text: economy Auto Week's "Best in Show" at the Detroit Auto Show By Mark Brush • Jan 14, 2011 Roger Hart / Auto Week Editors at Auto Week perused the offerings at the 2011 North American International Auto Show and named their top picks. Executive Editor of Auto Week, Roger Hart, said the show had more than two dozen new models on display, and most had one thing in common: "There were no fancy, pie-in-the-sky, dreamlike concept cars. Nearly everything billed as a concept looked as if you could buy one tomorrow at your local dealership and drive it home." Here are their picks: BEST IN SHOW: Porsche 918 RSR Concept Report: Borders close to financing deal By Mark Brush • Jan 14, 2011 Flickr - Ruthanne Reid The headlines for the Michigan-based Borders Group Inc. have not been good lately: Stopped Shipments a Death Knell for Borders? Borders' books shows more red ink Borders Is Bankruptcy-Bound, Poll Says And my personal favorite speculative headline: Borders' Death Knell: Chapter 11, 7, or Simply the Final Chapter It seems everyone has been on a death watch for the bookseller. Today, Julie Bosman writes in the New York Times Borders may be close to a financing deal that might help the company reorganize. From the article: Borders executives told publishers that they were close to securing refinancing from GE Capital and other lenders, these people said, speaking only on condition of anonymity, and that the company intended to reduce costs, improve liquidity and expand marketing efforts, as well as sell some assets. Earlier this month, we posted on a Reuters report that said Borders was working with publishers to work out a deal. Borders is in debt to the publishers for past shipments and the company reportedly wants to restructure that debt as a loan. Meanwhile, the company is cutting costs. The Detroit News reported yesterday that Borders is closing a big distribution center in Tennessee: Borders will consolidate the processing and delivery of books, movies, music and other products to two distribution centers in Carlisle, Pa., and Mira Loma, Calif. It is part of a long-term effort to cut costs and make the distribution of products to bookstores more efficient, Borders Group said in a statement. So will borders survive? What would your future headline say? Report: Profit-sharing checks coming to Ford and GM workers By Mark Brush • Jan 13, 2011 Steve Carmody / Michigan Radio At the Detroit International Auto Show, domestic automakers are celebrating a comeback of their industry. GM and Ford both saw profits last year, and the car makers are expecting a good year this year. As more proof of the comeback, Bill Vlasic and Nick Bunkley report in the New York Times about profit-sharing checks that are expected to go to GM and Ford workers: The two big Detroit carmakers will announce profit-sharing checks this month for their hourly workers, perhaps the largest in a decade, company officials and industry analysts say. The checks are expected to top out at $5,000 at Ford, less at GM. They report these checks "would be the biggest payout since the $8,000 checks that Ford handed out in 2000." Chrysler, the report says, is not expected to issue bonus checks this year. Company buys shuttered GM manufacturing plant By Lindsey Smith • Jan 13, 2011 Lindsey Smith / Michigan Radio Motors Liquidation, the official name of "old General Motors", has a buyer for its 2-million-square-foot former GM stamping plant in the Grand Rapids suburb of Wyoming. Study: Michigan ranks no. 2 in outbound migration By Mark Brush • Jan 12, 2011 United Van Lines One sign of a tough economy is the sight of a big moving truck out in front of the neighbor's house. And according to one moving company's study, Michigan has seen more of those moving trucks leaving the state than entering the state. In it's 34th annual "migration" study, United Van Lines says Michigan ranked second in outbound traffic in the country. Chrysler proclaims a "resurrection" By Sarah Cwiek • Jan 10, 2011 user dgtmedia-simone / wikimedia commons Chrysler made the case for its self-proclaimed "resurrection" at the North American International Auto Show. The company put on an optimistic show as it debuted 16 new Chrysler products. The automaker had only a bare-bones presence at the auto-show last year. Sergio Marchionne is Chrysler's CEO. He said the display shows the company is once again a viable competitor in the North American car market: Report: Ford to hire more workers By Mark Brush • Jan 10, 2011 The Wall Street Journal and the Detroit Free Press are reporting that Ford plans to announce the creation of 7,000 more jobs at today's auto show. From the Wall Street Journal: Ford Motor Co. on Monday is expected to announce it will hire 7,000 workers in the U.S. over the next two years, according to a person familiar with the matter. Ford President of the Americas Mark Fields is expected to confirm the news at the auto maker's presentation before the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, this person said. Report: AT&T to cut jobs in West Michigan By Mark Brush • Jan 7, 2011 flickr - photodu.de The Grand Rapids Press reports that AT&T plans to cut 110 union jobs in West Michigan. The paper reports: The West Michigan job losses are part of a total of 371 jobs being eliminated by the telecommunications giant in Michigan, said Ryan Letts, president of the Communications Workers of America Local 4034. Letts is quoted as saying they saw the job cuts coming because the telecommunications industry is changing: Is Borders Group Inc. headed for bankruptcy? By Mark Brush • Jan 6, 2011 flickr - brewbooks Sales at Borders Book stores have been slipping for several years as more buyers go to places like Amazon.com to find their titles, and as more people move into the digital reader market. Last month, the company reported that its third quarter sales were down 17.6% from the same period a year ago. So the company is struggling to find a way to pay its bills. One way it's trying to preserve cash is to suspend its payments to publishers. Job offers pile up for homeless man with "golden voice" By Mark Brush • Jan 5, 2011 screen grab of YouTube video Columbus Dispatch videographer Doral Chenoweth III says he filmed Ted Williams on a whim. "We run into these guys at the exit ramps and we pretty much ignore them," said Chenoweth, who was en route with his wife to the grocery store when he first saw Williams. "This guy was using his talent." Ted Williams was standing on a street corner near a highway exit ramp in Columbus, Ohio holding a sign that said "I have a God-given gift of voice. I am an ex-radio announcer who has fallen on hard times. Please any help will be greatfully (sic) appreciated..." And when you hear his voice, it's uncanny. It sounds as if you've just stepped into a commercial radio or television broadcast. It almost sounds fake. Listen for yourself: 'Pure MI' campaign to be used to market state as business destination By Zoe Clark • Jan 5, 2011 The state's new economic development chief says the "Pure Michigan" tourism campaign should also be used as a tool to grow and attract businesses. Rick Pluta, Michigan Public Radio Network's Lansing Bureau Chief sent us this report from the Capitol: Michael Finney was confirmed as the new CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation by its board of directors. Finney was Governor Rick Snyder's choice to lead the agency. Finney says the "Pure Michigan" campaign is already a success story in selling the state as a tourist destination: So we want to find ways to use that as a brand that will represent both tourism and business in our state. We think it's a great brand and we intend on exploring that further as we go about our business of effectively marketing Michigan as a desired place to grow a business. Finney says that can be done using free media and without increasing the Pure Michigan ad budget. He also says there will be a shift in the focus of the state's economic development efforts toward helping entrepreneurs who are already in Michigan grow their businesses and hire more workers. Online Christmas sales have Michigan tax officials saying 'Bah Humbug' Online sales are reportedly up about 12 percent this holiday shopping season. That could be bad news for Michigan tax collectors. Michigan residents are supposed to pay sales tax on items bought online, but few do. Caleb Booth is a spokesman for the state Treasury Department. He says the state lost out on $328 million dollars in uncollected sales taxes on online purchases in 2009. Flint police department will close on weekends By Kyle Norris • Dec 19, 2010 Steve Carmody / Michigan Radio The Flint Police Department is closed on the weekends following the latest round of officer layoffs. The Flint Journal reports new office hours took effect Saturday, the day after 20 police officers were laid off. Flint Mayor Dayne Walling laid off a total of 66 police officers this year to cope with a multi-million-dollar deficit. The city also made other cuts. Three things to fix Michigan (call-in show) By Mark Brush & Zoe Clark • Dec 17, 2010 (Written by Eliot Johnson, and Zoe Clark) Every Michigan resident is familiar with the economic challenges facing the state. From job losses to foreclosures. The challenges we face are daunting. No single person can fix all the broken pieces of the state. But Michigan Radio has been on a quest this year to learn about the little things each of us can do to make a difference. All this year, Michigan Radio's Morning Edition Host Christina Shockley has been talking to people from across the state about ways to improve Michigan. We call it the Three Things Series because we asked each person for three ways that ordinary Michiganders could help the state. The response has been amazing, generating hundreds of ideas for each of us to consider and act upon. From recycling to community organizing to drinking more Michigan beer, the ideas we've received have been a diverse collection of potential ways to improve both the state and our attitudes towards it. Today, we concluded the Three Things Series with an hour-long call-in show. It will air again tonight at 8 p.m., or you can hear it here: Retailers expect a surge in sales this weekend By Steve Carmody • Dec 17, 2010 Jenn Forman Orth / Flickr Michigan retailers were optimistic that this would be a better holiday shopping season than they've had the last few years. And so far, those expectations appear to be warranted. The National Retail Federation upped its prediction for holiday sales from a 2.3% increase to a 3.3% increase over last year. Foreclosure rate falls in Michigan... for now By Steve Carmody • Dec 16, 2010 Damon Duncan / Flickr Foreclosure filings in Michigan fell 20% between October and November, but most of the decline came in homes in the final stages of foreclosure according to data released by Realty Trac, a group that calls itself "the nation's leading online foreclosure marketplace." The pace of homes entering the system remained relatively unchanged. Flint breaks 25-year-old murder record By Steve Carmody • Dec 13, 2010 Steve Carmody / Michigan Radio Just a day after tying a record set in 1986, Flint recorded its 62nd homicide of the year. The body of a man was found slumped over in a car parked on a city street. At a news conference this morning, before the latest murder victim was found, Flint Mayor Dayne Walling blamed the spike in violence in his city on the loss of jobs. Governor-elect touts nerd cred to accountants By Sarah Hulett • Dec 9, 2010 wikimedia commons Governor-elect Rick Snyder told a crowd in Detroit today that Michigan will beat analysts' economic growth expectations in the coming years. Snyder spoke to a group of accounting students at Wayne State University. He recounted an experience at a recent National Governors Association meeting. Snyder says the investment firm Moody's ranked each state for projected job growth. He described what he saw when he opened the folder for Michigan. "The first number from 2009 to 2011 was 47," Snyder said. "The number from 2009 to 2014 was 50." But the governor-elect called those projections "a piece of fiction." "We're going to beat the living daylights out of that number." Snyder added that he plans to use his background as a CPA to put Michigan's finances in order. Downsizing Detroit By Mark Brush • Dec 9, 2010 Pablo Costa - picasa user Detroit is a city built for 2 million people, but now has around 800,000. It's ruins have become famous. And some people, like artist Lowell Boileau, have said the problems Detroit faces are like a "slow moving Katrina." Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is leading a plan, called the Detroit Works Project, to shrink the city down to size. To make the city's 139 square mile footprint more manageable for city services like police, fire, sanitation, and water. Granholm calls for a jobs "Moon Shot" By Mark Brush • Dec 9, 2010 flickr user auberon 3 million jobs in 3 years. That's what soon-to-be-former-Governor Jennifer Granholm called for in her article in the Huffington Post. Granholm calls for a "Jobs Race to the Top" modelled on the education "Race to the Top" program. Dangle large sums of money in front of cash strapped states and see if you can get them to change their policies. 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Greci; it's not that bad, I have to go in more regularly to check that baby's heart is fine, and that she/he's developing the way she/he's supposed to. I need to drink lots of water and eat lots of fruit and veg, but that's fine, I'm pretty healthy anyway. Last time I went off my meds, and that caused an episode and hospitalstay for me, so this time I stayed on.[FONT=Palatino Linotype][CENTER]My darling Marian Illyria Aphrodite, March 2013 & Little Bunny (a girl!) due 9th of February 2014[/CENTER][/FONT]
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Thanks for starting this thread! I am pregnant with EDD February 23, 2014. Thrilled to have a place to discuss with other expecting moms!
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Parents who are being deployed walk a fine line. They know they have to prepare their children for the challenges ahead, yet they don't want to worry them any more than necessary.
The best thing to do is to tell kids the truth — that Mom or Dad has to go away to do their job for our country — and to give explanations at a level they can understand. For example, young children have a limited concept of time, so their worries tend to focus on their daily routine (Who will take me to school in the morning? Who will tuck me in at night?). They need to know who'll be caring for them and keeping them safe in your absence.
Older kids, on the other hand, might have more concerns about the length of the separation and your well being. Reassure them as best you can that you are well trained to do your job and that every effort will be made to keep you safe.
Let children know it's OK to miss you — you'll be missing them, too. Talk about the ways you will keep your relationship strong — email, letters, photos, videos, even promising to think of each other at the same time every day. And finally, be sure to spend plenty of one-on-one time with your child in the days and weeks before your departure. These are the memories your child will hold on to until you return.
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So I just got done assembling most of the lower on my first ar build. I was testing out the trigger, hammer and sear to make sure everything was functioning correctly but noticed that as I'm squeezing the trigger back while the hammer is engaged if feels gritty. Now I'm a machinist by trade (not a machine operator) and know that no matter how good the finish looks there are always going to be some mill marks. Just wondering if this is normal. Incase it matters any it is a daniel defense lpk in a psa lower. Thanks for your help.
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It's common for a milspec trigger to be gritty. It can improve over time but don't expect a real smooth trigger at milspec cost.
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Its pretty heavy also is that pretty standard of a mil-spec trigger? I guess I might have to upgrade. But why the extra cost then?
Mil.spec.triggers seem to vary a lot I have purchased 9 of them from PSA and out of 9 only one was what I would call terrible. Sand like gritty feel. The rest have been fabulous and the most recent one was as good or better than my favorite reworked trigger and this one was straight out of the bag. My brother in-law just had to buy a Daniel defense lower parts kit and it was real gritty also. However DD is going to send him another one. They said it should not have been like that. I guess we will see when it shows up
Maybe ill try to get ahold of them and see if they will send another one. I have been shooting for awhile now but this is my first ar. To be honest this is the worst trigger I have ever felt. I didnt think it would be quite this bad. Thanks for your help guys ill get in contact with dd and see if they can help me out.
Yeah the dd kit costs $35 more than say like a dpms kit. From what I can tell the springs are in correctly. Everything looks exactly like the pictures in the book I got. I followed those directions word for word. I'm not sure it might be that I'm not used to a run of the mill mil-spec trigger. None of my guns have stock trigger they all are atleast cleaned up and smoothed up. Ill have my smith check it out before I do any shooting
Well you might look at the sear areas and see if there's a gouge or something unusal. Barring that I'm not sure if they'll replace the trigger unless it doubles or malfunctions somehow. Guess you'll find out when you talk to them.
Sure will thanks for the help
One thing you can try is removing and cleaning off your fcg real good, and put some good grease on the sear sufaces and where the pins go. Also a little dry firing should help smooth things out, just dont let the hammer hit the reciever if you dont have your upper and bcg on. Taping a couple cotton balls or an old ear plug will soften the blow. I know holding the hammer back with your off hand gets old after a while. Before paying anyone for a trigger job, id recommend looking into an ALG trigger. The price of a qms is cheaper than what most peopl chagrge for a trigger job. Honestly i think ALG should just sell lpks, they sell hotter than psa kits.


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QBs fail to excite at scouting combine
INDIANAPOLIS -- In the NFL, it's all about the quarterbacks. But on Sunday at the NFL scouting combine, the quarterback sessions were mostly a time to catch up on more important things.
The top-rated QBs, Oklahoma's Sam Bradford, Notre Dame's Jimmy Clausen and Texas' Colt McCoy (all coming off injuries), didn't throw. The delivery doctors were working on the throwing mechanics of Florida's Tim Tebow, and Central Michigan quarterback Dan LeFevour threw only a limited number of passes. The quarterbacks who did throw didn't excite anyone.
As a pool reporter for the Pro Football Writers, I watched both sessions. Only seven quarterbacks threw in the first group, but their parents inadvertently made them the appetizer. Combine groups are broken up in alphabetical order.
So the first group of quarterbacks didn't have the big names. Bradford was in that group, and even though he'll probably end up being the first pick in the draft, he's not ready to throw. On Saturday, he said he was about 85 percent recovered from surgery on his right shoulder, but he's on path to be able to throw March 25 at his pro day workout. Clausen is still recovering from turf toe, so he'll wait until his pro day at Notre Dame on April 9 to throw.
That left a group consisting of Levi Brown of Troy, Jarrett Brown of West Virginia, Daryll Clark of Penn State, Sean Canfield of Oregon State, Armanti Edwards of Appalachian State, Tim Hiller of Western Michigan and Michael Kafka of Northwestern. Jarrett Brown is considered the best of that group, possibly a third-rounder. He showed a strong arm, but he didn't light it up in the drills. Canfield, a middle-round pick, was a little disappointing. A left-hander, his throws didn't have much zip and were a little off target. Edwards was interesting because he does have some power behind his throws, but the launching point of some of his tosses was at three-quarter angles or lower.
This isn't to dismiss the chances of a good quarterback coming from that group, but it's pretty clear that these guys will be developmental players initially in the NFL.
My appetite was set for the next group. LeFevour, who decided to do some limited throwing, created positive vibes with his 4.66 40-yard dash Sunday. But the featured attractions of the second quarterback group were Cincinnati's Tony Pike, Oklahoma State's Zac Robinson and Mississippi's Jevan Snead. In case you were wondering, John Skelton of Fordham, Thaddeus Lewis of Duke and Riley Skinner of Wake Forest also threw in the second group.
On the positive side, the difference from the first group to the second was like moving from the National League in baseball to the American League. The first quarterback group only had a few strong arms. Pike, Robinson, Snead and even Skinner throw fastballs. In fact, Skinner may throw a little too fast.
The passing drill included wide receiver gauntlet drills in which a receiver runs the width of the field and is required to catch passes from the quarterbacks, slam the ball to the ground and stay in full stride to catch the next one. Skinner threw off several receivers by not being accurate with the placement of the ball. Fortunately for him, the NFL doesn't judge quarterbacks by wide receiver gauntlet drills.
The highlight of the day was watching the 6-6 Pike go against the 6-3 Robinson. Each has a tight overhand delivery in which the ball zips from the right of his ear and moves with velocity. Even though Pike will probably go ahead of Robinson, I thought Robinson won the day. His passes on comeback routes were crisp and he surprised many by throwing a better 35-yard post corner route than Pike. For whatever reason, I thought Pike's balls wobbled a little too much when he threw outside the numbers.
The problem with all of this is that none of the quarterbacks Sunday showed he is good enough to be drafted high behind Bradford and Clausen, and that's a concern. Teams in need of quarterbacks would love to do what the Dolphins did two years ago when they took a left tackle, Jake Long, in the first round and then drafted Michigan QB Chad Henne in the second.
Over the past two years, three teams made the playoffs with rookie starting quarterbacks. Tebow may need a couple of years to refine his delivery, so he's a project. McCoy's scouting report will be written after he throws for teams, and LeFevour may be slowly rising. With Bradford coming off an injury, Clausen might be the only rookie quarterback to get significant playing time this season.
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What\'s the feeling about ak\'s for the forum? I\'m thinking of selling my AK and SKS and buying an AR 15 either RRA or Bushmaster.
This is a discussion on AK within the Defensive Rifles & Shotgun Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; What\'s the feeling about ak\'s for the forum? I\'m thinking of selling my AK and SKS and buying an AR 15 either RRA or Bushmaster....
What\'s the feeling about ak\'s for the forum? I\'m thinking of selling my AK and SKS and buying an AR 15 either RRA or Bushmaster.
Nighthawk what exactly is your question??? Should you get rid of it for an AR type? I got rid of mine and now my wife has taken to rifles moreso than before. I did go the Bushy route. I know several have said they have had good interactions with RRA. So either way you go I am pretty sure you will get a great rifle. We ar enow looking to get at least one other AR if not 2 more. The Bushy Varminter is simply amazing...
Matter of Fact I had a Desert Eagle in .44 and the wife hated it. Way too big and I got sold on the Whole hollywood thing. Sold it for what I bought it for.
IMOP, the AK is the best rifle under 100 yds. you can get. It\'s totaly reliable, almost impossible to jam, and will eat any 7.62x39 ammo you put through it. All this at half the price of an AR.
Another AK fan here.
I had planned to get both an AK and an AR. Since the AK cost less (and the SAR-1s were about to dry up) I bought the AK first.
I am in no hurry to get the AR now although the ARs are great to shoot.
I am fairly content with just my AK.
My personal feeling is that I probably will get the AR one of these days - but I never want to be without my AK. (7.62x39)
I guess I wasn\'t clear. I like my AK. I like it better than my SKS. I just heard some dubious posts here on owning a communist rifle so I was thinking a good old American AR might just be the thing.
My wife wants an AK so bad she can taste it - I wish I\'d gotten my raise/backk pay so could have bought her one for Christmas. I like AKs, good solid rugged rifles, slightly better round, too. Then again, I also like SKS rifles, as the greatest long term survival rifle. If I had A) money, and B) lived close, I\'d C) make an offer....
Nighthawk, I beg your pardon. In case you haven\'t heard the cold war is over and eastern bloc communism is dead. My SAR1 is Romanian made [a democratic state]. It was assembled in this country by Americans and contains American made parts. Remember, it\'s an inanimate object and as such has no political belief.
mtrapper, My AK says China on the bottom. Last I looked.... actually the communist bit was in jest, my apologies if I offended.
armoredman I\'m also in AZ. Send me a u2u and we can talk about the SKS.
Nighthawk, no offense taken and my apolligies if I came off that way. It was also stupid of me to think that just because I own an AK made in Europe that everyone else does too.
By the way, I\'m jealous of your Chicom AK. You lucky dog.
LOL, 3 of mine says China on them too and one is an RPK. :rock: I\'m another fan of the AK and it\'s the first assault style rifle I bought. If at all possible, keep the AK and save for the AR15.Originally posted by nighthawk
mtrapper, My AK says China on the bottom. Last I looked.... actually the communist bit was in jest, my apologies if I offended.
You need both!!
I\'d like to have another AK --- sold my Chinese Norinco over a decade ago. Have looked at many Romanian rifles but just haven\'t found one that turned me on enough to buy. Would really like to find a stocking dealer that has AKs from Arsenal Inc.. --- have heard very good things about their rifles.
Though I\'d like to get another AK, I\'m hooked on AR-15s. Gathering the parts to add AR-15 #4 to my inventory right now!
I love my AK too. As one once put, \"self defense at a distance\". My friends like it too.
The AK is a great rifle. I own an SLR101 which is about as nice as AK\'s come. They\'re reasonably accurate, never jam, shoot a good cartridge.
That being said i\'m building an AR. Better sights, more sighting options, better ergonomics, more accurate, less recoil but still an incredibly lethal round.
I love my AK but I think an M1A is calling my name.
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A crowd of EFF members gathered outside the High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday morning ahead of an EFF application to interdict the IEC.
Despite the rain, the Economic Freedom Fighters supporters in red regalia marched in Church Square opposite the court.
Several cars, emblazoned with EFF leader Julius Malema's picture were parked near the court. More EFF members arrived in taxis and cars.
Loud music was played from a Toyota Quantum at the court entrance.
The EFF is seeking an interdict against having to pay a deposit to the Independent Electoral Commission when submitting lists of candidates for the upcoming elections.
The party has taken President Jacob Zuma, Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor, and the IEC to court.
Political parties have to pay a deposit of more than R600 000: R45 000 per province and R200 000 to fully contest the polls nationally.
On Tuesday, Malema said his party would not pay the amount.
"There should be other methods used by parties to show their seriousness which are beyond money. No party can pay for its rent if it is not serious," he said.
Malema said his party's chances of contesting the polls were not in question, but the court challenge against the IEC would be intense.
"We are tired of being dominated by capitalist ideas. Let us find less capitalist mechanisms of verifying the seriousness of political organisations. Money is not everything."
The EFF would be willing to comply if the electoral body proposed a figure around R100 or R200. Malema said the IEC requirement would exclude poor people from contesting the elections.
The EFF team on Tuesday was led by Dumisa Ntsebeza SC.
EFF senior official Dali Mpofu SC was also in court. - Sapa
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Russian Egg Plant Salad
1 medium eggplant
1 large tomato, finely diced
1 onion, chopped fine
1/2 medium green pepper
Vinegar (white) to taste
Olive oil
salt to taste
black pepper to taste
Bake egg plant in small amount of water until tender. Peel. Chop fine.
Add chopped tomato, onion, green pepper.
Add vinegar and olive oil to yield a cohesive mass. Start with minimal amounts.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
The result should not be sloppy.
Chill until flavors blend.
Serve cold.
servings4 people
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type: Quick & Easy, Vegetable
main ingredients: Egg
cuisine: Eastern European/Russian
dietary considerations: Vegetarian
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Okay, so not everybody needs to get away as much as that couple, the parents of four-month-old twins. But the bar of the Table Mountain Inn Restaurant contained quite a few folks from Denver trying to escape -- even if they got no farther than a dozen miles from downtown -- into big margs and, with any luck, then into one of the inn's cute, Southwestern-themed rooms at the end of the evening.
The Table Mountain Inn sits on the main drag of Golden, an old-fashioned Foothills town that lately has started promoting itself as a newfangled mountain town. Not only is Golden "Where the West Begins" -- and where tourists can chug down free beer during the Coors tour, browse through a few antique shops and look at rocks at the Colorado School of Mines museum -- it's also now home to some high-end art galleries and the Colorado Mountain Club (which moved into the old high school); Outward Bound is expected any day. And while most of the restaurants here cook up variations on a hamburger theme, the Table Mountain Inn Restaurant (formerly known as the Mesa Bar & Grill -- a name the hotel is now trying to distance itself from because it was confusing) offers thoroughly modern meals.
1310 Washington Ave.
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Category: Restaurant > American
Region: Northwest Denver
Hours: 6:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday
Billed as Golden's longest continually operating hotel, the inn started out in 1925 as the Hotel Berrimoor, named for owner Robert Berry, who liked the style of the Spanish Moors. Tracy Quick, son of Herbert Tracy Quick, who built the Colorado School of Mines's Hall of Engineering, designed the Berrimoor, which prospered until the Depression. In the 1930s, Edgar P. Sparks and his wife bought the business and renamed it the Cody Hotel; the next owner changed the decor to Art Deco. In 1948, longtime Golden businessman and onetime mayor Lu Holland took over and renamed it the Holland House. Fifteen years later, Holland decided his town needed a motor inn, so he updated the building's style and built a parking area next door, where the First Methodist Church once stood. But after he retired in the early '80s, the hotel went through a rapid succession of owners, until it was a ramshackle old biddy that no one wanted to touch.
The structure had been empty four years when it was purchased in 1991 by Frank Day and Bart Bortles. Day is well-known in these parts as a restaurateur who was inducted into the Colorado Restaurant Association's Hall of Fame two years ago; he's president of Rock Bottom Restaurants, which has fifty eateries nationwide, and also owns Concept Restaurants, parent of Boulder's Hotel Boulderado, the Woody's Wood-Fired Pizza spots and other eateries. In order to get the hotel up and running again, Day and Bortles spent $3 million renovating the place, adding more parking, resurfacing the exterior in stucco, gutting the interior and adding 42 rooms to the existing 32. They filled the place with beautiful Southwestern details, many of which hark back to the original Spanish theme and none of which are howling-coyote kitschy.
Then they turned their attention to the restaurant. There are two main dining areas, as well as a smoking section on the bar side; one of the dining areas is a long, low-lit series of booths, the other is a brighter, more wide-open space. Both are decorated like the rest of the hotel, in colors of the desert accented with eye-catching Southwestern knick knacks, and the resulting atmosphere is so successful that even a meal here feels like a real getaway. The theme carries over to the menu, which offers a collection of Southwest-inspired dishes that incorporate contemporary components and show real flair. The food is cooked by three chefs: top toque Mike Lapres and his right and left hands, Ian Kleiman and Brad Grozius. They manage to balance authentic Southwestern fare with what a bunch of gringos will actually eat -- no small feat.
The Red River Wraps appetizer ($9.25) stuffed lobster and minced vegetables inside deep-fried, crispy flour tortilla shells; while the accompanying mango sauce was more sweet than the promised spicy, it was delicious nonetheless. The house-cured trout ($8.95) was light on the tequila with which it had been cured, but had a nice citrusy tang and came with a rich horseradish sauce. Our third starter, the wild-mushroom tamale ($6.50), was so heavenly I almost forgot I had kids myself. The only "tamale" to this dish was the corn husk used to prop up the mushrooms, but even if the 'shrooms weren't steamed in the husk, they'd been sauteed with garlic until they were soft and juicy, then bathed in a roasted yellow pepper sauce and served atop a mound of textbook mashed potatoes.
More of those killer spuds came with the Taos sirloin ($17.95), a flawlessly cooked steak garnished with caramelized onions -- we could have used more of those -- and a roasted Anaheim chile sauce that had a sharp sherry taste; on the side came a pile of salty, thinly sliced onion rings. Better yet was our order of the oddly named rellenos con queso ($13.95) -- that stuffed Anaheim chiles with gooey pepper-packed jack, then dipped the packages in beer batter and deep-fried them. The delicious difference here was the batter, which turned into a crispy shell more flavorful than the traditional egg style and less doughy than the wonton-wrapper type; the green chile on top was mild and sweet, easy on the heat, with plenty of pork and a gravylike consistency.


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Serves 6
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 ounces mushrooms, finely chopped
- 1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry
- 6 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh chives or green onion tops
- 6 chicken breast halves
- 6 tablespoons Dijon mustard
Preheat oven to 450°F. Melt butter in heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Cool slightly. Blend spinach, cream cheese and chives in medium bowl. Mix in mushrooms; season with salt and pepper.
Run fingers under skin of each chicken breast to loosen, creating pocket. Spread 1/6 of cheese mixture between skin and meat of each breast. Arrange chicken breasts on baking sheet. Spread 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard over each chicken breast. Bake chicken until golden brown and cooked through, about 20 minutes. Serve immediately.
my notes
- Calories438
- Carbohydrates5 g (2%)
- Fat29 g (44%)
- Protein41 g (81%)
- Saturated Fat11 g (57%)
- Sodium417 mg (17%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat4 g
- Fiber2 g (8%)
- Monounsaturated Fat10 g
- Cholesterol148 mg (49%)
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dietary considerations: Low Carb


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My father said to me, "Then it is better that whenever anybody comes into the house, you simply move from this place. Don't remain there to confront the man, to confront us and to create an embarrassing situation. Now what will that man think?"
I had said everything in front of him. He became really nervous when I said, "I can recognize this man's walk and how he killed the man. Just because you are insisting, I am not going to the police station. Otherwise, this man is a murderer."
Hearing this he almost started trembling and perspiring. I said, "Look at him. He should touch my feet, otherwise I am going to the police." And the man touched my feet because he knew that I had seen him. He had seen me seeing him - I was the only eyewitness.
It was not late, just nine o'clock in the evening, and in front of my house there was a small, dark street. He was hiding in that street as the man passed on the road; the man's shop was nearby, and the time in India to close a shop is nine o'clock.
So everything was settled: nine o'clock he would close his shop, and he would walk in front of my house - because his house was there, four houses away, and that was the best place, because the murderer could hide in the darkness. There was not even a lamp post. Electricity had not come yet to that place. I saw him come out of the street.
It was a hot summer night, and I have never felt at ease with heat. Cold I love, heat I simply hate. So, I was just sitting on my bed waiting for the air to cool down a little, and then I would go to sleep. At that very moment the case happened. The man was not aware that I was sitting on my bed on the terrace, because all the lights of the house were off and everybody had gone to sleep. I was in darkness, and as he came out of the street I immediately recognized the man, although he had a black cover over his face.
I told my father, "Now look. You touched a murderer's feet, just because he is a little older than you. But there are men, donkeys, many bulls and many dogs older than you, older than me. If this is the rule - that I have to touch the feet of anybody who is older than me - then perhaps I should commit suicide, because I cannot continue from morning to night touching everybody's feet. Do you think I don't have any other work?"
These are subtle strategies to distract the child from his innocence. If he follows the convention, the tradition, he is rewarded. I was always punished, never rewarded, but I accepted each punishment with great dignity because each punishment made me a more solid individual. They were not aware that they were unknowingly helping me; their rewards would have been bribes, their punishment gave me mettle.


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Events for Inventors
Invent -a -Toy World Games
by MichelleWill the next best toy inventor be your kid?
Enter your child's Toy or Game into the 2007 Invent-A-Toy World Games. The contest is now until April 6, 2007.
ByKidsforKids is looking for 'Toys' or 'Games' inventions in these categories: read more »
Have a Good Golf Invention Idea?
by MichelleThink your idea could be the next big thing in golf? Golf Channel is currently casting for a brand new series that will uncover the next great golf invention. They're looking for people of all ages, all backgrounds and with all types of golf inventions for this new series. read more »
Everyday Edison Auditions in Washington D.C.
by AlexisBouncing Brain Productions is coming to Washington, D.C., to give the region's residents the opportunity to do just that – to transform their ideas into real, marketable products through its new public television series, Everyday Edisons. read more »
Paint That Can Insulate
by Gloria CamposModern Marvels Invent Now Invention Contest
by AlexisABC's American Inventor Finalist, Erik Thompson, Invests Winnings to help other Inventors
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ABC's American Inventor Finalist, Erik Thompson, Invests Winnings to help other Inventors
As most of America knows, Mr. Thompson was awarded $50,000 from the hit ABC show for the rights to his Catch Vest, but what might surprise you is what he did with the money. After saving his house from foreclosure, Mr. Thompson took the majority of his winnings and started a company, "Belykewater Productions." read more »
Yankee Inventor Expo in Waterbury, Connecticut on October 19-21, 2006
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The Yankee Invention Exposition is a three day event where inventors can showcase their products to ... read more »
Inventor Calendar is Up
by AlexisHi everyone! I just wanted to let you know that we now have an Inventor Calender on AmericanInventorSpot.com. It will the be the central location where we will put all the contests, conventions, and any other interesting inventor events.
To find it, just go to the navigation bar to FOR INVENTORS, then scroll down to INVENTORS CALENDAR. Presto, like magic... it appears.
If you come across an inventor event that you would like to share, please contact us . You can either click on the blue link here or go up to the navigation bar to CONTACT. Thanks in advance for any information.
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and TGIFCon
by AlexisJay LenoEveryone knows what the Tonight Show is with Jay Leno. Do you know what TGIFCon is? TGIFCon is the Toy and Game Industry Foundation Convention and Exposition. It is the annual toy, game and entertainment based educational conference and exposition targeting manufactures, inventors, distributors, entrepreneurs, importers, buyers, media, industry services providers, sales agents and seasoned industry professionals.
USPTO Annual Independent Inventor Conference will be held on Sept 8-9, 2006
by AlexisThe United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced the agency's annual Independent Inventors Conference. The event will be held September 8-9, 2006 at the USPTO's Alexandria, Virginia headquarters. read more »
Calling all Inventors: Everyday Edisons is Looking for Inventors for its Show
by AlexisEveryday Edisons
10/29/06 UPDATE: Audition in San Diego, CA, Februar 24, 2007
9/08/06 UPDATE: Audition in Chicago, IL on October 28, 2006
9/06/06 UPDATE: Change in audition cities
8/10/06 UPDATE: New audition dates announced
Everday Edisons is an inventors' show that aired on PBS. The second season will air this September. The website says that "this is a unique lifetime opportunity for the world to see your idea taken through a comprehensive, market-proven product reality process — following it from prototype design to branding and packaging to the store shelves… And it will all play out on a televised reality show." read more »
IDEA Award Winners - Best Products of 2006
by MichelleCacoon CasketThe Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) are dedicated to fostering business and public understanding of the importance of industrial design excellence to the quality of life and the economy. Winning the IDEA is a distinction like no other that brands your design as the very best in the business. The 108 Idea winners were in numerous categories such as EcoDesign, Consumer Products and Furniture. (More...)
by Think Outside T...Found this great little video. I believe it's from INPEX. Enjoy. read more »
2006 National Young Game Inventors Contest
by AlexisUniv GamesThe 2006 National Young Game Inventors Contest is here! This contest gives kids (ages 5-12) the opportunity to design a board game (with all its pieces, rules, and a board) and earn the chance to win prizes (a trip, a $10,000 savings bond, a game library, and more!). In addition, the winning game may be produced by University Games for our lineup in 2007. More...
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Reminder: The 2006 Licensing International Show is June 20-22 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center
by AlexisFor all of you trying to figure out how to license your invention, this may be particularly interesting to you.
Licensing International is the premier annual trade event for the licensing industry where owners and agents of intellectual properties showcase their brands to 23,000+ high-profile retailers, licensees, and promotional partners. You'll sign exclusive read more »
Whirpool Mother of Invention Contest - Grant for $20,000
by Hot Spot MamaWhirpool Brand (the appliance maker) is having the 2006 Whirlpool Brand Mother of Invention Grant. It provides moms with the necessary business resources, such as seed money and expert advice, helping to make business dreams a reality. At the end of the contest, any ideas submitted will remain solely owned by the contestant. Whirpool will not own any part of the ideas.
FAO Schwarz Toy Audition
List of Amazon ASINs
New Search is On For Inventor of the Future
by MichelleYesterday, we received a request from Becker Entertainment to assist them in finding a special Inventor. We said we would be happy to help their efforts and asked them to submit an article for posting on our site. Here's their letter:
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Becker Entertainment is a Sydney based production company, currently developing a new documentary idea for the Discovery Science Channel.
Calling all Kid Inventors- Martha Stewart vs. Ellen Degeneras - Fighting for Your Attention!
by Hot Spot MamaAttention, all parents, grandparents, proud aunts, uncles, and friends!
Martha Stewart is looking for some amazingly talented kid inventors--of all ages--who would like to exhibit their creations on her show. If you know the perfect child, please email the inventor's story and contact information. They will try to respond to all emails.
Attention Mom-preneurs – The Martha Stewart Show is looking for woman inventors
by Hot Spot MamaHere's an opportunity for all you female inventors that want to be a guest on the Martha Show. I think it will be a great opportunity.
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Though it's important to reduce maternal mortality worldwide, let's not forget to address the needs of mothers in the U.S.
The Lancet recently released news that the global maternal mortality has declined – these results are controversial in that other estimates don't exactly agree. I am not going to discuss the controversy surrounding the data as the debates focus on developing countries, not developed countries like the US and Western Europe
One area that struck me was the US maternal mortality rate. This is the chances of a women dying due to pregnancy.
The US always did poorly compared to the rest of the developed world…but the news is getting worse. According to the Lancet article, the US maternal mortality was 13 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2000 (confidence interval 12-15) but in 2008 had risen to 17 deaths per 100,000 live births. To put that in context, this rate is more than twice the estimate for Canada, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Singapore and 21 of the 22 Western European countries.
Some have stated that the apparent increase is related to changes in definitions, but it is also likely that the United States' poor results in maternal mortality rates are tied to its having the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the developed world. In 1998 there were 1,671 births per 1,000,000 capita compared with less than 700 births per 1,000,000 capita for the other countries listed. Why does this matter? Pregnant teenagers and their infants face significantly greater health risk than pregnancy women in their 20's; this includes a maternal mortality rate of five times higher in the developing world.
Within all the debates in the United States about health care reform one thing that was missing was a set of clear facts. As people rally for better maternal care around the world, let's also make sure that the United States takes better care of its own mothers.
First, I hope you are having a nice day. If not, I hope it gets better soon!
Next, I was surprised by the statistic as well. We often believe the US leads the world in health and science but that is not true. In fact, Asia is beginning to lead the way.
In addition, teenage pregnancies have increased and our "quality of life" is not really that "great" when we considering our "wealth". Wealth does not equal happiness!
1. Luthar Suniya S.; Latendresse Shawn J. Children of the Affluent, Challenges to Well-Being. Curr Dir Psychol Sci [online]. 2005. vol.14(1). pp. 49-53. Available from: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1948879/?tool=pmcentrez]
Howard Steven Friedman works as a statistician and health economist for the United Nations. He has been a lead modeler on a number of key United Nations projects including the ICPD @ 15 Costing, High Level Task Force on Innovative Financing, and the Adding It Up reports. He is credited with being the lead developer of the tool used for costing the health-related Millennium Development Goals. He is also an adjunct professor at School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. Prior to joining the United Nations, Howard ran Analytic Solutions LLC, which provides consulting services in designing, developing and modeling data. This work also included teaching data mining and modeling techniques for major international corporations and foreign governments. Prior to that, he was a Director at Capital One, where he led teams of statisticians, analysts and programmers in operations and marketing. Howard is the author of over 35 scientific articles and book chapters in areas of applied statistics, health economics with recent publications in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, Current Medical Research & Opinion, Clinical Therapeutics, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy, Clinical Drug Investigation and Value in Health. Howard Friedman received his BS from Binghamton University in Applied Physics and a Masters in Statistics, along with a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.


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Bryan Eisenberg | March 12, 2001 | Comments
Why would anyone want to do business with you? What's so special about you? What makes you think you're any different from anyone else? No, that's not your superego talking. It's just what your customers want to know about you. So what are you going to tell them?
In my last article, I spent a lot of time presenting to you the idea that words are more important than pictures. Yes, that contradicts a lot of conventional wisdom, but now you understand the need people have for you to present the right words to them. Not only is that supported by hard research, but it has a concrete basis in the structure of the brain.
So the next obvious question is, "What words?" Remember W.I.I.F.M., the station every one of us wants to hear, what's in it for me? Choose the words that make your prospects realize that what they really want is what you actually offer.
What Is Your USP?
What simple statement about your business or brand -- just a quick, clear sentence or two at most -- tells your prospects that you are the only alternative for them? Sounds like a response should just jump out at you. Yet most businesses (on- and offline) cannot provide an answer that simply rolls off their tongues or, even more appropriately in the case of e-commerce, appears on their home pages.
By USP, or unique selling proposition, I don't mean a slogan or a phrase that will appear in your advertising, although that's one potential use for it. Rather I mean the concise and memorable phrase that answers your prospect's always-implicit question, "Why should I do business with you and not somebody else?" You may have a hot thing right now, but if you cannot concisely and powerfully describe the unique value of your business for your prospects (and create some excitement among potential buyers), you may not truly have a basis for long-term success.
Helping You Identify Your USP
Write down every possible reason you can find why someone should want to do business with your firm. If you want real results, involve your entire company in a high-energy brainstorming session. If you don't find at least a few dozen reasons, either you aren't trying very hard or you have a very boring company. Don't be afraid to get professional help. Your survival can depend on it. Afterward, review the list and eliminate everything that is also true of your competitors. Nothing should be allowed to remain on the list that can also be claimed by a competitor. Some quick guidelines:
Now create a memorable message out of these unique, meaningful qualities about your business or brand. And make sure it's a message that speaks to the need your prospective customer feels, not some self-centered stuff about you.
If you've been in business for a while, you may have created a USP without realizing it. For example, if you decided to provide live, 24-hour customer service to your customers because no one else is doing it, you've created at least a partial USP based on service, and you are communicating that to your intended target buyer. If, however, everyone else does it, too, then it's not something that sets you apart and should not be the focus of your USP.
Good service, good selection, fair prices, and honest dealing are not relevant factors for creating your USP. Now you must be tempted to ask me why. Simply stated, these are factors your prospects already have in mind; they expect and demand them. So telling them to your prospects gives them the same feeling you get when a used car salesman says, "Let me be honest with you..." You expect honesty. Was he lying to you the rest of the time?
Why You Need a USP
Wow, where do I start?
People are bombarded with sales messages all the time. If you can't cut through the clutter immediately to offer them something that has obvious value to them, they'll be long gone to someone who can.
Nowadays a lot of prospects have very short attention spans and even shorter memories, and they are jaded. You must make your USP strong, simple, quick, and clear -- immediately, when prospects first hit your site. If you don't have a strong USP and don't state it clearly right upfront, you're sending your traffic elsewhere instead of drawing them deeper into your own sales funnel.
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They were with us before Romeo & Juliet. And long after too. Because they're forever around. Or so both claim, carolling gleefully:
We're allways sixteen.
Sam & Hailey, powered by an ever-rotating fleet of cars, from Model T to Lincoln Continental, career from the Civil War to the Cold War, barrelling down through the Appalachians, up the Mississippi River, across the Badlands, finally cutting a nation in half as they try to outrace History itself.
By turns beguiling and gripping, finally worldwrecking, Only Revolutions is unlike anything ever published before, a remarkable feat of heart and intellect, moving us with the journey of two kids, perpetually of summer, perpetually sixteen, who give up everything except each other.
They were with us before Tristan & Isolde. And long after too. Because they're forever around. Or so both claim, gleefully carolling:
We're allways sixteen.
Hailey & Sam, powered by an ever-rotating fleet of cars, from Shelby Mustang to Sumover Linx, careen from the Civil Rights Movement to the Iraq War, tearing down to New Orleans, up the Mississippi River, across Montana, finally cutting a nation in half as they try to outrace History itself.
By turns enticing and exhilarating, finally breathtaking, Only Revolutions is unlike anything ever conceived before, a remarkable feat of heart and intellect, moving us with the journey of two kids, perpetually of summer, perpetually sixteen, who give up everything except each other.
"Inventive. . . . A complex, challenging novel that leaves the head spinning. . . .One of the great road novels. . . . It needs to be studied, its patterns and symbolism deciphered, its historical cross-references pondered. . . . Sam and Hailey are not simply characters but transhistorical archetypes. . . . Only Revolutions is a masterpiece of formal design. . . . . It's an exhilarating trip, a literary experience unlike anything else piled up in book stores. Only revolutions against the conventional novel like this one keep the genre truly novel."
—The Washington Post
"Danielewski tells his story through a kaleidoscope, turning it so that each piece of prose catches the light. . . . The rewards of Danielewski's dive into history are manifold, bringing together mind-bending syntax, the coltish excitement of adventure and a bittersweet love story saturated in American mythos. . . . The towering achievement in "Only Revolutions" comes in Danielewski's provocative, mischievous and thoroughly dazzling writing. . . . He smashes, pushes, copies, tears and juggles words in combinations unanticipated and inspired, providing so much pace and beauty to the story that the book screams to be read aloud. . . . Those patterns, tossing together internal and external rhyme, punning and funning, give the novel a breakneck velocity. . . . In Danielewski's heartbreakingly gorgeous vision, history doesn't evolve; instead, like so many wheels on so many cars, it only revolves."
—San Francisco Chronicle
"[A]bstruse and ambitious, undeniably astonishing and contemporary. . . . Its elegant mysteries are instead contained in the poetic language and forms embraces by the narrators: The more the novel's structure is decoded, the more lyrical and poignant it becomes."
—Stefanie Sobelle, Bookforum
"The daunting maze explored in Danielewski's Borgesian first novel, House of Leaves (2000), only hinted at the depths to be plumbed in its intimidatingly innovative successor. It's a love story, road novel and paean to untrammeled freedom, presented in dual free-verse narratives spoken by Sam and Hailey, two 16-year-old vagabonds who embark on a mythic and allegorical journey across America, in a succession of variously acquired automobiles, during an expanding time period that stretches from the American Civil War to the immediate present. Rebels and malcontents, they repeatedly indulge in Whitmanesque, Rabelaisian arias ("I'm The World which / The Mountain descends from and / I laugh because it tickles"), while proclaiming their allegiance to nothing but each other ("Liberty and Love are one"), and eluding or battling characters emblematic of entrenched interests, convention and complacency (e.g., "Mad Robber Barons," "Hoovercrats"). The publisher helpfully suggests reading eight pages of Sam's story, then flipping the volume upside-down and reversing it, for eight pages in Hailey's voice, until the two narratives meet in the middle of the book. Further complications arise from chronological enumerations of historical events on each page's margins and versified comments on every page presented, upside-down, at the bottom of said page. Self-indulgence? Surely. But there's a real story here, and a persuasive sense that the couple's wild ride is a kind of creation myth that mirrors, as it presumes to explain, America's unruly energies --- as Sam and Hailey experience Hailey's brief dalliance with a macho avatar of military, militant power ("The Creep"), an Ongoing Party in New Orleans, a farcical hospital stay following an apparent overdose and an escape to the heartland and a climactic encounter with "the peril pursuing US." They're Bonnie and Clyde, Tristan and Isolde, an X-rated Archie and Veronica and perhaps All in the Family's embattled liberal couple Mike and Gloria."
—Kirkus Reviews
"Sweeping ambition and fierce intelligence. . . . A quintessential novel of our time, embodying, as it does, art / technology / literature / design and the spirit of experimentation."
—Los Angeles Times
"It's difficult to decide whether Danielewski is merely reinventing the novel as a medium, or has constructed his own, entirely original platform from which to destroy literary convention."
—The New York Press
"Engaging. . . . Reads like a love story slipped into a particle accelerator."
—Time Out New York
"Poetic. . . . Elegant. . . . Poignant. . . . Danielewski's second major novel . . . might just be his Finnegans Wake: abstruse and ambitious, undeniably astonishing and contemporary."
"A lot is expected of Danielewski as a novelist who forgoes conventions, and he certainly delivers in his latest effort."
—San Francisco Chronicle
"Falls along the literary spectrum somewhere between the narrative of Adam and Eve in Paradise Lost and Quentin Tarantino's screenplay for Natural Born Killers. . . . Recall[s] James Joyce. . . . Harks back to William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury."
—The Oregonian
"Ambitious, meticulous, and original, Danielewski continues to survey the frontiers of the novel. . . . The book hurtles you straight onto the road and into the split-screen vortex of the folie à deux of its couple."
—Los Angeles City Beat
"In his new novel, the author of House of Leaves is up to his old tricks–multicolored and upside-down text–and some flabbergasting new ones, including a double-ended structure that obliges the reader to flip the book every eight pages."
—The New Yorker
"Danielewski's formidable literary intelligence . . . has here composed a startling and versatile pair of voices, and a manner of storytelling which is at once hallucinatory . . . slyly punning, and also possessed finally of an authentically tragic register. . . . The book is to be admired for its sheer zest for invention, the kind of faith in ambitious literature so rare among contemporary novelists. . . . Once you are attuned to its extraordinary music, there is no way out except through the end."
—The Guardian
"A spectacular production. . . . Does more than most to extend the boundaries of printed text."
—The Daily Telegraph
"This creative paean to the velocity of young lovers and the vibrancy of American culture is sure to wow."
"[A] impressive tour de force. . . . A pastiche of Joyce and Beckett with heapings of Derrida's Glas and Thomas Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49."
—Publishers Weekly
"Rare and to-be-treasured. . . . The book is a hall of mirrors, an immaculately constructed maze, a puzzle wrapped in an enigma concealing a mystery. . . . A style that recalls e e cummings and Finnegans Wake in equal measure, with a dash of Kerouac's On the Road. . . . On my three readings, it has made me cry and laugh. It has flummoxed me and given me insights. It has even managed to be genuinely erotic, and has rejoiced (re-Joyce-ed?) in the most tender descriptions of first loves. . . . Hailey and Sam are the opposite of terror, yet terror stalks them. As they flee the forces of oppression, and as their favorite words start ebbing, they persist with a naïve joy, and mature into an awful realization that love might be only calibrated by its own loss. The American Dream, in a fissile, fractured way, is their nightmare, and their possible redemption."
—Stuart Kelly, Scotland on Sunday
"An astounding work, a mind-boggling epic poem one would expect if Pynchon, Benet, Homer and Joyce were miraculously smashed together into one brilliant writer. It will leave you confused, absorbed, drained, enthralled and wanting to go through it all again. It is a journey and you, as a reader, are a participant."
"Turning readers upside-down . . . Mark Z. Danielewski wants you to try harder. . . . [Only Revolutions] is the road novel as if imagined by John Cage. . . . A true revolution–it wants to overthrow not just how we read, but what we read."
"The fall's most inventive novel."
—Bloomberg News
"Innovative. . . . A love story, road novel and paean to untrammeled freedom, presented in dual free-verse narratives spoken by Sam and Hailey. . . . They're Bonnie and Clyde, Tristan and Isolde, an X-rated Archie and Veronica and perhaps All in the Family's embattled liberal couple Mike and Gloria. . . . You have to work at it, but it's a trip well worth taking."
—Kirkus, starred review