Diane Romanello Sunset Beach paintingGustav Klimt The Virgins (Le Vergini) painting
Were you?" said Harry, taken aback. "I wasn't!"
"Oh no, of course you weren't, I forgot you were late. Well, Filch ran over all of us with Secrecy Sensors when we got into the entrance hall. Any Dark object would have been found, I know for a fact Crabbe had a shrunken head confiscated. So you see, Malfoy can't have brought in anything dangerous!"
Momentarily stymied, Harry watched Ginny Weasley playing with Arnold the Pygmy Puff for a while before seeing a way around this objection.
"Someone's sent it to him by owl, then," he said. "His mother or someone."
"All the owls are being checked too," said Hermione. "Filch told us so when he was jabbing those Secrecy Sensors everywhere he could reach."
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Caravaggio The Crucifixion of Saint Peter painting
Caravaggio The Crucifixion of Saint Peter paintingCaravaggio The Cardsharps painting
that flourished through the generations due to their habit of marrying their own cousins. Lack of sense coupled with a great liking for grandeur meant that the family gold was squandered several generations before Marvolo was born. He, as you saw, was left in squalor and poverty, with a very nasty temper, a fantastic amount of arrogance and pride, and a couple of family heirlooms that he treasured just as much as his son, and rather more than his daughter."
"So Merope," said Harry, leaning forward in his chair and star-ing at Dumbledore, "so Merope was . . . Sir, does that mean she was . . . Voldemort's mother?"
"It does," said Dumbledore. "And it so happens that we also had a glimpse of Voldemort's father. I wonder whether you noticed?"
"The Muggle Morfin attacked? The man on the horse
that flourished through the generations due to their habit of marrying their own cousins. Lack of sense coupled with a great liking for grandeur meant that the family gold was squandered several generations before Marvolo was born. He, as you saw, was left in squalor and poverty, with a very nasty temper, a fantastic amount of arrogance and pride, and a couple of family heirlooms that he treasured just as much as his son, and rather more than his daughter."
"So Merope," said Harry, leaning forward in his chair and star-ing at Dumbledore, "so Merope was . . . Sir, does that mean she was . . . Voldemort's mother?"
"It does," said Dumbledore. "And it so happens that we also had a glimpse of Voldemort's father. I wonder whether you noticed?"
"The Muggle Morfin attacked? The man on the horse
John Collier In the Venusberg Tannhauser painting
John Collier In the Venusberg Tannhauser paintingCaravaggio The Entombment of Christ painting
Oh, she survived," said Dumbledore, reseating himself behind his desk and indicating that Harry should sit down too. "Ogden Apparated back to the Ministry and returned with reinforcements within fifteen minutes. Morfin and his father attempted to fight, but both were overpowered, removed from the cottage, and subsequently convicted by the Wizengamot. Morfin, who already had a record of Muggle attacks, was sentenced to three years in Azkaban. Marvolo, who had injured several Ministry employees in addition to Ogden, received six months."
"Marvolo?" Harry repeated wonderingly.
"That's right," said Dumbledore, smiling in approval. "I am glad to see you're keeping up."
"That old man was — ?"
"Voldemort's grandfather, yes," said Dumbledore. "Marvolo, his son, Morfin, and his daughter, Merope, were the last of the Gaunts, a very ancient Wizarding family noted for a vein of instability and violence
Oh, she survived," said Dumbledore, reseating himself behind his desk and indicating that Harry should sit down too. "Ogden Apparated back to the Ministry and returned with reinforcements within fifteen minutes. Morfin and his father attempted to fight, but both were overpowered, removed from the cottage, and subsequently convicted by the Wizengamot. Morfin, who already had a record of Muggle attacks, was sentenced to three years in Azkaban. Marvolo, who had injured several Ministry employees in addition to Ogden, received six months."
"Marvolo?" Harry repeated wonderingly.
"That's right," said Dumbledore, smiling in approval. "I am glad to see you're keeping up."
"That old man was — ?"
"Voldemort's grandfather, yes," said Dumbledore. "Marvolo, his son, Morfin, and his daughter, Merope, were the last of the Gaunts, a very ancient Wizarding family noted for a vein of instability and violence
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Edgar Degas At the Races painting
Edgar Degas At the Races paintingEdgar Degas After the Bath paintingFrida Kahlo What the Water Gave Me painting
decide that," said Malfoy. "Well, I'd better be off. And don't forget to keep that one safe, I'll need it."
"Perhaps you'd like to take it now?"
"No, of course I wouldn't, you stupid, little man, how would I look carrying that down the street? Just don't sell it."
"Of course not... sir."
Borgin made a bow as deep as the one Harry had once seen him give Lucius Malfoy.
"Not a word to anyone, Borgin, and that includes my mother, understand?"
"Naturally, naturally," murmured Borgin, bowing again.
Next moment, the bell over the door tinkled loudly as Malfoy stalked out of the shop looking very pleased with himself. He passed so close to Harry, Ron, and Hermione that they felt the cloak flutter around their knees again. Inside the shop, Borgin remained frozen; his unctuous smile had vanished; he looked worried.
decide that," said Malfoy. "Well, I'd better be off. And don't forget to keep that one safe, I'll need it."
"Perhaps you'd like to take it now?"
"No, of course I wouldn't, you stupid, little man, how would I look carrying that down the street? Just don't sell it."
"Of course not... sir."
Borgin made a bow as deep as the one Harry had once seen him give Lucius Malfoy.
"Not a word to anyone, Borgin, and that includes my mother, understand?"
"Naturally, naturally," murmured Borgin, bowing again.
Next moment, the bell over the door tinkled loudly as Malfoy stalked out of the shop looking very pleased with himself. He passed so close to Harry, Ron, and Hermione that they felt the cloak flutter around their knees again. Inside the shop, Borgin remained frozen; his unctuous smile had vanished; he looked worried.
Francisco de Goya Blind Man's Buff painting
Francisco de Goya Blind Man's Buff paintingEdgar Degas The Rehearsal paintingEdgar Degas The Bellelli Family painting
"I can't," said Malfoy. "It's got to stay put. I just need you to tell me how to do it."
Harry saw Borgin lick his lips nervously.
"Well, without seeing it, I must say it will be a very difficult job, perhaps impossible. I couldn't guarantee anything."
"No?" said Malfoy, and Harry knew, just by his tone, that Malfoy was sneering. "Perhaps this will make you more confident."
He moved toward Borgin and was blocked from view by the cabinet. Harry, Ron, and Hermione shuffled sideways to try and keep him in sight, but all they could see was Borgin, looking very frightened.
"Tell anyone," said Maifoy, "and there will be retribution. You know Fenrir Greyback? He's a family friend. He'll be dropping in from time to time to make sure you're giving the problem your full attention."
"There will be no need for..."
"I can't," said Malfoy. "It's got to stay put. I just need you to tell me how to do it."
Harry saw Borgin lick his lips nervously.
"Well, without seeing it, I must say it will be a very difficult job, perhaps impossible. I couldn't guarantee anything."
"No?" said Malfoy, and Harry knew, just by his tone, that Malfoy was sneering. "Perhaps this will make you more confident."
He moved toward Borgin and was blocked from view by the cabinet. Harry, Ron, and Hermione shuffled sideways to try and keep him in sight, but all they could see was Borgin, looking very frightened.
"Tell anyone," said Maifoy, "and there will be retribution. You know Fenrir Greyback? He's a family friend. He'll be dropping in from time to time to make sure you're giving the problem your full attention."
"There will be no need for..."
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Pierre Auguste Renoir Dance at Bougival painting
Pierre Auguste Renoir Dance at Bougival painting
Mary Cassatt Children Playing On The Beach painting
a fat bag of Galleons, a refusal to hear the word 'no,' and a nice sharp Quick-Quotes Quill! People were queuing to dish the dirt on Dumbledore anyway. Not everyone thought he was so wonderful, you know – he trod on an awful lot of important toes. But old Dodgy Doge can get off his high hippogriff, because I've had access to a source most journalists would swap their wands for, one who has never spoken in public before and who was close to Dumbledore during the most turbulent and disturbing phase of his youth."
The advance publicity for Skeeter's biography has certainly suggested that there will be shocks in store for those who believe Dumbledore to have led a blameless . What were the biggest surprises she uncovered, I ask?
Mary Cassatt Children Playing On The Beach painting
a fat bag of Galleons, a refusal to hear the word 'no,' and a nice sharp Quick-Quotes Quill! People were queuing to dish the dirt on Dumbledore anyway. Not everyone thought he was so wonderful, you know – he trod on an awful lot of important toes. But old Dodgy Doge can get off his high hippogriff, because I've had access to a source most journalists would swap their wands for, one who has never spoken in public before and who was close to Dumbledore during the most turbulent and disturbing phase of his youth."
The advance publicity for Skeeter's biography has certainly suggested that there will be shocks in store for those who believe Dumbledore to have led a blameless . What were the biggest surprises she uncovered, I ask?
Ford Madox Brown The Coat of Many Colors painting
Ford Madox Brown The Coat of Many Colors painting
Pierre Auguste Renoir La Loge painting
Skeeter throws back her head and laughs.
"Darling Dodgy! I remember interviewing him a few years back about merpeople rights, bless him. Completely gaga, seemed to think we were sitting at the bottom of Lake Windermere, kept telling me to watch out for trout."
And yet Elphias Doge's accusations of inaccuracy have been echoed in many places. Does Skeeter really feel that four short weeks have been enough to gain a full picture of Dumbledore's long and extraordinary ?
"Oh, my dear," beams Skeeter, rapping me affectionately across the knuckles, "you know as well as I do how much information can be generated
Pierre Auguste Renoir La Loge painting
Skeeter throws back her head and laughs.
"Darling Dodgy! I remember interviewing him a few years back about merpeople rights, bless him. Completely gaga, seemed to think we were sitting at the bottom of Lake Windermere, kept telling me to watch out for trout."
And yet Elphias Doge's accusations of inaccuracy have been echoed in many places. Does Skeeter really feel that four short weeks have been enough to gain a full picture of Dumbledore's long and extraordinary ?
"Oh, my dear," beams Skeeter, rapping me affectionately across the knuckles, "you know as well as I do how much information can be generated
Friday, July 25, 2008
Vincent van Gogh Self Portrait painting
Vincent van Gogh Self Portrait painting
Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers painting
together in the denunciation of Castro and the Cuban Communists, we couldn't even get the Intra-American group to join together in denouncing Castro. It was rather a vague statement that they finally made. Do you know today that the Russians broadcast ten times as many programs in Spanish to Latin America as we do? Do you know we don't have a single program sponsored by our government to Cuba? To tell them our story to tell them that we are their friends, that we want them to be free again.Africa is now the emerging area of the world. It contains twenty-five percent of all the members of the General Assembly We didn't even have a bureau of African Affairs until 1957. In the Africa south of the Sahara, which is the major new section, we have less students from all of Africa in that area studying
Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers painting
together in the denunciation of Castro and the Cuban Communists, we couldn't even get the Intra-American group to join together in denouncing Castro. It was rather a vague statement that they finally made. Do you know today that the Russians broadcast ten times as many programs in Spanish to Latin America as we do? Do you know we don't have a single program sponsored by our government to Cuba? To tell them our story to tell them that we are their friends, that we want them to be free again.Africa is now the emerging area of the world. It contains twenty-five percent of all the members of the General Assembly We didn't even have a bureau of African Affairs until 1957. In the Africa south of the Sahara, which is the major new section, we have less students from all of Africa in that area studying
Francois Boucher The Rape of Europa painting
Francois Boucher The Rape of Europa painting
Michelangelo Buonarroti The Creation of Adam painting
has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from Punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences: For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into t hese Colonies:
Michelangelo Buonarroti The Creation of Adam painting
has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from Punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences: For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into t hese Colonies:
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Claude Monet Impression Sunrise painting
Claude Monet Impression Sunrise painting
Claude Monet Argenteuil painting
The War in Europe Is Ended.Surrender Is Unconditional.REIMS, FRANCE, MAY 7 (AP) - Germany surrendered unconditionally to the Western allies and the Soviet Union at 2:41 A. M. French time today. (This was at 8:41 P. M. Eastern war time, Sunday, May 6, 1945)The surrender took place at a little red school-house that is the headquarters of General Dwight D. Eisenhower.The surrender was signed for the Supreme Allied Command by Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith, chief of staffs for General Eisenhower.It was also signed by General Ivan Susloparov of the Soviet Union and by General Francois Sesez for France.General Eisenhower was not present at the signing, but immediately afterward General Jodl and his fellow German delegate, General Admiral Hans Georg Freideburg, were received by the Supreme Commander.They were asked sternly if they understood the surrender terms imposed upon Germany and if they would be carried out by Germany.
Claude Monet Argenteuil painting
The War in Europe Is Ended.Surrender Is Unconditional.REIMS, FRANCE, MAY 7 (AP) - Germany surrendered unconditionally to the Western allies and the Soviet Union at 2:41 A. M. French time today. (This was at 8:41 P. M. Eastern war time, Sunday, May 6, 1945)The surrender took place at a little red school-house that is the headquarters of General Dwight D. Eisenhower.The surrender was signed for the Supreme Allied Command by Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith, chief of staffs for General Eisenhower.It was also signed by General Ivan Susloparov of the Soviet Union and by General Francois Sesez for France.General Eisenhower was not present at the signing, but immediately afterward General Jodl and his fellow German delegate, General Admiral Hans Georg Freideburg, were received by the Supreme Commander.They were asked sternly if they understood the surrender terms imposed upon Germany and if they would be carried out by Germany.
Frederic Edwin Church Autumn painting
Frederic Edwin Church Autumn painting
Titian Sacred and Profane Love [detail] painting
Warwick is director of the newly established Environmental Systems Commercial Space Technology Center on the Gainesville campus of the University of Florida. The center is funded by NASA for five years to the tune of $2.5 million. Its purpose is two-fold: to meet the needs of NASA for the level of recycling that will be necessary for long term space flight, and at the same time develop technologies that can be used here on Earth.NASA has already experimented with recycling of waste water, including human urine, and the International Space Station is expected to use some recycling. But the space station can be resupplied fairly easily because it will remain close to the Earth, so the urgency there is not as great as for a trip to Mars that could take at least two years.
Titian Sacred and Profane Love [detail] painting
Warwick is director of the newly established Environmental Systems Commercial Space Technology Center on the Gainesville campus of the University of Florida. The center is funded by NASA for five years to the tune of $2.5 million. Its purpose is two-fold: to meet the needs of NASA for the level of recycling that will be necessary for long term space flight, and at the same time develop technologies that can be used here on Earth.NASA has already experimented with recycling of waste water, including human urine, and the International Space Station is expected to use some recycling. But the space station can be resupplied fairly easily because it will remain close to the Earth, so the urgency there is not as great as for a trip to Mars that could take at least two years.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
William Bouguereau the first kiss painting
William Bouguereau the first kiss painting
Claude Monet Water Lily Pond painting
And then one day last spring, Doris Russell discovered Harvey Quillin.Russell is a religious woman who cares very deeply about family. She was putting together a family tree when she noticed someone missing: a boy who had been institutionalized long ago. It was Harvey.This Christmas has a happy ending. Last week, Russell rounded up several other members of Harvey's family — one from Iowa, the others from Missouri — and went to have an early Christmas with Harvey. "He is just a lot more open," notices Helm. "He smiles a lot more."Russell was very concerned that Harvey would die alone. She told him then when he died he could be buried in the family plot. That was kind, Harvey said, but he wants to be buried with the other children who were abandoned
Claude Monet Water Lily Pond painting
And then one day last spring, Doris Russell discovered Harvey Quillin.Russell is a religious woman who cares very deeply about family. She was putting together a family tree when she noticed someone missing: a boy who had been institutionalized long ago. It was Harvey.This Christmas has a happy ending. Last week, Russell rounded up several other members of Harvey's family — one from Iowa, the others from Missouri — and went to have an early Christmas with Harvey. "He is just a lot more open," notices Helm. "He smiles a lot more."Russell was very concerned that Harvey would die alone. She told him then when he died he could be buried in the family plot. That was kind, Harvey said, but he wants to be buried with the other children who were abandoned
Thomas Kinkade almost heaven painting
Thomas Kinkade almost heaven painting
Thomas Kinkade A Peaceful Retreat painting
Doris Russell found the missing link of her family to be Harvey Quillin, who has spent the last six decades as an orphan.
Dec. 22 — In Lennox, Iowa, this is going to be a better Christmas for Harvey Quillin and an even more meaningful one for Doris Russell, who lives in Raymore, Mo. These two individuals have discovered each other at long last.Harvey is 77 years old now, and he still has the mind of a child. He cannot tell the whole story himself, but he remembers what happened to him when he was 10, when his father, Vasco Quillin, "dropped [him] off here."Russell knows more of the story. "Obviously the father could not take care of him, or I don't know. Maybe he didn't want to," she says. "But in 1934, he was placed in a boys' home in Iowa."
Thomas Kinkade A Peaceful Retreat painting
Doris Russell found the missing link of her family to be Harvey Quillin, who has spent the last six decades as an orphan.
Dec. 22 — In Lennox, Iowa, this is going to be a better Christmas for Harvey Quillin and an even more meaningful one for Doris Russell, who lives in Raymore, Mo. These two individuals have discovered each other at long last.Harvey is 77 years old now, and he still has the mind of a child. He cannot tell the whole story himself, but he remembers what happened to him when he was 10, when his father, Vasco Quillin, "dropped [him] off here."Russell knows more of the story. "Obviously the father could not take care of him, or I don't know. Maybe he didn't want to," she says. "But in 1934, he was placed in a boys' home in Iowa."
Leonardo da Vinci Mona Lisa Smile painting
Leonardo da Vinci Mona Lisa Smile painting
Rembrandt The Return of the Prodigal Son painting
Alpine is about 30 miles from San Diego. All 300 people who live on the nearby Viejas Indian Reservation, which includes a 24-hour casino and outlet mall, also were evacuated, and voluntary evacuations were underway in town of Jamul.However, the blaze was moving past the Alpine and its population of 10,550 and into the sparsely populated forestland nearby. The ominous glow of the flames could be seen from the town, a reminder of the power of nature.About 200 prison inmates were among the fire crews. Firefighters were using 90 fire engines, four bulldozers, five helicopters and five air tankers. Additional crews and aircraft were called in from throughout the state.Helicopters scooped huge buckets of water from a lake in Palo Verdes Ranch, a residential development of about 200 middle-class and luxury homes.
Rembrandt The Return of the Prodigal Son painting
Alpine is about 30 miles from San Diego. All 300 people who live on the nearby Viejas Indian Reservation, which includes a 24-hour casino and outlet mall, also were evacuated, and voluntary evacuations were underway in town of Jamul.However, the blaze was moving past the Alpine and its population of 10,550 and into the sparsely populated forestland nearby. The ominous glow of the flames could be seen from the town, a reminder of the power of nature.About 200 prison inmates were among the fire crews. Firefighters were using 90 fire engines, four bulldozers, five helicopters and five air tankers. Additional crews and aircraft were called in from throughout the state.Helicopters scooped huge buckets of water from a lake in Palo Verdes Ranch, a residential development of about 200 middle-class and luxury homes.
Fabian Perez Callesde San Telmo II painting
Fabian Perez Callesde San Telmo II painting
Howard Behrens Village Hideaway painting
according to Pollstar editor-in-chief Gary Bongiovanni, there were no other notable flops. Even if acts failed to sell out shows, they made up for the shortfall with hefty ticket prices, he said. Barbra Streisand earned the most for the least work. Her two shows each in New York and Los Angeles grossed $27 million, placing her 14th on this year's list. Her top ticket price was $2,5000. Rounding out the top 10, as measured by gross receipts, were Texas country trio the Dixie Chicks at No. 6 with $47.3 million; Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at No. 7 with $45.9 million; reunited folk veterans Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young at No. 8 with $42.1 million; metal heroes Metallica at No. 9 with $42.0 million; and teen star Britney Spears at No. 10 with $40.5 million. Turner wrapped her 95-show, 88-city tour near Los Angeles on Dec. 7. She had announced in June that she would leave the road after 44 years because she did not want to get to the point where her stage antics were no longer dignified.
Howard Behrens Village Hideaway painting
according to Pollstar editor-in-chief Gary Bongiovanni, there were no other notable flops. Even if acts failed to sell out shows, they made up for the shortfall with hefty ticket prices, he said. Barbra Streisand earned the most for the least work. Her two shows each in New York and Los Angeles grossed $27 million, placing her 14th on this year's list. Her top ticket price was $2,5000. Rounding out the top 10, as measured by gross receipts, were Texas country trio the Dixie Chicks at No. 6 with $47.3 million; Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at No. 7 with $45.9 million; reunited folk veterans Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young at No. 8 with $42.1 million; metal heroes Metallica at No. 9 with $42.0 million; and teen star Britney Spears at No. 10 with $40.5 million. Turner wrapped her 95-show, 88-city tour near Los Angeles on Dec. 7. She had announced in June that she would leave the road after 44 years because she did not want to get to the point where her stage antics were no longer dignified.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
George Inness paintings
George Inness paintings
George Frederick Watts paintings
fireball, or bolide, that penetrated the Earth's atmosphere above Canada.Similarly, the 263 sightings in 2000 only produced 34 cases that remained unknown after further investigation by UFOROM and its provincial counterparts.Of those 34, only 12 were considered "high-quality," based on assessments that considered the reports for factors like the colour of the object that was seen, the reliability of the information that witnesses were able to provide, and the perceived strangeness of the incident."If a person sees a light in the sky that doesn't move and just sits there, chances are it's a star and the strangeness of that report is pretty low," said Mr. Rutkowski."But if they're watching this star and it gets bigger and bigger and turns
George Frederick Watts paintings
fireball, or bolide, that penetrated the Earth's atmosphere above Canada.Similarly, the 263 sightings in 2000 only produced 34 cases that remained unknown after further investigation by UFOROM and its provincial counterparts.Of those 34, only 12 were considered "high-quality," based on assessments that considered the reports for factors like the colour of the object that was seen, the reliability of the information that witnesses were able to provide, and the perceived strangeness of the incident."If a person sees a light in the sky that doesn't move and just sits there, chances are it's a star and the strangeness of that report is pretty low," said Mr. Rutkowski."But if they're watching this star and it gets bigger and bigger and turns
Sunday, July 20, 2008
beach painting
marks a long and spectacular rise to stardom for Crowe, who in 1997 dismissed the idea of an eight-figure payday for making a movie: "If I get paid $10 million, that's the last bloody movie I'm going to make," he told a reporter for the Patriot Ledger of Quincy, Mass. Boost for Best Picture NomineesAt the same time, the films winning or even being nominated for key awards can expect to see a large increase in box-office revenue in the coming weeks.Three of this year's Best Picture nominees, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Traffic and Chocolat remain in theaters, where the receipts have come pouring in since they were given Best Picture nominations in February.Crouching Tiger and Traffic have both passed the $100 million mark in box-office receipts. The two films had earned $60 million and $71 million, respectively, when the nominations were announced. Chocolat has earned $56 million, with more than half of that coming since February
Friday, July 18, 2008
Ivan Constantinovich Aivazovsky paintings
Ivan Constantinovich Aivazovsky paintings
Il'ya Repin paintings
Dyncorp is involved in many aspects of "Plan Colombia" a $1.3 billion American program to cripple drug operations in South America.President Bush said today the role of the U.S. in drug interceptions is to identify planes that do not have flight plans. Airport officials said the plane did not have a flight plan when it set out Friday morning, but one was established when the pilot made radio contact with Iquitos' airport control tower.A highly placed government official also told ABCNEWS that Intelligence officials have reviewed video and audio tapes from the Peruvian military plane that rides along with the U.S. aircraft in drug interception runs. The calls to the plane carrying American missionaries were not returned, according to the source.Donaldson says a Peruvian Air Force jet fired at him, and kept firing even after he crashed his plane into the Amazon River. The claim has at least one American official outraged.
Il'ya Repin paintings
Dyncorp is involved in many aspects of "Plan Colombia" a $1.3 billion American program to cripple drug operations in South America.President Bush said today the role of the U.S. in drug interceptions is to identify planes that do not have flight plans. Airport officials said the plane did not have a flight plan when it set out Friday morning, but one was established when the pilot made radio contact with Iquitos' airport control tower.A highly placed government official also told ABCNEWS that Intelligence officials have reviewed video and audio tapes from the Peruvian military plane that rides along with the U.S. aircraft in drug interception runs. The calls to the plane carrying American missionaries were not returned, according to the source.Donaldson says a Peruvian Air Force jet fired at him, and kept firing even after he crashed his plane into the Amazon River. The claim has at least one American official outraged.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Pablo Picasso The Old Guitarist painting
Pablo Picasso The Old Guitarist painting
Steve Hanks Forever a Mystery painting
Lucie Blackman worked in a Tokyo hostess club. Such clubs deal in illusions of intimacy and they employ thousands of young women from around the world.
She would sing Karaoke and chat with Japanese men who paid handsomely for her company. But flirting an affectionate slow dance was as far as it was supposed to go. Then, in February, police made a gruesome discovery. The naked body of the 21-year-old British woman was found dismembered and partially encased in concrete. It had been abandoned along the Japanese coastline, some 30 miles outside of Tokyo.
Steve Hanks Forever a Mystery painting
Lucie Blackman worked in a Tokyo hostess club. Such clubs deal in illusions of intimacy and they employ thousands of young women from around the world.
She would sing Karaoke and chat with Japanese men who paid handsomely for her company. But flirting an affectionate slow dance was as far as it was supposed to go. Then, in February, police made a gruesome discovery. The naked body of the 21-year-old British woman was found dismembered and partially encased in concrete. It had been abandoned along the Japanese coastline, some 30 miles outside of Tokyo.
William Bouguereau Cupid and Psyche as Children painting
William Bouguereau Cupid and Psyche as Children painting
Raphael Madonna and Child with Book painting
he has since made a string of succesful aquisitions: Paramount Pictures, for $10 billion in 1993, Blockbuster Video for $8.4 billion in 1994 and, in 1999, a $91 billion merger with CBS.Industry observers viewed the Paramount acquisition price as unreasonably steep, causing Viacom to go into debt. But the studio is now one of the top five revenue-earners in Hollywood, and laid claim to last year's highest-grossing movie, Mission Impossible 2, which hauled in about $550 million worldwide.Similarly, the Blockbuster buyout had pitfalls of its own: Redstone found the company to be poorly managed. In a major strategic shift, Redstone revved up the company by transforming the video-rental industry, adopting a revenue-sharing model with the Hollywood studios. Instead of buying its tapes for,
Raphael Madonna and Child with Book painting
he has since made a string of succesful aquisitions: Paramount Pictures, for $10 billion in 1993, Blockbuster Video for $8.4 billion in 1994 and, in 1999, a $91 billion merger with CBS.Industry observers viewed the Paramount acquisition price as unreasonably steep, causing Viacom to go into debt. But the studio is now one of the top five revenue-earners in Hollywood, and laid claim to last year's highest-grossing movie, Mission Impossible 2, which hauled in about $550 million worldwide.Similarly, the Blockbuster buyout had pitfalls of its own: Redstone found the company to be poorly managed. In a major strategic shift, Redstone revved up the company by transforming the video-rental industry, adopting a revenue-sharing model with the Hollywood studios. Instead of buying its tapes for,
John William Waterhouse The Lady of Shalott painting
John William Waterhouse The Lady of Shalott painting
Claude Monet Water Lily Pond painting
There are more than 20,000 buses in Beijing. Half of them use natural petroleum gas. By the end of this year, all the buses in city will be converted to natural petroleum. There are 648 bus routes in Beijing that take 10 million people each day. Beijing plans to open 50 new bus routes every year. In 2003, Beijing is expected to have 33 percent more bus routes.RoadsBeijing has a road network totaling 12,852 km in length, including 216 km of expressway. The Fourth Ring Road connects with seven expressways.By 2008, Beijing's total road length will be more than 700 kilometers after the construction of the Beijing-Kaifeng, Beijing-Miyun expressways.All the towns with populations of more than 50,000 will be linked by expressway networks.
Claude Monet Water Lily Pond painting
There are more than 20,000 buses in Beijing. Half of them use natural petroleum gas. By the end of this year, all the buses in city will be converted to natural petroleum. There are 648 bus routes in Beijing that take 10 million people each day. Beijing plans to open 50 new bus routes every year. In 2003, Beijing is expected to have 33 percent more bus routes.RoadsBeijing has a road network totaling 12,852 km in length, including 216 km of expressway. The Fourth Ring Road connects with seven expressways.By 2008, Beijing's total road length will be more than 700 kilometers after the construction of the Beijing-Kaifeng, Beijing-Miyun expressways.All the towns with populations of more than 50,000 will be linked by expressway networks.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Frank Dicksee paintings
Frank Dicksee paintings
Ford Madox Brown paintings
volatile and potentially negative, expectations for the longer term are for a vibrant comeback as Americans get back to business and rebuild from this week's tragic events. "We can not let terrorism deter us from our daily tasks," said Carl Weinberg, chief economist at High Frequency Economics. "I expect there will still be a United States and a U.S. economy — a powerful, resilient and fundamentally sound U.S. economy — well into the foreseeable future." Further, the Securities and Exchange Commission's easing of some restrictions regarding company stock buy-backs could also help give the markets a lift. So far, companies like General Electric, Cisco, Texaco, Pepsi, Fleet Boston and e-Trade have said they stand ready to purchase their own shares."Companies can buy back their own stocks, and that is something that I hope companies will do and I hope that they consider strongly," says former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, who is now a professor at Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass.
Ford Madox Brown paintings
volatile and potentially negative, expectations for the longer term are for a vibrant comeback as Americans get back to business and rebuild from this week's tragic events. "We can not let terrorism deter us from our daily tasks," said Carl Weinberg, chief economist at High Frequency Economics. "I expect there will still be a United States and a U.S. economy — a powerful, resilient and fundamentally sound U.S. economy — well into the foreseeable future." Further, the Securities and Exchange Commission's easing of some restrictions regarding company stock buy-backs could also help give the markets a lift. So far, companies like General Electric, Cisco, Texaco, Pepsi, Fleet Boston and e-Trade have said they stand ready to purchase their own shares."Companies can buy back their own stocks, and that is something that I hope companies will do and I hope that they consider strongly," says former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, who is now a professor at Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass.
Flamenco Dancer paintings
Flamenco Dancer paintings
Franz Marc paintings
terrible disasters, and defense activity helps stimulate growth. Some were even suggesting that with the reopening today a spate of patriotic buying might rally markets, though most are predicting more volatility than anything else."The near-term shock of the tragedy will inevitably dampen activity and confidence," said Sherry Cooper, global economic strategist with the Bank of Montreal Group. "However, I fully believe that the resilience of the American economy will show through quickly." Added Don Marron of banking giant UBS: "The fundamentals of the economy are unchanged. The consumer is very resilient. We have to not let these criminals slow this economy down."Before the unthinkable happened, analysts, economists and market watchers had been intensely focused on the troubled U.S. economy
Franz Marc paintings
terrible disasters, and defense activity helps stimulate growth. Some were even suggesting that with the reopening today a spate of patriotic buying might rally markets, though most are predicting more volatility than anything else."The near-term shock of the tragedy will inevitably dampen activity and confidence," said Sherry Cooper, global economic strategist with the Bank of Montreal Group. "However, I fully believe that the resilience of the American economy will show through quickly." Added Don Marron of banking giant UBS: "The fundamentals of the economy are unchanged. The consumer is very resilient. We have to not let these criminals slow this economy down."Before the unthinkable happened, analysts, economists and market watchers had been intensely focused on the troubled U.S. economy
famous painting
famous painting
The most recent addition of apparently right-oriented New Caledonian has led some to wonder if, when it comes to sharing a preference for one side, most animals are much more like people than previously thought."The old idea that this is only in humans and not in other animals is clearly not true," said Hopkins. "I think you could argue a handedness is present in many many animals and it's just a matter of finding them." commit itself to one side or another," he said. "But chimps don't seem to show any overall leanings."William Hopkins, a psychologist at Berry College in Mount Berry, Georgia, disagrees. His studies with chimps in captivity show the animals overwhelmingly favor using their right hands.trees' crevices and yanking out spiders, millipedes, larvae and cockroaches. This species of crow, which populates the island of Grand Terre, New Caledonia (a Pacific island east of Australia)
The most recent addition of apparently right-oriented New Caledonian has led some to wonder if, when it comes to sharing a preference for one side, most animals are much more like people than previously thought."The old idea that this is only in humans and not in other animals is clearly not true," said Hopkins. "I think you could argue a handedness is present in many many animals and it's just a matter of finding them." commit itself to one side or another," he said. "But chimps don't seem to show any overall leanings."William Hopkins, a psychologist at Berry College in Mount Berry, Georgia, disagrees. His studies with chimps in captivity show the animals overwhelmingly favor using their right hands.trees' crevices and yanking out spiders, millipedes, larvae and cockroaches. This species of crow, which populates the island of Grand Terre, New Caledonia (a Pacific island east of Australia)
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Abstract paintings
Abstract paintings
Angel painting
Remember the toy robots of old? To reach today's tech-savvy kids, a toy company from Hong Kong introduced its RoboSapiens. These 2-foot tall, plastic muscle men robots can do almost anything...
Remember the toy robots of old? Even those ungraceful wind-up simple old machines could generate hours of science-fiction, outer space-based fantasies among kids of a simpler time.But to reach today's tech-savvy kids, one company has done the reverse: build a toy robot using a design philosophy similar to that used to build NASA's automatons.A toy company from Hong Kong introduced its RoboSapiens. These 2-foot tall, plastic muscle men robots can do almost anything."They push, pull, pick up, belch, move, walk, talk, prance, kick, lift, dance and basically entertain," a robot physicist said.
Angel painting
Remember the toy robots of old? To reach today's tech-savvy kids, a toy company from Hong Kong introduced its RoboSapiens. These 2-foot tall, plastic muscle men robots can do almost anything...
Remember the toy robots of old? Even those ungraceful wind-up simple old machines could generate hours of science-fiction, outer space-based fantasies among kids of a simpler time.But to reach today's tech-savvy kids, one company has done the reverse: build a toy robot using a design philosophy similar to that used to build NASA's automatons.A toy company from Hong Kong introduced its RoboSapiens. These 2-foot tall, plastic muscle men robots can do almost anything."They push, pull, pick up, belch, move, walk, talk, prance, kick, lift, dance and basically entertain," a robot physicist said.
Children painting
Children painting
Christ painting
Can you imagine such a pair of shoes? It senses, understands and adapts. Smart enough to sense their environment electronically, calculate how best to perform in it, and it can even …
Can you imagine such a pair of shoes? Smart enough to sense their environment electronically, calculate how best to perform in it, and then instantly adapt to that environment. It can even adapt its cushioning level to a runner's size and stride. Adidas has recently created the world's first “smart shoe”: Adidas 1. It is the product of a three-year secret project the German company developed at its U.S. headquarters. "The whole concept of an intelligent shoe would be great," said Christian DiBenedetto, a scientist here at the North American headquarters of Adidas.
Christ painting
Can you imagine such a pair of shoes? It senses, understands and adapts. Smart enough to sense their environment electronically, calculate how best to perform in it, and it can even …
Can you imagine such a pair of shoes? Smart enough to sense their environment electronically, calculate how best to perform in it, and then instantly adapt to that environment. It can even adapt its cushioning level to a runner's size and stride. Adidas has recently created the world's first “smart shoe”: Adidas 1. It is the product of a three-year secret project the German company developed at its U.S. headquarters. "The whole concept of an intelligent shoe would be great," said Christian DiBenedetto, a scientist here at the North American headquarters of Adidas.
Pino Purity painting
Pino Purity painting
Pablo Picasso Girl with Mandolin Fanny Tellie painting
Users need to shower their virtual girlfriend with lots of attention, including sweet talk in the form of text messages and virtual gifts like flowers, candy and diamonds. If you don't, she'll let you know — in an animated voice — where the relationship stands. If you watch too much football instead of spending some quality time together, she will start to feel neglected. And if things get too sour, she'll give you the cold shoulder and stop talking.Despite all the virtual girlfriend's demands, Artificial Life, Inc.'s creation does not allow interactions of a sexual nature, making it an appropriate game for people of all ages. The service will be launched in English, Japanese and Korean in late November.For women who also want a virtual love interest, the company is now working on a virtual boyfriend program, which should be released by early next year.
Pablo Picasso Girl with Mandolin Fanny Tellie painting
Users need to shower their virtual girlfriend with lots of attention, including sweet talk in the form of text messages and virtual gifts like flowers, candy and diamonds. If you don't, she'll let you know — in an animated voice — where the relationship stands. If you watch too much football instead of spending some quality time together, she will start to feel neglected. And if things get too sour, she'll give you the cold shoulder and stop talking.Despite all the virtual girlfriend's demands, Artificial Life, Inc.'s creation does not allow interactions of a sexual nature, making it an appropriate game for people of all ages. The service will be launched in English, Japanese and Korean in late November.For women who also want a virtual love interest, the company is now working on a virtual boyfriend program, which should be released by early next year.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Albert Bierstadt Buffalo Country painting
Albert Bierstadt Buffalo Country painting
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres Ingres The Source painting
In Thailand's remote northeastern region, tourists are lured by such an image: women and girls who’ve undergone a bizarre body enhancement. They have been called Giraffe Women ...
In Thailand's remote northeastern region, tourists are lured by such an image: women and girls who've undergone a bizarre body enhancement.They have been called Giraffe Women, because as young girls they have heavy collars of brass wound around their necks. The effect is surreal. Their heads appear as tiny dots above a golden stalk.And once they're adults, the collar never comes off: — not when they bathe, not when they sleep, and for many, not even when they die.While most have landed in primitive camps, the long-necked women — 200 or so — live in more comfortable villages. That's because they attract paying tourists — up to 200,000 a year — and support themselves from their share of the entrance fees — a monthly salary just for wearing the rings. They also earn money from the sale of dolls, weavings, postcards and from posing for photos with tourists.
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres Ingres The Source painting
In Thailand's remote northeastern region, tourists are lured by such an image: women and girls who’ve undergone a bizarre body enhancement. They have been called Giraffe Women ...
In Thailand's remote northeastern region, tourists are lured by such an image: women and girls who've undergone a bizarre body enhancement.They have been called Giraffe Women, because as young girls they have heavy collars of brass wound around their necks. The effect is surreal. Their heads appear as tiny dots above a golden stalk.And once they're adults, the collar never comes off: — not when they bathe, not when they sleep, and for many, not even when they die.While most have landed in primitive camps, the long-necked women — 200 or so — live in more comfortable villages. That's because they attract paying tourists — up to 200,000 a year — and support themselves from their share of the entrance fees — a monthly salary just for wearing the rings. They also earn money from the sale of dolls, weavings, postcards and from posing for photos with tourists.
Edward Hopper Ground Swell painting
Edward Hopper Ground Swell painting
Albert Bierstadt Yosemite Valley painting
Forecasters said Ivan, blamed for at least 68 deaths in the Caribbean, could reach 160 mph and strengthen to Category 5, the highest level, by the time it blows ashore somewhere along the Gulf Coast. New Orleans, the nation's largest city below sea level, is particularly vulnerable to flooding, and Mayor Ray Nagin urged residents to get out while they can. The city's Louis Armstrong Airport was ordered closed.
Everybody gets a car! Everybody gets a car! Everybody gets a car!" Winfrey yelled as she jumped up and down on the stage. The audience screamed, cried and hugged each other — then followed ...
"Everybody gets a car! Everybody gets a car! Everybody gets a car!" Winfrey yelled as she jumped up and down on the stage. The audience screamed, cried and hugged each other — then followed Winfrey out to the parking lot of her Harpo Studios to see their Pontiacs, all decorated with giant red bows. The cars, which retail for $28,000, were donated by Pontiac.Oprah Winfrey celebrated the premiere of her 19th season by surprising each of her 276 audience members with a new car.
Albert Bierstadt Yosemite Valley painting
Forecasters said Ivan, blamed for at least 68 deaths in the Caribbean, could reach 160 mph and strengthen to Category 5, the highest level, by the time it blows ashore somewhere along the Gulf Coast. New Orleans, the nation's largest city below sea level, is particularly vulnerable to flooding, and Mayor Ray Nagin urged residents to get out while they can. The city's Louis Armstrong Airport was ordered closed.
Everybody gets a car! Everybody gets a car! Everybody gets a car!" Winfrey yelled as she jumped up and down on the stage. The audience screamed, cried and hugged each other — then followed ...
"Everybody gets a car! Everybody gets a car! Everybody gets a car!" Winfrey yelled as she jumped up and down on the stage. The audience screamed, cried and hugged each other — then followed Winfrey out to the parking lot of her Harpo Studios to see their Pontiacs, all decorated with giant red bows. The cars, which retail for $28,000, were donated by Pontiac.Oprah Winfrey celebrated the premiere of her 19th season by surprising each of her 276 audience members with a new car.
Guillaume Seignac L'Abandon painting
Guillaume Seignac L'Abandon painting
Claude Monet Woman In A Green Dress painting
Off-road motorized sports are now a $4.8-billion industry. According to buyer surveys by manufacturers, 68% of owners of all-terrain vehicles, or ATVs, ride on private land. The clashes have made victims of riders as well as property owners. In North Carolina three years ago, Joshua Woodruff, 22, died of internal injuries after he hit a steel cable while zooming down a private farm lane on his ATV. Farmer Ted Arnold said in an interview he had strung up the cable after making many complaints to police about trash, crop destruction and soil erosion from off-roaders. Arnold said he had liberally posted no-trespassing signs and warned off riders. No criminal charges were filed against him. Clashes between riders and residents have been frequent in subdivisions that are being carved out of open space, on private property near national forests, and in rural areas — including northern New England and the California desert — where snowmobilers, school kids on dirt bikes and others were once free to barrel across unfenced, unposted land.
Claude Monet Woman In A Green Dress painting
Off-road motorized sports are now a $4.8-billion industry. According to buyer surveys by manufacturers, 68% of owners of all-terrain vehicles, or ATVs, ride on private land. The clashes have made victims of riders as well as property owners. In North Carolina three years ago, Joshua Woodruff, 22, died of internal injuries after he hit a steel cable while zooming down a private farm lane on his ATV. Farmer Ted Arnold said in an interview he had strung up the cable after making many complaints to police about trash, crop destruction and soil erosion from off-roaders. Arnold said he had liberally posted no-trespassing signs and warned off riders. No criminal charges were filed against him. Clashes between riders and residents have been frequent in subdivisions that are being carved out of open space, on private property near national forests, and in rural areas — including northern New England and the California desert — where snowmobilers, school kids on dirt bikes and others were once free to barrel across unfenced, unposted land.
Hessam Abrishami paintings
Hessam Abrishami paintings
Howard Behrens paintings
Throughout all of this, talking with your child is crucial. If he tells you he's fearful about a new situation because he won't know anyone, remind him of times he's triumphed in similar situations. If your daughter comes home from Valentine's Day at school crushed because she didn't get any cards, talk to her about those feelings. Don't dismiss them; the hurt is very real. Talk about possible reasons why she didn't get valentines. Maybe her friends didn't make them. Maybe they didn't have enough for everyone, or maybe they forgot to bring them. Experiences like this do happen to kids, and they're very painful blows to a child's self-esteem and confidence. But with the right help and love from a parent, they can build strength. The time you spend on this is an investment in your child's well-being. "Some may be more open to it than others, depending on their perceptions of themselves and the world, and also the influence of their caretakers," Noll says. "But all children are capable of--and deserving of--love and friendship."
Howard Behrens paintings
Throughout all of this, talking with your child is crucial. If he tells you he's fearful about a new situation because he won't know anyone, remind him of times he's triumphed in similar situations. If your daughter comes home from Valentine's Day at school crushed because she didn't get any cards, talk to her about those feelings. Don't dismiss them; the hurt is very real. Talk about possible reasons why she didn't get valentines. Maybe her friends didn't make them. Maybe they didn't have enough for everyone, or maybe they forgot to bring them. Experiences like this do happen to kids, and they're very painful blows to a child's self-esteem and confidence. But with the right help and love from a parent, they can build strength. The time you spend on this is an investment in your child's well-being. "Some may be more open to it than others, depending on their perceptions of themselves and the world, and also the influence of their caretakers," Noll says. "But all children are capable of--and deserving of--love and friendship."
Eugene de Blaas paintings
Eugene de Blaas paintings
Eduard Manet paintings
Unfortunately, physical education is one of the first things that gets cut when there’s a budget crunch,” says Cedric Bryant, chief exercise physiologist at the American Council on Exercise in San Diego.And even when gym class is offered regularly, it’s almost never enough to meet the new federal guidelines that children get at least an hour of physical activity on most days of the week.Only 8 percent of elementary schools, for example, and about 6 percent of middle schools and high schools offer daily physical education classes, according to the National Education Association. For kids not involved in after-school sports, this could spell a very sedentary day.Meanwhile, the rate of obesity among youth is escalating. Among children to 11, 16 percent were overweight in 2002, compared with 7 percent in 1980, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among kids 12 to 19, 16 percent were overweight in 2002, three times more than in 1980.
Eduard Manet paintings
Unfortunately, physical education is one of the first things that gets cut when there’s a budget crunch,” says Cedric Bryant, chief exercise physiologist at the American Council on Exercise in San Diego.And even when gym class is offered regularly, it’s almost never enough to meet the new federal guidelines that children get at least an hour of physical activity on most days of the week.Only 8 percent of elementary schools, for example, and about 6 percent of middle schools and high schools offer daily physical education classes, according to the National Education Association. For kids not involved in after-school sports, this could spell a very sedentary day.Meanwhile, the rate of obesity among youth is escalating. Among children to 11, 16 percent were overweight in 2002, compared with 7 percent in 1980, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among kids 12 to 19, 16 percent were overweight in 2002, three times more than in 1980.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Joseph Mallord William Turner paintings
Joseph Mallord William Turner paintings
Julien Dupre paintings
Chapter 1 Scarlett's Jealousy(Tara is the beautiful homeland of Scarlett, who is now talking with the wins, Brent and Stew, at the door step.)BRENT: What do we care if we were expelled from college, Scarlett The war is going to start anyday now so we would have left college anyhow.STEW: Oh, isn't it exciting, Scarlett? You know those poor Yankees actually want a war? BRENT: We'll show 'em.SCARLETT: Fiddle-dee-dee. War, war, war. This war talk is spoiling all the fun at every party this spring. I get so bored I could scream. Besides, there isn't going to be any war.BRENT: Not going to be any war? STEW: Ah, buddy, of course there's going to be a war. SCARLETT: If either of you boys says "war" just once again, I'll go in the house and slam the door. BRENT: But Scarlett honey..STEW: Don't you want us to have a war? BRENT: Wait a minute, Scarlett...STEW: We'll talk about this...
Julien Dupre paintings
Chapter 1 Scarlett's Jealousy(Tara is the beautiful homeland of Scarlett, who is now talking with the wins, Brent and Stew, at the door step.)BRENT: What do we care if we were expelled from college, Scarlett The war is going to start anyday now so we would have left college anyhow.STEW: Oh, isn't it exciting, Scarlett? You know those poor Yankees actually want a war? BRENT: We'll show 'em.SCARLETT: Fiddle-dee-dee. War, war, war. This war talk is spoiling all the fun at every party this spring. I get so bored I could scream. Besides, there isn't going to be any war.BRENT: Not going to be any war? STEW: Ah, buddy, of course there's going to be a war. SCARLETT: If either of you boys says "war" just once again, I'll go in the house and slam the door. BRENT: But Scarlett honey..STEW: Don't you want us to have a war? BRENT: Wait a minute, Scarlett...STEW: We'll talk about this...
Friday, July 11, 2008
William Etty William Etty painting
William Etty William Etty painting
Steve Hanks Silver Strand painting
for all the world like an old Impala ram who scents danger. Presently he spoke again.
"I smell water," he said.
Then we felt quite jubilant, for we knew what a wonderful instinct these wild-bred , tried to smack them. The mere thought of that pure water made me mad. If the cardinal had been there with his bell, book, and candle, I would have whipped in and drank his water up, yes, even if he had already filled it with the suds of soap worthy of washing the hands of the pope, and I knew that the whole concentrated curse of the Catholic Church should fall upon me for so doing. I almost think I must have been a little light-headed in that arid wilderness, and to remember that, as Umbopa had said, if we did not find water that day we must certainly perish miserably. No human creature could live long without water in that heat. I sat up and rubbed my grimy face with my dry and horny hands. My lips and eyelids were stuck
Steve Hanks Silver Strand painting
for all the world like an old Impala ram who scents danger. Presently he spoke again.
"I smell water," he said.
Then we felt quite jubilant, for we knew what a wonderful instinct these wild-bred , tried to smack them. The mere thought of that pure water made me mad. If the cardinal had been there with his bell, book, and candle, I would have whipped in and drank his water up, yes, even if he had already filled it with the suds of soap worthy of washing the hands of the pope, and I knew that the whole concentrated curse of the Catholic Church should fall upon me for so doing. I almost think I must have been a little light-headed in that arid wilderness, and to remember that, as Umbopa had said, if we did not find water that day we must certainly perish miserably. No human creature could live long without water in that heat. I sat up and rubbed my grimy face with my dry and horny hands. My lips and eyelids were stuck
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Jean-Honore Fragonard paintings
Jean-Honore Fragonard paintings
Jehan Georges Vibert paintings
gazing with greedy eyes at the beautiful picture. Leslie sat on the floor with the baby in her lap, making ecstatic dabs at his fat little hands as he fluttered them in the air.
"Oh, you dear, beautiful, beloved baby," she mumbled, catching one wee hand and covering it with kisses.
"Isn't him ze darlingest itty sing," crooned Anne, hanging over the arm of her chair adoringly. "Dem itty wee pads are ze very tweetest handies in ze whole big world, isn't dey, you darling itty man."
Anne, in the months before Little Jem's coming, had pored diligently over several wise volumes, and pinned her faith to one in especial, "Sir Oracle on the Care and Training of Children." Sir Oracle implored parents by all they held sacred never to talk "baby talk" to their children. Infants should invariably be addressed in classical language from the moment of their birth. So should they learn to speak English undefiled from their earliest utterance. "How,"
Jehan Georges Vibert paintings
gazing with greedy eyes at the beautiful picture. Leslie sat on the floor with the baby in her lap, making ecstatic dabs at his fat little hands as he fluttered them in the air.
"Oh, you dear, beautiful, beloved baby," she mumbled, catching one wee hand and covering it with kisses.
"Isn't him ze darlingest itty sing," crooned Anne, hanging over the arm of her chair adoringly. "Dem itty wee pads are ze very tweetest handies in ze whole big world, isn't dey, you darling itty man."
Anne, in the months before Little Jem's coming, had pored diligently over several wise volumes, and pinned her faith to one in especial, "Sir Oracle on the Care and Training of Children." Sir Oracle implored parents by all they held sacred never to talk "baby talk" to their children. Infants should invariably be addressed in classical language from the moment of their birth. So should they learn to speak English undefiled from their earliest utterance. "How,"
Guillaume Seignac L'Abandon painting
Guillaume Seignac L'Abandon painting
Claude Monet Woman In A Green Dress painting
You always look as cool as a cucumber, Anne, dearie. Do I smell cherry pie? If I do, ask me to stay to tea. Haven't tasted a cherry pie this summer. My cherries have all been stolen by those scamps of Gilman boys from the Glen."
"Now, now, Cornelia," remonstrated Captain Jim, who had been reading a sea novel in a corner of the living room, "you shouldn't say that about those two poor, motherless Gilman boys, unless you've got certain proof. Jest because their father ain't none too honest isn't any reason for calling them thieves. It's more likely it's been the robins took your cherries. They're turrible thick this year."
"Robins!" said Miss Cornelia disdainfully. "Humph! Two- legged robins, believe me!"
"Well, most of the Four Winds robins are constructed on that principle," said Captain Jim gravely.
Miss Cornelia stared at him for a moment. Then she leaned back in her rocker and laughed long and ungrudgingly.
Claude Monet Woman In A Green Dress painting
You always look as cool as a cucumber, Anne, dearie. Do I smell cherry pie? If I do, ask me to stay to tea. Haven't tasted a cherry pie this summer. My cherries have all been stolen by those scamps of Gilman boys from the Glen."
"Now, now, Cornelia," remonstrated Captain Jim, who had been reading a sea novel in a corner of the living room, "you shouldn't say that about those two poor, motherless Gilman boys, unless you've got certain proof. Jest because their father ain't none too honest isn't any reason for calling them thieves. It's more likely it's been the robins took your cherries. They're turrible thick this year."
"Robins!" said Miss Cornelia disdainfully. "Humph! Two- legged robins, believe me!"
"Well, most of the Four Winds robins are constructed on that principle," said Captain Jim gravely.
Miss Cornelia stared at him for a moment. Then she leaned back in her rocker and laughed long and ungrudgingly.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Horace Vernet The Lion Hunt painting
Horace Vernet The Lion Hunt painting
Alphonse Maria Mucha Untitled Alphonse Maria Mucha painting
Marilla, I don't see how I can ever be happy again--everything will hurt me all the rest of my life."
"Time will help you," said Marilla, who was racked with sympathy but could never learn to express it in other than age-worn formulas.
"It doesn't seem fair," said Anne rebelliously. "Babies are born and live where they are not wanted--where they will be neglected-- where they will have no chance. I would have loved my baby so--and cared for it so tenderly--and tried to give her every chance for good. And yet I wasn't allowed to keep her."
"It was God's will, Anne," said Marilla, helpless before the riddle of the universe--the why of undeserved pain. "And little Joy is better off."
"I can't believe that," cried Anne bitterly. Then, seeing that Marilla looked shocked, she added passionately, "Why should she be born at all--why should any one be born at all--if she's
Alphonse Maria Mucha Untitled Alphonse Maria Mucha painting
Marilla, I don't see how I can ever be happy again--everything will hurt me all the rest of my life."
"Time will help you," said Marilla, who was racked with sympathy but could never learn to express it in other than age-worn formulas.
"It doesn't seem fair," said Anne rebelliously. "Babies are born and live where they are not wanted--where they will be neglected-- where they will have no chance. I would have loved my baby so--and cared for it so tenderly--and tried to give her every chance for good. And yet I wasn't allowed to keep her."
"It was God's will, Anne," said Marilla, helpless before the riddle of the universe--the why of undeserved pain. "And little Joy is better off."
"I can't believe that," cried Anne bitterly. Then, seeing that Marilla looked shocked, she added passionately, "Why should she be born at all--why should any one be born at all--if she's
Monday, July 7, 2008
Pietro Perugino paintings
Pietro Perugino paintings
Peter Paul Rubens paintings
Anne came back to Green Gables. One of the fierce summer storms which sometimes sweep over the gulf was ravaging the sea. As Anne came in the first raindrops dashed against the panes.
"Was that Paul who brought you home?" asked Marilla. "Why didn't you make him stay all night. It's going to be a wild evening."
"He'll reach Echo Lodge before the rain gets very heavy, I think. Anyway, he wanted to go back tonight. Well, I've had a splendid visit, but I'm glad to see you dear folks again. `East, west, hame's best.' Davy, have you been growing again lately?"
"I've growed a whole inch since you left," said Davy proudly. "I'm as tall as Milty Boulter now. Ain't I glad. He'll have to stop crowing about being bigger. Say, Anne, did you know that Gilbert Blythe is dying?" Anne stood quite silent and motionless, looking at Davy. Her face had gone so white that Marilla thought she was going to faint.
"Davy, hold your tongue," said Mrs. Rachel angrily. "Anne, don't
Peter Paul Rubens paintings
Anne came back to Green Gables. One of the fierce summer storms which sometimes sweep over the gulf was ravaging the sea. As Anne came in the first raindrops dashed against the panes.
"Was that Paul who brought you home?" asked Marilla. "Why didn't you make him stay all night. It's going to be a wild evening."
"He'll reach Echo Lodge before the rain gets very heavy, I think. Anyway, he wanted to go back tonight. Well, I've had a splendid visit, but I'm glad to see you dear folks again. `East, west, hame's best.' Davy, have you been growing again lately?"
"I've growed a whole inch since you left," said Davy proudly. "I'm as tall as Milty Boulter now. Ain't I glad. He'll have to stop crowing about being bigger. Say, Anne, did you know that Gilbert Blythe is dying?" Anne stood quite silent and motionless, looking at Davy. Her face had gone so white that Marilla thought she was going to faint.
"Davy, hold your tongue," said Mrs. Rachel angrily. "Anne, don't
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Three days later Anne came home from school and found Janet crying. Tears and Janet seemed so incongruous that Anne was honestly alarmed.
"Oh, what is the matter?" she cried anxiously.
"I'm -- I'm forty today," sobbed Janet.
"Well, you were nearly that yesterday and it didn't hurt," comforted Anne, trying not to smile.
"But -- but," went on Janet with a big gulp, "John Douglas won't ask me to marry him."
"Oh, but he will," said Anne lamely. "You must give him time, Janet
"Time!" said Janet with indescribable scorn. "He has had twenty years. How much time does he want?"
"Do you mean that John Douglas has been coming to see you for twenty years?"Three days later Anne came home from school and found Janet crying. Tears and Janet seemed so incongruous that Anne was honestly alarmed.
"Oh, what is the matter?" she cried anxiously.
"I'm -- I'm forty today," sobbed Janet.
"Well, you were nearly that yesterday and it didn't hurt," comforted Anne, trying not to smile.
"But -- but," went on Janet with a big gulp, "John Douglas won't ask me to marry him."
"Oh, but he will," said Anne lamely. "You must give him time, Janet
"Time!" said Janet with indescribable scorn. "He has had twenty years. How much time does he want?"
"Do you mean that John Douglas has been coming to see you for twenty years?"
Three days later Anne came home from school and found Janet crying. Tears and Janet seemed so incongruous that Anne was honestly alarmed.
"Oh, what is the matter?" she cried anxiously.
"I'm -- I'm forty today," sobbed Janet.
"Well, you were nearly that yesterday and it didn't hurt," comforted Anne, trying not to smile.
"But -- but," went on Janet with a big gulp, "John Douglas won't ask me to marry him."
"Oh, but he will," said Anne lamely. "You must give him time, Janet
"Time!" said Janet with indescribable scorn. "He has had twenty years. How much time does he want?"
"Do you mean that John Douglas has been coming to see you for twenty years?"Three days later Anne came home from school and found Janet crying. Tears and Janet seemed so incongruous that Anne was honestly alarmed.
"Oh, what is the matter?" she cried anxiously.
"I'm -- I'm forty today," sobbed Janet.
"Well, you were nearly that yesterday and it didn't hurt," comforted Anne, trying not to smile.
"But -- but," went on Janet with a big gulp, "John Douglas won't ask me to marry him."
"Oh, but he will," said Anne lamely. "You must give him time, Janet
"Time!" said Janet with indescribable scorn. "He has had twenty years. How much time does he want?"
"Do you mean that John Douglas has been coming to see you for twenty years?"
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Gustav Klimt two girls with an oleander painting
oftener fell from hands grown too weary for it. But she was always gay, always hopeful, always chattering and whispering of her beaux, and their rivalries and despairs. It was this that made Anne's visits hard for her. What had once been silly or amusing was gruesome, now; it was death peering through a wilful mask of life. Yet Ruby seemed to cling to her, and never let her go until she had promised to come again soon. Mrs. Lynde grumbled about Anne's frequent visits, and declared she would catch consumption; even Marilla was dubious.
"Every time you go to see Ruby you come home looking tired out," she said.
"It's so very sad and dreadful," said Anne in a low tone. "Ruby doesn't seem to realize her condition in the least. And yet I somehow feel she needs help -- craves it -- and I want to give it to her and can't. All the time I'm with her I feel as if I were watching her struggle with an invisible foe -- trying to push it back with such feeble resistance as she has. That is why I come home tired."
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oftener fell from hands grown too weary for it. But she was always gay, always hopeful, always chattering and whispering of her beaux, and their rivalries and despairs. It was this that made Anne's visits hard for her. What had once been silly or amusing was gruesome, now; it was death peering through a wilful mask of life. Yet Ruby seemed to cling to her, and never let her go until she had promised to come again soon. Mrs. Lynde grumbled about Anne's frequent visits, and declared she would catch consumption; even Marilla was dubious.
"Every time you go to see Ruby you come home looking tired out," she said.
"It's so very sad and dreadful," said Anne in a low tone. "Ruby doesn't seem to realize her condition in the least. And yet I somehow feel she needs help -- craves it -- and I want to give it to her and can't. All the time I'm with her I feel as if I were watching her struggle with an invisible foe -- trying to push it back with such feeble resistance as she has. That is why I come home tired."
Eduard Manet Flowers In A Crystal Vase painting
Eduard Manet Flowers In A Crystal Vase painting
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ain't going to, 'sociate with the Cottons," said Dora loftily.
"The Cottons are all right," retorted Davy. "And they have far better times than we have. They do just as they please and say just what they like before everybody. _I_'m going to do that, too, after this."
"There are lots of things you wouldn't dare say before everybody," averred Dora.
"No, there isn't."
"There is, too. Would you," demanded Dora gravely, "would you say `tomcat' before the minister?"
This was a staggerer. Davy was not prepared for such a concrete example of the freedom of speech. But one did not have to be consistent with Dora.
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ain't going to, 'sociate with the Cottons," said Dora loftily.
"The Cottons are all right," retorted Davy. "And they have far better times than we have. They do just as they please and say just what they like before everybody. _I_'m going to do that, too, after this."
"There are lots of things you wouldn't dare say before everybody," averred Dora.
"No, there isn't."
"There is, too. Would you," demanded Dora gravely, "would you say `tomcat' before the minister?"
This was a staggerer. Davy was not prepared for such a concrete example of the freedom of speech. But one did not have to be consistent with Dora.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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Lord Frederick Leighton Leighton Idyll painting
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little of late, but I'm almost afraid to try, for, if I should fail, it would be too humiliating."
"I heard Priscilla say once that all Mrs. Morgan's first stories were rejected. But I'm sure yours wouldn't be, Anne, for it's likely editors have more sense nowadays."
"Margaret Burton, one of the Junior girls at Redmond, wrote a story last winter and it was published in the Canadian Woman. I really do think I could write one at least as good."
"And will you have it published in the Canadian Woman?"
"I might try one of the bigger magazines first. It all depends on what kind of a story I write."
"What is it to be about?"
"I don't know yet. I want to get hold of a good plot. I believe this is very necessary from an editor's point of view. The only thing I've settled on is the heroine's name. It is to be AVERIL LESTER. Rather pretty, don't you think? Don't mention this to any one, Diana. I haven't told
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little of late, but I'm almost afraid to try, for, if I should fail, it would be too humiliating."
"I heard Priscilla say once that all Mrs. Morgan's first stories were rejected. But I'm sure yours wouldn't be, Anne, for it's likely editors have more sense nowadays."
"Margaret Burton, one of the Junior girls at Redmond, wrote a story last winter and it was published in the Canadian Woman. I really do think I could write one at least as good."
"And will you have it published in the Canadian Woman?"
"I might try one of the bigger magazines first. It all depends on what kind of a story I write."
"What is it to be about?"
"I don't know yet. I want to get hold of a good plot. I believe this is very necessary from an editor's point of view. The only thing I've settled on is the heroine's name. It is to be AVERIL LESTER. Rather pretty, don't you think? Don't mention this to any one, Diana. I haven't told
Thursday, July 3, 2008
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Claude Monet Vetheuil In Summer painting
Howard Behrens Lake Como Landing painting
home from the station. "A wedding ain't much cheerfuller than a funeral after all, when it's all over, Miss Shirley, ma'am."
A busy evening followed. The decorations had to be removed, the dishes washed, the uneaten delicacies packed into a basket for the delectation of Charlotta the Fourth's young brothers at home. Anne would not rest until everything was in apple-pie order; after Charlotta had gone home with her plunder Anne went over the still rooms, feeling like one who trod alone some banquet hall deserted, and closed the blinds. Then she locked the door and sat down under the silver poplar to wait for Gilbert, feeling very tired but still unweariedly thinking "long, long thoughts."
"What are you thinking of, Anne?" asked Gilbert, coming down the walk. He had left his horse and buggy out at the road.
"Of Miss Lavendar and Mr. Irving," answered Anne dreamily. "Isn't it beautiful to think how everything has turned out. . .how they have come together again after all
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home from the station. "A wedding ain't much cheerfuller than a funeral after all, when it's all over, Miss Shirley, ma'am."
A busy evening followed. The decorations had to be removed, the dishes washed, the uneaten delicacies packed into a basket for the delectation of Charlotta the Fourth's young brothers at home. Anne would not rest until everything was in apple-pie order; after Charlotta had gone home with her plunder Anne went over the still rooms, feeling like one who trod alone some banquet hall deserted, and closed the blinds. Then she locked the door and sat down under the silver poplar to wait for Gilbert, feeling very tired but still unweariedly thinking "long, long thoughts."
"What are you thinking of, Anne?" asked Gilbert, coming down the walk. He had left his horse and buggy out at the road.
"Of Miss Lavendar and Mr. Irving," answered Anne dreamily. "Isn't it beautiful to think how everything has turned out. . .how they have come together again after all
Andrew Atroshenko Intimate Thoughts painting
Andrew Atroshenko Intimate Thoughts painting
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married and he thought she was and never asked anybody anything about her. And now everything has come right. And I had a hand in bringing it about. Perhaps, as Mrs. Lynde says, everything is foreordained and it was bound to happen anyway. But even so, it's nice to think one was an instrument used by predestination. Yes indeed, it's very romantic."
"I can't see that it's so terribly romantic at all," said Marilla rather crisply. Marilla thought Anne was too worked up about it and had plenty to do with getting ready for college without "traipsing" to Echo Lodge two days out of three helping Miss Lavendar. "In the first place two young fools quarrel and turn sulky; then Steve Irving goes to the States and after a spell gets married up there and is perfectly happy from all accounts. Then his wife dies and after a decent interval he thinks he'll come home and see if his first fancy'll have him. Meanwhile, she's been living single, probably because nobody nice enough came along to want her, and they meet and agree to be married after all. Now, where is the romance in all that?"
"Oh, there isn't any, when you put it that way," gasped Anne, rather as if somebody had
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married and he thought she was and never asked anybody anything about her. And now everything has come right. And I had a hand in bringing it about. Perhaps, as Mrs. Lynde says, everything is foreordained and it was bound to happen anyway. But even so, it's nice to think one was an instrument used by predestination. Yes indeed, it's very romantic."
"I can't see that it's so terribly romantic at all," said Marilla rather crisply. Marilla thought Anne was too worked up about it and had plenty to do with getting ready for college without "traipsing" to Echo Lodge two days out of three helping Miss Lavendar. "In the first place two young fools quarrel and turn sulky; then Steve Irving goes to the States and after a spell gets married up there and is perfectly happy from all accounts. Then his wife dies and after a decent interval he thinks he'll come home and see if his first fancy'll have him. Meanwhile, she's been living single, probably because nobody nice enough came along to want her, and they meet and agree to be married after all. Now, where is the romance in all that?"
"Oh, there isn't any, when you put it that way," gasped Anne, rather as if somebody had
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Pierre-Auguste Cot Springtime painting
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last day of school came and went. A triumphant "semi-annual examination" was held and Anne's pupils acquitted themselves splendidly. At the close they gave her an address and a writing desk. All the girls and ladies present cried, and some of the boys had it cast up to them later on that they cried too, although they always denied it.
Mrs. Harmon Andrews, Mrs. Peter Sloane, and Mrs. William Bell walked home together and talked things over.
"I do think it is such a pity Anne is leaving when the children seem so much attached to her," sighed Mrs. Peter Sloane, who had a habit of sighing over everything and even finished off her jokes that way. "To be sure," she added hastily, "we all know we'll have a good teacher next year too."
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last day of school came and went. A triumphant "semi-annual examination" was held and Anne's pupils acquitted themselves splendidly. At the close they gave her an address and a writing desk. All the girls and ladies present cried, and some of the boys had it cast up to them later on that they cried too, although they always denied it.
Mrs. Harmon Andrews, Mrs. Peter Sloane, and Mrs. William Bell walked home together and talked things over.
"I do think it is such a pity Anne is leaving when the children seem so much attached to her," sighed Mrs. Peter Sloane, who had a habit of sighing over everything and even finished off her jokes that way. "To be sure," she added hastily, "we all know we'll have a good teacher next year too."
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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Arthur Hughes paintings
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Goodness, no, Paul," exclaimed Anne in amazement. "Certainly you're not. What put such an idea into your head?"
"Mary Joe. . .but she didn't know I heard her. Mrs. Peter Sloane's hired girl, Veronica, came to see Mary Joe last evening and I heard them talking in the kitchen as I was going through the hall. I heard Mary Joe say, `Dat Paul, he is de queeres' leetle boy. He talks dat queer. I tink dere's someting wrong in his upper story.' I couldn't sleep last night for ever so long, thinking of it, and wondering if Mary Joe was right. I couldn't bear to ask Grandma about it somehow, but I made up my mind I'd ask you. I'm so glad you think I'm all right in my upper story."
"Of course you are. Mary Joe is a silly, ignorant girl, and you are never to worry about anything she says," said Anne indignantly, secretly resolving to give Mrs. Irving a discreet hint as to the
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Goodness, no, Paul," exclaimed Anne in amazement. "Certainly you're not. What put such an idea into your head?"
"Mary Joe. . .but she didn't know I heard her. Mrs. Peter Sloane's hired girl, Veronica, came to see Mary Joe last evening and I heard them talking in the kitchen as I was going through the hall. I heard Mary Joe say, `Dat Paul, he is de queeres' leetle boy. He talks dat queer. I tink dere's someting wrong in his upper story.' I couldn't sleep last night for ever so long, thinking of it, and wondering if Mary Joe was right. I couldn't bear to ask Grandma about it somehow, but I made up my mind I'd ask you. I'm so glad you think I'm all right in my upper story."
"Of course you are. Mary Joe is a silly, ignorant girl, and you are never to worry about anything she says," said Anne indignantly, secretly resolving to give Mrs. Irving a discreet hint as to the
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John William Waterhouse paintings
John Singer Sargent paintings
Yes," said Anne, mashing the potatoes with the air of one expected to do her duty. "I put a spoonful of sugar in. We always do. Don't you like it?"
"But I put a spoonful in too, when I set them on the stove," said Diana.
Anne dropped her masher and tasted the peas also. Then she made a grimace.
"How awful! I never dreamed you had put sugar in, because I knew your mother never does. I happened to think of it, for a wonder. . . I'm always forgetting it. . .so I popped a spoonful in."
"It's a case of too many cooks, I guess," said Marilla, who had listened to this dialogue with a rather guilty expression. "I didn't think you'd remember about the sugar, Anne, for I'm perfectly certain you never did before. . .so I put in a spoonful."
The guests in the parlor heard peal after peal of laughter from the kitchen, but they
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Yes," said Anne, mashing the potatoes with the air of one expected to do her duty. "I put a spoonful of sugar in. We always do. Don't you like it?"
"But I put a spoonful in too, when I set them on the stove," said Diana.
Anne dropped her masher and tasted the peas also. Then she made a grimace.
"How awful! I never dreamed you had put sugar in, because I knew your mother never does. I happened to think of it, for a wonder. . . I'm always forgetting it. . .so I popped a spoonful in."
"It's a case of too many cooks, I guess," said Marilla, who had listened to this dialogue with a rather guilty expression. "I didn't think you'd remember about the sugar, Anne, for I'm perfectly certain you never did before. . .so I put in a spoonful."
The guests in the parlor heard peal after peal of laughter from the kitchen, but they
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Jean-Leon Gerome paintings
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I don't believe they're coming after all," said Marilla crossly.
Anne and Diana sought comfort in each other's eyes.
At half past one Marilla again emerged from the parlor.
"Girls, we must have dinner. Everybody is hungry and it's no use waiting any longer. Priscilla and Mrs. Morgan are not coming, that's plain, and nothing is being improved by waiting."
Anne and Diana set about lifting the dinner, with all the zest gone out of the performance.
"I don't believe I'll be able to eat a mouthful," said Diana dolefully.
"Nor I. But I hope everything will be nice for Miss Stacy's and Mr. and Mrs. Allan's sakes," said Anne listlessly.
When Diana dished the peas she tasted them and a very peculiar expression crossed her face.
"Anne, did you put sugar in these peas?"
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I don't believe they're coming after all," said Marilla crossly.
Anne and Diana sought comfort in each other's eyes.
At half past one Marilla again emerged from the parlor.
"Girls, we must have dinner. Everybody is hungry and it's no use waiting any longer. Priscilla and Mrs. Morgan are not coming, that's plain, and nothing is being improved by waiting."
Anne and Diana set about lifting the dinner, with all the zest gone out of the performance.
"I don't believe I'll be able to eat a mouthful," said Diana dolefully.
"Nor I. But I hope everything will be nice for Miss Stacy's and Mr. and Mrs. Allan's sakes," said Anne listlessly.
When Diana dished the peas she tasted them and a very peculiar expression crossed her face.
"Anne, did you put sugar in these peas?"
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Steve Hanks Country Comfort painting
Steve Hanks Country Comfort painting
Diego Rivera The Flower Seller painting
And he was right. Anne was one of the children of light by birthright. After she had passed through a life with a smile or a word thrown across it like a gleam of sunshine the owner of that life saw it, for the time being at least, as hopeful and lovely and of good report.
Finally Gilbert rose regretfully.
"Well, I must run up to MacPhersons'. Moody Spurgeon came home from Queen's today for Sunday and he was to bring me out a book Professor Boyd is lending me."
"And I must get Marilla's tea. She went to see Mrs. Keith this evening and she will soon be back."
Anne had tea ready when Marilla came home; the fire was crackling cheerily, a vase of frost-bleached ferns and ruby-red maple leaves adorned the table, and delectable odors of ham and toast pervaded the air. But Marilla sank into her chair with a deep sigh.
"Are your eyes troubling you? Does your head ache?" queried Anne anxiously.
"No. I'm only tired. . .and worried. It's about Mary and those children . . .Mary is worse. . .she can't last
Diego Rivera The Flower Seller painting
And he was right. Anne was one of the children of light by birthright. After she had passed through a life with a smile or a word thrown across it like a gleam of sunshine the owner of that life saw it, for the time being at least, as hopeful and lovely and of good report.
Finally Gilbert rose regretfully.
"Well, I must run up to MacPhersons'. Moody Spurgeon came home from Queen's today for Sunday and he was to bring me out a book Professor Boyd is lending me."
"And I must get Marilla's tea. She went to see Mrs. Keith this evening and she will soon be back."
Anne had tea ready when Marilla came home; the fire was crackling cheerily, a vase of frost-bleached ferns and ruby-red maple leaves adorned the table, and delectable odors of ham and toast pervaded the air. But Marilla sank into her chair with a deep sigh.
"Are your eyes troubling you? Does your head ache?" queried Anne anxiously.
"No. I'm only tired. . .and worried. It's about Mary and those children . . .Mary is worse. . .she can't last
William Bouguereau The Virgin with Angels painting
William Bouguereau The Virgin with Angels painting
Gustav Klimt lady with hat and feather boa painting
My wife got a telegram today that her sister from Montreal is coming tonight and she's gone to the train to meet her and left orders for me to make a cake for tea. She writ out the recipe and told me what to do but I've clean forgot half the directions already. And it says, "flavor according to taste." What does that mean? How can you tell? And what if my taste doesn't happen to be other people's taste? Would a tablespoon of vanilla be enough for a small layer cake?"
"I felt sorrier than ever for the poor man. He didn't seem to be in his proper sphere at all. I had heard of henpecked husbands and now I felt that I saw one. It was on my lips to say, `Mr. Blair, if you'll give us a subscription for the hall I'll mix up your cake for you.' But I suddenly thought it wouldn't be neighborly to drive too sharp a bargain with a fellow creature in distress. So I offered to mix the cake for him without any conditions at all. He just jumped at my offer. He said he'd been used to making his own bread before he was married but he feared cake was beyond him, and yet he
Gustav Klimt lady with hat and feather boa painting
My wife got a telegram today that her sister from Montreal is coming tonight and she's gone to the train to meet her and left orders for me to make a cake for tea. She writ out the recipe and told me what to do but I've clean forgot half the directions already. And it says, "flavor according to taste." What does that mean? How can you tell? And what if my taste doesn't happen to be other people's taste? Would a tablespoon of vanilla be enough for a small layer cake?"
"I felt sorrier than ever for the poor man. He didn't seem to be in his proper sphere at all. I had heard of henpecked husbands and now I felt that I saw one. It was on my lips to say, `Mr. Blair, if you'll give us a subscription for the hall I'll mix up your cake for you.' But I suddenly thought it wouldn't be neighborly to drive too sharp a bargain with a fellow creature in distress. So I offered to mix the cake for him without any conditions at all. He just jumped at my offer. He said he'd been used to making his own bread before he was married but he feared cake was beyond him, and yet he
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