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MOOSIC, Pa. – The book on Jackie Bradley Jr. is that he possesses a keen eye at the plate and is a very disciplined hitter. In his first week with the Boston Red Sox, the highly-touted outfielder did little to sway how he's perceived.
Entering Sunday's road-trip finale in Toronto, Bradley had seen 92 total pitches in five games. The 18.4 pitches-per-game average furthers the belief that despite beginning just his second full pro season, the 22-year-old already has a thorough understanding of what is a strike and what isn't.
Asked to explain pitch recognition as it pertains to Bradley, Pawtucket Red Sox hitting coach Dave Joppie gladly took the chance to compliment the prized prospect. Joppie worked for a short time with Bradley last summer when he was the hitting coach for Double-A Portland during Bradley's stint there.
"No. 1, Jackie profiles into our offensive philosophy as far as what we preach as an organization and what we're looking for with guys who can manage the strike zone well and take pride in grinding out at-bats," Joppie said. "I know he for sure takes a lot of pride in making the pitcher work. That's something he's clearly stated in our conversations during the brief time we were together in Portland."
Piecing together quality at-bats that culminate with a base hit or walk is one obvious way to judge hitters. But the Red Sox as an organization also pay attention to the at-bats that, even if they end with an out recorded, perhaps the hitter was successful in making the pitcher work a little extra during that particular confrontation. Joppie said that those types of at bats are part of what defines "team baseball."
"You take a Dustin Pedroia and a Kevin Youkilis – guys who take a lot of pride in putting together good at-bats not only for themselves but for the team. Whatever a hitter does ahead of them may have an impact on what they do," said Joppie, who's new to the PawSox this season after spending the previous five seasons as the Sea Dogs' hitting coach. "The type of at-bat that Jackie or Dustin puts together may play up later on in the inning or turn that lineup over again.
"It's fun to watch when all nine guys are on the same page, trying to get the starting pitcher out of there before the fifth inning and into the bullpen, especially during the first or second game of a series, Joppie delved further. "You expose that soft underbelly that by the time the third game rolls around, the bullpen is decimated. That's how you win series."
Among the specific instances recently where the youngster has exercised superior restraint: against Yankees ace C.C. Sabathia, Bradley was able to work two walks, taking close pitches for ball four both times; and a few nights later, Bradley took a similar close pitch with Marino Rivera on the hill. The advantage went to the veteran closer as Bradley was caught looking.
Joppie weighed in: "People forget that (2012) was Jackie's first full year in professional baseball, but what puts him ahead of the curve is that he already has strike-zone discipline and knowledge and knows how to manage at-bats.
"Our scouting has done a great job in finding individuals who not have the talent, but also have the intangibles of someone like Jackie who profiles into our offensive philosophy. They have a track record of doing that against advanced competition."
Joppie then cautioned that just because a player has compiled a noteworthy reputation – at South Carolina, Bradley played in consecutive College World Series – doesn't mean that he should be placed on the fast track for success.
"There are some guys who will come into the organization and have absolutely zero approach at the plate. That's something that we try to instill in young hitters – consistent at-bat plans and learning how to manage good at-bats from pitch-to-pitch and game-to-game and series-to-series, grinding out every at-bat so that it can benefit them and the team regardless of the scoreboard," notes Joppie. "If you go up to the major leagues trying to learn strike-zone discipline and how to manage at-bats, you're not going to stay up there long. It's few and far between as far as guys who have that kind of ability like a Vladimir (Guerrero) – incredible hand-eye coordination who can hit just about every pitch thrown up there."
While Bradley's frequent reluctance to offer can give a pitcher fits, Joppie says that his approach shouldn't be thought of as "passive." In another at bat from the game where he struck out against Rivera, Bradley took the first two pitches from Andy Pettitte before jumping on an 80-mph slider for a run-scoring double.
"No matter where he hits in the lineup, whether he's hitting in the leadoff spot or the bottom third of the lineup, Jackie is going to be very patient and disciplined at the plate," said Joppie. "Then again he's not afraid to ambush first pitch. He's not up there looking for a walk. If you watch, Jackie will get on a first pitch if it's there. He's not in a take mode. He's putting himself in a good position with every pitch he sees and gets some information from that."
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This year instead of making a list of ten resolution you will only stick to for 2-3 months tops (jogging is stupid and you will not ever be that person who flosses twice a day, okay?) why don't you resolve to think outside the style box a little, starting with your New Year's Eve dress?
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I'm saying sorry to Tony, for my agressive words. And I believe lots of WD TV users benifit from his solution.
As a newbie here, I was eager to share something I know with everyone. I meant no harm.
Anyway, I'm confident with my solutions - I use MakeMKV and Pavtube ByteCopy to copy BD and DVD to MKV from time to time and they never let me down. Both allows you keep the audio and subtitles you like, removing ones you don't like.
The thing with WD TV is, it support MKV playback and certain subtitles (srt, ssa, sami, vobsub, etc). But it does not support the original blu-ray subtitles (pgs) in MKV. So you get to switch the pgs to something it can read- Tony did this in the above steps. This is good. I just want to point out this process could be simpler with other app- the ByteCopy does change pgs to vobsub without transcoding video or audio. And it costs less than AnyDVD HD or DVDfab. I liked DVDfab, till it became a shareware. Now I'm a Pavtube fan and recommend their app to my friends. They did write a guide for WD TV Live Plus, I think you'll give it a chance after you read it:
I believe it's a very considerate solution. If you have better idea, kindly let me know. I'm always looking for better solutions.
Tony: As I've stated before, thanks so much for the effort you made to provide me and others a means to 1) convert BD files; 2)pointed to the correct software to use; 3) provided a means to diminish the size of a BD (MKV file); and 4) to be able to include subtitles in the MKV file.
At the moment, I am converting the M2TS file to an MKV file, using Handbrake. The last step that remains for me to accomplish is to add the subtitles using MKVmerge. Since it appears that it'll take 5 hours! to convert the M2TS file using Handbrake, I'll let you know the outcome much later today. I am very curious what the video quality will be like.
At any rate, for others who might want to use the process you've described, if they follow your directions explicitly I doubt that they'll have a problem.
Much thanks and many kudos!
I appreciated what you had to say and I'm going to try both the BD converters that you recommended. I'll let you know how I make out. Thanks.
Well, after 3 days of trials, for my purposes, I find using BDInfo and TSMuxer the most satisfying. It's easy to use, relatively fast, gives me the subtitles that I long for, and the BD picture quality I require. I find that the TSmuxer, by virtue of removing all the foreign subtitles I won't use and ignoring the extra audio tracks that I don't need, does a great (and quick) job and decreases file size by 40 percent most of the time. Moreover, the software is free! BDIfo let's me know which tracks I need, as some BDs use several track (Try Disney!).
In the end, I suppose the software you use is going to be determined by your personal preferences. And herein lies the real point to be made: WD Live works with all of them!
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Very useful Tony!
I have the tools and you are generous to help others with this tutorial. These are free and i think well regarded tools.
But you still end up with large files. Is this not an issue for you?
I find it fine for SD material but use Handbrake to reduce the video size by a factor of 5 for BD and get near identical quality. I use audio passthru.The downside is 5-6 hours of processing!
I'd be really interested in views on the size issue.
In my experience, a finished file size of 25 GB is fine, considering its BD with DTS 5.1 and subtitles. And it takes only several minutes, not hours, to rip the file, and the quality is very high. That's my opinion, but I'm sure others may disagree.
I certainly prefer a size of 5-10GB compared to 25-35GB ... especially when you want to keep a backup (and I do). There is no visual difference, as described several times in this forum.
I have to disagree with you. I think there is a discernible visual difference. So does my wife. But I'm only offering an opinion, not a technical fact. Again, it's all in the eye of the beholder. It is also true that backing up one's video files must be a consideration. I own a WHS 2011 system that I built, so it's not a problem for me technically or financially. But that certainly isn't true for everyone.
You always offer sound advice and I appreciate it. Thank you.
Also, my backup is the original BD.
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Also, my backup is the original BD.
Yeah, but it is really a LOT of work to rerip the complete collection, when the HD fails. Restoring 1 TB from a backup is done in a few hours (without me participating). And some of my disk (especially TV series) requires special treatment.
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Power of allocating coal blocks with Centre: Naveen Patnaik
Amid reports that Naveen Patnaik might be quizzed in connection with alleged irregularities in allocation of coal block to Hindalco, the Odisha Chief Minister said the power of allocating coal blocks is with the Centre.
Patnaik had reportedly written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in order to approve coal blocks for Hindalco.
"Naveen Patnaik had reportedly written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to approve coal blocks of Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla-owned Hindalco," CNN-IBN reported quoting sources.
Speaking on media, Patnaik said: "The letter that was written to the Central government was to examine the request of Hidalco."
"I want to clarify that the powers of allocating coal blocks lies witht he Central government. No information has been received from the CBI for questioning or otherwise," he said.
The CBI is reportedly looking into the role of Patnaik in the matter.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his beleaguered government found themselves feeling yet another unpleasant surge in Coalgate heat, as former Coal Secretary PC Parakh intensified his attack on the administration.
Parakh, who on Tuesday was accused by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) of irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks, spent much of Thursday lashing out at the charges in intervies to TV channels and newspapers.
He vehemently reiterated that the Prime Minister, as head of the Ministry of Coal, took the final decision on the controversial allotments and said if he was being accused, the PM too must be charged.
Parakh along with Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla were named by the CBI on Tuesday in its fourteenth First Information Report (FIR) in connection with the coal scam.
"The PM cleared the decision... he is the final decision-maker," Parakh said on Wednesday.
Explaining his actions, Parakh said, "Mr Birla told the PM that we are the first applicant and are equally eligible and competent and our request has been unfairly rejected. He also met me and made a similar representation. I found there was merit because they (Hindalco) were the first applicant."
The coal scam had sprung into headlines after the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on coal block allocation estimated a loss of Rs 1.86 lakh crore to the national exchequer owing to irregular allocations.
The CAG named 25 private companies as beneficiaries of coal block allocations in various states. They included companies like Essar Power, Hindalco, Tata Power, Tata Steel and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd.
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Mo'ne Davis has received plenty of recognition as a flame-throwing female at this year's Little League World Series, and that was taken to the next level Monday.
The 13-year-old star of the Philadelphia team will be on the cover of this week's Sports Illustrated, the publication revealed. Accompanying a photo of Davis on the mound at Williamsport is the title "Mo'ne Davis: Remember Her Name."
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It has been tough to forget her name, as Davis has dominated the headlines surrounding the Little League World Series, especially after her commanding debut.
"Last week, this week, maybe next week, she's owned the sports conversation," Sports Illustrated manager editor Chris Stone said on SI's website. "How often do you get to say this about a 13-year-old girl? It's the easiest type of story to identify as a cover story."
Davis is expected to be back on the mound Wednesday when the Philadelphia squad takes on an undefeated Las Vegas team.
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The Metropolitan Opera: Lucia di Lammermoor Encore
Fathom presents an encore presentation of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" in HD on the Big Screen! Anna Netrebko stars in the title role of Donizetti's fragile heroine. Tenor Rolando Villazón stars as Lucia's lover, Edgardo. Baritone Mariusz Kwiecien is her tyrannical brother. Mary Zimmerman's hit production is staged as a Victorian ghost story. Marco Armiliato conducts.
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Sacred Sounds of the Female Orishas, collected by Raul Canizares
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Sacred Sounds of the Female Orishas: Rhythms of the Goddess, collected by Raul Canizares Destiny Recordings, 1-59477-071-9, 60 mins., 2005Raul Canizares, who collected and produced the recordings which are the basis for this CD was the head of the Santeria Temple Orisha Consciousness Movement in Manhattan, and the author of Cuban Santeria, as well as the producer of another CD , The Sacred Sounds of Santeria.The emphasis of this collection is the female aspects of divinity. It helps to know some of the stories associated with these strong female images, although it isn't absolutely necessary. The liner notes give a little sense of the strength of these goddesses. There are no shrinking-violets in this collection. Even the orishas associated with love are strong, independent figures. Their songs convey this as well. The rhythms are forceful and compelling. You can feel their presence and power as their songs are sung. Read More


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By By RICHARD SHAWSun Advocate publisher
The events of Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. are hard to understand.
Why it happened is the biggest mystery at this point. But there is one thing for sure. Heroes come in all sizes, sexes and professions.
Elementary schools are supposed to be a safe haven for kids; the safest of all the public schools. Yet in this case, and in some others in the past they became places of terror.
The people who work in elementary schools, who teach our children, watch them on the playground, give them counseling, serve them lunch and clean the floors are united by a common bond. It is that of taking care of small kids to those approaching their teenage years.
It is a big calling. Anyone who has their own kids knows it is a tough job to raise them, and these people who have dedicated their lives to educating young people are a special part of that upbringing.
There were a lot of heroes on Friday in that school. Teachers who led their kids to safety by hiding them away, and others who took bullets that ended their lives trying to protect the children.
We should ask ourselves the commitment that it takes to defend someone when you know your own impending death is almost sure to be the result?
It would have been easy for people to run away from the gunman. But from what I can tell no one did.
The principal and the school psychologist were meeting when he broke in through a secure door. They ran out to confront him and both were killed.
As he headed to the first grade classrooms one teacher was able to stuff seven kids into a closet and then stood up to the gunman who in his cowardice shot her and six small children to death with a semi-automatic rifle.
Another was able to get all the kids from her classroom into a bathroom and lock the door. He apparently came to the door and tried to get in. Keeping just under two dozen small children completely quiet in a totally freaked out environment must have been almost impossible. Somehow he did not shoot through the door and left to go after other people.
It is hard to imagine the fear that the adults felt, much less the children. Yet the teachers and staff acted accordingly, secreting children away into spots where he could not find them. True their training on school security did kick in, but just the same they did it like the professionals they are.
I had the opportunity to work in two elementary schools in the Salt Lake area over a period of five years, during my 20s. In some ways the people that worked in those schools became more of my family than my family was. There is a bond that exists between members of a faculty and staff that is hard to describe. Not everything is always hunky-dory; there are differences, arguments, and dysfunctional situations in all workplaces. These places were no exception. But the common goal of the staff at these schools was to see that the kids got the best care and best education any of us could give them.
On Friday, having worked in a schools similar to Sandy Hook, I imagined what it could have been like if that had happened when I worked in one.
I knew most of the teachers so well in those schools that I can tell you they would have acted very much like those on Friday did. I could have seen the principals rushing out to stop someone, despite the fact the guy was heavily armed. I can imagine many of those teachers taking a bullet for the kids they taught and loved.
The culture within the elementary schools I worked in was strong; during my years at both we lost people that worked there to death, and we lost kids in the same way. It just bonded us together closer.
In my life some of the most influential people in my life, beyond my parents and my wife, were teachers. Growing up I wanted to be a teacher, not because they had summers off, or got lots of holidays (both ideas from a kid's point of view) but because what they do is such a high calling. They are all heroes in their own way already. In all my years in public education, I can say that I only had one teacher who was a jerk; all the rest cared about me as an individual.
And that is where it is at. Many teachers call their classes "their kids." And for that year they are together they do become their kids, not only for the good, but also for the bad, because things are never simple.
Our teachers, in our schools here in Carbon County, are the same. They are the potential heros that we all would look to protect our kids in a similar situation.
So it is with that, that we owe them our respect and support as they go about the difficult job of molding young minds into critically thinking adults.
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Beowulf is my all-time favourite poem,
Incidentally, Heaney wrote a fairly new and very good translation.
Posted 08 January 2009 - 07:43 AM
Beowulf is my all-time favourite poem,
Posted 08 January 2009 - 09:47 AM
Incidentally, Heaney wrote a fairly new and very good translation.
Posted 08 January 2009 - 10:06 AM
It turns out that Adrian Mitchell poem I like is available online (I just had to search for one of the lines). But when I found a link with the poem, I found out he'd died on December 20.
RIP Adrian Mitchell
The Pacific Ocean
A blue demi-globe
Islands like punctuation marks
A cruising airliner
Passenger unwrapping pats of butter
A hurricane arises
Tosses the plane into the sea
Five of them, flung oÂn to an island beach
Tom the reporter
Susan the botanist
Jim the high-jump champion
Bill the carpenter
Mary the eccentric widow.
Tom the reporter sniffed out a stream of drinkable water.
Susan the botanist identified a banana tree.
Jim the high-jump champion jumped up and down and gave them each a bunch.
Bill the carpenter knocked up a table for their banana supper.
Mary the eccentric widow buried the banana skins,
But oÂnly after they had asked her twice.
They all gathered sticks and lit a fire.
There was an incredible sunset.
Next morning they held a committee meeting.
Tom, Susan, Jim and Bill
Voted to make the best of things.
Mary, the eccentric widow, abstained.
Tom the reporter killed several dozen pigs.
He tanned their skins into parchment
And printed the Island News with the ink of squids.
Susan the botanist developed new strains of banana
Which tasted of chocolate, beefsteak, peanut, butter,
Chicken and boot polish
Jim the high-jump champion organised games
Which he always won easily.
Bill the carpenter constructed a wooden water wheel
And converted the water's energy into electricity
Using iron ore from the hills, he constructed lampposts
They all worried about Mary, the eccentric widow.
Her lack of confidence and her...
But there wasn't time to coddle her
The volcano erupted, but they dug a trench
And diverted the lava into the sea
Where it formed a spectacular pier.
They were attacked by pirates but defeated them
With bammboo bazookas firing
Sea-urchins packed with home-made nitroglycerine
They gave the cannibals a dose of their own medicine
And survived an earthquake thanks to their skill in jumping
Tom had been a court reporter
So he became the magistrate and solved disputes
Susan the botanist established
A university which also served as a museum.
Jim the high-jump champion
Was put in charge of law enforcement -
Jump oÂn them when they were bad.
Bill the carpenter built himself a church,
Preached there every Sunday
But Mary the eccentric widow ...
Each evening she wandered down the island's main street,
Past the Stock Exchange, the Houses of Parliament,
The prison and the arsenal.
Past the Prospero Souvenir Shop,
Past the Robert Louis Stevenson Movie Studios,
Past the Daniel Defoe Motel
She nervously wandered and sat oÂn the end of the pier of lava,
Breathing heavily
As if at a loss,
As if at a lover,
She opened her eyes wide
To the usual incredible sunset.
Posted 08 January 2009 - 10:25 AM
Incidentally, Heaney wrote a fairly new and very good translation.
Posted 08 January 2009 - 11:46 AM
Posted 08 January 2009 - 02:07 PM
Posted 08 January 2009 - 02:20 PM
To be honest, I'm a little surprised there aren't more Mitchell fans on a board with this many English folks.
Another Adrian Mitchell fan! :bow: So sorry to hear that he's dead. In honour of which, I will cast aside my Auden and my Hughes and post another Mitchell, because he's great and always will be.
Edited by DanteGabriel, 08 January 2009 - 02:20 PM.
Posted 08 January 2009 - 02:54 PM
Posted 08 January 2009 - 03:00 PM
The Indifferent
I can love both fair and brown;
Her whom abundance melts, and her whom want betrays;
Her who loves loneness best, and her who masks and plays;
Her whom the country form'd, and whom the town;
Her who believes, and her who tries;
Her who still weeps with spongy eyes,
And her who is dry cork, and never cries.
I can love her, and her, and you, and you;
I can love any, so she be not true.
Will no other vice content you?
Will it not serve your turn to do as did your mothers?
Or have you all old vices spent and now would find out others?
Or doth a fear that men are true torment you?
O we are not, be not you so;
Let me--and do you--twenty know;
Rob me, but bind me not, and let me go.
Must I, who came to travel thorough you,
Grow your fix'd subject, because you are true?
Venus heard me sigh this song;
And by love's sweetest part, variety, she swore,
She heard not this till now, and that it should be so no more.
She went, examin'd, and return'd ere long,
And said, 'Alas! some two or three
Poor heretics in love there be,
Which think to stablish dangerous constancy.
But I told them, 'Since you will be true,
You shall be true to them who'are false to you'.'
Posted 08 January 2009 - 07:07 PM
Awesome link. Thank you much for that.
I get regular mailings from American Life in Poetry, which has been a really great source of (to me) unknown poems.
Well, I'm not English, but I am this guy's newest fan. Loved both the pieces you two posted.
To be honest, I'm a little surprised there aren't more Mitchell fans on a board with this many English folks.
The ache of marriage:
thigh and tongue, beloved,
are heavy with it,
it throbs in the teeth
We look for communion
and are turned away, beloved,
each and each
It is leviathan and we
in its belly
looking for joy, some joy
not to be known outside it
two by two in the ark of
the ache of it.
The Flea
Mark but this flea, and mark in this,
How little that which thou deniest me is ;
It suck'd me first, and now sucks thee,
And in this flea our two bloods mingled be.
Thou know'st that this cannot be said
A sin, nor shame, nor loss of maidenhead ;
Yet this enjoys before it woo,
And pamper'd swells with one blood made of two ;
And this, alas ! is more than we would do.
O stay, three lives in one flea spare,
Where we almost, yea, more than married are.
This flea is you and I, and this
Our marriage bed, and marriage temple is.
Though parents grudge, and you, we're met,
And cloister'd in these living walls of jet.
Though use make you apt to kill me,
Let not to that self-murder added be,
And sacrilege, three sins in killing three.
Cruel and sudden, hast thou since
Purpled thy nail in blood of innocence?
Wherein could this flea guilty be,
Except in that drop which it suck'd from thee?
Yet thou triumph'st, and say'st that thou
Find'st not thyself nor me the weaker now.
'Tis true ; then learn how false fears be ;
Just so much honour, when thou yield'st to me,
Will waste, as this flea's death took life from thee.
Edited by add-on, 08 January 2009 - 07:11 PM.
Posted 09 January 2009 - 11:05 AM
Edited by Ashara, 09 January 2009 - 11:08 AM.
Posted 09 January 2009 - 11:18 AM
Donne knew how to woo the ladies.
Posted 09 January 2009 - 06:22 PM
The Tempter
Something tapped me on the shoulder
Something whispered, âCome with me.
âLeave the world of men behind you,
âCome where care may never find you,
âCome and follow, let me bind you
âWhere, in that dark, silent sea,
âTempest of the world nâer rages;
âThere to dream away the ages,
âHeedless of Timeâs turning pages,
âOnly, come with me.â
âWho are you?â I asked the phantom,
âI am Rest from Hate and Pride.
âI am friend to king and beggar,
âI am Alpha and Omega,
âI was councillor to Hagar
âBut men call me Suicide.â
I was weary of tide breasting,
Weary of the worldâs behesting,
And I lusted for the resting
As a lover for his bride.
And my soul tugged at its moorings
And it whispered, âSet me free.
âI am weary of this battle,
âOf this world of human cattle,
âAll this dreary noise and prattle.
âThis you owe to me.â
Long I sat and long I pondered,
On the life that I had squandered,
Oâer the paths that I had wandered
Never free.
In a shadow panorama
Passed lifeâs struggles and its fray.
And my soul tugged with new vigor,
Huger grew the phantomâs figure,
As I slowly pressed the trigger,
Saw the world fade swift away.
Through the fogs old Time came striding,
Radiant clouds were âbout me riding,
As my soul went gliding, gliding,
From the shadow into day.
Robert E. Howard
Published June 18, 1937, in The Cross Plains Review, one year after his suicide.
Posted 09 January 2009 - 09:38 PM
Posted 09 January 2009 - 10:43 PM
Reality demands
we also state the following:
life goes on.
It does so near Cannae and Borodino,
at Kosovo Polje and Guernica.
There is a gas station
in a small plaza in Jericho,
and freshly painted
benches near Bila Hora.
Letters travel
between Pearl Harbor and Hastings,
a furniture truck passes
before the eyes of the lion of Cheronea,
and only an atmospheric front advances
towards the blossoming orchards near Verdun.
There is so much of Everything
that Nothing is quite well concealed.
Music flows
from yachts near Actium
and couples on board dance in the sunlight.
So much keeps happening,
that it must be happening everywhere.
Where stone is heaped on stone,
there is an ice cream truck
besieged by children.
Where Hiroshima had been,
Hiroshima is again
manufacturing products
for everyday use.
Not without its charms is this terrible world,
not without its mornings
worth our waking.
In the fields of Maciejowice
the grass is green
and on the grass is -- you know how grass is --
transparent dew.
Maybe there are no fields other than battlefields,
those still remembered,
and those long forgotten,
birch woods and cedar woods,
snows and sands, iridescent swamps,
and ravines of dark defeat
where today, in sudden need,
you squat behind a bush.
What moral flows from this? Maybe none.
But what really flows is quickly-drying blood,
and as always, some rivers and clouds.
On the tragic mountain passes
the wind blows hats off heads
and we cannot help--
but laugh.
Tonight I can write the saddest lines.
Write, for example,'The night is shattered
and the blue stars shiver in the distance.'
The night wind revolves in the sky and sings.
Tonight I can write the saddest lines.
I loved her, and sometimes she loved me too.
Through nights like this one I held her in my arms
I kissed her again and again under the endless sky.
She loved me sometimes, and I loved her too.
How could one not have loved her great still eyes.
Tonight I can write the saddest lines.
To think that I do not have her. To feel that I have lost her.
To hear the immense night, still more immense without her.
And the verse falls to the soul like dew to the pasture.
What does it matter that my love could not keep her.
The night is shattered and she is not with me.
This is all. In the distance someone is singing. In the distance.
My soul is not satisfied that it has lost her.
My sight searches for her as though to go to her.
My heart looks for her, and she is not with me.
The same night whitening the same trees.
We, of that time, are no longer the same.
I no longer love her, that's certain, but how I loved her.
My voice tried to find the wind to touch her hearing.
Another's. She will be another's. Like my kisses before.
Her voide. Her bright body. Her inifinite eyes.
I no longer love her, that's certain, but maybe I love her.
Love is so short, forgetting is so long.
Because through nights like this one I held her in my arms
my sould is not satisfied that it has lost her.
Though this be the last pain that she makes me suffer
and these the last verses that I write for her.
Just once I knew what life was for.
In Boston, quite suddenly, I understood;
walked there along the Charles River,
watched the lights copying themselves,
all neoned and strobe-hearted, opening
their mouths as wide as opera singers;
counted the stars, my little campaigners,
my scar daisies, and knew that I walked my love
on the night green side of it and cried
my heart to the eastbound cars and cried
my heart to the westbound cars and took
my truth across a small humped bridge
and hurried my truth, the charm of it, home
and hoarded these constants into morning
only to find them gone.
Posted 10 January 2009 - 04:48 PM
Edited by Zap, 10 January 2009 - 04:51 PM.
Posted 10 January 2009 - 06:04 PM
damn straight
(I enjoy a large amount of Tolkien's poetry and consider it an essential part of his work).
Oh, Whitman.
Or Whitman:
When I heard the Learnâd Astronomer
When I heard the learnâd astronomer;
When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me;
When I was shown the charts and the diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them;
When I, sitting, heard the astronomer, where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room,
How soon, unaccountable, I became tired and sick;
Till rising and gliding out, I wanderâd off by myself,
In the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time,
Lookâd up in perfect silence at the stars.
Sex Without Love
How do they do it, the ones who make love
without love? Beautiful as dancers,
Gliding over each other like ice-skaters
over the ice, fingers hooked
inside each other's bodies, faces
red as steak, wine, wet as the
children at birth, whose mothers are going to
give them away. How do they come to the
come to the come to the God come to the
still waters, and not love
the one who came there with them, light
rising slowly as steam off their joined
skin? These are the true religious,
the purists, the pros, the ones who will not
accept a false Messiah, love the
priest instead of the God. They do not
mistake the lover for their own pleasure,
they are like great runners: they know they are alone
with the road surface, the cold, the wind,
the fit of their shoes, their over-all cardio
vascular health--just factors, like the partner
in the bed, and not the truth, which is the
single body alone in the universe
against its own best time.
Kisses, too, tasted of iron
the year we lived in twilights. They tilted warily
like bags of groceries I'd carry up the stairs
to find you in boxers, the smell of coffee mixed with vinegar
from the bowl of pickle juice you soaked your fingers in
trying to hurry the callouses. We trafficked in the grief
of incompatible day and night, we stretched the hours
as best we could, but mostly we practiced
a kind of starving, excruciating to recall
how hard we tried. I'd unpack the groceries
and tell you about the day, and after dinner
you'd pick out a tune on the guitar
(it was the year you apprenticed to the blues).
Before each night shift, in uniform and socks,
you'd climb into bed and hold me until I fell asleep.
Then you would slip quietly out.
And when I dreamed, I glimpsed the gods in you,
I dreamt you were Hephaestus with the iron forge,
the sweat covering you when you jogged home
was holy, it was the sweat of the whole city,
even the roses, even the bus exhaust.
The mind circles back like a record spinning,
a little molten, a little wobbly, a record
shiny as your black hair, a record player
crackling and stuttering over a scratch, an urge
to ask forgiveness even though it's dark now
and you've already forgiven me.
Posted 10 January 2009 - 08:00 PM
Batter my heart, three-person'd God ; for you
As yet but knock ; breathe, shine, and seek to mend ;
That I may rise, and stand, o'erthrow me, and bend
Your force, to break, blow, burn, and make me new.
I, like an usurp'd town, to another due,
Labour to admit you, but O, to no end.
Reason, your viceroy in me, me should defend,
But is captived, and proves weak or untrue.
Yet dearly I love you, and would be loved fain,
But am betroth'd unto your enemy ;
Divorce me, untie, or break that knot again,
Take me to you, imprison me, for I,
Except you enthrall me, never shall be free,
Nor ever chaste, except you ravish me.
The moon has set,
And the Pleiades.
It is midnight and time is passing
And I lie alone.
Wraetlic is thaes wealstan, wyrde gebraecon;
burgstede burston, brosnath enta geweorc.
Hrofas sind gehrorene, hreorge torras,
hrungeat berofen, hrim on lime,
scearde scurbeorge scorene, gedrorene,
Aeldo undereotone.
Wondrous is this stone wall, smashed by fate.
The buildings have crumbled, the work of giants decays.
Roofs have collapsed, the towers in ruin,
the frosted gate is unbarred, hoar-frost on mortar,
the storm-protection mutilated, cut down, declined,
underminded by age.
Thus with the Year
Seasons return, but not to me returns
Day, or the sweet approach of Ev'n or Morn,
Or sight of vernal bloom, or Summers Rose,
Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine;
But cloud in stead, and ever-during dark
Surrounds me, from the chearful waies of men
Cut off, and for the book of knowledg fair
Presented with a Universal blanc
Of Natures works to mee expung'd and ras'd,
And wisdome at one entrance quite shut out.
So much the rather thou Celestial light
Shine inward, and the mind through all her powers
Irradiate, there plant eyes, all mist from thence
Purge and disperse, that I may see and tell
Of things invisible to mortal sight.
The glacier knocks in the cupboard,
The desert sighs in the bed,
And the crack in the tea-cup opens
A lane to the land of the dead.
Edited by Fenny, 10 January 2009 - 09:35 PM.
Posted 10 January 2009 - 09:40 PM
Edited by Mathis, 10 January 2009 - 09:40 PM.
Posted 10 January 2009 - 09:55 PM
I've always loved Not Waving, But Drowning by Stevie Smith. Such a sparse poem and the final verse is excellent.
Nobody heard him, the dead man <>
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Earlier this week the search for survivors of the devastating earthquake in Haiti ended. Current estimates suggest that upwards of 200,000 people may have perished, and efforts now turn to the approximately 3 million Haitians affected by the quake. They are in need of everything from medical care to housing, but most importantly food. Despite the outpouring of both monetary and other aid internationally, getting help to those in need has proven difficult. New York Times columnist Damien Cave highlighted Hatian's struggle to find food in a recent article emphasizing that even in such dire circumstances sharing and fairness are held in high regard among survivors. Stealing food is a capital offense and those who are able to find food no matter how much or how little are expected to share. Some have taken an even larger role in the recovery process setting up makeshift soup kitchens.
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Preview | Recap | Boxscore (Gm. 1) | Boxscore (Gm. 2)Bisons take pair on Ken Dugan Day to earn A-Sun sweep of JU
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Weathering a persistent downpour and a ninth-inning rally, the Lipscomb baseball team swept a Atlantic Sun Conference doubleheader from Jacksonville taking game one 6-1 before earning the series sweep with a 6-2 victory in the nightcap on "Ken Dugan Day" at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium in Nashville.
Racing to beat the projected inch or more of rain forecast for the area over the next 24 hours, the Bisons (25-26, 14-10 A-Sun) made quick work of the Dolphins (17-36, 6-18 A-Sun) in just over two hours of play. Much of the credit for the fast pace goes to junior righty Josh Cotham, the reigning A-Sun Pitcher of the Week, who threw his second-straight complete game for Lipscomb.
"The conditions were bad on both sides but our guys stuck to it and Cotham pitched a great game and gave us every opportunity to win," said Lipscomb head coach Jeff Forehand. "Even when the rain is coming down like that, as well as he pitched, that's just a great outing."
The veteran carried a shutout into the ninth inning breaking a school record with 20 and two-thirds innings pitched without giving up a run breaking the mark held by former Bison David Patton, who went 19 and one-thirds innings without allowing a run.
"Josh has spoiled us lately," said Forehand. "We can't go into every weekend expecting to get that kind of performance. He's been pitching through some tough stuff and has given us a good chance to win every weekend."
With the field seeing over 80 minutes of steady rain and beginning to erode, Cotham allowed a pair of runs in the ninth for the Dolphins as conditions deteriorated rapidly. On the night, Cotham scattered eight hits and fanned nine JU batters without issuing a single walk to improve to 5-4 on the season.
Neither side could muster a run until the sixth inning when senior second baseman Zak Messer ripped his 11th blast of the year over the left field fence to give Lipscomb a 1-0 advantage.
Junior third baseman Gray Hutchinson got things rolling for Lipscomb in the seventh with a leadoff double to right center before advancing to third on a wild pitch. That would prove critical as Hutchinson would score two batters later when junior right fielder Lee Wilson lofted a sacrifice fly to centerfield to give the Bisons a 2-0 lead.
Leading 2-0, the Bisons kept the pressure up and put the game out of reach with a four-run eighth highlighted by a three run bomb by Hutchinson with two outs in the inning. The homer capped off a big weekend for Hutchinson that saw the junior go 6-for-9 at the plate with three doubles, one home run and six runs scored.
"Gray had a big weekend," said Forehand. "He had some big at bats driving in some runs. I can't say enough about him. We've been waiting on him to get going."
Game one on Saturday saw the Dolphins jump out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first thanks to the big stick of Adam Brett Walker II, who launched an opposite field solo home run into Lake Lipscomb. From that point on, Lipscomb junior southpaw Chris Nunn kept the Jacksonville offense off balance to pick up his first win of the season tossing five and two-thirds innings. Nunn scattered seven Dolphins hits, walked only one batter and fanned one Jacksonville hitter.
Junior righty Tyler Burstrom earned his third save of the season throwing the final three and one-thirds innings. Burstrom was near perfect allowing only one hit and notching one strikeout.
The Bisons got the offense going in the fifth inning with a three-run rally with two outs to chase JU starter Drew Woods from the game. Hutchinson got the frame started with a single to right before moving up to second on a sacrifice bunt by senior catcher Logan Hostettler.
A Wilson groundout moved Hutchinson 90 feet from home before senior designated hitter Shawn Mehring drew a walk to put runners on the corners. A wild pitch thrown to the backstop tied the game at one as Hutchinson scooted across the dish and Mehring moved into scoring position. A double to right by senior left fielder M.L. Williams kept the rally going and brought Mehring home to give the Bisons their first lead of the afternoon.
Messer then brought Williams home with a single to right ending Woods' day and giving the Bisons a 3-1 lead.
Back-to-back singles by Mehring and Williams got things rolling again in the seventh and again the Bisons came through with two away as freshman first baseman Griffin Moore laced a double down the left field line that made it a 5-1 contest.
Mehring, who was honored as the Ken Dugan Award recipient in a pregame ceremony, made it a 6-1 game in the eighth as he drove home Hutchinson, who led off the frame with a walk before advancing on a pair of wild pitches.
The Bisons wrap up the 2012 home regular season on Tuesday night hosting Tennessee Tech at 6 p.m. at Dugan Field before the final A-Sun series of the year beginning on Thursday night at Belmont.


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Hi Paul,(edited)
I am a teacher of a year 4/5 class. I was wondering if we as a class could mail some questions about life in Antarctica to someone on one of the bases. Would they have time to respond?
This kind of request comes up quite frequently - and the answer is pretty much no.Having said that, if there are genuinely any new questions or ones that I haven't covered, please add them to this thread and I'll see what I can do about them. I'm afraid I won't respond to questions I know are already here - use the search facility at the bottom border of the main site for that - click on the logo at the top of this page.
First of all email addresses of the bases are not made public and secondly the people on the bases have little or no interest in replying to them. The only way it would work is if you already knew someone before they went to Antarctica and arranged it that way.
The CoolAntarctica site has answers to just about any question that I've ever been asked or seen asked - when I come across a new one, I add it in. The vast majority of questions are repeats or re-wordings and realistically no-one is going to spend the time typing it all out again to provide a more personal communication.


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In defense of those greatest of human qualities that have made civilization possible, one man sets out to show what would happen to the world if all the heroes of innovation and industry went on strike. Is he a destroyer or a liberator? And why does he fight his hardest battle not against his enemies but against the woman he loves?
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While I appreciate many of Scott Brick's audiobooks, he misses the emotional impetus behind the characters and Ayn's incredible grasp of satire. Many of her characters are archetypes, and Hurt just plain understands how she intended them to come across. There are some issues with the audio quality(background noise, etc). This drawback is overwhelmed by the brilliance of his acting. He really brings the book to live. Brick on the otherhand comes across flat, misses the characters emotional states and motivations, and turns a great story less so. I have both versions, but if you only purchase one yourself, select the Hurt version. You will not regret it
I enjoy counter-terrorism, westerns, historical fiction, detective mysteries, and old school comedy like "A Christmas Story".
"Well worth the read if you devote the time"
This is a book of philosophy. Enjoy, in a story format, the importance of good struggling against evil; ambitious hard work overcoming apathy and a sense of self entitlement. If this book was formatted as pure philosophy it would have been a challenging, albeit, boring read. As presented with characters during the industrial revolution, it was mind expanding and had profound messages about the human spirit, intelligence and courage. I feel I only digested a fraction of the stories messages. This book should be read again and again, as I plan to do. The simple message: work hard, work smart, believe in doing a quality job and you will be a winner and other winners will seek you out. If you are mediocre...expect nothing special to come to your life.
I'm an audiobook nerd living in Copenhagen, Denmark. At the time of writing, I'm approaching 400 audiobooks.
"What an incredible audio book"
If you want a real treat - download this unabridged recording.
I have been meaning to listen to Atlas Shrugged for years, but I have been put somewhat off by its length.
When I discovered that a new recording had been made with no other than THE narrator Scott Brick the case was settled.
Atlas Shrugged is a story that will stick with you and make you reflect on The World, your life and the future.
It is set in The US and describes what would happen if you took away the initiative of the individual and deprived all of the intellectuals of their rights.
While I understand why many people will find the story political, controversial and even disturbing - it cannot help you appreciate how lucky we are living in democracies.
Download this recording, listen to Scott's mellow voice for 62 hours and prepare yourself for utter joy.
"Stick with the Christopher Hurt version."
Belive me when I say stick with the Christopher Hurt version. I have listened to both. Scott Brick is said to be "THE NARRATOR" but he can't compair to Christopher Hurt.
The Hurt version isn't great sound quality. I did hear some background noise at parts. There is a part where is stops compleatly for a few seconds but stick it out. Hurt's version of Taggart alone is woth it.
Brick makes this book I belive 11 hours longer using the exact same words. Brick has 1 voice for each male and female character and his book is packed with many characters. I think brick trys to play some parts.
This is my favourite book. I read it every year. Belive me when I say stick with the Christopher Hurt version.
"Amazing Audiobook ruined by poor casting."
There's very few things I can add to all that have been said about "Atlas Shrugged" that haven't been said before. Ayn Rand wrote a timeless masterpiece who put her name across the most influential writers of the english language. The story by itself is an Ode to the Human Mind and the best within us. This book change the lives of those who enter in contact with it and, most of the time, for the better.
The production of this audiobook is perfect. There's no background noise and the sound is as crisp as it could be. Only on the technical standpoint, the recording is as perfect as the state of the technology allows it to be.
So, why I gave it only 3 stars? Because of the casting of Mr. Brick. I have no quarrel with him. He's a talented artist who, I am sure, would give an outstanding reading of "Pride and Prejudice". He's, sadly, a poor choice for "Atlas Shrugged". His voice is unable to carry the certainty of John Galt, Dagny Taggart seems to be a moment away to sobbing, Francisco d'Anconia got a mundane voice while Jim Taggart sounds perfectly sane(!). This mostly ruined my enjoyment of this recording. "Atlas Shrugged" is a righteous book and his voice is too mellow to sound right.
In summary, may I suggest to those who really want to enjoy this story that they acquire the Christopher Hurt's rendition of it? The quality is less than stellar but the reading is perfect. In fact, I listened to the later right after I listened Mr. Brick's recording, just to forget the poor experience I lived.
"Socialism Bad, Capitalism Good"
These 4 words say it all, but somehow it took 1100+ pages and 63+ hours to say it. This book is considered a classic and I can understand why; it gets into the fundamental rights of humanity, it addresses many of the issues we're still facing today and its characters are well-defined and interesting. I really got into this audiobook, but having said that...it's painfully boring to listen to at times. There's a long-winded speech at the end that literally goes on and on for hours. Clearly Ayn Rand didn't like governmental control, but I had no idea she was also against editors. A third of this book could be cut...seriously...and it would not only reduce the endless preaching, but it would make the book as a whole more concise and fluid. On at least 10 occasions I said "OK I GET THE POINT!"
The characters are interesting...I was very intrigued by the principles that guided them. I found it hard to believe that such successful businessmen and women would be so dramatic, philosophical and soap-opera-like while expressing their views, especially in such industries as metals and railroads. But the extreme idealism of their views was very insightful nonetheless.
Towards the end of the book, I found myself saying "No...it really is ok to do a favor for a friend without a dime exchanged between us." Anyhow...I get the point; it's better to be free and the fruit of my labor is mine to sell. Perfect audiobook for the patient and audacious among you. Enjoy.
"Listen to the Christopher Hurt version."
This is one of my all time favortite books. I have read this book 3 times, but I never made it through the speech but once. I decided to listen, and originally bought this version during an Audible sale. After listening for a few hours, I could not listen to this narrator any longer and purchased the Christopher Hurt version. SO much better. I am sad to know that the book will end in the next couple of commutes.
somehow I got to be 38 without every reading this. Without really even knowing what it was about. I'd heard wacky things about Ayn (and her followers), but was pleasantly surprised by the book. The scale was refreshingly endless... her writing style is unique, wavering from the authentic depths of story telling to the shallow puddle of smut-fiction... But as a fan of Sci-Fi I am used to that. In many ways it is an Asimov-ian sci-fi adventure set in the techno-industrial beginnings of our country. in short, wish I'd read it earlier.
"Important work, some notes on narration"
I'll assume that anyone considering this book is already aware of its significance, so I'll focus instead on this audio recording. The narrator, Scott Brick, is very talented. When listening to an audiobook, it is important that the reader uses inflection to impart life to the individual characters. He does a fantastic job of creating individuals who are recognizable by their voices. He does, however, have a tendency to speak quite slowly, and draw out some of the text in a painfully deliberate manner. To the point that several of the characters sound overly grave or even angry. You might notice that this recorded version is more than 10 hours longer than the unabridged version released in 2007. While I haven't listened to that version, I wonder whether that's because he speaks that much slower. I found that I was able to play this at 2X speed on my iPod and it was still perfectly clear. This ended my frustration of waiting for the words to come, with the added benefit of cutting the playback time in half.
"Wonderful Reader for 63 hours"
The story is classic. The reader is exceptional - I want more books by Scott Brick. Here, Scott creates several different voices for different characters and engages the listener for the entire 63 hours. Pacing and tone were perfect. Wonderful read/listen. Great clean recording, diction and color - and that's important for a 63 hour book. Story is thought-provoking if not outrageous - and just real enough to imagine, at least parts of it, taking place in modern times. "Novel" introduction to Objectivism. Easy to listen to - again and again, down the road.
"John Galt would have liked it"
A minor criticism first. The first track in this audio book is an introduction with spoilers, so you should skip it if you don't want the surprise to be spoiled. The narration is clear and well acted and the sound is good.
Atlas Shrugged is two books in one: a novel and a book of philosophy. As a novel, AS is very good. It has interesting characters that change over the course of the book in ways that seem reasonable given their worldview and the world they live in. The plot also makes sense and is very effective at presenting Rand's worldview.
Many people complain about AS. I think these complaints are largely due to them disagreeing with the philosophy without having any good arguments against it. Do characters speak more eloquently than most people do in real life? There isn't a novel worth reading where that isn't true. The characters sometimes give speeches when they have something to say that requires a speech. People disapprove of this stuff because they dislike the content of the speech, not because there is a speech. My suggestion about how to approach the book is this: every time you feel outraged ask yourself whether you have a logical argument against what Rand is saying. If you don't then you should be willing to admit that you might be wrong and keep going.
So, to conclude, this audiobook is a well-narrated presentation of a challenging and dramatic novel.
"Has challenged me to rethink ideas"
For a long time I was reluctant to start reading this book, as it is a very long book, but it has been a great "read" for many hours of driving. Yes, it is long, but it has kept me interested and curious for the next turn of events.
I knew it was a political/philosophical book and it has certainly provoked my thinking - more than I really like, as I normally do not see myself as such a radical liberal as promoted here. The "looters" seem so obvious wrong in this book, that it is scary how often we see and hear their ideas promoted in real life also now in 2013. Having travelled around the world, I see countries almost purely based on the model promoted by the "looters" here - and not surprisingly these countries seem on the brink of catastrophe.
Probably the most thought provoking book I have "read" in years.
"Atlas Shrugged"
This is a fantastic eye opening read. It gives the reader a whole new view of the economy today even though it was written in the late 50s. I would recommend this audio especially for those who find reading a book of this size difficult. Definitely a must have!
"Well Worth the Effort"
I was so pleased when I saw the unabridged version of Atlas Shrugged had been released on Audible. I tried to fight my way through the tiny font 1168 page paperback I bought a few years ago but I only have so much determination. This is what audiobooks were meant to be.
As many know this set in an America where socialism has gone bad. At times you do feel as though Rand is hitting you over the head with her message, but I suspected it was always going to be that way.
After a slow start Rand manages to keep my interest in the plot, although I have to admit that it's lovers of philosophy who will get the most out of this book.
Well read by Scott Brick; next up for me in the unabridged Fountainhead.
The longest book I have ever bought and definitely value for money.
"A work of fiction, a work of philosophy."
I really can not describe how much this novel has affected me. The value this book presents is just unmatched by any other work of its kind. For me Atlas Shrugged feels like a classic that is actually a classic. Themes of the book weave together like nothing I have ever read. If you enjoy a good thought provoking book, Atlas Shrugged will change your life.
"Atlas Shrugged - 30th Edition complete with extras"
A titan of a book, by any standards, would need to give it a while before revisiting, will be trying The Fountainhead though.
Narration perfectly executed by Scott Brick.
Brick's take on all the characters is excellent, but his Hank Rearden was the best.
Such a great book, narrated so well, with notes from the author etc thrown in for good measure.
One of the best purchases I've made on Audible.
"An Explanation of Our Current Folly."
Prophetic vision of our future written Sixty years ago. This is a gripping read that seems to explain today's headlines. Well read in the audible format. An excellent explanation of why ,"There is no free lunch."
"Amazing book!"
I first read this book many years ago, and have been checking Audible for the last three years, waiting for it to come out on audio. I forgot a lot of the plot of this book, but I absolutely love it. Ayn Rand was a genius!
"Naive (and badly written) but with originality"
If the book was 500 pages instead of 1000, I would have given it five stars, because I think it would then be well worth reading. At 63 hours, it is hard to justify the time spent. In fact, you can save 62 hours of your valuable time by directing yourself to Ayn Rand's interview with US TV host Mike Wallace in 1959 (on Youtube) as she gives a much condensed account of her philosophy there. She has this one idea, which I think is original to her and a complete rejection of the moral position of the Christian church. This is that clever and hard-working people can be exploited and made to feel guilty by lazy, less endowed people. That a human's primary responsibility is to pursue one's own happiness and one should not try to 'love one's neighbour as oneself.' If you are really taken with that you can read the book. Unfortunately, in the book her solutions and working through of this philosophy are hopelessly naive and really get nowhere.
The book is a joke as a novel - terrible writing style, and painfully repetitive. There is no dialogue, just speeches - everyone (including the odd tramp) talks philosophy and politics. The characters are wooden. Superheroes and wimps. The plots contradicts itself - for example, she spends the (future) profits of the John Galt railway line three times - once mortgaging them to her brother (the owner of the parent company), once to her investors (including Hank Reardon who goes in with $1m) and then for herself as she expects to become stinking rich through her enterprise. She doesn't understand business, but she also doesn't understand politics. There is a strange lack of violence. A prosperous industrialised country (the US) is being destroyed by a wimpy group of socialists. The only 'model' I can think of is the Nazi take over of Germany. This is partly a battle of ideas, but it has to sink into brutality as sensible, rich people never give up without a fight and genuine terror. Rand sort of knows this and does have one torture scene - where the hero John Galt is VERY BRAVE and breaks into a light sweat.
Rand also has a particular idea of female sexuality which involves super-hero dominant males, and she plays this out ad nauseum throughout the book - her character being the only complete female in the book, she gets to sleep systematically with all the superhero industrialists her pigmy imagination can invent (they are all so alike, why bother?) As a woman, I could neither identify with the main character nor like her. I was ashamed of her.
"single minded"
After an interesting beginning (woman fights for her right to take charge over her life) the story drifts into black and white. black is everything social white is (neo)capitalism.
If you like Thatcher Bush and affiliates or like to understand this type of concervative stream, this might be you book.
He is could develop more different voices for different characters (compare Humphry Bower, Frank Muller etc)
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42 U.S. Code § 294n - Health professions workforce information and analysis
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(a) Purpose
It is the purpose of this section to—
(1) provide for the development of information describing the health professions workforce and the analysis of workforce related issues; and
(b) National Center for Health Care Workforce Analysis
(1) Establishment
The Secretary shall establish the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (referred to in this section as the "National Center").
(2) Purposes
The National Center, in coordination to the extent practicable with the National Health Care Workforce Commission (established in section 294q of this title), and relevant regional and State centers and agencies, shall—
(A) provide for the development of information describing and analyzing the health care workforce and workforce related issues;
(E) establish, maintain, and publicize a national Internet registry of each grant awarded under this subchapter and a database to collect data from longitudinal evaluations (as described in subsection (d)(2)) on performance measures (as developed under sections 293l (d)(3), 294f (d)(3), and 294o (a)(3) of this title).
(3) Collaboration and data sharing
(A) In general
The National Center shall collaborate with Federal agencies and relevant professional and educational organizations or societies for the purpose of linking data regarding grants awarded under this subchapter.
(c) State and regional Centers for Health Workforce Analysis
(1) In general
The Secretary shall award grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities for purposes of—
(A) collecting, analyzing, and reporting data regarding programs under this subchapter to the National Center and to the public; and
(2) Eligible entities
To be eligible for a grant or contract under this subsection, an entity shall—
(A) be a State, a State workforce investment board, a public health or health professions school, an academic health center, or an appropriate public or private nonprofit entity; and
(d) Increase in grants for longitudinal evaluations
(1) In general
The Secretary shall increase the amount awarded to an eligible entity under this subchapter for a longitudinal evaluation of individuals who have received education, training, or financial assistance from programs under this subchapter.
(2) Capability
A longitudinal evaluation shall be capable of—
(3) Guidelines
(e) Authorization of appropriations
(1) In general
(A) National Center
To carry out subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
(B) State and regional Centers
To carry out subsection (c), there are authorized to be appropriated $4,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
(2) Reservation
Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not less than $600,000 for conducting health professions research and for carrying out data collection and analysis in accordance with section 295k of this title.
Source(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 761, as added Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 104(a),Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3552; amended Pub. L. 111–148, title V, § 5103(a),Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 603.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 294n, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 776, as added Pub. L. 102–408, title I, § 102,Oct. 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 2050, and amended, which related to grants and contracts to provide health care for individuals with acquired immune deficiency syndrome, was renumbered section 2692 of title XXVI of act July 1, 1944, by Pub. L. 104–146, § 3(h)(3),May 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1364, and transferred to section 300ff–111 of this title.
Another prior section 294n, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 741, as added Sept. 24, 1963, Pub. L. 88–129, § 2(b), 77 Stat. 171; amended Oct. 13, 1964, Pub. L. 88–654, § 1(c), (d), 78 Stat. 1086; Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89–290, § 4(b), (f)(3), (4), (g)(1), 79 Stat. 1057, 1058; Nov. 2, 1966, Pub. L. 89–709, § 3(c), (d), 80 Stat. 1103; Nov. 3, 1966, Pub. L. 89–751, § 4, 80 Stat. 1230; Aug. 16, 1968, Pub. L. 90–490, title I, § 121(a)(3), (4), (5)(A), 82 Stat. 777; Nov. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92–157, title I, § 105(b)–(d), (e)(4), (f)(2), 85 Stat. 449–451; Oct. 27, 1972, Pub. L. 92–585, § 4, 86 Stat. 1293; Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94–484, title IV, §§ 403(a), (b), (d), 407 (d)(1), 90 Stat. 2266, 2267, 2279; Aug. 1, 1977, Pub. L. 95–83, title III, § 307(e)(1), (2), 91 Stat. 390; Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title XXVII, § 2735, 95 Stat. 920; Oct. 22, 1985, Pub. L. 99–129, title II, § 209(a)(2), (3), (b), (c)(1), (d)–(f), 99 Stat. 532, 534; Nov. 4, 1988, Pub. L. 100–607, title VI, §§ 603(b), (c), 628 (8), 629 (b)(2), 102 Stat. 3125, 3145, 3146; Nov. 16, 1990, Pub. L. 101–597, title IV, § 401(b)[(a)], 104 Stat. 3035, outlined provisions for loans from a student loan fund, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102–408. See section 292r of this title.
A prior section 761 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 294 of this title prior to the general amendment of part D of this subchapter by Pub. L. 105–392.
Another prior section 761 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 294cc of this title prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102–408.
Another prior section 761 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 295 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–129.
Another prior section 761 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 295 of this title prior to the general amendment of part D of this subchapter by Pub. L. 91–696.
2010—Subsecs. (b) to (e). Pub. L. 111–148, § 5103(a)(1), (2), added subsecs. (b) to (d), redesignated former subsec. (c) as (e), and struck out former subsec. (b) which related to award of grants or contracts.
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 111–148, § 5103(a)(3)(A), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $750,000 for fiscal year 1998, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2002."
Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 111–148, § 5103(a)(4), which directed amendment of "paragraph (2)", without specifying the subsec. to be amended, by substituting "paragraph (1)" for "subsection (a)", was executed by making the substitution in par. (2) of subsec. (e), to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Transfer of Functions
Pub. L. 111–148, title V, § 5103(b),Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 605, provided that: "Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Mar. 23, 2010], the responsibilities and resources of the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, as in effect on the date before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be transferred to the National Center for Health Care Workforce Analysis established under section 761 of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 294n], as amended by subsection (a)."
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15 U.S. Code § 1231 - Definitions
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For purposes of this chapter—
(a) The term "manufacturer" shall mean any person engaged in the manufacturing or assembling of new automobiles, including any person importing new automobiles for resale and any person who acts for and is under the control of such manufacturer, assembler, or importer in connection with the distribution of new automobiles.
(b) The term "person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, business trust, or any organized group of persons.
(d) The term "new automobile" means an automobile the equitable or legal title to which has never been transferred by a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer to an ultimate purchaser.
(e) The term "dealer" shall mean any person resident or located in the United States or any Territory thereof or in the District of Columbia engaged in the sale or the distribution of new automobiles to the ultimate purchaser.
(f) The term "final assembly point" means—
(1) in the case of a new automobile manufactured or assembled in the United States, or in any Territory of the United States, the plant, factory, or other place at which a new automobile is produced or assembled by a manufacturer and from which such automobile is delivered to a dealer in such a condition that all component parts necessary to the mechanical operation of such automobile are included with such automobile, whether or not such component parts are permanently installed in or on such automobile; and
(g) The term "ultimate purchaser" means, with respect to any new automobile, the first person, other than a dealer purchasing in his capacity as a dealer, who in good faith purchases such new automobile for purposes other than resale.
(h) The term "commerce" shall mean commerce among the several States of the United States or with foreign nations, or in any Territory of the United States or in the District of Columbia, or among the Territories or between any Territory and any State or foreign nation, or between the District of Columbia and any State or Territory or foreign nation. New automobiles delivered to, or for further delivery to, ultimate purchasers within the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Trust Territories of the Pacific, the Canal Zone, Wake Island, Midway Island, Kingman Reef, Johnson Island, or within any other place under the jurisdiction of the United States shall be deemed to have been distributed in commerce.
Source(Pub. L. 85–506, § 2,July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 325; Pub. L. 92–359, July 28, 1972, 86 Stat. 502.)
References in Text
For definition of Canal Zone, referred to in subsec. (h), see section 3602 (b) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
1972—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 92–359inserted provision that new automobiles delivered to ultimate purchasers within the United States and other enumerated areas shall be deemed to have been distributed in commerce.
Effective Date
Pub. L. 85–506, § 5,July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 327, provided that: "This Act [enacting this chapter] shall take effect on the first day of October 1958 or on the first day of the introduction of any new model of automobile in any line of automobile beginning after the date of enactment of this Act [July 7, 1958], whichever date shall last occur."
Short Title
Pub. L. 85–506, § 1,July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 325, provided: "This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 'Automobile Information Disclosure Act'."
Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
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Research In Motion has been experiencing some difficulties over the course of the last few months. The company announced today that they will be laying off a total of 2000 employees, which accounts for about 10% of their total workforce. The company is looking to better optimize their spending, and the workforce reduction is going to be part of their strategy moving forward. They're looking for rapid growth within the company after quadrupling their workforce over the course of the last five years. The company, most known for their line of Blackberry devices such as unlocked Torch 9800, Bold 9780, etc.. will also be reorganizing some of their top management positions in an attempt to better position themselves moving forward.
A number of executives recently left the company, and it is clear what they're falling profits that they are looking to head in a different direction moving forward. Recently the company lost their vice president of digital marketing and media, as well as their Blackberry PlayBook Senior product manager. It will be interesting to see what kind of changes they made, as it could give some sort of hint as to their strategy moving forward in the future. Depending on the executives that they bring in, it could give some clues on the type of devices and the direction the company is looking to head.
The company also released a press release regarding their layoffs, stating that they regretted to have to do so but that it was in the best interest of the company. Many in Canada were hoping that the company would be able to turn things around and keep their current workforce, after going through a number of layoffs previously as well. It will be interesting to see if they are able to turn things around with the reorganization of their management and regain market share that they have lost two other companies in recent years.
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