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It is a very rare thing to witness the beginning of a writer's career and know without a doubt that the first little book is going to launch a worldwide craze, a la J.K. Rowling or Stephenie Meyer. Such is the terrifying yet enviable position of Veronica Roth, who sold this debut novel to a HarperCollins imprint before she even finished college. She also sold the film rights to Summit Entertainment, owner of the Twilight film saga, on the strength of pre-publication buzz alone. The first in a planned series, Divergent is beyond question the best thing to happen to young adult literature in a very long time. More realistic than Harry Potter and less moony-eyed than Twilight, Roth has crafted a world and a protagonist that are easily engrossing and definitely worthy of our long-term attention.
Part of the credit for such charm belongs to narrator Emma Galvin, herself somewhat a newcomer. The young upstart has already garnered praise for her interpretations of Winter's Bone, the first book spin-off from the Glee television series, and Stephenie Meyer's recent novella. Galvin is genuinely edgy and emotive, not a trace of sugar to be found in the dialogue or her rendering of it. She captures the bold but conflicted spirit of the main character, Tris, with convincing personality and a real sensibility for the fast-pacing learning curve into which Tris launches the year she turns 16. After being raised in a clan whose primary characteristic is its devotion to selflessness, Tris defects, choosing a life of bravery from among the five factions that comprise her dystopic Chicago. She must pledge the faction, and go through several rounds of training eliminations before becoming a true Dauntless.
Tris is a complex, down-to-earth character with a lot of soul searching to do in a clan where hobbies include jumping from moving trains and tossing knives at small objects resting on the heads of friends, and there are no second chances. Veronica Roth has built a remarkable situation with strong potential for a longevity that will remain fresher than the sum of its parts, and Emma Galvin has this bull of a new series firmly by the horns. This book is confidently going places far beyond the fanatical mindlessness of young adult marketing, and in a hot minute, grownups will not have to feel one iota of shame for having fallen in love with it alongside their less discerning teenagers. Megan Volpert
In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue - Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is - she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are - and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves.... or it might destroy her.
Debut author Veronica Roth bursts onto the literary scene with the first book in the Divergent series - dystopian thrillers filled with electrifying decisions, heartbreaking betrayals, stunning consequences, and unexpected romance.
©2011 Veronica Roth (P)2011 HarperCollins Publishers
"Though Galvin's narration is concentrated on giving Tris the perfect voice, she never neglects the secondary characters. Poignant moments with Tris's mother and Four, her leader and love, are subtly nuanced to let listeners hear the terror Tris often hides.... listeners will hold their breath waiting to see if she can survive the day." (AudioFile)
"It's not for me. Loved it anyway."
Closet 50-year old-white-male fan here. The only reason I did not give it five stars is because there's a little too much teenage lip-meeting, hand-holding and waist-caressing going on for my taste. But the overall premise and storytelling is great. I devoured the second book right after I cruised through this one. Want. Third. Book. Now.
"Rated for 1st book, reviewed for trilogy"
So I often try not to review trilogies until the whole thing comes out and has been read and digested, because I think, "What could be worse than recommending a first book to someone only to have the successive two books suck the life and happiness from the little thrill left by a great first book?" Then I finished this trilogy and had an answer: worse? 2 fantastic books finished with one that makes little sense and ends wholly unsatisfactorily.
I will try not to give spoilers here, so please bear with any vagueries. I try to understand that not everyone will agree with me and refuse to read the series. So...
There are serious plot wholes in the last book. The ending makes no sense. If you think about it too hard- by which I mean almost at all beyond letting action scenes enter your brain and then leave again unrelated to anything- your brain might explode. At the very least, you will be frustrated.
Also, I don't care who you are (and I won't say who), but nobody's death should getmore than a chapter. It's maudlin. It's depressing. It's old.
Even Dobby didn't get more than a chapter, and that was one of the best written death scenes in YA fantasy. It didn't need it, because more than a chapter is maudlin and depressing and all the rest.
The absolute worst part of all of this is that the first two books were excellent and interesting and beautifully done. They are not complete in themselves though, and so can't really be read without the final book. It's like Ms. Roth had this fantastic idea, butdidn't bother to develop the world prior to writing the books, so she just ended up making it up as she went along. I know, it's fiction, and, by definition, made up as she goes along, but she didn't seem to think out the end at the beginning, so the world lacks consistancy, and overwrought scenes of heart-break and radical personality change resulting from said overwrought heartbreak are there to distract us from the knowledge that the Wizard of Oz is just a sad guy behind a curtain. O.K., I'm not sure that analogy works entirely, but I can't think of anything more frustrating than going down this whole road in pursuit of some grand goal only to discover smoke and mirrors and little of substance (O.K., maybe it works as an analogy ).
There is no Wizard at the end of this yellow brick road. There's only road work ahead.
"Another great young adult book"
I'm not sure what it says about me as a 32-year-old, but I have really enjoyed quite a few young adult books in the last few years. This is another one that's worth the read no matter what age you are. I always love to see a strong female lead and this book fits the bill. I've read a lot of dystopian books, but this one still manages to be unique.
The book reminds me of the Hunger Games series in many ways, but the book is different enough that it's not derivative. If you read the Hunger Games and liked it, just go ahead and get this one, you'll almost certainly like it, too. I can't wait for future installments of the series to come out.
Busy mom who loves to read but doesn't always have the time. I enjoy YA, Romance and the occasional Best Seller.
"I loved this book! It's NOT the Hunger Games"
I almost didn't get this book due to all the reviews that compared it to the Hunger Games. Thankfully I didn't think it was anything like HG. Yes it's a YA book about a Dystopian society with a female lead, but to me that's where the similarities end.
Don't get me wrong, I loved the Hunger Games too but I didn't want to listen to another cheap rip-off.
I thought the story was interesting, fast paced, unique, well written and thought provoking. I was also happy to learn it didn't involve another love triangle. (thank you Veronica Roth)
I'm looking forward to the 2nd and 3rd book in this series.
A Journey of Books
"Emma Galvin is fantastic"
My to-read pile is astronomically high. In fact, it takes up a whole bookshelf at home. Funny thing about accepting books for review, oftentimes your own books tend to get less priority. Now that I've taken to listen to audiobooks in my driving and walking time, however, I find that I'm actually able to get to some of the books I've heard so much about and experience them for myself. DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth was such a book.
DIVERGENT popped to the top of my list after a friend finished reading The Host by Stephenie Meyer and was looking for another post-apocalyptic type dystopian. Everything we could find suggested trying DIVERGENT next. I thought the cover looked pretty (you know me) so I suggested it to my friend. A few days later she had finished DIVERGENT and the second in the trilogy Insurgent and just wouldn't stop raving about it. I sighed and traded an Audible credit in for the book mainly to get my friend off my case.
Holy buckets! DIVERGENT is an excellent read/listen!
Beatrice Prior has just turned 16 and as such will get to take part in the Choosing Day - the day that she chooses a faction to spend the rest of her life in. There are five factions (learning about them is half the fun of the first part of the book), each with their own guiding principles. Beatrice starts as Abnegation - a selfless faction who believe in viewing and doing for others before themselves. But, is Beatrice really Abnegation? Can she spend the rest of her life living selflessly, never thinking about herself, and always putting the needs of others first?
DIVERGENT follows Beatrice as she struggles to make a decision, makes that decision, and then struggles through the consequences that her decision entails. While this is all happening, Beatrice learns that her perfect society may not be as perfect as it claims. Something dangerous is approaching and it seems to be tied to the Divergent.
I'll have to admit, I came into DIVERGENT expecting a light read with some neat dystopian elements. I was surprised by how real Roth made the story. Beatrice's emotions are the real emotions I would expect from a girl in her situation, with her actions staying fairly true to the actions I would expect her to take. Just because this is a young adult novel doesn't mean that Roth spares us the pain and difficulties that come from living in parts of this society. She doesn't glaze over the terrors that some of the characters have to live through, instead putting them out in the open and letting us experience the world right along side Beatrice. This is probably the one thing I loved most about DIVERGENT.
With some great action sequences, a fantastic storyline, and really good drama and tension, DIVERGENT is an excellent read for anyone looking to escape for a while. This won't be a walk in the park, but I can pretty much guarantee that once you've finished it, you'll be clamoring for the next book in the series.
"Need a Hunger Games fix?"
I'm a middle school teacher, and I chose this book because I had seen some of my students reading it. Soon I was gripped by all that Tris and her friends were going through, guessing some plot turns, surprised by others, but so involved that I had scarcely finished Divergent before I had to purchase the sequel (Insurgent). Like Hunger Games, it has a female protagonist who must prove herself as a fighter, who is wracked with strong emotions, who must cope with the changes that come because of love, and who is in the middle of a world ripe for revolution.
I found Tris to be likeable, complex, and believable, and the situation her society is in more interesting than the one in Katniss' world because the evil is more insidious. It is easy to see why the enemy leader believes in a particular cause and why the various forces choose as they do.
Sometimes, I grew a little weary of the problems that could have been easily solved if people had not kept secrets from one another, but the world Tris grew up in has trained her to accept the idea of dangerous secrets. I also found the way the different elements of society were leveraging power to be a compelling plot element.
I think anyone who liked Hunger Games should be all over this series as their next fix. However, I actually l liked this better than Hunger Games in many ways. There are more interesting characters, and the various elements of society are less black and white in their motivations and alliances. The puzzles Tris must solve is complex and so are her strategies for solving them.
Although there is violence and some of it is very cruel, I found it less disturbing than some of the Hunger Games violence, which was often sadistic and bizarre.
I found her completely believable and engaging. Tris being a relatively small girl, she needed a voice with some child-like elements, but Galvin was also believable as Tris developed into a leader.
I did not want to stop listening! The minute it was over, I bought the sequel.
"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one." - Jojen Reed. #ADanceWithDragons
"Very much enjoyed this!"
While simply perusing the website I found this gem. I can see why there are so many positive reviews for this book because it was done exceptionally well if you're into this genre. This book is simply a darker version of "The Hunger Games" if you ask me with a stronger female lead.
The similarities between this book and "The Hunger Games" are startling I must say. The narrator did justice to the title itself and coupled with the story had you gripping the edge. There are some parts of this book that literally gets your mouth to drop and your eyes to widen. Also, when the action picks up, the action really picks up and the author creates such interesting imageries that left me quite impressed. This is just a fun listen if you ask me, with the right combination of poignant moments and fun, light moments.
If you enjoyed "The Hunger Games" or books within that genre you will simply love this book... if you didn't enjoy "The Hunger Games" though, I suggest you pass on this on.
OF NOTE: I listened to this book just AFTER I listened to "Einstein's Relativity" (which I thought was just plain painful to listen to) so my review might be a bit skewered (positively) because the thought of that other book is fresh in my mind….
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"Couldn't Put It Down"
This was an awesome book. I stayed up way too late listening to this book and plowed through quickly. There never seemed to be down time or slow moving part of the book.
Many people compare it to The Hunger Games and I can understand why: Strong female lead, dystopian setting, a single forced choice that changes the life of main character, combat and quarrel. If you enjoyed the first book of The Hunger Games it is worth picking this book up.
I have nothing but praise for the narrator, she did an excellent job and was a good choice for this novel.
"I wanted more of the unexpected and special."
Dystopian society set in Chicago, Illinois, in the future. Most roads have holes and need repair. Very few have cars. Most travel by bus. The Dauntless are the only ones who travel by train because they are willing to jump on and off while it's moving. Society is divided into five groups. At age 16 every teen must choose a group to join. If they choose a different group from their parents, they will no longer live with their parents and rarely see them. The groups are personality types. Erudite are brainy. They research and teach. Dauntless are brave and learn to fight and shoot. Abnegation are self sacrificing and work in government. Tris' parents are Abnegation. She chose Dauntless. Most of this book is her experience at Dauntless. The new recruits sleep in one large room with many beds. She must compete against other recruits in contests. At the end of training the weakest performers will be kicked out of Dauntless.
Four and Eric oversee the training for recruits. Eric is a sadist. He enjoys putting recruits in danger where they could die. He requires Tris to fight a big boy who beats her bad. Some recruits try to kill each other to eliminate the competition. The leaders don't seem to care about recruits getting killed and don't investigate. The recruits can't look to anyone for help.
I loved Hunger Games and was hoping this would be as much fun. But it wasn't. It was ok, but I was not excited to keep reading. Four times a drug is given to Tris causing her to experience frightening dreams about fears. Dreams can be ok, but in this book I saw them as a weakness. The dreams were "the easy way" to provide conflict. The author doesn't have to develop characters, motivations, actions, and solutions surrounding the dream conflicts. Just have a dream, wake up, and it's over. Weird things don't need to be explained.
CAUTION SPOILER: Outside of the dreams, twice some bad guys outnumber Tris and try to hurt her. She survives when someone else saves her, which wasn't as good as saving herself. END SPOILER.
The result of the bad guys and the dreams give a helpless victim feel to Tris, rather than a character taking action. Her main skill was her brain's ability during a dream. The heroine in Hunger Games was placed in bad situations and used her skills, smarts, and other character traits to out think, survive, and win. Tris wasn't doing that, although in fairness, twice she came up with a good idea. The book ends with a success for Tris, but bad things have begun and will be continued in the sequel.
The major crisis at the end was too contrived for me. The bad guy in charge wanted to kill two good guys and should have shot them. Instead the bad guy put them in situations where they could be rescued. Also what happened with the computer was too convenient for me.
Overall, the characters were predictable and formulaic which can be ok. You can have a good story with stereotypes. But it might have been good to see more development around the bad guys and their motivations. There is the beginning of a teen romance, to be continued in the sequel. There is unsettling sadism and cruelty.
The narrator Emma Galvin was excellent. She has a pleasing voice and style of speaking. I would enjoy hearing her do other books.
Genre: young adult dystopia romance.
"Another Dystopian YA Entry"
The world is divided into personality-type factions and at age 16, Triss must choose to stay in her family's sector, or venture on her own path. Action-centered drama unfolds with teen love story and fight to save the world. Not as good as the Hunger Games, but better than "Matched," by Condie.
Narrator, Emma Galvin is fantastic. Sounds 16, has confident, strong voice and nice inflection with changing tone.
In Comparison with other Dystopian YA Novels:
Hunger Games: A
Divergent: B- (action)
Matched: C- (girly)
The Giver: D (creepy)
"Suprisingly good!"
Young Adult books nowadays usually leave me with a longing for more Harry Potter :). Suprisingly this one didn't. I really enjoyed it, and I will wait for the second one with eager antecipation. It's good to know that there are new writters with potential out there! It's light enough for your readers, the story is well thought, and the characters, specially the main ones, are likeable and believable. If you're looking for some light fiction, this might be it.
"One of my favourite dystopian works."
I love Divergent and have it in paperback, kindle e-book & Audible audiobook.
The writing is well developed and the story gripping. The characters are very easy to identify with and you find yourself wanting to learn more about them.
I know i am stating the obvious here but this is a Young Adult/Teen genre. It is light enough for the younger teens but deals with some very important social issues such as bullying, domestic violence,
As many people have said there are similarities to The Hunger Games, such as segmented society within a city, but they are their own stories.
Being the first part of a trilogy, this book sets the scene in this dystopian world and establishes the characters, political issues and power struggles from the outset.
The reader/listener is kept guessing throughout the story with just enough revealed to fill in the gaps and solidify the story by the end, but leaves enough questions to keep you guessing and wanting more.
This book is very well narrated by Emma Galvin, i think she would be suited to many other YA stories and if she had narrated the twilight audiobooks i would have bought them too.
Highly recommended.
"Potential that was never fulfulled"
This book had such wonderful reviews that I dared hope for a brilliant new series. Not a chance! The characters remained flat and unconvincing. The challenges they faced were not real but in simulations and dreams and these unreal experiences fell flat and sounded fake. I don't understand why the Dauntless faction was considered the brave, if all they ever did to prove their bravery is jump on trains, get tattoos and go through simulations and imaginary challenges.
All in all, even though the book had a couple of promising ideas, overall it sounded hollow and extremely disappointing. I will not be bothering with the second book of the series, despite the fact that many questions remained unanswered.
"Ends with the beginning"
Well, I must start by telling you that I'm probably one of the few who has NOT yet read the Hunger Games trilogy (I'm working on it...) Even so, I understand that there is quite a few similarities. A young girl trying to figure out Who she is. In doing so, finding hidden strengths (both physical and mental) within her which is good since she needs all of them in the initiation process she's going thru.
I listened to the novel vary well narrated by Emma Galvin and I listened as soon as I had a chance (in the car, walking the dog, cleaning the kitchen).
It is well written, the characters are plausible and easy to like (or hate). The main character Beatrice, later Tris, is someone you want to get to know and learn more about.
But, to me it seems that this, the first in a series of three, is very much an introduction to the rest. I don't know if I'm right, but there is something missing. There is a lot of questions you don't get answers to.
Why has the society changed into this very rigid form? What has happened to the world?
For me this lack of background made it difficult to understand and accept Tris'and the other initiates change and behaviour.
Non the less it's a good read. Love, hate, good, evil, morality.
I do hope to find some answers in the next book. I would have given it one more star if I've gotten some more answers from the start.
The story ends with the beginning...
"Great listen"
Enjoyed listening to this daily. The narrator portrayed the characters and the told the story. I'm looking forward to insergant
"Excellent listen"
Divergent is an original, clever story. Great characters and performed brilliantly by Emma Galvin.
My favourite character is Four. An intriguing individual with a great backstory.
Emma Galvin does a great job reading this. She gives a very believable performance and is very easy to listen to.
When Tris learns more about her mother's past and the dramatic climax ( no spoilers!).
"Stand aside here comes the DIVERGENT"
I have listened to better but listened to much much worse ... the fact taht the narrator is in a constant state of fear allertness terror means that you do not get a rest from this frantic drama. But She does a good job of making your heat thud.
The Hunger games is the same type of book and this is a compliment. Tris is not the same she is harder and less confident than Catness however the story is edgier in my opinion.
When Tris was saved from the other transfers by 4.
"Quite an enjoyable listen"
I was looking forward to reading this, the initial blurb seemed good, but at the end I felt a little disappointed. There are lots of unanswered questions, but I know there are two sequels to come which I assume will tie up these questions. However, the lack of any information about the history of Chicago, and how this society came to be this way, means that questions are continually popping into my head - for example, who are Dauntless protecting their society against?
Overall a good story, and reasonably well performed - Emma Galvin has a pleasing voice, though at times it was difficult to distinguish which of the characters were speaking initially. The characters were whole and rounded, Tris was brave and curious, Four moody and deep, and all the requisite baddies were in force.
What is a little disappointing though is for the continual presence of strong similarities between this and books such as The Hunger Games and The Host. Maybe most stories set in a dystopian future will have similar themes, that echo over and over again, but I would have appreciated some original twists to distinguish one from another.
"A great new writer to the fantasy pantheon"
I welcome her to the list of fantasy and science fiction writer that I really like. Robin Hobb, Orson Scott Card, George R.R. Martin and Diana Wynne Jones to name a few. The story is told in first person and we are given the perception of the protaganist to the strange surreal environment she finds herself in. We are all brought up in the belief systems of our families and Tris is no exception to this. The five faction construct is obviously just that, a strange construct. I was worried that this would be another Hunger Games pseudo reality story, but I was very pleased it did not turn out like this. The world is very like a computer game with real players and not avatars. I look forward to Veronica Roth honing her craft and producing more wonderful stories in the future.
"Excellent story, but average performance"
The story is imaginative and enthralling. A bit too much Mills and Boon at times but overall very good. Performance is not the best, difficult to distinguish between the different characters.
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Please make sure you beat on the thing HARD, gang. I want the thing done and over with too so I can get on to other projects...
Phoronix: Bandits: Phoenix Rising Finally Gets A New Beta
Bandits: Phoenix Rising, a unique racing game that was released for Windows back in 2003, is finally getting closer to being released on Windows. Linux Game Publishing began work on porting this title to Linux in January of 2007 and up to February of 2008 they had only issued two betas...
Please make sure you beat on the thing HARD, gang. I want the thing done and over with too so I can get on to other projects...
Does it support force feedback with Linux?
Not currently. When the game was started, force feedback hadn't really gelled (still kind of hasn't...) on Linux- and I'd not realized that the support had been stubbed out until just now.
I can look into adding it here in this pass- if it won't make things be delayed too much, I'll put it in. If not, it'll have to be in a patch that comes out after shipping.
Is it possible to switch to another virtual screen or to a VT from fullscreen with this game, using for example a shortcut (I've got keys set for each of my virtual screens, and I also hate when games in fullscreen lock the possibility to switch to a VT)?
It's like 2009 this year... and they tries to beat the dead horse and earn some more money on a 2003 title? come on.... give me a break
Great attitude there. Keep it up and we won't have Linux titles coming EVER.
Hum, may be at 25$, the game will be a success on Linux : it seems to be funny and addictive.
In fact, I think that Linux needs more games like that, but at 25$->30$


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Tsalila and Slow Roasted Salmon
Tsalila (sah-lee-lah) is an event held by local Indian tribal confederations here in the Pacific Northwest. It's a yearly celebration that marks the return of spawning salmon to local rivers. The star of the show is the salmon. A single fish is ceremoniously returned to the sea to appease the old gods and there are, of course, the obligatory drums and dancing for the tourist trade. The highlight of the day is slow cooked salmon, strapped to poles, suspended over cedar embers and roasted to perfection. A hunk of salmon, fry bread, pruny corn and pit roasted potatoes is not a feast of Lucullean proportions, but it is mighty fine grub.
I returned from the festivities with salmon fillets and a plan - not involving poles or open fire - for cooking them. Years ago, Charlie Trotter developed a method for oven roasting salmon at a low (250 degrees F.) temperature. The result was a succulent, tender piece of fish that had glorious color and a melt in the mouth appeal. Helen Rennie and Jaden Hare have helped to popularize the technique and it's one worth keeping in your cooking quiver. It's fast, not too expensive and simple to execute. Today's picture was taken at the end of roasting. Isn't the color fabulous?
Slow Roasted Salmon
4 (6-oz.) salmon fillets
1 bunch scallions, washed and trimmed
1 bunch fresh dill sprigs, divided use
2 to 3 lemons, thinly sliced, divided use
Juice of 1 lemon
2 to 3 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
1) Bring salmon fillets to room temperature. Adjust a rack to middle third of oven. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Mist an 8 x 11 x 2-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
2) Place scallions in bottom of baking pan to form a bed for the salmon. Cover with dill and lemon slices. Place salmon, skin-side down, on top lemons. Squeeze lemon juice over all. Brush fillets with oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Lightly top with more dill and lemon slices. Allow to sit at room temperature for 1/2 hour if time permits.
3) Bake in preheated oven for about 30 to 35 minutes, or until fillets can easily be pierced with the tip of a sharp knife. Carefully transfer to a serving platter. Remove topping and garnish with some fresh dill and a lemon twist. Yield: 4 servings.
7 comments :
- Martha said...
Mary -- Jim and I love salmon but have never tried this technique -- but I will the next time we have salmon. What a great photo -- I could almost taste the salmon!
Martha - September 29, 2008 at 5:03 AM
- Allie said...
My husband and I love salmon. So simple and full of flavor.
- September 29, 2008 at 10:06 AM
- Jenny said...
Mary, this looks incredible! I always love drooling over your beautiful pictures! Have a great Monday!
- September 29, 2008 at 10:41 AM
- Girl Japan said...
I am living in the land of Salmon galore but never tried to roast it as you done SO PERFECTLY- the picture radiates a delicious scent... drooling..
- September 29, 2008 at 11:33 PM
- Monica said...
my mom makes this...it's like butter!!!!
- December 31, 2008 at 3:24 AM
I happened upon this recipe because I was searching for a new, simple way to make salmon. So I made it right away - and it was delicious! I've been forwarding it to all my friends. Thank you.
- January 25, 2009 at 9:34 PM
- Mary said...
I'm so glad you enjoyed the recipe. I hope you'll stop by often....Mary
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It's amazing, thinking that one-and-any-fraction-retainable is enough lungs to be called a dream come true.
He did, he kept the bottom part of that lung. He recovered and did his physical therapy and can throw his children around like any dad ought to be healthy enough to do. To them, his scars are just funny zipper shadows around and across his torso. To them, they're the tickle spots that will fastest capture his attention.
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The Windmill Cultural Center houses an extensive collection of 21 European windmills representing ten European countries. Interpretive exhibits provide unique information on the products produced by windmills, country of origin, windmill specifications, and the cultural impact of windmills. The Education Area features video presentations of the windmill countries and an education area contains children's activities including coloring, puzzles, and toys promoting scientific concepts. The gift shop sells fresh stone-ground flour, Delft pottery, and souvenirs of Fulton, the Windmill Cultural Center and the windmill.
Village of Albany Historic Indian Mounds
View these historic Indian mounds located in Albany.
The Barn at Allen Acres Wedding and Reception Venue
The Barn at Allen Acres Wedding and Reception Venue sits on 3 and 1/2 acres just on the edge of town in Rock Falls IL. The property is surrounded by a cornfield and offers a serene tranquil destination for your wedding and reception. The property is less than a 5 minute drive to restaurants and hotels. The Dairy Barn was built in the 1920's and restored in 2011. It boasts a beautiful 26 foot vaulted ceiling in the upstairs haymow with some of its original architecture still intact. During the process of the restoration, reclaimed barn wood and reclaimed hardware were used whenever possible, maintaining the rustic feel of the Barn. We've added a 5 foot wide set of stairs leading to the upstairs space and a small deck with stairs, off of the back of the Barn, giving the bride a dramatic entrance down the aisle and to the alter. The upstairs haymow has a capacity of 150 people for a wedding ceremony. The downstairs area, where the dairy cows were kept, in the early years of the barn, also has a capacity for 150 people.
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Ronald Reagan Birthplace & Museum
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The Fulton Historical Society is located in this Civil War-era home donated to the city by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Martin.
Lincoln Manahan Museum
Abraham Lincoln, then 47, came to Sterling to speak at a rally for presidential candidate, John C. Fremont. On July 18, 1856, a twist of fate brought Mr. Lincoln to the home of Sheriff William Manahan to spend the night. He slept on a sofa with two chairs placed at its end to accommodate his long legs. In the morning he graciously thanked his host and left Sterling for a speaking engagement in Chicago and the rest is history! The home has been restored and its interior, furnishings, and facade reflect the time when Lincoln visited in the late 1850s.
Heritage Canyon
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Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park
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The Geneseo Historical Museum features displays of local people and places in an Italianate-style home built in the mid-1800. Walk through the 27-rooms which tell the story of how people lived in the past and Geneseo's history. See the Underground Railroad space used to hide runaway slaves. A wide variety of President Abraham Lincoln artifacts are the centerpiece of the museum. Visit the newly built carriage house home to Geneseo's agricultural history. Explore and be delighted while learning about Geneseo's heritage
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The Knox County Kut-Ups Quilt Club meetings are open to anyone interested in quilting and has a membership of people from several different counties. Beginners are welcome and encouraged to attend! The club meets on the third Monday of every month, except in December, in the Edina UMC basement at 1:30 p.m.
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The Taylor Tawny Port Bowl
Trinity College (CT) vs. Hobart and William Smith
What better way to honor the single most-used communion wine in the Episcopal Church? (Of age) undergrads hand out pre-consecrated samples during halftime as we attempt to set the Guinness Book of World Records mark for largest communion liturgy (without a sermon).
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Kenyon College vs. Sewanee
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College of Preachers vs. College of Cardinals
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The Forward Movement Bowl
Bard College vs. Random College from England
While it's tough to read the players' names in the scorecard because it's printed in tract-size, this bowl gets the participants out of the cramped narthex and onto the playing field. This bowl is marked by a single rule change — forward laterals are legal. All players are presented with a signed copy of former Presiding Bishop Edmund Browning's biography to regift.
The Bad Coffee in Styrofoam Cups Bowl
William and Mary vs. Voorhees College
Unique among bowl games, the BCSC Bowl is played neither in an open air stadium nor in a dome but in an ill-lit undercroft. This bowl usually peters out midway through the 3rd quarter as the weak coffee puts spectators and players alike into a catatonic state. The parking lot is conveniently located adjacent to a land-fill so fans can toss their cups away with full confidence that they will remain intact until the eschaton.
And, finally, the godfather of them all…
The Lent Madness Bowl
Scott Gunn vs. Tim Schenck
There's nothing like a little Lenten foreshadowing during the Christmas season to get people excited about Lent Madness. The astroturf is painted purple in honor of this upcoming season of repentance — sure this, along with the purple football, make it hard to track on TV but who said the Christian life was easy? Fans cast their votes online (one vote per person!) to determine whether the halftime show will feature local clergy engaged in synchronized self-flagellation or Tim and Scott challenging one another in a Family Feud-style Prayer Book rubric violation quiz show.
I hope you enjoy yourself during this year's bowl season. And, remember, when you're at that Alabama vs. Notre Dame National Championship party, don't pronounce "Notre Dame" with a French accent. It'll make you look like an amateur.


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Maybe I don't get it but...I don't see anything revealing in this spot...
If you dare, here is the first International TV spot for Iron Man 3. This is probably the first TV spot or trailer you might not want to watch. It not reveals a moment we haven't seen before and a spin on a classic superhero movie line.
That's three times I warned you.
The Plot: Marvel Studios' Iron Man 3 pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/IronMan against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy's hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?
Iron Man 3 features Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale with Jon Favreau and Ben Kingsley.
Iron Man 3 arrives on May 3rd, 2013.
Maybe I don't get it but...I don't see anything revealing in this spot...
The only revealing I saw was Pepper wearing the armor, but that's kinda been talked about and expected for a while now. As for a classic superhero movie line I didn't notice anything, but then again I was never a big comic book guy so I wasn't expecting to be able to pick it out.
Well I didn't know about Pepper wearing the Armor and the line was Superman.
Rob, good catch on the Superman line; totally missed that although it seemed familiar when I watched the clip. I ingored the spoiler warnings and watched anyway; I am weak and am tired of waiting for this!
Sooo, that makes me wonder. Does she escape from being caught in the building by flying out in the armor?
Is that actually Pepper that's falling into the water?
HA!! Pure awesomeness. And here I thought the whole time that IM suit saving Stark was acting on its own automatically.
Stark controlling the armor and suiting up Pepper to protect her is pure genius
I'll say this though I hope that's as close to Rescue as we get.
Me too, not a fan of Rescue either. Mostly because if you're going to create an armor for Pepper don't build one that's just Ironman with boobs. Hell they didn't even bother to give it a different color scheme.
You know, people keep comparing that line to Superman. I don't know why. I think it was the second movie that Tony rescued Pepper and told her "I got you". Hence the whole "I got you first" retort.
I think people are looking too much into this.


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Looks a lot like an MP5SD, but it's not it. What is it?Originally Posted by Silent_Hunter
South Korean Daewoo design based on the K1A1 5.56mm rifle. Don't know what's it called precisely.
This is a locally upgraded BTR-40, right? It is the first time that I have seen this configuration. Until now I was aware of this version:Originally Posted by Silent_Hunter
Last edited by Dark Avenger; 10-28-2006 at 04:02 PM.
Since the US Arms embargo in 1992, many units switched over to eastern bloc weapons while at the same time, they are still using NATO/US oriented small arms. As you can imagine, it created a nightmare for our supply corps. But I have heard talks about US State Secretary Rice wanting to lift the arms embargo and resuming the IMET program which is a good thing because we have so many C130's and F16's grounded due to lack of spare parts. Also, the newly created DEN SUS 88 AT (Special Detachment 88 Anti Terror) of the Indonesian National Police is really being spoiled by the US Govt. They recieve training from the FBI and the BDS. I had the pleasure of conducting cross training with DEN SUS 88 and I must say that their equipment is up to par compared to their counterparts in the US Special Operations Community, while us Marines still have to deal with rusty BTR's and M16 A1's. But as they say its not the gun but the it is the mand behind the gun right?
Nice pics by the way, Silent Hunter, are an Indonesian as well?
Aren´t those the S.A.S Assault suits?Originally Posted by Silent_Hunter
Could be a gift for using their jungles (just a joke, dont correct if wrong)
I used to have a bread-toaster made by Daewoo. :POriginally Posted by ogukuo72
What is this Weapon be Tested in PictureOriginally Posted by Silent_Hunter
G36C or SIG SG552 ????
MP5 or UMP9 in this Photos ????


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15 Ugliest Basketball Jerseys of All-Time
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Found a funny gallery of ugly uniforms over at this site.They have the Oregon Ducks at #13, but even as an Arizona fan I kind of like those uni's.
My vote below
What's this? A bad (kiddie) video game?
I don't agree what so ever with Syracuse uni's being fourth on the list, or on the list at all for that matter. I happened to think the solid orange uniforms are nice. Yes maybe all navy blue would look classier but you cant campare the all orange with som eo fthose other jersey's.
Check out the latest NBA uniforms - the good, bad and (of course) the ugly: http://bit.ly/4lBm13
The sixers have the best and classiest jerseys in the league. Some of those are hideous, like the checker and pinstribe bobcat uni.
Legend Status
Uni Watch is running a contest for the ugliest uniforms (all sports) of all time.
They are down to the final nine. There's still time to vote (click the image below):
Those Raptors jersey are pretty gross. Thats when they had Vinsanity, McGrady and Camby all on same squad and were actually legit now they are like a European team
I actually like the Oregon Jerseys Every jerseys. other than that, im going with the seahawks, those other ones are victims of the times, no reason for the seahawks jerseys.
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Associated Press photo
Bryce Harper tries to snag Brian Bixler's line drive during yesterday's game.
VIERA, Fla. — As much attention as we all give to Bryce Harper's offensive exploits this spring — hey, did we mention he went 1-for-2 yesterday and is now hitting .400 (2-for-5) in the Grapefruit League? — just as crucial to the 19-year-old's chances of making the Nationals' roster is his defensive progress.
Harper has now appeared in right field three straight days (against Georgetown, twice against the Astros) and he's scheduled to be back out there tonight when the Nationals travel to Port St. Lucie to face the Mets.
So far, he hasn't had very many opportunities to make plays in the field. Nor has he had the opportunity to show off his arm (or, in other cases, show that he knows when it's appropriate not to show off his arm).
Harper's most notable chance to date came late during yesterday's game, when Houston utilityman Brian Bixler (remember him?) struck a ball down the right-field line in the top of the eighth, with the AstrosRead more »
- Anonymous - Mar 5, 2012 at 3:17 PM
i like it. one more experience to build on. whether he caught it or not he's gonna get the feel for it the more he does it. not much to learn from laying back.
- jeeves - Mar 5, 2012 at 3:23 PM
I genuinely believe Harper will be a gold glover some day. The question is when. How quickly will he adapt? I think he's a fast study, so hopefully his rise to defensive asset instead of liability will be much sooner than later.
- whatsanattau - Mar 5, 2012 at 3:43 PM
The real test will come when he has an opportunity to not go for it. When he needs to play it safe will he? Until then, benefit of the doubt. (Good Luck, John Lannan, force your way into the rotation)
- Anonymous - Mar 5, 2012 at 3:59 PM
He had a realistic chance. The ball hit his glove for goodness sake. He made the right play no doubt. And as FP said on the tube he fired a laser into second base on that play.
- Doc - Mar 5, 2012 at 4:06 PM
Darn tootin' the Oppo Boppo guy is a fast study, Jeeves. A catcher up until a year ago, now he's tracking down fly balls like a trooper.Considering that the Shark still hasn't figured out how to go back on a ball in CF, Harper is a real-time whiz kid!!!!
- Section 222 - Mar 5, 2012 at 4:24 PM
I liked the hustle, and since he got his glove on it, it's pretty hard to say the dive was ill-advised. At least he didn't do a Werth-like slide.
- Anonymous - Mar 5, 2012 at 4:34 PM
(Good Luck, John Lannan, force your way into the rotation)That's your guy Mark and HE IS THE one on thin ice. I expect we'll see him in Syracuse making 5 million. Can't see them getting much for him in trade and they need veteran depth in AAA.
- Anonymous - Mar 5, 2012 at 4:49 PM
How he should play this ball is a situational decision. If the ball was hit to right-center you make the attempt because you have CF backing you up. If it is 2 outs runner on 2nd or 3rd you make the attempt. If it is 1 out nobody on you keep the ball in front of you and catch it on the hop. Or if it is ST, when the games don't count and you are trying to make the team you go with your instincts and learn from the experience.
- natsfan1a - Mar 5, 2012 at 5:01 PM
I'm kinda with Davey on this one, although I wouldn't particularly want one of our guys to get hurt by doing a face plant or running into a wall during an exhibition game. (Well, I wouldn't want them to get hurt any time, but you probably get my drift.)
- Sec 3, My Sofa - Mar 5, 2012 at 5:04 PM
Nobody wants to see him get hurt, but nobody pays to see him play scared, or lazy, either. So there's that.It was out of my reach! What do you want me to do, DIVE for it??
- natsfan1a - Mar 5, 2012 at 5:08 PM
One of my fave lines.
- HHover - Mar 5, 2012 at 5:21 PM
Anon @ 12:34You know, a Lannan-bashing comment from you without his pRAA #s is like a box of Cracker Jacks with no surprise inside.
- Anonymous - Mar 5, 2012 at 5:21 PM
His D is simply not as crucial as his O. He needs to not be terrible in RF, which is easy enough to do for a kid with his size and speed.Now, if only Zuckerman would monitor Desmond's defense . . .
- Anonymous - Mar 5, 2012 at 5:29 PM
Anon @ 12:34You know, a Lannan-bashing comment from you without his pRAA #s is like a box of Cracker Jacks with no surprise inside.pRAA? Does that stand for periculum's Really An Asshat, perhaps?
- Kirbs - Mar 5, 2012 at 5:29 PM
When you don't play 100% you get hurt. Plus he is still making that switch from catching. In time he will learn when the ball must be caught and risk it getting to the wall or get it on the hop.
- SayNoToClint - Mar 5, 2012 at 5:33 PM
At least he didn't do any of that "ole b*llsh*t."Sec 3, My Sofa said… It was out of my reach! What do you want me to do, DIVE for it??
- SonnyG10 - Mar 5, 2012 at 5:54 PM
Unless I'm remembering wrong, the ball was hit way to his left side (towards the line). There was no chance to catch it on the hop. If he doesn't dive the ball is by him anyway.
- N. Cognito - Mar 5, 2012 at 5:59 PM
Does anyone here know why Mark hates all the players he refused to mention in this thread?
- natsfan1a - Mar 5, 2012 at 6:03 PM
I'm not sure, N. Cog, but clearly Bixler *is* Mark's guy because he went out of his way to mention him.
- natsfan1a - Mar 5, 2012 at 6:06 PM
Oh, come on – cut the rah rah [stuff], SayNo. ;-)SayNoToClint said… At least he didn't do any of that "ole b*llsh*t."
- Anonymous - Mar 5, 2012 at 6:28 PM
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- baseballswami - Mar 5, 2012 at 6:31 PM
When is Jordan pitching?
- DaveB - Mar 5, 2012 at 6:32 PM
The picture accompanying the story completely contradicts the line in the article saying he had no realistic chance to catch it. He got his glove on it! Anytime you get a glove on it you have a realistic chance to catch it. The dive was a bit awkward, a more flat-out dive (like a more experienced outfielder might make) would have been enough to catch it. I didn't have a problem with the attempt, he's learning.
- Anonymous - Mar 5, 2012 at 6:33 PM
baseballswami said…When is Jordan pitching?You're the swami… shouldn't you know?
- Anonymous - Mar 5, 2012 at 6:35 PM
to SonnyG10-if he takes a different line on it he can make the catch off the hop. With the line he took his only options were to dive, or keep on his feet and chase it, but that still would have held Bixler to a double.
- Anonymous - Mar 5, 2012 at 6:48 PM
pRAA? Does that stand for periculum's Really An Asshat, perhaps?I should make a new stat called pONIAH's. People on Nats Insider Are Hypocrites. A bunch of whiners and moaners who moan about anonymous posters saying this or that and then look what they do? Shows some real maturity and the sad thing is this is probably someone who is as old as dirt. ~smiles~ And you wonder why I love to "flame on" as Johnny Storm would say. Too may here definitely deserve it … ~laughing~
- Bozo - Mar 5, 2012 at 6:48 PM
How did we let that Bixler get by us?
- Anonymous - Mar 5, 2012 at 6:52 PM
How did we let that Bixler get by us?The Nats horn of plenty is a cornucopia of MI at this point. Starts with Espinosa and Desmond, leads off into Lombardozzi, Rendon, Kobernus, and Hague. Lots and lots of MI who need to be evaluated to see if they can produce on offense while fielding their position.
- baseballswami - Mar 5, 2012 at 6:56 PM
Kind of hoping that both Livo and Bixler catch on in Houston. Both are good guys. Anon 1:33 — I wish I could see all and know all.
- Cease the Opportunity - Mar 5, 2012 at 7:00 PM
I don't know what to believe. I heard FP say over the week-end that pitchers are way ahead of hitters at this point. I can't argue with him since he's been a ML player. But, oh yeah, you know a but was coming, it seems like every team in the ML has scored a bunch of runs in the first two preseason games except one team. Not saying it means anything. Never paid much attention to preseason games in any sport. But, why does it seem as though every team appears able to score a bunch of runs in the first two games except one? Is this one team special? What am I missing? Somebody please fill me in…
- Anonymous - Mar 5, 2012 at 7:05 PM
during the season he'll play it safer,right now its spring training and he's just trying to show hustle and great ability to davey,rizzo,the lerners and his future teamates.im just glad he didnt come up injured.on a side note his swing looks a lot different than it did in his younger days.i prefer his old swing,it had more lift,and better use of his legs.
- Oldguy - Mar 5, 2012 at 7:07 PM
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- Anonymous - Mar 5, 2012 at 7:18 PM
Somebody please fill me in…Its spring. Its still too early. The Nats have determined 90% of their starting lineup for up to the next 6 years. Its young and will take time to develop. The evaluation / possibility for changes will proceed through April. And at the end of April most believe Bryce Harper will be inserted into the starting lineup most games. He too will be developing before your eyes.
- Oldguy - Mar 5, 2012 at 7:22 PM
Five if last years's playoff clubs scored 3 runs or less yesterday. Rangers, D'backs and Brewers scored 1. And the Tigers hit 8 home runs–the wind?
- Feel Wood - Mar 5, 2012 at 7:23 PM
But, why does it seem as though every team appears able to score a bunch of runs in the first two games except one? Is this one team special? What am I missing? Somebody please fill me in…Gorzelanny is not allowed to pitch against his own team.
- Tcostant - Mar 5, 2012 at 8:26 PM
nother must read Harper article:http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AouH8nuZ5dAsUP8GENEcg8MRvLYF?slug=jp-passan_bryce_harper_washington_nationals_nickname_030512
- Gonat - Mar 5, 2012 at 8:36 PM
In the Houston game on Saturday I think it was Altuve who smoked a ball into RF and Harper got to it quickly and Espinosa got out there for the cut-off and threw a strike to Espinosa's chest instead of air-mailing it to Desmond. I was impressed by that play which showed he is maturing. In Hagerstown he would have thrown it over his cut-off man.


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- Welcome to the 2014/15 season
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- Concerts 2014/2015
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- NOW! Opera for you / Events for children and young people 2014/2015
NOW! Opera for You 2015/2016
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and young people - Special Events 2014/2015
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- Cast Changes
- Ensemble, guest artists and teams
- The orchestra
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Maria Pantiukhova
Maria Pantiukhova joined the Opera Studio at Oper Frankfurt last season. During our 2014/15 season she sings one of the Sirens in the world premiere of Rolf Riehm's Sirenen – Bilder des Begehrens und des Vernichtens/Sirens – Scenes of Desire and Destruction, Meg Page in Falstaff, the Turnspit in (Rusalka), Krystina in the first ever performances in Frankfurt of Mieczysław Weinberg's Die Passagierin/The (female) Passenger, a Flower Maiden in Parsifal and the Landlord's Daughter in Humperdinck's Königskinder/Royal Children. She was born in Russia and studied at the »N.A. Rimsky Korsakov« Conservatoire in St. Petersburg. She also took part in masterclasses, including one held by Tito Capobianco. This young mezzo-soprano's repertoire includes the roles of Dido (Dido and Aeneas), Dorabella (Così fan tutte), Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro) and Olga (Eugen Onegin). Engagements in recent seasons have included appearances at the Nordlys Festival in Tromsø (Norway) and a tour with the St. Petersburg Conservatoire, which included several appearances at the Siktiwkar Opera House (Komi Republic / Russia).
Saison 2014/2015
DIE ÄGYPTISCHE HELENA - in concert
(The Egyptian Helen)
Richard Strauss DIE PASSAGIERIN
The (Female) Passenger)
Mieczyslaw Weinberg FALSTAFF
Giuseppe Verdi JULIETTA
Bohuslav Martinu KÖNIGSKINDER (Royal Children)
Engelbert Humperdinck PARSIFAL
Richard Wagner RUSALKA
Antonin Dvorak SIRENEN - BILDER DES BEGEHRENS UND DES VERNICHTENS
(Sirens - Scenes of Desire and Destruction)
Rolf Riehm