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reviews for: listing #78316 - Key Largo, Florida Villa rental
- bedrooms 3
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- type Villa
- baths 3½
- hot tub yes
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- sleeps 8
- pets allowed no
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Nice place-Had a great time!
Review submitted: June 6, 2012 Date of arrival: May 26, 2012
We had a great time in the Keys and the rental unit was very nice. The two pools were perfect for the five kids in our party (ranging from 4-13 years old). After spending the days exploring the Keys, the kids spent the evenings in the pools. We never ran into more than a handful of people at either pool. The unit was clean and grounds were wonderfully maintained. Beds were very comfortable! The villa is in a secured association, and the guards were very kind.
The owner was always timely with his communications, and we would highly recommend this property. We had a great time, thank you Fernando!
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing
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Helpful votes: 2 / 2
Key Largo Vacation
Review submitted: February 27, 2012 Date of arrival: February 18, 2012
Great place. Lots of space. Clean. Pool and hot tubs were amazing. Just a sweet place to get away for a vacation. Its all good!
Recommended for: families with young children, families with teenagers, sight seeing
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Villa for 8 - January 2011
Review submitted: February 10, 2012 Date of arrival: January 17, 2012
The villa was very nice and we liked how the first floor could be separated from the rest of the area b/c our boys stay up later and we could relax in peace. It was very pretty and nicely decorated. We loved the three levels and the balconies. The pool was incredible - super large, not deep and very clean. If I was reviewing only the villa - it would be a 5. The pool was awesome, but the regulars at it really killed any enjoyment we could have, so that brought it way down - like a 1, so I didn't include that. I rated villa only and gave it a 4 because I was expecting to be able to see the ocean from it and not having to go on the roof to do it.
Downside: No ocean view. The master bath was not clean and we were killing cockroaches daily. The other baths and rest were spotless! There were no younger families around for our kids to get to know at the pool or hang out with. Loved the gated security, but felt like we were in a retirement community. The people that were at the pool were regulars and looked 80 to 90 years old. They were very picky. The kids couldn't play with a ball even though we found the ball at the pool. People from other villas next to pool yelled about ball too and that we couldn't make noise. We brought down beverages and had the regulars inch there way to our area and glare. IT WASN'T GLASS and it wasn't IN the pool. YIKES!
I got attacked by some bees/hornets as soon as I got to the pool b/c there was a nest under the little grass umbrella I walked under. Even though my husband is allergic, he killed one of the nests. I got bit 8 times and BOY DID IT HURT FOR DAYS! 4 on eye, 4 on cheek! OUCH.
Couldn't get the a/c to work, but as soon as I contacted Fernando he told me I really had to push the buttons hard and I got it working.
If the villa had an ocean view and there were younger families, I'd go back in a second. I'd go back if I wasn't taking the kids for sure, but not a fun place for the kids or families.
Recommended for: age 55+, people with disabilities, girls getaway, sight seeing, romantic getaway
Owners response: Sorry about problems with the master bath, I had the exterminator go back as soon as you left to treat the unit especially that area. I do appreciate that your overall experience with the unit itself would still have been a 5.
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Helpful votes: 4 / 4
Key Largo Vacation 2011
Review submitted: July 13, 2011 Date of arrival: June 25, 2011
My family and I had an amazing vacation this year. The villa we stayed in was everything we could have asked for. The property was very up to date and clean. Both pools were very nice. The Mariner's Resort Club had a very relaxing and secure environment. We have four daughters ranging from age 10 to 21 and they all had a wonderful time. Fernando was very hospitable and professional. Key Largo is a great vacation spot for families. We went on a snorkling excursion with John Pennekamp State Park and thouroughly enjoyed it! We also rented kayaks at the park and had a blast kayaking through the mangroves. We hope to visit again soon!
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing, romantic getaway
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Helpful votes: 4 / 4
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The man police say was responsible for a hit and run crash which left two people dead in Louisa County has been taken into custody.
Kenneth G. Wadford had been wanted since allegedly striking a motorcycle with his van late Saturday night at the intersection of Zachary Taylor Highway and Days Bridge Road.
Two riders on the motorcycle, 50-year-old Oneal Newman and 53-year-old Joyce Herriot, both of Spotsylvania, died after the van struck their bike, ejecting them from their seats.
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We always find it interesting to ponder all the different ways in which various issues are brought to our attention.
Many, such as the village's tinkering with a seeming plethora of laws or the county's dilemma concerning the finances of Otsego Manor, come to us as a result of reading our local papers. Others, such as the Redskins issue, often arrive via the telephone. Some issues, such as the 2013-14 school budget, come to our attention because of meeting we choose to attend.
Then there are always those issues that pop up when we least expect them. A case in point would be the suggestion that we read an article on the cost of health care which appeared in Time magazine in February.
We recently held a meeting of the Literary Discussion Group at our house to discuss the book, "Mountains Beyond Mountains," by Tracy Kidder. It is, we think, a fascinating story of one man's battle against disease worldwide. But interestingly enough, it seemed that the conversation about the book continually slipped into a conversation about local health care as experienced by those in attendance. This in turn lead to comments about the cost of health care, which finally ended with the suggestion that we should all read the article.
So we did. We found it stunning.
Written by Steven Brill, the article, "Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us," explains, in what we found to be rather grim detail, why the cost of medicine seems so very, very high.
According to the article "When you look behind the bills that ... patients receive, you see nothing rational — no rhyme or reason — about the costs they faced in a marketplace they enter through no choice of their own. The only constant is the sticker shock for the patients who are asked to pay."


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The sight of a large inflatable colon may bring some snickers for some younger minds.
The large scale body part, though, is being shown off in Las Vegas as part of an education opportunity for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
At 10 feet high and 30 feet long, the colon being displayed at the Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada provides a close-up view of healthy colon tissue as well as the body part in different stages of cancer.
The colon is scheduled to be on display from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Centers' office at 3730 S. Eastern Avenue.
The large educational tool is one of four of its kind trekking around the country.
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This is flat out..BEAUTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it sound's like the earth is inside your house when this is on!!! I mean this is something so personal for me..I cant beleive I am gonna review this album!!! BUT IT MUST BE DONE!!!
EACH SONG IS IT's OWN ALBUM..MUCH TIME WAS PUT INTO THESE!!!
THE GUITAR''s WEEP..THEY SLICE..THEY CUT..THEY BURN..THEY MOVE..THEY..EVERYTHING!! and the druming /bass playing is TOP NOTCH!! and the VOKILL's do NOT crap out..these are rough as hell for MELODIC DEATH METAL!!! but this was the first of that gerne so of course everything here is PERFECT!!
This has a brother..and that is SENTENCED's "NORTH FROM HERE" which will get a review by me soon!! also this could be comapred to DEMILICH another FINNISH DEATH METAL band..whom I reviewed as well! but this sound's like no other at the end of the day!! and ARGHOLSENT can be a compariosn to this!!! one of the best band's ever..a band that has not SOLD OUT like AMORPHIS..SO DO CHECK THEM OUT!!
Now the re-release here is worth getting because it has the track's from the "privilage of evil" ep added on the end of it..which make's a nice combo!!
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THE views of residents on the future of Abergavenny Livestock Market were ignored by the Welsh government, according to campaigners.
A judicial review, brought by Jennifer Long, the founder of the group Keep Abergavenny Livestock Market (KALM) heard yesterday that Welsh government ministers agreed to repeal Victorian legislation that requires Abergavenny Livestock Market to remain in its current location.
Monmouthshire County Council granted planning permission in 2011 to allow a Morrisons supermarket and a new library to be built on the site, but this required sections of the Abergavenny Improvement Act of 1854 to be repealed.
A new market would be built in Raglan or at another location in Monmouthshire, the review heard.
Mr John Steel QC, representing Mrs Long at Cardiff Civic Justice Centre, said that, although the minister Carl Sargeant had stated he would carry out consultation into repealing parts of Act, the consultation did not take into account the consequences of closing the market.
"The consequences for some would be extreme in terms of loss of livelihood," he said.
Mr Clive Lewis QC, representing the Welsh ministers, said the consultation documents made it clear the Welsh government did not take a view on the future of the livestock market, but was repealing provisions which were "obsolete, unnecessary and which had been substantially superseded"
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He said no other county in Wales "or beyond" was subject to this Act and by repealing parts of it, Monmouthshire County Council would be in the same situation as the other local authorities in Wales.
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The Kansas State Wildcats took care of business Thursday, routing the Texas Longhorns, 66-49, in the Big 12 quarterfinals.
The Wildcats actually had a somewhat slow start, as Texas started the game on a 7-1 run. KSU quickly woke up, however, and went into halftime leading 34-28. The Longhorns only managed to shoot 2 of 8 three-pointers in the first half.
Kansas State poured it on in the second half, racking up a 17-4 run go to up 56-38 with 8:49 left in the game. Texas was never able to recover from that onslaught, being outscored 32-21 in the second half. The Longhorns shot only 34 percent from the field, compared to 41.5 percent for Kansas State.
Rodney McGruder was the box score hero of the day, racking up 24 points and seven rebounds. Angel Rodriguez was the runner-up with 13 points and had five assists to pace the Wildcats. As for the Longhorns, Julien Lewis came off the bench to score 13 points. The big disappointment was Myck Kabongo -- after a big game against TCU in the first round, the sophomore was held without any points. He did manage seven assists and five rebounds.
Kansas State will go on to face either Oklahoma State or Baylor on Friday. They will know their semifinal opponent later on Thursday night.
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I have had the privilege of working with Nikki Bogart for the past eight years, first during her tenure as a Vermilion County Board member, and the past several years in her current position as financial resources director for Vermilion County.
I also have the honor of calling her my friend and that's why I am confident Nikki is the right choice for Vermilion County recorder of deeds.
Nikki has had many years of experience with county government and understands what it means to balance a budget, decrease expenditures and increase revenue. Each year she has spent untold hours working with office holders, department heads, county board members and taxpayers to ensure that Vermilion County turns out a budget that we can be proud of, all during a time of extreme financial burden.
She knows what it means to be a Public servant and will dedicate herself to building on the strong foundation set by past recorders.
She will continue to look for ways to better serve the residents of Vermilion County, while conserving taxpayer dollars, as she has done for several years.
Her administrative experience both in the public and private sector will serve the Recorder's office well.
If you want an officeholder that will "Put Vermilion County first," every day, then please join me in voting for Nikki Bogart for our Vermilion County recorder of deeds on Nov. 6.
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São Paulo, SP, 1976.
Lives and works in São Paulo, SP.
PIPA 2010, 2012 and 2013 nominee.
About the artist
In 2000 graduates in drawing and sculpture by the Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado – FAAP, São Paulo.
In 2001 in selected for the Exhibitions Program of CCSP, what grants him his first solo exhibition.
Presents other solo exhibitions at Galeria Virgílio, at Centro Universitário Maria Antônia – Ceuma, and at galeria Marília Razuk, all in São Paulo.
In 2009 presents his first solo exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, at Galeria Anita Schwartz.
In 2010 presents a solo exhibition in the Madrid International Art Fairf, ARCO, beeing one of the artists invited for the Solo-projects program.
Among some collective shows in witch he participated, are Young Brazilian Artists at Galeria André Viana, in 2003, in Porto, Portugal; Rumos Artes Visuais 2008/2009, in São Paulo and other cities on Brazil and in 2010, Dimensões Variáveis at the Centro Cultural São Paulo, 8ª Bienal do Mercosul at MARGS in Porto Alegre and Economy of Means_Scottsdale at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Arizona, EUA.
Is awarded in the Fiat Mostra Brasil in 2006. Two years later is selected as a candidate for the scholarship of the Fundação Iberê Camargo and is one of the highlights in the institution's digital magazine. In 2009, wins the award Acquisition Banco Espírito Santo in SP Arte Fair, and his work gets into the collection of the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo. In 2010 has two pieces acquired by the Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo. In 2011 was a finalist in the Marcantonio Villaça Prize and participates in the exhibition of the Instituto Figueredo Ferraz opening in Ribeirão Preto.
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Dr. Laurie Williams, associate professor of computer science, won a $10,000 IBM Smarter Planet Innovation Faculty Award to support her work on developing secure electronic health records.
Williams' proposal, "On Educational Materials for Secure and Privacy-Preserving Development of Healthcare IT Electronic Health Records Applications," will fund educational materials to teach students and software developers about protecting sensitive health records, an attractive target for hackers.
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Telecommunications networks may be the lifeblood of the modern enterprise, but they're clogged with cholesterol in the form of byzantine, complex, and often inscrutable bills. As enterprises have increased their use of telecom services, the monthly invoices—which often come from a host of different voice, data, and wireless carriers throughout the country—are so ponderous they make hospital bills look trivial by comparison.
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Two people had to be taken by LifeFlight helicopter to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville after two serious crashes Friday in Murfreesboro.
The first wreck involved three vehicles around 11 a.m. on Broad Street near State Route 840.
A passenger was airlifted with a serious head injury.
No other persons in the vehicles sustained serious injuries.
The crash is under investigation, said Murfreesboro police spokesman Kyle Evans.
Second crash
A second serious crash in Murfreesboro occurred around 1 p.m. at the intersection of New Salem Road and Middle Tennessee Boulevard, according to local police.
The driver lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree on the side of the roadway. The driver was later flown to Vanderbilt.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- It's easy to forget that Bellarmine coach Scott Davenport lost two All-Americans and three players who started every game they played from last season's NCAA Final Four team.
Four of the Knights' top eight scorers this season were not with the program last season.
But here's the important thing to note about the Knights: Bellarmine is still Bellarmine. Braydon Hobbs, Jeremy Kendle and Luke Sprague are gone, but the Knights still play with the same unselfishness, the same constant motion and passing on offense, the same ability to whip the ball around to each other until they find an open shot, then pass the ball one more time for an even better open shot.
"They become us, we don't become them, and that's a wonderful thing and you know how unusual that is today," Davenport said. "We are fortunate that guys watch us play and the come in here wanting to play Bellarmine basketball. They're excited to play the way we play."
Understand, Bellarmine (19-5) is not ranked in the Top 5 in the nation the way it has been the past two years. But it's still a national threat. On Thursday night, the No. 15 Knights avenged a Great Lakes Valley Conference loss to No. 16 Southern Indiana 73-62 in Knights Hall, solidifying their ranking at No. 2 in the Great Lakes Region heading into a Saturday showdown at rival Kentucky Wesleyan.
This year has been more of a battle for the Knights, who have been undisputed kings of the GLVC the past two seasons. There were back-to-back losses to Missouri-St. Louis and Maryville in January. There was a 62-49 loss at USI on Jan. 31 that was the lowest point total for a Bellarmine team in two years. The Knights even suffered a home-court loss to Indianapolis, 64-62, on Feb. 7. Still, they've beaten nationally ranked opponents home and away, and have found a way to win despite not having a traditional post-up game.
They don't lead the nation in field-goal shooting, but they're still at 50.4 percent as a team. They shoot 77 percent from the free-throw line and have made nearly as many free throws as their opponents have attempted. And they still have great balance, with four players averaging in double figures.
Against USI, Bellarmine was highly overmatched on the interior. Screaming Eagles' big man Keith DeWitt had nine offensive rebounds by himself, and of USI's 36 missed shots, the Screaming Eagles rebounded 19 of them. But Bellarmine countered with great offensive spacing, sometimes emptying out the lane entirely, pulling the USI big men away from the baskets for drives and dishes inside and out. Jelani Johnson, a senior from Aurora, Ill., found plenty of gaps for a career-high 16 points to lead four players in double digits. The Knights even overcame their coach being seriously enough sick with a stomach bug that managers had to unlock the nearby women's locker room in case he needed to dash from the bench suddenly
But Bellarmine was still Bellarmine.
At Bellarmine, a screen is a serious thing, not something to be set perfunctorily before rolling to the basket. Screens are set, and they're used. Players cut hard, they sprint to open spaces, they look for and find each other. When the offense is clicking, no player holds the ball for more than a couple of seconds.
The Knights are shooting 39.1 percent from three-point range, just one point lower than a season ago, and though they're off last season's assist rate (19 per game) by just a bit (15.7) per game, it's understandable when you lose two All-American guards.
When practice began this season, senior guard Chris Dowe felt like he needed a game program to tell who was who.
"There were a lot of new faces," he said. "But guys were great. They were excited about playing the way we play and everybody came in with a great work ethic and we just got after it."
This edition of the Knights is smaller, but it's also quicker and more athletic. Vance Hall, a 6-3 junior transfer from Wright State, fit into the program seamlessly and is leading the team in scoring at 15.8 points per game.
"Vance would call after seeing us play and say, 'I can't wait to get there,'" Davenport said. "What we've been able to do is go out and get guys who want to play the way we play. And you know how rare that is in this AAU day and age. So many players are about 'me' and their own game. We've been fortunate to get guys who want to play a team game, and I'm fortunate that I get to come in and coach them every day."
But it's Dowe that makes this team go. He averages 14.1 points per game and leads the team in rebounds (5.4 per game) and assists (4.7 per game).
"I needed to work on being more vocal," said Dowe, a Louisville Eastern product who ranks in Bellarmine's top 10 all-time in scoring, steals and assists. "We've always had a lot of veteran guys, then I looked around this year and realized, I'm the veteran guy."
Bellarmine has one more home game remaining in the regular-season, against McKendree next Thursday night. The Knights still have a chance, with a big finish, to earn a No. 1 regional ranking and the right to host the Great Lakes Regional. But whether they do or not, there's plenty of incentive to try to get back to the Elite Eight.
The first two games of the NCAA Division II Elite Eight will be played in Freedom Hall, with the national title game in Atlanta, where the NCAA is holding championship games for all three men's divisions this year.
This Bellarmine team isn't the prohibitive favorite to make the Elite Eight like it has the past two years. It is playing with some new guys in key places.
But as the team has been demonstrating all season -- Bellarmine is still Bellarmine.Copyright 2013 WDRB News. All Rights Reserved.
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Visitation will be Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, from 5 until 7 p.m. at Kilgore-Green Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at 1 p.m. at Kansas Methodist Church. She will lie in repose from noon until 1 p.m. at the church. Burial will follow in the Carbon Hill Memorial Cemetery. Thomas Gilbert will officiate. Pallbearers will be Lane Clark, Clark Hamilton, Chad Clark, Brad Watson, Kyle Watson and Gary Watson. Honorary pallbearer will be Lorne Shane Hamilton.
Clark was a member of the Kansas Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Mary Clark.
She is survived by her daughter, Michelle Hamilton (Gary); son, Chris Clark (Sabra); grandchildren, Taylor Hamilton, McKinley Hamilton, Clark Hamilton, Lane Clark and Memory Clark; great-grandson, Lorne Shane Hamilton; brothers, Bob Clark (Ila Dean), Tom Clark (Sheila) and Cotton Clark (Louise); and a host of nieces, nephews and special friends.
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Tufts Innovation Institute
This university-wide group of researchers will work to develop new vaccines, quicker ways of detecting disease and other discoveries that will improve people's lives. Two members of the HNRCA are taking part.
Talk and Taste
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LIFE Study
There is new additional evidence involving HNRCA research that physical activity can improve the independence of older adults. Click the image to read the press release.
Nutrition Facts label redesign
Dr. Alice Lichtenstein talks with Tufts Now on the first Nutrition Facts label upgrade since its creation 20 years ago.
Another reason to eat oats for heart health
Oats appear to subdue the process associated with the development of atherosclerosis (hardening of arteries).
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The HNRCA and the Massachusetts Horticultural Society are combining resources to raise vegetables in a new indoor garden in the lobby. Read more about the partnership and the garden by clicking on the image.
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PLATTSBURGH — Face it, Super Bowl viewing is about way more than football.
It has become an advertising tradition for new high-profile ads to premiere at the event because of its huge audience. So, rating of the commercials has evolved into a tradition, as well.
Press-Republican Facebook readers especially liked the Dodge commercial that showed striking images of American farmers while a recording played of iconic radio news commentator Paul Harvey. And they were also moved by the touching Budweiser Clydesdale commercial that shows a foal growing into an adult horse and recognizing its caretaker.
They gave mixed reviews to Beyonce's half-time performance.
We asked our Facebook readers about their favorite commercials and what they thought of Beyonce. Here are some of their responses:
Christina Marie: "I am in love with the Budweiser commercial! It put tears In my eyes! And don't care for Beyonce!"
Melissa Barney-Meacham: "Jeep and Dodge commercials, and she ROCKED the house."
Renee Nichols: "The M&M commercial where they sang to Meatloaf and the Budweiser with foal that recognizes the guy that hand fed it. I think Beyonce did awesome; glad the girls from Destiny's Child were there."
Bonnie Shatraw Wingler: "KIA commercial with the girl robot that kicked the guy kicking the car. IMO Beyonce performance was better suited for a strip club than family entertainment."
Kim Mason: "Taco Bell's wild seniors!"
Brenda Bennor Pritchard: "Beyonce was awesome."
Jolita Aubin: "The Sketchers commercial with the guy and the gazelle in cahoots."
Amber Nichols: "The Budweiser commercial with the Clydesdale, & not a Beyonce fan (thought they could have put in better entertainment)."
Karen Yeager: "Dodge's I am a Farmer."
Tammy Whitty Rock: "Dodge Ram 'I am a Farmer' was my favorite; second favorite was the Budweiser commercial."
Liz Garrant: "Beyonce was hot as all heck."
Janice Bessette: "So God made a farmer (commercial) Wasn't crazy about the halftime show."
Dianna Gladu: "Budweiser colt to grown horse almost made me cry."
— Compiled by Editor Lois Clermont


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It's Almost Here: More "Deathly Hallows: Part 2" ImagesDH Film
Mere hours away from the release of "Deathly Hallows: Part 2" in the UK and US and we have some new images from the movie that were posted on the official Harry Potter Facebook. Some of them are behind the scenes images of the actors and crew on the set, and obviously they contain spoilers for the film. You can see them here in our galleries, whether you want to look at them now to get psyched up for the movie or look at them later so you can relive it.


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Diehn Concert, Windscape with Andrey Kasparov and Oksana Lutsyshyn
This especially designed performance, co-sponsored by the Norfolk Chamber Consort under the direction of Andrey Kasparov and Oksana Lutsyshyn, pairs works by Mozart and Poulenc written for wind quintet and quartet and piano brings to the Diehn Concert Series a unique opportunity for our students and the public to hear these rarely performed compositions ODU music students a series of unique master classes provided by world renowned musicians. The concert starts at 8:00 PM on Monday, February 25, at the Chandler Recital Hall, with a pre-concert lecture commencing at 7:45 PM.
Created in 1994 by five eminent woodwind soloists, Windscape has won a unique place for itself as a vibrant, ever-evolving group of musical individualists, an "unquintet" which has delighted audiences throughout the US, Canada, and Asia. Windscape's innovative programs and presentations are designed to take listeners on a musical and historical world tour; music and engaging commentary evoke vivid cultural landscapes of distant times and places. As Ensemble-in-Residence at the Manhattan School of Music, Windscape brings extensive teaching experience to motivational residencies. Their most recent CD features the works of Dvorák. Their performance of Bach's Art of the Fugue with the Orion String Quartet, premiered for NY's Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, was recorded for Deutsche Grammophon and will be available on iTunes. Forthcoming performances include the Terrace Theater at the Kennedy Center.
Tickets: $10 Students, $15 General. Call (757)683-5305 for tickets or visit http://oduartstix.com
A free reception after the performance is provided by The Public House.
Posted By: Andrey Kasparov
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Warm Grapefruit Tea
Martha chats with Body+Soul magazine's editor in chief, Alanna Fincke, and prepares warm grapefruit tea.
In a medium pot, combine juice, honey, cinnamon, allspice, and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil over high heat; strain and discard solids. Serve with a grapefruit segment or strip of zest.
If you do choose to use bottled juice, make sure you get juice that IS NOT FROM CONCENTRATE! Simply Orange and Minute Maid Pure Squeezed are two lines available in grocery stores in our area that carry Grapefruit juice not from concentrate. If your store doesn't carry it, you can always ask them to order some for you.
If you happen to live near a Whole Foods Market or a Stew Leonard's, you can buy bottled fresh squeezed grapefruit juice in their produce department for about $7. Cheaper than juicing whole grapefruits, but you still get all the health benefits of non processed, raw grapefruit juice.
I really like this recipe, so I made it again tonight to go along with the Whole Living Challenge, but this time I used bottled juice since it was only about $3 at the store (grapefruit were $1 ea.); it was much less work and mess than doing the tea from scratch. The taste is excellent again, though I'll always stick to 4 tbsp. honey to counter the bite. I'm not sure if all the same good nutrients are still in the bottled version (no pulp), but what I bought wasn't from concentrate.
Has anyone tried bottled grapefruit juice instead of fresh?
I tried this, not only did it taste great, it also mad me feel great. Very good drink for the cold winters
Honey is very good for you and worth the calories it contains. For added health benefits, use raw honey.
I didn't have whole allspice or cinnamon, but it turned out good. The honey caramelizes a bit and gives it a good flavor, though grapefruit is naturally rather harsh/bitter.
Do not have grapefruit if on cholesterol meds
Splenda is bad for you. Use stevia instead.
Splenda is bad for you. Use stevia instead.
What is the adverse reactions possible if you take high blood pressure medication. This sounds so good. I do remember hearing about not having grapefruit with these meds. Does anyone know?
Those worried about the honey adding too many calories could try stevia instead.
I would think the honey would add too many calories to the tea. Will try splenda instead!
Where's the nutritional information? How many calories? How many carbs? Please include this with the recipes.
I really enjoyed this, but I must not have let it steep long enough to taste much of the spices. I will drink this again
This is DELICIOUS!! Reminds me of wassil.
Actually you can call it tea, doesn't have to have tea leaves, only spices and other organic matter, such as juice
This looks like a wonderful warm drink but where is the tea? You can't call this tea without some kind of tea leaves in it. It would be wonderful with some green or white tea, and very healthy too.


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Marler: I did not hesitate to pledge future to Quins
Updated 3:49pm Wednesday 2nd April 2014 in Sport By Stuart Amos
England prop Joe Marler has revealed he never thought of quitting Harlequins before committing his future to the club for another two seasons.
The 23-year-old, who started four of England's five 2014 Six Nations games, extended his Stoop stay until 2016 on Wednesday as he prepares to make his 100th appearance for Quins in Friday's Amlin Cup quarter final at Stade Francais.
"I am really happy to have signed on again with my childhood club, Harlequins," he said.
"When I was given the opportunity to re-sign for the club, there was never any doubt in my mind that this is where I wanted my long term future to be."
And director of rugby Conor O'Shea is relishing the prospect of watching Marler blossom in to a top class international loosehead prop.
"It is incredible to think that at just 23, he will make his 100th senior appearance this Friday," he added.
"He is, and will continue to be, a corner stone in the pack and in the success of this club. Joe is developing into one of the leading looseheads in international rugby.
"Joe still has so much more to give and like us all, is hungry for more silverware for both club and country.
"I am really excited, as I'm sure the Harlequins supporters will be, to see Joe's continuing development in the coming years in a quartered jersey."


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Time to spruce up those resumes.
The grocery store chain Aldi will hold a job fair Tuesday in Grand Blanc.
The company is looking for people to fill several positions, including some that start out at $22 an hour.
If you're interested, applicants should go to the Genesys Conference Center at 801 Health Park Boulevard in Grand Blanc.
Candidates must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or GED.
Those considered for employment must pass a drug screen and background check. Applicants must be able to lift 45 pounds. Retail experience is preferred.
The event runs from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Sirenia By The Sea - Resort Style Luxury on Canal Htd Pool in Anna Maria Island
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Picture yourself vacationing in a luxurious tropical villa on beautiful Anna Maria Island. Perfectly located on a deep water canal, just steps from the pristine beaches of the Gulf of Mexico is your 3,800 square foot sprawling 5 bedroom, 5 bathroom luxury waterfront vacation rental. Designed to provide you and your family a lifetime of vacation memories to cherish. Welcome to Sirenia By The Sea! The only 5 bedroom vacation house with 5 full baths situated in the city of Anna Maria on the desirable north end of the island.
The large heated pool is locatd in a lush tropical setting and invites you to swim the day away. Catch a siesta on the sun loungers or cozy up with a good book in the lazy hammock on the backyard beach shaded by the palm trees. Enjoy lunch al fresco on the outdoor dining table next to the pool.
The Tiki Hut is a favorite spot to gather for a cocktail, gaze at the canal and enjoy island time. The deep water canal and private dock are at your backdoor for your enjoyment, perfect for fishing or renting a boat. Sirenia By The Sea offers direct access to Bimini Bay and the Gulf of Mexico (no bridges!).
Anna Maria Island is blessed with sugar white sand beaches and emerald green waters. The Gulf beach is only 1 block from the villa, with beach wagon in tow what could be simpler?
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Inside, the villa is resplendent with comfy tropical furniture and seating for all. The expansive kitchen easily accommodates a large group with upgraded cabinetry, granite counter tops and premium cookware calling to your inner foodie. Sirenia By The Sea offers a Weber gas grill to cook up your tropical feast. Enjoy delicious dining al fresco or in the large dining room in front of the fireplace while overlooking the pool terrace.
As the sun sets on your beautiful day, enjoy the luxurious bedrooms where you will find a flat screen TV in 4 bedrooms, superior furniture, bedding and linens to envelop you each evening. Sirenia By The Sea offers three bedrooms on the main level and two more upstairs plus a den. Two families can have their own floors for privacy.
Both master bedrooms have king size beds, sitting areas and their own en suite bathrooms. Another main level bedroom has a queen size bed and private en suite bathroom. There is another bedroom on the main level with two twin beds, conveniently located next to the master bedroom. More bedrooms upstairs include a twin bedroom with two beds, a private balcony overlooking the waterfront as well as it's own en suite bathroom. The upstairs den is a great sitting area, ideal for entertaining or for accommodating two more guests on the sleeper sofa.
At Sirenia By The Sea we have made every effort to provide all that you will need during your visit. Pack light and let us do the rest. Sirenia By The Beach is pure luxury within reach!
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Sirenia By The Sea is found on Florida's Southwest Gulf Coast located between Tampa (45 min) and Sarasota (30 min). It is also less than 2 hours from Orlando. While not far from major theme parks and attractions, you'll be surrounded by warm Gulf waters. The villa is perched on a deep water canal leading directly to the Gulf. Water sport rentals are a few blocks away to fully utilize the waterfront. You can take your pick of several beaches close by. The Gulf beach is 1 block and the Bay beach is 1 mile away. Feel free to take a walk or catch the free local Trolley to restaurants or attractions all over the island. Shopping on Pine Ave is not to be missed, along with art galleries and the live theatre.
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This is the 3rd go-around of Foreigner's best, following 1982's "Records" and 1992's "The Very Best… and Beyond". So what does "Complete Greatest Hits" (20 tracks, 77 min.) have to add to this?There is little difference in the songs found on "The Very Best" and "Ultimate Greatest Hits". The major difference is that "Ultimate" sequences the songs chronologically, and it really does make it a much better listen overall. A nice touch is that "Ultimate" includes "Soul Docter", one of the new songs on "The Very Best". In the end, "Ultimate" is your best choice. As always, the great folks at Rhino did a great job packaging the CD, with great liner notes and pictures.It is worth recalling that Foreigner really did have a major splash on the singles and album charts for a ten year period (1977-87). That is a LONG time. I happen to have seen them twice in the last year (actually, one of those was "The Lou Gramm Band", haha). Couldn't help but wonder what was going through Lou's head when he was singing the lines "That Was Yesterday/ When I Had the World in My Hand/ But It's Not the End of the World/ Just a Slight Change in Plans".
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What can I say?? If your a fan of Foreigner then this compilation needs to be added to your collection. 20 of they're biggest hits from 1977's top 5 hit "Feels Like The First Time" up through 1992's "Soul Doctor". Nine top 10 hits, seven top 5's and they're only Number 1 "I Want To Know What Love Is". All the hits are there, from early rockers such as "Cold As Ice", "Hot Blooded", "Double Vision", "Head Games" and "Urgent" to the power ballads like "Waiting For A Girl Like You" and "I Want To Know What Love Is" through the 80's rock hits like "That Was Yesterday", "Say You Will" and "I Don't Want To Live Without You". The sound quality is fantastic, it's crystal clear just as if it was recorded today. So buy this CD crank up the volume and enjoy one of the greatest rock groups in music history. I'd also like to say Foreigner belongs in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame!
This is a very good Foreigner compilation and certainly the best single-disc compilation of theirs that you will find. It's got all of the hits, very little in the way of filler (if any) and it has great sound. If you want more than this, get the Definitive Collection, but this should certainly suit the casual Foreigner fan. In my opinion, the Defenitive Collection is a little much and really only for serious fans. This one could suit anyone, really.
Foreigner emerged on the rock scene in 1977 and released the stunning self titled "Foreigner" album which was followed by "Double Vision", "Head Games", "Foreigner 4″ and a string of other great albums. Foreigner was one of the great arena rock bands to come out of the seventies when concerts were affordable and packed with fans who appreciated good old rock n' roll. This Foreigner cd entitled "Complete Greatest Hits" should have been called "Almost Complete Greatest Hits" because there are a number of songs missing that should have been on this collection. Sure the big hits are here such as "Feels Like The First Time", "Cold As Ice", "Hot Blooded", "Double Vision", "Head Games", "Urgent", "Juke Box Hero", etc. but as one reviewer mentioned "Girl On The Moon" could have been deleted and better choices could have been "Until The End Of Time" or "Under The Gun". For die hard Foreigner fans there is also the two cd set entitled "Foreigner Anthology: Jukebox Heros" which is a more complete collection and has songs from both Lou Gramm and Mick Jone's solo careers plus much more. But for less money this "Complete Greatest Hits" must make do. The sound quality is superb and the 19 page booklet includes a nice history of the band and some great pictures. If you enjoy seventies rock then this is a must have.
I'm going to admit up front that I'm a casual fan of Foreigner. Until I bought Complete Greatest Hits, the only Foreigner album in my 6,000-plus collection was a cassette copy of 1982's Records: The Best of Foreigner. So you won't hear any carping from me about why didn't Rhino include "(plug in your favorite Foreigner song here)" instead of using "(a song you don't like as well)." When Foreigner first charted in the late-Seventies, disco was threatening to take over the music industry. It was refreshing to hear rock 'n' roll on the radio again. This is simply, track for track, the best single disc overview available. It includes every Top 40 hit (with the glaring exception of 1982's "Breaking Up," No. 26) along with a handful of lesser hits ("Women," No. 41; "Heart Turns to Stone," No. 56), uncharted singles ("Soul Doctor" and "Girl on the Moon"), and album tracks ("Headknocker"). Again, for the casual fan, this is THE Foreigner album to own. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED


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PLATTSBURGH — A Potsdam woman was charged Sunday with felony driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction.
At 9:50 p.m. Feb. 16, Plattsburgh City Police received a call reporting that a red passenger car was traveling the wrong way on Oak Street, said Plattsburgh City Police Lt. Scott Beebie.
Officers initially did not find the vehicle but eventually stopped a red Dodge Neon on Court Street, Beebie said.
Officers saw the driver, Felecia Weller, 29, attempt to scoot from the driver's seat to the passenger's seat so it would appear that she had not been driving the vehicle, Beebie said.
Roadside sobriety tests were administered and Weller was found to be impaired, Beebie said.
Her driving history showed a prior driving while intoxicated conviction, he said.
Weller was arrested just before 1:30 a.m. Feb. 17 and was charged with driving while intoxicated with a prior designated offense within the past 10 years, a felony, and three traffic violations: having an expired or no vehicle inspection certificate, refusal to submit to a pre-screen test and having an open container of alcohol in the vehicle.
Weller was arraigned in Plattsburgh City Court, Beebie said.
PLATTSBURGH — Two local men were injured in a two-car accident Feb. 15.
According to Plattsburgh City Police Lt. Scott Beebie, James Canning, 38, of Saranac was stopped in traffic on Cornelia Street east of the intersection with Montcalm Avenue shortly after 4 p.m. when a car driven by Nathanial Fox, 21, of Plattsburgh hit Canning's vehicle from behind.
Canning and Fox both complained of neck and back pain and were taken to CVPH Medical Center for treatment, Beebie said.
Canning's passengers, Keri Canning, 31, and Harley Canning, 10, both of Saranac, were not injured, he said.
Fox was ticketed for following too closely.
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Color in Arizona state bird, the Cactus Wren. The Cactus Wren is the largest wren in North America and makes its home in — guess where? — cacti.
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Play it again, LSU and Alabama.
The Crimson Tide edged out Oklahoma State in the final round of voting Sunday and will play the top-ranked Tigers in the BCS national championship game on Jan. 9 in New Orleans.
Undefeated LSU is the only team to beat Alabama all year, and the top BCS official sees a do-over as a perfectly good title game.
"Absolutely, if they're 1 and 2, and they are in all the polls released today," executive director Bill Hancock said.
Still, it's not exactly a game the public was clamoring for - at least outside of SEC territory. And it will do nothing to quiet the critics of the BCS or the calls for a college football playoff.
But like it or not, the BCS has ensured that the SEC - home to both schools - will run its streak of national championships to six in a row.
The Cowboys made a late surge by beating Oklahoma 44-10 on Saturday night, and closed the gap between themselves and Alabama in the polls. But it was not enough to avoid the first title game rematch in the 14-year history of the BCS.
The Tigers (13-0) beat the Tide 9-6 in overtime on Nov. 5 in Tuscaloosa.
"This could be a totally different type of game," Alabama coach Nick Saban said. "There's so many good players on both sides of the ball for both teams.
"There's so much opportunity for this game to play out completely different and have a completely different flavor than the first game."
Alabama (11-1) finished second in both the Harris and coaches' polls by a wide enough margin to make up for the fact that Oklahoma State was ahead in the computer ratings.
The Cowboys (11-1), champions of the Big 12, will play in the Fiesta Bowl against Stanford from the Pac-12.
The other BCS matchups:
Michigan vs. Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl
Clemson vs. West Virginia in the Orange Bowl.
Oregon vs. Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl.
No BCS busters made it into the big money games this year - teams such as Boise State, TCU or Houston, which had a chance but lost in the Conference USA championship to Southern Mississippi. The Cougars will now play Penn State, which dropped to the Ticket City Bowl in Dallas following the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal that has overshadowed the Nittany Lions' season.
As the power-brokers in college football begin to plot how top-tier bowls will be set up in the future, the 2011 season is once more exposing the flaws in the current system.
Oklahoma State and Alabama, two teams with perfectly good arguments to play for a national championship, wound up fighting over one spot, with subjective voters and mysterious computer ratings - the formulas of which are not even publicly known - doing the choosing.
Alabama, with the nation's No. 1 defense, won out and will play for its second BCS crown in three years.
Oklahoma State, with one of the most potent offenses in the country, gets its first BCS appearance as a consolation prize.
"We wanted the opportunity to settle the debate that has gone all year about the offense in the Big 12 and the defense in the SEC," Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said on ESPN. "It didn't work out that way."
A rematch between LSU and Alabama in the title game seemed almost a foregone conclusion heading into conference championship weekend.
But with Alabama idle, Oklahoma State made one last, dramatic statement against the Sooners on Saturday night in Stillwater. And the Cowboys had an impressive resume, beating three teams ranked in the final BCS top 15. Alabama had only one such victory.
So instead of Sunday being a coronation there was drama, and another BCS controversy.
Alabama claims 13 national championships overall and is one of the most decorated programs in the land. It has won seven AP titles since the wire service started its poll in 1936.
LSU will be seeking its third BCS championship since 2003 at the Superdome - the site of its first two.


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"Absolutely marvelous -- creepy as all-get-out"
This is really a classic -- not only the fine Shirley Jackson book, but the narration turns it into a work of art, creepy and intense. Even if you've read the story, this is a new experience. It gave me a new appreciation for Shirley Jackson, too, although this is one of those books where the audio version is really preferable to the printed version. If you like classic horror, don't miss this one.
"Big mistake"
Three hours in, and I began to realize what a colossal mistake I've been making with audiobooks. I've been giving five stars to lots of books, books I really enjoyed, books that kept me listening way beyond time to quit, well-narrated books, all of them the kind of thing I knew I'd remember for a long time. All those were good books, great books, maybe. But now, what do I do with this book? "Bonfire of the Vanities"? This book -- as written and narrated -- is so far beyond all those other books I've loved, what do I do now? Only five stars are available!
The other thing is, I could easily write a book setting forth all the reasons why this is the best audiobook I've ever listened to -- well, on a par with my other all-time favorite, "Angela's Ashes", which - up until now -- I'd decided was the only other PERFECT audiobook I'd come across. Now there are two.
I won't write a book about it, I won't even say much more, except for one thing: if you've read this far, and decide NOT to buy this book, you're a damn fool. This is the experience of a lifetime, an experience that will draw you in, wrap you up, and then spit you out 27 hours later, exhausted, limp with emotion, and knowing only one thing: you've got to listen to it again.
And as to Joe Barrett, the narrator, there should be a lifetime uber-superior award for his interpretation of this book -- he handled everything with perfection, the gazillions of New York accents, of every possible ethnicity, he slam-dunked the various complicated medical terms, not even Yiddish threw him off his stride. This book is worth it for the narration alone.
Buy it. Download, and click it on. You're gonna be missing the experience of a lifetime if you don't.
"Very disappointing"
Too bad, too. Having read almost all the Tess Monaghan books and at least a couple of the stand-alones, I was greatly looking forward to this one. Laura Lippman is a fine writer, by any standard. But not this time. I didn't connect with this one at all.
It doesn't really fit into any genre -- it's not really a mystery, or if it is, it's so slow moving and tedious that if that's what you wanted, you'd give up early. (I nearly did, many different times.) It could be chic lit of some kind, what with all the women and their inner monologues, fighting over what this criminal they loved had left them as he fled -- "the women" including a wife, mistresses, various female children, various extended family. It could be just a straight novel, maybe, but it's just not good enough. The 'who cares?' factor is way too high. In fact, if anyone other than an established author like Lippman had written this, it would never have sold.
All the way through, I was wondering if the narration was a part of the problem. Narrator Linda Emond has a very pleasant, easy to listen to voice, but as the story jumps back and forth in time, with several different women talking about what they were thinking, what they did, what they wore, what others had done to them, what they should have done, etc etc it was extremely difficult to keep track of who was talking, and where in time they were. Emond didn't make any serious attempt at differentiating the voices, nor did she sometimes even pause, when leaping from an historical accounting into the present or back again. In fact, I started/restarted this book three different times -- never would have done that, if it had been anyone but Lippman -- but in the early pages, I couldn't figure out who was talking, when it was taking place, or who was talking next. Not to mention that it was boring, right off the block. I couldn't find a way to care.
Toward the end, I found myself wondering if this was a fleshed-out true Baltimore story of some kind -- a criminal, flush with assets, runs off to parts unknown, forever, thus avoiding conviction, while the women he leaves behind fight over his left-behind spoils. The "cold case" investigation never seems to be a real part of the story -- just something shuffled in, here and there, so it could sort-of qualify as detective fiction.
Best advice? Skip this one. Virtually any other book by Miss Lippman will be better. Oh, and another piece of advice? If you're going to name your protagonist "Bambi", you darn well better be writing a literary masterpiece, because we all harbor too many cutesy associations with that name to tolerate anything short of genius.
"That was fun!"
Yet another bargain book success! Never heard of either the book or the author, but decided to roll the dice and take a chance -- and once again, that was a good idea.
It's funny, they say there are only four basic plots in all of fiction, but I'm not sure how that accounts for this one. As the story evolves, a pretty unique situation reveals itself -- although in today's crazy world I suppose it isn't quite as unique as I think it is. Even so, this was like nothing I'd ever read before. I loved the freshness of the whole thing.
Karen MacInerny has created interesting, likable characters and structured a truly unique plot but what makes this book a real delight is how funny it is. One of the side-stories deals with how Margie, formerly a stay at home mother, now a new, untrained, part-time private eye, is forced to deal with the head of her daughter's day care center. My kids are grown now, but it seems to me I had some of those same inane discussions with a similar Witch in Power when they were little -- you know, the "Solve (this issue with your child) by tomorrow, or we're expelling her." No, my daughter hadn't decided that she was a dog -- with all that entails, including eating on the floor, barking, biting, etc -- but I seem to recall similar disputes and similar chaos. And I also recall spending some evenings with one kid or the other, explaining just how important to Life As We Know it, that they amend their conduct by tomorrow morning, or all hell was going to break loose. Like Margie, I simply could not deal with having to find new child care arrangements. I'm sure most other working mothers will have had similar experiences. Odd how much more fun it is to remember those situations than was dealing with them in the first place!
Also odd was that so many readers compared this book to those of Janet Evanovitch. I don't get that at all. I've read/tried to read a couple of Evanovitch's books, and didn't enjoy them at all -- I've stopped even looking at her series. To me, the Evanovitch books came across as downright silly, whereas this one was genuinely funny. All in the eyes of the beholder, I suppose.
So? All in all, a good book and a great narrator. I'll be looking for more.
"Whoa! Ten stars, if that's possible."
I listened to "The Weight of Silence", also by -- then unknown to me -- author Heather Gudenkauf and generally liked it -- I liked it well enough to try another. Who knew that this second book would ultimately rank among my all-time favorites? All through the whole book, I kept making mental lists of everyone I had to pester, to get them to read/listen to 'Little Mercies'. It's a stunner, by any standard. Wish I had someone to discuss it with.
There's a dual plot: in one segment, Ellen Moore is a first-class social worker, the kind of passionate, caring, dedicated social worker we wish all of them were. But by a freaky communication error with her husband on a hot and hectic morning, Ellen doesn't realize that her husband has already put baby Avery in Ellen's car. Ellen rushes off to a client emergency, not knowing her one-year-old is in the back seat. Not until she returns to her car hours later and finds people breaking the windows to free her unconscious child does she realize what happened.
In a parallel story, a gutsy little ten year old Jenny Baird finds herself alone on a bus, heading to a strange town, after her ne'er-do-well father gets himself into a fight and arrested as he's just about to board. it's a heartbreaking tale, as this little girl tries to seek out first her grandmother, whom she's never met, and then her mother, who's never cared two bits about her, and finds herself lost and alone, each time - except, that is, for the 'little mercies' of total strangers who lovingly take her in and try to help.....
In a way, 'Little Mercies' reminds me of the best of Jodi Picault's books. With the two parallel stories, each told by an excellent narrator, you experience two compelling tales as they intertwine. in Jenny's story, we wish we all had the kindness of some of the people Jenny meets. And in Ellen's story, virtually all of us who are mothers won't have too much trouble seeing this terrible chain of events as happening to any one of us. One of my friends -- mother of seven children herself -- is adamant that any parent who "forgets" his/her child in a locked car should simply be taken out and shot, no further questions asked. No caring parent, she contends, could ever be so mindless. This friend is at the top of my list to get her to read this book. It CAN happen. Innocently, and in spite of every safeguard -- well almost every safeguard -- it does happen. And what follows compounds the tragedy.
Warning: once you start listening, you'd better clear your schedule. There are times when you simply can't stop listening, you just have to push on. It's that good.
I've been seeing these books by Rhys Bowen for years, but always avoided them. "Spyness" it says, and espionage isn't one of my favored genres. But then came a Daily Deal, and an affordable way to see what the books were all about, because indeed, most of these books were getting great reviews.
I loved it! As it turns out, the "spying" involved isn't international cloak and dagger stuff -- more like cape-and-butter knife social affairs, ferreting out juicy bits of gossip for "HRM" -- and in her service, but of course! The "spying" leads to some dangerous situations for several people, some of whom survive, others who don't, but whatever, it's a worthy tale and a pleasure throughout.
Bowen's characters were uniquely interesting, and there was a very credible mystery at the heart of the plot. Not a simpering heroine in sight, but rather a spunky down-on-her-luck member of the royal family -- somewhat distant, but not THAT distant -- who takes charge in a rather admirable way. Several "real" people were scattered among the fictional ones -- I loved the characterization of Wallace Simpson -- I have no idea if this portrayal is accurate or not, but in Rhys Bowen's hands, she comes off as slightly wacky, irreverent, outrageous and seriously funny. Same with the protagonist, Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie -- and especially her much-married mother, who's equally flamboyant and not the least bit ashamed of it. Who would imagine that the stiff-upper-lip English gentry could be so funny behind doors?
Very good book -- unfortunately, most of them are too short for me to spend a credit on, so I'll have to look for more bargains, or find them in print. But I'll definitely be looking.
"For serious whodunit lovers only"
Confession: I love detective fiction, murder mysteries, suspense plots of all kinds, but what I mostly appreciate about them are the characters, the location, occasionally an interesting plot or subplot that deals with something that interests me. In spite of it all, I don't particularly care who "done" it. Occasionally, I will skip the last 20-30 pages of a book entirely -- I'd like to know who actually DID it, but when the explanation of how they did it, or why, gets too long and tiresome, I tune out. I really don't care.
This is one such book. I thoroughly enjoyed the first 5.5 hours of this book -- I like the main anti-hero character -- okay, he's no George Ripley, but still, as a witty, sophisticated and delightfully droll thief, he was just fine. I liked the Amsterdam location. I thought I was enjoying the plot.
But then the denouement started, waaaaaaay too early -- and it went on, and on and on and on. Explanation after explanation.... good grief. For a book that's slightly over 7 hours long, if it takes 1.5 hours to explain how it all happened, that's too much. Too complex. I no longer cared -- I wanted to move along to something else.
I quit listening with 48 minutes left.... way too much explanation for me. Good book, though, up to that point.
"The series gets better. Much better."
Let me say first, I'm a HUGE fan of J. A. Jance. I've read most of the print copies of her gazillion books, and have purchased eight of her audiobooks, mostly the Johanna Brady series. This was my second Ali Reynolds -- which is a good thing: if I had listened to this one first, I never would have bought another.
First of all, this has to be one of the worst-produced audio books I've ever listened to. At random moments, some peppy, jazzy, supposedly uplifting elevator music interrupts the reading, sometimes drowning out the narrator's voice. It's so inappropriate - what on earth was someone thinking?? It's not chapter divisions, one such interruption was mid-sentence. Totally weird -- and completely destroys whatever mood the book was building toward.
Then too, much of this book is told in the form of blogs, which might work well on paper, but in an audiobook, not so much. Listening to the narrator's letter-reading voice has a limited appeal - nothing happens, no action or interaction with someone else, just pretty darn dry statements of opinion and articulation of thoughts.
Finally, a word for authors out there, even really really good ones, like Jance: Perfect people get pretty boring after awhile. It's all well and good to create a laudable character -- not ALL protagonists have to be "flawed". But there has to be a limit. If I wanted to engross myself in completely selfless behavior, I guess I'd opt for Butler's "Lives of the Saints" instead. At least those were real people. Just how perfect is our multi-fired, multi-sued, widowed, about to be divorced nee widowed girl, who always-and-forever puts everyone else on the planet's wishes ahead of her own? One example: a consummately evil man has broken into her home and is beating her to death. In the last possible second, she breaks away, gets her gun, and shoots him to death. Then we have to put up with an agony of soul searching, as Ali beats her breast over what she did to the man's MOTHER -- not anyone she knew, of course, just the woman who had given birth to this monster. "What must she be feeling? I killed her son!" Ali ponders.... well, I don't know what the mother was feeling, assuming she felt anything at all. But I guess if it were me, having marginally survived such a brutal attack, I really don't think fretting about his mother would be at the top of my list of worries -- but then, I'm not a saint. Thank Gd.
All this is overlaid with Ali's (more understandable) agonizing over the supposed suicide of her best childhood friend. She feels guilty for not having... well, you can imagine. Bottom line: too much agonizing, too much introspection, too many selfless goody-goody acts from a woman who, supposedly, was once a nationally-famous news reporter, who absolutely MUST, at some point, have kicked serious butt to have attained THAT.
One good thing: we get to find out where Sam the cat comes from, which solves that mystery. As for the rest of it, give this one a pass. The subsequent Ali Reynolds books are pretty good. I guess this was just the practice book.
"So bad it doesn't merit writing about..."
An extremely amateur -- written and narrated both -- attempt at, what? A mystery? A diatribe against the religious right? A collection of leftist cliches, thrown unto the pages, in some random order?
Only redeeming social value: if you wonder what's wrong with American colleges and Universities today, this will help you understand. With kids graduating from institutions like this, maybe it's a wonder the country isn't worse off than it is -- assuming that's possible.
"Better than I expected."
I'm an audiobook purist. In terms of narration, my wants are simple. I simply want someone to read the book to me, straight out -- no requirement for acting out each character, although for those narrators with serious talent (Scott Brick comes to mind, as does Davina Porter among many others) narrators who have the ability to give individual voices to characters without being annoying are especially appreciated. I award bonus points if the narrator pronounces location names correctly and refrains from eating while narrating (as one especially irritating narrator does.) I don't need musical introductions or interludes, and in general I don't think having multiple narrators improves anything.
So I bought this book - it must have been a Daily Deal -- without paying too much attention. Then when I started to listen, and heard that it was being read by a professional "repertoire company" I almost clicked off, right at that point. Having a book "acted out" doesn't appear at all. To me, audio books are -- as one OTR program famously says -- "the theater of the mind". I'll create my own scenes, in my mind, as we go along. I don't want actors playing the parts, dramatizing the story. If I want actual theater, I'll go to Netflix.
But I persevered - and I was surprised. It wasn't bad at all -- each of the narrators did a very good job, didn't over-act, basically they just gave individual voices to the several characters. Overall, I don't know that this method improved the book any, but it didn't detract, either. It was fine.
And the story was good -- suspenseful, believable and kept me listening. I liked it enough that I just bought a second book by Heather Gudenkauf -- which has to be the ultimate compliment. This was a good book -- give it a try!
I know I'll like this book much better the second or third time around... this first time I listened, I was holding my breath during most of it, so I couldn't really concentrate. It's VERY tense -- and if you're a crazy dog lady like I am, you will be scared to death something is going to happen to Maggie.
"Suspect" is a great book in every respect. I loved Maggie, the damaged, come-from-behind German Shepard -- everybody will love her. It would be impossible not to love a dog with that much heart. Loved Scott James, the equally damaged police officer, trying for a comeback, battling his own demons. The villains were just evil enough, perfectly believable. Crais wisely didn't try to insert a "love interest" or try to turn this into a love story, when the book needed no such thing - it was the love between Maggie and Scott that was important. MacLeod Andrews did a perfect narration -- including narrating Maggie's parts, which he did very well. All in all, just great.
Interesting that a very similar -- and equally good -- book came out awhile ago, "Burning Man" by Alan Russell, also available on Audible. In that book, the damaged police dog was "Sirius" who'd been seriously burned in the line of duty, and the also wounded police officer trying for the comeback was Michael Gideon. "Burning Man" has a more complex plot, with several "cold cases" going on, whereas Robert Crais spent more time talking about working dogs, how they learn, what they learn, what astonishing capabilities they have. I loved that book too -- they're both well done.
I'm hoping for sequels to both books -- keep 'em coming!
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Origin and Steam exploits show vulnerability of digital distribution services
Distressing news for EA and users of its Origin digital distribution platform: through no interaction or mistake on the users' part, those who have Origin installed on their computer are vulnerable to the installation of malware. A hypothetical, test attack was successfully demonstrated Friday, during the Black Hat Europe 2013 security conference, though the flaw that allows such exploitation was known about for some time before that.
The exploit involves replacing the link that a game refers to when activated within Origin to a malicious one. Here's how it works: when a game's executable file invokes Origin, it has to reference the platform via a specific URI. Once Origin has started, the actual game process dies, and Origin takes over. This creates another path or tunnel that those so inclined could choose to exploit. If a hacker were to create a program that were to replace the correct URI with a malicious one, they've gained access to your system.
ReVuln Ltd, a company that specializes in researching software security, wrote in a paper dissecting the problem that their suggested course of action is to disable the "origin://" URI, which also disables the ability to run Origin games via desktop shortcuts, though they can still be launched directly from Origin. "Users are strongly encouraged at a minimum," the paper reads, "to set their browser to prompt when handling these links."
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After falling to No. 22 San Diego State on Saturday, UNLV bounced back in a big way on Wednesday night, hammering TCU in a 101-78 win. This one was never close, with UNLV leaning heavily on a trio of scorers -- Anthony Marshall, Chace Stanback and Mike Moser -- in the rout.
Marshall scored a game-high 27 points on 11-18 shooting as TCU struggled to find an answer for him on the defensive end. Stanback was also north of 20 points, adding 21 points on 7-11 shooting. Moser nearly came away with equal points and rebounds, scoring 16 and grabbing 15 boards.
Kyan Anderson scored a team-high 20 points in the loss for the Horned Frogs. Adrick McKinney added 16 points off the bench, with Amric Fields pitching in 12.
With the win, UNLV improved to 17-3 on the season, including a 1-1 record in Mountain West Conference play. TCU fell to 10-7 on the year and is still searching for its first MWC win.
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Direct Admission applications are scored and interviews are arranged only after receipt of completed applications. Applications will NOT be accepted after the application deadline. All qualifying applications will be considered and groups will be invited for interviews. Early consideration will be given to students who have their applications completed by July 1.
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