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Name one positive of the Wii U and one negative
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Just to prove that I'm not a troll, let's have a civil discussion on pros and flaws of the console.
Pro: Nintendo games in HD, finally!
Con: None of the controller options are 'good' in my opinion.
Wii Remote: poor
Classic Controller Pro: Decent
Pro Pad: Very poor button and analog placement
Contrablet: Same problems as the Pro pad with the added problem of having a wide controller
Discuss and propose, I will not be responding to trolls however.
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Ironically, mine are the opposite of yours.
Pro: Nice selection of controllers. The gamepad in particular is extremely comfortable and versatile.
Con: Aside from the whole "Nintendo in HD!" thing, the graphics are nothing to send home about.
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Pro: Nintendo games in HD
Con: The name
Other than that I have to wait until personal hands on
Pro: Good controller options, Nintendo games in HD
Con: Gamepad doesn't have a multi-touch screen, screen is in 480p instead of at least 720p HD.
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Enigma149 posted...
Ironically, mine are the opposite of yours.
It's true the graphics aren't 'extremely great' and yeah they are on level with current gen but it's still good to see Nintendo get to the other consoles standard. I feel like this is how the Wii should have been to begin with.
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DeathSnipe777 posted...
Pro: Good controller options, Nintendo games in HD
The low resolution on the Wii U Pad is very concerning, and is one of the other reasons I will not be using it when I eventually purchase a Wii U.
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Icecreamdunwich posted...
DeathSnipe777 posted...Pro: Good controller options, Nintendo games in HD
...Good luck with that.
Pros: Lots of controller options, great launch window
Cons: Bad name, needs moar colors...
Pro: Since people are comparing it to the DS, that means it'll have an excellent library of games!
Con: ...There's a chance Nintendo will slip too much into the FPS market...):
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Pro: Pikmin 3
Con: No F Zero announced (the NL minigame is also a slap in the face)
"Hey! Where's MY alien donkey?"
Good luck with what? Not using a Wii U pad? Not really difficult according to users on this board, I should be able to use a Pro Pad and have it last '50 hours on a single charge" due to the lack of Rumble.
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Prashant Shah, a senior disciple of Kumudini Lakhia, is a critically acclaimed outstanding male performer-choreographer residing in the New York City. His virtuosity in Kathak technique enables him to perform a vast repertoire with masculine grace without any flowery affectations.
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Chicago: Usually many of us, especially, Gujaratis put off the interest if a cultural program showcases classical dances like Kathak or Bharatnatyam. Up to now I also have same feeling for all these classical dances. But when I saw Kathak dance performance at India America Medical Association's annual banquet at The Meadows Club on November 17, it change my concept about Kathak dance. I was so impressed by the Kathak dance presented by Prashant Shah that tempted me to write an article on the artiste.
Prashant Shah, a senior disciple of Kumudini Lakhia, is a critically acclaimed male performer-choreographer residing in the New York City. His virtuosity in Kathak technique enables him to perform a vast repertoire with masculine grace without any flowery affectations, and makes him one of the outstanding male dancers of his genre today. He is also the first recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Yuva Puraskar established by the President of India in the name of Ustaad Bismillah Khan.
Prashant has his own dance company in New York, and having performed in over 40 countries, he is regularly commissioned by international choreographers involving other dance styles like Hip- Hop, Belly Dancing, Flamenco, Bharatanatyam, modern and contemporary forms. He performed Kathak dances in Europe, North America and Asia, and got rave reviews in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Independent, San Francisco Chronicle, Dancing Times, The Star Ledger, Voice of Dance and many more.
Prashant is one of the youngest dancers graded as "top" level artiste by the Indian Television Artists Association — Prasaar Bharti. He is also an empanelled artiste of Indian Council of Cultural Relations — a national organization of the Cultural Ministry of India.
Recently, Prashant has also been selected as the "Gallery Artiste" on Pentacle list of artiste, an internationally respected company based in New York City and Los Angeles that promotes world's renowned artistes and their companies. Prashant believes in developing new language of creativity in his Kathak dance with the use of and exploration within its rich technique both, traditional and contemporary, to other dance forms of the world.
He is one of the few acclaimed Kathak dancers to benefit from Lakhia's teaching system, which involves rigorous technical training, while also encouraging to use dance as a mode of self-expression to scratch beyond the surface of technique. As a choreographer, his highly developed awareness of space and its possibilities of exploring it visually in Kathak dance form along with his own traditional and contemporary ideas, drives him to work with various dancers of other classical dance styles abroad and choreograph innovative dance numbers.
His "Independence" dance production with Nina Rajarani, a Bharatanatyam dancer based in the UK; "Kathak Pravas" dance production with Kelly Verma, a Kathak dancer based in Holland; "Anokha," a joint production of Hip-Hop, Bharatanatyam and Kathak with Kader Attou, a Hip-Hop dancer–choreographer, based in France; and more recently "Les Corps estrangers" with same company are some of the productions which have been successfully performed, toured and critically ac-claimed extensively in India and all over the world. He was also invited to choreograph and perform in Sweden in November 2006 for a joint production of Kathak-Flamenco, specially commissioned by Swedish Arts Council.
Prashant has been invited to participate in various international Kathak festivals in Chicago, San Francisco and India. Milapfest's prestigious International Summer School for Dance in the UK has been regularly inviting him since 2009 to teach, perform and choreograph various productions at Dance India. Recently, he was also invited to perform at the Freer and the Sackler, Smithsonian Museum, Washington D.C. for India Day celebrations sponsored by the Indian Embassy in the USA.
In an exclusive interview, he has spoke to this correspondence. Here are excerpts:
Q: What age you started dancing and what made you dance?
A: I remember when I was eight years old, my mom used to take my sister Alpa to Kadamb Dance Centre, Ahmedabad. It just happened that being a younger child in the family, my mom did not want to leave me alone at home. So I was compelled to join them just as a spectator in the class. But the interesting part is that I could remember everything taught in the class by just observing the class. My guru Kumiben was observing all this. I remember she came to me one day and said: "Why don't you dance." I replied spontaneously, that boys don't dance. In fact she explained me Kathak was usually danced by male. This went for one full year. After a year, one fine day I just got up in the class and started dancing in the class.
Q. What is your experience of teaching the students born here and in India?
A. I think the students here are very serious and sincere in everything what they do, specially the Indian dance. Because they crave for the Indian culture and whatever they learn at Indian dance and music schools or Sunday school here, they love it and try to be most productive. Honestly, I find the students here are more Indian, than students learning in India. To live in India and learn is a different story and to learn here after being born and raised in this country is a totally different scenario.
Guru-sishya parampara prevails in US too. But I do not like myself to be called a guru but I wants my students to believe in this relationship as this bonds them with teaches for mutual respect, patience, hard work, passion for dance, common goal of excellence, sincerity and loyalty towards teachers and schools where they learn.
Q. Where do you teach here?
A. Arya Dance Academy, one of the outstanding and most dynamic schools of Bollywood dance. It also has a Kathak department, which is headed by me. Even though, I have only few students, who learm Kathak at our school, our goal is to train them in the real classical technique, teach theory of Kathak and do Rang pravesh after certain years of rigorous training. In fact, Rupal Patel, director of Arya, who is my senior most disciple in the USA, is extremely co-operative to my suggestions and structure of classes as we both share a common goal that our students, who graduate in Kathak under us, should be able to do one and half hour Kathak classical dance show anywhere at any given time. Also they should be able to create their own tukdaas, tihaais, baant, gat, thaaat, aamad, etc and not just dance to film songs and say they are doing Kathak.
Q. Do you still learn?
A. Yes, of course. I will be a student all my life under my guru Kumudini Lakhia. I visit Ahmedabad twice in a year because I want to be attached to my roots of Kathak and traditions. Just being with Kumiben and at Kadamb, infuses a lot of life in me. She motivates and challenges me in all artistic aspect of my life. She is not just a guru for me but is an institution.
Q. What is your educational background?
A. I come from a family of academicians. My father is a Chartered Accountant, and my mother holds a bachelors degree. They believe in education and that is the reason why I have done my Masters in Accounting with distinction. I am fortunate to have them as my parents, because without their support and understanding, I would not have been able to be where I am standing today.
Q. What are your future plans?
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Greek IslesWhat's not to love about the Greek isles? With 227 islands to choose from, you've got plenty of options. Santorini is best known as a romantic honeymoon destination with breathtaking sunsets, while Mykonos and Crete showcase some of the world's most beautiful beaches -- and of course, pulsating Greek nightlife! Can't decide which island is for you? Take an Aegean Sea cruise and see what each has to offer! 960 1280
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Im 18, and i have a 7 week old and i was pregnant when i was 15 & had her when i was 16 (:
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so.. you have two kids or what? ^
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Im 16 and 7 weeks pregnant. I haven't told my mom yet but i plan on it however,i have told a couple people i trust. You don't want to go through this alone. It can be tough and I find myself getting emotional for no reason and my bf is really supportive. Make sure you get all the help you can get and have a plan ready. Just know that no matter what anyone tells you your baby is not a MISTAKE. James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above. <3 Good luck and take care <3
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Hey im 17 my son is 7 months old and i truly understand what u going thru
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I think the view of rock you have is just too narrow. By the way, I love all of those 90s bands you mentioned, that was basically my teenage years. I'm still obsessed with the Foo Fighters.
I think that what happened was that bubblegum pop (Britney Spears, boy bands) became popular for a while, and then we moved into hip hop and rap. I would say that within the past two years or so we are trending towards rock again. I was just thinking this the other day as I was listening to some popular radio stations on a long drive and noticed that, since the last time I spent a lot of time listening to the radio, there was a lot less hip hop and a lot more "rock." I use the term rock fluidly. I think the new rock is the more indie and "leaning towards alternative" stuff, like Mumford and Sons, Imagine Dragons, Young the Giant, Neon Trees, fun., Grouplove, AWOLNATION, One Republic, etc. I hear these bands more and more on mainstream radio and see them on the charts. If you take a more narrow view of rock, then you may not count bands like these, but I do. I think they just tend to be more the "alternative" or "folk" type of rock, but that's still rock to me.
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
But, drat! I missed Star Wars day yesterday. (It's May 4, as in "May the Fourth be with you.") But no worries! There's still May 25 to plan for, which is both
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Glad I was able to amuse you all with my embarrassing tale last week! Don't know why, but it's the doozies that really make the best funny stories. But today, I feel the need to ramble and throw out what's been on my mind lately. There's something non-funny embarrassing going on: I'm struggling. It's human, and I don't know why it should embarrass me, but it does. Maybe because once I admit it, I'll have to do something about it, and if it doesn't work, I'll feel like a failure. Damn.
Anyhoo. So lately, I've been feeling a sort of desperate feeling, especially at last week's weigh-in. My weight had been creeping up to my red line and finally went over, and I felt powerless to stop it. (Which is bunk, I know! I've lost over 70 pounds and kept it off for over a year now, so I know what I can do when my back is to the wall.) Part of me wanted to just say forget it. The pull of the salty, roasted nuts can be so strong. I've gotten too smart about which calorie-bombs will satisfy me and yet not up my blood glucose levels, which at least is healthy stuff. And then, walking the tightrope of too-many carbs: how many slivers of a donut will knock me over? Otherwise, I probably would have said "*bleep* it" long before now and dove straight into a bag of chips with a pint of premium ice cream on the side. This "shizzle," as MizFit would say, is really hard. Fairly straightforward, but hard.
I think what really saves me this time around is the support and accountability of blogging and type 2 diabetes. Lots of things came together: The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans started a 21 Day Habit Challenge, and it wasn't tied to weight loss AT ALL! (yeay!) I decided to commit to tracking EVERY day and not avoiding the weekends when I could use more accountability. (I also committed to flossing my teeth, which I had been really good about doing but has lately become a habit-on-the-slip. Which isn't as out-there as it seems; there's a connection between diabetes and dental health.) And Biz wrote her post today, "
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Right here (yes, I'm back below red line weight) is a really comfortable place for me. I still feel like I can eat enough to make me feel good and satisfy my "foodie" side, yet stay within a given range. But lately, I've been feeling like I ought to try a little harder, to at least get back to where I was last summer (which is about 10 pounds lower than I am now). I feel like I need to break though the plateau and get to goal, to at least taste it. "Goal" for me is the upper end of the healthy weight range for my height, a little over what I weighed in college, and is 26.2 pounds away. Is it a reasonable goal? No way of knowing until I try a little harder to get there. (And no, I really don't think it's a matter of not eating enough calories; -.5 lb/week gave me a calorie budget of around 2000 calories, and I'd generally eat more when I exercised, so my net was rarely below my daily budget. -1 lb per week gives me a budget of 1788, and my calorie counter counts one's
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So what's the plan? Right now, I'm doing everything "fitness-ly" possible. I can't give any more time to it than I do already, and I'm pretty good about intensity when I'm working out. It has to be the food: portion control, planning what I'm going to eat before I put it in my mouth, mindful eating. (Mr. Handsome-and-Handy cooks in a highly supportive manner; I am the one who puts the food in my mouth on the weekends, though.) *sigh*, I know, the usual stuff. I also have to be okay with feeling hungry now and then. I feel physically hungry right now, in fact. I'm planning to eat in about a half hour, so I'll wait it out. (Later: Greek yogurt and strawberries. Yum!)
Good Listens
I often use my commute time to listen to books on CD that I want to read, but am too lazy to do at home. In other words, non-fiction items from the library. Well, not all non-fiction; I listened to a compilation of old detective radio shows lately. But I've been listening to some interesting items lately. One was "Steering by Starlight" by Martha Beck, and the other is "What Should I Do with My Life?" by Po Bronson. Both are read by the authors, who do a fantastic job. I enjoyed both quite a lot. I think Beck's book was saved from seeming too woo-woo by her common sense vibe and friendly-gravelly voice. The Bronson book is actually a re-listen, and it has all kinds of little "zingers" in it that I hadn't remembered from my last listen. (Which was probably several years and many formative CDs ago.) One theme in his book is that change often doesn't happen until it "gets personal": the suffering one is in becomes immediate and concrete, and one has to change. Boy, I sure can relate to that one.
Good Eats
Not sure how many of you follow Amy Tenderish's "Diabetes Mine" site; it's a good one. Today, she posted an article called, "
Five Foods to Consider
," in which a nutritionist and CDE discusses the benefits of some food choices one may not have considered. I knew about most of them--chia seeds, Greek-style yogurt, and 70%+ dark chocolate are in regular rotation--but I didn't know that quinoa was considered a seed rather than a whole grain. I need to sneak some more salmon in there. Mr. Handsome-and-Handy enjoys it also, but we tend to go frugal on the protein (and go for foods that the kids would eat--they're a little too old for the "it's pink chicken!" fib).
Progress This Week
7-day blood glucose average: 102 (met goal of less than 120)
7-day fasting blood glucose average: 102 (met goal of less than 120)
Weight goals: -4.4. Whew! Back below my "red line" weight.
Food goals: I actually did it! I set a goal of tracking all 7 days, no matter how painful. And oh, was it painful! Tracking over the weekend made me realize how much I slack off and mindlessly eat on the weekends. I'd eat, and then sit down and track, and then remember stuff later on that I'd forgotten, and pretty soon I was over budget. I think setting the calorie threshold to a 1 lb/week setting has been helpful, because even if I go over a little bit, I can still maintain.
Fiber: On days tracked, averaged 33 grams/day.
Exercise goals: Met all goals this week.
Total mileage: 35 miles
Wednesday - 80 minutes (.8 mile) - 10-minute solutions yoga in the morning; in the afternoon, treadmill run (10 minutes, .8 mile) to warm up for Body Pump class (1 hour).
Thursday - Rest
Friday - 56 minutes (12.05 miles) - Stationary bike (38 minutes, 10.5 miles) and treadmill run (18 minutes, 1.55 miles) at the gym.
Saturday - 4 hours - School clean-up day. Lots of yardwork (sweeping, weeding, a bit of lifting heavy things), so I'm counting this as strength exercise.
Sunday - Rest
Monday - 70 minutes (22.15 miles) - Spin class. It usually goes for an hour, but I was a little early and the instructor went a little late, so got some extra time and miles.
Tuesday - 40 minutes (2 miles) - Lunchtime walk
Teeth: Flossed all but one day.
Sleep: Getting 7-8 hours per night.
Hockey Respite for Mr. H&H: Accomplished, and then some! Mr. H&H got to go to the first game of the Red Wings vs. Sharks series. Though the way the Wings have been playing against the Sharks (not to mention the poor officiating), well, don't know how much longer this will be on the goal list.
Goals for Next Week
7-day blood glucose average goal and fasting numbers: below 120.
Weight goal: Maintain or make progress toward goal.
Food goals* Track food intake DAILY.
* Track fiber, aiming for at least 30 grams/day average.
Exercise goals* 30 minutes of activity 5 days/week.
* Spin class at least once per week. I'd like to shoot for two, since I'm doing the bike portion of the "Tri the Coast" in early June.
* 2 strength sessions (BodyPump + something on my own)
Misc. goalsSisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans 21 Day Habit Challenge goal of flossing daily.
7 or more hours sleep/night.
Continued "Hockey Respite" for Mr. H&H: Get home in time for Mr. Handsome-and-Handy to watch the Detroit Red Wings playoff games. (Go Wings!)
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A therapist specializing in helping people get sorted out postdivorce has her own problems of the heart in King's latest (after The Same Sweet Girls). Since the death of her husband, "divorce coach" Clare has thrown herself into her work. And now that she has a booming practice on Alabama's gulf coast, her after-hours is packed with even more drama: her best friend Dory's marriage is forever on the rocks; her daughter Haley's husband abandons the family; Maine transplant and marina owner Lex is newly divorced, available and interested; and Zoe, Clare's dead husband's mother, is helping Clare accomplish her dream of creating a retreat center. With more than a little help from her friends—old and new—Clare lets go of her grief and gives love another shot. Though it exhibits that unmistakable Southern charm, King's writing also frustrates: backstories are hinted at but left murky, while nagging questions hang around for hundreds of pages (the circumstances surrounding Clare's husband's death, for instance) and overshadow Clare's present-day narrative. Storytelling kinks aside, King delivers what her fans want—strong bonds, strong women characters and triumph over tragedy. (Mar.)Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information
Barely turning my head, I look over my shoulder again to determine the distance between me and the front door. No way I can get out that way without him seeing me; I'll have to exit through the bookstore. Now I wish I'd driven to town instead of walking, even though it would've been ridiculous to drive so few blocks. But my getaway would have been easier. I could have gone through the adjoining bookstore, gotten nonchalantly into my car, and put the pedal to the metal. Instead, everyone in both stores will see me running out of the coffee shop right after my best friend's husband has walked in. I can only imagine the talk that will follow, since our small town has talked of little else all summer except what's gone on in the Rodgers household. I can hear it now: "Did you know it's gotten so bad that Clare sneaked out of the coffee shop to avoid Son? Poor Dory!"
Making my getaway is turning out to be more difficult than I thought. The lethargic, bespectacled teenager behind the counter is new-his first day, he told me proudly-and he doesn't know the ropes yet. He takes his time wrapping the two slices of carrot cake in parchment paper, placing them in a flat white box, then bringing the edges of the box together. When I see him searching for tape, I say, "It's fine. Don't bother taping it," and hope that my voice doesn't sound as flustered as I feel. But he shrugs me off and says no problem, it's no trouble at all. He rings it up wrong for the second time, muttering, "Oops." After canceling out the sale, he punches in the numbers again, glances at me over the top of his glasses, and mumbles, "Uh, that'll be eight fifty-three."
It hits me that I used all my change by counting out the exact amount for the veggie wrap and iced tea I had for lunch, plus a tip; I left the money on the table, anchoring my ticket. On my way out, I decided on impulse to take a couple pieces of carrot cake with me, and I stopped at the counter to place my order. I have nothing but a twenty to pay with. Another glance over my shoulder, and I toss the twenty-dollar bill at Pokey. In a low voice, I say, "If you could hurry, I'd really appreciate it. I'm running late for an appointment." Of course, I speak too softly, trying to keep Son from hearing my voice, and Pokey tilts his head sideways to say, "Ma'am?"
"Hurry with the change, please," I hiss.
From the corner of my eye, I see that Son is working the room like a politician running for reelection, slapping backs and grinning like the Cheshire cat. His greetings are met with cries of "Hey-look who's back in town!" and "Son! How was your trip? When did you get home?" I watch him lean over to kiss the cheek of a plump, white-haired lady who coos and giggles and puts both hands to her face in something resembling the ecstasy of Saint Teresa. He then joins a couple of businessmen from the bank who get to their feet to shake his hand and pound his back with great vigor, buying me a few seconds. Son throws back his head to laugh at something one of them says, which gives me a chance for a furtive study of him. I haven't seen him all summer, the longest span of time since he and Dory married, and that was twenty-five years ago.
Son is casually dressed in crisp, pressed jeans and a white oxford-cloth shirt, the sleeves carelessly rolled up to reveal brown, well-muscled arms. Usually he's in a shirt and tie, as befitting such a highly regarded and important hotshot. I guess he hasn't yet gone back to work in his real estate business, since he and Dory have been home only a couple of days. Even though he has a hand on the shoulder of one of the businessmen and appears to be listening with great interest, I notice that his eyes occasionally search the room to make sure he's kissed up to everyone there. When his gaze comes my way, I turn my head quickly, almost dropping the bills and change that Pokey is counting into my outstretched hand. When he miscounts and starts over, I'm tempted to tell the poor fellow to keep it, even if it would make me the biggest tipper in town. He'd probably be so surprised that he'd ask me to repeat myself yet again, and I'd end up getting caught by Son after all.
With his scrutiny of the coffee shop, it's unbelievable that Son hasn't recognized me yet, even with my back to him and the counter located at a helpful angle. It occurs to me that he hasn't seen me since I've had my hair cut. From the first day we met, Son has gone on and on about what great hair I have. It's nothing but his usual empty flattery, the only way he knows to relate to women. The truth is, my long, heavy hair has always been unruly and difficult. After struggling with it all my life, I gave up and had it chopped off a few weeks ago. Everybody tells me I look like a different person with my mass of hair gone, which must be true. Even so, I'm not taking any chances, not with the way Son keeps looking everyone over, so I drop the change into my briefcase instead of in my purse. Thankfully, the door of the adjoining bookstore is only a few feet away.
I've taken a step away from the counter when the young man clears his throat and says in a loud voice, "Uh-ma'am?" My cheeks burning, I turn to see him holding out the box with the carrot cake in it. I yank it out of his hand so quickly that his eyes widen in surprise and his Adam's apple jerks up and down. I feel bad for him, but not as bad as he would feel if Son saw me and caused a scene in the crowded shop. It would not be a good way to end his first day at work.
In the Page and Palette bookstore, a glance assures me that the salesclerk is helping a customer in the back, so I step behind a revolving display of paperbacks in order to peer into the coffee shop, making sure I got away without being seen. To my relief, I've escaped: Son is still standing with the two businessmen and running his mouth, with a big grin on his face. The three of them bend their heads together as he relates something, and they all laugh appreciatively, slapping backs again. Satisfied that I've escaped undetected, I sling the strap of my briefcase over my shoulder and tuck the box of carrot cake under my arm, then head toward the front door.
Once I'm outside, I'm surprised to find the sidewalks still crowded with shoppers and sightseers, which is unusual for early fall. Anxious to get away from the coffee shop, I mutter my apologies as I make my way through, wondering if there's a tour bus in town. Although off the beaten path, Fairhope is becoming more and more of a tourist attraction, and it's not unusual to have several tour buses in town during the summer, but not this time of year. In an effort to avoid a cluster of people blocking the sidewalk in front of one of the street's many art galleries, I cut through a group of charming and colorful little shops that make up the area known as the French Quarter. And that's where I run into Rye Ballenger, quite literally. If I hadn't been hugging the bakery box so close, carrot cake would have gone flying.
"Clare!" he exclaims at the same time I gasp, "Rye!" Then both of us say together, "What are you doing here?"
I link an arm into his and continue my walk, pulling Rye along with me down the brick-paved lane. Out of the corner of my mouth, I say to him in a low voice, "I'm trying to get far enough away from the coffee shop so I won't be seen by a certain person who just walked in."
Rye plays along with me, matching my stride. "Who is it?" he whispers dramatically, looking around in mock terror. "An ex-husband of one of your clients?"
"Actually, you're close," I say with a groan. "It's Son."
"Son!" Rye comes to such an abrupt halt that I almost trip over a protruding brick. "Did he say anything to you? Tell me the truth."
"He didn't see me, thank God. I hightailed it out of there as fast as I could. Something tells me I'm not on his list of favorite people right now."
With a frown, Rye studies my face. He disengages my arm in order to take my hand in both of his and squeeze it tight. "Why don't you go back and confront him, sweetheart? I'll go with you, by God. I don't like the idea of him bullying you, and he needs to hear that."
"Your problem is, you're much too gallant," I say with an affectionate smile. "Charging in on your white horse and defending the honor of the poor maiden."
He snorts with indignation, his color high. "I've never been on a horse in my life, and have no intention of ever doing so. But I hate missing the chance to give Son Rodgers a piece of my mind."
"All I want to do is avoid him," I assure him. "I'm not interested in a confrontation at this point. Especially now, with him and Dory back together."
"Still no idea how that miraculous event came about?" Rye asks, watching me curiously.
I shrug. "None whatsoever. But I'll see Dory tomorrow at the group meeting, and she's promised me that we'll talk beforehand. Have you"
Before I realize what's happening, Rye has grabbed me by the shoulders and pulled me out of the way of a large gray-haired woman who barges past us, then turns back to scowl at us for blocking the sidewalk. As we watch her walk away, I send up a thank-you to whatever gods were responsible for sending Rye strolling through the French Quarter at the very moment I turned the corner. From the first day I arrived in Fairhope, the sardonic and irreverent Rye Ballenger has been one of my dearest friends, and there's no one I'd rather see now, after the near miss with Son. Certainly no one else understands my history with Son better than Rye does.
He and I move to stand under the jasmine-entwined arbor of a café, then Rye leans toward me to whisper in my ear, "Lord God Almighty, would you look at that! How ghastly." He nods toward the retreating woman, who's clad in a hot-pink T-shirt with flowered capri pants stretched way too tight across her very ample rear end. "I can promise you that she hails from north of the Mason-Dixon line."
"What gives her away?" I ask with a grin, pushing my sunglasses on top of my head. "The camera hanging around her neck or the Gulf Shores T-shirt?"
Brow furrowed, Rye shudders and says, "Come on, Clare. No self-respecting Southern belle would be caught dead wearing white socks with sandals, and you know it. It's a disgrace, that's what it is. If they are going to run us off our lovely streets, the least they could do is dress properly."
"You're such a snob," I say fondly. "But you know what? I think you love it. You work hard at being the biggest snob in Baldwin County, don't you?"
Pretending to be offended, he pulls back and drawls in his melodious, honey-toned voice, "I just happen to have my standards, is all."
When I first met the courtly Ryman Ballenger, a cousin of my former husband's, I thought he had to be putting me on. He has the most pronounced Southern accent I've ever heard, and on the Eastern Shore of Alabama, that's saying a lot. It suits him, though, just another of his many charms. In addition to being the most breathtakingly handsome man I've ever had the pleasure of knowing, Rye is also the most elegant. He's always seemed out of place in this offbeat, artsy little town. He should be strolling the lavish grounds of an English estate instead, trailed by a bevy of manservants and Cavalier King Charles spaniels.
"It's strange that I ran into you just as I was running out of the coffee shop," I say, gazing up at him. Rye is one of those people I enjoy just looking at, in the same way I might stop by an art gallery and admire a painting. "Don't tell me you walked to town." In all the years I've known him, I've never seen him walk anywhere. He'll get into his big old silver Mercedes to drive a block.
He looks at me as though I've lost my mind. "Me walk to town? In this heat? I should hope not." With a nod, he indicates a place across the street. "My car's over there. I almost never found a parking place in this damn mob." He points out a small shop on the corner. "I came down to pick up a print that Lou framed for me. But the mat didn't suit me, so I had her redo it."
"Not up to your standards, huh?" I tease him.
Rye studies me through long dark lashes, and his fine gray eyes go soft. "I can't tell you how happy I am to see you. I called your cell phone not five minutes ago."
With a grimace, I admit that I turned it off when I left the office. "You know how hard it is for me to close shop on Friday afternoons. Etta had to stand in the door to keep me from returning for some unfinished paperwork. If I'd kept my cell turned on and one of my clients called, having a crisis, I would've had to go running back to meet them there."
He clucks his tongue in reproach. "Ah, Clare, what am I going to do with you? You promised me that you'd stop giving your private numbers to your clients!"
"I know ..." My voice trails off, and I look up at him helplessly.
He places a hand on my shoulder. "When you didn't answer your cell, I got concerned about you, after what happened this morning."
"You concerned about me? That's a switch, since I'm officially the one who gets to worry about everybody else. It's in my job description."
"You can worry your pretty head off about whomever you want, my dear Clare, but I'm in charge of you."
"How very touching," I say, trying to keep my voice light. "I assume you're referring to a certain letter in this morning's paper?"
"So you've seen it?" With a worried frown, Rye reaches into his pocket and pulls out a clipping. "I have it with me, so if anyone dares to say anything about it, I can tell them what a bunch of hogwash it is."
"I've seen it," I tell him dismally. I arrived at my office early this morning, bringing the local paper to read while waiting for my first client. Like most weeklies, The Fairhoper is the perfect antidote to the grim headlines of the national news. Unless we've had one of our infamous hurricanes, the articles are full of small-town dramas that can be heartwarming but are more often unintentionally comic. Dory and I will call each other to read some of the more priceless ones aloud. Her favorite remains the obituary written about a certain Mr. McMillan, who is said to have died in his sleep so peacefully that it didn't wake him or Mrs. McMillan, either one. The human interest stories are usually pretty good, but last month I was embarrassed to find myself named Fairhope's Citizen of the Month. To my further embarrassment, one of this morning's letters to the editor, which I read in dismay, referred to my award:
This letter is written to protest your choice of August's Citizen of the Month, a self-proclaimed divorce "coach." The honor was based on the national attention that has come this woman's way, praising her innovative methods of divorce recovery. I have to wonder if those retreats of hers, held right here in our own conference center, actually do more to promote divorces than to help people get over them. Surely if folks were encouraged to work on their marriages instead, the disgracefully high divorce rates in our country would go down. I hope next month's choice will better reflect the ideals of our community and country. The letter was signed by Oscar T. Allen, a "concerned" citizen whom I'd not had the pleasure of meeting, fortunately.
Rye stands with his hands on his hips, scowling. "I can't tell you how furious I am. And you've got to be, too, though you won't let on. I know how you operate. In spite of all your degrees, you hide your feelings like the rest of us."
"You know better than that." I can't resist adding with a sly smile, "I'd never hide my feelings from you."
"Ha!" he scoffs. "You could've fooled me."
"You've lived here all your life, and you know everyone in town, so tell me who Oscar T. Allen is."
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Posted March 8, 2007
I am happy to report that I have read all of Cassandra King's books, but I tell you, this book is just the best. I loved the characters. I loved the drama. I loved the creek. I LOVED the ending. Read it !!!! You will be glad !!!!
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Posted April 24, 2010
hard to get into
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Posted April 24, 2010
Cassandra King is fabulous! She created a story about real people with real life issues. I was captivated from the first page and became mesmerized by the characters she created. I went through withdrawal when I had to put the book down and could not wait for my next opportunity to join my new friends. This story will take you away for a while and allow you to spend some time with a new social circle of down to earth neighbors/friends. I loved the way Cassandra wrapped up the various situations she created, but hated for the story to end. I cannot wait to begin another Cassandra King novel. I am also a fan of her husband who I've been reading for several years. They are truly kindred spirits!
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Posted April 8, 2010
Loved reading this book...was on the sale table so I wasn't sure if I would luck up with a great book ....I did....all the characters come to life and the area comes alive making you want to visit!
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Posted April 10, 2007
This is a well written, good story with interesting characters. I would've like an Epilogue showing the characters a year or so later to round it out, but the lack of one didn't ruin the book.
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Posted May 6, 2010
Obviously the only reason I purchased this book was Ms. King being the spouse of Pat Conroy. The second: it was a "bargain book". For mindless reading it's just acceptable.
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When I started reading this story, I thought it would be a really good story. I was sadly mislead. By the time I finished it, I was mad! I had invested all that time to read this story (which drags on and on and on) and it never even got close to what you would expect the ending would be. This is an extremely UNsatisfying story and I am sooooo glad I got it at the library and didn't buy it.
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Big-name stocks were big on last week's dividend roster. One was Procter & Gamble, PG -1.0360197566558247% Procter & Gamble Co. U.S.: NYSE USD82.15 -0.86 -1.0360197566558247% /Date(1427403806594-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 7272692 AFTER HOURS USD82.15 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 38957 P/E Ratio 24.047186932849364 Market Cap 224169341679.556 Dividend Yield 3.1337796713329276% Rev. per Employee 692110 More quote details and news » the world's largest consumer-products maker and a Dow Jones industrials component. P&G (ticker: PG) boosted its quarterly payout 7%, to 60.15 cents a share from 56.2 cents, for a 3% yield.
The company ("P&G Set to Pamper Investors," Barrons.com, Jan. 25), known the world over for such brands as Tide, Pampers, Crest, Bounty, and Duracell, has been paying dividends since its incorporation in 1890. This is its 57th consecutive annual increase.
The sweetened payout, which applies to the Cincinnati-based outfit's common and Series A and B ESOP convertible Class A preferred, will enrich investors by an additional $432 million or so yearly. P&G expects to have repurchased $6 billion worth of its stock by the close of fiscal 2013 on June 30. Last Friday, the shares were trading at a 52-week high of $81.48—a record when adjusted for past stock splits. The stock is up 20% on the year, and is 38% above P&G's 52-week low, set last June following disappointing earnings. Wall Street thinks the company will post a $2.7 billion profit for its fiscal third quarter, which would be up 10% from a year earlier.
Another Dow stock, this one transport company CSX csx -0.12008405884118883% CSX Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD33.27 -0.04 -0.12008405884118883% /Date(1427403711045-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 9821787 AFTER HOURS USD33.44 0.169999999999995 0.5109708446047491% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 12180 P/E Ratio 17.280999509181317 Market Cap 32995721591.6573 Dividend Yield 1.9236549443943494% Rev. per Employee 395906 More quote details and news » ("Time to Hop Back Aboard CSX," Barron's, Feb.11), also announced a 7% hike, to 15 cents a share, versus 14 cents. Yield: 2.5%. In addition, directors authorized a new $1 billion stock-buyback program, which is expected to be completed over the next two years. One of the nation's premier railroads, CSX since 2005 has invested $14.2 billion in its business, increased its quarterly cash dividend 11 times for a 29% compounded annual growth rate (including the latest enrichment), and repurchased $8 billion worth of its stock. The company has paid dividends without interruption since 1922.
CEO Michael Ward said that the dividend boost and buyback "build upon the $2.3 billion of investment CSX is making this year to meet the nation's future transportation needs and drive long-term shareholder value." The stock, which is up 21% this year, set a 52-week high of $24.69 on April 1.
CSX posted better-than-expected first-quarter earnings of $459 million, or 45 cents a share, up from $449 million, or 43 cents a year earlier, although revenue was flat at $3 billion. Wells Fargo, which rates the stock Market Perform, thinks the company's earnings growth can rise near the high end of its 10% to 15% target for 2014. The long slide in domestic coal shipments, driven by relatively low natural-gas prices, could be winding down. Generally, all the utilities that CSX serves that can switch to natural gas have done so. CSX's projection is for a 5% to 10% drop in coal shipments this year, versus 29% in 2012.
A third stock in the Dow Jones Averages, utility component Southern Co. SO -0.6132182602770838% Southern Co. U.S.: NYSE USD43.76 -0.27 -0.6132182602770838% /Date(1427403726924-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5936348 AFTER HOURS USD43.84 0.0800000000000054 0.18281535648994515% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 12037 P/E Ratio 19.89090909090909 Market Cap 40061926820.8277 Dividend Yield 4.798903107861061% Rev. per Employee 700330 More quote details and news » (SO), voted a dividend increase to 50.75 cents a share from 49 cents. The action, which marks 12 straight years of higher payouts, will generate $61 million more annually for investors, and it gives the stock a 4.2% current yield. The Atlanta company has paid dividends continually since 1948. The stock trades close to its 52-week high of $48.59. Earlier this month, Wells Fargo upgraded its opinion of the shares to Outperform from Market Perform.
NOTEWORTHY: The world's No. 1 home-appliance manufacturer, Whirlpool WHR 1.0098407955072388% Whirlpool Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD196.05 1.96 1.0098407955072388% /Date(1427403692489-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1040034 AFTER HOURS USD196.1869 0.136899999999997 0.06982912522315736% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8702 P/E Ratio 23.553227531025865 Market Cap 15231212166.4581 Dividend Yield 1.530221882172915% Rev. per Employee 198720 More quote details and news » (WHR), declared its first dividend increase in two years. The new quarterly on common stock will be 62.5 cents a share, up 25% from 50 cents, for a 2.2% yield. Payouts have been continuing since 1929.
The 102-year-old company, which sells Kitchen-Aid and Maytag products, along with its namesake brand, is benefiting from better pricing, cost cuts, and near record-low mortgage rates, which are bolstering home sales... Sonoco Products SON -1.0059042204242292% Sonoco Products Co. U.S.: NYSE USD45.27 -0.46 -1.0059042204242292% /Date(1427403759665-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 490454 AFTER HOURS USD45.27 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3989 P/E Ratio 19.346153846153847 Market Cap 4610544244.77188 Dividend Yield 2.8274795670421913% Rev. per Employee 241071 More quote details and news » (SON), which was founded in 1899 and has been paying dividends since 1925, raised its quarterly for the 31st year in a row, to 31 cents a share from 30 cents. That gives the stock a 3.6% yield, which is one of the highest provided by any U.S. packaging company... A.O. Smith AOS 0.6932409012131716% A.O. Smith Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD63.91 0.44 0.6932409012131716% /Date(1427403764807-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 523103 AFTER HOURS USD63.91 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1609 P/E Ratio 29.587962962962962 Market Cap 5675733848.44055 Dividend Yield 1.1891722735096228% Rev. per Employee 190000 More quote details and news » (AOS), which traces its roots back to 1874, boosted its quarterly payout 20% on its common and Class A stock, to 24 cents a share from 20 cents, for its eighth consecutive yearly hike. Dividends have been paid since 1983. The water-technology company is also splitting its stock 2 for 1. The shares were recently quoted at about $69. Yield: 1.4%.
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