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The invention is a secured entertainment seating system. Typically the secured seating at theaters, sporting arenas, concert halls, classrooms and convention centers consists of rows of seats fixed to the floor. These seats typically are constructed with seat cushions that automatically fold upward and lock when not in use. The lock will disengage when the correct keycard has been inserted into the keycard reader, which is integrated into the bottom-folding cushion. Accordingly, patrons observing their seating assignments will not have to hassle with claiming their rightful seats from someone who is not in accordance with their seating assignment, which causes disruption and unrest to all those nearby. Additionally venues can be assured that all those in attendance have paid admission to an event, which will prevent annual losses in ticket sales due to people sneaking into events. Finally parents can take comfort in knowing that if they drop their children off at the theaters inappropriate movies will not be accessible to anyone underage.
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The present invention relates to the entertainment industry, and more particularly the invention relates to seating at events that require paid admission.
Interpretation Considerations
This section describes the technical field in more detail, and discusses problems encountered in the technical field. This section does not describe prior art as defined for purposes of anticipation or obviousness under 35 U.S.C section 102 or 35 U.S.C section 103. Thus, nothing stated in the Statement of a Problem Addressed by This Invention is to be construed as prior art.
Many entertainment venues are faced with the ongoing problem of theft and wrongful seating at events. For example, it is common for many theaters to hire either in-house personnel or an outside security company to monitor exits so that people do not sneak into these venues to avoid paying admission. This security often acts as only a deterrent to some, and still does not prevent theft from occurring once people have entered a facility even if they have paid full admission. For example, some people may purchase one ticket then rendezvous with accomplices at any given door and let those in who have not paid admission. Furthermore, there is no safeguard against people viewing more than one movie on one or no ticket during the course of a single visit to the theater. Cellular technology has made this type of behavior even easier to execute by allowing people to look up movie times on the internet via a cellular phone in the theater. Thieves can now remain in constant communication with those outside a secured area, which further compromises the security of a premises. The entertainment industry would benefit from a system that would restrict access to the seating within a given event, where only those with a validated keycard could access a particular seat or a group of seats within a location consistent with the access information embedded within a keycard.
This type of secured seating system would be beneficial to not only the venue owners, but also to the entertainment industry and the patrons. Aside from decreasing the amount of revenue lost to theft, this system would also decrease the amount spent on security overhead. Additionally, this secured seating system would provide an opportunity to collect industry data that may be beneficial in creating better entertainment environments and lead to more effective marketing strategies made on behalf of the entertainment industry.
The present invention achieves technical advantages as secured seating systems. Typically theater and arena seating consist of rows of cushioned chairs or seats with lower seating cushions that fold upward to aid in passage and reduce space each seat requires. Typically when the seat is unoccupied the bottom cushion automatically retracts into a locked position that is achieved by the actuation of an electronic, mechanical or magnetic lock. The seat will remain locked and thus inaccessible to anyone who does not insert a valid keycard into the keycard receiver, which authenticates the card and thus releases the lock allowing the patron access to the seat.
Of course, other features and embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. After reading the specification, and the detailed description of the exemplary embodiment, these persons will recognize that similar results can be achieved in not dissimilar ways. Accordingly, the detailed description is provided as an example of the best mode of the invention, and it should be understood that the invention is not limited by the detailed description. Accordingly, the invention should be read as being limited only by the claims.
Various aspects of the invention, as well as at least one embodiment, are better understood by reference to the following EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENT OF A BEST MODE. To better understand the invention, the EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENT OF A BEST MODE should be read in conjunction with the drawings in which:
Interpretation Considerations
When reading this section (AN EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENT OF A BEST MODE, which describes an exemplary embodiment of the best mode of the invention, hereinafter "exemplary embodiment"), one should keep in mind several points. First, the following exemplary embodiment is what the inventor believes to be the best mode for practicing the invention at the time this patent was filed. Thus, since one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize from the following exemplary embodiment that substantially equivalent structures or substantially equivalent acts may be used to achieve the same results in exactly the same way, or to achieve the same results in a not dissimilar way. The following exemplary embodiment should not be interpreted as limiting the invention to one embodiment.
Likewise, individual aspects (sometimes called species) of the invention are provided as examples, and accordingly, one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize from a following exemplary structure (or a following exemplary act) that a substantially equivalent structure or substantially equivalent act may be used to either achieve the same results in substantially the same way, or to achieve the same results in a not dissimilar way.
Accordingly, the discussion of a species (or a specific item) invokes the genus (the class of items) to which that species belongs as well as related species in that genus. Likewise, the recitation of a genus invokes the species known in the art. Furthermore, it is recognized that as technology develops, a number of additional alternatives to achieve an aspect of the invention may arise. Such advances are hereby incorporated within their respective genus, and should be recognized as being functionally equivalent or structurally equivalent to the aspect shown or described.
Second, the only essential aspects of the invention are identified by the claims. Thus, aspects of the invention, including elements, acts, functions, and relationships (shown or described) should not be interpreted as being essential unless they are explicitly described and identified as being essential. Third, a function or an act should be interpreted as incorporating all modes of doing that function or act, unless otherwise explicitly stated (for example, one recognizes that "tacking" may be done by nailing, stapling, gluing, welding, etc., and all other modes of that word and similar words, such as "attaching"). Fourth, unless explicitly stated otherwise, conjunctive words (such as "or", "and", "including", or "comprising" for example) should be interpreted in the inclusive, not the exclusive, sense. Fifth, the words "means" and "step" are provided to facilitate the reader's understanding of the invention and do not mean "means" or "step" as defined in .sctn.112, paragraph 6 of 35 U.S.C., unless used as "means for -functioning-" or "step for -functioning-" in the Claims section.
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Features and advantages of the invention can be better understood by reviewing
The integrated keycard reader 175 will prevent movement of the lower seat cushion 170 and lower seat cushion housing 165 without insertion of a valid keycard into the integrated keycard reader 175. The integrated keycard reader 175 will act as a switch allowing current to flow into the UL 1034 burglary resistant electric strike lock 135 when a valid keycard has been inserted. Once current is provided to the UL 1034 burglary resistant electric strike lock 135 the lock will disengage and allow a patron to swing the lower seat cushion 170 and lower seat cushion housing 165 down so that it may be sat on. The UL 1034 burglary resistant electric strike lock 135 and the male locking peg 140 are a specific example of a locking system. In a preferred embodiment other types of electronically operated locking systems may be used. Likewise in a preferred embodiment other types of electronic or digital validation input devices may be used in place of the integrated keycard reader 174, as long as the device functions as a switch to disengage the preferred electronically operated lock.
Of course, there are many variations to the invention, which will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, and these are incorporated into the invention without departing from the scope of the claims. For example,
Thus, though the invention has been described with respect to a specific preferred embodiment, many variations and modifications will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading the present application. It is therefore the intention that the appended claims be interpreted as broadly as possible in view of the prior art to include all such variations and modifications.
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Design Ideas: Cassandra Smith's antlers
You have to wonder. Who was the first person to stuff a deer and hang it on the wall?
Deer décor has become so common, from the traditional taxidermied trophies to more contemporary chandeliers and tabletop objects, sometimes called the mountain lodge or rustic retreat look, that we forget how truly odd it is. »Read Full Blog Post
Dave Grohl's Sound City Players brings superstar names, talent to final show for SXSW
Dave Grohl, left, and Rick Springfield rock out during the final Sound City Players show at Stubb's in Austin, Texas for the South by Southwest music conference Thursday. Grohl assembled a well-regarded roster of rockers for the band--including Stevie Nicks and John Fogerty--to play a special series of shows to promote his new documentary "Sound City," about a famed recording studio. Photo by Associated Press. »Read Full Blog Post
Opera Theatre rocks art song with 'Guns N' Rosenkavalier'
Next weekend, baritone Andrew Wilkowske, fresh from a role with the Florentine Opera, will stand amid the crystal chandeliers of the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music's lovely recital hall, open his mouth . . .
. . . and let fly the opening lines of Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now," followed by a few power chords on his electric guitar. »Read Full Article
MSO turns in riveting 'Bluebeard's Castle' opera
When the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra turns to opera, it does so in a big, glowing fashion.
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Milwaukee Rep taps power, passion of 'Raisin in the Sun'
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Novel 'Mary Coin' based on famous Depression-era photograph
It is hard not to be drawn in by Dorothea Lange's iconic photograph called "Migrant Mother." The photo, a now ubiquitous image of struggling farm workers during the Great Depression, is startling in its honest depiction of poverty, strength and despair.
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Skylight Music Theatre's new season lets freedom sing
After scheduling the musical "Les Misérables" in the Skylight Music Theatre's holiday-period slot next season, incoming artistic director Viswa Subbaraman got excited about the possibility of programming other shows that reflect themes of freedom, liberty and revolution.
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German Cheese Cake
|Zwieback crumbs
|1 1⁄2 Cup (24 tbs)
|Melted butter
|3 Tablespoon
|2 Tablespoon
|Sour cream
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|1 Tablespoon
|Vanilla extract
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
|2 , separated
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Lemon juice
|1 Tablespoon
|Vanilla extract
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Cream cheese
|1 Pound, cut into pieces
Heat oven to 300°.
Blender crumb zwieback, pour into measuring cup.
When l 1/2 cups are obtained, pour into mixing bowl.
Mix melted butter and sugar with crumbs, press into bottom of 9 spring form.
Bake for 5 minutes.
Put egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice, rind, vanilla extract and half of the cheese into the Osterizer container, cover and process at BLEND until smooth.
Remove feeder cap and add remaining cheese gradually, continuing to process until mixture is very smooth.
Beat egg whites with rotary beater until stiff.
Fold blended mixture into the egg whites.
Pour into crumb crust and bake 45 minutes.
Put sour cream, sugar and vanilla into Osterizer container, cover and process at STIR until smooth.
Spread evenly over top of the cake and return to the oven for 10 minutes.
Cool cake, remove rim of spring form before serving.


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Calkins: He's not a lost cause but a college graduate
The kid did not graduate from junior high.
From junior high!
"I needed to take a summer school class," he said.
Next up, high school. The kid didn't graduate from high school, either.
Then he didn't graduate from junior college.
You understand how hard it is to botch junior college? Not to mention high school and junior high?
He was an idiot, plainly. An utterly lost cause.
Except, well, there he was Saturday morning, decked out in a black gown and a mortarboard.
He walked across the stage. He accepted a diploma.
Just like that, Lester Hudson was something he never thought he'd be.
"A college graduate," he said, sounding as surprised and pleased as you'd hope he would.
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It's hard not to be cynical about college sports, especially after stretches like the one we've endured.
Or maybe you missed the video of Eric Bledsoe, point guard, struggling to get through his statement that he'd be playing college basketball at Kentucky next year.
What a proud moment for college basketball fans. The kid can barely read, by the look of it. But Kentucky and Memphis were fighting desperately to get Bledsoe on campus.
Meanwhile, Tennessee recruited a football player who was found by a juvenile court to have helped rape a relative.
Memphis has stocked its football team with a bunch of new players bounced from other schools.
Coaches get bigger and bigger piles of cash, based mostly on their ability to persuade poor African-American kids to come play for them. The poor African-American kids are barred, by rule, from sharing in the cash because they are -- how convenient is this? -- amateurs.
The whole thing is depressing, almost irredeemable.
It would be wholly irredeemable but for kids like Hudson.
He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin on Saturday. Andre Applewhite, the boys basketball coach at Central High School, was so astonished by this development he made the two-hour drive to Martin to see for himself.
Applewhite remembers a different Hudson from some years back, a skinny sophomore who would drift in for school "maybe three days a week."
This didn't make Hudson unusual; it made him like a thousand other school kids in Memphis.
Broken family. No structure or aspirations.
"There are Lester Hudsons all over this city," said Applewhite, but this one could play a little basketball.
He wasn't a pro or anything, but he could help a struggling high school team.
"I made him a proposal," Applewhite said. "Come to school every day and I'll let you play basketball."
Hudson liked basketball. He figured it was worth a shot.
He started coming to school. And coming to school. And, OK, some days were harder than others.
"I'd go find him some days," Applewhite said. "One day, I remember, he was at his grandmother's house. Sleeping on her couch. She told him to get up and go with me."
Now, if you're going to be honest about this story, you have to admit it's unlikely Applewhite or anyone else would have driven all over the city to find a kid who couldn't shoot hoops.
That's to our discredit as a society. But nobody figured Hudson was going to be a big-time player. They figured he might be able to use basketball to get a college education.
"I'd talk to him about it," said Applewhite. "He'd be like, 'Graduate from college? That's impossible.' "
Which says something about how flipped-around things have gotten, doesn't it? The NBA is a reasonable dream, but graduating from college is impossible?
"It's crazy," said Applewhite. "America is no place for a poor person who is uneducated. I'm hoping that, when other kids hear about Lester, they might realize what they can do."
It wasn't easy, by any means. Learning is a skill that needs developing every bit as much as a killer cross-over.
Hudson didn't graduate from Central. He scraped along at Southwest Tennessee Community College. He had to sit out a year at Martin before he became eligible to play basketball.
But he kept at it. That's the best part. He never quit. He plugged away.
As recently as two weeks ago, Hudson was still plugging away, irritated at a professor who insisted he finish his last class on campus instead of doing the work online.
"He wanted to be training for NBA tryouts," said Applewhite, which is even understandable.
To the surprise of everyone, Hudson developed into a legitimate star at Martin. He's a candidate to be picked in the late first or second round of this year's NBA draft.
"I told him he had to finish," Applewhite said. "The last course was a test to be passed like all the other tests along the way."
You can imagine how this went over. Blah blah blah.
But last week, Applewhite's phone rang.
"You told me to tell you when it's official," Hudson said. "It's official. I graduate Saturday at 11 a.m."
"I'll be there," said Applewhite, who was true to his promise.
And, yes, it was just one kid walking across a stage.
But one kid is one kid. One kid with one hard-earned diploma.
"First one ever," said Hudson, the man formerly known as a lost cause.
Now you can call him a college graduate.
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Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave
Simon & Schuster • $24.95 • ISBN 9781476789255
Published June 2, 2015
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Laura Dave's latest novel is a winning family comedy set in Napa Wine Country. Just one week before her wedding, Georgia Ford finds out her fiancé has been keeping a 4-and-a-half-year-old secret from her. Distraught, she flees her final dress fitting for the refuge of her family home, The Last Straw winery. But it turns out her parents—and her brothers, Finn and Bobby—might have some more surprises in store for her.
Coming out of my parents' bedroom was a large man. Two hundred and fifty pounds large. With hair and skin I didn't recognize. In a towel.
My mother, in a matching towel, was standing close to him.
This man, who was not my father.
I dropped the phone. "Oh my God!" I screamed at the top of my lungs.
"Oh my God!" My mother screamed back.
The man moved away, backward into my parents' bedroom, which he apparently knew all too well.
He reached out his hand. "Henry," he said. "Henry Morgan."
I was stuck in place, right at the top of the stairs. I reached, as though it made sense, for this man's hand.
My mother covered her mouth in abject horror. I thought it was her disgrace at being caught. But then she reached for me, touching my cheek with the front of her hand, then with the back.
"What did you do to your wedding dress?" she asked.
What are you reading this week?
Teens already have plenty to read in preparation for the next school year, so nonrequired reading should be majorly entertaining. From big laughs to creepy thrillers, we've selected the best new YA books to keep teens reading all summer long:
Proof of Forever by Lexa Hillyer
Hillyer's debut is perfect for a super-lazy summer day. When four friends reunite after drifting apart for years, a novelty photobooth sends the girls back in time to their last summer at camp, where they relive those sunkissed days and get a second chance at saving what has been lost. Read more>>>
The Porcupine of Truth by Bill Konigsberg
Konigsberg has a knack for balancing hilarity and real emotion, and his latest novel is no exception. New Yorker Carson and his psychologist mother are spending the summer in Billings, Montana, to care for Carson's estranged, dying father. Then he meets Aisha, gay and cast out by her own father. Add a road trip plus plenty of quirky jokes, and you've got a great summer read. Read more>>>
Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge
Ugh, sunshine. How about something a little darker? Hardinge's new novel is a fantastic work of horror without skimping on elegant prose. When Triss awakes from an accident, she's insatiably hungry and her parents are terrified of her, and yet she can't remember what happened. Cuckoo Song has creepy dolls and changelings so horrifying it'll make your skin crawl, and then you've got a nuanced exploration of post-WWII grief. This is horror at its best. Read more>>>
The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma
Suma consistently blows us away with her unsettling tales and gorgeous writing, and we were rewarded with everything we wanted from this ghost story. After being convicted of murdering her abusive stepfather, Amber was sent to Aurora Hills, a juvenile detention facility, where she becomes roommates with Ori. Ambitious, Julliard-bound ballerina Vee was once Ori's best friend. The unraveling of these girls' darkest secrets is shocking, suspenseful and so, so good. Read more>>>
The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh
In this lush romance set in the historical Persian empire of Khorasan and inspired by One Thousand and One Nights, the courageous Shahrzad volunteers to marry the Caliph of Khorasan after her best friend becomes one of his murdered brides. But it seems there's something more to the Caliph—and soon her feelings start to grow. There's so much to enjoy about this kickass heroine. Read more>>>
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Maas kicks off a new series full of faeries and curses and lusty glances. Our heroine here is a bit of a damsel, but she's got an edge to her, and nothing will stop her when love is on the line. It's much spicier than her popular Throne of Glass series, so this one will be best suited to teens ages 14 and up. Read more>>>
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Based on her award-winning webcomic, Stevenson's riotous graphic novel is set in a medieval society with both old-world magic and high-tech gadgets. Nimona wants to be the sidekick to Ballister Blackheart, "the biggest name in supervillainy." Go ahead—bust a gut. It's hilarious. Read more>>>
Hold Me Closer by David Levithan
So you loved John Green and Levithan's collaboration Will Grayson, Will Grayson (didn't EVERYONE?), and you were especially obsessed with the openly gay character Tiny. Now you can finally read Tiny's musical in its entirety. "Funny" doesn't even begin to describe it. Read more>>>
Undertow by Michael Buckley
Debut author Buckley serves up a major dose of action and entertainment in this sci-fi thriller set on Coney Island, renamed "Fish City" after the arrival of the Alpha, strange creatures from the ocean. Read more>>>
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
In the magical, feuding lands of Norta, Red-blooded commoners serve the Silver-blooded elite, who possess superhuman abilities. But when Red-blooded Mare discovers her own powers, the entire rigid class system is thrown into chaos. This will satisfy readers' thirst for dystopia while exceeding their expectations. Read more>>>
Two acclaimed novels (both of which earned slots on our Best Books of 2014 list) and an edgy supernatural thriller are out in paperback today:
The Bone Clocks
By David Mitchell
Random House • $18 • ISBN 9780812976823
The latest novel from the author of Cloud Atlas skips across decades and settings in a fantastical journey that showcases Mitchell's breathtaking skills as a writer.
What Is Visible
By Kimberly Elkins
Twelve • $15 • ISBN 9781455528950
Elkins' compelling debut is based on the life of a fascinating but almost forgotten historical figure: Laura Bridgman, who mastered language despite being deaf and blind and became one of the most famous women of the 19th century. The paperback includes a reading group guide.
Broken Monsters
By Lauren Beukes
Mulholland • $16 • ISBN 9780316216814
A serial killer is preying on victims in downtrodden Detroit, the most violent city in America. Even hardened Detective Gabrielle Versado is shocked by the sight of the first body—the torso of a boy, somehow fused with the legs of a deer. BookPage called it "one of the very best books of its kind," the New York Times called it "enormously satisfying" and Stephen King called it "scary as hell." Adventurous book clubs take note: The paperback includes a reading group guide.
June is Audio Month, and whether you're a lifelong fan of audiobooks or are interested in a pitch-perfect reading to keep you entertained during a summer road trip, we've rounded up five of our favorite and highly-acclaimed audios from the past year. Put your earbuds in and listen up to a great book!
Falling in Love
By Donna Leon
Leon's highbrow and worldy Commissario Guido Brunetti series continues with a classically noir investigation in Venice. Famous soprano Flavia Petrelli is set to sing Tosca at renowned opera house La Fenice, but an obsessive and relentless admirer soon turns vicious, and Brunetti must wind through the ancient streets and canals to track down this deranged villain. David Colacci brings this fast-paced mystery—and the achingly beautiful world of the Venetian opera—to vivid life.
H Is for Hawk
By Helen Macdonald
Macdonald's unusual and poetic memoir, H Is for Hawk, seamlessly weaves the story of her intimate struggle with grief following her father's unexpected death along with her fascinating attempt at training a wild and often vicious goshawk. Her passion for falconry and her ensuing relationship with goshawk Mabel unexpectedly gives her the strength and inspiration to rejoin the world.
Our Souls at Night
By Kent Haruf
Haruf's masterful, elegaic and final novel coupled with Mark Bramhall's flawless reading is a wonderful choice for those still, quiet summer evenings. Addie Moore, a lonely widow makes a "kind of proposal" to her neighbor, a longtime widower himself, Louis Waters: If he would be interested in sleeping with her each night—not for sex, but for companionship and human connection. The two develop an intensely close and poignant relationship, but not everyone in their small Colorado town sees the benefits, and the two friends must work to overcome the obstacles to their happiness in their "precious few" remaining days of life. Listen to this with a box of tissues at the ready, and prepare to have your own soul moved and changed.
By Lily King
Simon Vance and Xe Sands read King's lush and highly detailed historical novel, Euphoria. Named one of The New York Times' 10 Best Books of the Year, the story follows a fictionalized version of acclaimed anthropologist Margaret Mead, recast as Nell Stone, during her field work in 1933. When Stone and her husband meet a group of fellow scientists and intelluctuals, sexual and emotional tensions arise, and King's keen insight into the relationships between three very different ethnologists is beautifully transporting and touching.
On Immunity
By Eula Biss
To vaccinate, or not to vaccinate? Listen up to Eula Biss' personal and probing exploration of this hot-button issue in On Immunity. As a new mother, Biss was faced with an array of anxiety-inducing choices about her child's health options, but the issue she struggled with the most was vaccines. In this in-depth and well-researched look at our strange fear of vaccines and the lore surrounding them, Biss uncovers fascinating truths about our society as a whole.
Will you be listening in to a book this summer?
Father's Day is this Sunday, so we asked one of the authors featured in our Father's Day feature to suggest three books he loves—and we got a bonus!
In Year of the Dunk, Price takes on the mission of learning how to dunk a basketball, a seemingly straightforward goal that leads to some surprisingly heartfelt moments. Our reviewer writes, "Year of the Dunk, an exploration of what [Asher] calls the 'limits of human talent,' is an informative, inspiring and often moving story of how life's tough challenges can motivate us." (Read the review.)
Despite, or maybe because of, my being a nonfiction writer, one whose professional career is spent dealing with facts, I like reading fiction in my spare time. I recently read a galley of a forthcoming novel by my brother-in-law, Benjamin Markovits, You Don't Have to Live Like This. It's about a group of Yalies who decide to set up a commune in Detroit; things don't go smoothly. As with his other novels, this one is beautifully crafted and a pleasure to occupy—even when things get uncomfortable. It'll be published in the U.S. in early July by HarperCollins.
Most of what I read comes to me as gifts; I figure if it was good enough for a dear friend to recommend it, I'll probably like it. My sister-in-law and her boyfriend gave me A Pale View of the Hills as my birthday gift, and I sped through it. The novel, Kazuo Ishiguro's first, is a story of isolation and dislocation in Japan, probing at intergenerational and husband-wife relationships after the war. One thing I especially like about Ishiguro's work is the peculiarities of his narrators; he so fully commits himself to the narrator's character as the work unfolds.
I read my first Jonathan Lethem novel earlier this year and loved it. Dissident Gardens, largely set in Queens, tells the story of raucous family wrestling with their Communism, Jewishness and American identity over many decades. The book especially resonated with me because my own grandmother lived in Forest Hills in Queens; she was not quite a fellow traveler of the left-wing activists that populate Lethem's novel, but she was quirky and flinty in some similar ways. I'm sometimes defeated by long novels, but in a sign of the grip this one had on me, I happily spun through to the end.
Finally, it's not exactly a book, but my bed-side reading each night is the latest issue of American Short Fiction, which—full disclosure!—is edited by wife. I find the stories, each first-class, are just the right length to settle my mind as I drift off to sleep.
Thank you, Asher! See any books you'd like to pick up, readers?
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British author William Boyd returns this fall with his most sweeping, ambitious work since 2002's Any Human Heart. Sweet Caress, which Bloomsbury will publish in the USA on September 15, tells the story of the 20th century through the eyes of a remarkable female photographer, Amory Clay, born in 1908.
The novel is punctuated by authentic vintage photos, chosen by Boyd from thousands of images found in "junk shops, estate sales and the like," according to his publicist, Summer Smith. These images make the story feel even more real—blurring the line between fiction and reality.
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From Harry Potter announcements that seem to roll out weekly (this week: American Hogwarts!) to new books, it seems J.K. Rowling never stops—and we're not complaining.
Rowling's mystery-writing alter ego, Robert Galbraith, returns October 20 with the third in the Cormoran Strike series, Career of Evil, published by Mulholland Books.
Following The Cuckoo's Calling and The Silkworm, Career of Evil finds Detective Cormoran Strike and his girl Friday, Robin Ellacott, once again tackling a clever and unexpected mystery. From the publisher:
When a mysterious package is delivered to Robin Ellacott, she is horrified to discover that it contains a woman's severed leg.
Her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, is less surprised but no less alarmed. There are four people from his past who he thinks could be responsible—and Strike knows that any one of them is capable of sustained and unspeakable brutality.
With the police focusing on the one suspect Strike is increasingly sure is not the perpetrator, he and Robin take matters into their own hands, and delve into the dark and twisted worlds of the other three men. But as more horrendous acts occur, time is running out for the two of them . . .
Readers: If you haven't yet checked out Rowling's traditional mysteries, now is the time. Are you looking forward to this one?
Donna Grant's Dark Kings series features a race of dragon shifters who have remained hidden in plain sight for centuries. In this guest post, Grant explains what drew her to the alluring mythology of dragons and talks about her next book in the series, Soul Scorched, out June 30.
Why dragons? I get that question a lot when I tell people my series, Dark Kings, is about dragons who have been around since the beginning of time.
I write about dragons because out of all the mythological creatures—and there are thousands—dragons are the only ones that show up in every culture around the world. From Asian and European countries to Native American folklore—everyone has a dragon myth. Some cultures revered the dragons and almost worshiped them. Other societies feared them and thought of them as bad omens.
I've always found that things like that don't occur by coincidence. It got me asking, Why does every culture have a dragon myth? Why not another mythological creature, like fairies or goblins? Why only dragons?
Was it because there were dragons at one time? How else would societies across the globe have the same legends of huge beings, some with wings and some without, some that could breath fire and some that couldn't? But if there were dragons, where did they go, and who was to blame for their disappearance? The only logical answer? Humans.
We are responsible for the dragons disappearing. It's how each civilization knew about them, it's how they passed down stories of the magnificent, huge beasts—or scary man-eaters—who came down from the sky breathing fire.
Was there a war? Did all the dragons leave? Or did some remain behind, sleeping deep underground, waiting for a time when they could rise once more and take to the skies. Could some be able to shift from dragon to human? Perhaps the man passing you on the street is a dragon in human form.
So I started thinking about how I could turn all those questions into a world of my own. I wanted my dragons to be leaders of their people. So I made them kings—Dragon Kings. I wanted them to be the only creatures on this planet for millions of years. Ever since time began, they ruled the skies, the earth and the seas.
Because of all of the different legends surrounding dragons, I knew the dragons' downfall had to come at the hands of humans. A war perhaps, but how would the humans win over such creatures as dragons? I decided it was because the dragons vowed to protect humans, and dragons don't break vows.
So the world of dragons faded to myth. Yet they hid in plain sight, living on their land in Scotland where they can take to the skies at night. Their lavish lifestyle is supported by their distilling and selling of whisky. Beings this powerful, however, have enemies—the Fae, as well as one of their own: a banished Dragon King who is looking for revenge.
Soul Scorched, book six in my Dark Kings series, features Warrick, a Dragon King who finds humans extremely interesting, although he detests being with a crowd. He does better on his own—until he's sent to the dangerous city of Edinburgh to watch over the unusual Druid Darcy as the Fae and other enemies stalk the streets.
Thank you, Donna! Readers, you can read more about the Dark Kings series on Grant's website, or you can pre-order Soul Scorched from: BAM | B & N | Amazon
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Dean McDermott has created a wealth of family-friendly recipes that take picky eaters into mind with The Gourmet Dad. Little ones will gladly eat their greens with this savory, smoky recipe for Rainbow Chard with Bacon and Capers.
Rainbow Chard with Bacon and Capers
Chard, like spinach and other earthy greens, is chock-full of nutrients that kids and adults need. In raw form, chard is an acquired taste (that's a nice way of saying kids will spit it out). But braise or sauté these greens and they come to life. Any leafy greens like this need to be thoroughly rinsed before cooking—otherwise you risk a gritty mouth feel. For young chard, trim just the stems; for mature chard, discard the spines then chop and cook the stems. If larger, more mature chard leaves are all that are available, they are going to be more bitter than young chard. You might want to add about a teaspoon of sugar or agave nectar to the dish to mellow any bitterness and bring out the sweetness in the greens. For the kids, I chop the chard fine, leave out the cayenne and double the bacon.
Serves 4
Separate the chard leaves from the stems. Wash, rinse and dry the leaves and stems thoroughly. Slice the leaves lengthwise into ribbons, and slice the stems crosswise into ½-inch pieces. Set aside.
Cook the bacon in a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat until it is crispy, turning occasionally. Transfer the lardons to a paper towel–lined plate and set aside.
Add the chard stems, garlic and shallots to the skillet, and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove the garlic and discard.
Increase the heat to medium-high, add the chard leaves and toss with tongs until just wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with the black pepper, salt and cayenne pepper. Stir in the reserved lardons, the capers and the lemon zest, and toss to combine. Serve hot.
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It's a very special for a man to invite a woman to live with him, to be part of his daily life. To say to her "not only do I love you, I LIKE you so much that I want to spend every day with you". This is what Christian did when he invited me to come back to Cozumel for 2 weeks.
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Me and Christian at a local Cozumel cantina[/caption]
Living someone's life with them for 2 weeks teaches you a lot about them. Much more than occasionally hanging out with them ever could.
As a reminder, or for those of you who are new to the blog, I met Christian when Phil and I were in Cozumel at the beginning of April. We clicked immediately and fell in love, and had been in nearly daily contact from the time I left Cozumel to when I flew back there in May. I missed him terribly, and went back to see him because I felt that I had to explore the possibility that we were soulmates.
It turns out that we aren't - but that doesn't in any way negate the love we had, or make me regret going back to Cozumel. It is true that it is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all. It is a rare and amazing feeling to fall in love with someone who loves you back, even if it doesn't last.
A side note on falling in love:
I have made a particular effort during this journey to meet new people, to connect with them on a deeper level, to foster intimacy, to be open and honest, say what I feel, ask difficult questions and fall in love.
These are all things that I somewhat lost by living in London for a decade, being dragged into the cold, closed, lonely world that living in a giant metropolis can create. In London you are constantly surrounded by people, but hardly ever do you even make eye contact, should you speak to a stranger they will likely think you are mentally unstable, or trying to get something from them. Forming meaningful relationships with anyone is challenging. I had a small, amazing group of friends, but was rarely open to connect with anyone else.
In the past 11 months (I am writing this 11 months to the day since we left Vancouver, apologies for the delay - it's over a month ago I got back from Cozumel) I am very lucky to have met so many new people whom I love dearly, both male and female. Friends who I know I will be friends with for the rest of my life. (Tom at Burning Man, Ed in Vegas, Calgary and Mexico City, Brad in Austin, Jaime in Phoenix, Kristen in Joshua Tree, Stu in Mulege, Frida in Durango, Graham, Sheila, Brenda and Moonyeen in Chapala, Sarah and Shawn in Trocones, Anja in Oaxaca, Alex in all the places we meet up, Tanya in Guatemala, Cisco in Guatemala City, and of course Christian in Cozumel, to name but a few...)
Love is not just about romantic, get married, be together forever love. It is about connecting with people with whom you feel a kinship. People are scared to use the "L" word. I am trying to use it every day. Everything in life is enhanced when you allow yourself to love. You will get hurt, and not everyone will love you back in the same way you love them, but it is worth it every time.
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Cool Cozumel graffiti.[/caption]
Back to Cozumel:
Meeting Christian had changed everything. I wasn't travelling in the same way as before. I spent hours each day talking to him, I was always thinking about him, and wishing he was there with me. I wasn't being present with the people I was with. I was being rude to my brother and all the other people I was staying with or meeting. I was always on the internet on my phone, only half paying attention to what they were saying or what we were doing. I was aware I was being rude, but I didn't care. Talking to Christian was more important. I was head over heels in love. It's a powerful drug!
I left my brother and my motorcycle in Guatemala City, and got on a plane to Cancun. I was so happy when I arrived in Cozumel, Christian met me at the ferry terminal with his beloved dog Tina and everything was amazing.
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Christian had made and decorated a side table and put the conch shell he had cleaned and polished for me on it. Beautiful![/caption]
Christian runs a beach club on the far side of the island, which is the "wild side" of the island. There's no electricity on that side of the island because it kept getting knocked out by storms. People say that it is close to what Cancun looked like before all the development. It's beautiful.
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The beach club[/caption]
Every morning we would drive *to the beach club*in the rust bucket old truck that the owner of the beach club provides Christian. When there we would set up the kiosk, the sunbeds, tables and chairs and souvenir table, and then we would hang out on the beautiful,*abandoned*beach. In the time I was there, not a single customer came to the club. Not even one.
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The gorgeous, wild beaches of Cozumel[/caption]
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Christian in the kiosk[/caption]
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Oh to be beside the Carribean - nice office![/caption]
At the end of the day we'd pack everything up and head back to Christian's place.
Christian hadn't been paid (pretty easy to see that the owner may not have had a lot of money coming in, especially if his other businesses were suffering from lack of customers too) and so we didn't go out much. We stayed home and played backgammon and cards, and watched movies. Also Christian cooked. Amazing, delicious meals. I hadn't ever eaten that well.
Let me give you a "taste"...
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One of our first meals - triggerfish filet that Christian had caught himself.[/caption]
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Christian with the Triggerfish. Look at those teeth![/caption]
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Best. Apple. Pie. Ever.[/caption]
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Fish with mashed potato[/caption]
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Steak with potatoes baked in bechamel and cheese. Heaven on a plate.[/caption]
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The chef with his creation[/caption]
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A traditional Chilean salad, avocado, cilantro and onion.[/caption]
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A pie, filled with gooey brownie, served with ice cream... To die for.[/caption]
Although most evenings were spent at home, we did go out a couple of times. We enjoyed this beautiful sunset:
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Island Sunset[/caption]
On Christian's day off we got up very early and went spearfishing.
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Trying on a wetsuit in preparation for spearfishing[/caption]
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About to hit the water with Christian's friend Luis[/caption]
I had never been spearfishing before, and so it was very exciting to see Christian diving down and spearing fish. He caught one, and missed a few. He was pretty upset about the ones that got away...
In fact Christian was upset about a lot of things while I was there. My happy, in-love state of mind was more and more often disturbed by Christian's negativity. He didn't like that I slept later than the 6am that he woke up every day, or when I took a nap one afternoon. He didn't like that I didn't want to drink as many beers as he did one afternoon (not that he was drinking a lot, I am just not a big beer drinker), he expressed concern that I kept forgetting to turn the fan off in the other room, *I didn't wash the dishes after dinner right away one night and he was not impressed... We argued several times over petty things.
Basically we fell into the day to day routine of an old married couple, and I realised that Christian's mood changed frequently, and that if things weren't working out in one aspect of his life (ie. his boss not paying him) he would take it out on me in another.
The honeymoon was well and truly over.
Here are a few things I learnt about Christian:
He's a fabulous cook
He's extremely artistic
He wakes up very early every day
He doesn't have much money
He is very clean and tidy
He gets very upset when things do not work out as he wishes
He loves his dog Tina
Here are a few things I was reminded of about myself:
I am never going to love getting up early.
I am never going to love being told I have to wash dishes (I will do them in my own time).
I don't drink a lot of alcohol.
I love sleeping and I sleep a lot.
I don't know what I want and I change my mind.
I am a dreamer.
I am very*independent and often selfish.
I say what's on my mind.
I love to travel.
I don't want to live a normal, boring life where I go home every evening and hang out in the house.
I have a lot of friends who I love dearly.
When I am sad, I talk to my brother, my parents, and my friends about my problems.
I want to be happy.
In the end, living with Christian didn't make me happy. Most of the time we had a wonderful time together, but the times when we argued were too frequent, and over such minor things. A relationship should not descend into that after knowing each other for less than two months!
There are a lot of reasons that Christian was having a hard time. Trouble with his employer, he threw his back out really badly in the last week I was there and was unable to do a lot, I was leaving... However those are all just excuses. In the end we weren't the soulmates I had hoped we were.
Realising that I am not ready to live a "normal" life, even if that life is on a Caribbean island, was an important lesson for me.
Christian and I are still friends, and I think that the experience made us both look closely at our lives and priorities and learn from each other.
I personally am grateful for Christian, the experience of falling in love, sharing his life for that short time, and the challenge of putting the experience into words, both in our discussions after I returned to Guatemala, and in writing this post. I feel that I am a more complete person because I met him.
Since I returned to Guatemala on May 21st, 2013 so much has happened. Phil and I have travelled through four countries and are now in Nicaragua. We're going to try to catch up on the blog ASAP. Please bear with us.
Sending much love to each and every one of you.
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Muskego - Muskego aldermen will review whether a change they made last year to the city's purchasing policy is a little too hands-off.
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When the city doesn't do a project, the money gets absorbed, "And it's gone," he said.
As long as the review will take place, Borgman said he wanted to take another look at requiring going out for bids for more things.
The Committee of the Whole will meet with department heads as early as Jan. 22 to see if going back to the old policy or modifying the new one might be in order.
The policy was changed as the city sought to make the old policy more clear and to update it, Mayor Cathy Chiaverotti said after the meeting. Muskego's purchasing policy is patterned after policies in other communities including Brookfield and Elm Grove. They are among many communities that don't have large contracts and purchases come back to the council, she said.
But Soltysiak said he found many communities that continue to have the $25,000 threshold for items coming back to legislative bodies.
Aldermen agreed that the trick will be to maintain comfortable control without slowing down the flow needed to get projects and purchases done efficiently.
Soltysiak said the $25,000 threshold worked for many years until it was changed last year.
But Alderman Rob Glazier who was appointed to the council last year could see the potential for chaos in the form of budget battles that had been lost at budget time starting up anew when individual expenditure approvals are needed.
"I don't want a budget discussion every council meeting," Glazier said.
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CRYSTAL RIVER - Everything came together for Vanguard's girls cross country team Saturday as it won Crystal River's Pirate Race.
The Knights placed first as a team out of 15 schools.
Vanguard standout, Tori Lawson, won the event with a time of 19:22.
Kraigen Hatcher (20:46) came in eighth, while Kristin Moreau (21.03) and Mary Scott Cain (21:16) finished closely behind, snagging 11th and 12th place, respectively.
Katelyn Osborne finished 27th with a time of 22:53.
The boys team also competed in Crystal River and finished third out of 15 schools.
James Slack led the way with a seventh-place finish in 17:25.
Lewis Williams (17:50) came in 11th, while teammate Caleb Tate (18:15) took 17th place.
Bill Blaes (18:28) was 23rd and Austin Follos (18:51) placed 30th.
Vanguard competes again Oct. 18 at the Whispering Pines Invitational in Brooksville.
● ST. JOHN TAKES THIRD AT BAYSHORE INVITATIONAL. At Tampa, the Lady Saints rallied from a semifinal loss to take third in the Bayshore Christian Invitational.
In the first match, Bayshore defeated St. John, 25-21, 25-18.
Kelly VanFleet had 8 assists, and teammate Hanna Marcus had 4 kills.
Laina Wilcox tallied 9 service points in the loss.
However, the Saints were able to regroup and beat Pine Castle Christian Academy, 21-25, 25-22, 15-12 in the third-place match.
VanFleet dished out 15 assists and 7 service points.
Leanna Marcus, who was named to the all-tournament team, contributed 12 kills, 6 service points, 3 digs and 3 blocks.
St. John (9-6) travels to play at Forest on Monday at 7 p.m.
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Despite the modern obsession with a good night's rest, more of us are sleeping less. Perhaps we should pay attention to the advice of early modern doctors, says Katharine A. Craik.
During the fifteenth century, writes Christopher Hibbert, the Medici banking house in Florence 'almost passed belief' in power and influence.
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Presided over by this difficult, capricious yet highly gifted London hostess, Holland House, wrote a contemporary diarist, became 'the house of all Europe'. By Prudence Hannay.
During the eighteenth century female authors became increasingly numerous and industrious; while as readers, writes Robert Halsband, thanks to the spread of the new circulating libraries, women began to form 'a significant sector' of the literary public.
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Shafirov accompanied Peter the Great on his grand embassy to western Europe and, writes W.E. Butler, was one of the Tsar's closest advisers on foreign affairs.
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Also, the way I understand the GPL is that I can't just take the Linux kernel, modify it a bit and then sell the binaries without giving out the source code as well. The kernel code isn't mine to relicense.
No announcement yet.
Nexuiz re-make on the 360
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Also, the way I understand the GPL is that I can't just take the Linux kernel, modify it a bit and then sell the binaries without giving out the source code as well. The kernel code isn't mine to relicense.
LordHavoc's post suggested that id themselves (strictly speaking their parent company Zenimax) re-licenced the code. The GPL terms only apply to people who obtain the code under that license - the original authors (id) can re-license any way they please without affecting the GPL-licensed copies.
Since the game code and content is all-new there isn't much to say about "giving back" to the developer community, IllFonic employees may have personal interest in contributing to the GPL game but that is entirely independent of the IllFonic game.
Engine development proceeds as normal and is fully public (except for the console support code and minor title-specific modifications), it is simply up to game developers to put new features to good use as usual.
The deal was not meant to "rip off" anyone, this is a cross-promotion opportunity on different platforms that builds the community for all, and as an independent contractor I was especially interested in working on a spinoff of a game that I programmed and co-designed from the beginning.
No prior announcement was possible to avoid risk for the companies involved, no malicious intent was involved, simply standard business practices.
There is not much else for me to say about this deal, except that I enjoy working with the IllFonic crew and am confident this game is going to rock.
It will be a bit of a chore making both D3D9 and D3D10 renderers (D3D9 being mainly to benefit Intel onboard graphics users who have trouble with the OpenGL renderer).
Originally posted by LordHavoc View PostThat will be happening in the coming weeks, yes.
It will be a bit of a chore making both D3D9 and D3D10 renderers (D3D9 being mainly to benefit Intel onboard graphics users who have trouble with the OpenGL renderer).
Or maybe I misunderstood.
Originally posted by curaga View PostPardon, which console platform uses Intel onboard graphics?
Or maybe I misunderstood.
However when I add support for an API (such as Direct3D) I do so on all platforms that it is applicable to, for maximum benefit to users (even if it has no monetary value to me), this means Windows will have the choice of using Direct3D renderers at the same time as I add Microsoft Xbox 360 support.
Many features I add for completeness, consistency, and benefit to users (some having video cards whose vendors don't take OpenGL as seriously as they should).
Similarly most of the OpenGL code is utilized on Sony Playstation 3 at this time as well (there is a lower level API that I may switch to at some point if the performance would benefit significantly, but otherwise I prefer to maintain support for this platform using the same primary rendering code if possible).
Originally posted by curaga View PostExactly.
There only was talk about consoles. If the commercial Nexuiz will be on Wintendo as well, that's another reason to side with the X' group.
Any confusion on which platform I was talking about was entirely unintentional, as I hope is clear, I add features to all platforms and it is most assuredly not a console-specific engine.
I think you do very well with that way. The more systems an engine fully supports the more users it can reach. 360 is certainly an attractive market same as PS3. Adding D3D does not hurt too, maybe you find a use for ATI's tessellation too which the 360 provides (should be an OpenGL extension too) - for some cooler player models or so.


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American League pitchers are likely running out of ideas when it comes to getting David Ortiz out as the Red Sox designated hitter has been red-hot since returning. It's beginning to look like the only option is to hope that Ortiz's name isn't penciled into the lineup. The Blue Jays are lucky enough to have that happen Thursday night where Ortiz will get a night off (to start at least) in the final game of a three-game series between Toronto and Boston. The veteran DH is hitting .487 (19-for-39) since making his season debut, with at least an RBI in eight of the 10 games he's played in this season. Ortiz will sit, though, as Toronto sends lefty J.A. Happ to the mound for the finale. Happ is making his fifth career appearance against the Red Sox, his fourth start. He's 1-1 with a 4.91 ERA in 18 1/3 innings against Boston. Here are the lineups for Thursday's game. Red Sox Jacoby Ellsbury, CF Jonny Gomes, LF Dustin Pedroia, 2B Mike Napoli, 1B Daniel Nava, RF Will Middlebrooks, 3B Mike Carp, 1B David Ross, C Stephen Drew, SS Ryan Dempster, P Blue Jays Brett Lawrie, 3B Adam Lind, 1B Jose Bautista, RF Edwin Encarnacion, DH J.P. Arencibia, C Melky Cabrer, LF Colby Rasmus, CF Emilio Bonifacio, 2B Munenori Kawasaki, SS J.A. Happ, P
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For almost four decades, from his role in the 1972 George McGovern campaign to his years as a visionary senator, from his leadership on national security issues before and after 9/11 to his role in international environmental issues, Gary Hart has been one of America's great public servants. Through times of triumph and disappointment, Hart's dedication to the ideals of the founding fathers, particularly Thomas Jefferson, and his devotion to the American Republic never wavered. In this insightful, humble, and often humorous account of his political and public life, Hart shares the lessons he has learned in the last forty years, imparting to future generations the significance of public service and the role of America in the world. The Thunder and the Sunshine is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand where we have been as a country, and where we are heading in the twenty-first century.
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Seventeen-year-old Rachael Ristau sat in the front row, eager to approach the Fayetteville Village Board about the next step in her desire to create a memory garden outside the Fayetteville Senior Center. Seated with her at the Aug. 24 meeting was Jim Knittel and Donna Bartolotti, both representatives of Dalpos, an architectural firm based in Syracuse.
"I contacted Rachael after I read an editorial in The Post-Standard written by a friend of hers asking for help and support," Bartolotti said. "Our office decided to offer our services to help develop the design and drawings to get the approvals needed for Rachael to realize this dream and to guide her through the process."
Ristau's father died of cancer when she was 12 years old. Since then, Ristau has made it her mission to help find a cure for cancer by holding fundraisers such as car washes, and now by creating a memory garden -- with the board's approval.
After some discussion concerning funds, maintenance and size of the garden, Mayor Mark Olson told Ristau she could continue to move forward with her plans. Ristau, remaining composed and appreciative of the board's support while in the meeting room, let out a squeal of delight when she entered the hallway.
"We have quickly learned what an amazing young woman she is," Bartolotti said. "She is tireless at volunteering and wanting to contribute anything she can to ease the suffering of others."
Ristau is active in volunteering, particularly with those who are grieving. She occasionally volunteers at the Francis House and with HOPE for the Bereaved, and spent time this summer at Camp Good Days and Special Times.
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Toyota celebrates nearly 15 years of Prius sales with a special edition . . . otherwise, no real changes for the family.
The 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine along with a 27-kilowatt electric motor produces a combined output of 134 horsepower; a continuously variable transmission (CVT) routes the power to the front wheels; plug-in version uses larger lithium-ion battery pack.
It's amazing to think about the broad selection of range-extending electric vehicles and hybrids that have appeared in the last few years to supply both consumer and government fuel-economy demands. But few automakers have been able to deliver an answer any better than the Toyota Prius. Back in the 2012 model year, the Prius family expanded with a plug-in hybrid and a Prius v wagon aimed at growing "green" families (a completely separate and much smaller Prius c with its own powertrain constitutes a separate model). All three use the same gasoline/electric-motor duo comprising a 98-horsepower 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine teamed with a 27-kilowatt electric motor to produce 134 horsepower. The plug-in uses a larger and more powerful pack of lithium-ion batteries to drive an estimated 15 miles on juice alone, with a top speed of 62 mph. That's not a huge amount compared to the much longer ranges claimed by the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle (about 100 miles) and Chevrolet Volt range-extended hybrid (38 miles in electric mode), but the smaller pack allows a full charge in only three hours using a household plug or half that with a 240-volt outlet. The really neat part is that once the battery is drained, the car still acts like a regular Prius, meaning a fuel-economy rating of 51 mpg in the city and 48 highway. Unfortunately, the plug-in model gains about 125 pounds in the conversion, and it costs a fair chunk more, starting at $31,800 versus the plain Prius's $25,200 price tag. Meanwhile the Prius v sits in between at $27,600. The wagon features more rear legroom, shoulder room and a healthier amount of cargo space behind the rear seats. The Prius v comes with some extra-clever storage in the center console and door pockets, plus standard daytime running lights. Prius has optional-content menus that are full of technology and gadgets to make driving a hybrid easier, including a unique power moonroof/solar panel that runs an electric fan to cool interior temperature on hot days. Also available is remote air conditioning activation that pre-cools the vehicle for up to three minutes before entering. For 2015, a special edition is available to celebrate the Prius popularity. Built on the mid-range Prius Three trim, it also adds 17-inch dark-finish wheels, black seats with grey contrast stitching, and similar dark-chrome accents inside.