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Ed Ort Introduces the Java EE 6 Platform
In this week's java.net Spotlight, we're featuring Ed Ort's new three-part article series, Introducing the Java EE 6 Platform. Ed Ort is a Sun Developer Network staff writer; he's written extensively about database, programming, and web services technology.
Part 1 of the series looks at the goals of the Java EE 6 platform. These include:
- More flexible technology stack
- Enhanced extensibility
- Further ease of development
Among the leading new Java EE 6 technologies, Ed cites the Java API for RESTful Web Services (JAX-RS), JSR 311. JAX-RS:
enables you to rapidly build lightweight web services that conform to the Representational State Transfer (REST) style of software architecture. An important concept in REST is the existence of resources, each of which can be referred to with a global identifier, that is, a URI. In particular, data and functionality are considered resources that can be identified and accessed through URIs. To manipulate these resources, components of the network, clients and servers, communicate through a standardized interface such as HTTP and a small, fixed set of verbs - GET, PUT, POST, and DELETE - and exchange representations of these resources.
Ed then provides an example of JAX-RS in action, in a code example.
Ed also covers Contexts and Dependency Injection (CDI), JSR 299, in Java EE 6:
These services allow Java EE components, including EJB session beans and JavaServer Faces (JSF) managed beans, to be bound to lifecycle contexts, to be injected, and to interact in a loosely coupled way by firing and observing events. Perhaps most significantly, CDI unifies and simplifies the EJB and JSF programming models. It allows enterprise beans to replace JSF managed beans in a JSF application.
An code example of CDI in action is provided.
The first article in the series completes with a discussion of Bean Validation, JSR 303, and example code.
Part 2 in the series covers Java EE 6's enhanced web tier capabilities, support for web fragments in Servlet 3.0, shared framework pluggability, asynchronous processing in Servlet 3.0, simplified page authoring in JSF 2.0, facelets, templating, composite components, JSF 2.0 AJAX support, and other Servlet 3.0 and JSF 2.0 new features.
Part 3 of the series talks about ease of use improvements, the no-interface view, singletons, asynchronous session bean invocation, simplified packaging, EJB 3.1 features, Java Persistence API 2.0, object/relational mapping enhancements, Java Persistence Query Language enhancements, the Criteria API, pessimistic locking support, annotations in Java EE components, profiles and pruning, the Web Profile, and more.
All in all, Ed Ort's Introducing the Java EE 6 Platform series is a comprehensive overview of what's new in Java EE 6. It's a good place to start if you've heard the news that Java EE 6 was approved, but haven't yet had a chance to learn what's actually in it.
In Java Today, James Gosling is Looking forward to a little Peace on Earth...
Alan Bateman asks Is the JDK losing its edge(s)?:
One of the goals for JDK 7 is to get us to a modular platform. Getting there will be hard as it's a very interconnected code base with many undesirable dependencies between APIs and different areas of the implementation. These dependencies have built up over many years and releases. To give an example (from a couple of builds ago but mostly applicable to JDK 6 too): Suppose you are using the Logging API (meaning java.util.logging)...
Josh Marinacci announced the JFXStudio Challenge Winner: Holiday:
The JFXStudio is proud to announce the winner of Challenge:Holiday. The winner is Jeff Friesen with his entry: Happy Holidays. Be sure to turn on the sound. Jeff will receive a twenty dollar gift certificate and a badge to put on his home page. Congratulations Jeff! ...
In today's Weblogs, Alois Cochard posted Integrating Spring Security with NTLM + Crowd:
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Fabrizio Giudici talks about focus on A single thing at a time:
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Once again, technology has outrun the laws we use to regulate it. Consider the Pentagon's current automated surveillance of troops' blogs. Is it necessary? Legal? Constitutional?
The background: A military organization called the Army Web Risk Assessment Cell (AWRAC) reviews hundreds of thousands of Web sites monthly, searching for "sensitive information" that might constitute a breach of military security.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed suit, demanding details of the unit's operations.
In particular, the organization wants to know whether the military is censoring the opinions of troops, which would be a violation of the constitutional right to free speech.
The military says the surveillance is clearly legitimate: Some information is and should be secret, and putting it on a blog, or any Web site, makes it available to the entire world. But this is only half of the question. The other half is the question of a military person's freedom of speech.
For example, can a soldier in a war zone criticize his or her commander or question the war? Can a soldier in the United States assert that a hugely expensive weapon doesn't work?
Before the Internet, the same question existed, but it was easy to sidestep or ignore.
A soldier didn't have very effective means of expressing opinions. In principle, the troops could write to editors, but in practice, they seldom did.
Now, using the blogging sites on the Web, such as Blogger.com, anyone can have a site up and running in 15 minutes. In the past, troops had freedom of speech but no way of exercising it.
Now, theseblogs allow for theuncensored discussion of anything. They allow like-minded people to gather online.
What now? Anyone who has been in the military, or covered it as a reporter knows that commanders are extremely sensitive to criticism. They will go to considerable length to suppress it. Often, for example, an officer will be assigned to monitor all contact between a reporter and enlisted men.
There will be a powerful temptation to use automated surveillance to silence criticism of policy. AWRAC has no power to take down a Web site. However, it can intimidate by notifying commanders of its content.
It is, of course, entirely legitimate for anyone in the Pentagon to read any site on the Web. But, here we come to a legally awkward aspect of electronic technology: Things that are harmless or desirable if done occasionally become something very different if done, automatically, hundreds of thousands of times.
For example, a policeman can, and should, check the license number of a car that he deems suspicious. But if we put automated cameras on every street to check all cars, 24 hours a day, it would become Big Brotherish.
Constant surveillance has a chilling effect that an occasional glance does not, especially when it is undetectable. The same situation exists with blogs. With software "spiders," it is easy to scan sites to look for particular words or phrases.


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Making the WestIn the 19th century, many artists favored watercolor for sketching because it was portable and produced a sense of immediacy that implied authenticity. It was also considered ideal for conveying the Romantic impulse to express a personal encounter with nature. Thus, it perfectly suited Miller's desire to infuse his art with equal doses of that spirit and actual experience. Although watercolor was Miller's primary medium for his pictures on paper, his sheets often feature unorthodox combinations of watercolor, gouache, pencil, ink, oil and glazes.
Rocky Formations near the Nebraska or Platte River
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, ink, and gum glazes on beige wove paper.
7 9/16 x 11 5/16 in. Bank of America Collection.
The imprecise inscription on this sheet—"near the Nebraska or Platte River"—suggests Miller drew the scene from memory. It also points to his interest in evoking the character and deeper associations of the landscape near Laramie, rather than documenting its specifics. Miller's composition, emphasizing the solidity of the formations and juxtaposing them against an open sky, suggests his wonder at the formations' endurance.
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Pamporovo ski resort is located in the heart of the Rhodopi mountain. It is the sunniest Bulgarian mountain resort. The ski slopes of Pamporovo are safe guarded and maintained in a very good condition. The gentle profile of the mountain with its rounded slopes and summits makes Pamporovo suitable for beginners. But there are difficult ski runs like "The Wall" for the advanced skiers. Ski rentals are available near the ski runs and the lift stations, you can book ski equipment rental, ski school and lift pass with us, as well.
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Pamporovo ski resort
Location: Pamporovo ski resort is located 85 km from Plovdiv and 240 km from Sofia. The resort is situated on 1650 m above the sea level in the Rhodopi mountain at the foot of Snejanka peak (1926 m).
Resort information: Pamporovo is the sunniest Bulgarian mountain resort. The winter here is soft with 120 sunny days. The ski pistes are covered with snow throughout the whole skiing season that lasts from December till April. The average air temperature is - 3 °C.
The rounded mountain slopes and summits are suitable for skiing and snowboarding for beginners.
For advanced skiers there are difficult ski runs like "the Wall".
Pamporovo mountain rescue service: (+359) 309 58336; (+359) 1475.
Medical & dental services: Ambulance, first aid on the ski slopes and clinic as well as 24 h a day emergency ski patrol service are available. Fully equipped hospitals, pharmacies and dentists are available in the town of Smolyan and in Chepelare resort.
All dental services and some medical services must be paid in cash to the doctors or clinics. They should provide the necessary receipts, bills and invoices describing the cost and the service, so that you can claim back the expense to your insurance company. In case of injury you should inform your insurance company and follow its instructions.
How to reach Pamporovo ski resort
The international road E71 Assenovgrad-Smolyan or Devin-Smolian are the main roads to Pamporovo. A heckpoint at the border with Greece is opened near Zlatograd town. Pamporovo is the nearest ski resort to Istanbul City and to north-east Greece.
The ski slopes in Pamporovo
All ski slopes are safe guarded and maintained in a very good condition. More than 100 highly qualified ski instructors fluent in different languages are here to teach both beginners and intermediate skiers and snowboarders. Ski rentals are available near the ski runs and the lift stations, you can book ski equipment rental, ski school, lift pass with us. The ski runs in Pamporovo come in all hardship levels. They are located between 1926 and 1450 m above the sea level on the northern, eastern and western slopes of The Snejanka peak.
The most difficult ski piste is "The Wall", see it on the right picture here. All major ski runs start from the peak of the mountain, where the TV tower is located. Great off-piste skiing and snowboarding is available in this resort, however we recommend using a local guide when going off-piste.
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|Length [m]
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|Snejanka 15 - (Ardashla - Stoykite)
|Cross country
|Snejanka 6 - Turisticheska
|Light piste
|Stoykite 2
|Stoykite 1
|Snejanka 5 (Snejanka- Ardashla)
|Snejanka 9 - Smolyan lakes
|Snejanka 14 (Studenets - Mugla)
|Cross country
|Snejanka 4A (Snejanka - Evropeiskata)
|Difficult ski run
|Snejanka 4 - Malina
|Difficult ski run
|Snejanka 3 (Snejanka - Dvata mosta)
|Difficult ski run
|Snejanka 13 - The Dam
|Snejanka 10
|Snejanka 2 - The Wall
|Difficult ski run
|Difficult ski run
|Snejanka 7 - Bus station
|Light piste
|Snejanka 1 - The Small Wall
|Snejanka 11
|Snejanka 12
|Light piste
|Snejanka 8 - south slopes
|Light piste
|Fun park - half pipe
Apres ski
Being one of the most popular mountain resorts in Bulgaria, Pamporovo has a lot to offer for the skiers and snowboarders who love to party and have a good time after the enjoying days on the slopes.
In general there are many places that worth visiting, and there are no places that look similar. Every bar, pub or disco has its unique style and atmosphere. The local people have developed a good selection of places to go.
The staff in most places is professional, very helpful and friendly. English (plus some other popular languages) is widely spoken.
Most of the famous drinks are available. Local or imported alcohols, beers and wines are available at very reasonable prices. Regular "Happy hours" provide drinks on half price to start the night with.
DJs will give their best to make your party special. Music is mainly dance hits, but any requests are welcome.
There is no entrance fee in any disco or club in Pamporovo.
Talking about the night life in the resort, there are few places that deserve special attention:
- The White Hart: Reported to be the hottest spot this winter. Traditionally designed pub with own unique style. Run by Steve Clark this place is the best for party, loads of amusements, Karaoke every Thur, very good food, etc.
- BJ's: in the lobby of hotel Perelik.
- Dak's Bar: on the ground floor of hotel Snejanka.
- Night Flight: in hotel Rojen. A new disco, the largest in Pamporovo. Very good party!
Recommended hotels
Pamporovo offers luxury comfort in high-class hotels, built in an original Rhodopes style. We have prepared a special selection of the best hotels in Pamporovo, offering excellent quality at the best possible rate.
Browse the hotels and choose the hotel the suit your requirements. We kindly ask you to fill in the booking form and a representative of BulgariaSki.com will be in touch with you shortly.
- Orlovetz hotel is located in the centre of Pamporovo close to Perelik Hotel. Orlovetz hotel offers SPA centre with swimming pool, fitness, etc., Sky bar, summer garden and restaurant, Conference...
- Murgavets Grand Hotel is located in the centre of Pamporovo. The hotel is open to visitors all year round and offers excellent conditions for recreation, sports, tourism, business meetings, seminars and company events and...
- Finlandia hotel is situated amidst evergreen pine forests, 800 meters away from the lifts and ski runs and within walking distance from the resort...
- Kamelia Apartment Complex is located on the ski track. The unique position allows guests to ski down the hill right after the exit of the Ski...
- Hotel Perelik Palace is located 7 km away from Pamporovo, close to the popular tourist area Stoykite and only 500 m away from the brand new 6-seat ski lift to Snejanka...
Places to go during your ski holiday in Pamporovo
Guests of Pamporovo can take tours to some of the remarkable sightseeing around. We have shortlisted some of the resorts and places of interest in the Rhodope mountain nearby Pamporovo resort that worth to be visited.
Smolyan is a town in the Rodopi mountain, just 15 km from Pamporovo ski resort. Smolyan offers a lot of historical and cultural landmarks as well as beautiful nature – lakes, rocks, forests and national parks. Smolyan is a starting position for different mountain routes in the Rodope mountain.
Smolyan Lakes are protected area with splendid landscape - mountain lakes with coniferous forest, varied marsh plant life. They are known as the "emerald eyes of the Rodope Mountains." They used to be twenty, but now there are just 7 preserved. The whole region is like a natural park.
Bachkovo Monastery - The "Assumption" monastery is the second large monastery in Bulgaria. It is situated in the western part of Rodope Mountain 10 km away from Asenovgrad. It was founded by Grigoriy Bukuriani – Georgian military commander who was at the service of the Byzantine Emperor. After the Ottomans conquered Bulgaria in the end of 14 century the heroic patriarch St. Evtimiy Tarnovski was send into exile in the monastery, were he stayed until the end of the life. He was buried here. At first the monastery survived after the ottomans attacks but later it was burned down and plundered.
Chepelare is a beautiful mountain town, lying in a small valley at the heart of the Rhodopi Mountain, just 10 km from Pamporovo. The ski runs of vary in difficulty from black to green and the longest ski run in Bulgaria is in Chepelare. High-speed quad lift connects the town with the Mechi Chal peak. A few smaller drag lifts are also in favour of the skiers on the slopes. Chepelare is a small ski resort, so the average prices of the hotels and the ski services are lower compared to Bansko, Borovets and Pamporovo.
Devin is famous for its favourable climate and mineral water springs. The spa resort of Devin is picturesquely situated on the two banks of Devinska River, in the Western Rodophi Mountains. It is situated only 35 km from Pamporovo ski resort. A balneo-sanatorium and an open-air mineral water pool are built to meet the needs of the healthy holiday-makers. Devin mineral water, bolted in the town, is extensively used for drinking and is ecologically pure.
Gela village is located at the foot of the most magnificent mountain peaks in the Rhodopi mountain. The village is 18 km away from Pamporovo and 30 km away from Smolyan town. Gela village was founded more than 3300 years ago and it has preserved beautiful legends. Every summer the village hosts a National Bagpipe Festival, attracting hundreds of fans of Bulgarian folk music, tourists and professionals.
Trigrad is located at 1240 m above the sea level in the Western part of the Rhodope mountain, nearby the Bulgarian-Greek border. The houses have perched on the rocky hills surrounded by impressive rock massifs.
Among the attractions in the village is a horseback riding base. Rock climbing and delta-planer flights are also available in the region.
Three of the most interesting tourism attractions in Bulgaria are located in close vicinity to the village – these are "Yagodinska" cave, "The Devil's throat" cave and the Trigrad Gorge.
The Trigrad region is one of the biggest carst regions in Bulgaria. There are over 150 caves in the region.
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We just had a wonderful trip to Pamporovo. We were a group of 10 adults, and 3 small children (1 to 3 years old), who stayed at the Castle complex, in 4 apartments, for a week (7 days stay, 6 days skiing) Everything at the Castle was great, and the staff was very forthcoming and helpful in every way. The apartments were very practical, and equipped with all necessities. Not luxurious, but really good and adequate in size and layout. You should note though, that towels are not changed every day. Towels are not needed to bring to the spa area and treatments. The food at the Excalibur restaurant was typical for the area, and well prepared. The staff at the restaurant is also great. The Castle complex is situated 2-3 km. from Ski center 2 (Malina). It is of course easiest if you are driving, but there are shuttles from the hotel to the ski center and lift. Ski in-/out is possible at the backside of the complex. We had booked ski- and snowboard packages, and that worked out perfectly as well. The snowboard instructor was a true professional. Patient and very focused on making sure that all of us learned the moves, at our own individual pace. Everyone had a great time, and learned a lot. The area was perfect for us, as we are all beginners on snowboards. Had we been on skies, I suspect the terrain would not be challenging enough for an entire week. We can definitely recommend Pamporovo, and the Castle complex, and will be back next year.
Just had a brilliant week's skiing (and walking) in Pamporovo - the sun shone every day, there was plenty of snow, the pistes were well groomed and, as always, the restaurants and staff were friendly and welcoming. If you've been before you'll know how great Pamporovo and Bulgaria are and if it's your first time you'll be pleasantly surprised! In our opinion - best hot chocolate - Panorama Terrace Bar at the mid station, THE best spit roast chicken - The Lodge at the top (get there early!), best wild mushroom soup - the little restaurant to the left of the six person ski lift at the top, best home cured ham - Ochko's at the top and best overall friendly welcome, hot wine and pizza - Brothers! (If you can make it down into Smolyan town for an evening, the prices are even cheaper and a huge meal at the Pamporovata Kushta, on the left half way down the main street, will only set you back around ВЈ6 a head including drinks.)
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Coming here on 3rd Feb 2013 for the 12th year in a row! cannot wait, would highly recommend Bulgaria to anyone!
A group of us (2 families ) went to Pamporova 2 years ago. It was everyone's (except my) first ski hol. We thoughly enjoyed every moment. Great place, friendly and helpful people. Highly recommed for families. It was a very well organised holiday. Stayed in Rhodopia House which was professionally run and very helpful in waking us up on time for our lessons! We would definitely go again; had a brilliant time :)
Just back from pamporvo first ever sking holiday absolutely loved it cant wait to get back, BIG thanks to my ski instructor hristo he was great.. .
Love this place went here twice in 2008 & 2009 both in feburary it was brill!!!!!!!!!
im goin to pamporovo on 26 th of dec 2010 was wondering are we guarenteed snow
our 2nd lovely skiing hol in pampy end of jan 09 and 10. lots of fresh snow were lucky, not for advanced skiiers but if you just want a relaxing leisurely skiing hol and not looking for really challenging runs its grand some good reds,blue and greens, and a couple of blacks for the adventurious.locals grand, have giving into the bell sellers too many times though , if you see a paddy selling bells on resort its me off loading lol.food and craic ok , not overly exspensive, the hotel accom pamperova was lovely no complaints, roll on jan 2011 pg.
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Chestnut Ravioli in Mascarpone Sauce
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The key to the originality of this ancient Umbrian dish lies in its simple reliance on basic country ingredients.
- 6 ounces chestnuts in their shells
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- Pinch of salt
- Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
- Pinch of ground rosemary
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- 6 ounces mascarpone cheese
- 3 sage leaves
Make a cut in the shells of the chestnuts with a sharp knife and cook them in water for 45 minutes. Drain and remove the shell and internal skin.
In a blender or food processor, combine the chestnuts, ricotta, salt, nutmeg and rosemary. Blend until smooth.
Make the pasta dough with the flour and eggs. Roll it out and cut into 4 inch wide strips. Place 1/2 teaspoon of the filling at 2 inch intervals along one side of each strip, folding each strip lengthwise back over the filling, pressing well around the filling. Cut the ravioli with a ravioli wheel or fluted pastry wheel. Cook them in plenty of boiling salted water for 5 to 7 minutes, until they rise to the surface, then drain.
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" Genre: Crime / Thriller / Author: Aaron Elkins, Charlotte Elkins / Kindle Edition / 270 Pages / Book is published 2012-03-06 by Thomas & Mercer "
The reason why the book A Dangerous Talent caught my attention may have been that I had just read an interview with the greatest art forger in Post War Germany. He admits forging hundreds of paintings in the style of 50 different artists. He's a criminal because he sold them as originals (for many millions of Euro). For this he'll have to go to prison for six years. But he's also a genius, because art critics have never become suspicious. The widow of the surrealist Max Ernst said, when she saw a painting in the style of her husband, "This is the best Max Ernst I've ever seen." In the end he stumbled over an incomplete label on a tube of white paint. A buyer had his painting analysed and an ingredient was found which didn't exist yet at the time of the painter. The firm producing the paint had forgotten to include it on the label so that the forger couldn't know about it.
Who can buyers of artefacts rely on? That's a tough question. A case like the one I've mentioned is rare, usually art critics, curators and restorers can smell a rat when they see one. Christine (Chris) LeMay, a stinking rich business woman from Seattle, decides to spend her money on art among other things (one can only have so and so many flats and cars). She hires Alix London as an art consultant. She's been informed by a gallery owner in Santa Fe that a recently discovered landscape painting by the American artist Georgia O'Keeffe (1887 - 1986) is for sale for three million dollars. It's not the price that bothers her, but she doesn't want to be cheated. As she knows next to nothing about art, she feels safer with an expert at her side who can perform authentication before her handing over the money.
Alix London was once a brilliant Ivy League art student with a promising career. Well-bred with good connections, East Coast money exuding from every pore. All this meant nothing any more when her father, a prominent New York art conservator, went to prison for art forgery. She dropped out of uni and spent the money meant for her further education on lawyers to help him without him ever knowing. She felt it was her duty to do so but she's never forgiven him that he destroyed her life. She restores picture for rich clients and thusly earns a small living. She hopes that the well-paid job Chris offers her may be the breakthrough professionally and financially.
I don't know what comes to your mind when you hear Santa Fe. For me it's the image of the American West as transported by innumerable Westerns. It certainly came as a surprise to read, "As American cities went, Santa Fe was tiny-508th in population...-but it comprised the third largest art market in the country. Third! Only in New York and LA did more art-related money change hands."
Alix thinks that she'll get some quiet hours to examine the picture in detail, but soon broohaha breaks loose. Her cottage on the premises of the hotel is blown up by a gas explosion before she can move in. The picture is stolen from the gallery, the gallery owner is killed. When she and Chris go to another town and have to drive along a dangerous stretch of road through the mountains, two thugs try to run them off the road into an abyss. What's going on? And is the picture genuine or fake?
Concerning the thriller aspect, A Dangerous Talent is a decent affair. You won't bite your nails reading it or call in sick in the morning because you had to finish it during the night, but it's thrilling enough, at least for my taste. What got me hooked from the start is the setting, the world of art, art dealers and art forgery. Art forgery is an art in itself, there's so much to know, it's amazing. Alix isn't a specialist at detecting forgeries, but she knows a lot and has a well developed instinct. Instinct isn't enough, though, she needs proof. So she calls one of her father's former forger buddies (forging O'Keeffes was his speciality) and describes the picture to him. Simply by listening to her he knows at once what's what. I find that fascinating. I find art fascinating and everything that has to do with art. Because of this I'm in two minds about rating the book. It's a five star one for me, but I can imagine that other readers who don't share my interest don't like it at all and waver between one star and zilch. All the discussions about art and related topics may bore them stiff. Just like I consider novels featuring sports (Cricket! Baseball!) to be torture instruments and a case for Amnesty International. But as this is an opinionating site and this is *my* review, five stars it is.
So there's crime. What about sex? Is it possible nowadays to offer a thriller to a publishing house without a hot sex scene every other page? Obviously it is. I must say, I'm grateful for this. Some time ago I read a series of thrillers where I imagined the author strategically sprinkling sex scenes throughout the books in order to keep the readers' interest awake (I persevered because it was good in other aspects). My reaction, however, was increasing boredom. The issue is kind of samey, isn't it? This leads to the deplorable fact that its description is also kind of samey.
Alix is an attractive young woman, a single divorcee after a marriage lasting eleven (!) days. Is there really no young man involved in the goings-on? Well, there is one, only he's a somewhat slimey middle-man between art dealers and buyers. He's handsome but arrogant oozing money from his 200$ hair cut to his 500$ loafers. But is he really what he seems to be? Their getting to know each other is a nice change from the usual meet-and-hop-into-bed-at-once routine.
Charlotte and Aaron Elkins have both a long list of titles under their respective belts, A Dangerous Talent is the first book they worked on together. Others with different protagonists have followed. Charlotte claims to be the imaginative one who can come up with plots in no time, whereas Aaron is the wordsmith able to make readable stories out of them. They've promised to write more Alix London thrillers, I look forward to them!
I've only got a tiny niggle: I hate names for fictional characters like Chris, Pat, Sam, Les et al which are used for men and women. If I see a person, I have no probs, in books I have. What annoys me especially is that the main protagonist in three other thrillers by Aaron Elkins is called Chris, too. Here it's a man's name. Silly! As if there weren't enough English first names to choose from.
As a consequence of reading A Dangerous Talent I've already
- read three further thrillers by Aaron Elkins (the ones with the male Chris character) featuring a curator of Renaissance and Baroque Art at the Seattle Art Museum and his adventures in the international world of art forgery and
- bought a train ticket to Munich where the greatest ever exhibition of Georgia O'Keeffe's pictures in Germany is on at the moment.
What more recommendation can there be?


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Hello and welcome once again to DRS, my very own personal space where we discuss matters cricketing. Today I though we would focus on Rohit Sharma, a cricketer who can best be described as a mystery wrapped in an enigma. Rohit Sharma, a cricketer whom, if you ask any former or even present Indian player, or ask any international player "who's the most talented young Indian batsman?" and nine out of ten will you its Rohit Sharma.
And yet, the same Rohit Sharma is barely averaging 2.5 runs an innings in this Sri Lanka one-day international series against a mediocre Sri Lankan attack; a Rohit Sharma who in 84 one-day internationals is averaging in the low thirties; who has only two one-day international hundreds; a Rohit Sharma who still hasn't played Test matches yet.
Contrast him, for example, with Virat Kohli who has got over a dozen one-day international hundreds; who's already scored a Test hundred; who at the age of 21 [sic] is emerging as one of the rising stars of international cricket even as Rohit, on his 25th birthday, is struggling to establish himself in the Indian cricket side.
Watch Rohit Sharma in any match – in a Twenty20 match against Kolkata Knight Riders this year he was absolutely brilliant. On a difficult wicket, he made batting look ridiculously easy. In fact, every time you watch Rohit Sharma bat you are amazed at the amount of time he has to play the ball. And the variety of shots that he has. Why is it then that this amazingly talented cricketer is unable to make the great leap into international cricket?
That's because cricket, somewhere, is 50 percent talent but is 50 percent played in the mind. And somewhere, Rohit Sharma's mind is quite not in tune with the demands of international cricket. He gets out in a manner that suggests he doesn't learn from his mistakes. The great players don't make the same mistakes twice. In whatever sport you are, whether it's Roger Federer in tennis; whether it's Tiger Woods in golf; whether it's Sachin Tendulkar in cricket – they learn from their mistakes and they look to get better.
Rohit Sharma, perhaps because it's all come so easily to him, the fame, the success, he almost takes it for granted that when he goes out, he doesn't need to do that little bit extra. Its not that he isn't trying. Its quite simply that he hasn't learned to conquer his mind to avoid making the same mistakes.
The contrast with Virat Kohli could not be starker. Virat Kohli, if you saw him a few years ago, was clearly a batsman who had enormous problems against the short ball and who had limitations in his strokeplay. But he still learned to build on that, to the point where today he can play shots all over the wicket. He knows the art of building a Test innings.
Rohit Sharma, on the other hand, has failed in that test. Virat Kohli is a triumph of temperament over technique. Rohit Sharma reminds us that temperament matters as much as technique and strokeplay at the highest level. It's a real pity, because I still believe that Rohit Sharma has much to offer the Indian cricket team. I still believe that a day will come when Rohit Sharma will be the No. 4 batsman in the Indian team, both in Test and one-day cricket. But for that, Rohit Sharma needs to go back to the drawing board, needs to realize that nothing comes easy in life, that yes, he's achieved success in Twenty20 and in the IPL, but in international cricket they don't allow you to make the same mistakes twice. The bowlers in international cricket will find you out if you don't learn from your mistakes.
Rohit Sharma needs to learn from his mistakes. Rohit Sharma needs to realize that cricket is a trial by fire. If you can't stand the heat, you've got to get out of the kitchen. He needs to stay in the kitchen, fight it out, and become a better player. Here's hoping that Rohit Sharma will learn from his Sri Lankan nightmarish tour and hopefully will get his due place in the Indian cricket team. It would be a pity if the talents of Rohit Sharma are confined to Ranji Trophy and the IPL.


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At what age do babies start reaching their arms up for someone to pick them up? My little guy started today, but I wasn't sure when that was supposed to happen, it seems kinda late for him. When did your baby start doing that?
When do babies start reaching out for you?
Mine started maybe a month or so ago. She will be 7 months on the 3rd
Sara (PCOS) (29) Don (30)
Amelia (8/3/09), Femara baby
( . Y . ) 2010 Gold Boob Award
My son just started today also. He was born 9/23. He also will cry if i leave the room. Not loving that....momma's got stuff to do too :)
Sorry after i posted this i relized i was on the August site, not the Sept. one. : )
Lindsay, aka Mum Mum to Jacob 09-23-2009.
I think my first son was 7 months and this one just started.
Love my two precious boys! Mason (6/23/07) and Maddox (8/14/09)~Neocate and Nexium (10mg)twice a day
you know, i didn't recognize this until a week or so ago myself.
i don't think it's too late for your LO, if it's a recent thing. i wouldn't worry about it at all.
Mr. Sincere (2009) ASD, SPD
Mr. Silly (2011)
mine kinda puts his arms up when i go to pick him up, but he REALLY reaches for my food!
mother of Thomas, William, and Samuel born on aug 16th!
My little girl has been doing it for a few weeks now... was just to me at first and than she started doing it to everyone... it's fun to see
Son born Dec 27th 2005
Daughter born Aug 5th 2009
Son born Dec 9th 2012
My little Zane started this about a week ago. But he only really does it when I say "up?" and put my hands out for him.
FTM to Zane Darwin 8/21/09
Expecting our princess Zoelle 12/24
My little one started about two weeks ago.
Rachelle 25, Us 12/07, Sweet Pea 8/25/09(c/s), Little Turkey 11/25/11(vbac!), Sprout 3/5/14, Caboose 9/25/15
My LO strtd at 5mos and three days I write everything down lol....ur lo will strt very soon
Mommy to Baby Boy Nasir BORN AUG 1ST YAYYY!!!. BedRest since Jan and Hospital BedRest since March AND FINALLY RELEASED JULY 12TH. 6LBS 15OZS
my son is 7 months old n he hasnt started reaching for things. he doesnt sit without having any support. neither does he reach his arms up if some one wants to pick him. bit worried now


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Alette J. Willis — How to Make a Golem (and Terrify People) — Author Interviewby Discover Kelpies - December 15th, 2011.
Filed under: Alette Willis, How to Make a Golem (and Terrify People). Tagged as: Alette, Alette J Willis, Edinburgh, Golem.
In case you missed it, here's the interview with Alette J. Willis, author of How to Make a Golem (and Terrify People).
Q: What inspired you to write How to Make a Golem and Terrify People?
Alette Willis [AW]:How to Make a Golem (and Terrify People) explores one girl's attempts to get over her fears and the some of the choices she makes along the way. Fear can be a good thing, it can keep us safe and out of trouble, but if we're not careful being afraid can become a difficult habit to break.
Q: In the book Edda hates her nickname "Mouse". Did you have a nickname when you were at school?
AW: I had lots of nicknames when I was at school, all from the same friend, but she called people names out of affection, not meanness like Euan. Probably the most common name she called me was pretzel. I got back at her by calling her gherkin.
Q: Did you always want to be an author?
AW: I have always loved books and I've always dreamed of being an author, but there have been times when I came close to giving up. Last autumn, my work went down to part-time and I decided I'd use that extra time to work seriously on my writing. I'm glad I did so. Otherwise, there'd be no How to Make a Golem.
Q: How long did it take you to write the book?
AW: This book took me six months to write. I began writing it last September and I had to have it done for the Kelpies Prize deadline at the end of February. Having a deadline was great. It made me work extra hard. Without the deadline I probably would have taken a lot longer to write the book.
Q: Why did you choose Corstorphine Hill in Edinburgh as the location for the book?
AW: Corstorphine Hill is one of my favourite places in Edinburgh; I go there quite often. One day as I was sitting under a sycamore tree on Corstorphine Hill, Edda popped into my head. She loved the Hill so much she wanted to live there, so really I had no choice in the matter.
Q: How do you decide what the cover looks like?
AW: The production manager is in charge of that. Luckily for me, Floris Books has a brilliant production manager and she hired the fabulous illustrator Nicola L Robinson and the rest is history. Really, I couldn't be happier with the cover. It's totally brilliant. Michael and Edda look exactly how I pictured them and it even has Benedict the pickled frog on the back!
Q: Apart from the golem, what is your favourite supernatural creature?
AW: Hmm, that's a tough question. I'd have to say animals that talk and animals that turn into humans and vice versa, like Selkies and Werewolves. I've always wanted to be able to talk to animals and hear directly from them what it is like to be something other than a person. That is the greatest magic I think, to be able to cross the boundaries between people and animals.
Q: Did you ever try to make a supernatural creature as a child?
AW: Not exactly, but I spent a lot of my summer holidays making haunted houses in the basement of my house with the help of my sister and our friend Tanya, who lived next door. We took turns trying to scare each other by making disgusting things like bowls of eyeballs (skinless grapes) and heads with worms for hair (spaghetti). It was a lot of fun.
Q: What is the best thing about being an author?
AW: Holding a printed copy of the book I'd written in my hand for the first time, that was an amazing feeling. To know that total strangers would soon be reading something I'd written and hopefully enjoy it and be moved by it.
Q: Did you base any of the characters on someone you know in real life?
AW: Henry. My friend Marta has a lovely golden retriever named Henry. She had to leave him behind when she moved back to Argentina, so you can imagine how surprised I was to find him living with Mr. Campbell next door to Edda and her family.
Q: When you were writing did any of the characters ever do anything unexpected?
AW: I never expected Lucy to snort biscuit crumbs out of her nose, that's for sure. But more seriously, to a certain extent everything the characters did was unexpected. I had a general idea of where the story was going and I knew quite a bit about the characters, but they always had the last say about what it was they were going to do on the page.
Q: Apart from How to Make a Golem (and Terrify People), what book do you think all children should read before they grow up?
AW: Madeleine L'Engel's A Wrinkle in Time. Every adult should read it too.
Q: When you sent in your manuscript, did you think you would win the Kelpies Prize 2011?
AW: No. I certainly hoped my book would win, but I was taken completely by surprise when Lari Don opened the envelope and read out my name..
Q: What did it feel like winning the Kelpies Prize?
AW: Just look at the photos that were taken on that night; my smile is so wide it almost splits my face it two. I've wanted to publish a novel for children for so many years, to actually know that my dream was coming true made me incredibly happy. It was a wonderful feeling and I'll never forget that night.
Q: What advice would you give to all the budding young authors out there?
AW: Keep at it. Lots of people say they want to be authors. The ones who actually manage to fulfill their dreams are the ones who sit down and write and write and write. The ones that don't become authors are the ones who talk about it, but rarely put pen to paper.
Thanks Alette!
Posted by: Benedicte at Discover Kelpies
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1.0 ml
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Centrifuge and immediately transfer serum to separate plastic tube
Refrigerated 48 Hours
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Patient must not have received isotopes during 24-hour period prior to sample collection
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19-38 years: 8.8-27.0 pg/mL
39-59 years: 7.2-23.0 pg/mL
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Radioimmunoassay (RIA)
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Not sensitive enough to reliably measure into the "androgen deficient" female range or the pediatric range
Androgen deficiency in women is increasingly recognized as a new clinical syndrome, which has raised the awareness of importance of accurate and sensitive measurements of free testosterone levels in serum. Initially utilized to diagnose hypogonadism in males and frank hyperandrogenism in females, direct free testosterone measurement by RIA is no longer sensitive enough to reliably measure into the "androgen deficient" female range as well as pediatric range.
Testosterone circulates in plasma either in free form or bound to plasma proteins. The binding proteins include the specific sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) and nonspecific proteins like albumin. Historically, only the free form of testosterone wasthought to be biologically active. However, some testosterone that is nonspecifically and weakly bound to albumin can be dissociated freely becoming available for tissue uptake through the capillary bed. Free and the albumin-bound testosterone levels are considered to be "bioavailable" and biologically activeBlood testosterone levels depend on rates of production, interconversion, metabolic clearance, and binding protein concentrations. Medications, various disease states, age, and some hormones can alter SHBG levels; therefore, concentrations of bioavailable testosterone more accurately reflect bioactive levels of testosterone than the measurement of total testosterone.


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Cult director Robert Wilson's highly stylised and intensely dramatic staging brings a Zen-like tranquillity to Verdi's great opera concerning the conflict between individual aspiration, tradition and duty. His visually calm, yet emotionally taut, direction is emphasised by outstanding performances from the cast and the Symphony Orchestra and Choir of la Monnaie De Munt under the commanding and inspired musical direction of Kazushi Ono. Recorded live at the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie - De Munt in Brussels, this riveting and painstakingly beautiful production, reminiscent at times of Japanese Noh theatre, offers a new and thought-provoking experience of a masterpiece. Recorded in High Definition and true surround sound.
Giuseppe Verdi
Aida: Norma Fantini
Radames: Marco Berti
Amneris: Ildiko Komlosi
Amonasro: Mark Doss
Ramfis: Ortin Anastassov
Il Re: Guido Jentjens
Symphony Orchestra & Choir of La Monnaie; Kazushi Ono
Stage Director: Robert Wilson
Plus: Cast gallery and illustrated synopsiss
Picture: 16:9
Sound: 2.0 LPCM / DTS 5.1 Surround
Format: NTSC
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Running Time: 159 mins
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