Definitions of lady

  1.   The day of the annunciation of the Virgin Mary, March 25. See Annunciation.
  3.   The mistress of a house: a wife: a title of the wives of knights, and all degrees above them, and of the daughters of earls and all higher ranks: a title of complaisance to any woman of refined manners.
  4.   A wife; - not now in approved usage.
  5.   a polite name for any woman; " a nice lady at the library helped me"
  8.   a woman of the peerage in Britain
  9.   A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well- bred woman; - the feminine correlative of gentleman.
  11.   A gentlewoman; the mistress of a household.
  12.   A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress; - a feminine correlative of lord.
  13.   A wellbred woman; a woman of good family or of high position in society; a sweetheart; Lady, the title of the wife of a knight, baronet, earl, etc; the daughter of a duke, marquis, or earl; the Virgin Mary; with Our.
  14.   Mistress of a house; well- bred woman; title of respect.
  15.   The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster; - so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure. It consists of calcareous plates.
  16.   A woman of distinction; a title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is not of lower rank than a knight, or whose father was a nobleman not lower than an earl; any woman of refined manners and education; mistress of a house; a wife.
  17.   ( United Kingdom) a woman of the peerage in Britain
  18.   A woman of distinction or rank; the wife of a titled gentleman; the title of the daughters of peers of the first three grades; a familiar term applied to the mistress or female head of a house of the better class; a woman in any station of life who is possessed of refined manners and kindness of heart, and generally whose character is adorned with those Christian and social virtues which men most love and esteem in a woman; a term of courtesy applied to any respectable female.
  19.   Belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike.

Antonyms for lady

cad, rat, lord, crumb, vermin, skunk, cur, stinker, joker, heel, rat fink, creep, scum, clown, cretin, beast, dirtbag, buzzard, rotter, slob, fink, scumbag, bugger, reptile, chuff, so-and-so, nobleman, jerk, schmuck, sleaze, bounder, swine, blighter, toad, scuzzball, Stinkard, crud, hound, dog, boor, sleazeball, noble, lout, sleazebag, bleeder, louse, churl, snake, varmint.

Quotes of lady

  2. I was gravely warned by some of my female acquaintances that no woman could expect to be regarded as a lady after she had written a book. – Lydia M. Child
  3. Elizabeth, Lady C, claims to be writing at the limits of language. Would it not be insulting to her if I were diligently to follow after her, explaining what she means but is not smart enough to say? – J. M. Coetzee
  4. I want to be the first lady to land a quadruple jump in competition. As I grow older, I know that my skating style will develop and mature. – Sasha Cohen
  5. I was first to break the news about the death of Lady Diana. The CNN team couldn't get into makeup fast enough. – Matt Drudge
  6. If the first lady is concerned about this Internet cycle, what would she have done during the heyday when there was 12, 13 editions of a paper in one day? What would she have done with that news cycle? – Matt Drudge
  8. The crown is not my right, and pleaseth me not. The Lady Mary is the rightful heir. – Jane Grey
  9. As the 1960s began, a new breed of Hollywood leading lady was emerging. She was elegant, international, and wonderfully comedic. – Maureen O'Hara
  10. Some teachers had been trained to work out at Southern because I carried two out there. I carried a lady down here from Palmer's Crossing, used to play piano, and Billy Carter. – Charles Phillips
  11. My lady Deborah McNaughton is doing a documentary on me. – Noel Redding
  12. I knew I'd conquered America when Mike Tyson told me I was one mean lady – Anne Robinson
  13. Accuracy to a newspaper is what virtue is to a lady but a newspaper can always print a retraction. – Adlai Stevenson
  14. And doing a film in that period, and having to really celebrate what they wore back then, how they sat and how they spoke. You know, what the etiquette was back then for a lady All of those things are like putting on a wig and transforming yourself, which I love. – Charlize Theron
  15. I was a married woman and I had a baby. I would have adored it, but I just couldn't do it because I'm a lady – Ruth Warrick

Usage examples for lady

  1. “ Is there by any chance a lady with you, or did I hear a lady's voice over there? ” – The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land by Ralph Connor
  2. “ I can't tell you how glad I am, Lady Chiltern. ” – Phineas Redux by Anthony Trollope
  3. She has found a lady to take her by the hand! ” – One of Our Conquerors, Complete by George Meredith Last Updated: March 7, 2009
  4. You don't know all, my good lady – The Virginians by William Makepeace Thackeray
  5. My lady we do! ” – The Lady of Fort St. John by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
  6. “ " Don't mind me," said the lady – We Girls: A Home Story by Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
  7. “ " It is true," said Lady Anna. ” – Lady Anna by Anthony Trollope
  8. “ I want she should grow up a lady like you." ” – Kildares of Storm by Eleanor Mercein Kelly
  9. “ Is she a lady or anything like a lady – Lady Anna by Anthony Trollope
  10. He laughed and said, " I shall not be alone, my pretty lady – In the Courts of Memory 1858-1875. by L. de Hegermann-Lindencrone
  11. Are you ready to be a little lady now? ” – Georgina of the Rainbows by Annie Fellows Johnston
  12. But a Fat Lady – Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective by Ellis Parker Butler
  13. Oh, I know all about you, my lady – A Woman's Burden by Fergus Hume
  14. “ To her there was but one woman in the world, and that was Lady Wicketts. ” – God's Good Man by Marie Corelli
  15. Isn't she a lady – The Children of Wilton Chase by Mrs. L. T. Meade
  16. “ " Why, my dear lady it is too right. ” – The Chickens of Fowl Farm by Lena E. Barksdale
  17. “ " If it could only have been the other brother," said Lady Scroope. ” – An Eye for an Eye by Anthony Trollope
  18. “ " She is very good- looking," said Lady Macleod. ” – Macleod of Dare by William Black
  19. She sho'ly is a lady – The Prodigal Judge by Vaughan Kester
  20. She does not look well, said Lady Elliston. ” – Amabel Channice by Anne Douglas Sedgwick

Rhymes for lady

  • adey, ady, brady, cady, crady, eydie, grady, haidee, kady, mady, maidie, shady;
  • arkady;

Idioms for lady


Imagine finding yourself in a survival situation while camping, you have broken matches and no other way of starting a fire to keep warm. All you have in your camping set is some food and water, a ripped tent, some containers for food, and a steel wool based tool for cleaning them, as well as a flashlight.

This guide will teach you how to start a fire with only a few of the items listed above: batteries from the flashlight and the steel wool.

Step 1: Tools and Materials:

- 2 Batteries (most types will work, but I wouldn't recommend going smaller than AA)

- Steel Wool (long enough to touch the ends of the two batteries stacked on top of each other)

- Tinder

- Firewood

Step 2: Create an Ember:

To start a fire you will need to create a hot ember to light the tinder. You can do this buy causing a current of electricity to travel through the steel wool. This will create a large amount of heat in the steel, and it will become red-hot.

Firstly cut off a piece of the steel wool, long enough to touch the ends of both batteries. Then hold the negative and positive ends of the batteries together, and press each end of the steel wool onto the opposite ends of the two batteries.

Soon parts of the steel wool will become red-hot, be careful because at this point you can easily burn yourself.

Step 3: Transfer the Ember:

Now you can start your fire by transferring the ember into some dry tinder.Then lightly blow into the tinder which should then set alight, after which you need to carefully but quickly transfer it to the location for the fire. In order to continue the fire you will need to add wood of increasing size until you reach log-size.

Step 4: Uses of the Fire:

Fire is very, very useful in a survival situation and has definitely saved many lives in the past, so here are some basic uses of this essential tool:

- Heat: a fundamental part of survival.

- Water Purification: boil water to cleanse it of pathogens.

- Cooking: both meats and vegetables can be cooked over a fire.

- Signaling: fire can be used to alert rescuers of your location.

great instructable! Never heard of AA only9V for this.

that was so nice and great :D

There are a few thousand ways to make fire, aren't there?

Yes, there are many ways to make fire, this is definiteley a survival technique though.

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ikolás and his brother Adam rob travelers for their tyrannical father Kozlík. During one of their "jobs" they end up with a young German hostage whose father escapes to return news of the kidnapping and robbery to the King. Kozlik prepares for the wrath of the King, and sends Mikolás to pressure his neighbor Lazar to join him in war. Persuasion fails, and in vengeance Mikolás abducts Lazar's daughter Marketa, just as she was about to join a convent. The King, meantime, dispatches an army and the religious Lazar will be called upon to join hands against Kozlik. Stripped-down, surreal, and relentlessly grimy account of the shift from Paganism to Christianity.

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Over-exposure to air pollution can be a health risk, so under the 1995 Environment Act the government introduced a national 'Air Quality Strategy', which all local authorities have to comply with. This involves carrying out reviews and assessments of the air quality in their area and comparing the results to air quality objectives.

Air quality objectives are health-based and so the focus of each review is the exposure of members of the public to potential excessive amounts of pollution to ensure they're not at risk.

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Fair Use Paper (30 points)

Choose a work (book, film, painting, piece of music, etc.) that incorporates other works within it. A collage painting, for example, might use pieces of newspaper advertisements; a documentary film might include archival footage; a hip hop song might sample other songs. Your chosen work might have originally relied on fair use or the artist or author might have paid a licensing fee to use the other material. You don’t need to know the specific permission details. You just need to provide your own fair use analysis. It should not be a work that was the subject of a public copyright dispute or lawsuit.

After choosing your example, write a 1500-word paper arguing that the use of the other works is either a fair use or not (or some combination if more than one work is incorporated).

You should rely on the four-factor test. For example, has the author or artist taken more than he or she needed? Would consumers use the second work in place of the first? Is the second work commenting on the first? Has the second work transformed the context of the first? Do the two works serve different purposes? You might also consider other factors. Does the use serve the public interest? Is the use so negligible that it doesn’t need to be compensated (i.e. de minimus)?

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You must have footnotes or endnotes and use an accepted format (MLA, Chicago, etc.). You might want to consult Van Pelt’s citation format page:

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Other Perspectives #95

Yesterday was about what real love is really like. Today I’m using an Other Perspectives post to discuss the dangers of where most of us start with love, and why we have to shift our beliefs before we can have a mature healthy relationship. Keep in mind that when I say “start” I mean when our egos start, because few of these requirements are associated with true love.

The need for 100% Honesty is based in a fear that we really don’t have the person on our side in a meaningful way, which is largely true in every youthful relationship and all jealous ones. We worry it might not be true when they say I love you so we constantly need to check. Also, as the hilarious hemorrhoid scene in the film This is 40 illustrates, later in life we realise we often don’t really want full honesty….

Where it is right is Forgiveness. That is the best skill one could hope to have for a relationship. 100% is impossible, but you can get pretty close. Great Communication helps, but there’s some couples that remain quite private by nature, choosing internal reflection over a lot of sharing. These people often feel most comfortable with someone just like them. It’s not for everyone, but it’s valid love.

Trust is okay–you want to aim to always feel trust–but there will be times where you’re insecure and you just won’t be able to help worrying and you’ll need some reassuring, as most women who experience breast cancer or men with testicular cancer quickly learn. Even putting on weight or losing one’s hair can do this. That’s all okay if it’s temporary or fleeting.

Faithfulness is far rarer than people realise. Not that it isn’t natural for some, but as many experts, including Dan Savage, often point out; most marriages actually survive thanks to some monogamish behaviours that can strangely remind us of the value of our long term partners. Patience at 80% is hopefully where you’ll get to, but don’t be surprised if your maturity won’t allow for it until you’re at least over about thirty five.

Similar Values at 50% is one of the few that’s backwards, That one should be closer to a high percentage because as you age you realise that don’t people divorce because one likes golf and the other likes marathons, it’s because one will cheat at golf whereas the other would never do that in their sport.

Time Apart at 20% only happens when you’re young and before your adulting starts. After that it is impossible because you’ll be at work for a third of your day so you’re already over, not to mention one parent spending their evening at hockey with one kid while the other’s at dance with another. Romance at 100% is the funniest. You will quickly learn that life gets too busy for things to stay romantic, which is fine. It actually means more when it’s mixed into a life that has other responsibilities.

Again, we’re back to agreeing on 100% Friendship. You can’t love the person’s appearance or style or identity because those are guaranteed to change. You have to be with someone who will be a good life partner and roommate more than a good romantic one. On the contrary, Zero Selfishness isn’t healthy. You need to put yourself first. You can’t give your partner what you don’t have. And Playing Games also comes with people dealing naturally with their discomfort around being totally honest. But it’s the last two that are most important.

Nearly the entire list is primarily immature, Unrealistic Expectations, and one of them is expecting yourself not to spend time dealing with Insecurities, which is an entirely unrealistic expectation to put on yourself or your partner. Again, think of breast cancer or testicular cancer survivors. It makes sense that would take some adjustment to get comfortable with. Besides, there can’t be a peaceful psychological and spiritual path unless there’s a not-path. Not-path is ego. You can get good at keeping it at bay, but to not have it at all is to miss out on a valuable aspect of being human that incites healthy growth.

We all start with unrealistic beliefs that were created by culture, so I’m sure they’ll sell a lot of these shirts. But inevitably, over time, as we age, the shirt will seem more and more ironic as we attempt to apply it to the messy edges of the real world. Which is why the real keys are the Friendship and the Forgiveness. Forget the rest. Focus on getting good at those and you’ll be headed toward the most successful kind of relationship there is.

peace. s

MoK: Marching For Peace

Thanks for your participation. Much love.

peace. s

Gradual Growth

1073-relax-and-succeed-we-can-live-without-religionIsn’t it strange learning something in a non-linear way? I have to do it that way because I’m showing you something that you can’t understand by processing it in the usual way. In fact, that usual way is what causes you all the trouble, so I have to work around it by doing things your logical mind can’t fully understand.

Today’s meditation involves the reason you’ll feel like you have problems and how it often connects to your ideas about time. The brain is decent at storing things, but it’s best dealing with now because in reality that’s the only place you can ever really be or act to change your life. It makes sense that if you have something you want to solve, you need to deal with it around the time that you perceive the problem.

Our focus today is, was that really a problem? Or was it simply a lack of understanding? What is a problem?

Problems are things that we think might cut us off from others. Connection is natural and anything that threatens that is something to be dealt with. So if someone’s mad at you, what does that imply? Your problem is their anger and so you want to explain so you can fix it. Or maybe their problem is that they feel you betrayed them and you want them to understand. Or maybe they want something different than you so you have to explain how they should want what you want.

1073-relax-and-succeed-the-practice-of-forgivenessThink back to three people you’ve been upset with in your lifetime; three people who you now have forgiven despite the fact that they never apologised or maybe even changed. Some little things are fine, but include at least one big thing. Ask yourself what changed between when you were mad and when you let it go? Did they change or did you?

If you look closely, your forgiveness would have come easily once your understanding and empathy increased. Once you either understood the world or yourself better you adjusted your judgments. This is no small thing. This means you can change others by changing yourself.

People are not fixed points in a fixed universe. They look different from every angle, like Earth might from different directions in space. Look at it one way and it’s the Pacific, another and it’s the Himalayas. How you saw others would be like aliens looking at the Himalayas and concluding that the entire planet was a mountain range that reached up over 6,000 meters (20,000 feet). But you need a broader, more well-rounded perspective before you can really say you have even a basic understanding of Earth. The same goes for people.

1073-relax-and-succeed-the-future-is-something-which-everyone-reachesFind your examples. Note your forgiveness and see that it was acceptance. Note how they didn’t change, you did. A change in your perspective changed who they are to you because there is no truth. There is no hallowed ground to stand on. Everything is a perspective. This is about abandoning the desire for certainty to live in the reality of mystery. You think you don’t like mystery, but over time I will prove to you that you really do.

What I do is weird, I know. But if you read the testimonials on my website or talk to people who’ve worked closely with me, they’ll all tell you that they too were lost before they were found. This isn’t linear knowledge, it’s more a congealing of truth. It’s harder to measure, but it’s happening.

Despite the fact that it’s difficult to perceive for you right now, I can guarantee that doing these exercises this week actually changed who you are. Over time those will add up and one day you’ll look in the mirror and you’ll suddenly realise that you’re a different person. And much like understanding others from the distance of time, that’s when you’ll understand what I’m doing now. In the meantime, congratulate yourself on making changes and have a great weekend.

peace. s

Stretching Our Spirit

peace. s

Translating Love

If you go to enough Christian weddings there is a high degree of likelihood that you’ll hear a reading from Corinthians. As a young person it was often the only thing that would cause my attention to prick up. Despite not being religious myself I thought it was particularly practical and beautiful. The thing about enlightened love is that its lofty romantic parts are actually the same as its practical everyday parts.

744 Relax and Succeed - CorinthiansBecause it’s essentially a lesson in having a good relationship I figured it was worth it to try translate Corinthians into modern daily terms. Sometimes people include the portions before and after this section, and there are a lot of slightly different versions, but here’s an example of the English “original:”

Love is patient: this means that as much as possible you will earnestly try to let your partner function at their own natural pace, whether that’s getting up in the morning, sex you’d like to have, or deciding to have a family. You don’t like people making you go faster or slower than is comfortable for you either. So no verbal jabs at someone just for being themselves.

Love is kind: this obviously means that there should be kindness in your loving relationships. I know it sounds like I shouldn’t even have to mention it, but in most marriages this is the thing that disappears first. The absence of basic kindness does a lot of damage and it can and will lead to a marriage breakdown. It should be easy for you to remember lots of recent examples of kindness you expressed to your partner.

744 Relax and Succeed - The words you speakLove is not envious: this means you’re happy for your partner when good things happen for them and you don’t compare what you got to what they got. It also means you don’t compare what you were given to what they gave someone else. It also means you aren’t upset when they’re getting suitable attention.

or boastful: there is no need to elevate yourself around someone who loves you because true love denotes full acceptance. There is no need for striving—for ego. If we feel we have to impress our partner we’re working in the wrong realm and you need to get reconnected not more impressive.

or arrogant: even if your partner’s views aren’t as informed, they remain valid. Don’t assume you know what’s better for them. Allow them space to have their personality and their views. There are people who think a conversation is nothing more than them telling others how they should live, even if was no question asked and no problem was stated.

or rude: show your partner basic respect. Let them tell their own stories, let them learn from doing things wrong without sticking your nose into it. And if you have a criticism it’s really a request, so just skip the negativity and just make the request.

744 Relax and Succeed - Well done is betterIt does not insist on its own way: this means you don’t assume that what you want for you as a couple is the same thing that your partner wants. A lot of couples will have one person who innocently but unfortunately assumes that everything they want to do is a couples idea. You don’t need to pick your partner’s clothing or hairstyle or holidays unless they ask you to. More importantly, don’t assume you know what’s better for your kids. Assuming you’re the better parent is a very dangerous thing and the kids rarely agree with the parent who makes such a bombastic claim.

It is not irritable or resentful: as much as possible try to keep petty complaints to yourself and when people do display them do not resent it. You too will need the latitude when you’re ornery and looking to pick a fight.

It does not rejoice in wrongdoing: easy—no I told you so’s.

but rejoices in the truth: be grateful to your partner for sharing difficult things that are emotionally challenging. Those are difficult to bring forward and if we react negatively to honesty we will only promote dishonesty.

744 Relax and Succeed - Being deeply lovedIt bears all things: no matter what should enter the marriage—financial challenges, sick children, family deaths—these are inevitable parts of life and if we’re not prepared to bear each others challenges then we’re not prepared to be in a mature true-love couple.

Believes all things: do not doubt your partner. Yes they may lean hard on you when they are low, but the confidence you show in them will be reflected in the quality of your relationship overall. When a spouse is weak a good partner doesn’t attack them, they double their support. And that’s because they remember who the person fundamentally is so they don’t mistake weather for geography.

Hopes all things: of course you should want the very best of things for your partner. If you’re really evolved you’ll even want them to have the best partner possible—even if that’s not you. That keeps you on your toes and reminds you that we need to re-win our partners back every few years just as they need to do with us.

Endures all things: tolerance. Within a decade a person will go through a huge range of fortunes. They hardest thing is when you’re both down. But when one’s up and one’s down, the one who’s up must show patience and understanding to the struggling partner because one day the tables will be turned and we will need the help.

744 Relax and Succeed - You don't need someoneSee? No matter what religious background you’re from that is a pretty good guideline for most relationships. But it can’t just be words you hear in a church on a wedding day. Whether it’s your wedding or someone else’s, that passage should remind you that your relationship is a verb—it is an action you take in your life.

You don’t get married and stay married. You fall in love and you continue to nurture the love or you don’t. That’s the difference between marriage and divorce the vast majority of time. It’s not that the people that can’t be together. It’s that they’re not being together.

Again: it’s a verb. Don’t forget you’re on a team. If you have a list of how your partner could make the relationship better then you know you’re lost. If you have a list for yourself (and its not overly critical or negative), then you’re on the right track.

Here’s to many happy relationships.

peace. s

Other Perspectives #71

701 OP Relax and Succeed - Don't flirt with someone else

As you get older you can read quotes like this and you can usually guess the age of the writer within five years. That shows you how much the same we all are. We’re all moving through patterns of behaviour as we move through our seven ages of man. Listen, I know that seeing someone you love being with someone else is something that really hurts. But there’s a great lesson in that. Because I promise you that the pain is not coming from seeing them. It’s about looking at them and then thinking. It’s the thoughts that hurt. Because if they’re happily with someone else, you can’t go quickly get someone and make them jealous. Because if they left they left for a reason of theirs and they went to this other person for a reason of theirs. So they might look over at you and feel a short temporary jab, but because their thoughts will shift to the better position they themselves feel they are in, they will feel fine. That’s why the leaver always does better than the leavee. The leaver either wanted someone else or they wanted more freedom but either way their thoughts will be less commonly on the past and more on the future, whereas the leavee has to rip themselves away from the future they’d imagined so they can start living in the present moment they’re in. So if someone’s flaunting just to hurt you then that’s just childish. Maybe in the future when they’re more mature, but for now, if someone is vindictive or possessive then they’re still immature and you don’t want to be in a relationship with an immature person. So just live your own life. Don’t keep your thoughts on inappropriate things. Learn to do this early in life and you will bring yourself great salvation later, I promise. Good luck.

Much love, s

Other Perspectives #56

626 OP1 Relax and Succeed Rebuttal - Other Perspectives #56

Do you see that if you do something just because someone told you that you couldn’t, that you’ve still let them control your actions? This is why teenagers often come into conflict. A very low percentage of them will be aware of the fact that in their brain’s attempt to feign independence (no happy person is every truly independent), all they are doing is simply the opposite of their parents, teachers, coach whatever. They have no choice but to just choose the opposite because they are too young to have any nuanced references on what all of their choices must even be—and so they start at the only place they can—the opposite of whatever their oh-so-uncool parents would choose. And so if you want to be like the relatively short Martin St. Louis, and win the Most Valuable Player in the series that wins your team the championship, then that’s great because you’re using another person’s opinion to motivate you to achieve a goal that’s yours. But if you’re just doing it because you were told not to then that is what immaturity still looks like. If you want to know just how different the world can be just do some travelling. And if you’re too young for that, just start dating. If you’re in North America you’ll know something’s up as soon as Thanksgiving rolls around and you learn that your date’s Mom puts (or doesn’t put) raisins in the stuffing. Dating is usually the first real comparison we get they helps us understand how individualized the culture in each family actually is. So we don’t want to choose things just because they’re the opposite of what another person would choose, but we do want to become aware of as many of our choices as possible so that we can use all of the wisdom gained by all the world to help you find your way to the source of deep and abiding peace. Have a wonderful week!

peace. s

Note: Everyone who posts or shares a quote does so with the very best of intentions. That said, I have created the series of Other Perspectives blog posts in an effort to prevent some of these ideas from entering into people’s consciousness unchallenged. These quotes range from silly to dangerous and—while I intend no offense to their creators—I do use these rebuttals to help define and delineate the larger message I’m attempting to convey in my own work. I do hope you find them helpful in your pursuit of both psychological and spiritual health.

The Friday Dose #51

600 Relax and Succeed - Life is a song

Wow, neat stuff in the Dose today. Let’s start off talking about teens. While the brain is always changeable, it’s important to remember that the brain hasn’t even finished building its physical structures until you’re in your mid to late 20’s. And those structures get built by the very experimentation that works fine in a jungle with a tribe, but it can create havoc in a modern teen as they try to accomplish those social experiments within rigid, quasi-Victorian social structures like schools and clocks etc. The very next day another scientist purported to disagree with this, but then he actually spent his entire interview presenting the very same ideas, just in his own way. I’ll admit I’m phrasing this introduction this way because I want to tease any teens that might read it, but hey parents; when you’re talking to a teenager or judging their behaviour, you really do have to remember that you’re literally speaking with someone who’s only got half a brain. 😉 :

The Current on The Teenage Brain

I’ve spent my life studying how people store information and ideas in the brain because it’s combinations of those patterns that determine our behaviour and personality. One of the key concerns I’ve had about things like dating sites etc. is that they create a new idea within the framework of dating. There’s always been the saying there’s always more fish in the sea, but that was said if a relationship went bad and the person was single. Now people jump on Match.com or Plenty of Fish like it’s a Kijiji for dating. Don’t like this one, trade it in for that one. And because everyone’s watched edited shows all their life there is this belief that a perfect life is possible. And so people waffle around trying to find the perfect life and in doing so they throw away what are otherwise perfectly good lives. This combines nicely with the posting entitled, Barry Schwartz: The Paradox of Choice, which features an enlightening TED Talk. But before you look at that give this a read and think about sharing it to anyone you know under 30.

This Is How We Date Now

I’m not sure how I stumbled onto it, but a while back Lifehack put up a great list of eight things happy people do. If you read my blog nothing on the list will surprise you, but I’m not super big on lists so if you like things presented as concise encapsulations of larger concepts this is a good example. And I’m actually all for it because the shorter something is the more it has to focus on the essence of the subject and that’s the most important part. It’s why poetry is considered writings highest art. Everything is winnowed away but essence. So without further ado, I give you the essence of happiness:

8 Things Happy People Do

And let’s close off with some big fun. If you live anywhere north you know the days are short and the weather’s normally cold so let’s brighten winter up with a little fun. I love it when someone comes up with an idea to meld one thing with another in such a way that both things end up better. This is a fantastic idea for a video and I’m glad so many people got to have such a ridiculously good time making it. If you want to cheer yourself up just focus closely on these people’s faces when they figure out what’s going on. It’s just plain fun. Enjoy:

You have yourself an awesome weekend. And be kind to you.

peace. s

Other Perspectives #46

564 Relax and Succeed Rebuttal - Don't let anyone with bad eyebrows

Are you kidding me? How shallow can you get? So you’re going to ignore someone’s opinion because of bad eyebrows?! First off, there’s no such thing as a bad eyebrow. There’s just ones you prefer and ones you don’t prefer, but thinking everyone should agree with you and the people who do agree with you is remarkably arrogant. Don’t mistake your opinion for reality. And whether it’s eyebrows or the person being terribly crippled by disease—if you’re going to do that then someone like Stephen Hawking will get discriminated against because he’s in a wheelchair with ALS. Grow up. Information is information. If you’re casting it aside simply because of who’s saying it out loud then you don’t know anything about how to learn with an open mind. That is weak. Isaac Newton hated people and worked naked. Michelangelo didn’t really like people either. Einstein had wild hair and always forgot to take off his slippers when he went to teach. Hawking’s in the wheelchair. It goes on and on. Don’t judge books by their covers. Because if you can’t even do that then you’re a long way away from the enlightened perspective that comes with unconditional love.

peace. s

The Origin of Adults

Parents are funny. They’ll think that they are parenting their kid whenever they are consciously attempting to impart something. So when they teach them this or show them that, that is what they think of as parenting. And that is just nuts. It’s ridiculous and silly and entirely indefensible. That is the tiniest part of parenting there is.

448 Relax and Succeed - When you're a kidActual parenting is life. Your kids will walk like you or your spouse. They will talk like you or your spouse. If you love swimming they won’t be afraid of water unless something serious happens. Same if you like Chinese food, or curry or octopus. None of those will seem strange to your kids because you are who delivers reality to them. What they will call “normal” will be defined by your lives.

The only caveat to this is that there are two forms of imitation—direct and reciprocal. In one case your kid subconsciously copies you simply because they didn’t know they had an option—like speaking their native tongue for instance. And in other cases they act the way they do entirely consciously and in open defiance to who you are. So the kids of alcoholics are rarely moderate drinkers. They’re either like the parent and they go to booze to deal with stress, or they’re a teetotaler because they never want to deal with the damage they’ve witnessed the parent cause due to alcohol.

Now that paragraph contains the heart of my point. Because that parent doesn’t take to drink hoping to convince their kids to be alcoholics. They’re just imitating their parent. And they don’t drink in the hopes that it will lead their kid not to drink. They are just being themselves while the kids/sponges are present. So the kid sucks it all up by nature, without any perspective as to how useful or detrimental that lesson might be to his or her future.

So how does this play out? Well, if you’re in the car yelling at other drivers while your kid is in the car seat, you are parenting. They are watching your every move and they can imitate anything quickly. And you’re not teaching them the things you imagine. You’re teaching the principles. So you’re not only teaching them impatience and intolerance and disrespect, but you’re also teaching anger, and phrases of speech, as well as lessons on how long one should stay angry after getting angry, or if one should apologize after getting angry, etc. etc. etc. So the getting mad in front of your kids can still be a good lesson, if it includes an apology.

448 Relax and Succeed - There's no need to be perfectSo you can say to your kids to treat people with respect, but if you yourself routinely disrespect others—whether that’s through parking in handicapped stalls when you’re not handicapped, cheating on insurance claims or taxes, not correcting a clerk who generously gives you wrong change, or even insulting a relatives relationship choices, you are teaching your kids to judge, disrespect, and feel superior to their fellow man. And that is decidedly not good parenting.

Virtually everyone is concerned and complaining about the direction society is going, but the simple fact is we all need to cooperate to make societies and even the planet itself work. This means sometimes compromising your own desires in favour of what’s best for the entire group. But in this iGeneration that’s been taught by advertising to ravish themselves with attention, few are investing the energy required to raise a good tribe member who can successfully advance all of us through cooperation, creativity and self control. Instead we focus on selfish, self-aggrandizing behaviours that are then picked up by kids and the amplification happens throughout each generation.

It’s awesome that a kid can grow up free, and fed and healthy. And it’s nice when they can realize the best in themselves. But it’s also really nice when a kid can grow up in a friendly, cooperative, supportive, caring, compassionate and loving environment. And since that environment is made up of everyone else’s kids…. I think you get the point. So if you’re looking for the best way to set a good example for your kids, just ask yourself what you want the world they live in to look like and then act accordingly.

peace. s


Interpreting Eye Movement

Interpreting Eye Movement
When you’re talking to someone, observe their eyes – because what their lips won’t tell you, their eyes can betray.

The old adage is ‘Eyes are the windows of the soul’. Where people’s words may lie, the eyes don’t. The key to sharper interpersonal communications, then, is knowing what the eyes are telling you. The next time you’re conversing with someone, notice their eyes carefully, and then check these common eye gestures below and their interpretations.

  1. Looking upwards. Typically, looking upwards towards one’s forehead means the person is thinking, and often recalling something they have memorized. However, looking upwards can also be a sign of dishonesty (they could be trying to remember which lie they told earlier). The best way to tell which is to ask the person to recall something you already know to be a fact and observe their eye movements recalling a fact. Then use that pattern of gestures as a baseline for other, less certain conversations.
  2. Looking downwards. Looking downwards can have several interpretations, depending on which part of the world you are in. In cultures where direct eye contact is considered rude, looking downwards is considered polite. Looking down without making any eye contact is also a signal of submission – the person is aware they are facing an authority. In some instances, looking downwards with eye contact can be communication that the person disapproves of what you are saying (hence the term ‘looking down’ on abnormal behavior).
  3. Looking side to side. This is most frequently associated with lying, although if it is done while lowering the voice, they may be checking to see if anyone is around before they share a secret. Remember that the person’s secret can also be untrue. In shoppers, looking side to side can mean that the shopper is assimilating the allover effect of the merchandise, such as a splashy window display.
  4. Looking someone up and down. This is confrontational eye movement – someone is sizing you up as a threat or as a romantic interest. Men should be careful not to look at women like this is the workplace, because it is considered unprofessional in most work cultures.
  5. Gazing. The steady gaze can have a variety of meanings, depending on the situation. Typically, it is the sign of rapt attention, often adoration. However, some people who are being dishonest may overcompensate for their dishonesty by looking you in the eye for an unnaturally long period of time. Gazing away from the focal item in the room typically suggests daydreaming or boredom. Shoppers will gaze at items as they make purchasing decisions.
  6. Glancing. Repeated glancing typically signifies a desire for the item being glanced at – they feel that gazing would be forbidden, so they steal as many glances as possible. This is especially true when someone finds another person in the room attractive. People who feel trapped in a situation may glance frequently at the door or at another person they know in the room.
  7. Staring. Staring is a harder, more direct and extended look at someone than gazing. Staring at someone or something typically conveys shock or surprise. Often you will see people start at their phones or television screens in disbelief at a news item they find disconcerting. Staring also conveys aggression, which is why we use the phrase ‘staring someone down’. Persistent eye contact is typically seen as aggressive. The implication is that the first person to break the stare loses. Young children often stare at people until they have learned the norms of their culture about staring, and you will often hear parents in public admonishing their young children not to stare.
  8. Squinting. Squinting has many meanings, depending on the context. The most obvious meaning is that the squinter is trying to see something more clearly (in this situation, the squinter will either move closer to the object of his attention, or move the object closer to his face if it is possible to do so). Squinting also happens when light suddenly changes, becoming brighter or more direct. Squinting can also convey a struggle to understand what is being said. If you are a teacher, you might ask a squinting student if they would like to ask a question for clarification. Squinting can also happen when someone is sizing up an inanimate object, such as estimating distance between two times, or estimating how much something might weigh.
  9. Blinking. Blinking is, of course, an automatic action to keep the front of the eyeball clean and moist. Most of us blink every 6-10 seconds. However, the rate at which we blink can change, depending on our circumstances. An extra blink typically means that the blinker is making sure s/he is seeing something correctly. A lot of blinking (known in some cultures as ‘battering the eyelashes’) is flirtatious and can be a sign of romantic attraction.
  10. Eye rubbing. Generally, people rub their eyes when the eyes feel irritated. However, it can also be a sign of frustration. It is very common for people, especially children, to rub their eyes when becoming tired.
  11. Avoiding eye contact. Looking everywhere but the person speaking to us is the sign that we are ashamed or uncomfortable (or both). This is the reason that those who are lying with overcompensate by giving you an unnatural amount of eye contact – they are trying not to display their more natural impulse, which is not to make eye contact with you at all.
  12. Crying/emitting tears. Typically, tears are a sign of great physical or emotional pain, although some people will also weep when they are filled with joy as well. Crying that is falsified in order to gain sympathy is known in Western cultures as ‘crocodile tears’. Tears are also a sign that the eye itself is affected by a foreign irritant
  13. The ‘eyebrow flash’. This is a silent greeting made by raising both eyebrows while looking at someone, often accompanied with a quick up tilt of the chin.
  14. Widened eyes. Opening the eyes very widely is a common sign of surprise. Interestingly, studies show that men feel protective of women who look at them in this way.


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Get Tack Sharp Images Without A Tripod

March 21st 2017 8:00 AM

Tripods are essential tools for images that require slower shutter speeds like images in low-light or images capturing motion blur.   But what do when you don’t have your tripod handy?  In 60 seconds we’re going to show you how you can get tack sharp images without a tripod.

We teamed up with CreativeLive to bring you some tricks of the trade in our Photography 101 Workshop to help you master photography one step at a time! Only have a minute? Stay tuned for more from this series here!

tip #1: find a place to rest your camera

Is there a place you can rest your camera and still get the desired shot? Use it! Compose your image and utilize your camera’s two-second feature. This will allow you to maintain focus and fire without touching the camera.

tip #2: use a standard grip

Must handhold? Use the standard grip by bringing the left hand underneath the lens to cradle and the right hand to operate the camera, while tucking in the elbows. The biggest perk is being able to shoot steady images at 1/10th of a second.

Tip #3: CREATE A human tripod

how to shoot photos without a tripodNeed to drag the shutter even further? Take a seat, elevate both legs and lean into your subject with your elbows. This stability technique, along with regulated breathing, can help you get tack sharp images at under a second or more.

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  1. Ralph Hightower

    I saw an example of a human bipod being used. There was an local air show where many photographers went to, At the camera club meeting the next month, one of the members showed how he used a shorter friend to rest his camera on the guy’s head.

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  2. Tom Barrett

    Gotta love it.

    ‘Sharp images while hand holding’ – First tip goes: take it out of your hands and place it down somewhere…

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  3. Tobias Briseño

    Tip 4: shoot many slow frames at high fps, e.g. 20 1/8s frames at 8fps. Camera shake is random, so at least one frame will very likely be tack-sharp.

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  4. Casey Nyambe

    The best 60 seconds I have spent today. Thank you so very much. Very precise,  short and ‘mammothly’ informative!!

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Date of Award

Degree Type

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

First Advisor

Kathleen Sawin

Committee Members

Kathleen Sawin, Verna Hendricks-Ferguson, Julia Snethen, Josh Mersky, Sandra Underwood

Communication, End of Life, Nurse, Oncology, Palliative Care, Pediatric

Advances in cancer and supportive therapy have led to improved outcomes for children with cancer. Despite progress, children still die from complications of cancer therapy or their disease. Communication during palliative care and end of life is essential to successful navigation through the end of life continuum. Nurse communication during palliative care and end of life is a phenomenon with limited research, and it is unclear how the level of nursing experience influences the perspectives of nurses communicating during end of life. The purpose of this dissertation study was to describe the commonalities of nurses' experiences of communicating palliative care and end of life perspectives when caring for dying pediatric oncology patients, and perceptions of barriers and facilitators to effective communication. This study was part of a larger multi-site qualitative study. The framework that guided this study is based on empirical phenomenology as a research philosophy and approach, and on group-as-a-whole theory. This study represented focus group data gathered from 27 pediatric oncology nurses who had greater than five years of experience or who were advanced practice nurses not involved in the direct evaluation of other nurses. The overall finding was characterized as the "Essence of Experience", which reflected how the concept of experience transcended the core themes and provided nurses the know-how to optimize nurse PC/EOL communication. Five core themes with corresponding themes and subthemes surfaced from rich focus group discussions and supported the overall finding. The core themes included (a) evolution of PC/EOL, (b) skill of knowing, (c) expanded essence of caring, (d) experienced nurse as committed advocate, and (e) valuing individual response to grief. Enhancing nurse communication skills during palliative care and end of life requires opportunities to gain experience coupled with clinical strategies, such as standardized curricula, simulation, competency-based orientation programs, mentorship and peer support. Future research is needed to better understand outcomes associated with strategies aimed at improving nurse communication skills during palliative care and end of life in pediatric oncology.

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The many-headed hydra - Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker

The many-headed hydra - Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker

Sailors, slaves, commoners, and the hidden history of the revolutionary Atlantic.

Winner of the International Labor History Award

Long before the American Revolution and the Declaration of the Rights of Man, a motley crew of sailors, slaves, pirates, laborers, market women, and indentured servants had ideas about freedom and equality that would forever change history. The Many Headed-Hydra recounts their stories in a sweeping history of the role of the dispossessed in the making of the modern world.

When an unprecedented expansion of trade and colonization in the early seventeenth century launched the first global economy, a vast, diverse, and landless workforce was born. These workers crossed national, ethnic, and racial boundaries, as they circulated around the Atlantic world on trade ships and slave ships, from England to Virginia, from Africa to Barbados, and from the Americas back to Europe.

Marshaling an impressive range of original research from archives in the Americas and Europe, the authors show how ordinary working people led dozens of rebellions on both sides of the North Atlantic. The rulers of the day called the multiethnic rebels a 'hydra' and brutally suppressed their risings, yet some of their ideas fueled the age of revolution. Others, hidden from history and recovered here, have much to teach us about our common humanity.

Linebaugh and Rediker - The Many-Headed Hydra - Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden H.pdf8.54 MB

Jan 1 2012 20:36

Thank you for uploading this, Rediker's Villians of all Nations was top so hoping this is just as good.


Liberty of Rhinebeck

Life, Liberty, Happiness. Welcome.

Young Citizens

Hailing from Woodstock, NY, Young Citizens is a band of members all influenced by Rock, Reggae and Blues. Being a live band (they're first album still underway), Young Citizens is live in another sense: they're alive and wired! They don't play straightforward power-chords like AC/DC, but they know how to rock. And although they wouldn't call themselves Americana, they might admit to a folk influence. Rock would be a close enough description for all you categorizers out there, but when it's showtime it's the attitude that counts. Genre alone never lead a generation. Time will tell where they go, but Young Citizens' sound is continuously evolving as they write and refine and play it out. Whether they're playing as an acoustic duo or a full band, you can feel an energy that's always there. Their shows are always a good time and they will play all night if you give them the chance. It's their approach that connects Young Citizens to their audience; good people, good music and a good crew. Good songwriting and talent never hurts!

Often paying homage to their most influential songwriters/artists of the past and present (these have included the likes of Taj Mahal, Trevor Hall, Sublime, Rolling Stones, Jack White, Led Zeppelin, The Arctic Monkeys, The Clash, CSNY, The Faces, Marshall Tucker Band and a handful more), their originals are (dare I say it?) equally memorable. Of course, you've got to see them first. Then wait until you're driving back home and you're humming that melody...


Monday, December 5, 2011

Game Pod: Dissection - Manuscript Edits Revealed

Editing a manuscript is hard work, even more so than writing the first draft. When you’re writing that first draft, you’re in the creative zone. Ideas are popping up left and right. Things are happening and you’re watching the events of the book unfold before your eyes. It’s fun.

But as much fun as the first draft can be, editing can be a nightmare. You’re literally taking apart this beautiful, perfect (in your eyes) creation and cobbling it back together like some kind of freakish Frankenstein’s monster. Will it be hideous or will some rich, handsome movie star want to take it out as his latest arm candy? These questions will plague your mind, your dreams, and eventually consume every ounce of your thought processes until you are left drained like last week’s special at the zombie all-you-can-eat buffet.

To illustrate the hell that can be editing (and to show how those quirky little typos can slip in the final product), I’m offering up a sample of BLOOD LAW. I’ve given a passage to Alexis and Michelle, and they have edited it as if it were a new project. (And, yes, we are this thorough and brutally honest every week when we meet.) They’re providing their overall comments and any additional notes can be found on the actual pages.

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From March 2009, when BLOOD LAW was still titled “Crimson Swan” and the editing process had just started. This version {above} isn’t the first first draft but it’s pretty darn close.

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Most of my overall comments are generally short. I say what I liked, what was working for me, and what wasn't working if there's any overarching issues I don't address in my edits. Otherwise, the margin notes pretty much explain any concerns. As you can see, I write whatever I'm thinking at the time of the edit, so I mostly reserve overall comments for the more positive feedback. Unless Jeannie has specifically asked for feedback on something {plot, emotions, action, whatever}. My overall comments for this would be: "Great start! Really intriguing relationship. Varik has some minor POV issues at the start but otherwise he felt believable. Alex seems like she is trying to be stronger than she is. I like that. Reminds me of me. The banter is great between them, too! Can't wait to read more!"

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Overall comments:
I really like the character development and conflict shown in these pages. This section does a lot for cultivating some great tension between Varik and Alex. However, there are some places where I felt too distanced from Varik's internal thought. This section is in his POV -- therefore needs to be grounded there every step of the way. I showed places where internal thought, reactions, or a bit more description of what Varik is seeing and thinking that could really pull this into sharper focus. I also felt there were a few places that paragraph breaks could speed up the pacing of the dialog and internal thought. People tend to digest more quickly what they're reading with visual cues. I think this could help in these pages. Lastly, there were some environmental, spacial details that seemed extraneous. I struck these out. Sometimes too many specific details can get your reader trying to figure out where everyone is standing versus what's actually happening in the scene. Overall, great passage and makes me want to know why Varik and Alex are so feisty toward each other.

While Alexis and Michelle were not actually included in this stage of this book, they have been in other works. You won't necessarily see their advice/edits taken into consideration, therefore, in the coming section. But know that this is where they would have been involved, and have been involved in other works.

I’m providing edited versions of the same scene from various points along the publication road. The first being from March 2009, shown above.

After my editor provided feedback, comments, and suggestions, I made some changes and resubmitted it to her. She came back with more comments and suggestions. I sent my changes in August.  A few weeks later, my editor asked for a few minor tweaks and my final revision was submitted in October.

At this point, I’d finished the major revision and now it was time for the copyeditor to step in and make everything cohesive and coherent. Copyeditors are lifesavers. They catch the small typos, the plot holes that may have been overlooked due to the extensive revisions, and make everything pretty. Of course, the pages may not look so pretty during this process, but believe me, it’s for the good of all.

Once the copyeditor is done, the first pass of typeset page proofs are sent for author review. Small changes can be made, such as correcting typos, omitted or added words, etc. This is when the manuscript starts to look like an actual book. It’s also the last chance the author has to make changes.

The final stage, or second pass, is the last chance the publisher (not the author) has to make very minor changes before everything goes to print. If it’s not fixed at this point, well…that’s when readers get to play Spot the Typo.

And that, dear readers, is how the Ninja Peas operate as a writing group and how a manuscript becomes a book. It’s a long, arduous journey and before the book reaches the shelf, authors are often wondering why they chose to start the journey. But then once the book is in the hands of readers and we hear from people across the globe that they enjoyed the words we committed to the page, that makes all the pain go away.

Peas out.


Janet Lawler

Political Theory

My primary field of interest is political theory with a minor interest in comparative politics. I am particularly focused on ancient political thought, especially the works of Plato and Aristotle. I am also broadly interested in contemporary political thought, including how political freedom works in virtual communities.


Photos of Sanguinaria canadensis, Bloodroot.

Sanguinaria canadensis, Bloodroot attracted much attention by the early nineteenth century medical community. Externally, the dried roots was used as a wash to treat “ill-conditioned ulcer.” It served an expectorant ingredient in cough preparations. It was considered to be an emetic and cathartic. Even a small dose of the fresh root was well-known to produce symptoms such as heart-burn, nausea, faintness, vertigo, diminished vision, and vomiting. This early-blooming poppy family member contains benzophenanthridine alkaloids, including sanguinarine.


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Tag Archive: Pantheon

Following the death of Emperor Trajan, power was passed to his cousin’s son Hadrian. Trajan never designated an heir, but supposedly chose Hadrian on his deathbed. Hadrian went on to rule Rome from 117-138, bringing 20 years of peace to the empire. Hadrian is considered 1 of the 5 good emperors, even if he was far from a perfect leader. He is the first Emperor depicted wearing a full beard  (aside from Nero with his nasty neck beard). Supposedly, Hadrian wore a beard to conceal bad complexion. He also was a great admirer of all things Greek, and may have taken the look to resemble the great bearded Greek heroes. The Emperors after Hadrian all have beards, so he set quite a fashion trend in the 2nd century.

Hadrian’s basic philosophy of rule was the opposite of Trajan. Trajan loved war, and used it as a powerful political tool. Hadrian hated it, and immediately upon becoming Emperor pulled the armies Trajan had advanced east of Rome’s borders out of Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq (insert modern political parallel here). Hadrian believed that Rome was big enough and turned his attention to strengthening its borders and its infrastructure. He ordered a 80 mile long wall built across Britain from sea to sea in order to keep the northern barbarians out and define the edge of the empire. It was 15 feet high, 10 feet think and marked every mile with a guard post. Hadrian’s wall took 10 years to build, and is still visible today in England. Hadrian’s biggest blunder was his war in Jerusalem. After the city was destroyed and the temple laid waste by Vespasian, Jerusalem remained a ruin for decades. Hadrian decided it would be a good idea to create a new city there, and build a huge temple to Jupiter on the spot of the Jewish temple. This brought about a second Jewish revolt and the death of many Roman soldiers there. 3 years later, half a million Jews were dead, and Hadrian built his temple anyway.

Back in Rome, Hadrian used his power to build some of the cities most enduring structures. The first was the Pantheon or “temple to all gods”, the grandest building of old Rome which still stands today. His Pantheon was a rebuilding after a fire in the original structure built 100 years before, but today when you go there you are walking almost entirely in Hadrian’s structure. Check out the previous post on the Pantheon here. The Pantheon is one of the most revolutionary buildings in the world, made of poured roman concrete and designed as an enormous open interior space equally wide and tall. There is an opening at the top which allows for light and air called the oculus. The Pantheon is a marvel of architecture and a huge inspiration to the great thinkers and architects of the Renaissance, who studied it to learn its secrets. Today, it is a virtual time-capsule to the reign of Hadrian- the only ancient Roman building to survive to today in such condition.

Hadrian also built an enormous compound for himself outside of Rome. Today, the ruins of Hadrian’s Villa are in the town of Tivoli. His other great building was his mausoleum, an enormous circular tomb on the river Tiber. Hadrian’s mausoleum was an huge drum of stone designed to contain his ashes. It was over a hundred feet high and even had trees planted on the roof. It probably looked something like this little picture here.

When you have a structure that big, its ruin is bound to be put to use. Today, it’s called the Castel Sant’ Angelo. It’s situated just north and across the river from Piazza Navona and in close proximity to St. Peters Basilica. It was converted early on to a medieval fortress, and has been in use for nearly it’s entire history in one way or another. Being so close to the Vatican, it was a palace for the popes and the one sure place to hole up when invading armies came into Rome. Today when you visit the place, you can walk into it’s core and the empty room that once held the remains of Emperor Hadrian. He’s long since gone, as are the great marble columns and stones that once made his mausoleum so impressive.

I’ll write another post on Castel Sant’Angelo later, but for now, check out this great site. It has a virtual 360° cam of the Castle and lots of cool info, including a downloadable app and MP3 audio tour.

The Pantheon

In the center of old Rome, only a few blocks from the convent where we’ll be staying, stands the world’s greatest ancient building. The Pantheon, or “temple to all the gods”, has been here since the year 126 when an original structure was rebuilt by the emperor Hadrian after a fire. It still looks nearly exactly as it did in all it’s glory, one of the only buildings in Rome to have that distinction. Today you can just wander in, and instantly you are back in time. Most people don’t even realize the very marble beneath their feet is original. Much of ancient Rome would also look so grand had it been designated a Catholic church as the Pantheon was in the  7th century. That saved the Pantheon from becoming a quarry, as much of Rome’s marble (especially in places like the Circus Maximus and Coliseum) was removed from what was then seen as a ruin and used in the building of churches such as St. Peters.

Aside from being nearly perfectly preserved, the Pantheon is one of Rome’s greatest architectural achievements and a tremendously influential building in throughout history. It’s shape has been studied and copied for centuries, the most important being Brunelleschi’s Dome (the big red one) in Florence. You enter the Pantheon through a series of enormous columns made from solid pieces of Egyptian granite, carved and transported across the sea to be installed here. Inside the enormous bronze doors is the vast interior. The space is exactly as tall as it is wide (142 feet), with niches carved out on all sides for statues of the gods. Today, mass is held in the Pantheon and the statues of the gods are gone, replaced by the graves of famous Italians, including Italian king Victor Emmanuel and the artist Raphael. The first thing you notice inside this amazing building is the oculus, a circular opening at the top that allows light (as well as rain and pigeons) an entrance point. Abeam of sunlight moves throughout the day, illuminating the inside. Around the oculus are a series of sunken panels called coffers. Originally, these were painted and held bronze elements. They create a harmonious decoration on the ceiling, but more importantly, allowed the architects to remove excess weight without compromising structural integrity. The Pantheon is a great example of Rome’s greatest invention concrete. Earlier structures, like the Egyptian pyramids and the temples of Ancient Greece were made with solid stone. Poured concrete allowed the Romans to open up their structures and build lavish designs that would have been impossible otherwise. Their use of concrete was so sophisticated by the time the Pantheon was built, that they were able to vary its mixture, using a sturdy mixture at the base and an increasingly lighter concrete at the top. Historians still are trying to figure out how exactly the Pantheon was built. The outside offers clues about the process of pouring the concrete and possibly an abandoned earlier design.

Here’s a great clip from National Geographic about the Pantheon- check it out.

When you walk through the old neighborhoods of Rome within blocks of Piazza Navona, the Pantheon, and the convent where we are staying, you’re walking the turf of arguably the greatest painter who ever lived. Michelangelo Merisi de Caravaggio is a true master of painting who lived and worked in Baroque Rome when it was a very seedy and dangerous place. His style of chiaroscuro (or dramatic dark and light)and in-your-face style of painting was revolutionary when he burst onto the scene in 1600. His works are intense and overly dramatic, often brutal, but undeniably powerful. They are also scattered all around Rome waiting to be found, hanging in little side churches where you have to insert a coin to turn on the lights for a few minutes.

As if Caravaggio’s paintings weren’t fascinating enough, he possesses perhaps the most wild biographical story of any artist. It wasn’t enough for Caravaggio to be a revolutionary painter. He was a tortured person who lived for trouble, painting controversial paintings by day and picking sword duels and bar fights by night. He was arrested by the Roman authorities many times and the prison records still exist. Eventually, he killed a rival artist in a sword duel just off of Piazza Navona, and fled south to Naples to save his skin. Not surprisingly, he died young and under mysterious circumstances. His works remain a direct result of his violent nature. There is a fantastic documentary on Caravaggio as part of Simon Schama’s POWER of ART series. It’s in 4 parts- part 1 is here:

This is the best film on Caravaggio. Like his work, it’s in your face and brutal, but you should absolutely watch it before you go to Rome. Enjoy.


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In the swim

The other day I took my daughter to the swimming pool. We stayed in the small, splashy-fun pool, but I could see (and, more importantly, hear) the main pool.

I hate swimming pools. I always have. I didn’t learn to swim until I was 12, and I’m still a fairly weak swimmer now. Before that, swimming lessons at school were mostly exercises in humiliation, as I bobbed about squeezed into various flotation aids, clinging to the side of the pool, watching enviously as the rest of the class dove and darted through the water like minnows.

Even now the blueish light, smell and taste of chlorine, slippery surface underfoot, sharp sounds of shouts and laughter echoing off the hard walls and floor make me slightly nervous. The sea, whose uneven bed makes it easy to slip out of your depth, and whose currents can suck you backwards and downwards to a salty grave paradoxically feels safer and less threatening to me than the cold, antiseptic surroundings of the pool.

Besides, you’re less likely to find a corn paster floating in the open sea.


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1919 May 1 - Internationale

Hungarian title:

Internationale - 1919 Május 1.

Artist: Size:
Biró, Mihály Sheet Music double cover (cca. 44 x 30 cm)
Year: Condition:
1919 Very good, small tears along the border, light creases and abrasion on the surface.
Paper, lithography.

Price: $600

Biró, Mihály: Internationale, May 1st sheet music cover

Sheet music cover by Mihály Biró for Internationale, the international worker’s anthem. The artist is mostly known for his iconic poster ‘Red man with a hammer’ that earned him international recognition and made him the father of political poster art. Besides posters he was active in many fields of graphic design creating for example newspaper illustrations, demonstration banners and cover designs as well. Biro was deeply committed to the labour movement but instead of joining the Hungarian Social Democratic Party (what by the beginning of the 1900 was already a significant political power), he supported them with his suggestive and emotionally charged art where his firm beliefs manifested. Biró was not only a graphic artist and an exceptional poster designer, he was the medium of the social democratic political ethos. No wonder he was commissioned for the artistic management of the decorations for the May Day celebrations in 1919.

1919 was the year when the Hungarian Soviet Republic (Tanácsköztársaság) was declared by Béla Kun, the leader of the Bolsheviks. Béla Kun took over through a coup d’état and the reaction of people varied between extreme enthusiasm and exasperation. Although opinions of the 133 days of the Hungarian Soviet Republic vary, the fact that the era generated an artistic revolution cannot be doubted. The new regime regarded art as of key strategic importance and as the means to drastically transform people’s mindset. To have central control over it, an art directory was formed, while poster designs were handled by the propaganda department. However, all art was considered a channel to strengthen the new political order. A new artistic and at the same time, distinctly political genre of graphic design was born.

Following Russia, Hungary was the second European state that tried to beat down the capitalist system and realize the socialist endeavour, therefore the Hungarian workers celebrated the 1st of May with great enthusiasm. The 1st of May was declared the international day of workers in 1891 by the Second International (international congress of labourers) to commemorate the so-called Haymarket affair in Chicago where workers demonstrated for the 8-hour workday. In 1919 the Hungarian council planned a colossal event for celebrating the day with gigantic decorations, posters, newspapers – all public platforms were monopolized in order to create a radical and suggestive artistic program of what the art management was executed by Mihály Biró.

The edition of the Interesting News (Érdekes Újság), the journal in which this sheet cover was an insert was also celebrating May Day along with the new form of state. The issue and Internationale’s sheet music have identical cover designs by Biró. Biró’s ars poetica is clearly apparent on this composition. He believed that if an artist wants to create works that catch the attention of the masses, he himself has to be in close touch with the people and make true art by using simple drawings.

This composition is the visual manifestation of Internationale. The first stanza of the anthem starts with the following lines:

“Stand up all victims of oppression

For the tyrants fear your might

Don't cling so hard to your possessions

For you have nothing if you have no rights…”

Biró depicts robust workers who did stand up and united, hence managed to defeat the oppressors. The strong red and black contrast results in an expressive and suggestive pictorial language. The workers’ faces are stylized and they have similar, muscular bodies. The figures don’t have individual characteristics that implies if all workers join forces, they become an unbeatable unity and that is much stronger than the separate parts. Despite the figures being stylized, simply drawn with strong contours, they have enormous charizma. The endless line of laborers marching victoriously alludes that the long awaited unification has arrived. They are leaning slightly backwards walking uphill suggesting that they have come a hard way to finally reach the top and fly the flags of socialism on the land that belongs to everyone from that time on. The text is bold, the white saying ‘Interesting News’ pops out more than the text on the top in black: ‘Intrenationale for piano and vocals’.

This sheet music is a rare document from a time of enormous political turbulence in Hungary.


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This unique and idyllic 70-acre outdoor space is the community gathering place (and name source) for the diverse working class area of McKinley Park. The park was established in 1901 and named after assassinated President McKinley. It boasts a beautiful lagoon where neighbors enjoy picnics on summer weekends. There is a nice fieldhouse with a kitchen, as well as a large recreation area. Outdoor amenities include a swimming pool, several baseball and softball fields, a football-soccer field, six basketball standards, a volleyball court, 14 tennis courts, two handball-racquetball courts, bicycle path, casting pool with pier, ice skating and cross country skiing. Indoor facilities include two gymnasiums.


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Grace Prep’s Spanish program goes well beyond teaching students the basic vocabulary and grammar structures that they learn in public school classes.  Grace Prep prepares students to interact competently with native speakers and, for those who plan to continue their language education, to begin taking advanced level courses at the beginning of their college career.

Our Program, especially in the higher levels, focuses on communicative competence.  Along with learning more complicated language structures, students are required to speak in Spanish on a regular basis.  They also continue to develop their listening and reading comprehension skills.

Grace Prep’s curriculum uses Glencoe’s ¡Buen Viaje! series of textbooks in the first few levels, with authentic materials (music, readings, media) added.  The higher levels use well-respected, authentic resources including articles, books, music and media along with supplemental handouts for advanced grammar points. Small classes and a curriculum structure that has proven results in increasing student performance and retention have enabled us to surpass the speed of public school programs in advanced classes. Students that have transferred from other local schools are impressed with the speed at which they learn and the practical application of their class work.

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To create a sought-after festival that is a unique destination for music lovers locally and globally, thus artistically and economically serving the communities of Savannah, Georgia and the performing arts at large.

The Savannah VOICE Festival is a non-profit arts organization that brings classical vocal excellence to the Savannah, Georgia area through a three-week celebration of concerts, events and educational presentations during the month of August and throughout the year.

The programs range from opera and classical music to musical theater and popular song, and offer accessible events to the public while highlighting the intrinsic value the vocal arts bring to the quality of life. Working with its sister organization, the VOICExperience Foundation, which helps young artists pursue their careers in the performing arts, the Festival annually serves over 100 artists, 5,000 audience members and provides over 45 events and community enrichments programs.

Now under the umbrella of The Sherrill Milnes VOICE Programs, both programs continue their dedication to the quality, integrity and perpetuation of the vocal arts through lifechanging intensives, performances and community enriching outreach events in New York, Georgia, Florida and Illinois.

smandmzThe Savannah VOICE Festival and the VOICExperience Foundation were founded on the musical principles of a golden age of opera. During the long and prolific career of its founder, Sherrill Milnes, the generation of artists with whom he collaborated represented some of the great singers, directors and conductors in the history of opera. Richard Tucker, Robert Merrill, Leontyne Price, Anna Moffo, Joan Sutherland, Renata Tebaldi, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Franco Zefferelli, Karl Boehm, George Solti, Herbert Von Karajan and so many other legends have shared the stage with the founder, teacher and musical force behind VOICExperience.

Milnes passes his experiences, insight and musical knowledge onto the young artists who attend these programs. His guidance enables them to keep the great traditions of opera alive today for audiences to experience and enjoy.