back.
The tourism ministry should seriously look into foreign tourists' needs and experiences instead of taking a passive stance to wait for them to come back.
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Lucid Dreaming Essay, Research Paper
Ever have the feeling where you don't really know if you are dreaming or awake? That feeling of conscious awaking in you dreams where you are able to control yourself, your movements, and your wishes. This can be defined as lucid dreams.
Roughly one-third of our lives we spend on sleeping, and significant amount of this time is spent on dreaming. So why not enjoy our dreams by controlling them, instead of letting dreams controlling us. The term "lucid", came from Frederik Van Eeden in 1913, he used it to define the sense of mental clarity. The definition of lucid dreaming is nothing more than becoming aware that you are dreaming, while you are dreaming.
There are different levels of control among people where you are able to control your lucid dreams. A low-level lucid dream is one where you know you're dreaming, but that's it. In experiencing a higher level of lucid dream, you have the power to control, influence, and react to various events and contents of the dream. For those who have mastered the state of lucidity, the benefits are enormous. It gives a person a chance to experience adventures unsurpassed in everyday life, like that vacation on the moon. You can literally do anything you wish; the only limits are the limits bound my your imagination. Having the ability to tap to our unconscious, and subconscious mind, it also gives us a valuable insight into our daily lives. "By learning to make the best of the worst situation imaginable, you can overcome nightmare's and fears in the waking world" Gackenback/Bosveld 1989)
There are several techniques for inducing a lucid dream, and the Lucidity Institute, Inc., founded in 1987 by lucid dreaming researcher Dr. Stephen LaBerge to support research on lucid dreams and to help people learn to use them to enhance their lives. This has created special devices to assist people in achieving lucid dreams. Inducing lucid dreams takes concentration, effort, and time. Some people have been able to have lucid dreams on the very first night of attempting to do so, however it may take others up to weeks. This varies greatly from person to person. It seems, as people who remember their dreams with greater ease tend to find it easier to have lucid dreams when compared to those who remember only a few every month (LaBerge).
Many people seem to confront with the chance to learn of lucid dreaming asking themselves, "Why would I want to lucid dream?" The most common use of lucid dream is for those who have achieved the skill for pure fun and adventure. Unlike reality the laws of physics or even the rules of government do not restrict you. There is no need to be afraid of social consequences, because they are non-existent. You can fly, glide, touch, taste, whatever your heart desires. The limits are limitless.
"Entertainment is not the only use of lucid dreaming, because of the strong link between the mind and body during dreams, there is evidence to suggest that dreams can be used for mental and physical healing" (Ziesing).
Many have failed trying to induce lucid dreams, yet often people start having a lucid dream after giving up. So do not push to have one, trying too hard would only end up in frustration.
After one has accomplished with the task of inducing lucid dreams to the max, reality testing is the assurance, and a constant question. Whether or not what one is experiencing is indeed reality, several times a day one may ask him/her self, "Am I dreaming?" The answer to that question might surprise the inducer of lucid dreams in time (Van de Castle 42).
Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams (MILD) is a technique developed by Dr. Stephen Laberge, and is used by him to induce lucid dreams at will during his study. The steps to lucid dreaming via MILD are to set you mind to awaken from dreams and recall them as completely as possible. After one has recalled it, concentrating single-mindedly on its intention to remember to realize that he/she was only dreaming. One may say, "Next time I'm dreaming, I want to remember I'm dreaming." By trying to really put this really in your mind and through your emotions recalling the idea of dreaming will awake you from a dream to conscious awareness. At the same time imagining and recalling another dream and by understand that idea of it being only dream will be helpful. Repeat these until you intention firmly is set in your mind, and it is the last thing on your mind before you fall asleep (LaBerge).
Another way of inducing a lucid dream can be achieved through lucid dream induction devices. Developed through laboratory research at Stanford University, the basis of these devices is to remind someone of their intentions while dreaming. It has been observed that some sensory events are incorporated into ongoing dreams. On occasion such as a radio, or noise around your house appear to disguise itself onto a dream, rather than awakening you. For example a device could be a tape recording of a voice saying "You're dreaming" played while a person is in REM sleep will on occasion come through and remind a person to become lucid, aware. The Lucidity Institute developed flashing lights as a lucidity cue. They seem to have fewer tendencies to awaken people, and were easily applied. The DreamLight and NovaDreamer work by detecting the rapid eye movements of REM sleep, and by altering the wearer with a light cue it brings the dreamer to a lucid state. " There has been much discussion, but tests have consistently show that these devices give a 73% higher success rate into lucid dream induction"(LaBerge).
What an adventure to travel the unseen lands, to imagine what one cannot possibly achieve in life. To see the unseen to taste, feel, hear, and touch with the power to control ones destiny in dreams. It is better then any adventurous book, or movies. It can be the ultimate vacation for the mind. But there comes a question in mind, what would a person choose? To live in a dream state with all his dreams coming true, or to live a life with boundaries, rules, reality.


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- *Reflection: How do I write measurable objectives in my lesson plans? It sounds technical, but it's not as hard as you may think. When constructing lessons and activities, you identify your standards and start with the question: "What is the learning objective, or purpose/goal of this lesson? What should students know, and be able to do at the conclusion, and why?" Then, how will you know they have achieved the learning goal of the lesson, and can successfully apply the skills or knowledge? Your measurable objective is the way students will demonstrate they have met the learning goal. *Tip: Check Bloom's! *Tip: Plan transformational lessons!
"Education is a constant reorganization, reconstruction, and transformation of experience." ~ John Dewey
- *Reflection: About formative assessment, how to implement it, and what to do with it. Much is made of formative assessment, which is basically informal checks you do throughout teaching to see if students are grasping the learning concepts. These informal tools are essential to gauge if your students are understanding the material, and integral to your next steps in planning instruction. Two key elements in formative assessments are quality questions (HigherOrderThinking.) and allowing ample response time for students to think and respond (harder than you think!).
- *Reflection: What is a blended learning / reverse / flipped classroom? Buzz words are everywhere! Basically all of these refer to integration of technology with student driven, interactive learning, extending beyond the traditional classroom. Think: opposite of teacher directed, lecture-type learning. The instructional process is reversed to a degree: students prepare ahead of time by accessing instructional technology and media, then come to class where they put the new knowledge into practice through teacher facilitated application activities (i.e., pre-class delivery of facts followed by in-class application exercises). This results in student-centric learning that has better effects of understanding and long term retention. As with any type of instruction, intentional planning for learning objectives is key.
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After a brief hiatus –
Welcome to my #WorldsForgotten series, we're back on track with the project but with a few minor changes!
Every fortnight I will be posting a new ink illustration accompanied by a short story/description just to set the scene; the rest will be left to the imagination of the viewer!
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Many folk are rather wary of the river dwellers but those who know them well know that they are a hardworking people, always willing to trade goods and share stories of their exploits on the waters.
The river dweller's have built entire towns on water; usually large lakes in some parts of the world but there are also many isolated huts scattered along the rivers and estuaries allowing the inhabitants to work alone and in a self-sustaining manner.
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Fried chicken wings aren't particularly Asian; in fact, the technique Charles uses here was borrowed from Matt and Ted Lee, the South Carolina-born brothers and cookbook writers. But the lime-chile sauce is a traditional Vietnamese condiment. "Nothing pairs better with these wings than a cold beer," Charles adds.
How to Make It
Put wings in a shallow bowl, sprinkle evenly with 1/2 tbsp. salt, cover, and chill overnight. Drain wings, then dry with paper towels. Bring to room temperature.
Pour oil to a depth of 2 in. into a wok or high-sided pot and heat over high heat to 375° on a deep-fry thermometer.
Put cornstarch in a bowl and season with a pinch each of salt and pepper. Add wings and toss to coat, shaking off excess.
Add wings to hot oil and fry 6 to 10 minutes, until deep golden brown and cooked through. Using a slotted spoon, transfer wings to paper towels to drain briefly. Transfer to a bowl and toss with toasted garlic and more salt and pepper. Serve with Spicy Lime Dipping Sauce.
Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving, without dipping sauce.
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I love you all so very much and I am so grateful to have you in my life. I love getting tiny presents from you at Christmas, because you were thinking of me. I love shopping and trying to find the perfect gift for you. I love Skyping you and seeing pictures of your new baby. I love you all.
That having been said, there are some things I really have enough of. I really don't need as many gifts, just a card or a book or a photo is great. Or a letter. But if you're going to get me gifts, we've got more than enough of:
- beer steins / glasses. We love the ones we got this year from family, all with personal meaning, but we have to store them and only one of us drinks beer at all (and I'm a lightweight). We're at the max.
- scarves. They are gorgeous and I often wear them, but I only have one neck! Likewise earrings, though many of you have beautiful taste: I have only 2 ears.
- candles. We don't need more, thanks.
- re-useable bags for groceries or whatever. I love them, but we now have quite a collection.
- placemats or other kitchen pretty things. We don't entertain, and we're not fancy. We carefully fold these things up and keep them for a year or until the next move, whichever comes first, then they go to Goodwill. Or get regifted.
Please do keep sending books, if you want. We can never have too many! Also tiny, handcrafted chocolates are always appreciated. We don't need money but thank you for the checks; we'll use them for something fun. Tiny things that make you think of us are great. I actually like socks. Once again, we love you, and thank you. But please stop with the candles.
Readers, is there anything you've gotten too many of, or that people just keep on getting you?
#2 notes that her partner's mother got her an incredibly nice bathrobe… that is almost identical to the one her partner's mother got her a few years back and is still in great shape. #2 also notes that she believes there are still candles from wedding presents stored in her parents basement. She hates candles and flowers. Fortunately people seem to have stopped getting her either. #2 also wonders what her partner's sister is going to do now that there's no longer anything marked "low" or "lowest" priority on #2's Amazon wishlist. She might have to go up to medium! (Not that #2 is sensing a pattern or anything… And really, she shouldn't feel obligated to get anything at all!)


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Monday, August 9, 2010
13 comments:
- Barbara said...
Sooo Cute. I really love the one in the middle. It makes me want to design small houses - which I think is goig to be a great need when the boomers start getting older (ok, we're old, but I mean older than that) and downsizing.
- August 14, 2010 at 3:43 PM
- Lisa said...
I know exactly what you mean Barbara, I'm old but I'm not old. You know,,,THAT age ! :)
- August 14, 2010 at 3:55 PM
- Barbara said...
Lisa, I had to post again and tell you the more I thought about that little kitchen, the more I wanted my friends and family to see it. So, I linked the post to my blog. Thanks for inspiring me.
- August 14, 2010 at 4:33 PM
- sheree said...
I have a small 3 bedroom house and find your blog so inspirational.
I love your blog and look forward to your posts.
- August 14, 2010 at 4:34 PM
- Lisa said...
Barbra- aww thanks. I think people should have the house they want large or small, but I think most people will should look at down sizing...making life about life the basics and not things...I could go on forever LOL
Sheree-- your too kind ! I will be posting more often very soon!
- August 15, 2010 at 11:43 AM
- Amy said...
I have seen so many things I like on this blog I really wish I had seen before we built out little cabin (380sqft). Now I just use bits and pieces of the things I like to make the place and space more homey and efficient.
- August 15, 2010 at 9:20 PM
the first one is my fave
- August 15, 2010 at 9:26 PM
- Lisa said...
Thank you Amy and good luck with your cabin!
- August 16, 2010 at 12:25 PM
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- August 20, 2010 at 1:16 AM
- Unknown said...
good idea is to use furniture sparingly because it can choke a room and its traffic pattern.
- September 13, 2010 at 10:33 AM
- Kelli said...
I know this is an old post, but is there anyway to find out where you got the picture of the kitchen in the middle. The bar concept is exactly what we need and I'd like more info about the kitchen.
- January 24, 2012 at 4:45 PM
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- Unknown said...
The design was so cute. Like it. You are right, small but cute. Perfect for my new place at Avida Towers 34th Street BGC.
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Thinking of Switching From Evernote to Apple Notes? Here's How
Evernote shocked the freeloading note-taking world last week when they announced their intention to restrict free users to just two devices. If you use Evernote on your computer and smartphone, you won't be able to use it on your tablet or work machine unless you cough up for a more expensive premium subscription.
But Apple already has a free notes app, and it received a rather substantial overhaul with iOS 9 and El Capitan Should You Be Using Apple's Notes for iOS and OS X? For the first time since its release, Apple Notes for both OS X and iOS may be worth considering. Read More . It's now a full-featured client for Mac and iOS, and with a few tips you can put Apple Notes to work for you 10 Tips to Get the Most out of Apple Notes on OS X Have you switched over to Apple's vastly improved Notes app? Here are a few tips on improving your workflow. Read More .
But should you ditch Evernote for Apple Notes? That depends!
A Different Breed of Note-Taking App
The biggest difference between the two is that Apple Notes isn't truly cross-platform like Evernote. You'll need at least one Apple device to make use of it, but it's completely free to use thereafter and doesn't require or consume iCloud storage space. It's worth noting that even though the service isn't truly cross-platform, you can sign in to iCloud.com and access notes through a browser on Windows, Linux, and other unsupported platforms.
Apple Notes is absolutely at its most useful on Apple devices, for users who use both a Mac and an iPhone. If you use an iPad on the sofa or wear an Apple Watch on your wrist, then you'll get even more out of it. Android and Windows users might want to consider something else. If you need to switch from Evernote to Apple Notes, you'll need a Mac to do it the easy way.
Though Apple Notes is free, it's also worth noting that it's relatively light on features compared to Evernote and competitors like OneNote. You only need to look at each interface to see evidence of this. Evernote is full-featured and somewhat cluttered:
Apple Notes is barebones, but has a fairly clean interface:
Though Apple Notes is now a viable option for Evernote refugees, we wouldn't have suggested it a year ago before it received much-needed update. Even with iCloud syncing, the old Apple Notes was incredibly simplistic, lacked decent support for attachments, and it was difficult to organize or find things. Thankfully Apple Notes now includes the basic functionality you'd expect from a note-taking app in 2016.
Even though Evernote still feels like the power tool, it's worth asking yourself if you're really using all the features that the heavyweight has to offer. If you're currently using the free tier, this is unlikely, which is why you might want to consider switching after all.
Apple Notes or Evernote?
In order to make a comparison between the two, we've put together a list of features you'll miss, workarounds, and shared functionality of both options. Despite the list of features that follows, personal preference will ultimately decide it — so if you just like the way Evernote does things, or maybe you find it a little too complex for your current usage then you might feel differently than we do.
Things You'll Miss
You won't find tags in Apple Notes. That means there's no way of grouping notes together by tag across various folders (what Evernote refers to as notebooks), nor can you search for tags. You'll have to rely on a suitably descriptive title, or put your tags in the body text of your notes instead (perhaps using hashtags).
There's also nothing quite like the Evernote web clipper, which takes whole webpages (or small sections of them) and saves them — HTML, images and all — in a notebook for safe keeping. You can use the iOS Share button to send a URL directly to notes, but it will save only the link rather than the full body text. If you use this Evernote feature for research or saving articles for reading later, you might really miss this functionality, but consider using Safari's Reading List feature (which saves pages offline) or an app like Summary Pro for clipping content Collect, Extract & Organize Research Fast With Summary Pro for iPad The Internet makes researching most topics fast and easy, and when it comes to managing those documents, notes, and clippings, Summary Pro for iPad takes some beating. Read More instead.
Apple Notes also lacks the customizable interface that Evernote has had for many years now. There's no ability to save a list of favorite notes or notebooks, no customizable start screen like in Evernote's iOS app, and no colored themes to choose from. In fact, Apple Notes looks incredibly plain compared to Evernote, using a faux textured paper look (but at least it's better than the pre-iOS 9 yellow mess).
Evernote's collaboration features are also missing, though this functionality is rather limited in Evernote's free option so it's unlikely you have become too reliant on it. Switching to a shared folder or document in Google Drive for this purpose provides a free workaround.
There are also a few really handy features within Evernote that you might not use often, but appreciate every now and again. I'm referring to things like the ability to merge notes, or select multiple notes and change their combined tags. You can move notes en-masse to another folder within Apple Notes, but your only other options are delete and share. Apple Notes also doesn't seem to register your GPS location when you create a note, and there's no way to add a voice note (though you could record one with your iPhone's voice recorder, then share it to Notes).
Another of these features is the document scanner that comes as part of Evernote's mobile applications. There are plenty of other document scanners out there Scan & Manage Your Receipts, Save Space, Paper & Time Paper receipts are easily lost and hard to find when you need them most. Thankfully, going digital solves both of these problems. Read More , so you could simply grab a scan and send the image or PDF directly to Apple Notes using the Share button instead.
Perhaps one of the biggest things you'll miss out on by dropping Evernote is the surrounding ecosystem the company has built up. From integration with services like IFTTT, Feedly, and Pocket; to Evernote edition styluses and Moleskine notebooks; it's the powerhouse of the note-taking world. Apple Notes only became useful less than a year ago, so it can't come close in this regard.
Similar Functionality
One of the big additions to Notes when Apple overhauled it in 2015 was the ability to add attachments of varying file type. Despite looking, I haven't been able to find a list of supported file types but I've tested the feature out and managed to upload (and sync) an .MP3 file, a Mac disc image (.DMG) file and a compressed .ZIP archive. The fact that you can send files to Notes from practically any app on Mac or iOS makes this even better. Some users have reported that certain notes cap out with a "note full" message, but I haven't had that problem myself yet.
Both platforms separate content in virtually identical ways (aside from the aforementioned lack of tags). You can create multiple folders on Apple Notes, and assign content there from various apps within a share sheet on Mac or iOS. You can select multiple notes and move or trash them en-masse, and there's even a Recently Deleted folder which stores deleted notes for 30 days, just like Evernote's Trash notebook.
Finding what you need is pretty straightforward on Apple Notes too, with the option of dividing content by photos and videos, sketches, maps, websites, audio, and documents. Evernote has more powerful search parameters, but most users can get by with what Notes offers. If you use notebook stacks on Evernote, you'll be pleased to hear you can put folders within folders in Apple Notes.
Evernote has its own system of reminders that puts certain notes on a to-do list. While no such functionality exists within Apple Notes, it is quite closely linked to Apple's own Reminders app. You can share a note directly to Reminders, and while you can't keep a checklist of reminders like you can on Evernote, you could always create an "Apple Notes" list within the Reminders app and add everything to that.
Apple Notes places great emphasis on sketching, allowing you to draw and jot down handwritten notes right there in the app. It's actually pretty good (Evernote has an app called Skitch dedicated to this task) but it lacks annotation tools.
Apple Notes Benefits
The first major benefit to Apple Notes over Evernote is that there are no restrictions for free users. You no longer have a 2 device limit, there's no upload quota, and you can access your notes offline — something users of Evernote's free tier are limited by. There's no premium tier, and no requirement to shell out for iCloud storage either.
You'll also be able to use Siri to create, search, and add things to your notes using voice commands. This functionality will be coming to other apps in iOS 10 What's New in iOS 10? Everything Coming to Your iPhone This Fall Here's what features you can expect to see added to your iPhone when iOS 10 finally lands. Read More , but it's ready right now for Apple Notes users (and it works pretty well).
You can now password protect your Apple Notes, and use TouchID to access them on your iPhone and iPad. While you can encrypt certain Evernote content from Mac and Windows clients, Apple Notes allows you to do so from mobile as well.
A few other caveats I've not mentioned are the "On my Mac" or "On my iPhone" accounts for Apple Notes, which allow you to just store notes on your device if you want to keep things locally. You can also change some default settings, like default sorting, where the cursor appears when you start a new note, and an option to save your media to the Camera Roll on iOS devices too.
Ready to Switch?
One thing to keep in mind: Evernote has a reliable feature for exporting all of your notes, whereas Apple Notes does not. You can only export Apple Notes, one by one, to PDF format. This might make moving your content elsewhere tricky in future.
Luckily there are third party apps like Exporter (free) and Notes Exporter (free) to do the job for you, and though many such apps claim to maintain metadata like creation and edited dates, they should still be viewed with scrutiny. There's every chance Apple could change something, and these apps would stop working (or mess up your content).
Export Evernote Content on Your Mac
- Update your Mac to ensure you have the latest version of Notes, which includes the recently introduced importer tool.
- It's best to do this by notebook to retain structure. First open a notebook, then hit Edit > Select All.
- With all your notes selected, hit File > Export Notes and choose .ENEX format (not HTML). Give your file the same name as your notebook to keep track of what you've done. You can also access this option by heading to Notebooks, right clicking one, then clicking Export Notebook.
- Repeat this for all of your notebooks until you have a collection of .ENEX files.
- Open Apple Notes on your Mac and select File > Import notes, then select one of your .ENEX files.
- Your content will be imported into an Imported Notes folder, which you should rename as per your original notebook title.
- Repeat the process until all of your notebooks have been imported.
Of course, you can also do this by selecting all notes, exporting everything, and importing it all in one go — but you'll lose notebook structure by doing it that way.
Use Your iPhone (Not Recommended)
On your phone, you can only export notes one-by-one using the Export Note button under the Share menu. This will actually open an email with the .ENEX file attached, so you'll have to send it to yourself too. Then you can import it by tapping on it in the email you received. This is a terrible way of switching over, so we recommend using a Mac instead.
If you really have no choice (you're using Windows or Linux, and don't have a Mac) then you can export your .ENEX files using steps 1-4 above on your desktop, send them to your iOS device using email or a cloud services like Dropbox or Google Drive, then open them in Notes. Again, it works best notebook-by-notebook to maintain structure.
You Have Options
If you're serious about using Evernote, then you have options. Apple Notes isn't for everyone, especially if you don't use a Mac or have other non-Apple devices. It's also limited in terms of features, reliant on third party applications to export your data, and the font size on the desktop version is annoyingly tiny by default.
Check out our recent round-up of top Evernote alternatives The Best Alternatives to Evernote You Need Today Has Evernote's recent price increase and two-device restriction for the free plan disturbed your note-taking workflow? Then, it's time to take another look at some of the best Evernote alternatives. Read More , in which Apple Notes features alongside fellow lightweight Google Keep 10 Creative Ways to Use Google Keep Every Day Google Keep is a simple note-taking app. But its simplicity hides its usefulness. Here are ten tips and ideas to use Google Keep for the little everyday things in life. Read More , Simplenote, and Microsoft's very capable OneNote The Best Evernote Alternative Is OneNote and It's Free The market is drenched in note-taking apps competing with Evernote. But there is only one serious Evernote alternative. Let us explain why that is OneNote. Read More .
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Reminiscent of the Kermit Gosnell trial when reporters refused to cover the murder charges filed against an abortion practitioner who killed babies born alive during abortions, Congressional Democrats today refused to attend a screening of the videos exposing Planned Parenthood selling aborted babies and their body parts.
As LifeNews reported, the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List hosted a screening today of the nine videos exposing Planned Parenthood selling aborted babies and their body parts inside the U.S. Capitol today and challenged Democrats in Congress and their staff members to attend.
Daily Signal reporter Kelsey Harkness attended the screening and took a picture (below) showing a virtually empty room in a Congressional office building indicating that Democrats clearly refused to attend the screening.
There are officially more reporters at @SBAList's #PlannedParenthood screening than Dem staffers. 11 v 9.
— Kelsey Harkness (@kelseyjharkness) September 3, 2015
Here's what happened when @SBAList invited Dem staffers to watch the #PlannedParenthood videos. pic.twitter.com/FFLbIvtqMY
— Kelsey Harkness (@kelseyjharkness) September 3, 2015
#PlannedParenthood employees are staked outside @SBAList screening room but refuse to talk on the record with media. pic.twitter.com/tmlBMuGqi4
— Kelsey Harkness (@kelseyjharkness) September 3, 2015
This week, the Center for Medical Progress released the 9th video in the series exposing Planned Parenthood's sale of abroted babies and their body parts for research. This latest video catches a Planned Parenthood medical director discussing how the abortion company sells fully intact aborted babies — including one who "just fell out" of the womb.
Previously, the Center for Medical Progress released a supplemental video that sheds more light on the profit Planned Parenthood makes associated with the ale of aborted babies and their body parts.
On Friday, the Center for Medical Progress released the full, uncut video of the conversation between undercover investigators form CMP and top officials with StemExpress, which buys aborted babies and their body parts from Planned Parenthood. The full footage is of a shorter video that summarized the meetings earlier this week. A House committee will hold its first hearing next week investigating Planned Parenthood's sale of aborted babies and their body parts.
Meanwhile, the House of Representatives is planning a vote on legislation in a couple weeks that would de-fund the Planned Parenthood abortion business. The two votes would follow one the Senate had weeks ago, which saw Senate Democrats filibuster and block legislation to revoke $550 million in taxpayer funding. The Senate is expected to vote soon on a second attempt to de-fund Planned Parenthood.
Also, two committees in the House of Representatives have already launched investigations of Planned Parenthood.
One committee is looking into whether or not the abortion business is breaking federal law by altering abortion procedures to better obtain aborted baby body parts for sale. Another committee, among other things, is investigating the Obama administration and whether there is any connection between it and the abortion giant. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform wants to know if the Obama administration, via the Department of Health and Human Services, provided any federal grants to Planned Parenthood that ultimately went to pay for the sales of aborted baby body parts and if they were used by Planned Parenthood to "support transactions involving fetal tissue."
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According to dictionary.com " fairness is easy to understand, it is impartial and just treatment or behavior without favoritism or discrimination."
As a Canadian entrepreneur, and CanWIT (Women in Tech), a division of CATAAlliance spokesperson, I wanted to share my perspectives on fairness.
Fairness is a cultural and social behavior in thought in action, which requires a depth of authenticity, ethics, openness, and transparency. Fairness must represent the richness of our Canadian heritage in valuing diversity, culture and also align to our country's economic growth and innovation goals. It must be measurable and have clear goals that validate diversity and ensures equity.
I represent a CATA VOICE for Women in STEM as a lobbyist for advancing "Fairness."
In reviewing the most recent NA Statistics of the % of Venture Capital Funding going to Women was only 2.3% in 2017, and this is down from the year prior, it is time to say STOP, PLAN, DO & MEASURE. Let's get this right! There is an increasing rise of discontent amongst many women and men on the inequity of this market reality. Yet year over year, the Federal Government does not change its policies in allocating out VC "fairness" funding to ensure that a "fair allocation goes to women founders and CEO's".
I also represent Women in AI as in the AI Market this is even more worrisome as 99 percent of the founders are men, and the early stage investors are primarily men.
Stanford University is already predicting the Design impact of an AI only singular view and impact in our evolution. To build a SuperCluster in AI in Canada, we need diversity of leaders to move us forward. The SHEO slogan of : "The winner take all attitude of venture capital is not the right direction for the future is SPOT ON.
In the current #TimesUp environment companies need to be persuaded they can't afford not to have a diversity strategy. This is part of the UN Millennium Goals that Fortune 500 companies have signed on with the understanding that there must be a focus on systemic change. We certainly don't need more government research studies to validate these issues in VC, Angel funding going to women or in STEM on the issues in attracting, developing or retaining."
It is clear change organically with best intentions the change results are far too slow in Canada. Our statistics in North America and Canada are simply not heading in the right direction. It is going to take every leader in STEM to CHANGE the STATUS QUO.
Let's' get this right, and start a NEW STORY of FAIRNESS, so our children have a better world today not tomorrow. THE ROBOTS ARE REALLY COMING, so let's ensure they are seeing the world from a "Fairness and diversity Sensor Layer, that is equally balanced." AI has tremendous potential in Canada but will be catastrophic if there is not diversity at the table immediately. The "fairness" status quo is very broken in Canada and in NA, #TimesUp"
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February 2008, Colchester UK Concurrent Technologies has announced support for the QNX® Neutrino® realtime operating system (RTOS) on its range of VME, VXS, 3U and 6U CompactPCI® and AdvancedMC products. QNX Software Systems is a market leader in OS technology and development tools for mission-critical applications; its QNX Neutrino RTOS sets the industry standard for reliability, fault tolerance, and scalability.
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Interview: Alter Reiss on "If the Stars Reverse Their Courses, If the Rivers Run Back from the Sea"
Tell us a bit about "If the Stars Reverse their Courses, If the Rivers Run Back from the Sea."
After his side wins a long and bloody war, Andier Evas follows an old rival back to before the war began, to try to undo what had happened in the years between. It's about escaping from and changing the past, and the difference between who someone was and who they are. Also, there's a swordfight, which I think turned out reasonably well.
What was the inspiration for this story, or what prompted you to write it?
This is one of the stories that came together from a collection of images—the man in the boat, leaving a bombed-out city, the dinner and the duel, the lights of fishing ships seen from a long way off—but it took a while for those images to connect to a story line. Early
attempts had the guy in the boat being a necromancer and a deposed king, both of which were entirely wrong.
One of those images was a couplet–"If the stars reverse their courses, if the rivers run back from the sea / could I be true to you, my love, and would you be true to me?" and thinking about that led me to the story. Being able to go back and fix mistakes, to do everything right the first time would be a hell of a satisfying thing to do, at least for a while. But if someone who kept playing through, kept starting from the same point, it would inevitably shape him, even though the worlds he inhabited would all seem the same after a while. And that was the main thread, the challenge failed by the villain and passed by the hero.
Would you say that "If the Stars Reverse Their Courses…" is typical of the fiction that you write?
I'm not sure if I'm really the right person to answer that—that sort of thing is more easily seen from outside than from inside. I can say that there are a few things that show up in this story that I tend to come back to: I like postwar settings, as I find that some of the most interesting stories start after the big stories end. I also like settings with both magic and 20th century levels of technology.
What kind of research, if any, did you do for this story?
Most of the research for this story, if you can call it that, was done before I had the idea of writing the story. I fenced a bit in college, and casually after that, and some of the details of the setting come from reading various bits and pieces of 20th century history, largely around the periods of the world wars.
What are you working on now?
Unfortunately, I've been suffering from mononucleosis for the last couple of months, which has rendered me incapable of getting basically any writing done at all. I've been feeling a bit better lately (hence my ability to answer these questions!), and I'm hoping to dive back into some of the projects I've put on hold, including an urban fantasy novel set in the underworld of New York in the 1920s, and centering on the murder of Arnold Rothstein.
"If the Stars Reverse Their Courses…" appears in the Nov./Dec. 2012 issue of F&SF.
One Response to "Interview: Alter Reiss on "If the Stars Reverse Their Courses, If the Rivers Run Back from the Sea""
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I look forward to seeing more from him in the future!
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