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Versatile, timeless and exquisite describe these five beautiful shawls. Season after season, they will add that extra touch to the most basic wardrobe.
The Alborada Shawl is worked from the bottom up with edge detail that is worked all in one seamless piece. It uses a fine weight cotton yarn and is made of pineapples that interlace to create a very sophisticated lace effect. The Celtic Nature Shawl, made using size 3 thread, is created with round motifs worked seemlessly together. A random placement of different motifs makes a beautiful edge for the Art Deco inspired shawl. Using a lightweight yarn, the Galician Sea Shawl is sea shell and ocean inspired. It is worked from the top down, creating two separate sections with a center spine and is completed with a beautiful edging. The Voloreta Stole is made using a ripple stitch, and super fine-weight mohair yarn is an exquisite soft and airy stole, big enough to wear around your shoulders and cozy enough to wear as a winter scarf. Voloreta is trimmed with unique crocheted balls that dangle giving it that extra little touch much like the icing on the cake!
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Sitagliptin Phosphate Oral tablet
What is this medicine?
SITAGLIPTIN (sit a GLIP tin) helps to treat type 2 diabetes. It helps to control blood sugar. Treatment is combined with diet and exercise.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?
They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
diabetic ketoacidosis
kidney disease
previous swelling of the tongue, face, or lips with difficulty breathing, difficulty swallowing, hoarseness, or tightening of the throat
type 1 diabetes
an unusual or allergic reaction to sitagliptin, other medicines, foods, dyes, or preservatives
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How should I use this medicine?
Take this medicine by mouth with a glass of water. Follow the directions on the prescription label. You can take it with or without food. Do not cut, crush or chew this medicine. Take your dose at the same time each day. Do not take more often than directed. Do not stop taking except on your doctor's advice.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
Overdosage: If you think you have taken too much of this medicine contact a poison control center or emergency room at once.
NOTE: This medicine is only for you. Do not share this medicine with others.
What if I miss a dose?
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, take only that dose. Do not take double or extra doses.
What may interact with this medicine?
Do not take this medicine with any of the following medications:
This medicine may also interact with the following medications:
sulfonylureas like glimepiride, glipizide, glyburide
This list may not describe all possible interactions. Give your health care provider a list of all the medicines, herbs, non-prescription drugs, or dietary supplements you use. Also tell them if you smoke, drink alcohol, or use illegal drugs. Some items may interact with your medicine.
What should I watch for while using this medicine?
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Wear a medical identification bracelet or chain to say you have diabetes, and carry a card that lists all your medications.
What side effects may I notice from receiving this medicine?
Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
allergic reactions like skin rash, itching or hives, swelling of the face, lips, or tongue
breathing problems
loss of appetite
low blood sugar (ask your doctor or healthcare professional for a list of these symptoms)
nausea, vomiting
unusual stomach pain or discomfort
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
stuffy or runny nose
This list may not describe all possible side effects. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Where should I keep my medicine?
Keep out of the reach of children.
Store at room temperature between 15 and 30 degrees C (59 and 86 degrees F). Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date.

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AnoStyle anodized color options for iPhone, iPad now available
In case you've been living in a drab black-and-white world and missed the preview last month, our own Ally Kazmucha has teamed up with The Pod Drop and is now providing a fancy new color service for the iPhone and iPad. It's called AnoStyle and it's anything but your typical color modification service.
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Since Anostyle is a modification of your original iPhone 5 parts, failure rates often associated with third party color kits do not apply. And since the repair experts over at The Pod Drop will be the ones handling the process, your device will be in good hands the whole time.
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So sexy.
You know what would be even sexier? An all black option. Remember the "rendered leaks" that had everyone fooled? That black would be super sexay! Please consider, and talk this out with your colleagues.
Uh, have you seen the black iPhone 5 ?
Yes, I have, it's my current phone. I'm talking about this rendered fake that fooled a lot of people.
Question is: will it void your warranty?
*edit* Nevermind, it's in the FAQ:
In short, yes. Any modification, like AnoStyle™, typically voids your manufacturer's warranty as well as any extended warranty you may have purchased. If you still decide to use the AnoStyle™ service, we can offer you affordable repair options through The Pod Drop if you do ever run into issues with your device. You can find a list of our repair pricing and services offered through The Pod Drop: www.thepoddrop.com
yes it does... it's in their FAQ page on their site.
And wouldn't this make it harder to sell ur iPhone when the new iPhone comes out? U might like a certain color, but buyers of a used iPhone may not.
I would totally do this if I had an iPhone 5!
Will I have problems with my phone signal?
The only Flash you will ever see on an iPhone...
Absolutely gorgeous, but at $250 ($300 iPad Mini) + shipping and a voided warranty, I'll sadly have to pass. :(
This is awesome! Glad the option is finally here...but too bad I can't afford it. The green on the black looks amazing!
I really like the original colors :P , but otherwise there is a very good color options.
This third party seller must be on crack. $250.00 to void ur warranty. No thanks.
Colorware forces you to buy a new phone and adds an additional $850 to the cost of a full price iPhone 5 (so a 16 GB is $1500) and doesn't do nearly as good of a job as The Pod Drop. They also take up to 4 weeks to get it to you. $250 is a really good price.
The gold and copper looks pretty sick... but for $250 plus shipping both ways, no iphone for 1-2 weeks, and void warranty... "you must be trippin'"


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Sharon Needles , Chad Michaels, and Dida Ritz F3, please!
Also love Willam, whose snark and "in-on-the-joke" demeanor is deliciously dry. Stirring the shit, ever so gently, and fully owning it. It's what Shangela could have been last year if she hadn't adopted a "my sh*t ain't sh*t, and besides it doesn't stink" mantra. Willam was especially funny egging on Phi Phi, who seems already in fever-pitched resentment mode. She's already to the point of late S2-Raven, whose disdain of Tatiana sent her into uber bitchdom.
Yuck, Kenya Michaels (really, two "Michaelses? ) cannot go away soon enough. Fishiest fish ever on RDR. Not just "in costume," but out as well. She -- and I do mean "She" -- had on a Forever 21 shirt and shorts ditty in the workroom. Yuck yuck yuck. She'll go far, of course, as Ru had her walk on the wild side last season and is likely ready for more boring "pretty".
Lots of sweet guys out of drag. The Princess and Chad, particularly.
Great cast! Besides the cast space waster that left first, I just want the aforementioned Phi Phi and Kenya off of my TV screen.
I like Latrice very much (fierce and great comeback backstory), but the other two big girls will be gone quickly. Overmatched. Really, Jiggly, you don't think that by S4 you shouldn't have known to come with sewing skills in place?


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Ron Boyer stops and checks a map. Boyer and two other people maintain the many miles of trails near Elk City Reservoir.
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Ron Boyer takes a break under a cliff, and near waterfalls.
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Ron Boyer enjoys a scenic view near Elk City Reservoir.
Ron Boyer walking a portion of the Elk River Hiking Trail.
A quiet pool along the Elk River trail.
The Elk River Hiking Trail goes through some of the most rugged terrain in eastern Kansas.
Ron Boyer's favorite part of the 15-mile hiking trails is a section of trail that goes through a clear stream.
Ron Boyer enjoys the view from one of the hiking trails.
Springs create several waterfalls along the Elk River Hiking Trail; some fall more than 15 feet.
One of the clear streams that cross the Elk River trail.
Ron Boyer hikes the Elk River Hiking Trail where it parallels the Elk River.
Maps of the hiking trails are at the trail heads.
Columbine flower in the rocks.
The Elk River Hiking Trail winds through some massive rock formations.
Springs create several waterfalls along the Elk River Hiking Trail, some fall more than 15 feet.
Eagle Rock Mountain Bike Trail is one of several trails near Elk City Reservoir, but the only one open to biking.
One of hundreds of huge rock formations along the Elk River trail.
Columbine flowers in the rocks.
Ron Boyer crosses a small stream as he heads up the Elk River Hiking Trail.
A box turtle along the Elk River hiking trail.
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A delicate columbine flower along the Elk River Hiking Trail.
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Recently, a friend asked me: "What if you were dreaming, and you told a girl who fell in love with you to remember her and be faithful, for you and her will meet again. So, you wake up and she's next to you, what will you do, will you honor your promise?"
Well, I said yes, and some ramblings about how my word is my bond etc. etc. well, I've decided to write a story about it.
I will switch between 1st and 3rd person according to the scene, I will break these up with - between the paragraphs
The Oath of a Dream Ch. 1.
My name was Kevin, I was thirteen, and reality had not set in yet. I had just come into my own with what I was sure was the beginning of a mustache and an accompanying beard, dad said I was still too young, but still, that was my pride.
I was a quiet boy then, no one really paid attention to me outside the family, but, I was like that then. I didn't need attention like the trouble-makers or the perfectionists. I was 100% unique, from my yet-filled out beard to my comfortable Polo slacks, if anything at all, I was sure of that. I liked video games, ones with long stories and heroes and dragons, books of the same nature would more than do in a pinch too.
I also took pride in the fact that my father trusted me, and told me that I am my own man, and to never let anyone try to make me a servant outside of my own will. I still believe in that. Mom was like that too, she would hug me when I was trying not to cry and sooth me. I suppose I learned that that was the best way to comfort someone, let them say what they wanted to say, then hug them. It's worked.
I also developed what I called "the paunch" and a healthy diet but lack of exercise kept me at a comfortable size. I was never out-going and I never sought things I knew I wouldn't obtain, like a princess-bride or knighthood, though, I would have absolutely loved to have such fantastic paraphernalia, I was perfectly content without them. That was who I am.
Just before my fourteenth birthday, I began to really learn.
I fell asleep, with a book of fairy tales plastered to my skull, and dreamed that I was falling, and that it was okay. It was strange, I was surrounded by a wonderful light, it felt like my mother's arms and warmth. I smiled as I fell everything would be alright, this dream was worth it.
Chapter 2
Princess Alexandra was called Lady Princess by her adoring subjects. She was kind and loving, she gave to poor people and often played with villagers. The subjects of the kingdom loved her dearly. Her father was the puppet-regent of a large area west of the Silver Mountains, as the snow was dirty, and it shone like silver at sunset, providing a feeling of contentment to those who looked on them.
The king, Julian, was also kind and strong. He often helped people with their problems and was known as a just and righteous judge, found of newcomers and found of entertainment. He too, like his daughter, was loved by his subjects, however, he had a son.
The son, Royal, was called Anaconda, and he dressed all in green. He was not kind like the princess, nor just like the king. He was strong though, hideously strong, and able to rally anyone he wanted to follow him unconditionally, if they were weak at heart. But if two good things could be said about him, he did not kill without a cause, and he had no love of money.
The Princess was, as she often did, driving about the kingdom in her coach, guarded by her 'rabid,' as the prank-loving boys called him, manservant. She listened to old women, chatted with men and played with young children. She was feeling tired and wanted to go home when a bright light crashed into the forest, right next to the road that passed through.
"Come on then I've got to see what that was!" She called to her manservant, who nodded. "Thank you for letting me play with Jeffry, and I hope the Wise-Woman can cure Jessica!" She called this to the house-wife, Jessica, (whose husband had run to see what had fallen) and Jessica bowed.
"Your are welcome, Lady Princess! Please be careful!"
Alexandra waved her hand and the carriage rattled off. The manservant, Ted, constantly watching out for anything hostile. The woods here were not lawless, but there were still animals that could pose a threat to a thirteen year-old girl. They arrived at the scene. It was a boy, in unfamiliar clothes with a peaceful expression. The husband of Jessica, a stalwart man by the name of Jonathan, was holding his staff defensively, afraid in case the boy was alien and dangerous, yet the father in him wanted dearly to help him.
Ted nodded to him, and the two moved in on the boy, who was beginning to stir. Jonathan prodded him, and Kevin was hit by wakefulness faster than he could attempt saying farfigneuton. Seeing two rather well-built men hovering over him caused him to shy away.
The poorer looking man looked to the larger man and received a nod. "Hey? You okay?" He nodded, it was very strange, his sudden appearance "Can you speak?" The farmer asked.
"Yeeh... (gulp) yes." The two men walked off, talking, then the farmer turned toward the end of the forest, on look out.
"Would you please come with me? We need explanations, and, well, this isn't the time or place for them. The King will need to talk to you. Alright, don't worry, neither I nor the princess bite." He smiled, but it didn't quite look right, his face was not built for smiling.


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I love this event. Gives skaters the opportunity to compete on the Olympic ice before their main event. And, it can work, like gymnastics made it work. So much for some of the ladies not showing up until the second week to maximize their training time at home, though....
On further thought, if I could rejigger the skating sched I would make the SP's also the qualifier for the team competition. Forget qualification based on 2013, etc. Just go with who has qualified for Sochi in their event. This adds drama to the SP which has lacked some since IJS because you can't lose the event in the SP so much anymore...so there's less at stake.
So, Team Free would be the only added event.
I'd also space everything out to give skaters ample time between events and I'd have all the SPs at the beginning. Think of most major events...all event 'prelims' in first week, all medal events second week. So, order would be:
Pairs SP, Men SP, Dance SD, Ladies SP, Team Free, Pairs FP, Men FP, Dance FD, Ladies LP.
Team Free takes six best teams based on SP scores and you have 6x4=24 skates in the team event on one evening.
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Anyhow, i started to crank up the volume PAST the thx reference level (82db on the display of the onkyo unit) and so as i approached to the 92 db mark, everything was ridiculously loud and to the point that i felt i was going to have heart murmurs. i turned the volume back to SANE levels and kept watching the movie. Then a few minutes later i picked up a burnt smell, but thought it was probably the rotel amp from being driven so hard for a few seconds that it might have warmed up a bit.
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And I love the program. Dont' get those people here who don't like it. It's quite dynamic in person (though i hate the costume).
In my spare time, I like to interview figure skating legends.
Besides the mistake on the flip, the lutz combo also seems smaller. I actually wasn't sure when I watched it on youtube (unspoiled) whether he was going to get dinged for UR. Everyone thought the caller who UR-called a couple of his triples at his first GP this season was crazy but somehow perhaps he was just being a tiny little tougher than usual and there definitely was some UR in his jumps every so often...
I seriously love his skating and would hate to see her go down the Asada route - over-focus on the 3axel and lose everything else... I hope I am just being as usual
The difference is the Men need and are expected to have the triple axel and most Ladies don't need or even try it.
So after Josh's well, I wouldn't call it a meltdown, but I was surprised to see him skate with that many mistakes, don't think he's skated like that since 2012 Nats, and I was like, "OH NOES he's turning into a headcase." But then I found Damon posted something interesting on facebook in response to a well wish from a friend saying:
Josh had an allergic reaction this morning. Was doped up on Benadryl. Skated ok and finished second. Angela had a great practice today and competes tomorrow.
So that's unfortunate, but I'm less worried about Josh turning into a headcase now knowing that, and considering he had an allergic reaction, he actually did pretty well, landing both 3a (one in combo with 3t) and rotating the 4t attempt. It was really all those little mistakes at the end that surprised me, but allergic reactions suck. He was probably very itchy, and tylenol makes you sleepy. Wishing him a speedy recovery!
Josh has a severe milk allergy, when eating out of town (and out of the country) it can be hard to know exactly what you're eating. That (along with the broken leg( is what caused his meltdown at 2011 Nationals.
Good for Jason for landing his axel in the SP, very happy for him. It seemed to have effected his components negatively though, as his focus didn't seem to be there. IDK his program was okay... But usually I am moved by his programs, I hear his FS is nice though, I"ll go watch that..
I easily sensed when watching Josh's skate that he was sick. He looked really ill and didn't have his usual bounce and energy. He was off with his music and usually if he makes a silly mistake, he will smile and move on, but he just looked lethargic during his skate. Poor guy! Still, a silver medal under his condition is impressive. I really enjoyed watching Maxim Kovtun! I hope he has a bright future . . . I already like him more than most of the Russian men I've seen come out of the junior ranks in recent years. It goes without saying that Jason needs to resolve his eternal trouble with the 3Axel, and fast!
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After seeing Joshua's score in the LP, I was like 'ugh'. Another headcase, but glad to know that there was a logical reason for it!
Allergies are tough, especially severe food allergies. I wonder how realistic it is for Josh to carry his food with him. Perhaps in dehydrated versions. Especially traveling intenationally one cannot always trust the ingredients lists, even when they are provided.
He did great, considering. Hope his team finds a way to get him all the necessary nutrition without the risk.
As for Jason- I do not love his programs this year as I loved the last two years', but of course he is a beautiful skater. It feels sort of a "leap year" for him; I think his body is changing, he is getting more strength, but it takes a while to adjust. And, of course, he needs many more miles on that 3A, though it is fantastic he got one ratified.
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I'm also glad Jason seems to have a good attitude and doesn't seem too upset about missing the podium/not being able to defend his title. All in good time.
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Farris told the press yesterday that he was capable of much better focus nowadays and that it should prevent him from missing the top of the podium again. Unfortunately for the American, this time it was his body rather than his mind that let him down. The skater is allergic to dairy products and travels with his own food, but it turned out that the soup he brought with him contained some milk.
I am actually happy, you know, he said after his performance. I dont know if anyone has noticed, but I am definitely weary. I had to take Benadryl (antihistamine) two hours ago, which totally knocked me out. I did pretty good for how I felt.(source)When asked what he learned from this event, he joked that he needed to pay attention to the ingredients a little bit more.
Despite an obvious disappointment, the World Junior silver medalist remained optimistic overall: The Final is the Final. I learned that if you do well at JGP events, there is this kind of bonus round. Its like icing on the cake. I skated a little bit worse than last year, but I still improved my placement, so I cannot be too disappointed about it. I hadnt had an allergic reaction in a little bit. I dont know, somehow I am having bad luck with it.
(source)I think since last year I have really pushed myself with artistry and my spins, the World Junior bronze medalist said about his progress. I am also trying to push my programs in different directions and trying to get more diverse.
Now that triple Axel is out of the way, Brown is ready to work on his next big goal.
Ill start working on a quad when I get home, he told the press.Hopefully, Ill get to do it quicker than a triple Axel. I worked on the Axel for three years.
Jason is writing a blog, but he appears to have gotten distracted by all the fun in Sochi and it hasn't been updated since the short program...
I'm surprised Josh was not more upset about not winning. I get the allergic reaction is unfortunate, but he was happy after JW too when he lost by a fraction of a point. Don't you want to win Josh? His attitude being this way is probably a good thing, I think I just miss Lysacek and his "not content unless I skate my best" attitude . Oh well.
Good luck to Jason on his quad. I feel like he might have more luck with a salchow than toe, his salchow seems bigger. But hey that's good news b/c a 4s is worth more!
Also any predictions as to who will beat who at Nationals this season? I know the technical content is obviously in Joshua's favor, but Jason gets a lot of PCS love from Nationals judges, and Josh hasn't thus far, but maybe that will change if he's finally healthy and skates well at Nats.
I think Nationals is going to be fun! I honestly really don't care which of them comes out on top of hte other, so long as they both skate well Of course, with the results having gone Jason's way on the last three occasions, I think it's definitely Josh's turn
I'm late to the party, but I've been a huge fan of both Jason and Josh since I first saw them at 2009 Nationals. Jason's free skate at Nats in 2011 was one of my favorite moments of the event, and being in Quebec City last year when he won the JGPF was such a blast! I don't think he stopped smiling the entire weekend. Josh really made me think "WOW" when I saw him skate at An Evening on Ice in the summer of 2011. I hadn't seen him skate since his rough time at Nats that year, and he blew me away with his speed and connection with the music. Had a chance to talk to him after the show, and he's one of the nicest kids around.
I hope both Josh and Jason can skate lights-out at Nationals this year!
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How funny would it be if Jason gets a 4f after taking so long to get the 3a ? Especially with the new rules, 4f< would be worth a lot! I agree flip is probably his strongest jump. Idk his combination toeloops to me always seem muscled/forced so that's why I was thinking the 4s could maybe happen first. We're seeing a lot more 4s these days which I think is exciting! However, I wonder if he is trying to address his flutz? It's not that bad but it's still there. It would appear Josh has worked on getting his lip onto more of an inside edge which I am glad to see where fractions of a point seem to make such a difference these days.
I saw them both live in GPF Sochi, and while they both are pleasant skaters, I totally fell in love with Jason´s skating style. Too bad for the 3a in the free! I spoke briefly with him, he seems to be a very nice and intellectual kid.
In Finland it is typical that the skaters go to high school and university when they compete at the top level. Both Lepistö and Korpi have done that, any many others. Education takes more time, but I guess they feel that it is wise to have life outside skating, too.
Jason, always upbeat , has finished writing his Sochi blog: http://web.icenetwork.com/news/artic...&vkey=ice_news
ETA that Jason Brown is scheduled to perform in a December 16 holiday show this Sunday at 7pm on Long Island (Roslyn, NY) with Johnny Weir and Emily Hughes - info on the cast is published in this Great Neck, Long Island article about Hughes' participation in the show: http://greatneck.patch.com/articles/...liday-ice-show
The show also stars Olympian, U.S. National Champion and World Bronze Medalist Nicole Bobek; two-time U.S. National Bronze Medalist Ross Miner; ice dancing U.S. National Bronze Medalists Madison Hubbell and Zach Donahue [Donohue]; U.S. Junior National Champion and World Junior Medalist Jason Brown; U.S. Junior National Champion Max Aaron and national competitor Samantha Cesario.
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"Randy [Starkman (1960-April 16, 2012)] lived by the same motto as the rest of us. The Olympics isnt every four years, its every single day. He just got it." --Canadian Olympic kayaker Adam van Koeverden
Well, as today is the 15th, it means that it is now Jason's birthday!
Happy 18th birthday!
How time flies...
Jason JGP Final SP action photo: http://kimas.gallery.ru/watch?ph=vV8-eomyq
Joshua JGP Final SP action photo: http://kimas.gallery.ru/watch?ph=vV8-eomyE
"Randy [Starkman (1960-April 16, 2012)] lived by the same motto as the rest of us. The Olympics isnt every four years, its every single day. He just got it." --Canadian Olympic kayaker Adam van Koeverden


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"One of my favorites"
This is a complicated play, like Part One, and if you're not familiar with it, it might be a good idea to keep the text handy. The first segment of this play deals mostly with the scheming that leads to the downfall and murder of Good Duke Humphrey, the King's Protector. The conspiracy to bring this about is led by Queen Margaret and (according to the play) her lover, the Duke of Suffolk.
The second segment stages the rebellion of Jack Cade and - following the collapse of that disorganized revolt - an even more dangerous one led by Richard, Duke of York. York finally comes clean about his determination to take the throne, and he and his sons and allies unleash the "dogs" at the Battle of St Albans. The War of the Roses is on.
Several people lose their heads in this play: Suffolk first, then Lord Say and his son-in-law James Cromer, and finally Jack Cade himself. The heads are not lopped off and forgotten: they are handled, fondled, tossed, stuck on pikes and made to kiss. It must have been quite a challenge for the Elizabethan props department.
David Tennant, Clive Merrison, and others continue the contributions they made in Part One. Tennant gives a standout performance as the tortured and passive king. Late in the play, he's had enough, and he explodes with anger and invective. It's an all-too-brief moment: after banishing Suffolk, he lapses back into tortured passivity.
Kelly Hunter, as Queen Margaret, had a few lines of dialogue in Part One, but here assumes a major role. Margaret expected to marry a KING, not the huddled mass yearning to be free that her husband has become. "What are you made of?" she yells at him, as the Battle of St Albans goes against them. "You'll nor fight nor fly!" The royal faction increasingly looks to her for leadership.
Another distinctive voice in this part is Kenneth Cranham as Jack Cade. To me, Cranham has always sounded a bit like James Mason. Here he plays an out and out villain - an anarchist, an ignorant leveler, the embodiment of chaos. Yet, Shakespeare being Shakespeare and Cranham being Cranham, even Cade gets a moment of compassion (only a moment: if you blink, you'll miss it).
Another voice to "watch" here is David Troughton, son of Patrick (the Second Doctor). He plays Richard Crookback, second son of the Duke of York. The role is brief here but will be developed brilliantly in the next two plays.
Of the three Henry VI plays, Part Two is my favorite. It pretty much has everything - and best of all, it has the classic line: "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers!"
"Good, but not all of Verne"
This is a tough one. The narrator is good - something unfortunately all too rare in Verne audiobooks - and the translation has been somewhat revised from the original by "Mrs Cashel Hoey." But the audiobook is missing the Brian Taves introduction mentioned in the description. And a comparison of the text with a more recent translation - the one by Rick Walter published by SUNY - shows that many of the cuts made by Mrs Hoey have not been restored in this version. I would use this as an intro to the story - but try to get your hands on the Walter edition (which has, in addition to the original novel by Edgar Allan Poe, a long critical essay by Verne about Poe's novel).
"The why and the how"
I've read and listened to several books about the origins of World War I; this one is the best I've encountered so far. Much of the territory is familiar, but MacMillan goes back further, provides more detail and context, and weaves it into a fuller narrative than most of the others. She shifts seamlessly between lively portraits of individual leaders and analytical and statistical accounts of military and social changes.
Many books mention that Russia lost a war with Japan in 1905 and that major civil unrest in Russia followed. MacMillan goes into detail about both, explaining causes and consequences. Many books mention that Paris was distracted in the summer of 1914 by the trial of Henriette Caillaux, who murdered the editor of Le Figaro. Macmillan tells us more about her husband, Joseph Caillaux, and his prominent role in foreign affairs; the scandal of the trial made it impossible for him to act as a voice of restraint in the crisis.
The first part of the book is more geographic than chronological. MacMillan takes us on a tour of the European capitals, introducing us to the pathetic Kaiser Wilhelm II (described by someone as a warship at full speed without a rudder); the happily married and largely detached prime minister of Great Britain, Lord Salisbury; rising men like Edward Grey, Joseph Chamberlain, William Churchill and Lloyd George; the tragically clueless Czar Nicholas II of Russia and his family's involvement with the unwashed Rasputin. We spend time at Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee (which she enjoyed immensely but refused to pay for), and at the 1900 Paris Exposition. We hear about the many international conferences that tried to promote peace or at least establish rules for "civilized warfare."
And she describes the new factor in governance that sometimes hamstrung a country's leaders: the rise of newspapers and the nebulous but powerful force of "public opinion." And terrorism: the president of France, two Spanish prime ministers, King Umberto of Italy, the wife of Emperor Franz Joseph, the uncle and grandfather of the Czar were all murdered in terrorist attacks. It was not exactly a balmy time.
The second part of the book is a fascinating narrative account of the many crises that preceded the outbreak of war: the two Moroccan crises; Austria's unilateral annexation of Bosnia; the two Balkan wars; the bloody coup in Turkey - each of them playing a role in desensitizing Europe to the prospect of universal war. Germany, fearful of being encircled by enemies, drew up a war plan that violated international law left and right - and the civilian leaders abdicated their responsibility; they failed to rein in the military. Many books have traced these events, but MacMillan's book is the clearest, most detailed, and most absorbing I've read.
Richard Burnip's narration is excellent. If you want to understand the why as well as the how, this is a great place to start.
"Unpleasant people"
Balzac's "Eugenie Grandet" is an early and short entry in his massive "Human Comedy" project. The comedy in Balzac's case is not funny: it's simply showing people "as they are" rather than how they wish they were.
And in this provincial town, how they are is mostly unpleasant. Eugenie's father is a sharp dealer in the business world, is astonishingly rich, and is a mean-spirited miser. He resents the money they have to spend on candles, and the family spends many evenings in the dark. Eugenie has a set of rare gold coins that are worth a fortune, and her father demands to see them on a regular basis - presumably to make sure she hasn't cashed them in.
Eugenie's cousin Charles shows up, and Monsieur Grandet has to break the news to him that his father, overwhelmed by financial ruin, has committed suicide. At one point Grandet and an ally go to Paris and in a series of complicated transactions, they bilk the creditors of Charles's father and skip town. I have to admit I couldn't follow the details of their scheme; it hinges on the legal differences between bankruptcy and liquidation.
Ultimately Eugenie, her father's sole heir, ends up rich and alone, her hopes for love with Charles having come to nothing. At one point Charles does seem to genuinely love her; she gives him her gold and he goes off on a business venture; but fooled by Grandet's meanness into thinking they're poor, he turns his romantic attentions elsewhere.
The novel's pace is uneven. There are many sharply etched scenes, gradually building toward an ugly confrontation; and then suddenly the narrative whips through the next decade in a couple of paragraphs.
Not many people to care about here. Everybody but Eugenie is, or becomes, corrupted by money. Still, it's a carefully observed novel of provincial life, and is definitely one of the shorter and more accessible novels of Balzac.
Unfortunately I didn't care much for the Recorded Books narrator, Jonathan Fried. His reading style is a bit too "external" for me, too much like an announcer and too little like a storyteller. The translation is relatively recent, though, and on balance I'd have to say it's worth a listen.
"An earnest failure"
What a strange book this is. Robert Graves is a master of classical history and literature - his "Anger of Achilles" is one of the best translations of "The Iliad" around - and he's turned his attention here to what should be congenial territory: first century Roman Palestine. But the results are decidedly mixed.
The basic premise of the novel is easily told. Jesus, in this account, is the legitimate grandson of Herod the Great. Herod's first-born son Antipater contracts a secret marriage with Mary and gives her into the safekeeping of the elderly widower Joseph. Antipater is executed by his father on a trumped-up charge, and Joseph, Mary, and Jesus escape to Egypt. But a small group of people know the secret, and when Jesus is ready to announce himself, they are there to offer support.
What makes the book so odd is not this historical fantasy but the bizarre mythology and superstitious rituals that surround it. Jesus, on being crowned, is immediately pushed off a cliff by his adherents, because of course the King Must Be Lame. He limps his way around Galilee, getting into interminable (and sometimes incomprehensible) debates about theology with other Jewish leaders and with Mary the Hairdresser - a witchlike incarnation of Mary Magdalene.
It all comes to a head in Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover. Most Jews want a traditional king, one who will throw out the Romans, but Jesus is after a bigger and more spiritual kingdom: he is after nothing less than the Suppression of the Female. And this is where, for me, the novel really goes off the tracks. Graves has turned it into another occasion for beating his personal dead horse, the supremacy of the "White Goddess." Jesus fails because he turns his back on the power of The Mother.
But ultimately it isn't the strangeness that makes this book (in my opinion) an artistic failure: it's the endless debating about minutiae. "King Jesus" is boring. The story is told from the perspective of an upperclass Roman citizen some 60 years later, and in Graves's masterful hands, it sounds like it's been translated - by Robert Graves - from a Latin original. It is straightforward, earnest, devoid of passion, and dull.
It's not the narrator's fault. Philip Bird does an excellent job making it all sound real; the narrative pace is steady and clear, and the voices of the characters are differentiated by tone and accent. But in this case, the audacious, opinionated, brilliant Robert Graves missed the mark.
"A Sampler"
A couple of the stories in this collection have something I wouldn't have believed was possible: something almost resembling a happy ending. I love Thomas Hardy, but I do get tired of the relentless hammer of fate he uses to pound his characters, often with the help of contrived coincidences (or somebody's odd reluctance to speak up at The Key Moment).
Most of the stories here are not happy. Some, like "The Imaginative Woman" and "The Melancholy Hussar," end brutally. A couple, like "The Withered Arm," are a bit spooky - and end brutally. Relationships between husbands and wives are mostly stunted and ill-fated.
So it's not a collection to be undertaken lightly. But there are occasional touches of humor, as there sometimes are in Hardy, and a couple of people who escape the overall sentence of doom. Neville Jason does a wonderful job narrating, as he did with "Jude the Obscure." Overall, it doesn't pack the same punch as Hardy's longer works, but the stories make up an interesting sampler.
"Intimate lives of the rich and famous"
"George, Nicholas, and Wilhelm" provides a unique perspective on the years leading up to the First World War. Miranda Carter focuses on the three related royal houses - the monarchs of England, Germany, and Russia - who were first cousins and who often addressed each other as "Nicky" and "Willy" (but possibly not "Georgie").
The characters of the three monarchs, especially the autocrats Wilhelm and Nicholas, are drawn with precision and dramatic detail. Nicholas, for example, was brought to the deathbed of his grandfather, Alexander II: Alexander had been mortally wounded by a terrorist bomb that blew his legs off and exposed his entrails. When Nicholas's father Alexander III died after a short reign, the family was in dire straits; Uncle Bertie - Albert Edward, Prince of Wales - took charge of the funeral arrangements and tried to coach Nicholas in his new role, a role for which the clueless young man had been given no preparation.
Carter's account of the death of Nicholas and his family at the hands of the Bolsheviks is wrenching. Wilhelm II comes in for an unusual amount of sympathy as well: his terrible birth, with a dislocated shoulder that left his arm permanently disabled; and his flight to the Netherlands as the war drew to an end, where he puttered sadly about, tried to justify himself, and in later years sent congratulatory telegrams to Hitler (which Hitler received with scorn).
As a portrait of royal families, it's a first-rate listen. Rosalyn Landor, the narrator, speaks with exquisite precision and empathy but with an occasional hint of exasperated humor. As a study of the origins of the First World War, it's a bit lopsided: Austria-Hungary wasn't in the grandchildren-of-Queen-Victoria league, so there's not much discussion of that empire; the assassination of Franz Ferdinand is dispensed with in a sentence. And the political situation in France - horror of horrors, a monarch-free Republic - receives little attention.
But the book serves its purpose: these three remote, lofty figures of history are given a local habitation and a name, not to mention recognizable personalities. Their lives, like everyone else's, were a mixture of blessings and great suffering.
"Prentice work"
It's been a major treat finally having the Arkangel Shakespeare available on Audible - almost as good as finally getting the Beatles on iTunes. This remarkable series of recordings includes every play Shakespeare wrote, in a full-court-press audio production with sound effects and an original score. The series is 10-15 years old at this point, but it holds up magnificently.
"The Two Gentlemen of Verona" is not one of Shakespeare's best. My own private theory is that it was his first play, written before he even left Stratford. Most of the scenes involve only two people; the famous (or infamous) last scene leaves one character, Sylvia, mute for the last 10 minutes. The turning point of the play is completely unbelievable. The puns, some of them tedious to begin with, go on forever, and there's a surprising carelessness about place names. It's definitely prentice work.
On the other hand, the play has the servant Launce and his dog Crab. Launce is played here by the brilliant John Woodvine: if you're old enough, you may remember him as the evil uncle from the sprawling stage production of "Nicholas Nickleby." Launce is dumb as a post, but not so dumb that he can't see that his master, Proteus, is a scoundrel. Proteus is played by Michael Maloney (who did a brilliant turn as the Dauphin in Branagh's "Henry V"); he tries to betray the love interest of his best friend, Valentine, played by Damian Lewis (quite a change from his more recent incarnation on "Homeland"). In fact, one of the pleasures to be had from the series is recognizing the voices of actors who are better-known in other contexts.
The music for all of the Arkangel productions is composed by Dominique Le Gendre. The score sounds like the kind of jazzy, smoky music you'd hear in the background at a candlelit dinner. Usually it works, but the one criticism I have of the production is that his version of "Who is Sylvia?" misses the mark, with an overly complex melody that doesn't quite fit the pace of the lyrics. It's a rare misstep in the series.
If you're going for the Shakespeare highlights, you can give this one a pass. But if you're determined to do the whole canon, it's well worth your while: if nothing else, there's always Crab.
"A world-class jerk"
This rambling and (sometimes) gently satirical novel tells the story of Frederic Moreau, a starry-eyed romantic and idealist who gradually becomes an ungrateful and despicable cad. I'm not sure that's the effect Flaubert intended to create, but that's the effect the book had on me. Frederic is every bit as selfish and unpleasant as the insufferable Stephen Dedalus in Joyce's "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man."
Dedalus at least had an excuse: he was a genius. Frederic is just a poseur. He is callow narcissicism personified. He fathers a child with one woman while trying to have an affair with another; and he actually does have an affair with a third (but he's only in that one for the money).
And then, of course - why not? - he begins having fits of jealous rage about the former lovers of the woman he got pregnant. He seems to have forgotten that her shockingly open promiscuity was originally one of her attractions.
The (unattainable) love of his life is Madame Arnoux, wife of a mostly failed potter, the hub of a small collective of artists and bohemians in the days before the political turmoil of 1848. Madame Arnoux gradually becomes aware of Frederic's intentions, but she is far too virtuous to give in. Years later, when her fortunes have fallen and she approaches him for help, he spurns her with outright cruelty.
So no, I didn't care much for the "hero" of this book. I did, however, love the writing, and also the brilliant narration by Michael Maloney. Maloney is great at capturing the passions of youth - the joy, the rage, the dazzling love and the anguished despair. Third-person narration is usually delivered a bit more tamely. Maloney gives in to whatever emotions are driving Frederic at the moment, making it easy for the listener to be swept up as well.
"Many, many layers"
Gardner has done three things here. First, he's written a good old-fashioned American novel in the Faulkner tradition. The story is loaded with people and places, mostly focusing on one family (doomed, of course): the Hodges from the small town of Batavia in western New York. Everybody has a story to tell, and Gardner coaxes it out of them.
Second, he's tunneled through this would-be placid scene and mined the book with robberies, murders, seductions, deadly fires, and horrific accidents.
Third, he's layered on top of this a series of fascinating and bizarre debates about free will and determinism, using a contrast between supposed Judaeo-Christian values and the ancient Babylonian mindset. The antagonists in these debates are Fred Clumly, chief of Batavia's police force, and the Sunlight Man, a scarred and possibly insane man who is also a philosopher and brilliant vaudeville-style magician. The Sunlight Man is a kind of cross between Jean Paul Sartre, Penn Gillette, and Monty Python.
It's all brilliantly done, with sometimes extravagant language and a deep, deep compassion for all the characters. And for the most part, Michael Butler Murray carries it off with energy and humor. There are a couple of words, like "recalcitrant," that he consistently mispronounces. But all in all it was such an enjoyable ride I was willing to forgive him the occasional lapse.
You should know that in places the book is quite slow. Gardner seems to have squeezed in every detail of backstory he came up with in the planning stages. And a couple of the subplots, interesting as they are in themselves, aren't very well integrated with the main story. But listen to it patiently. The ending sweeps up all the emotions that preceded it in a spectacular moment of triumph.
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Furthermore, when sourced by my laptop fed through a USB-powered DAC (i.e. no secondary grounding aside from the amplifier's own), there is no perceptible hum - there is just a bit of high-frequency "hiss" that could probably be attributed to the quality of the Nuforce uDAC feeding into a high-gain amplifier directly.
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