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There are those and they are legion who believe that their souls shall someday unravel and their intricacies and silences will finally be known by their Lord. Then there is Barabbas, the subject of this novel by Par Lagerkvist. Barabbas, the acquitted, would like to believe in the fellow that wasn't spared crucifixion, and he has even fallen to his knees and nearly prayed, but to no avail. Lagerkvist (himself spiritually conflicted) illuminates in this bare and moving novel the life of a reluctantly faithless man.
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Barabbas is the acquitted; the man whose life was exchanged for that of Jesus of Nazareth, crucified upon the hill of Golgotha. Barabbas is a man condemned to have no god. "Christos Iesus" is carved on the disk suspended from his neck, but he cannot affirm his faith. He cannot pray. He can only say, "I want to believe."
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Court observers say that the conviction of Rachel Kozloff may be more than the tragic outcome of a love affair that turned violent.
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Kozloff was found guilty by a jury late Friday afternoon in part due to evidence from more than 2000 text messages that helped the jury see inside the minds of the people involved in the days and weeks leading up to the shooting.
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What is your color story? Have you ever written a story about a color and how it affected you? I wrote about yellow in my memoir writing time. I used to get sick from the color of yellow when I was young. It sounded strange but when I posted my essay on a memoir writing site, others chimed in about how a color used to affect them. It was nice to know I wasn't the only one with this odd reaction to a color.
Write about a color and it's affect on your life? Jot notes to write about other memories on your favorite colors, colors you don't like, or colors you can't live without.
By the way, now I enjoy the color yellow in my life. Perhaps I outgrew my negative reaction to it or the reaction served it's purpose.
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Is it just the colour or the particular shade of that colour? I mean not all the yellows are repulsive, some are quite nice, some make you sick. This is a very interesting thought, to write about a colour. Maybe I should try that too.
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Wow, that's an interesting consideration; if it was just the shade. Could have been because I really enjoy yellow now. I have somehting yellow in every room of my house on purpose. So it could have been but this happened when I was a child so I don't remember and the color selection wouldn't have been up to me. I'm glad you asked this question - thanks. C
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Robin Elizabeth | December 28, 2009 | 5 comments
70% of my holidays were me banging my head against the wall to keep me from going completely insane. I did have a few nice moments though. My Chanukah dinner was nice, nobody pissed anyone off that I know of. The Xmas party at SILs was nice too, in fact it was particularly nice without all the kids (shhh don't tell her I said that). Even better was watching episodes of Weeds by myself and finishing off season 5 of Dexter with Manly Man, but more on that later.
I nearly took off MILs head in a series of fights. Before the series of fights we were getting along great. She's great to talk to when it's just talking. She's an easy person to talk to, problem is when you decide to be honest with her when it's something she doesn't want to hear, it doesn't go so well. It may not be a good idea to tell your MIL she acts like a child and that her sons deserve a better mother. Whoops.
See: I can't keep my big mouth shut.
Then was Xmas eve which involves going out for Chinese food with my family and seeing a movie. Instead this year my dad chose to make a spectacle of my brother showing up a 1/2 hour late and I decided to have a nervous breakdown and leave. I know that doesn't exactly seem fun but it is, trust me. Or at least it was probably entertaining to the family at the table next to us.
See: I really can't keep my big mouth shut.
But it's over. Also despite my dad trying to be his usual stubborn self he wanted to make the night up to us and we had a re-do last night. We got Chinese food and saw Up in the Air (review to come tomorrow). I guess there are Xmas miracles..my dad swallowing his pride.
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wow..wow…wow….thanks for the honesty that most people try to hide…especially this time of year !!!
and me….yep, I often have to remove my foot from my mouth !…sometimes both of them
I slept, played with my Wii, and read a couple of novels. My Hannukwanzaramadamas was awesome.
I'm glad take 2 with your family went much better. Perfect, Hollywood Christmases just aren't real or realistic, and I wish people didn't feel they need to live up to that expectation.
I like you.
I agree with Barb (Although the Hollywood movie "National Lampoons Christmas Vacation" did cover the stress pretty well. LOL)
People, for some reason or another, go insane this time of year and pick fights with one another. Just recently I have had to hold my tongue a few times, because I really don't want to get in a screaming match with someone during the "holidays".
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The playoffs are here and for a Blue Jackets fan that can be a difficult time of year. One season after another we are forced to watch other teams have all the fun. Let's face it, the NHL regular season is great, but the Stanley Cup playoffs always take hockey to a completely different level.
Some of you Jackets fan have a second favorite team (Cheaters!), but I don't. I was a Colorado Avalanche fan in the 90s when Forsberg, Sakic and Roy played and it's hard to forget the fantastic matchups between the Avs and the Red Wings, with a level of physical play, skill and goaltending that I feel has not been matched since. Before that I was actually an Islanders fan and this I blame entirely on my dad. He went to see the Rangers play the Islanders at the Garden back in the mid 80s and brought me back an Islanders sweater. I can only conclude now that he got it on sale, and that I as a child didn't know any better.
These days I only have one favorite team, the Columbus Blue Jackets, and therefore I tend to route against teams that I loathe, like the Red Wings (hate them but respect the way they play), Predators (hate them but secretly think that we could have been like them) or the Blues (just simply hate them!). Otherwise I tend to cheer for the underdog team or the team that is playing the most fun hockey, which for me is a creative, attacking style of hockey.
But this year is a little bit different. I find myself pondering the consequences for my own team in almost every single playoff series. So what exactly are those consequences, and what's at stake for the Blue Jackets? Well to start with there is the issue of the Rick Nash trade (yes, he's going to be traded), which may be the Organization's most important hockey related decision ever faced. How that trade will be structured is very much up in the air, because the success of other teams, or lack thereof, in the playoffs will determine how hard they will pursue Nash. Then there is the intriguing issue of goaltending, which is something that the team simply has to upgrade, unless failing for another top draft pick is Scott Howson's latest strategy. There are a few other issues at stake as well, like conditional draft picks, coaching and how some of our former Blue Jackets players are fairing for their new teams. Here is my personal take on what took place in the first round of the playoffs.
Los Angeles Kings vs. Vancouver Canucks (Kings win 4-1)
This series had a very real and direct impact on the Blue Jackets. Howson was able to squeeze a first round pick out of the Kings in addition to getting Jack Johnson for Jeff Carter. The first round pick is conditional and can be used either this year or next year. The general consensus seems to be that the CBJ would opt to use that pick this year, especially if LA is ousted in the second round. The earlier they lose, the better the draft pick for the Jackets. Since the Kings won the matchup with the Canucks, our hope is now pinned on the Blues (damn them) ending LAs run so that we can keep our first round pick, which is currently at No.17. If LA beats Saint Louis the Jackets' pick drops to No.27-30, depending on how far the Kings go from there.
Most experts believed that the Canucks would win this series, but they lost despite Cory Schneider's stellar play. This brings me to the second important issue of this matchup – goaltending. Roberto Luongo started the first few games, and although he wasn't bad, he was clearly outplayed by Jonathan Quick of LA. Schneider now looks to be the No.1 goalie and one has to wonder what this means for the future of both Schneider and Luongo. Until recently it was widely believed that the Canucks would not be able to afford Cory Schneider, who becomes a restricted free agent this year. Especially since Luongo has a very expensive long term contract as well as having a no trade clause. Many people have therefore speculated that Howson would make a serious bid for Schneider, but now the Canucks will most likely be trying to shop Luongo instead.
Luongo recently said that he doesn't want to be the guy to stand in the way of the Canuck's if they want to trade him. Doesn't that sound a whole lot like what Nash said earlier this year? And just like Nash, it now seems that Luongo was the one asking to be traded. If Luongo is indeed on the move, I think it's safe to say that the Blue Jackets will not be a contender, since it's very unlikely that he would voluntarily come here. But then again, our current goaltending coach Ian Clark used to coach Luongo, so who knows? If Howson ends up luring Luongo to Columbus, no matter what you think of his long term expensive contract, he will have pulled off a rare feat, especially with so many other teams looking for a goalie this year. I for one would gladly see Luongo play for the CBJ, but again, I just don't see it happening.
Could Nash be dealt to the Canucks? Well, it's not impossible, but I think that this is entirely contingent on first dumping Luongo's enormous salary. I also doubt that he is a good fit with the Sedins on the first line, because they tend to play their own freaky twin chemistry type game and don't need a big time scorer. You can throw in anyone with the Sedins and instantly make them a 20-30 goal scorer. Even Jared Boll would score a few empty netters on that line. Sure, Nash would probably do very well on the Kessler line, but he is not exactly second line material and much too expensive for that role.
Then there is Jeff Carter of the Kings. I for one never held a grudge against him, but I have to admit that I wouldn't be sad to see him exit the playoffs sooner rather than later. Let's go Blues!
San Jose Sharks vs. Saint Louis Blues (Blues win 4-1)
If the Kings/Canucks series was of vital interest to the Blue Jackets, the Sharks/Blues series may have been even more crucial. The reason is that the reported highest bid for Nash at the trade deadline probably came from the Sharks, at least if you listen to Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch. Now that the Sharks lost the series 4-1, there have already been rumors that San Jose is ready to up their bid. Joe Thornton is a very good friend of Nash, and the two of them produced a formidable duo for Davos, Switzerland during the 2004-2005 lockout season. They have also played together on team Canada.
The sticking point seems to be that Howson wants young stud Logan Couture and that is just to start the negotiations. Personally, I would love for the Jackets to acquire Couture, but I think it's pretty unlikely. With 65 points and 31 goals this year, he was second in points on the team and tied for first in scoring. Compare this to Nash's totals of 59 points and 30 goals, albeit on a much worse team in a really bad year. In my mind, Couture is a potential future superstar center and if the Sharks trade him for Nash, I quietly wonder if we could get much else back. Howson has hinted that he wants 4 or so pieces coming to Columbus in a Nash trade – something like a proven top six player, two good prospects and a first round pick. I actually think that this is a very sound strategy because it spreads the risk and gives us the kind of depth the organization has never had before. Joe Pavelski could potentially be a cornerstone for this kind of a deal, as others on The Cannon have recently pointed out, but he doesn't have the same upside as Couture and is a bit older.
But maybe the Sharks are willing to bet really big on Nash. Last summer they decided to focus on defense after falling short in the playoffs again, with the acquisition of Brett Burns while giving up Setoguchi and Heatly, but clearly this strategy backfired. Although you could argue that the Sharks early exit this year was mainly due to the Blues stellar goaltending and good defensive play, they also seemed to lack some of the offensive firepower they have displayed in previous years. If the Sharks are willing to part with Couture and give Howson whatever else he wants, the Blues beating the Sharks may be a wonderful blessing in disguise for the Blue Jackets.
It's also worth noting that Todd McLellan's days as head coach may be numbered with San Jose and this must surely be very interesting to Scott Howson. However, this is only a rumor at this point and I get the feeling that if there are no truly good coaching candidates available in the offseason, the Blue Jackets would be pretty happy with giving Todd Richards at least one more year. Personally, I have nothing against this strategy, because I think that Richards did a very good job with limited resources this year. But that discussion is for another day.
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Phoenix Coyotes (Coyotes win 4-2)
The Blue Jackets received a conditional fourth or fifth round pick in the 2013 draft as part of the Antoine Vermette trade earlier this year. Since the Coyotes beat the Blackhawks and thereby won at least one playoff series, the Jackets get the fourth round pick. Phoenix also have many other ex-Jackets players like Klesla, Whitney, Brule and Torres. Well, Torres won't be playing for a while, rightly or wrongly, but I guess we should have seen that coming. It's also interesting to note that Phoenix may not be an NHL city much longer, and if they move to let's say Quebeck, it's been rumored that Dave Tippett may not follow the team to Canada and would be available for another coaching job. Add to that the unlikely possibility of old Blue Jackets' coach Dave King opting to move back to Columbus in some management role. He would certainly be a fan favorite and a guy that has the right experience to add to our front office. Pure speculation, but wouldn't it be fun?
Another thing that stands out in this series is goaltending. Mike Smith was simply sensational for Phoenix and was able to subdue the otherwise impressive Chicago offense. After losing in the first round, Chicago will try to make changes in the offseason to get even better for next year. They have openly stated that they need to upgrade their goaltending which could make an already competitive Central division even tougher next season. Another team looking for a goaltender also makes it that much harder for the Blue Jackets to find their new guy in net.
Detroit Red Wings vs. Nashville Predators (Predators win 4-1)
I will be the first to admit that I didn't see this coming. Yes, the Red Wings are getting old (for how long have we been saying that?) and they never seem to get very good goaltending, but Nashville made much quicker work of Detroit than I thought possible. Pekka Rinne (.944 Save%) had much to do with this, but there also seems to be something missing from Detroit's arsenal lately. Simply put, they don't score enough and with some cap space available this year (even more if Nicklas Lidstrom retires), they will surely be shopping for top six forwards. Mike Babcock bluntly stated that they were lacking in this area, and you wonder if Nash could be seen as a legitimate trade target. The problem is that for all of Detroit's wonderful scouting and drafting, they actually don't have very many young prospects to send our way. I suppose that if they threw in a guy like Valtteri Filppula, there would at least be a starting point for discussions, but they would have to give Howson a lot of other assets to make that work. In the end, I just don't see the Red Wings as a legitimate trade partner in the Nash deal. But maybe that is because it would be so painful to see Nash play in a Red Wings sweater. I can't even think about it actually, it just hurts too much.
There is a goalie that might be interesting to the Blue Jackets on the Nashville roster, Anders Lindback. He will become a restricted free agent at the end of the season, and many people see him as a legitimate future No.1 goalie. He is a 23 year old, big goaltender (6'-6") with a .914 NHL save% and having been schooled in the Predators goalie system doesn't hurt either. Lindback would be a good option if Howson decides to go with a cheaper, younger goalie while our young forwards and defensemen develop. I can actually see this being a logical way forward, rather than overspending on an already established goalie and "wasting" a few years of his contract, while the rest of the team catches up. On the other hand, getting a young and unproven goalie like Lindback, would not signal to the fan base that the Blue Jackets are ready to be a contender yet.
I also find it interesting that Alexander Radulov has been Nashville's points leader in the playoffs so far. I guess his rumored $5 mil KHL salary was more reasonable than I thought. I wonder what his future with the NHL holds this time around? If he stays, I think he will become a force to be reckoned with, as I don't see any weaknesses in his game. This could also have a very positive effect on young draft prospects like Nail Yakupov and Mikhail Grigorenko, hopefully choosing NHL entry level contracts before the riches of the KHL.
Overall, I don't think that Nashville beating Detroit will have a very big impact on the Blue Jackets. The Red Wings will still be a good team next year, if not better after their UFA upgrades, and Nashville has now taken the next step in becoming a perennial playoff contender. If anything, this just proves that the Blue Jackets have a really steep climb in the Central division.
Ottawa Senators vs. New York Rangers (Rangers win 4-3)
The Ottawa Senators surprised many people, including myself, when they almost beat the New York Rangers. We all know that Henrik Lundqvist was not the main problem for the Rangers, and their defense was about as solid as always. But even though they won, they just didn't seem to score enough goals, despite star forwards like Richards and Gaborik, and I think they might have a hard time advancing any further. Seeing that the Rangers were very active in trying to get Nash before the trade deadline, if they don't advance past the Conference semifinals, it would seem a foregone conclusion that they will up their bid. If they continue on their winning path to the Stanley Cup finals, Nash may be of no interest to them anymore. The fact that the Rangers (barely) beat the Senators could be a blow to the Blue Jackets hopes of getting maximum return in the Nash deal.
The Rangers rumored final offer, before the trade deadline, was said to include Brandon Dubinsky, Tim Erixon, J.T. Miller, Christian Thomas and a first-round selection in this June's Entry Draft. Some people claim that this was a very fair deal, but I feel that it was lacking a bit in top young prospects, especially on the forward end. Howson was reportedly asking for either young winger Chris Kreider or young defenseman Michael Del Zotto to be included, but the Rangers called them untouchables. I very much doubt that they would still be untouchables if the Rangers exited the playoffs in the first round. As it stands now, much depends on how far the Rangers advance. It is also noteworthy that former CBJ player Anton Stralman has had a very solid playoffs with 2 goals and 2 assists, which is good for second in points on the team only behind Brad Richards.
Washington Capitals vs. Boston Bruins (Capitals win 4-3)
Wow, was this a great series or what? I have to say that I was very happy to see the Capitals beat the Bruins. Not only do I think that the Caps have paid their dues in the playoffs for the last few years, but I also think that the Bruins tend to bully other teams, and get away with it. Case in point was Jason Chimera, getting knocked down in the last game by Milan Lucic (who else), as he was skating to the bench without drawing a penalty. Chimera was later called for a penalty with 2 ½ minutes left of the third period for doing absolutely nothing. Good for Chimera that his team ended up with the win in the end. And has Boston not won enough in professional sports lately? And then there is Tim Thomas, don't even get me started… Speaking of Thomas, he wasn't bad at all against the Caps (.923 save%), but at age 38 he isn't getting any younger and Boston has arguably the best backup goalie in the league in Tuukka Rask waiting in the wings.
So could Howson make a play for Rask in a Nash trade? Well the Bruins will not happily accept this season's early exit, but to think that they would give up Rask is probably a stretch. Don't get me wrong, if Howson pulls this off it would be amazing, but I wonder how much else he could get in such a deal? On the plus side, the Bruins have many good top six forwards that they may be willing to part with to get Nash. So maybe a Nash trade wouldn't have to include Rask at all.
New Jersey Devils vs. Florida Panthers (Devils win 4-3)
Did anyone actually watch this series? If you did, it was actually one of the better played matchups of the first round. Florida is an interesting team in some aspects, because like the Blue Jackets they have been really awful for a long time, but this year they seemed to turn a corner. Some people feel that the Panthers way of putting together a team this season, coupled with their coaching, could be a blueprint for the Jackets going forward. I personally disagree with this. First of all the Southeast is a very weak division, and I very much doubt that the Panthers are as good of a team as their #3 seed in the East would indicate. As a matter of fact, New Jersey being the #6 seed actually had 102 points vs. Florida's 94 in the regular season. Furthermore, I feel that Florida's rag tag team was not built for the long term and will not sustain this season's level of play in the future. When, or if realignment takes place, I think that the Jackets will be very fortunate to play teams like Florida more often.
So is Kevin Dineen as good of a coach as the Columbus Dispatch, and some other writers seem to think? He has clearly had a very good first year as an NHL coach, but I would like to see him be successful for a few more years before I buy their line of thinking. I also find it curious that the very same Dispatch writers seem hell bent on claiming that the Jackets finally need a coach that is "tough". This is especially odd considering that the last two full time head coaches were named Hitchcock and Arniel, not exactly the two most easy going people in the world, but whatever.
On the New Jersey front, one has to wonder if this is finally going to be Brodeur's last year in the NHL? If the Devils go far in the playoffs, it would be a very nice way for Brodeur to end his storied career. Either way, you would think that the Devils will actively pursue a new No.1 goalie, possibly Luongo himself, to find a long term solution in net. It's also worth noting that Zach Parise will become a UFA after the season, but don't even get your hopes up - he's not coming to Columbus.
Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (Flyers win 4-2)
This was clearly the most talked about series of the first round and for good reason. We saw some unbelievably good offense, incredibly bad goaltending and some really ugly stuff in between. It's quite clear that both teams have a major goalie problem, but will they shop for a new goalie this year? With the current contracts that Marc-André Fleury and Ilya Bryzgalov have with their respective teams, it seems like they will both be staying put for a while. Sergei Bobrovsky could be on the move, but I doubt that the Blue Jackets are interested in him, unless he would be the No.2 goalie behind a new true No.1 guy.
Regardless of the goalie situation, I have felt that the Flyers could be the best trading partner in a Nash deal. I base this on two things. Firstly, Howson and Flyers GM Paul Holmgren have a good working relationship, since the Carter deal, and they met several times shortly before the trade deadline regarding Nash. Unfortunately at the time, the Flyers didn't have the cap space to make a move, and were hesitant to make major changes in mid-season. Secondly, Philadelphia has the largest amount of young talented forwards (which we need) in the league. With the likes of Brayden Schenn, James Van Riemsdyk and Sean Couturier, just to name a few, they could certainly lose one or two of their young guns. If Jaromir Jagr retires after this season, or goes to another team (or country), he will also leave a significant void in the power forward department that needs to be filled. And is there a better player to plug that hole than Nash?
However, after seeing the Flyers dismantle the Pens, I very much doubt that Holmgren needs to go after Nash at all. Seeing Schenn or Couturier in a Blue Jackets sweater is probably just a pipe dream, but wouldn't it be great?
Playoff implications for the Blue Jackets
The goalie situation is getting more intriguing by the day. Cory Schneider is probably off the market, although he is technically a restricted free agent after the season, and Luongo now appears to be the most coveted prize. Throw in guys like Tuukka Rask (probably not available), Anders Lindback (RFA), Josh Harding (UFA) or why not Thomas Vokoun (UFA) and you get a very confusing picture. With the Nash trade, many draft picks and money to spend on UFAs, I would be willing to bet that Steve Mason will not still be the Blue Jackets No.1 Goaltender next year. But who will it be?
With all the upsets and big market teams losing in the first round, it furthermore appears that Howson was wise to wait until after the season to trade Nash. I'm guessing that teams like the Sharks, Bruins and Canucks will be much more willing to part with assets they previously claimed to be untouchables, now that they are feeling the heat from their fans. That's not to say that the Blue Jackets can get whatever they please in return for Nash, just that they will get a solid overpayment. And when you lose the first and only Franchise player in the history of the organization, that's really all you could ask for.


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Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Share Their Sexy Valentine's Celebration
Eager to share her Valentine's fun with her fans, Mariah Carey posted some sexy snapshots to Instagram on Friday (February 14).
Antsy to be with her man, the "Always Be My Baby" singer posted a couple of pics of herself wearing a candy heart bra in a bathtub filled with red and pink balloons.
Showing Nick Cannon what he's missing, the 43-year-old diva wrote, "Waiting for my Valentine..." and "Champagne, bubbles + candy and no Valentine yet..."
Finally, the "America's Got Talent" host showed up bearing gifts, including balloons and a "You're Mine" diamond necklace (which happens to be the name of her latest song).
After the romance, it was time to share the love with their twins Moroccan and Monroe, tweeting, "Spending the remainder of Valentine's weekend with my Valentine munchkins #YoureMineEternal #Unconditional."
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So, there have been a lot of complaints about Hernandez that I've blindly ignored, hoping that his glove would protect him to a certain extent. Heck, I've even defended him saying that his glove would be great and his average would be above .240, but now things have changed. Yes, it is Spring Training, but things are getting a little ridiculous.
Hernandez, so far, has committed 3 errors - based on Roch's blog, today's error should have counted as two but I guess the official scorekeeper was being generous after he "misplayed Juan Pierre's sharp grounder, spun and threw the ball into the Orioles' dugout" - and may have even hurt his wrist on the play. That's not to mention that he's hit .200 so far. .200 is much worse than I was expecting. Batting averages tend to be inflated during Spring Training, hitters tend to hit better than they're projected to as pitchers make adjustments to mechanics and work on their pitches and are expected to give up some hits and some runs, but this is just nuts. What does a .200 batting average and three errors mean for a full season at short?
I've lost my faith in Louis Hernandez. I think he needs to spend a lot of time in the minors; perhaps working on his glove work as that's what he's supposed to be known for.
Now, there have been some rumors that Andy MacPhail is looking into trading for Mark Loretta to play second and spell whomever plays short on occasion, but these constant problems for Hernandez, to me, suggests that, perhaps, more needs to be done. Maybe some stopgap guys are needed. Maybe the Os need to figure out a way to ship off some of the glut of bullpen guys that are out of options for some prospects like Hu and Ian Stewart, Omar Quintanilla, or Jayson Nix (even Barmes would be a better stopgap than HernandezFaheyBynum) and...anyone else. This has gone from an issue of having a guy who is a light hitter and great fielder to a guy who can't figure out what he's doing.
I'd also say that Scott Moore, while a fantastic player and someone I think could do great things, is not the kind of guy who can step in and play second or short regularly. Perhaps if they need him for an inning or two, but outside of that, not so much. He's a corner infield/outfield guy.


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Fire burns Orange Park apartment | News
ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- Over 40 firefighters from around Jacksonville responded to a morning fire that tore through an Orange Park apartment complex Saturday.
Around 40 people have been displaced due to smoke damage. The fire is believed to have damaged at least 13 apartments within Building 1 in the complex, as well as breezeways for the apartments.
Deonta Armstrong was asleep in an upstairs apartment where he was staying with his pregnant wife, daughter, his mother in-law and three of his nephews. One of his nephews warned him of the fire.
"All I know is getting up real fast, getting everyone out of the building, we was banging on doors. The back wall, our neighbors was engulfed in flames. We got everybody out in the nick of time, thank God. Nobody died, all the pets, everybody got out," Armstrong said.
Clay County Fire Department Chief Lorin Mock said the crews responded around 8:50 a.m to a reported fire at the Vista Grande Apartments, formerly known as Mariner's Wharf Apartments, just off Wells Road.
Four fire fighting organizations were on scene to assist the CCFD including the Orange Park Fire Department, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue and the Jacksonville Naval Air Station Fire Department. Smoke could be seen rising into the sky by approaching crews as they drove into the complex.
The fire was contained after about an hour, Mock said.
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None of the residents were hurt in the fire, but one firefighter was slightly injured with a twisted knee. The Red Cross has been called in to assist the people displaced by the smoke damage.
Two of the apartments were "heavily damaged", Mock said.
The cause of the fire is unknown and it is being investigated, Mock said.
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Black Friday shopping is always ripe with discounts, but not everything will be a good deal. Emily Dovi with DealNews has 10 things not worth buying this Black Friday. 1. Toys. It may feel pretty good to get your shopping done early, but those same toys are almost always discounted for less about two weeks before Christmas.
2. Game consoles without a bundled item. If you're looking to buy any of the major video game consoles this holiday, you're likely to get more bang for your buck by opting for one that comes with a few extras. In years past, the vast majority of Editors' Choice console deals went to holiday bundles that included premium accessories and two or three game titles. These were frequently discounted 30 to 40% off their retail prices.3. Brand name HDTVs. Black Friday is an excellent time to invest in a new HDTV, but don't expect the best deals on name brands. Typically, the rock-bottom prices will mostly apply to third-tier manufacturers. Brand name televisions tend to see their best price of the year in January and February.
4. The latest digital cameras. There's no shortage of digital camera deals around Black Friday, but keep in mind that the premium current-generation models are just a few months away from being replaced by a new line of 2013 options. If you're eying a brand-new digital SLR, we recommend waiting until February or later when it becomes an "old model," resulting in more aggressive discounts from retailers.
5. Christmas decorations. They aren't typically on anyone's "to buy on black Friday" list, but Christmas decor tends to end up in-cart on impulse buys. Obviously, that string of lights or holiday wreath will be cheaper when it's out of season.
6. Office supplies. For some, it may seem silly to advise against office supply deals on Black Friday, as it's not typically a category associated with the shopping event. But for several years running, office supply stores have released Black Friday ads in the hopes of encouraging an uptick in business. Unfortunately, these deals are generally no better than those we see throughout the rest of the year. In fact, during the entire Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday stretch in 2011, we only found a measly three Editors' Choice deals in this category.
7. Jewelry and Watches. These are on the "do not buy" list for the entire holiday season. There will be a lot of shiny advertisements, but the discounts on jewelry are simply not that great between now and Valentine's Day. They tend to be cheapest in the spring and summer.
8. Winter apparel. During Black Friday, we'll likely see some of the best apparel coupons of the year from a variety of retailers. Much deeper discounts will be found later on in the winter, and even lower prices when they're on clearance in the spring.
9. & 10. The Newest tablets on the market. Neither the Apple iPad Mini and Microsoft Surface RT tablet will offer a price break for several months. The bottom line with the iPad Mini: iPad 2 will fall to $299 this Black Friday making it cheaper than in mini version. The mini has much of the same hardware, but the iPad 2 has a bigger screen. If Surface sales are weak, the tablet may instead go the way of the BlackBerry PlayBook, wherein we'll see its price fall considerably by the spring.


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I know you guys need another game analysis like you need a bullet in your head but this was too long for a comment or fanshot so bear with me.
As far as I'm concerned there isn't much to be worried about after this game. I mean yeah we got torched but it just isn't as bad as everyone is making it out to be.
- Most of the big plays and touchdowns went over Andy Studebaker and Jalil Brown. Both of these guys won't be starting come week one, so I'm not worried about that
- Going off of the last note, it seemed like Seattle wanted to win more than KC wanted to test out their limitations. Seattle was attacking weak players and focusing on proven players, KC seemed more concerned with proving to themselves that they can pass the ball.
- Is Eachus going to make the roster? I think I wouldn't mind it if Gray ended up being our IR player and we roll with no FB. I realize Eachus benefitted from those huge gaps but the guy plays with heart.
- I think Russel Wilson is going to be a decent QB. I think the situation made him look a lot better than he actually is, but he'll be alright. I do think that in an actual game setting, with game planning and us not babying our injuries Wilson would have looked like a rookie. Our corners can run with their receivers and having DJ on the spy would probably irritate the hell out of him.
- I'm worried about Berry. I'm worried that his coverage woes have not improved at all. He looked pretty bad this game.
- I've been trying not to say it but I'm excited about Matt Cassel this season. The announcers were not being homerish at all when they said if not for drops Cassel would have had an excellent outing. Yeah he made some bad throws but he looks solid, and with what looks like a healthy Jamaal Charles, my goodness this could be good.
- Moeaki is worrying me. He seems like he is playing scared. Not sure what's up with him.
- Finally I hope Junior Hemmingway finds his way on to the roster. Not because I think he desrves it but because I have always loved having humungous wideouts.


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MITCH Marsh's batting brilliance helped Australia record a bonus point win over South Africa to book a place in the one-day tri-series final.
AUSTRALIA set itself up for a second-place Group D finish at the FIBA World Cup with a shock win over No. 4 ranked Lithuania.
NOMS AND BETTING: THE Queen's galloper Estimate heads a list of 31 international runners who have been nominated for the Melbourne Cup.
ECCENTRIC Frenchman Gael Monfils reached his second US Open quarter-final, stunning seventh-seeded Grigor Dimitrov 7-5 7-6 (8-6) 7-5.
PENG Shuai has left doubts behind, sweeping into the US Open semi-finals to join Li Na and Zheng Jie as the only Chinese to reach a grand slam last four.


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'Pretty Little Liars' Season 4 premiere clips: Hanna makes plans with Mona and more
Check out these sneak peek clips of "Pretty Little Liars" Season 4 premiere, titled "A is for A-L-I-V-E." Only four weeks, Liars fans!
Above, Hanna makes plans with Mona and Emily's none too happy about it, especially because Mona put her gloves her on before she touched Wilden's car. But Hanna figures you keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Below, Toby and Spencer explore the creepy house from two Halloween specals ago, remember? Toby thinks they shouldn't be there, but Spencer says they have to look for clues about Redcoat -- and she finds a "Lodge at Thornhill" matchbook. Dun dun dun!
Finally, Emily pays a visit to the DiLaurentis house, where Alison's mom is busy moving in. Jason's down south, helping out Grandma D.
What do you think, PLL fans? Getting excited for the June 11 premiere?
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6:27 PM EDT, June 1, 2012
Anti-smoking advocates celebrated Friday as approximately 300 bars and taverns in Indianapolis went smoke-free. The strengthened ordinance took effect at 6 a.m.
"Today will go down in Indianapolis history. Today, we join hundreds of communities across the United States that protect all workers in bars and taverns," said Lindsay Grace, a spokesperson for Smoke Free Indy.
The change expanded Indianapolis' 2005 smoking ban that covered most workplaces to include bars, all restaurants, bowling alleys, hotels and nursing homes.
"She realized that just because she had her diagnosis, she had a strong voice and she had a story that needed to be told," said Mara Hoberty, an anti-smoking advocate who stood with Smoke Free Indy on Monument Circle Friday afternoon.
Her mother, Alice Curry, lost her battle with lung cancer last year. The 66-year-old non-smoker had lived and worked in cigarette smoke for years. After her diagnosis, she became an anti-smoking advocate.
"I couldn't let her voice die," said Hoberty.
City leaders also joined the group downtown to celebrate the ban that has sparked some controversy and criticism. Fourteen lawsuits have been filed mostly by bar owners who are calling the ban unconstitutional.
"The feedback I've gotten from multiple attorneys at this point is universal. The lawsuits out there do not have merit, and they will not be successful," said John Barth, a City-County Ccouncilor.
Keith O'Reilly, who got a special visit from Smoke Free Indy Friday as they took to the streets, said the ban was inevitable, and he does not plan to fight it. In fact, he is also making his patio non-smoking.
"A good 80 percent of our customers are happy about it," said O'Reilly.
"People always talk about the statistics, but they also need to realize this is personal for everyone involved," said Hoberty.
The Indianapolis Department of Code Enforcement is responsible for checking to make sure the bars are in compliance with the strengthened law.
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Lady Gaga has some new beats
Well, she at least has one new beat. At one in the morning Lady Gaga released her new single "Born This Way." If you're a Gaga fan, then you probably stayed awake last night to listen to her new song. I'm not the type to sit around at home waiting for her new release, but I did enjoy that the bar I was at tuned in to a radio station to play her new song for everyone. Plus, it suddenly made more sense why a group of girls were dressed up in Lady Gaga outfits, complete with Lady Gaga wigs.
Now, a lot of people are already jumping on the bandwagon to say that Lady Gaga's new song sounds just like Madonna's "Express Yourself," but I'm not so quick to agree with that. Though they're similar, I don't think "Born This Way" sounds close enough to Madonna's "Express Yourself" to be a lawsuit risk for Lady Gaga. I'm sure the fact that she's being compared to Madonna is making Gaga happy, because she's being compared to one of her musical idols. What's more important to me is that Gaga has a new album scheduled for release late May of this year.
Right now, Lady Gaga has a pretty solid hold on the music scene, especially with her eye-catching (sometimes crazy) outfits. For those of us who like to hit downtown regularly, I'm sure we've all danced to some of her songs. If you don't like to dance, you can still enjoy her music. You could even go so far as to listen to Gaga from a pair of the popular Heartbeats Lady Gaga headphones. These Monster Cable Heartbeats headphones reflect Lady Gaga's style, with their glamorous and geometric design.
When I first heard "Born This Way," the radio station was having a contest where callers could even win the Heartbeats Lady Gaga headphones. These are even handy for people who listen to music on their phones, because they feature a mic attached to controls that are right on the headphone wire. Once I heard about these headphones on the radio and checked them out for myself, I was interested to know what other designs have been inspired by Lady Gaga. Apparently, there's a limited edition MAC Lady Gaga Viva Glam lipglass – which is an ultra-shiny version of lipstick or lipgloss. So if you want your lips to look like Gaga's from her album cover for The Fame, you should definitely check out the MAC Lady Gaga lipglass.
Listen to Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" on her website, and comment below on whether or not you think it sounds like Madonna's song. Either way, I can't wait for her new album!


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Last week, Senator Jay Rockefeller announced that he is not seeking a sixth term.
West Virginia will become the focus of a lot of national attention because of this.
A political science professor at West Virginia University weighed in on the issue and has some thoughts on what will come of this seat being up for grabs.
"The other party looks at it as the opportunity to pick up the seat," said WVU professor Neil Berch. "The republicans obviously have at least one strong candidate in congress woman Capito. And she's already been out raising money. As I said, the fact that a 30 year incumbent is no longer running, the other party is going to put a lot of energy in the seat."
Berch said that with the passing of Senator Byrd and retirement of Senator Rockefeller, West Virginia will lose some seniority in the senate.


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Boca Juniors have scored a quick double, and after 32 minutes of play they're now up 2-0 on River Plate in the Super Clasico. Both goals have come off set pieces, partially indicating the severity of the loss of Jonathan Maidana to injury. Both have been off scrambles and slightly lucky bounces, but it doesn't matter how you score them. What matters is that Boca is 2-0 up on the scoreboard.
The first goal was scored in the 28th minute and created off of a Pablo Mouche corner kick. Luciano Monzon and others fought for the ball in the box, but it was a River player who put the ball into the back of the net. During the scramble, River goalkeeper Juan Carrizo somehow forced the ball into his own net after an odd couple of deflections, giving Boca a 1-0 lead.
They would double that lead four minutes later, with Martin Palermo applying the finish. Following a free kick that was cleared out of the box, the ball was sent back in and eventually ended up on the head of Palermo, who looped his header over Carrizo and into the back of the net. It was Palermo's 304th career professional goal, over 200 of which were scored with Boca.


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This is my first experience with The Red Chord, which I decided to pick up on a whim at the local record store. After a couple of spins (back to back, I might add), I am definately a fan.
The Red Chord play a very fast and agressive technical style of metal with "death" style vocals, and intense, hyper-busy drumming (of course). What sets this band apart for me, however, is the interesting (and disturbing) concept of the album itself; seemingly the story of a former politician's descent into guilt-ridden paranoia, delusions and madness- as well as the sheer intensity and experimentation of the music. The guitar and bass are a rapid-fire barrage; constantly either morphing into another cool, technical and odd-metered riff or stopping on a dime to do something completely unexpected. I'm definately interested in hearing more of this band….highly recommended for any fan of intense and intelligent modern metal.


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"Let's do the right thing for them...for this country that we love so much."
Those were the final words from President Obama on Wednesday. Flanked by two children on each side, Mr. Obama signed 23 Executive Orders (the right thing) as a part of his $500 million multi-part plan to install new gun safety measures.
"I think it's a good idea," said one woman, who did not give her name, in Harrisburg. "I mean there's a lot of violence on the streets. A lot of people getting hurt...I think [the President's orders] would be a good thing."
Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick said, not so fast. Hetrick performed 16 homicide autopsies in 2012: 13 were gun-related deaths. Yet the coroner is quick to point out anytime 'assault weapons' are banned – the laws are too vague.
"Nobody can really define what that is. It's sort of scary to pass laws without true solid definitions," said Hetrick. "If I'm arrested, I'd at least like to know what the definition of the law is."
Hetrick added most the President's orders will unlikely stop gun violence. In his views, Hetrick explained the issue goes beyond restricting guns: social change. Referring to decades of experience, Hetrick said human nature has changed, thus violence. He said people would find other ways to obtain guns or use other illegal means such as bombs.
Hetrick put much blame on glorifying violence in video games and movies. When posed the argument that guns kill people, he responded, "Ban the video games and train your children how to handle a gun."
Hetrick pointed back to previous decades before media and Internet when guns were prevalent in homes without such disruptive chaos. The point he explained through several anecdotes was people's values changed – not guns.
However, one woman believes Mr. Obama's solutions may not solve the problem or be perfect, but that should not inhibit progress.
"Even though it's there -- it could help"
While the president's 23 executive orders took aim at background checks, funding resources, and mental illness education, Hetrick wished he would've done more on fixing the educational system, healthcare system, and value system. Those, Hetrick feels, would have a greater impact.
"If change is going to be made, it's not going to be made by the regulation of government," said Hetrick. "It's going to be made at every household with a discussion and values at the kitchen table."
On Wednesday afternoon, the National Rifle Association released this statement reacting to Obama's actions:
Throughout its history, the National Rifle Association has led efforts to promote safety and responsible gun ownership. Keeping our children and society safe remains our top priority.
The NRA will continue to focus on keeping our children safe and securing our schools, fixing our broken mental health system, and prosecuting violent criminals to the fullest extent of the law. We look forward to working with Congress on a bi-partisan basis to find real solutions to protecting America's most valuable asset – our children.
Attacking firearms and ignoring children is not a solution to the crisis we face as a nation. Only honest, law-abiding gun owners will be affected and our children will remain vulnerable to the inevitability of more tragedy.
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No winner in the weiner war
CHICAGO (AP) -- A dogfight in federal court over who makes America's tastiest hot dogs has ended with a fizzle.
The two-year battle pitted Sara Lee's Ball Park and Kraft Foods' Oscar Mayer hot dogs. Both alleged the other exaggerated their
claims about being No. 1.
The sides announced Thursday they settled out of court, nearly a month after their civil trial began.
Sara Lee spokesman Mike Cummins says the terms are confidential. But he says neither side paid money to the other.
The legal beef began when Sara Lee filed a lawsuit in 2009, singling out Oscar Mayer ads bragging its dogs beat Ball Park franks in a national taste test. Kraft countersued, accusing Sara Lee of running ads for Ball Parks with the tagline, "America's Best Franks," based on a food-industry award.
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We're into the closing straight: the top 4 best-selling books of all time. And I had better disclose, fully: three of these four are texts I have no critical distance upon at all. They're books I have loved from a young age, and love still. That fact interpenetrates anything I might write about them, and therefore erodes the necessary critical distance. Ah well: can't be helped.
Chief among them is The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, which I read and heard (in 1974 my parents gave me a cassette-tape talking-book version, narrated by the never-knowingly-underacted Nicol Williamson, to which I listened obsessively over and over) and adored as a child. What to say about a text to which I'm so close?
Well, one thing I can say is that Tolkien wrote two versions of the story of The Hobbit. In the first, a troop of dwarves, to use what Tolkien insisted was the proper plural form of the word, are planning to trek to a distant mountain in order to steal a great pile of treasure guarded by a lethal, fire-breathing dragon -- or more properly, to steal it back, since they claim it belongs to them. They are looking for a professional thief to help them in this dangerous business. The wizard Gandalf, for reasons that appear largely capricious, tricks the dwarves into hiring Bilbo Baggins, an ordinary, sedentary, unadventurous hobbit; and likewise tricks Bilbo into going along. This situation is played broadly for laughs, because Bilbo is so patently unfitted to the business of adventuring. 'Unfitness' also seems to characterise the dwarves, mind you: the party stumbles from disaster to disaster as they journey, escaping death by hairs' breadths half a dozen times at the hands of trolls, goblins, wolves, spiders and hostile elves. They are saved from their early misadventures by Gandalf's interventions, for though eccentric he is considerably more competent than they. Later, though, Gandalf goes off on his own business, and the party has to rescue itself. As they continue to stumble into a series of potentially fatal pickles, they somehow manage, by a combination of luck and hobbit-judgment, always to get away. Indeed, following Bilbo's development from massively incompetent to marginally incompetent is one of the pleasures of the narrative. At one point in the story, as the group passes through subterranean tunnels and caves underneath a mountain range, Bilbo gets separated from the others, meets a fellow called Gollum. The two play a gambling game, guessing one another's riddles, and when Bilbo wins Gollum hands what he had wagered -- a magic ring that makes the wearer invisible.
Ownership of this ring, and a very shallow learning curve, gradually make Bilbo better at thieving and sneaking about. When, against the odds, the party reaches the dragon's Mountain, the quest is achieved, much much more by luck than judgement. Bilbo does use the magic ring to creep into the dragon's lair and to steal one cup from the great hillocks of piled pelf; but that's as much as he can do. Luckily for all of them, the loss of this single piece happens to enrage the dragon, causing him to leaves the mountain with the furious intention of burning up the local town of men. One of the defenders there, warned by a talking bird, shoots a lucky arrow that kills him. After this there is a big battle: armies converging on the mountain and its now undragoned hoard. The leader of the dwarf-band is killed, but otherwise things work out well for everybody. Finally, having spent almost all the novel adumbrating the 'there' of the novel's subtitle, the story sprints through the 'and back again', hurrying the materially enriched Bilbo home in a few pages.
I stress the 'incompetence' angle in my retelling here because, really, that's what characterises the main players. It's an endearing incompetence, used partly for comedy; partly for dramatic purposes (by way of ratcheting up the narrative tension and keeping things interesting) and partly to facilitate the readers'—our—engagement. Because we can be honest; we'd be rubbish on a dangerous quest. We're hobbitish types ourselves, and our idea of fun is snuggling into the sofa with a cup of cocoa and a good book, not fighting gigantic spiders with a sword. Or more precisely, we enjoy fighting giant spiders with a sword in our imaginations only. The book has sold as many copies as it has in part because the Hobbits are able (textually-speaking) so brilliantly to mediate our modern, cosseted perspectives and the rather forbidding antique warrior code and the pitiless Northern-European Folk Tale world.
That there is something haphazard about the larger conception of this adventure is part of its point: obviously, it makes for a jollier tale if an clearly unsuitable comic-foil is sent on a dangerous quest than some super-competent swordsman alpha-male. The bumbling, homely qualities of Bilbo, and the pinball-ball bouncing trajectory from frying pan to fire to bigger fire of the narrative, are loveable aspects of the whole. And that's right: the motor of the story is the idea that adventure will come and find you, and winkle you out of your comfortable hidey-hole. It's a beguiling idea, in part because it literalises the action of story itself. We settle ourselves to read, in physical comfort; but the story itself transports us imaginatively out of our hole and away, upon all manner of precarious, exciting, absorbing and diverting journeys.
This is The Hobbit that appeared in 1937, to both acclaim and commercial success. But there's another The Hobbit. I don't mean the upcoming film. I mean a second The Hobbit written by Tolkien, comprising revisions to this first edition, additional material written for the Lord of the Rings and the appendices of The Lord of the Rings, plus other material -- most importantly two separate prose pieces, both called 'The Quest for Erebor' that were collected in the posthumously-published Unfinished Tales (1980). JRRT's first revisions were confined to the 'Riddles in the Dark' chapter: for after writing he first Hobbit Tolkien came to the conclusion that 'the Ring' was more than just a magic ring, more even than a ring of Gyges: that it was indeed the most powerful artefact in the whole world, one with which people became so besotted they lose their souls. Gollum, he reasoned, would not freely give up such an item. So he rewrote the scene. But this is symptomatic of something larger -- a reconceptualising (Tolkien purists might say: a distillation or focussing) of the now-celebrated JRRT-legendarium: no longer a folk-story, now a grand sacramental drama of incarnation, atonement and redemption. I can't say I'm particularly fond of Tolkien's coinage 'legendarium', by the way, which to me sounds like a Bluewater store selling lead Warhammer miniatures. Not, I might add, that there's anything wrong with Warhammer miniatures. My point is this: Tolkien's celebrated 1939 essay 'On Fairy Stories' actually celebrates two modes of Fantasy, homely and transcendental. Traditional fairy tales, which Tolkien sees as beautiful and profound narratives of escape and resacralisation; and the New Testament, which he thinks shares those qualities with fairy stories but which he also thinks exists on a higher, truer and more important plane. This is how he puts it: 'the Evangelium has not abrogated legends; it has hallowed them, especially the "happy ending." The Christian has still to work, with mind as well as body, to suffer, hope, and die; but he may now perceive that all his bents and faculties have a purpose, which can be redeemed. So great is the bounty with which he has been treated that he may now, perhaps, fairly dare to guess that in Fantasy he may actually assist in the effoliation and multiple enrichment of creation.'
My beef, if I may slip into a nonvegetarian idiom for a moment, is not with Tolkien's religious beliefs, which (although I do not share them) are clearly essential to the dynamic of his art. My beef is with the notion that all our bents and faculties have a purpose. In Tolkien's second version of The Hobbit, it is precisely the haphazardness, the intimations of glorious, human, comic incompetence, that must be sanded, smoothed and filed away. It is no longer enough for Gandalf to turn up on the doorstop of the world's least likely adventurer merely because that is the sort of thing batty old wizards do. Now he must do so because he has a larger plan. In the first version of the story it doesn't really matter why Gandalf chooses a hobbit, of all people; or more precisely, his whylessness of choice is actually the point of the story. ('I am looking for someone to share in an adventure that I am arranging,' Gandalf says, with what sounds to me rather like desperation, 'and it's very difficult to find anyone.') This is because the novel is not about Gandalf's whys, it is about Bilbo's adventure: why he is chosen matters less than the way he acquits himself on his journey, and the extent to which he sheds his unheroism and becomes a better fellow. That's what matters because we are he. That's how the reading experience goes.
But in Tolkien's second version of the hobbit everything has to happen for a reason. Gandalf was not idly arranging an adventure; he was setting in motion one crucial play in a larger strategy of a grand war against Evil.
I knew that Sauron had arisen again and would soon declare himself, and I knew that he was preparing for a great war. ... The state of things in the North was very bad. The Kingdom under the Mountain and the strong Men of Dale were no more. To resist any force Sauron might send to regain the northern passes in the mountain and the old lands of Angmar there were only the Dwarves of the Iron Hills, and behind them lay a desolation and a Dragon. The Dragon Sauron might use with terrible effect. Often I said to myself: "I must find some means of dealing with Smaug." [Unfinished Tales, 322]Just to be clear; I have no problem with retconning; not in the least (for I take 'text' to be fundamentally fluid and adaptable). I can go further, and say that one of the things that gives Tolkien's art depth and resonance is precisely the way he layers medium and deep historical pasts into his present-set tale; and having this secondary perspective on the material of The Hobbit adds echoey, plangent splendour to the whole. But that's not to say that this piece of retconning makes sense. On the contrary: it compels us to believe that Gandalf, deciding that it was a strategic priority that Smaug be eliminated, thinks not of sending an army, and certainly not of going himself and tackling the dragon with his, you know, magic and that. Rather he thinks: "I'll go to the extreme other end of the continent, recruit a number of dwarves, some of them manifestly not up to the task (Bombur?), plus a hobbit without any experience or aptitude for a mission of this sort whatsoever, and send them off travelling halfway across the world past unnumbered perils in the hope that somehow they'll do the old worm in." Why the dwarves? Well, I suppose they can at least be persuaded to go, since they regard Erebor as rightfully theirs; although you have to wonder whether a military strategist who wasn't actually senile mightn't think first of approaching the men of Dale. But there is no reason in this scenario why Bilbo would be anyone's first, or thousand-and-first choice. In his second version of the story, Tolkien comes up with three reasons why it's a good idea to wager the entire success of the operation of Bilbo -- a figure of whom Thorin rightly says 'he is soft, soft as the mud of the Shire, and silly,' a judgement with which Gandalf concurs ('"You are quite right", I said' [Unfinished Tales, 325]). Those three reasons are:
1. That Hobbits don't wear shoes, where Dwarfs do ('suddenly in my mind [I pictured] the sturdy, heavy-booted Dwarves ... the quick, soft-footed hobbit'), a consideration, certainly, since Dragons have good hearing; although you might think that advising the Dwarves to take off their boots might be less precarious than hanging the success of the enterprise around the neck of a sort of Middle-Earth fur-footed Homer Simpson.The story of The Lord of the Rings is that even 'the little people' (that's us, of course) have their part to play in the great historical and martial dramas of the age -- and it is a potent and truthful story, well told. But The Hobbit is that story only in its second iteration. In its first, the one we are chiefly considering here, The Hobbit is not about the great dramas of the age; it is about us-sized dramas of people being taken out of their comfort zone -- whisked away by Story.
2. That Smaug would not know Bilbo's scent, where he would recognise the smell of Dwarves, although apparently Tolkien added this as an afterthought to his MS ('a scent that cannot be placed, at least not by Smaug, the enemy of Dwarves'). A scent that cannot be smelt at all by Smaug would make more sense, but OK. The fact that he smells a thief in his lair but can't immediately place the thief's provenance might confuse him for ... six seconds or so. The third reason is the most arbitrary of all --
3. Gandalf just feels in his water that it would be a good idea: 'listen to me Thorin Oakenshield ... if this hobbit goes with you, you will succeed. If not you will fail. A foresight is on me' [325]. Hard not to see this as code for 'I've already written this story and know how it turns out', which comes dangerously close to a cheat.
I'm happy that there are two versions of The Hobbit, and feel no desire to try and force them into some notional procrustean 'coherence'. Only narrative fundamentalists, the textual Taliban, believe that all stories must be brought into that sort of rigid alignment. But of the two stories, really I prefer the one (homely, funny, a little bit slapstick and a little bit wondrous) over the other (grand-verging-on-grandiose, theological, epic and strenuously, to coin a phrase, eutragic). Although I do love them both. And I love the Dwarves vastly more than any number of elves. I love precisely their lack of graceful elegance. Thorin Oakenshield has some noble speeches in The Hobbit it's true; but his Dwarves are better at stuffing themselves with food and drink, and getting (with endearing incompetence) into ridiculous scrapes. Consulting the Dwarf family tree, in the appendices to Return of the King, I discover that amongst Thorin relatives are "Borin" and "Groin". A little more groin would have done The Lord of the Rings no harm at all, I think. Not borin' in the least.


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As part of the Detroit Tigers Winter Caravan, Pitcher Anibal Sanchez and former MLB Shortstop Omar Vizquel (who will serve as the Tigers First-Base, Infield, and Baserunning coach this year) appeared at Hockeytown Authentics in Troy, MI on Thursday to pose for photos with fans.
The visit served a dual purpose, much like the other events the Winter Caravan is hosting throughout Michigan. Fans were able to participate in a meet and greet while helping the local community by making a donation of canned goods to support The Salvation Army's efforts in providing food to those in need.
To express their thanks for the outpouring of support, fans received free photos with the two Tigers team members. While shorter than the projected one hour due to their full schedule, the thirty minute event generated an excess of over 550 cans from fans, in addition to four boxes donated by Joe Kool's Sports Bar and Grill, according to a representative for The Salvation Army.
The activities going on around the state leading up to the TigerFest event at Comerica Park on Jan. 25 mark the start of preparing fans for another amazing baseball season as well as looking forward to warmer weather. However, these events also demonstrate just how important giving back to the community is to the Detroit Tigers.
As enjoyable as the 2014 Winter Caravan has been so far and is yet to be, it is only a glimpse of the spectacular season Tigers fans, and baseball fans everywhere, are in for. So hold to your hats, gloves and coats ladies and gentlemen; winter is coming to an end. Brighter and warmer days are just around the corner and another year of amazing memories is about to begin.


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Lynne's Favorite Homemade Pizza Dough
Skip the greasy $5 bargain. Make this base in advance and just add some sauce, cheese and toppings. This recipe is from Lynne Meredith Golodner, a writer and mom of four from Southfield.
- 1 tsp. instant yeast
- 3 cups whole wheat pastry flour (or 1 1/2 cups white flour and 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour)
- 2 tsp. sea salt
- 1 1/4 cups hot water
- 2 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. olive oil
- Combine yeast, flour, oil and salt in a food processor. Turn on the machine and slowly add water through the feed tube. Process until dough forms a sticky ball and all ingredients coalesce into a solid clump of dough.
- Dump the dough ball into a bowl with room to allow the dough to rise. Drizzle oil over the top and cover with a kitchen towel. Let rise at least two hours or all day.
- When ready, use your fingers to stretch the dough into a pizza round and cover with sauce, cheese and toppings.
- Bake at 450 degrees F for 10-15 minutes, until dough browns and cheese is bubbly.
Asian Shrimp Quinoa Stir-fry
Replacing traditional rice with quinoa makes this stir-fry so special. Quinoa, with its rich, nutty flavor, is not only high in protein, but is also a source of complete protein – one that includes all nine essential amino acids. In addition, quinoa is a great source of the mineral magnesium, which may help alleviate symptoms of migraine headaches and atherosclerosis. This recipe is from West Bloomfield nutrition and wellness expert Stacy Goldberg of What's in Your Cart? LLC.
- Cooking time: Under 30 minutes
- Serves: 4
- 1 cup red or black quinoa, rinsed (can purchase premade at Whole Foods Prepared Foods Bar, or Trader Joe's to cut out first step below if short on time)
- Pinch of sea salt or Himalayan pink salt
- 1 Tbsp. fresh grated ginger
- 3 stalks celery, sliced
- 2 Tbsp. tamari
- 1 Tbsp. white wine (optional)
- 2 cups water
- 1 Tbsp. canola or grape seed oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped fine
- 1 cup frozen or fresh shelled edamame
- 1 cup cooked shrimp, chopped, tails off
- Place red quinoa, water and salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook until all of the water is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
- Spoon out into a bowl and allow to cool slightly.
- Heat a wok or large skillet.
- Add oil and ginger.
- Over a medium-high flame, saute onion and then celery until partially cooked.
- Add 4 cups cooked quinoa and tamari, stir once, cover and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add edamame, shrimp and white wine cover and cook for 2 minutes.
- Serve hot.


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BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- The French embassy in Bamako sent an email ordering the immediate evacuation of all French nationals living in the Malian town of Segou.
The evacuation order was confirmed by the French owner of a hotel in Segou, who insisted upon anonymity because of the security situation. The hotel owner said that she received the order after the fall on Monday of the garrison town of Diabaly to the al-Qaida-linked rebels occupying northern Mali. Diabaly was seized by the extremists despite heavy bombardment by French special forces, bringing the militants to within 80 kilometers (49 miles) of the southern Mali town of Segou and within 400 kilometers (248 miles) of the capital, Bamako.
French President Francois Hollande authorized the airstrikes last week after the Islamists began their push south.


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Drink drive PC could be jailed after he lied over crashed car
6:00am Thursday 3rd April 2014 in News By Steve Wright, Crime Reporter
A Bradford police officer, who crashed his car while nearly three times over the drink-drive limit and then covered his tracks from colleagues, has been told he could go to prison.
PC Jatinder Dosanjh, 31, gave officers a false name and occupation after his arrest in a bid to hide his true identity, Leeds Magistrates Court heard yesterday.
Dosanjh pleaded not guilty to driving over the prescribed limit and failing to report an accident, but was found guilty of both charges by District Judge David Kitson after a two-day trial. He adjourned sentencing for a probation report.
The judge told the officer, who is understood to be based at Javelin House police station in Eccleshill, Bradford, he was keeping all sentencing options open, including custody, and added: "I am making no promises to you at all."
The judge added: "The defendant has given evidence before me. I am sorry to say I found him a most unconvincing witness. I simply did not believe him."
The court heard Dosanjh was driving home in his Volkswagen Polo, on the afternoon of December 5, after repairing his father's fence when he was seen driving erratically by other roadusers. The car was drifting from left to right, failing to keep up with other vehicles, and the driver appeared to be looking down, as if texting on a mobile phone.
A driving instructor and his pupil, who had witnessed the earlier driving, came upon Dosanjh's car in Woodhall Lane, Calverley. It had hit a wall and flipped onto its roof. They went to help and the defendant was pulled out of a window.
Dosanjh left the scene and went home, but police identified the driver and went to the defendant's house. He was found in the garden, arrested and taken to the police station.
District Judge Kitson said Dosanjh gave an inaccurate name and occupation to police. His true occupation as a serving police officer was not revealed until 15 hours after his arrest.
He later claimed he had drunk two tumblers of whisky after getting home.
Mr Kitson said Dosanjh – who gave a reading at the police station of 95 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the legal limit being 35 – had gone from saying he had consumed half a bottle of wine prior to driving, to drinking half a litre of whisky after.
He said the defendant's barrister, Paul Fleming, had submitted that what his client had said and the manner in which he had behaved was consistent with a psychiatric report which said the defendant was suffering a severe reaction to the shock of the accident.
Mr Kitson said: "While I agree everything the defendant described, and has done, may be consistent with that diagnosis, in my judgment it is equally consistent with this defendant drinking and driving and then trying to cover his tracks.
"His whole explanation is littered with inconsistencies, his story has changed as each untruth has been exposed."
The judge said sentencing guidelines suggested a community order. But he said aggravating factors took it beyond that to a range of a high level community order to 26 weeks custody, with a starting point of 12 weeks custody.