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A seemingly small event can change the direction of a life completely: a chance encounter with a stranger who harms you or a conversation that detains you which means you miss bumping into the person, a meeting with the German you fall in love with and marry or being helped up from a fall by an Englishman. Life is full of moments which change the direction a person...
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3.0 out of 5 stars So wanted to like it but could have done with a good edit
Life After Life follows a female protagonist, Ursula Tod from birth in 1910, through the different ways in which life would have unravelled if Ursula had died at various hair raising points in her life. A couple of World Wars, as well as other tragic scenarios, are involved, and you can't fault the detailed recreations of these grim times. Also intricate plotting is one...
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139 of 144 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A remarkable book,
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A seemingly small event can change the direction of a life completely: a chance encounter with a stranger who harms you or a conversation that detains you which means you miss bumping into the person, a meeting with the German you fall in love with and marry or being helped up from a fall by an Englishman. Life is full of moments which change the direction a person travels in and we have all wished we could go back and change something, or do it over again in a different way. And Life After Life explores this theme intricately, with sympathy, compassion and superb writing and plotting.
Ursula keeps being born, in 1910, living, dying and being born again within the same family but her decisions and reactions to events change, sometime nudged by a sense that something must be avoided at all costs, and her life keeps going off in different directions as she lives through the turbulent events of the first half of the 20th century. Sometimes you desperately want her to die so that a particular cycle will end and in others you want her to fight through and succeed.
Atkinson crafts Ursula's repeated lives beautifully and you are with her, rooting for her, in every one. But it is not just Ursula we get to know through her successive lives but also her family, friends, brief acquaintances and villains. We see not only the different directions Ursula takes but the impact of life and events on the people around her. Even the characters who make brief appearances are rich with detail and the main characters continue to grow through Ursula's lives along with our greater intimacy with Ursula herself. How many times can we read of a character being born? Well the answer is many times and still never be tired of it. A single event in Ursula's life can be seen from multiple viewpoints and as we progress through different lives we see tiny and different details which make the repeated experience of the event richer and more complete.
Life After Life deserves 5 stars for the complexity of its plotting, the depth of characterisation, the scope of the story and for being a magnificent piece of writing. This is a novel that stayed with me long after the final sentence.
31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars So wanted to like it but could have done with a good edit,
Life After Life follows a female protagonist, Ursula Tod from birth in 1910, through the different ways in which life would have unravelled if Ursula had died at various hair raising points in her life. A couple of World Wars, as well as other tragic scenarios, are involved, and you can't fault the detailed recreations of these grim times. Also intricate plotting is one Atkinson's strong points, and this skill is well put to use here to develop this complicated conceit of the different endings.
It's an interesting concept and if anyone was going to be the writer to pull it off, it would have been Kate Atkinson. However the overall result is a bit... technical. It throws the usual patterns of character development up into the air, so that while Hugh (Ursula's father), Pamela, Maurice and Teddy (the siblings) have pretty constant characteristics throughout, Ursula's mother and Ursula, for example, herself end up with some wildly varying characteristics in the different endings. This makes it difficult to identify with the main character or sympathise with her.
Some of the story branches are clearly cul-de-sacs early on in their development and go on for too long, and although I have to say that Atkinson does a good job with not making the actual gory endings too predictable, it's difficult for the reader to invest too much in a character when you know the end is nigh and a fresh one is on its way. Some of the endings too have Ursula come across as a bit passive - a litany of tragic events that propel her towards doom.
On the positive side, this will stay with you after you've finished it. Each plight of Ursula's is mapped out with Atkinson's trademark precise, almost detached prose, emphasising the catastrophic by contrasting it with the matter of fact. But it could have done with a good edit - the length of some of the sub-stories really verges on the tedious. And since the one constant, stand out thing that follows Ursula is the shadow of her alternative histories, which compels her to do the odd irrational things to avoid her fate, it would have been more involving to see more made of this.
It's worth a read because it has ambition behind it and is memorable, but it's difficult to like. It's interesting, but with a good edit, it could have been more than interesting, it could have made you feel as well as think.
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294 of 316 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars `Don't you wonder sometimes,' Ursula said. `If just one small thing had been changed, in the past...',
L. H. Healy "Books are life, beauty and truth." (Cambridgeshire, UK) - See all my reviews
`Don't you wonder sometimes,' Ursula said. `If just one small thing had been changed, in the past, I mean....surely things would be different.'
I admit I am a big fan of Kate Atkinson's writing, having read most of her previous novels, with a particular fondness for the Jackson Brodie stories, my favourite probably being `When Will There Be Good News?'. I was therefore so excited to hear about a new novel coming from her and filled with great anticipation upon starting to read.
Life After Life didn't disappoint me; I think this is a very special book in many ways. It is imbued with the sparkling prose and the dark humour that is so often evident in Kate Atkinson's works. But this book features something rather clever and wonderful in terms of the structure and storyline.
The main character, Ursula Todd is born in 1910, during a heavy snowstorm, but sadly dies immediately, there's no time for the doctor to reach her. Then we read that Ursula Todd is born in 1910 during a heavy snowstorm, and lives. She has another chance, another start at life, and this pattern, this unique quality, stays with her as she lives, and lives again, and changes the direction of her life, having chance after chance to get it just right. What a premise!
We accompany Ursula as she lives through many of the major events of the twentieth century, with her personal highs and lows recounted, then changed, as she has another chance at her life, and then another. She takes a different route, and a different course is set. Kate Atkinson writes of the personal experiences of one woman in a way that makes for compelling reading. I loved Ursula's family and thought they were also all vividly brought to life, in particular her mother Sylvie. However clever the structure, I never felt distanced from Ursula as a character, as a woman. She endures some of the hardest times, the saddest events, and the reader grows close to her and hopes for better next time.
I wasn't sure quite what to expect in terms of how this novel would work, but I gave myself time to get into the novel, through the early, often very short episodes as Ursula begins to find her way. I was soon drawn into Ursula's life, her family, the events, and I was keen to return to them every time I picked the book up, little knowing what would await me.
When Ursula lives again, sometimes very little has changed, sometimes a lot is different. There are some thrilling moments, dramatic and tragic; then the reader realises that there is another chance at the story and can breathe again - it's quite an experience reading this book. Usually after another go, things are better, but Ursula's life demonstrates that there are always hard choices, difficult relationships; there is always some sadness, even when she has had more than one chance to live through a particular time. It's a powerful and emotional experience to read this story.
This is by turns a surprising, unnerving, moving and rewarding read and it sets itself apart with a clever structure to the narrative and a distinctive main character who we live through different experiences with, over and over again, as we read. It's a fascinating and fantastic concept that really made me think as I read. What does this mean for fate? What if we could all change things, or go back and have a second chance?
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars It's a novel Jim,but not as we know it......,
Martin Daly (edinburgh, scotland) - See all my reviews
By the time I'd reached page 150 I'd lost the will to live, so I died and quickly arranged to be reborn in order to give myself a new life story and find a better book - one with structural coherence and less like a shallow pastiche of AS Byatt's "The Children's Book". This was the second time I'd tried and failed to enjoy an Atkinson novel. I'll admit to finishing "Behind The Scenes At The Museum", but I did not enjoy it at all, and again came away asking myself what other readers get from her work. The book is a series of possible/alternative vignettes from family life of a prosperous middle class Edwardian bunch,jumping back and forth in time, but not really going anywhere other than to suggest that there are many alternative lives we might have lived given the chance.The narrative structure is frustrating because the author intrudes everywhere,constantly stopping and jumping to another time, just as things seem about to develop.I am now planning to go back in time to see to it that Kate Atkinson's mum and dad never meet..........
46 of 50 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars One of the most frustrating books you'll read all year...,
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On a snowy night in 1910, Ursula is born and almost immediately dies. Then she's born again, makes a little further into childhood and dies again. Oh, I'm forgetting the previous life where she makes it to adulthood in order to be in a certain German café in the late nineteen thirties in order to have coffee and cake with a certain German politician. Confused yet? You will be. Life After Life tracks the multiple lives and deaths of a woman who lives through (or not, as the case may be) the many turbulent events of the twentieth century.
I love Kate Atkinson's style of writing and am a big fan of the Jackson Brodie books. Therefore, my utter frustration with this book (and those who manage to read the phrase 'darkness falls' for the fifteenth time and turn the page to realise that you're back in bloody 1910 again without uttering a scream have my admiration) is that the good bits are so damn good. The whole long section that examines Ursula's life (lives) during WW2 is incredibly powerful, for instance, and many of the characters are wonderfully drawn.
But.. but... it's just too damn clever for its own good. At the end of it, darkness didn't fall, but annoyance fairly swamped me.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars I really liked this book -- but I wish I'd been able to say that I loved it (3.5 stars),
This review is from: Life After Life (Paperback)
Life After Life is based on an intriguing premise: what if you could keep being re-born and re-living your life, fixing what went wrong the last time around, until you finally got it all right?
The novel features a number of similar, yet different, narratives in which the main character, Ursula, dies during birth, is re-born but survives this time only to die quite young, and so on -- with each timestream growing progressively longer as she avoids making past mistakes the next time around.
The author does a reasonably good job of focussing on different aspects each time through, so that the narratives are not endlessly repetitive (though the "Groundhog Day" conceit does occasionally get a little old during the 470-page novel). The protagonist has been given a subliminal awareness of what has occurred in past lives -- enough to cause her to avoid certain situations or make different life choices, sometimes out of a specific feeling of déjà vu, sometimes from a non-specific sense of fear or dread.
The bulk of Ursula's adult lives takes place during World War II in London. The historic scenarios have been well-researched and fleshed-out by the author -- but sadly, the character development has not been established to a similar depth. While I came to like Ursula, I never really felt as though I got to know her well. Her thoughts, her beliefs, her feelings are never fully explored: it's almost as if she's an observer in her own life.
And the reader gets to know the supporting characters even less. Near the end, a character close to Ursula dies and the depth of her grief is clearly described -- but as we never got to see much interaction between the two, it's hard to feel any real substance of that grief. It is the same with other characters close to her, who die (or don't die) at various points in her different lives. It is hard to share Ursula's sense of loss when we never really got to know her or the people close to her.
The main plot theme -- that Ursula is eventually driven to structure her life to enable her to accomplish a major history-changing act to save those she loves from so much grief, misery, and death -- ends in a very ambiguous way. Does she succeed? Or does she succeed, only to be thrown back at the very beginning of yet another iteration of her life, doomed to endlessly repeat the cycle without ever finally achieving an end to it all? The author has left this very up-in-the-air, and a cross-section of other reviews shows that readers are wildly split on what the ending really means.
Ultimately, I felt that the novel was a triumph of style at the sacrifice of substance. I enjoyed reading it, yet finished it feeling curiously unfulfilled.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Compelling but strange...,
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I read this as part of a book club group and although it was a good read, I found it strange in a few ways.
The beginning was confusing, there were so many characters, I found it difficult to get into the book straight away, it was one of those novels where you had to keep going as the storyline was captivating and I felt it would go somewhere.
That's the thing though that let's the book down for me. It didn't. The book got better as about a third of the way through I was getting bored of the same beginning over and over again but after a while, Ursula's life started back where it had left off. I felt that somewhere along the line, we would learn why this kept happening to her or why she started again at later stages of her life but this was something that we were never told (unless I have missed something). Her life story was obviously very interesting and I enjoyed hearing about the way things panned out differently depending on what she did or didn't do. Maybe that was the whole point, to lead to discussions as to whether this is the way life pans out for us all.
I enjoyed the book but certainly couldn't rate it any higher than average. If there had of been an ending that would have answered my questions then I certainly would have rated it higher. It's hard to review without giving any spoilers but the beginning of the book talks about someone with a shot gun who fires and when I got to this part at the ending, I thought that would be the whole point of the book and would then give some kind of reasoning behind it. Unfortunately, it then started again which made no sense to me and left me feeling a bit let down by the storyline.
146 of 160 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating read, but I can't recommend it unreservedly.,
L. J. Roberts (Oakland, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
First Sentence: A fug of tobacco smoke and damp clammy air hit her as she entered the café.
Ursula is born...and dies...and is born again. Each life lasts a little longer. With some, we pick up where the previous left off. With others, she has been able to change her course and, possibly, the course of history.
Atkinson uses her unique voice to tell us a story of reincarnation, but not in the usual woo-woo sense. In fact, she does not follow the classic philosophy of reincarnation as the character of Ursula is always reborn at the same point in time as the same person. You know each life will end; you know the next life will show zen-like progression. The difference, however, is that there are times when Ursula can alter an event which will then change the course for that life.
This is no romantic fantasy; some lives are decidedly unpleasant. What the book lacked, for me, is a sense of connection. The one certain element, in real life, is that life will end. Whether there is reincarnation or eternity, we don't know and it is the not knowing which gives life import and significance. Atkinson has removed that gravitas. While this makes the reading of each life interesting, it does remove some sense of really caring about the fate of the character. What is also missing is any real sense of how Ursula's life fits in with those around her; how she impacts them, and they her.
That's not to say, one doesn't become involved. Absolutely, you do but almost in the way of watching an inevitable accident. In that, it reminded me of "The Time Traveler's Wife" as one chapter is painfully grim. In another, Ursula commits an act which could have changed world history. Unfortunately, we're given no follow-up; we have to surmise the outcome for ourselves as her life starts again.
Atkinson does provide us with a character about whose life we become curious. She creates an excellent sense of time. The pre-war and World War II years become real to those of us who didn't live them. She writes excellent dialogue. There are elements of philosophy, satire and humor, as well as introspection..."Ursula craved solitude but she hated loneliness, a conundrum that she couldn't even begin to solve."
"Life After Life" is a fascinating read; it's compelling and certainly kept me reading to the end. It is intriguing and thought-provoking, occasionally grim and rather depressing, and undoubtedly not for everyone. Atkinson is an excellent author, one who ordinarily ranks among my favorites. Although I am very glad I read this book, I can't recommend it unreservedly.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Still confused,
Although thought provoking and some of the characters were good, I'm still not sure about this book. I couldn't keep up with the hopping backwards and forwards and the end was very disappointing, as I was Hoping for more clarity. Maybe I'm just thick but I just didn't really get it and I'm very believing in reincarnation, I just couldn't figure out which life was which sometimes and got very confused. I would have liked Hugh 's character and his relationship with Ursula to be more developed, it was too much about Sylvie. Saying all that though I was intrigued and curious to find out what Ursula would be up to next and looked forward to reading it every night before bed. 50/50 on if I would recommend it or not, perhaps only to people with patience and perseverance
131 of 145 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down,
Macey89 - See all my reviews
On a snowy night in 1910, a baby is born. The doctor is unable to reach her due to the weather, and she dies. Or the doctor makes it in time, and she is saved. Or a mother's instinct pulls her back from the edge, and she lives. This is how Ursula Todd's life begins, again and again.
Over the course of her life, Ursula continues to die and be reborn, over and over again. Each life brings with it a different set of choices, different experiences and a different fate. Her family and certain key characters throughout the book feature in many different incarnations, their lives at some times entirely separate and at some times intrinsically linked with Ursula's. Her decisions see her take a variety of paths - sometimes to the London war office and sometimes to Germany, sometimes as a mistress and sometimes as a wife, sometimes happy and sometimes utterly alone.
The main point of the novel seems to be to demonstrate how the smallest thing can impact on your entire life. Ursula is continually faced with deadly situations, but some lingering feelings and an uncanny sense of déjà vu from a past life continue to propel her forward. Some incidents are harder to avoid than others - a deadly outbreak of Spanish Influenza proves particularly hazardous. In other cases, a few offhand words spoken here or there can change the course of an entire life.
War is a major theme throughout the book, and in many strands it is a pervading influence on the central characters. Ursula's role in events changes from life to life, but the reality of fighting and the hardship of living through World War II is constant. Ultimately, Atkinson uses Ursula's individual story to ask if one person's actions can influence events on a global scale, and change the course of history forever. It's a really interesting concept, although I personally found the ending a little abrupt and there wasn't a great deal of build up to her final actions in the same way as with some of her earlier turning points.
The structure of the novel, which flits around in time and place indiscriminately, is quite hard to get used to. Central characters appear and disappear, and live or die, depending on which particular narrative strand Ursula's life has taken. Some of her lives are truly awful, seeing her a victim of extreme violence, loneliness, or emotional turmoil. I found myself hoping for the death that was sure to come just so she could escape whatever horrible reality she was in at the time. On the other hand, in some strands she is happy, successful and simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. In these cases, I was desperately hoping she could fight fate.
Kate Atkinson writes with immense skill. Despite the continually shifting time periods, all of the characters are really well rounded and developed. Ursula is portrayed especially well. Her circumstances, frame of mind and outlook can change completely from chapter to chapter but her core remains the same and I was really rooting for her to choose the right path and end up happily ever after. There's a certain inevitability about this book. Death comes no matter what choices Ursula makes, and all she can do is to try and overcome obstacles until she gets it right. In the end, there was an overwhelming sense that we can't have everything. Every one of Ursula's lives had a sense of compromise and its own share of tragedy. But at the end of the day, that's just life.
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The controversy over metal-on-metal hip implants has ensnared 21 companies that have been required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to do post-market studies into whether their implants shed high levels of metal debris into patients' bloodstreams.
But orthopedic surgeons have played a role in the metal-on-metal controversy, too, according to a report from patient safety group the ECRI Institute.
Part of the implants' failure rate can be blamed on doctors who used them in the wrong types of patients, said a physician quoted in the report, Dr. Javad Parvizi, a professor of orthopedic surgery with Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.
"Metal-on-metal did have promise for a very small population," Parvizi said. "For extremely heavy males who were very active, it was a great option compared to all of the other bearing surface options."
The problem is doctors prescribed metal-on-metal implants to a much wider population than they should have, figuring their bigger femoral head diameter was more likely to reduce the likelihood of postoperative dislocation, according to Parvizi.
"Surgeons utilized them much more commonly and because of that we are paying a price," he said.
Researchers know that metal-on-metal bearing surfaces generate metal particles in the blood, but what they don't know is exactly what effect that has on patients, according to Parvizi. "Metal-on-metal technology for the most part would be very difficult to bring back," he said.
Another orthopedic surgeon — Dr. Michael Berend, of Franciscan St. Francis Health's Center for Hip & Knee Surgery in Mooresville, Indiana — cautioned against lumping all metal-on-metal hip implants together.
His medical practice has implanted more than 1,200 patients with Biomet's M2a Magnum metal-on-metal hip implants and has had "an excellent early track record."
"There are significant differences in manufacturing, in tolerances, in design … in the components, and in the way they're implanted," he said. "Not all metal-on-metal implants are created equal."
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My email address is [email protected] I am compiling a list of the 21 companies who manufacture/market metal on metal hips. If you know the names of any of these companies please email them to the address above. So far I have Depuy, Zimmer, Biomet, and Pinnacle. Thanks for your help!!!
I received a Depuy ASR XL Acetabular hip and had to go through revision surgery just 4 years later. I am doing extensive research on MOM hips and am trying to put together a list of all the companies who manufacture and market these devices. I have read in several articles about the FDA mandate to the 21 companies who manufacture MOM hips but I can't find a list of who these companies are. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Dr. Berend is correct. Variation in product designs, tolerances, material processing and manufacturing as well as implantation methods can significantly impact product durability and performance over time. It may be unrealistic to expect a manufacturer to physically test their products for every possible combination of design, tolerance, material, etc due to cost and time limitations. An alternative is to use virtual testing and simulation to predict product performance under varying conditions. One company providing these virtual simulations today across multiple industries is VEXTEC – check it out at www.vextec.com.
Companies pushed sales of MoM because of the higher margins - period!
Here's a link to ECRI Institute's Emerging Technology Brief enewsletter featuring our article on metal on metal hips: https://www.ecri.org/Documents/Esource/ETB/Emerging_Tech_Brief_March_2012.pdf.
Katie- I was unable to find the report on ECRI's site. I saw the report in ECRI's "emerging technology brief" free monthly email. You could join that list on their site.
The sales agents of the manufacturers had something to do with the overuse of these devices, and these people were in turn trained and compensated by the manufacturers. Also, as was noted in the article, all metal-on-metal systems are not not identical, and the strategic emphasis on quality systems also differs among manufacturers. This is a complicated situation, and pinning the blame on this mess onto the 510(k) premarket clearance system (e.g. Consumers Union) does not help avoid problems such as these.
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Munich Moment of Silence at Maccabi Games
The world was profoundly disappointed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s refusal to honor the Munich 11 with a moment of silence during the opening of the Olympic games in London. The Jewish Community is looking to address this disappointment at the opening ceremony of the JCC Rockland Maccabi Games this Sunday, August 12, 2012. Ankie Spitzer, whose husband Andrei was among the 11 murdered athletes, will be at the JCC Rockland Maccabi Games' opening ceremony which will honor the Munich 11 with a worldwide moment of silence.
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July 30, 2012
Hudson, FL – The Arrhythmia Center of Florida (ACOF is open to diagnose and treat patients who suffer from cardiac arrhythmias. The ACOF is part of the nationally recognized Heart Institute at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point and is located in Hudson. With a state-of-the-art electrophysiology lab and full-service facility, the ACOF is able to diagnose and treat all types of arrhythmias.
An arrhythmia is when the heart's electrical systems do not work properly and the heartbeat becomes too slow, too fast, or irregular. Symptoms of an arrhythmia may include a racing or skipping heartbeat, a mild fluttering sensation in the chest, dizziness or fainting, fatigue, difficulty breathing, and/or chest pain. Each year, over 850,000 Americans are hospitalized for an arrhythmia. "Having a local full-service facility that's focused solely on treating arrhythmias means patients won't have to go out of the area to receive specialized care," said Julie Lallanilla, director of electrophysiology at RMC Bayonet Point.
The ACOF's physicians and healthcare professionals have served patients in West Central Florida since 1995 and perform over 1,000 electrophysiology procedures annually. Medical Director Luis R. Annoni, MD leads the ACOF's team of six board-certified electrophysiologists (cardiologists who specialize in arrhythmias). Along with Dr. Annoni, ACOF electrophysiologists include: Rajiva Goyal, MD; Raul Jimenez, MD; Huang-Ta Lin, MD; Darshan V. Patel, MD; and Kenneth H. Yamamura, MD.
"For some patients, an arrhythmia may be nothing to worry about. For others, it may be a life threatening medical condition," said Dr. Annoni. "Anyone experiencing an arrhythmia should see a physician right away."
The ACOF is located at 14000 Fivay Road in Hudson near the intersection of US 19 and Hudson Avenue. To learn more about cardiac arrhythmias, diagnostic procedures, and treatments, visit the ACOF website at RMCHealth.com or call 727-869-5565 or toll free at 855-534-4325.
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chicken broth
1 cup
potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 tablespoon
vegetable oil, or as needed
onion, chopped
1/2 cup
sliced mushrooms
broccoli stalk, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup
chopped chorizo sausage
2 cloves
garlic, chopped
1 cup
finely chopped kale
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1/4 cup
heavy whipping cream
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light cream
I wanted to have more vegetables incorporated, so I had to add more vegetable broth too. I used broccoli crowns, mushrooms, onions, zucchini, a 1/2 leek. I had 2/3 lbs of tofu chorizo to use. I don't usually use white potatoes, but I bought 2 large ones that gave me 4 or 5 cups of chopped potatoes. after the potatoes cooked I added 1 cup of silken tofu, instead of adding cow's milk later. I had to add a little more water when I added the kale, it was too thick, my doing because of the tofu. it ended up very creamy. it was very filling, the only thing we didn't like was the kale, it was still too chewy for me. it didn't need salt n pepper.
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Ralcorp said the acquisition would add 30 cents a share to its earnings in the first year after the sale is complete. It plans to fund the deal through short-term debt.
Ralcorp's purchase should help the private-brand food products maker improve its margins after it laid plans last month to spin off its Post Foods cereal unit. That announcement came on the heels of Ralcorp twice rejecting unsolicited takeover bids from ConAgra Foods (CAG).
Sara Lee announced its intention to divest its refrigerated dough business earlier this year. The unit makes up about 3% of its annual revenue.
The sale comes as part of Sara Lee's larger plan to spin off its North American retail and food service business, a company that will trade publicly and retain the Sara Lee name. That business includes brands such as Hillshire Farm lunch meat, Ball Park hot dogs and Jimmy Dean sausages. The other company, Sara Lee's remaining international bakery and beverages businesses, which includes Douwe Egberts and L'Or brands, was as yet unnamed but referred to as CoffeeCo and could be based overseas. The split was announced in January, and in May, Sara Lee said it was on track with the split, expected to be complete in 2012.
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Families struggle to agree on what's fair when it comes to the division of household chores according to the results of a survey from appliance maker Samsung and research firm NPD Group.
The Samsung/NPD results come from a survey of about 1200 men and women. Among the findings:
• 65% of women say they handle the "bulk of the chores," but only 5% of men agree. The majority of men say they "split the chores" with their spouse.
• Men apparently like making dinner and clearing the table more than women.
• Women cite their biggest pet peeve as the never-ending laundry.
• More than 60% of women don't think their husband will do a chore the right way.
• More than half of women and 30% of men say they aren't satisfied with the chore routine in their household.
Samsung turned to Niecy Nash, host for nine seasons of Style Network's TV program Clean House, for her take on the home chores communication disconnect.
"When it comes to having a balanced household where everyone chips in on everyday tasks, the key is to understand your partner's chore style," Nash said.
In fact, the study found identified four chore style categories.
Nash said "choreography" is needed to get the family in sync and achieve a harmonious household. Nash described each of the four styles to approaching chores.
• Weekend Warrior – This describes a family with limited time, who typically does most chores on Saturday or Sunday. This consumer looks for appliances that help get tasks done faster. (Samsung said its 5.0-cu-ft large capacity front-loading washer, Model WF520, fits the bill, with one of the largest capacity ratings in a front loader and capable of washing washers the equivalent of up to 31 bath towels in one load. Another time saver, the OEM said, is the steam clean feature to cut down on weekend trips to the dry cleaner.
• Solo Flyer - This family has one person who takes charge of all the chores because they want everything done their way. They also feel the pressure of having primary responsibility for household chores. More so than any other group, the Solo Flyers don't like the current state of their families' chore structure – they're frustrated and looking for help from the rest of the family. With study finding that men actually enjoy meal prep and clean up more than women, this may be the area for the Solo Flyer to elicit more help. (Samsung suggests its induction range model FTQ307 could help entice more help from dad and kids, while precise controls over cooktop temperatures make mastering meals easier and the cooler touch of the induction cooktop helps prevent the possibility of burns.)
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Day 31: 8/09 Heartland Tour (final post)
The last day of the trip was pretty unexciting. Not much to shoot on I-80. But there was a quick stop in Harrisburg, PA to shoot a few things. Glad I forced myself to take that break. There's only so much that coffee and radio can do.
Across the street from a diner that I shot were these twin garages:
Some nice details on the one at the left:
And taking a lazy route back to the interstate, I came upon this funky sign. Probably faux deco rather than the real thing but still fun:
The worst part of the drive was the last hour and a half. Traffic backed up for about an hour in NJ waiting to get into the Holland Tunnel. Ugh. Bad enough but torture when you have to pee. And then the hunt for parking for about a half hour. Ah, life in the Big City.
So, let's recap with some of the stats of this trip. 30 days, 11,900 miles, and $1942.56 in gas. Sparkle ran flawlessly and now has over 220,000 miles on her. Whoever says you have to get rid of a vehicle when it has 100,000 miles must never have had the pleasure of owning an Astro Van. Grem only ran off, what, three times? But I came home with all four of my monsters — and managed to help reunite a fifth dog with its owner.
The rain, yes, the rain hampered my shooting a bit. I haven't counted up the photos but based on previous trips, I probably have about 4500 photos for the website. Which will take some time to get ready, research, and insert. I'll make Xmas my goal. You can keep an eye on the "what's new" page at the website to monitor my progress if you like:
Settling back into the groove here. I'm anxious to get back to the Midwest for Part II next summer. I have untouched stacks of maps and lists right here staring back at me. If somebody wants to send me say $10,000, I'll go back there next week and finish up.
If you've been slogging through my blog on a daily basis and will now be suffering from withdrawal, you might want to check out the more "serious" stuff — the photos taken and uploaded simultaneously over at Flickr during this trip:
No food photos for you (although I could've gotten my NYC bagel I suppose) but I took a few of the dogs this morning for you to close with. For those of you that are not familiar with "stoops", they are a big part of city life at least out here in the Northeast. Used kind of like a tiny porch — people hang out on the steps to talk, eat, have "stoop sales" (like garage sales). Anyhow, this one is one of my favorites with the leafy detail right across the street from my apt.
And then, this is my stoop — a larger shot to show you the worn but still nice detail on the front of it. The steps lead up from the left to this part. I've lived in this apartment for about 18 years so it's about time I took a photo of this!
I hope you enjoyed our trek through the Midwest. Come join us again in the spring when we head south. Or just maybe I can sneak in a week or two before that to take a blogable trip in the long ignored Northeast. Til then — may your own roadtrips and trips around town be enhanced with fun discoveries, tasty snacks, and great companions.
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I'll bet there are a lot of folks who, like me, read your travel blogs religiously but just aren't much for commenting. So on behalf of all us Silent Types, I say a big "Thank you!" for another fabulous album of photos. I look forward to your trips probably almost as much as the dog pack does!
And speaking of the dogs, I wanted to also say that in addition to appreciating your photos (and photo choices), I really admire the kind of pet owner that you are. You seem to strike just the right balance between the amount of freedom you give them and the amount of protection your provide.
I especially enjoyed the Dogs on Stoops shots. What a handsome crew!
Another great travelogue. You take the best trips! Thanks for sharing all the great stuff that most people don't seem to see. We're heading out in a couple weeks for a 10-day driving trip through the south and your blog has inspired us. Cheers!
The art deco bar sign looks like the real deal to me! And I bow to you, getting all 4 dogs to pose and look at the camera in the same shot. My cat stares at me all day. But as soon as I get out the camera, he looks away.
I always go through roadtrip withdrawal between your trips. And you do have quite a few silent fans, at least in my circle of friends and family. Again, you are a legend, Debra Jane!
It was great. I don't know what to say…
but thanks for the memories!
The dogs are so cute!
Perfect Dog shots! Nice portraits!


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A committee looking into how Bedford County schools review books to be included in school libraries doesn't want to see its policy changed, but it does suggest adding another layer of protection ? a "skim and scan" approach.
Delegate Lacey Putney has taken on a new role in the House of Delegates.
Putney, who has been the vice chairman of the House Appropriations Committee is now its chairman. This committee is responsible for developing the House of Delegates version of the entire state budget. In addition, Putney said that all legislation regarding the Virginia Retirement System, and public employee pay and insurance goes through the Appropriation's Committee.
Staunton River High School has applied to leave the Seminole District in order to join the Blue Ridge. The move, if approved, would impact all VHSL sanctioned extracurricular activities. It would also break up the current configuration in which all Bedford County high schools are a part of the Seminole District.
If approved, the move would take place for the 2009-2010 school year.
Generally, the people who appear before Bedford County Circuit Court Judge James Updike are in serious trouble. Monday was one of the exceptions.
"It's nice to have a happy occasion in here," Judge Updike told a gathering of the winners of last month's elections.
This was their swearing-in ceremony, a ceremony always conducted in circuit court. Judge Updike normally brings with him the newspaper photo of his first ceremony, when he was sworn in as Bedford County Commonwealth's Attorney in 1979.
Both a well head protection overlay and a convenience store, both in the Hardy area, received the Bedford County Planning Commission's approval last week.
Virginia Ridge Water Company, a private water company that serves the Virginia Ridge subdivision on Hardy Road, requested the well head protection overlay. This would restrict how parcels of land within 1,000 feet of each of its three well heads could be used. Certain uses, including fuel storage, are prohibited within 500 feet of the well head.
Two area residents lost their lives on Bedford County roads this past week ? one as a result of icy conditions on county roads Friday morning.
Pamela Joyce Miller, 54, of Thaxton, was traveling south on Virginia 691 when she ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree, according to Sgt. Bob Carpentieri of the Virginia State Police. The accident occurred at about 9 a.m. and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Carpentieri said Miller was wearing her seat belt, adding that the single-vehicle accident was weather related.
Normally this time of year the Bedford Bunko Club meets for a cookie exchange.
But not this year.
Rather than sharing their goodies amongst themselves, the group members decided to sweeten the holiday season for Bedford area soldiers serving in Iraq.
Last Thursday, the Bunko Club hosted a Christmas party for local military personnel serving overseas and, assisted by members of Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church and other friends, 79 boxes filled with Christmas goodies and expressions of love to be sent overseas. They were expected to arrive in Iraq late this week.
A driving range and a condo project, recommended for approval last month by the Bedford County Planning Commission, received the final go ahead from the Bedford County Board of Supervisors Monday night.
The driving range will be located on Va. 608, a short distance from its intersection with Va. 122. It will be right next to the site of a diner, already approved, and near a drive-in theater that is now under construction.
It doesn't appear as if John Thomas Hess Jr. will have to spend much, if any, more time in jail for taking a loaded .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun to Jefferson Forest High School last May.
But what still remains to be answered is if Hess, now 19, will face a felony or misdemeanor conviction for the crime.
Friday started on a slippery note when a surprise freezing rain made area highways treacherous. By late morning, the rain had stopped and the roads were safe, allowing the Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce's Women of Influence luncheon to go on as scheduled.
"We did not order the weather," commented Susan Martin, the chamber's president, before introducing the event's keynote speaker, Donna Tyson.
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Follow job market trends. Older workers must keep their finger on the pulse of the labor force by asking themselves, 'What jobs are in demand today?' and by keeping up with today's technology, particularly computer technology says Deborah Russell, director of the issues agenda for economic security for AARP, a non-profit organization for people age 50 and over.
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I wanted to share my Primal success story with you, and give you a huge thanks for changing my life forever. Here goes…
When I was in high school I was way too skinny, but man did I have some energy. I could run a few miles playing games, ride my bike around the neighborhood up steep hills, roller blade for an hour, play a basketball game, and climb a tree or two before I'd call it a day. I was a machine. I weighed a nice 120 lbs soaking wet standing at 5? 10?. The doctors always told my mom I was underweight.
During this time my nutrition was awful. I'd routinely eat Chips Ahoy! cookies for breakfast, tons of sugary cereals and snacks, and tons of soda. Despite this disaster of a diet I was extremely active and always skinny, so no one, including myself, was concerned about my nutrition. All was not entirely well though. I had some blood sugar issues. If I didn't eat every few hours I'd crash hard and in a couple rare occurrences even passed out from the blood sugar drops. I was not diagnosed as anemic, just too skinny, so why not eat some more cookies?
I continued this way through college, but I eventually moved out on my own, got a job as a software engineer and got sedentary. This is when all hell broke loose. No longer did I do any form of exercise unless you count the twitching my fingers did over the keyboard. No longer did I have my parents cooking meals for me, so my diet got even worse. It was bagels and donuts for breakfast, McDonald's for lunch, and some boxed stove-top meal for dinner. Over 2 years I steadily put on weight at the rate of about 2 lbs a month. I did not have any concerns over this because of how skinny I was. In fact, it was nice to not look so skinny anymore.
How I was not completely sick from my poor diet is still beyond me, but things started to happen that I didn't like. I started getting pretty severe GERD. I'd wake up multiple times throughout the night and have to eat a bunch of anti-acids to try to get it to stop. A couple of times it got really bad and kept me up all night. Additionally, I was out of shape like never before. The day I decided I needed to make a change was when I realized my heart rate was through the roof from just squatting down to tie my shoe one morning. I weighed myself and found out that my once 120 lb self was now a whopping 187 lbs.
No big deal I thought. I'll just exercise it all off like the old days. I'll run and bike a lot and still eat the foods I love and lose weight like a mad man. Easy! I tried to jog a mile the next day, made it about 1/4 mile and had to walk the rest of the way. It took me three weeks to build back up to a full mile. I stayed pretty active for a couple of months which made me more hungry, so I ate more. I made no progress.
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Blazing Angel
posted by catfan (LEDBETTER, KY) Jul 30, 2011
Member since Apr 2011
posted by MartyrMake (HOUSTON, TX) Apr 1, 2010
Member since Mar 2005
this game was terrible!~~
posted by cdicapo (SAINT MICHAEL, MN) Oct 24, 2008
Member since Jun 2008
Not a simulator
posted by paisano (SPRING, TX) Dec 20, 2007
Member since Feb 2005
Really Bad
posted by dwebb (OAKLAND, CA) Nov 3, 2011
Member since Nov 2011
Really Bad
Poor Controls!
posted by BifMcGee (HUNTSVILLE, AL) Jul 20, 2009
Member since Sep 2007
1 out of 2 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
It's a shame, because if the controls were on par with other flight sims out there, I think this could have been a really good game. As it is, I sent the game back the very next day.
Really Bad
Overall poor
posted by algaidaman (NEWARK, DE) Apr 2, 2008
Member since Mar 2008
I'm a big fan of game play, so if the graphics aren't all that good, I'll be happy if the game were fun.
Well, I'm sorry to report that this game is neither fun, nor graphically pleasing . . . sorry
Were R the jet based fighting sims 4 the PS3?
posted by bric6102 (PECKVILLE, PA) Jun 2, 2010
Member since Jun 2010
Blazing Angel 2
posted by 19751975 (PORTLAND, OR) Aug 29, 2008
Member since Nov 2007
2 out of 2 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
How bout a real flyer
posted by Foxxbatt (EASTSOUND, WA) Feb 22, 2008
Member since Feb 2008
posted by Arioch (BUNNELL, FL) Dec 7, 2013
Member since Jun 2013
posted by Stevenblog (NEWARK, DE) Feb 12, 2008
Member since Dec 2007
BA2 Takes Boredom To New Heights
posted by REVJR1 (ROANOKE, VA) Jan 30, 2008
Member since Jul 2007
3 out of 7 gamers (43%) found this review helpful
The sad truth is that BA2 is just plain dull. Certainly, the game offers a broad assortment of mission locales (as did BA1), and can't be faulted for length. I don't have any complaints with the control schematics, either. But there's simply no punch to the game, no adrenaline rush, no scenes that make you jump in your seat. You move on to the next mission out of mild curiosity but not from eager anticipation. The screen is always cluttered with icons, hints, instructions, etc (yes, you can adjust these to an extent). Your squadmates, in addition to their inane babbling which sounds like it's being read right off the page, do little good for you, either.
It feels like a rushed title. What those of us need who are still waiting for the perfect WWII fighter game is for an Ace Combat-esque producer to lend some style, flair, and truly PS3-worthy graphics to the effort.
Only a Slight Improvement to the Original
posted by Riotcraft (FRIENDSWOOD, TX) Mar 3, 2013
Member since Mar 2013
For a game that's all about secret and prototype planes of WW2 with a jet engine aircraft on the cover, they sure don't give you enough opportunities to use these planes. In fact, most of the ones they do give you are in fact propeller based plans that function no different from the standard propeller planes you use for half of the campaign anyways. There are most certainly not enough missions that give you jet engine aircraft to use and some of the missions which do give the option are not suitable to be using a jet engine fighter like say on a bombing focused mission. It's very disappointing in that regard.
The story is pretty abysmal, with fictional missions and comic book style cutscene panels with people who are clearly developers dressed up for still images and with ear-grating voice actors to go along with them.
The missions are pretty standard and don't differ much from the original. In that respect, the missions are still the best part of the game and the missions are much improved over the original, too. You won't have any annoying "fly through a sandstorm using the radio to locate a base" missions or "fly through a narrow canyon sideways while engaging enemy fighters and dodging obstacles at the same time" missions. Though there is a canyon mission, it's much more wide open and bearable than the original.
All told, it's a below average arcade flight game, but there's still enjoyment to be had.
Not my style
posted by pucker (ESCONDIDO, CA) Jul 10, 2009
Member since Jun 2009
I felt that the storyline interludes were a bit chessy. The really positive thing I found was once you get the all the planes, there are sooo many of them. Made the game a bit more interesting and enjoyable.
I wouldn't buy it...thats why you gotta love gamefly
posted by laser1901 (HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA) Nov 28, 2008
Member since Nov 2008
Multiplayer Only
posted by gr2007 (FORT WAYNE, IN) Oct 2, 2008
Member since Dec 2006
same as part one
posted by McSquire56 (HOUSTON, TX) Nov 29, 2007
Member since May 2007
4 out of 5 gamers (80%) found this review helpful
Above Average
Other Game Developers Should Learn From This Game.
posted by rico08 (PLEASANT HILL, IA) Jun 25, 2009
Member since Oct 2008
Above Average
Better Than the First
posted by sturgill90 (PENNINGTON GAP, VA) May 7, 2008
Member since Feb 2008
6 out of 6 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
Above Average
Fun, but I didn't like it.
posted by Deafguy (MIAMI, FL) May 6, 2008
Member since Mar 2008
First off, the controls are hard to master, I tried several configurations and just couldn't quite master them. I never got past the first part where you have to do 10 stunts - I got as far as 7 done, but it's just too difficult to get it right, and if you crash you go back to the very beginning of the stunt set and have to do it over again.. after 15 attempts I got frustrated and gave up. If they would have a checkpoint after each accomplishment maybe that would be better, so I could try again on the last stunt from the last point.. but otherwise when the tutorial stage is just downright frustrating and I just cannot master it, it is time to ship the game back.
They don't have a difficulty level setting so, it's all the same difficulty, which also sucks.
So, overall I give it a 6 - I give it a perfect 10 for graphics and visual, and the fact it has subtitles, but I end up giving it a 6 because the game play sucks, at least for me..
I could not see exactly where my flight path was going (maybe I should have tried it in first person view, I dunno, I was in third person camera) and the plane did not respond well enough to my reaction times, so I ended up crashing a lot, and then have to start all over to do the same 10 stunts all over again, which was just entirely too frustrating.
Oh well. I think the game would be awesome if you can master the controls, but otherwise, if you have a hard time with precision on controls (I.E. if you only play FPS games on the easy or beginner level) , You probably wont get the hang of this one either.
Above Average
Mind Candy for those that like Flyers
posted by Darwin67 (LYNNWOOD, WA) Apr 29, 2008
Member since Aug 2007
What can you expect? A flying game that provides unique planes, missions, and flying conditions. They've scaled back from the first game in that the plot is lame, the chatter even MORE annoying (I didn't think that possible!), and the graphics are not as good. With all that said, it's not as bad as it may sound. It's a good filler game to play as you wait on something truly exceptional. I enjoy pushing the planes to their limit, and the added bonus buy on's are pretty cool as well.
Not worth buying, but certainly worth a peek.
Above Average
posted by Juhasz (BOISE, ID) Nov 18, 2007
Member since Nov 2007
2 out of 6 gamers (33%) found this review helpful
Controls nearly ruin it, still a good game.
posted by C4pta1n1 (LIBERTYVILLE, IL) Apr 25, 2012
Member since Jan 2011
The main problem is that the R3 stick is your speed control (up = faster, down = brake, not like a throttle) as well as your rudder control.
Unfortunately there are intense sequences where you may want to use the rudder and brake which is very difficult as you have to find the perfect diagonal position to brake and rudder-turn simultaneously. You get used to it over time, but it's rather infuriating.
What's more infuriating is they waste the perfect rudder buttons (R1 and L1) on extra lock on and weapon buttons! (R2 and L2 are primary weapon and lock-on target, respectively, R1 and L1 are secondary weapon and lock on objective, respectively.)
Other than that it's a fun game with plane customization, intense dog-fighting, and a plethora of almost painfully corny dialog. All in all, worth a rent, I'd probably buy it if I saw it for less than $10 in a used games bin.
The game is well worth renting...
posted by racemy442 (DUBLIN, GA) Dec 15, 2010
Member since Feb 2008