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David Desharnais vs. Derek Stepan
As I mentioned in last week's piece, my New Year's resolution is to give the people what they want. So I am taking requests for Cage Matches you would like to see. This week's Cage Match comes via request from the DobberHockey forums. For next week's piece however, I want you to tweet me your suggestions so hit me up @stevelaidlaw
This week's matchup is David Desharnais vs. Derek Stepan in a battle of two of the most productive second line players in the league. A lot of people put too much stock into what line a player plays on and will often knock a player down a peg or two because they see "L2" beside their name but for a lot of players that "L2" designation is a blessing not a curse.
Take Desharnais for instance. He still gets plenty of ice time averaging 18:24 minutes per game and as part of playing on the second line is often blessed with not having to face the other team's best lines. For a player of Desharnais' stature that could mean not having to matchup directly against some of the NHL's largest centermen and defensemen – players that no matter how talented and spirited Desharnais might be will simply overwhelm him.
What's more important than line designation are linemates and power play time anyhow. So long as a player isn't lining up against complete hackers or isn't being shut out of power play time then he will have an opportunity to produce. Desharnais is cleaning up on both fronts.
Let's talk power play time first because that's an area where line designation actually matters. Desharnais led all Canadiens forwards skating 3:17 per game with the man advantage as a member of the Habs' top power play unit. Granted this was a power play that was one of the absolute worst in the league finishing a dismal 27th in efficiency scoring on just 14.3% of all opportunities but it's hard to blame Desharnais for the lack of production. He's the best Canadiens forward at creating for others, making him the de facto power play quarterback often times.
The submarining of the Canadiens' normally efficient power play (this was the first season since 2003-04 that the Canadiens had a power play score at less than 19%) was the combination of many things beyond Desharnais' abilities. It starts with losing assistant coach and power play guru Kirk Muller as he joined the Nashville Predators organization in the summer of 2011 before eventually becoming head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes. There are other factors like the absence/diminishment of Andrei Markov, the struggles of PK Subban and a roster in flux were also factors on top of head coach Jacques Martin's tenure quite visibly reaching a head but these were all minor players when compared to the loss of Muller.
To be fair, firing Martin did seem to help. The Canadiens' power play percentage improved from 11.3% under Martin to 16.9% under interim coach Randy Cunnyworth but it is questionable whether this result was from simply changing the voice in the room, luck or from some actual brilliance on Cunnyworth's part. Not that it particularly matters as the decisions will now fall to former and new Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien and his staff, which is mostly composed of new assistants. There's no history to indicate that Therrien is a particularly good coach when it comes to special teams play. His Canadiens teams were all pretty terrible on the power play, while his Penguins teams were all pretty good. I suspect that Therrien will defer to his assistants with regard to special teams . You can read more about them here. Any improvement should help Desharnais and he may need the help as he and his linemates will be commanding more attention after being one of the league's most productive lines last season.
Desharnais, as FrozenPool will show us, was pretty much locked in beside power forwards Max Pacioretty and Eric Cole.
Desharnais' playmaking ability was on full display playing alongside those two strong goal scorers, each of whom had career-best seasons. That, of course, brings up the topic of luck and regression but it would seem that neither Pacioretty nor Cole was all that lucky last season. They were simply good.
Let's start with Cole who played 82 games for the second straight season and second time ever. I don't really know what to make of Cole's new-found health. On one hand, I refuse to buy into it completely but on the other hand he does seem to have turned a corner. Cole also posted a very high shooting percentage of 14.5% last season but that's not so far removed from his career average of 12.9% to think he was overly lucky. The one area where I might be concerned is with Cole firing a career high 241 shots on goal AND parlaying that with a high shooting percentage but at some point we have to give Cole and Desharnais some credit for making that happen. A little regression from Cole probably doesn't hurt Desharnais too much.
Then there's Pacioretty who had about as big of a breakout season as anyone last year. He's always had the potential to be a force (if you've ever picked up a Dobber Prospect's Guide you'd know as much) and he really rewarded poolies who were patient with him. Like Cole, Pacioretty set a career high in shots on goal last season with 286, more than double his previous career high. He also shot 11.5% which is a tick above his career average of 10.0%. But last season was Pacioretty's first full NHL season. He'd never produced such volume because he'd never been given an opportunity to do so before. I'm not going to lie Pacioretty's future is a bit of a mystery to me. I would be no less surprised to his production increase as I would to see it decrease. What I do know is that he is the real deal and more than capable of replicating.
I think that there is certainly reason to be concerned about Desharnais in terms of regression. Both he and his linemates reached uncharted territory last season (uncharted for them) and will no doubt see some pushback from the rest of the league with regard to shutting them down. This pushback could be mitigated by internal improvements from either the players themselves (Desharnais is just 26, Pacioretty is only 24) or from the coaching staff beefing up the power play. The new coaching staff does put Desharnais in jeopardy of losing his role but I believe he proved enough to not get pushed out. I also believe that Therrien would be foolish to break this line up or to cut Desharnais' minutes.
Stepan, like Desharnais, is not held back by his "second line" designation. In fact, I think he benefits from it just as much as Desharnais does. At just 22 years old it's doubtful that Stepan is ready to battle against top line forwards and defensemen on a night to night basis. He has the potential to get there but it's of benefit to Stepan, Stepan's fantasy owners and the Rangers that they have been able to ease him into the NHL (not that being asked to play a top six role in the NHL is easy).
Stepan skated 18:57 minutes per game last season of which 3:06 came on the power play. As FrozenPool will demonstrate Stepan was also one of the biggest winners of the linemate lottery last season pairing with Marian Gaborik at even strength while skating with all the big guns on the top power play unit:
Stepan has enough skill and hockey sense to mesh with anyone on the ice and he doesn't need the puck on his stick to be effective (a unique skill among centermen), which makes him the perfect foil for the Rangers' puck dominating forwards; Gaborik and Brad Richards. The question for Stepan now becomes whether or not he can continue to receive top unit power play time with Rick Nash coming to town. I think that he can but let's consider all the possible scenarios.
The Rangers could experiment with a five-forward PP but that seems far-fetched, especially with Michael Del Zotto able to play the point. So who takes a seat for Nash? Or does Nash play on the second unit? There are a lot of ramifications for everyone involved here. I just have a hunch that it's Gaborik who takes a seat though.
I think about it this way; Richards is essential to the Rangers' power play because he's their quarterback. There are few players more dynamic or productive with the man advantage in the entire league so Richards is a must-have on the Rangers' top unit. Richards and Gaborik struggled to create chemistry all of last season because their respective styles just don't mesh. Gaborik is all speed and athleticism off the rush, while Richards is more apt to set things up in the offensive zone and prod for opportunities. Gaborik is a sniper but he's just not the sort that would benefit the most from playing with a guy like Richards.
Nash could stand to benefit more. His game is better suited to the puck-possession style of Richards and he has the frame to better go to the dirty areas where he can score off of Richards' playmaking. Nash is every bit the goal-scorer that Gaborik is too so it's not like the Rangers would lose anything in that regard.
Nash could of course take Callahan's role on the power play doing the dirty work in the corners and in front of the net but that seems like a misuse of Nash's abilities. You don't use a thoroughbred to plow the fields so you want to put Nash in a position where he can best utilize his skill so leave Callahan out there to do the yeoman's work and put Nash elsewhere. Plus, it isn't like having another guy who can grind in the corners is a negative.
That brings us to Stepan who is necessary to the top PP because of his abilities as a faceoff man. This isn't to say that Stepan is good at taking faceoffs but rather he is simply better than the other options available. Sure, Richards could take all of the draws on the power play but he is also playing the point so it's difficult to swing both. Stepan, as mentioned before, also has the great ability to work without the puck, which makes him a valuable player on the ice. You wouldn't want to put Gaborik, Nash and Richards all out there at the same time because there simply isn't enough puck to go around.
Plus, imagine Gaborik as a change-up game-breaker on the second power play unit. The Rangers could hit you in the mouth with the puck-possession play of a Richards-Callahan-Nash-Stepan top unit and then change things up and bring out the dazzling speed of Gaborik on the second unit. It is possible that the Rangers take things a step further and move to two three-forward power play units, keeping Stepan and Gaborik together as the "second unit" but in reality the team would have two strong units that are interchangeable. This is an extreme possibility but the only issue I can see is how thin it might stretch the Rangers' defensemen a bit too much. Who would pair with Del Zotto on the top unit? Girardi? Staal? McDonagh? Stralman?
It's tough to see a fit, especially when Richards fits so well as the power play quarterback, a position he will play whether you put one or two defensemen out there. Of course, Del Zotto also still needs a contract but he is an RFA and talented so it's hard to see the Rangers letting him go and if they did that would simply serve to exacerbate the Rangers' lack of offensive defensemen.
It will be truly interesting to see how Rangers head coach John Tortorella deals with the embarrassment of riches he has at the forward position but whatever he decides it is hard to see Stepan losing. He is a key cog on this team and there is now no one in a position to challenge for his second line center position. In seasons past there were always concerns that perhaps Artem Anisimov would take the job or that Dubinsky would make the move to center permanently but those two are gone in the Rick Nash trade so Stepan is guaranteed his minutes and guaranteed good linemates.
His production does depend on getting that top unit power play time though and there is a chance that he could lose some minutes there. Stepan would also take a serious hit if Gaborik goes down with injury, something that he is no stranger to. Gaborik is coming off of offseason shoulder surgery and while reports indicate that he will be ready for the start of the season that offers no guarantees about the future. Gaborik may also see his goal scoring suffer due to reduced strength following the surgery. There is a history of players declining precipitously following shoulder surgery so that's something to be aware of.
The big thing for me is that it's hard to see how the changes the Rangers made this off-season will truly help Stepan. Yes the power play production could improve if Nash is a better fit than Gaborik but it's not like Stepan's role can really increase. The Rangers also need to find a second linemate for Stepan after trading Anisimov this summer. The Rangers will try to promote from within with the likely candidates being Carl Hagelin and Chris Kreider with Hagelin being my favourite. Kreider offers the more complete package but there are questions about his NHL readiness after a pretty disappointing run in the AHL this season. Hagelin, meanwhile has the speed that could mesh well with Gaborik (which isn't to say that Kreider isn't fast). But it remains to be seen if any chemistry will be found. All that adds up to Stepan needing to make individual improvements in order to take that next step something I'm not sure he is ready for.
Stepan's production in the Finnish SM-liiga was underwhelming this year with just four points in 12 games. He hardly had much time to get acclimated over there and the SM-liiga is a notoriously low-scoring league but the point is that he didn't wow with his production. He was also rather underwhelming in the high pressure NHL playoffs with just nine points in 20 games. With both of these examples you can call sample size effects into play but neither example is cause for optimism however you slice it.
Stepan has a bright future and is in a pretty great situation but I'd have a tough time going with him over Desharnais, who is older and more dynamic offensively. One of the greatest concerns with Stepan as a fantasy prospect was that his two-way game would be a liability and prevent him from being a major scorer at the next level. So far Stepan's two-way game has been an asset that has gotten his foot in the door early but I think at this stage in his development is where we might see him start to suffer for it. Desharnais on the other hand has but one purpose – scoring. If Desharnais isn't used for his offense then he won't be used at all. Desharnais wins this one.
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Metairie >Food & Dining > Copeland's Social City
701 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA | Directions 7000530.001949 -90.129488
Copeland's Social City is now Copeland's of New Orleans – The building has been remodeled since the water main break, to an even better concept...
Copeland's of New Orleans, opening mid-February 2012
I love this place – I dined here with a group of friends during Mardi Gras...I was pleased that my wait was short and the service was good....the jazzy wings were awesome and the pasta dish I ordered was great. The only complaint is that we donkt have one where I live...LOL!!! I would definetely recommend it to my friends.
Average to say the least – The food was good, but the service was so slow. I waited almost a half-hour for a table, then the floor underneath the table was all sticky, so they had to move us and clean it. Then I couldn't get the waitress to refill my water glass if my life depended on it. It was just all around a frustrating experience.
Pretty good but not Copeland's best – I tried this place just because Cheesecake Bistro is my all-time favorite place and Copeland's original restaurant is delicious too. To be honest I was disappointed. the food was missing all his usual flair and the service was slow. still better than some but I would go to his other restaurants any day of the week
Better than expected – I wasn't sure what to expect of this restaurant, since Copeland's restaurants can be hot and cold, but I was pleasantly surprised. I went for the first time with some out of town friends and our dinner was great. I would definitely go back.
Avoid whenever you can – 1 waitress brought us 2 budlights by mistake so she said one was on the house but came back to our table to get the other budlight back. after we touched the bottle around where the hole is she took it back and then i told her she had to go throw it away well she told us that the manager made her come get it and we seen her bring it to another table. so what would have happen if he would have drank from both of them and didn't say anything. that made me question everything the whole night when they brought my food was it someone elses that they put on the table but made a mistake and took it back after they took a bite out of it? food tasted great but I wouldn't recomment it to anyone.
bad manners by management – this was my favorite restaurant because of the marinated crab claws and fried bowtie pasta but last night I was deeply disappointed in the way I was treated. I ordered a Sandy A@# and when I went to drink it I had something floating in it other than the pineapple so I asked the manager to come over and he stuck a straw in it and said it was something fried and it was nothing he could do for me, the waitress came over and offered a glass of water for a $10 drink. I said I didnt want it and he told me I was paying for it or he was calling the police on me. when i spoke to the GM he apologized for the beverage manager but they caused the waitress to pay for my drink because mow she doesnt get a tip. Her tip bought my drink so Thanks Ann for the wasted drink.
I have called all my friends in town and out of town to tell them not to dine here again because of my floating fried item in my favorite drink.
Al Copeland's latest venture offers flavored martinis and oxygen fixes in hip setting. – Connected to Sweet Fire & Ice, this lounge's modern decor features a long, narrow wood bar with an ice top for keeping drinks chilled. The rest of the space is filled with plush booth seating wrapping around a circular stone fireplace. Cocktail servers dressed in black roam around offering hip patrons wines and more than 30 specialty martinis. Beer and hard liquor are also available as is scented oxygen at $10 for $10 minutes.
If you wish to get what they wish to give you – I went in with high expectations as the lines are long and it was told to me food was decent. We were finally called ,stuffed into area and left to figure out what we wanted. Manager finally decided we waited long enough so he walked over and asked if we wished something to drink.He sent waiter/waitress over to give us our order still no drinks .I ordered tea got coke Okay but the steak will make up for that minor mistake right? order medium well got grisle burnt outside raw inside But hey all in all the bill was brought right away .
Can't Say Enough – In my opinion, it is one of the best restaurants in Louisiana! and that is saying alot for a place with so many awesome restaurants! I lived there for 3 yrs and my wife is from there, and we always go to Copeland's when we visit, no doubt! The food is just always as good as it can be, portions are huge! they invented the blooming onion Outback! and wow, the crab claws, catfish acadiania, god...i'm starving now thinking about it! where is the concord to New Orleans! the one in Cary NC is not nearly as good as those in LA either! the one in rockville md is pretty good!!! enjoy!
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Late last night, I came across this article about a new book award—one to reward innovative writing:
[In reference to all the other book awards out there—Man Booker, Costa, IMPAC, Women's Prize for Fiction, etc.] Enough to be going on with? Well, no. Not just because there can never be too many literary prizes (it's a profession with precious few bonuses), but because the brief of all existing prizes is to seek out "the best" or "most promising", rather than to highlight what's innovative, ground-breaking, iconoclastic – fiction at its most novel. This is why Goldsmiths College, where I work part-time as a creative writing tutor, has just launched a new £10,000 prize, in association with the New Statesman.
The new fiction prize will go to a book that celebrates the spirit of invention and characterises the genre at its most surprising. Drawing up a description was tricky, not least because we wanted to avoid the word "experimental", which no one seems to like any more. It's easier to list the sort of writers who might have won the prize had it been around in recent years: David Mitchell, Ali Smith, Nicola Barker, Geoff Dyer and Tom McCarthy come to mind.
Further back, in 1922, James Joyce's Ulysses would have been battling it out with Virginia Woolf's Jacob's Room – whereas in 1962, Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange might have edged out Doris Lessing's The Golden Notebook. And Julian Barnes might have got it for Flaubert's Parrot in 1984, a quarter of a century before he won the Booker.
For anyone even halfway excited by this, you should go read the full article. The reference to Tristram Shandy is sure to give you a thrill, as is the bit about not excluding "hybrid" books:
[T]he prize won't want to ignore is the number of texts that mix fiction with non-fiction. Francis Spufford's Red Plenty is a good example. And then there's WG Sebald, whose books blur the distinction between fiction, memoir and history, and who once compared his method to that of a dog running through a field – there might be nothing systematic or plottable, but he got where he needed to by following his nose.
Yes. Fuck and YES.
The one thing that breaks my heart about this prize is that it's for "UK and Ireland residents only." Why can't America—home to any number of "innovative" writers, from David Markson to David Foster Wallace to Shelley Jackson to Lydia Millet—sponsor such an award? I have my (anti-capitalist) suspicions as to why something like this is pretty unlikely, but before laying out my biases and disgust, let's take a look at the new format of the National Book Awards.
On January 15th, the National Book Foundation announced a few changes to the NBA's, one of the three most important book awards in the U.S. (along with the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Awards):
One change in the process will increase the number of honored books by selecting a "Long-List" of ten titles in each of the four genres, to be announced five weeks before the Finalists Announcement. In 2013, the Long-Lists will be announced on September 12th (forty titles), the Finalists on October 15th (twenty titles) and the National Book Award Winners on November 20th (four titles.) [. . .]
In addition, judges comprising the four panels—Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature—will no longer be limited to writers, but now may also include other experts in the field including literary critics, librarians, and booksellers. The number of judges in each panel will remain at five.
These are both pretty fantastic changes that I whole-heartedly approve of . . . at least on the surface. I love "longlists" (see our own Best Translated Book Awards) since they provide readers with a slightly wider range of titles to check out, adds an extra round of excitement to the awards process.
Ditto for the expansion to include critics, librarians, and booksellers. Authors (who have been the only group to comprise the judging panels for years now) are great, but in my experience, there are tons of critics, librarians, and booksellers who are much better readers, and more well-read, than a standard author. This isn't to slight authors (at least not most of them), but they're spending time working on creating, whereas these other groups are readers first . . . Point being, I think this should be great for the award as well. (And maybe, just maybe, someday I could make it onto one of these judging panels, which would be probably the Greatest Thing Ever.)
But wait! All's not perfect in book paradise—there are cracks in the press surrounding these NBA changes that make me sick and hateful. Just check these bits from the AP story:
[Grove/Atlantic CEO Morgan] Entrekin said that some of the recent National Book Award fiction lists, which usually get the most attention, had been "very eccentric" and that allowing critics and booksellers as judges could open up the process. The results, he thinks, will be a "little more mainstream," and less likely to include "a collection of stories by a university press."
"I think there are plenty of awards that recognize those kinds of books," Entrekin said. "If one of those books is truly the best book of the year, that's no problem. But it seemed like the judges had been recognizing lesser-known authors for the sake of choosing lesser-known authors." [. . .]
"We're asking people to read a lot of books, but some of these librarians and booksellers we hope to bring in are reading a lot of books anyway," Entrekin said.
Oh no, you didn't. Please tell me you didn't just say that. "Very eccentric"? "Little more mainstream"? And what do you think "mainstream" means exactly? There are really only two interrelated definitions: 1) more people read this, hence more popular or "mainstream," and 2) more people know about it because it made lots of money. And those things have to do with something being the "best" book how exactly?
Way-too-obvious-to-waste-time-on-side-rant: America is The Worst for trying to equate popularity with quality. We do it over and over and over again and it drives basically everyone with taste nuts. And we lament it and gripe, but can't really seem to do much of anything, since the system—those producing, promoting, and determining our tastes subtly and not-so—has all them money and power and influence.
OK, here's another interesting quote:
"Our mission is to celebrate literature and expand its audience and we chose the path most consistent with our mission," said David Steinberger, chairman of the foundation's board and CEO of the Perseus Books Group.
I totally agree with the National Book Foundation's mission to expand the audience for literature in all sorts of ways. Beyond the awards, the NBF—run by the brilliant and perceptive Harold Augenbraum, who I respect as much as any other person working at a literary organization anywhere in the world—runs a slew of really amazing programs, such as the Innovations in Reading awards, 5 Under 35, and BookUp, all of which are aimed at preserving and expanding our book culture.
But the awards are the main thing everyone knows about, and the balance that has to be kept between rewarding great literature and expanding readership may be getting a little bit tainted . . . (Here comes my paranoid of the military-industrial-complex bit.)
Did you notice anything about the two National Book Foundation members quoted above? One is the CEO of a very well-respected, and relatively large, international publishing house (Grove/Atlantic). The other is CEO of another large(ish) book publishing group (Perseus Book Group) that happens to own the distribution company (Perseus Distribution) responsible for selling Grove's books.
I don't necessarily care about that connection—this is publishing after all, a pretty incestuous and well-knotted industry—but about the fact that it's these for-profit, pro-sales organization heads who are determining the shape of this very respectable award.
Just look at which companies are represented on the Board of Directors: Perseus Books Group, Grove/Atlantic, John Wiley & Sons, Google, Simon & Schuster, Barnes & Noble, Penguin Group USA, W.W. Norton & Co., Random House, and Janklow & Nesbit. This is quite a heavy hitting board—as it should be—made up of some very influential and brilliant people. People who have a lot invested in creating an award that would benefit their bottom line.
See! Paranoid. But read this quote in context of what I just wrote above:
Board members had come to feel that the awards needed a model more like that of the Man Booker Prize, Britain's top literary honor, which is more integrated into popular literary culture.
"When a book is shortlisted for the Man Booker prize, it sells another 50,000 copies," Morgan Entrekin, president of Grove/Atlantic Press and vice chairman of the National Book Foundation's board, told The New York Times last November. "It can transform the fate of a book."
So what exactly is the mission of the National Book Award? To honor the best works of the past year by American writers, or create a system by which you can sell more copies of more "mainstream" works? If it's the latter, then fuck it, this award is dead to me, and I'd cut it if I could.
But maybe these quotes are somehow taken out of context? Let's look at the past few recipients of the NBA for Fiction:
2012: Louise Erdrich, The Round House (Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers)
2011: Jesmyn Ward, Salvage the Bones (Bloomsbury USA)
2010: Jaimy Gordon, Lord of Misrule (McPherson & Co.)
2009: Colum McCann, Let the Great World Spin (Random House)
2008: Peter Matthiessen, Shadow Country (Modern Library)
2007: Denis Johnson , Tree of Smoke (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
2006: Richard Powers, The Echo Maker (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
2005: William T. Vollmann Europe Central (Viking)
2004: Lily Tuck, The News from Paraguay (Harper)
2003: Shirley Hazzard, The Great Fire (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
So, over the past ten years, with the exception of McPherson & Co., and to a lessor extent, Bloomsbury USA, the winning book has been awarded to one of the Major Corporate Publishers. What exactly did Entrekin mean by stating that the selections have been "very eccentric" and that it was less likely with these changes that a collection of short stories from a university press would be on the list?
OK, not to draw this out too much, but to build up to my final condemning point, we first have to look at the complete list of "small" or "independent" or "university" presses with books on the finalists list for fiction over the past five years: McSweeney's Books, Bellevue Literary Press, Lookout Books (which is part of the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, and the book in question—Edith Pearlman's Binocular Vision—_is_ a collection of short stories), McPherson & Co., Coffee House Press, Wayne State University Press (on there for Bonnie Jo Campbell's American Salvage, which, yes, is a collection of short stories), and Graywolf Press.
In the greater scheme or things, that's not terrible for the non-corporate presses of the world . . . Our of 25 finalists from the past five years, 7 were from this "second-tier" of publishers.
One last thing worth noting: The Lookout Books book that was a finalists—Edith Pearlman's Binocular Vision—actually won the NBCC for fiction that year. How "eccentric" of a choice for an award honoring the "best" of American writing is that, really? Fucking crazy that authors and critics would both reward a book that certain publishers didn't publish because they didn't think it would be commercial successful. (And didn't think it would win any major award.)
OK. Point being that if you tie all of Entrekin's quotes together along with a cursory look at recent finalists, it's clear (to me) that what he wants is a longlist of 10 titles that may include some of these "eccentric" small press books. But that these would be weeded out before announcing the finalists, which would then go on to sell 50,000 copies a piece—sales figures that commercial presses clearly deserve, since this is sort of their award . . . And that the winner would be even more mainstream that Louis Erdich, Richard Powers, Colum McCann?
(That's one thing that totally scares me. These are all fine writers with sold literary credentials—McCann and Powers more than Erdich, but still—what would a "more mainstream" list of winners look like? Clearly J-Franz would be on there. Do we need an award that focuses on writers less literary/more mainstream than these? No. Absolutely not.)
As much as Entrekin retracts these statements (and don't get me wrong, Morgan is brilliant and an awesome publisher and person who has done more for literature—especially literature in translation—than most anyone else), I think the tracks have been laid and that the NBA is going to move from an award honoring "writer's writers" that deserve respect and readers and money, to an award helping generate revenue for commercial publishers. And that makes me puke in my mouth.
In other words, GO UNITED KINGDOM! Until they totally cock it up, this Goldsmiths Award is The Greatest. (Well, that and the NBCCs which, once again, have a really great group of finalists for this year's award.)
The historian John Lukacs observed, "Fictitious characters may represent characteristic tendencies and potentialities that existed in the past" and thus "may serve the historian under certain circumstances—when, for example, these are prototypical representations of certain contemporary realities." Eugen Ruge's In. . .
Gustavo Faverón Patriau's The Antiquarian, translated by Joseph Mulligan, is a genre-blending novel, a complete immersion that delves into a lesser-used niche of genre: horror, gothic, the weird. There are visual horrors, psychological ones, and dark corners with threats lurking.. . .
What a wonderful, idiosyncratic book Weinberger has written. I say book, but the closest comparison I could make to other works being published right now are from Sylph Edition's "Cahiers Series"—short pamphlet-like meditations by notable writers such as Ann Carson,. . .
Early in Sun-mi Hwang's novel The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly, the main character, a hen named Sprout, learns about sacrifice. After refusing to lay any more eggs for the farmer who owns her, she becomes "culled" and released. . .
When Sankya was published in Russia in 2006, it became a sensation. It won the Yasnaya Polyana Award (bestowed by direct descendants of Leo Tolstoy) and was shortlisted for the Russian Booker and the National Bestseller Award. Every member of. . .
Stalin is Dead by Rachel Shihor has been repeatedly described as kafkaesque, which strikes a chord in many individuals, causing them to run to the bookstore in the middle of the night to be consumed by surreal situations that no. . .
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The very first sentence in Paradises echoes the opening of Camus's The Outsider. . .


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Oliver Blum • Northeastern
Sr., Goalkeeper, North Yarmouth, Maine/Greely
Blum made eight saves and allowed only one goal as Northeastern handed Drexel and James Madison their first conference losses last week. The senior keeper tied a career-high with five saves in a 2-1 road win over the Dragons and made three stops in a 1-0 shutout victory over the Dukes. Blum leads the CAA in GAA (0.63) and save percentage (.839) this season.
Chris Griebsch • Hofstra
So., Forward, Dessau-Rosslau, Germany/Jena
Griebsch assisted on three of Hofstra's four goals in the Pride's 2-0 week. The sophomore forward provided helpers on two goals as Hofstra earned a 3-1 road victory at George Mason and set up the game-winning score in the 77th minute as the Pride topped Georgia State 1-0. Griebsch leads the CAA with six assists this season.
Colin Bonner • UNCW
Fr., Forward, Fulton, Md./Reservoir
Bonner scored the game-winning goal in the 48th minute of UNCW's 3-0 road victory at William & Mary last Wednesday. It was just the third win in 39 all-time meetings for the Seahawks over the Tribe. Bonner is tied for the team lead with three goals, which includes two game-tying scores and one game-winner.
Around The League:
ODU, MASON IN NATIONAL POLLS: Old Dominion is ranked #12 nationally by College Soccer News and #18 by Top Drawer Soccer this week after battling to 0-0 ties with James Madison and Delaware last week. George Mason is ranked #40 in the Top Drawer poll and received votes in the CSN poll along with Northeastern. Last week, ODU was ranked #11 in the NSCAA/Continental Tire poll and #12 by Soccer America. Both the NSCAA and Soccer America will release new polls on Tuesday.
HOFSTRA'S FOSTER EARNS NATIONAL HONOR: Hofstra defender Shaun Foster was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week on Oct. 8. The junior scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 triumph over Georgia State and anchored the Pride's defensive effort in a 3-1 victory against George Mason.
FIVE CAA TEAMS RANKED REGIONALLY: Five CAA teams are among the top 10 in this week's NSCAA/Continental Tire South Atlantic Region rankings. Old Dominion leads the group of CAA squads at #2, Northeastern is ranked #6, Drexel is #8, George Mason is #9 and Hofstra is ranked at #10.
NU EXTENDS HOME WIN STREAK TO 11: Northeastern is the only remaining unbeaten team in CAA play after posting a 2-1 win at Drexel and defeating JMU 1-0 at home last week. The Huskies have now won 11 straight home matches. Junior Conner Alexander scored the game-winner versus JMU in the 29th minute when he headed in a throw-in from Nikko Lara. Goalkeeper Oliver Blum made three saves to record his second shutout and lower his league-best GAA to 0.63. At Drexel, the Huskies got second-half goals from Simon Cox and Don Anding. It was the team-best seventh goal of the year for Anding, including his third game-winner.
HOFSTRA GOES 2-0: Hofstra climbed back to .500 in CAA play after topping George Mason (3-1) and Georgia State (1-0) last week. Junior Shaun Foster headed in a free kick from Chris Griebsch in the 77th minute for the game-winner against GSU. Goalkeeper Adam Janowski made a career-high six saves and recorded his first shutout. Joseph Holland and Maid Mermic each scored their team-best fifth goals of the season at Mason, while Chris Grenzig picked up his first goal. Griebsch also had two assists in that contest and leads the CAA with six for the season.
UNBEATEN WEEK FOR TOWSON: Towson vaulted into a tie for second in the CAA standings following a 3-2 win over Delaware and a 1-1 tie with William & Mary last week. The Tigers scored three goals in a 12-minute span of the first half versus the Blue Hens. Junior Enrico Skrypzak scored two of those goals, including the game-winner, while junior Olakunle Banjo contributed a goal and an assist. Goalkeeper Felix Petermann made a season-high six saves against the Hens, including one on a penalty kick and matched that total against W&M. Sophomore Daniel Grundei headed in a corner kick from Matteo Vertucci in the 78th minute to pull even with the Tribe.
DREXEL MOVES ATOP CAA STANDINGS: Drexel sits atop the CAA standings with nine points after posting a 2-0 win over UNCW last Saturday. Juniors Ken Tribbett and Nathan Page each scored second-half goals off rebounds versus the Seahawks. Senior goalkeeper Tim Washam made seven saves against UNCW and recorded his fourth shutout. The Dragons suffered their first CAA loss of the year to Northeastern (2-1) last Wednesday. Fabio Machado, who scored Drexel's only goal in the final minute of regulation, leads the team with 10 points for the season.
UNCW'S HEANEY RECORDS 100TH CAREER WIN: UNCW coach Aidan Heaney earned his 100th career victory as the Seahawks blanked William & Mary 3-0 last Wednesday. Freshmen accounted for all three goals against the Tribe as Colin Bonner, Nathaniel Goodwin and Hannes Schmitz all put shots in the back of the net in the second half. It was just the third win in 39 games for UNCW versus W&M. The Seahawks' three-game winning streak came to an end in a 2-0 setback at Drexel on Saturday. Jamie Dell put three shots on goal, including one that hit the post in the 60th minute.
CAREER-HIGH SAVES FOR JMU'S NEWCITY: JMU junior goalkeeper Colin Newcity made a career-high nine saves as the Dukes battled to a 0-0 draw at ODU last Wednesday. It was the first time all season that the Monarchs' nationally ranked offense had been held scoreless. Newcity, who also stopped a pair of shots in a 1-0 loss at Northeastern on Saturday, has a 0.87 GAA with four shutouts for the season. JMU is now 1-1-1 against nationally ranked teams this season.
MASON'S DOMINANT DEFENSE: George Mason held Longwood without a shot in a 1-0 non-conference victory last Saturday. Senior Taylor Morgan scored the game-winning goal for the Patriots in the 22nd minute as he chipped in a cross from Zak Haapaoja. It was the team-leading eighth goal of the season for Morgan, who also had Mason's lone goal in a 3-1 CAA setback to Hofstra last Wednesday. Brice Colcombe picked up an assist against the Pride.
BACK-TO-BACK SHUTOUTS FOR ODU'S FRANCOZ: ODU senior goalkeeper Victor Francoz recorded back-to-back shutouts as the Monarchs fought to scoreless double-overtime draws with JMU and Delaware last week. Francoz made 14 saves over the 220 scoreless minutes as he lowered his GAA to 0.96 with four shutouts.
TRIBE EARNS SECOND CAA POINT: William & Mary picked up its second point of the season in CAA play after battling to a 1-1 draw at Towson last Saturday. The Tribe out-shot the Tigers 11-4 in the first half and got on the board in the 39th minute on an own goal. Goalkeeper Bennett Jones stopped five shots against the Tigers and made six saves in a 3-0 setback to UNCW last Wednesday. W&M also got a strong performance from freshman midfielder Jackson Eskay.
DELAWARE TIES ODU: Delaware out-shot ODU 19-14, including 10-4 in the second half, as it tied the Monarchs 0-0 on Sunday. Goalkeeper Jay Lupas made six saves and earned his second shutout of the season. The Blue Hens dropped a 3-2 decision to Towson last Wednesday. Freshman Joe Dipre scored both goals for UD versus the Tigers and leads the team with seven points on three goals and an assist.
GSU SUFFERS ANOTHER ONE-GOAL SETBACK: Despite firing five shots over the final five minutes of the match, Georgia State fell 1-0 at Hofstra last Saturday. Caleb Kernan put two of his team-high three shots on net. Goalkeeper Vincent Foermer made five saves for GSU and now has 230 for his career. All three of the Panthers' CAA losses this season have been by only one goal.


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This does not show, as your headline claims, 5 Broadway boys in underwear. There are only 3 in underwear. The others are in Blue Jeans and a very long towel.
What is it with you and "The Underwear Expert" that you can never actually deliver what you promise?
Is that hot sauce on Sebastian? Or?
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I have never been with a white man. I have often wondered what it's like. I mean I love chocolate but lately I have been feeming for some vanilla.
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Haha!! I always thought when I came out that Id just have sex with men of all colors. Then I ran into a white guy that didn't wanna have sex with me cuz I was black. "Not racist. Just a preference." was his reply. Not that that stopped me from whoring around, but that always stuck with me. Do yourself a favor and remove the mystery. Dont let color be a factor in sexual relations. Its a dick. Jump on it lol!!!!
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For many years the Jones Brothers, Lehi, Uriah T., Jed, and Kumen, worked together on many projects and business ventures and they (.ontributed a great deal to the development of C:edar City and the State of Utah. 'They were also very concerned that each of their children had the means of making a ~ o o d living and were conscientious fathers, devoted to their families. The death of Uriah T., Fell. 13, 1929, andJed, Jan. 6, 1931, was a great loss to everyone. In 1512 1, Kumen had the following to say ahout his hrother, lTriah: "L'riah began working in the old Cedar Co-op with Henry Leigh as a chaperon. He did not enjoy good health during his infancy; had little, if any, schooling, but because of his own efforts, he did not suffer nor experience much inconvenience on that account. Uriah T. Jones filled many important places in the church, also in civil positions and with i~usiness concerns in Cedar City, and in Parowan Srakc. H e was a Representative from Iron Count!- to the Legistature, both in the lower house and the Senate."" One time in L.D.S. conference, when the sustainins of the officers was taking place, Uriah's name as President of the Stake was read, "All those who can sustain Uriah Jones make it manifest by raising the right hand - all those who oppose by the same sign." ;\ndrew Corry, the tallest man in town 'rose to all his six feet plus and raked his hand in opposition. This was something different. When he was asked why he opposed, he simply said, "To damn many Joneses," and sat down." Uriah was president of the Bank of Southern Utah from the time it was organized in 1904 until the time of his death.'' At that time, Lehi continued in that capacity. I!riah Treharne Jones and Mary Alice Higbee Jones, his wife, were parents of seven children, they are as follows: Abish, horn Sept. 1 1884; Alma Treharne, born January 23, 1887; Irene, born July 22 1889: Mary hlalicent, born April 13, 1891 and died Dec. 20,1897; U. Ashton, born Feh. 25, 18'33; Zelma, horn Feb 5 , 1895; Emron Highee Jones, horn July 16, 1898. Kumen wrote in his journal that this couple had an ideal family with an ideal head to it. At the passing of Uriah T. Jones, all his kinfolk had occasion to feel humbly grateful to have President Heber J. Grant, President of our church, George H. Dern, Governor of the State of Utah, and other notable visitors from Salt Lake City attend the services held in his honor.'' Thomas Jedediah Jones and Ellen Eva Lunt Jones were the parents of ten rhildren. they are as follows: Liunoni Lunt Jones, horn Feb. 16, 1871,: Randall Lunt Jones, born March 5. 1881 ; Sage Lunt Jones, horn July 1, 1883; Mary Ann Jones, born June 12, 1887; Eva Cora Lunt Jones, horn March 30, 1890; Urania Maude Jones, born May 7, 1892; Jedediah Lunt Jones, born Aug. 5, 1894; Henry Marvin Jones, born 214
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It is decent in UU, but will have a harder time in the OU environment. Pair it with a Nosepass to kill Skarmory.
This is really the only set that works for Yanma. If you are slower, Protect to gain the Speed advantage and continue to Substitute down to 1 HP and Reversal away with the Liechi boost. Hypnosis is more useful, though, as you can smack Skarmory / Weezing / Metagross before they dispose of you. If you don't have Protect, you'll need to bring out Yanma against something that's slower than you, because you need a turn or so to get that Speed Boost to beat stuff. Yanma can't use Signal Beam with Reversal.
This set takes advantage of the ability Compoundeyes to boost the accuracy of Hypnosis to 78%.
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Yanma's Special Attack is higher than its Attack, so you can try out a special sweeper if you'd like, with moves like Hypnosis, Psychic, Giga Drain, and a special Hidden Power.
Max Attack, and put 8 EVs in HP (12 if you use a Hidden Power that cuts HP IVs), then put the rest (should be either 244 or 248) into Speed. This is to make it able to land at 1HP with Substitute, for Reversal.
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Tyranitar is the biggest one as you won't be able to pull off Reversal thanks to Tyranitar's Sand Stream.
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As for UU, every team is infested with Quick Attackers, so if your team didn't already have one, you were going to get swept by this anyway. Gligar makes a good counter with its high Defense and resistance to both Fighting and Bug. If Yanma doesn't have a Ghost attack, Misdreavus puts a stop to it. Much like Rhydon and Armaldo, Golem can come in and use Rock Blast to put a stop to this dragonfly.


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Gayle Anderson was live in Orange with REBUILDING TOGETHER, participating in the ASICS LA Marathon.
More than 20,000 runners have registered for the 2013 ASICS LA Marathon, happening Sunday, March 17th.
This year's race will once again start at Dodger Stadium at 1000 Elysian Park Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Race start time is 6:55 a.m. for wheelchairs, 7:00 a.m. for hand cycles, and 7:28 a.m. for all other participants. The race ends on Ocean Avenue at the intersection of Ocean Avenue and California Avenue in Santa Monica. This course is certified by USA Track & Field and is a Boston Marathon qualifier.
All participants should plan to pick-up race day packets at the 2013 ASICS LA Marathon Expo and Packet Pick-Up Friday, March 15th from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, March 16th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The ASICS LA Marathon Expo annually hosts more than 150 exhibitors featuring the brand new designs in running gear and shoes, as well as the latest developments in sports, fitness, and nutrition. Held at Dodger Stadium, the two day expo is FREE and open to the public.
The 2013 ASICS LA Marathon Expo & Packet Pick-Up will be held at:
Los Angeles Convention Center, South Hall
1201 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
All packets must be picked up at the expo during regular expo hours. There will be NO race day Packet Pick-Up! Packets will NOT be mailed to participants, NO EXCEPTIONS! You must bring a valid photo ID to Packet Pick-Up. If you cannot attend the expo, a friend can pick up your packet for you as long as they provide a copy of your photo ID as well as a signed note from you authorizing their picking up your race packet. NO EXCEPTIONS!
With thousands of volunteers, tens of thousands of participants, and hundreds of thousands of spectators, the LA Marathon is one of the largest organized road races in the country. The "Stadium to the Sea" course, which starts at Dodger Stadium and finishes by the Santa Monica Pier, is considered one of the most scenic in the world. The race has been named "Best Big City Race" by Runner's World and "Best Marathon in the West" by Competitor Magazine.
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Running a race is a great way of improving your health/fitness and self-confidence. However, running on behalf of a charity is proving more and more popular. Join the ASICS LA Marathon "I Run 4 Something" campaign and help support one of over 80 different charities participating in this year's marathon. For a complete list of Official Charities for the ASICS LA Marathon, please click HERE.
Today, Gayle was live with REBUILDING TOGETHER. For almost 25 years, Rebuilding Together has provided extensive home rehabilitation and modification services to homeowners in-need.
Our network of 200 affiliated non-profits brings together 200,000 volunteers and completes 10,000 projects each year. For every $1 donated to Rebuilding Together, $4 of value is delivered to our projects. Collectively that's over $1.3 billion in market value reinvested to date into the communities we serve.With the help of everyday citizen volunteers, skilled tradespeople, the support of local business and major corporate partners, Rebuilding Together affiliates make life better for thousands of low-income homeowners every year.
Our work positively impacts the condition of the surrounding community as well, through community center rehabilitation, playground builds, and partnerships with organizations focused on energy efficiency, sustainable community gardens, volunteer engagement, and education.
The organization also uses the marathon as a fundraiser.
It's not too late to help raise money for REBUILDING TOGETHER. Here's their contact information:
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For those who would like to participate in the ASICS LA Marathon, but are unsure if they can complete the race, the Charity Relay is the way to go! Grab a friend or family member and team up to complete the marathon together! The Charity Relay is a unique way you and a partner can each complete a half of the ASICS LA Marathon course as part of a relay team. In order to participate, you must contact any of the Official Charities with available Charity Relay slots. You can then apply according to your charity's instructions on their website. A limited number of team entries are available for Charity Relay. The team entry fee is $250. When accepted, the charity will e-mail you the guaranteed entry process for the Charity Relay. For a list of Official Charities participating in the Charity Relay, please click HERE
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George Alexander Louis is only 3 days old, but he's already causing controversy—not because of his parents Kate Middleton and Prince William, but because of his name.
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Almost immediately after Kensington Palace announced the baby's name on Wednesday, Twitter exploded with jokes on the similarities between the names George Alexander Louis and Jason Alexander; the latter belongs to the actor who played George Costanza on "Seinfeld."
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Examples: @RandiChase: "I love how the royal baby was named after George from Seinfeld. Even if not true—I will believe it anyway." @rutesperanza: "Royal baby named George Alexander. Seinfeld character was named George ...Played by Jason ALEXANDER! This has conspiracy written all over it." @LindsayDunnCTV: "Who knew Kate & William were such #Seinfeld fans? Named the baby with a mix of Jason Alexander & his character George Costanza."
The hype grew so much that even Jason Alexander weighed in. On Wednesday, he tweeted, "So honored that the future King of England will bear the proud and noble name of 'George.' Serenity Now!"
And while it's (highly) unlikely that Seinfeld had any influence on Middleton and Prince William's decision to name their baby George (in fact, royal experts told the Daily Mail on Wednesday that the name George Alexander Louis isn't symbolic at all; rather, it's simply a name the couple likes), the name George is rich in history.
The paper reported that it was the moniker of the patron saint of England and of Queen Elizabeth's late father George VI—and was a top bookie pick, ahead of James, Alexander, Arthur, and Louis. It was also the 12th most popular name in England. And on Wednesday the Associated Press, reported that six British kings have been named George with four reigning in a row.
Public opinion was firmly divided down the middle. Plenty were excited: @tam356 tweeted, "Yes!! They called the baby George!!!! I was right :D love that name," and @NicolaP15 wrote "Cute name." And obviously the name went over well with people named George. Former Star Trek actor George Takei tweeted, "His name is George. #OhMyyy." Journalist George Stephanopoulos tweeted, "So do I send the new prince a Curious George?" and Boy George wrote, "Prince Georgie! Beautiful!"
Others turned up their nose: @GaryJanetti wrote, "Royal Baby was a better name," and TMZ founder Harvey Levin tweeted, "Royal Baby Name George Alexander… A Big Miss. What do you think of the name?"
Name expert Albert Mehrabian, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles and author of The Baby Name Report Card was surprised by the royal couple's decision to name their baby George. In a previous study, he asked subjects to describe a stranger based solely on their name and the response to George was lukewarm. "The name doesn't conjure an image of a fun, popular, masculine man, however, it does convey honesty and caring," he said. "And the name Alexander scores very high when it comes to success."
But in a world where baby names have become a competition for parents to out-weird each other — North, Blue Ivy, Apple, Cricket, Pilot Inspektor, and Rainbow Aurora — it's refreshing to see a classic name like George back on the radar.
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George Alexander Louis: Twitter Reacts to the Royal Baby NameBy Elise Solé, Shine Staff | Royal Baby Buzz – Thu, Jul 25, 2013 1:55 PM EDT
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Skin cancer - melanoma
Your doctor will check your skin and look at the size, shape, color, and texture of any suspicious areas.
If your doctor thinks you might have skin cancer, a piece of skin will be removed and sent to a lab for examination under a microscope. This is called a skin biopsy. There are different types of skin biopsies. All or part of the growth will be removed.
A sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy may be done in some people with melanoma to see if the cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes.
Once melanoma has been diagnosed, CT scans or other types of x-ray tests may be done to see if the cancer has spread.
Surgery is needed to treat melanoma. The skin cancer and some surrounding tissue will be removed. How much skin is removed depends on how deep the melanoma has grown.
If the cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes, these lymph nodes may also be removed. After surgery, you may receive a medicine called interferon.
Treatment is more difficult when the melanoma has spread to other organs. When it spreads to other organs, it usually cannot be cured. Treatment involves shrinking the skin cancer and making you as comfortable as possible. You may receive:
If you have melanoma that is hard to treat, you might consider enrolling in a clinical trial. Ask your doctor for more information. Researchers continue to study new treatments.
See: Cancer support group
How well a patient does depends on many things, including how quickly the cancer was diagnosed and how far it has spread.
If caught early, some melanomas can be cured.
Melanoma that is very deep or has spread to the lymph nodes is more likely to return after treatment. If it is deeper than 4 mm or has spread to the lymph nodes, you are more likely to have the cancer spread to other tissues and organs.
Melanoma usually cannot be cured when the cancer has spread beyond the skin and nearby lymph nodes.
If you have had melanoma and recovered, it is very important to examine your body regularly for any unusual changes. Your risk for melanoma is increased once you have had this cancer. Melanoma may return years later.
Melanoma can spread to other parts of the body very quickly.
Melanoma treatment can cause side effects, including pain, nausea, and fatigue.
Call your health care provider if you notice a new growth or any other changes in your skin. You should also call if an existing spot becomes painful or swollen, or if it starts to bleed or itch.
The American Cancer Society recommends professional skin examinations every year for people older than 40, and every 3 years for people ages 20 - 40.
You should also examine your skin once a month, using a mirror to check hard-to-see places. Call your doctor if you notice any changes.
The best way to prevent skin cancer is to reduce your exposure to sunlight. Ultraviolet light is most intense between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., so try to avoid sun exposure during these hours. Protect the skin by wearing hats, long-sleeved shirts, long skirts, or pants.
Other important facts to help you avoid too much sun exposure:
Goodson AG, Grossman D. Strategies for early melanoma detection: Approaches to the patient with nevi. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2009;60:719-735.
Hodi FS, O'Day SJ, McDermott DF, et al. Improved survival with ipilimumab in patients with metastatic melanoma. N Eng J Med. 2010;363:711-723.
Lange JR, Fecher LA, Sharfman WH, et al. Melanoma. In: Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Nierderhuber JE, Kastan MB, McKenna WG, eds. Abeloff's Clinical Oncology. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 73.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network. NCCN Medical Practice Guidelines and Oncology: Melanoma. V.4.2011.
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Juneau Whale Watching Adventure and Mendenhall Glacier Tour
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We would rate this tour as a 5. The boat was very comfortable and designed to hold just the right number of passengers for great viewing. The tour guides were very helpful and we saw many whales. This was a good way to also get a side trip to see the Mendenhall Glacier up close.
we loved this we saw only one humpback but quit a few Orcas inlcuding a mom and baby.The naturalsit on board was very informative. She was just as excited to see the whales as us. Highly recommend this excursion.
Lynn C
We had a great day and a great guide.
We did see whale tails, and bubble fishing.
The views were fantastic.
We loved the Juneau whale watching and Mendenall Glacier tour. Everyone was so personal and we were treated so well. Glad we took this Whale watching as it was small and we were able to go front and back of the boat. Much better tha a larger boat. Thank you, have recomented you to others.
The Whale Watching Expedition was highly enjoyable. The naturalist and captain were both extremely knowledgeable about the whales and their habits. I would highly recommend the tour to future visitors in the Juneau area.
Toni G
The excursion itself was awesome.We didn't expect to see Orca's around that time yet we did so that was a bonus.We got some real good pics.These tours really get you up close and personal with these whales.They really know where to go to see them. The BEST !!
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Wonderful! Words cannot describe the awesome experience we had whale-watching during our recent trip to Alaska. Our guide was exceptional, both with knowledge and hospitality! I will highly recommend Dolphin Tours to all of my friends for sure. Thank you once again for making my trip a memorable one sorry I could not include a picture at this time, but believe me, we got some GREAT pics!! Bravo Dolphin Tours!!
The tour vendor was very good despite the drenching that nature gave us. I hope to do this tour next time I visit Alaska, hopefully the weather will cooperate. We did see whales even with the inclement weather.
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Brilliant trip. The bus drivers taking us to and from the trip were friendly & informative and the girl on the boat was very good - she made you feel like you were a group of friends and she wanted you to be there. Boat was clean, smart and well designed to see the whales. We were lucky and got to see quite a few. The glacier was amazing - my favourite - but we could have very easily spent another 2 hours or so here! Perhaps the guys could extend the excursion or have a couple of return bus times.
It was a great tour! Very knowledgable and personable staff!
It took us right out to 6 whales and got us close to some of them. An awesome trip!
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Knowledgeable and friendly crew. Saw lots of humpback whales from a close distance and one whale even obliged with a spectacular leap!
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Knowledgeable and friendly crew. Saw lots of humpback whales from a close distance and one whale even obliged with a spectacular leap!
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I loved the whale watching, but not so much the Mendenhall Glacier, too little time, just one hour! Anyway I''ll come again to Alaska!


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The legislature of Massachusetts, which in 2008 adopted one of the strictest state laws governing pharmaceutical company interactions with the state's physicians, has passed revisions that would again allow pharma companies to pay for "modest" meals taking place during non-CME sessions that occur outside of hospitals, medical offices, and training sites. The definition of the word "modest" is being left up to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The revisions to the Massachusetts Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturer Code of Conduct, which were included in the 2013 $32.5 billion state budget, were signed into law by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick July 8.
Also among the revisions: Companies can pay expenses for medical device training; they no longer will have to duplicate reporting efforts required by the state and the federal Sunshine Act; and manufacturers now will have to provide quarterly reports for non-CME events for which they provide refreshments. Gifts to physicians are still restricted.
Thomas Sullivan, president of the Rockpointe Corp. medical education company and author of the Policy & Medicine blog, says, "The legislature and governor in Massachusetts realized they went too far in banning meals for healthcare providers and made this change. This law shows that as long as the events are held in reasonable settings, the public sees the value of health care providers keeping up to date on the latest medical technology." The Massachusetts Restaurant Association, which had been lobbying for this change since the inception of the ban, called the move "a great win for the restaurant industry in Massachusetts." The MRA contends that the ban had cost the state's restaurant owners hundreds of thousands of dollars, and affected many of the state's restaurant workers' jobs.
Others did not greet the news with the same sense of welcome as Sullivan, who is an outspoken proponent of industry/physician collaboration, and the MRA. Students from the American Medical Student Association's PharmFree campaign, along with like-minded residents and physicians, had petitioned the governor to leave the ban in place. According to The Boston Globe, the governor responded in a letter to the students that the slackening of the rule will better align the state's laws with the Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America's Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals, which have been voluntarily adopted by 58 companies to date.
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Michele Jaffe is the author of several adult novels including the thrillers Bad Girls and Loverboy. After getting her Ph.D in Comparative Literature from Harvard, she retired from academia and decided to become an FBI special agent or glamorous showgirl - but somehow ended up writing. A native of Los Angeles, California, Michele lives in Las Vegas with her husband, her disco ball, and her zebra wall-to-wall carpeting.
For more on Michele check out www.michelejaffe.com.
The super cool Bad Kitty by Michele Jaffe is out now – join crime-fighting babe Jas Callahan on her first fabulous case during two crazy weeks in Vegas...
Thank you for bringing the Kitty into our lives! As our resident expert on stylin' sleuths, how far did you have to go to research Jas's first adventure?
Basically, I am kind of like a research monster. Researchzilla, you could call me. I mean, I sample all the food that my characters eat before I let them snack on it, and I wear a lot of the clothes I put them in...
We have to ask... how many pairs of cowboy boots should we expect to find at the bottom of your wardrobe?
I only have nine- (wait, is my husband going to see this? No? Are you sure? OK) -teen pairs of boots. Nineteen.
I know this is a heinous suggestion, but if you could only have one make-up item for the rest of your life what would it be?
A butler. Because without mascara and lipgloss and sparkly eyeshadow and shimmer eyeshadow and black eyeliner and green eyeliner and fake eyelashes... I certainly would not be leaving the house... Ha ha. Just kidding. I'm into being au naturel... All I need is mascaralipglossglitteryeyeshadowshimmeryeyeshadoweyelinergoldfleckedpowderblush.
'Bad Kitty bedazzles' Meg Cabot
Place and Date of Birth?Los Angeles, California; March 20, 1970
Favourite Book?Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis
Favourite Song?'Our Lips are Sealed' by the Go-Gos
Most Treasured Possession?My green chair shaped like a pony.
Favourite Film?Clueless
When did you start writing?
I wrote my first book - about an eight year old girl named Michele Jaffe whose cruel parents send her to the store where she gets kidnapped by mobsters driving stretch limos and the whole world mourns her and work pretty much grinds to a halt because no one can see what they are doing through their veils of tears - when I was, coincidentally, eight. That was really my masterpiece. After something like that you can't just leap into the next project so I took twenty years off before trying my hand at fiction again (which I did when I was finishing graduate school and desperate not to become a professor because I look very bad in tweed.)
Where do you get your ideas and inspiration from?Sparkly shoes and tacos mainly. I believe these are the tools the idea elves use to communicate with me. Because when I am stuck on something, if I just put on my sparkly shoes and dance around for a bit, BOOM!, an idea comes. And then if I have a taco! Wow! No stopping me. Idea elves are the only real explanation. That, or I am hearing voices in my head. And I think they like to give you medication for that. (Also I eavesdrop on people's conversations at the gym. I know that is wrong, but I cannot stop myself.)
Can you give your top 3 tips to becoming a successful author?
1 Write
2 Keep writing
3 Take ice cream break, then write some more
Honestly, I think the hardest thing about being a writer is just making yourself sit down and write every day. The discipline to do that is the single most important thing a writer needs. After sparkly shoes, I mean.
Favourite memory?
Stepping out of the train station and seeing Venice for the first time. I had no idea that the streets were made of water! And there were no cars only boats! It took my breath away. I had to go have some ice cream to quiet myself down. Wait, I should have said the day I got married shouldn't I? That was pretty good too, but still second. Don't tell my husband, okay?
Favourite place in the world and why?
I am not good at only having one favourite but if I had to choose a single place it would probably be my closet, because that is where my shoes are. If there were a tiny freezer in there with ice cream, it would definitely win.
What are your hobbies?
Driving really fast
Shopping at Betsey Johnson
Shopping at Nanette Lapour
Shopping at BCBG
Shopping at Fornarina
Shopping at Max & Co
Shopping at that kiosk in the mall where they sell nail decals
Shopping at Sephora (glitter eye makeup, fake eyelashes)
Shopping at Serge's Showgirl Wigs
Shopping at Agent Provocateur
Shopping at Fred Segal
Eating tacos
Eating hamburgers
Eating ice cream
Eating chocolate cake with gooey inside
Pink champagne
Wax museums
16th Century encryption manuals
Climbing walls (as a noun, not a verb. For example: the Climbing Wall at the Canyon Ranch Spa at the Venetian, rather than 'climbing the walls of my office.' Although I guess that applies too)
Indoor Sky Diving
Dance Dance Party Revolution
Attending the rodeo
Arguing with people about whether or not there was a Shakespeare
Watching TV (especially Forensics Files)
Watching more TV (especially Pimp My Ride)
Movies featuring The Rock
The Clapper
Tom Jones
Staying out late dancing
VIP passes to night clubs
Stories about space plagues or giant squids
Basically I am quite boring. Although I do have a disco ball in my dining room.
If you hadn't been a writer what do you think you would have been?
Rollerderby queen! Michele the Menace would be my name and my adversaries would quake with fear as I roared toward them. And I would wear pink satin shorts and my skates would have silver glitter lightning bolts on them. For my day job, I would probably do something like neurosurgeon or lion tamer.
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