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Cosmos Cinquains, d’verse challenge….

To D’verse and other poetry sites that post my poetry:  Just got this email from “Jingle”.

“not sure what you mean, we post and repost lots of stuff, information sharing.

when you post on wordpress or blogger, you do not have to pay and ask permission in person.

which is what we count for.

maybe one of your fellow posted your stuff, will not publish formally in books.”

Of course she would do this, trying to throw blame on others…but she’s a known liar so it doesn’t stick.  Beware of Jingle, bluebird books, etc…because apparently these sites are all run by the same thief.  I notice that she is avoiding the real complaint, that she took an already published poem of mine and ‘rewrote’ it.  Made it garbage because she is still a thief and no poet.

Infinite space!

Distance to distance

Overwhelming all the senses

Chained sweet maiden

Like Andromeda there

Infinite patience is her fate

Hunter’s stealth

Steals earth’s orbit

Canis Major barking loudly

Orion’s ram

Joins the hunter gladly

Orbits across the nighttime sky

Vast galaxies!

Filled with stars

Still distance looms unending

Orion’s quest

Emotion burning fire!

Chases Virgo through the Heavens

Heaviness bounded

Pulls both downwards

Sagittarius the Archer wounds

Luminous skin

Orion unsheathes cock

Virgo bleeds upon Hunter’s sword

Supernova upward

Orion’s pleasure expanded

Virgo wilts, hymen pierced

Black Hole

Emotion’s fire

Pleasure burned out quickly

Hurling Virgo into vastness

Jane Kohut-Bartels

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12 Responses to “Cosmos Cinquains, d’verse challenge….”

  1. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) Says:

    I love how you brought us into an adventure through space. Also how my thought associates with the last words to the next, like a thin thread of a necklace…

  2. kim881 Says:

    I love the way you have explored the violence of the universe with your cosmos cinquains, Jane. I felt bad for poor Virgo, especially in the final two stanzas. When we look up at the stars it all appears to be so peaceful – how wrong!

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  3. Sanaa Rizvi Says:

    Oooh this is beautifully haunting! ❤

  4. Brian Says:

    I like the breathless pace of the chase and the constellations consummating sending galaxies spinning through the void.

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  5. ladynyo Says:

    Thank you, Sanaa.

  6. ladynyo Says:

    LOL! Yep, how wrong…all those gases and meteors whizzing by. Thanks, Kim.

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  7. Grace Says:

    Writing about the universe is overwhelming to me as well ~ Like how you focus on each element and part of the universe Jane ~

  8. ladynyo Says:

    Thanks, Grace. Since I am having a hell of a time commenting on your blog…I will do it ! You showed me how to do it with your “leaves” verses. Beautiful, clean and lovely. Thanks, Grace…I spent the morning reading Stevens…..trying to get a clue.

  9. whimsygizmo Says:

    I like the universe this creates.

  10. ladynyo Says:

    LOL! Pretty sexualized, I think. Thanks, Gizmo for reading and your comment. Wish it were so…this universe.

  11. mother wintermoon Says:

    I was swept up in the constellations, cosmos and galaxies! Spectacular perspective.

    Liked by 1 person

  12. ladynyo Says:

    Thank you, Mother Wintermoon. For reading and your lovely comment. Cheers!!!

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By Jasmyne A. Cannick (Columnist)
Published March 6, 2008

All this time I thought that, the reason for gay America’s refusal to focus on any other civil rights issue but gay marriage was because of their privilege. But today, it’s clear to me that race and poverty aren’t of any real relevance to their movement because they’re too busy laughing at it.

I may not be supporting Senator Hillary Clinton for president, but there’s one thing I wholeheartedly agree with the Senator on, this is very personal for me.

That was the answer Senator Clinton gave to New Hampshire voter Marianne Pernold Young’s question, how do you do it?”

“It’s not easy, and I couldn’t do it if I didn’t passionately believe it was the right thing to do,” Clinton said. “You know, this is very personal for me. It’s not just political. It’s not just public. I see what’s happening, and we have to reverse it.”

My sentiments exactly regarding Charles Knipp, this is very personal for me.

You can call me a b**ch, you can call me a hoe, you can even call me a ni**er, I’ve been called worse. You can publish my number on the Internet and have me barraged with death threats, I can handle that.

I can even handle you superimposing my face onto the body of porn star Norma Stitz, and then posting it to the homepage of your website. Bring it!

However, I draw the line at this notion that in 2008 it is ok for a White man, gay or straight, to make $90k a year to dress up in blackface for White gay men, rednecks, and their moms, and degrade Black women.

I draw the line with gay America when they can persecute a Black actor for his perceived homophobia and then support a self-described forty-five-year-old, fat, gay White man and his alter ego character Shirley Q. Liquor, “a welfare mother with nineteen kids who guzzles malt liquor, and drives a Caddy.”

And just like there are Blacks that embarrass me, as a Black lesbian woman, there are gays that do the same.

Knipp doesn’t make his living at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. You won’t see him on BET’s Comicview. It’s not African-Americans that sell out his shows from city to city. It’s White gay America that keeps Shirley Q. Liquor alive.

From nightclubs to pride celebrations, Knipp is still around because the gay community continues to take pleasure in the degradation of the Black female, further proving that race is still an issue in America.

Let’s be real about this. Shirley Q. Liquor is a Black welfare mother with nineteen kids (Cheeto, Orangello, Chlamydia, and Kmartina…) who guzzles malt liquor, drives a Caddy, and speaks Ebonics.

Knipp likes to justify his routine by saying that his character is a tribute to the good Southern women he grew up around.

I’m going to address the obvious first, Black women do not name their kids after venereal diseases.

And while on the surface you might be tempted to laugh at Knipp while in his afro and blackface makeup, for many Black Americans poverty is reality and not entertainment.

“Baby, we was extremely povertied this week. My check had not came on time. Oooh, we was stretchin’ it, honey. I aks them to keep my power on. I said, ‘A woman have got to have some fans runnin’ down here in this heat.’ “

From living in the projects to spending an entire day in the County office just to find out why a check didn’t come, is a chapter in the story of some Black woman’s life.

“On the fifth day of Kwanzaa, my check came in the mail/AFDC!/Thank you, lawd!/Come on, kids/Let’s go to the store/For some collard greens, ham hocks and cheese!”

Why is it that a Black woman would be on welfare in the first place? Let’s start there. What role did Whites play in blocking the access of Blacks to the same higher education that Knipp took advantage of that earned him his nursing degree? Think about that.

Think about the fact that Black women, since we were brought to America as slaves, have been forced to endure every form of racism and sexism there is at the hands of Whites. And that no matter how straight and long our hair is or how light our skin, when we speak up for ourselves we’re labeled the angry Black b**ch. Or in my case, the angry Black lesbian b**ch.

Consider the fact that generations of strong Black women before me, including those that gay America likes to quote in an effort to show how diverse they are, paved the way for us sistas today so that we would could have the same access that came so easy to those with White colored skin. Some of those women died without ever seeing the fruits of their labor. Some like my 87-year-old grandmother, are still living and pushing their children to go further in life than they did.

Think about the Black women and men who were forced to go to work at the age of 12 to help support their families. Never having had the opportunity to finish grade school and learn how to speak and write their English properly, today they depend on their grandchildren to fill out forms for them and read them their mail. There is nothing funny about that.

For years, it was the Massuh we had to contend with and his penchant for darker skin. Then it was the racist police officer, landlord, or boss. Fast forward forty years and we’re nappy headed hoes and being found in shacks, raped, beaten and urinated on. Our a**es are being analyzed during tennis matches on live television for the world to see. Misogynistic lyrics recited by Black men and financed by White, continue to portray Black women as sexual objects to the point where some of us are so confused that we’ve gladly taken on the roll. And as if all of that wasn’t enough, we have to contend with a White man who gets his rocks off making a mockery of us and our ancestors.

Yes, this is very personal for me.

It’s personal when America has reduced thousands of Black families in New Orleans to living in trailers all the while the same city’s gay pride celebration, Southern Decadence, can shell out the dough to bring in Charles Knipp’s to perform his character Shirley Q. Liquor blocks from where they sleep. So while New Orleans Blacks are living below the poverty line and in some cases still homeless, it’s all good with the gays.

I’d say that’s personal.

Paraphrasing Senator Clinton, it’s not easy, and I couldn’t fight this fight if I didn’t passionately believe it was the right thing to do.

This is very personal for me. It’s not just political. It’s not just public. I see what’s happening, and we have to stop it.

My people deserve better. Black women deserve better.

Jasmyne Cannick n is a social commentator and activist who is known for addressing the issues others can’t or simply won’t. Chosen as one of ESSENCE Magazine’s 25 Women Shaping the World, at 29, Jasmyne is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and writes a popular daily blog at and She resides in Los Angeles and can be reached at

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Everyone who focuses on failure becomes negative, unless they do something about it.

Successful leaders ask, “What could go wrong?”

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Do something where failure matters.

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  1. Disconnection. Over time you become disconnected with high performers. You don’t worry about them.
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    • Stop into meetings or offices for impromptu encouragement or debriefs. Ask, “What’s next,” or, “How can I help?”
  2. Complexity. Complexity is always a failure point.
    • Simplicity is about elimination. How might you eliminate or combine steps.
    • Break complexity into bite size pieces.
    • Work on simplifying. The path to complexity is the path of least resistance. Push against things like, we’ve always done it this way or we can handle it.
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    • Trust talent to rise up. Don’t hand-hold too long. Acceptable levels of stress result in high performance. But, too much stress makes people shut down.
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    • Communicate the priority of excellence. “I’m counting on everyone to bring their ‘A’ game.” Don’t come off as desperate.
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Contact print frame, part 1

I finally managed to start working on my contact print frame. I found a large stock of glass panels of about 38x30cm, which was great news. They come from our sheds: one has a glass wall (or at least, something that aspires to look like a glass wall) but it’s all small panels set in putty. The putty is quite old so panels have started dropping out, which is not a good idea with a little kid around. So we decided to replace the whole glass construction with something else, perhaps plexiglas (acrylic glass).

Frame with my workspace in the background (outdoor stairs)

I’m building my contact print frame around one of these glass panels. The frame consists of a front frame and a container frame. To expose, I will put the glass panel + a large negative + photo paper + a backing panel into the container frame. This whole will be pushed against the front frame, which holds it as it has smaller internal dimensions.

On the photo you can see the container frame on the right. The board on the left is part of the front frame, but it’s much too wide. I will cut it along its length into two narrower pieces and screw it onto the the container frame.

The wood is quite rough so I’m using sand paper to make it smooth. It’s taking a bit more time than I expected, but it’s fun.

After the contact print frame is done, I’ll be checking out several plants in the garden to see if I can use them for dyeing paper. By exposing this to sunlight, the exposed parts should lose their colour, giving a positive image. This way of printing photos is called an anthotype.

Selecting wood

I took a look at our wood stocks today to select what I will use for my contact print frame. Because I want to spend no money, the choice is limited to what has been left by the builders who renovated our home. It’s not ideal. The frame will have a total thickness of more than 8 centimetres and will probably weigh a ton. For an A3 frame (42x30cm), the frame should be about 57×45, adding a whopping 15cm in each direction. And then I’m not adding any margin in the frame itself, which I should because the part that holds the glass will be 2cm thick, casting shadows over the sides of the photo.

Should make a nice frame !

Tomorrow I’ll be buying glass and probably a back cover in light wood. I could use a leftover plasterboard but I expect it’d be messy. It’s also hard to cut accurately. I have other leftover boards, but they’re heavy and quite thick. When I get the glass and I have exact measurements, I can start putting the pieces together.

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After more than 20 years in photography, I started wondering: what is it actually, photography ? How does it work ? How do I make an image ? What do I make it with anyway ? I concluded I didn’t know. Right now, I use a sensor and a PC to “make photos”. A long time ago, I used film: I bought the film and chemicals, put them together in a tank and shaked the damn thing in the way described in the technical spec. Magic ? Hmm, there should be more to this.

There must be some photographic material in here

I decided to start stripping down. I’m selling off the cameras that I’m not using any more, which are a 1980s film SLR and a digital point-and-shoot. And I’ll be trying a few things. There are two rules:

  1. I will spend no money except for what I have earned.
  2. Every step will be taken towards doing more by hand to produce photographs.

A bit of elaboration on the spending. The initial money will be the earnings from selling my unused cameras. If I need to spend more, I will need to earn it first through selling what I produced. Photography is sometimes regarded as an expensive hobby, but I disagree.

About the second principle: I want to do it myself to understand it better. With a mechanical camera, I learnt about exposure, something I couldn’t do with an all automatic one. With the sunny 16 rule, I could learn to understand light better than with a light meter. By making my own photosensitive paper, I will understand sensitisation and exposure behaviour of paper better than by buying paper.

It will be a road to travel. If I was looking for results, the road I am taking would not be particularly efficient. But then the road to results has become so efficient it’s boring: grab any digital camera (preferably a DSLR), shoot and the camera will make sure it’s good. Nothing interesting about it because the engineers who designed the camera did all the hard work. But how about painting a paper in blackberry juice and exposing it ? Could I get that to work so that I can make my own blackberry post cards (the fruity ones) and mail them home ? Now that would be something !

Ah, a final rule. No photography on this site, except by myself, of course.

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It is unfortunate when any person who has been elected to the judiciary is accused of violating the trust bestowed upon him or her because it lowers the community’s faith in our criminal justice system. As such, it is sad that Judge Yolanda King was indicted for two felony counts of filing a forged election document and filing a false public record. Therefore, it is vitally important that the justice system diligently works to seek the truth so the community can have confidence in the outcome.

It is even more disappointing that King’s attorney has attempted to convert this process to a political circus by leveling downright dishonest attacks at the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office — an office that is not even prosecuting the defendant in this case.

In a filing this week in Criminal District Court, King’s attorney claims that an assistant district attorney in my office was present in the grand jury room when King was indicted. This is not true. He claims that an assistant attorney general made such an assertion in a response to a discovery request. He is being knowingly disingenuous with the court.

In his request, he asks, “Identify all local District Attorney’s [sic] that were present during any point during the grand jury process.” The assistant AG responded, “A separate case was presented to the Grand Jury by an Assistant District Attorney prior to my presentation; however, I do not know the name of that individual.” The assistant AG clearly states that the ADA presented a separate case prior to her presentation. Nowhere does it state that the ADA was present in the grand jury when the AG’s office presented its case against King. No ADA was present in the grand jury room when King was indicted, and King’s attorney has no evidence to support his baseless accusations.

What is most unfortunate is that The Advocate chose to print these meritless accusations without attempting to verify the true facts. My office recused itself from this investigation nearly a year before King was indicted to avoid this very sideshow.

While I understand that King’s attorney is responsible for presenting a favorable case for his client, his actions here are unprofessional. The Advocate’s decision to publish meritless accusations without checking the facts will only encourage others to do the same thing, which will unfairly deprive this community of faith in its criminal justice system.

Leon A. Cannizzaro Jr.
Orleans Parish district attorney

Felicianas DA calls mocking website ‘immature and childish’

By Heidi R. Kinchen

Sam D’Aquilla doesn’t know who snatched up the website address he used in his re-election campaign six years ago, but he definitely does not approve of its current message.

The website at http://www.samdaquilla.com mimics a typical lawyer’s website, with a homepage that says: “Sharing My True Character with the Felicianas.”

A headline floating in an image of the scales of justice proclaims, “Bringing Stupidity to the People,” and it invites the website’s visitors to “Find Out How I Can Help My Special Friends.”

Among other things, the website mocks D’Aquilla with claims that he practices “targeted prosecution” and suggests that he’s a philanderer.

“It sounds like political B.S. to me,” he said.

But having the site removed is proving more difficult than D’Aquilla thought.

D’Aquilla had used the website for his campaign six years ago but let the registration expire after he was re-elected.

GoDaddy.com’s online records do not reveal who re-registered samdaquilla.com shortly after midnight on Aug. 4, and D’Aquilla said the company wouldn’t identify the website’s new owner.

D’Aquilla said he will have to get a subpoena to find out more, and he is working on that.

D’Aquilla said he has contacted the State Police about the website but, “it’s hard for me to say ‘Investigate this’ because I don’t want to get into a conflict using the police to do that.”

“Whoever did this probably saw it on one of our old signs and thought to create the website,” he said.

With qualifying for the Nov. 4 election still a couple weeks away, a complete list of candidates for district attorney in the 20th Judicial District is unknown. However, David R. Opperman, assistant district attorney for the 7th Judicial District, announced his intention to run for the post in July.

Opperman said Friday he had seen the website, which he described as “pretty awful,” but said he had nothing to do with creating it.

Opperman said he and D’Aquilla are friends and have known each other for a long time.

2 Responses to “DA’s Complain About Unfairness of Life”

  1. Bob Says:

    Sam D’Aquilla will soon learn about the Striesand Effect.

  2. Oldman Says:

    Suck it up buttercup,that’s life.

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Lincoln Detention Center Budget Adopted

A $3 1/2 million 2015 budget for the Lincoln Parish Detention Center was adopted at Friday’s meeting of the Detention Center Commission, which is considerably more than it cost to operate the center when it was operated by LaSalle Corrections. Their last budget was about $2.2 million for the calendar year 2012. The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office (LPSO) took over operation of the jail at mid-year of 2013.

See here the document.

Also adopted was the amended 2014 budget.

2014 Amended Budget
2015 Proposed Budget

Warden Jim Tuten reported on the ongoing projects at the jail.

Said, Tuten, “From what I understand, the fence, camera, light project will be finished by the end of this year.”

Tuten also noted that increased sales tax receipts should add to the jail’s revenues.

See also the minutes from the 9/21/14 meeting.

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  1. The Oncologist Says:

    One consideration to keep in mind: the budgets for 2014 and 2015 include one-time capital expenditures which LaSalle were neglecting to make. A better comparison would exclude these items.

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Sunday, January 26, 2014

Care for a little w(h)ine with your MS?

Any time we do not feel well is a cause for depression, isn't it? We just don't like to be feel yucky and it is so very easy to allow negtivity to creep in and dictate how we deal with it. Multiple Sclerosis is for sure an illness that invites those negative thoughts to invade and take up residence in our minds and bodies.

But MS should not dictate little pleasures that life throws us. For many of us alcohol consumption is not a priority or even an issue; but there are those folks who feel that drinking a few questionable beverages can do not harm. I mean, we already stumble, sway and slur through our daily  business, why not add a visible reason for our "inebriation"? At least an alcohol level is understandable to the rest of the world that does not understand MS.

Boy-oh-boy, that's an ironic statement if I ever made one. There is nothing understandable about MS. Why am I able to walk well enough to hold a full-time job when my younger friend is confined to wheel chair? Why is another friend's brother now paralyzed because of his MS? Why does MS control the constant fluxuation of my vision but yet I can still see when another MS friend of mine goes through months of blindness. A glass of chardonnay or a mug of Killian will not cure our disease, but it certainly won't hurt.

If we use common sense about alcohol consumption there is no reason why those of us with MS can't enjoy alittle drinky every now and then. In my experience a drink or two does not worsen my symptoms. My balance is poor whether I drink a beer or not. I love good wine and have found that a glass in the evening helps keep me "regular" and helps me relax into a good night's sleep. You could argue that I am making excuses for drinking, but I  hope not. I really do know my limits and have come to realize that my MS will not accelerate because I support my local winery.

I am not advocating the use of alsoholic beverages and do not condone excessive consumption of any mood or behavior altering substance. These are simply my thoughts on the subject.

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Pinwheels Star Quilt is Done

I have been working every day on this quilt, to get it done in time to enter in the Modern Quilt Guild fabric challenge. And I finished it, by the skin of my teeth. And it’s fabulous, if I do say so myself!

Pinwheels star baby quilt Lisa in Port Hope

Some of the characteristics of modern quilting — use of grey as a neutral, large amounts of negative space, and free motion quilting it myself on a domestic machine. Check. These were all new things to me to try, and I enjoyed making this quilt, and learned a lot in the process. Is it perfect? No, but I’m sure the baby won’t care (coming soon for the administrative assistant for my department and her husband).

Pinwheels Star baby quilt

I did large feathers in a chevron pattern, only marking the turning point. The good thing about feathers is they’re supposed to be organic, so having size differences and uneven stitches really doesn’t look bad. Other sections received loops, or pebbles, or this really cool flower I put in the corners.

pinwheels star quilting detailPinwheels star Lisa in Port Hope

Finished size 42″ x 42″
Fabrics, Petal Pinwheels from Michael Miller, Kona Iron and Coal, Northcott yellow, Michael Miller Stitch Circle on the back.

This a new label technique to me and it went speedily. I cut a 5″ square of the Kona Iron, folded it in half, and used the embroidery letters in my machine to write the label (last name smudged for privacy). I then stitched it in place even with the raw edge and added the binding.

label for Pinwheels quilt
Lastly, I’m pleased to say this is my first finish of Q3, from the Finish-A-Long hosted by Katy at The Littlest Thistle (see goal-setting post here). Also linking to TGIFF at Quokka Quilts and Finish it up Friday with Crazy Mom Quilts.

  1. Hurray for a finish! I love that fabric line and that quilting!

    1. Thank you for stopping by to visit!

  2. I love seeing what everyone is making with the challenge, yours is lovely

    1. I agree, it’s amazing the diversity of projects. I can’t wait to see the final 10!

  3. It really is fabulous, gorgeous colours that compliment each other so well and I love the personalisation on the baby quilt 🙂

    1. I will use that label technique again, it’s much faster than hand embroidery 🙂

  4. This is wonderful! I love the fabrics and layout. Nice quilting. Thanks for sharing … 🙂 Pat

    1. I loved doing the feathers, I will be using them again. Thanks for stopping by!

  5. This quilt is fabulous Lisa. Great work on the quilting…very impressive. Congratulations on your first 3rd quarter finish.

    1. I really enjoyed trying out some new techniques and I may have buy some more Kona iron, it’s a great background. On Jul 25, 2014 5:15 PM, “Lisa in Port Hope” wrote:

  6. Lovely! The quilting is great!

    1. Thank you for coming to visit and leaving a comment!

      On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 7:38 PM, Lisa in Port Hope wrote:

  7. Oh that’s awesome! is it a pattern or did you make it up yourself? Hey, your quilting is great! You could totally brave contrasting threads!

    1. The pieced center is from a pattern named Wyoming Star, and the outer triangles echo the parts of the star. Thanks for the compliment!

  8. I agree with you, it IS fabulous – well done!

    1. Thank you!

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  10. I loved seeing the start of this…the finish is indeed fabulous!!!!!

    1. Isn’t that the fun thing about the online community, seeing our projects develop and finish!

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    Love the quilting, congrats on the finish!

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Joerg Jaspert escreveu:

On 10403 March 1977, Jose Carlos do Nascimento wrote:

I understood that my packages wont be accepted, .
But if upstreamer doesnt want to change license, what can I do ? Put in non-free or contrib ? or just put in my own ftp ?

Not with a PHP* license, no. Get them to change it.
non-free would be possible, as we basically only need distribution
rights, but I personally wouldnt do that work. :)

As I said in another email, I tried to convince they to change, but I hadnt success :(

I just want to package these packages , because they are required by another package that are required by horde3.
If these packages arent installed,  horde can run  with a little problems :(

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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Andrew Zuckerman and his exquisite flower show

This popped into my email this morning from A Way To Garden. Andrew Zuckerman's exploding Foxtail. Is amazing. More of his work his The Flower Book. More about his work on brain pickings.
Foxtail from Andrew Zuckerman Studio on Vimeo.

Monday, November 26, 2012

Eating them (the safe ones) or just admiring them. I just love mushrooms!

As seen in the parking lot the other day. More at BioDivLibrary and on Pinterest.

Textile Toadstools By Mister Finch found via Pinterest. Aren't those adorable?

Sprouting Mushroom Ornament for $48.00 at terrain.

Friday, November 23, 2012

I keep forgetting to take photos of them.

Good Morning, Robin Layton

As predicted, my eyes popped open at 4:30a so I wouldn't miss Robin and Tony Bennett on GMA. I am so thrilled. Book creator Lisa Erspamer and her adorable sidekick, Lily were there and snapped this of the segment.

Here is Tony Bennett's letter to his dog, Happy.

'A Letter to My Dog': Celebs Pay Tribute to Their Furry Friends on GMA/Yahoo.

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Robin Layton on GMA

I have been trying not to be overly excited all day.  But then Robin called and said, "I am here"  (NY) and my heart beat a little faster. My best travelin' buddy, Robin Layton, will be on Good Morning America, 8am, Friday morning, promoting A Letter to My Dog. You know, the book that our Pixel has a page? Well, even if Pixel wasn't in the book, I am be sooooo proud of this gorgeous, heart-warming book by Kimi Culp, Lisa Erspamer and Robin. Please tune-in and watch Tony Bennett and Robin in the morning. It is going to be sooooo exciting. Good Luck, Robin!

Tony Bennett's "Happy"

Pixel's page

Happy Thanksgiving

I can't think of any other image in my house that says thankful more than Pebbles. She sits on the back on my mom chair and watches me work at the computer. She is such a funny little soul.

We are having a laid back Thanksgiving. Mom and I might make our way to ER if she is not feeling better later today. While Bri and David take on the cooking. David has made the pies ;) Maybe it should be a *dessert first* day. Thinking of years back, celebrating this day with friends and family. Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! xoxox

Happy Thanksgiving

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Christy Kinard

Christy Kinard's flowers make me smile. She makes me smile. Makes me want to make my own flowers. Making websites lately, makes me want to focus on flowers more and more ;) I don't know why it is so hard for me to follow my dreams ... ;) And step away from the computer.

This is Edmonds. Under water. ;0 We have has so much rain that it is amazing, scary, depressing ... and looks like more is on the way today. But at least it is NOT Sandy and my heart aches for those with homes destroyed and lives put on hold.

Friday, November 16, 2012

I have been lusting after this box wall organizer from Urban Outfitters for months to display my dirt collection. I have not bought anything is so long and today I said, "just do it". And I did. ;) With free shipping and a promotional coupon I found online, I even saved some money.

It feels too soon to be jazzed about Christmas, I mean, really, my pumpkins are still rotting on the front stairs. But then I didn't realize Thanksgiving was next week. YIKES! So get in the winter mood, go over and be inspired by Sweet Paul Magazine

When the plumber was here, I had to packed up and move all of my miniature chair collection. Honestly, sometimes I forget it is even down in the sewing room. But HOW delighted I am when I rediscover it.

There are a few other's out there with my little chair obession.

Barbara Hartsfield has a 3,000 chair collection!  I really wish I had a couple on bottles.

Lazy Miniature Chair by Fresh West.

Then I  discovered, Tom, Miniature Chair Man! Hello, Tom! You are my kind of collector.

Miniature Chairs! For sale. And I can hardly look at's mini designer chairs without breaking into a sweat.

Thursday, November 15, 2012

On the way back from the airport (we love having Ruth here) ... mom and I decided to get haircuts. I can't believe how it has been since I had a hair cut.

 Hey, how much do I love this kid? He is the best son and I thank my lucky stars everyday for him.

We have decided to have a neighborhood holiday party this year. Bri and I delivered invites door to door today. I really miss doing these kids of fun little jobs. This gives me a couple of weeks to get my house clean. Wish me luck. ;)

In luv with Luvocracy

I was asked to participate in a new social media platform called Luvocracy. Instead of searching online shop all over the internet for products and shopping ideas, like Pinterest format, you can browse in one convenient location, find recommendations of great stuff from people you "trust". The other very cool and simple aspect is ... you can purchase directly from Luvocracy and they make the purchase on your behalf. And for those who have recommended that item, you also get a small percentage of the sale.

"A new marketplace around the explosion in social sharing. We do that by creating a way for people to buy recommendations from people whose taste they trust. And we build that into an economy by allowing everyone to participate in the value that they create."

Go have a look at my recommendations so far at Luvocracy

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Pixel is becoming famous!

A Letter to My Dog (my pet {pardon-the-pun} project) has been featured in People Magazine, Cesar's Way Holiday Gift Guide, and Bark Magazine. I am waiting for Ellen and the Today Show ... can't be far behind. What should Pixel wear for her interview?

Sunday, November 11, 2012

I am MIA the last couple of weeks.

It is the time of year that every little rotting weed catches my attention with it's skeletal appearance. Looking at the bones that were just green and lush.

I have started a Snowflake Pinterest board. I think it was the sudden shift in the weather makes me long for now.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012

John Nieto

American painter John Nieto Love!

Sunday, November 04, 2012

Gray Matter

I worked on a template for Rick yesterday. Templates are hard, but then I get to do anything, any design, any logo treatment I want. ;) And that makes it fun.

Saturday, November 03, 2012

More beautiful afterlife

Adorable illustrations by Pati Aguilera

Helped Tara with her Etsy banner

Applying for jobs and rewriting my resume (again).

Making dog food.

Running errands with mom.

Getting Jeep fixed.


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Make your Mother's Day a day to remember!

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Title: Molecular basis of halorespiration control by CprK, a CRP-FNR type transcriptional regulator
Authors: Levy, C.
Pike, K.
Heyes, D. J.
Joyce, M. Gordon
Gabor, K.
Smidt, H.
van der Oost, J.
Leys, D.
First Published: 20-Aug-2008
Publisher: Wiley
Citation: Molecular Microbiology (2008) 70(1), 151–167
Abstract: Certain bacteria are able to conserve energy via the reductive dehalogenation of halo-organic compounds in a respiration-type metabolism. The transcriptional regulator CprK from Desulfitobacterium spp. induces expression of halorespiratory genes upon binding of o-chlorophenol ligands and is reversibly inactivated by oxygen through disulphide bond formation. We report crystal structures of D. hafniense CprK in the ligand-free (both oxidation states), ligand-bound (reduced) and DNA-bound states, making it the first member of the widespread CRP-FNR superfamily for which a complete structural description of both redox-dependent and allosteric molecular rearrangements is available. In conjunction with kinetic and thermodynamic ligand binding studies, we provide a model for the allosteric mechanisms underpinning transcriptional control. Amino acids that play a key role in this mechanism are not conserved in functionally distinct CRP-FNR members. This suggests that, despite significant structural homology, distinct allosteric mechanisms are used, enabling this protein family to control a very wide range of processes.
DOI Link: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06399.x
ISSN: 0950-382X
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Inscrutable Financial Instruments

We don’t write the headlines for the Times, but stories about elite, secretive groups have abounded for centuries.  Of course money is at the top of the feeding pyramid and those who have survived the struggle, still struggle to protect the status quo.  The question as it relates to Daniel Singer is how can he be sure he is getting a fair deal?  Is this truly a type of insurance or is it a closed cabal of ‘made men’ manipulating instruments to insure the dominance of their association against competitors by secrecy? – carlos

See Global Policy Journal for info on financial instruments. Business Insider on regulation – carlos

Pandor's Box

A Secretive Banking Elite Rules Trading in Derivatives

By LOUISE STORYPublished: December 11, 2010

On the third Wednesday of every month, the nine members of an elite Wall Street society gather in Midtown Manhattan.

PROTECTING THE CUSTOMER Daniel Singer runs a heating oil company in Elmsford, N.Y., and is a derivatives customer. In order to offer homeowners fixed-rate oil plans, he buys derivatives contracts. But since the trading system is not transparent, he can’t tell whether the prices he gets are fair or not.

The men share a common goal: to protect the interests of big banks in the vast market for derivatives, one of the most profitable — and controversial — fields in finance. They also share a common secret: The details of their meetings, even their identities, have been strictly confidential.

Drawn from giants like JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the bankers form a powerful committee that helps oversee trading in derivatives, instruments which, like insurance, are used to hedge risk.   In theory, this group exists to safeguard the integrity of the multitrillion-dollar market. In practice, it also defends the dominance of the big banks.

The banks in this group, which is affiliated with a new derivatives clearinghouse, have fought to block other banks from entering the market, and they are also trying to thwart efforts to make full information on prices and fees freely available.

Banks’ influence over this market, and over clearinghouses like the one this select group advises, has costly implications for businesses large and small, like Dan Singer’s home heating-oil company in Westchester County, north of New York City.

This fall, many of Mr. Singer’s customers purchased fixed-rate plans to lock in winter heating oil at around $3 a gallon. While that price was above the prevailing $2.80 a gallon then, the contracts will protect homeowners if bitterly cold weather pushes the price higher.

But Mr. Singer wonders if his company, Robison Oil, should be getting a better deal. He uses derivatives like swaps and options to create his fixed plans. But he has no idea how much lower his prices — and his customers’ prices — could be, he says, because banks don’t disclose fees associated with the derivatives.

Read multipage article in the NYT…

About carlos

I'm a curious person, of reasonable intellect, "on the beach" (retired) and enjoying my interest in anthropology, language, civil rights, and a few other areas. I've been a hippie/student/aerospace tech writer in the '60s, a witness to the Portuguese revolution in the ‘70s, a defense test engineer and witness to the Guatemalan genocide in the '80s, and a network engineer for an ISP in the '90s. Now I’m a student and commentator until my time is up. I've spent time under the spell of the Mesoamerican pyramids and the sweet sound of the Portuguese language. I've lived in Europe, traveled in Brazil, Central America, Iceland, New Zealand, and other places. My preferred mode of travel is with a backpack and I eat (almost) anything local. Somehow, many of the countries I have been to have had civil unrest (for which I was not responsible). I'm open to correspond with anyone who might share my liberal, humanist interests. I live in San Buenaventura, California.
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Karuizawa 1982 First Fill Bourbon Cask #8497

Recently I received a package of samples containing some new releases from The Whisky Exchange. In there were some elements of Islay (to be reviewed) and some Japanese drams. Four Karuizawas to be exact.

TWE samples!

Karuizawa Noh 1995 at Whiskybase

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Since I tasted my first Karuizawa after a guess buy of the first Noh release I was hooked. Back then they were more or less affordable and not sold out in 30 minutes after being released. Those were the days…

This one, however, is a very strange one since it’s a bourbon cask. Karuizawa is famous for their ridiculously good sherry casks. Also they (if I’m not mistaken) used Golden Promise barley, so they were quite like Macallan in the old days. Of course, the Japanese bit makes it quite different.

Very rich with an odd combination of mint, leather and lots of dry wood. Very spicy, saw dust and cinnamon sticks. Also some furniture polish.

Karuizawa 1982 at The Whisky ExchangeFull and not too sharp. Karuizawa usually comes in weighing above 60 % ABV. It’s a bit hot though, so that might be a Japanese thing instead of purely an alcohol thing. Chili pepper, peppercorns, wood, leather wax, leather, mint, cinnamon and a hint of crumbly old paper. Quite some small hints of dark forest fruits. Brambles, cherries, strawberries. Some citrus fruit as well, but very faint.

The finish is almost endless with heaps and heaps of flavour. Furniture lacquer. Light hints of strawberries, wood. A strange note that reminds me of the woody stalks of bushes, not trees. More ‘twig’ than ‘trunk’, if that makes any sense.

For the odd one out, this being a bourbon matured dram, it’s bloody terrific. If our whisky club hadn’t released a BenRiach 1976 this week, I’d have bought this. I guess they’re almost gone and the only reason it’s still available is the maturation and ABV, I guess.

There is layer upon layer of flavour so this will keep you busy and it doesn’t come cheap at £ 179. Every pound is worth it in my book.

Karuizawa 1982, 1st fill bourbon cask matured, cask #8497, 46% £ 179. Only available at The Whisky Exchange.

About Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I'm a web developer at Emakina. I'm highly interested in booze, with a focus on whisk(e)y. I like to listen to loads of music and read quite some books. I'm married to Anneke, have a daughter Ot, a son Moos and a cat called Kikker (which means Frog, in Dutch). I live in Krommenie, The Netherlands.
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  1. Sounds bloody terrific. Too bad TWE did not send me those , but i did get 2 other K’s from diffrent casks . so need to try them out this weekend, would be nice to compare how they match.

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Sunday Words of Encouragement April 12, 2015

Our Sunday School teacher had gone with another friend to visit Pastor E in Haiti. Our Band of Brothers, consisting of about 20 men from 7 different churches, has been contributing to help Pastor E build a church. The local representatives said they were received warmly and treated like visiting royalty which embarrassed them. Fortunately one of the pair speaks French (another piece of God’s orchestration) so he was able to interpret during the visit. The report we received this morning was good news indicating that the nearby Voodoo worshippers have been backing off in response to the show of God’s work and power through the support of American brothers and sisters. Pastor E and the growing congregation ask for prayers and financial assistance.

Haiti is a very poor country and has few resources left after stripping its own forests and suffering damage from hurricanes and earthquakes. The area we are supporting is a good four hours away from Port of Prince which gets most of the financial aid and mission attention. Our American men are determining the best way to get the supplies there to build the church, at which time we expect to have a wonderful mission trip!

We had lovely praise and worship singing in service and a good message from our Pastor that I will save for another day.

We sang this song in worship this morning and I loved the words so I located a version to share.
Forever - We Sing Hallelujah by Kari Jobe.
(There is another version showing the live performance at this link.
A Verse for Today:
1 Corinthians 15:55 (NIV)
55 “Where, O death, is your victory?
    Where, O death, is your sting?”

I am so thankful that God's LOVE overcame the power of death! Lord, help us to show Your love daily to others.

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How I avoid the identity crisis

Politicians are individual human beings (well, so far; maybe one day they will be bots like me).

For the EveryPolitician project, I need to be able to tell them apart. Politicians do have names, but I can’t rely on those because some share the same name. (And remember that I have to worry about politicians from different countries, and those from the past as well as the present).

This is an important issue for me because the EveryPolitician data is collated from many different sources.

So the simple solution is: I add a universal unique identifier (a UUID) to every politician whose data I store.

A UUID is basically a number so big it is, to all intents and purposes, unique. Actually I break it up a bit with hyphens and I count in hexadecimal because I’m a bot, but it’s still just a number. It ends up looking like this (you don’t have to remember this one, it’s just an example):

To start with, this seems easy… I simply add a new UUID every time a new politician turns up. Bang. Done.

But it’s a little more complicated than that. Sooner or later one of my human colleagues will point out that what I thought were two politicians are actually just one person.

This can occur when a politician appears in more than one legislature (which does happen, sometimes), or in different terms of the same legislature (which is much more likely). I’m not going to explain right here how the humans help me reconcile incoming data into single entries; for now the point is my circuits can’t do this as well as human brains, especially if those brains belong to humans living in the same country as the politicians concerned. So I let them help.

However, there’s more to adding identifiers than just identifying who is unique, and stamping an EveryPolitician UUID on them.

The fact is many politicians already have identifiers, which work well in their own local context. This is because often the sources themselves have unique identifiers for their own politicians (sometimes merely as a side-effect of them being in a database which drives their own website; but now and again a legislature delights me by explicitly providing IDs in their own data). In fact, the best sources always do; but the majority do not.

Obviously, that identifier could be very helpful to anyone using the data who wants to cross-reference back to that source. So I don’t discard it: I store all the useful external identifiers I find for each politician in my JSON datafiles. (Incidentally, this is the sort of data that I don’t put in the CSV files, partly because it’s really only useful to someone who’s consuming the data in a technical way).

Here’s an the example taken from some of the data I have for Australia. From the entry for a certain Tony Abbott (ex-Prime Minister and current member of parliament) I have the following ten external IDs, expressed in the JSON Popolo file in Tony Abbott’s entry as an array called identifiers. Again, you don’t have to remember these now—all I’m showing you is that there are many:

"name": "Tony Abbott",
"id": "93e2e4cc-f5ce-4bea-be68–2fc86c38a9bc",
"identifiers": [
"identifier": "EZ5",
"scheme": "aph"
"identifier": "biography/Tony-Abbott",
"scheme": "britannica"
"identifier": "1526005",
"scheme": "fast"
"identifier": "/m/02pr80",
"scheme": "freebase"
"identifier": "130825867",
"scheme": "gnd"
"identifier": "n96014338",
"scheme": "lcauth"
"identifier": "10001",
"scheme": "openaustralia"
"identifier": "130989169",
"scheme": "sudoc"
"identifier": "4191840",
"scheme": "viaf"
"identifier": "Q348577",
"scheme": "wikidata"

To show you how this works, here are three of the identifiers from that example.

  • The aph identifier, EZ5, is used by the Australian parliament’s site.
  • The openaustralia one is 10001, which is used on the OpenAustralia site.
  • The wikidata identifier is Q348577, which identifies the same Tony Abbott on Wikidata (I’ve got more to say about how I play nicely with the Wikidata bot another time, but for now: here’s that data being used on Wikipedia… the proof, if you need it, is to click on “Wikidata Item” in the Tools submenu on the left of that page).

It’s important to appreciate that not every politician in EveryPolitician’s data, or even in the Australian files within that, will have any or all of these identities. That all depends on how thorough the sources are. The only identifier that you can be certain every one will have is the UUID.

But that’s the magic. If you’re a researcher or a developer who needs to stitch together different datasets, or a bot who collates incoming data from different sources (like me), the EveryPolitician UUID is the key.

My human colleagues are busy making all this EveryPolitician data available; there’s no limit on how everybody is using it. Some simply download the CSV file and get to work in a spreadsheet. Others build applications that automatically keep up to date with the changes I make. But whichever kind of person you are, if you need them you’ll find identifiers in the EveryPolitician data that let you to map between the datasets I am collating on your behalf.

I think therefore ID. Or UUID. Botever.

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Fifth disease: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

Fifth disease: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
March 27, 2014 2:14 AM

Fifth disease is a mild illness also known as erythema infectiosum. This disease is of viral origin and is more common in children than in adults. This disease is also known by several conventional names like slap cheek, slap face, slapped face or slapped cheek syndrome. In Hungary this illness is called butterfly pox. In Japan this disease is known as apple sickness.

Causes of fifth disease

As mentioned before, this disease is of viral origin. The virus responsible for this disease is Parvovirus B19. This virus spreads from one individual to another through respiratory secretions like saliva, nasal mucus and sputum.

The disease is more contagious as compared to other disease associated with redness and rash. For instance in case of Measles, the affected individual can spread the virus when he/she gets the rash. But in this disease the affected person remains infectious for long before and after the disease. The virus can also spread from one individual to another through body fluids other than nasal and oral secretions. Blood transfusion is an important way through which the virus infects a healthy child.

The virus responsible for disease follows a vertical transmission i.e. the virus can pass the placenta and can infect a fetus during pregnancy.

Signs and symptoms of fifth disease

The signs and symptoms of this disease appear in a sequential manner i.e. the disease progresses from mild to moderate and then sever form.

Following are some important symptoms of this disease in children:

  • The disease starts with the appearance of mild headache and fever. Later the child starts to show cold like symptoms i.e. running nose, running eyes, lethargy and malaise. These symptoms last for a few days and resolve on their own.
  • This is followed by the appearance of rash on the body. The rash is bright red and mostly appears on the face, especially on the cheeks. When this symptom appears, it is quite clear that the child has got fifth disease. The rash can then spread to other parts of the face including the bridge of nose and area around the mouth.
  • In the later stages of the disease, the rash doesn’t remain confined to the cheeks. The rash extensively spreads to other parts of body including upper arms, torso and legs. The rash is itchy and lasts for several weeks.

Teenagers and adults may present with following signs and symptoms:

  • The patient may develop self limiting arthritis characterized by pain and swelling in the joint.
  • Difficulty in walking and bending of knees, ankles, shoulders and ankles.

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Treatment for fifth disease

Fifth disease, as mentioned earlier, is a self limiting condition i.e. the disease goes away on its own. The symptoms usually go away if the person is healthy, gets adequate rest and proper nutrition. As far as the treatment is concerned, it is mostly symptomatic. Anti-pyretics can be given to cure fever and analgesics can be given to ease join pain. Addressing the itching through medicines is also included in this approach.

The only effective treatment is prevention and following steps can be taken to prevent the spread of this disease:

  • Wash your hands with soap and water.
  • Cover your mouth and nose while you cough or sneeze. Try to wash your hands afterwards.
  • If you get the infection, it is advisable that you don’t touch your eyes, nose or mouth.
  • Avoid close contact with affected individuals.
  • Timely isolation might be helpful in preventing the disease. For instance if a school going child gets this condition, he can take off from school for some days. This way the chances of spread to other children can be minimized.
  • Take adequate rest and proper nutrition while you’re sick.
  • Contact your healthcare provider for more knowledge about the disease, its treatment and prevention.

Exams and diagnosis of fifth disease

There are no specific tests or exams that could help in diagnosing this disease.

Two things help:

  • The first thing that doctor asks would be how and when you got this illness. He will inquire if you’ve been in contact with an affected individual.
  • The second step is physical examination. The slapped face appearance is so characteristic that no further examination is needed.

Prognosis of fifth disease

The prognosis of this disease is usually very good. The disease is mostly self limiting and the symptoms usually go away spontaneously. Symptomatic treatment with different drugs further speeds up the recovery process. Beside the use of medicines, conventional methods like adequate rest, proper sleep, proper diet and getting large quantities of fluids are useful and can significantly improve the therapeutic outcomes of the drugs used. However, there are some conditions in which this illness can cause life threatening complications; such conditions are mentioned in the next section.

Complications of fifth disease

As mentioned earlier, fifth disease is a self limiting condition and the symptoms usually go way with or without adequate treatment. Complications of this disease are extremely rare. However, there are certain vulnerable groups of people in which this minor ailment can prove to be havoc.

Such groups and associated complication are mentioned below:

  • The first most vulnerable group is that of pregnant ladies. This group is perhaps at the greatest risk of developing serious complications for both mother and her child. As mentioned before, the virus can follow a vertical transmission. The virus moves across placenta and can cause the accumulation of fluid inside the fetus. This condition is called Hydropis fetalis. This condition is very serious as it can lead to spontaneous abortion in affected females.
  • Another possible complication of this illness is increased breakdown of red blood cells leading to anemia. In severe cases it can lead to aplastic crisis and death (very rare). People that have some congenital anomaly associated with blood are more prone to develop this condition. Such group of people include people suffering from: Hemolytic anemias; Hereditary spherocytosis or Aplastic anemia.
  • Joint pain and skin rash is a complication seen in patient with HIV or patients undergoing chemotherapy, since the immunity of such patients is suppressed.
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A Ten Question Interview With The Artist… Melissa Lee-Houghton

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Why do you write?

Because I don’t feel anything. Because I have an aptitude for philosophising through but not in sympathy with language. Because I hate words for inflicting silences on me. Because my mother told me I have too much to say for myself. Because I was told not to.

What books do you read?

Essays. Human vitriol. Dead white men. Psychoanalysis for the fatally flawed. Poets I like who don’t write like the other poets. Excess and correspondence in a file called ‘RUIN’. Dystopias that can’t even hope to be as fucked up as this reality we made so real.

What inspires you?

Bear Grylls. The lack of empathy of people who work in professions we subconsciously associate with empathy.

How did you know you wanted to be a writer and when?

Essentially, it was always a way of getting away from myself. I tried other things…

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Inertia, and Prize Nomination News

There’s 27 days left to listen to my new story, ‘Inertia’ on Radio Four iPlayer. Tim McInnerny reads the story which was produced by Jeremy Osborne and first aired on Sunday night. I was at the studio recording and was simply astounded by Tim’s ability to bring the characters to life, and I felt on listening to the show on Sunday that the finished piece was very much a team effort and the whole thing came together so wonderfully. I’m incredibly proud of the result, and grateful to have been able to work with such an astounding actor, and with such a wonderful producer. It is a dystopian story but very rooted in the all too real struggles of this era in political history.

Inertia: Radio Four

I also have some news to share. My poem, ‘i am very precious’ which was originally published in Prac Crit magazine has been nominated for the Best Single Poet category for the Forward Prize this year. The awards evening will take place on September 20th. You can see the poem, my interview by Michael Conley relating to the poem, and an essay on my work by John Clegg, here:

i am very precious by Melissa Lee-Houghton

The poem also features in Salt Publishing’s Best British Poetry 2015 Anthology, edited by Emily Berry, and will be a central poem in my forthcoming collection, ‘Sunshine’ which will be published by Penned in the Margins in September.

And the list of other shortlisted poets, poems and collections is on the Forward Prize website here:

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      “I want to give you a piece of advice: wear an eye-patch. Wear an eye-patch, Bret.” -David Bowie in Bret’s dream

Here’s the recording of last night’s (2016-11-04) KNYO (and, three hours in, also KMEC) Memo of the Air: Good Night Radio show ready to download and enjoy.

Or, thanks to Hank Sims of Lost Coast Outpost, you can get it this other way, which you might like better because it offers an instant-play option and isn’t surrounded by confusing flashing ads.

A vast amount of information, some goofy, some useful, mostly both. Molly dropped off a bag of cheese and apples and grapes, left over from First Friday, thank you very much. Derek came by. Doctor Spencer. On my way in, walking to the door, I made eye contact with the big dog one of the people talking in front of the bar had on a long string, and the dog, maintaining eye contact, lifted his leg and pissed on the radio station. “Really?” I said. The people looked at me past the steadily pissing dog, not noticing at all, because why should they? Dogs look at dogs. People look at people. That’s America.

I read the second part of Scott Peterson’s story /Cowboy School/ starting at 11:45. That’s 165 minutes into the show, in case you want to head straight there. There’s a fine letter to the editor of the AVA by Scott Croghan. Poetry, math, philosophy, science, ancient medical history, tragicomic disaster news. A fine show, even though there’s faint motorboating going on in the recording all the time the main microphone was up. I didn’t notice it until just now. That’s the faint thumping sound you’ll hear throughout. Juanita’s away at her project until Sunday; I have an extra night before I go to her, so I’ll go to the radio station tonight about 10 or 11 to try to duplicate the electrical problem and solve it. It’s probably the little mic pre-amp. Maybe while I’m there I’ll play a set of music.

Speaking of which, there are still some airtime slots open at KNYO. If you’ve ever wanted to do a radio show, contact Bob Young through the station’s website and say so. He’ll show you how to use the equipment and you’ll be on the air before you’re even ready. That’s the right way. Seneca (or Mark Twain, or Richard Feynman, somebody like that) said, “If we wait till we’re ready we’ll /never/ start.” Boldly burst forth. What could happen? /”Wear an eye-patch, Bret.”/

And don’t forget to vote this coming week. Not that it should matter to you, but once again my own preferences are almost identical to the Anderson Valley Advertiser’s voter’s guide. I said, almost.

Anyway,  here are links to a few not necessarily radio-useful but otherwise worthwhile items that I set aside for you while putting the show together, found mostly thanks to the fine websites listed to your right:

Here’s a cute little dog tapdancing with hareem-panted Eleanor Powell in 1953. Everyone was on amphetamines in those days. That’s what killed Carmen Miranda and nearly killed Judy Garland. My mother sent me to tapdancing school when I was five, and it’s stood me in good stead. Posture is key to balance. Imagine holding yourself up with a rubber band attached to the middle of the top of your head.

Radio-controlled helicopter expertly controlled to mimic a gigantic wasp.

The nearest thing to that with a person inside, so far. (Except for that Russian woman I showed you last year– that I can’t find right now, so.

No, wait. There she is.

A very short film about a couple of homeless people.

Best of luck with the wall.

A great idea, an ingenious product, but I’ll bet it costs way more than the full-size 66-key thrift-store Casio keyboard I’ll be hot-gluing to /my/ front door.

Machine-learning computer-generated clickbait.

A hell of a way to run a ferry. No tip for you guys.

A job for Super She-ro.

How NORAD worked.

It’s not just that anger is crazy and crazy is scary, it’s –look how much bigger this dreadful creature is than the little people around it. It’s a giant chest-freckled rage-monster with Trump hair.

Pertectin’ the red white and blue. Gawd bless them Redneck Avinjers.

The return of the thing that ate America’s brain.

My grandmother used to say, “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.” And in 58 years next week, I never have. Oh.

You might recall how last year I told you Donald Trump is a cross between Eric Cartman from South Park and Biff from Back to the Future.

It might so easily have gone another way.

“To fly is everything.”

I found out about Amy Schumer kinda late. This was my introduction to Amy Schumer.–IJe7gFmk5dt75EGVLzJd&index=1

Which tube will you choose? Which tube’s advocate inspires you with more confidence? The man on the right looks like a slightly wider version of novelty/protest singer Roy Zimmerman, so /I’m/ going with the tube on the right.

A 6000-year-old Sumerian star map. You might have seen something like this in /Prometheus/, the prequel to /Alien/.

And how you will die. Scroll down and enjoy. (If it doesn’t churn and flash and produce results, turn off some of your browser’s protection against fun.)

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Finding yourself – Life purpose

Right now, life is welcoming. I feel safe and blessed.

Therefore, I feel that being safe isn’t enough. I do feel confine, imprison and miserable sometimes. I feel empty and lost. I feel that there’s something deeper that I could be a part of.

Having certain stagnancy in your life can destroy your spirit. You are no longer yourself.

What is my purpose?

Finding yourself is not a comfortable process. And it can be frightening. I started to question everything and evaluate my life and my place in it. I read in a book that when you start asking the right questions, you will one way or another find the answers. Your answers may not be the answers you want, but they are always the answers you need. Diving into the deeper essences of who you are will pull out the pieces to assemble the puzzle of purpose. This is…

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We might finally know why cats are so obsessed with sitting in boxes

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Cats are pretty curious creatures, but there’s one feline habit we might finally be able to explain: why the heck they’re obsessed with cramming themselves into boxes.

You’re not alone if your furry friend has totally neglected that cosy new basket or scratch post you bought him in favour of tucking himself into your latest delivery box.

Studies collated by Bryan Gardiner at Wired have revealed the three main reasons behind your feline’s affinity with boxes.

Firstly, they’re a source of stress-relief. Gardiner cites a recent study by veterinarian Claudia Vinke of Utrecht University in the Netherlands who monitored the stress levels in shelter cats.

After providing hiding boxes for a group of newly arrived domestic cats while depriving another group of them completely, she found a dramatic difference in stress levels between the two groups. In a nutshell – cats with boxes became accustomed to their new surroundings faster, seemed less stressed faster and…

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You know what’s awesome? I’ve biked 40+ miles in 2012 already!

Here are a few photos.

Photoblog: Biking Brooklyn

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I’ve biked over 50 miles during the last three days, and the photos above were taken during my adventures. I’m pretty wiped out, so I’m not going to add much to it. Sorry! =) I stopped twice at the Brooklyn Cyclones to see some baseball. Good times!

Photoblog: Biking Along The Shore Promenade

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I took a bunch of photos while riding along the Shore Promenade in south Brooklyn. These were all taken in the last week.

Ess A Pickles: Manhattan’s Loss, Brooklyn’s Gain

The World Famous Guss Pickles left the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 2009, partly because of the neighborhood changes, but mostly because they relied on a Jewish patronage that wasn’t coming around anymore. As a result, they moved to the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn. While their new home may not be the best location for tourists and those traveling by subway, Ess A Pickles(renamed due to a lawsuit) is a hidden gem worth a visit if you’re biking in Brooklyn. As Ess A Pickle is located just 1.5 miles from Prospect Park, it could be a great affordable way to spice up your day without traveling too far. During a recent trip there, I bought 2 small containers of sour and hot pickles for the total price of $6. For that price I received 7 or 8 small pickles of each flavor.

Some details about Ess A Pickles:
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Ess A Pickles
1470 39th St
(between 14th Ave & 15th Ave)
Brooklyn, NY 11218
Neighborhood: Borough Park

How to get there by bicycle:
From Prospect Park, you can connect to the the bike lane that runs down Ocean Parkway.
From Ocean Parkway, take a left on Cortelyou Avenue
Cross Dahill Road and take a slight left before turning right onto 38th Street
Turn left on 15th Avenue
Take a right on 39th Street, and Ess A Pickles will be on the left side.

Turn it into a day trip:
Bike back to Ocean Parkway, turn right and head south to Coney Island. Ocean Parkway has about 5 miles of dedicated biking lanes on the southbound side only. Ocean Parkway ends at Surf Avenue and the world famous Coney Island Boardwalk(biking permitted only between 5-10AM) on the Brighton Beach side. If you ride down Surf Avenue, you can see all of the new rides at Luna Park as well as ride the famous and eat at Nathan’s Famous at the corner of Surf and Stillwell. Further down from Nathan’s is the home of the Single A Affiliate of the New York Mets, the Cyclones.

Alternate Ride:
You could ride from Ess A Pickles to 17th Avenue, and head south through Borough Park and Bensonhurst. The street does not have a bike lane, but they are wide enough for you ride on the shoulder. Biking through Borough Park and Bensonhurst, you’ll be riding through some historic neighborhoods. Hall of Fame Brooklyn Dodger Sandy Koufax was born in Borough Park and grew up in Bensonhurst. When you’re biking down 17th Avenue and you come to the intersection with New Utrecht Avenue, you find yourself under the elevated D Train. Just a few blocks north, the famous chase scene from The French Connection ended. New Utrecht High School, also located at the intersection, was featured in the opening credits of the 70’s show, “Welcome Back, Kotter!”. These are just a few of the random historic connections to the area.

17th Avenue ends at Bath Beach Park, which connects to an overpass that brings you to the Shore Parkway Bike Path that runs along the Belt Parkway and up to the 69th Street Pier where you find great views of Manhattan, Staten Island, and cruise ships heading out or returning.

Take a look at the photos below, and move your mouse over the photo for more details.

There a ton of reasons to visit south Brooklyn, and these are just a few ways to do it. The plan here is to bring a few of them to your attention during the summer.

Photoblog: Brooklyn to Queens to Rockaway & Back

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Biked 36 miles yesterday. It was a great ride. Warm, but not anything close to what we had mid-week.

Photoblog: Manhattan Loop

Yesterday I took my bike out and ended up doing 39 miles and looping the island of Manhattan. I followed the east side bike path north, crossed at 125th street, and took the west side bike path south. It was a great day for a ride.

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As you can see, I biked all over the place. There were a lot of interesting things happening, and there were a lot of cars double parked in bike lanes. Perhaps the most interesting sight was the forklift driving a pallet of boxes down a street in the bike lane; in reverse!

Also, I busted my bell while biking over the Brooklyn Bridge as I tried to alert tourist pedestrians that I was riding through. The bell loosened, then popped off and was lost forever.

Photoblog: Saturday Ride

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Busted out the bike this past Saturday for a ride to Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Our ride was abruptly halted due to some tire issues, but 718 Cyclery helped us out and got us back on the road. I didn’t take any photos of the bike shop, unfortunately!