Bucket Of Water Research Articles

The Time to Kill a Snake: Gitlow v. New York and the Bad-Tendency Doctrine

The Time to Kill a Snake: Gitlow k. New York and the Bad-Tendency Doctrine MARC LENDLER This statute is a preventive measure. It is intended to head offthese mad and cruel men at the beginning of their careers. It is intended to put out a fire with a bucket of water which might not later on yield to the contents of the reservoir. —William MacAdoo, presiding judge at Benjamin Gitlow’s arraignment The brief for the plaintiff-in-error contains a very interesting discussion—much of it historical, much of it philosophical—of the right of free speech. We shall not address that question at all. —State’s Briefto Supreme Court, Gitlow v. New York On January 30, 1920, Benjamin Gitlow went on trial in New York City, one of five early American Communists charged under the state’s criminal anarchy law. Gitlow’s case eventually wound up in the Supreme Court, which in June 1925 upheld his conviction. Gitlow v. New York is best known as the case in which the Supreme Court began the process of “incorporation”—applying the Bill of Rights to the states. But the Gitlow case also contains some ofthe most compelling debate about the “bad tendency principle”—that a speaker is responsible for the reasonable, probable out­ come of his words, regardless of how likely it is that the words will lead to a criminal act. This article will focus on that part of the Git­ low case, rather than its better known role in incorporation. Gitlow was among a group of Socialist party activists who, inspired by the October Revolution in Russia, envisioned a similarpath to power in the United States. In the sum­ mer of 1919, a conference of the left wing of the Socialist party met to plan the creation 12 JOURNAL OF SUPREME COURT HISTORY of a Leninist-style party. Unable to agree on when and how a party should be created, the conferees did put out a statement of purpose and intentions called the “Left Wing Mani­ festo.” The Manifesto criticized the “moder­ ate, petite-bourgeois socialism” of the older Socialist party leaders who made the “revo­ lutionary class struggle a parliamentary pro­ cess” as opposed to the “uncompromising pro­ letarian struggle for socialism.”1 The goal of the left wing was to encourage “mass political strikes against capitalism and the state,” as ex­ emplified by recent general strikes in Seattle and Winnipeg. “Mass action becomes political in purpose while extra-parliamentary in form; it is equally a process ofrevolution and the rev­ olution itselfin operation,” said the Manifesto. Written in transliterated Bolshevese, the “Left Wing Manifesto” was virtually unread­ able for anyone not saturated in the terms of debates on the left.2 But it did have one avid non-Socialist reader—Archibald Steven­ son, special counsel for the Lusk Committee, set up by the New York legislature to investi­ gate leftist activity in the state. Stevenson be­ lieved that there was a basis for prosecuting so­ cialists, Communists, and anarchists under the state’s criminal-anarchy law, passed in 1902 after the assassination of President William McKinley by deranged sometime-anarchist Leon Czogolz. The law made advocacy of “the doctrine that organized government must be overthrown by force or violence ... or by any unlawful means” a felony.3 The purpose of the law was to make pernicious doctrines criminal before any consequences occurred or were even seen likely to occur. An appeal brief for the state in Gitlow pointed out that the motivation of the law was the frustration New York authorities felt with their inability to prosecute anarchist orator Emma Goldman, whose lectures Czogolz had attended, for the McKinley assassination.4 The criminalanarchy law was written to provide a basis for those prosecutions in the future, and Stevenson recommended it be used against these aspiring American Bolsheviks.5 The motivation of the criminal-anarchy law was the frustration New York authorities felt at their inability to prosecute anarchist orator Emma Goldman (pic­ tured), whose lectures Leon Czogolz had attended, before his assassination of President McKinley. At a celebration of the second anniver­ sary of the Russian Revolution in New York, Gitlow was arrested along with...

From outrage to orthodoxy?Sociobiology and political science at 35

Few intellectual battles compare in depth of passion or theatrics to the outrage that greeted the publication of Edward O. Wilson's 1975 path-breaking volume,Sociobiology: The New Synthesis. Within days of publication, opponents organized symposia; wrote critical editorials; picketed in Harvard Square; and, at one meeting, assaulted Wilson with a bucket of cold water before he could deliver his address. Fueling this reaction was Wilson's temerity in asserting that the principles of the new synthetic theory applied no less to humans than to other species—and then to use the penultimate chapter to apply his theory to explaining human mating, aggression, and the development of moral and religious systems. Even some who were sympathetic with sociobiology were taken aback by some of the imperialistic sounding statements made by Wilson and his disciples, like Robert Trivers, who prophesized: “Sooner or later, political science, law, economics, psychology, psychiatry, and anthropology will all be branches of sociobiology.”

From outrage to orthodoxy? Sociobiology and political science at 35

Few intellectual battles compare in depth of passion or theatrics to the outrage that greeted the publication of Edward O. Wilson's 1975 path-breaking volume,Sociobiology: The New Synthesis. Within days of publication, opponents organized symposia; wrote critical editorials; picketed in Harvard Square; and, at one meeting, assaulted Wilson with a bucket of cold water before he could deliver his address. Fueling this reaction was Wilson's temerity in asserting that the principles of the new synthetic theory applied no less to humans than to other species—and then to use the penultimate chapter to apply his theory to explaining human mating, aggression, and the development of moral and religious systems. Even some who were sympathetic with sociobiology were taken aback by some of the imperialistic sounding statements made by Wilson and his disciples, like Robert Trivers, who prophesized: “Sooner or later, political science, law, economics, psychology, psychiatry, and anthropology will all be branches of sociobiology.”

Lessons from Haiti

Lessons from Haiti

A preliminary study on the presence of biofilms on food contact surfaces in selected Sri Lankan fish & shrimp processing factories: setbacks in current cleaning process

Biofilms are a matrix of microorganisms which are adhered to and colonized a surface. When formed, they are very difficult to remove and act as a source of contamination in fish and shrimp processing environments. This study was undertaken to investigate the presence of biofilms, their bacterial composition on food contact surfaces in selected fish and shrimp processing factories as there are no records available on this aspect in Sri Lanka. Swabs were taken from selected food contact surfaces in two fish processing factories and two shrimp processing factories 6-8 h after the day's major cleaning operation. Biofilm formation was quantified by Aerobic Plate Count (APC) and Escherichia coli counts. Bacteria present on the biofilms were also identified to their generic or species level.Surface adhered bacteria in surveyed fish processing plants had different levels of APCs [in Colony forming units (CFU)]: on deheading and lolling tables 103 cfu/cm2; filleting boards 103 cfu/cm2; trimming boards 104 cfu/cm2; knives 106 cfu/knife; gloves 105 cfu/glove; storage boxes (plastic) 105 cfu/cm2; small cutting boards 106 cfu/cm2; water buckets 106 cfu/bucket. E. coli were found only on some of the food contact surfaces viz. knives (5.0 cfu/knife); storage boxes and filleting boards (

Can you tell the density of the watermelon from this photograph?

Based on a photograph, the density of a watermelon floating in a pail of water is estimatedwith different levels of simplification—with and without consideration of refraction andthree-dimensional effects. The watermelon was approximated as a sphere. The results of thetheoretical estimations were verified experimentally.

From Brokenness of Death to Refigured Forgiveness: Reflections on Ricoeur’s Fault, Narrativity, and Capable Human Being

s if doused with a bucket of cold water,1 the realization of man’s brokenness comes to him not in the gentle humming of a summer breeze but, more often than not, in the turbulent jolt of a stormy winter that knocks him off his feet. These experiences pave for him a road for reflection and offer him, whether he likes it or not, the opportunity to see his seemingly united life for what it really is: incomplete, unnarrated, unreflected. The realization that one’s life is a painful tension between the finite and infinite, between necessity and freedom, comprises the existential presence of nagging disproportion and irrecusable faultedness. The tension is there and the fault is real and non-fortuitous.2 The easiness of the preceding statements losses their playful tone when the reflection will have to deal with the painful reality of death. Indeed, death, even the ones that some people are prepared for, comes with painful blows in the hearts of loved ones left behind. One, then, can only imagine the great pangs of pain that pierce the hearts of the bereaved upon hearing a young life that has been ended abruptly by series of uncontrollable occurrences—alas! Tragedy! This particular human experience pushes man’s brokenness to fore, illuminating the gap in human constitution, casting on humanity’s fault a

합성수지제 및 유리제 식품용 기구의 라벨 표시사항에 대한 소비자 활용도 및 인식도 분석

This study examined consumer perception and use on labeling of cooking utensils made of plastic and glass to get information about improving the labeling. The data were collected from 505 adults in Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, Incheon, and Gwangju. The data were analyzed by SPSS Windows V.14.0. Frequencies, t tests, one-way analysis of variance, and Duncan's multiple range tests were carried out. Many respondents checked off 'precautions in use' more than any other notice when they purchased the cooking utensils made of plastic and glass. Respondents were dissatisfied with the letter size and intelligibility of foreign language on the labeling. Most respondents preferred 'tag' for most cooking utensils made of plastic and glass. In addition, on necessity of precautions for each category of plastic cooking utensils, frying pans, plastic baskets, plastic water buckets, plastic seasoning bottles, the frying pan showed the highest need for 'do not place close to the fire'. Plastic cups and plastic containers showed the highest in 'whether utensils could be used in the microwave oven and accompanying precautions', and plastic cutting board showed the highest in 'matters relating to washing before use.' In the case of cooking utensils made of glass, 'precaution on shock' was the highest for glass cups and mugs and 'whether utensils could be used in the microwave oven and accompanying precautions' was the highest for glass pans, dishes and containers.

Deuterium oxide dilution accurately predicts water intake in sheep and goats

The aim of this study was to test whether the deuterium oxide dilution technique accurately predicts water intake in sheep and goats. Two other issues were also studied: (i) a comparison of water intake in sheep and goats and (ii) an assessment of whether observations of drinking behaviour can accurately measure the water intake. In this study, eight dry Boer goats and eight dry German Black Head Mutton ewes were kept under controlled stable conditions. Animals had access to hay and water ad libitum. Diurnal drinking behaviour was recorded by video. Individual daily water intake was measured and estimated for 2 weeks by re-weighing water buckets and from water kinetics using the deuterium oxide dilution technique, respectively. In addition, dry matter intakes were directly measured and were significantly higher in sheep than in goats. The average daily water consumption by drinking differed significantly between the two species, with higher intakes in sheep than in goats. Total body water expressed as a percentage of body mass did not differ between species. Measurement methods of total water intake (TWI) using deuterium oxide dilution and re-weighing water buckets did not differ significantly in both species (P = 0.926). Results obtained for measured and estimated TWI confirm that the isotope dilution technique gives reliable results for estimates of water intake in sheep and goats. The higher amount of water intake in sheep was also reflected by their drinking behaviour. Sheep spent approximately 0.3% per 24-h drinking, while Boer goats spent only 0.1%. However, measured and estimated TWIs were only moderately correlated to the daily time spent drinking. The lower water intake found in Boer goats confirms a superior water management capacity compared with Black Head Mutton sheep even under temperate conditions.

After Marcy

After Marcy Jolie Lewis (bio) Shane was ten the winter his mother disappeared with her plane, old enough to have learned to hate his father, to hate him so much he needed to have an outlet. He filled pages and pages in the back of his Social Studies notebook—college ruled, which his mom bought him, though other fifth-graders were still using fatter-lined stuff—with his own version of every argument his parents had. In his notebook, his father was a bully and unfair and, inevitably, drunk. In his notebook, his mother could only try to stand her ground. Shane was old enough to understand that when his father shouted at his mother, his father’s reasoning didn’t make sense. “Can’t you be a normal woman for just one day?” Aaron had demanded of Marcy a few months before. “Can’t you cook a big steak and a baked potato? Maybe a salad with cucumbers sliced to look like wheels? But that wouldn’t be Alaskan enough for you, would it?” Seven in the morning, and Aaron, tall and slim-shouldered, his stained denim shirt tucked into Carhartts, was already cracking open a beer, and Marcy, in Carhartts herself and a logger shirt, was asking what she should bring home for dinner that night as she pulled her hair into a bun without the help of a mirror. Aaron sneered the word Alaskan, something he was and she wasn’t. “You would’ve been miserable with a woman like that, whatever you tell yourself,” Marcy said. “If you don’t want China Gate, I can pick up lasagna from the Villa. We’ll have leftovers for a week.” And at night, with everyone back at home, Aaron would be pissed again and drunk again—or drunk still. “Go to work, come back from work, sleep. Funny, isn’t it, the monotony? Since I married you thinking [End Page 317] you’d be fun?” And Marcy, carrying a five-gallon bucket of warm water to soften food for the fourteen dogs Aaron didn’t bother to run anymore, spoke quietly from the back door before pulling it closed, “And here I’d swear you said it was up to us to make up our own fun.” Another night: Marcy banging out the door again, jacketless despite the cold, Aaron stomping after her, his breath freezing into crystal clouds. “You demand too much. No man could live up to your expectations.” There she was, Shane would think, taking care of his dad’s dog team, and he accused her of demanding too much, and what had she even said? She’d told him he should write a song every now and then if he was so bored. She’d encouraged him to do something he was supposed to think was fun. Shane would go to his room and write in his notebook, He doesn’t make sense. Last week he was pissed because she wouldn’t settle down. Today he says she’s boring. His father, the engineer by education who had started working at a friend’s garage so he could support his music and kept at it because he couldn’t stand not using his hands. He could live at that stupid garage, for all I care. I wouldn’t miss him. Marcy Stalter, Shane’s mother, disappeared on Saturday, November 14, 1992. Shane was ten—old enough to have learned to feel toward his father the kind of resentment that didn’t disappear in a day or a week or a month, but too young to have started to doubt his mother, to wonder whether some blame might also lie with her. It hadn’t occurred to him that she might have brought her own weapons to battle, weapons subtler but sharper, capable of inflicting wounds so clean they could have been detected only by a son more experienced—and less generous toward her—than Shane still was. Shane was still nine on March 8, 1992, nine for three more days, when his mother came into his room early in the morning and gave his shoulder a gentle shake. “Shane-O.” She rocked the mattress...

Applying parallelogrammic strips for cutting circles from stainless steel rolls

Stainless steel rolls are often cut into circular items to make such common commodities as water jugs, buckets, pails, pots, cups and basins. The items are often cut with the shearing and punching process that consists of three stages. A guillotine shear cuts the roll into sheets at the first stage, and cuts the sheets into strips at the second stage. A stamping press punches out the items from the strips at the third stage. The sheets and the strips may be either rectangles or parallelograms. The height of the sheets is the same as the roll width. A strip contains one or more rows of items, and is parallel to a side of the sheet. This paper presents an algorithm to generate optimal cutting patterns for the three-stage cutting process mentioned above. The algorithm uses a knapsack procedure to generate optimal cutting patterns on the sheets, and uses a linear programming approach to determine the number of sheets cut according to each pattern. The computational results indicate that the algorithm is efficient in both computation time and material utilization.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Trial

It was a warm spring Saturday in New York City, March 25, 1911. On the top three floors of the ten-story Asch Building just off of Washington Square, employees of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory began putting away their work as the 4:45 p.m. quitting time approached. Most of the several hundred Triangle Shirtwaist employees were teenage girls. Most were recent immigrants. Many spoke only a little English. Just then somebody on the eighth floor shouted, Fire! Flames leapt from discarded rags between the first and second rows of cutting tables in the hundred-foot-by-hundred-foot floor. Triangle employee William Bernstein grabbed pails of water and vainly attempted to put the fire out. As a line of hanging patterns began to burn, cries of fire erupted from all over the floor. In the thickening smoke, as several men continued to fling water at the fire, the fire spread everywhere - to the tables, the wooden floor trim, the partitions, the ceiling. A shipping clerk dragged a hose in the stairwell into the rapidly heating room, but nothing came - no pressure. Terrified and screaming, girls climbed through streamed down the narrow fire escape and Washington Place stairway or jammed into the single passenger elevator. In the hell of the ninth-floor, 145 employees, mostly young women, would die. Those that acted quickly made it through the Greene Street stairs, climbed down a rickety fire escape before it collapsed, or squeezed into the small Washington Place elevators before they stopped running. The last person on the last elevator to leave the ninth floor was Katie Weiner, who grabbed a cable that ran through the elevator and swung in, landing on the heads of other girls. A few other girls survived by jumping into the elevator shaft, and landing on the roof of the elevator compartment as it made its final descent. The weight of the girls caused the car to sink to the bottom of the shaft, leaving it immobile. For those left on the ninth floor, forced to choose between an advancing inferno and jumping to the sidewalks below, many would jump. Others, according to survivor Ethel Monick, became frozen with fear and never moved. Two weeks after the fire, a grand jury indicted Triangle Shirtwaist owners Isaac Harris and Max Blanck on charges of manslaughter.

Surveillance of dengue fever cases using a novel Aedes aegypti population sampling method in Trinidad, West Indies: the cardinal points approach

A novel dengue surveillance method is described and used to evaluate 100 suspected dengue fever (DF) cases in county St. Patrick, Trinidad, West Indies. From the 30 confirmed DF cases fully investigated within 48 h of diagnosis, 63% (19/30 houses) of their homes were found harboring Aedes aegypti immature stages. Only houses at the four cardinal points of the index case rather than the entire neighborhood were investigated. The results showed significantly ( P < 0.001) more Ae. aegypti positive houses were observed to the east ( P < 0.04) and west ( P < 0.01) than to the north and south ( P > 0.9). In addition, from the 150 houses inspected a total of 474 artificial containers were inspected and treated, of which 20.8% (99) were infested with Ae. aegypti immature stages. More than 49% of the containers inspected were small miscellaneous containers, but they only produced 4.0% of the Ae. aegypti immatures, of which only 0.4% were pupae. Water tanks (41.7%), drums (40.4%) and buckets (24.2%) produced over 98% of the pupae. The results of this study imply that dengue vector control programs in Trinidad could increase their efficiency by applying the cardinal points surveillance approach during DF case investigations and concentrating their vector control measures on the most productive containers located at the east and west of the index cases.

A bucket of hot soapy water is my key nursing implement

We all have horror stories to tell about cleanliness in hospitals. When will the responsibility to keep nurses’ working environment hygienically clean be returned to us? Are the teachings of Florence Nightingale completely forgotten? A bucket of hot soapy water is one of my key nursing implements. Antibacterial ‘spit and polish’ should no longer be acceptable.

Residents’ perceptions of institutional performance in water supply in Dar es Salaam

This paper addresses the performance of institutions in water supply systems for improving social and economic benefits of people living in Dar es Salaam city. The methods employed in field data and information collection included interviews, questionnaire, focus group discussions and participatory observation. Kinondoni and Ilala Districts were used as case study. The study revealed that, the main water sources in the study areas are boreholes, shallow wells, rain water and water vendors. Other minor sources are piped water and natural water sources, such as rivers and streams. The supply of piped water by Dar es Salaam Water Sewerage and Sanitation Company (DAWASA/DAWASCO) meets only 45% of the total water demands. Individuals own and sell water from boreholes, shallow wells, piped water connected to their individual houses and natural wells located in their individual plots. The price of one 20 l bucket of water from a water vendor depends on the availability of water and the distance walked from the water source to the customer. Majority of the respondents (77.5%) indicated that individual water delivery systems provide sufficient water as compared to five years ago in the study areas. Few of the respondents (6.3%) said individual water delivery systems have no capacity to provide sufficient water while 16.3% indicate that individual water delivery systems provide moderate water supply but are important in supplementing other water providers in the study areas. The study reveals that a majority of the local population are satisfied with the capacity of individual water delivery systems in providing water for household uses. This paper recommends some improvements to be done to water supply systems in the Dar es Salaam city.

Development and Evaluation of Ergonomic Interventions for Bucket Handling on Farms

Recent studies have shown that many of the activities children and adolescents perform on farms are associated with increased LBD risks, particularly, the handling of water and feed buckets. Hence, the purpose of this study is to introduce and evaluate two interventions, Ergo Bucket Carrier (EBC) and Easy Lift (EL), for youths (and adults) to handle water/feed bucket on farms. Nine subjects (six males and three females) consented to participate in this study. To assess the risk of LBD, the participants were instrumented with a three-dimensional spinal electrogoniometer while handling water buckets using three handling methods. The results showed that the two interventions can effectively and significantly decrease the magnitudes of the overall LBD risk in many of the tasks evaluated. Particularly, EBC effectively reduce the LBD risks for carrying and dumping tasks and so does EL for lifting tasks. Results of the subjective response were consistent with the objective evaluations. This study demonstrated the potential for ergonomic interventions in reducing LBD risks during the common farming and industrial task of bucket handling.

Aquagenic syringeal acrokeratoderma: Report of a case with histologic findings

Aquagenic syringeal acrokeratoderma is a rare acquired condition characterized by painful symmetric swelling and hypopigmentation of the palms and lateral fingers, which develops after brief exposure to water. Histopathologic examination suggests that an aberration in the eccrine sweat gland apparatus may be the underlying cause of this condition. The "hand-in-the-bucket sign," in which patients arrive in their physician's office with their hand in a bucket of water to more readily demonstrate their lesions, is such a common presentation that it almost can be regarded as pathognomonic. All 12 cases reported to date have been in young females. We report a case of aquagenic syringeal acrokeratoderma in a male with unique histologic findings.

Frequent changing and rinsing of drinking water buckets improved performance of hutch-reared Holstein calves

There is often great variation in the cleanliness of drinking water provided to hutch-raised calves. Due to the relationship between dry matter intake and water intake, low water quality in the calf hutch could reduce feed intake and daily gain, and possibly affect health status of the calves. The objective of this study was to compare the performance of hutch-reared calves when drinking water containers were changed/rinsed with decreasing frequency. For three consecutive years, 24 Holstein bull calves (2-7 days of age) were purchased each year from a single commercial dairy. Calves were purchased in four sets of six calves each in September, December, March and June of each year. Calves remained in the hutches for 60 days, receiving milk replacer twice daily. A concentrate mix was available at all times. Of the six calves in each set, two had their drinking water buckets rinsed daily, two were rinsed at 7-day intervals and two at 14-day intervals. Average daily gain (ADG) of calves was measured during the 60-day period while in hutches, and through a subsequent 100 to 110-day post-weaning feeding period. The frequency of changing/rinsing drinking water buckets affected ADG of calves while in the hutches: daily, 1.55 lb (0.70 kg)/day; 7-day, 1.48 lb (0.67 kg)/day; 14-day, 1.40 lb (0.64 kg)/day. All means were different (P&lt;0.05). These differences in ADG carried over through the post-weaning period: daily, 3.12 lb (1.42 kg)/day; 7-day, 3.01 lb (1.37 kg)/day; 14-day, 2.90 lb (1.32 kg)/day. The daily and 14-day treatments were different (P&lt;0.05), while the 7-day treatment was intermediate. Calves assigned to the daily and 7-day changing/rinsing regimen required a similar number (1.25) of medical treatments while in the hutches (P&gt;0.05). When drinking water buckets were changed/rinsed at 14-day intervals, calves required 1.75 medical treatments, an increase of 40%. Calves on the 14-day regimen were 2.48 (95% CI: range 1.32 to 4.68) times more likely (P&lt;0.01) to receive more than one treatment, compared to calves on daily and 7-day changing/rinsing regimens. Thus, a seemingly minor management practice such as frequency of changing/rinsing drinking water buckets in calf hutches can have an impact on calf performance and health.

Thalamic Stimulation as a Treatment for Primary Erythromelalgia: Technical Case Report

We report the use of bilateral thalamic stimulation in a case of primary erythromelalgia with immediate and important pain relief for 3 years. A 12-year-old boy experiencing primary erythromelalgia had a 4-year history of recurrent attacks of severe burning pain in both feet, accompanied by local reddening, swelling, and heating of the skin. The attacks were triggered by warmth and exercise. The pain was relieved only by elevation and cooling of the lower limbs, which he achieved by immersing his legs in a bucket of ice water, resulting in severe ulceration of the skin. Because of the gradual aggravation of the signs and symptoms and resistance of the patient's condition to several medical therapies, the patient received spinal cord stimulation. The implants were removed twice because of recurrent infection. Finally, the patient was treated with bilateral electrical stimulation of the ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleus, which resulted in important pain control until 3 years later. The patient was able to avoid water immersions, and all ulcerations disappeared. We conclude that thalamic stimulation was successful in this case of primary erythromelalgia.

Lights Out (review)

Reviewed by: Lights Out Elizabeth Bush Geisert, Arthur Lights Out; written and illus. by Arthur Geisert. Lorraine/Houghton, 2005 [32p] ISBN 0-618-47892-2$16.00 Reviewed from galleys R 4-8 yrs A nightshirted piglet is faced with a familiar dilemma—parents have ordered an eight o'clock bedtime with lights out, but kids would rather be in control of their own nighttime destinies. An intricate series of plans taped to the bedroom wall indicate that the piglet has arrived at a viable solution: a mousetrap-type contraption extending from bedroom to rooftop, outdoors to downstairs, in, out, and back, to flick the light switch and ultimately turn off the bedside lamp. The sleepy gearhead yanks the cord at precisely eight, and as he gives a yawn and a stretch and settles under the covers, viewers follow the process that begins with a clipped cord and a cascade of dominoes in the attic, and then releases water buckets, falling brooms, bouncing balls, hopping springs, swinging bats, etc., and finally ends with a gentle tug on the lamp cord twenty-five minutes later. Geisert runs through the steps twice: first through room-by-room closeups as the gizmo springs to life, and second in a numbered recap next to a cutaway of the house in a penultimate double-page spread. Geisert fans have come to expect that merry gods, not the devil, are in the details, and his latest title doesn't disappoint. Parents can leave their offspring this wordless picture book for a do-it-yourself bedtime story, and then check back in a half hour to turn off the lights. Copyright © 2005 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois