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EDIT - OR LATITUDE 40 Trail Map Series - Bob Dorenfeld
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- Hi Bob,
Thanks for the OR! Maps (land navigation) is a skill that many do not possess any more with the advent of GPS and I believe they should as batteries can die at the worse time. Anyway, your HTML looks good. I have a few edits for you so just take them one at a time and we'll get through this before you know it.
My standard format is as follows -
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edit - my recommended change "if" you agree
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So, here we go -
"Latitude 40, Inc. wants their maps to be for "[e]veryone."
EDIT "everyone" remove the brackets surrounding the [e]
"Product Description"
comment/EDIT No one expects you to be a cartographer, but there is a reoccurring issue with using a lot of "copy and paste" from the manufacturer in this section. It should be mostly your own description and not just a lot of quotes from the mfg page. One example (but not the only one) is this one that you have listed "All of the available maps are printed on "...waterproof, tear-resistant plastic. They can withstand a lot of wear and tear and years on the trail, snowstorms, and even a few rainstorms (although they don't like hail)." The surface is slick but can still be written on with either pencil or pen."
The quotation marks are my own, but this is almost word for word as can be found on the mfg website.
There is also "projection" in here with the statement that the maps can withstand a lot of wear and tear and years on the trail. This is not your own experience and it should be. Another, is, have you personally written on the map and if so, what were your results? As a reader this, is what I want to know. I can read what the mfg is selling me, but I go to BGT to read what the unbiased tester's real-world experiences were with the product.
"I have hiked close to 50% of the foot trails depicted on the map reviewed here (Salida & Buena Vista Trails, although not all of them with this map in hand) and I can say that they are very accurately depicted, for both location and type of trail."
EDIT This is worded very oddly as I read it. I would try a rewrite and this is why You say that you have hiked less than 50% of the depicted foot trails and some unknown number of those, you did not have the map in hand yet you claim that they are very accurately depicted. This seems difficult to accomplish based on how you typed this up. I appreciate your honesty here but maybe there is a way to word this to reflect what I think you are trying to say in a better way. Something like this maybe "I have hiked close to 50% of the foot trails depicted on my map and of the ones I hiked, I can say that the trails are very accurately depicted for both location and type of trail." Maybe a specific example would be good here as well (hint).
"I also found several other mapped trails (in the Frenchman Creek alpine basin) that had no trace of a tread or cairns on the ground, nor any sign of the indicated trail junction."
edit Alpine Basin is used as part of a proper noun and should be capitalized. If you're talking about the alpine basin at the head of the valley, or that Freshman Creek rises in a basin, then they would be lower case.
"I took advantage of Latitude 40's email contact form, on their website, to comment on these map issues."
comment this is the beginning of a new paragraph section or it could actually e under its own heading of Contact Customer Service or something similar as it has very good information as to the company's attention to detail, level of customer feedback accepted, etc and your perception based on what you experienced.
"Therefore I could check the trail brief descriptions only for relevancy to foot travel."
edit This reads oddly to me How about, "Therefore, I could check the trail's brief descriptions only for relevancy to foot travel." Or "Therefore, I could check the brief trail descriptions only for relevancy to foot travel." Do either of these work better for you?
"Overall I am very impressed with the maps in Latitude 40's series covering parts of Colorado and Utah. The map I reviewed here "
edit/comment How many maps (plural) have you used to come to this conclusion? It should probably be the one you're reviewing unless you clearly list the others and what your experiences were with those. I would probably just say that, "Overall I am very impressed with my Latitude 40 series map covering parts of Colorado and Utah."
So that's it I think. Go ahead and repost once you have worked through these please and cc me as well so I will be sure not to miss it. I think we're very close on this one - great job so far.
Mike Mosack
--- In firstname.lastname@example.com, "geartest7000" <geartest@...> wrote:
> Editors -
> I'm posting a new OR for a map.
> A couple of notes:
> - Since the map I'm reviewing is part of a series, I tried to separate my comments on what the entire series has in common and what I observed about the one particular map I reviewed.
> - The map company uses the degree symbol as part of its official name (Latitude 40[degrees]), but they also drop the symbol in much of their own text. Thus, I included it in the HTML for OR title and "Manufacturer", but dropped it in further citations in my text.
> - Size of images: the manual says 100K is the upper limit ("Chapter 11: Including pictures in your reports and reviews") but the OR upload site says 200K. Which one is correct? My images are all under 100K, but 200K would allow finer resolution for some of them.
> Looking forward to your comments...
> ~Bob Dorenfeld
> ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> LATITUDE 40 Trail Map Series
> July 15, 2013
> NAME: Bob Dorenfeld
> EMAIL: geartest(at)sageandspruce(dot)net
> LOCATION: Salida, Colorado, USA
> HEIGHT: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
> WEIGHT: 142 lb (64.40 kg)
> I'm an active hiker, snowshoer, skier (Nordic & alpine), backpacker. I live at 7000 ft (2134 m) in the Southern Colorado Rockies where I hike between 7000 ft (2134 m) and 14000 ft (4200 m). I'll do from 4 to 12 miles (6 to 20 km) in a day, ranging as much as 5000 ft (1500 m) of elevation change. I carry up to 20 lb (9 kg) on day hikes, about 45 lb (20 kg) on backpacks. Overnights are usually from one to three nights. Often I hike off-trail on challenging talus, snowfields, or willow brakes, with occasional bouldering.
> Manufacturer: Latitude 40, Inc.
> Year of Manufacture: 2010-2012
> Manufacturer's Website: <<HYPERLINK GOES HERE - "http://www.latitude40maps.com/" LINK TEXT = "Latitude 40, Inc.">>
> Number of maps currently available (as of July 2013): 21
> Coverage area: Colorado, USA (17) Utah, USA (4)
> Map Coverage: varies by individual map
> Size: slightly varies by map - most are 38 in x 25 in (97 cm x 64 cm) flat; 8.25 in x 4.25 in (21 cm x 11 cm) folded
> Construction: tear-resistant plastic
> Scale: varies by map
> Contour Interval: varies by map, but all include shaded relief base
> All maps include UTM & latitude/longitude grid
> Trails for mountain biking, hiking, fishing, OHV
> Map reviewed here: Salida Buena Vista Trails <<IMAGE GOES HERE. ALT TEXT = "Frontside" IMAGE CAPTION = "Front of Map">>
> Map Name: Salida & Buena Vista Trails - Recreation Topo Map
> Published: 2010
> Map Coverage: all or part of 44 USGS 1:24,000 7.5-minute topographic maps
> Map boundaries are -
> North: Twin Lakes
> South: Bonanza
> East: Badger Creek
> West: Taylor Park
> Size: 38 in x 25 in (97 cm x 64 cm) flat
> 8.25 in x 4.25 in (21 cm x 11 cm) folded
> Scale: 1:75,000; 1 in = 1.2 mi (2.5 cm = 2 km)
> Contour Interval: 80 ft (24.4 m) with shaded relief base
> Latest Edition: 1st (2nd edition is scheduled for later in 2013, see below in Field Use)
> Latitude 40, Inc. wants their maps to be for "[e]veryone. Hikers, bikers, ATVers, climbers, backpackers, no matter who you are, if you need a good map of the trails where you're going, check us out." They claim that they "do extensive research for each map we design and sell, including ground-proofing, meeting with local agencies, and talking to map users. We've been to a lot of the places on our maps and on a lot of the trails." They also "work closely with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), county and state agencies, and the U.S. Forest Service and use the information in their locally produced Travel Management Plans. We use 7.5-minute data for the physical features of the land."
> Latitude 40 intends to update each map every two years to keep up with all the changes in roads, trails, and land accessibility.
> All of the available maps are printed on "...waterproof, tear-resistant plastic. They can withstand a lot of wear and tear and years on the trail, snowstorms, and even a few rainstorms (although they don't like hail)." The surface is slick but can still be written on with either pencil or pen.
> The maps fold out in standard fashion, with a vertical triple fold first, then with nine horizontal accordion folds (for the map that I tested). On the first vertical fold below the front is the small 4 in (10 cm) square index map covering the same area as the detailed map, but showing the 7.5 minute USGS quads used as the map base, and colored shaded-relief overlay with major features like towns, rivers, and county boundaries. Compass rose, distance scale (in feet and meters, with handy conversion formulae), and small locator map within the state are all here on the index page.
> Back of the map with index: <<IMAGE GOES HERE. ALT TEXT = "Backside" IMAGE CAPTION = "Back of Map">>
> The other vertical fold above the map front is the legend showing all of the symbols used on the map, elevation color bands (in feet), trail difficulty ratings, company contact information, and a legal disclaimer on use of the provided map data.
> <<IMAGE GOES HERE. ALT TEXT = "Legend" IMAGE CAPTION = "Map Legend">>
> On one of the inside folds is a feature that really sets this map series apart from many others - a brief description (in fine print, but still quite readable) of many of the roads and trails found on the map, complete with difficulty ratings, names of start and stop points, elevation change, map location, trail type (bicycle, foot, etc), a sentence or two about what makes this trail or road distinctive, plus route recommendations and warnings, if any. <<IMAGE GOES HERE. ALT TEXT = "BriefDescriptions" IMAGE CAPTION = "Trail Brief Descriptions">>
> Unfolding the map to its full extent reveals all the details of shaded relief, contour lines, natural features and their labels, trails and roads, land ownership boundaries (National Forest, Bureau of Land Management, National Park, and other Federal and State lands). Also present is information that Latitude 40 provides but not usually found on outdoor maps:
> - Trail and road difficulty ratings, from Easy to Most Difficult (in five steps)
> - Trail and road mileages between intersections and landmarks
> <<IMAGE GOES HERE. ALT TEXT = "Sample" IMAGE CAPTION = "Sample of Map">>
> Other data found on these maps includes all road and trail numbers, where trails are motorized (cars, OHVs or Off Highway Vehicles, motorbikes, or motorbikes only), mechanized (bicycles), or foot only (hikers, horses). All map borders include latitude/longitude markings and the UTM grid.
> Each side of the unfolded map will include either the North/South or East/West of the areas covered, as appropriate.
> For my ongoing test of a map in the series I am using the Salida & Buena Vista Trails 1st Edition, the latest available as of this writing. This is my second summer season using this map extensively, but I also use it in all four seasons. This map handles easily, folding out and back in without much trouble. Eventually my maps will show wear and tear on the creases and corners as they get stressed during use, especially when folding them back on the a crease to make a convenient size for carrying while also reading the area of interest. I am impressed with how well this one has held up - I haven't had to tape any tears or fold-corners yet. The map has gotten slightly wet on several occasions but each time it was easy to wipe the water off and store it in my pack.
> First I'll make some general comments that apply to all of the maps in the series. I found the map visuals to be quite beautiful, it's really great to look at. Map design needs to assemble an incredible variety of visual information, most of it competing for your brain's attention all at the same time. Line widths, colors, and symbols should be designed so that I can pick out only what I want to see and ignore the rest, and I found this to be the case here.
> The legend is perhaps the most unusual aspect of the Latitude 40 series of maps. As usual, when I get a new map I skip the legend and just plunge into the map details: can I read the contours OK? Can I separate the roads from the water courses? Can I distinguish mountains from valleys? Can I easily tell apart the types of roads from the trails? I was at first disconcerted by the mapmakers' choice of symbols for roads and trails - black lines (solid and dashed) are roads, red lines are four-wheel-drive roads, red dashed lines are mechanized (mountain bike) trails, and red dashed lines with yellow overlay are hiker-only trails. There are several additional road/trail variations found in the legend. However, once I used the map for several weeks running I learned these symbols and now I like them because I find them easy to quickly distinguish on the map. I prefer to hike trails not open to any motorized vehicles and really appreciate having this bit of information on the map. Sometimes I'll hike trails open to mountain bikes, but only if it's not a popular bike trail: the trail descriptions often state if they're heavily used by mountain bikes.
> One small quibble: The mileage scale is not on the Legend fold of the map, but rather on the Index fold. Most maps do put the mileage scale with the rest of the legend, so it took me a couple of uses to remember where to look for the distance scale.
> Since I am not a GPS user I cannot comment on the accuracy of the UTM grid. I do occasionally use my magnetic compass, and the indicated declination and latitude and longitude markings appear the be accurate as far as I can tell. I prefer to navigate by attention to topography, the sun, ecological setting, and of course my paper maps, so map accuracy is very important.
> Public/private land boundaries are not shown on the map, as the general map description states. However, the mapmakers have taken pains to highlight only those roads and trails that are on public land, or that are open to the public. While I like to see all road and trails shown on a map if only for orientation purposes (and some of these are shown but not highlighted), I appreciate the effort taken by the designers to guide users towards legal access for trails.
> Now, some more specific comments for the particular map under review. I have hiked close to 50% of the foot trails depicted on the map reviewed here (Salida & Buena Vista Trails, although not all of them with this map in hand) and I can say that they are very accurately depicted, for both location and type of trail. However, I did find one error where a one mile (2.5 km) section of the Kroenke Lake Trail was mislocated as going directly up a ridge instead of switchbacking. I also found several other mapped trails (in the Frenchman Creek alpine basin) that had no trace of a tread or cairns on the ground, nor any sign of the indicated trail junction. I took advantage of Latitude 40's email contact form, on their website, to comment on these map issues. The company owners responded within one day and said that they'd confirmed my observation of the Kroenke Trail and that they'd make the correction for the next edition. As it happens they are just getting ready to go to press for the 2nd edition of the Salida & Buena Vista Trails map, so my timing was good. As for my other comments they are investigating whether the trails should be even shown on the map as Forest Service numbered trails, and where they should be located, if at all. I am impressed with the mapmakers' responsiveness and attention to detail!
> I am happy with the coverage of this map: it's a large area (approximately 30 by 46 mi, or 48 by 74 km), which means I normally only need to grab one map for this hike. However, the trade-off is less detail for the land contours and the trail and road placements (for example, switchbacks are eliminated or generalized). But this problem is easily solved by my carrying the relevant map from another publisher at a larger scale, and printing out sections of USGS 7.5 quads which contain the best contour detail. (I love maps and often carry two or three on hikes, since besides contour detail they often include other different data that can be useful in the field.)
> While I haven't checked all or even most of the road mileages, the ones I have checked (Forest Service access roads to the trailheads) are within 0.2 mi (0.3 km) of the mileages indicated on the map (which are in tenths of miles).
> I use Public Lands primarily as a hiker and Nordic skier, and do not mountain bike or drive motorized vehicles except for my car to gain trailhead access. Therefore I could check the trail brief descriptions only for relevancy to foot travel. I found the descriptions sometimes useful for hiking. But as mentioned above, they're also useful for me to decide which trails I'd rather not attempt given the possibility of bicycle or OHV users.
> We have several long-distance trails in our area of the state, the Colorado Trail being one them. It's nicely highlighted on the map, as is the Continental Divide Trail too.
> Overall I am very impressed with the maps in Latitude 40's series covering parts of Colorado and Utah. The map I reviewed here, Salida Buena Vista Trails: Recreation Topo Map is now my constant companion whenever I hike in the mountains covered by it. I'll even consult it just for the road directions and ratings if I'm driving in an area but not hiking. The map folds out and back very well, and has proven to be very durable without tearing or ripping despite lots of use in the field. Despite a moderate learning curve for the trail and road symbols I found the map data to be easy to read and understand with minimal effort, and a pleasure to look at just for the big geographic picture. No map is perfect, and I am impressed with how the mapmakers dealt with my reporting on one trail location error and a couple of other possible trail numbering or location issues. Although it seems that they did not meet their deadline of publishing the next edition within two years of the first, publishing deadlines tend to be flexible, and I'm looking forward to the next edition of this fine map.
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This is the sequel to the New York Times best-selling Wool series. It combines the three Shift books into a single audiobook in order to save the listener a few bucks. The saga concludes with Dust, which will be available in late 2013.
In 2007, the Center for Automation in Nanobiotech (CAN) outlined the hardware and software platform that would one day allow robots smaller than human cells to make medical diagnoses, conduct repairs, and even self-propagate.
In the same year, the CBS network re-aired a program about the effects of propranolol on sufferers of extreme trauma. A simple pill, it had been discovered, could wipe out the memory of any traumatic event.
At almost the same moment in humanity's broad history, mankind had discovered the means for bringing about its utter downfall - and the ability to forget it ever happened.
©Lifetime Hugh Howey (P)2013 Hugh Howey
Two great passions - dogs and books! Sci-fi/fantasy novels are my go-to favorites, but I love good writing across all genres.
"Your ears are in for a real treat"
I was disappointed that Wool Omnibus was not read by a narrator who was as good as the material so I found it a real pleasure to listen to Shift Omnibus, an even better book IMO, read by the wonderful narrator of one of my favorite series, Riyria Revelations, Tim Gerard Reynolds. This is what audio books are all about for me; take a great book, paired with an appropriate great voice and then revel in the synergy of listening to a good story made even better in the telling.
If you liked Wool, you will almost undoubtedly enjoy Shift because it answers so many questions presented in Wool. Personally, I liked Wool a lot, but I really loved Shift. It is hard to decide how much of that is Howey's writing which has gotten ever more fluid as the story evolves and how much is the great narration by Reynolds. Probably some of both. Howey writes in a style that is very good for audio because he uses a lot of descriptive language; the man can truly paint a vivid picture. EX: Howey describing a character trying to shake off the effects of cold sleep; "Thoughts and memories reluctantly assembled like exhausted soldiers roused from their bunks in the middle of the night and told to form ranks in the freezing rain." And, Reynolds is one of those narrators whose voice pulls you in until you are not really conscious of the narrator at all so the story just flows and you get pictures in your mind almost like a movie.
Although Shift is labeled a sequel to Wool, it is actually almost entirely a prequel (the time periods of the two books start to overlap toward the end of Shift) and provides much of the explanation for the evolution of the "Wooliverse". It would be a crime to give much of the plot away because Shift is just chock full of those "AHA moments" when you suddenly understand something that didn't make sense or was confusing in Wool. I love being witness to real craftsmanship from an author and I could feel it all the way through Shift - Howey mapping out how this crazy society that I saw in Wool could ever have happened - AND making me believe it!
Great characters, suspenseful plot, wildly vivid settings, and a first-rate narrator - what is not to love about this? Can't wait for Dust (the next, last?, in the Wool series) scheduled to be released in August. Fingers crossed that the audio version is released at the same time with this same narrator!
"Disappointing second act!"
I was so looking forward to this recording. I read Wool Omnibus, which is the first part of the saga in print, because listeners had a poor opinion of that reader. I found it compelling and devoured hundreds of pages in a few days. This recording has Tim Reynolds, who I've loved in other books, so I figured this would be even better. I was disappointed in both the book and its narration;
In contrast to Wool, which takes place over a few weeks, this one takes place over centuries - and it feels like it. There's way too much detail of various characters endlessly enduring in grim environments. There's a plot in the middle that I think was totally unnecessary, apparently to give an idea about the Uprisings mentioned elsewhere. Finally at the very end, the story starts to overlap with the first part of the saga, but by then my interest had waned considerably.
A strong feature of Wool was the opportunity for the reader to figure out what is going on. This one tries to explain it, starting in the 21st century, and I felt that made it less believable. Again there are way too many details of ordinary life in the near future, trying to show how what we have now could lead to the silo world. The whole construction and rationale just doesn't make much sense. Leaving some mystery would have been better.
Some people felt the characters in Wool were flat, but I found them interesting and cared about what happened to them. In Shift, the characters are mostly one-dimensional and mostly passive. My overall feeling listening to this was depression. I had to avoid listening to it before bedtime. Sure, it's a dystopia but the characters could have some human connection and some agency, there's very little of either.
As I said ,I loved Tim Reynolds reading the works of Michael J Sullivan, where he has a mainly English accent. In this one, he tried to sound American and sometimes just sounded weird. For instance, he pronounced "palm" as "pam". You'd be amazed how often that word came up and it jarred me every time. He did a decent job with the various characters but Howey didn't give him a lot to work with.
I rarely regret the hours spent listening to an audiobook, even if it's not the greatest, but this time I did. I will probably read the 3rd installment in print so that if it drags I can skim through it.
Some books just become your best friend. I have a few best friends and I continue to read them over and over again.
I read Wool last year and decided to listen to Shift about a month ago. I love reading reviews on the books before purchasing to see what others say about it. With that said I already knew that the characters in Wool were not in Shift. I still loved the book. Shift starts to give you some answers (not all answers, but some) and a little history of the Silos. I surprisingly enjoyed the story and the performance was wonderfully done.
"You'll enjoy this if you love the *world* of Wool"
I saw a lot of reviews that complained that there was too much detail or too many unnecessary plotlines in this sequel. I didn't think so at all! I felt each chapter brought a little more life to the world and the series as a whole. Were the years with Solo's "friend" necessary? Absolutely not. Did I love them? Absolutely. If you're reading this series for the excitement and the mystery-solving of Wool, I can see how Shift is a disappointment. If you liked Wool because of the characters it introduced and the world it created, I think you'll find Shift just as entertaining.
I was really disappointed with the narration, however, because I loved Reynolds in the Riyria Revelation books. Sadly, he just wasn't a good choice for American accents. The southern Georgia accents were particularly jarring and sometimes slipped into something sounding Scottish.
I focus on fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, science, history, politics and read a lot. I try to review everything I read.
"Pleasant Surprise after Wool"
After Wool I didn't expect much from Shift. I did not like Wool much, finding the narration poor and the premise, story and characters quite weak. I only listened to Shift because I bought Wool and Shift at the same time. I was pleasantly surprised to find Shift well narrated and well written with interesting adult characters and a story-line that kept me interested. While the premise remained weak the story and characters made the premise almost believable. I found the difference between Wool and Shift astounding. The tone and style are quite different. I will read the third if I hear it is like Shift and not like Wool.
"A bit of a slog."
I would have trimmed the content down a bit. I liked how much detail there was, and I also liked how the whole point of the book seems to have been depicting people who were completely dead inside and just "phoning it in" for their jobs and lives, but I feel like it dwelled on that bit of atmospherics for almost the entire book. A good premise, but it needed to be more concise.
As it was, "Shift" ended up making me feel like the characters, and the only thing keeping me listening to "Shift" was my long morning commute. So it was already a part of my ritual, and there was no point in changing it. I guess that makes me exactly like the characters in "Shift."
I loved "Wool" immensely. I loved every single character in "Wool," even the "bad guys." I even loved the romance that people seem to like protesting about. After finishing "Wool," I got "Shift" as soon as I could, anxious to spend more time in this world.
While I like how "Shift" answered many of my questions about "Wool," I didn't like the long slog and I didn't care about any of the characters nearly as much as the denizens of "Wool." I especially didn't care about Washington DC in the above-ground near-future (which populates about a third of the book).
Would I have been so harsh on "Shift," if it didn't come after "Wool"? I'm not sure. I think much of my criticism boils down to "it wasn't as good as 'Wool,' which was excellent."
"For the love god, stop saying "palm" as "pam""
Great book, Hugh is a talented writer and I'm excited to read more from him. But, for pete's sake, I've never been so acutely aware of the overuse of a single word in an audio-book. Every time the reader, Reynolds, would come to the world 'palm' he would always pronounce it in some weird english-to-american crossover pronunciation as 'pam' and this wasn't a sparse occurrence either. I found myself starting to wonder if Hugh Howey set out to write this sequel with the intention of seeing how many times he could cram the word 'palm' into a single book. It bugged me enough to were I almost couldn't even finish the book. However, I still gave Reynolds 4 stars because the rest of his performance is in fact excellent, but I can't be the only one who noticed this.
I value intelligent stories with characters I can relate to. I can appreciate good prose, but a captivating plot is way more important.
"not as good as the first and way too long"
You'll spend the entire book waiting for our idiot protagonist to figure out what we, the audience already know before picking up the book. Does that sound fun to you?
The story isn't boring, exactly... it's just unnecessary. Wool already told us everything we needed to know about the Silos. The backstory answers some questions... but this all could have been done in a more elegant way... preferably in a single chapter instead of this slow, useless tome.
For the most part the story held my attention, and had it had a satisfying ending, or had the it progressed the plot from Wool in any way I probably could have forgiven the insane redundancies. But it didn't do those things.
I already own Dust, so I'll see this story out to its conclusion, but had I not purchased it on sale, I certainly would have called it quits right now.
I listened to this book on 3x speed, and it was still too long. I don't recommend it to anyone who isn't totally in love with hearing about life in the Silos.
"In the beginning it was political intrigue"
The minute I finished 'Wool' (Silo Saga #1) I snatched up 'Shift.' 'Wool' left a huge cliffhanger and I had to know what happened next. That is when I realized 'Shift' is the story of how the Silo came about. It was the answer to what caused the people in the Silo to live underground and what catastrophe had destroyed the topside of the earth. I was a bit disappointed but still very interested. I finished a fourth of the book before I realized I was forcing myself to read it. I simply wasn't in the frame of mind. I put it on my 'to-be-continued' shelf until I was ready to enjoy it instead of slog through it.
Browsing audible I found that Tim Gerard Reynolds narrated the book. He's a fantastic narrator, so I got this version at a considerably cheaper rate, due to whispersync, as I already had the kindle version. I started listening to 'Shift' a little while ago. I still had difficulty connecting to this book. The writing is not to fault. Howey did a wonderful job, and Tim Gerard Reynolds narrated it very well.
'Shift' is set in Washington D.C. We follow Donald, a newly appointed Senator for Georgia. He has a strong connection to powerful senior Senator Thurman, whom he grew up with. We find out that Donald was gifted the election by Thurman. Donald would not have won on his own and Thurman has his own agenda for him. Donald, his fellow friend and junior Senator Mitch, and several other new Georgia appointees are tasked to work on Thurman's secret legacy project. Very little information is given. Each person only knows about their section of it. Donald's true task is not to represent Georgia, he still has to do that of course, but he is to utilize his architectural skills, taking a design he created in College, and adapt it to be built underground. He is to develop the Silo.
'Shift' details the Silo project and switches in between two periods of time: the time the Silo Project was built, and the time after where Donald and Thurman are woken from a cryogenic freeze periodically to deal with problems arising in the Silo.
The story does not really have any redeeming characters. You have two women in Donald's life who are flat and one-dimensional. Helen, his wife, who lives in Georgia. You never learn much about her other than Donald loves her, she is jealous of Anna, she is a sounding board, and she takes care of their dog. Anna, is a past girlfriend of Donald's and is Thurman's daughter. They still have attraction to one another, and Donald constructs boundaries as Anna finds ways to tear them down. She is the IT intelligence behind the Silo project. We are supposed to feel for and like Donald, but I couldn't help but be irritated at his naiveté. He worked in Washington and grew up with Thurman as a child. It was hard for me to believe he hadn't developed some cynicism. The revelations should not have been so hard for him to figure out.
There is value in this book, but you will not be getting your answers to the cliffhanger in 'Wool.' You will get a build up to it at the very end but expect that the cliffhanger from the first book won't be answered till the third. 'Shift' is interesting , you get answers to why the Silo's were developed. I would classify it more as political thriller than dystopian fiction. I am interested enough to move to the third, but I wasn't nearly as excited or drawn into this book as 'Wool.'
Middle-aged, married dad of two, living in Northern Burbs of Chicago. Hard Sci Fi addict, and lover of great storytelling. Almost all of my reading is now in audio format.
"A short story painfully extruded to 18hrs. Ughhh."
Full and fair disclosure... I HATE captive hero novels, big brother overlord novels, and prison stories. So the real question is, why in the hell did I buy this book? I don't have a good answer other than to say that, YUP! Still hate 'em.
That said, I will offer my critique.
The novel is very well visualized. F'ing painful, but it's very clear what the author wants you to see. But part of this is the exhaustive detail that Howey puts into every moment he chooses to write about. There's no skipping, by god. He writes every detail.
It's nice that the main character isn't whipped up from the New York Times Best Seller recipe. He's very unique. But god, what a whuss. If he 'cried' and 'the tears streamed down his cheek' one more time, I was going to reach in through my iPhone and slap him. There's got to be an app for that. He's also completely blind to every, single one of the patently obvious ominous warnings of impending doom.
I just can't get into bottling humanity in a thermos and seeing what happens, so you can tell the threadbare parable of 'free will: good / big brother: bad.' Well, no sh_t. Pretty sure we all know that. Ayn Rand put the cherry on that pie, then shoved every last gooey morsel down our throats, so unless you have something SERIOUSLY compelling to add to that message, please move on.
I just couldn't do it. I gave it two chances. It finally wore me down when a second, upcoming hero in the book got buried under another mountainous overburden of suspicion that absolutely no human being could ever escape.
ugh. run.
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It's 1863, and Thomas and his little sister, Birdie, have fled the farm where they were born and raised as slaves. Following the North Star, looking for freedom, they soon cross paths with a Union soldier. Everything changes: Corporal Henry Green brings Thomas and Birdie back to his regiment, and suddenly it feels like they've found a new home. Best of all, they don't have to find their way north alone — they're marching with the army.
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Amitabh Chandra's Washington Post commentary on healthcare costs
Washington Post
December 8, 2009
We've had a pretty good discussion this year on the public option and on "death panels." But for all the hype over health-care reform, we have not done a very good job of talking about the health-care system itself -- in particular, why our system is so expensive. As a result, we're not doing a very good job of fixing it. There's still time...
Worries grow that health overhaul could price out many
December 6, 2009
President Obama has promised that the nation's health care overhaul will make medical insurance available - and affordable - for everyone. But while bills in Congress would make insurance more accessible for millions of Americans, advocates worry that the Senate bill would impose significant financial burdens on some of the families...
Anthony Braga receives U.S. Attorney General's Award
United States Department of Justice
October 21, 2009
The Attorney General's Award for Outstanding Contributions to Community Public Safety recognizes outstanding achievement in the development and support of community partnerships designed to address public safety within a community.
Wiener Center sponsors Forum event with HSPH Dean Julio Frenk
October 14, 2009
"The world is experiencing one of the most tense and intense health transformations in history."
"History has shown that the most enlightened social protection measures have been enacted precisely at times of economic or political crisis." Watch the speech >
Harvard report: A new kinder, gentler LAPD
Los Angeles Daily News
May 18, 2009
...After facing its darkest days following the Rodney King beating and Rampart police scandal in the 1990s, the Los Angeles Police Department has significantly redeemed itself in the eyes of the public, according to a Harvard University study released Monday.
How not to pay for healthcare
Boston Globe
May 18, 2009
President Obama has gone to great lengths not to repeat the mistakes of Bill and Hillary Clinton as he works with Congress toward an overhaul of the nation's healthcare system. But there are those in the administration and Congress pushing the president to duplicate a strategic blunder in an even earlier reform initiative...
L.A. still needs more cops
L.A. Times
May 16, 2009
This coming week, criminal justice experts from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government will release a study they've done on how the LAPD has fared since the imposition of the federal consent decree under which the department now operates.
Book Review: "Once the Shore"
New York Times
April 23, 2009
Paul Yoon, former faculty assistant to Jenny Mansbridge, Sandy Jencks and Pepper Culpepper, published his first book which was reviewed by Joan Silber in the Sunday New York Times Book Review.
HKS Profs Named Carnegie Scholars
Harvard Crimson
April 15, 2009
Two Harvard Kennedy School professors will receive grants of up to $100,000 after being named 2009 Carnegie Scholars yesterday by the Carnegie Corporation of New York for their research on Islam and dedication to public outreach and understanding.
Book Review: More than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City
New York Times
March 6, 2009
Book review of William Julius Wilson's new book More than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City.
The Kaiser Family Foundation sponsored research
November 6, 2008
The Kaiser Family Foundation has sponsored research by faculty member Bob Blendon. He, and several co-authors, have written an analysis, published in today's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, examining voters' attitudes towards the US healthcare system.
Warren J. Mitofsky Award Recipient
October, 2008
The Roper Center has announced that Wiener Center faculty member Robert Blendon is this year's recipient of the Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research. The full announcement is below.
Muhammad Yunus Delivers Malcolm Wiener Lecture in Political Economy
October 13, 2007
On Saturday, October 13, 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammed Yunus presented the Malcolm Wiener Lecture in Political Economy in the John F. Kennedy, Jr. Forum. The Forum audience was at capacity for this event where Yunus spoke about founding the Grameen Bank and his efforts at eliminating poverty in Bangladesh through the bank's lending programs and social business investments.
"Honoring Nations"conference
Harvard University Gazette
October 4, 2007
Imagine the map of the United States as it really is. Not 50 states, but 50 states plus 562 sovereign nations — the 562 federally recognized American Indian tribes and communities that exist within U.S. borders.
... Imagining that realistic map was possible at Honoring Nations, a Sept. 26-28 conference celebrating tribal governance. About 150 registrants from tribes across the country attended panels and speeches in the Taubman Building at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.
The event was sponsored by the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development (HPAIED), housed within the Kennedy School's Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy. "Part of our mission here is to break stereotypes," said HPAIED Director Joseph P. Kalt, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at the Kennedy School. That includes a reminder that Indian nations are complex and culturally diverse.
Crime, Justice, and Growth in South Africa: Toward a Plausible Contribution from Criminal Justice to Economic Growth
September 20, 2006
A new KSG working paper by Christopher Stone of the center's Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management looks at the correlation between crime and growth in South Africa.
Labor Movement: As U.S. Debates Guest Workers, They Are Here Now
Wall Street Journal
September 18, 2006
Center faculty member George Borjas is quoted in this Wall Street Journalarticle looking at the effect of guest workers on U.S. wages.
Harvard to end early admission
The Boston Globe
September 12, 2006
Christopher Avery of the Malcolm Wiener Center and his research are referenced in this Boston Globe article on Harvard's decision to eliminate early admission to the College.
AP Poll: Signs of doubt cloud the war on terror
The Associated Press
September 1, 2006
Robert Blendon is quoted in this article analyzing the results of a recently conducted AP poll about the war on terror.
A Wave of Alarm: With fewer officers, Lowell police shift gears as murder rate spirals
Boston Globe
July 27, 2006
Anthony A. Braga, a senior research associate and a lecturer in public policy at the Malcolm Wiener Center, is quoted in this article about violent crime in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Borrowing Language of Civil Rights Movement, Drive Is On to Unionize Guards
The New York Times
July 26, 2006
William Julius Wilson of the Joblessness and Urban Poverty Research Program is quoted in this article about a nationwide unionization drive for security guards.
Bane named academic dean at KSG
Harvard University Gazette
July 20, 2006
Excerpt: Mary Jo Bane, Thornton Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Management, has been named the new academic dean at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government (KSG). Bane will succeed Stephen M. Walt, who served in the role over the past four years.
Many Could Ignore Hurricane Evacuation
The Associated Press
July 20, 2006
Robert Blendon's new survey focusing on hurricane evacuation is discussed in this Associated Press article. Blendon is a faculty member at both the Wiener Center/KSG and the Harvard School of Public Health. This AP article also appeared in the July 21 issue of the Boston Globe.
The Immigration Equation
The New York Times Magazine
July 9, 2006
George Borjas of the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy is profiled in this story about his research on the economic impacts of immigration in America.
Calculating College Costs
July 5, 2006
Susan M. Dynarski, a Wiener Center/KSG associate professor of public policy and Harvard doctoral candidate Judith E. Scott-Clayton recently co-authored a new paper on the costs of complexity in the college financial aid system.
Bitter Arguments of Past Still Echo
The Miami Herald
May 21, 2006
Christopher Jencks of the Wiener Center discusses immigration in this recent article from the Miami Herald.
U.S. Immigration Debate is a Road Well Traveled
The Washington Post
May 8, 2006
Christopher Jencks of the Malcolm Wiener Center is quoted in this Washington Post article on U.S. immigration policy.
A Glut of Guns
The Boston Globe
March 20, 2006
An editorial in today's Boston Globeexamines the flow of illegal guns in Boston, and cites research from Anthony Braga of the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management at the Malcolm Wiener Center.
Excerpt: Almost two-thirds of the illegal guns recovered by Boston police in 2004 had been in circulation for at least seven years since their original, legitimate retail sale, according to Anthony Braga, a researcher at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Braga, one of two dozen experts who participated in a daylong handgun violence summit at Northeastern University recently, cited straw purchases, theft, off-the-books gun dealing, gun shows, and flea markets as pathways for guns used in crimes. Last year, 341 people were shot, 51 fatally, in Boston neighborhoods where a gun seller found a willing buyer. And that carnage came about despite the seizure of roughly 800 guns by Boston police.
Poll: 60% of Americans are worried about bird flu
Associated Press
February 24, 2006
Nearly 60% of Americans are concerned about the bird flu, but fewer than one-third think it will show up in the United States this year, according to an Associated Press report printed in USA Today. The report is based upon a public opinion poll conducted by Robert Blendon who is a professor of health policy at the KSG's Malcolm Wiener Center and the Harvard School of Public Health.
Boston Crime Rates on the Rise
The Harvard Crimson
February 15, 2006
Wiener Center lecturer Anthony Braga is quoted in this story about the increase in violent crimes in Boston, part of a nationwide trend of heightened violence.
Score Gap Initiative Sparks Debate; Plan to look at scores by race raises criticism
The Harvard Crimson
February 15, 2006
Ronald Ferguson of the Wiener Center is quoted in this story about local and national benchmarking initiatives to close the achievement gap between minority and white students.
Center Faculty in the News
February 15, 2006
Christopher Stone of the Wiener Center's Program in Criminal Justice Policy/Management discusses the particular strengths of Boston and New York in fighting crime in the "Thinking Big" feature of the Sunday Boston Globe.
Center Faculty in the News
December 16, 2005
Ronald Ferguson - How One Suburb's Black Students Gain(New York Times)
Jeff Liebman - Social Security Policy Experts Hope to Reignite Debate with New Plan - (Congress Daily)
Malcolm Wiener Center Annual Awards Program Winners Announced
June 7, 2005
Manual C. Carballo Memorial Prize: Nicole Ireland and Margery Yeager
Frederick Fischer Memorial Prize: Robert Jackson and Jesse Jannetta
Taubman Center Urban Prize: Mary Elizabeth May
Susan C. Eaton Memorial Prize: Erin O'Driscoll and Andrew Whitehouse
Press Release
January 5, 2005
Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development Report: The U.S. Census Data on American Indians: 1990 v. 2000


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By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2004 Coalition officials in Baghdad today defended the U.S. Marines' decision to call in a strike on a minaret in Fallujah April 26 after determining that insurgents were using it to launch attacks with small- arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.
"We very reluctantly go after holy sites, but when those holy sites are used to store and fire weapons, we must take action if our Marines are pinned down," Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, deputy operations director for Combined Joint Task Force 7, told reporters at a news conference.
The Marines confirmed that insurgents were using the minaret as a staging platform following an attack earlier in the day. After cordoning off the area, they entered the mosque and found "a significant number of ammunition shell casings," Kimmitt said. Following the search, the Marines returned to their positions without damaging the minaret.
Kimmitt said the Marines called in the strike only after taking fire from the minaret the second time that day and realizing that their return fire was not enough to take out the enemy. This, he said, left the Marines with a choice: "Am I going to let my fellow Marines die, or am I going to recognize that that minaret has lost its protected status under international law and is being used as a firing platform and needs to go away?"
The Marines "made the right choice," Kimmitt said, by calling in precision strikes that toppled the minaret but inflicted "a minimal amount of collateral damage to any other part of that mosque."
"On the few occasions when we must attack a holy site when it has lost its protected status under the Geneva Conventions, we have used the minimal amount of force necessary to protect our Marines," he said.
Kimmitt said the perpetrators may not have been residents of Fallujah or Iraq, but rather, foreign fighters trying to drag the city's people into the fight "to create a wedge of animosity between the coalition and the people of Iraq."
That, he said, is why it is important for everyone to take a stand to prevent insurgents from using mosques to store and fire weapons and execute military operations aimed at derailing progress in Iraq. "We cannot passively sit by whether we are the coalition forces, the Iraqi security forces or the people of Iraq and allow these people to drive a wedge between what we collectively are trying to do as this country moves to sovereignty and democracy," Kimmitt said.
Just as the Marines took every precaution before calling in the attack on the minaret, Kimmitt said, he expects to see them working to rebuild it after stability is restored in Fallujah.
Kimmitt said the Marines have unilaterally suspended their offensive operations in the city for almost 17 days. "They have sat there in their positions within a cordon, peacefully waiting until a resolution has been established with the people of Fallujah to end this hostage situation by the foreign fighters and terrorists," he said.
"A peaceful situation is what we seek," Kimmitt added, while emphasizing that the coalition is prepared to use force and has "more than sufficient force" in place should the need arise.
Kimmitt said he expects joint patrols by coalition and Iraqi security forces to begin in the city after commanders on the ground determine that the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps and Iraqi Police Service are properly trained for the mission. Kimmitt said that while the patrols could begin as soon as April 29, "we'll let the commander on the ground use his judgment about when that happens."
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Real Housewives of Atlanta
Does Kim Zolciak Have a New Show?
Update: Kim has finally confirmed her spin-off show, which is scheduled to air next spring after The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 5 ends.
We've been hearing for months that Kim Zolciak will be getting her very own brand-new spin-off show on Bravo, but is the wigged wonder's solo project really happening?
Both Kim and Bravo have yet to officially confirm the good news, but all signs point to yes! Here are the top three reasons we think Kim will be getting her own show.
1. She's Being "Phased Out" of The Real Housewives of Atlanta
A recent report said that after a fight with production, Kim gets "phased out" of the season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Even the H'wife agreed that we won't be seeing as much of her this time around because the blond momma (who was pregnant during filming) really wanted to focus on her family. Much like Bethenny Frankel before her, it seems like Kim will shift from Housewives to a show all her own.
2. She Often Tweets About "Filming"
Sure, it's nothing new for a reality star to tweet about filming, but RHoA production wrapped about a month ago, and Kim has said she was with a camera crew as recently as last week! What could you possibly be filming, Kim?
We smell a spin-off.
3. She's Already Had a Successful Show of Her Own
If there's one thing Bravo loves more than chronicling the lives of wealthy housewives, it's making money. And Kim is a cash cow. She had a trial spin-off (Don't Be Tardy for the Wedding) last year, which chronicled her marriage to Kroy Biermann, and that show was a ratings success, with over 2.3 million people tuning in to watch her say "I do".
By contrast, Bethenny's nuptials were watched by 2.2 million viewers. Just sayin …
Do you think Bravo will give Kim a spin-off? Vote below!


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Originally published on Fri September 28, 2012 3:03 pm
The housing market is recovering — very slowly.
As NPR reported this morning, new home sales stayed steady while housing priced nudged upward. This news follows yesterday's report on rising housing prices in urban areas and last week's stories about rising sales of previously occupied homes.
This is not just good news for home owners. A healthy housing market can help improve the broader economy, as this AP story points out. It's good for consumer confidence and spurs their overall spending (though it might not be so great for those trying to buy a home).
Below we take a closer look at August numbers from the Census Bureau news release:
As you can see in the chart above, housing sales are gradually nudging upward. While August new home sales fell slightly compared to sales in July, they are still 27.7% higher than they were in August last year.
BONUS GRAPHIC: Wonder where all those new homes were sold? Mostly in the South. See a regional breakdown below.


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The service provides financial management tools across all functions of a financial institution via a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform. In addition to basic transaction processing, including micropayments, and lending, it allows for customer account creation, updating, and reporting. The service can interact with retailers for point-of-sale (POS) processing and other external services such as credit scoring agencies. API methods support creating and updating customer accounts with balance monitoring, deposit acceptance, and payment processing. Methods also support financial arrangements such as savings accounts and loans, interaction with automated teller machines (ATMs) and POS systems, and accounting processes via general ledger postings. The API includes full support for currency conversions and other locally relevant practices.
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If you have some time and only want to use the smallest of efforts to turn dry beans into beans ready to use check out this video. (If the video is not below you can click here to watch.)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
The Long & Short of Preparing Dry Beans
If you have some time and only want to use the smallest of efforts to turn dry beans into beans ready to use check out this video. (If the video is not below you can click here to watch.)
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Spicy Garlic Chicken
- Heat oil over medium high heat in a large skillet.
- Add garlic until golden brown.
- Add red pepper and chicken breasts that have been salt and peppered.
- When the outside of the chicken breasts have been browned add chicken broth.
- When broth starts to boil add a lid and turn down heat to a simmer. Cook chicken until no longer pink inside. (about 10 minutes depending on thickness of chicken)
- In a small bowl add water and whisk in corn starch.
- Move chicken to one side of the skillet and add starch mixture to broth. Stir until thickens.
- Serve gravy mixture over chicken.
This Weeks Grocery Trip
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Oh No! I Didn't Plan My Menu!
I admit it. I sometimes don't get to my menu for the week even for myself. So, what have I done... Have we eaten out? No. I go with the flow and do my best to make a meal with what I have on hand. I really need to go grocery shopping. I think I will tomorrow! I hope or who knows what we will have for dinner tomorrow. Here is what we have had so far this week.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Pretzel Buns
This past Sunday I tried my hand at making Pretzel Buns. They turned out great so I will share the recipe here.
Monday, January 24, 2011
How To Video of Skillet Meatloaf
Check out my video on how to make Skillet Meatloaf. Check out the recipe here. If you don't find the video below click here.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Almost Turkey Pot Pie
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a large sauce pan add carrots and chicken broth. Bring to a boil.
- Cover and reduce heat to a simmer, cooking for about 5 minutes.
- In a small bowl mix together flour, milk, sage, thyme and salt.
- Add milk mixture to carrots along with butter. Bring to a boil.
- Cook for about a minute and then add remaining ingredients.
- Pour filling into a 3 quart casserole dish.
- In a medium bowl make biscuits by mixing together flour, thyme, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and baking powder.
- When well mixed add milk and butter, mixing until it forms a ball of wet dough.
- Add spoonfuls of biscuit dough around filling. (don't bother to cover all of filling)
- Bake in oven for about 20 minutes, until filling is bubbling and biscuits are browned.


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As of November 3, 2014, the Pit's water level was 5,320.29 feet above sea level. The water rose about 0.51 feet in the past month, and 6.68 feet to date in 2014. In 2013, the water rose 8.12 feet. Since PitWatch was first published in 1996, the water has risen about 183.98 feet.
When water levels at one of the monitoring compliance points around the Pit reach the Critical Level of 5,410 feet, pumping and treating of Pit water will begin. Current projections estimate that the Critical Level will be reached around 2023. Full monitoring reports and data are also available. The current level is 89.71 feet below the Critical Level.
The graphics below show the water level elevation of the Berkeley Pit in context, compared to other water levels in the Berkeley Pit monitoring and compliance system, and compared to the elevations of local landmarks around Butte, Montana. All data is from June, 2013.
Water levels in these graphics are updated annually. For the most current Berkeley Pit water levels, refer to the figure at the top of this page, the "Berkeley Pit Water Level" sidebar on the right on most pages of the site, or to monthly monitoring reports.
The timeline below shows current projections (as of 2013) for future Berkeley Pit management.


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David Stern Kills Chris Paul / Lamar Odom Trade, Chris Paul & Lamar Respond
Emotions were super high today amongst NBA fans when it was announced that New Orleans Hornets player Chris Paul would be traded to the LA Lakers to play alongside Kobe and in return LA Lakers forward Lamar Odom would be going to New Orleans and Pau Gasol to the Houston Rockets. With Lamar playing in the city of LA for most of his 12 year career as well as most of his money outside of basketball being wrapped up in his many business ventures with Khloe, of course he was not too happy to hear the news. In a radio interview with Stephen Smith of 710 ESPN, he was quoted as saying,
I haven't heard anything. Can't believe I'd be treated like a number. LA is home. Maybe I rubbed people the wrong way by doing the [reality] show.
Before Khloe could even figure out how she'd like her first scoop of Louisiana Gumbo and before Kris Jenner could plan a Khloe and Lamar take on New Orleans, NBA Commissioner David Stern intervened and all talks of the deal were called off. All players involved in the trade were told to report to their teams training camps on Friday. According to Yahoo:
NBA commissioner David Stern has killed the New Orleans Hornets' trade of Chris Paul after several owners complained about the league-owned team dealing the All-Star point guard to the Los Angeles Lakers, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
Some owners pushed Stern to demand the trade be nullified, and the Hornets be made to keep Paul on the roster for the foreseeable future, sources said. A chorus of owners were irate with the belief that the five-month lockout had happened largely to stop big-market teams from leveraging small-market teams for star players pending free agency.
"The deal is off," a source involved in the talks told Y! Sports. "It's dead."
Meanwhile, Chris Paul probably was more elated about the trade than Lamar. When it was announced that the deal was off, he simply tweeted:
ESPN, in the meantime, reported that Chris Paul was seeking legal action
And Lamar Odom had some words of his own
Amusing enough, Lamar ended up calling a fan 'Pudding' for coming at him for being emotional after hearing that he was traded:
This whole trade fiasco reminds me of someone winning the lotto and then finding out they were sold the wrong ticket. If the trade had went through as planned, the Lakers were anticipating getting Dwight Howard as well which would have made them another Three Kings type super team like Miami.
Fortunately for Chris Paul, he can opt out of his contract with the Hornets after this season and become a free agent. Let the NBA games begin.
Updated: Although the trade did not go through, Khloe says she would have been willing and able to go wherever Lamar was traded to


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AN 11-year-old girl was taken to hospital with serious head injuries after being knocked down by a car in Weston-super-Mare.
Police were called to the junction of Wansbrough Road and Bentley Road, Worle, at about 8.30am yesterday. The road was closed to allow the air ambulance to land but the girl was taken to Frenchay Hospital by road. Witnesses to the incident, which involved a Ford car, should call 101.


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Red Rocks Amphitheatre 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, inside Red Rocks Park, near Morrison, 15 miles west of Denver, 1-720-865-2494, redrocksonline.com, ticketmaster.com Attending a concert at Red Rocks is a Colorado tradition. It doesn't hurt that all the big acts want to play here, where the...
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
18300 W. Alameda Parkway, inside Red Rocks Park, near Morrison, 15 miles west of Denver, 1-720-865-2494, redrocksonline.com and ticketmaster.com
Attending a concert at this venue in the foothills near Morrison is a Colorado tradition. It doesn't hurt that all of the big acts want to play here, where the scenery and acoustics take your breath away. The amphitheatre has two 300-foot monoliths named Ship Rock and Creation Rock, and the night stars shine brighter than the city lights of Denver.
Stargazers Theatre and Event Center
10 S. Parkside Drive, Colorado Springs, 476-2200, stargazerstheatre.com
Inside the dome-shaped building east of downtown Colorado Springs, great acoustics and comfortable seating await. The venue hosts bands of varied musical genres, including Great Big Sea, Junior Brown, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Haunted Windchimes, Gregory Alan Isakov, Asleep at the Wheel and Chuck Pyle.
Pikes Peak Center
190 S. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, 520-7469, pikespeakcenter.com
Not only do national acts such as Bill Cosby, John Prine and Jackson Browne pop in throughout the year, but the Colorado Springs Philharmonic regularly performs. Studio Bee, an intimate side theater, also holds regular shows, including the Showcase at Studio Bee series. Josh Turner, Arlo Guthrie, Ben Taylor and Diana Krall will perform this year.
Boulder Theater
2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030, bouldertheater.com
The Boulder Theater opened in 1906 as the Curran Opera House, and then into a movie theater. Not only does the renovated venue in downtown Boulder offers all sorts of musical options, but it hosts several film festivals and a variety of community events, like E-town's live radio show tapings. Musical acts coming soon include Yo La Tengo, Lamb of God, MC Yogi with DJ Drez, Dan Fogelberg! and Weird Al Yankovic.
Gothic Theatre
3263 S. Broadway, Englewood, 303-788-0984, gothictheatre.com
Originally a movie theater in the 1920s, it was saved from destruction in 1998 and remodeled into the art deco venue it is today. It's comfortable, clean and intimate enough that you can see your favorite musicians up close. All genres of music are performed here in Englewood. Upcoming shows include The Psychedelic Furs and Flobots.
Mishawaka Amphitheatre
13714 Poudre Canyon Hwy, Livermore, 970-482-4420, themishawaka.com
The music competes with the gorgeous outdoor scenery. Located in the Poudre Canyon just outside Fort Collins, the outdoor amphitheatre is open late May through late September. This summer's lineup includes Justin Townes Earle, Dark Star Orchestra, Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers, and John Hiatt.
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Yuki Kato registered a 2-under par 70 and is tied for 8th place after the opening round.
Sept. 29, 2013
MADISON, Wis. - Matt Gerard (Cleveland, Ohio/St. Ignatius) carded a 3-under 69 to sit in second place and the Xavier men's golf team is tied for third place after day one of the 2013 Badger Invitational played at the University Ridge Golf Course.
Caleb Sturgeon of South Carolina tied the 18-hole University Ridge men's collegiate course record and the Badger Invitational record with a 7-under par 65. Gerard is in second with a 3-under 69. Seventeen players shot under par in the first round.
South Carolina leads team scoring with a 6-under 282. USC Upstate is four strokes back at 286. The Musketeers, Missouri-Kansas City and Illinois State are tied for third with a 1-under 287.
Yuki Kato (Las Vegas, Nev./Faith Lutheran) registered a 2-under par 70 and is tied for 8th place after the opening round. Korey Ward (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West) and Tanapol Vattanapisit (Rayong, Thailand/The Pendleton School) are tied for 38th after shooting 74s on Sunday.
John Burger (Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle) rounded out the Musketeer scoring and sits tied for 52nd place, carding a 76 after the first 18 holes.
The tournament continues Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 with 18 holes daily. Tee times begin Monday at 9 a.m. and a shotgun start is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. CT on Tuesday.
2013 Badger Invitational First Round Results
Verona, Wis. Sep 29 - Oct 1, 2013 Round 1 Scores
University Ridge Golf Course Badger Men's Invt. - Par 72, 7259 yards
Team Scores (Total/Par)
1 South Carolina (282/-6)
2 USC Upstate (286/-2)
T3 Xavier (287/-1)
T3 Missouri-Kansas City (287/-1)
T3 Illinois State (287/-1)
T6 Austin Peay State (290/+2)
T6 Kansas (290/+2)
8 Marquette (291/+3)
9 Charleston Southern (292/+4)
10 Wofford College (293/+5)
11 Wisconsin (295/+7)
12 Rutgers University (298/+10)
13 Northern Illinois (302/+14)
14 Northern Kentucky (310/+22)


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This launchbar commander fits the bill for replacing the slow loading 7stacks taskbar popup menu.
I had no difficulty editing the sample menu including in yesterdays install of current launchbar.
The issue is each time I save an edit the bar located on the right side of the monitor pops back up to the top edge.
I could grab the edge of the bar and drag it back but eventually this didn't work and I started using 'toggle bar' from the right click menu. It takes about three clicks on that command to have the bar go back to the right side.
Perhaps its not truly docked on the right side since it doesn't hide or slide if those choices are checked.
The hiding and sliding isn't that important since I chose transparent and no border which is perfect when on the right side; not so great when across the top.
If the bar is sent down to the launch area so that only the icon is displaying all the bar choices are available but change out of that and it pops up to the top.
I couldn't find any specific configuration in the preferences/options to designate position of the launcher bar
I do not have it configured to start up when windows at this time.
My system is Windows 7Professional 64bit 4 core 8ram
Is there a recommendation or configuration to keep the bar on the left?


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RICHARDSON, Texas – February 27, 2013 – AMX is strengthening its long standing commitment to its integrators with the creation and launch of a new AMX.com Website on March 1. This new resource is being developed to assist in the time-consuming task of educating consumers about the benefits that technology automation can offer them and their entire companies to be more productive, more efficient and more able to focus on their best work. The new site will be a new front end to the existing AMX.com Dealer Site that will continue to be available with absolutely no changes for day-to-day support of their businesses.
"I truly believe this move will create untold new opportunities for our dealers and ultimately, win them many more deals," said Rashid Skaf, AMX President and CEO. "Because of the technical nature of our solutions, explaining and illustrating the possibilities can often be one of the most lengthy and complex steps in the purchase process. In talking with our dealers to best support their needs, we found that building a resource like the new Website could eliminate this hurdle by taking end users on a tour through the purchase process to help them learn, plan and buy automation technology."
The new Website is defined from the IT Managers perspective and graphically illustrates the top technology priorities determined to be the most important to IT Managers in selecting the right solution. In order of importance, these include: enhancing productivity, return on investment, centralized management, ease of use, reliability, network centric, standards based, security, scalable, standardization and sustainable. At the top of nearly everyone's list of priorities is enhancing productivity. Integrating automation technology helps IT Managers and the people in their companies to be more productive and more efficient. Additionally, generating a healthy return on investment is also important. Cost savings can come from considerations like increasing workplace productivity, decreasing travel expenses and energy management savings. Centralized Management rounded out the top three considerations. Maximizing IT Manager's extremely valuable resources by delivering a single, centralized, network solution is incredibly important.
"The new AMX.com will deliver solutions to this key audience that is self-paced, visually inviting, non-technical and packed full of resources in all different medias," said Jeff Kindig, AMX Vice President, Strategic Marketing. "We conducted significant market research around the world to guide the development of this new and exciting resource that includes content from white papers to video clips – all designed solely to educate technology managers."
Launching March 1, everyone visiting www.amx.com will be routed to the new Website. Any AMX integrators or other visitors who prefer the traditional site may quickly and easily continue on to the Dealer Site for business support, simply by clicking on the words "DEALER SITE" in the top right hand corner. If they prefer, visitors have the option to make the Dealer Site their default AMX.com. Most integrators will want to choose this option to expedite future returns to AMX.com. Integrators will always have the option to check out End User Site at any time, simply by clicking "END USER SITE" on the Dealer Site. This may be necessary when introducing new clients to the new resource.
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I wish I could just look at pictures of gorgeous homes all day. Why doesn't that pay the bills? Pfft.
The final episode of American Dream Builders had the last two designers transforming two beach houses. In my mind, this particular house was always going to be a sure win, never mind that it has a black exterior.
The direction is strong, the concept works, the little touches are spectacular and the DIY pieces are to-die-for.
I'm moving in right now.
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36 CFR 330.5 - Policy.
(a) It is the policy of the Corps of Engineers to provide, to the extent of its authorities, a safe and healthful environment for public use of lands and waters at Civil Works water resource development projects. To insure this safe and healthful environment, and to augment the citation authorities granted to the Corps of Engineers by reference § 330.3(b), District Engineers, subject to the authority of the Division Engineers, as set out below, are hereby delegated the authority to contract with States or their political subdivisions to obtain increased law enforcement services at Civil Works water resource development projects. Division Engineers are hereby delegated the authority to approve any minor deviations from this regulation except that any substantial deviations from the policies expressed within this regulation will require the prior approval of the Chief of Engineers or his authorized representative. Any required approval for deviation shall be made prior to the execution of the contract. When fiscal year 1978 and fiscal year 1979 work allowances are issued, instructions will be furnished on reporting requirements and the control of expenditures.
(b) Contracts for law enforcement services, as authorized in § 330.5(a), shall be subject to the terms and conditions as provided for within this regulation and in accordance with standard contracting and accounting procedures applicable to the Corps of Engineers.
(c) This regulation is not intended to diminish or otherwise limit the existing law enforcement responsibilities of the State or local law enforcement agencies.
(d) Contract law enforcement personnel shall not be given Federal citation authority for enforcement of regulations contained in title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter III nor shall they be empowered to enforce such regulations. These regulations shall remain the responsibility of the Corps of Engineers.
Title 36 published on 2014-07-01.
No entries appear in the Federal Register after this date, for 36 CFR Part 330.


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BPZ Resources Inc. (NYSE:BPZ) had a good run in Thursday's trading session as it surged by 7.50% in their stock prices. After opening at $2.07 and went as low as $2.02 and as high as $2.19. However it held an overall steady climb to close at $2.15 with a 7.5% increase. BPZ stock has a 52 week high of $4.64 and a 52 week low of $1.95. Average trade volume recorded of BPZ stocks over the past 90 trading sessions is 0.80 million.
BPZ Resources Inc. (NYSE:BPZ) is an independent oil and gas company that focuses on exploration and production of natural gas and oil in Peru and Ecuador. This company also plans to supply a complementary development of a power plant in Peru with its natural gas sources. BPZ released an operational update for their offshore block Z-1 on 16th April highlighting their first quarter results that ended on March 31st. 56% of BPZ Resources Inc. stocks are owned by the institution.
Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE:ACI) recorded an 8.35% growth in their stock prices as the market closed on Thursday April 18th. ACI stock prices opened at $4.63 started to go up from the early hours, reached its highest in the middle hours of the trading sessions and finally descended considerably to close at $4.93, recording an 8.35% rise in stock prices. ACI stocks went as low as $4.60 and as high as $5.14 but couldn't sustain its rise throughout the trading session. The 52 week high of ACI stocks is $10.26 and the 52 week low is $4.47. 'Earning per Share' stands at -3.24 and trading volumes over the past 90 trading sessions is 10.21 million. The after hour trading did not have much of an impact on ACI stocks and it kept its closing price intact.
Arch Coal Inc. is a coal producing company who were behind 14% of United States coal supply in 2012. As recorded in December 31st 2012, Arch Coal Inc. operates from 31 mines located all across the coal producing regions of the United States. 73% of Arch Coal Inc. stocks are owned by the institution.


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Meaning & Origins
English form of the biblical Hebrew name Yosef, meaning '(God) shall add (another son)'. This was borne by the favourite son of Jacob, whose brothers became jealous of him and sold him into slavery (Genesis 37). He was taken to Egypt, where he rose to become chief steward to Pharaoh, and was eventually reconciled to his brothers when they came to buy corn during a seven-year famine (Genesis 43–7). In the New Testament Joseph is the name of the husband of the Virgin Mary. It is also borne by a rich Jew, Joseph of Arimathea (Matthew 27:57; Mark 15:43; Luke 23:50; John 19:38), who took Jesus down from the Cross, wrapped him in a shroud, and buried him in a rock tomb. According to medieval legend, Joseph of Arimathea brought the Holy Grail to Britain. The name was uncommon in Britain in the Middle Ages but was revived in the mid 16th century and had become popular by the 1630s, remaining so ever since.
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English: variant of Saville.
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Joe, Joey, Jo, Josep, Jose, Joo, Jojo, Joel, Joi
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Batter's up in Pete's Grille pancake-eating contest
Gluttons for punishment win $1,000 in prize money By Larry Perl (The Baltimore Sun, 11/16/2012) The long, narrow eatery, a fixture in the 3100 block of Greenmount Avenue in Abell since it was Hooper's in the 1950s, has 26 counter … Continue reading
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Bel Air's 'Evel Knievel' Jumps Fountain in Front of Courthouse
By Erika Butler (The Aegis, 11/6/2012) Local police are looking for Bel Air's version of Evel Knievel. Posted Oct. 27, a Saturday night, the video titled "Evil Kenevil lives in Bel Air" shows a person on a bike that looks … Continue reading
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"America's Got Talent" Auditions Lulu, A Plump Pole Dancer From Hanover, Maryland
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