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WAUKESHA COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION. Waukesha County high school choirs of 25 or fewer members are invited to enter the fair's contest to sing with Foreigner on July 20. Choirs can submit a video to the contest app on the fair's Facebook page. The song should be performed a cappella, with no profanity or vulgarity, and no longer than two minutes long. Video submissions will be accepted online through June 1, and voting begins June 5 and ends June 22. Information: www.WaukeshaCountyFair.com .
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Following a consultation and drafting process which began in 2005, the Inter-American Convention Against Racism, Racial Discrimination and Related Forms of Intolerance and the Inter-American Convention Against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance were finally adopted by the OAS at its 43rd General Assembly held in Guatemala. The two Conventions have so far been signed by six OAS member states: Argentina, Antigua and Barbuda, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Uruguay.
The two Conventions are almost identical in their text, save that one addresses discrimination and intolerance only on the grounds of race, colour, lineage, or national or ethnic origin, whereas the second addresses discrimination and intolerance on all other grounds. The OAS has largely succeeded in producing treaties which offer comprehensive protection from discrimination in line with current international law and best practice. Article 1 of the Conventions provides for recognition of various forms of discrimination including direct and indirect discrimination. The two Conventions include provisions on multiple discrimination (Articles 1 and 11) and positive action (Articles 1 and 5), provide that the right to non-discrimination is applicable in "any sphere of life, public or private" (Article 2), and contain detailed and prescriptive obligations upon states parties to eliminate, prohibit, and punish "all acts and manifestations of discrimination and intolerance" (Article 4). Provisions requiring the collection of data on the nature, causes, and manifestations of discrimination (Article 12) and the establishment of a national institution to monitor compliance with the Conventions (Article 13) are also included.
Nevertheless, there are a number of areas where the Conventions could have been strengthened. In particular, ERT regrets the omission of any provisions recognising harassment and failure to make reasonable accommodation as forms of discrimination; the absence of detailed provisions on the steps that states parties must take in order to ensure effective access to justice for victims of discrimination; the failure to prohibit victimisation; the lack of specific references to remedies and sanctions; and the removal of provisions from the published draft Conventions requiring states parties to make provision in national law for the reversal of the burden of proof in discrimination cases.
Speaking about the adoption of the Conventions, ERT's Executive Director Dimitrina Petrova said:
We congratulate the Organization of American States on adopting these important Conventions which have the potential to provide protection from discrimination for millions of people across the Americas. We urge member states to ratify and fully implement the Conventions as soon as possible, and to take the steps required within the Conventions so as to ensure the maximum level of protection for all persons in their jurisdiction.
To read the Inter-American Convention Against Racism, Racial Discrimination and Related Forms of Intolerance, click here.
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Ayotte is seen as the strongest candidate in the general election. If she loses, it would mean that establishment-backed candidates would have lost in six GOP senate primaries, including Utah, Alaska, Kentucky, Colordao and Nevada. And in two other states, Florida and Pennsylvania, moderate Republicans were forced out of the party.
The winner will of the Republican primary will face Dem Rep. Paul Hodes in November.
Read ABC's coverage of the New Hampshire race here.
Watch ABC's interview with Paul Hodes here.
New York: Tests For Rangel and Lazio
All indications are that embattled Rep. Charles Rangel (D) will win the primary in his Harlem seat despite his catalog of ethics issues and his loss of the Ways and Means Chairmanship. He's facing off against Adam Clayton Powell III, the son of the man Rangel defeated in the primary to win his seat more than thirty years ago.
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Democratic state Attorney Gen Andrew Cuomo, who doesn't have a primary, holds double digit leads over both Republican candidates for Governor in New York. But there is a real fight for the chance to challenge him. Rick Lazio was the guy who lost to Hillary Clinton ten years ago. This is his first race since. He has focused on the Cordoba House as a campaign issue. He also has the backing of the Republican establishment.
Carl Paladino is the self-funded challenger and he has been coming on strong in recent weeks. A recent Quinnipiac poll had the two very close.
DC Mayors Race Primary day for the mayor in Washington, DC is essentially like election day, given how overwhelmingly Democratic the city is. That means Tuesday is the day of reckoning for Mayor Adrian Fenty. While polls show that Washingtonians think DC is headed in the right direction, they also show dislike for Fenty, who has weathered criticism for everything from his performance during epic snow storms to his treatment of city teachers even as his firebrand schools chancellor Michelle Rhee improved test scores.
Maryland Former Gov. Bob Ehrlich is the odds-on favorite in Maryland, but like Castle in Delaware he is a moderate. Sarah Palin raised eyebrows earlier in the summer when she endorsed upstart Republican Brian Murphy. If Ehrlich wins, he'd face Gov. Martin O'Malley, to whom he narrowly lost in 2006. Polling has shown the race to be a toss-up.
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Massachusetts Anti-Health Reform Democrat Gets a Union Challenge Rep. Stephen Lynch was the only Democrat to vote against Health Reform for the liberal reasoning that it was a sellout to insurance companies. He's kind of an odd duck Congressman – conservative on some things and liberal on others. Even though liberal groups moaned about the final bill, they were none too happy with Lynch. He's drawn a primary challenge from former union official Mac D'Alessandro. Even so, Lynch is expected to win.


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Protesters storm U.S. Embassy in Cairo
- By David KennerDavid Kenner is the Middle East editor for Foreign Policy.
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A number of old political traumas are colliding in Cairo tonight. On the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Salafist protesters broke into the U.S. Embassy in Egypt and tore down the American flag outside, replacing it with the black flag similar to the one used by al Qaeda groups. Video of the protesters tearing the American flag to shreds swiftly spread across the Internet.
It's hard to watch that video, today of all days, without thinking of the deep-rooted anti-Americanism that proved fertile soil for the terror attacks 11 years ago. It also evokes memories of the 1979 storming of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran — the last great popular revolt in the Middle East, which also crescendoed in a spasm of anti-U.S. demagoguery.
The Salafist protesters appear to be spurred on by a television program condemning an American film that reportedly insulted the Prophet Muhammad. A clip of the film played on the program opens with a man pointing to a goat and saying, "This is the first Muslim animal!"
According to an article in the Egyptian daily Youm7 (which is not always accurate, so caveat emptor), the film is called "Muhammad, Prophet of the Muslims" and was produced by infamous Quran-burning preacher Terry Jones, in collaboration with a group of Egyptian Copts.
Here in Egypt, the question is why security was so light as to allow the demonstrators to storm the embassy so easily — and what the Muslim Brotherhood will do next. While Egypt's most powerful party did not instigate the protest, Cairo is waiting with bated breath to see whether it will disavow the efforts of its fellow Islamists. If not, America's old traumas may soon be coming back with a vengeance.
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LONDON (ICIS)--Foster Wheeler has been chosen to undertake the initial phase of the front-end engineering design (FEED) for a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Russia, the Switzerland-based international petrochemicals engineering firm said on Monday.
A subsidiary of Foster Wheeler's Global Engineering and Construction Group was awarded the contract by Russia-based Rosneft and US-based energy and petrochemicals major ExxonMobil.
The value of the award was not disclosed.
Foster Wheeler will undertake preliminary engineering and execution planning for the LNG plant and associated gas pipelines, infrastructure and marine facilities.
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Foster Wheeler said it is one of two companies to be awarded separate contracts for the initial FEED work prior to selection of a single contractor for the second FEED phase.
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On the pleasant banks of the Garonne, in the province of Gascony, stood, in the year 1584, the chateau of Monsieur St. Aubert. From its windows were seen the pastoral landscapes of Guienne and Gascony stretching along the river, gay with luxuriant woods and vine, and plantations of olives. To the south, the view was bounded by the majestic Pyrenees, whose summits, veiled in clouds, or exhibiting awful forms, seen, and lost again, as the partial vapours rolled along, were sometimes barren, and gleamed through the blue tinge of air, and sometimes frowned with forests of gloomy pine, that swept downward to their base. These tremendous precipices were contrasted by the soft green of the pastures and woods that hung upon their skirts; among whose flocks, and herds, and simple cottages, the eye, after having scaled the cliffs above, delighted to repose. To the north, and to the east, the plains of Guienne and Languedoc were lost in the mist of distance; on the west, Gascony was bounded by the waters of Biscay.
M. St. Aubert loved to wander, with his wife and daughter, on the margin of the Garonne, and to listen to the music that floated on its waves. He had known life in other forms than those of pastoral simplicity, having mingled in the gay and in the busy scenes of the world; but the flattering portrait of mankind, which his heart had delineated in early youth, his experience had too sorrowfully corrected. Yet, amidst the changing visions of life, his principles remained unshaken, his benevolence unchilled; and he retired from the multitude 'more in PITY than in anger,' to scenes of simple nature, to the pure delights of literature, and to the exercise of domestic virtues.
He was a descendant from the younger branch of an illustrious family, and it was designed, that the deficiency of his patrimonial wealth should be supplied either by a splendid alliance in marriage, or by success in the intrigues of public affairs. But St. Aubert had too nice a sense of honour to fulfil the latter hope, and too small a portion of ambition to sacrifice what he called happiness, to the attainment of wealth. After the death of his father he married a very amiable woman, his equal in birth, and not his superior in fortune. The late Monsieur St. Aubert's liberality, or extravagance, had so much involved his affairs, that his son found it necessary to dispose of a part of the family domain, and, some years after his marriage, he sold it to Monsieur Quesnel, the brother of his wife, and retired to a small estate in Gascony, where conjugal felicity, and parental duties, divided his attention with the treasures of knowledge and the illuminations of genius.
To this spot he had been attached from his infancy. He had often made excursions to it when a boy, and the impressions of delight given to his mind by the homely kindness of the grey-headed peasant, to whom it was intrusted, and whose fruit and cream never failed, had not been obliterated by succeeding circumstances. The green pastures along which he had so often bounded in the exultation of health, and youthful freedom—the woods, under whose refreshing shade he had first indulged that pensive melancholy, which afterwards made a strong feature of his character—the wild walks of the mountains, the river, on whose waves he had floated, and the distant plains, which seemed boundless as his early hopes—were never after remembered by St. Aubert but with enthusiasm and regret. At length he disengaged himself from the world, and retired hither, to realize the wishes of many years.
The building, as it then stood, was merely a summer cottage, rendered interesting to a stranger by its neat simplicity, or the beauty of the surrounding scene; and considerable additions were necessary to make it a comfortable family residence. St. Aubert felt a kind of affection for every part of the fabric, which he remembered in his youth, and would not suffer a stone of it to be removed, so that the new building, adapted to the style of the old one, formed with it only a simple and elegant residence. The taste of Madame St. Aubert was conspicuous in its internal finishing, where the same chaste simplicity was observable in the furniture, and in the few ornaments of the apartments, that characterized the manners of its inhabitants.
The library occupied the west side of the chateau, and was enriched by a collection of the best books in the ancient and modern languages. This room opened upon a grove, which stood on the brow of a gentle declivity, that fell towards the river, and the tall trees gave it a melancholy and pleasing shade; while from the windows the eye caught, beneath the spreading branches, the gay and luxuriant landscape stretching to the west, and overlooked on the left by the bold precipices of the Pyrenees. Adjoining the library was a green-house, stored with scarce and beautiful plants; for one of the amusements of St. Aubert was the study of botany, and among the neighbouring mountains, which afforded a luxurious feast to the mind of the naturalist, he often passed the day in the pursuit of his favourite science. He was sometimes accompanied in these little excursions by Madame St. Aubert, and frequently by his daughter; when, with a small osier basket to receive plants, and another filled with cold refreshments, such as the cabin of the shepherd did not afford, they wandered away among the most romantic and magnificent scenes, nor suffered the charms of Nature's lowly children to abstract them from the observance of her stupendous works. When weary of sauntering among cliffs that seemed scarcely accessible but to the steps of the enthusiast, and where no track appeared on the vegetation, but what the foot of the izard had left; they would seek one of those green recesses, which so beautifully adorn the bosom of these mountains, where, under the shade of the lofty larch, or cedar, they enjoyed their simple repast, made sweeter by the waters of the cool stream, that crept along the turf, and by the breath of wild flowers and aromatic plants, that fringed the rocks, and inlaid the grass.
Adjoining the eastern side of the green-house, looking towards the plains of Languedoc, was a room, which Emily called hers, and which contained her books, her drawings, her musical instruments, with some favourite birds and plants. Here she usually exercised herself in elegant arts, cultivated only because they were congenial to her taste, and in which native genius, assisted by the instructions of Monsieur and Madame St. Aubert, made her an early proficient. The windows of this room were particularly pleasant; they descended to the floor, and, opening upon the little lawn that surrounded the house, the eye was led between groves of almond, palm-trees, flowering-ash, and myrtle, to the distant landscape, where the Garonne wandered.
The peasants of this gay climate were often seen on an evening, when the day's labour was done, dancing in groups on the margin of the river. Their sprightly melodies, debonnaire steps, the fanciful figure of their dances, with the tasteful and capricious manner in which the girls adjusted their simple dress, gave a character to the scene entirely French.
The front of the chateau, which, having a southern aspect, opened upon the grandeur of the mountains, was occupied on the ground floor by a rustic hall, and two excellent sitting rooms. The first floor, for the cottage had no second story, was laid out in bed-chambers, except one apartment that opened to a balcony, and which was generally used for a breakfast-room.
In the surrounding ground, St. Aubert had made very tasteful improvements; yet, such was his attachment to objects he had remembered from his boyish days, that he had in some instances sacrificed taste to sentiment. There were two old larches that shaded the building, and interrupted the prospect; St. Aubert had sometimes declared that he believed he should have been weak enough to have wept at their fall. In addition to these larches he planted a little grove of beech, pine, and mountain-ash. On a lofty terrace, formed by the swelling bank of the river, rose a plantation of orange, lemon, and palm-trees, whose fruit, in the coolness of evening, breathed delicious fragrance. With these were mingled a few trees of other species. Here, under the ample shade of a plane-tree, that spread its majestic canopy towards the river, St. Aubert loved to sit in the fine evenings of summer, with his wife and children, watching, beneath its foliage, the setting sun, the mild splendour of its light fading from the distant landscape, till the shadows of twilight melted its various features into one tint of sober grey. Here, too, he loved to read, and to converse with Madame St. Aubert; or to play with his children, resigning himself to the influence of those sweet affections, which are ever attendant on simplicity and nature. He has often said, while tears of pleasure trembled in his eyes, that these were moments infinitely more delightful than any passed amid the brilliant and tumultuous scenes that are courted by the world. His heart was occupied; it had, what can be so rarely said, no wish for a happiness beyond what it experienced. The consciousness of acting right diffused a serenity over his manners, which nothing else could impart to a man of moral perceptions like his, and which refined his sense of every surrounding blessing.
The deepest shade of twilight did not send him from his favourite plane-tree. He loved the soothing hour, when the last tints of light die away; when the stars, one by one, tremble through aether, and are reflected on the dark mirror of the waters; that hour, which, of all others, inspires the mind with pensive tenderness, and often elevates it to sublime contemplation. When the moon shed her soft rays among the foliage, he still lingered, and his pastoral supper of cream and fruits was often spread beneath it. Then, on the stillness of night, came the song of the nightingale, breathing sweetness, and awakening melancholy.
The first interruptions to the happiness he had known since his retirement, were occasioned by the death of his two sons. He lost them at that age when infantine simplicity is so fascinating; and though, in consideration of Madame St. Aubert's distress, he restrained the expression of his own, and endeavoured to bear it, as he meant, with philosophy, he had, in truth, no philosophy that could render him calm to such losses. One daughter was now his only surviving child; and, while he watched the unfolding of her infant character, with anxious fondness, he endeavoured, with unremitting effort, to counteract those traits in her disposition, which might hereafter lead her from happiness. She had discovered in her early years uncommon delicacy of mind, warm affections, and ready benevolence; but with these was observable a degree of susceptibility too exquisite to admit of lasting peace. As she advanced in youth, this sensibility gave a pensive tone to her spirits, and a softness to her manner, which added grace to beauty, and rendered her a very interesting object to persons of a congenial disposition. But St. Aubert had too much good sense to prefer a charm to a virtue; and had penetration enough to see, that this charm was too dangerous to its possessor to be allowed the character of a blessing. He endeavoured, therefore, to strengthen her mind; to enure her to habits of self-command; to teach her to reject the first impulse of her feelings, and to look, with cool examination, upon the disappointments he sometimes threw in her way. While he instructed her to resist first impressions, and to acquire that steady dignity of mind, that can alone counterbalance the passions, and bear us, as far as is compatible with our nature, above the reach of circumstances, he taught himself a lesson of fortitude; for he was often obliged to witness, with seeming indifference, the tears and struggles which his caution occasioned her.
In person, Emily resembled her mother; having the same elegant symmetry of form, the same delicacy of features, and the same blue eyes, full of tender sweetness. But, lovely as was her person, it was the varied expression of her countenance, as conversation awakened the nicer emotions of her mind, that threw such a captivating grace around her:
Those tend'rer tints, that shun the careless eye,
And, in the world's contagious circle, die.
St. Aubert cultivated her understanding with the most scrupulous care. He gave her a general view of the sciences, and an exact acquaintance with every part of elegant literature. He taught her Latin and English, chiefly that she might understand the sublimity of their best poets. She discovered in her early years a taste for works of genius; and it was St. Aubert's principle, as well as his inclination, to promote every innocent means of happiness. 'A well-informed mind,' he would say, 'is the best security against the contagion of folly and of vice. The vacant mind is ever on the watch for relief, and ready to plunge into error, to escape from the languor of idleness. Store it with ideas, teach it the pleasure of thinking; and the temptations of the world without, will be counteracted by the gratifications derived from the world within. Thought, and cultivation, are necessary equally to the happiness of a country and a city life; in the first they prevent the uneasy sensations of indolence, and afford a sublime pleasure in the taste they create for the beautiful, and the grand; in the latter, they make dissipation less an object of necessity, and consequently of interest.'
It was one of Emily's earliest pleasures to ramble among the scenes of nature; nor was it in the soft and glowing landscape that she most delighted; she loved more the wild wood-walks, that skirted the mountain; and still more the mountain's stupendous recesses, where the silence and grandeur of solitude impressed a sacred awe upon her heart, and lifted her thoughts to the God of Heaven and Earth. In scenes like these she would often linger along, wrapt in a melancholy charm, till the last gleam of day faded from the west; till the lonely sound of a sheep-bell, or the distant bark of a watch-dog, were all that broke on the stillness of the evening. Then, the gloom of the woods; the trembling of their leaves, at intervals, in the breeze; the bat, flitting on the twilight; the cottage-lights, now seen, and now lost—were circumstances that awakened her mind into effort, and led to enthusiasm and poetry.
Her favourite walk was to a little fishing-house, belonging to St. Aubert, in a woody glen, on the margin of a rivulet that descended from the Pyrenees, and, after foaming among their rocks, wound its silent way beneath the shades it reflected. Above the woods, that screened this glen, rose the lofty summits of the Pyrenees, which often burst boldly on the eye through the glades below. Sometimes the shattered face of a rock only was seen, crowned with wild shrubs; or a shepherd's cabin seated on a cliff, overshadowed by dark cypress, or waving ash. Emerging from the deep recesses of the woods, the glade opened to the distant landscape, where the rich pastures and vine- covered slopes of Gascony gradually declined to the plains; and there, on the winding shores of the Garonne, groves, and hamlets, and villas—their outlines softened by distance, melted from the eye into one rich harmonious tint.
This, too, was the favourite retreat of St. Aubert, to which he frequently withdrew from the fervour of noon, with his wife, his daughter, and his books; or came at the sweet evening hour to welcome the silent dusk, or to listen for the music of the nightingale. Sometimes, too, he brought music of his own, and awakened every fairy echo with the tender accents of his oboe; and often have the tones of Emily's voice drawn sweetness from the waves, over which they trembled.
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Posted November 2, 2008
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This is my favorite novel ever! I stumbled across it beacuse Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey" was heavily influenced by this classic book, and name-dropped it several time. This book was instrumental in shaping the modern detective novel, and is drenched in gothic atmosphere. There's mystery, suspense, romance, drama and it's even a travelogue of sorts. It's an ambitious read, but thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding.
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Posted June 6, 2008
I'm still envolved in the book at the moment. And, despite a slow start, it quickly got me interested and now I am captivated by it. I find myself even shouting out exclamations for the characters like one does in a movie theater when the actors start walking towards the weird light and the creepy music starts playing. I can't wait to find out what happens next!!!
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Posted March 8, 2004
I would greatly recommend The Mysterys of Udalpho, by Ann Radcliffe, to any adult or young adult who loves a suspenseful plot with an added bonus of romance. The Mysterys of Udalpho tells the classic story of good versus evil. The book¿s focus is on a young orphaned heroine, Emily St Aubert. Radcliffe does a brilliant job in showing Emily¿s growth physiologically as well as psychologically throughout the book. Emily is held a prisoner at the castle of Udalpho, where it is hard for her to tell reality from fantasy. The constant twists in the plot keep you on the edge of your seat as you are reading. The intricate plot comes together well with an exceptional ending that has you smiling and shaking your head in disbelief.
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Posted July 31, 2005
The book started out slow, but once I got into it there was no putting the book down. There are so many mysteries throughout the book that it only adds to the intrigue. The author does well in answering all of the questions you form while reading the book. It was a great romance with adventure. I would recommend this book to any serious reader.
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Posted January 4, 2000
I first heard about this book when I was reading Jane Austen's 'Northanger Abbey'. It made this book sound so interesting I just had to read it. I am only 14, but it is one of the greatest books I have ever read. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone even remotely interested in literature.
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Posted July 23, 2012
Google's digitaization of this classic is at times impossible to decipher the original word. With numbers and various puncuations thrown in place of letters the text finds itself struggling to convey the intended meaning. To truly enjoy this tale look for a better digital copy.
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Posted July 1, 2011
Written in 1794, Udolpho has served as the prototype for most detective novels and horror stories for the past 200 years. Unfortunately, this book did not live up to my expectations, but was still enjoyable. While yes, there were may parts that were genuinely suspenseful and exciting, and Radcliffe did create a masterfully woven mystery that incorporated events and clues from throughout the book. But as a piece of literature, it just seems to lack focus. It was almost like she wanted it to be as exciting as possible, and went out of the way to manufacture extraordinary events that felt simply thrown into the story (mountainous bandit pirates?). At the beginning of the story, Radcliffe's detailed description of landscapes can be extremely excessive, but do taper off towards the end of the book. The most contrived part of the book was the poetry. Now I do adore poetry, but it just did not have a place in this novel. The narration would simply halt to say "here are some lines written by Emily (the heroine)", and then go back to where the story left off. Also, the characters tended to be quite stoic, and never evolved out of the good/evil archetypes. But this novel was not meant to be a detailed analysis of human nature, but a gothic horror story, and it did manage itself quite beautifully to that end. And for a 18th century housewife who never wrote a book until she was thirty, this hefty novel was indeed quite an accomplishment. So one the whole I deem this an indulgent bit of mystery and excitement, but not something that leaves a lasting impression.
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Posted October 19, 2004
Amazing book that kept me hooked all the way to the end. I fell in love with these characters. This book goes through all the emotions! It's great!!!
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Posted April 25, 2008
This was an awesome read. It does start out very slow but it's worth sticking to it. It is full of adventures and mysteries. Quite fabulous.....I definitely want to read more of her.
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Posted August 31, 2014
At over 700 pages, this seems to be the entire novel, but again, barely readable. Google should not offer such a bad copy.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
Posted August 31, 2014
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Posted June 13, 2014
DO NOT ORDER THIS BOOK until you know your version is readable. I just received my order and I'm very disappointed that B&N would allow a book with miniscule print to be sold online! I will have to return it; it's over 300 pages and I will need a magnifiying glass to read it! I've always been very happy with my B&N orders, except for this one. The book is being returned immediately.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
Posted May 12, 2014
THIS IS not ABOUT THE BOOK itself but unfortunately the print in this edition is SO miniscule I, a young person with perfect vision, got a headache straining my eyes to read the print. So unfortunate but such a good read!
Posted October 11, 2011
Theres too many strange characters and typos. About to buy the real versionWas this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
Posted February 7, 2011
I read this book years ago, and it was very lengthy and drawn out. But overall I enjoyed it. It's a true Gothic novel; seemingly every character has sinister motives. And the locations are all dark and mysterious. One of the great mysteries of the novel isn't explained real well. The nefarious characters are contrasted with truly benevolent people, and they all get their just rewards in the end. This book is helpful to read if you plan on reading Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. Ms. Austen references Udolpho often.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
Posted January 14, 2011
Filled with confusing characters and poorly organized. Better off actually buying the book.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
The first time I ever heard of this book was when I read Jane Austens Northanger Abey. This book plays a role in the other and so I was curious. I found this book very enjoyable and am looking forward to reading more of Radcliffe's novels.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
Posted February 18, 2010
Radcliffe illustrates every scene so thoroughly that the reader experiences all the same fear, empathy, and intrigue as the beautiful Emily. This heroine is remarkably selfless and her moral convictions and discipline are inspiring.
The only tedious parts of the book, for me, were some of her descriptions of the landscapes which were quite loquacious, though I imagine I would have enjoyed them more were I not so anxious for the next action scene. This curious impatience is probably more to her credit than otherwise.
Overall the book is sweet, intriguing and terrifying. I could not read it when at home alone...or at night...or really any other time that is else wise conducive to hearing bumps in the night! : )
Posted February 15, 2010
I was curious about The Mysteries of Udolpho after reading Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey - and it did not fail! It was a fantastic read. The characters are so interesting. They are sad and happy, gallant and mischievious. I couldn't stop reading it. The story keeps you guessing and boy was I wrong when I discovered the truth! It is the perfect mixture of a romance story, mystery, thriller, etc. Wait until you read about the black veil, what are the noises she hears, and who is the mysterious nun??? Now I will admit I am not big on poetry and skipped most of that, but it not take away from the story, so don't let the poetry stop you from reading it, if you are like me. This was a great story and I can't wait to read the rest of Mrs. Radcliffe's horid novels!Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
Posted February 25, 2004
The Mysteries of Udolpho is the first romantic novel in which a heroine is the main focus of the book. Written in a time where women had so little control over their own life, Emily attempts and in the end suceeds in getting her hearts content. Like modern day romances, we watch as Emily and Valancourt fight the odds and obstacles to become a couple. The deep descriptions of the Castle of Udolpho add to the books mystery. If you are a modern day romance novel reader I would suggest you read the book that started it all. However, there are pages on pages of description in which modern day readers may find a bit tedicious.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.


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How cool would it be to walk across the stage and get your sheepskin handed to you by Brian May? As Liverpool John Moores University''s new Chancellor, May''s role includes handing out diplomas and of course, rocking.
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Customers swarmed local grocery stores and their parking lots before the impending arctic front hit Northern Ohio Sunday night, bringing winds that created subzero temperatures.
After clearing shelves, Register readers holed up at home to escape the blustery weather Monday, giving in to their survival instincts and perhaps just good sense with snow emergencies and closed employers throughout the four-county region. At Kroger stores in Sandusky and Port Clinton, bottled water, bread, eggs and toilet paper flew off the shelves this past weekend as people prepared to hide away from the storm.
"Those are the areas where customers will see the shortages the most," Jackie Siekmann said Monday, spokeswoman for Ohio Kroger stores. "They were very, very busy this weekend, with a high volume of customers coming through Saturday and Sunday."
Employees were working to restock shelves across the state, but Level 3 snow emergencies across the northern part of Ohio kept some dairy supply trucks waiting at the Michigan border for the go ahead to finish their deliveries, she said.
"We do have teams working around the clock to try to get product to their stores," Siekmann said. "The bottom line is, the shelves will be spotty the next few days."
Areas further west, including Indiana, were hit harder than Ohio by the winter storm — ultimately effecting third-party suppliers such as General Mills and Campbell's that shut down production temporarily.
Traffic snarled in parking lots at Walmart, Meijer and Kroger this weekend and lines at cash registers flowed into the aisles at times.
The pattern of stocking up before snowstorms is partially instinctual — but also cultural, said Hogan Sherrow, assistant professor of biological anthropology at Ohio University.
"From an evolutionary perspective, these behaviors do make sense to survive," he said. "I think the impulse makes sense. I can see from a revolutionary sense that those in the past, our ancestors who stocked up survived."
But our choices at the grocery store pre-snowpocalypse aren't always so practical.
"There's more of a cultural influence to this," Sherrow said. "The thing that always kills me about what people buy from the store, is it isn't always completely rational."
Grabbing a loaf of bread during your pre-storm visit to the store? That makes sense. Other choices, maybe not so much.
"Having six gallons of milk if the power goes out isn't going to help you," he said.
Forecasters predict continuing sub-zero temperatures and wind chill advisories today.
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Bob Gregory, Sandusky: Bought a propane heater in case power goes out, went to do shopping Friday night but only to miss the crowds, not because of the storm, would have gone shopping anyhow.
Renee Cagle, Fremont: Plenty of food and drinks, generator ready, wood for the wood burner if needed.
Nancy Ross, Sandusky: Groceries on Friday at Meijer, more groceries on Sunday at Kroger. I am all set. Plenty of food in the house, all is good.
Shane Sibley, Sandusky: Lots of beer and smokes.
Bryan Thom, Sandusky: Lit some candles, opened a bottle of red, turned on some Marvin Gaye and cried my lonely self to sleep.
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Web-based 3D anatomy product used by students across the world wins first prize in the digital and online resources category
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Primal Pictures announced today that Anatomy & Physiology Online has been honored with a first prize award in the Digital and Online Resources category by the British Medical Association (BMA).
Anatomy & Physiology Online was praised for its interactive learning components that provide a deep foundational understanding of anatomy and physiology. Reviewers commented on the impressive images, which can be viewed in 360 degrees and at different layers through the body, and called the program âœa fantastic resource for the study of anatomy.â
Anatomy & Physiology Online is an interactive, 3D learning tool that includes all the content students need for anatomy and physiology courses, and to support their learning in these critical areas. Anatomy & Physiology Online includes 19 modules with 3D anatomy images and interactive models, narrated animations and illustrations, dissection slides, clinical case studies, aging impact visuals, a pronunciation guide, quizzes and more.
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I got the sword and shield extra as they do not come on this costume.
The half head piece is a little uncomfortable if worn the whole night, as the edges startn to dig in your forehead after a while.
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HARLAN —Three Lady Jacket errors led to three unearned runs for Harlan County and the Lady Bears gloved hard-hit ball after hard-hit ball on the way to 3-0 win in the 52nd District championship game.
"That's been the story of our season is errors. It seems like unearned runs just kill us," Middlesboro coach Luster Powers said. "We played good defense except for a couple of mistakes that they capitalized on and that's the way the game goes. Especially with two teams like this, whoever makes the mistakes is going to lose and today we made the mistakes."
Harlan County won their fourth district title in five years with an outstanding defensive effort behind eighth-grade pitcher Destinee Jenkins.
Jenkins pitched a three-hitter while striking out one and walking two. The Lady Jackets hit her hard at times, but all of those shots seemed to be hit right at Harlan County defenders and they made every play.
"We keep a lot of hitting charts. Coach Johnson calls the pitches and we try to roll the defense to the pitch called and it worked to perfection tonight," Lady Bear coach Tim McElyea said. "Those charts come in handy and we went over all these hitters prior to the game so our girls knew what tendencies that Middlesboro had and we rotated right to them."
Jenkins herself snagged a liner and fielded six grounders. Second baseman Chyanna Harris was also busy with three assists and four catches, including a pair of hard line drives. Shortstop Katelyn Stittums had three assists, third baseman Farren Clark gloved a hard shot down the line to rob Lauren Spurlock of extra bases and right fielder Tia King ran down Laura Durham's deep fly ball in the gap. All of those plays helped keep the Lady Jackets off the board.
Meanwhile, junior Makayla Partin was matching Jenkins pitch-for-pitch. Partin also only gave up three hits and no earned runs over her six innings while striking out two and hitting a batter.
Middlesboro got a bunt single from Bailey Hensley with one out in the first, a solid single to right by Madison Shields with one out in the second and blooper to left by Hensley with two down in the third but couldn't advance any of the runners to second.
Harlan County's only offense through three innings was a Bridget Robinson base hit back up the middle with two out in the second and a Stittums double that dropped in down the left field line just out of the reach of MHS shortstop Shae Moyers with two out in the third.
The Lady Jackets had their best scoring chance in the fourth. Jessica Carter walked with one out and pinch runner Amanda Biscardi stole second before Shields also walked. Tiffany Howerton advanced the runners with a ground out but Harris fielded Partin's hard grounder to second and threw on to first to end the inning.
Jenkins led off the Lady Bear fourth with a hard grounder to third, but Spurlock's throw to first was high and kicked off Carter's glove for an error. Savannah Sergent was hit by a pitch and King moved the runners over with a hard ground out to first. Partin fielded a comebacker and quickly threw on to first as the runners held for the second out.
Mallory Johnson then sent a slow grounder to short. If there's one player the Lady Jackets would want the ball hit to in that situation it's probably Moyers, but this time she may have been distracted by Sergent running behind her or she may just have not got the bounce she was expecting as the ball slipped under her glove and trickled into left field as both runs scored. Partin got a strikeout to end the inning.
"I talk to them all the time about putting the ball on the ground because fly balls and pop-ups are usually going to be outs. Mallory has been hitting the ball well lately and going the other way as a left-handed hitter. She put it in that six-hole and we got a break," McElyea said. "That was the turning point in the game. I was thinking whoever scores first might be in business."
After working out of that jam in the top of the fourth, Jenkins didn't allow another base runner the rest of the way.
"She's been there for us all year. She's battled and won 18 games. Like Coach Powers said, she's not an eighth-grader anymore," McElyea added. "She keeps her poise on the mound and shows her determination, in every situation she's been a cool customer."
Harlan County added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth as Jenkins hit a high fly ball to left that was dropped for a two-base error. Sergent moved courtesy runner Katie Robinson to third with a sacrifice bunt and with two outs Bridget Robinson smacked an RBI single to center to put the Lady Bears up 3-0.
Middlesboro's seventh inning played out like much of the game. Shields led off with a hard comebacker that Jenkins knocked down and then threw on to first for out number one. Harris got to Howerton's grounder in the hole between first and second for the second out and then went to one knee to catch Partin's low, hard liner and end the game.
"We made the adjustments and we started hitting her pretty hard there toward the end but it was right at 'em and there's not a thing you can do about it. You just have to keep hitting them and hope they'll fall," Powers said.
It was the first district title for McElyea who is in his first full season as Harlan County's head coach.
"You know, I'm a baseball guy. I played baseball at LMU and coached baseball a little bit here with John Lewis. This is really my first year coaching softball and winning this is big to me," McElyea said. "Coaching girls and transferring baseball to softball is different and I had to adjust with the help of this coaching staff. With a change in coaches and an eighth-grade pitcher not many people really gave us a chance to do anything this year."
Both Harlan County (18-9) and Middlesboro (16-10) advance to next week's 13th Region Tournament at Whitley County starting on Monday.
"We just need to drop back, regroup and try to get our minds set in the winning mode. Hopefully they'll forget about this game and come out ready next week," Powers added. "We've got graduation coming up so it's going to be hard to keep our seniors focused, but we've got a few days to practice and get ready. Hopefully we'll get a good draw and we'll go and see what we can do."
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|Harlan County
|Makayla Partin and Laura Durham; Destinee Jenkins and Bridget Robinson. W — Jenkins. L — Partin.


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a noun replacing purse back pack
girl1- i got a purse-back pack for christmas
girl2-so its a jetpack?
girl2-so its a jetpack?
by shamrocksweetie February 27, 2009
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When the smaller person in the relationship is big spoon and is farting all night long.
After mexican and sex Nancy was Paul's jetpack all night long.
by J Dub Diggity May 08, 2011
To ejaculate so forcefully during intercourse that it sends the receiver flying.
Nasir: "I finally learned how to fly."
Spartacus: "How so?"
Nasir: "I got jetpacked by Agron last night."
Spartacus: "How so?"
Nasir: "I got jetpacked by Agron last night."
by V Stack and Friends March 02, 2015
When someone pulls the slide of the bong a little to hard and accidently lets it go, flying arcoss the room, thus ruining a session.
Craig is an idiot. He jetpacked the bowl during our session.
by aRTie November 01, 2013
Something that is way over the top cool. Like a man flying with a jetpack. The word 'awesome' is so over used and used to describe EVERYTHING, this give you an alternative if your adjective lexicon is limited to the the word 'awesome'.
I watched the space shuttle take off today. Very jetpack!
by Youdummy June 01, 2011
the "backpacks" that use small ropes as straps, first made by Nike. also referred to as a "jetti"
hey, let me throw my keys in your jet pack
by 2Legit2Quit October 13, 2007
Something everyone could only wish s/he had, to get to and from work, school, shopping etc. and not have to deal with cars, buses, trains, ferries, etc. Basically a rucksack-like contraption that one straps on to the back and has canisters for fuel. Not aerodynamically efficient, makes a lot of noise, to say nothing of the fact that one would have to get a pilot's license to operate it, obey new laws restricting where and when to fly with it, and of course there are the price and fear factor one would have to deal with. Not a very good idea, when all is said and done!
I wish I had a jet pack, so I could get to work and back faster!
by pentozali December 12, 2010
A Jetpack, or "jetpacking" someone, refers to another elementary school or middle school hi jinx, in the same category as a swirly or wedgie. It involves the giver to take a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher, putting the spray end down the back of someone's pants, and emptying it.
OMG, Jason totally gave Billy Bob a Jetpack after a wedgie! That's one cold, sore ass!
Holy Crap,I got jetpacked by Brian the other day and it was Friggen' Cold!
Holy Crap,I got jetpacked by Brian the other day and it was Friggen' Cold!
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The Winner of the 2010 National Historic Landmark Photo Contest May Surprise You
When we hear the term "historic landmark" many of us tend to think of man-made features or places where some notable event occurred, but the National Historic Landmark (NHL) program encompasses much more than buildings and battlefields. That variety was confirmed by the 2010 National Historic Landmark Photo Contest, because this year's winning entry was a photo of a famous… mountain.
The Secretary of the Interior designates National Historic Landmarks "because they possess exceptional value or quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States. The National Park Service manages the National Historic Landmarks Program, which works with citizens throughout the nation in nominating new landmarks and providing assistance to existing landmarks."
The announcement of the winners of the recent photo contest illustrates the variety of the nearly 2,500 sites included in the program: "This year's record-breaking response to the call for entries resulted in astonishing images of NHLs from coast to coast, including Alaska and Hawaii. The pictures took us from battlefields to mountaintops and celebrated the variety of NHLs, including sea-going vessels of various vintages, colorful interiors from architectural treasures, and historic structures framed by clouds, sunlight and star-pricked night."
This year's winning photo included one of those "mountaintops"—Mount Rainier. The peak and the park that bears its name are both widely known for superb scenery, but they also have an important historic role in the nation's conservation movement. According to the contest announcement,
This arresting image depicts Mount Rainier National Park. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1997, the park was the first fully developed product of the National Park Service (NPS) master planning process and remains the most complete product of this process. The initiation of NPS master planning at Mount Rainier in the late 1920s marked a major step in the design and management of scenic reservations in the 20th century.
"The selection of this year's winner took some exciting outside-the-box thinking," said NPS Director Jonathan Jarvis. "When we look at the winning image, we see the natural world instead of one of the many historic buildings on the list of NHLs. Managed—not made—by humans, Mount Rainier National Park represents a landmark in conservation history.
"That said, the images that received honorable mentions—which feature structures, vessels, and other physical destinations that give evidence of human activity and fit our traditional idea of 'historic' sites—also dazzle us and keep us from forgetting our rich past. I commend the winners, judges, and administrators of the 2010 NHL Photo Contest, as well as all who participated."
The winning image, "Mount Rainier in the Morning," was taken by Matthew Bell of Lost Delta Photography, Olympia, Washington. "Under a sky of periwinkle blue and pastel pink, the bulk of Mount Rainer, with its gray face swathed in snow, slopes gently downward toward the lush meadow that occupies the middle-ground of the photograph. In the foreground, a waterfall's "pale streams," spectral and smoke-like, course down a wall of rock."
What does it take to win a photo contest at this level? You can view the winner, and all of the images receiving Honorable Mention honors, at this link.
The sites represented by the honorable mentions include the U. S. Air Force Academy Chapel, a battleship (the USS Texas), Kennecott Mines (Alaska), the U. S. Capitol and the Columbia River Highway (Oregon). A list of all of the sites included in the NHL program, organized by state and "other jurisdictions" (such as Virgin Islands and American Samoa), is available here.
What a breathtaking photograph. Interesting too, that sky of periwinkle blue.
Congratulations! We at VisitRainier.com are very proud of our park. We love to share its beauty and wealth of recreational opportunities with the world. Your photo says it all. Thank you for doing your part to capture the essence of everything that is magical and wondrous at Mt. Rainier National Park. We salute our forefathers for protecting this region for the generations to come. It is indeed a natural historic landmark to be re veered forever.


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Summary: This fantastically-visionary work takes place on an island somewhere in the middle of the ocean. On island is the central factory of Rossum's universal robots. These Robots are being sold to the world as cheap labour force. Ellen, the wife of the factory director, makes the top production engineer Dr. Gall, who loves her like all the other directors on the island , to give the Robots a soul, enable them to make decisions and to behave humanly. When the Robots realise their physical and mental supperiority they declare war on all humans and destroy all of the human race. Helena destroys the recipe for the making of the Robots thinking that she would thus save the people on the island but all the humans on the island except the master builder Alquist who refused to fight the Robots die. The Robots, which were produced without a reproductive system and that die after twenty years from wear try to force Alquist to write the recipe again He reproaches them for their mad plan to massacre all men. When the Robots tell him that he is in fact the last human alive, he expells them in fury out of his study and falls asleep. He is waken up by two Robots, who are like humans.Unlike the other Robots they have feelings, they sense love, are sensitive. Alquist sends them excitedly into the whole wide world as a new Adam and Eve, as the new generation.
In this famous play we can see Capek's attitude towards technology and progress, whereupon he didn't look always so eagerly. Capek ha'd always in living memory the horrors of World War I, in which technology was so plentifuly misused against mankind. Capek knew very well , that all technology can prove worthless to the mankind if it doesn't know how to use it.
Capek also points out that from time to time we ourselves behave like robots. That we've acquired our automatized and stereotypical steps which we repeat all the time thus sinking our life in stereotype. And on the other hand the machines, that we've created, so that we didn't have to exert this stereotyped work, are sometimes more inventive then us.
Capek also thinks about the important part of our life: work . Contrary to the popular opinion work is an indivisibile part of our life. Work is one of our essential needs. Without work we would degenerate beacuse we wouldn't need to be interested in anything. The ending is also very typical for Capek.
Nobody is completely guiltless and nobody isn't altogether innocent. Domin, the factory director wanted the best for the people. He didn't want them to work from dawn to sunset. But that's where he was exactly worng, because people must work because otherwise they would go mad. And the Robots only wanted what they rightly deserved. The right to make decisions. They didn't have to however acheive it by hte means which they used. Robots as machines were justly punished but the common for humans and the Robots, life, that survived.


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Description: Photograph of Dr. Herman Barnett garbed for surgery and looking at some medical equipment while he holds a gas mask over a patient's face. Dr. Barnett was the first African American to be admitted to the University of Texas Medical school, graduated with honors in 1953. He is the first native Texas African American to graduate from a Texas medical school and be licensed to practice in Texas.
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The World Series is over, but Beantown and St. Louis continue
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exorbitant-enough exit package. Over in Germany itself, a
hoarder's paradise revealed an astonishing treasure
trove of Nazi-looted art
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In an ideal world, no mistake would ever be repeated, since lessons learned from mistakes (especially those ending in tragic aviation accidents) would be immediately and permanently applied to change the safety system.
In fact, when you climb on any commercial airliner, this is a concept you trust your airline believes in to the depth of its corporate existence.
Uncovering such safety "lessons" is what the National Transportation Safety Board does. The NTSB is a mostly independent government agency that investigates all air, highway, ship, pipeline and rail accidents. It is based in Washington, D.C., and consists of more than 300 highly professional staff members. Their profession is to squeeze every ounce of useful, corrective information from every accident and not rest until all of it has been applied to make the safety system better.
In other words, the NTSB is there to make sure we don't make the same mistakes twice.
But, air safety in particular costs money. Untold barrels of money. A simple change, for instance, in the structure of an airliner that can improve the margins of safety can also cost a half million dollars per airplane. When a financially troubled airline is flying 500 or 600 such airplanes, paying for such changes is often a practical impossibility.
This is the intersection at which all the noble intentions of airline leaders and governmental regulators and NTSB investigators sometimes collide. The NTSB can recommend, but cannot order, the airlines to make changes for safety. The Federal Aviation Administration, which can issue such orders, is also required by Congress to be careful not to damage the airline industry's ability to stay solvent. And, of course, while the airlines want perfect safety, there will always be disagreements over what it takes to achieve it.
There is no clear, visible dividing line between "safe" and "unsafe." So when an airline is hemorrhaging cash, the temptation to redefine how much safety is enough becomes all but overwhelming. It's very hard for a beleaguered management team to keep from pressuring the very expensive maintenance and training functions of its airline for savings while mugging the employees for concessions and dancing around outside bankruptcy court like a child delaying a trip to the bathroom.
The good news is that for the most part -- and despite gigantic losses in the tens of billions that have in effect wiped out every dollar of profit ever earned by the airline industry -- America's airlines have done a superlative job behind the scenes of maintaining their expenditures and focus on safety. After all, the airlines invented near-perfect safety, with the FAA cheering them on, not creating the condition. (The industry has traditionally kept itself far above the FAA minimum standards, which is why we're approaching four years in the U.S. without a major airline accident).