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Evelyn Nakano Glenn’s “From Servitude to Service Work” and Mary Romero’s “Who Takes Care of the Maid’s Children?” both examine reproductive labor, though their purposes differ considerably. Glenn’s work is more theoretical in nature, basically calling for a new methodology for studies of reproductive labor, while Romero seems to take Glenn’s advice and examines the effects of reproductive labor on the families of those who perform it.In “From Servitude to Service Work,” Glenn presents a case for changing how academics study the experience of women who perform “reproductive labor” (domestic work, food service, laundry, housekeeping, and caring for children and adults).
She argues that feminist scholars in particular see reproductive labor as part of gender oppression, but that it does not figure in studies of race. Studying reproductive labor interlocks race and gender instead of separating them; she maintains that “it has divided along racial lines as well as gender lines, and . . . the specific characteristics of the division have varied regionally and changed over time as capitalism as reorganize reproductive labor” (Ruiz and DuBois 406).
Glenn presents a historical case for her views, claiming that women of color were disproportionately limited to performing “reproductive labor.” When the service industries emerged during the twentieth century, its workers remained mainly women of color who were constantly reminded of the racial hierarchy as well as the sexism of their situations, as well as the subordination faced by the affluent white women who hired them. One black domestic sums it up by saying that “the black woman is the white man’s mule and the white woman is his dog” (Ruiz and DuBois 416).
This class/racial/gender hierarchy has since transferred to the service industry, Glenn argues, and says that a formal institutional hierarchy has replaced the individual face-to-face hierarchy, but racial gaps persist. In “public reproductive labor,” women of color are still vastly overrepresented, and the labor is still racially divided, as in nursing, where whites still enjoy more authority than people of color (Ruiz and DuBois 419-424). She concludes by asserting that race and gender are deeply interconnected in reproductive labor, despite some scholars’ efforts to view them as separate phenomena, and that future studies should see how these factors interrelate.Romero’s work, on the other hand, is not a methodological exercise but an examination of how reproductive labor affects the families of the women who cared for other people’s families. By studying the families of black and Latina domestics, she maintains that affluent white employers maintain their own lifestyles (and the class and racial hierarchy) at the cost of their domestics’ families, who are generally deprived of their mothers’ care and company. Romero illustrates the effects of the hierarchies that Glenn merely describes.She uses interviews with domestics’ children to show how their mothers’ long hours and often unfair treatment affected their own families. Sometimes, employers were kind to their maids’ children as long as suited them; that ended when the maid’s children experienced better living conditions and thus “no longer functioned to enhance and affirm the employer’s self-perception as kind and generous” (Nelson 153). In addition, maids often brought their children to work, where they were forced to play with their employers’ children (and were seldom treated well). Both situations demonstrated the facts that domestics and their families faced; even under good circumstances, they were never allowed to forget who dominated.The effects of reproductive labor on domestics’ families also included separation, when maids often had to take live-in positions away from their children for months or years at a time. In addition, Romero points out the “hidden costs” of reproductive labor, which included employers recruiting their maids’ children as unpaid workers, where they “were ascribed the same status as their mothers, and were treated as a source of cheap labor” (Nelson 159). It also including maids being forced to take home some of their work, like laundry and ironing, and were not compensated for the time or the cost of electricity. In addition, domestics’ families suffered from having less access to their own mothers and had to care for themselves unless other relatives were available. For domestics, says Romero, parenting became a privilege instead of a right, and the affluent family maintained itself at the expense of black or Latino families, whom the employers felt owed them something even after their service had ended.Glenn’s essay uses more theory than anecdotal evidence, since her work is clearly meant as a study of methodology and a proposal for a different model for studying domestic workers’ experiences. Her prose is a bit wordier and drier, but she makes her points clearly and presents a good argument for a new approach. Romero, on the other hand, seems to be acting on Glenn’s advice, using interviews and recollections to show how domestic workers were always reminded of their lower status, how that transferred to their children, and how fragile and dependent upon others the affluent white home actually was. Her prose is more engaging and she presents the domestics’ children’s memories clearly and effectively.These two essays demonstrate how reproductive labor intensifies the experience of class, gender, and racial hierarchy. Glenn claims that reproductive labor demonstrates how women of color race discrimination on more than one level, while Romero presents the stories of domestics’ children in order to show the side that whites (whether employers or not) rarely, if ever, witnessed. Taken together, these articles show how dependent many Americans were on the labor of other Americans and not only failed to appreciate it, but also felt they were entitled to the service and never saw the other side of the equation.

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Yet too innocent to blush,
“ Pleasing visions, at command, Like the linnet in the bush,
Answer to my voice and hand; To the mother-linnet's note
Quick, the blissful scene prepare, Moduling her slender throat,
Sooth the patriot's heavy care : Chirping forth thy petty joys,
Visions, cheering to the sight, Wanton in the change of toys,
Give him earnest of delight. Like the linnet green, May,
" Wise disposer of affairs, Flitting to each bloomy spray,
View the end of all thy cares! Wearied then, and glad of rest,
Forward cast thy ravish'd eyes, Like the linnet in the nest.
See the gladdening harvest rise: This thy present happy lot,
Lo, the people reap thy pain ! This, in time, will be forgot:
Thine the labour, theirs the gain. Other pleasures, other cares,
Yonder turn, awhile, thy view, Ever-busy Time prepares;
Turn thee to yon spreading yew, And thou shalt in thy daughter see,
Once the gloomy tree of Fate,
Once the plighted virgin's hate :
Peasants shape the plow and spade,
Rescued ever from the fear
Of the whistling shaft and spear.
Lo, where Plenty comes, with Peace!
Hear the breath of murmur cease:
See, at last, unclouded days;
Hear, at last, unenvied praise. Have you leisure for a song,
Nothing shall thy soul molest; Tripping lightly o'er the tongue,
Labour is the price of rest. Swift and sweet in every measure,
“ Mortal, destiu'd to excel, Tell me, Walpole, have you leisure ?
Bless the toil of doing well!”
SUPPLICATION FOR MISS CARTERET IN Some unheard-of story choose :
Dublin, July 31, 1725.
Power o'er every power supreme,
Thou the poet's hallow'd theme, When the swain, by Druids taught,
From thy mercy-seat on high, Soon divin'd his irksome thought,
Hear my numbers, hear my cry. Soon the maple harp he strung,
Breather of all vital breath, Soon, with siiver-accent, sung,
Arbiter of life and death, “ Steerer of a nighty realm,
Oh, preserve this innocence, Pilot waking o'er the helm,
Yet unconscious of offence, Blessing of thy native soil,
Yet in life and virtue growing, Weary of a thankless toil,
Yet no debt to Nature owing. Cast repining thought behind,
Thou, who giv'st angelic grace Give thy trouble to the wind.
To the blooming virgin face, Mortal, destin'd to excel,
Let the fell disease not blight Bear the blame of doing well,
What thou mad'st for man's delight: Like the worthies great of old,
O'er her features let it pass In the list of Fame enrollid.
Like the breeze o'er springing grass, What, though titles thou decline ?
Gentle as refreshing showers Still the more thy virtues shine.
Sprinkled over opening flowers. Envy, with her serpent eye,
O, let years alone diminish Marks each praise that soars on high.
Beauties thou wast pleas'd to finish, To thy lot resign thy will:
To the pious parents give Every good is mixt with ill.
That the darling fair may live: See, the white unblemish'd rose
Turn to blessings all their care, On a thorny bramble blows:
Save their fondness from despair. See, the torrent pouring rain
Mitigate the lurking pains Does the limpid fountain stain:
Lodg'd within her tender veins; See, the giver of the day
Soften every throb of anguish, Urgeth on, through clouds, his way:
Suffer not her strength to languish; Nothing is entirely blest ;
Take her to thy careful keeping, Envy does thy worth attest.
And prevent the mother's weeping.
EPIGRAMS AND SHORT POEMS.
UPON THE TOASTS OF THE HANOVER
While these, the chosen beauties of our isle,
A COMPANY OF BAD DANCERS TO GOOD
EPIGRAM. George came to the crown without striking a blow: Ah, quoth the Pretender, would I could do so!
TO MISS GEORGIANA,
YOUNGEST DAUGHTER TO
August 10, 1725.
From thy pastime and thy toys, From thy harmless cares and joys, Give me now a moment's time: Wher thou shalt attain thy prime, And thy bosom feel desire, Love the likeness of thy sire, One ordain'd, through life, to prove Still thy glory, still thy love. Like thy sister, and like thee, Let thy nurtur'd daughters be : Semblance of the fair who bore thee, Trace the pattern set before thee, Where the Liffy meets the main, Has thy sister heard my strain: From the Liffy to the Thames, Minstrel echoes sing their names, Wafting to the willing ear Many a cadence sweet to hear, Smooth as gently breathing gales Ver the ocean and the vales, While the vessel calmly glides Oer the level glassy tides, While the summer flowers are springing, And the new-fledg'd birds are singing.
IN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION,
WHAT IS THOUGHT? The hermit's solace in his cell, The fire that warms the poet's brain, The lover's Heaven, or his Hell, The madman's sport, the wise man's pain.
MR. ADDISON ON CATO. Tue mind to virtue is by verse subdu'd, And the true poet is a public good : This Britain feels, while, by your lines inspir’d, Her free-born sons to glorious thoughts are fir’d. In Rome had you espous'd the vanquish'd cause, Inflam'd her senate and upheld her laws, Your manly scenes had liberty restor'd, And given the just success to Cato's sword, O’er Cæsar's arms your genius had prevail'd, And the Muse triumph'd where the Patriot fail'da
ON WIT AND WISDOM,
A FRAGMENT. In search of Wisdom far from Wit I fy: Wit is a harlot beauteous to the eye, In whose bewitching arms our early time We waste, and vigour of our youthful prime: But when reflection comes with riper years, And manhood with a thoughtful brow appears,
· This epigram is claimed by Mr. Jeffreys, and is printed in his Works
LET THIS INSCRIPTION
We cast the mistress off to take a wife,
THE FABLE OF THULE, And, wed to Wisdom, lead a happy life.
Far northward as the Dane extends his sway,
Where the Sun glances but a sloping ray,
Beneath the sharpest rigour of the skies, The following Epitaph on the monument of my kins- Disdainful Thule's wintery island lies. woman was written at the request of her husband.
Unhappy maid! thy tale, forgotten long,
Shall virgins learn from my instructive song, Within the burial-vault near this Marble, lieth And every youth, who lingers in despair, the body of Penelope, youngest daughter (and By thy example warn the cruel fair. coheir with her sister ELIZABETH) to ROBERT
In Cyprus, sacred to the queen of love, Philips of Newton-Regis, in the county of War- (Where stands her temple, and her myrtle grove,) wick, esquire. She died in her six-and-thirtieth Was Thule born, 'uncertain how: 't is said year, on the 25th day of January, 1726.
Once Venus won Adonis to her bed,
In woods, and foster'd by the feather'd kind. (Appealing yet to testimonies manifold)
With flowers some strew the helpless orphan round, Recall to every surviving witness,
With downy moss some spread the carpet ground, And, for ensample, record to posterity,
Some ripen'd fruits, some fragrant honey, bring; Her endowments,
And some fetch water from the running spring; Whether owing to the indulgency of Nature,
While others warble from the boughs, to cheer Or to the assiduous lessons of education,
Their infant-charge, and tune her tender ear.
Soon as the Sun forsakes the evening skies,
And hid in shades the gloomy forest lies,
The nightingales their tuneful vigils keep,
And lull her, with their gentler strains, to sleep.
This the prevailing rumour: as she grew,
No dubious tokens spoke the rumour true.
In every forming feature might be seen
Some bright resemblance of the Cyprian queen:
Nor was it hard the hunter youth to trace,
In all her early passion of the chase :
And when, on springing flowers reclin'd, she sung, In civilities, punctual, sincere, and elegant ;
The birds upon the bending branches hung, Prone to offices of kindness and good-will;
While, warbling, she express'd their various strains, To enmity a stranger;
And, at a distance, charm’d the listening swains: Forward, earnest, impatient,
So sweet her voice resounding through the wood, To succour the distrest,
They thought the nymph some Syren from the flood.
Hali human thus by lineage, half divine,
In forests did the lonely beauty shine,
Like woodland flowers which paint the desert glades,
And waste their sweets in unfrequented shades. The delight, the love, the blessing, of all.
No human face she saw, and rarely seen
By human face: a solitary queen
She rul’d, and rang’d, her shady empire round.
No born the silent huntress bears; no hound,
With noisy cry, disturbs her solemn chase,
Swift, as the bounding stag, she wings her pace:
And, bend whene'er she will her ebon bow,
A speedy death arrests the flying foe.
The bow the hunting goddess first supplied,
And ivory quiver cross her shoulders tied.
Th’imperious queen of Heaven, with jealous eyes,
Beholds the blooming virgin from the skies,
At once admires, and dreads her growing charms,
And sees the god already in her arms:
In vain, she finds, her bitter tongue reproves
His broken vows, and his clandestine loves:
Jove still continues frail: and all in vain
Does Thule in obscurest shades remain,
While Maja's son, the thunderer's winged spy,
Informs him where the lurking beauties lie. To the Memory, ever dear and precious, of his What sure expedient then shall Juno find,
most affectionate, most beloved, and most de- To calm her fears, and ease her boding mind ? serving wife, is this monument raised by HENRY Delays to jealous minds a torment prove; VERNON, of Hilton, in the county of Stafford, And Thule ripens every day for love. esquire. To him she bore five son sand two daugh- She mounts her and shakes the silken reins; ters, all surviving, save ELIZABETH; who, dying The harness'd peacocks spread their painted trains, in her second year of the small-pox, some few And smooth their glossy necks against the Sun: days before, resteth by her mother.
The wheels along the level azure run
Eastward the goddess guides her gaudy team, So, my sweet soul, no toil divine,
Hence do the mighty poets raise
To visit Hiero's regal dome,
ANTISTROPHE I. Measures 18. Unseen she seeks, unseen she finds, the fair. Lord of Sicilia's fleecy plains,
Now o'er the mountain tops the rising Sun He governs, righteous in his power, Shot purple rays: now Thule had begun
And, all excelling while he reigns,
From every lovely virtue crops the flower:
Divinely skill'd, he cheers the night,
As we are wont, when friends design Amaz'd, the virgin huntress turns her eyes;
To feast and wanton o'er their wine: When Juno (now Diana in disguise),
But from the wall the Dorian harp take down, “ Let no vain terrours discompose thy mind; If Pisa, city of renown, My second visit, like my first, is kind.
And if the fleet victorious steed, Thy ivory quiver, and thy ebon bow,
The boast of his unrival'd breed, Did not I give?"--Here sudden blushes glow
Heart-pleasing raptures did inspire, On Thule's cheeks: her busy eyes survey
And warm thy breast with sacred fire, The dress, the crescent; and her doubts give way. When late, on Alpheus' crowded shore,
“I own thee, goddess bright,” the nymph replies, Forth-springing quick, each nerve he strain’d, “Goddess, I own thee, and thy favours prize : The warning of the spur disdain’d, Goddess of woods, and lawns, and level plains, And swift to victory bis master bore. Fresh in my mind thine image still remains.” Then Juno, “ Beauteous ranger of the grove,
EPODE 1. Measures 16. My darling care, fair object of my love,
The lov'd Syracusian, the prince of the course, Hither I come, urg'd by no trivial fears,
The king, who delights in the speed of the horse: To guard thy bloom, and warn thy tender years."
Great his glory, great his fame,
A land the ocean does embrace,
Pelops, whom Neptune, ruler of the main,
From the reviving cauldron warm,
And its firm brawn, of shining ivory made:
But truth, unvarnish’d, oft neglected lies,
When fabled tales, invented to surprise,
Where fictions, happily combin'd, The poet praises Hiero for his justice, his wisdom, Deceive and captivate the mind : and his skill in music. He likewise celebrates
STROPHE 11. Measures 18. the horse that won the race, and the place where Thus Poesy, harmonious spell, the Olympic games were performed. From the The source of pleasures ever new, place (namely Peloponnesus) he takes an occa- With dignity does wonders tell; sion of digressing to the known fable of Tantalus And we, amaz’d, believe each wonder true. and Pelops; whence, returning to Hiero, he sets Day after day brings truth to light, forth the felicity of the Olympian victors. Then Unveil'd and manifest to sight : he concludes, by praying to the gods to preserve But, of the blest, those lips which name the glory and dignity of Hiero, admonishing him Foul deeds aloud, shall suffer blame. to moderation of mind, in his high station; and Thee, son of Tantalus, my faithful song lastly, glories in his own excellency in composi- Shall vindicate from every wrong, tions of this kind.
The glories of thy house restore,
And baffle falschoods told before :
Now, in his turn, thy sire prepar'd
A banquet; when the Gods appear'd And gold, like blazing fire by night,
At Sipylus, his sweet abode, Amidst the stores of wealth that builds
To grace the due proportion'd feast : The mind aloft, is eminently bright:
There, first, the trident-bearing guest But if, my soul, with fond desire
Beheld thy lovely form; and now, he glow'd; To sing of games thou dost aspire,
ANTISTROPHE II. Measures 18. As thou by day canst not descry,
And now, his soul subdued by love, Through all the liquid waste of sky,
Thee in his golden car he bore One burnish'd star, that like the Sun does glow, Swift to the lofty towers of Jove, And cherish every thing below,
Whose name the nations all around adore :
E PODE II.
Thus Ganymede was caught on high,
EPODE In. Measures 16. To serve the power who rules the sky.
“ Of his daughter. No perilous toil can excite When thou no longer didst appear,
The dastard in heart, who despairs of his might. And those who sought a pledge so dear,
Since we all are born to die,
In unreputed age decay,
And meanly squander life away, The rumour through the country fled,
Cut off from every praise? Then let me dare That thou, to heighten the repast,
This conflict, in the dusty lists, to share; Wast into seething water cast,
And prosper thou my glowing wheels." Fierce bubbling o'er the raging fire,
Thus Pelops spoke ; nor was his fervent prayer Thy limbs without compassion carv'd,
Pour'd forth in fruitless words, to waft in air : Thy sodden flesh in messes serv'd,
The deity his whole ambition grants; To gorge the gods, and a voracious sire:
Nor shining car, nor coursers now he wants : Measures 16.
In the golden bright chariot new vigour he feels, But, in thought ever pure, shall I deem it amiss,
Exulting in the horses' feet, Vile gluttons to call the partakers of bliss:
Unwearied ever, ever fleet :
Oenomaüs, he triumphs o'er
Thy prowess, and, to share thy bed, To mortal man, this Tantalus might boast,
Claims the bright maid; who to him bore Of mortal men that he was honour'd most :
Six princely sons, to manly virtues bred. But he not able to digest
Now, solemniz'd with steaming blood, The glut, the surfeit, of immortal joys,
And pious rites, near Alpheus' flood One heinous forfeit all his bliss destroys :
Entomb’d, he sleeps, where th' altar stands, For over him the godhead hung, in air,
That draws the vows of distant lands: A ponderous stone, a dreadful poise of care!
And round his tomb the circling racers strive: From his head to remove it, with terrour opprest,
And round the wheeling chariots drive. In vain he tries, and seeks in vain
In thy fam'd courses, Pelops, rise One cheerful moment to regain :
Th’ Olympian glories to the skies,
And shine afar: there we behold
The stretch of manhood, strenuous, bold,
In sore fatigues, and there the strife His portion now; ordain'd before
Of winged feet. Thrice happy he, To torments of a three-fold grief,
Who overcomes ! for he shall see
Unclouded days, and taste the sweets of life.
ANTISTROPHE IV. Measures 18.
Thy boon, O victory! thy prize. That, tasting, he immortal grew :
The good that, in a day obtain'd, But be not man deceiv'd: the gods reveal
From day to day fresh joy supplies, What most we labour to conceal:
Is the supreme of bliss to man ordain'd: For this the powers, who deathless reign,
But let me now the rider raise To Earth sent down his son again,
And crown him with Æolian lays, To dwell with men, a short-liv'd race,
The victor's due: and I confide, Whose sudden fates come on apace.
Though every welcome guest were tried, His flowery age in all its pride,
Not one, in all the concourse, would be found When, o'er his chin, a blackening shade
For fairest knowledge more renown’d, Of down was cast, a vow he made,
Nor yet a master more to twine,
In lasting hymns, each wreathing line.
The guardian god, who watchful guides
Thy fortnnes, Hiero, presides From her great sire, the Pisan proud.
O'er all thy cares with anxious power: Alone, by night, the lover came
And soon, if he does not deny Beside the hoary sea, and call'd aloud
His needful aid, my hopes run high
To sing more pleasing in the joyful hour,
Onthy chariot, triumphant when thou shalt appear His mighty care, “ O Neptune, if thy mind And fly o'er the course with a rapid career, In love did ever pleasure find,
Tracing paths of language fair, Let not Oenomaüs prevail,
As I to Cronion's sunny mount repair. And let this brazen javelin fail :
Even now the Muse prepares to raise Oh! bear me hence on wheels of speed.
Her growth, the strongest dart of praise, To Elis, to the glorious meed :
For me to wield. Approv'd in other things, To victory, oh! whirl me, straight :
Do others rise, conspicuous, only kings, Since, after ten, and other three,
High mounting on the summit fix: Bold suiters slain, yet still we see,
There bound thy view, wide-spread, nor vainly try From year to year, the promis'd nuptials wait Further to stretch the prospect of thine eye:


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FIFA 16 Stays Top of UK Chart, Tony Hawk Doesn't Make Top Ten
Plus, Warner's Lego Dimension makes strong debut.
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EA's FIFA 16 has maintained its position atop the UK all formats chart, staving off competition from a number of new games making their debut in the week ending October 3.
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment's Lego Dimensions debuts at No.2 and, according to sales monitor Chart-Track, "comfortably surpasses week one sales of Disney Infinity 3.0 and Skylanders Superchargers," both competing titles in the toys-to-life genre.
NBA 2K16 enters the chart at No.3, with week one sales "up by more than 53 percent over last year's entry." Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, meanwhile, lands at No.6 in its first week.
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 failed to crack the top ten, reaching No.12 in its debut week. The full top ten can be seen below.
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text: Thank you. We all say it countless times throughout the day (well, most of us do); however, how many of us just say it automatically, without meaning behind the words? When a server brings you your food, when someone opens the door for you, when you sneeze and when someone says “god bless you,” we all usually say say thank you without a second thought. However, when someone truly puts intention behind those words and expresses their real gratitude, those two words become very powerful indeed. Gratitude. What does that word mean? Thankfulness, gratefulness, appreciation… All of these words fail to exemplify a feeling of true gratitude. In Yesterday’s yoga philosophy class we entered into the topic of gratitude as one participant shared their gratitude journal with the class. Yes, he got the idea from Oprah, but his daily 5 entries of things he is grateful for has helped to cultivate an awareness of the blessings in his life: especially on those no-good-very-bad days. When you are forced to nightly look back at your day and find at least 5 things to be grateful for, you find that your mental focus shifts to the positive: even when your over-all life situation may seem less than ideal. If you think about the negative, that’s what will come to you. If you think about the positive, that’s what will come to you. Scientifically, this is the law of attraction. If you think it, it will come. So, cultivate an attitude of gratitude and you will find more meaning behind your daily thank you’s. Thank you for reading…. and I really mean it.

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Thursday, February 6, 2014
Hello everyone, A belated Happy New Year to you, guys. I know it's been a while but I am definitely trying to do better. I am working on a novella, THE SUN, THE SIN & THE SHAME, which I hope will be released sometime this year Will definitely keep you posted. I intend to follow that title up with several pieces in the same series. The book is about what happens when a wife ignores her husband, leaving him alone in a hotel suite while she goes out and parties with a bunch of unknowns. Well, hubby goes ou too, not intending to do anything other than have a meal, shoot a game or two of pool and go back to the suite. That was until he encounters the beautiful young vixen, Sophia, who totally captivates him and turns his world upside down. Please follow me on Twitter or Facebook for the release of this new piece of work. Until next time you guys, take care.

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As you can see from the title, this book features stories, told by Bruchac, from a larger book, Keepers of the Earth, which Bruchac coauthored with Michael Caduto, an ecologist and storyteller.
This larger book contains environmental information and activities for young readers, in addition to the stories themselves, blending ecological science with the Native American storytelling traditions.
The stories are organized thematically: Creation; Fire; Earth; Wind and Weather; Sky; Seasons; Plants and Animals; and Life, Death, Spirit. You will see trickster figures throughout the stories, including Gluscabi, Raven, and Coyote.
The illustrations for both books are by John Kahiohnes Fadden. Here, for example, is Coyote being chased by the Rock, a story found in many Native American story traditions where a trickster character takes back a gift or steals something from the Rock... and the Rock comes after the trickster for justice!
So, you can read the stories OR you can see how Caduto and Bruchac have integrated the stories into an activity-based learning experience for children (or adults!). Both books are just a click away at the Internet Archive:
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Panel Discussion: Integrating energy efficiency with the refrigerant transition in India
As part of the Green Cooling in India initiative by the International Forum for Environment, Sustainability & Technology (iFOREST) and supported by Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, Smita Chandiwala participated in a panel discussion on the need for integrating energy efficiency along with the refrigerant transition in India.
The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, while tackling HFC phase-down primarily, also aims to address the need to improve the energy efficiency of cooling systems.
The panel focussed on the future of cooling in India within this framework and discussed what it means to integrate the refrigerant transition with energy efficiency, as well as the policies and programs that are needed.
The webinar recording for Panel 3 can be accessed here
Selected as a mentor for the ‘Energising Women to Advance the Energy Transition mentoring program’ by GWNET.
Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET) supports global energy transition efforts by empowering women in energy through interdisciplinary networking, advocacy, training, and mentoring.
Smita Chandiwala was selected as a mentor for the China Programme, as part of GWNET’s mentoring programme that aims to advance the careers of mid-career women working in energy and climate change. Senior professionals in the energy sector serve as mentors, and support the personal and professional development of participants, through year-long interactions.
The mentoring programme is jointly organised by GWNET and GIZ, on behalf of BMWi – Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and supports mid-career women across select countries under the German bilateral energy partnerships.
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Webinar on Low- carbon & cost-effective solutions for enabling “Thermal Comfort for All”
This webinar is based on our research study on Developing Low Carbon Cooling Solutions for Urban Residential Buildings through 2050. The webinar discusses the results from energy modeling and understanding of India’s unique context of urbanization and energy efficiency initiatives; which shaped the proposed policy actions for space cooling.
The webinar recording can be accessed here
Invited to be an esteemed member of the South Asia Women in Energy (SAWIE) to support initiatives on gender equity in the south Asian region
Smita Chandiwala was invited to join SAWIE as an esteemed member and support SAWIE initiatives on gender mainstreaming and gender equity in the South Asian Region.
South Asia Women in Energy (SAWIE), a joint initiative of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), aims to promote women’s empowerment and gender sensitization in the energy sector in the South Asia region.
The platform brings together leaders, particularly women leaders across the energy sector to design interventions focused around outreach and recruitment; mentorship and leadership; increasing women’s participation in networking and brainstorming events, and professional development that can help bridge gender gaps. USAID is supporting the SAWIE platform through its “Greening the Grid – Renewable Integration and Sustainable Energy (GTGRISE)” initiative.
Launch of report on Low-Carbon options to meet India’s Space Cooling demand in Urban Residential Buildings in 2050
Our report on space cooling ‘Developing cost-effective and low-carbon options to meet India’s space cooling demand in urban residential buildings through 2050’ was officially launched at the India Energy Transformation Platform’s event held at The Claridges, New Delhi on 7th February. Our project was one amongst four innovative ideas selected by IETP representing non-linear and transformative solutions for the energy sector to meet India’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).
Read more about the IETP initiative and our work here
BloombergNEF | Taj Mahal Trick Helps India Cool Buildings Smartly
In this article, bloombergNEF’s editor explores how India’s green building sector is evolving and what can be done to get away from energy-guzzling buildings. We were quoted on the market barriers of perceived additional cost and the need for supporting markets to ramp up the supply of appropriate materials and technologies for energy-efficient buildings.
“For green buildings, the cost is a non-issue in my opinion. It is the market which needs to be created, with sufficient supply – and suppliers – of appropriate construction materials and technology, as well as a sustainable demand for them,” said Smita Chandiwala, an architect whose firm, Energe-se, provides policy advice on green buildings.


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A total of 250 kids from Athlone were blessed with Easter treats over the weekend.
Chev's Kitchen hosted the event on Saturday to ensure that Easter bunnies hopped to Kewtown and didn't skip Eland Street.
Founder Chevano Frans says many parents lost their livelihoods during the coronavirus pandemic and couldn't celebrate the holy weekend as they usually do.
Chev and his mother Olivia Wentzel, 43, didn't want anyone to miss out on the festivities and decided to spread some much-needed cheer in the community.
The children gathered in Eland Street where Chev handed out Easter eggs.
Then the mom-and-son duo fed about 80 families from their yard.
Mense received lekker veggies and chicken curry for lunch, while the kids also got a party pack containing chips, lollipops, biscuits, mebos, bompies and marshmallow eggs.
"We also wanted to keep the kids entertained and off the streets,” explains Chev.
Last week, Chev celebrated a year since the conception of the soup kitchen.
The dream to feed the community was hatched during the Level 5 lockdown which left many South Africans sukkeling to make ends meet.
The 22-year-old says he gets his generous nature from his mom: “To Olivia Wentzel, thank you for being the driving force behind what we do in the community.
“Thank you to everyone who helped make today (Saturday) a success.”
For Chev, it's a privilege to serve others and he adds: “We decided on an Easter Treat Day as there are so many kids whose parents were unable to afford to buy them an Easter egg.”
To see what Chev is hatching next or to assist his soup kitchen, contact 076 894 1499 or hop onto “Chev's Kitchen” on Facebook.


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Do the following restaurants in Beijing, China have good food -- Zhezhen, Xiao Longpu, and Mingjirongbao.
We are working with a travel agent to plan a tour of China. These are the restaurants that they recommended for our lunch stops during our time in Beijing. They will likely be economically-priced. But I would like to confirm that the food is tasty. Thank you.
The only one I've heard of is Xiao Long Pu, out by the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall. It's a safe enough restaurant with English menus.
Once you're in China you'll see there are so many restaurants that if the agents first choice really doesn't appeal you can walk a short distance and find a wide range of alternatives, or just fill up on steamed buns/pancakes from a corner shop.
Have a look at http://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2011/03/21/The-Winners-the-Beijingers-8th-Annual-Reader-Restaurant-Awards. The website also has a large restaurant review section. almost 10 years ago
You need to loosen up. Accept what you are given. If at first your meal dosen't appeal, say so. Eating in China is very safe as long as you observe the normal 'travelling' rules and they are, eat fresh, eat freshly cooked and eat where there are a lot of others doing the same. Try new foods, trust the people selling it but most of all, use your instincts at the time. Don't pre-judge, don't be put off by someone who got ill because they were careless.
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Spanish researcher discovers the direct cause of Parkinson’s
Patricia Gonzalez-Rodriguez, is a prestigious scientific and medical researcher from Cadiz. She recently published the results of an international study in the journal ‘Nature’. In her results, the researcher explained about her work on Parkinson’s disease. During studies, she claimed that it had been possible to detect that the body’s neurons affected by the disease do not die, but rather lose their faculties.
This discovery came about thanks to one of the genetically modified mouse models devised in 2015. New avenues of research for the disease have now been opened with this find. The research showed that the main cause of Parkinson’s is in the degradation of mitochondria. These organics, found within cells, are responsible for their respiration and would seem to be directly related to the disease.
The Spanish researcher intentionally modified the mitochondria of neurons in the substantia nigra of the mice. That is, in a small part of the brain, which, when affected, Parkinson’s begins to show.
As a result, the first symptoms of the disease become visible, and the neurons of this substance begin to secrete dopamine. The latter serves to control bodily movement, and when the mitochondria do not work properly, Parkinson’s symptoms appear.
Speaking with the Spanish media company, Onda Cero, Gonzalez Rodríguez confirmed that for the first time, it has been possible to discover “the direct cause of the disease, leaving the door open to an effective treatment”. She assured them that she was convinced about this, and stressed the importance of knowing exactly the causes of the disease. Thus, according to the researcher, now they can begin to think about slowing the progression, and even stopping it.
There are currently around 120,000 people in Spain affected by Parkinson’s disease. It is a progressive disease of the nervous system that affects movement with symptoms that begin gradually. An inconspicuous shaking in one hand could soon progress if no action is taken. Although tremors are the most common symptom, it also causes decreased movement and stiffness, sometimes preventing patients from leading a normal life, as reported by larazon.es.

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The Von Heidecke's Chicago Festival Ballet will present "The Nutcracker" at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21 at the Ritz Theatre, 30 S. Washington St.
Ticket prices are $30 for adults and $20 for students. For ticket details, call the Ritz Theatre Box Office at 419-448-8544 or visit www.ritztheatre.org.
"The Nutcracker" will involve more than 16 professional dancers and more than 35 local children. Generations of audiences have enjoyed this timeless holiday favorite, a charming tale of adventure that follows a little girl's journey through a fantasy world of fairies, princes, toy soldiers and an army of mice.


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In spite of having Nicolas Jackson and Armando Broja on the roster, some Blues fans believe the squad requires one more out-and-out centreforward. Numerous attackers are connected with a move to Chelsea. So what did Pochettino say when quizzed on the striker situation and plans for the market?
"We are looking [in the transfer market] like other teams for options or opportunities."
Jordan Henderson enquiry for Chelsea boss
On Monday, this Pride of London writer gave his verdict on the Blues potentially signing former Liverpool captain, Henderson. And it was not a favourable judgment for the England international; you can read the negative but considered review here. In all likelihood, Henderson was never going to join the west London team anyway; some journalists have noted that the rumour should not have any stock put into it.
Nevertheless, the Chels' gaffer was asked whether or not Henderson would be considered at Stamford Bridge. As you probably know, managers very rarely address targets or players they haven't already contracted. They do this for many reasons such as not damaging or jeopardising unfinished deals.
So, Henderson is reportedly set on returning to the Premier League; multiple English top-flight sides are linked with the 33-year-old. In response to the question, the often honest ex-Tottenham Hotspur chief gave a coy answer. 'Poch' claims that he, CFC recruitment bosses and the club's hierarchy have not discussed 'names' of footballers to possibly acquire. Pochettino claims that he, ownership and the Blues staff are more concerned with outgoing players at present.

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Bulbul tarang (Hindi: बुलबुल तरंग) (Punjabi: بلبل ترنگ) Shahmukhi) literally "waves of nightingales", alternately Indian or Punjabi banjo) is a string instrument from Indian and Pakistani Punjab which evolved from the Japanese taishōgoto, which likely arrived in South Asia in the 1930s.
The instrument employs two sets of strings, one set for drone, and one for melody. The strings run over a plate or fretboard, while above are keys resembling typewriter keys, which when depressed fret or shorten the strings to raise their pitch.
The melody strings are commonly tuned to the same note, or in octaves, while the drone strings are tuned to the 1st and 5th of the melody strings. Tuned in this manner, the instrument is uni-tonic, or unable to modulate to new keys. The melody strings may be tuned to different pitches if desired, however, rendering it multi-tonic, but more difficult to play. The bulbul tarang is most commonly played as accompaniment to singing. Similar to the Autoharp, a chord can be selected when a key is depressed, and the strings are often bowed or strummed with a pick.
The Indian version is sometimes known as the "Indian banjo" or "Japan banjo", due to its descent from the taishokoto; similar instruments in Germany and Austria are known as akkordolia, and in Pakistan as benju. In the Maldives it is known as a kottafoshi, and as medolin (pronounced "mendolin" after the mandolin) in the Fijian Indian diaspora.
A more complicated and electrified version is known as the shahi baaja.
- Society for Asian Music (1993). Asian music. Society for Asian Music. Retrieved 17 April 2012. - toy Taisho Koto, probably first imported into India in the 1930s, which has caught on both in India and Pakistan and become a legitimate instrument, now called bulbul tarang (the nightingale's cascading voice) or banjo.
- Mary Jo Clark; Thomas Corbett; Haywood Turrentine (July 2011). The Other Side of the World: Vision and Reality: Selected Reflections of India 44's Peace Corps Volunteers. Strategic Book Publishing. pp. 225–. ISBN 978-1-61204-438-5. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- Kevin Christopher Miller; University of California, Los Angeles (2008). A Community of Sentiment: Indo-Fijian Music and Identity Discourse in Fiji and Its Diaspora. ProQuest. pp. 307–. ISBN 978-0-549-72404-9. Retrieved 17 April 2012.


The U.S. government, in a rare attempt to manipulate foreign exchange values, intervened in the dollar markets in the past two weeks, Treasury Secretary James Baker said Friday.
Baker said the intervention had little lasting effect since the dollar continued to gain strength.
Baker told reporters the United States adopted a "moderation of tone" in its previous policy of leaving the foreign exchange markets alone except in the case of disorderly fluctuations.
The extraordinary strength of the dollar, compared to most other currencies, has spurred complaints from some other capitals, particularly London.
In the middle of January, finance ministers -- equivalent to treasury secretaries -- and central bank presidents from the United States, Britain, France, Japan and West Germany met in Washington and afterward indicated that the U.S. policy against routine intervention had been modified.
The meeting of the group, known as "G-5," accompanied rising concerns that the dollar was so strong that it was creating instabilities in other economies.
Baker indicated that such intervention can do little more than move the dollar's value "down a notch" or slow it temporarily.
Baker acknowledged the intervention in an on-the-record statement in the midst of an otherwise unattributable news briefing, according to reporters who attended.
The date of the intervention was not specified. The Reagan administration initiated the policy of leaving the markets to themselves following previous years when such manipulations were not unusual.
The Federal Reserve can influence foreign exchange rates, at least temporarily, by buying or selling dollars or by cooperating with other countries in the purchase or sale of dollars.


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Within the next year, more than two linear miles of books and periodicals will land on the doorstep of Karin Trainer. All of these, she and her staff will carefully blend among the 7 million volumes within Princeton University’s 11 libraries. (Firestone Library alone houses 3 million.) And that doesn’t even include the oceans of digital stuff, or the 94,000 sound recordings in the Arthur Mendel Music Library, which Bill Scheide built and named after his beloved teacher.
Trainer, bearing the unassuming title of “University Librarian,” directs the entire network of information systems at Princeton University. (Like so many titles in academia, the shorter they are, the greater the responsibility attached.) “Our goal,” says Trainer, “is to make sure that every person coming to us finds exactly what they need — and even things they didn’t know they wanted.”
Suppose you are a lowly freshman preparing a report on the water resources in Tierra del Fuego. You will be connected with a select few of Trainer’s 325 staff members. They will lead you to the proper periodicals giving you the most current population demographics. A tech staff member will guide you through the creation of a water-availability map, complete with overlays of economic, seasonal, and temperature data. Like the latest Google app, you didn’t even know such capabilities existed, but, boy, it sure spruces up the report and makes work simpler.
Being a librarian is not just pointing the patron to the correct stack bearing the correct Dewey decimal category. It’s always entailed more, but their immense and intricate professional labors often go unrealized. For Trainer the latest, newest role is that of renovation overseer of the Princeton University Library’s flagship structure, Firestone Library, the American gothic structure that stands — and also consumers a large amount of underground space — at the corner of Nassau Street and Washington Road.
With initial planning dating back to the 1920s, but with construction delayed by World War II, Harvey S. Firestone Library was first occupied in 1948. The librarian at the time praised the structure for “its openness, its ease of access to books and to the library services” — a building “dedicated to the dignity and value of knowledge and of wisdom.” In fact, Firestone remains to this day one of the largest open stack libraries in the world. If you are not a student or faculty member at Princeton, getting in requires some hoops to be jumped (see sidebar, page 21), but once you are in you can browse most every shelf in the library.
Expanded since then with multiple floors reaching out underground in the direction of Nassau Street, Firestone now is roughly halfway through an eight-year comprehensive makeover that will cost roughly $200 million. With the physical footprint already limited, one wonders where all that money will go. As Trainer explained at a recent informal alumni dinner, the library has been operating with an infrastructure that dates back to 1948, without ADA compliance or sprinklers and reigning as the campus’ single greatest consumer of energy.
On top of that, the individual study carrels in which Princeton seniors holed up to complete their senior theses had become little more than storage lockers.
And there is still the unresolved issue important to anyone who has ever spent prolonged periods of time in heavy academic research — food and drink, especially coffee. Some of the library’s constituents want a cafe; others do not. “I will bet that by 2020 there is some sort of food and coffee available,” says Trainer.
One of the admirable aspects about the powerful research aid provided by Trainer and her staff is that it is not reserved for just the elite tweeds — tenured professors and renowned researchers. “The university has always had a strong insistence on its undergraduates producing their own projects,” says Trainer. “Everyone receives our fullest attention.”
I dutifully reported this to my wife, Lorraine, who was appreciatively pleased, but noticeably less impressed than I. For the last 29 years of her official library labors, Lorraine served as director of the South Brunswick Public Library. During her subsequent three years of “retirement” Lorraine has worked with the International Federation of Library Associations to found mobile libraries in remote corners like Nepal and Ghana; plus working at home to refurbish the Mercer County Correctional Center’s library.
Lorraine decided if her husband was ever to understand how Trainer keeps transforming Princeton University’s libraries into a cutting-edge research machine, he would require her help. So together we met in Trainer’s office, where I watched and learned as the two professional librarians talked.
The innovative old days. The information explosion has most greatly rocked the chairs of librarians — those entrusted to manage and present it. Trainer was one of the first to understand and manage the new tech tools in the academic world. Modestly, she credits her early launch into automation and technological cyberspace to the good fortune of taking her masters of library science degree at the very tech-oriented Drexel University.
Daughter of an advertising executive for the auto industry, Trainer grew up in Detroit. Coming east, she entered Douglass College, earning her bachelor’s in 1970. Completing her MLS at Drexel, Trainer stepped into her first full-time librarian position as a cataloger at Princeton University in 1972. Recalling those tough, low-tech days, Karin and Lorriane laughed about how they, as catalogers, would pound manual typewriters and type little three-by-fives that would find their appropriate places in the huge wooden card catalog file.
But a new era was already dawning. In 1978 New York University sought to develop an automated card catalog that library patrons would browse on an actual computer screen. (A giant leap from punch cards to near sci-fi.) NYU selected Trainer to head the project and titled her as director of technology and automation. “NYU was really leading the way,” says Trainer. “We worked with a Canadian firm who had automated transactions for banks, and we struggled to translate these transactions into ‘library.’”
Recounting their early tech shifts, the two librarians commiserated a bit over the woes of establishing these now-museum-piece systems. But the struggle and experimentation paid off, and NYU, under Trainer, became the first university library with such an advanced system.
From NYU, Trainer graduated to Yale as associate librarian, and then returned to Princeton University in 1996, where she took the director’s position — the first woman in Princeton’s history to head the university library.
The glass ceiling. One thing that both Trainer and Jackson recalled with less fondness was the treatment of women when they started out. In the public consciousness, libraries have always seemed to present a great venue for women’s work. But when it came to leadership slots, women faced the same bias as minority players in the NFL and NBA. Sure, they were fine as players, but you wouldn’t really want that kind as coaches or directors, would you?
“When I graduated from library school,” says Trainer, “more than 80 percent of the MLS grads were women. But there were only five female research library directors in the entire country.”
Jackson, nodding in agreement, noted that when she started out in those years, a woman with two decades experience might expect to lose out to a male candidate with only five years in the field.
Fortunately, library trustees, like most other business boards, have come to their senses and are now employing talent, rather than gender, as a leadership yardstick. But it has taken women leaders like Trainer to bring about this change. Within a year of taking on the directorship, Trainer oversaw the construction and launch of the Mendel Music Library. Today, in addition to managing Princeton’s library systems with its hundreds of employees and $50 million budget, Trainer also sits on the board of the Princeton University Press.
Change as the norm. In addition to the avalanche of accelerating technology changes, Princeton’s library director must adapt to major shifts in the fields of knowledge itself. In 2008, working with architect Frank Gehry, Trainer helped launch the opening of the Lewis Science Library. “This represented a major remodeling in fields of study,” says Trainer. “By 1999 the traditional scientific boundaries had begun to blur. Supposing you are trying to teach a course on the chemistry and biology of the oceans. You are drawing your materials from physics, chemistry, geology, biology, and a dozen other so-called ‘traditional disciplines.’”
The Lewis Library served to present modern researchers with a unified science collection — a one-stop data and research station from which all angles of a project might be attacked. But information still explodes and research never sleeps.
Hence that major renovation of Firestone Library, with the 50 miles of shelves and 3 million volumes under an eight-year restructuring plan. Every book and segment is finding a new, upgraded home within the building. All the while, the entire library must remain ready and functional to the entire campus. The result? Every book, computer, and piece of material is being moved, several times.
The Firestone staff has gotten very expert at the Sysiphusian task of moving whole blocks of the collection out of that hall into this one, only to move it to some new hall later — while keeping every item accessible, in its proper order. Trainer shrugs and sighs only slightly as she says, “We are supposed to wrap this up by 2018, that means we’re more than halfway through now; so I am very much looking forward to completion.”


Lunch with Books programs announced
WHEELING – The Ohio County Public Library has announced upcoming Lunch With Books programs.
noon, Jan. 15, “‘The Essay’ with Robin Yocum.” Yocum will his new novel, “The Essay,” about a young man who uses his talent for writing to find a path out of the hills of Appalachia.
noon Jan. 22, “Bagpipe Tribute to Robert Burns.” Bagpiper Betsy Bethel-McFarland will provide a musical tribute to Scotland’s Bard, the “Ploughman Poet,” Robert Burns, in honor of his Jan. 25, 1759 birthday. Burns is the composer of the New Year’s Eve anthem, “Auld Lang Syne.”
noon Jan. 29, “Wheeling Film Society Conversation: ‘The Godfather.'” Those attending may see the film at no charge at 7 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Towngate Cinema.
John Whitehead, Wheeling Jesuit University film studies professor, will host. Director Francis Ford Coppola’s depiction of the promise and problems of post-WWII prosperity are brought to life by an ensemble cast, including Marlon Brando, who won Best Actor for the title role; James Caan, Robert Duvall and Al Pacino, all of whom were nominated for Best Supporting Actor; and Diane Keaton. The Wheeling film society is a partnership among the library, Wheeling Jesuit University’s Fine Arts Department and Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Cinema.
Lunch With Books programs are free and open to the public. Patrons are invited to bring a bag lunch and free beverages are served. Call (304) 232-0244 for information.


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Étienne-Gaspard Robert's in his Phantasmagoria show, used the magic lantern and a special cloth to make his "holographs". Today we know it as a retro projection fabric and it was used a lot in the 80's and 90's, because the projector was hidden behind it.
Pepper's Ghost is a technique used in theater, magic tricks and attractions such as the house of terror. Its creator was John Henry Pepper, a scientist who popularized the effect in 1862.
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The trick is to reflect a hidden room on a glass sheet, plexiglass or transparent film. If the hidden room called a "blueroom" is dark, nothing will be seen on the sheet. However, when we light the "blue room", its interior will be reflected in the glass. The glass should be placed on the stage, rotated on its vertical axis at an angle of 45º. You can even build a second room behind the glass and play with the lighting to create the show. The magicians cast ghosts and the audience was completely fascinated. This fascination is still current, though there are new materials. The Pepper´s Ghost is used by telepromters, which are the mirrors placed in front of the cameras to display the text to follow or even used at the Disneyland horror house, at Universal Studios for the Harry Potter attraction and so on. . For an event it is a complex assembly, since it requires a structure and a material different from that of a fixed installation. The difficulty of keeping a glass or plexiglass rigid, made it thicken against the necessary sharpness. The Pepper´s Ghost folia is a transparent film to achieve the same effect as the glass. It is difficult to tighten it so that there are no wrinkles and instead of a blue room, a projection screen or even a LED screen located on the floor is used.
The advancement of technology has allowed miniature reproductions, and even our mobile phone can be used for holography. Toy houses that sell real wonders, such as reproductions of real-time small-scale mappings, using mobile videos as a "blue room". Holography is also used with "Holofan" fans that make the screen. A type of rotary technology that does not need external elements such as VR glasses, but is more commonly used for advertising claims.
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It's White Wednesday again...visit Kathleen at Faded Charm to follow other links for White Wednesday beauty.
This week, I'm featuring a few of my photos and a few photos from my inspiration file. From the top...1) a house around the corner from my house...isn't the espalier neat? 2)a garden shot I've seen everywhere...books, magazines...it's one of my favorites. Who wouldn't want to have a garden like that? 3) another of my mantel/hydrangea shots 4) my star jasmine 5) an old clockface [not mine] 6) inspiration urn 7) a photo from an old Country Living...white chippy table...a relaxing little porch scene and 8) a white Katrina Cottage.


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David has an amazing selection of aircraft that he performs in all over North America. He has vintage biplane routine in the Bücker Jungmeister, high-energy aerobatics in his CAP-232, and an unexpected and exciting aerobatic offering in what appears to be a normal Beech Baron...
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Widely known as a business aircraft, you don't expect to see a Beech Baron doing aerobatics, but that's exactly what David does in this one! He puts the aircraft through some incredible maneuvers, showcasing magnificent aerobatic capability in a seemingly non-aerobatic airplane. It's an unexpected thrill ride you won't want to miss!


Entertainment Music Green Day Album Discography Annotated List of Green Day Albums Share PINTEREST Email Print Music Pop Music Top Artists Basics Genres & Styles Reviews Top Picks 80s Hits 90s Hits Rock Music Alternative Music Classical Music Country Music Folk Music Rap & Hip Hop Rhythm & Blues World Music Punk Music Heavy Metal Jazz Latin Music Oldies Learn More By Bill Lamb Music Expert M.L.S, Library Science, Indiana University Bill Lamb is a music and arts writer with two decades of experience covering the world of entertainment and culture. our editorial process Bill Lamb Updated November 30, 2017 Green Day were pioneers of the mid-1990's punk revival. With their 2004 album American Idiot they reasserted their role as one of the most innovative of all punk bands. These are their 11 studio albums. 01 of 11 39/Smooth (1990) Green Day - 39/Smooth. Courtesy Lookout 39/Smooth is the debut album from Green Day released on the California indie label Lookout Records. It is the only Green Day album featuring John Kiffmeyer on drums. It was initially released on black vinyl and later approximately 800 copies were pressed on green vinyl. In its first year, the album sold approximately 3,000 copies, a good showing for the young indie label. After Dookie became a hit in 1994, sales for 39/Smooth climbed over 55,000. The album is now out of print, but the songs were later included on a compilation titled 1,039 / Smoothed Out Slappy Hours. 02 of 11 Kerplunk (1992) Green Day - Kerplunk. Courtesy Lookout Kerplunk, released in 1992, was the last of Green Day's albums recorded prior to a major label contract. Much of their successful formula is present, and it is the first set of recordings to feature Tre Cool on drums. Sales for Kerplunk climbed over 50,000 before the group recorded Dookie, a very strong showing for a small independent record label. Following Green Day's emergence as one of the top rock bands in the world, Kerplunk eventually climbed to the million sales point for a platinum certification. 03 of 11 Dookie (1994) Green Day - Dookie. Courtesy Reprise Green Day signed a major label contract with Reprise Records in 1994 and Dookie is the first album under that contract. The music is nearly a direct descendent of such late 70's British punk bands as the Buzzcocks and the Jam. The album generated 3 big hit singles, "Longview," "Basket Case," and "When I Come Around" and peaked at #2 on the album chart. All three hit #1 on the modern rock chart. As a result of the album's success, Green Day earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best New Artist and Dookie won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album. Dookie has sold more than ten million copies in the US alone. Watch "Basket Case" 04 of 11 Insomniac (1995) Green Day - Insomniac. Courtesy Reprise For the follow up to their huge hit album Dookie, Green Day turned to a somewhat darker tone on Insomniac. Critics were pleased, but sales dipped considerably. Insomniac still reached #2 on the album chart and sold more than two million copies. The singles "Geek Stink Breath" and "Brain Stew / Jaded" reached the top 3 of the modern rock chart. 05 of 11 Nimrod (1997) Green Day - Nimrod. Courtesy Reprise In 1997, as the commercial juggernaut of Dookie began to fade into memory, Green Day decided to experiment with varied styles. One of those experiments, the ballad "Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)", achieved success with adult contemporary audiences and has become a favorite graduation song. It reached #2 on the modern rock chart while climbing inside the top 20 at both mainstream pop and adult pop radio. Nimrod was eventually certified double platinum for sales. Watch "Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)" 06 of 11 Warning (2000) Green Day - Warning. Courtesy Reprise By 2000 Green Day had lost much of their commercial clout and were no longer seen as existing on the musical cutting edge. With little to prove to anyone the band created perhaps the most melodic and accessible of all of their albums. While keeping much of Green Day's trademark energy, the songs are more varied and try out new effects and styles. Some still see Warning as one of the band's best albums. It peaked at #4 on the album chart and included the #1 charting modern rock single "Minority." Watch "Minority" 07 of 11 American Idiot (2004) Green Day - American Idiot. Courtesy Reprise American Idiot is Green Day's masterpiece. It was released in 2004, 10 years after Green Day's first massive hit album Dookie. They were simply seeking to create longer pieces, more like Queen's classic "Bohemian Rhapsody," and they ended up with a full-fledged rock opera a la the Who's Tommy. The album became Green Day's first #1 and featured their only two top 10 pop hit singles "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "Wake Me Up When September Ends." American Idiot has sold more than six million copies in the US. Music from American Idiot earned a grand total of seven Grammy Award nominations spread over two years. The album won Best Rock Album and earned a nomination for Album of the Year. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" won Record of the Year. American Idiot was later turned into a Broadway rock opera winning two Tony awards and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. Watch "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" 08 of 11 21st Century Breakdown (2009) Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown. Courtesy Reprise It took Green Day five years to follow up the success of the album American Idiot. When they emerged for the studio, they had created another rock opera. 21st Century Breakdown unfolds over three acts. It tells the story of a young couple dealing with the aftermath of the George W. Bush years in the White House. 21st Century Breakdown topped the album chart in the US and many other countries around the world. It won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album but failed to generate any top 10 pop hit singles. Both "Know Your Enemy" and "21 Guns" reached the top 30. 09 of 11 Uno! (2012) Green Day - Uno!. Courtesy Reprise After experiencing a particular prolific time recording songs in the studio, Green Day decided to release a series of three new albums over three months in late 2012. The first was Uno!, a collection of songs in a more power pop vein than the dense content of their previous two albums. Uno! debuted at #2 on the album chart and included the #3 charting alternative radio single "Oh Love." 10 of 11 Dos! (2012) Green Day - Dos!. Courtesy Reprise A month after Uno!, Green Day released Dos! It was a collection of 13 songs focusing on garage rock. Critics praised the album, but fans seemed to be growing weary of too much content. The album reached #9 on the album chart and the single "Let Yourself Go" only climbed to #18 at alternative radio. 11 of 11 Tre! (2012) Green Day - Tre!. Courtesy Reprise Tre!, Green Day's third and final installment of their trilogy of albums appeared a month after Dos! The collection takes its name from the group's drummer Tre Cool. Green Day announced that the third album was designed to have a more epic, stadium rock sound than the previous two. Many critics were pleased with the album but its commercial performance was poor. Tre! became the first studio album from Green Day to miss the top 10 on the album chart since Kerplunk 20 years before.


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The Supreme Court Thursday declined urgent hearing on a plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against some states for their alleged failure in curbing lynching incidents.
The Supreme Court said the 15 rebel Congress and JD(S) MLAs of the state's ruling coalition "ought not" to be compelled to take part in the proceedings of the Assembly, which is slated to decide on the confidence motion moved by the H D Kumaraswamy-led government on Thursday.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi further said Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar was free to decide on the resignations of the rebel legislators within the time-frame decided by him.
The searches are being conducted at six places in the two Uttar Pradesh cities, they said, adding that details would be given later.
The Supreme Court will pronounce its order Wednesday morning on the pleas of 15 rebel Congress-JD(S) MLAs seeking direction for Karnataka Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar to accept their resignations from the Assembly.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi is first dealing with the case of 10 lawmakers who approached the court first.
A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta issued notice to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, chief secretaries and secretaries of health of the Bihar and Uttar Pradesh governments on the plea which also sought prompt and free of cost treatment to all the children suffering from AES.
A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana was informed by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Gujarat government, that the trial in the case was going on and 210 witnesses were yet to be examined.

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MELBOURNE – Australia were 278 for two after day three in the second Test in Melbourne Wednesday after Pakistan declared at 443-9.
David Warner slammed 144 off 143 balls with Usman Khawaja still at the crease on 94 with skipper Steve Smith on 10 to trail the tourists by 165 runs.
Azhar Ali had hit an unbeaten 205 in Pakistan’s first innings, which was declared closed shortly after lunch.
Pakistan declared their first innings closed at 443 for nine wickets after lunch on day three of the second test against Australia on Wednesday.
Azhar Ali finished unbeaten on 205 after Wahab Riaz fell for one, caught and bowled by paceman Josh Hazlewood for his 100th test wicket.
Azhar’s double-century, the highest score by a Pakistan cricketer in Australia, put the tourists well in front but their chances of forcing a result have been reduced by the rain that disrupted the opening two days.
Hazlewood finished with 3-50, with fellow seamer Jackson Bird grabbing 3-113.
Earlier on rain hit days, the visitors had lost five very important wickets included Sami Aslam (9), Babar Azam (23), Younis Khan (21), Asad Shafiq (50) and skipper Misbah-ul-Haq (11).
Jackson Bird has taken 3 wickets whereas Josh Hazlewood bagged two and Nathan Lyon bagged a single wicket.
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq had won the toss and elected to bat in the second Test.
The Green shirts made one change, with right-arm paceman Sohail Khan replacing left-armer Rahat Ali while the hosts fielded the same squad who beat Pakistan by 39 runs at Gabba.
The match started at 04:00 am Pakistan time, which corresponds to 10:30 am Australian time, 11:00 GMT and 05:00 am according to Indian time.
Star Sports Select HD 2 will telecast live action for viewers in Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, while Channel Nine will broadcast in Australia, BT Sport in the UK and Willow Sports in the US.
Viewers in Pakistan and UAE can also watch the action on PTV Sports and Ten Sports. Australia lead the series 1-0.
Captain team Pakistan Misbah -ul-Haq has said “The boys are relaxed and confident that they can perform well here,” the 42-year-old told reporters at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Misbah was reluctant to name his team’s final composition, despite Steve Smith having earlier confirmed his side would be unchanged, though left-arm opening bowler Mohammad Amir had recovered well from knee and thigh injuries in Brisbane.
Pakistan batting coach Grant Flower says his side is looking forward to a return of the red ball and a hard Melbourne Cricket Ground pitch for the second Test.
The visitors lost the day-night first Test at the Gabba by 39 runs, having made a bold bid at a come-from-behind victory.
Pakistan Test squad: Pakistan: Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam, Babar Azam, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed, Wahab Riaz, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Amir, Sohail Khan.
Australia squad for 1st Test: Steven Smith(c), David Warner, Jackson Bird, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Nic Maddinson, Nathan Lyon, Matt Renshaw, Chadd Sayers, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade.


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