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Joe Gibbs sold James Stewart on joining his JGRMX team last October by showing a personal interest, convincing him the technology from his Sprint Cup operation could be used to build a better motorcycle than the competition and offering a five-year contract with the opportunity to move into a NASCAR program in the future.
It would be NASCAR's dream race in many ways: Ricky Carmichael, Travis Pastrana, James Stewart on the grid of the Daytona 500, legions of 18-to-39-somethings huddled around televisions and smart devices, breathlessly watching this triumvirate of motocracy as it prepared to compete in Sprint Cup's premier event. Oh, the brand new merchandise they would be wearing. Oh, the loyalty for their new sport of choice bursting from their young and impressionable hearts as they follow their motocross/supercross/action sports heroes loyally to their new vocation.
James "Bubba" Stewart isn't the first athlete to make more in endorsements than he does in winnings. But few have taken it to this extreme: At 25, Stewart is the titan of motocross, where championship races bring purses of $12,000 or less -- and yet he takes in $10 million a year in endorsements.
Walking on the white sands of Durban beach, with South Africa's powerful waves towering in front of him, surfing icon Shaun Tomson feels right at home.
South African pro surfer Shaun Tomson tells CNN about his spiritual experience on the waves.
Travis Pastrana does not look back. There's no need. YouTube catalogs his triumphs and failures. He also does not look ahead except to recite his exhausting schedule. Pastrana's focus, instead, is elsewhere.
Downhill long-board skateboard racing is making a comeback in the United States. It's considered a gravity sport along with downhill luge racing. That's when skateboarders lay down on their long boards and race downhill. But in this downhill skateboard racing revival, the skaters are standing up.
In 1972, rock concert promoter Mike Goodwin tried something that had never been done by bringing motocross -- a European form of motorcycle racing that was just starting to gain a foothold in the U.S. -- into a stadium. He called it the Super Bowl of Motocross, an appropriate title considering it was run in the Los Angeles Coliseum, the site of the first Super Bowl.
Ken Block was lounging on the balcony of a pleasantly elegant hotel in northern France, enjoying a view of rolling hills and vineyards while resisting the urge to theorize how fast he could rip through them in a rally car. In a day he and Ford would unveil his entry for the World Rally Championship, officially making him the first American to compete full-time in at the highest level of the ultra-popular, ultra-difficult off-road racing circuit.
Teens in the U.S. donate skateboards to their Cuban counterparts. CNN's Patrick Oppmann reports.
Rene Lecour's plan started out simple: Take his son on a skateboarding trip to someplace "epic."
A skateboarding school in Afghanistan offers more than an escape into sport for youth. CNN's Arwa Damon reports.
The girls come tumbling through the door giggling and shrieking with excitement. They dash towards the neatly stacked shoes, knee guards, helmets, and skateboards.
American racing produced few surprises in 2010. Jimmie Johnson won the Sprint Cup for the fifth consecutive year, Dario Franchitti took his second straight Izod IndyCar title, Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas drove Chip Ganassi Racing's Daytona Prototype to the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car crown, Gary Brabham and Simon Pagenaud won LMP in ALMS, John Force had his 15th championship in NHRA Funny Car and Larry Dixon his third in Top Fuel.
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Tanner Foust was picking at the edges of the blue table cloth inside the hospitality tent Saturday morning at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He sat, nearly anonymous, in the shadow of 15-time NHRA champion John Force, who was holding court near the coffee pumpers.
Ice can't keep surfers out of the waves off the coast of New Jersey. Watch them ride in the documentary "Dark Fall."
The cold has cleared the sunbathing crowds from New Jersey's beaches, yet the freezing temperatures won't keep some surfers out of the water.
MT. WASHINGTON, N.H. - They had all stopped squinting toward the summit by now. There was nothing to see but rocks and clouds, nothing to do but try to find a spot where their phones could pick up a cell signal in this picturesque and remote sector of the White Mountains. The quiet, the wake in the energy field created when Travis Pastrana exited, stage up, was palpable. Almost unnerving.
From THE WAVE: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean. Copyright © 2010 by Susan Casey. Published by arrangement with Doubleday, an imprint of The Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a Division of Random House, Inc.
Land-locked surfers from Idaho, Montana and Wyoming gather at the Snake River to ride the river-driven waves.
A surfboard atop a vehicle, 700 miles from the nearest ocean, is your first clue that the surf's up in Wyoming.
From the first day he launched his online skateboard store in 2002, Mike Duncan faced a problem that has plagued retailers since the dawn of online shopping: abandoned shopping carts.
One man is on a quest to turn the industry he loves into a green venture by using what some board makers throw away.
Joey Santley's flip-flops rhythmically clap as he strolls through San Clemente's surf ghetto, a cluster of boxy surfboard-making businesses.
In Gaza, a handful of Palestinian men have found a way to escape temporarily from the hardships of life in their conflict-wracked home. They go surfing.
James Stewart begins pursuit of his third Monster Supercross championship Saturday at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Like Tiger Woods and Serena Williams, Stewart didn't set out to break down barriers by becoming the best black athlete in a particular sport. He was pursuing his dream and made it to the top, becoming arguably the most successful of his race in American motor racing history.
Check out the 10-ft. great white cruising the bay where Matthew McConaughey and other celebs hang 10!
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Ryan Sheckler can't sit still. He paces back and forth inside the Roosevelt Hotel before sitting down for a moment and then getting back up.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- Brett Simpson stared at the names scattered across the U.S. Open of Surfing bracket, which looked more like a Hall of Fame ballot than the field for the richest event in surfing history. There was Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Andy Irons, Taylor Knox, Mick Fanning, C.J. Hobgood and Sunny Garcia -- winners of 15 combined world championships and the highest career earners in surfing history.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- Malia Manuel seems out of place walking among the girls parading around in thongs at Surf City, USA, fawning over every hulking surfer who walks past them. She smiles at the scene, her head hidden under a hat as she walks towards the shore unnoticed, like a Hollywood starlet in disguise while sneaking into her own summer blockbuster.
The sun has yet to peak over the mountains that line the Playa de las FAE, a secluded beach on the Ecuadorian Air Force base in Salinas known for its long waves. Sitting on a bus carrying them through dirt streets to the breaking shores are Kolohe Andino, Connor Coffin and Evan Geiselman, three 15-year-old surfers from different parts of the country that are collectively being hailed as the future of American surfing.
Microsoft Corp. on Monday unveiled its answer to the Nintendo Wii.
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. -- Surfers are often judged by their ability to ride waves from the fronstide and backside, which seems like a good starting point in understanding one of the sport's rising stars.
An environmentally-friendly surfboard has taken to the waves after five years in development.
The Greatest of All Time is utterly consumed by the bear trap of a lawn chair. Delana and Kevin Harvick, each sitting nearby and pampering some sort of lap dog, gesture toward the television tucked into the ribs of their motor coach.
For pro-surfers like nine-time world champion Kelly Slater, flying from continent to continent looking for the perfect wave seems like a freewheeling lifestyle, but for amateurs, it requires careful planning.
Ricky Carmichael's nickname in motocross was "Goat", aka "greatest of all-time". He earned it in a spectacular career that included 15 American Motorcyclist Association titles in Supercross and outdoor national championships including two perfect 24-wins in 24-races seasons and led the USA team to four international Motocross de Nations titles. Carmichael even won gold at in two events at the X-games.
The skateboarder and wife Lhotse welcome daughter Kadence Clover
The four-time gold medalist marries Tim Shannon, an amateur wave rider
It's the dead end of winter. Mountains of work need to get done. Economic uncertainty looms. It's been a long year - and it ain't even April yet.
OAHU, Hawaii -- "If I die, I die. I've lived a pretty good life" says Mark Healey, a 25-year-old big-wave surfer. "I can't argue with the boss."
As surfers try to catch a wave, British Airways is catching flak for banning surfboards in the baggage hold of its flights.
British Airways has issued a ban on all surfboards, canoes and javelins from its aircraft. ITN reports.
The self-proclaimed 'World's favorite airline' has upset the surfing community by banning surfboards from its aircraft
CNN's Matt West talks to Nicole Lapin about the latest video games on the market.
Skateboarding is all about cheeky defiance, which is exactly what Electronic Arts is sporting for going up against Activision's billion-dollar Tony Hawk skateboarding franchise.
Chris Hines is a committed surfer and green campaigner who's set himself the task of clearing up surfing's dirty secret. With 750,000 non-degradable surfboards sold each year, and pro surfers going through a board a fortnight, the sport isn't as squeaky clean as its eco-friendly image might suggest. So Hines developed the Eco Board.
Jesse Billauer rolls into the Beverly Hills Hotel with a blonde bombshell by his side and immediately attracts everyone's attention as soon as he opens his mouth. The tanned surfer is telling his friends to hold on to their girlfriends tight or he just might nab them up before the night is done. His friends laugh but quickly tighten their grip on their significant others. They know Billauer too well.
With six months to train for Europe's toughest mountain bike race, it should have been a simple journey from trembling sack of flab to whittle-thin cycling machine. It wasn't.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is keen for skateboarding to become an official sport at the 2012 London Games.
"There is no business to be done on a dead planet."
Most surfers with a favorite break only share it with their closest friends.
Imagine skiing on untouched snow where chairlifts, queues and other skiers don't exist.
CNN caught up with Chris Hines in Cornwall, England to talk surfing, sewage and saving the world...
Ask those who ride the waves, and they'll tell you surfing and music are like searing sun rays and cold beverages, wet suits and wakeboards, sand and sandwiches. They just go together.
The surfboard industry is going nuclear -- and greening up in the process.
Shortcut to surfing
A dozen or so representatives from the International Committee of the Red Cross are headed for our military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and frankly I am concerned for their comfort and possibly even their health. They plan to meet with detainees there, specifically the 14 terrorists who have been held in recent years at secret CIA facilities abroad. After those meetings will the members of the Red Cross delegation have access to showers, baths and possibly a sauna? I hope so.
Hawaii's world-class waves, dazzling sea life and spectacular scenery make getting out on the water a goal for most visitors. Sunset magazine spoke with three islanders for an inside line on the best gateways to tropical adventure.
When Ray Petro started riding trails on his new mountain bike, he was looking for a way to keep in shape.
Oleg, Dmitri and Anton have come a long way from St. Petersburg, Russia.
Figure skater Sasha Cohen produced a stunning performance on the ice when she shimmied and sashayed her way through the ladies short program. And there was a stunning performance off the ice too, when two U.S. speed skaters pretended they liked each other.
Speed skating evolved in The Netherlands as far back as the 13th century, with skaters streaming across frozen canals to relay messages between cities. Races began in The Netherlands in the late 17th century, but the first international competition was not held until 1863, in Norway.
Snowboarding was born only 40 years ago, combining elements of surfing and skateboarding in an attempt to create a new and exciting winter sports activity.
While skating in its most rudimentary form has been around for thousands of years, the sport of figure skating as we know it was developed with two great leaps forward in the mid-19th century.
When the weather turns Chilly, most mountain bikers push their bikes into the garage and keep them there until spring. For one biking devotee that wasn't good enough. Ray Petro, 39, a remodeling co...
In a recent issue of Transworld Surf, a trade magazine, Randy French was listed as the third-most-powerful person in the $4.5 billion industry. But if there were a list of the most controversial pl...
What with terrorism anxieties, security snarls, flight cancellations, lost luggage, lost legroom, reduced meal service, and deadly Cinnabon calorie counts, air travel has never been more stressful.
Surfing might one day be as much a part of landlocked countries as it is in Hawaii, Indonesia and Australia, thanks to a click of a computer button.
Tim Dicus was surfing about 200 yards off Florida's Panhandle on Saturday, when he heard the screams of a shark attack.
When the sullen and fearless blond teenage boys in "Lords of Dogtown" ride their skateboards, never pausing to think about anything that isn't directly in front of them, the movie joins them right on the pavement, racing forward with grungy velocity, showing us what the skaters are seeing and feeling as they ride along back alleys, dilapidated asphalt playgrounds, and any other available surface: a world of trash transcended.
Nearly two years ago, elite surfer Bethany Hamilton was attacked by a shark, losing her left arm and nearly her life. Today, the teenager is catching big waves once again on a specially designed surfboard, and she's written a book about her journey back to the water.
NRS Inflatable Kayak, $700 As a recreational boater in the 1960s, Bill Parks, then a university business professor, was disappointed by the low-tech kayaks he found. So he built a prototype and in ...
The Indonesian island of Nias, where hundreds of people were killed in Monday's quake, is a popular destination with foreign and local surfers.
An Australian company has developed technology that intends to protect divers and surfers from being attacked by sharks while they are in the water.
Once a skier's standard mode of transportation, the traditional incline lift faces competition in 2005, as alternative ski options emerge from beyond the backcountry.
One of the more unusual survivors of the Asian tsunami is an Australian drawn to Aceh by its surfing, caught up in the wave that the whole world knows about.
A German man has become the first person to cross Australia on a skateboard.
Ask any parent--if you tell kids what to do, they're sure to do the exact opposite. Tylenol seems to have read that child-rearing chapter, because lately it has been acting like the coolest parent ...
Upstart extreme sports are getting all grown up.
In Virginia Beach, Virginia, this week, a fishing trawler pulls into port. Not necessarily noteworthy, until you consider the mission the Indies Trader has been on.
When Ted Monney opened a new skateboard shop in Hollywood five months ago, he decided to stock it with a surprising line of skate shoes: Nikes. More than a few of his customers chided him about car...
Guess what? "Jersey Girl" is a whole lot better than "Gigli."
A professional snowboarder was injured Thursday after falling 25 feet while performing a stunt outside the Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan where the "Late Show with David Letterman" is taped.
Aspen's longest running freestyle competition has received a facelift. Freestyle Fridays recently changed to a Friday Big Air competition, which kicked off December 28, 2003. The event will continue every Friday during February and March 2004.
The harsh chop of the helicopter blades cuts through the silence as the craft lifts away from a mountaintop in British Columbia, Canada.
The coolest things these days on America's ski slopes probably aren't the skiers, or even the snow-covered trails.
Surfing isn't fun unless it's dangerous. I got injured last Easter at my house on the north shore of Hawaii. I pulled my hamstring--tore it two inches off the bone. I'm still recovering from that. ...
On a rotating stage bathed in blue light, the vehicle looked otherworldly, like something from far in the future. It was called the Autonomy, and vaguely resembled a giant skateboard. The only feat...
Some business disasters are so big you can actually hear them coming. This one sounded like a crack, followed by a gasp. The ugly noises first began in the fall of 1995; skiers checking out the new...
If you're willing to set aside for a moment the gigantic chicken-and-egg problem of where to get the hydrogen to run a new generation of efficient, nonpolluting hydrogen-powered cars, General Motor...
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Robert Earl Wells IV likes to call himself the Martha Stewart of youth culture. God knows why. Perhaps it's because the 31-year-old marketing expert has hosted cooking segments with skateboarders a...
I didn't tell my mother that I was going kitesurfing in Hawaii. I'm a grown man, yet when it comes to activities that might lead to massive reconstruction of expensive orthodontic work, I tend to k...
In my spare time, I am an elected borough councilman in a tiny town near the Jersey shore, where recently the townsfolk debated whether we should build a skateboard park near the local soccer field...
Israel "Izzy" Paskowitz has surfed thousands of waves, but the one he remembers most clearly is his first. On a Corky Carroll longboard, the 6-year-old and his father paddled out tandem-style into ...
When Apple Computer announced plans to soft-pedal its Rhapsody operating system in favor of the forthcoming Mac OS X--pronounced "OS Ten"--we couldn't help but wonder, Why "OS X"? Apple spokesperso...
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CCPO Seminar on Infections in Blue Crabs
Jeff Shields of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science will discuss his study of dinoglagellate infection in blue crabs at a seminar of Old Dominion University's Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography on Monday, Feb. 27.
The presentation, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Room 3200 of Innovation Research Park Building 1 at 4111 Monarch Way. A reception with refreshment begins at 3 p.m.
Shields is an expert in the epidemiology and pathology of microbial and protozoal infections in crustaceans, such as blue crabs. His seminar will describe results from a study that he is doing on the effects of a parasitic dinoflagellate on blue crabs, which is a commerically important species in Chesapeake Bay.
His research focuses on the combined effects of over fishing and reduced water quality in promoting spread of the dinoflagellate infection in blue crabs.
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|REVIEW- 'Polisse' is an Unflinching Cop Drama
|Written by Christy Lemire, AP Movie Critic
|Thursday, 24 May 2012 03:04
In this film image released by IFC Films, Karin Viard, left, Marina Fois, and Emmanuelle Bercot, right, are shown in a scene from "Polisse."
"Polisse" feels like the twohour pilot for the kind of meaty cop drama that could only exist on cable television, one you'd want to program into your dVr to watch all season long.
The subject matter is inherently repulsive - crimes against children - yet the film itself, which won the jury prize at last year's Cannes Film Festival, is irresistibly watchable, full of complicated characters on both sides of these investigations.
Director and co-writer Maiwenn finds the humanity within some abhorrent figures, as well as much-needed comic relief and absurdity within some repulsive situations. a few of the revelations here are so startling, you'll be shocked to finding yourself joining in and laughing at the gallows humor along with these hardened detectives.
Maiwenn also inserts herself in the action as part of the ensemble cast - in self-glorifying fashion, to be honest - as the photographer assigned to follow the police officers of Paris' Child Protection unit and our guide through this dark and sometimes darkly humorous world. In real life, she embedded herself with these kinds of detectives and (with co-writer Emmanuelle Bercot, who has a supporting role) crafted several interwoven tales based on actual cases she saw.
What's impressive is not only her ability to juggle a large group of talented actors and give everyone a chance to shine - including Karin Viard, Marina Fois and French rapper Joeystarr - but also her restraint. she judges no one, neither the suspects nor the people investigating them. Everyone makes mistakes - everyone is believably flawed. And because "Polisse" also follows the officers after hours, it's easy to see why so many of them are so screwed up: Psychologically, they take their work home with them, and their work is depressingly frustrating.
There are some shocking moments, to be sure, and plenty of stress-fueled blow-ups but also scenes of joyous, drunken camaraderie and heartbreaking tenderness.
Maiwenn's naturalistic style serves to amplify all these emotions. Joeystarr in particular is vividly at the center of both ends of the spectrum: his character, the volatile but mesmerizing Fred, can be harsh and fly off the handle at his coworkers but he also reveals a disarming sensitive side when it comes time to soothe a hysterical young boy.
The latter is one of many scenes that are especially difficult to watch as a parent. Of course, the crimes mentioned here would seem horrific to anyone with a pulse, but it's all the more disturbing on a visceral level when you've had a child of your own.
The misspelling of the title is intentional, Maiwenn has said, as if a confused kid had written it. But the film itself quite obviously came from a level-headed adult, one with great command of tone. sure, you've seen this sort of material before - comparisons to hBO's "The Wire" are frequent and obvious - but when it's done right, as it is here, it's gripping.
"Polisse," a Sundance Selects release, is not rated but contains language, violence, smoking, graphic dialogue and disturbing situations involving children. In French with English subtitles. Running time: 127 minutes. Three and a half stars out of four.


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and Prosperity on the Korean Peninsula -
The Impact of Nationalism
Friday, October
28, 2005
George Mason University (Fairfax Campus), Mason Hall Boardroom
to Agenda | Biographies
of Participants
Panel 1: Nationalism and Postmodernism
Comparative Analyses: European and Asian Perspectives
John Barclay Burns
joined the Religious Studies faculty in 1986. Born and
raised in Scotland, he graduated from the universities
of St. Andrews and Glasgow, where he specialized in
Hebrew Bible, Semitic languages and ancient Near Eastern
religions. Research and publications include the text
and translation of the Hebrew Bible (Chronicles
and Its Synoptic Parallels in Samuel, Kings and Related
Biblical Texts, 1998), the Religion of Ancient
Israel and the Bible and sexuality (Lot's Wife
Looked Back: The Enduring Attractions of Sodom for Biblical
Commentators, Journal of Religion and Society,
2002). He teaches courses on the religions of the Middle
East and Death, Drama and Fundamentalism in global religions.
A closet Egyptologist, his favorite course is Ancient
Egyptian Religion. Why should such esoteric interests
be part of a conference on nationalism? He is a "sensible"
but keen Scottish nationalist and is fascinated by the
current rise of nationalism in Europe in response to
the expansion of the EU and pressures of globalization.
In 2003 he delivered a lecture series on Scottish History
at the Smithsonian, "Scotland: The Making of a
Nation." He believes that nationalism and globalization
may have to learn to live side by side.
Georg G. Iggers
is Distinguished Professor Emeritus (Department of History)
at State University of New York, Buffalo. Born in Hamburg,
Germany, Prof. Iggers emigrated with his parents to
the U.S. in 1938. He received his B.A. from the University
of Richmond, his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University
of Chicago. Prof. Iggers is author or editor of nearly
two dozen scholarly works on German and European intellectual,
social, and political history. Three of his books have
been translated in Korean: The German Conception
of History, New Directions in European Historiography,
and Historiography in the Twentieth Century. Prof.
Iggers has lectured in Seoul National University, Sogang
University, and most recently in June 2005 at Hanyang
Jacqueline Pak (Visiting
Professor, University of Pennsylvania)
As a fourth and 1.5 generation Korean-American, she
is an academic and activist. She has written a controversial
biography, The Founding Father: Ahn Changho and
the Origins of Korean Democracy, Stanford University
Press, forthcoming. A Korean translation will be available
as Sarang ui Seosasi: Ahn Changho wa Han'guk minju
juui (Epic of Love: Ahn Changho and Korean Democracy).
She also edited the volume, Famine or Feast: North
and South – Democracy, Division and Diaspora (Korea
Briefing, 2002-2005). A recently released book, Christianity
in Korea, includes her chapter on "Cradle of the Covenant:
Ahn Changho and the Christian Roots of Korean Constitution",
and PBS documentary, Jesus Experience, includes her
commentaries on the history of Korean Christianity.
in Korea and educated in America and England, she holds
a Ph.D. in history from University of London; M.A. in
Korean Studies from Harvard University; M.A. in Politics
from New York University; and B.A. in Foreign Affairs
from University of Virginia. A recipient of Luce, Korea
Foundation and Dosan Foundation fellowships, her work
experience includes the United Nations, Harvard Business
School, Library of Congress and Smithsonian. She earlier
taught modern Korean history at UCLA and Princeton University.
Currently, her work in progress is The Northerners:
Memoir of Korea, as a century-odyssey between Korea
and America as a multi-generational memoir of her family
members, including the pioneering leaders of the independence
and women's movements.
Brian Platt is
associate professor of History at George Mason University.
After two years at the University of Tokyo, he received
his Ph.D. in Japanese history from the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1998. His field of specialization
is early modern and modern Japan. His book, Burning
and Building: Schooling and State Formation in Japan,
1750-1890, was published by Harvard University
Press in 2004. His current research is on historical
consciousness and autobiography in 18th and 19th century
2: Nationalism on the Korean Peninsula
John Paden is Clarence
Robinson Professor of International Studies in George
Mason University (GMU). He earned his B.A./M.A. in Philosophy,
Politics and Economics from Oxford University, where
he was a Rhodes Scholar. He holds a Ph.D. from Harvard
University in Political Science. He has been director
of GMU's China summer graduate program in International
Commerce and Policy and, since 1995, has been founding
co-director of the Center for Asia Pacific Economic
Cooperation (CAPEC) in GMU. Dr. Paden has also served
as editor of Issues and Perspectives, the journal
published by CAPEC. He has worked extensively with Africanist
social science scholars in China, including a 15-year
term on the Executive Committee of the U.S.-China African
Studies Exchange Committee. He has published numerous
books dealing with sub-Saharan Africa, including two
college textbooks and Religion and Political Culture
in Kano, winner of the Herskovits Prize.
Korean Nationalism and Security
Kathryn Weathersby
is a Senior Associate for the History and Public Policy
Project as well as a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow
Wilson International Center. Within the History and
Public Policy Project, she is the Coordinator for the
Korea Initiative, Cold War International History Project.
In addition to her work at the Woodrow Wilson International
Center, Dr. Weathersby is a Consultant for Historical
Documentaries on PBS, CNN, BBC, and NHK TV. In the past
she has worked as a lecturer and independent scholar,
and was an Assistant Professor of History at Florida
State University.
Larry Niksch is
a Specialist in Asian Affairs with the Congressional
Research Service of the Library of Congress. Dr. Niksch
specializes in U.S. security policy in East Asia and
the Western Pacific, internal political conditions of
the countries of the region, and foreign policy developments
within the region. His reports are published by the
Congressional Research Service and congressional committees.
Dr. Niksch is a Senior Adviser on East Asia to The PRS
(Political Risk Services Group) and is a consultant
to Lloyd, Thomas and Ball international business consulting
service. He is a member of the editorial board of New
Asia, published by the New Asia Research Institute
in Seoul, Korea. He received a B.A. in History from
Butler University, a Master of Science in Foreign Service
from Georgetown University, and a Ph.D. in History from
Georgetown University.
Korean Nationalism and its Impact on the Korean Economy
Yoon-Shik Park is
currently Professor of International Finance at the
School of Business of George Washington University in
Washington, D.C. He has been teaching at the University
for the past 25 years. In addition to George Washington
University, he also taught at Georgetown University
and Columbia University. In addition to his MBA in finance
and MA in economics, Prof. Park has received two doctorate
degrees: Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in
International Finance from Harvard University and Ph.D
in Economics from George Washington University.
the many publications are such books as: The Changes
in North-East Asian Economic and Political Order and
Korea's Preparations for the 21st Century (Editor, 2004);
The Korean Bond Market: Post Asian Crisis and Beyond
(2003); Project Financing and International Financial
Markets (1999); International Banking and Financial
Centers (1989); International Banking in Theory and
Practice (1984); Oil Money and the World Economy (1976);
and The Eurobond Market: Function and Structure (1974),
as well as many articles and reports in the fields
of international banking and finance.
joining the academia, he had worked for the World Bank
as a Senior Economist and then served as the Financial
Advisor at the Samsung Group in Korea. Currently, he
is a member of the boards of directors of Samsung Corporation,
a large Korean company, and the Korea Economic Institute
of America, Inc. Dr. Park has been a consultant to the
World Bank, Asian Development Bank, International Finance
Corporation (IFC), Inter-American Development Bank,
U.S. Agency for International Development (AID), U.S.
Federal Reserve, U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation
(OPIC), Foreign Service Institute of the U.S. State
Department, U.S. Export-Import Bank, and other private
and public institutions around the world.
Scott Rembrandt is
the Director of Research and Academic Affairs at the
Korea Economic Institute. He joined KEI in October 2004
after nearly five years in Asia. Prior to joining KEI,
Mr. Rembrandt served as a consultant in China and as
the Business Manager for the Chief Country Officer Group
- Asia for Deutsche Bank.
3: Nationalism, Culture, and Religion
Elizabeth S Chong
was born in and raised in Korea. She graduated from
the University of Texas at Austin (B.S.N. 1975) and
received her M.S.N. (1977) and Ph.D. (1981) degrees
from the University of Texas at Austin. She first taught
at Indiana University where she specialized in graduate
courses in Women's Health. More recently she taught
at Rutgers University, in New Jersey. She has been teaching
at George Mason University since 1993 continuously.
She teaches Women's Health, ethics at all levels, healing
and "Therapeutic Touch", and research. She has conducted
research on Mother-Infant interaction, following groups
of Korean and American mothers. She was a Fulbright
scholar at Seoul National University (1988-1989) and
also taught at Korea University (2000) in Korea. She
was chosen as Ten Outstanding Young Women of America
(1986) and a White House Fellowship Regional Finalist
Nationalism and Korean Studies
Young Chan Ro was
born and grew up in Korea, graduated from Yonsei
University in Korea and Union Theological Seminary,
Richmond, VA. He
received his Ph.D. in comparative religion at the University
of California at Santa Barbara. He has authored Korean
Neo-Confucianism of Yi Yulgok (SUNY) and co-authored
Four-Seven Debate: The most famous controversies
in Korean Neo-Confucianism (SUNY). He is also the
recipient of the 2004 Yulgok Award for scholarly achievements
in Korean Confucianism. Currently, he is Chair of Department
of Religious Studies at George Mason University. His
research areas include Korean Confucianism, comparative
and cross-cultural study of religion. He has served
as co-chair of Korean Religions Group of American Academy
of Religion and is President of the Association of Korean
Christian Scholars in North America.
Haeng-Bum Kim is
Professor of Public Choice at Pusan National University,
South Korea. He earned his B.A. in Public Administration
from Pusan National University and his M.A. and Ph.D
in Public Administration from Seoul National University
in South Korea. His recent books include, Private
Wants, Public Means (Korean translation Gordon
Tullock's book, 2005), Rent-seeking Costs in the
Selection of Public Service Supplier (2004), and
Long-Term Efficiency of Rent-seeking Expenditures
(2004). He is currently a Visiting Scholar in the Center
for Study of Public Choice at George Mason University.
Shin is assistant professor of Religion at
Simpson College. She received her Ph.D from the University
of Toronto, Canada. Her current research focuses on
cross-cultural and interfaith dialogue, with a strong
emphasis on Shamanic traditions. She is particularly
interested in the interplay between Korean religions
and Christianity. Professor Shin visited North Korea
as one of the delegates of Korean Peninsula Peace Group,
promoting an inter-cultural dialogue with North Korean
State religion called Juche (self-reliance).
She has published several articles including Holy
Spirit and Ki, North Korea's Human Rights and
Cultural Pluralism, and Juche Thought and Communitarianism
of North Korea.
Jin-Young Park
is Assistant Professor of philosophy and religion at
American University. Her research areas include: Buddhist
encounter with modernity and postmodernity, Zen Buddhist
philosophy of language, and the problem of moral agent
and ethics in Zen Buddhism and postmodern thought. She
is the editor of the forthcoming volume, Buddhisms
and Deconstructions (Rowman & Littlefield 2006)
and author of articles including Zen and Zen Philosophy
of Language, Zen Hermeneutics via Heideggerian and Derridean
Detours, and Gendered Response to Modernity:
Kim Iryop and Buddhism.


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U.S. Policy Toward North Korea
Witnesses testified on U.S. policy toward North Korea. Earlier in the day, North Korea had threatened a pre-emptive nuclear attack on the United States in retaliation for new United Nations sanctions.
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By Jim Wallace - bio | email ALBANY, GA (WALB) - An Albany animal rights advocacy group is offering a reward in the disturbing case of 15 animals killed Thursday in East Albany.
14 cats and one dog were found dead in the 2500 block of Cherokee Drive. A necropsy was done on the dog Friday, but the results won't be known for at least a week. Neighbors believe someone left out poisoned food.
Members of a group called PACK will hand out cards in the neighborhood hoping someone will give information anonymously.
PACK Founder Laurie Jenkins said "Anyone who truly may know something but fear that they might not need to be identified. Just let us know. We can pass it on to our investigators and Police."
Albany Police are still investigating the animal deaths as a crime. PACK is offering a reward. Anyone with information can reach the PACK by writing P.O. Box 198, Albany Georgia 31701.
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I love this film. One of my favourite films.
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A truely great end to a great trilogy, loved every minute.
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Save the Date Announcements - Summer Solstice Picnic, Civic Days, & Anniversary
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An online master's degree program can give you the flexibility to continue your education during your own time and at your pace. But, how do you know if online learning is the right choice? How do you choose a school that will get respect in the workplace? And, is it possible to convince your employer to fund your education? Read on.
Who Should Earn an Online Master's Degree?
Before enrolling in an online graduate program, ask yourself two questions: "Why do I want to earn this degree?" and "Will earning the degree actually help be achieve that goal?" Do you want to earn the degree to make more money, qualify for a new job, or simply have the opportunity to learn? While undergraduate degrees are helpful in a majority of workplaces, not everyone's career can benefit from a graduate degree. Some positions require a specific master's degree or offer substantial monetary incentives for graduate degrees. Other positions do not consider graduate work a factor for granting promotions or increasing salaries. Earning an online master's degree requires a considerable investment of time and money – make sure that the payoff is worth it.
Online studies are best suited for students with organized and dedicated personalities. Mid-career professionals are often successful in online master's programs. Potential students should be able to read and understand advanced texts and be able to write at a college-level. Students should be aware that most online graduate programs award grades based on writing assignments, online reading discussions, and written exams.
Online Master's Degree Program Accreditation
Don't be tricked by a "diploma mill" school. Degrees from unaccredited, low-quality programs are almost always rejected by employers. Instead, find a school that is regionally accredited from one of the six regional organizations. This will help ensure that your degree is accepted by employers and that your transcripts are accepted by other schools should you choose to transfer or pursue additional studies. See also: Check Any School's Accreditation Status.
Alternatively, you may choose to enroll in an online master's degree program accredited by the Distance Education Training Council (DETC). Although many employers accept degrees with DETC accreditation, be aware that DETC accreditation is not as universally accepted nor as highly regarded as regional accreditation.
What Else to Look for in an Online Master's Degree Program
In addition to selecting a regionally accredited school, make sure that your online master's program provides the support you will need as a student. Quality schools offer a competitive student to teacher ratio, student mentors, and career placement services. See: Choosing the School for You.
Types of Master's Degrees
There are many different types of master's degrees. The most common are the Master of Arts (MA) and the Master of Science (MS).
Master of Arts (MA) – This degree is awarded to students completing studies in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Fine Arts, or in Theology. Some MA programs are also designed for students intending to do additional graduate work after graduation (i.e. earning a doctorate degree). Typically, the degree takes two-years of full-time study and requires a thesis or a comprehensive exam (or both).
Master of Science (MS) – This degree is granted to students completing studies in the Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Business, and Technology. Many (but not all) MS programs are designed to be professional degrees for students entering the workforce instead of pursuing additional studies. Typically, the degree takes two-years of full-time study and requires a thesis or a comprehensive exam.
Other master's degrees include: Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Master of Education (MEd), Master of Health Administration (MHA), Master of Library Science (MLS), Master of Music (MMus), Master of Public Health (MPH), Master of Philosophy (MPhil), and additional specialized degrees.
Online Master's Degree Residency Requirements
Many online graduate programs require students to clock a specified number of "residency hours" attending lectures on school grounds.
No residency – Some online master's programs can be completed without setting foot on campus. Exams are typically taken under the care of a proctor in your area.
Limited residency – Other master's program require students to attend weekend or week-long seminars at a physical campus. The limited-time seminars are generally held during weekends or in the summer months.
Substantial residency – Some master's online master's programs require students to spend an extended residency at the college campus. If you enroll in one of these programs, you may be expected to spend a semester or two in on-campus courses, even though your degree is technically being earned online.
Paying for an Online Master's Degree Program
Online master's programs can be expensive. Paid teaching fellowships, which are a staple of many traditional master's programs, are not an option for students who choose to learn online. However, many students qualify for government subsidized grants and loans. You may also want to search the web for private scholarships.
If your master's degree will help you in your current job, you may be able to convince your employer to pay for part or all of your education. Ask your employer if there are any educational funding programs in place. If not, ask for a meeting to explain how funding your degree will benefit the company.
Earning a graduate degree through the internet can be a challenge. But, carefully choosing your school and master's degree program can help you make the most of your experience.


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Our mission is simple. Too many schools have shelves without books, or the books have been read by so many kids, for so many years, that they are tattered and need to be replaced. We want to fix that. We want to fill school libraries with books - so kids can dream. And we're asking those of you who understand the magic of a good book to help. Librarians at schools in need have compiled Amazon wish lists. All you have to do is add a book or three to your shopping cart, check out, and the library will receive your wonderful gift.
Our Library is at Chandler Elementary School in Worcester Massachusetts. It is an inner city school that serves students in grades k-6. All of our students recieve free lunch and have many needs that the school attempts to meet. One of these needs is more books! Most of our students do not have any books at home. They do not have transportation to the city library. The only books many of our students have access to are the books they can read in school. With books from Fill the Shelves we could help develop our students love of reading. We could also continue to teach them the decoding and comprehension skills they need to succeed. From learning to read, to reading to learn, your help would improve the education and enjoyment of hundreds of students.
Pathfinder is a K-8 school with 38% low income students, and close to 30% special education students. We are an alternative school in Seattle and draw a number of students who aren't yet succeeding in school. While our overall student achievement compares to the average in our district, there are a number readers who clearly fall below that range and need lots of support. Most of these kids with high needs come from homes with few books, and the books available to them make a huge difference. With an average publication date of 1996 in the library collection, we are working hard to weed the tired books out and get the books students want to read into their hands!
Our 100 book wish list includes two kinds of books: 1) Titles students ask for, including graphic novels. The few graphic books we have are constantly checked out. Stephen Krashen (2004) documents that increased access to interesting books leads to more reading, and more reading leads to better reading, writing, spelling, grammar and a larger vocabulary. Self-selected books is the place to start for less engaged and less skilled readers. 2) Titles teachers need to successfully teach reading and social studies in their classrooms. Our school does not use text books (which present altogether another challenge) and teachers scramble to find the range of books that their students can read successfully. Teaching a bibliography or nonfiction unit effectively means that 2nd/3rd grade teachers, for instance, need books that span 5-6 grade levels. Housing the books within the library collection rather than classrooms means more access for more readers! Thank you for partnering with our school to help achieve these goals!
The Tucson High Magnet School serves 3200 students in Urban Tucson, approximately 63% of who are on free-and-reduced lunch. We are particularly proud of our library media center program, which has survived dramatic cuts over the last five years and yet continues to expand its services. It is still the hub for academics, as well as a safe haven for students on such a large campus. We recorded over 42,000 walk-ins last year! This statistic only reflects students who use our facility on an individual basis, and does not include the classes who regularly use the library for instruction in information literacy skills and research. While we receive access to online databases through the Pima County Public Library, we have to rely on book donations and used bookstore credit to keep our print collection current because we have no book budget. Our students are avid Japanese manga book readers, and many of them check in and out five manga books before school, at lunch, and after school every day! Not only would we like to keep our manga readers happy by updating the many series we have, we would be thrilled to be able to offer current bestsellers and award-winners – those books that are not donated or readily found in used bookstores. Contrary to popular belief, high school students do read!
Hayden Elementary is a rural Title 1 school in Hayden, Alabama that serves approx. 365 students in grades 3-4. Six years ago, our schools split leaving us with a small and inadequate collection of library books. Over the past six years, we have worked hard to restore and improve out current collection by writing grants. Even with grant funding, the lack of library enhancement funds due to proration has made our efforts unsuccessful. Our students LOVE to read and it shows in our circulation. We circulate between 300-500 books daily. Because of this, the books that we do have are worn out quickly and must be replaced. Students are all the time coming to the library inquiring about new titles that they have heard about and are interested in reading. I want to be able to provide these for my students.
Crowell Independent School District is a small school district located in Foard County in the lower Texas Panhandle. Our school is a K-12 campus with an enrollment of 219 students. Of these students, 66% receive free/reduced lunches. Students visit the Crowell School Library each day and enjoy the use and selection of books that the library provides. The junior high school section of our library is underdeveloped. We need books that are appropriate in subject matter and in reading level for these students. We feel that a more complete selection of junior high books will enable our students to become better readers and life-long learners.
We are a school system in Des Moines, Iowa which is in an unincorporated area of the city, and is not part of the Des Moines school system. Our students are 60% free and reduced lunch and we have a high population who are homeless. 18 % are on IEP's and we are classified as a SINA (Schools in Need of Assistance) school. We have a number of families that do not speak English in the homes. Because of this factor, I have included some bilingual or Hispanic themed titles in the wishlist. New books always serve as high motivation for our readers and we hope this project can stimulate more reading within our system, which will increase our low reading scores.
Susan Moore High School in Blountsville, AL, is a Title 1 school, servicing a rural population of students, 65% of which receive free or reduced lunch. Our library serves approximately 620 students. We also serve our community because the closest public library is 20 miles away. It is important for us to have research materials because driving that far to the public library is very difficult for some of our students. The students have also asked about new, popular books that we are unable to purchase because of funding shortages. Also, since we only have one or a couple of copies of our books, they quickly become worn and fall apart. Our students WANT to read, and I would love to fill our library with resources that they will enjoy. I collaborate with teachers on research assignments to increase our circulation, but we do not have enough non-fiction books to effectively help the students. Any help we receive will definitely be appreciated!
Thank you so much to all the people who helped get a full wishlist of books on the way to this wonderful school. If you've just arrived, please consider helping our other schools in need of books! Let's get more kids excited to read. Also please follow us on Twitter or Facebook - we have lots more empty shelves to fill, coming soon.
Patterson Elementary is a Title 1 school in Washington, DC that serves 340 students from preschool through fifth grade. Over 80% of Patterson's students qualify for free or reduced price lunch. The library serves as a place to connect the student body – every student visits the library at least once a week, and it the only place in the school where they can read whatever they want. This ability to check out what they want, regardless of what they are learning about or what their reading level is, is key because letting students read books that match their interests is the best way to increase interest in reading. The average book in our library collection is from 1992, and much of the collection looks old-fashioned, and lacks appeal to students browsing the shelves, looking for things to read. While we do have a librarian, the collection is funded entirely through grants and donations, so we really appreciate your support. Thanks for your help!
The mission of the Nathan Hale School Library is to empower students to become critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, and skillful researchers; to develop imaginations, foster learning, and to enable students to live as responsible citizens.
Our school is over 80% free and reduced lunch. We are always looking for ways to fund our school library, which, just 5 years ago, was mostly used as a storage closet. Since then, our library has become a vibrant, creative place that students visit- and enjoy- on a weekly basis. My favorite quote is "Libraries are not made; they grow, by Augustine Birrell. It sums up our library perfectly. Our 5th grade students have taken the initiative this year to work in the library after school - it's a source of pride for them now. And we are constantly adding to and updating our "Book Request Jar" - filled with dozens of stickie-notes. This Amazon Wish List reflects their favorite current fiction titles - many of which are recent best sellers. Please help us in our plight to keep our library current and up-to-date (without having a budget!). Thank you.
Alvarado Middle is a grades 6-8 school located in Union City, California (a suburb of the San Francisco Bay Area). We have a culturally and ethnically diverse population of approximately 1400 students who love their library. Over the years the library has been the hub of the school where students can come check out books to escape, learn, discover, and grow as individuals. However, recent cuts to education have had a drastic impact on our Library Media Program. The hours of the library have been reduced, and the budget eliminated. Many of our well-loved books are falling apart and in desperate need of replacement, and students come in seeking new titles that we are not able to purchase. As the Library Media Teacher, I continue to seek ways to get books into students' hands and help them become lifelong readers.
Steelton Highspire Elementary is a Title 1 school, servicing an urban population of students where at least 75% of them are on free/ reduced lunch. The school library serves grades pre-K-6th grade- approximately 800 students. There is also no community library, so I'm basically their only source. We have a high transient population and many books are lost during the year to students who move and take the books with them. There are so many popular books that my students enjoy and don't have enough copies to go around!
Our school, Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School, is the largest middle school in Miami Dade County we have over 2000 students (yea, it's like a high school). We opened in west Miami-Dade County in August of 2007 with only 1300 students and have grown by leaps and bounds. We are a Title One school which means that 80% of our students are on free or reduced lunch. Our campus has 3 buildings, the Media Center is in Building 1, which is not the building with all the classrooms. Therefore, we are constantly promoting the Media Center by changing book displays, going on the morning announcements, giving away prizes for participation in the Accelerated Reading Program, and collaborating with teachers to increase our circulation and instill the love of reading in middle school students (which is really difficult).
Thank you so much to all the people who helped get a full wishlist of books on the way to this wonderful school. If you've just arrived, please consider helping our other schools in need of books! Let's get more kids excited to read. Also please follow us on Twitter or Facebook - we have lots more empty shelves to fill, coming soon.DOWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL
Downsville Charter School is a small school in Downsville, Louisiana. We are in the northern part of the state, so we are not Cajuns nor do we have alligators in our back yards! We live in the piney hills close to Lake D'Arbonne. Our school is a K-12 with an enrollment of about 330 students. Our students participate in basketball, baseball, softball, and tennis. Our clubs include Beta Club, FBLA, FCA, FCCLA, FFA, 4-H, and Student Council. Our students love to read in their spare time. Our library operates on very limited funds due to the fact we are in a rural parish with few businesses. Our needs always outweigh our funds. Most of our books are really old. I would love to be able to update our collection.
Thank you so much to all the people who helped get 221 (!!!) books on the way to this wonderful school. If you've just arrived, please consider helping our two other schools in need of books! Let's get more kids excited to read. Also please follow us on Twitter or Facebook - we have lots more empty shelves to fill, coming soon.
Southside Elementary School is a Title 1 school in Jonesboro, Louisiana. Due to school reconfiguration two years ago, our fourth grade was moved from the local middle school back to the elementary school. Unfortunately, our library books did not make the trip with us. Southside serves about five-hundred pre-k to fourth grade students. Most students are from low-income and low socioeconomic backgrounds and reading is not a priority in their home. Our students generally read at least two reading levels below their grade level. Since Louisiana has recently adopted the Common Core Standards, our students are required to read more complex text on grade level in order to meet those standards. However, our library only has a few books and none of those are fourth grade level. Very few are even third grade level. We are in dire need of some chapter books on the thrid, fourth and fifth grade level as well as some interesting non-fiction books to peak our students' interest.
Last year, we did not have a librarian at all due to budget cuts. Our students didn't even get to go to the school library to check out any books. This year, due to construction on the campus, the "office" is housed in our library and although we do have a librarian, our students can't use the library until the office moves out which should be by mid-term. We hope to have the library up and running by January, but we still have the problem of not having enough books on grade level for the fourth grade students. Due to budget cuts, we don't have very much money to order extra books. Certainly not enough to serve all our fourth graders.
As the reading teacher for the entire fourth grade, I do require my students to participate in the Accelerated Reader program. Unfortunately, finding books for my students to read on their reading level as well as books for the students to read to meet the Common Core Standard is very difficult. For my classroom library, I have a few books, but not enough to do justice for the seventy-one fourth graders I teach each day. If we could get more books for our school library then our students would have some fabulous choices for reading material. Books take you places you may never get to go otherwise, and we want each and everyone of our students to go as far as they possibly can. Even if it is only in their imagination.


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Why the Marriage of Mike and Kathy Holmgren Matters:
Here's information about their marriage, children, quotes about love and marriage, and more.
Born:Michael George Holmgren: June 15, 1948 in San Francisco, California.
Kathy Bowman: October, 1947. She grew up in San Jose, California.
How Mike and Kathy Met:
"Her first impression of the boy from San Francisco: tall, nice, kind, a good listener. She and the athlete became friends, kept in touch with an occasional letter or call and counted on summers at the beach."
Source: Packer Plus Online. 12/97.
Marriage Proposal:Mike proposed to Kathy at the age of 15 in a card. They resumed dating in Kathy's junior year of college. They married one another after attending college.
Wedding Date:
Source: Clare Farnsworth P-I reporter. Seattle Post - Intelligencer. Seattle, Wash.: Jul 27, 2001. pg. E.1
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Previously, they lived in a two-story colonial home in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin near Green Bay. They later moved to a larger home on the Fox River in De Pere, Wisconsin.
Education and Occupations:
Mike received his Bachelor of Science Degree from USC in 1970.
Kathy's first degree was in nursing from North Park University in Chicago in 1969. She received her master's in oncology nursing at BYU in 1982.
Occupations:Mike is a professional football coach with the Seattle Seahawks since January 8, 1999.
Kathy, a former nurse and social worker, is on the boards of Northwest Medical Team and the Salvation Army.
Religion:Both Mike and Kathy have attended the Covenant Church since they were kids. They attend Mercer Island Covenant Church in Mercer Island, Washington.
Interests:Kathy enjoys reading and listening to spiritual tapes.
Kathy and the Congo:
While Mike is busy coaching the Seahawks at Super Bowl XL in Detroit, Kathy will be with their daughter, Calla, on an aid mission with Northwest Medical Teams. They will be training a hospital staff in Karawa. The cost of the trip is a birthday present for Kathy from Mike.
About Kathy's trip to the Congo, Mike has said:
- "It gives me great joy that she will go."
Source: Seattle PI
- "I'm very proud of her. She works very hard at a lot of things that are a lot more important than coaching a football game. Her heart is here even though she is going to be in Africa with my daughter."
Source: Washington Post
- "Mike said, 'Go, our work is important.' And Mike needs to concentrate on the game, so he won't miss us all that much."
Source: Chicago Tribune
- "Mike was very proud of Calla, but slightly worried, so he wanted me to go along with her. So . . . for my birthday last fall, he presented me with the opportunity to go."
Source: Northpark
Trivia:Kathy and Mike's morning routine includes working out in the morning, watching the "Today" show, "reading devotions, exercise and talking over a cup of coffee before Mike heads to work."
Source: Jayda Evans. Seattle Times. Seattle, Wash.: Jan 6, 2005. pg. D.1
Kathy does not attend the games. After hearing the national anthem she leaves the stadium and walks around or goes to a movie theater. When the games are in Seattle, she sometimes takes ferry rides during the games.
Kathy and Mike Holmgren are both of Swedish descent and believe in the importance of having family meals together at the dinner table. Mike has also insisted on having Friday nights free to spend with his wife.
Source: Notable Sports Figures. 4 vols. Gale, 2004.
When voting, Mike and Kathy "usually cancel each other out." Mike has said, "She's very, very consistent, and I love her for that. She's got good reasons to vote the way she does."
Source: Seattle PI
Future Hopes:Kathy wants to make a difference in the world with her social work. She would also like to see Mike running a bookstore.
Quotes about Mike and Kathy and Marriage:Jerry Izenberg, about Mike and Kathy: "For this couple who still share Friday night "date nights" and who never miss sitting down to breakfast together when he isn't on the road, they will not need to see each other to know where their hearts are."
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April 2010
Filibilly fixins: Pork riblets and veggies with curry
I started cooking when I was about 7 years old in 1966. I was barely tall enough to see above the stove and I had to jump up and down to see inside the wok.
While my mom was busy tending to her sewing business and grocery store, I sneaked into the kitchen, turned the stove on, set the wok on the heat and attempted to fry a couple of eggs.
Everything was going fine and dandy until I realized that the eggs were burning. -- I forgot to put oil on the wok and the eggs were stuck.
My mom smelled the burnt sacrifice and rushed to the kitchen. She saw me jumping up and down vigorously trying to dislodge the scarred eggs. She came to the rescue and then showed me how to do it right. That's how I got started cooking.
Fast forward more than 40 years, here I am in 2010 still cooking all kinds of stuff. I produced this video at my kitchen using a tiny Flip camera and Apple's iMovie for editing. It was fun producing on it.
Pork Riblets and Veggies with curry
2 lbs. pork riblets
1 head cabbage
7 zucchini
5 carrots
1 bunch spring onions
1 large onion
1/2 bulb garlic
ginger root
1/2 tsp. ground pepper
1 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
4 cups water
14.5 gm. S&B Golden Curry (use half)
Steam rice
Filipino diaspora and native-born in the U.S.
My friends from Migration Policy Institute recently sent me this information about the Filipinos living in the United States. Please check out their Web site which I included at the end of this post. Here it is:
The United States is home to about 1.7 million Filipino immigrants, making them the second-largest immigrant group in the United States after Mexican immigrants.
The Filipino immigrant population grew rapidly during the 1970s and 1980s and has continued to grow (although at a slightly slower pace) since then. In addition, the United States is home to about 1.4 million native-born US citizens who claim Filipino ancestry.
Heavily concentrated in the western United States, the Filipino born account for almost half of all immigrants in Hawaii (for more information on immigrants by state, please see the ACS/Census Data tool on the MPI Data Hub). Compared to other immigrant groups, Filipinos are better educated than the immigrant population overall, and Filipino immigrant women are more likely than other immigrant women to participate in the civilian labor force.
This spotlight focuses on Filipino immigrants residing in the United States, examining the population's size, geographic distribution, and socioeconomic characteristics using data from the US Census Bureau's 2008 American Community Survey (ACS) and 2000 Decennial Census, and the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS) for 2008.
Size and Distribution
* There were about 1.7 million foreign born from the Philippines residing in the United States in 2008.
* Nearly half of the Filipino born resided in California.
* The Filipino born accounted for a large share of all immigrants in Western states.
* Between 2000 and 2008, three states saw the size of their Filipino immigrant population grow by 25,000 people or more.
* More than one-third of Filipino immigrants resided in three metropolitan areas.
* Filipinos were two of every five immigrants in Honolulu.
* There were 2.9 million members of the Filipino diaspora residing in the United States in 2008, including 1.4 million native-born US citizens of Filipino ancestry.
Demographic and Socioeconomic Overview
* Over one-quarter of all Filipino foreign born in the United States arrived in 2000 or later.
* Almost two-thirds of Filipino immigrants in 2008 were adults of working age.
* Filipino immigrant women outnumbered men in 2008.
* Filipino immigrants were much more likely than other immigrant groups to be naturalized US citizens.
* Less than one-third of Filipino immigrants in 2008 were limited English proficient.
* A minority of limited English proficient Filipinos did not speak Tagalog, one of the national languages of the Philippines.
* Over three-quarters of Filipino foreign-born adults had some college education or higher.
* Filipino immigrant women were more likely to participate in the civilian labor force than foreign-born women overall.
* Almost one-third of employed Filipino-born men worked in health-care support or in construction, extraction, and transportation.
* Nearly one of every four employed Filipino-born women worked as a registered nurse.
* Filipino immigrants were far less likely to live in poverty than other immigrant groups.
* Filipino immigrants were more likely than other immigrants to own their own home, but they were also more likely to have a mortgage.
* One in 10 Filipino immigrants did not have health insurance.
* About 87,000 Filipino immigrants have served in the US Armed Forces.
Legal and Unauthorized Filipino Immigrant Population
* The Filipino foreign born accounted for about 4.5 percent of all lawful permanent residents living in the United States in 2008.
* More than half a million Filipinos gained lawful permanent residence in the United States between 1999 and 2008.
* Over half of Filipino-born lawful permanent residents in 2008 were admitted as the immediate relatives of US citizens.
* Filipino-born lawful permanent residents made up 3.7 percent of all those eligible to naturalize as of 2008.
* In 2009, 2 percent of all unauthorized immigrants in the United States were from the Philippines.
* The number of unauthorized immigrants from the Philippines increased by one-third between 2000 and 2009.
Internet to the rescue
Thank God for the Internet! Everyday I thank brother Al Gore for inventing it. (That's what he said.)
Last week, I subscribed to lynda.com to learn about video authoring software iMovie. I was thinking how amazing it was that I don't need to attend classes outside of my home to learn. The Internet has made it possible to learn almost anything my mind and heart desire. Of course, there's also the dark side which I'm not gonna talk about this time.
The lessons online were very informative and helpful. I learned so much in just one day.
I plan to produce videos of me cooking some Filipino food which I will also post in my blog. I think I'm gonna call it "Filibilly Fixin's."
Since my mom passed away in December 2008, I had found myself wanting to fix more of my native cuisine. It sort of reminds me of my mom and it's therapeutic.
Along with my cooking, I will also incorporate my humor, music and singing. Would you watch something like that?
Back to the Internet: Last weekend, my push mower did NOT want to start. I tried and tried to pull the starter with no success. My fingers were halfway raw by the time I quit trying to start it.
I spent half a day fixing it.
I drove to the hardware store to pick up a new spark plug and I replaced the old one, but that wasn't the problem. I drained the gas tank thinking it could be the bad old fuel from last year. I drove to the nearby gasoline station and filled my 5-gallon container, got back home and refilled the mower with fresh gas and that didn't fix it. It still won't start after repeated attempts.
So in desperation, I checked the Internet and found some fantastic information along with videos. My last resort was to clean the carburetor. I pulled the carburetor out, disassembled it and cleaned it inside by spraying cleaner.
Then I cleaned the air filter and reinstalled the parts on the mower. With great anticipation, I pulled the starter cord twice and BRRROOOM! It started right away. I was so proud of myself knowing that I saved my mower and several dollars. I mowed the yard and when I got done, I patted my own back and rewarded myself with a couple of nice ice cold beers.
Aaaaahhhh. ... Thank God and Al Gore for the Internet.
It's humbling to be human, Part 2
The next time you're feeling uppity and condescending towards your fellow humans, think of this:
Your body is made up of mostly water. Your cells consist of 65-90% water by weight. Approximately 65% of your body's mass is made up of an explosive gas called oxygen. Secondly, you're about 18% carbon (dirt), the basic unit for organic molecules. Third and fourth, you are 10% hydrogen, and 3% Nitrogen. That accounts for more than 90% of your body's constituent. The rest is minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, pottassium, sulfur, chlorine, sodium, magnesium and iron. Not much value in terms of dollars.
Beauty doesn't last forever. It doesn't even last a lifetime. At midlife, around 40, your body begins the process of degeneration. No one's getting out of this world alive.
If you don't shower for a few days, you'll start smelling like a goat. You are constantly carrying a sack of manure which cannot be used for gardening, a pouch of urine sample in case you need one for your next doctor's visit. And if you don't get rid of your excrement, you will turn septic in a matter of days.
Hate to say this, but, if you continue to harbor that contemptuous and lack-of-respect attitude towards your fellow humans, you are nothing but a "dirtbag" to me. Perhaps "slimeball" might even be a better term.
So the next time you see children, try to show them love and appreciation so that they don't grow up to be like you. The next time you see a destitute person, offer help and hope that brighter days are yet to come.
You may be a dirtbag, but you have in you the amazing capability to show compassion, love, mercy and dignity. Out of all that crap that you're made out of, it's conceivable that you can become someone's hero.
It's humbling to be human. Nobody likes to be humiliated, but being humble is a great thing. Knowing how insignificant you are compared to the whole world and the universe in which you exist should make it easier to for you to see the proper perspective of the matter.
Whether you're a believer or an agnostic, it's an awesome thing to stop, close your eyes and think about where you're standing in time and space. That, my friend, will humble you.
Perhaps it will help get you out of your inhumane stupor. And if it doesn't, dream on.
Newly-discovered lizard
This is wild and amazing! A human-size lizard, Veranus bitatawa, was recently discovered by scientists in the Philippines. Check out the Web site: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/04/100407-new-giant-lizard-varabus-bitatawa-biology-letters/


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5.0 out of 5 stars I love these books
I love these books - Terry really knows how to make you fall in love and hate with his characters and become totally immersed through his imagery in a world of wonder.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Phantom Menacing
I picked up Wizard's First Rule when it was first published and found it to be an enjoyable fantasy novel. I have stuck with the series far longer than I should have, but by now I have too much time invested in it to stop. The story as it was has now devolved into little more than a political manifesto, a propaganda piece extolling a vile philosophy. If Faith of the...
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1.0 out of 5 stars Phantom Menacing,
The Mad Moose (Saint John, NB) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Phantom (Hardcover)
I picked up Wizard's First Rule when it was first published and found it to be an enjoyable fantasy novel. I have stuck with the series far longer than I should have, but by now I have too much time invested in it to stop. The story as it was has now devolved into little more than a political manifesto, a propaganda piece extolling a vile philosophy. If Faith of the Fallen had been the worst offender for characters endlessly prattling on about their love of life and liberty that would have been fine, if boring. But it has altered course in a significant way. Where once the only absurdities in these books were (to name a few) a wise-cracking dragon, a heroic talking wolf, and a chuckling chicken that is evil manifest, Mr. Goodkind has sunk to new depths. His main characters - Richard and Kahlan - are held up as paragons of virtue, and great champions of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But one sees as the story progresses that they repeatedly betray such virtues and participate enthusiastically in the very atrocities that they so boldly (and endlessly) claim to be fighting against.
What Mr. Goodkind has done in his latest installment of the Sword of Truth series is a new low. Facing insurmountable odds, our hero Richard decides that the only path to victory lies in visiting the same atrocities upon the enemy citizenry, as have been committed upon Richard's own people. Whereas some might say the plotline (such as it is) in Phantom is particularly relevant to current world events, the fact is that what the heroes in this story are engaging in on behalf of all that is good, is exactly what would be universally condemned here in real life.
The prose in Phantom is long-winded enough to destroy the New Orleans levees all over again. Goodkind has one character spend twenty pages in a row describing what she saw in the camp of the Imperial Order, and another character follows immediately with a ten page explanation of how they got that way. If the characters in these books spoke like normal people do then it would be the size of a pamphlet one could read while waiting for a bus. The action that one could previously depend on is almost non-existent in Phantom, as the characters do very little other than talk each other (and the reader) to death. The twenty page description of life with the Order could have been done much easier, for example: "Jebra spoke of the horrors she had seen in the camp during the months she had labored there. The squalor, the endless rapes of screaming women, the torture and brutality. Richard's mind reeled at what he was hearing." I make no claim to be a great writer, but I don't need twenty pages to explain that the "bad guys" are evil. Unfortunately this is not an isolated incident. Mr. Goodkind has fallen into the bad habit of treating his audience like dimwitted children who must have an idea repeatedly pounded into their heads for them to grasp it. I found myself on several occasions wishing I had simply skipped an entire chapter, if only because the entire time I was reading it I kept muttering to myself "yes, I know life is good. Yes, I know the Order is evil. Get on with it." Mr. Goodkind's prose acts as a bulldozer, piling tons of rubble on top of you, distracting you from realizing that almost nothing is happening to move the plot along.
Soon this series will come to an end, and that is for the best since anything worthwhile in the story came to an end for me long ago. All I look forward to in the final installment is to see whether Richard finally realizes that he has become something no better than the evil he claims to fight against, and falls on his magic sword. Or if he will be found at the end of the story with his shiny Sword of Truth held high while standing upon a mountain of the corpses of his innocent victims.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Phantom Pleasure,
J. Gobeil "Bibliophile" (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Phantom (Hardcover)
Phantom is the 2nd installment in a 3-volume arc involving the abduction of Richard Rhal's wife. The author continues to excel at presenting an exciting story-line along with sympathic characters. Long-time readers of the Sword of Truth series will not be disappointed. They will, no doubt, look forward to the next, and final, tome of the long-running series.
Readers must be forwarned, however, that their enjoyment of the story will very likely be marred by a number of notable flaws. As other reviewers have mentioned, Goodkind continues to belabor his text with lengthy and repetitive sermons on his philosophy of free will and personal responsibility. Similar objections can be raised with regards to overly detailed descriptions of magical symbology and effects. The novel also contains a lengthy and distracting dipiction of the Imperial Order's sacking of a city (some things are best left to the immagination of the readers). These sections can be skipped without injury to the main narrative.
Phantom is a great story that risks being obscured by its dull and unecessary baggage. Like its predecessor volume, it would have benefited immensely from extensive editorial cuts. Indeed, it is not too hard to imagine that the 3-volume arc could have been better rendered as an entertaining single novel.
For die-hard Sword of Truth readers only.
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2.0 out of 5 stars As frustrating as ever,
A reader (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Phantom (Hardcover)
If you have gotten all the way to this book, then you are either a masochist (like me) or you consider Ayn Rand to be your personal saviour. Either way, no restatement of the main thrust of the series is needed here. Suffice it to say that this book continues the same frustrating themes. Here are a few: 1) Richard desperately missing Kahlan and randomly experiencing searing mental anguish over her absence. 2) Nicci being incredibly hot with very blue eyes and thinking she would just die if Richard ever looked at her with anything less than euphoria. 3) Lots of descriptions of violence and rape. 4) Richard and Shota routinely pulling solutions to complex problems out of thin air. 5) Richard being unable to use his magic 6) More rape 7) Tedious descriptions of things which do not need to be described. 8) Really feeble humour.
The main problem with this series is that Goodkind does not consider it to be fantasy but rather some sort of inspirational tract meant to enlighten us drudges about freedom and the colossal beacon of blinding light that is the thought of Ayn Rand. This invariably creates problems. Goodkind is far more interested in proselytizing than in writing a good yarn. Thus, much of the dialogue is stilted and embarassingly awkward. At one point the seer Jebra shows up to tell Richard all about her experience as a captive of the Imperial Order (as he if he didn't know what they were like already). Despite having lived through grotesque horrors, her narrative (which goes on for pages) is absurdly dry and sounds like she's reading from a textbook or maybe from the diary of someone who had only polite interest in what was going on. The same goes for the bad guys. The Imperial Order soldiers, described as the most brutish and nasty people alive, don't even swear. Even when threatening rape and murder, their lines are dry as dust. They sound more like disaffected college students regurgitating what they learned at communist youth group meetings. I guess Jagang banned cussing out of concern for his men's morals.
The other major problem is that since Richard is an Ayn Randian superhero, all the characters have to be dumbed down to make him look good. Ancient and powerful people like Zedd, Nathan and Ann are made out to be blithering idiots who never hesitate to fiercely oppose Richard the instant he ventures an opinion, despite the fact that he was always correct before. There are more egregious examples. In Phantom Richard FINALLY (duh) realizes what he has to do tactically to prevent his forces from being crushed by the vastly superior Imperial Order. He obligingly pops into army HQ to brief his officer corps only to find them distraught at the prospect of missing out on the chance to get annihilated in a set piece battle with the Order. He actually has to sit down and explain the logic of his plan to his supposedly battlehardened and professional commanders and even then some of them don't get it. Apparently D'Haran military training leaves a lot to be desired.
The good parts - there are some - are pretty much the same too. When he can get off his high horse, Goodkind does deliver some decent buildup, a few interesting plot twists and a couple of exciting fight scenes. Goodkind has never been a graceful writer but he does know how to create tension and use violence effectively. Also as usual, the systematics behind magic and prophecy are described in rich detail and this is always fascinating.
If you have gotten this far, you might as well slog through this, the penultimate book in the series. What with Goodkind's aforementioned talents, the conclusion in the next book promises to be worthwhile.
5.0 out of 5 stars I love these books,
I love these books - Terry really knows how to make you fall in love and hate with his characters and become totally immersed through his imagery in a world of wonder.
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome series.,
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Terry Goodkind is a great author and this series just sucks you right in and I could barely put the books down. I recommend Terry Goodkind to any friends who are looking for a new author to read.
1.0 out of 5 stars Fails to surprise,
J. Ippersiel "the Cumia Revolution" (Canada) - See all my reviews
Goodkind's first few books we're quite impressive, his characters felt human, mortals. In the last few books, I feel I'm losing interest with these peons. I'm sick of Kahlan being constantly threatened just to be saved at the last second. She's all powerfull, everyone is afraid of the mother confessor, damnit, send 5 guy's to kill her, she might get one with her power but once she's drained, beat her to death. Not going to happen, thats obvious. The characters talk too much and fail to really evolve. Goodkind should learn from authors like Steven Erikson and George R.R. Martin, you get to love someone just so you find out they die a book later, it keeps you on the edge of your seat and you never know what will actually happen.
I hoped this last issue would re-ignite my interest into the serie, but just like the 3 previous novels, its just the same old, with a slightly different plot. You want to know how this will end? Richard will slay all the bad guys and go hunting with kahlan the next day, just laffing and laffing like silly gooses they are, Carla will raise a family with lots and lots of children. By now, any other ending would satisfy me, hell, abduct them all by aliens, giraffes could take over the world, D-hara could invade the whole continent claiming weapons of mass destruction... anything
My advice, if you're tired of the serie, don't waste your cash on this, it won't rekindle the flames. An epic storyline gone sour.
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5.0 out of 5 stars That Haunting Quality,
S. Peters (Calgary, AB) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Phantom (Hardcover)
Terry Goodkind has done a spectacular job picking up the pieces of his flagging Sword of Truth series. Even the most obstinate fan will admit that the Wizard's First Rule introduction was far closer to a literary thrill ride than the later Pillars of Creation or Naked Empire sequels, in which the plot was beginning to flounder. Then, out of the blue, Chainfire is introduced - a fresh plot, at last, and a new and incredibly interesting adversary is brought onto the scene as a side plot. Amazingly, this villain does not divert attention away from the main conflict with Emperor Jagang but complements it beautifully because the two are so different in nature and intent, and yet equally deadly in their own way.
Phantom complements Chainfire in a similar manner. Goodkind once again exercises his writing genius as a hundred subplots and past events merge into one grand scheme; at last the reader will begin to see all the loose threads coming together. The Beast still mercilessly hunts Richard in its driven, mindless, all encompassing hunger - drawn to him by his magic. Shota the witch woman discovers she has a rival that has a hand to play, and will deal Richard one of his most devastating blows. The Sisters of the Dark unmask a deceit to surpass their own - an oversight which not only puts them, but Kahlan, in far greater danger than any before. And Richard decides to change the rules of the war which will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.
While Phantom is not a stand alone book, it more than fulfills its role as a terrific bridge between Chainfire and the book that will conclude the Sword of Truth series and the Chainfire trilogy. With Richard and Kahlan's story quickly drawing to a close, Goodkind still manages to surpass himself, and Phantom will render fans and new readers alike breathlessly anticipating the final installment in this epic series.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Terry Goodkind's Phantom,
Lyn "Frustrated fan" (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Phantom (Hardcover)
Waited with bated breath for this book. Thought it was the last in the series, its not. Had a lot of problems with Goodkind's preachiness in this book and felt banged over the head by the message that human rights & freedoms were more important that a warped philosophy for the world. We all got that message years ago, lets move this plot along.
Enjoyed the prominant role for Nicci in this book and he is already hinting at what the ending might be for magic!
Still enjoyed this book, raced through it waiting for the big ending that never came--apparently thats next book, but didn't LOVE it!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Picked the pace back up in the series,
This review is from: Phantom (Hardcover)
For a series that started with the amazing Wizard's First Rule, pulled me back in with Faith of the Fallen and has gone on and on and on (not as long as Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, which I could not stick with, but on for a while), Phantom finally picks the pace back up.
Many of the past few books have centered on too few (or just one) of the characters or plotlines. Phantom brings them all back together (albeit some of them do not remember who they are), and manages to introduce a few new ones without getting us too off track.
I still enjoy most of the us (we are here to enjoy life) vs. them (this life is for suffering, the next life is better) back and forth bantering. This book makes me draw comparisons to what I understand about ancient times where suffering was what the church/shaman called for, similar to what the Order is calling for here in the Phantom. The depictions of the violence inflicted by the order (real and in dream sequences) is vividly described(Crusades, anyone?).
Most every character is either very bad or very good.And, after all, this has come down to good vs. evil, us against them, so there is no time for any fence sitters, is there? But I like characters with conflict. For that reason, I enjoy the brief moments of Shota the witch, who is out for her own purposes and is sometimes one of us, sometimes one of them. I used to enjoy the character of Nicci for this reason, but she was pure evil in the first few books, now she has been converted by Richard and is pure good.
I do look forward to the Final and Concluding book in the series, and tip my hat to Mr. Goodkind for such an epic work.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, ...,
C. Toth (Saskatchewan, Canada) - See all my reviews
To start things off, I think Terry Goodkind is a talented writer (as evidenced by his earlier works). But this book is SO wordy. I am on page 174 and it feels like 80%+ is nothing but talking and no action. Man, is this boring!!! I have started to gloss over the discussions of the brutalities of the Order because it's the same thing over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and ... (I think you get the drift). Earlier, he had Richard talk about the "emblamatic" nature of a spell that Nikki was in. While it takes quite a bit of creativity to write with such conviction, Terry Goodkind just went too far with it.
I will finish this book, though it is now becoming a chore rather than a pleasure. I always finish the novel I started (with one boring exception with a book by Ed Greenwood; I cannot remember the title). It is very possible that this may be the last Terry Goodkind book I will ever read, unless things significantly improve. But with the threat of a third book with Kahlan under the Chainfire spell, can I really do it?
Before I picked this one, I had just finished (re-)reading the first 11 books of the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. That storyline did not always move too quickly, but there were many engaging (sub-)plots.
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