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British writer Olaf Stapledon, author of the lost 1937 sci-fi masterpiece Star Maker, was perhaps Baruch Spinoza's greatest 20th-century disciple
Science fiction is a young man's game. Many of the genre's most dedicated readers, of course, are women, or men a decade or two removed from their prime. But no one, it seems, approaches the canon with greater reverence and zeal than the youthful and the easily moved.
It's not hard to understand why. Read a novel, and you're invited to observe a variation on what is, fundamentally, your own life; the protagonists may be more eloquent, the setting more historically expansive, but there's no mistaking the shared thrust of humanity, that subtle scent of hope and folly that you share with, say, every one of Tolstoy's creations. A science-fiction novel, on the other hand, makes different demands—it lives and dies by the rules it has set up to govern its universe. Often, characters and plot are secondary to conceits and ideas. Young men read science-fiction novels for the same reason they join radical ideological movements: There's no greater thrill than the promise of a new world, operating under new rules, in which you, slightly misjudged and deeply misunderstood, could soar to the furthest extent of your glory.
A serious reader of science fiction is required to accept or reject not only the world of the novel but also the core concepts on which the world is based. Science-fiction writers are required to do the same thing; like seminary students, they spend their days parsing systems of knowledge that lie just ever so slightly beyond their reach. Which, perhaps, is why so many of them were atheists or otherwise had a problematic relationship with religion. Arthur C. Clarke, for example, insisted, upon his induction to the Royal Air Force, that his dog tag mark him as a pantheist. Isaac Asimov identified intermittently as an atheist and as a humanist, and he published his own historical-based analysis of the Bible. And Robert A. Heinlein, in his Time Enough for Love, underscored the difficulty of belief by having one of his characters state that to ponder the great mysteries of the universe, one would have to stand outside the universe, looking in. Which, of course, is exactly what we humans can't do.
Except for Olaf Stapledon.
A British philosopher and author, a pacifist who spent World War I driving an ambulance on the front lines, an agnostic who produced some of his era's most original and deeply felt works of religious thought, and maybe Baruch Spinoza's most influential 20th-century disciple, Stapledon became famous in his time as the author of Star Maker, an astonishing—and astonishingly forgotten—science-fiction masterpiece. Virginia Woolf was a fan, as was Winston Churchill. Clarke was a disciple. And C.S. Lewis was so enraged by the work that he responded by writing not one book but three.
What attracted such awe and ire is precisely what makes Star Maker so impossible to describe. The plot, if there is one, involves a British man who one night and for some unknown reason takes leave of our verdant planet and sails the cosmos, disembodied, to learn of its inhabitants and machinations. Much of the book consists of intricate descriptions of interstellar peoples; some, like the Other Men, are muddled by greed and pornography and omnipresent media and are deeply recognizable to us, while others are beautifully abstract.
None, however, are entirely alien. Resisting invention for its own sake and shunning the sort of easy metaphor that relies on bits of imagination and scraps of scientific knowledge, Stapledon invested even his strangest creation with a sense of humanity, because he believed that the entire cosmic landscape shares the same matter and the same spirit. Early on in the novel, its human protagonist reaches this realization, and he is soon busy melding his mind with those of the creatures he encounters. "In time," Stapledon wrote, "it became clear that we, individual inhabitants of a host of other worlds, were playing a small part in one of the great movements by which the cosmos was seeking to know itself, and even to see beyond itself."
Spinoza couldn't have put it better himself. The Jewish philosopher was excommunicated in part for arguing that God was not "like man, consisting of a body and a mind, and subject to passions," but rather an infinite substance. "Whatever is," he wrote, "is in God, and nothing can be or be conceived without God."
When they finally meet the book's eponymous Star Maker, Stapledon's space travelers realize just how firmly they are in Spinoza's debt. The philosopher isn't mentioned by name, but his ideas bob just below the surface. Stapledon's Star Maker, like Spinoza's God, isn't a singular creator who fashioned life out of nothingness with a single stroke of divine will but merely that entity from which all things flow, the cause of all existence—which means that we, too, are of him, minuscule parts of his divine intellect, eager to learn more.
Such thought was heretical when Spinoza expressed it in the 17th century, and it was no less shocking coming from Stapledon in 1937. C.S. Lewis, a great admirer, nonetheless condemned Stapledon's "desperately immoral outlook" and wrote his Space Trilogy to reaffirm his Christian belief. Lewis' is a world of humans and demons, of strict codes and looming sin, the sort of heavily moralistic environment that he would later perfect in the Chronicles of Narnia. His turn to fantasy is no coincidence: While closely aligned with science fiction, fantasy is a far more elastic genre, one in which the great questions of this world are often set aside in favor of the luminous splendors of others.
It is a rather precise testament to our spiritual moment that Lewis' mythology is revered while Stapledon's complex theology is left for the passionate few. Most of us would rather embrace some ready-made hagiography of boy wizards or charismatic lions than read through an account of an ordinary man striving to understand that which is infinitely greater than himself. But this struggle, this desire to know, this conviction that even when empirical evidence is scarce rational explanations are still within reach—this is the spirit that has propelled mankind forward for centuries, and it must continue to be ours: The key to human evolution, Stapledon would argue, is to cultivate an open mind.
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Jim Hendry was under strict orders.
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This was in August 1992, nearly 10 years before Hendry became general manager of the Chicago Cubs. Hendry, who had left his job coaching at Creighton University to join the Florida Marlins, an expansion team, was in Wichita, Kan., scouting amateurs at the National Baseball Congress World Series.
"You've got $10,000 for the week," Hendry recalls then-Marlins scouting director Gary Hughes telling him. "I don't care if you give 10 guys $1,000 each or one guy $10,000. Sign anybody you want. Go find somebody and learn how to scout."
Hendry found somebody — somebody good.
Somebody who would play seven seasons with the Marlins and serve a backup catcher on their 2003 World Series championship team. Somebody who would enjoy a 13-year career, then return to the Marlins, after a brief minor league apprenticeship, as their new manager.
Mike Redmond turned out to be a pretty good signing, except for one slight problem at the outset.
Hendry didn't listen to Hughes. He gave Redmond $15,000.
More than 20 years have passed. Hendry is a special assistant with the New York Yankees now, Hughes a scouting consultant with the Boston Red Sox. Orrin Freeman, who was Hendry's immediate supervisor with the Marlins, is still with the club as a senior advisor.
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Each of the principals recalls the signing of Redmond somewhat differently, but all are in agreement on one thing:
Hughes was ticked off that Hendry had defied his orders. Ticked off at both Hendry and Freeman.
Cell phones were not in widespread use then. Hendry says he informed Freeman and Hughes of the Redmond deal through voicemails. Freeman, who had seen Redmond play at Gonzaga, responded that night by calling Hendry at his hotel and leaving a congratulatory voicemail. Hendry went to bed, tickled over what he had done.
"At 6 o'clock in the morning, the phone rings in the Hilton," Hendry recalls. "I get greeted from Gary Hughes. 'Hey, when I tell you $10,000, you son of a bitch, that doesn't mean 15.' Gary proceeds to rip me for giving him five grand more."
Freeman heard from Hughes, too.
"Gary got us both on the phone (separately), just screaming at us, 'Who do you think you are?'" Freeman recalls. "Then he looked up the reports we had. And we had the reports to justify what we had done."
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Hendry had started the week by contacting an old friend, Wichita State pitching coach Brent Kemnitz, looking for recommendations.
Several of Kemnitz's players were members of the Wichita Broncos, a summer collegiate team playing in the National Baseball Congress World Series. Kemnitz told Hendry that he also liked one of the other kids on the team — Redmond, who had just completed his junior year at Gonzaga, but had not been drafted.
Hendry saw Redmond play the next day, noted that he could catch and throw, and thought it odd that no team had drafted him. He introduced himself to Redmond after the game. The next night, they went out again to a sports bar and talked again.
Redmond, after initially failing to impress Hendry as a hitter, got hot during the tournament. The two stayed in touch over the next several days.
"By the end of the week, I said, "This is the guy I want to sign," Hendry recalls.
Redmond, though, had interest from other clubs as well.
As Redmond recalls, the Cleveland Indians had made him offer, and another club was preparing a proposal. But he thought that the Marlins, as an expansion team, offered greater opportunity. At that point, they had not yet signed catcher Charles Johnson, their No. 1 draft pick.
Hendry says he initially offered Redmond the Marlins' prescribed limit, $10,000. But Redmond told him that the Indians had offered $17,000. The rest of the negotiation, Hendry says, went like this:
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Redmond: "I'd rather go with you. If you give me $15,000, we're done."
Hendry: "You've got it!"
The two returned to the sports bar one more to finalize the signing. Kemnitz met them to join the celebration.
"We worked out the notorious deal on a napkin," Redmond says, laughing. "The rest is history."
While Hughes did not authorize the offer, Freeman says he remembers telling Hendry, "Give him the money." The Marlins had little choice but to honor the contract, lest word circulate throughout the industry that the expansion team was breaking commitments.
As it turned out, Hughes wasn't the only one who got upset.
Late August was not the most opportune time for Gonzaga to lose its catcher. Classes were about to begin, and the team's coach at the time, Steve Hertz, says it was too late to recruit a replacement.
Redmond's decision infuriated Hertz — infuriated him so much, the two did not speak for several years afterward.
"It was probably the hardest phone call I've ever had to make," Redmond said. "I didn't sleep for a couple of days before I had to make that phone call, tell him I wasn't coming back.
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"He was mad, man. He was disappointed because he was expecting me to come back to school. I was trying to do what I thought was best for me. The whole point of going (to Wichita) was to get someone to look at me and to give me a shot. That's all I wanted — somebody to give me a shot."
All Hertz wanted was his catcher.
"I'll never forget the call," said Hertz, now Gonzaga's associate athletic director. "We were going to be pretty good. He was, no question, going to be the Player of the Year in our league (the Pac-10 at that time).
"He was going to be our leader. He was a sensational guy in the clubhouse. He was everything. And boom! I get a call in late August. I heard that sheepish voice on the other end of the phone. I thought right away, 'Oh, no.'"
As it turned out, Hertz quickly identified a new catcher — Redmond's fraternal twin, Patrick Michael (Redmond is Michael Patrick). It took time, but Redmond says that he and Hertz eventually "buried the hatchet" after an alumni game, sitting in a bar, having a few beers.
Initially, Hertz also was upset with the Marlins. But Freeman, who played high school baseball against Hertz in Los Angeles, says that one reason Redmond didn't get drafted is because Hertz communicated to teams that Redmond wanted big money to forego his senior year.
"If you had told the truth that he would sign, he could have been drafted and you could have replaced him," Freeman said he told Hertz later, only half-joking.
Whatever, everything worked out for the best.
"What started out as a big blow personally to me, not getting drafted, ended up being the best thing that ever happened to me," Redmond says. "In all honestly, not getting drafted made me tougher, made me appreciate it more, gave me that extra drive to make it, that extra motivation."
Today, Hertz is Redmond's biggest fan, certain that his former player will become a successful manager.
"He has remarkable charisma," Hertz said. "You just like him. When he leaves you, you go, 'Wow.' It's authentic and it's genuine.
"I don't put anything past him, what he might achieve."
The phone rang in the visiting clubhouse after Game 7 of the 2003 National League Championship Series. The Bartman series. The one in which Redmond's Marlins defeated Hendry's Cubs, winning Game 7, 9-6.
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Hendry was on the line, calling to congratulate Redmond.
"I know he was devastated," Redmond said. "But he was happy for me. That's just the kind of guy he is.
"I told him, 'Thanks for giving me opportunity. Thanks for believing in me when nobody else did. You told me I'd make it to the big leagues. Now I'm getting a chance to go to the World Series. I couldn't have scripted it any better.'"
All for an initial investment of $15,000.
The day Redmond made his major league debut, on May 31, 1998, Hendry called Hughes, "How's that (extra) $5,000 looking now?"
By then, Hendry was with the Cubs. Two years before, as the team's scouting director, he had hired Hughes' son, Sam, as a scout. After becoming GM in July 2002, he hired Hughes — his old boss, then with the Cincinnati Reds — as his special assistant.
Hendry still remembers the phone conversation that reunited him with his old friend. He thanked Hughes for bringing him into pro ball with the Marlins. Hughes said, "Can you believe this? I hired you. You hired Sam."
"It was starting to get a little emotional," Hendry said. "Then all of a sudden, I don't know why, I interrupted and said, 'One more thing, you son of a bitch, if I tell you $10,000, that doesn't mean 15."
To this day, it's a running gag between all of them.
"Every time I see those guys, we laugh and we talk about it," Redmond says. "Jim used to always tell me when I got to the big leagues and he saw me on TV, he'd call Gary Hughes and go, 'How about that 15 grand now?' and hang up on him."
That 15 grand turned out to be a pittance.
The Marlins not only got a player, but also their future manager.
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Miami — The last time Andrew Bogut appeared in the playoffs, he was a 20-year-old rookie just learning the ways of the pro game.
Now fast forward five years to the current season, and the 7-foot Milwaukee Bucks center is a much more polished player.
He's rejecting shots with authority and finishing on the fast break.
He's throwing down some powerful dunks that are bringing his teammates off the bench to scream and shout, as they did on a two-handed monster jam he applied over Indiana's Brandon Rush on Thursday night.
And he's leading in the locker room and on the court with directions and encouragement for a suddenly rejuvenated band of Bucks.
On Saturday afternoon, Bogut and an above-.500 Milwaukee team (29-28) will play the Miami Heat (29-29) in a game full of playoff implications, even if the postseason is still almost two months away.
After beating the Heat twice earlier in the season, the Bucks can clinch the season-series tiebreaker with a victory in Florida. And they can add to their slim half-game lead over the Heat in the Eastern Conference standings.
"Guys are starting to play for each other a little bit more," Bogut said after the Bucks won their fifth consecutive game on Thursday. "We had a little turmoil earlier in the year and have been up and down.
"We're starting to figure out how to win games on the road and win games at home."
The Bucks have won six of their past seven road games as they enter a difficult back-to-back set against Miami and Atlanta.
And in the past five games, Bogut has played at a higher level. He has averaged 19.0 points, 13.6 rebounds and 3.2 blocks, while shooting 60.5% from the field (46 of 76).
He was in foul trouble in the Bucks' victory at Indiana on Thursday but still contributed 15 points and 10 rebounds in 24 minutes.
It's about the only thing that has slowed down his recent ascent that has people around the league talking again about the No. 1-overall pick in the 2005 draft.
Bogut has preached caution recently and said the team must keep its focus when playoff talk starts swirling. After all, the franchise has not tasted the postseason since 2005-'06, when the Bucks finished 40-42 under coach Terry Stotts.
The Bucks have not had a winning record since 2002-'03, when they went 42-40 in their last season under George Karl.
"We still have a long way to go," Bogut said. "We've had these phases as a ballclub the last two or three years. I don't know if you call it fool's gold. We've put runs together and then all of a sudden laid an egg."
Teams are double-teaming Bogut more frequently, as Indiana did Thursday. That means the Bucks have to make adjustments.
"I think that will start to happen more and more," Bucks forward Carlos Delfino said. "Now we've got to be smart in our spacing and making cuts, give him some looks to pass the ball. We need to understand how to play with a guy at the level he's playing and help him to grow."
One of the most startling developments in Bogut's game this season has been his improved shot-blocking. He has blocked at least one shot in 22 consecutive games and has recorded 19 blocks over the past five games.
Bogut has compiled 118 blocks in 51 games (2.3 average) and ranks second in the league to Orlando center Dwight Howard (2.8 average).
"I think our defense is consistent now, and guys know where to force (opponents) on penetration," Bogut said. "I know where guys are going to be penetrating and where the gaps are in our defense. Just getting to those spots early makes a big difference."
Bogut is adept at taking charges and said he will continue to take contact when he can draw an offensive foul on an opponent.
But going for the block rather than the charge has an additional benefit.
"If a guy is in foul trouble, a charge is always big," he said. "But I think just staying off the floor helps my back a little bit; that's probably the main thing."
Bogut is trying to limit the physical pounding his body takes while staying in the lineup, after missing 43 games last season due to a lower back injury.
"He's always been a very good positional defender and had pretty good instincts and timing," Bucks coach Scott Skiles said.
"He's making some really good judgments of when to come and what action to take when he actually gets there. Probably more than anything it's just experience.
"He's really become comfortable in our defensive system and probably understands it as well or better than any other player we have."


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Houston: Evander Holyfield will fight Lou Savarese on June 30 in El Paso, Texas, in his quest to capture another heavyweight boxing title.
It will be the fourth bout in the four-time heavyweight champion's comeback bid.
The 44-year-old Holyfield has won all three fights since returning from a two-year layoff, improving to 41-8 with two draws. His first comeback fight was a second-round knockout of Jeremy Bates in Dallas in August. He won a decision over Fres Oquendo in San Antonio in November.
His latest win came in March when the fight against Vinny Maddalone was stopped in the third round because of a cut on his opponent's forehead.
The 41-year-old Savarese, who began his professional boxing career in 1989 in Galveston, is 46-6 with 38 knockouts.
Holyfield, who trains in Houston, said he's serious about getting another shot at the title and he won't take Savarese lightly.
"I wouldn't be here in the gym if I was going to take him for granted," Holyfield said on Tuesday.
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VIDEO\'Waterworld' gets a life preserver.
Only a culture obsessed with success could be so fascinated by failure.
It's not enough, of course, just to fail: To really hold the public's attention, it is necessary to fail on a grand scale. Fall hard enough, and fame is the reward.
Consider: Even people who know nothing about the West know about Custer. Even people who know nothing about cars know about the Edsel.
And even people who know nothing about movies know something about "Waterworld" (1995, MCA/Universal; priced for rental), one of the most expensive belly-flops in Hollywood history. They didn't have to release the movie; America already had panned the budget.
Unlike Custer and the Edsel, however, "Waterworld" is getting a second chance - and is likely to make the most of it. Many people will feel they have to rent it, if only to see how Kevin Costner could have spent so much time and money on what is essentially a souped-up, futuristic version of the pirate adventures studios used to churn out weekly on the back lot.
In the "Waterworld" all-at-sea update, the good-guy pirate is the Mariner (Costner); his bad-guy pirate rival is the Deacon (Dennis Hopper); the treasure they're seeking is dry land; and the treasure map they compete for is tattooed on the back of a little girl (Tina Majorino). Granted, in the days of Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power, pirates were never web-footed mutants, and they never drank their own purified urine. Otherwise, though, that old buccaneer tone flows through "Waterworld" - from the initially reluctant heroine (Jeanne Tripplehorn) to the eventual transformation of the lone mariner into a concerned citizen.
Despite all the attention paid to the cost of "Waterworld" - and let's face it, excess on such a grand scale is always intriguing - what really matters on video is whether it's worth the money and time it's going to cost you. The answer is a conditional yes. It's long and somewhat monotonous, but it's not dreadful, and the curiosity factor alone tips the scales in its favor. It's also less graphically violent than many current adventures, for those who are squeamish about such things.
Since most of the blame for the problems in "Waterworld" seems to have fallen on Costner, it seems only fair to give him some credit for his courage and his drive, misguided though they sometimes may be. It would have been easy enough for Costner to build a career on variations of the laconic sex symbol he played in "Bull Durham." Instead, he takes risks, including playing a character who is unattractive in all senses of the word for much of the film.
Not every risk, however, is worth taking. It's one thing to refuse to give the audience what it wants when you're making art, and quite another when you're making blow-'em-up junk. There's nothing more wasteful than spending a lot of effort and money on a noncommercial commercial film.
That kind of failure is dear at any price.
When it comes to inflation-adjusted failure, the all-time champ is probably "Cleopatra" (1963, Fox; $29.98), though with "Cleopatra," at least the money went for stuff that's fun to look at. Too long by half, but that's what the fast-forward button is for.
Poor "Jade" (1995, Paramount; priced for rental), on the other hand, was even a failure as a failure: All the really good insults were used up on writer Joe Eszterhas' other big flop, "Showgirls." By the time "Jade" came along, people were exhausted.
The sad thing about the failure of "Jade" is that it gave some people another chance to knock David Caruso, a fine actor who has yet to be forgiven for leaving "NYPD Blue." All right, so he forgot to ask us for a hall pass. It's time to get over it.
Moving on to success, if you've been entranced by TV's "Pride and Prejudice," you'll be happy to know that the six-hour A&E-BBC co-production is available from A&E Home Video for $99.95. Or, if six hours and $100 is a bit much for you, try either the four-hour 1985 BBC version (Fox; $29.98) or the two-hour 1940 movie (MGM/UA; $24.95).
I remain partial to the '40s classic, though all three versions have their virtues. It may not be as impeccably period as the latest miniseries, but it's hard to top a cast that includes Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier, Maureen O'Sullivan, Edmund Gwenn and Edna May Oliver.
Fast forward: Also out in stores are "Love and Human Remains" (1995, Columbia TriStar; priced for rental); "A Mother's Prayer" (1995, MCA/Universal; priced for rental); and "Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" (1995, Live; $19.98).
Photo The curiosity factor may give the financially disastrous "Waterworld," with Dennis Hopper as ad-guy pirate the Deacon, a boost on video.
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North-South Divide Over Cancer Deaths ; Death Rate in Region is 20% Above Average
By Sam Wood
PEOPLE living in the north of England are more likely to die from cancer than those living in the rest of the country, according to a report released today.
The National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) says cancer deaths in the region are about 20% higher than the rest of England.
Experts believe the north-south divide is due to a number of factors, especially higher smoking rates in the north, which are linked to increased risks of smoking-related cancers.
In 2005, 68 men in every 100,000 in the north died from lung cancer, compared a the national average of 51 per 100,000.
While lung cancer remains the biggest cause of cancer death in men across England, the most commonly diagnosed cancer was prostate cancer.
In women, breast cancer was the most commonly diagnosed form of the disease. The biggest cancer killers in women varied geographically, with lung cancer deaths more common in the north and breast cancer in the south.
Professor David Forman, from the University of Leeds and information and analysis lead for the NCIN, said: "These figures show us that some of the past trends aren't changing – cancer death rates remain higher in the north than the rest of England.
"Smoking is responsible for nearly nine in 10 cases of lung cancer. More people in the North smoke, and this explains why lung cancer rates are so much higher.
"There are also higher levels of deprivation in the North, which could contribute to cancer risk through other means – we know that deprivation is linked to later diagnosis, which can affect mortality."
One cancer sufferer in the region said he thought low levels of awareness could also be contributing to the high rate of death.
Stafford Scholes, 77, of College View, Esh Winning, County Durham, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2001.
The retired lecturer at Sunderland University, who now campaigns to raise cancer awareness, said: "There is a definite lack of awareness amongst men in the North East.
"I didn't know much about the symptoms myself and if I had been checked out earlier my chances of survival would have been a lot greater. The message to people is to get themselves checked out as soon as they start getting symptoms."
The study was carried out using data from 2005.
A Department of Health spokeswoman said: "Tackling health inequalities is one of our top priorities.
"One of the key aims of the Cancer Reform Strategy is to reduce inequalities in cancer incidence and increase access to high quality cancer care and cancer outcomes.
"We have established the National Cancer Equality Initiative to look at cancer inequalities and take forward research in this area to inform development of policy on this issue."
NORTH East regional director of public health Dr Stephen Singleton said although the situation with cancer was improving, he was aware of the issue facing the region.
He said: "The higher than average prevalence of smoking in the region is a major factor. Encouragingly, there is some evidence this is coming down.
"But more needs to be done and that's why we are continuing to invest in Fresh, Smoke Free North East – the first regional tobacco control group in England – to bring a co-ordinated approach to this problem.
"Our Better Health, Fairer Health strategy launched earlier this year pledged to undertake a sustained cancer awareness campaign in the North East.
"This will focus on those forms of the disease for which there is evidence of poorer outcomes as a result of presenting too late to healthcare services.
"In conjunction with the North East Cancer Registry, we will also develop an indicator of average stage of diagnosis for patients presenting in the North East and elsewhere against which we can measure progress in encouraging people to seek help early and thereby increase their chance of effective treatment."
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Munch's "The Scream" apparently undamaged in theft
OSLO (Reuters) – Edvard Munch's masterpiece "The Scream"
was apparently undamaged in a 2004 robbery but the less
well-known "Madonna" suffered a minor tear, a man accused in
connection with the theft said on Monday.
"The paintings weren't wrecked in the robbery," Thomas
Nataas told Reuters of the two works stolen by gunmen from
Oslo's Munch Museum in August 2004 and then stashed for several
weeks in a bus owned by Nataas on farmland north of Oslo.
"I saw there was what looked like an insignificant tear (in
"Madonna")," he said. "The other ("The Scream") looked in okay
condition." He said he had not inspected the works closely
after stumbling across them.
Art experts had feared the works, painted by Munch, a
Norwegian, in 1893, were badly damaged when the thieves ripped
off the wooden frames and threw them out of the windows of a
getaway car, apparently fearing the frames might be embedded
with a satellite tracking device.
Nataas, 35, is due to go on trial next month charged with
handling stolen goods. Five other men are accused of planning
the theft and stealing the paintings, which have not been
"I am innocent," Nataas said, adding he only found the
paintings in plastic bags after noticing that someone had
broken into the bus.
Separately, he told Norway's TV2 independent television
channel that he had been scared to report his find to the
police, fearing that criminals might somehow take revenge on
him. He said he knew one of the other accused men.
Nataas said police had bungled an attempt to seize the
paintings when the robbers moved them to a new hiding place on
September 24, 2004.
He said police had been tapping his phone when one of the
accused called Nataas several days in advance to say they would
collect the paintings. Police charge that Nataas wrapped up the
paintings ready for collection.
"I don't know why the police didn't come and pick up the
paintings. They had full control," he said.
"The Scream" portrays a terrified waif-like figure under a
blood-red sky. It has become an icon of angst after a century
scarred by horrors including the atom bomb and the Holocaust.
"Madonna" shows a mysterious bare-breasted woman with long
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Nine Oregon insurance companies plan to extend policies that aren't compliant with the Affordable Care Act.
Hundreds of Oregonians attended Cover Oregon application fairs in search of savings or simply to comply with the new federal coverage requirement.
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text: A German doctor is banished to a remote hospital in East Germany in this drama set at the dawn of the 1980s. At odds with her new surroundings, frustrated doctor Barbara (Nina Hoss) finds comfort only in her secret rendezvous' with her West German paramour Jörg (Mark Waschke). Jörg is currently in the midst of formulating an escape plan for Barbara, and in the meantime the exiled doctor begins working in tandem with chief physician Andre (Ronald Zehrfeld). Despite Andre's outward kindness to her, Barbara resists his overtures. When a pregnant patient named Stella (Jasna Fritzi Bauer) arrives in the hospital infected with meningitis, however, Barbara and Andre begin working closely together to save the life of the young woman and her unborn child. Over time, the barriers between Andre and Barbara begin to fall. But when the time comes for Barbara to flee across the border, it remains uncertain which course of action she will take. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi


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940 Ocean Drive, South Beach, Miami Beach, FL, USA
Neighborhood: South Beach
Check availability as rates may vary for dates. Best rate guaranteed.
Maybe the simplest way to explain Hotel Breakwater is to say that it's exactly what you'd expect a South Beach boutique hotel would be — if, that is, you'd never seen any of the actually existing South Beach boutique hotels. This one is a modern update of a classic idea: an Art Deco gem of a building, situated right on Ocean Drive, with views of the beach straight across the road.
As South Beach hotels go, this is a smallish one, just shy of a hundred rooms — and that's a good thing, in our book, as we start getting shy ourselves once that number creeps into the hundreds. It means a fairly intimate atmosphere, a proper boutique vibe, and a chance to offer the kind of personalized service the bigger hotels can only hope for.
The interiors contain plenty of subtle nods to Art Deco history, but they're unmistakably contemporary, visually as well as physically — the materials are luxe and the technology is state-of-the art. The ocean view is the view you want, unless, of course, you're in a position to book a rooftop suite, in which case the sky will do in a pinch. Either way both views — ocean and sky — are on display at the pool deck, itself something of a rarity on Ocean Drive. In fact, though the Breakwater seems to have its branding pretty well sorted out, we'd let them have "a rarity on Ocean Drive" for free, if they asked nicely.
- Complimentary upgrade upon hotel check-in, based upon availability
- Daily Resort Fee is waived (a value of $18 per day)
- Complimentary welcome cocktail per guest (max 2 guests)
- Complimentary continental breakfast per guest (max 2 guests - a value of $10 USD per person per day)
- 99 Rooms
- Style: Modern Design
- Atmosphere: Lively
- 15 Guest Reviews
- Hotel Breakwater South Beach
- 940 Ocean Drive, South Beach
- Miami Beach, FL, USA
- Neighborhood: South Beach
Hotel amenities and services
- 100% non-smoking hotel
- 24 hour concierge
- 24 hour front desk
- 24 hour gym
- ATM/bank office
- Bar
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Business center
- Central air conditioning
- Free wi-fi
- Golf nearby
- Lounge
- Multi-lingual staff
- No pets allowed
- Outdoor swimming pool
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Shopping area nearby
- Spa treatments (on request)
- Valet parking (charges apply)
- Wake-up service
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- Katie
- Stayed March 2015
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
Prime location to South Beach, food & drink
What the hotel could do better:
Not be so pushy with possible customers at their restaurant, especially those who are staying at the hotel. We get it, you want to make money! Housekeeping wasn't thorough at all. Please remove dirty glasses from the room and replace with clean ones.
- David
- Stayed March 2015
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
Clean, location, price
What the hotel could do better:
Nothing, had a wonderful stay!
- Jeremy
- Stayed January 2015
- Rating: Fair
What I liked:
nothing special
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include all fees in the price of the room. hidden fees at the end surprise the guest.


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Bourjois - So Laque Ultra Shine Nail Polish
So Laque Ultra Shine Nail Polish
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Bourjois So Laque Ultra Shine Nail Polish contains twice as much vinyl as the original So Laque and has a high retention of up to seven days. The adhesive resin coats nails with a flexible, ultra brilliant and resistant film. Available in: Beige Elegant, Rose Lounge, Beige Glamour, Fuchsia Hype, Rouge Casino, Rouge Escarpin, Rouge Diva, Noir de Chine, and Santal Opulent.
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Rating: Oct 4, 2014 5:31pm
classic, long-wearing shades
Best in Beauty 2014
My fave go-to, fuss free polish combination is Bourjois Rose Lounge (a very pale, natural pink) on my fingers and one of the deep reds on my toes - Rouge Diva if I am feeling vampy and Rouge Escarpin for a classic cherry red. If I am dithering about colour choices or just want something safe and classic, I use these. The reds are gorgeous - rich, deep and glossy. Rose Lounge doesn't look like polish on my nails - one coat protects them, evens the colour and gives them a subtle sheen that makes them look naturally healthy. The brush is easy to use and covers well without streaking and the polish is one if the more chip-resistant I have tried. It takes a little longer to dry but I use a quick dry topcoat so it doesn't really bother me. One thing I absolutely love about this polish is that the lid colours are the same as the colours in the bottle! Makes it so much easier to grab the one I want. I've been using these for ages and they are always in my regular rotation. The colour range is limited but it is a nice, classic selection, they are often on sale and I can get wilder colours from other brands.
Rating: May 11, 2014 2:39pm
Great nail polish
I really like this nail polish. The applicator stick is long and thin which makes applying this polish much easier. And I really like the bottle shape, it's not like the other typically nail polish bottles. The colour lasts long, and it does not easily chip. The colour on my nails shine, and even though it says it only lasts for 7 days I find that for me it lasts longer than that which is a great bonus. This is definitely one of the best nail polishes that I have used due the the long lasting effect.
Put in the fridge to make it last longer. Also, you only need to apply 1 coat.
Rating: Jan 30, 2014 7:48pm
Fantastic nail polish!
I own these shades in: 41 Rouge Fashionista, 43 Magenta Show, 44 Bleu model, 42 Orange Creation, and 38 Lime Catwalk and I LOVE THEM.
The colours match the bottle PERFECTLY. Which makes it so easy to choose a shade in the store as you don't need to try them.
I really do love the formula of this nail enamel as it has highly pigmented, a smooth consistency when applying it, and dries fairly quickly. It is ultra shiny even without a top coat and the colour never faded plus it only took me two coats and it was done!
The only flaw of this product I have found is the "ultra shine and hold for up to 7 days" which is stated on the bottle can be misleading. Yes it shined for 7 days but it lasted me around 4 days before it started to chip at the tips for me. However 4 days is plenty when it comes to my nails and nail polish.
Overall I love these nail polishes and I put them right up there along side my OPI nail polishes.
Rating: Aug 26, 2013 4:34pm
So Shiny & Glamorous!
I have been wanting to buy this in the BEAUTORIUM since it began on Beautyheaven and I did get it in the last Beautorium. The colour is Beige Glamour which is what I'd call a bold beige with a reddish tinge to it - not much red but enough to give it a strong colour for a Beige. It's beautifully glossy and shiny which looks fantastic! It doesn't lose it's glossiness either so it looks freshly applied for days! I just freshen up the tips of my nails when it starts to wear off the tips.
I can apply this with one coat to achieve an almost transparant version of this Beige Glamour colour. With two coats it becomes completely opaque and so it has a deeper shade - much like the colour in the bottle & lid itself.
I love this and want to buy some more! It's the shiniest polish I've used so if shine & gloss is what you're after in a nailpolish you've found it here with this So Laque Ultra Shine range.
Rating: Jun 1, 2013 7:47pm
Beige Glamour - Looks Like Shiny Terracotta Coloured Vinyl
Bourjois So Laque Ultra Shine Nail Enamel in Beige Glamour comes in a round tapering glass, bottle with a chunky plastic screw on applicator brush lid.
The brush is a standard nail polish brush, it paints the polish onto nails easily.
Beige Glamour is a neutral colour, rose tinted beige or terracotta.
It's a thick smooth flow polish.
Bottle should be gently tapped in palm to mix settled ingredients.
The aroma is quite strong, use in well ventilated area.
One coat covers nails nicely, like a vinyl layer.
The colour is rich with a gorgeous gloss shine.
It does not take long to dry with the one coat.
Opting for a second coat, it takes a little while longer to dry.
Having tried both, 1 coat is sufficient for better results.
The enamel wears well without chipping.
Shine holds for up to a week.
I like So Laque, it's fuss free to apply with it's luxe formula.
Gives nails a brilliant ultra shine colour that looks like shiny vinyl.
An excellent polish, one where I don't have to apply a clear shiny top coat.
I would recommend Bourjois So Laque, just for the ultra brilliant shine alone.
I received the Bourjois So Laque Ultra Shine Nail Enamel in Beige Glamour as part of the massive BH, BIB prize pack. Thank you Beauty Heaven.
Made in France
Rating: Apr 2, 2013 3:49pm
ok not the best
I have this nailpolish in 3 colours as i heard it was good. however i was dissapointed with it. after 4 days the polish peeled off my whole nail. even with using a base coat it stained my nail. was sad and never used them again they just sit in my cupboard.
Rating: Dec 17, 2012 12:50am
Nice texture & lasts well
I've had a bottle of Rouge Casino in my collection for a while & used it on both toes & fingernails.
It's a lovely shade of cherry red that looks great on hands and feet. For toes a couple of coats is all I need for weeks of wear - for my hands, it'll last me, with 2 coats & a top coat around 5 to 6 days before chipping - that's better than most other brands I own. It applies smoothly & has a quality brush.
Like others I agree that the colour range is pretty limited in Oz, but they do cover the basics.
If you're after a very good quality polish at a decent price that lasts well, in "classic" nail shades, this is ideal
Rating: Dec 5, 2012 3:36pm
All you want in a polish
I was lucky enough to recieve a full-sized Beige Glamour as a GWP recently. I am so glad I got to try this as it's really all I want in a polish. The bottles are cool with the lids matching the colour. The brush is comfortable to hold, allowing excellent control when applying. The brush is also a generous size allowing for easy application. The formula of the polish applies smoothly and easily without clumping or sticking. One coat was opaque but I applied two for a deeper colour. With my normal top and base coats this polish was the longest lasting I've tried. I got four days unchipped, and seven days with only minor tip-wear/chips. The finish was shiny and smooth. The only dissapointing thing is the colour range is quite small, however does have very classy and professional shades, and a few nude options. Despite it's great staying power this polish was also super easy to remove with non-acetone remover.
Ideal for everyone, this really is a polish worth the money. I found it noticeably superior in quality than other polishes in this price range. I will definitely be stocking up on this range.
Rating: Dec 1, 2012 10:22pm
decent but not the best
Not the best nail polish I've used. (the 10 Days Nail Enamel is really good)
It requires at least 3 coats for an nice even and opaque finish otherwise it turns out sheer. Long dry time, really long. Although it does have a decent colour range. Picked up #28 rose lounge.
Rating: Nov 12, 2012 10:01pm
Does what nailpolish should
Looks great, applies easily, lasts well! What more can you ask for?
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The CIS approves of our alliance.
We are an Empire ruled by the majority! An Empire ruled by a new Constitution! An Empire of laws, not of politicians! An Empire devoted to the preservation of a just society. Of a safe and secure society! We are an Empire that will stand for ten thousand years!" We are a group that believes in those words. We are the group that is loyal to the Emperor! So if you like the Empire you see in the movies then join here, "For a safe and secure society!" Our Emperor is Palpatine.
The official diplomatic status of The First Galactic Empire within moddb of course.
Posted by Urban_Chaos_99 on Mar 30th, 2011
Our allies and our enemy's are decided through what we feel needs to be done throughout the galaxy Order, Peace and Security Thus our enemy's would not take too our ideals and have become a real inconvenience that will be dealt with swiftly.
Al-tho we are not alone in our struggle to preserve our way of life we do have allies that also see our way of life as just and true even if our motives are not exactly the same.
All factions do have a common ground to speak their mind, The Imperial/Republic Senate (Moddb.com )
Our allies and brothers and sisters in arms: Sith Empire, Confederacy of Independent Systems (CIS), The Galactic Republic (some of our brothers still have yet to realize their potential)
Neutrals: Mandalorians ( our long lost brothers in arms)
Our Enemy's dastardly people they are: The Rebel Alliance (rebel scum), The New Galactic Empire ( some of our people have forgotten our ways and what we stand for), Jedi Order (those rebellious jedi), Zann Corporation ( common thugs )
The First Galactic Empire A safe and secure society for all ages:
The CIS approves of our alliance.
Well I have to say not all Jedi are that bad! I understand that the only way to rule a galaxy in peace and justice is to have an emporer! I am the first free Jedi that will join the Empire ... but I have to say not everything about the dark side is bad as you can see the empire is the strongest army in the galaxy!
All Jedi are Evil, All Hail Palpatine!
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Located at the center of Malfa, in the island of Salina, Didyme is a holiday house in the typical Aeolian style.
Featuring two bedrooms with two bathrooms and a large living room, Didyme offers a comfortable accommodation for 4 / 6 persons.
The wide veranda surrounding the house will host your relaxing moments, allowing you to have wonderful breakfast on the sea landscape with views of breathtaking sunsets painting the sky red.
Didyme, a small corner of paradise in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea.
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|Scario 800 m
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|Nearest airport: Catania 150 km, Nearest railway: Milazzo 40 km
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|Sea view
|Central heating, Air conditioning, TV
|Dishwasher, Cooker, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
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|1 Sofa beds, Double beds (2), Dining seats for 6
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|Balcony or terrace, BBQ
The Sicily region
Sicily's history spans some 6000 years. While Rome was still a small village of poor shepherds Sicily boasted a magnificent civilization with towns which could challenge in power and splendour the cities of the Greek motherland.
Since prehistoric times different peoples landed in Sicily attracted by its beauty, fertility and luxuriant vegetation. The island has seen many different cultures flourish on its soil, which have left behind a trail of impressive monuments, buildings and works of art which still today inspire wonder and admiration.
The Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Swabians, French and Spaniards have all left in their wake their mark on its appearance.
Many of these peoples felt at home in Sicily, the land Homer described as " the wonderful island of Helios" the God of the Sun, the dream land of the ancients where "everything grew without being sown". It was a supremely desirable land, an exceptional crossroads of history where different races and civilisations merged.
Salina is an island in the Aeolian Islands north of Sicily, southern Italy. It is the second largest island in the archipelago.
Salina is divided between three comuni: Santa Marina on the eastern coast, Malfa to the north, and Leni to the south-west. From Leni down towards the sea are the villages of Valdichiesa and Rinella. The other smaller villages are Capo Faro, Pollara and Lingua.
Salina has a total surface area of 27 km². It is included on the World Heritage List especially because of its worth for vulcanology. It is composed of six volcanoes: the oldest ones are at Pizzo di Corvo, Monte Rivi and close to Capo Faro, although these are barely recognisable from a morphological point of view, while the volcano-layer of Monte Fossa delle Felci (968 m, the highest peak in the archipelago) and Monte dei Porri (886 m) are almost perfectly preserved: the latter's crater lies just above sea level near the small village of Pollara.
The most recent eruption on Salina occurred on the western part of the island about 13,000 years ago and formed the semi-circular crater of Pollara; its activity was mainly explosive and produced large pumice deposits.
All that remains of the endogenic activities are some post-volcanic phenomena called "gurgling" and a thermal spring at Pertuso. The gurgling phenomena are at Rinella and are basically caused by the emission of underwater gas (hydrogen sulphate) and vapours. When this phenomenon is at its most active it can lift the sea-bed.
The salt lake in Lingua was once a site for production of sea salt, hence the name Salina ("salt mill" in Italian).
On the slopes of the Fossa, several Roman tombs have been excavated.
Sanctuary of the Madonna del Terzito, located between Malfa and Leni in the saddle known as Valdichiesa between the twin volcanoes, and built in 1630. The religious centre of Salina, it attracts pilgrims on the main feast day of July 23 every year.
In the 18th century the ruins of a typical Imperial Roman villa were noted here but have since sunk into the ground.
There is an annual Caper Festival held on Salina during the first week of June every year.
The first week in October is the Eolian Food and Wine week.
There is the SalinaDocFest, an International Festival on Narrative Documentary that takes place in Salina every year since 200.
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We offer our full a la carte menu for both Lunch & Dinner as well as our great value set lunch & early bird menus. Our aim is to provide a great quality dining experience in relaxed,informal surroundings with an emphasis on good value for money.
The Pig's Ear Restaurant was Awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand in the 100th Anniversary Guide
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39 reviews
Credibility Score:77%
Reviewed 26th February 2015 (visited 23 February 2015 )
Superb meal again here, great atmosphere for a Monday evening, impeccable service and food flawless! After starters we had the Slow Cooked Pigs Belly and the Tartare of Venison - extremely hard to pick a favourite as both were perfectly cooked and a beautiful mix of flavours. Highly recommend.
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Credibility Score:47%
Reviewed 30th November 2014 (visited 19 February 2013 )
Love this restaurant. Top class service, food and location. Really cosy and you really feel looked after from the moment yoir coat is taken. Gorgeous menu have been several times never disappoints!
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First Timer
Credibility Score:35%
Reviewed 17th November 2014 (visited 1 November 2014 )
I found the food absolutely fabulous and the wine delicious. The restaurant was quite full so felt the service lacked slightly, but I can not knock the food. If you enjoy flavors and meat - this is a MUST
44 reviews
Credibility Score:60%
Reviewed 12th October 2014 (visited 10 October 2014 )
Mixed feelings is the best way I can describe my dinning experience. Long wait times, to order & between starter & main. Salmon was good for starter. Had lamb shepherds pie for main, something I would not normally choose. Wish I had not. Was so hot I burnt my mouth, lots of mash, little lamb, v small portion. Dessert of cheesecake was served in a jam jar in a bag!! Was good, although did not taste like cheesecake!! the venison was good according to my friends. Maybe another visit before I cross this place of my list!!
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Credibility Score:20%
Reviewed 09th October 2014 (visited 8 October 2014 )
The menu advised that there would be a wait for the food and there was but this is what we expect when we choose this restaurant. No complaints about the food etc. The stairs are a little difficult to manage for certail people so I will have to consider that before the next booking.
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Credibility Score:0%
Reviewed 01st August 2014 (visited 30 July 2014 )
Very disappointed. Waited one hour between starter and mains. Salmon was rare and inedible. They replaced it but still could not eat alot of it. Left without dessert....had enough. Won't return.
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Credibility Score:70%
Reviewed 30th May 2014 (visited 28 May 2014 )
Went to this restaurant on a Wednesday night and was really surprised as to how busy it was. The food is really excellent but the plates are quite small (note to my friends from the USA). But the quality is excellent and the service was really great. It's on the pricey side but that's a theme right across Dublin right now. However, I recommend this place for a good night's fare.
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Credibility Score:30%
Reviewed 12th April 2014 (visited 11 April 2014 )
We ate here at 8.30 on a Friday night. The restaurant was busy and there was a great atmosphere. Starters and mains were delicious as was the desert. Fish won out on starter (crab) and Salmon (main) were both really super. Our waitress was witty and courteous yet not over invasive. The vanilla cheesecake was inventive and inspired. Will definitely be back here again.
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Reviewed 10th April 2014 (visited 8 March 2014 )
Irish food done particularly well. Great cheesecake. Buzzy atmosphere on the Saturday night we visited. No rush to make us leave. Overall excellent meal and will definitely be back.
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Credibility Score:65%
Reviewed 09th March 2014 (visited 7 March 2014 )
I had come here for lunch before and was underwhelmed but was convinced to come back for dinner and I have to say I still felt the same. I love to eat out and I know what I like myself but I don't think this restaurant is it. On the upside, the person I went with adores the place and still does so all is well. I had a beautiful ham and pork terrine to start which was nice. But then had the beef cheek and ox tongue for my main and it didn't float my boat at all. Now I like braised slow cooked food but this was done to such a degree that the consistency was borderline unpalatable. The accompaniments didn't set my world on fire either. I just felt for a beef dish it was bland which was a pity. I am a desert lover but sadly, none of the deserts grabbed me so I went for the little treats instead. A nice evening but when I get to go out for dinner I want a little bit more than nice. Service was wonderful. And the consolation is I know my other half will definitely go back.


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hi all, can anyone help..? downstairs at home i have a cable motorola modem-connected to a netgear wireless router. my xp pc downstairs is connected direct to the router via ethernet cable . my son's windows 7 lap top upstairs connects to the wireless signal. can i network windows xp and 7 via the wireless router to enable the downstairs xp pc to use the printer connected to the win 7 lap top upstairs.ps the xp can only be connected via ethernet . and the printer upstairs is connected to the win 7 lap top via usb
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Install the printer in your XP PC. The simplest way is probably to follow the original instructions, including physically connecting it when prompted.
Then reconnect it again to the Windows 7 Laptop. In the "Devices and Printers" folder, set it as "Shared" by right clicking and selecting Printer Properties and then the Sharing tab.
Make sure that both computers are in the same Workgroup. The default name for Windows 7 and XP Pro is WORKGROUP, but for XP Home Edition is MSHOME.
Then, in the XP PC's "My Network Places", you should have an icon for the Windows 7 PC. Double clicking it shows the shared printer. If you double click that, it should install it as a Network Printer in XP. In the Printers folder, you will then have the printer installed twice - as a Local printer and as a Network printer. Selecting the Network printer, will let you print over the network to the printer attached to the Laptop. Obviously the Laptop has to be running for the printer to be available.
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Earl Thomas was expected to be great. That's why the Seattle Seahawks spent a first-round pick in 2010 on the speedy safety.
Richard Sherman, Kam Chancellor, Brandon Browner? They were all afterthoughts, bypassed by one team or another at some point in their careers because they didn't fit a specific framework.
But the Seahawks took a gamble on each of the three and, along with Thomas, they have made Seattle's secondary one of the best units in the NFL.
They're young, fast, aggressive and confident. The recognition they have received for how well they played last season is something they accept, but realized it's a burden they'll need to live up to starting with Sunday's opener at Arizona.
''With us, I just think we're trying to be the best,'' Thomas said. ''We compete with each other. We hold each other accountable and when you do that the bar is set high. We're going to play at a high level and we trust our preparation to go out there and ball.''
By the end of last season the foursome was the most acclaimed group among Seattle's young and improving defense. Browner, Thomas and Chancellor all ended up playing in the Pro Bowl and Sherman might have joined them if he hadn't spent the first half of the season as a backup.
They've all found a home and success in Seattle because head coach Pete Carroll and defensive coordinator Gus Bradley have designed a scheme that fits entirely around the strengths of each. Thomas has rare speed that makes up for a lack of bulk and allows him to cover huge amounts of real estate in the back end.
Because of Thomas' speed, the Seahawks can have Browner and Sherman play aggressive press coverage on receivers, making it difficult for them to get off the line of scrimmage or run proper routes. Browner is a mauler, which got him in trouble with penalties last season, but Seattle is willing to live with those for what he brings otherwise.
And when Seattle needs a thump from a defensive back, it comes from Chancellor, who at 6-foot-3, 232 pounds has the frame of a linebacker.
While Thomas was a first-round pick, the rest ended up in Seattle either as the result of good scouting or luck. Browner went to the CFL after he was bypassed by NFL teams coming out of Oregon State. Only a fortunate tryout with the Seahawks opened Carroll's eyes to what Browner could bring.
Sherman and Chancellor were each fifth-round selections a year apart. Chancellor spent almost the entire 2010 season learning behind veteran Lawyer Milloy before taking over the job at the start of 2011. Sherman had just a couple of years playing cornerback after starting his career at Stanford as a wide receiver. The switch paid off and when injuries thinned the Seahawks secondary early last season, Sherman was forced to step forward.
''We look at it like we're still a bunch of nobodies,'' Sherman said. ''To one another we're a bunch of nobodies going out there and grinding it out every day.''
While their aggressive play got much of the attention last season, the reason Seattle's pass defense got so much better was that they were no longer allowing the big play. In 2010, the Seahawks were bitten by 60 pass plays of 20 yards or more, the second-highest total in the NFL. Last year, they gave up just 43 pass plays of 20 yards or more, tied for the second-lowest total in the NFL.
It was a dramatic turnaround, but one of the biggest keys why Seattle's defense was significantly better last season. They will get tested early this season to see if there's a carry-over. After opening against the Cardinals, they host Dallas and Green Bay.
''I'm kind of anxious to see how this thing turns out,'' Chancellor said. ''We played pretty well in the preseason but you can't really count the preseason. Everybody kind of turns their game up in the regular season. I'm curious to see how we do.''
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