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As a paladin, once you're over CTC, you have two options: stamina or avoidance. There's been some debate on the topic but I prefer stamina.
hi guys worked my ctc to 103.43 taking into account my trinket resolve of undying (i think) not sure whats best now stam or Ap if someone would not mind looking would appreciate any hlp thx
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Seconded.There's been some debate on the topic but I prefer stamina.
Just saying, you are 272 mastery rating (using dodge food) above CTC cap when raid buffed. Get a stamina trinket instead of the dodge stacking trinket and you are still CTC capped with 26 mastery rating too much. With Mastery food you are 86 rating above the cap without the stacking dodge trinket.
If you want to simulate raid buffs, click on the link in my sig to go to the excel spreadsheet I made.
cool thx again i got lfr soulshifter vortex so will go with that tyvm for the hlp
Just to touch on something from the Firstpost, Attack Power (AP) is not something tanks particularly value, Mainly becuase our attacks usaully scale pretty damn badly with them. With a 2.6 speed weapon your weapon based attacks scale at around 14% AP, Consercration scales at 27% AP, judging SoI is 16%, SoT is 14%, HoW is 15%. AS and ShotR are ~100% AP, which sounds relatively good, until you factor in you prolly have nigh 30K AP in a raid scenario, and its hard to get a pretty significant increase to that amount; even assuming you had 100% uptime on something like landslides 1kAP thats only a 3% increase in AP, and you're gonna have to stack haste pretty damn high to get 100% uptime on landslide
So yeah, get your CTC as close to 102.4 as you can, as efficiently as you can, and then stack stamina over that. Usually if you can get it below 102.45 that's sufficient, but never let it drop below .40
its about mana efficiency versus burst time., not all bosses are about the burst time for every raid setup.
Ultraxxion's weird though, i'd not want to be unhittable, so as a pally i wouldn't drop below 102.4%, as a warrior i'd drop down to as low as 77.4%
cool thx for all the advice guys hlps a lot
Given the nerfs it changes things a bit.
Pre nerfs I wanted to make sure I was passive CTC then stacked stamina beyond.
After the nerfs rolled out I went pure stamina regardless of CTC. It helped a lot while we were progressing on hagara since Focused Attacks is purely a test of your EH.
However, now that we are working heroic spine, being the blood tank I found stacking mastery again (even considering the HP debuff after killing amalgs) "feels" safer. I compared logs from x2 10:40 attempts and found I was actually taking a hair more damaged with the CTC set up (which makes no sense). Perhaps we just had more bloods out.
In any event the CTC or pure Stam set up for 6/8 heroic seems the same either way, we still farm it and I don't feel in danger.
Of course this is all from a warrior prospective, which is somewhat similar. We just value mastery past CTC for obvious reasons.
There is something so appealing about backhanding someone across the face with a shield.
I prefer Stam as well. I swapped from hybridized CTC/Stam when we got to H Madness pre-nerf, as the impales hit for ~1.2 Million on 25 man. Pure Stam stacking meant that I could survive without using a Disc Priest if need be (Shield Wall, Sac, Last Stand). I can also still reach CTC with Resolve and Fire. This swap is two-fold: Gemming pure stam and swapping to CTC trinkets when necessary works out to more overall HP than doing it the other way around, Souldrinker heals for more and hits harder the higher your HP is.
Really you only need CTC cap for 2 fights at this point, H Warmaster and H Spine add kiting. Otherwise, most encounters have unblockable mechanics that favour stam (Stomp, Zonozz Beam, Focused Attack, Yorsahj DoT, Impale).
In my setup:
97.78 CTC full stam gear with stam trinkets. (Mastery proc from Soulshifter more than CTC caps you here at 123.98 CTC, but 2 min ICD makes it rather useless overall for the purpose).
105.25 CTC with Resolve and Fire (Resolve has a 100% uptime)
I keep a weapon with Windwalk on it for H Spine (H Hand of Morchok) with a Stam gem in it. This axe adds a bit of extra CTC if you are still low with Souldrinker.
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December 8, 2014, Monday
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This summer, visitors to Aston Hall will have the opportunity to discover a range of highly unexpected and inspiring works of art by some of the
Presented in collaboration with the Arts Council Collection, 'Curious Visitors' brings together important works of contemporary painting, photography, sculpture, video and sound installation in Aston Hall. Key works by major British artists including Peter Doig, Toby Ziegler and Laura Ford have been carefully selected and located throughout the venue, providing an intriguing juxtaposition between heritage and contemporary perception.
Curious Visitors is the first of a series of three projects in
Ann Sumner, Director of Birmingham Museums Trust comments, "This extraordinary exhibition is part of a four-year collaboration between Birmingham Museums Trust and the Arts Council Collection with generous support from Christie's. We are very excited to be hosting such amazing works at Aston Hall, and we are sure our visitors will be equally delighted and intrigued to see this juxtaposition of contemporary art within such an important historic venue"
Caroline Douglas, Head of the Arts Council Collection, said: "This new partnership extends and strengthens the longstanding relationship that the Arts Council Collection has with Birmingham Museums. It is a privilege to work in Aston Hall and place artworks there that highlight both the continuities and the discontinuities between past and present experience. We are particularly pleased to be able to show alongside some contemporary work from
Key pieces in the exhibition will include Peter Doig's powerful painting, '
Portraiture and the historic display of portraits in a country house setting is explored through the location of works in the spectacular seventeenth century Long Gallery. Major photographic pieces by Maud Sulter and Bettina von Zwehl, video installation by Hilary Lloyd and sculpture by Toby Ziegler encourage an investigation of this tradition. Amongst other pieces sited throughout the house and stableblock, in Dick's Garret (servants' dormitory) a murmured sound installation by Janice Kerbel, 'Nick Silver Can't Sleep' tells of love, insomnia and death in the most remote part of the house. Two further works by Ziegler, including his painting 'Je t'adore Baby', which is displayed alongside
'Curious Visitors' will be supported by an interpretative guide and educational programme, including children's activities and artist's talks.
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- The Kyoto accords on global warming set the stage for an historic choice. We can give away yet another global commons or claim the sky as a trust benefiting all the people of today and of the future
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Giordana FormaRed Carbon Long Sleeve Men's Jersey $224.95
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There are jerseys, and then there are Giordana jerseys. And when staying warm dictates whether or not you're going to make it out for a ride, putting your faith in Giordana is the sound decision. With the new Giordana FormaRed Carbon Long Sleeve Jersey, you don't have to compromise race-day fit for warmth. Even better, the jersey is highly breathable, stretchable, and beyond comfortable. Stay warm and get riding.
To make the FormaRed Carbon a jersey that's both warm and breathable, Giordana constructed it from its new Dual Fit Strong fabric. This material employs what Giordana calls its Reduced Point of Contact technology. Sounds pretty self-explanatory, right? Well, you're kind of right. Like the name suggests, the fabric minimizes the points of contact between the skin and the jersey, but how this is achieved is the true magic. Dual Fit Strong uses a dual-weave for this reduction. On top of this, the fabric is spun into a spiral shape and given an Interpower treatment. Now for the explanation. The dual-weave is more open than typical weaves. It promotes elasticity and stretch while generating greater micro-circulation of air between the jersey and the skin. Additionally, the spiral shape funnels moisture away from the skin, so you stay dry and warm throughout heavy efforts. And needless to say, the less contact that your skin has with any material, the more that the possibility of abrasion and chafing are minimized.
For storage, Giordana covered all of the bases. The jersey comes equipped with three rear cargo pockets and zippered security pocket. There's also a hidden pocket for your media device that's been mated with internal routing for your headphones. For on-the-fly ventilation, the jacket has a full-length, reverse Camlock zipper. And to protect you from cold air infiltration, the jacket uses Aerofix at the tall collar and cuffs.
To heighten your visibility in low-light conditions, Giordana has included reflective accents throughout the jersey.
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Pneumonia is a serious illness. It can lead to infections of the lungs, the blood, or the brain. Don't wait – talk to your doctor about the pneumonia shot.
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Pneumococcal pneumonia is a kind of pneumonia that can infect the upper respiratory tract and can spread to the blood, lungs, middle ear, or nervous system. Pneumococcal pneumonia mainly causes illness in children younger than 5 years old and adults 65 years of age or older.
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The pneumococcal vaccine can be given at any time of year and most people need this shot only once in their lifetime. Some high risk people need a booster vaccine. Medicare will also cover a booster vaccine for high risk people if 5 years have passed since the last vaccination.
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Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that can cause mild to severe illness in people of all ages. Learn about vaccines and good hygiene practices that can help you stay healthy.
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I'm toying with the idea to add two new Abilities to my Dragon AGE: "Luck" and "Renown".
For Luck, the main idea is to allow you to build PCs (and NPCs!) that rely a lot on luck instead of skill. Having a character who isn't particularly good at a task, but succeeds anyway simply because of faith, destiny or plain simple luck.
For Renown, the idea is similar but not identical. Renown could mean a feared King ruling absolute. It could mean the casual experience of a grizzled veteran. Or it could indicate how an audience has whipped itself into blind frenzy; where an idol is worshipped regardless of its faults or deficiencies.
Mechanically, both work as regular Abilities (that start on the -2 to 4 scale, can have focuses, etc).
Luck can have any focus really. It is used in place of another Test but only when appropriate (once per encounter is my starting point). The advantage is that you can key it to almost any focus. This means you get to choose your favorite focuses, and instead of spreading them out on several abilities (which all can't have stellar scores), you put them under Luck and then have only that one score to worry about.
Renown works much the same as Luck, except you use it whenever your social standing, fame or notoriety plays a role (and can then take you through all Tests in that encounter). It allows you to rule by fear and awe without being charming or elegant. It is obviously limited in that it mostly concerns itself with Communications focuses.
Any: Succeed at almost any task through luck instead of any other ability.
Sheer Luck: Be lucky. Instead of flipping a coin, the GM could call for a Sheer Luck Test, and having the favorable outcome (having a coin purse fall into your knee; not having a boulder drop on your head; choosing the "right" passage in a labyrinth full of traps etc) happen to the character getting the highest result.
Bargaining: Leveraging your reputation to gain favorable deals.
Etiquette: Have your lessers interpret your breaches of protocol as high fashion.
Initiative: Acting ruthlessly in tense situations.
Intimidation: Overawing others with social presence and threats.
Leadership: Guiding, directing, and inspiring others.
Morale: Maintaining good spirits and confidence in yourself or your group. NPCs tend to use this focus more than Player Characters.
Performance: Making an audience convince itself you have an artistic talent.
Persuasion: Convincing others to agree with you.
Seduction: Conveying your superior suitability in the mating game.
What do you think? Any problems you might foresee? Any cool usages I've overlooked?


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The Adirondack Ice Bowl has become a tradition for hockey players far and wide. It began five years ago with just a few friends. This year, more than 200 people skated in the tournament. YNN's Cara Thomas shows us that some even traveled from other countries to see what the Ice Bowl was all about.
INLET, N.Y. — Hockey players have been preparing all winter for this year's Adirondack Ice Bowl.
But no matter how much practice they got at their home rinks, all that goes out the window when they get on 12 inches of all natural Adirondack ice.
"The best players don't always win out here. There's ice conditions, it can be bumpy, it can be cracky, it can be wet, but you make it work and you figure out a way to get that puck in that tiny little net," said Jim O'Brien, the Ice Bowl's executive director.
Hockey teams have come from across the country to participate. One has even come from Mexico.
"We're from Puebla Mexico, it's a town like 100 kilometers from Mexico City," says hockey player Franco Canedo.
This is the first time these warm-blooded hockey players have made the trek to Northern New York. They learned about the Ice Bowl from a former coach and figured they'd give it a try. But there were a few things about Adirondack hockey they weren't exactly ready for.
"We were thinking he was joking how cold it was but no it is really cold," says Canedo.
The rules and skills needed for outdoor hockey also threw them for a loop.
"The ice is very different, the cracks, you are tripping every time and it's four-on-four and there's no goalie... but it's fun, it's different but nice."
But the Talaveros weren't the only ones struggling, so some teams used the rough ice to their advantage.
"Out here it's like the surface of the moon, it's just craters everywhere, and again, our skill is low as it is, so actually maybe it helps us because we just played a really skilled team and it kept it close because they couldn't really skate that well," said Jeff Bucki, from Buffalo.
But no matter how rough the ice, or how far they traveled, hockey players say this event was worth it, and plan to come back again next year.
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One Breckenridge Place
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Setting the standard for comfort and convenience, One Breckenridge Place is 100 yards from the Quicksilver Lift and one block from Main Street, Breckenridge. One Breckenridge Place is ideally located one block from historic Main Street, Breckenridge and directly across the street from the Riverwalk Center and the Blue River. The Breckenridge Free Shuttle stop is directly across the street which will take you to the many ski base areas. All guests of One Breckenridge Place enjoy the added luxury of the complimentary Wyndham Vacation Rentals on-call guest shuttle. This guest shuttle provides door-to-door transportation to any location in Breckenridge, including historic Main Street and the new gondola at the base of Peak 7 a few blocks away.
The free transit system is the most convenient way to get to the slopes and stops directly across the street from One Breckenridge Place. Although a short walk will bring you to the base of Peak 9 and the Quicksilver Lift. Make sure you receive a ski area map at check in and plan your daily destination as Breckenridge Ski Resort has much to offer! There are numerous chairlifts that will take you to all parts of the mountain including the challenging double black diamond Imperial Bowl at almost 13,000 feet. At the end of your day, you can ski down easy green runs such as Lower American or Silverthorne back to the base of Peak 9.
The bright and spacious units at One Breckenridge Place feature large sunny windows and vaulted ceilings. The designer furnishing and stone fireplaces create the perfect mountain retreat. The open main living and dining area has seating for 6-8. There is also cable TV with DVD players. The large kitchens are fully equipped with appliances, coffee / tea makers, cooking utensils and dinnerware. Take pleasure in the picturesque views of Breckenridge from your balcony or deck. The bright and clean bathrooms have hair dryers and complimentary travel toiletries. And, as an added convenience, there is a one car private garage. Daily housekeeping is provided upon request.
One Breckenridge Place is perfectly situated in the heart of Breckenridge within easy walking distance to town (about one block) and a short shuttle ride to the slopes. The shuttle runs every 10 minutes and is located directly across the street. After a long day on the slopes, relax in your private outdoor hot tubs, (select units). Or unwind in the mountain sunshine and breathe in the fresh air on your outdoor deck. One Breckenridge Place guests also have access to the new Upper Village pool, a bit of a walk away, which has an indoor/outdoor heated pool, changing rooms, indoor / outdoor hot tubs and a relaxing sun tanning area. Wyndham Vacation Rentals provides a complimentary, on-call shuttle which will pick you up at your front door and take you to any location in Breckenridge. Just down the street, at Main Street Station, is a 24 hour front desk, bell service, concierge and a maintenance department for any other needs. Wyndham Vacation Rentals also has a variety of meeting spaces and regularly hosts weddings, corporate groups and business retreats.
The Breckenridge Ski Resort boasts 5 huge peaks spanning 2,908 acres, runs for all abilities and interests. Every beginner and intermediate trail is groomed nightly so you can enjoy endless turns throughout your day. Or, ride North America's highest chairlift, the Imperial Express, up to the high alpine bowls for unforgettable views and steeps. If you're looking for terrain parks, Breckenridge has five...one for every skill level. After a long day of skiing and riding on Breckenridge's 5 huge peaks, wander into town for dinner. Main Street is a short walk from Elk Ridge, or take the complimentary, on-call shuttle.
There are 61 restaurants in the town of Breckenridge. The Wyndham Vacation Rentals shuttle can take you to the middle of town for a fabulous dinner and wine selections at Modis. Traveling with your family? Dine at Downstairs at Eric's for homemade food and a game arcade. If you are looking for late night fun, a short walk or the complimentary shuttle can take you to Main Street for dancing at Cecelia's, an Irish toast at Napper Tandy's Pub or a martini and some jazz at the Blue River Bistro. An assortment of unique jewelry boutiques, casual-wear shops and souvenir stores line Main Street Breck. At the corner of Ski Hill and Main Street is Goods, where you will find winter wear and shoes you won't find anywhere else.
There are unique jewelry shops, like Breckenridge Jewelers on the south side. Step into Cabin Fever in the center of town on Main for souvenirs. And, of course, you must return with a t-shirt from one of the numerous shops, like Mountain Tees. Breckenridge also has a fabulous arts district, in the center of town, displaying art from many of the gifted locals as well as well-known artists from around the world. If you time your trip right, you may arrive for one of Breckenridge's world class events. The International Snow Sculpting Championships are held each January and are located at the Riverwalk Center.
Gaze as sculptors from around the globe carve giant masterpieces out of 20-ton blocks of snow. Also at the Riverwalk Center are plays, comedy shows and concerts including performances from the National Repertory Orchestra. Or come for Oktoberfest when Main Street is closed off for fun, dancing and beer! In June, the Breckenridge Festival of Film hosts filmmakers and celebrities from around the world. There is also the Great Rubber Duck Race, Breckenridge Wine Festival, Breckenridge Beer Festivals and the world famous Ullr Fest in January.
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The Oscar nominations really did not have a strong gay presence - in fact, in this very gay past year, no major character - save for the villain in "Skyfall" - is LGBT in Hollywood releases. And of the nominees, in the major categories, only playwright Tony Kushner is out. Still, gay connections can be made, so we thought it might be fun to make some. So, here is Oscars: The Six Degrees of LGBT Separation.
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Tonight our esteemed President, Barack Obama gave his third State of the Union address. He blew his audience away with his plans for the economy and his strong rhetoric on our tax code. However, our First Lady, Michelle Obama, was the real star in a vibrant blue Barbara Tfank dress. She accessorized
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Community food pantry nears completion
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SOMERSWORTH — Serving up to 300 families each month, the Somersworth Community Food Pantry is nearing completion of a storage unit built entirely by the hands of community members.
In late fall, construction commenced. The Planning Board approved the construction and the City of Somersworth helped in obtaining building and electrical permits. The Somersworth High School Career Technical Center helped assemble the unit and learned first hand how to build with the help of their instructor Brian Patterson.
"It's a wonderful cause and I'm there to help teach too," Stolpe noted.
"The Community Food Pantry is very excited about our new facility and extends a huge thank you to everyone who has been involved in making this much needed facility a reality," said Vachon.


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"My Dirty Little Secret - Auld Lang Syne, 2013"
I finished this book back in August (2013), just weeks after it was published. I wrote no review because there were already 4 and they all raved about this book. It had seemed harmless enough to me: a lazily written, not particularly creative read, similar to a preposterous soap opera, that whined out of my ipod and through my ears without imparting any real insight or pleasure I'd care to pass along. If 4 readers luved this, then there were 4 happy people in the world that might inspire even more happiness. : )
My magnanimity took a dive when I side-eyed this title on some obscure Best Reads list. As it marched its way onto more and more of these ubiquitous lists, I began to feel increasingly uncharitable to this book, responsible for those 4 happy readers back in August, ONLY because there were some really good books not getting a spot on those lists, and because -- I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry -- but I thought this was overall processed doo doo you unfortunately read once in a while, but devoting all of your reading time to similar books could lead to atrophying of the brain. Harsh 'who-do-you-who-do-you-who-do-you-think you are' opinions like that aren't well received, and you might understand why I didn't share an opinion I wasn't proud of.
Ushering in 2014 means bidding adieu to 2013; so I'll think of the Robert Burns poem Auld Lang Syne while I peruse the Best Reads from 2013 lists...but there'll be no *cup o'kindness yet* for the inclusion of The Husband Secret.
"Difference of Opinion"
Because I am a klutz with crutches, I've had to "stay off that foot", so I've read enough print novels to blister my thumbs and listened to less audiobooks lately. Once I could navigate the 3 floors to my computer, I decided to review only a few of those novels, and that The Paying Guests would be first--with apologies to several GR friends that recommended the book to me. With multiple 5* ratings, an author that "has earned a reputation as one of our greatest writers of historical fiction," as well as earned a 3-time Man Booker Shortlist seat, this one has a *triple-dog-dare-you* not to find the novel magical. Well; I didn't, and I take umbrage at novels that sell themselves as one thing, when they textualize something quite different.
This is not historical fiction, not, not, not. There is more feel for post WWI London in the summary than in the novel; there is no sense of the politics of 1920's London, the social atmosphere, the changing economics as Britain began its decline as a world power and women rose to a position of more social power. What Waters did was a trending tactic...take a timely social issue from today and place it in the context of another era in history. I did not say immerse it, because this *issue* sits atop 1920 London like a drop of oil on water. She did not blend in any facts or knowledge that expand on that London. The paying Guests is simply (and more accurately) a lesbian love affair. The lovers are dressed in costume and dropped in London -- there's your hx. Change the costumes...change the historical time...voila! another *historical* novel. The history, what little there is, is foggier than a November morning in London.
This is the third such novel I've read recently, where there is no accurate description, or mention in the summary of the actual content other than: *forbidden love* that will *disrupt* society and families, or in this case: "the routines of the house will be shaken up in unexpected ways. Little do the Wrays know just how profoundly their new tenants will alter the course of Frances' life - or, as passions mount and frustration gathers, how far-reaching, and how devastating, the disturbances will be." *-sigh-* Haven't we advanced enough socially to just call it what it is?! Just say it...lesbian love affair--or just love affair if you prefer. This is a lesbian love affair set in London sometime after WWI. The history, in the context of this book, seems irrelevant, or at least contrived.
Now, it is a different book to rate and would probably get a better review from me because I had a knowledgeable choice of what I was getting. But putting a fictional love affair in period piece costumes and calling it historical is a ruse and I slash points for that kind of tactic. Good grief, call it what it is and stop blindsiding readers with these tales of !shocking! forbidden love that aren't so shocking or forbidden. I understand such a love affair would be eyebrow raising in any period of history (including 2014 to some people), and if I want to read that, I expect to read that in the summary and make that choice.
So, buy the book if you want to read about a lesbian love affair set in London circa 1920. It is narrated superbly and is an interesting story of two women falling in love during some period is time when it was difficult... It is also an example of attempted sensationalism... (but not history). For a great historical novel I highly recommend Lovers at the Chameleon Club. Perhaps it was reading that superior novel of historical fiction that in comparison, made The Paying Guests seem so vacant.
"No Magic...just great delivery"
Other than a few great card tricks (and some drink recipes that sound intoxicatingly good) NPH doesn't have much up his sleeve these days since coming out of the closet in '06. Anyone with a TV is familiar with the former child actor Dr. Doogie and has seen his successful transitions to adult actor, Broadway star, multi-talented host and entertainer, and committed partner and parent (absolutely darling twins, you should look up their yearly Halloween photos!). It's clear that in a relatively un-tumultuous life (by Hollywood showbiz standards) the guy has had a pretty smooth trip chasing his destiny toward the big bright lights. He's kept his cute little boyish nose clean, side stepped a few bad reviews to keep plugging away, and stayed pretty steady.
So, keeping it all humble... what could possibly carry the autobiography of an actor that has only lived 40 something years...without a drug addiction, reality show, or other scandal or dark deed featured on a magazine cover in the checkout line at the grocery store? Wait for it...showmanship, gratitude, and pizzazz in spades. Harris is even entertaining in print; funny enough to laugh hard at himself, down to earth enough to talk about the humility of being able to be a parent, and real enough to express the love he has realized by having his own family.
Sure it's largely gimmicky owing to the format--but this is personal revelation and show biz at it's most fun. The magic tricks alone sound worth the practice to awe your family and friends; the drinks good enough to make a few trips to the liquor store; and the instructions and recipes are PDF included!! (And I howled out loud with laughter when David disappeared off the edge of the mountain while they were...read and find out--this is very funny stuff, I'm laughing again right now!) Like a Broadway show itself; fun entertaining book--and don't miss the PDF download. Sometimes it's nice to hear from a person that could have anything, that family and friends matter most.
"A Bad Conscience"
As far as just the facts ma'am...Navarro does a good job giving a detailed, no frills outline of psychopathy. It reminded me a little of watching one of those films in high school where everything is boiled down to rudimentary facts..."if a, b, c, d are present then you may be dealing with a psychopath. You're life is in danger. Get help immediately..." He knows his material and presents it in an easy to understand format for any level of reader, though a bit bland and blunt, very textbook.
Navarro gives a criteria checklist at the end of each chapter, containing over 100 items; when you're done tallying your own score, or your neighbor's and friends, you are convinced you are all psychopaths -- a problem inherent in these armchair psychology books. But before you schedule analysis, or turn your neighbors into the FBI, consider what Professor Robert D. Hare has to say. Hare is the criminal psychologist responsible for the Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised which has been adopted worldwide. Hare's assessment tool, in contrast, uses a list of 20 criteria:
"On average, someone with no criminal convictions scores 5. It's dimensional" says Hare. "There are people who are part-way up the scale, high enough to warrant an assessment for psychopathy, but not high enough up to cause problems..."psycho-pathy", the diagnosis, bleeds into normalcy."
If you are seriously interested in this subject, I highly recommend Hare's book Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths. I sat in on several of his presentations while I was working in the field, and he was always fascinating. Navarro refers to Hare and the PCL-R often in this book.
Navarro is precise and accurate, narrates the book clearly, and his professional record clearly gives him authority in this field. He also responsibly advises readers with concerns to get professional advice. While he drops a few names that we all relate to heinous crimes, (Ted Bundy, Henry Lee Lucas, Jerry Sandusky, John Wayne Gacy) I felt he missed the chance to tie in the predators with their profiles which would have more narrowly defined the many traits on his lists. His professional/cautionary approach make this book read more like an informative report than the really chilling and interesting read it could have been.
"A bow (wow wow) to the ever great Sir Arthur"
What a great pleasure it is to pick up a read, even one you are already so familiar with, and be totally immersed in atmosphere; a pace that proceeds with urgency; and writing that takes you to foggy old England and holds you there so convincingly that real-life seems like a fuzzy distant intrusion while you are reading. There is here that kind of precise balance of the writerly elements -- you can count on them with Sir Arthur. So easily, the reader can slip into the inner circle of Watson and Holmes.
When I was a child, I saw the film version starring Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes and Christopher Lee as Sir Henry Baskerville; a Hollywood version for sure, Doyle may have rolled once or twice in his grave, but it inspired me to read the book. Minus the grandiosity of Hollywood, the book lacked nothing, and still contains magic that even Hollywood can't trump. On a calm enough evening, sitting with your family, The Hound of the Baskervilles might even be able to compete with Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty, Warlord, Doodle Jump. What's that old saying..."They just don't make 'em like this anymore"...they do, but not very often. Great production, and worth re-visiting.
"A Ghost of a Story"
It's October; who doesn't like a ghost story this time of year; Garth Stein has a pretty impressive track record (The Art of Racing in the Rain); lots of high ratings; fellow well-credentialed authors gave some enticing blurbs...if it sounds like I'm thinking aloud, I'm trying to figure out where I went wrong -- because this was the wrong book for me. I'm not sure whom this book is for.
My biggest complaint, and one that is consistent when I'm duped, is that it is presented as one thing, "a ghost story," but is something very different, but what I'm not sure. It could be a message about conservation, a spiritual philosophy, a Puget Sound Broke Mountain (melodramatically, "the dark past of his forefathers"), but it's not a ghost story.
The *ghost* element seems more an excuse, or a utilitarian connection to history; the ghosts themselves limp and (NPI) lifeless -- dancing in ballrooms, turning out the lights, writing messages through human Ouija boards. The story had an over reliance on the diaries and their expository dialogue, which could have been passable but came across as a lazy means to move the story forward. Stein is heavy-handed with the philosophy that's suppose to bolster the plot, and spouts it often and unnecessarily, from the mouth of a temporarily possessed grandfather. The 14 yr. old narrator Trevor also possess an uncanny repertoire of philosophy and literature. Like all of the characters, there was a thinness, a randomness, even a falseness to Trevor. Both the characters and the plot seemed to fall apart under the weight of an ambiguous sense of importance.
There is plenty of restless wandering here, but not from any ghosts. In my opinion, an unsuccessful melding of too many random elements, not well thought out or executed, and not particularly well written. Only Hope propelled me -- battling all the while with contrivance, predictability, and banality -- as far into this novel as I got. I don't like to write mean-spirited or pernicious reviews, and I like to think I could say anything I write face to face with the author...I heard Stein's other books are good, but I can't say the same about this one.
"Comedy to either laugh with or roll your eyes at"
After a handful of Hiaasen novels, my hypothesis is that your first Hiaasen experience is the best. From that introductory experience, the thrill of it all either drops a notch and maintains a level of mildly humorous material guaranteed to lighten your mood, or you find the giggles slowly sliding into eye rolling, until you have to break up with Hiaasen. (Which reminds me of my first fiancé -- eventually everything I found so charming about him in the beginning, I later cited as reasons to loose the guy.) Hiaasen's humor still makes me smile, but I resort to it only when I need a little pick-me-up. It relies a bit on Murphy's Law mixed with ridiculousness, so there is an element of predictability after 2 or 3 of his books. Native Tongue had it's moments, and the expected characters, but it was a little dated, and a lot ridiculous. My fave is still Skinny Dip, my first experience with Hiaasen. NT is still the silly fun I've come to expect from Hiaasen, but at my 5th outing with the author... most of the thrill is gone. Let's just say I laughed AND rolled my eyes.
"Melancholy, Reflection, and Venison"
I can't say what kind of apocalyptic society member I would be. A religious, rapture-ish event... I'd have to brush up on my survival skills, but a nuclear event or count down to Armageddon, and I would place my chair at Ground Zero, because I wouldn't want to be without the people I love, nor would I choose to live in a world where there was not some form of beauty, or sense of community. Alone, fighting just to survive, I would wind up as mad as King Lear. Station Eleven opens with a scene from the Shakespeare play and expands on the themes of survival and meaning.
Opening night, the lead actor suffers a heart attack and passes away. The news that night pronounces the actor's passing, and barely mentions a mysterious illness that has people flooding hospital ERs. Within 3 weeks, 99% of the world will die from a flu pandemic. Forward: Twenty years later, a troupe of actors and musicians called The Travelling Symphony moves from one outcropping of survivors to another performing plays and music. Their mission statement sounds enlightened and magnanimous, an ode to the arts... "Because survival is insufficient," it is a quote one member recalls from a Star Trek episode he watched as a child. The troupe includes a woman that was a young child in the King Lear production the night the actor had his heart attack on stage.
At times, author St. John Mandel is eloquent with understated visions of a broken world. Her museum of artifacts is a centerpiece that connects people and stories, including the actor Leander. His personal life, his celebrity, is captured there in articles from the celebrity magazines left intact. She doesn't go into the breakdown of society or the aftermath of the pandemic, but focuses on the emptiness and melancholy borne of lost loved ones, simple pleasures only remembered, and the connections that remain stretched across a barren world, traversed by The Travelling Symphony. Here, the author is a mighty gentle giant.
Beyond the difficulties of surviving day to day, there is a menacing group of brutal men ruled by The Prophet, but sadly,he makes only a brief appearance and whimpers away. Just when I was hoping for a little trouble-maker to take my mind off the moping and memories, and roasting venison over burning tires, again. Once you get the general premise, you better be ready to dwell on it. Mandel writes beautifully and has created a world that is eerie and surreal, but I started to feel swallowed by the melancholy. For all the hype, all the great reviews, all the promises that I would be haunted by this powerful story, I wasn't feeling it. From my frame of reference, it's been done before. Mandel thinks outside the apocalyptic genre box, but doesn't enlarge the real estate.
The book stays high centered in that world of reflection, the menagerie of meandering melancholics mourning the past, hoping for a better future, chewing deer meat, occasionally appreciating the arts, coming up with some profound thoughts--wallowing in sentimentality. I recommend the book, in spite of my sarcastic, irreverent nature; but not to hard-core apocalyptic/dystopia fans, or anyone that believes the saying "you can't move forward with one foot in the past." (I think Mr.Spock said that in an episode.) It is a lovely novel, written beautifully-- my head tells me so.
"Not Short Listed, This Time"
There's nothing wrong with pretending you know what's going on...sometimes you are along for the ride and will get it later. (Take Cloud Atlas for instance.) Mitchell does that best, and at a speed that sometimes reminds me of trying to have a conversation with a hyper active person at the height of their hyper arc (and pharmaceutically enhanced). His brilliance and out-there creativity require a catch-up period; you don't wait for the story to develop, you wait to catch-up with the story. I'm not a member of the Mitchell cult, but I've read many of his books and recognize an author with a rare creative talent and freshness that almost promises there are still great books to come. The Bone Clocks was a good one, (it was long-listed for a Man Booker before it was even released). I liked it enough to say Mitchell fans will be okay with it, but it is a departure from his more sophisticated novels.
Bone Clocks is not just a journey through time at warp speed, it is a frenetic jump in and out of ages with the future periods reflecting on some I-told-you-so moments that are frighteningly timely (global warming, Iraq, etc.),major issues to us presently, but just back ground for an eternal battle raging between the forces of good and evil. He obviously has a message for his readers in here.
Mitchell bends the boundaries, as usual, with connected characters, engaging backstories, and places in time, but pinning down which character you are with, and at what moment and where, is tricky. The constant present tense, the static back and forth, and the similarities in the characters, present challenges -- and not the kind intended by the author. The audio version is probably an advantage in some ways, (the presentation is done well) but the voice alone doesn't tell you when or where. Mitchell's presence is always looming subconsciously; Bone Clocks seemed to be lacking separation from the author.
The level of writing and creativity have already been expounded on by reviewers. Worth mentioning again is Mitchell's superb "ventriloquistic" style that pulls you in while the story unfolds around you. The story itself expands on Mitchell's on-going play with fantasy; he gives us a version of *vampires* -- soul sucking fiends that feed on children. But, these are Mitchell's vampires, so I am pretending I get it... that these undead might just be metaphors for something deeper and more meaningful.
The story is enjoyable and reminded me a little of the fantastical film, Highlander (the movie with the Scottish swordsman that battles the evil immortal, the two swordsmen popping in and out of time periods and places). It wasn't exactly the book I anticipated, but I saw plenty of glimmers of Mitchell's brilliance. Worth the read, but probably not worth the Man Booker.
"Big Boys Behaving Badly"
Months ago I finished this novel, attempted to review, but my fingers hovered over the keyboard and my head felt scrambled -- the condition is called being *dumbstruck.* As a reviewer wrote, Summer House is "uncommon" and if you read Koch's previous novel, The Dinner, you know the author has a blunt-force style that is anything but common. He is out of the box, out of bounds, and you need to brace yourself for a style that might leave you a little dumbstruck. It's not that he is offensive -- he is completely unique and captures his characters in sticky icky situations, at the edge of civility, then pushes it to places we hope we are incapable of falling to ourselves.
Subject matter is borderline, of course, it's Koch, and if just hearing *lecherous older men and barely-into-their-teens young girls* already has you grimacing -- not your book because that is just the beginning. (I had to keep in mind that nude sunbathing and swimming is de rigueur in some cultures.) Throw in lots of alcohol, a doctor that is repulsed by the human body, adultery, rape, and nude frolicking on the beach... it's gritty and uncomfortable (like getting sand in places usually covered by your bathing suit). And as if it isn't already prickly enough, there are plenty of moments where you shouldn't be laughing, but you are...that watching someone stumble and ride down the stairs laugh. Koch connects with a part of us that some of us don't want to know is there, and that is what is the most discomforting.
Koch is a good writer and does what he sets out to do well. He keeps you engaged even when it's uncomfortable -- but so does an electric fence. I occasionally like a book where I am expected to boo and hiss the bad guys -- it's all good fun. But, I think Summer House crossed MY line by featuring too many taboos. In the end (and what about that end??-huh?) I recognize the author's uniqueness and talent, but Summer House "enriched me not" and left me feeling almost guilty, "poor indeed." If you think you have the mental fortitude, you don't have bouts of depression triggered by icky situations, you love to hate the characters and dark deeds, don't mind sand in cracks...this may be your book.
"Maybe this one should have stayed lost..."
I started at the beginning with Relic, moved onto Reliquary, became a fan of Pendergast, continued, even outside the series with Riptide, Thunderhead, and Ice Limit because I enjoy a clever, original thriller. Like most fans, a P&C release guaranteed an entertaining read to me, and I believe fans will again be entertained with The Lost Island.
Increasingly, I've found myself less intrigued by the prolific duo's stories, relying more and more on my devotion to the pair than the satisfaction I have been getting from their novels. White Fire, I didn't even review -- it tested my endurance and left me a little sickened. The sensationalism trumped the writing. The Lost Island not only tested my endurance, it asked me to venture way outside the limits of my reasoning until I felt like I was being dragged through nonsense for the sake of entertainment. I finished this, but without a sense of satisfaction. There isn't much depth (other than the deep blue sea), the story seems flat, contrived, and I hate to say it, but, silly. In fairness, I haven't read other books in the Gideon series...but I don't feel compelled to do so after reading this one.
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WASHINGTON - Many of the most seriously wounded in the Boston bombing endured a loss of a limb or limbs. That type of injury is no stranger to Walter Reed Army National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, where they've treated tens of thousands of amputees.
"Our hearts and prayers go out to all of the victims in Boston and certainly empathize with the challenges that they face as well as what their medical teams face," says retired Colonel Dr. Paul Pasquina, chair of physical medicine to rehab at Walter Reed in Bethesda.
He says treatment after a limb loss is complex.
"A blast injury often times leaves both visible and invisible wounds," he says.
There can be vision and hearing loss, brain injuries, internal injuries as well as the loss of a limb. As you can imagine, "it's very, very difficult for anyone in any circumstance to adjust to a disability," he says.
Pasquina says pain control and almost immediate rehabilitation is part of the process.
"Aggressive treatment needs to be in place in terms of treating their pain whether it's residual or phantom pain," he says.
Plus, he says the focus is no longer on urgent care first and rehabilitation second. He says mental and physical rehab must be an integral role evening during the surgical care part of the process.
While Pasquina says individual patients will recover at their own pace, and recovery always varies, he says people who've suffered a limb loss should be encouraged by what wounded warriors have been able to achieve.
"We have great insight as to what achievements can be made by examples that are living among us today," Pasquina says.
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