text:
Updated on 7 January 2013
The agreement with Baxter is part of AWAK's strategy to bring innovation in dialysis
Singapore: Singapore's AWAK Technologies has entered into an exclusive agreement with Baxter International for the development of innovative wearable dialysis technology. The agreement enables AWAK to continue the development of its investigational peritoneal dialysis-based automated wearable artificial kidney.
AWAK Technologies is a research-focused, medical technology company dedicated to the development and commercialization of unique sorbent-based dialysis regeneration technology for wearable and portable dialysis technology used in the treatment of end-stage renal disease. The company is a leader in the miniaturization of dialysis technology and their sorbent technology is a key component for dialysate regeneration and it is used in its investigational peritoneal dialysis-based automated wearable artificial kidney.
"As an innovative and technology driven company, we focused on bringing a game-changing technology to meet the needs of dialysis patients around the world," said Dr Gordon Ku, chairman of AWAK Technologies. "Our agreement with Baxter brings us a step closer to bringing a wearable artificial kidney to market."
The global dialysis industry is projected to reach $85 billion in 2015. The number of patients is projected to increase from 3.5 million in 2015 to four million by 2020. Numerous initiatives by the government recently, such as outcome-based reimbursement and cost reductions, will see migration of patients from existing center-based dialysis to portable and mobile dialysis.
"As a long-recognized global leader in dialysis, Baxter is the right company to help AWAK fulfill its vision of delivering freedom to dialysis patients worldwide and improving their quality of life," said Mr NEO Kok-Beng, president and CEO, AWAK Technologies. "This agreement will advance our ability to grow and to bring a break-through technology to the marketplace."
"Our agreement with Baxter is part of our overall strategy to bring innovative technologies for dialysis treatment to market that include collaborations and licensing agreements with academia including the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore as well as working cooperatively with government agencies in the US and Singapore; such as the US' Veteran Affairs Innovation Initiative (VAi2), SPRING Singapore and International Enterprise (IE) Singapore," Mr Neo added.
Editor's Pick
Featured Links
Survey Box


text:
Who Wants Some Behind the Scenes Footage from GLORY 5 London?
- Written by Dave Walsh
It's pretty cool whenever we get behind-the-scenes footage from any kickboxing event, let alone one of the biggest shows of the year. GLORY recently put up this 10 minute long video featuring all the stuff us normal fans never get to see. Enjoy.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Gold Crest Holidays is a UK based tour operator located at Valley Drive, Ilkley, West Yorkshire. Call them on 01943 433457 for more information.We offer coach holidays holidays by air.
Explore open countryside at your own pace on a self-guided walking holiday with Contours. From our tried and tested itineraries to bespoke trips, we provide trusted accommodation, luggage transfers, maps and guidebooks, and emergency support.
Discover England on a personal chauffeur-driven 7 day tour. Visit The Lake District, The Yorkshire Dales, York, Cambridge, Stratford-upon-Avon, The Cotswolds, Oxford, Stonehenge, Windsor Castle, Perfect for the more discerning traveller.
10 mins walk from Lake Windermere. Award winning breakfasts inc traditional English, veggie/vegan, gluten free, fresh fish. Ideal base for runners, walkers, swimmers, sailors. Free wi-fi, parking, luggage Store. Tripadvisor 2014 Excellence Award
Chapel Croft bed and breakfast accommodation is a lovely converted 1890's chapel, nestling in glorious countryside on the edge on the Potteries and Peak District with lovely views and walks. **** For bookings visit website ****
Bryn Bella offers relaxing and comfortable bed and breakfast accommodation overlooking the village of Betws-y-Coed in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales. A selection of both Double King Size and Twin bedded rooms, all ensuite
A 7day private sightseeing tour of James Herriot's Yorkshire Dales in England. Your tour will be tailored to your interests so you see the places you want to including Thirsk, historic York and the beautiful valleys of the Yorkshire Dales.
1. The Ebenezer Chapel, Milford - A 1830's converted stone Chapel for 22 Guests, on the riverside in the old mill village of Milford. 8 bedrooms, some en-suite, and four lovely bathrooms. There's a huge lounge, with the original pulpit! - and lots
Mountain walking holidays and hiking vacations in England - Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria. Guided rambling, trekking and outdoor breaks. Experienced guides, comfortable accommodation and transport included.
Sanctuary Spa Holidays are here to offer our customers the very best service and information ensuring we accommodate your every spa need. We are a highly experienced team and are focused on creating a tailor made Luxury Spa Holiday within your chosen
Perthshire, United Kingdom visitors guide to accommodations, adventure travel, unique tours and rentals. Check out top Perthshire, United Kingdom getaways & destinations. Perthshire, United Kingdom vacations, packages & travel spots. Visit Perthshire, United Kingdom !.


text:
I have followed him for just a short time, since TedSlimjr raved about him he's tough, great cover and flips his hips quick. I think we'd have to have a top ten pick to get him and he will be a #1 CB. I don't get the Amerson love IMO he sucks! These are the corners in the top 15 and I think thats where we will draft.
Also Montgomery is the DE to target as well. He is a good athlete, not as much as Mingo, but he's got strength at poa and he has some nice moves. He is a strong pass rusher, plays the run and these are the 2 players Miami needs to be targeting IMHO at this point. These guys would really add to this tough defense.
iMO Milliner would give us a future shutdown corner and pairing with a developing SS24 we would have a much improved secondary that could develope into a strength. I am wary of Smith because all of a sudden the light is coming on and it happens to be in a contract year. But remember that Smith was a reciever in college so he has been developing since he was drafted. So he may just beginning to reach the potential we saw a few years ago.
If Miami takes a pass rusher I don't see it happening in the first round. They'll take the best avialable WR or trade down for more picks.
This is a deep class for pass rushers and one of the big name players will fall out of the first round. Depending on where the Dolphins pick, I think their top 3 choices for DE are Okafor, Lemonier and Carradine(who would be a great value pick after the mid 2nd round).
Here is Walter Football's updated first three rounders, covering our five picks -
1. Keenan Allen, WR, Cal
2A. Jonathan Cooper, G, North Carolina
2B. Jordan Poyer, CB, Oregon State
3A. Sharrif Floyd, DT, Florida
3B. Datone Jones, DE, UCLA


text:
Get an overview of this hotelRomantic hotel with 2 restaurants and outdoor pool
Situated near the beach, this romantic hotel is within 3 mi (5 km) of Karon Market, Karon Temple, and Simon Cabaret. Dino Park Mini Golf and Bangla Boxing Stadium are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Hotel Features
This hotel features 2 restaurants, an outdoor pool, and a bar/lounge. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a poolside bar, a sauna, and massage/treatment rooms.
Room Amenities
All 72 rooms provide conveniences like refrigerators and coffee makers, plus free WiFi and balconies. Guests will also find satellite TV, minibars, and room service.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Centara Villas Phuket
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Centara Villas Phuket features an outdoor pool and a sauna. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This eco-friendly hotel also offers an arcade/game room, multilingual staff, and concierge services.
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Arcade/game room
- Total number of rooms - 72
- Poolside bar
- Bar/lounge
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Free WiFi
- Laundry facilities
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Multilingual staff
- Beach towels
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Sauna
- Outdoor pool
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Room Amenities
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Balcony
- Air conditioning
- Free bottled water
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Shower only
- Satellite TV service
- In-room safe
- Free WiFi
- Room service (limited hours)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
Centara Villas Phuket has 2 restaurants serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a sauna.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for THB 1413.00 per night.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No cribs (infant beds) available
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: THB 670 for adults and THB 336 for children (approximately)
- Rollaway bed fee: THB 1413.00 per night
Hotel Name
- Centara Phuket
- Centara Phuket Villas
- Centara Villas
- Centara Villas Hotel
- Centara Villas Hotel Phuket
- Centara Villas Phuket
- Phuket Centara
- Phuket Centara Villas
- Centara Villas Phuket Hotel Karon
- Centara Villas Phuket Hotel
- Centara Villas Phuket Karon
- Centara Hotel Phuket
We should mention
This property offers transfers from the airport. Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


text:
Latest Headlines
2011 Red Sox Season Preview: They May Be The Best Team "On Paper" But They Still Have To Play The Game
Posted on 1 Apr 2011 by "Baseball Brenda" Sepanek.
It's been a brutal winter here in New England (it is snowing right now), but the sure way to get me out of hibernation is the Boston Red Sox. In fact the only good thing about this winter was the Red Sox off season. Unless you were living in a cave, you know the Red Sox won the off season war. Their blockbuster moves put them in the driver's seat of the entire league. They made two monster deal...


text:
J.CREW IN THE CITY | What? I no longer have to order J.Crew gowns online, sight unseen? This is FABULOUS.
Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you all had fantastic weekends. We went hiking, which = awesomeness. And afterward we stumbled upon the cutest little wedding location… more on that, later. Now, on to more important things… like THIS:
Esmé satin platform sandals
Have you heard? I'm sure you've seen chatter about this, but do you know the unbelievable news, in full? First this happened, and now this is happening ↘
That's right; J.Crew is opening its very own Bridal Boutique, right in the heart of New York City. This is kind of a big deal. And here's why: I love a lot of what J.Crew offers in its wedding line. Like, overall, love it. Love a handful of wedding gowns, looooove a lot of their bridesmaids dresses, and adoooore their bitty baby frocks (aka flower girl looks). What do I hate? That I CAN'T TRY ANY OF THEM ON.
I'm really looking forward to just plain loving everything about J.Crew's bridal line, now that they're opening a store at 769 Madison Avenue, right down the block from where I live – just kidding, I so don't live on Madison Avenue. But it's a nice little ride on the train from where I'm located, and I will be taking that ride as soon as this boutique opens. Hallelujah, J.Crew. You finally opened a freaking bridal shop. Jeez. Took you long enough. (Awww, you know I'm hard on you because I love you.)
* * *
Now, while I enjoy their bridal gowns immensely, I have a little news for you… it's really their bridesmaids' gowns that rock my socks off. In fact, I think I'd even consider wearing one of them on my wedding day. Whoa! Yes, I know, weird. (Well, really only if I did the City Hall thing.) But seriously, if you take a look at them… well, they're just gorgeous. So I HIIIGHLY recommend handing each of your maids a swatch and sending them on their merry way to find the perfect dress for your big day. Ooh, and some jewelry and shoes to match. :D
(I feel compelled to note here that it's a real shame they don't put their magazine images online – pretty much none of these pics do the dresses justice. Like, at all. Please order the catalog; so much better – so much more eye candy to eat up. Believe me.)
* * *
Silk taffeta Clementine dress
Silk chiffon Taryn dress
Silk taffeta Lorelei dress
Cotton cady Madeleine dress
Pearl and silk wrapped necklace – natural
More jewelry…
MORE jewelry!!!
Another shoe (!!!)…
This one's the Nicolette strappy heel
* * *
So, are you interested in having a consultation (aka try-on-fest!) with one of their bridal consultants? Great news: even though they're not set to open until early this Summer, they're already taking appointments. Which is interesting to me. Anyway, want one? Just email firstname.lastname@example.com!
* * *
xoxo! -Alison
Ooh, I almost forgot! Two things:
1) For everyone who was subjected to my teaser about a certain "PERFECT GOWN" the other day on Twitter, fear not; I will be revealing this incredible find (not J.Crew, by the way) in the near future. Quick hint: it's got it all.
2) I found the CUTEST LITTLE SHORT WHITE DRESS the other day. I'm seriously going to post about it this week, I think tomorrow. It's sooooo cute. Just wait 'til you see it!!!!!


text:
Top Definition
Wearing sandals or flip-flops that are too small so that one's toes hang over
My nasty neighbor is always throwin' shrimp
by dribnif June 04, 2013
The Urban Dictionary Mug
One side has the word, one side has the definition. Microwave and dishwasher safe. Lotsa space for your liquids.Buy the mug
The Urban Dictionary T-Shirt
Smooth, soft, slim fit American Apparel shirt. Custom printed. 100% fine jersey cotton, except for heather grey (90% cotton).Buy the t-shirt


text:
FORT NELSON TATTOO LAUNCHES WITH A BANG - Friday, 29 June 2012
Enjoy all the pomp and circumstance of the Fort Nelson Tattoo on September 8 – and support three Armed Services' charities.
Join the Royal Armouries as the Victorian Fort comes alive during this spectacular event – complete with explosive gun firings, rousing military bands, historic re-enactments and breath-taking displays.
Experience the thrills of a historic flypast, as a C-47 Dakota takes to the skies in a Battle of Britain Memorial flight. In the evening, the Royal Armouries will light up the darkness, with a dramatic fireworks display.
Both performances will feature a stirring finale, featuring the massed bands, pipes and drums and the entire cast of the Fort Nelson Tattoo. Acts include:
- The Band of the Parachute Regiment
- Rose and Thistle Pipe Band
- HMS Sultan Volunteer Band
- British Youth Corps of Drums
- Solent Overlord Executive Military Collectors' Club
- Screaming Eagles Living History Group
- Colonel Robert Hammond's Regiment of Foote (Sealed Knot).
Profits will be shared by three Armed Services' charities – ABF The Soldiers' Charity; Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity; and the RAF Benevolent Fund.
Museum director Peter Armstrong said, "Where better to enjoy all the might and majesty of a Tattoo than Fort Nelson? This incredible monument to Victorian defence has a proud tradition of staging memorable Tattoos and we're rolling out our big guns to ensure this is the most spectacular to date."
Tickets are now on sale and each performance lasts approximately two hours.
- Grandstand prices range from £18 per adult.
- A family ticket for the picnic area (two adults and up to three concessions, including registered disabled, plus serving members of HM Armed Forces) costs from £46.
For full details and more prices, visit www.fortnelsontattoo.co.uk or call 0113 220 1887. Alternatively, email firstname.lastname@example.com
Royal Armouries website
Royal Armouries newsletter
Follow us on Twitter
Find us on Facebook
Notes to editors
- Royal Armouries is the national museum of arms and armour and has sites in Leeds, HM Tower of London, Fort Nelson and Louisville, Kentucky. It is the first British national museum to open a permanent presence in another country
- Admission to the museum is free. However, there may be a small charge for some special events.
- Open all year daily, 10am-5pm. Closed 24-25 December
- Information Line: 0113 220 1999
- Website: www.royalarmouries.org
- The Royal Armouries Museum should not be confused with Royal Armouries International plc, the private sector corporate hospitality business.
Download the PDF press release.


text:
Looking for a hearty beef and vegetable dinner? Then try this tender and succulent pot roast that's baked to perfection.
Pot roast is traditionally prepared with an inexpensive, slightly tougher cut of meat. The slow braising tenderizes the meat and creates an economical dinner. The braised vegetables and pan-dripping gravy turn pot roast into comfort food.
Brown the beef well before braising. Browning helps caramelize the surface of the meat to enhance flavor.
A pot roast in the oven is the perfect reason to invite friends for an old-fashioned dinner. Serve the roast and gravy with garlic-buttermilk mashed potatoes, pickled beets and a vegetable relish tray. Finish the meal with apple pie and everyone will fell like they're back in grandma's kitchen.
© 2017 ®/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved


text:
NFL Jacksonville Jaguars Split Color Slide Slipper - Green - Size: Medium
A true treasure hunter from MD snagged this deal before you could.
Search our site to find another great deal. But hurry! With our low prices, we sell out fast!
Please note: BLINQ sells products in multiple conditions (new, open box, refurbished, etc). Not all reviews are reflective of the condition that you may purchase.
No reviews found
- Color
- Multi-Color
- Model
- Slide Slipper
- Features
- Hand-Made Product!
- 100% Licensed Product for the NFL, NCAA, NHL, NBA, and MLS!
- Made of high quality materials!
- Search Forever Collectibles to find all our great products in apparel and hardlines!
- Description
- Show where your true loyalty lies with Forever Collectibles. Featuring and ever-expanding line of apparel and hardlines. These items are only for the true fans of their team. Featuring high-quality; hand-made materials; these items will be with you through your team's ups and downs for many years to come! Be on the lookout for new designs in this item as well as the rest of our line, which includes gnomes, slippers, scarves, bags, tops, bottoms and everything in between! Do not forget to search Forever Collectibles in the Amazon search box to see our full array of hardline and apparel products.
- 889345413290
- Brand
- Forever Collectibles
- Model
- Slide Slipper
- Part
May We Also Suggest
How BLINQ Works
- Retailer needs to move overstock, open box & refurbished inventory.
- BLINQ receives inventory and professionally inspects each item.
- Condition is determined, with only the best items passing inspection.
- Item is heavily discounted on BLINQ.com to sell quickly.


text:
On the Kirksville Campus
About Campus : Emergency/Compassion Grants : Health & Wellness : Housing : Life in Kirksville : Student Leaders & Organizations : Students with Disabilities : Thompson Campus Center : Tutoring : Mothers Nursing Suite : Campus Crime Report
Mothers Nursing Suite
A.T. Still University (ATSU)-Missouri Campus
Room 4, Lower Level, Gutensohn Clinic
The Suite is designed for use by students and employees and their spouses/partners who are nursing mothers to provide privacy, comfort, convenience, and appropriate amenities for nursing their babies. Alumni who are doing residency training in the Kirksville area and their spouses/partners may also use the Suite.
The Mothers Nursing Suite is a service sponsored and administered by the Department of Student Affairs in cooperation with University Human Resources. Those who wish to use the Suite must submit a request form.
Information flier
Guidelines for using the Suite
Request to use the Suite
Survey for users
Contact Information:
Department of Student Affairs
A.T. Still University
800 West Jefferson Street
Kirksville, MO 63501
Phone: 660.626.2236
Fax: 660.626.2481
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Office location: Second floor, Tinning Education Center, Missouri Campus


text:
Web Stories
Condensed version of new course offered, April 22
Posted April 13, 2006; 03:44 p.m.
Members of the University community are invited to attend a one-day
alumni symposium titled "Human Self-Identity in the Age of Neuroscience
and Artificial Intelligence" from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday,
April 22.
Presented by the Alumni Association, the symposium is based on an undergraduate course that has been offered since fall 2004. The course looks at how advances in science and technology are changing people's conception of what it means to be human, and how these changes are affecting the economy, medicine and many other aspects of society. Lectures and readings are provided by more than 20 professors drawn from the natural and social sciences, the humanities and engineering.
The course is coordinated by Daniel Osherson, the Henry R. Luce Professor of Information Technology, Consciousness and Culture. For the alumni seminar, he and 12 of the faculty involved will provide a condensed version of the material covered and be available for follow-up discussion.
Registration is required for this seminar. For more information, including a schedule and location, contact Kaitlin Lutz.


text:
This page contains forms available to the public.
Expenditure Request FormUsed to request an expenditure of money.
Petty Cash Request FormUsed to request petty cash.
Shippensburg University Student Services, Inc. has been selected to deliver new on-campus student housing via PASSHE's privatized student housing process.
The Student Senate is the executive and administrative agency of the Student Association and shall advise the President of the University of student needs and opinions.
University Store
The University Store is located on the lowel level of the CUB. Take advantage of the goods and services provided by your University Store.
Clubs and Organizations
Shippensburg University Student Services, Inc. supports a large variety of clubs and organizations. Find a complete list here.


text:
I have been attempting to post this for weeks but lack of computer skills on my part prevented it.
This is a picture of one of my best friends (since we were kids) on the planet pictured with an Oscillated turkey he killed in Guatemala a few weeks ago to complete his World Slam. I wanted to post this because lots of folks won't ever see an Oscillated much less get the chance to hunt one. (if I only ever get Easterns, and that's fine with me)
Congrats on your World Slam Buddy! Looking forward to hunting again next year.


text:
how to fix trayapp msi fixer search results
Sort by: relevance | title | downloads | rating | date
Smart Trayapp.Msi Fixer Pro 4.4.9
Sort by: relevance | title | downloads | rating | date
how to fix trayapp msi fixer Download Notice
Top 4 Download periodically updates software information of how to fix trayapp msi fixer full versions from the publishers, but some information may be slightly out-of-date.
Using warez version, crack, warez passwords, patches, serial numbers, registration codes, key generator, pirate key, keymaker or keygen for how to fix trayapp msi fixer license key is illegal. Download links are directly from our mirrors or publisher's website, how to fix trayapp msi fixer torrent files or shared files from free file sharing and free upload services, including Rapidshare, MegaUpload, YouSendIt, Letitbit, DropSend, MediaMax, HellShare, HotFile, FileServe, LeapFile, MyOtherDrive or MediaFire, are not allowed!
Your computer will be at risk getting infected with spyware, adware, viruses, worms, trojan horses, dialers, etc while you are searching and browsing these illegal sites which distribute a so called keygen, key generator, pirate key, serial number, warez full version or crack for how to fix trayapp msi fixer. These infections might corrupt your computer installation or breach your privacy. how to fix trayapp msi fixer keygen or key generator might contain a trojan horse opening a backdoor on your computer.
My Software
Would you like to receive announcements of new versions of your software by email or by RSS reader? Get your FREE membership now!
Related Search
Popular Search
Software Picks
- Rekordbox 4.3.0
- Cheat Engine 6.5
- Turbo C++ 3.0
- mSpy 126.96.36.199
- Turbo Pascal 7.0
- HandyCafe 3.3.21
- VirtualBreadboard 126.96.36.199
- AspNetForum 8.3.5
- Rekordbox for Mac OS X 4.3.0
- BIOS Agent Plus 2.2015.7.14
- PDFtoMusic Pro 1.6.2 B195D1
- ExpertGPS 5.95
- Turbo-Mailer 2.7.10
- Mnova 9.0.0
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4 4.0.30319.1
Top Popular Software
- Advertise |
- Link To Us |
- Privacy Policy |
- Contact Us
- Partner: Free Download Portal Copyright © 2017 Top4Download.com - Download Software


text:
Still hungry? Listen to more Hunger Games.
©2009 Suzanne Collins; (P)2009 Scholastic, Inc.
"Collins expertly blends fantasy, romance and political intrigue (so who needs vampires?)." (People Magazine)
"Catching Fire not only lived up to my high expectations, it surpassed them. It's just as exciting as The Hunger Games, but even more gut wrenching, because you already know these characters, you've already suffered with them." (Stephenie Meyer)
"...enough action to please Hunger Games fans and leaves enough questions tantalizingly unanswered for readers to be desperate for the next installment." (School Library Journal, starred review)
My taste differs from kid books to gory horror books.
"Almost as good as the first"
I assume you have read book 1, the Hunger Games, if not you need to start there.
I liked this almost as well as the first book. SC has a good imagination and surprised me more then once. I did get quite irritated with the main characters' constant whiny attitude. I realize that a lot of teenagers are overly dramatic and whiny, but you would think as much as this girl has accomplished she would be more gung-ho. I would also think that as much killing she has done and bloodshed she has seen that she would be more mature for her age. I did think this book was more YA then the first.
If you like this book then I suggest that you listened to Barbara Demick's "Nothing to Envy". It is real life stories about people in North Korea, which strongly mirror the fictional world in Hunger Games. You may like it even more since, these are real stories.
I enjoyed this book and will be listening to the third book.
Short, Simple, No Spoilers
"Dissent Rules"
Katniss and Peeta return triumphantly to District 12. After 6 months, they embark on a tour around the other districts as dissent and tensions rise. An outraged President Snow concocts a special treat for the 75th Hunger Games.
This book is slow to start with the "couple" touring on the train and adjusting to living in their victors' houses in a separate village while the townspeople continue to exist in squalor. The love triangle grows more complicated with Gale now back in the picture. Mid-way through, the story gains speed with an interesting twist and never stops. Couldn't download the third quickly enough.
My only complaint is how old the narrator sounds. I grew accustomed to it in the first book and it doesn't detract too much from the fantastic story.
"Even better the second time..."
I loved this book and I will talk about content, but first I must give praise to the audio itself. I often read the books before I listen to them, so I don't expect to be so spellbound by the audio. However, with this book, the narrator (Carolyn McCormick) is great and helps to engage me even more than when I read it myself. I had listened to the first book "The Hunger Games" before reading the second, it had the same narrator, and I could hear here voice in my head as I read. I made a point of listening to both back to back and it was pure pleasure. In "Catching Fire", I found myself laughing and crying with the book. The narrator is consistent and spot on with her inflections and voicing.
Now for content, I had been anticipating this second book in the trilogy since the moment I finished the first. It continues just a short time after the first and covers all that has happened in between and then continues on with the story Suzanne Collins so expertly weaved. The book is perfectly title as it descibes exactly how the temperment of the Districts has developed. I don't want to spoil it for people with too much. The love triangle between the Katniss, Peeta and Gale is further fleshed out, but, of course, is not resolved. The author does a wonderful job of this, and I, myself, can't even decide who is the one to choose, I can't take sides.
I don't know how helpful this review will be, but I cannot praise this book enough. It left me more than eager for the final book and I am sure that I will need to read it again in the mean time.
"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one." - Jojen Reed. #ADanceWithDragons
"Seamless continuation from previous title"
One thing I must say between books 1 and books 2 of the Hunger Games books is how seamless they seem to flow into each other. As most would agree, the first Hunger Games was excellently put together so a continuation was very much welcomed.
The narrator grew on me, she did a very good job voicing the different characters that are introduced (which were quite a few). She did very well to show the tortured nature of the characters in this book.
Catching Fire introduces a lot of very interesting new characters I must say. The tyranny of the Capital and of Snow becomes even more evident in the title. The story progresses very quickly I find and certain aspects of the book seems a bit rushed if you ask me, however much was not lost in this title and it was very much enjoyed.
Loving books :) Quick and honest reviews.
"FANTASTIC read. Just like the first ready for 3rd."
Yes this is a great read with a talented narrator. Great read.
She did great with the story, making everything easy to see and imagine.
Yes, I just want to listen to all 3 books in one setting but that would be impossible.
What fantastic books these are? I am truly a slave to these books until I finish the last one! I HAVE to read it now. Strong story with unexpected turn of events must finish the third book in one setting. Highly suggest reading these.
A book can get you out of your house, your town, even out of the country. I'm an avid reader believing reviews help find the good ones.
"The Girl on Fire......."
This book is intense and picks up right where Hunger Games left us. You would think Katniss & Peeta would now be living the victors life BUT then the rebellion starts. Katniss becomes the symbol of defiance and President Snow won't have it ......and so it goes...
I really like this series and there was no way I would not read all three books but in no way is this book equal to the first, with The Hunger Games (book one) being near perfect it's makes it a hard act to follow. Catching Fire isn't as good as The Hunger Games but it's still a great read/listen.
"Great story - wrong reader!"
I have read Catching Fire (and of course all the others) and after listening to The Help was really excited to hear Catching Fire. But from the outset it was just all wrong. The reader sounds like she is forty rather than a Katniss. It is grating. I listened for awhile but am not going to be able to finish it - I was really surprised that with content like this they didn't choose someone younger and more in touch with the content. I'm sure Carolyn would be great with other content - but not this.
Eclectic mixer of books of my youth and ones I always meant to read, but didn't.
"Twice Bitten"
I read the first book out of curiosity. I read this sequel (against my better judgment) because I enjoyed the film, which I thought was much more engaging and adult than the book. It is interesting that the plot of both book and film was much the same, but the visual presentation lifted the script from the book's basic level to something like a Star Wars franchise. I guess the promoters hope it is that successful!
The movie also made me realise that I was wrong about the narrator in my review of the Hunger Games. I defer to those readers who picked the performance as lacking something that I did not. Now, having listened to her a second time, it is clear to me, too. In fact, my 12 year old daughter (listening to the reading as we traveled to her school one morning) described it as "Reception Reading". I regret to say it has some of that Dick and Dora quality to it. Maybe it would be more engaging with another narrator.
As for the plot, it continued in its very predictable way. The penultimate Chapter was so predictable that I could barely listen to it, even though it is a mere 30 minutes long.
Unless I enjoy the next film, I will not be reading the third book.
"Engrossing story, terrible narration"
I can't really add much to the reviews of the story that have been previously written here. It is suspenseful, interesting, and made two days of a road trip much more interesting. I look forward to the third book, except I won't be listening to it from Audible. The narration here, by Carolyn McCormick, was simply dreadful. Katniss is alternately a world-weary 50-year-old, and a whiny 10-year-old - and not as a point of character fluctuation but of wildly shifting narration. At points in the story where Katniss might be serious, she is simpering; sarcasm comes across as self-doubt. It's amazing what a voice can or cannot do for a character. Other characters also did not fare well; McCormick seemed to have not read the "stage directions," so a solemn remark sometimes came out as a shout. By the end, I was gritting my teeth in frustration and sometimes outright laughing at the terrible, erratic vocalization.
The story is quite interesting, though, and I will look for it in another form elsewhere.
Tell us about yourself!
"So so good"
I loved Hunger Games; I urge everyone I know to read it, gave it to someone for Christmas, and turned my boyfriend onto it, so of course I couldn't wait for the second book and I wasn't let down. This book will be a bit slower going in the beginning because the last one focused mostly on the game itself and quickly became a frenzied page-turner. But now that Katniss is a champion we see more of her day-today life while getting an idea of what's going on with the government and the people who suffer it. But this doesnt mean I was ever bored, it's just differently paced. The best part about this "downtime" is that you learn more about the characters. I especially enjoyed hearing about Haymitch, so much so that I think he's my favorite character now. Be patient though-without giving away any spoilers I'll just say the second half really gets exciting, and the ending will blow your mind. I didn't see it coming, and I am literally counting the days until the next book comes out.
"Fantastic series"
I'm really enjoying these audio-books. They are wonderfully read, and very well written. I think Suzanne Collins did a great job with the characters, especially Katniss. And just when I think I know how the story is going to go, she goes in a completely different direction.
"Really addictive!"
First of all, let me just say that I love the narrator Carolyn McCormick. She's doing a great job and I love her voice, tone and rhythm for the Hunger games series! This first part of the second book was not as action packed as the first Hunger Games, but it was not in the least uninteresting. I wanted to keep listening until it was done! I am also very excited about the second part of the recording which promises all the action to come. I think this book was really enjoyable - would recommend it.
"Not as good as the first book"
The first book is so gripping that I can't imagine not reading this second installment, but, although decent, it wasn't anywhere near as good as the first book. Katniss lacks the cleverness that got her through the first games and the plot contains too much same old same old to make it special.
"Catching Fire"
This was as good as the Hunger Games,but i never exspected the ending like it was cannot wait to listen to the final book.
"Not the best"
I've listened to the first book and was enthralled.
It was a little too recap heavy for me. It was also repetitive and this lost some of my interest. It seemed like a bridge to the final book. I also lost some of my support for Katniss she seems to be very self absorbed in this book.
I was not fond of the Katniss' voice, it sounded a little weak and whiny, which I'm sure was not the intention for the heroine of the story.
Yes it was worth the listening time.
I afraid I'm not going to listen to the third book in the trilogy but I'm sure it will tie up lots of lose ends. I just fear it will be another chance to revisit the old plot and stories.
"A thoroughly gripping book"
I would surely listen to Catching Fire again. the story is fast-paced, the characters are well developed, the language is beautiful and the symbolism in the story is impossible not to get inspired by.
The mere thought of drawing a parallell between the symbolism in this book and the rampant development of entertainment in the modern world is gripping.
No, I have not.
The story itself makes my heart race. The overall theme of the book is a mix of inspiring and depressing (in a good way!)
Nope, I'm good.
"Bit of bridge to the fantastic 3rd book"
As I've found with most trilogies the 2nd book tends to be a bit of a bridge betwen the excitement of the first book and the climax and thrill of the 3rd book. This one is a bit of a scene/background setter ready for the 3rd book, but is still unput-downable and is completely believable for a future American world
"A gripping listen"
So, I already own the paperback and have recently purchased The Hunger Games on audiobook, so the next step would be to acquire this one, the second in the trilogy. A great Narrator makes this a much more enjoyable listen than some I've come across. We have listened to it a few times now and think it will become a great addition to our audio library.
"It gets interesting..."
This books needs no introduction. You can't not read it if you've read the Hunger Games. My comment is specific to the audible version: Carolyn McCormick does a fine job with the reading. Her voice adapts well to all the different characters so it's always pretty clear who's talking. The slightly husky tone to her voice adds an edge to the prose, and definitely makes you feel that you're listening to more than a kids' book. A pleasure to listen to.
"Absolute cracker"
loved the story line, absolutely captivating.
Fantastic build up to a huge twist at the end!
Report Inappropriate Content
If you find this review inappropriate and think it should be removed from our site, let us know. This report will be reviewed by Audible and we will take appropriate action.


text:
Give Back with Fair Trade Shopping Night #4: OMI Family Resource Center
This holiday season come together with the Global Exchange Fair Trade Stores to give back to our community!
One night only 20% of your purchase will be donated to OMI Family Resource Center–YMCA SF Urban Services.
The OMI Family Resource Center's mission is to empower families living in the Oceanview, Merced and Ingleside neighborhoods through services aimed at strengthening relationships, building community and fostering healthy lifestyles. They offer a safe and welcoming environment and aim to engage families in services that build on current strengths and are respectful of each participant's right to self-determination. All services are offered in English, Spanish, Mandarin and Cantonese.
We'll see you there!


text:
Seasons & Occasions
Tortilla Espańola - Potato Omelet
Spanish OmeletIn Mexico, a tortilla is a thin, flat pancake made from wheat or corn flour. In Spain, a tortilla is an omelet. The Spanish omelet, is round (not folded), thick, and is commonly made with eggs, potatoes, onions and sometimes other ingredients (like bell peppers), and is always cooked in olive oil. Commonly known as Tortilla Espańola or Tortilla de Patatas (Potato Omelet), the Spanish omelet can be served hot or cold as a meal on its own, and is commonly paired with a side salad. It is also a popular tapa dish from Spain when it is cut into small pieces. Any way you slice it, the Tortilla Espańola is authentic Spanish cooking at its best!
Origin: Spain
Serves 6
Prep time: Less than 5 min.
Total time: 45 min.
˝ cup GOYA® Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3 medium russet potatoes (about 1˝ lbs.) peeled and cut into Ľ" rounds
1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced (about 1 ˝ cups)
7 eggs
1 tsp. GOYA® Adobo All-Purpose Seasoning with Pepper
|Heat oil in 10" non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add potatoes. Cook, turning occasionally, until potatoes are fork- tender, about 15 minutes (potatoes should not brown). Add onions to skillet. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions turn soft and translucent and potatoes are fully cooked, about 10 minutes more. Carefully strain potatoes and onions into colander, reserving 1 tbsp. olive oil. Set aside potatoes until cool.
|In bowl, whisk together eggs and Adobo. Stir in cooled potato- onion mixture until thoroughly combined.
|In same skillet over low heat, heat reserved oil. Add egg-potato mixture. Cook, without stirring, until eggs begin to cook through and bottom begins to lightly brown, about 10 minutes. Carefully slide the tortilla onto flat plate. Invert another flat plate over the tortilla and turn upside down. Slide the tortilla back into the skillet cooked-side up.
|Continue to cook tortilla until completely set, about 10 minutes. Slide onto serving plate. Serve warm or cold.
No Time?
No problem! ™
Potato Omelet
This classic dish a breeze by offering it as one of their heat-and-serve prepared frozen meals. Just pop it in the microwave and it's ready to be shared in just a few minutes.
Watching Your Sodium Intake?
Low Sodium Black Beans
Try this great recipe with Goya's reduced sodium products.
Featured Product
Sazón with Coriander and Annatto
Inside this box you'll find the secret to creating the authentic flavors of Latino cuisine. Goya Sazón's special blend of seasonings makes every dish it graces taste truly exceptional.


text: Migration Info This species has shown a dramatic increase in its breeding range as humans have cleared the great eastern forests. Unlike many other eastern birds, this species uses the east coast flyway in both spring and fall. Primarily a trans-Gulf migrant, this is usually among the first of the wood warblers to reach the upper Texas coast in early March. Like many other warblers that winter in Central America, this species associates in mixed flocks during the winter. These roving bands of insect eaters may be composed of several species of neotropical migrants as well as year-round tropical residents.


text:
Skull Candy Smokin' Buds Earphones Black Rubberized
"These are definitely great sounding and well priced ear buds. I've never really had a pair that sounded this nice before and I only paid $40 for them. If you're into Dubstep, Trap, Hip-Hop, Rap, or other music like this, then you will definitely enjoy these buds. They have very nice low end performance that actually makes your ears vibrate a little and also have clear and pristene highs. For..." --backspace119
GOgroove Earbuds with Nylon Woven Cord and 3 Sets Silicon Ear Gels
GOgroove Earbuds are great for any audio application! Their sound profile makes them perfect for casual music, personal DVD players, active audio, and even audiobooks!
Skull Candy Smokin' Buds Headphones in Purple / Purple- Ships in ''24'' Hours!
Skull Candy Smokin' Buds Headphones in Purple / Purple


text:
I have been running Gnome since 1998. In response to a need for a current version of Libreoffice, of all things, I finally "upgraded" to Gnome 3, and immediately switched over to Xfce. The result has not been entirely satisfactory. Loss of emacs edit key bindings turned out to be fixable with a cheesy bash command. I'm not yet certain that middle-button emulation will be as easy to restore -- I'll have to restart X to find out. The Gnome battery-condition indicator was better than Xfce's, and I miss Gnome 2's performance-graph panel applet. I'm half-tempted to give Gnome "fallback mode" a try, but then I remind myself Gnome can only get worse, while Xfce might actually get better. And who knows? I have yet to try Lxde, E17, and KDE. This feels a lot like the old days.
Firefox still crashes weekly when quiescent, most typically in GC cycle detection. I tried running with ulimit 2G, and it crashed immediately. With 3G it runs for a day or two. It's hard for me to contemplate how absurd this is.
The first functional language that does not depend on GC might well take over the world


text:
Chesapeake at Stud:
Matanuska Feather Freighter OFA CB-7005G28M-PI - CERF CB-4631/2002--35, (Tutka's Tundra Decked Terror MH *** x Ch Katmai Chugach Splendor MH ***) Located in Upstate NY
2 Littermates have AKC HT titles and one of which was the American Chesapeake Club high point Derby dog for West Coast trials when in Derby. Freighter has several AKC sanctioned trial placements in Derby and Open Stakes (Maine Retriever Trial Club Sanctioned Trials). Hunted extensively on waterfowl. VERY HIGH Prey Drive. Good cross just about any lines and is a Decks grandson.
Pedigree and photo viewable at: http://www.chessiedb.org/cgi-bin/sho...er%20Freighter
email@example.com or PM me if interested,
Ron Schuna


text:
By Michael Aneiro
Barclays previews real-estate investment trust earnings reports and sees book values eroding as the market "gets jittery" about an eventual Federal Reserve exit from the mortgage bond market:
We expect that as the market prices in an end to QE, MBS will sell off, which should pressure book values but boost returns on new investments…. [W]e view the book value performance of the mortgage REITs in 1Q13 as a preview for a more significant widening environment when the Fed decides to throttle back QE. Lower-coupon Agencies experienced the greatest declines, while 15-year MBS held up better than 30-year MBS. Non-Agency MBS continued to outperform Agencies, with more credit sensitive assets beating higher quality tranches….
[T]he inevitable unwinding of quantitative easing is the biggest risk to the sector, in our opinion. We think it's important to own REITs with assets that still have the potential to outperform as QE ends or that are likely to be relatively well hedged against declining MBS values.
With valuations generally around or at a premium to book value, Barclays says among mortgage REITs "only a few stocks present compelling investment cases." It calls CYS Investments (CYS), at roughly 0.9x book value, "significantly cheaper than the group" while the 15% yield of American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC) "looks cheap compared to peers." Although Two Harbors Investment Group (TWO) trades at a premium, Barclays writes that "we think that the company has the greatest ability to grow book value in 2013."
More from Barclays:
While spread widening caused book values to erode, new investments in the wider spread environment should generate greater levered returns than any new investment…. If spreads do not compress from current levels, the mortgage REITs should be able to increase levered returns and end the 2+ year trend of dividend reductions.
While Agency REITs are most affected by widening spreads, Hybrids/non-Agencies hold up better in the event of a QE unwinding. The Fed has targeted an end to QE that corresponds with a recovering economy. Non-Agency MBS prices are positively correlated with a recovering economy due to a reduction in default risk, so we think that non-Agencies, along with other credit assets, will outperform Agencies as the Fed pulls back and spreads widen. This trend was showcased by Hybrid REITs generally outperforming Agency REITs in 1Q13.


text:
Team may attempt to tranquilize moose on Westside of New Glasgow
A moose that's been spotted repeatedly in Abercrombie over the last number of weeks appears reluctant to leave.
Beau Gillis landed a 219-pound halibut, fishing solo out of Freeport.
About three years ago, he caught a 240-pound halibut but had to use his hauler to get it aboard. This one he pulled aboard with his own strength.
When he saw the 83-inch fish lying on the deck of his little boat, it was the crowning moment of a great day on the water.
"Fishing is hard, sometimes brutally hard," he said two days later. "But this day there wasn't any work to it. The fish were coming and I was loving it."
Gillis still had the 25-pound head of the halibut in a bucket of the back of his truck when I ran into him in Digby on Saturday. It didn't take much to get the story out of him.
Last Thursday didn't start so great for Gillis; his crew backed out on him, but with a wife and kids at home, Gillis has to earn a living. So he went alone.
Up at 2:30 a.m., he loaded the boat by himself and set off on to the dark sea.
Gillis taught himself to fish alone when he first started in 2008.
"Crew don't want to go with you when you're just starting and you don't know what you're doing, because they don't make any money," he said.
Gillis wears a tether attached to the boat when he fishes alone.
"If you ever fell over aboard, you'd never get back to the boat, you'd freeze to death," he said.
Thursday, he had more trawl and hooks then he'd normally set when fishing by himself so he went looking for lots of room.
The Bay of Fundy is full of lobster traps right now and lobster and halibut fishermen usually set in the same places – so it took him a while to find a spot where he could get his line out.
But it was warm and the water was calm and once his gear was in the water, he took a two-hour nap.
When he woke up, the fishing was the best he's ever had.
"Normally the tide is pushing you around, the waves and the wind are pushing you and it's impossible to stay on the line," he said. "But it was so calm, everything just went right along."
He was getting lots of regular halibut between 10 and 50 pounds, and then the line went extremely tight.
"It was humming tight," he said. "I thought the tide was moving me and I was caught on bottom, and then it went slack and then I thought it was caught again."
And then he saw it, a big fish.
Trying to land the 240-pounder three years ago, he wore himself out, as he held the fish steady between swells and eventually gave up, tied a rope around its head and brought it aboard with the hauler.
"This time I thought, I'm not going to wear myself out, I'm trying this once," he said.
He reached down and put a meat hook through the fish's mouth and then, because it was so calm, he was able to stand on the washboard, and lean back pushing with his legs.
"And I got enough of him aboard," he said. "I was able to adjust my feet, and it was so calm, I gave another pull, leaned right back and he slid into the boat and never moved. He just laid there. I guess he did all his fighting on the bottom."
Gillis says he thought about letting the halibut go.
"If only for a split second, I did think about letting the big guy go, and not ever telling anyone," he said. "He seemed pretty okay to stay though and then I thought of the glory, then the money all in quick succession.
"I just thought, that's a $1,000 fish," he said.
Gillis has heard of another half-dozen halibut of this size, some over 300-pounds, that fishermen on the Islands have caught in the last dozen years.
The halibut was purchased by the Digby Pines Golf Resort and Spa.


text:
Process Safety Boot Camp
Public (classroom) Course
Offered in North America, this intensive and highly interactive 4-day course trains chemical engineers in the fundamentals of Process Safety. Taught...
CCPS was established in 1985 to focus on engineering and management practices that can prevent and mitigate catastrophic accidents involving release of hazardous materials. CCPS is supported by sponsors in the chemical and hydrocarbon process industries and active worldwide via conferences, books, databases, education, research, and more.


text:
Dinner ready in 30 minutes. Enjoy this delicious chicken with vegetables and noodles – a wonderful meal sprinkled with cashew.
• Don't assume that dry-roasted nuts are significantly lower in fat and calories than
regular roasted nuts. Nuts absorb little oil during roasting. All nuts, whether
roasted in oil or not, are high-calorie foods and should be enjoyed in moderation.
• We all struggle to find time to exercise. By limiting TV to a half hour a night (most
of us watch far more than that), you free up more time for exercise. You can even
stay active while you watch by doing crunches, push-ups and leg lifts.
© 2017 ®/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved


text:
The Fortune Teller (sophomore Mary Reid Munford) forecasts stormy weather and impending doom during Theatre Intime's production of Thornton Wilder's classic play "The Skin of Our Teeth." Curtain times are 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, Nov. 29-Dec. 1 and Dec. 6-8, and at 2 p.m. Dec. 8 in the Hamilton-Murray Theater.
At left: Mrs. Antrobus (senior Ashley Johnson) storms by her husband (junior Shawn Fennell), while her children Gladys (freshman Nushelle de Silva) and Henry (freshman Gregor Schubert) wonder how to hush their mother's embarrassing behavior.
Sabina (sophomore Heather May), reigning seductress of the Atlantic City boardwalk, shares her woes and works her charm on Mr. Antrobus, president of mankind.
The Announcer (freshman Bianca Mathabane) introduces the audience to the colorful world of Atlantic City.
At left: From right, the Bingo Parlor Announcer (senior Courtney Jones), the Lifeguard (freshman Will Martinez) and the Announcer mock the persistent Fortune Teller as disaster approaches.
Photos: John Jameson
Featured Story
Theatre Intime brings Wilder classic to the stage
Posted November 29, 2007; 01:00 p.m.
Theatre Intime tackles the whole of human existence in its production of Thornton Wilder's classic play "The Skin of Our Teeth" Thursdays through Saturdays, Nov. 29-Dec. 1 and Dec. 6-8.
Show times are at 8 each evening at the Hamilton-Murray Theater; there also will be a 2 p.m. matinee on Dec. 8.
An epic of theatrical gags with the gravity of grand tragedy, "The Skin of Our Teeth" introduces its audience to the definitive human family. Meet the Antrobuses: father, mother, children and maid, along with the usual pet mammoth and pet dinosaur. It's just another day in the hectic business of being alive, as they tackle walls of ice, floods, wars and adultery -- all from the comfort of their own living room.
Vast in scale and ambition, this masterpiece earned Wilder a Pulitzer Prize when it was first produced on Broadway in 1942. It celebrates the ageless themes of humanity's resilience, inventiveness and will to survive.
"The Skin of Our Teeth" is directed by junior Shannon Lee Clair, and stars undergraduates Shawn Fennell, Ashley Johnson, Heather May, Gregor Schubert and Nushelle de Silva. The large ensemble cast also includes Bianca Mathabane, Will Martinez, Dan Posen, Aaron Schneider, Tim Pollio, Mary Reid Munford, Courtney Jones and Sara Shaw.
The behind-the-scenes work also is being handled by undergraduates. The show is stage managed by Laura Johnson and production managed by Lovell Holder. Sets are designed by Andrew Ferguson, while Michael Gordon designed the sound. Nienke Boer and Rena Chen act as props masters. Heather May and Elyse Powell designed the costumes. The set is constructed by Ferguson, a master builder, and the lighting is done by master electrician Mike Hasling.
Theatre Intime is a student troupe whose beginnings trace to February 1920, when five Princeton students staged their first performance -- a parody of the Ballet Russe -- in a dorm room. Theatre Intime takes its name from the French word for "intimate," which best describes the 200-seat theater in which it performs. Students are solely responsible for every aspect of the theater -- from acting to directing and fundraising to administrating.
Tickets for "The Skin of Our Teeth" are $12 for general admission, $10 for seniors, faculty and staff, and $6 for students and children. Advance ticket sales are available online through University Ticketing or by calling the Frist Campus Center ticket office at (609) 258-1742. Tickets also will be available at the theater 45 minutes prior to each performance.


text:
Natalie. Writer. Photographer. Etc.
Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education. Recovering #NeverTrump member now fighting #FakeNews everywhere.
Explore educational issues • Advocate for public schools • Promote literacy and civic engagement • Support scholastic journalism
A daily comic about real stuff little kids say in school. By Matt Gajdoš
Creating space for thought - Chasing wisps and spirals...
Political Co-Dependency Intervention


text:
The tricky bit is storing large amounts of data.
I would even be prepared to start some sort of contest to kick start this project, throw in some prizes to generate some interest.Anyone feel that this would be worthwhile?
everything is cleaned up and its not too embarrassing
Quoteeverything is cleaned up and its not too embarrassingI would like to start a campaign on these forums for people to start releasing code when it's still at the "embarassing" stage. The number of times a thread ends with a post saying "I'll release it when it's tidied/not embarrassing/perfect" and no further code seems disturbingly high.Embrace your code's imperfections in the face of its utility, release now!In a month's time untidy, embarrassing code is still going to be a lot more useful to others than no code--it also probably won't impact your future employment/dating opportunities too much. :-)
Please enter a valid email to subscribe
We need to confirm your email address.
To complete the subscription, please click the link in the
email we just sent you.
Thank you for subscribing!
via Egeo 16
Torino, 10131


text:
Current Students
Prospective Students
International Students
Faculty & Staff
Alumni & Donors
Physical Sciences, Mathematics & Engineering Division
MyPortal Login
Contact Us
Ask Foothill
Site Index
Astronomy Lecture Series:
Prospecting for Water on the Moon-The Upcoming LCROSS Mission
January 21, 2009
7 to 8:30 p.m.
As part of the 10th annual Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, Anthony Colaprete of the NASA Ames Research Center will discuss the
LCROSS Mission on Lunar Exploration
, an illustrated, non-technical lecture,
Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m.
in the Smithwick Theatre at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills. Admission is free and the public is invited. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Arrive early to locate parking.
This coming April, NASA will purposely crash two spacecraft into one of the Moon's polar regions. The impacts should raise huge plumes of material, visible even to smaller telescopes on Earth. Astronomers will search for evidence of water in the plumes to get a better sense of how much frozen water may lay hidden in the deep, shadowed craters of the Moon's North and South poles. This talk is part of the local events celebrating the
International Year of Astronomy in 2009
Dr. Colaprete, the principal investigator for this intriguing mission, will reveal why scientists believe there is water on the Moon (even though there is no air), and how we might put such water to use in future exploration. He will preview the LCROSS Mission and discuss the campaign to observe the plumes from Earth and space.
The free lecture series is sponsored by the Foothill College Astronomy Program, NASA Ames Research Center, SETI Institute and Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
Visitors must purchase a campus parking permit for $2. Parking lots 1, 7 and 8 provide stair and no-stair access to the theatre. For more information, access www.foothill.edu or call (650) 949-7888.
Phone us at: (650) 949-7888
Click here for more information.
Special Notice: Admission is free; parking is $2
Astronomy Links
Astronomy Home
PSME Division Home
Astronomy Courses Offered
Astronomy News & Events
The Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series:
Foothill Observatory
Peninsula Astronomical Society
Links to Astronomy Websites
About Andrew Fraknoi
About Foothill
Student Services
Campus Life
© Foothill College 12345 El Monte Road Los Altos Hills CA 94022 Established in 1957
Privacy Policy


text:
Canoe, kayak, raft or tube the beautiful Shenandoah River. Beginner whitewater & calm water for family fun. Great fishing, scenic floating; Near Shenandoah National Park and Luray Caverns; Washington DC. Also have 9 River Log Cabins for rent.
Cayman Condos offers 1,2 & 3 bdrm condos on spectacular Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman. Both resort and smaller-sized properties available. Contact us today to reserve your very own condo in island paradise!
Off-Road Ethiopia tour is a destination management company established by an experienced fellow who have deep knowledge of the country's attraction sites.
Egipto Viajes / Tours egipto / Tour Egipto / viajar Egipto / Tours Por Egipto / Viajes Egipto / Viajes Jordania / Egipto Tours en espanol
Come out and enjoy a day of riding with friends and family. See natures at its best; a hawk flying over, fish jumping in the lake, a deer running down a path. Feel the wind on your face as you canter your Arabian horse in South Florida's back country
Spacious Victorian home in the Ridge Avenue Historic District. 3 rooms available for guests. Open April 1 - October 31. Full breakfast. Near Trempealeau Bike Trails, LaCrosse, and Winona, MN.
SeaWatch offers 2 private suites each features unique nautical decor with private entrance ensuite deck kitchenette breakfast served in suite or on deck with panoramic view of Hfx Harbour where whales are often seen Located 15 min from downtown Hfx.
Great travel & vacation destinations around the world. Whether you want to embark on an exciting adventure or a relaxing retreat we have the perfect destination for your vacation. Choose from any continent and in any corner of the globe. Browse our endless destinations and plan your incredible vacation today!


text:
PropanePAC would like to thank all PropanePAC donors. Because of your commitment and generosity, we were able to contribute $226,000 this election cycle to 90 federal candidates.
This election cycle was challenging for many candidates. We had the opportunity to support 5 candidates in open seat races and 9 challengers. Among them, 10 rose to victory.
PropanePAC has raised more than $175,000 already this election cycle, just shy of our $200,000 goal. This year we have added over 100 new PropanePAC donors and have seen a 31% increase in contributions over last year.
This is only one of the many recent accomplishments for PropanePAC. So far this year we have launched a new PAC website (www.propanepac.com), revitalized the Major Donor Programs, hosted a very successful fundraiser in New Orleans, organized a raffle, and treated the Major Donors to a fabulous evening at the Hay-Adams Hotel in Washington, DC.
Thank you to all of the 2010 donors who helped contribute to our success. To find out what's next on our agenda, please contact Julie Schrei at 202-355-1339 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Delivering Value Through Advocacy.
National Propane Gas Association 1899 L Street, NW Suite 350 Washington, D.C. 20036 | Privacy Statement | Disclaimer


text:
I am continuing my thread series.
This will discuss ONLY the vehicle in the title of the thread (in this case Kyle Katarn's Moldy Crow Vehicle From Dark Forces?).
I will cover several unmade vehicles for the action figures per week, choosing them from a rotating schedule through the movies and the Expanded Universe.
I'll order it TPM, AOTC, ROTS, ANH, ESB, ROTJ, EU, and then keep going back through the order in that manner.
So here I'm only asking you if you'd buy Kyle Katarn's Moldy Crow Vehicle From Dark Forces?
This ship (pictures below) could be made (inaccurately) for the $24 starfighter assortment which has successfully sold EU vehicles.
I don't see this ship needing to do too much but fire maybe 4 plastic missiles for a play feature, and hold Kyle Katarn and a future Jan Orrs figure.
Note: to date, these EU ships have been polled for with the following results:
NO - Cade Skywalker's Mynock
NO - Yuuzhan Vong Corral Skipper Fighter
NO - Mara Skywalker's Jade Shadow
NO - Lando Calrissian's Lady Luck
YES - Imperial Skipray Blastboat
??? - Kyle Katarn's Moldy Crow
So do you want The Moldy Crow made?
What other features would you want on it?
Why would you NOT want it?
What price range is fair, and what is predictable for this to be retailed for?
How do you think it would sell if produced?
Post your thoughts.


text:
Reality Check: Conservative group attacks Baldwin in ad
Tammy Baldwin facing Tommy Thompson in U.S. Senate race
MADISON, Wis. - A national conservative group has joined the advertising fray in the race for U.S. Senate.
Republican Tommy Thompson hadn't yet been on the airwaves in Madison, so a third party is weighing in for him, using a screaming Tammy Baldwin to drive home its claims.
Crossroads GPS is paying for the ad. It is a 501(c)4 organization, which is a special kind of nonprofit that's allowed to keep its donors a secret. It was started by former George W. Bush strategist Karl Rove and has already spent more than $14 million against Democrats this year.
"Tammy Baldwin is just out of touch with Wisconsin," the announcer says in the TV ad. "She thinks Obamacare didn't go far enough in putting government in control of our health care."
WISC-TV found this is true. Baldwin has always made health care a centerpiece of her campaign platforms for Congress. She also has testified to the fact that she strongly supports a single-payer health care system where the government would pay for care administered by private sources and that she would support a public health care option as part of that plan. Both of those things go farther than the president's health care law, which primarily requires everyone in the country to have health insurance.
"(She) wants Medicare spending cuts decided by unelected bureaucrats," the announcer says.
WISC-TV found this claim needs clarification. There is a provision in the president's health care law, which Baldwin supported, that would put an appointed advisory board in charge of cuts to Medicare. But the board would only be convened if Medicare spending grows at a certain rate, which Congress could prevent, or it could also block the board's changes from taking effect.
"And Baldwin supports more taxes on middle-class families," the announcer says.
WISC-TV found this claim is true. The ad cites a vote from 2011, where Baldwin voted for the "Progressive Caucus" alternative budget in the U.S. House. That budget would have rolled back all of the Bush-era tax cuts, including those on lower tax brackets, and gotten rid of the cap on payroll taxes. Supporters said it would have gotten rid of the deficit by 2021.
Thompson started running an ad in the Madison market on Thursday evening.
If you have an idea for a Reality Check, email email@example.com.
Latest Political Headlines
- State lawmakers urging action on lead poisoning
- Dementia care funding at risk in state budget
- State lawmaker: Canada doesn't grasp urgency of milk crisis
- Superior city council member arrested following a domestic dispute, police say
- Nygren accuses fellow Republican of 'bloviating'
- Lawmakers resurrect woodchuck hunting bill


text:
|J Brand jeans, Steven Alan top (via GILT, sign up here), Burberry trench, Bakers shoes, Rebecca Minkoff bag
As much as I wanted to loaf on the couch yesterday, I went out for a bit in order to distract myself from the dreaded 'Sunday Blues.' It's no surprise that a little fresh air and walking around can do wonders for your mood and ultimately, I'm glad I peeled myself off the couch. Minimal makeup, an oxford shirt and jeans--all you need for a day off.
Also, if you follow me on Twitter, you might have seen me talk about the Refinery29 Style Blogger challenge video I shot a month ago. Well, it's now live and can be seen here. If you like what you see, be sure to vote for me (click the heart near my name).
How was your weekend?


text:
Hire James Taylor to sing there: "I've seen fire, and I've seen rain."Originally Posted by TeeEye7
It's supposed to be a tad cooler and more overcast in the mornings, this weekend. Weather report last night even said humidity could be as much as 70%. I hope that helps 'em out.
There've been a few more 3.something quakes lately. I'm getting a Ben Kenobi "bad feeling about [all] this."Originally Posted by TeeEye7.1


text:
Universal Fit
I-MEGO In-Ear Monitor Earphones, ZTONE, Gunmetal
"The ZTONE from I-Mego is an interesting headphone that attempts to combine the style of custom in-ears with the fit of pre-made silicone. It was an incredibly valiant effort, but it just doesn't seem to work well. Build/Design - Well, probably the best part of the ZTONE is its build. It's got an excellent braided silver-plated copper cable that I've not seen on anything..." --pro1137
Plantronics BackBeat 906 Stereo Bluetooth headset
Plantronics BackBeat 906 Stereo Bluetooth headset with Bluetooth adapter 3.5mm audio ports. This wireless headphones feature Altec Lansing sound technology for rich, full-spectrum stereo music and dual-mic AudioIQ noisecanceling technology for exceptional call clarity. This provides up to 7 hours of talk time and up to 8 days of standby time. It is equipped with A2DP technology.
Earpiece Kit 6 Sizes STARSET/H31CD
Plantronics offers products for the computer and mobile market segments, specializing in telephone products, such as amplified telephone headsets, telephones for hearing-impaired users and noise-canceling headsets, handsets for use in high-noise environments and value packs. As the world's leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of lightweight communications headset products,...


text:
Jun 21, 2014
Download Software Defined Networking (SDN) has recently hit the headlines with claims of better network utilization and easier management and many see it as the 'silver bullet' for every networking challenge. Unfortunately, most SDN solutions are targeted at large data centres and is unlikely to overcome the challenges being experienced by most enterprise technology managers and executives. To learn more about SDN and the challenges it will help you overcome (along with what it won't), download the whitepaper 'Demystifying Software-Defined Networking (SDN)'.


text:
THERE was no refusing belief to the fact. The old, cloistered life at Brockhurst, for good or evil, was broken up. Katherine Calmady recognised that another stage had been reached on the relentless journey, that new prospects opened, new horizons invited her anxious gaze. She recognised also that all which had been was dead, according to its existing form, page: 284 and should receive burial, silent, somewhat sorrowful, yet not without hope of eventual resurrection in regard to the nobler part of it. The fair coloured petals of the flower fall away from the maturing fruit, the fruit rots to set free the seed. Yet the vital principle remains, life lives on, though the material clothing of it change. And, therefore, Katherine—an upspringing of patience and chastened fortitude within her, the result of her reconciliation to the Divine Light and resignation of herself to its indwelling—set herself, not to arrest the falling of the flower, but to help the ripening of the seed. If the old garments were out of date, too strait and narrow for her child's growth, then let others be found him. She did not wait to have him ask, she offered, and that without hint of reproach or of unwillingness.
Yet so to offer cost her not a little. For it was by no means easy to sink her natural pride, and go forth smiling with this son of hers, at once beautiful and hideous in person, for all the world to see. Something of personal heroism is demanded of whoso prescribes heroic remedies, if those remedies are to succeed. At night, alone in the darkness, Katherine, suddenly awaking, would be haunted by perception of the curious glances, and curious comments, which must of necessity attend Richard through all the brilliant pageant of the London season. How would he bear it? And then—self‐distrust laying fearful hands upon her—how would she bear it, also? Would her late acquired serenity of soul depart, her faith in the gracious purposes of Almighty God suffer eclipse? Would she fall back into her former condition of black anger and revolt? She prayed not. So long as these evils did not descend upon her, she could bear the rest well enough. For, could she but keep her faith, Katherine was beginning to regard all other suffering which might be in store for her as a negligible quantity. With her healthy body, and wholesome memories of a great and perfect human love, it was almost impossible that she should adopt a morbid and self‐torturing attitude. Yet any religious ideal, worth the name, will always have in it an ascetic element. And that element was so far present with her that personal suffering had come to bear a not wholly unlovely aspect. She had ceased to gird against it. So long as Richard was amused and fairly content, so long as the evil which had been abroad in Brockhurst House, that stormy autumn night, could be frustrated, and the estrangement between herself and Richard,—unacknowledged, yet sensibly present,—which that evil had begotten, might be lessened, she cared little what sacrifices she made, what fatigue, exertion, even pain, she might be called on to endure. An enthusiasm of self‐surrender animated her.page: 285
During the last five months, slowly and with stumbling feet, yet very surely, she had carried her life and the burden of it up to a higher plane. And, from that more elevated standpoint, she saw both past events and existing relationships in perspective, according to their just and permanent values. Only one object, one person, refused to range itself, and stood out from the otherwise calm, if pensive, landscape as a threatening danger, a monument of things wicked and fearful. Katherine tried to turn her eyes from that object, for it provoked in her a great hatred, a burning indignation, sadly at variance with the saintly ideals which had so captivated her mind and heart. Katherine remained—always would remain, happily for others—very much a woman. And, as woman and mother, she could not but hate that other woman who had, as she feared, come very near seducing her son.
Therefore very various causes combined to reconcile her to the coming adventure. Indeed she set forth on it with so cheerful a countenance, that Richard, while charmed, was also a trifle surprised by the alacrity with which she embraced it. He regarded her somewhat critically, questioning whether his mother was of a more worldly and light‐minded disposition than he had heretofore supposed.
There had been some talk of Julius March joining the contemplated exodus. But he had declined, smiling rather sadly.
"No, no," he said. "To go would be a mistake and a weakly selfish one on my part. I have long ceased to be a man of cities, and am best employed, and indeed am most at my ease, herding my few sheep here in the wilderness. I am part and parcel of just all that, which we have agreed it is wise you shall leave behind you for a while. My presence would lessen the thoroughness of the change of scene and of thought. You take up a way of life which was familiar to you years ago. The habits of it will soon come back. I have never known them. I should be a hindrance, rather than a help. No, I will wait and keep the lamps burning before the altar, and the fire burning upon the hearth until—and, please God, it may be in peace, crowned with good fortune—you both come back."
But the adventure, fairly embarked on, displayed quite other characteristics—as is the way with such skittish folk—than Katherine had anticipated. Against possibilities of mortification, against possibilities of covert laughter and the pointing fingers of the crowd, she had steeled herself. But it had not occurred to her that both Richard's trial and her own might take the form of an exuberant and slightly vulgar popularity; and that, far from page: 286 being shoved aside into the gutter, the young man might be hoisted, with general acclamation, on to the very throne of Vanity Fair.
The Brockhurst establishment moved up to town at the beginning of April. And by the end of the month, Sir Richard Calmady, his wealth, his house, his horses, his dinners, his mother's gracious beauty, and a certain mystery which surrounded him, came to be in everyone's mouth. A new star had arisen in the social firmament, and all and sundry gathered to observe the reported brightness of its shining. Rich, young, good‐looking, well‐connected, and strangely unfortunate, here indeed was a novel and telling attraction among the somewhat fly‐blown shows of Vanity Fair! Many‐tongued rumour was busy with Dickie's name, his possessions and personality. The legend of the man—a thing often so very other than the man himself—grew, Jonah's gourd‐like, in wild luxuriance. All those many persons who had known Lady Calmady before her retirement from the world, hastened to renew acquaintance with her. While a larger, and it may be added less distinguished, section of society, greedy of intimacy with whoso or whatsoever might represent the fashion of the hour, crowded upon their heels. Invitations showered down thick as snowflakes in January. To get Sir Richard and Lady Calmady was to secure the success of your entertainment, whatever that entertainment might be—to secure it the more certainly because the two persons in question exercised a rather severe process of selection, and were by no means to be had for the asking.
All these things Ludovic Quayle noted, in a spirit which he flattered himself was cynical, but which was, in point of fact, rather anxiously affectionate. It had occurred to him that this sudden and unlooked‐for popularity might turn Richard's head a little, and develop in him a morbid self‐love, that vanité de monstre not uncommon to persons disgraced by nature. He had feared Richard might begin to plume himself—as is the way of such persons—less upon the charming qualities and gifts which he possessed in common with many other charming persons, than upon those deplorable peculiarities which differentiated him from them. And it was with a sincerity of relief, of which he felt a trifle ashamed, that, as time went on, Mr. Quayle found himself unable to trace any such tendency, that he observed his friend's wholesome pride and carefulness to avoid all exposure of his deformity. Richard would drive anywhere, and to any festivity, where driving was possible. He would go to the theatre and opera. He would dine at a few houses, and entertain largely at page: 287 his own house. But he would not put foot to ground in the presence of the many women who courted him, or in that of the many men who treated him with rather embarrassed kindness and civility to his face and spoke of him with pitying reserve behind his back.
Other persons, besides Mr. Quayle, watched Richard Calmady's social successes with interest. Among them was Honoria St. Quentin. That young lady had been spending some weeks with Sir Reginald and Lady Aldham in Midlandshire, and had now accompanied them up to town. Lady Aldham's health was indifferent, confining her often for days together to the sofa and a darkened room. Her husband, meanwhile, possessed a craving for agreeable feminine society, liable to be gratified in a somewhat errant manner abroad, unless gratified in a discreet manner at home. So Honoria had taken over the duty, for friendship's sake, of keeping the well‐favoured, middle‐aged gentleman innocently amused. To Honoria, at this period, no experience came amiss. For the past three years, since the death of her god‐mother, Lady Tobermory, and her resultant access of fortune, she had wandered from place to place, seeing life, now in stately English country‐houses, now among the overtaxed, under‐fed women‐workers of Whitechapel and Soho, now in some obscure Italian village among the folds of the purple Apennines. Now she would patronise a middle‐class British lodging‐house, along with some girl friend richer in talent than in pence, in some seaside town. Now she would fancy the stringent etiquette of a British embassy at foreign court or capital. Honoria was nothing if not various. But, amid all mutations of occupation and of place, her fearlessness, her lazy grace, her serious soul, her gallant bearing, her loyalty to the oppressed, remained the same. "Chaste and fair" as Artemis, experimental as the Comte de St. Simon himself, Honoria roamed the world—fascinating yet never quite fascinated, enthusiastic yet evasive, seeking earnestly to live, yet too self‐centred as yet to be able to recognise in what, after all, consists the heart of living.
She and Mr. Quayle had met at Aldham Revel during the past winter. She attracted, while slightly confusing, that accomplished young gentleman—confusing his judgment, well understood, since Mr. Quayle himself was incapable of confusion. Her views of men and things struck him as distinctly original. Her attitude of mind appeared unconventional, yet deeply rooted prejudices declared themselves where he would least have anticipated their existence. And so it became a favourite pastime of page: 288 Mr. Quayle's to present to her cases of conscience, of conduct, of manners or morals—usually those of a common acquaintance—for discussion, that he might observe her verdict. He imagined this a scientific, psychologic exercise. He desired, so he supposed, to gratify his own superior, masculine intelligence, by noting the aberrations, and arriving at the rationale, of her thought. From which it may be suspected that even Ludovic Quayle had his hours of innocent self‐deception. Be that, however, as it may, certain it is that in pursuit of this pastime he one day presented to her the peculiar case of Richard Calmady for discussion, and that, not without momentous, though indirect, result.
It happened thus. One noon in May, Ludovic had the happiness of finding himself seated beside Miss St. Quentin in the Park, watching the endless string of passing carriages and the brilliant crowd on foot. Sir Reginald Aldham had left his green chair—placed on the far side of the young lady's—and leaned on the railings talking to some acquaintance.
"A gay maturity," Ludovic remarked with his air of patronage, indicating the elder gentleman's shapely back. "The term 'old boy' has, alas, declined upon the vernacular and been put to base uses of jocosity, so it is a forbidden one. Else, in the present instance, how applicable, how descriptive a term! Should we, I wonder, give thanks for it, Miss St. Quentin, that the men of my generation will mature according to a quite other pattern?"
"Will not ripen, but sour?" Honoria asked maliciously. Her companion's invincible self‐complacency frequently amused her. Then she added:—"But, you know, I'm very fond of him. It isn't altogether easy to keep straight as a young boy, is it? Depend upon it, it is ten times more difficult to keep straight as an old one. For a man of that temperament it can't be very plain sailing between fifty and sixty."
Mr. Quayle looked at her in gentle inquiry, his long neck directed forward, his chin slightly raised.
"Sailing? The yacht is?"—
"The yacht is laid up at Cowes. And you understand perfectly well what I mean," Honoria replied, somewhat loftily. Her delicate face straightened with an expression of sensitive pride. But her anger was shortlived. She speedily forgave him. The sunshine and fresh air, the radiant green of the young leaves, the rather superb spectacle of wealth, vigour, beauty, presented to her by the brilliant London world in the brilliant summer noon, was exhilarating, tending to lightness of page: 289 heart. There was poetry of an opulent, resonant sort in the brave show. Just then a company of Life Guards clattered by, in splendour of white and scarlet and shining helmets. The rattle of accoutrements, and thud of the hoofs of their trotting horses, detached itself arrestingly from the surrounding murmur of many voices and ceaseless roar of the traffic at Hyde Park Corner. A light came into Honoria's eyes. It was good to be alive on such a day! Moreover, in her own purely platonic fashion, she really entertained a very great liking for the young man seated at her side.
"You have missed your vocation," she said, while her eyes narrowed and her upper lip shortened into a delightful smile. "You were born to be a schoolmaster, a veritable pedagogue and terror of illiterate youth. You love to correct. And my rather sketchy English gives you an opportunity of which I observe you are by no means slow to take advantage. You care infinitely more for the manner of saying, than for the thing said. Whereas I"— she broke off abruptly, and her face straightened, became serious, almost severe, again. "Do you see who Sir Reginald is speaking to?" she added. "There are the Calmadys."
A break had come in the loitering procession of correctly clothed men and gaily clothed women, of tall hats and many coloured parasols; and, in the space thus afforded, the Brockhurst mail‐phaeton became apparent drawn up against the railings. The horses, a noticeably fine and well‐matched pair of browns, were restless, notwithstanding the groom at their heads. Foam whitened the rings of their bits, and falling flakes of it dabbled their chests. Lady Calmady leaned sideways over the leather folds of the hood, answering some inquiry of Sir Reginald, who, hat in hand, looked up at her. She wore a close‐fitting, grey, velvet coat, which revealed the proportions of her full, but still youthful figure. The air and sunshine had given her an unusual brightness of complexion, so that in face as well as in figure, youth still, in a sensible measure, claimed her. She turned her head, appealing, as it seemed, to Richard, and the nimble breeze playing caressingly with the soft white laces and grey plumes of her bonnet added thereby somehow to the effect of glad and gracious content pervading her aspect. Richard looked round and down at her, half laughing. Unquestionably he was victoriously handsome, seen thus, uplifted above the throng, handling his fine horses, all trace of bodily disfigurement concealed, a touch of old‐world courtliness and tender respect in his manner as he addressed his mother.page: 290
Ludovic Quayle watched the little scene with close attention. Then, as the ranks of the smart procession closed up again, hiding the carriage and its occupants from sight, he leaned back with a movement of quiet satisfaction and turned to his companion. Miss St. Quentin sat round in her chair, presenting her slender, dust‐coloured, lace‐and‐silk‐clad person in profile to the passers‐by, and so tilting her parasol as to defy recognition. The expression of her pale face and singular eyes was far from encouraging.
"Indeed—and why?" Ludovic permitted himself to remark, in tones of polite inquiry. "I had been led to believe that you and Lady Calmady were on terms of rather warm friendship." "We are," Honoria answered, "that is, at Brockhurst."
"Forgive my indiscretion—but why not in London?"
The young lady looked full at him.
"Mr. Quayle," she asked, "is it true that you are responsible for this new departure of theirs, for their coming up, I mean?"
"Responsible? You do me too great an honour. Who am I that I should direct the action of my brother man? But Lady Calmady is good enough to trust me a little, and I own that I advocated a modification of the existing régime."—Ludovic crossed his long legs and fell to nursing one knee. "It is no breach of confidence to tell you—since you know the fact already—that fate decreed an alien element should obtrude itself into the situation at Brockhurst last autumn. I need name no names, I think?"
Honoria's head was raised. She regarded him steadfastly, but made no sign.
"Ah! I need not name names," he repeated; "I thought not. Well, after the alien element removed itself—the two facts may have no connection—Lady Calmady very certainly never implied that they had—but, as I remarked, after the alien element removed itself, it was observable that our poor, dear Dickie Calmady became a trifle difficult, a trifle distrait, in plain English most remarkably grumpy and far from delightful to live with. And his mother"—
"It's too bad, altogether too bad!" broke out Honoria hotly.
"Too bad of whom?" Mr. Quayle asked, with the utmost suavity. "Of the nameless, obtrusive, alien element, or of poor, dear Dick?"
The young lady closed her parasol slowly, and, turning, faced the sauntering crowd again.
"Of Sir Richard Calmady, of course," she said.
Her companion did not answer immediately. His eyes page: 291 pursued a receding carriage far down the string, amid the gaily shifting sunshine and shadow, and the fluttering lace and grey feathers of a woman's bonnet. When he spoke, at last, it was with an unusual trace of feeling.
"After all, you know, there are a good many excuses for Richard Calmady."
"If it comes to that there are a good many excuses for Helen de Vallorbes," Honoria put in quickly.
"For? For?" the young man repeated, relaxing into the blandest of smiles. "Yes, thanks—I see I was right. It was unnecessary to name names.—Oh! undoubtedly, innumerable excuses, and of the most valid description, were they needed—were they not swallowed up in the single, self‐evident excuse that the lady you mention is a supremely clever and captivating person."
"You think so?" said Honoria.
"Think so? Show me the man so indifferent to his reputation for taste that he could venture to think otherwise!"
"Still she should have left him alone."—Honoria's indolent, reflective speech took on a peculiar intonation, and she pressed her long‐fingered hands together, as though controlling a shudder. "I—I'm ashamed to confess it, I do not like him. But, as I told you, just on that account"—
"Pardon me, on what account?"
Miss St. Quentin was quick to resent impertinence, and now momentarily anger struggled with her natural sincerity. But the latter conquered. Again she forgave Mr. Quayle. Yet a dull flush spread itself over her pale skin, and he perceived that she was distinctly moved. This piqued his curiosity.
"I know I'm awfully foolish about some things," she said. "I can't bear to speak of them. I dread seeing them. The sight of them takes the warmth out of the sunshine."
Again Ludovic fell to nursing his knee.—What an amazing invention is the feminine mind! What endless entertainment is derivable from striving to follow its tergiversations!
"And you saw that which takes the warmth out of the sunshine just now?" he said. "Ah! well—alas, for Dickie Calmady!"
"Still I can't bear anyone not to play fair. You should only—hit a man your own size. I told Helen de Vallorbes so. I'm very, very fond of her, but she ought to have spared him."—She paused a moment. "All the same if I had not promised Lady Aldham to stay on—as she's so poorly—I should have gone out of town when I found the Calmadys had come up."page: 292
"Oh! it goes as far as that, does it?" Ludovic murmured.
"I don't like to see them with all these people. The extent to which he is petted and fooled becomes rather horrible."
"Are you not slightly—I ask it with all due deference and humility—just slightly merciless?"
"No, no," the girl answered earnestly. "I don't think I'm that. The women who run after him, and flatter him so outrageously, are really more merciless than I am. I do not pretend to like him—I can't like him, somehow. But I'm growing most tremendously sorry for him. And still more sorry for his mother. She was very grand—a person altogether satisfying to one's imagination and sense of fitness, at home, with that noble house and park and racing‐stable for setting. But here, she is shorn of her glory somehow."
The girl rose to her feet with lazy grace.
"She is cheapened. And that's a pity. There are more than enough pretty cheap people among us already.—I must go. There's Sir Reginald looking for me.—If I could be sure Lady Calmady hated it all I should be more reconciled."
"Possibly she does hate it all, only that it presents itself as the least of two evils."
"There is a touch of dancing dogs about it, and that distresses me," Miss St. Quentin continued. "It is Lady Calmady's rôle to be apart, separate from and superior to the rest."
"The thing's being done as well as it can be," Mr. Quayle put in mildly.
"It shouldn't be done at all," the girl declared.—"Here I am, Sir Reginald. You want to go on? I'm quite ready."


text:
The scientist who just might cure cancerApril 4, 2014 Updated: April 6, 2014 2:50pm
Photo: Craig Hartley, Freelance
Decked out in black tie, Jim Allison stood on the red carpet in Silicon Valley. It was unfamiliar territory for the small town boy from South Texas who'd become a scientist and spent his research career on what many considered a lost cause, the study of the immune system's cancer-fighting potential.
To continue reading this story, you will need to be a digital subscriber to HoustonChronicle.com.


text:
Quick Dishes
Pasta Fagioli
Buttery, GOYA® Small White Beans star in this classic vegetarian pasta fagioli soup. Pasta fagioli means "pasta and beans," and ours is chock full of both. Fragrant with fresh basil, it's a hearty, healthy, weeknight meal. It comes off the stove and into your family's hearts in 20 minutes flat!
Serves 4
Prep time: 5 min.
Total time: 20 min.
2 cans GOYA® White Kidney Beans, drained
4 tbsp. GOYA® Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
2 cups canned plum tomatoes
1 cup macaroni, cooked
Fresh basil, to taste
1/4 tsp. dry basil
1/2 tsp. salt
Black pepper, few grains
Grated Parmesan Cheese
|Heat oil in a 2-quart saucepan; add onion and garlic and sauté until onion is tender.
|Add tomatoes and simmer 10 minutes.
|Combine beans, cooked macaroni, basil, salt and pepper.
|Bring to a boil.
|Serve hot. Garnish with Parmesan cheese.
Watching Your Sodium Intake?
Low Sodium Black Beans
Try this great recipe with Goya's reduced sodium products.
Featured Product
Sazón with Coriander and Annatto
Inside this box you'll find the secret to creating the authentic flavors of Latino cuisine. Goya Sazón's special blend of seasonings makes every dish it graces taste truly exceptional.