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29.08.05 - By Peter Cameron: Fierce debate is raging within boxing circles about the significance of the emergence of Nikolay Valuev. As the giant Russian closes in on a title shot, opinion is divided on the level of impact he will have on boxing's blue ribband division. Some argue his incredible size will make him unbeatable and he will represent the dawning of a new era for the heavyweights; an age where goliaths will rule the landscape. Others write him off as nothing more than a freakish sideshow, a mere circus act like the lady with the beard and the pushme-pullyou. The next six months should help to answer all the questions about the man they call the Beast from the East. Valuev is the biggest man ever to set foot inside a ring. Standing seven feet tall and crushing the scales at 325 pounds, Valuev dwarfs all the other heavyweights out there. He is 4 and ½ inches taller and 75 pounds heavier than WBC champion Vitali Klitschko, who, at 6 feet 7 and ½, is the tallest belt-holder in boxing history. Valuev has 41 victories to his name, 31 by knockout, and has never been troubled by any of his opponents. His fights are like watching an angry teacher smacking a naughty child. In his last outing he destroyed Clifford Etienne in three brutal rounds, and on 1st October he faces veteran Larry Donald for the right to challenge John Ruiz for the WBA title. I suspect Ruiz will be rooting for Donald that night, not fancying the prospect of sharing a ring with a man almost a foot taller than him. When fans see photographs of Valuev completely filling a doorway, reaching a basketball hoop without jumping, or stepping clean over the ropes to enter the ring, the first thing they want to know is whether he can actually fight. The answer is unclear at present, and Valuev's boxing ability is currently difficult to quantify. 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The majority of his fights have taken place in Germany, where he lives and trains, but he cannot be accused of refusing to travel, having fought in England, Australia, Japan and the US. Visa problems have prevented him from fighting more often in the US, although these problems will no doubt ease as his profile continues to rise. When Roy Jones humiliated John Ruiz to steal his WBA crown in March 2003, there were rumours that he would go on to meet Lennox Lewis in a heavyweight superfight. However, many experts rubbished this potential match-up, citing the sizeable physical advantages Lewis would hold over Jones as stumbling blocks to the fight ever taking place. Yet the height and weight differences between Valuev and a Chris Byrd or John Ruiz are far greater than the differences between Jones and Lewis. Jones wisely decided against challenging Lewis and returned to the lighter divisions. 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Fifth Disney Cruise
It's been a few years since our last Disney Cruise, but we just got home yesterday and are missing it already!
It was just me and my daughter this time. She's a high school senior now, but couldn't stop talking about taking another Disney Cruise, so we scheduled one and had been counting down the days till our Thanksgiving Cruise (had always gone over spring break before).
We set sail from Galveston this time (previous cruises left from Port Canaveral), and liked the shorter flight from Denver, although didn't care for sailing past the oil rigs out in the Gulf of Mexico. Seas were rough, which we enjoyed, but the weather wasn't great: colder than expected, windy and overcast much of the time. I've heard that Disney won't offer cruises out of the Port of Galveston next year, and I think that's a good call. We had fun despite the weather though and wrapped up in blankets by the pool.
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Street for the short time we were there. The next day was Nassau. Our excursion was cancelled, so we decided to walk around Nassau. Neither of us liked Nassau much, so we went back to the ship and enjoyed a nice afternoon by the pool. Castaway Cay was next, and this was the first time we experienced a rainy Castaway Cay, but we explored the island, had lunch and enjoyed the scenery and sound of the ocean.
The cabin looked the same, but we did notice some wear and tear since last time. The ship, overall, looked fantastic, and it was fun to revisit some of our favorite spots: Promenade Lounge, Beach Blanket Buffet, and the workout room. (Running on the treadmill while the shipped rocked back and forth was quite an experience)!
I had a hot stone massage the first day, and it was wonderful (though expensive), but I did not care for the many suggestions to purchase products that I did not want. Maybe I didn't notice this on past cruises, but it did seem like there was more of a focus on selling stuff that was not included.
But there is a bunch of great stuff that is included, including the wonderful food and fabulous desserts, parties, entertainment and, best of all, sailing away from the world for a while.
The international staff is great and highly professional. Like anyplace, some seem to genuinely enjoy their roles while others do what is required. Most made us feel welcomed and valued.
On earlier cruises, my daughter loved the goofy pool and characters that roam the ship. This time, she appreciated the Quiet Cove adult pool, but did take the time to have her photo taken with Chip and Dale.
On the last day, we expected to go to guest services to purchase gratuity tickets for dining and state room staff, but we found that now these tickets are automatically charged to the account for the suggested amount. While saving a trip to guest services, it makes gratuity-giving seem required. I like to tip well for good service, and while I appreciate a suggested amount, I prefer to make the decision.
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The cabin is starting to show its age, but we enjoy the two bathroom areas and the large round window looking out on the sea.
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Love it! Even in the rain. Beautiful island with lots of places to explore. Would have liked to stay longer.
Our time in Key West was short, but we walked around Duval Street and enjoyed the scenery and the shopping. I love Key West!
Our excursion was cancelled due to rough seas, so we walked around. Didn't feel safe, didn't like being harassed by the locals, and decided to go back to the ship.
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The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespear Jennifer McLaren
"If you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? If you wrong us, shall we not revenge?
This extract is taken from Act 3 Scene 1 of "The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespear. The speech above is Shylock trying to tell Antonio that just because he is a Jew doesn't mean he is any different from him. In my essay I plan to discuss to what extent we feel sympathy for Shylock, There is complicated evidence
This drama by William Shakespear is about a man named Antonio who is a merchant; he is a successful seller of luxury goods but he is depressed. His good friend Bassanio has a plan but needs money and so he turns to Antonio to fund him. Antonio's money is all in investments and he cannot raise the cash alone. Antonio asked Shylock who is a Jewish money lender to lend him money for Bassanio. If Antonio does not get the money back to Shylock, He may claim a pound of his flesh. In the final act Shylock is about to claim his pound of flesh but cannot because of Portia (who is disguised as a man). Portia brings up the bond in detail and finally denies Shylock his pound of flesh.
In Act 1 scene 3 Shylock agrees to lend Antonio the money with the forfeit of the bond, this is what Shylock states when he is approached.
"You call me misbeliever, cut throat of dog. And you spit upon my Jewish gaberde and for use of that which is my own.
In this quote Shylock is basically saying after everything Antonio has done to him he now expects him to lend him money. He accepts the offer in forfeit of the bond. This makes me feel sympathy for Shylock because of the way Antonio has treated him. But Shylock then asked for a pound of flesh if Antonio fails to return the money. I was horrified to hear such a cruel forfeit from Shylock, How could a man ask for such a cruel and non-humane punishment. Antonio's behaviour had being despicable to Shylock, But Antonio does not deserve the penalty of death.
In Act 2 Scene 6 Jessica reveals that she will be running away with Lorenzo.
"I will make the fast doors and gild myself with some more ducats, and be with you straight"
In this extract Jessica promises to run away with Lorenzo who is a Christian. And plans to take Shylock's fortune with her. This makes me feel sympathy for Shylock because he cannot work and the only way he can make money is by lending out loans and demanding interest, And by Jessica taking Shylocks money he is unable to give out loans.
In Act 3 Scene 2 Shylock discovers that Jessica (his daughter) has stolen his ring along with taking his ducats and also running away with a Christian
"Out upon her! Thou torturest me, tubal; it was my turquoise; I had it Leah when I was a bachelor. I would not have given it for wilderness of Monkeys.
In this quote Shylock is outraged because his daughter stole and sold the ring he gave to his wife before she died for a monkey. He says he would have never sold the ring for loads of Monkeys. This makes me feel sympathy for Shylock because the ring meant a lot to him and his daughter stole it and sold it for Monkeys. It really shows that Shylock has feelings and that we do not know what he is like yet, but this reveals that he is not all bad and he does care about things.
In Act 3 Scene 2 Antonio sends a letter to Bassanio to confirm that's all his ships have been miscarried.
"Sweet Bassanio, my ships have all miscarried my creditors grow cruel my estate is very low"
In this quote Antonio's is basically explaining to Bassanio in the letter all his fortune has being lost and he must let the Jew (Shylock) claim his bond.
In Act 3 Scene 3 in the statement by Shylock he threatens to claim the bond from Antonio.
"I'll have my bond, speak not against my bond; I have sworn on oath that I will claim my bond"
In this quote I have mixed feelings towards Shylock he is right in claiming his bond but for it to be such a cruel punishment I do not understand, Yes Antonio has been disrespectful towards Shylock because he is a Jew but no one deserves such a harsh penalty.
In conclusion I think Shylock is a very balanced character. I have answered my question to what extent can we sympathise with the character of Shylock in William Shakespear "The Merchant of Venice". Antonio treated him in a bad manner which no human should be treated like just because of their religion so therefore Shylock does deserve sympathy reason being that he was no respected by Antonio because he was a Jew. My feelings towards Shylock changed when he asked for a pound of Antonio's flesh in forfeit.
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Kinjer System is unbeatable
I have tried to compete the Kinjer system multiple times(Solo and with a group) and the game doesn't count it after completing it. I have spent hours trying to get it to count to the point where I have lost all sense of fun while it seems everyone else has moved on from the Kinjer system...I haven't been able to find Kinjer groups since yesterday so I am stuck getting destroyed by the klingons and having issues getting the probes...recently I was able to complete after a frustrating session but then the game "uncounted it" again.
Someone please fix Kinjer! It also isn't solo-friendly to have phasers and photons "undo" your downloading...hate Kinjer! |
I did it with a group... the first time I tried it and it counted it.
Though, I have heard a lot of people saying what you are. |
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same problem over here, tried it twice, but didn't count it...
I too have this problem it has changed from the Kinjer system to the Mec system, and there isn't even a Mec System in the sector
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http://forums.startrekonline.com/sho....php?p=1389199 No workaround though. Apparenlty it the system may have been renamed. |
Well it says the Kinjer and Mec System is the same, but I would at least like to complete the mission as either.
I had this bug and found a solution.
Do all other parts of the patrol quest, go to Kinjer and do the mission (beat enemies, download probe data, beat enemies, kill Klingon base) It will appear as complete in the mission log, as this its the last patrol the whole mission will also be complete. DO NOT warp out and hail Starfleet. Hand the mission in and collect your rewards. I did this mission 3 times before the others and it never completed, doing this fixed the bug for me. Hopefully it will for others too. Obviously not a perma solution, and may not work for all, but it's something. |
same problem with me. I have reported it. It allowed me to complete it the second time.
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A year ago — goodness, has it been a year? — the Cronut was quietly birthed into the world, midwifed by Dominique Ansel. Suddenly, the humble pastry blew up overnight, capturing the public's imagination and sparking a terrifying Frankenfood trend that has yet to die.
We've had a very mixed relationship with the hybrid pastry and all that it represents, but we can't ignore that it created the first — the first — modern-day pastry celebrity chef. For a pastry, too. And we can't think of a better way to celebrate the Cronutversary than with Ansel's recent James Beard Award.
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The large steel structure and floor-to-ceiling windows exposing the innards of Backpocket Brewery make it hard to miss, even in its location off First Avenue in Coralville, tucked away near the Marriott and Iowa River Landing. At night, the flames dancing in the outdoor fire pits are also equally eye catching. More of a brewery than a restaurant, Backpocket is a place to enjoy a beer and a bite while taking in all of the sights and sounds of a brewery at work.
I visited late on a foggy night, one of just a few curious diners and some dedicated beer drinkers. Having never sampled any of the Backpocket brews before, we decided to start with a flight. The flight offered a small sampling of all of the brewery�s classic beers � Gold Coin, Penny Whistle, Slingshot, Wooden Nickel and Jackknife. For two people who don�t necessarily agree on a favorite type of beer, it was the perfect way to start. Our waiter also gave us a sip of the root beer to sample with our flight. The root beer, brewed with cane sugar and less fizz than other root beers I�ve had, was soft with a caramel sweetness that was a great tee off to the meal.
Sadly, we didn�t beat the crowd to the seasonal brew, an Oatmeal Stout, but the variety of our flight � which we drank from light to dark � was enough to last us through our three courses.
We started with a beer cheese dip that came accompanied with crispy seasoned flatbread. Instead of a fondue, it was a cold, creamy spread � like you might find at a deli � of shredded cheese with flecks of scallions.
I�d heard good things of the fresh fare used on the Produce Pie, but we went another route and ordered the Barbecue Chicken Pizza. The toppings were standard, but the crust � a thin, crispy seasoned flatbread � was not. Cilantro, healthy chunks of well-prepared chicken and provolone cheese married well. The only thing that could have made it better was if the barbecue sauce had been prepared with one of the beers.
We decided to close the night on a sweeter note with the same crispy flatbread covered in Nutella, powdered sugar and fatty, spirals of bacon. Washing down the dessert with the last remains of the Jackknife and Wooden Nickel, it was a great balance of savory and sweet without going over the edge.
Before my visit, I had heard complaints from other patrons of the loud machinery. At first, I was confused by the choice � or lack thereof � of menu items. The longer I thought about it, though, I realized that Backpocket is a brewery first and a restaurant second.
It�s fair that those familiar with Backpocket�s history might expect more. The brewery grew out of its original home at the Old Man River Brewing Company in McGregor, where the restaurant serves a full menu of soups, salads, sandwiches, and at dinner, steaks and seafood, pasta and burgers.
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Ahmedabad: In a major setback for the Narendra Modi government, the High Court on Wednesday upheld the appointment of Justice (retired) RA Mehta as the state Lokayukta, turning down the state government's argument that it was unconstitutional.
On August 27, 2011, the Modi government moved the High Court challenging Governor Beniwal's decision to appoint Mehta as the Lokayukta. The state government and the BJP argued the Governor's move was unconstitutional as she had appointed Mehta without consulting the Chief Minister and the state Cabinet.
The case was first heard by a two-judge bench of Justice Akil Abdul Hamid Kureshi and Justice Sonia Gokani, which delivered a split verdict on October 11, 2011, While Justice Kureshi opined that the appointment of Mehta by the Governor was constitutional, Justice Sonia Gokani differed.
The case was then assigned to Justice VM Sahai of the High Court, who delivered his verdict on Wednesday.
"I could not agree with Justice Sonia Gokani of the division bench on the points of difference, which were referred to me. I concur with the views of my brother judge Akil Kureshi. Hence, the government petition is dismissed," Justice Sahai said.
Following Justice Sahai's decision, the matter will now go to High Court Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya, who will then refer it to the division bench.
The division bench will then give a formal order, after incorporating Justice Sahai's views. The Gujarat government can then appeal in the Supreme Court.
The verdict has been welcomed by the civil rights group and the Congress, which had accused the Modi government of playing politics on the Lokayukta's appointment.
"The judgement of the third judge is historical. For the first time in India the Lokayukta has been appointed directly by the Governor. Gujarat needed a very strong and honest Lokayukta. All the cases pending against the Gujarat government should be handed over to the Lokayukta, his appointment is now constitutional and legal." said lawyer Mukul Sinha.
Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee president Arjun Modhwadia welcomed the judgement, calling it a forum where complaints against the Modi government could be heard.
"We welcome the judgement. Now Gujarat will have a forum to complain against the Gujarat government and the ministers here," said Modhwadia.
Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi accused the BJP of not being serious about tackling corruption.
"The High Court verdict shows the double face of the BJP. This shows that the BJP is not serious about a strong Lokpal. This shows the real face of the BJP. The appointment of the Gujarat Lokayukta was correct. The BJP does not allow the appointment of Lokayuktas in their states and talks of strong Lokpal in the Centre, and do not let the Lokpal bill pass in Parliament," said Alvi.
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said, "We welcome the Gujarat High Court decision on Lokayukta."
Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal had appointed Mehta as the Lokayukta, a post lying vacant since November 2003, on August 26, 2011 leading to confrontation with the Modi government and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Modi and the BJP had accused the Governor of acting in a partisan manner and trying to destabilise the state government.
Justice (retired) Mehta declined to comment on the verdict saying he had not appeared in the case.
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This stylized, hollow figurine (dogu) of a female is representative of the type found in the Tohoku region of northern Honshu and made during the Late and Final Jomon periods. The most arresting aspect of these figurines is their large bisected coffeebean-shaped eyes. While the true meaning of this convention remains unknown, the eyes are often likened to the snow goggles worn by the Inuit of North America. The nose and mouth are merely suggested by small holes. A crown sits atop the figure's head, and her body is decorated with deeply incised lines and areas impressed with cord-markings that may represent tattoos. Other, more complete examples of this type have fleshy torsos with bare navels above thick, sturdy legs. The emphasis on the pointed breasts and generous hips of these figures suggests that they functioned as fertility symbols.


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I cant believe what I just found! DF and Casual encounters...*edit*4
I was using his phone to call someone and an email popped up saying "discreet head 4 you" So later i got on CL and found it and sent him an email telling him he was disgusting and i was done. He told me what he does in his free time is "his buisness".... sigh. But yea not with that guy anymore.
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Did you find them on cl?
Quoting Anonymous:Ive been through this CL cheating bs before and the last time it was M4M. Who TF do i end up with?
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Well u can bet he aint gonna tell u if he did now lol
Quoting Anonymous:Well I told him i would punch him in the face over and over and if he tried to stop me then id knee him in the dick and then continue punching him while he was in pain. Then leave and take the LO and disappear.
Quoting Anonymous:Sounds like he has cheated and is contemplating telling you but wants to find out what your reaction is gonna be
Quoting SyllabaryBisque:This. Plus, rushing to move the laptop when he receives a message looks suspicious as well.r
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It's odd he is asking what you would do if he cheated...
Ive been through the same thing. Like exactly. Treated well, things are going good, maybe a few arguements here and there but to me I know what arguements are "normal" and are inevitable and nothing to sweat about..but to some men an arguement period gives reason to believe things could be rocky..trying my best to explain? lol
Anyway, my df and i were good, and i saw in his emails responses from the craigslist ads of the same type. and dirty talk from him to other girls and vice versa. it's a horrible feeling..feels like being cheated on. this happened awhile ago we are still together and thinking about it now still makes me sick. i know for a fact he never cheated. but still it broke my heart and i was really wondering if I/we could get through this. his excuse was that we were fighting a lot at the time and he wasn't serious about it, just looking out of curiousity and just talking sh*t to the girls online but didn't actually mean anything or planned on doing anything at all. i believe that part, that he was just messing around, but the point is it definitely falls into the category of being absolutely wrong and unfaithful. he felt horrible, he knew he was wrong and vowed never to repeat those actions...
but...i still think about it on occasion, still wonder if he's kept his word because i can't watch his every move. and when we fight i go in our room and he usually watches tv in the living room and is on the computer for hours. i hate porn, which i know he looks at when we fight...we used to argue about that, now its to the point where i chose the lesser of two evils and decided the porn i can accept the craigslist stuff definitely not. but ive become insecure, and will never forget the things he said to all those girls. Yes i forgave him, he's a great fiance, great father. But i'll never forget. and i'm always wondering, i hate when he's on the computer now. it's awful, not how i want to live and not how i want my relationship, but i go to counseling and it's a work in progress.
my point: i understand, you're not the only one, and it's not easy to just move on from but with dedication from both parties it can be done.
however, with his question about what you would do if he cheated...that would definitely worry me? why ask? why wonder? shouldn't you already know the answer? i'd be suspicious about that, and try not to be naive to the truth becomes people react first with their emotions, don't believe his answers because it's what you want to be true stick to the facts and find out the truth. if something doesn't make sense there is a reason why ...
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Probably nothing, I found stuff on my husbands phone of an escort service. I flipped, stomach was in knots for 2 weeks cause I didn't say anything. Literally was throwing up, cried every day thinking he was getting escort service chicks. Turns out, the website also has porn videos and naked pics of the girls. He was just looking at the free porn stuff. I am not opposed to him watching porn, so this was a major relief. But I don't know your stance on your df watching porn or pics. If you are opposed to that, then talk to him about it. I personally don't see the big deal in him watching porn. I watch it sometimes with him too, no biggie.


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There are three things that make an audiobook great. First: (obviously) it has to be a good story. No one I know
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In this interview Prof. Alex Haslam discusses his past and present work in social and organisational psychology and the multiple ways in which these two fields are inter-connected. He considers the guiding threads within his scientific activity from the famous BBC Prison Study to more recent work on leadership. Covering both theoretical to applied considerations, this interview addresses important questions for psychologists working in organisations and elsewhere in society. It offers a glimpse into the fascinating world of humans as social beings capable of forming groups and sharing identities, of including but also excluding, of both following and leading.
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Maureen Duffy has published novels that present both lesbian and gay male characters within a broad social and political panorama. Duffy was born on October 21, 1933, in Worthing, Sussex, the daughter of Grace Wright and Cahia Duffy, an Irish laborer who left soon after her birth. Until the outbreak of World War II, when she was evacuated to Wiltshire, she was raised in London as part of her mother's extended family. Duffy, who began to write poetry and stories at an early age, was an exceptional and precocious child in a working-class environment shaped by the illegitimacy of her birth, extreme poverty, and a familial susceptibility to tuberculosis, which claimed the lives of many close relatives. Her mother, with whom she had close and supportive relationship, nevertheless encouraged her daughter's literary and educational endeavors, enabling Duffy to attend various high schools for girls through scholarships awarded her. In 1956, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from King's College, University of London, and taught in various South London schools for five years. During these years, she wrote poetry and several plays for stage and television. In 1961, Duffy was approached by publisher Graham Nicol to write a novel for Hutchinson's New Author Series. Although reluctant at first to change genres, she agreed at length and, in 1962, published the semiautobiographical That's How It Was. Mother-daughter love, the focal point of Duffy's first novel, is a recurring theme in her later work, particularly The Love Child (1971). It is, she implies, the relationship in which the roots of subsequent love of women by women often lie. Her purpose in this representation was "to show how a personality and a relationship that in the world's eyes were brave and fine could produce a psychological result which, also in the world's eyes . . . could be labelled sick or perverted and thought of as at best a great handicap." Her exploration of homosexuality became more explicit in A Single Eye (1964) in which Duffy's narrator, the unhappily married Mike, is configured in a variety of alternative sexual relationships. The Microcosm (1966), her best-known novel, presents the diverse lives and experiences of the clientele of a London lesbian bar through a pastiche of stories and literary styles, including the interpolated narrative of the eighteenth-century actress and cross-dresser Charlotte Charke. Although unique in its candid, nonmoralistic treatment of its subject, The Microcosm incurred the ire of certain lesbian critics and readers for its application of Freudian psychology, an experimental style that was considered "inaccessible," its representation and apparent acceptance of butch-femme roles, and its ultimate renunciation of lesbian separatism. In subsequent works, particularly her trilogy of London life (Wounds [1969], Capital [1975], and Londoners: An Elegy [1983]), Change (1987), and Illuminations (1992), she presents both lesbianism and male homosexuality as facets of a broader social and political panorama in which all forms of marginalization are interconnected. Duffy's concern with animal rights is manifested not only in her nonfiction work on the subject but also in I Want to Go to Moscow (1973), a sympathetically parodic thriller about a gang of upper middle-class antivivesectionists, and Gor Saga (1981), a futuristic tale in which the laboratory-created half-human, half-gorilla protagonist is reared as a human child and must attempt to live with self-respect and integrity in the brutal human world. In addition to her novels, Duffy has published volumes of poetry, plays, a Freudian study of the erotic themes in literature, and a biography of Aphra Behn. She has been an activist for writers' causes and a leader in literary organizations, including the Writers Action Group, which she co-founded in 1972, and the Writers Guild of Great Britain, whose president she became in 1985. Maureen Duffy's position as a lesbian writer is a paradoxical one. Although openly a lesbian and a leftist since the 1960s, she is much respected in mainstream British literary circles while she remains underappreciated and relatively unknown among many lesbian and gay readers. Many of her works are currently out of print, but the Virago reissue of The Microcosm in both Great Britain (1989) and the United States (1990) has renewed critical interest, and new editions of other works have appeared from time to time. Although her belief, expressed in The Microcosm, that "there are dozens of ways of being " may have been lost on much of her audience in the 1960s and 1970s, she may yet appeal to a new generation of "queer" readers. |
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Brimstone, Lyndie. "'Keepers of History': The Novels of Maureen Duffy." Lesbian and Gay Writing: An Anthology of Critical Essays. Mark Lilly, ed. London: Macmillan, 1990. 23-46. Newman, Jenny. "Mary and the Monster: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Maureen Duffy's Gor Saga." Where No Man Has Gone Before: Women and Science Fiction. Lucie Armitt, ed. London: Routledge, 1991. 85-96. Rule, Jane. Lesbian Images. New York: Doubleday, 1975. Sizemore, Christine Wick. A Female Vision of the City: London in the Novels of Five British Women. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1989. |
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