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five. by saevuswindsWatch
I have no idea if this is poetry or prose or somewhere in between. It reads like a slam poem when it was meant to be a vignette. I'd love any thoughts or critiques.
Is the number five TOO repetitive?
Can you tell that heart surgery was going on?
What do you like most and least about the piece?
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7.14.14 edit: thank you to and for helping me refine this piece with their insightful and lovely comments~
8.23.14 edit:
Thank you so much for the Daily Deviation and all of everyone's lovely comments. This piece means an incredible amount to me and I'm glad it means something to others as well
I could tell it was heart surgery after the line about pulling a vein out of the leg. My grandpa had heart surgery and they had to do something similar to fix him. But that was a scheduled procedure. This one feels much more emergent, so I'm not sure that detail is actually correct. But it didn't distract from the reading in any case.
I do think that you should mix up how you use "five" in a few places. For example, you could change up "five was the amount of fingernails you bit off..." to "You bit off five fingernails..." You still have the repetition of "five" in there, but it isn't as redundant and gives the reader a much more immediate feeling by revising to a more active voice. There are a few other areas this tactic could be applied. I will go over them with you if you want in the comments.
This spot: "Five is the critical difference between holding a father's hand as your mother cries into his heart shaped pillow." confused me....the difference between that and what? :\
Otherwise, it was very well done for such a short piece. Good appeal to emotion and use of small details to create tension. Keep it up!
And thanks for participating in the Great Lit Crit Event!
Critique courtesy of :GrammarNaziCritiques:
"twisting away the plaque ridden arteries" … what does this mean? Are they getting rid of the arteries, or moving them aside, or cleaning them? I don't know – or I can't see - what twisting means here
"his wife and four children" … in a piece about the number five, using other numbers feels a little distracting
"the amount of fingernails you bit off" … bit clean off? As in, you were in extreme pain for a while and your fingers were really gross and the nails had to slowly grow back? Or does this just mean nervously chewing on the nails?
"as your mother cries into his heart shaped pillow" … is this happy crying or sad crying? Is she crying at home or at the hospital? Or does pillow refer to his chest? Too many questions from this line
"your father's American-flag-covered-casket" … isn't the casket being covered with a flag something they only do for military funerals? And if you're revealing that he was part of the military, what does that have to do with the number five and this piece?
"one left ruined in devastation" … a little over dramatic here for the ending. Of course it's sad if he died, but you don't want to smother the reader with that sad
"Is the number five TOO repetitive?" … this question is the crux of the issue. You are doing a flash fiction piece about the number five, which means the number five definitely cannot be "too repetitive" in this piece about the number five. You want the number five to be repetitive, the number five should feel like a drumbeat resounding through the reader's heart as they read. Sometimes using the number five will seem fanciful or even fictional, but that can be forgiven because using the number five is the most important thing in this piece about the number five. And because this is a piece about the number five, I don't think you want other numbers getting involved. Just keep using the number five, over and over and over, five five five. The piece is pretty short so I'll show you what I mean and how I would edit it:
Five is the number of times you worry he's stopped breathing, as five surgeons carve around his heart, scrubbing away at five plaque-ridden arteries, and pulling five veins from his leg. Five is the number of heart wrenching hours you and your family waited in the hospital room's five chairs, worried that there would now be only five members of the family, that five days out of the week he would not come home for dinner at five, that he would never again give five kisses to his wife and children. Five was the number of fingernails you bit while watching five times five people enter and exit the waiting room's five doors, and five was the amount of minutes your mother spent on the phone explaining to five uncles and aunts that something was wrong. Five is holding a father's five cold fingers as your mother cries five heart shaped tears, and five is the difference between rejoicing and smiling weakly because he's okay, or carrying a casket down five church steps and watching your mother try to find five words to describe loss. Five is a family welcoming him home from the hospital, or five is a family left devastated.
"What do you like least about the piece?" … It looks like you previously had five sentences but then you split the fourth into two parts. Why? You cannot have too much five in this piece about the number five … Also, minor gripe, I want to know if he survived. All those "difference" and "or" sentences kinda left me hanging, as if you were showing me both possible futures but forgot to say (or even imply) which one came true
"Can you tell that heart surgery was going on?" … nope. I know that arteries are part of the heart, but is pulling a vein from a leg part of heart surgery?
"What do you like most about the piece?" … you have a core idea (which you can strengthen) and just that is enough to make me like this piece
And congrats on the DD! Any more questions for me? Would you like to make that five questions perhaps?
To answer your question, my dad did turn out alright! I didn't want to include that in this piece however--because it was the moment of uncertainty I wanted to highlight, not exactly the real outcome.
You're very welcome, and I'm glad your dad was okay
I like the idea of highlighting that moment of fear and not knowing, but if your audience is asking themselves that question I was about his survival while they read, they might become distracted from that feeling of uncertainty. I think someone else said it best: "Even to a writer who is being intentionally obscure or wild of tongue we can say, 'Be obscure clearly! Be wild of tongue in a way we can understand! … Be cagey plainly! Be elliptical in a straightforward fashion!'" (Elements of Style, Strunk and White) In other words, be unclear clearly. Be uncertain with certainty. Be afraid fearlessly. The piece doesn't need to say whether he lives or dies, IF the reader knows it is taking place in that moment of not knowing, with the full weight of not knowing upon them
My suggestion would be to try to divide it into paragraphs, separating each section at logical points. It makes the whole thing easier to read and also "sets off" the points you make.
No, I don't think that five is mentioned too often, because it's the whole point of the piece. Your choices, stylistically, would logically be to either mention the number twice, once at the opening and once again at the ending, or to do as you've done and open each point, if not each line, with the number.
I'm glad this became a Daily Deviation. I would have missed it otherwise.
I feel so uncreative right now compared to you it's crazy.
Is the number five TOO repetitive?
No. It's essential- and I agree w/ TonguesOfMenOrAngels above that switching over to the 4(+1) scenario was really nimble and smart ("thought provoking").
Can you tell that heart surgery was going on?
Yes. This was evident.
What do you like most and least about the piece?
Most: wife and four children changeup. This really impressed me.
Least: one left ruined in devastation - I personally feel that using ruined and devastation is a bit much. Maybe would have gone a little math-y, trying to find the answer to remainder 5 times devastation or ruin- something like that, but I know that (assuming this is based on real-life events) when a work is personally gripping, you sometimes gotta go w/ your gut. It remembers better than the mind sometimes.
Really compelling work. Great job
The number 5 is repetitive, but it needs to be. It ties the whole piece together beautifully and is the catalyst for some very thought-provoking observations, such as "that five kisses from him would no longer be given to his wife and four children." Very, very moving writing there.
Yeah, heart surgery (or surgery of some sort) is quite evident. The incredible seriousness of the operation is communicated very well; though not all readers would pick up that it's heart surgery, everyone will understand that it some sort of life threatening medical procedure is under way.
I love this piece. It's excellent. My only thought (and it's just a thought) would be if the last sentence can be adjusted. Currently, it's functional but perhaps breaks the flow in an awkward way. To me, it's a bit jarring (which could be considered good). Perhaps if it was a shorter, sharper sentence it would create a more decisive end to the work. All the same, it's an excellent piece, congratulations!
Thank you so much for your feedback and comments. I'll see what I can do about the last line, and if I decide to change anything, I'll let you know~!
Your questions:
No, Yes, Most: the 5s, Least: Leapy tense issues
Thanks for sharing.
You deserve it
Is the number five TOO repetitive?
No, I think it's a perfect balance of consistent use.
Can you tell that heart surgery was going on?
Yeah, I guessed that early into it.
What do you like most and least about the piece?
Most: The urgency and emotion really hits in later into the piece
Least: "plaque ridden arteries" Isn't plaque teeth-related? Less a least as it is me confused, haha.
Thank you so much for the insight and feedback~!
Yes, I can tell, though I was a bit confused by the leg part since I'm not that familiar with heart surgery (as most people aren't).
Most I like the ending sentence "Five is the importance between a complete family or one left ruined in devastation.". Least I like the "American-flag-covered-casket" which could have been replaced by simple "casket" and wouldn't feel as pompous (I don't feel like that helped the overall style and urgency of the story).
Okay! Anyway to make it easier to understand?
Thank you~ I'll see what I can do. Your advice was very much appreciated
It is pretty clear that a heart surgery is taking place, and that the family is anxious, scared of the worst case scenario. The one thing that doesn't make sense to me is the first sentence is the "pulling a vain out of his leg". I know very little of heart surgery, so it doesn't really make sense to a reader like me that a vain should be pulled from the leg when it's the heart that's being operated on.
I like the roll of the sentences. The way they're written like if listed. one thing upon another. I'm not sure you understand my explanation, but I like it nonetheless ^^' It brings out the story without you really having to describe the procedure and what's going on.
There are two sentences I don't really understand, though:
"Five is the critical difference between holding a father's hand as your mother cries into his heart shaped pillow. The difference between rejoicing and smiling weakly because he's okay or carrying your father's American-flag-covered-casket and watching your mother try to find the words to describe loss"
What do you mean by "five is the difference between holding a father's hand as your mother cries into his heart shaped pillow"? Five minutes? Five feet? Five emotions? I don't really understand.
And in the other sentence: "...he's okay or carrying your father's American-flag-covered-casket..." is it a brother that's carrying a father's casket? Is it the father himself? It sounds like it's the father himself carrying his own casket. Maybe you could put in a "you're"? I don't know what you wanted the sentece to be, though.
But overall I really liked it. Repeating the number five is probably the thing I like most about this piece because of the reasons I have mentioned (: And I understood the rest of what I haven't asked about. It's a very sad and scary story written in very few sentences. It must have been a hard time. Thank you for sharing it and being an inspiration to people. You did very good on it! : D
Five is the number that my family would become if my father was not there. Perhaps I could find a way to make this clearer. Thank you for telling me it sounds like my father is carrying his own casket; I could make the fact that I would be carrying it a little clearer. I like the idea of my brother carrying it though. We'll see what I do.
Thanks again! I really appreciate your insight, and I'll let you know when I get to editing it. It means a lot.
Nice piece with strong emotion.


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All right ladies. I need a beach day! As an east coaster its been too long since I've seen the water and I wanna go! The thing is now I'm worried about the sun and the baby. Maybe an indoor pool date? What other options are there? DD LOVES the water and I want her to enjoy it. Anyone else wanna help plan something? I'm thinking 4th of July? DH's off June 25th but as that's a workday. How about a Friday? Is the beach crowded then?
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The hand that rocks the cradle still rules the world, and always will.
im game, especially for a friday, but pretty much any day works. we could do a beach day if its planned right (like bringing a tent for shade?) and a BBQ or something
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I keep thinking that it could be great to get everyone together at the Achziv national park beach. It's all the way in the north (between Nahariya and Rosh HaNikra) but it's also a camprground, so if you're coming from really far you could always camp out Thurs or Friday night. Or just get a tsimmer nearby. :) I've really been wanting to do something for July 4th too, and my husband keeps not biting! There's shade on the beach for playing in sand, and the water itself is this very calm little natural reef cove, PERFECT for babies. It's a pay beach so it usually isn't quite as full as others.
I'm open to other ideas, though!
DD-- born October 2011 and more fun every day!
Well, we have both a nice beach nearby (you can see it from the window) AND a covered pool, and we're not as far as Achziv. Just throwing that out there as an option.
Danielle ODD October 21, 2010 YDD January 13, 2013 Baby #3 April 2016
All the way up north is a big commitment (unless Danielle or someone else wants us for Shabbat!)
We love beaches that are dog-friendly (other people here have dogs, right? Natasha?)
We are game any Friday!
1-^b/g^ 22wk 2-mc 10wk 3- ^Micha^ (7.19-24.11) & ^Asaf^ (7.19-28.11) 24 wk 4- mc 5wk 5-^b^ 18 wk 6-bo 7wk 7-mc 6wk 8- Y 7.27.14
We have dogs and beaches in my neighborhood and even a Dog Beach!
We also have pretty hectic schedules even on Fridays (Sea Scouts, gymnastics, the trials and tribulations of the preteen set) until July 1.
Chances are in June I can recommend venues, in July I can join you. And Kim's been nagging for potato salad again ...
-- Natasha
Mom to 03/01, 11/03 and bringing up the rear 09/09
We always want you for Shabbat, Leora (and anyone else who wants to invite themselves for Shabbat).
But we'd also be able to make it to a Tel Aviv beach on a Friday, esp. since it's summertime.
July 4th is a Wednesday, so maybe let's do a beach BBQ on Friday July 6? Somewhere in the Mercaz area?
I think we have an umbrella or two--anyone have anything larger for shade?
Danielle ODD October 21, 2010 YDD January 13, 2013 Baby #3 April 2016
im up for the 6th, if its in the mercaz. and i can bring a small tent if needed/wanted
Maya (5/09), Noa (6/11), Yonatan (1/15)
Proud American wife of an Israeli
BUT, I do need potato salad. Didn't realize how much I still desire it while not pregnant. Interesting. Just had some this evening from another friend. It can be so versatile, don't you think? I digress.
Anyway, have a tent specifically meant for beach shade.
Starting at six months you can put sun block on your LOs. Not certain about the Ultrasol Baby but we put California Baby sunblock starting at six months because I wasn't gonna clothe LO to cover everything. Crayzay!!
~~~Shmuly- mild undiagnosed hg, 5/5/10 Leah-severe HG, 4/30/12. Living in Israel and loving it.

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Don't even know where to start. We left Barcelona punctually and we were taken to a city call Vic about a 40 minute drive. Once there we made a quick stop at a small café where we met the other drivers. We took a private ride strongly recommended. Our driver and his anchor were amazing cant remember their names but they both made sure we had a great time. This experience was in my bucket list and I was more than satisfied with the experience. Our tour was on Christmas eve, once we landed they surprised us with a very unique breakfast and drink. Grilled cheese sandwiches cooked with the fire from the hot air balloon right in front of you. Our driver back to Barcelona was also great cant remember her name. Overall we do not have one complain about this tour, loved it, and cant wait to do it again.
A once-in-a-lifetime experience! Ballooning over the Spanish countryside! Amazing! Our pilot, Benjamin, and the entire crew, made sure we had an amazing day! Loved, loved, this!
It was a great experience, well organised
I simply loved this. The people who were handling the hot air balloon and the whole tour were extremely friendly and funny. I would recommend this to anyone.
Just that the vehicle used to transport the tourists should allow alot of leg space in the extreme back of the vehicle.
Must do once in ur life :D
We surprised my son for his 15th B-Day with the hot air balloon flight. It was incredible!
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Really great. Highly recommended.
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its an amazing experience... we got 1500 meter above land... all you see from above is beauty, greem tress and the clouds in beneith you ... you will experiment what silence means from up there ... it so pretty and relaxing and exciting
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It was really nice!
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Jane Elizabeth Evans, 73, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at her daughter's residence in Dyersburg.
She was a retired Florist with Kroger Floral Department and Parkview Florist and a member of Hurricane Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
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Survivors include her daughter, Cathy Bentley Hawatt and husband, Abe, of Dyersburg; a son, Michael Eugene Evans of Dyersburg; a sister, Dorothy Burns of Dyersburg; a brother, Gene Dewayne Pounders of Halls; three grandchildren, Heather James and husband, David, and Brian Bentley, all of Halls and Ashley Jones of San Diego, CA; four great-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren.
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Pacific Panorama House
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Description Front of home faces Ocean, with multiple panoramic water views from Tomales Bay on the left to Bodega Head on the right. Entry to home is around to back of home (below 8th Tee), up 10 steps to large deck area to entry door to home. This deck contains the outdoor Hot Tub/Spa, wind protected spa, deck perfect for BBQing. Wood floor entry foyer leads to living room with fireplace, TV/VCR, sound system and sofas, directly ahead. To the immediate left is the fully equipped Kitchen and the dining area is to the far left corner. Panoramic views from living room, Kitchen and dining area. To the right of the entry area is a hallway to the 3 bedrooms. Master Bedroom is to the left facing the ocean, has a gas fireplace, King size bed, TV, and small deck. Another Bedroom is straight ahead with Queen size bed and TV, and the third Bedroom is to the right with Queen bed and TV. The third Bedroom has a door going out to the deck with the Hot Tub/Spa. Each of the bedrooms has their own Bathroom and TV. This home has a Charcoal BBQ.TripAdvisor property ID 2017521 ...Read more
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Fremont CA
"Our experience in Pacific Panorama was likd being in a friends h"
We enjoyed our stay in Pacific Panorama. Having a bathroom for every bedroom was a big plus with tub or full shower as needed. The home was fully stocked for a few day stay with no need to bring extra's along. The service we received from the rental agent, Bodega Bay and Beyond, was excelent. The view from this clean and comfortable home was fabulous. We enjoyed our stay very much.
An upgrade on the smallest bedroom mattress would be nice.
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"Views Stunning -- Access to beach fantastic!"
This house is wonderful. We loved the views, the fireplace, the hot tub. Walking to the beach was very easy. Kitchen is great and open to the living room, so the cook is still part of the fun while working.
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Recommended for: Luxury, Rugged
Joyce and family
"Beautiful views at Christmas"
We had a wonderful time at Pacific Panorama. We loved the spaciousness of the house. We enjoyed the privacy - each member of the party was able to enjoy their own room. We were able to set up a small artificial tree to celebrate Christmas, right there in the dining room area. The views were nothing short of spectacular!
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Pam and Frank
"This comfortable and attractive home has a wonderful view."
This was our second stay in this home. It has a wonderful view of the ocean. Having a bathroom with each of the three bedrooms was definitely a plus.
I love the view out the window above the sink - makes doing dishes very enjoyable! The master bath's shower inspired my remodel at home!
Bodega Bay & Beyond make it as simple as possible to rent a home, we always receive excellent service.
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"Terrific views"
We really enjoyed our stay at Pacific Panaroma. This is our second time renting from Bodega Bay and Beyond and their service is outstanding and truly professional.
The house itself is wonderful and we really enjoyed it.
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Darryl Anderson
"We completed the written form and returned it to your office."
we had 6 to 8 concerns,see our responses on the from we filled out.
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"Very pleasant and comfortable"
The house was wonderful - very comfortable, updated with great views. The beds were comfortable and we slept well. The home was beautiful and nicely updated. Great baths and kitchen, we loved the hot tub and loved the views. Loved that there were three bedrooms with attached baths. Easy to share with another family. Beautiful community, nice trails and walks. We had a super weekend. Only request is to clean the windows so that people can enjoy the views.
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"Great time in Bodega Bay"
We had a great time. The house was set up very nice.
Suggestions for the house:
Extra Refrigerator
Hot pads
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"The perfect place to escape and relax"
We took friends who had never rented a home in Bodgea Bay and they were certaily ready for a repeat.
The house was perfect for us as it had three bedrooms and three baths. We love to cook and found the kitchen adequately stocked for our needs.
It has a great view and was conveniently located. Some members of the group went kayaking and it was nice to have a garage to store the kayak.
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Carrie & Eric
"Lovely home and fabulous vacation."
We met up with family from the west coast in Bodega Bay and everyone had a great time. The house was really nice and well maintained. The views were stunning. We loved cooking our meals in the new kitchen that was well stocked with cookware etc. We used the deck with grill and hot tub almost every day. The house was spacious and comfortable and all around just fabulous. Thanks!
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"One of the best."
Bodega Bay & Beyond did a wonderful job working on all details of the rental. The home we rented was Pacific Panorama and was an exceptional value. The home was in the middle of everything we wanted to do in the Bodega Bay area. We won't hesitate to do business with Bodega Bay & Beyond in the future.
Steve Brazil
"what a view!"
the view is the selling point for this little getaway. within close access to the beach with a resident population of quail and bobcat to keep you entertained. if cooking is your forte, bring some kitchen supplies, as stock is a bit lean. also bring some matches so you can enjoy the fireplace (wood is provided). bathrooms recently redone and are heavenly!
"Very enjoyable stay in a very comfortable home"
Our entire weekend stay was enjoyable. There was only one tiny thing that sort of put a damper on our arrival and that was a vase of dead, smelly sunflowers to greet us. Other than that initial disappointing thing, the rest of the weekend was great.
I will say that we have stayed in this house before and it appeared that the same attention to housekeeping details were not there (dusty conditions and frayed bed clothes). Looks like it has been let go a bit.
All in all, we would stay in Bodega Bay and Beyond again, but probably not in this same house.
Thank you for the opportunity to express our opinions.
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Would you recommend this vacation rental to a friend? Yes
Recommended for: Friends, Groups, Tourists, Families w teenagers, Rugged, Romantic, Families w children
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"Beautiful Views Beautiful Home"
This home was beautiful and clean. My husband and I took our two boys there for a weekend. We were a bit nervouse by looking at the house from the outside but once we were in, we felt like we were at home. It is very comfortable and the new kitchen is beautiful. Major points to the housecleaning service, it was spotless! My husband and I were pleasently surprised by the new flat screen (this was major points for my husband)! We loved the fireplace in the master but felt the TV could have been a bit bigger.
The most wonderful thing about this house is the view. It is gorgeous. We were celebrating our 5 year anniversary and saw the most gorgeous sunset from the home. You can see ocean all around. We have stayed at a number of homes there but none as comfortable and with the views as this one. We hope to stay there again for our next visit. Could not be happier.
Anne Hamilton
PS side note, make sure the door does not self lock when you use the jacuzzi. We got locked out at night with no phone and had to go to a neighbor to call a locksmith!
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Recommended for: Friends, Tourists, Families w teenagers, Families w children, Romantic, Singles, Luxury
Dar's Bday
"Pacific Panorama"
It was excellent. We went for our friend's 50th birthday!! Fun! We will definitely come back.
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Recommended for: Friends, Groups, Tourists, Families w teenagers, Rugged, Romantic, Families w children, Disabilities, Luxury, Singles
"Beautiful View"
It has three bedrooms, but one is very small. Quite a few lights were out and had to have maintenance come. The dishwasher is tricky because it has not been secured and when you pull out the drain rack the whole thing tips forward. The couches in the living room do not match. The overall appearance is one of a house not maintained as well as it should be. However, it has a gorgeous view (!!) and the two car garage is long enough to allow us to park the boat in it when not fishing. The house is located close to several restaurants. Although it is on the golf course, there is no golf course view. Overall the garage and the view keep us coming back year after year!!
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Painlevť Equations Through Symmetry
American Mathematical Society, 2004 - Mathematics - 156 pages
The Painleve equations themselves are really a wonder. They still continue to give us fresh mysteries...One reason that I wrote this book is to tell you how impressed I am by the mysteries of the Painleve equations' - from the Preface. The six Painleve equations (nonlinear ordinary differential equations of the second order with nonmovable singularities) have attracted the attention of mathematicians for more than 100 years. These equations and their solutions, the Painleve transcendents, nowadays play an important role in many areas of mathematics, such as the theory of special functions, the theory of integrable systems, differential geometry, and mathematical aspects of quantum field theory.The present book is devoted to the symmetry of Painleve equations (especially those of types II and IV). The author studies families of transformations for several types of Painleve equations - the so-called Backlund transformations - which transform solutions of a given Painleve equation to solutions of the same equation with a different set of parameters. It turns out that these symmetries can be interpreted in terms of root systems associated to affine Weyl groups. The author describes the remarkable combinatorial structures of these symmetries, and shows how they are related to the theory of $\tau$-functions associated to integrable systems. Prerequisites include undergraduate calculus and linear algebra with some knowledge of group theory. The book is suitable for graduate students and research mathematicians interested in special functions and the theory of integrable systems.
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The chief marketing officer's job is more complex than ever. And while each situation is unique, CMOs also share some common challenges, among them to do more with less, to develop internal teams, and to innovate for long-term momentum—all of which requires staying on top of ever-changing business and consumer trends. The following 10 megatrends, for example, all have serious strategic implications for today's chief marketer, according to First Tennessee CMO Dan Marks.
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It's not the job of judges to stop warrantless wiretapping.
In Monday's case, Amnesty argues that it has suffered a real injury—not because its employees know that spies have looked over their shoulders when they communicate with surveillance targets, but because the employees know that could happen. Amnesty says its people have had to curtail certain communications and take other precautions. The Obama administration accepts none of this: Amnesty has met with no injury and has no standing, the government's lawyers say.
If the Court holds to its modern, skeptical view of standing, Amnesty will lose. This does not mean that there is no way the 2008 surveillance law can ever be challenged. If the government prosecutes a target using information obtained from surveillance, that person will be able to argue that the introduction of the evidence would violate his constitutional rights. However, if the government avoids bringing such cases, then people who are spied on will be out of luck. That is why Amnesty wants to get into court now.
Why has the Supreme Court restricted standing over the years? Many commentators blame conservative justices. But, as I mentioned earlier, progressive justices used standing to block challenges to the New Deal regulatory agencies. Standing doctrine is too crude for achieving ideological ends. If the justices say the Sierra Club lacks standing to challenge a weak environmental rule, then the NRA loses standing to shoot down a gun-control law.
The real explanation for the rise of standing doctrine is connected with the expansion of executive power, a bipartisan effort that goes back a century. Congress created regulatory agencies because courts can't regulate modern problems like pollution, monopoly, and financial collapse. Congress placed the agencies in the executive branch under the leadership of the president, so someone can be held accountable when they go astray. It soon became clear that Congress could not make detailed rules for the executive branch to guide its actions, because of the complexity of the problems that its agencies were asked to tackle and the speed with which they changed. This proved even more true of foreign relations, where threats so rapidly emerge, recede, and metamorphose. Discretion became an essential feature of executive power.
The executive cannot exercise discretion, however, if courts, which move slowly and lack expertise, are constantly telling it what to do. The Supreme Court has made standing harder for plaintiffs to achieve so that people cannot enlist courts in schemes to block executive actions they disapprove of. The Obama administration is fine with this. The arc of the moral universe bends toward presidential power.
In other words, in spite of the fantasy that the courts can rein in the executive branch, that branch has gained power precisely because the courts as well as Congress realized that only a strong executive branch can battle the hobgoblins of the modern world. One of those hobgoblins is al-Qaida, and surveillance is the way to slay it. None of this means, though, that we the people lack recourse when the executive branch abuses its power. If you do not approve of government surveillance of foreign communications, or you think the law lends itself to abuse, then make your voice heard on Election Day.


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SAN FRANCISCO — A strong thread through the history of a Peyton Manning-led team is his team has been awful whenever he hasn't been leading.
With the Indianapolis Colts, Jim Sorgi often spelled Manning in meaningless, season-ending games. Those fast-starting Colts always seemed to lose their share after their playoff berth was clinched.
When Manning missed the entire 2011 season because of a neck injury, Curtis Painter, among others, was so bad that the Colts wound up with the No. 1 pick in the 2012 draft.
But in Brock Osweiler, Manning may have something with the Broncos he never had in 14 years with the Colts — a quality backup.
Osweiler didn't produce points Thursday night in the Broncos' 10-6 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in the teams' preseason opener at Candlestick Park. Denver's second-team defense scored the game's only touchdown when Shaun Phillips returned a fumble forced by Nate Irving in the second quarter. Third-string rookie quarterback Zac Dysert engineered the Broncos' field-goal drive in the fourth quarter.
But Osweiler delivered promise through his strong arm and rangy athleticism. A second-round draft pick last year who had only two completions as a rookie, Osweiler clearly has made considerable progress in year No. 2.
"For starters, it was a lot of fun to just get out there and play again," Osweiler said. "I thought the offensive line did a great job of battling. Obviously we'd like to score points. That's our job as an offense. That's my job as a quarterback — to lead our offense to points. But it's the first preseason game, and we'll look at the film and correct our mistakes and get ready to play Seattle."
Replacing Manning after one drive Thursday night, Osweiler promptly completed six consecutive passes. He also demonstrated the mobility and athleticism expected of a former high school basketball standout.
Osweiler's best pass of the night was an 11-yard strike to tight end Julius Thomas, who was otherwise well covered on a sideline route in the second quarter. A couple of plays earlier, Osweiler did a fair imitation of Peyton's father, Archie Manning, by rolling left and throwing a 13-yard completion to the Broncos' other emerging tight end, Virgil Green.
"He has grown a lot," said Broncos receiver Gerell Robinson, who played with Osweiler at Arizona State. "This is the best I've seen him, and I've been with him for five years. He's just real confident. He's learning from one of the best in No. 18. He's able to read the defense, set the protection, know the hots (receivers) and throw the ball where he needs to."
Not that Osweiler is a finished product. His five first-half drives all ended with punter Britton Colquitt taking the long snap. A quarterback's job is foremost about leading his offense to points, not punts.
One reason Osweiler and Denver's No. 2 offense couldn't finish drives is the backup offensive line was vulnerable against the pass rush. There also were times when it appeared Osweiler took off running a tad too soon or held on to the ball a tad too long. But that inner-quarterback clock can function well only through playing time, and Osweiler has had precious little.
Still, Osweiler's performance was encouraging. After his first two possessions of the second half ended with two more Colquitt punts, Osweiler led the Broncos from their 2-yard line to the San Francisco 7. That drive ended when running back C.J. Anderson was stopped on a fourth-and-inches plunge.
Osweiler starred during the drive, though, completing passes to Thomas, Tavarres King and Kemonté Bateman between strong runs by Anderson, a 224-pound undrafted rookie from California.
The good for Osweiler: 13-of-18 passing. The "could have been better" aspect of Osweiler's performance: zero points.
Still, should Manning twist an ankle and miss a couple of quarters, the question may not be "What now?" Osweiler could turn that into "So what?"
"No question, Brock has worked hard this offeseason," Manning said. "I think he's learned a lot from (quarterback coach Greg) Knapp. I think he just enjoyed being out there and getting a chance to play."
Like most preseason openers, the stars made only token appearances Thursday. Manning and his first-team offense used their lone series to work on their rapid-tempo attack. The offense picked up two first downs, but on third-and-long from near midfield, 49ers defensive end Aldon Smith, who had 33½ sacks in his first two seasons, hit Manning as he attempted to throw.
On that play, Smith beat Chris Clark, who has been playing left tackle for Denver in place of the shoulder-injured Ryan Clady through the offseason. Clady is expected to return soon.
The first possession was it for Manning and his top receiver trio of Demaryius Thomas, Wes Welker and Eric Decker.
Denver's first-team defense, meanwhile, played just enough to understand why so much fuss was made of 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick last season. Kaepernick completed 4-of-4 passes for 38 yards and ran for a first down while leading San Francisco on a game-opening, 13-play drive that took more than seven minutes off the clock. That drive ended in a field goal.
Kaepernick left after the first series — as did several of the Broncos' top defensive players, including Von Miller, Champ Bailey and Derek Wolfe. Denver's backup defenders fared considerably better against the 49ers' backup offense.
Irving, competing for the starting middle linebacker job, forced a fumble that Phillips picked up and returned 9 yards for a touchdown.
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FORT HOOD, Texas - As the blades of the AH-64D Apache attack helicopter came to a rest on Robert Gray Army Airfield, so did the aviation career of one senior pilot.
After 25 years and thousands of hours flying Apaches, Col. Douglas Gabram, from Cleveland, Ohio, commander, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, piloted his last flight in the aircraft, June 15, ending a quarter of a century of service supporting his nation from the sky.
Gabram was welcomed by hundreds of 1st ACB Soldiers as he landed on the airfield and said his final flight in an Apache was a bittersweet experience.
"I started here in 1985 as a platoon leader and now I'm finishing it with what is likely my last flight in a Longbow Apache," Gabram said. "Coming in and seeing all the guys there waiting for me was very emotional."
"I've had a good run and it's better to be lucky than good sometimes," Gabram added.
Gabram said flying in combat over four tours was one of his proudest experiences as a pilot as well as leading the Soldiers of the 1st ACB during their deployment to Iraq over the past year.
"Words can't describe what they do and how to make it work during a deployment," Gabram said. "Achieving the end state, which is supporting our ground Soldiers, takes high standards and discipline."
"That, and bringing all our aircrew home safely has been the most fulfilling to me ... and as a pilot, not crashing," he joked.
Accompanying Gabram on his final flight was Chief Warrant Officer 5 Michael Reese, from Copperas Cove, Texas, the brigade's standardizations instructor pilot, who said flying with Gabram over the last two years has been a positive experience.
"He's a very proficient pilot and been flying Apaches longer than me ... we flew exclusively together in Iraq through air assaults and typical missions," Reese said.
Reese said Gabram's final flight was a simple and enjoyable one, complete with the tradition of hosing down a retiring pilot after the flight is completed.
"Water and aircraft are traditional things. They mark a solo flight or the beginning and ending of a career," Reese said. "You're either thrown into a lake or there's a fire truck with a hose. That signified his last flight in an Army aircraft at the flight controls."
Reese was honored to fly with Gabram on his last Apache journey, capping off two years of working alongside each other.
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The first two public trials of Vladimiro Montesinos, the shadowy and powerful figure behind Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000), began on Feb. 18. They are, however, only the beginning of the legal actions against the former intelligence chief. More than 60 charges are pending, ranging from bribery and illicit enrichment to drug trafficking and murder. Also on trial is the Peruvian justice system, with the proceedings against Montesinos testing whether the courts have really become independent.
In the first trial, Montesinos is charged with helping his former girlfriend's brother get out of prison. He is accused of obtaining a pardon for Americo Perez Ortega, brother of his lover Jacqueline Beltran. Perez Ortega had been convicted of drug trafficking. Beltran is also being tried, as is her uncle Antonio Vera who allegedly received a favorable court judgment in a dispute with a bank.
The second trial involves funneling US$25,000 in state funds to the 1998 election campaign of Luis Bedoya, the former mayor of Lima's Miraflores district.
Montesinos, a lawyer, delayed the start of his trials for nearly five months with legal challenges. "Montesinos is the champion of paperwork, presenting mountains of petitions to delay his day in court," said assistant special prosecutor Ronald Gamarra. "This is his right, like any Peruvian, but the judges should have acted must faster on the petitions."
Montesinos is still appealing both cases, arguing that they are unnecessary because the maximum sentences are less than a sentence he received in July when he was found guilty of abuse of authority during his 10 years as security advisor and sentenced to nine years and four months in prison. He was also fined US$2.9 million (see NotiSur, 2002-07-05).
In previous statements, Montesinos has insisted that everything he did was on Fujimori's orders. He has admitted some lesser crimes, like abuse of authority, but denies more serious charges like drug running and ordering massacres.
"Vladivideos" bring down Fujimori, Montesinos
In September 2000, a TV station aired a video showing Montesinos bribing congressional Deputy Alberto Kouri Bumacher. With that, the authoritarian government headed by Fujimori began its downward spiral (see NotiSur, 2000-09-02). In November, Fujimori went on a trip to Japan and faxed back his resignation (see NotiSur, 2000-10-06). The former president is still in Japan, his dual citizenship so far successfully blocking efforts to extradite him.
Montesinos had fled the country in October 2000 and was captured in Venezuela in June 2001. Since his return to Peru, he has been held in a maximum security prison at the Callao Naval Base.
On Feb. 12, the Sala Penal Especial de la Corte Suprema sentenced Kouri to six years in prison for corruption. The court found that Kouri had accepted US$15,000 from Montesinos to switch his party affiliation to Fujimori's Peru 2000 party. The court also ruled that Kouri must pay US$143,000 in civil compensation. Gamarra said he disagreed with the sentence, which did not reflect the seriousness of the crime.
Kouri could be paroled after four years for good behavior. In corruption cases, the prisoner must serve two- thirds of the sentence before being eligible for parole. Kouri has been in jail for two years, so he could be up for parole in February 2005.
Far-reaching corruption network
The more than 2,000 videos that Montesinos secretly taped have led to the arrest of judges, generals, politicians, and media owners. The corruption network involved more than 1,500 people, including Montesinos' wife, daughter, and a television talk-show star. Former attorney general Blanca Nelida Colan was recently sentenced for links to the corruption network.
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There I stood in line for the bathroom on the island of Crete. It was hot and mosquitoes buzzed threateningly around me. I was impatient, my focus riveted on the line and its significant lack of progress.
There was a lady at the door of the restroom with her hand out, asking for coins from each woman as they entered. I had no idea why she wanted coins since this was a free restroom, according to the signs. My pigeon Greek was not good enough to understand what the woman was saying, so I thought I'd wing it and wave her away, saying "Efcharisto" ("Thank you") and continuing on briskly into the restroom. The woman touched my arm, trying to explain to me what she was doing, but I remained aloof and brushed her off. As I entered the stall with relief, I regretfully discovered the woman's role (pardon the pun): Toilet Paper Seller. As I exited the building I saw a basket with small portions of toilet paper that women were taking after paying for them. Sigh.
At that point I promised myself to show renewed patience to out-of-towners in our beautiful, desirable corner of Michigan. All through the long winter, what kept me going was dreaming of a summer filled with fruit-picking, walking on the beach, swimming in the local lakes and attending our festivals and fairs. I told myself that I would not become exasperated with out-of-towners when they streamed into our space. It is a promise that I have kept carefully for almost an entire month this summer.
Now that it's almost July and the tourists are here in force, I am faltering. Well, what can I say? I'm trying my darndest and I really do want to be kind. I realize that they are a large part of our area's income and that many of us are dependent upon their coming here for our livelihoods. All of that is crystal clear to me and I am grateful for their support. Really. I am.
It's just that it can be so very annoying at times. The sense of entitlement that some out-of-towners have really irritates me. Some of them act as if we are all here just to serve them. And, in fairness, if you work in the travel and leisure-related sectors, you are. I get that, I really do. But when I can't even get into the beaches and restaurants, shops and festivals because the parking lots are filled to capacity with out-of-towners, that's the last straw. All my dreaming of beautiful sunsets, blueberry-picking, outdoor concerts and festival food that kept me alive through the hard, unforgiving isolation of winter quickly disappears. As rude as it seems, I have to confess that I feel like shouting: "Hey! I live here! I made it through another winter here and I want my fair share of enjoying a pure Michigan summer!"
So, if you are an out-of-towner and you're reading this, please try to understand how we local yokels feel and when you cross the state line, try to greet us with a smile and some appreciation for the effort involved in hosting such a huge influx of visitors each year. It can only make things better for all of us.


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