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The Shelters of Stone: Earth's Children
by Jean M. Auel
121 used & new
3.0 out of 5 stars
Book Five, Ayla's a wife (or mate if you prefer)
May 10 2002
This review is from:
The Shelters of Stone: Earth's Children (Hardcover)
In a way it was almost inevitable that Book Five would not please everyone, because there was so much anticipation building up to it (for 12 years, no less). Perhaps there was also too much expectation that this book be like the other books.
The way I see it, each one of the books has its own "theme" or flavour. Book 1, was of DISCOVERY - we were finding out and learning a lot along with Ayla. Book 2 was of INDEPENDENCE where Ayla learnt to rely on herself, and was very innovative and discovered things that were later to become her greatest achievements (eg befriending animals, fire stones, not to mention Pleasures *lol*). Book 3 was about SOCIALISING - Ayla learns about the Others, represented by the lovable Mamutoi, and there's the fun along with confusions and misunderstandings. Book 4 was about JOURNEYING - Ayla goes from place to place, and learns heaps about how others do things.
However, Book 5 is about SETTLING IN - Ayla has reached "home" and is just trying to settle in, she meets her in-laws (as Auel herself puts it!), gets mated and has another baby. If you compare this theme, it is definately not as high-powered or interesting as the other books' themes, but is a valid theme in itself. Sure, I agree there was more repetition than was totally palatable (the endless introductions, the fire-making three times, the Mother song in great detail twice) but in a way it really sets the pace for "home" - home is not a place for massive bouts of discovery or difficulties; some petty in-fighting yes, and Ayla's motherly side is evinced in greater detail, but nothing really earth-shattering. Another reviewer said in a earlier review that this book was not so "tense" to read, and I think that is certainly true, there is an almost relaxing homely quality to reading it. That's one thing I had noticed about Auel's books, they set what I see as the themes off very well. For example, when I read Book 4 about journeying, I felt really tired by the end of it! In fact that's the one book in the series I would not casually pick up to read just like that; like Jondalar, it's going to be sometime before I want to make another long Journey again! Likewise, Book 1 had me feeling very curious and enjoying discovery; Book 2 was highly sexed; and Book Three was full of complex human relations - and it all brought me into the themes on a viceral level. Therefore, I wasn't too put off that Book Five was kinda a Comfortable read!
The other reason why Book 5 might be not as satisfactory is that unlike the other 4 books, it is not self contained - there are a lot of loose ends to be tied up in Book 6. In Book 1 there was closure as Ayla left the Clan; in Book 2 there was closure when Ayla's solitude ended; in Book 3 there was closure when she left the Mamutoi; in Book 4 there was closure when she ended her Journey. In Book 5 though, nothing's been resolved with her enemies, and Ayla has just struggled to accept that she is going to be One who Serves, but she hasn't embarked on anything yet. Therefore, IMHO Book 5 and Book 6 in a way will form "one book". There will be closure of the issues brought up in Book 5 in Book 6, the theme of which I tentatively predict will be SPIRITUALITY. Afterall, Auel herself drafted Book 6 at the same time as Book 5.
So cheer up everyone, I'm sure we will all enjoy Book 6 tremendously - it's when Ayla will fulfil ther great potential. In a way, she is almost like an incarnation of the Mother herself, with her Lumi-like Jondalar by her side!
by Sheri S. Tepper
Mass Market Paperback
33 used & new
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good characters, great suspense
Feb. 8 2001
This review is from:
Grass (Mass Market Paperback)
I was very impressed by the intense suspense created in me while I was reading this book. Like Marjorie and her family, I truly felt like I was on an alien planet, in an alien culture - I felt frustratingly confused by the dribbles of information (masterfully imparted by Tepper) and was made insatiably curious. However, I wasn't too impressed by the 'evolution' theory behind it all, but I'm going to give credit where it is due - the journey to that revealtion makes up for it. The characters and the interactions within this dysfunctional family are wonderfully portrayed, and gives an added dimension that most science/fiction fantasy books are lacking. Marjorie is an unlikely and unconventional heroine (not the normal romanticised figure - just a mother who cannot relate to her husband and daughter, but is innately competent) yet she is intensely appealing. Not only was I led to appreciate a new 'culture', but I also learnt to appreciate a new kind of character, one I don't often meet up with in fiction.
When Christ and His Saints Slept: A Novel
by Sharon Kay Penman
78 used & new
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not easy to put down
Feb. 8 2001
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When Christ and His Saints Slept: A Novel (Paperback)
I must be the only person who thinks the characterisation in this book is less than 'realistic'. While I have to admit the author presented history in a palatable form (despite battle after battle, I was kept fascinated) I was rather skeptical about some of the speculations on the thoughts and possible conversations held by the historical figures. I felt that the character motivations were sometimes a wee bit too altruistic (Stephan for example) and Penman was trying to push a view forward (eg. that Stephan's only motivation was to 'save' England from a woman, no mention how much he WANTED to be king?), or in the case of Maude, too single-mindedly stupid and stuck in the martyr mind-set. I felt it was politically too simplistic. I was also a little leery about the way the love story was built up between Maude's son Henry and Elenor of Acquitane - it seemed a bit too laboured, too obviously a way to make the story more interesting, possibly at the expense of the perspective we take on history.
But, I am complaining about what makes this book 'palatable', and in balance I am glad that the author did it this way - only I think it requires the reader to be vigilant of the assumptions he or she is led to hold by the perspective the author tries to push forward. It could somewhat cloud the 'education' we are getting by enjoying this book.
The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart Trilogy, Book 1)
by Philip Pullman
Mass Market Paperback
42 used & new
5.0 out of 5 stars
Intriguing Trilogy
Jan. 24 2001
This review is from:
The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart Trilogy, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)
This book - being the first of the Sally Lockhart Trilogy - was really intriguing. The whole series was intriguing.
What really struck me was how unconventional these books are - firstly the setting, Victorian England is really well depicted. Pullman obviously knows his history: the opium trade and the British government's involvement in it is told frankly in this book for example. I must admit I liked the first book best - partially because it was such a shock to come across such a fresh writing style - the characters really speak - their accents, their interactions and very human reactions. And while Sally develops to be more 'real' in the following two books, the strangely light, almost careless way of telling the story lent a surreal feeling of freedom to the first book. It almost didn't matter what the plot was, or how Sally's adventure would turn out - I was just so mesmerised by the way one fact after another was presented, to create an incongruous (rubies, babies, bohemians, photographers, lawyers, opium, accountancy, pistols) and therefore fascinating montage of information. Most books seem to work the reader towards a point - either a climax, or a moral: 'this is what you are supposed to get from the book', but the first book of the series feels free of it, even when Mrs Holland finally catches up with Sally, as does Ah Ling. I came out feeling like I had been given permission to go on a holiday.
Book 3, which is about the persecution of Jews is more diadactic (and I think a lot of the political arguements may be lost on a younger audience), and book 2 is more 'plotted'. The author also handles legal jargon, and business concepts to especial effectiveness, giving the series a gritty feeling of reality, of being grounded in the dreary details of life, which are so often absent from 'mysteries' or 'suspense thrillers' (a Penny Dreadful it ain't!) I really loved that!
All in all, it is worth giving this series a try. I liked it far better than 'The Golden Compass'.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4)
by J.K. Rowling
49 used & new
4.0 out of 5 stars
Really enjoyed it
Jan. 14 2001
This review is from:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4) (Hardcover)
I hadn't planned to read the latest publishing sensation, but I read Harry Potter's adventures over Christmas, and while I cannot say that it has won a place in my heart as a favourite, I enjoyed myself hugely while reading it.
It is not as though Rowling's idea is terribly original, although she has revitialised the old 'wizard's school' story with elements like Quidditch, and details like the choosing of a wand (or a wand choosing a wizard/witch) and of course great charaters like Hagrid and Hermione really make the stories fascinating, even for reader familiar with the genre. What really stands out is her deft touch of humour; her intensely involved plots (of which this book 4 is a stellar example, it is amazing to compare it with the preceding 3 books - it is so much more controlled and water-tight, no loose-ends, considering how complex it was); and her effective way of evoking emotion at crucial points of her story eg. Harry's longing for his parents is a constant theme, and concepts such as love, loyalty and friendship are explored.
All the criticism regarding witch-craft surrounding the Rowling mystique are quite laughable. Magic is the subject-matter of the book - to complain against the Harry Potter books is to complain against the a large proportion of the whole genre or fantasy as a whole. Are we to be deprived of such imagination and fiction on the basis of religious intolerance?
I was struck by the level of "darkness" in the books, but it tends to be gross (descriptions of Voldemort are pretty grim) and not violent for violence sake. In fact the death of Cedric Diggory was dealt with in one of the more humane ways I have seen death dealt with in recent examples of media. It is not taken lightly in the book.
All in all, I am left anticipating, with millions of other readers, Book 5! Keep up the good work, Ms. Rowling.
Below The Root
by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
13 used & new
1.0 out of 5 stars
Jan. 14 2001
This review is from:
Below The Root (Paperback)
It is no wonder this book is out of print - it is full of exposition (pages on end) and reads like a history book. The plot is very thin - about one layer of discovery, after which there does not seem much left that is interesting. Characters are almost characterless. Deals with concepts such as prejudice and ignorance, but in a rather didactic and idealised manner. Not worth the effort.
The Ward Lock Encyclopedia of Practical Gardening
18 used & new
5.0 out of 5 stars
An All-Round Winner
Oct. 29 2000
This review is from:
The Ward Lock Encyclopedia of Practical Gardening (Paperback)
I kid you not - I looked through 2 shelves worth of gardeningbooks and went cross-eyed without finding anything as good as this.
It of course depends on what you are looking for - if you wantdetailed information about how to grow waterlilies, this is not foryou. It is best suited for someone who is beginner to intermediate -although I think even the expert will appreciate having this fantasticreference to all the major (over 4000) flowering plants, shrubs andtrees, climbers, and fruit.
Advantages of this book over thecompetition:
1) There is a picture for every plant that ismentioned. It is amazing that not all gardening books have picturesand the description is just another plant name. Pictures also meanthat if you see a beautiful flowering bush as you are driving, you cancome home, check its name, and go to your local nursery to ask for it,rather that say "Uh, I think its got pink flowers, and greenleaves." Save your nurseryman from a headache and yourself fromembarassment! Oh and the photos are stunning as well, if you like toenjoy reading your garden books for pleasure.
2) There are a few'encyclopedic' reference books around that give very detailedinformation about the plant, up to the history of its development -but no tips. Not so here. Each plant come with a short descriptionof the plant, useful hints for growing, and recommendations ofvarieties.
3) There is a section on gardening techniques - coveringall the essential steps: planning (beautifully illustrated plans forthe garden to suit your needs eg. garden for family with children, forthe elderly or disabled, how to make a square garden look less angularetc. I love this section, it is so creative and the author has goodideas); there are also buying tips (how to choose); constructiontechniques (yes! actually teaches the easier methods of building aflower beds, fences, paving, steps, rock gardens and also coversthings like drainage, watering etc); propagation techniques; improvingsoil quality; maintainence and more.
4) The author has thoughtfullyand very usefully compiled all the information in quick referencetables at the end, tabulating soil requirements, aspect/hardiness,foliage, flowering season, problems, etc. Basically everything youneed to know when planning which plants to put with what, what to growso you have flowers all year round, how to get plats to flowersimultaneously. It's amazing how many gardening books fail to dothis.
5) ... I couldn't believe it. It's one third of the nextbest 'encyclopedia'-type book. You get so much out of it, consideringyou can buy a book just on planning and designing for that price.
The Bad Beginning
by Lemony Snicket
Library Binding
28 used & new
2.0 out of 5 stars
Moms Beware
Oct. 10 2000
This review is from:
The Bad Beginning (Library Binding)
I don't have a problem with the book being about unfortunate events - in fact it was the very reason why I picked up the book in the first place, because the premise seemed interesting.
However, the book has some very dark undertones which I consider inappropriate for a very young audience.
Firstly, the marriage between Violet and her Uncle smacked of incest, though he was a cousin several time removed. Did no one else find it repulsive? And then all his greasy friends touching her and saying overtly sexual things like you're a pretty one ... creepy.
Secondly, the degree of violence in the book is very high. The part where Klaus is hit right across the face, till his face is marked, is a bit strong. Someone else I spoke to said that they felt that the author actually enjoyed showing the violent parts, including hanging a baby out from a tower. I can't say with regards to that, but I do admit finding it disturbing that this is a "children's book".
"Unfortunate events" are one thing, everyone knows that the premise of a good story is unfortunate events happening to the hero and heroine, but events bordering on the sadistic are another. Perhaps the children of today can take it (I have seen a couple of kids' reviews that have liked it) but I think mothers might like to read through the book first, and decide whether they want their kids to read it.
I gave it 2 stars because I was entertained by the story to some extent.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
by John Berendt
110 used & new
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing, amazing, amazing!
Aug. 25 2000
This review is from:
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Paperback)
This is the best book I have read all year, and I have read about 70-odd so far! It is impossible to believe that the characters could be real live people, but if there is a real Lady Chablis, I suspect the others caould exist as well.
What I love is the WAY the characters are shown to us. For the most part they just talk - they talk about themselves, and they talk about others in ways that reveal alot about themselves. They talk to the narrator who is a Yankee from New York come to write a book about Savannah. It is amazing how his presence heightens the humour of the confessions and gossip of the people of Savannah, although he doesn't really do very much except be there to be talked to and patronised.
The writing is full of incredible energy - the first chapter could possibly be the best first chapter of a book I have ever read in my life - it gripped me by the gills and I was left gasping (reminds me about the story of the flourescent goldfish, wait till you read about that!)
by Patricia Highsmith
14 used & new
4.0 out of 5 stars
Even my mom likes it!
Aug. 25 2000
This review is from:
Eleven (Paperback)
I must confess at the start that this is not a totally objective review as this book will always be special to me in that it was the first book I have even managed to get my mother to enjoy! I cannot express how happy that makes me because my mother never reads, and as reading has always been my largest pleasure in life, there has always been that gap between us. But imagine my delight (and her delight) when she actually read a story that fascinated her, the first story in Eleven, about the man who kept snails as pets. In my mother's words, she enjoyed the story because the author was very good at writing about emotions and how people react in situations. That is exactly what I love about Highsmith's books. She makes the intricate emotional linkages that are usualy unanalysed and obscured very clear. In a way she is also pointing out to us how WE act, and feel, and making that clear - reading her books always makes me feel as though I was reminded of an emotion. Anyway, mum's just finished the fourth story about the terrapin (which is an award winning story) and joyfully telling me about each story as she goes along. Hope you enjoy it as much as she does.
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—Sternberg reported in Aschoff's "Pathologic Anatomy," edition 6, a gallstone 14 cm. across and weighing 200 grains, or 13 Gm. Rankin and McKeith reported a gallstone measuring 6.9 by 8.5 cm. Clement found one measuring 2½ by 1¼ inches, or 6.3 by 3.1 cm. Bennett removed one at operation with a circumference of 5½2 inches (14 cm.) and weighing 636 grains (41.3
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John Gierach is an internationally respected and highly acclaimed fishing writer; people take note of what he has to say."Good Flies" is an intimate glimpse into the mind of the master fly fisherman, and focuses on the trout flies he has found most successful and how he ties them. There are chapters on how he developed as a fly-tyer - from being a hopeless tinkerer who tried every pattern there was to setting on a large handful of favourite patterns that now catch most of his trout.Throughout, the book is punctuated with fishing stories and observations, always full of wit and deft experience, making this and essential reference source - and a great read - for angling enthusiast everywhere.
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A popular writer using his fishing experience and talent for words and humor to create a wonderful book of observations on flies and fly tying.
It's easy to forget that in between his collections of essays, John Gierach has published a number of slender volumes, each devoted to a single aspect of fly-fishing and usually of a more technical nature. Flyfishing the High Country and Fishing Bamboo come to mind. Some readers may grouse that these tracts are more about one angler's proclivities and lack the lode of quotable lines of the essay collections--and they'd be right--but like a comfortable old pair of waders, they get the job done in a familiar sort of way, which is to say they mark the developments of an ever-changing pursuit at a particular time, with a nod to the author's own role therein. If it sometimes seems like Gierach can write them in his sleep, so be it; that's what happens when the honing of style meets extensive first-hand experience. Good Flies finds Gierach behind the fly-tying vise, sorting through his neck feathers and homemade bodkins in an effort to make sense of his own fly-tying tendencies within the larger, centuries-old tradition. "Tying our own flies is where many of us go off the deep end in fly fishing," he admits in the introduction as a caveat emptor. Non-tiers might lose interest in the subsequent chapters of seeming arcana covering everything from the pros of spade hackle (essential for dry-fly tails) to the cons of beadheads (they're ugly). But amid this abundance of information and opinion, Gierach's puckish, Twain-like sensibilities poke through just enough so that any fly-fisher with a taste for the sport's hallowed literature, regardless of whether he ties his own, can settle back with a copy of Good Flies and enjoy the drift. Gierach has been around. He remembers when Dave's hopper first jumped into the scene as well as the nutty "graduate students" in the '70s who fished with "dinky little, otherwise useless rods, pocket-watch-sized reels, and leaders as fine as spider web" in order to catch the midge hatch before anyone really knew what a midge was. Tiers may take issue with some points, but they're more than likely to come away with some new ideas, too. It's all part of the ongoing riverside chat that John Gierach has been having with fly-fishers for the past two decades. --Langdon Cook
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Jim O'Neill joins the swelled ranks of yen bears/Nikkei bulls, calling for the dollar to climb to ¥100-¥112 in 2013 from its current ¥84. The cheerful Goldmanite sees 25% gains not just in Tokyo, but Shanghai (soft landing a done deal), and Madrid (cheap, and crisis over). Earlier: The BOJ allows the line between the government and the central bank to be erased.
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DundalkFri, 9th Nov, 2012
Going - Standard. Cold and dry
Jackpot Pool - 953.00 Not Won. Carried forward to Naas on Saturday 10th November. Placepot Pool - 30,926.26 Dividend - 1,155.20 Winning Units - 20.07. Pick Six Pool - 3,220.25 Not Won. Carried forward to Naas on Saturday 10th November. Days Aggregate - 85,758.63 (8 races). Last Year 57,785.14 (7 races).(Tote Dividend © Tote Ireland Ltd 2016)
Irish Stallion Farms EBF M'dn of 12,500 6f
1st Zalty (FR) (9) 25/1 Tote 40.00 6.80 2nd shd In Salutem (GB) (4) 10/3fav 1.60 3rd 0.5L Bainne (IRE) (10) 12/1 3.80 4th 1L Rapid Approach (IRE) (6) 7/2OFF 06.03. Time 1m. 13.02 secs 14 Ran
Trainer David Marnane
Jockey F Lynch
Owner Zalty Syndicate
Breeder Societe CIV Ecurie Altima
Tote Exacta- 247.50
Tote Trifecta- 259.45
NRs - Salvado, Pastiches, Merciful Hour
See also » Horse with a history scores first time out
Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay H'cap (Rated 47-65) (DIV I) of 7,000 6f
1st Cailin Coillteach (GB) (2) 9/1 Tote 13.70 3.00 2nd Dht Like Magic (IRE) (4) 12/1 2.90 2nd 0.75L Dixiedoodledandy (IRE) (3) 11/2Jfav 2.20 4th 0.75L Bangalore Diamond (IRE) (5) 11/2JfavOFF 06.33. Time 1m. 13.06 secs 14 Ran
Trainer W McCreery
Jockey J A Heffernan
Owner Martin Flinter
Breeder Kassala Limited
Tote Exacta- 35.70
NRs - Spirit Of Grace, Steely Grace, Mount McLeod
Stewards Enquiry - Exacta for 2 and 4 paid 59.60 euro.
See also » Pacifiers work their magic on Cailin
I told him (winning jockey Seamie Heffernan) to be up there but it's worked out anyway. I put the pacifiers on her as she's been throwing her head up. Seamie said she forced her way out and that she quickened up well. She has that in her but it's hard to get it out of her. I'd love to run her on tracks where she doesn't know where she is and she's only running here for the ground. W McCreery, trainer
Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay H'cap (Rated 47-65) (DIV II) of 7,000 6f
1st My Good Brother (IRE) (1) 13/2 Tote 7.30 1.70 2nd 0.75L Whatyoumaycallit (IRE) (14) 14/1 3.60 3rd nk Doonard Prince (IRE) (9) 33/1 13.60 4th 1.5L Dark Danger (IRE) (8) 8/1OFF 07.03. Time 1m. 12.60 secs 14 Ran
Trainer T G McCourt
Jockey C T Keane
Owner Oliver Curtis
Breeder Oghill House Stud
Tote Exacta- 89.70
Tote Trifecta- 142.55
NRs - Option Be, Pierre D'or, Yellow Dandy
See also » Wolverhampton/Dundalk, all the same to Bro
He did it well. We thought a lot of him early on. Joseph O'Brien rode him in a Fairyhouse maiden and he showed plenty of speed then. He then had muscle trouble but it was nice to see him show plenty of speed again there. Hopefully he won't get hammered in the handicap like the last time and if that's the case we'd like to think that there'd be another race in him around here. He only went over to Wolverhampton because there was only three races for him here before Christmas. T G McCourt, trainer
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Med Auct. M'dn of 12,500 1m
1st Love And Cherish (IRE) (12) 4/1 Tote 6.00 2.10 2nd hd Dark Pulse (USA) (4) 9/4fav 2.00 3rd 1.5L Caged Lightning (IRE) (1) 16/1 5.50 4th 5.5L Rose Garden (IRE) (14) 9/2OFF 07.31. Time 1m. 37.72 secs 14 Ran
Trainer David Wachman
Jockey W J Lee
Owner Gigginstown House Stud
Breeder Gigginstown House Stud
Tote Exacta- 21.50
Tote Trifecta- 64.75
NRs - Ebadani, Nics Montoya, Hello Jock
See also » Love is stronger than Pulse at Dundalk
Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk H'cap (Rated 47-65) (DIV I) of 7,000 1m
1st The Reek (GB) (11) 4/1fav Tote 5.10 2.70 2nd 1.75L Red Laser (IRE) (8) 5/1 1.40 3rd nk Gagnant (IRE) (3) 12/1 7.70 4th nose Curl Cat (USA) (2) 20/1OFF 08.01. Time 1m. 38.94 secs 14 Ran
Trainer Patrick Martin
Jockey R P Whelan
Owner T F Brennan
Breeder Stanley Estate and Stud Co
Tote Exacta- 24.10
Tote Trifecta- 102.45
NRs - King's Jester, Prime Contract, Mctaggart
See also » Lucky 13 for The Reek in cheek-pieces
Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk H'cap (Rated 47-65) (DIV II) of 7,000 1m
1st Khelino (IRE) (7) 14/1 Tote 13.30 4.70 2nd 0.5L Coppertop (IRE) (8) 12/1 4.50 3rd 1L Dancingwithangels (IRE) (4) 13/2 1.80 4th 1.5L Bangalore Prince (IRE) (12) 25/1OFF 08.32. Time 1m. 38.61 secs 14 Ran
Trainer Rodger Sweeney
Jockey W J Lee
Owner Mrs J B Sweeney
Breeder Matthew Duffy
Tote Exacta- 356.50
NRs - Black N Brew, Sophies Echo, Ennis Diamond
See also » 74 to 1 Dundalk double for Billy Lee
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cooley (F) Stks (Listed) of 50,000 1m
1st Lily's Angel (IRE) (11) 8/11fav Tote 1.70 1.40 2nd 2.5L Precious Stone (IRE) (12) 6/1 1.90 3rd 0.75L New Magic (IRE) (4) 25/1 4.30 4th 1.25L Romantic Stroll (IRE) (14) 40/1OFF 09.02. Time 1m. 35.94 secs 13 Ran
Trainer G M Lyons
Jockey G F Carroll
Owner Clodagh Mitchell
Breeder N And Mrs N Nugent
Tote Exacta- 7.20
Tote Trifecta- 59.50
NRs - Rigoletta (in season)
See also » Lily's Irish love-affair continues
She's been a pleasure to train. She hasn't done anything more than she done with Richard Fahey. She has a new lease of life and the plan is to go to Dubai now as she qualifies for there. G M Lyons, trainer
Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk H'cap of 10,000 1m 2f 150yds
1st Heavy Weight (IRE) (11) 10/3 Tote 4.40 1.50 2nd 1.25L Shake The Bucket (IRE) (15) 7/1 3.50 3rd nk Waydownsouth (IRE) (5) 5/1 1.90 4th nk Atmospheric High (IRE) (6) 3/1favOFF 09.32. Time 2m. 13.39 secs 13 Ran
Trainer J S Bolger
Jockey R P Whelan
Owner Mrs J S Bolger
Breeder J S Bolger
Tote Exacta- 55.80
Tote Trifecta- 95.30
NRs - Emotional Dream (lame), Badger Daly, Roe Deer
Withdrawn - Moo Sahara(10/1) (ran loose before start) Rule 4 applies to board prices only, deduction 5 cent in the euro.
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Every week Hannibal Tabu (two-time Eisner-winning journalist/blogger/novelist/poet/jackass on Twitter/head honcho of Komplicated.com) goes to a comic book store called Comics Ink in Culver City, CA (Overland and Braddock -- hey Steve, Jason, Vince and Quislet) and grabs a whole lotta comics. These periodicals are quickly sorted (how) into two piles -- the "buy" pile (a small pile most weeks, comprised of planned purchases) and the "read" pile (often huge, often including comics that are really crappy but have some value to stay abreast of). Thursday afternoons you'll be able to get his thoughts (and they're just the opinions of one guy, so calm down, and here's some common definitions used in the column) about all of that ... which goes something like this ...
Captain America & Iron Man #633
(Marvel Comics)
Jump from the Read Pile.
This started out as a "charity jump" -- time was running out for the shop to close and a book or three hadn't gotten handled yet. When it came home, this turned out to have all the charm of "Steve Rogers, Super Soldier" #1, positing a grey world of extrahuman activism involving people who may not be very nice, doing things you wouldn't want reported on the front page of the Daily Bugle. In Madripoor, Tony Stark decides to make a presentation at a conference for warmongerers, a gun show for weapons of mass destruction and a place that treats Tony Stark like a god for his many, many years of building better ways to make people die. Of course there's shenanigans involved and a beautiful woman in a slinky dress. Oh, and Batroc's on board, a little less bombastic than sometimes, but hitting all the right marks. Fun superhero stuff working behind the curtains of the doings of right and wrong with smooth artwork by the brilliant Barry Kitson and Javier Tartaglia with a razor-sharp script from Cullen Bunn.
The Amazing Spider-Man #688
(Marvel Comics)
Fresh off of a big loss, Spider-Man's hell-bent on making some things right, and that means an appointment with Doctor Kurt Connor in his scaliest persona (just in time for a big movie opening). Dan Slott's script bounces around a bit through the course of another long day that hits everything from the poshest night life with MJ, the desecration of a prepubescent corpse (for science, of course), a trip to the sewers and many, many other exciting New York locales. A great balance of plot, characterization and action. Great stuff.
Solidly entertaining and an affordable selection.
Honorable Mentions: Stuff worth noting, even if it's not good enough to buy
Could you imagine Fortress Maximus at the center of a hostage confrontation? "Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye" #6 puts the big man behind a big gun and a big grudge to go along with it. This slick little character drama -- which could not happen anywhere outside of the ill-fated Robinson family-styled space voyage "Rodimus Prime" organized to search for Cybertron's lost glory -- almost made it work, but the key to the mystery wasn't made clear enough by the art (or maybe the coloring). The procedural elements were strong, and literally just one very minor pass on the visuals would have made this a champion.
The secrets of Arthur Curry start to come to light in "Aquaman" #10, as Black Manta starts enacting his plans which coincidentally have a lot of punching involved. The man in the black wetsuit manipulates and moves boldly, but the title character seemed like he was standing still, the supporting characters were mostly stiff and the scenes in question are less than compelling.
"Star Wars Blood Ties: Boba Fett Is Dead" #3 was great every second it worked with the title character. A subplot involving a clone-alike didn't work so much despite a really charming, well-prepared little girl and great amounts of gunfire and people dying and what not. As you yourself have no doubt said, numerous times in life, this would have benefitted from much more Fett (despite a lotta evidence that he's terrible at his job).
A great set up, "Idolized" #0 borrowed all the tactics that launched "Noble Causes," introducing a world of super powers and celebrity while giving one character a development arc to follow. However, for the price, it was a little skimpy.
"Voltron" #6 does some majorly different things with the Voltron mythos, even introducing a giant robot steeped in controversy and misunderstanding while dropping the biggest difference in core ideas for a property since Steve Rogers was outed as Weapon One. It was, however, very, very expository. Talk talk talk ... had this played out on an hour long drama, with dramatic music and some charismatic actors, it could have been gripping. On these pages, with this art, and this small an amount of actual Voltron, all of the sudden Arus and Planet Doom are like New Genesis and Apokolips, forever locked in a struggle and incorporating helpless dupes into their machinations. Surely reference material, but a little dry of a presentation.
"Batman Incorporated" #2 was mostly a history lesson on who Talia Al Ghul is and why she's a badass. The actual story here took place in the space of an hour or two, and without the flashbacks (which are fun, but tell you little more than your average wiki link might) would have played out really drily. Not bad, though.
If you already like the esoteric charms of Matt Smith's depiction or the cultured appeal of Picard's crew, "Star Trek The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation 2" #2 will have some moments you'll likely enjoy. However, aside from being cute, it didn't do much save remind you of its time period on the "Star Trek" timeline, after the Borg-fueled slaughter at Wolf 359.
"Soulfire: Hope" #1 was a smooth linear mix of science and magic with a tournament that Wonder Woman would have nodded approvingly at, a tense political situation and a goodly show of blood (no sign of the Hound or the Mountain, or even Brienne). Unfortunately, the characters are flat, the coloring is flat and the stakes are inconsequential because, well, there's not much reason to care about the characters. Easy enough to follow, though.
"Batman The Dark Knight" #10 was kind of disturbing as a Gotham-based wackadoo abducts and mentally violates small children. The Bat and Jim Gordon, of course, don't like this one bit (really, why doesn't Batman just pay for cameras, like, every freaking where in Gotham? Isn't that what Bale and Freeman argued about in the movie?) and this was more a horror/suspense story than a crime tale, so for fans of the Bat who lean in a more Steve Niles direction, this might be perfect for you.
Erik Larsen checks in for "Supreme" #65 as "Mean Supreme" doesn't like a president with a foreign name or any of the shenanigans of the modern world, and the modern Supreme (and several other versions, including the ridiculous lion and mouse-headed versions) are depowered and confused about how to proceed. The plot maybe had the same issue, meandering a bit and leaving only the goofiest of antagonists to provide some struggle, aside from the everyday battle with bureaucracy.
"Scalped" #59 was clearly getting ready to shut down the store, leaving it all on the field in a bloody, messy, dimly colored showdown involving a desk full of money, a fire and a penultimate chapter that pulled no punches. If you're been along for the whole ride, this surely provides some catharsis as you brace yourself for the last pages.
The fun stuff with Reed invited to Wakanda to "keep up" takes a back seat as the kids go on an expedition in "FF" #19, riding jungle animals and end up struggling with teleporting versions of the Somali pirates, the Hyena Clan of Marvel's Africa. It took the scenic route to a fairly predictable ending, serving as a digression that was cute but not "must-read" urgency.
The enemy in "Justice League" #10 was boring and emo, starting off with Aquaman serving as the league's Rodney Dangerfield. Screw all that. The Shazam backup gives you three important words: "Black Adam's back," and despite looking much shinier, he looks fantastic. Cool, but not "spend the money" cool.
The "Meh" Pile Not good enough to praise, not bad enough to insult, not important enough to say much more than the title
"Mighty Thor" #16, "Flash" #10, "Hypernaturals" #1, "Spider-Men" #2, "Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men" #10, "Magic The Gathering: The Spell Thief" #1, "Justice League Dark" #10, "Star Trek" #10, "Superman" #10, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtes" #11, "Teen Titans" #10, "Savage Dragon" #180, "X-Men" #31, "Voodoo" #10, "Witchblade" #157, "Lord of the Jungle" #5, "Hit-Girl" #1, "Angel and Faith" #11, "Prophet" #26.
No, just ... no ... These comics? Not so much ...
"Before Watchmen: Nite Owl" #1 was boring, scattered between the panels of the original Moore and Gibbons' classic. Oh, and the younger Nite Owl came in like his name was Tim Drake, knowing all the answers. That's really all there is to say about it.
"Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates" #12 took the concept of "deus ex machina" to a new, weird extreme as Tony Stark is dropped in to Evil Ultimate Reed Richard's City. This ending was both ridiculous and unsatisfyingly anticlimactic in terms of how "big" they made this villain turn and what not, falling over like a lead balloon.
"Green Lantern: New Guardians" #10 posited a lot of ... unusual things. First, apparently, ring wielders only deal with crises having to do with rings. Spirit forbid a space ship loses power near a gravity well, gotta fight off somebody hating on this random color of lantern. The Reach -- really trying to be somebody, but not really getting it right -- wanna destroy the Blue Lanterns, who apparently get to act like any other Lantern when a Green Lantern wanders along. New, old ... nonsensical, and broken down like a FourSquare or XBox 360 accomplishment. Then, the Blue Lanterns are cribbing lots of ideas from the Universal Church of Truth ("... against all odds, we believe! With our dying breath, we believe!") and the book concludes with an interesting leap in logic that is just taken for granted. Baffling stuff.
"Incredible Hulk" #10 really wanted to try some new things, as centered by its most quotable moment -- "Tonight I will eat grilled American and make love to many bears." However, Ol' Jade Jaws practically sleepwalked through the events here (literally falling asleep at one point, doing the old "calm down and turn into a savage Banner" shtick from many years ago) and broken toys of forgotten legacies are -- again -- left loose in the universe, like a ship full of Cylons with paint across their chest, wandering freely in space. Simply bad.
"Savage Hawkman" #10 spends a good bit of time working with the Nth Metal Wolverclaws with a super dull antagonist that sounds like a bit from a Dennis Miller riff. Again empty stakes, again lacking impetus, again deathly dull.
Ah, it's aight.
A jump, not spending a lot ... that's all good.
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James Moody (1925-2010)
James Moody, a jazz saxophonist, composer,
Moody was born partially deaf in Savannah to Ruby and James Moody on March 26, 1925, and grew up in Newark, New Jersey. He began playing music at the age of sixteen, after his uncle gave him an alto saxophone. Over the course of his career, Moody became an accomplished alto, tenor, and soprano saxophonist, as well as a flutist. In the early 1940s he served in the U.S. Air Force and played in an unofficial air force band. Near the end of his duty in 1946, Moody met Dizzy Gillespie and subsequently became a member of Gillespie's big band. He later performed in Gillespie's quintet in the 1960s and again in the 1990s.
Moody lived in Europe from 1948 to 1951. In
In both 1996 and 2000 the mayor of Savannah declared a James Moody Day, an honor also bestowed by Newark, Jersey; New York City; and San Diego, California. Moody also had a bit part in the 1997 film Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, which was set and shot in Savannah. He played Mr. Glover, who appears in a scene with a leash and collar, walking what appears to be an imaginary dog.
By 2007 Moody had recorded more than fifty albums, including tributes to Frank Sinatra and Henry Mancini. That year he received the Kennedy Center's Living Jazz Legend Award, and his instrumental solo "Be-Bop" was nominated for a Grammy. He was nominated again in 2010 for his final album, Moody 4B.
Moody died of pancreatic cancer on December 9, 2010, in San Diego. Married three times, he was survived by three sons and one daughter.
Media Gallery: James Moody (1925-2010)
Further Reading
Dizzy Gillespie, with Al Fraser, To Be, or Not—To Bop: Memoirs (New York: Da Capo Press, 1979).
Cite This ArticleHarris, Edward L. "James Moody (1925-2010)." New Georgia Encyclopedia. 15 November 2013. Web. 25 July 2016.
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The Lady Vandals may have started the season at 0-2, but had there not been an hour time limit at Saturday's Noble Round-Robin, their record may have been better.
Losing to Hutsonville/Palestine, 4-3, in five innings, and Red Hill, 11-6, in three innings, Vandalia coach Brian Buscher didn't have too many complaints about the games.
"We played pretty well the first game," Buscher said. "We had a couple of errors, but it wasn't a bad game. If there wasn't a time limit, we probably could have scored more runs."
Missing all of last season proved to not be a setback for Lady Aces senior Becca Oldham.
Oldham hurled a perfect game for the Mulberry Grove during last Thursday's season-opener, a 31-0 win against Sandoval.
Offensively, Sam Goodin hit for the cycle.
Oldham struck out seven and nothing that the overmatched Lady Blackhawks hit in fair territory made it out of the infield. Two batters did get to a full count in Oldham's first start since her sophomore season.
She missed her junior year due to a leg injury.
The Vandalia boys track team opened its season at the Charleston Indoor Invitational on Saturday.
The Vandals finished in 25th place out of 33 teams.
Senior Wade Cowger would place fourth out of 46 runners, with a time of 2:08.74, in the 800-meter run.
Ben Strobel finished sixth out of 54 runners in the 1,600-meter run, with a personal-best time of 4:44.64, and Dalton Smith placed 11th of 28 in the 200-meter dash, with a time of 0:24.79.
RAMSEY – After being named the Most Vaulable Player in her conference last season, Shaunna Rainey is hoping to the follow up that performance with an even better season.
Taking the top honor in the Egyptian-Illini Conference for the second straight season will involve the senior continuing to hit consistently, but adding in more extra-base hits.
"I hope she does the same things she did last year," said coach Mike Jackson. "I'd like to see more power, but she had an average around .580, so we're fine there."
Vandalia resident Anthony Enlow won his second straight championship at the Midget State Championships in Danville.
Enlow went 4-0 in the 150-pound bracket for 9-10-year-olds.
Many athletes who spent their high school years in Fayette County have moved on to play for college or professional teams. Below are the athletes who recently made headlines.
•March 22 vs. Ramsey, 4:15 p.m.
•March 23 Road Round-Robin, 12:30 p.m.
•March 25 at St. Elmo, 4:15 p.m.
•March 22 vs. Plymouth, 4:15 p.m.
•March 25 vs. South Central, 4:15 p.m.
•March 26 vs. Newton, 4:15 p.m.
•March 26 at Hillsboro, 4:30 p.m.
•March 25 vs. Greenville, 4:15 p.m.
•March 26 at Neoga, 4:15 p.m.
The St. Elmo High School track team is pictured.
The St. Elmo softball team fell in both games at Saturday's Fairfield Tournament.
The Lady Eagles lost to Wayne City, 7-3, and Fairfield, 16-0.
Against Wayne City, senior Megan Maxey had an RBI triple and a run scored, while freshman Sarah Maxey and junior Danie Austin each crossed the plate in a three-run third inning.
Against Fairfield, St. Elmo (0-2) got a triple from Austin and a single from Megan Maxey.
Vandalia sophomore Ben Strobel has been invited to the Class A Illinois Top Times meet at the Shrink Center on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University after running the mile in 4:44.64 at the Charleston Indoor Invitational (pictured).
He will be racing against 14 others at IWU on Friday at what is considered the unofficial indoor state meet.
The race will begin at 7:20 p.m., and live streaming will be available at www.acgsports.org and www.ustream.tv, and results will be posted at www.illinoistoptimes.com.
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After public broadcasting subsidies — and Big Bird — became a topic in last night's presidential debate, PBS responded by purchasing ad space on Twitter to defend its right to federal funding. A PBS promoted tweet reads, "PBS is trusted, valued and essential," and then asks readers to "please retweet!"
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"I'M thanking God that He got us out of there."
That's the reaction of a Barnesville High School graduate, now a retired teacher, who returned Wednesday night from Egypt where she was spending a vacation with her daughter and son-in-law.
The political upheaval including riots meant some changes in the Egyptian vacation for Jan Catherwood, but she felt safe despite the problems.
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Catherwood, who was graduated from Barnesville High in 1944 and obtained a degree at The Ohio State University, stays in an apartment in Barnesville from June to October and then lives the remainder of the year in Titusville, Fla. She left for Egypt Jan. 21 and was scheduled to return Feb. 4.
Catherwood, who formerly taught Ohio history in Shelby, said she was in a 16-member tour group, and she had high praise for Overseas Adventure Travel and the guide. Noting the group was "totally safe," the former teacher added she never felt threatened by the protestors.
Although the trip undoubtedly was more of an adventure than she expected, Catherwood said the group never saw the pyramids and missed out on riding camels. Mentioning the fact that she didn't see the pyramids, she said, "Someday, I'll take a cruise on the Mediterranean and glance over."
Initially, the group was in Cairo and then went to Luxor. It was in Luxor "when things broke loose" and she saw protestors surrounded by guards, the Egyptian Army, tanks and police with repeating rifles. She added the police were everywhere.
Despite the political unrest, Catherwood said the group saw so many beautiful things, museums and temples and also took a hot air balloon ride.
"We got to see a lot," she said. "The protestors didn't bother us at all."
After Luxor, the group sailed down the Nile to Aswan, and it was a three-day trip. At Aswan, the tourists were kept in a four-star hotel for several days.
The tour guide, according to Catherwood, was constantly in communications with OTA and once stayed up all night in efforts to get the group out of Egypt.
Finally, the tourists were able to leave on an Egyptian airline and they were taken to Istanbul wehre they spent the night. The next stop was Frankfort, Germany, and their arrival there was at midnight. Catherwood only had a few hours sleep in Germany as she had to be up by 1:40 a.m.
Her daughter and son-in-law, Cori and "Dar" Hoag, who are Michigan residents, traveled on another airplane back to the United States.
"I was the fortunate one," said Catherwood. Traveling on a German airline, she felt lucky because the flight went directly to Orlando and didn't go to New York where she would have encountered wintry problems.
Her friends, who had been in contact with the federal government and OAT as they feared for her safety, picked her up at the airport.
Catherwood, who arrived in Orlando at 8:30 p.m., said, "I don't remember putting my head on my pillow."
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I'm building a REST API with Flask which add a photo to a database. The database is abstracted in PhotoModel Class. The API receives a JSON formated HTTP POST which contain the picture in a bin string an the name, all the other parameters are optional.
How to construct "photo" object if some param aren't present in the JSON posted? On the database Model (PhotoModel) I have specify only two compulsory items, so the logic to only take into account params present in the JSON should be in the function bellow.
def add_photo():
"""Add photo to database"""
if request.method == 'POST' and request.headers['Content-Type'] == 'application/json':
photo = PhotoModel(
name = request.json['name'],
device_version = request.json['device_version'],
date = request.json['date'],
picture = request.json['picture'],
comment = request.json['comment']
return "200"
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Past Simple
- Funny Looney Toons past simple review (easy): Remember Looney Toons? Here's a little past simple review following the antics of Wilie Coyote!
- Pronunciation of final -ed: Tutorial and quiz.
- Irregular Verbs: Tutorial
- Irregular Past verbs: Learn irregular past verbs through a video.
- Regular Past verbs: Learn regular past verbs through a video.
- Past tense for beginners: Watch this ESL practice conversation and see if you can hear the regular and irregular verbs.
- Animated grammar tutorial:
- Past tense: yes/no questions (1) With music | Without music
- Past tense: negative forms (1) With music | Without music
Online Exercises:
- Exercise 1: Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers.
- Exercise 2: Put the verb into the past tense.
- Exercise 3: Choose a regular verb in the list.
- Exercise 4 (The Hare and the Tortoise): Complete the story with the past simple form of the verbs.
- Exercise 5: Put in order. Click on the words to build sentences.
- Exercise 6: Irregular Verbs (Video + exercise)
- Exercise 7 : Irregular verbs : Listen and find the infinitive 1
- Exercise 8: Irregular verbs : Listen and find the infinitive 2
- Exercise 9 : Irregular verbs : Listen and find the infinitive 3
- Exercise 10 : Irregular verbs : Listen and find the infinitive 4
- Exercise 11 : Irregular Verbs.
- Exercise 12: Regular Verbs (Lesson and exercises).
- Exercise 13: Irregular Verbs (Lesson and exercises).
- Exercise 14: Negative and questions (Lesson and exercises).
- Exercise 15: Write the negative contractions in the simple past tense of the words in parentheses to complete each sentence.
- Exercise 16: Yes/No questions. Write questions in the past tense using the prompts.
- Exercise 17: Information questions. Write questions in the simple past using the prompts.
- Exercise 18: Enter the past tense form of the verb into the box provided.
- Execise 19: Enter the past tense form of the verb into the box provided.
- Exercise 20: Pronunciation of final -ed quiz.
- Exercise 21: Questions about last night. Read the information and practice it with your partner. (Pair Work)
- Exercise 22: Shakira's life. Fill the gaps with the Past Simple of the verb that you find in the clue ¿?. (If you look at the clue, the maximum score you can get is 50%.)
- Exercise 23: Enjoy this funny basketball game about simple past.
- Exercise 24: Yesterday. Complete the gaps according to the pictures, then press "Check" to check your answers.
- Exercise 25: Walt Disney. Read the text about Walt Disney and then answer the questions. Type yor answer, then press "Check".
- Exercise 26: Biographies. Choose the correct time expressions to complete Jane's biography.
- Exercise 27: Past Tense Regular quiz.
- Exercise 28: Past Tense Irregular quiz.
- Exercise 29: Interactive game. Working with the past tense.
- Exercise 30: English Irregular Verbs Game with score points by answering questions correctly.
- Exercise 31: Exercise 31: Get the frog across the pond by choosing the right lily for him to jump on to. If you click on the lily with the correct past tense form of the verb, the frog will jump there. If you click on the wrong lily, the lily will sink, and the snake will eat the frog. Good luck. Save the frogs!
- Exercise 32: Simple Past Tense Quiz.
- Exercise 33: Drag and drop the right word. Complete the sentences.
- Exercise 34: Simple Past with Irregular Verbs 1. Type the correct form of the verb in each blank.
- Exercise 35: Test your knowledge of past simple irregular verbs Fill in the blanks. Do not use contractions!
- Exercise 36: Make the following statements true by inserting the affirmative or negative past tense form of the verb in parentheses.
- Exercise 37: Flash quizzes on irregular forms: A-B C-D E-F G-H (1)
Flash quizzes on irregular forms: K-M P-S S1 S2 T-W (1)
Flash review quizzes on irregular forms: Quiz 1 Quiz 2 (1)
Flash quiz on verbs with similar past/present tense forms. (1)
Flash quiz on regular/irregular verbs. (1)
Flash word game past forms: Puzzle 1(1)
- Exercise 38: Bob went to a party last Saturday. On Monday morning he met Linda and she had a lot of questions to ask him about the party. Compose the questions for the highlighted answers.
- Exercise 39: A Disastrous Day. Flash quiz on irregular forms.
- Exercise 40: My Beard. Flash quiz on irregular forms.
- Exercise 41: The Hockey Game. Flash quiz on irregular forms (+ vocabulary).
- Exercise 42: A Littel Accident. Flash quiz on irregular forms.
- Exercise 43: Hit by a Hurricane. Affirmative and negative forms.
- Exercise 44: Who were they? Java Games: Matching, concentration, word search, and flashcards.
- Exercise 45: A link to many activities on the simple past.
- Exercise 46: Positive statements. Choose the verb from the list that best fits in the sentence.
- Exercise 47: Negative statements. Choose the verb from the list that best fits in the sentence.
- Exercise 48: Questions. Choose the verb from the list that best fits in the sentence.
- Exercise 49: Read the text "Julius the Dragon" and answer the questions.
- Exercise 50: Different activities.
- Exercise 51: Quiz.
- Exercise 52: Tim's Bank Holiday. Reading Comprehension.
- Exercise 53: Narrating / Writing a story.
- Exercise 54: Word search and fill-in.
- Exercise 55: Fill in the gaps exercise on the past simple.
- Exercise 56: Impressionism. Different exercises.
- Exercise 57: Three excercises using the Past Simple. 1) Wordsearch exercise; 2) complete the sentences; 3) a matching exercise.
- Exercise 58: Exercises on the past simple.
- Exercise 59: Meals at the Twits. Read the text and complete with the right verb in the simple past.
- Exercise 60: Fill in the gaps with the correct affirmative and past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
- Exercise 61: Family Secrets. Reading Comprehension activities.
- Exercise 62: Regular and irregular verbs in positive/negative sentences and questions.Word search, dialogues.
- Exercise 63: Mr Johson's Day. Read and choose the correct verb.
- Exercise 64: Raymond Chandler, 50 years without him. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the right form of the simple past verbs.
- Exercise 65: Online activity to revise the irregular verbs.
- Exercise 66: Exercise to practise some irregular verbs! Another one. One more.
- Exercise 67: Irregualr verbs crossword.
- Pronunciation -ed: Write the phonetic symbol for each -ed verb ending: [d], [t] or [Id].
- How to Get from Bed to Work in 27 Easy Steps! – Fill in the Blanks. Complete the sentences using an appropriate past simple verb
- How to Get from Bed to Work in 27 Easy Steps! – Past Simple Verbs. Write the sentences again, changing each underlined verb from the present simple to the past simple tense
- What did Peter do last summer? Unscramble the sentences.
- My last vacation: Write a story about your last summer vacation. Use the questions to guide you.
- Crazy dictation: Pair Work. Complete a story by dictating sentences across the classroom.
- Find someone who: Practise irregular past verbs and past simple questions.ask and answer questions to
complete a "find someone who" questionnaire.
- Last holiday: Practise past simple questions and statements in the context of vacations. ask and answer questions to complete a chart.
- Past Board Game: practise the past simple tense anddevelop fluency. ask and answer questions using the past simple in order to move along the board and reach the end.
- Did he? Practise the past simple tense. Complete sentences and questions.
- Once upon a time: Practise writing a story. Use random words to write a story.
- Past Simple 1: Fill in the blanks with the simple past form of each verb.
- Past Simple 2: Fill in the blanks with the simple past form of each verb.
- Mistakes: Can you correct the mistakes?
- Past Simple: 2 Tests.
- Past Events - Sentences with the past simple to describe things that happened in the past.
- Yesterday: Listen and complete.
- Last weekend: Listen and complete with a verb in the simple past.
- The Frog Prince: Fill in the blanks by using the past form of the verbs.
- A Lovely Day: Listen and complete.
- Story Scramble: Read the story, use the mouse to put pictures in the right order and finally listen to check if you are right.
- Listen to the song "Good bye my lover" sung by James Blunt and click on the following file to complete the gaps. Click here for the subtitled version in Spanish or try the karaoke version.
- Watch the video (s) and answer the questions below. Read the Transcript and check your listening comprehension. Repeat the difficult words or sentences out loud. Check the Notes for information about culture, grammar, slang, or pronunciation.
- Song: Because you loved me by Celine Dion. Listen to the song and do the exercise: Video Song with lyrics)
- Song: These were the days of our lives - Queen. Different activities.
- Song: Because you loved me - Celine Dion. Watch the video and complete the lyrics. (Video with the lyrics).
- Twilight - Biology Class: This is a slow conversation between Bella and Edward. Fill in the gap and comprehension exercises.


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Bankruptcy in the pulp and paper industry: market's reaction and prediction
- Chun-Yu HoAffiliated withSchool of Economics, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- , Patrick McCarthyAffiliated withSchool of Economics and the Center for Paper Business and Industry Studies (CPBIS), Ga Tech Email author
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This paper examines North American pulp and paper company bankruptcies that occurred between 1990 and 2009. We demonstrate that shareholders suffer substantial losses (37 %) during the month a bankruptcy occurs. Encouragingly, we show that financial ratios are useful in predicting firm failure and that failed firms are less profitable, more liquidity constrained and higher in debt leverage. Using a binary logit model in the spirit of Ohlson (J Acc Res, 19, 109–131, 1980), we predict financial distress for pulp and paper firms 1 to 2 years ahead of the bankruptcy. We also adapt and re-estimate the empirical model on a sample of pulp and paper firms and perform in-sample and out-of-sample forecasts. For the out-of-sample analysis, our re-estimated Ohlson models correctly predict 93 % of bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy outcomes.
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- Bankruptcy in the pulp and paper industry: market's reaction and prediction
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Volume 45, Issue 3 , pp 1205-1232
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- 1. School of Economics, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200052, People's Republic of China
- 2. School of Economics and the Center for Paper Business and Industry Studies (CPBIS), Ga Tech, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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3 Parks near Stewart, British Columbia
Meziadin Junction, British Columbia 28.98 miles NE
2200 Davis St Stewart, British Columbia V0T 1W0 (map) | (250) 636-9205
Sites: 72 | Latest Rate: $41.00 | 49 Reviews
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Jul 2016 - $41.00
This was one of the worse park experiences we had, during our 3 months on the road. Our site was decent, level, etc. All sites appeared to be buddy sites close together, utilities were very low and TV cable strung on the ground. As previously mentioned, their advertised internet was terrible and I was close to the office. I couldn't get on line as others have reported, and the rude lady in the office kept saying it was my computer.
The lady in the office was very blunt when asking her any question. There is a new looking building next to the office and the people staying in it had dogs that barked frequently and even ran loose a couple of times. Not sure if that was the owner or whom.
They did have a good RV wash, otherwise my rating would have been worse. - Tarheel
Jul 2016 - $33.00
Great park surrounded by mountains. Not a 10 due to lousy metered WiFi. - Medic97
Sep 2015 - $35.00
Very spacious sites. Cable tv was good. Location for exploring was excellent. Clean laundry facilities.
Overall great stay. - jla_vernon
West end of Eighth Avenue Stewart, British Columbia V0T 1W0 (map) | (250) 636-2537
Sites: 98 | Latest Rate: $1.00 | 6 Reviews
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Jun 2015 - $1.00
The park was not very crowded and pleasant overall. The young men working there were very friendly and kept up the older restrooms that could use some updating. WiFi was in a cutely decorated picnic pavilion. There grounds were a lush heavily forested (rainforest) with a moderate amount of insects; we set up our bug tent. One other downside was that the campground shares a boundary with houses. We sat in our bug tent and watched the dogs in backyards for entertainment. - barkingbear
Sep 2013 - $24.00
This is a pretty funky city campground in a densely wooded area with easy walking access to "downtown" Stewart. The sites seemed to have been laid out by someone with a few too many drinks, but it works. Access can be tight in some sites, even for our smaller motorhome. The young man that checked us in was very efficient and had all of the relevant information. He gave us a site that worked well for us. There is only one water fill station in the campground, but we did not have to wait to fill. The dump station is a few blocks away, but not a big deal. Each site has a picnic table and a fire ring. Our site had a 15/20 amp plug that allowed us to keep our batteries charged, but we had to run the generator for anything significant, such as the microwave. They supposedly have WiFi in the campground, but when we were here it was out "because of the weather" (which had been wonderful and sunny). You can get WiFi if you set on the porch of the grocery store a few blocks away. There is no cell phone signal and the campground is far too wooded for satellite reception. To find the campground, just follow the signs as you enter town. It is a very convenient drive to Hyder from the campground and is about 10 minutes to the bear-viewing area. We would likely stay at this campground again if visiting the area. - TheJim
Aug 2012 - $23.00
This is a beautiful campground with too many potholes in access roads. Sani dump is 8-9 blocks away. One potable water tap for all sites. And frankly the host while friendly was tired of being host and ready to close campground. Wi-Fi was located in dry kitchen shelter in middle of park and was spotty in connectivity. Stewart is very interesting old mining town with a great pizza restaurant. This city owned campground needs TLC and better facilities. - CAtraveler39
Hyder, Alaska (map) | (250) 636-2486
Sites: 65 | Latest Rate: $25.00 | 8 Reviews
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Aug 2015 - $25.00
This community is on hard times and the park reflects the economic reality of the area. What brings people to this community is the bear viewing platform provided by the U.S. Forest Service nearby. The park is basically a large gravel lot with standing water when it rains, which it did in abundance during our 3 day stay. The 30amp power was weak and our built-in surge protector kept kicking the off to our motorhome. Unfortunately, we had to use propane for heat and water heating to compensate. Mentioned the problem to the manager who didn't seem to want to deal with the problem. - Dick & Bev
Aug 2014 - $25.00
We had previously stayed here in 2011 and found it to be in a very rundown condition. When we returned this time, it was greatly improved. When speaking with the manager, she told me that for several years she had not been there due to health issues. Upon her return, she has been making significant improvements. It is still a rustic place, but so is the rest of Hyder. The location is fine for a quick drive to bear viewing and close enough to walk to most other sites in Hyder. I like the paperback book exchange which had a large selection. Although we did not use the laundry facility, I think it does need to be updated. I also do not like having to pay for showers. I would rather that be included in the price. Showers cost 3 loonies. We will stay here again. - ryderruns
Jun 2013 - $28.00
This camp is just like the town of Hyder, and that isn't saying much for it. The park advertises sites with sewer but there are none. It advertises US TV reception but they have no cable. We were able to get satellite reception. The young man in the office was only there about two hours on the day we stayed. After he left the power went out. I understand there are two things to do in Hyder: see the bears catching salmon in August and see the glacier about 8 miles out of town. - Connie's Co-Owner


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Swashbuckling pirates, femme fatales and musical legends like Elvis Presley are inside the 1909 Randall County Courthouse in Canyon.
These are a sprinkling of heroes in thousands of books crammed into the first floor of the historic building for the Friends of the Canyon Public Library's annual book sale this weekend.
The doors open to the wordy wonderland at 8 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. today. The book sale will continue from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The book sale is held in conjunction with the Canyon Chamber of Commerce's Fair on the Square, which is Saturday.
"Having it in conjunction with Fair on the Square probably doubled the profit in past years," said Isabel Davis, past Friends of the Library president.
Current president Londa Decker said she hopes the book sale exceeds last year's $1,000. The money will be donated to the Canyon Area Library Council to be used for the $1.5 million Canyon Area Library building.
Decker said serial romance novels will cost 10 cents. All other paperbacks will be priced between 25 and 50 cents. Hardcover books are marked $1 to $10.
Beginning at noon Saturday, all books will be half price. Between 3 and 4 p.m. Saturday, all the books buyers can squeeze into a paper bag will cost $1.
Decker said proceeds from the sale will be matched partially by a group from St. Paul's Lutheran Church.
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