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A Day in Piraeus

Short story By: BounceAround

Kylie can be quite the exhibitionist, especially when she is on a much needed vacation in the wonderfully exotic Greek city of Piraeus.

-Note to reader, this was written in 2008, it was my first ever erotic dab at writing, beware.-

Submitted:May 21, 2011    Reads: 990    Comments: 0    Likes: 1

July 27th, the hottest day of the year… so far, and Kylie was sitting in the hotel lobby, wearing her favorite baby pink skirt. She had her dirty blonde hair down her left shoulder, and a tight white belly sticking out shirt on. There was a camera at a 90˚ angle from where she was placed in the lounge. So in order to get the attention of whom ever was behind the camera watching the place, she decided to open her legs. She revealed the black mesh of her thong, and her smooth wet thighs. Slowly she glided her right hand in-between her labia, feeling the wetness, she tried not to moan and become spotted by people. Her slick pussy warmed her fingers, and then she began to push a couple fingers deep into her fanny. As she did that, she grabbed her left breast with her left hand. Her nipples were erect from being so horny. Her whole body was hot and sweaty, not only from the way she was making herself feel, but also from the heat of the day. She spread her legs farther apart and then noticed a man watching her. He was tall, and had strawberry blond hair. He had a fierce look to him, and his eyes had such a fiery glare as well. He wanted her. He slowly stroked the hardness that was under his suit pants. Kylie thought he was at least eight inches in length, and began imagining the man's penis deep in her vagina. She then started fanaticizing of her body touching his, while in the pool in the Greek sun. The man would pull her legs around his hips, and thrust her body against his hardness, making her tits bounce in his face as he fucked her hard. Their slick bodies would slide along each others in the water, and they'd then share the final and amazing orgasm. Although she'd come many times over, as he thrusts his lions into her tight pussy.

Suddenly she was back in the real world, and she noticed that her panties were awfully wet and that her whole body was having seizure-like shaking moments. Kylie knew she had just had a big orgasm. Then she looked up, searching for the man that was watching her pleasure herself, she noticed that he was coming her way. He sat on the seat next to her, and then moved his hand to her inner thighs and began to stroke her legs. She met his gaze, and fell in love with the strangers sea green eyes. As the stared at each other for moments on end, he plunged a couple fingers into Kylies' wet pussy. She immediately moaned with the feeling of her vagina being invaded by a strangers strong fingers. She then couldn't help herself, and came all over his fingers. He then parted his hand from her fanny and licked up the liquid from her vag. He also made Kylie taste her own come. Then he whispered in her ear... "You're so hot, let me take you to my hotel room and we can make you do this more...." And with that, she walked to the elevator doors at the back of the hotel lobby, and stepped into the metallic green doors...

They were the only two in the elevator. The man pulled her to his chest, and pushed the number of his floor. There were mirror windows surrounding the whole little room. As soon as it started moving upwards, he slid his hands under the back of her top, and unhooked her bra with a little pull. Kylie then reached down and removed her shirt, and then slid off her bra revealing her perky breasts to the stranger. He kissed her passionately, then moved his left hand down her chest and cupped her right breast, lightly playing with her hard little nipple. Then he lifted her up towards his head, and started sucking on it, moving his tongue over her nips. Her moaning was so hushed. As he was ready to lay her down in the elevator, the doors opened, and they had reached floor number nine. Immediately he picked her up, and walked towards his room, number 943. She instantly wrapped her legs around his waist and slowly caressed his chest, and kissed him on his neck. Her 5'1 body was nothing compared to his approximately 6'4 length. So she was able to do a lot in the short walk as he held her tight.

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Enrico Chapela: electric cello concerto in Birmingham

(March 2013)

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra plays host to the European premiere of Enrico Chapela's MAGNETAR, featuring Johannes Moser on electric cello.

Johannes Moser is soloist in the European premiere of Mexican composer Enrico Chapela's electric cello concerto MAGNETAR at Symphony Hall in Birmingham on 28 March. The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Diego Matheuz, one of the most exciting young conductors to emerge from the 'El Sistema' classical music training scheme in Venezuela. Enrico Chapela will be attending the performance and participating in a pre-concert talk at 6.15 pm in conversation with Simon Webb.

MAGNETAR was written for the virtuosic skills of Johannes Moser and premiered by him in Los Angeles in 2011 with the LA Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel. The 25-minute concerto has since been performed by Moser in Brazil with the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra and Marin Alsop. Plans are underway for further performances at festivals this summer and on an Iberian tour with the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música this autumn. The concerto was jointly commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Orquestra Sinfónica do Estado de São Paulo.

> Watch a video introduction to MAGNETAR

The title MAGNETAR relates to neutron stars which are the universe's most powerful magnets. This focus falls in line with other recent science-related compositions by Chapela, including Nanobots (2010) based on microscopic machines, and Private Alleles (2010) which takes inspiration from the Mexican Genome Diversity Project. As the electric cello produces sound via electromagnetism, Chapela decided to base his concerto on data from magnetars, translated into pitch sets. The electric cello part combines sounds from an effects patcher, including delay, granulation, and spectral freeze, to create its otherworldly soundscape.

While the opening movement features a cadenza that represents for the composer a magnetar's "quiet and peaceful times" and the second movement "falls into a cool jam", the third movement, entitled Brutal "bursts from nowhere into a fully distorted e-cello that leads into a violent riff, that gradually builds up to the giant final flare".

Enrico Chapela, born in Mexico City in 1974, studied guitar performance and composition at the CIEM academy in Mexico City, and electro-acoustic music and musicology at the University of Paris Saint-Denis. He has been commissioned to compose music for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Dresdner Sinfoniker, Carnegie Hall, Seattle Symphony, Britten Sinfonia, Wigmore Hall, and the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing. His musical style seeks to fuse different geographic traditions and musical soundworlds, so that contemporary techniques can happily coexist with minimalist, jazz or rock idioms. Orchestal works include ínguesu, a musical recreation of a historic football match betweeen Mexico and Brazil, which has been performed widely including in Mexico, USA, Brazil, Germany, Poland and South Korea.

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Nap Training... no fun.

  1. You have chosen to ignore posts from beniceboston. Show beniceboston's posts

    Nap Training... no fun.

    DD has only rarely taken a full nap without waking up atleast 1-2 times needing to be held or rocked back to sleep. When she was very little she was one of those queens of the 20 minute power nap. I never knew there were babies that slept like that until I had her, and then heard from a bunch of other people that their baby slept the same way.

    Well, since we got her down to one nap (usually 1.5-2 hours long - still waking up 1-2 times before all is said and done) I've either had to stay in the room with her or run up the stairs as soon as I'd hear her wake up.

    Last Wednesday my mother tried to put her down for a nap because I had a dr's appt, and she was unsuccessful. Since then, DD has been taking longer to fall asleep, and yesterday again - she skipped her nap.

    Today, after waking up at 5:20 (I didn't go in until 6:15 to get her) she took a 15 minute cat nap at 10:30... I tried around 1:30 to get her down for her nap... she was drowsy but would not fall asleep. So I said heck with this, and I told her gently that she was going to take her nap in her crib. I sang to her again and laid her down, and she's now been screaming on and off for.... 45 minutes. Our sleep consultant did not guarantee that CIO at naptime would work, but she said to give it 10 days... so hooray for day one.
  2. You have chosen to ignore posts from capecod1818. Show capecod1818's posts

    Re: Nap Training... no fun.

    How old is your DD?
  3. You have chosen to ignore posts from framerican51008. Show framerican51008's posts

    Re: Nap Training... no fun.

    Good luck benice!
    Nice to know I'm not the only one with a cat napper.  DD is only 11 weeks, so she still takes like 4 naps (for around 40 mins).  Curious to see what happens when she's older.
  4. You have chosen to ignore posts from beniceboston. Show beniceboston's posts

    Re: Nap Training... no fun.

    She'll be 20 months next week. 56 minutes of on & off crying and she finally fell asleep... for only 40 minutes :I but I'll take it.... fingers-crossed she does better tomorrow.

  5. You have chosen to ignore posts from medfordcc. Show medfordcc's posts

    Re: Nap Training... no fun.

    We are struggling with naps, too.  9 months.  Usually takes 3 naps for 30-45 minutes each, but we need her to switch to 2 longer naps for daycare in the fall.  We usually only get longer naps in unusual circumstances, like the car.
    We also have the grandmother problem with missed naps, where they argue that she doesn't seem tired.  Combined with the fact that she's a pain to put for a nap -- often needs to be rocked for a looooong time.
    We would like to do some sort of nap sleep training, but the problem is that if she does not get the naps she has been having horrible night terrors.  So it's a catch-22.  Not sure how to get her to nap on her own while simultaneously making sure she gets enough napping.
    Let us know what happens!!
  6. You have chosen to ignore posts from beniceboston. Show beniceboston's posts

    Re: Nap Training... no fun.

    medford - she she sleeping through the night? When DD goes down for bed tonight, I'll take a look at that Sleep Lady book CTDC recommended and give you the 411 on what she says for 9-12month olds.

  7. You have chosen to ignore posts from luckinlife. Show luckinlife's posts

    Re: Nap Training... no fun.

    Benice - Might she be growing out of her morning nap? I know that it is the first to go.  And, yes, I agree.  Nap sleep training is distinctly unfun! Sorry!
  8. You have chosen to ignore posts from medfordcc. Show medfordcc's posts

    Re: Nap Training... no fun.

    That would be great -- is the book called "Sleep Lady"?
    She doesn't regularly sleep through the night.  Last week she slept through two nights in a row, then the next night she woke up with teething pain maybe, then at 4 she ate.  I will still nurse her once during the night most nights.  Then the next night was sleep terror, and I can't remember what happened after that.  It's very irregular, and I feel like we only get a few days in between teething pains!
    I didn't mean to hijack your thread, though.  I am definitely curious to hear what happens with your nap training!
  9. You have chosen to ignore posts from beniceboston. Show beniceboston's posts

    Re: Nap Training... no fun.

    luck, she's been down to one nap for the past 4-5 months now (thank God, because it was even more fun to have to put her down for 2 naps).

    So medford, here's the abridge version for 9-12 month olds. The book is called "The Sleep Lady's Good Night, Sleep Tight"

    Babies at this age need 11 hours of sleep at night, and 3 during the day. At 9 months babies should nap for about 1.5 hours in the morning and 1.5-2 hours in the afternoon. Most have given up that brief late-afternoon nap. By 12 months the morning nap is about an hour and the afternoon nap is about 1.5 hours.

    Sample schedule: (if you work & have to get DD up earlier or she gets up earlier naturally, then just adjust the hours accordingly give or take a half-hour or so).

    7:00-7:30  wake up. Nurse & breakfast.
    9:00-9:30 start the morning nap. If your child sleeps 11-12 hours at night, they may be able to make it to 10:00. But she recommends not letting the baby stay awake for more than 3 hours from wake up. (I know the morning nap for DD became much easier once I decided to not watch her for sleepiness but instead at the 2 hour mark, bring her up for a nap - and surprisingly she went to sleep much faster than if I had waited).

    12:00-12:30 Lunch with nurse/bottle/cup etc.

    1:00-2:00 Start the afternoon nap. Snack upon awakening.

    5:00-6:00 dinner with nurse/bottle/cup.

    7:00-7:30 bedtime with nurse. Bedtime meaning - in bed asleep - not starting the routine. Routine should be in their room & generally the same routine every night.

    She says that, after checking with your ped. healthy children from 9-12 months on a normal growth curve almost always go 11-12 hours at night without a feeding.

    She also recommends creating not only a nighttime ritual/routine - but a wake up ritual - open the drapes/turn on the lights/sing a song so she knows that it's wake up time.

    Does your DD fall asleep on her own at night/naptime or do you always put her down asleep? Do you go in right away if she wakes up in the middle of the night or do you let her cry for a little bit? She recommends that if the child skips a nap or gets less naptime than she should - to make the bedtime earlier to compensate. She had a few anecdotes of people getting their child down as early as 5:30/6:00 to make up for lost time.

    Aside from reading this book, I have also had 2 phone consultations with Meg Casano from - she was able to help correct situations and provide ideas that I couldnt get from a book. Both the sleep lady & my consultant recommended staying in "nap mode" for atleast an hour each time - that can be staying in the room with them, or letting them cry/be in the room alone for the hour. DD's room is also dark & we always use a sound machine.

    The average sleep cycle for a baby is 45 minutes - if DD is waking up after 30 minutes, she hasn't completed a full cycle of sleep, which will make her overtired. Regarding nap training, the Sleep Lady also said that training for the morning nap is easier than for the afternoon nap. She said by 2:00-3:00 if they haven't napped at all or have had very little naptime, to resort to a backup like taking a drive in the car if that will put them to sleep.

    Hope that helps! I do recommend the book - it's a bit more straighforward and shorter than Weissbluth.  I'm looking forward to being better with baby #2 regarding sleep etc. I made so many goofs with DD - nursing her all the time, not letting DH take a more active role in getting her to sleep (whenever she cried it broke my heart and I'd take her back from him - poor guy/dumb mommy), and jumping up as soon as she let out a cry.. and the big one - not training her to fall asleep on her own.
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    Re: Nap Training... no fun.

    Benice just a thought but did you try to set your nap back by an half hour or hour?  My son is 22 months and he kind of has a weird nap because he naps for 1.5 to 2 hours in the morning and doesn't take his afternoon nap.  He usually goes down around 10/10:30 and then naps to around 12:30 - up for lunch and then playing the rest of the afternoon.  I have tried to push it more towards lunch time but he isn't having any of it.  At this point I find it is a win if he is taking one long nap so I stopped trying to do the nap after lunch.  The best is the playgrounds are less crowded in the afternoon as all the other little kids are napping after lunch.  It may work for you to try and put DD down a little earlier.  She may be so overtired by the time you put her down for a nap she is resisting.
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  12. You have chosen to ignore posts from beniceboston. Show beniceboston's posts

    Re: Nap Training... no fun.

    Sorry Cape, I should have added that I normally get her down somewhere between 12:30-1:00... aside from that 20 min power nap yesterday my lovely SIL (who is in her 50s with two kids of her own - yet has no concept of the sleep needs of children) came over and stayed till 1:00 (even though I told her I wanted to bring DD up for her nap by 12:45 - I try to be nice about it, but she's snuck in and stayed late a few times when I wasn't around and DH doesn't watch the clock like I do - so now I've turned into the mean one who kicks SIL out while DH lets her stay later than she should.)

    Some-guy - yes you are right... which is why I also wrote that with #2 I have a plan to make things right from the beginning. However, I do think the sleep consultants and these books help - because I know how I sleep as an adult... but I didn't know if I should have just accepted my DD as being a short napper, and when I really should be putting her down etc. I wouldn't say it's a "system" it's more an education for me to understand what my baby needs at the different stages of her development.
  13. You have chosen to ignore posts from JMD62. Show JMD62's posts

    Re: Nap Training... no fun.

    My daughter is also 20 months old, was a total cat-napper when she was younger and only recently began sleeping through the night with any regularity.  We never cried it out -- we took many of the recommendations from the Sleep Lady book, which I found helpful in gently teaching her how to put herself to sleep and soothe herself when she wakes in the night. Not that long ago she was doing what your daughter does during her nap -- waking 1-2 times and requiring soothing, getting a total of maybe 1.5 hours of sleep.  But at some point that just changed, and now she regularly sleeps 2 - 2.5 hours without interruption.  Honestly, I think she just grew out of it.  We never did any naptime sleep training (she's in daycare 4-5 days a week, so it seemed like nap routines were bound to be a bit inconsistent anyway).  Those short and/or interrupted naps were incredibly frustrating, but they did stop.  (The nighttime wakings were excruciating -- that's where the Sleep Lady techniques helped us.)

    This Motherlode posting is very on-topic:
  14. You have chosen to ignore posts from lemonmelon. Show lemonmelon's posts

    Re: Nap Training... no fun.

    Naps are tough because you have to break into the middle of the fun for them. And at night you can dig in your heels and engage in a 14-hour battle of wills, but during the day it's just two  hours, and even if you lock the kid in her room for those two hours you can't force her to fall asleep. And when you see the fallout of a non-nap day looming (total rage meltdown around 4 pm), you'd do anything to get the kid to sleep. I wish I had the answers for you. My daughter naps at home, but has started resisting at her sitter's. It's fun there and she doesn't want to miss anything. The sitter is very experienced but still hasn't been able to get the kid to submit to sweet, sweet sleep.
  15. You have chosen to ignore posts from JMD62. Show JMD62's posts

    Re: Nap Training... no fun.

    I just re-read my post and hope it doesn't sounds glib (the "she just grew out of it" part especially).  I remember the days of the 20-minute power naps and then the longer but interrupted naps (still happens every once in awhile) and it was really frustrating.  I found I could handle nap issues better once the overnights were going well.  (And maybe my daughter got better at naps once she got better at overnights...)

    Anyway, I guess I just wanted to say that, as we all know, things change frequently with babies and this may change, too.  And I tend to believe that we can do a lot to shape our babies' sleep habits but that some are naturally good sleepers, some are less good, and it's no reflection on our ability as mothers.  Good luck!

  16. You have chosen to ignore posts from beniceboston. Show beniceboston's posts

    Re: Nap Training... no fun.

    JM, I kept hoping and hoping DD would grow out of her bad nap habits... we just retrained her at night again and with #2 coming, something was going to have to change... most of this pregnancy I didn't mind napping with her and sometimes I could just pat her on the back and tell her to go back to sleep and she would (which I think the No Cry Sleep Solution talks about and suggests that if you do that - the child will eventually learn to just put themselves back to sleep on their own - ha, that never happened!). With about 4 weeks before #2 is due, I'm too pregnant to be rocking her for 20 minutes, and I don't want to have to do that any more. I think I just needed to reach my breaking point and then I make the necessary adjustments.

    Day #2 of CIO for naps and we're going on just about a half-hour. But I'm holding out hope she'll go down like she did yesterday... either way, she's old enough to know what nap time means, and she's not sad or scared - she's just mad.
  17. You have chosen to ignore posts from JMD62. Show JMD62's posts

    Re: Nap Training... no fun.

    Got it.  I reached my breaking point with overnights (hence the Sleep Lady), but naps haven't been as troublesome for me -- probably because I only deal with them 2-3 days per week and I'm not rocking a toddler while 8 months pregnant.

    Good luck -- seems like you have a plan, she just needs to get with the program!
  18. You have chosen to ignore posts from medfordcc. Show medfordcc's posts

    Re: Nap Training... no fun.

    Benice, thank you so much for the information!  That is really helpful.  I may check out the book.
    We have pretty good luck putting her down at night with her going to sleep on her own, but terrible luck with her going to sleep on her own for a nap.  Maybe it's like someone else above said -- she's missing the fun.  I tried yesterday and today to get her to do her afternoon nap on her own, and yesterday it took and today it didn't.  She was just playing, but it didn't seem that any kind of nap was going to happen!
    I am very impressed with your ability to do *anything* at 8 months pregnant.  Must be so different with the second child.
  19. You have chosen to ignore posts from stefani2. Show stefani2's posts

    Re: Nap Training... no fun.

    benice, when DD wakes up after 20 minutes for a nap and cries, do you give her 10 minutes to see if she falls back asleep or do you go in right away?  i'd try that.  and, in addition of course (and at the risk of being unpopular again - i hope sarah has me blocked!), if i were you i'd sleep train at full throttle - NOW.  do it like ripping off a bandaid - do it at night, and do it for naps and hopefully after a week it will be over.  it took 3 days for my twins and was definitely NOT as traumatic as i expected it to be (for me or for them), but they were much younger.  they have been sleeping for 11 hours straight at night since 4.5-ish months, and they are just transitioning to 2 naps (each about 2-2.5 hours) a day with (not fabulous, but definitely some) success.  no one asked (heh), but i personally don't believe that babies need overnight/during-naptime food for growth spurts or comforting for teething, based on my experience so far.  GL.  oh, and fram, it takes forever for a regular schedule to appear IMHO!  we started to see one emerge around 5-ish months (not 3 like the books say - yeesh!).
  20. You have chosen to ignore posts from CT-DC. Show CT-DC's posts

    Re: Nap Training... no fun.

    the biggest thing is to realize that by the time a baby "looks and acts" tired (rubbing eyes, pulling at hair, eyes glazed over, etc.) that baby is OVER tired.  And an overtired baby will have a harder time going to sleep.

    so that's why one of the posters said she could get her child to sleep at x time but if she waited 30 minutes longer it was SO MUCH harder.

    It's hard for you to realize this, because you guys are all so chronically sleep deprived that if I invited you to take a nap you'd all be asleep in about 3 seconds!  But for children, being overtired is the kiss of death. But no matter how overtired you all are, you'd still be asleep in 3 seconds if given the chance! Laughing

    I really liked the Sleep Lady's stuff on the internet, I'm glad someone else found it useful.  (benice) I keep meaning to buy the book, read it and convert it to simple thoughts for my teachers, because none of them will read the book, but I really, really, really think we need to look at naptime in our infant rooms - most of our teachers wait until the child is rubbing their eyes, blah blah before they even think of putting them to sleep, and have a hard time following a parent's schedule if they are trying to do a nap schedule.

    So I want to do some teacher educating, but I gotta read the #*$@ book first!
  21. You have chosen to ignore posts from beniceboston. Show beniceboston's posts

    Re: Nap Training... no fun.

    There wasn't a plethora of information regarding nap training in the book - basically she (or weissbluth, I can't remember who) said to let them cry for an hour, and if they don't then take them for a ride in the car, or whatever works, so they can get some sleep.

    Day 3 of CIO at naptime, DD pooped herself once again (I checked after 30 minutes)- and unfortunately it was on a day that I had another dr's appt and my mom was over - she wouldn't take DD for a ride in the car to help her sleep, so DD went without her nap all day. The next day DD was a wreck and she was screaming when she saw her crib at naptime, so I said heck with it, and brought her into my room, like I used to - to put her down for a nap. She totally resisted the nap and it took me over a week to get her back to taking a nap. I even tried putting her toddler bed together and getting her to nap there -but after the typical 40 minute wake up after first being put down, I couldnt get her back to sleep. Last week DD got a really bad cold and it's still here, so I am just throwing in the towel on nap training.
    Combination of her never being a good napper since the beginning, and my being late to the game on sleep training her for naps - it's just not worth the fight in my book. When #2 comes out, I'll just make do - if she only gets a 45 minute nap, then I'll just put her down for bed earlier at night. It's actually kind of nice when I can get her down at 6:30 and get a chance to unwind.

  22. You have chosen to ignore posts from medfordcc. Show medfordcc's posts

    Re: Nap Training... no fun.

    How is it going, Benice??  I hope it's improved.

    We've been having some improved nap success here, so I'm glad I took the advice and started putting her down for naps to go to sleep on her own.  She still doesn't always nap for a long time, but she's falling asleep faster now.
  23. You have chosen to ignore posts from beniceboston. Show beniceboston's posts

    Re: Nap Training... no fun.

    Ugh, no improvement. I am back to only taking 5-10 minutes for her to fall asleep, and she will sometimes sleep up to an hour. The excitement of DS being here also has her wound up a bit as well - she asks for him as soon as she wakes up. And, she's been waking up before 6am (although last week she slept till 7am for a couple days, which was awesome). The Sleep Lady suggested putting a lamp in the room on a timer in an attempt to train them to know when it's time to wake up, but I think I'm going to do a different route - and run an extension cord into the hallway and just plug the light in myself.

    I am, however, deeply committed to making sure I do my best to help DS fall asleep on his own, ofcourse now having 2 kids, I can't hold him as much as I held DD when she was little, anyway.
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    Re: Nap Training... no fun.

    Benice:  This light has been great for us:

    My kids have always been early wakers (usually before 6am; it's a treat if they sleep past 6:15), and having the symbolism of the moon for sleep and the sun for "ok to yell to Mom/Dad" has been great.  It was highly recommended by many individuals in my MOT group, and I've been really happy with it too.  The only caveat is that YOU have to be ready to get up at the time you set the sun to come on. :)

    We also would occasionally have problems with DS waking up at 1 am and insist that it was time to get up for the day.  It would then entail a long conversation/demonstration (ok, maybe 5 - 10 minutes, but that seems like forever when you're woken up in the middle of the night by a toddler demanding to "get up now") that it was still dark out and that everyone was sleeping.  Now when that happens, we can just point to the "moon" and remind him what the moon means, quickly point out that it's still dark, and he goes back down without protest.  Before, he'd be p*ssed off and crying/whining, but now that we have the light to back us up, he accepts it.

    Anyway, highly recommend....


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Few things so solidly confirm fall in New England as freshly picked apples and the aroma of a piping hot crisp or pie. When you spend an afternoon at an orchard or stop by a farmstand to buy apples, the signs on the fruit often don’t tell you which apples are suited for baking and which are better eaten mouthful by mouthful.

A few varieties are particularly popular for baking and especially plentiful in October. Many area orchards have already started storing apples so local fruit will be available for Thanksgiving’s pie baking time.

“The varieties are peaking,’’ says Frank Carlson, co-owner of Carlson Orchard in Harvard. Carlson says late-season Cortlands and Jonagolds will hold up especially well for the November holiday. At Cooks Valley Farm in Wrentham, the last apples picked are Suncrisp, which are tart and crisp and stay firm and flavorful in pies. And thanks to the abundant rain in spring and early summer, Carlson says this season’s apples are especially large, yet still tender and juicy.

Baldwin Tart and crisp, great for baking.

Cortland After peeling, these do not brown. Excellent baking apples, often the go-to for pies and salads.

Fuji Sweet, juicy, and crisp; bake or snack.

Golden Delicious Mellow and sweet, great for snacking and salads; in pies they require little added sugar.

Honeycrisp A favorite for snacking and salads; keeps well and has a beautiful honey-yellow hue.

Ida Red Sweet, with a hint of tartness; excellent in sauce, which turns pink colored. Use for baking and snacking.

Jonagold A blend of Jonathan and Golden Delicious; crisp with a unique honey flavor. Favorite for snacking and baking.

Mutsu Also called Crispin; pale green, firm apple with a moderately sweet taste and spicy flavor. Great for pies, tarts, and snacking.

Northern Spy Juicy and tart, this apple stores well and is the preferred variety for many seasoned bakers.

Rome Beauty Best for baking, stays firm in pies.

Suncrisp One of the last to ripen; crisp texture, taste ranges from sweet to tart; excellent for sauce, pies, salads, snacks.


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She moved out ... and moved on

Posted by Meredith Goldstein  February 21, 2013 08:36 AM

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I'm very excited to see you all at tomorrow night's RadioBDC/Love Letters show or at Monday's screening of "Casablanca." If you want to attend these events, make sure you RSVP so we get the right count.

Q: Hi Meredith,

Up until a few weeks ago, I had been in a relationship with a girl for over 2 years. We had our own apartment, shared bills, kitten, you name it. Everything came crashing down and has left me alone with a serious feeling of abandonment.

Let me outline things a bit:

Before we moved in to our own place, "Bertha" and I had a very healthy, happy, loving relationship. We had been together since I was a junior in college. I really felt like I could 100% be myself around her. We had a plan to eventually move in with one another. This is something that Bertha adamantly wanted to do. When I say adamantly, I mean she was borderline obsessive with wanting to live with me. She would get upset if I didn't show the same amount of enthusiasm that she showed about making the next step and living with one another. It was okay though; I truly loved this girl and I loved the idea of coming home to her after a day at work.

Once I graduated from college, the apartment search was on. We finally found a perfect place and put a down payment on the apartment. We split the costs 50/50 of all the furnishings, cable, and electricity/heat for the place. We moved in to the apartment in September. After a year and half of being with Bertha, we were finally living together and everything was great.

The first couple of months were perfect. We talked about how great it was living with one another and how we both believed that living together has brought us even closer than before. We bought a tiny kitten and the both of us fell in love with it.

Then, things started changing. Bertha lost her job. The bills kept coming and since I was the only one making money, I paid for everything. She would always come up with rent but I paid for everything else. I also started noticing something else ... Bertha was not showing me as much affection as she used to. I thought it may be because of the high stress levels from losing her job. Things only got worse.

In December, I started suspecting that there was another man in her life. She was always going out to her girlfriend's house for parties and staying out all night long. She stopped having sex with me and was showing even less affection toward me when we were together. She was also still broke and I was barely making it by each month by paying her half of our bills.

In January, I finally confronted her. I was really sad. I could feel our relationship deteriorating. I questioned her about there being another man, lack of affection/sex, and her money situation. She said she was just going through a rough time and there was no one else and her behavior had nothing to do with me.

Due to her not being able to find a job, we decided we would have to give our 2-month notice on the apartment. Our plan was to move back to our respective family homes, which are about 10 minutes away from one another, save money, and eventually find another place once we had our finances straight.

Then, we were chatting online one morning while I was at work and she told me she was going to just move home on the coming weekend. She logged off soon after without giving me a real explanation for this change of plan. I didn’t hear from her for the next 24 hours. The next day at work she texted me to tell me it was over. I was shocked. I didn’t want to lose her. I had to leave work. When I returned, I came to find she took all of our stuff from the apartment. Including the kitten. It gets better. The next week, she posted that she was "in a relationship" with another guy on Facebook. I was (still am) crushed.

It's now a few weeks since I have last seen her found out about her new relationship. I am still living at our apartment by myself. I’m sleeping on the couch, either ordering out or having dinner at my parents' house and I have no idea what to do from here. I have so many unanswered questions: If she was so adamant about living with me, why did she do this to me after 4 months of living together? She told me she loved me every day. How is she okay with me being so alone and hurt? During the snowstorm, I was all alone in my apartment with no heat and all I could think about was her staying warm with her new boyfriend close by her. It was a terrible feeling.

I know that I must move out of the apartment ASAP. I just don't know where to go from there. I am 23, have a good job, play in a band on weekends, and have a very good group of friends. What is the healthiest way to rebound from something like this?

–Jack Straw from Wichita, South of Boston

A: I wish I could tell you why Bertha bailed, JSFW. She obviously wasn't ready for what happens when a grown-up relationship gets tough. She liked your life when you were both working and comfortable. Once it became difficult and you guys faced a hardship, she found solace somewhere else. It was a test. She failed.

Also, she met you when she was very young. This might have been one of the first times she was tempted to start a new life. Turns out, Bertha was just playing house. She wasn't ready for a big commitment.

The good news here is that you now know what to consider before moving in with someone else. You'll be able to ask difficult questions about finances. You'll feel more comfortable talking about the "what-ifs" and quizzing your partner about why cohabitation is a priority.

My advice is to avoid moving back in with your parents, if possible. I know you're a bit broke right now (thanks, Bertha), but you need to be around peers. Find some good roommates and get into a new routine. Focus on the band and hang out with people after shows. You say that you're "23, have a good job ... and a very good group of friends." And now you've got some great life experience under your belt. Just give this time. And maybe write a song about it.

Readers? Why did Bertha go? Will she ever pay him back? How can the letter writer get over this? What is the lesson here? What about the kitten? Help.

– Meredith

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Mauro Morales sorted peyote buttons in Rio Grande City, Texas. He has been a licensed dealer in the United States since 1990, but said sales have fallen as plants have become harder to find. Mauro Morales sorted peyote buttons in Rio Grande City, Texas. He has been a licensed dealer in the United States since 1990, but said sales have fallen as plants have become harder to find. (Lm Otero/ Associated Press)
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RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas — When the State of Texas licensed him as a peyote distributor in 1990, Mauro Morales put a sign in his front yard with his name and phone number: “Peyote Dealer. Buy or Sell Peyote.’’

His neighbors balked, saying calling so much attention to his trade had to be against the law. “So I called Austin and said, ‘I think everything’s legal. I’ve got the paperwork. Can’t I put up a sign?’ ’’ Morales recalled.

Twenty years later, the sign still stands, but it’s harder than ever for Morales to make a living. The hallucinogenic cactus is becoming more difficult to find because many ranchers have stopped allowing peyote harvesters on their land, preferring to plow the grayish-green plant under so cattle can graze. Others now lease their property to deer hunters or oil and gas companies.

The result is over-harvesting of remaining stocks, making peyote even more scarce. “Things are kind of getting slower every year,’’ said Morales, who is one of just three Americans licensed to sell peyote, which grows wild in four Texas counties along the border with Mexico.

Peyote is illegal under federal law, except for use in some American Indian religious ceremonies. Since the mid-1970s, the state has licensed a small number of people to sell it to members of the Native American Church.

California voters recently rejected a proposal to legalize marijuana for recreational use, and a drug war threatens to tear Mexico apart. But Morales says his business is simple and honest.

“I try to stay out of problems,’’ he said. “I’ve been doing it too long.’’

Morales, 67, has seven employees who search for peyote plants to harvest their “buttons,’’ small, round growths that contain the mind-altering juice mescaline, which produces a dreamlike delirium for up to 12 hours.

Users generally chew on the buttons, smoke them, or boil them in water to make tea.

Morales’s crews now bring in about 3,000 buttons per day, but even four years ago, it was 10,000. He began harvesting peyote at 14, when American Indian elders taught him to cut the buttons without harming the roots. Back then, each button could be sold to distributors for a nickel, but had to be at least as large as a half dollar.

Now Morales pays his harvesters 15 cents per button, no matter the size. “There are no more half-dollar sizes around.’’

Known as peyoteros, the distributors use information provided by families in the area to hunt the cactus down, and they know all roads and trails by heart.

Prime spots are usually hillsides that are a bit rocky and have no sand in the soil. The intense heat means harvesters can often search only until early afternoon and must contend with the occasional rattlesnake.

Tela Mange, Texas Department of Public Safety spokeswoman, said peyote distributors sold more than 1.5 million buttons worth approximately $483,000 last year, up from nearly 1.48 million buttons with a value of $471,000 in 2008. But that’s down sharply from the mid-1990s, when distributors sold more than 2.3 million buttons, according to Morales and another licensed peyote dealer, Salvador Johnson.

Mange said the number of licensed distributors in Texas has declined as the job has gotten harder. Specialists have noticed the same changes.

“The cactus grows slowly, and the peyoteros are forced to go back too early and harvest regrowth buttons,’’ said Martin Terry, a biology professor at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas.

Harvesters once routinely uncovered 100- to 150-year-old plants but now usually settle for cacti that are less than five years old, said Johnson, who deals peyote in Mirando City, about 90 miles north of Rio Grande City.

Teodosio Herrera is spiritual leader of the 30-member Rio Grande Native American Church and calls peyote “the medicine,’’ a moniker used by everyone who deals legally in the cactus. He said the problem of cutting away buttons too early is exacerbated by poachers who harvest peyote incorrectly, harming the roots so the plants cannot regenerate.

“If we don’t do something to ensure survivability, it may not be around for my great-grandchildren,’’ said Herrera, 62. top stories on Twitter

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Posted by Marc J. Spears, Globe Staff  May 22, 2009 10:24 AM

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Philadelphia 76ers general manager Ed Stefanski said this morning that he had no timetable set for the hiring of his team’s next coach, a job that Celtics assistant coach Tom Thibodeau interviewed for yesterday.

Stefanski released the following statement this morning:

"In the past week, I have completed interviews with six candidates, all of whom are exceptionally qualified, have an impressive knowledge of the game and are very well-respected within the basketball community.

"I truly appreciate that they took time out of their schedules to meet with me regarding this position. Along with my staff, we will continue our due diligence -- including further interviews, extensive research and in-depth background checks -- before a final selection is made.

"As I have said before, the qualities I am looking for in our next head coach include excellent communication and leadership skills, will stress the importance of accountability while also developing our players and will be a strong tactician.

"As such, due to the number of candidates still involved in the process, there is no timetable set for when this very important decision regarding the future direction of the franchise will be made."

Thibodeau is also scheduled to meet with the Sacramento Kings about their top job.

Thibodeau has built a reputation as one of the best defensive coaches in the league. In 18 seasons as an NBA assistant coach, his teams have ranked among the top 10 in team defense 15 times. The Celtics were tops in the league this season in field goal percentage defense and third in points allowed per game.

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For stretches of the Bruins’ first two games in the playoffs, three of the four lines have shown offensive life.

However, the No. 3 line has submitted an offensive flat line.

For two games, the four forwards who have seen third-line duty (Chris Kelly, Jaromir Jagr, Rich Peverley, and Kaspars Daugavins) have failed to record a point. They have combined for only eight of the Bruins’ 81 shots.

The third line has dulled any pace the other units have generated. It is the line that is causing the Bruins the greatest worry heading into Game 3 Monday night in Toronto.

It is a disappointing rate of production, especially for Jagr.

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Final: Canadiens 4, Bruins 3

Posted by Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff  December 16, 2010 06:46 PM

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MONTREAL -- With a win tonight at the Bell Centre, the Bruins could have tied Montreal with 38 points, good for a tie for the Northeast Division lead.

But the Bruins didn't show up in the first period, chased the Canadiens the rest of the night, and dropped a 4-3 decision. Milan Lucic scored the only goal of the third.

Down 3-1 after 20 minutes, the Bruins made it a one-goal game when Marc Savard tipped a puck over Carey Price at 6:54 of the second. It was Savard's first goal of the year.

But the Canadiens regained their two-goal advantage when Brian Gionta deflected a shot past Tim Thomas at 16:54 of the second.

David Krejci recorded his first NHL fight when he threw down with Michael Cammalleri at 11:31 of the second. After some wrestling, Cammalleri landed some shots as Krejci lost his footing.

The Canadiens threatened to run the Bruins out of the rink in the first period. In the first minute, a Lucic giveaway led to Cammalleri slipping behind the Boston defense for a chance on Thomas. Zdeno Chara and Steven Kampfer were forced to whack away at Cammalleri, who was given a penalty shot. Cammalleri approached slowly, then deked Thomas into Nova Scotia. With Thomas out of position, Cammalleri tucked the puck into the net at 1:04 to give the Canadiens a 1-0 lead.

Montreal doubled its lead when Maxim Lapierre beat Thomas with a sharp-angle shot at 6:24.

The Bruins got a gift goal at 15:52. From almost behind the goal line, Blake Wheeler put a shot on net that Price failed to stop. Wheeler had been scoreless in his last five games.

But the Canadiens got the goal back later in the first. One second after the Bruins killed off a Gregory Campbell roughing call, Max Pacioretty's backhand swipe deflected off Andrew Ference and slipped behind Thomas at 19:30.

Montreal rookie P.K. Subban laid a licking on Brad Marchand late in the first. As Marchand carried the puck into the offensive zone with speed, Subban launched himself at the forward and leveled him with a clean hit. Marchand returned to the bench while grimacing. Campbell and Shawn Thornton approached Subban, but the defenseman didn't oblige.

18:58 3d period: Canadiens 4-3
Zdeno Chara in front during the six-on-five. Not sure why he can't be there on normal PP.

18:22 3d period: Canadiens 4-3
Timeout Bruins.

15:10 3d period: Canadiens 4-3
Patrice Bergeron launches a one-timer from the point that Milan Lucic tips past Carey Price.

4:27 3d period: Canadiens 4-2
Tim Thomas turns aside Tomas Plekanec's breakaway.

20:00 2d period: Canadiens 4-2
Slightly better effort in the second. Hard to see Carey Price letting in three in the third.

16:54 2d period: Canadiens 4-2
Brian Gionta gets a piece of the puck and tips it past Tim Thomas. The Seidenberg-Ference pairing struggling.

14:48 2d period: Canadiens 3-2
Tyler Seguin gets a shift between Milan Lucic and Nathan Horton. The latter has been absent all night.

11:31 2d period: Canadiens 3-2
David Krejci vs. Mike Cammalleri. Krejci didn't like a missed check by Cammalleri, which led to the scrap. Both wrestle and Cammalleri lands some shots on the way down. First NHL fight for Krejci.

8:36 2d period: Canadiens 3-2
Finally some sustained heat on Carey Price. Good work by Patrice Bergeron's line down low.

6:54 2d period: Canadiens 3-2
Marc Savard tips an Andrew Ference shot over Carey Price. Good shift for Savard, who nearly set up Tyler Seguin earlier.

5:45 2d period: Canadiens 3-1
Tim Thomas turns aside Mike Cammalleri in the slot. Habs should have five by now. Still no line changes by Claude Julien.

0:10 2d period: Canadiens 3-1
Kick saves by Tim Thomas on Jeff Halpern and Travis Moen off the opening draw. Looks like more of the same.

0:00 2d period: Canadiens 3-1
Brad Marchand is on the bench to start the second.

20:00 1st period: Canadiens 3-1
Bruins getting beat and beaten up. As flat a first as they've played all year.

19:30 1st period: Canadiens 3-1
At end of PP, Max Pacioretty backhands a shot on goal that bounces off Andrew Ference and beats Tim Thomas.

17:29 1st period: Canadiens 2-1
P.K. Subban cleans Brad Marchand's clock with a clean open-ice hit. Marchand not looking all there on the bench. Gregory Campbell and Shawn Thornton seek retribution, but Subban doesn't oblige. Roughing on Campbell.

15:52 1st period: Canadiens 2-1
Bunny goal for Blake Wheeler. From a horrible angle, Wheeler sneaks a shot through Carey Price.

15:24 1st period: Canadiens 2-0
Bruins being outshot 14-5. Nobody willing to bring any emotion to game.

13:57 1st period: Canadiens 2-0
Goalmouth chance for Brian Gionta after end-to-end Scott Gomez rush. As usual, Bruins looking sloooooowww.

8:09 1st period: Canadiens 2-0
Golden chance for Brian Gionta. Tim Thomas looking very twitchy so far.

6:24 1st period: Canadiens 2-0
Maxim Lapierre scores on the rebound. Claude Julien should call his timeout now.

3:18 1st period: Canadiens 1-0
Bruins not ready for prime time so far. Extended cycle by the Canadiens.

1:04 1st period: Canadiens 1-0
Mike Cammalleri dekes Tim Thomas into Nova Scotia and scores on the forehand. Slick stuff by the sniper.

1:04 1st period: 0-0
Penalty shot for Mike Cammalleri after rotten Milan Lucic turnover.

0:37 1st period: 0-0
Shawn Thornton quick to shed the mitts. Maxim Lapierre is not. Would have been the shocker of the season had Lapierre engaged Thornton.

0:00 1st period: 0-0
Daniel Paille is the healthy scratch. Tyler Seguin is back in. Blake Wheeler (0-0--0 in last five outings) lives to see another game.

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And we're both trying. I don't think anyone on TV doesn't watch themselves and cringe at what they thought would be a funny joke at the time that just comes out sounding terrible or awkward. I know I do. But you also can't over analyze it or you'll go crazy or start faking your way through everything. I would rather be imperfect than fake. Or crazy for that matter. But, I'm not going to lie, it does hurt.

My husband disrespecting me on camera happened a year ago, but I just found out about it, and I'm trying to process it. I seem to always be the last to find out things, huh? People's pasts keep coming out and they admit their dirty deeds to me, like my own family contacting Danielle to try and "take me down," but I only find out about it months or years later. They say they're sorry, they're not that person now, and what can I do? I forgive them. I forgave my brother and Melissa, and I can forgive Joe. But I'm not stupid. It does make me wary, it does make it hard to trust the people I love.

But that's how it is in grown-up life. It's not a fairy tale. Everyone I know has their own share of heartbreak. And to be honest, guys in Jersey aren't the most refined in the world. I look around me and I see other guys treating their women the same as Joe treated me and worse. I don't like it; I don't think any woman does. It's weird that we put up with it when we're so strong and smart in so many other ways... But I'm sure it's the same with guys in a lot of places.

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In 2004 Côte d’Ivoire remained effectively split in two as a result of the civil war that erupted in September 2002. Members of the rebellious New Force alliance (FN) continued to hold the north, while the government, assisted by 4,000 French troops and about 5,800 United Nations peacekeepers, controlled the south. Spasmodic outbreaks of ethnic and religious violence dominated the year. In late April, 10 people died when fighting broke out in the western cocoa-producing area, and in June FN adherents fired on government and French soldiers patrolling the demilitarized zone, killing at least 7 people. Government helicopters immediately retaliated by launching attacks on rebel-held country. That same day hundreds of Pres. Laurent Gbagbo’s supporters demonstrated outside the French embassy in Abidjan, demanding the withdrawal of the former colonial power’s forces since they appeared to be unable to prevent rebel attacks.

On May 26 Amnesty International issued a report condemning, for human rights abuses, all factions in the conflict. The United Nations launched its own inquiry on July 17 and sent a special commission to the country. On August 3 UN investigators found three mass graves near the city of Korhogo that contained at least 100 bodies of persons who likely had been killed in clashes between rival rebel factions.

Political proposals for resolving the conflict seemed to win little support, even in the south. On March 25 security forces killed at least 120 opposition demonstrators and wounded several hundred more. In protest, 26 cabinet ministers representing four opposition parties and the New Forces withdrew from the power-sharing government. Following a UN-brokered summit meeting held in Accra, Ghana, in late July, opposition parties and the FN agreed to return to the government. On August 9 they attended their first cabinet meeting since March. An extraordinary session of the parliament opened on August 11 to vote on the political reforms called for by the January 2003 Marcoussis accords and the subsequent Accra agreement. With the exception of a law adopted on September 10 guaranteeing freedom of the press, the passage of any other substantial legislation was stalled by disputes between factions. In November violence flared after France, responding to an Ivorian air strike that killed nine French soldiers, destroyed Côte d’Ivoire’s air force. Anti-French riots ensued, and thousands of Ivorians and French nationals and other foreigners fled the country.

The fall in GDP continued during the year and, among other problems, resulted in the country’s inability to service its external debt. On June 17 the IMF suspended all loans to Côte d’Ivoire, which had fallen two months behind in its repayments of $20 million in outstanding loans.

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use in Native American music

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    SECTION: Aerophones the Plains courting flute, made popular by contemporary performers such as Carlos Nakai. The Pame people of Central Mexico have an unusual kind of duct flute called a mitote in which a mirliton covers the air hole, altering the instrument’s tone colour. In addition to end-blown flutes, some Native Americans also play side-blown or horizontal flutes,...

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215,083 sq km (83,044 sq mi)
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Presidents Janet Jagan and, from August 11, Bharrat Jagdeo
Prime Minister Sam Hinds

Guyana was beset by political and industrial turmoil for most of 1999. The trouble began in March with the resumption of street protests by the opposition People’s National Congress (PNC). Demonstrations by the PNC had been suspended in July 1998 after intervention by Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) countries in the dispute between the PNC and the governing People’s Progressive Party/Civic coalition over the result of the December 1997 general election, which the coalition had won. The renewed protests almost immediately turned violent, and a Georgetown cinema was set on fire. Simultaneously, PNC leader Desmond Hoyte decided his party would boycott the Caricom-sponsored “peace talks,” though the party did return to the negotiating table in June.

Adding to the social unrest, members of the Guyana Public Service Union took to the streets in April to demand a 40% pay increase. The sometimes violent strike ended in June with an interim award and appointment of an arbitration tribunal.

In May Guyana was granted debt relief, initially amounting to $92 million, as a Highly Indebted Poor Country. Pres. Janet Jagan resigned in August, citing health problems. She was succeeded by Finance Minister Bharrat Jagdeo.

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    Meanwhile, the exarch Isaac of Ravenna, supported by Roman soldiers, occupied the Lateran Palace in Rome and seized the church’s treasure, hoping to force Severinus to conform to imperial demands. Severinus was steadfast, and his legates eventually secured Heraclius’s confirmation. Consecrated on May 28, 640, he promptly declared the orthodoxy of Christ’s two natures and two wills. The...

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Maldonado, town, southeastern Uruguay. It lies near the Atlantic coast, 67 miles (107 km) east of Montevideo, and just northwest of the resort city of Punta del Este. Founded in 1757, it was sacked by British forces in 1806, but many colonial buildings and ruins of Spanish fortifications remain. Especially noteworthy are the watchtower (El Vigía), fortifications on Gorriti Island (an island that shelters Maldonado’s port), the parish church, and the Mazzoni Museum. Grains and wool are the principal trade commodities; the main industry is seal fishing at Lobos Island, a few miles south-southeast. Maldonado has a forestry school. Palm trees, maritime pines, and eucalyptus grow along Maldonado’s shoreline. Tuna, black sea bass, mackerel, and anchovies are harvested from the Atlantic Ocean. Maldonado is linked by rail and highway to Montevideo, and the area is served by a regional international airport. Pop. (2004) 54,603.

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    SECTION: Volcanic and tectonic activity
    Mount Taftān, a massive cone reaching 13,261 feet (4,042 metres) in southeastern Iran, emits gas and mud at sporadic intervals. In the north, however, Mount Damāvand has been inactive in historical times, as have Mount Sabalān (15,787 feet [4,812 metres]) and Mount Sahand (12,172 feet [3,710 metres]) in the northwest. The volcanic belt extends some 1,200 miles (1,900 km) from...

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    Hampstead was a village in Anglo-Saxon times; in the 10th century ce its manor was bestowed on the monastery at Westminster. In 1086 St. Pancras was held by St. Paul’s Cathedral and divided into the manors of Pancras, Tothele (Totenhall), and Rugmere and a portion of land identified as Kennistoune or Cantelowes. In the 15th century Eton College obtained Chalcot’s Farm (which gave its name to...

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Castel Gandolfo, village and castle, Rome provincia, Lazio regione, central Italy. It lies on the edge of Lake Albano, in the Alban Hills just south of Rome. Its palace is notable as the summer residence of the popes.

Castel Gandolfo probably occupies the site of ancient Alba Longa. Its name is derived from a castle belonging to the ducal Gandolfi family in the 12th century. It became the inalienable domain of the Holy See in 1608 and, after the construction of the Apostolic, or Papal, Palace, the summer residence of the pontiff. The vast palace was begun by Urban VIII (pope from 1623 to 1644) and later enlarged by Alexander VII, Clement XIII, and Pius IX. With its magnificent terraced park and the former Villa Barberini, built on the ruins of a villa of the Roman emperor Domitian, it enjoys extraterritorial privileges as part of the Vatican state. The palace’s reception hall has walls covered with precious marble, brocades, and splendid tapestries and display panels by Carlo Dolci, Paolo Veronese, and Salvator Rosa. Since 1936 the Villa Barberini has housed the famous Vatican Observatory, founded by Pope Gregory XIII (1572–85). In the square opposite the castle is the Church of San Tommaso di Villanova, the work of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, who also collaborated with Carlo Maderno in the construction of the palace. The village is known for its peaches, wine, and fish from the lake. Pop. (2001 prelim.) 8,436.

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James Herbert

 (born April 8, 1943, London, Eng.—died March 20, 2013, Woodmancote, West Sussex, Eng.), British novelist who simultaneously shocked and delighted his fans with gruesome graphic thrillers, ghost stories, and tales of horror—notably his debut novel, The Rats (1974; film title Deadly Eyes, 1982), about swarms of flesh-eating mutant rodents. Although some critics denounced Herbert’s horrifying imagery and grisly depictions, his 23 novels sold more than 50 million copies and were translated into more than 30 languages. Herbert displayed an early interest in art, studied at the Hornsey College of Art, and then took a job in advertising. After the success of The Rats, however, he focused on his writing. Herbert’s other novels include three sequels to The Rats (Lair [1979], Domain [1984], and The City [1994]), The Fog (1975), The Survivor (1976; film 1981), Fluke (1977; film 1995), Haunted (1988; film 1995) The Secret of Crickley Hall (2006; television film 2012), and Ash (2012). He was made OBE in 2010.


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    His subsequent appointments included conductorships (1943–70) with the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, Eng., where he gained international recognition as a conductor. A decade of deteriorating health did not prevent him from continuing guest conducting, recording, and worldwide touring with major orchestras. He was principal conductor for the Houston Symphony Orchestra...

  • TITLE: Hans Richter (Hungarian conductor)
    ...Meistersinger and Tristan und Isolde. In London he directed the annual Orchestral Festival Concerts (later known as the Richter Concerts) until 1897, when he became conductor of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester; under his direction this orchestra acquired its high reputation. Richter gave the first performances of many of Brahms’s works, and of Elgar’s Enigma...

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history of United Kingdom

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    SECTION: Leisure
    ...with bringing culture to propertied urbanites, notably art galleries. However, it was not until mid-century that such initiatives began to develop rapidly, as in Manchester in the 1850s, where the Halle Orchestra was established on a professional basis and its concerts opened to anyone who could pay admission, unlike earlier, purely subscription-based music organizations. In the same decade,...

role in Manchester

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    SECTION: Cultural life
    ...architecturally innovative centre for the visual and performing arts, opened in 2000 and signaled the city’s cultural revival at the beginning of the 21st century. Music maintains its strength. The Hallé concerts reached their centenary in 1958, and the orchestra continues to maintain its international reputation.
  • TITLE: Manchester (England, United Kingdom)
    SECTION: Evolution of the modern city
    ...in its political, cultural, and intellectual life. The Manchester Guardian became Britain’s leading provincial newspaper, achieving international influence, while the Hallé Orchestra was its equal in the world of music. Owens College (now known as Victoria University of Manchester) became the nucleus of the first and largest of the great English civic...


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Saturn, Apollo 15 spacecraft during liftoff from Cape Kennedy, Florida, U.S., atop a Saturn V three-stage rocket, July 26, 1971. A camera mounted at the mobile launch tower’s 110-metre (360-foot) level recorded this photograph.NASAin space exploration, any of a series of large two- and three-stage vehicles for launching spacecraft, developed by the United States beginning in 1958 in connection with the manned Apollo Moon-landing program. Saturn I, the first U.S. rocket specifically developed for spaceflight, was a two-stage, liquid-fuel vehicle that placed unmanned test versions of Apollo spacecraft and other satellites into Earth orbit in the early 1960s. The first firing, on October 27, 1961, was followed by nine more successful launches. An upgraded version, the Saturn IB, was used for unmanned and manned Apollo Earth-orbital missions (1966–68) and subsequently for carrying crews to the first U.S. space station, Skylab (1973), and for the U.S.-Soviet Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (1975).

Major elements of the U.S. Apollo program, showing the Saturn V launch vehicle and configurations of the Apollo spacecraft modules at launch and during their journey to the Moon. The spacecraft’s flight path and details of the Command, Service, and Lunar modules can be viewed by clicking the thumbnail images on the right.Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Diagram of a Saturn V.Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Saturn V, a three-stage vehicle, was designed for manned Apollo lunar flights. The first Saturn V was launched on November 9, 1967. It was employed for 10 U.S. manned Apollo missions (Apollo 8–17, 1968–72) and a final time, unmanned, in 1973 to orbit Skylab. In taking the three-module Apollo spacecraft and crew to the Moon, the Saturn V’s first stage, powered by five large kerosene–liquid-oxygen engines and weighing more than 2,000,000 kg (4,400,000 pounds) fully fueled, lifted itself, the second and third stages, and the spacecraft to a speed of 8,700 km (5,400 miles) per hour and to a point about 60 km (40 miles) above Earth. The first stage was then jettisoned, and the second stage, powered by five smaller liquid-hydrogen–liquid-oxygen engines and weighing more than 450,000 kg (1,000,000 pounds), took over, increasing speed to more than 22,000 km (nearly 14,000 miles) per hour. At a point about 190 km (120 miles) above Earth, the second stage was jettisoned, and the liquid-fuel single-engine third stage ignited for about 21/2 minutes to accelerate the spacecraft to 27,400 km (17,000 miles) per hour, putting it into a temporary parking orbit around Earth. The astronauts then reignited the third-stage engine, which burned for another 51/2 minutes, cutting off at an altitude of about 300 km (190 miles) and a speed of about 40,000 km (25,000 miles) per hour, the velocity needed to escape Earth’s gravity. Hours afterward the third stage was jettisoned while the spacecraft traveled on toward the Moon.


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ship design and maneuverability

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    SECTION: Ship motions in response to the sea
    In maneuvering, a ship experiences yaw (rotation about a vertical axis) and sway (sideways motion). More generally, motions are possible in all six degrees of freedom, the other four being roll (rotation about a longitudinal axis), pitch (rotation about a transverse axis), heave (vertical motion), and surge (longitudinal motion superimposed on the steady propulsive motion). All six are unwanted...


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The fullest and most accurate biography is that by John C. Hodges, William Congreve, the Man (1941, reissued 1966). Additional studies include Kathleen M. Lynch, A Congreve Gallery (1951, reissued 1967), a brief account containing an admirable bibliography; Maximillian E. Novak, William Congreve (1971); and Aubrey L. Williams, An Approach to Congreve (1979), setting his works in the context of 17th-century religious beliefs.

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