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Manuel II Palaeologus in Paris (1400-1402): Theology, Diplomacy, and PoliticsPosted on January 20, 2014 | No CommentsThe end of the fourteenth century found the Byzantine Empire in a critical state.
Experience and Meaning in the Cathedral Labyrinth PilgrimagePosted on January 15, 2014 | No CommentsA medieval design based in Sacred Geometry principles, this unicursal path through concentric circles is a metaphorical container for spiritualjourneying.
The dissemination of visions of the otherworld in England and northern France c.1150-c.1321Posted on January 14, 2014 | No CommentsThis thesis examines the dissemination of visions of the otherworld in the long thirteenth century (c.1150-1321) by analysing the work of one enthusiast for such visions, Helinand of Froidmont, and studying the later transmission of three, contrasting accounts: the vision of the monk of Eynsham (c.1196), the vision of St. Fursa (c.656) and the vision of Gunthelm (s.xiiex).
Reading the Ancients: Remnants of Byzantine Controversies in the Greek National NarrativePosted on January 13, 2014 | No CommentsIn the eyes of his contemporaries, as Anna Komnene suggests in her Alexiad, Italos was a pagan wolf in the clothing of a Christian sheep, anxious to overcome Christianity in favour of Hellenic (i.e. pagan) philosophy
An Ideal Marriage: Abraham and Sarah in Old English LiteraturePosted on January 8, 2014 | No CommentsOffers a look at how Bible characters Abraham and Sarah are treated in the old English literature. How their marital relationship is portrayed; Neglect in the character of Sarah; Development in the character of Abraham; How the old English literary writers treated Abraham.
Criminal Behaviour by Pilgrims in the Middle Ages and Early Modern PeriodPosted on January 4, 2014 | No CommentsIn the early and high Middle Ages, an introspective religiosity was predominant and supported by Benedictine and Cistercian monks; thus, pil- grimages to holy places were neither as popular nor practiced as they were in the period from the late Middle Ages onwards.
From Triumphant to Suffering Jesus: Visual and Literary Depictions of the Crucifixion, 300-1200Posted on January 4, 2014 | No CommentsBy the twelfth century in both literature and art the form of the suffering Christ was supplanting the form of the conquering Christ.
The medieval principle of motion and the modern principle of inertiaPosted on January 1, 2014 | No CommentsAquinas's First Way of arguing for the existence of God famously rests on the Aristotelian premise that "whatever is in motion is moved by another." Let us call this the "principle of motion." Newton's First Law states that "every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it." Call this the "principle of inertia.
Cambridge University Library plans to buy Codex ZacynthiusPosted on December 16, 2013 | No CommentsCambridge University Library wants to raise £1.1m to purchase the Codex Zacynthius, a medieval manuscript that offers new insights early Christianity.
Society and the Supernatural: A Medieval ChangePosted on November 24, 2013 | No CommentsThe supernatural has become what Renan said it was: 'The way in which the ideal makes its appearance in human affairs.'
Biblical nationalism and the sixteenth-century statesPosted on November 4, 2013 | No CommentsBiblical nationalism was new because pre-Reformation Europeans encountered the Hebrew Bible through paraphrases and abridgments. Full-text Bibles revealed a programmatic nationalism backed by unmatched authority as the word of God to readers primed by Reformation theology to seek models in the Bible for the reform of their own societies.
How did Christians view the Rise of Islam?Posted on November 3, 2013 | No CommentsWhen Muslim armies came out of Arabia in the 630s and 640s, Christian writers of the time saw it a sign that the Apocalypse had come.
Two Augustines?Posted on October 13, 2013 | No CommentsBeyond the decision to keep what Christians call the Old Testament, probably the only positive Christian contribution to Jewish-Christian relations from the patristic era was Augustine's 'witness doctrine.'
The Transformative Nature of Gender: The Coding of St. Brigit of Kildare through HagiographyPosted on September 26, 2013 | No CommentsThe Transformative Nature of Gender: The Coding of St. Brigit of Kildare through Hagiography Liliane Catherine Marcil-Johnston Master of Arts, The Department of Theology, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada December […]
Death and Retribution: Medieval Visions of the End of Judas the TraitorPosted on September 23, 2013 | No CommentsAlthough being described in the Book of Job as "the land of gloom and chaos" ("terra ubi umbra mortis et nullus ordo" Iob 10:22), Hell for Christian tradition was not a region of disorder and chaos, but a realm of well ordered justice.
The Storie of Asneth and its literary relations: the Bride of Christ tradition in late Medieval EnglandThe Storie of Asneth and its literary relations: the Bride of Christ tradition in late Medieval EnglandPosted on September 10, 2013 | No CommentsThis is a study of the fifteenth-century, "Storie of Asneth," a late-medieval English translation of a Jewish Hellenistic romance about the Patriarch, Joseph, and his Egyptian wife, Asneth (also spelled Aseneth, Asenath).
The Final Countdown: A Historiographical Analysis on Language in the Year 1000 A.D.Posted on August 15, 2013 | No CommentsWe must now begin to ask ourselves what led to this increase in millenarian belief that the world would end between either 1000-1033 A.D.; 1033 being the 1000th year anniversary of the death of Christ. From the evidence provided in the first hand accounts of religious figures in the early eleventh century, it can be argued that this millenarian idea was not uncommon throughout Europe.
'Cast out into the hellish night': Pagan Virtue and Pagan Poetics in Lorenzo Valla's De voluptatePosted on July 19, 2013 | No CommentsValla wrote about Epicureanism before the Renaissance rediscovery of classical Epicurean texts. Poggio Bracciolini had not yet circulated his newly-discovered manuscript of first century Epicurean philosopher Lucretius' De rerum natura, and Valla wrote without access to Diogenes Laertius' Lives of the Philosophers, which discussed Epicurus' teachings in greater detail.
Absoluimus uos uice beati petri apostolorum principis. Episcopal authority and the reconciliation of excommunicants in England and Frankia c. 900-c.1050Posted on July 19, 2013 | No CommentsNo mention is made of any rite being followed by Bishop Wulfstan on this occasion, but services for the reconciliation of excommunication are first recorded in the tenth and eleventh centuries.
Inquiring into Adultery and Other Wicked Deeds: Episcopal Justice in Tenth- and Early Eleventh-Century ItalyPosted on July 18, 2013 | No CommentsThis article suggests that Italian bishops often had recourse to spiritual penalties to exercise their coercive authority over serious offences during the tenth and early eleventh centuries.
Lay Religion and Pastoral Care in Thirteenth Century England: the Evidence of a Group of Short Confession ManualsPosted on July 18, 2013 | No CommentsThis poses a question: where did these engaged laypeople come from, and when? There is some evidence that suggests they should be pushed back to the thirteenth century.
Oure First Moder: Eve as representative and representation in Medieval ThoughtPosted on July 5, 2013 | No CommentsWhen the noted fourteenth-century writer Giovanni Boccaccio set out to write his book Concerning Famous Women, he began with Eve, 'our first mother'.
Love in the Time of Demons: Thirteenth-Century Approaches to the Capacity for Love in Fallen AngelsPosted on July 2, 2013 | No CommentsThis paper examines the capacity for love and friendship attributed to demons in the thirteenth century. It shows how love could be seen as the motivating emotion in their original fall from Heaven, and explores the role love is subsequently thought to have played in both their relationships with each other and their amatory and sexual relationships with humans.


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Monday, March 26, 2012 12:24:11 AM(UTC)
I am also a newbie here and had a blister issue. excessively hot and humid here which does nothelp. Herewith my plan which has worked well.
Try to get some bodyglide - powder sachets for runners - semi damp rub in dries out and stops friction.
Unbroken blister skin only- swab with surgical spirit to dry out fluid
Use sports tape to tape blister prone areas - reduses friction - just tape flat on to foot no wrinkles but only do this once current blister dried and healed else you will rip it open not good.
try to get some wrights running sox - double sox - wierd but very comfy - also reduce friction. or use 2 thin synthetic pairs - works the same.
Get shoes checked for fit as already advised. but if all else fails my tricks have worked for me.If you are in the US you can get the bodyglide and sox easily if in Aussie you have to get on line through amazon as no stockist here.
If blisters already broken go to chemist and get blister healing plaster which you put on and leave on til they drop off. if red and nasty see your doc. hope thismay help Gill.
leg cramps while swimming
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 10:16:02 PM(UTC)
Thanks for feedback, water not cold as out of wetsuit which i use till water reaches 26 centigrade (i am a wimp)I have had a few major health issues and had surgery on by back last year to allow me to walk properly again (severe disc prolapse) and it is the bad side that got cramps. I have been careful to not point my toes too much which has helped not so much cramping lately and water much wwarmer around 30 degrees now yay!hopefully will stay that way as i get fitter and stronger and then prove the nay sayers that i can do it!
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Thursday, November 03, 2011 11:09:24 PM(UTC)
Currently training for half iron man after many health issues. I seem to now be getting calf crmps in one leg in long hard swim sessions. Usually able to continue to swim while bending toes to shin and lose kick on that leg for a couple of strokes. but last night had to stop to stretch it out. Reason for nutrition question is I believe cramps more related to electrolyte imbalances than other causes. I absoulutely cannot eat bananas - hate smell texture and taste - monkey food yuk. I eat apples and assorted berries in season daily a t least 2 servings fresh fruit daily and lots of veges and salad stuff. Drink at least 2 l water daily and make homemade muesli bars for snacks - lots of oats, seeds mixed dried fruit nuts.I take magnesium and fish oil as only other dietary supplements. What else can i try to help improve this. I am pretty flexible - do yoga and pilates and am rigorous about stretching as learnt my lesson in the past- also back surgery has forced me to pay attention to receovery/prevention.
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ARLINGTON, Texas Joakim Soria can't wait to be part of the Texas Rangers revamped bullpen. When the right-hander, who is coming off his second Tommy John surgery, is able to that remains to be seen. But Soria, who took part in the club's Fan Fest Friday, is progressing well. "It feels good," said Soria, who is long tossing from up to 120 feet right now. Soria had the surgery last April and the best guess is that he'll return sometime in June. Soria, who signed a two-year deal with a club option for 2015, said everything has gone smoothly so far. He had his first surgery on the arm when he was 19. He did the rehabbing in Mexico then and that program wasn't set up for athletes. This time the rehab program has been more regimented and Soria has a better idea of what to expect. "It's been perfect," Soria said. "Every step has been perfect." Soria saved 160 games over a five-year span for the Kansas City Royals before missing all of 2012. When he does join the Texas relief sta...
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How Long Until They Cannot Be Called Games?(Splinter Cell 5)
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How Long Until They Cannot Be Called Games?(Splinter Cell 5)
Remember when Nintendo games had the gameplay demo reel that started if you didn't hit a button for a certain amount of time? Ever watched a very young child play with the controller as if he was playing the game during these demo reels, when actually he was controlling nothing?
That's what this video reminds me of:
Now, we have already had games that do not allow you to die or really penalize you for it (Prey, BioShock, Fable 2, Prince of Persia 2008) and we already have games that are much more streamlined and simplified than their prequels (Oblivion, Rainbow Six Vegas, Dawn of War 2) but now we are seeing GAMES THAT PLAY THEMSELVES.
As you will see in that video, the new Splinter Cell game has a much talked about "mark and execute feature." As soon as this was seen some gamers like myself we worried it would basically amount to the game playing itself, but Ubisoft said it was not like that and urged us to wait and see. Well... the demo is out, and if you cannot play it you can at least watch it, and HEY LOOK, you just hit a button to kill everything on the screen.
Now, no doubt someone will mention that you have to get a "stealth kill" first, which is true, but if you examine the level design in the demo you can see the levels are clearly made with constant use of mark and execute in mind. One lone bad guy, then two in the distance, or what-have-you. This makes the game a tunnel basically through which the player walks, hitting a button to take out the lonely guard who isn't looking, then hitting a button to instantly kill the others. Later levels might make this more challenging, we can only guess, but the fundamental idea that the game is designed around constant auto-shooting is quite clear.
Now, remember in the older Splinter Cell games, 1-3 specifically, how you had to be quick on your feet to stay hidden, or if caught to quickly take out the opposition? Getting two quick headshots was part of the skill of the game. If caught, you had to be quick and accurate, otherwise your lone spy in a complex filled with bad guys was going to eat it. Now though, now you don't need to worry about that... as shown in the gameplay video, even in a situation where you are caught you can just run up to one guy and auto kill him with the close up kill button, then turn and auto-kill every other person with the far away kill button. This is LITERALLY win-button gaming, it's already here, press Y to win. The skill of having to line up those quick headshots to escape is gone... the skill of needing to be stealthy when taking out one guy is gone, as you can instantly kill everyone else after so who cares if they notice you?
Now, reading previews even from journalists I respect like Anthony Burch of Destructoid, this whole thing seems to be no big deal because "it's the only way to look that cool." Now, here are my two problems with this: first off, if you master aiming, especially on a mouse but also on analog sticks, you can get two headshots in a row quickly... it's a skill, it's a talent and it takes time to master and it takes some luck, but you can do it. Making it automatic to make it look cool just says "if you're a bad gamer, if you suck at aiming, we will make you good at it anyway." This removed a fundamental aspect of what a GAME is, which is to say it takes skill to win, skill to master, skill to look and feel awesome about what you are doing. Secondly my problem is that THIS IS A VIDEOGAME, NOT A MOVIE. The emphasis should not be on looking cool, the emphasis should be on playing cool, on feeling cool, on being Sam Fisher not watching Sam Fisher. If I want to see a spy do two quick headshots with no effort from myself I will watch the Bourne movies, which this game is obviously and desperately trying to emulate, not play a game. A lot of game designers today seem obsessed with making movies to the point you wonder why they did not get into that industry, rather than this one. In short I want to FEEL like I got two headshots, not WATCH me get two headshots.
Lastly I am sure people will bring up that the mark and execute thing is optional, as far as we know. This is true, but it's still a terrible omen for several reasons. First off, the game is designed to use it. On PC the compass arrows in Oblivion that tell you where to go at all times are optional, you can remove them with a mod, but it's extremely hard to play missions you never did before with those arrows off because the game is designed to use them. Quest givers did not tell you exactly where to go, people do not tell you a contact's hangouts, because the game knows the arrows will lead you there. When a game is designed around a mechanic it tends to be needed, even if optional. In Splinter Cell Conviction I foresee scenarios where the only way to effectively save the hostage or stop the machine in time is to use the mark and execute feature, for example. Secondly, and most simply, it's only optional for now. As games continue down this simplified interactive movie path these things will become more and more standard practice and less and less optional.
As we remove the penalties of losing, the need for reasoning and thought and now the actual gameplay itself, one wonders how long we can call video games "games." Peter Molyneux recently said that Heavy Rain, and interactive movie from Sony, was the "future of videogaming." Scarily enough, he's probably right. I predict only multiplayer will really be able to be called a "game" soon enough, at least from AAA big publisher titles. The future of singleplayer is "interactive movies" and indie or small developer titles that actually still can be called GAMES.
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Final Score: Portland 102, Atlanta 78
Portland, OR (SportsNetwork.com) - Nicolas Batum scored 14 points and pulled down a career-high 18 rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 102-78, on Wednesday.
Mo Williams paced the Blazers with 15 points, while Damian Lillard and Robin Lopez each tallied 12 points in the win, Portland's sixth in its last seven contests.
LaMarcus Aldridge and Wesley Matthews contributed 10 points apiece for the Blazers.
Cartier Martin led Atlanta with 16 points off the bench, while Pero Antic and Jeff Teague each chipped in with 10 points.
Atlanta has now lost four straight and 12 of its last 13 overall.
Kyle Korver's NBA-record streak of 127 straight games with a 3-pointer was halted in the loss, as the long-range sniper was 0-for-5 from beyond the arc and finished with five points. He did not play in the fourth quarter.
Korver was fouled shooting a 3 just past the midway point of the first and nailed all three attempts to tie the game at 13-13.
Portland ended the stanza on a 16-6 run and brought a 29-19 lead into the second.
Mike Scott scored four straight points as part of a 6-0 sprint to cut the deficit to 29-25 early in the second. The Trail Blazers proceeded to go on a 13-3 run that Matthews capped with a trey.
Portland then ended the final 2:23 of the second on a 12-5 run to take a 56-38 lead at the break.
The Blazers led by 24 after three quarters and were in front by as many as 29 in the final stanza.
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Portland improved to 3-7 in the series with Atlanta dating back to March 2009 ... The Blazers shot 35-of-79 from the field and held the Hawks to 29-for-88 shooting ... Portland shot 19-for-21 from the free throw line and outrebounded its opponent 53-37.
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High Intensity Interval Training really works. On the treadmill I like to do a 2 minute all out sprint then two minute moderate paced walk in between. Do this 15 times and you've done 30 minutes of cardio!
My Gymboss interval timer is my partner in crime. I use it for HIIT (High intensity intrval training) training on the vertical bike. Instead of spending an hour doing cardio, I do my cardio in 20 minutes! This saves time and allows me to focus on my weight training. After 20 minutes of HIIT cardio, I'm dripping wet and burned just as many calories as if I did 1 hour of cardio.
When there is a choice between an elevator or a staircase, I use the stairs, whether it is one flight or five floors- or more! 206
I have worked out all my life, and started lifting weights when I was 18. I have kept the weight off even through having 4 kids. I do mostly weight training with some cardio but put the emphasis on strength training and HIIT, not long time cardio. Love my muscle, especially since as you start getting older you will lose it if you don't use it.


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3/19/2014 Mock Trial Teams to Have Their Day In Court This Weekend Competing in Opening Round of NationalsTwo Rhodes teams will compete in the Memphis opening round of the National Championship Tournament March 21-23. »
3/19/2014 Lynx Baseball Is No. 18 in National RankingThe Rhodes baseball team was ranked No. 18 in the first American Baseball Coaches Association/Collegiate Baseball Division III poll of the 2014 season. »
3/18/2014 Avant Named D3hoops Southern Region Player of the YearLauren Avant led the Lynx to a 25-4 finish for the 2013-2014 campaign, tying a school record for best season record and most wins in a season. »
3/12/2014 Phi Beta Kappa Chapter Again Receives Top HonorsFor the second year in a row, Gamma of Tennessee received the highest possible score for its annual evaluation from Phi Beta Kappa, America's oldest collegiate honor society. »
3/10/2014 Rhodes Receives Another Top Listing from Kiplinger Personal FinanceIt is No. 6 for liberal arts colleges on Kiplinger's "30 Best College Values in the Southeast/Mid-South for 2014." »
3/7/2014 First Place Goes to Anthropology/Sociology Major Jonathan Redman at ConferenceHe presented his paper at the 32nd Annual Southeastern Undergraduate Sociology Symposium at Emory University. »
3/7/2014 Katie Hatstat '16 Wins Outstanding Chemistry Presentation Prize She and other Rhodes students presented work at the University of Memphis Chemistry Department′s 34th Undergraduate Research Conference. »
3/4/2014 History Honor Society Inducts New MembersThe Alpha Epsilon Delta chapter of Phi Alpha Theta welcomed 30 new members at its recent induction ceremony. »
3/4/2014 Rhodes Women′s Basketball Takes SAA Title and Will Host NCAA Tournament First RoundRhodes will play host to Spalding University, the University of Texas at Tyler and Maryville College on March 7. »
2/26/2014 Rhodes' CODA Program Presents "Exhibition Momentum" Pairing Visual and Performance ArtA panel of judges along with the votes of those who attend the juried show (Feb. 28) will determine the winners. »
2/26/2014 Rhodes to Host SAA Women′s Basketball Tournament This WeekendThe tournament is Feb. 28-March 2 in the Mallory Gym on campus. »


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It's hard to choose just one custom to vote on when there are tons of great entries, so Figure Realm has a unique voting system where you can vote on ALL the customs! When you click on an entry to view, there's a bar with buttons on it that lets you give the custom anywhere from 1 to 5 Stars. 1 Star means you think they could have done a better job on the custom while 5 Stars means you think they did a perfect job. The votes for each entry are added up when voting is closed and averaged-out to determine the winners. Also, don't abuse the system. Don't give your own custom 5 Stars and then give everyone else 1 Star to boost your rating. Remember, the votes are monitored.
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Craftsmanship and creativity are major factors to consider, but ultimately your vote should depend on how much you like the custom, and how well you feel it fits the contest theme.


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I work in real estate in the San Gabriel Valley. Had some good and bad times, but in the long run, it's been quite interesting. After surviving the market collapse, I'm sure we can survive anything! As my role in the company have expanded over the years, I've had to deal with more legal issues, which has sparked an issue in going to Law School for me. I'm studying for the LSAT right now. I have met some unique people over the years in the real estate business, but not many that I'd consider dating. You cycle through a lot of clients and contractors, so you end up meeting a lot of real characters (I got some stories). So I've decided to seek out some fun, hopefully rational people to spend my free time with online. We'll see how it goes... I enjoy where I am right now. I continue exploring the Greater Los Angeles area, and confident I can keep on discovering new places to eat, drink and relax, It would just so much better to do so with a great girl at my arm. I would like to meet a nice, down-to earth girl who lives in the L.A.area with values similar to mine. Somebody who accepts and respects who am I, but also continually inspires me to be a better person. I always try to be fair and honest both personally and professionally. Family is the most important thing to me, and my friends are a close second. The company I keep is more important than any activity in of itself. I can be shy and sometimes quiet, but am not without wit and humor. I enjoy good conversation, even if I end up not saying anything all. But trust me, that rarely happens. Once I get warmed up, I can be quite chatty. I love a good story, both telling and hearing them, and have started to jot some of them down. Writing and blogging has become a great outlet for me. although I've a way to go to before I'd consider it at a professional level. I try to learn something new everyday, especially as I move forward towards becoming a lawyer. I'm really open to trying new foods, places and experiences, and I'll try almost anything at least once.
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My favorite movies are Raiders, Back to the Future, and Dark Knight, current favorite TV shows: Elementary, Suits, SHIELD, Brooklyn 99 and Trophy Wife. favorite foods: Beef(be it Korean, Brazilian or American style) , favorite alcohol Johnny Walker
I enjoy movies, good or bad. Hanging out with my friends, preferably in a more laid back atmosphere. In case I didn't mention it before, I like going to new restaurants and trying out different types of food and drink. Love LA's great variety.
I read some legal and finance stuff for work and sci-fi, fantasy, comedy and history for me(Online and off). Working through the Game of Thrones books.
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Can anyone beat the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team?
LONDON -- Twenty years ago, the United States staked its claim to basketball primacy by sending the Dream Team to both charm and crush the world.
Today, another team from the United States takes on France to begin an Olympic tournament that could be the last of its rock-star kind.
This could be the last Olympics for LeBron James, for Kevin Durant or Carmelo Anthony. NBA commissioner David Stern has signaled that he may wish to switch to a model more like soccer, which sends players who are 23 and under, with only three older players allowed.
"We have to take care of business," said point guard Chris Paul. "This really could be the end. I hope that's not the way it plays out, but there are no guarantees."
So this U.S. team is in a different sort of place, trying to establish a legacy while also trying to figure out what the future may bring.
What is its mission, anyway? What will be its ultimate fate?
Other teams had clear nicknames and directives. There was the Dream Team in '92 and the Redeem Team in '08.
This team is what, exactly? Besides maybe the last of its kind?
It is against that backdrop that the U.S. tips off against France, the team with the second-most NBA players (6) in the tournament.
Nobody doubts that the U.S. will win. That is, if the team bus gets to the arena on time.
"We've gotten lost on all four of our bus trips," said head coach Mike Krzyzewski. "That's a pretty-good percentage. We should get the bus driver to sign up."
He could take the place of Derrick Rose, of course. Or Dwight Howard or Chris Bosh. Or Dwyane Wade or LaMarcus Aldridge or Blake Griffin. All those players are missing the Games because of injuries.
Even so, the U.S. remains the overwhelming favorite, if only because of the breathtaking presence of Kobe Bryant, James and Durant. Bryant and James both caught heat for saying they thought this team could beat the Dream Team, but what were they supposed to say? That, no question, they would lose?
They would lose, mind you. This team has obvious flaws. The absence of Howard, Bosh, Aldridge and Griffin has left it perilously thin up front. Recent No. 1 draft pick Anthony Davis was added to the team on the fly.
Both Argentina and Brazil were able to exploit this in relatively close losses during the exhibition schedule.
"This is a different kind of team," said Krzyzewski. "We have to play our style. We have to play fast and create a tempo in the game that is really conducive for us."
Said Paul: "If they want to see if LeBron can stop one of their big guys on one end, that's O.K. We'll see if their big guy can stay in front of LeBron on the other end."
Paul was smiling, as he said it. Meandering bus rides notwithstanding, the U.S. players have been in remarkably good cheer.
After failing to win the gold in Athens in '04, the U.S. tapped longtime Phoenix Suns executive Jerry Colangelo and Duke coach Krzyzewski to rebuild the national team.
"We have two goals," said Krzyzewski. "To win the gold medal and to represent the U.S. in basketball in the right way."
The second part is almost more impressive. The U.S. players have been unfailing gracious and enthusiastic in their public appearances.
They appear to genuinely like it over here, to be both humbled and moved to be part of the Olympic experience.
"The reason that it's so cool is that you're on the biggest team you'll ever be a part of," said Paul. "If you see a guy wearing a USA jersey, it's like, 'Hey, we're on the same team!'"
(Geoff Calkins, columnist for the Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tenn., is part of the Scripps team covering the London Olympics.)
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Five teams of RIT/NTID students last night wrapped up months of concept, research, design, engineering and marketing when they showed off their inventions, new technology and business concepts hoping to come up with the Next Big Idea and win a share of $10,000 in prize money.
The competition, sponsored by ZVRS video relay service, encouraged students to create a product, technology or business that would benefit the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. The teams needed to be made up of three to five members, with at least three different majors represented.
"ZVRS wanted to create a synergy and encourage members from different backgrounds to work together," said Mark Sommer, senior director of NTID's Outreach Consortium.
Each team had seven minutes to pitch its idea to the panel of judges: four ZVRS employees who happen to be among the 60 RIT/NTID alums working for the Florida-based company, as well as ZVRS CEO Sean Bellanger.
The team earning bragging rights of the Next Big Idea and winning the $5,000 first-place prize was V-Sports, for making a device to facilitate communication via vibration notification for deaf and hard-of-hearing athletes. Team members were Jeremiah Thompson, a business administration major from Olathe, Kan., Tyler Swob, an applied mathematics technology major from Escondido, Calif., and Michael Della Penna, an accounting technology major from Tampa Bay, Fla. Shane Qualls, an RIT/NTID engineering technology student from Olathe, and Ken Hertzog, a hearing RIT student who is a computing engineering major from Henrietta, N.Y., worked on an earlier version of the device, which won second place and $1,250 during an RIT Shark Tank competition in November.
During the presentation, students participated in a mock basketball game and were oblivious to the whistle of the referee. But when the athletes wore V-Sports as a wristband, they stopped when the whistle blew.
"Communication has always been a major difficulty in sports," Thompson told the judges and more than 200 students, faculty and staff in attendance. "It can be very frustrating. We really want to resolve that problem."
The unit consists of a receiver attachment that can be worn on any part of the body and connected wirelessly to one or two transmitters. A referee or coach's smartphone would be running a software application that sends a Bluetooth signal to the receivers to make them vibrate. Different pulses could be used to signify different things.
The students tested their prototypes at Rochester School for the Deaf. Schools that have deaf athletes could use the notification system. "There's a tremendous market," Swob said. The schools using the devices also would be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, he said.
"I really like the idea. It's very cool," Bellanger said. "But I think there are other applications for it – such as on a deaf child at a playground. I think it has applications for more than just sports."
The students said they planned to reinvest their winnings back into the product to hopefully begin producing V-Sports for sale.
Second place and $3,000 went to the Get Dancin' team of Nicole Hood, a graphics design major from Concord, N.H., and Nic Shaw, an accounting technology major from Sun Prairie, Wis. A third team member, Samatha Braidi, a Master of Science Program in Secondary Education student from Vineland, N.J., is on a co-op and was unable to attend the presentation. Hood, who was born profoundly deaf, began dancing as a child, but never knew dance terminology or made friends with others in the class. "I fell in love with dancing," she said. "It's become my passion, something I completely love." Their business idea is to open a dance studio for deaf and hard-of-hearing people, where teachers use sign language to instruct, in Rochester in the fall of 2013.
Third place and $2,000 went to team WaterSocket: Casey Jaeger, a packaging science major, Matthew Hente, who has yet to select a major, and Richie Prilenski, a mechanical engineering major. All three are from the St. Louis, Mo., area and knew each other growing up. And all three have cochlear implants. Their idea was to create a waterproof cover for the receiver portion of cochlear implants using a super hydrophobic spray. They said about 500,000 people worldwide have cochlear implants.
The runner-up teams were Galari, presenting a bed-shaking alarm activated by a smartphone, and Dose Alert, which envisioned a wristband that could store medication and shake or flash to remind the wearer to take it.
"All five groups did an outstanding job," said Chris Wagner, an RIT/NTID alumnus and senior vice president of Business Operations and Marketing for ZVRS. "I was so impressed. The dreams and aspirations you have makes me even more proud to be an alumnus. And at RIT, it's all about the opportunity to grow."
NTID President Gerry Buckley said he also enjoyed the students' presentations. "This competition shows the talent, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit our students have. This is the hallmark of an RIT/NTID education, and these are the innovators of the future," he said. "And thanks to ZVRS for believing in all of you."
Wagner said ZVRS will sponsor the Next Big Idea again next year.


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Products Affected 15454-M-TNC-K9 15454-M-TNCE-K9 15454-M-TSC-K9 15454-M-TSCE-K9 15454-M-TNC-K9 15454-M-TNCE-K9 15454-M-TSC-K9 15454-M-TSCE-K9
Note: For the products that are listed in this section, all of the Multi-Service Transport Platform (MSTP) software from Versions 9.2 through 10.0 that have been released until December, 2013 are affected.
The affected controller cards (listed in the Products Affected section) report one of these non-traffic affecting alarms:
Cisco recommends that you clear these alarms before you perform any software upgrade or side-switch.
If the standby controller card experiences a File Descriptor issue and the DBOSYNC alarm is raised, the standby controller might become active due to the active controller that is in the process of a reset. In this situation, the new active controller cannot read the database on the card or the USB, which leaves only the default database.
A File Descriptor is an abstract indicator that is used in order to access the files by the operating system that runs on the shelf controller. There are a set number of File Descriptors that are available for use by the operating system. The system software saves the database information periodically if there are changes to the system. If the save fails due to a lack of File Descriptors, then a BKUPMEMP alarm is declared. This occurs because of a bug that is fixed in the software Releases 126.96.36.199, 9.8.1, and 10.0.1.
If this symptom occurs on the standby controller, in addition to BKUPMEMP, the EQPT is raised on standby controller and DBOSYNC alarms will also be raised on the system.
If this symptom occurs on the active controller, it declares the EQPT alarm and performs an autonomous reset to allow the standby shelf controller to take over as active. This action also causes an AUTORESET alarm. After the reset, the alarms are persistent and require manual intervention to clear. The file descriptors are also used to write the database to the USB device on the liquid crystal display (LCD) module in the M6 shelf. So USB WRITE-FAIL alarm can also be raised in addition to previously mentioned alarms.
A soft reset of the shelf controller with the File Descriptor issue clears the File Descriptor problem on the card. Because the BKUPMEMP and EQPT alarms are persistent, you must manually reseat the alarmed card or the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) must execute a remote action in order to clear these alarms on the standby shelf controller.
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I should have got going early today. But the sun sea and the soft sand made me hang around till now. It's already 1p.m. The elderly Canadian couple who are on their vacation on a camper trailer were very nice. They gave me a coffee in the morning and a breakfast too. Just before I leave here Rick wanted to exchange addresses. as I was writing down my name I mentioned that I got a difficult name. His reply was "oh don't worry, my name is also a very difficult one".
He watched me over my shoulder as I wrote my name. When I reached the halfway mark of my surname he muttered seriously.. "oh, it's worse than mine"
I just love these little stories.
Ok. Now I better hit the road!
Evening. 3rd January
stuck on a beach in Tecoman. Got off the road into the sand & my rear wheel just disappeared under the sand. Oh well, perfect excuse for camping right there. The sunset was amazing (like every other day) and the curtains opened up for the stars to dazzle. Whole day no rain but the sun. I think I'm even getting a little tan :-D
Late evening.
Enjoying the stars and a small snack with a chai. The beach was visited by quite a few people when I arrived here. But now everybody is gone back to wherever they came from except for one. A dog remained here to keep me company. He dug himself a hole right next to my tent. I'm sharing my sandwich & other goodies with him & as a reward, he looks at me with a thank you. Two seconds later he wipes his mouth with the tongue as much as saying, now I'm ready for the next piece. So our game continues. But I take a break from enjoying the food because I see white misty kind of condition spreading from the horizon high up into the sky. Is that the milky way? May be some of you can enlighten me on that! I take my camera and walk behind the tent so that I can capture the moment for later. When I accidently take a photo with the flash, my eyes divert the attention to the tent for there seem to be some wet patches. I take a closer a look. Darn dogs! They have already began to mark the unidentified object in their territory. I look around for the dog that have been feeding all evening. I see him disappear into the darkness a couple of hundred feet away. Thanks buddy! I yell at him and mutter the words, wait till I get hold of you next time!
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5.0 out of 5 stars What a Wild Ride
In 1578, Sir Francis Drake captures a Spanish galleon filled with Inca gold and silver and a key to a lost treasure. As the galleon is sailed back to England, an underwater earthquake causes a massive tidal wave sweeping it into the jungle, where it vanishes into history.
In 1998, a group of archaeologists diving in the depth of sacrificial pool high in the...
Published on April 14 2008 by Toni Osborne
3.0 out of 5 stars Indiana Jones meets NUMA; typical...
As an avid adult section reader since the age of ten, I've met the good ones and the bad ones. Nothing inappropriate luckily, but the in-between are pretty common. Personally, I'd say this book is right up there on my top ten.
The plot is a simple and yet at the same time tangled one. Clive Cussler does a great job at weaving together past and present with an...
Published on July 27 2003
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5.0 out of 5 stars What a Wild Ride,
Toni Osborne "The Way I See It" (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Inca Gold (Mass Market Paperback)
In 1578, Sir Francis Drake captures a Spanish galleon filled with Inca gold and silver and a key to a lost treasure. As the galleon is sailed back to England, an underwater earthquake causes a massive tidal wave sweeping it into the jungle, where it vanishes into history.
In 1998, a group of archaeologists diving in the depth of sacrificial pool high in the Andes of Peru are rescued from drowning in the nick of time by Dirk Pitt a NUMA agent who happens to be on a marine expedition near by. Their lives are once again in jeopardy when smugglers with the intent of uncovering lost ancient Inca treasures discover them. Captured by a family syndicate dealing in stolen works of art, they are threatened with execution and find themselves in a vortex of corruption, betrayal and death. Whatever the situation and the odds.....will Pitt be able to save everyone?
This book is an excellent escape to the world of action and suspense. The plot and characters and the adventure are fantastic. Dirk Pitt is a great hero, very cool under pressure, tough, determined and resourceful. In Inca Gold you also find light romance, just enough of technical details to keep ones interest without slowing down the pace. I was again introduced to a bizarre and tantalizing tale with an interesting array of villains, undersea treasure hunts and historic mysteries. Clive Cussler has once again proved his talent as a storyteller in this book.
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read this book now!!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Inca Gold (Mass Market Paperback)
Inca Gold is an action book that is fiction but has some historically correct background facts. The story begins when a diving team of two gets stuck in a sinkhole. A distress signal is sent and Dirk Pitt and NUMA get the call. They go to the sinkhole in Peru where the divers and their team were working. Dirk Pitt and his best friends Giordano goes diving in after them. As they are resurfacing, a group of terrorists cut the rope and leave Pitt stranded. When he finally catches up to the terrorists, he saves everybody by hijacking the helicopter and bringing them back to the NUMA boat. They discover that there is a jade box that leads to Huascar's (an Inca King) treasure. They find the box and translate it very quickly. They search all of the possible target areas, but don't find anything. Then a diner owner tells them about an underground river. They figure out there is a possibility that the treasure will be right near the underground river. However, when they find it, they are told to leave it because the government wants to catch the terrorists. Will they follow the order that they were given? Read Inca Gold to find out.
I loved this book. It is one of the better books in the Dirk Pitt series. Clive Cussler is brilliant in his description. I like that he puts himself in the book as a small part. In this book, he is the diner owner. I also enjoy the action that he puts into his books and the fact that he leaves no part unfinished.
By Kevin
4.0 out of 5 stars Just suspend your disbelief and enjoy,
Erik1988 (Folsom, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Inca Gold (Mass Market Paperback)
STORY: As one editor put,"Dirk Pitt is back in fine form as he rescues two archaeologists from certain death in a Peruvian sinkhole. Before Pitt climbs out of the hole he runs afoul of the Solpemachace, a group of three brothers who steal and sell Indian artifacts. Pitt finds a rope sculpture, a quipu, that points the way to a huge Inca treasure. Meanwhile, the Solpemachace steal the Golden Body Suit of Tiapollo, which leads them to the same treasure inside a mountain in Baja, Mexico." The race for the treasure and the saving of lives are in Pitt's hands.
If I was comparing this to "real" literature this book would get rated very low. But thankfully this isn't my first endeavor into a Cussler book so I knew to suspend disbelief and enjoy it for what it is.
As with his other stories, the main character is never really in any danger because he is James Bond, Indiana Jones and The Terminator rolled into one. There is never any doubt that Dirk Pitt will pull off the impossible, which is what makes these stories fun. There is no time to intellecutalize events or think if they are possible or not, they are just there and the reader is along for the ride.
This is my third Cussler book and the reason why I had to knock it down a star is because I just happen to have the luck that the opening few scenes seem to mimic almost event-after-event what happens in another one of his books. The only difference were the characters and locations. That was disappointing, but I quickly got over it and enjoyed the ride.
I cannot comment in detail on Characterization or Plot line because the story is more like a fantasy than something that takes place in real life. In other words, if you've read Cussler before and enjoyed it you are sure to like this story. If this is your first attempt at Cussler, just go into it with the right attitude and you should have fun.
As compared to the other two books from Cussler that I've worked through, this one was the better of the three (Serpent and the other I can't remember the name).
Also, I didn't give it a higher rating because I listened to the audio book version and the reader seemed to not have a lot of life and emotion in his reading. He had great voices for characters, especially Pitt, but when there is an action scene his reading should have been more intense and faster paced in order to draw the listener into the scene more.
Otherwise, it was an enjoyable story.
3.0 out of 5 stars Indiana Jones meets NUMA; typical...,
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This review is from: Inca Gold (Mass Market Paperback)
As an avid adult section reader since the age of ten, I've met the good ones and the bad ones. Nothing inappropriate luckily, but the in-between are pretty common. Personally, I'd say this book is right up there on my top ten.
The plot is a simple and yet at the same time tangled one. Clive Cussler does a great job at weaving together past and present with an intriguing storyline that takes you on a wild, Dirk Pitt kind of ride.
The characters are simple and yet to a weak reader charming. Dirk Pitt is the suave, sexy, old just means experienced kinda guy. He may work for NUMA, but he might as well be James Bond. Every lady in the story either falls for him or vice versa, although this continuing theme makes the plot a little weary at times. The women are hard-headed, large-chested, sex-idol types, although Clive Cussler's idea of giving them justice is by making them a bit intelligent. Pathetic. Mix in the short, Italian, known-him-forever sidekick, a greedy,sophisticated, rich villian (or in this case family of villians), and you've got a Dirk Pitt to go.
I'd probably recommend this to anyone who just needs to mush their brain for a while after Old English or Beowulf. A good "breather" novel as I call them, it can give your tired mind a break either on a pool deck or in a blizzard.
5.0 out of 5 stars REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY ....... GOOD,
"seasonsosummer" (Honolulu, HI United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Inca Gold (Mass Market Paperback)
This book was totally cool. It was one of the first Dirk Pitt books that I have read and it REALLY got me hooked on the series. Every time I want a good book I automatically think Dirk Pitt. Some people don't like the political intrigue in these books but I think it is one of the most fascinating things about them. That Clive Cussler can master so many characters is amazing. That there is always a different, yet the same, plot around all of his books is stunning. I like the fact that all the stories open up to almost the same scenes. A visit to the past to get some background info and then a whole new cast that are swept into danger and then....... Dun Dun Dun Dun, Dirk Pitt to the rescue. Yayyyy![*] This leads of course to a little romance, as most of the people he rescues are female. Mostly though this book is good action/adventure. Another thing that I think is a definite pro is the fact that we get the villians side of the story too. You get to clearly understand what goes through the evil guy's head and what his motives are, ect., ect., ect. This book is definitely a worthwhile addition to any Dirk Pitt fans collection.
4.0 out of 5 stars Silly yet very entertaining,
This review is from: Inca Gold (Mass Market Paperback)
In the middle of the Peruvian Andes, adventurer Dirk Pitt rescues a group of academics that leads to a whirlwind adventure with Peruvian guerrillas and scheming villains in the Andean jungle and Mexico. Ultimately, there is a search for some lost legendary Incan treasure that pits the good guys with some real evil men.
Inca Gold is a run-of-the-mill silly adventure tale but still delivers an entertaining punch at all the right times. The tongue-in-cheek comments by the hero and the clichéd remarks by the villains all prove to provide the reader with a nice chuckle. There is enough local color and actual facts (the guerrilla army is an actual group in Peru) to keep the reader feeling as if they are there in the midst of the action. The occasional Inca history passages educate the reader enough to satisfy a superficial curiosity into that fascinating culture. The unfolding of the plot is nothing less than predictable but you will blitz through the story with a smirk all the way.
5.0 out of 5 stars Inca Gold is a Treasure!,
sandy807 "sandra807" (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Inca Gold (Mass Market Paperback)
I love stories that take me around the world to new and unusual locations, and to different periods of history. In this book, we begin with some mysterious strangers in 1532, on a journey along the coast of South America to hide their vast treasure from invaders. Then we move to 1578, when Sir Francis Drake captures Inca treasure, but a tidal wave washes it to shore where it settles deep into the jungle, hidden until the present time, when the treasure becomes the object of illegal dealers smuggling artifacts.
Enter our hero, Dirk Pitt, who stumbles across the path of these dangerous criminals just after he has saved a group of archaeologists from drowning while diving into the dark depths of an ancient sacrificial pool. From there, the excitement never stops!
In a contest with the smugglers, we plunge through the South American jungle, and journey north to American Indian territory in the southwest deserts of the United States. We get trapped underground, rushing through miles of a raging subterranean river, gasping for air with danger and death a constant threat! Dirk is challenged to bear up and hang on through incredible physical hardships. Realistically, no one could survive all these dangers and injuries, but miraculously, thanks to our ability to suspend belief, Dirk Pitt does, and we get to go on these wild adventures with him!
As an intelligent adult it's almost embarrassing to rate this a 5, seeing that so many other adult reviewers consider this book to be material for juveniles! So, please forgive my enchantment with this book...it was a crazy ride, and a great interlude in my normal diet of historical fiction.
4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not Pitt's greatest adventure...,
Jeff Edwards "RadioJeff" (Twin Falls, Idaho) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Inca Gold (Mass Market Paperback)
Let me first say that I am a die-hard Cussler fan. If his name is ON it, I'll BUY it, sight unseen, no problemo! I even wrote to Clive and he sent me a page of his hand-corrected manuscript for 'Inca Gold' which I treasure to this day, but let's be honest: this book, even though it's an amazing Pitt adventure, left me wanting a little more. I don't think I was ever able to put my finger on what exactly 'IT' was, but after reading a 2nd time, I felt the same way. I LOVED the beginning of 'Inca' and in particular Pitt's escape from the underground cavern, but there just seemed to be something missing. I'm sorry that I can't be more detailed than that. With that said, let me now tell you that even though something seemed to be missing, I STILL loved this story. I THINK my disappointment might have started back at the ending to 'Cyclops'. If you'll recall, at the end of that Pitt adventure, Dirk hints that one day he would search out the lost city of Gold in South America...well as you can now imagine, after seeing the title, 'Inca Gold' I felt that Clive had finally come around to Dirk going on that promised adventure. Of course this book isn't that at all. Either way a Dirk Pitt story is always jam-packed with supreme action on every page and a story that never once lag's or falls flat...'Inca Gold' is exactly that and more, a big, grand adventure told with gusto.
4.0 out of 5 stars Inca Gold,
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Inca Gold Clive Cussler Archway Paper Back 1998 Dirk Pitt is a man that loves action. He is an officer on a marine ship. His best friends, Al Giordino and Dirk, arrive in Mexico were they hear the legend of the INCA GOLD. They soon set out on the journey of their lives. As they walk into the terrain of Canyon Ometepec, they find a map that supposedly shows an underground river that will lead them to the gold. As they walk to the X, Dirk falls into a trench were he finds the river and what looks like a Viking ship. Al calls down to him Òare you OK!Ó ÒYesÓ he replies, come down hereÓ Al lowers a rope. ÒThis must be the river,Ó Dirk replies with an astonished look on his face. They walk over to the ship and set sail. About half a mile down the river the boat hits some rapids and is tossed about like a rag doll. Then it docks on shore. Al and Dirk climb off the ship then two criminals jump out from behind a rock, grab the map and run! Can Dirk get to them before they get to the gold? This was a great book and I would encourage any young reader who like action, suspense and mystery to read Clive Cussler�s Inca Gold. By Spencer
1.0 out of 5 stars Infantile and silly,
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I like action books. I am not averse to exaggerated plots and larger than life characters, as long as they are original and interesting, but Cussler has gone from bad to worse in this book where the characters and plot would be more at home in a comic book aimed at 12 year olds than in a novel for adults. Obviously Cussler knows something about the deeply unsatisfied adolescent that many adult males must carry around inside, because his books are popular with a lot of readers. I really don't get it, though. The plot is simplistic, the characters are two dimensional and the action is predictable. This stuff reminds me very much of the action serials that used to be shown in movie theatres between feature shows. These serials were composed of 15 minute episodes, each ending with impending doom for the main character, which, after the fact, he is shown to have easily avoided through either his own savy or lucky happenstance. The books is structured in a similar fashion, as though the reader won't realize soon that none of these crises really matter and that Dirk Pitt always transcends.
Also, these books speak to a lack of attention to language - both on the part of the author and his audience. No one speaks like this! How can people read it and not laugh out loud? No matter, the important point, obviously, is will Dirk Pitt get the treasure. The only difference from book to book is of what that 'treasure' consists. And, of course he will. Since we know that from the beginning, the only thing that could justify reading the book is if the way to the treasure was somehow really an interesting journey. But it isn't. It is all Warner Bros. back lot stuff and the joints that hold up the false fronts are always showing - if the reader is willing to look.
For adventure writing, give me Wilber Smith anyday. At least with him you don't automatically know in advance how (and what) the hero is going to do.
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Anthony de Mare is internationally recognized as one of the world's most versatile pianists, and one of its foremost champions of contemporary music. In the process, he has inspired the creation of dozens of new works by some of today's most distinguished artists.
"I Think About You" is the cabaret version of Anthony de Mare's latest initiative, "Liaisons: Re-Imagining Sondheim from the Piano." This weekend, July 18-19, 2014, during Bear Week 2014, will mark the premiere of "I Think About You," which is exclusively tailored for Provincetown audiences, directed by Jef Hall-Flavin. For tickets, visit The Art House website, or call 508-487-9222.
The show which includes exclusive new works from Steve Reich, Ricky Ian Gordon, Duncan Sheik, Nico Muhly, Jake Heggie, William Bolcom and more, bring the work of musical theater maestro Stephen Sondheim into the concert hall. De Mare will perform repertoire from Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, Follies, Company, Sunday in the Park with George and Into The Woods.
"Liaisons" is a landmark commissioning and concert project that perfectly expresses his vision to expand both the repertoire and the audience for contemporary music. As creator, performer and co-producer (with Rachel Colbert) of The Liaisons Project, de Mare has brought together many of today's most highly regarded emerging and established composers to create a solo piano piece based on a Sondheim.
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