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5.0 out of 5 stars Immense
The contents of this novel are well represented by that huge, misty landscape on the cover. Cold Mountain seems to come from another era, one where authors weren't forced into the straightjacket of pithy sentences and cheap wit; it's reminiscent of Twain or Robert Penn Warren, huge, sprawling and thoughtful; there's something almost miraculous about it.
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2.0 out of 5 stars This ain't Homer, but it ain't Bad
Cold Mountain is the kind of pleasant book which one should read if, or when, an easy moderately intelligent entertainment is desired. Charles Frazier's book is less like Homer and more like James Michener -- shorter, with fewer details, and brought up to current sensibilities. Ideally suited for making into a blockbuster movie. IMAGINE THAT!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Immense,
Henry Platte (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
The contents of this novel are well represented by that huge, misty landscape on the cover. Cold Mountain seems to come from another era, one where authors weren't forced into the straightjacket of pithy sentences and cheap wit; it's reminiscent of Twain or Robert Penn Warren, huge, sprawling and thoughtful; there's something almost miraculous about it.
Some people may have been dissapointed with the novel because it isn't really about two of the things that it was reported to be about. It isn't pedantic historic fiction, a la 'The Killer Angels,' and not meant to shed light on the Civil War as a histroical phenomenon. It also isn't much as a retelling of the Odyssey. The underlying theme - looking for home and encountering obstacles - is the same, and there may be some resemblances between the obstacles that Ulysses and Inman face, but the heritage isn't noteworthy in any way.
What Cold Mountain does have is an endless depth of innovation in theme and style and character. It manages somehow to shift from a rousing adventure story to a contented and charming chronicle of farm life, to an eerie, sort of Sartrean mediation on life and morality, to an exploration of Southern folklore and small personal history. You can feel the author's talent stretching the bounds of the subject matter sometimes. He wants and has the ability to write about everything, from the greatest person to the smallest, from a gruesome battle to dinner in an inn. It's so eclectic, even, that it begins to approach a fault, but Frazier ties things together nicely using the theme of the war. Early on, Robert E. Lee is criticized for his smug 'It's a good thing war is so terrible; otherwise we might grow to like it.' Inman reflects that for a man like Lee, noble and dramatic, war is really not terrible, and that he has no compunction about sending 'lesser' men to die. Later on, this malcious spirit of greatness takes form as General Teague, captain of the southern home defense force, a real Bond villian of a character. The first couple of times he appears, complete with sidekicks, hammy dialogue and gut-splattering violence, are so brilliantly calculated; later, when he tracks down and confronts Inman, it plays out in such an intriguingly symbolic way, bringing the novel to a satisfactory close. There's a point where, reflecting on the death of a scoundrel, Inman thinks something like: 'There was no sense of redemption or nobility about it...neither did it seem like a deserved or justified end. It had simply happened,' and that seems to be the theme. Cold Mountain tries to encompass almost everything in life, and succeeds more than you would think possible.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A PERFECT READING,
Gail Cooke (TX, USA) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: Cold Mountain (Audio CD)
One would be hard pressed to think of any words of praise that have not already been heaped upon Charles Frazier's Civil War masterpiece "Cold Mountain." Winner of the National Book Award, it has been called "Magnificent," "Impressive and enthralling," "Magnetic." These views were shared by millions of readers who bought the book and eagerly shared it with friends.
Fortunately, my task is not to amplify the accolades that "Cold Mountain" has already received but to focus on the unabridged audio version read by the author. Many have called Mr. Frazier a born storyteller, that appellation proves true in his sometimes intense, always understanding reading.
Born in Asheville, North Carolina, he brings appropriate voice to the saga of Inman, a wounded Confederate soldier who leaves his regiment to begin a trek home to Ada, the woman he loves, and a farm on Cold Mountain.
Set against a backdrop of the last days of the Civil War and the changes that will bring much drama is found in the people Inman meets along the way and in his relationship to the ravaged land he encounters.
The recent release of "Cold Mountain" as a major motion picture starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, and Renee Zellweger will undoubtedly win this popular novel countless new fans.
Yet a very special pleasure is to be found in listening to the story read by its author. Mr. Frazier has said in an interview that Inman is based upon his great great uncle and his great grandfather, both of whom were soldiers in the Civil War. In effect, this is a family story beautifully imagined and related.
Charles Frazier is the one man who could write it; he is the one man to give it voice.
- Gail Cooke
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent first book for a new author.,
D S H (Upstate New York, United States) - See all my reviews
I had been skeptical of this book for quite awhile. I've owned it since 1999, but hadn't gotten around to reading it until just recently. I suppose being skeptical added to the procrastination.
Boy, am I glad I finally read it. Frazier has put a lot of time and effort into this book, and it shows. He has a very unique style of writing (such his way of writing when a character speaks). Although many of us may not write like Frazier nor have a desire to, it is great to open ourselves up to a different style of writing. Lots of thought is put into every idea in the book. There are many unexpected twists.
Although this wasn't a story which I would normally be ecstatic about, it was definitely a good one. One of the few 'war' books I've actually lost myself in. Frazier's writing is very intriguing and definitely something to experience. It's also the kind of story that doesn't need to be read very quickly and in a short amount of time. Feel free to span this book over a month or more, gives you more time to think about everything in it.
2.0 out of 5 stars This ain't Homer, but it ain't Bad,
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Cold Mountain is the kind of pleasant book which one should read if, or when, an easy moderately intelligent entertainment is desired. Charles Frazier's book is less like Homer and more like James Michener -- shorter, with fewer details, and brought up to current sensibilities. Ideally suited for making into a blockbuster movie. IMAGINE THAT!
Written in a slightly elegant, almost poetic tone, the book is not really a story so much as a collection of small vignettes. It has been said that the book is "based on local history and family stories passed down by the author's great great grandfather."
These stories are tenuously connected to a homeward bound Civil War journey made by a Confederate deserter named Inman. The events along the way are mostly dangerous and are more or less interesting with an air of factuality about them. While Inman is having his encounters, his love object, Ada (whom he met about three weeks before going off to war) remains at home on her inherited farm learning to, well, farm; since her preacher father had taught her nothing about crops or animals before he died. Ada is taught farming by her friend Ruby, a forceful and very practical hillbilly. Unlike Inman, Ada changes and grows during the book. Also unlike Inman she never actually faces any real danger. Sure, initially she does not know how to cook or farm, but the food is there to be had. Ada just does not know what to do with it, and would prefer to read books anyway. So, Ruby is quite handy.
Cold Mountain seems almost designed to be inoffensive. So much so, that I wondered if the author was intentionally being "politically correct." All of the bad guys are, in fact, guys -- white guys. Making sure to be fair, some of the bad men are Rebels, others are Yankees. This book is unlikely to be banned anywhere outside of Mecca (oops, maybe I shouldn't have said that!) The violence is not graphic, although there is plenty. Sex is pretty near non-existent and won't even make a twelve year old blush.
The plot is simple. The main characters are not the least bit complex (although a couple of the minor, passing, characters were very interesting. I loved the goat woman!). But predictability is a big problem. I was never surprised. At least a dozen times I knew what was going to happen next. This was especially disappointing in the climax, which I accurately predicted after the first page of the climactic chapter. The ending was something of a mess. Maybe the author was about to miss his deadline or something. The last half dozen pages were the only part that I had to re-read, because the events were not clear.
COLD MOUNTAIN would seem to be an anti-war book. Inman is a deserter because he is sick of war, and thinks it pointless. Yet he kills several people on his way back home. At least one of those killings was purely for revenge. So, apparently he is not a pacifist. But one cannot be sure of anything about this man, because the author provides us very little psychological insight -- and no depth of character, for Inman, or anybody else.
Nonetheless, Cold Mountain is pleasant to read. I have seen a recommendation that the book should be read only one chapter at a time. That way the reader can savor each of Inman's adventures one at a time. Also, concentrate on the author's descriptions of the flora and fauna of North Carolina. He seems to know of what he writes. His knowledge of Civil War history seems similarly solid. (I verified three or four issues, and he was historically accurate in each instance.)
But, don't expect a love story; don't expect surprises, don't expect a happy ending, and don't expect a meditation on the human condition. This book is more entertainment than art. Despite what you might hear, Cold Mountain is not worthy of comparison to Homer's Odyssey.
For those who care about such things, the movie does a pretty good job of being faithful to the book's story line. Of course, the typical liberties were taken - books and movies just aren't the same. More sex is in the movie than in the book (Hollywood is like that, ain't it?)
4.0 out of 5 stars Anti-war Odyssey,
By A Customer
This book is inherently anti-war, en suite to Homer's second epic, The Odyssey, which tells how a soldier (victorious unlike his Civil War counterpart Inman) longs for peace and home after killing for nine years (The first epic, The Iliad). And to acknowledge another reviewer's unqualified remarks classifying the novel as anti-male, I'll expand this thought. I cannot understand how (in the CM scene, which echoes Odysseus' death by the hands of his son Telegonus) shooting a teenage boy would be a mark of manliness, as this review implies. Is it manly to kill? I can think of several famous female killers. That he doesn't kill the boy is consistent with Inman's disgust with senseless violence. A young boy is not a worthy opponent in Inman's estimation - again, a patently anti-war message. That the book is pro-women does not prove it must be anti-male, either. I am impressed that Frazier has successfully addressed the effects of war on the victims who suffer away from the battlefields, and I think this is why he focuses on Ada's life where she must learn to survive without a man because she will eventually lose hers (unlike her Ithacan counterpart Penelope, who ends up remarrying). This said, Cold Mountain is a worthy addition to any one's personal library. I carry graduate degrees in history, philosophy, and literature - and I cannot think of a better mix of these studies within any other book of American contemporary fiction.
5.0 out of 5 stars Maybe better to hear than to read?,
Mr. Gone "ets" (New York,. NY United States) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: Cold Mountain (Audio Cassette)
I have been listening to the audible.com downloaded version of this book, which is an unabridged reading by the author. Though I have not read the book, only listened, I have a sense that the recording adds qualities to the experience. The author unerringly captures the melancholy, bleak, and poetic quality of his own prose. He has a soft southern accent which suits the tale, and a resigned tone that perfectly fits the narrative. As they say in the movie blurbs "Paul Frazier *is* Inman."
The book has a symbolic quality, all of the hellish experiences of the trek back to Cold Mountain remind me of Pilgrims Progress. Every encounter is both itself and an allegory of life, and every character is both himself and an emblem. This is so hard to do well, and so gracefully done in Cold Mountain, that I am just stunned at Frazier's skill.
This is a great recording of what sounds like a great book. I think there is a good chance that I would not have responded so positively to the book alone, so I highly recommend the recording.
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent...and disappointing,
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Charles Frazier's first novel is literally gorgeous. His story of two separated and uncertain southern lovers and their survival and personal growth during the lean Civil War years is excellent, but what really makes this book so great is its imagery. Frazier paints Ada and Inman's mountain territory with a loving and detailed hand, so well-drawn that ALL your senses are engaged throughout the novel.
Yet this is no Conrad-style monotonously descriptive work. Against the living tapestry of the mountains, the main story of Ada and Inman (the lovers) and the people they meet along their journeys is drawn with equal skill, and the book is truly a difficult one to put down. It explores the range of human emotion, tying that in with the themes and seasons of the natural world; both of those things are a constant presence in the story.
The disappointment comes at the end, which I will not reveal. Suffice it to say that it is probably part of what makes the book (and the movie) such powerful potential award-winners, but I did not care for it, and it decreased my enjoyment of a book otherwise well-worth savoring on long afternoons from your front porch.
4.0 out of 5 stars A profile in courage,
Chris Salzer (Gainesville, GA United States) - See all my reviews
First off, I must admit that Cold Mountain is not for everybody. I was not quite sure as to what exact dynamic to expect when undertaking Cold Mountain. Cold Mountain is by no means a war book. Nor is it, however, a romance novel - by any stretch. It is, as most great works are, difficult to categorize. Due to its unique writing style it, invariably, breaks the mold of your typical war or love drama genre. For those Civil War buffs looking for bloody detail into the battle of Fredricksburg or insight into the life of a soldier, look elsewhere. For those looking for love and romance, look elsewhwere as well.
For those, however, looking for an extraordinarily well-crafted work of ingenuity and originality, look here. The book, while slow developing, gathers intrigue & momentum as it progresses through the weaving and meandering tale of Cold Mountain residents Ada, Inman, Ruby, and their many encounters with a rather eclectic, if not downtrodden, group of individuals. Although morose and macabre at times with its themes of death and despondency in the present interspersed with hopeful peace and love on the horizon, Cold Mountain remains profound and luminous throughout - not unlike the central characters.
Fittingly, while the South is on the proverbial cusp of the most vastly transformational epoch in its history, Ada, Inman, and Ruby undergo similarly arduous travails while overcoming immeasurable adversity - in what amounts to their very own transformation - each one singular in its own regard. Cold Mountain, much like Ada, Inman, & Ruby, proves itself a true profile in courage, resilience, and perseverance.
"To Ada, though, it seemed akin to miracle that Stobrod, of all people, should offer himself up as proof positive that no matter what a waste one has made of one's life, it is ever possible to find some path to redemption, however partial."
1.0 out of 5 stars Brutality Without Redemption,
Karen in TC "kmccarthy41" (Traverse City, MI United States) - See all my reviews
What a brutal novel! I have never cared less about two characters in fiction. The fact that one protagonist, Inman, displays moments of poetic philosophical thought, and even tenderness and helpfulness, does not redeem his base nature. He is a thug. I suspect that the author was imagining that Inman's journey home from a Civil War hospital to Cold Mountain could be likened to an American Odyssey. However, unlike Ulysses, Inman does not expand in heart or soul during his journey, and the world at large gains little by his presence, except for a couple of instances when his violence benefitted those he deemed worthy of his help. Ada, the other protagonist, at least fared better than Penelope. Rather than sitting at home weaving and fending off suitors, she rises above her delicate upbringing and learns how to take care of herself and her farm, only because of the knowledgeable caring of the hardscrabble Ruby. I forced myself to march through this gruesome book, hoping that there would be redemption at the end, but what redemption I found was thin and unsatisfying.
3.0 out of 5 stars A Dark And Gloomy Tale Of Civil War South,
Michael W. Kennedy "insane book lover" (Dallas, TX United States) - See all my reviews
It took me several attempts before I could finally get into this novel because it starts out so slowly. The story of a deserter who struggles to return home to his sweetheart, waiting for him back at Cold Mountain and who is going through her own trials, is dark and gloomy; there is little joy in this tale. On the plus side, Charles Frazier, the author, has a real affinity for Civil War era rural South and uses language well to give the reader the feel of what life was like then. However, while undoubtedly there was much hardship, somehow COLD MOUNTAIN seems an unbalanced representation, both historically and emotionally, of those times. The writing style tends to call attention to itself and there is the annoying absence of quotes for dialogue, but altogether I have to admit I found the writing powerful and sometimes quite beautiful. This is a literate novel and a flaw is that it is too obviously intended to be literate. It seems to have sold well but it is not written as a popular novel; it reads more like something we were assigned to read in sophomore English Lit. If Frazier would try writing for the general reader and not try so hard to impress his university friends, he could write a hell of a good novel. Meanwhile, for a great book on the Civil War, one that is very readable and entertains the reader as well as being good literature, try KILLER ANGELS by Michael Shaara.
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THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.
Q. In the second half, you didn't exactly shoot lights out, but you made a few shots.
COACH CALIPARI: We shot 32% for the game and won. I'm happy. We're still not all the way back. Guys were really tentative. James Young, 1 for 11. Aaron (Harrison) was 1 for 6 from the three. We had open looks and passed on open looks.
Look, this is a young team. They got a little rattled. An overtime loss, go to South Carolina, had what happened there. They're a little rattled, but they're fine. They're fine. They're having a ball.
Q. With James Young's poor shooting night, do you want him to keep shooting?
COACH CALIPARI: I just said, 'You're not going to shoot open shots, you got to come out.' Now you're playing four against five.
He and Aaron both had open shots. You got to shoot it. You got to be confident. You don't have to shoot a three, step in. You don't even have to bounce it, just don't stand out wide.
We did some things in the second half to get the ball to the baseline. I thought we did a better job of that. But we still missed every open play.
I thought Dakari (Johnson) was outstanding. Willie (Cauley-Stein) did a pretty good job defensively. But Dakari did some great stuff to get baskets for us when we needed it.
Then as bad as James shot it, he makes a 3 that matters and three free throws that matter. That was big. That was big. We could have lost the game.
Like I said, Alex (Poythress) didn't play as well as he's been playing. I'm so happy for Jon Hood and Jarrod Polson. Both of them scored. Jon scored two 3s. One they waved off.
Q. Cal, there was a play where Dakari hit a shot, you gave Jon Hood a high five.
COACH CALIPARI: Jon Hood said, 'Coach, I'm telling you, the lob is there.' We were in the huddle. Hoody is telling us that lob is there. That's why I walked down. He said it in the huddle.
Q. You talked a little bit about it on the radio last night. How much is your hip bothering you this season?
COACH CALIPARI: It's been bothering me. But I got no excuse. I'm just a negative guy (laughter).
Q. Are you on pain medication right now (laughter)?
COACH CALIPARI: Oh, my goodness (laughter).
I'm going to say this: If Alan (Cutler) chased me, he could catch me.
Q. Has that been a rough thing, though, to deal with in season?
COACH CALIPARI: Yeah, but c'mon. I mean, I got a massage today. We're winding it down. I'm fine. I did take some painkillers. I don't take aspirin, drugs, nothing. Never smoked. I'm like ridiculous. But I took four straight days of pain pills so I could sleep. I said, 'I'm not doing it. I stopped.'
I'm fine. Look, I'm old. I used to be young. I'm old. I'm going to have to have my hip replaced. I don't know.
Q. When you said the players are fine, they're having fun. Watching them, it doesn't always look that way.
COACH CALIPARI: Let me say this. I said this the other day. You remember when John Wall came in and said, 'I'm not having any fun.' It really got rough. He wasn't playing as well. They were playing a way to make the game tougher for him.
That's part of being here. Then it's highlighted here because of all the glow, the other stuff, a hundred cameras, all that.
But there's no better place to coach or play than here. I just keep telling them, 'You have to have more fun than the other team. You have to.' If we lose, I've said this for five years, who is taking responsibility? I will take responsibility. If we win, they get all the glory. So play. If we lost today, I was going to say it was me again.
I'm so mean, I didn't kiss them enough. I tried to kiss the kid on the mouth. He wouldn't take it. I would have taken responsibility. Just play.
You know, the other thing is to tell them that we're here and we're all in this together for them. But they're young. I mean, I don't read it and hear it, but I imagine they may. I have five filters before it gets to me. Any tweets, Facebook, articles written, it will go through five people before I read it, which means I don't read it.
You know what, I read stuff about me sometimes. I imagine they're reading stuff about them. Got to deal with it.
The biggest thing, today was a little bit better. When adversity hits, we have not responded here with this group. Instead of coming together when it hits, they go apart.
Now, the other side of it is when we get down 12 or 15, what happens? They fight and claw and get back in the game. So my thing is, play that way the whole time. Play like you're down 15.
That was a tough zone for us to go against, too, by the way. It's a different kind of zone. It's a 1-1-3 zone. That middleman clogs. You don't get as much drive. You have to throw it to the baseline, which we started doing. It's a different kind of zone.
Again, we got a bunch of young guys out there, talking them through stuff.
Let me just say, you shoot 32% and win, you're really happy as a coach. You're happy.
Q. There was a stretch in the second half you were getting after it. Andrew (Harrison) dove on the floor.
COACH CALIPARI: We're getting there.
Q. How much of that happens only when shots fall?
COACH CALIPARI: That's the young guys. That's what we're trying to battle a little bit. Like I said, at the end of the day, you and I know we just had to win this game. Didn't matter the score. Could have been a half-court bank shot. We have to keep building.
We have a day off tomorrow, two days, a noon game down in Florida. Absolute war. It will be a hard game for us. But it's a great game for us. It's exactly what this team needs.
Q. Talking about that Florida game, there's so many storylines you can look with them trying to go 18-0. What are you going to zone in on for that game?
COACH CALIPARI: Haven't even thought about it.
Q. Like you are playing with house money?
COACH CALIPARI: Haven't thought about it. I'm trying to figure out if I'm coming back next year or not (laughter).
I didn't do a press conference. I didn't have anything to say. Couldn't talk about the officials, and I couldn't talk about the last 10 minutes, I wasn't there. I didn't do it. All of a sudden it's like people are going nuts, losing their minds.
Q. What is the mark that Jarrod and Jon left on this program?
COACH CALIPARI: Well, they're two of the most loved players, maybe other than Darius (Miller), that I've coached here. But they're right there with him.
They're both going to have great careers because of what they've done here. Both of them already have companies that have called them about, Hey, what are you doing after you're done playing? They both have grown as young men. Jon Hood especially.
I mean, this kid, I'd like to be around him all day. Those first two years were so hard and so tough on him. It's like he said at the end of last year, I hated everybody. I hated you, coach. Now I have fun every day. I want to be coached. I'm better. I'm the best I've ever been as a player.
He's played with more NBA players than any other player in history. He played with more in his time here.
Both of them have benefited. We both benefited by having them here.
Q. You said you have five filters before anything gets to you. How did it get to you about there was some talk about you not coming in back?
COACH CALIPARI: When I went in the office, my secretary asked me, Are you not coming back next year? She said it was on Around the Horn, it was on First Take and they're doing a 30 for 30 movie on it. Really? Then Dan Patrick talked about it, Andy Katz already has my replacement.
Because I didn't do a post-game interview? Wow! We're not the most overanalyzed program in the country. I was wrong when I said that.
Q. You are coming back?
COACH CALIPARI: I hope. If I get through the hip surgery.
Again, guys, understand, tough for these kids what we've been through. But they hung tough and did it. Even now you got a couple guys that you could see were still not through the dregs of what we went through. But we win, we move on, we see what happens from here.
Thank you.
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Saturday marks one year since Joshua Parrott, then 22, was reported missing from his home in Vidor.
Parrott was last seen on video footage at a business on Orange Street around 3 p.m., May 28, 2010. His car was later found at the intersection of Orange Street and Sergeant Street.
Officers have identified all but three people in the video and hope to soon identify and interview the remaining three, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
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I don't buy into the "it's too subjective" rhetoric. If you have a good grasp of a game, and of what other games and especially other games within the genre deliver, then you can slap a grade on it. The grade is always optional - if there's a 2-4 page review that doesn't align with the score in your opinion, go with the written word.
It only gets ugly/ murky when other people try to pick apart your scoring; because they don't know half the things that make you like/ dislike the game that weren't put into writing.
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New Aeon Awakening is meant to be a repository of information, tools, and technology to help the spiritual seeker advance to spiritual awakening or ascension. The "New Aeon" refers to the Aeon of Horus which is believed to be a time of self-realization, personal growth, discovery of one's own True Will, and a time of plentiful interest in all things spiritual. Horus, in his newest form, symbolized by the child, is the dominant spirit and archetype for this Aeon. Crowley wrote of the Aeon of Horus,
". . .the crowned and conquering child, who dieth not, nor is reborn, but goeth radiant ever upon His Way. Even so goeth the Sun: for as it is now known that night is but the shadow of the Earth, so Death is but the shadow of the Body, that veileth his Light from its bearer." (Heart of the Master)
What this means is that the motivating force, spirit, or zeitgeist of this Aeon is one of play. "[This] Aeon is a child at play with colored balls." The barriers to our True Will have been removed; the veils to our True Potential have been lifted. Knowing full well where we have come from, a history of darkness and violence, we have lovingly conquered and transcended the domineering forces that once held us captive and blindfolded, and it is time for us to reclaim our birthright as wise children, playing in love and joy and beatific creative expression.
New Aeon Awakening is a referendum of experience and knowledge for you and anyone else on a spiritual path. Many subjects are covered in an attempt to give the seeker all the tools he or she needs to re-enlighten. Enlightenment and understanding are your birthrights; spiritual and creative fulfillment are your birthrights. Some of the tools and methods discussed are Neidan (Taoist Alchemy), Reiki, Deeksha, Aka Dua and all types of energy healing, magic (which is energy directed by your Will), manifestation, the Languages of Light, mantra chanting, work with symbols (sigilization), breath work, and the redirection of sexual energy for bodily purification and spiritual re-awakening.
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When New Jersey applied to the federal government for a waiver from the No Child Left Behind law, Gov. Chris Christie used the opportunity to tout elements of his education reform agenda that had been languishing in the state legislature for months.
"For a new accountability system to be effective and successful in benefitting children, we must have all of the tools that are provided for in this legislation," the Republican governor said in a statement released Nov. 16. "It's time for the New Jersey legislature to step up with my administration, President Barack Obama, (Education) Secretary (Arne) Duncan and a national, bipartisan movement to act boldly and give every child the education they deserve."
The legislation Christie was referring to includes several bills. One would tie decisions about teacher tenure and pay to student performance on standardized tests. Others would authorize more charter schools and allow the state's lowest-performing schools to convert into charters.
New Jersey is among 11 states that recently applied for a waiver from the nearly 10-year-old federal education law. An additional 28 say they plan to apply for waivers in a second round next year. If approved by the U.S. Department of Education, those states will be exempt from some requirements of No Child Left Behind. Most notably, they would be relieved from having to show all students achieving proficiency in reading and math by the 2013-14 school year.


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No one is born a star. Even if someone is born with a killer voice, they still have to toil away for years. They've got to hone their chops and await their big break. Thankfully, obscurity doesn't mean the same thing as invisibility. The 10 stars on our list all have early moments caught online that they might not want us to see now.
Nevertheless, we think it's important to remember that Lady Gaga used to perform at New York open mics in simple cotton dresses, or that Kanye West once toiled in the studio trying to impress Jay-Z, or that Ed Sheeran gleefully stuffed marshmallows into his mouth for no good reason at all.
1) Lady Gaga
Whether or not you think what she does is art, one thing's for sure: Lady Gaga, aka Stefani Germanotta, works her buns off in the name of pop music.
Even before she was steaming up the stage as Lady Gaga, she was hitting open mics all over New York City performing her songs and perfecting her sound. Many of Gaga's early performances have been shared, but this performance of "Fever" in 2006 might be the most noteworthy if only because years later the song became an Adam Lambert single. Check out Adam's performance of it in 2010 and note the differences:


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Episode PremiereMay 12, 2009
Show Period2008 - 2013
Production CompanyCBS
Cast and Crew
DirectorNick Marck
ScreenwriterGayle Abrams, Jennie Snyder
Main Cast
- Shenae Grimes as Annie Wilson
- Tristan Wilds as Dixon Wilson
- Jessica Stroup as Erin Silver
- AnnaLynne McCord as Naomi Clark
- Dustin Milligan as Ethan Ward
- Michael Steger
- Jessica Lowndes as Adrianna Tate-Duncan
- Matt Lanter as Liam Court
- Gillian Zinser
- Ryan Eggold
- Lori Loughlin as Debbie Wilson
- Rob Estes
- Jessica Walter
- Jessica Parker Kennedy
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- Sara Foster as Jen Clark
- Chuck Carter
- Adam Gregory
West Bev's Hollywood-themed prom is full of surprises, but first Harry (Rob Estes) warns his students that any non-school sponsored parties after the prom will be met with serious consequences. Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord) learns that Jen (guest star Sara Foster, "CSI") has maxed out her credit card to furnish their new home, but soon forgets her problems when Liam (Matt Lanter) asks her to the prom. Meanwhile, Liam continues to count down the moments until Annie (Shenae Grimes) shows her true colors, but to prove him wrong, she accepts theater-geek Charlie's (guest star Chuck Carter, "The Big Bang Theory") invitation to the dance. Kelly (Jennie Garth) attempts to warn Ryan (Ryan Eggold) about Jen's devious personality, which he interprets as Kellys jealousy. Navid (Michael Steger) confronts Ty (guest star Adam Gregory) during a fight about abandoning his soon-to-be child with Adrianna (Jessica Lowndes), but rushes to Adrianna's side when she goes into labor. Dixon (Tristan Wilds) is surprised to learn he's nominated for Prom King, and Silver (Jessica Stroup) is even more surprised when she has the opportunity to speak her mind in front of her peers.


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Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari will be out of action for the next six months after undergoing surgery on a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.
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Muntari "underwent surgery for the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
"The recovery time is around five to six months, excluding complications."
The midfielder had arrived on loan from Inter in January and made a good impression on the other side of the San Siro divide, scoring three goals in 13 Serie A games.
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The needs and progression of older women in the workforce is a topic which has perhaps received too little attention from the business community in recent years. However, with an ageing population, a multi-generational workforce to manage and an increasing body of research which suggests the disparities of gender equality become exaggerated with age, it is important for employers to develop a clear understanding of the issues associated with advancing older women in our workplaces. With 2012 designated the European Year of Active Ageing, Opportunity Now hope this Food For Thought fact sheet will provide a timely briefing on the context and challenges behind maximising the potential of older women and provide some pragmatic actions which employers should consider.
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I expect that many of you are aware of the global economic situation. Developed economies around the world are reeling. Food prices around the globe have skyrocketed. Businesses are struggling.
Non-profits are laying people off, cutting back programs and scrambling for donations. The world seems dark.
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Master of the House of Darts, by Aliette de Bodard
"Like the previous books, the third in the Obsidian and Blood series abounds with suspects and red herrings. It's a twisty and colourful tale filled with strange gods who demand sacrifices and pain for the least favour." – WarpCore SF
The year is Three Rabbit, and the storm is coming…
The coronation war for the new Emperor has just ended in a failure, the armies retreating with a mere forty prisoners of war – not near enough sacrifices to ensure the favour of the gods.
When one of those prisoners of war dies of a magical illness, Acatl, High Priest for the Dead, is summoned to investigate.
File Under: Fantasy [ Magical Murder | Aztec Mystery | Human Sacrifice | The Gods Walk ]
Cover Art: Spring London
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The Third Book in the Obsidian and Blood Series
UK Print
Date: 3rd November 2011
Format: Small (A-Format) Paperback
North American Print
Date: 25th October 2011
Format: Small (Mass-Market) Paperback
Date: 25th October 2011
Format: Epub & Mobi
Other Books in This Series:
1. Servant of the Underworld (UK: Jan 2010 | US: Nov 2010)
2. Harbinger of the Storm (UK: Jan 2011 | US: Feb 2011)
O. Obsidian and Blood (omnibus) (World: Jul 2012)
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"A vivid portrayal of an interesting culture in a truly fresh fantasy novel."
– Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling co-author of The Winds of Dune
"A gripping mystery steeped in blood and ancient Aztec magic. I was enthralled."
– Sean Williams, author of the Fixers and Troubletwisters series
"The world-building is exquisite and we *believe* we are transported to the 15th century Tenotichtlan and together with the superb voice they formed the main reason I enjoyed this book so much… Highly recommended… Ms. de Bodard is a writer to watch."
– Fantasy Book Critic
"Part murder mystery, part well-researched historical novel and part fantasy… The fantasy element blends neatly with the other parts. 4****"
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I have been to Pappardella numerous times and have always had a good dining experience. I have had fish on a few occasions, and my boyfriend has had steak, and we always wish that we had just ordered the pasta. The pasta is delicious and the best value on the menu. The other options (fish, meat, etc) are decent, but overpriced for the quality. It's always crowded, so reserve a table or expect a wait. Enjoy!
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A friend and I went here the other night after a show. The place was cute and had nice, friendly decor. The food started out OK with an excellent cucumber soup. The main entrees were poor, though. My Gnocchi was swimming in tomato sauce. I had to wade through the sauce to find a piece. After asking my friend how he preferred his Veal (who asks that?) he was brought a piece of meat with a lot of fat. Whether it was even Veal, is questionable. The service was also lame. They never asked us how we were. This restaurant is geared towards tourists who do not know much about food or will only be stopping by once.
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We have been visiting this UWS gem religiously for the last 2 years and have always left smiling. They treat us like family and when I look around I see that that is how they treat everyone...which is rare things these days. On top of it all the menu is was plenty of depth and the food never dissappoints. Go for the food and stay for the service...
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This is a fabulous place...everyone loved their food, the service was great, fairly roomy dining room for new york. I will most definitely be back many times!
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My husband and I have been coming here for years. The food is consistently good and the atmosphere is really nice. Love the exposed brick walls and dim lighting. It's elegantly casual. The staff is very friendly and definitely appreciate their "regular" customers. Highly recommend all of the pasta dishes and the chicken parmesan!
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The wait staff is friendly, although not always the fastest. The food is quite good. The atmosphere is very pleasant.
Posted by Lauren on 09/08/2005
I love to dine here, every time the food is excellent and tasty. Their wine list is paired excellently to the foods on the menu. Good for a snack, too; they have great appetizers. Service leaves a bit to be desired, I think they're understaffed sometimes. But the atmosphere is great---eat outside and it's breezy, eat inside and it's cozy. I love this place!


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There are very few certainties in politics, but the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act, the controversial health care law colloquially referred to as "Obamacare," resulted in one of those rare sure things: It assured that the debate surrounding the law will rage on for the foreseeable future.
Almost immediately after the Supreme Court announced its ruling, Mitt Romney vowed to repeal the law if elected in the fall. Republicans in the House and Senate got a new talking point -- Republican control of both chambers will greatly improve their ability to facilitate this repeal.
And several Republican governors, including Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and Scott Walker of Wisconsin, said that they would wait until November to take any sort of action to begin actually to implement the law.
Democrats need to maintain control in only one of the following three places -- the White House, the Senate, or the House of Representatives -- to, at the very least, seriously hinder Republicans' ability to repeal the law entirely. If Romney is elected president, there are a handful of legal options he can take unilaterally, without the help of Congress, to go after the law, but he'll be greatly limited. And Republicans will face a time crunch, given that the law will take full effect in 2014.
If the Affordable Care Act continues to be the law of the land, however, state governors will have the job of implementing several requirements outlined by the reform. For example, under the law, each state is required to set up state exchanges where residents can, if they choose, select a healthcare plan (residents can also go through employer if that is an option for them). The exchanges do not need to be up and running until 2014, but states are required to demonstrate by Jan. 1, 2013, that their exchanges are in progress, and will be operational by the 2014 deadline. If they fall behind, the Department of Health and Human Services would then come in and set up the exchanges.
"If the state decides not to establish an exchange, then the federal government establishes the exchange for them. So it's kind of a pick-your-poison scenario, if you will," said Renee M. Landers, a professor of law at Suffolk University Law School in Boston. Presumably, governors who are resistant to setting up exchanges would be more resistant to the federal government establishing the exchanges for them.


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4.0 out of 5 stars Classic science-fiction short stories.,
James Yanni (Bellefontaine Neighbors, Mo. USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stainless Steel Visions (Mass Market Paperback)
This is a collection of science fiction shorts from Harry Harrison, the creator of The Stainless Steel Rat and Bill The Galactic Hero; 13 of what he considers to be his best. (The rear cover blurb claims 14, but either they can't count, or I can't.)
These are the kind of science fiction short stories that got me interested in the genre, over twenty years ago when I was a kid. Some of them have aged better than others; I find myself shaking my head at some of the stock plots and characters. And some of the ideas that are addressed seem a bit dated, 25 years later. But all of them DO address ideas, ideas that were fascinating to a 14 year old 25 years ago, and would probably be fascinating to one today. Some of them, of course, are fascinating to a 41 year old today.
If you're a fan of old-fashioned science fiction, you'll love this book. If you're not, but are curious about what kind of stories cause those who are to be so, this book is for you. And if you're an inquisitive youngster who HASN'T read a lot of science fiction, this book is perfect for you. But if you've read a lot of classic science fiction, and have gotten a bit jaded, you may find this book a bit too reminiscent of an old copy of Analog magazine.
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Stainless Steel Visions by Harry Harrison (Hardcover - March 4 1993)
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It was late in the evening when Mack Brazel first saw the object. The sun had just sunk behind the horizon and he was just about to pack up and head home for the day. Work on old man Fosters place had gone slower than it should have and they were all having to put in extra overtime to make up for it.
The other ranch hands as well as his son had already taken off in the other pick-up truck and he was the only one still there. Rather than take off in his truck he decided to stay another twenty minutes or so and watch the sun go down behind the scrubby brush and tall Saguaro cacti. Out here in the desert, on a good clear night like this was, you could see a bright sprinkling of a million stars overhead. It was a sight to see, sure enough. He stretched his back, and paused a moment to gaze up at the broad misty band of the Milky Way. The night air was cool on his cheeks.
Then he looked again and frowned in puzzlement. One star in particular seemed brighter than the others. He did not seem to remember seeing it before. Even in these few seconds it seemed like it had grown brighter.
Slowly, it started to move. It drifted with dreamlike slowness across a field of stars. Was it some sort of aircraft? The war had only been over for two years. It was said that the airfield to the north had some mighty weird stuff in it they had brought back from Europe. Someone told him they had been outside another base one day, when he saw what looked for all the world like a giant cigar go straight up and vanish into the sky, flames coming out the bottom of it. Maybe this was something like that, one of them new-fangled jets maybe. It seemed to get brighter still, and larger. He could swear for a second that it was coming right toward him. Then it stopped, and doubled back on itself and went back the way it had come in a way no aircraft should have been able to, jet or no. He did not like the look of this at all. Then it elongated itself into a long horizontal shape, like a disc seen edge-on, with some sort of bulge at the leading edge. Then it stopped again. Something seemed to disturb it, for it dipped downward and began to descend rapidly at a steep angle, convulsing weirdly along its length as it did so. Then it disappeared behind the distant Saguaro. There was the sound of a distant crump as it impacted the desert floor.
Almost immediately he got back in the truck and started it up, and pointed it to where he thought it had come down. It didn't seem like it was that far away. The desert at night is very dark; there was little or nothing to guide his way beyond the small oval of light offered by the trucks headlamps. He could only make a best guess estimate and hope he wasn't too far off. He stopped the truck and killed the lights. He waited a minute or so to let his eyes adjust to the dark and got out slowly. He hoped there weren't any tarantulas around here to crawl up the warm tires and get inside the axles. He went round to the back of the pickup truck to retrieve the battered old metal torch. He trained it all around, lighting up the tops of the scrub.
There. Something in the middle distance. It looked like a giant tarpaulin draped right over the tallest of the Saguaro. In the sharp torch beam it shone weirdly, like metallic or something. Some sort of parachute? There were no ropes or cables in evidence. He followed it with the torch, and found the ground there was littered all around with various sized bits and pieces of a jagged metal, like sheets of it had been torn up and tossed all around. Beyond that, there were some bent and dented metal tubes lying askew. There was also a very strange looking object indeed. It was an uneven lump, a package that had been partially flattened into the sand by the force of the impact. He bent to pick up one of the fragments. It shone like a brightly polished metal. But it had the consistency of a scrap of paper. He could bend and fold it in his fingers. But it was metal alright. Metal paper. Just what the heck is this, he thought. He trained the torch over the strange, ruined thing before him. It seemed to be made out of some sort of… paper like material, he saw. Layers of it were folded around each other intricately. Down one side were these queer black symbols, arranged in long narrow vertical lines, a bizarre alphabet the like of which he had never seen anywhere else.
Suddenly, he felt inexplicably frightened. This was not of this Earth, no, not at all. He dropped the little triangle of metal paper out of his hand and rushed back to the Buick, slammed the door firmly shut and drove like crazy out of there. He was going to have to get help. First thing in the morning he would come back here with his son and take another look over this thing, whatever it was. He might even have to bring in the military. Perhaps the folk over at the Roswell Army air field could shed some light on it.
"Uh, Major?"
"Yeah, what is it?" replied Major Marcel, without even looking up from his paper.
"I got the sheriff's office on the line. He says a rancher has found something weird out in the desert, and he thinks we ought to take a look at it. He thinks it might be one of ours. He wants us to see it. He sounds real anxious. They don't know what it is."
"Awright," he sighed. "Gimme the phone." The clerk handed the receiver over the desk to the Major. One nut job after another, he thought.
"Yes, sheriff. How can I help you? Ahuh. Yeah. When was that? Coupla nights, okay. A disc, you say? A what, a parachute? Okay, I see. Where was this? Alright. No, we don't. We don't do any testing in these parts. I can't really tell you that. Look, I tell you what. I'm gonna send someone down there to take a look at it, alright? We can quickly determine if it's one of ours and what to do about it. No problem at all."
After thinking about it for a moment or so, he decided he might as well go and take a look out there himself. At least it would provide an excuse to get away from this stuffy office for a few hours or so. Anything to break the monotony. This had to be the most boring posting of all time. Even Tokyo had been more interesting. "Emily, I'm going to be out of the office for a bit. I gotta go check on something. Hold my calls, would you?"
The Brazel homestead was about a half hours drive away. The object and all the other debris of the crash site was all stored within his barn at the back of the house. Mack and his family had gathered up from the crash site a range of materials including pieces of rubber, sticks, various kinds of paper, and fragments of tinfoil. A lot of it was held together with strips of tape, some of which had flowery designs across it, making it look like something you might see in a kindergarten.
In the center stood the object itself.
He slowly pulled the tarpaulin off it, and he saw what was written there, and his eyes widened in horror.
The lettering was Japanese.
For perhaps the first time in his life, he understood what it means to feel your blood run suddenly cold. He could not believe what he was looking at. It couldn't be, he thought. Not here. They were supposed to have all been destroyed. How could this one have survived this far inland?
Marcel had learned enough of it during his tour of duty in Japan to pick his way through it. It was a Shinto prayer, of the kind people would hang outside their houses for good fortune.
Marcel dreaded to think what might be inside that package. He rushed back outside and pulled the door firmly shut behind him.
"It's a good thing you called us," he told Mack. "You got a lock for this barn?"
"Sure I have. What's this all about? It ain't one a them atom bombs is it? I mean, it ain't gonna go off or nothin', right?"
"I don't think so." He wished he was as sure as he sounded.
He got back in the jeep and drove like hell back to the airfield as fast as he could. As soon as he was there he marched into Colonel Blanchard's office and demanded to see him straight away.
"What the hell do you want, Marcel?" said Blanchard irritably. "I was just about to take off for the day."
"I'm sorry to bother you sir, but this is absolutely urgent. We've got an emergency on our hands."
Something about Marcel's tone of voice convinced the colonel this was no joke. "What's going on, Major?"
"We need to put together a bomb disposal team right away. And a biological hazard team. We've got some unexploded ordinance on our hands and possibly maybe even something worse. I need them in gasmasks and hazard suits."
"What in the world for?" Blanchard was already reaching for the phone. "Is it something on here on the base?"
No, sir. It's outside of Roswell. Something came down in the desert and a guy called Mack Brazel found it and now he's got it on his property. It's, well, it's an aerial weapon sir, and it may have some unexploded stuff on board."
"Are you saying one of our planes has crashed?"
"No, sir. It- it's Japanese."
Colonel Blanchard stopped in mid dialling and looked at him. "Son, have you been drinking?"
"No colonel, I have not. It's kind of a secret weapon."
"Alright. You better give me the details." The colonel got back on the phone and ordered a defusal team to the Brazel ranch.
Cutting into the object proved no problem; it was mostly made out of a tough folded paper, and silk. The explosive device they found inside, though powerful, turned out to be harmless. The wiring had long since corroded away in the damp and cold of the upper atmosphere through which it had drifted for three years. It was all then gathered up and brought back to the airfield, to be securely locked away from any prying eyes. They reported back to Colonel Blanchard that the device was secure.
"Alright," said Blanchard, "now suppose you tell me just what in tarnation's going on here. Why is there an unexploded Japanese bomb in the New Mexico desert?"
Major Marcel did not answer straight away. He stood and slowly went over to the door, then made sure it was closed firmly, and peered out briefly to see if anyone was in the corridor outside.
"Colonel, what I'm about to tell you can't ever leave this room. Not ever."
Colonel Blanchard nodded. "Go on."
"Alright. Well, it's a paper balloon. Full of explosives, for use against civilian targets. They launched tens of thousands of them against us in the war. They drifted through the Jetstream till they got to the west coast where they were supposed to cause havoc and panic amongst the civilian populace."
"My god. Did any of 'em get through?"
"Only a few. Most of them just splashed in the ocean. A few of them did cause a bit of minor damage. There were some school kids came across on that came down in forty-five. They started tinkering with it, and got blown to bits."
"Jesus. Why weren't we told about this?"
"Because these things are still a threat to our national security, that's why. The press were told not to report on any that came down and it was kept on a strict need to know basis afterwards. You see, a foreign enemy, or just anyone with a grudge, could pack a balloon full of mustard gas and send it drifting over our borders. Or pack it full of incendiaries and launch a cloud of them against an oil refinery. We haven't got any response to that form of attack. Not yet, anyway. And what if someone built one big enough to carry the A-bomb? How would you like something like coming down some night?"
"But… we're the only ones with the bomb," said the colonel.
"You think that's going to be the case forever? Hell's bell's, it's got to be only a matter of time before the Russians or who knows who else gets the know-how. The laws of physics that allowed us to develop these weapons are every bit as comprehensible to your Russian physicist."
"But the Russians are our allies aren't they?"
"Not if you believe some of Comrade Stalin's latest speeches. He's made no secret of the fact that he's going to spread communism across the world any way he can. And he is desperate to get his dirty red hands on the bomb. Make no mistake about it, there's a new conflict shaping up, and sooner or later it's all going to cut loose in a big way. If the Japs could try a stunt like this there's every chance the commies will do likewise as soon as they get the chance. They could send swarms of these damn things down over the North Pole. Even the best radar coverage can't screen for stuff up that high. Jet bombers, no problem. Balloons on the edge of space? Not a chance."
"I see," said Blanchard gravely.
"And you wanna know the damnedest part? You know who they got to put those things together originally? School children. Grade school kids. All the adults were busy either making arms or fighting in the war. That's how easy they are to put together. Until we have the means to detect them, no one can know about it."
Blanchard wiped his brow with a grey old napkin. Then he reached under his desk and brought a bottle of Jack Daniels. He poured himself a generous measure. Then he poured another for Marcel.
"That rancher knows," said Blanchard. "That Brazel guy. There's no telling how many people he's going to talk to."
"We're probably going to have to figure out some form of damage control then. There's a General Roger Ramey, stationed over in Fort Worth. Back in the war he was the general liaison officer for dealing with this stuff. He's the one you ought to get in touch with about this. He was the one who briefed me and a couple of others."
"At least there aren't any other civilians in on it. This Brazel fellow seems to have no real idea what he found."
"Well… not really. There's been a civilian right here on the base all day. A reporter. He's been doing some human interest piece for the local rag.
"Whaat? Why the hell didn't anyone tell me? Where the hell's he now?" He got up from the desk. "We need to find me that sonofabitch."
Unfortunately, the reporter by then was long gone. That wasn't the worst of it, though. A few of the soldiers who had gone out there had posed with some of the strips of silver foil that the lower parts of the balloon had been sheathed in as insulation.
Over the next few days the reporter went and made hay while the sun shined, and then some. He latched onto the rancher's description of a 'saucer shaped object that looked like it was not of this world,' and ran with it. He busied himself turning it all into something out of Flash Gordon. The screen of silence that had been ordered around the affair by the Pentagon only served to fuel the fire still further. Over the next few days the airfields phone system was inundated with calls from people wanting to know what had been done with 'the Martian spaceship,' and whether it was the vanguard of an invasion. It was Orson Welles all over again.
The official story which came back soon afterward from General Ramey at the Fort Worth army air field was that it was a crashed experimental weather balloon, sent up for climate studies. That neatly explained the balloon fabric hanging over the Saguaro, as well as its unusual construction.
It was Major Marcel who had to field most of these calls, and repeat the official line about navigation balloons. As he did so he often looked out the window and out at the bright blue sky outside. It looked deceptively peaceful. How many more of them were up there? How far would they get before finally coming down? Someone was going to have to deal with them some day. Sooner or later they would begin to menace commercial flights, and then where would they be? There'd be a tragedy, even worse than that nightmare with those poor school kids in California. Then the truth about them would come out. Then no one would be safe.
But as the years passed the story snowballed until it became an alien scout craft complete with crewmembers who had been taken to the base for autopsies, and the vanguard for future clandestine bases beneath the Nevada desert. The military as a whole never contradicted or confirmed any of these stories. It suited their purpose well to have multiple conflicting stories swirling around the Roswell Incident. The mini industry which eventually grew up around the whole affair ensured the truth about the Japanese bomb balloons was forever buried beneath ever more layers of obfuscation.
The last of the balloons was not finally brought down until the mid nineteen-fifties, with jets equipped with radar and missiles. Their full existence was not finally revealed until 1974. By then the damage had been done: sightings of them paved the way for everything from abductions to cattle mutilations to clandestine deals by government agencies which allowed the US to do everything from beat the Russians to the moon to developing stealth bombers. It all began in a quiet mesa outside the town of Roswell.


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Rice: Remember the Giants
Harbaugh: Ravens won't back down from challenging road to postseason
The Ravens are still smarting from their 34-17 loss to Denver last week and the fact that they have lost three straight games for the first time in four seasons.
But they can take consolation in the fact that they have clinched their fifth straight playoff berth.
In addition, they realize that last season, the New York Giants overcame a four-game losing streak, regained their footing in the season's final weeks and made a run all the way to the Super Bowl title.
The Giants endured a four game-losing streak but then closed the season with three wins in four games, earning a playoff spot on the season's final day. Then they parlayed that momentum all the way to the title.
The Ravens don't have quite as much time for a turnaround, with just two games left before the playoffs begin. And their quest to "right the ship," as Cary Williams and others have said, begins at home Sunday against the Giants, who again find themselves in a fight just to reach the playoffs.
"No matter how you get in (the playoffs), it's always the team who gets hot right about now," Rice said at his weekly media session on Wednesday. "Look at the New York Giants. They got hot right about right now, and they went ahead and won the thing last year."
This season, the Giants (8-6) are locked in a three-way tie for the NFC East lead, and have won just two of their past six games. Unlike the Ravens, they have clinched nothing yet, and Sunday's game will have a sense of urgency on both sides.
"They're in a three-way tie right now," Rice said. "We got our hands full. This team won the Super Bowl last year. They got a lot at stake."
So do the Ravens. With a win, they'd clinch the AFC North title and a home playoff game. From there, who knows?
"No team has to be perfect," he added. "But if you go in there and start executing, and you start playing that good football, you never know what can happen."


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There was a time when I tried to read several medical journals, or at least the highlights. Now, mostly due to time constraints and probably some laziness, Ive pretty much become a New England Journal of Medicine snob, and thats mostly it: That and the occasional summary flier.
Thus, it was interesting to receive the following poem from a reader, Irving Rosenfeld, who found it in the Journal of the American Medical Association, one of the journals I used to read religiously but have since kicked to the curb.
The poem is titled Myth Dispelled by Adam Possner and appeared in the Dec. 5 edition.
The flu vaccine cannot
give you the flu, I tell him.
Its dead virus, theres
nothing alive about it.
It cant make you sick.
Thats a myth.
But if we bury it in the grassy knoll
of your shoulder,
an inch under the stratum
corneum, as sanctioned by
your signature
in a white-coated ceremony
presided over by
my medical assistant
and then mark the grave
with a temporary
non-stick headstone,
the trivalent spirit
of that vaccine
has a 70 to 80 percent
chance of warding off
the Evil One,
and thats the Gods
honest truth.
Actually, I think this years vaccine has about a 60 percent effective match, which is still good, and due to the severity of the season, everybody who can get vaccinated should. Its so not too late!
Over the past 25 flu seasons, Ive gotten vaccinated every year except one and have gotten the flu twice. Heres the story: The first year of the 25-year cycle, I was doing my medical internship in Greenville back in the day when there was no limitation on working hours and the 100-hour-plus workweek was not uncommon.
Too busy to worry about anything except work and sleep, I neglected to get vaccinated. So guess what? I got the flu, the real deal with high fever and body aches as if being run over by Jadeveon Clowney.
Medical training was a little different back then, and there was the unwritten rule jokingly observed among fellow residents that the only valid excuse to miss work was a death in the immediate family. Reading between the lines, immediate family was actually defined as you, the intern, and that your own personal death would be a valid excuse, maybe, although you still might be expected to show up the following day.
Other interns were already stretched, and one would never impose if at all possible. So I dragged myself around the hospital and somehow survived, and, thankfully, the patients did as well.
Fast forward a decade or so and Im in practice on James Island, when suddenly I realized that I needed a flu shot. The only problem was I had a head cold at the time and didnt feel particularly well, but insisted on getting the shot anyway.
What? Youre crazy! fellow physicians and nursing staff objected in unison. Youre going down, they said.
I didnt believe it. Its a dead virus, I argued. Isnt that what everybody says? Ill be fine. Give me the shot, I ordered one of the nurses.
Reluctantly, she did as told and, honey, let me tell you what. Within a matter of hours, I was having hard chills and stumbling around like the town drunk going through DTs.
Lord have mercy!
Ill never make that mistake again. The immune system was already revved up and the introduction of yet another unwelcome agent into the system made the whole thing go haywire.
In fact, its the immune response that helps contribute to one feeling so badly, to the extent that when it goes up, the patient goes down. Everybody was right (except me), dammit all!
Consequently, Im now convinced that most people who have had prior reactions to dead viral flu shots probably got vaccinated when they shouldnt have, as I did. If youre feeling well and dont have an egg allergy, you really shouldnt have any difficulty. (Live attenuated flu vaccines are still offered under certain circumstances, but thats another subject.)
Medical University of South Carolina employees have one of two choices: Get vaccinated or wear a mask for several months. (Donning a single white sequined glove with the mask would be optional.)
Suddenly, all these people who claimed to have a flu shot allergy have decided theyre not so allergic after all and are getting vaccinated.
And guess what? No problems, at least none that Ive heard of.
Now, that doesnt mean that there arent those who have a reaction for no apparent reason. But I would say the incidence is overall uncommon if the vaccine is administered appropriately.
Remember that flu is dangerous and that this seasons strain is the most virulent in years. Not to be a doomsayer, but also remember history. Theres no comparison between 1918 and this years flu season, but, as I say, it always bears remembering.
Edward M. Gilbreth is a Charleston physician. Reach him at edwardgilbreth@ comcast.net.
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Like most big entertainment companies, News Corp. supports SOPA and PIPA, the controversial bills aimed at curbing illegal content sharing. Like most big internet companies, Google opposes them. But those two facts by themselves don't explain why, last Friday, News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch suddenly embarked on a series of Twitter posts accusing "piracy leader" Google of "plain stealing," hypocrisy and influence-buying on Capitol Hill.
What touched off Murdoch's tirade was, in fact, something that happened during a presentation he attended at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week. Hosted by Google, it was a demonstration of Google TV, a service that makes it easy to watch over-the-internet video on a television set.
At one point, according to sources with knowledge of the events, the presenter was explaining the different ways to find content within Google TV: You can go through a "Shows and Movies" app that catalogs offerings from Netflix, YouTube, Amazon, etc., or else you can use standard browser-based Google Search. Murdoch asked what would happen if he were to search for a particular blockbuster film, and the presenter explained that the results would be the same ones you'd find in any Google search. Including links to content-pirating sites? Murdoch pressed. Yes, unless those sites have already been removed from search results in response to takedown requests, the presenter confirmed.
Murdoch took exception to that answer. Then he took to Twitter.
If you're wondering about which blockbuster film Murdoch asked about, unfortunately, my sources diverge on that point. One remembers it as Paramount's "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol"; another says it was Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean." The latter would certainly be apt considering Murdoch's choice of epithets. In the past, he and his deputies have been more given to describing Google and other content aggregators as "parasites." Pirates, with their swashbuckling ways, have held a special place in his affections: According to biographer Michael Wolff, Murdoch "had to be talked out of making the symbol of the company a pirate ship."
A News Corp. spokesman had no comment. A Google spokesman also declined to comment, although the company has called Murdoch's accusations "nonsense."


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People's Critic: Film Reviews
This blog is my look at movies, pop culture and entertainment. It's a blog by the people that speaks for the people who love entertainment. I love to write and to share my opinion. Hope you enjoy what I have to say.
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Exclusive Clips: Watchmen
How could one of the most anticipated movies of 2009 almost not happen? Lucky for us Watchmen is scheduled to hit theaters on March 6th. I'm excited and I purchased my Watchmen tickets for opening day at the IMAX. Am I a super nerd if that's the highlight of my week? Maybe. I'm still going to leave work early on the 6th for 2 1/2 hours of pure enjoyment. The fanboy in me was even more excited after I saw this clips………as if I need a 1,476th reason to go see Watchmen. [Read More]
2008 Academy Awards
When it was time to watch the 81st Academy Award show, I called my dad to see if he was watching. His response, "If it's not football I'm not watching it. My dad just wasn't impressed with the awards so I thought I would hand out a few of my own. [Read More]
Movie Review: Friday the 13th
A few months back while seeing RockNRolla, they showed a really short teaser for Friday the 13th. I instantly excited to see this new movie. I'm not sure whey because Friday the 13th Part III may have ruined two years of my childhood. I wasn't going to attend any camps after watching that movie. I wasn't going to camp, I wasn't watching camp on TV, and I didn't even want to spell the word camp. I'd like to thank my uncle Brian for that. We all have those uncles who show you movies 5 years before you're actually ready to see them. My parents can also thank him for introducing me to Scarface and 2 Live Crew. [Read More]
Movie Review: He's Just Not That Into You
Most men aren't big fans of romantic comedies (Please see exhibit A). Mostly because the entire plot is given away in the two minute teaser trailer. A lot like the A-Rod scandal, there is really no surprise with these movies. I also have this haunting feeling that during parts of these movies I'm going to feel sick to my stomach and possibly leave my lunch on the floor for some lucky person to find. [Read More]
Running Diary of the Grammys
I thought it would be a good idea to do a running diary of the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. It's a nice warm up to Oscar night. This isn't a complete transcription of the nights events……..just a few thoughts, slight re-cap, and a little gambling thrown in. Let's start the show! [Read More]
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Ukulele Pictures
I find vintage photographs of ukulele players absolutely fascinating. Obviously, those playing the ukulele are the coolest and most individual of their time.
I have to warn you, there are some junk pictures that turn up here as well (cheesy photos of Hawaiian girls in grass skirts and little else seems to be a particularly popular shot), nevertheless, I always check these photos once a week to see what's up.
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