Article by Roxanne Classen for the Chat Blanc Project: Shadows and Light on Erik Satie, 2012
Trois morceaux en forme de poire (Three Pieces in the Shape of a Pear) is a suite for piano four hands that revisits the popular entertainment scene in Montmartre at the turn of the century. Composer Erik Satie recycled cabaret songs, dances and incidental music for theatre, works that he had created between the years 1890 to 1903. It contains not three, but seven short pieces in which Satie blended the musical flavors of the Parisian Cafés, Cabarets and Music Halls with his uniquely mysterious and whimsical expression. It would become the first of many works in which Satie fused together serious French art music with the sounds of everyday Paris.
Thirteen years later on April 18, 1916, Trois Morceaux was performed at Festival Erik Satie-Maurice Ravel, sponsored by the Société Lyre et Palette. On hearing the work Jean Cocteau was inspired to meet and later collaborate with Satie. The visionary ideas introduced in Trois Morceaux lead to the creation and Succes de Scandale of Diaghilev’s Ballet Parade. Today Trois Morceaux en forme de poire represents a memory of Paris during a very unique time in history known as La Belle Epoche when the young and impoverished Satie was living the life of the bohemian flâneur.
Paris, Le Moulin Rouge, 1900
The word flâneur was derived from the french verb flâner, which means to stroll. By the nineteenth century the flâneur became more than an idle loafer. He was a connoisseur of urban culture who consciously maintained his public identity. As an “amiable storyteller,” he freely shared his expertise on urban society through engaging conversation and was easily identified by his flamboyant attire at the arcades, cafés, and music halls. Eventually the flâneur expanded his audience by becoming a man of letters. His dress became less theatrical as he “cultivated deliberately understated clothing that avoided all signs of artistic extravagance and singularity.” The flâneur was epitomized by famous writers the likes of Balzac and Baudelaire and depicted in numerous illustrations wearing the Dandy’s uniform that consisted of a black frock coat, top hat and walking cane.
It was his literary and artistic skill that allowed the flâneur to render the urban scene transparent for contemporary observers . . . The flâneur of the 1840’s were novelists and journalists who occupied a symbolic and mediated public space made available to them by the commercial press and mass media. Behind the impeccably groomed and anonymous public facade of the flâneur, there lay concealed the private face of the professional man of letters.
Satie embodied many characteristics of the nineteenth-century flâneur and it was the very act of being a flâneur that allowed him to gather the spirit of the time and cultivate a truly unique expression. He had a strongly established walking ritual and one may assume from the condition of his various modest living quarters, that he spent little time at home. As well, Satie was a man on the street who distinguishing himself from others through consistent dress codes and presented himself to Parisian society through open letters in the press.
“Satie plays the harmonium” Charcoal drawing by Santiago Russinol,1891
Seen about town: From Bohemian to Bureaucrat
Satie consciously manufactured a public identity through his appearance, which went through a series of transformations during his lifetime. In the 1880‘s the young Satie first established himself as the composer of the three Gymnopedie and had become a piano player for the popular Cabarets in the district of Montmartre. He dressed the part of the dandy with long hair, top coat, frock coat and windsor tie.
In 1895, thanks to a small inheritance, Satie traded in this garb for seven identical velvet suites and thus became famously known as the Velvet Gentleman. His Bohemian lifestyle, however, was leading him towards financial demise and he was eventually evicted from his last Montmartre apartment in 1898. He moved to the inexpensive and less desirable industrial suburb of Paris know as Arcueil-Cachan. Satie continued to work as a pianist and composer for the Cabaret and Café-Concert and walked every day on a two hour route from Arcueil to Montmartre, stopping at the various cafés along the way. In 1905 Satie enrolled as a student at the Schola Cantorum to further develop his compositional skills. At this juncture Satie again rebranded himself through his costume.
Not surprisingly, Satie’s dedication of purpose was reflected in a new look; he abandoned the Velvet Gentleman get–up that signaled his association with bohemians and entertainers and adopted the costume of a bourgeois functionary– a conservative three-piece suit, white shirt and tie, bowler hat and, always, an umbrella.
Satie maintained his bourgeois functionary look, the Arcueil apartment and his walking ritual for the rest of his life. No one ever entered Satie’s cramped Arcueil apartment until after his death in 1925. In contrast to his carefully crafted public persona, this private space was extremely unkempt.
Satie as Bourgeois Functionary, Rene Clair, Relache 1924
Man of letters
Although Satie was most famous as a composer, he was also a prolific writer. He produced magazine articles, lectures and many private and public letters throughout his lifetime. His writings were acerbic, obscure and symbolic, or satirical, sarcastic and absurd. Satie’s notorious diatribes against a well known music critic revealed not only his frustration at how his music was received but also his own eccentricity through words that were witty, righteous and ridiculous. After a falling out with the Rosicrucian Sect of which he was the Mâitre de Chapelle, he founded his own church L’Eglise Metropolitaine d’Art de Jésus Conducteur. He named himself the parcier and began publishing his own Cartulaires, a type of medieval styled periodical. Through this platform he attacked his most famous nemesis, music critic Henry Gautier-Villars, (also known as Willy). The following is one of many letters addressed to Gautier-Villars:
Erik Satie, Parcier & Maitre de Chapelle
to Monsieur Gauthier-Villars
Against the inflation of his Spirit
and for the protection of magnificent Things
Abbacy, the 2nd of the month of May of 1895
Sir, the sacred character of Art renders the function of the critic especially delicate; you degrade this function by the inexcusable disrespect and incompetence which you bring to its exercise. Know, by order of God, that all men of conscience condemn you for seeking to touch things that are above you, in order to tarnish them. The demonic dragon of presumption is blinding you. You have committed blasphemy by your judgement on Wagner, who is for you the Unknown and the Infinite. For my part I can calmly curse him. My dynastic melodies, my athletic art and the asceticism of My life empower Me to do so. With these words, I command you to keep your distance from My person, in sorrow, silence and painful meditation.
Trois morceaux en forme de poire: Satie’s musical tour of Montmartre
The literary flâneur presented urban society to the masses through conversation and journalism. What sets Satie the flaneur apart is that he presented his commentary on the Parisian Café-concert, Cabaret, and Music Hall through music.
“From the turn of the century onward, Satie’s preoccupation with popular music was part of a larger project in which he explored ways that the melodies and harmonies of French entertainment music—including music hall tunes, sentimental waltz melodies, operetta airs, and traditional French folk songs—could be integrated with the classicist traditions of French art music. . . Satie strove to illuminate the ways in which the music of “everyday life” was linked to the high-art repertoire and to reveal the ways in which “high” and “low” music could express the quintessentially French ideals for clarity, simplicity and structural balance.
The symmetrical organization of the pieces in Trois morceaux en forme de poire illustrate Satie’s simplicity and order. This organization also suggests a circular journey. The three main Morceaux at the centre of the collection are set within two introductory and two concluding movements. The two most exuberant movements of the entire suite are the second and third Morceau. Although Trois morceaux was not intended as a narrative, musical references and gestures locate the work to a time and place. It is easy to superimpose the Parisian landscape during la fin de siècle onto this musical canvas with Satie as flâneur leading the way.
1. Manière de Commencement (A Way of Beginning) included incidental music that Satie originally composed for the Rosicrucian play, Le Fils des étoiles. The melody reveals religious origins through its chant-like delivery. During the early 1890’s when Satie’s had become affiliated with the Rosicrucian sect, he had studied the ancient Greek modes. Exotic sounding scale passages became a signature for Satie’s mystical style and were most likely derived from certain Greek tetrachords that contained the consecutive intervals of a semitone and augmented 2nd.  The block chords that accompany the opening line are non metrical and lack clear harmonic direction. Soft dynamics and sustained articulations add a muted colour to this aimless beginning. The mood is suddenly interrupted with bold fortissimo chords that usher in a new attitude. At this point the music sounds conversational with two contrasting melodic ideas in dialogue. The initial group of phrases consist of sets of two repeated notes in a descending sequential pattern. This declamatory statement is followed by short scale passages. The second group of phrases are easily recognized by grace note figures. These phrases are immediately echoed. The contrasting main ideas seem to argue yet share a sense of urgency through a consistent accompaniment pattern that is rhythmically driven. The music now moves along at a brisk walking tempo before ending bluntly.
2. Prolongement du même (More of the Same) recycles Satie’s unfinished Cabaret song “Le Roi soleil de plomb” Quickly articulated block chord punctuate each beat in this lively march. The melody is clearly the focus within a homophonic texture and the melodic articulations add an energetic and direct expression. The flâneur tells an animated story!
3. The First morceau is the only movement that has no connection to past works. It is in a pensive and slow duple meter. It seems to drag along in spite of accented chords that shout out, “Hurry Up!” Imagine Satie walking up the mountain known as Montmartre on his way to work at one of the famous Cabarets.
4. The Second morceau begins and ends with joie de vivre. It celebrates the popular music of Montmartre. This movement in ABA form is comprised of three self-contained sections. The A section, based on the Café-concert song “Imperial Napoleon,” evokes sounds and images of the Music Hall and Can Can dancers through boisterous dynamics, and the occasional syncopations that are framed within a fast duple meter. Rapid repeated notes begin phrases in anacrusis and push the melodic line forward. In the B section Satie inserted the Cabaret song Le Veuf (The Widow.) It was originally written together with Vincent Hyspa, the Chansonnier who worked most extensively with Satie. This pinnacle section within the movement and at the centre of the entire suite may be a tribute to the Cabaret and the popular Chansonnier. It is sweet and demure as it presents its melodic narrative. We then return to the Dance Hall with the boisterous A section!
5. The Third morceau, aptly named Brutal, begins with a harsh, industrial attack. Four loud and dissonant chords are thrust in a mechanistic rhythm giving this opening a modern edge. A series of short undeveloped statements weave together a polyphonic texture. Odd ascending scale passages and melodic flourishes give this music an austere and exotic presence. The main body of the morceau presents a variety of themes in juxtaposition. This kaleidoscope of expressions might reflect the diversity Satie observed as he strolled through the Boulevard and watched the collision of old and new, horse drawn carriages and automobiles, the innocent and grotesque, low and high culture.
6. En Plus (What’s more) returns to a more contemplative sound. The plainly stated melody with even rhythm and steady tempo suggest a casual stroll.
7. Redite (Rehash) brings the entire suite to a close with a melancholy tune. This material was once incidental music from the play “Le Boeuf Angora,”(The Angora Ox). We return to the intimate and mystical style that began the entire journey, now with a little less energy. Satie returns home and is reclusive in his private Arcueil apartment.
The redundant titles that name the exterior movements in the collection poke fun at the idea of naming musical pieces. Trois morceaux en forme de poire is not programmatic music and so titles are irrelevant. This main heading for the entire suite is nonsensical and has often been explained as Satie’s jab at Debussy for “suggesting Satie develop his sense of form.”. Even the Rehash at the end does not restate ideas from the earlier movements.
Reflections of a Flaneur
Satie was exploring a new artistic direction with Trois morceaux en forme de poire. He was at a crossroad in his life and, being a man of letters, he expressed his apprehension in an odd address that accompanied the original manuscript. This recommendations was written on the back on the movement titled En Plus and is an example of Satie’s obscure literary style that confesses, scolds and coaches.
I am at a prestigious turning point in the History of My Life. In this work, I express my appropriate and natural astonishment.
Believe me, despite the predispositions.
Do not play around with the unknown amulets of your ephemeral understanding: sanctify your beloved and verbal phials. God will pardon you if he sees fit from the honourable centre of the united Eternity, where everything becomes known with solemnity and conviction. The Determined One cannot freeze; the Passionate One obliterates himself; the Irascible One has no reason to exist.
I cannot promise more, even though I have temporarily increased myself tenfold, against all precautions.
Is that not everything?
I tell myself so.
1. Mary Davis. Erik Satie. (London: Reaktion Books, 2007) p. 107
2.. Steven Whiting. Satie the Bohemian:From Cabaret to Concert Hall (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999) p. 467. also Mary Davis. Classic Chic: Music Fashion and Modernism (UniversityCalifornia Press, 2006) pp. 94-96
3. Mary Gluck. “The Flâneur” Popular Bohemia: Modernism and Urban Culture in Nineteenth-Cantury Paris (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2005) p. 73
4. Mary Gluck. Ibid. p. 66
5. Mary Gluck. Ibid. p. 78
6. Ornella Volta, ed. Satie Seen Through His Letters. (London: Marion Boyars, 1989) p. 11
7. Mary Davis. “Satie’s Decadent Simplicity” Moments of Change (iTunesU: Pennsylvania State University, 2009) http://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/moments-of-change/id445882440
8. Mary Davis. Erik Satie.(London:Reaktion Books, 2007) p.76
9. A Cartulary was originally a medieval manuscripts that contained documents pertaining to the legal rights and privileges of the church. Feb. 2012 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartulary>
10. Ornella Volta, ed. Satie Seen Through His Letters. (London: Marion Boyars, 1989) p. 64
11. Mary Davis. Classic Chic: Music Fashion and Modernism (University of California Press, 2006) p. 106
12. “Nearly all the pieces in [Trois morceaux en forme de poire] incorporate references to popular music works that Satie had composed at the fin-de-siècle, including segments of the incidental pieces “Dance”(1890), “Le Fils des etoiles”(1891) and “The Angora Ox”(ca. 1901) as well as the cafe-concert songs “Le Veuf”(1899),”Le Roi soleil de plumb”(ca. 1900) and “Imperial Napoleon”. Mary Davis. Classic Chic: Music Fashion and Modernism p. 106
For more detailed discussion about research on sources for Trois moreceaux en forme de poire see Steven Whiting. Satie the Bohemian: From Cabaret to Concert Hall (New York: Oxford University Press,1999) pp. 263-26813. Steven Whiting. Satie the Bohemian:From Cabaret to Concert Hall (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999) pp. 120-121
14.Three pieces in the shape of a Pear may also carry a derogatory tone.The french word for pear- poire, is slang for fathead or fool. Mary Davis adds “This argot became widespread during the bourgeois monarchy of Louis-Phillipe in the early 19th century, when caricaturists mocked the King by depicting his face as a pear shape and by 1835 the association was so entrenched that even the simplest rendering of the pear could infer the anti-royalist satire of the king as fool incarnate.” Mary Davis. Erik Satie,(London: Reaktion Books) p 71
15. Mary Davis. ibid p.71
16. 2. Robert Orledge, Satie the Composer, (Cambridge University Press, 1990) p 56


Apple from the Hills
Consider a hilly area near the Himalayas somewhere in North India. Owned entirely by the local Government, a special variety of Apple grew there. Every year, only a few hundred apple grew and there was always heavy demand for the same. After harvest, the Government, with all its noble intentions, gave away the apples for free – on a first come first serve basis.
Over few years, a section of the citizens started complaining that they never get to have the special apples. It turned out that those who lived near the foot of the hills always managed to get to the Government distribution center on top of the hill before those who lived further down in the plains. Hence the folks from the plains never got to taste the delicious apples.
In another part of the country, there existed a beautiful lake whose waters had special medicinal properties. It never dried throughout the year and always had crystal clear mineral water. A bath in the lake cured people of various types of skin diseases. The success rate was 100% and therefore the citizens of nearby places sought to have bath in this lake to cure their diseases.
Over time, it so happened that the villagers surrounding the lake turned to bullying visitors from far off. They started threatening visitors and prevented many from taking bath. The villagers felt only they should use the lake. The visitors from far off started complaining to the Government that they did not get the opportunity to take bath due to the fear of the villagers and rid themselves of their diseases.
Library for the blind
In yet another region in the country, there existed a library for the blind. Many books, written in Braille, were available in the library and many visually challenged people from around the region made good use of the collection.
Some anti-social elements from the nearby villages turned ruffians and started damaging the library. They started barging into the place and tore up many of the books. Patrons used to be threatened by these rowdies and it became a nightmare for people to sit peacefully and enjoy the books.
Different forms of Social Justice
In each of the three cases, the Government had to come up with some solution to ensure that there was ‘social justice’ or ‘affirmative action’ so that all interested groups, in each case, were dealt with fairly.
What would be the correct/ideal way to provide social justice in each of these cases?
In the first case of the special apples, the resource in question – the apples – were finite. What was at stake was exhaustible. The problem in this case was that of scarcity. The way to ensure that the folks from the plains also get to enjoy this resource was to ensure a fair distribution. An ideal way would be to come up with a list of all interested groups – the plains-folks and the hill-folks – and ensure a pro-rata distribution between them.
In the second case of the medicinal lake, the resource in question – the lake itself – is inexhaustible. The problem in this case was that of access. Therefore the right way to ensure justice in this case was to ensure fair opportunity. The Government could come up with regulation that ensures no citizen who wants to have a bath in the lake is ever denied the opportunity to do the same. Rules about timing of visit, sections of the lake that are open for bathing, fees to be charged can all be decided by the Government and the same can be made applicable equally to all.
In the third case of the library for the blind, the resource in question – the library – was exclusive in nature. The problem in this case was that of danger. The right way to ensure justice in this case was to offer fair protection. The Government could strengthen security around the library and make sure the interested stake holders – the blind patrons – can use the resource peacefully.
Mapping to #Core
The above examples are intended to explain three key demands of #TeamCore.
In the area of #Core2 – the situation is similar to the example of the special apples. Public goods provided by the Government – scholarships, loans, fellowships and so on – are all exhaustible resources. But they are interesting to ALL sections of society. The only fair way to handle them is to distribute them pro-rata.
If you create separate programs of distribution to specific groups, it will lead to favor. And eventually incentivise the non-favoured groups to move into the pampered group.
In the area of #Core1 – the situation is similar to the analogy of the medicinal lake. When resources are non-exhaustible, like in the case of opening and administering educational institutions, the only fair way to handle them is to create EQUAL opportunity/access. If a special favour is extended to some groups, it only means making it tougher for the other groups to access the same. In the long run, it demotivates the losing group from even accessing the resource. In other words, the favoured group takes over the resource.
In the area of #Core5 – the situation is similar to the analogy of the library for the blind. The resource in question is exclusive to a group. Within limits of public peace, health and morality, there must be complete protection for the group to consume the resource (or say practice its beliefs/rituals). Lack of support in this case, for any group, translates effectively to a punishment for the said group.
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Penguin Random House and Runnymede Trust's report Lit in Colour found that fewer than 1% of students at GCSE study a book by a person of colour. The same report found that fewer than 7% of students at GCSE study a book by a woman.
In 2018, author Kamila Shamsie wrote a provocation calling for a year of publishing women, inspired to do so having pulled together the following statistics on the Booker Prize for the preceding five years:
- under 40% of books submitted for consideration for the prize were written by women
- percentage of women on the shortlist has been 46%
- percentage of winners who have been women has been 40%
In addition, selections for World Book Night over the same five year period were 64 books by men and 36 books by women.
In 2015, author Nicola Griffith looked at the winners of six major literary prizes (Pulitzer, Booker, National Book Award, National Critics' Circle Award, Hugo and Newberry medal) from 2000 to 2014. Her analysis showed that not only were more of the prizes awarded to male writers but that books were more likely to win if they were about men and boys.
Research by The Guardian showed that there is also an imbalance in literary journalism, in terms of both the gender of those doing the reviewing and of those being reviewed. The contrast is particularly stark in non-fiction, a field which is largely male dominated.
Mslexia magazine's mission is "to help women express themselves and get their writing noticed: in print, online, and in performance." Research into book review practices and trends, published in Mslexia revealed that "Book reviewers were over three times more likely to use 'domestic' words such as 'marriage', 'mother', 'love', and 'beauty' about women's books, and twice as likely to use 'ideas' words such as 'leader', 'argument', and 'theory' about men's books - regardless of the subject matter of the books concerned."


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Polymer circularity roadmap: Recycling of poly(methyl methacrylate) as a case study, Dagmar R. D’hooge, Yoshi W. Marien, Jean-Luc Dubois (Eds.), De Gruyter 2022, ISBN: 978-3-11-071649-8
Currently, large amounts of plastic waste are incinerated or landfilled, despite the existence of several recycling routes. In this book, a roadmap is provided to increase the amount of recycled plastic waste. Focus is on poly(methyl methacrylate), PMMA, which is used for optical, electronic, composite and coating applications. The entire recycling chain, from collection of plastic waste, to recycling, purification and repolymerization of regenerated monomers, and end-user applications, is covered.


The message in this illustrated book is strong and as a person with an open mind and no judgement I really did appreciate it.
I myself am not a believer nor do I practice any religion I was born an Orthodox, but never really had that calling. However, despite that fact this is not what this book is all about. It is about acceptance, tolerance and to be good to your next regardless of their race, their religion or whatever else it might be.
To be good and never do something you wish not be done to you, as The Golden Rule. Never to be mean to someone because they do not share your opinions, religion or something else.
These are very sensitive topics, that Jessica has managed to deliver in a very sweet and kind way that any child, be it young or old would understand and enjoy the illustrations that accompany it.
Highly recommended to all!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jessica’s motto is: Adventure first, then write! When not running around exploring nature and chasing after two smaller versions of herself, she also feeds the bunny. Somehow in there she has found the time to author the “The Golden Rule,” “Embracing Entropy,” and “My Family Is Different.” She also works as a freelance editor and is a current member of the Missouri Writers Guild and SCBWI. Her articles and stories have been featured in a wide variety of publications including: “Chicken Soup For the Soul: Inspiration for Teachers”, “Outposts of Beyond,” “Circle Magazine,” “Hellfire Crossroads,” and many more.
A big thank you to BookTasters and the author for the opportunity!


In war magic the points of the spears are made effective and the shields are made spear-proof by magic uttered over them.
Among the forces and beliefs which bear upon and regulate garden work, perhaps magic is the most important. It is a department of its own, and the garden magician, next to the chief and the sorcerer, is the most important personage of the village. The position is hereditary, and, in each village, a special system of magic is handed on in the female line from one generation to another.
Argonauts of the western Pacific; an account of native enterprise and adventure in the archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea, by Bronislaw Malinowski... with a preface by Sir James George Frazer... with 5 maps, 65 illustrations, and 2 figures.
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This is the first book I read on my Kindle. It seemed oddly appropriate since it is a techno-noir. Ready Player One is the story of Wade Owen Watts, AKA Parzival, a 17 year old kid in the year 2045. Most fossil fuels have been burned up, people live in "stacks" (trailers stacked on top of each other), and nearly everybody spends their entire lives sucked into the OASIS. The OASIS is a virtual world where teens can go to school, adults can go to work, and everyone can shop and hang out. Think The Matrix combined with World of Warcraft. Everyone has an avatar that they can use to interact in the OASIS. While connecting to the OASIS is free, traveling off worlds and weaponry costs real, actual money. Nearly everyone in the world is on the same quest; trying to find the Easter Egg that James Halliday, the creator of the OASIS, hid when he died. Whoever finds the egg wins the entirety of Halliday's multi-billion dollar fortune, and creative control of the OASIS. Parzival is finishing High School, and in his free time, he is an egg hunter or a "gunter". Halliday was an eccentric Steve Jobs-type character who was obsessed with 1980s pop culture and video games, so Parzival is obsessed with the 1980s as well.
While I wouldn't call this book the greatest literary find of our generation, I really enjoyed the Hell out of it. I couldn't put it down. It was a fast-paced adventure that really kept me on the edge of my seat. I laughed my ass off at a lot of the 80s references and in-jokes. You probably need to be at least 30 for me to recommend this book. Otherwise you probably won't get the references. I give it 5 out of 5 stars.


Pumpkin, the famous kitty that ran our office and greeted customers for 12 years, passed away on May 25, 2012 after battling cancer. She died here at the hotel with her hotel family and her ashes will always be here at her home.
So many customers came to know Pumpkin and she greeted everyone as they came through the door. She would escort them to their rooms and walk with them to the water as if she was showing them her hotel.
Pumpkin even inspired a guest, Fran Hodgkins, to write a book about her. Fran is a full-time book editor and author and her stories and articles have appeared in such magazines as Writer's Digest, Highlights for Children, Cat Fancy, Boy's Life and The Dolphin Log and she has written several books for Downeast Books. "THE CAT OF STRAWBERRY HILL" was published for 5 years and is now located in most school libraries across the U.S.
In memory of Pumpkin, a memorial fund has been set up at the end of the year we will send all money collected to the Animal Shelters of Rockland and Camden. We also have a copy of the book located at the front desk for returning customers to sign and write about Pumpkin or just give new customers a chance to read about the famous kitty.
Pumpkin will always be a part of Strawberry Hill Seaside Inn and is missed by all her customers and friends.


Although I often preach on Sabbath at some distance from where I live, I have made it my practice to attend Sabbath School whenever that is feasible. Sometimes I arrive a little late, when I first drop off my wife in the church where we have our membership and where my wife is quite active. I must admit that attending Sabbath School during the quarter that is now almost ended has not always been an unmitigated pleasure.
This past quarter the worldwide Adventist Church studied the Bible book of the Revelation. The interpretation of Daniel and the Revelation has been very important to the Adventist Church and many Adventists have felt from the very beginning that, besides a few key doctrines (such as the second coming, the Sabbath, the heavenly sanctuary, and the state of the dead) their particular interpretation of the apocalyptic prophecies of the Bible has sustained their identity. There was considerable knowledge of this interpretation among the church members, and even in my youth most Adventist families that I knew possessed a few thick books on the topic, written by such men as Uriah Smith, James White, and Louis R. Conradi, and were also well acqainted with Ellen White’s book The Great Controversy. They knew about the order of last-day events and about how these events would affect the world, but also ‘the remnant’ of the believers who kept the Sabbath and who would have to endure the ‘great tribulation’, before they would ultimately be saved at the return of Christ. They were regularly assured in the Sabbath sermons that all this was going to happen very soon, very possibly even during their lifetime.
The leaders of the world church are keen to keep this sentiment alive and are adamant that the Adventist believers should stay with the traditional Adventist eschatology (literally: doctrine of the last things). The present Sabbath School study guide was intended to reinforce that tradition in the minds of the Adventist believers. Andrews University scholar Ranko Stefanovic was asked to write a study guide for the study of the Revelation for the first quarter of 2019. I imagine that some of the leaders at the church’s headquarters have since regretted this, for, although his manuscript was by no means sensationally different from the traditional Adventist view, the author tried to say a few things differently and to change some of the traditional emphases. Before the translations into the various languages were made and could go to press, significant ‘corrections’ were sent (twice) to all translators around the world. These ‘corrections’ were clearly intended to strengthen the historicist approach and to provide a more ant-Catholic slant to the quarterly than the author had intended.
Protests were heard from around the world. Lots of people indicated they want to hear something else–something that relates more to their twenty-first century than to the situation in nineteenth century America. I count myself among this group and do not want to see the bashing of other Christian churches continued. I also place many question marks behind the application of many of the sections of the Revelation to specific historic events, and today I feel far less sure than I did a few deacades ago about some of the confident predictions regarding the end-time scenario. More and more I try to read the Revelation as a dramatic piece of literature that bolsters the confidence of God’s people–when it was first written as well as in our age–that God’s reign will be established in spite of all the forces, religious and otherwise, that seek the thwart his plans. That is enough for me. And, from what I have heard in quite a few of the sabbath school discussion groups that I have attended, this is enough for many people that participated in these groups. I heard many comments that, after studying this study guide, people felt more confused than ever and that it did very little, if anything, to fortify their faith.
A week ago I visited the beautiful Sainte Chapelle in Paris. I looked intensely at the big rose window that displays over a hundred scenes of the book of Revelation. It struck me that in the very center of this magnificent colorful display is a beautiful stained-glass window of Christ, walking between the golden lampstands, which (as we are told by John) represent the churches (that is: us, the believers!). That is the message of the book of Revelation: Christ is very close to us. I wished I had heard this more often during this almost past quarter!
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The passage chosen for this exegetical paper is Mark 14:1-11 where Jesus is anointed by a woman followed by Judas agreeing to betray Jesus. This paper will look the different pieces of context for this passage and look to establish the theological theme of Jesus as the Suffering Messiah.
This paper will discuss the role of the Bishop inside the Roman Catholic Church. Bishops are a key position of leadership in the largest Christian body in the world that has endured centuries of different climates and circumstances. To do that, this paper will look at three topics in regard to this office. Firstly, we will discuss how the office of the Bishop came about via Apostolic succession. Secondly, we will discuss the role Bishops play as a single collegial unit. Thirdly, we will discuss the role of Bishops inside the local church.
This passage is a turning point of not only in Joseph’s life, but also in the book of Genesis. In this passage, we see the offspring of Abraham demonstrate how wicked humanity can be and the depravity of even God’s supposed chosen people. However this passage, like all parts of the Old Testament and Bible, should never be read in isolation.
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1Christophe Capuano’s book retracing the history of French social protections for older people no longer able to carry out fundamental daily activities without assistance arrives just as the question of how to deal with the problem of dependency in old age moves centre stage. The book actually covers public policy on both disability and old age, as French policymakers throughout the period remained undecided about which principles should shape policies targeting dependent older people.
2The first part examines the period 1880 to 1945, presenting the development of the “invalidité ordinaire” assistance system (that is, for disabilities not caused by work accidents) and the creation of a social benefit designed specifically to meet home care needs. During the second period, 1945 to the late 1960s, two distinct policies were developed, one targeting people with major disabilities and the other, the elderly. Capuano is careful to show that disabled older people could benefit from both policies, though they were not the priority target of either. In the third and last section, covering the period from the early 1970s to the present, he emphasizes the sector-specific approach characteristic of the period: disability, old age, and employment policies were strictly distinguished from each other, meaning that responses to disabled older people were not coordinated. He also discusses the radical change of 1997, when dependent persons were differentiated by age, causing older people to lose disability policy benefits. And he works to explain the various failed attempts to reform how the national insurance system handles dependency, referring here to France’s current debate on the “fifth risk” (the other four areas – health, family, work accidents, and pensions – are already covered by that system).
3The history of public policies targeting the needs of dependent older persons appears at first sight like a chaotic, relatively incoherent one marked by policymaker hesitation about the right direction to take. But by bringing into the picture the ideological and political issues of the periods as well as the perceptions of the various institutional and individual actors, Capuano manages to produce an extremely useful reading of how the French social protection system evolved and what its current characteristics are.
4Across all periods, French public administrations were constantly concerned to limit social welfare spending. Budget concerns come through as an extremely strong structuring principle of public policy and a strong determinant of its underlying principles. And at the turn of the century, budget concerns led public policymakers to interpret compensation for “invalidité ordinaire” as a matter of social assistance rather than risk insurance.
5Likewise, it has been the concern about spending that has led public decisionmakers past and present to favour the policy of “home care”. As early as 1930, the disabled received cash benefits to pay for home assistance from an outside (non-family) caregiver. The aim was clear: to keep such people, particularly those over 70, out of hospices and other institutions, which local governments considered too expensive. Throughout the twentieth century, reforms and revaluations of benefits never went far enough to support an effective home care policy, one that actually would reduce admissions to institutions.
6It was once again the authorities’ concern to contain social spending that led them to decide that age should be taken into account in policies targeting dependent persons. Initially, the answer was no: “infirm” persons and older persons with the same level of “infirmity” were to receive the same benefits. For many years, the authorities chose to consider “dependent” older people as “disabled” persons. The author points out that the refusal to differentiate was based primarily on economic concerns; once again, the aim was to keep dependent older people at home, a less costly solution than institutional care. But it was economic arguments – arrangements perceived as too comfortable for older disabled persons and the fear that finances would spin out of control given the phenomenon of population ageing – that led finally, in 1997, to legally distinguishing between older persons with disabilities and “disabled persons” by way of the Specific Dependence Benefit (Prestation spécifique dépendence, PSD). The PSD marked a turning point because it established a legal distinction between disabled people based on age, thereby breaking with traditional French policies for dependent persons in two ways, both of which can once again be linked to the concern to contain social spending. Whereas earlier policies distributed cash and did not at all monitor how it was spent, 90% of the PSD was earmarked as wages for home caregivers. The other radical break: Whereas decisions on who would receive the earlier non-family home help allowance, for which all older persons were eligible, had been made by the Technical Commission for Occupational Orientation and Re-categorization (COTOREP), attached to the Ministry of Labour, the benefit was now allocated by the payer (in this case, the governing body of the recipient’s département).
7The book’s second focus is the fit between public and family solidarity. Capuano shows that throughout the period studied, the authorities were concerned that public solidarity would reduce family solidarity. In the early twentieth century, public suspicion that families would use public assistance to shirk their obligations led to closely monitoring distribution of the “legal food obligation” benefit and to numerous benefit reductions and recipient disqualifications. The related increases in social aid recipient numbers and social spending were frequently imputed to recipients’ families, suspected of having the community pay for their disabled relatives. Starting in 1945, a discourse on demographic ageing developed that emphasized its potentially disastrous economic and social consequences, together with discourses and representations of the decline of family solidarity toward aged ascendants. Sociological studies of the time cited not only sociodemographic developments that were affecting family structures but also a decline in family solidarity, which they linked to the development of the welfare state and the understanding that older persons were losing their “status” due to the supposed regression of family values. Empirical studies on levels of intra-family support gradually diffused the paradigm of older people being abandoned by their relatives. The author discusses this at length in the last part of the book. The “rediscovery” of family solidarity later on appears as a boon to the public authorities, ever concerned to reduce public spending. At the turn of the twenty-first century, discourse emphasizing local governments’ uncertainty about the number of potential family caregivers, their availability, and their real ability to help has worked to shift the focus of public policy to support for family caregivers.
8We can only be struck by the similarities between current observations, issues, and debates, and those the book retraces over more than a century. These include the ideal of ageing at home, the financial difficulties of medical-social services and institutions; how to measure the harshness of working conditions, hiring difficulties and instability, regional disparities in service supply, adjusting wages for home caregivers, age limitations, need assessment, whether to apply benefit eligibility criteria, how to remunerate family caregivers, and the discourse on diminishing public aid to families.
9France’s Ministry of Solidarity and Health has just announced a plan for a national debate that will collect the opinions of all implicated actors and citizens and produce proposals for dealing with the situation by early 2019. In this context, Capuano’s book offers an extremely precious long-range historical perspective. Two points might have been discussed in greater detail: the history of social assistance to older persons through institutional care, and public funding of shelter and accommodation structures.


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CSV files serve as a bridge between data storage and analysis. Their simplicity and wide support make them preferred for storing tabular data. With each line representing a row and comma-separated values representing individual columns, CSV files offer a flexible structure for storing and sharing data across platforms and applications.
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Before diving into CSV file manipulation, setting up your Python environment is essential. Ensure you have Python installed on your machine, and consider leveraging powerful data processing libraries such as Pandas and NumPy. These libraries will greatly enhance your ability to manipulate and analyze CSV files.
- Loading CSV Files in Python
To read a CSV file in Python, you’ll need to import the necessary libraries and use their dedicated functions. Pandas, the go-to library for data analysis, provides the read_csv() function, which enables seamless CSV file reading. By specifying the file path or URL, you can load the CSV data into a Pandas DataFrame, a powerful two-dimensional data structure.
- Exploring CSV Data
Once you’ve loaded your CSV file into a DataFrame, you can unleash the full potential of Python’s data manipulation capabilities. Take advantage of Pandas’ extensive range of functions to explore and understand your dataset. For example, you can use functions like head() to peek at the first few rows, describe() to obtain statistical summaries, and shape to determine the dimensions of your data.
- Data Cleaning and Manipulation
CSV files often contain inconsistencies or missing values that can hinder accurate analysis. Python offers many techniques to clean and manipulate data, ensuring your insights are reliable. Use functions like drop () to remove rows with missing values, fill to replace missing values with meaningful data, and replace() to handle data inconsistencies.
- Advanced CSV Operations
Beyond simple data reading and cleaning, Python provides a host of advanced operations to unravel complex CSV files. Leverage Pandas to perform powerful transformations such as merging multiple CSV files, filtering rows based on specific conditions, and grouping data for insightful aggregations. These operations enable you to extract valuable insights from even the most complex datasets.
Reading CSV files in Python is a fundamental skill for any data enthusiast. Armed with the knowledge from this comprehensive guide, you can confidently navigate the vast landscape of CSV files, uncover hidden patterns, and extract meaningful insights from your datasets.
Remember, Python’s powerful libraries, like Pandas and NumPy, are your allies on this data journey, empowering you to unlock the true potential of your data. So, embrace the power of Python and embark on a captivating adventure into the world of data exploration!


Outbox Hub; Plot 23 Lumumba Avenue (Soliz House Level 4)
About the Event
R Kampala will be hosting Nelda Limiliimi this Saturday 24th November 2018, 9am to 12pm at Outbox for a session on how to use data for storytelling using Visualisations. Individuals interested in data or information visualisation, statisticians and data enthusiasts are all invited to attend.
Topics to be covered include;
Introduction to information visualisation
Promoting insight through information visualisation
Common display formats during information visualisation
“No-Nos” during information visualisation
Good dashboard design
Code lab: Using R Libraries to perform information visualisation tasks
The event is free to attend. All you need to have is R installed on your local machine for the code lab.


I have one question
When i create a DataSource
entityselection created from catalog and entityselection created from This webform
It will appear in This webform when you create
It looks the same
Is there a way to identify the difference
Is there a difference in behavior?
Both methods you used serve the same purpose, which is to create a datasource. They are displayed in This webform section because they’re defined as local datasources and they’re exclusive to the current webform you’re in, since you did not specify a namespace while creating them.
The main difference between creating a datasource from the catalog and from This webform part, is that in the catalog you will only find the types of the dataclasses defined in your model, while in the second way, you can find primary types (string, number…) as well.
Thank you for your response
Organize the story
I understand that when creating entity selections from Catalog and This webform, their roles are different.
But after creation, the name of the entity selection and its attributes displayed in the datasource list look the same
Unable to identify
I would like to know a specific method
The two ways do the same job, so basically there’s no difference between them, you simply chose another method to quickly create your datasource through the catalog!
If this did not answer your question, provide me with more details to help you!


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From Readfield Library:
On Saturday October 2nd, we will be holding a kickoff event. This event will be held outdoors at the Readfield Community Library from 2pm – 4pm. There will be food, games, more information about the challenge and signing up to take part in the challenge. The rain date for the event is Monday October 4th from 4pm – 6pm. If you are unable to make the event you can still sign up for the challenge at the Readfield Community Library until Monday November 15th.
Participants will have the chance to enter a raffle to win one of two $50 gift cards at the end of the challenge in December. The two winners will have a choice of a $50 Amazon gift card or a $50 Dunkin Donuts gift card.
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Scientific affiliation of: Yasouj University (YU)
Title: Journal of Zagros Forests Researches
Publication start year: 2013
Country of publication: Iran
Language: Persian with English Summary
ISSN: 2423-4095 (Print) 2423-4427(online)
Electronic link: http://yujs.yu.ac.ir/jzfr/browse.php?slc_lang=fa&slc_sid=1
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The books listed below are books that I have personally found to be helpful so far. This list will continue to be updated.
DIGITAL FORENSICS & INCIDENT RESPONSE BOOKS
- Learn Computer Forensics by William Oettinger
- The 8 Layers of the OSI Cake: A Forensic Taste of Each Layer by Jeremy Martin, Richard K. Medlin, Nitin Sharma, LaShanda Edwards, Justin Casey, Mossaraf Zaman Khan, and Ambadi M.P.
- Practical Forensic Imaging: Securing Digital Evidence with Linux Tools by Bruce Nikkel
- Investigating Windows Systems by Harlan Carvey
- Incident Response & Computer Forensics by Jason Luttgens, Matthew Pepe, and Kevin Mandia
- Applied Incident Response by Steve Anson
- Hands-On Network Forensics by Nipun Jaswal
- Practical Packet Analysis: Using Wireshark to Solve Real-World Network Problems by Chris Sanders
- The Practice of Network Security Monitoring: Understanding Incident Detection and Response by Richard Bejtlich
- Blue Team Field Manual (BTFM) by Alan White and Ben Clark
- Operator Handbook by Netmux
- Windows Internals Part 1 by Pavel Yosifovich, Mark E. Russinovich, Alex Ionescu, David A. Solomon (Part 2 releases 9/21/2021)
MALWARE ANALYSIS & REVERSE ENGINEERING BOOKS
- Practical Malware Analysis: The Hands-On Guide to Dissecting Malicious Software by Michael Sikorski and Andrew Honig
- Learning Malware Analysis by Monnappa K A
- Malware Analysis and Detection Engineering by Abhijit Mohanta, and Anoop Saldanha
- Practical Reverse Engineering by Bruce Dang, Alexandre Gazet & Elias Bachaalany
- Malware Analysis Techniques by Dylan Barker
- Rootkits and Bootkits by Alex Matrosov, Eugene Rodionov, and Sergey Bratus
- Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: Practical Programming for Total Beginners by Al Sweigart.
- The Art of Assembly Language by Randall Hyde
- C Programming: Absolute Beginners Guide by Greg Perry and Dean Miller
- Linux Basics for Hackers by OccupyTheWeb
- The Linux Command Line by William Shotts
- Open Source Intelligence Techniques by Michael Bazzell
- Open Source Intelligence Methods and Tools by Nihad A Hassan & Rami Hijazi
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Date(s) - Wednesday, October 18
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Santa Barbara Public Library
Held in the Faulkner Gallery.
How Do We Support — Or Not Support — Local Government? A discussion of revenue collection in an era of government mistrust. Speakers will include:
* Elizabeth Ralston, past president of the Los Angeles LWV and a consultant on state and local finance for the CA League, will discuss reforming Prop. 13.
* Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider will discuss Measure C the Santa Barbara City sales tax for infrastructure repair and essential community services.
* County Supervisor Das Williams will discuss his efforts at the local and state levels to identify efficiencies and new revenue sources.
For more information about the event and the work of The League of Women Voters of California, visit Facebook.
The community forum is cosponsored by the Santa Barbara Public Library and Santa Barbara TV. Sound provided by Gary Atkins, Sound Systems. It is free and open to the public.


Are you a finance enthusiast looking to expand your knowledge and understanding? Investing in a good book can be the best decision you'll ever make. There's a wealth of finance books out there, offering lessons on everything from how to get out of debt to how to build wealth. This article lists 6 essential books that every finance enthusiast must get their hands on.
1. 'The Intelligent Investor' by Benjamin Graham
Benjamin Graham, often referred to as the 'father of value investing', penned this essential finance book. The Intelligent Investor is considered the bible of investment for good reasons. It offers timeless strategies to understand risk and reduce it while investing. Graham's principles revolve around 'value investing' - buying stocks when they're undervalued and holding them for a long time.
2. 'A Random Walk Down Wall Street' by Burton G. Malkiel
This book is an ideal starting point for beginners to understand the concept of investing. Malkiel argues in favor of the 'random walk theory', which suggests that predicting stock markets is an exercise in futility. He advises investing in low-cost index funds as a sure-shot way to get a stable return.
3. 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' by Robert Kiyosaki
Rich Dad Poor Dad is a must-read book on personal finance. It delivers the message that acquiring assets - real estate, businesses, stocks - is more beneficial in the long run than working a daily job. Kiyosaki's book emphasizes financial education to achieve financial independence.
4. 'Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits' by Philip Fisher
In this book, Fisher shares his philosophy of investing, focusing on identifying quality stocks for the long term. He introduced the concept of 'scuttlebutt' - gathering information about a company from various sources before investing.
5. 'The Little Book of Common Sense Investing' by John C. Bogle
John Bogle, the founder of Vanguard Group, advocates buying and holding index funds in this book. Bogle's approach is based on the concept of 'investing with simplicity'.
6. 'Think and Grow Rich' by Napoleon Hill
This book goes beyond just finance and delves into the secrets of success. Hill interviewed billionaires of his time like Andrew Carnegie and Henry Ford to come up with a formula for success. The lessons from these interviews are compiled into 13 principles in this book, making it a must-read for anyone seeking success in life and business.
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Dinosaurs of Antarctica
Release Date: February 2020
Synopsis: From the Permian through the Jurassic, journey to the south polar landscapes of Antarctica hundreds of millions of years ago. Roam the primitive forests and thick swamps with bizarre dinosaurs and colossal amphibians. Enter a surreal world of bug-eyed giants and egg-laying mammals—where survival means enduring the sunless, six-month polar winter surrounded by meat-eaters with night vision. Join intrepid Antarctic scientists on a quest to understand the ice continent’s profound transformation—and to predict the future as humans drive dramatic change. Welcome to the lost prehistoric world of Gondwana. Welcome to Antarctica.


S V M Arts Science and Commerce College.
Shri Vijay Mahantesh Vidya Vardhak Sangha, one of the premier educational institutions of North Karnataka, was established in 1963 with the sole objective of bringing higher education to the door- steps of the poor parents who could not afford to educate their children. Thus came into being Shri Vijay Mahantesh Arts, Science and Commerce College, Ilkal as the first child and flagship of the Society. The sprawling campus of the society is spread over an area of 36 acres in the heart of city. For the last around five decades, the society has made outstanding progress by establishing the following Educational Institutions from KG to PG which have been imparting quality education and training to the students.
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About the Library
The SVM Library established in the year 1964.All Students, faculty members of the institute are entitled to make use of the library facilities on taking library membership .The Library, besides having a huge collection of books on Arts, Science and commerce offers library services through its various Divisions
“Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life” ……Sidney Sheldon
Vision-To become the best archive library and vibrant technical library with best practice for knowledge, acquisition, sharing and act as outreach to faculty and students.
Mission – Library serves as a resource centre and aims to develop a comprehensive collection of document’s useful for faculty and students of the college and provides an efficient dissemination of knowledge.
AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS : The Seminar hall has LCD projector/slide projector/over head projector/models for making learning easier and interesting in different subjects
Digital Library Well equipped Digital library for U G and P G students for online viewing and research works in Modern sciences. spreading about 2300 sq ft. and internet facilities are provided to them within the campus


Friday, March 31, 2017
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
I'm once more reading the Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. Today I finished The Last Battle, but I want to read more and wish the story would go on forever. I hope this passage inspires you. It is the final passage of the final chapter of the final book in the series:
Then Aslan turned to them and said: "You do not look so happy as I mean you to be."
Lucy said, "We're so afraid of being sent away, Aslan. And you have sent us back into our own world so often."
"No fear of that," said Aslan, "have you not guessed"
Their hearts leaped and a wild hope rose within them.
"There was a railway accident," said Aslan softly. "Your father and mother and all of you are - as you used to call it in the Shadow-Lands - dead. The term is over: the holidays have begun. The dream is ended: this is the morning."
And as He spoke He no longer looked to them like a lion; but the things that began to happen after that were so great and beautiful that I cannot write them. And for us this is the end of all the stories, and we can most truly say that they all lived happily ever after. All their life in this world and all their adventures in Narnia had only been the cover and title page: now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story, which no one on earth has ever read: which goes on forever; in which every chapter is better than the one before.
- (C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle)
Friday, March 3, 2017
Sophie is one of the primary players in my novel. She is a Chartreux Cat, a breed that dates back to 16th century France. Her fur is smoky gray with silver tips and her eyes are topaz.
The name Sophie means "Wisdom" and she is a very wise and Magical Cat.
Thursday, March 2, 2017
In "The Magician's Nephew," C.S. Lewis describes a scene in the last chapter where Aslan sends the children, Digory and Polly, back to their own world:
Both the children were looking up into the Lion's face as he spoke these words. And all at once (they never knew exactly how it happened) the face seemed to be a sea of tossing gold in which they were floating, and such a sweetness and power rolled about them and over them and entered into them that they felt they had never really been happy or wise or good, or even alive and awake, before. And the memory of that moment stayed with them always, so that as long as they both lived, if ever they were sad or afraid or angry, the thought of all that golden goodness, and the feeling that it was still there, quite close, just round some corner or behind some door, would come back and make them sure, deep down inside, that all was well.